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
abode styl at Ierusalem after the electyon of his fader destroyed the cite and slewe there as the story sayth with batayle hungre .xi. hoÌ„dred thousande iewes and an hondred thousand he toke solde .xxx. for a peny bycause they solde our lord Iesu Chryst for .xxx. pens brought theus all thynge that was precyous put them in his hous at Rome whithe was called TeÌ„pluÌ„ pa cis But now is the place fallen downe for the moost party And all these precyous iewelles be distrybuted to certayn chirches in Rome This Citus was so full of vertue that all men loued hym so feâ— forth that they called hym the moost delectable of men He was full lyberall to all men in so moche that he sayd often tymes that there sholde no maner man goo front an Emperoure with an heuy herte but he sholde no somwhat of his peâ—icyon He wolde be sory that day in the whiche he had graunted no man no benefyte Whan he was deed euery man that was in Rome wepte for hym as that they had lost theyr fader ¶ Domician broder to Titus regned after hym xiiij yere .v. monethes Fyrst he was easy and afterwarde full vnreasonable For moche of the senate was destroyed by his malyce also moche of his kynrede He began the seconde persecucyon after Nero agaynst chrysten men In that whiche persecucyon John the euaÌ„gelyst was exiled in to Pathmos after the emperour had put hyÌ„ in to a tonne of breÌ„nyng oyle hurte hym not So this man was not the folower of his fader Vaspasyan ne his broder Titus but rather lyke Nero his kynrede And for his wycked â—oÌ„dicyons he was slayne in his own palays at Rome in the .xxvij. yere of his age ¶ ClemeÌ„s a martyr was pope .ix. yere and he succeded Cletus This Clemens fyrst of saynt Peter as it is sayd was ordeyned to be successour to him And for peryll he wolde LinuÌ„ CletuÌ„ sholde be popes afore hyÌ„ lest that through the ensample prelates sholde ordeyne vnder them who someuer they wolde This man made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten by regyons he made many bokes He ordeyned that a chylde sholde be coÌ„fyrmed as soone as it myght manerly after it was chrystened And at the last he was martyred vnder Traian ¶ Nerua was emperour after Domician one yere two monethes And whaÌ„ he was chosen he meued the senate to make a lawe that all thyÌ„ge whiche Domician coÌ„mauÌ„ded to be kept shold be broken By which meane saynt Iohn the euangelyst was losed out of his exile suffred to come agayn to Ephese This man dyd an other thynge ryght coÌ„mendable that he assygned so wyse a man as Traian was to gouerne the people after hym Nota. ¶ Traianê° hyspa uicus was Emperour .xix. yere This Traianê° many men sayd he was the best amonge all the Emperours but in one thynge alone he was vicyous in so moche as he for the loue of yeâ—als goddes was aboute to destroye the chrysten fayth iudgynge in hyÌ„selfe so moost to please god Some men saye not by hymself but by other he pursued the christen fayth in the ende of his lyfe he dyd but fewe to deth And all his louyng I set at nought But at saint Gregory meued with pite wepyng prayed to our lorde for hym that he wold haue mercy vpon hym by his prayer haue hym out of hell in to whiche place he was dampned And now yf he be saued or not a grete alteracyon is amoÌ„ge doctours And to vs that wryte Cronâ—ties it is no parte of our charge to determyn But all the eest parte of the worlde Babylâ— Selencia the veter partes of the yâ—de Germayne the seconde after Alexander he helde vnder In all these thynges so pyteous so mekely he guyded hym to euery man as a kynge He was gentyll and to no man vngentyll the whiche is red of fewe All the dayes be lyued men sayd he was the moost worthy man in all his empyre And he thought sayd euermore that no man was more vnworthy to be emperour than he ¶ Anno domini C .iiij. ANacletê° a martyr was pope iâ— yere he was a Greke He monysshed all christeÌ„ men the preestes sholde be worshipped aboue all other men say enge the preestes doynge sacrefyce to god sholde be borne out not vâ—red but be worshypped And whan preestes sayd masse they sholde haue wytnes with them and namely bysshops Also he decreed the clerkes sholde were no â—erdes nor longe heer Also that a bisshop shold be coÌ„secrated of thre dyuers other thynges At the last the .xij. yere of Traian he was mar tyred buryed by the body of saynt Peter ¶ Plinius the second oratour philosopher wrote grete thinges This man meued Traian that he shold withdraw the sentence gyuen agaynst chrysten folke wrytyng to hym that they dyd none yll but that they as vertuous folke rose afore day and worshypped Iesu Chryst theyr god secretly in the nyght ¶ Euaristus a greke and a martyr was .x. yere and .vij. monthes pope after Anacletê° This man ordeyned that man womaÌ„ sholde be wedded openly and that they sholde be blyssed openly of the preest fader moder And he was martyred the thyrd yere of Adrian buryed by saynt Peter ¶ Alexander a Romayn was pope .viij. yere .v. monethes This man the moost parte of the senatours he coÌ„uerted to our lorde And he ordeyned the holy water sholde be kest in chrysten mennes houses that breed to synge with shold be made of clere breed and that in lytell quantite At the last he was martyred vnder Adrian that was emperour and many he coÌ„uerted to the fayth of Chryst ¶ Sixtus a Romayn was pope .x. yere and .iij. monethes This man ordeyned Sanctus sanctus sanctus c. sholde be sayd in the masse that the holy thynges of the chirche sholde not be touched but of mynystres of the chirche Also that the corporas shold not be made of sylke but of pure lynnen cloth wouen not dyed and that a woman sholde not touche the holy vessell of the awter ne the pall Also he ordeyned that yf ony bysshopryke were vacauÌ„t that no bysshop sholde be receyued in to his benefyce but with the popes lettres Also that no masse sholde be sayd but vpon an awter at the last he was martyred ¶ Adrian was emperour .xxi. yere This Adrian in many thynges is coÌ„mended to chrysten men otherwhyle he was gracyous and certayn of them that wold not do sacrifyce to the fals goddes he slewe He was an vnyuersall man almoost in all scyences Peas he had all his dayes but with the Iewes and many a lawe he made And than he coÌ„maunded that chrysten men sholde not be dampned to deth but with due processe Ierusalem he subdued agayne and forbade that no Jewe sholde dwell therin by no wyse Chrysten men he suffred there to dwell Agaynst
Gurmond went destroyed townes citees that neuer after were made again as it is seen yet in this loÌ„de in many places ¶ How this londe was called EngloÌ„de for the name of Engist and how many kynges were made after in this londe WHan Gurmond had destroyed all the londe through out he gaue yâ— londe to the saxons anone they toke it with good wyll For yâ— saxons longe tyme had desyred it for as moche as they were of Engistes kynrede that first had all yâ— londe of Brytayn let them be called englyshmen for bycause of Engistes name And yâ— londe they let call Englond in theyr language the folke ben called Englyshmen for as moche as in his tyme it was called Engist londe whan he had coÌ„quered it of Vortiger But fro the tyme yâ— Brute came fyrst in to this londe it was called Britayn yâ— folke brytons But syth yâ— tyme yâ— Gurmond conquered this londe yâ— saxons named it Englonde as before is sayd And whan this was done GurmoÌ„d passed ouer in to frauÌ„ce there coÌ„quered many loÌ„des destroyed all chrysten people where as he came And the saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at theyr owne wyll they wold haue made newe kyn ges lordes but they coude neuer assent to haue onely one kyng for to be to them attendauÌ„t therfore they made many kynges in dyuers shyres as it was in Engistes tyme. The fyrst kyngdoÌ„ was Kent that other Southsex yâ— thyrde westsex the fourth Estsex and the fyfth NorthumberloÌ„de the syxth Estangle yâ— is to saye Norfolk Suffolk the .vij. Merchenrich that is yÌ„ erledom of Ni choll Huntyngdon Harford Gloâ—estre wynchestre warwyk Derby so departed all EngloÌ„d in to .vij. partes And after that it befell yâ— tho kynges warred ofteÌ„ tymes togyder And euer he yâ— was strongest toke hym yâ— was feblest so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge them nor no chrysten man was than amonge them ne christeÌ„ dom neyther But were paynyms tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen children of yâ— nacion of EngloÌ„de in yâ— cite of Rome yâ— were wonders fayre creatures had grete wyll desyre to beholde them asked of yâ— marchauÌ„tes of whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym they were of Englonde englysshe they were called but they all yâ— people of englond were paynyms byleued not on god Alas sayd saynt Gregory well may they be called englysshe for they haue yâ— visages of auÌ„ gels and therfore well ought they to be christen And for this cause saynt Grego ry sent saynt Austin in to englonde .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyfe holy men to preche teche to coÌ„uerte the englysshe people turne theÌ„ to god yâ— was in the .vj. yere yâ— saynt Gregory had ben pope of Rome yâ— is to saye after the incarnacyon of our lord Iesu Chryst v C .lxxxv. yere as yâ— cronycles telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed coÌ„uerted kyng Adelbryght and the bysshops that he made his felawes WHan saynt Austin came fyrst in to englonde he arryued in the yle of Tenet so passed forth came to Caun terbury and there soiourned And kyng Adelbryght of Kent yâ— was of yâ— lignage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felawes with moche honour fouÌ„de them all yâ— them neded And more ouer he gaue them a fayre place yâ— now is cal led the abbey of saynt Austin in whiche place helyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man with good wyll herd saynt Austyns pre dicacyons and gaue hym leue to preche through out al his loÌ„de of Kent to turne and coÌ„uerte to hym all yâ— people that he myght It befell so afterward through goddes grace yâ— in a lytell tyme yâ— kynge hymselfe was coÌ„uerted to god all the people of his londe was baptysed And in yâ— meane whyle yâ— people turned them to god saynt Austyn came to Rochestre there preched the worde of god the paynyms scorned hym therfore cast vpon hym reygh tayles so that all his mantell was hanged full of those reygn tayles for more despite they cast on hyÌ„ the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore yâ— good maÌ„ saynt Austin was sore anoyed greued prayed to god yâ— all those children of yâ— cite that sholde be borne afterward yâ— is to saye in the cite of Rochestre myght haue tayles and so they had Whan the kyng herde of this vengeauÌ„ce yâ— was fallen through saynt Austins prayer he let make a hous in yâ— honour of almyghty god wherin women shold be delyuered of theyr children at the brydges ende in the which bous yet women of the cite ben delyuered of chylde Whan saynt Gregory had herde tell how the englysshe people were turned to god coÌ„uerted he sent vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop yâ— was called Paulyn and made hym prymate and archebysshop of Englonde and sent worde that he sholde ordeyne and make bysshoppes in the londe And anone as saynt Austyn had the pallyon of the dignite of the archebysshop he made two bysshoppes of his felawes the whiche came with hym from Rome of whome that one was called Mellyte he helde his dignite at London and that other was called Iustyne and he helde his dignite at Rochestre And this bysshop Mellyte than went to preche the worde of god in Essex and there baptysed the kynge of yâ— countree whiche was called Sicwith yâ— was kyng Adelbryghtes to syn his systers sone This Iustyn went to preche in Southsex turned moche of the people to god saynt Austin him selfe preched through out all Englonde ¶ How saynt Austyn went in to wales where as the Brytons were and how they wolde not be obedyent to the arche bysshop of Caunterbury WHan all EngloÌ„de was baptysed and turned to god saynt Austin went in to yâ— londe where as the brytons were to kepe them froÌ„ englyssh men that is to saye in wales there he fouÌ„de monkes abbeys .vij. bisshops For the brytons destroyed alway yâ— chry sten people yâ— saynt Austyn had coÌ„uerted And he sayd to the bisshops that he was a legate of Rome prymate of all Englonde that they sholde by all reason to hym be obedyent And they sayd yâ— they wolde not but to yâ— archebysshop of Car lyon they wolde they wold neuer for no maner thinge be obedyent to yâ— englyssh men For they sayd englysshmen be our aduersaryes and haue dryuen vs out of our couÌ„tree we ben chrysten men and euer haue ben the englysshmen haue euer beÌ„ paynyms saue now of late that they be coÌ„uerted Saynt Austyn might of them haue none other answere but sayd pertly that they wolde neuer meke them to hym ne to the pope of Rome Wherfore saynt Austin returned
were destroyed through the iudgemeÌ„t of god he was pope agayn and lyued profytably and was buryed at saynt Iohn de Latran ¶ How Stephen the was kyng Henryes systers sone was made king of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the fyrst was made kynge his neuew his systers sone Stephen erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herde the rydynges of his vncles deth he passed the see came in to Englonde through counseyle and helpe of many grete lordes of Englonde agaynst theyr othe that they had made to Maude the empresse toke the realme let crowne Stephen kyng of the londe And the archebysshop Willyam of CauÌ„terbury that first made the othe of fâ—aute to Maud the empresse set the crowne vpon Stephens heed and hym anoynted bysshop Roger of Salysbury maynteyned the kynges party in as moche as he might The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete hoost went towarde Scotlonde for to haue warred vpon the kyng of ScotloÌ„de But he came agaynst hym in peas and in good maner and to hym trusted but he made to hym none â—omage for as moche as he had made vnto the empresse Maud. And in the fourth yere of his regne Maude the empresse came in to Englond And than began debate bytwene kyng Stephen Maude the empresse This Maude went to the rite of Nicholl the kyng her besyeged longe tyme myght not spede so well the cite was kepte defended And those that were wtin the cite subtylly escaped awaye without ony maner of harme And than toke the kynge the cite dwelled therin tyll Candelmas And than came the barons the helde with the empresse that is to saye the erle Randulf of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Roberte of Morlay these brought with them a stronge power faught with the kynge gaue hyÌ„ a stronge batayle in the whiche batayle kyng Stephen was taken and set in pryson in the castell of Brystowe ¶ How Maude the empresse wente fro Wynchestre vnto Oxford and after she escaped to Walyngford of the sorowe and dysease that she had WHan kyng Stephen was taken brought in to warde in the castell of Brystowe this Maude the empresse was made lady of all Englonde and all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of Kent helde with kynge Stephens wyfe also Willyam of Pree his retynue helped them and helde warre agaynst Maude the empresse And anone after the kyng of Scotlond came to them with an huge noÌ„bre of people And than went they togider to Winchestre where as the empresse was wolde haue taken her But the erle of Glocestre came with his power faught with them And the empresse in the meane whyle the the batayle dured escaped from them went vnto Oxford and there helde her And in that bataylâ— was the erle of â—â—o cestre discomfyted taken with hym many other lordes And for his delyueraunce was kynge Stephen delyuered out of prison And whan he was delyuered out of pryson he wente thens vnto Oxford besyeged the empresse the than was at Oxford And the syege endured fro Myghelmasse vnto saynt Andrewes tyme. And the empresse than let clothe her all in whyte lâ—nen cloth for bycause she wolde not be know 〈…〉 For in the same tyme was moche â—â—owe so she escaped by the Tamyse from her enemyes And from thens she went to Walyngforde there helde her And the kynge wolde haue besyeged her but he had so moche to do with the erle Randulf of Chestre and with Hugh By got the strongly war red vpon hym in euery place the he wyst not whether for to turne And the erle of Glocestre holpe hym with his power ¶ How Gaufryde the erle of Angel gaue vnto Henry the empresse sone all Normandy ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wylton and wolde haue made a castell there But than came to him the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne Willyam Martell there was taken and for whose delyuerauÌ„ce they gaue vnto the erle of Glocestre the good castell of Shyrborne that he had taken And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enemyes went vnto Faringdon began there to make a stronge castell But the kynge came thyder with a stronge power droue hym thens And in the same yere the erle Randulf of Chestre was accorded with the kynge and came vnto the courte at his coÌ„muÌ„demeÌ„t And the erle wende safely for to come the kyng anone let take hyÌ„ and put hym in pryson â— myght neuer for no thynge come out tyll that he had yelded vp to the kynge the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kyng with his strength in the xv yere of his regne And Gaufryde the erle of Angeo gaue vp to Henry his sone all Normandy And in the yere nexte folowynge dyed the erle Gaufryd And anone Henry his sone returned agayne to Anglo there was made erle with moche honour of his men of the londe to hym dyd feaute and homage the moost parte of the londe And than was this Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo and also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dyuorse bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the quene his wyfe that was right heyre of Gascoyne for bycause the it was knowen proued that they were sybbe and nye of blode And than spoused her Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xviij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came into Englonde with a stronge power began to warre vpon this kyng Stephen and toke the castell of Malmesbury and dyd moche harme And the kynge Stephen had so moche warre that he wyst not whether for to go But at the last they were accorded through the archebysshop Theobalde and other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this coÌ„dicyon that they sholde departe the realme of Englonde bytwene them so that Henry the empresse sone sholde holly haue the halfe of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peas was cryed through out all Englonde And whan the accorde was made bytwene those two lordes kynge Stephen became very sory for bycause that he had lost halfe Englonde fell in to suche a malady that he dyed in the .xix. yere and. viiâ— wekes .v. dayes of his regne all in trouble warre he lyeth in the abbey of Feuersham the whiche he let make in the .vj. yere of his regne CElestinus the seconde was pope after InnoceÌ„t .v. monethes lytell he dyd ¶ Lucius was after hym lytell profyted for they dyed bothe in a pestylence ¶ Eugenius the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere iiiâ— monethes This man fyrst was the discyple of saynt Bernarde and after the
frende and your helpe for to take Mortimer all thynge left vpon peryll of lyfe lymme Than sayd MouÌ„tagu syr my lord grauÌ„t mercy Than went forth the foresayd MouÌ„tagu and came to the constable of the castell and told hym the kynges wyll And he answered sayd the kynges wyll shold be done in as moche as he myght and that he wolde not spare for no maner deth and so he swore and made his othe Than sayd syr Willyam of Mountagu to the constable in herynge of all them that were helpyng vnto the same quarell Now certes dere frende vs behoueth to werke and do by your aduyse for to take Mortymer syth that ye be keper of the castell haue the keys in your warde Syr sayd the constable ye shall vnderstande that the gates of the castell ben locked with the lockes that dame Isabell sente hyther and by nyght she hath the keys therof layeth them vnder the leuesell of the bedde tyll on the morowe and so ye may not come in to the castell by the gates in no maner of wyse but I knowe an aley that stretcheth out of the warde vnder the erth in to the foresayd castel that goth in to the west whiche aley dame Isabell the quene ne none of her men nor Mortymer ne none of his coÌ„pany knoweth it not And so I shall lede you through the aley and so ye shall come in to the castel wtout espyenge of ony men that be your enemyes And the same nyght syr William MouÌ„tagu all the lordes of his quarell the same constable also wente to hors them made semblauÌ„t as it were for to go out of Mortimers syght But anone as Mortimer herde these tydynges he wende that they wold haue gone ouer see for fere of hym And anone he his company toke a couÌ„seyle amonge them for to lette theyr passage sent lettres anone to the portes so that none of the grete lordes sholde go home to theyr own couÌ„trees but yf they were arested taken And amoÌ„ge other thynges Willyam Eland constable of the foresayd castell priuely lad syr William of MouÌ„tagu his company by the foresayd waye vnder the erth tyl they came in to the castel went vp in to the toure where as Mortymer was in But syr Hugh of Trompyngton theym escryed hydously sayd A traytours it is all for nought that ye be comeÌ„ in to this castell ye shall dye yet an euyl deth euerychone And anone one of them that was in Mountagues coÌ„pany by with a mace smote the same Hugh vpon the heed that the brayn brast out fell on the grouÌ„de so dyed he an euyll dethe Than toke they Mortymer as he armed hym at the toures dore whan he herde the noyse of them for drede And whan quene Isabell sawe the Mortymer was taken she made moche sotowe in hert and these wordes to them sayd Now fayr syrs I pray you that ye do no harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frende our dere cosyn ThaÌ„ went they thens came brought Mortimer presented hym vnto kynge Edward And he coÌ„maunded to brynge hym in safe warde But anone as they that were consentyng vnto Mortimers doynge herde tell that he was taken they went and hydde them and pâ—â—urly by nyght wente out of the towne eueryche in to his countree with an heuy herte mournyng chere and lyued vpon theyr londes as well as they myght And so that same yere that Mortymer was taken he had at his retynue .ix. score knyghtes without squyers and sergeauntes of armes and fote men And than was Mortymer ladde to London syr Symond of Bedford was ladde with hym and was taken to the constable of the toure to kepe But afterwarde was Mortymers lyf examyned at Westmynster before the kynge before all the grete lordes of Englonde for peryll that myght fall to the realme to enquyre also whiche were consentynge to syr Edwardes deth the kynges fader and also through whome the Scottes escaped fro Scanhope in to Scotlonde without the wyll of kyng Edward And also how that charter of Ragman was delyuered vnto the Scottes wherin the homages frautees of the lordes of Scotlonde were conteyned that the Scottes sholde do euer more vnto the Englysshe kynge for the realme of ScotloÌ„de wherfore in his absence he was dampned to be drawâ—â— hanged for his treason And this myschefe came to hym on saynt Andrewes euen in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst M CCC and rxx ¶ Now kyng Edward gate agayn vnto hym gracyously the homages fâ—auâ—â—es of Scotlonde wherof he was put out through false couÌ„seyle of quene Isabell his moder syr Roger Mortymer that was newly made erle of Marchâ— NOw haue ye herd how syr Iohn Bayloll in the tyme of peas was chosen to be kyng of Scotlonde bycause that he came of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of Huntyngton that was kyng Alysaunders broder of Scotlond that dyed without heyre of his body begoten And how this Iohn made his feaute and homage to kyng Edward Henryes sone the thyrde for his londes of Scotlonde And how he afterwarde wtsayd his homage through couÌ„seyle of the Scottes in the yere of our lorde M CC .lxxiiij. and sent vnto the pope through a fals suggestion that he made his othe vnto the foresayd kyng Edward ouer his estate his wyl of the whiche othe the pope hym assoyled through his bulles to hyÌ„ sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anone his barons came to Barwyk conquered the towne at whiche conquest there were slayne .xxv. M. and vij C. and Bayloll that was kyng of Scotlonde came yelded hym to good kynge Edward the kyng afterward delyuered him out of the toure of London all the grete lordes with hym that tho were taken at Barwyk gaue them saufconduyte to go in to Scotlonde And the Scottes â—ith through theyr falsnes warred vpon the good kyng Edward And whan syr Iohn Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde sawe all this he went ouer see vnto Dunpier and lyued there vpon his londes as wel as he myght tyll that the Scottes wold ameÌ„de them of theyr mysoedes trespace â—ad with hyÌ„ syr Edward his sone wherfore the Scottes in despyte of hym called hym syr Iohn Turnlabaerd for bycause that he wolde not offende ne trespace agaynst the good kyng Edward of Englonde And so he forsoke his realme of Scotlonde and set therof but lytel pryce And this syr Iohan dwelled longe tyme in FrauÌ„ce tyll that he dyed there And syr Edward his sone receyued his herytage dyd homage to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for his londes of Dunpier And so it befell afterward that Edward that was Iohn Baylols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„de that was borne in yorkshyre that was called Iohn of Barnaby this Edwarde Bayloll loued hym moche was nygh hym and full
deâ—ynge with foule maners euyll lyuyng so wyckedly defouleth kynde 〈◊〉 ¶ In this londe in Wales olde wyues women were wonte ben yet as men saye ofte for to shape themself in lykenes of hares to mylke theyr neyghbours kyen stele theyr mylke and ofte greyhouÌ„des tenne after them pursue them wene that they he hares And some by crafte of nygromaÌ„cy make fatte swyne for to be reed of colour sell them in markettes fayres But as soone as these swyne passe ony water they turne in to theyr owne kynde whether it be strawe hey grasse or turues But these swyne may not be kepte by no crafte for to endute in lykenes of swyne ouer thre days AmoÌ„ge these woÌ„dets other take hede that in yâ— vttermest ende of yâ— world falleth newe meruayles wonders as though kyÌ„de played with large loue secretly ferre in yâ— endes than openly â—nygh in the myddel therfore in this ylonde be many grysely wonders meruayles ¶ Of the meruayles and wonders of Irlonde Ca .xxviij. MAny men tell that in yâ— north syde of Irlonde is yâ— londe of lyfe In that ylonde no man may dye but whan they be olde vexed with grete sekenes they be borne out in to the nexte londe there dye ¶ There is another ylonde in Irlonde yâ— no woman therin may â—eâ—e a chylde but yet she may coÌ„ceyue ¶ Also there is an ylonde in whiche no deed body may rotte In Vltonia yâ— is Vlster is an ylâ—de that a â—uke wonderly departeth in twayne In yâ— one parte is grete distur baunce 〈◊〉 discomforte of frâ—des in that other party grete lykynge comforte of holy aungels There is also sayne Patrykes purgatory that was shewed at his prayer to conferme his prechynge his â—ore whan he preched to mysbyleued men of sorowe payne yâ— euyll men shold suffre for theyr euyll werkes of ioye of blysse that good men shall receyue for theyr holy dedes He telleth that who yâ— suffreth yâ— paynes of purgatory yf it be enioyned hym for penauÌ„ce he shal neuer suffre the paynes of hell but he dye fynally wtout tepentauÌ„ce of synne as the ensample is set more ful at the ende of this chapâ—â—te ¶ Treuisa But truly no man may be saued but yf he be very repeÌ„tauÌ„t what someuer penaunce he do euery man that is very repentauÌ„t at his lyues ende shal be sekerly saued though he neuer here of saynt Patrykes purgatory There is an ylonde in Connacte Saâ—â— yâ— is in yâ— see of Conaccina halowed by sayÌ„â— Brandon yâ— hath no myce there deed bodyes ben not buryed but beÌ„ kepte out of the erth rotte not In Mamoma is a welle who yâ— wassheth hym with the waterof yâ— welle he shall were hoore on his heed There is an other well in Vltonia who someuer is wasshen therin he shall neuer wexe hoore afterwarde There is a welle in MouÌ„stre or Mamoma yf â—ny man touche yâ— well anone shall fall grete rayne in all that prouynce that rayne shall neuer cesse tyll a preest yâ— is a â—â—â—ne mayden synge a masse in a chapell that is fast by blysse yâ— water with mylke of a 〈◊〉 that is of one yere besprynge yâ— welle and so reconcyle the welle in this straunge maner At Glyndalâ—an aboute the oratory of saynt Keywyn wytches bere apples as it were apple trees and ben more holsome than sauery That holy sayne brought forth these apples by prayers for to 〈◊〉 his childe yâ— was seke There is a lake in Vlster moche fysshe therin whiche is .xxx. myle in length xv in brede The ryuer Ban renneth out of that lake in to yâ— north Occean men saye that this lake began in this maner There were men in that countree that were of euyll lyuynge coeuntes cuÌ„ Brutis And there was a welle in yâ— londe in grete reuerence of olde tyme alwaye couered yf it were lefte vncouered the well wold ryse drowne all yâ— londe And so it happed that a woman went to that welle for to fetche water hyed her fast to her childe that wepte in the cradell lefte yâ— welle vncouered than the welle sprange so fast that it drowned the woman her chylde and made all the couÌ„tree a lake a fysshe ponde For to preue the this is sothe it is a grete argument that whan the weder is clere fysshers of that water se in yâ— grounde vnder the water rounde toures hygh shapen as steples chirches of yâ— londe In the north syde of Irlonde in the couÌ„tree of Ossyryens euery .vij. yere at the prayer of an holy abbot twayne that beÌ„ wedded a man a woman must nedes be exyled and forshapen in to lykenes of wolues abyde out .vij. yere And at yâ— ende of .vij. yere yf they lyue they come home agayne take agayn theyr owne shape and than shall other twayne go forth in theyr stede and so forshapen for other .vij. yere There is a lake in this londe yf a poole of tree pyght stycked therin that parte of the shafte or poole that is in the erth shall turne in to yren and that parte yâ— abydeth in the water shall turne in to stone and that parte that abydeth aboue shall be tree in his owne kynde Also there is a lake that turneth hâ—sell in to asshe and asshe in to hasel yf it be done therin Also in Irlonde beÌ„ thre 〈◊〉 lepes there as samons lepe a 〈…〉 st a roche a longe speres lengthe 〈…〉 Leg 〈…〉 is a pond there ben seen Colmans byrdes the byrdes called Certelles and come homely to 〈◊〉 hande but yf men do them wrougâ— or harme they go away come not agayn and the water there shall be bytter and stynke he that dyd yâ— wronge shall not astert without wreche myschefe but yf he do amendes ¶ 〈◊〉 As touchynge saynt Patrykes purgatory ye shall vnderstande that yâ— seconde saynt Patryke that was abbot not bysshop whyle he preched in Irlonde laboured studyen for to turne thylke wycked men yâ— lyued as beestes out of theyr euyl lyfe for drede of yâ— paynes of hâ—ll for to coÌ„ferme them to good lyf And they sayd they wold not turne but some of them myght knowe som what of the grete paynes also of yâ— blysse that he spake of Than saynt Patryke prayed to almyghty god therfore our lord Iesu Chryst appered to saynt Patryke toke hym a staffe ladde hyÌ„ in to a wylde place shewed hym there a rounde pyt yâ— was derke within sayd that yf a man were very repentauÌ„t stable in byleue went in to this pyt walked therin a daye a nyght he sholde se the sorowes the paynes of euyl men the Ioye and blysse of good men Than Chryst vanisshed out of Patrikes syght And saynt Patryke arered and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler
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
and he ware a crowne that was of golde the quene an other And saynt Dunstan on the morowe came to the king in his chambre fouÌ„de the kynge the quene in bedde togyder And saynt Dunstan asked the kyng who she was And the kyng answered sayd This is the quene Estrylde And the archebysshop saynt Dunstan sayd that he dyd grete wronge agaynst goddes wyll to take a woman to wyfe whose chylde he had holden at the fontstone And the quene for that worde neuer loued saynt Dunstan after And neuertheles the good maÌ„ warned of that foly to be lefte but it auayled but lytell for the loue bytwene them was so moche The kynge begate vpon her a sone that was called Eldred WhaÌ„ this childe was .vj. yere old the king his fader dyed aboute that tyme he had regned xvij yere and lyeth at Glastenbury â—Eringarius the thyrde was emperour after Henry .vij. yere this Beringariê° was emperour in Ytaly in whose tyme was grete dyuysyon And Henry the emperour decessed Otto began to regne in Almayne ¶ Lotherius regned after hym two yere and decessed whan Otto regned in Almayn had a wyfe that hyght Dalnidam whiche after wedded Otto ¶ Beringarius the fourth was after hyÌ„ This man with grete tyranny subdued Ytaly wherfore the pope other Romayns called Otto that he myght delyuer them whiche he dyd he toke Beringary by strength twyes he outlawed hym he toke Lotherius wyfe whiche the tyrauÌ„t had prysoned ¶ Leo the viij was pope after Benedictê° one yere foure monethes This man was chosen with the comyn voyce Iohn was deposed This Leo ordeyned that no pope sholde be made without consent of the emperour for the malyce of the Romayns the whiche oppressed them This man graunted all the gyftes to Otto and his successours the whiche were gyuen by Iustinyan and Karolus to the chirche that he myght defende Ytaly from the rebellions ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xij. was pope after hym almost .viij. yere This Iohn suffred grete wronge of the Romayns for he was taken exiled but Otto bare this heuyly For he slewe the noble men of Rome and certayn of them exiled for euermore ¶ Benedictus the sixth was pope after hym .vj. yere This maÌ„ was taken and in the castell Aungell was strangled ¶ Nota. The empyre this tyme was translated to the Almayns And the same cause is here as was before for the vicyous lyuynge Ne these vnhappy men coude not be enformed that they coude eschewe that one vyce through the whiche they sawe so many noble men perysshed ¶ Otto was emperour after Beringarius .xij. yere This Otto was the fyrst emperour of Almayne and he was all vertuous as an other kyng Karolus for he was the defender of the chirche of god and the synguler promoter for the whiche he was worthy to be emperour Many men of fals byleue he coÌ„uerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popehede in to Saxony there he decessed in his exile And after this Otto the emperour decessed a ryche man in vertue goodes ¶ Otto the seconde was emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chirche as his fader was And many a batayle he had agaynst fals men of byleue And at the last he had almoost lost all his hoost in Kalabre Yet he for sothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruaylously sayÌ„t Peter delyuered hym And his wyfe was the doughter of the emperour of Constantinople of the Romayns blode this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edward the martyr how Estrilde his stepmoder let sâ—ee hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge AFter this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyfe that well nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes ladde a full holy lyfe and aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder let slee hym bycause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge thus on a day he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vpon a daye that the kynge Edward went in to a wode for to playe in the south couÌ„tree besyde a towne that is called Warham in whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whaÌ„ he had ben a whyle there for to sporte hyÌ„ he thought vpon his broder Eldred that was with his moder the quene for her place was nygh the forest and thought for to go thyder and vysyte se his broder And toke with hym but a lytell meyny and went towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thycknes of the wode to espye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyny that came with hym And at the last he came out of the wode and as he loked aboute hym he sawe there fast besydes a maner that his stepmoder dwelled in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the king was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how she myght do that he were slayn as pryuely as she myght and she called to her one of her knyghtes to whome she had tolde moche of her couÌ„seyle bytwene them And bothe they came to the kyng curteysly receyued hym And the kyng sayd that he was comen to visyte her and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes thanked hym and bade hym to alyght harborowe with her all that nyght The kynge sayd that he myght not but agayn he wold go vnto his folke yf he myght fynde them And whan the quene sawe that he wold not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke And he grauÌ„ted her And anone as the drynke was come the queâ—e dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge toke the cuppe set it to his mouth in the meane whyle that he dranke the false knyght that was with the quene with a knyfe smote the kynge vnto the herte and there he fell downe deed froÌ„ his palfrey vnto the erthe The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente of other rychesse ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see so escaped he out of this londe Whan this kyng Edwarde was thus martyred it was 〈◊〉 the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde â—x C .lxxx. and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of Denmarke held Englond how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes broder was not beloued in his realme therfore he fledde in to Normandy AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his broder saynt Dunstan crowned hym And this saynt Dunstan dyed soone
morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the confessour that was Aluredes broder and how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whaÌ„ this was done all the barons of englond sent another tyme in to Normandy yâ— Edward sholde come in to englond with moche â—onout And this Edwarde in his chyldhode loued 〈◊〉 hey god hym dradde and in honeste clennes ladde his lyfe hated synne as deth And whan he was crow ned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condicyons that he fyrst vsed forgate not all good customes for no maner honour ne for no rychesse ne for no maner hygnes But euer more more gaue hym to goodnes well loued god holy chirche passyng all other maner thynge And poore men also he loued helde them as they had ben his owne bretherne to them ofte he gaue grete almes with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyall loue that god shewed to saynt Edward lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he went froÌ„ the chirche of westmynster had herde masse of saynt Iohn the euangelyst for as moche as he loued sayÌ„t Iohn the euangelist more specyally after god and our lady than he dyd ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgrym prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the euangelyst some good for to gyue hym And the kyng pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it gaue it to the pilgrym he it receyued went thens This king Edward made all the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And he was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godwyn came agayne in to Englonde and had agayne all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter WHan the erle Godwyn that was dwellynge in Denmark had moche herde of the goodnes of kynge Edwarde that he was full of mercy and pyte he thought that he wolde go agayne in to Englond for to seke to haue grace of the good kyng Edward that so mercy full was that he myght haue agayn his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hym towarde the see came in to Englonde to London where the kynge was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde helde a parlyameÌ„t Godwyn sent to them that were his frendes were the moost gretest lordes of the loÌ„de prayed them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde graunte him his peas his loÌ„de The lordes lad hyÌ„ before the kyng to seke his grace And anone as the kyng sawe hym he appeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes to hym sayd Traytour Godwyn I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my broder Alured Certes syr sayd Godwyn saue your grace your peas your lordshyp I neuer betrayed hym â—e yet lewe hyÌ„ And therfore I put me in reward of the caurte Now fayre lordes sayd the kynge ye that be my lyeges erles barons of the londe that here ben assembled full well ye herde myn appele the answere also of Godwyn therfore I wyll that ye awarde do ryght The erles barons than gadred them all togyder to do this awarde by themselfe so they spake dy uersly among them for some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce nor by lordshyp bytwene Godwyn Alured for whiche thynge they myght hym drawe And at the last they deuysed demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder ThaÌ„ sna ke the erle Leuerike of Couentre a good man to god to all the worlde told his reason in this maner and sayd The erle Godwyn is the best frended man of Englonde after the kyng well myght it not be gaynsayd that without couâ—se yle of Godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfore I awarde as touchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xii. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere bytwene our handes prayenge the kynge to forgyue his euyll wyll to the erle Godwyn and receyue his homage yelde agayn his londe And they accorded vnto that awarde and came euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myght bere bytwene theyr handes before the kynge and there sayd the forme and the maner of theyr accorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not them gaynsaye but as moche as they had ordeyned he grauÌ„ted and coÌ„fermed And so was the erle Godwyn accorded with the kynge and had agayne all his londes And afterward he bare hym so well so wysely that the kynge loued hym wonders moche with hym he was full preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued so moche that the kynge spoused Godwyns doughter and made her quene And neuertheles though the kyng had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastite and clennes of body wtout ony flesshely dede doynge with his wyfe And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyfe two yere dyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe without ony wyfe The kyng gaue the erledome of Oxford to Harolde that was Godwyns sone made hym erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fader and he were so preuy with the kynge that they myght do by ryght what thynge they wolde For agaynst ryght wold he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Iesu Chryst specyall loue shewed to hym ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe â—â—wyne kynge of Denmarke drowned in the see in the tyme of the leuacyon of the sacrament as he stode and herde masse IT befell vpon a whytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmynster at the leuacion of Iesu Christes body as all men were gadred in the chirche and came nigh the awter for to se the sacrynge the kyng lyft vp his handes on hygh toke vp a grete laughter wherfore all that stode aboute hym began gretly to wonder And after masse they asked why the kyÌ„ges laughter was Fayre lordes said kynge Edward I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kyng of Denmarke come in to the see with all his power for to haue comen in to Englond to warre vpon vs I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see all this I sawe in the leuacyon of Chrystes body bytwene the preestes haÌ„des I had therof so grete wye that I myght not my laughter withholde And the erle Leuerich stode besyde hym at the leuacion openly sawe the forme of breed turne in to the lykenes of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght hande blyssed the kynge afterwarde the erle the erle anone turned hym toward the kynge for to
make hym se that holy syght And than sayd the kynge Syr erle I so well that ye se thanked be god that I haue honoured my god and sauyour vysybly Iesu Chryst in forme of man whose na me be blyssed in all worldes Amen ¶ How the rynge that saynt Edwarde had gyuen to a poore pylgrym for the loue of god and saynt Iohn the euangelyst came agayne to kynge Edwarde THis noble man saynt Edwarde regned .xiii. yere And thus it be fell vpon a tyme or he dyed the two men of Englond were gone in to the holy londe and had done theyr pilgrymage were goynge agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they went in the waye they mette a pilgrym that curteysly salewed them asked of them in what londe and in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Than asked he who was kyng of Englonde And they answered and sayd the good king Edward Fayre frendes sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree agayne I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kyng Edwarde greet hym oftentymes in my name oftenty mes him thanke of his grete curteysy that he to me hath done namely for the ryng that he gaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmynster for saynt Iohns loue the euaÌ„gelyst And than toke the rynge toke it to the pylgryms sayd I praye you go bere this ryng take it vnto kyng Edward tell hym that I sende it hym and a full ryche gyfte I wyll gyue hym For vpoÌ„ the .xij. daye he shal come to me euermore dwell in blysse wtouten ende Syr sayd the pilgryms what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge Fayre frendes sayd he I am Iohn the euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kynge Edward is my frende I loue hym in specyall for bycause that he hath euermore lyued in clennes is a clene mayd I praye you my message to fulfyll as I haue sayd Whan sayÌ„t Iohn the euaÌ„gelyst had thus charged them sodeynly he voyded out of bothe theyr sightes Than thanked the pylgryms almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they begaÌ„ to ware wery set them down for to rest them so they fell on slepe And whan they had well slepte one of them awoke lyft vp his heed loked aboute sayd to his felowe Aryse vp and go we in our waye What sayd that our felowe to that other where be we now Certes sayd the other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tre that we layde vs â—owne in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They toke vp theyr handes and blyssed them went forth on theyr waye as they went they sawe shepes herdes goyng with theyr shepe that spake none other laÌ„guage but englisshe Good frendes sayd one of the pylgryms what couÌ„tre is this who is lord therof And anone the shepeherdes answered sayd This is the couÌ„tree of Kent in Englond of the whiche the good kynge Edward is lorde of Than the pilgryms thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euangelyst went forth on theyr waye came to Caunterbury from thens to London there they fouÌ„de the kynge And tolde hym all from the begynnynge to the endynge as moche as saynt Iohn had charged them of all thyÌ„ges how they had speÌ„dde by the waye toke the rynge to kyng Edward he receyued it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euan gelyst And than made hym redy euery daye from daye to daye to departe out of this lyfe whan god wold send for hym ¶ How saynt Edwarde dyed on the .xij. daye ANd after it befel thus on Chryst masse euen as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruyce for to here matyns of the hygh feest he became full seke on the morowe endured with moche payne for to here the masse after masse he let hym to be ladde in to his chambre there for to rest hym But in his hall amonge his barons knyghtes myght he not come for to comforte them and solace as he was wont to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and coÌ„forte amonge all that were in the hall was turned in to care sorowe bycause they drad to lese theyr good lorde the kyng And vpon saynt Iohns daye the euangelyst that came nexte the kynge receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery chrysten man abode the mercy the wyll of god And the two pylgryms he let come before hym gaue them ryche gyftes betoke them to god And also the abbot of Westmynster he let come before hym toke hym that ryng in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohn the euangelyst And the abbot toke put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmynster euer shall be And so laye the kynge seke tyll the .xij. euen and than dyed the good kyng Edward at Westmynster there he lyeth For whose loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle And this was in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Chryst Iesu M .lxv. And after he was translated and put in to the shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury â—Ictor the seconde was pope after Leo lytell of hyÌ„ is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was emperour after the first Henry .xvij. yere This man was cosyn to Conrade he was borne in a wode and twyes taken to be slayne whaÌ„ he was a childe but god defended hyÌ„ euermore Whan he was made emperour he made a monastery in the same place in the wode where he was borne This man was a vicyous man and he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Pandulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Ste phanê° the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus was after hyÌ„ he toke the dignite of the pope Stephen by strengthe kepte it .ix. monethes than decessed ¶ Henry the thyrde was emperour after Henry the second This Henry was an vnquyete man many tymes troubled the holy man Gregory the .vij. And fyrst he asked forgyuenes was assoyled but he perseuered not but brought in an other pope agaynst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregory cursed hym And the chosers of the emperour chose the duke of Saxon for to be emperour whome this Henry in batayle ouercame And than he came to Rome with his pope and pursued pope Gregory the cardynals also And than anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens delyuered the pope his cardynals Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almes and .xij. tymes he fought in batayle And at the last he dyed wretchedly For he was put downe by his owne sone For so as he dyd to other men so was he done to
lettre of them the were the begynners of the warre agaynst hym And the kynge of FrauÌ„ce sent agayn to hym by lettre the names of them that began the warre The fâ—ast was Iohn his sone Rychard his broder and Henry the newe kyng his sone ThaÌ„ was kyng Henry wonders wrotâ— cursed the tyme the euer he begaâ—e them And whyle the warre lasted Henry his sone the newe kynge dyed sore repâ—ntynge his mysdedes and moost sore we made of ony man for bycause of saynt Thomas deth of CanÌ„terbury prayed his fader with moche sorowe of herâ—e mercy for his trespace And his fader forgaue hym and had of hym pâ—â—e And after he dyed the .xxxvj. yere of his â—rgne and lyeth at Redynge ¶ How the chrysten men lost the holy londe in the foresayd kynges tyme through a fals chrysten man the became a sarasyn ANd whyle this kyng regned the grete batayle was in the holy lâ—de bytwene the chrysten men the sarasyns but the chrysten men were there slayne through grete treason of the erle â—yrpe the wolde haue had to wyfe the quene of Ierusalem thou somtyme was Baldewyns wyfe but she forsoke hym toke to her lord a knyght a worthy man the was called syr Gnyperches Wherfore the erle Tyrpe was wroth went anone right to Saladyne the was soudan of Babylon became his man forsoke his christeÌ„ dom all chrysten lawe And the christeÌ„ men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hyÌ„ as they were wont to haue before And whan they came to the batayle this fals chrysten man turned to the sarasyns forsoke his owne nacyon And so were the chrysteÌ„ men ouercomen with the sarasyns And thus were the chrysten men slayne and put to horryble deth and the cite of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne awaye ¶ The kynge of FrauÌ„ce all the grete lordes of the londe let them be crossed for to go to the holy londe And amonge them went Rychard kyng Hen ryes sone fyrst after the kyng of FrauÌ„ce that toke the crosse of the archebysshop of Tours But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for bycause the he was let by other maner wayes nedes to be done And whan king Henry his fader had regned xxxvi yere .v. monethes foure dayes he dyed and lyeth at Founteuerard ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M C .lvj. ADrianus the fourth was pope after Anastasius .v. yere This pope was an Englysshe man and the voyce of the comyn people sayth he was a bondman to the abbot of saint Albons in Englond And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsed and he went ouer the see gaue hym to study to vertue and after was made bysshop of Albanacens Than he was made legate in to the londe of Wormacian he coÌ„uerted it to the fayth Than he was made pope And for the wouÌ„dyng of a cardynall he enterdited all the cite of Rome And he cursed Wyllyam the kynge of Cecyle caused hym to submyt hym This man the fyrst of al the popes with his cardynalles dwelled in the olde cite ¶ Alexander the thyrde was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere This Alexander had stryfe xvij yere the foure stryuers that the emperour set against hym he ouercame them cursed them all dyed an euyll deth This man also accorded Frederyk the emperour Emanuell of CoÌ„stantynople the kyng of Siculorum And this man nourysshed saynt Thomas of CauÌ„ terbury in his exile ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernard was canonysed by this AlexaÌ„der his abbot forbade hym the he sholde do no more miracles bycause there was so myghty concourse of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed and dyd no moo ¶ Lucius the thyrde was pope after Alexander .iiij. yere and two monethes of hym lytel is wryten In his dayes decessed Henry the fyrst sone to Henry the second this is his epytaphe Ois honoris honos decor decus vrbis et orbis Militie spleÌ„dor glia lumeÌ„ apex Iulius ingenio virtutibê° hector Achillis viribê° Augustê° moribê° Ore Paris ¶ Vrbanê° the thyrde was pope after Lu cius .ij. yere This maÌ„ decessed for sorow whan he herd tell the IerusaleÌ„ was takeÌ„ with the sarasyns ¶ Gregorius the .viij. was pope after hym foure monethes he practysed myghtely how Ierusalem myght be wonne agayne but anone he decessed ¶ Clemens the thyrd was pope after hym thre yere lytell he dyd ¶ Of kyng Rychard that conquered all the holy that chrysten men had lost AFter this kynge Henry regned Rychard his sone whiche was a stoute man a stronge and a worthy and also bolde And he was crowned at Westmynster of the archebysshop Baldewyn of CauÌ„terbury the thyrde daye of September And the seconde yere of his regne kynge Rychard hymselfe and Baldewyn the archebysshop of Caunterbury and Hubert-bysshop of Salysbury and Randulferle of Glocestre and many other lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage decessed the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And kynge Rycharde went before in to the holy londe and rested not tyl that he came forth in his waye vnto Cipers toke it with grete force And after that kynge Rychard went forth toward the holy londe and gate there as moche as the chrysten men had lost before conquered the londe agayne through grete myght saue onely the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cite of Acres for to gete the cite there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of Fraunce went agayn in to FrauÌ„ce was wroth towarde kyng Rychard But yet for all that or kynge Rycharde wente agayne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he dwelled in the cite a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxford his broder wolde haue seased all Englonde in to his handes Normandy also wolde crowne hym selfe kynge of all the londe Whan kyng Rychard herde these tydynges he came toward Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Ostryche mette with hym toke hym brought hym vnto the emperour of Almayn And the emperour put hym in prison And af terward he was delyuered for an huge rauÌ„som that is to saye an hondred M. pounde For the whiche raunsom to be payed eche other chalice of EngloÌ„d was molten made in to money And all the monkes of the ordre of Cisteaux gaue all theyr bokes through out all Englonde for to be solde for to paye the raunsom ¶ How kynge Rychard came agayn from the holy londe and auenged hym on his enemyes WHyles this kyng Rycharde was in pryson the kynge of Fraunce warred vpon hyÌ„ strongly in Nor mandy And Iohn his broder warred vpon hym in Englond But the bysshops and barons of Englond withstode hym with all the power that they myght gete and toke the
comen thyder they were brought before hyÌ„ the kynge asked of them how they wolde make amendes of the trespace losse that they had done him they put them in his mercy Lordes sayd the kyng I wyll not your londes ne your goodes but I wyll that ye make to me an othe vpoÌ„ goddes body to be true to me neuer after this tyme agaynst me bere armes And they all consented to the kynges wyll swore vpon goddes body that is to say syr Iohn of Comyn the erle of Strathorne the erle of Caâ—yk also .iiij. bisshops vndertoke for al the clergy so the kynge delyuered them and gaue them safeconduytes to go in to theyr owne couÌ„tree And it was not loÌ„ge afterwarde but that they arose agaynst kyng Edward bycause that they wyst well that kynge Edwardes folke were taken in Gascoyn as before is sayd but syr Iohan Bayloll kynge of Scotlonde wyst well that his londe sholde haue sorowe ynough shame for theyr falsnes and in haste went hym ouer the see to his owne londes and there helde hym and neuer came agayne Wherfore the Scottes chose vnto theyr kyng Willyam Waleys a rybaud and an harlot comen vp of nought to englysshmen dyd moche harme ¶ And kyng Edward thought how he myght best delyuer his people that were taken in Gascoyne in haste went hym ouer the see in to Flaundres for to warre vpon the kyng of Fraunce And the erle of FlauÌ„dres receyued hym with moche honour grauÌ„ted hym all his londes at his owne wyl And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde tell that the kyng of Englond was arryued in FlauÌ„dres came with an huge power to destroye hym he prayed hyÌ„ of trewse for two yere so the englysshe marchauÌ„tes and also frensshe myght safely go come on bothe sydes Kynge Edwarde grauÌ„ted it so that he had his men out of prison that were in Gascoyn And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce grauÌ„ted anone so they were delyuered ¶ In the same tyme the Scottes sent by the bysshop of saynt Andrewes in to FrauÌ„ce to the kyng to syr Charles his broder that syr Charles shold come with his power and they of Scotlond wolde come with theyr power so they sholde go in to Englonde the londâ— to destroye from Scotlond vnto â—enâ— the scottes trusted moche vpon the frenssh men But of that thyÌ„ge they had no maner grauÌ„te Yet neuerthelesse the Scottes began to robbe slee in Northumberlonde and dyd moche harme ¶ How Willyam Waleys let slee syr Hugh of Cressingham and of the batayle of Fonkirke WHan the tydynges came to kyng Edward that Wyllyam Waleys had ordeyned suche a stronge power also that all Scotlonde to hym was attendaunt redy for to slee Englysshmen and to destroye the londe he was sore anoyed sent anone by lettre to the erle of Garren to syr Henry Percy and to syr Willyam Latomer and to syr Hugh of Cressyngham his tresourer that they sholde take power go in to Northumberlonde so forth in to Scotlond for to kepe the couÌ„trees And whan Willyam Waleys herde of theyr comynge he began for to flee the englysshmen folowed hym droue hym tyll he came to Sâ—ry uelyn there he helde hym in the castell And the walshmen euery daye them escryed thretened dyd all the despyte that they myght so that the Englysshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyng went out froÌ„ the castel the mountenauÌ„ce of .x. myle passed ouer a brydge And William Waleys came with a stronge power droue them backe for the englysshmen had no power agaynst hym but fledde they that myght take the brydge escaped But syr Hugh the kynges tresourer there was slayn many other also wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ Than had kyng Edward spedde all his maters in FlauÌ„dres was comen agayn in to EngloÌ„de hastely toke his waye in to Scotlonde came thyder at the Ascencyon tyde all that he fouÌ„de he set a fyre brent But the poore people of Scotlonde came to hym wonders thycke prayed hym for goddes loue to haue mercy on them Wherfore the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man shold do them harme that were yoldeÌ„ to hym ne to no maÌ„ of ordre nor no hous of religion ne no maner chirche but let espye where that he myght fynde ony of his enemyes Than came a spye to the kynge tolde hyÌ„ where the Scottes were assembled for to abyde batayle And so on saynt Mary Magdaleyns day the kynge came to Fonkirk gaue batayle to the Scottes at the batayle were slayne .xxxiij. M. scottes of englyshmen .xxviij. no mo of that whiche was a worthy knight slayne an hospytaler that was called Frere Brian Iay. For whan William Waleys fled from the batayle that same Brian hym pursued fyersly as his hors ran he start in to a myre of a marys vp to the bely WillyaÌ„ Waleys than turned agayne and there slewe syr Bryan that was grete harme And that whyle kynge Edwarde went through Scotlonde for to enquyre yf he myght fynde ony of his enemyes in the londe he dwelled as longe as hym lyked there was none enemy that durst him abyde And soone after that kyng Edward went to Southamton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlond in wynter season for esement of his people And whan he came to London he let amende many myâ— dedes that were done agaynst his peas his lawes whyle he was in FlauÌ„dres ¶ Of the last maryage of kyng Edward and how he went the thyrde tyme in to Scotlonde ANd afterward it was ordeyned through the court of Rome that kyng Edward shold wedde dame Mar garete that was kyng Philips syster of FrauÌ„ce And the archebysshop Robert of wynchelse spoused theÌ„ togider through whiche mariage there was made peas bytwene kynge Edward of Englonde kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce ¶ Kynge Edwarde went than the thyrde tyme in to Scotlond And than wtin the fyrst yere he famysshed the londe so that he lefte not one but that al came to his mercy saue they that were in the castell of Estreuelyn that well was vitayled stored for .vij. yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyn was besyeged and wonne BYnge Edward came to the castell of Estreuelyn with an huge power besyeged the castell but it lytel auayled For he myght do the Scottes no harme the castell was so stronge well kepte Whan kyng Edward sawe that he bethought hym on a queyntyse caused anone to make two payr of hye galowes before the toure of the castell made his othe that as many as were within the castell were he erle or baron he were taken with strengthe but yf he wolde the rather yelde hym he sholde be hanged vpon the same payr of galowes And whan they that were within the castell herde this they came and yelded them all to the kinges grace mercy And the kyng
take syr Andrewe of Herkela put hym to deth And to bryng this thynge to an ende the kynge sente his coÌ„myssyon so that this same Andrewe was taken at Cardoyll ledde to the barre in yâ— maner of an erle worthely arayed and with a swerde gyrde aboute hym and boted sporred ThaÌ„ spake syr Anthony in this maner syr Andrewe sayd he the kynge putteth vpon the for as moche as yâ— hast benorped in thy dedes he dyd to the moche honour made the erle of Cardoyll thou as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the people of his countree yâ— sholde haue holpe hym at yâ— batayle of Beighlond thou laddest them away by yâ— couÌ„tree of Copelonde through yâ— erledom of Lancastre wherfore our lorde yâ— kynge was discoÌ„fyted there of the Scottes through thy treason falsnes yf thou haddest comen betymes he had had the batayle And treason yâ— dydest for yâ— grete somme of gold and syluer that thou receyued of Iames Douglas a Scotte the kynges enemy And our lorde yâ— kyng wyll that the ordre of knyghthode by the whiche yâ— receyued all thyne honour and worship vpon thy body be all brought to nought thyne estate vndone yâ— other knightes of lower degree may after be ware the whiche lord hath hugely auaunced the in dyuers couÌ„trees of Englonde that all may take ensample by yâ— theyr lorde afterward truly for to serue Than commauÌ„ded he a knaue anoue to hewe of his sporres on his heles And after he lette breke the swerde ouer his heed the whiche the kyng gaue hym for to kepe defende his londe therwith whan he had made hym erle of Cardoyl And after he let hyÌ„ be vnclothed of his furred tabard and of his hode of his furred cotes of his gyrdell And whaÌ„ this was done syr Anthony sayd than to hym Andrew sayd he now arte thou no knyght but a knaue and for thy treason the kynge wyll that yâ— shalte be hanged drawen and thy heed smytten of thy bowelles taken out of thy body brent before the thy body quartred thy heed sente to LondoÌ„ there it shall stande vpon London brydge the foure quarters shal be sente to foure townes of Englonde that all other may be ware chastised by the And as syr Anthony said so it was done all maner thynge on yâ— last daye of October in the yere of grace M CCC .xxij. And yâ— sonne turned in to blode as yâ— people it sawe that dured from yâ— morowe tyll it was .xj. of the clocke of the daye ¶ Of yâ— myracles that god wrought for saynt Thomas of Lancastre wherfore the kynge let close in the chirche dores of the pryory of Pountfret that no man sholde come therin for to offre ANd soone after that yâ— good erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was martyred there was a preest that loÌ„ge tyme had ben blynde dremed in his slepe yâ— he sholde go to yâ— hyll there yâ— good erle Thomas of Lancastre was put to deth he sholde haue his syght agayn so he dremed thre nyghtes suynge yâ— preest let lede him to yâ— same hyll whan he came to the place yâ— he was martyred on full deuoutly he made there his prayers prayed god sayÌ„t Thomas yâ— he myght haue his syght agayne as he was in his prayers he layde his ryght hande vpon yâ— same place yâ— the good man was martyred on and a drop of drye blode small sande cleued on his hande therwith stryked his eyen anone through the myght of god and saint Thomas he had his syght agayne thanked than almyghty god saynt Thomas ¶ And whaÌ„ this myracle was knowen amoÌ„ge men yâ— people came thyder on euery syde and kneled made theyr prayers at his tombe that is in yâ— pryory of PouÌ„tfret prayed yâ— holy martyr of socour helpe god herde theyr prayers ¶ Also there was a yonge childe drowned in a welle in yâ— towne of PouÌ„tfret was deed thre dayes thre nyghtes and men came layde yâ— deed chiloâ— vpon saynt Thomas tombe yâ— holy martyr the chylde arose froÌ„ deth to lyfe as many a man it sawe ¶ Also moche people were out of theyr mynde god sent them theyr mynde agayn through vertue of yâ— holy martyr ¶ Also god hath gyuen there to exepyls theyr goynge to croked theyr handes theyr feet to blynde also theyr fyght and to many seke folke theyr helth of byuers dyseases for yâ— loue of this martyr ¶ Also there was a ryche man in Coâ—â— dom in Gascoyn and suche a malady he had that all his ryght syde roâ—â—ed fell away froÌ„ hym yâ— men might se his â—â—uer his herte so he stanke yâ— vnneth men myght come nye hyÌ„ wherfore his frendes were for hym wonders sory but at the last as god wold they prayd to saynt Thomas of Lancastre yâ— he wold praye to god for that prisoner behyght to go to PouÌ„tfret for to do theyr pylgrymage he thought yâ— the martyr samâ— Thomas came to him anouâ—ted ouer all his seke body therwith the good man aweke was all hole his flesshe was restored agayn yâ— before was torred falleÌ„ away For whiche myracle the good man his frendes loued god saint Thomas euer more after And this good man came in to Englonde toke with hym foure selowes and came to PouÌ„tfret to the holy martyr dyd theyr pylgrymage the good man that was seke came thyder al naked saue his preuy clothes And whaÌ„ they had done they turned home agayn in to theyr owne rouÌ„tree and tolde of the myracle where so euer that they came ¶ And also two men haue beÌ„ heled there of the mormale through helpe of yâ— holy martyr though that euyll be holden incurable ¶ And whan yâ— Spensers herd that god dyd suche myracles for this holy man they wold not byleue it in no maner wyse but said openly yâ— it was grete heresy suche vertue of hyÌ„ to byleue And whan syr Hugh Spenser the sone sawe all this doynge anone he sente his messenger from PouÌ„tfret where as he dweled to kyng Edward that than was at Grauen at Scipton bycause yâ— the kyng sholde vndo yâ— pylgrymage And as yâ— ry baud messenger went to ward the kyng for to do his message he came by the hyll where as the good martyr was done to deth in the same place he made his ordure whaÌ„ he had done he rode toward the king a stronge flyxe came vpon hyÌ„ or that he came to Yorke thaÌ„ he shedde all his bowels at his foundament And whan syr Hugh Spenser herde these ty dynges somdele he was adradde and thought for to vndo yâ— pilgrymage yf he myght by ony maner waye And anone he went to the kyng sayd yâ— they shold be in grete sclauÌ„dre through out all chry stendom for the deth of
grace yâ— the foresayd Thomas might be translated But yâ— pope sayd nay that he shold not be translated vnto the tyme he were better certyfyed of the clergy of Englonde and seen by theyr obedyence what thynge god had done for yâ— loue of saynt Thomas of Lancastre after yâ— suggestyon that yâ— foresayd erle of Kent had made to hym And whan this Edmond saw yâ— he might not spede of his purpose as touchyng the translacyon he prayed hyÌ„ of couÌ„seyle as touchyng syr Edward of Carnaruan his broder sayd not longe ago he was king of Englonde what thynge myght best be done as touching his deliuerauÌ„ce syth yâ— a comyn fame is through Englonde yâ— he is alyue safe Whan the pope herde hym tell yâ— syr Edward was alyue he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpon his benyson yâ— he sholde helpe with all the power yâ— he myght yâ— he were delyuered out of prison saue his body in all yâ— he myght to brynge this thynge to an ende he assoyled hym his coÌ„pany a pe na et culpa al tho yâ— holpe to his deliueraunce Than toke Edmond of wodstok his leue of the pope came agayne in to Englonde And whan syr Edmond was comen some of yâ— frere prechers came sayd yâ— syr Edwarde his broder yet was alyue in yâ— castell of Corf vnder yâ— keping of syr Thomas Gurney Tho sped hym the foresayd EdmoÌ„d as fast as he might tyll he came to yâ— castel of Corf aqueynted hym and spake so fayre with Iohn Daueryll that was constable of yâ— same castell gaue him ryche gyftes to haue acqueyntaunce of hym to knowe of his couÌ„seyle And thus it befel yâ— the foresayd syr Edmond prayed specially to tell hym pryuely of his lorde his broder syr Edward yf yâ— he lyued or were deed yf he were alyue he prayed hyÌ„ ones to haue a syght of hym And this syr Iohn Daueryll was a hye herted man full of courage answered shortly to syr Edmond sayd that syr Edward his broder was in helth vnder his kepyng durst not shewe hym to no man syth it was defended hyÌ„ in yâ— kynges half Edward yâ— was Edwardes sone of Carnaruan also by the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of quene Isabell yâ— kynges moder of syr Roger Mortymer yâ— he shold shewe his body to no man of the world saue onely to them vpoÌ„ lyf lyÌ„me disheryting of his heyres for euermore But the fals traytour falsly lyed for he was not in his warde but he was takeÌ„ thens lad to yâ— castell of Berkeley by syr Thomas Gurney by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of Mortimer tyll he was deed as before is sayd but syr EdmoÌ„d of wodstok wyst no thynge yâ— syr Edwarde his broder was deed whervpon he toke a lettre to kyng Edward his broder as to his worthy lorde And receyued yâ— lettre of hyÌ„ behight hym to do his message wtout ony fayle And with yâ— syr Edmond toke leue of the foresayd Iohn went in to his own couÌ„tre lordshyp iÌ„ Kent yâ— he had there And anone as this same Iohn wyst yâ— syr Edmond was gone in to Kent his own lordship he went in all the haste yâ— be might fro the castel of Corf came to syr Roger Mortimer toke hym yâ— lettre yâ— syr Edmond of wodstok erle of Kent had taken hym closed ensealed with his owne seale And whan syr Roger Mortimer had receyued the lettre he vnclosed it sawe what was conteyned therin began to rede it wherof yâ— begyÌ„nynge was this ¶ Worshyps reuerence with broders legeaunce and subieâ—cyon Syr knyght worshipful dere broder yf it please you I praye you hertely yâ— ye be in good com forte for I shall so ordeyne for you that ye shall come out of prison be deliuered of that disease that ye be in And vnderstande of your grete lordshyp yâ— I haue to myne assentyng almoost all the grete lordes of Englonde with all theyr apparayle yâ— is to saye with armure with tresour without nombre for to maynteyne your quarell so ferforth that ye shall be kynge agayn as ye were before that they haue sworne to me vpoÌ„ a boke as well prelates as erles barons Whan syr Roger Mortimer sawe vnderstode the myght the strengthe of the lettre anone his herte for wrath began to boll euyll hert bare toward syr Edmond of wodstok yâ— was erle of Kent with all the haste that he might he went vnto dame Isabell yâ— quene yâ— was yâ— kynges moder shewed her syr Edmondes lettre his wyll his purpose how that he had coniected ordeyned to put downe kyng Edward of wyndsore her sone of his ryalte of his kyngdom Now certes syr Roger sayd she hath syr EdmoÌ„d done so now by my faders soule sayd she I wyll be therof auenged yf that god grauÌ„t me lyfe that in a shorte tyme. And with yâ— the quene Isabel went to king Edward her sone there as he was at the parlyament at Wynchestre for to amende the wronges the trespaces that were done amonge the people of his realme she toke and shewed hym the lettre that syr Edmond of wodstock had made and ensealed with his owne seale and badde hym vpon her blessynge that he sholde be auenged vpon syr Edmonde as vpon his deedly enemy Than was the quene sore wroth towarde syr Edmonde erle of Kent and cessed neuer to praye vnto her sone tyll that he had sent in all the haste after hym And vpon that the kyng sent by his lettres after syr Edmond of wodstok that he sholde come speke with hym at Wynchestre all maner thynges lefte And whan syr Edmond sawe yâ— the king sent after hym with his lettres ensealed he hasted hym in all that he myght tyll that he came to wynchestre But whan the quene wyst that syr Edmonde was comen to wynchestre anone she went prayed so fast vnto kynge Edwarde her sone that yâ— good erle was arested anone and ladde vnto yâ— barre before Robert of Hamond yâ— was Crowner of the kynges housholde he assocyed to hym syr Roger Mortimer And than spake the fore sayd Robert said Syr Edmond erle of Kent ye shall vnderstaÌ„de that it is done vs to wyte pryÌ„cypally vnto our lyege lorde the kynge Edwarde of Englonde almyghty god hym saue kepe that ye be his deedly enemy a traytour also a comyn enemy vnto the realme that ye haue ben aboute many a daye for to make preuy delyuerauÌ„ce of syr Edward somtyme king of Englonde your broder the whiche somtyme was put downe of his royalte by yâ— comyn assent of yâ— lordes of Englonde in appeasynge of our lorde the kynges estate also of his realme Than answered the good man sayd Forsothe syr vnderstande well yâ— I was neuer traytour to my kyng ne to the realme that I do me on god on all the
Henry the .iiij. besechinge him of his helpe and socour agaynst his deedly enemy the duke of Burgoyne And than the kynge made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence his other sone Iohn duke of Bedforde his other sone Vmfrey duke of Glocestre and syr Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset and the duke of Awemarle he made duke of Yorke And than the kyng ordeyned his sone syr Thomas duke of ClareÌ„ce sir Thomas beauford erle of Dorset syr Iohn Cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes and squyers men of armes archers for to go ouet see in to FrauÌ„ce in helpynge and strengthynge of the duke of Orlyaunce And these worthy lordes with theyr retynue shypped at Hamton sayled ouer yâ— see in to NormaÌ„dy londed at Hogges And there mette with them yâ— lorde Hambe at theyr londynge with .vij. M. men of armes Frensshmen thre sergeauÌ„tes of armes with them all were put to flyght of them were takeÌ„ vij C. men of armes iiij C. horses without those that were slayne in the felde And so they rode forth through out all FrauÌ„ce toke castles townes slewe many Frensshemen that withstode them and toke many prysoners as they rode and so they passed forth tyll they came to Burdeux and there they rested them a whyle and set the countree in peas rested tyll the vyntage were redy to sayle And than the duke with his meyny came home in to Englond in safete thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere was the kynges coyne chaunged throughout Englonde by the kynge his couÌ„seyle that is to saye the noble halfe noble ferthynge of golde ¶ And in the .xiiij. yere of kyng HeÌ„rpes regne the fourth he let make galays of warre for he hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem there to haue ended his lyfe but god vysyted hym soone after with infirmite grete sekenes that he myght not well endure no whyle so seruently he was taken and brought in bed at WestmyÌ„ster in a fayre chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlayne what he called the chambre that he lay in And he answered sayd Ierusalem And than he sayd that the prophecy sayd that he shold make an ende dye in IerusaleÌ„ And than he made hym redy vnto god and dysposed all his wyll And soone after he died was caried by water froÌ„ Westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham froÌ„ thens he was caryed to CauÌ„terbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennynge in to the abbey of Chrystchirche there he was entered buryed besyde saint Thomas of CauÌ„terburyes shryne And thus ended the worthy kyng Henry about mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lorde a. M CCCC and .xiij. vpon whose soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn yâ— .v. was pope after Iohn xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by the concyle of Constance the other were deposed yâ— stroue so came peas in the chirche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessary for yâ— defence of the fayth This was yâ— myghtyest pope that euer was of ryches a grete iudge He edifyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he did moche good through the noble prynce Sygysmund And he gadred moche money for to gete yâ— holy londe agayn but deth came vpon hym letted hym he made a couÌ„seyle afore his deth for that mater there he decessed ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere This Eugeny was chosen peasybly after the deth of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope But shortly after he was expulsed from Rome for it was so that he fledde naked Also he was cited to the concyle of Basilieus deposed but he charged hym not And for that began the stryfe agayne the whiche stode to his deth those that fauoured him sayd he was worthy moche louynge the contrary sayd those that were agaynst hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dignite vpon hym afore he was of grete abstynence of good fame that he dyd after that I leue to the iudgement of god ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCCC .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfth that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of king Henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouth in Wales that was a worthy kyng a gracyous man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue and goodnes he sent to the fâ—â—res of Langley there as his fader had do bury kynge Rychard the seconde and let take his body out of the erth agayn dyd do bryÌ„ge it to Westmynster in a ryall chare couered with blacke veluet and baners of dyuers armes about all the horses drawing yâ— chare were trapped in blacke and beten with dyuers armes many a torche brennynge by all the waye tyll he came to Westmynster there he let make for hym a ryall and a solempne enterement buryed hym by quene Anne his wyfe as his owne desyre was on yâ— ferther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉 yne in yâ— abbey of saynt Peters of Westmynster vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ And in this same yere were certayne lollers taken fals heretykes that had purposed through false treason for to haue slayne our kyng for to haue destroyed all the clergy of yâ— realme they myght haue had theyr false purpose But our lorde god wolde not suffre it for in haste our kynge had warnynge therof of all theyr fals ordinauÌ„ce werkyng came sodeynly with his power to sayÌ„t Iohns without sinythfelde anone they toke a certayn of the lollers fals heretykes brought them to the kynges presence and there they tolde all theyr fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how they wolde haue done wrought yf they myght haue regned had theyr wyl there they told whiche were theyr capytayns gouernours than the king coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to the toure of LondoÌ„ than toke moo of them bothe win the cite wtout sent theÌ„ to Newgate to bothe Coâ—ters And than they were brought in examinacion afore the clergy the kynges Iustyces there they were coÌ„uicte for theyr fals heresy dampned before yâ— Iustyee for theyr fals treason this was theyr iudgemet that they sholde be drawen froÌ„ the toure of London to saint Giles felde there to be hanged brent on the galowes Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresy eke for treason agaynst the kyng the realme he came afore yâ— clergy was coÌ„uict for his heresy to be brent dampned before the Iustyces to be drawen from the toure of London through the cite to saynt Giles felde to be hanged brent ¶ And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne he held a couÌ„seyle of all the lordes of the realme at WestmyÌ„ster there
Westmynster than the Mayre toke his leue of yâ— kyng rode home agayne ¶ And in yâ— thyrde yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne yâ— fyfth came the emperour of Almayn kyng of Rome of Hungry in to Englonde so to yâ—â—â—â—e of London And the Mayre the aldermen with the sheryues worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke heth 〈◊〉 yâ— best aray that they coude on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym brought hyÌ„ to London with mâ—â—he honoure grete reuerence And at saynt Thomas of wâ—terynge there mette with hym the kyng with all his lordes in good araye And there was a worthy metyng bytwene yâ— emperour kyng Henry yâ— fyfth there they kyâ—â—ed togyder embraced eche other than yâ— king toke yâ— emperour by yâ— hande so they came rydyng through yâ—â—â—te of LondoÌ„ vnto saynt Paules there they â—â—yghted offred all yâ— bysshops stode reâ—ested with sensers in theyr handes sensynge to them And than they toke theyr horses rode to Westmynster And the kynge lodged the emperour in his owne palays and there he rested hym a grete whyle all at yâ— kynges cost And soone after came yâ— duke of Holland in to Englonde to come se yâ— emperour speke with hym with our kyng Henry of Englonde he was worthely receyued lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely all at yâ— kynges cost And whan the emperour had well rested him seen yâ— londe in dyuers partyes knewe the coÌ„modytees than by processe of tyme he toke his leue of the kynge but or he wente he was made a knyght of the garter receyued ware the lyuerey And thaÌ„ he thanked yâ— kyng all his lordes And than the kyng he went ouer yâ— see to Calays abode there longe tyme to haue an answere of the frensshe kynge at the last it came and pleased hyÌ„ ryght nought And so yâ— emperour toke his leue of yâ— kynge passed forth in goddes name our kyng came ouer agayn in to Englonde in all yâ— haste that he myght yâ— was on saynt Lukes euen that he came to Lambeth on the mondaye nexte after he came in to yâ— parlyament at Westmynster ¶ In yâ— same yere was a grete derth of corne in englonde but thaÌ„ked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfthe he helde his parlyament at Westmynster in yâ— be gynnynge of October lasted to the puryficacyon of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to maynteyn his warres bothe of yâ— spirytualte of the temporalte an hole taxe 〈◊〉 dieme And than anone yâ— kyng prayed all his lordes to make them redy for to strength hyÌ„ in his ryght And anone he â—et make a newe retynue charged all 〈◊〉 men to be redy at Hamton in whyt 〈…〉 weke nexte after without ony delay And there the kyng made yâ— duke of Bedford protectour defender of his realme of Englonde in his absence charged hym to kepe his lawes and maynteyne bothe spirituall temporall And whan the kyng had thus done set all thynge in his kynde on saynt Markes daye he toke his hors at Westmynster came rydyng to Paules there he offred toke his leue so rode forth through yâ—â—ite takyng his leue of all maner of people as well of poore as of riche prayenge them all in generall to praye for hyÌ„ And so he rode forth to saynt Georges there offred toke his leue of the Mayre chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hamton there abode tyll his retynue were redy comeÌ„ for there was all his nauy shyppes with his ordynauÌ„ce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge with all maner of vytayles for suche a ryall coÌ„pany as wel for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryour that is to say goÌ„nes tripgites engynes sowes bastyles brydges of lether scalyng ladders malles spades shouelles pykes paueys bowes arowes bowstringes tonnes chestes pypes full of arowes as neded for suche a worthy warryour that no thynge was to seche whaÌ„ tyme came thyder came to hyÌ„ shyppes laden with gonnes gonpowdre And whan this was redy his retynue came the kyng all his lordes with all his ryal hoost went to shyppe toke yâ— see sayled in to NormaÌ„dy londed at â—ouke vpoâ— LaÌ„masse daye than nexte after there he made .xlviij. knyghtes at his londing than yâ— kynge heryng of many enemyes vpon the see that is to saye .ix. grete Carakes hulkes galeys shyppes yâ— were comyng to destroy his nauy And anone he coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— erle of marche to be cheâ—e chefetayne many other worthy lordes 〈◊〉 to dethe for treason And so he was 〈◊〉 to the Courâ— agayn and there he 〈◊〉 laydâ— vpon an hurdeâ— and drawen through the Cite to saynt â—yles felde there was made a newe payre of gaâ—â—â—â—s and a stronge â—heynâ— and a coller of yren for 〈◊〉 there he was hangeâ— and breâ—t oâ—â— the galow 〈…〉 â—nâ— all for his 〈…〉 es and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yeâ—â— of kyng Henryes â—ogne the fyfth he sent his 〈…〉 Beaâ—ford duâ—â— of â—x 〈◊〉 with a â—ayre coÌ„pany of men of arâ—es archers before the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 there displayed his 〈◊〉 and sent his h 〈…〉 des vnto the towâ—â— hadde them 〈◊〉 that cite vnto our king theyr lyege lorde And they sayd he toke them noâ—â— for â—o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he sholde haue theâ—â— but yf it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bought and proued with theyr handes for other answere wolde they 〈◊〉 〈…〉 And there 〈◊〉 du 〈…〉 good 〈…〉 of the groside all 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 out of 〈…〉 o◠〈◊〉 oâ— aâ—mes bothe on hor 〈…〉 on 〈…〉 〈◊〉 out 〈…〉 with them and 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 taken and â—â—yâ—◠〈◊〉 â–ª â—â—â—sones o◠〈◊〉 good 〈…〉 â—nd 〈◊〉 to the towne And the kyng with his lordes were lodged in the Charterhous and grete strength about them that was in the â—est parte of yâ—â—â—te And the duke of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende of the 〈◊〉 in a waste abbey before the porte Caux And the duke of Excestre with his meyny on the north syde before the porte Beauuoysyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was yâ— erle Marshall lodged with moche solke a stronge power before the castell gate And than was yâ— erle of Ormonde the lorde Haryngton and also the lorde 〈◊〉 with theyr retynue and company nexte to hym And than 〈◊〉 Iohn Corâ—e wayle with many other noble knyghtes and squyers of name with all theyr retynue saye with the noble duke of ClareÌ„â—â— And from the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the lorde â—oos and the lorde Wyllybe with the lorde Phehewâ— and syr
quene Katheryn And thus ended and is entered buryed the noble kynge Henry the fyfth on whose soule and all thrysten soules god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of the lawe of kyng Henry the fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Richard and for hymselfe after his deth HEre is to be noted that this kynge Henry the fyfth was a noble prynce after he was kynge crowned how be it before in his youth he had ben wylde recheles spared nothynge of his lust ne desyres but accomplyâ—â—hed them after his lykyng But as soone as he was crowned anoynted and sacred anone sodeynly he was chauÌ„ged in to a newe maÌ„ set all his entent to lyue vertuously in maynteynynge of holy chirche destroyenge of heretykes kepyng Iustyce defendyng of his realme subgeetes And for as moche as his fader had deposed by his labour the good kyng Rychard pyteously made hym to dye for the offence done to him agaynst his legeaunce he had sent to Rome to be assoyled therof For which offence our holy fader the pope enioyned hym to make him to be prayed for perpetually lyke as he had done to be taken froÌ„ hym his naturall lyfe therfore he sholde do fouÌ„de .iiij. tapers to bren perpetually about his body that for the extynccyon of his bodyly lyfe his soule may euer be remembred lyue in heuen in spirituall lyfe And also the he shold euery weke on the daye as it came about of his deth haue a soleÌ„pne masse of Requiâ— on the euen afore a Dirige with .ix. lessons a dole to poore people alway on the daye of .xj. shyllynges .viij. pens to be deled peny mele ones in the yere at his annyuersary his enteremeÌ„t to be holden in the moost honest wyse to be deled the daye .xx. pouÌ„de in pens to poore people to euery monke .xx. shyllynges whiche all these thinges perâ—ournted this noble kynge for his fader For kyng Henry the fourth his fader perfourmed it not durynge his lyfe whome as it was sayd god touched and was a lepre or he dyed ¶ And than this noble prynce let do call all the abbottes pryours of saynt Benettes ordre in Englonde had them in the chapter hous of WestmyÌ„ster for the reformacion of the ordre wherin he had comynycacyon also with bysshops men of the spiritualte in so ferforth that they doubted sore the he wolde haue had the temporaltees out of theyr haÌ„des wherfore by the aduyse labours procuryng of the spiritualte encouraged the kynge for to chalenge NormaÌ„dy his ryght in FrauÌ„ce to the entent to set hym a werke there that he shold not seke occasyons to entre in to suche maters And al his lyfe after he laboured in the werres in conque ryng a grete parte of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that by the agrement of the kyng Charles he had all the gouernaunce and rule of the realme of Fraunce he was proclaymed regent heyre of Fraunce And so notwithstandynge for all this grete warre that he had yet he remembred his soule and also that he was mortall and must dye for whiche he ordeyned by his lyfe tyme the place of his sepulture where he is buryed and there is euery daye thre masses perpetually songen in a chapell ouer his sepulture of whiche the myddle masse and the fyrst the last masse shall be as it is assygned by hym as it appereth by these verses folowynge Henrici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate Que successiue suÌ„t ê‘ monachos celebrate ¶ Die dnÌ„ica Prima sit assuÌ„pte de festo virginis alme Poscit postremaÌ„ xpÌ„s de morte resurgeÌ„s ¶ Feria secunda Prima salutate de festo virginis extat NuÌ„ciat aÌ„gelicis laudeÌ„ postrema choreis ¶ Feria tertia Esse deuÌ„ natuÌ„ de virgine prima fatetur CoÌ„memorat natuÌ„ sicvlâ—ia missa mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quarta Pria celebretÌ„ ad honoreÌ„ pneumatê almi Vltima conceptaÌ„ denunciat esse mariaÌ„ ¶ Feria quinta Semê‘ prima coli debet de corpore xpÌ„i Vltima sit facta de virgine purificata ¶ Feria sexta Concedet vt prima celebretÌ„ de cruce sctaÌ„ Atque salutate fiet postrema marie ¶ Sabbato OeÌ„s ad sctoÌ„s est prima colenda suê‘nos Vltima de requie ê“ defunctis petit esse Semper erit media de proprtetate diâ—i ¶ And yet the noble kyng Henry the fyfth fouÌ„ded two houses of religyon that one is called Syon besyde Braynford of the ordre of saynt Brigitte bothe of men and women And on the other syde of the riuer of Tamyse a hous of monkes of Charterhous in whiche two places he is contynually prayed for nyght and daye for euer whan they of Syon resteth they of the Charterhous do theyr seruyce in lyke wyse whan they of the Charterhous resteth the other gothe to and by ryngynge of the belles of eyther place eche knoweth whan they haue ended theyr seruyce whiche be nobly endowed do dayly there grete almes dedes as in the Charterhous certeyn chyldren be fouÌ„de to scole at Syon certeyn almes gyuen dayly And yet besyde all this he fouÌ„ded a recluse whiche shall be alway a preest to praye for him by the sayd Charterhous which preest is sufficiently endowed for hyÌ„ a seruauÌ„t Loo here may all pryÌ„ces take ensample by this noble prynce that regned so lytell tyme not fully .x. yere dyd so many noble actes as well for his soule to be perpetually prayed for as in his worldly coÌ„questes he beynge iÌ„ his most lusti age despised eschewed synne was a grete iusticer in so moche that al the prynces of christeÌ„dom drad hym also of 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 in him â—â—fe yf god 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to haue watred oâ— yÌ„ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to knowe the ayâ—â— of other 〈◊〉 all yÌ„ passages in the iourn 〈…〉 â—nyght of 〈◊〉 named syr Hugh de L 〈…〉 vnto Ieru sall but or he â—etur 〈…〉 he dyed at Boyâ— de 〈◊〉 in the .xxxvj. yere of his age on whose soulâ— Ie 〈…〉 haue mercy AmeÌ„ 〈◊〉 the .v. was pope whan Eugeny was deposed .ix. yere This Felix was 〈◊〉 of Sauoye 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prynce an olde man and he sawe his childes childe This man whaÌ„ he lyued an holy lyfe was chosen pope of the concyle of Basyle Eugeny was deposed there was stryfe longetyme he had no grete obedyence for the deposicyon of Eugeny And at the last Eugeny decessed than Felix resygned to Nycolas for fauour of peas to be had he was made legate of frauÌ„ce cardynall of Sabianê° Â¶ This was the .xxiij. 〈◊〉 bytwene Eugeny 〈◊〉 i◠〈◊〉 xvâ— yÌ„ere this was a newe cause 〈◊〉 seen before for the concyle of Basyle deposed Eugeny the very pope theâ—e was no more for he obeyed not the deâ—rees of the concyle of Constantynople as they sayd ne he charged not to obey the concyle of Basyle but
out of frauÌ„ce Loo what a mariage was this as to yâ— comparison of the other mariage of Armynak For there shold haue beÌ„ delyuered so many castels townes in Guyan so moche golde shold haue ben gyuen with her yâ— all englonde shold haue ben therby enry 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fell wherfore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bycause of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for maryage of 〈◊〉 〈…〉 rets w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath 〈◊〉 engloÌ„de had by losyng of Normandy Guyan 〈…〉 〈…〉 nge of 〈◊〉 agaynst theyr pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 lordes what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes what murdre sleynge of them what feldes 〈◊〉 〈…〉 many y◠〈◊〉 a man hath 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 coÌ„clucyon yâ— kyng de 〈◊〉 the quene wther sone â—â—yne to 〈◊〉 in to Scotland from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— she came fyrst fro Many men demâ— that the brekynge of the kynges promesse to the syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his grete losse aduersite ¶ How the duke of Glocestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury of his deth and how Angeo and Mayne was delyuered IN the .xxv. yere of Kynge Henry was a parlyameÌ„t aâ— Bury called saynt Edmondes Bury about whiche was coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the comyns of the couÌ„tree to be there in theyr moost best de 〈…〉 syble araye for to wayte vpon the Kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Glorestre Vmfrey the Kynges vncle whiche had ben proâ—â—etour of englonde all the noneage of the kyng And a 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ter as he was in his lod 〈…〉 was arested by yâ— vycouÌ„te be 〈…〉 of englond who me act 〈◊〉 yâ— duke of Buckyngham m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lordes And forthw t all his ser 〈…〉 es were commauÌ„ded to departe froÌ„ him xxxiâ— of yâ— chefe of them were a 〈…〉 sent to dyuers pry 〈…〉 〈◊〉 after this sayâ— arest yâ— sayd duke was on y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 on whose soule god haute mercy But how he dyed in what maner th 〈…〉 taynte is not knoweÌ„ some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two feder beddes some sayd yâ— a spytte was put in his fouÌ„dament but how he dyed god knoweth to whom no thynge is hyd And thus deed he was layde open that all men myght se him so bothe lordes knightes of yâ— shyre with burgeyses came 〈◊〉 sawe hyÌ„ lye deed but wouÌ„dene token coude they not perceyue how he dyed Here may mâ— marke what this worlde is This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully yâ— realme to the Kynges behofe neuer coude be fouÌ„de faute in hyÌ„ but 〈…〉 uy of them that were gouernours had ê“my sed the duth y of Angeo the 〈…〉 dome of Mayne causen the destruccyon of this noble man for they drad that he wolde haue empesshed yâ— delyueraunce after they sent his body to saint Albons with certayn lyghtes to be buryed so syr Ge 〈…〉 ays of Clefton had than the charge to coÌ„uay yâ— corps so it was buryed at saynt Albons in the abbey And fyue persones of his housholde were sente to London there were they reyned Iudged to be drawen hanged and also quartred Of whom yâ— names were syr Roger chamberlayn a knyght Mydelton a squyer Herbard a squyer Arthur a squier Richarde NedhaÌ„ whiche .v. ê“sones were draweÌ„ fro the toure of LondoÌ„ through che pe to tyburne there â—aÌ„ged let downe quycke than stryped to haue bâ—heded quarted than yâ— Markys of Suffolke she wed there for them yâ— kynges pardon vnder his grete sealâ— so they were pardoned of the remenauÌ„t of the execucyon had theyr lyues so they were brought agayne to London and after frely deliuer to Thus began grete trouble in this realme of Englonde for the deth of this noble duke of Glocestre and an the comyns of yâ— realme began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After the pope Eugeny was deed Nycolas the .v. was electe pope This Nycolas was chosen for Eugeny yet hangynge yeâ—eysme notwtstandyng he gate the obedyence of all chrysteÌ„ realmes for after he was electe and sacred pope certayn lordes of frauÌ„ce of englonde were scut in to Sauoy to pope Felix for to entreate hym to sease of the papâ—ry And by the specyall labour of yâ— bysshop of Norwyche and the lorde of saynt Iohns he seased yâ— seconde yere after yâ— pope Nycolas was sacred yâ— sayd Felix was ma de legate of frauÌ„ce cardynal of Sauoy And he resygned yâ— hole papaâ—y to Nycolas after lyued an holy lyfe dyed an holy man as it is sayd almyghty god sheweth myracles for him This was yâ— xxiij scysme bytwene Eugeny Felix dured .xvj. yere The cause was this the generall concyle of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was onely pope induby tate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees statutes of the concyle of Constance as it is sayd before neyther he cought not to gyue obedyence to the generall concyle in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracion amoÌ„ge wryters of this mater pro et coÌ„tra whiche can not accorde vnto this day one party sayth that the concyle is aboue the pope yâ— other party sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ— coÌ„cyle God blissed aboue al thyÌ„ge gyue grauÌ„te his peas in holy chirche spouse of Chryst Amen This Nicolas was of Iene comeÌ„ of lowe degree a doctour of d 〈…〉 te an actyf man he reedâ—fyed many places yâ— were broken ruynous dyd do make a wall about yâ— palays made yâ— wall newe about Rome for drede of yâ— turkes And yâ— people won 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gretly meruayled of yâ— ceasynge 〈…〉 of pope Felix to pope Nycolas consyderynge that 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 man of so 〈…〉 ly 〈…〉 was of 〈◊〉 to all tâ—â— m 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 chrysten 〈◊〉 wherefore there was a verse publysshed as 〈◊〉 is sayd ¶ How syr F 〈…〉 ys A 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 Fogyers in Normandye And of yâ— losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of 〈◊〉 Henry xxviâ— beynge tre 〈…〉 FrauÌ„ce Englonde a knyght of the englysshe partye named syr FraÌ„ceys Aragonois toke a towne in Normandy 〈◊〉 Fogyers agaynst the trewse of whiche takynge began moche sorow losse for this was the occasion by yâ— whiche the frenshmen gate all NormaÌ„dy ¶ About this tyme the cite of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the imperyal cite of all grece was taken by the Turkes infydeles whiche was betrayed as some holde opynyon the emperour taken slayne and the ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed spoyled the 〈…〉 s ymages the rode drawen aboute yâ— stretes whiche was done in despyte of the chrysten fayth soone after all chrysteÌ„ fayth in Grece perisshed ceased There were many christen men slayne innumerable solde put in
it were Scyttes for they came out of Scicia Afterward that londe hyght Pictauia for the Pictes regned therin M CCC .lx. yere And at the last hyght Hibernia as IrloÌ„de hight ¶ Gir. in top For many skylles one is for affinite alte that was bytwene them Irysshmen for they toke their wyues of IrloÌ„de that is openly seen in their byleue in clothynge in language in speche in wepen and in maners An other skyll is for Irysshmen dwelled there somtyme ¶ Beda li .j. Out of Irlonde that is the ê“pre couÌ„tre of scottes came Irysshmen with theyr duke that was called Renda with loue with strength made them chefe sees citees besydes the Pictes in the north syde ¶ Gir. Now the loude is shortly called Scotlonde of Scottes that came out of Irlonde regned therin CCC rv vere vnto reed Willyams tyme that was Malcolyns broder ¶ R. Many euydeÌ„ces we haue of this Scotlonde the it is ofâ—e called and hyght Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li .ij. ca .xj. sayth that LaureÌ„ce archebysshop of Dunbar was archebisshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that hyght Hibernia is next to Brytayn Beda li .iij. ca .xxvij. sayth pestylence of moreyn bare downe Hibernia Also li .iij. ca .ij. saith that the Scottes that dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .iij. he sayth that Clad was a yong lyng lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xxij. Egfridus kynge of NorthuÌ„berlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xv. the moost drie of Scottes in Hibernia in the same chapy 〈…〉 he called Hibernia proprely named the west ylonde is an hoÌ„dred myle from eueryche Brytayn departeth with the see bytwene called Hibernia the countre the now is called ScotloÌ„de there he telleth that Ada 〈…〉 abbot of this ylonde sayled to Hibernia for to teche Irysshmen the lawfull Eester daye at the last came agayne in to Scotlonde ¶ Ysid ethi lib .xiiij. Men of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr own laÌ„guage Pictes also for somtyme theyr bodyes were peinted i this maner They wolde somtyme with a sharpe edged â—ole prycke kerue theyr own bodyes make theron dyuers fygures shapes peynt them with ynke or with other peyn ture or colour and bycause they were so peynted they were called Picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyght of herte straunge and wylde ynough but by medlynge of Englysshe men they ben moche amended they ben cruell vpon theyr enemyes hate bondage moost of ony thynge holde for a foule slouth yf a man dye in his bedde grete worship yf he dye in yâ— felde They ben lytell of meet may fast longe ete selde whan yâ— sonne is vp and ete flesshe fysshe milke fruyte more than breed though they be fayr of shappe they ben defouled and made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne clothinge they prayse fast yâ— vsages of theyr own forefaders despise other mennes doynge theyr londe is fruytfull ynough in pasture gardyns feldes ¶ Gir. de pÌ„ ca .xviij. The pryÌ„ces of Scottes as yâ— kynges of Spayne ben not wont to be anoynted ne crowned In this ScotloÌ„de is soleÌ„pne grete mynde of saynt Andrewe yâ— apostle for sayÌ„t Andrewe had yâ— north partyes of yâ— worlde Scites Pictes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uerte yâ— people to Christes byleue at yâ— last he was martyred in Achata in Gretia in a cite named Patras his bones were kepte CC. lxiâ— yere vnto CoÌ„stantinus yâ— emperours tyme thaÌ„ they were translated into Constantynople kepte there C .x. yere vnto Theodosius yâ— emperours tyme than Vngê° kyng of Pictes in ScotloÌ„de destroyed a grete parte of Britayn was beset with a grete hoost of Brytons in a felde called Marke he herde saynt Andrewe speke to hyÌ„ in this maner Vngê° Vngê° here yâ— me Christes apostle I ê“myse yâ— helpe socour whan thou hast ouercomen thyn enemyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue yâ— thyrde dele of thyn herytage in almes to almyghty god in yâ— worshyp of sayÌ„t Andrew And the signe of yâ— crosse went to fore his hoost 〈◊〉 the thyrde day he had victory so turned home agayn deled his heritage as he was boden for he was vncertayne what cite he shold dele for sayÌ„t Andrewe he fasted .iij. dayes he his men prayed saynt Andrewe that he wolde shewe hyÌ„ what place he sholde chose And one of yâ— wardeyns yâ— kepte the body of saint Andrewe in CoÌ„stantinople was warned in his slepe yâ— he shold go in to a place whyder an auÌ„gell wold lede hyÌ„ so he came in to Scotlonde with .vij. felowes to the toppe of an hyll named Ragmont The same houre lyght of heuen beshone be cleped yâ— king of Pictes yâ— was comynge with his hoost to a place called Carceuan There anone were heled many seke meÌ„ There mette with the kynge Regulus the monke of Constantynople with the rely kes of saynt Andrewe There is fouÌ„ded a chirche in yâ— worshyp of saynt Andrew that is heed of all the chirches in yâ— londe of Pictes To this thirche come pylgryms out of dyuers loÌ„des There was Regulus fyrst abbot gadred monkes And so all the tenth londe that the kyng had assygned hym he departed it in dyuers places amonge abbeys ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. HIbernia that is IrloÌ„de was of olde tyme incorperate in to yâ— lordship of Britayn so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he descryueth it at full yet is it worthy semeth to prayse that londe with large praysyng for to come to clere full knowlege of yâ— londe these tytles yâ— folow open the waye Therfore I shall tell of yâ— place stede of yâ— lond how grete what maner londe it is wherof yâ— londe hath plente and wherof it hath defaute also what men haue dwelled therin fyrst of maners of men of that londe of yâ— wonders of that londe and of worthynes of halowes sayntes of that londe ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde Ca. xxiij IRlonde is the last of all yâ— west ylondes hyght Hibernia of one Hiberus of Spayne yâ— was Hermonius broder for these two bretherne gate wan that londe by conquest Or it is called Hibernia of yâ— ryuer Hiberus yâ— is in yâ— west ende of Spayne yâ— londe hyght ScotloÌ„de also for Scottes dwelled there som tyme or they came in to yâ— other ScotloÌ„de that longed to Brytayne therfore it is wryten in yâ— Martyloge Suche a daye in Scotlonde saynt Bryde was borne that was in Irlonde This loÌ„de hath in the southeest syde Spayne thre dayes saylynge thens a syde halfe hath in yâ— eest syde yâ— more Brytayn thens a days saylynge in the west syde yâ— endles Occean and in the north syde Yselonde thre dayes faylyng thens ¶ Solinus But the
he put hym this demaūde prayed besouhgt them of theyr goodnes of theyr good coūseyle good wyll to shewe hym as touchyng the tytell the right that he had to Normandy Gascoyn Guyen the whiche the king of Fraūce whelde wrongfully vnryghtfully y◠whiche his auncestres before hȳ had by true tytell of cōquest right herytage the whiche Normādy Gascoyn Guyen the good kyng Edward of Wyndsore his auncestres before hym had holden all theyr lyf tyme. And his lordes gaue hym coūseyle to sende embassadours to the kyng of Fraūce his coūseyle that he shold gyue vp vnto hym his ryght herytage that is to saye Normandy Gascoyn Guyen y◠whiche his predecessours had holden afore hȳ or els he wold it wynne with strengthe of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almighty god And than the Dolphyn of Fraūce answered to our embassadours saydi this maner that the kyng was ouer yonge to tender of age to make ony warre as agaynst hȳ was not lyke yet to be a good warryour to do make suche a cōquest there vpon hym And somwhat in scorne despyte he sent to hȳ a tonne full of tenes balles bycause he shold haue somwhat to playe withall for him for his lordes for that wolde become hym better than to mayntayn ony warre And than anone our lordes that were embassadours toke theyr leue came in to Englonde agayne tolde the kynge his couseyle of the vngoodly answere that they had of the Dolphin of the present y◠whiche he had sente to our kynge And whan the kynge had herde theyr wordes y◠answere of y◠Dolphyn he was wonders sore agreued ryght euyll apayed towarde the frensshmen towarde the kynge the Dolphyn and thought to auēge hym on them as soone as god wold sende hym grace myght And anone let make tenes balles for the Dolphyn in all y◠haste that he myght they were grete gonstones for the Dolphyn to playe withall And than anone the kynge sent for all the lordes helde a grete coūseyle at Westmynster told to them the answer that they had of the Dolphin of his worthy present that he sent to hym to his lordes to playe wtall And there the kyng his lordes were accorded that they shold be redy in armes with theyr power in the best araye that myght be done and gete all the men of armes archers that myght be goten all other stuffe that longed to warre to be redy with all theyr retynue to mete at Southhampton by Lāmasse nexte folowynge without ony delaye wherfore the kynge ordeyned his nauy of shyppes with all maner stuffe vytayle that lōged to suche a warryour of all maner ordynaunce in the hauen of Southhampton to the nombre of CCC and .xx. sayles And thā fell there a grete dysease and a foule myschefe For there were thre lordes whiche that the kyng trusted moche on through false couetyse they had purposed ymagined the kynges deth thought to haue slayne hym all his bretherne or he had taken the see whiche thre lordes were named thus syr Rycharde erle of Cambrydge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was the lord Scrope tresourer of Englōde y◠thyrd was sir Thomas Gray knyght of the North coūtree And these thre lordes aforesayd for lucre of money had made a promesse vnto y◠Frensshmen for to haue slayne kyng Henry the fyfth and all his bretherne by a false trayne sodeynly or they had ben ware But almyghty god of his grete grace helde his holy hande ouer them saued them from these perillous meiny And for to haue done this they receyued of y◠frensshmen a millyon of gold that was there openly proued And for theyr fals treason they were all thre iudged to deth this was y◠iudgement that they sholde be ladde through Hampton without northgate there to be heded And thus they ended theyr lyues for theyr fals couetyse and treason And anone as this was done the kynge all his meyny made them redy went to shyppe and sayled forth with .xv. hondred shyppes arryued within Seyne at Kydecause vpon our ladyes euen the Assumpcyon in Normandy with all his ordynaūce so went forth to Harflet he besyeged the towne all about by londe also by water sent to the capytayne of the towne charged hym to delyuer the towne And the capytayne sayd that he delyuered hym none ne none he wolde hȳ yelde but badde hym do his best And than our kyng layde his ordinaūce vnto the towne that is to saye gonnes engynes tripgettes and shotte cast at the walles eke at the towne cast downe bothe toures towne layde them on y◠erth there he played at the tenes with his hard gonne stones And they y◠were with in y◠towne whan they sholde playe theyr songe was well away alas that euer ony suche tenes balles were made cursed al tho y◠warre began y◠tyme that euer they were borne ¶ And on the morowe y◠kyng let crye at euery gate of the towne that euery man shold be redy on the morowe erly to make assaute to y◠towne And Willyam Boucher Iohn Graūt with .xij. other worthy burgeses came to the kyng besought hym of his ryall pryncehode power to withdrawe his malyce bestruccyon that he dyd to them and besought hym of .viij. dayes respyte trewse yf ony rescowe myght come to them els to yelde vp the towne to hym with al theyr goodes And than the kyng sent forth y◠capytayne kepte the remenaūt styll with hym And y◠lord Gaucorte that was capytayne of y◠towne went forth to Roen in all the haste vnto the Dolphyn for helpe socour but there was none ne no man of rescowe for the Dolphyn wold not abyde And thus this capytayne came agayne vnto the kynge yelded vp the towne delyuered hym the keys And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorset made hym capytayne of the town of Harflet deliuered him y◠keys bad hȳ go put out all y◠frēsshe people bothe men womē children stuffe his town of Harflet with englysshe people And than the kyng sent in to Englōde let crye in euery good town of Englōde y◠what crafty mā wold come thyder enhabyte hym there in y◠town he shold haue 〈…〉 s houshold to hȳ to his heyres for euer more And thyder went many marchaūtes crafty mē enhabyted them there to strength the towne were welcome And whā y◠kyng sawe y◠this town was well stuffed bothe of vytayles of men this worthy prince toke his leue went toward Calays by lond y◠frensshmen herde of his comynge they thought for to haue stopped hȳ his waye y◠he sholde not passe that waye