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
hede smyte of his bowelles take out of his body and brente hys body quartered and sent vnto four of the best townes of Scotlonde and hys heed put vpon a spere â–ª and lete vpon London brydge In ensample 〈◊〉 the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do a mysse ayenst theyr lyege lorde eftsones ¶ How the Scottes came to kynge Edwarde for to ameÌ„de theyr trespasse that they had done ayenst hym ANd at Myghelmas tho nexe comyng kynge Edwarde helde hys parlament at westmestre thyder came the Scottes that is to saye the bysshop of saynt Andreas Roberte the Brus erle of caryk Symonde Frysell Iohan the erle of Athell they were accorded with the kynge and bounde by othe swore that they afterwarde yf ony of them mysbare them ayenst kynge Edwarde that they sholde be dysheryted for euermore And whan theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue pryuely and wente home in to Scotlonde ¶ How Robert Brus chaleÌ„ged Scotlonde SO after thys Robert the Brus erle of Caryk sent by hys letters to the erles barons of Sotlonde that they sholde come to hym to Scone in the morowe after the Concepcion of our lady for grete nedys of the londe And the lordes came at the daye assygned And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes fulle well ye knowe that in my persone dwellyd the ryght of the reame of Scotlonde as ye wote well I am ryghtfull heyer Syth that syre IohnÌ„ baylol that was our kynge vs hath forsake left his londe And though it so be the kynge Edwarde of Englonde wyth wrongfull power hath made me to hym assent ayenst my wyll yf that he wyll graunte that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shal kepe you ayenst kynge Edwarde of englonde ayenst all manere men wyth the worde the abbot of Scon arose vp before them all sayd that yt was reason for to helpe hym the londe to kepe defeÌ„de And tho sayd in preseÌ„ce of theÌ„ all that he wolde gyue hym a M. pouÌ„de for to mayntene the londe all the other grauÌ„ted the londe to hym wyth ther powre hym for to helpe defyed kyng Edward of Englonde sayd the Robert Brus sholde be kynge of Englonde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn ayenst sayd the crownynge of syr Robert Brus. LOrdynges sayd syr Iohan of Comyn thynke on the truthe othe ye made to kynge Edwarde of Englond touchynge my self I wyll not breke myn oth for no man so he went from the company at the tyme. wherfore Robert the brus all tho the to hym conseÌ„ted were wroth menaced syr IohnÌ„ of comyn Tho ordened they another couÌ„seyll at Dumfrys to whyche came the for sayd syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle fro Dumfris there he was wont to soiorne and abyde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ was traytoursly slayne SO whan Roberte the Brus wyst that all the grete lordes were come of Scotlond to Scon sauf syr IohnÌ„ Comyn the soâ—ourned nyghe scon he sent specyally after the sayd syr IohnÌ„ to come speke with him And vpon that he came spake with hym at the grayfreres in Dumfris that was the thursday after CaÌ„delmasseddy syr IohnÌ„ graunted to go wyth hym And whan he had herde masse he toke a soope dranke after warde he bestrode hys palfroy rode to Dumfris whan Roberte the brus sawe hym come at a wyndow as he was in his chambre made Ioye ynoygh came ayenst hym collyd hym about the necke made with hym gode semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles barons of Scotlonde were present Robert the Brus sayd syrs ye wote well the cause of this comynge wherfore it is yf ye wyl grauÌ„t that Ibe kyng of scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with one voys that h sholde be crownede kynge of Scotlond â–ª and that they wolde hym helpe mayntene ayenst all maner men on lyue for hym yf it were nede to deye the giÌ„tyll knyght tho IohnÌ„ of Comyn answerd certes neuer forme ne for to haue of me asmoche helpe as the value of a baton For that oth that I haue made vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde I shall holde whyle my lyfe woll laste And with that worde he wente from the coÌ„pany and wolde a lyght vpon his palfroy and Roberte the Brus pursewed hym with a drawenswerde bare hym thrugh the body syr IohnÌ„ Comyn felle downe vnto the erth But whan Roger that was syr IohnÌ„ Comyns brother sawe the falsnesse He stert to syr Robert the Brus smote hym wyth a knyfe But the fals traytour was armyd vnder so that the stroke myght do hym no harme and so moche helpe came aboute syre Robert the Brus so the Robert Comyn was there slayne all to hewen in to peces Robert the Brus torned ayen there that syr IohnÌ„ Comyn the noble baroÌ„ lay wounded and pyned to warde his deth besyde the hygh awter in the chyrche of the graey freres sayde vnto syr Iohan comyn O traytoure thou shalt be dede neuer after lete myn auauncement shoke his swerde at the hygh awter and smote hym on his hede that the brayne felle downe vpon the grouÌ„de and the blood storte on hygh vpon the walles and yet vnto thys daye is that blood seen there that no water maye wasshe it a waye And so deyed that noble knyght in holy chyrche ANd whan thys traytoure Roberte the Brus sawe that no man wold sete hys coronacyon he cuÌ„mauÌ„ded all theÌ„ that were of power sholde come vnto hys crownynge to saynt Iohans towne in Scotlonde· And so it be fell vpon our lady daye the AnnuÌ„cyacyon the bysshop of Glaston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes crowned for ther kynge thys Roberte the Brus in saynt Iohans towne made him kynge And anone after he droue all thenglyssshemen out of Scotlonde And they fledde came compleyned them vnto kyng Edwarde how that Robert the Brus had dryue them out of the londe and dysheryted theym ¶ How that kynge Edwarde dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes ANd whan kyng Edwarde herd of this myschyef he swore that he sholde be ouenged therof and sayde That alle the traytours of Scotlonde sholde be hangyd and drawen and that they sholde neuer be raunsonned ¶ And kynge Edwarde thought vppon this falsnesse that the Scottes had to hym done And sente after all the bachelers of Englonde that they sholde come vnto London at wytsoÌ„tyde he dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes ¶ Them ordened the noble kynge Edwarde for to go in to Scotlonde to werre vpon Robert the Brus And sent before hym in to Scotlonde syr Aymer the valaunce erle of Penbroge And syre Henry Perey baron with a fayre company that pursewed the Scottes and brente townes and castels And afterwarde came the kynge hymself with erles and barons a fayre
of accorde the hym alyed to the barons came with that company sur Roger Dammory syr Hugh dandale that had spousyd the kynges neces syster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre that was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes had tho two partyes of the erldom of Gloucerte sur Hugh Spenser had thyrde party in his wyues half the thyrde syster and tho two lordes wente to the barons wyth all theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brother in lawe And so there came wyth them syr Robert Clyfforde syr Iohan MoÌ„bray syr Goselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer of werk syr Roger Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trays syre IohaÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthylmewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consent all the grete lordes came vnto westmestre to the kynges parlemente And so they spake dyde that bothe syr Hughe SpeÌ„ser the fader also the sone were out lauwed of englonde for euermore And soo syre Hugh the fader wente vnto Douer and made moche sorowe fell downe vpon the grounde by the see banke a crosse wyth his armes and sore wepynge sayd Now fayr Englonde and good Englonde to almyghty god I the betake And thryes kyssed the grounde and wenyd neuer to haue come ayen· And wepynge cursyd the tyme that euer he begate syr Hugh his sone sayd for hym he had lost all Englond And tho in presence of theÌ„ all that were aboute hym yaue hym his cursee went ouer see to his londes But Hugh the sone wolde not go out of Englonde but helde hym in the see and his company robbyd .ii. dromedores besyde Sandwyth and toke and bare a waye alle the godoes that was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How the Kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre and alle that helde with hym and how the Mortymer came and yelded hym to the kynge of all the lordes IT was not longe after that the kynge made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh the sone come ayen in to Englond ayenste the lordes wyll of the reame And soone after the kynge with a stroÌ„ge power came and beseged the castel of Ledys and in the castel was the laby of Bladelesmore for cause that she wold not graunt that castell to the quene Isabel kinge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syr Berthylmewe was ayenst the kynge and helde with the lordes of EngloÌ„de neuertheles the kynge by helpe socoure of men of London also of helpe of Southeren men gate the castel maugre of them all that were with in and toke with them al that they myght fynde And whan the barons of Englonde herde these tidynges syr Roger Mortymer many other lordes toke the towne of Brugge wroth wyth strenth wherfore the kyng was wonder wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre and Vmfroy de Bohoune erle of Herforde and alle tho that were assentynge to the same quarel And the kyng asseÌ„bled an huge host and came ayenst the lordes of Englond wherfore the Mortymers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to the toure of London and there kept in pryson And whaÌ„ the barons herd thys thyng they came to poutfert there that the erle Thomas soiourned and tolde hym how that Mortymers both had yelde them to the kynge put them in hys grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas Erle of Lancastre herde thys he was wonder wrothe all that were of there company greatly they were dyscomfyted ordeyned there power togyder and besyeged the castell of Tykhyll But tho that were wyth in manly defended them that the barnos myght not gete the castel and whan the kyng herde that his castell was beseged he swore by god by his names that the lege sholde be remeued assembled an huge power of people wente theder ward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro daye to daye whan the erle of Lancastre the erle of Herforde the barons of there coÌ„pany herde of thys thynge they assembled all theyr power wente them to Burton vpon trent kept the brydge that the kyng shold not passe ouer â–ª but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyng the Spensers syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke Iohan erle of Araundell theyr power wente ouer the water dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company· And they fled to the castell of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret And in that â—yage deyed syr Roger Daumore in thabbay of Thebury And in that same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour wyth hyme that was callyd Robert Holonde knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym iÌ„ hys butrye had yeue hym a thousaÌ„de marke of londe by yere And so moche the erle louyd hym that he myght do in the erles court all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe lowe and so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenste his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to goo in to the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to kepe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. huÌ„dred men of armys But the fals traytour came not there no manere men for to warne ne for to make arayse to helpe his lord And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lord was dycomfyted at Burton vpon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele a way robbyd in RaueÌ„sdele his lordes men that came fro the scomfyture And toke of them hors harneys and al that they had slewe of them all that they myghte take came yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyste that he was so bytrayed He was so abasshed sayde to hymself O almyghty good how myght Robert Holonde fynde in hys herteme to betray sythe that I louyd hym so moche O god well maye nowe a man se by hym that no man maye dysceyue a nother rathar than he that he trustyth moost vpon He hath full euyll yelded me my goodnes the worshyp that I haue to hym done and thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauÌ„cyd made hym hyghe where that he was lowe And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yet shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good Erle Thomas of Lancaste Humfroy de Bohoune ele of Herford and the barons that with theym were toke counsell bytwene them at the frre prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon the traytour Roberte Holonde And sayde in repreyf Alas Robert Holonde hath me betrayed and is the red of some euyll shred And by the comyn assent they sholde goo to the castell of Dunstanbrughe the whiche perteyned to therldome of Lancastre that they sholde abyde
named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth and were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albyon And they dwelled in caues and in hylles atte ther wylle And hadde the londe of Albyon as them lykyd vnto the tyme that Brute arryued and came to Tornes that was in the yle of Albyon And there this Brute coÌ„quered and dyscomfyted the gyauntes abouesayde ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begynneth now how Brute was goten how he slewe first his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is callyd Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonie ¶ This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviii. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cytee of grete Troy there was a noble knyght a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cyte of Troy was loste destroyed thrugh them of Grece Thys Eneas wyth all his meyne fledde theÌ„s came to Lombardy That theÌ„ was lorde gouernoure of the londe a kyng that was called Latyne And an other kynge there was that was called Turocelyne that strongely warred vpon this kynge Latyne that oftentymes dyde hym moche harme And whaÌ„ this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour him with helde for as moche as he had herde of hym wyst wel that he was a noble knyght a worthy of hys body of his dedes This Eneas helped kyng Latyne iÌ„ his warre And shortely for to telle so well and so worthely he dyde that he slewe Turocelyne and discomfyted hym and all his people And whan all this was done kynge Latyne gaaf all that londe that was Turocelynes to thys noble man Eneas in maryage wyth Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creatue that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in yoyâ— myrthe all the dayes of ther lyftyme ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyf vpon her he gate a sone that was called Silueyne And this Silueyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwetynge his fader and aenst his wyll aqueyted hym with a damoysell that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyf and brought the damaysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone lete enqueyre of the wysest maysters of the grettest clerkes what chylde the domoysell sholde brynge forth they answerde sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shalde kylle bothe his fader also his moder And so he dyde For his moder deyed in berynge of hym And whan this childe was borne his fader lete calle hiÌ„ Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme sorowe in many dyuers places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius deyed whan god wolde and Silueyne his sone receyued the londe made hym wonderly well beloued amonge his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Silueynes sone was .xv. yere olde he wente vpon a day with his fader for to play solace And as Brute sholde haue shot vnto an herte his arowe myshappe and glaÌ„ced and so there Brute slewe hys fader ¶ How Brute was dreuen out of the londe and how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this myschauÌ„ce was befall all the people of the londe made sorowe ynough were sore an angred And for enche son there of they droue brute out of the loÌ„de wolde not suffre hym among them And whaÌ„ he sawe that he myght not there abyde he weÌ„ from thens in to Grece and there he founde .vii. thousande men that were of the lygnage and kynred of Troy that were come of grete blood as the story telleth as of men and wymmen and chyldern the whyche were all hollde in thraldome and bondage of the kynge Pandras of Grece for the dethe of Achilles that was betrayed and slayne at troy This brute was a wonder fayre man and a stronge and a huge of his age and of gladde there and semblaunt and also worthy of body was well beloued amonge his people Thys kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes his condicions and anone made hym dwelle wyth hym soo that brute became wonder preuy moche beloued with the kynge soo that longe tyme brute dwelled with the kynge So at the laste they of Troy and brute spake togyders of kynred and of lygnage of acquayntaunce there playned them vnto Brute of ther sorowe of ther bondage of many other shames that the kynge Pandras had them done And vnto brute they sayde vpon a tyme. ye be a lorde of our lygnage a strong man a myghty â— ye be our capytayne lorde and gouernoure we wyll become your men your coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes doo in all maner of thynges brynge vs out of this wretchednesse and bondage we wyll fyghte with the kynge for trouthe with the grace of the grete god we shal hym ouercome and we shall make you kyng of the londe and to you doo homage and of you we shall holde euer more Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr boÌ„dage that they were brought iÌ„ And preuâ—ly wente then from the kynges courte and tho them that were of Troy wente and put them in to woodes and in to mouÌ„taynes and them there helde And sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them leue sauely for to weÌ„de out of the londe for they wolde noo lâ—nger dwelle in his bondage The kynge Pandras wexed tho sore anoyed and tho swore that he sholde slee them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and wente to warde them all for to fyght But Brute and his men maÌ„ly them defended and fyerfly fought and slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and helde hym in pryson and ordeyned counsell bytwen them what they myghte done And some sayde that he sholde be put to dethe and some sayde that he sholde be exiled out of the londe And some sayd that he sholde be breÌ„te And tho spake a wyse kynght that was called Mempris and sayd to Brute and to alle tho of Troy yf kynge Pandras wolde yelde hym and haue his lyf I counsell that he gyue vnto Brute that is our duke our souerayne his doughter Gennogen to a wyf and in maryage wyth her an hoÌ„dred shyppes well arayed and all his tresoure of golde syluer of corne of wyne as moche as we nede to haue of â—o thyng other thenÌ„e go we out of this londe ordeyned vs a londe elles where For we nenoÌ„e of our kynred that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amoÌ„ge theym of Grece For we haue slayne so many of ther knyghtes and of other freÌ„des that euer more warre and contake sholde be among vs Brute tho and all his folke consented well to that counseyll And this thynge
theyr rentes for euer more And that he commaunded to euery Shyref thrugh out all Englonde that they shold enquyre yf ony bysshop abbot or pryour or ony other Prelate of holy chyrche fro the daye afterwarde receyue ony commaundement that cometh fro the pope That they sholde take the body bryng it before hym and that they sholde take in to the kynges hondes all theyr londes of holy chyrche that were yeue to ony man by the Archebychop or by the pryour of CauÌ„terbury from the tyme of eleccion of the Archebysshop And commaunded that alle the woodes that were the Archebysshops sholde be caste downe vnto the grounde and all solde ¶ How kynge IohnÌ„ destroyed the ordre of Cesteaux ANd in the same yere the Irysshe men began to warre vpon kynge Iohn the kynge ordeyned hym for to go in to Irlonde lete arere an huge taxe thrughout al Englonde that is for to saye .xxx. thousande marke And thus he sent thrugh out all Englonde vnto moÌ„kes of the ordre of Cisteaux that they shold helpe hym of ·vi thousande marke of syluer ¶ And they answered and sayd that they durst no thynge do without theyr chyef abbot yf Cisteaux wherfore kynge Iohan whan he came ayen from Irlonde dyde them so moche sorowe care that they wyst not wheder to a byde for he tooke so moche raunson of euery hous the somme amouÌ„ted to .ix. thousande .iiii. hondred marke so that they were clene lost destroyed voyded cheyr houses theyr londes thrughout all Englonde And the abbot of wauersaye draded so moche hys menace that he forsoke all the abbaye went thens pryuely ordeyned hym ouer the see to the hous of Cisteaux whan the tydynges came to the pope that the kynge hath done so moche malyce then he was to warde the kynge full wroth And sente to Legates vnto the kyng that one was called Pandulf the other Duraunt that they sholde warne the kynge in the popes name that he sholde cesse of his persecucion that he dyde vnto holy chirche amende the wronge the trespasse that he had done to the Archebysshop of Caunterbury to the pryour vnto the monkes of Caunterbury to all the clergye of Englonde And that he sholde rest ore al the goodes ayen that he had taken of them ayenst theyr wyll elles they sholde curse hym by name And to do this thynge and to conferme the pope toke them his letters in bulles patentes ¶ These two Legates came in to englonde came to the kynge to Northamton there that he helde his parlyamente full curteysly they hym salewed sayd Syr we come fro the pope of Rome the peas of the holy chyrche the londe to amende And we admonest you fyrst in the popes half that ye make full restytucyon of the goodes that ye haue rauysshed taken of holy chyrche of the londe And that yâ— receyue Stephen Archebysshop of Caunterbury in to his dygnytee the pryour of Caunterbury his moÌ„kes And that ye yelde ayen vnto the Archebysshop alle his londes rentes without ony withholdynge ¶ And syr yet more ouer that ye shall make restytucyon vnto all holy chyrche wherof they shall holde them wel apayed Tho answered the kynge as touchynge the pryour his monkes of Caunterbury All that ye haue sayde I wyll do gladly and all thynge that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchynge the Archebysshop I shall tell you in my herte as it lyeth That the Archebysshop leue his archebysshoppryche that the pope thenÌ„e for hym wolde praye thenÌ„e vpon auenture me sholde lyke some other bysshopryche to yeue hym in Englond And vppon this condicyon I wyl hym accepte receyue And neuertheles as Archebysshop in Englonde yf he abyde he shall neuer haue so goodê saufconduyte but that he shall be take ¶ Tho sayde Pandulf vnto the kynge Syre holy chyrche was wonte neuer to dyscharge an Archebysshop wythout cause resonable But euer it hath be wonte to chastyse prynces that to god holy chyrche were In obedyence ¶ What how now sayde the kyng menace ye me Naye sayde Pandulf But ye now openly haue tolde as it standeth in your herte And to you we wyll tell what is the popes wyll And thus it standeth that he hathe you hooly enterdyted accursyd for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche to the clergye And for as moche as ye dwelle beth in wyll to abyde in malyce in wretchednesse wyll not come out therof ne to ameÌ„de ye shall vnderstande that this tyme after warde the sentence is vpon you yeuen and holdeth stede and strength and vpon all tho that with you hath comuned before this tyme whether they ben erles barons or knyghtê or ony other what so euer that they be we them assoylle saufly vnto this day· fro this tyme after warde of what condycyon someuer that they ben we them accurse that with you comyne ony worde do wene seÌ„tence vpon them openly and specially And we assoyle clene erles barrns knyghtes and all other meÌ„ of theyr homages seruyces and feautres that they sholde vnto you do And this tydynge to conferme we yeue playne power to the bysshop of wynchestre and the bysshop of Norwhiche And the same power we yeue in to ScotloÌ„de to the bisshop of Rochestre and of Salysbury And in walys we yeue the same power to the bysshop of saynt Dauyd and of Landaf of saynt Asse And more ouer we sente thrugh out all Crystendom that all the bysshops beyonde the see that they do accurse all tho that helpe you or ony counseyl yeueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to doo in ony parte of the worlde And we assoyle them also all by auctoryte of the pope commauÌ„de them also with you for to fyght as with hym that is enmye to all holy chyrche ¶ Tho answered the kynge what may ye do more to me ¶ Tho answered Pandulf we saye to you in the worde of god that ye ne no heyr that ye haue neuer after this daye may be crowned Tho sayd the kyne By hym that is almyghty god I had wyst this are that ye came in to my londe that ye had brought me suche tydynges I shold haue made you redy all one yere ¶ Tho answered Pandulf Full well wende we at our fyrst comynge that ye wolde haue be obedyent to god holy chyrche haue fulfylled the popes commauÌ„dement now we haue shewed vnto you pronounced the popes wyll as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue sayde that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comynge that ye wolde haue do vs to ryde all an hole yere And as well ye myght haue sayd that ye wolde haue taken an hoole yere of respyte by the popes leue ¶ But for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyne we shall not spare for to
Wyllyam Vessy Baron and of other baronettes aboute .xiii. of the best and wysest of Englonde ¶ And in the same tyme the kynge Edwarde toke his vyage to Scotlonde for to werre vpon IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And syr Robert Roos of Berwyk sledde fro the Englysshmen wente to the Scottes And kyng Edwarde wente hym towarde Berwyk and besegyd the towne And tho that were within manly them defended sette a fyre and brente two of Kynge Edwardes shyppes and sayde in dyspyte and repreyâ— of hym wenyth kynge Edwarde with his longe shankys to haue gete Berewyk all our vnthankes gas pykes hym and whan he was doon gas dykes hym whan kyng Edwarde thys scorne anone thorugh hys myghtenesse he passed ouer the dyches and assaylled the towne and came to the yates and gate and conquered the towne and thrughe hys gracyous power slewe .xxv. thousande and .vii. hondred scottes and Kynge Edwarde loste no man of renoune saufe syr Rycharde of Cornewayle and hym kylled a Flemynge out of the redde halle with a quarell as the forsayd Rycharde dyde of hys helme And comaunded theym for to yelde them and put them in the kynges grace And the Scottes wolde not wherfore that halle was brent and cast downe And all tho that were therin were brente and kynge Edwarde loste noo moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvii. Englysshemen And the wardeyn of the castell yaue vp the keyes of the castell wythout ony assawte And there was taken syre Wyllyam Douglas Symonde Frysell and the erle patryk yelded them to the peas But Ingham of Humbresmylle Robert the Brus that were with kynge Edwarde forsoke kynge Edwarde and helde with the Scottes And afterward they were taken and put in to pryson And tho lete kynhe Edwarde close in Berwyk wyth walles with dyches and after Robert Rous went to Tyndale and sette wuyerbrydge a fyre and Exham and Lamerstok and slewe and robbyd the folke of the countree And after that he wente fro thens to Dunbarre And the fyrste wenesdaye of Marche the kynge sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy and syre Hugh Spenser wyth a fayre company for to besege the castell But one that was called syre Rycharde Sywarde a traytoure and a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the EnglysshmeÌ„ and sente to the Englysshmen theym for to deseeyue and sayd That he wolde yelde to theym the castell yf they wolde graunt them .viii. dayes of respyce that he myhht sende and telle to syr Iohan Bayloll that was kynge of Scotlonde how is men fared that were within the castell ¶ And hym worde but yf he wolde remeue the sege of the Englysse men that they wolde yelde that castell vnto the Englysshe men ¶ The messenger tho came to syr Iohan Baylol that tho was kynge of ScotloÌ„de where that he was wyth his hooste and the messenger tolde hym all the caas And syr Iohan toke his hoste and came on the morowe erly towarde the castell and syr Rycharde sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the counseyll and keper of the castell and sayd vnto the Englyssgmen O sayde he now I see a fayre company and well apparelled I wyll goo ayenste theym and wyth them to mete and theym assaylle And syr Hughe Spenser sawe the falsnesse of hym· and the treson· And sayd to hym O traytour take and proue your falsnesse shalle not auaylle you And Hughe Spenser commaunded anone to bynde hym And all in hast wente ayenst ther enmyes and slewe of Scottes .xxii. thousand For the Scottes had that tyme no man wyth them of honour saufe Patryke Graham that manly foughte and longe at the laste he was slayne And tho sayde the Englysshmen in repreyf of the Scottes Thyse scaterande Scottes holde I for sottes of wrenches vn ware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymynge wente ye fro DuÌ„bare ¶ As tho that ware within the castell sawe the scomfyture they yelded vp the castell vnto the Englysshmen And bounde theyr bodyes godes castels to kynge Edwarde And soo there were take in that castell thre erles .vii. barons and .xxxviii. knyghtes xi clerkes and .vii. Pycardys and all were presentyd to kynge Edwarde And he sente theÌ„ to the towre of London to be kepte ¶ How kynge Edwarde of his greate grace delyuered ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe and they drewe them to the Frensshemen thrugh counseyll of Wyllyam waleys AS kynge Edwarde had made tho an ende of the werre and taken the cheyâ—â—eyns of Scotlonde tho came syr Iohan Baylol and yelded hym vnto kynge Edwarde put hym in his grace and he was ledde to London and whan kyng Edwarde was come thether they were brough before hym And the kynge axed howe they wolde make amendes of the trespaas and losse that they had doon to hym and they put theym in his mercy Lordynges sayde the kynge I wyll not of your londes ne your goodes but I wyll that ye make to me an othe vpoÌ„ goddys body to be true to me and neuer after this tyme ayenst me bere armys â–ª And all they consentyd to the kynges wyl and swore vpon goddys body That is to saye syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn the erle of Scraâ—hron the erle of Carryk and also foure bysshops vndertoke for all the clergye and so the kynge delyuered theÌ„ and yaue them sauf conduyce to go in to ther owne londe And it was not longe afterwarde that they ne aryse ayenst kynge Edwarde for cause that they wyst well that kynge Edwardes folke was take in Gascoyne as before is sayd But syr IohnÌ„ Bayloll kynge of Scotlonde wyste well that his londe sholde haue sorowe and shame for theyr falsnesse· And in hast weÌ„te hym ouer the see to his owne londes and there he helde hym and came neuer ayen wherfore the Scottes chose vnto theyr kynge wyllyam waleys a rybaude an harlot comen vp of nought and moche harme dyde to Englysshmen and kyng Edwarde thoughte how he myght haue delyueraunce of his peple that were take in Gascoyne And iÌ„ hast wente hym ouer the see in to Flaunders for to werre vpon the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the erle of Flaunders receyued hym wyth moche honour and grayntyd hym all his londys at hys owne wyll And whan the kynge of Fraunce herde telle the kyng of Englonde was aryued in Flaundres and came wyth a greate power hym for to dystroye He prayed hym of trewes for two yere so that the Englysshe marchauntes also Frenche myght saufly go and come in bothe sydes The kynge Edwarde grauÌ„ted â—â— so that he muste haue his men out of pryson that were in Gascoyne the kynge of Fraunce anone graunted and so they were delyuerd ¶ And in the same tyme the Scottes sente by the bysshop of saynt andrewes in to FrauÌ„ce to the kynge to syr Charles his brother the syr Charles sholde come wyth hys power and they of ScotloÌ„de wolde come with theyr
power and so they sholde go in to Englonde that loude to dystroye from Scotlonde vnto they came to â—ente the Scottes trustyd moche vpon the FreÌ„sshmen but of the thyng they had no maner grauÌ„t neuertheles the Scottes beg to robbe kylle in NorthuÌ„berlond dyd moche harme ¶ How wyllyam waleys lete reyse the londe of Scotlonde as cheyf lorde And syr Hugh of Cressynham of the batayll of Fonkyrke AS tydynges was come to kynge Edwarde that wyllyam walys had ordeyned suche a stronge power And also that alle Scotlonde to hym was attendaunt redy for to slee Englysshmen and to dystroye the londe he was sore anoyed and sente anone by letter to therle of Garrenne to syr Henry Percy to wyllyam Latomer to syr Hughe of Cressynham his tresoroer that they sholde take power and go in to Northumberlonde and soo forth in to ScotloÌ„de For to kepe the countres and whan wyllyam waleys herde of theyr coÌ„mynge He began to flee and the Englysshmen hym folowed drâ—ue hym tyll he cam to Stryuelyn there he helde hym in the castell And the walsshmen euery daye them escryed menacyed and dyde all the dyspyte that they myghte soo that Englysshmen vpon a tyme in a mornynge went out fro the castell the mouÌ„tenaunce of .x. myles and passed ouer a brydge william waleys came with a stroÌ„g power droue them abak for the Englysshmen had ayenst hym noo power tho but fledde and they that myght take the brydge scaped but syr hughe the kyngs tresorer there was slayne and many other also wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ Tho had kynge Edwarde sped all hys maters in FlauÌ„dres and was come ayen in to Englonde and in haste toke his waye in to Scotlonde and came theder at the Ascencyon tyde And all that he founde he sette a fyre and brente But the poore people of Scotlonde came to hym wonder thyck and prayed hym for goddys loue that he wold on them haue Mercy pyte tho the kynge coÌ„maunded that no man sholde doo them harme that were yolden to hym ne to no man of ordre ne to no hous of relygyon ne no manere chyrche but lete espye all that he myght where that he myght fynde ony of his enmyes tho came a spye vnto the kynge tolde where that the Scottes were assembled to abyde bataylle And on saynt Mary Mawdelyns daye the kynge came to Fonkyrk and yaue bataylle to the Scottes and at that bataylle were slayne .xxx. thousande Scottes and of Englysshemen .xviii. and no mo Of the whyche was a worthy knyght slayne that was a knyghte hospytelere that was callyd Frery bryan Iay. For whan Wyllyam waleys fledde from the batayll that same Frery bryan hym pursewed fyersly as his hors ranne it stert in a mire of a marys vp to the bely And Wyllyam waleys torned tho agayne and there slewe the forsayde bryan that was moche harme ¶ And that whyle kynge Edwarde wente thorugh Scotlonde for to enquere yf he myght fynde ony of hys enmyes And in that londe he dwelled as longe as hym lyked And there was no enmye that durst hym abyde ¶ And soone after Kynge Edwarde wente to Southampton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlonde in wynter season for esement of his people And whan he came to London he lete amende many mysdedys that were done ayenst his peas and lawes he beynge in Flaundres ¶ Of the laste maryage of kyÌ„ge Edwarde howe he wente the thyrde tyme in to ScotloÌ„de ANd after it was ordeyned thrughe the courte of Rome that kynge Edwarde sholde wedde dame Margarete that was kynge Phylyp syster of Fraunce And the Archebysshop Robert of wynchelse spowsed them to gyders thrugh the whiche Maryage there was made peas· bytwene kynge Edwarde of Englonde and kynge Phylyp of Fraunce ¶ Kynge Edwarde went tho the thyrde tyme in to Scotlonde tho within the fyrste yere he had enfamyned the londe so that he lefte not one that he ne came to hys mercye sauf suche as were in the castell of Estreuelyn that welle were vytaylled and stored for .vii. yere ¶ How the castell of Estrefelyn was be seged and wonne Kynge Edward came to the castell of Estreuelyn with a huge power beseged the castell but it lytell auaylled for he myhht doo the Scoctes no harme for the castell was soo stronge well kept kyng Edwarde sayde the bethought hym vpon a queyntesy· and let make anon two payr of hygh galowes before the tour of the castell made his othe that as many as were within the castell Notwithoutstandynge were he Erle of Baron he were take wyth strength but yf he wolde the rather hym yelde he sholde be hangyd vpon the same galowes And whan tho that were within the castell herde this they came yelde them all to the kynges grace mercy the kynge for yaf theÌ„ all his male talent there were all the grete lordes of Sfotlonde swore to kynge Edwarde that they sholde come to London to euery parlement shode stonde to his ordynance ¶ How Troylebaston was fyrste ordened THe kynge Edwarde went thens to london wende to haue had rest peas of hys warre in whiche werre he was occupyed .xx. yere that is to saye in Gascoyne in walys in Scotlonde and thought how he myght recouer hys tresour that he had spended aboute hys werre lette enquere thrugh the reame of alle the tyme that he had be oute of hys reame that men called Troylebaston and ordeyned therto Iustyces and in thys manere he recouered tresoure without nombre And hys purpose was for to haue goon in to the hooly londe to haue werred vpon goddes enmyes by cause he was crossyd loÌ„ge tyÌ„e before And neuertheles the law that he had ordeyned dyd moche good thrugh out all Englonde to them that were mysbode For tho the trespassed were well chastysed and after more meke better the pore comyns were in reste and peas And the same tyme kynge Edwarde prysoned his owne sone Edwarde by cause that Walter of Lanton bysshop of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had complayned on hym sayd the forsayd Edwarde thrughe couÌ„sell entysynge of one GanastoÌ„ asquyre of Gascoyne had broke the parkê of the forsayd bysshop And thys Peers counselyd and ladde the same Edwarde and for that cause the kynge eâ—yled his sone out of Englonde ¶ Of the dethe of Wyllyam waleys the fals traytoure ANd whan thys kynge Edwarde had hys enemyes ouercome in walys Gascoyne and Scotlonde and dystroyed hys traytours all but only that rybaude Wyllyam â—les that neuer the kynge wolde hym yelde and at the towne of saynt Dominyk in the yere of kynge Edwarde regne .xxxiii. the fals traytour was take and presentyd to the kynge But the kyng wolde not see hym but sent hym to London to receyue his Iugement and vpon saynt Barthylmewes eue was he hangyd and drawe his
that londe and robbyd it and slewe meÌ„ wymmen chyldren that laye in there cradyls brent also holy chyrche and destroyed crystendome toke bare Englysshe mennys godes as they had ben sarasyns or paynems And of the wyckydnesse that they dyde all the worlde spake of it ¶ How the Scottes wolde not a mende theyr trespasse and therfore Scotlonde was enterdyted SO pope Iohan the .xxii. after saynt Petir herde of the grete sorowe and mâ—che yâ— that the Scottes wrought he was wonder sorye that crystendome was so dystroyed thrughe the Scottes namely they destroyed soâ— holy chyrches wherfore the pope sente a generall sentence vnder his bulles of lâ—ed vnto the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And to tharchebysshoppe of yorke that yf Robert the Brus of Scotlonde wolde not be Iustyfyed make amendes vnto the kynge of Englonde Edwarde theyr lorde make amendes of hys losse of his harmes that they had doon in Englonde And also restore the goodes that they had taked of holy chyrche that the sentence shold be pronouncyd thorughe out alle Englonde And whan the Scottes herde this they wolde not leue theyr malyce for the popes commaundemente wherfore Roberte the Brus. Iamys Douglas and Thomas Radulf erle of Moref and all tho that with theym comyned or them helpe in worde or dede were accursyd in euery chirche thrugh out all Englonde euery day at masse .iii. tymes And no masse shold be songe in holy chyrche thrugh out all Soctlonde but yf the Scottes wolde make restitucyon of the harmes that they hadde made vnto holy chyrche wherfore many a good prest and holy men therfore were slayne thrugh the reame of Scotlonde bycause they wolde not synge masse ayenst the popys coÌ„maundemet ayenst his wyll and to do fulfyll the tyrauntes wyll ¶ How syre Hughe Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne And of the bataylle of Mitone ANd it was not longe after warde that the kynge ordeyned a parlemente atte yorke And there was syr Spensers sone made Chambrelayne And the meane tyme whyle the werre lasted the kynge wente ayen in to Scotlonde that it was wonder for to wytte beseged the towne of Berwyk but the scottes wente ouer the water at Sole wath that was thre myle frome the kynges hoste and pryuely they stole a way by nyght came in to EngloÌ„de robbyd dystroyed all that they myght and sparde no manere thynge tyll that they came vnto yorke whan the englysshmen that were left at home herde thyse tydiÌ„ges all tho that myghte traueyll as well monkê prestes freres chanons seculers came mette wyth the Scotes at Myton vp swale the .xii. day of Octobre Alas for sorowe for the Englysshe husbonde men that coude no thynge of that werre kyllyd drowned in an arme of the see And the cheyftyenes syre wyllyam of Melton Arche bysshop of yorke the abbot of selby wyth there stedes fledde came to yorke and that was theyr owne foly that they had that myschaunce For they passed the water of Swale And the Scottes sette a fyre the staâ—kes of hey and the smote ther of was so huge that the Englysshmen myght not se the Scottes And whaÌ„ the englisshmen were gone ouer the water tho came the Scottes wyth theyr wynge in maner of a shelde and came to warde the EnglyssmeÌ„ in araye And the Englysshemen fledde For â—neth they hadde ony men of armys For the kynge hadde them almoost lost at the syege of Berwyk and the Scottes hobylers went bytwene the brydge and the Englysshmen And whan the grete host them mett the englysshemen fled bytwene the hobylers the gret hoste And the Englysshmen almoost were there slayne he that myght go ouer the water were saued But many were drowned Alas for there were slayne many men of relygyon seculers preestes clerkes with moche sorowe tharchebysshop escaped therfore the Scottes callyd that batayll the whyte batayll ¶ How kynge Edwarde dyde alle manere thynge that syr Hugh Spenser wolde· NOw as kynge Edwarde herde this tydynges he remeued his sege from Berwyk came agayn into Englond But Syr Hugh Spenser that was the kynges Chamberlayne kept so the kynges chambre that no maÌ„ myghte speke with the kynge But he had made with hym a fret for to do alle his nede that ouer mesure And this Hugh bare hym so stowte that all men had of hym scorne and dyspyte and the kynge hymself wolde not be gouerned ne rulyd by no manere of man but only by his fader by hym And yf ony knyghte of englonde hadde wodes maneyrs or londes that they wolde coueyte anone the Kyng must yeue it them or elles the man that ought it sholde be falsly endyted of forfeyt or felony And thrugh suche doynge they dysheryted many a bachelere and so moche londe he gate that it was grete wonder and whan the lordes of enlonde sawe the grete couetyse falsnesse of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of syr Hugh the sone they come to the gentyll erle of lancastre axyd hym of counseyll of the dysese that was in the reame though syr Hugh Spenser his sone in hast by one assente they made pryue asseÌ„ble at shirburneâ— Elmede they made there an othe for to breke dystouble the doinge bytwene the kynge and syr Hugh Spenser and his sone vpon theyr power And they went in to the marche of walys and dystroyed the londe of the forsayd syr hughes ¶ How syr hugh Spenser and his fader were exyled out of Englonde· SO whan kyng Edwarde sawe the grete harme and dystruccyoÌ„ that tho BaroÌ„s of Englonde dyde vnto syre hugh Spensers londe and to his sone in euery place that they came vpon the kynge tho thrugh hys counseyl yll exyled syr Monbraye syr Roger Clyfforde syr Gosselyn Dauyll many other lordes that were to theym consente wherfore the barons dyde tho more harme than they dyde before whaÌ„ the kynge sawe that the barons wolde not sesse of theyr cruelte the kyng was sore adradde lest they wolde dystroy hym his reame for his mayntenauÌ„ce but yf he assented to them And so he sente for theÌ„ by hys letters that they sholde come to London to hys parlement at a certaine daye as in his letters were conteyned they came with thre bataylles well Armyd at al poyntes euery batayl had cotarmours of grete clothe And therof the ryght quarter was yelowe wyth whyte bendes wherfore the parlemente was callyd the parlement of the whyte bende And in the company was syr Hunfrey de bohoune erle of Herford syre Roger Clyfforde syr Iohan Monbray syr Glosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer vncle of syr Roger mortymer of wygmore syr Henry of Trays syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syre Barthylmewe of Badelessemore that was the kynges stewarde that the kynge had sente to Shyrborne in Elmede to the erle of LaÌ„castre and to all that with hym were for to trete
ther tyll that the kynge had for yeue them his male talente ¶ But whan the good erle Thomas this herde he answered in this manere sayd Lordes sayd he yf we go to wade the North the Northen men woll saye that we go to warde the scottes so we shall be holden traytours for cause of dystauÌ„ce that is bytwene kynge Edwarde Robert the Brus that made hym kynge of Scotlonde And therfore I say as touchyng my self that I wyll not go no ferder into the Northe than to myn owne castell at PouÌ„tfret ¶ And whan syre Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe and drawe his swerde on hye swore by god almyghty by his holy names but yf that he wolde go with them he sholde hym slee there the noble and gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore a ferde sayd Fayr â–ª syres I wyll go with you whether some euer ye me bydde Tho went they togyder in to the North wyth them they hadde .vii. C. men of armys came to Burbryg And whan syr Andrew of Herkela that was in the north countre thrugh ordynauÌ„ce of the kynge For to kepe the countree of Scotlonde herde tell how that Thomas of Lancastre was scomfyted hys company at Burton vpon trent he ordened hym a stronge power and syr symonde warde also that was the shyref of yorke and mette the barons at burburgge and anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶ And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre herde the syr Andrewe of Herkela had broughte wyth hym suche a power he was sore adradde sente for syr Andrewe of herkela wyth hym spake sayde to hym in thys manere syr Andrewe sayde he ye may wel vnderstoÌ„de that our lorde the kyng is ladde and mysgouerned by moche fals counsel thrugh syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hughe is sone syr Iohan erle of AruÌ„del thrugh mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke that now is in the kynges courte dwellynge wherfore I praye you that ye wyll come wyth vs with alle youre power that ye haue ordeyned helpe to dystroie the venym of Englond and the traytours that ben therin we wyll yeue vnto you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms that we haue holde we wyll make vnto you an othe that we wyll neuer doo thynge wythout your counsell soo ye shal be left as well with as euer was Robert Holande Tho answered syr Andrew of Herkela sayd syr Thomas that wolde not I do ne consent therto for no manere thynge wythout the wyll coÌ„maundement of lorde the kynge for them shold I be holden a traytour for euermore And whan that the noble erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre sawe that he wolde not consent to hym for no maner thyng syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not consent to dystroy the venym of the reame as we be consente at one worde syr Andrewe I tel the that are this yere begooÌ„ that ye shall â–ª be take and holde for a traytour and more than ony of you hold vs now in worse dethe ye shall deye than euer dyde ony knyght of Englonde And vnderstonde wel that ye dyd neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente And now go and doo what you good lykyth I wyll put me in to the mercy of god And so went the fals traytour tyrauÌ„ce a fals forsworne man For thrugh the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued the armys of Chyualrye and thrughe hym he was made a knyght Tho myghte men se archers drawe them in that one syde and in that other and knyghtes also And foughte tho togyder wonder sore And also amonge all other Humfroy de Boughon Erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all crystendom stode a fought with his enmyes vppon the brydge and as the noble lord stode foughte vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder the brydge fyersly with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the fuÌ„dement so that his bowellys came out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorowe pyte For there was slayne the floure of solace of comforth also of curteysye ¶ And Syr Roger Clyfforde a noble a worthy knyghte stode euer fought and well worthyly hym defended as a noble baron But at the last he was sore woundyd in his heed And syr Wyllyam of Sullaynde syr Roger of Benfeelde were slayne at that batayll whan syr Andrewe of Herkela sawe that syr thomas meÌ„ of LaÌ„castre lassed slakyd anone he and hys company came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Thomas layd vnto hym in an hyghe voyce yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre answered thenne and sayde Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that oure lyues last But leuer we had to be slayne in our thruth than yelde vs vnto you And syre Andrewe â—en gardyd vppon syr Thomas and hys company yellynge and cryenge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you and sayde wyth an hyghe voys Beware syres that none of you be so hardy vpon lyf and lymme to mys do Thomas body of LaÌ„castre And wyth that worde the good erle Thomas yede into the castell sayd knelynge vpon hys knees and torned hys vysage to warde the crosse and sayd almyghty god to the I yelde holy I put me vnto thy mercy and wyth that the vylaynes and rybaudes lept aboute hym on euery syde as tyrauÌ„tes wood tormentours dyspoyled hym of his armoure clothed hym in a â—obe of rayâ— that was of his squyres lyuetay â— and forth ladde hym unto yorke by water Tho myght men see moche sorowe care For the gentyl knyghtes sledde on euery syde the rybaudes and the vyllayns egerly them dyscryed and cryed on hyghe yelde traytours yelde you And whan they were yelden they were robbyd bounden as theuys Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll orde of knyghthode had there at that batayll And the londe was tho without lawe For holy chyrche had tho nomore creuereence than it had be a burdell hous And in that batyall was the fader ayenst the sone â— and the vncle ayenst the neuewe For so moche vnkyndenesse was neuer seen before in Englonde as that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynred had noo more pyte of that other than an hungry wulf hathe of a shepe And it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englonde were not alle of one nacyon But were medlyd with other nacoÌ„ns That is for to say some Brytons some Saxons some Danys some Pehypes some Frenssemen some Normans some Spanyerdes some Romayns some Henaude some Flemynges and other dyuers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd not to the kynde blood of Englonde And yf soo grete lordes had be oonly weddyd to Englysshe people Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye And at that
man saynt Thomas was don vnto his deth so that no pylgryme myght come by that way Full well wente he to haue take crystis myght hys power the grete boos of miracles that he shewed for hys martyr saynt thomas thrugh all crystendom And that same tyme the kynge made Roberte of Baldok the fals pylled clerke thrugh prayer of syr Hugh Spēser sone was made Chaūseler of Englonde And in the same tyme was the castell of walyngforde holden ayenst the kynge thrughe prysoners that weren wythin the castell for saynt Thomas loue of Lancastre wherfore the people of the coūtre came toke the castell of the prysoners wherfore syr Iohn̄ of Goldyngton knyght and syr Edmonde of Becche prysoners were taken sent vnto the kyng to Pountfrete there they were done in pryson and the forsayd Roger was sent vnto yorke and there he was drawē hangyd And anone after syr Roger Mortymer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in thys manere The forsayd Roger herde that he sholde be drawe hangyd at London in the morow after say◠Laurence day and on the day before he helde a fayre feest in the toure of Lōdon and there was syre Stephen Segraue constable of the tour and many grete men with them and whan they sholde soupe the forsayd Stephen sente for all the offycers of the tour they came sowped with hym and whā they sholde take there leue of hym squyre that was callyd Stephen ▪ that was full preuy with the forsayd Roger thrugh hys counsell yaue them all suche a drynke that the leest of them all slept two dayes two nyghtes in the meane tyme he escaped a waye by water by the thamys and went ouer the see and helde hym in Fraunce wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed and put the same Stephen out of his Constabellary ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde the kynge of Englonde and the kynge of Fraūce her broder THe kyng went tho vnto London and there thrugh coūsell of syr Hugh Spenser the fader of his sone of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his Chaūcheler let sease to all the quenes londes into hys hondes and also all the londes that were syre Edwardes his sone and were so put to theyr wagys ayēst all maner of reason that was thrugh the falsnesse of the Spensers ¶ And whan the kyng of fraunce that was quene Isabelles brother herde of this falsnesse he was sore anoyed ayenst the kynge of Englonde his fals counsellers wherfore he sent a letter to kyng Edward vnder his seale· that he shold come at a certayne day to do hys homage therto he somoned hym els he sholde lese all Gascoyne And so it was ordeyned in Englonde thrugh the kyng hys coūsel that quene Isabel sholde go into Fraunce for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde and her broder that Olyuer of yngham shold go into Gascoyne haue with hym .vii. M. men armys moo to be Seneschall wardeyne of Gascoyne so it was ordeyned that quene Isabell came into Fraunce and with her wente syr aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke that was there murdred sodenly in apreuysege but that was thrugh goddes vengaūce for he was one of the Iustycys that cōsented to saynt thomas deth of Lancastre and wolde neuer after repent hym of that wyckyd dede And all that tyme syr Olyuer of yngham wente ouer into Gascoyne dyde moche harme to the kynge of Fraunce tho he gate ayen that kynge Edwarde had loste and moche more therto ¶ How kynge Edwarde sente syr Edwarde hys sone the eldest in to Fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quater of a yere dwelled in Fraunce whan syr Edwarde her eldest sone axed leue tho for to go in to Fraūce for to speke with his moder Isabel the quene his fader the kynge grauntyd him with a good wyll sayd to hym go my fayr sone in goddys blyssynge and myn and thynke for to come ayen as hastely as thou may And he wēte ouer the see in to Fraunce the kynge of Fraunce hys vncle receyued hym with moche honour sayd vnto hym Fayr son ye be welcome and for by cause that your father come not to his homage for the duchye of Guyon as his auncetours were wont for to do I yeue you that lordshyp holde it of me in herytage as all manerauncetours dyd before you wherfore he was callyd duke of Guyon ¶ How the kynge exyled his quene ysabell Edwarde her eldest sone AS kynge Edwarde of Englonde herde tell how the kyng of Fraunce had yeue the ducye of Guyon vnto syr Edward his sone without consent and wyll of hym that is sone had receyued the duchye he became wonder wrothe sente to hys sone by letter that they sholde come ayen in to Englond in all the haste that they myght And the quene Isabel and syr Edwarde her sone were wonder sore a dradde of the kynges menaced of hys wrath pryncypally for the falsnesse of the Spensers both of the fader also the sone at his cōmaundement they wolde not come wherfore kyng Edward was full sore anoyed lete make a crye at London that yf quene Isabell Edwarde his eldest sone came not in Englōde that they sholde be holde as our enmyes both to the reame also to the crowne of Englonde for that they nolde come into englonde but both were exyled the moder her sone ¶ Whan the quen herd thyse tydynges She was sore adradde to be dystroyed thrughe the fals conyectynge of the Spensers wente wyth the knyghtes that were exyled out of Englonde for saynt Thomas cause of Lācastre that is to say syr Roger of wigmore syr wyllyam Trusell syr Iohan Cromwell many other good knyghtes wherfore they toke theyr counsell ordeyned among them for to make a maryage bytwene the duke of Guyhenne the kynges sone of Englond the erles doughter of Henaude that was a noble knyght of name and doughty in hys tyme. yf that thynge myght be brought a bowte then̄e stode they trowynge wyth the helpe of god and with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in Englond wherfore they were put out thrugh the fals cocnectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kyng Edwarde thrugh coūsel of the Spensers sent to the Douzephers of Fraūce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edwarde were exyled out of Fraunce AS kynge Edwarde and the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone ▪ had alyed them to the Erle of Henaude to them that were exyled out of englonde for cause of thomas of Lancastre they were so sory that they wyst not what for to do wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayde to syr Hugh the fader in this maner wyse Fader cursyd by the
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
hauÌ„tyd ¶ And also Merlyn tolde and sayd that this gote shold seke the floure of lyf and of deth and he sayd sothe For he spowsyd Isabell the kyngê syster of FrauÌ„ce And in his tyme Merlyn sayd that there sholde be made brydges of folke vpon dyches of the see and that was well seen at Bannockysborne in Scotlonde whan he was dyscoÌ„fyted there of the Scottes And Merlyn tolde also that stones sholde fall from castels and many townes sholde be made playne And he sayd sothe For whan that kynge Edwarde was dyscoÌ„fyted in Scotlonde came tho south warde the Scottes besegyd the castels dyde them moche harme brent townes in to the herde erth ¶ And after ward Merlyn tolde that an Egle sholde come of Corne wayle that sholde haue feders of golde that of pryde shold haue no pere he shelde dyspyse lordes of blod after he sholde dey throgh a beer at Gauersych that prophecye was full well knowe funde sothe For by the egle vnderstonde syr Pers of ganaston that tho was erle of Corne wayle that was a wonder proude man that dyspysed the baronage of Englonde but after warde he was heeded act Gauersich thrughe the erle of Lancastre and thrugh therle of warwyk ¶ And merlyn tolde that in his tyme it sholde seme that the beer sholde brenne that batayll sholde be vpon an arme of the see in an felde arayed lyke a shelde where sholde deye many whyte hedes And he sayd sothe For by the brynnynge of the beer yt betokenyd grete drede thrugh kyttyng of swerdes at that bataylle of Myton for there came the Scottes in manere of a sâ—elde in maner of a wynge and slewe men of relegyon prestes seculers wherfore the Scottes callyd that batayll in dyspyce of the Englyssmen the whych batayll And after Merlyn sayde the forsayde beer sholde do the gote moche harme and that sholde be vpon the south west also vpon hys blode And sayde also that the gote sholde lese moche deale of his londe tyll the tyme the shame sholde hym ouer come them he sholde clothe hm in a lyons skynÌ„e sholde wynne ayen that he had lost and more thrugh people that sholde come out of the Northwest that sholde make hym to be a ferde And hym auenge vppon his enmyes thrugh counsell of two owles the fyrst sholde be in paâ—yll to be vndone And that tho two owles shold go ouer see in to strauÌ„ge lond And there they sholde dwelle vnto a certayne tyme. and thenne they sholde come in to Englonde ayen And tho owles sholde doo moche harme vnto many one And that they sholde counsell the gote to meue warre ayenst the forsayd beer And the gote and the owles sholde to an arme of the see at Burton trente sholde go ouer that for drede the beer sholde flee with a swanne in companye to Bury towarde the. North. thrugh an vnkynde outpulter and that the swanne thenÌ„e shall be slayne wyth sorowe and the beer sholde be slayne ful nyghe his owne nest that sholde stonde vppon pounfret vpon whom the sonne shall shede his beemes And many folke hym shalle seke for vertue And he sayd sothe For the good erle Thomas of Lancastre was borne in the Northwest And cosyn to the kynge his vncles sone and by lawe he made the kynge lese moche londe the whiche he had purchacyd wylfully tyll at the last the kyng toke therof shame hym self slewe with cruelte And after he gate ayen that he had lost and moche more thrugh folke that he â—ette asseÌ„ble out of the Northwest thaâ— made hym to be adradde And auengyd hym on his barons thrugh counsell of syr Hugh Spenser the fader and of syr Hugh the sone that before were outlawed for theyr wyckydnesse· But afterwarde they came ayen in to Englonde syr â—e werâ—â— vpon Thomas of Lancastâ—â— Soo that the kynge and the Spensers the erle of Arundell and theyr power mette wyth Thomas of Lancastre 〈◊〉 Burton vpon trente and hym there dyscomfyted and syr Vmfroy erle of her forde was in his company And after fledde the forsayd Thomas and Humfroy with theyr coÌ„pany to burbrugge metinge with syr Andrew of Herkela that is callyd the vnkynde outpulter and also syr â–ª Symonde warde erle of yorke came and mette with Thomas of Lancastre with an huge power and theÌ„ dyscomfyted in that scomfyture the erle of Herforde was slayne vpoÌ„ the brydge cowardly wyth spere in the foundement and the erle Thomas was take ladde vnto PouÌ„fret and tho was heedyd besyde his owne castell But afterwarde many hym sought for myracles that god dyde for hym ¶ And in that tyme Merlyn sayd for sorowe and harme shold deye a people of his londe wherfore many londes shold be vpon hym the more bolder and he sayd sothe for bycause of his barons that were doone to dethe for sayÌ„t Thomas quarell of Lancastre peple of many londes became the bolder for to meue werre vpoÌ„ the kyng for theyr blood was torned to many nacyons And afterwarde Merlyn tolde sayd that the forsayd owles sholde doo moche harme vnto the flour of lyf and deth and they shold brynge her to moche dysese So that she sholde go ouer see into Fraunce for to make peas to the floure delyte there sholde abyde tyll a time her sede sholde come and fetche her and tho they sholde abyde bothe tyll the tyme that they sholde clothe them wyth grace tho two owles she sholde seke And put theÌ„ to pyteuous deth And that prophecy was full well knowe and was full sothe for syr Hugh Spenser the fader and syr Hugh the sone dyde moche sorowe persecucyon vnto the quene Isabel thrugh theyr procurement to her lorde the kynge So they ordeyned amonge them that she was wagys That is to saye .xx. shelynges in the daye wherfore the kynge of FrauÌ„ce her brother was sore anoyed and sente into Englonde by his letters vnto kynge Edwarde to come vnto hys parlement to Parys in Fraunce But kynge Edwarde was sore adradde to come there for he wende to haue be arestyd tyll that he had made amendes for the trespase the syr Hugh Spenser the fader and the sone had done and for the harme that they had done vnto quene Isabell hâ—â— syster wherfore thrughe hys ordynaunce and consente of the. Spensers the quene Isabell went ouer see in to Fraunce for to make accorde betwene kynge Edwarde and the kynge of Fraunce her brother And ther dwellyd she in Fraunce tyll Edwarde her Eldest sone came her for to seke and so they dwellyd there both tyll that alyaunce was made bytwene theÌ„ and the gentyll erle of Henaude that yf they wyth ther vertue myght dystroye and ouercome the venym and the falsnesse of the Spenser that syr Edwarde sholde spowse dome Phylyp the worshypfull lady the erles doughter of Henaude wherfore the quene Isabel and Edwarde her sone and syr Edwarde of wodstok
from beyonde the see for to helpe kynge Edwarde brought wyth hym .vii. C. men of armys arryued att Douer they had leue for to go forth tyll they came to yorke There the kynge them abode and the Scottes came thether to the kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them bat a lytyll tyme And at that tyme the Englysshmen were clothed al in cotes hodes paynted with letters and with floures ful semely with longe berdes therfore the Scottes made a byl that was fastenyd vpon the chyrche doores of Saynt Petyr towarde stangate thus sayd the scrypture in dyspyte of Englysshemen Longe berdes hertles prynted hodes wytles gay cotes graceles makyth EngloÌ„de thryftles SO in the Trinyte daye next after began the contak in the cyte of yorke bytwene the Englysshmen the Henaudes in the debate were slayne of the erldom of Nicholl murdred lxxx men after they were buried in saynt clementis chyrche in Folgate for cause that the Henaudes came to helpe the kyng there peas was â—ryed vpon payne of lyf lymme in that other halfe it was founde by an enquest of the cytye that the Englysshmen began the debate ¶ How the EnglysshmeÌ„ stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope and howe they torned ayen into Scotlonde THys tyme the Scottes had assembled all theyr power came into Englonde slewe robbyd all that they myght take brent dystroyed all the North couÌ„tree thrugh out tyll that they came vnto the parke of Sâ—aÌ„hope in weridale there the Scottes helde theym in a bussment but whaÌ„ the kyng had harde thorou spyes where the Scottes were anone ryght hoste desegyd them within the forsayd parke so that the scottes wyst not where to go out but only vnto ther harmes And they abode in the parke .xv. dayes vytaylles faylled them in euery syde so that they were gretly peyred of bodyes syth that Bruce came fyrst into Brytayne vnto thys tyme there was neuer seen so fayre an hoste what of Englysshmen of alyaÌ„ces of men of fote the whyche ordeyned theym for to fyght wyth the Scottes thrugh eggynge of syr Henry of Lancastre of syr Iohan Henaude that wolde haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the â— Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer coÌ„sentyd not therto for he had pryuely taken mede of the Scottes them to helpe that they myght go away into theyr owne couÌ„tre ¶ And this same Mortymer counseylled somoche Thomas of brotherton the erle Marshall that was kynge Edwardes vncle that the forsayd Thomas shold not assemble at the tyme vnto the Scottes And he assentyd but wyste not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the forsayd Mortymer And by cause that he was Marshall of Englonde as to hym perteyned euer after warde he sent hastely to the erle of Lancastre to syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude that they sholde not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce and harmynge of hym his fee yf they dyde that they sholde stonde to theyr owne paryll And the forsayd erle Marshall was all arayed with his batayll att the reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had go to fyght wyth the Scottes in thys manere he was deceyued wyste no thynge of the treason And thus was the kyng pryncypally dysceyued And whan it was nyghte Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the host that nyght distrobled the watche that noo thynge myght be done And in the meane whyle the Scottes stele by nyght to ward theyr owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght ¶ And so was the kyng fasly betrayed that wenyd that alle the traytours of londe had ben brought to an ende as it was sayd before ¶ Now here you lordes how tratoursly kyng Edwarde was dysceyued how meruayllously boldly the scottes dyde of werre For Iames douglas wyth two huÌ„dred men of armys rode thrught out all the host of kyng Edwarde the same nyght the Scottes escaped towarde theyr owne couÌ„tree as is aboue sayd tyl that they came to the kyngê pauylyon slew there many men in theyr beddes cryed Naward naward and nother tyme a Douglas a Douglas wherfore the kyng that was in hys pauylyon moche other â—â—lke were wonder sore a frayed But blyssyd be almyghty god the kynge was not taken in greto peryll was tho the reame of Englonde and that nyghte the mone shone full clere and bryghte And for all the kynges men the Scottes scapyd harmeles ¶ And oon the morowe whan the kynge wyste that the Scottes were escapyd in to theyr owne couÌ„tree he was wonder sory and fulle hertely wepte wyth hys yonge eyne and yet wyste he not who hadde hym doone that treason· ¶ But that fals treasone was fulle welle I knowen a good whyle after as the storye makyth mencyon ¶ Tho kynge Edward came ayen vnto yorke full sorowfull And hys host departyd and euery man wente in to his owne countree wyth full heuy chere mornynge semblaunt And the Henaudes toke theyr leue and went in to theyr owne countree And the kynge for theyr trauayll hugely rewarde them ¶ And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresoure and wastyd And in that tyme were seen two moones in the fyrmament the one was clere that other was derke â–ª as men myghte see thrugh the worlde ¶ And a grete debate was that same tyme agaynst pope Iohan the .xxii. after saynt Petyr the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour ayenst the popys wyll that tho helde hys see at Auinyon werfore the emperour made hys crye at Rome ordeyned a nother pope the hyght Nycholas that was a frere Mynor that was ayeng the ryght of holy chyrche wherfore he was cursyd the power of that other pope soone layed And for cause that suche merueylles were seen men sayde that the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnaryuan ANd now go we ayen to syr Edwarde of Carnaryuan that was kynge Edwardes fader somtyme kynge of Englonde put downe of hys dygnyte Alas for his trybulacyon sorowe that hym befell thrugh fals counsell that he louyd trustyd vpon to moche that after warde were dystroyed thrughe theyr falsnesse as god wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castel of Berkelay vnder the warde kepynge of syr Moryce of Herkelay also of syr IohnÌ„ Matreues to them he made his complaynte of hys sorowe of his dysesee ofte tymes axyed of his wardeyns what he had trespassyd ayenst dame Isabell hys wyf and syr Edwarde his sone that was made newe kyng that they wolde not vysyte hym ¶ And tho answerde one of hys wardeyns and sayd My worthy lord dyspleyse you not that I shal telle you the cause is for it is doon them to vnderstonde
there she was alle nyght on the morne she was brought thruge the cyte of London and so forthe vnto westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englond than she was broughte ayen vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open and ryall feest al hyr coronacyon of all maner peple that â—heder come and thys 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 August next after by veyll excytacyon and fals counseyll for grete wrath and malyce that the kyng had of olde tyme vnto his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the erle of Arundell to the erle of warwyk Anone the kynge by his euuyll excytacyon and his euyll counseyll malyce late in the euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd made hym redy wyth his strenth rode into Estsex vnto the towne of Chemesforde soo come to Plasshe sodenly there syr Thomas of wodstok the good duke of Gloucestre laye and the good duke came to welcome the kynge anone And the kynge arested the good duke hymself wyth his owne body so he was ladde downe to the waâ—â—â— and anone put into a shype and anone had too Calays brought in to the Capytayns warde â—o be kepte in holde by the kynges commaundement of Englonde And the tyme therle Marchall was Capytayne of Calays And anone after by commaundement of the kyng and by his fals counseyl commaunded the capytayne to put hym to deth ¶ And anone certayne yemen that had the good duke in kepynge toke theyr counseyl how that they shold put hym vnto deth And this was theyr appoyntemente that they sholde comen vppon hym whan he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fetheren bedde and anone they bounde honde and foot and charged hym to lye styll And whan that they hadde done thus they token twoo smale towelles and made on theym two rydynge knottes caste the towelles about hys necke And than they tooke the fetheren bedde that laye vnder hym cast it aboute hym than they drewe theyr to welles eche wayes and some laye vpon the fetheren bed vpon hym vnto the tyme that he was dede bycause that he shold make no noys and thus they strangled thys worthy duke vnto the deth vppon whos soule god for his hygh pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kynge hadde rested thus this worthy duke and his vncle sente hym to Calays he came ayen to London in all the haste wyth a wonder greate people And as soone as he was comen he sent for the erle of Aurundell and for the good erle of warwyk and anone as they came he arested theym hymself And syr Iohan Cobham and syr IohnÌ„ Chyne knyghtes he arested theym in the same maner tyll he made his parlement anone they were put into holde but the erle of Arundell went att large vnto the parlement tyme for he founde soffycyent suerte to abyde the lawe to answere to all manere poyntes that the kynge his counseyll wolde put vpon hym ¶ And the xxiâ— yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement att westmynster the whiche was called the greate parlemente And this parlement was made for Iuge thys thre worthy lordes and other moo as they lyst at that tyme And for that Iugement the kynhe lete make in all the hast a loÌ„ge hous and a large of tyÌ„bre the whiche was called an halle and couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on both sydes that all maner of men myght se thrugh out and there the dome was holden vpon these forsayd lordes and Iugement gyueÌ„ at this forsayde parlemente And for to come vnto this parlement the kynge sent hys wryttes to euery lorde baron knyght euery squyre in euery shyre thrugh oute EngloÌ„de that euery lorde sholde gadre and bringe his retenue with hym in as shorte in the beste araye that they myghte gete in maintenynge and in the strengthyng of the kyng ayenst theym that were hys enemyes and that this were done in all haste come to hym in payne of deth And the kynge hymself sent into Chestreshyre to cheyftayns of that countre they gadred brought a grete and an huge company of people bothe of knyghtes and squyres and prencypally of yomeÌ„ of Chestreshyre the whyche yemen and archers the kynge tooke to hys owne courte and gaate them bowge of court and good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe by nyght and by daye aboue all other persones and moste loued and beste truste the whyche soone afterwarde torned the kynge to grete losse and shame hyndrynge and hys vtterly vndoynge and destruccyon as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came syr Henry of Derby with a grete menye of armes and archers and the erle of Rutlonde came wyth stronge power of people bothe of men of mares and archers And the Erle of Kente brought a greate power of men of armes and archers the Erle of Marshall came in the same manere And the lorde Spenser in this same manere The erle of Northumberlonde and syr Henry Percy his sone and syre Thomas Percy the erles brother And all these worthy lordes broughte a fayre menye and a stronge power and eche man in hys beste araye And the duke of Lancastre and the duke of yorke came in the same maner wyth men of armes and archers folowynge the kynge And syr Wyllyam strop tresourer of Englond came in the same manere And thus in thys araye came all the worthy men of this londe vnto our kynge and these peple came to London in one daye in so moche that euery strete and lane in London and in the subarbes were full of them lodged and .x. or .xii. mylle about London on euery waye And these people brought the kynge too westmynster and wente home ayen to theyr lodgynge bothe hors and maÌ„ and than on the mondaye the .xii. daye of Septembre the parlemente began att westmynster the whiche was called the grete parlemeÌ„t ¶ And on the frydaye nexte after the erle of Arundell was broughte in to the parleamente amonge all the lordes and that was on saynte Mathewas daye the appostle and euangelyst there he was for Iuged vnto the dethe in thys halle that was made in the palays at westmynster And this was his Iugemente he sholde go on foot wyth hys hondes bounde behynde hym frome the place that he was Iuged in And so forth thrugh the cyte of London vnto the toure hylle and hys heed to be smyten of and so it was done in dede in the same place .vi. of the grettest lordes that sate on his Iugemente roden wyth hym vnto the place there he was done to dethe and so to se that the excucyon were done after the dome And by the kynges coÌ„maundemente wyth them wente on foot men of armes and archers a grete multytude of Chestreshyre men in strenthynge of
the castell of Reygate in Soutsex and there he stale hym a waye and came to Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury shypped in the hauen of Calais and drewe theyr cours norwarde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydlyngton and there came and enâ—red fyrste the londe and two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And so than moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge and 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 so passed forthe into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde hede and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englond also were loÌ„ded Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come into Englond warde in all the haste that he myght and come the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyl and what myghte he done But to hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worchestre that was the kynges stewarde wist and knewe all this anone he came into the halle amonges all the people he brake the yerde of the ryall kynges housholde and anone euery man was dysparple and wente hys waye forsoke theyr mayster and souerayne lord and lefte hym allone And thus Kynge Rycharde broughte downe destroyed and stode hymself allone wythout comforth or socoure or yf ony good counseyll of ony maÌ„ alas for pyte of this ryall kynge And anone came worde that syre Henry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a stronge powre of people and that all the squyres of Englonde reyson vp the shyres in strenthynge of hym ayenst kyng Rycharde ¶ And thus sone he was come out of the North countre to Brystowe and there he met with syr wyllyam Sâ—rope erle of wyltshyre tresourer of Englonde with syr IohnÌ„ Busshe and syr Henry grene and IohnÌ„ Bagot but he escaped frome theym and wente ouer see in to Irlonde the sethre knyghtes were taken theyr hedes smyteÌ„ of thus they dyed theyr for fals couetoyse ¶ And than was kynge Rycharde taken and brought vnto the duke and anone the duke put hym in fast warde and stronge holde vnto hys cominge to London And than was there a rumore in London and a stronge noyse that kynge Rycharde came to westmynster and the peple of London ranne thyder and wolde haue done moche harme and hurte in there woodnesse had not the myyer and the alder men and other worthy meÌ„ cessed them wt fayr wordes and torned theym home agayne vnto LoÌ„don And there was Syr Iohan Slacke dene of the kynges chapell of westmynster taken broughte to London and put in pryson in Ludgate And Iohan Bagot was taken in Irlonde and so brought to London and put in pryson in Newgate there to be kepte and abyde hys answere ¶ And soone after the duke brought kynge Rycharde pryuely vnto London and put hym in the toure vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the reame with all theyr counseyll vnto the Toure to kynge Rycharde and sayd to hym of his mysgouernaunâ—e and extorcyon that he hadde done made and ordeyned to opresse all the comyne peple and also to all the reame wherfore all the comyne people of the reame wolde hym haue deposed of all his kyngdom· And so he was deposed at that tyme in the Toure of London by all his lordes counseyll and comune assent of alle the reame And than he was put frome the Toure vnto the castell of Ledes in Kente ther he was kepte a whyle And thanne he was had frome thens vnto the castell of Pounfret in the North countree to be kepte in pryson ryght soone after there made his ende ¶ And than whan kinge Rycharde was deposed and had resygned his crowne and his kyngdom was kept fast in holde than all the lordes of the reame with the comyns assent by accorde chosen this worthy lord syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duk of Herforde duke of LaÌ„castre by ryght lyne herytage for hys ryghtfull manhode that the people fouÌ„de in hym before alle other they chose hym and made hym kynge of Englande amoÌ„nges theym INnocencyus the .vii. was chosen at rome and lyued but two yere than Gregory .xii. was after hym .xii. and euer was debate Than was Alexander chosen in the couÌ„seyll of Pysan and he was called fyrste Petrê° de Candyda and so was put stryf to stryf euerychone of those thre sayd he was pope Than was there a counseyl at Pysan where they began to make a cuÌ„corde and there they deposed the two and thyrde stode and so was worse deuysyon made than before For that they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Robert was Emperour after wenselaus iâ— yere thys man was duke of Bauary and Erle of Palatyn a Iuste man and a good and was crowned of Bone face the .ix. This man entrde ytaly wyth a greate hoost of Almayns ayenste Iohan the duke of Galyas but with an heuy hoowe he torned ayen and was had de worthy to suffre for his ryghtwysnes ¶ Iohan the .xxiii. succeded Alexander .iiii. yere and fyrste he began well for an vnyte and he was in the counseylle aâ—te Constantis and offred hym to resygne the popehode and after secretly and worthely he feldde awaye but it profyted hym notte for he was taken and constreyned to peas and was made a Cardynall and buryed atte Florens ¶ Sygysmundus was Emperoure after Roberte .xxvii. yere and he was sone too Karolus and kynge of Vngarye and moost crysten prynce And was soo deuoute to god that he deserued to be canonysed This man holpe the chyrche thrughe hys merueylous prudence and wytte for he spared no laboure ne no thyynge that he hadde tyll he hadde made a ful peas amonge the clergy ¶ And he hadde .ix. Batayls ayenst the Turke And euer he had the vyctorye and what more alle thynge that euer was wryteÌ„ in louynge to Constantyne Theodosio Karolo Otto maye truely be wryten of hym And he was crowned in Vngarye and decessed a blessed man ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.vii ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that regned after Kynge Rycharde whiche was the fourthe Henry after the conquest ANd after Kynge Rycharde the seconde was deposed and out of hys kyngdom the lordes and the comynes all wyth one assente and all other worthy of the reame chosen HeÌ„ry of Bolyngebroke Erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duke of Lancastre for his worthy manhode that ofte tyme had be founde in hym and in dedes preued vppon Saynt Edwardes daye the confessour he was crowned kynge of Englonde at westmynster by assente of alle the reame nexte after the deposynge of kange Rycharde
seyge layde the Duke of Gloucestre wyth a stronge power and a myghty and by processe of tyme and made ther a Capytayne of the same towne ¶ And this same tyme the good Eerle of warwyk layed a seyge vnto Donnfronte and gate it and put therin a Capteyne And for to speke more of the Eerle of Marche that the kynge ordeyned tho for to scomme the see and to kepe the costes of Englonde for all manere of enmyes The wynde rose vppon theym that they wende all to haue beÌ„ loste but thorough the grace of almaghty god and good gouernaunce they rodden afore the yle of wyght all that storme And ther was loste two Carackes and twoo Balyngers wyth marchaundyse and other grete goodes al the people that were within theym And an other Caracke broke vp before Hampton and threwe his maste ouer the walles of the towne and this was on saynt Barthelomeus daye And whan all this storme was cessed Thys worthy Erle of marche toke his shyppes wyth hys menye and wente to the see londed in Normandye at Hogges and so roden forth to wardes the kynge ¶ And euer as he came the Frensshemen fledde there came to theym an Anthony pygge and folowed the hooste alle the waye Tyll they came to a grete water and there they dradde to haue be drowned or drenched For the water closed theym soo that they myghte noo where gete oute ¶ But at the laste god almyghty and thys Anthony Pygge broughte theym alle in saufte oute And there they caughte theym a gyde that knewe the Countree aboute and he brought theym thorough a quycke Sande And so forthe in to an I le and also they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourneye and so they to men vnto the castel Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym and toke hys Iourney atte Argentun and anone tho â—t was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than oure kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was a fayer mynster and they yelde it vp anone vnto the kynge And thanne the kynge wente from thens to â—lauÌ„some and wanne the towne the brydge and the kynge sent the Erle of warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme wyth a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it and put them al to the kynges grace in hys mercy so dyde many stronge townes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they wente to Vernyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and godes to the kynges good grace and so the Kynge gate and conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in the fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth syr Iohan Oldcastell that was the lorde cobham was arested for heresie and broughte vnto the Towre of London anone afte he brake the Towre and wente into wales there he kepte hym longe tyme. And att the last the lord Powys toke hym but he stode att grete defence longe tyme and was soore wounded or he wolde be taken and soo the lorde Powys men brought hym out of wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and soo he was brought to westmynster and there was examined of certayne pointes that were put vppon hym and he sayd not naye so he was conuyte of the clargye for hys heresye And dampned before the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treason And then he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell drawen thrugh the cytye to saynt Gelys felde there was made a newe payre of galowes and stronge a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and breÌ„te on the galowes and al for his leudenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henrye the fyfth He sente hys vncle syr Thomas Beauforde duke of Excestre with a fayre menye of meÌ„ of armes and archers before the cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his Baner sente herodes vnto the towne and badde theym yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lorde they sayde he tooke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere bought and meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none gyue but gonnes ¶ And there the duke toke gode any semeÌ„t of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cytee a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsbacke and on foote and and anone our menye mette wyth them and ouer trewe a greate hepe of them and there takeÌ„ and slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennys bodyes and the remenaunt fledde aien in to the towne and the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vnto the kynge and tolde hym al how that he had spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they caste downe all the subarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the harde grounde For bycause the kyng sholde there noo refusynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye thanne nexte folowynge onre kynge with his hoste came before Rone and anone he sete hys syege rounde about that Cytye and anone he lete laye hys ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge wyth hys lordes were logded wythin the chartre house and grete strengthe aboute theym and that was in the Eest partye of the Cytee And than the duke of Clarence lodged hym with all his strengthe and power att the weste ende in a waste abbaye before proce Chanx And the duke of Exchestre with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchall lodged wyth moche people and a stronge power before the castell gate ¶ And thanne the Erle of Ormonde with the lorde Haryngton and also the Lorde Talbott wyth theyr Retenue and companye next hym ¶ And thanne Syr Iohan Cornewayle with manye othere noble Knyghtes and Squyres of name wyth all theyr Retenue laye wyth the noble duke of Clarence ¶ And thanne frome the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the Lorde Roos and the lorde wylleby wyth the Lorde Phehewe and Syre wyllyam porter knight with theyr retenue before the porte of Saynt Hyllary And thanÌ„e was the Erle of Mortaye with his retenne lodged in the abbaye of Saynte Katherynes ¶ And the Erle of Salesbury wyth hys retenue laye on that other syde of Saynt Katherynes and Syr Iohan Graye knyght was lodged att the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychel And syr Phylyp Leche knyght the kynges tresourer was lodged bytwene the water of Seyn and the abbaye and kept the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde for to kepe the passage and Ienyco the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two