wolf and sayd yelde yow traytours taken yeld yow with an high voys said be the ware sirs that none of yow be hardy vpon lyfe and lymme to mysdone thomas body of lancastre And with that word the good erle thomas went in to the chapel sayd knelyng vpon his knes and torned his vysage to wardes the Crosse. and sayd Almyghty god to the I me yelde I holych put me in to thy mercy And with that the vileyns ribaudes lepte aboute hym on euery syde as tirants and wode tormentours dispoylled hym of his armure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyers liuere and forth lad hym vn to york by water Tho myght men see moche sorow care for the gentil knyghtes fledden in euery syde the ribaudes the vyleyns egrely hem discryed and grad an high yelde yow traytours yelde yow And whan they were y yolde they were robbed bouÌ„de as thefes Allas the shame despyte that the gentill ordre of knyghthode ther had at that batayll the lande tho was withoute lawe For holy chirche tho had no more reuerence than it had ben a bordelhows in that batayl was the fadre ageynst the sone and the vncle ageynst his neuew For so moche vnkendenesse was neuer seyn byfore in englond as was that tyme among folk of one nacion for one kynred had no more pite of that other than an hungary wolfe hath of a shepe and it was no wonder for the grete lordes of englond were not all of one nacion but were medled with other nacions that is for to say some britons som saxons somme danoys som Pehytes some Frensshmen Some normans Som spaynardes Somme Romayns somme Henaudes Some Flemmynges and of other dyuerse nacions the whiche Nacions acorded not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf soo grete lordes had ben onlych wedded to Englyssh peple than shold pees haue ben and reste amonges hem without ony enuye And at that batayll was sir Rogyer clyfford take Syre Iohan mombray Syr william Tuchet Syre william fytz williaÌ„ and many other worthy knyghtes ther were take at that batayll And syr hugh daudele the next day after was taken put in to prison And sholde haue ben done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was erle gylleberts suster of Gloucestre And anon after was â—…r barthoâ—…omewe of badelesmeâ—… taken at stowe parke a maner of the bisshops of lynâ—…ln that was his ne new and many other Barons 〈◊〉 wherfore was made moche sorow How thomas of lancastre was byheded at pouÌ„tfret and fyue barons honged and drawen there Ca C lxxxxviij ANd nowe I shal telle yowe of the noble Erle thomas of lancastre whan he was taken and brought to york many of the cyte were ful glad vpon hym â—…yed with highe voys A sir tâ—…aytour ye arne welcome blessyd be god for now shal ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon hym many snowe balles and many other reproues dyd him but the gentil erle al suffryd sayd nother one ne other in the same tyme the kyng herd of this same scomfiture was ful glad in hast come to pouÌ„tfret sir hugh the spencer sir hugh his sonne sir Iohan erle of arundel sir edmond of wodestok the kynges broder erle of kent sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke maister robert baldock a fals pilled clerk that was pâ—…ne duel led in the kynges court al come thyder with the kyng and the kyng entred in to the castel And sir andrewe of herkela a fals ti rant thurgh the kynges commandement toke with hym the gentil erle thomas to pountfret ther he was prysoned in his owne ca stel that he had newe made that stode ayenst the abbay of kyng ed ward And sir hugh the spencer the fadre his sone cast thouâ—…t how in what maner the good erle thomas of laÌ„castre shold be dede withoute ony Iugement of his perys wherfor it was ordey ned thurgh the kynges Iustyces that the kynge shold put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it be fell that he was lad to barre bifore the kynges Iustices barehede as a thefe in a fair halle with in his owne castel that he had made therin many a fayre fest both to rich eke to power And these were his Iustices sir hugh spen 〈◊〉 the fadre aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of penbroke sir edmoÌ„d of wo destoke erle of kent Syr Iohan of Brytaygne Erle of Rychemond And Syr Robert of malmet thorppe Iustyce and Syre Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the fyrste oure lord the kyng and this court excludeth yow of al maner ansuere Thomas oure lorde the Kynge putte vppon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displayed ayenst his pees as a twy tour And with that worde the gentil erle thomas with an hygh voys sayd nay lordes forsoth and by saynt thomas I was neuer traytoure The Iustyce sayd ageyne tho Thomas oure lord the kyng put vpon yow that ye haue robbed his folke and mordred his peple as a thefe Thomas the kyng also put vpon yow that he discomfyted yow and your peple with his folk in his owne re ame wherfor ye wente fled to the wode as an outlawe And also ye were taken as an outlawe And thomas as a tray tour ye shal be drawen by reason but the kyng hath forâ—…ue yow that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And thomas reson wold also that ye shold be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yow that Iewes for cause and loue of your lygnage But thomas for as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outlawe the kyng wil that your hede shal be smyten of as ye haue wel deseruyd Anon doth hym ouâ—…e of prece anon bringe hym to his Iugement The gentil knyght thomas he had herd al these wordes with an high voys he cryed sore wepyng And sayd allas seynt thomas fayre fadre Allas shal I be deed thus Graunte me now blysse full god ansuer but all auaylled hym no thyng for the cursed ga scoynes putte hym hydder and thydder and on hym ayed with an hye voys O kyng Arthur most dredeful wel knowen is now thyn open traytrye 〈◊〉 euel deth shalt thou dye as thou hast well deserued Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an old chapelet al to rent and to torne that was not worth an halfe penye And after they sette hym vpon a leâ—…e whyte palfray fulle vnsemelych and eke al bare and with an old bridell wyth an horryble noyse they drofe hym oute of the castel toward his deth And caste vpon hym many balles of Snowe â–ª And as the tormentours lad hym onâ—…e of the Castel tho sayd 〈◊〉 this pytouse wordes and his hondes helde vpon hyghe towardes heuen Nowe the kynge of heuen yeue vs mercy For the Erthe
ly kyng hath vs forsake And a Freâ—… pâ—…chour went with hym oute of the castel tille that he come to the place that he ended hys lyfe vnto whome he shrofe hym al his lyfe And the Gentille Erle helde the 〈◊〉 wonder fast by the clothes and sayd fayre fadre abyde with vs til that I be dede for my flessâ—… quaketh for dre de of deth And sotâ—… for to say the gentill erle sette hym vâ—…n his knees turned hym toward the â—…est but a â—…baude that was 〈◊〉 led Higone of mostone sette hand vpon the gentil Erle and said 〈◊〉 despyte of hym Syr traytour torne the toward the scottes thy foule dede to vnderfonge and torned hym toward the north The noble Erle thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde voys sayd nowe fayr lordes I shal done al your wylle with that wordâ—… the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anon a â—…baude went to hym smote of his hede the xj kal of April in the yere of grace M CCC xxj Allas that euer suche a gentil bloode shal ben done to deth withoute cause and reson And traytoursly was the kyng couÌ„ceylled whan he thurgh the fals couÌ„ceill of the spencers suffred Syr thomas his vncles sone ben put to such a deth and so ben 〈◊〉 heded ageynst al maner of reson and grete pyte it was also that suche a noble kyng shold ben desceyued mysgouerned thurgh couÌ„ceyll of the false spencers the whiche he mayntened thurgh lo selrye ageynst his honour eke profyte For afterward ther fill grece vengeauÌ„ce in englond for encheson of the forsayd thomas deth whan the gentil erle of his lyf was passed the priour the monkes of pouÌ„tfret geten the body of sir thomas of the kynge and they buryed it byfore the high auter on the right side That same day that this gentil lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the same quarell at pouÌ„tfret Syr william tuchet Sire william fytz william sir warreyne of ysylle Sir henry of Bradborne sir william cheyne barons all and Iohan pagesquyer And sone after at york were drawe and. honged Syr Rogyer Clyfford Syre Iohan of mombray barons And Syr gosselâ—… dauill knyght And at Brystow ther were drawe and honged Syr henry of wymyngten Syr Henry Monntfort Barons at gloucestre were drawe honged Syre Iohan Giffard and Syr william Elmebrudge barons And at london were hon ged and drawe Syr henry â—…yes baron And at wynchelsee Syre Thomas Colepepiâ—… knyght And at wyndesore Syre frauÌ„ceys of waldenham baron And at CauÌ„terbury was drawe and honged Syr bartholomew of badelesmeâ—… and sir bartholomew of Asshebourneham Barons And at kerdyf in walys Syre william Flemmynge baron How kynge Edward wente in to Scotland with an honderd thousand men of Armes and myght not â—…pede Ca. C lxxxxixo. ANd whan kynge Edward of Englond hadde brought the Floure of Chyualrye vn to hir dethe thurgh counceylle of Syr hugh the spencer the fridre syr hugh the sone he bycome aâ—… wode as any lyon And what so euer the spâ—…cers wold haue it was done and so wel the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym al thyng that they wold wherfor the kynge yafe vnto syr hugh spencer the fadre the erldom of wynchestre to syr Andrewe of herkela the Erldome of cardoyll in prâ—…dyce and in harmyng of his croune And kyng edward tho thurgh counseyll of the spencers disheryted al hem that had ben ageynst him in ony quarell with thomas of lancastre manyâ—… other were dis heryted also for encheson that the spencers couerted for to haue hir laÌ„des so they had al that they wold desire with wrong ayeÌ„st all reson Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldoc a fals pylled cler ke chaunceler of Englond thurgh couÌ„ceyll of the forsayd spen cers he was a fals ribaud and a couâ—…itous sâ—… they couÌ„seylled the kyng moche that the kyng lete take to his owne ward al the goodes of the lordes that wroÌ„gfully were put to the deth in to his owne hand and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chirche as the goodes that were without lete hem be putte in to his tresorye in london lete hem calle his for faytz by hyr â—…n ceyll the kyng wrought for euermore he disherited hem that the goodes oughten thurgh hyr counseylle lete aâ—…re a tallyage of al the goodes of Englond wherfor he was the rychest kyng that euer was in Englond after william bastard of normandye that conquerd Englond And yet thurgh counceyll of hem hym semed that he hadde not ynow but made yet euery Towne of Englond fynde a man of armes vpon hir owne costages for to gone wer re vpon the scottes that were his enemyes wherfor the kyng wâ—… in to Scotland with an honderd thousand men of armes at wytsontyde in the yere of our lord Ihu crist M CCC xxij But the Scottes went hyd hem in montaynes and in wodes â—…ed the Englysshmen fro day to day that the kyng myght for noo maner thyng hem fynde in playne felde wherfor many englyssh men that hadden fewe vytaylles for honger there deyden wonder fast sodaynly for honger in goyng in comyng namelyâ—… tho that had ben ageynst thomas of lancastre and hadde robbed his men vpon his landes Whan kynge Edward sawe that vytaylles fayled hym â–ª he was tho wonder sore discomforted for encheson also that his men dyed and for he myght nought spede of his enemyes soo at the laste he come ayene in to Englond And anone after come Iames douglas and also thomas randulf with an huge hoost in to englond in to northuÌ„berlond wiâ—…h hem the englysshmen that were dryuen out of englond come robbed the contray slewe the pepleâ—… also brent the toun that was callyd nortallertone many other townes vnto yorke And whan the kyng herd this tydynge he lete sompne al maner men that myghten trauaylle so the englysshmen met the scottes at the abbey of Beygland the xv day after mychelmasse in the same yere aboue sayd the en glysshmen were ther discomfyted at that scoÌ„fiture was take sir Iohan of britayne Erle of richemond that helde the countrey Erldom of lancastre after he payd an huge â—…unsonne was let gone and after that he went in to FrauÌ„ce come neuer afterward ageyne How Syr Andrew of herkela was take pnt vnto the deth that was erle of Cardoylle Capitulo CCo. ANd at that tyme Syr andrewe of herkela that newe was made Erle of Cardoylle for cause that he hadde taken the good erle thomas of lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges commaundement of Englond for to bringe alle the power that he myght for to helpe hym ageynst the scottes at the Abbay of beygheland And whan the fals traytour had gadred alle the peple that he myght shold haue come to the kyng
he toke on â—…it was not longe after ward that kyng edward and dame phelip his wyf dame Isabel the kynges moder sir Rogyer the mortimer ne went vnto no tyngham ther for to soiourne so it byfell that the quene Isabel thurgh couÌ„seyle of the mortimer toke to hir the keyes of the yates of the castel of Notyngham so that no man might come nether in ne out by nyght but thurgh commauÌ„dement of the mortymer ne the kyng ne none of his couÌ„seyl And that tyme it byfel so that the mortimer as a deuyl for wrath bolled also for wrath that he had ayeÌ„st the kynges men edward principally ayeÌ„st hem that had hym accused to the kyng of the deth of sir edward his fadre And priuely a couÌ„ceylle was take bytwene quene Isabel the Mortimer the bisshop of lyncoln sâ—…r Symond of Bereford and sir hugh of Trumpyngton other priue of hir couÌ„ceyl for to vndone hem al that had accusid the mortimer vnto the kyng of his fadres deth of treson and of felonye wherfor al tho that were of the kynges couÌ„ceyl when they wyst of the mortimers castyng pre uely come to kyng edward seyde that the mortimer wold hem de stroye for cause that they had accused hym of kyng edwardes deth his fadre prayd hym that he wold mayntene hem in hir right And these were the lordes to pursue this quarelle Syre william mountagu Sir huÌ„frey de boghun Sir william his broder Sire Rauf of stafford Syr robert of herford syr william of clynâ—…n Syr Iohan neuyl of horneby and many other of hir consent and all these sworen vpon the book to maynten the quarell in as mâ—…ch as they myght And it byfell so afâ—…r that sir william mouÌ„tagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not ben herburgâ—…ed in the Ca stel for the mortimer but went and toke hir lodgyng in dyuerse places in the toune of notyngham And tho were they sore adrad lest that the mortimer shold hem destroye and in hast ther come vn to kyng edward Sir william mountagu ther that he was in the castel priuely told hym that he ne none of his companye shold not take the mortimer without couÌ„ceyl help of william of elaÌ„d Constable of the same castel Now certes qd the kyng I leue yew wel therfor I counceyll yow that ye goâ—… to the forsayd 〈◊〉 ble commauÌ„de hym in my name that he be youre frend youre helpe for to take the mortimer al thyng y left vpon peril of 〈◊〉 lymme Tho sayd mountagu Syr my lord graunte mercy 〈◊〉 went forth the forsayd mountagu come to the Conestable of the castel and told hym the kynges wyll And he ansuerd sayd that the kynges wâ—…l shold be done in as moch as he myght that he wold not spare for no maner dethe and so he swore made his othe Tho sayd Syr william mountagu to the Conestabâ—…e in â—…erynge of al men that were helpynge vnto the quarel Now certes dere frende vs behoueth for to worche do by your â—…yntise fo to take the mortimer sith that ye be kepar of the castel and haue the keyes in your ward sir qd the conestable wil ye vnderstoÌ„d that the gates of the castel ben lokked with the lokkes that dame â—…abel sent hidder and by nyght she hath the keyes therof leiâ—… hem vnder the leuesell of the led vnto the morow and so ye maye not come in to the castel by the yates in noo maner wyse but I knowe an Aley that stretcheth out of the warde vnder the erth in to the forsayd castel that gothe in to the weste whiche Aâ—…y daâ—…e Isabel the quene ne none of hir men ne the mortimer ne none of his companye knoweth it not And soo I shalle fede yow thurgh that Aley and so ye shal come in to the Castell without aspyes of ony man that ben your enemyes And the same nyght sir william mountagu and al the lordes of his quarelle and the same conestable also wente hem to hors and maden semblaunt as it were for to wende oute of the mortimers syghte But anon as the mortimer herd this tidyng he went that they wold haue gone ouer the see for drede of hym and anon he and his companye token couÌ„seill amonges hem for to let hir passage sent lreÌ„s anon to the portes so that none of the grete lordes shold wende home to hir owne couÌ„tre but yf they were arested and take And among oâ—…her thynges william Eland Constable of the forsayd castel priuely lad sir william mountagu and his company by the forsaid wey vnder erthe so til they comen in to the castel and went vp in to the tour ther that the mortimer was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it sir hugh of Tâ—…umpyngton hem aseryed hydously and sayd A traytouâ—…s it is al for nought that ye ben comen in to this Castel ye shall dye yet an euel dethe euerychone And anone one of hem that was in mountaguys companye vp with a mace smote the same hugh vpon the hede that the brayn brest out and fel on the grounde and soâ—… he was dede an euyll deth Tho toke they the mortimer as he arryued hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of hem for drede And whan the quene â—…sabell saw that the mortimer was take she made moch sorow 〈◊〉 hert and the wordes vnto heâ—… sayd Nowe faire syrs I pray yow that ye done none harme to his body a worthy knyght oure welbeloued frende and our dere cosyn Tho went they thens and comen and brought the mortimer and presented hym vnto the kynge Edward and he comaunded to bringe hym in sauf ward But anon as they that wâ—…e consenâ—…e vnto the mortimers doyng herd telle that he was take they went hyd hem and priuely by nyght went out of the toune â—…he 〈◊〉 his side with heuy hert and mornyng and lyued vp on hir landes as wel as they myght And so that same yere that the mortimer was take he had at his retenue ix score kni ghâ—…s withoute Squyers seruauntes of Armes and footmen And tho was the mortimer lad to london And Syre Symond of Bereford was lad with hym and was take to the Conestable of the tour to kepe But afterward was the mortimers lyfe examyned at westmynster bifore the kyng bifore al the grete lordes of engloÌ„d for peril that myght falle to the Reame and to enquere also whiche were assentyng to sir edwardes deth the kynges fadre and also thurgh whome the scotâ—…es escaped from stanhope in to scotland without the wylle of kyng Edward And also how the chartre of Rageman was deliud vnto the scottes wherin the feautes homages of scot land were conteyned that the scottes shold dâ—…ne euermore vnto the kynges of englond for the reame of scotlaÌ„d wherfor in his abseÌ„ce he was dampned to be drawe honged for his treson and this
sides fought longe that ther wyste noo man who shold haue the better a grete while but atte last as god wold the vyctorye fyl vnto the englyssh partye For there were slayne therle douglas whiche a lytel byfore was made duk of turone the erle of bowhayne the erle of Almarre therle of Tounar the erle of vaunedore and the vysecounte of Nerbonne whi che was one of hem that slowe Iohan duk of Burgoyue knelyng to fore the dolphyn and many moo vnto the nombre of x thousand and mo And ther was taken prisoner the duk of alauÌ„ son and many other sordes geÌ„tils of frauÌ„ce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substaunce of them alle In the thyrdde yere of kyng henry the vj the duke of gloucestre maryed the duchesse of holand and went ouer see with hyr in to henaude for to take possession of his wyfes enherytauÌ„ce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the lond But sone after he was fayn to retorne home ageyne and left his wyf and his tresour that he brought with hym in a Towne that is callid MouÌ„ce in henaude which promysed for to be trewe to hym not withstandynge they delyuerd the lady to the duk of Burgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a maÌ„nes araye and come in to zelaÌ„d to a toune of hir owne callyd zierixee And fro thens she went to a touue in holand callyd the Ghowde and ther she was strong ynough and withstode the sayd duke of burgoyne And sone after the duk of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archyers for to helpe socoure the forsayd duchesse of holand which louded at a place in zeland callyd brewers hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclu sion he was fayn to withdrawe hym his meyny to the see agey ne But yet he slewe and hurt dyuerse lordes and moche people of that same countrey And so retorned home ageyne with his meyny and preuayled nothynge Also this same yere Erle of Salysbury the Erle of Suffolk the bord wylby the lord Scalis with theyr retenue leyd syege to the cyte of Mauns the whiche cyte was yolden to them in short tyme with many other strong tounes castels to the noÌ„bre of xxxvj This tyme all Normandye a grete parte of frauÌ„ce vnto OrleauÌ„ce was vnder thoâ—…eysaunce of the kynge of Englond And al the remenauÌ„t of fraunce was in grete tribulacion and meschyef How ther was a grete affraye lyke to haue ben bytwene the Car dynal the duke of gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the syxthe bothe in Englond in frauÌ„ce Capitulo CC xlviij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the mayre of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete watche in london for affray that was bytwene the bisshop of wynchestre the duk of Gloucetre protectour For the mayre with the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duk of gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bytwene and in especyal by the labour of the prince of portyngale ther was a â—…oyntement taken that ther was none harme done and after the bata ylle of vernoyll in perche the duk of Bedford come ouer in to englond And on whytsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed kyng henry knyght And forthwith the said kyng henry dubbed alle these knyghtes whos names folowe that is to wete Richard duk of yorke Also the sone and heyre of the duk of Norfolk the Erle of Oxenford the erle of westmerland the sone and heyr of the erle of Northumberland the sone and heyre of the erle of â—…mond the lord Roos Sir Iames buteler the lord matâ—…uas sir Henry gray of TaÌ„keruylle syr william neuyl lord Fawâ—…nbrid ge sir george neuyll lord latymer the lord wellys the lord berke ley the sone heyre of the lord Talbot sir Rauf gray of werke Syr Robert veer Syr Richard gray Syr Edmond hongerford Syr Robert wynfeld syr Iohan boteler Syr Raynold cobham Syr Iohan passhely syr Thomas Tunstal Syr Iohan Chidyo oke Syr Rauf langford Syr william drury Syr william aâ—… Thomas sir Richard Carbonel syr Rychard wedenylâ—… sir Iohn shyrdelowe syr nychol blonket syr Rauf rattâ—…clyfe sir edmoÌ„d tâ—…f ford syr william cheyne sir williaÌ„ babyngton sir Iohn Iune sir Gylbert Beauchamp Item in the v yere the dust of Bedford with the duchesse his wyf went ouer see to Caleys And a lytell to fore went ouer Harry bisshop of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciacyon in oure lady chirche at Caleys the bisshop of wynchestre whan he had songe masse was made cardynal and he knelyng to fore the hye auter the duk of Bedford set the â—…att on his heede and there were his bulles red as wel of his charge as the wâ—…oysyng of his benefyces spirytuel and temporel And this same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substaunce of heye and of corne was destroyed For it rayned almoost euery other daye This same yere the good erle of Salisbury syr Thomas MouÌ„tagu leyd syege vnto OrleauÌ„ce at which syege he was slayne with a gonne â–ª whiche come out of the toune on whos sonle god haue mercy for sith that he was slayn englissh men neuer gate ne preuayled in frauÌ„ce but euer after began to lese lytel and lytel til al was loste Also this same yere a Breton murthred a good wedowe in her bedde withoute algate which we do we fouÌ„de hym for almesse and he bare awey al that she hadde And after this he toke the grith of holy chirche at saynt Georges in south werk and there toke the crosse and forswore this land And as he went it happened that he cam by the place where he did this cursed dede in the subarbys of london and the women of the same parysshe come on t with stones and canel dunge and slowe and made an ende of hym â–ª Notwythstandynge the Conestables many other men beyng present to kepe hym For ther were many women and had no pyte Also this same yere the duk of Norfolk with many gentilmen and yomen toke his barge the vin day of Nonembre at saynt mary ouerayes for to haue goo thurgh london bridge and thurgh mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duk hym self with ij or thre lepe vpoâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…yles and so were saued with helpe of men that were aboue the bridge whiche casted doune ropes by whiche they saued hem self This same yere on saynt Lenardes day kyng Henry beyng vij yere of age was crouned at westmestre at whos Coronacion were made xxxvj knyghtes This yere on saynt ge orgâ—…s day he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward frauÌ„ce Aboute this tyme and afore the Royame beyng in grete myserye and tribulacion the dolphyn with
coū tesse of brytayn and kateryne that dyed mayde in relygyon Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for the newe chartres and of the purue◅unce of oxe◅ford Ca C lviij ANd thus it befell that the lordes of englond wold haue som addicions moo in the chartre of Fraunchises that they had of the kyng spek◅n thus bytwene hem and the kyng graūted hem al her axyng made to hem two chartres that one is callid the grete chartre of fraūchises that other is callid the chartre of forest for the graunte of these two chartres Prelates Grles barons al the comōs of englond yaf to the kyng a M mark of syluer whan kyng henry had ben kyng xliij yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the royame went to oxenford and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the Royame And fyrst swore the kynge hym selfe and after alle the lordes of the Reame that they wold holde that statute for euermore and who that hem brake shold be dede But the second yere after that ordy naunce the kyng thurgh counceyll of syr edward his sone Rychard his broder that was erle of Cornewayle and also of other repented hym of that oth that he had made for to hold that lawe ordynaunce sente to the court of Rome to ben assoylled of that othe in that y◅re next comyng after was the grete derth of cor ne in englond for a quartyer of whete was worth xxiiij shyllyn ges the pour peple ete netels other wedes for hunger dey de many a thousand for defaute of mete and in the xlviij yere of kyng henryes regne bygan werre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for encheson that he had broke the couenaūts that were made bytwene hem at Oxenford And in the same yere was the toune of northampton take and the folke slayne that were with ynne for encheson that they hadde ordeyned wyldefire for to haue brent the cyte of london and in the moneth of may that come next after vpon seynt pancras day was the bataylle of lewes that is to saye the wedenesday byfore seynt dunstans day ther was take kyng henry hym self and Syre Edward his sone and Rychard his broder erle of Cornewayle and many other lordes And in the same yere next sewyng Syr edward the kynges sone brake oute of the ward of Syr Symond of moūtfort Erle of leycestre at herford and went to the barons of the marche they vnderfenge hym with moche honour And in the same tyme G◅l lebert of Clarence Erle of Gloucestre that was in the ward also of the forsayd symond thurgh the commaūdement of kyng henry that wente from hym with grete he◅t for encheson that he sayd the forsayd gyllebert was a foole in his counceyll wherfor he or deyned hym after so and helde hym with kyng henry And the saterday next after the myddes of August Syr Edward the kynges sone discomfyted Syr Symond de mountfort at kenylworth But the grete lordes that were ther with hym we re taken that is to say Baldewyn wake william of moun◅ensye and many other grete lordes And the tewysdaye next after was the batayll done at euesham And ther was slayne Syre S◅mond de mountfort Hugh the spencer and Moūtfort that was Rafe Bassets fadre of Drayton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done all the gentils that had ben with the Erle Symond were disheryted and they ordeygned to gydre and dyd moche harme to alle the land for they destroyed hir enemyes in al they myght Of the syege of kenelworth how the gentilmen were disher◅ ted thurgh counceyll of the lordes of the reame of englond how they come ageyne and had hir landes Ca C lixo. ANd in the yere next comyng in may the fourth day byforn the feste of seynt dunstan was the bataylle scomfyture at Chesterfelde of hem that were dysheryted and ther many of hem were slayn And Robert erle of Feriers ther was taken and al so Baldewyn wake and Iohan de la hay with moche sorow es caped And in seynt Iohans eue the baptist tho next sewyng by gan the syege of the castel of kenelworth the syege last till saynt thomas eue the appostle in whiche ◅aye syre hugh hasting had the castel for to kepe that yeldyd vp ◅e castel vnto the kyng in this maner that him self al the other that were within the castel shold haue hir lyf lymme as moch thyng as they had therin both hors harneys iiij dayes of respyt◅ for to delyuer clenly the castel of hem self of al other maner thyng that they had within the castel so they went from the castel sir symōd de mountfort the yonger the Coūtesse his moder were fledde ouer see in to Fraunce ther helde hem as peple that were exyled out of englond for euermore And sone after it was ordeyned by the legate Octobou◅ by other grete lordes the wysest of englōd that al tho that had ben ageynst the kyng and were disheryted shold haue ageyne hir landes by greuous raunsonne after that it was ordeyned thus they were acorded with the kyng Tho w◅ pees cryed thurgh oute all englond thus the werre was end◅ And whan this was done the legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of al the grete lordes of englond went tho to ro me the lv yere of kyng henryes regne And Edward kyng Iohans sone of britayne Iohan vessy thomas of clare Rogyer of Clyfford othes of grauntson Robert le Brus Iohan of ◅erdon and many other lordes of Englond of beyonde the see token hir way toward the hooly land and the kyng henry dyed in the mene tyme at westmynster whan he had ben kyng lv yere xix wekes in seynt edmondes day the archebisshop of Caūterbury he was entered at westmynstre on seynt edmonds day the kyng In the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu Crist M CC lxxij Profecye of merlyn of the king henry the first expouned that was kyng Iohans sone Ca C lx ANd of this henry profecyed merlyn sayd that a lombe sholde come oute of wynchestre in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord M CC xvj with trewe lyppes holynesse wryten in his hert he said soth for the good henry the kyng was bore in wynchestre in the yere aboue said he spaak good wordes swete and was an hooly man and of good conscyence And merlyn sayd that this henry shold make the fairest place of al the world that in his tyme shold not full be ended and he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of the Abbeye of seynt Peters Chirche at westmynster that is fayrer of syght than ony other chirche that men knowe thurgh al Crystendom but kyng henry dyed er that werke were fully made and that was grete harme And yet said
many mysdedes that were done ayenst his pees his lawe while that he was in Flaundres Of the last mariage of kyng edward how he wēt the thyrd tyme in scotland Ca. C lxxj ANd afterward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of Rome that kynge edward sholde wedde d◅me margarete kynge philyps suster of fraūce the arche bisshop Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem to gedre thurgh which mariage ther was made pe◅s bytwene kyng edward of Englond and kyng philip of Fraūce Kynge edward went tho the thyrdde tyme in Scotland And tho within the fyrst yere he had enfam yned the londe so that there left not one that ne come to his mercy sauf tho that were in the castel of estreuelyn that wa◅ wel vitaylled astored for vij yere How the castel of Estreuelyne was besyeged Ca C. lxxij KKyng Edward come with an huge power to the Castel of Estreuelyn besyeged the castel but it lytell auayled for he myght do the scottes none harme For the castel was so strōg wel y kept And Kynge edward sawe that and thought hym vpon a queyntyse lete make there anone ij peyre of highe galowes byfore the tour of the castel made his oth that as many as were in the castel were he erle or baron he were take with strēgthe but if he wold the rather hym yelde he shold ben hanged vp on the galowes and whan tho that were in the castel herd this they come yelde hem al to the kynges grace and mercy and the kyng foryafe hym al his maletalent And there were al the gre to lordes of Scotland swore to kyng Edward that they shold co me to london to euery parlement shold stonde to his ordenaūce How Troyle bastone was fyrst ordeyned Ca C lxxiij THe kyng edward went thens to london and went haue had reste and pees of his werre with whiche werre he was occupyed xx yere that is to say in walys in Gascoyn and in Scot land And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended aboute his werre lete enquere thurgh the reame of mis takynges and wronges done thurgh mysdoers in Englonde of al the tyme that he had ben oute of his reame that men callyd tro illebaston And ordeyned therto Iustyces in this maner he re couerd tresour without nombre And his encheson was for he had thought for to haue gone in to holy land for to werre vpon god des enemyes For encheson that he was ◅oysed long tyme before And netheles that lawe that he had ordeyned dyde moche good thurgh oute al Englond to hem that were mysbode For tho that trespaced were we◅ chastysed And afterward the meker and the lettre the poure comons were in pees in rest the same tyme kyng edward enprisoned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of langeton bisshop of chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made vpon hym complaynt sayd that the forsayd Edward thurgh counceyll procurement of one pyers of ganastone a squyer of gascoyne had broke the parkes of the forsayd bisshop the forsayd pyers counceylled lad the same Edward for this cause kyng edward exyled the sayd pyers ou◅ of Englond for euermore Of the deth of william waleys the fals traytout Ca. C lxx ◅ij ANd whan this kyng edward had his enemyes ouercome in walys goscoyne in Scotland destroyed his traytours but onlyeh that ribaud william waleys that neuer to the kyng wold hym yelde and at◅ last in the toune of seynt domyny◅ in the yere of kynge edwardes regne xxx ij that fals traytour was take presented to the kyng sauf the kyng wold not see hym but sente hym to london to vnderfonge his Iugement on saynt Bartholomeus eue he was honged and drawe his hede smyten of and his bowels take oute of his body and brente his body quartred sente to four the best tounes of Scotland his ◅de sette vpon a spere sette vpon london brydge in example that the Scottes shold haue in mynde for to bere hem amys ageynsce hyr lyege lord eftsones How the Scotces come to kyng edward for to amende hir t◅ space that they had done ageynst hym Ca C lxxv ANd at mych◅lmasse tho next comynge kyng Edward helde his parlement at westmynstre thyder come the Scottes that is to say the bisshop of seynt Andrew Robert the B◅s Er le of Carryk Symond the frysel Iohan the erle of Athell and they were acorded with the kyng and bounde and by oth sworne that afterward yf ony of hem mysber◅ hem ayenst kyng edward that they shold ben disherited for euermore And whan ◅r pees was thus y made they toke hir loue preuelych w◅ home to hir owne countre How Robert the brus chalengyd Scotland Ca. C. lxxv◅ ANd after this Robert the Brus Erle of Ca◅yest sence by his letter to the erles and barone of Scotland that they sholde come to hym to Soone in the morow after the conc◅pcion of ou◅ Ladye for highe nedes of the lande And the lordes come a◅ the day assigned and at the same day sir Robert the brus sayd fa yr lordes full well ye knowe that in my persone duelled the right of the reme of Scotland as ye wyte wel am rightfull heyr Syth that Syr Iohan bayllol that was our kyng vs bath forsake left his land And though it so be that kyng Edward of englōd with wrongful power hath made me to hym assent ayenst my wyll yf that ye wyll graunte that I be kyng of Scotland I shall kepe yow ageynst kyng edward ayenst al maner men with that word the abbot of Scone aroos before hem al sayd that it was reson for to helpe hym the land to kepe defende tho sayd in presence of hem all that he wold yeue hym a M poūd for to mayntene that land al the other graūted the land to him with hir power hym for to helpe defyed kyng Edward of en glond sayd that Robert the Brus shold be kyng of Scotland How Syr Iohan of Comyn gaynesayd the crounyng of Syr Robert the Brus Ca.o. C lxxvij o LOrdynges sayd Syr Iohan of Comyn thynketh vpon the trouth the othe that ye made vnto kyng Edward of En glond and touchyng my self I wyll not breke myn oth for noo man and so he went fro that companye at that tyme wherfor Ro bert the brus and all that to hym consented were wonder wrothe and tho mana◅ed Syr Iohan of Comyn Tho ordeyned they an other counceyle at donfrys to the whiche come the forsayd Syre Iohan Comyn he duellyd but two myle from Donfrys there that he was woned for to soiourne and abyde How Syr Iohan was traytoursly slayn Ca C lxxviij WHan Robert the brus wyst that all the grete lordes of Scot land were come to dōfris sauf Syr Iohan Comyn that so iourned tho nygh
anon after he yaf hym the lordship of wallyngford and it was not longe after that he ne yafe hym therldome of Cornewayle ageynst all the lordes wyll of the Royamme And tho brought he Syre walter of langeton bisshop of chestre in to pryson in to the Cour of lonton with twoo knaues allone hym to serue For the kynge was wroth with hym For cause that Syre walter made compleynt vpon hym to his fadre wherfore he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troylbastone And the. forsayd Pyers of ganeston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresorye in the Abbeye of westmynstre and toke the table of gold with the trestelles of the same and many other ryche Iewellys that somtyme were the noble and good kyng Arthures toke hem to a marchaunt that was callyd Aymery of Fryscombande For he shold bere hem ouer the see in to gascoyne soo he wente theâ—…s they come neuer ageyne after wher for it was grete losse vnto this lande And whan this pyers was so Rychely auaunced he bycome so proude and so stoute wherof alle the grete lordes of the Reame had hym in despite for his grete beryng wher for Syr Henry the lacy erle of nychol Syr guy erle of warwyck the whiche good lordes the good kynge edward Syr Edwardye kynge of Englond his fadre charged that pyers of Ganestone shold not come in to Englond for to bringe his sone Edward in Ryott And all the lordes of englond assembled hem at a certayn daye at the Freres prechours at london speken of the dishonour that kyng edward dyd vnto his Royamme and to his croune so they assented all both erles comons that the forsayd pyers of ganeston shold ben exyled out of Englond for euer more And so it was done For he forswore Englond and wente in to Irlond and there the kyng made hym chyuetayne and go uernoure of the lande by his commyssyon And there this Pyers was Chyuetayne of alle the lande and dyde ther alle that hym liked and had power what he wolde and that tyme were the templers exyled thurgh al Crystente for encheson that men putte vpon hem that they shold done thyng ayenst the feyth good be leue Kyng Edward loued pyers of Ganeston soo moche that he myght not forlete his companye so moch the kyng yaf behight to the peple of englond that the exylyng of the forsaid Pyers shol de ben reuoked at stauÌ„ford thurgh hem that hym had exyled wherfore pyers of ganeston come ayene in to Englond whan he was come ayene in to this land he despysed the grettest lordes of this land callyd Syr Robert of Clare erle of gloucestâ—… hoâ—… sone And the erle of nychol Syr henry the lacy brostebely sir Guy erle of warwyk the blac houÌ„de of Arderne and also he cal led the noble Erle and gentil Thomas of lancastre Cherle and many other scorues and shame hem said and by many other gre te lordes of Englond wherfor they were towards hym full angry soâ—… annoyed in the same tyme died therle of nychol but he charged er he was dede thomas of lancastre erle that was his sone in lawe that he shold mayntene his quarell ageynst the same Pyers of ganestone vpon his beneson And so it was ordeyned thurgh helpe of therle of lancastre and of the erle of warewyck that forsayd sir Pyers was byheded at gauersyche besydes warwyk the xix day of Iuyn in the yere of our lord a M CCC xij wherfore the kyng was sow annoyed prayd god that be myght see that daye to ben auengyd vpon the deth of the forsayd Pyers And so it byfell afterward as ye shal here allas the tyme For the forsayd erle of lancastre many other grete barons were put to pytous drth martred for encheson of the forsayd queâ—… The kynge was tho at london helde a parlement and ordeyned the lawes of Syr Symond Mountford wherfor the erle of lan castre and the erles and al the clergye of Englond made an othe thurgh counceylle of Robert of wynchelsee for to mayntene the ordynaunces for euermore How Robert the Brue come ageyne in to Scotland gadred a grete power of men for to werre vpon kynge edward Capitulo C lxxxviij ANd whan Syr Robert the Brues that made hym kynge of Scotland that was fled in to norwey for drede of dethe of the goode kynge Edward And he herde of the debate that was in englond bitwene the kyng his lordes he ordeyned an hoost come in to englond in to northumberlond cleenly des troyed the countrey And whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he let assemble his hoost mette the scottes at Estreuelyn in the day of natiuyte of seynt Iohan baptist in the vij yere of his reg ne and in the yere of our lord Ihu crist a M CCC xiiij Allas the sorow losse that ther was done For ther was slayn the no ble erle gillebert of clare sir Robert of Clyfford baron many other of other peple that noo man coude nombre ther kynge Edward was scomfyted Syr Edmond of maule the kynges styward for drede went and drenched hym self in a fressh Ryuer that is called Bannokesborne wherfor the scottes said in reproue and despyte of kyng edward for as moche as he loued to gone by water also for he was discoÌ„fited at bannockesborne therfor maydens made a songe therof in that couÌ„tre of kyng edward of Englond in this maner they songe Maydens of englond sare may ye morne for tyÈt haue ye lost your lemmans at bannokesborne with heualogh what wende the kyng of Englond to haue gete scotland with Rombylough WHan kynge edward was discomfyted he was wonder sory and fast fled with his folk that was left on lyue wente to Berwyck ther helde hym And after he toke good hostages that is to wytte seuen children of the rychest of the toune and the kyng went to london toke couÌ„seyl of thynges that were nedeful vnto the reame of englond And in the same tyme it byfel that tho was in Englond a Rybaud that was callyd Iohan CaÌ„ner and he went and sayd that he was the good kyng edwardys sone and lete hym calle edward of Carnarian therfore he was take at oxenford ther he chalengyd the Freâ—… Carmes chirche that kyng edward had yeue hem the whiche chirch soÌ„tyme was the kynges halle And afterward was this Iohan lad to north hampton drawe there honged for his falsenesse er that he was dede he confessyd sayd byfore all the peple that ther was that the deuyll lehight hym that he shold be kyng of Englond that he had seruyd the deuyll thre yere How the toune of Berwyk was take thurgh treason how two Cardynals were robbed in Englond Cao. C lxxxixo. ANd in medlenten sondaye in the yere of our lord Ihesu
lowe soo queyntâ—…lyche the thefe bare hym ageynst his lord that he trusted more vpon hym than vpon ony man alyue And the Erle had ordeyned by his lettres for to wende in to the Erldome of lancastre for to make men arise to helpe hym in that vyage that is to say v C men of armes But the fals Traitour come not ther no maner men for to warne'ne to make arise for to 〈◊〉 his lorde And whan the traytour herde telle that his lord was discomfyted at Burtone as a fals thefe traitour he stale a waye and robbed in â—…enesdale his lordes men that come fro the scomfyture and toke of hem hors and harnoys and all that they â—…ad and slewe of hem al that he myght take and tho come and yelde hym to the kynge Whan the good Erle Thomas wyste that he â—…as so bytrayd he was sore abasshed and sayd to hym self O almyghty god quod he how myght Robert Holand fynde in his hert me to bitraye sithenes that I haue loued hym so moch O god wel may nowe a man see by hym that no man maye deceyue an other rather than he that he trust moost vpon he hath ful euel yeld my goodnesse and the worshippe that I to hym haue done and thurgh my kyndenes haue hym auaunced and made hygh from lowe and he maketh me go from hygh vnto lowe but yet shal be dye in euyll deth Of the scomfiture of Burbrudge Ca o C lxxxxvijo. THe good Erle Thomas of lancastre Humfrey de Bohoune Erle of herford and the barons that with hem were token counceylle bytwene hem at Frere prechours at pountfret Tho thought thomas vpon the Traytrye of Robert Holand said in reproue Allas holand hath me bytrayd Ay is in the reed of som euel shrede and by comyn assent they shold al wende to the castell of dunstanburgh the which pertryned to the erldom of lancastre and that they shold abide there til that the kyng had foryeue hem hir maletalent But whan the good erle thomas this herde be ansuerd in this maner sayd lordes quod he yf we go toward the north the northeren men wil seyn that we go towards the scotâ—…s so we shal be hold traitours for cause of distauÌ„ce that is bitwe ne kyng edward robert the brus that made hym kyng of scotland and therfor I say as touchyng my self that I wyll go no ferther in 〈◊〉 the north than to myn owne castel of pountfret And whan Syr Rogyer clyfford herd this he aroos vp anon in wrath and drowe his swerd and swore by almyghty god and by his holy names but yf that he wold gone with hem he shold be dede that he wold slee hym there The noble gentil erle Thomas of lancastre was sore adrad and said fayr syrs I wyl gene with yow whyder so euer ye me lede Tho went they to geders in to the north and with hem they had seuen C men of armes come to Burbrudge And whan sir Andrewe of herkela that was in the northcountrey thurgh ordynaunce of the kynge for to 〈◊〉 the couÌ„tre of scotland herd telle how that thomas of laÌ„castre was dyscoÌ„fyted and his companye at Burton vpon Trent 〈◊〉 ordeyned hym a strong power Syr Symond ward also that was tho shereue of york come and mette the barons at burbâ—…udge and anon they breke the bridge that was made of tree And whan Sir thomas of lancastre herd that Syr Andrewe of 〈◊〉 had brought with hym suche power he was sore adrad sente for syr Andrewe of herkela and with hym spak sayd to hym in this maner Syre Andrewe quod he ye mowe wel vnderstonde low that oure lorde the kynge is lad mysgonerned by moche false counceylle thurgh Syr hugh the spencer the fadre Syr Hugh his sone and Syr Iohan erle of Arondele and thurgh Maystyr Robert Baldoke a fals pilled clerk that now is in the kynges court duellyng wherfor I praye yow that ye wold come with vo with al the power that ye haue ordeyned and helpe to destroye the venym of Englond and the traytours that ben therin and we wyl yeue vnto yow the best part of v elrdomes that we haue holde we wyll make vnto yow an oth that we wyll neuer done thynge withoute your counceyll so ye shal ben efte as well with vs as euer was Robert of Holand Tho ansuerd Syr andrewe of herkela said Syr Thomas that wold I not done ne consent ther to for no maner thyng ye myght me yeue without the wyll and commandement of oure lord the kyng for than shold I ben hold a traytour for euermore And whan the noble Erle tho mas of lancastre sawe that he nold not consent to hym for no ma ner thynge Syr Andrew he sayd wyl ye not consente to destroye the venym of the reame as we be consente At one word sir andre we I telle the that or this yere be gone that ye shal ben take hol de for a traytour more than ye hold vs now in wers deth ye shal dye than euer dyed ony knyght of Englond And vnderstondeth wel that ye dyd neuer thyng that sorer shal yow repent and nowe goth and dothe that yowe good lyketh And I wylle put me vnto the mercy the grace of god And so went the fals traytour syr Andrew of herkela in his wey as a fals traytour tirant and as a fals forsworen man For thurgh the noble erle Thomas of lancastre he vnderfenge the armes of Chyualrye and thurgh hym he was made knyght Tho myght men seen archyers drawe hem in that one syde in that other and knyghtes also and foughten to gedre wonder sore and also among other Syr humfrey de boughon erle of Herford a worthy knyght of renomme thurgh al cristendom stode fought with his enemyes vpon the bridge and as the noble lord stode fought vpon the bridge a thyef a ribaud skulked vnder the bridge and fiersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the foundament soo that his bowels comen oute there Allas the sorowe For ther was slayne the flour of solace and of comfort also of curtosye And Syr Rogyer of Clyfford a noble knyght stode euer and fought wel nobly hym defended as a worthy Baron But atte last he was sore wounded in his hede and syr Wylliam of Sustayand Syr Rogyer of Bernefeld were slayne at that bataylle Whan Syre Andrewe of Herkela saw that Syr thomas men lancastre lassed and slaked anon he and his companye come to the gentil knyght Syr Thomas of lan castre and sayd yelde the traytour yelde the The Gâ—…ntille Erle ansuerd tho and sayd Nay lordes Traytours be we none and to yow will we neuer vs yelde whyle that our lyfes lasten but leuer we haue to be slayn in our treuth than yelde vs to yow And sir Andrew ageyne grad vpon Syr thomas companye yollyng as a wode
the which couenauÌ„ts malyaously were put a donne fro the kyng wherfor many harmes shames and reproues haue falle vnto the kyng and his Reame And that is vnderstonde for as moch as Edward somtyme kynge of Englond was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playn parlement for to be vnder the ward gouernaunce of Henry Erle of lancastre his cosyn for sauacion of his body he was take out of the castel of kenel worth ther that he was in warde And thurgh colour of quene Isabell and of the Mortimer without consent of ony parlement they toke lad him ther that neuer after none of his kynrede myght with hym speâ—…e ne see and after traytoursly toke and hym mordred For whoo 's deth a foule sklaundre aroos thurgh out al Crystendom whan it was done And also the Tresour that sir edward of Carnariuan had left in many places in englond and in walye were wasted and bare awey withoute the wylle of kyng Edward his sonne in destruction of hym and of alle his folke Also thurgh whos counceyll that the kyng yaf vp the kyngdome of Scotlad For the Whiche Reame the kynges auncestres had ful sore y trauaylled and so dyd many a noble man for her right was dely uerd vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sonne al the right that noo right had to the Reame as al the world it wystâ—… And also by whome the chartres and remembraunces that they had 〈◊〉 the right of scotland were take oute of the tresorye and taken vn to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to dysherytyng of hym and of his successours and to grete harme vnto his lyeaâ—…s and grete 〈◊〉 proue vnto al Englysshmen for euermore Also wher for dame â—…a ne of the tour the kynges suster edward was dysparaged and maryed vnto Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour and enemye vnto Englond And thurgh whos counceille she was take in to our enemyes hondes oute of Englond And in the mene tyme whyle the good Erle Henry of lancastre and his companye token counseylle how these 〈◊〉 aboue sayd myght ben amended vnto the worship of the kynge and to his profyte and to the profyte also of his lyeges The 〈◊〉 Isabel thurgh coniectyng and subtylyte and also of the Mortimer let ordeyne a parlemeÌ„t at Salysbury And at that same â—…arlemeÌ„t the Mortimer was made erle of the marche ayenst all the barons wyll of Englond in preiudyce of the kyng of his Coroune And Sire Iohan of Eltham the kynges broder was gurt with aswerd of Cornewayle and tho was callyd Erle of Curnewall And euermore Quene Isabel so moche procured aâ—…ste hir sone the kynge that she had the ward of the forsayd sir Edward and of his landes And at that parlement therle of of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned al his power ayens the quene Isabel and the mortimer and men of london ordeyned hem with v C men of armes whan quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god by his names full angrely that in euyll tyme he thouÈt vpon tho poyntes Tho sente the quene Isabell and the mortymer after hir retenue after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge hem an huge hoost they counceyled the kyng soo that vpon a nyght they rydden xxiiij myle toward Bedford ther that the Erle of lancastre was with his company and thought to haue hym destroyed and that nyght she rode besydes the kyng hir sone as a knyght armed for drede of deth and it was done the king to vnderstonde that the erle henry of lancastre his coÌ„panye wolde haue destroyed the kyng his counceyll for euermore wherfor the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and annoyed whan the Erle marchal and the Erle of kent the kynges broder herde of this tydyng they ryden so in message bytwene hem that the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his pees to erle henry of laÌ„castre for a certeyn raunsone of xj M pounde but that was neuer payd afterward And these were the lordes that helde with sir henry of Lancastre Syr henry Beaumout Syr fouke fitz waren sir thomas rocelyn Sire william Trussel Sir thomas wither and aboute an honderd knyghtes more that were to hym consentyng and all tho were exyled thurgh counseyll of quene Isabell and of the Mortymer for the mortimer weyted for to haue hir laÌ„des yf that he myÈt thuâ—…gh ony maner coniectyng for he was to couetous had to moche his wylle and that was grete pyte How kyng Edward went ouer the see for to do his homage vn to the kynge of frauÌ„ce for the duchye of guyhenne Ca o CC xix IT was not long after that the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh counceylle of his douzepyers sent to kyng Edward of Englond that he shold come to Parys and done his homage as reason it wold for the duchye of guyhenne And soo thurgh counceylle of the lordes of englond kyng Edward went ouer the see at asceÌ„cion tyde he come vnto parys the iij yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng vnderfenge his homage and made of hym moche ioye worship but whan kyng edward had made his homage hastely he was sent fore in to engloÌ„d thurugh the quene Isabell his moder anon hastely he come ageyn in to Englond vpon wythsonday without ony takyng leue of the kyng of frauÌ„ce wherfor he was wonder wroth How sir rogyer mortimer bare hym proudly so hye cao. cc xx ANd nowe shal ye here of Syr rogyer mortimer of wygmore that destroyed and coueyted to be at an hye astate so that the kynge graunted hym to be callyd erle of the marche thurgh oute alle his lordship And he bycome soo proud so hauteyne that he wold lese forsake the name that his auÌ„cestres had euer before And for that encheson he lete hym calle erle of the marche none of the comunes of engloÌ„d durst calle him by none other name for he was called so thurgh the kynges crye that men shold calle him erle of the marche and the Mortimer bare hym tho so hauteyn so proude that wonder it was for to wyt also disgised him with woÌ„der rich clothes out of al maner reson both of shapyng of we ryng wherfor the englisshmen had grete woÌ„der how in what ma ner he myght contreue or fynde suche maner pride they said amoÌ„ ges hem al comunely that his pride shold not long endure And the same tyme sir geffroy mortymer the yong that was the Morti mers sone lete calle hym kyng of folye so it befell afterward in dede for he was so ful of pride of wretchednes y t he helde a rouÌ„ de table in walys to al men that thider wold come couÌ„trefece the maner the doyng of kyng arthures table but openly he fâ—…ssed For the noble kyng arthur was the most worthy lord of renoÌ„me that was in al
done so by my fadres soule quod â—…he 〈◊〉 wyl be theâ—…f auengyd yf that god graunte me lyf and that in a short tyme And anone with that the quene Isabel wente vnto kyng edward hir sone ther that he was at the parlemeÌ„t at wyn chestre for to haue amended the wronges and trespaces that were done among the peple in his royame And tho toke she she wed hym the letter that syr Edmond of wodestok Erle of kent had made and ensealed with his owne seal and bad vpon hir beneson that he shold be auengyd vpon hym as vpon his dedly enemye Tho was the quene soo wroth toward Syr Edmond Erle of kente and â—…sid neuer to pray vntil hir sone til that he had sent in all hast after hym And vpon that the kynge sente by his lettres after Syr edmoÌ„d of wodestok that he shold come and speke with hym at wynchestre al maner thyng left And when Syr Edmond saw that the kyng sente after hym with his lreÌ„s ensâ—…led he â—…asted hym in al that he myÈt til that he come to wynchestre but tho the Quene wyste that sir Edmond was come vnto wynchestre anon she prayd and so fast wente vnto kynge Edward hyr sone that the good erle was awsâ—…yd anon and led vnto the barre byfore Robert of Hamond that was cowner of the kynges hous hoâ—…d and he assocyed vnto hym Syr Rogyer the mortimer tho spake the forsayd Robert and sayd Syr Edmond Erle of kente ye shal vnderstoÌ„de that it is done vs to wyte â–ª and principally vnto our lyege lord syr Edward kyng of englond that almyÈty god saue and kepe that ye 〈◊〉 his dedely enemye and traytour and also a comune enemye vnto the râ—…ame and that ye haue ben about many a day for to make preâ—…y delyuerauÌ„ce of Syr edward somtyme kyng of englond your broder the which was put a doun of his 〈◊〉 alâ—… by â—…mune asseÌ„t of all the lordes of englond in pesyng of our lord the kynges astate and also of his reame Tho ansuerd the good man said forsoth sir vnderstondeth wel that I was neuer traitour to my kyng ne to the reame that I do me on god on al the world ferthermore by my kynges leue I shal preue it defende as a man ought to do Tho sayd Mortimer Syr Edmond it is so forsothe y knowe that it may not wel ben gayn sayd and that in presence of al that here ben it shal wel ben proued Nowe had this falâ—… mortimer the same letter that sir EdmoÌ„d had take to sir Iohan dauerell in the castel of corff for to take vnto kyng Edward his broder that sir Edmond wyst not of ne supposed no nothyng that sir Iohan dauerel had be so fals to deliuer his lâ—… in such wise to the mortimer thouÈt no maner thyng of that letter sayd to sir edmond and shewed a letter seâ—…d axid hym yf he knewe that letter and the seal This sir Edmond loked theron auised hym long on the prynt of the seal for he myÈt not see the let ter wythin forth what was therin wiste wel that it was his seal and thought that it had be some letter that had bore no grete charge and thought nothyng of that other letter and said openly in heryng of hem al ye forsoth this is my seal I wil it not forsake â—…o quod the mortimer sirs ye heren all what he hath sayd that he knoulecheth that this is his letter and his seal and nowe ye shal here al what is conteyned therin And than this mortymâ—… opened the letter that he had folden a fore to geder and red it open ly word by word in heryng of hem all and whan the letter was red â—…e sayd lo siâ—…s ye haue herd al what is here wâ—…n that ye hath knoulecheth that this is his letter and his seal and maye not go ther from And than they al cryed and yafe dome that he shold be honged and drawe and his heede smyte of in maner of a traitour and he and his heyres dysheryted for euermore â–ª and so he was ladde forth and put in to prison And whan this was done and the quene wyste that he was dampned by wey of lawe both of lyfe lymme and his heyres dysheryted for euermore thurgâ—… open knoulechyng in pleyn court Wherfor hem thought that were good that the forsayd Syr Edmond were hastely y slayne withoute wytyng of the kyng or els the kyng wold lyghtly for yeue hym his deth and than that shold torne hem to moche sorow so as he was empeched And anon the quene thurgh counceylle of the mortimer and withoute ony other counseyll seâ—…t in hast to the Baillifs of wynchestre that they shold smyte of syr edmoÌ„des heede of wodestoke erle of kente vithoute ony maner abydyng or respyte vp payne of lyf and lymme and that he shold haue none other execucion by cause of â—…ryeng not withstoÌ„dyng the iugemeÌ„t Tho token the baillifâ—… sir Edmond oute of prison sad hem besi â–ª des the castel of wynchestre and there they made a gongfermer smyte of his hede for none other maÌ„ durst it done â–ª so dyed he ther Allas the tyme that is to say the x day of Octoâ—… the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of kinge Edwardes regne when the kyng wysâ—… therof he was woÌ„der sory lete entiere hym at the Frere menours at wynchestre Of the deth of sir Rogyer mortimer erle of the marche Capitulo CCo. xxijo. ANd so it be fell at that tyme that sir Rogyer Mortymer Erle of the marche was so proud so hauteyne that he helde no lord of the Reamme his pere tho become he so couetous that he folowed Dame Isabell the Qnenes court that was kyng Edwardes moder beset his peny worthes with the officers of the que nes houshold in y e same maner that the kynges officers did so he made his takyng as touchyng vitails also of caryages al he did for cause of spences for to gadre tresour so he did without noÌ„bre in al that he myght Tho made he hym wonder priue with the quene â—…abel so moch lordship retenue had so y t al the gre te lordes of engloÌ„d of hym were adrâ—…d wherfor the kyng his coÌ„ ceyl towardes hym were agreued ordeyned among hem to vndo hym thurgh pure reson lawe for cause that kyng edward that was the kinges fadre traitoursly thurgh him was mordred in the castel of berklee as bifere is sayd more plenarly in the CC xvij chapytre of this boke And some that were of the kynges couÌ„ceil loued the mortimer told hym in priuete how that the kyng his couÌ„ceyl were about from day to day hym for to shend and vndone wher for the mortimer was sore aÌ„noyed angry as the deuil ayeÌ„st hem that were of the kynges couÌ„ceyl said that he wold on hem ben auengyd how so euer
assente le ts crye vpon the wallys of the Towne that they myght haue pees of the Englysshmen And therof they prayden the kynge of his grace and mercy and prayden hym of trewes for eyght dayes vpon this couenaunt that yf they were not rescued in that syde of the toune toward ScotlaÌ„nd of the Scottes within eyght dayes that they wolde yelde hem vnto the kyng and the toune also and to holde this couenauÌ„t they profred to the kynge xij hostages out of the toune of her wyst Whan the hostages were delyuerd vn to the kynge anon tho of the toune sente vnto the scottes told hem of her sorow meschyef And the Scottes come tho priuely ouer the water of Twede to the bought of the Abbey syr Wyll iam dyket that was tho styward of scotland many other that come with hym put hem ther in grete peril of hem self at y t tyme of her lyf for they comen ouer a bridge that was to broke and the stones awey and many of her coÌ„panye were ther dreÌ„ched but the forsayd william went ouer and other of his companye come by the shippes of Englond slewe in a barge of hull 〈◊〉 meÌ„ And after they wente in to the toune of Berwyk by the water side wherfor the scottes helde tho the toune rescowed asked her hostages ageyne of the kyng of Englond And the kyng sent hem worde ageyne that they axed the hostage with wronge sith y t they comen in to the toune of englond side for couenaunt was by twene hem that the toune shold be rescued by the halfe of Scotland And anon kyng edward tho coÌ„mauÌ„ded to yelde the toune or he wold haue the hostages And the Scottes said that the toun was rescued wel ynowe ther to they wold holde hem whan kyng edward saw the scottes breke hir connenauÌ„t that they made he was wonder Wroth anon lete take sir thomas fytz william and sir alysander of Seton wardeyne of Berwyk the whiche tho mas was persone of dunbarre lete hem be take first afore that other hostages for encheson that sir Alysandres fadre was 〈◊〉 of the toun tho comauÌ„ded euery day ij hostages of the toune to 〈◊〉 slayn til that they were al done vnto the deth but yf they yeld the toune And soo he shold teche hem to breke her couenauntes And when tho of the toune herde these thynges they bioomen woÌ„ der sory and sente to the kyng of Englond that he wold graunte hem other viij dayes of respyte soo that bytwene two â—…nderd men of armes and xx men of armes myght by strengthe gone by twene hem of the toune of Berwyke hem for to vytoylle that the toune must be holde for rescued And yf so were that xxj or xxiâ—… or more were slayn of tho two honderd byfore sayd that the toune shold not be holde for rescued and this couenaunt to beholden they sente to hym other xij of the toune in hostage The kynge of Englond graunted hem her prayer toke the hostages in saynt margaretes eue in the yere of grace a M CCC and xxxij the scottes come fiersly in four wynges wel arayed in armes for to mete kyng Edward of englond Edward the kyng of Scot land and with hir power and come fast and sharpely agaynste euensong tyme and the same tyme was flode at Berewyk in the water of Twede that noo man myght wende ouer on his hors nor on fote and the water was bytwene the ij kynges the reame of Englond And that tyme abyden the scottes in that other side for encheson that the englysshmen shold haue ben dreynt or slayn This was the aray of the Scottes how that they comen in bataylles ageynst the two kynges of Englond and Scotland In the vauntward of Scotland were these lordes Cao. CC xxiiij o THe erle of morryf Iames Frisell Symond Frisel wal tier styward Reynold cheyne â—…atrik of Graham Iohan le graunt Iames of Cardoyll â—…atrik parkers ro bert caldecottes phelip of melledrum Thomas Gyllebert Raufe wyse man Adam gurdone Iames gramat Robert Boyde hugh â—…arke with xl knyghtes newe dubbed and six C men of armes and thre M. of communes In the fyrste partye of the halfe batayll weren these lordes The Stiward of Scotland The Erle of Mouref Iames his vncle William douglas Dauid of linde sey Mancolyn Flemmyng William of kethe Dunkan kamboke with xxx bachelers newe y dubbed In the second part of the batayll were these lordes Iames styward of Colden Aleyn sti ward william Abbrehyn William moryce Iohan fytz william Adam le mose Walter fytz gylbert Iohan of Cerlton robert wal ham with vij C men of armes and xvij M of communes In the thyrd part of the batayll of Scotland were these lordes The erle of marrethe Erle of Roffe The erle of Straherne The Erle of sotherland william of kyrkeley Iohan CaÌ„bron gilbert of Hay william of Ramsey William prendegest â—…yrstyn harde William gurdon Arnold garde Thomas Dolphyn with xl kni ghtes newe dubbed ix C men of armes and xv M of comunes In the fourth warde of the batayll of scotland were these lordes Archebald douglas The erle of loneuax Alysandre le brus the Erle of Fyf Iohan cambel Erle of Atheles Robert Lawether William of vyâ—…ouÌ„t William of Lonstone Iohn de labels groos de Sherenlawe Iohan of lyndesey Alysandre de gray Ingram de vmfreuylle patryk de pollesworth Dauyd de wymes Mychel Scot wylliam laÌ„dy Thomas de boys Rogyer the mortimer with xx Bachelers newe dubbed ix honderd men of armes xviij M and iiij C of comunes The Erle of dunbarre kepar of the Castel of Berwyke halpe the Scottes With fyfty men of Armes And Syr Alysander of Seton kepar of the forsayd toune of berewyke with an honderd men of armes And the communers of the toune with iijj honderd men of armes And with hem eyght honderd of footemen The somme of the erles and lordes aboue sayd ammounted lxvj The somme of bachelers newe dubbed am mounteth to an honderd and xl The somme of men of armes ammounteth thre M C The somme of the communers amounteth liij M CC The somme totayll of the peple aboue sayd amouÌ„teth lvj M vij C xlv And these lxv grete lordes â—…dden asse the other grete lordes aboue sayd in iiij bataylles as it is told be fore al on fote And kyng edward of Englond edward kyng of Scotland had wel apparaylled her folke in iiij bataylles for to fight on fote ayense hir enemyes And the Englyssh 〈◊〉 les blewe hee trumpes her pypes and hydously ascryed the 〈◊〉 tes And tho had euery englyssh batayll ij wynges of pris 〈◊〉 ers the which at that batayll shoten arewes so fast so sore that the scottes myght not helpe hem self And they smyten the scotâ—…s thousandes to grounde And they gan for to flee fro the englissh men for to saue her lyf And whan the Englysshe knaues sawe the scomfyture and
kyng of spayn had on his side men of dyuerse nacions to the nombre of an C M passyng wherfor the sharpnes fiersenes of his aduersarye with his ful boystous grete strength maden driuen the rightfull par tye a bak a grete wey but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passyng ony maÌ„nys strength that huge hoost was disparpled myÈt fully by the noble duk of lancastre his hoost or that the prince Edward come nyghe hym And whan Henry the bastard saw that he torned with his men in so grete hast and strengthe to flee that an huge company of hem in the forsayd flode and of the brudge ther of fylle doune perysshed And also ther were take the Erle of Dene and Syr bartram Cleykyn that was che fe maker cause of the werre and also Chyuetayne of the vauÌ„t ward of the bataylle with many other grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousand of whome two honderd were of Fraunce and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the felde on our enemyes side of lordes knyghtes with other me ne peple to the nombre of vj thousand and mo and of Englysshe men but a fewe And after this the noble Prince Edward resto red the same pyers in to his kyngdome ayene the whiche Pyers afterward thurgh trecherye falsenesse of the forsayd Bastard of spayn as he sete at his mete was strangled and deyde but af ter this vyctorye many noble and hardy men and noble of engloÌ„d in Spayn thurgh the flyxe and other dyuerse sikenesse token hyr dethe And in the same yere in the marche was seyn Stella Come to bytwene the north costes and the west whos beames stretâ—…d toward fraunce And in the yere next sewyng of kyng ed wardes regne xliij in April Syr Leonel kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward Meleyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Englond for to wedde galoys doughter and haue hir to wyf by whome he shold haue half the lordshippe of meleyne But after that they were solempnly wedded and aboute the Natyuyte of our lady the same duk of Clarence deide And in the same yere the frensshmen breken the pees and the trewes rydynge on the kynges gronnde and lordship of Englond in the shyre and countre of pountyf and token and helden Castelles and tounes and bere the englysshmen on honde falsely and subtylly that they were cause of brekyng of the trewes And in this same yere deyde the Duchesse of lancastre and is buryed worshipfully in saynt paules chirche The. xliiij yere of kynge Edwardes regne was the gretest pestylence of men of grete beestes and by the grete fallyng of waters that fille at that tyme ther fille grete hyndryng and destroyeng of Corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshelle of whete was sold for xl pens And in the same yere aboute the last ende of Maye kyng edward held tho his parlement at westmynstre in the whiche parlement was treated spoke of the othe the trewes that was broke bytwene hym the kyng of fraunce how he myght best vpon his wrong â—…e auengyd In this same yere in the assuÌ„p cion of our lady dyed quene phelyp of Englond a ful noble and good woman at westmynstre ful worshipfully is buryed en tered and about midsomer the duk of laÌ„castre therle of herford with a grete company of knyghtes wenten in to frauÌ„ce wher they gete hâ—…m but lytel worship and name For ther was a huge hoost of frensshmen vpon chalkhull bridge another hoost of englisshe men faste by the same bridge that long tyme had leyn ther And many worthy men grete of the englysshmen ordeyned yafe couÌ„ ceyll for to fight yeue batayll to the frensshmen but the forsayd lordes wold nothyng consent ther to ne assent for no maner thynge Ther anone after it happed that therle of warwyk come thyd â—…rward for to werre when the frensshmen herd of his comyng or y t he come fullyâ—…h to londe they left hir tentes pauylons with â—…l hir vitailles fledden went awey priuely And whan ther le was comen to land with his men he went in al hast toward nor mandye destroyed the yfe of Caux thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fire But allas in his retournyng to englond ward home ayene at Caleys he was take with sikenes of pestylence dyed not leuyng behynde hym after his dayes so noble a knyght orped of armes in whiche tyme regned werryd thylke orped kniÈt sir Iohan hauke wode that was an englisshmaÌ„ born hauyng with hym at his gouernauÌ„ce thylke whyte company that is a fore y neÌ„pned y e whiche one tyme ayenst holy chirche another tyme ayenst lordes werryd and ordeyned grete bataylles there in that couÌ„tre he dyd many merueyllous thynges And aboute the conuersion of seynt paule y e kyng when he had ended done the enteryng y e exequyes with grete costes rialtees about the sepulture beryeng of quene phelyp his wyf hâ—… helde his parlement at westmynster in whiche parlement was axed of the clergye a thre yeres disme y t is for to say a grete dyme to be payd thre yere duryng the clergye put it of and wold not graunte vnto Estre next comyng and than they grauÌ„ted wel that in thre yere by certayne termes that dysme shold be payd And also of the lay fee ther was a thre yeres yv y graunted to the kyng How Syr Robert knolles with other certayne lordes of the reme went ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce and of hir gouernaunce Capitulo CC xxxiiijo. ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng kyng Edward with vnwyse couÌ„ceyll and vndyscrete borewed a grete soÌ„me of gold of the prelates lordes mar chauÌ„tes other ryche men of his reame seyeng that it shold be di spended in defendyng of holy chirche and of his reame Neuer the latter it profited nouÈt wherfor about mydsomer after he made a grete hoost of the worthyest men of his reame Amonges whome were som lordes that is for to say the lord fitz water the lord grauÌ„son other worthy knyghtes of whiche knyÈtes the kynge ordeyned Syr Robert knolles a proued knyght a well assayed in dede of armes for to be gouernour and that thurgh his couÌ„ceil and gouernauÌ„ce al thynge shold be gouerned and dressyd And when they comen in to fraunce as long as they duellyd and held hem hole to geder the frensshmen durst not falle vpon hem atte last aboute the begynnyng of wynter for enuye and couetyse that was amonges hem And also discorde they sondred parted hem in to dyuerse coÌ„panyes vnwysely folyly But Syr robert knol les his men wenten kepten hem sauf within a castel in Bri tayne And whan the frensshmen sawe that our men were deuâ—…ded in to dyuerse companyes
goodes ther and brent vp that hous went to westmynstre and seynt martyns graunte made hem gone out of the seyntuarye al that were within for ony maner of grith And than come vnto the temple to alle other ynnes of men of lawe and despoiled hem robbed hem of hir god des also tare hir bookes of lawe and than they come to lâ—…don 〈◊〉 brake vp the prison of newgate drofe oute all the prisoners fe lons and other of both countours and al the peple that were within hem destroyed alle the bookes of bothe counters And thus they continued both satirday sonday vnto the monday next after in al hyr malyâ—… wykkednesse And than on the monday kyng Richard with his lordes that were with hym that tyme with the mayre of london william walworth that was that tyme come with the aldeâ—…n the comunes of the Cyte and come in to Southwerk to here and knowe the enâ—…on of these rebelles mysgonerned peple And this Iak strawe than made an 〈◊〉 in the feld that all the peple of acord shold come neâ—… 〈◊〉 his â—…la mours and his crye and his wyll And the lordes and the may re and the Aldermen with the comynalte hauyng Indigâ—…acion of his couetyze falsenesse his foule presumpcion And â—…one william walworth that tyme beyng mayer dâ—…owe ouâ—… 〈◊〉 knyfe and sâ—…owe Iak strawe and anon â—…ght ther dyd 〈◊〉 of his hede and set it vpon a spere shaft so it was bore thurgh london set an high vpon london bridge Anone as these risers mysgouerned men were wyde clene vanysshed as it had nouÈt be they than y e kyng of his grete goodnesse by prayer of his lordes ma de there vj knyghtes of good worthy men of the cyte of london that is to say williaÌ„ walworth that that tyme was mayer slowe Iak strawe And the second was nycholas brembre the iij Iohn philipot the iiij nycholas Twiford the v Robert lauÌ„des the vj Robert gayton And than the kyng with his lordes his knyghtes retourned ayene vnto the toure of london there he rested hym til this peple were better seced sette in reste pees thâ—…n by processe of tyme as they myÈt gete take these rebelles risers they â—…enge hem vpon the next galewes in euery lordship thiâ—… rugh out the reame of eugloÌ„d by xl by xxx by x by xij euer as they myght be geten taken in ony partyes in the v yere of kyng rychardes regne was y e grete erth quake was generally thurgh out the world the wedenesday after wytsonday in the yere of our lord M CCC lxxxxj wherof al maner peple were sore agast dredeful long tyme for drede of vengeauÌ„ce y t our lord she wed dyd in the vj yere of the regne of kyng rychard sir henry speÌ„cer bisshop of norwyche went with a croyserye ouer the see in to countre of FlauÌ„dres ther they gate the toune of grauenyng the toune of burburche Dunkerk neweport ther they laded frauÈt lj shippes with pilage for to haue comeÌ„ in to engloÌ„d with these shippes goodes And the bisshop of norwyche his couÌ„ceyl sete brenne these shippes with al the pelage in the same hauen all in to hard asshes And at dunkerke was done a grete batayll bytwene the flemmynges the englysshmen at that batayl was slayn a grete multitude of these flemmynges an huge noÌ„bre than went the bisshop with his retenue vnto ypres besieged it a long tyme but it myght not be goten And so he lefte that siege come ayene in to engloÌ„d for our englysshmen were foul destroyed and many dyed on the flyxâ—… How quene Anne was wedded to kyng Rychard Cao. xlo. ANd in this same yere come quene Anne in to englond for 〈◊〉 be spoused vnto kyng Rychard hir fadre was emperour of almayne And kyng of beme with hyr come the duk of tassy her vncle many other worthy lordes knyÈtes of hir couÌ„tre of â—…me of other duche toÌ„ges to do hir reuerence worship sir â—…moÌ„d beule a worthy kniÈt of y e garâ—…ir other knyÈtes squyers that weren the kynges ambassatours brought in to englond so forth to london And the peple of the Cyte that is to say the ma yer the aldermen al the comyns riden ayenst hir to welcome hir and euery man in good aray euery crafte with his mynstralsye in the beste maner mette with hir on the blacheth in kent so brouÈt hir vnto london thurgh the cyte so forth vnto westmyn stre vnto the kynges paleys and ther she was spoused vnto kynge Richard wel worthely in the abbey of westmynstre and ther she was crouned quene of englond And al hir frendes that come with hir hadden grete yeftes weren wel chered and refresshyd as long tyme as they abyden here And in this same yere was a batayll done in the kynges paleys at westmynstre for certayne poyntes of treson bytwene sir Iohan Anskley knyght defendauÌ„t and Carton squyer the appellauÌ„t But this Syre Iohan of Ansley ouercome this Carton and made hym to yelde hym within the lystes And anon was this Carton despoilled of his harneis drawe oute of the lystes so forth to tiborne and ther he was honged for his falsenesse And the viij yere of the regne of kyng Rychard syr Edmond of langeley Erle of Cambridge the kyn ges vncle went in to portingale with a fayr meyne of men of ar mes and Archyers in strengthyng and helpyng of the kyng of Portingale ageynste the kynge of spayne and his power And ther the kyng of portingale had the vyctorye of his enemyes thurugh helpe and comfort of our englysshmen whan that iourneye was done the erle of Cambridge come home ayene with his peple in to Englond in hast blessyd be god his gracious yeft Amen And this same yere kyng Richard held his Cristemasse in the ma ner of eltham And the same tyme the kyng of Ermonye fledde oute of his owne land and come in to englond for to haue socour and helpe of our kyng ageynst his enemyes that had dryuen hym oute of his Royame And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Eltham ther as the kyng helde his ryal feste of Cristemasse And ther our kyng welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence and worship and commaunded al his lordes to make hym all the chere that they coude And than he besought the kynge of grace of helpe and of his comfort in his nede And that he myght be brought ageyne to his kyngdom and loâ—…de For the Turkes had deuoured and destroyed moche part of his londe and for drede how he flâ—…dde and come hydder for helpe socour And the kynge thenne hauyng pyte and compassion of his grete
meschyef greuous dysese anon he toke his couÌ„ceyll and as ked what was best to done And they ansuerd sayd yf it liked hym to yeue hym ony good hit were wel y do and as touchyng his peple to trauaylle so ferre in to out landes it were a grete Ieopardye And so the kyng yaf hym gold siluer many Rych yeftes and â—…e welles betaught hym to god And so he passyd ayene out of englond And in this same yere kyng richard with a ryal power went in to Scotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse destruction that the Scottes had done vnto en glisshmen in the marches than the Scottes come doun vnto the kyng for to entrete with hym with his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres and so our kyng his couÌ„ceill grauÌ„ted hem trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng And our kyng torned hym home ayene in to Englond whan he was come vnto york ther he abo de rested hym theye And there Syr Iohan holond the Erle of kentes broder slowe therles sone of stafford and his heyr with a daggar in the Cyte of yorke wherfor the kyng was sore ameued gâ—…eued remâ—…ued thens come to london and the mayer with the aldermen the comyns with al the solempnyte that myÈt be done riden ayenst the kyng brouÈt hym rially thurgh the ate so forth vnto westmynstre vnto his owne paleys And in the â—…x yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marquys v Erles The fyrst that was made duk was the kynges vncle Syr Edmond of langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duk of york And his other vncle Syr Thomas of wodestoke that was Erle of Bukkyngham hym he made duk of gloucestre And Syr â—…y on â—…eer that was erle of Oxfford hym he made markuys of dyue lyn And henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes sone of laÌ„castre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond Syr Iohan holand that was the erlâ—… of kentes broder hym he made Erle of Huntyngdon syr Thomas mombray Erle of Notyngham and Erle marchal of Englond and Syr mychel de la pole knyght hym he made Erle of Southfolk and Chaunceler of Englond And the Erle of the marche at that same parlement holden at westmynstre in playn parlement amonges al the lordes and comunes was proclamed Erle of the marche and heyre apparant to the croune of Englond after kyng Rychard the whiche Erle of the marche went ouer sce in to Irland vnto his lordshippes londes for the erle of the marche is erle of vlster in IrloÌ„d by right lyne heritage And ther at the castel of his he lay that tyme And ther come vpon hym a grete multitude in busshemeÌ„tis of wild Irisshmen hym for to take destroye he come out fiersly of his castel with his peple maÌ„ly fought with hem ther he was take hewe al to pyeces ther he deyde on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the x yere of kyng Richardys regne therle of Arundel went vnto the see with a grete nauye of shippes enar med with men of armes good Archyers And whan they come in to the brode sce they met with the hole flete y t comen with wyn y lade from Rochel the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes and ther our nauye set vpon hem toke hem all brouÈt hem vnto dy uerse portes hauenes of englond som to london ther ye myÈt haue had a tonne of Rochel wyn of the best for xx shyllyngster lynges so we had grete chepe of wyne thurgh oute the reame at that tyme thanked be god almyghty How the fyue lordes arisen at Rattecotte bridge Cao. C C â—…lj ANd in the regne of kyng Richard the xj yere the v lordes a risen at Rattecâ—…t bridge in the destruction of rebelles that weren that tyme in al the reame The fyrste of the v lordes was sire thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duk of Gloucestre the seconde was sir Rychard erle of Arundel the thyrd was sir Richard Erle of war wyk the fourth was sir henry boâ—…ng bro ke erle of derby the. v. was sir thomas moÌ„bray erle of notynghaÌ„ And these v lordes saw the meschyef mysgouernauÌ„ce the fal senesse of the kynges couÌ„ceyll wherfor they that weren that tyme chyef of the kynges couÌ„ceyl fledden out of thâ—…o land ouer the see that is to say Sir alysander neuyl the Archebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer markuys of deuelyn erle of Oxfford sir Michel de la pole Erle of southfolk and ChauÌ„celer of Englond And these thre lordes wenten ouer the see come neuer ageyne for ther they deyde And than these v lordes aboue sayd maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Syre Robert Tresilian the Iustyce and Syr Nychol brembre knyght and Cytezeyn of london and Syre Iohan Salysbury knyght of the kynges houshold and â—…ske sergeauÌ„t of armes and many moo of other pe ple weren take Iugged vnto the deth by the counceylle of these fyue lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treason that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh once the Cyte and soo forthe vnto Tyborne and there they sholde be hanged and hyr throtes to be cut and thus they were seruyd dyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynstir was sir symond Beuerle that was a knyght of the garter and syre Iohan beauchamp knyght that was styward of the kynges hou shold and syr Iames berners were foriuged vnto the deth and than they were lad on fote to the toure hylle and there weren hir hedes sâ—…yten of many other mo by these v lordes In this same parlemeÌ„t in the yij yere of kyng Richardes regne he lete crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes squyers And this Iustes turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of al maner of straungyers of what loude or couÌ„tre that euer they were thyder they were right welcome and to hem to al other was holden open houshold And grete festes and also grete yeftes were yeuen to al manere of straungyers And of the kynges side weren al of suâ—…e here coâ—… hyr armure sheldes hors tâ—…ppure And al was whyte hertes with crounes aboute hyr nekkes and chayne 's of gold hangyng therupon the croune hangyng lowe byfore the hertes body the whiche hert was the kynges lyuery that he yafe to lordes ladyes knyÈtes squy ers for to knowe his houshold froÌ„ other peple And in this fâ—…st comyng to hir Iustes xxiiij ladyes lad these xxiiijâ—… lordes of y e gar ther with cheynes of gold and al the same sute of hertes as is a fore
in strengthyng of the kyng ayenst hem y t were his enemyes that this were done in al hast they come to hym in payne of deth the kyng hym self sent in to chestreshyre vnto the Chyuetayns of that coÌ„tre they gadred brouÈt a grete an huge multitude of peple both of knyÈtes of squyers principally of yomen of che streshire y e which yomen archyers y e kyng toke to his own court yaf hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his own body both by nyÈt by day aboue al other persones most loued best trust the which sone afterward torned yekyng to grete losse shame hynderyng his vtterly vndoyng destructioÌ„ as ye shal here sone after And that tyme come sir henry erle of derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archyers therle of RuttelaÌ„d co me with a stroÌ„g power of peple both of meÌ„ of armes archyers And therle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes ar chyers therle marchal come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner therle of northuÌ„berlond sir henry â—…ercy his sone sir thomas percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes brouÈten a fayr meyny a strong power eche man in his best aray the duke of lancastre the duk of york comen in the same maner with men of armes archyers folewyng the kynge sir williaÌ„ scrope tresorer of engloÌ„d come in the same maner and thus in this aray come al the worthy men of this land vnto our kyng al this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london in the subarbes were ful of hem lodged x or xij myle about london euery way And these peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir lodgyng bothe hors man And than on the monday the xvij day of September the parlement bygan at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the frydâ—…y next after therle of AruÌ„del was brought in to the parlement among al the lordes and that was on saynt mathewes day the apostel and euangelist ther he was foriuged vnto the deth in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement he shold gone on fote with his hondes y bounde behynde hym from the pla ce that he was for Iuged in so forth thurgh the Cyte of london vnto the â—…ure hyâ—…e ther his hede to be smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj of the grete lordes that sate on his IugemeÌ„t riden with hym vnto the place ther he was done vn to the deth so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commauÌ„dement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archyers a grete multitude of Chestreshyre men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vnto his deth for they drad lest the erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth ther he toke it ful paciently On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres austynâ—… toke vp the body the hede of this good erle bare it home vnto hir hous and buryed hym in hyr quere And in the morow after was syr Rychard erle of war wyk brought in to the parlement ther as the erle of Arundel was foriuged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyk the same Iugement that the forsayd Erle hadde But the lordes had compassion of hym bycause he was of more age and releced hym to perpetuel prison and put hym in the yle of man And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent syr Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iudged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the prayer grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeue hem and releced to perpetuel prison And in this same tyme was Rychard whyttyngdone mayre of london Iohan wodecok and William askam she reues of london And they ordeyned at euery yate of london duryng this same par lament stronge watche of men of armes and Archyers thurgh oute euery ward also And the kyng made fyue dukes and a markuys and foure erles and the fyrst of hem was the Erle of Derby and he was made duk of herford and the second was the erle of Rutteland and he was made duke of Aumarle and the thyrd was the erle of kent and he was made duk of Surre and the fourth was the Erle of huntyngdon and he was made duke of excestre the fyfthe was the erle of Notyngham he was made duk of northfolk the erle of Somersete â—…e was made the markuys of Dorset and the lord spencer was made er le of gloucestre and the lord Neuyll of Raby was made Erle of westmerland and Syre Thomas â—…ercy was made erle of worcestre And Syre William Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made erle of wylteshyre And sir Iohan MouÌ„tagu erle of salysbury And whan the kynge had thus y done he helde the parlement rial feste vnto al his lordes to al maner of people that thyder wold come And this same yere dyed Syr Iohan of gaunte the kynges vncle duke of lancastre in the Bisshoppes ynne in holborne and was brought from thens to saynt poules ther the kyng made held his enterement wel worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of seynt poules in london there he was buryed beside dame blauÌ„che his wyf that was doughter and heyre to the good henry that was duk of lancastre and in the sa me yere ther fyl a dyscencion debate bitwene the duk of herford and the duke of Norfolk in so moche that they waged batayll cast doune hir gloues than they were take vp ensealed and the batayll Ioyned the day y set the place assigned where whan And this shold be at Couentre And thyder come the kyng with al his lordes at that day and was set in the feld and than these two worthy lordes comen in to the felde clene armed wel arayed with al hir wepen and redy to done hir bataylle and we ren redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge hadde hem cese and toke the quarel in to his hand And forth with right ther present exyled the duke of Herford for the terme of x yere and the duk of Norfolk for euermore And Syr Thomas Arundel Archebisshop of Caunterbury was exised the same tyme for euer and deposed oute of his see for ma lice of the kyng And anon these iij worthy lordes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded and defended the kynges reame And anone they
the sa â—…e tyme the Erle of warrewyke leyd syege to Dounfraunte and gate it and put therin a Capytayne And for to speke more of the erle of the marche that the kynge ordeygned to skymme the see and to kepe the costes of englond for al maner enemyes the wynde arose vpon hem that they wende al to haue be lost but thurgh the grace of god Almyghty and good gouernaunce they ryden afore wyghte al that storme and ther were lost ij carykkes and two balyngers with marchaundyses and other goodes and alle the peple that were within And another Carryck drofe byfore hampton and threwe his mast ouer the Towne walles and this was on saynt Bartholme wesday And whan al this storme was cesed this worthy crle of marche toke his shippes wyth his meyne and went to the see and londed in Normandye at hogges and soo ryden forth toward the kyng And euer as he come the frensshmen fledde And there come to hem an Anthony pygge and folewed the hoost al that way tyll they come to a grete water And there they drad to haue ben dede the water closed hem soo that they myght no where gete out But at the last god almyÈty and this pygge brought hem out al sauf And there they caught a gyde that knewe al the countreye aboute and he brought hem thurgh a quyke sand and so in to an Ilo and ther they toke many prisoners in hyr way toward the kyng in hir iourney and soo they comen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed him and toke his iourneye to Argentone And anone it was yold vn to the kyng and they had hyr lyues and went hir weye And than oure kyng remeued to a strong toune that was callyd Cese and there was a fayre mynstre and they yelde it anone vnto the kyng and than the kyng went from thens to AlauÌ„som and wan the toune and the brydge And the kyng sente the erle of warrewyk to a toune that was callyd Bâ—…lesme with a huge and a stronge power and anone they yelde and putt hem in the kynges grace and in his mercy And so dyd many moo stronge tounes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they went to â—…ernoyl in perche and anon it was yolde vnto the kyn ge bothe towne and castel bodyes goodes at the kynges grace And so the kyng gate and conquered al the tounes and Castelles Pyses strengthes and Abbeyes vnto pouÌ„tlarge And from thens vnto the Cyte of Rone And in the v yere of kyng henryes regne the v syr Iohn oldecastel that was the lord Cob ham was arestyd for heresye brought vnto the toure of london And anone after he brake oute of the toure went in to walys and there kepte hym long tyme And at the last the lord powys â—…ette with hym toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe ty me and was sore wouÌ„ded or he wold be take And so the lord powys men brought hym out of walis to london in a wher lâ—…ole so he was brought to westmynstre ther was examyned of cer tayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayd not nay so he was conuycte of the clergye for his heresye daÌ„pned byfore the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treson And soo he was lad vnto the toure ayene ther he was leyd on an hurdel and drawe thurgh the Cyte to seynt gyles feld there was made a newe payre of galewes a strong clâ—…yne a coler of yren for hym there he was honged brente on the galewes al for his lewdnesse his fals owynyon ANd in the vj yere of kyng henryes regne the fyfthe be sent his vncle syr Thonas beaufort duk of Exâ—…tre with a â—…yre meyne of men of armesand archyers to fore the Cyte of Rone and ther displayed his bauer and sent heraudes vnto the tou ne bad hem yelde that cyte vnto our kyng hir lyege lord And they sayd he toke hem none to kepe ne none he shold haue ther but yf it were right dere y bouÈt meued with hir hoÌ„des for oâ—…he ansuere wold they none yeue but goÌ„nes And ther the duk toke good auysement of the grounde al aboute And anon ther yssued out of the Cyte a grete meyny of men of armes both on horsbak and on foot anon oure meyny met with hem ouerthre we an hepe of hem there were slayne and take xxx persones of right good mennys bodyes the reemenauÌ„t fledde ayene in to the toun And the duk went vnto pountlarge vnto the kyng told hym al how he had spedde and how hym lyked the grounde And anone as he was goo they cast a doune al hir subbarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the hard grouÌ„de For the kyng there no refres shyng shold haue at his comyng And the fryday byfore laÌ„masse day than next folewyng our kyng with his hooste come before rone anon he set his syege round about that cyte anone sere ley his ordynaunce vnto the toun and the kyng his lordes weren lodged in the Chartrehous grete strengthe aboute hem that was in the â—…ost partye of the Cyte And the dust of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende in a wast Abley byfore the porte chaux And the dust of Excestre in the northside byfore the porte Beau uesyn And bytwene the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchal lodged with a stronge power before the castel gate And than was therle of Ormond the lord haryngton the lord Talbot with hir retenue next hym And than syr Iohn Cornewayll many other noble knyghtes of na me with hir retenue lay with the duk of Clarence And from the duke of Excestre toward the kyng were lodged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord fytzhewe sir william porter knyght with hir retenue before the port of seynt hyllare And than was therle of mortayne with his retenue lodged in the Abbey of seynt katerynes And the erle of Salysbury with his retenue lay on that other syde of seynt kateryns sir Iohn gray knyght was lod ged at the abbey that is callyd mount seynt mychel And sir phe lip leche knyght the kynges tresorer was lodged bytwene the wa ter of seyne the Abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hylle the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde to kepe the passage And Ienyco the squyer lay next to hym on the water side And the ij squyers kept manly the water of seyne fought with hir enemyes oftymes on that other side of seyne lay therle of huntyngdon mayster neuyll the erles sone of westmerlaÌ„d And Syre gylbert vmfreuylle erle of kyme and Syr Rychard of Arundel and the lord feryers with hyr retenue byfore Ports du pounte And eche of these lordes had stronge ordynaunce and the kyng dyd make at pouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of seyne a
yere to geder til at the last they two foughten to geder the kynge of Fraunce was discomfyted vnnethe scaped awey with moche payne the moost part of his men were take the kyng dyd with hem what hym lyked somme of hem lete he go frelych somme lete he putte to the deth but afterward tho two kynges were acorded And whan kynge henry had holych al the lande of Normandy scomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌ„ce he torned ayene in to englond with moche honour his two sones william Richard wold come after hir fadre went to the see with a grete coÌ„ panye of peple but or that they myght come to lond the shippe come ageynst a roche breke al in to pyeces all were drenchyd that were therm sauf one man that was in the same shippe that escaped this was on saynt kateryns day these were the names of hem that were drenchyd that is to say wylliam the kynges sone richard his broder therle of chestre Ottoâ—…el his brother Geffroy ridelle walâ—…er emurcy Godfrey archedeken the kynges doughter the Countesse of perses the kynges nece the countesse of chestre and many other whan kynge henry and other lordes arryued were in englond herd these tydynges they made sorow ynow al hir myrth ioye was torned in to moruyng sorowe How mawde the emperesse come ageyne in to englond And how she was afterward wedded to geffroy the erle of Angeo Capitulo C xxxvij ANd whan that two yere were a gone that the erle had duel led with the kyng the erle went tho from the kyng and bygan to werre vpon hym dyd moche harme in the land of normandye and toke ther a strong castel ther he duellyd alle that yere And tho come to hym tydyng that henry the emperour of almayne that had spoused maude his doughter was dede and that she duellyd noo lenger in almayne and that she wold come ageyne in to normandy hir fadre And whan she was come to hym he toke 〈◊〉 tho to hym and come ageyne in to En glond and made the englysshmen done othe feaute vnto the Em peresse And the fyrste man that made the othe was william the Archebisshop of Caunterbury and that other kyng dauyd of scot land after hym alle the Erles and Bawns of Englond And after the noble man the erle of angeo a worthy knyght sent to the kynge of englonde that he wold graunte hym for to haue his doughter to spouse maude the emperesse And for encheson that hir fadre wyst that he was a noble man the kyng grauÌ„ted hym consented therto tho toke his doughter lad hyr in to Normandy and come to the noble knyght erle gaufred he spou sed the forsayd maude with moche honour and the erle bigaâ—… vp on hir a sone that was callyd henry themperesse sone And after whan al this was done kyng henry duellyd al that yere in nomaÌ„dy And after that long tyme a greuous sykenesse toke hym wher thurgh he dyed And this kynge henry regneâ—… xxxv 〈◊〉 and four monethes after he dyed as byfore is said in normâ—…dy and his hert was entered in the grete chirche of our lady in Ro aen And his body was brought with moche honour in to engloÌ„d and entered at redyng in the abbaye of the whiche abbay he was begynner and foundour How stephen kyng henryes sustres sone was made kyng of englond Caâ—… C xxxviijâ—… AFter this kyng henry that was the fyrst was made kyng his neuew his sustres sone stephen erle of Boloyne For anone as he herde tydynge of his vncles deth be passed the See and come in to Englond thurgh counseylle and strengthe help of many grete lordes in englond ageynst hyr oth that they had made to maude the emperesse toke the royame lete cronne ste phen kyng of the land And the Archebisshop william of CauÌ„terbury that fyrst made the oth of feaute vnto maude the emperes se sette the croune vpon kyng stephens hede hym ennoynded and bisshop Rogyer of salysbury mayntened the kynges partye in as moche as he myght The fyrst yere that kyng stephen bigan to regne he assembled a grete hoost went hym toward scotland for to haue werrid vpon the kyng of scotland but he come ayeÌ„st hym in pees in good maner to hym trusted but he made to hym none homage for as moch as he had made homage to the em peresse maude the fourth yere of his regne maude the emperesse come in to englonde tho bygan debate bytwene kyng stephen maude theÌ„ peresse This maude went in to the cyte of nychol the kyng hir besyeged long tyme myght not spede so wel the Cyte was kepte defended tho that were within the cyte queyntely ascaped awey without any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cyte duellyd therin til candelmesse And tho come the barons that helde with the emperesse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of chestre the Erle Robert of gloucestre hugh bygot Robert of morley and brought with hem a stronge power fought with the kyng yaf him a grete batayl in whiche batayll kyng Stephen was taken sette in pryson in the castel of Brystowe How maude the emperesse went fro wynchestre vnto oxenford And after she escaped to wallyngford and what sorow dysease that she had Capitulo C xxxix WHan the kyng was take brought in to warde in the Castell of Bristow this maude the emperesse anone was ma de lady of englond al men hir helde for lady of the lande But tho of kent helde with the kyng stephens wyf and also william of Pree and his retenue helpe hym and helde warre ageynste maude the emperesse anone after the kyng of scotland come to hem with an huge nombre of peple tho went they y fere vnto wynchestre ther that the emperesse was wold haue take hyr but therbe of gloucestre come with his power fought with hem the emperesse in the mene whyle that the batayll duâ—…d escaped fro thens went vnto oxenford ther hir helde And in that bataylle was therle of gloucestre discomfyted taken and with hym many other lordes And for his delyuerauÌ„ce was kyng steuen delyuerd oute of pryson and whan he was de lyuerd out of pryson he went thens to oxenford and besyeged the emperesse that was tho at oxenford and the syege endured fro Mychelmasse vnto seynt andrewstyde And the emperesse lete tho clothe hyr all in whyte lynâ—…n cloth for encheson that she wold not be knowe for in the same tyme was moch snowe so she escaped by the thamyse from hem awey that were hir enemyes And fro thens she wente to wallyngford and ther hyr helde the kynge wold haue besyeged hir but he had so moche to done with therle Randulf of chestre with hugh bygot
Symons daye and Iude of Swalo the legate of Rome thurgh counceylle of alle the greete lordes that helde with kynge kyng Iohan his fadre that is to say therle Randolf of Chestre william Erle marchal william erle of penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feryers Serle the maule baron and al other grete lordes of englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of fraū ce And anon after whan kyng henry was crouned Swalo the legate helde his counceyll at Brystow at seynt martyns fest and ther were xj bisshops of Englond and of walys and of other prelates of hooly chirche a grete nombre and erles and barons and many knyghtes of englond al tho that were at that coun ceyll swore feaute vnto henry the kyng that was kyng Iohans sone And anone after the legate enterdyted walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of Englond also al tho that holpen or yaue counceyll to meue werre ageyne the newe kyng henry he acursed hem in the begynnyng he putte in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And netheles the same lowys wold not spare for to werre for al that but went anon toke the castel of Barkemsted and eke the castel of herford And from that day afterward the barons dyd so moche harme thurgh oute al englond pryncypally the Frensshmen that were come with kyng lowys wherfor the grete lordes all the commune peple of englond lete hem croyse for to dryue lowys his company out of Englond but somme of the barons eke of the frensshmen were gone to the cyte of nychol token the cyte and helde it to kyng lowys profyt But thyder come kyng henryes men with a grete po wer that is to saye the Erle Randolf of Chestre and wylliam Erle marchal and william the brener erle of Feryers and ma ny other lordes with hem and yeuen batayll vnto Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of perches and lowys men were ther foule discomfyted ther was take erle serle of wynchestre and humfrey de boune Erle of herford And Robert the sonne of walter and many other that bygonne werre ageynst the kyng they were taken and lad vnto kyng henry kyng Iohans sonne whan the tydyng of this scomfyture come vnto Lowys the kyn ges sone of Fraunce he remeued thennes and wente vnto Lon don lete shytte fast the yates of the cyte And anon after the kynge sente to the Burgeys of london that they shold yelde hem vnto hym and the cyte also And he wold hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hym by his greete newe Charter vnder his greete Seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was callyd Eustace the monk come oute of fraunce with a grete companye of lordes wolde haue come in to Englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of fraunce but hubert of borugh the v portes with viij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assaylled hem egrely ouercome hem with strengthe smyten of Eustace the monkes hede token also x grete lordes of fraūce put hem in to pryson slowe almoost al the men that come with hem anon drenched the shippes in the see How lowys torned ageyne in to fraūce of the confyrmacion of kyng Iohans chartre Ca C lvij WHan lowys herde this tydyng he drad sore to be dede loste lete ordeyne speke bytwene the kyng lowys by the le gate Swalo thurgh the archebisshop of Caūterbury thurgh other grete lordes that al the prysonners on that one halfe on that other shold be delyuerd gone quyte lowys hym self shol de haue for his costages a M poūde of syluer sholde gone ou◅ of englond come neuer therin ageyne in this maner was the acord made bytwene kyng henry lowys tho was lowys assoylled of the popes legate that was callyd swalo of the sente◅ce that he was in the barons of englond also after this kyng henry Swalo the legate lowys wēt vnto merton ther was the pees confermed bytwene hem ordeyned And afterward lowys went fro thens vnto london toke his leue was brought with moche honour at the see with the archebisshop of Caunterbu ry and with other bisshops and also with erles barons soo went lowys in to fraunce And afterward the kyng and the Archebisshop and erles and barons assembled hem at london at my chelmasse that next come tho sewyng and helde ther a parlement ther were tho renewed all the frūchises that kyng Iohn graunted had at Romnemede kyng henry tho confermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden thurgh oute al englond in that time the kyng toke of euery plough lāde two shyllyng hubert of burgh was made tho chyef Iustyce of englōd this was the ◅ij yere of kyng henryes regne And in the same yere was seynt thomas of caūterbury translated the L yere after his martirdome And after it was ordeyned by al the lordes of englond that alle alyens shold gone oute of englond and come no more therin and kynge Henry toke tho alle the castels in to his honde that kynge Iohan his fadre hadd ◅ue taken vnto alyens for to kep◅ that held◅ with hym But the proude foukes of brent rychely lete a◅y hi◅ castel of Bedford whiche he had of the kynges yift Iohn and he helde that castel ayenst kyng henryes wyll with myght strengthe And the kyng come thyder with a strong power besi eged the castel And the archebisshop mayster stephen of langeton with a fayre companye of knyghtes come to the kyng hym for to helpe from the ascencion vnto the assumpcion of our lady laste the syege And tho was the castel wonne take the kyng lete honge al tho that were went in to the castel with hir good wylle for to holde the castel that is for to say lxxx men And tho after ward foukes him self was founde in a chirche of Couentre and ther he forswore all englond with moche shame went tho ayene in to his owne countrey And whiles that kyng henry regned ed mond of abyngdon that was tresorer of salysbury was consacred Archebisshop of Caūterbury And this kyng henry sent ouer the see vnto the erle of prouynce that he shold sende him his doughter in to englond that was callyd Elyenore he wolde wedde hir so she came in to englond after cristemasse in the morowe after seynt hillarye the Archebisshop Edmond spoused hem to gedre at Canterbury And at the vtas of seynt hillarye she was crouned at westmynster with moche solempnyte And ther was a swete syght bytwene hem that is to say Edward that was next kyng after his fadre flour of courtesy of la◅gesse and margarete that was after quene of scotland beatryce that was afterward
criste M CCC xvj Barwyck was loste thurgh fals treason of one Pyers of spaldyng the whiche pyers the kyng hadde putte ther for to kepe that same toune with many burgeys of the toun wherfore the children that were put in hostage thurgh the burgeys of Berwyck folowed the kynges marchalsye many dayes fetered in strong yâ—…ns And after that tyme ther come two cardi nals in to englond as the pope had hem sente for to make pets by twene scotland englond as they went toward duresme for to haue sacred mayster lowys of BeaumouÌ„t bisshop of durham as they went they were taken robbed vpon the more of wyngles doune of whiche Robbery Syr guyllebert of myddelton was atteynt take honged drawe at london his hede smyten of set vpon a spere sette vpon newgate the iiij quarters sent to four citees of engloÌ„d And that same tyme befel many meschyefs in englond for the poure peple deyde in englond for hunger so moche soo fast dyed that vnnethe men myght hem burye for a quarter of wheâ—…e was worth xl shyllynge ij yere an halfe a quarter of where was worthe x mart oftymes the poure peple stale children ete hem ete also al the houÌ„des that they myght take eke hors and catâ—…s And after ther. fell a grete moreyns among beestes in dyuerse countreyes of englond duryng this Ed wardys lyf How the Scottes robbed northumberlond Cao. C lxxxxo. ANd in the same tyme come the scottes ayene in to Englond and destroyed northumberlond brente that land and robbed it slewe men women children that leyne in cradels brent also hooly chirche and destroyed Crystendome and toke and bare Englysshmennys goodes as they had ben sarazenes or paynyms of the wykkednes that they dyden all the world spake therof thurgh al Cristendome How the Scottes wold not amende hir trespaas therfore Scotland was enterdyted Ca C lxxxxjo. ANd whan pope Iohn the xxij after seynt Peter herde of the grete soâ—…we and meschyef that the scottes wrought he was wonder sory that cristendome was so destroyed thurgh the scottes namely they destroyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sente a general sentence vnder his bulles of lede vnto the archebisshop of Caunterbury to the Archebisshop of yorke that yf Robert the Bâ—…us of Scotland wold not be Iustyfyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of Englond Edward hir lord make amendes of his losse of his harnoys that they had done in Englond also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy Chirche that the sentence shold be pronouÌ„ced thurgh al Englond whan the scot tes herd this they wold not lete hir malyce for the popes commaÌ„ dement wherfor Robert Brus. Iames douglas and Thomas Randulph erle of mâ—…ref all tho that with hym comuned or hem halpe in worde or in dede were acursed in euery chirch thurgh englond euery day at masse thre tymes no mo masse sholde be songe in hooly chirche thurgh oute al Scotland but yf the Scot tes wold make restitucion of the harmes that they had made vn to hooly chirche wherfor many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne thurgh the Reame of scotland for encheson that wol de synge noo masse ageynst the popes commauÌ„dement ageynste his wylle to done fulfyll the tyrunts wylle How Syr hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chaÌ„berlayne and of the batayll â–ª of mytone Ca. C lxxxxij o ANd it was not loÌ„g afterward that the kyng ne ordeyned a parlement at york ther was Syr hugh the spencers sone made chamberlayne in the mene tyme whyle the werre laste the kynge went ageyne in to scotland that it was wonder for to wyte and besyeged the Toune of Berwyk But Scottes went ouer the water of sole wath that was thre myle from the kynges hoste and pryuely they stele aweye by nyght and comen in to englond and robbed and destroyed al that they myght and spared no maner thyng til they comen vnto york whan the Englisshmen that were lefte at hoâ—… herd this thyng al tho that myghte trauaylle as wel monkes preestes Frerys and chanons seculeres come and mette with the Scottes at Mytone vp swale the xij day of October Allas what sorow For the Englyssh husbondmen that coude nothyng of the werre that ther we re slayn and drenched in an Arme of the See And hyr Chyuetayns sir william of melton archebisshop of york the abbot of seâ—… by with hir stedes fled comen vnto york that was hir own fo lye that they had that myschaÌ„ce for they passed the water of wa lye the scottes sette a fyre the stakkes of heye the smoke therof was huge that the Englysshmen myght not see the scottes and whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water tho comon the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of a shelde come toward the Englysshmen in aray and the englysshmen fled for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had hem almoost lost at the syege of Berwyck the scottes hobilers went bytwene the brud ge the englysshmen whan the grete hoost hem mette the En glysshmen fled bytwene the hobylers the grete hoost the En glysshmen were almost ther slayne he that myght wende ouet the water was saued But many were draynt Allas for there were slayne many men of Relygyon seculeres eke preestes clerkys with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the scottes callyd the batayll the whyte bataylle How kynge edward dyd al maner thyng that sir hugh the spencer wolde Ca C lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he remeued his si ege from Berwyke and come ageyne in to Englond But Syr hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte soo the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh bare hym soo stonte that al men had of him scorne despite the kyng hym self wold not ben go uerned ne ruled by noo maner man but only by his fadre by hym yf ony knyÈt of engloÌ„d had wodes maners or lordshippes that they wold couerte anon the kyng must yeue it hem or els the man that ought it shold be falsely endyted of forest or of felouye thurgh suche doyng they disheryted many a good bachiler so moche land geten that it was wonder whan the lordes of Englond sawe the grete couetyse the falsenesse of sir Hugh the spencer the fader of sir hugh the sone they come to the geÌ„til erle of lancastre axyd hym of couseyll of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Syr hugh the spencer his sone in haste by one assent they made a priue assemble at
other chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and his Barons had of her right in the reame of scotland it was foryeue hem ayene holy chirche And also with the black crosse of scotland the which the good kyng Edward cō querd in scotland and brought it oute of the Abbay af Scone that is a ful precious relyque And also ferthermore he relesed and foryaf all the landes that the barons of Englond had in scot land by old conquest And this pees for to holde and last the scot tes were boūde vnto the kyng in xxx thousand pounde of syluer to be payed within iij yere that is to say euery yere x thousād poūd by euyn porcyons And ferthermore aboue alle this they speke bitwene the partyes aboue said that dauyd dritonantier that was Robert the Brus is sone the fals tirant and traytour and fals forswore ayenst his oth that arose ayenst his lyege lord the noble kyng Edward and falsely made hym kynge of Scotland that was of age of v yere And so thurgh this cursed counseyll Dauid spoused at Berewyk dame Iohan of the tour that was kyng Edwardys suster as the g◅est tellyth vpon mary magdale ne day in the yere of grace a M CCC and xxviij to greete harme and empeyryng to al the kynges bloode wherof that gentil lady came Allas the tyme For wonder moch was that fayr damysel dysparaged sith that she was maryed ayenst al the comune assent of Englond And fro the tyme that Brute had conquerd albyon and named the londe after his owne name Britayne that nowe is callyd Englond after the name of Engyst And so was the Reame of Scotland holden of the Reame of Englond and of the croune by feaute and by homage For Brute conquerd that land and yafe it to Albanak his second sone And he callid the lande Albanye after his owne name So that the heyres that comen after hym helden of Brute of his heyres the kynges of Britayne by feaute homage and from that tyme vnto this kyng Edward the reame of Scotland was holden of the reame of England by feautes and seruy◅s a boue sayd as the Cronycles of englond of Scotland beren wit nesse mor◅ plenarly And acursed be the tyme that this parlement was ordeyned at Northampton For ther thurgh fals coūceil the kyng was there falsely disheryted and yet he was within age And yet whan kyng Edward was put a doune of his Royalte of englond yet men put hym not out of the feautes and ser uyces of the reame of Scotland ne of the fraunchises disheryted hym for euermore And netheles the grete lordes of Englond were ageynst to conferme the pees the trewes aboue sayd sauf only the quene Isabel that was the kynges moder edward the bisshop of Ely and lord mortimer but reson and lawe wolde not that a fynal pees shold be made bytwene hem without the commune assent of Englond Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell and sir Henry Erle of lancastre and of leycestre and of the ridynge of ◅edeford Cao. CC xvijo. WHan the forsayd dauyd had spoused Dame Iane of the tour in the toune of Berwyk as bifore is sayd the scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen callyd dame Iane the Countesse make pees For the cowardo◅ pees that was ordeyned but the kynges persone bare the wy◅e and the blame with wrōg of the makyng of the acord and all was done thurgh the Quene and Rogyer mortimer And it was not long aft◅r that the Quene Isabell ne toke in to hir owne hande all the lordship of pountfret almoost alle the landes that were of value that apperteyned to the croune of englond Soo that the kyng had not for to dyspende but of his vses and of his escheker For the quene Isabelle and mortimer hadde a greete meyne of hir ◅naunce that folowed euermore the kynges courte and wente and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chepe wherfor the coūtre that they comen in were ful sore adradde and almost◅ destroyed Tho bygon the Comynalte of Englond for to ◅ate Isabell the Quene that so moche loued hyr whan she come ayene for to pursue the fals traytours the spencers fro Fraunce And that same tyme the fals traytour Robert of Holond that bitrayd his lord Syr Thomas of lancastre was tho deliuerd oute of prison and was wonder priue with the Quene Isabelle and also with Rogyer the Mortimer But that auayled hym but litel for he was take at mychelmasse that tho come n◅ sewing after as he rode toward the quene Isabell to london sir thomas wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seynt albones And this Syr thomas duellid tho with Syr Henry erle of lancastre he put hym in hydyng for drede of the quene for she loued him wonder moche and prayd vnto the kynge for hym that the same Thomas must ben exyled oute of englond And the Noble Erle Syr Henry lancastre had oftymes herd the commune cla mour of the englysshmen of the dyseses that were done in englond and also for dyuerse wronges that were done among the comune peple of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wrong for he ◅as but full yonge and tendre of age and thought as a good man for to done awey slake the sklaundre of the kynges persone yf that he myght in ony maner wyse So as the kyng was therof no thyng gylty wherfor he was in peryl of lyth lymme And so he assembled al his retenaunces and wente and spake vnto them of the kynges honour and also for to amēde his astate And Syr thomas brotherton Erle marchal and Syr Edmond of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles and also men of london made hir othe hym for to mayntene in that same quarelle And hir cause was this that the kyng shold hold his houshold and his meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his rialte And that the quene Isabell shold delyuer out of hir hond in to the kynges honde al maner lordshippes rentes tounes and Castelles that apperteyned to the croune of Englond as other Que nes had done byfore hyr and medle with none other thyng And also that Syre Rog◅er mortymer shold duelle vpon his owne landes for the which landes he had holpe disheryte moch pe ple So that comune peple were not destroyed thurgh hir wrong ful takyng And also to enquere how and by whome the kynge was bytrayd and falsely desceyued at Stanhope and thurgh whos counceylle that the Scottes went awey by nyght from the kynge And also how and thurgh whoo 's counseyll the ordynaūce that was made at the kynges coronacion was put a doun that is for to say that the kyng for amendement and helpyng of the Reamme and in honour of hym shold be gouerned and ruled by xij the grettest and wysest lordes of alle the Reame and withoute hem shold nothyng be graunted ne done as fore is said