how Angeo in mayne was deliuered ca. cc.liij ¶ How sir fransoys Aragonoys toke fogiers in normandie of the losse of Constantinople by the turke ca. cc.liiij ¶ Of thynsurrâ—xion in kente of the communes of whom an Irissh man called Iohan Cade was Captayn ca. cc.lv ¶ How the duke of yorke toke a felde in kente at brentheth And of the burth of prince Edward and of the first felde of Seint Albons where the duke of Somersete was slayne and othir lordes 〈◊〉 cc.lvj ¶ How â—he lord egremond was take by therle of salisburies sones and of â—he robbyng of sandwych ca. cc.lvij ¶ How they of the kynges houshold made affraye aâ—enst therle of warrewyke at westmynstre And of the Iourney of bloreleth Capitulo cc.lviij ¶ How the duke of yorke therles of warwyke of salisbury toke a felde in the westcontre how Andrew trollopp the soudiours of Caleys forsoke them Ca. cc.lix ¶ How the â—rlis of Marche warrewyk salisbury entrid in to Caleys And how the erle of warrewyke wente in to Irland Câ—pâ—ulo ducentesimo sexagesimo ¶ How the â—rles of Marche warewyke of salisbury entrid in to Englond And of the felde of northampton where diuerse lordes were slayne Ca. cc.lxj ¶ How the noble duke of yorke was slayne at wakefelde And of the second Iourney at seint Albons by the Quene and the prince Ca. cc.lxij ¶ Of the deposicion of kyng Henry the sixâ—he And how kyng Edward the fourth toke possession of the Reame And of the baâ—â—ille on palmâ—sonday and how he was crouned Ca. cc.lxiij vltioÌ„ ¶ How the lande of Englonde was fyrst namd Albyon And by what encheson it was so namd N the noble lande of Sirrie ther was a noble kyng and myhty a man of grete renome that me called Dioclisian that well and worthely hym goâ—ned and ruled thurgh hys noble chinalrie So that he conquered all the landez about hym so that almost al the kynges of the world to hym were enteÌ„dant Hit befell thus yâ— this Dioclisian spoused a gentill damisell yâ— was woÌ„der fair that was his Emes doughter labana and she loued hym as reson wolde so that he gate vpon her xxxiij doughtrez of the which the eldest me called Albyne thees damiselles whan they comen vn to age bicomen so fair yâ— it was wonder Wherfor yâ— this Dioclisian anonÌ„ let make a sompnynge aud coÌ„mauÌ„ded by hys lrÌ„ez that all the kynges that helden of hym shold come at a certain day as in hys lrÌ„ez were conteyned to make a riall feste ¶ At which day thider they comen and brought wyth hem amirallys princes dukes and noble thinalrie The fest was rially arayed and ther they liued in Ioye and mirthe ynough that it was wonder to wit And it befell thus that this Dioclisian thought to marie his doughtres among all tho kynges that tho were at that solempnite and so they spaken ded that albyne his eldest doughter and all hir sustres richely were maried vn to xxxiij kynges that were lordes of grete honour and of power at this solempnite And when the solempnite was done euery kyng toke his wif and lad hem in to her owne coÌ„tre and ther made hem quenes And it befell thus afterward yâ— this dame albyne bicome so stoute and so sterne that she tolde litel pris of her lorde and of hym had scorne and despit and wolde not done his will but she wolde haue hir owne will in diuerse maters and all hir othir sustres eâ—ichone here hem so euel ayenst hir lordes that it was wonder to wyt and for as moch as hem thought that hir husbondes were nought of so hie â—age comeÌ„ as hir fadre But tho kynges that were hir lordis wolde haue chastized hem with fair speche and behestes and also by yeftes and warned hem in fair maner vpon all loue and frendshipp that they sholde amende her lâ—ther condicions but all was for nought for they didden her owne wyll in all thyng that hem liked and had of poer wherfor tho xxxiij kynges vpon a tyme and often tymes beten hir wifes for they wend that they wolde haue amended her taches hir wilked thewes but of soche condicions they were that for fair speche and warnyng they didden alle the wers and for beâ—ynges eftsones mochel wers wherfor the kyng that had wedded Albine wrote the tacches and condicions of his wife Albyn and the letter sent to Dioclisian hir fadre And whan the othir kynges herde that Albines lord had sent a left to Dioclisian anone they sent lrÌ„ez enseled with hir seales the condicions the tacches of hir wifes ¶ When the kyng dioclisian saw herd so many playntes of his doughtres he was sore aschamed become wonder angrie wroth toward hiâ— doughtres thought both nyght day yf he tho myght amend it yâ— they so mysded And anone sent his lrÌ„ez vn to the xxxiij kynges that they shold come to hym bring with hem hir wife 's euerichone at a certain day for he wolde ther chastise them of their wikkednesse yf he myght in any maner wyse So that yâ— kynges comeÌ„ all at that day and tyme that tho was sette bitwene hem and the kyng Dioclisian hem vnderfeng with moche honour made a solempne fest to all that were vnder his lordshipp And the thridde day after that solempnite the kyng Dioclisian sent after his xxxiij doughtres that they shold come speke with hym in his chambre when they were come he spake vn to hem of hir wikkednesse of hir cruelte dispitously hem reproued vndernam to hem he said that if they wold nat be chastised they sholde his loue lese for euermore And when the ladies herden all this they becomen abasshed gretly aschamed to her fadre they seyd that they wold make all amendes so they departed out from hir fadres chambre dame Albyne that was the eldest suster lad hem all to hir chambre tho made wide all that were therynne so that no lyfe was amonges hem but she and hir sustres yfere Tho said this Albyne My faire sustres well we knowen that the kyng our fadre vs hath reproued shamed and despised for encheson to make vs obedient vn to oure housbondes but certes that shall I neuer whiles that I leue sith that I am come of a more hier kyngs blode than myne housbonde is And whan she had thus said all hir sustres said the same And tho said Albine full well I wote faire sustres that our housbondes haue pleyned vn to our fadrr vpon vs wherfor he hath vs thus foule reproued and despised wherfor sustres my counceill is that this nyght when our housbondes bene a bedde all we with one assent cutten hir throtes and than we may bene in pees of hem and better we mowe doo this thinge vnder our fadres power than elles where And anone all the ladies consented graunted to this counseill
neighbours were at it and toke part with them For this robbyng the peples hertes fill from hym and euery thriâ—ty man was aferd for to be seruid in like wyse For ther was many a man in london that awayted and wolde fayne haue seen a commune robberie whiche Almyghty god forbede For it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goon 〈◊〉 er he had be withstonde For the kyng and alle the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the toure of london And the fifthe day of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke And the nyght after the Maire of london the Aldremen and the communes of the cite concluded to driue away the Captayn his hoost sente to the lord scales to the tour to mathew gogh a Captayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght assaille the Captayn with them of kent And so they did come to london brigge in to southwerâ—e er the Captayn had any knowlege ther of ther they fonght with them that kepte the brigge And the kentisshmen wente to harnoys and come to the brigge and shot and fought with hem and gate the brigge and made them of london to flee slow many of hem And this endured all the nyght to fro till ix of the cloke on the morne And atte laste they brente the drawebrigge where many of them of london were drowned In whiche nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayne Rogger heysant and mathew goâ—e and many othir And after this the Chaunceler of Engloud sent to the Captayn a Pardone generall for hym an othir for alle his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his hous And whan they were all departed goon ther were ê“clamacions made in kent southsex and in othir places that what man coude take the Captayn quyk or ded shall haue a M. mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke him in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the Captayn Iohan Cade was slayne and after beheded and his beed set on london brigge ¶ And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kente and did his Iustises sitte at cauÌ„terbury enquere who were accessaries and chief cause of this Insurrexion And there were viij men Iugged to deth in one day and in othir places moo and fro thens the kyng weÌ„t in to sussex in to the westcontre where a litell before was slayne the bisshopp of salisbury And this same yere were so many Iugged to deth that xxiij heedes stode on london brigge attones ¶ Of the felde yâ— the duke of yorke toke at brentheth in kente And of the burthe of prince Edward And of the fyrst bataill at seint Albons where the duke of somersetee was slayne Capitulo ducentesimo lvj IN the yere xxx The duke of yorke came oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshire the lord Cobham grete puissauÌ„ce for reformacion of certay Iniuries wronges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌ„theth beside deâ—tford in keÌ„te whiche was a stroÌ„g felde For which cause the kyng with alle the lordes of the lande went vn to the blakheth with a grete stronge multitude of pepâ—e armed and ordeyned for the werre in the beste wyse And whanne they had musterid on the blake heth Certayne lordes were sente to hym for to trete and make appoyntement with hym which were the bisshopp of Ely and the bisshopp of wynchestre and the Erles of salisbury and of warre wyke And they concluded that the duke of Somersete shold he had to warde and to ansuere to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on hym than the duke of yorke shold breke his felde and come to the kyng whiche was all promised by the kyng And so the kyng commaunded that the duke of Somersete shold be had inward And thenne the duke of yorke brake vp his felde and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promise afore made the duke of Somersete was present in the felde awayting and chief aboute the kyng and made the duke of yorke ride to fore as a prisoner thurgh loudon and after they wold hane put hym in hold But a noyse aroose that the Erle of marche his sone was comyng with ten M. men to london ward wherof the kyng and his counceille fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete deuision in Spruysse bitwene the grete mastir the knyghtis of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that contre For the communes and tounes rebelled ayenst the lordes and made so grete werre that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be their lord the whiche kyng come was wurshipfully receyued and layde siege to the Castell of Marienburgh whiche was the chief Castell and strength of alle the lond and wan it and drofe oute the mastir of dansk and alle othir places of that land And so they that had bene lordes many yeres loste alle their seygnorie and possessions in tho landes ¶ And the yere of the Inâ—arnacion of our lord M. CCCC.liij on Seint Edwardis day the quene Margarete was deliuered of a faire Prince whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to bene Maire of london And the day that he shold take his othe at westmynstre be wente thidder by water with alle the craftes where afore tyme the Maire Aldremen and all the craftes Roode a horsebak whiche was neuer vsed after For syn that tyme they haue goon euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderston de tofore how that contrarie to the promise of the kyng and also the conclusions taken bitwene the kyng and the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But a bode aboute the kyng had grete reule and anone after â—e was made Capitayne of Caleys and rewled the kyng and his royaâ—â— as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame and also the coÌ„mons were not plesed For whiche cause the duke of yorke the erles of warre wyke of Salisbury with many knyghtes and squyers and moch peple came for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng And the kyng heeryng of their comyng thouÈt by his counseill for to haue goon westward and not for to mete with hem had with him the duke of somersete the duk of bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of Northumâ—erland the lord Clifford and many othir And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felawshipp vnderstode that the kyng was departed with these said lordes from london Anone he changed his way and costed the contre and come to seint Albons the xxiij day of may there mette with
kyng henry during his lyfe wente from this appoyntement or ony article concluded in the said parlement he shold be deposed the duke shold take the croune and be kyng alle whiche thinges were enacted by the auctorite of the said parlement 〈◊〉 which parlement the communes of the reame beyng assembled in the comoÌ„ hous comonyng treating vpon the title of the said duke of yorke sodenly fill doun the croune which henge theÌ„ne in the myddes of the said hous which is the frraytour of the abbey of westmestre which was taken for a ê“dige or tokeÌ„ that the regne of kyng henry was ended And also the croune whiche stode on the hihest tour of the steple in the Castell of doner fyll doune this same yere ¶ How the noble duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefeld and of the second Iourney at seint Albons by the Quene and prince Ca. cc.lxij THenne for as moche as the quene with the prince was in the north and absented her from the kyng and wold not obeye suche thinges as was coÌ„cluded in the parlement hit was ordeyned that the duke of yorke as protectour shold go norward for to bring in the quene subdue suche as wold not obeye with whom wente the erle of salisbury Sir Thomas neuyll his sone with moch peple and at wakefelde in Cristemas weke they were all ouerthrowen and slayne by the lordes of the Quenes partie that is to wete the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rutland Sir Thomas neuyll and mâ—ny mod the Erle of Salisbury was taken a lyue and othir as Iohan harow of london Capitayne of the footmen and hanson of hulle whiche were brought to pountfrete and there after beheded their hedes sente to yorke sette vpon the yates And thus was that noble prince slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule and all cristen soules god haue mercy Amen And this tyme therle of marche beyng in shrewsbury heering the dethe of his fadre desired assystence and ayde of the toun for tauenge his fadres deth And from thens wente to walys where at Candelmasse after he had a bataille at mortimers crosse ayenst therles of Penbroke of wylshire where therle of march had victorie Thenne the Quene with tho lordes of the north after they had distressed slayn the duke of yorkâ— and his felawship come southward with a grete multitude puissaunce of peple for to come to the kyng and defete suche conclusions as had bene taken before by thr parlement ayenst whos comyng the duke of Norffolke therle of warrewyke with moch peple and ordenaunce wente vn to Seint Albons and lad kyng Henry with hem And there encountrid to gedrâ— in suche wise and fought that the duke of Norffolke and the Erle of warrewyke with othir of their partie fledde and lost that Iourney where kyng Henry was taken and wente with the Quene and Prince his sone whiche tho had goten that felde Thenne the Quene and hir partie beyng at their aboue sente anone to london whiche was on assâ— wednesday the firste day of lente for vitaille whiche the Maire ordeyned by thauys of the Aldremen that certayne Cartes laden with vitaille shold be sente to Seint Albons to them And whan tho Cartes comen to Crepelgate the communes of the Cite that kepte that gate toke the vitailles from the Cartes and wold not suffre it to passe Thenne were ther câ—rteyne Aldremen and communers appoynted to gone to barnet for to speke with the Quenes counseill for tentrete that the northern men shold be sente home in to their contrey agayne For the Cite of london dredde sore to be robbed and despoilled yf they had come ¶ And thus during this traitâ—ye tydynges come that the Erle of warrewyke had mette with the Erle of Marche on Cotteswold comyng oute of walys with a grete meyne of walsshmen And that they bothe were comyng to london ward Anone as these tydynges were knowen the traittye was broken For the Kyng Quene Prince and alle the othir lordes that were with them departed from Seint Albons northward with alle their peple yit or they departed from thens they beheded the lord bonuyle Sir Thomas kriell whiche were taken in the Iourney donâ— on shroftewisday Thenne the duchesse of yorke beyng at london and beriug of the losse of the feld at seint Albons sente ouersee her ij yong sones George and Richard whiche wente to â—trecht And phelipp malpas a riche marchaunt of london Thomas vaghan squyer maistir william hattâ—clif and many othir fering of the comyng of the Quene to london toke a ship of andwarp for to haue goon in to zeland And on that othir coost were taken of one colompnâ— a frenshman a shipp of werre he toke hem prisoners brouÈt hem in to fraunce where they paid grete good for their raunsone ther was moche good richesse in that ship ¶ Of the deposicion of kyng henry the vj. And how kyng Edward the iiij toke possession And of the bataille on palmesonday how he was crouned Ca. CC lxiij THenne whan the erle of marche and the erle of warwyk had mette to gedir on Cottyswold in continent they coÌ„cluded to goon to london sent word anone to the maire to the cite that they shold come anon the cite was glad of their comâ—â—g hopyng to be relieuyd by them And so they come to london whan they were comen had spoken with the lordes estates thenne being there concluded for as moche as kyng henry was goon with them northward that he had forfayted hts croune ought for to be deposed acordyug vn to the actes maad passed in the last parlement And so by thauys of the lordes spirituell temporell thenne beyng at london the erle of the marche Edward by the grace of god oldest sone of Richard duke of yorke as rightfull Eyer next enheriteur to his fadre yâ— iiij day of marche yâ— yere of our lord M. cccc.lix toke possession of the Reame of eÌ„glond at westmestre in the grete halle after in the chyrche of the abbey offrid as kyng bering the septre royall to whom all the lordes bothe spirituell temporell dide homage obeyssance as to their souerayn liege lawfull lord kyng And forth with it was ê“clamed thurgh the cite kyng Edward the fourth of that name And anone after the kyng rode in his Ryall astate norward with all his lordes for to subdue his subgettes that tyme beyng in the north tauenge his fadres deth And on palmesonday after he had a grete bataille in the northcontre at a place called towton not fer fro yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and had the victorie where were slayne of his adâ—saries xxx thousand men and moo as it was said by men that were there â–ª in whiche bataille was slayne the erle of northumberland the lord Clifford sir Iohan neuile the erle of westmerlaÌ„dis brother andrew trollop many othir knyghtes squyers Thenne kyng henry that had be kyng beyng with the quene prince at yorke heering the losse of that felde so moche peple slayn ouerthrowen anon forthwith departed all thre with the duke of Somersete the lord roos othir toward Scotland And the next day kyng Edward with all his armye entred in to yorke was there ê“clamed kyng obeyed as he ought to be Aâ—d the maire Aldremen comyns sworn to be his liege men And whan he had taried a while in the north that alle the contre there had turned to hym he retorned southward leuyng the erle of warrewyke in tho parties for to kepe gouerne that coÌ„tre And aboute midsomer after the yere of our lord M. cccc.lx and the first yere of his regne he was crouned at westmynstre enoynted kyng of englond hauyng the hold possession of all the hole reame whom I pray god saue kepe sende hym the accomplisshement of the remenaunt of his rightfull enheritaunce beyonde the see that he may regne in them to the playsir of almyghty god helthe of his soule honour wurship in this present lyfe well prouffyt of alle hiâ— subgettis that ther may be a verray finall pees in all cristen reames that the infidelis mysscreauntes may be withstaÌ„den destroied our faith enhannced which in thise dayes is sore mynusshed by the puissaunce of the turkes hethen men And that after this present short lyfe we may come to the â—uerlastuig lyfe in the blisse of heuen Amen ¶ Thus endeth this present booke of the cronicles of englond enâ—nted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmynstre by london Fynysshid and accomplisshid the x. day of Iuyn the yere of thincarnacion of our lord god M. CCCC.lxxx And in the xx yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth
before the forsaid othe that they had made was titled bitwene hem they behighten ther to kâ—pe olle othir couenautz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned And in this same yere meÌ„nes bestâ—s trees housing with sodeyn teÌ„pest stronge lightenyng were ê‘isshed the deuell apê‘ed bodely in maÌ„nys likenesse to moch peple as they weÌ„t in diâ—se places in the coÌ„tre spake to hem ¶ How the grete companie aroos in fraunce the white companie â—n lumbardie of many othir meruaille Ca. cc.xxxj KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conâ—cion of seint Poul held his ê‘lement at westmynstre in the which was put forth and shewed the accord the tretis that was stabilisshed y made bitwene tho ij kynges the which accorded plesed to moch peple therfor by the kynges coÌ„maundement ther were gadred come to gedre in westmynstre church the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of Feuerer the forsaid englisshmâ—n frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trinite of the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury mastir simond â—â—lepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of frauÌ„ce othir noble grete lordes with candeles y light crosses y brought forth all that were called ther to yâ— were not swore afore swore that same othe that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N. N. sweren vpon holy goddes body on the gospeles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene the ij kynges neu neuer for to do the contrarie whan they had thus y sworne they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌ„preâ—hended in to the notaries And this same yere in the ascencion eue aboute mydday was seyne the Eclips of the sonne ther folewed suche a drought that for defaute of reyne ther was grete barinesse of corne fruyt hey And in the same moneth the vj. kal. of Iuyne ther fill a sangweyne rayne almost likâ— blode at Burgoyne And a sangweyne crosse fro morne vn to â—me was y seyne appered at boloigne in the eire the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in fraunce in Englond in othir many landes as they yâ— were in pleyne contrees desert baren witnesse sodenly ther apê‘ed ij Castels of the whiche wente oute ij ostes of armes men And that one oost was clothed and heled in white and that othir in blake And whan bataill bitwene hem was begonne the white ouercome he blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to hem and ouercome the white And after that they wente ayene in to hir Castelles And than the Castelles and alle the hoostes vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an houge pestiâ—ence of peple and namely of men whos wyfes as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token housbondes as well strangiers as othir lewde and simple peple the which foryetyng hir owne honour and wurshippe and berthâ— coupled and maried hem with hem that were of lowe degre litell reputacion in this same yere died Henry duke of lancastre And also in this yere Edward Prince of wales wedded the countesse of kent that was sir thomas wyfe holand the which was deê‘ted some tyme and deuorced fro the Erle of salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme began and arose a grete companie of diuerse nacions gadred to gedre of whom hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple And they were clepid a peple withoute an hede the which did moche harme in the ê‘tie of fraunce And not longe after ther aroos an othir companie of diuerse nacions yâ— was called the white companie the which in the parties and coÌ„tres of luÌ„bardie did moch sorwe This same yere Sir â—ohan of Gaunte the sone of kyng Edward the iij. was made duke of lancastre by reson cause of his wyfe that was the doughter and heire of Henry some tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prince Edward toke the lordshipp of Gnyhenne of his fadre and went thidder Ca. CC.xxxij ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to say on seint Maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come such a wynde oute of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that he brast and blewe doune to grounde high houses and stronge bildynges toures churches steples and othir stronges and all othir stronge werkes that stoden stille weren shake ther with that they bene yit and shull be 〈◊〉 more the febeler weyker while they stonde And this wynde lasted withoâ—te any cessyng vij daies continuell ¶ And anone after ther folewed suche waters in hey tyme in heruest tyme that alle felde werkes were strongly lette left vndone And in the same yere â—nce Edward toke the lordshipp of Guyhenne and did to kyng Edward his fadre feaute and homage therfor went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wife his children And anone after kyng Edward made sir Leonell his sone duke of Clarence and Edmond his othir sone Erle of Cambrigge And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the temâ—erall and of holy churche lawe fro that tyme forth sholde plete in hir modir tunge ¶ And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to seyne The kyâ—g of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to visite and speke with the kyng of Englond Of whom they were wonder welcome moch y wurshipped ¶ And after that they had be bere longe tyme ij of hem went ayene home in to hir owne contres kyngdomes but the kyng of fraunce thurgh grete sikenesse maladie that he had let still in englond ¶ And in the xxxix yere of his regne was a stronge an huge frost that lasted longe that is for to say fro seint Andrewes tyde vn to the xiiij Kal. of Aprill that the tilthe sowing of the erthe othir such felde wurkes and hand werkes were moche y let left vn do for cold hardnesse of the erthe ¶ And at Orrey in britaigne that tyme was ordeyned a grete dedely bataill bitwene sir Iohan of Mountfort duke of britaigne sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fill to the forsaid sir Iohan thurgh helpe socour of the englisshmen And there were take many knyÈtes squyers othir meÌ„ that were vnnoÌ„bred in the which bataill was slayne charles him selfe with all that stode aboute him of the englisshmen were slayne but vij And in this yere deide at sauoy â—ohan the kyng of fraunce whos serâ—â—â— exequies kyng Edward let ordeyne did in diâ—se places
hym And how mortimer come aud yelded hym to the kyng ca. c.lxxxxv ¶ Of the siege of tickhille of the erle of laÌ„castre ca. c.lxxxxv ¶ Of the discomfiture of burghbrigge ca. c.lxxxxvij ¶ How Thomas of lancastre was biheded at pountfrete v. Barons honged drawen ca. c.lxxxxviij ¶ How kyng edward weÌ„te in to scotlaÌ„d with an honderd M. men of werre myght not spede ca. c.lxxxxix ¶ How sir Andrew of herkla was taken put to deth which waâ— Erle of cardoylle ca. cc ¶ Of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas of Lancastre wherfor the dores of the priorie were closed by cause none shold come offre at his sepulture ca. cc.j ¶ How Quene Isabell wâ—nte in to frannce for to trete for pees bitwene both kynges of englond of fraunce ca. cc.ij ¶ How kyng Edward sente Edward his sone the Prince in to fraunce ca. cc.iij ¶ How kyng Edward exiled the quene his wife Edward his odelst sone ca. cc.iiij ¶ How kyng Edward by the counceill of the spencers sente to the xij peres of fraunce to helpe exile quene Isabell and hir sone sir Edward oute of fraunce Ca. cc.v ¶ How kyng Edward lete kepe the costes of the see tried out the beste men of werre in englond Ca. cc.vj ¶ How quene Isabell Edward hir sone duke of guyan londed at her wych how they didâ—n Ca. cc.vij ¶ How mastir waltier Stapleton bisshopp of Excestre 〈◊〉 kyngeâ— tresorer was beheded at london ca. cc.viij ¶ How kyng Edward sir hugh spencer therle of Arundell were taken ca. cc.ix ¶ How kyng Edward was deposed and his dignite taken from hym ca. cc.x ¶ The ê“phecie of Merlyn declared vpon kyng edward of Carnariuan sone of kyng Edward Ca. cc.xj ¶ Of kyng edward the thridde after the conquest Ca. cc.xij ¶ How kyng Edward wente to Stanhope for to mete the Scottes Ca. cc.xiij ¶ How the englisshmen stopped the scottes in the parke of staÌ„hope and how they torned ayene in to scotland ca. cc.xiiij ¶ Of thâ— deâ—h of kyng Edward of Carnariuan somtyme kyng of England Ca. cc.xv ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Phelip therles doughter of henande at yorke ca. cc.xvj ¶ How the pees was made bitwent englisshmen scottes of Iustifieng of Troylebastonne Ca. cc.xvij ¶ Of the debate that was bitwene quene Isabell sir henry Erle of lancastre of the ridyng at bedford ca. cc.xviij ¶ How kyng Edward wente ouer see to do his homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for guyan ca. cc.xix ¶ How sir roger Mortimer bare him proudly hie ca. cc.xx ¶ How Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kente brother to kyng Edward of Carnariuaâ— was beheded at wynchestre Capitulo cc.xxj ¶ Of the deth of Sir Roger mortimer Erle of the Marche Capitulo cc.xxij ¶ How kyng Edward gate ayene the homages feautes of scotland which he had loâ—â— by his modre sir Roger mortimer new made Erle of the marche ca. cc.xxiij ¶ This was the arraye of the Scottes that come in bataill agayne the two kynges of Englond and Scotland in the auauntward first were these lordes Ca. cc xxiiij ¶ How kyng Edward made a duchie of yâ— erledome of Cornewaile And of othir vj. newe erles yâ— he made of the first chalenge title of the Reame of fraunce Ca. cc.xxv ¶ How kyng Edward fought in the hauen of skluys ayenst the power of fraunce wherof he had the victorie Ca. cc.xxvj ¶ How kyng Edward sailled in to Normandie arriued at hogges with a grete hoost Ca. cc.xxvij ¶ How kyng edward beseged caleys how he gate it ca. cc.xxviij ¶ How kyng Edward had a grete bataille on the see by wynchel see with spaynardes Ca. cc.xxix ¶ How kyng Edward was cronned kyng of Scotland how pance Edward toke the kyng of fraunce sir phelip his yonger so ne at the bataill of Peyters Ca. cc.xxx ¶ How the grete companie aroos in fraunce the white companie in lumbardie of othir meruayllis Ca. cc.xxxj ¶ Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshipp of Gnyan of his fadre wente thider Ca. cc.xxxij ¶ Of the bataill of spayne by Nazers bitwene prince Edward sir henry bastard of spayne Ca. cc.xxxiij ¶ How sir Robert knolles with othir lordes wente ouer see in to â—â—aunce of theyr gouernaunce Ca. cc.xxxiiij ¶ Of the siege of Rochel And the erle of penbroke his companie were take with spaynardes Ca. cc.xxxv ¶ How the duke of laÌ„castre with a grete hoost wite in to flauÌ„dres passed by paris thurgh frauÌ„ce till he come to burdenz ca. cc.xxxvj ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward And of the lord latimer daine Alice piers by mayntenaunce of whom the reame was loâ—gâ— mysgouerned Ca. cc.xxxvij ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward and how sir Iohan Monster worth knyght was drawe honged Ca. cc.xxxviij ¶ How kyng Richard prince Edwardes sone was made kyng of Iak strawe And how he wedded Quene Anne and of many othir thingâ—s Ca. cc.xxxix .cc.xl. ¶ How v. lordes risen at Rafotrd brigge Ca. cc.xlj ¶ How kyng Richard wedded Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce in Caleys of her coronacion at westmestre Ca. cc.xlij ¶ How kyng henry the fourth after the conquest regnâ—d aâ—t kyng Richard whom he deposed and of the bataill of shrewisbury and of alle his regue Ca. cc.xliij ¶ How kyng henry the fifthe his sone was kyng of his regnyng in the beginnyng of the siege of harflete bataill of Agen court werre in normandie ca. cc.xliiij ¶ How kyng henry was made heretier regent of fraunce how he maried quenâ— katherine ca. cc.xâ—v ¶ Of the lawde of kyng henry the fifthe what he ordeyned for kyng Richard for him self after his deth ca. cc.xlvj ¶ How kyng henry the sixthe regned after his fadre beyng not ful a yere of agâ— of the bataill of verneyll in perche ca. cc.xlvij ¶ How ther was like to haue ben a grete affcaye bitwene the Cardinal the dukâ— of gloacestre of the coronacion of kyng henry the six he bothe in englond in fraunce ca. cc.xlvâ—ij ¶ Of the heresiâ— of praghe of the counseill of Aras where the duke of â—ourgoyne become frenssh ca. cc.xlix ¶ How Caleys guynes were beseged by the duke of burgoyne how the duke of gloucestre rescued them ca. cc.l ¶ How Owayn a squyer of walys that had wedded quene katheâ—ne was arested put in prison and of the scisine bitwene Eugenâ—e Felix ca. cc.lj ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre was arested for treson coÌ„mitted to ê‘petuell prison in the I le of man of the deth of mastir Roger bolynbroke ca. cc.lij ¶ How kyng henry wedded quene Margarete and of hir coronacion ca. cc.lij ¶ How the duke of gloucestre humfrey the kynges vncle was arestid at the plement of bury of his deth
redy the kyng hasted hym to the siege ward ¶ How kyng Edward was crouned kyng of Scotland howe Prince Edward toke the kyng of fraunce sir Philipp his yonger sone at the bataille of Peyters Ca. CC.xxx ANd in the xxxj yere of his regne the xiij day of Ianiuer the kyng in the Castell of Berewyk with a fewe men but hauyng ther faste by a grete hoost the toune was yolde to hym withoute any maner defence or difficulte than the kyng of scotland that is for to say sir Iohan Bailloll coÌ„sidering how that god did many meruailles gracious thynges for kyng edward at his owne wyll fro day to day he toke and yafe vp the reame of Scotland the croune of scotland at rokesburgh in to the kynges hondez of englond vnder his patent lrÌ„ez ther y made ¶ And anone after kyng Edward in presence of all the prelates othir worthy men lordes that there were let croune hym kyng ther of the reame of Scotland And whan all thynges were done ordeyned in thilke contrees at his lust he turned ayene in to Englond with an huge wurshipp And while this viage was a doyng in Scotland Sir Edward Prince of walys as a man enspired in god was in Guyhenne in the Cite of Burdeux treting spekyng of the chalengyng of the kynges right of Englond that he had of the Reame of fraunce and that he wold auenged be with stronge honde the prelates peres and myghty men of that contre consented well to him ¶ Than Sir Edward the prince with a grete hoste y gadred to hym the sixte day of Iuyll wente from Burdeux goyng and trauaylling by meny diuerse contrees he toke many prisoners moo than vj. M. men of armes by the contre as he â—ourneied and toke the toune of remorantyn in saloigne and beseged the Castell vj. daies And at the vj. daies ende they yolden the Castell vn to hym And there were take the lord of Croune and sir Bursigaud and many othir knyghtes and men of armes moo than lxxx ¶ And fro thens by Torenâ— peten fast by chineney his noble men that were with hym hadden a stronge bataille with frensshmen and an C. of hir men of armes were slayne And the Erle of Daunce the stiward of fraunce were take with an C. men of armes ¶ In the which yere the xix day of Septembre faste by Peighters the same Prince with a M. and ix houndred men of armes and archers ordeyned a bataille to kyng Iohan of fraunce comyng to the Prince ward with vij M chosen men of armes and othir moch peple in an huge passing nombre of the which ther was y slayne the duke of Burbon and the duke of Athenes and many othir noble men and of the prince men of armes a M. and of othir after the trewe accompte and rekening viij houndred And the kyng of frauÌ„ce was ther take sir Phelipp his yonger sone and many dukes and noble men worthy knyghtes men of armes aboute ij M. And so the victorie fyll there to the prince to the peple of Englond by the grace of god And many yâ— were take prisoners were set at hir raunsone vpon hir trougth knyghthode were charged had leue to go But the â—nce toke with hym tho the kyng of frauÌ„ce philipp his sone with all the reuerence that he myÈt went ayene to burdeux with a glorious victorie The somme of the men that were take prisoners and of the men that were slayne the day of bataille was iiij M.iiij C.xl. ¶ And in the xxxij yere of kyng Edward the v. day of May Priâ—ce Edward with kyng Iohan of fraunce philipp his sone and many othir worthy prisoners arriued graciousely in the hauen of plymmouth and the xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij. after none they comen to london by londou brigge and so wenten forth to the kynges Paleys of westmynster and ther fyll so grete a multitude prees of peple aboute hem to behold and se that wondir yâ— riall sight yâ— vnnethes fro mydday till nyÈt they myght come to westmynster the kynges raunsone of fraunce was taxed and set to iij. myllionz of scutes of whom ij shold be worth a noble and ye shull vnderstoÌ„de that a myllion is a M.M. and after somme men his ramnsome was sette at iij. M.M floreyns all is one in effect And this same yere were made solempne Iustes in smethfeld beyâ—g ther presente the kyng of Englond the kyng of fraunce and the kyng of Scotland and many othir worthy and noble lordes ¶ The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng Edward at wyndesore as well for loue of knyghthode as for his owne wurshipp and at the reuerence of yâ— kyng of fraunce and of othir lordes that were there at that tyme he held a wondre riall and costlewe fest of seint George passyng any that euer was holden afore Wherfor the kyng of Fraunce in scornyng said that he sawe neuer ne herd such solempne festes ne rialtes holden ne done with taylles withoute payeng of gold or siluer And in the xxxiiij yere of his regne the xiiij Kal. of Iuyll sir â—ohan erle of richemond kyng Edwardes sones wedded dame blaunche duke Henries doughter of lancastre cosin to the same â—ohan by dispensacione of the pope and in the mene tyme were ordeyned Iustes at london iij. daies of the rogacious that is for to say the Meire of london with his xxiiij aldermen ayens all that wold come in whos name and stede the kyng priuely with his iiij sones edward Leonell Iohan and Edmond and othir xix grete lordes helden yâ— feld with wurshipp And this same yere as it was told and said of hem that saw it ther come oute blode of the tombe of Thomas some tyme Erle of lancastre as fressh as that day that he was do to dethe And in the same yere kyng Edward chese his sepulture and his liggyng at westmynstre fast by the shrine of seint Edward ¶ And anone after the xxvij day of Octobre he wente ouer see to Caleys makyng protestacion that he wold neuer come ayene in to Englond till he had full ended the werre bitwene Fraunce hym ¶ And so in the xxxvj yere of his regne in the wynter tyme kyng Edward was and trauailled in the Ryne costes and aboute seint Hillarie tyde he departed his hoste and wente to Burgoyne ward with whom than met pesibely the duke of Burgoyne behoting hym lxx thousand floreyns that he shold spare his men and his peple and the kyng graunted at his requeste and duelled there vn to the xvij day of Marche the which tyme come to kyng Edwardes ere that strange theues on the see vnder the Erle of seint Poule the xv day of Marche liggyng a wayte vpon the tounes of hastyng Rie and othir places and villages on the see coste haddyn entred as enemies in to the toune of
notaries in presence and wytnesse of tho kynges with othir Princes ¶ And than that gracious prince Prince Edward vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kyng that was deposed behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayene to his kyngdome and let ordeyne gadre to gedre forth with yn all hast his nauye with men of armes for to werre fight in this forsaid cause ¶ And in this same tyme vpon the sonde of the scottyssh see that many a man it sye iij. daies to gedre ther were seyne ij Egles of yâ— which that one come oute of the south that othir out of the north cruelly strongely they foughten to gedre wrastled to geder the south Egle fyrst ouer come the north egle and all to rente and tare hym with his byll his clawys that he shold nat rest ne take no brethe ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his owne Costes And anone after ther folewed was seyne in the morne afore the sone rising and after in the last day of October saue one day many sterces gadred to gedre on an hepe fyll doune to the erthe leuyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lightenyng whos flammes brent and consumed meÌ„nes clothes men nes here walkyng on the erthe as it was seen and knowen of many a man ¶ And yit that northren wyndâ— that is euer redy and destinat to all euell fro seint katerines euen till iij. daies after lost good withoute nombre vnrecouerable And in the same daies ther fyll and comen also such lightnynges thundre snowe and haille that it wasted and destroied men bestes houses and trees ¶ Of the bataille of spayne besides the water of Nazers that waz bitwene the prince Edward sir Henry bastard of spayne Capitulo CC.xxxiij IN the yere of our lord M.CCC.lxvij and of kyng Edward xlij the iij. day of Aprill ther was a strong battaill and a grete in a large felde y called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bitwene sir Edward the prince Henry the bastard of spaigne but the victorie fell to prince edward by the grace of god ¶ And this same prince Edward had with him sir â—ohan duke of lancastre his brother othir worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx M. And the kyng of spayne had on his side men of diuerse nacions to tho nombre of an C.M. and passyng wherfor the sharpnesse fersenesse of his aduersarie with his full boystous grete strength maden driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a grete way but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passing any mannys strenght that huge hoste was disparbled myÈt fully by the noble duke of lancastre and his host or that the prince Edward come nygh hym ¶ And whan Henry the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength tâ— fleâ— that an houge companie of heÌ„ in the forsaid flode of the brugge ther of fyllen doune and perisshed ¶ And also ther were take the Erle of Dene and Sir Bartram Cleykyn that was chefe maker and cause of the werre and also châ—â—etayne of the vaâ—uÌ„t ward of the bataille with many othir grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousand of whom two houndred were of Fâ—â—â—nce and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the felde on our enemies side of lordes and knyghtes with othir me ne peple to the nombre of vj. thousand and moo and of Englissh men but a fewe ¶ And after this The noble Prince Edward restored the same Piers in to his kyngdome ayene the which pierâ— afterward thurgh trecherie and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spaynt as he sete at his mete was strangled and deide But after this vâ—ctorie many noble and hardy men and noble of englond in Spayne thurgh the 〈◊〉 and othir diuerse sikenesse token hir dethe ¶ And in the same yere in the Marche was seyne Stella Comata bitwene the Northcostes and the weste whos bemes streâ—ched toward fraunce ¶ And in the yere next suyng of kyng Edwardes regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward Mileynâ— with a chose meyne of the gentils of Englond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to wyfe by whome he sholde haue halfe the lordshippe of Mileyne But after that they were solempnely wedded and aboute the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of Mileyne deide and in the same yere the frensshmen breken the pees and the trews ridynge on the kynges grounde and lordshippe of Englond in the shire and contre of Pountife and token and helde Castâ—lâ—s and tounes and bere the Englisshmen on honde falfely and sotelly that they were canse of brekyngâ— of the trews ¶ And in this same yere deide the duchesse of lancastre And is buried wurshipfully in seint Paules churche ¶ The xliiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne was the gretest Pestilenâ—â— of meâ— and of grete bestes and by the grete fallyng of watres that fylle at that tyme there fyll grete hyndryng and destroieng of Corne in sâ— moche that the next yere after a bussâ—â—lle of whete was solde for xl 〈◊〉 ¶ And in the same yere aboute the loste ende of May kâ—ng Edward helde tho his parlement at westmynstre in the whiche parlement was treted and spoke of the othe and the tâ—â—ws that was broke bitwene hym and the kyng of fraunce how he myÈt best vpon his wronge be aâ—â—nged In this same yere in the assumpcione of our lady died quene Philipp of Englond a full noble good woman at westmynster full wurshipfully is buried entered aboute midsomer the duke of lancastre the Erle of herford with a grete companie of knyghtes wenten in to fraunce wher they gete hem but a litell wurshipp name For ther was a huge oost of frensshmen vpon chalkhull brigge an othir hoste of Englissh men fast by the same brygge that longe tyme had leyne there And many worthy men grete of the englishmen ordeyned yafe couÌ„ceill for to fight yeue bataille to the frenshmen But the forsaid lordes wold no thyng consent ther to ne assent for no maner thynge ¶ There anone after it happed yâ— the erle of warrewyke come thidderward for to werre when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fullych to londe they left hir tentes pauylous with all hir vitailles fledden went awey priuely And when the Erle was comen to land with his men he went in all hast toward normandie destroied the I le of Caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fire But Allas in his retournyng to englond ward home ayene at Caleys he was take with sykenesse of pestileÌ„ce died not leuyng behynde hym after his daies so noble a knyÈt orped of armes ¶ In which tyme regned werred thilke orped knyght Sir Iohan hawkewode that was
Aprill the duke of Britaigne with many Erles barons and othir worthy men of Englond weÌ„t ouer see in to Britaigne where he hath had all his lust desire purpose ne had the forsaid trews be so sone y take the whiche letted hem moche This same tyme the I le of Constantine where that the Castell of Seint Sauour is in that longe tyme was fought at beseged of the frenshmen was than yolden to the frenshmen with â—ll the Apportenaunces in to grete harme and hyndryng of the Reame of Englond ¶ And this same yere there were so grete and so passyng hetes and ther with all a grete pestilence in Englond and in othir diuerse parties of the world that it destroied and slowe violently and strongly bothe men and women withoute nombre ¶ This same yere died Sir Edward the lorde spencer a worthy knyght a bolde And in the mynster of Tarkesbury wurshipfully is buried And lasting this pestilence yâ— pope at the instaunce praier of an englissh Cardinall graunted to all peple that deide in englond that were sory repentant for hir sinnes also shriuen full remission by ij bullâ—s vnder leed vj. moÌ„thes than next to last ¶ In this same yere the Erle of Penbroke was take raunsoned by bartram Cleykin bitwene paris Caleis as he come toward englond vpon seint Etheldredes day the which seint as it was said the same Erle ofte tymes had offended within a while after he deide And in nouembre next after there mette at bruges the duke of lancastre and the duke of Angoy with many othir lordes prelatz of bothe reames for to tretâ— of peâ—s ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward of the lord latimeâ— dame Alice peres thurgh whom and hir mayntenouâ—s the reame meny a day was mysgouerned Ca. CCxxxvij NOt longe after the lj yere of kyng Edward is râ—gne be let ordeyne holde at westmynstre the gretest ê‘lement yâ— was sene many ayere afore In the which ê‘lement be axâ—d of the comminalâ—e of the reame as he had done before a grete subâ—dâ— to be graunted to him for defending of him of his reame but the coÌ„munes ansuerd that they were so ofte day by day greued and chaâ—ged with so many talliages subsidies that they myght no benger suffre no such burthous charges And that they knewen wisteÌ„ wele that the kyng had y now for sauyng of hym of his reame if the reame were well truly gouerned but that it had be so longe euell y gouerned by euell officers that the reame myÈt nethir be plenteuous of chaffare marchandize ne also with riâ—â—hesse And these thinges they profred hem self it the kyng wold certeinly to 〈◊〉 and stond by ¶ And if it were founde preued after that that the kyng had nede they wold than gladly euery man after his powâ—r and state him helpe and bene ¶ And after this ther were publisshed and shewed in the ê‘lement many pleintes and defautes of diuerse officers of the reame and namely of the lord latimer the kynges Chamburleyne bothe to the kyng and eke to the reame ¶ And also at the last ther was spoken and treted of dame Alice Peres for the grete wronges and euell gouernounce that was done by her and by hir counceill in the reame the which dame Alice Peres the kyng had hold longe tyme to his lemman wherfor it was the lesse wonder though thurgh the freelte of the womannys 〈◊〉 and hir stering he consented to hir lewdnesse and euelle counceille the which dame Alice also the lord latimere othir such that stered yâ— kyng to euell gouernauÌ„ce ayens his ê“fite the reames also all the commalte axed desired that they shold be meued put away yn hir stedes wyse men worthy that weren trewe wele assaied ê“ued of good goâ—naunce shold be put in hir stedes ¶ So amonge all othir there was one amonge the coÌ„munes yâ— was a wyse knyÈt a trewe an eloquent man whos name was Piers de la mare And this same piers was chosen to be speker for the coÌ„munes in the ê‘lement And for this same piers told publisshed the trouÈthe rehersed the wronges ayens the forsaid dame Alice othir certeyn ê‘sones the kynges counceill as he was bode by the coÌ„es And also trustâ—g moch for to be supported mayntened in this mater by helpe fauour of the prince Anone as the Prince was dede at the instaÌ„ce request of the forsaid dame Alice this Piers de la mare waz Iugged to ê‘petuall prison in the castell of Notingâ—â— in the which he was ij yere in the vj. Kal. of Iuyll lasting that same ê‘lement died prince Edward kyng edwardes fyrst sone that is to say in trinite sonday in the wurshipp of which feste he was wont euery yere wher that euer he were in the world to make hold the most solempnite that he myÈt ¶ whos name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had be of an othir Ectour all men bothe cristen heâ—hen while he lyued was in good pointe wondred moch drad hym wonder sore whos body is wurshippfully y buried in Crichyrch at CauÌ„terbury And in this same yere the men the erles tenauntes of warrewyk arisen maliciously ayens the Abbot couent of Euesham hir tenauntz destroied fersely the abbot the toune wouÌ„ded bet hir men slowen of hem many one And wenten to hir maners places did moche harme breken doune her parkes hir closes and brenten slowen hir wild bestes chaâ—ed hem brekyng hir fisshpon de hedes lete the water of hir pondes stewes riuers renne out token the fissh bere it with hem And did hem all the harme that they myght In so ferforth that forsoth they had destroied ê‘petuelly that Abbey with all hir membres apportenauÌ„ces but yf the kyng the soÌ„ner had holpen it and take hede there to ¶ And therfor the kyng sent his lrÌ„ez to the Erle of warâ—ewyke chargyng hym coÌ„maundyng that he shold stynt redresse amend tho euell doers and brekers of his pees And so by menys of lordes and othir frendes of bothe sides pees and good accord and loue was made bitwene hem And for this hurlyng as it was said the kyng wolde nat be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that ther were in the parlemeÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duke of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the which stode so still as gouernour till the tyme that he deide ¶ The same yere anone after Candelmasse or the parlemeÌ„t was do the kyng asked a subsidie of the clergie of the lay fee it was graunted hym that is for to say that he shold haue of enery persone of the lay fee bothe of man woman that passed xiiij yere age iiij pens outake poure beggers that were knowe openly for
gracious queen Anne that was wyfe to kyng Richard in the maner of shene in the shire of surre vpon witsonday and than was she krought to london so to westmynstre and there was she beried and worthely entered beside seint Edwardes shrine On whos sould almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen ¶ How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce in the toune of Caleys brought hir in to englond let hir le crouned quene in the abbey of seint Petres of westmynstre Capitulo ducentesimo xlij IN the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne he wente hym ouer the see vn to Caleys with Dukes Erles Lordes and Barons and many othir worthy squâ—ers with grete arâ—aye and commune peple of the Royame in good aâ—aye as than longed to soche a worthy kyng and prince of his noâ—â—ey and of his owne ê‘sone to done hym reuerence and obseruaunce as ought to be done vn to hir liege lord And so myght a 〈◊〉 Emê‘our in his owne to abyde resseyue there that worthy and gracious lady that shold beue his wyfe a yonge creature of xix yere of age Dame Isabell the kynges doughter of fraunce and many othir worthy lordes of grete name both barons and knyghtes with moche othir â—eple that comen vn to the toune of Grauenyng and ij dukes of fraunce that one was the duke of Burgoyne and that othir the duke of Barre that wold no ferther lasse than they had plegges for hem ¶ And than the kyng Richard deliuered ij plegges for hem to go sauf and come sauf his ij worthy vncles the duke of Gloucestre the duke of yorke And they ij wenten ouer the water of Grauenyng and abidden there as for plegges vn to the tyme that the mariage and the feste was done and that thees ij dukes of frauÌ„ce were come ayene vn to Grauenyng water ¶ And theÌ„n thees ij worthy dukes come ouer the water at Grauenyng and so to Caleys with this wurshipfull lady Dame Isabell that was the kynges donghter of fraunce and with hir come many a worthy lord and eke lady and knyghtes and squyers in the best araie that myÈt be And there they metten with our meyny of Caleys the which wel comed hir and hir meyne with the best honour and reuerence that myght be And so brought her in the toune of Caleys ¶ And ther she was resseyued with all the solempnite and wurshipp that myÈt be done vn to such a lady And than they brouÈt hir vn to the kyng And the kyng toke hir and welcomed hir and all hir faire meyne and made there all the solempnite that myght be done ¶ And than the kyng and his counceill asked of the frensh lordes whethir all the couenauntes and forwardes with the composicion that were ordeyned and made on bothe parties shold be trewely kepte and hold bitwene hem ¶ And they said ye And ther they sworne and toke hir charge vpon a boke and made hir othe well and trewely it to hold in all maner of pointes and couenauntz withoute contradiction or delaye in any maner wyse ¶ And than was she brought vn to seint Nicholas chyrche in Caleys and there she was worthely y wedded with the moste solempnite that any kyng or Quene myght be with Erchebisshoppes and bisshoppes and alle ministres of holy chyrche And than weren brought home vn to the Castell and set to mete ¶ And there were serued with all maner of delicasie of alle riall metes and drynkes plenteuously to all maner of strangiers and all othir and no creature warned that feste but all were welcome for ther weren grete hales and tentes sette vpon the grene withoute the castelle to resceyue all maner of peple and euery office redy to serue hem alle and thus this worthy mariage was solempnely y done and ended with all rialte ¶ Than these ij dukes of fraunce with hir peple token hir leue of the kyng and the Quene and wenten ayene to Grauenyng water And there the frenssh lordes that is to say the ij dukes and all hir meyne were comen ouer the water to Grauenyng and there they metten And euery toke leue of othir and so they departed and our lordes come ayene to Caleys and the frenssh lordes wente ouer the water and so home in to frauÌ„ce ayene ¶ And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the Quene and alle his lordes and ladies and all hir peple with hem and comen ouer the see in to Englond and so to london and the Maire and the shereues with all the Aldremen and worthy communes ridden ayens hem vn to the blake heth in kent And thee they metten with the kyng and the Quene and welcomed hem and that in good aray and euery man in the clothyng of his crafte and her mynstrelles to fore hem ¶ And so they brought hem vn to seint Georges barre in south werke and there they toke hir leue And the kyng and the Quene ridden to kenyngton and than the peple of london turned home ayene And in turnyng ayene to londen brigge there was so moche prese of reple bothe an hors and a foot that ther were dede on the brigge xj persones of men of women and of children on whos souâ—es Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen ¶ And than afterward the Quene was brought vn to the toure of london and there she was all nyght And on the morwe she was brought thurgh the Cite of london all ouer and so forth vn to west mynstre there she was crouned Quene of Englond And than she was brought ayene to the kynges paleys and there was â—olden an open and riall feste aâ— hir coronacion of all maner of peple that thidder come And this was done the Sonday next after the feste of Seint Clement in the xx yere of kyng Richardes regne ¶ And than the xxv day of August next after by euell excitacion and fals counceill and for grete wrath and malice that the kyng had of olde tyme vn to his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the Erle of Arundell and to the Erle of warrewyke ¶ And anone the kyng by his euell excitacion and his euell counceill and malice late in the euenyng on the sâ—me day aboue said made hym redy with his strength rode in to Essex vn to the tounÌ„ of Chelmesford so come to plasshe sodeynly there sir thomas of wodestoke the good duke of gloucestre lay And the good duke come to welcome the kyng anone ¶ And the kyng arested the good duke hym self his owne body And so he was lad doune to the water and anone put to a shipp And anone had vn to Caleys brought in to the Capitayns warde to be kept in holde by the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement of englond ¶ And that tyme the erle marchall was Capitayne of Caleys ¶ And anone after by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng by his fals counceill coÌ„maunded the Capitayn to
at the Abbey of the tourehyll on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the same yere the lord Thomas kyng Henries sone wedded the Countesse of Somersete ¶ And in this same yere come the enbassatours of Fraunce in to Englond from the duk of Burgoyne vn to the Prince of Englond kyng Henries sone and heire for helpe and socour of men of armes and archiers ayens the duke of Orliaunce And tho wente ouer the see the Erle of Arundell Sir Guillebert vmfreuille Erle of keme and the lord Cobham Sir â—ohan Oldecastell and many othir good knyghtes and worthy squyers and men of armes and good archiers in to Fraunce and come to Paris to the duke of Burgoyne And there he resseyued welcomed thees Englisshmen the lordes and all othir meyne And than it was done hym to wyt that the duke of Orliaunce was come to semtclowe fast by Paris with a grete nombre of men of armes and arbalastiers and thidder wente onre Englisshmen and foughten with hem and gate the brigge of Semtclowe and there they slowe moche peple of Frensshmen and Arminakes and the remenaunt fledde and wold no lenger abide ¶ And than oure Englisshmen comen ayene to Paris and there they token hir leue of the duke comen home ayene in to englond in saufete the duke yafe hem grete yiftes AnonÌ„ foâ—ewyng the duke of Orliaunce sent embassatours in to englond to kyng Henry the iiij be seching hym of his helpe socour ayens his dedely enemie the duke of Burgoigne ¶ And than the kyng made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his othir sone Iohan duke of Bedford And his othir sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre and sir Thomas Beauford Erle of dorset and the duke of awmarle he made duke of yorke And than the kyng ordeyned his sone sir Thomas duke of Clarence sir Thomas Brauford erle of dorset and sir â—ohan Cornewaile with many othir lordes knyghtes squyers men of armes archers to gone ouer the see in to fraunce in helpyng strengthyng of the duke of Orliaunce ¶ And these worthy lordes with hir retenue shipped at hampton and sailled ouer in to normandie and londed at hogges And there mette with hem the lord hambe at hir londing with vij M. men of armes of frenshmen iij. sergeauntz of armes with hem And all were put to flight And taken of hem vij C. men of armes CCCC hors withoute tho that were slayne in the feld ¶ And so they ridden forth thurgh oute fraunce token castelles and tounes slowe moche peple of frenshmen that withstode hem token many â—soners as they ridden And so they passed forth till they come to Burdeux and there they rested hem a while and sette the contre in pees and rested till the vyntage were redy to saill◠¶ And than the duke with his meyne come home in to englond in saufete thanked be god ¶ And in the same yere was the kynges coyne changed thurgh oute Englond by the kyng his counceill that is to say the noble halfe noble fâ—rthyng of gold ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Henries regne the iiij he let make galeys of werre for he had hoped to haue passed the grete see and so forth to Iherusalem and therto haue ended his lyfe but god visited hym so sone after with infirmites and grete sikenesse that he myght nat well endure no while so feruently he was take and brought in bet at wâ—stmynster in a faire chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlaynÌ„ what they called that chamber that he lay ynne and he ansuerd said Ihâ—lmÌ„ And than he said that the prophecie said that he shold make an ende and die in Iherusalem And than he made hym redy vn to god and disposed all his wylle And sone after he died and was caried by water from westmyâ—ster in a barge vn to Feuersham And from thens vn to Caunterbury by land with moch torche light brennyng in to the Abbey of Crichurche ther he was entered and â—eried beside seint Thomas of Caunterbury shrine and thus ended the worthy kyng henry aboute midlenten sonday in the yere of our lord a M. cccc.xiij on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of kyng Henry the v. that was kyng henries sone Capitulo ducentesimo xliiij ANd after the dethe of kyng Henry the iiij regned kyng Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouth in walys that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man a grete conquerour And in the first yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sente to the freres of langely there as his fadre had done bery kyng Richard the second and let take his body oute of the erth a yene did bring it to westmynstre in a riall chare couered with blake veluet baners of diuse armes aboute all the hors drawyng th chare were trapped in blake and beten with diuerse armes many a torche brennyng by all the wey till he come to westmynstre there he let make for hym a riall a solempne enterement â—eried hym by Quene Anne his wyfe as his owne desire was on the ferther side of seint Edwardes shrine in the Abbey of seint Petres of westmynstre on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in this same yere were a certayne of lollardes taken and fals heretikes that had purposed thurgh fals treson to haue slayne our kyng for to haue destroied all the clergie of the reame they myÈt haue had hir fals purpose but our lord wold not suffre it for in hast oure kyng had warnyng ther of of all hir fals ordinaunce wurchynge come sodenly with his power to seint â—ohanes withoute smythfeld And anone they token a certayne of the lollardes fals heretikes brought hem vn to the kynges presence there tolde all hir fals purpose ordinaunce how they wold haue done wrought they myÈt haue regned had hir wyllâ—And there they told which were hir capitayns hir gouernours And than the kyng commaunded hem to the toure of london than toke moo of hem bothe within the Cite withoute sent hem to Newgate to bothe couÌ„tres And than they were brought in examinacion before the clergie the kynges Iustices there they were conuicted before the clergie for hir fals heresie and dampned before the â—ustice for hir fals treson And this was hir â—ugement that they shold be drawe from the toure of london vn to seint Giles fâ—ld there to be honged brent on the galewes And also ther was taken sir Rogier Acron knyght for heresie eke for treson ayens the kyng the reame and he come afore the clergie and was conuicted for his heresie to be brent and dampned before the â—ustices to be drawe from the toure of london thurgh the cite to seint Giles felde and to be hanged and brend ¶ And in the second yere
tâ—mise an hous of monkes of chartrehous in whiche two places he is continuelly pray for nyght day for euer whan they of sion reste they of the chartrehous done their seruise and in like wise whan they of the chartrehous reste the othir goon to by the ringyng of yâ— bellis of eyther place eche knoweth whaÌ„ they haue â—ded their seruise which be nobly endowed doon dayly ther grete almesse dedes as in the chartrehous certayne children â—en fouÌ„de to scole at sion certayne almesse gyuen dayly And yit beside all this he had fouÌ„ded a recluse which shall be alway a preest to pray for him by yâ— said chartrehous which preest is well sufficiently endowed for him a seruaunt â—o here may all princes take ensample by this noble prince that regnyng so litell tyme not fully x. yere did so many noble actes as well for his soule to be ê‘petuelly remeÌ„bred praied for as in hiâ— worldly conquestis he being in his most lusty age despised esche wid sinne was vertuous a grete Iustiser in so moche that all yâ— princes of Cristendome dradde hym also of hethenes had deâ—myned iij him selfe if god wold haue spared him yâ— he wold haue werred agayn the sarasyns for to knowe the ayde of othir â—nces all the passages in that Iourney he sente a knyÈt of henaude named sir hugh de lanoye vn to IhrlmÌ„ but eâ— he retorned he deide at boys du vinceÌ„t in the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ How kyng Henry the vj. regned beyng a childe not one yere of age of the bataille of vernoill in perche Ca. cc.xlvij AFter kyng henry the v. regned henry his sone but a child not fully a yere olde whos regne begaÌ„ the first day of septeÌ„bre the yere of oure lord M. cccc.xxij This kyng beyng in his cradell was moch doubted drad by cause of the grete conquest of his fadre also the wisedom guyding of his vncles the duk of bedford the duk of gloucestre This yere the xxj day of Octobre deide Charles kyng of fraunce lieth buried at seint denys And then was the duke of bedford made regent of frauÌ„ce the duke of gloucestre was made ê“tectour defendour of englond And the first day of march after was sir william Taillour preest degrated of his preesthode on the morne aftâ—r he was brent in smythfeld for heresie This yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottes maried dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarenâ—â— of hir first housbonde therle of Somersete at seint mary ouerays Also this yere the xvij day of August was the bataill of vernaill in perche biâ—wene the duke of Bâ—dtford regent of fraunce and the duke of alaunsone whiche was a grete bataille The duke of Bedford had on his side with hym the Erle of Salysbury Mountagu and the lord Talhote and alle the poer that they coude make in Normandie the garnysoâ—s kepâ—e And also many Capitayns with moche peple of the duke of burgoyns And on that othir side was the duke of Alaunson the duâ—â— of Curon that was therle douglas the erle of Boughan with many lordes of fraunce and grete companie of Scottes and army naks And thenne the Erle douglas callid the duke of Bedford Iohan with the beden swerd and he sente hym worde agayne that he shold fynde that day that his swerd was of steell And so the bataille Ioyned on bothe sides and fought longe that ther wyste noman who shold haue the better a grete while but at the laste as god wold the victorie fyll vn to the Englissh partie For ther were slayne the Erle douglas which a litell before was made duke of Turone the Erle of bowhayne the Erle of almarre the erle of Tounar the Erle of vauntedore and the viscounte of Nerhonne whiche was one of them that slowe duke Iohan of Bourgoyne knelyng tofore the dolphyne and many moo vn to the nombre of ten thousand and moo And ther was taken prisoner the duke of Alaunson and many othir lordes and gentils of fraunce but scottes that day were slayne doune right the substannce of them alle ¶ In the thridde yere of kyng Henry the vj. the duke of gloucestre maried the duchesse of holand and wente ouer ser with hir in to henaâ—de for to take possession of his wyfes enheritaunce where he was honourably receyued and taken for lord of the londe But sone after he was fayn to retourne home agayne and lefte his wyfe and his tresour that he brought with hym in a toune is called Mounse in henaude whiche promysed for to be trewe to hym Notwithstandyng they deliuered the lady to the duke of Bourgoyne whiche sent hir to gaunt And from thens she escaped in a mannes araye and come in to zeland to a tounÌ„ of hir owne called zierixâ—e And fro thens she wente to a tonne in holand called the ghowde and there she was stronge ynough and withstode the said duke of bourgoyne And sone after the duke of Gloucestre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certeyne men of werre and Archers for to helpe and socour the forsaid duchesse of holand which londed at a place in Zeland called brewerâ— hauen where the lordes of the contre come doune and fought with hym and in conclusion he was fayn to withdrawe hym and his meyne to the see agane But yit he slewe and hurte diuerse lordes and moche peple of that same contreye And so retourned home agayne with his meyne and preuayled no thyng ¶ Also this same yeâ—â— Erle of Salisbury the Erle of suffolke the lord wylby and the lord Scalis with their retenue leid siege to the Cite of Manus the which Cite was yolden to them in short tyme with many othir stronge tounes and Castels to the nombre of xxxvj ¶ This tyme alle Normandie and a grete part of fraunce vn to Orlâ—aunce was vnder thobeyssaunce of the kyng of Englond And alle the remenauÌ„t of fraunce was in grete tribâ—lacion and meschief ¶ How ther was a grete affraye like to haue bene bitwene the Cardinall aud the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of kyng Henry the sixthe bothe in englond aud in fraunce Capitulo ducentesimo xlv ij IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the Maire of london Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a grete wacche in london for affray that was bitwene the bisshopp of wynchestre and the duke of Gloucestre protectour â— For the maire with the peple of the Cite wold abide by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour of the Reame but by labour of lordes that wente bitwene in especiall by the labour of the Prince of Portingale ther was a poyntement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataille of verneyll in perche the duke of Bedford come â—uer in to englond And on whitsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed
yere the xiij day of Ianiuer fill doune the 〈◊〉 with the toure on hit on london bagge toward southwerke with two archis and alle that stode theron ¶ This same yere was a grete traittie holden bitwene Grauenyng and Caleys bitwene the kyng and duke of Bourgoyne where for the kyng was the Cardinall of englond the duke of norfolk and many othir lordes and for the duke was the duchesse hauyng full power of hir lord as Regent and lady of his londes where was taken by thauys of bothe parties an abstinence of werre for a certayne tyme in the name of the duchesse and not of the duke because he had goon from his ooth ligeaunce that he had made to kyng Henry therfor the kyng neuer wolde write ne appointe ne haue to do with him after but all in the duchesse name Also thiâ— same yere quene Iane died the ij day of Iuyll whiche had ben kyng henry the fourth is wife was caried fro bermondesey vn to Caunterbury where she lieth buried by kyng henry the iiij her housbond ¶ This same same yere died all the lyons in the tour of london the whiche had not be seen many yeres before oute of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squyer of wales that had wedded quene katerine was arested and of the scisme bitwene Eugenie and Felix Capitulo CC.li. IN the xvj yere of kyng henry deide Sigismonde Emê‘our of Almaigne knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng kepte at seint poules in loÌ„don rially where was made a riall herse the kyng in his astate clad in blew was at eueÌ„ at dirige on the morne at masse â— And after hym was elect chosen Albert duke of Ostrich whiche had wedded SigismuÌ„dus doughter for to be Emê‘oâ—r This was taken resseyued to be kyng of beme vngarie because of his wife that was sigismuÌ„dis doughter whiche lefte after hym none othir heir This Albert was Emê‘our but one yere for he was poysond so deide somme saye he deide of a flixe but he was a râ—tuouse man pitefull so moche that alle the peple that knewe hym said that the world was not worthy to haue his presence This same yere one Owayn a squyer of walys a maÌ„ of lowe birth whiche had many a day tofore secretely wedded quene ketherine and had by her iij sones a doughter was taken coÌ„maunded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame Aod this yere he brake prison by the mene of a prest that was his chapelayne And after he was taken agayn by my lord â—emond brought agayn to newgate whiche afterward was deliuered at large And one of his sones afterward was made erle of richemoÌ„d anothir erle of penbroke the iij a monk of westmynstre whiche monke deide sone after ¶ This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardiscastell fill douâ— a stake of wode sodenly at afâ—â—rno ne and slow iij. men meschiâ—uously and foule hurt othir Also at bed ford on a shrireday were xvâ—ij men murtherd withoute stroke by fallyng doune of a steir as they come oute of their comyn halle and many foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yere sir Richard Branchamp the good Erle of warre wyke deide at Roan he beyng that tyme lieutenaunt of the kyng in Normandie and from thens his body was brought to warrewyke where he lieth wurshipfully in a new Chapell on the southside of the quyre Also this yere was a grete derthe of corne in all Englond for a busshell of wheâ—e was worth xl pens in many places of Englond and yit men myght not haue y nowgh wherfore Stephen Broun that tyme maire of london sent in to pruse and brought to london certayne shippis laden with Rye whiche eased and did moche good to the peple for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall counseill of basile deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix which was duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme which endured vn to the yere of our lord Ihesu crist M. CCCC.xlviij This Felix was a deuoute prince and saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a holy and denoute lyfe And was chosen pope by the counseill of Baâ—ile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme was longe tyme And this Felix had not moch obedience be canse of the nâ—utralite for the moste parte and well nâ—gh all cristendome obedied aud reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them bothe for bothe occupied during the lyfe of Eugenye ¶ This same yere Sir Richard wiche vicarie of hermettesworth was degrated of his presthode at Poulis and brente at tourhyll as for an heretike on seint Botulpâ—us day how well at his deth he deide a good cristeÌ„maÌ„ wherfor after his dethe moche peple come to the place were he had he brente and offred and made a heepe of stones and sette vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt till the maire and shereuis by commaundement of the kyng and of bisshoppes destroied it and made there a douâ—hylle ¶ Also this same yere the shereuis of london fette oute of Seint Martins the graunt the sayntwarie fiue persones whiche afterward were restored agayne to the Sayntwarie by the kynges â—â—stices ¶ After Alberte the iij. Frederike was chosen Emê‘our This Frederike duke of Osterike was longe Emê‘our differred for to be crouned at rome by cause of the scisme but after that vuion was had he was crouned with Imperiall diademe with grete glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This was a man pesible quiete and of singuler pacience not hating the chyrch he wedded the kyng of Portingales dougter ◠¶ How the duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for treson and committed to perpetuall prison in the I le of man And of the deth of maister Rogier â—olyngbroke Ca. CC.lij IN this yere Elianore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certayn pointies of treson leid agayn hir wher vpon she was examined in seint stephens chapell at west mestre before the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury And there she was enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her hond after to perpetuall prison in the I le of manÌ„ vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arested Maister Thomas south well a chanon of westmynstre maister Iohan hume a chapelayn of the said lady maistâ—r Rogger bolynbrok a clerk vsing nigromancie And one margery Iurdemayn called the wich of Eye beside westmynstre Thise were arested as for beyng of counseill with the said duchesse of gloucester And as for maister Thomas southwell he deide in the tour the nyght before he shold haue he reyned on the morne For so he said hym selfe that he shold deye in his bedde and not by Iustise And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and maister
Caunterbury and many othir bisshoppes ¶ And in August after Sir Piâ—â—s de brezei seneschall of normandie with the Captayn of Dâ—pe and many othir Captayns men of werre wente to the see with a grete nauye and come in to the downes by nyght and on the morne erly before day they londed and come to sand wych both by land and water and toke the toune and Ryfled and despoilled it and toke many pâ—â—soners And left the toune all bare which was a riche place and moche good therin And lad with hem many riche prisonerz In this same yere in many places of fraunce Almayne flaundres holand and zeland Children godred them by grete companies for to go on pilgremage to seint Michels mouÌ„t in mormaÌ„die which come fro fer contrees wherof the peple meruaylled and many supposed that some wiked spirite meued them to so doo but it endured not longe because of the longe way also for lak of vitaill as they wente In this yere Raynold pecok bisshopp of Chichestre was fouÌ„den an heretik and the iij. day of decembre was abiured at lambhythe in the presence of the erchebisshopp of Caunterbury and many bisshopps and doctours and lordes temê‘all And his bookes brent at poulis crosse ye haue herd to fore how certayn lordes were slayne at seint albons wherfore was alway a gruâ—che and wrath had by theyres of them that were so slayne ayenst the duke of york the erles of warrewyk and of Salisbury wherfore the kyng by thauys of his counseill sente for them to london to whiche place the duke of yorke came the xxvj day of Ianâ—uer with CCCC men logged at baynardes Castell in his owne place And the xv day of Ianiuer come the erle of salisbury with v. C. men and was logged in therber his owne place And thenue come the dukes of Excestre and of somersete with viij C. men and lay withoute temple â—arre And the erle of northumberland the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv C. men and logged withoute toun And the maire that tyme Gefferey boleyne kepte grete wacche with the comons of the cite and rode aloute the Cite by holborne and fletestrete with a v. M. men well armed and araied for to kepe the pees And the xiiij day of Feuerer the erle of warrewyk come to london from Caleys well be seen and wurshipfully with vj. C. men in rede Jaquettes browdred with a ragged staf behynde and afore And he was logged atte gray freres And the xvij day of Marche the kyng come to london and the Quene And there was a concorde and pees made among these lordes and they were sette in pees And on our lady day the xv day of Marche M. CCCC.lviij the kyng Quene and all these lordes wente on procession at powlus in london and anone after the kyng and lordes departed In this yere was a grete affraye in fletestrete bitwene men of court men of the same strete in which affraye the Quenes attorney was slayne ¶ How the kynges houshold made affraye ayenst the erle of warrewyke and of the Iourney at bloreheth Capitulo ducentesimo lxviij ALso this same yere as therle of warrewyke was at a counseill at westmestre Alle yâ— kynges houshold meyne gadred them to gedre for to haue slayne the said Erle but by help of god and his frendis he recouered his barge escaped their enell enterprise how well the cooques come rennyng oute with spittes and pestels ayenst hym And the same day he rode toward warrewyke and sone after he gate hym a coÌ„myssion and wente ouer see to Caleys Sone after this the Erle of Salisbury comyng to london was encountrid at bloreheth with the lord Awdeley and moch othir peple ordeyned for to haue distressid hym but he hauyng knoweleche that he shold be mette with was accompanied with his ij sones Sir Thomas and Sir Iohan Neuill and a grete felawship of good men And so they mette and fought to dedres wher thâ—rle of Salisbury wan the feld And the lord Awdeley was slayne many gentillmen of Chesshire and moch peple hurt and therles ij sones were hurt and goyng homward afterward they were takeÌ„ and had to Chestre by the quenes meyne After Calixte Pius was pope and was chosen this yere M. CCCC.lviij And he was called to fore Eneas an eloquent man and a poete laureate He was embassatour of the Emperours a fore tyme And he wrote in the couÌ„seill of Basile a noble traittie for the auctorite of the same Also he canonised seint katherine of senys This pope ordeyned grete indulgencis and pardon to them that wold go werre ayenst the turke wrote an epistle to the grete turke exorting hym to become cristen in the ende he ordeyned a passage ayenst the turke at Ankone to whiche moch peple drewe oute of all parties of cristendome of which peple he sente many home ayene be cause they suffised not and anone after he deide at the said place of Ankoue the yere of our lord M. cccc lxiiij the xiiij day of August ¶ How Andrew trollop the soudiours of Caleâ—s forsoke the duke of yorke their mastir therlâ— of warwyke in the westcontre Capitulo ducentesimo lix THe duke of yorke the erles of warrewyk and of Salisbury saw the gouernaunce of the reame stode most by the Quene and hir counceill and how the grete princes of the londe were not called to counseill but sette a parte and not only so but that hit was said thurgh the reame that tho said lordes shold be destroied vtterly as it openly was shewd atte bloreheth by them that wold haue slayne the erle of Salisbury Thenne they for sauacion of their lyues and also for the comyn wele of the reame thought for to remedie thise thynges assembled them to gedir with moch peple and toke a felde in the westcontre to which the erle of warwik come from Caleys with many of tholde soudiours as Andrewe trollop and othir in whos wisedome as for the werre he moch trusted And whan they were thus assembled and made their felde The kyng sent onte his coÌ„myssions and preuy sealis vn to alle the lordes of his reame to come and awayte on hym in their most defensable wyse and so euery man come in suche wyse that the kyng was stronger and had moche more peple than the duke of yorke the erles of warrewyke and Salisbury for it is here to be noted that euery lord in Englond at this tyme durst not disobeye the quene For she rewlid peasibly all that was don aboute the kyng which was a good simple and Innocent man And thenne whan the kyng was comen to the place where as they were the duke of yorke and his felawshipp had made their feld in the strengest wyse and had purposed verily to abyden and haue foughten but in the nyght andrewe trollop and alle tholde soudiours of Caleys with a grete felawship sodenly departed oute of the dukes oost