to the noÌ„bre of CC and xxx ¶ The same yere the kiÌ„g makyng and abidyng vpon the sege of Turney the erle of Henaude wyth Englissh archers made assaute vn to the touÌ„e of sent AmaÌ„d wher they slow .l. knyghtys and mony other and also destroied the toune ¶ And in the xvi yere of his regne folowyng in the wynter tyme the same kyng duelled still vpon the forsaid sege and sent oft tyme in to Englond vn to his tresorer and other puruâ—iours for gold and monay that shuld be sent vn to him ther iÌ„ his nede but his proctours and messingers cursedly and full slouli serued him at his nede and him deceyued on whos defaute and laches the kyng toke trewes be twen him Ì„ the kyng of frauÌ„ce And the kyng Edward full of sorow Ì„ shame iÌ„ his hert withdrow hiÌ„ fro the sege and come in to bretan and ther wos so gret strife for vitaill that he lost mony of his pepull ¶ And when he had done ther that he come for he dressed him ouer see in to englond ward ¶ And os he sailed toward engloÌ„d iÌ„ the high see the most myshappis stormes and tempestes thundre and lightynynges fell to him in the see the wich wos said that it wos done and araysed thurgh iuell spretes made by sorsorie and nygromanci of them of fraunce wherfore the kynges hert was full of sorow and anguyssh wellyng and sighyng and said vn to our lady in this wise ¶ O blissed lady sent Mari what is the cause that euer more goyng in to fraunce all thynges and wethers falen to me Ioyfull and lyking Ì„ gladsum and os I wold haue them bot al way turnyng in to Englond ward all thynges falen vnprofitabully and ueri harmfull neuerthe later he scapyng al ê‘rels of the see as god wold come to the tour of london by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kyng held his cristeÌ„masse at MenÌ„es and sent word to the scottis by his messingers that he wos redy wold fight with them bot the scottis wold not abide that but fled ouer the Scottis see and hid theÌ„ as welÌ„ as thei myght ¶ And iÌ„ the xvij yere of his regne about the fest of Conuersion of sent Paule kyng Edward wen he had bene in scotland and saw that the scottis wer fled tho he come ayen in to englonde ¶ And a litell before lent was the turnement at Dunstabull to the wich turnement come al the yong bachelary and chiualrie of Englond with mony other Erles and lordis At the wich turnement kyng Edward him self was ther present ¶ And the next yere folewyng iÌ„ the xviij yere of his regne at his ê‘lament holden at westmynstre the auynzeme of Paske the kyng Edward the thrid made Edward hys frist son prince of wales ¶ And in the xix yere of his regne anone after in Ianiu by fore lent the same kyng edward let make full nobul Iustes and gret festis in the place of his birth at windesore that ther wos neuer noÌ„e such seyn ther a fore At wich fest and rialte wer ij kynges ij quenes the prince of wales the duk of Cornewaill x. erles ix CouÌ„tesses barons mony burgeis the wich myght not lightly be nombrid And of diuerse landis beyoÌ„d the see weren mony strangers ¶ And at the same tyme whan the Iustis wer done kyng Edward made a gret soê‘ in the wich he ordeyned frist and began his rouud tabul and ordeyned stedfasted the day of the round tabull to be holden ther at wyndesore in the witson weke euer more yerly ¶ And in this time englishmeÌ„ so moch haunted Ì„ cleued to the wodnesse Ì„ foly of the strangers That froÌ„ tyme of comyng of the Henaudres xviij yere passed â–ª they ordeyned changid them euery yere diuerse shappis Ì„ disgising of clothing of long large wide clothis destitut disert from al old honeste good vsage ¶ And an other tyme short clothis and strayt wasted dagged kyt on euery side slatered botoned with sleues Ì„ tapitis of surcotes hodis ouer long ouer moch hangyng that if I the soth shall say they wer more like to tormentouris deuels in ther clothing shoyng Ì„ other aray than to men ¶ And the women more nysely yit passid the men in aray Ì„ coriousloker for they wer so strait clothid that they let hang fox tailles sewed by neth within ther clothis for to hele hide ther arses the wich disgysynges and pride ê‘auentur afterward brought forth caused mony myshappis Ì„ myschief in the reame of englond ¶ The xx yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Britan and Gascoyn in whos companie went the erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolke the erle of HuÌ„tyngton the erle of Arundel Ì„ mony other lordis and comune pepull in a gret multitude with a gret nauye of CC. xl shippis anone after midsomer for to a venge him of mony wronges and harmes to him done by Philip of valois kyng of fraunce ayens the trews before hand graunted the wich trews he falsely Ì„ vntrewli by cauelacioÌ„s losed Ì„ disquatte ¶ How kyng Edward sailed in to Normandie and ariued at Hogges with a gret host IN the xxi yere of his regne kyng Edward thurgh councell of all the gret lordis of the reame of englond called Ì„ gadred to geder in his perlament at westmynster be fore Ester ordeyned him for to passe ouer the see ayen for to disese destrobull the rebelles of frauÌ„ce ¶ And when his nauye wos come to gedre and made redy he went with an huge host the xij day of Iulij and sailed in to Normandie and a riued at hogges ¶ And when he had rested him ther vi dais for by cause of trauelyng of the se and for to haue out all his men with all ther necessaries out of ther shippis he went toward CadomuÌ„ brennyng wastyng and distroyng all the tounes that he fond in his way ¶ And the xxvi day of Iulij at the brugge of Cadony manli and orpedly strengthed and defended with Normans he had ther a strong bataill and a long during thurgh wich a gret multitude of peple wer slayn ¶ And ther war take prisoners The erle of ewe the lord of Tankervill and an hondreth of other knyghtis and meÌ„ of armes Ì„ vi hondreth foot men nombred the toune Ì„ the subbarbes vn to the bare walle of all thing that they myght be bore caried out wos rebbed and dispoyled ¶ After the kyng passed forth by the cuntre about the brede of xx myle he wasted all maner thyng that he fond ¶ When Philip of valois ê‘ceuid this all though he wer fast by with a strong host yit he wold not cum no nye but breke all the brugges by yond the water of seyn fro Royn vn to Paris and him self fled vn to
put furth and shewed the accord Ì„ the tretis that wos stabilisshed Ì„ made bitwen tho ij kynges wich accord plesid to moch pepull and therfore by the kynges commaundement ther wer gadred Ì„ come to gedre in west mynstre church the frist sonday of lent that is to say the ij KalÌ„ of Februer the forsaid englishmen and frauÌ„shemun where was song a solempne masse of the Trinite of the arche bisshop of cantorburi master Simond Islepe ¶ And when the agnê° dei wos done the kyng beyng ther with his sonnys and also the kyng sonnys of fraunce othir nobull and gret lordis with candell light Ì„ crosses broght forth all that wer called ther to that wer not sworne a fore swore that same oth that wos writtyn vpoÌ„ goddis body on the masse boke in this wise we N. Ì„ N. swerin vpon goddis body Ì„ on the holy gospelles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges and neuer for to do the coÌ„trarie whan they had thus sworne they tokeÌ„ ther scroues that ther othis wer comprehendid in to the notaries this same yere in the ascencion eue about mydday was seyn the clipes of the son ther folowed soch a drought that for defaut of reyn ther wos gret barnesse of corne frute and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the vi KalÌ„ of Iune ther fell a sanguyn rain almost like blode at Burgon And a sangwyne cros from morne vn to prime wos seyn aperid at Boloyn in the heier the which mony men saw· and after it meued and fell in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d moÌ„y other land as they that wer iÌ„ playn cuÌ„tres desert baren witnesse sodenli ther apperid ij Castels of the wich went out ij hostes of armed meÌ„ ¶ And that one host wos clothed iÌ„ white Ì„ that other iÌ„ blake and when bataill wos betwne them be gun· the white ouercome the blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to them and ouercome the white and after that they went ayen in to ther castels than the castels and all the host vanesshed away ¶ And in this same yere wos a gret and an huge pestilence of pepull and namly of men whos wifes as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke housbandis as well strangers as other lewde and simpull pepull the which foryeting ther honour Ì„ worsship and berthe coupled and maried them with them that wer of low dedre Ì„ litell repitacion in this same yere died Henri duke of Lancastre Ì„ also in this yere Edward prince of wales weddid the countes of kent that wos Sir Thomas wife holand the wich wos deê‘ted some time and deuorced fro the erle of Salisberi for cause of that same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began and arose a gret companie of diuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome ther leders gouernours wer englissh pepull And they wer called a pepull with out any hede the wich did moch harme in the ê‘tie of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose an other companie of diuerse nacions that wos called the whit companie the wich in the parties Ì„ cuntres of Lumbardie did moch sorow ¶ This same yere sir Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edward the thrid wos made duke of Lancastre by reson Ì„ cause of his wife that was the doughter heir of Henri sum tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the gret wynd and how prince edward toke the lordshyp of Gnyhen of his fadre went theder ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiu that is to sai on sent Maures day about euâ—Ì„sâ—ng tyme ther arose and come such a wynd out of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that it bristed and blew doune to thee ground high houses and strong bildynges toures churches and stepulles and other stronges and all other strong werkes that stoden still wer shake ther with that they ben yit and shall be euer more the febuller weykir while they stond And this wind lasted without any cessing vij dais continually ¶ And anone after ther folowed such waters in hey tyme Ì„ in haruest tyme that all felde werkis wer strongly let left vn don ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere prince edward toke the lordship of Guyhen and did to kyng Edward his fadre homage and feaute therfore Ì„ wend ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wife children And anoÌ„e after kiÌ„g edward made sir Leonell his son duke of Clarence sir edmond his other son erle of Cambrigge ¶ And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it wos ordeyned in the ê‘lament that men of law both of the chirche and temê‘all law shÌ„uld fro that time forth plete iÌ„ ther mother tong ¶ And in the same yere comen in to englond iij kynges that is for to sai The kyng of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to viset and for to speke with the kyng of englond Of whome they wer wonder wel come and moch worsshÌ„ippid ¶ And after that they had be here long time two of them went ayen home in to ther own cuntres Ì„ kyngdomes But the kyng of fraunce thurgh gret sekenesse maladie that he had abode still in englond ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong Ì„ an huge frost Ì„ that lasted long that is to say fro sent Andrewes tide to the .xiiij. KalÌ„ of aprill that the tylth sawyng of the erth Ì„ other such feld warkie and hand werkes wer moch let left vn done for cold Ì„ hardenesse of the erth ¶ And at Orray in bretan that tyme wos ordeyned a gret dedely bataill bitwene sir IohnÌ„ of Mounfort duke of Britan sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fell to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ thurgh help and socour of the englisshmen And ther were taken mony knyghtis Ì„ squyers and other men that wer vnnombred in the wich bataill wos slayn Charles him self with all that stode aboute him of the englishmen wer slayn but vij And in this yere died at Sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of fraunce whos seruice Ì„ exequies kiÌ„g edward let ordeyn did in diuerse places worsshÌ„ipfully to be don Ì„ to Douer of worshipfull men ordeyned him worthely to be led with his own costis Ì„ expens froÌ„ theÌ„s he was fet in to fraunce Ì„ beried at sent Denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij KalÌ„ of Februer wos borne Edward prince edward son the wich wan he wos vij yere of old he died ¶ And in the same yere it wos ordeyned that sent Petres peÌ„s fro that tyme forth shuld not be payed the wich kiÌ„g· Yuo sometyme kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d of the cuÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord god ¶ C.lxxix first
sone afterward right ther he made his end And theÌ„ whan kyng Richard was deposit and had resyned his crouÌ„e and his kyndoÌ„ and was kepid fast iÌ„ hâ—ld thaÌ„ all the lordis of the reame with the comunes assent and bi accord choseÌ„ this worthy lord Sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derbi duke of Herford and duke of Lancastre bi right lyne and heritage for his rightfoll manhode that the pepull fond in him before all other they chose hiÌ„ made him kiÌ„g of Englond amongê them INnocencius the vij wos chosin at Rome and leued bot ij yere then Gregorie the xij wos after him xij yere euer was debate Then wos Alexander chosen in the counsell of Pysan and he wos called frist Petrus de Candia so wos put strife to strife euerychon of thos iij. sayd they wer pope Then was ther a councell at Pysan wher they began to make a ê¯corde Ì„ ther they deposit ij and the thrid stode Ì„ so wors diuision was made then before for that they ordant preualid not Robart wos Empraur after Wensolans ix yere This man wos the duke of Banary and the erle of Palatyn a iust man and a good and wos crouned of Boneface the ix This man entred Italy with a gret host of Almayns ayens IohnÌ„ the duke of Galias but with an heuy bost he turnid ayen wos had worthy to suffre for his rightwysnesse Iohan the xxiij succedit Alexander iiij· yere and frist he began well for a vnite hee wos in the counselÌ„ at Constant and offred him to resine the pope hood and after secretly and vntrewly he fled away bot it profited not him for he wos take and constrened to pees and wos made a Cardinalle beried at Florens SigismuÌ„dus wos emprour after robert xxvij yere And he wos son to Karolus Ì„ kiÌ„g of vngarie and most cristyn prince he wos so deuoute to god that he deseruied to be cannonysit This man holp the chirch thurgh his meruelus prudens and wit for he sparid no labour ne nothyng that he had till he had made a full pees among the clargie And he had ix batailles ayens the Turke and he euer had the victorie Ì„ what more all thyng that euer wos written in louyng to Constantine Theodosio Karolo Otto may trewly be writtyn of him And he was crouned in vngrie decessed a blissid man Circa annum domini M.iiijC. ◠¶ Of sir Henri of Bolinbroke erle of Derby that regned after kiÌ„g Richard wich wos the iiij henri after the ê¯quest ANd after kyng richard the ij· wos deposid and out of his kyngdome The lordis and the comunes all with one assent and all othir worthy of the reame chosen sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derby son and heir of IohnÌ„ the duke of Lancare for his worthy manhood that oft tyme had be found in him Ì„ in dede preued vpoÌ„ sent Edwardis day the confessor he wos crouned kyng of englond at westmynstre by all the reame assent next after the deposing of kyng Richard ¶ Than he made Henri his heldist son prince of wales and duke of Cornwaill and erle of Chestre ¶ And he made sir Thomas of Arundell erchebisshop of Cantorburi ayen as he wos before ¶ And sir roger Walden that kiÌ„g Richard had made Erchebishop of Cantorberi he made hiÌ„ bisshop of londoÌ„ for that tyme it stod void And he made the erles son of Arundell that come with him ouer the se from Calais in to englond He made him erle of Arundell as his fadre had bene and put him in possession of all his londis ¶ And he made homage and feaute vn to his liege lord thee kyng as all othir lordis had done ¶ And than anone died kyng rechard in the castell of PouÌ„tfret in the north cuntre For ther he wos enfamed vn to the deth by his keê‘ For he wos kepid ther iiij or v. dais from mete drinke and so he made his ende iÌ„ this world yit moch pepull in englond Ì„ iÌ„ other landis said that he wos on liue mony a yere after his deth But whether he were a liue or dede forth they held thir fals oppynions Ì„ beleue that men haddee in moch pepull wich come to gret myschief foull deth as ye shall here afterward ¶ And whan kyng Henri wist and knew veraly that he was dede he let sere him in the bes maner and closed it in a fair chest with diuerse speceries and baumes closed him in a linnen clothe all sauf his visage and that wos left opeÌ„ that al men myght se his parsoon from all othir men And so he was brought to london with torche light brinnyng to sent Poules chirch and ther he had his masse Ì„ his dirige with moch reuerence and solempnite of seruice ¶ And when all this wos don he wos brought from sent paules in to the abbey of westmynstre and therhe had all his hole seruice ayen ¶ And from westmister he wos brought to Langeley and ther he wos beried on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in the first yere of king Henris regne he held his cristimasse in the castell of wyndesore and on the xij euen come the duke of Awemarle vn to the kyng Ì„ told him that he and the duke of Surre Ì„ the duke of Excestre and the erle of Salusburi and the erle of Gloucestre and othir mo of ther affinite wer accordid to make a mommyng vn to the kyng on xij day at nyght Ì„ ther they purposed for to sle the kyng in thee reueling thus the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng ¶ And than the kiÌ„g come that same nyght to londoÌ„ priueli in all the hast that he myght to get him help socour and comforth couÌ„cell ¶ And anone thes other that wold haue do the king to deth fled in all the hast that they myght for they knew well that ther couÌ„cell wos bewried ¶ And than fled the duke of Surre and the erle of Salisberi with all ther menye vn to the touÌ„e of Cecester ¶ And ther pepull of the toune wold haue arestid theÌ„ and they wold not stand to ther arest bot stode at defence Ì„ faught manli ¶ But at the last they wer ouer comen and take And ther they smyten of the dukis hede of Surri Ì„ the erles hede of salisburi mony othir mo and thar they put the quarters in to sâ—kkes and ther hedis on poles borne on high and so they wer brought thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to london brigge and ther thes hedis wer set vpon high and ther quarters wer senten vn to other good tounes and Cities of englond and set vp ther At Oxford wer take Blounte knyght and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas Wyntersell squyer and thes wer behedid and quartired and the knyghtis hedis wer set vpon polles Ì„ brought to london and set vpoÌ„ the brugge and
bene withstonde ¶ For the kyng Ì„ all the lordis of the ream of Englond wer departed except the lorde Scales that kepid the tour of london ¶ And the fifth day of Iuyll he did done smyte of a mannys hede in southwark and the nyght after the â—naire of london with the aldermen and the communes of the cite concludid to driue a way the capitayn his host sent to the lord scalis to the toure Ì„ to mathew gohe a copitayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght asaille the capitayn with them of Kent ¶ And so they did y come to londoÌ„ brige iÌ„ to southwarke or the capitayn had ony knowlege ther of ther they sought with them that keped the brigge And the Kentishmen went to harnes and come to the brigge Ì„ shot faught with them gat the brigge made them of londoÌ„ to fle slow mony of them this endurid all the nyght to Ì„ fro to ix of the cloke on the more And at the last they brent the draw brigge wher mony of them of londoÌ„ wer drowned In wich nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayn Roger heysant and Mathew gohe and mony othir And after this the Chancilar of Englond sent to the Capitayn a pardone generall for him othir for all his menye And then they deê‘ted from southwarke euery man home vn to his own hous ¶ And when they wer all deê‘tid and goon· ther wer ê“clamacions madem Kent southsex and othir places that what man coude take the captayn quike or dede shÌ„old haue a M. mark And aftir this on Alixander Iden a squier of Kent toke him in a gardeÌ„ in southsex iÌ„ the takiÌ„g the CaptaÌ„ IohnÌ„ Cade wos slaiÌ„ Ì„ after behedid his hede set on londoÌ„ brigge ¶ And anone after then the kyng come in to Kent and did his Iustices sitte at Cauntorberi and enquered who wer causaries chief cause of this Insurreccion ¶ And ther wer viij men Iuged to deth in on day in othir places mo And from thens the kyng weÌ„t in to southsex and in to the westcuntre wher a litell before wos slayn the bisshop of Salisberi ¶ And this same yere wer so mony iugged to deth that xxiij hedes stode vpon londoÌ„ brigge at on s ¶ Of the feld that the duke of york toke at brentheth iÌ„ KeÌ„t and of the burth of prince Edward of the frist bataill at sent Albons wher the duke of Somersete wos slayn IN the xxx yere of the kiÌ„g The duke of yorke com out of the march of wales with therle of DeuiÌ„shire the lord Cobham gret puissaunce for reformacion of certayn Iniuries and wroÌ„ges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordis beyng about the kyng Ì„ toke a feld at brontheth beside dertford in Kent wich wos a stroÌ„gfeld for wich cause the kyng with all the lordis of the lande went vn to the blake heth with a gret and strong multitude of pepull armed and ordeyned for the were in the best wyse And when they had mustred on the heth Certayn lordis wer tho sent vn to him for to tret and make appointement with him wich were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of Salisberi and of werewyke And they concludid that the duke of Somersete shold be had to ward Ì„ to ansuer to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on him and than the duke of yorke shÌ„usd breke his feld and cum to the kyng wich wos all promised by tho kyng ¶ And so the kyng commaundid that the duke of Somersete shold be had in ward And than the duke of york brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was comen ê¯trarie to the promisse afore made the duke of somerset was preseÌ„t in the feld a waytyng and chief about the kyng made the duke of yorke ride before as a prisoner thurgh londoÌ„ and after they wold haue put him iÌ„ hold But anoyse aroso that the erle of march his son was commyng with x. thousand men to londonward wherfore the kyng and his couÌ„cell ferid and than they concludid that thee duke of yorke shold deê‘te at his own will ¶ About this tym began gret diuision in Spruce bitwen the gret mastir and the knyghtis of the duche ordre wich wer lordis of that cuntre For the comunes and touÌ„es rebellid ayenst the lordis and made so grete were that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be ther lord the wich kyng come and wos worshipfully resaued and laid sege to the castell of Marienburgh wich was the chief castell of strength of all the land wan it and drofe out the mastir of dansk Ì„ all othir places of that land And so they that had ben lordis mony yeres lost all thirseygnorie and possessions in tho landis ¶ And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M. cccc liij on sent Edwardis day the quene Margaret wos deliuered of a fair prince wich wos named Edward That same day IohnÌ„ Norman wos chosin for to be maire of londoÌ„ And the day that hee shuld take his oth at westmynsire he went theder by water with all the craftis wher afore tyme the maire aldermen and the craftes rode on horsbake wich wos neuer vsed after For sen that tyme. they haue gone euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderstond before how that contrari to the promisse of the kyng and also the ê¯clusioÌ„s taken bitwen the kyng the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somerset went not to ward but abode about the kyng and had gret rule and anone after he wos made capitayn of calais ruled the kyng his reame as he wold wherfore the gret lordis of the reame Ì„ also the comunes wer not plesid For wiche cause the duke of yorke the erle of warwyk the erle of salisburi with mony knyghtis and squiers and moch pepull come for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng ¶ And the kiÌ„g hering of ther comyng thought by his couÌ„cell for to haue gon westward and not for to haue met with them Ì„ had with him the duke of somerset the duke of Bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of NorthuÌ„berland the lord Clifford mony othir ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship vnderstode that the kyng wos deê‘ted with thes lordis from london Anone he changed his way and coste the cuÌ„tre come to sent Albonys the xxiij day of May Ì„ ther met with the kyng to whom the kyng sent certayn lordis desired them to kepe the pees and deê‘te but in conclusion whils they treted on that on side· the erle of warwik with the march men oder entred the toune on that oder side fought ayeÌ„st the kyng and his ê‘tie and so began the bataill Ì„
of the stepull in the castell of Douer fell douÌ„e this same yere ¶ How the noble duke of yorke wos slayn and of the feld of wakefeld and of the secund Iourney at sent Albons by the quene and the prince THen for as moch os the quene with the prince hir son was iÌ„ the Northcuntre and absent hir from the kyng and wold not obeye such thynges as wos concludid in the parlament it was ordeyned that the duke of Yorke as protectour shuld go Northward for to bring in the quene subdue suche as wold not obeye wyth whom weÌ„t the erle of Salisberi sir Thomas Neuill his sone with moche pepull· And at wakefeld in Cristemasse weke they wer all ouerthrowen and slayn by the lordis of the quenis partie that is to wit the Duke of yorke wos slayn the erle of Rutland sir Thomas Neuill and mony mo and therle of salisburi wos takyn othir as IohnÌ„ harow of London Captayn and rewlar of the foot men and hanson of hull wich wer brought to pouÌ„fret and ther after behedid and ther hedis senten to yorke Ì„ set vpon the yatis ¶ And thus wos that nobull prince slayn the duke of yorke on whos soule and all cristyn soules god haue mercy And this tyme therle of marche beiÌ„g iÌ„ shrowsberi hering the deth of his fader desired assistence ayde of the touÌ„e to aveÌ„ge his faders deth ¶ And from thens went to wales wher at Candilmase after he had a bataill at mortimers crosse ayenst therles of Penbroke and of wylshire wher therle of march had the victorie Then the quene wyth tho lordis of the north after they had distressâ—d and slayn thee Duke of Yoâ—ke and his felishÌ„ip com southward with a gret multitude and puissaunce of pepull for to cum to the kiÌ„g and defete such conclusions as had ben taken before by the parlament ayens whos commyng the duke of Norfolke the Erle of warwik wyth moch papull and ordinaunce went to sent Albons and sad kyng Henri wyth them And ther encountred to gedre in such wyse and faught so that the duke of Norffolke and the Erle of warwyke wyth mony othir of ther partie fled and lost yâ— Iourney wher that kyng Henri was taken and with the quene and wyth the prince Edward his son wych two had geten that feld ¶ Then the quene and hir pertie beyng at ther aboue sent anone to london wych wos on askiswedineday the first day of Lente for vitaill for wych the mayre ordined by thauys of the Aldermen that certayn cartis laden with vitaill shuld be sent to Seint Albons vn to them ¶ And when that tho cartis come to Crepylgate the comunes of the cite that keped that gate token the vitaillis from the cartis and wold not suffre it to passe ¶ Then wer thâ—â— certayn Aldermen and comuners appoyntid to go vn to Barnet for to speke wyth the quenes counsell for to entreyt that the Northerin men shuld be sent home in to their cuntre ayen For the cite of London dred sore to be robbed and despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And thus during this trayte tydynges comen that the Erle of Warwike had met wyth thee Erle of the Marche on Cottyswold comyng out of walis wyth a gret menye of walsshmen And that they both wer commyng vn to londonward ¶ Anone as thes tidyngê wer knoweÌ„ thâ— trayâ—te was broken for the kyng quene prince and all thee othir lordis that weren with them departid from Seint Albons northward wyth all theâ— pepull Yit or they departid from thens they hedid the lord bonuyle sir Thomas Kiriell wich wer taken in the iourney done on shroftewisday ¶ Then the duchis of yorke beyng at london hering of the losse of the feld at sâ—nt albonis sent ouer se hir two yong sonnys George Richard wich went to vtrecht ¶ And Phâ—lip malpas a rich marchant of loÌ„doÌ„ Thomas vaghan squier mastir willm hatteclif mony othir fering of the comyng of the quene to londoÌ„ toke a ship of andwarp for to haue gone in to Zeland· and on that other coost wer taken of on Colompne a franshmaÌ„ a ship of were Ì„ he toke them prisoners brought them in to fraunce wher they paied gret good for their ransum ther wos moch good riches iÌ„ that ship ¶ Of the deposiocion of kyng Henri the sext and how kyng Edward the fourth toke possession And of the bataill on palmesonâ—ay how he wos crouned THen whan the erle of March and the Erle of warwike had mette to gedres on Cotiswold in continente they conclud for to go vn to london And sent word anone vn to the maire to the cite that they shuld cum and anane the cite was glad of their comyng hopyng to be releuyd by them ¶ And so they comen to london whaÌ„ they wer comyn Ì„ had spokiÌ„ with the lordis estates theÌ„ beiÌ„g ther ê¯cludid for as moch as kiÌ„g Henri was gone with them norward that he had forfited his croune Ì„ aught for to be deposed accordyng vn to the actes made and passid in the last parlament ¶ And so by thauys of the lordis spirituall and temperall then beyng at londoÌ„ the erle of the march Edward by thee grace of god oldest sun of Richard duke of yorke as rightfull heire next enheritour to his fader the iiij day of march the yer of our lord M. cccc lix toke possessioÌ„ of the reame of engloÌ„d at westmiÌ„ster iÌ„ the gret hall after iÌ„ the chirch of the abbey offerd as king with the septre royall to whoÌ„ all the lordis both spirituall teÌ„ê‘all did homage obeyssauÌ„ce as to ther soferayn liege lord and kyng And forthwith it wos ê“clamid thurgh the cite kyng Edward the fourth of that name And anone after the kyng rood iÌ„ his riiâ—ll astate northward with all his lordis to subdue his subiectis that tyme beyng in the north Ì„ to avenge his fadres deth ¶ And on Palme sonday after he had a gret bataill in the northcuntre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke wher with the help of god he gat thee feld and had the victorie wher wer slayn of his aduersaries xxx thousand men and mo as it wos said by them that wer ther. ¶ In wich bataill wos slayn the Erle of Northumberland the lord Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Neuill the erle of westmerlandis brother Andrew Trollopâ— mony knyghtis squiers ¶ Then kyng Henri that had bene kyng beyng with the quene the prince at yorke hering the losse of that feld and so moch peple slam ouerthrowen anone forthwith deê‘tid all thre with the duke of sumerset the lord Roos othir toward Scotland ¶ And thee next day kyng Edward with all his armye entrid in to yorke wos ther proclamed kiÌ„g obeyed as he ought to be And the mair aldermen and comuns sworen to be his lege men And when
wos the erles broder of mouÌ„ford wer takeÌ„ iÌ„ the see THe frist yere afterward that kyng Edward was crouned Lewelin prince of wales sent in to fraunce to the erle mouÌ„fort that thurgh counsell of his frendis the Erle shuld wedde his doughter and the erle tho a vised him vpon this thyng and sent vn to Lewelyne and said that he wold send after his doughter ¶ And so he sent Aymer his brother after the damisell and Lewelyn arayed shippis for his doughter and for sir aymer and for hir fair companye that shuld gone with hir ¶ And this lewelyn did gret wrong for it was couenand that he shuld yef his doughter to no maner man with out councell and consent of kiÌ„g edward ¶ And so it befell that a burgies of Bristow come in the see with wyne laden and met them and toke them with might and pouer Ì„ anoÌ„e the burgeis sent them to the kyng ¶ And when Lewelyn herd this tydyng he was wonder wroth Ì„ also sorowfull gan for to were vpoÌ„ kyng edward Ì„ did moch harme vn to the englisshmen and bet douÌ„e the kynges castelles and began fast for to distroy kiÌ„g Edwardis landys ¶ And wheÌ„ tiding come vn to kyng edward of this thing he went in to wales so moch he did thurgh goddis grace and his gret pouer that he drofe Lewelyn vn to moch mischeif that he fled all maner strength Ì„ come and yeld him vn to the kiÌ„g edward and yaf him .l. M marke of siluer to haue pees Ì„ toke the Damisell Ì„ all his heritage Ì„ made an obligacion to kyng edward to cum to his parlament ij tymes of the yere ¶ And in the secund yere after that kyng edward wos crouned he held a generall parlameÌ„t at westmynstre Ì„ ther he made the statutis for defaute of law by the ê¯mune assent of all his baronage And at estre next sewyng the kyng sent by hys letter vn to Lewelyn Prince of wales that he shuld cum to hys parlament for his land and for his holding in wales as the strength of the letter obligatorye witnessid ¶ Tho Lewelin had scorne Ì„ dispite of the kynges commaundement and for poer wrath ayen began were vpoÌ„ kyng Edward and distroyed his landis ¶ And tho when that kyng Edward herd of this tidynges he waxed wonder wroth vn to Lewelin in hast assembled his pepull and went him toward wales and werid so vpon Lewelin the prince till that he brought him in mych sorow and disese ¶ And Lewelyn saw that his defence might him not a vaill and come ayen yelde him to the kynges grace· and cried him merci and long tyme knelid before the kynges fote ¶ The king had of him pitte coÌ„mandid him for to arise for his mekenesse for yaf hym his wroth to him said that if he trespassid ayen him an other tyme that he wold distroy him for euer more ¶ Dauid that wos lewelins brother that same tyme duellid with the kyng edward and was a fell man a sotill Ì„ enuyous and also farre castyng and moch treson thought Ì„ euer more held him still for to wit and aspi the kiÌ„ges will Ì„ euer more made good sembland semid so trew that no man might ê‘saue his falsenesse ¶ How Lewelin thurgh eggyng of Dauid his brother werid ayen vpoÌ„ kyng edward IT wos not long after that time that kyng Edward did yef to Dauid Lewelins brother the lordship of FrodeshaÌ„ and made him a knyght And so moch honour did he neuer after to no man of wales for encheson of hiÌ„ ¶ Kyng edward held his ê‘lament at londoÌ„ when he had done in wales all that he wold and chaÌ„gid his monay that tho wos fouyll cut and roundid wherfore the romyn pepull plenyd them wonder sore So that the kyng let enquere of them that such trespoces did ¶ And .ccc. wer atteyntâ—d of such moner falsenes wherfore som wer honged Ì„ som drawe and afterward honged ¶ And afterward the kyng ordeyned that the sterling half penne and ferthyng shuld gone thurgh out his laÌ„d and commanded that no man fro that day afteerward yaf ne seffed hous of religion with land tenement with out speciall leue of the kiÌ„g he that did shuld be ponysshed at the kynges will Ì„ the yift shuld be for nought ¶ And it wos not long after that Lewelin Prince of wales thurgh the ticement of Dauid his broder and by both ther consent they thought to disherite kyng Edward iÌ„ as moch as they myght so that thurgh them both the kingê pees wos broken ¶ And wheÌ„ kyng edward herd this anone he sent his barons in to NorthuÌ„berland and the furreis also that they shuld go take ther viage vpoÌ„n the tratours LeweliÌ„ Dauid Ì„ wonder herd it was for to were tho for it is wynter in wales wheÌ„ in other cuÌ„tres is somer ¶ And Lewelin let ordeyn and well araye vitolle his good castell of Swandon wos therin an huge nombre of pepull plente of vitales so that kiÌ„g edward wyste not wherfor to entre ¶ And wen the kiÌ„ges meÌ„ it ê‘saued also the strength of wales they let come in the se barges and botes and gret plankis as mony os they myght ordeyn and haue for to gon to the forsaid castell of SwandoÌ„ with men on fote eke on horse ¶ But the walshmen had so moch peple wer so strong that they driuen the englisshmen ayen so that ther was so moch prese of peple at the turnyng ayen that the charge Ì„ the burthen of them made the barges and botis to sinke ¶ And ther wos drenched full mony a good knyght that is to say Sir Roger Clifford sir willm of lyÌ„desey that wos sir IohnÌ„ son fitz Robert Ì„ sir Richard Tanny Ì„ an huge nombre of other all wos thurgh ther own folie for yf they had had good espies they had not be harmed ¶ When kyng Edward herd tell that his pepull wer so drenched he made sorow ynough ¶ But tho come sir Iohan of vessye from the kyng of Aragon and brought with him moch pepull of bachilars and of Gascoyns wer sowdiours and duellyng with the forsaid Iohan of vessie vnderfong of him wages wyth him wer withold and nobull men they wer for to fight and brent mony tounes kylled moch pepull of walshmen all that they myght take ¶ And all tho with strength and myght made assaute vn to the Castell of Swandon and get the castell ¶ And when Dauid the priÌ„ce brother herd this tydyng he ordeyned him to flight ¶ And Lewelin the prince saw that his brother was fled Then he was sore abassed for he had no pouer to his were for to maynten ¶ And so Lewelin gan for to fle and wened well for to haue scappid But in a morow sir Roger Mortemer met with him
only with x. knyghtis and set him round about Ì„ to him went smoten of his hede presentid it vn to the kyng Edward ¶ And in this maner the prince of wales was taken his hede smyten of Ì„ al his heiris disherited for euer more thurgh rightfull dome all the landis of the reame ¶ How Dauid that was Lewelins brother prince of wales wos put to the deth DAuid that was the PriÌ„ces brother of wales thurgh prid wened for to haue bene prince of wales after his brothers deth ¶ And vpon this he sent after walshmen to his parlament at Dinbigh Ì„ folishly made walis for to arise ayens the kyng and began to meue were ayens kiÌ„g Edward Ì„ did all the sorowe disese that he myght bi his pouer ¶ When kiÌ„g Edward herde of this thyng he ordeyned men to pursue vpoÌ„ him And Dauid fersly him defendid till that he come to the toune of sent Morice ther wos Dauid take as he fled lad to the kyng ¶ And the kiÌ„g commauÌ„did that he shuld be honged Ì„ draw and smyte of his hede quartir him send his hede to londoÌ„ the iiij quartirs send to the iiij chief touÌ„es of wales for they shuld take exampull therof Ì„ beware ¶ And afterward kyng Edward let cry his pes thurgh out all walis Ì„ seised all the land in to his hond and all the gret lordis that wer left a liue come to done feaute Ì„ homage to the kyng Edward as to ther kynde lord ¶ And tho let kiÌ„g edward ameÌ„d the lawis of walis that wer defectiue ¶ And after he sent to all the lordis of wales bi his letter patent that they shÌ„uld cuÌ„ all to his ê‘lament when they wer comen the kyng said to them full curtesly Lordynges ye be welcome and me behoueth your couÌ„cell and your help for to wend in to Gascoyn for to ameÌ„de the trespaces that me wos dene when I wos ther and for to entret of pees bitwen the kyng of Aragon and the prince of Morrey ¶ And all the kynges liege men Erles and Barons consentid and grauntid therto ¶ And tho made him kyng edward redy went in to Gascoyn and let amend all the trespaces that him wos done in gascoyn And of the debate that wos betwen the kyng of Aragon the prince of Morrey he cesid made them accordid ¶ And whyle good kyng edward the quene Elienore his wife were in gascoyn The good erle of Cornewaill wos made wardeyn of englond till that kyng Edward come ayen· ¶ And tho enquerid he of his traitours that congetten falsenesse ayens him and eche of them all vnderfenge ther dome after that they had deserued ¶ But in the mene tyme while that the good kyng edward was beyond the se to done them for to make amendis that ayens him had trepassid ther was a fals thefe a tratour that wos called Risap Meridoc began for to make were ayens kyng Edward and that wos for encheson of Sir Payne Tiptot wrongfully greued and disesed the forsaid Risap Meridoc ¶ And when kyng edward herd all this he sent bi his letter to Risap meridoc that he shold begynne for to make no were but that he shuld be in pees for his loue and when he come ayen in to englond he wold vnder take the quarell and ameÌ„d all that wos mysdone ¶ This forsaid risap meridoc despisid the kynges coÌ„mandemeÌ„t Ì„ sparid not to do all the sorow that he myght to the kiÌ„gê men of englond but anone after he wos takyn lad to yorke and ther he wos draw Ì„ honged for his felonye ¶ Of the redressing that kyng edward made of his Iostices of his clerkis that they had done for ther falsenes how he drofe the Iues out of engloÌ„d for ther vseri Ì„ misbeleue WHen kyng Edward had duelled iij. yere in gascoyn wylle come to him for to wend ayen in to englond and wen he wos cume ayen he fonden so mony playntes made to him of his Iustices Ì„ of his clerkis that had done so moÌ„y wronges Ì„ falsenesse that wondir it wos to here ¶ And for wich falsnes Sir Thomas weylond the kiÌ„ges Iustice forswore engloÌ„d at the toure of lundoÌ„ for falsenes that men put vpoÌ„ him wherof he wos atteint proued fals ¶ And anoÌ„e after when the kyng had do his wyll of the Iustices ¶ Tho let he enquere aspi how the Iues desaued Ì„ begiled his pepull thurgh ther sine of falsenesse of vserie let ordeyn a priue parlameÌ„t among his lordis they ordeynid emoÌ„g them that all the Iues shuld void out of engloÌ„d for ther misbeleue and also for ther fals vseri that they did vntill cristyn men ¶ And for to sped to make an end of this thiÌ„g all the communite of englond yaf vn to the king the xv peny of all ther goodis meuabull Ì„ so wer the Iues driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d ¶ And tho went the Iues in to frauÌ„ce Ì„ ther they duellid thurgh leue of kiÌ„g Philip that tho wos kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce ¶ How king Edward wos seised in all the land of scotland thurgh ê¯sent Ì„ grauÌ„t of all the lordis of Scotland IT was not long after that Alesander kyng of ScotloÌ„d was deid and Dauid the Erle of Huntindone that was the kynges brother of Scotland axed and clymed the kyndom of Scotland after that his brother wos deid for enchesoÌ„ that he was rightfull heir But mony gret lordis of Scotland saiden nay wherfore gret debate arose bitwen them and ther frendis for as moch that they wold not consent to his coronacion the mene tyme the forsaid Dauid died ¶ And so it befell that the same dauid had iij. doughtres that worthely wer maried The frist doughter wos marid to Bailloll the secuÌ„d to Brus the thrid to HastiÌ„g the forsaid Bailloll Ì„ Brus chalenged the land of scotland and gret debate strife arose bitwen them iij. for encheson that ych of them wold haue bene kyng ¶ And when the lordis of scotland saw the debate bitwen them iij. They come to kyng Edward of engloÌ„d Ì„ seisid him in all the land of scotland as chefe lord ¶ And when the kiÌ„g wos seised of the forsaid lordis of scotland The forsaid Bailloll Brus Hastynges come to the kynges court and axed of the kyng wich of them shuld be kyng of scotland ¶ And kyng Edward that wos full gentill Ì„ trew let enquere by the Croniclis of scotland of the gret lordis of scotland wich of them wos of the eldest blod And it wos fouÌ„de that Bailloll wos the eldist And that the kyng of Scotland shuld hold of the kyng of englond Ì„ do him feaute homage ¶ And after thys wos done Bailloll went in to Scotland Ì„ ther wos crouÌ„ed kyng of scotland ¶ And the
let crouÌ„e him kiÌ„g ther of the reame of Scotland ¶ And when all thynges wer done Ì„ ordened in thike contres at his lust he turned ayen iÌ„ to Englond with an hugh worship· And while this viage wos a doyng in Scotland sir Edward prince of wales as a man enspired in god was iÌ„ Guyhen in the Cite of Burdeux treting Ì„ spekiÌ„g of the chalengyng and of the kynges right of Englond that he had of the reame of Fraunce and that he wold a vengid be with stroÌ„ghond the prelatis peres Ì„ myghti men of that cuntre consented well to him ¶ Than sir Edward the prince with a gret host gadred to him the sext day of Iuyll went from Burdeux goyng and trauelyng by mony diuerse cuntres Ì„ he toke moÌ„y prisoners mo than .vi. thousand men of armes by the cuntre as he iournyed toke thee toune of RemorantiÌ„ iÌ„ saloigne beseged the Castell vi days And at the vi day end they yolde the castell vn to him And ther wer take the lord of CrouÌ„e sir Bursigaud mony other knyghttis men of armes moo than lxxx ¶ And fro thens by Toren Ì„ peten fast by chmeney his nobull men that wer with him had a strong bataill with frenshmen Ì„ an .c. of ther men of armes wer slayn And the erle of Daunce Ì„ the stiward of frauÌ„ce wer take with an hondreth men of armes ¶ In the wich yere thee xix day of September fast by Peightres the same prince with a thousand and ix hondrith men of armes and archiers ordeynid a bataill to kyng IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce comyng to the prince ward with vij thousand chosen men of armes other moch pepull in an huge passing nombur of the wich ther wer slayn the duke of Burybon and the duke of Athenes and mony othir nobull men and of the prince men of armes a thousand Ì„ of other after the trew accompte and rekenyng viij hondrith And the kyng of fraunce wos ther take and sir Philip his yonger son Ì„ moÌ„y Dukis and nobull meÌ„ worthy knyghtis Ì„ meÌ„ of armes about ij thousaÌ„d And so the victori fell ther to the prince to the pepull of englond by the grace of god And moÌ„y that wer taken prisoners wer set at ther rauÌ„son and vpoÌ„ ther trougth knyghthod wer chargid had leue to go But the prince toke with him the kyng of fraunce Philip his son with all the reuerence that he myght went ayen to Burdeux with a glorius victorie â–ª The somme of the men that ther wer take prisoners of them that wer slaiÌ„ the day of bataill wos iiij M. iiijC.xl ¶ And in the xxxij yere of kyng Edward the v. day of May prince Edward with kyng IohnÌ„ of frauÌ„ce Philip his son and moÌ„y othir worthy prisoners ariued graciously iÌ„ the haueÌ„ of Plummouth the xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij· after none they com to london by londoÌ„ brugge so weÌ„t forth to the kiÌ„gê palace of westmiÌ„stre ther fell so gret a multitude Ì„ prees of peple about them to behold and se that wonder Ì„ that riall sight that vnnethes fro midday till nyght they myght not cuÌ„ to westmynstre Ì„ the kiÌ„gê ranson of frauÌ„ce wos taxed and set to iij myllions of scutis of whom ij â–ª shuld beworth a nobull ye shÌ„all vnderstond that a myllion is a M.M. and after somme meÌ„ his raunsome wos sat at .iij. M.M florens all is on effect And this same yere wer made soleÌ„pne Iustis iÌ„ smythfeld beiÌ„g ther pÌ„sent the kyng of englond the kiÌ„g of fraunce and the kyng of Scotland and mony other worthy and nobull lordis ¶ The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng Edward at wyndesore as well for loue of knyghhod as for his own worsship at the reuerence of the kyng of fraunce and of other lordis that wer ther at that time he held a wonder riall and costle fest of sent George passing any that euer wos holdyn a fore ¶ Wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce in scornyng said that he saw neuer ne herd such solempne festis ne rialtes holdin ne done with tailles with out paiÌ„g of gold or siluer ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxiiij yere of his regne the x iiij KalÌ„ of Iulij sir IohnÌ„ Erle of Richemond kyng Edwardis son wedded dame Blaunch duke Henris doughter of Lncastre cosin to the same iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mein tyme wer ordened Iustes at london iij. daies of rogacions that is for to sai the mair of London with his xxiiij aldermen ayenes all that wold cum in whos name Ì„ sted the kyng priuely with his iiij sonys Edward Leonell IohnÌ„ and Edmond and other xix gret lordis helden the feld with worshÌ„ip ¶ And this same yere as it wos told said of them that saw it ther come blod out of the tombe of Thomas some tyme erle of Lancastre as fresh as that day that he was done to deth And in the same yere kiÌ„g Edward chose his sepulture and his liggyng at westmynstre fast by the shrine of sent Edward ¶ And anone after the xxvij· day of October he went ouer see to Calais makyng protestacion that he wold neuer cum ayen in to englond till he had full endid the were bitwen fraunce him ¶ And so in the xxxvi yere of his regne in the wynter tym kyng Edward wos and traueled in the Ryne costes about sent HilÌ„larie tide he departid his host and went to Burgoyn ward with whom than met pesibely the Duke of Burgoyn behighting him lxx thousand floreyns that he shuld spare his men and hys pâ—pull and the kyng grauÌ„ted at his request and duelled ther vn to the xvij day of Marche· the wich tyme come to kiÌ„g Edward ere that stroÌ„g theues wer on the se vnder the erle of sent Poule the xv day of Marche liggyng a wayt vpon the tounes of hastyng Rie and other places and villages on the see cost haddyn entred as enmys in to thee toune of wynchelse and slewen all that euer withstoden them and withsaid ther comyng Wherfore the kyng was gretly meued and wratthed and he turned ayen to Paris ward and commaunded his host to destroy and sle with dynt and strength of swerd them that he had before hand sparid ¶ And the xij day of Aprill the kyng come to Paris and ther departed his host in diuerse batailles with iiij C. of knyghtis new dubbed on that one side of him ¶ And sir Henri duke of Lancastre vnder pees and trews went vn to the yates of the Cite profering to them that wold abyde a bataill in the feld vnder such condicion that if the kyng of englond wer ouer comen ther as god forbede it shuld that than he shuld neuer chalenge the kyngdom of frauÌ„ce ¶ And ther he had of them but shÌ„ort and scornfull ansuer
Ì„ mariage wos done and endid thes lordis and ladies toke thir leue of the kiÌ„g the quene and come ayen in to Englond in hast thaÌ„ 〈◊〉 be IhuÌ„ ¶ And in the viij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne ther wos a man that wos called the walsh klarke he oppellâ—d a knyght that wos callid sir Perceuall Sowdone of treson Ì„ ther they wer Ioyned to fight vn to vtteraunce withyn Listes the day place tyme assigned and lymitted to be done Ì„ end iÌ„ smygthfeld at the wich day tho two parsons comen in to the feld Ì„ foughten sâ—re and myghteli to gedre but at the last the knyght ouercom the clarke made him yeld him creaunt of his fals enpechemeÌ„t that he had said on him than was he dispoyled of his armure drawe out of the feld to Tyborne Ì„ ther he wos honged the knyght take to grace and wos a good man ¶ And in this same yere sir Henri erle of Northumberland the lord Bardolf come out of Scotland in preiudece destruccion of kyng henri wherfore they of the northcuntre arisen vpon them and faugit with them and scomfitid them and toke them Ì„ smyten of ther hedis Ì„ quartrid ther bodies sent the hede of the erle Ì„ a quartir of the lord bardolf to londoÌ„ and ther they wer set vpon london brigge for fals treson that they had purposed ayenst the kyng ¶ And in the ix yere of kyng henris regne was sir Edmond Holand erle of keÌ„t made Amirell of englond for to kepe the see he went to the see with mony riall shippis that wer full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed with mony a good man of armes and archiers and of good defence of weyr in the kynges name of Englond and so he landid at the last in the cost of Bretan in the I le of Briak with all his pepull and he beseged thee Castell and sautid it and they withstode him with gret defence and strength ¶ And anoÌ„e he leyed his ordynauÌ„ce And in the leyng of a gone come a quarell Ì„ smote the good erle EdmoÌ„d in the hede and ther he caught his dethis wounde but yit they left not till that they had geten the Castill and all that wer ther in ¶ And ther this good lord died on whos soule god haue mercy amen ¶ And than this menie come home ayen in to Englond with the erlis body wos beried amoÌ„gê his auÌ„cestres right worthely ¶ And in thee same yere was a gret frost in Englond that durid xv wekis ¶ And in the x· yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij com the Seneschall of henaud with othir meni to seke auÌ„tres and to get him worshipp iÌ„ dedis of armys both on hors and on fote at all maner of pointes of were ¶ And the Seneschall chalenged thee erle of Somerset and the erle deliuered hiÌ„ ful manfulli of all his chalenges Ì„ put his adusarie vn to the worse iÌ„ all pointes and wanne him ther gret worshÌ„ypp and the degre of thee feld ¶ And the next day after come iÌ„ to thee feld an other man of armes of the seneschallis partie ¶ And ayens him come sir Richard of arundell knight and the henaud had the better of him on fote iÌ„ on poiÌ„te for he brought hiÌ„ on his kne ¶ And the thrid day come iÌ„ an othir man of armes iÌ„ to the feld and ayeÌ„s him ther come sir IohnÌ„ Cornewaill knight manly and knightely he quitte him in all maner poyntis ayeÌ„s his adusarie and had the better iÌ„ thee feld ¶ And on thee iiij day come an other maÌ„ of armes of Henaude iÌ„ to the feld and ayens him come sir Iohan Cheynes son manly quitte him ayens his adusarie for he cast hors Ì„ man iÌ„ to the feld And the kyng for his manhod at that tyme dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And the v. day ther come an other man of armes of the henaudis partie in to the feld and to him come in sir Iohan stiward knyght and manfulli he quitte him ther in all maner of pointes and had the better ¶ And the sext day after come an other henaud to him come willm porter squyer Ì„ manfulli he quitte him Ì„ had the better in the feld Ì„ the kyng dubbed him knyght the same tyme. ¶ And the vij day after come an othir henaud in to the feld and to him come IohnÌ„ standissh squier manly he quitte him on his adusarie had the better in tho feld and the kyng dubbed him knyght the same day ¶ And on the same day come an othir henaud to him come a squyer of Gascoyn and proudly and manli he quitte him on his adusarie Ì„ had the better and anone the kyng dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And on the viij day come in to the feld ij men of armes of henaude and to them come ij soudiours of Calais that were brether that wer called Burghes Ì„ well and maÌ„ly quitte them on ther adu*aber siries and had the better in the feld thus endid the chalenges with moni worshippes ¶ And the kyng at the reuerence of the stringers made a gret fest and yaf them rich yeftes they token ther leue and weÌ„t home in to ther own cuntre ¶ And in the xi yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij ther was a gret bataill do in smythfeld bitwen two squiers that on wos called Gloucestre that was appelauÌ„t Arthur wos the defendauÌ„t Ì„ well and manfulli foughten to geder long time the kyng for ther manfulnesse Ì„ of his grace toke ther quarell in to his hand Ì„ made them to go out of the feld at ons so they wer deuided of ther batailles thee kyng yaf them grace ¶ And the xij yere of kyng heÌ„ris regne the fourth Risdie a squier of wales that was a rebell a riser supporter to Owen of Glendre that did moch destruccion to pepull of wales wos taken and brought to London and ther he come a fore the Iustices and wos dampned for his treson and than he wos laid on an hurdell and so draw forth vn to Tyborne thurgh the cite ther he wos hanged and let doune a yen and his hede smyten of the body quartired and sent vn to iiij tounes and his hede set on london brigge ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Henris regne tho died sir IohnÌ„ Beauford the erle of somerset that wos capitayn of Calais and wos beried at the abbey of the tour hill on whos soule god haue merci amen· ¶ And in the same yere thee lord Thomas kyng Henris son wedded thee couÌ„tosse of somerset ¶ And in this same yere com thee embassatours of frauÌ„ce in to englond from the duke of Burgoyn vn to the prince of englond kyng henris son and heir for to haue help and socour of men
gedre and the south egle frist ouer come the north egle and all to rent and tore him with his bill his clawys that he shuld not rest ne take no breth ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his own costes ¶ And anone after ther folowed wos seyn in the morn a fore the son rising and after iÌ„ thee last day of October saue on day mony sterris gadred to gedre on an hepe fell doune to the erth leuyng behynd them fery bemys in maner of lightynyng whos flaumes brent and ê¯sumed mens clothis mens here walkyng on the erth as it was seyn and knwen of mony a man ¶ And yit that northeren wynd that is euer redy destinat to all ill fro sent Kat mes eueÌ„ till iij. days after lost good with out noÌ„bre vnrecouerabull And iÌ„ the same days ther fell come also such lightiÌ„yng thuÌ„der snow haill that it wasted destroid meÌ„ bestis houses Ì„ trees ¶ Of the bataill of spayn beside the water of Nazers that was bitwen prince Edward Ì„ sir Henri basterd of spayn IN the yere of our lord a M.ccc.lxvij of kyng Edward xlij· the iij. day of Aprill ther wos a strong batall and a gret in a large feld called Priazers fast bi the water of Nazers in spayn bitwen sir edward the prince Henri the bastard of spayn but the victori fell to prince edward bi the grace of god ¶ And this same prince edward had with hiÌ„ sir IohnÌ„ duke of lancastre his broder other worthi meÌ„ of armes about the nomber of xxx M. ¶ And the kiÌ„g of spayn had on his side men of diuerse nacioÌ„s to the noÌ„bre of an C. M· Ì„ mo wherfor the sharpenesse Ì„ fersenes of his adusarie with his full boystous gret strength made driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a gret way but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passing any mans strength that huge host wos disê‘bled myghtfully be the nobull duke of Lancaster his host or thot the prince Edward come nigh him ¶ And whan Henri the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength to fle that an huge companie of them iÌ„ the forsaid flode and of the brigge therof fellen doune Ì„ parisshed ¶ And also ther wer take the erle of Dene and sir Bartram Clekyn that wos chief maker and causer of the were also chiuetayn of the vaunt ward of the bataill with moÌ„y other gret lorddis and knyghtis to the nombur of ij thousand of whom ij hondrith wer of frauÌ„ce and moÌ„y also of scotland And ther wer felled in the feld on our enmys side of lordis and knyghtis with oder meyn pepull to the nombre of vi thousand and moo and of englishmen bot a few ¶ And after this The nobull prince edward restorid thee same Pers to his kyngdom ayen the wich Pers afterward thurgh trechery and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spayn as he sat at his mete was strangled and deid But after this victori mony nobull and hardy men and nobull of englond in Spayn thurgh the flâ—x and other diuerse seknes toke ther deth ¶ And also in the same yere iÌ„ the Marche wos seyn stella Comata bitwen the North costis and the west whos bemes stretched toward Fraunce ¶ And in the next yere suyng of kyng Edwardis regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardis son that was Duke of Clarence went toward Mileyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Enlond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to his wife by whom he shuld haue half the lordship of Mileyn But after that they wer solemply wedded and a bout the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of MileiÌ„ died And in the same yere the frenshmen breken the pees and the trews ridyng on the kynges ground and lordship of Englond in the shÌ„ire and cuntre of Pountife And token and held Castelles and tounes And bere the Englishmen on hond falsely and sotelly that they wer cause of brekyng of the trewes ¶ And in this same yere died the duches of Lancaster And is beried worshipfully in sent Paules chirche ¶ The xl iiij yere of kyng Edwardis regne was the gretest pestilence of meÌ„ and of gret bestes and by the gret fallyng of waters that fell at that tyme. ther fell gret hyndring and destroyeng of corne in so moch that the next yere after a busshell of whet was sold for xl pens ¶ And in this same yere about thee laste ende of May kyng Edward held tho his parlament at westmynster in the whiche parlament wos tretid and spoken of the oth and the trewes that was broke betwen him and the kyng of fraunce and how he myght best vpoÌ„ his wroÌ„g be aueÌ„gid ¶ In this same yer iÌ„ the assuÌ„cion of our lady died quene Philip of englond a full nobull and good woman at westmiÌ„ster full worsshipfully is beried entered about midsomer the duke of lancastre Ì„ the erle of Herford with a gret coÌ„panie of knyghtis weÌ„t iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce wher they get them but litell worship name for ther wos an huge ost of freÌ„shmen vpoÌ„ chalkhull brigge an other ost of englishmen fast by the sam brige that loÌ„g tyme had leued ther. And moÌ„y worthi men gret of the englisshmen ordeyned yaf couÌ„cell for to fight Ì„ yaf botaill to the frenshmen but the forsaid lordis wold nothing ê¯sent ther to ne assent for no maner thing ¶ Ther anone after it happid that the erle of werwike come thederward for to were when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fully to land they left theâ— tentis Ì„ pauilyons with all ther vitales Ì„ fled and went a way priuely And when the erle was comyn to land with his men he went in all hast toward Normandie Ì„ destroyed the I le of caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fier ¶ But alas in his returnyng to englondward home ayen at Calais he wos taken with sekenesse of the pestilence died not leuyng behind hiÌ„ after his daies so nobull a knyght and orped of armes ¶ In wich tyme rened Ì„ wered thilk orped knyght sir IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an englishmaÌ„ borne hauyng with hiÌ„ at his gouernauÌ„ce thilk white coÌ„panie that is aforsaid the wich o tyme ayens holy chirche and an other time ayens lordis werid Ì„ ordeyned gret batailles and ther in that same cuntre he did mony meruelus thynges ¶ And a bout the conuersion of sent Paule the kyng when he had endid and done the entering and the exiquies with gret costes and rialtes a bout the sepulture berieng of quene Philip his wife he held a ê‘lament at westmynstre in wich ê‘lament was axed of the clargie a thre yeres dyme that is for to say a gret dyme to be payed iij. yere during ¶ And the clargi
gret and so passing hetes and ther with all a gret pestilence in englond and iÌ„ other diuerse parties of the world that it distruyd and slew violently and strongly both men and women with outnombur ¶ This som yere died sir edward the lord spenser a worthy knyght and a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesburi worsshipfully is beried And lastyng this pestilence the pope at the instance prayer of a english Cardinall graunted to all pepull that died in englond that wer sori repentant for ther sinnys and also shÌ„riuen full remission bi .ij. bulles vnder lede .vi. monethis than next to last ¶ In this same yere the erle of penbroke was take and ransoâ—ed bi Bartram Clekyn bitwen Paris and Calais as he come toward englond vpon sent Etheldredis day the wich sent as it wos said the erle often tymes had offendid with iÌ„ a litell while after he died ¶ And in Nouember next after ther met at burges the duke of Lancastre the duke of Angoy with mony other lordis pÌ„lates of both reames for to tret of pees ¶ Of the deth of prince Edward and of the lord Latimer daâ—e Alice peres thurgh whom hir maiÌ„tenauâ—es the reame moÌ„y aday wos misgouerned NOt long after the .li. yere of kyng Edwardis regne hee let ordeyne Ì„ hold at westmiÌ„stre the gretest ê‘lameÌ„t that was seyn mony ayere afrre ¶ In the wich ê‘lament he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done be fore a gret subsidi to be grâ—uÌ„ted to him for defendyng of him Ì„ of his reame but the communes ansuerd that they wer so oft day bi day greued and charged with so mony talages subsidies that they might no longer suffer no such burthous charges and that they knew wist wel ynough that the kyng had ynough for sauiÌ„g of hiÌ„ of his reame if the reame wer well Ì„ trewly gouerned but that it had be so loÌ„g euell gouerned bi euell officers· that the reame myght nother ben plenteous of chaffre Ì„ marchandise ne also with riches And in thes thinges they proferd them self if the kyng wold certanly to preue and stand bi ¶ And if it wer founden priued afterward that the kyng had nede they wold gladly euery man after hys pouer and state him help and len ¶ And after this wer publisshid shewed in the ê‘lament mony playntes and defautis of diuerse officers of the reame and namly af the lord Latimer thee kynges chambrelayn both to the kyng and eke to the reame ¶ And also at the last ther wos spoken and treted of Dame Alice Pers for the gret wronges and euell gouernauÌ„ce that was done by hir couÌ„cell in the reame the wich dame Alice Pers that the kyng had holdin mony day Ì„ long tyme to his lemaÌ„ wherfor it wos the las wondir though thurgh the frealte of the wamanys exciting and hir steryng he consentid to hir leudenesse and euell couÌ„cell the wich dame Alice Ì„ also the lord latimer othir suche that meued the kyng to euell gouernaunce ayens his profet the reames also all the comynalte axed desirid that they shold be meued put away in ther stedis wise men worthy that wer trewe Ì„ well assayed proued of good gouernaunce shuld be put in ther stedis ¶ So among all other ther wos on amoÌ„g the communes that wos a wyse knyght and a trew an eloquent man whos name wos Pers delamare ¶ And this same pers was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the ê‘lament ¶ And forth is same pers told publesshed the trouth Ì„ rehersed the wronges ayens the forsaid Dame Alice other certan ê‘sons Ì„ the kynges councell as he was bod by the comuns And also trustyng moch for to be supportid mayntened in this mater by help and Ì„ fauor of the prince anone as the prince wos deid at the instance and request of the forsaid dame Alice This Pers delamare wos Iuged to ê‘petuall prison in the castell of Notyngham in the wich he wos ij yere Ì„ in the vi KalÌ„ of Iule lastyng that same ê‘lament died prince Edward kyng edwardis frist son that is to say in trinite sonday in the worsship of wich fest he wos wont euery yere wher that euer he wer in the world to hold and make the most soleÌ„pnite that he myght ¶ Who 's name fortune of knyghthood but if it had be of an other Ector al men both cristen and hethen while that he leued wos in good point wondred moch Ì„ drad him wonder sore whos body is worsshipfully buried in Crichirche at Cantorburi ¶ And iÌ„ this same yere the meÌ„ Ì„ the erles tenauÌ„tes of werwik arise maliciously ayens the abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham Ì„ ther tenauÌ„tis distroid fersly the abbot Ì„ the touÌ„e and wouÌ„did bet ther men and slew of them moÌ„y Ì„ weÌ„t to thir maner places did moch harme breken douÌ„e thir ê‘kis Ì„ ther closes Ì„ breken slew ther wild bestes chasid them brekyng ther fishe pondis hedes let the water of thir pondis stewes riuers renne out token the fish bere it with them And did them all the sorow that they myght In so ferforth that forsoth they had distroid ê‘petually that abbey with all ther meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„s but if the kiÌ„g the son had holpen it take hede ther to ¶ And therfore the kyng sent his letters to the erle of warwik chargyng him coÌ„mauÌ„diÌ„g him that he shuld stynt redresse amend tho euell doers Ì„ bakers of his pees ¶ And so by menys of lordis other frendis of both sides pes good accord loue was made bitwen them ¶ And for this hurling as it wos said the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordis that ther wer in the ê‘lameÌ„t but he toke made his son the duke of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the wich stode so still as gouernour till the tyme that he died ¶ The same yere anoÌ„e after Candilmasse or the ê‘lameÌ„t wos done the kyng asked a subsidie of the clargie Ì„ of the lay fe it wos grauÌ„ted hiÌ„ that is to say that he shuld haue of euery ê‘son of the lafee both man Ì„ womaÌ„ that passed xiiij yere of age iiij pens out take poer beggers that wer knowen openly for nedy poer beggers And that he shÌ„uld haue of euery man of holy chirch that wos beneficed or ê“moted xij pens of all other that wer not ê“moted iiij pens out take the iiij orders of the freris beggers ¶ Thiâ— same yere after mihelmasse Richard prince edwardis son wos made prince of wales to whom the kiÌ„g yaf also the duchie of Cornwal with the erledoÌ„ of Chestre Ì„ about this time the cardinall of engloÌ„de the iiij day befor marie magdelene
spuÌ„alte encoraged the kyng to chalenge Normandy Ì„ his right in frauÌ„ce to th enteÌ„t to set hiÌ„ a werke ther that he shuld not seke occasioÌ„s to entre iÌ„ to such maters ¶ And all his life after he laboured iÌ„ the weris iÌ„ ê¯quering gret ê‘te of the reame of frauÌ„ce that bi the a gremeÌ„t of the kiÌ„g Charles he had all the gouernaÌ„ce of the reame of frauÌ„ce Ì„ wos ê“clamid regent heir of frauÌ„ce so not withstoÌ„dyng all this gret were that he had yit he remembrid his soule also that he was mortall must die for wich he ordined bi his liue the place of his sepultur wher he is beried Ì„ euery day iij. massis ê‘petualli soÌ„gen iÌ„ a chapell ouer his sepultur of wich the middill masse Ì„ the fyrst Ì„ laast masse shall be as his assigned by hiÌ„ as it apperith by thes uersis foloiÌ„g Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate Prima sit assupÌ„te de festo virginis alme· Poscit postremam cristus de morte resurgens Prima salutate de festo virginis extat Nunciat angelicis laudem postrema choreis Esse deum natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur Commemorat natam sic vltima missa mariam Prima celebretur ad honorem neupmatis almi vltima conceptam denuÌ„ciat esse mariam Semê‘ prima coli debet de corê‘e cristi vltima sit facta de virgine purificata Condecet vt prima celebretur de cruce sancta Atque salutate· fiet postrema marie Omnes ad sanctos est prima colenda suê‘nos vltima de requie pro defunctie petit esse Semper erit media de proprietate diei ¶ And yit the nobull kiÌ„g Henri the v. fouÌ„did ij houses of religioÌ„ on called SyoÌ„ beside braynford of the order of sent Brigitte both of men women Ì„ on that othir side of the riuer of tamise an hous of moÌ„kis of chartrehous iÌ„ wich two places he is ê¯tinually praid for nyght day for euer whaÌ„ they of SyoÌ„ restis they of the chartrehous do ther seruice in like wise whaÌ„ they of the charterhous restis the othir goeth to by ryngyng of the bellis of eythir place eche knoweth whan they haue endid ther seruise wich be nobli endowed do dayli ther gret almusse dedis as iÌ„ charterhous certayn child be fondeÌ„ to scole Ì„ at sioÌ„ certayn almisse yefuen dali yit beside al this he had fouÌ„did a recluse with shall be alway a prest to pÌ„y for hiÌ„ by the said chartrehous wich prest is sufficiently endewed for hiÌ„ a seruauÌ„t Lo here may all princes take ensample by this nobull prince that regned so litell time not fully .x. yere did so moÌ„y nobull actis as well for his soule to be ê‘petually remeÌ„brid praid for as iÌ„ his worldly ê¯questis he beiÌ„g in his most lusti age dispised Ì„ eschewid synne Ì„ wos uertuê° a gret Iustiser iÌ„ so moch that all the priÌ„ces of cristeÌ„doÌ„ drad hiÌ„ also of hethenese he had determiÌ„ed iÌ„ hiÌ„ selfe if god wold haue sparid hiÌ„ to haue werid on the sariseÌ„s Ì„ for to know the ayde of oder princes all the passag iÌ„ that iournay he seÌ„t a knight of henaud named sir hugh de lanoye vn to Ierusalem but or he returned he died at Boys du vyncent in the xxxvi yer of his age on whos soule god haue merci Amen FElix the v. wos pope when Eugeny was deposid ix yere This Felix wos the duke of subandie a devoute prince an old man Ì„ he saw his childis child This man when he leuid an hole life wos chosin pope of the couÌ„cell of basiliens Ì„ Eugeyn wos deposit Ì„ ther wos strife loÌ„g time Ì„ he had no gret obedience for the deposicion of Eugeyn And at the last eugeyn decessed then felix resined to Nicholas for fauour of the pees to be had and he wos made legate of frauÌ„ce Ì„ cardinale of sabianus ¶ This wos the xxiij strife betwix Eugen felix Ì„ it durid xvi yere· this wos a new cause Ì„ neuer be fore seyn for the ê¯cel of basilien deposid eugeyn the veray pope ther wos no moo for he obeyd not the decreys of the councell of Constantinopolyn as they sayd ne he charged not to obey the concell of Basien bothe saed rather the contrarie shÌ„uld be done then so as they decreid wherfor ther roos a gret altricacion in that mater for sum sayd on way and sum an othir and coud not accord vn to this day for the ton ê‘ti sayd that the couÌ„cell wos aboue the pope an othir ê‘tie said the contrari that the pope wos aboue the couÌ„cell but they left it vndetermined therfore god must dispose for the best Albertus was Emprour after Sygmonde on yere This Albert wos the duke of Anstre Ì„ nevew to Sigmond and ther for he wos kyng of Beem and of vngri for his doughter for othir heir he left not This man wos chosin Emprour of Almayn bot anone he wos poysened and died and he wos in al thyngê a vertuus man that all meÌ„ said he wos a presideÌ„t to all kynges Fredericus the thrid wos Emprour after him This Frederik wos the duke of Anriest and chosin of Almayn bot it was loÌ„g or he wos crouned of the pope for diuision at the last ther wos made a vnite and he was crouned with a gret honour of the pope in the cite and wos a pesabull man and a quiet Ì„ of a singuler pete and he hated not the clargi he weddid the kyngê doughter of Portingale And in hys tyme whyles that he regned he made a gret conuocacion of princes in ratispona for the in cors of the Turkis and shewed vn to them that now with in this xx yere cristiÌ„dom wos made lasse by two hondreth mile and he warned them that they shuld be redy to resist him ¶ And the cite imê‘iall of Constantinobull was taken of the misbeleuyng Turkis and betrayed be a Ianuens whom for his labour the turke made a kyng as he ê“mysed him and the iiij day he callid home and he did him for his dissayt to his mastir And ther wos gret sorow and wepyng among cristyn pepull for the losse of that nobull Cite and of cristyn men and women for mony a cristyn man was slayn and innumerable wer sosld and the Emprour wos slayn for enuy the Turke causid his hede to be smyt of when he wos dede And almost all the faith in the land of greke failed Nicholaus the fifth a Ianuens wos pope after felix viij· yere This Nycholas was chosin at rome in the plais of Euggyny yit the strife hengit And a litell litell they obeyed him and all men meruellid that a man of so poer a nacion shuld obtene ayens the duke of
Subandy the wich wos cosin and alied almost to all the princes of cristyndoÌ„ and euerychon left him Then iÌ„ the yere after ther wos a pees made Felix resauid for it plesid our lord his name to be glorified by a obiect of the world as wos that Ianuens· in comê‘ison to the duke the pope This Nicholas was a maister in diuinite and actiue man a rich man iÌ„ ê¯saites moÌ„y thyngê that wer fallen he bildid ayen all the wallis of rome he renewed for dred of the Turke And ther was a uerse made of this vnite and publisit in the cite Lux fulsit muÌ„do cessit felix nicholao And that iÌ„ the yere of our lord M.iiijC.xlix The yer of grece with a gret deuocion was ê¯firmid Ì„ innumerabull pepull weÌ„t to the apostill setis ¶ How kyng Henri the vi regned beyng a child not oon yere of age of the bataill of vernaill in Perche AFter kyng Henri the v. regned henri his son but a child and not fulli on yere of age whos regne began the frist day of Septembre in the yere of our lord M. cccc.xxij This king beyng iÌ„ his cradell wos moch dowtid and drad by cause of the gret ê¯quest of his fader Ì„ also the wysdoÌ„ guydyng of his vncles the duke of Bedford Ì„ the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the xxi day of October dyed Charles the kyng of frauÌ„ce lieth beried at sent Denys And than wos the duke of bedford made regent of fraunce And the duke of Gloucestre wos made ê“tector and defendour of englond ¶ And the frist day of march after wos sir willm Taillour prest degradid of his presthode and on the morow after he wos brint iÌ„ smythfeld for herise ¶ Thys yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottis maried Dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarence of hir frist housband the erle of somerset at sent mari ouays ¶ Also this yere the xvij day of August wos the bataill of vernaill in perche bitwen the duke of bedford regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce Ì„ the duke of AlauÌ„sone wich was a gret bataill The duke of Bedford had â— on his sid with hiÌ„ the erle of salusberi MouÌ„tagu the lord Talbot all the pouer that they coud make in Normandie the garysouns kept And also mony Capitayns with moch pepull of the duke of Borgoyns ¶ And on that other side was the duke of Alaunson the duke of Turon that wos therle douglas the erle Boughan with moÌ„y lordis of frauÌ„ce Ì„ gret coÌ„ponie of scottis and Armynakis And than the Erle douglas called the duke of Bedford Iohan with the leden swerd And he sent him word ayen that he shÌ„old find that day that his swerde wos of stele ¶ And so the bataill ioyned on both sides and faught long tyme that ther wist no man who shÌ„old haue the better a gret while bot at the last as god wold the victori fell vn to the English partie For ther wer slaiÌ„ the erle douglas wich a litel before wos made duke of Turon the erle of boughan the erle of Almarre the erle of TouÌ„ar the erle of vauÌ„tedor and the viscount of Nerbonne wich was on of them that slew duke IohnÌ„ of Borgoyn knelyng before the Dolphyn Ì„ mony mo vn to the nombre of x. thosand and mo And ther wos taken prisoners thee duke of AlauÌ„son and mony othir lordid and gentillis of frauÌ„ce bot scottis that day wer slayn doune right the substance of them all ¶ And the thrid yere of kyng henri the sext the Duke of Gloucestre maried the duchisse of holand weÌ„t ouer the se with hir in to henaude for to take possession of hys wyfes heritance wher he wos honorably receyuid and taken for lord of the land bot sone after he was fayn to returne home ayen tho and left his wyfe Ì„ all his tresour that he had broght with him in a toune that is called Mounse in henaud wich promised him for to be trew to him Notwithstondyng they deliuered the lady vn to the duke of borgoyn wich sent hir to Gaunt And from thens she ascapid in a man nys clothyng and come in to Zeland to a touÌ„e of hir own callid Ziorixee And from thens she went to a toune in holand called the Ghowde and ther shÌ„e wos strong ynowgh and withstode the said duke of Burgoyn ¶ And sone after the duke of gloucestre sent ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certayn men of were and archiers for to help and socour the forsaid duchefse of holand wich â—andit at a place in Zeland called brewers hauen wher the lordis of the contre come douÌ„e and faght with him and in conclosion he wos fayn to with draw him and his meny to the see ayen But yit he slew and hurt diuerse lordis and moch pepull of that same cuntre And so retourned home ayen with his meny and preuaylid no thyng ¶ And also this same yere theâ— Erle of Salusberi the erle of suffolke the lord Wylby and thee lord scalis with ther retenue laid sege to the cite of Manus the wich cite wos yolden to them with mony othir strong touÌ„es and Castellis to the nombre of xxxvi ¶ This tyme all NormaÌ„die and a gret part of frauÌ„ce vn to Orliaunce wos vnder the obeyssaunce of the kyng of englond And all the remenauÌ„t of fraunce wos in gret tribulacion and mischief ¶ How ther wos a gret fray lyke to haue bene bitwene the cardinall the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of king Henri the sext both in englond in frauÌ„ce IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the maire of london Iohan Couentre had takyn his charge was a gret watch in London for a fray that wos betwen the bisshop of wynchestre and the Duke of Gloucestre protectour c ¶ For the maire with the pepull of the cite wold abide bi the duke of gloucestre as ê“tectour of the reame bot by labour of lordis that went bitwen in speciall by the labour of the prince of Portyngale ther was a pointement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataill of verneyll in perche thee duke of bedford com ouer in to Englond And on witsonday this same yere at Laycestre he dubbed kyng Henri knyght And forthwith the said kyng Henry dubbed all thes knyghtis whos names folowith that is to wit sir Richard duke of yorke also the son and heir of the duke of Norfolke the erle of Oxford the Erle of westmerland the son and heir of the erle of Northumburland the son Ì„ heir of the erle of vrmond the lord Roos sir Iamys buttelar the lord martrauas sir Henry gray of Tankeruile sir willm Neuill lord fawconbrigge sir George Neulll lorde latimer the lord wellis the lord berkle the son and heir of the lord Talbot sir Raufe gray of werk Sir robert veer sir Richad gray sir Edmond hongerford Sir Robert
abstinence of were for a certayn tyme in the name of the Duchesse not of duke because he had gon froÌ„ his othe legeaunce that he had made to kyng Henri therfore the kyng neuer wold write ne oppointe ne haue to do with hiÌ„ after bot al in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane died the secund day of Iule wich had bene kyng Henri the fourthis wife and wos caried fro Bermondsey vn to Cauntorberi wher she lieth beried bikyng Henri the iiij hir housbond ¶ This same yere died all the lions in the toure of london the wich had not ben seyn mony yeres before out of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squier of wales that had weddid quene Katerine wos arestid And of the scisme bitwen Eugenie Ì„ felix IN the xvi yere of kyng Henri died Sigismond Emprour of Almayn knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng keped at sent poules in london rialli wher was made a riall heerse and the kyng in his astate clad in blew wos at euen at dirige and on the morow at masse c. ¶ And after him wos elect and chosin Albert duke of Ostrich wich had weddid SigismoÌ„dê° doughter for to be epÌ„rour This maÌ„ wos taken resaued to be kiÌ„g of beme vngari be cause of his wife that was sigismondê° doughter wich left after him none othir heir ¶ This Albert wos emprour but on yere for he wos poysened so died sum saieth he died of a flix bot he wos a vertuus man petifull so moch that all the pepull that knew him said that the world wos not worthy to haue his presens ¶ This same yere on Owayn a squier of walis a man of law byrth wich had mony a day before secretly weddid quene Katerine and had by hir iij. sonnys and on doughter wos taken Ì„ commauÌ„did to newgate to prison be my lord of Gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame ¶ And this yere he brake prison by the meyn of a prest that wos his chapelayn and after he was takiÌ„ ayen by my lord Bemond and brought ayen to newgate wich afterward wos deliuered at large And on of his sonnys afterwarde was made erle of richemond and an othir erle of penbroke Ì„ the thrid a monke of westmynstre wich monke died sone after This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardis castell fell doune a stake of wod sodenli at afternone slew iij. meÌ„ mischeuisli and foule hurt othir Also at bedford on a shrireday wer xviij men murtherid with out stroke by falliÌ„g doune of a stair as they com out of ther comune hall mony foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yer sir Richard Beauchamp the good erle of werwike died at Roon he beyng that tyme leuetenaunt of the kyng in Normandie from thens his body wos brought to warwike wher he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapell on the south side of the quere ¶ Also this yere wos a gret derth of corne in all englond for a busshell of whete wos worth xl pens in mony places of engloÌ„d yit men myght not haue y nough wherfor Steuen broune that tyme mare of londoÌ„ seÌ„t iÌ„ to pruce broght to londoÌ„ certain shippis ladeÌ„ with rie wich did moch good to the poer pepull for corne wos so scarce iÌ„ engloÌ„d that iÌ„ suÌ„ places of engloÌ„d poer pepull made them bred of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall councell of Basilie deposid eugenye And they chose Felix wich wos duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme wich endurid vn to the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M. cccc.xlviij This felix wos a deuoute priÌ„ce Ì„ sawe his sonnys son after leued an holi life wos chosin pope of the councell of Basile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme wos long time and this Felix had not moch obedience be cauce of the neutralite for the most parte and well nygh all cristyndome obeied reputid Eugenye for veray pope god knawoth who was veray pope of them both for both occupied during the life of Eugeny ¶ This same yere sir Richard wiche vecarie of hermettesworth wos degratid of his presthode at Poules brint at toure hill as for on heritike on sent Botulphus day how well at his deth he died a good cristyn man wher for after his deth moch pepull come to the place wher he wos brent and offrid made a heppe of stonys Ì„ set vp a crosse of tre Ì„ held him for a sent till the maire sheriues by the kyngê commauÌ„demeÌ„t Ì„ of bisshoppis destruyed it made ther an dong hill ¶ Also this same yere the shireues of london set out of sent Martins the grauÌ„t the sentorie v. ê‘sons wich afterward wer restorid ayen to the sentorie by the kiÌ„gê Iustices ¶ After albert the thrid Frederike wos chosin Emprour This Frederik duk of Osterik wos long Emprour Ì„ differid for to be crouned at rome because of the scisme but after that vnite wos had he wos crouned with imê‘iall diademe with gret glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This wos a pesabull man quiet and of siÌ„gular paciens not hating the chirch he weddid the kyng of Portingales doughter c ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre wos arestid for treson committed to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of maÌ„ And of the deth of mastir Roger Bolingbroke IN this yere Elinour Cobham duchesse of gloucestre was arestid for certayn pointes of treson laid ayen hir wher vpoÌ„ she was examined in sent Stephenys chepell at westmynster before the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And ther she wos enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe bering a taper in hir hand and after to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of man vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley ¶ Also that same tyme wos arestid master Thomas southwell a chanon of westmynster mastir Iohan Hume a chapelayn of the said lady mastir Roger bolingbroke a clarke vsing nigromancie on mariorie Iurdemayn called the wicch of Eye beside westmynstre Thes wer arestid as for beyng of councell with the said duchesse of gloucestre And as for mastir Thomas southwell he died iÌ„ the toure the nyght before he shÌ„uld haue be reyned on the morne For he him self sayd that he shold die iÌ„ his bed not by Iustices ¶ And iÌ„ the xx yere maistir IohnÌ„ hume and mastir Roger bolingbroke wer brought to the gild hall in london and ther before the mair the lordis chief iustices of englond wer rayned and dampned both to be drowen hanged quartired but master iohnÌ„ hume had his chartre and wos ê‘doned by the kyngo· bot mastir Roger wos drawen to Tyburne wher he confessid that he died giltles neuer had trespasid in that he died fore Notwithstondyng he wos honged hedid quartired on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And margeri iurdmain wos brent in smythfeld ¶ Also this yere wos a
yere Rainold pecok bisshop of Cheiester wos fonden an heritike the iij. day of December was abiurid at Lambheth in the presens of the Erchebisshop of cantorbery and mony othir bisshoppis doctours and lordis temperall And his bokys brint at Poules crosse Ye haue hard before how certayn lordis wer slayn at sent albons wherfore wos alway a grutche and wroth had by theyres of them that wer so slaiÌ„ ayens the duke of yorke the erles of warwik and of salisberi wherfore the kyng by thauys of his councell sent for them vn to london to wich place the duke of yorke come the xxvi day of Ianuer with cccc men Ì„ logged at baynardes castell in his own place ¶ And the xv day of Ianuer come the erle of salisburi with v hondred men and was loggid in therâ—â— his own place ¶ And then come the dukis of Excestre and of somerset with viij hondreth men lay without temple barre ¶ And the erle of northumbarland the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv hondreth meÌ„ and loggid without tonne ¶ And the maire that time Gefferey Boleyn kept gret watch with the comunes of the cite and rode aboute the cite by hol borne and flet strete with a v thousand men well arayed and armed for to kepe the pees ¶ And thee xiiij day of Feuerer the erle of warwik come to london froÌ„ Calais well be seyn and worshÌ„ipfully with vi hondreth men in rede iakkettis brodderd with a ragged stafe be hynd be fore was logged at grafreris ¶ And the xvij day of march thee kyng come to london and the quene and ther wos a concorde Ì„ a pees made amonges thes lordis and they wer set in pees ¶ And on our lady day the xv day of Marche in the yere of our lord a M. cccc lviij the kyng the quene and all thes lordis went precessioÌ„n at poules in londoÌ„ anone after the kiÌ„g the lordis deê‘ted ¶ And in this yere was a gret affray in fletestrete bitwen men of court and men of the same strete In wich affray the quenys attorney wos slayn ¶ How the kynges housold made afray ayenst the erle of warwike Ì„ of the Iourney at bloreheth ALso this same yere as therle of warwike wos at councell at westmynstre All the kynges housold menye gadred them to geder for to haue slayn the said Erle but by the helpe of god and his frendis he recouerid his barge Ì„ escapped ther euell enterprise How well the Cokis come runnyg out with spittis pestels ayens him· And the same day he rode toward warwike and sone after he gat him a comission and wenten ouer the see to Calais ¶ Sone after this the erle of Salisberi comyng to london wos encountred at Blureheth with the lord Awdeley and moch othir pepull ordeyned for to distroy him but he hauyng knawlech that he shuld be met with wos accomponied with his two sonnys sir Thomas and sir IohnÌ„ Neuill and a gret feliship of good men ¶ And so they faught to gedres wher therle of Salisberi whan the feld and the lord Awdeley wos slayn and moÌ„y gentilmen of Chesshire and moch pepull hurt and therles two sonnys wer hurt and goyng homward afterward they wer taken and had to chestre by the quemes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius wos pope and was chosin this yere a M. cccc Ì„ lviij And he wos called be fore Eneas an eloquent man and a poete laureate He was embassatour of the emprours a fore tyme And he wrote in the couÌ„cell of basilie a nobull traittie for the auctorite of the same ¶ Also he canonised sent Katherine of senys This pope ordined gret indulgens and pardon to them that wold go and were ayenst the turke wrote an epistle to the gret turke exorting him to becum cristyn Ì„ iÌ„ the end he ordined a passage ayenst thee Turke at Ankone to wich moch pepull drew out of all ê‘ties of cristyndoÌ„ of wich pepull he sent mony home ayen because thei suffised not anone after he died at the said place of Ankone the yere of our lord a M. cccc.lxiiij the xiiij day of august ¶ How Andrew Trollop Ì„ the soudiours of calais forsoke the duke of yorke ther mastir therle of warwik iÌ„ the west cuntre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwike and of Salisbiri saw the gouernaunce of the reame stode most by the quene hir councell how the gret princes of the land wer not callid to councell but set a ê‘te not onli so bot it wos said thurgh the reame that tho said lordis shuld be destroyed vtterli as it openli was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wold haue slayn the erle of salisberi ¶ Than thei for sauacion of ther lyues and also for the comyn well of the reame thoght for to remedie thes thyngê assembled them to gedre with moch pepull and toke a feld in thee west cuntre to wich the erle of warwike come from calais with mony of thold soudgers as Andrew trowlop othir in whos wisedom as for the were he moch trusted ¶ And whan they wereÌ„ thus assembled and made ther feld The king sent out his comissions and priue seals vn to all the lordis of his reame to cum await on him in ther most best defensable aray and so euery man come in such wise that the kyng wos stronger and had moch more pepull than the duke of yorke Ì„ the erles of warwik and salisberi For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this time durst not disobey the quene for she rewled peasibly all that was done about the kyng wich wos a good simple and an Innocent man ¶ And than when the kyng wos comen to the place wher as they wer the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship had made ther felde in the strongest wise â–ª and had purposid verely to haue byden and haue foughten but in the nyght Andrew Trollop Ì„ all the old soudiours of Calais with a gret feliship sodenly deê‘ted out of the dukis host Ì„ went streght vn to the kynges feld ther they wer ressaued ioyously for they knew th entent of the othir lordis also the maner of ther feldis ¶ And than the duke of york with the othir lordis seyng them dissaued toke a couÌ„cell shortely in that same nyght deê‘tid froÌ„ thee feld leuyng behynd them the most parti of ther pepull to kepe the feld till on thee morn ¶ Then the duke of yorke with his secund son deê‘tid thurgh wales toward Irland leuyng his eldest son the Erle of the march with the erles of warwik of Salusberi wich rode to geder with iij. or iiij ê‘sons streght in to Deuenshire ther bi help and ayde of on Denham a squier wich gate for them a ship wich cost .cc.xx. nobles with thee same ship sailed from thens