solempnyte greate worshyp The kynge was there hymselfe gaf hir at yâ— chirche doâ—e and whan that they were wedded masse was done yâ— kynge his owne persone brought ladde this worthy lady into yâ— bysshoops place of wynchestre there was a wonder greate feest holden to all maneâ—e of people that wolde come And the same yere sir Robert Knolles knyzt a worthâ— warryour deyed at his maner in Northfolk frome thens he was brought to LondoÌ„ on a hors bere with moche torche lyghte so he was brought vnto the white freres in Fletstrete there was do made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterement for tho that thyder wolde comeâ— both ryche pore there lyeth buryed by dame Constance his wyfe in the mydde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Toure of London was drenched at London brydge as he came fro westmyÌ„ster Inwardes to the Toure in a barge and all thrugh lewdenesse And in the same yere dame Phylip the yonger doughter of kynge Henry was ladde ouer se with syr Rycharde the dukes brother of yorke and syr Edmonde Courteney bys shop of Norwiche many other lordes knyghtes squyres ladyes gentylwomen that apperteyned to suche a kynges doughter came in to Denmarke and the kynge receyued this worthy lady for his wyfe welcomed these worthy lordê and dyd vnto theym moche worshyp they were brought vnto a towne yâ— was called London in Denmarke and there was thys lady wedded and sacred to the kynge of Denmarke Norway and Swithen there was crowned quene of DeÌ„marke with moche solempnyte and there was made a ryall fest And whan this feest and maryage was done and ended these lordes and ladyes toke theyr leue of the kynge and the quene and came ayen in to Englonde in s aufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .viii yere of kyng Henryes regne there was a man that was called your walsshe clerke he apelyd a knyghte that was called syr Percyuale Snowdone of treason there they were Ioyned to fyght vnto the vtterauÌ„ce within Lystes the daye and place tyme assygned and lymytted to be done ended in smythfelde atte the whiche daye tho two persones camen into the felde and foughten sore myghtely togyder but at the laste the knyght ouercome yâ— clerke made hym yelde hym as recreauÌ„t of his fals enpechement yâ— he had sayd on hyÌ„ thaÌ„ was he dyspoyled of his armure drawen out of yâ— felde to Tyburne there he was hanged yâ— knyght taken to grace was a goode man ¶ And in yâ— same yere the erle of Northumberlond and the Lorde Bardolfe camen outâ— of Scotlonde in preiudyce and destruccyon of kynge Henry wherfore they of yâ— Northe countree arosen vpon theym foughren with them scomfyted them and toke theym and smoten of theyâ— hedes quartred theyr bodyes and sent the hede of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolf to London and there they were set vpon London brydge for fals treason that they hadde purposed ayenst the kynge ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Henryes regne was syr Edmonde Holonde Erle of Kent made Amerall of Englonde for to kepe the see and he wente too the see with many ryall shyppes that were full welle arayed and enparelled and enarmed with many a goode man of armes and archers and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde so he londed at the last in yâ— coste of Brytayne in yâ— I le of Bryak with all his folke he besyeged yâ— castell assauted it they withstode hym with grete defence thengthe And anone he layd his ordinaunce in the lyenge of a gonne there come a quarell smote the good erle Edmonde in the heed there he caught his deed wounde but yet they lefte not tyll that they hadde goten the castell and al that were therin And there this goode lorde deyed on whos sonle god haue mercy Amen And than this menye came home ayen in to Englonde with the erles body was buryed amonges his auÌ„cest res ryght worthely ¶ And in yâ— same ye re was a greate frost in Englonde yâ— duâ—ed xv wekes longe◠¶ And in yâ— .x. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe came yâ— Seneschall of Henaude with other menye in Englonde too seke auentures and to gete hym worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsback and on foote aâ— all maner poyntes of warre And the seneschall chalenged the erle of Somerset the erle delyuered hym fulle manfully of all his chalenges and put his aduersary vnto the worst in all poyntes 〈◊〉 ne hym there grete worshyp and y◠〈◊〉 of the felde And on the next daye after came in to the felde an other man of armes of yâ— Seneschals partye And ayenst hym came syre Rycharde of Arundell knyghte and the Henaude had the better of hym on foot in one poynte for he brought hym on his knee And on yâ— thyrde daye come in an other man of armes in too the felde and ayenste hym there came syr IohnÌ„ Cornewayll knyght and manly and knyghtly he quyte hym in all maner poyntes ayenste his aduersary had yâ— better in the felde And on yâ— fourthe daye come a nother man of armes of Henaude in too the felde and ayenste hym came syr IohnÌ„ Chaynes sone and manly quyte hym ayenst his aduersary For he caste hors and man into the felde and the kynge for his manhode atte that tyme dubbed hym knyghte And on the fyfte daye there came an other mauof armes of the Henaudes partye in too the felde and to hym came in syr Iohan stewarde knyght and manfully he quyte hym in all maner poyntes had the better And on the syxthe daye after came an other Henaude and to hym came wyllyam porter squyre manfullye he quyte hym and hadde the better in yâ— felde and the kynge dubbed hym knyghte that same tyme And on the seuen the daye after came an other man of armes of Henaude in too yâ— felde and too hym came Iohan standysshe squyre and manfully he quyte hym on his aduersarye and had the better of hym in the felde and there the kynge dubbed hym kuyght that same daye And on the same daye came an other man of armes of Henau de and to hym came a squyre of Gascoyne and proudely and manly he quyte hym of his aduersary and had the better of hym in yâ— felde anone yâ— kynge dubbed hym knyght And on yâ— .viii. day came in to the felde two other men of armes of Henaude and with them mette two souldyours of Calays the which were two bretheren yâ— were called Burghes they well and manly quyte them selfe vppon theyr aduersaryes and hadden the better of theym in yâ— felde and thus
moche people And at wakefelde in Cristmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes parti that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde Syr Thomas Neuyl many mo the erle of salysbury was take other as Iohan Harowe of London capytayne ruler of the fotemen hauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret there beheeded ther hedes sent to yorke set vpon the yates thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule god ha ue mercy And this tyme therle of Mar +che beynge in Shrowesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of yâ— towne to auenge his faders dethe fro theÌ„s went to walys at Candelmasse after he had a batayll at Mortimers crosse ayenst therle of Penbroke of wyleshtyre where the erle of Marche had the vyctori Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd slayn the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a greate multytude of people for to come to the kynge and defete suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlement ayenst whoo 's comynge yâ— duke of Northfolke the erle of werwyk with moche peple ordynaunce went to sayne Albons and lad kinge Henry with them there encountred to vyder in suche wyse and faught so yâ— the duke of Northfolke therle of werwyk with many other of ther party fled and lost that Iourneye where that kynge Henry was taken with the quene and prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Then the quene hir partye beynge at hir aboue sâ—nt anone to London whiche was on an Asshewenesdaye the fyrst daye of Lente for vi tayll for whiche the Mayre ordeyned by thaduys of the Aldermen yâ— certen cartes lade with vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to them whan tho cartes camto Crepyll gate the comyns of the Cyte that kepte that gate toke the vytaylles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe Thenne were there certayn Alder men comyns apoynted to go vnto bernet to speke with the quenes counseylle to entreate that the northern men shold be sente home ayen in to theyr couÌ„tre for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they hadde come ¶ And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the erle of Marche on Cottes wolde comynge out of walys with a greate menye of walsshmen and that they bothe were comynge vnto London warde Anone as thyse tydynges were knowe the treatyse was broke for the kygne quene prynce all the other lordes yâ— were with the departed fro saynt Albons north warde with all ther people yet or they departyd thens they be heeded yâ— lorde Bonuyll sir Thomas Kryell whiche were taken in the Iourney done on Shrouetewesdaye ¶ Then the duchesse of yorke keynge at London he rynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albonâ— sente ouer see hir two yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente too Vtrech Philyp Malpas a ryche marchaunte of London Thomas Vaghan squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at And werpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colomyne a Frensshman a shyp of werre And he toke theym prysoners brought theÌ„ in to Fraunce where they payed greate good for theyr raunson there was grete gode rychesse in yâ— shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kynge Henry yâ— vi and how kynge Edwarde the fourthe toke possessyon of yâ— batayll on Palmsondaye how he was crowned THen whan the erle of Marche the erle of warwyk had mette to gyder on Cottyswold incontynent they concludyd to go to London sent word anone to the Mayre too the cyte that they wolde come and anone yâ— cyte was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd by theym and soo they came too London And whan they were come and hadde spoke with the lordes and estates beynge there concluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde that he had forfeyted his crowne and ought to be deposyd accordynge vnto the actes made and passyd in the last parlement And so by the aduys of yâ— lordes spyrytuall and temporall thenne be ynge at London the erle of March Edwarde by the grace of god Eldest sone of the duke Rycharde of Yorke as ryght fulle heyre and nexte enherytour to hys fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the reame at westmynster in the chirche of the abbaye offred as kynge with the ceptreryall To whome all the lordê spyrytuall teÌ„porall dyde hamage as to theyr souerayne lorde kynge And forthwith if was proclamid thrugh the cyte kynge Edwarde the fourth by name And anone after the kynge rode in his ryalle estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgeâ—tê yâ— tyme beynge in yâ— north and for to auenge his faders dethe And on Palmsondaye after he had a greate batayll in the northe couÌ„tre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctory where were slayne of his aduersaryes xxx thousande men mo as it was sayd by them that were there In whiche batayll was slayne the erle of Northumber londe the lorde Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ Neuyll the erle of westmerlondes brother Andrewe Trollop many knyghtes squyres ¶ Thenne kynge Henry that had be kynge beynge with the quene the prynce at yorke herynge the losse of that felde somoche peole slayne and ouerthrowe anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde Scotlonde And the next daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred into yorke was there proclamyd kynge obeyed as be ought to be And yâ— mayre comyns swore to be his lyegemen whan they had taryed a whyle in the north that all the north couÌ„tre hadde torned to hym he retorned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that couÌ„tre And about Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of his regne he was crowned at westmynster anoynted kynge of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the reame CAlixtus the thyrde was pope after Nicholas thre yere .v. mone thes this Calixt was an olde man whaÌ„ he was chose pope was contynuelly seke ne he myghte not fulfyll his desyre whiche he entended to do ayenste yâ— Turkes For dethe came vpon hym And he was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc lv he deyed the .vi. daye in the whiche he made the fyguracyon and also he chanonysed saynt Vyncent a frere precher and there was a greate reformacyon of many monasteryes in
Cathon the moost named phylosopher seeynge Iulius Cezar haue the victorye whome he fauoured not at a towne called Vticam dyde slee hymself iuxta illud Mauult cato mari quaÌ„ deroget vrbis honorari But for yâ— after Austyn he was not excused of synne ¶ This tyme the Iury was trybutarye to the Romayns for percyalyte of two brethern Aristobolus Ercanus both of them for enuye of other cast them to the Romayns yâ— they myght regne ¶ This tyme thre sonnes appered in heuen towarde the â—est parte of yâ— worlde the whiche by lytell lytell were broughte in to one body A grete synge it was that Affrica Asia Europa sholde be brought in to one monarche that the lordshyp of Anthony the Senatoure and Lâ—cius Anthontij sholde tourne in to one lordshyp ¶ Marcus Cicerio Tullus the moost noble Rethoryeen was Counsull of Rome this tyme. ¶ How that the Brytons grauÌ„ted vnto Cassybolon whiche thenne tofore yâ— was Luddes brother the londe In whoo 's tyme Iulius Cezar came twyes for to conquere the londe of Brytayne AFter the deth of kynge Lud regned his brother Cassybolon became a good man moche beloued of his Brytons so that for his goodnes curteysy they graunted hym the reame for euer more to hym and to his heyres And the kynge of his goodnes lete nourysshe worthely bothe the sones that were Lud his brother And after made the eldest sone erle of Cornewayle and the yongest sone he made erle of London And whyle this kynge Cassybolon regned came Iulius Cezar that was Emperour of Rome in to the londe with a power of Romayns wolde haue had this londe thrugh strength but Cassybolon ouercame hyÌ„ in batayll thrugh helpe of the Brytons droue hym out of this londe And he wente ayen to Rome assembled a grete power an other tyme came agayne in to this londe for to gyue bataylle to Cassybolon but he was dyscomfyted thrugh strength of the Brytons thrugh helpe of the Erle of Cornewayle the Erle of London his brother thrugh helpe of Gudian kynge of Scotlonde Corbonde the kynge of Northwalys of Brytayll kyng of Southwalys And in this bataylle was slayne Neunon yâ— was Cassybolons brother wherfore he made moche sorowe And so wente Iulius Cezar out of this londe with a fewe of Romayns yâ— were lette a lyue And then Cassybolon went ayen to London made a feest to al folke yâ— tho hyÌ„ had helped And whan that this feest was done thenne euery man yede in to his owne countree ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt Cassybolon the Erle of London of the truage that was payed to Rome ANd after it befelle thus vpon a daye that the gentylmen of the kynges houshold the gentylmen of the Erles housholde of London after meete wente togyder for to playe And thrugh debate that arose amonge them Enelin that was the Erles cosyn of London slewe Irenglas that was the kyngê cosyn Wherfore the kynge swore that Enelin sholde be hanged But the Erle of London that was Enelins lorde wolde not suffre hym wherfore the kyng was gretely wroth vtred towarde the Erle thought hym to destroye And pryuely the Erle sente letters to Iulius Cezar that he sholde come in to this londe for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon the kynge and he wolde helpe hym with all his myght And whan themperour herde this tydynges he was full gladde ordeyned a stronge power and came ayen the thyrde tyme in to this londe and the Erle of London helped hym with viij thousande men and at the thyrde tyme was Cassybolon ouercome dyscomfyted and made peas to the Emperour for thre thousande pouÌ„de of syluer yeldynge by yere for truage for this londe for euermore ¶ And thenne half a yere after passed the Emperour Iulius Cezar wente ayen vnto Rome and the Erle of London with hym For he durste not abyde in this londe And after Cassybolon regned .vij. yere in peas and tho he deyed the .xvij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How that the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybolon for by cause he had none heyre made Andragen kynge AFter the dethe of Cassybolon for as moche as he hadde none heyre of his lefull body begoten the lordes of the londe by the comyns assente crowned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kynge And he regned wel and worthely he was a good man well gouerned the londe And whan he had regned .viij. yere thenne he deyed and lyeth at London ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .v. M.C.lix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .xl. IOseph of the lyne of Cryste was about this tyme borne and after was husbonde vnto our lady ¶ Anthigonus was bysshoppe this tyme in the Iury. This Anthigonus was sone vnto Aristoholy and on euery syde he was false For he obeyed not to the Romaynes and a grete plage he brought vnto the londe for to destroye Hircanê° his vnde that he myght regne kynge and so Hircanê° was expulsed Flaccus was slayne Herode was exiled But whan Herode came vnto Rome tolde the Senatours all these thyngê the Emperour created hym kynge sendynge with hym anhoste the whiche toke Ierusalem And AnthigonuÌ„ the bysshop taken ledde to Anthony the Senatour the whiche made hym syker so was Herode confermed in to his kyngdom And he a strauÌ„ger regned on the Iewes so the kyngdome of the Iewes cessed as Iacob had sayd ¶ Titus Liuius historicus Duidius were this tyme. ¶ Incipiunt imperatores augusti et dictus est augustus quia augebat populum OCtauyan was Emperour of Rome .lvij. yere .vi. monethes and .x. dayes This Octauyan neuewe to Iuly whan he was a yonge man toke yâ— Empyre vpon hyÌ„ His flourysshynge youthe he spended in warre Fyue thousande bataylles he dyde And shortly after many bataylles he brought all the worlde in to one Monarche yâ— man had no felowe And in his dayes peas was in alle the worlde thrugh the prouysyon of the very god That the temporal peas myght glorifye the natyuyte of our saupour Cryste Ihesu This Octauyan was the fayrest man yâ— myght be hyghe in wytte the moost fortunate in all thynges And he lacked not the vyce of his flesshely luste This man made all the worlde to be mesured And in the .lij. yere of his regne was our lorde Ihesu Cryst borne the Sauyour of this worlde the whiche graunteth eternall peas to his louers ¶ Hic nota dscdin IeronimuÌ„ that Anna and Emeria were systers And of Emeria was borne Elyzabeth moder to Iohan yâ— Baptyst And she was fyrst wedded to Ioachim of whome she toke Mary moder of Cryst The seconde husbonde was Cleophe he gate on her Maria Cleophe the whiche was wedded to Alphe of whom proceded Iames yâ— lesse Symon Cananeus Iudas Tadeus Ioseph the whiche is called Barsabas The thyrde tyme Anna was wedded to Salome
his owne meyne wente vnto the chambre there that he sholde take his nyghtes reste And as he loked hym about he sawe a fayre ymage well made and in semblaunt as it were an Archer with a boowe in the boowe a fyne arowe ¶ Kynge Edmonde wente tho nere for to beholde it better what it myght be And anone yâ— arowe smote hym thrugh the body there slewe the kynge For that engyne was made for to slee his owne lorde traytoursly ¶ And so whan kynge Edmonde was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people for hym made moche sorowe And his body they bare vnto Glastenbury there they hym entyred ¶ And this fals traytour Edrith anone wente vnto the quene that was kynge Edmondes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth Anone he toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had vpon her goten that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde theym with hym to London toke them vnto kynge Knoght that he sholde do wish them what his wyll were And tolde hym how subtylly he had slayne kynge Edmonde for by cause loue of hym so that kynge knoght all Englonde in his power hooly myght haue ¶ O thou fals traytour hast thou my true brother that was soo true thus slayne for me the man I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauell the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone lete hym be take bounde honde foot in manere of a traytour lete cast hym there in to Tamyse in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyf The kynge toke the two childern put them vnto the abbot of Westmestre to warde to kepe tyll that he wyst what was best with them to do ¶ How kynge knoght sente kynge Edmondes sones both in to Denmarke to be slayne how they were saued SO it befell soone after that kynge knoght had all the londe in his honde spowsed the quene Emme thorugh consente of his baronage For she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyf and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kynge axed vpon a daye counseyll of the quene what was best to do with the sones that were Edmonde Irensydes Syr sayd she they ben the ryght heyres of the londe yf they lyue they wyll do moche sorowe with warre therfore lete sende them in to a strange londe a ferre to some man that may them defoyle destroy The kyng anone lete call a dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hyÌ„ that he sholde lede tho two childern in Denmark so to do ordeyne for them yâ— he sholde neuer here more of theym Syr sayd this Walgar gladly your coÌ„mauÌ„dement shall be done anone tho two childern he toke lad them in to Denmark And for as moche as he sawe that the childern were wond fayre also meke he had of them grete pyte ruche wolde them not slee but lad them to the kyng of Hungry for to nourysshe for this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kyng axed whens the childn were Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englond therfore men wolde destroye theym And therfore syr vnto you they be come mercy helpe for to seke And forsothe yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungry receyued them with moche honour lete them worthely be kepte ¶ And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger brother deyed Edwarde the elder brother lyued a fayre man a stronge a large of body gentyll and curters of condycyons so that all men hym loued And this Edwarde in the Cronycles is called amonge the Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe ¶ And whan as he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungry hym moche loued for his goodnes and his fayrnes that she hym called her derlynge The kyng that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was betwixt them two and had no heyre but only that doughter and the kynge vowchesauf his doughter to no man so well as he dyde to hym that she loued so well he her and yaue her vnto hym with a good wyll Edwarde her spowsed with moche honour The kynge of Hungry sente after all his baronage and made a solempne feest a ryche weddynge And made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kynge of that londe after the decesse of hym And of that tydyngê they were all full gladde This Edwarde begate vppon his lady a sone that was called Edgar Helynge afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of Scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englond thrugh kynge Henry that was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded And he begate on her a doughter that was called Maude that afterwarde was Empresse of Almayn And of this Maude came the kynge of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry yâ— Empresse sone And yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyf that was called Crystyan she was a Nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Noâ—â—andy how he became afterwarde meke mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmonde Irensydes sones that kyng Knoght wend they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his honde all the reame of Englonde Denmarke And after that they wente vnto Norwaye that londo for to conquere But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende his londe to haue well kepte defended so there he faught with hym tyll at the last he was slayne in that batayll And tho this Knoght toke all the londe in to his honde And whan he had conquered Norwaye taken feaute homages there he came ayen in to Englonde helde hymself so grete a lorde that hym thoughte in all the worlde his pere noo man was And he came so proude and hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herde masse at Westmestre wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely ayenst hym came that almoost they touched his feet Tho sayd the kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to torne ayen or elles I shall make the The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„dement wolde not spare but flowed euer in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of hert that he wolde not flee the water bete it with a rodde that he had in his honde coÌ„maunded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement
grete attendynge to vertuous werkes This man cursyd the Emperour of Constancy nople in so moche as he promysed for to torne to the fayth in the generall connscyll dyde not for yâ— whiche he suffred many passyons all holy chirche Also he cursyd the kyng of Aragon for he expulsyd the kyng of Cecyle fro his kyngdome And after he had done many bataylles ayenst men of mysbyleue many trybulacoÌ„ns suffred he decessyd dyde many myracles ¶ Nicholaus de lyra a noble doctour of dyuynyte was this tyme at Parys this man was a Iewe of nacyon he was conuerted myghtley profyted in the ordre of frere Mynours he wrote ouer all the Byble Or elles he was in yâ— yere of our lorde M.CCC.xxx some man saye he was a Braban yâ— his fader his moder were crystned but for pouerte he vysyted yâ— scole of the Iewes so he lerned the Iewes langage or elles this Nicholaus was informed of the Iewes in his yonge aege Honorius the fourth was pope after Martinus two yere lytell of hym is wryten but that he was a temperat man a dyscrete ¶ Nicholaus the fourth was pope after hym foure yere this man was a frere Mynor alle though he was a good man in hyÌ„self yet many vnhappy thynges felle in his tyme to the chirche For many a batayll was in the cyte thrugh his occasyon for he drewe to moche to yâ— one parte And after hym there was no pope two yere .vi. monethes ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after this kynge Henry regned Edwarde his sone the worthyes knyght of the worlde in honour for goddes grace was in hym for he had the vyctorye of his enmyes as soone as his fader was deed he came to London with a noble company of prelates exles barons and all men dyde hym moche honoure For in euery place that syr Edwarde roode in London the stretes were couered ouer his heed with sylke of tapyser other ryche couerynges And for Ioye of his comynge the burgeys of the cyte caste out att theyr wyndowes golde and syluer hondes full in tokenynge of loue and worshyp seruyce and reuerence And out of the condyte of Chepe ranne whyte wyne and reed as stremes doth of the water euery man dranke therof that wolde at theyr owne wyl And this kyng Edwarde was crowned and enoynted as ryght heyre of Englonde with moche honour And after masse the kyng wente in to his place to holde a ryall feest amonge them that dyde hym honour And whan he was sette to meete the kynge Alexander of Scotlonde came to do hym honour and reuerence with a queyntesye an hondred knyghtes with hym well horsyd arayde And whan they were alyght of theyr stedes they lete theym goo whether they wolde who that myght take them toke at theyr owne wyll without ony chalenge And after came syr Edmond kynge Edwardes brother a curteys knyght a gentyll of renowne and the erle of Cornewaylle and the erle of Glocestre and after thenne came the erle of Penbroke the erle of Garenne And eche of them by themself ladde in theyr honde an hondred knyghtes gayly dysguysed in theyr armes And whan they were alyghted of theyr horses they lete them go whether that they wolde who that myght them catche them to haue styll withoute ony chalenge And whan alle this was done kyng Edwarde dyde his dylygence and his myght for to amende and dresse the wronges in the beste manere that he myght to the honour of god and holy chirche and to mayntene his honour and to amende the noyaunce of the comyn people ¶ How Ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of Walys prynce Aymer that was the erles brother of Mounforde were taken in the see THe fyrste yere after warde yâ— kynge Edward was crowned Lewelyn prynce of wales sente into Fraunce to the erle Mountforde yâ— thorough couÌ„seyll of his frendes the erle sholde wedde his doughter And yâ— erle tho auysed hyÌ„ vpon this thynge and sente vnto Lewelny sayd that he wolde sende after hys doughter and so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell Lewelyn arayed shyppes for his doughter for Syr Aymer and for her fayre company that sholde goo with her And this Lewelyn dyd grete wronge for it was couenauÌ„ted that he sholde yeue his doughter to noo manere man without counsell and consent of kynge Edwarde And so it befel that a Burgeys of Brystow came in yâ— see with wyne laden and mette them toke them with myght and power And anone the burgeys sente theym to the kyÌ„ ge And whan Lewelyn herde this tydyÌ„ ges he was very wrothe and also sorow full and gan to warre vpon kynge Edwarde and dyd moche harme vnto Englysshmen and bete downe the kynges castels and began for to dystroye kyng Edwardes londe And whan tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he wente into walys and somoche he dydd thoroughe goddes grace and his greate power that he drofe Lewelyn vnto grete myscheyf that he fledde all maner of strenth came yelded hym vnto kynge Edwarde yaue hym .l. marke of syluer to haue peas And toke the damoysel all his herytage made an oblygacioÌ„ to kynge Edwarde to come to his parlemente two tymes of the yere And in yâ— seconde yere after that kynge Edwarde was crowned he helde a generall parlement at westmestre there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comune assente of all his baronage And atte Ester nexte sewenge the kynge sente by his letter vnto Lewelyn prynce of wales that he sholde come too his parlemente for his londe for his holdynge in wales as the strenthe of his letter oblygatory wytnessyd Tho Lewelyn had scorne and dyspyte of the kynges commaundement And for pure wrathe ayen began werre vpon kynge Edwarde and dystroyed his londes And tho whanne kynge Edward herd of thyse tydynges he wexed wonder wrothe vnto Lewelyn and in hast assembled his people wente hym toward wales And warred so vpon Lewelyn the prynce tylle that he broughte hym in moche sorowe and dysease And Lewelyn sawe that his defence myghte hym notte auaylle and came ayen and yelded hym to the kynges grace 〈◊〉 hym mercye and longe tyme kneled before the kynges fote The kynge 〈◊〉 hym pyte and commaunded hym forâ—â— aryse And for his mekenes foryaue 〈◊〉 his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespassed to hym a nother tyme that he wold dystroye hym for euermore ¶ Dauyd that was Lewelyns broder that same tyme dwelled with kynge Edwarde and was a felle man and a subtyll and enuyous and also ferre castynge moche treason thoughte and euermore made good semblaunt and semed so true yâ— no man myght perceyue his falines ¶ How Lewelyn thrugh eggynge of his brother Dauyd werryd agayn vpon kyge Edwarde IT was not longe after that tyme
on horsbacke in the same felde and whanne he hadde ryden certayne courses assayed he myght not haue the better he gaaf it ouer and wolde nomore of his chalenge with syr Pers courtayne knyght yâ— kyngê banerere of Englonde and torned his hors and rode home vnto his owne Inn And one Cockeborne a squyre of Scotlonde chalenged syr Nycholl Hawberke a knyghte of certayne courses yet wyth sharpe speres and roden fyue courses togyder and at euery course the Scot was caste downe bothe hors and man and thus oure Englysshe lordes thanked be god had the felde ¶ And in the .xvii. yerâ— of kynge Rychaâ—â—â— regne deyed the good 〈…〉 to kynge Rycharde in the manere of Shene in the shyre of Surrey vpon witsondaye and than was she broughte to London and so to westmynster and there was she buryed and worthely entered besyde saynt Edwardes shiyne on whose soule almyghty god haue pyte and in his mercy Amen ¶ How kynge Rycharde spoused dame Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce in the towne of Calays and brought hir into Englonde and lette hir be crowned quene in the abbaye of saynt Peters of westmynstre IN the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardê regne he wente hymselfe ouer see vnto Calays with dukes erles lordes barons and many other worthy squyres with greate araye and comune people of the reame in good araye as longed to suche a kynge and prynce of his nobley of his owne persone to do hym reuerence obseruauÌ„ce as ought to be done too theyr lyege lorde so myghty a kynge Emperoure in his owne to abyde receyue ther yâ— worthy gracyous lady yâ— sholde be his wyfe a yonge creature of .xix. yere of aege dame Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce other worthy lordes of greate name both barons knyghtes with moche other people yâ— camen to the towne of Grauenynge two dukes of Fraunce yâ— one was the duke of Burgoyn and yâ— other the duke of Barre that wolde no further lesse than they had pledges And than kynge Rychard delyuerd two pledges for them for to go sauf come sauf his two worthy 〈◊〉 the duke of Gloucestre yâ— duke of york these two went ouer y◠〈◊〉 of graue nyâ—ge abode there as for pledgê to the tyme yâ— the maryage was done and that these two dukes of Fraunce were come ayen vnto Grauenynge water And thaÌ„ these two worthy dukes came ouer yâ— water at Grauenynge so to Calays with this worshypfull lady dame Isabell yâ— was the kynges doughter of Fraunce with hir came many a worthy lorde and eke lady knyghtes squyres in yâ— best araye yâ— myght be so brought hyr into the towne of Calays And there she was receyued with all the solempnyte worshyp that myghte be done vnto suche a lady And than they broughte hyr vnto the kynge and the kynge toke hir welcomed hir and all hir fayre company made there all the solempnyte yâ— myght be done ¶ And than the kynge his couÌ„seyll asked of the Frensshe lordes whâ—ther all the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the composycyon that were ordeyned made on bothe partyes sholde be truely kepte and holde bytwene theym And they sayd ye and there they swore and toke theyr charge vpon a boke and made theyr othe well and truly it to hold in all maner of poynts and couâ—nauntes withoute contradyccyon or delay in ony maner wyse And than was she brought to saynt Nicholas chirche in Calays and there she was worthely wedded with the moost solempnyte yâ— ony kynge or quene myght be with Archebysshops bysshops all the mynystres of holy chirche and than they were brought to yâ— castell â—ete to mete And were serued with all delycasye of ryall metes drynkes plenteuously to all maner of strauÌ„gers all other no creature warned yâ— feest but al were welcome for there were greate halles tentes set vpon the grene without yâ— castell to receyue all manere of people and euery offyce redy for to serue theym all And thus this worthy maryage was solemply done ended with all â—yalte and thanne these two worthy dukes of Fraunce with theyr people token theyr leue of the kynge and of the quene and went ayen vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to say the two dukes and all theyr menys 〈◊〉 comen ouer the water to Graâ—â—nynge they mette with our two dukes and euerychone toke leue at other and so they departed and our lordes camen ayen vnto Calays and the Frensshe lordes wenten ouer the water and so home into Fraunce ayen ¶ And anone after the kynge made hym redy with the quene and all his lordes and ladyes and all theyr people with theym and came ouer the se in to Englonde and so vnto London And the mayer and the shreues with all the aldermen and worthy comunes roden ayenst them vnto the blacke hethe in too Kente and there they mette with yâ— kinge and the quene and welcomed theym and that in good araye and euery man in the clothynge of his craft and they re mynstrels before them And so they brought theym vnto saynt Georges barre in Southwarke there they token theyr leue And the kynge and the quene roden to Kenyngton and than yâ— people of LoÌ„don torned home ayen And in tornyng ayen to London brydge there was soo greate presse of people both on hors on foote that there were deed on yâ— brydge xi persones of men women children on whos soules almyghty god haue mercy pyte amen ¶ And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the towre of London there she was all nyght on the morne she was brought thrugh the cyte of London and so forth vnto westminster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde and than she was broughte ayen vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open and a ryall feest at hir coronacyon of all maner people that the der come this was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clemente in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne And than the .xxv. daye of Auguste next after by euyll excytacyon and fals couÌ„seyll for grete 〈…〉 kynge had of 〈…〉 good duke of Glouerstre and to the erle nâ— AruÌ„dell and too the erle of warwyk Anone the kyng by his euyll excytacyon and his euyll couÌ„seyll malyce late in yâ— euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd made hym redy with his streÌ„gthe rode into Estsex vnto the towne of Chelmesforde and so come to Plasshe sodenly the re syr Thomas of wodstok the good duke of Gloucestre laye and the good duke came to welcome the kynge anone the kynge arested the good duke hymselfe with his owne body so he was ladde downe to the water and anone put into a shyp and anone had to Calays brought into the Capytayns warde to be kepte in holde by the kynges
and wolde fayn haâ—e seen a comyn robbery whiche almighty god forbyd For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbed he myght haue gone ferre or he had be withstonde for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were departed except the lorde Scalys that kept the toure of London ¶ And the fyfte daye of Iuyll he dyd do smyte of a mannes hede in south werke And the nyghte after the Mayer of London with the aldermen the comynes of the cyte concluded to dryue away the Capytayne and his hoost And sente to the lorde Scalys to the toure and too Mathe gough a Capytayn of Norman dye that they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with them of Kent And so they dyd come too London brydge in Such werke or the Capytayne had ony knowlege therof and they fought with them that kept the brydge And the KeÌ„tysshmen wente to harnes and came to the brydge shot and foughte with theÌ„ and gate the brydge and made theym of London too flee and slewe many of them this endured all the nyght to fro tylle one of the clocke of the morow And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge where many of theym of LondoÌ„ were drowned In the whiche nyght suttâ—n an Alderman of London was slayn Roger Heysaunte Mathe Gough and many other And after this the chaunceler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym an other for his menye And then they departed fro Suth werke euery man to his owne hous ¶ And whan they were all departyd and goon there was proclamacyons made in Kent Southsex and other places yâ— what man coude take the capytayne quycke or deed sholde haue a thousaÌ„de pounde ¶ And after this one Alexander yden a squyre of Kent toke hym in a garden in Southsex and in taken IohnÌ„ Cade capytayne was slayne beheded and his heede set vpon London brydgâ—â— And anone after the kynge came in to Kente and dyde his Iustyces sytte atte Caunterbury enquered who was causers and cheyf cause of this InsurreccoÌ„n And there were .viii. men Iugyd to the dethe in one daye and in other places mo And frome thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in to the weste countree where a lytell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere there were so many Iugyd to dethe that thre heedes stode vppon London brydge atte ones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent of the byrth of prynce Edwarde and of the fyrste bataylle atte saynt Albons where the duke of Somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. yere of yâ— kynge the duke of yorke came out of the Mar che of walys with therle of Deueushâ—â—â— the lorde Cobham grete 〈◊〉 for reformacyon of certayne 〈◊〉 wronges and also to haue Iustyce vpon certayne lordes beynge about yâ— kynge toke a felde at Brentheth besyde â—â—â— ford in Kent whiche was a strong felde for whiche cause the kynge with all his lordes went vnto the blacke hethe with a greate and a stronge multytude of peple armyd and ordeyned for yâ— werre in the beste wyse And whanne they hadde mustred on yâ— hethe certayne lordes were tho sente vnto hym for to 〈◊〉 make apoyntment with hym whiche were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of wynchestre therles of Salysbury and of war wyk And they concluded that the duke of Somerset sholde be hadde to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of Yorke sholde put on hym And then the duke of yorke sholde breke hys felde come to the kynge whiche was all promysed by the kynge And soo the kynge coÌ„maunded that the duke of Somerset sholde be hadde in to warde and thenne the duke of Yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kynge And whan he was come contrary to the promyse a fore made the duke of Somerset was presente in the felde awaytynge and cheyf abowte the kynge And made the duke of Yorke ryde before as a prysonere thrugh London And after they wold haue put hym in holde But anoyse arose that therle of Marche his sone was comynge with .x. thousande men to LondoÌ„ warde wherfore the kynge and hys couÌ„seyll feryd And theme they concluded that the duke of yorke sholde departe at his owne wyll ¶ Abowte this tyme beganne greate deuysyon in Spruce bytwene the greate mayster and the knyghtes of the duchye ordre whiche were lordes of that countree For the comyns townes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so greate werre that at the laste they called the kynge of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came was worshyp fully receyued And besyeged the castell of Mariengburgh whiche was the cheyf castell of strength of all the londe and wanne it droue out yâ— mayster of Daske all othere places of that londe and so they that hadde ben lordes many yeres lost all theyr seygnouâ—ye possessyons in tho londes ¶ And in the yere of yâ— IncarnacoÌ„n of our lorde M. cccc.liii on saynt Edwardes daye quene Margarete was delyuerde of a fayr prynce whiche named was Edwarde That same day IohnÌ„ Norman was chosen for too be mayer of London And the daye that he sholde take his othe at westmynster he went thyder by water with all yâ— craftes where afore tyme yâ— mayer aldermeÌ„ the craftes rode on horsbacke yâ— which was neuer vsyd after For syn that tym they haue euer goon by water in botes barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderstond before how yâ— contrary to the promyse of the kynge also the conclusyons take bytwene the kynge the duke of yorke at Brentheth the duke of Semerset went not to ward but abode about the kynge hadde grete rule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Calays ruled the kyng his reame as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of yâ— reme also the comyns were not pleased For whiche cause the duke of Yorke the erle of warwyk the erle of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyres and moche other people came to remeue the sayd duke of Somerset and other fro the kynge And the kyng herynge of theyr comynge thoughte by his couÌ„seyll for to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them And had with hym the duke of Somerset yâ— duke of Bokyngham yâ— erle of Stafforde the erle of NorthuÌ„berlond the lorde Clyfforde many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felyshypp vnderstode that the kynge was departed with the lordes frome London anone he chauÌ„ged his way costed yâ— couÌ„tre and came to saynt Albons the .xxiii. day of May. and there mette with the kynge to whome the kynge sence certayne lordes and desyred theym to kepe the peas depart But in conclusyon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde the erle of wer wyk with the Marche men and other entred in to the towne on that
in EngloÌ„d what of hem shall doo to the other in what manere poynt he shall be obedyent and vnder hym It is fully coÌ„teyned within aboute the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste a thousande lxxii tofore the fyrste kynge wyllyam the bysshops of Englond by commandement of the pope the cause was handled and treated bytwene yâ— forsayd prymates and ordeyned and demed that the prymate of Yorke shall be subgette to the prymate of Caunterbury in thynges that longen to the worshypp of god and to the byleue of holy chirche so that in what place euer it be in EngloÌ„de the the prymate of CauÌ„terbury wyt hote and constreyne togader a counseyl of clergy the prymate of yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there and for to be obedyent to the ordynauÌ„ce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the primate of Caunterbury is dedeche primate of yorke shall come to Caunterbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym that is chosen so with othere bysshops he shall sacre his owne prymate yf the primate of Yorke be dede hys successour shall come vntoo the bysshop of Caunterbury and he shall take his or denaunce of hym and take his othe with prosessyon and lawfull obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C. lxxxxv in the tyme of kynge Rycharde ben resons sette for the ryght partye for eyther prymate and what one prymate dyde to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bysshops of yorke frome the conqueste vnto kynge Henryes tyme the thyrde Also there it is sayd howe eche of them start froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge and not a full treatys therof Therfore it were noyfull to charge this place with all thylke reasons ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca .xiiii. BRytons dwelled fyrste in this ylond yâ— .xviii. yere of Hely yâ— prophete yâ— .xi. yere of Solmus postumê° kyÌ„ge of Latyns .xliii. after the takynge of Troye tofore the buyldynge of Rome CCCC .xxxii. yere ¶ Beda .li. jâ— They come hyder toke her cours from armonyk that now is yâ— other Britayn they held longe tyme yâ— south couÌ„tres of yâ— yloude It befell afterward in Despasianê° tym duke of Rome that the Pyctes shypped oute of Scycya in to Dccean and were dryuen abowte wiche the wynde and encred in to the Norche costes of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Scottes and prayed to haue a place to dwell Iâ—ne myght none gete for Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne both people Scottes sente the Pyctes to the north syde of englonde and behyght them helpe ayenste the Brytons that were theyr enemyes if they wolde aryse and toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicion yf doubte fylle who sholde haue ryg ht to be kyÌ„ge they sholde rather these heÌ„ of yâ— moder syde thaÌ„ of yâ— fader syde of the womeÌ„kyÌ„ rather thaÌ„ of yâ— meÌ„ kyÌ„ ¶ Gaufre In Vespasyan the Emperous tyme whan Marius Armragus sone was kyÌ„ge of Brytons One Rodryk kynge of Pyctes cam out of Scicia and ganne to destroyed Scotlonde Martus the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue the north partye of Scotlond that heet Cathenesia to the men that were came with Rodryke and were ouercome by hym for to dwel inne But thesemen hadde no wyues ne none myght haue of the nacion of Brytons therfore they saylled into Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshmens doughters by that couenauÌ„te that yâ— moder blood sholde be put tofore in successyon of herytage Girca .xvii. Netheles Sirinus super Vyrgilium sayth that Pictes agatyrses that had some dwellynge place aboute the waters of Scicia and they ben called Pyctes of Peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called pyctes as paynted men These men and these gorhes ben all one people for whan Maximus the tyraunt was wente out of Brytayne into Fraunce for to occupye th empyre Then Gratianus Valentinianus that were brethern and felowes of th empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge and fayre behestes intoo the north countre of Brytayne for they were stalworth and stronge men of armes and so these theues brybones were made men of londe of couÌ„tree dwelled in the northe countres And helde there Cytees and townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaf the Pyctes a dwellynge place in Al bania that is Scotlond there they dwel led longe tyme afterwarde and medled with Britons ¶ R. Thensyth that Pâ—â—tes occupyed fyrste the north syde of Scotlonde It semeth that the dwellynge place that this Carancius gaf them is the south syde of Scotlonde that stretchethe from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to the Scottesshe see and con teyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodewaye ¶ Therfore Bedeli .iii. ca. ij speketh in this manere Niruaâ— the holy man conuerted the southe Pâ—tes Afterwarde the Saxons come and made yâ— countree longe too Brencia the northe partiee of Northumberlonde vnto the tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pyctes made that countie that lyeth bytwene Twed and the Scottesshe see longe to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li.i ca .i. Afterwarde loÌ„ge tyme the Scottes were ledde bâ—duâ—â— Renda and came out of Irlonde that is propre countree of Scottes and with loue or with strenth made hem place fast by the pyctes in the north syde of that arme of the see that breketh into the loâ—d in the weste syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons and Partes Of this duke Renda the Scottes badde the name and were called Darlendinus as it were Rendaes parte for in ber speâ—h a parte is called dal ¶ Gâ—p The â—â—â—tes myghte haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke hem wyues of Irysshe scottes and promysed bem fayre for to dwel with them and graunted hym a londe by the see syde there the see is narowe That londe is called nowe Galleway Martanus Irysshe Scottesshe londed at Argall yâ— is scotten clyf for Scottes londed therfor to do harme to yâ— Brytons or for yâ— place it next to Irlonde for to come a londe in Brytayne ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after the Brytons Pictes made the thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayne ¶ R. Thenne after that come the Saxons atte prayenge of yâ— Britons to helpe them ayenst the Scottes Pyctes And the Brytons were sone put out into wales And Saxons ocupyed the loÌ„de lytell and lytell and efte more too the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourthe manere of men in the ylonde of Brytayne ¶ Beda li. v. ca .ix. for Saxons and Angles came out of Germani a yet some Brytons that dwell nygh callen hem shortly Germayns ¶ R. Netheles aboute the yere of oure lorde .viii. hondred Egbartus kynge of westsaxon commaunded and bad all men calle the men of yâ— londe Englysshmen ¶ Alfre Then after that the Danes pursued the londe abowte a twoo hondred yere that is for to
Karolus magnus Stephanus the thyrde pope Adrianus pope Leo the fourth pope Constantinus Emperour leaf l iij Nychoferus Emperour Michaell Emperour Karolus magnus the fyrst a saynt Leo pope Ludoincus Emperour Stephanus the fourth pope Paschall pope Eugenus the fourth pope Valentinus pope Gregorius the fourth pope Lotherius pope Sergius the seconde pope Leo pope Benedictus a Romayne pope leaf l iiij Ludouicus Emperour Iohannes a woman pope Nicholaus pope Adrianus pope ¶ Here begynneth the .vi. parte contynued to the comynge of the Normans leaf l v Alured kynge of Englonde leaf l v vi Iohannes the .viij. pope Karolus the seconde Emperour Martinus pope Adrianus the thyrde pope Stephanus the fyfth pope Karolus the thyrde Emperour Armilphus Emperour Formosus pope Bonifacius pope Stephanus the .vi. pope Iohannes the .ix. and .x. popes Theodorus pope Iohannes the .xi. pope Benedictus the .iiij. pope Leo pope Xpristoforus the fyrst pope Ludouicus the thyrde Emperour Beryngarius Conradus Emperours Edwarde kynge of Englonde Sergius the thyrde pope Anastasius pope Lando and Iohannes popes leaf l vi Henricus Emperour Adelstone kynge of Englonde Edmonde kynge of Englonde Eldred kynge of Englonde Edwyn kynge of Englonde Leo the .vi. pope Stephanus the .vij. and .viij. popes Martinus the thyrde pope Agapitus pope Iohannes the .xij. pope leaf m i Edgar kynge of Englonde leaf m i ij Beryngarius the thyrde Emperour Lotharius Emperour Beryngarius the fourth Emperour Leo the .viij. pope Iohannes the .xiij. pope Benedictus the .vi. pope Otto the fyrst Emperour Otto the seconde Emperour leaf m ij Of saynt Edwarde martyr and kynge of Englonde Eldred kynge of Englonde Swyne kynge of Englonde and of Denmarke Bonus pope Bonifacius pope Benedictus pope Iohannes the .xiiij. xv and .xvi. popes Gregorius the .v. pope leaf m iij Otto the thyrde Emperour Siluester the seconde pope Iohannes the .xviij. and .xix. popes Henricus the fyrst Emperour Benedictus pope Iohannes the .xx. pope Knoght kynge of Englonde Emonde Irensyde kynge of Englonde leaf m iiij Knoght kynge of Englonde leaf m v Benedictus the .ix. pope Conradus Emperour Harolde kynge of Englonde Hardiknoght kynge of Englonde Of the vylany that the Danys dyde to the Englysshmen Of Godewin the fals traytour Alured martyr leaf m vi Siluester the tyrde pope Damasius the seconde pope leaf n i Saynt Edwarde kynge of Englonde and confessour leaf n i ij Victor the seconde pope Henry the seconde Emperour Stephanus the .ix. pope Benedictus pope Henricus the thyrde Emperour Nicholaus the seconde pope Alexander the seconde pope Harolde kynge of Englonde ¶ Here begynneth the .vij. parte contynued vnto our dayes that is to saye kynge Edwardes regne the fourth the .xxiij. yerre leaf n iij Wyllyam conquerour Gregorius the .vij. pope Victor the thyrde pope Vrbanus pope leaf n iiij Wyllyam Rous kynge of Englonde Paschall pope leaf n v Henry Beauclerke kynge of Englonde leaf n v vi Henricus the fourth Emperour Gelasius pope Calixtus pope leaf n vi Honorius pope Lotharius Emperour Hugo de sancto victore The ordre of saynt Iohan Baptyst Innocencius pope leaf o i Stephen kynge of Englonde leaf o i ij Celestinus the seconde pope Lucius pope Eugenius the seconde pope Petrus Lombardus bysshop Petrus CoÌ„mestor Fredericus the fyrst Emperour Anastasius pope leaf o ij Henry the seconde kynge of Englonde leaf o ij iij Adrianus the fourth pope Alexander the thyrde pope Lucius the thyrde pope Vrbanus the thyrde pope Gregorius the .viij. pope Clemens the thyrde pope leaf o iij Rycharde the fyrst kynge of Englonde leaf o iij iiij Henricus the fyfth Emperour Celestinus the thyrde pope Innocencius the thyrde pope Wyllyam of Parys Franciscus an Ytalyon leaf o iiij Iohan kynge of Englonde leaf o iiij v vi and p i ij iij Fredericus the seconde Emperour Honorius the thyrde pope leaf p iij Henry the thyrde kynge of Englonde leaf p iij iiij v Gregorius the .ix. pope Celestinus the fourth pope Innocencius the fourth pope leaf p v Thomas de Aquine Albertus magnus Eustacius Bonauenture Alexander and Vrbanus popes Rychardus Emperour Clemens the fourth pope Gregorius the .x. pope Innocencius the .v. pope Adrianus pope Iohannes the .xxi. psope Nicholaus the thyrde pope Radulphus Emperour Martinus the fourth pope Nicholaus de lyra Honorius the fourth pope Nicholaus the fourth pope leaf p vi Edwarde the fyrst kynge of Englonde leaf p vi and all q and r i Celestinus pope Bonifacius pope ✚ Benedictus the .xi. pope Adulphus Emperour Albertus Emperour Clemens pope Iohannes the .xxij. pope Henry the .vi. Emperour leaf r i Edwarde the seconde kyng of Englone leaf r all and s all and t i Lodowicus Emperour Iohan Mandeuyll a doctour of physyke and knyght Benedictus pope leaf t i Edwarde the thyrde kyng of Englonde leaf t all v all x all and y all Clemens the .vi. pope Karolus the fourth Emperoar Innocencencius the .vi. pope Vrbanus the .v. pope Gregorius the .xi. pope Wenselaus Emperour ✚ Vrbanus pope leaf y vi Bonifacius the .ix. pope leaf z i Rycharde the seconde kyng of Englonde leaf z all and ê¯ i Innocencius the .vij. pope Robert Emperour Iohannes the .xxiij. pope Sygysmundus Emperour leaf ê¯ ij Henry the fourth kynge of Englonde leaf ê¯ ij iij iiij v Martyne the .v. pope Eugenius pope leaf ê¯ vi Henry the fyfth kynge of Englonde leaf ê¯ vi and all aa Felix the fyfth pope Alberte Emperour Fredericus the thyrde Emperour Nicholaus the .v. pope leaf bb i Henry the .vi. kynge of Englonde leaf bb all and cc i ij iij iiij v vi vij viiij ix x xi xij Calixtus the thyrde pope Prynters of bokes Pius the seconde pope leaf cc xij Paulus a Venecyan pope Sixtus the fourth pope leaf cc xiij The descrypcyon of Englonde Walys Scotlonde and Irlonde in the later ende of this presente Cronycles ¶ Thus endeth the Table The Prologue IN so moche that it is necessary to all creatures of crysten relygyon or of fals relygyon or gentyles machomytes to knowe ther prynce or pryncis yâ— regne vpon them them to obey So it is comodious to knowe ther noble actes dedes the circuÌ„staunce of ther lyues Therfore in the yere of our lorde M. CCCC.lxxxiij yere of the regne of kyng â–ª Edwarde the fourth at saynt Albons so that all men may knowe the actes namely of our noble kynges of Englonde is compyled togyder this boke more ouer is translated out of latyn in to englysshe fro the begynnynge of the worlde yâ— lygnage of Cryst from Adam tyll it be comen to Dauyd And from Dauyd yâ— kynges of Israel of Iewes the hyghe bysshops in ther dayes with yâ— Iuges prophetes The foure pryncypall reames of the worlde that is to say of Babylon of Percees of Grekes and of Romayns And all the Emperours of Rome or Popes by ordre ther names And many a notable fader with certen of ther actes As more
is to be knowen yâ— foure thynges were made fyrste in one tyme of one age That is to wyte the heuen Imperyall angels nature the matere of the foure elementes tyme. And that doctours calle the werke of the creacion the whiche was made afore ony daye or nyght of the myghty power of god And was made of no thyÌ„ge ¶ Thenne after foloweth the werke of the diuysyon the whiche was made in thre of the fyrste dayes in whiche is shewed the hyghe wysedom of the maker ¶ Thenne after foloweth yâ— arayenge of this werke in the whiche is shewed the goodnes of the creature the whiche was made .iij. of the nexte dayes folowynge Vt patêª clare in textu genÌ„ priu◠¶ The fyrste day god made dyuyded the lyght from the derkenesse ¶ The seconde daye god made and ordeyned the fyrmament dyuyded the water from the water ¶ The thyrde day god made in the whiche he gadred the waters in to one place the erthe tho apperid ¶ The fourth daye god made in the whiche he ordeyned the sonne the mone the sterres put them in the fyrmament ¶ The fyfth daye god made in the whiche he ordeyned fysshes foules grete whales in the water ¶ The sixt day god or deyned in the whiche he made beest and man ¶ The seuenth daye god made in that daye he rested of all werkes that he had ordeyned not as in werkyng beyâ—ge wery but he sessid to make mo newe creatures Vide plura geâ— .i. BE it knowe that Adam the fyrste man of whome it is wryten in this fyrst aege next folowynge lyued .ix. hondred yere and .xxx. And he gaâ—e .xxxij. sones as many doughters ¶ Anno mundi .i. Et ante xâ—â— natuâ—â—â— tatem .v. M. C.lxxxxix ¶ Here begynneth the fyrste aege durynge vnto the flood of Noe Adam Eua IN the fyrst yere of the worlde the sixt day god made Adan in the felde DamascenÌ„ Eua of his rybbes puttyng them in paradys And badde them to kepe his coÌ„mauÌ„dement yâ— they sholde not ete of the fruyte of lyf vnder yâ— payne of deth And the same daye that they had synned anone he caste them out of paradys in to the loude of cursydnesse that they sholde lyue there with swetynge sorowe tyll they dyed Vide plura GenÌ„ .i. ¶ This Adam was an holy man all the dayes of his lyf grete penallâ—e dayly he dyde And he coÌ„maunded his children to lyue ryghtwysly And namely that they sholde auoyde in all wyse from the company of Cayn his childn Nor that they sholde not marye with none of them ¶ This man Adam was our fyrste fader And for oo synne he put vs out of Paradys But thrugh his holy coÌ„uersacion penauÌ„ce he gaue vs en ensample to come to the kyngdom of heuen And he that wyll not folowe his holy coÌ„uersacoÌ„n example for oo synne ryghtwysly he can not coÌ„playne on hym as we do many ¶ Seth sone to Adam was borne after the begynnynge of the worlde C. xxx yeres lyued .ix. C. .xij. But Moyses ouerskypped an hondred of those in the whiche Abell wept in the vale of Ploracyon nyghe Ebron This Seth for the oyle of mercy to be goten wente to paradys ¶ Delbora was syster to Abell ¶ Abell was slayne of Cayn his broder This Abell the fyrst martyr began the chirche of god This man after Austyn made the cyte of god he was the fyrst cytezyn of the cyte And by cause that he was ryghtwys our lorde receyued his offrynge ¶ Calmana was syster wyf to Cayn This Cayn was a cursyd man he made the fyrst erthly cyte that euer in this worlde was in the whiche he put his people for drede in so moche as he vsed rauyn by olence For he trusteth suche thynge to be done to hym as he dyde to other therfore he put hym his in to a syker place This man slewe his brother Abell for enuye he was punysshed of god and wandred about in a dispeyre And after was slayne of Lameth a blynde man ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. C.xxxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. M.ix C.lxxiiij ANos of the lyne of Cryst lyued .ix. C. yere .v. This â—â—nos began to calle the name of our lorde It myght happe he fouÌ„de some wordes of prayer or made some ymages for god to be worshypped as now is in yâ— chirche ¶ Chanam lyued after .ix. C. yere and .x. ¶ Anno mundi .vij. C. lxxxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iiij. M.iiij C.iiij MAlalcel of the lyne of Cryste lyued .viij. C. lxxxxv yere ¶ Iareth of yâ— same lyne lyued .ix. C.lxij ¶ Enoch of the same lyne lyued .iij. C. yere .lxv. This Enoch was a ryghtwys man pleased god And for his grete holynesse our lorde translated hym in to paradys where he lyueth with Hely in grete rest of body soule tyll the comynge of Antecryst Thenne they shall go forth for the confortacoÌ„n of good men And they shall be crowned with the crowne of martyrdome MAtusale of Crystis lyne lyued .ix. C.lxix yeres This matusale was the oldest man yâ— euer ony scrypture hath mynde of For whan he had lyued nyghe fyue hondred yere our lorde sayd to hym Buylde the an hous thou wylt for yet thou shalt lyue .v. hondred yere And he answered sayd For so lytel a tyme as .v. hondred yere I wylbuylde no hous But rested vnder trees and hegges and there slept as he was wonte to do for a tyme. ¶ Anno mundi M.iiij C.liiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. M.vij C.xlv LAmeth was of aege .vij. hondred lxxvij This Lameth the fyrst agaynst nature good maners ordeyned that a man myght haue two wyues in doynge his auowtry And he was sore punysshed of them â— for they gaue hyÌ„ many a strype For it is soo that by what thynge a man synneth by the same he is punysshed This Lameth slewe Cayn wylfully not But whan he was olde blynde he was ladde of a childe the whiche trowed that he had seen a wylde beste and sayd to his mayster that he sholde shote so he slewe Cayn Wherfore he bete the childe so sore that the childe also was deed ¶ And it is to be knowen that all craftes or scyences lyberall or honde craftes or of physyke seruynge to the curyosyte of man are redde yâ— they were fouÌ„den of the children of Lameth And for they dradde the perylle to come of the flood of the fyre therfore Tuball graued the same craftes in two pylers The one was of Marbyll and the other of tyle or brycke ¶ Tuball fouÌ„de fyrst the crafte to werke golde syluer yren And was the fyrst grauer that euer was ¶ Iabe founde fyrst Tentoria for shepeherdes and pauelyons for other men ¶ Iuball founde fyrste the crafte to playe vpon an harpe organs other musycall Instrumentes he vsid ¶ Noema founde fyrst
the crafte for to weue lynnen wollen cloth and to drawa thredes of wâ—ille and flexe And afore that tyme the people vsed the skynnes of bestes for ther clothes ¶ Anno mundi M.vi C.xlij. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .iij. M.v. C.lvij THe shyppe of Noe had in length .iij. hondred cubytes in brede .l. in altytue .xxx. Vide plura genesis .vi. ¶ Knowe ye after doctours that a conuenyent payne this tyme was ordeyned to the worlde For thenne lechery habouÌ„ded the whiche defouled mannes body And there by water the erthe was wasshed clensed in sygne of the promyse that god made to man that there sholde neuer be such a flood agayne ¶ And the Rayne bowe hath two pryncypall coloures the whiche represente the two Iugementê The water colour representeth the flood that is passyd The fyre coloure betokeneth the Iudgement to come fyre by the whiche we certenly abyde in the ende of this worlde by cause â—ouetyse shall habouÌ„de by fyre it shall be brente Golde and syluer by the fyre is wonte to be clensyd ¶ Here begynn the the seconde aege of the worlde durynge to Abraham Noe. THis Noe was a ryghtwys man and founde grace ayenst godâ— Whan Noe was fyue hondred yere of aege he had goten Cham. Sem. â— Iâ—phet That tyme by the coÌ„maundemente of god he began to make a shyppe And he made it parfyt in an hondred yere And the hondred yere complete â— our lorde god appered agayne to hym 〈◊〉 coÌ„maunded hym that he with his wyf his children the wyues of them sholde entre the shyppe with all maner of beestes all maner of foules also c. And anone the flood came and stode aboue all hylles â—v cubytes Vide pluragenÌ„ vijus ¶ After the flood a grete dronkenesse betyde vnto Noe. And thorugh occasyon of that dronkenesse be blessed his two sones Sem Iaphetâ— for the faders honour that they had to hym for the honest shame that they couered mekely ther faders membâ—es whan he was slepynge And his sone Cham for his scornynge and his vnreuerence he cursyd ¶ And here after saynt Austyn is made â— the fyrste mencyon of boundage and of noblynesse contrary to it For Noe sayd yâ— C ham sholde be seruaunt in bondage to Sem Iaphet for his vnreuerence Neuertheles ye shall not trowe that all that descended of Cham were vnnoble men of no power For they began fyrst to be myghty men of yâ— erthe As it is open of Nemroth yâ— kynge of Canaan Ascoâ— Nor all of Sem Iaphet were vertuous noble myghty men whan almoost eueryche one fell in to yâ— cryme of ydolatry were oft tymes oppressyd of other men But this blessynge this cursynge hath a respect to vertue vyce for yâ— whiche a man is called truely a noble man or an vnnoble man For he yâ— is vertuous is a noble maÌ„ he yâ— is vnuertuous is not noble The same maner of wyse tho yâ— foloweth the fayth of AbrahaÌ„ rather were called his childern than the Iewes the whiche carnally descended from hym Neuertheles they had a spirytuall preuylege of god for yâ— faders merysâ—â— his blessynge And of these .iij. sones of Noe he beynge alyue after thistory of Philois were born .xxiiij M. .vij. Câ—nen without wyÌ„men childern And they had on them thre prynces Nemorth Iectan Suphen ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M.ij. C.xlij. Et ante xpÌ„â— natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.vi C.lvij SEm sone to Noe the seconde yere after yâ— flood gate Arphaxat oâ—her whyle he is called Melchisedech The whiche fyrst after the flood made yâ— cyte of Salem now it is called Ierusalem ¶ Cham his broder opteyned Affricam gate sones tweyne Chus and Mesraym And these two gate sones doughters and many a Regyon was of them many of them to vs ben vnknowen for they enhabyte haue theyr maÌ„syons in the occidentall Ynde ¶ Iaphet was broder vnto Cham was blessyd of his fader this Iaphet had .vij. sones as Gomoi Magog Maday Ianam Tuball Mosog Iras. And these .vij. gate sones doughtes of them came many a regyon Vide plura GenÌ„ .xv. ¶ Arphaxat sone to Sem lyued cccc xxx yere And gate Elam Assure Ludde Aram and they gate many a sone doughter vt â—z geuÌ„ ¶ This Assur by cause he wolde not rebell ayenst god in the edefyenge buyldynge of yâ— toure of Babylon as Nemroth dyde therfor he was dryuen vnto the londe of Sennaars londe whiche was ryght strauÌ„ge to hym and was not afore enhabyted The whiche was called after his name Assuria And there he edefyed buylded a cyte afterwarde named Niniue yâ— whiche was the Metropolon of all the kyngdom of AssuriuÌ„ ¶ Chus sone to Cham was fader to Nemroth This Nemroth was a gyaunt of .x. cubytes longe And he began to be myghty in the worlde he is called a boystous hunter afore god This man began that wretched vyce of coueytousnesse by his tyranny with the whiche vyce euer more after this worlde is fulfylled And the pryncypalest kyngdom that he had was Babylon And he had Archade Edissa Selencia and the londe of Sennaar ¶ Sale sone to Arphaxat lyued cccc and .xxxiij. yeres And of hym in scrypture is no thynge wryten but that Moyses nombred hym in the lyne that cometh of Cryste ¶ This Sale gate a sone yâ— was named Heber The whiche after the Hebrewes hadde the spyryte of prophecye And of this Heber the Hebrewes ben named For the Hebrewes tonge bode allone in his hous in the confusyon of the langage And that langage was called mannes langage the whiche euery man vsed afore yâ— toure of Babylon was buylded ¶ This â—eber hadde two sones and one was called Iectan thrugh ensample of Nemroâ—h descendynge from Cham toke the Pryncehode vpon the children of Sem. And he hadde .xiij. sones ¶ But these people after Ierom are not knowen of vs for fernesse of the couÌ„tree or mutacyon and chaungynge of the people or elles of some other maner cause ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.vi Cxliij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.v. C.lvi. ¶ Turris Babylonis PHaleg lyued two hondreds and .xxxix. yeres This Phaleg was the yonger sone of Heber in his dayes was made the confusyon of langages For in his hous abode the olde tonge allone and that was Hebrewe Wherfore after saynt Austyn in hym apered a grete stedfasnesse of ryghtwysnes For this hous was free of that payne as not consentynge to the buyldynge of the toure Et sâ—dm Aug there was .lxxij. generacyons so there were .lxxij. langage ¶ Iactan broder to Phaleg of Sem Nem roch prynce of Cham Sulphen of Iaphet these thre prynces with ther people gadred them togyder in yâ— felde of Sennaar dredynge the flood to come ayen sayd Lete vs buylde a toure of the whiche the heyght shall reche to heuen c.
GenÌ„ .xij. Our lorde sawe the folysshnes of the people Meruayllously for yâ— payne of ther synne he confounded the tonge of them In so moche yâ— none vnderstode what an other sayd And soo they were disperpled asondâ—ed by all yâ— worl de ¶ Of the malyce of this Nemroth bokes ben wryten ful ¶ And after the confusyon of the langage he wente to the londe of Persees there he enstructâ— taught them to adoure worshyp the fyre as god And he lefte his sone Belus in Babylon the whiche Belus succeded hyÌ„ And so from thens his progenye opteyned that kyngdom vnto the tâ—â—e of many a yere after ¶ In this tyme began many kyngdomes And the moost of all those kyngdomes was the kyngdome of Scitarum But there were so many rude boystous people in it that 〈◊〉 te was neuer hadde in worshyp And it was a stronge and a myghty 〈◊〉 of dystaunce ¶ And about this tyme beganne the kyngdom of Egypt the whiche with dyuers and many alteracyons often tymes was chaunged And also it is spoken of many tymes in 〈◊〉 ¶ Noblynesse or gentylmen abowee this sayd tyme began And this noblynesse or gentylmen was orderned for many causes â— The fyrst cause was necessyte For whan mankynde grewe 〈◊〉 men were prompte redy to do 〈◊〉 it was very necessary to withstande the greate malyce of the â—usyd people agaynst good men Therof a man is called a gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable ¶ Wherof Ierom sayth I see no thynge elles in noblesse or in gentylmen but that they are bounden in a certeyn necessyte that they shall not recede fro the vertue and the gentylnesse of ther noble aunâ—â—tours ¶ The seconde was yâ— dyuers worshypâ—ge of the people For no man worshype thenne but as his naturall reason gaf And they knewe not ryghtwysly what they sholde worshyp all though they lyued peasyble amonge themself For they were so dull of wytte yâ— they coâ—de pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by yâ— comyn peple Wherfore it was expedyent for ther peas to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrth ¶ The thyrde cause procedeth of some synguler strength Many tymes the comynalte were greued thrugh enmyes comynge vpon them And then they sayd yâ— who some euer wolde deffende kepe them from these peryles he sholde haue yâ— ryght of noblenesse for hym his heyres for euer more And in this maner of wyse many are â—adde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblynesse was greate habundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of mete drynke And then they toke them theyrs to some ryche man yâ— thrugh that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnesse of ther hungre after that they sholde knowe hym as ther lorde a noble man ¶ Also there be fouÌ„de certen noble men by the prouysyon of god though they were but fewe of the whiche some abode in vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul Ieroboam Also it is radde that many were noble men by tyranny vyolence Of the whiche some were destroyed anone And some abode in stablenesse as Paynemes myght ¶ Anno muÌ„di .ij. M.ix C. .v. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.ij. C.lxxxiiij SAruk lyneally descended from our forn fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an hondred and .xlviij. yere ¶ And about this tyme ydolatry began to to encreace myghtely And yf ye reuolue and loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges pryncypally brought men to the synne of ydolatry That is to vnderstonde The affeccyon whiche they had to deed men Dredde flaterynge agaynst ther prynces And the dilygence of artyfycers crafty men about scultures or grauynges Wycked fendes thenÌ„e entred in to the ydollis and gaue answe res to the people And these wycked spyrytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In so moche that what some euer manere of persone wolde not conforme hym to the reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the dysceyuynge laude and praysynge of Poetes the whiche wretches and also dampned men in to heuen with all tâ—eyr gaye aourned wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whanne deuylles beganne for to speke so fayrly and so mekely to man The good lorde of his grete and habundaunt mercy sente his aungelles that they spolde sheke to his elected men in vysybly lest that all man kynde sholde perysshe with this myscheuous errour BElus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon And he was the fyrste kynge of this worlde And this man was he whom the errour of the people fyrst trowed sholde be a god wherfore dyuers peple named hym dyuersly And some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalim some Beelphagor and some Belsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yeres ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yeres And this Ninus desyred for to haue lordshyp and worshyp And to that entente that he myght be lorde of all the countree about hym he gaue bataylle to all that dwelled nyghe aboute hym And by cause that tyme the people were rude and had not the connynge of fyghtynge nor armour anone he subdued vnto hyÌ„ all Asiam And there was made yâ— fyrst Monarche in yâ— rest party And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his comforte an ymage of his fad to whom he gaf so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man hadde fledde to yâ— ymage ther sholde no man do vnto hym no hurte he pardonned hyÌ„ of all his trespasse And thrugh his ensample many a man began to worshyp yâ— deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Thenne these malicyous spirytes seynge yâ— curyosyte of the people hydde them within them gaaf answeres vnto yâ— people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to do reuerence vnto them as goddes Thus yâ— vnhappy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnesse grewe that he shol de suffre the payne of dethe that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M.C.xiiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.lxxxv THare sone to Nachor lyued .ij. C and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went from Vt of Calde passed in to Charram with his childern his neuewes And it is sayd by cause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome longe tyme after this Abraham ouercame vt dicit GenÌ„ .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.C.lxxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M.xv HEre
begynneth the deuoute holy storye of holy Patryarkes the Here begynneth the thyrde aege of the worlde durynge to Dauyd Abraham whiche worshypt the very god 〈…〉 worshyppynge they taught it vide pâ—agenÌ„ .xij. vsque ad futeÌ„ â–ª ¶ This Abraham a faythfull louer of god was borne the xliij yere of Nâ—us kyng of Babylon And knowe ye yâ— the .lxxxv. yere of Abraham thorugh the myghty glorye of the hye god The worde of mercy desâ—ended vpon mankynde for thenne be gan to appere the oraculus of the promyse of god vide Au .xvi. de ci dei Iâ—◠〈◊〉 For this tyme holy aungels appered â—o vs in forme of mankynde ¶ This Abraham had two brethern Aâ—am 〈◊〉 And Aram gate Loth a 〈◊〉 man an holy And he deleâ—â—ed to be visyted with auÌ„gels as his vncle Abraham was And for this Loth Abraham 〈◊〉 iiij kyngs for they toke Loth 〈◊〉 Of whome one was sard to be â—emroth but he is called here Amraphel ¶ And Abraham had many wâ—â—es as Sarar Agar And his childern his brethern had many childern But for vs that wryte Câ—ourâ—es it is not necessary to speke of all men but of the noble faders sed vide plura fine gen̄◠¶ Melchisedech this tyme was kynge of Salem This man was called a ryghtwys kynge for his eâ—cedynge holynesse And he offred brede and wyne to Abrahamâ— in sygne of a grete mystery He was also the preest of the bye god ¶ Seâ—â—ramis the thyrde kynge of Babylon he ordeyned an army wente in to Inde opteyned yâ— couÌ„tree And so by all Asyam the kyngdome of Assuriorum was dilated And he multiplyed the cyte of Babylon myghtly made walles about it This Semiramis had a wyf and he forsoke her And it is wryten that she was slayne of her sone Ninus by cause she prouoked hym to the vnlefull concupyscence sic di au .xviij. de ci dei And the mayster in his storyes sayth yâ— she wedded her owne sone he gate a childe on her the whiche ordened Babylon to be the heed of all his reame ¶ Ninus the fourth kynge of Babylon was sone to grete Ninus Of this man lytell is wryten but that he slewe his owne moder as is sayd afore ¶ Arrius was the fyfth kyng of Babylon And vnder hym was borne Ysaac ALso Ysaac sone of Abraham of the lyne of Lryst lyued L. lxxx yere This Ysaac had a wyf called Rebecca on her he gate two sones Esau Iacob This Esau solde his enherytauÌ„ce to his broder Iacob And he was the fader of Ioumeorum he had in possessyon the hylle of Seyr put fyrst marys to asses wherof was eugeÌ„dred mules ¶ About this tyme .xxx. lorshyps Gomorra for ther horryble synne were ouerthrowen The wyf of Loth lokynge backwarde torned in to a salt stone sheweth that no man in the waye of delyberacy on sholde desyre thynge past hec Augê° de ciuitate dei ¶ Anno muÌ„di .lij. M.iij C.xliiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.viij C.lvi. IAcob lyued L. xlvij yere This Iacob had foure wyues or some concubynes that is to wyte Lyam Balam Zelpham and Rachel Lyam was the fyrst wyf she was blere eyed And she bare hym .vi. sones Iudas Ruben Symeon Leuy Ysachar Zabulon and a doughter that hyght Dyâ—a Bala seruaunt to Lya concubyne to Iacob bare hym two sones Dan and Neptalym ¶ Rachel the seconde wyf to Iacob was barayne longe tyme at the last she bare hym two sones Ioseph Beniamyn Zelpha seruaunt to Rachel bare Iacob two sones Gad Aser eueryche of these made a trybe of whom in this place it is not necessary to speke vide plea genÌ„ ¶ Ioseph sone to Iacob was borne lxxxx yere of his faders aege he lyued L .i. yere ¶ Zerses this tyme was kyng of Babylon vnder whome was borne Iacob he was the .vij. kynge of Babylon ¶ Armauictre was kyng after hyÌ„ And after saynt Austyn in that maÌ„ues dayes our lorde appered to ysaac promysynge hym those thynges the which he promysed to his fader ¶ Belocê° the .ix. kynge of Babylon was after this man And vnder Belocus or in this tyme our lorde spake with Iacob promysynge hym that he had promysed to his fader the whiche were two The possessyon of the londe of promyssyon Chanaam the benediccyon of all the people in his seed the whiche is our lorde Ihesu Cryste ¶ Abraham aboute this tyme decessyd and was buryed in Hebron ¶ Inachus the fyrste kynge that euer was in Grece was this tyme for then the kyngdome began ¶ Phorâ—mius was kynge after hym he ordened lawes to the Grekis ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M.iij C.iiij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.vij C. lxxxxix Ivdas sone of Iacob descended of hym of this trybe of Iudas came the kyngê progenye at yâ— last Cryste our lorde Iudas gate Phares Phares Esron of these men lytell is had in scrypture but Math reherceth them ¶ Beleus in this Phares dayes was kyÌ„ge of Assuriorum or of Babylon and he was the .x. kynge vnder whome Ysaac decessed ¶ Athlas the grete astonomyer was also the whiche is sayd to bere vp heuen on his sholder for the very knowlege of the sterres ¶ Sarapis was the thyrde kynge of Arguiorum or of Grecorum this Sarapis was called otherwyse Apâ—s and he came in to Egypte with a myghty nauy there decessed and was made of the blynde gentyles the Egypcyens the grettest god amonge theym And that tyme began a meruaylous supersticion in ydolatrye of a calf of two colours whiche they called Apem that calf deyed the deuylles procured a lyke calf to that for to be made that they myght deceyue the rude people after that it came that the childern of Israel dyde on the same wyse vt patet And what thynge coude be more wretched or folysshe in man hauynge reason ¶ Argus was the fourth kyng of Grekis after whome the noble cyte of Argus toke his name Lycropis edefyed Athenes in Grecia this cyte was the nouryssher of lyberall scyence of many phylosophers yet they were deceyued by dyuylles and grete supersticyosyte in the cyte was made vide augê° et mirabileÌ„ fabulaÌ„ reperies ¶ Omogires the fyrst man put oxen to the ploughe ¶ Belus this tyme was kynge of Babylon he was the .x. kynge of the regyon vnder hyÌ„deyed Ysaac ¶ Pharao was kynge of Egypte whiche receyued Ioseph exalted hym for thynterpretacyon of his dremes vide scientiaÌ„ pulcherrimaÌ„que historiaÌ„ genÌ„ .xlij. cÌ„ ¶ Amithus was the .xij. kynge of Babylon vnder whone dyed Ioseph a blessyd man in chastyte ¶ Pharao Emonophis about Esdroms dayes was kynge of Egypte this Pharao knewe not Ioseph ne none of his lygna ge he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the childn of Israel to be drowned as it is had Exodi â— Ye clerkes may loke that boke and we laye wyll loke to
viij BOcci was bysshop in Israel then ¶ Abimalech the .viij. Iuge in Israel was naturall sone to Gedeon And he was not called of god but malicyous ly toke on hym the pryncehode of Israel And he slewe .lxx. of his brethern wherfore he ended his lyf myscheuously Vt pêª IudicuÌ„ ¶ Tola was the .ix. Iuge in Israel And this man guyded hym after the olde gouernauÌ„ce of Iuges by yâ— maner of direccion consell more than by dominacoÌ„n Bocci was bysshop aboute this tyme but of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Iayr the .x. Iuge of Israell had â—â—i sones whom he made prynces of 〈◊〉 tees And by cause there werâ— good men ruled to the pleasyr of god Therfore in yâ— dayes of these two men Israel dâ—ewe to our lorde And therfore all thynge came was in prosperyte welthe EAnus was the .iiij. kyng of 〈◊〉 he was kyng of Caâ—â—nt◠〈◊〉 ¶ Latinus was kyng in Yâ—aly aâ—â—◠〈◊〉 nus of this Latinê° was called 〈◊〉 dom of Latinorum And Canneâ—◠〈◊〉 ter of Euandâ—â— fouÌ„de fyrst 〈…〉 ¶ Tauranê° about this tyme was 〈◊〉 of Babylon or of Assâ—o◠〈…〉 man Troy was destroyed frist 〈◊〉 casyon of the bataâ—l of Troy began for a lytell thynge In so moche as Lamâ—â— don kyng of Troy receyued not 〈◊〉 les and Iason with dur honour as they sholde haue be reâ—eyued of so lytell a trespaas how many harmes 〈◊〉 grewe ¶ Sibilla delâ—hica afore the batayll of Troy prophecyed hoâ—◠〈◊〉 sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout manâ— nes seed ¶ Lamydon kynge of 〈◊〉 was slayne and his doughter Râ—â—oma was taken in to Grekys londe For the which foloweth myghty batayll 〈◊〉 ferdfull myâ—â—â—eues vide 〈…〉 na Hercules with â—alon deshored 〈◊〉 or Troy the whiche anoue after was buylded of Priaâ—â—is sone to Lanâ—ydon This Hercules dyde many merueylous thyngê many myghty batarlles And Iufenytâ— lesynges ben fayned on hym At the last whan he had ouercome moâ— the people he was sore hurte in warre whan he myght not suffre the payne of his sore with the whiche he was greâ—ed HyÌ„self he raÌ„ne in to yâ— fyre whan he was deed he was worshyped amonge the goddes of the Gentyles myghtely Cirta annuÌ„ inuÌ„di .iij. M.ix C.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.ij. C.xxiiij AFter the deth of Iayr Iuge of Israell the people of Israel added newe synnes to theyr olde And our lord toke them in to the power of the Philistyens to the childern of Amon .xviij. yere And they were gretely oppressyd thenne they cryed to our lorde Thenne Repte was espyed with almyghty god faught agaynst Amon sedycyous people of the hylle of Effraym And for an vnprudent voys he slewe his owne doughter folyshly dyde sacrefyce to god with her IudicuÌ„ .xi. et .xij. ¶ Ozy this tyme was bysshop in Israell he was of the seed of Aron by the lyne of Eleazari the whiche deed thrugh the prouysyon of god the bysshopryche tomed to the lyne of Ythamar an C. .xx. yere in the whiche lyne Hely was the fyrst hygh bysshop And Abiathar was the laste ¶ Ebassam was Iuge in Israel .vij. yere and he was the .xij. Iuge and he was named otherwyse Boos the whiche wedded Ruth ¶ Abralon the .xix. Iuge of Israell was Iuge .x. yere And vnder these tymes the childern of Israell were quyete And therfore none notable thynges were done in these dayes ¶ Abdon the .xiiij. Iuge gouerned in Israell .viij. yeres And about this tyme the hystorye of Ruth was wryten ¶ Authamanis this tyme was kynge of Asserium and Priamus kynge of Troy sone to Lamidon that buylded his cyte agayne merueyllously stronge And began batayll with the Grekes vnto his owne hurte And he hadde a sone was called Hertor a leyâ—full gentyll sone by his â—yâ— Eccuba This man was faythfull wy se and Iuromparable of strengthe and noblynesse This Priamus had an other sone that was called Parys the whiche toke awaye fro the londe of Grekes He lena wyf to Menelaiê° the kynge ¶ Agamenon the kynge brother to Menelaâ—ê° the leder of all the Grekes hoste faught ayenst Troy and at the last he wanne the cyte falsly and to the Grekes moost shame and sclaunder that myght be For certaynly that myght be called an vnhappy batayll where no man gyueth louynge to the Grekes but euery man reporteth shame ¶ Eneas was kynge in Ytaly thre yere And this Eneas after Troy was destroyed of the Grekes came in to Ytaly with .xx. shyppes dyde myghty batayles there And this man hadde wedded Priamus doughter Elinsaram And he was made a god thorugh the errour of the comyn people of this man came Iuliê° cezar Octauianê° augustê° Â¶ Vlixes an eloquent man among all the Grekes after many perylles on the set wen te home to his Penelopem the moost faythfull the moost chast woman that is radde of And the Grekes perysshed wretchedly after that they had destroyed Troy both on the water on the londe as they wente homewarde ayen ¶ And that was the pryncypal date of ther wry tynge after that victory For they wrote ther historyes other wrytynge sic anâ— priâ— vel scâ—o iâ— post Troiam captam And that was the thyrde yere of Abdon Iuge of Israell ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iiij. M.xxv. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.lxxiiij OBeth of crystis lyne sone to Boos iâ— reherced in Ma. ¶ Sampson the .xv. Iuge regned .xx. yere this Samson was the moost strongest man that euer was he delyuered Israel from the Philistiens for his meruaylous strengthe men trowed he had ben Hercules et eius mirabilia oê‘a vide IuidicuÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.lxxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.C.xiiij IEsse sone to Obeth of the lyne of Cryst otherwyse called Ysay fader to Dauyd this tyme lyued a notable man in honeste No kynge ne grete gouernour But of hyÌ„ many tymes is made mencyon in holy scrypture For of hyÌ„ descended Cryste our sauyour ¶ This tyme Ely was Iuge bysshop in Israel The whiche had two sones Ophni Phinees And for he corrected them not suffycyently he they were punysshed bothe of our lorde For they were slayne of the Philistiens And Ely felle of his sete and brake his necke ¶ This Ely was Iuge next after Sampson not of the lygnage of Aran that was fyrst bysshop of god electe but of Ythamar the lygnage dured an hondred and .xx. yere In the whiche lygnage Ely was fyrst bysshop Abrathar the last Vide plura priâ— reguÌ„ THis tyme Saul was kyng in Israel after the mayster in his hystoryes Iosephê° in hiâ— viij boke This Saul was fyrst kynge in Israel regned xx yere the whiche or he was kyng was a good man elect of god but after warde wretchedly he fayled he was slayne his thre sones in the hylles of Gylboy ¶ In the tyme of Saull
.xxiiij. yere Whan his people herde that he was so deed they made Ioye myrthe ynough and anone made Eâ—rac his sone kynge and he regned with moche honour ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.C.lxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ M.xxxiiij SAlomon the kyng of peas of she gyfte of our lorde had a synguler excedynge aboue all men yâ— euer 〈◊〉 in this world but alonly god in wysdom in ryches in deyntees in glory famylyaryte with god And all though Moyses Dauyd Peter Poul Ierom Austyn other mo exceded hyÌ„ in holynesse but yet they 〈◊〉 hyÌ„ not in glory ryches And this man so excedyng all men wretchedly felle Of this SalomoÌ„ is red in a pystle of sayÌ„t Ierom yâ— he gote a childe on yâ— doughter of Pharao at .xi. yere of his aege vid plura reguÌ„ ¶ Sadoch this tyme was bysshop for be declyned not to yâ— part of Adonie Dauid sone but was with Nathan for Salomon Abyathar on the other parte was deposed ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.ij. C.v. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. L. lxxxxiiij BOboas succeded Salomon his fader in his kyngdome but not in wysdom He was dysceyued thrugh yâ— couÌ„sell of yonge men And lost .x. 〈◊〉 in so moche as he answered not wysely the people as it is open iij. reg◠¶ Achunias was bysshop was the sone of Sadoch Vt pêª ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ para◠¶ Reges Israel incipâ—â—â—t IHeroboas regned kyng in Israell xxij yere he was fyrst of y◠〈◊〉 of Salomon a good man but whan he was made kyng he was a myschâ—â—â—us man in ydolatry made Israel to â—yne in ydolatry many grete Incoâ—â—yences were done almoost to y◠〈◊〉 at Israel For he was yâ— fygure of Marhomete Plura vide .iij. â—eguÌ„ ¶ 〈◊〉 the sone of Roboâ—s regned in the Iury thre yere other whyle a good man holâ—en by god and other whyle wretchedly dysposed in ydolatrye therfore our lorde suffred hym to regne lytell tyme vt pêª .iij. reguÌ„ et ij parali ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.ij. C.xxv Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.lxxiiij ASa the sone of Abdias regned xvi yere In the begynnynge of his regne he was a ryghtwys man and walked as Dauyd dyde And he ouercame the Ethyopes destroyed ydolles But after that he was sworne to the kyng of Syrie Benedab For Baasa kynge of Israel thenne began to fyght ayenst hym the whiche dyspleased god Wherfore he sende to hym the prophete Auani whome he put in pryson and therfore he hadde the gowte strongely deyed therof Vt pêª .iij. reguÌ„ .ij. para ¶ Azarias sone to Achonias was bysshop Nadab kynge of Israell regned two yere the whiche beganne to regne the seconde yere of Asa kynge of Iewes and dyde not as his fader And Baasa ouerthrewe hym and regned for hym vt pêª .iij. reguÌ„ ¶ Baasa kynge of Israel regned xxiiij yere the whiche began to regne the thyrde yere of Asa kynge of Iewes he walked in the synnes of Ieroboam and slewe Iehen the prophete ¶ Hela the sone of Baasa regned in Israel two yere Zamri slewe hym regned .vij. dayes ¶ Amri regned .xij. yere dyde not as his predecessours dyde ¶ Archa sone to Amri regned on Israell .xxij. yere aboue all that were afore hym he was cursyd for wycked Iesabell ruled more than he meued hym to folowe her vt pêª .iij. reguÌ„ ¶ Of kynge Ebrac the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Dauyd how he conquered Fraunce THis Ebrac regned .lx. yere a stronge man he was a myghty Ano this Ebrac thorugh his myght helpe of his Brytous coÌ„quered all FrauÌ„ce And wanne there so moche golde syluer yâ— whan he came ayen in to this londe he made a cyte after his owne name he lete calle it Ebrac yâ— is called Euerywyk And this kynge made the castell of Maydens that now is called Edenbrugh This kynge had .xx. sones and .xxiij. doughters by dyuers wyÌ„men goten and these sones were called as ye shal here Brute Greneschelde MargaÌ„de Iakyn Kymbar Roselm Spadogh Godeherl Thormnan Gldaugh Iorkanghut Haibor Ketyn Rother Kaier Assaruth And all yâ— doughters hyght as ye shall here after Eligene Ymogen Oghdas Guenbran Gnardith Auganrel Guenthold Tanguestell Gorghon Michel Medhan Mailour Oudre Cambredan RagaÌ„ Renthely Neest Cheghan Shaldud Gladus Herberhyn Ahalaghe and Blandan And these were tho .xxiij. doughters And the brethern became good knyghtes worthy in many countrees ¶ Of kynge Brute Greneschelde the fyrst sone of Ebrac kynge AFter the dethe of kynge Ebrac regned Brute Greneschelde his sone .xxx. yere that was Ebracs fyrste sone that well and nobly regned And whan tyme came he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ Of kynge Leyl that was Brute Grenescheldes sone ANd whan that Brute Greneschelde was deed regned his sone Leyl .xxij. yere And he made a fayre towne and lete calle it Karleyl after his owne name And he was a worthy man and well beloued of his people And so whan he had regned .xxij. yere he dyed lyeth at Karlyll ¶ And in his tyme regned kynge Salomon in Ierusalem made the noble Temple And to hym came quene Sibylle quene of Saba for to here see yf it were â—oth yâ— men spake of the grete noble wytte wysdome of kynge Salomon And she founde it sothe that men had her tolde ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.ij. C.lxvi Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.xlij. IOsaphat kynge of Iewes was a good man a ryche and a deuoute in the waye of our lorde and regned xxv yere and dyde none yll but to the cursyd kynge of Israell gaue helpe other lytell thynge And therfore our lorde was with hym vt pêª ijâ— para ¶ Helyas the grete prophete was this tyme an holy man yâ— was lyfted vp in to paradyse with grete solace in a chayre ¶ Macheas Abdias prophecyed with hym ¶ Ochosyas sone of Achab regned in Israell .ij. yere And sende to Belsabub god of Acharam to be helyd For the whiche he deyed after the sayenge of Hely Vt. pêª .iiij. Regum ¶ Of kynge Lud Ludibras that was kynge Leyles sone LVd Ludibras this kynge made the cyte of Caunterbury Wyn chestre And he regned .xxxix. yere then he deyed lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Bladud that was Ludibras sone how he regned was a good man a Nygromancer SO after this Ludibras regned Bladud his sone a greate Nygromancer And thorugh his crafte of Nygromancy he made the meruayllous hote bathe as the geste telleth And he regned .xxi. yere and he lyeth at the newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.ij. C. lxxxxi Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.viij IOram kyng of Iewes sone to Iosaphat regned .viij. yere this Ioram was a cursyd man had a good fader slewe his brother wyckedly lyued as dyde the kynge of Israell Therfore he was
sore corrected dyed vnhappely vt pêª ijâ— para ¶ This tyme Helyas was rauysshed in to the Paradyse ¶ Ochosias or Asarias kyng of Iewes regned oo yere lyued not as his fader dyde anone was slayne with all the hous of Achab. ¶ Athalia moder to Asarias toke the kyngdom slewe all the kynges blood regned .x. yere And the vij yere of Iotada bysshop she was slayne iiij reguÌ„ This Asarias his sone Ioas his neuewe Amasia Matheus the gospeller putteth not in the lyne of Cryste for ther offences ¶ Ioram kyng of Israell regned .xij. yeres the whiche began to regne the .xviij. yere of Iosaphat for his brother Ochosie cursedly he lyued and was slayne of Iehen with all his faders housholde vt pêª Â¶ Iehen anoynted of the childe of Helysevpon Israell slewe Achariam the kyng of Iewes Ioram the kynge of Israell and Iesabell moder to Ioram and .lxx. childern of Achab and .xlij. brethern of Azari all the preestes of Baall And he regned .xviij. yere ¶ Athalia moder to Azari kynge of Iewes doughter to Achab regned on the Iewes .vi. yere and slewe the kyngê blood of Ioram except Ioas the sone of Azari the whiche was kepte amonge shepeherdes and after she was slayne ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iij C.ix. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C. lxxxxiij IOam sone to Achazie regned in the Iury .xi. yeere whom Ioiada yâ— bysshop crowned kyng at .vij. yere of age And he lyued well as longe as he was ruled by Ioiada but after he forsoke god marted Azarias yâ— tyme bysshop sone to Ioiada for he blamed hym yâ— he forsoke his god Vide plura .ij. para ¶ Ioachas sone to Ieben regned in Israell .xvij. yere in whoo 's dayes Helyse the prophete deyed And he began to regne the .xx. yere of Ioas Vide plura .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Ioam sone of Ioathas regned in Israell xvij yere he troubled Amazia Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud and of the answere of his yongest doughter that gracyously was maryed to the kynge of Fraunce AFter kyng Bladud regned Leyr his sone And this Leyr made yâ— towne of Leycetre lete calle the towne after his name he gouerned yâ— towne well nobly This kyng Leyr had thre doughters The fyrst was called Gonorill The seconde Rigan And the thyrd Cordeill and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicyons The kyng ther fader became an olde man wolde yâ— his doughters were maryed or yâ— he dyed But fyrst he thought to assaye which of them loued hym moost best For she yâ— loued hym best sholde best be maryed And he axed of the fyrst doughter how well she loued hym And she answered sayd better than her owne lyf Now certes sayd her fader that is a grete loue Thenne he axed the seconde doughter how moche she loued hym And she sayd more passynge all the creatures of the worlde Per ma foy sayde her fader I may no more axe And sho axed he of yâ— thyrde doughter how moche she loued hym Certes fader sayd she my systers haue tolde you glosynge wordes but I shall tell you the truth for I loue you as I ought 〈◊〉 loue my fader And for to â—â—ynge you more in certayne how I loue you I shall tell you As moche as ye be which so shall ye he loued The kynge her fader wende yâ— she had scorned hym became wonder worthe swore by heuen erthe she sholde neuer haue good of hym but his doughters yâ— loued hym so moche sholde be well auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to Mangles kynge of Scotlonde And the seconde he maryed to Hanemos erle of Cornewayle And they ordened spake bytwene them yâ— they sholde departe the reame bytwene theym two after the dethe of kynge Leyr ther fader so that Cordeill his yongest doughter sholde no thynge haue of his londe But this Cordeill was wonder fayre of good condicyons and maners That the kynge of Fraunce Agampe herde of her fame sente to the kynge Leyr her fader for to haue her vnto his wyf and prayed hym therof And kynge Leyr her fader sentâ— hym worde yâ— he had departed his londe yeuen it all vnto his two doughters before sayd he sayd he had no more londe wherwith her to marye And whan Agampe the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde this answere he scute anone ayen to Leyr and sayd That he axed no thynge with her but oonly her clothynge her body And anone kyng Leyr sente her ouer see to the kynge of Fraunce And he receyued her with moche worshyp and with solempnyte he spowsed her and made her quene of Fraunce ¶ How kynge Leyr was dryuen oute of his londe thorugh his folke And how Cordeill his yongest doughter halpe hyÌ„ in his nede THus it befell afterwarde that the two eldest 〈◊〉 wolde not abyde tyll Leyr her fader was deed but warred vppon hym whyles that he was on lyue dyde hym moche sorowe shame wherfore they toke from hym holy the reame bytwene them had ordeyned yâ— one of them sholde haue kyng Leyr to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with .lx. knyghtes squyres that he myght worshypfully ryde go whether that he wolde in to what countree that hym lyked to playe to solace So that Maugles kynge of Scotlonde hadde kynge Leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd And or the other half yere were passed Gonorill that was his eldest doughter quene of Scotlonde was so anoyed of hym of his people that anone she her lorde spake togyder wherfore his knyghtes half his squyres fro hyÌ„ were gone no moo lefth with hym but oonly .xxx. And whan this was doue Leyr began to make moche sorowe for by cause that his state was empeyred And men had of hym more scorne despyte than euer they had before Wherfore he wyst not what to done And at the last thought that he wolde go in to Cornewayll to Rigan his other doughter And whan he was come the erle his wyf that was Leyrs doughter hym welcomed with hym made moche Ioye And there he dwelled with .xxx. knyghtes squyres And he had not dwelled scarsly .xij. monethes there yâ— his doughter of hyÌ„ was wery his company And her lorde she of hym had grete scorne despyte so that from .xxx. knyghtes they brought vnto .x. And afterwarde had he but fyue so they lefte hym no moo Thenne made he sorowe ynough and sayd sore wepynge Alas that euer I came in to this londe sayd Yet had it be better to haue dwelled with my fyrst doughter And anone he wente thens to his fyrste doughter ayen but anone as she sawe hym come she swore by god by his holy name and by as moche as she myght that he sholde haue no
moo with hym but one kynght yf he wolde there abyde Then began Leyr to wepe and made moche sorowe and sayd tho Alas now haue I to longe lyued that this sorowe and myscheyf is to me now fallen For now I am poore that sometyme was ryche But now haue I noo frende ne kynne that to me wyll do ony good But whan I was ryche all men me honoured worshyped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyte And now I well wote that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd me trouth whan she sayd As moche as I had soo moche sholde I be loued And all the whyle yâ— I had good so longe was I loued and honoured for my ryches But mâ— two doughters glosed me thoâ—â— now of me they sette lytell pryce And soth tolde me Cordeill but I wolde not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfore I lete her go fro me as a thynge that I sette lytell pryce of now wote I neuer what for to do fâ—â—th my two doughters haue me thus deceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other 〈◊〉 that lyghtely I lete her go from me without ony rewarde of yeftes And she sayd that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason And tho I sholde haue ared â—er no more And those that me otherwyse behoteth thorugh ther fals specheâ— now haue me desceyued In this maner Leyr longe tyme began to make his moone And at the last he shope hym to the seâ— and passed ouer in to Fraunce and ared and aspyed where the quene myght be founde And men tolde hym where she was And whan he came to the cyte that she was in pryuely he sent his squyâ—e vnto the quene for to telle her that her fader was come to her for grete nede And whan the squyre came to the quene he tolde her euery deale of her systers from the begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeill the quene anone tooke golde and syluer plente tohe it to the squyre in couÌ„sell that he sholde go bere it to her fader that he sholde go in to certayne cyte hym aray wasshe thenne come ayeâ— to her And brynge with hym an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the lest with ther meyne And thenne he sholde sende to her lorde the kyng feyne that he we re come for to spehe with his doughter hym for to see so he dyde And whan the kynge the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of Fraunce tho lete sende thorugh all his reame coÌ„maunded that all men sholde be as entendant to kynge Leyr the quenes fader in all maner of thynges as if were vnto hymself Whan kynge Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to the hynge and to the quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters hadde hym serued Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hoste of Frenshmen and sente in to Bry cayne with Leyr the quenes fader for to conquere his londe ayen his kyngdom And Cordeill also came with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the reame after her faders dethe And anone they wente to shyppe passed the see and came in to Brytayne and fought with the felons and them scomfyted and slewe And tho had he his londe ayen after lyued thre yere helde his reame in peas and afterwarde deyed And so Cordeill his doughter thenne lete entre hym with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.xlix Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.liij. AMasius sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after the whiche the kyngdom of Iewes was without kynge .xiij. yere This man worshyped the goddes of Seyr vt p3 .ij. para xv ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israell .xli. yere the whiche was manly and victoryous For he ouercame the kynge of Sirie and restored Israel and Damask after the worde of Iono the prophete But he was not good Therfore sayth Austyn Yf good men regne they prouffyte many men And yf ylle men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iij C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .viij. C.xi. OZias or Azarias sone to Amasie regned on the Iury .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thynge wryten but that he vsurped the dignyte of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbode hym For yâ— whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a leper vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme yâ— fyrst of the .xij. that is sende ayenst the .xij. tribus ¶ Ioel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed or Iuda Ananias the thyrde prophecyed ayenst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. ê“phecyed ayenst Edom. ¶ Zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel vi monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his preorecessours were And Sellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym toke his kyngdom vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne the .xxxix. yere of Ozias he ruled hym myscheuously And our lorde toke hym in the power of the kynge of Assuriorum And he payed to hym a thousande talentes of syluer vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel .ij. yere he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias he was nought in his lyuynge ¶ Phase slewe Phaseta regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyde as other cursyd men dyde Plura vide .iiij. reguÌ„ And after this Israel was without ony kynge .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag that were neuewes to Cordeill warred vpon her and put her in pryson NOw as kyng Leyr was deed Cordeil his yongest doughter regned the .x. yere of Ozias kynge of Iury. And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had all the londe .v. yere And in the meane tyme deyed her lorde Agampe that was kynge of Fraunce after his deth she was wydowe And there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeils systers sones to her had enuyte for as moche as ther aunte sholde haue the londe So that bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and vpon her warred gretely And neuer they rested tyll they had her taken and put her vnto deth And tho Morgan Conedag seased all the londe departed it bytwene them And they helde it .xij. yeres And whan that those .xij. yeres were gone there beganne bytwene them a grete debate so that they warred strongely togyders And eueryche of theym dyde other moche dysease For Morgan wolde haue all the londe from beyonde Humbre that Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a grete power
name This kynge Cormbratus came ayen in to his londe and regned .xxv. ye re and after he deyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.iiij C.xl. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.lvi. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iury .xvi. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten of but that he toke not awaye excelsa as other dyde vt pêª .ij. para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And Ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with the Grekes began the fyrste yere of Ioathan after Iosephus And after Beda Troy was destroyed foure hondred yere afore the fyrst Olympias began vnder Esalâ— a Iuge of Athens In whiche Corshâ—â— gate the chyualry amongê all men Olympus is the name of an hylle in Grecia the whiche for his precyousnesse is called the hylle of god And after Ierom one Olympias conteyneth fully foure yere in the whiche foure yere foure yerely prynces are made And these Olympus des are places ordeyned to the worshyp of Iupater vnder the hylle of Olympo And the lawe of this is this That who some euer is best in ony chyualry what gyfte someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .liij. M.iiij C.lvi. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xliij ACham the sone of Ioathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yere of this Acham noo thynge that is good is wryten for he forsoke our lorde And our lorde stroke hym with his owne people strongely and with the kynges of Serri vt pêª .ij. para .xxviij. ¶ Achitob this tyme was bysshop Ozee kyng of Israel regned .ix. yere the whiche began to regne the .xij. yere of Acham kyng of Iewes This Ozee dradde not god for he lyued nought And he was the last kynge of Israel And in the .ix. yere of his regne he was taken of Salmanasar And Israel was translated in to Assirias vt habetÌ„ .iiij. reguÌ„ .xvij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.iiij C. 〈◊〉 Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xl. ¶ Rome AFter Euseby Rome was made in yâ— hylle of Palatin the fourth yere of Acham kynge of Iewes of two brethern Romulus and Remus .xi. kal Maij. the .vij. Olympiades begynnynge Iosephus and Bede sayen the .vi. Olympiades and so they dyfferre a yere Neuertheles it is redde other men to haue regned aboute that place myghtly in Ytaly That is to wyte Ianus Picus Famus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere And thenne afterwarde from this Eneas to Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours iiij C. xxxij yere After that fro the cyte was made vnto the laste yere of Tarquyne the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges about two hondred and .xliij. yere Thenne afterwarde vnder Senatours and Counsellers vnto Iulius Cezar Emperour by foure hondred .lxiiij. yere Romulus the fyrst of Romayns of whom they ben called in latyn Romans made the cyte to be named Rome after his name The whiche gadâ—ed togyder the people on euery syde an hondred of the sage men wysest he chose thrugh the couÌ„sel of whom all thynge he dysposed the whiche he named Senatours for yâ— tyme of ther aege And he made ther names to be wryten in golden letters wherefore the wryte noble faders thynges so yet Also he called M. men of armes the whiche he named Milites a numero millenario But these were no noble blood Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuita dei also ther was longe warre betwixt the Sabyns them For Romulus toke many wymmen of the noble blood of Sabyns maryed theym to that vnnoble blood Of this Romulus Orosius wryteth moche euyll vt patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodach the kynge of Babylon sende grete gyftê to Ezechie the kynge of Iewes vt pêª .iiij. regum xx And thenne the kyngdom of Babylon begon ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.lxxij Et ante xpÌ„i nateuitateÌ„ .vij. C.xxvij EZechias the .xiiij. kynge of Iewes a good childe of a cursyd fader regned with a parfyte herte to oure lorde And he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore nor after amonge the kyngs of Iewes therfore our lorde god glorifyed hyÌ„ For whan Sennacheryb the kyng of Assuriorum came ayenst Ezechias with a myghty hoste our lorde stroke his people and slewe an C. lxxxv of fyghtynge men Sennaches ryb fledde shamfully vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .ix et ij para .xxxij. ¶ Sadoch this tyme was hyghe bysshop there ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.i. Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. lxxxxviij MAnasses kynge of Iewes regned lv yere and he was an euyll childe of a good fader for be dyde more cursedly than ony yâ— was afore hym For he slewe the prophetes of god that the stretes in Ierusalem were all blody And he made Ysai the prophete to be sawen the peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kynge of Assuriorum wasted the Iury toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented his trespaas cryed for mercy to our lorde and was herde Thenne he was restored to his kyngdom he amended his lyf vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxi. et ij para .xxxiij ¶ Sellum was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the .vij. wyse men had worshyp in Grece s. Tale. Solon Chilon Poreandus Eldobolus Bias. Pitacus This Talus founde fyrst the defawte of the sonne the moone Vide plu august viij de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshyper of fals goodes He fulfylled Rome soofull yâ— he myght haue no place for hym self to dwelle in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide plura in august de ciui dei ¶ Aboue all reason it is meruaylle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was ylle receded fro the knowlege of very god ¶ Amon kynge of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he deyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C.xli. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of his aege began to regne regned .xxxi. yere a good childe of a peruerse fader in his yonge aege he sought the grace of god And in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyf his werkes ye may see iiij regst xxij et ij para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastâ—â— the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias about this tyme deyed And he was a very holy man And he prophecyed to the destruccyon of Ierusalem ¶ Tulius Hostilius was the shyrde kynge in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke deciuitate dei that from Rome was made vnto August the Emperour there was so contynuell bataylle that if was take for a meruaylle and they were one yere without bataylle excepte .xlij. in Nume dayes in the whiche was contynuell peas And this Tulius by cause he
hadde reste he dyde cursedly to his neighbours and thenne he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnyng ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a victorious For he was the scourge of our lorde to punysshe the synnes of many people This man was kynge of Babylon after he conquered the kyngdom of Aâ—â—suriorum made it one monarche But many wayes scrypture speaketh of this man now good and now euyll And for by cause scrypture concludeth that be ended his lyf in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyell and in the knowlege of one very god some doctaurs saye he is saued and some saye it is doubte ¶ Ancus Marcius the fourth kynge of Rome regned .xxiij. yere This man for grace truste that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his childern And Ayres he ylle rewarded hym ¶ Danyell yet a childe delvyered saynt Susan stode in the conceyte of the kynge with his felowes afterwarde be dyscussed the dinnes of the kynge and was made a man of grete honeste vt pêª Danielis priê° Â¶ Ioathan the seconde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people and he was not good And Pharao toke hym and ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder brother kyng vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.v. C.lxxxviij Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .v. C. xi IOachim or Ieconyas the sone of Iosie was made kynge of Iewes by Pharao regned .xi. yere And by cause he lyued nought ne herde not the prophetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t thre yere And he rebelled ayenst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hyÌ„ vnto Babylon but his couÌ„sell was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in Ierusalem cast his body ouer the walles after the prophecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vesselles of our lorde Ihesu vt pêª .ij. para vlt ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrtas prophete was slayne of Iecony yâ— kynge Ieremi was presente ¶ Ioachum sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury thre monethes lyued nought therfore anone he was meued that he sholde regne no lenger was bounden translated in to Babylon many with hym were translated vt pêª .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiiij. ¶ Daniell Ananias Azarias Mysael Ezechiell Mardocheus all these with Ioachym the kyng were ladde in to Babylon yonge children for by cause they were of the noble blood ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M.vi C. Et ante xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .vi. C. SEdechias the thyrde sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes .xi. yere this Sedechias was a myscheuous man in his lyuynge And he wolde not here Ieremy the prophete therfore he perysshed wretchedly and all the Iury with hym And his eyen were put out his children were slayne vt pêª .iiij. regum ¶ Iosedech the sone of Azarie was bysshop and was translated fro Ierusalem by Nabugodonosor in to Babylon ¶ Abacuk prophecyed ayeust Nabuch at Babylon And there be opynyons what tyme this Abacuk was This Abacuk brought mete to Danyel whan he was put to the lyons after Ierom. And here endeth the fourthe Aege and the hystory of Regum Here begyneth the fyfth aege of the worlde durynge to the Natyuyte of Cryste Transmigracio THis tyme the Temple of Salomon was brente of the Caldees Ierusalem was destroyed this Temple stode cccc and .xlij. yere that is to wyte fro the fyrst makynge the whiche was made the fourth yere of Salomon And fro yâ— destruccyon the whiche was made by Tytus that is to wyte .xlij. yeres after the passyon of Cryst ¶ Priscus Totquinê° the fyfth kynge of Rome regned And he made CapitoliuÌ„ quasi caput soluÌ„ For in the grouÌ„de werke was fouÌ„de an heed without ony body as for prophecy of thynges to come For there afterwarde the Senatours sate as one heed of all that worlde ¶ This tyme thre children were caste in to a furnays brennynge and with a myracle they were delyuered as it is sayd in danÌ„ priê° Â¶ Nabugodonosor the sone of Nabugodonosor the myghty regned in Babylon this man made an hyngynge garden with myghty costes for his wyf and many meruayllous thynges he dyde So that he wolde be named to excede Hercules in his gretnesse and strengthe ¶ Enilmerodach brother to the later Nabugodonosor regned in Babylon This man toke Ioachim out of pryson and worshiped hym his fader deed body after the counseyll of this man he deuyded to an hundred grypes leest that he sholde ryse from dethe to lyue ¶ Nota. This playe of the Chesse was fouÌ„de of Xerse a Philosopher for the correction of Enil merodach this tyme the kynge of Baby a grete tyraunte the whiche was wonte to kyll his owne maysters and wyse meÌ„ And for he durste not rebuke hym open ly with suche a wytty game he procured hym to be meke Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M.vi C.xxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i nati .v C.lxv. SAlathiel of the line of criste was sone to Iecony the kynge of Iewes the whiche he gate after the transmigracoÌ„n of Babylon as Mark yâ— EuaÌ„geliste sayth ¶ Seruius Tulius the sixte kynge of Rome was of a bonde condycyon on the moders syde For she was a captyue mayde but she was of the noble blode This man had grete louyng and nobly he bare hym in euery place Thre hylles to the cyte he put and dyched yâ— walles rounde aboute ¶ Regular Sabusardach Balthasar were brethern the whyche regned one after another and were kynges in Babylon And Balthasar was yâ— laste kynge of Babylon yâ— whiche was slayne of Darius Cirê° Plura vide daniel .v. ¶ Incipit monarchia Persarum DArius vncle to Ciro felowe in yâ— kyngdom with Ciro translated the kyngdomes of Babylon Caldees in to the kyngdom of Persarum Medorum Cyrus was Emperour .xxx. yere This Cyrus helde the monarche hole at Perses Of this man prophecyed Ysayas he destroyed Babylon and slewe Balthasar kynge of Babylon and he worshyped gretly Danyel the Iewes he sende home ayen that they sholde buylde the Temple of god Vt pêª Eldre priuê° Â¶ Babylon that stronge castell was destroyed his power was take from hym as it was prophecyed This was the fyrste cyte the gretest of all the worlde of the whiche Incredyble thynges are wryten and this that was so stronge in one nyght was destroyed that it myght be shewed to the power of god to the whiche power all other ben but a sperke and duste For it is sayd forsoth that it was Incredyble to be made with mannes honde or to be destroyed with manes strengthe wherof all the worlde myght take an ensample it wolde or myght be enfourmed ¶ Tarquinus Superbus was the .vij. kynge of Rome and he regned .xxxv. yere This man conceyued firste all the tormentes whiche are orderned for malefactours As eâ—le person welles galowes fetres manacles thaynes colours
two sones behynde hym HircanuÌ„ and AristoboluÌ„ But certaynly he sayd his wfy sholde regne for she stode in the grace of the people ¶ Seruius Flaccus Lucius Fabiê° Plubius this tyme were Senatours at Rome This tyme bataylles amonge them self beganne Of the whiche the fyrste cause the begynnynge was Giacâ—us a myghty man well knowen with noble Romayns began to seke a cause agaynst them And by cause yâ— he myght do no thynge alone to them he meâ—ed the comyn people to theym sayenge That all the londes possessyons shâ—lde de be denyded equaly and also the mâ—neye â—eÌ„ And for that cause there was an Insurreccyon in the whiche Graccus was slayne and many myscheues felle after Vide Orosium ¶ In the tyme of these men there was a childe borne at Rome hauynge foure feet foure armes two faces and foure eyen ¶ The hylle of Ethna spytted out flammynge fyre horryble and destroyed the places nyghe about it ¶ And these men berynge rule Cartago was coÌ„maunded to be restored And it was fulfylled of the Romayns people And there was myghty batayll in the cyte of Rome ¶ Fabius with a lytell hoste ouercame the kynge of Armenye And there were drowned an bondred four score thousande men in the water of Reine ¶ Ptholomeus Alexander was kynge in Egypte In his tyme was borne Lucerius a Poete the whiche afterwarde was madde for loue of wyÌ„men slewe hymself ¶ Ptholomeus sone to Cleopatre regned after hym vnder whome Salustius the noble wryter of hystoryes was borne ¶ Ptholomeus Dyonisius was after this man And in his tyme Virgyll and Oracius were borne ¶ Anno mundi .v. M.C.xxxiiij Et an te xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C.v. IAcob naturell fader to Ioseph of the lyne of Cryst is reherced in Luke Mathe lytell of hym is had in scrypture ¶ Alexandra wyf to Alexander was bysshop in the Iury .ix. yerre shewed moche tyrannye all yf she was made bysshop by her feyned holy relygy on ¶ And HircanuÌ„ her sone she prouoked to the bysshopryche she ordeyned that he sholde regne after This womaÌ„ in the lyne of the bysshops is put for the countynge of the yeres Not as she vsed the offyce of a bysshop for it was not leyfull to her ¶ Hircanus sone to Alexandra regned .xxxiij. yere This Hircanê° after the decesse of his moder succeded in the kyngdom in the whiche he had lytell prosperyte for percyalte of the people For anone he was ouercomen afterwarde he was restored thrugh the helpe of the Arabees And thenne he was made trybutary to the Romayns And so he was in peas a lytell tyme. But not in the name of kyng At the last he dyed wretchedly for he was begyled thorugh the fraude of Parthorum the whiche Antigonus hyred ayenst hym vide plene magestruÌ„ historie ¶ The heresye of yâ— Pharysees about this tyme began And amoÌ„ge them were thre sectes in yâ— Iury. Pharacey Saducey Essey All these were dyuyded from the comyn vse of the Iewes were enfecte with many errours for they sayd that they were holyer than other men For they lyued streyâ—lyer than other men dyde Vide plus alias ¶ Virgyll the moost excellent of Poetes was magnefyed this tyme meruaylous thynges he dyde And amonge other whan that Neopolis was vexed with deedly payne of myghty wormes Virgyll cast a worme of golde in to a ponde or a water it laye a certen season there And whan it was take vp in to yâ— towne all the cyte was made full of wormes And tyll the worme of golde was put in to the water ayen they had Iufyte wormes And whan it was in the water all the wormes wente awaye ¶ Also it is weyten in the cronycles of Rome that Virgyll by connynge condescended or thycked the ayre soo that he walled his gardeyne with the ayre And he made a brydge of the ayre by the whiche he myght passe euery tyme that he lyst Also he asked MarcelluÌ„ NeopolitanuÌ„ neuewe vnto the Emperour yf he wolde haue a byrde taught to kylle all byâ—des or a flye taught to dryue all flyes out of the cyte And this MarcelluÌ„ tolde this to the Emperour And he desyted to teche a flye to kylle all flyes For the comyn people were sore anoyed with flyes And many other meruayles he dyde vide magistruÌ„ RodulfuÌ„ CesteruÌ„ ¶ Oracius Flaccus Salustius Crispus historicus were at this tyme. ¶ Quinâ—us Cepio Gaius Lucius this tyme were Câ—â—sules at Rome ¶ Pompeius Marcus Crassus Iulius Lezar this tyme were Dictatours at Rome For as it is sayd afore there were many dygnytees at Rome of the whiche some dured one yere some two yere And amonge all the dygnytees the Dictatours exceded for it dured fyue yere But whan the comyn people and the lordshypes of Rome encreasynge were made thre Dictatours And this tyme was Pampeius Iulius and Marcus Crassus Dictatours And by cause Pompeius was of grete honoure and aeged he bode at Rome to kepe the comyn people of Rome ¶ Marcê° Crassus was sende to subdue fyght with yâ— regyon of Perthus And thrugh treason he was taken slayne ¶ Iulius Cezar was sende to the weste parte of the worlde to subdue them And he hath with hym vij legyons of people And whan that he had subdued Lombardye FrauÌ„ce his fyue yere were spended the whiche were assygued to hym no lenger There by his owne auctoryte he toke other fyue yere vpon hym in the whiche he subdued Cassybolon kynge of Brytayne the Frenshmen that rebelled agaynst hym ¶ This same Iulius after he had conquered the couÌ„trees vnto Rome he rodeagayne for to be receyued with certayn worshyp as conquerours were before hyÌ„ but it was denyed hym also the entree of the cyte by the Instygacyon of a lorde called Pompei Wherfore this Iuliê° Cezar was annoyed and with force of myght entred the cyte robbed the comyn treasour ladde it with hym departed it amonge the .vij. legyons that were his seruauÌ„tes Thenne went he in to Spayne to fyght agaynst this Pompei For Pompei had the gouernauÌ„ce of Cariago But after that Iourneye in Ytalie Pompei he encouÌ„tred togyder In the whiche bataylle Pompei fledde vnto the kynge of Egypte that same kynge for specyall loue that he had vnto this Iulius Cezar smote of Pompeus heed sente it to Iulius Cezar Yet for all the enuyte yâ— was betwixt them two Iulius wepte whan that he sawe this Pompeius heed This Iulius was excedynge in wytte afore other men and he faught in batayll .lij. tymes This man alone exceded Marcus Crassus the whiche is sayd to haue foughten .xxxix. tymes This man toke fyrst the Empyre of Rome vpon hym whan Pompei and other noble men of the Romayns were slayne And at the last the fyfth yere of his Empyre this Iulius Cezar the ruler of all this worlde was slayne in the counsell hous thrugh treason of his lordes ¶
of whome she toke Mary Salome the whiche was wedded to Zebeâ—e of them came Iames the more Iohan the Euangelyst The fyrste Mary wedded Ioseph brother to Cleophe afore sayd This tyme Sibilla Tiburnna prophecyed of Cryst sayd to themperour August that he sholde not trowe yâ— he was not god after the folysshenes of the paynyms And there she shewed hyÌ„ a fayre virgyn in heuen holdynge a childe in her armes sayd to hyÌ„ this childe is gretter than thou therfore do hyÌ„ worshyp ¶ The monarche of Rome about this tyme myghtly encreased And whan it was soo that by all the worlde in dyuers prouynces bataylles were reysed sodenly all men meruayllynge they were sessed put them hooly to the prâ—nce of Rome that openly it myght be shewed that suche an vnyuersal peas came neuer by labour of bataylle but of the power of the very god that in his natyuyte peas sholde regne in all the worlde ¶ Herode Ascolonita was kynge in the Iury .xxxv. yere This Herode ydumeus was the fyrst strauÌ„ge kynge that regned on the Iewes The mayster in historijs sayth he was a noble man fayth full in the begynnynge and in all thynge he had hym nobly He was very gentyll vnto the Romayns to the people that loued peas And in his olde aege whan he wolde moche please the Romayns herde of the byrthe of Cryst dâ—e dynge to be expulsed of his kyngdome as a straunger wretchedly he felle slewe the Innocentes dyuers of his owne children And at the last was hatefull to all people felle syke deyed wretchedly ¶ Mary the moder of Cryst was borne afore the Natyuyte of Cryst .xvi. yere or there aboute ¶ Of Kymbalyn that was Andragens sone regned after his fader AFter the deth of Andragen regned Kembalyn his sone a good man well gouerned the londe in moche prosperytee peas all his lyf tyme. And in his tyme Ihesu Cryst was borne of that swete virgyn Mary This kynge Kymbalyn had two sones Gynder Armager good knyghtê worthy And whan this Kymbalyn had regned .xxij. yere he deyed lyeth at London ¶ Cristus natus est ex virgine maria anno mundi .v. M. C.lxxxxiij IN the begynnynge of the .xlij. yere of Octauyan themperour whiche began to regne in Marche and in .xxx. yere of Herode .vij. C. and .l. yere after that Rome was buylded the .vi. monthe from the conceyuynge of IohnÌ„ Baptyst the .viij. kal of Apryl the .vi. fery at Nazareth of Galylee of the virgyne Mary was conceyued Cryste our sauyoure the same yere was borne ¶ Here at Crystis Natyuyte begynneth the sixte aege durynge to the fynall Iugement hauynge yeres as god knoweth Cristus natus est ¶ Here begynneth the sixte aege durynge to the ende of the worlde THat daye our lorde Ihesu Cryste was borne a welle of oyle beyonde Tybre by Rome sprange ranne al daye The golden ymage fell the which Romulus had made put it in his palays sayenge This ymage shal not fayle vnto a mayde bere a childe ¶ Whan Herode disposid hym to slee the children of Israel he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded by the letter of themperour to come to Rome to answere to the accusacyon of his childern AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli And ther were thre Herodes gretly spoken of for ther yll dedes The fyrst was called Ascolonita vnder this man was borne Cryst the childern of Israel were slayne The seconde was called Antipas sone to the fyrste Herode vnder whom Iohn Baptyst heeded Cryst suffred deth And the thyrde was called Agrippa sone to Aristoboli sone to the fyrste Herode the whiche slewe Iames prysoned Peter The fyrste Herode whan he sawe his sones AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli thrugh the pretens of his letter by the Emperour sende stryue for the successyon of his kyngdom he disposid made Antipater that was his fyrste begoten sone to be before them whan they were talkynge of the deth of ther fader he cast them awaye they wente to themperour to coÌ„playne of y E wronge of ther fader And in the meane tyme the thre kynges of Coleyne came by Herode vnto Ierusalem whan they came not ayen by hyÌ„ he thought that they were ashamed for to come ayen by hym for bycause that they were disceyued that they fouÌ„de not the childe as he demed therfore in the meane season he cessed to slee the childern of Israell so wente vnto Rome for the cytacion of themperour And he toke his waye by the cyte of TarsuÌ„ where he brente the shyppes in the whiche the thre kyngê of Coleyne sholde haue saylled in to ther owne couÌ„tree Then after a yere certen dayes this Herode came from Rome ayen accorded with his sones And for the confyrmacoÌ„n of his kyngdome he was made moche bolder and then he slewe all the childern of Bethleem that were of two yere of aege vnder that had space of one nyght of aege amonge these was there one of his owne childern And Aristoboli AlexiuÌ„ were had in suspeccion in so moche as they promysed a barbour a grete rewarde that he sholde take kytte ther faders throte whan that he dyde hym shaue And whan this Herode herde this he was greued there he slewe both his sones And Herode Agrippa his sone he ordeyned to be kyng Wherfore Antipater his oldest sone was about to poyson his fader the whiche Herode Agrippa vnderstode prysoned there his brother that whiche the Emperour herde sayd that he had leuer be an hogge of Herodes than for to be one of his sones for his hogges he spareth and his sones he sleeth ¶ And whan that Herode was .lxx. yere of aege he was stryken with a grete syknesse in his hondes in his feet in his membres that no leche myght come to hym for stenche so he deyed ¶ So Antipater his sone in pryson herde telle of this and Ioyed gretely and there fore that cause he was slayne Thenne stroue Archelaus Herodes for the successyon of the fyrst Herode The Emperour there thrugh counseyll of the Senatours the half of the Iury Idumea gaaf to Archelaus vnder name of Tetrarche And the other parte he deuyded in two Galylee he gaaf to Herode Antippa And Ituriam and Traconidem he gaaf to Philyppe Herodes brother ¶ And that same yere Cryste came from Egypte And Archelaus was accused many tymes of the Iewes and was exyled in to Vyennam in to FrauÌ„ce And in that place were sette foure Tetrarchees to the repreuynge of the vnstablynesse of the Iewes ¶ And that same yere Octauyan the Emperour deyed ¶ Anno Xpristi .x. I.N.R.I. ¶ Crux Xpisti IHesus Cryste at .xij. yere of aege herde the doctours in the Temple ¶ Our lorde Ihesu Cryst at .xxx. yere of aege was baptysed ¶ Ihesu Cryste the lorde of all thynges at .xxx. yere of aege .iij. monethes
deyed for his seruauÌ„tes ¶ Anninê° Rufus was bysshop in the Iury about this tyme. ¶ Valeriê° Graceê° was after hym .xi. yere This man openly solde the bysshopryche he that moost yaaf had it And there was moneye in a lytell whyle ¶ Poncius Pylatus was Iuge Proctour in the Iury vnder the Emperour And vnder this man Iohn Baptyst began for to preche And our lorde suffred deth the whiche was dampned to dethe vnryghtwysly for drede of themperour ¶ Tyrus a certen kyng gate a childe on Pyla a poore manes doughter the whiche man hyght Atus and this childe of his moders name his belsyre put togyders was called Pylatus This Pylatus the fourth yere of his aege was sente to his fader The whiche kynge of his lefull wyf had goten a childe euen of the aege with Pylate by cause this lefull goten childe as they proceded in aege exceded this bastarde Pylatus he was full of euuye slewe his brother the lefull goten childe Wherfore forth with his fader sente hym to Rome for pledge for his trybute that he payed to Rome entendynge he wolde neuer redeme hym In the whiche tyme the kyngê sone of FrauÌ„ce was pledge for his trybute the whiche exceded hym in strengthe chyualry also he slewe hym Therfor the Romayns sente Pylate as a profytable man for the comyn wele to the yle of Ponto to tame the cursyd people the whiche slewe euery Iuge that came to them And he that cursyd man gouerned that vnhappy people what with thretynge with promyse and with lawe with yeftes that none of them durste contrary do to his pleasure wherfore he was called Pylate of Ponto ¶ Herode Antipa yonge in his conuersacyons with yeftes messages drewe hym to hym made hyÌ„ prynce of the Iury vnder hym And this tyme Pylate gadred moche moneye He rode not knowynge he wente to Rome that he myght receyue of the Emperour that Herode had gyuen hym Wherfore Herode Pylate were enmyes togyder vnto the passyon of our lorde whan that Pylate sende Ihesus vnto Herode clothed in a whyte clothe thenne they were made frendes ¶ Ouidius Naso in Ponto about this tyme deyed the fourth yere of his exyle ¶ Tyberius this tyme was Emperour at Rome he regned xxiij yere he lyued in the yere that our lorde Ihesu Cryst deyed somwhat after This man was in all his werkes gretely auysed that there sholde be no thynge sodenly done wyse in warres studyous in bokes fayre of speche fresshe in wytte saue he wolde of tymes feyne hyÌ„self to do thynges that he wolde neuer do of other This Emperour vnderstode and trusted in Cryste worshyped hym for god Some men saye at the last he was cruell ayenst people but it was a grete reason of pyte that he was euer gracyous to his subgettes poore men And he had peas all his dayes all the people that sayd ayenst crysten folke with oute ony mercy he destroyed he exyled Pylate for euer Thenne he decessed a worse succeded hym ¶ After Euseby it is wryten our lorde at .xxx. yere of his aege chose his .xij. apostles the whiche made our Crede that is our byleue And they made it after the Resurreccyon of Cryst after the holy ghost was sende vnto them Whan they had chose Mathia the apostle eche of them made a part as it is shewed hereafter And this Mathia was chose bytwene the daye of the Ascencyon Wytsondaye in the place of Iudas Scaryot the traytour of the whiche Iudas in a history is redde thus ¶ There was a certen man in IerusaleÌ„ that hyght Ruben after saynt Ierom he was of the trybe of Ysachar And his wyf hyght Cyborea the whiche on a certen nyght whan he wolde lustely knowe his wyf she dremed that she sholde here a childe of myscheyf the childe sholde be a traytour to his kynge to all the people of that regyon whan yâ— childe was borne called Iudas his fader his moder abhorred as well to slee ther childe as to nourysshe a traytour to the kynge all his people thefore they put hym in to a panyer or a lepe in to the see he flowed to the yle of Scaryoth where the lady of that place had no childe by her husbonde she feyned her to be wich childe but she fayled And after in a lytell season the same lady quene conceyued a childe of her husbonde whan that he was of aege Iudas many tymes angred hym caused hym to wepe the whiche the quene sawe bete Iudas many tymes after she knowledged that Iudas was not the kynges sone ne hers wherfore Iudas slewe the kynges sone he dradde the payne of the lawe fledde with certen exiles to Ierusalem And whan he came there he gate hym in to Pylates courte that was Iuge And by cause that oo cursyd man draweth to an other therfore he drewe to Pylate stode gretly in his fauour And vpon a certen daye whan Pylate loked out of his palays in to an orcharde of a maÌ„nes that was called Ruben that was very fader to Iudas Pylate desyred to haue apples Iudas went to gadre apples Ruben ranne to Iudas for to lette hyÌ„ bycause he toke his apples with out ony leue And whan they had chydde this Iudas smote his fader on the heed with a stone slewe hyÌ„ Iudas fled awaye secretly after that dede but it was sayd that Ruben dyed sodenly Then Pylate gat to Iudas all the goodes that Ruben had Ciborea Rubens wyf that was moder to Iudas And he dealed not curtesly with her as a man sholde with his wyf for that she wepte wayled for she had put her sone to the see that she was maryed ayenst her wyll It was perceyued that Iudas had slayne his owne fader wedde his owne moder ThenÌ„e Ciborea his moder wyf meuyd hyÌ„ to leue his synne then he folowed Cryst he forgaue hym his synne made hym his proctour apostle And how fals he was to Cryst it nedeth not to reherce ¶ And that same yere Mathewe was chosen the holy ghost was sende in to them as it is sayd afore ¶ The appostles or they were sparpled in to all the worlde they gadred theym togyder in to Ierusalem made the Crede here folowynge that is our byleue Petrus ¶ Credo in deuÌ„ patrem omnipotenteÌ„ creatorem celi et terre Andreas ¶ Et in ihesum xpÌ„m filium eius vnicum dominum nostrum IohaÌ„nes ¶ Qui conceptus est de spiritu sancto natus ex maria virgine Iacobus ¶ Passus sub pontis pilato crucifixus mortuus et sepultus Thomas ¶ Descendit ad inferna tercia die resurrexit a mortuis Iacobus ¶ Ascendit ad celos sedet ad dexteram dei patris omnipotentis Phllippê° Â¶ Inde venturus
est iudicare viuos et mortuos Bartho ¶ Credo in spiritum sanctum ✚ Matheus ¶ Sanctam ecclesiam catholicam Symon ¶ Sanctorum communionem remissioneÌ„ peccatorum Iudas ¶ Carnis resurreccionem ✚ Mathias ¶ Et vitaÌ„ eternam Amen IHesu Cryst our sauyour rose fro deth to lyf sayd to his discyples All the power in heuen in erthe is geuen vnto me And goo ye thus in to all the worlde preche teche vnto euery creature I shall be with you vnto the ende of the worlde ¶ Here he chose hyÌ„ lxxij discyples And he had .xij. apostles the whiche he sende in to all the worlde to preche Ne it is not redde that there were more ordres amonge the discyples of Cryste of whome the preestes bysshops in the chirche of god yet kepe the fourme For to the apostles the bysshops succede to the dyscyples preestes To the whiche two ordres all the chirche is gyuen as a goodly Ierarche Vt patet in Decreto Damasie pape Iohannes ✚ Wrote in Asia in Greke langage In principio erat verbum c. Marcus ✚ Wrote in Ytalia but in greke langage InnitiuÌ„ euangelij Iesu cristi c. Lucas ✚ Wrote in Grecia in greke langage Huit in diebus herodis regis iude sacerdos c. Matheus ✚ Wrote in the Iury in Hebrewe langage Liber generacionis Ihesu cristi c. ¶ Here begynneth the ordre of Popes of Rome contynueth as the lyne of Cryste dyde afore For in them god lefte his power ¶ Anno domini .xxxiiij. PEter a Iewe the fyrste pope was a blessyd man a gloryous apostle of Cryst ¶ He was heed of the chirche xxxvij yere And he helde his bysshopryche in the eest .v. yere sayd masse he made our lorde alone sayd the Pater noster Thenne after he came to Antiochiam there he abode .vij. yere techynge the way of trouth And Spmon Magus he confounded awaye That season he preched to the people that were circsscysed the whiche were in Ponto of Galati Capadocia Asia Bithinia Thenne herde he that Symon Magus deluded the Romayns thrugh the loue of the fayth he came to Rome in the fourth yere of Claudius the Emperour And there he preached the worde of god shewed the falshede of Symon Magê° and tourned many a man to the fayth Thenne he sende his precher by dyuerse prouynces by whome crysten relygyon was myghtely encreased ¶ He ordeyned the feest of Lenton afore Eester Aduent the Emerynge dayes to be fasted of all crysten people in to the myrrour of the fyrste seconde comynge of oure lorde Ihesu ¶ Thenne whan he had be pope at Rome .xxv. yere .vij. monethes and .viij. dayes he was slayne of Nero Eiê° plÌ„a oê‘a vide acâ—â—bus aplÌ„orum ¶ Gaius this tyme was Emperour at Rome regned .iij. yere .x. monethes This Gaiê° was fyrst bicyous in lyurnge for two of his owne systers he mysused on one of them he gate a doughter whiche childe he sette betwixt the knees of Iupyter in the temple feyned afterwarde yâ— Iupyter had goten her Wherfore he dyde crye thrugh the couÌ„tree that all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hymself sente it to one Patronie Presydent at Ierusalem vnder yâ— Romayns coÌ„maundynge hym yâ— he sholde compell the Iewes to do worshyp therto And fore these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne Palays ¶ Of kynge Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassybolon had graunted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after yâ— deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man a worthy was of so hygh herte yâ— he wolde not pay to Rome yâ— trybute that kynge Cassybolon had grauÌ„ted vnto Iulius Cezar Wherfore them perour yâ— was tho that was called Claudius Cezar was sore anoyed And ordeyned a grete power of Romayns came in to this londe for to conquere the trybute thrugh strength for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Arinager his broder assembled and 〈◊〉 a grete hoste 〈◊〉 of Brotons yaue batayll to the Emperour Clawdius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The Emperour had afterwarde one that was called Hamon yâ— sawe the people there were fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed Bryton and armed hym with his armour came in to the bataylle to the kyuge sayd in this maner Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns that ben your enmyes anone shall be slayne dyscomfyted euerychone And the kynge gaaf no kepe to his wordes ne to his speche for by cause of the armes that he had vpon hym and de myd that he had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym next the kynge And pryuely vnder the sholder of his armes he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge deyed felle downe to the erthe ¶ Whan Armager sawe his brother so deed he caste awaye his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes came in to the batayll amonges the brytons and hadde them hetfly for to fyght and fastlaye a downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had be kyng Gynder that afore was slayne yâ— they wyst not Thenne began the Brytons fyersly for to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the laste the Emperour forsoke the felde and fledde as fast as they myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kynge fast anone beganne for to slee with al the hast that he myght And Armager the kynges brother pursued hym full fyersely with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water there he toke hym And anone smote of bothe honde and feet heed and heâ—ed the body all to pyeces and thenne lete cast hym in to the water Wherfore yâ— water was called Hamons hauen And after there was made a fayre towne that yet stondeth that is called Southampton And after Armager wente to Wynchestre for to seke Claudius Cezar the Emperour of Rome And there Armager hym toke And Claudius themperour thorugh counseyll of the Romayns that were with hym lefte a lyue made peas with Armager in this maner as ye shal here That is to saye How that Claudius the Emperour sholde yeue vnto Armager Gennen his fayre doughter for to haue vnto his wyf Soo that this londe from that tyme forwarde sholde be in the Emperours power of Rome vpon suche couenaunt that neuer afterwarde no Emperour of Rome sholde take none other trybute of this londe but oonly frauce And they were accorded And vpon this couenaunt Claudius Cezar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And as she was come Claudius Cezar yaf her vnto Armager to wyf And Armager spowsed her at London with moche
solempnyte and mythe And thenne was Armager crowned and made kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely and gouerned the londe ryght worshypfully ¶ And Claudius Cezar in remembraunce of this accorde and for reuerence and honoure of his doughter made in this londe a fayre towne and a castell and lete calle the towne after his name Claucestren the whiche now is called Gloucestre And thenne whan all this was done the Emperour toke his leue and thenÌ„e wente to Rome ayen And Armager thenne was kynge and gouerned the londe wel and worthely all his lyues tyme. And this Armager gate a sone on his wyte whiche was called Westmer And whyle that this Armager regned saynt Peter preched in Anthioche And there he made a noble chirche In the whiche he sate fyrste in his chayre And there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he wente to Rome and was made pope tyll that Nero the Emperour lete martyr hym And then preched openly all the apostles in dyuerse londes the ryght fayth ¶ And whan Armager hadde regned .xxiiij. yere he deyed and lyeth at the auncyente cyte of London ¶ How kynge Westmer gaf to Berynger an ylonde forlet And there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyke ANd after this Armager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym vpon a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an hughe hoste of people was dwellynge in Stanys more And whan kynge Westmer herde those tydynges he lete assemble an huge hoste of Brytons came to the kynge Roderyk yaue hym batayll And kynge Westmer slewe kynge Roderyk with his owne hondes in playne bataylle And whan kynge Roderyks men sawe that ther lorde was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euer more And he gaf them a couÌ„tree that was forleten wherin they myght dwelle And thyther they wente dwelled there all theyr lyues tyme .ix. hondred men there were of theym no moo lefte at that batayll Theyr gouernour prynce was called Berynger And anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwelle haue resorte and lete calle the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no wyÌ„men amonge them the Brytons wolde not yeue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers Wherfore they wente ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them wyÌ„men there they them spowsed But the men coude not vnderstonde theyr langage ne yâ— speche of these wyÌ„men therfore they spake togyder as Scottes And afterwarde thrugh chauÌ„gynge ther langage in all FrauÌ„ce they were called thenne Scottes soo sholde the folkes of that countree be called for euer more ¶ How kynge Westmer lete arere a stone in the entrynge of Westmerlonde there that he slewe Roderyk and there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayll that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was deed kynge Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his victory lete arere there besyde the waye a grete stone on hygh yet it stondeth euer more shall stonde And he le te graue in the stone letters that thus sayd The kynge Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemye ¶ And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous towne in Westmerlonde at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer lete calle after his owne name And whan Westmer had so done he dwelled all his lyf tyme in that couÌ„tree of Westmerlonde for he loued that couÌ„tree more than ony other couÌ„tree whan he had regned .xxv. yere he deyed and lyeth at Karleyll ¶ Of kynge Coill that was Westmers sone that helde his londe in peas all his lyues tyme. AFter this his sone kynge Coill regned a good man and a worthy and of good condycyons and well gouerned his londe And of all men he hadde loue and peas And in his tyme was neuer contake debate nor warre in Brytayne And he regned was kynge in 〈◊〉 all his lyues tyme. And whan he had regned .xi. yere he deyed lyeth at Yorke CLaudius was Emperour at Rome next after Gaiâ—s And he regned .xiiij. yere .viij. dayes This man came in to grete Brytayne now called Englonde for to chalenge the trybute whiche they dyde denye vnto the Romaynes And after grete bataylles ther was bytwene the Emperour Claudius Armager kyng of Brytayne And after accordement made yâ— this armager sholde wedde Claudius doughter after they two sholde euer lyue in peas In token wherof this Claudius named the cyte where they were wedded after hym and called it Claudicestre where we now it calle Gloucestre ¶ This Claudiê° had thre wyues And on Petiua the fyrst wyf he gate a doughter that hyght Antonia The fyrst wyf decessed and he wedded Messalinam gate a sone that hyght Britanicus and Octauia a doughter The thyrde he wedded Agrippina hauynge a sone that hyght Nero. Claudius wedded his doughter Octauia to Ne to his wyues sone This Claudius for loue that he had to Agrippina his laste wyf he slewe Messalina his fyrst wyf leest she sholde haue holpe Britanicus her sone his to the Empyer Yet Agrippina the laste wyf of Claudius dradde leest her husbonde wolde haue proferred Britanicus haue deposed Nero her sone therfore she poysoned her husbonde Claudius and Nero was promoted to the Empyre And this same Nero yaue his moder suche a rewarde ayen For he poysoned Britanicus and slewe his owne moder his wyf Octauia ¶ Iames the more the apostle this tyme was slayne of Herode Agrippa Peter was prysoned Vt pêª acâ— .xij. The body of saynt Iames was brought by myracle in Galeciam of Spayne ¶ Nero after Claudius was Emperour he regned xiij yere .vij. monethes This Nero was a cursyd man made grete waste in the Empyre He wolde not fysshe but with nettes of golde ropes of sylke A grete parte of the lordes of Rome he slewe He was enemye to noo men but to good men He slewe his broder his wyf his moder his mayster He slewe also Peter Poule he wolde neuer were one cloth two tymes All his hors his mules were shod with syluer at the laste he dyde sette a grete parte of Rome on fyre some saye the Romayns complayned the stretes were to narowe And as he had brent a grete parte of Rome â— cro sayd there is space to buylde the shetes wyder Thenne the Senatours with the comyn people came vpon hym to slewe hym he fledde by nyght in to the subarbes of the cyte hyde hyÌ„ he herde karles beggers sayenge And they wyst where the Emperour were he sholde neuer scape theym Nero thought it sholde be grete derogacion to his name he
he be saued or not a grete alteracyon is amonge doctours And to vs that wryte Cronycles it is no parte of our charge to determyn But all the eest parte of the worlde Babylon Selencia the vtter partes of the Ynde Germayne the seconde after Alexander he helde vnder In all these thynges so pyteous and so mekely he guyded hym to euery man as a kyng He was gentyll and to no man vngentyll the whiche is redde of fewe All his dayes he lyued that men sayd he was the moost worthy man in all his Empyre And thought sayd euer more that no man was more vnworthy to be Emperour than he ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.liij. ANacletus a martyr was pope ir yere And he was a Greke He monysshed all crysten men that preestes sholde be worshypped aboue all other men Sayenge that preestes doynge sacrifyce to god sholde be borne out and not vexed but be worshypped And preestes whan they sayd masse the sholde haue wytnesse with them and namely bysshops Also he decreed that clerkes sholde were no berdes noâ— longe heere Also that a bysshop sholde be consecrated of thre dyuerse other thynge At the last the .xij. yere of Traianê° he was martred and buryed by the body of saynt Peter ¶ Plintius the seconde Oratour philosopher wrote moche thyngê This man meued Traianê° that he sholde withdrawe the sentence yeuen ayenst crysten folke wryten to hym that they sholde do noo ylle but take hede to the vertue but that they sholde ryse afore daye worshypp ther god secretly in the nyght ¶ Euaristus a Greke a martyr was pope .x. yere and .vij. monethes after Anacletus This man ordeyned that man woman sholde be wedded openly and that they sholde be blessyd openly of the preest and fader moder And he was martred the thyrde yere of Adrian buryed by saynt Peter ¶ Alexander a Romayn was pope .viij. yere and .v. monethes This Alexander the moost parte of the Senatours he conuerted vnto our lorde And he constytuted and ordeyned that holy water sholde be sprynkled in to crysten mennes houses And he ordeyned that the brede that preestes vse to synge with sholde be made of pure and clene brede and that in a lytell quantyte At the last he was martred vnder Adryan that was the Emperour And many of them he conuerted to the fayth ¶ Sixtus a Romayne was pope .x. yere .iij. monethes This man ordeyned Sanctus Sanctê° Sanctus câ— sholde be sayd in the masse And that the holy thynges of the chirche sholde not be touched but of mynystres of the chirche Also that the corporax sholde not be made of sylke but of pure lynnen clothe wouen and not dyed and that a woman sholde not touche the holy vessell of the awter ne the palle Also he ordeyned that yf ony bysshop were vacant that no bysshop sholde be receyued in to his benefyce but with the popes letters Also yâ— no masse sholde be sayd but vpon an awter at the last he was martred ¶ Adrianus was Emperoure .xxi. yere This Adrian in many thynges is coÌ„mended to crysten men other whyle he was gracyous and certeyn of them that wolde not do sacrifyce to the fals goddes he slewe He was an vnyuersall man all moost in all scyence Peas he had all his dayes but with the Iewes and many a lawe he made And thenne he coÌ„maunded that crysten men sholde not be dampned to deth but with due processe Ierusalem he subdued ayen forhadde that no Iewe sholde dwelle therin by no wyse Crysten men he suffred there to dwelle Ayenst his wyll he came to the Empyre but he gouerned hym very well Whan the Senatours prayed hym to calle his sone Emperour after hym He sayd it is not ynough to me yâ— ayenst my wyll I haue regned whiche I haue not deserued For the Emperour of Rome sholde go by successyon of blood but to suche men as haue deserued it thrugh theyr merytees Many tymes he regned vnuertuously that is a kyng borne and vertue sholde come before his kyngdom ¶ Eustachius otherwyse called Placidê° and Therospita his wyf two of ther sones of whome meruayllous thynges ben redde were martred by the coÌ„maun dement of Adrian This Placidus was mayller of the Emperours knyghtes Ierusalem was restored by Adrian and made larger so that the place where Cryst deyed was within the walles the whiche was without before And this is the thyrde buyldynge agayne of that cyte for it was thryes destroyed Of the Caldees in the tyme of Zedechee of Antiochus in the tyme of Machabeorr of Titus in the tyme of Vespasian ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.xliiij THelesphorus a Romayne was pope .xi. yere This man ordeyned this aungels ympne to be songe in the masse Gloria in excelsis deo câ— the gospell to be redde afore the sacrynge and on Crystmasse daye thre masses to be songe And he ordeyned there sholde no masse be songe before thre of the clocke And at the last he was martred buryed at saynt Peters ¶ Ignius a Greke was pope foure yere This man ordeyned that a childe sholde haue a godfader a godmoder at the tyme of baptysynge and also one at confyrmacyon Also that no Archebysshop excepte the pope sholde condempne his Suffrygan but yf the cause were shewed in the prouyncyall counsell of bysshops Thenne he was martred buryed at saynt Peters ¶ Anthonius Pius was Emperour xxij yere with his sones Aurolio Lucio This man was myghtly wyse naturelly fayre of speche the whiche lyghtly in oo man is not fouÌ„de Nota. ¶ Excedynge men in wysdome comynly are not fayre speched nor peasfull namely of nature ne contraryous ¶ Excedynge men in fayre speche comynly are lesse than wyse This man was meued with bothe these proprytees Therfore many kyngdomes the whiche receded from other Emperours wylfully to this man torned ayen And to crysten men was none so gentyll He sayd thrugh the ensample of Cipio I had leuer kepe one heere of a man than slee an hondred of mynenmyes And some martyrs were made vnder hym but they were made vnder the coÌ„maundement of the Emperours afore And the crysten people were so hatefull vnto the bysshops to the preestes of the Temple of the fals goddes that they prouoked the prynces alway ayenst them For they supposed that the crysten fayth sholde destroye them Therfore it was no meruaylle all though the prynce was vnpleased for they sayd All ther goddes were deuylles yf lower Iuges pursued crysten folke martred them This tyme .x. thousande martyrs were crucifyed in Armenia in an hygh hylle called Arath ¶ Pompeiâ—s trogus isto tempore historâ—as a nino vsque ad octauianum deduxit ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C. liâ—ij PIus ytalicus was pope .xi. yere .iiij. monethes and .xv. dayes This man ordeyned the feest of Ester euer more sholde be halowed on the sondaye And also an heretyke comyng fro the secte of the Iewes sholde be receyued and baptysed
Thenne he was martred and buryed in saynt Peters ¶ Anâ—cetus was pope after Piê° almoost .x. yere this man made many decrees of the Canon and for bysshopes Vt in caê° Violatores cÌ„ ¶ Galienus a leche goten in Pergamo was in grete fame at Rome The whiche not alonly expowned the bokes of Ypocras but he put many of them to his bokes And of this man is sayd for his dyscrete abstynence the whiche he vsed he lyued an hondred and .xl. yeres He neuer ete nor dranke his fylle ¶ Nota abstinencâ—am ¶ He neuer toke rawe fruytes Alwaye he had a swete brethe He deyed all oonly thrugh aege no sykenesse ¶ Marcus Anthonius the true and Lucius Comodus were Emperours .xix. yere These toke the Empyre after Anthony the meke and thenne began two Emperours to regne but Lucius Comodus decessed And Anthony was Emperous alone the whiche was a victoryous man and a noble but that he made the fourth persecuycon to kylle crysten men This Marcus was of so grete sadnesse and stedfastnesse that for no chaunce he lough neuer ne chaunged no chere nother for gladnesse ne for sorowe And whanne he was a childe he was of suche manhode that on a certayne trâ—â—e whan he loked his tresourand had 〈◊〉 that whiche he myght gyue his knyghtes and his men whan he wente to fyght ayenst the Germaynâ— the Sclauons and Sarmathus he wolde hurte ne greue no body but had leuer to selle his wyues golden vessel and her arayment her beddynge all her ryall stuff than take taxe of the Senatours or of his prouynce vnder hym But he gate the victorye of his enmyes and recouered all ayen released the prouynces of ther trybutes And those that wolde selle hym his wyues tresour ayen he restored them ther moneye those that wolde not he neuer greued them But the tables of ther dettes betwixt hym them he brente openly in the market place and thanked them that they helped hym in his necessyte ¶ How kynge Lucie regned after his fader that was a good man and after he became crysten AFter this kynge Coill regned Lucie his sone that was a good man to god to all the people He sente to Rome to Eulentre that then was pope sayd He wolde become a crysten man receyue baptym in the name of god tome to the ryght fayth byleue Eulentre sente two Legates that were called Pagan an other Elybain in to this londe baptysed the kynge all his meyne And after wente from towne to towne baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an hondred .lvi. after the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste And this kyng Lucie made tho in this londe two Arche bysshops one at Caunterbury an other at Yorke other many bysshops yâ— yet ben in this londe And whan these two Legatê had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament and after they wente ayen to Rome And the kynge dwelled in his londe regned with moche honour .xij. yere and after dedye and lyeth at Gloucestre ¶ How this londe was longe without a kyng how the Brytons chose a kyng THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoten that was afterwarde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after this kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wolde suffre an other to be kynge but lyued in warre debate amonges themself .l. yere without kynge But it befell afterwarde that a grete prynce came from Rome in to this londe that was called Seuerie not for to warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuertheles he had not dwelled half a yere in this londe but that the Brytons slewe hym And whan they of Rome wyst that Seueri was so slayne they sente an other grete lorde in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in this londe longe tyme and dyde moche sorowe to the Brytons So that after for pure malyce they chose a kynge amonge theym that was called Astelepades And assembled a grete host of Brytons wente to London to seke Allec and there they fouÌ„de hym slewe hym al his felowes And one that was called Walon deffended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was dyscomfyted the Brytons toke hym and bonde his hondes feet and cast hym in to a water Wherfore that water was called euer more Walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astelepades in peas tyll one of his Exles that was called Coill made a fayr towne ayenst the kynges wyll lete calle the towne Colchestre after his owne name Wherfore the kynge was full wroth thought to destroy hym And began to warre vpon hym and brought grete power of men yaaf the Erle batayll And the Erle defended hym fyersly with his power and slewe the kynge hymself in that batayll And tho was Coill crowned and made kynge of this londe This Coill regned and gouerned the londe well nobly for he was a noble man well beloued amonge the Brytons ¶ Whan tho of Rome herde that Astelepades was slayne they were wonder gladde and sente an other grete prynce of the Romayns that was called Constance And he came to the kynge Coill for to chalenge the trybute that was wonte to be payed to Rome And the kynge answered well wysely sayd that he wolde paye to Rome al that ryght reason wolde with good wyll And so they accorded tho with good wyl and without ony contake And so bothe they dwelled togyder in loue ¶ Kynge Coill yaaf to hym his doughter Eleyne for to haue her to his spowse that was both fayre wyse and good well lettred And this Constance spowsed her there with moche honour And it befell soone after that this kynge Coill deyed in the .xiij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Colchestre entyred ¶ Of kynge Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kynge after the deth of Coill for as moche that he hadde spowsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter AFter this kyng Coill Constance was made kynge crowned for almoche as he had spowsed kyng Coils doughter that was heyre of that londe The whiche Constance regned well worthely gouerned the londe And he begate on his wyf Eleyne a sone that was called Constantyne And this kyng bare true fayth And truly dyde vnto them of Rome all his lyf And whan he had regned .xv. yere he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Constantyne that was kynge Constance sone and the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned and ruled the londe was Emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance deth regned Constantyne his sone the sone of saynt Eleyne yâ— founde the holy crosse in the holy londe And how Constantyne became Emperour of Rome ¶ It befell soo in yâ— tyme there was
be And tho began crystendome ayen in this londe And anone this kynge Constantyne as he was crowned anone after he spowsid his wyf thrugh couÌ„seyll of the Brytons And he begate thre sones on her The fyrste was called Constance yâ— other Aurilambros the thyrde Vter This Constance the elder brother whan he ca ma to aege he made hym a monke att Wyncestre This Constantyne ther fader thrugh treason was slayne ¶ For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite came to hyÌ„ vpon a daye in message as it were And sayd that he wolde speke with foe kyng pryuely in couÌ„seyll The kyng lete voyde his chambre of the men yâ— were there within there abode noo moo but the kynge the Pehite And he made a couÌ„ tenaunce as though he wolde haue spoken with the kynge in his eere And there he slewe hym with a longe knyf And after that he went meruaylously out of the chambre in to an other chamre so at the laste no man wyst where he was become ¶ Whan the kynges men west that theyr lorde was so deed they made then so moche sorowe that they wyst not what to do For as moche as his two sones Aurilambros and Vter were so yonge that they myght not be kynge and the thyrde was a monke as is sayd before But Vortiger that was Erle of Westsex thought pryuely in his herte thrugh queyntaunce for to be kyng hym selfe And wente to Wynchestre where that Constance was monke and sayd vnto hym Constance sayd he your fader is deed your two brethern that ben with Gosselyn the bysshopp of London to nourysshe be so yonge that none of them may be bynge Wherfore I couÌ„sell you that ye forsake your habyte and come with me And I shall make suche a meane vnto the Brytons that ye shall be made kynge ¶ Of Constance that was kynge Constantynes sone that was a monke atte Wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders dethe thorugh counseyll of Vortiger that was erle of Westsex for as moche as Aurilambros and Vter his two brethern were but yonge of aege And Vortiger lete slee hym for to be kynge hymself THis Vortiger couÌ„selled this Constance so moche tyll he forsoke his abbot wente with hym And anone after he was crowned kynge by thassent of the Brytons This kynge Constance whan he was crowned made kynge he wyst ne knewe but lytell of yâ— worlde ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed And he made Vortiger his chyef mayster couÌ„seyller gaaf hym all his power for to ordeyne do as moche as to the reame aperteyned So that hymself nothynge entremedled but oonly bare the name of kynge Whan Vortiger sawe that he had all the londe in his warde gouernall he thought a preuy treason to slee Constance the kynge that he myght hymself be crowned and made kynge regne And lete sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehites the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwelle as to be kepers of his body as he wolde go thorugh the londe to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred knyghtes so moche yaue them of golde syluer and so ryche Iewelles robes horses other thynges plentee wherfore they helde hyÌ„ more lorde than they dyd the kyng And Vortiger tolde them yf he myght be kyÌ„ge ye as it were thrugh treason he wolde make them rychest of the londe Soo at the last thrugh grete gyftes yâ— he had gyuen largely they cryed thrugh yâ— courte that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance Wherfore Vortiger made semblaunt as he hadde ben wroth And he departed thens from the court sayd he must go elles where for thynges that he hadde to do And so the traytour sayd for by cause that they sholde slee hym that is to saye Constance ¶ Whad this Vortiger was gone it befell soone after that tho hondred knyghtes of Pehites brake the doores of yâ— kynges chambre and there they hym slewe and smote of his heed bare it to Vortiger there that he dwelled And so whan Vortiger sawe that heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen and neuertheles he was somdeale gladde in his herte of his deth ¶ And anone this Vortiger toke those hondred knyghtes of Pehites badde his seruauntes bynde theyr hondes behynde them ladde them to London and there they were dampned vnto deth as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assente crowned Vortiger made hym kynge of the londe ¶ Anno dmÌ„ C.lxxiiij SOther a martyr was pope after AnicetuÌ„ .ix. yere yâ— whiche decreed that a NoÌ„ne tholde not touche the palle of yâ— awter nor put in sence therto And yâ— she sholde were a wymple aboute her heed And many perylles he sawe about matrymony Therfore he ordeyned yâ— no woman sholde be called a leful wyf but yf she were blessyd of the preest ¶ Elentherus a martyr was pope after Sother xv yere the whiche ordeyned yâ— crysten men sholde refuse no meete resonable yâ— was maÌ„nes mete Nota ¶ Also that no man vnaccused in a cryme sholde be put from his dygnytee or degree tyll he were conuycted thorugh ensample of Cryst the whiche kepte styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused Cryste knewe hym gylty And what someuer he dyd amonge the apostles for the dygnyte of his seruyce abode ferme stable And he sente also Legates vnto Lucie the kynge of Brytayne the whiche baptysed hym his people And Fagus Domianus legates the whiche the pope sente fyrste preched in Englonde and this crystendome dured in Brytayne two hondred yere vnto the tyme of Dyodesian the Emperour whan saynt Albon was martred ¶ Marcus Anthonius Luciê° Comodus were Emperours but Marcus â—eyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called prouffytable of scorne for he was to euery man vnprouffytable He was yeuen vtterly to lechery Many Senatours Crysten men he made to be slayne He dampned his owne wyf to deth for aege He deyed a sodeyne deth with struglynge amonge maydens ¶ Helius Pertinax after this man was Emperour .vi. monethes and was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawer slewe And he entred the Empyre was slayne the .vij. monethe of Seuerus ¶ Victor a martyr was pope after ElenthertuÌ„ .x. yere And for the dyscorde of the paschall tyme he called a couÌ„sell in Alexander where he was prescute that tyme many other Where he decreed that Eester daye sholde be kept on the Sondaye but he must kepe the chauÌ„ge of the moone of Apryll and that was to dyfferre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the rest abode that tyme the same daye that the yewes dyde halowe that feest ¶ Also he ordeyned yâ— in the tyme of nede childern myght be crystened in euery place in euery water ¶ Zepherinus a martyr a Romayne was pope after
Victor .ix. yere This man ordeyned that Crysten people of xij yere of aege aboue sholde receyue his god on Eester daye ones oo yere Also he ordeyned that all the vessels of the awter sholde be glasseor tynne and not tree as in olde tyme the consecracion of the gloryons blood was made in tree vessell And this tyme past the worshyp of the chirche grewe glasen vessell were forhode Vt patet de conse de pri ca. ¶ Origenes the noble clerke was this tyme he wrote so moche that saynt Ierom sayd I haue redde of Origenes werâ—es â—â—s iiij thousande volumes without pyscles He translated the Byble from Hebrewe in to Greke dyde many other grete thynges And of this Origenes Sampson Salomon Tratan is a grete questyon amonge doctours yf that they ben dampned or saued Therfore those thynges yâ— without peryll we ben not bouÌ„de to knowe nor yâ— chirche is not certifyed of them And therfor lete them be alonly coÌ„mytted vnto god ¶ Caliâ—ê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after Zepherinê° .v. yere he ordeyned the Cimiteri in via apia where many a thou sande martyr is buryed ¶ Also he ordeyned the feest of the Emerynge dayes to be kept ¶ Anthoniê° Aurelius was Emperour .iij. yere And this man lacked no kynde of lechery at the laste he was slayne amonge a greate multytude of peple for his myscheuous lyurnge Anthoniê° Marcus regned after hym .vij. yere This man lyued bostynatly 〈◊〉 therfore he was slayne as was his predecessour ¶ Alisander was Emperour after Anthoniê° regned .xiij. yere This man at the Instaunce of his moder a crysten woman the techynge of Origenes the whiche came to Rome to coâ—â—trte her was made soo good vnto crysten men yâ— he suffred them to haue ther couÌ„seylles theyr prayers by themself but neuertheles in this tyme the cursyd off yeers of hym made many martyrs ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC .xliiij. TRbanus was pope after Caliâ—â—ê° .viij. yere and olde yonge he was very vertuous And all the halowed vesselles of the chirche he made of golde or syluer This man lefte his popechede wente to Agrippa and .xi. thousande virgyns with hym And the clergy sayd he lefte not his dygnytee for holynesse but for appetyte of tho virgyns waste hym not in the booke of popes And there he a virgyn was martred with those virgyns ¶ Poncianus a martyr succeded Vrbanê° And he ordeyned yâ— psalmes sholde be sayd daye nyght in the chirche of god And that a preest sholde saye Confiteor afore the masse ¶ Anteros a martyr was pope after this man this man ordeyned yâ— a bysshop myght be remeued from one vnto an other And he made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten And he was slayne buryed in the Cimitery of saynt Calixt ¶ Maximianus was chosen Emperour at Maguncia of the hoste not by the Senatours regned thre yere and destroyed the chirche myghtely and was slayne for Origene ¶ Gordian regned after hym .vi. yere of hym is lytell wryten but he was slayne Hijs diebus Celus dux Colchestrie in asclepto regnat in britaÌ„nia aÌ„nts quasi xxx vsque ad aduentuÌ„ Constancij Lati M vacat ¶ Phylyp was Emperour after hym this Phylyp chose to hym Phylyp his sone they regned .xvij. yere were the fyrste Emperours yâ— were crystened and after slayne of the hoste They bequeued all ther tresour in ther deth that it sholde be disposed to poore men And saynt Laurence at the assygnacyon of his mayster the pope departed this tresour about Rome the whiche was grete cause of his martyrdom Vt quideÌ„ dicuÌ„t ¶ Decius was Emperour thre yere in all thynges a tyrauÌ„t For he entred th empyre whan he the hoste had slayne the two Philyppes his lordes after yâ— he was slayne with his sone ¶ Fabianê° a martyr a Romayne was pope after Anteros .xij. yere this was a very holy man For whan Crysten men stode to abyde the eleccyon of the pope sodenly a whyte douue or a culuour descended on his heed sayenge vnto hym thou shalt be pope of Rome This man ordeyned euery yere yâ— Creme sholde be halowed vpon Sherethursdaye Also he deuyded regyons to deakens the whiche sholde wryte the lyf of martyrs And at the last Decius slewe hym ¶ Cornethus a martyr Romayne was pope after Fabianê° .iij. yere This man toke vp the bodyes of Peter Poul with grete honour put them in worshypfull places with beata Lucina ¶ Lucius was pope after Cornelius thre yere of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Gallus with his sone Volucianus were Emperours two yere they fought with Emilianus were slayne And Emilianê° the thyrde moneth was slayne ¶ Valerian was Emperour with his sone Galyene .xv. yere This man was vertuous manly in the begynnynge but after was gyuen to vyce moche wretchednesse And so was his sone Galiene This Valerian wente vnto yâ— londe of Perse. And therfore the greate blood of martyrs whiche he had shedde was taken of the kynge of Perse. And whan he had take hym he put out both his eyen kepte hym in grete bondage And to this entente he kepte hym that whan so euer he sholde ryde this Valerian sholde lye downe he sholde sette his feet vpon his backe whan he wolde take his horse This herde Galiene his â—one yâ— was lefte at Rome And that caused hym that he was not so cruell ayenst Crysten men ¶ And here was the .viij. persecucyon of the chirche made by the Emperour And made the Romayns to lese ther kyngdomes the whiche were neuer recouered ayen to the Emperoure And generall pestylence was thrugh out all the worlde for ther trespasse ¶ Stephanus a martyr after Lucius was pope .iij. yere this man ordeyned yâ— no man sholde vse none halowed clothes but to the worshyp of god ¶ Sixtus a martyr a Romayne was pope after Stephanus two yere This man ordeyned that the masse sholde be sayd vpon an awter the whiche afore was not thenne he deyed ¶ Dyonisiê° a Romayne was pope after hym two yere This man deuyded parysshes chircheyardes assyâ—ned to chirches certen preestes ¶ Felix a martyr was pope after Dyonisius two yere He ordeyned that for the memorye of martyrs masses sholde be sayd Also he ordeyned the Dedycacyon of the chirche euery yere sholde he sayd ¶ Claudiê° was Emperour after Valerian this emperour subdued Gothas nobly thenÌ„e he dyssessed ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CC.lxxiiij EVticianus a martyr was pope after Felix .viij. yere This man ordeyned the corne beenes shold be blessyd on the awter And he buryed CCC xliiij martyrs with his owne hondes ¶ Aurelius was Emperour after Claudius .v. yere this Aureliê° fyrst to crysten men was gentyll wherfore he had the victory in euery place gloryously And whan he was desceyued by cursyd men pursewed crysten men myghtly namely in FrauÌ„ce for there he
Liberius And he declared Constancius the Emperour an heretyke anone after he was martred ¶ And here was the fyrst that euer the chirche of Rome had an Infamed pope For alle the predecessours of this Libertus were sayntes yaue holy ensamples ¶ Iulianus Apostata was after Constancius Emperour two yere .viij. monethes He was called Apostata for he fledde this Constanciê° whiche slewe his brother And for fere of deth was made a crysten man a monke But afterwarde by the couÌ„seyll of Nygromancers he asked yâ— deuyll whether he sholde be Emperour or not The deuyll sayd that he sholde be Emperour vpon a condicyon that he sholde forsake his crysten fayth and be viter enmye to crysten men And so he dyde For he yaue leue to the Iewes that they sholde buylde ayen the Temple in spyte of the crysten men And he toke al the goodes that crysten man had and destroyed many of them ¶ Iominianus was Emperour after hym .viij. monethes For whan Iulianus was deed the hoste chose hym Emperour And he was a crysten man And he sayd it was not leyffull to a crysten man to be lorde ouer so many hethen people They answered and sayd Rather than he sholde forsake the Empyre they wolde he crystened And thus toke he the dygnyter But soone he was deed and in a meruayllous maner For he was layde in a close hous after his Iourneye made all of stone newely whyted with lyme in the whiche they made to his comforte as they thought a fyre of charâ—oole And of the ayre of these two in the morowe he was founde deed ¶ Valentinian with his brother Valent was Emperour after Iominianus .xi. yere For he departed the Empyre gaue his brother the eest and kepte hymselfe the west parte This Valentinian was a lorde with Iulianus Apostata And it happed hym on a tyme for to goo in a Temple of false goddes for to do sacrifyce And mynystres stode there with water halowed after the gyse with the whiche they shynkled the lordes This Valentinian smote the mynyster that cast the water vpon hym sayd He was rather defoyled by it than clensed For this Iulianus dyde exile hym But our lorde god for his open confessyon of his name rewarded hym with the Empyre His brother Valent fell in to the opynyon of the Ariens and deyed in that heresye This same Valent lyued foure yere after Valentinian with Gracian themperour ¶ This tyme lyued saynt Ambrose ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CCC .xliiij. DAmacius was pope after Felix xviij yere two monethes this was an eloquent man in meter And he wrote many storyes of popes martyrs He ordeyned that Gloria patri sholde he sayd in the endes of the psalmes And that was at the prayer of saynt Ierom. And thrugh the mocyon of this pope Ierome translated the Byble from Hebrewe in to Latyn thenne he decssed a coÌ„fessour ¶ Valens with Gracian Valentinian were Emperours foure yere In this tyme were chirches opened ayen and crysten men had leue to renewe the seruyce of god that was defended afore with Emperours enfected with heresye as was Valens other wherfore the chirche had no lyberte whan Valens was on lyue ¶ A Synodus of a hondred and .l. bysshops were gadred vnder Damasiê° pope at Constantynope ayenst Macedonium an heretyke the whiche denyed the holy ghost to be very god And thenÌ„e was the Crede made that is songe on holy dayes in the chirche ¶ Augustinus a CartaginenÌ„ of Affrica was this tyme He was as noble a Rethoricien as myghte be And in all phylosophye poetrye incomparable And all thynge that ony phylosopher fouÌ„de in his yougth he vnderstode with lytell labour And aboute this tyme he was sente to Mediolanum where he was torned anone of saynt Ambrose baptysed This man grewe vnto a noble doctour of the chirche And not longe after that he was bysshop of YponenÌ„ And there he lyued .liij. yere moche dyuynyte he wrote vt patet in librissuis ¶ Siritiê° was pope after Damasius xv yere he dampned heretykes lytell elles is wryten of hym ¶ Thodosius sone to Gracian with Valentyne his vncle were Emperours .xxvij. yere This man was a crysten man gracyous in gouernauÌ„ce lyke to Traianê° soone wrothe anone reconsyled This man on a daye whan he wolde haue gone to haue herde masse saynt Ambrose forbadde hym the entree of the chirche tyll he had penaunce made satysfaccyon for the sleenge of .xxx. knyghtes the whiche he slewe in angre at Constantynople Wherfore they made a lawe that the sentence of a prynce sholde be deferred xxx dayes of those yâ— sholde do execusyon yf they myght falle in the grace of the prynce within the .xxx. days ¶ Aboute this tyme was a childe borne in the castell of Emons from the nauyll and aboue deuyded in two bodyes hauynge two heedes and two wyttes so that the one slepynge or etynge the other slepte not ne ete not And whan they were two yere of aege the one decessyd and the other lyued thre dayes after ¶ Claudius poeta was this tyme. ¶ Arcadius Honorius regned .xxx. yere And in theyr tyme Rome was nere destroyed by a kynge called Alaticus Of yâ— whiche destruccyon rose a grete blasphemye of the Romayns For they sayd they fared neuer well sythen Cryste came to Rome bereued them ther goodes by the prechyng of Peter Poul And yet this Arcadiê° subdued all his enmyes by the power of god shedde no blood Ayenst this blasphemye saynt Austyn made yâ— solempne werke the whiche they calle de ciuitate dei ¶ Honorius was Emperour with Theodosius his broders sone .xv. yere he was a man of holy lyf For two wyues he had yet with bothe he deyed mayden He loued specyally the chirche hated heretykes ¶ Ierom deyed this tyme at Bethleem the yere of his aege .lxxxi. ¶ Sanctus Heracides the whiche wrote Vitas patruÌ„ to lapsuÌ„ episcopuÌ„ was this tyme. ¶ Iohannes Crysostomê° was exiled of Endochia the wyfe of Arcadius thrugh heete of the sonne he was deed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Siritius thre yere This man ordeyned that euery man sholde stande at the redynge of the holy gospell And that he that was a maymed man sholde not be preest ¶ Innocencius was pope after Anastasius this man ordeyned that syke men sholde be anoynted with holy oyle And at masse the kysse of peas to be yeuen And he dampned Pelagyen an heretyke and many other thynges dyde vt patet .xxvi. q. i. ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CCCC xiiij ZOzimus was pope after Innocencius two yere .viij. monethes This man ordeyned that clerkes shalde be no tauerners ne selle no wyne that a bounde man sholde be made noo preest withoute the lycence of his lorde ¶ Bonifacius a Romayne was pope after Zozimus foure yere This man ordeyned that a woman sholde not touche the palle of the awter ne sholde not was she
so moche were praysed thorugh out all the worlde were there slayne kynge Arthur hymself was wounded vnto deth But he lete hyÌ„ to be borne to 〈◊〉 â—un to be heeled of his woundes And yet the Brytons supposen that he lyued in an other londe that he shall come yet conquere all Brytayne But certes this is the prophecye of Merlyn He sayd that his deth shall be doubtous sayd soth For therof yet men haue doubte and shall haue for euer more as men saye For men wote not whyther that he is on lyue or deed ¶ Arthur was borne at Auioun the .xxij. yere of his regne after the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .v. C.xlvi yere ¶ How kynge Arthur delyuered the trame vnto Constantyne the sone of Cador his neuewe AS kynge Arthur wyste that he myght no lenger regne he lete come before hym Constantyne that was Cadors sone erle of Cornewayle his cosyn to hyÌ„ betoke all his reame to hyÌ„ sayd badde hyÌ„ therof to be kyng tyll that he came ayen for as moche as he had none heyre of his body begoten And grete damage was itâ— that so noble a kyng so doughty as he was had no childe of his body begoten But all thynge yâ— god woll haue done must be done whose name be blessyd without ende ¶ How kynge Constantyne was vexed of Mordred two sones THis Constantyne was a noble knyght a worthy of body And thâ— two sones that Mordred had begoten had grete enuy of Constantyne that tho was crowned kyng And so it befell that they meued warre ayenst hyÌ„ And assembled a grete hoste of them that were before with Mordred had ben dryuen awaye that dyde moche sorowe an guysshe thrughout all that londe That one brother ordeyned purposed hym towarde the auncyent cyte of London for to take the cyte And that other wente to Wynchestre But Constantyne came to London and slewe hym that was there And after he went to Wynchestre and slewe hym that was there also So that bothe his enmyes were deed ¶ And whan Constantyne had regned well worthely foure yere he deyed and lyeth at London ¶ Of the kynges Adelbright and of Edell AFter kynge Constantynes deth there were two kynges in Brytayne that one was called Adelbright yâ— was a danoys And he helde the couÌ„tree of Northfolke Southfolke That other hyght Edell was a Bryton he helde Nicholl Lindeser all the londe vnto Humbre These two kynges faste warred togyder but after accorded they were loued togyder as they had ben borne of oo body ¶ The kynge Edell had a syster that was called Oreâ—â—enne And he gaf her thrugh grete frendshyp to kynge Adelbright to wyf And he begate vpon her a doughter that was called Argentyll And in the thyrde yere after came vpon hym a strange syknesse that nedes he must deye And he sente to kynge Edell his broder in lawe that he sholde come speke with hym he came to hym with a good wyll ¶ Tho prayed he the kynge and coniured hym also in the name of god that after whan he were deed he sholde take his doughter Argentyll the londe that he kepte her well and nourysshe her in his chambre And whan she were of aege she sholde be maryed to yâ— stroÌ„gest worthyest man that he myght fynde thenne he sholde yelde vp her londe ayen ¶ Edell it grauÌ„ted by othe confermed his prayer And whan Adelbright was deed enteryd Edell toke the damoysell Argentyll nourysshed her in his chambre she became as fayre as ony myght be ¶ How kynge Edell maryed that damoysell to a knaue of his kechyne THis kynge Edell that was vncle to Argentyll bethought how yâ— he myght fallely haue the londe fro his nece for euer more falsely ayenst his othe thought to dysceyue yâ— damoysell to marye her to a knaue of his kechyn that was called Curan he became the worchyest strongest man of body that ony maÌ„ wyst in ony londe yâ— tho lyued to hym he thought her shamfully haue maryed for to haue had her londe afterwarde but he was clene disceyued For this Curan was Hauelockis sone that was kyng of Kyrkelane in Denmark this Curan conquered his wyues londe afterwarde slewe kyng Edell that was his wyues vncle had al her londe as in an other place it telleth more openly he regned but thre yere for Saxons Danes hyÌ„ slewe that was grete harme to all Brytayne Brytons bare hym to Stonehenge and entyred hym honourably ¶ Of kyng Conan that was Curans cosyn AFter this Curan regned his cosyn Conan that was a wonder proude knyght And regned coude haue noo maner of loue but euer he was medlynge with his people And toke his vncle with warre slewe his two childern ¶ The Saxons warred ayenst hyÌ„ oftentymes but he them ouercame so he was in peas all his lyf tyme. And he regned .xiiij. yere and after he deyed lyeth at London ¶ Of kynge Cortyf and of Gurmonde that came thorugh the paynems in to Brytayne AFter this Conan regned his cosyn Cortyf that was behaâ—ed of al his peple no thynge beloued And this Cortyf lost all Brytayne thrugh warre And in his tyme fell yâ— grete myscheyf in Brytayne yâ— crystendom was destroyed all the Brytons were dryuen out of yâ— londe the londe lost without ony recouer But afterwarde lefte the londe to the Saxons as ye afterwarde shall here For in that tyme there was a paynem that was called Gurmonde that was the kynges sone Daufrices of the parnems folke that hadde the reame after his fader was kynge sauf he beâ—uaue yaue it to his broder And saâ—d that he nolde neuer be kynge but yf that he myght gete and conquere a reame in a strauÌ„ge countree For he was bolde and stronge of body And of hyÌ„ prophecyed Merlyn saydâ— that he sholde be a wulâ— of the see And he lete assemble 〈◊〉 without nombre lete appareylle shyppes and wente by many londes toke homages and feaâ—tees of many And so he wente by the see conquered maâ—ny dyuerse londes Soo that he came in to Irlonde conquered that londe that oftentymes warred vpon Brytons and Brytons vpon them oft wonne oft lost yaue hostages to Brytons And so they sente to Gurmonde there that be was in Irlondeâ— that he sholde come in to Brytayne and helpe them ayenst the Brytons to helpe them to delyuer that londe of them they wolde hym holde gladly for theyr lorde For he was a paynemâ— they were paynemsâ— the Brytons were crystened Well ought he them for to helpe so as they were all of one lawe Whan Gurmonde herde this prayer he hasted hym as moche as he myght and arryued in Scotlonde and came in to Northumberlonde there that the Saxons were dwellynge they confermed
the couenauntes bytwene them that were made by othes by hostages fâ—r to bere hym true fay holde hym for lorde and paye to hym truage by the yere ¶ Tho began the Saxons and the Affricans to destroye robbe brenne townes destroye all thynge in asmoche as they myght spared neyther man woman ne childe lerned ne lewde but all they slewe cast downe townes castels chirches so put they all the londe in grete destruccyon And as soone as they myght flee they fledê thens as wel poore as ryche bysshops abbottes chanons all other grete small some in to lytell Brytayne some in to Cornewayle al tho that shyppes myght haue ¶ How the kynge Gurmonde droue kynge Cortyf to Chechestre slewe the Brytons and thrugh crafte engyne gate the same towne COrtyf the kynge fledde thens in to Chechestre that tho was stronge theâ—e helde hyÌ„ .xx. dayes this Gurmonde came it besyeged But the cyte was so stronge that he myght not gete it by no manere of wyse with engyne that they myght do Tho bethought they vpon a subtylte for to brenne the towne They made engynes with glewe of nettes toke pecys of thonder of fyre bonde it to sparowes feet than lete them flee they anone flewe lodged them in yâ— towne there that theyr nestis were in stackes euesynges of houses yâ— fyre began to kyndle brente all the towne And whan yâ— Brytons sawe that in euery syde they hyed them out fought but anone they were slane dyscomfyted And whyle the batayll dured the kynge pryuely hydde hym stale awaye in to Walys men wyst neuer were he became so was the towne of Chechestre taken destroyed And after Gurmonde wente destroyed townes cytes that neuer were after made ayen as it is seen yet in many places of this londe ¶ How this londe was called Englonde for the name of Engist how many kynges were made after in this londe SO whan Gurmonde had destoyde all the londe thrugh out he yaue the londe to yâ— Saxons anone they toke it with good wyll for the Saxons longe tyme had desyred it For asmoche as they were of Engystê kynrede that fyrst had all yâ— londe of Brytayne lete them be called Englysshmen for by cause of Engistes name yâ— londe they lete call Englonde in theyr langage the folke ben called Englyshmen for asmoche as in his tyme it was called Engistê londe whan he had conquered it of Vortiger that spoused his doughter But fro the tyme that Brute came fyrst in to Englonde this londe was called Brytayne yâ— folke Brytons But syth the tyme that this Gurmonde conquered it eftsones yaue it vnto the Saxons they anone ryght chauÌ„ged yâ— name as before is sayd And whan this was done Gurmonde passed ouer in to FrauÌ„ce there conquered many londes destroyed all crysten peple there that he came And the Saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at her owne wyl And they wolde haue made newe kyngê lordes but they myght neuer assent to haue oonly oo kynge for to be to them attendaunt therfore they made many kynges in dyuerse shyres as it was in Engistes tyme The fyrst kyngdome was Kente that other Southsexe and the thyrde Westsex the fourth Eestsex the fyfth Northumberlonde the sixth Estangle that is to saye Northfolke Southfolk and the seuenth Mercheryche that is the Erldome of Nicholl Huntyngdon Herforde Gloucetre Wynchestre Werwyke Derby and so departed all Englonde in to .vij. partyes ¶ And after that it befell that tho kyngê warred ofttymes togyder And euer he that was strongest toke hym that was feblest and so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge theym ne no crysten man was tho amonge them ne crystendome nother But were paynems tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen childern of the nacyon of Englonde in the cyte of Rome that were wonder fayre creatures had grete wyl desyre theym to beholde And axed of the marchauntes whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym that they were of Englonde and Englysshe they were called but they all the peple of Englonde were paynems byleued not vpon god ¶ Alas sayd saynt Gregory well mowe they be called Englysshe for they haue the vysages of angels therfore well ought they to be crystened And for this cause saynt Gregory sente there saynt Austyn in to Englonde and .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyf holy men to preche teche to conuerte the Englysshe people and them to torne to god that was in the .vi. yere that saynt Gregory had be pope of Rome that is to saye after thyncarnacoÌ„n of our lorde Ihesu Cryst .v. C.lxxxv yeres as the Cronycle telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed conuerted kynge Adelbryght the bysshoppes that he made his felowes AS saynt Austyn came fyrste in to Englonde he arryuen in the Yle of Tenet so passed forth came vnto Caunterbury and there soiourned And kynge Adelbryght of Kente that was of the lygnage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felowes with moche honour them fouÌ„de all that them neded And more ouer he yaue them a fayre place that now is called the abbay of saynt Austyn in whiche place he lyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man and with good wyll herde saynt Austynâ— predycacyons yaue hym leue to preche thrugh out all his londe before sayd of Kent to torne and conuerte to hym all the people that he myght ¶ It betelle so after thorugh goddes grace that in lytell tyme the kynge hymself was conuerted to god all his people of his londe were baptysed And in the meane whyle the peple torned them to god ¶ Saynt Austyn came to Rochestre and there he preched the worde of god And yâ— paynems therfore hym scorned caste vpon hym reygh taylles soo that all his mantell was hanged full of these reygh tayles And for more despyte they caste vppon hym the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore the good man saâ—â—â— Austyn was sore anoyed and greued And prayed to god that all tho children of that cyte that sholde be borne afterwarde that is for to saye in the cyte of Rochestre myght haue taylles and so they hadde And whan the kynge herde of this vengeaunce that was falle thrugh saynt Austyns prayer He lete make an house in the honour of almyghty god wherin wymmen sholde be delyuered of theyr childern aâ—â— the brydges ende In the whiche hous yet wymmen of the cyte ben delyuered of childe ¶ Whan that saynt Gregorye hadde herde telle how the Englysshe people were torned to god conuerted he sente vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop that was called Paulin and made
god almyghty that had all the londe of Northumberlon by herytage that was called Os walde he was kynge of all yâ— londe But for as moche as he was frende to Edwyn helde a grete parte of yâ— londe of Cadwalin This same Cadwalin warred vpon hym droue hym towarde Scotlonde And whan Cadwalin sawe that he wolde not abyde Cadwalin wolde noo lenger hym pursue but toke some of â—is folke to Peanda his broder in lawe prayed hym to pursue after Oswalde tyll yâ— he werr taken slayne Cadwalin torned home ayen ¶ Whan Os walde â—erde these tydyngê yâ— Cadwalin turned home ayen he wolde no lenger flee but abode Peanda yaue hym batayllâ— and Peanda was dyscomfyted fledde came ayen to Cadwalin sayd that he wolde de neuer holde oo foot of londe of hym but yf so were that he wolde auenge hyÌ„ of Oswalde ¶ Cadwalin lete assemble a grete hoste for to fyght with Oswald so that he Peanda came to Northumberlonde yaue batayll vnto Oswalde And in the same batayll was Oswalde slayne his heed smyteâ— of after he was entered at the abbay of Berdenay in whiche place god had wrought for hyÌ„ many a fayre myracle both there elles where ¶ And anone Oswy his brother seased all the londe in to his honde that was this Oswaldes And the folke of Northumberlonde loued hym wonderly well helde hym for theyr lorde But he had men of his kyÌ„ne worthy ynough that wolde haue departed the londe and they warred togyder wel And for as moche as they were not stronge ynoughe they came to Peanda prayed hym of helpe socour And behyght hyÌ„ of that londe largely vpon this couenauÌ„t that he wolde them gouerne helpe counseyll ¶ Peanda herde theyr prayer and so spake with Cadwalin that he sholde ordeyne a grete hoste faste ordeyne hyÌ„ in to Northumberlonde for to fyght with Oswy And Oswy was a meke man moche loued peas charyte prayed Peanda of loue pens profred hym of golde and syluer grete plente ¶ And this Peanda was so proude that he nolde graunt hym peas for no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde with hyÌ„ fyght Soo at the last there was sette a daye of batayll And Oswy euer trusted vpon god and Peanda trusted to moche vpon pryde vpon his hoste that he had And togyder they smote egrely but Peanda was anone dyscomfyted slayne And this was after the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .v. C.lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviij. yere And a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne And Oswyne was dyscomfyted slayne and lyeth at Tynnemouth ¶ How kyng Cadwaldre that was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the last kynge of Brytons AFter the deth of Cadwalin regned his sone Cadwaldre well nobly And his moder was the syster of Peanda And whan he had regned .xij. yere he felle in to a grete syknenesse thenÌ„e was there a grete dyscorde bytwene the lordes of the londe that euery of them warred vppon other And yet in yâ— tyme there fell so grete derth scarsyte of corne other vitaylles in this londe that a man myght go .iij. or .iiij. dayes fro towne to towne that he sholde not fynde to bye for golde ne syluer brede wyne ne none other vitayle wherwith a man myght lyue But oonly the people lyued by rotê of herbes for other lyuyng had they none so moche was it faylled all abowte fysshes wylde beestes all other thynge so that yet to this mysauenture there fell so grete mortalyce pestylente amoÌ„ge the people by the corrupcion of yâ— ayre that the lyuynge people suffysed not to burye the deed bodyes For they deyed so sodenly both grete smale lorde seruauÌ„t in etynge goynge spekynge they fell downe deyed so that neuer was herde of more sodeyne deth amonge the people For he that wente for to burye the deed body with the same deed body was buryed And so they that myght flee fledde forsoke theyr londes houses as well for the grete hungre derth scarsyte of corne other vitayll as for yâ— grete mortalyte pestylence in the londe wente in to other londes for to saue theyr lyues lefte the londe all deserte wast so that there was no man for to trauayle tylthe the londe So that the londe was barayne of corne all other fruytes for deâ—aâ—â—e of tyllyers and this mysauenture dured .xi. yere and more that noo man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadwaldre wente oute of this londe in to lytell Brytayne CAdwaldre sawe grete huÌ„gre mortalyte pestylence and the londe all poore faylynge cornes other vytaylles and his folke perysshed sawe also yâ— moost partye of his londe all wasted voyde of people He appareylled hym his folke that were lefte a lyue passed ouer in to lytell Brytayne with a lytell nauy vnto kynge Alayne that he moche loued that was his cosyn and that his fader had moche loued in his tyme And as they sayled in the see he made moche lamentacyon so dyde all tho that were with hym and sayd Dedistinos dnÌ„e tanâ— oues escarum et in gentibus dispersisti nos ANd thenne began Cadwaldre to complayne hym to his folke pytously sayd Alas sayd he to vs wretches caytyues is sorowe for our grete synnes the whiche we wolde not amende vs whyle we had space now repentaunce is comen vpon vs thrugh mysauenture whiche chaced vs out of our rea me propre soyle And out of the whiche sâ—â—tyme Romayns Scottes Saxons neyther Danys myght not exyle vs. ¶ But what auaylleth it now to vs that before tyme ofte tymes haue goten many other londes syth it is not yâ— wyll of god that we abyde and dwelle in our owne londe God that is very Iuge that all thynges knoweth before they ben doâ—e or made he seeth that we wolde not cesse of our synnes that our enmyes myght not vs ne our lygnage exyle fro and out of our reame He wolde that we amende vs of our folyes that we see our propre defawtess And therfore hath shewed to vs wrath and woll chastyse vs of our mysdedes Syth that he doeth vs without batayl or strength of our enmyes by greate companyes wretchedly to leue our reame propre londe ¶ Torne agayne ye Romayns torne agayne ye Scottes torne agayne ye Saxons torne agayne ye FrauÌ„soys Now sheweth to you Brytayne all deserte the whiche your power myght neuer make deserte ne yet our power hath not put vs now in exyle But oonly the power of the 〈◊〉 almyghty whome we haue often offended by our folyes the whiche we wolde not leue vntyll he chastysed vs by dyuyne power ¶ Amonge the wordes and lamentacyon that the
Thenne they prayed Machomyte to open that holy boke with his holy hondes the whiche was sente from heuen euermore to be kepte In the whiche boke is shewed how the people shal worshyp god ¶ And Machomyte sayd this boke was wryten with aungels honde So by these fals meanes he torned to his lawe all the londe of Perse and all the Erst Imperyall agaynst Heraclium the Emperour And he occupyed vnto the ende of Alexandre and Egypte Libia Arabia and Siria Thenne after he enfected all Affrycam And but the grace of god withstode hym he had enfected all Spayne and Fraunce And many other thynges he dyde whiche were to moche to wryte in this boke COnstantyne the thyrde the sone of Heraclij was Emperour .xxvij. yere This Constantyne was a grete tyraunt a cursyd man and an heretyke Fals subtyll and odyous to crysten men Ne he gaaf no place to pope Mertyne And he reysed a grete hoste agaynst the Lombardes And there he lost the felde and fledde vnto Rome And honourably was receyued of the pope Vitâ—llianus other of the cyte And he rewarded not them lyke after theyr merytes as a prynce sholde haue done But vsed forth tyrannye and heresye Wherfor at the last he was slayne of his owne knyghtes in a bath the whiche wolde no lenger suffre his tyrannye And soo he wretchedly lyued and deyed vnhappely ¶ Martinus the fyrst was pope after Theodor .vi. yere This Martinus was a very holy man strongely stroue for the fayth of god And whan he sange masse on a certayne daye at the awter there pursewed hym to slee hym a man that was called Spatarius of Olymphe And whan he wolde haue smyten hym he was blynde sodaynly This same man called a Synodi in the cyte of Rome and dampned Syrum AlexandruÌ„ Sergium Pyrum and Paulum heretykes Wherfore Constantyne the Emperour expled hym and he deyed a saynt ¶ Eugeniê° a Romayne was pope after Martyne almoost thre yere and was an holy man but of hym lytell actes is wryten ¶ Vitellianus was pope after hym 〈◊〉 yere This man made the songe that the Romayns vse and accorded it also with the organys And he also had the grace of the Emperour the whiche was wrothe with his predecessours Neuerthelesse afterwarde he stode not in his concoâ—de Ne hytherto I coude not fynde that euer the churche of Rome had fully after the deth of Constantyne yâ— myghty the lordshyp of the cyte and of other the whiche he yaue to the churche ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vi. C.xliiij ADeodatus a Romayne was pope after Vitellianus foure yere and in his dayes was translated the body of saynt Benedictus with the body of Saynt Scolastica his syster fro the hylle of Cassin vnto the monasterys of Floriecens nyghe Aurelian ¶ Constaâ— tyne the fourthe was Emperour after his fader Constantyne the cursyd man This Constantyne was a good man hated heretykes ouer all thynge The chirche he repeyred and grace he reconsyled agayne to the chirche of Rome he with the pope gadred togyder the .vi. generall Synodus in the whiche was graunted to preestes of Grece for to vse theyr leyffull wyues to the preestes of the Eest for cause of grete hete but not to those of the West party by no meanes For they amytted chastyte in the tyme of saynt Gregory And euery man may auertyse pondre how moche the goodnes of a prynce is worthe to the quyete state of the chirche to the promocyon of the fayth and also the contrary how moche the malyce of a prynce hurteth that thynge These two Constantyns the fader the sone shewed openly For in the faders dayes the chirche neuer had rest and in the sones tyme it was quyete Yet neuertheles our lorde suffred the Saâ—rasyns and the Bulgars to entre in this Emporours londe that he them myght not withstande but that he made his peas with them payed to them yerely a truage so myghtely preuaylled that cursyd secte of Machomyte after he deyed blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ That there were .vi. generall Synodus and moost pryncypall of the whiche the auctoryte is equall to the gospell for the truthe of the gospell is declared by them ayenst the .vi. pryncypall heresyes the whiche strongely trowbled the chirche for the subtyltee of those heretykes to dysceyue symple men ¶ This tyme deyed saynt Cedde of Lytchefelde yâ— thyrde yere of his bysshopryche ¶ Demus a Romayne was pope after Adeodatus thre yere Of this man lytell is wryten ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym lytell of hym is wryten but that he lyued lyke a preest ¶ Agatho was popope after hym and he was a very holy man For on a daye whan he kyssed a lepre the lepre anone was made hole ¶ Iste et de consensu principis iussit celebrari sextuÌ„ sinoduÌ„ apud ostantinopoli CC.lxxx epÌ„orum in qua asseret duas naturas et duas voluntates esse in xpÌ„o ¶ Leo the seconde was pope after Agatho thre yere this Leo was an holy man and suffycyentely taugh in latyn greke this man ordeyned that the pax sholde be yeuen after Agnus dei and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Benedictâ—s the seconde was pope after Leo almoost thre yere This man about all thynge was vertuous his name accorded with his dedes And in his tyme was a grete pestylence ¶ Iustinianê° the seconde was Emperour this tyme he was a very good man a prudent a large and he encreaced the Empyre of Rome myghtly but but he charged the offyce of the chirche ouer moche Many lawes he made and after was not good he intended to haue lette yâ— decrees of the .vi. Synodus wherfore the .x. yere of his Empyre he was taken of Leo the prynce of Patricio and Tyberio they cutte of his nose his tonge exyled hym to CrysonaÌ„ There was then turbacyon in yâ— chirche for stryue heretykes ¶ And knowe all men whan varyaunce falleth betwixt grete lordes thenne errours ben multeplyed for there is no man corrected them therfore that is oftentyme preued in the chirche Thenne after felle a varyaunce betwixt Leo and Tyberio And Tybereo preuaylled he exyled Leo cutte of his nose the thyrde yere of his regne regned for hym Iustinianus fledde to the Sarrasyns the Bulgars the whiche restored hym ayen to his Empyre slewe Leo and Tyberio the whiche fauoured heretykes Thenne this same Iustinianus refourmed hymself to the chirche of god had grete repentaunce But he venged hym to cruelly on his aduersaryes so that he wolde haue slay 〈◊〉 theyr Innocent childern Therfore he was slayne with his sone of Phylyp whom he exyled ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vi. C.lxxxiiij IOhaÌ„nes the fyfth was pope after Benedictê° â—o yere he was a good man but he decessid anone ¶ Zeno was pope after hym And he was a very holy man for he wolde not medle with seculer maters And in beaute he was an angell
quyete in vertues meke in soule and very demure in langage of his relygyons lyf this man was chosen at the last with one accorde of the chirche and laye men But there was a grete distynccyon for the Clergy entended to haue chose Perys the Archebysshop And the hoste of alye men wolde haue had Theodorum a preest But at the last the holy ghost tourned the wyll of all this people in to this holy man ¶ Sergins was pope .ix. yere This man was vertuous comendable in his lyf And in his eleccyon a grete dyscorde was for one partye of the clergye chose TheodoruÌ„ and an other partye Paschalem But as our lorde wolde at the last they tourned all to this man This man translated the body of saynt Leo. He also founde a grete parte of yâ— holy crosse by myracle And he crystened Cadwaldre the laste kynge of Brytayne He coÌ„mauÌ„ded Anus dei to be sayd or songe thryes at masse And decessyd blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Beda the worshypfull preest was this tyme a grete man of fame in Englonde the whiche was take the .vij. yere of his â—ege to Benedict the abbot GyrwyenÌ„ monastery to be taught And thenne after to Colfrido the abbot after the deth of Benedict And at the .xix. yere of his aege he was made Deaken of the bysshop of Yorke And at .xxx. yere he was made preest in the whiche yere he began to â—yte So he contynued all the tyme of his lyf in that monastry in geuynge his labours to wrytynge scrypture to be expowned He made .lxxviij. bokes the whiche he nombreth in the ende of his Englysshe boke This man was euer in labour other in prayer or in syngynge dayly in the chirche or to lerne or teche or wryte For whiche thynge men may Iuge by reason that he was neuer at Rome all though some saye he went to Rome that he myght see that his bokes accorded with the doctryne of the holy chirche But it was certayne that he was blynde and wente to preche had a seruaunte that was not good made hym to preche to a myghty multytude of stones and sayd that they were men And whan all his sermon was done the stones answered and sayd Amen But that he wente to Rome thryes and fouÌ„de wryten thre arres thre effes and eâ—powned them it was neuer fouÌ„de in no boke of auctoryte There was after the talkynge of the people suche a wrytyng on the yates of Rome RRR FFF And suche an exposition Regna Rome Ruent Ferro Flama Fame But it is certayne that Beda was desyred to come to Rome by the wytynge of Sergâ—us the pope to Colfrido his abbot And this Beda translated yâ— gospell of saynt Iohan in to Englysshe tonge dyssessyd blessydly The fame sayth that now he lyeth at Deuelyn with saynt Cuthberte there is buryed with hym the knowlege of yâ— dedes of Englonde almoost to the conquest ¶ Leo the seconde was Emperour and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Liberius was Emperour after hym vij yere he rose ayenst Leo entred his kyngdom and kepte hym in pryson as longe as he regned In his tyme Iustinianus the seconde whiche in olde tyme was exyled to Crysonam openly sayd he wolde recouer his Empyre agayne Wherfore the people of that couÌ„tree for the loue of Liberius were about to slee that Iustinianus Wherfore he fledde to the prynce of Thurcorum wedded his syster And thorugh helpe of his brother the Bulgars he recouered his Empyre slewe Liberius and Leo the vsurper of his reame And as many tymes almoost as he wyped ony drope from his nose the whiche they kytte of so many tymes he made one of his enmyes to be slayne ¶ Leo the thyrde was pope after Sergius two yere This man was made pope by the power of the Romayns was not put in the nombre of popes for he euyll entred but he dyde none euyll ¶ Iohannes the .vi. was pope after hym a Greke And he was a martyr but of whom and wherfore the cause is not fouÌ„de in hystoryes It is sayd that it was of the dukes of Lombardy for they were enmyes to the chirche myghtely ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .vij. a Romayne was pope after hym thre yere but no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ Iustinianus was Emperour ayen with his sone Tyberiê° .vi. yeres And this was he the whiche was reued the Empyre afore by Leo And whan this man was restored ayen he toke hym to the ryght fayth worshypped the pope Constantyne And certaynly he destroyed Creson yâ— place where he was exyled vnto and all that dwelled in it except yâ— childern he slewe them And he came ayen an other tyme to haue slayne the Innocentes And the men of that countree made them a capytayne a certayne man that was called Philyp an outlawe the whiche anone wente to hym in batayll and slewe hym for his outrageous cruelnesse ayenst those children ¶ Sysinnius was pope twenty dayes and thenne was grete stryfe and he decessyd but lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Constantyne was pope after hym .vij yere This man was a very meke man and so blessyd that of all men he was beloued He wente ouer the see to Iustinianus the Emperour and was receyued with grete honour and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Philyp the seconde was Emperour one yere the whiche fledde in to Scicilia for the hoste of the Romayns And he was an heretyke and coÌ„maunded all pyctures of sayntes for to be destroyed Wherfore the Romayns cast awaye his coyne ne wolde not receyue no moneye that his name or ymage were wryten vpon ¶ Anastasius the seconde after he had slayne Philyp was Emperour thre yere This man was a crysten man and he lyued well But by cause he put out Philyps eyen and slewe hym afterwarde And therfore Theodosius faugh ayenst hym and ouercame hym thenne he was made a preest and lyued so quyetly ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vij. C.xiiij GRegorius the seconde was pope after Constantyne .xvij. yere this Gregorius was a chaste man a noble man in scrypture And about this tyme the popes began to deale more temporally with the Emperours than they were wonte for theyr falsnesse theyr heresye also for to remeue th empyre fro oo peple to an other as yâ— tyme requyred this man cursyd Leo the Emperour by cause he brente the ymages of sayntes This same Leo coÌ„mauÌ„ded Gregorius the pope that he sholde brenne chirches destroye them And he sette noo thynge of his sayenge but coÌ„maunded the couÌ„trary manly And soo it is openly shewed that the destruccyon of the Empyre of Rome was the cause of heresye For certaynely faythfull people with the prelates with one wyll drewe to the pope and constrayned the Emperours for to leue theyr tyrannye and theyr heresye ¶ And this tyme in the eest parte of the worlde strongly faylled the very fayth for yâ— cursyd lawe of yâ— fals Machâ—myte ¶ Theodosius was Emperour and
the whiche regned after hym with her sone ¶ Constantyne was Emperour after Leo he was a meke man and put awaye his moder fro the kyngdom that she myght take hede vnto her wyÌ„mens werke But she with a fayned rancour put out his eyest afterwarde and his children also and regned agayne thre yere And at the last she was aboute for to haue be wedded And whan the Grekes perceyued that she wolde be wedded to grete Karolus they toke her and shytte her vp in a monastery and toke NychoferuÌ„ to be theyr Emperour ¶ The .v. vnyuersall study the whiche in olde tyme was translated from Athenes vnto Rome aboute this tyme was translated to Parys by Karolus kynge of Fraunce ¶ Nychoferus was Emperour after Constantyne He was a very nygon and was exalted to his Empyre by the Grekes But he profyted not for in his tyme all the â—est Imperyall was brought to nought For the Romayns put them vnder Karolus magnus ¶ Ierusalem about this tyme was recouered by Karolus with all the holy londe And the secte of the Sarrasyns was destroyed strongely For the destruccyon of wretches came thenne ¶ Michaell was Emperour two yere And he was a very crysten man and he was well beloued and also he was connynge in all scyences And tho that Nychoferus hadde hurte and dystressyd of theyr goodes by his coueytousnesse this Michaell restored them and made them ryche ayen ¶ Nota. ¶ Karolus magnus the fyrst saynt was Emperour after Michaell And he was crowned Emperour by Leo the pope from the whiche tyme the Empyre was translated from the Grekes to Fraunce and Germayne And for the translacyon of that Empyre the Grekes alwaye were defectyne vnto the Romayns And the Grekes stroue euer more with them But it was more with venemous wordes than with strengthe and more with crafte than with batayll For they hadde so grete enuye at the Romayns that they wolde not obeye the chirche of Rome For certaynly whan that the popes wolde wryte vnto them for to obeye the chirche of Rome they wrote agayne ond sayd Ye haue taken from our kynrede teh Empyre and therfore we woll not obeye and we vs take from you And for this noble Emperour Karolus it is to be vnderstande this man whan he was a yonge man he was anoynted kynge of Fraunce by Stephanus the pope In the yere of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .vij. hondred .liiij. whan his fader Peppinus lyued Vnder whome and with whome he regned .xv. yere vnto the deth of his fader ¶ Thenne after his fader vnder the yere of our lorde god .vij. hondred .lxviij. this Karolus with his broder Karolomannus regned two yere And thenne his brother deseased in the seconde yere And this Karolus there helde al the hoole kyngdom .xiiij. yere to the yere of our lorde .vij. hondred .lxxxiiij. In the whiche yere he wente to Rome that he myght be crowned Emperour of the pope Adrianus And he regned Emperour xvi yere to the yere of our lorde .viij. C. whan pope Leo confermed hym ayen the Emperour And after that he was Emperour .xiiij. yere And he dysseasyd in the yere of his aege .lxxij. The whiche was the yere of our lorde .viij. C. and xiiij ¶ Yf ye wyll see more of Karolus go to the boke of Turpinus and Libraminus his mayster for they wrote his noble actes ¶ Leo the fourth was pope after Adrianus .xx. yere this man whan he wente on a certayne daye with the Letany to saynt Peters chirche on Saynt Markes daye he was taken with cursyd people and bothe his eyen put out and his tonge cutte of But our lorde merueylously restored hyÌ„ ayen his syght and his speche so that he spake without tonge and sawe by myracle Afterwarde he wente with Karolus in to Fraunce And he came with hym vnto Rome and renged the pope on his câ—mye And thenne he crowned Karolus And he late afore crowned comfermed hym agayne ¶ Ludouicus the meke the fyrste begoten sone of Karolus was Emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose tyme was put awaye that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdels with precyous stones nestrauÌ„ge arayment This Ludouicus of his fyrst wyf gate two childern bothe had an euyll ende In all thynge that wente ayenst hym he was pacyent and in the last ende he euer ouercame For ayenst god he abode deuoute And his childern folowed hym in condycyons he dyssessyd a blessyd man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo thre yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men and crowned Ludouicus the Emperour And thenne he dyssessyd was byryed at Rome ¶ Paschall was pope after Stephanus This Paschall gaue a greate dylygence to relyques of Sayntes And he toke vp Innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshypfully as in the vysyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„maunded ¶ Eugenius the fourth was pope after Paschall and he was a very holy man And all those thynges that were for cryste he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr by the laye men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chircheyerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ .viij. C.xliiij TAlentinus was pope after Eugenius .xl. dayes and lytell of hym is wrytell ¶ Gregorius the fourth was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere this Gregorius sawe many heuy tymes for the plages amonge the comyn people And at this mannes petycyon Ludouicus the Emperour and Marchio the prynce of Lombardy exyled all the Sarrasyns fro Ytaly And at the last he dyssessed after Innumerable good dedes werkes that he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the fyrste sone of Ludouicus was Emperour .xv. yere in Ytaly Rome the partyes of Germayne nexte to the hylles of Alpy This Lotherius rose ayenst his broder Ludouicus Karolus for the kyngdome of Duchelonde the whiche some tyme Pippinus theyr broder helde And they fought at a place called FontanecuÌ„ where Lotheriê° was dyscomfyted And there was suche slaughter made on both the sydes that they had no men for to resyst theyr aduersaryes This vnderstode a fals crysten man sente vnto Soudan of the Sarrasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome and saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Ludouicus with the Frensshmen Lombardes all that Infenyte nombre destroyed and that with grete shedynge of crysten blode ¶ Sergius the seconde was pope after Gregorius two yere This man was called fyrst os porci in Englysshe hog gesmouth Wherfore that man all the popes names are chaunged whan they are chosen And that for thre causes The fyrst for Cryste chaunged the names of those men the whiche he made popes The seconde for as moche as they are chaunged in the name sholde they be chaunged in perfeccyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree sholde be hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius viij yere This Leo was an holy man also he was in prudence as
conuerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popeheede in to Saxonye And there he decessyd in his exyle And this Emperour decessyd a ryche man in vertue goodnes ¶ Otto the seconde was Emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chir che as his fader was And many a batayll he had ayenst the fals men of byleue And att the laste he almoost loste all his hoste in Kalabur Yet forsothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruayllously saynt Peter delyuered hym And his wyf was the doughter of the Emperour of Constantynopolitan of the Romayns blood And this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the martyr how Estrylde his stepmoder lete kylle hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge ANd after this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyf that well and nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes and ledde a full holy lyf And aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder lete slee hym by cause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge And thus on a daye he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vppon a daye that the kynge Edwarde wente in to a wood for to playe in the south countree besyde a towne that is called Warham In whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whan he had ben a whyle there hym for to playe he thought vpon his broder Eldred that was with his moder the quene for her place was nygh the forest and thought for to go thyder and vysyte and see his brother And toke with hym but a lytell meyne wente hym towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thyckenesse of a wood to aspye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyne that with hym came And at the last he came out of the wood And as he loked hym about he sawe there fast besydes a manere that his stepmoder dwel led in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the kynge was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how that she myght do that he were slayne as pryuely as she myght and called to her one of her knyghtes To whome she had tolde moche of her coūseyll bytwene them And bothe they came to the kynge and turteysly hym receyued ¶ And the kynge tolde that he was come to vysyte and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes hym thanked and hym prayed for to alyght and herborugh with her all that nyght ¶ The kynge sayd that he myght not But agayne he wolde go vnto his folke yf he myght theym fynde ¶ And whan the quene sawe that he wolde not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke and he graunted her And anone as the drynke was come the quene dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge tooke the cuppe and sette it to his mouth And in the meane whyle that he dranke the false knyght that was with the quene with a knyfe smote the kynge vnto the herte and there he felle downe deed vnto the erthe of his palfroy The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente and of other ryches ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see And so escaped he out of this londe ¶ Whan this kynge Edwarde was thus martred It was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste .ix. C.lxxx and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of the kynge Eldred and how the kynge Swyne of Denmarke helde Englonde and how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes brother was not beloued in his Realme and therfore he fledde in to Normandye SO after this Edwarde regned Eldred his brother And saynt Dunstane crowned hym And this sayn te Dunstane deyed soone after that he had foryeuen the quene her trespaas bycause that she was cause of kynge Edwardes deth And saynt Dunstane had her assoylled penaunce had her enioyned And she lyued after a chaste lyf and a clene ¶ This kynge Eldred wedded an Englysshe woman on her begate Edmonde Irensyde and an other sone that was called Edwyne And after dey ed the quene theyr moder ¶ And in that tyme came Swyne in to Englond that was kynge of Denmark for to chalenge to conquere all that his auncetrees had before that tyme. And so he conquered had it all at his axynge ¶ For the good erle Luthberte of Lyndeleye and all the people of Northumberlonde and almoost all the grette of Englonde helde with Swyne that was kyng of Denmark for soo moche as they loued not kyng Eldred for by cause that his good brother Edwarde was slayne for loue of hym And therfore no man sette but lytell by hym Wherfore kynge Swyne had all his wyll and toke all the londe And Eldred the kynge fledde tho in to Normandye And soo spake to the duke Richarde that the duke yaue hym his syster Emme to wyf Vpon the whiche be gate two sones that one was called Alured and that other Edwarde And whan Swyne had conquered all the londe he regned nobly lyued .xv. yere and thenne he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How kynge Eldred came ayen from Normandy and how Knoght the Dane regned of the warre betwixt hym and Edmonde Irensyde THus after the dethe of Swyne that was a Dane Knoght his sone dwelled in Englonde and wolde haue ben kynge And tho came agayne Eldred out of Normandye with moche nombre of people and with a stronge meyne that Knoght durste not abyde but fledde thens in to Denmarke The kynge Eldred had agayne his reame helde so grete worshyp that he began for to destroye all tho that halpe Swyne that was a Dane ayenst hym And afterwarde came agayne this Knoght from Denmark with a grete power so that kynge Eldred durste not with hym fyght but fledde from thens vnto London there helde hym ¶ Tho came Knoght hym besyeged soo longe tyll that kynge Eldred deyed in the cyte of London lyeth at saynt Poules And he regned .ix. yere BOnus was pope after Benedictus one yere This man abode but a lytell tyme. ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym fyue monethes ¶ Benedictus was pope after hym .x. yere This man crowned Otto the seconde and made many Romayns to be taken And he gadred a counseyll agaynst the kynge of Fraunce where Gylberte the Nygromancer was deposyd ¶ Iohānes the .xiiij. was pope after hym .viij. monethes And he was put in the castell Aungell and was famyned to dethe ¶ Iohānes the .xv. was pope after hym foure monethes ¶ Iohānes the .xvi. was pope after hym almoost .xi. yere This
man was taught in armes and made many bookes and elles lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the .v. was pope after this man almoost thre yere And this Gregorius was made pope att the Instaunce of the Emperour Otto the thyrde for he was his cosyn And whan he had be a lytell whyle pope and the Emperour receded from the cyte of Rome Placentinus was put in by Crecensius a Counsull for moneye And thenÌ„ was stryf a fewe dayes But the Emperour came soone after toke Crecensius the Consull and stroke of his heed and putte out the eyen of this man Placencius pope the whiche putte out his cosyn of the dygnyte of the pope And maymed hym on other membres his knyghtes ne his dukes halpe hym no thynge For he dyde that thynge that he sholde not haue done And he suffred that that he deserued ¶ Nota. ¶ This Gregorius with the Emperour Otto ordeyned the chesers of the Empyre the whiche from thens forth hath abode vnto this day For the Frensshmenne none other myght not breke that ordynaunce And those chesers of the Empyre by the pope and Otto were not made for ony blame of the Saxons but to eschewe the euylles to come And theyr names ben wryten for lerned men in latyn in these verses Maguntinensis Tâ—euerensis Coloniensis Quilibet imperij fit cancellarius horum Et Palatinus datifer Dux Portitorensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna Bohemus Hij statuunt duÌ„m cuntis per secula summuÌ„ Palatinus est comes reni Marchio est Brandeburgensis Dux saxorum et rex Bohemorum veruÌ„ vt quidaÌ„ dicunt ¶ Thrugh this occasyon the Egle hath loste many a feder And in the ende he shall be made naked ¶ Otto the thyrde was Emperour .xviij. yere This man was a worthy man all the dayes of his Empyre And after the wysdome of his fader he was a very faythfull man to the chirche And in many batayls he prosperyd by cause he was deuoute vnto almyghty god and his sayntes And yaue myghty worshyppynge to the relykes of sayntes And oftentymes he vyspted holy places This man was crowned by Gregorius his cosyn And at the last he decessyd at Rome ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.iiij SIluester the seconde was pope after Gregorius foure yere And he was made pope by the helpe of the deuyll to whome he dyde homage for he sholde yeue hym all thynge that he desyred And he was called Hylbert And his enmye gate hym the grace of the kynge of Fraunce and he made hym the bysshop of Remensis but anone he was deposyd And after he gate the grace of the Emperour and was made the bysshop of Rauennie and after the pope But he had an ende anone and so haue all that put theyr hope in fals deuylles ¶ Yet men truste in his saluacyon for certayne demonstracyon of his sepulcre and for the grete penaunce that he dyde in his laste ende For he made his honde and his legges to be cutte of and dysmembred in all his body and to be caste out at the dore to foules thenne his body to be drawen with wysde beestâ— and there to be buryed where some euer they rested as an honde And they stode styll at saynt Iohan lateranensis and there he was buryed And that was sygne of his saluacyon ¶ Iohannes the xviij was pope fyue monethes ¶ Iohannes the .xix. was pope after hym fyue yere And these two dyde lytell thynges ¶ Henricus the fyrst was Emperour in Almayne .xx. yere this Henricus was duke of Barry and all accordinge he was chosen for his blessed fame and good name the whiche he hadde ¶ And it is redde that many of these dukes of Barry were holy men not all oonly in absteynge of flesshely desyres but also in vertuous lyuynge And this man had a syster that was an holy as he the whome he yaue to wyfe vnto the kynge of Hungry And she brouht all Hungry vnto the ryght byleue the crysten fayth And his wyues name was sancta Konnogundis with whome he lyued a virgyn all his lyues dayes And also he dyde many a bataylle as well in Ytaly as in Almayne ayenst the rebellyous and prosperyd ryghtwysly At the laste with a blessyd ende he decessyd And in the lyfe of saynt Laurence he and his wyfe be put for ensample◠¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohanes .xi. yere This man had grete stryfe in his dayes for he was put out and a nother put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy man bysshop in a wretchyd fygure he had grete payne And this fygure sayd He trusted noo thynge in the mercy of god And no thynge profyted hym that was done for hymâ—for it was goten with extorcyon vniustely Thenne this bysshop lefte his bysshopryche for drede of this syght wente in to a monasterye lyued vertuously all his dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .x. was pope after hym .xi. yere and lytell profyted ¶ Of Kynge Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the dethe of Eldred Knoght that was a Dane began to regne But Edmonde Irensyde that was kynge Eldredes sone by his fyrste wyf ordeyned a grete power of men began for to warre on kynge Knoght And soo he dyde many tymes often And the warre was so stronge harde that wonder it was to wyte ¶ And the quene Emme that dwelled tho at Westmestre had grete drede of her two sones of the warre Alured and Edwarde lest they sholde be defoyled mysdone thorugh this warre Wherfore she sente theym ouer the see in to Normandy to the duke Richarde theyr vncle And there they dwelled in saufte peas longe tyme. ¶ This Edmonde Irensyde and Knoght the Dane warred strongely togydeâ— But at the laste they were accorded in this manere that they sholde departe the reame betwixt them both and so they dyde after they became good frendes And soo well loued togyder as they had ben brethern goten of one fader of one moder borne ¶ How kyng Edmonde Irensyde traytoursly was slayne thorugh a traytour that was called Edrith of Stratton ANd after tho regned kyng Irensyde Knoght the Dane But thus it befell afterwarde that in the same yere that they were accorded so moche loued togyder Wherfore a fals traytoure had enuytee to the loue that was betwix them and frendshyp whoo 's name was Edrith of Stratton that was a grete lorde that was Edmondes Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had And neuertheles he thought his lorde to betraye make Knoght kynge of the londe to the entente rychely to be auaunced with hym be well beloued Wherfore he prayed his lorde Edmond Irensyde vppon a daye with hym for to etâ— And the kynge hym curteysly grauÌ„ted to hym came at his prayer And at the meete the kynge ryally was serued with dyuers meetê drynkes And whan the nyght came that he sholde goo vnto bedde The kynge toke
moche herde of the goodnesse of kynge Edwarde that he was so full of mercy of pyte He thoughte that he wolde go ayen in to Englonde for to seke to haue grace of the good kynge Edwarde that so mercyfull was that he myght haue ayen his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hyÌ„ towarde the see came in to Englonde to London there that the kyng was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde and helde a parlyament Godewin sente to hym that were his frendes were the moost grettest lordes of the londe pray to them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde his peas his londe graunte hym The lordes ledde hym before the kynge to seke his grace And anone as the kyng hym sawe he apeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his brother and these wordes vnto hym sayd Traytour Godewin sayd the kynge I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my brother Alured Certes syr sayd Godewin sauynge your grace and your peas your lordshyp I hym neuer betrayed ne yet hym slewe And therfore I put me in rewarde of the courte Now fayr lordes sayd the kynge Ye that ben my lyeges erles and barons of the londe that here be assembled full well ye herde myn appele and the answere also of Godewin and therfore I woll that ye awarde dooth ryght The erles barons tho gadred them all togyder for to do this awarde by themself and so they spake dyuersely amonge them For some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage seriment seruyce ne by lordshypp bytwene Godewin and Alured for which thynge they myght hym drawe And aâ—â— the laste they deuysed and demed that he sholde put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder Tho spake the erle Leuerik of Couentree a good man to god and to all the worlde and tolde his reason in this maner sayd The erle Godewin is the best frended man of Englonde after the kynge well it myght not be agayne sayd that without couÌ„sell of Godewin Alured was neuer putt to dethe Wherfore I awarde as towchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xij. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere betwixt our hondes prayenge the kynge to forgeue his euyll wyll to the erle Godewin receyue his homage his londe yelde ayen And they accorded vnto that a warde and came in this maner as is aboue sayd euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myghte bere bytwene her hondes before the kynge there sayde the fourme the maner of theyr acorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not theym agaynsaye but as moche as they ordeyned he grauÌ„ted confermed And so was the erle Godewin accorded with the kynge so he had ayen all his londe And afterwarde he bare hym soo well soo wysely that the kynge loued hym worder moche with hym he was ful preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued soo moche that there the kynge spowsed Godewins doughter made her quene And neuerthelesse though the kynge had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastyte clennesse of body without ony flesshly dede doynge with his wyf And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyf two yere deyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe withoute ony wyf ¶ The kyng yaue the erledom of Oxenforde to Harolde that was Godewins sone made hym erle And soo well they were beloued bothe the fader he and so pryue with the kynge both the fader the sone that they myght do by ryght what thynge that they wolde For ayenst ryght wolde he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Ihesu Cryste grete specyll loue vnto hym shewed ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe Swyne kynge of Denmark drowned in the see in the tyme of the Sacrament as he stode herde masse IT befelle vppon Wytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmestre ryght at the leuacyon of Ihesu Crystys body as all men were gadred in to the chirche and came nygh the awter for to see the sacrynge the kynge his hondes lyft vp on hyghe and a grete laughter toke vp Wherfore all that aboute hym stode gretely ganne wonder And after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was Fayre lorde sayd kynge Edwarde I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kynge of Denmark come in to the see with all his power for to haue come in to Englonde vpon vs for to warre And I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see and alle this I sawe in the leuacyon of Crystis body bytwene the preestes bonde and I had therfore so grete Ioye that I myghte not my laughter withholde ¶ And the erle Leueryk besyde hym stode at the leuacyon and openly sawe the fourme of brede torne in the lyknesse of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght honde and blessyd the kynge after the erle and the erle anone tomed hym towarde the kynge for to make hym see that holy syght And tho sayd the kynge ¶ Syâ—â— Erle sayd he I see well that ye see thanked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauyour visybly Ihesu Cryst in four me of man Whoo 's name be blessyd in all worldes AMEN ¶ How the rynge that sayne Edwarde bod gyuen to a poore pylgryme for the loue of god sayne Iohan Euangelyst came ayen to kynge Edwarde THis noble man sayne Edwarde regned .xiij. yere And thus it befell vpon a tyme are he deyed that two men of Englonde were gone in to holy londe had done theyr pylgrymage were goynge ayen in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they wente in the waye they mette a pylgryme that curteysly them saluwed axed of them in what londe in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Tho axed he who was kynge of Englonde And they answered sayd the good kynge Edwarde ¶ Fayre frendes sayd tho the pylgryme whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree ayen I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kynge Edwarde oftentymes grete hym in myn name and oftentymes hym thanke of his grete curteysye that he to me hath done namely for the rynge that he yaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmestre for saynt Iohans loue Euangelyst And toke the rynge toke it to the pylgrymes sayd I praye you go and bere this rynge take it vnto kyng Edwarde telle hym that I sende if hym a full ryche yefte I wyll hym yeue For vpon the .xij. daye he shall come vnto me euer more dwelle in blysse without ony ende ¶ Syr sayd the pylgrymes what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge ¶ Fayre frendes sayd he I
am Iohn the Euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kyng Edwarde is my frende I loue hym in specyall for by cause that he hath euermore lyued in clennesse is a clene mayde I praye you my message fulfyll as I haue you sayd Whan that saynt Iohn yâ— Euangelyst had them thus charged sodenly he voyded out of theyr syghtê both The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they began to waxe very sette them adowne for to rest them so they felle on slepe And whan they had slepte well one of them awoke lyfte vp his heed loked about sayd to his felowe Aryse vp walke we in our waye What sayd that one felowe vnto that other where be we now Certes sayd that other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tree there we layde vs downe in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myle They toke vp theyr hondes blessyd them wente forth in theyr waye And as they went in theyr waye they sawe sheperdes goynge with theyr shepe yâ— spake none other langage but englysshe ¶ Good frendes sayd one of the pylgrymes what couÌ„tree is this who is lorde therof ¶ And one of the sheperdes answered sayd this couÌ„tree is the couÌ„tree of Kente in Englonde of the whiche the good kyng Edwarde is lorde of The pylgrymes thanked tho almyghty god saynt Iohn Euangelyst wente forth in theyr waye came to Caunterbury fro thens vnto London there they fouÌ„de the kyng And tolde hym all from the begynnynge vnto the endynge asmoche as saynt Iohn had them charged of all thyngê how they had sped by the waye And toke the rynge to kynge Edwarde he toke it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn Euangelyst And tho made hym redy euery daye fro daye to daye to departe out of this lyf whan god wolde for hym sende ¶ How saynt Edwarde deyed the Twelfth daye ANd after it befell thus on Cryst masse euen as the holy man Edwarde was at goddes seruyce matyns for to here of that hyghe solempne feest he became full syke and in the morowe endured with moche payne the masse for to here And after masse he lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to reste hym But in his halle amonge his barons and his knyghtes myght he not come theym for to comforte and solace as he was wonte for to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and comfort amonge al that were in the halle was tonned in to care sorowe bycause they dradde for to lese the good lorde the kyng ¶ And vpon saynt Iohn daye Euangelyst that came next the kyng receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery crysten man abode the mercy that wyll of god And the two pylgrymes he lete before hym come yaue theym ryche yeftes betoke theym to god Also the abbot of Westmestre he lete before hym come toke hym that rynge in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohan the Euangelyst And the abbot toke it put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmestre euer shall be so laye the kyng syke tyll the twelfth eue And tho deyed the good kynge Edwarde at Westmestre there he lyeth For whoo 's loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ And this was in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.lxv. And after he was translated put in to yâ— shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury UIctor the seconde was pope after Leo of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Henry yâ— seconde was Emperour after the fyrst Henry .xvij. yere this man was cosyn to Conradus he was borne in a wood twyes taken for to be slayne whan he was a childe but god defended hym euermore Whan he was made Emperour many a monastery he made in the same place in the wood where he was borne This man was a victoryous man he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Padulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Strephaâ—â—s the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus after hym he toke the dygnyte of the pope Stephanus by strength kept it .ix. monethes thenne decessyd ¶ Henry the thyrde was Emperour after Henry the seconde this Henry was an 〈◊〉 man many tymes troubled that holy man Gregorius the .vij. And fyrst he axed foryeâ—enesse was assoyled But he perâ—euered not longe but brought in an other pope ayenst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregoriê° cursyd hym And the chesers of the Emperour they chose the duke of Saxon for to be Emperour whom this Henry in batayle ouercame And thenne he came to Rome with his pope pursewed pope Gregorius the Cardynalles also ¶ And thenne anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens and delyuered the pope his Cardynalles Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almesse And .xij. tymes he faught in batayll and aâ—â— the laste he deyed wretchedly for he was put there by his owne sone For so as he dyde to other men so was he done vnto ¶ Nicholaê° the seconde was pope after Benedictus two yere this Nicholaê° called a couÌ„seyll ayenst the Archedeken of Turonoseus the whiche was an herâ—tyke he taught ayenst the fayth For he erred in the sacrament after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer coÌ„uerte his dyscyples Nota. ¶ Alexander yâ— seconde was pope after hym .xij. yere this Alexand was an holy man he ordeyned yâ— vnder payne of cursynge that no man sholde here a preestê masse whom men knewe had a lemman Vt pêª .xxxij. pÌ„ter hoc He had stryue with one Codulo but he expulsyd hyÌ„ as an vsurper put hym out as a symonyer ¶ How Harolde that was Godewins sone was made kyng how he escaped from the duke of Normandy AS saynt Edward was gone out of this worlde was passed to god worthely enteryd as to suche a grete lâ—â—de ought the barons of the londe wolde â—â—â—ad Edwarde Elingus some to Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde â—rensydes sone to be kyngeâ— For as moche as he was moost kyndest kynges blood of the reame ¶ But Haâ—des sone thrugh the erle Godewin the strength of his fader Godewin and torugh other grete lordes of the reame that were of his kynne vnto hyÌ„ sybbe seased all Englonde in to his bonde anone lete crowne hym kynge after the enterement of Saynt Edwarde This syâ—olde that was Godewines sone the seconde yere afore that saynt Edwarde was deed wolde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was dryuen thrugh tempest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyse there he was taken brought to duke Wylliam And this Harolde wende that tho this dâ—ke Wyllyam wolde
olde testament yâ— newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that al they helde I holde that that they dampned Idampne moost specyally that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multeplye his pacyence in vertue For euer more I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother and of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan Wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his 〈◊〉 was made kynge by cause Wyllyam Rome had no childe begote on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelmus that was Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at yâ— court of Rome herde tell that William Rous was deed he came ayen in to England the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour And the fyrste yere the kynge Henry regned was crowned He spowsed Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of CauÌ„terbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was afterwarde yâ— Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrugh counseyll of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde he no debate ne stryfe ¶ And then whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye ¶ And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Counterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshopp wolde not graunâ—e to hym for to talenges of chirches at his wyll And the reforde efâ—ones the Archebysshope Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the 〈◊〉 of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his 〈◊〉 ¶ And 〈…〉 other thynges the duke of Normandye â—oryâ—â—e vnto the kynge his brother the fousayd thousande pouÌ„de by yere that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kynge the duke departed there yâ— duke wente ayen in to Normandy ¶ And whan tho two yere were agone thrugh the entycement of the deuyll of symple men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge the duke soo that thrugh couÌ„seyll the kynge wente ouer yâ— see in to Normandy whan the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normande torned vnto the kynge of Englonde helde ayenst yâ— duke theyr owne lorde hyÌ„ forsoke to the kynge them yelde all the good castelles townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kyng lete put the duke in to pryson this was the vengeaunce of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myght grate that he was chosen for to haue be kyÌ„ge of Iherusalem and he forsoke is and wolde not take it vpon hym and therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be putt in his brothers pryson The seased kynge Henry all Normandy in to his honde helde it all his lyfe tyme. ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus fro the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the next yere comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce kynge Henry of Englonde Wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyed the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his deth And th◠〈◊〉 kynge Henry ayen in to Englonde maryed Maude his doughter vnto Henry the Emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see AS kynge Henry hadê be kynge xvij yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of frauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that yâ— kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys asmoche as they might in wane ayenst the kynge of frauncâ— And that they sholde be as 〈◊〉 to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for by cause that therle had spowsed his 〈…〉 Maude And for this cause yâ— kenge of FrauÌ„ce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in haste wente ouer the see with a grete power same in 〈◊〉 Normandy for to defende that 〈◊〉 And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two 〈◊〉 togyder And the kynge of frauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped aware with moche payne the moost partâ—â—e of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lete go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kyngê were 〈◊〉 And whan kynge Henry had hooly all the londe of Normandye 〈◊〉 his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones William Rycharde wolde haue come after the fader went to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myght come to londe the shyppe came ayenst a roche all were drowned that were there in saue â—o man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye these were the names of them that were drowned Willyam and Rycharde the kynges sonâ— a the erle of Chestre Octonell his brother Geffroy Rydell Walter 〈◊〉 Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the countesse of Perches the kyngesnece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in Englonde herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And all theyr myrth Ioye was torned in to mornynge sorowe ¶ How Maude yâ— Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled with the kynge the erle wente from the kyng began to warre vpon hym dyde moche harme in yâ— londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperom of Almayne yâ— had spowsed
his power ¶ How Gaufride the erle of Angoy yaue vnto Henry the Empressse some alle Normandye ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wyston wolde haue made a castell there But tho came to hym the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne And William Martell there was token And for whoo 's delyuerauÌ„ce they yaue vnto the erle of Glocestre yâ— good castell of Shyrbom yâ— he had taken ¶ And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enmyes wente vnto Fâ—ryngdon began there for to make a stronge castell but the kynge came thyâ— with a stronge power droue hym thou And in that same yere the erle â—â—â—dulphe of Chestre was accorded 〈◊〉 yâ— the kynge and came to his court at his 〈◊〉 And the erle 〈…〉 to come And the kynge anone lete take hym put hym in to pryson And myght neuer for noo thynge come out tyll yâ— he had yelded vp to the kyng the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kynge with his strength in the .xv. yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride yâ— erle of Angoy yaue vp vnto Henry his sone all Normandye And in the yere that nexte â—â—sewed deyed the erle Gaufride And Henry his sone do anone tamen ayen to Angoy there was made erle moche honour of all his men of the londe And to hym dyde feaute homage the moost party of the londe And tho was this Henry yâ— Empresse sone erle of Angoy also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dynorce bytwene the kynge of Fraunce the quene his wyfe that was ryght heyre of Gascoyne For by cause that it was knowen and proued that they were sybbe nyghe of blood And tho spowsed her Henry the Empresse sone erle of Angoy the duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xvij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came in to Englonde with a stronge power began for to warre vpon this kynge Stephen toke the castell of Malmesbury dyde moche harme And yâ— kyng Stephen hadê soe moche wente that he wyste not whether for to go But at the laste they were accorded thrugh the Archebysshop Theobaldus thrugh other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this condycyon that they sholde departe the Realme of Englonde bytwene theym two soo that Henry the Empresse sone sholde hooly haue the half of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peâ—s was cryed thrughout all Englond ¶ And whan the accorde was made bytwene the two lordes kynge Stephen became so sory for by cause that he hadê 〈◊〉 half Englonde and felle in to suche a malady and deyed in the .xix. yere and â—iij wekes and .v. dayes of his regne all in warre and in contake And he lyeth in the abbaye of Feuersham the whiche he lete make in the .xvi. yere of his regne CElestunus the seconde was pope after Innocencuâ—s .v. monethes And lytell he dyde ¶ Lucius was after hym and lytell proffyted for they deyed both in a pestylence ¶ Eugenâ—us the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere and foure monethes This man fyrste was the dyscyple of saynt Bernarde after the abbot of saynt Anastalius by Rome And came to the chirche of saynt Ceâ—ary and was chosen pope by the Cardnalles he no thynge knowynge therâ—â— And for drede of the Senatours he was consecrated without the cyte this maâ—â— was an holy nan suffred tâ—ybulaâ—yon And at the laste he decessyd and 〈◊〉 at saynt Peters And after anone deâ—â—syd saynt Bernarde ¶ Petrus 〈◊〉 the bysshopp of Parys bâ—â—ther to Granam compyled the some bokes of the Sentence this tyme. ¶ Petrus â—â—mestor brother to Gracian to 〈◊〉 Lombardus made Hystonam 〈◊〉 and other bokes ¶ Frederâ—â—us pâ—mus after Contradus was Emprerour in Almayne in Rome .xxxij. yere This man after the deth of Adryan the pope the whiche crowned hym dyde on sydly with Alexander to hym grete prâ—edyce For he dyde helpe foure that stoute ayenst the appostles sete And he faught myghtely ayenst the kynge of Fraunce thrugh power of the Danys other nacyons But Richarde the kynge of Englonde halpe for to expulse hym And he destroyed medyolanum to the grounde Of the whiche cyte the walles were bygher than the walles of ony other cyte This man at the last after that he had done many vexacyons to the pope he 〈…〉 the holy londe and dyde many meruayl loâ—s thynges thâ—â—r almoost as moche as euer dyde â—arolus magnus And there he came by a towne that men calle Armeniam in a lytell water he was drowned at Tyâ—â— he was buryed ¶ Anaslasius was pâ—pe after Eugenius foure yere and more Thiâ—â—an was abbot of Rufy and thenne he was chose Cardynall after pope ¶ Of kyng Henry the seconde that was the Empresse sone in whose tyme saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceller ANd after this kynge Stephen regned Henry the Empresse sone was crowned of the Archebysshop Theâ—baldus the .xvij. daye before Cryst masse And in the same yere Thomas Beâ—â—â— of London Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was made the kyngê ChauÌ„celer of Englonde ¶ The seconde yere that he was crowned he lete caste downe all the newe castels that were longynge to the crowne the whiche kynge Stephen had â—eue vnto dyuerse men them had made erles barons for to holde with hym to helpe hym ayenst Henry them presse sone ¶ And the fourth yere of his regne he put under his owne lordshypp the kyng of Walys And in the same ye 〈◊〉 the kyng of Scotlonde had in his owne 〈◊〉 that is to saye the cyte of Karkyll the castell of 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 castell vpon Tyne the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ¶ The same yere the kynge 〈◊〉 grete power 〈◊〉 in to Waly◠〈…〉 in the 〈◊〉 yere 〈…〉 lorde 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 made 〈…〉 in that yere he 〈…〉 the .vi. yere of his regâ—â— he 〈…〉 hoste to Tolouse 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 yâ— vij yere of his regne deyâ—◠〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the almoost all the cyâ—e of 〈…〉 rugh myschyef was 〈◊〉 The .ix. yere of his regne Thomas 〈…〉 his ChauÌ„celler was chosen 〈…〉 of Caunterbury And vpon saynt Bernardes daye he was sacred And in that yere was borne the kyngê dâ—ughtâ—â— Ele nore ¶ And in the .x. yere of his 〈◊〉 saynt Edwarde the kynge was translated with moche honoâ—r ¶ And the .xi. ye te of his regne he helde his parlyament at Northampton fro thens 〈…〉 Thomas Archebysshop of 〈◊〉 for yâ— grete debate that was betwixt the kynge hym For yf he had be founde on the morowe he had be slaybe therfore he â—ledâ— thens with thre felowes on foot oonly that no man wyste where he was wente ouer the ser to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypall cause For asmoche as the
kynge 〈◊〉 haue put clerkes to deâ—h that were 〈◊〉 of felonye without ony 〈◊〉 of holy chirche ¶ And the .xij. yere of his regne was Iohn his soâ—e â—ome ¶ And the xiiâ—j yere of his regne deyed 〈◊〉 the Empresse that was his mâ—der ¶ The .xiiij. yere of his regne y◠〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 spowsed Maâ—de his daughter 〈◊〉 he begate vpon her 〈…〉 led 〈…〉 ¶ And in the .xv. yere of his regne 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 in the same yere 〈…〉 ¶ And the xvi yere of his 〈…〉 and â—â—ge Archebyshopp 〈…〉 of Yorke in 〈…〉 of Thomas Archebyshop of 〈◊〉 Wherfore this same Roâ—es was accursyd of the pope ¶ How kynge Henry that was sone of kyng Henry the Empresse sone â— of the debate that was bytwene hyÌ„ his fader whyle that he was in Normandye AFter the coronacyon of kynge Henry the sone of kynge Henry the Empresse sone That same Henry thempresse sone wente ouer to Normady there he lete marye Elenore his doughter of the Dolphyn that was kynge of Alâ—ayne And in the .vij. yere that yâ— Archebysshop saynt Thomas had ben out lawed the kynge of Fraunce made the kynge saynt Thomas accorded And thenÌ„e came Thomas the Archebysshop to CauÌ„terbury ayen to his owne chirche And this accorde was made in yâ— begynnynge of Aduente afterwarde he was slayne martred the fyfth daye of Crystmasse chenne folowynge ¶ For kynge Henry thought vpon saynt Thomas yâ— Archebysshop vpon Crystmasse daye as he sate at his mete these wordes sayd That yf he had ony good kynghtes with hym he had be many a day passed auenged vpon the Archebysshop Thomas ¶ And anone syr Willyam Breton syr Hugh Moruile syr Willyam Tracy syr Reygnolde Fitz vise beers sone in Englysshe pryuely wente vnto the see came in to Englonde vnto the chirche of CauÌ„terbury there they hym marâ—â—◠〈…〉 in yâ— moder 〈◊〉 ¶ And that was in the yere of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 Cryst M. C.lxxiâ— yere ¶ And anone after Henry the new kyng began for to make 〈◊〉 vp on Henry his fader vpon his 〈…〉 ¶ And so vppon a daye the kynge of Fraâ—â—er all the kynges 〈◊〉 the kynge of 〈◊〉 all the grettest lordes of Englonde were rysen ayenst kyng Henry the fader And at the last as god wolde he conquered al his enmyes And the kynge of FrauÌ„ce he were accorded ¶ And tho sente kyng Henry specyally vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce te prayed hym herely for his loue that he wolde sende to hym the names by letters of them that were the begynners of that warre ayenst hym And the kyng of Fraunce sente ayen to hym by letters the names of them that began the warre ayenst hym The fyrst was Iohn his sone Rycharde his brotheer Henry the newe kynge his sone Thâ— was Henry the kyng wonder wroth 〈◊〉 the tyme that euer he hym begate 〈◊〉 the warre dured Henry his sone 〈◊〉 we kyng deyed sore repentynge his â—â—â—dedes moost sorowe made of ony man for by cause of saynt Thomas dethe of CauÌ„terbury And prayed his fader was moche sorowe of herte mercy for his 〈◊〉 paas And his fader foâ—gaaf hym and had of hym grete pyte And after he dâ—ed the .xxxvi. yere of his regne 〈…〉 Redynge ¶ How the crysten men lost all the holy londe in the forsayd kynges tyme â—e a fals Crysten man yâ— became a 〈◊〉 ANd whyle this kyng regned the greate bataylle was in the holy londe bytwene the Crysten men and the Sacrasyns but Crysten men were there slayne thorugh grete â—reason of the erle Tyâ—pe that wolde haue had to wyf the quene of Ierusalem that somtyme was Baldewynes wyf but â—â—e forsoke hym and toke to her lorde a 〈◊〉 a worthy man that was called 〈…〉 Wherfore the erle Tyâ—pe was wroth wente anone ryght to the Soudan that was Soudan of Babylon and became his man and forsoke his crystendome and all crysten lawe And yâ— crysten men 〈…〉 of his 〈…〉 forsoke his owne nacyon And for were the crysten men there slayne with yâ— Sarrasyus ¶ And thus were yâ— crysten men slayne put to horryble deth and the cyte of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne awaye ¶ The kynge of Fraunce and all the grete lordes of the londe lete them be crossyd for to go in to the holy londe And amonges them wen Rycharde kynge Henryes sone fyrst after the kynge of Fraunce that toke the crosse of the Archebysshop of Toures But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for cause that he was lette by other maner wayes and nedes to be done ¶ And whan kynge Henry his fader hadê regned .xxxvi. yere and .v. monethes fourre dayes he deyed and lyeth at founteueâ—ad ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.lvi ADuanê° the fourth was pope after Anastasius .v. yere This pope was an Englysshe man the voys of the comyn people sayth he was a bouÌ„de man to the abbot of saynt Albon in Englonde And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsyd he wente ouer see gaue hym to studye to vertue And after was made bysshop of Albanacens then he was made Legate in to yâ— londe of Woâ—â—acian he coÌ„uerted it to the fayth Then he was made pope for the wouÌ„dynge of a Cardynall he 〈◊〉 all the cyte of Râ—me 〈…〉 William the kyng of Câ—â—yleâ— and caused hym to 〈◊〉 hym This man the fyrst of all the popes of his 〈…〉 dwelleâ— in the olde cyte ¶ Alexander the 〈◊〉 was pope 〈…〉 hym .xij. yere This Alexander hadê 〈…〉 the kynge of Siâ—culoâ— And this man 〈◊〉 saynt Thomas of Caunterbury in his exyle ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernarde was canonysed by this Alexander his abbot forhâ—de hym he sholde do no myracles for there was soo myghty concours of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed dyde no 〈◊〉 ¶ Lucius the thyrde was pope after Alexand. .iiij. yere two monethes Of hym lytell 〈◊〉 wryten In his dayes decessyd Henry the fyrste sone no Henry the seconde this is his Epytaphy Omnis honoris honor decor et decus vibis et orbis 〈◊〉 splendor gloria sumen apex Iulius ingenio vtutibus hector Achillis viribus augustus moâ—bus ore paris ¶ Vehanus the thyrde was pope after Lucius two yere this man decessyd for sorowe whan he herde tell that Ierusalem was taken with the Sarrasyns ¶ Gregorius the viij was pope after hym foure monethes And he practysed myghtely how Ierusalem myght be wonne ayen but anone he decessyd ¶ Clemens the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere and lytell he dyde ¶ Of kynge Rycharde that conquered ayen all the holy londe that the crysten men had loste ANd after this kynge Henry regned Rycharde his sone a 〈◊〉 man and a strâ—nge a worthy and also holde And he was 〈…〉 of the 〈…〉 the thyrde daye of 〈…〉 ¶ And in the seconde yere of his 〈…〉 Rycharde hymself
tydynges came to kynge Iohn thenne was he sore anoyed sore dradde lest he sholde lese his reame hymself be done to the deth ¶ Thenne sent he to the pope messengers sayd He wolde be Iustifyed and come to amendement in all thynges wolde make satysfaccyon to all maner of men after the popes ordynaunce ¶ Thenne sente the pope ayen in to Englonde Pandulf other messengers and came to Caunterbury to the kynge there abode And the .viij. daye of May the kynge made an othe for to stande to the popes ordynaunce before Pandulf yâ— Legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accursyd And that he sholde make full restytucyon to all men of holy chirche of relygyon and of the goodes that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of Englonde swore vppon the boke by theyr holydom that yf the kynge wolde not holde his othe they sayd that they wolde by strength make hym holde it ¶ Thenne put the kynge hym to the courte of Rome and theme gaaf he vp the reame of Englonde and of Irlonde for hym and for his heyres for euer moâ—e that sholde come after hym 〈◊〉 that kynge Iohn and his â—eytes sholde take the two reames of the popes hondes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And tho toke the kynge the crowne of his heed and sette it vpon his 〈◊〉 And these wordes sayd he in herynge of all the grete lordes of Englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne and the realme of Englonde in to the pope Innocenciê° hondes the thyrde and put me hooly in his mercy in his ordynaunce ¶ Tho receyued Pandulf the crowne of kynge Iohn and kepte it fyue dayes as fore seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde of Irelonde And coÌ„fermed all maner thyng by his realtre that foloweth after ¶ Of the letter oblygatorye that 〈◊〉 Iohan made to yâ— court of Rome wherfore the Peters pens ben gadred thrugh out all Englonde TO all crysten people 〈…〉 all the worlde dwellynge 〈◊〉 by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vnyuersyte And 〈◊〉 knowen that for as mocke as we haue grâ—â—â—d and offended god out 〈◊〉 holy chirche of Rome And 〈…〉 as we haue nede vnto the 〈◊〉 of our lorde Ihesu Cryst And also we 〈◊〉 thynge so worthy offre as competenâ— satysfaccyon to make to god and to holy chirche but yf that it were our owne body as with our reames of Englonde of Irlonde Thenne by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hyÌ„ that meked hyÌ„ to the deth of the crosse Thorugh couseylle of these noble erles and barons we offre all freely graunte to god and to the appostle saynt Peter and saynt Poule and to our moder chirche of Rome and to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and to all the popes that cometh after hym all the reame and patronages of châ—rches of Englonde and of Irlonde with theyr appertenaunces for remyssyon of our synnes and for helpe helth of our kynâ—e soules and of all crysten soules So that from this daye afterwarde we wyll recâ—yue holde of our moder chirche of Rome as fee fâ—rme dooynge 〈◊〉 to our holy fader pope Innocenciê° the thyrde and soo to all the popes that cometh after hym in the same manere abouesayd And in presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes Subdcaken we make lyeges homage as it were in the popes presence and before hym were And shall do all manere thyngê aboue sayd And therto we bynde vs and all that cometh after vs and our heyres for euer more without ony agaynsayenge to the pope and che the warde of chirche vacauntz And in token for this thynge for euer to laste we wyll conferme and ordeyne that our specyal rentes of the for 〈◊〉 sauynge saynt Peters pens 〈◊〉 to the moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousande marke of lyluer and two termes of the yere for all manere customes that we sholde dâ—â—fe the forsayd reames that is to say 〈◊〉 Myghclmas and at Eester That is to saye .vii. hondred marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlonde Sauynge to vs to our heytes our Iustyces and other fraunchyse and other ryaltees that perteyne vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyll that it be ferme stable with out ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours our heytes in this manere be bounde that yf we or ony of our heytee thorugh any presumpcyon falle in ony poynt ayenst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende he shall thenne lese yâ— forsayd reame for euer more And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our 〈◊〉 for euer more be ferme and stable with out ony gaynsayenge We shall from this daye afterwarde be true vnto god and to the moder of holy churche of Rome and to the pope Iunocincius the thyrde and to all that cometh after hyÌ„ 〈…〉 ¶ How the clerkes that were 〈◊〉 came agayne and how kyng Iohn was assoylled SO when this chartre was made and ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfus honde And sente anone vnto the Archebysshop Stephen and to all his after clerkes and lewde men that he had exiled out of this londe that they sholde come ayen in to Englonde and haue agayn theyr londes and also theyr rentes And that he wolde make reflytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs ayenst theyr wyll ¶ The kynge hymself tho and Pandulf and erles and 〈◊〉 went vnto Wynchestre ayenst the Archebysshop Stephen ¶ And whan he was come the kynge wente ayenst hym and fell adowne to his feet and thus to hym sayd Fayre syre ye be welcome And I crye you mercy by cause that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Archebysshop toke hym vp tho in his armes and kyssyd hym curteysly oftentymes and after ledde hym to the doore of saynt Swythunes chirche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence and hym â—â—â—â—syled to god to holy chirche And that was on Saynt Margaretes daye And the Archebysshop anone went 〈…〉 〈…〉 she asked The Legate wente thenne agayn to the pope after Crystâ—â—â—e And the kynge sence ouer see to Iulyan that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relace of that she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell that Iulyan deyed anone after Eester And in soo moche the kynge was quyte of that thynge that she ared ¶ But thenne at the feest of saynt Iohn that came next after thorugh the popes coÌ„maundement the enterdytynge was fyrst releasyd thrughout all Englonde the seuenth daye of Iulij And vii 〈◊〉 was the londe enterdyted And on yâ— mornynge men ronge and sayd masse thorugh out all London and soo after thorugh out all Englonde ¶ And the next yere after there began
a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan and the lordes of Englonde for by cause that be wolde not grauÌ„e the lawes and holde the â—â—che saynt Edwarde had ordeyned and had ben vsed and holden vnto that to me that he had them broken For be â—â—de holde noo lawe but dyde alle thynge that hym lyked and dyshertysed many men without consente of lordes and â—â—â—tys of yâ— londe And wolde 〈◊〉 the good erle Rodulf of Châ—â—hâ— for by â—â—â—se that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednesse and for cause that he dyde so moche shame and vylany to god and to holy châ—rche And also for he helde haunted his owne brothers wyf and laye also by many other 〈◊〉 greate lordâ—â— doughters For be spared noo woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all the lordes of the londe were wroche and 〈◊〉 the cyte of London To câ—sse this debate the Archebtysshop and loâ—des of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn Baptyst in a medowe belyde the towne of Stanys that is called 〈…〉 〈…〉 for the kynge hymselfe soone after dyde ayenst the poyntes of the same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost parte of the lordes of the londes assembled and began to warre vppon hym ayen and â—â—nned his towers robbed his folke and dyde all the sorowe that they myght made them as stronge as they myght with all the power they had and thought to dryue hym out of Englonde and make Lowys the kyngê sone of Fraunce kyng of Englonde ¶ And kynge IohnÌ„ sente tho ouer see and ordeyned so moche people of Normans of Pycardes and of Flemynges soo that the londe myght not susteyne them but with moche sorowe ¶ And amonge all this people there was a man of Normandye that was called Fawkis of Brent and this Norman his company spared nother chuches ne houses of relygyon but they brente robbed it and bare awaye alle that they myght take so that the londe was all destroyed what of ony syde and of other ¶ The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge theym the beste spehers and wysest men and sente them ouer the see to kynge Phylypp of Fraunce prayed hym that he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys the kynges some of FrauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of Englonde A None as kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce herde these tydynges he made â—etayne alyaunce bytwene theym by theyr comune eleccyon that Lowys kynge Philyps sone of Fraunce sholde goâ— with theym in to Englonde and dryâ—se 〈◊〉 kynge Iohn of the londe And alle that were in presence of Lowys made vnto hym homage and became his men 〈…〉 〈…〉 was sette before hym vppon the table And the monke sayd that the loof was worth but an half peny O sayd the kynge tho Here is grete chepe of brede Now sayd he cho and I may lyue ony whyle suche a loof shall be worth .xx. shelynges or half a yere be gone And so whan he sayd this worde moche he thought and often he syghed and toke and ete of the brede and sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall be soth ¶ The monke that stode before the kynge was for this worde full sory in his herte and thought rather be wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought yf he myght ordeyne therfore some manere remedye And anone the monke wente vnto his abbot and was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd And prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wolde yeue the kynge such a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glady there of and Ioyfull Tho yede the monke in to a gardeyne and founde a greate tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe prycked the tode thorugh wich a broche many tymes tyll that the venym came out of euery syde in the cuppe And tho toke the cuppe fylled it with good ale and brought it before the kynge knelynge sayenge Syr sayd he Wash sayll for neuer the dayes of all your lyf dronke ye of so good a cuppe ¶ Begyn monke sayd the kynge And the monke dranke a grete draught toke the kynge the cuppe and the kynge dranke also a grete draught and sette downe the cuppe The monke anone ryght wente in to 〈◊〉 and there deyed anone on 〈◊〉 soule god haue mercy Amen And fyne monkê synge for his soule specyally and shall whyle that the abbayâ— standeth The kynge rose vp anone full euyll at ease and comaunded to remeue the table axed after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed for his wombe was broken in sondre ¶ Whan the kynge herde this he comaunded for to trusse but it was for nought for his bely began to swelle for the drynke that he had dronke and within two daâ—â—â— he deyed on the morowe after saynt Luliâ— daye and had many fayre chidern of his body begoten that is to saye Henry his sone that was kynge after Iohn 〈◊〉 fader and Rycharde that was Erle of Comewalle and Ysabell that Empresse of Rome and Elenore that was quene of Scotlonde And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned 〈◊〉 and fyue monethes and fyue daâ—es be 〈◊〉 in the castell of newerbe And his body was buryed at Wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.CC. ERedericus the seconde was Emperour .xxx. yere This man was crowned of Honoriê° yâ— pope ayenst 〈◊〉 for by cause that be sholde frghte with hym the whiche be dyde and â—â—pullyd hym And fyrste be nourysshed the châ—â—che and afterwarde he dylpoyled it as a stepmoder Wherfore Honorius 〈◊〉 hym and all tho that were contrary to his opynyon the pope assoylled And the same sentence Girgoriê° the .ii. renewed And this same man put Henry his owne sone into pryson and there murdred hym Wherfore whan this Emperour an other season was syke by an other sone of his owne he was mindred in the tyme of Innocenicus the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocencius x. yere confermed the ordre of frere Prechers and Mynors And made certayne Decretalles ¶ Of kyng Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Gloucetre ANd after this kynge Iohn regned his sone Henry was crowned at Gloucetre whan he was .ix. yere olde on seynt Symondes daye Iude of Swalo the Legate of Rome thrugh couÌ„seyll of all the grete lordes that helde with kynge Iohan his fader that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Willyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Willyam the Brener erle of Feriers Serle the manly baron And all other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce And anone after whan kynge Henry was crowned Swalo the Legate helde his couÌ„seyll at Brystowe at saynt Martyns feest And there were .xi. bysshops of Englonde of Walys of other prelates of holy chirche a grete nombre and erles barons many
knyghtes of Englonde And all tho that were at that couÌ„seyll swore feawte vnto Henry the kynge that was kynge Iohns sone ¶ And anone after the Legate enterdyted Walys for cause that they helde with the barons of Englonde Also all tho that holpe or yaue ony couÌ„seyll to meue warre ayenst the newe kynge Henry he accursyd them And at the begynnynge he put in the sentence the kyngê sone of Fraunce Lowys And neuertheles the same Lowys wolde not spare for all that But wente toke the castell of Barcamstede and also the castell of Hertforde And from that daye afterwarde the barons dyde there somo che harme thrughout all Englonde and pryncypalle the Frensshe men that were with kynge Lowys Wherfore the grete lordes and all the comyn people of Englonde lete them dresse for to dryue Lowys his company out of Englonde but some of the barons Frensshe men were gone to the cyte of Nicholl toke the towne helde it to kyng Lowys profyte But chyther came kynge Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulf of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall Wyllyam the Brener erle of Feriers many other lordes with them yaue batayll vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of Perchees and Lowys men were fowle dyscomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of Wynchestre and Humfroy de Boune erle of Hertforde Robert the sone of Walter many other that began warre ayenst the kynge there they were taken ledde vnto kynge Henry that was kynge Iohans sone ¶ And whan the tydynges came to Lowys of the dyscomfyture yâ— was the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce He remeued fro thens wente vnto London and lete shytte the yates fast of the cyte And anone after the kynge sent to the Burgeys of London that they sholde yelde them vnto hym the cyte also And he wolde theym graunte all theyr fraunchyses that euer they were wonte to haue before And wolde conferme them by his greate newe chartre vnder his brode seale ¶ And in the same tyme a greate lorde that wat called Eustace the monke came out of Fraunce with a grete company of Lordes and wolde haue come in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce But Hubert of Brugh the fyue portes with .viij. shyppes tho mette with them in the hyghe see assaylled theym egrely and ouercame them with strength smote of Eustace the monkes heed And toke also .x. grete lordes of Fraunce put theym in to pryson And slewe almoost all the men that came with theym and anone drowned the shyppes in the see ¶ How Lowys torned ayen in to FrauÌ„ce and of the confermacyon of kynge Iohans chartre SO whan Lowys herde these tydynages he dradde sore to be deed lost And let ordeyne speke bytwene yâ— kynge Lowys by the Legate Swalo And thorugh the Archebysshopp of CauÌ„terbury thrugh other grete lordes that all the prysoners on that one halfe that other sholde be delyuerd go quyte And Lowys hymself sholde haue for his costes a thousande pounde of syluer sholde go out of Englonde and come neuer more therin agayne And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry and Lowys And tho was Lowys assoylled of yâ— popes Legate that was called Swalo of the sentence that he was in the Barons of Englonde also And after this kyng Henry Swalo the Legate Lowys went to Merton there was yâ— peas confermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys wente from thens vnto London tooke his leue was brought with moche honour vnto the see with the Archebysshopp of Caunterbury and with other bysshops also with erles barons and so wente in to Fraunce ¶ And afterwarde the kynge the Archebysshop and also erles and barons assembled them came to the cyte of London atte Myghelmas that next came tho sewynge and helde there a grete parlyament atte London And there were tho renewed all the frauÌ„chyse that kynge Iohn had graunted atte Romney mede and kynge Henry tho confermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden thrugh out all Englonde ¶ And in that tyme the kynge toke of euery plough londe .ij. shelynges And Hubert of Brugh was made tho cheyf Iustyce of Englond And this was in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne ¶ And in the same yere was Saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdom And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde that all Alyens sholde go out of Englonde come nomore therin And kynge Henry toke tho all the castelles in to his honde that kynge Iohan his fader had yeue take to Alyens for to kepe that helde with hym ¶ But the proude Fawkis of Brytayne rychely lete araye his castell of Bedforde which he had of kynge Iohns yefte helde that castell ayenst kynge Henryes wyll with myght and strength And the kynge came thyder with a stronge power and be syeged the castell And the Archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton with a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kynge hym for to helpe And from the Ascensyon of our lorde vnto yâ— Assumpcyon of our lady lasted the syege And tho was the castell wonne and take And the kynge lete hange all tho that wente in to the castell with theyr good wyll for to holde the castell That is for to saye .lxxx. men ¶ And tho afterwarde Fawkis hymself was founde and had in a chirche att Couentree and there he forswore all Englonde with moche shame and wente agayne in to his owne countree ¶ And whyles that kyng Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was tresorer of Salysbury was consecrated Archchysshopp of Caunterburye And this kyng Henry sente ouer the see vnto the Erle of prouynce yâ— he sholde sende hyÌ„ his doughter in to Englonde that was called Ellenore and be wolde spowse her And sho she came in to Englonde after Crystmas And on the morowe after saynt Hylaryes daye the Archebysshop Edmonde spowsed them togyder at Westmestre with grete solempnyte And there was a swere syght bytwene them That is to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after his fader floure of curteysy of largenesse and Margarete yâ— was after quene of Scotlonde Beauâ—â—â—e that was after countesse of Brytayne and Kachetyne that deyed mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that wete graunted for the newe chartre and of the purueaunce of Oxforde ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englonde wolde haue some addicyons moo in the chartre of frauÌ„chyse that they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And the kyng grauÌ„ted them all theyr axynge And made to them two chartres that one is called the grete chartre of frauÌ„chyses that other is called yâ— chartre of forest And for the graunte of these two chartres prelates erles barons all the comyns of Englonde
yaue to the kynge a thousande marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had be kynne .xliij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the reame wente to Oxforde and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the reame And fyrst swore the kynge hymlself afterwarde alle the lordes of the londe that they wolde holde that statute for euermore and who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge thrugh counseyll of Edwarde his sone of Rycharde his brother that was erle of Cornewaylle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce And sente to the courte of Rome to be assoylled of that othe And in the yere next comynge after was the grete darth of come in Englonde For a qurter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shelynges And the poore people ete netles and other wedes for hungre And deyed many a thousande for defawte of mete ¶ And in the .xlviij. yere of kynge Henryes regne began warre and debate bytwene hym and his lordes for by cause that he had broken the couenauntes that were made bytwone them at Oxforde ¶ And the same yere was yâ— towne of Northampton taken and folke slayne that were within for by cause that they had ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cyte of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came next after vpon saynt Pancras daye was the batayll of Lewes that is to saye the Wenesdaye before Saynt Dunstans daye And there was taken kynge Henry hym self syr Edwarde his sone Rychar de his broder erle of Corne wayll many other lordes And in the same yere nexte sewynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symonde of MouÌ„tforth erle of Leycetre at Hert forde wente vnto the barons of the Marche they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gilbert of ClarauÌ„ce erle of Glocetre that was in the warde also of yâ— forsayd Symonde thorugh the coÌ„maundement of kynge Henry that wente fro hym with a grete herte for cause that he sayd that the forsayd Gilbert was a foole wherfore he ordeyned hym afterwarde so helde hym with kyng Henry ¶ And on the Saterdaye next after the myddes of August syre Edwarde the kynges sone dyscomfyted syr Symonde de Mountforth at Kelyngworth but the grete lordes that were there with hym were taken that is to saye Baldewyne Wake Willyam de MouÌ„chensye many other grete lordes And the Tewysdaye next after was yâ— batayll done at EushaÌ„ And there was slayne syr Symonde de MouÌ„tforth Hugh the Spenser MouÌ„t forth that was Rauf Bassettes fader of Draiton and other many grete lordes And whan this bataylle was done alle the gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symonde were dysheryted ordeyned togyder dyde moche harme to all the londe For they destroyed theyr enmyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kenylworth how the gentylmen were dysheryted thorugh counseyll of the lordes of the reame of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr londes ANd the nexte yere comynge in May the fourth daye before the frest of saynt Dunstane was the batayle scomfyture at Chestrefelde of them that were dysheryted there was many of theym slayne ¶ And Robert Erle of Feriers there was taken also Baldewyne Wake Iohn oclahay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohans cue the Baptyst tho sewynge began yâ— syege of the castell Kenilworth the syege lasted to saynt Thomas eue yâ— apostle in whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had the castel for to kepe that yelded vp the castell vnto the kyng in this manere that hymself the other that were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„me as moche thynge as they had therin both hors harneys four dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenly the castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell so they went fro the castell And syr Symonde MouÌ„tforth the yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were gone ouer the see in to Fraunce there helde them as people that were exyled out of Englonde for euer ¶ And soone after it was ordeyned by the Legate Octobone by other greate lordes the wysest of Englonde that all tho that had be ayenst the kyng and were dysheryted sholde haue ayen theyt londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kyng peas cryed thâ—â—ughout all Englonde and thus the warre was ended And whan it was done the Legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene of the gâ—rate lordes of Englonde went tho to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne and Edwarde kynge Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohan Vessi Thomas of Clare Rogere at Clyâ—â—orde Othes of 〈◊〉 Robert le Bruâ— Iohan of Verdon and many other lordes of Englonde of be yonde the see tooke they waye towarde yâ— hooly londe And yâ— kyng Henry deyed in the same tyme att Westmestre what he had regned .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saynt Edmonds daye the Archebysshop of Caslterbury And he was enteryd on saynt Edmondes daye the kyng in the yere of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Cryste M.CC.lxxij ¶ Prophecye of Merlyn of the kynge Henry the fyrste erpowned that was kynge Iohans sone ANd of this Henry prophecyed Merlyn and sayd that a lambâ— sholde come out of Wynchestre in y◠〈◊〉 re of the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu Cryste M.CC. and .xvi. with true lyppes holynesse wryten in his herteâ— And he sayd so the for yâ— good Henry the kynge was borne in Wynchestre in the yere abouesayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conseyence And Merlyn sayd that this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of the worlde that in his tyme sholde not be fully ended he sayd soth For he made the newe werke of yâ— abbaye of saynt Peters chirche att Westmestre that is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth thorugh out all â—ystendom But kynge Henry deyed are that werke were fully at an ende that was grete harme ¶ And yet sayd Merlyn that this lambe sholde haue peas the moost parte of his regne And he sayde full soth for he was neuer noyed thorugh warre neyther dyseased in no manere wyse tyll a lytell afore his dethe Merlyn sayd in his prophecye more in the regne ende of the fursayd laâ—â— be a wulf of a straunge londe shall doâ— hym moche harâ—â—â— thoâ—â—gh his 〈◊〉 And that he sholde at yâ— laste be maysteâ— thorugh helpe of a reed foxe that sholde come forth of the Northwest sholde hyÌ„ ouercome And that he sholde dryue hyÌ„ out of the water yâ— prophecye full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge deyed Symonde of
sayd Merlyn yâ— people that sholde lede the sayd greyhouÌ„de sholde be faderles vnto a certayne tyme soth he sayd For the people of Scotlonde gretly were dysesyd after syr IohnÌ„ bayllol was fled And Merlyn sayd the sone sholde become in his tyme as redde as ony blood in tokenynge of grete morta lyte of people And that was knowe wel whan the Scottes were slayne And syth sayd Merlyn yâ— same dragon shold nourysshe a Fox that sholde meue grete wâ—re ayenste hym that sholde not in his tyme be ended that semed well by Robert the Brus. that kynge Edwarde nourysshed in his chambre that sythen stale away meued grete werre ayenst hym whiche werre was nott ended in his tyme And yet sayd Merlyn that the dragon shold dep in the marche of an other londe that his londe sholde be longe withoute a gooâ—â— keper And yâ— men sholde wepe for his de the from the yle of Shephey vnto yâ— I le of Mercyll wherfore alas shall be theyr songeamonge the comyn people fader les in the lond wastyd And that prophecye was knowe ouer all full well For yâ— good kynge Edwarde deyed at Burgh vp sandys that is vpon the Marche of Scotlonde where the Englysshmen were dyscomforted and sorowed in NorthuÌ„berlonde For cause that kynge Edwardes sone set by the Scottes no force for the ryot of Peers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the songe thrughe oute all Englonde for defawte of theyr goode wardeyne from yâ— I le of Shephey vnto the yle of Marcill the people mad mo the sorowe for good kynge Edwardes dethe ¶ For they wend that gode kyng Edwarde sholde haue gone into the holy londe For yâ— was hooly his purpoos ¶ Vpon whoo 's soule god for his hygh Ingynyte grace haue mercy ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M. C.C.lxxxii.ij CElestnê° was pope after Nicholas fyue monthes and nothynge noble of hym is writen but that he was a vertuous man ¶ Bonefaciê° yâ— eyghte was pope after hym .viii. yere This bo nifacius was a man in those thynges yâ— whiche perteyneth to court For he was very experte in suche materes And bycause he had no pere he put noo mesure to his prudence And toke so grete pryde vpon hym yâ— he sayd he was lord of al yâ— worlde many thynges he dyd with his myght power yâ— which fayled wret chydly in yâ— ende He yaue an ensample to all prelatys that they sholde not be hault ne proude but vnder yâ— fourme of a very shepeherde of god they sholde more study for to be louyd of ther subgectes than dradde This man is he of whome it is sayd yâ— he entred as a fox he lyued as a lyon deyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an huÌ„dred yere to an houÌ„dred yere And the fyrst Iubyle was in the yere of our lorde IhuÌ„ 〈◊〉 a thousand thre hundred ¶ Benedictus the enleuenth was after Bonefacius enleueÌ„th monthes this maÌ„ was an holy man of the ordre of the fre re prechers lytyll whyle lyued bâ—t dyssessyd anone ADulphus was Emperoure .vi. yeres This man was yâ— erle of Anorone And this Adulphus was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayll Albertus was Emperoure after hym .x. yere This man was the Duke of Astrye and fyrst was repreued of the pope and after was confermed bi the same pope for the malyces of the kyÌ„ke of Fraunce the whiche was an enmy vnto the chirche And to that Alberte the same pope yaue the kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce as he dyd other kyngdoms but it proffyted not for at the laste he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ Clemens was pope after Benedictus almooste .ix. yere and he was a grete buylder of castels and other thynges And he dampnyd the ordre of Templaryes he ordeyned the .vii. boke of yâ— Decretales the whiche be callyd yâ— questyons of Clementyns And anone after in a counseyll the whiche he helde at Vyenna he reuokyd the same boke yâ— whiche his successary IohnÌ„ callyd ayen in incorporyd it publysshyd it This Clement fyrste of all popes translatyd the popes sete fro Rome to Auinion whether it was doon by the mocion of god or by the boldenes of man dyuers men meruaylle ¶ IohnÌ„ the .xxii. was pope after hym .viii. yere This man was all glorious as for those thynges yâ— were to be vsyd thrughe yâ— actyf lyfe And he publyshid the Constitucions of yâ— clementynes sent them to all yâ— vnyersi tees And many sayntes he canonysed thyse fatte bysshopryches he deuydyd he ordeyned many thynges ayenst yâ— pluralyte of benefyces many herytykes he dampned but whether he was saued or not our lorde wolde not shewe to those he louyd very well ¶ Henry the .vii. was emperour after Albert .v. yere this Henry was a noble man in werre and he coueytyd too haue peas by londe and water He was a glorious man in batayll And neuer ouercome with enmyes And atte the laste he was poysened of a frere whan that he houselyd hym by receyuynge of the sacrament ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after this kynge Edwarde regned Edwarde his sone that was borne at Carnariuan and this Edwarde wente hym into Fraunce and there he spousyd Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce the .xxv. daye of Ianuari atte the chirche of oure Lady atte Boloyne in yâ— yere of oure lorde IhuÌ„ Cryste M.CCC.vii And the .xx. daye of Feuerer the next yâ—ere that came after he was crownyd solemply at westmestre of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And the re was so grete presse of people that syr IohnÌ„ Bakwell was slayne murdred And anone as the good kynge Edwarde was deed syr Edwarde his sone kyÌ„ge of Englonde sent after pers Ganaston into Gascoyne and somoche louyd hym that he callyd hym brother And anone after he yaue vnto hym yâ— lordshyp of walyngforde it was not longe after yâ— be ne yaue hym therldom of Cornewayll ayenst all the lordes wyll of Englonde ¶ And tho brought syr walter of laÌ„geton bysshop of Chestre into pryson durauÌ„ce in the toure of London with two knaues alonely hym to serue For yâ— kynge was wrothe with hym for bycause that syr water made complaynt on hym too his fader wherfore he was put in pryioÌ„ in the tyme of Troylebaston yâ— forsayd Pers of Ganaston made so grete mays tryes yâ— he went into yâ— kynges tresory in yâ— abbay of westmestre toke yâ— table of golde with yâ— trestyls of yâ— same many other ryche Iewels yâ— soÌ„tyme were yâ— no gode kynge Arthurs toke them too a marchauÌ„t yâ— was callyd ameri of Fris coÌ„hande for he sholde bere them ouer yâ— set into Gascoyne and so he went theÌ„s and they came neuer ayen after wherfore it was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Peers was so rychely auaun syd he became so proude and so stowte wherfore all the greate lordes of
the â—ea me haddthym in dyspyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl syr Guy erle of warwyk the whiche grete lordes the good kynge Edwarde syr Edwardes fader kyng of Englonde chargyd that Peers of Ganaston sholde not come into Englonde for to brynge his sone Edwarde intory of And all the lordes of Englonde asseÌ„bleâ— he in a certayn day at the freeâ—pre chers at London And there they spake of the dyshonour that kynge Edwarde dyd to his reame and to his crowne and so they assentyd all bothe erles and barons and all the comyne that the forsa yd Peers of Ganaston sholde be exyled oute of Englonde for euer more and so it was doon For he forswore Englond and went into Irlonde and there the kyÌ„ge made hym cheyfteyne and gouernoure of the londe by his commyscion And there this Peers was cheyfteyne of alle the londe And dyd there all that hym likyd and had power what he wolde and that tyme were the templers erylyd thru all cristiantee for bycause that men put vpon theym that they shold do thynges ayenst the fayth and good byleue Kyng Edwarde louyd Peers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his coÌ„pany And somoche the kynge yaue and behyghte too the people of Englonde yâ— the exylynge of the forsayd Peers sholde be reuokyd at Stamforde thrugh them that hym had exyled wherfore Peers of Ganaston came ayen into Englonde And whan he was come ayen into his loÌ„de he dyspysed the grettest lordes of this londe And callyd syr Robert Clare Et le of Glouceâ—re horesone And the Erle of Nicholl syr Henry Lacy brustenbely and syr Guy Erle of Warwyk the blacke hounde of Arderne And also he callyd the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre churle and many other scornes and shamys them sayd and many other grete lordes of Englonde wherfore they were towarde hym full angry and wrothe and ryghtsore anoyed And in the same tyme deyed the Erle of Nychall But he chargyd or that he was deed Thomas of Lancastre Erle that was his sone in law that he sholde mayntene his quarel ayenste this same Peers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge ¶ And soo it befell thoroughe helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and also of the Erle of Warwyk yâ— the forsayd syr Peers was herdes at gauersich beside warwyk in yâ— xix day of Iune in the were of grace M.CCC and .xii. wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed and prayed god that he myght se that day to be auenged vpon the deth of of the forsayd Peers ¶ And so it befell afterwarde as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the forsayd erle of Lancastre many other grete barons were putte to pyteuous deth and martred for cause of the forsayd quarell The kynge was tho at London helde a parlement ordeyned yâ— lawes of Symonde MouÌ„forde wherfore yâ— erle of Lancastre the erles all clergye of Englonde made an oth thrugh couÌ„seyle of Robert of wynchelse for to mayntene yâ— ordynauÌ„ces for euer ¶ How Roberte Brus came ayen intoo Scotlonde gadryd a grete power of men for werre vpon kynge Edwarde ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde that before was fledde into Norway for drede of dethe of the good kynge Edwarde And also he herde of yâ— debate that tho was in Englonde bytwene the kynge and his lordys he ordeyned an hoste and came into Englonde in to Northumberlonde and cleue dystroyed the countre ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde this tydynges he lete assemble his hoste met yâ— Scottes at Edstreuelyn in yâ— day of yâ— Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptist in yâ— thirde yere of his regne in yâ— yere of our lorde M.CCC .xiiij. Alas yâ— sorowe losse that there was doon For there was slayne yâ— noble erle Gylbert of clare syr Robert Clyfforde baroÌ„ the kynge Edwarde was scomfytyd Edmond of maule yâ— kyngê Steward for drede went drowned hymself in a fresshe ryuer yâ— is callyd BaÌ„nokysborne wherfore they sayd in represys of kynge Edwarde for asmoche as he louyd to go by water also for he was dyscomfyted at BaÌ„nokysborne therfore the maydeÌ„s made a songe therof in yâ— couÌ„tree of kyÌ„ge Edwarde in this manere they soÌ„ge Maydens of Englond sore may ye morne for tyzt haue lost your leÌ„mans at baÌ„nokysborne with heuelogh what wenyth yâ— kynge of Englond to haue gote Scot londe with rombylogh AS kynge Edwarde was dyscoz fyted wonder sore fast he fled with his folke yâ— were left alyue went vnto Berwyk there helde hym after he toke hostages two chyldren of the rychesse of yâ— towne And yâ— kynge went to London toke couÌ„seyll of thynges yâ— were nedefull to yâ— reame of Englonde ¶ And in the same tyme it befell yâ— tho was in Englonde a rybande yâ— was callyd IohnÌ„ Tanner And he yede sayd yâ— he was yâ— good kynge Edwardes sone lete hym call Edward of CarnartuaÌ„ And therfore he was take at Oxforde And there he chalenged frere Carmes chirche yâ— kynge Edwarde had yeue theÌ„ whiche was yâ— kynges halle And afterwarde was this IohnÌ„ lad to Northamp ton drawen hangyd for his falsnesse or yâ— he was deed he coÌ„fessyd sayd before all tho that were there yâ— yâ— deuyll behyght hym that he sholde be kynge of EngloÌ„de that he had serued yâ— deuyll thre yere ¶ How yâ— towne of Berewyk was take thrugh treason how two Cardynales were robbyd in Englonde ANd on myddyll lent sondaye in the yere of our lorde M.ccc.xvi Berwyk was loste thrugh false treson of one Pers of Spaldynge yâ— whiche Pe ers yâ— kynge had put there for to kepe yâ— same towne with many burgeyses of yâ— same towne wherfor yâ— childreÌ„ yâ— were put in hostage thrugh yâ— burgeyses of Berewyk folowed yâ— kyngê marchalse mani dayes fettred in stroÌ„ge yrens And after that tyme came two Cardynalles intâ—â— Englonde as the pope had theym sente for to make peas bytwene Englonde Scotlonde And as they wente towarde DurhaÌ„ for to haue sacred mayster Low ys of Beamont bysshoppe of Durham they were take robbyd vpon the moore of wynglesdom Of whiche robbery syr Gylbert of mytton was atteynt take and hangyd drawen at London his heed smytte of put vpon a spere set vpon newe gate the foure quarters seÌ„te to foure cytes of Englonde yâ— same tyme befell many myscheues in EngloÌ„ de for the pore people deyed in Englonde for hungre and somoche and so faste deyed that vnethe men myght bury theÌ„ For a quarter of whese was at .xl. shelynges and two yeres and an halfe a quarter of whete was worth .x. mark and ofttyme the poore people stole chyldren and ete them and ete also the houndes that they myght take and also hors cattes And after there fell a greate murreyne a monge bestes in dyuers couÌ„tres of
kynges steward yâ— the kynge had sente to Shirborne in Elmede to yâ— erle of Lancastre to all yâ— with hym were for to trete of accorde yâ— hym alyed to yâ— barons came with yâ— company syre Roger Dammory syr Hugh Dandale yâ— had spousyd the kynges neres lyster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre yâ— was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes hadde tho two partyes of yâ— erldom of Gloucetre syr Hugh Spenser had yâ— thyrde party in his wyues halfe the tyyrde syster and thoo two lordes wente to the barons with al theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brothere in lawe And soo there came with them syr Robert Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„bray syr Goselyn Daâ—yll syre Rogere Mortymer of werk syr Rogere Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trals syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthil mewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consente all yâ— grete lordes came vnto westmestre to yâ— kynges parlement And so they spake dyde yâ— bothe syr Hughe Spenser yâ— fader also yâ— sone were out lawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh yâ— fader went vnto Douere made moche sorowe fell downe vppon the grounde by yâ— see banke a crosse with his armes and sore wâ—pynge sayd Now fayr Englonde good Englond to almyghty god I the betake And therâ— es kyssed yâ— ground venyd neuer to haue come ayen wepynge cursyd yâ— tyme yâ— euer he begate syr Hugh his sone and sayd for hym he had lost all Englonde And tho in presence of them all â— were abowte hym yaue hym his curse went ouer see to his londes But Hugh yâ— sone wolde not go out of Englonde but hel de hym in yâ—â—ee he his company robbyd two drome dores besyde Sand 〈◊〉 toke bare away all yâ— godes yâ— was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How yâ— kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre all yâ— helde with hym how the Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of all the lordes IT was not longe after yâ— the kyÌ„ge ne made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone come â—yen in to Englonde ayenst yâ— lordes wyâ—l of the reame And sone after the kynge with a stronge power came and beseged the castell of Ledis and in the castell was yâ— lady of Bladelesmore for cause the she wolde notte graunte that castell to the quene Isabell kynge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syrr Berthylme we was ayenste yâ— kynge and helde with yâ— lordes of Englond neuertheles the kynge by helpe sâ—coure of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of thez all that were within and toke with theÌ„ all that they myght fynde And whan yâ— barons of Englonde herde thyse tydynges syr Roger Mortimer many other lordes toke the towne of Burggeworth with strenth wherfore yâ— kynge was woÌ„der wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre Vmfroy de Bohounâ—erle of Herford all tho that were assentyÌ„ge to the same quarell And yâ— kynge assembled an huge hoste came ayenst the lordes of Englonde wherfor yâ— Mortmers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to yâ— toure of London there kept in pryson And whan yâ— barons herde this thyng they came to pouÌ„tfret there that the erle Thomas soiourned tolde hym how yâ— Mortimers both had yelde them to yâ— kynge put them in his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this he was wonder wrothe all that were of ther company greatly they were dyscomfyted and ordeyned ther power togyder besyegyd that castell of Tykhyll but tho that were within manly defended them that the barons myghte not gete the castell whan the kynge herd that his castell was besegyd he swore by god by his names that the sege shold be remeued assembled an huge power of people went thederward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro day to day whan the erle of Lancastre the Erle of Herforde the barons of ther coÌ„pany herd of this thynge they asseÌ„bled all theyr power went theÌ„ too BurtoÌ„ vpon trent kepte the brydge that the kynge sholde not passe ouer but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyÌ„g and the Spenâ—erâ— syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke IohnÌ„ erle of Arun dell theyr power went ouer the water and dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company And they fled to the castel of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret and in that vyage deyed sire Roger Daumore in thabbay of Tetbury And in yâ— same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour with hym that was callyd Robert Holonde a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his butrye had yeue hyÌ„ athousand marke of londe by yere And somoche the erle louyd hym that he myghte do in the erles courte all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe and lowe so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenst his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to go into the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. hundred men of arm ys But the fals traytour came not there noo manere men for to warne ne for to make aryse to helpe his lorde And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lorde was dyscomfyted at Burton vppon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele away and robbyd in Rauensdele his lordes men yâ— came fro the scoÌ„fyture And toke of thezhors and harneys and all that they had and slewe of them all that they myght take and came and yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so bytrayed he was so abasshed sayd to hymself O almyghty god how myght robert Holonde fyÌ„de in his hert me to betray syth yâ— I louyd hym so moche O god well maye now a man se by hym that no man may dysceyue a nother rather thaÌ„ he that he trustyth moost vpoÌ„ he hath full euyll yeldyd me mi goodnes the worshyp yâ— I haue to hym done thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauncyd and made hym hyghe where that he was low And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yett shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good erle Thomas of Lancastre HuÌ„froy de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that with theym were toke couÌ„sell bytwene theÌ„ at yâ— frere prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon yâ— traytour Robert Holonde sayd in repreyf Alas Robert Holond hathe me betrayed aye is yâ— red of some euyll shred And by yâ— comyn assent
wyllyam Fitz wyllam syr werreyn of Isell Syr Henry Bradborn syr wyllyam Cheyne barons all IohnÌ„ page esquyer and sone after at Yorke were drawen hangyd syr Roger Clyfforde syre IohnÌ„ of Mambray barons syr Goseline Deuyll knyght ¶ And at Brystowe were drawen and hangyd syr Henry of wemyngton syr Henry Mountforde barons ¶ And at Gloucetre were drawen and hangyd syr IohnÌ„ Gaffarde and syr wyllyam of Elmebrugge barons at London were gangyd drawen Syr Henry Tyes baron ¶ And at wynchel se sye Thomas Clepepyr knyght And ferthermore to tell of this cruell occyon at wyndsore was drawe hangyd Syr Frauncys waldenham baron at CauÌ„terbury was drawen and hangyd Syre 〈◊〉 Badeles more and syr barthylâ—ew of Asshe 〈◊〉 barons at Cardyf in walys syr wyllyam Flemmynge baron â–ª ¶ How kynge Edwarde went into scotlonde with an hundred thousande men of armys myght not spede SOâ— whanne kynge Edwarde of Englonde had brought the floure of cheualry vnto theyr dethe thrughe sounsell consent of syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone he became as woode â— as ony lyon and what soo euer yâ— Spensers wolde haue it was done so well yâ— kynge louyd theym yâ— they myght do with hym all thynge that them lyked wherfore the kynge gaaf vnto sir Hugh Spenser the fader yâ— erldom of wyÌ„chestre vnto syr Andrewe of Herkela theerldom of Cardoillâ— in preiudyce and in harmynge of his crowne And kynge Edwarde tho thrugh couÌ„sell of yâ— SpeÌ„sers dysheryted all them that had be ayenst hym in ony quarell with Thomas of LaÌ„castre And many other were dysheryted also bycause that the Spensers coueyted for to haue theyr loÌ„des And so they had all that they wolde desyre with wroÌ„ge ayenste all reason Tho made the kyÌ„g Robert Baldok a false pylled clerke Chaunceler of Englond thrugh couÌ„sell of the forsayd Spensers ¶ And he was a false rybaude And a coueytouse And so they counseylled the kynge moche that the kyng lete take to his owne warde all the goodes of the lordes that were put wronfully to the dethe into his owne honde And aswell they toke the godes that were within holy chirche as yâ— godes that were without lete theym be put into his tresoury in London lete them calle his forfeytes And by ther couÌ„sell yâ— kynge wroughte for euer more he dys heryted them yâ— the godes oughte thrugh ther counsell lete â—â—er a tâ—legge of all the goodes of Englonde wherfore he was the rychest kynge yâ— euer was in Englonde after wyllyam Bastarde that cuonquered Englonde And yet thrughe couÌ„sell of them hym semyd that he had notte ynough But made yet euery toune of Englonde for to fynde a man of armys vpon theyr owne costes for to go werre vpon yâ— Scottes that were hys enmyes wherfore the kynge wente into Scotlonde with an hâ—uÌ„dred thousande men of armys at wytsontyde in the yere of oure lorde Ihesu Criste M.CCC.xxii But the Scottes wente hyd them in mouÌ„teyns and in wodes and taryed the Englysshmen fro day to day that yâ— kynge myght for no manere thynge fyÌ„de them in playne felde wherfore maâ—â— Englysshmen that had lytyll vytaylles deyed there for hungre wonder faste and sodenly in goynge and comynge and namely tho that had ben ayenst Thomas of Lancastre robbyd his men vpon 〈◊〉 londes whan kynge Edwarde saw that vytaylles fayled hym he was wonder sore dyscomfited bycause also that his men deyed for he myght not â—pede of his enmyes So at the laste he came ayen into Englonde anone after came Iames Douglas and also Thomas Rudulph with an huge hooste into Englonde in to Northumberlonde with them the Englysshmen that were dryuen oute of Englonde and came and robbyd yâ— couÌ„tree and slewe the people and also breeâ— the towne that was callyd Northallerton many other townes to Yorke And whaâ— the kynge herde this tydynges be lete so mone all manere men that myght traueyller And so yâ— Englysshmen mette yâ— Scottes at the abbay of Beygâ—elande the .xv. daye after Myghelmas in the same yere aboue sayd and the Englysshe men were there dyscomfyted And atte that scomfyture 〈◊〉 take Syr Iohan of Brytayne Erle of Rychmonde that helde the countre and the erldom of Lancastre and after he payed an huge raunsome and was lete god And after that he wente into Fraunce came neuer after agayne ¶ How syr Andrew of Herkelay was take put to dethâ—y t was erle of Cardoil THen at yâ— tyme was syr Andrew of Herkela that new was made erle of Cardoil for cause that he had taken yâ— good Erle Thomas of Lancastre ¶ He had ordeyned thrugh yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Englonde for to brynge hyÌ„ all the power that he myght for to helpe ayenst yâ— Scottes at yâ— abbaye of Beyghlande And whan the fals traytour had gadred all the people that he myght and sholde haue come to the kynge vnto the abbaye of Beyghelande the fals traytour ladde them by a nother couÌ„tre thrughe Copelonde thrughe therldome of Lancastre wente thrugh â—he countre robbyd slew the folke all that he myghte And ferthermore the fals traytour had take a grete soâ—â—â—e of golde sylueâ— of syr Iamys Douglas for to be ayenste yâ— kynge of Englonde to be helpynge holdynge with the Scottes thrugh whose treason the kynge of Englonde was scomfyted at Beyghlande or yâ— he came fâ—yder wherfore the kynge was toward hym wonder wrothe lete pryuely enquere by yâ— couÌ„tre abowte how that it was And some men enquered aspyed so at the laste yâ— trough was fouÌ„de soughte And he atteynte take as a fals traytour as yâ— gode erle Thomas of lancastre hym tolde or that he was put vnto deth at his takynge at Burbrugge to him sayd Or yâ— yere were doon he sholde be take holde a traytour And so it was as the holy man sayd ¶ wherfore yâ— kyÌ„ge sente pryuely too syr Anthoyn of Lucy a knyghte of the countre of Cardoil that he shold take syr Andrewe of Herkela put hym vnto the dethe And to bryÌ„ge this thynge vnto the ende the kynge sente his Commyssyon so that this same Andrewe was take at Cordoil ladde vnto the barre in yâ— manere of an erle worthyly arayed with a swerde gyrde about hym hosyd and sporyd ¶ Tho spake syr Authoyn in this maner syr Andrew sayd he the kynge puttyth vpon the for asmoche as thou hast be orpyd in thy de dys he dyd to the moche honoure made the erle of Cardoilâ— thou as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the peple of his countre that sholde haue holpe hym att the bataylle of Beyghelande and thou laddest them away by the countre of copelonde and thrugh the erldom of Lancastre wherfor our lorde the kynge was discomfyâ—d there of the Scottes thrugh thy treason falsnesse and yf yâ— haddest come bi
for it is doâ—n them to vnderstoÌ„de that yf my lady your wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you that ye wold her straÌ„ gle and slee and also that ye wolde doâ— to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he with symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson all 〈◊〉 youre owne wyll now god it wote I thought it neuer and nowe I wolde that I were dede â—o wolde god that I were for thenne were all my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrughe couÌ„sell of Roger Mortimer grauntyd yâ— warde kepynge of syr Edwarde his fader vnto syr Thomas Toâ—oursy to yâ— forsayd syr IohnÌ„ Matreuers thrughe yâ— kynges letter put out hooly the forsayd syr Moryce of yâ— warde of y◠〈◊〉 ge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of â—oâ—f yâ— whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tyll it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC xxâ—u that the for sayd syr Roger Mortymer sent the manere of yâ— dethe how in what wyse he sholde be done to dethe And anone as yâ— forsayd Thomas IohnÌ„ had see the â—et ter coÌ„mauÌ„demente they made kyng Edwarde Carnariâ—an good cherâ— and good solace as they myght at that souâ—tpere nothynge yâ— kynge wyst of yâ— traytory And whan tyme was for to go too bed the kynge went to his bedde laye slept fast And as the kynge laye slept the traytours fals forsworn ayenst ther homage fâ—uate came pryuely into the kynges chambre theyr company with them layed an huge table vppon his wombe with men pâ—eÌ„ssyd helde fast downe the foure corners of the table on his body wherwith the good man awoke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned his body vp tho so downe Tho toke the fals traytours tyrauÌ„tes an horne put it into his fundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of copâ—e brennynge putte it thrugh the horne into his bodye ofâ— tymes therwith thyâ—led his bowels so they slewe ther lorde that no thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd at Glouceâ—â—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde spowsyd Phylyp yâ— erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Cristmasse tho nexte sewynge syt IohnÌ„ of Henaude broughte with hym Philyp his brothers doughter yâ— was erle of Henaude his nece into Englonde the kynge spowsyd her at Yorke with moche honoure And syr IohnÌ„ of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshopp of Yorke sange yâ— masse yâ— Sondaye on the euen of yâ— Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause yâ— the kyng was but yonge tendre of aege whan he was crowned full many wronges were doon whyle yâ— his fader lyued by cause yâ— he trowed yâ— couÌ„seyllers yâ— were fals a abowte hym yâ— couÌ„seylled hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore greate harme was done to yâ— reame and to the kynge all men dyrected iâ— the kynges dede and it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownynge â–ª yâ— the kynge for his tendre aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde without whome nothynge sholde be doon That is to saye tharâ—hâ—bysshop of CauÌ„terbury tharche bysshop of Yorke yâ— bysshop of wynches tre the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therâ—e Marschall the Erle of Kent yâ— were the kynges vndes and the erle of Garenâ—e syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and IohnÌ„ Rous barons all thyse were sworn truely for to counseyll the kynge and they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that sholde be done in yâ— tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon and that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kynge all the lordes yâ— sholde gouerne hym were gouerned 〈…〉 yâ— quene his moder dame Isabell. 〈◊〉 sye Roger Mortimer as they wolde all thyn ge was done both amonge hygh lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londeê tentâ— in greate harme and losse to yâ— crowne of the kynges estate oute of all mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englysshmen the Scottes and alsoo of Iustifyenge of Troyllesâ—aston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne thrughe the counseyll of his moder sir Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlement at Northampton And at yâ— parlement the kyng thrugh his couÌ„sell none other of yâ— londe with in aege grauÌ„tyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere yâ— al yâ— feautees homages yâ— the scottes sholde doo to yâ— crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euer more by his chartre ensealed And ferdermore an endenture was made of yâ— Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde yâ— was kynge Henryes sone whiche endenture they calle it ragman in yâ— whiche were conteyned all yâ— homages feauteâ—s Fyrste of yâ— kynge of Scotlonde of yâ— prelates erles barons of yâ— reame of Scotloyde with theyr seales set theroâ— other chartres remeÌ„brauncys yâ— kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in yâ— forsayd reame of scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chirche And also with yâ— blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche yâ— good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde brought it out of the abbaye of Scone yâ— is a full precyous relyque And also ferthermore he releacyâ— fully forgaue all the londes yâ— yâ— noble barons had before yâ— tyme in yâ— reame of scotlonde by olde conquest And ferther more yâ— this peas for to be holden continuelly laste yâ— Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in .xxx. thousande pouÌ„de of siluer to be payâ—â— within thâ—e yere that is euery yere .x. thousande pounde by euen porcyâ—â—◠¶ And fertherâ—â—â—â— aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauid Driâ—â—â—autier that was kynge Robert Bâ—us sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworn ayenst his othe that arose ayenst his lyege lorde the noble and good kynge Edwarde and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so this cursyd counseyll Dauyd spoused at Bâ—rewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kinge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellith vpon Mary Mawdeleyns daye in yâ— yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii too greate harme and â—mpayrynge of all yâ— kynges blode wherof yâ— gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche that fayre damoysell dysperagyd syth yâ— she was maryed ayenst all the comyns wyll assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon and named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englond after the name of Engist And so the reame of Scotlond was holde of yâ— reame of Englonde of the crowne by feaute and homage For Brute conquered that hande yaue it to Albanaâ— yâ— was hys seconde sone And he
you yâ— ye go to the forsayd conestable and commaunde hym in my name that he be your frende and youre helpe for to take the Mortimer all thynge yleft vpon peryll of lyf and lymme ¶ Tho sayd Mountagu Syremy lorde graunt mercy ¶ Tho went forth yâ— for sayd Mountagu and came to the Constable of the castell tolde hym yâ— kyngê wyll ¶ And he answerde sayd the kyÌ„ges wyll sholde be done in as moche as he myghte and that he wolde notte spare for no manere of dethe And that he swore and made his othe ¶ Tho sayde syr wyllyam of Mountagu to the Constable in herynge of them all that were helpynge to the same quarell Now certes dere frende vs behouyth to werke doby your aduys for to take the Mortymer syth that ye be keper of the castell hath the keyes in your warde ¶ Syre sayd the Conestable wyll ye vnderstonde that the castell yates ben lockyd with yâ— keyes that dame Isabell sente hyther by nyght she hath the keyes therof and layeth them vnder yâ— luesell of the bedde vnto yâ— morowe so ye maye not come into the castell by the yates by no manere of wyse But I knowe an aleye that stretchyth out of the warde vnder the â—â— the into the forsayd castell that gothe into the west whiche aleye dame Isabell the quene ne none of her men ne yâ— mortimer ne none of his company knowith it not And so I shall lede you thrugh yâ— aley so ye shall come into yâ— castell with out aspyenge of ony man yâ— are your enmyes ¶ And yâ— same nyght syr wyllyaz Mountagu all the lordes of his quarell the same Conestable also wente theym to hors made semblaunt as it were for to go oute of Mortimers syght But anone as Mortimer herd thys tydynges he wende yâ— they wolde haue go ue ouer see for fere of hym ¶ And anone ryght he his company toke a counseyll amonge theym for to lete theyr passage sent letters anone to the porters soo yâ— none of the greate lordes shold go home to theyr owne couÌ„trees but yf thei were arested take And amonge other thynges wyllyam Eland Conestable of the forsayd castell pryuely ladde syr wil lyam of MouÌ„tagu his company by yâ— forsayd waye vnder the trthe tylle they came into the castell went vp into the toure there yâ— Mortimer was in But sir Hugh of Trompynton theym ascryed hydously sayd a traytours it is all for nought yâ— ye ben comyn into this castell ye shall deye yet an euyll dethe euerichone And anone one of theym that was in Mountagues companye vp with a mare and smote the same Hughe vpon the heed that the brayne braste out and fel on the grounde and soo was he deed of an euyll dethe ¶ Tho toke they Mortymer as he armyd hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of theym for drede ¶ And whanne the quene Isabel saâ—e that the Mortimer was taken she made moche sorowe in herte and thyse wordes vnto theym she sayd Nowe fayre 〈◊〉 I praye you that ye do no harme 〈◊〉 his body a worthy knyghte oure 〈◊〉 fâ—â—de and oure 〈◊〉 cosyn ¶ Tho went they thens and came and brought Mortimer presentyd hym vnto kynge Edwarde he coÌ„maunded to brynge hym in sauewarde ¶ But anone as they yâ— were consentynge vnto mortimers doynge herde tell yâ— he was takeÌ„ they went hydde theym pryuely by nyghte went out of yâ— towne ethe one his way with heuy herte morninge chere liued vpon theyr londes as well as thei myghte ¶ And yâ— same yere that Moâ—â—mer was take he hadde ir score 〈◊〉 tes without squyers sergaunâ—es of armys fote men And thenne was Motimer ladde to London syr Edmonde of Bedforde was ladde with hym and was taken to the conestable of yâ— four to kepe ¶ But after warde was yâ— Mortymers lyf examined at westmestre before the kynge before all the greate lordes of Englonde for peryll that myght fal to the reame And to enquere also which were consentynge to sir Edwardes dethe the kynges fader and also thrugh who me the Scottes escaped fro Stanhope in Scotlonde without leue of kyng Edwarde ¶ And also how yâ— chartre of â—â—â—man was delyuered vntoo the Scottes therin the homages and feauters of the lordes of Scotlonde were conteyned yâ— the Scottes sholde do euer more too the Engysshe kynge for the reame of Scotlond wherfore he was Iugyd to be drawen and hangyd for his treason And this myscheyf came vnto hym on saynt Andrewes euen In the yere of the Incarcyon of our lorde Ihesu crist M.CCC.xxx ¶ How kynge Edwarde gate ayen vnto hym gracyously the homages and frautres of Scotlonde wherof he was putte oute thrughe false counseylle of yâ— quene Ysabell his moder and syre Roger Mortymer that was newely made erle of Marche NOw haue ye herde how Iohane Bayllol in the tyme of peas was chosen to be kynge of Scotlonde for cause that he came of the eldest doughter of the Erle Dauyd of Huntyngton that was kynge Alysanders broder of Scotlonde that deyed without heyre of hys body begoten And how this IohnÌ„ made his feauete homage to kynge Edwarde Henryes sone yâ— thyrde for his londes of Scotlonde And how he afterwarde withsayd his homage thrughe couÌ„seyll of the Scottes in the yere of oure lorde M.CC.lxxiiii sent vnto yâ— pope thrughe a fals suggestyon yâ— he made his oth vnto yâ— forsayd kynge Edward ouer his astate his wyll of yâ— whiche o the yâ— pope hym assoyled thrugh his bullys to hyÌ„ysent ¶ And anone as kynge Edward wyst therof he ordeyne anone his baroÌ„s came vnto Berewyk conquered the towne at the whiche conquest there wereslayne .xxv. thosand .vii. hundred Bayllol that was kynge of Scotlond came and yeldyd hym to gode kynge Edwarde the kynge delyuerd hym out of the tour of London and all yâ— grete lordes with hym yâ— tho were taken at Barwyk yaue theym saufconduyte to go into Scotlonde And the Scottes sythe thrugh theyr falsnesse werred vpon the good kynge Edwarde And whan syre IohnÌ„ Bayllol kynge of Scotland saw all this he went ouer see vnto Dimpâ—er lyued there vpon his londes as well as he myght tyll that the Scottes wolde amende theym of theyr mysdedys trespaas and ladde with hym syr Edward his sone wherfore the Scottes in dyspyte of hym callyd hym syr IohnÌ„ Turnlabard for bycause that he wolde notte offende ne trespaas ayenste the good kyÌ„ge Edwarde of Englond And so he forsoke his reame of Scotlonde and sette therof but lytyll pryce And this syr Iohanne dwelled longe tyme in Fraunce tyll yâ— he deyed there syr Edwarde his foâ—â— receyued his 〈◊〉 rytage and 〈◊〉 mage to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce for his londes of Dunpieâ— And so it befell afterwarde yâ— Edwarde yâ— was IohnÌ„ Bayllols sone hadâ— of hym a squyre of
the reame of Englonde And yâ— tyme abode the scottê in yâ— other syde for cause yâ— the Englysshmen shold haue be drowned ¶ This was the araye of the Scottes how that they came in batayll ayenst yâ— two kynges of Englonde and of Scotlonde In the vaunt warde of Scotlonde were thyse lordes THerle of Moryf Iamys Frysell Symond Frysell walter Stewarde Reynolde Cheyn Patryk of Greham IohnÌ„ le grauÌ„t Iamys of Cordoll Patryk Parkeys Robert Caldecottes Philyp of MelledruÌ„ ThomÌ„s Gylbert Rauf wyseman Adam gurdon Iamis Gramat Robert Boâ—d Hugh Park with xl knyghts new dubbyd vi CmeÌ„ of atmes .iii. M. of comyns In yâ— fyrst parte of â—halfe batayll were thyse lordes yâ— Steward of Scotlonde yâ— erle of Mory Iamys his vncle wyllyaÌ„ Douglas Dauyd of Lyndesey Marcolyn Flemynge wyllyam of Keth DnÌ„ken Canbok with xxx bachelers newe dubbyd ¶ In the seconde parte of yâ— batayll were thyse lordes Iamis Stewarde of Corden Alem Stewarde wyllyam Abbrehin wyllyaÌ„ Morys Iamys Fytzwyllyam Adam lemose walter Fytz. Gylbert IohnÌ„ of cerleton Robert wallam with .vii. C men of armes .xvii. M. comyns ¶ In yâ— third parte of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thise lordes The erle of Moref the erle of Ruf therle of Strahern yâ— erle of Soth erlond wyllyam of Kyrkkelay IohnÌ„ caÌ„â—â—â— Gylbert of Hey Wyllyam ramsey wyllyam Prendrgest Kyrston Harde Wyllyam Gurde Arnolde Garde Thomas Dolphyn with .xl. knyghtes newe bubbyd .ix. C. men of armys .xvM. of comyns ¶ In the fourth warde of yâ— batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordê Archbalde Douglas yâ— erle of Leneuax Alysander le Brus. yâ— erle of Fyff IohnÌ„ Canbell erle of Atheles Roberte Lawether wyllyam of Vypount wyllyam of ConstoÌ„ IohnÌ„ de Labels Groos de She renlaw IhonÌ„ de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray Ingram de Vmfteuille Patrykâ—de Poleâ—worthe Dauyd de wymes Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys Roger Mortimer with .xx. bachlers newe dubbyd .ix. C men of armys xviii M. iiii C. of comyns The Erle of Dunbar keper of yâ— castell of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys ¶ And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of yâ— forsayd towne of Berewyk with an C. men of armys And also the comyns of the towne with .iiii. C men of armys and with .viii. C of fote men ¶ The soÌ„me of therles lordes aboue sayd amounteth .lxvi. ¶ The soÌ„me of bachlers newe dubbyd amounteth to an C.lx. ¶ The soÌ„me of men of armys amounteth .iii. M.C. ¶ The soÌ„me of the comyns amounteth liii M. .iii. C The soÌ„me totalle of the people abouesayd a mounteth .lxv. M.vii C.xlv And thyse lx .vi. greate lordes ladde all the other greate lordes abouesayd in foure bataylles as it is tolde beforen all on fore and kynge Edwarde of Englonde and Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde hadde well appareylled they re folke in foure bataylles for too fyght on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes ¶ And the Englysshe mystrels blewe theyr truÌ„pets and theyr claryons and hydously ascryed the Scottes And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of price archers The which at that batayll shot arowes so fast so sore that yâ— Scottes myght not helpe themself And the◠〈◊〉 the Scottes thousandes vnto he grouÌ„de And they began for to flee fro the englysshmen for too saue theyr lyues And whane the Scottes knaues saw yâ— scomfyture the Scottes fall faste to yâ— grouÌ„de they pryckyd fast theyr maysters horse with yâ— sporys for to kepe theym from peryll sette theyr maysters at no force And whan thenglysshmen sawe yâ— they lept on theyr horses faste pursued the scottes all that abode they slewe downe ryghte ¶ There men myghte see the doughtynesse of yâ— noble kynge Edwarde of his men how manly they pursewed yâ— Scottes yâ— flow for drede And the remen myght see many a ScottysshmaÌ„ caste downe vnto yâ— grouÌ„de the baners dysplayed hackyd into peces many agode haberyoyne of stele in yâ— blode bath And many a tyme yâ— Scottes were gadred into companyes but euer more thei were dyscomfyted ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wolde that the Scottes had that daye nomore foyson ne myght ayenst the Englysshmen than .xx. shepe amonge .v. vulues And so were yâ— scottes dyscoÌ„fyted yet the scottes was wel v. men ayenst one Englysshman And yâ— batayll was done on Halidoune hyll be syde yâ— towne of Berwyk atte yâ— whiche batayll were slayne of the Scottes .xxxv tousande .vii. hundred and .xii. And of yâ— Englysshmen but only .xiii. And thys vyctory befell too the Englysshmen on saynt Margaretes euen yâ— holy vyrgyn martyr in the yere of oure lorde Iheâ—n Crist M.CCC.xxxii ¶ And while this doynge lastyd the Englyssh pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne euery man that he myght take without ony chalengynge of ony man And so after this gracyous vyctory the kyng tornyd hym agayne vnto the same syege of Berewyk ¶ And whanne they be syeged sawe and herde howe kynge Edwarde hadde spedde they yelded to him the towne with the castell on yâ— morow after saynt Margaretes daye ¶ And thenne the kynge dydde ordeyne syr Edwarde Bayllol with othere noble and worshypfull men too be kepets and gouernoures of all Scotlonde in his absence And hymselfe torned ayen and came into Englonde after this vyctorye with moche Ioy and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after that is for to saye in the yere of the Incaâ—acyon of oure lorde Ihesu Cryst M.CCC xxxiii And of kynge Edward .vii he wente ayen into Scotlonde in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scotlonde for hym and for hys men that were with hym he recouered and hadde ayenste the Scottes 〈◊〉 atte his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere syre Edwarde Baylloll kynge of Scotlonde helde his parlement in 〈◊〉 londe with many noble lordes of Englonde that were atte that same parlement bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scotlonde And helde alle of the same Bayllol ¶ And in the .viii. yere of hysregne abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edwarde Bayllol the ver 〈◊〉 and true kynge of Scotlonde as by herytage ryghte lyne made his homage feaute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for yâ— reame of Scotlond at new castell vpon Tyne in yâ— presence of many a worthy man and alsoo of comyns bothe of the reame of Englonde and also of Scotlonde ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne his homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of his regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond and there was faste by saynt Iohannes towne almoste all the wynter tyme And soo be helde hys Crysteman atte the castell of Rokesbourgh ¶ And in the same yere thrughe out all Englond abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ There arose suche
a spryngynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see alsoo of the fresshe ryuers and sprynges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennnys bestes and housys in many places and namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned fruytes dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynuaunce and abundauÌ„ce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse ot sauoure ¶ The x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kyng Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he yaue batayll and ouercame them and many he treatyd and bowed vntoo his peas thrughe his doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell â–ª then next folowynge was the erle of Moryf had taken at Edenburgh and brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii than next folowynge in the .xi. yere of his regne was seen and appyered in yâ— fyrmament a bemed sterre the whiche clerkes calle stella Cometa and that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of yâ— fyrmament ¶ where after anone there folowed in Englonde gode chepe and wonder greate plente of all chaffare vytaylles and marchaundyse and there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf nede of money ¶ In soo moche that a quartre of whete atte London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe at a noble and fyue gode douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deyed sir IohnÌ„ of Eltham erle of Cornewayle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyethe atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchie of the erldom of Cornewayle and alsoâ— of syxe othere erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chalenge of the kyngedome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC.xxxvii and of kynge towarde .xii. in the moneth of Marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in leÌ„ te tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erledome of Cornewayle a duchye lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle yâ— whiche duchye he gaf vnto Edward his hirste sone with the erldome of Chestre and also kynge Edwarde made at that same tyme syxe other erles that is for too saye syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre wyllyam of BoghuÌ„ erle of Northampton wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hugh of Aâ—dell erle of Gloucestre Robert of Vfforde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton erâ—e of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlement that no man sholde were no clothe that was wrought out of Englonde as clothe of goldene of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyn baudkynne none suche other ne none wylde ware nefurres of beyonde the see But suche as myght spende an hondred pounde of reÌ„te by yere But this ordynauÌ„ce and statute was but of lytyll effect for it was no thynge holden ¶ In the xiii yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see in to Braban with quene Philyp his wyf there berynge a chylde at And werpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate with the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englonde by ryght and by herytage after the dethe of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Germayne of quene Isalâ—â— kynge Edwardes moder the whiche was holden and occupied vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the emes sone of kynge Karoll yâ— whiche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all otherlongynge there to with all his men and goodes kynge Edwarde toâ—de redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after yâ— the kynge hasted hym ayen into Englonde left there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in yâ— .xiiii yere of his regne whan all yâ— lordes of his reame and other that oughten to be at his parlemeÌ„t were called assembled togyder in yâ— same parlement holden at London after yâ— feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchyng yâ— kyngdoÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce For whiche nedes to be spedde yâ— kynge axed yâ— fyfte parte of all the meuable goodes of Englonde yâ— mulles yâ— .ix. sheep of euery corne And all yâ— lordes of euery towne where suche thynges shold be taxyd gadryd sholde answer too the kynge therof had it and held it at his owne lust wyll wherfore yf I sholde knowleche the very trouthe the ynner loue of yâ— people was torned in too hate the comyn prayers into cursynge for cause that the comune people were so strongely greued ¶ Also the forsayd Phylyp Valoys of Frauce had gadred vnto him a greate hoste destroyed in his parties kyngdom many of the kynges frendes of Englonde with townes castels many other of theyr lordshyppes many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wherfore kyng Edward whaÌ„ he herde this tydynges strongly meued therwith and an angred sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other yâ— were his frendes gladynge them certefienge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the hast yâ— he myghte ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thynges yâ— hym neded to haue he weÌ„t ouer set ayen Of whose comynge yâ— quene all his frendes were wonder gladd and made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and helde ayenst hym made as moche sorowe ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrugh counseyll of his trewelyeges and counseyll of his lordes that there were present with hym write the kynge of Fraunces name toke medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englonde coÌ„maunded forth with his coyen of gold vnder discrypcyon writynge of yâ— name of Englonde of FrauÌ„ce to be made beste that myghte bee yâ— is too saye yâ— floreyne yâ— was callyd yâ— nobell pryce of .vi. shellyÌ„ge vii pens sterlynge yâ— halfe nobell yâ— valuc .iii. shellynge iiii pens yâ— farthâ—â—ges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde come vnto the scluys and dyscomfyted all the powere of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere afterâ—that is to saye the .xv. yere of his regne he commauÌ„ded lete wryte in his chartres wryttes and other letters the date of the regne of Fraunce the fyrst And wâ—yle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in Fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to all the prelates dukes erles barons and the noble lordes of the couâ—tre and also too dyuerse of the comune people dyuers lettres and mauÌ„dementes berynge date at Gandaut the .viii. daye of February And anone after within a lytyll tyme he came ayen into Englond with the quene her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle towarde Fraunce ayen manly fyersly he fell vpon Philyp of Valoys the whiche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hyÌ„ a
full loÌ„ge boystous meny of dyuers nacyons in yâ— hauen of Scluys and there they foughten togyder yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce he with their hostes fro myddaye to thre of yâ— clocke in the morne in the which batayll were slayne xxx thousande men of the kynges company of Fraunce and many shyppes and cogges were taken And so thrugh goddes helpe he had there yâ— uyctorye bere thens a gloryous chyualrye ¶ And in the same yere abowte saynt Iames tyde without the yates of saynt Omers robert of Arthoys with men of Englonde Flaundres faught ayenst the duke of Burgon the Frensshmen at whiche batayll were slayne take of yâ— Frensshmen xv barons .lxxx. knyghts shyppes barges were take vnto yâ— nombre of CC. .xxx. ¶ The â—ame yere yâ— kynge makynge abydynge vpon the sege of tornay yâ— erle of Henaude with Englysshe archers made assaute vnto yâ— towne of saynt Amande where they slewe â—knightes many other also destroyed the towne ¶ And in yâ— .xvi yere of his regne folowynge in yâ— wynter tyme the kynge dwelled stylle vpon the forsayd seyge sent oftyme into Englonde vnto his tre sorer other purueyours for golde and moneye yâ— sholde be sente vnto hym there in his nede but his proctours messyngers cursedly full clously serued hyÌ„ at his nede deceyued hym on whoo 's defaute latches the kynge toke trewes bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce And then kynge Edwarde full of shame and sorowe in his hert withdrew hyÌ„ fro the sege come into Brytayne there was so grete stryue of vatayll yâ— he loste many of his people And whaÌ„ he had done there that he come for he dressyd hyÌ„ ouer see into Englonde warde ¶ And as he saylled towarde Englonde in the hygh see the moost myshappes stormes and tempestes thondre and lyghtnynge felle to hym in the see the whiche was sayd that it was done and araysyd thrughe euyll spyrytees made by sorcery and nygromancye of theÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce wherfore the kynges herte was full of sorowe anguisshe wellyÌ„ge syghynge sayd vnto our lady in this wyse ¶ Oblessyd lady saynt Mary what is yâ— cause yâ— euer more goynge into FrauÌ„ce all thynges wethers fallen to me Ioyfull lykynge as I wolde haue them but alway tornynge into Englonde warde all thygê fallen vnprofytable and very harmfull neuersheles he scapyd all perylles of the see as god wolde came to the tour of London by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kynge helde his Crystmas at Meneres sent worde to the Scottes by hys messyngers yâ— he was redy and wolde do fyghte with theym but the Scottes wolde not abyde yâ— but fledde ouer the Scottes se hyd them as well as they might ¶ And in yâ— xvii yere of his regne about the feest of the CoÌ„uersyon of saynt poul kynge Edwarde whan he hadde ben in Scotlonde sawe yâ— the Scottes were fledde tho he come ayen into Englonde ¶ And a lytell before lent was the turnement at Dunstable to the whiche turnement come all the yonge bachelary and chyualry of Englonde with many other erles and lordes Atte the whiche turnement kynge Edwarde hymself was the re present ¶ And the next yere folowynge in the .xviii. yere of his regne atte his parlement holden at westmynster the auyzeme of Paske kynge Edward yâ— thirde made Edwarde his fyrste sone prynce of walys ¶ And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianyuer before leÌ„te the same kynge Edwarde let make full noblle Iustes grete feestes in the place of his byrthe at wyndesore yâ— there was neuer none suche seen therafore At whiche feest ryaltee were two kynges and two quenes yâ— prynce of walys the duke of Cornewayle .x. Erles .ix. Countesses barons and many burgeys the whyche myght not lyghtly be nombred and of dyuerse londes beyonde the see wereÌ„ many straungers And atte the same tyme whan yâ— Iustes were done kyng Edwarde made a grete souper in yâ— whiche he ordened began his rouÌ„de table ordened stedfasted the daye of the rounde table to be holden there at wyndesore in yâ— Wytsone weke euer more yerely And in this tyme Englysshmen so moche haunted and cleuyd to the woodnes foly of she straungers yâ— frome tyme of comynge of Henaudees .xviii. yere passed they ordeyned chaunged theym euery yere dyuerse shappes dysguysynge of clothynge of longe large and wyde clothes destitute dyserte frome all olde honest gode vsage And an other tyme shorte clothes strayt wastyd dagged kyt on euery syde slatered botomed with sleues tapytis of surcotes hodes ouer longe ouermoche hangynge yâ— yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke too tormentours deuyls in theyr clothyng shoynge other araye than to men the wymen more nycely yet passed yâ— meÌ„ in araye and curyouslyer for they were soo strayt clothed yâ— they lete hange foretayles sewed byneth within ther clothes for to fele and hyde theyr arses the whyche dysguysynges pryde parauenture afterwarde brought forth caused many mysshappes myscheyf in yâ— reame of Englond ¶ The .xx. yere of kynge Edwarde he went ouer into Brytayne Galcoyne in whos coÌ„pany wente the erle of warwyk yâ— erle of Suffolke the erle of Huntyngton the erle of Arundell many other lordes comune people in a greate multytude with a greate Nauye of CC. .xl. shyppes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges harmes too hym done by Philyp of Valoys kynge of FrauÌ„ce ayenste the trewes before honde grauÌ„tyd the whiche trewes he falsly vntrewely by cauelacoÌ„ns losed disquatte ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde saylled intoo Normandye and arryued at Hogges with a greate hoste IN yâ— .xxi. yere of his regne kyÌ„g edward thrugh couÌ„seyll of all yâ— grete lordes of Englonde callyd gadryd togider in his parlemeÌ„t at westmestre before Ester ordeyned hym for too passe ouer yâ— see agayne for to disease distroble the rebelles of Fraunce whan hys Nauye was come togyder made redyhe went with a greate host yâ— xii day of Iulii saylled into Normandye and arryued at hogges ¶ And whan he hadde rested hym there vi dayes for by cause or trauaylynge of the see and for to haue out all his men with all theyr necessaryes out of theyr shyppes he went toward Cadomun brennynge wastynge and destroyenge all the townes that he founde in his waye ¶ And the .xxvi. dayes of Iuly at the brydge of Cadony manly and nobly strengthed and defended 〈◊〉 normans he had there a stronge 〈◊〉 a longe durynge thrugh whiche a 〈◊〉 multytude of peoble were slayâ—e And there were taken of prysoners the erle of Ewe the lorde of Tankeruyll and aâ— hundred of other knyghtes and men of armes and .vi. hondred of footmen 〈◊〉 bred and the towne and the subbarbes vnto the bart
of the kynges ryght of Englonde yâ— he had to the reame of FrauÌ„ce yâ— he wolde be auenged with stronge honde the prelates peres myghty men of yâ— couÌ„tree consented well to hym Than syr Edward the prynce with a greate hoste gadred to hym the .vi. daye of Iuyll wente frome Burdeux goynge â—raueylynge bi many dyuerse couÌ„trees he toke many prysoners mo than .vi. thousand men of armes by the countre as he went toke yâ— towne of Remorantyn in Saloygne besyeged the castell .vi. dayes And at the vi dayes ende they yolde the castell vnto hym there was taken yâ— lorde of crowne sir Bursygaud many other knygheê and men of armes moo than .lxxx. And fro thens by Toren Peten faste by Chyneney his noble men yâ— were with hyÌ„ had a stronge batayll with Frensshemen an huÌ„dred of theyr meÌ„ of armes wereslayne yâ— erle of DauÌ„ce the stewarde of FrauÌ„ce were taken with an hoâ—â—dred men of armes In yâ— whiche yere yâ— xix daye of SepteÌ„bre fast by Peyâ—â—â— the same prynce with a thousande .ix. hondred men of armes and archers ordeined a batayll to kynge IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce comynge to the pryÌ„ce warde with .vii. M. chosen men of armes moche other people a greate nombre of the whiche were slayne the duke of Barbon the duke of Athenes many other noble meÌ„ of yâ— prynces men of armes a. M â–ª of other the trewe accompte rekenynge .viii. C And there the kynge of FrauÌ„ce was â—aken syr Philyp his yonger sonâ— many dukes noble men worthy 〈◊〉 men of armes aboute two 〈◊〉 so the vyctory fell there to the pryâ—â—â— to the people of Englonde by the graâ—â— of god And many â—â—at were taken prysoners were sette at theyr taunson and vpon theyr troush and knyghode were charged and hadde leue too go But the prynce toke with hym the kynge of Fraunce and Philyp his sone with all the reuerence that he myghte and went ayen to Burdeux with a gloryous vycâ—ory yâ— somme of the men that there were take prysoners and of theym that were 〈◊〉 the daye of batayll .iiii. M.iiii C.xl. and in the .xxxii. yere of kynge Edwarde the v. daye of May prynce Edwarde wyth kynge IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce and Philyp hâ—â— sone and many other worthy prysoners aryued gracyously in yâ— haue of 〈◊〉 the the .xxiiii. daye of yâ— same moâ—â—th aboute thre after none they came to LoÌ„don by London brydge so went forthe to the kynges palâ—â—s at westmynstre there came 〈◊〉 a multycude and presse of people abowee theym to behold and see that wonder and tyall syghte yâ— vnneth 〈◊〉 fro mydday syll nyght myght they â—ot come to westmyster And yâ— kynge â—â—raunson of Fraunce was 〈◊〉 set to thre myllyons of 〈◊〉 of whom two sholde be worth a nobell And ye shal vnderstande that a myllyon is a thousande thousande and after some men his raunson was set at thre thousande thousande floreyns and all is one effect and this same yere were made Iustê solempne in Smytfelde beynge present the kinge of Englonde yâ— kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Scotlonde many other worthy noble lordes ¶ The .xxxiii. yere of his regne yâ— same kynge Edwarde at wyndesore as well for loue of knyght hode as for his owne worshyp at reuerence of yâ— kynge of Fraunce of other lordes that were there at yâ— tyme he helde a wonder ryall costly feest of saynt George passyng ony that euer was holden afore wherfore yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce in scornynge sayd yâ— he sawe neuer ne herde suche a solempne festes ne ryaltes holden ne done with taylles withoute payenge of golde or syluer ¶ And in yâ— .xxxiiii. yere of his regne the .xiiii. kal of Iulii syre IohnÌ„ erle of Rychmond kynge Edwardes sone wedded dame Blaunche duke Henryes doughter of Lancastre cosyn to the same IohnÌ„ by dyspencyon of y◠〈◊〉 And ut the meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes at London thre dayes of rogatyons yâ— is for to saye yâ— Mayer of LondoÌ„ with his .xxiii. aldermen ayenst all that wolde come in whos name stede the kynge pryuely with his foure sones Edwarde Lyonell IohnÌ„ Edmonde and other .xix. greate lordes helden the felde with worshyp ¶ And this same yere as it was tolde and sayd of theym that saw it there come blood oute of the tombe of Thomas somtyme erle of Lancastre as freshe as that daye that he was done to dethe ¶ And in the same yere kyng Edwarde chose his sepulture and his lyggynge at westmestre fast by yâ— shryne of saynt Edwarde And anone after yâ— .xxvi daye of Octobre he went ouer see to Calays makynge protestacoÌ„n yâ— he wolde neuer come ayen into EngloÌ„de tyll he had full ended the warre bytwene FrauÌ„ce hym ¶ And so in yâ— .xxvi. yere of his regne in the wynter tyme kynge Edwarde was and trauaylled in the Ryne costes And abowte saynt Hyllarye tyde he departed his hoste and wente to Bourgon warde with whome than met peasybly the duke of Bourgon behyghtynge him lxx thousande floreyns that he shold spare his men his people yâ— kynge grauÌ„tyd at his requeste dwelled there vnto the .xvii. daye of Marche the which tyme come to kynges Edwardes cere that stronge theues were on the see vnder che erle of saynt Poule the .xv daye of Marche lyggynge a wayte vpon yâ— townes of Hastynge Rye and other places vyllages on the see cost hadden entred as enmyes into the towne of wynchelse and slewe all that euer withstode them and with sayd theyr comynge wherfore the kynge was gretly meued and wratthed and he torned ayen toward Parys and coÌ„maunded his hoste to dystroye sle all with strenth of swerde that he had before honde spared And yâ— .xii. daye of april the kynge come to Parys there departed his host in dyuers batayls with .iiii. C. knyghtes newe dubbyb on yâ— one syde of hyÌ„ And syr Henry duke of Lancastre vnder peas yâ— trewes went vnto yâ— yates of yâ— cyte proferynge to theÌ„ yâ— wolde abyde batayll in yâ— felde vnder suche coÌ„dycion yâ— yf yâ— kynge of EngloÌ„d were ouer comen there as god forbed it shold yâ— thaÌ„ he sholde neuer chalenge yâ— kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce And there he had of theym but short scornfull answere came tolde it to yâ— kynge his lordes what he hadde herde what they sayd And then went forth yâ— new kynghtes with many othere makynge assawte to yâ— cyte they dystroyed yâ— subbarbes of yâ— cyte And while al these thyÌ„ges were doyÌ„ge yâ— EnglysshmeÌ„ made theÌ„ redy for to be auenged vppon the shame and dyspyte that was done yâ— yere at wynchelle and ordeyned a nauye of .lxxx. shyppes of men of London and of other marchauntes and .xiii thousande men of armes and archers and went and serched and skuÌ„med yâ— see manly token and helde the yle of Caux wherfore the
the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas the accorde made bytwene the two kynkes and neuer for to do the contrary whan they hadde thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were coÌ„prehended into the notaryes And this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was greate brennynge of corne fruyte hey ¶ And in the same monethe the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne al moste lyke blode at Burgon a sanguine crosse from morne vnto pryme apcrid and was seen at Boloyn in the heyre yâ— whiche many men sawe after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in thesame tyme in Fraunce and Englonde many other londes as they that were in playne countrees and deserte baren witnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche went oute two hoostes of armed men And that one hooste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan batayll bytwene theym was begonne yâ— whyte ouercame the blacke yâ— anone after the blacke toke herte to theym ouer come yâ— white after yâ— they went ayen in to theyr castels than the castels all yâ— hoost vanysshed awaye ¶ And in this same yere was a greate an huge pestylence of people namely of men whos wyues as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge ther honoure worshyp coupled and maryed theym with them that were of lowe degre and lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of Lancastre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syre Thomas wyfe of Holonde the whiche was departed somtime and deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of dyuerse nasyons gadred togider of whome theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a people without ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And not alonge after there arose another company of dyuerse nacyons yâ— was called yâ— white coÌ„pany the which in yâ— partyes countrees of Lombardy did moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syre IohnÌ„ of Gaunt the sone of kynge Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of LaÌ„castre by reason and cause of his wyfe yâ— was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen of his fader and went theder ANd in the xxxvii yere of kynge Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Maryes daye about euensonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe with suche a fyersnes and strenth that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stronge places and all other strong werkes that stoden styll were shaken therwith that they ben yet and shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in yâ— haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongly lette and lefte vndoyÌ„ ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyhen dyd to kynge Edwarde his fader homage and feaute therof went ouer see into Gal coyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde made his sone Lyonell duke of Clarence lyr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in yâ— parleament yâ— men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche temporell lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere come in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to say the kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kynge of Cypres yâ— kynge of scotlonde bycause to bysyâ—â— for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after yâ— they had be here loÌ„ge ty me two of theÌ„ went home into theyr owne couÌ„tres yâ— kyngdoms but yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce thrugh grete sekenesse malady yâ— he had abode styll in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge and a grete frost yâ— lasted longe that is to saye fro saynt Andrewes tyâ— de to the .xiii. kal of Apryll yâ— the tylche sowynge of the erthe other suche feld werkes honde werkes were moche lette left vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erthe And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a greate dedely batayll bytwene syr IohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde duke of Brytayne syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to yâ— forsayd iyr IohnÌ„ thruh helpe socour of thenglysshmen And ther were taken many knyghtes squyres and other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymselfe with all yâ— stode about hym of thenglysshmeÌ„ were slayne but seuen And in this yere deyed at sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of Fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng Edwarde lete ordeyne and dydde in dyuers placê worshypfully to be done at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hyÌ„ worthely to be ledde with his owne costes erepences fro thens was broughte too FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde yâ— .vii. kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwardes sone yâ— whiche whan he was .vii. of aege he deyed And in yâ— same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saynt Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed the which kynge yuo somtyme kyng of Englonde of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxon that began to regne yâ— yere of oure lorde god .vi. hondred lxxix fyrste grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde therto be contynued ¶ And in this same yere ther fell so grete a rayne in hey tyme that it wasted destroyed both corn hey And there was suche a debate fyghtynge of sparowes by dyuerse places in these dayes that meÌ„ founde â—nnumerabled dede in the feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence that neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes that than lyued for men yâ— went to bedde hole and in good poynt so deynly they deyed ¶ Also yâ— tyme a seke nes yâ— men calle yâ— pockes slewe both meÌ„ and women thrughe theyr enfectynge ¶ And in the .xli. yere of kynge Edwarde was borne at Burdeux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde of Englonde the whiche Rycharde kynge Ry charde of Amory can heueden at yâ— tount stone after whome he was called Rycharde And this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed and kynge Edward also he was crowned kynge of Englon de the .xi. yere of his aege thrughe ryghte lyne and herytage and also by the comune assent and desyre
of the comynalte of the reame ¶ About this tyme at kynge Edwardes coÌ„maundement of Englonde whan all the castels and townes were yolden too hym yâ— longe were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a greate coÌ„pany assembled to gyder syre Bartram Claykyn a nobled knyght and a good warryour went and purposed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdom with helpe of the moost partye of the forsayd grete company trnstynge also vpon helpe fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it come to his ceres yâ— the same Pers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Pers smyten with drede of this tydynge fled into Gascoyne to pryÌ„ce Edward for to haue socoure of hym And whan he was fled out of Spayne Henry his broder yâ— was a bastarde by assent of yâ— moost party of Spayne thrugh help of that ferefull coÌ„pany yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned kyÌ„ge of spayne yâ— noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pani was rekened set at the noÌ„bre of .xl. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there come a grete coÌ„pany a nauye of yâ— Danes gadred them togyder in the North see purposyng theÌ„ to come into Englonde to reue and too robbe and also to sle with whome they couÌ„tred mette in the se. maryners and other gode fyghtynge men of yâ— countre dysperpled theym And they ashamyd went home ayen in too theyr owne couÌ„tree But amonge the other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of their nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drenched In the whiche yâ— Stewarde other worthy greate men of Denmarke were ta taken prysoners the kynge of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyll prysoned them yâ— whiche lordes yâ— Danes afterwarde sought them all about for to haue had theÌ„ ayen with theyr goodes yâ— they had loste and they not well apayed ne pleased of the answer yâ— they had they torned homewardes ayen leuyÌ„ge behynde theÌ„ in ther Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes on walles yet shall Danes wast the wanes Thenne happed there an Englyssh writer wrote ayenst yâ— Dane in this manere here shall Danes fette theyr banys ¶ And in this tyme Pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is too saye the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed couÌ„seyll and helpe of syr Edwarde the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vnderstandynge ther artycles and desyre that he was requyred of of tho kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay contrary to theÌ„ But netheles he was agast lest it sholde be oni preiudice ayenst yâ— pope longe tyme taryed theÌ„ or that he wolde grauÌ„t or consente therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyll auysement with good delyberatyon of kyng Edwarde his fader But whan they were with hym euery daye contynually be sechynge of many noble men requyred spoken to with many prayers sente made bytwene theÌ„ than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader both vy coÌ„playnyng letters also by confortable conteynyÌ„ge all theyr suggestyous causes with all yâ— other kyngê epystles letters for to haue conforte helpe of yâ— wronges not only done to yâ— kynge of Spayn but also for suche thyngê as myght fall to other kyngê Also yf it were not yâ— soner holpeÌ„ amended thrughe yâ— dome helpe of knyghthode to them yâ— it asked desired ¶ The whiche letter whan the kynge his wyse couÌ„seyll had seen suche a kyng spoylynge robbynge with moche merueyll And sent ayen comfortable letters to prynce Edwarde his sone to yâ— other kyngê warned them for to arme them ordeyne theym ayenst that mysdoer to withstande them by yâ— helpe of god yâ— were suche enmyes to kynges whan this noble prynce had receyued this letters hymself with that other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyll called 〈◊〉 he wolde vndertake the quard he bouÌ„d knytte sore yâ— kynge yâ— was deposed 〈◊〉 a greate o the that is to saye yâ— besholde euer after mayntene y◠〈…〉 and fayth of holy chirche and also with all theyr mynystreo ryghtes 〈…〉 defende frome all theyr cum 〈…〉 And all yâ— were therâ— ayenst â—â—â—ly to punysshe destroble 〈…〉 lybertees preuyleges of holy 〈…〉 creace mayntene 〈…〉 yâ— were wrongfully taken with 〈◊〉 boren a waye by hym or by ouâ— other by cause of hym hastely to 〈…〉 dryue and put out saras◠〈…〉 mysbyleued people our oâ— his 〈◊〉 with all his streÌ„gth and his poâ—er and suffre ne admitte none suche for no manere thynge ne cause too dwelle 〈◊〉 And that whan he had taken a 〈◊〉 woman he sholde neuer come in to nonâ— other womans bedde ne none other mâ—nes wyfe too defoyle ¶ All thyse foâ— sayd thynges trewely for toâ— kepe con tynue fulfyll as all his lyfe câ—me be was bouÌ„deÌ„ by other afore notarâ—â—s in presence wytnesse of tho kynges with other prynces ¶ And thanne that graâ—â—ous prynces Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kynge that was deposed and behyght hym with the grace of almyghty god to restoe hyÌ„ ayen to bys kyngdom lete ordeyne gadre â—â—gyd forthwith in all haste his many with meÌ„ of armes for to warre and fyght in hys forsayd cause ¶ And in this same yere vpon the sande of yâ— Scottes see yâ— many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of yâ— which yâ— one come out of yâ— southe yâ— other out of the north cruelly strongly they foughte togyder wrastled togyder yâ— southe Egle fyrst ouercome yâ— north egle all to rente hym with his bylle his clawes that he sholde not reste ne take no brethe and after yâ— south egle fleyth home to his owne costes ¶ And anone after there folowed was leen in yâ— morne after yâ— son rysynge after in yâ— last daye of Octobre sauynge one many sterres gadred togyder on an hepe felle downe to yâ— erthe le uynge behynde theÌ„ fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge whos flaÌ„mes brent coÌ„ sumed mens clothes mens heer walkyÌ„ge on yâ— erth as it was sene yâ— knowen of many a man ¶ And yet yâ— northern wyÌ„de yâ— is euer redy destyrnate to all ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue thre dayes after lost greate good withoute nombre ¶ And in this same dayes there felle come also such lyghtnyng thondre snow â—â—yll yâ— if wasted destroyed men bestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers that was bytwene prynce Edward syr Henry bastard of SpayÌ„ IN yâ— yere of our lord a M.CCC lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll and a greate in a large felde called Pryazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry yâ— bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory
fell to prynce Edwarde by the grace of god ¶ And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr IohnÌ„ duke of Lancastre his broder other worthy men of armes about yâ— noÌ„ bre of .xxx. thousande ¶ And the kynge of Spayne had on his syde men of dynero nacyons to the nombre of an hondred thousande mo wherfore yâ— shar penesse and fyersnesse of his aduersary with his full boystous greate strenthe made and dryue the ryghtfulle partye a backe a greate waye but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passynge ony mannes strenthe that greate hooste was dysparpled myghtfully by the noble duke of Lancastre and his hoost or that prynce Edward came nyghe hym And whaÌ„ Henry bastarde sawe that he torned with his men in so greate hast and strenthe for to flee that a greate company of theÌ„ in the forsayd floode and of the brydge therof fellen downe and perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene syr Bartram Cleykyn yâ— was cheyf maker causer of the warre also cheyftayne of the vauÌ„twarde of yâ— batayll with many other greate lordes and kuyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whom two hondred were of FrauÌ„ce many al so of scotlonde and there were felled in the felde on our enmyes syde of lordes knyghtes with other meyn people to the nombre of .vi. thousande and moo and of Englysshmen but a fewe And after this the noble prynce Edwarde restored the same Peers to his kyngdom ayen yâ— whiche Peers afterwarde thrugh trechery and falsenes of the forsayd basterd of Spayne as he satte at his mete he was strangled and deyed But after this vyctorye many noble men of Englonde also hardy in Spayne thrughe the flyx and dyuers other sekenesses toke theyr dethe ¶ And also in the same yere in yâ— Marche was seen stella Cometa bytwene the north costes yâ— west whos bemes stretched towarde FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the next yere folowynge of kynge Edwardê regne .xliii. in Apryll syre Lyonell kynge Edwardes sone that was duke of Cla rence wente towarde Melayne wyth a chosen meyne of the gentyls of Englonde for to wedde Galoys doughter haue hyr to his wyf by whome he sholde haue halfe yâ— lordshyp of Melayne but after yâ— they were soleÌ„ply wedded about yâ— Natyuyte of our lady yâ— same duke of Melai ne deyed And in yâ— same yere yâ— Frensshe men brake yâ— peas yâ— trewes rydyng on yâ— kyngê grouÌ„de lordshyp of EngloÌ„de in yâ— shyre couÌ„tre of PouÌ„tyfe tokeÌ„ helde castell townes bere yâ— Englyssh men on honde falsly subtyll yâ— they were cause of brekyÌ„ge of trewes and in this same yere deyed yâ— duches of Lancastre is buryed worshypfully in saynt Poules chirche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of kynge Edwardes regne was yâ— grettest pestyleÌ„ce of men of grete bestes by yâ— grete fallynge of waters that felle at that tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshell of whete was solde for .xl. pens And in this same yere about yâ— last ende of Maykyng Edwarde helde tho his parlement at westmyster in which parlement was treated spoken of yâ— o the trewes that was borken bytwene hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce how he myght best be auenged vpon his wronge ¶ In this same yere in yâ— AssuÌ„pcyon of our lady deyed quene Philyp of Englonde a full noble gode lady at westmyster full worshypfully is buryed entered And about mydsomer yâ— duke of Lancastre the erle of Herforde with a grete coÌ„pany of knyghtes went into FrauÌ„ce where as they gate them but lytell worshyp name for there was a greate hooste of yâ— Frensshmen vpon Calkhull brydge an other hoste of Englysshmen fast by yâ— same brydge yâ— longe tyme had lyued there And maniworthy greate men of Englond ordei ned yaf couÌ„seyll for to fyght yaf batayll to yâ— Frensshmen but yâ— forsayd lordes wolde not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ And anone after it happe ned yâ— the erle of warwyk come thyderwarde for to warre whan yâ— Frensshe men herde of his comynge or yâ— he came fully to londe they left theyr senses pauylyons with all theyr vytayls sled weÌ„t awaye pryuely And whan yâ— erle was comen to londe with his men he went in all hast towarde Normandye deshored yâ— I le of Caur with strenth of swerde thrughe fyre But alas in his reformynge to Englonde warde home ayen at Calays he was taken with sykenes of pestylence deyed not leuynge behynde hyÌ„ after hys dayes so noble a knyght of armes ¶ In which tyme regned warted yâ— noble knyght syr IohnÌ„â—â—â—wkewod yâ— was an Englysshman borne hauynge 〈…〉 at his gouernauÌ„ce yâ— whyte coÌ„pany 〈…〉 forsayd yâ— whiche o tyme ayenst 〈◊〉 â—â—â—che an other tyme ayenst lord 〈◊〉 ordeyned grete batayls there in 〈◊〉 me couÌ„tree he dydde many merueylleuâ— thynges ¶ And about y◠〈…〉 of saynt Poule yâ— kyng whan he had ended done yâ— entrynge crequyes with â—â—â—te costes ryaltees aboute yâ— scpuleâ—â—e buryenge of quence Phylip his wife 〈◊〉 helde a parlement at westmyster 〈◊〉 â—â—â—che parlemÌ„t was ared of yâ— clergre 〈◊〉 yeres dyme that is for to saye a greedy me to be payed thre yere durynge And the clargye put it of and wolde not 〈◊〉 it vnto Ester next comynge 〈◊〉 they graunted well that in thre 〈…〉 certayne termes yâ— dyme sholde be 〈◊〉 also of the lay fee was a thre yere 〈◊〉 graunted to the kynge ¶ How sir Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of yâ— teame went ouer sent to FrauÌ„ce of theyr gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edwarde in yâ— begyunynge kynge Edwarde with vnwyse couÌ„seyll and vndyscrete borowed a greate soÌ„me of golde of yâ— prelaces marchauÌ„tes other tyche men of his reame saynge yâ— it sholde be spended in defendynge of holy chirche of his reame Netheles it profyted nothyÌ„ge wherfore aboute mydsomer after he made a grete host of yâ— worthyest men of his reame Amonges whome weresome lordê that is for to say yâ— lorde Fytzwater yâ— lorde grauÌ„son other worthy knightê of which knyghê yâ— kygne ordeyned syr Robert Knolles a proued knyzt a well assayd in dedes of armes for to be gouernour yâ— thrugh his couÌ„seyl gouernaunce all thyÌ„ge sholde be gouerned dressed And whan they come into FrauÌ„ce as longe as they dwelled helde them hole togyder yâ— Frensshmen durst not fall vppon theÌ„ And at the laste about the begyÌ„ nynge of wynter for enuye couetyse yâ— was amonge them also dyscorde they sondred parted theÌ„ into dyuerse coÌ„panyes vnwysely folely But syr Robert Knolles his men went keped theym sauf within a castell in Brytayne And whan yâ— Frensshmen sawe that ouer men felaushyp were deuyded into dyuerse
a certayne tyme vpon yâ— see costes abydynge after a good wynde for them yet come it not So at yâ— last he come thens with his meÌ„ to lond warde ayen anone as he was a londe yâ— wynde began for to torne was in an other cost than he was afore ¶ How yâ— duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost went into FlauÌ„dres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all fraunce tyll he come vnto Burdeux SOane after in the .xlviii. yere of the regne of kynge Edwarde the duke of Lancastre with a greate power went into FlauÌ„dres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all FrauÌ„ce til he come vnto Burdeux without ony maner withstandynge of yâ— Frensshmen he dyd them but lytell harme sauf he toke raâ—â—oned many places townes many men lette theym go after frely The same yere yâ— kynge set certayne ambassatours to yâ— pope prayenge hym yâ— he sholde leue of medle not in his court of the kepynge reseruacyons of benefycê in Englonde that tho yâ— were thoseÌ„ to bysshoppê sees dygnetees frely with ful myght Ioy haue be confermed to yâ— same of theyr metropolytans Archbysshops as they were wonte to be of olde tyme Of these poyntes of other touchyÌ„ge the kynge and his reame whan they had theyr answer of yâ— pope the pope enioyned them yâ— they sholde certefy hym a yen by theyr letter of the kynges wyll of his reame or they determyned oughte of the forsayd artycles ¶ In this same yere deyed IohnÌ„ the Archebysshop of yorke IohnÌ„ bysshop of Ely wyllyam bysshop of worcestre In whos stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctoryte of yâ— pope mayster Alexander Neuyll to yâ— Archbysshopryche of yorke Thomas of AruÌ„dell to the bysshopryche of Ely and syr Henry wakfelde to the bysshopriche of worcestre In the whiche tyme it was ordeyned in the parlement yâ— all Cathedrall chirches sholde Ioy haue theyr eleccoÌ„ns hole that the kynge fro yâ— tyme afterwarde sholde not wrytte ayenst them yâ— were chosen but rather helpe them by his letters to theyr confirmacoÌ„n thys statute dyd moche profyte ¶ And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„ted to the kyng a dyme of the clergye a .xv. of lay fee. ¶ In the .xlix. of yâ— regue of kynge Edwarde deyed mayster wyllyam wytlesey Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury the monkes of the same chirche asked desyred a Cardynall of EngloÌ„de to be Archbysshop therfore yâ— kynge was agreued ment purposed to haue exyled yâ— monkes of yâ— same And they spended moche good or they myghte haue the kynges grace ayen and his loue but yet wolde yâ— kynge not consente ne graunte to theyr eleccyon of the Cardynalle ne of the pope alsoo ne hys Cardynales ¶ And atte the begynnynge of Auguste it was treated and spoken atte Bruges of certayne poyntes and artycles hangynge bytwene the pope and the kynge of Englonde and this treates lasted almooste tho yere And at the laste it was accorded bytwene theym that the pope fro that tyme forth sholde not vse ne dele with the reseruacoÌ„ns of benefyces in Englonde and that the kynge sholde not grauÌ„e ne lette no benefytê by his wrytte that is called Quare impedit But as touchynge the eleccyon aboue sayd there was no thynge touched ne done And that was wyted and putte vpon certayne clerkes the whiche rather supposed and hoped to be auauÌ„ced and promoted to bysshopryches whiche they desyred and coueyted by the court of Rome rather than by ony other eleccyons ¶ This same yere about Candelmasse there mette togyde atte Bruges many noble worthy men of bothe sydes and reames to trete of peas bytwene tho two kynges And this tretê lasted two yere with grete tostes large expenses of both partyes And at the last they went departed thens without ony accorde or effecte The next yere after yâ— .l. yere of kyng edward yâ— .iiii. NonÌ„ of May beyng yet voyde vacauÌ„t that Archbysshopryche of CauÌ„terbury mayster Symonde sudbery bysshop of LondoÌ„ was made Archbysshop mayster wyllyam courteney yâ— was bysshop of Herford was thaÌ„ made bysshop of London yâ— bysshop of Bangor was made bysshop of Herforde ¶ And thys same tyme in a certayne treates spekyÌ„ge of peas trewes was takeÌ„ bytwene theÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce Englonde fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayen an hole yere about yâ— begyÌ„nynge of Apryll yâ— duke of Brytayne with many erles barons and worthy lordes men of Englond went ouer see into Brytayne where he hathe had all his luste desyre puropse ne had the forsayd trewes bt so sone taken the whiche letted theÌ„ ¶ This same tyme yâ— I le of Constantyne where yâ— the castel of saynt Saueour is in yâ— longe tyme was foughten at besyeged of yâ— FrensshmeÌ„ than yelde to yâ— Frensshmen with all the apportenauÌ„ces into grete harme hyndryÌ„ge of yâ— reame of Englonde And this same yere there were so grete so passynge hetes therwith all a greate pestylence in Englonde in other dyuerse partyes of yâ— worlde yâ— it destroyed slewe vyolently strongly both men wymen without noÌ„bre This same yere deyed sir Edwarde yâ— lorde spencer a worthy knyght abolde in yâ— mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed And lastynge this pestilence yâ— pope at yâ— instauÌ„ce and prayer of an Englysshe Cardynale graunted to all people yâ— deyed in Englond yâ— weresory repentauÌ„te for theyr synnes and also shryuen full remyssyon by two bulles vnder lede .vi. monethes than next to laste ¶ In this same yere the erle of Penbroke was taken and casâ—â—oned by Bartram Claykyn bytwene Patys Calays as he come towarde EngloÌ„de vpon saynt Atheldredes daye yâ— whiche saynt as it was sayd yâ— erle oftentymes had offended within a lytyll while after he deyed ¶ And in Nouembre nexte after there mette at Bruges the duke of Lancastre and the duke of Angoy with many other lordes and prelates of bothe reames for to treate of peas ¶ Of the dethe of prynce Edward and of the lorde Latymer and dame â—â—â—â—peres thrugh whome and hyr maynte ners the reame many a daye was 〈◊〉 gouerned ' NOt longe after the .li. yere of â—â—â—ge Edward regne he 〈…〉 ne holde at westmyster yâ— greetest â—â—â—ment yâ— was seen many 〈…〉 yâ— whiche parlement he asked of â—â—â—â—naite of yâ— reame as he had done 〈◊〉 fendynge of hym of his reame 〈◊〉 comunes answerd yâ— they were so oft 〈◊〉 by daye greued charged with so many talages subsydyes yâ— they myght noâ—â—ger suffre no suche buâ—chons charges that they knewe and wyst wel ynough yâ— the kynge had ynoughe for sauynge of hym and of his reame of the reame were well and truely gouerned but that it had be so longe euyll gouerned by ylle of fycers that the reame myght nother he plenteuous of chaffre marchauÌ„dyse ne also with rychesse And in these thynges they profred
he was meke benygne homely 〈◊〉 soft to all men as well to strauÌ„gers as 〈◊〉 his owne subgettes to other were vnder his gouernauÌ„ce He was deud outeâ—â—â—ly both to god holy chirche for he worshypped holpe mayntened holy 〈◊〉 theyr mynystres with all maner 〈…〉 he was treatable well auyled â—â—â—porall worldly nedes wyse in couÌ„seâ—ll dyscrete and meke to speke with 〈◊〉 dedes and maners gentyll and wel â—â—â—â—ght hauynge pyte of them that were in dysease plenteuous in geuynge 〈◊〉 benefaytes almoses besy curyous in burldynge lyghtly he bare suffred wâ—enges and harmes and whan be was gruoÌ„ to ony occupacyon he lefte all other thyÌ„ge for the tyme and tended therto semely of bodye and a meyne stature hauyn ge alwaye to hyghe and to lowe a goode chere And there sproÌ„ge shone so moch grace of hyÌ„ yâ— what man had behold his face or had dremed of hyÌ„ he hoped yâ— day yâ— all thynge sholde hap to hym Ioyfull and lykynge And he gouerned his kyÌ„gedome gloryously vnto his aege he was large in geuyng and wyse in spences he was fulfylled with all honeste of goode maners and vertues vnder whome to lyue it was as for to regne wherfore his fader and his loos spronge so ferre that it came into hethenes Barbary shewynge and tellynge his worthynes maÌ„ hode in all londes and that no londe vnder heuen had brought forth soo noble a kynge so gentyll so blessyd or myghte reyse suche an other whan he was dede Neuertheles lechery and meuynge of his flesshe hauntyd hym in his aege wherfore the rather as it is to suppose for vnmesurable fulfyllynge of his luste his lyfe shorted the soner ¶ And here of take good hede lyke as his dedys bereth wytnesse for as in his begynnynge all thynges were Ioyfull lykynge to hym to all people And in his myddell aege he passed all people in hygh Ioy worshyp and blessydnes Ryght so whan he drew into age drawynge donwarde thrugh le chery and other synnes lytell and lytell all tho Ioyfull and blessyd thynges and prosperyte decreased mysshapped and vnfortunate thynges and vnprofytable harmes with many euyls began for to sprynge and the more harme is it contynued longe tyme after CLemens that .vi. was pope after Benedict .x. yere this man in name and dede was vertuous and many thyÌ„ges that Benedict was rygous in he made easy and certayn that he depryued he restored and yâ— rygousenes of the fayth of Benedict was laudable But moche more laudable was yâ— mekenesse of Clement This man was a noble prechour and many sermons he gadred and lete no man passe frome hym but he gaaf hyÌ„ good couÌ„seyll dessessyd a blessyd man ¶ Karolus the .iiii. was Emperour after Lodewyk .xxxi. yere This man was kynge of Beme a wyse man and a myghty And this man was chosen Emperour by the commaundement of ClemeÌ„s Lodewyk beynge a lyue in his contemacy and bycause he asked mekely the popes blessyng and to be crowned of hym as other goode kynges dyde therfore he was protected of god and preueyled ouer all his enmyes And many fauourable lawes he made to spyrytuall men yâ— whiche yet are called Karolma at the last he decessed a ryche man in vertu goodes ¶ Innocentiê° the .vi. was pope after clement .x. yere and he was a grete louer of relygyous men and he founded a monestery in Fraunce of the ordre of Cartusyens and was a greate canonyst ¶ Vrbanus the .v. was pope after Innocent this man was abbot of Myssolens of the ordre of saynt Benet a doctour and is taken for a saynt he made the crosse to be preched ayenst the Turkes and he made a passage to the Turkes And to hyÌ„ saynt Brygyt was sent frome Crist for the confyrmacyon of theyr rule thanÌ„e he was poysened and decessyd ¶ Gregory the .ix. was pope after hym .viii. yere This Gregory dyd lytell And after hyÌ„ folowed the trybulacyon the which our lorde shewed to saynt Brygyt for yâ— sinne of the clargye ¶ Venselaus sone too Kacolus aforsayd was Emperour .xiiii yere And he was a chylde and was chosen whan his fader was on lyue but he toke no kepe of th empyre and whan he was warned many tymes for to take hede vnto it and wolde not he was deposed For he gaaf all his delyte and luste to lechery and his ende was without honoure for he went gretely frome the maners and the vertues of his noble fader And he was crowned with themperyall dyademe and the wysdome of his fader passed into Sygysmonde his brother as after it shall appyrel ¶ Vrbanus was pope after Gregorye .vi. yere this Vrba ne was chosen in the cyte of Rome by yâ— strenth of the Romayns but the Cardynals dyd that for drede and not wyllyÌ„gly wherfore they fledde vnto the Cyte of Fâ—ndoâ—â— And they sayd that he was not pope and chose in his place syre Robert of Gebennys the same yere the whiche was called Clement yâ— .vii. ¶ Nota. And here began the .xii. stryfe in the chirche And it was more worse than euer was ony other before for it was so subtyll yâ— the wysest men that were and the best of conscyence coude not deserne with who me it was best to saye and to holde And this stryfe dured .xl. yere with a greate sclauÌ„dre vnto all the clergye and greate peryll vnto mennys soules for heresyes and other euyll thynges yâ— whiche were brought in than In so moch yâ— ther was no doctryne in yâ— chirche for mysdoynge And therfore frome this Vrbant the .vi vnto Martyne I knowe not whoo was pope ¶ The fest of yâ— vysytacyon of our lady was ordeyned by Vrbane yâ— .vi. aft the fourme of yâ— sacramente of yâ— awter for a peas an vnyte to be had amonge them thrugh the merytees of our blessyd lady ¶ Bonefactus the .ix. was pope after Vrbane .xv. yere ¶ This Boneface was chosen at Rome in yâ— stede of Vrbane the stryfe contynued For Benedictus was chosen in Auynyon in the place of Clement was called Petrus de luna he dured to the couÌ„seyll of Constantynus then he wolde not obaye but euer abode obstynate And at yâ— last he decessed in yâ— kyngdome of Aragon And he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his Cardynals to chese an other pope yâ— whiche they dyd anone And they sette vp an ydoll named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ M.CCClxxx ¶ And after kynge Edwarde the thyrd that was borne in Wyndesore regned Rycharde of Burdeux that was pryme Edwardes some of wales yâ— whiche part Edwarde was kynge Edwarde sone ANd after the gode kynge Edwarde the thyrde that was borne at wyndesore regned Rycharde the seconde that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of wales the whiche kynge Rycharde was borne in yâ— cyte of Burdeux in Gascoyne and was crowned at westmynster in the .xi. yere of his
aege And in the seconde yere of his regne for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Latymer and syr Rauf Feryers knyghte that was ayenst Hawell and Shakell squyres for yâ— prysoner that was take in spayne by these two squyres the whiche prysoner the lord Latymer and syr Raâ—fe Feryers wolde haue hadde the whyche prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they toke in yâ— batayll of Spayne wherfore these two lordes come into the chirche at westmyster and they founde this one squyre too herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne and there they slew hym the whiche was called Hawell ¶ And Skakell was arested put in to the Towre of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not delâ—â—uer the Erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Burbyll conestable of the Tower and by Synt Raufe Feryers one of his aduersaryes tylle the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kynge Rycharde came the Galays of FrauÌ„ce into Englonde vnto dyuerse portes and brente and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that is to saye atte wynchelsee Rye and Hastynge Portysmouthe and. Hampton Stormore and Granes ende and they dydde moche harme and wente home ayen ¶ And in this same yere was a parleamente holden at westmynster And atte that same parleament was ordeyned yâ— euery man womaÌ„ chylde that were at yâ— aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrughe out all the reame pore folke and other sholde paye to the talage foure pens wherfore came and be felle afterwarde greate myscheyf moche dysease to all the comynalte of there me ¶ And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme the whiche tyme they called yâ— hurlynge tyme. ¶ And they of Kente and of Estsex made them two cheyf tayns for to rule and for to gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex That one was called Iacke strawe and that other Watte Tyler and they come and assembled theym vppon blacke heth in Kent And on Corpê° christi daye after they camen downe into Southwerke and braken vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bynche and the marchelsee and delyuerde out all the prysoners And so the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the peple and slewe all the alyens that they myght fynde in the cyte and about the cyte and dyspoyled all theyr godes and made auowe And on the frydaye nexte folowenge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the Toure of LoÌ„don and the kynge beynge therin they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury syr Symonde Sudbery and ser Robert halys hospyteler pryoure and mayster of syant Iohans houseâ—â— a whyte frere that was confessoure vnto kynge Rycharde and brought theê vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne into London and slewe moche people of the Cyte ¶ And thenne they wente vntoo the dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured and destroyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde bare them awaye and than they brente vp the place And than afterward they went to saynt IohnÌ„ with out smythfelde destroyed the godes there and brent vp that hous to the harde grounde and wente too westmynster and saynt Martyns the graunte made theym go out of the senewary all that were within for ony manere of gylthe And than come vnto the Temple and to all other Innes of men of lawe and dyspoyle them and robbe theym of theyr godes and also toke theyr bokes of lawe thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate drofe oute all the prysoners felons and other and of bothe countrees and all the people yâ— were within theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters And thus they coÌ„tynued both saterdaye and sondaye vnto the mondaye next after in all theyr malyce and wyckydnes ¶ And than on moÌ„daye kynge Rycharde with his lordes that were with hym that tyme and with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth yâ— that was that tyme come with the aldermen and the comunes of the cyte they come into Southwerke too here and too knowe the entencyon of these rebelles mysgouerned people And this Iacke strawe made thanne a crye in the felde that all the people of accorde tholde come nerer and here his claymours his crye and his wyl And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen with the comynaltee hauynge in dygnacoÌ„n of his couetyse falsnes his foule presumpcyon Anone wyllyam walworth that tyme beyÌ„ge mayer drewe out his knyfe slew iacke straw anone ryght smote of his hede set it vpon a spere so it was borne thrugh Lendon set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned pewere vanysshed as it had not be they then yâ— kynge of his grete godenesse by prayer of his lordes made there .vi knyghtê of good worthy men of yâ— cyte of London that is to saye wyllyam walworthe that at tyme mayer slew iacke straw and the seconde was Nycholas â—rembre and the thyrde IohnÌ„ Phylipâ—t the fourth Nycholas twyforde and yâ— fifte Roberte laundes and the syxte Roberte 〈…〉 yâ— kynge with his 〈…〉 ayeâ— too the 〈…〉 there be tested by 〈…〉 and set ◠〈…〉 And â—han by process of 〈◊〉 as they myght to be 〈◊〉 these rebelles 〈◊〉 they 〈◊〉 vpon the next 〈◊〉 throgh out euery lord shyn in y◠〈◊〉 of EngloÌ„de by .xi. by xxx by .x. â— by xii euer as they myght be goâ—â—â— taken in any partes ¶ And in the v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was yâ— grete erthe make was generall thrughe oute the worlde the wenesdaye after wyâ—â—ondaye in the yere of oure lorde M. CCC.lxxxxi wherfore all maner peple were sore agast and aferde longe tyme for drede of vengraunge that our lorde shewed and dyd ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Rycharde thenn syr Henrye spenser bysshop of Norwiche went with a greate company ouer se into FlauÌ„dres and there they gete the towne of Graueuynge the towne of burbrughe Dunberk Newport and there they laded fraughted .li. shyppes with pelage for to haue comen in to Englonde with these shyppes and goodes And the bysshop of Norwyche and his counseyll lete brenne these shyppes with all the pelage in the same hauen all into harde asshes and at Dunkerk was done a greate batayl bytwene the Flemyngê the Englysshmen And at yâ— batayll were slayne a grete and tytâ—ge of the Flemynges a greate nombre And than wente the bysshop with his reteme to yâ—ers besyeged it a longe tyme 〈◊〉 it myght not be gotten so left that syege and come ayen into Englonde too our Englysshmen were souly destroyed many deyed on
yâ— flyr and in the yere come euerie Anne into EngloÌ„de 〈◊〉 to be spoused to kynge Rycharde hir â—â—der was Emperour of Almaynt kynge of 〈◊〉 with hir 〈…〉 be of 〈…〉 and many other worthy 〈◊〉 knyghtes of hys 〈◊〉 of Beme and of other duche tonges to do hyr reuerence worshyp And syr Symonde veuerle a worthy knyght of yâ— garter and other knyghtes and squyres that were the kynges embassatoureâ— brought hyr in to Englonde and so forth to London And the people of yâ— cyte that is to saye the mayer the aldermen and all comynes roden ayenste hyr to welcome hyr and euery man in goode araye and euery craft with his mynstralsye in the best maner wyse and mette with hyr on the blacke hethe in Kent and so brought hyr vnto London thrugh the cyte and so forth vnto westmynster vnto the kynges palays And there she was spoused vnto kynge Rycharde well and worthely in the abbaye of westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde And all hyr frendes that came with hyr had den grete gyftes were well cherysshed refresshed as longe tyme as they abode there ¶ And in this same yere ther was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmynster for certayn poyntes of treason bytwene syr IohnÌ„ Ansley knyght defendaunt and Carton squyre the appellaunt But this syr IohnÌ„ of Ansley ouer came this Carton and made hym to yelde hym within yâ— lystes And anone was this Carton dyspoyled of his harneys drawen out of the lystes and so forth vnto Tyburne and there he was hanged for his falsnesse ¶ And in the .viii. yere of the regne of kynge Rycharde the seconde syre Edmonde of Langley the. Erle of Cambrydge kynge Rychardes vncler wente in too Portyngale wyth a fayr companye of men of armes and archers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale ayenst yâ— kynge of spayne his power and there the kynge of Portyngale had the vyctory of his enemyes thrughe helpe and comforthe of oure Englysshmen And. whan that Iourney was done yâ— erle of Cambrydge come home ayen with his people into Englande in hast blessed be god and his blessyd gyftes Amen ¶ And this same yere kyng Rychard helde his Crystmas in the maner of Eltham ¶ And the same yere and tyme the kynge of Armony fledde out of his owne londe and come in to Englonde for to haue helpe and so coure of oure kynge ayenst his enmyes that hadde dryuen hym out of his owne reame And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Elcham there as the kynge helde his ryall feest of Crystmasse ¶ And there our kynge welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence worshyp commaunded all his lordes to make hym al the chere that euer they coude And than he besought the kynge of his grace and of helpe of his comforth in his nede yâ— he myght be brought ayen to his kingdome and londe For the Turkes hadde deuoured and bestroyed the moost parte of his londe how he fledde for drede and come hyder for socout helpe And thenne the kynge hauynge on hym pyte and compassyon of his greate myscheif and greuous dysease anone he toke hys couÌ„seyll and asked what was beste to do And they answered and sayd yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were weldone And as touchynge his people for to trauell so ferre into out londes it were a greate Ieoperdye And soo the kynge gaaf hym golde and syluer and many ryche gyftes and Iewels and betaughte hym to god and so he passed ayen oute of Englonde ¶ And in this same yere kynge Rycharde with a ryall power weÌ„ te into Scotlonde for to warre vpon the Scottes for the falsnes and destruccyon that the Scottes had done vnto Englysshmen in the Marches And thanne the Scottes come downe too the kynge for to treate with hym and with his lordes for trewes as for certayne yeres And so our kynge his couÌ„seyll grauÌ„ted theym trewes for certayne yeres and our kyng torned hym ayen into Englonde And whan he was comen vnto yorke there he abode and rested hyâ—â— there And there syr IohnÌ„ Holonde the erle of Kentes broder slewe the erles sone of Scafforde his heyre with a dagger in yâ— cyte of yorke wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed greued remeued thens came to LoÌ„don And the mayer with yâ— aldermen the comyns with all the solempnyte that myght be done ryden ayenste yâ— kynge brought hym ryally thrugh the cyte and soo forth vnto westmynster to his owne palays ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster there he made two dukes a marqueys fyue erles The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle syr Edmonde of Langle erle of Cambrydge hym he made duke of yorke his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of Bukyngham hym he made duke of Gloucestre And syr Lyonuer yâ— was erle of Oxforde hym he made marqueys of Deuelyne And Hernry of Balyngbrok the dukes sone of Lancastre hym he made erle of Derby And sir Edwarde yâ— dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelonde And syre Iohan Holonde that was the Erle of Kentes broder and hym he dyd make erle of Huntyngdon ¶ And Syre Thomas Mombraye hym he made Erle of Notyngham and the Erle Marshalle of EngloÌ„de And sir Mychelde lapole knyght hyÌ„ he made erle of South folk and ChauÌ„celer of EngloÌ„de And yâ— erle of yâ— Marche at yâ— same parlelemeÌ„t holden at westmynster in playne parlemeÌ„t amonges all the lordes comyns was proclamed erle of the Marche and heyre Parente to the crowne of Englonde aftere kynge Rycharde the whiche erle of the Marche wente ouer see in to Irlonde vnto his lordshyppes and londes for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlonde and by ryght lyue and herytage And there atte the castell of hys he laye that tyme and there came vpon hym a grete multytude in busshmeÌ„tes of wylde Irysshmen for to take hym and destroye hyÌ„ And he come out fyersly of his castell with his people and manly faught with theÌ„ and there he was taken hewen all too pyeces and so he deyed vpon whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And in the .x. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the erle of AruÌ„dell went to the see with a greate nauye of shyppes armed with men of armes good archers And whan they come in the brode see they mette with the hole flete that come with wyne lade from Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes And there our nauye sette vpon theym toke theym all and brought theym vnto dyuerse portes and hauens of Englonde some to London and there ye myghte haue had a tonne of Rochell wyne of yâ— heste for xx shellynge sterlynge and soo we had greate chepe of wyne in Englonde yâ— tyme thanked be god almyghty ¶ How
the fyue lordes arosen at Rattecote brydge ANd in the regne of kyng Richarde the .xi. yere thenne fyue lordes arosen at Rattecote brydge in yâ— destruccyon of the rebelles yâ— were that tyme in all the reame ¶ The fyrste of these fyue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duke of Gloucestre and the seconde was syr Rycharde erle of Arundell and the thyrde was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk the fourth was syr Henry Balynbrok erle of Derby yâ— fyfte was syr Thomas Mombray erle of Notyngham And these .v. lordes saw the myschyef mysgouernauÌ„ce and the falsnes of yâ— kynges counseyll wherfore they yâ— were that tyme cheyf of yâ— kynges counseyll fledde out of this londe ouer se that is to saye syr Alysander Neuell the Archebysshop of yorke and syr Roberte Lewe marqueyes of Deuelyne and erle of Oxforde and syr Mychell de la pole erle of South folk ChauÌ„celer of Englonde And these thre lordes went ouer see and came neuer ayen for there they deyed ¶ And than these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parlemente at westmynster and there they toke syr Robert Tresaly am the Iustyce and syr Nicholl Brembre knyght and cytezeyn of London and syr IohnÌ„ Salesbury a knyghte of yâ— kyÌ„ges housholde vske sergeauÌ„t of armes and many moo of other people were taken and Iuged vnto the dethe by yâ— counseyll of these .v. lordes in that parlement at westmynster for yâ— treason yâ— they putt vpon theym to be drawen frome yâ— toure of London thrugh out the cyte so forth vnto Tyburne there they sholde be haged and theyr throtes to be cutte thus they were serued deyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynster was syr Symond Beuerle yâ— was a knyght of the garter and syre IohnÌ„ Beauchamp knyght that was stewarde of yâ— kynges housholde syr Iamys Berners were for Iuged vnto the dethe and than they were ledde on fote to the toure hylle there were theyr hedes smyten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶ In this same parlement and in y◠〈◊〉 yere of kynge Rychardê regne he lete 〈◊〉 ordeyne a generall Iustes yâ— is called a turnement of lordes and knyghtes And this Iustes turnement were holden at London in smythfelde of all manere of strauÌ„gers of what londe or couÌ„tre yâ— euer they were thyder they were ryght welcome to theÌ„ to all other was holden open housholde grete festes also grete gyftes were gyuen too all manere of straungers And of the kynges syde were all of one sute their cotes ther armure sheldes hors trappure and all was white hertes with crownes about theyr neckes and chaynes of golde hangynge ther vppon and the crowne hangyng lowe before the hertes body the whiche herte was the kynges leueraye that he gaaf to lordes and ladyes knyghtes and squyres for to knowe his housholde frome other peple And in this feest camen to yâ— Iustes xxiiii ladyes and ledde .xxiiii. lordes of yâ— garter with chaynes of golde and all yâ— same sutes of hertes as it is before sayd frome the toure on horsbacke thrughe the cyte of London in to smyth felde there yâ— the Iustes sholde be holden And this feest and Iustes was holden generalle for all tho that wolde come theder of what londe nacyon yâ— euer they were And this was holden durynge .xxiiii. dayes of the kynges costes and these .xxiiii. lordes to answere all manere people that wold come thyder And theder came the erle of saynt Poule of FrauÌ„ce and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed And out of Holande Henaude came the lorde OstreuauÌ„t yâ— was the dukes sone of Holand and many other worthy knyghtes with hym of Holland full well arayed And whan this feest Iustynge was ended yâ— kynge thanked this strauÌ„gers and gaaf them many ryche gyftes And soo they token theyr leue of yâ— kynge and of other lordes ladyes wente home ayeÌ„ into theyr owne couÌ„trees with grete loue moche thanke ¶ And in yâ— .xiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne there was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmynster kytwene a squyer of Nauerne yâ— was with kynge Rycharde an othere squyre yâ— was called IohnÌ„ walssh for poyÌ„tes of treason yâ— this Nauerne put vpon this walssheman but this Nauerne was ouercomen yelde hym recreaunt to his aduersary And anone he was dyspoyled of his armure drawen on t of the palays to Tyburne there was hanged for his falsnes ¶ And the .xiiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t duke of Lancastre wente ouer see in too Spayne for to chalenge his ryght that he had by his wyfes tytle vnto the crowne of Spayne with a greate host of peple and men of armes and archers and he had with hym the duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters ouer see into Spayne there they were a greate whyle at the laste the kynge of Spayne began to treate with yâ— duke of Lancastre they were accorded togyder thrugh theyr both couÌ„seyll in this manere yâ— the kynge of Spayne sholde wedde yâ— dukes doughter of Lancastre that was the ryght heyre of Spayne and he sholde gyue vnto yâ— duke of Lancastre golde and syluer yâ— were cast into greate wegges and many other Iewels as moche as .viii. charyetes myght carye And euery yere after durynge the dukes lyfe of Lancastre and of yâ— duches his wyf .x. thousaÌ„de marke of gold Of whyche golde the auenture chargê sholde be to theym of Spayne yerely brynge vnto Bayon to the dukes assygnes by surete made And also yâ— duke maryed an other of his doughters vnto the kynge of Portyngale the same tyme whan he had done so he come home ayen in to Englonde and his goode lady his wyfe also but many worthy men deyed vpon the flyx ¶ In the .xv. yere of kynge Rychardê regne he helde his cryst masse in the maner of wodstok and there the erle of Penbroke ayong lorde and tendre of aege wolde lerne to Iuste with a knyght that was called syre IohnÌ„ of saynt IohnÌ„ and roden togyder in yâ— parke of wodstoke and there this worthy erle of Penbroke was slayne with that other knyghtes spere as he cast it frome hym whan yâ— they had coupled and thus the good erle made there his ende and therfore yâ— kynge the quene made moche sorowe for his dethe ¶ And in the .xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne IohnÌ„ heÌ„de beynge that tyme mayer of London and IohnÌ„ walworth Henry vanner beynge shreues of London that same tyme a bakers man bare a basket of hors brede in too Fletstrete towarde an hostre and there came a yonge man of the bysshop of Salysbury that was called Romayn and he toke a hors lofe out of the basket of yâ— bakers he asked hym why he dyd so and this Romayn torned ayeÌ„ and brake the bakers heed
And neyghbours came out and wolde haue arested this Romayn he brake frome them fledde to his lordes place and the Constale wolde haue had hym oute but the bysshops men shette fast the yates and kept yâ— place yâ— no man myght entre and than moche more people gadred thyder and sayd that they wolde haue hym out or els they woldr brenne vp yâ— place and all that were within And than came the mayer and shreues with moche other peple cessyd yâ— malyce of the comyns and made euery man to go home to ther houses kepe peas And this Romayns lorde the bysshop of Salesbury mayster Iohan waltham yâ— at yâ— tyme was tresourer of Englonde went to syr Thomas AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of yorke ChauÌ„celer of Englonde there yâ— bysshop made his complaynt vnto yâ— ChauÌ„celer on the peple of the cyte of London And thaÌ„ these two bysshops of greate malyce vengeauÌ„ce come vnto the kynge at wyndesore made a greate coÌ„playnt vpon yâ— mayer shreues And anone all the cyte afterwarde came before the kynge and his couÌ„seyll they caste vnto the cyte a greuous herte a wonder grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kyng sent after the mayer of London for the two shreues they came to hym vnto the castell of wyndsore And the kynge rebuked the mayer and shreues full foule for the offence that they had done ayenst hym his offycers in his chambre at London Wherfore he deposed and putte oute the mayer and both shreues and this was done the .xiiii. dayes afore the feeste of saynt Iohan Baptyst And thanne the kynge called to hym a knyght that was called syr Edwarde dalyngrygge made hym wardeyne gouernoure of the cyte and chambre of London ouer all his people therin And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyll tendre too yâ— cytezeyns of London wherfore the kynge deposed hym made syr Baudewyne radyngâ—o knyght yâ— was Courtrouller of yâ— kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre and of his people theryn and chose to hym two worthy men of the cyte to be shreues with hym too gouerne kepe yâ— kynges lawes in yâ— cyte that one was called Gylbert mawefelde 〈◊〉 other Thomas newenton shreues And than the mayer the two shreues and al the aldermen with all yâ— worthy 〈◊〉 of London went on foot vnto the toâ—re of London there came out the 〈◊〉 table of the towre gaaf yâ— mayer and the shreues theyr othe and charge as 〈◊〉 sholde haue taken in yâ— Escheker of â—â—â—â—mynster in the kynges court of his 〈◊〉 Barons of yâ— Escheker thanne went they home ayen And than the 〈◊〉 his counseyll for yâ— greate malyce despyte yâ— they had to yâ— cyte of London remeued all his courtes frome westmâ—â—ster vnto the cyte of yorke yâ— is to 〈◊〉 yâ— Chauncelar yâ— Escheker yâ— kynges bynche and the comune place there they helde all these courtes of lawe fro myâ— somer that is to saye the feest of saynt Iohan Bastyst vnto the feest of Cryste masse next comynge And thanne yâ— kâ—nge his couÌ„seyll sawe it not so proffytable there as it was at London than anone he remeued it ayen to London so to westmynster for grete ease of his officers a vauntage to yâ— kynge all yâ— comunes of the reame ¶ And whanne the peple of London sawe and knewe that these courtes were comen ayen and yâ— kynge his people also than yâ— mayer the aldermen wyth the chyef Comunes of the cyte lete gadre a grete somme of golde of all the Comunes of the Cyte and ordeyned made greate ryaltees ayens his comynge to London for to haue his grace good lordshyp also theyr lybertees and frauÌ„chyses grauÌ„ted vnto them ayen as they were wonte too haue afore tyme. And thrugh greate instauÌ„ce prayer of the quene of other lordes ladyes the kynge grauÌ„ted theym grace And this was done at Shene in Sutherey ¶ And than the kynge within two dayes after came to London the mayer of yâ— cyte with the shreues aldermen al the worthy men of yâ— cyte afterwarde rode ayenst hym in good araye vnto yâ— he the on this syde of Shene yâ— mayer submyttynge theym homely mekely with all maner obeyssauÌ„ce vnto hym as they oughten to doo And thus they broughte the kyng yâ— quene to London and whaÌ„ the kynge came to yâ— yate of LondoÌ„ brydge there they presented hym with a mylke whyte stede sadled and brydled and trapped with clothe of golde and reed partyed togyder and yâ— quene a palfrey all whyte ut the same araye trappyd with whyte reed and all the conduytes of London ranne with wyne both whytel â—eed for all maner peple to drynke who wolde And bytwene saynt Poules and the crosse in thepe there was made a stage a ryall standyng vpon hygh and therin were many angelles with dyuers me lodyes and songes And than an angelle came downe frome the stage on hygh by a vyce and let a crowne of golde pyght with ryche perles precyous stones vppon the kynges heed and an other vpon the quenes heed And soo the cytezeyns brought the kynge and the quene to westmynster in to theyr palays And than on the morne after the mayer the shreues and the aldermen of London camen vnto the kynge to his palays at westmynster presente hym with two basyns of syluer and ouergylted full of coyned golde the somme of .xx. hondred pouÌ„de prayenge hym of his hyghe mercye grace and lordshypp and specyally grace that they myght haue his good loue with the lybertees and FrauÌ„chyses lyke wyse as they were wonte for too haue before tymes and by his letters patentes and his chartre confermed And the quene and other worthy lordes ladyes fell on ther knees besought the kynge of grace to conferme this Than the kynge toke vp the quene and grauted hir all hir askynge And than they thanked the kynge the quene wente home ayen ¶ And in xvi yere of kynge Rychardes regne certayne lordes of Scotlond came into Englonde for to gete worshyp as by feet of armes this were the persones The erle of Marre he chalenged the erle Marshall of Englond to Iuste with hym certayne poyntes on horsbak with sharpe speres they rode togyder as two worthy knyghtes lordes certayne courses but not the full chalenge yâ— the Scottes erle made for he was cast both hors and man two of his rybbes broken with yâ— falle so he was borne thens out of smythfelde home to his Inne And within a lytell tyme after he was caryed home in a hors lytter and at yorke he deyed And syre wyllyam Darell knyghte and the kynges banerer of Scotlonde than made an other chalenge with syr Pers courtayne knyght and the kynges banerer of Englond of certayn courses yet
commaundement of Englonde Ad that tyme therle Marchall was Capytayne of Calays And anone after by commaundemente of the kynge and by hys fals counseyll commauÌ„ded the capytayne to put hym to the dethe Add anone certayne yomen that had the good duke in kepynge toke theyr couÌ„seyll how that they sholde put hym vnto dethe And this was theyr appoyntement that they sholde come vpon hym whanne he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fetheren bedde and anone they bounde hym honde and fote charged hym to lye styll And whan that they hadde done thus they token two smale towelles and made on theym two rydyÌ„ge knottes and caste the towelles about his necke than they toke y◠〈…〉 yâ— laye vnder hym cast it aboue hym than they drewe theyr to welles eche â—â—yes and some laye vpon the fetheren 〈◊〉 vpon hym vnto the tyme that he 〈◊〉 bycause that he sholde make no 〈◊〉 and thus they strangled thys worthy duke vnto the dethe vpon whosoule 〈◊〉 for hys hyghe pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kynge had rested thus this worthy duke and his vnde sente hym to Calays he came ayen to London in all the hast with a wonder greate people And as sone as he was comen he seÌ„te for the erle of Arundell and for the gode erle of warwyk And anone as they came he arested theym hymselfe and syr Iohan Cobham and syr IohnÌ„ Cheyne knyghtes he arested theym in the same maner tyll he made his parlemente and anone they were putte into holde but yâ— erle of Arundell wente at large vnto the parlemente tyme for he fouÌ„de suffycient surete to a abyde the lawe to answere to all manere poyntes that the kynge his counseyll wolde putte vppon hym ¶ And the .xxi. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynster the whiche was called the greate parleamente And thys parleament was made for to Iuge thys three worthy lordes and other moo as they lyst at that tyme And for that Iugemente the kynge lete make in all the haste a loÌ„ge hous and a large of tymbre the whyche was called an halle couered with tiles ouer it was open all about on both sydes at yâ— endes that all maner of men myght se thrugh oute and there the dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordê and Iugement gyuen at this forsayd parlement And for to come vnto this parlement the kynge sente his wryttes to euery lorde baron knyghte euery squyre in euery shyre thrugh out Englond yâ— euery lorde shold gadre brynge his retenue with hym in as shorte in the best araye that they myght gete in mayntenynge in the strengthynge of the kynge ayenste theym that were his enemyes and that this were done in all the haste and come to hym in payne of dethe And the kyngge hyÌ„self sent into Chestreshyre to cheyfâ—ayns of yâ— couÌ„tree and they gadred and brought a greate an huge company of people both of knyghtes squyres and 〈◊〉 of yomen of Chestreshyre yâ— whiche yomen and archers the kynge toke to his owne court and gaf them bowge of court and good wages to be kepers of his owne body both by nyght and by daye aboue all other persones and moste loued and beste truste the whiche sone afterwarde torned the kynge to grete losse and shame hyndrynge and his vtterlye vndoynge destruccyon as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came sir HeÌ„ry of Derby with a greate menye of meÌ„ of armes and archers and the Erle of Rutlonde come with a stronge power of peple bothe of men of armes and archers And the erle of Kente brought a greate power of men of armes and archers the erle Marchall came in the same manere And the lorde Spenser in this same manere The erle of Northumberlonde and syr Henry Percy his sone and syr Thomas Percy the erles broder And all these worthy lordes brought a fayr meny a stronge power eche man in his beste araye And the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke came in yâ— same maner with men of armes and archers folowynge yâ— kynge And syr William shop 〈◊〉 of Englonde came in the same manere And thus in this araye came all 〈◊〉 thy men of this londe vnto ou◠〈◊〉 all these people came to London 〈◊〉 daye in soo moche that euery there and lane in London and in the subarbes were full of theym lodged and. 〈…〉 myle abowte London on euery waye And these people brought the kynge to westmynster went borne ayen to theyr lodgynge both hors and man and than on the mondaye the .xii. daye of Septembre the parlement began at westmynster the whiche was called the grete parlement ¶ And on the frydaye nexte afte the Erle of Arundell was broughte in too the parleament amonge all the lordes and yâ— was on saynt Mathewes daye the appostle euangelyst there he was for Iuged vnto yâ— dethe in this balle yâ— was made in the palays atte westmynster And this was his Iugement he sholde go on foot with his hondes bouÌ„de behynde hyÌ„ frome the place that he was Iuged in so forth thrugh the cyte of London vnto the Towre hylle and his heed to be smiten of and soo it was done in dede in the same place And .vi. of the grettest lordes that sate on his Iugemente roden with hym vnto the place there he was done to the dethe and so to se that the execucyon were done after the dome And by yâ— kinges coÌ„maundement with them went on foot men of armes and archers a greate multytude of Chestreshyre men in strengethynge of the lordes that brought this erle to his dethe for they dredde leest the erle sholde be rescowed and taken from theym whanne they come into London Thus he passed forth thrugh the cyte vnto his dethe and there he toke it full pacyently on whos soule god haue mercye Amen And than come the frere Austins and toke vp the body and the heede of this good erle and bare it home to theyr place and buryed hym in theyr quyre in the morne after was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk brought into the parlemeÌ„te there as the erle of Arundell was for Iuged and they gaaf the erle of warwik the same Iugemente that the forsayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon of hym bycause he was of more gretter aege and released hym into perpetuall pryson put hym into the ylonde of Man And thenne on the mondaye nexte after the lorde Iohanne Cobham of Kente syr Iohan Cheyn knyghtes were alsoo brought into the same parlement in the same halle and there they were for Iuged for too be hanged and drawen but thrugh the prayers and greate Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeuen to them and released into perpetuall pryson ¶ And in this same yere was Rycharde Wyttyngdon mayer of London and IohnÌ„ wedecoke wyllyaÌ„ Askam shreues
of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London duryÌ„ge this same parlement stronge watche of men of armes and archers and thrughe out euery warde also And the kyng made .v. dukes and one markeys four erles and the fyrste of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of Huntyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyfte was the erle of Notyngham a he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somersete he was made markeys of Dorset And the lord Spenser was made Erle of Goucestre And the lorde Neuyll of raby was made erle of westmerlonde And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourere of Englonde was made erle of wylteshyre And syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„tagu erle of Salesbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemente and ryalle fest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in yâ— bysshops inne in Holdorne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made and helde this enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chirche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌ„ce his wyfe yâ— was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwere yâ— duke of Herforde and the duke of Norfolk in so moche yâ— they waged batayll and â—asten downe theyr gloues than they were taken vp ensealed yâ— batyyll Ioyneâ— the day set yâ— place assygned 〈…〉 and this sholde be at Couâ—tre ¶ And thyder come the kynge wyth all hys 〈◊〉 at that daye and was set in the felde and than these two worthy lordes came into yâ— felde well and clene armed wel arayed with all theyr wepen redy too done theyr batayll were redy in the place for to fyght at vtterauÌ„ce But yâ— kyng had them cesse toke yâ— quarell into his honde And forth with ryght there preseÌ„te exyled yâ— duke of Herforde forterme of x. yere the duke of Norfolke for euere more And syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was exyled yâ— same tyme for euer deposed out of his see for malyce of the kynge anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded defeÌ„ded yâ— kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse hauens and went ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Norfolke wente too Venece and there he deyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and than kynge Rycharde made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne by fals couÌ„seyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men yâ— were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrugh oute the reame In so moche that they compelled dyuerle people to sette theyr seales therto And this was done for greate couetyse wherfore all gode hertes of the reame were clene torned awaye fro the kinge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon and ende to hym yâ— was soo hyghe and soo excellente prynce and kynge and thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kynge myght not se ¶ And thaÌ„ kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde too ferme vnto four persones the whiche were the se Syr wyllyam strop erle of wyleshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe and Henry grene and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whyche torned theym too myscheyf and dethe with in a lytell tyme as ye shall fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kyng Rycharde made greate ordynauÌ„ce â—nte hymself ouer see in to Iâ—londe many grete lordes with hym 〈◊〉 a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kynge with men of armes archers and moche greate stuff ryghte good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr Edmonde of Langley his vncle yâ— duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 of Englonde in his absence with she gouernauÌ„ce couÌ„seyll of theâ—e 〈…〉 that had taken Englonde to â—â—â—me of the kynge And than he 〈…〉 see and came into Irlonde and 〈◊〉 was well worthely receyued And 〈◊〉 rebelles that ben called wolde 〈◊〉 came downe to the kynge yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his 〈◊〉 wyll and swore vnto hym to be 〈◊〉 lyege men and there dyd to hym 〈◊〉 and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in a lytell tyme. ¶ And whyse that kyng Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of 〈◊〉 the kynge had made before duke of â—â—â—forde the whiche duke the kynge had â—â—led out of this lond was comen 〈◊〉 to Englende for to chalenge the dukeâ—â— me of Lancastre as for his ryght new herytage he came downe out of FrauÌ„ce by londe vnto Calays And tâ—ere â—eâ— hym syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell yâ— was Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury y◠〈◊〉 eâ—yled out of Englonde with hym came the erle of AruÌ„dell his sone 〈◊〉 yâ— which was in kepyÌ„g of syr IohnÌ„ shelley knight soÌ„tyme with the erle of 〈◊〉 with the duke of Eâ—cesâ—â— yâ— which was tho in yâ— castell of Reygate in southsex there he stale hym awaye came too Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke and syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury shypped in yâ— hauen of Calays drewe theyr cours nor warde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydelyngton there he came entred fyrste the londe two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And soo thanne moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and soo passed forth into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englonde and also were londed Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come in to Englonde warde in all the hasâ—e that he myghte and come to the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyll and what myght he done but too hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worcestre yâ— was the kynges stewarde wyst and knewe all this anone he came into the hall amonges althe people he brake yâ— yerde of yâ— ryall kynges housholde
in a lynnyn clothe all sauf his vysage and that was left open that all men myght se his persone frome all other men And so he was brought to London with torche lyght brennynge to saynt Poules chirche there he had his masse dyrynge with moch reuerence solempnyte of seruyce And whanne all this was done than he was brought frome saynt Poule in to the abbare of westmynster there he had hys hole seruyce ayen And fro westmynster he was brought to Langley and there he was buryed vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fyrst yere of kynge Henryes regne he helde his Cristmasse in the castel of wyndesore And on the .xii euen came the duke of Awemarle vnto the kynge tolde hym that he the duke of Surrey the duke of Excestre and the erle of Salesbury the erle of Gloucestre and other moo of theyraff ynyte were accorded to make a mommynge vnto the kynge on .xii. daye atte nyght there they purposed to sle yâ— kinge in the reuelynge thus he yâ— duke of Awemarle warned yâ— kynge And than the kynge came the same nyght to London pryuely in all yâ— hast that he myght to gete hym helpe socoure and comforth counseyll And anone these other that wolde haue put the kynge too dethe fled in all the hast that they myght for they knewe well that theyr couÌ„seyll was bewrayed And than fled the duke of Surrey the erle of Salesbury with al ther menye vnto the towne of Cycestre And there the people of the towne wolde haue arested them and they wolde not stande to theyr arestynge but stode at defence faught manly But at the laste they were ouercomen and taken And there they smote of the dukes heed of Surrey and the erles heed of Salesbury and many other moo and there they put theyr quarters in to sackes theyr hedes on pooles borne on hyghe so they were brought thrugh the cyte of London too London brydge and there these hedes were sette vpon hyghe theyr quarters were sent vnto other good townes and Cytees of Englonde and sette vp there ¶ At Oxforde was taken Blounte knyghte and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas wyÌ„tersell squyre and there byheded quartred the knyghtes hedes were set vpon pooles and brought to London and sett vpon London brydge and the quarters sent forth to other good townes ¶ And in the same yere at Pryttelwell in a mylle in Estsex there syr IohnÌ„ Holande yâ— duke of Excestre was taken with the comynes of the couÌ„tre they brought hym frome yâ— mylle to yâ— Plasshe to yâ— same place that kynge Rycharde had rested sir Thomas of wodstok yâ— duke of Gloucestre ryght there in yâ— same place they smote of the dukes heed of Excestre and brought it vnto London vpon a poole and it was sette vpon London brydge ¶ And in the same yere at Brystowe was taken the lorde Spenser that kynge Rycharde had made erle of Gloucestre yâ— comyns of yâ— towne of Brystowe toke hyÌ„ and brought hym into the market place of the towne and there they smote of his heed and sent it vnto London and there it was set vpon London brydge ¶ And in this same yere was syr Bernarde brokeyâ— knyght taken and arested and put in the Toure of London syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght and syre Iohan Mawdelyn and syre wyllyam Ferybe persones of kynge Rychardes and they were arested and putte in to the Toure of London And thyder came the kynges Iustices lâ—tte vpon theym in the Toure of London and there they were dampned all foure vnto the dethe and the dome was gyuen vnto syr Bernard Brokeys that he sholde goo on foote frome the Toure thrugh the cyte of London vnto Tybur 〈◊〉 and there to be hanged and after his heed smyten of syr Iohan Shelly knyght syr IohnÌ„ Mawdelyn and syr wyllyam Ferybe persones were drawen thrughe oute the cyte of London to Tyburne there they were hanged theyr hedes smyten of seton London brydge in this same yere kynge Henry sente quene Isabell home ayen into FrauÌ„ce yâ— whyche was kynge Rychardes wyfe gaaf hir golde syluer many other Iewels and soo she was dyscharged of all hyr power and sent oute of Englonde And in yâ— seconde yere of kynge Henry yâ— fourthe was syr Roger Claryngton knyght and two of his men and the pryoure of Launde and .viii. freres mynors and some maysters of dyuynyte and other for treason that they wrought ayenst yâ— kynge were drawen hanged at Tyburne all .xii. persones And there began a greate dyscencyon and debate in the countre of wales bytwene the lorde Grey rythen Owen of Glendere squyre of wales this Owen arered a grete nombre of walsshmen kept all that couÌ„tre abowt ryghte strongly dyd moche harme and destroyed the kynges to wâ—â—es and lordeshyppes thrughe oute all wales and robbed and slewe the kynges people bothe Englysshe walesshe and thus he endured a .xii. yere largely And he toke yâ— lorde Grey tythen prysoner and kepte him fast in holde tyll he was raunsomed of prysoners of the marche and kepte hym longe tyme in holde And at the laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters and kepte hym there styll with his wyfe sone after he deyed ¶ And than kynge Henry knowynge this myschyef destruccyon treason that this Owen had wrought anone he ordeyned a stronge power of men of armes archers moche other stuff yâ— longed to warre for to abate destroye that malyce of this fals walsshe man And than that kynge came in to wales with his power for to destroy this Owen other rebelles fals walshmen and anone they fledde in to yâ— montayns and there myght the kynge do the no harme in no maner wyse for yâ— montayns so the kynge came ayen in to Englonde for lesynge of moche of his peple thus he spedde not there ¶ In this same yere was grete scarsyte of whete in EngloÌ„de for a quarter of whete was at .xvi. shelâ—â—ge there was marchaundyse of EngloÌ„ de sente in to Pruce for whete anone they hadde lade fraught shyppes â—â—oughe came home in saufte thanked be god of all his gyftes ¶ And in y◠〈…〉 of kynge Henryes regne there was a sterre seen in the fyrmamente yâ— shewed hyÌ„self thrugh all yâ— world for dyuerse tokens yâ— shold befall sone after the whyche sterre was named by clergye Sâ—tellacometa on saynt Mary Mawdeâ—â—neâ— daye nexte folowynge in the same yere was the batayll of Shrowesbury And thyder came syr Henry Perry the Erles sone of Northumberlonde with a grete multytude of men of armes and archers and gaaf a batayll to kynge Henry the fourth thrughe the fals and wicked couÌ„seyll of syre Thomas Percy hys 〈◊〉 erle of worcestre and there was syr henry Percy slayne yâ— moste parte of his peple in yâ—
felde and syre Thomas Percy taken and kept fast in holde two dayes tyll the kynge hadde sette in rest his people on both sydes And thaÌ„ syr Thomas Percy was Iuged to yâ— dethe to be drawen hanged and his heed smyten of for his fals treason at Shrowesbury hys heed brought to London and set on LoÌ„don brydge And the other people that there was slayne on bothe partyes the kynge leete bury And there was slayne on the kynges syde in that batayll the erle of Stafforde syr walter Blunte in the kynges cote armure vnder the kyngê baner and many mo worthy men vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in yâ— fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne came the Emperoure of Constantynople with many greate solaes and knyghtes and moche other people of his countre into Englonde to kynge Henry with hym to speke to dyspoite and to se yâ— good gouernauÌ„ce condycyons of our people too knowe yâ— coÌ„modytees of Englonde and our kynge with all his lordes goodly worshypfully receyued welcomed him all his menye that came with hym dyd hym all the worshyp that they coude myght And anone the kynge â—mmauÌ„ded all maner offycers that he sholde be serued as worthely and ryally as it longed to suche a worthy lorde Emperour on his owne cost as longe as the Emperour was in Englonde and all his men that came with hym ¶ And in this same yere came dame Iane the duches of Bryt ayne into Englonde and londed at fallemouthe in Cornewayle frome thens she was brought to yâ— cyte of wynchestre there she was wedded vnto kynge HeÌ„ry the fourth in the abbaye of sayntswythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done made And sone afterwarde she was brought frome thens to London And the mayer the aldermen with the comunes of the cyte of London rode ayenst hyr welcomed hir brought hir thrugh yâ— cyte of London to westmyÌ„ster there she was crowned quene of Englonde there the kynge made a ryall and solempne feest for hyr for all maner of men that thyder wold com ¶ And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„ch the eldest daughter of kynge Henry the fourth was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset hir vncle with mayster Rycharde Clyfforde than bysshop of worcestre with many other lordes knyghtes ladyes worthy squyres as longed to suche a kynges doughter and came in too Colayne And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayr menye receyued this worthy lady and yâ— bysshop of worcestre wedded sacred theym togyder as holy chyrche it wolde And there was made a ryall feest a grete Iustin ge in the reuerence and worshyp of them all people that thyder came And whanne this maryage fest was done the erle the bysshop all theyr menye toke theyr leue of the lorde the lady came home ayen into Englonde in saufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne the lorde Thomas his sone went ouer see yâ— erle of Kent and many other lordes and kuyghtes with men of armes archers a greate nombre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to our Englysshmen and marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on yâ— see costes And the lorde Thomas the kynges sone came in to FlauÌ„dres before a towne that is called Scluse amonge all yâ— shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they roden with theyr shyppes amonge them went on londe sported theÌ„ there two dayes came ayen to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette with thre Carackes of Iene that were ladeÌ„ with dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse well manned they foughte togyder longe tyme but the Englysshmen had the vyctory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before wynchelse and there they canted these goodes and one of these Carackes was sodaynly brent there And the lordes and theyr people torned theym home ayen wente noo further at that tyme. ¶ And the same tyme Serle yoman of kyng Rychardes robbes came in too Englonde out of Scotlonde and tolde too dyuerse people that kynge Rycharde was on lyue in Scotlonde so moche people byleued in his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the reame were in grete errour grutchynge ayenst the kynge thrugh informacyon of lyes fals les yÌ„ges that this Serle had made For moche people trusted byleued in his sayeÌ„ge But at the last he was taken in the North couÌ„tre therby lawe Iuged to be drawen thrugh euery cyte good burgh townes in Englonde so he was serued at the last he was brought to London vnto yâ— gylde halle before yâ— Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the Tour of London there to be layd on an hurdell than to be drawen thrughe yâ— cyte of London to Tyburne and there to be hanged than quartred and his heed smyten of seton London bridge his quarters to be sent to foure gode townes of Englonde there sette vp thus ended he for his fals treason and decessed ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fourth the erle of Marre of Scotlonde by saufe conduyt come into Englonde to chalenge syr Edmonde erle of Kente too certayne courses of warre on horsback And soo this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfelde at London this erle of Marre yâ— Scott came proudly in to yâ— felde as his chalenge asked And anone came the erle of Kent rode vnto yâ— scot manly rode togyder with sharpe speres dyuerse courses but yâ— erle of Kente had the felde and gate hym moche worshyp and thanke of all manere men for hys manfull dedes ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourth syr Rycharde Scrop Archebysshop of yorke the erle Marchall of Englonde gadred vnto theym a stronge power ayenst kinge Henry And the kynge herynge therof in all the haste that he myght came with his power Northwarde and mette with them at yorke and there were these two lordes taken and brought to the kynge And anone the Iuges were sette these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto dethe bothe their heedes smyten of there they made an ende on whos soules god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kynge came too London ayen and there rested hym Anone god of his gâ—eate goodnesse wroughte and shewed many greate myracles for this worthy clerke Archebysshop of yorke that thus was done to dethe ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kynge Henryes regne dame Luâ—e the dukes syster of Melayne came in to Englonde so too London there was wedded to syr Edmonde erle of 〈◊〉 in the pryory of saynt Marye oueres in southwarke with moche
ended these chalenges with many greate worshyppes And thenne yâ— kynge at the reuerence of these worthy strauÌ„gers made a greate feeste and gaaf vnto theym many greate and ryche gyftes and thenne they token theyr leue and wente home ayen into theyr owne countrer ¶ And in the .xi. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe there was a 〈◊〉 batayll doo in smythfelde bytwene two squyres that one was called Gloucestâ—e that was the appellaunte and Aâ—thur was the defendaunte and well and â—â—â—ly they foughten togyder longe tyme and the kynge for theyr manfulnesse â— of his grace toke theyr quarellinto 〈◊〉 honde and made theym too goo oute of the felde atte ones and soo they were duyded of the batayll and the kynge gaf them grace ¶ And in the .xii. yere of 〈◊〉 Henryes regne yâ— fourth Rysdâ—e a squire of wales that was a rybelle a ryseâ—â— supporter to Owen of Glendre yâ— dyd moche destruccoÌ„n to yâ— people of wales was taken brought to LondoÌ„ there he came afore yâ— Iusticâ— was dampned for his treson than he was layd on an hurdell so drawen to Tyburne thrughe yâ— cyte there he was hanged lete downe ayen his heed smyten of yâ— body quartred sent vnto four townes his bede set on LondoÌ„ brydge ¶ And in yâ— .xiii. yere of kinge Henryes regne tâ—o deyed syr Iohan Beauforde erle of Somersette that was Captaynt of Calays was buryed atte yâ— abbaye of yâ— Tour byll on whos soule god haue mercy amen And in the same yere the lorde Thomas kinge Henryâ—s sone wedded the Countesse of Somerset ¶ And in this same yere came the enbassatâ—urs of FrauÌ„ce into Englonde frome the duke of Burgoyne vntoo the prynce of Englonde kynge Henryes sone and heyre for to haue helpe socour of men of armes and archers ayenste the duke of Orlyaunce And tho went oner see yâ— erle of AruÌ„dell siâ— Gylberte Vmfreuyll erle of Keme the lorde Cobham syr IohnÌ„ Oldecastell many other good knyghtes worthy squyres men of armes good archers into FrauÌ„ce and came to Parys to yâ— duke of Burgoyn And there he receyued welcomed these Englysshmen the lordes all other meny And thann it was done hym to mete that the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce was comen into Semtclowe faste by Parys with a greate nombre of armes and arbalastres thyder went our Englysshmen and fought with them gate yâ— brydge of Semtclowe there they slew moche people of Frensshmen arbalastres the remenauÌ„t fledde wolde not lenger abyde And than oure Englysshe men came ayen to Parys there they toke theyr leue of the duke came ayen in to Englonde in saufte the duke gaaf theym grete gyftes anone folowynge the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce sent enbassatours in Englonde to kynge Henry the fourth besechynge hym of his helpe socoure ayenst his dedely enemye yâ— duke of Burgoyn And than the kynge made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his other sone IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and his other sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre syr Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset the duke of Awemarle he made duke of yorke And than the kyng or deyned his sone syr Thomas the duke of Clarence Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset syr IohnÌ„ Cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes squyres and men of armes archers for to go ouer se in to Fraunce in helpynge and strengethynge of the duke of Orlyaunce And these worthy lordes with they re retenue shypped at Hampton and saylled ouere the see in to Normandye and londed at Hogges And there mette with theym yâ— sorde Hamble at theyr loÌ„dynge with .vii thousande men of armes of Frensshmen thre Sergeauntes of armes with theÌ„ and all were put to flyght and taken of theym .vii. hondred men of armes and iiii hondred horses with out tho that were slayne in the felde And soo they rode forth thrugh out all Fraunce and token castels and townes and slewe moche peple of Frensshmen that withstode them and toke many prysoners as they roden And so they passed forth tylle they come to Burdeux there they rested theym a whyle set the couÌ„tre in peas rested tyl the wynde was redy for to sayll ¶ And than yâ— duke with his menye come home in to Englonde in saufte thanked be god And in the same yere was yâ— byngê coyn chaunged thrugh oute Englonde by the kynge his couÌ„seyll that is to saye the noble half noble and ferthynge of golde ¶ And the .xiiii. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe he lete make Galays of warre for he had hoped to haue passed the greate see so forth to Iherusalem there to haue ended his lyfe but god visyted hym so sone after with Infyrmitees grete sekenesse that he myght not well endure no while so feruently he was takeÌ„ brought in bedde at westmynster in a fayr chambre And as he laye in his bed he asked his chamberlayn what they called that chambre that he laye in and he answered sayd Iherusalem And than he sayd that the prophecye sayd that he sholde make an ende deye in Iherusalem And thaÌ„ he made hym redy vnto god dysposed all his wyll And soon after he deyed was caryed by water frome westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham and frome thens he was caryed to CauÌ„terbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennyÌ„ge in too the abbaye of Crychyrche and there he was entered and buryed besyde saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terburyes shryne thus ended yâ— worthy kynge Henry aboute mydlenten sondaye in the yere of oure lorde a M. CCCC and .xxi. vpon whos soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn the .v. was pope after Iohan xiii yere this man was chosen by the couÌ„seyll of Constantynoble the other was deposed that stroff and so came peas in the chirche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessarye for yâ— defence of the fayth This was the myghtyest pope that euer was of rychesse a greate Iuge he edefyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he dyd moche good thrugh the noble prynce Sygysmonde And he gadred moche moneye for to geten yâ— holy londe ayen but dethe came vpon hym letted hym he made a couÌ„seyll afore his dethe for that mater there he decessyd ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere this Eugenius was chosen peasyble aft the dethe of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope but soon after he was expulsed frome Rome for it was soo that he fled naked also he was cyted to yâ— couÌ„seyll of Basylyens deposed but he dyscharged hym not for that began the stryffe ayen yâ— whiche stood to his dethe those that fauoured hym sayd he was worth moche louynge the contrary sayd those that were ayenste hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dygnyte vpon hym afore he was of grete
obstynauÌ„ce of gode fame what he dyd after that Ileue to the Iugement of god ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.xxi ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfte that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of kynge Henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouthe in wales that was a worthy kynge a gracyous man and a grete conquerour ¶ And in the fyrste yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sent to the freres of Langley there as his fader had do burye kynge Rycharde the seconde lete take his body out of the erthe ayen and dyd brynge it to westmynster in a ryall chare couered with blacke veluet baners of dyuerse armes abowte all the hors drawyng the chare were trapped in blacke beten with dyuerse armes many a torche brennyÌ„ge by all the waye 〈◊〉 he came to westmynster there he lett make for hym a ryall solempne enteremeÌ„te and buryed hym by quene Anne hys wyfe as his owne desyre was on â—â—â—ther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉 the abbaye of saynt Peters in westminster on whos soule god haue merâ—◠〈◊〉 ¶ And in this same yere were 〈◊〉 of lollers taken and fals heretykes that had purposed thrughe fals â—â—eason 〈◊〉 to haue slayne oure kynge and 〈◊〉 destroyed all the clergye of the reame and they myght haue had therâ— fals purpose But our lorde god wold not 〈◊〉 for in hast oure kynge had warnynge therof of all their fals ordynauÌ„ 〈◊〉 werkynge came sodeynly with his power to saynt IohnÌ„s with out smythfelde and ne they toke a certayn of that lollers â— fals herytykes brought the too the kynges presence there they tolde all theâ— fals purpose and ordynauÌ„ce how they wolde haue do and wrought yâ— they myght naue regned and had theyr wyll and there they tolde whiche were theyr capytayns gouernours than the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded theym to the tour of London thâ— toke mo too theym both within yâ— cyte with out sent them to Newgate to bothe couÌ„ters than they were brought in examycoÌ„â— before the clergye the kingê Iustices there they were conuyeted for theyr fals heresye dampned before the Iustice for theyr fals treason And thys was theyr iugemeÌ„â— that they shold be drawen frome yâ— tour of London to saynt Gylys felde and there to be hanged brente on yâ— galowes Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresye and elâ—â— for treason ayenst the kynge and the reame he came afore yâ— clergye was coÌ„uycte for his heresye dampned before yâ— Iustyce to be drawen frome the toure of London thrugh the cyte to laynt Gylys and to be hanged brent ¶ And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyft he helde a counseyll of all the lordê of the reame at westmyster and there he put hym this demauÌ„de and prayed and besought them of theyr goodnesse and of theyr gode couÌ„seyll gode wyll to shew hym as touchynge the tytle of the ryght that he had to Normandye Gascoyne Guyhen the whiche the kynge of FrauÌ„ce withelde wrongfully vnryghtfully the whiche his auÌ„cestres before hym had by trewe tytle of conquest ryght herytage the whiche Normandye Gascoyn Guyhen the good kynge Edwarde of wyndesore his auÌ„cestres before hyÌ„ had holden all theyr lyues tyme. And his lordes gaaf hym couÌ„seyll to sende enbassatours vnto the kynge of Fraunce hys counseyll that he sholde gyue vp vnto hyÌ„ his ryght herytage that is to saye NormaÌ„ dye Gascoyne Guyhen the which his predecessours had holden afore hym or els he wolde it wynne with strengthe of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almyghty god ¶ And than yâ— Dolphyn of FrauÌ„ce answered to our enbassatours and sayd in this maner that the kynge was ouer yonge too tendre of aege for to make ony warre as ayenste hym and was not lyke yet to be a good warryour to do and make suche a conqueste there vpon hym And somwhat in scorne and despyte he sente too hym a toune full of tenes balles bycause he wolde haue somwhat for to playe with all for hym and for his lordes for that wolde become hym better than for to mayntene ony warre ¶ And than anone oure lordes that were enbassatours toke theyr leue and came in to Englonde ayen tolde the kinge his counseyll of yâ— vngoodly answere that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present yâ— whiche he had sent too oure kynge ¶ And whan the kynge had herde theyr wordes and the answere of the Dolphyn he was wonder sore agreued ryght euyll apayed towarde the Frensshmen towarde the kynge and the Dolphyn thought to auenge hym on them as sone as god wolde sende hym gace myght and anone lete make tenes â—alles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be and they were greate gon stones for the Dolphyn to playe with all And than anone the kynge sent for all his lordes and helde a greate counseyll at westmynster and tolde vnto them the an swere yâ— they had of yâ— Dosphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to hym and to his lordes to playe with all And ther the kynge and his lordes were accorded that they shold be redy in armes with ther power in yâ— best araye that myght be done and gete men of armes archers that myght be goten all other stuff that longed to warre and to be redy with all theyr retenue to mete at Southampon by Lammasse next folowyng without ony delay wherfore the kynge ordeyned his nauye of shyppes with all maner stuffe vytayll that longed to suche a wartyoure of all maner ordeynaunce in the hauen of Southampton in to the nombre of CC C. and .xx. saylles And than felle ther a greate dysease and a foule mychef for there were thre lordes whiche yâ— the kyng trusted moche on thrugh fals couetyse they had purposed and ymagyned yâ— kyÌ„ges dethe thought to haue slayne him all his bretherne or he had taken yâ— see the whiche thre lordes were named thâ—â—slir Rychard erle of Cambrydg bâ—det to yâ— duke of yorke the seconde was the lorde Scrop tresourer of Englonde the thyrde was syr Thomas Gray knyghte of the North countree And these thre lordes afore sayd for lucre of money hadde made a promesse vnto the Frensshe men for to haue slayne kynge Henry the fyft all his brethern by a fals trayne sodaynly or they hadde be ware But god almyghty helde his holy honde ouer them and saued them frome these peryllous menye And for too haue done this they receyued of the Frensshmen a Myllyon of golde and that was there openly knowen and for theyr fals treason they were all thre Iuged vnto the dethe and this was the Iugement yâ— they sholde be ladde thrugh Hampton withoute North gate there to be heded thus they
all yâ— couÌ„tre about he broughte them thrughe a quyckesande and so into an yle they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourney so they camen vnto Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym toke his Iourney atte Argentun anone tho it was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than our kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was alfayre mynster they yelde it vp anone vnto yâ— kynge And than the kynge wente from thens to alaunsome wan the towne the brydge and the kynge sente yâ— erle of Warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme with a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it put them all to the kynges grace in his mercy soo dyde mauy stronge townes castels that were in tho parties And from thens they wente to Veruyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and goodes to the kynges good grace and soo the kynge gate conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in yâ— fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfth syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell yâ— was the lorde cobham was arested for heresye and broughte vnto yâ— Toure of london anone after he brake the Tour and went in to wales and there he kepte hym longe tyme. And at the laste the lorde powys toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe tyme and was sore wouÌ„ded or he wolde be takeÌ„ so the lorde Powys men broughte hym oute of Wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and so he was broughte to Westmynster and therâ—was examyned of certayne poyntes that were put vpon hym he sayde not naye soo he was conuycte of the clargye for his heresye and dampned before the Iustyces vntoo the dethe for treaosn And thaâ—â— he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell and drawen thrugh the cyte too saynt Gyles felde there was made a newe payre of galoâ—es and a stronge chayne and a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and brente on the galowes and all for his lewdenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henryes yâ— fyfth he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beauforde duke of Excester with a fayre menye of men of armes archers beforethe cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his baner sent herodes vnto the towne and badde them yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lordeâ— they sayde he toke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere boughte meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none giue but gonnes And there the duke toke gode auysemente of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cyte a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsback and on fote and anone our menye met with them ouerthrewe a grete hepe of them there were taken slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennes bodyes the remenaunt fledde ayen in too the towne the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vntoo the kynge and tolde hym all howe that he hadde spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they cate downe all the subarbes aboute the Cytee vntoo the harde grounde for by cause the kynge sholde there noo refresshynge haue at his comynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye than nexte folowynge oâ—re kynge with his hooste came before Roone and anone he sette his syege rounde aboute that Cyte and anone he lete laye his ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge with his lordes were lodged within tâ—e Chartre house and grete strengthe al oute theym and yâ— was in the Eest party of the Cyte and than the duke of Claâ—ence lodged hym with al his strengthe and power atte the Weste ende in a waste â—bbaâ—e before the poâ—te Chanx And the â—uke of Eâ—cester with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyâ— And bytwenâ— yâ— duke of Clarence and tâ—e duke of Erâ—estre was the Erle Marâ—hal lodged with moche people and a strange power before the castell gate And thanne the erle of Ormonde with the â—nde Haryngton and alsoo the Lorde Tâ—lbâ—t with theâ—re Retenue and compaâ—tye neâ—te hym And thanne syr Iohan Cornewayle with many other noble kyngâ—tes and 〈◊〉 of name with all theyr â—tenue laye with the noble duke of Clareâ—ce And thanâ—â— frome the duke of Erceâ—â—â—r towardes yâ— kynge were lodged the lorde Roos and the lorde Wylleby with the Lorde Phehewe and syr Wyllyam â—orter knyghte with ther reterâ—â—e before the porte of saynt Hyllary And than was â—he erle of Motayne with his reterâ—â—e loâ—ged in the â—â—baye of saynt Katherynes And the erle of Salesbury with his 〈◊〉 saye oâ— that other syde of saynt Katherynes syr Iohan Gray knyghte was lodged atte the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychell And â—yre Phylip Leche knyghte the kynges tresouâ—er was lodged bytwene the water of Sern and the abbaye and kepte the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Caroâ—â— was lodged vnder the water syde for too kepe the passage And Ienyâ—â— the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two squyres kepte manly the water of Seyn and fought with ther enmyes oft tymes And on yâ— other syde of â–ª Seyn laye the erle of Hontyngdon mayster Neuyll the erles sone of westmerâ—onde and syre Gylbert Vmfreuyll erle of Keme and syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers with theyr retenue before porte du PouÌ„te eche of these lordes had stronge ordynauÌ„ce and yâ— kynge dyd make at PouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and a myghty chayn of Iron put it thrugh grete pylê fast pyght in the grounde that went ouer yâ— Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And about that chayn yâ— kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man hors and all other caryage myght go too and fro at all tymes whan nede were And than came the erle of warwyk and had goten DouÌ„fronte vnto kynge Henry of Englonde And anone the kynge sente the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge it And whan he came before the towne he sent his heraudes vnto the Capytayne and hadde hym yelde vp yâ— towne vpon payne of dethe and anone he layde his seyge and yâ— Capytayn besought the erle that he myght come vnto his presence and it pleased hym and speke with hym and so the good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came out and four other burgeys came with hym and entreated so with this erle that this same towne was vnder composycyon too be done as the Cyte of Rone dyd and yâ— erle graunted and consented therto vppon this condycyon that
solde and yâ— Emperoure was slayne forenuye the Turke caused his heed to be smyten of whan he was deed And al moost all the fayth in the londe of Greke fayled ¶ Nicholaus the .v. a Ianuens was pope after Felyx .viii. yere This Nicholas was chosen at Rome in the place of Eugenye and yet the stryf henge styll and a lytyll a lytyll they obeyed hym all men merueyled yâ— a man of so pore a nacyon shold obteyne ayenst yâ— duke of Sauoy the whyche was cosyn and alyed al moost to all the prynces of crystendome and euerychone left hym Than in yâ— yere after there was a peas made Felix resygned for it pleased our lorde his name to be glorifyed by an obiect of yâ— worlde as that Ianuens was in comparysoÌ„ of the duke the pope This Nicholas was a mayster in dyuynyte and an actiue man a ryche man in conseytes many thynges that were fallen he buyldyd ayen all the walles of Rome he renewed for drede of the Turke And there was a verse made of this vnyte publysshed in the cyte ¶ Lux fulsie muÌ„do cessit felix Nicholao And that in the yere of our lorde M. CCCC.xlix The yere of grace with a greate deuocyon was confermed and Innumerable people weÌ„te to the appostles setes ¶ How kynge Henry the syxte regned beynge a chylde not one yere of aege and of the batayll of Vernayll in Perche AFter kynge Henry the fyfth regned Henry his sone but a chylde not fully one yere of age whos regne began yâ— fyrste daye of Septembre in the yere of our lord M. CCCC.xxii This kynge beynge in his cradell was moche doubted dradde bycause of the greate conquest of his fader and also yâ— wysdome guydynge of his vncles yâ— duke of Bedforde and the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the .xxi. daye of Octobre deyed Charles the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lyeth buryed at saynt Denys And than yâ— duke of Bedford was made regent of Fraunce the duke of Gloucestre was made protectour defendour of Englonde ¶ And the fyrste daye of Marche after was syr wyllyam Taylour preest degraded of his preesthode on the morne after he was bryute in smythfelde for here syr ¶ This yere syr Iames Stewarde kynge of Scottes maryed dame Iane the duchesse doughter of Clarence yâ— whiche she had by hir fyrste husbonde yâ— erle of Somerset at saynt Mary ouerys ¶ Also this yere the .xvii. day of August was the batayll of Vernayll in Perche bytwene the duke of Bedforde regente of Fraunce the duke of AlauÌ„some whiche was a full grete batayll The duke of Bedford had on his syde yâ— erle of Salesbury MouÌ„tagu the lorde Talbot all the power that they coude make in Normandye the garysons kept and also many Copycayns with moche peple of the duke of Burgoyns And on that other syde was the duke of Alaunsome the duke of Turon that was the erle of Douglas and the erle Boughan wyth many lordes of FrauÌ„ce a greate company of Scottes and Armynakys And than yâ— erle Douglas called the duke of Bedforde in scorne IohnÌ„ with the leden swerde And he sent hym worde ayen yâ— he sholde fynde that daye that his swerde was of stele And the batayll Ioyned on bothe sydes and faught longe tyme. that there wyst no man who sholde haue the better a greate whyle but atte yâ— last as god wolde the vyctory felle vnto the Englysshe partye for there were slayne the erle Douglas whiche a lytell before was made duke of Turon the erle Boughan the erle Almarre yâ— erle of Tonuar the erle of VauÌ„tedor the vyscouÌ„te of Nerbon whiche was one of them yâ— slew the duke Iohan of Burgoyn knelynge before the Dolphyn and many mo vnto the nombre of .x. thousand mo And there was taken prysoners the duke of Alaunsome and many nther lordes and gentylles of Fraunce but Scottes that daye were slayne downe ryghte the snbstaunce of them all ¶ And the thyrde yere of kynge Henry the syxth the duke of Gloucestre maryed the duchesse of Hollande went ouer see with hir in to Henaude for to take possessyon of his wyues enherytaunce where he was honors by receyued and taken for lorde of that londe 〈◊〉 sone after he was 〈…〉 torne home ayen to Englonde and lete his wyfe all his tresoure that he 〈◊〉 broughte with hym in a towne yâ— is called Mounse in Henaude whiche promysed hym to be trew to hym NotwithstaÌ„dynge they delyuered the lady to the duke of Burgoyne whiche sent hir to Gaunte And frome thens she escaped in a mannes clothynge and came into zelan de to a towne of hir owne called Syrixe And frome thens she went to a towne in Hollonde called the Gowde aud there she was stronge ynoughe and withstode the forsayd duke of Burgoyne ¶ And sone after the duke of Gloucestre sente ouer see in to zelonde the lorde Fytzwater with certayne men of armes and archers for to helpe and socoure yâ— forsayd duchesse of Hollande whiche londed at a place in zelande called Brewers hauen where the lordes of the couÌ„tee came downe and faughte with hym and in conclusyon he was feyne to withdraw hym and his menye to the see ayen But yet he slewe and kylde hurte dyuerse lordes and moche people of that same couÌ„tre so retorned home ayen into EngloÌ„de with his menye preuayled no thynge ¶ And also this same yere the erle of Salesbury the erle of Suffolk the lorde wylleby yâ— lorde Scales with theyr retenue layd syege to yâ— cyte of Manus yâ— whiche cyte was yolden to theym wyth many other stronge townes and castels to yâ— nombre of .xxxvi. ¶ This tyme all Normandye and a greate parte of FrauÌ„ce vnto Orlyaunce was vnder the obeyssauÌ„ce of the kynge of Englonde and al the 〈◊〉 of Fraunce was in grete 〈◊〉 and myschyef ¶ How there was lyke to haue ben a grete fraye bytwene the Cardynall and the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacyon of kynge Henry the syxte bothe in Englonde in Fraunce IN 〈…〉 greate wâ—â—che in 〈◊〉 for a fraye yâ— was bytwene the bysshop of wynchestre the duke of Gloucestre protectour c. For the mayer with the people of the cyte wolde abyde by yâ— duke of Gloucestre as protectour defendour of the reame but by laboure of lordes that went bitwene and in especyall by the labour of the prynce of Portyngale there was a poyntemente taken that there was no harme done ¶ And after yâ— batayll of Vernayl in Perche the duke of Bedforde came ouer into Englonde And on wytsonday this same yere atte Leycestre he dubbed kynge Henry knyghte And forth wyth the sayd kynge Henry dubbed all these knyghtes wâ—os names folowen that is to wyte syr Rycharde duke of yorke also the sone and heyre of the Duke of North folke the erle of Orforde the erle of westmerlonde the sone
and heyre of the erle of Northumberlonde the sone heyre of the erle of Vrmonde yâ— lord Roos syr Iamys bottelat yâ— lord Martrauas sir Henry gray of Tankeruyle syr wyllyam Neuyll lorde Fawconbredge syr George Neuyll lorde Latymer yâ— lorde wellys yâ— lorde Barkle the sone heyre too the lorde Talbot syre Raufe gray of werke syre Robert veer syr Rycharde gray syr Edmonde hongerforde syr Iohan bottelar syr Raynolde Cobham syr Iohan passheley syr Thomas â—â—stall IohnÌ„ Chydyok sir Rauflange ford sir william drury syr willyam thomas Rycharde Carbonell sir Rychard wydewyle sir IohnÌ„ shrydelowe sir wyllyam Chayn sir william Bauyngton syr IohnÌ„ Iune and sir Gylbert Beauchampe ¶ Item in the fyfthe yere the duke of Bedford with the duchesse hys wyfe wente ouer see to Calays a lytell before went ouer see Henry bysshop of wynchestre And on our ladyes day◠〈…〉 chirche atte Calays the bysshop of wynchester as he had songen masse was made Cardynal and he knelynge before the hyghe awter the duke of Bedforde set the hat vpon his heed and there were his bullys redde as well of his charge as of the reioysynge of his benefyces spyrytuall and temporall ¶ And this same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substauÌ„ce of heye and also of corne was dystroyed for it rayned almost euery other daye ¶ And this same yere the good Erle of Salesbury syr Thomas of Mountagu layde syege vnto Orlyaunce atte the whiche syege he was slayne with a gonne that come out of the towne on whoo 's soule god haue mercy amen For sythe that he was slayne Englysshmen neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after beganne to lese lytyll lytyll tyll all was loste ¶ Also this same yere a Bryton murthred a good wedowe in her bed withoute Algate whiche wedowe found hym for almesse and he bare awaye all that she hadde And after this he toke yâ— gyrthe of holy chirche at saynt George in Southwarke there he toke yâ— crosse and forswore this lond And as he went it happened yâ— he came by the place where he dyd this cursyd dede in the subarbes of London And the women of the same parysshe came oute with staues canell douÌ„ge and slewe made an ende of hym there Notwithstandynge yâ— constables many other men beyng present for to kepe hym for there were so many women had no pyte ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Northfolk with many gentylmen and yomen toke hys barge the .viii. daye of Nouembre atte saynt Marye oueres for too haue gone thrugh London brydge and thrughe mysgydynge of the barge it ouerthrewe on yâ— pyles and many men drowned but the duke hymselfe with two or thre leped vpon pyles and so were saued with helpe of men that 〈…〉 the brydge with casâ—ynge downe ropes by yâ— whiche ropes they saued themselfe ¶ This same yere on saynt Leonardes daye kynge Henry beynge .vii. 〈◊〉 of aege was crowned atte westmynster at whos caronacyon were made .xxxvi. knyghtes ¶ This yere on saynt Georges daye he passed ouer setâ— Calays towarde Fraunce ¶ About this tyme and afore the reame beynge in grete mysery and trybulacyon yâ— Dolphyn with his partye began to made warre gate certayne places made dystresses vpon the Englysshmen by the meane of his Capytayns that is to saye la heer poton desayntraylles and in especyall a mayde the whiche they named la purelle de dicu This mayde rode lyke a man and was a valyaunt Capytayne amonge them and toke vpon hir many grete enterpryses in so moche yâ— they had a byleue for to haue recoueryd all they re losses by hir Notwithstandynge atte the laste after many grete feates by the helpe prudence of syr IohnÌ„ Luxemburgh the whiche was a noble Capytayne of the duke of Burgon many Englyssh men Pycardes and Burgoynons which were of our partye before the towne of Compyne the .xxiii. daye of Maye the forsayd pucelle was taken in the felde armed lyke a man many other Captaynes with hir were all brought to Rone there she was put in to pryson And there she was Iuged by yâ— lawe to be brent And thanne she sayd that she was with chyld wherby she was a whyle respyted But in conclusyon it was founden that she was not with chylde and thanne she was brent in Rone and the other Capytayns were put to rauÌ„some entreted as men of warre ben acustomed ¶ And this same yere about Candelmasse Rycharde hunder a wulle packer was damned for an herytyke and brent at Tourhylle ¶ And about mydlenten syr Thomas Baggrly preest and 〈◊〉 of yâ— Mauen in Estsex besyde waldeÌ„ was dys graded and dampned for an heretyke brent in smyth felde ¶ And also in this same yere whyles the kyng was in FrauÌ„ce there were many heretâ—â—â—s and solardes that hadde purposed to make a rysynge and caste bylles in dyuerte places but blessed be almyghty god the Capytayne of theym was taken whos name was wyllyam Maundeuyll a weuer of Abendon and balyf of the same towne whiche named hymself Iacke Sharpe of Wygmoreslonde in wales And after warde he was beheded atte the forsayd Abendon in the wytson weke on yâ— tewes daye ¶ This same yere the .vi. daye of Decembre kynge Henry the syxth was crowned kynge of Fraunce at Parys in the chirche of our lady with grete solempnyte there beynge presente the Cardynall of Englonde the duke of Bedforde and many other lordes of Fraunce and of Englonde And after this coronacyon and greate feest holden at Parys the kynge retorned frome thens to Rone and so towarde Calays and the .ix. day of Feuerer londed at Douer whome all the comunes of Kent mette at Beramdon bytwene Caunterbury and Douer all in reed hodes and so come forth tyll he came to yâ— blacke hethe where he was mette with yâ— mayer IohnÌ„ wellys with all the craftes of London clothed all in whyte and soo they broughte hym vnto London the .xxi. daye of the same mothe ¶ And this same yere was a restraynte of the wulles of Calays made by the soudyours bycause they were not payed of theyr wages wherfore yâ— duke of Bedforde regent of FrauÌ„ce beynge than Capytayne came to Calays the tewesdaye in the esterweke And than on the morne after many soudyours of the towne were arested and put in warde And in the same weke he rode to Terewyn and by the meane of the bysshop of Terwyn he wedded the Erles doughter of saynt Poule came ayen to Calays than the .xi. daye of Iune on saynt Bernabeys daye there were four soudyours of Calays that were the chyef causers of the restraynt of the wulles byheâ—ded that is to wyte Iohan Maddelcy IohnÌ„ Launday Thomas Palmer and Thomas Talbot an hondred .x. bannysshed oute of the towne that same tyme and before were banysshed an hondred and .xx. soudyours And on mydsomeâ— enen after came the lorde regente hys wyf too
London ANd than about this tyme deyed 〈◊〉 Martyn And after hym Eugeny the fourth was 〈◊〉 This ma was peasably chosen in the court of Rome by the Cardynales and was very 〈◊〉 indubytate pope But within a 〈◊〉 â—â—me after he was putte and erpulâ—ed out of Rome in suche a maner that he was fayne for to flee naked ¶ In this same tyme was the counseyll of Baâ—yle to yâ— whiche counseyll Eugenye the pope was cyted to come And bycause that he â—ame not they deposed hym but he rought notne set not therby but gate yâ— cyte of Roâ—me abode styll pope .xii. yere ¶ Thys tym about wytsoÌ„tyde yâ— heretykê of Praghe were dystroyed for atte two Ioâ—â—neys were dystroyed of theym mo than xxii thousande with theyr Capytaynes that is to were Procapius Saplâ—o Lupus prespyter ¶ Also there was taken on lyue mayster Peers clerke an Englysshe man and an heretyke ¶ And also thys same yere was a stroÌ„ge frost a long durynge the whiche lasted xi wekes for it beganne vppon saynt Katherynes euen and lasted vnto saynt Scolastycus day in Feuer yere in the whyche tyme the vyntage that came frome Burdeur come ouer shotres hylle ¶ This yere was yâ— couÌ„seyll of aras a grete neate byâ—wene the kynge of Englonde and yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce where were asseÌ„bled many grete lordes of bothe partyes at whiche couÌ„seyll was offred to the kynge of Englonde greate thynges by the meane of a Legate that came fro Rome yâ— whiche was Cardynall of saynt Crosse whiche offres were refused by the Cardynalle of Englonde other lordes yâ— ther were for the kynge wherfore the duke of Burgoyn yâ— whiche hadde ben longe Englysshe sworne forsoke oure partye retorned Frensshe by the meane of yâ— forsayd Legate made a peas with the Frensshe kynge receyuynge of yâ— kynge for recompensynge of his faders dethe yâ— couÌ„te of Pontui yâ— lordshyp of Macon with moche other as is specyfyed in yâ— sayd treaty And soo oure embassatours came home ayen in worse caas than they went oute For they loste there the duke of Burgoyne whiche hadde ben with his Burgoynons Pycardes a synguler helpe in all the conqueste of Normandye of FrauÌ„ce This same yere was a greate batayll on the see bytwene the Ienewes the kynge of Aragon of whiche bataylle yâ— Ienewes had the vyctory for they toke the kynge of Aragon yâ— kynge of Nauerne yâ— grete mayster of saynt Iames in Galyce with thre hondred knyghtes squyrê moche other people this was on saynt Dominicâ— daye And this same yere were seen thre sones at ones anone folowed the thre folde gouernaunce in the chirche that is to wete of Eugeny of the couÌ„seyll and of neutralyte ¶ Also thys same yere a M. CCCC.xxxiiii was a passynge grete wynde by whiche steples houses trees were ouerthrowen About this tyme was an holy mayde in Hollonde called Lyd with whiche lyued only by miracle not etynge ony mete Thys yere the duke of Burgoyne beganne his ordre atte Lyle of the golden Fleys and ordeyned certayne knyghtes of the same ordre and made statutes and ordynaunces moche accordynge vnto the ordre of the garter ¶ Also this same yere yâ— FreÌ„sshmen had enterprysed too haue stolen Calays in the fysshyng tyme for many botes of FrauÌ„ce had safeconduytes to come to Calâ—â—â— for to take herynge And the sondyours of the towne had a custume to come to the chirche leue theyr stanes standynge at the chirche dore which staues the Frensshe men that were arayed lyke fysshers hadde purposed for to haue stolen theyr staues and wepen for to haue wonne so the towne but one of them laye with a comune woman yâ— nyghte before and he tolde to hyr ther couÌ„seyll and she on the morne tolde it to yâ— Lyuetenaunte whiche forthwith all coÌ„maunded that euery man sholde kepe his wepen in his honde sakerynge tyme other And whan the Frensshmen perceyued this that they were myspoynted they saylled streyghte to Depe stale toke yâ— towne And on New yeres daye after they toke Harflete And thus yâ— Englysshmen began to lese a lytyll and lytyll in Normandye ¶ How Calays Guynes were besyeged by the duke of Burgoyn how they were rescowed by yâ— duke of Gloucestre THis yere was a greate noyse all Englonde thrugh howe yâ— duke of Burgoyne wold come besyege Calays wherfore the erle of Mortayne with his armye that he had to haue go with hyÌ„ into FrauÌ„ce was coÌ„mauÌ„ded charged yâ— he sholde go to Calays whiche was atte yâ— tyme well vytayled manned for syr IohnÌ„ Ratclyfe was Lyuetenaunte of yâ— towne for yâ— kynge the baron of Dud lay Lyuetenaunt of yâ— castell ¶ And the ix daye of Iulii the duke of Burgoyne with all the power of Flaundres and moche other people came before Calays sette his syege about the towne and euery towne of Flaundres hadde theyr tentes by themself And this syege endured thre were In the meant whyle the duke of Gloucestre beynge protectour of Englonde toke yâ— moost parte of all the lordes of Englonde went ouer the see to Calays for too rescowe the towne or for to fyghte with the duke and his hoost yf they wolde haue byden This tyme LoÌ„don and euery good towne of Englonde sente ouer these to this rescow certayne people well arayed of the best choseÌ„ men for yâ— warre ¶ And the second day of August the forsayd duke of Gloucestre aryued at Calays with all his army .v. hondred shyppes and moo ¶ And the duke of Burgoyne all his hoost yâ— laye in the syege as sone as they aspyed the sayles in yâ— see before they approched Calays hauen sodaynly in a mornynge departed frome the syege leuynge behyÌ„de hym moche stuff and bytayle fledde in to FlauÌ„dres and Pycardye in lyke wyse dyd the syege yâ— laye befor Guynes where as they of Gwenes toke the gregonne of brasse called Dygeon many othere greate gonnes serpentes And than whan the duke of Gloucestre was aryued with his hoost he went into Flaundres and there he was .xii. dayes and dyd but lytell harme excepte yâ— he brente two fayre vyllages Poperynge Belle other houses whiche were of no stronge buyldynge so he retorned home aveÌ„ ¶ And this same yere the kynge of scotlonde besyeged Rokesburgh with moch people But syr Raufgray departed frome the castell ordeyned for a rescowe But as sone as the kynge of Scotlond vnderstode his departynge sodaynly he brake his syege and wente his waye and lefte moche ordynaunce behynde hym where he gate hym no worshyppe This same yere the seconde daye of Ianyuere quene Katheryne the whiche was the kynges moder and wyfe too kynge Henry the fyfte deyed departed out of this worlde and was brought ryally thrugh London so too westmynster and there she lyeth worshypfully buryed in oure la dyes chapell ¶ And also this same yere the fourth
daye of Ianyuer felle downe the gate with yâ— toâ—re on it on LondoÌ„ brydge towarde Southwerke with two arches all yâ— stode theron ¶ This same yere was a greate treate holden bytwene Grauenynge Calays bythene the kâ—nge the duke of Burgoyne where was in the kynges name the Cardynalle of Englonde the duke of Norfolk many other lordes for the duke of Burgoyn was the duchesse hauynge full power of hyr lorde as regent and lady of hys londes where was taken by thaduyse of â—o the partyes an abstynence of watre for a certayne tyme in yâ— name of yâ— duchesse and not of the duke bycause he had gone frome his othe and legeaunce that he hadde made to kynge Henry the fyfthe therfore the kynge neuer wolde weytene appoynt ne haue to do with hym after but all in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane deyed yâ— second day of Iule whiche had ben wyf to kyng HeÌ„ry yâ— fourth was caryed frome beâ—â—oÌ„d sey to CauÌ„terbury where she lyeth buryed by kynge Henry hir husbonde Thys same yere dyed all the Lyons in yâ— toure of London the whiche had not ben seen many yeres before ¶ How Owen a squyre of wales that hadde wedded quene Katheryne was arested and of the seysme bytwene Eugenye and Felix IN the .xv. yere of kynge Henry the syxth deyed Sygysmondê° Emperoure of Almayne and knyghte of the garter whos termente the kynge kepte atsaynt Poules in London ryally where was made a ryall heerse the kynge in his astate clad in blew was at euen at dyryge on the morne at masse â—c And after hym was clecte and chosen Albert duke of Osteryk whiche hadde wedded Sygysmondus doughter for to be Emperoure This man was taken receyued to be kynge of Beme Vngary bycause of his wyfe that was Sygysmondus doughter whiche left none other heyre after hym This Albert was Emperour but one yere for he was poysoned so deyed some sayth yâ— he deyed of flix but he was a vertuous man pytefulle so moche yâ— all the people yâ— knewe hym sayd that the worlde was not worthy to haue his presence ¶ This same yere one Owen a squyre of wales a man of lowe byrth whiche hadde many a daye before secretely wâ—dded quene Katheryne hadde by hir thre sones and one doughteâ— he was taken and coÌ„maunded too Newgate to pryson by my lord of Gloucestre protectour of yâ— reame And this yere he brake the pryson by the meane of a priest yâ— was his chapelayn after was taken ayen by my lorde Bemonde and brought ayen to Newgate and after warde delyuerd at large And one of his sones afterwarde was made erle of Rychemonde and an other erle of Penbroke and the thyrde a monke of westmynster whiche monke deyed sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newe yeres daye atte Bernardes castell fell downe a stake of wood sodaynly at after none and slewe thre men myscheyfly foule hurt other ¶ Also at Bedforde on a shyresday we re .xviii. men murdred without stroke by fallynge downe a stayr as they come out of theyr comune halle and many foule hurte ¶ In the .xviii. yere syr Rycharde Beauchamp the good erle of warwyke deyed atte Rone he beynge that tyme lyuetenaunte of the kynge in Normandye and frome thens his body was brought to warwyk where he lyeth worshypfully in a newe chapell on the south syde of yâ— quere ¶ Also this yere was a grete derth of corne thrugh out all Englonde for a busshell of whete was worth .xl. pens in many places of Englonde and yet they myght not haue ynoughe wherfore Steuen browne that tyme mayer of LondoÌ„ sente in to Pruce and broughte to London certayn shyppes laden with rye whiche dyd moche good to the poore people for corne was so scarse in Englonde yâ— in someplaces of Englonde poore people made them brede of fern rotes ¶ Thys yere the generall couÌ„seyll of Basyly de posed Eugeny they chose Felix which was duke of Sauoy than began the scysme whiche endured vnto the yere of oure lorde M CCCC xlviii ¶ Thys Felyx was a deuoute prynce sawe hys sones sone and after lyued an holy lyfe was chosen pope of the couÌ„seyll of Basyle Eugeny deposed And so the scysme was longe tyme this Felix had but lytell obedyence by cause of the nautralyte for the moost parte well nyghe all crystendome obeyed reputed Eugeny for very pope of them bothe for both occupyed duryng yâ— lyfe of Eugeny This same yere syr Rycharde whiche was by carye of Hermettesworth was degraded of his preesthode at Poules brent atte Toure hylle as for an heretyke on sayÌ„e Botulphus daye how well at his dethe he deyed a good crysten man wherfore after his dethe moche people come to yâ— place where he was brent offred made an hepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt tyll yâ— mayer shreues by yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of bysshoppes dystroyed it made there a douÌ„ge hylle Also this same yere yâ— shreues of LondoÌ„ fet out of saynt Martyns the graunte of the sentwary fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ayeÌ„ too the sentwary by the kynges Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure This Frederyk duke of Osteryk was longe Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome bycause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned with the Imperyall dyademe with grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nicholas yâ— .iiii. This was a pâ—â—yble man quyete and of synguler pacyence not hatynge the chirche he wedded the kynges doughter of Portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le Man of the dethe of mayster Roger Bolyngbrok IN this same yere Elynoure Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayne poyntes of treason layde ayen hyr wherupon she was examyned in sayÌ„t Stephens chapell at west mynster afore the Archebysshop of CanÌ„terbury And there she was enioyned to open penauÌ„ce to go thrugh chepe berynge a taper in hir honde after to perpetuall pryson in yâ— I le of Man vnder yâ— kepynge of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas south well a chanon of westmynster mayster IohnÌ„ hane a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Robert Bolynbroke a clerke vsynge Nygromancy and one Margery iourdemayn called the wyche of Eye besyde westmynster there were arested as for beynge of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of Gloucestre for mayster Thomas suth well deyed in yâ— Tour the nyghts before he sholde haue be reyned on yâ— morne for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in yâ— .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume and mayster Roger Bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde hall in London and there before yâ— Mayer the lordê and chyef Iustyces of Englonde were
reyned and dampned bothe to be drawen and hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ„ hume had his chartrel was pardoned by the kynge but mayster Roger was drawen to Tyburne where he confessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer had trespaced in yâ— he deyed fore Notwithstandynge he was hanged heeded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And Margere â—â—rde mayn was brent in smythfelde ¶ Also this yere was a greate fraye in London in flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene men of court men of London and dyuerse men slayne and some hurte and one Herbotell was the chyef causer of the mysgouernauÌ„ce affray ¶ Also this yere at yâ— chesynge of the mayer of LondoÌ„ the comyus named Robert Clopton Raulyn Holande talyour and the aldermen toke Robert Clopton broughte hym at the ryghte hande of the mayer as custome is And thaÌ„ certayn talyours and other hande craftes men â—yed nay nay not this man but Raulyn Holande wherfore the mayer that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed too Newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente into Guyon for a maryage for the kynge for the â—â—â—les doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk went hymself ouer se in FrauÌ„ce there he treated the maryage bytwene the kynge of Englonde the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere it was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage yâ— kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duchye of Angeo and the erldome of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye Than departed yâ— erle of Suffolke with his wyfe and dyuerse lordes knyghtes in the moost ryall astate that myght be oute of Englonde with newe chares palfreys whiche went thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyuedâ— hir and than after in the Lenten broughte hir vnto Hampton where she landed and there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpon Canâ—â—masse euen before by a grâ— tempeste of thâ—ndre and 〈◊〉 to at after none Poules steple was sett on fyre on the myddes of the shaft in yâ— tym â—re whiche was quenchyd by force of labour specyally by the morowe masse preest of the Bowe in chepe whiche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was yâ— erle of Staf forde made and create duke of Bukyng ham therle of wer wyk duke of war wyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle of Suffolke was made markis of Suffolk ¶ How kynge Henry wedded quene Margarete and of hyr coronacyon THis yere kynge Henry maryed at Such wyk quene Margarete she came too London the .xxviii. daye of May. And by the waye all the lordes of Englonde receyued hir worshypfully in dyuerse places And in especyall the duke of Gloucestre on the black hethe the mayer with all the aldermen all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred with the deuyse of his crafte that they myght be be knowen met with hir with redde hodes brought hir to London where were dyuerse pagentys couÌ„tenaunce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuerse places of the cyte ryally costely ¶ And yâ— .xxx. daye of May. yâ— forsayd quene was crowned at westmynster And there was Iustes thre dayes durynge within the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere y◠〈◊〉 your of Kylmayn apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whiche hadde a daye to theym assygned for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made and the felde dressyd But whan it came too poynt the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— they shold not fyghte but toke the quarell into his hâ—nde And this was done at the Instaunce and labours of certayne prechers doctours of London as mayster 〈…〉 persone of 〈…〉 in Holborn and other ¶ Also this yere came a greate 〈◊〉 in to Englonde out of FrauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a parpetuall peas but in conclusyon it torned vnto a trewes for a yere ¶ About this tyme dyed sayne Barnar dyne a gray frere whiche began yâ— new reformacoÌ„n of yâ— ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed ben called Obseruauntes whyche obseruauÌ„tes ben gretly encreased in yea ly and in Almayne This Barnardyn was canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano was his discyple whiche profyted moche to the reformacoÌ„n of yâ— ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre miracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge Henry neuer proffyted ne went for warde but fortune began to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in FrauÌ„ce Nor mandye Guyon as in Englonde some men holde oppinyon yâ— kynge Henry ya af commyssyon preuarly to syr Edwarde Hull sir Robert Roos Deane of saynt Senerynes and other to conclude a maryage for hym with the erle of Army nakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayd and concluded after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayd a full dere maryage for yâ— reme of EngloÌ„de for it was know verily yâ— for to haue hir delyuerde was yâ— duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was yâ— keye of Normandye for yâ— Frensshmen to entre ¶ And about thys the sayd Markys of Suffolke axyd in playne parlement a fyftene and an halfe for to fetche hyr out of Fraunce 〈◊〉 what a maryage was this as to the comparyson of that other maryage For the re sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels townes in Guyon soo muche gold sholde haue be yeuen with hir yâ— all Englonde sholde haue be therby euryrhed but contrary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce oughte to kepe his promyse For bycause of brekynge of thys promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hathe the reame of Englonde had by lesynge of Normandye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame yâ— rebellynge of comyns ayenst ther prynce lordes what dyuysyon amonge yâ— lordes what murdre sleynge of theym what feldes foughte and made in conclusyon so many yâ— many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposyd the quene with hyr sone fayne to fle into Scotlonde frome thens into FrauÌ„ce so to Loreyne the place yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men deme that the brekynge of yâ— kynges promyse to yâ— syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his greate losse and aduersyte ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlemente of Bury and of his dethe and how Angeo in Mayn was delyuered IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlement at Bury called faynt Edmondes bury abowte whyche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of yâ— couÌ„tre to be there in theyr moost beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon yâ— kynge To whiche
parlement came the duke of Gloucestre Vmfrey yâ— kynges vncle whiche hadde be protectoure of Englonde all yâ— noncage of the kynge And anone after as he was in his lodgynge he was arested by yâ— VycouÌ„te Beaumont the Conestale of Englonde whome accompanyed the duke of Bukyngham many other lordes And forth with all his seruauÌ„tes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded to departe frome hym And xxxxii of the chyef of them were arested and sente to dyuerse prysons And anone after this sayd arest yâ— sayd duke was on the morow deed on whos soule god haue mercy but how he dyed in what maner the certente is not knowe Some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two federbeddê some sayd yâ— a 〈◊〉 was put in his fuÌ„dmente But how he deyed god knoweth to whome no thynge is hydde then whan he was deed he was layed open yâ— all men myght hym see And soo bothe lordes knyghtes of yâ— shyre with burgeys came sawe hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they not perceyve how he dyed here may men mark 〈◊〉 this worlde is ¶ This duke was a noble man a grete clerk 〈…〉 fully yâ— reame to yâ— kynges behoue nuuer cowde be fouÌ„de fawte to hym But enuye of them yâ— were gouernours had promysed the duchy of Angeo the 〈◊〉 dome of Mayn causyd y◠〈…〉 this noble man For they dradde 〈◊〉 wolde haue empeshyd y◠〈…〉 And after they sente his body to 〈◊〉 Albons with certayne lyghtes for 〈◊〉 buryed And so syr Geruays of 〈◊〉 had then yâ— charge for to conuey y◠〈◊〉 And so it was buryed at sayne 〈◊〉 in the abbaye And fyue persones at his housholde were sente too London and there were they reyned and Iugâ—d to be drawen hanged also quartred Of whome yâ— names were syr Roger â—ham brelayne a knyghte one 〈…〉 squyre Arthur a squyre and 〈◊〉 Nedbam whiche .v. persones were draw fro the Toure of London thrugh Chepe to Tyborn there lete downe 〈◊〉 thenne stryped too haue ben heeded and quartred and thenne the Marquayâ— of Suffolke shewed there for theym yâ— kynges perdon vnder his grete seale And so they were pardonned of the remenaunce of all that other 〈◊〉 had theyr lyued and so they were broughte ayentoo London and after freely delyuered Thus began trowble in this reame of Englonde for the dethe of thys noble duke of Gloucestre all the 〈◊〉 of the reame began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After that pope Eugeny was deede Nicholas the fyfth was elect pope this Nicholas was chose for Eugeny yet hangynge yâ— scysme not withstandyng he gate the obedyence of all crysten reames for after he was elect and sacred pope certayne lordes of Fraunce and of Englonde were sent in to Sauoy too pope Felyx for to entreate hym to scasse of the papacy And by the specyall laboure of the bysshop of Norwiche and the lord of saynt Iohannes he sessed the seconde yere after yâ— pope Nicholas was sacred And yâ— sayd Felyx was made Legate of Fraunce and Cardynall of Sauoy and he resygned yâ— hole papacy to Nicholas And after lyued an holy lyfe and deyed an holy man And as it is sayd almyghty god shewyth myracles for hyÌ„ Thys was the .xxiii. scysme bytwene Eugeni and Felyx and dured .xvi. yere The cause was this the generall couÌ„seyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was oonly pope and Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not and kepte the decrees statutes of the couÌ„â—eyll of Constance as it is sayd before Nother he rought notte to yeue obedyence to the generall couÌ„seyl in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracoÌ„n among wryters of this matere pro et contraâ— whiche can not accorde vnto this daye one partye sayth that the counseyll is aboue the pope and that other partye sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ— counseyll God blessed aboue all thynge yeue and graunte his peas in holy chirche spouse of cryste Amen Thys Nicholas was of Iene comen of lowe degre a doctoure of dyuynyte an actyf maÌ„ he reedyfyed many places that were broken ruynous and dyd make a walle abowte the palays and made the walle newe abowte Rome for drede of yâ— Turkys ¶ And the people wondred grete ly merueyllyd of yâ— ceasynge resynyÌ„ge of pope Felyx to pope Nicholas consyde rynge that Nicholas was a man of soo homely a byrth And that other was of affynyte to all the moost party of crysten prynces wherfore there was a verse publysshed as afore sayd ¶ How syr Fraunsoys Aragonoys toke Fogiers in Normandye and of the losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of kynge Henry .xxvii. beynge trewes bytwene Fraunce and Englonde a knyghte of yâ— Englysshe partye named syr FrauÌ„ces Aragony toke a towne in Normandye named Fogyers ayenste the trewes of whiche takynge began moche sorowe and losse for this was the occasyon by the whiche the Frensshmen gate all Normandye ¶ Abowte this tyme yâ— Cyte of Constantynople whiche was the imperyall cyte in all Grece was taken by the Turkes Infydels whiche was bytrayde as some holde oppinyon and them peroure takeÌ„ and slayne and yâ— ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed and dyspoylled and the relyques and ymages and the rode draw enge about the stretes whiche was done in spyte of Crysten fayth and sone after all crysten fayth in Grece perysshed and cessyd There were many Crysten men slayne and innumerable solde and put in captyuyte By yâ— takynge of this towne the Turke gretly was enhauncyd in pryde a grete losse to all crystendome ¶ In the .xxviii yere was a parlement holden at westmynster and frome thens adiourned to the blacke freres at London after crystmas to westmynster ayen ¶ And this same yere Robert of cane a man of the westcouÌ„tre with a fewe shyppes toke a grete flete of shyppes comynge out of yâ— bay lade with salt whyche shyppes were of Pruce Flaundres Holande and zelonde and brought thez to Hampton wherfore the marchauntes of Englonde beynge in Flaundres were arested in Brydges Ipre othere places and myghte not be delyuered ne theyr dettes dyscharged tyll they hadde made apoyntment for to paye the hurtê of those shyppes whiche was payde by the marchauntes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauntes goodes beynge in Dansk were also are sted and made grete amendes ¶ This same yere yâ— Frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of PouÌ„te all Arche therin the lord Fawconbrydge was taken prysoner And after that in Decembre Rone was taken and lost beynge therin syr Edmonde duke of Somerset and the erle of Shrewesbury the whiche by a poyntment left pledges and lost all Normandye and come home in to Englonde And durynge the sayd parlement the duke of Suffolke was arested sent in to the toure there he was a moneth after the kynge dyd do
fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Angeo Mayn and after lesynge of all Normandye and in especyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in soo moche in some places men gadred and made them Capytayns as Blewherde other whiche were take putte to dethe And then the sayd parlement adiouned was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whan yâ— comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Toure and comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucyon on them that were cause of the delyuerauÌ„ce of NormaÌ„ dye and hadde be cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde Gascoyn Guyan of the whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolk as chyef the lorde Saye the bysshop of Salysbury Danyell many mo And for to pease yâ— comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled out of Englonde for .v yere ¶ And so durynge the parlemente he wente in to Norfolke and there he toke hys shyppynge for to goo oute of the reame of Englonde in to Fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shypp of werre called Nicholas of yâ— tour mett with hys shyp and founde hym therm whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster and yâ— capytayne and there he was eramyned and atte the laste Iuged too dethe And soo they putte hym in a caban and hys chapelayne wyth hym for to shryne him And that done they brought hym in too Douer rode and set hym in to the 〈◊〉 and smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpon the 〈◊〉 and sette the heede therby ¶ And thys was done the fyrst daye of May. ¶ 〈◊〉 what auayled hym nowe all his 〈◊〉 rauÌ„ce of Normandye And here 〈◊〉 se how he was rewarded for the deth of yâ— duke of Gloucestre thus began sorow vpon sorowe dethe for dethe ¶ How this yere was InsurreccoÌ„n 〈◊〉 te of the comyns of whome Iack 〈◊〉 an Irysshe man was Capytayne THis yere of our lorde M. CCâ—â— was the greate grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was grete 〈◊〉 in so moche yâ— frome all places in 〈◊〉 dome greate multytude of people 〈◊〉 tyd thyder And in this same yere was a greate assemble and gaderynge togyâ—der of the comunes of Kente in to grece nombre And made an Insurreccyon rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned theym a Capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshman whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder made ordynaunces amonge theym and brought theym to the black hethe where he made a byll of petycyons to the kynge his couÌ„seyll and shewed what Iniuryes and oppressyons yâ— poore comyns suffred vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people ¶ And the xxvii daye of Iune the kynge many lordes Capytayns men of werre went towarde hym to yâ— black heth And whaÌ„ the Capytayne of Kent vnderstode yâ— comynge of the kynge with so greate puyssauÌ„ce he withdrewe hym his peple to senok a lytell vyllage ¶ And the .xxviii day of Iune he brynge withdrawen and gone yâ— kyng came with his armye set in ordre enbataylled to yâ— black heth and by aduys of his couÌ„sell sent syr Vmfrey Stafforde knyght wyllyam Stafforde 〈◊〉 two valyaunt Capytayns with certayne people for to fyght with the capytayne to take brynge hym his accessaryes to the kynge whiche went too Senol And the Capytayne with hys felyshyp and mette with them fought ayenste theym and in conclusyon slewe theym bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theym were slayne ¶ Durynge this skyrmysshe felle a gretr varyaunce amonge yâ— lordes men and comyn people beynge on black heth ayeÌ„ste them lordes capytayns saynge playnly yâ— they wolde go vnto the capytayne of Kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucoÌ„n on the traytours beynge about the kynge wherto yâ— kynge sayd nay And they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de and the bysshop of Salysbury and yâ— baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Danyell Treuilyon many mo were traytours and worthy to be dede wherfore for to please the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous yâ— lorde Saye was arested and sent to the toure of London And then the kynge herynge tydynges of the dethe and ouerthrowenge of the Staffordes he withdrewe hym to London and frome thens to Kelyng worth For the kynge ne the lordes durst not truste theyr owne housholde men ¶ Then after that the Capytayne had had this vyctory vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syre Vmfreys salette and his Brygantynes smyten full of gylte naylles and also hys gylte sporys and arayed hym lyke a lorde a â—apytayne and resorted with all his menye also mo than he had before to the black heth ayen To whome came yâ— Archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge and his requeste so they departyd ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people And the re dyde make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that noo man sholde robbe ne take no manere goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge thrughe the cyte in greate pryde and smote his swerde vppon London stone in Can wyk strete ¶ And he beynge in yâ— cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought him to the yelde halle before the mayre th alder men where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde and oughte to be Iugyd by his perys And the comyns of Kente toke hym by force frome the Mayer offycers that kept hym and toke hym to a prest to shryue hym And or he myght be halfe shryuen they broughte hym to the standarde in the Chepe syde there smote of his hede on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And thus deyed the lorde Saye tresourer of Englonde After this they sette his heede vpon a spere bare it all aboute the cyte And the same daye abowte Myle ende Cromere was beheeded And the daye before atte after noone the Capytayne with certayne of his men wente to Phylyp Malpas house and robbyd hym and toke awaye moche good And frome thens he went to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertys hous and robbed hym toke away fro hym moche good also At whiche rob bynge dyuerse men of London of theyr neyghbours were at and toke part with theym ¶ For this robbynge the peoples hertes felle frome hym and euery thryfty man was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse For there was many a man in London that awayted
other syde and fought ayenst the kynge his partye so began the batayll and fyghtynge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and hadde the vyctory of that Iourneye In whiche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde many knyghtes squyres many moo hurte And on the morne after they broughte yâ— kynge in grete astate to London whiche was lodged in yâ— bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlement at London in whiche parlemente the duke of yorke was made protectour of Englonde the erle of werwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a part myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nicholas the fyfte and after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shall be shewed here after folowynge ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in London ayenste the Lumbardes the cause began bycauce a yonge man toke a dager frome a Lumbarde brake it wherfore the yonge man on the morne was sente fore to come before yâ— Mayer the aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde and thenne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to go home to hys dyner But in the Chepe the yonge men of the mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre Shyrefs styll in Chepe and wolde not suffre theym too departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whiche was commytted to warde were delyue red and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe frome pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shyrefs also the prysoner delyuerd which yf he had be put to pryson he had be in Ieoperdye of hys lyfe And theme beganne a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes And the same euenynge the hondcrafty men of the towne arose and ranne to yâ— Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore yâ— May â—â— and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte and droue them thens and sent some of theym that had stollen to Newgate ¶ And yâ— yong man that was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbery ensewed of his fyrste meuynge to yâ— Lombarde departyd went to westmynster to sayntwary Or elles it had coste him his lyfe for anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on al theym that so rebelled in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes On whiche sate with yâ— Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe yâ— duke of Bokyngham many other lort des to se execucyon done But the comynes of the cyte secretly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is callyd bowe belle but they were lette by sadde men which came to the knowlege of the duke of â—â—kyngham other lordes And in contynent they arose for they durst no lenger abyde for they dowtyd that the hole 〈◊〉 te sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuertheles two or thre of the cyte we re Iugyd to dethe for this robbery and were hangyd and Tyberne ¶ Anone after the kynge and the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌ„tre withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a 〈◊〉 before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to gâ—â—â—newych there was dyschargyd of the protectourshypp therle of Salysbury of his Chauncelershyp And after thys they were sent fore by preuy scale for too come to Couentre where they were almoost dysceyued the erle of wer wyke also sholde haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ Howe the lorde Egremonde was take by the erle of Salysbury sones and of yâ— robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ That one was called Mors Maryne yâ— seconde was a swerde fysshe the other â—â—eyne were whalys ¶ In this same yere for certayne affrayes done in yâ— nor the countre bytwene lorde Egremond the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lorde Egremond whome they had condeÌ„pned in a greate somme of moneye to the sayd Erle of Salysbury and therfor he was commytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson and thre prysoners with hym escaped and went his waye Also this yere yâ— erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayr felysshyp toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Abowte this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monesteryes of relygyon in dyuerse partyes of the worl de whiche were refourmed after yâ— fyrste Instytucyon contynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where Innumerable turkys were slayne more by miracle thann by mannes honde for oonly the hond of god smote theym Saynt IohnÌ„ of Capystrane was there present prouokyd the crysten people beynge theme aferde for co pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne and dystroyed the Turkys sayd that a grete nombre of armyd men folowed them that they were aferde to turne ayen and they were holy angelles ¶ This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in London brake theyr pryson and went vpon the ledes and fought ayenst theym of yâ— cyte and kepte the gate a longe whyle But atte the laste the towne gate yâ— pryson on theym And thenne they were put in fettres and yrens were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a greate erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshyd xl thousande people that sanke therein to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde somtyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed at Rome by pope Calist. yâ— .x. day of Iuly he was traÌ„slatyd at Salysbury by the bysshopp of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschall of Normandye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytaynes men of werre went to the se with a greate Nauy came into yâ— downes by nyghte And on the morne erly before daye they londed and came to Sand wytche bothe by londe water toke the towne and ryfled and dyspoyled it And toke many prysoners and left the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place and moche goode therin And ladde with theym many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayne Flaundres Holonde and zelonde chyldren gadred theym togyders by greate companyes for to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mounte in Normandye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposyd yâ— some wyckyd spyryte meued theÌ„ to do so but it dured not long by cause of the
longe way also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was fouÌ„de an heretyke and the thyrde daye of Decembre was adiured at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and his bokes brent at Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before howe certayne lordes were slayne atte saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge and wrathe hadde by yâ— heyres of theÌ„ that so were slayne ayenste the duke of yorke the erles of werwyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kynge by the aduys of hys counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whiche place the duke of Yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four hundred men and lodged hym at Baynerdes castell in his owne place ¶ And the .xv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with .v. hundred men was lodged in therber his owne place ¶ And then came the duke of Excetre of Somerset with .viii. C. men laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of NorthuÌ„berlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde with .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayre that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kepte greate watche with the comyns of the cyte and rode abowte the cytce by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thou sande men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiii. day of Feuerer yâ— erle of warwyk came to London fro Calays well beseen worshypfully with .v. hundred men in redde Iakectes broudred with a ragged staff behynde and before and was lodged at yâ— gray freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London the quene And there was accorde peas made among yâ— lordes they were set in peas And on our lady daye yâ— .xv. day of Marche in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lviii the kynge the quene all yâ— lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after yâ— kynge the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Flete strete bytwene men of courte men of yâ— same strete In whiche fraye the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ How the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenst the erle of werwyk of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the erle of werwyk was at couÌ„seyll at west mynster all the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayd erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouerde his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge out with spyttes and pestels ayenst hym And the same daye he rode towardes warwyk and sone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see towarde Calays ¶ Sone after this therle of Salysbury comynge to London was encouÌ„tred att Bloreheth with the lorde Audley 〈◊〉 other people ordeyned to dystroy 〈◊〉 But he hauynge knowlege yâ— he sholde be mette with was accompanyed with his two sones syr Thomas and 〈◊〉 Iohan Neuell a grete felyshyp 〈…〉 men And so they faught togeter 〈◊〉 theerle of Salysbury 〈…〉 And the lorde Audley was 〈…〉 many gentylmen of 〈…〉 people hurte the erles two 〈…〉 hurte goynge homewarde 〈…〉 they were taken had to 〈…〉 quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope 〈◊〉 chose this yere M. cccc 〈…〉 was callyd before Eneas an 〈…〉 man and a poete 〈…〉 embassatour of yâ— Emperour before 〈◊〉 And he wrote in the 〈…〉 a noble treatyse for 〈…〉 me Also he canoursed 〈…〉 of Senys This pope ordeyned 〈…〉 dulgence and pardâ—â—◠〈…〉 de go werre ayenst the 〈…〉 te a pystle to yâ— greate Turke 〈…〉 hym to become crysten And in 〈◊〉 ordeyned a passage ayenstre y◠〈◊〉 Ankon to whiche moâ—ke people drewe out of all partyes of 〈…〉 whiche people he sence many home 〈◊〉 by cause they suffâ—â—â— not anone after he dyed at yâ— sayd Ankon yâ— yere of oure lorde M. cccc.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop and the soul dyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke yâ— erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernaunce of the reame stode mooste by the quene and hir counseyll and how the greate prynces of the londe were not callyd to couÌ„seyll but sett a parte not oonly so but it was sayd thrugh the reame yâ— tho sayd lordes shold be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them yâ— wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Then for sauacoÌ„n of theyr lyues also for yâ— comyn we le of yâ— reame thought for to remedy thyse thyngê assembled them togyder with moche peple and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche therle of warwyk came fro calars with many of the olde souldyours as Andrewe Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled made theyr felde yâ— kyng sent out his coÌ„myssyons preuy seales vnto all yâ— lordes of his reame to come wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse yâ— the kynge was stronger and had more people than the duke of yorke therles of werwyk of Salisbury for it is here to be notyd the euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she rulyd peasybly all that was done abowt the kynge whiche was a good and a well dyspoysed man And then whan the kynge was come too the place where they were the duke of yorke his felyshyp made theyr feld in yâ— strongest wyse purposyd veryly to abyde haue fouzte But in the nyght Andrwe Trollop all the olde souldyours of Calays with a greate felyshyppe sodeynly departyd out of the dukes hoost wente strayte vnto the kynges felde where they were receyued Ioyously for they knewe th entent of thother lordê also the maner of theyr felde And then the duke of yorke with yâ— other lordes seynge thez dysceyued toke a counseyll shortly in the same nyght and departed frome the felde leuynge behynde them the moste partye of theyr people to kepe the felde tylle on the morowe Then the duke of york with his seconde sone departyd thrughe walys towarde Irlonde leuynge his eldest sone therle of Marche with the erles of werwyk of Salysbury whiche rode togyder with thre or four persones strayght in to Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham gate a shyp whyche coste a .xi. score nobles with the same shyp sayled fro thens in to Gernescy there refresshed theym frome thens sayled to Calays where they were recey ued in to yâ— castell by the posternÌ„ or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of yorke toke shyppynge in walys and sayled ouere in too Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the
dyuerse partyes of the worlde and these reformacyons were made many tymes but almost none abode but they retorned ayen as they were afore by successyon of tyme after the dethe of the worshypfull faders the feest of the Transfyguracyon was ordeyned of Calixt for the yefte of grace of the meruelous vycotory done ayenst the Turke in HuÌ„gary on saynt Sirtê° day M. cccc.lvii For there was a merueylous vyetory yeue to the crysten men in HuÌ„gary ayenst the grete Turke there he loste many a man fled shamfully fordrede of enmyes no man folowed hym but alone the honde of god feryd the Turke his hoost on saynt Calixt day Saynt IohnÌ„ de Capystrano was there seen present he prouokyd the people that were aferde to folowe the mysbyleuynge Turkes there fell a grete vengeauÌ„ce on theÌ„ for yâ— Turkes sayd yâ— there was so grete a nombre of knyghtes yâ— folowed them yâ— vnnethe they durste loke bakwarde therfore they fled left all ther tresour behynde them they were angelles that causyd them to flee Nota. PRrynters of bookes were myghtely multyplyed in Maguncye thrugh out the worlde and there began fyrste and there helde theyr craftes and this tyme many men began to be more subtyll in craftes and swyfter than euer they were afore PIus the seconde was pope after Calixt .vi. yere this Piê° was chose in yâ— yere of oure lorde M. cccc.lviii he was callyd Ene as an eloquent man a grete oratour a laureate poete in the couÌ„seyll of Basyle he wrote a noble tretyse for thactoryte of yâ— same This maÌ„ desyred to haue a passage to the Turke moche people of dyuerse couÌ„tres came to Rome he yaue theym his blessynge and sent theym home ayen for they were not suffycyent for the Turkys hoste anone after he decessyd PAulus a Venician was pope after Pius .vii. yere this Paul was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. CCCC lxiiii And anone he halowed the fest of the presentacoÌ„n of our lady as Pius dyd This man was a tough man in ryghte wysnes and he sayd it was better to make fewe thynges kepe them stedfastly than for to make many soone renoke them And he made a grete palays at saynt Markys he decessed or he had ended it in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of Luke was oppressyd with many trybulacyons after in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxviii vtterly it was dystroyed by CaroluÌ„ the duke of Burgoyn yâ— whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kynge Edwarde yâ— four the of Englonde Also the same KaroluÌ„ entred in the londe of Geldyr coÌ„quered it hooly The yere of grace also was chaunged by pope Paule for fauoure of maÌ„nys soule frome .xxv. yere to .xxv. yere And bycause yâ— cursydnesse abounded so sore grace abouÌ„ded also sore SIxtus the fourth a Ianuens a frere mynor was pope after Paule This man was generall in the ordre of the frere Mynoris or he was Cardynall And he was chosen in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi And was called FrauÌ„cyscus de Sanona of good fame vertuous He was chosen Cardynall with oute his knowlege tyll he was made the same yere yâ— he was chosen pope the Turke had takeÌ„ frome crysten men two Empyres four kyngdoms .xx. pronynces two hondred cytees had destroyed men wyÌ„men without nombre and yâ— meued yâ— pope yâ— he sholde dyspose him to goo to withstonde hym And for an armye to be made ayenste the Turke the pope gaue grete Indulgences of pardon of yâ— tresory of the chirche vnto all crysteÌ„ reames yâ— he myght ordeyne some tresore to withstande yâ— mysbyleued Turke And in the londe of Englonde Iohan abbot of abyngdon was the popes Legate to dyspose this goodly tresoure of the chirche too euery faythfull man yâ— was dysposyd and that wolde able hym too receyue it ¶ Here endeth this present Cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in a booke and also enprynted by one some tyme scole mayster of saynt Albons vppon whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And newely in the yere of oure lorde god M. CCCC.ii EnpryÌ„ted in Flete strete in the synge of the sone By me Wynkynde Worde ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treeateh of the descrypcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon And after Brytayne And no we is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same ¶ It is so that in many and dyuerse places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben hadde and also now late Enprynted in flete strete in the syne of the sonne And for as moche as the dyscrypcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly hadde ne the noblenesse worthynesse of the same is not knowen Therfore I entende to sette in thys booke the descrypyon of this sayd Yle of Brytayne and with the commodytes of the same ¶ In the fyrst shall be tolde the names of the Ylond Ca .i. ¶ Of the setynge bouÌ„dynge lenthe and brede ca .ij ¶ Of the worthynesse and perogationes Capitulo .iij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and of the wondres ca .iiij. ¶ Of the chyef partyes of the same londe ca .v. ¶ Of the Ylondes that been therto adiacent ca .vi. ¶ Of the kynges hyghe wayes and stretes ca .vij ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca viii ¶ Of auÌ„cyent cytes and townes ca ix ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca .x ¶ Of the lawes and names of the lawes ca .xi ¶ Of kyngdoms of boundes markes bytwene them ca .xij. ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca .xiij. ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca xiiij Of the langages of maners vsage of the people of that londe ca .xv. ¶ Of the londe of wales ca xvi ¶ Of the name and whye it is namede wales ca .xvij. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of wales ca .xviij ¶ Of the maners and rytes of the walsshmen ca xix ¶ Of the mernaylles wondres of Wales ca xx ¶ Of the dyscrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albanya ca xxi ¶ Of yâ— dyscripcion of Irlonde ca .xxii ¶ Of the bouÌ„dynge of Irlonde ca xxiii ¶ Of the gretnes and quantyte of that londe ca .xxiiii. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca xxv ¶ Of theym that fyrst enhabyted Irlonde ca xxvi ¶ Of the condicions and maners of Irisshmen ca .xxvii. ¶ Of the merueylles wonders of Irlonde ca .xxviii ¶ Of the merueylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix ¶ Explicit tabula ¶ The names of this Ylonde ca. j. EIrste as Galfrydus sayth this londe was called Albyon after the name of Albyne the oldeste doughter of Dyoclesyan and had xxxii.systers theye were fyrste that enhabytede this londe And bycause she was the oldest syster she named his londe albyon
bathes ne Iulyus cezar dyd suche a dede though Bladud builded and made the Cyte but it accordethe better to kyndely reason that the water renneth in the erthe by vaynes of brymstone and sulphur and so it is kyndly made hoot in that course spryngeth vp in dyuerse places of the cyte And so ther beÌ„ hoote bathes that wassheth of tetres soores skabbes ¶ Treuisa Though men myght by craft make hote bathes for to endure longe inough this accordeth wel to reason and to phylosophy that treateth of hote welles and bathes that ben in dyuerse londes though the water of this bathe be more trobly sourer of sauour and of smell than other hote bathes bene that I haue seen at Akon in Almayne And eyges in Sauoye whiche been fayr and clere as ony well streme I haue ben bathed therin assayed them ¶ R Claudius Cezar maryed his doughter to Arui ragus kynge of Brytons This Claudius cezar buylded Gloucestre in the weddynge of his doughter Brytons called this cyte fyrste after Claudius name but afterwarde it was called Glocestre after one Glora whiche was duke of that contree and stondeth vpon Seuarne in the marche of Englonde and walesâ— Shrowesbury is a cyte vpon Seuarne in the marche of Englonge and Wales is sette vp ponne the toppe of an hylle And it is called Shrowesburye of shrobbes and fruyte that grewe there somtym on that hylle Brytons called it somtyme Pengwerne yâ— is yâ— hede of a fayr tre Shrowesbury was somtyme the hede of powesye that stretcheth forth thwart ouer yâ— myddell of wales vnto the Irysshe see Notyngham stondeth vpon Trente and somtime heet Notyngham yâ— is the wonnyng of dennes for yâ— Danes dwelled there soÌ„tyme dygged dennes caues vnder harde stones and rockes and dwelled there ¶ R. Lyncoln is chyef of the prouynce of Lyndeseye was called somtyme Caer ludcoit afterwarde Lyndecoln It is vncertayne who buylded fyrste this cyte but yt it were kynge Lud so it semethe by menynge of the name for Caer is brytysshe is to saye a cyte coit is a wood and so it semethe that Caerludcoit is to saye Luddes wode towne Kyng Leyr was Bladuddes sone buylded Leycestre as it were in the myddell of Englonde vpoÌ„ the Ryuer Sos vpon Fosse the kynges hye waye ¶ Wylhel ce pon li.iii YOrke is a grete cyte in eyther syde of the water of Ouse that semed as fayre as Rome vnto the tyme yâ— the kynge wyllyam had with brennynge and fyre defouled it and the countre a boute So that a pylgryme wolde nowe wepe and he sawe it yf he had knowen it tofore ¶ Gaufre Ebrancus the .v kynge of Brytons buylded Yorke and called it after his owne name Caerbranck he buylded also two othe cytees one iÌ„ scotloÌ„d is called Edenburgh an other toward Scotlond in th end of Englond is called Alcliud ¶ R. Edenburgh is a Cyte in the londe of Pictes bytwene the Ryuer of Twede and the Scottesshe see heet somtyme yâ— castell of Maydens was called afterward Edenburgh of Edan kyng of pictes yâ— regned ther in egfridus tyme kynge of NorthuÌ„brelond Alcliud was soÌ„tyme a noble cyte is now wel nygh vnknowe to all Englysshmen for vnder the Brytons and Pyctes and englysshmeÌ„ it was a noble cite to yâ— comyÌ„g of the Danes But afterwarde abowtee yâ— yere of oure lorde .viii. C.lxx. it was desstroyed whan yâ— Daues distroyed yâ— countrees of Northumbrelonde But in what place of Brytayne that cyte Alcliud was buylded Auctours telleÌ„ dyuersesy ¶ Beda li.i sayth that it was buylded by west yâ— arme of the see that departed bytwene the Brytons and yâ— Pyctes somtyme there Seuerns famous wall endeth westewarde so it semeth by hym yâ— it is not ferre from Caerleyll for that cyte is set at the ende of that wall Othere wyters of storyes wryten that the cyte of 〈◊〉 is that cyte that now is called Aldburgh yâ— is to say an olde towne standeth vpon the Ryuer Ous not ferre fro Burghâ—â—â—dge that is .xv. myle westwarde oute of Yorke it semeth that he preueth that by Gaufride in his bake of dedes of â—â—â—â—tons he wryteth that Elidurus kyng of Brytons was lodged at the cyte 〈◊〉 by cause of solace huntynge 〈◊〉 his broder Argalon maskynge in 〈◊〉 de nygh there besyde yâ— hyghe 〈◊〉 but that wood Calatery which is 〈◊〉 in Englysshe recheth almost to Yorke stretcheth towarde yâ— north by Aldburgh in length by space of .xx â—nyle the moost dele of that wode is now drawen dowâ—e and the londe ytylled Other men woâ—de suppose yâ— Alcliud was that cyte 〈◊〉 called Burgham in the north contyâ—â— of westmerlonde faste by Comberlond and standeth vpon the Ryuer Eden the cyte is ther wonderlyseen Demeye now where it is buylded ¶ Treuyla It is not bar de to assoyle yf men take hede that many townes bere one name as Cartage in Affryca Cartag in Spayne New porte in Wales and Newparte in the parysshe of Barkeleye Wottonne vnder egge and wotton passeth Wykwar wyl payne and wyk in the parysshe of Bar keleye And twoo shyre towne eythere is called Hampton is Southamptonne and Northampton so it semeth by the storyes that one Alcliud was in yorkshyre an other in westmerlonde one faste by the ryght syde of the west arme of the se that departeth Englonde Scotlonde But yâ— Alcliud was a ryght stronge cyte as Beda sayth And yâ— cyte standeth fast by a Ryuer yâ— is called Cliud And there is no suche Ryuer in yorkshyre neythere in westmerlonde as men of the contre tell me Some men say that the Ryuer Cliud is now named Sulwach Sulwatche is but fyue myle fro Caerleyll whiche is a cyte in the contre of north Englonde toward the northwest hath another name whiche is Luguball Leyll the .vii. kyÌ„ge of Brytons buylded Caerleyll ¶ R. In this cyte is somwhat of that famous walle yâ— passeth Northumberlonde ¶ wil hel de pon In this cyte is yet a thre chambred hous made of vawte stones that neuer myght be dystroyede withe tempeste of weder ne with brennynge of fyre also in the contree fast by in westmerlonde in the fronte of a thre chambre place is writen in this manere Marn .v. ctori What this writynge is to say I doute somwhat but yf it were so yâ— some of the Combres laye there some tyme whan the counsell Marius had put hym outof ytalye But it semeth better that it is wryten in mynde of Marius kynge of Britons that was Aruiragus sone This Marius ouercom in that place Rodryke kynge of Pictes So sayth Gaufre in his brytysshe boke william malmesburi sawe neuer that boke At Hagulstaldes chirche is a place .lxxx. myle out of yorke norwestwarde yâ— place is as it were dystroyed so sayth wylhel li.iii de pon That place longed somtym to yâ— bysshopryche of yorke there were soÌ„tyme houses with vyce arches
vyctours and euery prouynce after his strengthe made hyÌ„ a kyÌ„ ge And so departed Englonde into seuen kyngedomes Netheles afterwarde these seuen kyngedomes euerychone after other came all in to one kyngedomeâ— All hole vnder the prynce Adelstone Netheles the Danes pursewed this londe fro Adelwolfys tyme that was Aluredes fader vnto the thyrde saynt Edwardes tyme aboute a hondred .lxx. yere that regned contynuelly therin .xxiii. yere and a lytell more after hym Haralde helde the kyngdome .ix. mouethes And after hym NormaÌ„s haue regned vnto this tyme. But howe longe they shall regne he wote to whome no thynge is vnknowen ¶ R. Of the forsayd seuen kyngdomes and her markes mares and boundes whan they beganne and how longe they endurede here shall I som what shortely tely ¶ Alfre The fyrste kyngdome was the kyngdome of Kente that shetcheth fro the cest Occyan vnto the Ryuere of Tamyle There regned the fyrste Hengistis and began to regne by the acomptynge of Dyonise the yere of our lorde a hondred .lv. that kyngdome dured thre hondred and lviii yere .xo. kynges vnto the tyme that Baldrede was put oute and Egbert kynge weste saxon Ioyned that kyngdome to his owne the seconde kyngdome was at southesaxon that had in the eest syde Rente in yâ— south the see and the yle of wyght in yâ— west hampshyre and in the north sothery there Ella regned fyrste with his three sones and began to regne the yere after the comynge of yâ— Angles euen .xxx. but that kyngdome within shorte tyme passed into the other kyngdomes The thirde kyngdom was of eestsaxon and had in the eest syde the see in the couÌ„tre of London in the south Temse and in the north southfolke The kynges of this countre of westsaxon fro the fyrste Sebertes tyme vnto the tyme of the danes were .x. kynges the whiche were 〈◊〉 gect somdele to other kynges Neuertheles ofteste and lengeste they were vnder the kynges of Mercta and vnto that tyme that Egbert the kynge of westsaxon Ioyned that kyngedome to hys owne The fourth kyngdome was of eest Angles and conteyneth Northfolke southfolke and had in the eest syde and in yâ— north syde the see and in the north west Lambrigeshyre in the west sayÌ„t EdmoÌ„des dyche and Herfordshyre and in the south Estsex And this kyngdom dured vnder twelue kynges vnto the tyme that kynge Edmonde was slayne And then the Danes toke wronfully both the kyngedoms of eest Angles and of estsaxon Afterwarde the Danes were put out dryuen awaye or made subgette And then the elder kynge Edwarde Ioyned both the kyngdomes too his owne The fyfte kyngdom was of westsaxon and dured lengeste of al these kyngdoÌ„s and hadde in the eest syde southsaxon in the north Tamyse in the south and in the west the see Dccean In that kyngdom regned Serdryk with his sone Kenryk and began to regne the yere of oure lorde fyue hondred and xix and thenne after the comynge of Angles .lxxi. so sayth Denys the other kyngdoms passed into this kyngdom The syxt kyngdom was of Mercia and was grettest of all The markes and the meres therof were in yâ— west syde of the Ryuer Dee fast by Chestre and Scuarne faste by shrowesbury vnto Brystowe in the eest the eest see in the south Tamyse vnto London in the north the Ryuer of Humber and so westwarde and downwarde vnto the Ryuer Merse vnto yâ— corner of Wythall there Humbre falleth into the west se. Penda Wybbes sone regned fyrste in this kyngedom in the yere of our lord Ihesu cris te .vi. hondred .xxvi. so sayth Denys and fro the comynge of Angles an hondred lxxv yere This kyngdom dured vnder xvii kynges aboute two hondred .lxiii. yere vnto the laste Colwulf the Danes betoke that kyngdom to kepe whan burdred the kynge was put oute but the elder Edwarde the kynge put oute the danes and Ioyned the kyngdome of Mercia to his owne kyngdome Netheles at the begynnynge this kyngdome of mercia was departed into thre in west mercia in myddell Mercia reste Mercia The .vii. kyngedome Was Northamhymbrorum that is yâ— kyngdome of Northhumberlonde the meres and Markes therof were by west and by eest the se of Dccean by southe the Ryuere of Humbre and so downwarde to warde the weste by th ende of the shyres of NotynghaÌ„ and of Derby vnto the Ryuer of Merse and by north the Scottes see that heet forthe in Scottes Weres in Brytysshe the Scottesshe see in Englysshe Thys kyngedome of Northumberlonde was fyrste dealed in two prouynces That one was the south syde and heet Deyra and that other was the north syde heet Brenicia as it were two kyngedomes and the Ryuer departed these two kyngdomes that tyme for the kyngdome of Deyra was from the Ryuere of Humbre vnto the Ryuer of Tyne The kyngedome of Brenicia was fro Tyme to the Scottysshe see And whanne Pyâ—â—â— dwelled there as Beda sayth li.iii ca .ii That Ninian that holy man conuerted men of the south syde Ida the kynge regned there fyrste and began to regne the yere of oure lorde fyue hondrede xlvii soo sayth Dyonyse In Deyra regned kynge Elle the yere of oure lorde fyue hondred xlix Thyse two kyngdomes were otherwhyle as it is sayde departed bytwene two kynges and somty me all hole vnder one kynge and dured as it were .xx. Englysshe kynges CCC xxi yere Atte laste Dsbartus and Ellewere slayne in the .ix. yere of her kyngedom the Danes slewe theym and Northumberlonde was voyd without kyng viii yere Then afterwarde the Danes regned in Northumberlonde .xxxvi. yere vnto the oonynge of the kyngdom Adelstone he made subgect the kynges Danes Scottâ—sshe and walshe and regned fyrste allone in Englonde helde yâ— kyÌ„gedome of Englonde all hole all one kyngdom that was the yere of oure lorde viii C .xxviii That Ryuer of merse was somtyme yâ— marke mere bytweene the kyngdom of Mercia the kyngdom of NorthuÌ„berlond that may be shewed in two maners fyrst by this properte of this mersee that is as moche to saye as a see yâ— is a bouÌ„de a mere for it departed one kyngdome from an other Also it is writen in Cionides of Henry Alfrede yâ— kynged warde yâ— elder fastned a castell at Mamcestre in NorthuÌ„berlonde but yâ— cyte MaÌ„cestre is fro the Ryuer of Mersee scarsely thre myle ¶ Of bysshopriches theyr sees ca .xiii LVcius was yâ— fyrste kynge crystened of the Brytons in his tyme were thre Archcbysshops sees in Brytayn one was at London an other at yorke the thyrde Caerusk yâ— cyte of Legyons in Glamorgan that cyte is now called CacrleoÌ„ To these Archebysshoppes sees were subgecte .xxviii. bysshops were called flammes To the Archebysshops sec of LondoÌ„ was subgett Corne wayle all myddell Englonde vnto humbre To Yorke all NorthumberloÌ„de froÌ„ yâ— bowe of HuÌ„bre with all ScotloÌ„de To Caerleon all wales ther were in wales .vii. bysshops now ben but four Tho Seuarne
saye fro the forsayde Egbartus tyme vnto saynt Edwardes tyme and made the fyfte manere of people in the ylonde But they fayled afterwarde Atter laste come Normans vnto duke wyllyam and subdued Englysshmen yet kepe theye the londe and they made the syxth peple in the Ylonde But in the fyrste Kynge Henryes tyme come many flemynges receyued a dwellynge place for a tyme besyde Maylros in the west syde of EngloÌ„de and made the seuenth people in the ylonde Netheles by commauÌ„dement of yâ— same kynge they were put thens and dryuen to Hauerfordes syde in the west syde of wales ¶ R. And so nowe in Brytayn Danes and Pyctes fayllen all oute and fyue nacyons dwellen therin that beene Scottes in Albania that is Scotlonde Brytayne in Chambria that is Wales but that flemynges dwelle in that is weste wales And Normans and EnglysshmeÌ„ ben medled in all the ylond for it is now doubte in storyes how and in what manere they were putte awaye and dystroyed out of Brytayne Nowe it is too declare how the Pyctes were dystroyed fayled ¶ Gir pÌ„ ca vii Brytayne was somtyme occupyed with Saxons peas was made and stablysshed with the Pyctes thenne the Scottes that came with the Pyctes sawe that the Pyctes were nobler of dedes and better men of armes though they were lasse in nombre than the Scottes Thenne the Scottes hauynge therof enuye torned to theyr naturall treason yâ— they haue ofte vsed for in treason they passe other men and ben traytours as it were by kynde for they prayed all yâ— Pyctes and specyally the grete of them to a feest and wayted her tyme whan the Pyctes were mery and had well dronke they drewe vp nayles that helde vp holowe beÌ„ches vnder the Pyctes and the Pyctes vnware sodaynly fyll in ouer the hammes into a wonderfull pytfalle Thenne the Scottes fell on the Pyctes and slew theÌ„ and lefte none alyue And so of two manere people the better warryours were holy destroyed But the other that been the Scottes which ben traytours all vnlyke to the Pyctes toke prouffyte by that fals treason for they toke all that londe and holde it yet vnto thys tyme and calle it Scotlonde after hir owne name In kyÌ„g Edgarus tyme Rynadius Alpinus sone was duke and leder of the Scottes and warred in Pycte londe and destroyed the Pyctes he warred syx sythes in Saxon toke all the londe that is bytwene Twede and the Scottysshe see withe wronge and with strengthe ¶ Of the langages of maners and vsage of the people of that londe ca .xv. AS it is knowen how many maner of people ben in this Ylonde there ben also so many langages and tonges Netheles walsshe and Scottes that ben not medled with other nacyons kepe yet theyr langage speche but yet yâ— scottes yâ— were soÌ„tyme confederate dwelled with pyctes draw soÌ„what after ther speche But the flemynges that dwell in yâ— west syde of wales haue lefte her straunge speche and speken lyke to Saxons also Englysshmen though they had fro yâ— begynnynge thre maner of speches sontherne Northern myddell speche in the 〈◊〉 of the londe as they come of thee manner of people Germania Neâ—eles by commixion and medlynge fyrst with Danes and afterwarde with Normans in many thynges the countre langage in appared for some vse straung wlaff 〈…〉 terynge harrynge garrynge gryâ—â—ytynge This apparinge of yâ— langage cometh of two thynges one bycause yâ— chylorene that gone to scole lerne to speke fyrst Englysshe and than ben compelled to constrewe her lessons in Frensshe that haue ben vsed syn the Normans come into Englonde Also gentylmens chyldren be lerned and taught from theyr youth too speke frensshe and vp londesshmen wyll counterfete and lyken hymselfe to gentyl men and are besy to speke frensshe for to be more sette by wherfore it is sayd by a comyn prouerbe Iack wolde be a gentyl man yf he coude speke frensshe ¶ Treuisa This was moche vsed to for the grete deth but syth it is somdele chaunged for syr Ioan Corne wayle a mayster of gramer chaungede the techynge of gramer scole and construccion of frensshe in too Englysshe And other scole maysters vse the same waye now in the yere of our lorde a M.CCC.lxxxv the ix yere of kyng Rycharde the seconde leue all frenssh in scoles vse all constructyon in englysshe wherin they haue auauÌ„tage one way that is that they lerne the soner theyr gramer and in another dysauauntage for nowe they l erne no frensshe nor can no ne whiche is hurt for them that shal passe the see And also gentylmen haue moche lefte to teche they re chyldren to speke frensshe ¶ R. It semeth a grete wonder yâ— Englysshmen haue so grete dyuersyte in theyr owne langage in sown in spekynge of it whiche is all in one ylonde And the langage of Normandye is comeÌ„ out of an other londe and hath one manere sowne amonge all them that speke it in Englonde for a man of â—ence southern western Northern meÌ„ speken frenshe all syke in sowne and speche but they can not speke theyr Englysshe so ¶ Treuisa Netheles ther ben as many dyuerse maner of frensshe in the reame of frauÌ„â—e as dyuerse Englysshe in the reame of Englonde ¶ R. Also of the forsayd touge whiche is departed in thre is grete woÌ„der formen of yâ— eest with men of yâ—â—est accorde better in sownynge of theâ—â— speche than men of yâ— north with men of the south Therfore it is yâ— men of merâ—â— y◠〈◊〉 of myddell EngloÌ„de as it were partâ—â—ers with yâ— endes vnderstond better y◠〈◊〉 â—â—â—gages northern southern thaÌ„ northern southern vnderstoÌ„de eyther other 〈…〉 helde poÌ„ li.iii All yâ— laÌ„gage of yâ— Northâ—â—bres specyall at yorkâ— is so sharpe shyttynge frottynge and vnshappe that 〈◊〉 southern men may vnneth vnderstonde that langage I suppose the cause but 〈◊〉 they be nyghe to the alyens that speke straungely And also by cause the kynges of Englonde abyde and dwellt more 〈◊〉 the south countre than in the north 〈…〉 tree The cause why they abide more in the south countree than in the north 〈…〉 tree is by cause that there is better 〈◊〉 londe more people 〈◊〉 noble 〈…〉 profytable hauens in the south 〈◊〉 than in the north countree ¶ De gentis huius moâ—â—â—bus Gir. in itinere FOr the maners doynge of walsshmen and of Scottes ben tofore somwhat declared Nowe I purpose to telle and declare the condycions of the medled people of Englonde But the flemynges that been in the weste syde of Wales beÌ„ now all torned as they were Englyshe men by cause they companye with Englysshmen And they be myghty and stroÌ„ge to fyght and ben the moost enemyes that walsshmen haue and vse marchauÌ„dyse and clothynge and ben full redy too putte themself in auentures and to peryl in thesee londe bycause of grete wynnynge ben redy somtyme
were a langage gadred of all laugages tonges Atte yâ— laste Belmus kynge of Brytaynr had a sone hyght Gurguncius come oute of Donnemarke atte ylondes Orcades he fouÌ„de men that were called Basclensis and were come theder out of Spayne these men prayed besought to haue a place to dwelle in And the kyng sente them to Irlonde that was tho voyd waste ordeyned and sente with them dukes and captayns of his owne and so it semeth yâ— Irlonde sholde longe to Britayne by ryght of olde tyme. From yâ— fyrste saynt Patyrk vnto Fedliundius yâ— kyÌ„ges tyme CCCC yere regned .xxxiii. kyÌ„ges eueriche after other in Irlonde In this Fedliundius tyme Turgesins duke captayne of Norwayes brought theder men of Norwaye occupyed yâ— lond and made in many places depe deches castels sengle double tryble many wardes strongly walled many therof stonde yet all hole but Irysshmen retche not of castels for they take wodes for castels marayes and moores for castell dyches but at laste Turgesius deyed by gylefulles of women Englysshmen saye that Gurmundus wanne Irlonde and made thylke dyches made no mencion of â—â—gesiê° and Irysshmen speke of Turgiê° and knowe not of GurmuÌ„dus Therfor it is to were that Gurmâ—dus had wonne Britayne dwelled therin sente Turgesius with grete strenth into IrloÌ„de for to wynne that londe bycause turgesius was captayne leder of that vyâ—ge and Iourney and seen amonge them therfore Irysshmen speke moche of hym as a noble man that was seen in that londe and knowen At laste whan GurmuÌ„dus was slayn in FrauÌ„ce Turgesiê° loued the kynges doughter of Irlonde and her fader behyght Turgesius yâ— he wolde sende her hym to the lowe larherin with xv maydens and Turgesius promysed to mete there with xv of the noblest meÌ„ that he had helde couenauÌ„t thought no gyle but there come .xv. yonge berdeles men clothed lyke wymmen with short swerdes vnder hyr clothes fyll on turgesius slewe hym ryght there soo he was traytrously slayne after he had regned .xxx. yere Not longe after thre bretheren Amelanus Siracus Iuorus come into Irlonde with her men out of Norwaye as it had ben for loue of peas and afmarchaundyse and dwelled by the see sydes by assente of Irysshmen that were alwaye ydle as Poules knyghtes the Nor wayes buylded thre cytees Deuelyn Waterforde and Lymeryche and encreaced and after were rehell ayenste men of yâ— lende brought fyrste sparthes in to Irlonde So fro Turgesiê° tyme vnto roderyks tyme kynge of Connacia that was the laste that was kynge of all the londe were .xvii. kynges in Irlonde and so yâ— kynges that regned in Irlonde froÌ„ yâ— Hermons tyme vnto the laste Roderyks tyme were in all C.lxxxi kynges yâ— were not crowned neyther enoynted ne by lawe of herytage but by myght may strye strength of armes The seconde Henry kynge of Englonde made this Roderyk subget the yere of kynge Hentyes age .xl. and of his regne .xviii. yâ— yere of our lorde .xi. hondred .lxxii. Of the condidions and maners of Irlonde ca .xxvii. SOlinus sayth that men of this loÌ„de ben straunge of nacon houseles and grete fyghters and acouÌ„t tyght and wronge all one thynge ben syngle of clothynge scarse of mete cruell of herte angry of speche drynketh fyrst blood of dede men that ben slayne and then wesshen theyr vysages therwith holde them payd with flesshe and fruyt in stede of mete with mylke in stede of drynke vsen moche playen yolenes and huntynge trauayll but lytell In theyr chyldhode they ben harde nourysshed and harde fed and they be vnsemely of maners of clothynge haue breche and hosen allone of wolle and strayte hodes that stretcheth a cubyte ouer yâ— sholders behynde foldynges in stede of mantels and of clokes Also they 〈◊〉 no sadels bootes ne spores whan they 〈◊〉 de but they dryue theyr horses with a â—â—â—bred yerde in yâ— ouer ende In stede of bytes with trenches and of brydels of reest they vse brydeis that letce not 〈◊〉 hors to etc theyr mete they fyght onaâ—med naked in body netheles with twoo dartes speres with brode sparthes they fyght with one honde These men forsaken tyllynge of ldde keyen pasture for bestes They vse longe berdes and longe lockes hangynge downe behynde her hâ—des they vse no crafte of flaxe of wolle of metall ne of marchauÌ„dyse but gyue hem to ydelnes and to slouth and reken rest for lykynge and for fredome for kyches And thoughe Scotlonde the doughter of Irlonde vse harpe tymbire and tabour Netheles Irysshmen be connynge in two manere Instrumentes of musyke in harpe and tymber that is armed with wyre and strenges of bias In whiche Instrumentes though they play hastely and swyfeely they make tygher merye armonye weladye with thyche tewnes werbles and notes and begynne from bemoll and playen secretly vnder dyme sowne in the greate strenges and torne ayen vnto the same so that the greetest partye of the crafte hydeth the craft as it wolde seme as though the crafte so hydde sholde be ashamed yf it were take These men ben of euyll maners in her lyuynge they paye no tythynges they wedde lawfully they spare not theyr alyes but the brother wedde the brothers wyfe they ben besye to betray her neyghbours other they bere sperthes in their hondes in stede of staues fyght ayenst them yâ— truste moost to them these men ben varyable and vnstedfaste trechours and gylefull who that dealeth with theÌ„ nedethe more to be ware of gyle than of crafte of peas than of brennynge brondes of hony thaÌ„ of galle of malyce thaÌ„ of kuyghthode they haue suche maners that they ben not stronge in warre and in batayle ne trewe in peas they become gossybs to them that they wyll falsly be traye in the gossybrede and holy kynred Eueryche drynketh others bloode whaÌ„ it is shedde they loue somdele hir nouryce and her playfers whiche that souke the same mylke that they souked whyle they were chyldren And they purse wher brethern theyr cosyns and theyr othere kyn despysen theyr kyn whyles they lyue and auenge theyr deth whan they ben slayne Soo longe hath the vsage of euyll custome endured amonge them yâ— it hath goten the maystrye ouer them torneth treason into kynde so ferforthe that they ben traytours by nature And alyens and men of straunge londes that dwelle amonge them foloynge theyr maners that vnneth there is none but he is besmetted with theyr treason also AmoÌ„ge them manyâ—men pyssen syttynge and wymmen standynge There ben many men in that loÌ„de foule shapen in lyÌ„mes in body for in theyr lymmes they lacke the benefyce of kynde Soo that noo where ben none better shapen than they that ben there well shapen none worse shapen than they that ben euyll shapen And skylfully nature hurte and defouled by wyckednes of lyuynge bryngethe
and saynt Patryk are red and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler closed the pyt about with a walle and is nowe in the chirche yerde atte the eest ende of yâ— chyrche and faste shytte with a stronge doore for no man sholde nycely go in without leue of the bysshoppe or of the pryour of the place Many men went in and com out agayne in Patryks tyme and tolde of paynes and Ioy that they had seen and the meruaylles that they sawe been there yette wryten and by cause therof many men torned and were conuerted to ryght by leue Also many men wente in and come neuer agayne In kynge stepneus 〈◊〉 kynge of Englande a knyght 〈…〉 Swayne went into saye 〈…〉 and come agayne swelled euer after durynge his lyfe in pâ—des of 〈◊〉 of Ludensis that is of châ—â—dre of chyste 〈◊〉 tolde many wonders that he hadde seen in Patryks per gatorye That place is called Patryks purgatorye the chyrche is named Reglis Noman is enioyned for to go into that purgatorye but couÌ„seylled that he shold not come therin but take vpon hyÌ„ other penauÌ„ce And yf a maÌ„ haue auâ—â—rd and be stale wyll nedes go therin he shall fyrste go to the bysshopp then he shall be sente wich letters to the pryour of the place and they both shall couÌ„tseyll hym to leue yf he wyll nedes goo therto he shall be in prayers in fastynge .xv. dayes and after .xv. dayes he shal be houseld and ladde to the dore of the purgatorye with process you and â—etâ—ay and yet he shall be couÌ„scylled to leâ—â— it yf he be stedefaste and wyll entre the dore shall be opened and he blessed go in on goddes name and holde forth his waye the dore shall be faste shette tyll the nexte daye and whan the tyme is yâ— pryour shall come and opene the dore yf the man be comen he ledeth hym into the chirche with processyon and there he shall be .xv. dayes in prayers fastynge ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix. NEre Giraldus maketh mynde yâ— as men of this nacyon ben more angry than other men more hasty for to take wretche whyles they ben alyue so sayntes halowes of this londe ben more wretchefull than sayntes of othere londes Clerkes of this londe ben chaste and sayen many prayers done greate abstynence a daye drynketh all nyght so is acoâ—â—ed for a myracle that lechery regneth not there as wyne regneth and ben chosen out of abbayes into the clergye and doone as monkes sholde what they that ben euyll of them ben worsto fall other So good men amonge theym choughe they ben but fewe been good at the best prelates of that countre ben full slowe in correccyon of trespas and besy in contemplacyon and not in prechynge of goddes worde Therfore it is that all yâ— sayntes of that londe ben confessours and no martyrs amonge them and no wonder for all the prelates of this londe clerkes and prelates sholde do is to them vnknowen Therfore whan it was put ayenst the bysshop of Cassyll how it myght be that so many sayntes ben in IsioÌ„de and neuer a martyr amonge them all sythen yâ— the men ben so shrewed so angry the prelates sorycheles slowe in correccoÌ„ns of trespas The bysshop answered frowardly ynoughe sayd oure men benshrewed and angry inought to themselfe but to goddes seruauÌ„tes they leye neuer honde but do hem greate reuerence worshyp but Englysshmen come into this londe yâ— can make martyrs were wonte to vse yâ— craft ¶ R. The bysshop sayd so bycause that kynge Henry the leconde was tho newe comen into Irlonde fresshly after the martyrdome of sayÌ„t Thomas of Caunterbury Gir In this londe in wales in Scotlonde ben belles and staues with croked hedes other suche thynges for relyques in grete reuerence and worshyp soo that men of this londe dreden more for to swere vp on one of thylpe belles and golde staues than vpon yâ— gospell the chyef of all suche relyques is holden ThuÌ„s staffe that is at Deuelyn with the whiche staff they saye that the fyrste saynt Patryk drofe yâ— wormes out of Irlonde Augê° de ci dei ca .vii. Yf menlaxe howe it may be that dyuerse maner of beestes and of dyuerse kynde yâ— be kyndly goten bytwene mayl and female come and ben in ylondes after Nots flode Men supposen that such bestes swamme into ylondes about and fyrste to the nexte so forth into othere Or els men sayllynge into ylondes brought with hem suche bestes for loue of huÌ„tynge or angels at god almyghtyes coÌ„maundement brought suche beestes into ylondes about or the erthe brought them forth fyrste and fulfylled tho goddes coÌ„maundement that commaunded the erthe to brynge forth gras and quyche bestes ¶ Here endeth the descrypcyon of Brytayne the whiche conteyneth Englonde wales and Scotlonde and also bycause Irlonde is vnder the rule of Englynde and of olde tyme it hathe so contynued therfore I haue sette the descrypcyon of the same after the sayd Beytayne whiche I haue taken out of Polycronycon And bycause it is necessary too all Engglysshmen to know the propretees coÌ„medytees meruaylles of the. I wyllyam Carton haue them sette fyrst in enprynt accordynge to the translacoÌ„n of Trâ—â—sa whiche arte request of the lorde Bar keley translated the boke of Polycronycon into Englysshe ¶ Fynysshed enprynted in Flete strete in the syne of the sonne by me wynkyn de worde the yere of our lorde a M. CCCCC and .ij. mensis Mayus
and Baldewyâ—e the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and 〈◊〉 bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf 〈◊〉 of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the holy londe and rested not tyll that he came forth in his waye vnto Cypres and toke it with grete force And after that kyng Richarde went forth towarde the holy londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thorugh grete myghte sauf oonly the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cyte there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce wente ayen in to Fraunce and was wrothe towarde the kynge Rycharde But yet for alle that are kynge Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxerforde his brother wolde haue seased alle Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lete crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde herde tell of these tydynges he wente ayen towarde Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Oshyche mette with hym and toke hym and broughte hym vnto the Emperour of Almayner And the Emperour hym broughte vnto pryson And afterwarde he was delyuered for an huge raunson that is for to saye an honored thousande pouÌ„de And for the whiche rauÌ„son to be payed eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten made in to moneye And all the monkâ—â— of the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 alle 〈…〉 ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kynge Rycharde was in pryson the 〈…〉 warred vpon hym 〈◊〉 in Normandy Iohn his 〈…〉 in Englonde But the 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 all theyr power that 〈…〉 toke the castell of 〈…〉 stelles And the forsaâ—d 〈…〉 he had no myght ne 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 none went hyÌ„ oueâ— the 〈…〉 of Fraunce ¶ And 〈…〉 came out of person and 〈…〉 and came in to 〈…〉 Candelmastâ—in grete 〈…〉 to Notyngham 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 comfyted he his brother 〈…〉 that with hym helde 〈…〉 vnto the ryte of 〈…〉 he lete hym crowne 〈…〉 And after he wente vnto 〈…〉 to warre vpon the byng of 〈…〉 the kynge of fraunce 〈…〉 died knyghtê towarde 〈…〉 Rycharde mette 〈…〉 haue reue hym batayll But the 〈…〉 of Fraunce fledde tâ—o and an hundâ—â—d knyghtes of his were taken 〈…〉 died stedes that were crapped 〈…〉 ¶ And anone after 〈…〉 for to beâ—yâ—ge the castall 〈…〉 And as he tode vppon a dare 〈…〉 for to take 〈…〉 vpon hym that he 〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉 for noo manne of thynge ¶ He 〈…〉 sharpely all his men for to assaylle the castell See that the castell was taken or he deyed And so manly his men dyde that all the people that were in the castell were taken and the kynge dyde with them what he wolde And commaunded his men that they sholde brynge before hym the man that hym sâ—â— hurte so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kynge axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertram Gurdon Wherfore sayd the kynge hast thou me slayne syth I dyde the neuer none harme Syre sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder and therfore I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kynge Rycharde He yâ— deyed vpon the crosse to brynge mannes soule fro payne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that noo man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed pryuely hym slewe And the viâ— daye after the kynge dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of his mysdedes and was houseled and enoynted ¶ And this kynge regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnricus the fyfthe was Emperour .viij. yere This Henricê° was sone to Frederyk he wedded Constance the kyngê doughter of Cecyle thorugh the occasyon of her he subdued all the kyngdom of Apulye he droue all the people out yâ— enhabyte yâ— londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almoost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eisterdaye the daye so lowynge he crowned Henry the Emperour And he made a â—alays at saynt Peters decesyd ¶ 〈◊〉 the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere and .v. monethes This man was well 〈◊〉 And he made a 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 of 〈…〉 ApeculuÌ„ 〈…〉 This man 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 Ioachim yâ— whiche he made 〈…〉 ster Peyâ—â— Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And yâ— prynces of 〈◊〉 dyscorded for sâ—me chose Otto and some chose Phylyppe brother to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Otto was crowned of Innocenciê° in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone faught with the Romayns for they yâ—ue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and vyctoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes ¶ Franciscus an Ytalyon a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensaÌ„mple to many a man dyde many a myracle this tyme. And he ordeyned the frere Minores ¶ And the .vi. yere of pope Innocenciê° the thyrde the ordre of the frere Prechers beganne vnder Domynyk but it myght not be confermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandye AS kynge Rycharde was deed by cause that he hadê none heyre nother sone ne doughter thenne his brother Iohan was made kynge and crowned at Westmester of Hubert that tho was Archebysshop of Counterbury And whan he began for so regne he became so meruayllous a man and 〈◊〉 ouer in to Normandye warred vpon the the kyng of Fraunce And so longe they 〈◊〉 togyder tyll at the laste kynge Iohn lost all Normandy Angoy wher fast he was sore anoyed and it was no meruaylle ¶ Tho lete he assemble before hym at London Archebysshops bysshops abbots pryours erles barons helde there a grete parlyament and axed there of the Clergye the tenthe of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere gete ayen Normandy Angoy that he had lost They wolde not graile that thynge wherfore he was wonder wrothe ¶ And in that same tyme deyed Hubert The pryour and the couent of CauÌ„terbury â—hose ayenst the kyngâ— wyll to be Archebysshop Stephen of Langton a good clerke