maletalent ¶ But wheÌ„ the good erle Thomas this herd he ansuerd in this maner and said lordis quod he if we gone toward the north the northeren men will say that we go toward the scottis Ì„ so we shall be holden traitours for cause of distance that is betwen kyng edward Ì„ Robert the brus that made him kiÌ„g of scotland and ther fore I sai as touchyng my self that I will not go no ferther in to the north than to myn own castell of PouÌ„fret ¶ And wen sir roger Clifford herd this he arose vp anone in wroth and drew his swerde on high suore by almyghty god and by his holi names but if that he wold go with them he shuld him sle ther. ¶ The nobull and gentill erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore adrad said fair sirs I will gon with you whither so euer ye me bidde ¶ Tho went they to gedres in to the north Ì„ with them they had vij C. men of armes and come to Burbrugge ¶ And when sir Andrew of herkela that was in the north cuÌ„tre thurgh ordynaunce of the kyng for to kepe the cuntre of scotland herd tell how that Thomas of lancastre wos discomfited and his ê¯panye at Burton vpon trent he ordyned him a strong pouer and sir Symond ward also that was tho shereue of yorke and met the baronnes at burbrugge and anone they breke the brugge that wos made of tre ¶ And whan sir thomas of Lancastre herde that sir Andrew of herkela had brought with him such a pouer he was sore a drad and sent for sir andrew of herkela and with him spake· and said to him in this maner ¶ Sir andrew quod he ye mow well vnderstond how that our lord the kyng is lad and misgouerned by moch fals councell thurgh sir hugh the Spenser the fadre and sir hugh his son and sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and thurgh master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clerke that now is in the kynges court duelling Wherfore I pray yow that ye wold cum with vs with all the pouer that ye haue ordened and help to distro the venym of England and the tratours that bene therin and we will yeue vn to yow all the best parte of .v. erledoms that we haue and holdeth and we will make vn to you an oth that we wil neuer done thyng with out your councell and so ye shall bene eft as well with vs as euer wos Robert of Holand ¶ Tho ansuerd sir Andrew of herkela and said sir Thomas that wolde not I done ne consent ther to for no maner thing ye might me yeffe without the will and commauÌ„dement of our lore the kyng for than shuld I be holden a tratour for euer more ¶ And when that the nobull Erle Thomas of Lancastre saw that he wold not consent vn to him for no maner thing sir Androw he said will ye not consent for to distroye the venym of the reame as we be consent now at one worde sir Androw I tell the that or this yere be gone that ye shall be take and hold for a traitor and more than ony of yow hold vs now and in wors deth ye shall die than euer did any knyght of Englond And vnderstand well that ye did neuer thyng that sorer ye shall you repente and now goth Ì„ dothe what you good liketh And I wyll put me in to the mercy of god ¶ And so went the fals traytour tirant and as a fals for sworin maij for thurgh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he vnderfenge the armes of chiualri and thurgh hiÌ„ he wos made a knyght ¶ Tho myght men see archeris drawe them in that one side and in that other and knyghtes also and foughten tho to gedre wonder sore and also among other sir Humfrey de Boughon Erle of herford a worthy knyght of renoune thurgh all cristyndome stode fought with his enmys vpon the bruge and as the nobull lord stode and faught vpon the brugge a thefe a ribaude skulked vnder the brugge fersly with a spere smote the nobull knyght in to the fouÌ„dement so that his bouell is comen out a bout his fete ther. ¶ Alas for sorow for ther was slayn the flour of solace of comforth and also of curtesie ¶ And sir Roger of Clifford a nobull knyght stode euer and faught well worthely him defendid as a nobull baron But at the last he was sore wounded in his hede sir willm of Sullay and sir Roger of bernefeld wer slayn at that bataill ¶ When sir Androw of herkela saw that sir Thomas men of lancastre lassed and slaked anone he and his compani comen vn to the gentill knyght sir Thomas of Lancastre said vn to him in high yelde the tratoure yeld the. ¶ The gentill Erle ansuerid tho and said Nay lordis trators be we none and to you will we neuer vs yeld while that our lyues last but leuer we haue to be slain in our treuth than yeld vs vn to yow ¶ And sir Androw ayen gard vpon sir Thomas componi yollyng as a wode wolfe Ì„ saied yelde you tratours takeÌ„ yeld you And said with an high vois beth war sires that none of yow be so hardy vpon lyfe and limme to mysdone Thomas bodi of Lancastre ¶ And with that word the good Erle Thomas weÌ„t iÌ„ to the chapell said kneling vpon his knees Ì„ turned his visage towardes the crosse and said Almyghty god to the I me yelde holli I put me vn to thy merci And with that the vileyns and ribaudes leped a boute him on euery syde as tirantis wode turmeÌ„tours and dispolid him of his armurie and clothed him in a robe of rey that was of his squyers liueira and forth lad him vn to yorke by water ¶ Tho myght men se moch sorow Ì„ care for thee gentill knyghtis fled in euery side Ì„ the ribaudis Ì„ the vileyns egreli them discried and gried an high yeld yow tratours yeld you ¶ And when they wer yolden they wer robbed bounde as thefues Alas the shame and dispite that the gentill ordir of knyghthod ther had at that bataill and the land was tho with out law for holy chirche tho had no more reuerance than it had bene a brodell hous and in that bataill was the fadre ayens the sone and the vncle ayens his nepheu For so moch vnkyn denes was neuer seyn before in Englond as wos that tyme among folke of one nacion ¶ For on kynrad had no more pitte of that other than an hungri wolfe hath of a shepe and it wos no wonder ¶ For the gret lordis of englond wer not all of one nacion but wer medled with other nacions that is for to say some Bretans some SaxoÌ„s som Danys some Pehites som Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyardis some Romans some Henaudes some Flemmyng and other diuerse nacions the which nacions
accordid not to the kind blod of englond And if so gret lordis had bene onli weddid to english pepull than shuld pees haue bene and rest amonges them with owt any enuy ¶ And at that bataill was roger Clifford take sir IohnÌ„ monbray sir willm Tuchit sir willm Fitz willm Ì„ moÌ„y other worthy knyghtys ther wer take at that bataill And sir hugh Dandell the next day after wos taken Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison and shuld haue be done to deth if he had not spoused the kyngê nece that was erle Gilbertis sustre of Glocestre ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir Bartholomew of badelsmere taken at stowe paarke a maner of the bisshoppis of Lyncolne that wos his nepheu Ì„ mony other barons Ì„ banerâ—ttz wherfore wos made moch sorow ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre wos heded at pounâ—fret .v. barons honged and drawen ther. ANd now I shall tell yow of the nobull erle Thomas of Lancastre when he wos taken and brought to yorke moÌ„y of the Cite wer full glad and vpon him cried with an high vois O sir traitour ye er welcome blissid be god for now shall ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon him mony snowe balles and mony other reproues they did him bot the gentill erle all suffred Ì„ said nothir on word ne other ¶ And in the same tyme the king herd of this same scomfiture and wos full glad Ì„ in hast come to PouÌ„tfret sir hugh spenser sir hugh his son sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell Ì„ sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clarke that was priue duellid in the kynges courte all come theder with the kyng and the kyng entred iÌ„ to the castell ¶ And sir Andrew of Herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with him the gentill erle Thomas to PouÌ„tfret Ì„ ther he was prisoned in his own castell that he had new made that stode ayen the abbey of kyng Edward ¶ And sir hugh the spenser the fader his son cast Ì„ thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shÌ„uld be dede with out ony Iugement of hys perys ¶ Wherfore it was ordened thurgh the kyngê Iustices that the kiÌ„g shold put vpon him pointes of treson ¶ And so it befell that he was led to barre before the kiÌ„gis Iustis barehed as a thef in a fair hall in his own castell that he had made ther in moÌ„y a fair fest both to rich and to poer ¶ And thes wer his Iustises sir Hugh spenser the father Aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of peenbroke sir EdmoÌ„d of wodestoke erle of kent sir IohnÌ„ of Bretan erle of Richemond sir Robert of Malemethrop Iustice sir roberte him a coulpid in this maner ¶ Thomas at the frist owr lord the kyng this court excludeth you of all maner ansuere ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpon yow that ye haue in his land riden with banner displayed ayens his pes as a tratoure And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordis forsoth bi sent Thomas I was neuer traytour ¶ The Iustice said ayen tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng puteth vpon you that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his pepull as a thefe ¶ Thomas also the kyng put vpon you that he discomfited you and your pepull with his folkd in his own reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wodde as an outlawe ¶ And also ye were taken as an outlawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shall be hanged by reson but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell ¶ And thomas reson wold also that ye shuld be hanged but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for cause and loue of your linage ¶ But Thomas For os moch as ye wer take fleyng Ì„ as an outlaw the king wyll that your hede shall be smyte of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth him out of prece and anone bring him to his iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas had herd all thes wordis with an high vois he cried sore wepyng and said alas sent thomas fair fader Alas shall I be dede thus ¶ Graunte me now blissidfoll god ansuer but all a vailled him nothyng For the cursed Gascoyns put him hither thedder and on him cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knawen is now thyn open traitorie an euell dethe shalt thow die has thow hast it well diseruyed ¶ And tho they set vpen his hede in scorn an hold chapelet that wos all to rent that wos not worth an half penne ¶ And after that they set him vpon a leue white palfra full vn semeli and eke all bare and with an hold bridell and with an horribul noise they droue him out of the Castell toward his deth and they cast vpon him mony balles of snowe iÌ„ disspite ¶ And as the traitoris lad him out of the Castell tho saied he this pytouse wordis and his handes held vp on hight toward the heuen Now the kyng of heuen yef vs merci for the erthely kyng hath vs forsakyn And a frere prechour wenten with him out of the castell till that he com to the place that he endid his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe him all his life ¶ And the gentill erle held the frere wonder fast by the clothis and said to him fair fadre abide with vs till that I be dede for my flesh quaketh for drede of deth ¶ And the soth for to say the gentill erle set him vpon his knees and turned him toward the est but a ribaud that was called Higone of Moston set hand vpon the gentill erle and saied in despite of him Sir traytour turne the toward the scottes thy soule dede to vnderfenge and turned him toward the Northe ¶ The nobull erle Thomas ansuered tho with a myld vois said now fair lordis I shall done your will And with that woide the frere went from him sore wepyng and anone a ribaude went to him and smote of his hede the xi Kal. of Auerell in the yere of grece M.ccc xxi ¶ Alas that euer such a geÌ„till blod shall be done to deth with out cause and reson ¶ And tratorsly wos the kyng couÌ„cellid wheÌ„ he thurgh the fals counsell of the speÌ„sers suffred sir Thomas his vncles son to be put to such a deth so bene heded ayens all maner of reson and gret pitte it was also that such a nobull kyng shÌ„uld be desceiued mysgouerned thurgh counsell of the fallis spenseres the wich tho he maiÌ„teneyd thorow loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fell gret vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the foresaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill
london sendeth gretyng For as moch as we haue before the tyme sent to yow by our letters how we be cuÌ„ in to this land with good aray and iÌ„ good maner for the honour and profet of holy chirche and of our right dere lord the kiÌ„g and all the reame with all oure myght and pouer to kepe and maynten as we and all the good folkis of the forsaid reame ar holden to done ¶ And vpon that we pray you that ye wold be helpiÌ„g to vs iÌ„ as moch as ye may iÌ„ this quarell that is for the comune profet of all the forsaid reame And we haue had to this tyme none ansuer of the forsaid lettres ne know not your will in that partie ¶ Wherfor we send to you ayen and pray charge you that ye bere you so ayens vs that we haue no cause to greue you bot that ye bene vn to vs helpyng by all the wayes that ye may or may knowe For wyte ye well in certayn that we and all tho that be comen with vs in to this reame thynke not to done any thyng but that thyng that shall be for the commune ê“fet of all the reame bot onli to distroy hugh spenser our enmy Ì„ enmy te all the ream as ye it well knowith ¶ Wherfor we pray you charge you in the faith that ye owe on to our lord the kiÌ„g to vs and vpon all that ye shull mow forfet agayn vs that if the said hugh spenser our enmy come with in your pouer that ye don him hasteli to ben takyn and saufli keped vn till we haue ordeyned of him our wyll and that ye leue it not in no maner wyse as ye desire honor and profit of vs all and of all the ream ¶ vnderstondyn ye well that if ye doo our prayer and commandemeÌ„t we will the more be holdeÌ„ vn to you And also ye shall get you worship and profet yf ye send vs hastely ansuer of all your will ayen at Baldok the vi day of October ¶ Which letter erly in the dawyng of the day of sent Denis wos takked vpon the new crosse in chepe and mony copies of the same letter wer tacked vpoÌ„ wyndowes and doris and vpon other places in the Cite of london that all men passing by the way myght them see and rede ¶ And in the same tyme kyng Edward was at london in the tour at his mete ¶ And amessinger come in to the hall and said that the quene Isabell wos comen to land at Herewich hath brought in hir companie sir iohnÌ„ of Henaud Ì„ with him men of armes without nombre ¶ And with that word sir Hugh the spenser the fadre spake and thus vn to the kyng said My most worshipfull lord and king of englond now we make good chere for certanly they benÌ„ all ours ¶ The kyng saw this word comfortable yit he was full sorowfull Ì„ pensife iÌ„ his hert ¶ And the kiÌ„g had not fully eten bot ther come in to the hall an other messinger and said that the quene isabell was ariued at herewich beside yepswyche in southfolke ¶ Sir hugh the spenser the fadre spake to the messinger and said tell soth in good faith to the messinger my fair frende is she come with a gret strength ¶ Now sertis sir the soth for to say she ne hath in hir componye but vij houndreth men of armes ¶ And with that word sir hugh spenser the fader cried with an high vois Ì„ said Alas alas we bene all betrayed for certis with so litil pouer she had neuer comen to land but if folke of this lond wer vn to hir consent ¶ And therfor after the mete they token ther couÌ„cell and went toward wales for to arere the walshmen ayenst the quene isabell and Edward hir sone all for to fight and so they wer in purposed euerychone ¶ How master walter Stapilton bisshop of excestre that was the kynges tresorer wos heded at london ANd in the same tyme kyng Edward wos sore adrad lest that men of london wold yeld them vn to the quene Isabel and to hir son Edward ¶ Wherfor he set master walt stapiltoÌ„ his tresorer for to be wardeyn and keper of the cite of londoÌ„ with the maire ¶ And so come to the gyldehall of london and axid the keyes of the yates of the cite thurgh vertu and strength of his coÌ„mission and wold haue had the kepyng of the Cite And the comuners ansuered and said that they wold kepe the cite to the honor of kyng Edward and of Isabell the quene and of the duke the kynges son with out ony more the bisshop wos tho sore annoyed swore othes that they all shuld abie it anone as the kyng edward wer comen out of wales ¶ And the communers all anone of the cite toke the bisshop Ì„ lad him a myddes of the chepe ther they smyten of his hede and set his hede in his right hand ¶ And after they heded ij of his squyers that held with the bisshÌ„op and on of them was called willm of waile that was the bisshopis nepheu ¶ And that other was called Iohan of Padyngton And also they toke a burgeis of london that wos called IohnÌ„ Marchall that wos sir hugh spensers aspie the fader smoten of his hede also ¶ And iÌ„ that same tyme that bisshoop had iÌ„ londoÌ„ a fair tour iÌ„ makiÌ„g iÌ„ his close vpoÌ„ the riuer of the Thamese that wos with out tempull barre and he failed stone to make ther of an end wher for he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his men to go to the chirche of the frere Carmes and ther they toke stone to make ther with the touer moch sand Ì„ mort old robous that wos left ¶ And for the dispite that the bisshop had done vn to holy chirche he his ij squyers wer beried in that sand os though they had bene houndes ¶ And ther they lay a xi wekis till that the quene Isabell sent hir lettres to the comuners praid them that they wold suffre Ì„ grauÌ„te that the bisshop myght be take out of that place be beried at excestre at his owne chirche ¶ And so he was his ij squyers wer beried at sent Clementis chirch with out tempull barre Ì„ it wos no woÌ„der though that bisshop died an euell deth ¶ For he was a couetous maÌ„ Ì„ had with hiÌ„ no merci euell couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g ¶ And sone aftar was Arnold of spayn taken that was assentant to haue lad vM. pound of siluer iÌ„ .v. bareles ferriers vn to the douzeê‘s of fraunce for to help and hast the quene Isabell to hir deth and Edward hir son also And this Arnold wos put to deth with owt the cite of london ¶ How kyng Edward and sir hugh spenser and the erle of Arundell wer taken WHen kyng Edward had sent master walter Stapilton his tresorer in to london for to kepe the Cite vn to him ayen the quene Isabell his wyfe and ayens edward his sone anone hiÌ„ self toke with him sir hugh
they saw so mony deuels rampaand with gret yren crokys rennyng vpon the galowes and orabuli turmented the body and mony that them saw anone after they died for drede and some waxen mad or sore sekenesse they had ¶ And in that bataill was take the bisshop of Baston the bisshop of sent Andrewes the abbot of Sconne all armed with yren as men of armes as fals traitors and fals prelatis ayens ther oth Ì„ they wer brought to the kyng the kyng sent them vn to the pope of rome that he shuld done with them what his will were ¶ How Iohn erle of Atheles wos taken Ì„ put to deth ANd at that bataill fled sir Iohan Erle of Atheles and went in to a chirche and ther hid him for drede but he myght haue ther no refute for enchesan that the chirche wos enterdited thurgh a generall sentens and in the same chirche he wos taken ¶ And this sir Iohan went well to haue scapped from the deth for encheson that he clamed kynrad of kyng Edward And the king nold no longer be trayed of his traitours but sent hiÌ„ to london iÌ„ hast ther he wos honged Ì„ his hede smyten of Ì„ his body brend all to assis but at the prayer of the quene Margaret for enchesoÌ„ that he clamed of kiÌ„g edwar kynred his drawyng wos foryeue him ¶ How IohnÌ„ that wos willm waleis broder wos put to deth WHen the gretest masters of Scotland wer thus done to euell deth and shendid for ther falsenesse Iohan that wos willm waleis brother wos take and done vn to deth as sir IohnÌ„ erle of Atheles wos ¶ How Robert the Brus fled from scotland to Norway ANd at that same tyme wos Robert the Brus moch hated among the pepull of Scotland so that he wyst not what he wos best for to done for to hide hiÌ„ he weÌ„t iÌ„ to Norway to thee kyng that had spoused his sustre Ì„ ther held him socour for to haue ¶ And robert the Brus might not be fouÌ„de in scotland so kyÌ„g Edward tho let crie his pees thurgh out all the laÌ„d his lawes wer vsid his ministres serued thurgh out all the land ¶ How kyng edward died WHen kyng Edward had abated his enmys he turned ayene southward and a maladie toke him at Burgh vpsand in the marche of Scotland and he wist well that his deth was full nigh called to hiÌ„ sir Henri the laci erle of Nicholl sir Guy erle of werwik sir Aymer valeÌ„ce erle of Penbroke sir robert of Clifford barone Ì„ prayd them vpoÌ„ the faith that they him owed that they shuld make Edward of Carnariuan kyng of englond as raathe os they myght that they shuld nat suffre Pers of Ganaston cum ayen in to engloÌ„d for to make his son to riot Ì„ they grauÌ„ted him with good will ¶ And the kiÌ„g toke his sacrement of holy chirche as a good criste man shÌ„uld died iÌ„ veray repeÌ„tance wheÌ„ he had bene kiÌ„g xxxv yere he died wos buried at westmiÌ„stre with moch solempnite vpoÌ„ whos soule god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlin ê“phecies that wer declarid of kyng edward that wos kyng Henri son ANd of this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlin and called him a dragon the secund of the vi kynges that shuld be for to regne in englond and said that he shÌ„uld be medeled wyth merci and also with strength and sternesse that shuld kepe englond from cold hete that he shuld open his mouth toward wales that he shuld set his fote in wyke that he shuld closen with walles that shuld do moch harme to his sede ¶ And he said soth for the good kyng Edward was medled with merci Ì„ with fersenesse with merci ayens his enmys of wales Ì„ after of Scotland with fersenesse wheÌ„ he put them to deth for ther falsenesse tratori as they had deseruied it ¶ And well keped he englond from colde hete sith he keped it from all maner enmys that ronne vpon hym to done him any wronge ¶ And well he opyned his mouth toward wales Ì„ made it quake thurgh the hidour of his mouth wheÌ„ he coÌ„querid it thurgh dynt of swerde· for the prince Leuelin Dauid his brother Ris Morgan wer put to deth for ther falsenes ther foly ¶ And he set his fote in to wike and conquered berewyke at the wich conquest wer slayn xxv thousand and vij hondreth out take them that wer brend in the reed hall ¶ And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vn to his sede as meÌ„ shal here after see in the lifee of Sir Edward of Camarauan his son ¶ And yit said Merlin that he shuld make riueris ren iÌ„ blod and with brayn that semed well in his weris ther that he had the mastrie ¶ And yit Merlin said that ther shÌ„uld cum a pepull out of the north west during the regne of the forsaid dragon that shuld be lad by an yll grehound that shuld the dragoÌ„ croune king that afterward shuld fle ouer the see for drede of the dragon with out cummyng ayen Ì„ that wos proued by sir Iohan Bailloll that kyng Edward made for to be kyng of Scotland that falsely arose ayens him and after he fled vn to his own landes of fraunce and neuer he come ayen in to Scotland for drede of kiÌ„g Edward ¶ And yit said Merlin that pepull that shuld lede the forsaid grehond shuld be faderles vn till a certan tyme Ì„ he said soth for the pepull of scotlaÌ„d gretly wer disesed siith that sir IohnÌ„ bailloll ther kiÌ„g fled froÌ„ scotland ¶ And yit said Merlin that the son shulde become in his tyme as reed as ony blode in tokenyng of gret mortalite of pepull that was well knaw when the scottis wer slayn ¶ And sith said Merlin that ylke dragoij shuld norish a fox that shuld meue gret were ayens him that shuld not iÌ„ his tyme be endid ¶ And that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward norished in his chambre that sithene stale a way and meued gret were ayenst him wich were wos not endid iÌ„ hys tyme ¶ And afterward Merlin told that this dragon shuld bene hold the best body of all the world· and he said sothe for the good kiÌ„g Edward wos the worthiest knyght of all the world in his tyme ¶ And yit said Merlin that the dragon shÌ„uld die in the marche of an other land and that his land shuld be long without ony good keê‘ that meÌ„ shÌ„uld wepe for his deth froÌ„ the I le of shepei vn to the I le of marcill ¶ Wherfor alas shold be ther songe emong the comyn pepull fadetlas in the land wasted ¶ And that profecie wos knowe ouerall full well For the good kiÌ„g edwarde died at Burgh vp sandis that is vpoÌ„ the marche of scotland wherfor
abstinence of were for a certayn tyme in the name of the Duchesse not of duke because he had gon froÌ„ his othe legeaunce that he had made to kyng Henri therfore the kyng neuer wold write ne oppointe ne haue to do with hiÌ„ after bot al in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane died the secund day of Iule wich had bene kyng Henri the fourthis wife and wos caried fro Bermondsey vn to Cauntorberi wher she lieth beried bikyng Henri the iiij hir housbond ¶ This same yere died all the lions in the toure of london the wich had not ben seyn mony yeres before out of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squier of wales that had weddid quene Katerine wos arestid And of the scisme bitwen Eugenie Ì„ felix IN the xvi yere of kyng Henri died Sigismond Emprour of Almayn knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng keped at sent poules in london rialli wher was made a riall heerse and the kyng in his astate clad in blew wos at euen at dirige and on the morow at masse c. ¶ And after him wos elect and chosin Albert duke of Ostrich wich had weddid SigismoÌ„dê° doughter for to be epÌ„rour This maÌ„ wos taken resaued to be kiÌ„g of beme vngari be cause of his wife that was sigismondê° doughter wich left after him none othir heir ¶ This Albert wos emprour but on yere for he wos poysened so died sum saieth he died of a flix bot he wos a vertuus man petifull so moch that all the pepull that knew him said that the world wos not worthy to haue his presens ¶ This same yere on Owayn a squier of walis a man of law byrth wich had mony a day before secretly weddid quene Katerine and had by hir iij. sonnys and on doughter wos taken Ì„ commauÌ„did to newgate to prison be my lord of Gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame ¶ And this yere he brake prison by the meyn of a prest that wos his chapelayn and after he was takiÌ„ ayen by my lord Bemond and brought ayen to newgate wich afterward wos deliuered at large And on of his sonnys afterwarde was made erle of richemond and an othir erle of penbroke Ì„ the thrid a monke of westmynstre wich monke died sone after This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardis castell fell doune a stake of wod sodenli at afternone slew iij. meÌ„ mischeuisli and foule hurt othir Also at bedford on a shrireday wer xviij men murtherid with out stroke by falliÌ„g doune of a stair as they com out of ther comune hall mony foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yer sir Richard Beauchamp the good erle of werwike died at Roon he beyng that tyme leuetenaunt of the kyng in Normandie from thens his body wos brought to warwike wher he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapell on the south side of the quere ¶ Also this yere wos a gret derth of corne in all englond for a busshell of whete wos worth xl pens in mony places of engloÌ„d yit men myght not haue y nough wherfor Steuen broune that tyme mare of londoÌ„ seÌ„t iÌ„ to pruce broght to londoÌ„ certain shippis ladeÌ„ with rie wich did moch good to the poer pepull for corne wos so scarce iÌ„ engloÌ„d that iÌ„ suÌ„ places of engloÌ„d poer pepull made them bred of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall councell of Basilie deposid eugenye And they chose Felix wich wos duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme wich endurid vn to the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M. cccc.xlviij This felix wos a deuoute priÌ„ce Ì„ sawe his sonnys son after leued an holi life wos chosin pope of the councell of Basile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme wos long time and this Felix had not moch obedience be cauce of the neutralite for the most parte and well nygh all cristyndome obeied reputid Eugenye for veray pope god knawoth who was veray pope of them both for both occupied during the life of Eugeny ¶ This same yere sir Richard wiche vecarie of hermettesworth wos degratid of his presthode at Poules brint at toure hill as for on heritike on sent Botulphus day how well at his deth he died a good cristyn man wher for after his deth moch pepull come to the place wher he wos brent and offrid made a heppe of stonys Ì„ set vp a crosse of tre Ì„ held him for a sent till the maire sheriues by the kyngê commauÌ„demeÌ„t Ì„ of bisshoppis destruyed it made ther an dong hill ¶ Also this same yere the shireues of london set out of sent Martins the grauÌ„t the sentorie v. ê‘sons wich afterward wer restorid ayen to the sentorie by the kiÌ„gê Iustices ¶ After albert the thrid Frederike wos chosin Emprour This Frederik duk of Osterik wos long Emprour Ì„ differid for to be crouned at rome because of the scisme but after that vnite wos had he wos crouned with imê‘iall diademe with gret glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This wos a pesabull man quiet and of siÌ„gular paciens not hating the chirch he weddid the kyng of Portingales doughter c ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre wos arestid for treson committed to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of maÌ„ And of the deth of mastir Roger Bolingbroke IN this yere Elinour Cobham duchesse of gloucestre was arestid for certayn pointes of treson laid ayen hir wher vpoÌ„ she was examined in sent Stephenys chepell at westmynster before the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And ther she wos enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe bering a taper in hir hand and after to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of man vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley ¶ Also that same tyme wos arestid master Thomas southwell a chanon of westmynster mastir Iohan Hume a chapelayn of the said lady mastir Roger bolingbroke a clarke vsing nigromancie on mariorie Iurdemayn called the wicch of Eye beside westmynstre Thes wer arestid as for beyng of councell with the said duchesse of gloucestre And as for mastir Thomas southwell he died iÌ„ the toure the nyght before he shÌ„uld haue be reyned on the morne For he him self sayd that he shold die iÌ„ his bed not by Iustices ¶ And iÌ„ the xx yere maistir IohnÌ„ hume and mastir Roger bolingbroke wer brought to the gild hall in london and ther before the mair the lordis chief iustices of englond wer rayned and dampned both to be drowen hanged quartired but master iohnÌ„ hume had his chartre and wos ê‘doned by the kyngo· bot mastir Roger wos drawen to Tyburne wher he confessid that he died giltles neuer had trespasid in that he died fore Notwithstondyng he wos honged hedid quartired on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And margeri iurdmain wos brent in smythfeld ¶ Also this yere wos a