became so fayre that it was wonder wherof Dyoclesyan anone lete make a somonynge coÌ„maunded by his letters that all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayne daye as in his letters were conteyned to make a feest ryall At whiche daye thyther they came brought with theym Admyralles prynces and dukes and noble chyualry The feest was ryally arayed and there they lyued in Ioye myrth ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus that Dyoclesyan thought to mary his doughters amonge al tho kynges that were at that solempnyte ¶ And so they spake dyd that Albine his eldest doughter al her systers rychely were maryed vnto xxxiii kynges that were lordes of grete honour of power at this solempnyte And whaÌ„ the solempnyte was doone euery kynge toke his wyfe ladde them in to theyr owne couÌ„tre there made them quenes And it befell thus afterwarde that this dame Albine became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytell pryce of her lorde and of hym had scorne dyspyte wolde not do his wyll but she wolde haue her owne wyl in dyuers maters And al her other systers euery chone bare them so euyl agaynst theyr lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche that theÌ„ thought that theyr husbondes were not of so hyghe parentage come as theyr fad But those kyngê that were theyr lordes wolde haue chastysen them with fayre manere vpoÌ„ al loue frendshyp that they sholde amende theyr self wylled condycyons But all was for noughte for they dyd theyr owne wyl in al thynge that theÌ„ lyked had of power wherfore those .xxxiii. kynges vpon a tyme and ofte tymes bete theyr wyues For they weÌ„de that they wolde amende theyr tatches And theyr wyckednesse But of suche condycyons they were that for fayre speche warnynge they dyd all the wors for betynges ofte tymes moche the wors Wherfore the kynge that had wedded Albine wrote the tatches and condycyons of his wyfe Albine and sente the lettre to Dyoclesyan his fader And whan the other kynges herde that Albines lorde hadde sente a lettre to Dyoclesyan anone they sente letters sealed with theyr seales the condycyons tatches of theyr wyues whan the kynge Dyoclesyan sawe herde so many playntes of his doughters He was sore ashamed â— became wonder angry and wrothe towarde his doughters and thought howe he thenÌ„e myght amende it that they so mysdyde And anone sente his letters vnto the .xxxiii. kynges that they sholde come to hym brynge with theym theyr wyues euerychone at a certayne daye For he wolde there chastyse theym of theyr wyckednesse yf he myght in ony maner wyse So the kynges came all at that tyme day that then was sette bytwene hym and the kynges Dyoclesyan receyued them with moche honoure and made a solempne feest to all that were vnderneth his lordshyp And the thyrde day after that solempnyte the kynge Dyoclesyan sente after his .xxxiii. doughters that they sholde come speke with hym in his chaÌ„bre And whan they were come he spake to them of theyr wyckednes of theyr cruelte and spytefully them repreued blamed to them he sayde That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde his loue lose for euermore And whan the ladyes herde al this they became abasshed gretly ashamed And to theyr fader they sayde that they wolde make al amendes and so they departed out of theyr faders chaÌ„bre And dame Albine that was the eldest syster ladde theym alto her chambre then made to voyde all that were therin so that no persone was amonge theym but she and her systers togyder ¶ Then sayd Albine My fayre systers wel we know that the kynge our fader vs hath reproued shame and dyspysed for bycause to make vs obedyenâ— vnto our husbondes But certes that shall I neuer whyles that I lyue sythe that I am come of a more hygher kyngê bloode than myn husbonde And whan she had thus sayde alle her systers sayd the same And theÌ„ sayd Albine well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue coÌ„playned vnto our fader vpoÌ„ vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued dispised wherfore syster my counsell is that this nyghte whan our husbondes ben a bede all we with one assente for to kytte theyr throtes and thenne we may be in peas of them And beter we now do this thynge vnder our faders power than other where elles And anone all the ladyes consented and graunted to this counsell And whan nyght was comen the lordes and ladyes went to bedde And anone as theyr lordes were a slepe they kette all theyr husboÌ„des throtes and so they slewe them all whan that Dyoclesyan theyr fader herd of this thinge he became furyously wrothe agaynste hys doughters And anone wolde them alle haue brente But all the barons and lordes of Sirrie couÌ„seyled not so for to do suche streytnesse to his owne doughters but only sholde voyde the londe of them for euer more so that they neuer sholde come ayen and so he dyde And Dyoclesyan that was theyr fader anone coÌ„maunded them to go in to a shyppe deliuered to theÌ„ vytaylles for half a yere· And whan this was done all the systers went in to the shyppe and saylled forthe in the see betoke all theyr frendes to Apolin that was theyr god And so long they saylled in the see tyll at the last they came and arryued in an yle that was all wyldernesse And whan dame Albion was come to that londe all her systers This Albyne went fyrste forth out of the shyppe sayd to her other systers For as moche sayde she as I am the eldest syster of all this company fyrst this londe hathe taken and for as moche as myn name is Albine I wyll that thys londe be called Albion after myn owne name And anone al her systers graunted to her wyth a good wyll Tho wente oute all the systers of the shyppe toke the londe Albyon as ther syster called it And there they wente vp downe and fouÌ„de neyther manne woman ne childe but wylde beestes of dyuerse kyndes And whan the vytaylle were dyspended they fayled they fedde them with herbes and fruites in the season of the yere and so they lyued as they best myghte And after that they toke flesshe of dyuerse beestes became wonder fatte And so they desyred mannes company and mannes kynde that theÌ„ fayled And for hete they waxed woÌ„der courageous of kynde so that they desyred more maÌ„nes company than ony other solace and myrthe whaÌ„ the deuyll that perceyued weÌ„te by dyuerse countrees and toke a body of the ayre lykynge natures shed of men cam in to the londe of Albyon laye by tho wymÌ„en shadde tho natures vpon them they conceyued after brought forth gyauÌ„tes Of the whiche one was called Gogmagog and an other Longherigam And so they were
kyng of Cecyle fro his kyngdome And after he had done many bataylles ayenst men of mysbyleue many trybulacoÌ„ns suffred he decessyd dyd many miracles ¶ Nycholaê° delira a noble douctour of dyuyte was thys tyme at Parys this man was a Iewe of nacyon he was coÌ„uerted myghtely profyted in the ordre of frere Mynours he wrote ouer all the Byble Grelles he was in the yere of our lord M·CCC xxx some man say he was a Braban that his fader his moder were crystne but for pouerte he vysyted the scole of the Iewes so he lerned the Iewes langage or elles thys Nycholaê° was informed of the Iewes in hys yonge aege ¶ Honorius the fourth was pope after Martynê° two yere lytell of hym ys wryten but that he was a temperat man a dyscerte ¶ Nicholaus the fourth was pope after hym foure yere this man was a frere Mynor although he was a good man in himself yet many vnhappy thynges fell in his tyme to the chirche For many a batayll was in the cyte thrugh his occasyon for he drewe to moche to the one parte And after hym thre was no pope two yere and .vi. monethes ¶ How kynge Edwarde that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after this kyng Henry regned Edwarde hys sone the worthyes knyght of the worlde in honour for goddes grace was in hym for he had the vyctorye of hys enmyes as soone as hys fader was deed he came to London with a noble company of prelates erles and barons and all meÌ„ dyd hym moche honour For in euery place the syr Edwarde rode in London the stretes were couered ouer hys heed with sylke of tapiscery and other riche couerynges And for Ioye of his comynge the burgeys of the Cyte caste out at theyr wyndowes golde and syluer hondes full in tokenynge of loue and worshyp seruyce and reuerence And out of condyte of Chepe ranne whyte wyne and reed as stremes both of the water and euery man dranke therof the wolde at theyr owne wyll this kyng Edwarde was crowned and enoynted as ryght heyer of Englonde with moche honour And after masse the kynge wente in to his place to holde a ryall feest amoÌ„ge them that dyde hym honour And whan he was sette to meete The kynge Alexander of Scotlonde came to do hym honour and reuerence with a qâ—eyntesye an hondred knyghtes with hym well horsyd arayde And whan they were alyght of theyr stedes they lete theym go whether they wolde who that myght take them tooke at theyr owne wyll wythout ony chalenge·r And after came syre Edmonde kynge Edwardes brother a curteys knyght a gentyll of renowne the erle of Corne wayllle and the erle of Glocestre And after thenne came the erle of Penbroke the erle of Garenne And eche of them by themself ladde in theyr honde an hondred knyghtes gayly dysgysed in theyr armes And whan they were alyghted of theyr horses they lete them go whether that they welde who that myght them catche them to haue styll without ony chalenge And whan all this was done kyng Edwarde dyde his dylygence his myghte for to amende and dresse the wronges in the beste manere that he myght to the honour of god holy chyrche to mayntene his honoure and to amende the noyannce of the comyn people ¶ How ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of walys prynce Aymer that was the erles brother of MouÌ„forde were taken in the see THe fyrste afterwarde the kynge Edwarde was crowned Lewelyn prynce of wales sent in to Faraunce to the erle MouÌ„forde that thorough couÌ„seyl of his frendes the erle sholde wedde his doughter And the erle tho auysed hym vpoÌ„ this thynge and sent vnto Lewelyn and sayd that he wolde sende after hys doughter so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell Lewelyn arayed shyphes for his doughter and for Syre Aymer and for her faare company that sholde goo with her And this Lewelyn dyd grete wronge for it was couenauÌ„ted that he sholde yeue hys doughter to no manere man without counsell consente of kyng Edwarde And so it befell that a Burgeys of Brystow came in the see with wyne laden and mette them toke them with myght and power And anone the Burgeys sent theym to the kyng And whan Lewely herde this tydynges he was very wroth and also sorowfull· and gan to warre vpon kynge Edwarde and dyde moche harme vnto Englysshmen and bete downe the kynges castels and began for to destroye kynge Edwardes londe And whaÌ„ tydynges cam vnto the kyng of this thyng he wente in to walys and so moche he dyde thorough goddes grace and his grete power that he drofe Lewelyn vnto grete myschyef that he fledde all maner of strength came yelded hym vnto kyng Edwarde yaue hym .l. marke of syluer to haue peas And toke the damoysell all his herytage made an oblygacoÌ„n to kynge Edwarde to come to his parlyamente two tymes of the yere And in the seconde yere after that kynge Edwarde was crowned he helde a generall parleamente att westmestre there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comune assent of all his baronage and at Ester nexte sewenge the kynge sente by his letter vnto Lewelyn prynce of wales that he sholde come to his parlemeÌ„t for his londe and for hys holdynge in wales as the strenthe of his letter oblygatory wytnessyd Tho Lewelyn had scorne and dyspyte of the kynges commaundement And for pure wrache ayen began warre vpon kyng Edwarde and destroyed his londe And tho whan kynge Edwarde herd of these tydynges he wexed wonder wrothe vnto Lewelyn in hast assembled his people went hym to warde wales And warred so vpon Lewelyn the prynce tyll that he broughte hym in moche sorowe dysease And Lewelyn sawe that is defence myghte hym not auaylle and came ayen and yelded hym to the kynges grace cryed hym mercye and longe tyme kneled before the kynges fote The kynge had of hym pyte coÌ„maunded hym for to aryse And for his mekenes foryaue hym hys wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespassed to hym a nother tyme that he wolde dystroye hym for euermore ¶ Dauid that was Lewelyns brother that same tyme dwelled with kynge Edwarde and was a felle man and a subtyll and enuyous and also ferre castynge and moche treason thoughte· and euermore made good semblame and semyd soo true that noo man myght perceyue his falsnes ¶ How Lewelyn thrugh eggynge of his brother Dauyd werryd agayn vpoÌ„ kyÌ„g Edward IT was not longe after that tyme the kynge Edwarde yaaf to Dauyd Lewelyns broder the lordshyppe of Frodesham made hym a knyght and so moche honour dyde he neuer after to maÌ„ of walys by cause of hym kynge Edwarde helde his parlemente at London whan he hadde do in walys that he wolde and chaunged his moneye that was
full yll kytte wherfore the people playned sore So that the kynge enquered of the trespassours And thre houndred were atteynted of suche maner falsnes wherfore some where hanged and somme drawen and after hangyd ¶ And afterwarde the kynge ordeyned that the sterlynge halfpeny sholde go thorugh out all hys londe And commauÌ„ded that no man fro that daye afterwarde yaue ne feoffed hous of religyoÌ„ with londe tenemente without specyall leue of the kynge And he that dyde sholde be punysshed att the kynges wyll the yeft shall be for nought And it was not longe after the Lewelyn prynce of walys thrugh the tycemente of Dauyd hys brother bothe theyr consente they thought to dysheryte kynge Edwarde in asmoche as they myght so that thorugh them both the kynges peas was broken And whan kynge Edwarde herde of this anon he sent his barons in to Northumberlonde the Surreys also that they sholde go take theyr vyage vpon the traytours Lewelyn Dauyd And wonder herde it was for to warre tho For it is wynter iÌ„ walys whan in other couÌ„tres is Somer And Lewelyn lete ordeyne well arayed vytayll hys good castell of Swandon and was ther in an huge nombre of people plente of vytaylles so that kynge Edwarde wyst not wher for to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyuer and also the strenth of walys they lete come in the see bargees botes and grete plankys as many as they myght ordeyne haue for to go to the sayd castell of Swandon wyth men on foot also on hors But the walsshmen had so moche people were so stronge that they draue the Englysshmen ayen so that ther was so moche presse of people at the tornynge ayen that the charge the burden of men made the bargees the botes to synke there was drowned many a good kynght that is to say syr Robert Clyfford syr wyllyam of Lyndeseye that was· syre IohnÌ„s sone Fitz Robert syr Rychard Tanny and aÌ„ huge nombre of other all was thrugh there owne foly For yf they had had good espyes they had not be harmyd whan kynge Edwarde herde tell that hys people were so drowned â–ª He made sorowe ynough but tho came syr Iohan of Vessy frome the kynge â–ª Aragon And brought wyth hym moche people of bachelers and of Gascoynes and were souldyurs And dwelled with the sayde Iohn of Vessy receyued of hym wages and with hym were witholde and noble men they were for to fyght and brente many townes slewe moche people of walsshmen All that they myght take And all tho wyth strenth myght made assawte vnto the castell of Swandon and gate the castell And whan Dauyd the prence brother herde of this tydynges he ordeyned hym to flyght and Lewelyn the prynce sawe that his broder was fledde then he was sore abasshed for he had no power to his warre for to mayntene And soo Lewelyn gan for to flee and wynde well for to haue scapedde But in a morowe syre Roger mortymer mette wyth hym oonly wyth .x. knyghtes And sette hym rounde aboute And to hym went smote of hys heed presented the same heed vnto kynge Edwarde And in thys manere Lewelyn the prynce of walys was taken and hys heed smyten of and also alle hys heyres dysheryted for euermore thrugh ryght full dome of all the lordes of the reame ¶ How Dauyd that was Lewelyns broder prynce of walys was put to dethe DAuid that was the prynces broder of walys thrugh pryde wende to haue be prynce of walys after his brothers dethe and vpon this he sent after walsshemen to hys parleament at Dynbygh and folysshely made walys to aryse ayenst the kynge and began to meue warre ayenst kynge Edwarde and dyde all the sorowe and dysease that he myghte by hys power whan kynge Edwarde herde of thys thynge he ordeyned men to pursewe vppon hym And Dauyd fyersly hym defended tyll the he came to the towned of saynt Morice and there was Dauyd take as he fledde and ladde to the kynge And the kynge coÌ„maunded that he sholde be hangyd drawen smyte of hys heed quarter hym sende his hede to London and the foure quarters sende to the foure chyef townes of walys For they sholde take ensample therof and beware And afterwarde kynge Edwarde lete crye his peas thrugh out all walles seased all the londe in to his honde all the grete lordes that were left alyue came to do feaute homage to the kynge Edwarde as to theyr kynde lorde And tho lete kyng Edwarde amende the lawes of walys that were defectyue And he sent to all the lordes of walys by letter patentes that they sholde come all to parlament And whan they were come thou kyng sayd to them full curteysly lordynges ye be welcome me behoueth your counseyll your helpe for to go vnto Gascoyne for to amende the trespasse that to me was done whan I was there And for to entreate of peas bytwene the kynge of Aragon the prynce of Morrey all the kynges lyege men erles barons coÌ„sented grauÌ„ted therto And tho made hym kynge Edwarde redy went in to Gascoyne lete amende all the trespasses that hym was done in Gascoyne And of the debate that bytwene the kynge of Aragon the prynce of Morrey he sessyd and made theym accorded And whyle good kyng Edwarde and Elynore his wyf were in Gascoyne The good erle of Cornewayll was made wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kynge Edwarde came ayen And tho enquered he of hys traytours that coniected falsenesse agaynst hym And eche of them all receyued ther dome after that they had deserue But in the meane tyme that the good kynge Edwarde was beyonde the see to doo them for to make amendes that ayenst hym had trespassyd ther was a false the yf a traytoure that was called Rysap Merydok began for to make werre ayenst kyng Edwarde and that was for cause of syr payne Typtot wrongfully greued dysceased the forsayde Rysap meradok And whan kyng Edwarde herde all this matere it well vnderstode anone he sente by hys letter pryue seale to the forsayd RebellyoÌ„ Rysap Merydok that he sholde begynne in no maner wyse for to make reyse werre but that he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came ayen in to Englonde he wolde vnder take the quarell amende al that was mysdon This forsayd Rysap Merydok dyspysed the kynges commaundement and spared not to doo all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englond But anon after he was take and ladde to yorke and there he was drawen and hangyd for his felonye ¶ Of dressyng that kynge Edwarde made of his Iusticê and of his clerkes that they had done for ther falsnes and how he draue the Iewes out of Englonde for ther vsury and mysbyleue AS kynge Edwarde had dwelled thre yere in Gascoyne a
hym without ony maner defence or dyffyculte ThaÌ„ the kynge of Scotlond that is for to saye syr IohnÌ„ Bayloll consyderynge howe that god dyde many meruaylles and gracyous thynges for kynge Edwarde att his owne wyll fro daye to daye he toke gaaf vp the reame of Scotlonde and the crowne of Scotlond at Rokesburgh in the kynges hondes of Englonde vnder hys patent letter there made And anone after kynge Edwarde in presence of all the prelates and other worthy men lordes that were there lette hym crowne kyng of Scotlond And whan all thinges were done and erdeyned in that countres at his wyll he torned ayen into englonde with a greate worshyppe ¶ And whyle this vyage was in doynge in Scotlonde syre Edwarde prynce of wales as a man enspyred iÌ„ god was in Guyhen in the cytee of Burdeux treatynge and spekyge of the chalenge and of the kynges ryght of Englonde that he hadde to the reame of FrauÌ„ce that he wold be aueÌ„ged wyth stronge honde and to the prelateg peres and myght men of that countree consented welle to hym Than syr Edwarde the prynce wyth a greate hooste gadred to hym the .vi. daye of Iuyll wente frome Burdeux goynge and traueylynge by many dyuerse countrees and he tooke many prysoners moo than ·vi thousande mem of armes by the countree as he wente and tooke the towne of Remorantyne in Saloygne and besyeged the castell .vi. dayes· And att the .vi. dayes ende they yolde the castell vnto hym and there was taken the lorde of crowne and syr Bursygaude and many other knyghtes and men of armes moo than .lxxx. And fro thens by Toren and Peten fast by Chyneney hys noble men that were with hym hadde a stonge batayll with Frensshmen and an hundred of theyr men of armes were slayne And the erle of Daunce and the stewarde of fraunce were taken wyth an hondred men of armes In the whyche yere the .xix. daye of Septembre faste by Pyeters the same prynce wyth a thousande and .ix. hondred men of armes and archers ordeyned a batayll to kynge Iohan of fraunce comynge tho the prynce warde wyth .vii. thousande chosen men of armes and moche other people a greate nombre of the whyche were slayne the duke of Burbon and the duke of Athenes and many other noble men ef the prynces men of armes a thousande and of other the trewe accompte and rekenynge .viii. C. And there the kynge of France was taken and syr Phylyp his yonger sone and many dukes and noble men and worthy knyghtes and men of armes aboute two M. and so the vyctory fell there the prynce and to the peple of Englonde by the grace of god And many that were taken prysoners were sette at theyr raunson and vpon theyr trouthe and knyghthode were charged and hadde leue to goo But the prynce tooke wyth hym the kynge of Fraunce and Philyp his sone with alle the reuerence that he myghte wente ayen to Burdeux wyth a gloryous vyctory the somme of the men that there were taken prysoners and of theym that were slayne the daye of batayll .iiii. M.iiii C.xl. and in the .xxxii. yere of kynge Edwarde the .v. daye of Maye prynce Edwarde with kynge IohnÌ„ of Fraunce and Philyp hys sone many other worthy prysoners arryued gracyously in the hauen of pluÌ„mouth And the .xxiiii. daye of the same moneth aboute thre after none they came to London by LoÌ„don brydge and so wente forthe to the kynges palays atte westmynstre and there came soo grete a multytude presse of peple abowte theym to beholde and se that wonder and ryall syghte that vnnethes fro maddaye tylle nyghte myghte they not come to westmyster And the kynges raunson of Fraunce was taxed and sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whom two sholde be worthe a nobell And ye shall vnderstande that a myllyon is a thousande thousande and after some mennys raunson was sette att thre thousande thousaynde floreyns and all is one effecte· And this same yere were made Iustê solempne in Smytfende beynge present the kynge of Englonde the kyng of Fraunce and the kynge of Scotlonde and many other worthy and noble lordes ¶ The .xxxiii. yere of his regne the same kynge Edwarde at wynsore as well for loue of knyght hode as for his ownne worshyppe and att reuerence of the kynge of fraunce and other lordes that were there att that tyme he held a wonder ryal and costly feest of saynt George passynge ony that euer was holden afore wherfore the kynge of fraunce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herde suche a solempne festes ne ryaltes holden ne done wyth taylles wythoute payenge of golde or syluer ¶ And in the .xxxiii. yere of hys regne the .xiiii. kalendas of Iulii Syre Iohan erle of Rychmonde kynge Edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duke Henryes doughter of Lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dyspencyon of the pope And in the meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes atte London thre dayes of rogaâ—yons that is for too saye The Mayer of London wyth his .xxiiii. aldermen ayenst alle that wolde come in whoo 's name and stede the kynge pryuely wyth his foure sones Edwarde Lyonell Iohan and Edmonde and other .xix. greate lordes helden the felde with worshyppe ¶ And this same yere as it was tolde and sayd of theym that sawe it there come blood out of the combe of Thomas somtyme erle of Lancastre as fresshe as that daye that he was done to dethe ¶ And in the same yere kynge Edwade chose this sepulture and hys lyggynge att westmestre faste by the shryne of sayÌ„t Edwarde and anone after the xxvi daye of Octobere he wente ouer see to Calays makynge protestacoÌ„n that he wolde neuer â—â—me ayen into Englonde tyll he had in endes the warre bytwene frauÌ„ce and hym ¶ And soo in the .xxvi. yere of hys regne in the wynter come kyng Edward was trauaylled in the Ryne costes And aboute saynt Hyllarye tyde he departes his host and went to Burgon warde wyth whom than met peasybly the duke of Bourgon behyghtynge him .lxx. thousande floreyns that he sholde spare hys men and hâ—s peple the kynge grauntyd att his requeste And dwelled vnto the .xvii. daye of Marche that whiche tyme come to kynge Edwardes eere that stroÌ„ge theues were on the see vnder the erle of saynt Poule the .xv. daye of Marche â—yggynge a wayte vpon the townes of Rastynge Rye and other places vyllages on the see cost hadden entred as enmyes in to the towne of wynchelle and slewe all that euer withstode them and with sayd theyr comynge wherfore y kynge was gretly meued and wratthed and he torned ayen so warde Parys and coÌ„mauÌ„ded his hoste to dystroye and sle all with strench of swerde that he had before honde spared And the .iii. daye of Apryl the kyng come to Parys there departed his host in dyuers batayls with .iiii. C. knyghtes newe dubbyd on that one syde of hym And syr Henry duke of
wasted dystroyed both corne hey And there was suche debate fyghtinge of sparowes by dyuerse places in these dayes that men founde innumerable dede in the feldes as they wente And there fell also suche a pestylence that neuer seen suche in noo mannes dayes that than lyued for men that wente to beded hole in good poynt sodenly they dyed ¶ Also the tyme a sykenes that men calle the pockes slewe bothe meÌ„ women thrugh theyr enfectinge ¶ And in the xli yere of kynge Edward was borne at Burdeux Rycharde the seconde sone of prynce Edwarde of Englond the whiche Rychard kynge Rycharde of Amorycan heueden at the fouÌ„â— stone after whom he was called Rychard and this same Rycharde whan his fader was deed kyng Edwarde also he was crowned kyng of Englonde the .xi. yere of his aege thrugh ryghte lyne and herytage also by the comâ—ne assent and desyre of the comynalte of the reame ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes commaundement of Englond whan all the castels townes were yolden to hym that longe were holden in fraunce by a grete company assembled togyder syr Bartram Claykyn a noble knyght and a good warryour wente and purposed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the mooste partye of the forsayd grete company trustynge also vpon helpe and fauour of the pope for as moche as it come to his eeres that the same pers sholde lede vse a synfull lyf the whiche Pers smyten wyth drede of this tydynge fledde into Gascoyne to prynce Edwarde for to haue socoure of hym And whan he was fledde out of Spayne Henry his broder that was bastarde by assent of the moost party of Spayne thrughe helpe of the ferefull company that I spake of fyrst was crowned kyng of Spayne the nombre of that same coÌ„pany was rekened sette at the nombre of .xl. M. fytynge men ¶ This same yere in the moneth of Iune there come a grete coÌ„pany a nauye of the Danes gadred them togyder in the Northe see purposynge them to come into Englonde to reue and to robbe and also to sle with whom they countred mette in the see maryners and other gode fytynge men oâ— the countre dysperpled theym And they ashamyd went home ayen into theyr owne couÌ„tre but amonge the other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of theyr nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drenched In the whiche the Stewarde other worthy and greate men of Denmarke were taken prysoners the kynge of Englonde his couÌ„seyll prysoned them the whiche lordes the Danes afterwarde sought them all about for to haue hadde them ayen wyth theyr goodes that they had lost they not well apayed ne pleased of the answer that they had they torned homwardes ayen leuynge behynde theÌ„ in there Innes preuely writen in scrowes and on walles yet shall Danes wast the wanes Thenne happed there an Englysshe wryter wrote ayenst the Duke in this manere here shall Danes fette theyr banys ¶ And in this time pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is to saye the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed counseyll and helpe of syr Edwarde the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vnderstandynge theyr artycles and desyre that he was requyred of tho kynges lothe he was and ashamed to saye nay and contrary to them But netheles he was a gast lest it shold be ony preiudyce ayenst the pope and longe tyme taryed them or that he wolde graunte or consente therto tyll he had better counseyl rauysemente with good delyberacyon of kyng Edward his fader But whan they were with hym euery day contynually besechynge of many noble men requyred spoken to with many prayers sente made bytwene them thaÌ„ prynce edward sente to his fader both by coÌ„playnyng letters also by confortable conteynyng al theyr suggestyons causes wyth all the other kynges epystles letters for to haue coÌ„forte helpe of the wronges not only done to the kyng Spayne but also for suche thynges as myght falle to other kynges Also yf it were not the soner holpeÌ„ and amended thrugh the done helpe of knyghthode to theÌ„ that it asked desyred ¶ The whiche letter whan the kynge hys counseyll had seen suche a kynge spoylynge robbynge with moche merueyll And sente ayen comfortable letters to prynce Edwarde hys sone to that other kynges warned them for to arme them ordeyne theym ayenst that misdoer and to withstande them by the helpe of god that were suche enmies to kynges whaÌ„ this noble pryÌ„ce had receyued this letters hym self with that other kynges before sayd all there counseyl called togider or that he wolde vndertake the quarell he bounde knytte sore the kynge that was deposed with a grete o th that is to saye that he sholde euer after mayntene the ryght byleue faythe of holy chyrche and also wyth all theyr mynysters ryghtes libertees to defende from all theyr enmyes all euylles And al that were there ayenst bytterly to punysshe destroble al the ryghtê lybertes preuyleges of holy chirche encrease mayntene amende alle thynges that were wronfully taken withdrawen and boreÌ„ a waye by hym or by ony other by cause of hym hastely to restore ayen to dryue and put oute sarasyns all other mysbyleued people out of his kyngdom wyth all his strenth his power and suffre ne admitte none suche for no manere thynge ne cause to dwelle therin And that whan he had taken a crysten woman he sholde neuer come in to none other womans bedde ne none other mannes wyfe to defoyle ¶ All thyse for sayd thynges trewly for to kepe contynue and fulfyll as alle hys lyfe tyme he was douuden by othe afore notaryes in presence wytnesse of tho kynges wyth other prynces ¶ And than that gracyous prynce Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kyng that was deposed and behyghte hym with the grace of almyghty god to restore hym ayen to his kyngdom lette ordeyne gadre togyder forth with in alle haste his nauye with men of armes for to warre and fyght in his for sayde cause ¶ And in this same yere vpon the sande of the Scottes see that many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of the whiche the one come out of the southe that other out of the north cruelly strongly they fought togyder wrastled togyder the south elge fyrst ouercome the north Egle all to rente hym with his bylle his clawes that he shold not reste ne take no byrthe the south Egle fleyth home to his owne costes· ¶ And anone after there folowed was seen in the morne after the sonne rysynge after in the last daye of Octobre sauynge
one many sterres gaddred togyder on an hepe felle downe to the erthe leuynge byhynde them fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge was flammes brent coÌ„sumed mens clothes mens heer wallyng on the erth as it was sene knoweÌ„ of many a man ¶ And yet that northern wynde that is redy destymate to alle ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue tyll thre dayes after loste grete good without nobre ¶ And in this same dayes ther fell also come such lyghtnynge thondre snowe hayll that it wasted and destoyed men bestetes howses and trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the watre of Naxers that was bytwene prynce Edwarde and syr Henry bastarde of Spayne IN the yere of our lord a M.CCC.lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii. the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll a grete in large felde called Pryazers faste by the water of Nazers in Spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry the bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory fyll to prynce Edwarde by the grace of god ¶ And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr IohnÌ„ duke of LaÌ„castre his broder other worthy men of armes about the nombre of .xxx. thousand ¶ And the kynge of Spayne had on hys syde men of dyuers nacyons to the nombre of an hondred thousande moo wherfore the sharpenesse and fyersnesse of hys aduersary wyth his fyll boystous and grete strenthe made and dryue the ryghtfull partye a backe a grete waye but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passynge ony mannes strenth that greate hoste was dysparpled myghtefully by the noble duke of Lancastre and his hoost or the prynce Edwarde came nyghe hym And whan Henry bastarde sawe that he torned with his men in so grete haste and strenth for to flee that a gret company of them in the for sayd flood of the brydge ther of fellen dowen perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene syr Bartram Cleykyn that was cheyfmaker and cause of the warre also cheyftayne of the vauntwarde of the bataylle wyth many other greace lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whome two hondred were of Fraunce and many also of Scotlonde ¶ And there were felled in the felde on oure enmyes syde of lordes knyghtes wyth other meyn people to the nombre of .vi. thousande and moo and of Englysshmen but a fewe And after this the noble prynce Edward restored the same Peers to this kyngdome ayen the whiche Peers afwarde thrugh trechery and falsnes of the forsayd basterd of Spayne as he satte at his mete he was strangled deyed But after this vyctorye many noble men of Englond also hardy in Spayne thrug the flyx dyuers other sekenes toke theyr dethe ¶ And also in the same yere in the Marche was seen stella Come ta bytwene the north costes the west whoo 's bemes stretched towarde fraunce ¶ And in the next yere folowynge of kyng Edwardes regne xliii in Apryll syr Lyonell kynge Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarnece wente to warde Melayne with a chosen meyne of the geÌ„tyls of Englonde for to wedde Galoys doughter haue hyr to hys wyfe by whom he sholde haue half the lordshyp of Melayne but after that they were solemply wedded and about the Natyuyte of our lady the same duke of Melayne deyed And in the same yere frensshmen brake the peas the trewes rydynge on the kyngê grounde lordshyp of Englond in the shyre countre of PuuÌ„tyfe token helde castell townes bere the Englysshmen on honde falsly subtyll that they were cause of brekynge of trewes in thys same yere deyed the duches of LaÌ„castre and is buryed worshypfully in saynte Poules chyrche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of kyng Edwardes regne was the gretest pestylence of men and of grete bestes by the grete fallynge of waters that felle at that tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshell of whete was solde for xl.d ¶ And in thys same yere about the laste ende of Maye kynge Edwarde helde tho his parlement at westmyster in whiche parlement was treated spoken of the othe trewes that was brokeÌ„ bytwene hym and the kynge of fraunce how he myght be auenged vpon his wronge ¶ In this same yere in the AssumpcyoÌ„ of our lady deyed quene Phylyp of Englonde a fulle noble gode lady at westmyster full worshyp fully is buryed and entered And aboute mydsomer the duke of Lancastre the erle of Herforde with a grete company of knyghtes wente into fraunce where as they gate them but lytel wroshyp name for there was a grete hoste of the frensshenmen vppon Calkhull brydge and an other hoste of Englyssemen faste by the same brydge that loÌ„ge tyme had lyued there And many worthy grete men of Englonde ordeyned yaf counseyll for to fyght yaf batayll to the frensshemen but the forsayd lordes wolde not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ And anone after it happened that the erle of warwyke come thyderwarde for to warre and whan the frensshmen herde of his comynge of that he came fully to londe they left theyr tentes pauylyous wyth all theyr vytayls fledde went a waye pryuely And whan the erle was comeÌ„ to londe wyth his men he went in all hast towarde Normandy destroyed the yle of Caux with strenthe of swerde and thrugh fyre But alas in his retornynge to Englond warde home ayen at Calys he was taken with sykenes of pestylence deyed not leuynge behynde hym after his dayes soo noble a knyght of armes ¶ In whyche tyme regned warred the noble knyght syr IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an Englysshman borne hauynge with hym at his gouernaunce the white coÌ„pany that is a forsayde that whiche o tyme ayenst holy chirche an other tyme ayenste lordes warred ordeyned grete batayls and there iÌ„ that same couÌ„tre he dyde many merueyllous thynges ¶ And aboute the coÌ„uercyon of saynt Poule the kyng whan he had ended done the entrynge exequyes wyth greate costes and ryaltes about the sepulture of buryeng of quene Phylyp his wyf he helde a parlement at westmyster in whyche parlement was axed or the clergye a thre yeres dyme that is for to saye a grete dyme to payed thre yere durynge the clargye put it of and wolde not graunte it vnto Ester next comynge than they graunted wel that in thre yere by certayne termes that dyme sholde be payed and also of the laye fee was a thre yere .xv. graunted to the kynge ¶ How syr Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of the reame went ouer see in to frauce and of theyr gouernaunce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edward in the begynnynge kynge Edwarde with vnwyse counseyll vndyscrete borowed a grete soÌ„me of golde of the prelates marchauntes other ryche men of his
awter for a peas an vnyte to be had amonge them thrugh the merytees of our blessyn lady ¶ Bonefacias the ·ix was pope after Vrbane .xv yere ¶ This Boneface was chosen at Rome in the stede of Vrbane the stryfe contynued For Benedictys was chosen in Auynyon in the place of clement and was callâ—d Petrus de luna he dured to the counseyll of Constantinus thenne he wolde not obaye but euer abode obstynate And at the laste he decessed in the Kyngdom of Aragon And he commaunded his Cardynals to these an other pope the whyche they dyde anone And they sete vpon an ydoll and named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ M.CCC.lxxx ¶ And after kynge Edwarde the thyrde that was borne in wyndesore regned Rycharde of Burdeux that was prynce Edwardes sone of wales the whiche prynce Edwarde was kynge Edwards sone ANd after the gode kynge Edward the thyrde that was borne at wyndesore regned Rycharde the seconde that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of wales the whyche kynge Rycharde was borne in the cyâ—ee of Burdeux in Gascoine was crowned at westmynster in the .xi. yere of hys aege And in the secoÌ„de yere of his regne for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Latymer and syr Rauf Feryers knyght that was ayenst Hawell Sâ—akell squyre for the prysoner that was take in Spayne by these two squyres and the whiche prysoner the lorde Latymer and syr Rouf Feryers wolde haue had the whyche prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they tooke in the batayll of Spayne wherfore these two lordes come into the chyrche att westmynster and they founde thys one squyre to herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne there they sawe hym that whiche was called Hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put into the Toure of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not delyuer the erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Burhyll constable of the Towre and by Syr Raufe Feryes one of hys aduersaryes tyll the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kynge Rycharde came the Galays of â–ª fraunce into Englonde vnto dyuerse portes and brent and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that ys to saye at wynchelsee Rye Hastinge Portysmouth and Hampâ—on \ Stormore and Grauesende and they dyd moche harme and wente home ayen And in this same yere was a parlement holden at westmynster And atte that same parlement was ordened that euery man woman and chylde that were at the aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrugh out all the reame pore folke and other sholde paye to the taâ—age foure pens wherfore came and befel after warde greate myscheyf moche dysease to all the comynalte of the reame ¶ And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme the whiche tyme they called the hurynge tyme. ¶ And they of Kent of Estsex made them two cheyftayns for to rule and for gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex That one was called Iacke strawe and that other watte Tyler and they come assembled theym vppon blacke hethe in Kente And on Corpus chirsti daye after they came downe South werke and taken vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bynche the Marchelsee and delyuerde oute all the prysoners And soo the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the people and slewe all the alyens that they myghte fynde in the cyte and aboute the cyte and dyspoyled all there gode and made auowe And on the fryedaye next folowinge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the toure of London and the kynge beynge ther in they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury syr Symonde Sudbery and syr Robet halys hospyteler pryoure and mayster of Saynâ— Iohans hous and a whyte frere that was coÌ„fessoure vnto kyng Rycharde brought them vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne in to London and slewe in othe people of the Cytye ¶ And thenne they wente vnto the. Dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured and destoyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde and bare them away and than they brente vp the place And than after warde they weÌ„te to saynt IohnÌ„ without smyth felde destroyed the godes there brente vp the hous to the harde grounde and wente to westmynster and saynt Martyns the grauÌ„te made them go out of sent wary all that were with in for ony maner of gylthe And that come vnto the Temple to al other Innes of men of law and dyspoyle theym robbe theym of theyr godes also tooke theyr bokes of lawe thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate drofe out all the prysoners felons and other of bothe countrees and all the people that were wyth in theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters And thus they contynued both saterdaye sonday vnto the mondaye next after in all their malyce and wyckydnes ¶ And than on mondaye kynge Rycharde with his lorde that were wyth hym that tyme with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth that was that tyme come wythe the aldermen and the comunes of the cyte they come in to South werke to here and to know the entoncyon of these rebelles mysgouered pefple And this Iacke strawe made a crye in the elde that all tke people of accorde sholde come nerer and here his claymours his crye hys wyll And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen mith the comynaltee hauynge indygnacoÌ„n of his rouetyse falsnes his foule presumpcoÌ„n Anone wyllyam walworth that tyme beynge mayer drewe out his knyfe slewe Iacke straw anone ryght smote of his hede sete it vppon a spere so it was borne thrugh London and sette vpoÌ„ London brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned peple were vanysshed as it had not be they thenne the kyng of his greate goodnesse by prayer of hys lordes made there .vi. knyghtes of good worthy meÌ„ of the cyte of London that is to say wyllyam walworthe art the tyme mayer slewe Iacke strawe and the seconde was Nycholas brembre and the thyrde Iohan Phylipot the fourth Nycholas twyforde and the fyfte Robert laundes the syxte Robert gayton And than the kynge wyth hys lordes and knyghtes retorned ayen to the tour of London and there he rested hym tyll hys people were better cessed and sette in reste and peas And than by processe of tyme as they myght take and gete these rebelles and rysers they honge theym vppon the nexte galothrugh out euery lordshyp in the reame of EngloÌ„d by .xl. by .xxx. by .x. and by .xii. euer as they myght
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
but yf he payed for it And came rydyng thorough the cyte iÌ„ grete pryde smote his swerde vppoÌ„ london stone in Canwycke strete ¶ And he beynge in the cyte seÌ„te to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought hym to the yelde halle before mayre chaldermen where that he was examyned And he sayd he wolde ought to be Iuged by his petys And the comyns of Kent toke hym by force froÌ„ the mayre officeâ—â— that kepte hym and toke hym to a prest to shrewe hym And or he myght be half shriueÌ„ they broughte hym to the standerd in the chepe syde and there smote of his heed on whos soule god haue mery Amen ¶ And thus deyed the lorde Saye Tresourer of Englonde ¶ And this they set his heed vpon a spere bare it all about the Cyte And the same daye about Myle ende Cromere was beheded And the daye before at after none the Capytayne with certayne of hys men went to Philyp malpaus house robbyd hym and toke a waye moche good And from thens he wen to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertis house and robbyd hym and toke away from hym moche good also Att whiche robbyng dyuerse men of London of thier neyghbours were at· and toke part wyth theym ¶ For this robbyng the peples hertes felle frome hym· And euery thryfty men was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse ¶ For there was many a man in London that a wayted wolde fayn haue sene a comyn robbery whyche almyghty god forbyd For it is to suppose yf he hadde not robbyd he myght haue goon ferre or he had be wythstonde for the kynge and all the lordes of the reame of Englonde were departed except the lorde Scalys that kept the toure of London And the fyfte daye of Inâ— he dyd do smyte of a maÌ„nys hede in south werke And the nyght after the mayre of London with the Aldermen the Comyns of the cyteâ— concluded to dryue away the capytayne hys hooste And sent to the lorde Scales to the toure to Mathegough a capytayne of NormaÌ„dye that they wolde that nyght assayll the Capytayne with theym of kente And so they dyd come to London brydge in such werke or the Capytayne had ony knowlege therof they fought with theym that kept the brydge And the keÌ„â—ysshmeÌ„ weÌ„t to harnes came to the brydge shote and foughte with theÌ„ gate the bridge made theyÌ„ of LondoÌ„ to flee slewe many of theym thys endured all the nyght to fro tyll one of the clocke of the morowe And at the laste they brente the drawe brydge where many of theym of london were drowned In the whiche nyght satton and alderman of LoÌ„don was slayn Roger heysaunte Mathegough many other And after this the chaunseler of Englonde sent to the Capytayne a pardon generalle for hym an other for his meny and then they departyd fro such werke euery man to his owne hous ¶ And whaÌ„ they were al departed gone ther was proclamacyons made in Kente South sex other places that what man coude take the Capytayn quycke or deed sholde haue a thousaÌ„de pouÌ„de ¶ And after this one Alexander ydeÌ„ a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardeÌ„ in suthsex And in takeÌ„ IohnÌ„ Cade capytayne was slayne and beheded And his heed sette vpon London brydge And anone after the kynge came in to kente and dyd his Iustices sytte at Caunterbury and enquyred who was causers chyef cause of this Insurreccyon And there were .viii. meÌ„ Iugyd to the deth in one daye in other places mo And from thens the kynge went in to Southsex and in the weste countree where a lytell before was slayne the bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere there were so many Iugyd to deth that thre hedes stode vppon LondoÌ„ brydge atte ones ¶ Of the felde that the duke of yorke toke att Drenched in kent of the byrch of prynce Edwarde of the fyrste bataylle at Sayne AlboÌ„s where the duke of somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. yere of the kynge the duke of yorke came out of the Marche of walys with therle of Deuenshyre the lord Cobham and grete puyssaunce reformacyon of certayne Iniurys and wroÌ„ges and also to haue Iustice vpon certayne lordes beynge about the kynge toke a felde at Brentheth besyde Detford in Kente whiche was a stronge felde for whyche cause the kinge wyth all his lordes went vnto blacke heth wyth a grete and a stronge multytude of peple armyd and ordeyned for the warre in the beste wyse And whan they hadde mustre on the hethe certayne lordes were tho sente vnto hym for to treate and make apointmeÌ„t with hym whiche were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of wyncestre therles of Salysbury of warwyk And they concluded that the duke of Somerset sholde be had to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of yorke sholde put on hym And then the duke of yorke shold breke his felde come to the kyng whiche was all promysed by the kynge And soo the Kynge commaunded that the duke of Somerset sholde he hadde in to warde And thenÌ„e the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kynge And whan he was come contrarye to the promyse afore made the duke of Somerset was preseÌ„te in the felde awaytynge and cheyf aboute the kynge And made the duke of yorke ryde before as a prysoner thrughe london ¶ And after they wolde haue put hym in holde But a noyse arose that therle of Marche hys sone was comynge with .x. thousande men to London warde wherfore the kynge and hys counseyll feryd And thenÌ„e they concluded that the duke of york sholde departe att his owen wyll ¶ Abowte this tyme began grete dyuylyon ne Spruce bytwene the greate mayster and the Knyghtes of the duchye ordre whyche were lordes of that couÌ„tree For the comyns townes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made soo greate werre the at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came and was worshypfully receyued And besyeged the castell of Marâ—engburgh whiche was the cheyf castell of strength of all the londe Anâ— waâ—ne it droue out the mayster of Daâ—ske â— and all other places of that londe so they that had ben lordes many yeres loste all theyr seygnourye and possessyons in tho londes ¶ And in the yere of the Incarnacyon of oure lorde M. CCCC.liii on saynte Edwardes daye quene Margarete was delyuerde of a fayre prynce whyche named was Edward That same day Iohan Norman was choseÌ„ for to be Mayer of London And the daye that he sholde take hys othe att westmynster he wente thyder by water wyth alle the craftes where afore tyme tho mayer alderme and the craftes rode on horsbacke the whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue euer goon by water
grete lyghte and bryghtnesse hath ben shewed vpon EnglysshmeÌ„ sythe they fyrst torned to ryght byleue So that of no men in ony prouynce ben founden so many hole bodyes of men after her dethe in sykenes of euerlastyngnes that shall be after the daye of dome as it well semeth in these hooly Sayntes as Edeldrede Edmonde the kynge Elphege Edgar Cutberde saynt Edwarde many other I trowe that it bedoo by a specyall grace of god almyghty for the nacyon that is set as it were without the world take hede to buryeÌ„ge of bodyes without corrupcyoÌ„ and rotynge and ben the more bolde stedfaste for to trust on the fynall arysynge of dede dodyes for to laste euermore after the daye of dome ¶ Of the chyef partyes of the same lond ca. v. AFter the fyrst Brutes tyme the ylonde of Brytayne beganne for to haue the pryncypall partyes that ben Loegria Cambria that is that wales And Albania that is now Scotlonde Loegria hath that name of Locrinus that was Brutes oldest sone and heet loegria as it were Locrinus londe but now Loegrin is called EngloÌ„de The bouÌ„des and Markes were ther of somtyme the Frensshe see boothe by eest by southe ¶ Beda li.i ca. ii And by north two armes of the see that breketh ferre in to the londe eyther ayenst other But they reche not togyder The eest arme of thylke tweyne begynneth about a two lytell myle fro the mynstre of Ebburcurynge In the weste syde of Penulton in that arme is a towne that is called Guydy the west arme of thylke tweyne hath in the ryght syde a stronge Cyte that heet Alclyued whiche in theyr laÌ„gage is called Clint stone stondeth vpon a ryuer that is called Clynt also ¶ R. Some men wolde mene that Loegria endeth at Humbre stretcheth no ferther north warde The seconde partye of Brytayne is caleo Albinia that is Scotlonde hathe that name of Albinactus Brutes sone stretcheth fro the forsayd two armes of the see northe warde vnto these of Norwaye Neuertheles the south partyes of Albania where as pyetes dwelled somtyme that lyeth frome the water of twede vnto the Scottesshe see All that longed sometyme to the kyngedome of Northumberlonde Brenycorne the north sade of Northumberlonde fro the fyrst tyme of Englysshe kynge to that tyme whan Kynadius kynge of Scotlonde that was Alpinus sone dyd a way the Pyctes and so Ioyned that countre to the kyngdome of Scotlonde TheÌ„ thyrde partye of Brytayne is wales walia that heet Cambria also hath that name Cambria of Cambre Brutes sone for he was prynce of wales In the eest syde Seurnee departed some tyme bytwene Englonde wales But in the north syde the Ryuer of Dee atchestre and in the southe the Ryuer that is named Vaga at the castel of Srygelyn departeth Englonde and wales All so kynge Offa for to haue a dystynccyon for euermore bytwene the kynges of EngloÌ„de and of wales made a longe dyche that dretched for the out of the southe syde by Brystowe vnder the hylles of wales Seuerne and Dee almoste to the heedes and vnto the mouthe of the Ryuer of Dee beyonde Chestre faste by the castell it reenneth bytwene Colehyll and the mynstre of Basyngwercke into the see This dytthe is yet in many places seen In saynt Edwardes tyme walsshmen sholde not passe that was att Erle Haroldes procurynge as it shall be sayde here after but now in eyther sydes both ayonde half a thys half the dyche and specyally in the shyres of Chestre of Shrowesbury and of Herforde in many places been Englysshemen and walsshmen medled togyders ¶ Of the ylondes that ben therto adiacent Capitulo vi BRytayne hathe thre ylondes that ben nyght and longynge therto all without the ylondes Orcades as it were answerynge to the thre chyef partys of Brytayne For the yle of wyghte longeth lyeth to Leogrya that is Englonde The ylonde Mon that is called Angleseya also longeth to wales and the ylonde Enbonia that hathe two other names and is called Meneuia and Man also whiche longeth to Scotlonde And all these thre ylondes wyght Mon and Man ben almoost alyke moche and the quantyte of the whyche thre all arowe foloweth our speche ¶ Beda li.i ca. iii· Claudius sent Vespasianus and Vespasianê° waÌ„ne wyght And wyght stretcheth out of the eest in to the west .xxx. myle long And out of the south in to the north .xii. myle and is in the eest syde .vi. myle fro the south clyfe of Brytayne And thre myle fro the west syde ¶ Beda li.iiii ca. v. The mesure of this ylonde as Englysshmen gesse is a thousande heusholders and two hondred ¶ Gir. in itinere mon that is called Angleseya also his departed from north wales by a shorte arme of the see as it were two myle brode In Mon ben thre hondred townes lx.iii And ben accompted for CaÌ„dredes that ben .iii. hondredes The ylonde is as it were .xxx. myâ—e longe and .xii. myle brode Candredus is so moche londe as conteyneth an hondred townes that name candredus is made out of two langages of Brytysshe and of Irysshe In praysynge of this ylonde walsshmen were wonte to saye a prouerbe and an olde sawe Mon Mankembri that is to saye in Englysshe that londe is so good that it semeth that it wolde fynde corne ynough for all the men of wales Therfore Virglys verses maye be accordynge therto as moche as guawes bestes longe Inneth dawes So moche efte bryngeth colde dewe in a nyghte ¶ In that arme of the see that departed this londe and north wales is a swolowe that that draweth shyppes to it that sayleth by and swoloweth them in ryyght as dothe Cylla and Carybdis that ben two peryllous places in the see of myddel erthe Therfore men maye not sayll by this swalowe but slyly at ful see ¶ R. Of the merueylles and wondres of the ylonde of Mon thou shalt fynde in the chapytre of wales Gir. in itinere The thyrde ylonde that is called both Eubonia Meneuia that is Manstondeth in the myddell bytwene the Irysshe vlstere and the Scottesshe galle waye as it were in the nauell of the see ¶ Beda .iiii. ca. ix This ylondes The fyrste is southe warde the more condtree And the better corne londe and conteyneth .ix. hondred and â—x housholdes· The seconâ—e conteyneth the space of CCC moo as Englysshmen gesse Gir. in â—op Somtyme was stryf whether this ylonde Man sholde longe to Brytayne or to Irlonde and for as moche as venemous wormes that were broughte thyder lyâ—ed there It was Iuged that the ylonde of Man sholde longe to Brytayne ¶ R. In that ylonde is â—ortylege and whyche crafte vsed Fer women there selle to shypmeÌ„ wynde as it were closed vnder thre knottes of threde So that more wynde he wyll haue the moo knottes he muste vndo Chere often by daye tyme men of that londe seen men that beÌ„ deed to fore honde byheded or
clensed For this Iulianê° dyde exile hym But our lorde god for hys open confessyon of hys name rewarded hym wyth the Empyre Hys brother Valent fell in to the opynyon of the Ariens and deyed in that heresye Thys same Valent lyued foure yere after ValeÌ„tinian wyth Gracian themperour â—Thys tyme lyued saynt Ambrose ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CCC.xliiii DAmacias was pope after 〈◊〉 lix xviii yere and two monâ—thes this was an eloquent man in meter And he wrote many stories of popes martyrs· He ordeyned that Gâ—oria patri sholde be sayd in the endes of the psalmes And that was at the prayer of saynt Ierom And thrugh the mocyon of this pope Ierome translated the. Byble from Hebrewe in to Latyn and thenne he decessed a coÌ„fessour ¶ Valence with Gracian Valentinian were Emperours foure yere In this tyme were chirches opened ayen and crysten men hadde leue to renewe the seruyce of god that was defended afore wyth Emperours enfected wyth heresye as was Valens other wherfore the chirche had no lyberte whan valens was on lyue ¶ A Synodus of a hoÌ„dred .l. bysshops were gadred vnder Damasiê° pope at ConstaÌ„tynople ayenste MacedoniuÌ„ an heretyke the whiche denyed the holy ghost to be very god And thenÌ„e was the Crede made that is songe on holy dayes in the chirche ¶ Augustynus a CartaginenÌ„ of Affrica was this tyme He was as noble a Rethoricien as myght ebe And in all phylosophye and poetrye in comparable And all thynge that ony phylosopher founde in his yougth he vnderstode with lytel labour And about this tyme he was sent to Mediolanum where he was torned anone of saynt Ambrose baptysed Thys man grewe vnto anoble doctour of the chyrche And not longe after that he was bysshop of yponenÌ„ And there he lyued .iiii. yere and moche dyuynyte he wrote vt patet in librissu is ¶ Siritê° was pope ofter Damasiê° .xv. yere he dampned heretykes lytell elles is wryten of hym ¶ Thodosyus sone to Gracian with valeÌ„tyne hys vncle were Emperours â—xvii yere Thys man was a crysten man gracyous in gouernaunce lyke to Trayanê° soone wroth anone reconsyled Thys man on a daye whan he wolde haue gone to haue herde masse saynt Ambrose forbadde hym the entree of the chyrche tyll he had penaunce made satysfaccion for the sleenge of .xxx. knyghtes the whych he slewe in angre at Constantynople wherfore they made a lawe that the sentence of a prynce sholde be deferred .xxx. dayes of those that sholde do execusoon yf they myght falle in the grace of the prynce wythin the .xxx. dayes ¶ Aboute thys tyme was a chylde borne in the castell of Emons from the nauyll aboue deuyded in two bodyes hauynge two heedes and two wyttes so the the one slepynge or etynge the other slept not neete not And whan they were two yere of a ege the one decessyd the other lyued thre dayes after ¶ Claudius poeta was thys tyme. ¶ Arcadius and Honorius regned .xxx. yere And in theyr tyme Rome was nere destroyed by a kynge called Alaticus Of the whiche destruccyon rose a grete blasphemye of the Romayns For they sayd they farde neuer well sythen Cryst came to Rome and bereeued them ther goodes by the prechyng of Peter Poul And yet thys Arcadyê° subdued all hys enmyes by the power of god shedde no blood Ayenste this blasphemye saynt Austyn made that solempne werke the whyche they calle de cyuytate dei Honorius was Emperour with Theodosius his brothers sone .xv. yere he was a man of holy lyf For two wyues he had yet wyth both he deyed mayden· He loued specyally the chirche hated heretykes ¶ Ierom deyed this tyme at Bethleem the yere of hys aege .lxxxi. ¶ Sanctus Heracides the whiche wrote Vitas patruÌ„ to lapsnÌ„ episcopuÌ„ was this tyme ¶ IohoÌ„nes Crysostomê° was exiled of Endochia the wyf of Arcadius thrugh heete of the sonne he was deed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Siritius thre yere This man or deyned that eueryman sholde stande at the redynge of the holy gospell that he that was a maymed man sholde not be preest ¶ Innocenciê° was pope after Anastasius thys man ordeyned the syke men sholde be anoynted with hooly oyle And at masse the kysse of peas to be yeuen And he dampned Pelagyen an heretyke many other thynges dyde vt patet .xxvi. q. i. ¶ Anno dmÌ„ CCCC xiiii zOzimus was pope after InnoceÌ„cius two yere .viii. monethes This man ordeyned that clerkes sholde be noo tauerners ne selle no wyne that a bouÌ„de man sholde be made no preest 〈…〉 the lycence of his lorde ¶ Bo◠〈…〉 Romayne was pope after zozimus foure yere This man ordeyned that a woman sholde not touche the palle of the water ne sholde not wasse the awter ¶ Celestimê° a Romayne was pope after Bonifacius .viii. yere .ix. dayes the whyche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica medeus cÌ„ And at the begynnyng of the masse sholde be sayde a verse of a psalme and at the Grayle and that the Offertorye sholde be sayde afore the sacrynge This same man sente saynt Patryke to Irlonde to conuerte the londe and Palladius deaken of Rome to the. Scottes to be conuerted ¶ And in the fourth yere of thys man there was a generall Synody at Ephysima of thre hondred bysshops ayenste Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius the yonger wyth valentinian his neue we regned .xxvii. yere In his tyme was the feest ordeyned whyche is called Aduincula sancti petri And in his tyme deyed saynt Austyn in the yere of his aege .lxxvi. And this tyme was reysed the .vii. slepers the whiche sleped two hondred yeres Thys man deyed at Constantynople there was buryed ¶ This tyme the. Saxons entered Englonde and anone by lytyll and lytell they grewe vp myghtely And at the laste they opteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romanyne was pope after Celestinus .viii. yere This was a holy man a meke And lytell of him is wryten but the he buylded SaÌ„cta maÌ„ria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a Confessour was pope after Sixtus Thys man was as hooly as ony maÌ„ Fyue tymes in a daye or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme. After yt befell whan a cretayne woman kyssed hys honde he was tempted wyth her And for the trespaas that he hadde done vnto hys penaunce he made hys hode to be stryken of And whan the noyse rose vpon hym that he myght not saye masse as he was wonte to do thenne he was ryght sory And all only betoke hym in prayre to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym hys honde ayen and thenne he sayde masse as he was wonte for to doo And so that myracle was openly shewe to all people And in the tyme of thys pope Marcian the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedony the fourth vnyuersall Synody of .vi. †hondred and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eugicem the abbot of Constantynopolyton
he wente with Karolê° in Fraunce And he came with hym vnto Rome and venged the pope on his enmye And thenne he crowned Karolus And he late afore crowned confermed hym agayne ¶ Lodouicus the meke the fyrste begoten sone of Karolus was Emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose tyme was put a waye that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdes wyth precyous stones ne straunge arayment This Ludouicus of his fyrste wyf gate two childern both had an euyll ende In all thynge that weÌ„te ayenst hym he was pacyent in the last ende he euer ouer caÌ„e For ayenst god he abode deuoute And his childern folowed hym in coÌ„dycyons he dyssessyd a blessyd man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo thre yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men crowned Lodouicê° the Emperour And thenÌ„e he dyssessyd was buryed at Rome Paschall was pope after Stephanus This Paschall was a grete dylygence to relyques of Sayntes And he tooke vp Innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshypfully as in the vysyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded ¶ Eugenius the fourthe was pope after Paschall and he was a very hooly man And alle those thynges that were for cryst he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr and by the laye men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chyrcheyerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ onÌ„i .viii. C.xliiii VAlentinus was pope after Eugenius xl dayes and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the fourth was pope after hym xii yere this Gregorius sawe many heuy tymes for the plages amonge the comyn people And at this mannes petycyon Lodouicus the Emperour Marcio the prynce of Lombardy exyled al the Sarrasyns fro ytaly And at the laste he dyssessed after Innumerable good dedes werkes that he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the first sone of Ludouicus was Emperour .xv. yere in ytaly Rome the partyes of Germayne next to the hylles of Alpy This Lotherius rose ayenst his broder Ludouicus Karolus for the kyngdom of Duchelonde the whyche some tyme Pyppynus theyr broder helde And they fought at a place called FomanecuÌ„ where Lotherius was dyscomfyted And there was suche slaughter made oon both the sydes that they had no men for to resyste theyr aduersaryes Thys vnderstode a fals crysten man sent vnto Soudan of the Sarrasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Ludouycus wyth the Frenshemen Lombardes all the Infynyte nombred destroyed that with grete shedynge of cristen blode ¶ Sergius the seconde was pope after Gregoriê° two yere This man was called fyrste os porci in Englysshe hoggesmouth where fore that maÌ„ all the popes names are chaunged whan they are chosen And that for thre causes The fyrst for Cryste chaunged the names of those men that whiche he made popes The seconde for as moche as they are chaunged in the name sholde they be chauÌ„ged in perfectyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree sholde he hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius viii yere This Leo was an holy man and also he was in prudence as sharpe as a serpente in his dedes as meke as a douue ¶ And he was brought forth vertuously in a monastery And whan that he was made pope he laboured to repeyre his chirches agayne the whiche false Sarrasyns one after an other had destroyed This man was a myghty wryter a grete precher myghtely laboured in watche prayer and so deyed was buryed and lyeth at saynt Peters ¶ Benedictus a Romayne was pope after Leo two yere This Benedictus had the name of the thynge For in all thyng he was blessyd This man ordeyned the clerkes shold go ordynatly and honesty ¶ Ludouicus the sone of Lotherius was Emperour thys tyme anoynted of Sergius the pope a whyle regned with his fader after regned .xxi. yere alone This man had a sone the hyghe Karolus in to whom the deuyll entred vexed him a fore his fader And thenÌ„e he conspyred his faders deth And in his tyme many a meruaylle felle ¶ Nota. ¶ Iohannes Anglicus of the nacyon of Maguncin about thys tyme was pope she was a woman arayed in maÌ„nes garmentes But she profyted so in holy scrypture that there was fouÌ„de none lyke her ThenÌ„e she was choseÌ„ pope but after ward she was with childe And whan she shold haue gone openly in processyon she trauelled and decessyd And this is the sixte pope the whyche to this tyme had the name of holynesse and were vycyous And this persone as other popes were was punyssed of god ne she was not nombred in the boke of popes ¶ Nicholaus a Romayne was pope after this woman .ix. yere This Nicholaus was of grete holynes that there was no man comparable to hym after â— Gregory the pope And whan he was made Ludouicus the Emperour was presente And after he decessyd a very good man was buryed in saynte· Peters chyrcheyerde ¶ Adrianus a Romayâ— was pope after Nicholaus This Adrianus cursed Lotherius broder to themperour the kynge of Lotharynge for his aduoutry But whaÌ„ he came to Rome to excuse hym of his aduoutry he sayde that he was cursyd wrongfully And he brought with hym al the noble men of his regyon and all were deed within one yere and the kynge deyed in the waye whan he came to the â—yte of Placenciam ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .viii. C.lxxiii ¶ Of kynge Alured and how the Danys in his tyme prayed hym of mercy that they myght goo out of the londe ¶ Thys tyme came the Danys in to Englonde AFter the deth of this Eldred regned hys broder Alured that Dolfynes was called ¶ Tho wente the Danys and assembled them And wente for the to seke Alured that tho was kyng newe made of Southsex and there they fouÌ„de hym atte wylton wyth a lytell people And neuerthelesse he faught with them but at the laste he fledde thens from the felde and wente in to westsex and ordeyned so moche people of his owne reame and also of other tyll that he had a stronge hoste soo that the Danys hadde no power ayenst hym to withstande And he came to London with his hoste and there were the Danys soionrned And there he wolde haue foughten with them But the Danys durste not with hym fyght but prayed hym of peas and that they myghte goo ayen in to theyr owne countree and neuer to come in to Englonde ayen that is to saye ony harme for to do And vppon thys couenaunt they sholde gyue hym to pledge good hostaâ—es and suche as the Englysshmen wolde are ¶ How Hubba and Hungar were slayne atte Chyppenham and how the Danys brought theyr kynge to our kynge ANd the same daye that the Danys departed frome London soo faste they rode bothe nyghe and daye and neuer tooke rest of goynge tyll that they came vnto
conuersyon of Saynt Poule helde parlemente at westmestre in the whyche parlemente was put forthe and shewed the accorde and the treates that was stablisshed and made bytwene the twoo kynges whyche accorde pleased to moche people And therfore by the kynges commaundement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chyrche the fyrste sondaye of lente That is to saye the .ii. kal february the forsayd Englysshemen and frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury mayster Symonde Issepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kynge beynge there with his sones And also the kynges sones of fraunce and other noble and greate lordes wyth candell lyght and crosses brought forth and that were callyd therto that were notte sworne afore swore the same othe that was wryten vppon goddes bodye on the masse booke in thys wyse we N. and N sweren vppon goddes body and on the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas and the accorde made bytwene the two kyÌ„ges and neuer for to do the contrary whan they had thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were comprehended into the notaryes And in this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was grete brennynge of corne fruyte and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne almoste lyke blode at Burgon and a saÌ„guyne crosse from morne vnto pryme apered was seen at Bolyn in the heyre the whiche many men saw and after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in the same tyme 〈◊〉 fraunce and Englond and many other londes as they that were in playne countreâ—s and dâ—serte baren withnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche weÌ„te out two hostes of armed meÌ„ And that one hoste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan Batayll bytwene theym was begonne the whyte ouer came the blacke toke herte tho theym and ouer come the whyte and after that they wente ayen in to theyr castels and thaÌ„ the castels and all the hoost vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of people and namely of meÌ„ whoo 's wyues as womeÌ„ out of gouernaunce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde and symple peple the whyche forgetynge theyr honoure and worshyp coupled and maryed theym with theÌ„ that were of lowe degre and lytyll repuracyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syr Thomas wyf of HoloÌ„de that whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme begaÌ„ and rose a grete company of dyuerse nasoyns gadred togyder of whom theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a peple wyth out ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of fraunce· ¶ And not longe after there arose an other company of dyuerse nacyons that was called the whyte company the whiche in the partyes and countrees of Lombardy dyde moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syr Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason cause of his wyf that was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of LaÌ„caster ¶ Of the greate wynde and how prynce Edwarde tooke the lordshyp of GuyheÌ„ of his fader and wente theder· ANd in the .xxxvii. yere of kyng Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is too saye on saynt Maryes daye about euynsonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe wyth suche a fyersnes and strenthe that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stroÌ„ge places and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle were shaken ther with that they ben yet shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually· And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in the haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongely lette and lefte vndoyn ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen dyde to kynge Edwyrde his fader homage and feaute therof wente ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made hys sone Lyonell duke of Clarence and syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambridge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the chyrche and temporeslawe shold fro that tym for the plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere in to Englond thre kynges that ys to saye the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scotlonde by cause to vysyte and for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after that they had be here longe tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne countres and kyngodms but the kynge of Fraunce throughte greate sekenesse and malady that he had abode stylle in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stroÌ„ge a grete froste that lasted longe that is to saye fro Saynt Andrewes tyde to the .xiii. kal of Apryls that the tylthe and sowynge of the erthe and other suche feld werkes and honde werkes were moche lette and lefte vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erth And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete dedely bataylle bytwene syre IohnÌ„ of Mountforde duke of Brytayne and syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to the forsayd syr IohnÌ„ thrughe helpe and socour of thenglysshmen And there were taken many knyghtes squyres other men that vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymself with all that stode about hym of Englysshmen were slayne but seuen and in this yere deyed at sauoy Iohan the kynge of fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng edwarde lete ordeyne dyd in dyuers places worhypfully to be done and at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hym worthely tho be ledde with his owne costes and expeÌ„ces fro thens was brought to fraunce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kyng Edwarde the vii kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwards sone the whiche whan he was .vii. yere of-aege he deyed· And in the same yere it was ordeyned that saynt Peters pens fro the tyme forthe sholde not be payed the whyche kyng yuo somtyme kynge of Englond of the countre of west saxen that began to regne the yere of our lord god vi· hondred .lxxix. fyrst graunted to Rome for the scole of Englond therto be contynued ¶ And in thys same yere there fell a grete rayne in hey tyme that it
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