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
xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij after none they comen to london by london bridge so wenten forth to the kynges â—…aleys of westmestre ther fyll so grete a multitude prees of peple aboute hem to behold see that wonder that rial sight that vnnethes froÌ„ mydday til nyÈt they myght come to westmynstre the kynges rauÌ„son of fraunce was taxed sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whome ij shold be worth a noble ye shal vnderston de that a myllyon is m m and after somme men his rauÌ„sonne was set at iij m m floreyns al is one in effect And this same yere were made solempne Iustes in smythfeld beyng ther present the kyng of englond the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng of scot land many other worthy and noble lordes The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng edward at wyndesore as wel for loue of knyghthode as for his owne worship at the reuerence of the kynge of frauÌ„ce of other lordes that were ther at that tyme be helde a wonder ryal costle we fest of saynt George passyng ony that euer was holden afore wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herd suche solompne feestes ne ryal tes holden ne done with taylles without payng of gold or siluer And in the xxxiiij yere of his regne the xiiij kal of Iuyl sir Io han erle of richemond kyng edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duk henryes doughter of lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mene tyme were ordeyned Iu stes at london iij dayes of the rogacioÌ„s that is for to sey the mâ—…re of london with his xxiiij aldermen ayenst all that wold come in whos name stede the kyng priuely with his iiij sones edwards Leonel Iohn Edmond and other xix grete lordes helden that feld with worship And this same yere as it was told and sayd of hem that sawe it ther come oute blode of the tombe of Thomas toward vs the pees the acord made bitwene the ij kingis in no maner to do the contrary and ther amoÌ„g al his lordes for the mo re loue strength of wytnesse he deled departed the reliques of y e croune of criste to the knyÈtes of englond they curtoysly token hir leue And in the friday next the same maner oth in preseÌ„ce of the forsaid knyghtes of othir worthy men prince edward made at louers Afterward both kynges hir sones the most noble men of both reames within the same yere made the same oth for to streÌ„gthe al these thynges forsaid the kyng of engloÌ„d axed the grettest men of fraÌ„ce he had his axyng y t is for to say vj dukes viij erles xij lordes that is to say barons worthy knyghtes And whan the place the tyme was assigned in whiche bothe kynges with hir couÌ„seyll shold come to gedre all the forsaid thyn ges bitwene hem y spoke for to ratifye make ferme stable the kâ—…ng of englond anon went toward the see at houÌ„tfleet begaÌ„ to 〈◊〉 leuyng to his hostes that were left behynde hym by cause of his absence moche heuynes And after the xix day of may he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmestre on seynt duÌ„ 〈◊〉 day the iij daye after he visited Iohn kyng of frauÌ„ce that was in the tour of london deliuerd hym frely from al maner pri son sauf first they were acorded of iij mylleoÌ„s of floreyns for his rauÌ„son the kyng coÌ„forted hym chered hym in al places with al solas myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward And the ix day of Iuyl in the same yere the same Iohn kynge of frauÌ„ce that a fore hand lay here in hostage went home ayene in to his own laÌ„d to trete of tho thynges of other that loÌ„geden fil len to the gouernauÌ„ce of his reame And afterward metten co men to geder at caleys both ij kynges with both hir couÌ„ceyll abou te al halowen tide ther were shewed the coÌ„dicions the poyntz of the pees of the acord of both sides y wreton ther without ony wythsayng of both sides graciously they were acorded ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij agnus dei vp on goddes body also vpon y e masse boke both kynges hir sones the grettest lordes of both reames of her couÌ„ceyll that ther were than present had not y swroe bifore the forsaid oth y t they had made was titled bitwene hem they behiÈten ther to kepe al other couenauÌ„tz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned and in this sa me yere meÌ„nes beestes trees housing with sodeyn teÌ„pest stroÌ„g li ghtenyng were perissehd the deuel appered bodely in maÌ„nys a kenes to moch peple as they weÌ„t in diuerse places spak to hem How the grete company aroos in fraunce the whyte coÌ„pany in lumbardye of many other meruayle Ca o CCo. xxxjo. KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conuersion of seynt paul held his parlement at westmynster in the whiche was putte forth and she wed the acord the tretys that was stabylyssed y made bitwe ne the ij kynges the whiche acord plesyd to moche folk therfor by the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement ther were gadred come to geder in westmestre chirche the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of feuerer the forsaid englisshmen frensshmen where was soÌ„ge a solempne masse of the Trinyte of the Archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury mayster simoÌ„d Islepe And whan agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of fraÌ„ce other noble grete lordes with candels y lyght crosses y brouÈt forth al that were called ther to y t were not swore afore swore that same oth that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N N swereÌ„ vpoÌ„ holy goddes body on the gospels stidfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene y e ij kynges neu for to do the coÌ„trary when they had thus y sworn they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌ„prehended in to the notaryes this same yere in the asceÌ„cion eue a bout mydday was seyn the eclyps of the soÌ„ne ther folowed su che a drought that for defaute of rayne ther was grete barines of corn fruyt heye And in the same moneth the vj kal of Iuyn ther fill a sanguyn rayne almoost like blode in burgoyne And a sangneyn crosse fro morne vnto prime Was y seen appered at bo loyne in the eyre the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the mydde see in the same tyme
the comune place ther they held alle the se courtes of lawe fro mydsomer that is to say the fest of seynt Io han the baptist vnto the fest of cristemasse next sewyng than y e kyng his couÌ„seyll sawe it not so profitable ther as it was at loÌ„ don than anone he remeued it ayene vnto london so to westmes stre for grete ease of his officers auauntage to the kyng al y e comyns of the reame And when the peple of loÌ„don saw knewe that these courtes were come ayene and the kyng his peple also thenne the mayer the aldermen with the chyef comuners of the Cyte lete gadre a grete some of gold of al the comyns of the cite And ordeyned made grete ryalte ayenst his comyng to london for to haue his grace good lordship also hir lybertees frauÌ„ chyses graunted vnto hem ayene as they before tymes had And than by grete Instaunce prayer of the quene Anne of hir lordes ladyes the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at â—…ene in suthereye And than the kyng within ij dayes after come to lon don And the mayre of london shereues aldermen al the worthy men of the Cyte afterward riden ageynst the kyng in good araye vnto the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttyng hem huÌ„ bely mekely with al maner obeisauÌ„ce vnto hym as they ought to done thus they brought the kynge the quene to london whan the kyng come to the gate of the bridge of london ther they presented hym with a mylk white stede sadled bridled trapped with cloth of gold rede parted to geder the quene a palfreyâ—… al whyte in the same araye trapped with whyte rede and al the conduytes of london ronnen with wyne both whyte rede for al maner people to drynke of And bytwene seynt poules the crosse in cheepe ther was made a stage a rial staÌ„dyng vpon hyghe and therin were many Angels with dyuerse melodyes song And than an Angel come a doune from the stage an highe by a vyse sette a cronue of gold pyght with ryche perle precious stones vpon the kynges hede and another vpon the Quenes he de And soo the Cytezeyns brought the kynge the quene vn to westmynstre in to hyr paleys And than on the morne after the mayer the shereues and the aldermen of london comen vnto the kynge in to his paleys at westmynstre and presented hym with two basyus of syluer oner gylt ful of Coyned gold the soÌ„me of xx honderd pounde prayenge hym of his hyghe mercy and lordship and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and fraunchyses lyke as they haue had before tymes by his lettres patents his chartre confermed And the quene other worthy lordes and ladyes fyll on knees besouÈt the kyng of grace to conferme this Than the kyng toke vp the quene graunted hir al hir askyng than they thanked the kynge the quene wenten home ayene And in the xvj yere of kyng Rychardes regne certeyne lordes of scotland come in to En glond to gete worship as by feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre he chalengid therle marchal of englond to Iuste with hym certayn poyntes on horsbak with sharp speres and they ryden to geders as ij worthy knyghtes lordes certeyne courses but not the ful chalenge that the scottissh erle made For he was cast both hors man ij of his ribles broke with that fal And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litel tyme after he was caryed homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deyde And sir william Darel knyght tho the banerer of scotlande made another chalenge with â–ª Syre Piers courteyne knyght the kynges banerer of englond of cer teyne courses yet on horsbak in the same feld And whan he had riden certeyne courses hit assayed he myÈt not haue the letter he yaf it ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one Cokkeborne a squyer of scot laÌ„d chalengyd Syr Nychol hauberk knyÈt of certeyne courses yet with sharp speres on horsbak riden v courses to geders and at euery course the scot was cast a donne bothe hors man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god badden the feld And in the xvij yere of kynge Rychardes regne deyde the good gracious quene Anne that was wyf to kyng Richard in the maner of she ne in the shyre of surre vpon wytsonday than was she brouÈt to london so to westmynstre and ther she was beryed worthe ly entered beside saynt Edwardes shrine On whos soule almyÈty god haue pyte mercy Amen How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce in the toune of caleys brought hir in to englond let hir be crouned quene in the Abbey of seynt peters of westmynstre Capitulo CC xlij IN the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne he went hym ouer the see vnto Caleys with Dukes Erles Lordes and barons and many other worthy Squyers with greete araye and commune people of the Royamme in good arraye as than longed to suche a worthy kyng prince of his nobley and of his own persone to done hym reuerence obseruauÌ„ce as ought to be done vnto hir lyege lord so myght a kyng Emperour in hys owne to abyde resceyue there that worthy gracious lady that shold ben his wyf a yong creature of xix yere of age dâ—…me Isabel the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce and many other worthy lordes of grete name both barons knyghtes with moche other people that comen vnto the toune of Grauenyng two dukes of frauÌ„ce that one was the duk of Burgoyne and that other the duke of barry that wold no ferther lasse than they had pledges for hem And than the kyng Rychard delyuerd two pledges for hem to go sauf come sauf his ij worthy vncles the duk of Gloucestre the duk of york And they ij wenten ouer the water of Grauenyng abyden there as for pledges vnto the tyme that the ma riage the fest was done And that these ij dukes of fraunce we re come ayene vnto grauenyng water And thenne these two wor thy dukes come ouer the water at Grauenyng soo to Caleys with this worshipful ladye dame Isabel that was the kynges doughter of fraunce and with hyr come many a worthy lorde eke lady knyghtes squyers in the beste aray that myght be And ther they metten thith our meyny at Caleys the which wel comed hir hyr meynye with the best honour and reuerence that myght be and so brought her in the toune of Caleys And there she was resseyued with al the
and ordeyned for the werre in the best wyse And whan they had musteryed on the blakheth Certeyn lordes were sent to hym for to trete make appoyntement with hym whiche were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of sa lisbury and of warrewyk And they concluded that the duk of Somersete shold be had to warde to ansuere to suche articles as the duk of york shold put on hym than the duk of york shold breke his feld and come to the kyng which was al promysed by the kyng And so the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that the duk of Somersete shold be had in warde And thenne the duk of yorke brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promyse afore made the duk of Somersete was present in the feld awaytyng and chyef aboute the kyng and made the duk of york ryde to fore as a prysoner thurgh london and after they wold haue put hym in hold But a noyse aroos that the erle of marche his sonne was comynge with x M men to london ward wherof the kyng his couÌ„seyl fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duk of york shold departe at his wyllâ—… Aboute this ty me began grete dyuysyon in Spruyse bytwene the grete Maister the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that couÌ„tre tre For the comyns and Towues rebellyd ageynst the lordes made so grete werre that at the last they callid the kyng of â—…ole to be theyr lord the whiche kyng come was worshipfully receyued and layde syege to the castel of Maryenburgh whiche was the chyef castel strengthe of al the lord wanne it and drofe oute the mayster of danske and al other places of that lond And soo they that had ben lordes many yeres lost al theyr seygnâ—…ye and possessions in tho landes And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M CCCC liij on saynt Edwardes day the que ne margrete was delyuerd of a fayre prynce whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to ben Maire of london And the day that he shold take his oth at west mynster he went thider by water with al the craftes where afore tyme the mayre aldermen al the craftes rode a horsbak whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue gone euer by water in Barges Ye haue wel vnderstonde to fore how that contrarye to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons taken bytwene the Kynge and the Duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But alode aboute the kynge had grete râ—…ule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Caleys rewled the kyng his Reamme as he wold wherfor the grete lordes of the Reame also the coÌ„mons were not plesyd for whiche cause the duk of york the erles of warre wyk of Salysbury with many knyghtes Squyers and moche peple cam for to remeue the sayd duke of Somersete other fro the kyng and the kyng heryng of theyr comyng thouÈt by his counseylle for to haue gone westward and not for to mete with hem had with hym the duk of somersete the duk of bokyn gham therle of stafford therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyf ford and many other And what tyme that the duk of york and his felauship vnderstode that the kynge was departed with these sayd lordes from london Anon he chauÌ„ged his wey and costed the contre come to seynt Albons the xxiij day of may there mett with the kyng to whome the kyng sent certeyn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees departe but in conclusion whiles they trea ted on that one side the erle of warre wyk with the marche men and other entred the toun on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partye and so bygan the bataylle fyghtyng which en dured a good whyle but in conclusion the duk of york obteyned had the vyctorye of that iourneye in whiche was slayn the du ke of somersete therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyfford and many knyghtes squyers and many mo hurt And on the morn after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london whiche was lodged in the bisshops palays of london And anone after was a grete parlement In whiche parlement the duk of york was made protectour of Englond and therle of warrewyk Capytayn of ca leys and the erle of Salysbury chauÌ„celer of Englond And all suche persones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were sette a part and myght not rewle as they dyd to fore In this same yere dyed pope nycholas the fifthe and after hym was Calyxte the iij This Calyxte was a Catalane and an old man whan he was chosen contynuelly seke wherfor he myÈt not performe his zele desyre that he had ageynst the turke conceyued the cause of let tyng therof was his age and sekenesse This Calyxte institued ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on saynt syxtes day in August bycause of the grete victorye that they of hungary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was cho sen pope in the yere of our lord M cccc lv And dyed the yere M cccc lviij that same day that he ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfigura cion to be halowed In this same yere fylle a grete affray in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause bygan bycause a yong man loke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yoÌ„gman on â—…he morne was sente for to come to fore the mayre and Aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde And theÌ„ne â—…e mayre departed from the guyldhal for to goo home to his dyner but in the chepe the yoÌ„gmen of the mercery for the most part prentyses held the mayre shereues styll in chepe wold not suf fre hym to departe vnto the tyme that their felaw whiche was co mytted to warde were delyuerd so by force they rescued theyr felawe from prison that done the mayre shereues departed the prisoner delyuerd which yf he had be put in prison had be in â—…opar dye of his lyf And bygan a rumour in the cyte ayenst the lumbardes the same euenyug the handcrafty peple of the toune arose ran to the lumbardes houses robbed despoylled dyuerse of hem wherfor the mayre aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune drofe them thens sent som of them that had sto len to newgate the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete rumour affraye Robberye ensyewed of his first meuyng to the lumbard departed went to westmestre to sayntu arye or ellys it had costed hym his lyf for anon after come deâ—… an Oeyer determyne for to doo Iustyce on al them that so rebeâ—… in the cyte
and gouerned the land ful wel wysely vnto the tyme that madan hyr sone that lotryne had begete vpon hir were of xx wynter age that he myght be kyng so that the quene regned xv yere tho lete she croune hyr sone he regned gouerned the land wel honourably she weÌ„t in to cornewayl ther she duellid al hir lifs time Of kyng Madan how he regned in pees al his life and of menprys and of Mawlyn his sones And how Menprys slowe maulyn his broder how wolues drow him al to pyeces Ca vj WHan Madan had regned xxx yere he dyed lyeth buryed in newe troye he had two sones that one me callyd menprys that other maulyn these two bretheren after hir faders deth stryuen fast for the lande and Menprys for encheson that he was the eldest sone wolde haue had al that lond maulyn wold not suffre hym so that they token a daye of loue acorde And at this day menprys lete quelle his broder thurgh treson hym self afterward helde the londe anone lete crowne hym kyng reg ned after bycame so lither a man that he destroyed in a whyle all the men of his londe atte laste he bycame so wykked and so lecherous that he forsoke his owne wif vsed the synne of sodo mye wherfore almyghty god was wroth vpon hym toke vengeauÌ„ce For on a day as he went in a wode a huntyng he lost his folke went al one vp doune cryeng after his men and there come wolues al to drow hym in to pyeces whan he had regned xxiiij yere And whan his peple wist that he was dede they ma de Ioye ynowe And anone made ebranc his sone kyng and regned with moche honoure Of kyng Ebranc how he conquerd Fraunce and bygate xx soues and xxiij doughters THis Ebranc regned â—…x yere and a strong man was and a myghty And this ebranc thurgh his myghte help of his bretons conquerd al FrauÌ„ce and wan ther so moche gold and filuer that whan he come ageyne in to his lande he made a noble cite after his name lete calle it ebranc that is called euerwik And this kyng made the castel of maydenes that now is callid Edenburgh This kyng had xx sones xxiij doughters by dy uerse wymmen goten the sones were callid as ye shal here brute grenescheld Margand Seisel Morghwith Flengham Bladud Iakyn Kymbar Rocelyn Spadoch Godeherl Thormnan Eldaugh Iozkangut Haibor ketin Rother kater and assaruth And the doughters highten as ye shal here after Elegyne ymogen Oghdas Guenbran gnardych Angarel guenthold Tangus tel Gorgon Myckel medhan maylour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Herberhin abalage Blandan these were tho xxiij doughters the bretheren bycame good knyghtes and worthy in many Countrees Of the kyng Brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebranc the kynge Capitulo 8 AFter the deth of kyng ebranc regned Brute grenesheld his sone xxx yere that was Ebranks first sone that wel nobly regned And whan tyme came he dyed And lyeth at york Of kyng leyl Capitulo ix ANd whan Brute grenesheld was dede regned his sone 〈◊〉 xxij yere he made a fair toune lete calle it Carlylle after his name was a worthy man moche byloued of his peple And whan he had regned xxij yere he dyed lyeth at Caerlyll And in his tyme regned kynge Salamon in Iâ—…in made the noble temple and to hym come Sibelle quene of Saba for to here and see yf It were soth that men spekyn of the grete noble wit and wisedome of king Salamon she fonde it soth that men had hyr tolde Of kyng lud ludybras that was kyng leyles sone Ca x ANd after this kyng leyl regned his sone lud ludibras that made the cyte of CauÌ„terbury and of wynchestre he regned xxiij yere and dyed lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng Bladud that was ludibras sone how he regned was a good man and a nygromancer Ca xj ANd after this lud ludibras regned bladud his sone a grete nygromancer and thurgh his craft of nygromancye he made the merueylloâ—… hote bath as the geste tellyth he regned xxj ye re And he lyeth at newe Troye Of kynge leyr and of the answer of his yongest doughter that graciously was maryed to the kyng of Fraunce Ca xij AFter this kyng bladud regned leyr his sone and thys leyr made the toune of leycestre and lete calle the toune after his name he gouerned the toune wel nobly This kyng leyr had thre doughters the fyrst was callyd gonoryll the second Rygan the thyrd cordeyl and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicions The kyng hyr fadre bycame an old man wold that his doughters were maryed er that he deyde but first he thought to assay which of hem loned hym moost best for she that loued hym best shold best ben maryed he axed of the first doughter how moche she him loued she answerd and seid better than hir own lyf now certes quod the fader that is a grete loue Tho axed he of the second doughter how moch she him louid she said more passyng al the creatures of the world per ma foy qd the fadre I may no more axe tho axed he of the third doughter how moche she hym loued certes fadre quod she my sustres ha ue told you glosyng wordes but forsoth I shal telle trouth for I loue yow as moche as I ought to loue my fadre for to bung yow more in certayn how I loue yow I shal yow telle as moch as ye ben worthe so moche shal ye be loued The kyng hyr fadre wente that she had scorned him become wonder wroth swore by beuen erth she shold neuer haue good of him but his douhtres that loned hym so moche shold ben wel auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to maugles kyng of scotland and the second he maryed to hauemos erle of cornewaylle and so they ordeyned spake bytwene hem that they shold departe the royame bytwene hem twoo after the deth of kyng leyr hyr fadre so that Cordeill his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land but this Cordeyl was wonder fayr and of so goodâ—… condycyons and maners that the kyng of Fraunce agampe herd of hyr speke and sente to the kyng leyr hir fadre for to haue hyr vnto his wif prayd hym therof and kyng leyr hyr fader sent hym word that he had departed the lond vnto his two doughters and sayd he hadde noo more land wherwith her to maryen And whan agampe herd this ansner he sent anon ageyne to leir and said that he axed no thyng with hyr but only her clothyng and hyr body anon kyng leyr sente hyr ouer the see to the
fled and how the Cristen men were slayne in grete britayne thurgh paynyms and sarazenes he graunted hym Constantin his broder hym for to helpe with power of folke and hem dyde araye hors armure and shippes all thynge that hem neded to that vyage And whan al thynge was redy he called the bisshop and to hym said I take yow here to helpe and socoure Constantin my broder vpon this couenaunt that yf god yeue hym grace the paynyms the sarazenes to shen de and discomfyte that than ye make hym kyng And the Bisshop it graunted with good wyll Constantin and the bisshop toke leue of the kynge Aldroye and betoke hym to god toke her men xij M went to hir shippes sayled toward grete Britayne and arryued at Cotnesse Whan the britons herde the tydynges that to hem come socour they were strongly holpen and ordeyned hem an huge nombre of people and come to hem and vnder feng hem with moch honour Gowan anon as he wist of thise thynges he assembled all the sarazenes come ageynst hem yaf hem batayll and Constantin slowe him with his owne hondes And alle tho other sarasyns were discomfyted and slayne that none escaped but tho that were conuerted vnto god How Constantin that was the kynges broder of litil britayn was crouned kyng of moche Britayne for his worthynes Capitulo quinquagesimo tercio ANone after the bataylle they wente to london and crouned ther Constantin made hym kyng of this lande and the Bisshop Goselyne sette the croune on his hede annoynted hym as fallyth to a kyng for to ben â—…and tho bygan Crystendeme This kyng Constantin whan he was crouned anon after he spou sed his wyf thurgh counceyll of the britons he bygate thre so nes on hir the fyrst was callyd Constance that other Aurilambros and the third â—…ter Constance the elder broder whan he cam to age he made hym a monk at wynchestre CoÌ„stantyn hyr fadre was slayne thurgh treason for it be fel on a tyme that a 〈◊〉 come to hym vpon a day in message as it were said that he wol de speke with the kyng priuely in counceyll The kyng lete wyde his chaÌ„bre of tho men that were within there abode no mo but the kyng and the pehyte made a contenauÌ„ce as though he wold haue spoke with the kyng in his ere and ther he slew hym with a long knyf and after wente queyntely oute of the chambre in to another chambre so at the last no man wyst wher he was bycome Whan the kynges meyne wyst that her lord was so dede they made so moche sorowe they nyst al what to done for as moch as his two sones Aurilambros and â—…ter weren so yong that none of hem myght be kyng the thyrdde broder was monk at wyn chestre as is a fore said But â—…ortiger that was erle of wesâ—…seye thought priuely in his herte thurgh queyntyse to bee kyng and went to wynchestre there that Constance was monk and to hym said Constance sayd he your fadre is dede your two bâ—…rtheren that ben with Goselyn the bisshop of london to norissh ben so yong that none of hem may be kyng Wherfor I counceyl yow that ye forsake your abyte and come with me and I shall done soo to the Britons that ye shal be made kyng Of Constance that was kyng Constantines sonne that was monke at wynchestre and how he was made kyng after hyr fadres deth thurgh counseill of â—…ortiger that was erle of westsexe for as moche as Aurilambros and vter his two bretheren wâ—… but yonge of age And â—…ortiger lete slee hym to be kyng hym self Capitulo liiij THis â—…ortiger counceyled this Constance soo moche till he forsoke his abbot and went with hym And anon after he was crouned and made kyng by assent of the britons This kyng Constance whan he was crouned and made kyng he wist ne knewe but lytel of the world ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed he made â—…ortiger his chyef mayster counceyl lâ—…r yafe hym all his power for to do ordeyne to do as moche as to the Royame apperteyned so that hym self no thyng entermelled but only bare the name of kyng whan wrtiger saw that he had al the land in his warde gouernayl at his owne wyll he thought a priue treson and to slee Constance the kyng that he myght hym self ben crouned made kyng and regne and lete sen de after an honderd knyghtes of pehytes the worthyest of alle the land and hem helde with hym to duelle with hym as to ben kepâ—…rs of his body as he wold wende thurgh the lande to ordeyg ne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this vortiger honoured so moche the hondâ—…rd knyghtes so moche yaf hem of gold and siluer so ryche Iewellys robes hors other thynges plente wherfor they helde hym more lord than they dyd the kyng and vortiger told hem yf he most be kyng ye as it were thurgh treson he wold make hem rychest of the land so at the last thurgh grete yefâ—…s that he had yeue largely they cryed thurgh the courte that â—…ortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfor â—…ortiger made semblaunt as he had ben wroth departed thens fro the court and sayd he must gone elles whyder for thyng that he had to done and so the treytour sayd for encheson that they shol de slee hym that is to say constance whan this vortiger was go ne it be fel sone after that tho honderd knyghtes of pehytes breken the dores of the kynges chambre ther they hym slowe and smyten of his hede and bare it to â—…ortiger ther that he duellyd and whan vortiger sawe that hede he wepte ful tenderly with his eye And netheles he was somdele glad of his deth And anone lete take the honderd knyghtes of â—…ytes and bynde hyr hondes be hynde hem and ledde hem to london and there they were dampned to the deth as fals traitours And anon after al the britons of the lande by comyn assent crouned vortiger and made hym kynge of the lande How the wardeyns that had tho two children to kepe that we re Constantines sones lad hem to lytel Britayne for the treson falsenesse of â—…ortiger Capitulo quinquagesimo quinto THis kyng vortiger whan he was crouned they that had the two children in kepyng Aurylambros vter thurgh ordy naunce of Gosselyne that was bisshop of london at his deth durst not duelle in the laÌ„d with the children but lad hem to the kyng of lytel brytayne for as moche as he tho wyst of the treason of â—…ortiger that tho was made kyng thurgh whome ConstauÌ„ce hir brother was slayne wherfor the honderd knyghtes of pehyâ—…s were put to deth and beren al the blame as that vortiger hadde not wyst ther of nother ther to consented And soo the kepars of tho two children
â—…gned no bly and lyued but fyften yere dyed lyeth at york How kynge eldred come ageyne fro normandye and how knought the danoys regned of the werre bytwene hym 〈◊〉 Edmond Irensyde Câ—… C 〈◊〉 AFter the deth of sweyne that was a danoys knoght his so ne duellyd in englond wold haue be kyng and tho 〈◊〉 ageyne eldred oute of normandye with moche 〈◊〉 and witâ—… a strong meyne that knoght durst not abyde but fled thens in to Denmarke The kyng eldred had ageyne his royame 〈◊〉 sed grete lordship that he bygan to destroye al tho that 〈◊〉 Sweyn that was a danoys ageynste hym And afterward 〈◊〉 ageyne this knoght from denmark with a grete power so 〈◊〉 â—…yng Eâ—… dâ—…ed durste not with hym fyght but fled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…o lonâ—…n 〈◊〉 ther helde hym Tho come knought and hym 〈◊〉 â—…o long 〈◊〉 kynge eldred dyed in the cyte of london 〈◊〉 at 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he regned nyne yere Of kyng knoght Ca C 〈◊〉 AFter the deth of this eldryd knought that was 〈◊〉 danoys bygan tho for to regne but Edmond Irensyde that was kyng â—…ldredys sone by his fyrst wyf ordeyned a grete hoost by gan to werre vpon kyng knought so he dyd many tymes and ofâ—… the werre was so strong hard that wonder it was to wy te And the quene Emme that duellyd tho at westmynstre had gâ—…te drede of hir two sones of the werre alured edward lâ—…ste they sholde be defoyled mysdone thurgh this werr wherfor she sente hem ouer see in to Normandy to the duk Rychard hir vucle ther they duellyd in saufte pees long tyme This Edmond Irensyde knoght werryd strongly to geders but atte last they were acorded in this maner that they shold departe the RoyaÌ„me byâ—…wene hem so they dyden after they bycomen good frendes so wel loued that they bycomen sworne brethâ—…ren so wel loued to geders as they had â—…e bretheren geten of one body of one moder y borne How kyng Edmond Irensyde traytouâ—…sly was slayn thurgh a traytonr that was callyd edryth of stratton Ca o C xvâ—…ijo. ANd after tho regned kyng edmond Irensyde and knought the danoys but thus it befell afterward that in the same ye re that they were acorded so moch loued to geder Wherfor a fal se thefe traytour had enuye vnto the loue that was bytwene hem frendship whos name was Edryst of sâ—…ratton that was a grete lord that was edmond Iâ—…ensydes man of hym helde al the land that he had netheâ—…s he thought his lord to bytraye ma ke knoght kynge of the land in entent rychely to â—…en auaunâ—…d and with hym wel be byloued wherfor he prayd his lord edmâ—…d Irensyde vpon a day with hym for to eten and to duelle and the kyng curtoysly hym graunted to hym come at his prayer and at the mete the kyng ryally was seruyd with dyuerse metes and drynkes and whan nyght come that he shold go to bed the kyng toke his owne meyne â–ª and went in to chambre and as he loked aboute he sawe a wonder fayr ymage wel made in semâ—…t as it were an archyer with a bowe bent in his hond in the bowe a fyn arow kyng edmond went tho nerre to behold it letter what it myght ben anon the arow hym smote thurgh the body and there slowe the kyng for that engyn was made to slee his owne lord traytoursly And wâ—…n kynge edmond thus was dede and slayne he nad regned but x yere his peple for hym made moche sorowe and his body they â—…ere vnto glastenbury ther they him entered And this fals traytour Edryth anone went to the quene that was kyng edmonds wyf that wist of hir lordes deth anoÌ„ he toke from hir twoo sones that were fayre yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was callyd edward that other eâ—… dewyâ—… lad hem with hym to loÌ„don toke hem to kyng knoght that he shold do with hem what his wylle were told hym how queyntely he had slayn kyng edmond for encheson loue of hym so that kyng knoght al englond in his power hooly myght haue O thou falâ—… traytour hast thou my trâ—…we broder slayn for encheson of me a man that I moost loued in the world Now be myn hede I shal for thy trauaylle the wel reward as thou hast deser ued anone lete hym take bynde honde feâ—…te in maner of a traytour lete cast hym in to thamyse anâ—… in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe Tâ—…e kynge toke tho twoo children toke hem to the abâ—…ot of westmynstre to ward and to kepe till he wyste what was best wyth hem to done How kyng knoght seynt kyng edmondes sones both in to denmarck for to slee and how they were sauyd Cao. C xix HIt befeâ—…e sone afterward that kynge knought had alle the lande in his hande spoused the quene emme thurgh the coÌ„ sent of his barons for she was a fayr woman that was eldredâ—…s wyfe the dukes suster of normandye And they lyued to geder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng axed vpon a day couÌ„â—…eyll of the quene what was best to done with the sones that weâ—…e edmond Irensydes Syre â—…nod she they be the ryght heyres of the lande yf they lyuen they wyl yow doo moche sorowe with werre therfâ—…r lete sende hem in to a strannge land a ferre to som man that may hem defoyle and destroye The kyng anon lete calle a danoys that was callyd walgar commaÌ„ded hym that he shol de lede tho two children in to denmarke so do ordeyne for â—…m that neuer they 〈◊〉 â—…o tydyngs of hem syr sayd this 〈◊〉 gladly your commaÌ„dement shal be done toke tho two children led hem in to denmark for as moche as he saw that the chyldrâ—… were wonder fair also meâ—… he had of hem grete pytâ—… â—…uth wold not hem sle but led hem to the kyng of â—…uÌ„gary for to nâ—…yce For this walgar was wel byknowen with the kynge â—…oued Anon the kyng axed whens the children were and walgar told him said that they were the right heireâ—… of englâ—…d therfor men wold hem destroye ther syr to yow they â—…e comen mercy help for to seche forsoth yf they mowe lyueÌ„ your men they shal becomen and of yowe they shal holde al hyr land The kynge of hungary hem vnderfenge with moche honour and lete hem worthely to â—…en kepte And thus it fell afterward that edwyne the yonger broder dyed and eward the elder broder lyued a fayr maÌ„ a stronge large of body gentil curtoys of condicions so that al men hym loued And this edward in the cronykles is cal led amonges englysshmen edward the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the
thens This kyng edward made al the good lawes of englond that yet ben moost holden and was so mercyable and ful of pyte that no man myght be more How therle godewyn come in to englond and had ageyne all his land and after ward saynt edward wedded hys doughter Cao. C. xxvijo. WHan therle godewyn that was duellyng in denmark hadde moche herde of the goodnes of saynt Edward and that he was full of mercy of pyte And thought that he wold gone a geyne in to englond for to seche to haue grace of hym that he myght haue his land in pees and arrayed hym as moche as he myghte and putte hym towarde the See And come in to Englond to london ther that the kyng was that tyme and alle the loâ—â—â—s of englond helde a parlement Godewyne sente to hem that were his frendes and were the moost grettest lordes of the lande prayd hem to beseche the kynges grace for hym and that he wold his pees his land graunte hym his enemyes ladden hym byfore the kyng to seche grace And anone as the kyng hym sawe he appelled hym of treason and of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes vnto hym sayd Traytour Godewyne quod the kynge I thr appele that thou hast bytrayd and slayne my broder Alured Certes syr quod Godewyn saue your grace and your pees and your lordship I neuer hym bytrayd ne slew hym therfor I put me in reward of the court Now fayre lordes qd the kyng ye that ben my lyeges erles and barons of the lond that here ben al assembled Ful wel ye haue hâ—…rd myn appele the ansuere also of godewyn And therfore I wylle that ye award and doo ryght The erles and barons tho drowen hem alle to gedre for to done this award by hem self so they speken dyuersly amonges hem For somme sayd ther was neuer allyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce ne by lordship bytwene Godewyn Alured for whiche thyng they myght hym drawe at the last they deuysed and demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all to geders Tho spak the erle leueryche of Couentre a good man to god to al the world told his reson in this manere sayd the erle godewyn is the beste frended man of Englond after the kyng wel myght it not ben gayn sayd that without couÌ„seill of godewyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfor I award as touchyng my part that hym self his sone euery of vs xij erles that ben his frendes wend byfore the kyng charged with as moche gold syluer as we mowe bere bitwene our handes prayeng the kyng foryeue his euyl wyll to therle godewyn receyue his homage his land yelde ageyn al they accorded vnto that award And comen in this maner as is abone sayd euery of hem with gold syluer as moch as they myght bere bytwene hyr hon des byfore the kyng they sayden the forme the maner of hyr accord and of hir award The kyng wold not hem gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed so was therle godewyn accorded with the kyng had ageyne al his laÌ„d And afterward he bere hym so wel and so wysely that the kyng loued hym wonder moche and with hym was ful pryue And within a lytel tyme the kynge loued hym so moche that he spoused godewyns doughter made hir quene and netheles for al that tho the kyng had a wyf he lyued euermore in chastyte in clennes of body without ony flesshely dede doyng with his wif the quene also in hir half lad hooly lyf two yere deyde And afterward the kyng lyued al his lyf without ony wyfe The kyng yafe the erldome of oxenford to harold that was godewynes sone made hym erle And so wel they were bilouyd both the fadre he so priue with the kyng both the fadre the sone that they myght done what thyng they wold by ryght For ageynste right wold he nothyng done for no maner man so good trewe he was of conseyence therfor our lord Ihu crist grete specially lo ue to hym shewed How kyng edward saw Sweyne kyng of denmark drenched in the see in the sacrament as he stode herd masse ca C xxvij IT befell vpon whytsonday as kyng edward herd his masse in the grete chirche of westmynstre ryght at the leuacion of Ihesu cristes body And as al men were gadred in to the chirche come nere the auter sacryng for to see the kyng his houdes â—…te vpon highe a grete laughter toke vp Wherfor al that aboute hym stode gretely gonne Wondre and after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was Fayr lordes quod tâ—…e kynge Sweyne the yonger that was kyng of denmark come in to the see with al his power for to haue comen in to englond vp on vs to haue werryd I sawe hym al his folke drenched in the highe see al this sawe in the eleuacion of Ihu cristes bodye bytwene the preestes hondes I had therof so moche Ioye that I myght not my laughter witholde and the erle leueryche besydes hym stode at the leuacion openlyche he sawe the forme of brede torne in to a lykenesse of a yong child toke vp his right bond fyrst blyssed the kyng afterward therle the Erle anone turned hym toward the kynge to make him see that holy syghte And tho sayd the kynge Syre erle sayd he I see well that ye see thaÌ„ked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauyour vysâ—…ly Ihesu crist in forme of man whos name be blyssed in al worldes Amen How the rynge that seynt edward had yeue to a poure pylgrym for the loue of god saynt Iohan euangelyst come ageyne vnto kyng edward Capitulo C xxix THis noble man saynt edward regned xiij yere and thus It be fell vpon a tyme bifore er he died that two men of engloÌ„d were went in to the holy land â—…nd hadden done hir pylgremage and were goyng ageyne in to hir owne countrey And as they went in the wey they met a pylgrym that curtoysly he in salued and axed in what land and in what countrey they were borne And they sayd in Englond Tho axed he who was kyng of englond they ansuerd sayd the good kyng Edward Fayr frendes tho sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to youre countrey ageyne I praye yow that ye wyl gone vnto kynge edward oftymes hym grete in myne name And oft tymes thank him of his grete curtosye that he to me hath donÌ„ and namely for the ryng that he yaf me whan he had herd masse at westmynstre for seynt Iohns loue euangelyst and toke tho the rynge and toke it to the pylgryms And sayd I pray yow for to gone and â—…re this ryng and take it to kyng edward and