our lyege lord the kynge to vs vpon al that ye shall mowe for fayre ayen vs. that yf the sayd spenser our enmye come within your power that ye do hym hastely to be take saufly kepe vntyll ye haue ordeyned of hym our wyll the ye leue it not in no maner wyse as ye desyre honour profyte of vs all of all the reame Vnderstondynge ye ryght well that yf ye do this our prayer and streyghte coÌ„maundemeÌ„t we thynke vs so moche the more beholdynge vnto you And also ye shall gete you worshyp also profyte yf ye sende as hastely answere of all your wyll ayen at Baldok the syxte daye of Octobre whiche letter in the dawnynge of the day of saynt Denys was tackyd vppon the newe crosse in Chepe and many topyes of the same letter were tackyd vpon wyndowes and dores vpon other places in the cyte of london that all men passynge by the way myght them rede and se And in the same tyme kyng Edwarde was at London in the toure at his mete And a messager came in to the halle sayde that the quene Isabell was come to londe at Herewhiche and hath brought in her company syr Iohan of Henande with hym meÌ„ of armes without nombre And with that worde syr Hugh Spenser the fader spake thus vnto the kynge sayd My moost worshypfull lorde kynge of Englond now make good chere for certenly they ben all oures The kynge sawe this worde comfortable yet he was fulle sorowfull pensyf in hys herte And the kynge had not fully eten but there came in to the halle a nother messager sayde that the quene Isabell was arryued at Her whiche besyde ypswytche in Soutfolke Syr Hugh Spenser the fader spake to the messager sayd Tell sothe in gode fayth my fayre frendes is she come with a grete strenth Now câ—â—tes the sothe for to saye syr sayd the messager She ne hath in her companye but vâ— houÌ„derd men of armys And with that worde syr Hughe Spenser the fader cryed with an hygh voice sayd Alas alas we ben alle betrayes Fortes with so lytell power she had neuer come to londe but yf folke of thys loÌ„de were vnto her concente And therfore after there mete they toke counsell and went to warde walys for to arere the walsshmen ayenst the quene Isabell and Edwarde her sone all for to ryght and so they were in purpose euery chone ¶ How mayster water Stapylton bysshop of Excetre that was the kynges tresorer was heedyd at London ANd in the same tyme kynge Edwarde was sore adradde leest that men of london wolde yelde theym vnto the quene Isabell And to her sone Edwarde wherfore he sette mayster walter Stapylton his tresorer for to be wardeyne and keper of the cyte of LondoÌ„ with the Mayre And soo came to the Gyldehaâ—â—e of London and axed the keyes of the yates of the Cyte thrughe vertu strength of hys commyssyon wolde haue had the kepynge of the cite And the comuners answered sayd that they wolde kepe the cyte to the honour of kynge Edwarde of Isabell the quene of the duke the kynges sone without ony more the bysshop tho was sore onoyed swore othes they all sholde abye it anone as the kynge Edward were come out of walyes ¶ And the comuners all anone of the cyte toke the bysshop lad hym anone amyddes of the Chepe ther they smote of his heed set his heed in his ryght honde And forth with the same comyns of the cyte of London by heedyd two of his squyres that helde with the bysshop and one of them was callyd wylliam of wayle that was the bysshops neuew And that other was callyd IohnÌ„ of PadyntoÌ„ And also they toke a burgeys of LoÌ„don that was callyd IohnÌ„ Mershall that was syr Hugh speÌ„ser espye the fader smote of his heed also in that same tyme the bysshop had in London a fayr toure in makynge in his close vpon the ryuer Temse that was withouâ— temple barre he fayled stone to make therof an ende he commauÌ„ded his men to go the frere Carmes and there they toke stone to make ther with the toure moche sonde morter olde robous that was left And for the dyspyte the bysshop had done vnto holy chyrche he hys two squyres were buryed in that sonde As thoughe they had ben houndes and there they laye .xi. wekes tyll that the quene Isabell sent her letters to the comuners prayed them that they wolde suffre and graunte that the bysshop myght be take out of that place be buryed at Excetre at his owne chyrche And soo he was hys two squyres were buryed at saynt Clementes chyrche without temple barre And it â— was no wonder thoughe that bysshop deyed an euyll deth For he was a coueytous man had wyth hym no mercy euyll counseylled the kynge And soone after was Arnold of Spayne take that asseÌ„tye to lede the .v. M.li. of syluer in fyue barelles feryers vnto the douzepers of FrauÌ„ce for to helpe haste the quene Isabell to her deth And Edwarde her sone also and this Arnold was put to deth without the cyte· ¶ How kynge Edwarde syr Hugh Spenser and the erle of Arundell were taken AS kynge Edwarde had sente mayster walter Stapylton hys tresorer in to London for to kepe the cyte vnto hym ayenst the quene Isabell hys wyf ayenst Edwarde his sone anone hymself toke with hym syr Hughe Spenser the sone syr IohnÌ„ of Arundell and mayster Robert Baldok hys Chaunceler a fals pylled clerke toke theyr waye to warde Brystowe And there the kynge abode a lytyll tyme and made syr Hugh Spenser the fader as Conestable and keper of the castel Ane the kynge that other Spenser went to shyppe and saylled to warde walys toke noo leue of the kynges Stewarde ne of none of the kyngys housholde went ouer in to walys for to arere the walsshmen ayenst dame Isabell the quene the duke her sone And the erle of Kente and syr IohnÌ„ Henaude And he wente and pursued after them And theyr power encreacyd euery daye So at the laste the kynge was taken vpon an hyll in walys and Syr Hugh Spenser the sone in that othersyde of the same hylle the false pylled clerke mayster Robert Baldok there faste besyde theym And were broughte ayen in to Englonde as almyghty god wolde And the kyng hymself was put in sauf kepynge in the castel of Kenylworth and hym kept syr Henry that was saynt Thomas brother of Lancastre and syr Hugh the fader came put hym in the quenes grace Edwarde her sone duke of Guyon but syr Hugh Spenser after the tyme that he was take wolde neuer eete no more meete ne drynke no maner drynke for he wyste to haue no mercy sauf only to be deed ¶ And the quene
daye and ledde them with them into Spayne And of this myscheyf was no grete wonder for this erle was a full ylle lyuer as an open lechoure And also in a certayne parlemente he stode and was ayenst the ryghtes fraunchyse of holy chyrche And also he counseylled the kyng and counseyll that he shold axe mo of men of holy chyrche than other persones of the laye meÌ„ And for the kynge and other men of hys counseyll accepted and tooke rather ylle opynyons and causes ayenste men of holy chyrche than he dyd for to defende and mayntene the ryght of holy chyrche it was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortune grace they had not ne bare awaye so grete vyctory ne power ayenst theyr enmyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere the kyng with a grete host entred the see to remeue the syege of Rochell but the wynde was euer contrarye vnto hym and suffred hym not loÌ„ge tyme to go fer fro the londe wherfore he abode a certayne tyme vpon the see costes abydynge after a good wynde for theÌ„ yet come in not So at the last he come thens with his meÌ„ to lond warde ayen anone as he was a londe that wynde began to torne was in an other cost than he was afore ¶ How the duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost wente into flaundres passyd by Parys thrugh Burgon thrugh all frauÌ„ce tyll he come vnto Burdeux SOone after in the .xlviii. yere of the regne of kynge Edwarde the duke of Lancastre with a grete power went into flaundres passed by Parys thrugh Burgon thrughe all fraunce tyll he came vnto Burdeux without ony maner wythstandynge of the frensshemen \ and he dyde them but lytell harme saufe he toke raunsoned many places townes many men lette theym go after frely The same yere the kyng sent certayne embassatours to the pope prayenge hym that he sholde leue of medle not in his court of the kepiÌ„ge and reseruacyoÌ„s of benefycê in Englonde And that tho that were choseÌ„ to bysshoppes sees dignetees frely wyth full myght Ioy haue be confermed to the same of theyr metropolytans Archebysshops as they were wonte to be of olde tyme Of these poyntes and of other touchynge the kyng his reame whan they had theyr answer of the pope the pope enioyned them that they sholde certefy hym ayen by theyr letter of the kynges wyll of hys reame or they determyned ought of the forsayd artycles In this same yere deyed Iohan the Archebysshop of yorke Iohan bysshop of Ely wyllyam byssop of worcestre In whoo 's stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctoryte of pope master Alexander Neuyll to the Archebysshop of yorke Thomas of AruÌ„dell to the bysshopryche of Ely and syr Henry wakfelde to the bysshopryche of worcestre In the whiche tyme it was ordened in the parlement that all Cathedrall chyrches shold Ioy haue theyr eleccoÌ„ns hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterwarde shold not wrytte ayenst theÌ„ that were chosen but rather helpe them by his letters to theyr confyrmacyon this statute dyd moche profyte ¶ And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„tyd to the kynge a dyme of the clergy a .xv. of lay fee. ¶ In the .xlix. of the regne of kyng Edward deyed Mayster wyllyam wytlesey Archebysshop of Caunterbury the moÌ„kes of the same chirche asked and desyred a cardynall of Englonde to be Archebysshop therfore the kyng was agreued ment purposed to haue exyled the moÌ„kes of the same and they spended moche good or they myght haue the kynges grace ayen his loue but yet wold the kynge not consent ne graunt to theyr eleccoÌ„n of the Cardynall ne of the pope also ne his Cardynalles ¶ And at the begynnyge of August it was treated spoken at Bruges of certayne poyntes and artycles hangynge bytwene the pope and the kynge of Englond this treates lasted almoost too yere And at the laste it was accorded bytwene theym that the pope fro that tyme forth sholde not vse ne dele wyth the reseruacyons of benefytes in Englonde and that the kynge sholde not graunt ne lette no benefyces by hys wrytte that is called Quare impedyt But as touchynge the eleccion abouesayd there was noo thynge touched ne done And that was wyted and put vpon certayne clerkes the whiche rather supposed and hoped to be auauÌ„ced promoted to bysshhpryches whiche they desyred and coueyted by the court of Rome rather than by ony other eleccyons ¶ This same yere about Candelmasse there mette togyder att Bruges many noble worthy men of bothe sydes and reames to trete of peas bitwene tho two kynges And this tretes lasted two yere with grete costes large expensens of bothe partyes And at the laste they went departed thens without ony accorde or effecte The next yere after the .l. yere of kynge Edward the .iiii. NonÌ„ of May beynge yet voyde vacaunt the Archebysshopryche of Caunterbury mayster Symonde sudbery bysshoppe of London was made Archebysshop mayster wyllyam courteney that was bysshop of Herforde was than made bysshop of London the bysshop of Bangor was made bysshop of Herforde ¶ And this same tyme in a certayne treates spekynge of peas trewes was taken bytwene them of FrauÌ„ce Englonde fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayen an hole yere about the begynnyng of Aprell the duke of brytayne wyth many erles barons and worthy lordes men of Englond went ouer see in to Brytayn where he hathe had all his luste desyre purpose ne had the for sayd trewes be soo soone taken the whiche letted them ¶ This same tyme the yle of Constantyne where that the castell of saynt Saueour is in that longe tyme was foughten at besyeged of the Frensshmen than yelde to the Frensshmen with al the apportenauÌ„tes in to grete harme hyndrynge of the reame of Englonde And thys same yere there were so grete and so passynge hetes ther with all a gret pestylence in Englonde in other dyuerse partyes of â—he worlde that it destroyed slewe vyolently stroÌ„gly both men wymen without nombre Thys same yere deyed syr Edwarde the lorde spencer a worthy knyghte a bolde in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed And lastynge this pestilence the pope at the instaunce and prayer of an Englysshe Cardynale graunted to all people that deyed in Englonde that were sory repentauÌ„t for theyr synnes and also shryueÌ„ full remyssyon by two bulles vnder lede .vi. monethes than next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of Penbroke was taken rauÌ„soned bi Bartram Clayken bytwene Parys Calays as he come towarde Englond vpon saynt Atheldredes day that whiche saynt as it was sayd the erle oftentymes had affeÌ„ded and within a lytyll whyle after he deyed ¶ And in Nouembre next after there mette at Bruges the duke of Lancastre and the duke
batayll was Roger Clyfforde take syr IohnÌ„ Mombray syr wyllyam Tuchyâ— Syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam and many other worthy knyghtes there take at that batayll Syr Hugh Dandell nette daye after was taken and put in to pryson and sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he hadde not spousyd the kynges nece that was Erle Gylbertes syster of Gloucestre â— and anon after was syr Berthylmewe of Badelesmore taken at Stow parke a maneyr of the bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe many other barons and baronetters wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre was heedyd at Pountfret and .v. barons hangyd and drawen there ANd now I shall tell you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre wha he was take brought to yorke many of the cyte were full glade and vpon hym cryed with an hyght voys O syr traytour ye be welcome blessyd be god for now ye shall haue the rewarde that longe ye haue deserued And caste vppon hym many snowe balles many other repreues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle all suffred sayd nother o worde nor other ¶ And at the same tyme the kyng herde of thys scoÌ„fyture was ful glad Ioyous in grete hast came to PouÌ„tfret And syr Hugh Spenser and syr Hugh his sone syr IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and syr Edmonde of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent syr Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and mayster Robert Baldoke a fals pyllyd clerke that was pryue and dwelled in the kynges court all came theder wyth the kynge And the kyng entryd in to the castel and Syr Andrewe of Herkela a fals tyraunte thrugh the kynges coÌ„maundement toke wyth hym the gentyll Erle Thomas to Pountfret and there he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayenste the abbaye of kynge Edwarde ¶ And syr Hugh Spenser the fader the sone cast and thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre sholde be deed wythoute Iugement of hys perys wherfore it was ordeyned thrugh the kynges Iusticus that the kyng sholde put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bare heed as a theyf in a fayre halle in his owne castell that he had made ther in many a fayre feste both to ryche to poore ¶ And these where is Iustices syr Hugh SpeÌ„ser the fader Aymer of Balaunce erle of PeÌ„broke syr Edmonde of wodstok erle of Kent syr Iohan of Brytayne erle of Rychemonde syr Robert Malemethrop Iustyce and syre Roberte hym a couplyd in this manere ¶ Thomas court excludeth you of all maner answer Thomas our lorde the kynge puttyth vppon you â–ª that ye haue in hys londe ryden wyth baner dysplayed ayenst his peas as a traytour ¶ And with the worde the gentyll erle Thomas with an hygh voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth and by saynt Thomas I was neuer traytoure ¶ The Iustyce sayd ayen tho Thomas oure lorde the kyng putteth vpon you that ye haue robbyd his folke and murdred his people as a theyf Thomas also the kynge puttythe vpon you that he dyscoÌ„fyted you our people wyth his folke in his owne reame wherfore ye weÌ„te fledde to the woode as an outlaw â–ª and thomas as a traytoure ye shall be hangyd by reasoÌ„ but the kynge hathe foryeuen you that Iugement for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde that ye sholde be hangyd but the kynge hath foryue you that IugemeÌ„t for by cause loue of your lygnage But for asmoche Thomas as ye were taken fleenge and as an outlawe the kynge woll that your heed shalle be smyten of Anone haue hym oute of prees and brynge hym to his Iugement ¶ Whan the geÌ„tyll knyght Thomas had herde all these wordes wyth an hygh voyce he cryed sore wepynge and sayd alas saynt Thomas fayr fader Alas shall I be deed thus Graunt me now blessydful â–ª god answere But all auayled hym no thynge For the cursyd Gascoyns put hym hyther thyder on hym cryed wyth an hyghe voys O kynge Arthur moost terryble dredefull well knowen shewed now is thyn open traytour And an euyll deth shalt thou ryght anone deye Haste thou not ryght well deserued it ¶ And thenne thyse cruell folke sette vpon the gode knyhht Thomas for very scorne an olde chaplet that was alle to rente that was not worth an halfe peny And after that they sette hym vpon a whyte palfroy full vnsemely also all bare wyth an olde brydell And wyth an horryble noyse they draue hym out of the castell to warde hys deth and they cast vpon hym many balles of snowe in dyspyte And as the traytours lad hym out of the castell tho sayde he these pyteous wordes And his hondes helde vp on hygh to warde heuen Now the kyng of heuen yeue us mercy for the erthly kyng hathe vs forsaken and a frere precher wente with hym out of the castell tyll he came to the place that he endeth his lyfe vnto whome he shroue hym all hys lyfe And the gentyll erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes sayd to hym Fayr fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quakyth for drede of dethe ¶ And the sothe for to say The gentyll erle sette hym vpon hys knees and torned hym to warde the eest but a rybaude that was called Hygone of mosâ—â—on sette honde vpon the gentyll Erle and sayd in dyspyte of hym Syr traytour torne the towarde the Scottes thy fowle deth to receyue torned to warde the Nosth The noble erle Thomas answered tho wyth a mylde voys and sayd now fayr lordes I shall do your wyll And with that worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaude wente to hym smote of hys heed the .xi. Kalendas of Auerell In the yere of grace M.CCC .xxi. ¶ Alas that euer suche a gentyll blood sholde be don to deth withouten cause reason And traytoursly the kynge was counseylled whan he thrugh the fals counseyll of the Spenser suffred syr Thomas his vncles sone to be put to suche a deth so he beheeded ayenst all maner of reasoÌ„ And grete pyte it was also that suche a noble kynge sholde be dysceyued and mysgouerned thrugh counsell of the fals Spensers the whyche tho he mayntened thrughe loselry ayenst his honour also his proffyte For after warde there fell grete vengaunce in Englonde for by cause of the forsayd· Thomas dethe whan the gentyll erle of his lyf was passyd the pryour the monkys of Pounfret gate the body of syr Thomas of the kynge buryed it before the hyghe awter on the ryght syde ¶ That same daye that thys gentyll knyght was dede were hangyd and drawen for the same quarel at PouÌ„tfret syr Wyllyam Tuchet Syr Wyllyam Fitz Wyllyam syr werreyn of Isell Syr Henry Bradborn syr
Than he made Henry his eldest sone prynce of wales and duke of Cornewayle erle of Chestâ—e And he made syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of Caunterbury ayen as he was before And syr Roger walden that kynge Rychard had made Archebysshop of Caunterbury be made bysshop of London for that tyme it stode voyde And he made the Erles sone of Arundell that came wyth hym ouer the see frome Calays in to Englonde He made hym erle of Arundell as his fader had beÌ„ and put hym in possessyon of all his londes and he made homage and feaute vnto his liege lorde the kynge as all other lordes hadde don ¶ And than anone deyed kynge Rycharde in the castell of PouÌ„fret in North countre for there he was enfamed vnto deth by hys keper for he was kept there .iiii. or .v. dayes frome meete or drynke so he made his ende in thys world yet moche people in Englonde and in other londes sayde he was alyue many a yere after hys deth But whether he was alyue or dede the people helde theyr fals opynyon byleue that many had moch people came to grete myscheyf foule deth as ye shall here aftewarde ¶ And whan kyng Henry wyst knewe verely that he was dede he lete sere hym in the best manere closed it in a fayre chest wyth dyuerse spyces bawmes and closed hym in a lynnyâ— cloth al sauf his vysage and that was left opeÌ„ that al meÌ„ myghtse his persone from all other men And so he was brought to london with torche lyght breÌ„nynge to Saynt Poules chyrche there he had his masse and dyryge with moche reuereÌ„ce solempnyte of seruyce And whaÌ„ all this was done than he was brought from Saynt Poule into the abbay of westminster ther he had his hole seruyce ayeÌ„ And fro westmynster he was brought to Langley and there he was buryed vpon whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fyrst yere of kynge Henryes regne he helde his Crystmasse in the castel of wyndesore And oon the .xii. euen came the duke of Awemarle vnto the kynge tolde hym that he the duke of Surri and the duke of Exâ—estre and the erle of Salysbury and erle of Gloucestre and other moo of theyr affynyte werre accorded to make a mommynge vnto the kynge on .xii. daye att nyght there they purposed â—ee thâ— kynge in the reuelynge And thus he the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng And whan the kynge came the same nyght to LondoÌ„ preuely ne all the hast that he myght to gete hym helpe socoure and comforth and couÌ„seyll And anone these other that wolde haue put the kynge to dethe fledde in all the haste that they myght for they knewe well that theyr counseyll was bewrayed And than fled the duke of Surrey and the Erle of Salesbury with all theyr menye vnto the towne of Cycestre And there the people oâ— the towne wodle haue arested them And they wolde not stande to theyr arestynge but stode at defence faught manly But at the last they were ouercomen taken And there they â—mote of the dukes heed of Surrey and the Erles heed of Salybury many other moo these they put theyr quarters in to sackes theyr hedes on poles borne on hyghe and so they were brought thrugh he cyte of London to London brydge and there these hedes were sette vpoÌ„â—â—ghe and ther quarters were sent vnto other gode townes Cytees of Englonde and sette vp there ¶ At Oxforde was taken Blonâ—e knyghte and benet Cely knyght Thomas wyâ—tersell squyre the there by heded and quartred and the knyghtes hedes were set vppon pooles and brought to London and sette vppon London brydge and the quartres sent forth to other good townes ¶ And in the same yere aâ— Pryetell well in a mylle in Estser there syr IohnÌ„ Holonde the duke of Excestre was taken wyth the comynes of the couÌ„tree and they brought hym from the mylle to the Plasshe to the same place that kynge Rycharde hadde restyd syr Thomas of wodstok the duke of Gloucestre ryght there in the same place they smote of the dukes heed of Excestre and brought it vnto London vppon a poole and it was sette vpon London brydge ¶ And in the same yere at Brystowe was taken the lorde Spenser the kynge Rycharde had made erle of Gloucestre the comyns of the towne of Brystowe toke hym and broughte hym into the market place of the towne there they smote of his heed sente it vnto London and ther it was set vnto London brydge ¶ And in this same yere was syr Bernard brokeyns knyght taken and arested and put in the Tour of London syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght and syr IohnÌ„ Mawdelyn and Syr wyllyam Ferybâ—â—ersones of kyng Rychardes and they were arested and put in to the Toure of London And thyder came the kynges Iustices satte vpon theym in the Tour of London and there they were dampned all foure vnto the dethe and the dome was gyuen vnto Syr Bernarde Brokeys that he shold go on foot from the Toure thrugh the Cytee of London vnto Tyburne and there to be haÌ„ged and after hys heed smyten of and syr Iohan Shelly knyght and syr Iohan Mawdelyn and syr wyllyam Feryâ—e persones were draweÌ„ thrugh out the cyte of LoÌ„don to Tyburne there they were hanged and theyr hedes smyten of and set on London brydge And in this same yere kynge Henry sente quene Isabell home ayen in to Fraunce the whiche was kynge Rycharder wyf and gaaf hyr golde syluer many other Ieweles and soo she was dyscharged of all hyr power sent out of Englond And in the seconde yere of kynge Henry the fourth was syr Roger Claryngton knyghte and two of his men and the pryoure of Launde and ·viii freres mynors some maysters of dyuynyte and other for treason that they wrought ayenst the kynge were drawen haÌ„ged at Tyburne all .xii. persones And there began a greate dyscencyon and debate in the countre of wales bytwene the lorde Grey rythen and Owen of Glendere squyre of wales this Owen arered a greate nombre of walsshmen kepe all that couÌ„cre about ryghte strongly dyde moche harme and dystroyed the kynges townes lordshyppes thrughe out all wales and robbed slewe the kynges people both Englysshe and walesshe and thus he endured a .xii. yere largely And he toke the lorde Grey rythen prysoner and kepte hym fast in holde tyll he was raunsoned of prysoners of the marche and kepte hym longe tyme in holde And at the laste he made hym wedde one of his doughters kepte hym styll with his wyf and soone after he deyed ¶ And than kyng Henry knowynge this mischeyf destruccyon and treason the this Owen had wrought And anone he ordeyned a strong power of meÌ„ of armes archers moche other stuffe the longed to warre for to abate and dystroye the
malyce of this fals walsshe man And than the kynge came in to wales with his power for to dystrye this Owen other rebelles fals walsshemen And anone they fled in to the Montayns and there myght the kynge do them no harme in no maner wyse for the montayns so the kynge came ayen in to Englond for lesynge of moche of his peple thus he spedde not there ¶ In this same yere was grete scarsyte of whete in Englonde for a quarter of whete was at .xvi. shellynge And there was marchaundyse of Englonde sent in to Prure for whete anone they hadde lade fraughtshypoes Inough and came home in saufte thanked be god of all his gyftes ¶ And in the .iii. yere of kynge Henryes regne there was a sterre seen in the fyrmament that shewed hym self thrugh all the worlde for dyuerse tookens that sholde befall soone after the whiche sterre was named by clergyâ— Stella cometa and on saynt Mary Mawdelenes daye next folowynge in the same yere was the bataylle of Shrowesbury And thyder came syr Henry Percy the erles sone of NorthuÌ„berlonde wyth a grete multytude of men of armes and archers and gaaf a batayll to Kynge Henry the fourth thrugh the fals and wycked counseyll of syr Thomas Percy his vncle erle of worchestre and there was syr Henry Percy slayne the moost parte of hys people in the flede and syr Thomas Percy taken and kept faste in holde twoo dayes tyll the kynge had sette in reste hys people on bothe sydes And than syr Thomas Percy was Iuged to the deth to be drawen and hanged and hys heed smyten of for his fals treason atte Shrowesbury and his heed brought to london and sete on london bridge ¶ And the other people that there was slaine oon bothe parties the kynge lette burye ¶ And there were slayne on the kynges syde in that batayll the Erle of Stafforde and syr walter Blunte in the kynges cote armur vnder the kynges baner and many moo worthy men vpon whoo 's sowle god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the fourthe yere of kynge Henryes regne came the Emperouer of Constantynople with many gretee solaes and knyghtes and moche other people of his countree in to Englonde to kynge Henry wyth hym to speke and to dysporte and to se the good gouernaunce condycions of our peple to knowe the coÌ„mydytees of Englonde And our kyngeÌ„ with al his lordes goodly and worshypfully receyued and welcomed hym and alle his menye that came with hym and dyde hym all the worshyppe that they coude and myghte And anone the kynge commaunded all maner offycers that he sholde be serued as worthely and ryally as it loÌ„ged to suche a worthy lorde And Emperoure on his owne coste as longe as the Emperoure was in Englonde and all hys men that came with hym ¶ And in this same yere camen dame Iane the duches of Brytayne into Englonde and londed atte fallemouthe in Cornewayle And frome thens she was broughte to the Cytee of wynchestre and there she was wedded vnto kynge Henry the fourth in the abbaye of saynt Swythynes of wynchestre wyth all the solempnyte that myght be done made And sone afterwarde she was brought from thens to London And the mayer and the aldermeÌ„ with the comunes of the cyte of London rode ayenst hyr welcomed hyr and brought hyr thrugh the cyte of London to westminster there she was crowned quene of EngloÌ„de there the kynge made a ryall and solempne feest for hyr and for al maner of men the thyder wold come And in this same yere dame BlauÌ„che the eldest doughter of kyng Henry the fourth was sent ouer see with the erle of Somerset hyr vncle with mayster Rychard Clyfforde than bysshop of worcestre and with many other lordes knyghtes ladyes worthy squyres as longed to suche a kyÌ„ges doughter and came into Colayn And thyder came the dukes sone of Barre with a fayre menye and receiued this worthy laby and the bysshop of worcestre wedded sacred theym togyder as holy chyrche it wold And there was made a ryall feest a grete Iustynge in the reuerence of worshyp of theÌ„ all people the thyder came whan this maryage and feest was done the erle the bysshop and al theyr menye toke theyr leue of the lorde the lady came home ayen into Englond in saufte thanked god ¶ And in the .v. yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne the lorde Thomas hys sone wente ouer see the erle of Kent many other lordes and knyghtes wyth meÌ„ of armes and archers a greate noÌ„bre to chastyse the rebelles that afore had done moche harme to oure Englysshmen marchauntes to many townes portes in Englonde on the see costes And the lord Thomas the kynges sone came into Flaundres before a towne that is called Scluse amonge all the shyppes of dyuers nacyons that were there after there they rodeÌ„ with theyr shyppes amoÌ„ge them and weÌ„t on londe sported them there two dayes came ayen to theyr shyppes toke the brode see there they mette wyth thre Carackes of Iene that were laden wyth dyuerse marchauÌ„dyse wel maÌ„ned they fought togyder longe tyme but the Englysshmen had the vyctory brought the Carackes into the Cambre before wynchelse there they cunâ—ed these goodes one of these Carackes was sodaynly brente there And the lordes and theyr people torned theym home ayen and went no further at that tyme. ¶ And the same tyme Serle yoman of kynge Rychardes robbes came in to Englonde out of Scotlonde tolde to dyuerse people that kynge Rycharde was on lyue in ScotloÌ„de so moche people byleued in his wordes wherfore a grete parte of the people of the reame were in grete errour grutchynge ayeÌ„ste the kynge thrugh informacyoÌ„ of lyes and fals lesynges that this· Serle had made For moch people trusted byleued in his sauynge But at the laste he was taken in the Northe countree ther by law Iuged to be drawen thrugh euery cyte good brugh townes in Englond so he was serued at the last he was brought to london vnto the gylde halle before the Iustyce and there he was Iuged for to be brought to the toure of london and there to be layd on an hurdell and than to be drawen thrugh the cyte of London to Tyburne there to be hanged thanne quartred and his heed smyteÌ„ of and set on London brydge hys quartres to be sent to four gode townes of Englonde there sette vp thus ended he for hys treason and decessed ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kyng Henryes regne the fourth the erle of Marre of Scotlonde by cause conduyt come into Englonde to chalenge syr Edmonde erle of Kent to certayne courses of warre on horsbacke And so this chalenge was accepted grauÌ„ted and the place taken in smythfelde at london and this erle of Marre the Scot
Iustices ¶ And after Alberte the thyrd Frederyk was chosen Emperoure â–ª This frederyk duke of Osteryk was loÌ„ge Emperour dyfferred to be crowned at Rome by cause of the scysme but after that vnyte was had he was crowned wyth the Imperyall dyademe wyth grete glorye and tryumphe of pope Nycholas the iiii This was a peasyble man quyete and of synguler pacience not hatyngethe chryche he wedded the kynges doughter of portyngale ¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for trason coÌ„mytted to perpetuall pryson in the yle of 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 hir whervpon she was examynde in Saynt Stephens Chapell att westmÌ„ afore the Arche bysshop of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to do open penaunce to go thrughe the Chepe beryng a taper in hir hande after to perpetuall pryson in the yle of Man vnder the kepyng of syr thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested mayster Thomas southwell a chanoÌ„ of westmÌ„ mayster IohnÌ„ haue a chapelayne off the sayd lady mayster Robert bolyngbroke a clerke vsyng Nygromancye and one Margery iouroemayn called the which of Eye belyde westmÌ„ there were arested as for beynge of conÌ„seyl with the sayde duchesse of Gloucestre and for mayster Thomas suthwel deyed in the tour the nyght before he sholde haue be reyned on the morowe for he hymself sayd that he sholde deye in his bedde not by Iustyces ¶ And in the .xx. yere mayster IohnÌ„ hume mayster Roger bolyngbrok were brought to the gylde halle in LondoÌ„ there before the Mayre the lordes chyef of Englonde were reyned daÌ„pned bothe to be draweÌ„ hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ„ hume had his charter by the kyng but mayster Roger was drawen to tyburn where he coÌ„fessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer hadde trespaced in that he deyed fore Notwithstondyng he was haÌ„ged heded quartred whos soule god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ And margere iurdemayn was brent in smythfylde also this yere was a greate fraye in london iÌ„ flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene meÌ„ of courte and men of london And dyuerse meÌ„ slayne and some hurte And one Herbotel was the chyef canser of the mysgouernauÌ„ce affraye ¶ Also this yere at the chesynge of the mayre of londoÌ„ the comeÌ„s named Robert Clopton and Raulyn Holande talyor and the aldermeÌ„ toke Robert clopton and brought hym att the ryght hande of the Mayre as custome is And than certayn talyourâ— and other hâ—de craftes men cryed nay nay not thys man but Raulyn holande wherfore the Mayre that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed to Newgate where they abode a grete whyle were punysshed· ¶ In this yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente in to Guyon fro a maryage for the kynge for the Erles doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette put a parte· ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolke wente hem self ouersee in Fraunce and there he trated the marynge bytwene the kinge of Englonde and the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere yt was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage the kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duke of Angeo and the erldome of MayneÌ„ whiche was the keye of Normandye TheÌ„ne departed the erle of Suffolke wyth his wyfeÌ„ dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moste ryal astate that myght be oute of Englonde wyth newe chares palfreys whiche wente thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyued hir and than after in the lenten broughte hyr vnto Hamton where she laÌ„ded there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpoÌ„ Candelmas euen before by a grete teÌ„peste of thondre lyghenynge at after none Poules styple was set on fyre on the mydddes of the shaft in the tymbre whyche was quenched by force of laboure And specially by the morowe masse preeste of the Bowe in chepe whyche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was the erle of Stafforde made create Duke of Bukynghm therle of werwykd of warwyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle was made Markê of Soffolk ¶ How kynge HeÌ„ry wedded quene Margarete of her coronacyon THis yere kinge henry maryed at Suthwyk quene Margarete she came to loÌ„don the .xxviii. day of may And by the waye al the lordes of EngloÌ„de receyued hyr worshypfully in dyuerse places And iÌ„ especiall duke of Gloucestre on the Blacke heth the Mayre with all the aldermeÌ„ all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred wyth the deuyse of hys crafte that they myght be knowen met with hyr with redde hodes brought her to londoÌ„ where were dyuerse pageÌ„ris countenauÌ„ce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuers places of the Cytie costely ¶ And the xxx daye of May. the forsayd quene was crowned at westmÌ„ ther was Iustes thre dayes durynge wythin the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere the pryour of Kylmain apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whyche had a daye to theym assygued for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made the felde dressed But whaÌ„ it came to poynt the king coÌ„maunded that they sholde not fyghte but toke the quarell in to his honde And this was done at the InstaÌ„ce labours of certayne prechers doctours of loÌ„don as mayster Gylbert worthyngton persone of saynt Andrewes in Holbron other ¶ Also this yere came a grete embassate in to Englonde out of frauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a perpetual peas but in coÌ„clusyon it torned in to trewes for a yere ¶ Aboute this time dyed saynt Bernardyne a gray frere whiche began the newe reformacyoÌ„ of the ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed beÌ„ called ObseruauÌ„tes â–ª whyche obseruauntes been gretly encreaced in Italy in almayn this Bernardyn was canonysed by pope Nycholas the .v. in the yere of our lorde MCCCC l ¶ IohaÌ„nes de Capristrano was his dysciple whiche profyted moche to the reformacion of that ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre myracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge HeÌ„ry neuer profyted ne wente forwarde but fortune begaÌ„ to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in fraunce Normandye Guyon as in Englonde soÌ„ men holden oppynyon that kynge Henry gaue commyssyon preuarly to Syr Edwarde Hull syr Robert Roos Deane of Saynt Senerynes and other to coÌ„clude a maryage for hym with the Erle of Armynakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayde and coÌ„cluded and after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayde and a full dere maryage for the reame of Englonde for it was knowe verely that for to haue hyr delyuerde was the duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye