of gouernauÌ„ce toke husbaÌ„des as well strauÌ„gers as other lewde symple people yâ— whiche forgetynge theyr honour worshyp birth coupled maried them with them yâ— were of lowe degre lytell reputacyon ¶ In this same yere died Henry duke of Lancastre also in this yere Edwarde prynce of Wales wedded the couÌ„tesse of KeÌ„t yâ— was syr Thomas wyfe of Holand the whiche was departed somtyme de uorced fro yâ— erle of Salysbury for cause of yâ— fals knyght And about this tyme began rose a grete coÌ„pany of diuers na cyoÌ„s gadred togider whose leders were Englysshmen wtout ony heed yâ— whiche dyd moche harme in yâ— party of FrauÌ„ce And not longe after there arose an other coÌ„pany of dyuers nacions yâ— was called the whyte coÌ„pany yâ— which in yâ— partyes of Lombardy dyd moche sorowe ¶ The same yere syr Iohn of Gaunt the sone of king Edward yâ— thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason and cause of his wyfe that was the doughter heyre of Henry somtyme duke of Lancastre ¶ Of the grete wynde and how prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyen of his fader and went thyder AAd in the .xxxvij. yere of kynge Edward the .xv. day of Ianyuer that is to saye on saynt Mauryce daye about euensongtyme there arose came suche a wynde out of yâ— south with suche a fyersnes strength that it brast blewe downe to yâ— grouÌ„de high houses stroÌ„ge buyldynges toures chirches steples other stronge places all other stroÌ„ge werkes yâ— stode styll were shaken therw t that they ben yet shall euermore be the febler weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted wtout ony â—â—ssyng vu dayes coÌ„tinually And anone after there folowed suche water in hey tyme in yâ— haruest tyme that al felde werkes were gretly letted left vndone ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke yâ— lordshyp of Guyen dyd to kyng Edwarde his fader homage fraute therof weÌ„t ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wyfe chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made syr Leonell his sone duke of Clarence syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambrydge ¶ And in yâ— xxxviiâ— yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlyament that men of lawe bothe of yâ— chirche teÌ„porall lawe sholde fro yâ— tyme forth plete in theyr moder tongue And in yâ— same yere came in to Englonde thre kynges yâ— is to saye yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce yâ— kyng of Cypres yâ— kyng of Sectionde bycause to visyte to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after they had beÌ„ here loÌ„ge tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through grete sekenes malady that he had abode styll in Englonde ¶ And in yâ— .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stronge grete frost that lasted loÌ„ge that is to saye fro sayâ—â— Andrewes tyde to the .xiiij. kal. of Apryll yâ— the tylthe sowynge of the erth other suche felde werke hande werkes were moche let lefte vndone for colde hardnes of yâ— erth And at Drray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete deedly batayle bytwene syr Iohn of MouÌ„ford duke of Britayn syr Charles of Bloys but yâ— victory fell to the foresayd syr Iohn through helpe socour of yâ— englysshmen there were taken many knightes squyers other men yâ— were vnnombred in yâ— whiche batayle was slayne Charles hyÌ„selfe with all yâ— stode about hym of yâ— Englysshmen were slayne but .vii. ¶ And in this yere dyed at the Sauoy Iohn yâ— king of FrauÌ„ce whose seruyce and exequyes kynge Edwarde let ordeyn dyd in dyuers places worshypfully to be done at Douer ordeyned hym worthely to be ledde with his owne costes expences fro thens he was fet in to FrauÌ„ce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In yâ— .xl. yere of king Edwarde the .vij. kal. of Feueryer was borne Edward prynce Edwardes sone the whiche whaÌ„ he was .vii. yere of age dyed And in the same yere it was ordeyned yâ— saint Peters pens fro yâ— tyme forth sholde not be payed yâ— whiche kyng yuo somtyme kyng of EngloÌ„de of yâ— couÌ„tre of westsaxons yâ— began to regne the yere of our lord god .vi. C .lxxix. fyrst grauÌ„ted to Rome for yâ— scole of Englonde there to be coÌ„tynued ¶ And in this same yere fel so moche rayne in hey tyme the it wasted destroyed bothe corne hey And there was suche debate and fyghtyng of sparowes by diuers places in these days yâ— men fouÌ„de innumerable deed in yâ— feldes as they went And there fell also suche a pestylence yâ— neuer was seen suche in no mannes dayes yâ— than lyued for men the went to bedde hole and souÌ„de sodeynly they dyed ¶ Also the tyme a sekenes that men call yâ— pockes slewe bothe men women through theyr enfectyng ¶ And in the .xli. yere of king Edward was borne at Burdeux Rychard the seconde sone of prynce Edward of Englonde yâ— whiche Rychard kynge Rycharde of Amorican heued at the fontstone after whome he was called Rychard And this same Rychard whan his fader was deed kyng Edward also he was crowned kyng of Englond the .xl. yere of his age through right lyne herytage also by yâ— comyn assent desyre of the comynalte of the realme ¶ Aboute this tyme at kyng Edwardes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of EngloÌ„de whan all the castels townes were yelded to hym yâ— were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a grete coÌ„pany assembled togyder syr Bartram Claykyn a noble knyght a good warryour went purposed hyÌ„ to put Piers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of yâ— moost party of yâ— foresaid grete coÌ„pany trustynge also vpon helpe and fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it came to his ere yâ— the same Pyers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Piers smytteÌ„ with drede of these tydynges fledde in to Gascoyn to prynce Edwarde for to haue socour of hym And whan he was fledde out of Spayne Henry his broder that was a bastard by assent of yâ— moost partye of Spayne through helpe of yâ— ferefull company yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned king of Spayne the noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pany was rekened and set at the nombre of .lx. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there came a grete company a nauy of Danes and gadred them togyder in the north see purposyng to come in to Englonde to reue robbe also to slee with whome they encouÌ„tred mette in yâ— see Maryners other good fyghtyng men of the couÌ„tre dysperpled them And they ashamed went home agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tre but amonge all other there was a buistous vessel a stroÌ„ge of theyr nauy that was ouersayled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drowned in the whiche the stewarde other grete men of DeÌ„marke were takeÌ„
in scripture ¶ Elyasib or Elysaphat succeded Ioachym in the bysshopryche Vt dicit Eusebiê° et magrÌ„ histo ¶ Camillus was Dictator at Rome in whose dayes mischeuous playes were ordeyned that the pestylence shold cese at Rome Of these playes saynt Austyn treateth diligently in repreuyng the falshede of the goddes the whiche desyred to be pleased with suche wretched playes So shamefully these playes were vsed with naked men women that honest men and women wolde not be at those playes ne yet behold them Vide pâ—a in Aug. de ci dei ¶ Darius notus regned on the Perses .xix. yere ¶ Plato the diuyne philosopher Aristotel his discyple were this tyme noble famous clerkes ¶ Tytus quintius was Dictator at Rome and he was a couetous man whome Austyn de ciui dei bryngeth in agaynst couetous proude chrysteÌ„ men ¶ â—â—yus was a senatour under whom was agrete batayle agaynst the kyng of â—usâ—orum and viij M. meÌ„ of them were taken ¶ Marcê° Valeriê° was an other senatour the whiche with .lx. M. Romayns fought with the frenshmen had the victory slewe many of them ¶ Artharerses kynge of Perses called agayn to his empyre Egypte he put Nâ—â—tâ—â—abo the kyng in to Ethiopia many Iewes in to transmygracyon Also he sent Vagosum a prynce ouer Flum Iordan to aske agayne the tribute that was forgyuen to Esdre that was the .vij. yere rent propter sabbaÌ„ terre ¶ Arsamus succeded hym and regned a yere ¶ Darius the sone of Arsamus regned with yâ— Perses .xxiiij. yere This Darius was a myghty maÌ„ a bolde the whiche asked of the Grekes a trybute that was the cause of the destruccyon of the monarchy of PersaruÌ„ For it was translated to the Grekes after the prophecy of Danyel For it is sayd that Dariê° brought .xv. hondred thousande fyghtyng men whome all Alexander slewe ¶ Iodas the sone of Elysaphat was hye bysshop in Ierusalem in tyme of Matdachij IohaÌ„nes his sone succeded hyÌ„ ¶ Aristoteles the moost subtyll famous philosopher lyued this tyme. ¶ Senocrate the moost chaste philosopher was this tyme with dyuers other moo ¶ Bycause the kynges of Britayne nexte after lyued in peas moost parte lytell of them is wryten therfore they shal be set togyder tyll it be comen to Cassybalon kyng of Brytayne the whiche was broder to Lud. ANd whaÌ„ Cormbatrê° was deed Guent holen regned which was his sone a man of good condicyons and well beloued and he gouerned the londe well wysely and he regned .xxvj. yere and after dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How kyng Seysell regned and well gouerned the londe after Guentholen AFter this GueÌ„tholen regned his sone Seysell well worthely 〈◊〉 gouerned the londe as his â—ader had done before hym he regned .xv. yere dyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How â—ymor regned after Seysell his fader and he begate How an that regned in peas after his fader Bymor regned after his fader Seisell well nobly .xix. yere in peas And than after hym regned How an his sone .x. yere dyed lieth at Ikaldown ¶ How kynge Morwith dyed through myschau 〈…〉 of a beest MOrwith regned after Howan he became so wycked that vengeauÌ„ce fell on hym For ou a tyme as he went by the see syde he mette with a grete beest that was black horrible he wend it had ben a whale of yâ— see bent an arblast wolde haue slayne yâ— beest with his quarell but he myght not smyte hym whaÌ„ he had shot all his quarels yâ— beest anone came to him deuoured hyÌ„ alyue so he dyed for his wyckednes by gods vengeauÌ„ce after he had regned .ix. yere ¶ Of Grandobodyan that was sone to Morwith that made Cambrydge WHan this Morwith was deed yâ— brytons crowued Grâ—dobodian his sone this Grandobodian longe tymed regued in goodnes made temples townes he made yâ— town of Cambrydge the town of GrauÌ„tham was well beloned of ryche poore he had .iiij. sones Arthogaile Hesidur Higamê° Petitur whan he had regnâ—d xj yere he dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Of Arthogasle that was Grandobodians sone how he was made kynge after put downe for his wyckednes AFter Grandobodian regned his sone Arthogaile .v. yere he became so wycked yâ— the brytons wold not suffre hym to be kyng but put hyÌ„ down made Hesidur his broder kyng he be came so mercyable yâ— men called hyÌ„ kyng of pite whaÌ„ he had regned .v. yere he had so grete pite of his broder Artogaile that was kynge before yâ— he forsoke his dignite and toke his broder yâ— crowne as gayn made hym kynge agaynst all yâ— brytons wyll after Artogaile became so good of coÌ„dicions yâ— all the londe loued hym for his debonayrte doynge right reason to euery man And he regned .vj. yere than dyed lyeth at GrauÌ„tham ¶ How Hesidur was made kynge after the deth of his broder AFter the deth of Artogaile yâ— brytons crowned an other tyme Hesidur but his two bretheru Higamus Petitur had of hym grete spyte scorne ordeyned them helpe for to warre vpoÌ„ the kyng theyr broder and so they toke hym put hym in to pryson the seconde yere of his regne they departed al the londe betwyxt them bothe but Higamê° lyued but .vij. yere thaÌ„ had Petit al yâ— londe he made yâ— towne of Pickering ¶ How the Brytons came and toke Hesidur out of pryson made hym kynge the thyrde tyme. WHan this Petitur was deed the Brytons toke Hesidur anone and made hym kynge the thyrde tyme and than regned he 〈◊〉 peas .xiiii. yere after he dyed and â—â—th at Kararleyll ¶ How xxx 〈…〉 kynges regned in peas â—â—he after other after yâ— deth of Hesidur AFter the deth of Hesidur regned xxxiij kynges â—â—he after other in peas without ony longe taryenge I shall shewe theyr names how longe eche of them regned as yâ— story telleth The fyrst kynge was called Gerbodia and he regned .xij. yere and after hym regned Morgan .ij. yere and after hym regned Cighnus .vj. yere after hym Idwalan .viij. yere after hym regned Rohugo .xj. yere after hyÌ„ Voghen .xiij. yere after hym Caril .xj. yere after hyÌ„ Porex .ij. yere after hym Cherin .xvij. yere after him Coyl .xij. yere after him Sulgenis .xiiij. yere after hym Esdad xx yere after hym Andragie .xvij. yere after hym Vrian .v. yere after hym Eliud .ij. yere after hym Eldagan .xv. yere after hym Claten .xij. yere after hym Ouirgunde vilj yere after hym Mortan .vj. yere after hyÌ„ Bledagh .iij. yere after hym Caph .j. yere after hym Gen ij yere after hym Seysell kyng Bled xxij yere kyng Tabreth .xj. yere and after hym Archinall .xiiij. yere and after hym Croll .xxx. yere and after hym regned Rodyngu .xxxij. yere and after hym regned Hertir .v. yere
prynce with in the .xxx. days ¶ About this tyme was a childe borne in yâ— castell of Emons from yâ— nauyll aboue deuyded in to two bodyes hauyng .ij. hedes and two wyttes so that the one 〈…〉 epyng or erynge that other slepte nor ete not whaÌ„ they were two yere of age the one decessed that other lyued thre days after ¶ Claudius poeta was this tyme. ¶ Arcadius Honoriê° regned .xxx. yere And in theyr tyme Rome was almoost destroyed by a kynge called Alaticus of the whiche destruccyon rose a grete blas phemy of the Romayns For they sayd they fared neuer well sythen Chryst came to Rome bereued theÌ„ theyr goddes by the prechynge of Peter Paule And yet this Archadius subdued all his enemyes by yâ— power of god shed no blode Agaynst this blasphemy saynt Austyn made yâ— solempne werke yâ— whiche they call de ciuitate dei ¶ Honoriê° was emperour with Theodosius his broders sone xv yere he was a man of holy lyf for two wyues he had and with bothe yet he dyed mayden He loued specyally the chirche and hated heretykes ¶ Ierom dyed this tyme at Bethleem the yere of his age lxxxxj ¶ Sanctê° Herachydes that wrote Vitas patruÌ„ to Lansum epÌ„m was this tyme. ¶ IohÌ„es Crisostomus was exiled of Eudochia the wyfe of Arcadij through hete of the sonne he dyed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Siritius thre yere This maÌ„ ordeyned that euery man sholde stande at the redyng of the holy gospell that he that was a maymed man sholde not be preest ¶ InnoceÌ„tius was pope after Anastasius This man ordeyned that seke men sholde be enoynted with holy oyle And at masse the kysse of peas to be gyuen He dampned Pelagien an heretyke And many other thynges he dyd vt patet .xxvj. q .j. ¶ Anno Christi CCCC .xiiij. AFter InnoceÌ„tius zozimus was pope two yere .viij. monethes This man ordeyned that clerkes sholde be no tauerners ne sell no wyne that a bonde man sholde not be made preest without yâ— lycence of his lord ¶ Bonifa cius a Romayn was pope after zozimê° foure yere This man ordeyned yâ— a woman sholde not touche yâ— pall of yâ— awter ne sholde not wasshe yâ— awter ¶ Celestinus a Romayn was pope after Bonifacius .viij. yere .ix. dayes yâ— whiche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica me deus c. And at the begyÌ„nynge of yâ— masse sholde be sayd a verse of a psalme and that yâ— Grayle the offertory sholde be sayd afore the sakerynge This man sent saynt Patryk in to Irlonde to conuerte that lond And Palladius a deken of Rome to the Scottes to be conuerted And in the fourth yere of this maÌ„ there was a generall Synody at Ephisina of CCC bysshops agaynst Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius yâ— yonger with Valentinian his neuewe regned .xxvij. yere In his tyme was yâ— leest ordeyned whiche is called AduiÌ„cula sancti Petri. And in his tyme dyed saint Austyn in yâ— yere of his age .lxxvj. ¶ And this tyme were the .vij. slepers reysed the whiche slepte CC. yere This man dyed at CoÌ„stantynople there was buryed This tyme the saxons entred in to Englonde and anone by lytell lytell they grewe vp mightely at the last they obteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romain was pope after Celestinus .viij. yere This was a holy man a meke And lytell of hym is wryten but yâ— he buylded sancta Maria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a confessour was pope after Sixtus This maÌ„ was as holy as ony maÌ„ Fyue tymes on a day or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme after it befell whan a certayn woman kyssed his hande he was teÌ„pted with her for the trespace that he had done to his penauÌ„ce he made his hande to be stryken of And whan yâ— noyse â—ose vpon hym that he myght not say masse as he was wont to do he was ryght sory and all onely betoke hym in prayer to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym his hande agayne than he sayd masse as he was wont to do so that myracle was openly shewed to all people ¶ And in yâ— tyme of this pope Marcyan the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedony yâ— fourth vniuersall synody of vj C. and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eusticem yâ— abbot of Constantinople et AlexandrinuÌ„ epÌ„m qui negauerunt in Christo veraÌ„ carneÌ„ fuisseâ—et etiaÌ„ negabant carnis nrÌ„e resurrectioneÌ„ And after he had made many notable sermons epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus ValeÌ„tinianê° were emperours this tyme .vij. yere in whose tyme was the grete Synody afore rehersed whan EusticeÌ„ Dioscorus were coÌ„dempâ—rd IN the tyme that Marcianê° was emperour of Rome Vortiger was kynge of Britayn now called Englonde in whose tyme yâ— saxons came in to Bry tayn made many kynges yâ— is to saye as is playne by the Cronycles .vij. And bycause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherse many diuers names togyder as .vij. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the emperours and popes Therfore the cronycles of EngloÌ„de shall be set togyder tyll it be comen vnto Alured in whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the popes and yâ— emperours other thinges in the same tyme shall be set togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ d 〈…〉 CCCC .xlix. ¶ How the wardeyns that had yâ— chysdren to kepe yâ— were kyng CoÌ„stantynes sones ladde them to lytell Brytayne for the treason and falsâ—es of Vortiger ¶ Here begynneth the fyfth parte durynge to the comynge of the Danes Engist THis tyme came the saxons that were pagans fyrst in to Britayn now called Englonde vnder Vortiger yâ— whiche was crowned kyng of this londe This tyme those that had these two chyldren in kepyng the which were CoÌ„stantynes sones that is to saye Aurilambros and Vter through ordynaunce of Gosselyn that was bysshop of London after theyr faders dethe that is to saye CoÌ„stantyne durst not dwell in this londe with those children but conuayed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayn for as moche as he knewe the treason of Vortiger that than was made kynge through whome Constance theyr elder broder was slayne wherfore yâ— hondred knyghtes of Pehytes were put to deth and bare al the blame as that Vortiger had not wyst therof ne therto coÌ„sented And so the kepers of those two chyldren dred lest Vortiger wolde put theÌ„ to deth through his treason falsnes as he had done theyr broder before therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayne the kynge them receyued with moche honour put them to nourysshe there they dwelled tyll they became fayre and stroÌ„ge knyghtes thought to be auenged of the deth of CoÌ„stance theyr broder whan they sawe theyr tyme so they dyd as ye shal here tell afterward ¶ It was not longe after that the tydynges came ouer see to the kynrede of the hondred knyghtes
Albion named the londe after his owne name Brytayn that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst and so the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde of the crowne by feaute homage For Brute conquered that londe and gaue it to Albanack that was his seconde sone and he called that londe Albayn after his own name so that the heyres that came after hym sholde holde of Brute and of his heyres that is to saye of the kynges of Brytayne by feaute homage And froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde by feaute seruyce as aboue is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlonde and bereth wytnes more plenarly ¶ And cursed be the tyme that this parliament was holden at Northamton For there through fals couÌ„seyle the kyng was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within age And yet whan that kyng Edward was put out of his royalte of Englonde yet men put not hym out of the feautees seruyce of Scotlonde ne of the frauÌ„chyses dysheryted hym for euermore And neuertheles the grete lordes of EngloÌ„de were agaynst to confyrme the peas the trewse aboue sayd saue onely quene Isabell that was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshop of Ely and the lorde Montmer But reason lawe wolde not that a fynall peas sholde be made bytwene them without the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell syr Henry erle of LaÌ„castre of Leycestre of the rydynge of Bedford WHan the foresayd Dauid had spoused dame Ione of the toure in the towne of Barwik as before is sayd the Scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen called dame Ione the couÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas that was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare al the wyte blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done through the quene Roger Mâ—rtymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke in to her handes all the lordshyp of Pountfret almoost all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde So that the kynge had not for to dyspende but of his vses of his excheker For the quene Isabell Mortimer had a greâ—e meyny of theyr retynue that folowed euermore the kynges courte went toke the kynges pryces for her peny worthes at good chepe Wherfore the couÌ„tre that they came in were full sore adrad and almoost destroyed of them ThaÌ„ began the cominalte of Englonde for to haue enuy to Isabell the quene that so moche loued her before whan she came agayne fro FrauÌ„ce for to pursue the fals traytours the Spensers And in that same tyme the false traytour Robert of Holand that beâ—rayed his lord syr Thomas of Lancastre was than delyuered out of pryson was wonders preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortimer But that auayled hyÌ„ but lytell for he was taken at Myghelmasse next folowyng as he rode toward the quene Isabell to London syr Thomas wyther smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene for she loued hym wonders moche prayed vnto the kyng for hym that the same Thomas myght be exiled out of Englonde And the noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had oftentymes herde the comyn damour of the Englysshmen of that disease that was done in Englonde also for dyuers wronges that were done to the comyn people Of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he was yonge tender of age And thought as a good man for to do awaye and slake the sclaundre of the kynges person yf that he myght in ony maner wyse so as the kyng was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of his lyfe And so he assembled all his retenaunces went spake with them of the kynges honour also for to amende his estate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle Marshall and syr Edmond of wodstok that were the kynges vncles also men of LondoÌ„ made theyr othe for to maynteyn hym in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kyng sholde holde his hous and his meyny as a king ought to do haue all his ryalte that the quene Isabell shold deliuer out of her handes in to the kynges handes all maner lordshyppes rentes townes castels that apperteyned vnto the crowne of EngloÌ„de as other quenes dyd before her and meddle with none other thynge And also that syr Roger Mortimer shold abyde dwell vpon his owne londes for the whiche londes he had holpen to disheryte moche people in so moche that the comyn people were destroyed through wrongfull takynge And also to enquyre how by whome the kynge was betrayed falsly deceiued at Stan hope and through whose couÌ„seyle that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kynge And also how and through whose couÌ„seyle the ordynaunce that was made at the kynges crownacyon was put downe that is for to saye that the kynge for amendement and helpyng of the realme and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by .xij. of the gretest and wisest lordes of the realme and without them sholde nothynge be grauÌ„ted ne done as before is sayd the whiche couenauntes were malycyously put downe from the kynge wherfore many harmes shames reproues haue fallen to the kyng and his realme And that is to vnderstand for as moche as Edward somtyme kyng of Englonde was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playne parlyament for to be vnder the warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacyon of his body he was taken out of the castel of Kenâ—â—worth where he was in warde through colour of quene Isabell of Mortimer wtout coÌ„sent of ony parliament they toke lad hyÌ„ where as neuer after none of his â—ynrede myght speke with hyÌ„ after tray toursly murdred hym for whose deth arose a sclaundre through all christendom whan it was done And also the tresour that syr Edward of Carnaruan left in many places 〈◊〉 engloÌ„d in wales was wasted borne awaye without the wyll of kyng Edward his sone in destruccion of hym and all his folke ¶ Also through whose couÌ„seyle that the kyng gaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche realme the kynges auncesters had full sore trauayled and so dyd many a noble maÌ„ for theyr ryght was delyuered to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone al the right that no ryght had to the realme as al the worlde it wyst ¶ And also by whome the charters remembrauÌ„ces that they had of the right of ScotloÌ„de were taken out of the tresoury taken to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to the dysherytyng of hym his successours
to grete harme of his lyeges grete reprefe to all Englysshmen for euermore ¶ Also wherfore â—ame Ione of the toure kyng Edwardes syster was disparaged maryed to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traytour enemy to EngloÌ„d through whose couÌ„seyle she was taken in to our enemyes handes out of EngloÌ„de ¶ And in the meane whyle the good erle Henry of Lancastre his coÌ„pany toke couÌ„seyle how these poyntes aboue said might be amended to the worship of the king to his profyte to the profyte also of his lyeges ¶ And the quene Isabell through coniectynge subtylte also of Mortymer let ordeyn a parlyament at Salysbury And at that parlyameÌ„t was Mortimer made erle of Marche agaynst all the barons wyll of Englonde in preiudyce of the kyng his crowne And syr Iohn of Eltham the kynges broder was gyrt with a swerde of Cornewayle tho was called erle of Cornewayl And euermore quene Isabell ê“cured so moche anenst her sone the king that she had the warde of the foresaid syr Edward of his londes And at that parlyameÌ„t the erle of Lancastre wold not come but ordeyned his power agaynst quene Isabell Mortymer and men of London ordeyned them with .v. C. men of armes Whan quene Isabell wyst of the doynge she swore by god by his names full angerly that in an euyll tyme he thought vpon those poyntes Than sent the quene Isabell Mortâ—mer after theyr retynue after the kynges retynue so that they had ordeyned amoÌ„ge them an huge hoost And they so couÌ„seyled the kyng that vpon a nyght they rode xxiij myle towarde Bedford where as the erle of Lancastre was with his company thought to haue destroyed hym that nyght she rode besyde the kyng her sone as a knight armed for drede of deth And it was done the kynge to vnderstande the the erle Henry of LaÌ„castre his company wolde haue destroyed the kyng his couÌ„seyle for euermore wherfore the kyng was somdele towardes hym heuy and anoyed ¶ Whan the erle Marshall the erle of Kent the kynges broder herde of these tydynges they â—ode so in message bytwene them that the kyng graunted hym his peas to the erle Henry of Lancastre for a certayne raunsom of xâ— M. pouÌ„de But that was neuer payed after warde And these were the lordes the helde with syr Henry of Lancastre syr Henry Beamont syr Fouk fitz warâ—â— syr Thomas Rocelyn syr Willyam Trussell syrr Thomas wyther aboute an â—ondred knyghtes moo than were to hym coÌ„sen ted all those were exâ—led through couÌ„seyle of quene Isabell and of Morâ—â—mer for Mortymer wayted for to haue theyr loÌ„des yf that he might through ony maner coniecting for he was to co 〈…〉 us had to moche wyll that was grete pyâ—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde went ouer the see for to do his homage to the kynge of Fraunce for the duchy of Guyen IT was not longe after the the kyng of FrauÌ„ce through couÌ„seyle of his Douzepers sent vnto kynge Edward of Englonde that he sholde come to Parys and do his homage as reason it wolde for yâ— duchy of Guyen so through couÌ„seyle of yâ— lordes of Englonde kynge Edward went ouer yâ— see at yâ— Ascencyon tyde he came to Parys the thyrd yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And the kyng receyued his homage made of hym moche ioye worship But whaÌ„ kyng Edward had done his homage hastely he was sente for in to Englonde through yâ— quene Isabell his moder anone hastely he came agayn in to Englond vpon whytsonday wtout takynge leue of yâ— kyng of FrauÌ„ce wherfore he was wonders wroth ¶ How syr Roger Mortimer bare hym proudly and wonders hye ANd now shall ye here of syr Roger Mortimer of wygmore that desyred coueyted to be at an hye estate so that yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted hym to be called erle of Marche throughout all his lordshyp And he became so proude so hauteyn yâ— he wold lese forsake the name yâ— his elders had euer before for yâ— cause he let call hym erle of Marche and none of the comyns of Englonde durst call hyÌ„ by other name For he was called so by the kynges crye yâ— men sholde call hym erle of Marche And Mortimer bare hyÌ„ so hauteyne so proude that wonder it was for to wyte also dysguysed hym with wonders ryche clothes out of all maner of reason bothe of shapynge of werynge Wherof yâ— Englysshmen had grete wonder how in what maner he myght contryue or fynde suche maner pride they sayd amoÌ„ge them comynly that his pryde sholde not longe endure And yâ— same tyme sir Geffrey Mortimer that was Mortimers sone let call hym kyng of foly so it befell afterwarde in dede For he was so full of pryde and of wretchednes that he held a rouÌ„de table in Wales to all men that came thyder couÌ„terfeyted the doynge the maner of kyng Arthurs table but openly he fayled For the noble kyng Arthur was the moost noble lorde of renome yâ— was in all the world in his tyme yet came neuer none suche after for al yâ— noble knyghtes in all chrystendom of dedes of armes assayed dwellyng with kyng Arthur helde hym for theyr lord souerayn And that was well seen for he conquered in batayle a Romayn that was called Froll and gate of hym the realme of FrauÌ„ce slewe hym with his own handes And also he faught with a gyaunt yâ— was called Dinabus slewe hym yâ— had rauysshed fayre Eleyn that was kynge Howelles nece kynge of lytell Brytayn And after he slewe in batayle yâ— emperour of Rome that was called Lucie that had assembled agaynst kynge Arthur for to fyght with hym so moche people of Romayns Phethis sarasyns yâ— no man coude nombre them he discomfited them all as yâ— story telleth ¶ And in yâ— same tyme the comyn voyce spronge in Englonde through coniectynge ordynauÌ„ce of the frere prechers that syr Edward of Car naruan that was kyng Edwardes fader of whome the gest telleth sayd yâ— he was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf wherfore al yâ— comyns of EngloÌ„de almoost were in sorowe drede whether it were so or not For they wyst not how traytoursly Mortimer had done hym to be murdred ¶ How Edmond of wodstok yâ— was erle of Kent the kynges broder Edward of Carnaruan was heded at Wynchestre ANd on a certayne tyme it befell so that syr Edmond of wodstock erle of Kent spake vnto the pope Iohn the .xxij. at Auinyon sayd yâ— almyghty god had often tymes done for Thomas lone of Laneastre many grete myracles to many men women yâ— were through dyuerse maladyes vndone as vnto the worlde through his prayer they were brought to theyr helth so syr Edmond prayed yâ— pope hertely yâ— he wolde grauÌ„t hyÌ„
worlde therfore by my kynges leue I shall it preue defende as a man ought to do Than sayd Mortymer Syr Edmonde it is so ferforth knowen yâ— it may not be well gaynsayd that in presence of all that be here it shall be well proued Now had this fals Mortimer the same lettre that syr Edmond had taken to syr Iohn Daueryll in the castell of Corf for to take to kyng Edward his broder that syr Edmonde wyst not of ne supposed nothynge yâ— syr Iohn Daueryll had ben so fals to deliuer his lettre in suche wyse to Mortimer thought no maner thynge of the lettre Than Mortimer sayd to syr Edmonde shewed yâ— lettre sealed asked him yf that he knewe that lettre the seale This syr EdmoÌ„d loked theron auysed hym longe tyme on yâ— print of yâ— seale for he myght not se yâ— lettre wtin wyst well yâ— it was his seale thought that it had beÌ„ some lettre yâ— had borne no grete charge thought nothynge on yâ— other lettre sayd openly in herynge of them all Ye forsothe this is my seale I wyll it not forsake Loo sayd Mortymer syrs ye here all what he hath sayd that he knowlegeth yâ— this is his lettre his seale now ye shall here what is conteyned therin And than this Mortimer opened yâ— lettre yâ— he had folden a fore togyder red it openly worde by worde in hering of them all And whan yâ— lettre was red he sayd loo syrs ye haue herde all that here is wryten that he hath knowleged yâ— this is his lettre his seale he may not go therfro And than they cryed gaue dome that he sholde be hanged drawen his heed smytteÌ„ of in maner of a traytour he his heyres dysheryted for euermore so he was ladde forth put in to pryson And whan this was done yâ— quene wyst that he was dampned by waye of yâ— lawe bothe of lyf and lymme his heyres dysheryted for euer more through open knowlegynge in playn court wherfore them thought that it were good yâ— the foresayd syr Edmond were hastely slayne without wytynge of yâ— kyng or els the kynge wolde lyghtly forgyue hym his deth than it sholde turne them to moche sorowe so as he was empeched And anone the quene through counseyle of Mortimer wtout ony other counseyle sente in haste to the baylyfe of wynchestre yâ— he sholde sinyte of syr Edmondes heed of wod 〈…〉 ok erle of Kent without ony maner abydynge or respyte vpon payne of lyfe lymme that he shold haue none other execucyon bycause of taryenge not withstandyng the iudgement Than toke yâ— baylyfe syr Edmond out of pryson ladde hym besyde yâ— castel of wynchestre there they made a gongfermer to smyte of his dyed for none other durst do it And so he dyed there alas yâ— whyle yâ— is to say y◠〈◊〉 day of October the thyrde yere of kyng Edwardes regne And whan yâ— kyng wyst therof he was wonders sory let bury hym at the frere Minours at winchestre ¶ Of the deth of syr Roger Mortymer erle of Marche ANd so it befell at yâ— tyme that syr Roger Mortimer erle of marche was so proude so hawteyne yâ— he helde no lord of the realme his pere And than became he so couetous that he folowed dame Isabell the quenes courte yâ— was kyng Edwardes moder beset his penyworthes with the offycers of the quenes houshold in yâ— same maner yâ— the kynges officers dyd And so he made his takyng as touchynge vytayles also of caryages all he dyd for bycause of eâ—penses and to gadre tresour so he dyd without nombre in all that he myght Than made he hym wonders preuy with the quene Isabell and so moche lordshyp retynue he had that all the grete lordes of Englonde of hym were adrad Wherfore the kynge his couÌ„seyle towardes hym were agreued ordeyned amonge them to vndo hym through pure reason and lawe bycause that kynge Edward that was the kynges fader trayâ—oursly through hym was murdred in yâ— castell of Corf as before is sayd more playnly in the same parte of this boke of his deth And some that were of the kynges counseyle loued Mortimer tolde hym in preuite how that the kyng his counseyle were aboute froÌ„ daye to daye hym for to destroye vndo Wherfore Mortimer was sore anoyed and angry as the deuyll agaynst them that were of the kynges couÌ„seyle sayd he wolde of them be auenged how so euer he toke on It was not longe afterward that king Edward and dame Philip his wyfe dame Isabell the kynges moder syr Roger Mortymer ne went vnto Notyngham there for to soiourne And so it befel that quene Isabell through counseyle of Mortimer toke to her the keys of the gates of the castel of Notyngham so that no man myght come in nor out by nyght but through coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Mortimer ne the kynge nor none of his couÌ„seyle And that tyme it befell so that Mortimer as a deuyll for wrath boyled also for wrath the he had agaynst the kynges men pryncypally agaynst them that had accused hym to the kyng of the deth of syr Edward his fader And pryuely a counseyle was taken bytwene quene Isabell Mortymer the bysshop of Lyncolne and syr Symond of Bedford syr Hugh of Trompyngton other preuy of theyr couÌ„seyle for to vndo them al the had accused Mortimer vnto the kynge of his faders deth of treason of felony Wherfore all those that were of the kynges couÌ„seyle whaÌ„ they wyst of Mortimers castynge pryuely came to kyng Edwarde sayd that Mortimer wolde destroye them bycause they had accused hym of kyng Edwardes deth his fader and prayed hym that he wolde maynteyne them in theyr right And these were the lordes that pursued this quarell syr WilliaÌ„ of Mountagu syr Vmfrey de Boghun syr WilliaÌ„ his broder syr Rauf of Stafford syr Robert of Herford syr Willyam of Clynton syr Iohn Neuyll of Nornby and many other of theyr consent and all these swore vpon a boke to maynteyne the quarell in as moche as they myght And it befell so after that syr Wyllyam of Mountagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not be herborowed in the castel for Mortimer but went and toke theyr herborowe in dyuers places of the towne of Notyngham And tho were they sore adrad lest that Mortimer shold destroye them and in haste came vnto kyng Edward syr Willyam of MouÌ„tagu that than was in the castell and pryuely tolde hym that he nor none of his company sholde not take Mortimer without counseyle helpe of Wyllyam of Eland constable of the same castell Now truly sayd the king I loue you well therfore I counseyle you that ye go to the foresayd constable and coÌ„maunde hym in my name that he be your
also it is spoken of many tymes iÌ„ scripture ¶ Noblenes or gentylmen began about this sayd tyme And this noblenes or gentylmen was ordeyned for many causes ¶ The fyrst cause was necessite for whaÌ„ mankynde grewe sore men were prompte redy to do hurt domage to other it was very necessary to wtstande the grete malyce of the cursed and wycked people agaynst good ryghtwyse men Therof a man is called gentylman or a noble man as before other in vertues notable wherof saynt Ierom sayth I se nothynge els in noblenes or in gentylmen but that they are bouÌ„den in a certayne necessite that they shall not recede fro the vertue the gen tylnes of theyr noble auÌ„cetours ¶ The seconde was the dyuers worshyppyng of the people for no man worshypped thaÌ„ but as his naturall reason gaue they knewe not veryly what they shold worship for they were so dull of wytte that they coude pondre no grete thynge but that was publysshed by the comyn people Wherfore it was expedieÌ„t for theyr peace to be kepte that they sholde haue prynces of noble byrthe ¶ The thyrde cause ê“cedeth of some singuler strength Many tymes the comynaltees were greued through ennemyes comynge vpon them than they sayd that who someuer woÌ„lde defende them fro those perylles he sholde haue the right of noblenes for hyÌ„m for his heyres for euermore And in this maner of wyse many are redde to be noble men ¶ The fourth cause of noblenes was haboundauÌ„ce of goodes Somtyme the people were holden with grete penury of meet drynke than they toke them theyrs to some ryche man that through that couenauÌ„t they sholde tempre the grete straytnes of theyr honger after that they sholde knowe hym as theyr lorde a noble man Also there be fouÌ„de certayn noble men by the ê“uysyon of god though they were but fewe of that whiche som abode iÌ„ vertue as Dauyd some fayled anone as Saul and Ieroboam And it is redde that many were noble men by tyraÌ„ny of that whiche some were destroyed anone some abode in stablenes as paynyms myght ¶ Anno mundi .ij. M .ix. C .v. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ij. M. ij C lxxxxiiij Sâ—ruch lynially descended froÌ„ our fore fader Adam to AbrahaÌ„ And Nachor was his sone he lyued an C. and .xlviij. yere And aboute this tyme ydolatry began myghtely And yf ye re uolue loke the hystoryes ye shall fynde that thre thynges princypally brought men to ydolatry that is to wytâ— the affeccyon that they had to deed men Drede and flaterynge anenst theyr prynces And the dylygence of crafty men about sculptures or grauynges Wycked spirytes than entred in to ydolles and gaue answeres vnto the people and these wycked spirytes confermed the errour of the people myghtely In soo moche that who someuer wolde not conferme hym to theyr reason he sholde greuously suffre the payne of dethe Also there was added and put to these thynges the deceyuynge laude and praysynge of poetes the whiche wretches and dampned men in to heuen with theyr gaye wrytynges exalted And that same tyme whan deuylles began to speke soo fayrly and so mekely to man the good lorde of his grete mercy sente his aungelles that they sholde speke vnto his electe men in vysyble maner leâ—st that all mankynde shold perysshe with that myscheuous erroure ¶ Belus sone to Nemroth this tyme was kynge of Babylon he was the fyrst kynge of this worlde And this man was he whome the erroure of the people fyrste byleued sholde be a god Wherfore dyuerse people named hym dyuersly and some called hym Bell some Baall some Baalun some Beelphagor and some Beelsabub And this vnhappy errour stode in mankynde more than two thousande yere ¶ Ninus sone to Belus the seconde kynge of Babylon or of Assuriorum regned .liiij. yere And this Ninus desyred to haue lordshyp worshyp and to that entent that he myght be lorde of all the couÌ„tree aboute hym he gaue batayle to all that dwelled nye aboute hyÌ„ And bycause that tyme the people were rude and had not the coÌ„nynge of fyghtyng nor armure anone he subdued vnto hym all Asâ—am And there was made the fyrst Monarchye in the eest part ye And whaÌ„ his herte was sory for the deth of his fader Belus he made to be made to hym for his coÌ„forte an ymage of his fader vnto whome he gaue so myghty reuerence that what someuer gylty man had fledde to that ymage there sholde no man do hym no hurte he pardoned him of al his trespace And through his ensample many a man began to worshyp the deed ymage of theyr dere frendes Than these malycyous spirytes seynge the curiosite of the people hydde them within them and gaue answeres vnto the people sayd they were goddes And coÌ„maunded them to do reuerence to them as vnto goddes Thus that vn happy synne of ydolatry was brought in the whiche repugned myghtely to goddes mageste And in so moche this madnes grewe that he shold suffre the payne of deth that sayd they were men but goddes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M C .xiiij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .lxxxv. â—Hare sone to Nachor liued ij C. and .v. yere This Thare after the deth of Aram went froÌ„ Vr of Calde and passed in to Charram with his chyldren his neuewes And it is sayd bycause he wolde not worshyp the fyre as Nemroth had taught he was banysshed the couÌ„tree And the comyn opynyon of the Hebrewes is Nemroth regned there the whiche was called an other name Amraphel the kyng of Sennaar whome loÌ„ge tyme after this Abraham ouercame Vt diciâ— Genesis .xiiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M C .lxxxiiij. Et aute Christi natiuitatem .ij. M .xv. ¶ Here begynnth the thyrde age of the Worlde durynge to Dauyd Abraham THe deuoute holy story begynneth here of holy partyarkes that whiche worshipped the very god and in theyr worshyppyng they taught it Vide pl’a plura gen .xij. 〈◊〉 ad fineÌ„ This Abraham a faythfull louer of god was borne the .xliij. yere of Ninus kynge of Babilon And knowe ye that the .lxxxv. yere of Abraham by goddes goodnes the worde of mercy desceÌ„ded on mankynde for than began to appere the oraculus of the promesse of god Vide aug .xxj. de 〈…〉 IteÌ„ ge .xv. For this tyme appered to vs holy aungels in fourme of mankynde Aram Nachor were Abrahams bretherne Aram gate Loth a rightwyse man an holy And he deserued to be vâ—sited with aungels as his vncle Abraham was And for this Loth IbrahaÌ„ smoâ—e iiij kyÌ„ges for they toke Loth. Genesis xiiij Of whom one was sayd to be Nâ—roth but here he is called Amraphel ¶ This AbrahaÌ„ had many wyues as Sara and Agar And his chyldren and his bretherne had many chyldren But for vs the wryte cronyâ—ies 〈◊〉 is not necessary to speke of all men but of the noble faders Sed
that is to wyte Ianus Picus FaÌ„nus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere Than afterwarde from Eneas to this Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours CCCC .xxxij. yere After that fro the cite was made vnto the last yere of Tarquyn the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges aboute CC. and .xliii. yere Than afterwarde vnder Senatours couÌ„seyllers vnto Iulius Cezar emperour by CCCC and. lxiiij yere Romulus the first of Romayns of whome they be called in latyn Romans made the Cite to be named Rome after his name the whiche gadered togyder the people on euery syde an hoÌ„dred of the wysest men wytty he chose through the counseyle of whome all thynges he disposed the whiche he named Senatours for the time of theyr age he made theyr names to be wryten in golden lettres wherfore we write noble faders thynges so yet Also he called a. M. men of armes milites a numero millenario but these were of no noble blode Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuit dei And also there was loÌ„ge warre betwixt the Sabyns them for Romulus toke many women of the noble blode of Sabyns maried them to the vnnoble blode of this Romulus Orosius writeth moche yll Vt pêª patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodoch the kynge of Babylon sente grete gyftes to Ezechie the kynge of iewes Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xx. And than the kyngdome of Babylon began ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .lxxij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vij C .xxvij. Ezechias the .xiiij. kynge of iewes a good chylde of a cursed fader regned with a perfyte herte to our lorde he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore ne after amonge the kynges of iewes therfore our lorde god gloryfyed hym for whan Sennacheriâ— kyng of Assuriorum came against Ezechie with a myghty host our lord stroke his people â—lewe au C .lxxxv. of fyghtyng men Sennacherib fledde shamefully vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xix. et .ij. para .xxxij. Sadoch this tyme was hye bysshop there ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .v. C. j. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ vj C lxxxxviij MAnasses kyng of Iewes regned lv yere and he was a full euyll chylde of a good fader For he dyd more cursedly than ony that was before hyÌ„ For he slewe the ê“phetes of god that the stretes in IerusaleÌ„ were all blody And he made ysaie the prophete to be sawen in peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kyng of Assuriorum wasted the Iewry toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented him of his trespace cryed for mercy to god was herde Than he was restored to his kyngdom he ameÌ„ded his lyfe Vt pêª patet .iiij. reg .xxj. et .ij. para .xxxiij. ¶ SelluÌ„ was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the. vij wyse men had worshyp in Grece that is to saye Tales Solon Chylon Poriandê° Eldobolus Bias Pitacus This Tales fouÌ„de fyrst the defaute of the sonne the mone Vide pl’a plura Aug .viij. de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshipper of fals goddes He fylled Rome so full that he myght haue no place for hymselfe to dwell in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide pl’a plura in Aug. de ciui dei Aboue all reason it is meruayle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was yll receded fro the knowlege of the very god ¶ Amon kyng of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he dyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .v. C. lviij Et ante Christi natiuitatem vj C .xlj. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of age began to regne regned .xxxj. yere a good chylde of a ê‘uerse fader in his yoÌ„ge age he sought the grace of god in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyfe his holy werkes ye may se .iiij. regum xxij et .ij. para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastas the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias aboute this tyme dyed he was a very holy man he ê“phecyed the destruccion of IerusaleÌ„ ¶ Tulius Hostileê° was the thyrde kyng in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke de ciui dei that from Rome was made vnto August the emperour there was so contynuall batayle that it was taken for a meruayle they were one yere wtout batayle excepte .xlij. yere in Nume dayes in that whiche was coÌ„tynual peas And this Tul 〈…〉 s bycause he had rest he dyd cursedly to his neyghbours and than he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnynge ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a v 〈…〉 oryous For he was the scourge of our lord to punysshe the synnes of moche people This man was kyng of Babylon afterward he coÌ„quered the kyngdom of Assuriorum and made it one monarchy But many wayes scripture speketh of this man now good now yll for bycause scripture concludeth that he ended his lyfe in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyel in the knowlege of one very god some doctours saye he is saued some say it is doubte ¶ Auâ—us Marcius the fourth kyng of Rome regned 〈◊〉 yere This man for grace trust that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his chydren heyres he yll rewarded hyÌ„ ¶ Danyel yet a childe delyuered saynt Susan stode in the coÌ„â—â—tre of the kyng with his felawes afterward he discussed the dremes of the kyng was made a man of grete honeste Vt pêª patet Danielis .j. ¶ Ioathas the second sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people he was not good And Pharao toke him ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder broder kynge Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .v. C. lxxxviij Et ante Christi natiuitatem .v. C. xj IOachym or Ieconias the sone of Iosie was made kyng of Iewes by Pharao regned .xj. yere bycause he lyued nought ne herd not the ê“phetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t .iij. yere And he rebelled agaynst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hym to Babylon but his couÌ„seyle was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in IerusaleÌ„ cast his body ouer the walles after the ê“phecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vessels of our lorde put them in his teÌ„ple Vt pêª patet .ij. para vlj ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrias prophete was slayne of Iecony the kyng Ieremy was present ¶ Ioachim sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury .iij. monethes lyued nought therfore he was meued that he sholde regne
to the ende of the Worlde Christus natê° est WHan our lord Iesu Chryst was borne a well of ayle sprange beyonde Tyber by Rome ranne all the daye ¶ The golden ymage fell the which Romulus had made put in his palays sayenge This ymage shall not fall vntyll a mayde bere a chylde ¶ Whan Herode dysposed hym to slee yâ— children of Israel he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded by the lettre of yâ— emperour to come to rome to answere to yâ— accusacyoÌ„ of his children AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli And there were .iij. Herodes gretly spoken of for theyr yll dâ— des The fyrst was called Ascolonita vnder this maÌ„ was Chryst borne the children of Israell were slayne The second was called Antipas sone to yâ— fyrst Herode vnder whom John baptist was heded and Chryst suffred deth And the thyrde was called Agrippa sone to Aristoboli sone to yâ— fyrst Herode yâ— whiche slew Iames prisoned Peter The first Herode whaÌ„ he sawe his sones AlexiuÌ„ Aristoboli through yâ— preteÌ„ce of his lettre by the emperour sent stroue for yâ— succes syon of his kyngdom he disposed made Antipater yâ— was his first begoteÌ„ sone to be before them whan they were tal kyng of yâ— deth of theyr fader he kest theÌ„ away they went to yâ— emperour to coÌ„playne of yâ— wronge of theyr fader in yâ— meane tyme yâ— thre kynges of Coleyn came by Herode to IerusaleÌ„ whan they came not agayn by hyÌ„ he thought they were ashamed to come agayn by hyÌ„ for bicause they were deceyued that they fouÌ„de not yâ— childe as he demed therfore in yâ— meane season he cessed to slee yâ— chyldren of Israell than he went to Rome for yâ— citacyon of the emperour he toke his way by yâ— cite of Tarsum where he brent yâ— shyppes in whiche the thre kynges of Coleyne sholde haue sayled in to theyr owne couÌ„trees Than after a yere certayne dayes this Herode came frâ— Rome agayn accorded with his sones for the confyrmacyon of his kyngdome he was made moche bolder thaÌ„ he slewe all yâ— children of Bethleem yâ— were of two yere of age and vnder that had space of one nyght of age amonge these was there one of his owne chyldren And Ari stobolus AlexiuÌ„ were had suspected in so moche as they promysed a barbour a grete rewarde for to cutte theyr faders throte whan he dyd shaue hyÌ„ And whaÌ„ this Herode herde this he was greued and there he slewe bothe his sones And Herode Agrippa his sone he ordeyned to be kyng Wherfore Antipater his eldest sone was about to poyson his fader the whiche Herode Agrippa vnderstode prisoned there his broder the whiche yâ— emperour herde sayd yâ— he had rather be an hogge of Herodes than to be one of his sones for his hogges he spareth his sones he sleeth And whan Herode was .lxx. yere of age he was stryken with a grete sekenes in his handes in his feet in his membres yâ— no leche might come to him for stynke so dyed Whan Antipater his sone yâ— was in prison herd tell of this he ioyed gretly there for yâ— cause he was slayne Than Archelaus and Herode stroue for the successyon of yâ— fyrst Herode afore yâ— emperour The emperour there through couÌ„seyle of yâ— senatours yâ— halfe of yâ— Iury ydumea gaue to Archelaus vnder name of a tetrarche The other parte he deuyded in to two Galile he gaue to Herode Antipas and Ituriam TraconitideÌ„ he gaue to Philyp Herodes broder ¶ And yâ— same yere Chryst came from Egypte And Archelaus was accused many tymes of the Iewes was exiled in to ViennaÌ„ in to FrauÌ„ce And in yâ— place were set .iiij. Tetrarches to yâ— repreuynge of yâ— vnstablenes of yâ— Iewes ¶ And that same yere Octauian the emperour dyed ¶ Anno Christi .xij. IEsu Chryst our sauyour at .xij. ye re of age herde the doctours in the temple Our lorde Iesu Chryst at .xxx. yere of age was baptysed Crux Christi ¶ Iesu Chryst the lorde of all lordes at xxxiij yere of age and thre monethes dyed for his seruauÌ„tes ¶ Innius Rufus was bysshop in the Iury about this tyme. Valerius Gracius was after hym xj yere This man openly solde the bysshopryche he that gaue moost had it And so there was many in a lytel whyle ¶ Ponciê° Pylatê° was iudge proctour in the Iury vnder yâ— emperour And vnder this man saint Iohn baptyst began to preche And our lord Iesu Chryst suffred deth whom Pylate coÌ„dempned to deth wroÌ„gfully for drede of yâ— emperour ¶ Tyrus a certayn kyng gate a â—hysde on Pyla a poore mannes doughter named Atus this chylde of his medâ—rs name his belsyre put togyder was called Pylatus This Pylatê° the .iiij. yere of his age was sent to his fader yâ— whiche kyng on his wyse lefully had goten a chylde euen of the age of Pylate And bycause this lefull goten chylde as they proceded in age exceded this bastard Pylatus he was full of enuye slewe his broder the lefull goten childe Wherfore his fader forth with sente hym to Rome for pledge for his tribute yâ— he payd to rome entendyng he wolde neuer redeme hym In the whiche tyme the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce was pledge for his trybute the whiche exceded hym in strength chyualry also he slewe hym Therfore yâ— Romayns sent Pylate as a ê“fytable man for the comyn wele to the yle of Ponto to tame the cursed people yâ— whiche slewe euery Iudge that came to them And he that cursed man gouerned that vnhappy people what with thretenynge and with promesse with lawe and with gyftes that none of them durst do contrary to his pleasure wherfore he was called Pylate of Ponto ¶ Herode Antipa yonge in his coÌ„uersacions with gyftes and messengers drewe hym to hym and made hym prynce of the Iury vnder hym And this tyme Pylate gadred moche money and Herode not knowynge he went to Rome that he might receyue of the emperour that Herode had gyuen hym Wherfore Herode Pylate were enemyes togyder vnto the passyon of our lorde whan yâ— Pylate sent Iesu Chryst vnto Herode clothed in a whyte clothe than they were made frendes ¶ Ouidius Naso in Ponto aboute this tyme dyed the fourth yere of his exile ¶ Tiberius this tyme was emperour at Rome and he regned .xxiij. yere and he lyued in the yere that our lord Iesu Chryst dyed somwhat after This man was in all his werkes gretly auysed that there sholde be nothynge sodeynly done wyse in warres studyous in bokes fayre of speche fresshe in wytte saue he wolde oftentymes feyne hyÌ„selfe to do thynges that he wolde not were done of other This emperour vnderstode trusted in Chryst and worshypped hym for god Some men saye at the last he was cruell agaynst the people but it was a grete reason of pyte that