came proudly into the felde as hys chalenge asked anone came the erle of Kent rode vnto the scot manly rode togyder wyth sharpe spâ—res dyuerses courses but the erle of Kent had the felde gate hym moche worshyp and thanke of all maner men of his manful dedes ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kyng Henryes regne the four the syr Rycharde Scrop Archebysshop of yorke and the Erle Marchall of Englonde gadrede vnto theym a stronge power ayenst kynge Henry And the kynge herynge ther of in all the hast that he myghty came with his power Northwarde and mette with them at yorke and there were these two Lordes taken and broughte to the kynge ¶ And anone the Iuges were sette and these two lordes brought forth and there they were dampned vnto deth and both theyr heedes smyten of and there they made an ende on whos soules god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kynge came to London ayen and there rested hym· Anone god of his greate goodnesse wrought shewed many grete myracles for thes worthy clerke Archebysshop of yorke that thus was done to deth ¶ And in the .vii. yere of kyng Henryes regne dame Luce the dukes syster of Melayne came in to Englonde soo to London there was wedded to syr Edmonde erle of Kente in the pryory of saynt Marye oueres in south warke wyth moche solempnyte greate worshyp The kynge was there â–ª hymself gafhyr at the chirche dore whan that they were wedded masse was done the kynge his owne person brought ladde this worthy lady in to the bysshops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder grate feest hold on to all maner of peple that wolde come And the same yere syr Robert Knolles knyÈt a worthy warryour deyed at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brought to London on a hors bere wyth moche torche lyght so he was brought vnto the whyte freres in Fletstrete there was do made for hym a solempne feest a ryall enterement for tho that thyder wolde come both ryche poore there lyeth buryed by dame Constance his wyf in the mydde of the body of the chyrche on whoo 's soule god for his pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same yere syr Thomas Rampston knyght Constable of the Tour of London was drenched at London brydge as he came fro westmyger In wardes to the Tour in a barge all thrugh lewdenesse And in the same yere dame Phylyp the yonger doughter of kynge Henry was ladde ouer see with syr Rycharde the dukes brother of yolke and syr Edmond Courteney bysshop of Norwiche many other lordes kynghtes squyres ladyes gentyl women that apparteyned to suche a kynges dougher and came in to Denmake and the kynge receyued thys worthy lady for his wyf welcomed these worthy lordes dyd vnto theym moche worshyp and they were brought vnto a towne that was called London in Denmarke there was this lady wedded and sacred to the kyng of Denmarke Norway and Swythen there was crowned quene of Denmarke wyth moche solempnyte there was made a ryall feest And whan thys feest and maryage was done and ended these lordes and ladyes tooke theyr leue of the kynge and the quene and came ayen in to Enlonde in saufte thanked be god ¶ And in the .viii. yere of kynge Henrys regne there was a man that was calld the walsshe clerke he apelyd a kynght that was called syr Percyuale Snowdone of treason there they were Ioyned to fyght vnto the vtterauÌ„ce wyth in Lystes the daye and place tyme assygned lymytted to be done ended in smythfelde at the whyche daye tho two persons came in to the felde and foughten sore myghtely togoder but at the laste the knyght ouer come the clerke made hym yelde hym as recreaunt of his fals enpechement that he had sayd on hym than was he dyspoyled of his armure drawen oute of the felde to Tybuâ—ne there he was hangyed and the knyght taken to grace was a good man ¶ And in the same yere the Erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Bardolfe came out of Scotlonde in preiudyce and dystruccyoÌ„ of kynge Henry wherfore they of the Northe countree aroson vpoÌ„ theym and foughte with them and scomfyted them and tooke theym smote of theyr hedes and quartred theyr bodyes and sente the hede of the erle a quarter of the lorde Bardolfe to London and there they were sets vpoÌ„ London brydge for fals treason that they had purposed ayenst the kynge ¶ And in the ix yere of kynge Henryes regne was syre Edmonde Holonde Erle of Kente made Amerall of Englonde for to kepe the see and he wente to the see wyth many ryall shyppes that were full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed wyth many a good man of armes and arches and of good defence of warre in the kynges name of Englonde and soo he londed at the laste in the coste of Brytayne in the yle of Bryak with alle his folke and he besyeged the castell and assauÌ„ted it they withstode hym wyth grete defence strenth And anone he layd his ordynaunce in the lyenge of a goÌ„ne there come a quarell smote the good erle Edmonde in the heed there he caught his deed wouÌ„de but yet they lefte not tylle that they hadde goten the castell and alle that were therin ¶ And there this good Lorde deyed on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than this menye came home ayen into Englonde with the Erles body and was buryed amonges hys auÌ„cestres ryght worthely ¶ And in the same yere was a grete frost in Englond that dured .xv. wekes longe ¶ And in the .x. yere of kynge Henryes regne the fourthe came the Soneschall of Henaude with other menye in Englonde to seke auentures and to gete hym worshyp in dedes of armes bothe on horsback and on foot att all maner poyntes of warâ—e ¶ And the seneschal chalenged the erle of Somerset and the erle delyuered hym full manfully of all his chalenges and put his aduersary vnto the worst in all poyntes and waÌ„ne hym there grete worshyp and the degre of the felde And on the next day after came into the felde an other man of armes of Seneschals partye And ayenst hym came syr Rycharde of Arundell knyght the Henaude had the better of hym on foot in on poynte for he brought hym on his knees And on the thyrde daye come in an other man of armer in to the felde and ayenst hym trere came syr IohnÌ„ Corne waylle knyghte and manly and knyghtly he quyte hym in all manes poyntes ayenste his aduersary and had the better in the felde And on the fourth daye came a nother man of armes of Henaude in to the felde and ayenste hym came syr IohnÌ„ Chaynes sone and manly
redy he asked what tyme of the day it was they sayd pryme Than sayd our kynge now it is good tyme for all Englond prayed for vs and therfore be of good chere lete vs goo to oure Iourney And than he sayde wyth hyghe voys in the name of almyghty god saynt George auaunce Baner and saynt George thys day thyn helpe ¶ And than this Frensshemen came pryckynge downe as they wold haue ouer ryden all our meny but god and oure archers made theÌ„ ryght sone to stomble for our archers shote neuer arowe amysse but it perysshed brought vnto the grouÌ„de both hors man for they shote that day for a wager And our stakes made theym toppe ouer terue eche one ouer other that they laye onhepes two hepes lenth of hyghe And our kynge with his menye and with his men of armes and archers that sthacked on them soo thycke with arowes and layd on with staues our kyÌ„ge wyth his hoÌ„des fought maÌ„ly that daye And thus god almyghty and saynt George brought oure enmyes to grouÌ„de gaf vs that daye the vyctory There werre slayne of Frensshmen the daye in the felde of Agyngcourt moo than .xi. thousand wyth our prysoners that were taken there were nombred that daye of FrensshmeÌ„ in the felde moo than syr score thousande But god that daye faughte for vs. And after came there tydynges to our Kynge that there was a new batayll of Frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym and came towardes hym And anone oure Kynge lette crye that euery man sholde doo slee hys prysoners that he hadde taken and anone to make theym ayen redy for to fyghte wyth the Frensshe men And whan they saw that our men kylled downe theyr prysoners than they dyde wythdrawe them and brake theyr batayll all their araye and thus our kynge was a worthy conquerour had that daye the vyctory in the felde of Agyngcourte in Pycardye And than oure kynge retorne ayen there that the batayll was for to see what people were slayne of Englysshmen yf ony were hurt that they myght be holpen And there were deed in the felde the duke of Barrye the duke of AlauÌ„some the duke of Braban the Erle of Nauerne chyef Constable of Fraunce and .viii. erles the Archebysshop of SauÌ„ce and of gode barons an hondred and mo of worthy Knyghtes of greate alyauÌ„ce of cote armures a thousande .v. hondred And so of Enelysshe men was deed the duke of yorke and the erle of Southfolke of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passynge .xxvi. bodyes thanked be god And this batayll was on a fryday whyche was saynt Cryspyne Crispymanes daye in the moneth of Octobre and anone the kynge commauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of yorke to be caryed forth wyth hym and the erle of Southfolke And there were prysoners the duke of OrlyauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of ewe the erle of Rychemonde syr Bursygaunt Marchall of FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in this batayll of Agyngcourte were broughte vnto the towne of Calays so ouer the see wyth the kynge in to Englonde and landed at Douer in Kente with all prysoneres in saufte thanken bo god almyghty so came to Caunterbury and offred at saynt Thomas shryne so he rode forthe thrught the countre of Kente the nexte waye vnto Eltham there he rested tyll that he wolde come to London And than the mayer of London and the aldermen shreues wyth all the worthy comuners and craftes came to the blacke hethe well and worthely arayed for to welcome our kynge with dyuer melodyes and thanked almyghty god of hys gracyous vyctory that he shewed for hym And so the kynge and hys prysoners passed forthe by theym tyll he came to saynt thomas waterynge and there mette with hym all relygyous men with processyon and welcomed hym and soo the kynge came tydynge wyth hys prysoners thrugh the Cyte of London where that then was shewed many a fayr syght at all the conduytes and at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of angells archauÌ„gelles patryarkes prophetes and virgynes with dyuerse melodyes sensynge and synginge to welcome the kynge and alle the conduytes rennynge wyth wyne the kynge passed forthe to saynt Poules and there mette wyth hym ·xiiii bysshopes all reuessed mytred with sensers to welcome the kynge and there they songe for hys gracyous vyctory Tedeum laudamus And there the kynge offred and toke his hors and rode to westmynster than the mayer tooke hys leue of the kynge and rode home ayen ¶ And in the thyrde yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth come the Emperour of Almayne kynge of Rome and of Hungrye in to Englonde and so to the cyte of London And the mayer the aldermen wyth the shreues and worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke hethe in the best araye that they coude â—on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym and broughte hym vnto London with moche honour and greate reuerence And at saynt Thomas wateryng there mette with hym the Kyng wyth all his lordes in gode araye And there was a worthy metynge bytwene the Emperour and Kyng Henry the fyfte and there they kyssed togyder And enbraced eche other and than the Kynge tooke the Emperour by the honde and so they came rydynge thrugh the cyte of London vnto saynt Poules and there they alyghted and offred and alle the bysshoppes stode reuesshed wyth sensers in theyr hoÌ„des sengynge to theym And than they tooke theyr horses and rode vnto westmynster And the Kynge lodged the Emperoure in hys owne palays and there he rested hym a greate whyle alle at the Kynges coste ¶ And soone after came the duke of Hollande into Englonde to come and se there the Emperoure and to speke wyth hym and wyth our Kynge HeÌ„ry of EngloÌ„de And he was worthely receyued and lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely and all at the kynges coste ¶ And whan the Emperour had welle rested hym and seen the londe in dyuerse partyes and knewe the commodytes thaÌ„ by the processe of tyme he tooke hys leue of the kynge but or he yode he was made knyght of the garter and reteyned and wered the lyueray And than he thanked the kynge and all hys lordes And than the kynge and he wente ouer the see vnto Calays and aboden there longe tyme to haue an answere of the Frensshe kynge and at the laste it came and plesed hym ryght noughte and so the Emperour toke his leue of the kynge and passed forth in goddes name and oure kynge came ouer ayeÌ„ into Englonde in all the hast that he myght that was on saynt Lucas euen that he came to Lambythe and the mondaye nexte he came in to the parlemeÌ„te atte westmynster ¶ And in this same yere was a grete derth of corne in Englond
in botes and barges ¶ ye haue well vnderstonde before how that contrary to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons take bytwene the kynge the duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somerset went not to warde but abode about the kynge had grete rule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Calays ruled the kyng his reame as he wolde wherfore the grete lordes of the reame also the comyns were not pleased For whyche cause the duke of yorke the erle of warwyke the erle of Salysbury with many knyghtes and squyres and moche other people came to remeue the sayde duke of Somerset and other fro the kynge And the kyng herynge of theyr comynge thoughte by hys couÌ„seyll for to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them And had with hym the duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham the erle of Stafforde the erle of Northumberlonde \ the lorde Clyfforde many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke and his felyshyppe vnderstonde that the kyng was departed wyth the lordes from London anone he chaunged hys way costed the couÌ„tre and came to saynt Albons the .xxiii. daye of May. there mette with the kyng to whom the kyng sent certayne lordes desyred them to kepe the peas and departe But in conclusyon whyâ—e they treated on that one syde the erle of warwyk with the Marche men other entred in to the twone on that other syde and fought ayenst the kynge and his party and so began the batayll and fyghtinge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and had the vyctory of the Iourneye In whyche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde and many kynghtes and squyres and many moo hurte And on the morne after they brought the kynge in grete astate to London whyche was lodged in the bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlemeÌ„t at London in whiche parlement the duke of yerke was made protectour of EngloÌ„de the erle of warwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a parte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nycholas the fyfte after hym was Calixt the thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shal be shewed here after folowynge· ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in LoÌ„don ayeÌ„st the LuÌ„bardes the cause begaÌ„ bycause a yonge man toke a dager frome a LuÌ„barde brake it wherfore the yoÌ„ge maÌ„ on the morne was seÌ„te fore to come before the Mayer the aldermeÌ„ there for offeÌ„ce He was coÌ„mytted to warde And theÌ„ne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to goo home to his dyner But in Chepe the yonge meÌ„ Mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre the Shyrefs styl in Chepe And wolde not suffre theym to departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whyche was commytted to warde were delyuered and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe from pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shrefes also and the prysoner deliuered whiche yf he had be put to pryson He had be in Ieoperdye of his lyfe And thene began a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the LoÌ„bardes And the same euenynge the hond crafty men of the towne arose and raÌ„ne to the Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore the Mayre and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte And droue them thens and sente some of theym that had stolen to Newgate ¶ And the yonge man was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbed ensewed of hys fyrste meuynge to the Lumbarde departyd and wente to westmynster to saynt wary Or elles it hadde coste hym hys lyfe For anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on all theym that so rebelled in the Cytee ayenste the Lumbardes On whyche satte wyth the Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe the duke of Bokyngham And many other lordes to se execucyon done But the comynes of the Cytee secretely made them redy and dyde arme them in theyr howses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is called bowe belle but they lete by syde men whiche came to the knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham and other lordes ¶ And in contynente they arose for they durste noo lenger abyde for they dowted that the hole Cyte sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuerthels two or thre of the cyte were Iuged to dethe for this robbery were hangyd at Tyborne ¶ And anone after the kynge the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌ„tre and withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a lytyll before the duke of yorke was sent for to grenewych And there was dyschargyd of the protectourshyppe And the erle of Salysbury of his ChauÌ„chelershyppe And after thys they were sente fore by preuy seale for to come to CoueÌ„tre where they were almoost disceyued the Erle of warwyke also and shold haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lorde EgremoÌ„de was take by the Erle of Salysbury soÌ„es of the robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken four grete fysshes bytwene Ereth london that one was called Mors Maryne the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other two were whalys In this same yere for certayne affrayes done iÌ„ the northe couÌ„tre bytwene lord EgremoÌ„de the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lord Egremond whoÌ„ they had coÌ„dempned in a grete somÌ„e of money to the sayd Erle of Salysbury therfore he was coÌ„mytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prysoners with hym escaped weÌ„t his waye Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyf weÌ„t to Calays with a fayre felisshyp toke possessyon of his offyce about this tyme was grete reformacoÌ„n of many monesteryes of relygyoÌ„ in dyuerse partyes of the worlde wiche were refourmed after the fyrst Instytutycyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of HuÌ„gry Turkey at a place is called Septedrad where Innumerable Turkes were slayne more bi myracle thanÌ„e by maÌ„nes honde for oonly the honde of god smote theym saynt Iohan of Capystrane was there preseÌ„ce prouokyd the cristeÌ„ people beynge theÌ„ne aferde for to pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne dystryed the Turkys sayd that a grete noÌ„bre of armyd meÌ„ folowed theÌ„ that they were aferde to turne ayen they were holy angelles This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in LondoÌ„ brake theyr pryson went vpon the sedes and fought ayeÌ„st theym of the Cytee kepe the gate a longe whyle But att
the laste the towne gate the pryson be theym And thenÌ„e they were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshed .xl. thousande people that sanke there in to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde soÌ„tyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed att Rome by pope Calyst the .x daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bisshop of CauÌ„terbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschal of normaÌ„dye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytayns and meÌ„ of werre went to thee see with a greate Nauy and into the downes by nyght And on the more erly before day they londed at Sandwytche bothe bi loÌ„de and water and toke the towne and ryfled dispoyled it And toke many prysoners and lefte the towne all bare whyche was a ryche place and moche good therin And ladde wyth them many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of Fraunce Almayne Flaunders Holonde and zeelonde chyldren gadred theym togyder by greate companyes For to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„te in NormaÌ„dye whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof the people merueyled And many supposed that some wyckyd spyryte meued them to doo so but it dured not longe by cause of the longe waye and also for lac of vytaylle as they wente ¶ In this yere Reynolde Pecok bysshop of Chestre was founde an herytyke and the thyrde day of Decembre was enduâ—ed at Lambeth in presence of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and many other bysshoppes doctours lordes temporall and hâ—s bokes brent att Poules crosse ¶ And ye haue herde before how certayne lordes were slayne atte Saynt Albons wherfore was alwaye a grutchynge wrath hadde by the heyres of them that soo were slayne ayenst the duke of yorke the Erles of waâ—wyk and of Salysbury wherfore the kyng by the aduys of his counseyll sente for theym vnto London to whyche place the duke of yorke came the .xxvi. daye of Ianueri with four honderd men and lodged hym atte Baynerdes castell in hys owne place ¶ And the .iv. daye of Ianuer came the erle of Salysbury with fyue hundred men and was lodged in therber of his owne place ¶ And thenÌ„e came the duke of Excetre and of Somerset with .viii. C. men and laye withoute temple barre ¶ And the erle of Northumberlonde and the lorde Egremonde the lorde Clyfforde wyth .xv. hundred men lodged without the towne ¶ And the Mayer that tyme Geffraye Boloyne kept grete watche with the comyns of the cyte rode about the cytee by Holborne and Fletestrete with a .v. thousand men well arayed and armyd for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiii. daye of Feuerer the erle of warwyke came to London fro Calays well beseen and worshypfully with .v hundred men In red Iakettes broudred wyth a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the graye freres ¶ And the .xv. daye of Marche the kynge came to London and the quene And ther was accorded and peas made amonge the lordes and they were sette in peas And on our lady daye the xxv daye of Marche in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.lviii· the kynge the quene all the lordes went on processyon at Poules in London anone after the kyng the lordes departed in this yere was a grete fraye in Fletstrete bytwene meÌ„ of courte men of the same strete In whyche fayre the quenes Attourney was slayne ¶ Howe the kynges housholde made a fraye ayenste the Erle of warwyke and of the Iourneye at bloreheth ALso this same yere as the Erle of warwyk was at counseyll at westmynster alle the kynges housholde meny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the sayde erle But by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escapyd theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge oute wyth spytes and pestels ayneh hym And the same daye he rode to wardes werwyk and soone after he gate hym a commyssyon and went ouer the see to warde Calays ¶ Soone after thys therle of Salysbury comynge to LoÌ„don was encouÌ„tred at Bloreheth which the lord Audley And moche other people ordeyned to dystroy hym But he hauynge knowlege that he shold be met wyth was accoÌ„panyed with hys two sones syr Thomas syr IohnÌ„ Neuell a grete felyshyp of goodmen And so they faught togyder where the erle of Salysbury wanne the felde And the lorde Audley was slayne many gentylmen of Chesshyre moche people hurt And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homewarde afterwarde they were taken and hadde to Chestre by the quenes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius was pope was chase this yere M. CCCC.lvlii· he was callyd before Eneas an eloqueÌ„te man a poete laureate He was embassatour of the Emperours before tyme. And he wrote in the couÌ„seyl of Basyle a noble treatyse for thactoryte of the same Also he canonysed saynte Katheryne of Senys Thys pope ordeyned grete IndulgeÌ„ce pardonne to theym that wolde go werre ayeÌ„st the Turke wrote a pystle to the greate Turke exhortynge hym to become Crysten And in th end he ordeyned a passage ayeÌ„st the Turke at Ankon to whiche moche people drewe out all partyes of cristeÌ„dome of the whiche people he sente many home ayen by cause they suffyced not anone after he dyed at the sayd AnkoÌ„ the yere of our lord M. CCCC.lxiii the .xiiii. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop the souldyours of Calays forsoke the duke of yorke theyr mayster therle of warwyk in the weste countre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwyk and of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the reame stode moost by the quene hyr counseyll how the grete prynces of the londe were not callyd to counseyl but set a parte and not only soo but it was sayd thrugh the reame tho sayd lordes sholde be dystroyed as it openly was shewed at Blorehethe by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Thenne for sauacyon of theyr lyues also for the comynwele of the reame thought for to remedy thyse thynges assembled them togyder with moche people and toke a felde in the west countre to whiche the erle of warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde Souldeyours as AndreÌ„we Trollop and other in whose wysdome as for the werre he trustyd moche vpon And whan they were thus assembled and made theyr felde the kynge sente out commyssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his reame to come and wayte on hym in theyr moost beste defensable araye And so euery man came in suche wyse that the kynge was stronger and hadde more â–ª peple than the duke of yorke and therles of warwyk of Salysbury for it is here to be notyd that euery lorde in Englonde at this tyme durst not dysobeye the quene so she
and hys heyers kynges after hym \ and forth with sholde be ê“clamed heyre apparauÌ„t and shold also be protector and regence of englonde duryng the kynges lyfe wyth many other thyngê ordeyned in the same parliment and yf kynge Henry durynge hys lyfe wence frome thys poyntement or ony artycle concludyd in the sayd paylyament he sholde be deposed and the duke sholde take the crowne and be kynge all whyche thynges were enacted by thauctoryte of the same at whiche parlyament the comynâ— of the reame beyng assembled in the comyn hons coÌ„mynyng and treatyng vpon the tytle of the forsayd duke of yorke sodenly feldone the crowne whiche henge thenne in the middes of the sayde hous whiche is the frayter of the abbaye of westmÌ„ whiche was takeÌ„ for a prodice or tokeÌ„ that the regne of kynge Henry was endyd ¶ And also the crowne whiche stode on the hyghest toure of the styple in the castel of douer fell downe this same yere ¶ How the duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefelde of the seconde Iourneye at saynt alboÌ„s by the queneÌ„ the prince BIcause the quene wyth the Prynce her sone was in the northe and absent her fro the kynge and obeyed not suche thyngê concluded in the parlement was ordeyned that the duke of yorke as ê“tector shold go north ward to brynge in the quene subdue suche as wolne not obey wyth whome wente the erle of salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll hys sone with moche people And at wakefelde in Crystmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes party that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde syr Thomas Neuyll and many moo the Eerle of Salysbury was take and other· As Iohan horowe of london capytayne and Ruler of the fotmen and HauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret and there be heeded there heedes sente to yorke sette vpon the yates And thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke off yorke on whos soule god haue Mercy thys tyme therle of Marche beyng in Shorwesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of the towne to auenge his faders dethe frothens wente to walys and at Candelmasse after he had a battayll at Martymers Crosse ayenste therle of Penbroke of wylshyre where the erle of marche had the vyctorye Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd and slayne the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a grete multytude of people for too come to the kynge and defecte suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlyameÌ„t ayenst whos comyng the duke of Northfolke the erle of warwyeke wyth moche people ordynaunce wente to saynt albons ladde kynge Henry wyth theym there encouÌ„tred to gyder in suche wyse and faught so that the duke of Northfolke Th erle of werwyke wyth many other of ther party â—â—edde loste that Iourneye where that kynge HeÌ„ry was takeÌ„ with the quene prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had got on that felde The quene hyr partye beynge at her aboue seÌ„te anone to LoÌ„don whyche was on an Asshe wenesdaye the fyrst daye of lente for vytayl ¶ For whiche the Mayre ordeyned bi thaduys of the aldermeÌ„ the certen cartes lade wyth vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to theÌ„ whaÌ„ tho cartes came to Crepell yate the comiÌ„s of the Cyte that kept the gate toke the vytayles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe TheÌ„ne were there certayn AldermeÌ„ comyns apoynted too goo vnto bernet to speke wyth the quenes coÌ„seyll to entreate thou the northren men sholde bee sente home ayen in to theyr contree for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they had come And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the Erle of Marche on Cotteswolde comyng oute of walys wyth a greate menye of welsshemeÌ„ and that they bothe were comynge vnto LoÌ„don warde Anone as these tytynges were knowe the tratyse was broke for the kynge Quene Prynce the other lordes that were with theym departed fro saynt AlboÌ„s north ward with al ther people yet or they departed thens they beheeded that lorde Bonuyll Syr Thomas Kryell whiche were takeÌ„ in the Iourney done on shrewe toursdaye ¶ Thenne the Duchesse of yorke beyng at london herynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albons sente ouersee hyr twoo yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente to Vtrech and Phylyp malpas a ryche marchauÌ„t of LondoÌ„ Thomas vaghan Squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf and many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at Anwerpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colompne a Fransshman a shyppe of werre And he toke theym prysoners broughteâ— them in to fraunce where they payed grete good for theyr raunson and there was greate goode rychesse in that shyppe ¶ Of the deposinge of kynge HeÌ„ry the sixte how kynge Edwarde the fourth tooke possessyoÌ„ â–ª and of the batayll on Palm sondaye and how he was crowned THen whan the Erle of warwyke hadde wette to gader on Cotâ—yswolde in contynent they concludyd to go to london and sente worde anone te the Mayre to the Cytie that they wolde come anone the cytie was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd bi theÌ„ so they came too london whaÌ„ they were come had spoke with the lordes estates beynge there coÌ„cluded for as moche as kynge HeÌ„ry was gone with theÌ„ north warde that he hadde forfeyted his crowne ought to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes made passyd in the laste parlemeÌ„t And so by the aduys of the lordes spyrytuall teÌ„porall thenne beyng at london the er of Marche Edwarde by the grace of god eldest sone of the duke Rychard of yorke As ryghtfull heyre and nexte enherytour to his fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our Lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the Reame at westmÌ„ in the chyrche of the abbaye and offred as a kynge wyth the ceptre ryall To whome all the lordes spyrytuall and temporall dyd homage as to theyr souerayn lorde and Kyng And forth wyth it was proclaymed thrugh the Cyte kynge Edwarde the fourthe by name anone after the Kynge rode in his ryalle estate north warde wyth all hys lordes to subdue his subyectis that tyme beynge in the northe for to auenge his faders deth And on Palme sondaye after he had a grete bataylle in the northe couÌ„tree at a place called Towcon not fer from yorke where wyth the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctorye wher were slayn of his aduersaryes .xxx. thousaÌ„de meÌ„ and moo as it was sayde by theym that were thereâ— In whiche batayll was slayne the Erle of North thumberlande the lorde Clyâ—â—orde syr Iohan Neuyll the Erle of
of Caunterbury VIctor the seconde was pope after Leo And of hym lytell is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was Emperour after the fyrste Henry .xvii. yere this man was cosyn to Conradus he was borne in wood twyes takeÌ„ for to be slayne whan he was a chylde but god defended hym euermore whan he was made Emperour many amonastery he made in the same place in the wood where he was borne This maÌ„ was a victoryoê° maÌ„ he entred iÌ„ to ytaly there he toke Padulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Stephanus the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus after hym he toke the dygnyte of the pope Stephanus by strengthe kepe it .ix. monethes theÌ„ne decessyd ¶ Henry the thyrde was Emperour after Henry the seconde This Henry was an Inquyete man and many times troubled that hooly man Gregorius the .vii. And fyrst he axed foryeuenesse was assoyled· But he perceyuered not longe but brought in to an other pope ayenst hym sayd he was an heretyke And Gregoriê° cursyd hym And the chesers of the Emperoure they those the duke of Baxon for to be Emperour whom thys Henry in batayll ouercame And thenÌ„e he came to Rome with his pope pursewed pope Gregorius the Cardynalles also ¶ And thenÌ„e anone Robert the kyng of Naples droue hym theÌ„s delyuered the pope his Cardynalles Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almesse .iii. tymes he faught in batayll at the last he deyed wrytchedly for he was put there by his owne sone For so as he dyde to other men so was he done vnto ¶ Nicholaê° the seconde was pope after Benedictê° two yere this Nicolaê° called a couÌ„seyll ayenst that Archedeken of Turonoseus the whiche was an heretyk taught ayenst the fayth For he erred in the sacrameÌ„t after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer conuerte his dyscyples ¶ Nota ¶ Alexander the secoÌ„de was pope after hym xii yere this Alexander was an holy man he ordeyned that vnder payne of cursynge that noo man sholde here a preestê masse whom men knewe had a lemman Vt pêª .xxxii. pÌ„cer hoc He had stryue with one Codulo but he expulsyd hym as an vsurper put hym out as a symonyer ¶ How Harolde that was good wyns sone was made kynge and how he escape from the duke of Normandy AS saynt Edwarde was gone oute of this worlde was passed to god and worthely enteryd as to suche a grete lorde oughte the barons of the londe wolde haue had Edwarde Elygus sone to Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmonde Irensydes sone to be kynge For as moche as he was moost kyndest kynges blood of the reame ¶ But Harolde sone thrugh the erle Godewyn the strengthe of his fader Godewyn and thrugh other grete lordes of the reame that were of his kynne vnto hym sybbe seased all EngloÌ„de in to hys honde anone lette crowne hym kynge after the enterement of Saynt Edware This Harolde that was Godewynes sone the seconde yere afore that saynt Edwarde was deed wolde haue gone in to Flaundres but he was dryuen thrugh tempest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyse and there he was taken brought to duke wyllyam And this Harolde wende that tho thys duke wyllyam wolde haue be auenged vpon hym for by cause that the Erle Godewyn that was roldes fader had lete slee Alured that was saynt Edwardê brother and pryncipally for by cause that Alured was quene Emmes sone the was Rychardes moder duke of Normandy that was aiÌ„enll to the duke wyllyam And neuertheles whan the duke wyllyam had Harolde in pryson vnder hys power for asmoche as this Harolde was a noble wyse knyght a worthy of body that hys fader he was accorded with good kynge Edwarde therfore wolde not mysdo hym But all manere thynges that betwext them was spoken and ordeyned Harolde by hys good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon â—oly sayntes that he sholde spouse wedde duke wyllyams doughter after the deth of saynt Edwarde that he sholde besely doo his deuour for to kepe and saue the reame of Englonde vnto the profyte and auantage of duke wyllyam ¶ And whan Harolde hadde thus made his othe vnto the duke wyllyam he lette hym goo and yaue hym many a ryche yeftes And he tho wente thens and came in to Englonde and anone dyde in this manere whan Saynte Edwarde was deed and as a man falsly for sworne He lette crowne hym kynge of Englonde and falsely brake the coue name that he hadde made before wyth duke wyllyam wherfore he was wonder wroth wyth hym and swore that he wolde vppon hym be auenged what some euer hym befell ¶ And anone duke wyllyam lette assemble a grete hoste and came in to Englonde to auengâ— hym vppon Harolde and to conquere the londe yf that he myght ¶ And in the same yere that Harolde was crowned Haralde Herestynge kynge of Denmarke arryued in ScotloÌ„de and thought to haue be kynge of Englonde and he came in Englonde and robbed and destroyed all that he myght tyll that he came to yorke and there he slewe many men of armes a thousande and a hondred preestes whaÌ„ this tydynges came to the kynge He assembled a grete power and wente for to fyght with Haralde of Denmarke and wyth hys owne hondes de hym slewe and the Danes were dyscomfyted and tho that were lefte a lyue wyth moche sorowe fledde to theyr shyppes And thus kynge Harolde of Englonde slewe kynge Haralde of Denmarke ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.lxvi. ¶ How wyllyam Bastarde duke of Normandy came in to Englonde slewe kyng Harolde ¶ Here come Normans and expulsyd Harolde a Saxon. ANnd whaÌ„ this bataylle was done Harolde be came so proude wolde no thynge parte with his people of the thynge that he had goten but helde it all to hym self wherfore the moost parte of his people were wrothe and frome hym departed soo that oonly with hym abode no moo but his soldyurs And vpon a daye as he sate atte meete a messager came to hym and sayde that wyllyam bastarde the duke of Normandy was arryued in Englonde with a greate hoste had take all the londe about Hastynge also myned the castell whaÌ„ the kynge had herde this tydynges he wente thyther with a lytell power in all the hast that he myght for there but fewe people wyth hym lefte And whan he was come thyder he ordeyned to yeue batayll to duke wyllyam But the duke axed him of these thre thynges yf that he wolde haue his doughter to wyf as he made swore his othe behyght or that he wolde holde the londe of hym in truage or he wolde determyne thys thynge in batayll This Harolde was a proude man a stronge and trusted wonder moche vpon his strength and faught with duke wyllyam and with his people But Harolde his men in this batayll were
hys honde as a brydell tyll he came thrugh the cyte and there he was put in pryson And this pope made peas wyth the Emperour ¶ Honorius was pope after hym two yere and lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Nota. ¶ Hary the fourth Emperour of Almayne decessyd thys tyme and was buryed with his progenytours after some men wyth suche an Epytaphe Filius hic pater hic Auus hic proauus iacet istis ¶ But it is lykely to be truer that the Geralde sayd in Itinerario walke wherfore he sayth that after he had prysoned his carnall fader hys sperytuell fader the pope with his Cardynalles after he was reconsyled wylfully he was exyled And he lefte Maude his wyf the kynges doughter of Englonde pryuely and lyued an heremytes lyf at Chestre .x. yere where he myght lyue as noo man knewe hym And he called hymselfe Godyscallus the whyche Godysson is called So the Emperour secretely went awaye Maude hys wyf the Empresse there she went vnto her fader Henry in to Normandy where anone after she was wedded vnto Geffroy Plantaginet the duke of Andegame vpon whom he begate Henry the seconde afterwarde kynge of Englonde Vnder whom saynt Thomas of Caunterbury regned deyed ¶ Lotharius was Emperour aftey Henry the fourth .xii. yere And lytell of hym is wrytem but that he was manerely to the chyrche And that he subdued Roger the vsurper of the kynge of Cycyle ¶ Hugo de sancto Victory was a noble man this tyme atte Parys and a noble doctour of the nacyon of Saxons ¶ The ordre of saynt Iohan Baptyst at Iherusalem began thys tyme by the worshypfull man Reymonde myghtely dysposed vnto the weâ—ke of mercy ¶ All this ordre make theyr waye to serue poore men ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.C.xxxiiii INnocencius was pope after Honorius xiiii yere and vii· monethes This maÌ„ was a very deuoute maÌ„ and wyth suche men he accompanyed hym and he had stryf ayenst â–ª Perys of Lyon the whiche named hym Anocletus And by strenth he tooke the popehede The whiche InnoceÌ„cius sawe and with two Galeys he fledde in to FrauÌ„ce was worshyp fully receyued of saynt Bernarde the whiche that tyme had alle the kynges and prynces in his honde And he prouoked them for to brynge this pope Innocencius in to dygnyte ayen And at the last all thynge was sessyd and hys enmyes were destroyed thrugh the Iugement of god And he was pope ayen lyued prouffytably was buryed at Latranence· ¶ How Stephen that was kyng Henryes systers sone was made kynge of Englonde AFter thys kynge Henry that was the fyrste was made kynge his neuewes syster sone Stephen erle of Bolonye For anone as he herde the tydynges of hys vncles deth theÌ„ne he passed the see and came in to Englonde thrught counseyll strength of many grete lordes in Englonde ayenst the othe that they had made to Maude the Empresse toke the reame he lete crowne Stephen kyng of the londe ¶ And the Archebysshop wyllyam of Caunterbury that fyrste made the othe of feaute to Maude the Empresse sette the crowne vpon Stephens heed and hym anoynetd And bysshop roger of Salysbury mayntened the kynges parte in as moche as he myghte ¶ The fyrste yere the kynge Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete hoste and went to warre Scotlonde for to haue warred vppon the kynge of Scotlonde But he came ayenst hym in peas and in good manere and to hym trusted But he made to hym none homage for as moche as he had made vnto thempresse Maude ¶ And in the fourth yere of his regne Maude the Empresse came in to Englonde tho began debate bytwene kynge StepheÌ„ Maude thempresse This Maude went vnto the cyte of Nicholl the kyng her besyged longe tyme and myght not spede so well the cyte was kept defended And tho that were within the cyte meruaylously scaped a way wythout ony maner of harme And tho toke the kyng the cyte and dwelled therin tyl Candelmasse And tho came the barons that helde wyth the Empresse That is for to saye the erle Radulphe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Robert of Morley and these brought wtth them a stronge power faught wyth the kyng and yaue hym a grete bataylle In the whiche bataylle kyng Stephen was taken sette in pryson in the castell of Brytowe ¶ How Maude the Empresse wente fro wynchestre to Oxenforde and after she escaped to walynforde and of the sorowe and dyscease that she had NOw as the kynge was takeÌ„ brought in to warde in the castel of Bristow this Maude the Empresse was made lady of Englonde all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of Kent helde with kyng Stephens wyfe also wyllyam of Prece his retenewe halpe them helde warre ayenst Maude them presse And anone after the kynge of Scotlonde came to them wyth a huge nombre of peple And tho went theyr togyder to wynchestre there that the Empresse was wolde haue takeÌ„ her But the Erle of Glocestre came wyth his power fought with them And the Empresse in the meane whyle that the batayll dured scaped from them wente vnto Oxenforde and there helde her And in that bataylle was the erle of Glocetre dyscomfyted taken wyth hym many other lordes And for hys delyueraunce was kyng Stephen delyuered out of pryson And whaÌ„ he was delyuered out of pryson he wente thens vnto Oxenforde besyeged thempresse that was tho at Oxenforde And the seyge endured fro Myghelmasse vnto saynt Andrews tyde ¶ And the Empresse lette clothe her tho alle in whyte lynnen clothe 〈◊〉 by cause she wolde not be knowen Fo◠〈◊〉 same tyme there was moche sorowâ— and â—â—e escaped by the Tamyse from them a waye that were her enmyes And from thens â—he wâ—nte to walyngforde there helde her And the kynge wolde haue beseyged ther but he had so moche to doo with the erle Radulphe of Châ— and with Hugh Bygot that strongely waâ—d vpon hym in euery place â— that he wyste whether for to torne And the erle of Glocester â—alpe hym with his power ¶ How Gaufryde the erle of Angoy â—auâ— vnto Henry the Empresse sone all Normandy ANd after thys the kynge wente vnto wylton and wolde haue made a castel there But tho came to hym the erle of Glocestre wyth a stronge power there almooste he had taken the kynge but yet the kyng escaped with moche payne And wyllyam Marâ—ell there was takeÌ„ And for whoo 's delyueraâ—ce they yaue vnto the erle of Glocestre the good castell of Shyrborn that he had taken ¶ And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enmyes went vnto Faryngdon and begaÌ„ there for to make a stronge castell but the kynge came thyder with a stronge power and droue hym thens And in that same yere the erle Radulphe of Chestre was accorded with
Englonde and also of Scotlonde· ¶ And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of Englonde receyued of the duke of Brytayne hys homage for the erldom and lordshyp of Rychmonde And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of hys regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond And there was faste by saynt IohaÌ„nes towne almoost all the wynter tyme And soo he helde his Crystemas at the castell of Rokersbourgh ¶ And in the same yere trughout all Englonde abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter ¶ Chere arose suche a sprengynge and wellynge vp of waters and also flodes bothe of the see and also of the fresshe ryuers and sprenges that the see bankes walles and costes brake vp that mennys bestes and housys in many places namely in lowe countrees vyolently and sodaynly were drowned and fruyte dryuen awaye of the erthe thrugh contynaunce and abundaunce of waters of the see ouer more afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse or sauoure ¶ The .x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne kynge Edwarde entred the Scottes see after Mydsomer And to many of the Scottes he haue bataylle and ouercame theym and many he treatyd and bowed vnto hys peas thrughe hys doughtynesse and hardynesse ¶ And after the feest of saynt Myghell thenne nexte folowynge was the erle of Moryf hadde and taken at Edenbrugh brought into Englonde and put into pryson ¶ And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii thaÌ„ next folowynge in the xi yere of his regne was seen and apperyed in the fyrmament a beme sterre the whiche clarkes calle stella Cometa that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of the fyrmament ¶ Where after anone there folowed in Englonde goode chepe and wonder greate plente of chaffare vytaylles marchandyse there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf and nede of monye ¶ In so moche that a quartre of whete at London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe att a noble and fyue good douues byrdes for a peny In whiche yere deped syr IohnÌ„ of â—lâ—am erle of Cornewaylle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyeth atte westmestre ¶ How kynge Edwarde made a duchye of the Erldome of Cornewayle and also of syxe other Erles that were newe made and of the fyrste chaleÌ„ge of the kyngdodome of Fraunce IN the yere of our lorde a M. CCC.xxx.vii and of kynge edwarde .xii. in the moneth of marche durynge the parlement at westmestre in lente tyme kynge Edwarde made of the erldome of Cornewayle a duchye and lete it calle the duchye of Cornewayle the whiche ducye he gaaf vnto Edwarde hys fyrste sone with the erldom of Chestre And also kyng Edwarde made att that same tyme syxe other erles That is for to saye Syr Henry the erle of Lancastres sone erle of Leycetre Wyllyam of BughuÌ„ erle of NorthamptoÌ„ wyllyam of Mountagu erle of Salysbury Hughe of Awdell erle of Gloucestre Roberte of Vâ—orde erle of Southfolke And wyllyam of Clyton Erle of Huntyngeton ¶ And in that same yere it was ordeyned in the same parlemente that no man sholde were noo clothe that was wrought out of Englond as clothe of golde ne of sylke or veluet or damaske or satyne baudkyn ne none suche other ne none wylde ware ne furres of bynde that see But suche as myght spende an hundred pouÌ„de of rente by yere but this ordynauÌ„ce statute was but of lytyl effect For yt was no thynge holden ¶ In the .xiii. yere of his regne kynge Edwarde went ouer see into Braban with quene Phylyp his wyf there beryng a chylde at And warpe there he dwellyd more than a yere for to treate wyth the duke of Braban and other alyed vnto hym of the chalengynge of the kyngdome of Fraunce to kynge Edwarde of Englond by ryght and by herytage after the deth of Karoll the grete kynge of Fraunce brother Gerymayne of quene Isabell kynge Edwardes moder the whyche was holden and occupyed vnryghtfull by Phylyp of Valoys the eÌ„mys of kynge Karoll the wheche duke and all his in the forsayd thynges all other longynge there to with alle hys men and goodes kynge Edwarde founde redy vnto hym and made behyght hym suerte by good fayth truste and after that the kyng hath hym ayen into Englonde lelft there the quene styll be hynde hym in Braban Than in the .xiiii. yere of his regne whan all the lordes of his reame other that oughten to be at his parlement were called assembled togyder in the same parlemeÌ„t holden at London after the feest of saynt Hylarye The kynges nedes were put forth promothed as touchinge the kyngdom of Fraunce For whiche nedes to be spedde the kynge axed the fyfte parte of alle the meuable goodes of Englonde the wulles the .ix. sheep of euery corne And alle the lordes of euery towne where suche thynges sholde be taxed gadryd sholde answere to the kynge therof had it and helde it at his owne lust wyl wherfore yf I shold knowleche the very trouth the ynner loue of the people was torned in to hate And the comyn prayers in to cursinge for cause that the comune people were soo strongely greued ¶ Also the for sayd Phylyp Valoys of Fraunce had gadred vnto hym a grete hoste destroyed in hys partyes kyngdome many of the kynges frendes of Englonde wyth townes castels many other of theyr lordhypoes and many harmes shamys dystytes dyd vnto the quene wher fore kyng Edwarde whan he herde thys tydynges strongely meued therwythe and red and sente dyuers letters ouer see to the quene to other that were his frendes Glagynge them certefyenge them that he wolde be there hymself in all the haste that he mygh ¶ And anone after Ester whan he had sped of all thinges that hym neded to haue he went ouer see ayen Of whose cominge the quene all hys frendes were wonder glad made moche Ioy And all that were his enmyes and held ayenst hym made as moche sorow ¶ In the same tyme the kynge thrughe counseyll of hys trewe lyeges and counsell of hys lordes that there we represent wyth hym wryte the kynhe of FrauÌ„ces name and toke and medled the kynges armes of Fraunce quartred with tharmes of Englond and commaunded forth with hys coyen of golde vnder dyserypcyon and wrytynge of the name of englonde and of Fraunce be made beste that myght bee and that is to saye the floreyne that was callyd the noble pryce of .vi shellynge .viii pens sterlynge and the half nobell the value iii· shellynge and .iiii. pens and the far thynges the value of .xx. pens ¶ How kynge Edwarde came vnto the scuys and dyscomfyted alle the power of Fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere after that is to say the .xv. yere of his regne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded and lete wryte in his chartres wryttes other letters the date of the regne of fraunce the fyrst And whyle that he was thus doynge and trauayllynge in
fraunce thrughe his counseyll he wrote to al the prelates dukes erles and baroÌ„s and the noble lordes of the countre and also to dyuerse of the comune people dyuers letters maundementes berynge date att Gandaue the viii daye of February ¶ And anone after wythin a lytyll tyme he came ayen in to englonde with the quene and her chyldren ¶ And in the same yere on mydsomer euen he began to saylle to warde Fraunce ayen and manly and fyersly he felle vpon Phylyp of Valoys the whyche longe tyme laye and had gadryd to hym a full longe boystous meny of dyuers nacions in the hauen of Sceuys there they foughten togyder the kynge of frauÌ„ce and he wyth theyr hostes fro myddaye to thre of the clocke in the morne in the whyche batayll were slayne .xxx. thousande men of the kynges coÌ„pany of fraunce and many shyppes and cogges were taken And soo thrugh goddes helpe he had there the vyctorye and bere thens a gloryous chyualry ¶ And in the same yere abowte saynt Iames tyde without the yates of Saynt Omers Robert of Arthoys with men of EngloÌ„de Flaun faught ayenst the duke of Burgon the Frensshemen att whiche batayll were slayne take of the frensshmen .xv. barons .lxxx. knyghtes shyppes barges were take vnto the nombre of CC. and .xxx. ¶ The same yere the kynge makynge abydynge vpon the sege of â—ornay the erle of Henaude with Englysshe archers made assaulâ—â— vnto the towne of Saynt Aâ—ande where they slewe .l. knightes many other and also destroyed the towne ¶ And in the .xvi. yere of hys regne folowynge in the wynter tyme the kynge stylle vpon the forsayd seyge sente of tyme into englond vnto hys tresorer other purueyours for golde moneye that sholde be seÌ„te vnto hyÌ„ there iÌ„ his nede but his proctours and messyngers cursedly and ful slouly serued hym at hys nede deceyued hym on whoo 's defaute latches the kyng toke trewes bytwene hym and the kynge of frauÌ„ce And thenne kynge Edwarde full of shame and sorowe in hys herte wyth drewe hym fro the sege come into Brytayne and there was soo grete stryue of batayll that he loste many of his peple And whan he had doone there that he come for he dressyd hym ouer see in to Englond warde ¶ And as he saylled to warde Englonde in the hyghe see the moost myshappes stormes and tempestes thondre lyghtnynge felle to hym in the see the whyche was sayde that it was done yraysyd thrugh euyll spirytes made by sore ery nygro mancye of them of fraunce wherfore the kynges herte was ful of sorowe and aÌ„guysshe welllynge syghynge sayd vnto our lady in thys wyse· ¶ O blessyd lady Saynt Mary what is the cause that euer more goynge into fraunce al thynges wethers fallen to me Ioyfull and lykynge and as I wold haue them but alway tornynge into Englonde warde all thyngê fallen vnprofytable and very harmfull neuertheles he scapyd all perelles of the see as god wolde and came to the tour of London by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kyng helde his Crystmas at Meneres sent worde to the Scottes by his messagers that he was redy wolde doo fyght with theym but the Scottes wolde not abyde that but fledde ouer the Scottes see hyd them a well as they myght ¶ And in the .xvii. yere of his regne aboute the feest of the CoÌ„uersyon of saynt poull kynge Edwarde whan he had ben in Scotlond sawe that the scottes were fledde tho he come ayen into Englond And a lytell before lent was the turnement at Dunstable tho the whyche tourmente come alle the yonge bachelary chyualry of Englond with many other erles and lordes At the whiche turnemente kyng Edward hymself was there present ¶ And the next yere folowyng in the .xviii. yere of his regne att hys parlemente holden at westmynster the auyzeme of paske kynge Edwarde the thyrde made Edwarde his fyrst sone prynce of walys ¶ And in the .xix. yere of his regne anone after in Ianyuer before lente the same kynge Edwarde lete make full noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of hys byrth at wyndsore that there was neuer none suche seen there afore At whiche feest ryalte were two kynges two quenes the prynce of walys the duke of Cornewayle .x. Erles .ix. Countesses barons and many burgeys the whiche myghte not lyghtly be noÌ„bred of dyuerse londes beyonde the see weren many straungers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kynge Edward made a grete souper in the whiche he ordened began hys rounde table ordened stedfasted the daye of the rounde table to be holden there att wyndesore in the wytsone weke neuer more yerely this tyme Englyssh men so moche haunted and cleuyd to the woodnes foly of the straungers that from tyme of comynge of Henaudes .xviii. yere passed they ordeyned and chaunged theym euery yere dyuerse shappes and dysguysynge of clothynge of longe large and wyde clothes dystytute dyserte frem all olde honest and gode vsage And an other tyme shorte clothes and strayte wastyd gagged and kyt and on euery syde slatered and botoned with sleues and tapytis of surcotes and hodes ouer longe and ouermoche hangynge that yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke to tormentours deuyls in theyr clothynge shokynge other araye than to men the wymen more nycely yet passed the men in araye euouslyer for they were so strayte clothed that they lefe hange fore tayles sewyd byneth wythin there clothes for to fele and hyde theyr arsers the whiche dysguysynges pryde parauenture afterwarde broughte fourthe caused many myshappes myschyef in the reame of Englonde ¶ The xâ— yere of kynge Edwarde he wente ouer in to Brytayne and Gascoyne In whoo 's coÌ„pany wente the erle of warwyk the erle of Souffolke the erle of Huntyngton and the erle of Arundell and many other lordes and comune people in a greate multytude wyth a greate Nauye of CC. and .xl. shippes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hym of many wronges and harmes to hym doone by Phylyp of Valoys kynge of Fraunce ayene the trewes before honde grauntyd the whych the trewes he falsly and vntrewely by cauelacyons and dysquatter ¶ How kynge Edwarde saylled in to Normandy arryued at hogges with a grete host IN the .xxi. yere of hys regne kynge Edwarde thrugh counseyll of alle the grete lordes of Englond callyd gadred togyder in his parlemente at westmestre before Ester ordeyned hym for to passe ouer the see agayn for to disease dystrobled the rebelles of FrauÌ„ce And whan his Nauye was come togyder and made redy he wente with a grete hoste the .xii. daye of Iulii and saylled in to Normandye arryued at hogges ¶ And whan he had rested hym ther .vi. dayes for by cause of trauaylyng of the
hym without ony maner defence or dyffyculte ThaÌ„ the kynge of Scotlond that is for to saye syr IohnÌ„ Bayloll consyderynge howe that god dyde many meruaylles and gracyous thynges for kynge Edwarde att his owne wyll fro daye to daye he toke gaaf vp the reame of Scotlonde and the crowne of Scotlond at Rokesburgh in the kynges hondes of Englonde vnder hys patent letter there made And anone after kynge Edwarde in presence of all the prelates and other worthy men lordes that were there lette hym crowne kyng of Scotlond And whan all thinges were done and erdeyned in that countres at his wyll he torned ayen into englonde with a greate worshyppe ¶ And whyle this vyage was in doynge in Scotlonde syre Edwarde prynce of wales as a man enspyred iÌ„ god was in Guyhen in the cytee of Burdeux treatynge and spekyge of the chalenge and of the kynges ryght of Englonde that he hadde to the reame of FrauÌ„ce that he wold be aueÌ„ged wyth stronge honde and to the prelateg peres and myght men of that countree consented welle to hym Than syr Edwarde the prynce wyth a greate hooste gadred to hym the .vi. daye of Iuyll wente frome Burdeux goynge and traueylynge by many dyuerse countrees and he tooke many prysoners moo than ·vi thousande mem of armes by the countree as he wente and tooke the towne of Remorantyne in Saloygne and besyeged the castell .vi. dayes· And att the .vi. dayes ende they yolde the castell vnto hym and there was taken the lorde of crowne and syr Bursygaude and many other knyghtes and men of armes moo than .lxxx. And fro thens by Toren and Peten fast by Chyneney hys noble men that were with hym hadde a stonge batayll with Frensshmen and an hundred of theyr men of armes were slayne And the erle of Daunce and the stewarde of fraunce were taken wyth an hondred men of armes In the whyche yere the .xix. daye of Septembre faste by Pyeters the same prynce wyth a thousande and .ix. hondred men of armes and archers ordeyned a batayll to kynge Iohan of fraunce comynge tho the prynce warde wyth .vii. thousande chosen men of armes and moche other people a greate nombre of the whyche were slayne the duke of Burbon and the duke of Athenes and many other noble men ef the prynces men of armes a thousande and of other the trewe accompte and rekenynge .viii. C. And there the kynge of France was taken and syr Phylyp his yonger sone and many dukes and noble men and worthy knyghtes and men of armes aboute two M. and so the vyctory fell there the prynce and to the peple of Englonde by the grace of god And many that were taken prysoners were sette at theyr raunson and vpon theyr trouthe and knyghthode were charged and hadde leue to goo But the prynce tooke wyth hym the kynge of Fraunce and Philyp his sone with alle the reuerence that he myghte wente ayen to Burdeux wyth a gloryous vyctory the somme of the men that there were taken prysoners and of theym that were slayne the daye of batayll .iiii. M.iiii C.xl. and in the .xxxii. yere of kynge Edwarde the .v. daye of Maye prynce Edwarde with kynge IohnÌ„ of Fraunce and Philyp hys sone many other worthy prysoners arryued gracyously in the hauen of pluÌ„mouth And the .xxiiii. daye of the same moneth aboute thre after none they came to London by LoÌ„don brydge and so wente forthe to the kynges palays atte westmynstre and there came soo grete a multytude presse of peple abowte theym to beholde and se that wonder and ryall syghte that vnnethes fro maddaye tylle nyghte myghte they not come to westmyster And the kynges raunson of Fraunce was taxed and sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whom two sholde be worthe a nobell And ye shall vnderstande that a myllyon is a thousande thousande and after some mennys raunson was sette att thre thousande thousaynde floreyns and all is one effecte· And this same yere were made Iustê solempne in Smytfende beynge present the kynge of Englonde the kyng of Fraunce and the kynge of Scotlonde and many other worthy and noble lordes ¶ The .xxxiii. yere of his regne the same kynge Edwarde at wynsore as well for loue of knyght hode as for his ownne worshyppe and att reuerence of the kynge of fraunce and other lordes that were there att that tyme he held a wonder ryal and costly feest of saynt George passynge ony that euer was holden afore wherfore the kynge of fraunce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herde suche a solempne festes ne ryaltes holden ne done wyth taylles wythoute payenge of golde or syluer ¶ And in the .xxxiii. yere of hys regne the .xiiii. kalendas of Iulii Syre Iohan erle of Rychmonde kynge Edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duke Henryes doughter of Lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dyspencyon of the pope And in the meane tyme were ordeyned Iustes atte London thre dayes of rogaâ—yons that is for too saye The Mayer of London wyth his .xxiiii. aldermen ayenst alle that wolde come in whoo 's name and stede the kynge pryuely wyth his foure sones Edwarde Lyonell Iohan and Edmonde and other .xix. greate lordes helden the felde with worshyppe ¶ And this same yere as it was tolde and sayd of theym that sawe it there come blood out of the combe of Thomas somtyme erle of Lancastre as fresshe as that daye that he was done to dethe ¶ And in the same yere kynge Edwade chose this sepulture and hys lyggynge att westmestre faste by the shryne of sayÌ„t Edwarde and anone after the xxvi daye of Octobere he wente ouer see to Calays makynge protestacoÌ„n that he wolde neuer â—â—me ayen into Englonde tyll he had in endes the warre bytwene frauÌ„ce and hym ¶ And soo in the .xxvi. yere of hys regne in the wynter come kyng Edward was trauaylled in the Ryne costes And aboute saynt Hyllarye tyde he departes his host and went to Burgon warde wyth whom than met peasybly the duke of Bourgon behyghtynge him .lxx. thousande floreyns that he sholde spare hys men and hâ—s peple the kynge grauntyd att his requeste And dwelled vnto the .xvii. daye of Marche that whiche tyme come to kynge Edwardes eere that stroÌ„ge theues were on the see vnder the erle of saynt Poule the .xv. daye of Marche â—yggynge a wayte vpon the townes of Rastynge Rye and other places vyllages on the see cost hadden entred as enmyes in to the towne of wynchelle and slewe all that euer withstode them and with sayd theyr comynge wherfore y kynge was gretly meued and wratthed and he torned ayen so warde Parys and coÌ„mauÌ„ded his hoste to dystroye and sle all with strench of swerde that he had before honde spared And the .iii. daye of Apryl the kyng come to Parys there departed his host in dyuers batayls with .iiii. C. knyghtes newe dubbyd on that one syde of hym And syr Henry duke of
conuersyon of Saynt Poule helde parlemente at westmestre in the whyche parlemente was put forthe and shewed the accorde and the treates that was stablisshed and made bytwene the twoo kynges whyche accorde pleased to moche people And therfore by the kynges commaundement there were gadred and come togyder in westmynster chyrche the fyrste sondaye of lente That is to saye the .ii. kal february the forsayd Englysshemen and frensshmen where was songe a solempne masse of the Trynyte of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury mayster Symonde Issepe And whan Agnus dei was done the kynge beynge there with his sones And also the kynges sones of fraunce and other noble and greate lordes wyth candell lyght and crosses brought forth and that were callyd therto that were notte sworne afore swore the same othe that was wryten vppon goddes bodye on the masse booke in thys wyse we N. and N sweren vppon goddes body and on the holy gospels stedfastly for to holde and kepe towarde vs the peas and the accorde made bytwene the two kyÌ„ges and neuer for to do the contrary whan they had thus sworne they toke theyr scrowes that theyr othes were comprehended into the notaryes And in this same yere in the Ascencyons euen aboute myddaye was seen the clypses of the sonne And there folowed suche a drought that for defaute of rayne there was grete brennynge of corne fruyte and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the .vi. kal of Iune there fell a sanguyne rayne almoste lyke blode at Burgon and a saÌ„guyne crosse from morne vnto pryme apered was seen at Bolyn in the heyre the whiche many men saw and after it meued and felle in the myddes of the see ¶ And in the same tyme 〈◊〉 fraunce and Englond and many other londes as they that were in playne countreâ—s and dâ—serte baren withnesse sodeynly there apperyd two castels of the whiche weÌ„te out two hostes of armed meÌ„ And that one hoste was closed in whyte and that other in blacke and whan Batayll bytwene theym was begonne the whyte ouer came the blacke toke herte tho theym and ouer come the whyte and after that they wente ayen in to theyr castels and thaÌ„ the castels and all the hoost vanysshed away ¶ And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of people and namely of meÌ„ whoo 's wyues as womeÌ„ out of gouernaunce toke husbondes as well straungers as other lewde and symple peple the whyche forgetynge theyr honoure and worshyp coupled and maryed theym with theÌ„ that were of lowe degre and lytyll repuracyon ¶ In this same yere deyed Henry duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ And also in this same yere Edwarde prynce of walys wedded the countesse of Kente that was syr Thomas wyf of HoloÌ„de that whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro the erle of Salysbury for cause of the same knyght ¶ And aboute this tyme begaÌ„ and rose a grete company of dyuerse nasoyns gadred togyder of whom theyr leders gouernours were Englysshe people they were called a peple wyth out ony hede the whyche dyd moche harme in the partye of fraunce· ¶ And not longe after there arose an other company of dyuerse nacyons that was called the whyte company the whiche in the partyes and countrees of Lombardy dyde moche sorowe ¶ This same yere syr Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edwarde the thyrde was made duke of Lancastre by reason cause of his wyf that was the doughter the heyre of Henry somtyme duke of LaÌ„caster ¶ Of the greate wynde and how prynce Edwarde tooke the lordshyp of GuyheÌ„ of his fader and wente theder· ANd in the .xxxvii. yere of kyng Edwarde the .xv. daye of Ianyuer that is too saye on saynt Maryes daye about euynsonge tyme there arose come suche a wynde out of the southe wyth suche a fyersnes and strenthe that it brasted and blewe downe to the grounde hyghe houses and stronge buyldynges toures chirches steples and other stroÌ„ge places and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle were shaken ther with that they ben yet shall euermore be the febler and weyker whyle they stande And this wynde lasted without ony cessynge .vii. dayes contynually· And anone after there folowed suche waters in the hey tyme and in the haruest tyme that all felde werkes were strongely lette and lefte vndoyn ¶ And in the same yere prynce Edwarde toke the lordshyp of Guyhen dyde to kynge Edwyrde his fader homage and feaute therof wente ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf chyldren ¶ And anone after kynge Edward made hys sone Lyonell duke of Clarence and syr Edmonde his other sone erle of Cambridge in the .xxxviii. yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe bothe of the chyrche and temporeslawe shold fro that tym for the plete in theyr moder tonge ¶ And in the same yere in to Englond thre kynges that ys to saye the kynge of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scotlonde by cause to vysyte and for to speke with the kynge of Englonde And after that they had be here longe tyme two of them went home in to theyr owne countres and kyngodms but the kynge of Fraunce throughte greate sekenesse and malady that he had abode stylle in Englonde And in the .xxxix. yere of his regne was a stroÌ„ge a grete froste that lasted longe that is to saye fro Saynt Andrewes tyde to the .xiii. kal of Apryls that the tylthe and sowynge of the erthe and other suche feld werkes and honde werkes were moche lette and lefte vndoyne for colde hardnes of the erth And at orray in Brytayn was ordeyned a grete dedely bataylle bytwene syre IohnÌ„ of Mountforde duke of Brytayne and syr charles of Bloys but vyctory fell to the forsayd syr IohnÌ„ thrughe helpe and socour of thenglysshmen And there were taken many knyghtes squyres other men that vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batayll was slayne Charles hymself with all that stode about hym of Englysshmen were slayne but seuen and in this yere deyed at sauoy Iohan the kynge of fraunce whos seruyce exequyes kyng edwarde lete ordeyne dyd in dyuers places worhypfully to be done and at Douer of worshypful men ordeyned hym worthely tho be ledde with his owne costes and expeÌ„ces fro thens was brought to fraunce buryed at saynt Denys ¶ In the .xl. yere of kyng Edwarde the vii kal of Februer was borne Edwarde prynce Edwards sone the whiche whan he was .vii. yere of-aege he deyed· And in the same yere it was ordeyned that saynt Peters pens fro the tyme forthe sholde not be payed the whyche kyng yuo somtyme kynge of Englond of the countre of west saxen that began to regne the yere of our lord god vi· hondred .lxxix. fyrst graunted to Rome for the scole of Englond therto be contynued ¶ And in thys same yere there fell a grete rayne in hey tyme that it
awter for a peas an vnyte to be had amonge them thrugh the merytees of our blessyn lady ¶ Bonefacias the ·ix was pope after Vrbane .xv yere ¶ This Boneface was chosen at Rome in the stede of Vrbane the stryfe contynued For Benedictys was chosen in Auynyon in the place of clement and was callâ—d Petrus de luna he dured to the counseyll of Constantinus thenne he wolde not obaye but euer abode obstynate And at the laste he decessed in the Kyngdom of Aragon And he commaunded his Cardynals to these an other pope the whyche they dyde anone And they sete vpon an ydoll and named hym Clement but they profyted not ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ M.CCC.lxxx ¶ And after kynge Edwarde the thyrde that was borne in wyndesore regned Rycharde of Burdeux that was prynce Edwardes sone of wales the whiche prynce Edwarde was kynge Edwards sone ANd after the gode kynge Edward the thyrde that was borne at wyndesore regned Rycharde the seconde that was the good syr Edwardes sone prynce of wales the whyche kynge Rycharde was borne in the cyâ—ee of Burdeux in Gascoine was crowned at westmynster in the .xi. yere of hys aege And in the secoÌ„de yere of his regne for the debate that was bytwene the lorde Latymer and syr Rauf Feryers knyght that was ayenst Hawell Sâ—akell squyre for the prysoner that was take in Spayne by these two squyres and the whiche prysoner the lorde Latymer and syr Rouf Feryers wolde haue had the whyche prysoner was the Erle of Dene that they tooke in the batayll of Spayne wherfore these two lordes come into the chyrche att westmynster and they founde thys one squyre to herynge his masse besyde saynt Edwardes shryne there they sawe hym that whiche was called Hawell ¶ And Shakell was arested put into the Toure of London And there he was longe tyme for he wolde not delyuer the erle of Dene his prysoner vnto these two lordes by syr Aleyn Burhyll constable of the Towre and by Syr Raufe Feryes one of hys aduersaryes tyll the kynge had graunted hym grace ¶ In the thyrde yere of kynge Rycharde came the Galays of â–ª fraunce into Englonde vnto dyuerse portes and brent and robbed and slewe moche people of Englonde that ys to saye at wynchelsee Rye Hastinge Portysmouth and Hampâ—on \ Stormore and Grauesende and they dyd moche harme and wente home ayen And in this same yere was a parlement holden at westmynster And atte that same parlement was ordened that euery man woman and chylde that were at the aege of .xiiii. yere and aboue thrugh out all the reame pore folke and other sholde paye to the taâ—age foure pens wherfore came and befel after warde greate myscheyf moche dysease to all the comynalte of the reame ¶ And in the .iiii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the comynes arose vp in dyuerse partyes of the reame and dyden moche harme the whiche tyme they called the hurynge tyme. ¶ And they of Kent of Estsex made them two cheyftayns for to rule and for gouerne the company of Kente and of Estsex That one was called Iacke strawe and that other watte Tyler and they come assembled theym vppon blacke hethe in Kente And on Corpus chirsti daye after they came downe South werke and taken vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bynche the Marchelsee and delyuerde oute all the prysoners And soo the same daye they came in to London and there they robbed the people and slewe all the alyens that they myghte fynde in the cyte and aboute the cyte and dyspoyled all there gode and made auowe And on the fryedaye next folowinge after that was on the morowe and than they came to the toure of London and the kynge beynge ther in they fette out of the Toure the Archebysshop of Caunterbury syr Symonde Sudbery and syr Robet halys hospyteler pryoure and mayster of Saynâ— Iohans hous and a whyte frere that was coÌ„fessoure vnto kyng Rycharde brought them vnto the Towre hylle and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne in to London and slewe in othe people of the Cytye ¶ And thenne they wente vnto the. Dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured and destoyed all the goodes that they therin myght fynde and bare them away and than they brente vp the place And than after warde they weÌ„te to saynt IohnÌ„ without smyth felde destroyed the godes there brente vp the hous to the harde grounde and wente to westmynster and saynt Martyns the grauÌ„te made them go out of sent wary all that were with in for ony maner of gylthe And that come vnto the Temple to al other Innes of men of law and dyspoyle theym robbe theym of theyr godes also tooke theyr bokes of lawe thenne they came to London and brake vp the pryson of Newgate drofe out all the prysoners felons and other of bothe countrees and all the people that were wyth in theym and destroyed all the bokes of the counters And thus they contynued both saterdaye sonday vnto the mondaye next after in all their malyce and wyckydnes ¶ And than on mondaye kynge Rycharde with his lorde that were wyth hym that tyme with the mayer of London wyllyam walworth that was that tyme come wythe the aldermen and the comunes of the cyte they come in to South werke to here and to know the entoncyon of these rebelles mysgouered pefple And this Iacke strawe made a crye in the elde that all tke people of accorde sholde come nerer and here his claymours his crye hys wyll And the lordes and the mayer and the aldermen mith the comynaltee hauynge indygnacoÌ„n of his rouetyse falsnes his foule presumpcoÌ„n Anone wyllyam walworth that tyme beynge mayer drewe out his knyfe slewe Iacke straw anone ryght smote of his hede sete it vppon a spere so it was borne thrugh London and sette vpoÌ„ London brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned peple were vanysshed as it had not be they thenne the kyng of his greate goodnesse by prayer of hys lordes made there .vi. knyghtes of good worthy meÌ„ of the cyte of London that is to say wyllyam walworthe art the tyme mayer slewe Iacke strawe and the seconde was Nycholas brembre and the thyrde Iohan Phylipot the fourth Nycholas twyforde and the fyfte Robert laundes the syxte Robert gayton And than the kynge wyth hys lordes and knyghtes retorned ayen to the tour of London and there he rested hym tyll hys people were better cessed and sette in reste and peas And than by processe of tyme as they myght take and gete these rebelles and rysers they honge theym vppon the nexte galothrugh out euery lordshyp in the reame of EngloÌ„d by .xl. by .xxx. by .x. and by .xii. euer as they myght
the lordes that broughte thys erle to hys dethe for they dredde leste terle sholde be rescowed and taken from them whan they come in to London Thus he passed forthe the Cytye vnto his dethe And there he tooke it full pacyenly on whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than come the frere Austyns and tooke vp the body and the hede of this good Erle and bare it home to theyr place and buryed hym in theyr quyre And in the morne after was syr Rycharde erle of warwyk brought in to the parlemente there as the erle of Arundell was for Iuged and they gaf the erle of warwyk the same Iugement that the for sayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon of hym by cause he was of more getoer age and released hym in to perpetuall pryson and put hym in to the ylonde of Man And thenne on the mondaye nexte after the lord Iohanne Cobham of Kent syr Iohan Cheyn knyghtes were also brought in to the same parlemente in the same halle and there they were for Iuged for to be hanged and drawen but thrugh the prayers and grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeuen to them and released in to perpetuall pryson ¶ And in this same yere was Rycharde wyttyngdon mayer of London and Iohan wodecoke wyllyam Askam shreues of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London durynge thys same parlemeÌ„t stronge wache of men of armes and archers and thrughout euery warde also And the kynge made .v. dukes one markeys and foure erles and the fyrst of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the therde was the erle of Kent he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of HuÌ„tyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyft was the erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somerset he was made markeys of Dorseet· And the lorde Spenser was made Erle of Gloucestre And the lorde Leuyll of Raby was made erle of westmer londe And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourer of EngloÌ„d was made erle of wylteshyre· And syr IohnÌ„ Montagu erle of Salysbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemet and ryall feest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bysshops Inne in Holborne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made helde hys enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chyche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame Bâ—unce his wyf that was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwne the duke of Herforde the duke of Norfolk in so moshe that they waged batayl casteÌ„ downe theyr gloues than they were take vp ensealed the batayll Ioyned the daye set the place assygned where whan this sholde be at Couentre ¶ And thyder come the kynge with all his lordes att that daye was sette in the felde than these two worthy lordes came into the felde well and clene armed well arayed with al theyr wepen redy to done theyr batayll and were redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge bad theÌ„ cesse toke the quarel in to his hond And forth with ryght there present exyled the duke of Herford for terme of .x. yere and the duke of Northfolke for euermore And syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury was exyled the same tyme for euer deposed out of hys see for malyce of the kyng anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„maunded defended the kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse haueÌ„s and wente ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Northfolke wente to Venece there he deyed on whos soule god haueÌ„ mercy Amen ¶ And than kynge rychard made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kyng Rycharbes regne by fals couÌ„seyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men that were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrughout the reame In so moche that they coÌ„pelled dyuerse people to sette theyr seases therto· ¶ And thys was done for grete couetyse wherfore all good hertes of the reame were clene torned away fro the kynge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon ende to hym that was so hygh and so excellente prince and kynge thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kyng myght not se ¶ And than kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde to ferme vnto foure persones the whiche were these Syre wyllyam strop erle of wyltshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe Henry greue and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whiche torned theym to myscheyf and dethe wythin a lytell tyme as ye shalle fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kynge Rycharde made grete ordynaunce wente hymselfe ouer see in to Irlond many grete lordes with hym wyth a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kyng wyth meÌ„ of armes archers moche grete stuffe ryght good ordynaunce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr EdmoÌ„de of Langley his vncle the duke of yorke hys lyueteaunte of Englonde in hys absence with the gouernauÌ„ce counseyll of these foure knyghtes that had taken Englond to ferme of the kynge And than he passed the see and came into Irlonde and there he was wel and worthely receyued And these rebelles that ben called wylde Irysshmen came downe to the kynge and yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his owne wyll and swore vnto hym to be his lyege men and there dyde to hym homage and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in alytyll tyme ¶ And whyle that kynge Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made before duke of Herforde the whyche duke the kynge had exyled out of this londe was comen ayen into Enlonde for to chalenge the dukedome of Lancaster as for his ryght trew herytage he came downe out of Fraunce by londe vnto Calays And theÌ„ met hym syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell that was Archebysshop of Caunterbury that was exyled out of EngloÌ„de and with hym came the erle of AruÌ„dell his sone heyre the whiche was in kepyng of syr IohnÌ„ shelly knyght somtyme with the erle of HuÌ„tindon and with the duke of Excestre the whyche was tho in
but thanked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of Kynge Henryes regne the fyfthe he helde hys parleamente atte westmynster in the begynnynge of Octobre and laste to the puryfycacyoÌ„ of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to mayntene his warres both of spyrytualtee and of teÌ„poralte an hoole â—are a dyeme And than anone the kynge prayed all hys lordes to make them redy to strengthe hym in his ryght And anone he lete make a newe retenue and charged al his meÌ„ to be redy at Hampton in wytson weke than next after wyth out ony delaye And there the kynge made the duke of Bedford protectour and defender of his reame of EngloÌ„de in hys absence and charged hym to kepe hys lawes mayntene bothe spyrytuall and temporall And whan the kynge had thus do and sette all thynge in his kynde On saynt Markes daye he toke hys hors atte westmynster and came ridynge to Poules and there offred and tooke his leue and so rode forthe thrugh the cyte takenge hys leue of all maner of people as well poore as ryche prayenge theym all in generall to praye for hym And so he rode forth to saynt Georges and there offrede toke his leue of the mayer chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hampton and there abode tylle his retenue were redy and comeÌ„ for there was al his nauye and shyppes wyth hys ordynaunce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge wyth all manere of vytayls for suche a ryall people as welle for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryoure That is to saye gonnes trypgytes engynes sowes bastyles Brydges letgeâ— sclynynge ladders malles and spades shoueles pyckes pauys bowes and arowes bowes strynges and toÌ„nes chestes and pypes fulle of arowes as neded for suche a worthi warryoure that noo thynge was to seche whaÌ„ne tyme come thyder came to hym shyppes laden with gonnes and gonpoudre ¶ And whan this was redy hys retenue come the kynge and all his lordes wyth alle hys ryall hooste wente to shyp and tooke the see and sayled into Normandye and londed at Touke vpon Lammasse daye than nexte after And there he made .xlviii. knyghtes att his londynge And than the kynge herynge of many enmyes vpon the see that is for to saye .ix. greate Carackes huskes Galays and shyppes that were comynge to dystroye his nauye And anone he commauÌ„ded the erle of Marche to be chyef chyeftayne and many other worthy lordes wyth hym and with men of armes and archers to goo to the see that none enemyes defouled hys nauye ne entred his vyage ne his Iourney And anone the erle toke hys menye went to shyp scommed the see kepte the see costes that noo manere of enmyes durste rowte vpon the see and anone the kynge sente hys heraudes vnto the Capytayne of Touke and charged hym for to delyuer hym hys castell and hys towne and els he wolde neyther leue man ne chylde alyue And anone the Capytayne and foure other burgeses of the towne brought the keyes to the Kynge and besought hym of grace And the Kynge delyuered the keyes to syr Iohan Kykeâ—aâ—e and made hym Capytayne coÌ„maunded hym for to put out all Frensshmen bothe of castell and of the towne And there besyde was the castell of Louers and thyder the kynge sente the erle Marchall wyth a fayremenye and assauted the towne and anone it was yolden to the erle and brought hym the keyes and he brought them to the Kynge and the Kynge tooke them to hym ayen and made hym Capytayne of the castell of Louers of all that longed therto and charged hym to delyuer out alle the frensshmeÌ„ and than the kynge helde forth hys way to Cane that was a stronge towne a fayre a ryall castell therin and anone he sent his Heraudes to the Capytayne charged hym to delyuer the towne his castell or els he wolde gete theym with strenght of honde And they answered sayde that he toke them none to kepe ne none the wolde delyuere vnto hym And so anone he layde his syege vnto the towne and layde gonnes on euery syde and caste done bothe walles towres and slewe moche people in theyr houses also in stretes And the good duke of Clarence layde downe the walles on his syde vnto the bare groande And so wyth in a whyle the kynge by his counseylle assauted the towne all about And anone the Duke of Clarence was entred in to the towe and slewe downe ryght tyll he came to the kynge and spared nother man no chylde and euer they cryed a Clarence a Clarence and saint George And there was deede on the walles on the kynges syde a worthy maÌ„ that was called Sprynges that whiche the kynge coÌ„maunded to be buryed in the abbaye of Canefast by wyllyam Conquerour on whos soule god huue mercy amen And than the kynge came in to the towe wyth hys broder the Duke of Clarence and many other worthy lordes wyth moche solemnyte myrthe And then the kynge coÌ„maunded the Capytayne for to delyuer hym his Castell And he besought the kynge to gyue hym xiiii dayes of respyte yf ony rescowe wolde come yf none wolde come to delyuer hym the keyes the castell at his coÌ„maundement And vnder this comeposycion was the towne the castell of Bayous with other townes fortresses and vylâ—ages in to the nobre off xiiii· vpon the hylle be fore the Castel of Cane our kynge pyght all his tentes that semed a towne as moche as the Cane by that tyme came tydynges that none resowe wolde come there And so at the .xiiii. dayes ende the Capytayne of the castell came out and deliuered the keyes of the castell to our kynge bayous the other xiiii townes were delyuered vnto hym also anone the kynge delyuered the keyes to the duke of Clarence made hym Capytayne bothe of the towne and also of the castel made hym Capytayne of Bayorus of all the other townys also And so he entred the towne the castell there he helde saint Georges feeste and there he made xv knyghtes of the bathe there was syr Lowes Robert salyn Chaynye Mougomerye many other worthy men the kynge coÌ„maunded them for to put out all the frensshemen and women no man so hardy to defoule no woman ne take noo manere of good awaye frome theym but let them passe in peas on payne of dethe And there passed oute of the towne in one daye moo than xv hondred women And than the kynge lete stuffe the towne and Castell with Englysshemen and ordeyned there twoo Capytayns that one for the towne an other for the castell ¶ And charged theym vppon theyr lyues to kepe well the towne and the castell And or that oure kyng wente thens he gate Valeys Newelyn and layde asyege to Chyrburgh and that
seyge layde the Duke of Gloucestre wyth a stronge power and a myghty and by processe of tyme and made ther a Capytayne of the same towne ¶ And this same tyme the good Eerle of warwyk layed a seyge vnto Donnfronte and gate it and put therin a Capteyne And for to speke more of the Eerle of Marche that the kynge ordeyned tho for to scomme the see and to kepe the costes of Englonde for all manere of enmyes The wynde rose vppon theym that they wende all to haue beÌ„ loste but thorough the grace of almaghty god and good gouernaunce they rodden afore the yle of wyght all that storme And ther was loste two Carackes and twoo Balyngers wyth marchaundyse and other grete goodes al the people that were within theym And an other Caracke broke vp before Hampton and threwe his maste ouer the walles of the towne and this was on saynt Barthelomeus daye And whan all this storme was cessed Thys worthy Erle of marche toke his shyppes wyth hys menye and wente to the see londed in Normandye at Hogges and so roden forth to wardes the kynge ¶ And euer as he came the Frensshemen fledde there came to theym an Anthony pygge and folowed the hooste alle the waye Tyll they came to a grete water and there they dradde to haue be drowned or drenched For the water closed theym soo that they myghte noo where gete oute ¶ But at the laste god almyghty and thys Anthony Pygge broughte theym alle in saufte oute And there they caughte theym a gyde that knewe the Countree aboute and he brought theym thorough a quycke Sande And so forthe in to an I le and also they toke many prysoners by the waye to warde the kynge in theyr Iourneye and so they to men vnto the castel Cane And there the kynge welcomed hym and toke hys Iourney atte Argentun and anone tho â—t was yolden to the kynge and they had theyr lyues and wente theyr waye And than oure kynge remeued vnto a stronge towne that tho was called Cese and there was a fayer mynster and they yelde it vp anone vnto the kynge And thanne the kynge wente from thens to â—lauÌ„some and wanne the towne the brydge and the kynge sent the Erle of warwyk to a towne that was called Belesme wyth a grete stronge power and anone they yelde it and put them al to the kynges grace in hys mercy so dyde many stronge townes and castels that were in tho partyes And from thens they wente to Vernyll in Perche anone it was yolden vnto the kynge bothe the towne and the castell and bodyes and godes to the kynges good grace and so the Kynge gate and conquered all the townes castelles pyles strengthes and abbays vnto the cyte of rone ¶ And in the fyfth yere of kynge Henryes regne the fyfth syr Iohan Oldcastell that was the lorde cobham was arested for heresie and broughte vnto the Towre of London anone afte he brake the Towre and wente into wales there he kepte hym longe tyme. And att the last the lord Powys toke hym but he stode att grete defence longe tyme and was soore wounded or he wolde be taken and soo the lorde Powys men brought hym out of wales vnto London agayne in a whyrlcole and soo he was brought to westmynster and there was examined of certayne pointes that were put vppon hym and he sayd not naye so he was conuyte of the clargye for hys heresye And dampned before the Iustyces vnto the dethe for treason And then he was ladde to the Toure ayen and there he was layde on an hurdell drawen thrugh the cytye to saynt Gelys felde there was made a newe payre of galowes and stronge a coler of yren for hym and there he was hanged and breÌ„te on the galowes and al for his leudenesse and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yere of kynge Henrye the fyfth He sente hys vncle syr Thomas Beauforde duke of Excestre with a fayre menye of meÌ„ of armes and archers before the cyte of Rone and there dyspleyed his Baner sente herodes vnto the towne and badde theym yelde that cyte vnto our kynge theyr lyege lorde they sayde he tooke them none to kepe ne none he sholde haue there but yf it were dere bought and meued with theyr hondes for other answere wolde they none gyue but gonnes ¶ And there the duke toke gode any semeÌ„t of the grounde all about And anone there yssued out of the cytee a grette menye of men of armes bothe on horsbacke and on foote and and anone our menye mette wyth them and ouer trewe a greate hepe of them and there takeÌ„ and slayne xxx persones of full ryght good mennys bodyes and the remenaunt fledde aien in to the towne and the duke wente vnto Pountlarge vnto the kynge and tolde hym al how that he had spedde and howe that he lyked the grounde ¶ And anone as the duke was gone they caste downe all the subarbes aboute the Cyte vnto the harde grounde For bycause the kyng sholde there noo refusynge And vpon the frydaye before lammasdaye thanne nexte folowynge onre kynge with his hoste came before Rone and anone he sete hys syege rounde about that Cytye and anone he lete laye hys ordynaunce vnto the towne And the kynge wyth hys lordes were logded wythin the chartre house and grete strengthe aboute theym and that was in the Eest partye of the Cytee And than the duke of Clarence lodged hym with all his strengthe and power att the weste ende in a waste abbaye before proce Chanx And the duke of Exchestre with his menye in the Northe syde before the porte Beauuesyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchall lodged wyth moche people and a stronge power before the castell gate ¶ And thanne the Erle of Ormonde with the lorde Haryngton and also the Lorde Talbott wyth theyr Retenue and companye next hym ¶ And thanne Syr Iohan Cornewayle with manye othere noble Knyghtes and Squyres of name wyth all theyr Retenue laye wyth the noble duke of Clarence ¶ And thanne frome the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the Lorde Roos and the lorde wylleby wyth the Lorde Phehewe and Syre wyllyam porter knight with theyr retenue before the porte of Saynt Hyllary And thanÌ„e was the Erle of Mortaye with his retenne lodged in the abbaye of Saynte Katherynes ¶ And the Erle of Salesbury wyth hys retenue laye on that other syde of Saynt Katherynes and Syr Iohan Graye knyght was lodged att the abbaye that is called mounte du saynt Mychel And syr Phylyp Leche knyght the kynges tresourer was lodged bytwene the water of Seyn and the abbaye and kept the warde vnder the hylle And the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the water syde for to kepe the passage and Ienyco the squyre laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two
squyres kept manly the water of seyn fought with theyr enmyes oft tymes And on that other syde of Seyn laye the erle of Hontyngdon master Neuyll the erles sone of westmer london and syr Gylbert Vmâ—reuyll erle of Keme and syr Rycharde erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers wyth theyr retenue before porte du pouÌ„te and eche of these lordes had stronge ordynauÌ„ce the kynge dyde make at PouÌ„tlarge ouer the water of Seyn a stronge and amyghty chayne of Iron put yt thrught grete pylis fast pyght in the grounde that wente ouer the Ryuer of Seyn that no vessell myght passe that in to kynde And aboue that chayn the kynge lete make a brydge ouer the water of Seyn that man hors all other caryage myght go to and fro at all tymes whaÌ„ nede were And than came the erle of warwyke and had goten DouÌ„fronte vnto kynge Henry of Englonde And anone the kynge sent the erle of warwyk to Cawdebeke for to be seyge yt And whan he came before the towne he sente his Heraudes vnto the Capytayne and badde hym yelde vp the towne vpon payne of dethe and anone he layde his sege And the Capytayne besought the erle that he myght come vnto hys presence and it pleased hym speke wyth hym and soo the good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came oute and foure other burgeys came wyth hym entreated soo wyth this erle that this same towne was vnder composycyon to be done as the Cyte of Rome dyde and the Erle graunted and consented thoâ—to vpoon thys condycyon that the kynges nauye of Englonde wyth hys ordynaunce myghte passe by theym in saufte with out ony manere of lette or dysturbaunce And to his composycyon they sete to theyr seales And the shyppes passed vp by them in saufte and came before the Cytee of Rone in to an hondred shyppes there they caste theyr ankers and thanne thys Cyte was besyeged bothe by londe and by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp than came the erle of warwyke ayen to the kyng and lodged hym bytwene the abbaye of saynt Katherynes and the kyng tyll that the abbaye enteraced and so was yolden vnto the kynge And thanne he remeued hym thens and lodged hym before the porte Martenuylye and tho was the erle of Salysbury commaunded by the Kynge for to make hym redy for to ryde but there came hasty tydynges and made hym to abyde And soo he retorned ayen and lodged hym besyde the good Erle of Huntyngdon tylle that syege was ended ¶ And thenne came the good duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the syege of Chyrbourghe the whiche he hadde goten and stuffid it agayne vnto the kynges behoue and profyte vnto the crowne of Englond And whan he was comen to the kynge before Rone he lodged with greate ordynaunce before the porte Saynt Hyllary more nerer the towne and hys enmyes thenne ony other laye by .xl. roddes of lenthe within shote of quarell And wyth hym laye the Erle of Southfolke and the Lorde of Bergeyeney wyth all hys retenue and stronge ordynaunce and manly and proudly faughte euery day wyth theyr enmyes euer whan they yssued out of the cyte ¶ And thanne came the pryoure of Kylmayne of Irlonde ouer the see to the kynge wyth a fayr meny of armes of theyr owne countree gyse the somme of .xvi. hondred good mennys bodyes and the kyng welcomed theym and made theym goode there ¶ And thanne came thydynges vnto the kynge that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the Dolphyn with the duke of Burgoyne wolde come downe and rescowe the Cyte of Rone with a stronge power of all manere of nacyons and breke the syege And casteth hym to entre on the northe syde of the hooste by cause that there was the beste entrynge and moost playne and there for the kynge assyned the pryoure of Kylmayne wyth his power and lodged hym on the northe syde of the hoste for to stoppe theyr passage and was by the foreste of Lyons and of this ordynaunce they were full gladde so they went forthe in all haste kepte the grounde and the place that the kyng his counseyll had assygned and they quyte them as good warryours vnto thyer kynge ¶ Now wyll I tell you whyche were the chyef Capytayns gouernoure of the Cytee of Rome Monsyr â—uy Boteler was cheyf Capytayne bothe of the cyte and of the castell And Mon syre Teymygan he was Capytayne of porte Canx Mon syr de al Roche he was Capytayne of the Dysners Mon syr Anthony he was LyuetenauÌ„t to Mon syr Guy Botyler Henry Chantfyen he was the Capytayne of the porte dela Pounte· Iohan Materuas was Capytayne of the porte de la Castell Mon syr de Preant he was Capytayne of the porte of Saynt Hyllary The bastarde of Tyne he was Capytayn of the porte Martenuylle And graunt Iakes a worthy warryoure he was Capytayne of al meÌ„ of warre and he wys gouernour outwarde both on horsbacke and on foot of all men of armes whan they yssued out of the cytee of all the portes than he arayed them al they sholde encountre with our menye And eche of the Capytayns ladde fyue thousande men of armes and some moo And of the fyrste comynge of our Kynge theyr were nombred by Heroudes in to thre hundred thousande of meÌ„ and womeÌ„ chyldren what yonge and olde amonge all these was many a man full man of his hondes and so the preued them whan they yssued out of the cytee both on horsbacke and on foot for they came neuer att one gate allone but at thre or foure gates and atteÌ„ euery gate two or thre thousande of good mennys bodyes armed manfully encouÌ„tred with our EnglyssmeÌ„ and moche people slayne dyuerse tymes wyth gonnes quarelles and other ordynaunce And this syege dured ·xx wekes and euery they of the towne trusted to haue be rescowed but there cam none so att the laste they kepte towne soo lange that there deyed many a thousaÌ„des within the towne for defaute of mete of men and chyldren for they had eten theyr horses dogges and cattes that were in the towne And often tymes the men of armes drofe out the pore people out att the gates of the towne for spendynge of vytaylles and anone our Englysshmen drofe theym into the towne ayen Soo at the laste the Capytayne of the towne sawe the myschyef and that they were not rescowed and also the scarsyte of vytaylle and that the people deyed soo for defaute of meete euery daye many thousandes And also sawe yonge chyldren lye and souke theyr moders pappes were deed ¶ Than anone they sente to the kynge besechynge hym of hys grace and mercye and broughte the keyes of the towne vnto the kynge and delyuered the towne to hym al the soudyours voyed the towne with theyr horses and harnes and the comunes of the towne for to
abyde and dwelle styll in the towne yerely to paye to hym to hys successours for alle manere customes and see fermes katerenes And than the kyng entred in to the towne and rested hym in the castell tyll of the wne was sette in rule and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kynge of Englond was made enheyrytoure and regente of FrauÌ„ce and how he wedded quene Katheryne ANd anone after that Rone was goten Depe and manye other townes in the basse Normandye gaf them ouer without stroke or syege whan they vnderstode that the kynge had goten Rone Also this yere had be a peas made sworne bytwene the duke of Bugoyne and the Dolphyn whiche were sworne on goddes body that they sholde loue and assysse eche other ayenst theyr enemyes And after this contrary to this othe duke IohnÌ„ of burgoyne was slayne and pyteously murdred in the presence of the Dolphyn wherfore the Frensshmen were gretly deuydeb of very necessyte laboured to haue a treatye wyth the kynge of Englonde for the kynge of Englonde wanne dayely of them townes castels â–ª fortresses ¶ Also thys same yere was quene Iane arested brought vnto the castell of Ledes in Kent And one â—rere Radulfe a doctour of dyuynyte confessour whyche afterwarde was slayne by the persoone of the Toure fallynge at wordes and debate And after warde quene Iane was delyuered ¶ And in the .vii. yere both the kynge of frauÌ„ce and of Englonde were accorded and kynge Henry was made heyre and regent of Fraunce and wedded dame Katheryne the doughter of fraunce at Troyes in Champayne â–ª on trynyte sondaye And this was made by the menne of Phylyp newe made duke of Burgoyne whiche was sworne to kynge Henry to auenge hys faders deth and was become Englyssh ¶ And thanne the kynge wyth hys newe wyfe wente to Parys where as he was ryallâ— receyued And from thens he wente wyth his lordes And the duke of bourgoyn and many other lordes of fraunce and layd syege to dyuerse townes castels that helde of the Dolphyns partye and wanne them but the towne of Milon helde longe tyme for therin were good defenders In the .viii. yere the kyng and the quene came ouer see and londed on Landelmasse daye on the morne att Douer And the .xiiii. daye of feuerer the kynge came to London And the xxi daye of the same monthe the quene came And the .xxiiii. of the same she was crowned at westmynster ¶ Also that same yere anone after Ester the kyng helde a palement at westmynster at whiche parlemente it was ordeyned that that golde in Englysshe coyn sholde be weyed none receyued but by weyght â—nd anone after wytsontyde the kynge saylled to Calays and passed forth so in to FrauÌ„ce And in the .xxii. daye of Marche before the kyng came ouer the duke of Clarence was slayne in Fraunce and dyuerse other lordes taken prysoners as the erle of Huntyngdon the erle of Somerset with dyuerse other and all was bycause they wold not taken none archers with them but thoughte to haue ouercome the Frensshemen themself without archers And yet whan he was slayne the archers came rescowed the body of the duke whiche they wolde haue caryed with them god haue mercye on his soule he was a valyaunte man And the same yere bytwene Crystmasse and caÌ„delmasse the towne of Mylon was yolden vnto the kynge ¶ In the .ii. yere on saynt Nycholas daye in Decembre was borne Henry the kynges fyrste begoten sone at wyndesore whos god faders at the font stone was syr Henry bysshop of wynchestre and IohnÌ„ duke of Bedford and the duchesse of Holonde was godmoder and Henry chychelay Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury was god fader at confermynge ¶ And in the .x. yere the Cyte of Mews in Bry was goten whiche had ben longe besyeged And this same yere the quene shypped at Hampon and sayled ouer to the kynge in Fraunce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kynge and also of the kyng of Fraynce hyr fader and of hyr moder And thus kynge Henry wanne faste Fraunce and helde grete astate and sate at a greate feest in Parys crowned the quene also whiche hadde not been seen before and alle people resorted vnto his courte but as to the kynge of Fraunce he helde none astate ne rule but was lefte almoost allone ¶ Also this yere the weder toke was sete vpon Poules steple at London And this yere in the monethe of August the kynge waxed seke at Boys devyncynt and whan he sawe he sholde deye he made hys testameÌ„t ordeyned many noble thynges for hys soule and deuoutly receyued all the ryghtes of holy chyrche in soo ferre for they that whanne he was anoynted he sayde the seruyse with the preest at the verse of the spalme of Miserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluntate tuasyon vt edificentur mury Iherusalem he badde tarye there and sayd thus O good lorde thou knowest that myn entente hathe ben and yet is yf I myght lyue to redyfye the walles of Iherusalem And thanne the preest proceded forth and made anende And anone after thys mooste noble prynce and dyctoryous kynge floure in hys tyme of crysten chyualrye whome all the worlde doubted gaaf hys soule in to the handes of god and deyed and made an en de of his naturall lyfe att the for sayde Boys de vyncent besyde Parys the .xxxvi. yere of hys aege vppon whoo 's sowle god haue mercy Amen ¶ Than was the body enbamed and cyred and layd in a ryall chare and an ymage lyke to hym was layde vpvon the corps open wyth dyuerse baners and horses couered rychely with the armes of Englonde and Fraunce and also the olde armes of saynt Edwarde saynt Edmonde and other with grete multytude of torches with whome wente the kynge of Scotlonde and many other lordes whyche accompanyed the body tyll it came vnto westmynster by London in Englonde and euery towne by the waye he had solempnely his dyryge on the eueÌ„ and masse on the morne and moche almes was gyuen to poore peple by the waye And the .vii. daye of Nouembre after the corps was brought thrugh London wyth grete reuereÌ„ce solempnyte to westmynster where as he nowe lyeth it was worshypfully buryed after was layd on his tombe a ryal ymage lyke hyÌ„self of syluer and gylde which was made att the cost of quene Katheryne And thus ended and is entered and buryed the noble kyng HeÌ„ry the fyfth vpon whoo 's soule and al crysteÌ„ soules god haue mercy AmeÌ„ ¶ Of the lawe of kynge HeÌ„ry the fyfth and what he ordeyned for kyng Rycharde for hymself after his dethe HEre is to be noted that this kynge Henry the fyfth was a noble prynce after he was kynge and crowned how it before in hys yoâ—gth he had be wylde recheles spared noo thynge of hys lust ne desyres but accoÌ„plesshed them after his lykyng but as soone as he was crowned
And therfore god muste dyspose for the best ¶ Albert was Emperour after Syghysmonde one yere thys Albert was the duke of Austre neuewe to Sygysmonde and therfore he was kynge of Beme and of Vngray for hys doughter for other heyre he left none This man was chosen Emperour of almayne but anon he was poysened and dyed and he was in althynge a vertuous man that all men sayd he was a presydent to alle kynges ¶ Fredericus the thyrde was Emperoure after hym this Frederyk was the duke of Osteryk chosen Emperoure of Almayne but it was longe or he was crowned of the pope for deuysyon And at the last there was made an vnyte he was crowned with a greate honour of the pope in the cyte was a peasyble man a quyete of a synguler pyte he hated not the clergye he wedded the kynges doughter of Portyngale in hys tyme whyles that heregned he made a grete cuÌ„uocacion of prynces in Ratyspona for the Incours of the Turkes shewed vnto them that nowe within this ·xx yere crystendom was made lasse by two huÌ„dred myle and he warned theym that they sholde be redy to resyst hym ¶ And the Imperyal cyte of Constantynople was take at the same tyme of the mysbyleuynge Turkes betrayed by a IanueÌ„s whom for his labour the Turke made a kynge as he promysed hym and the fourthe daye he called hym to hym and dyde hange hym for his dysceyte to his master And there was greate sorowe and wepynge amonge the crysten people for losse of the noble Cyte formany a Crysten man was slayne innumer able were solde and the emperour was slayne for enuye the Turke caused his heed to be smyten of whan he was deed· And almoost all the faythe in the londe of Greke fayled ¶ Nycholaus the .v. a Ianueus was pohe after Felyx .viii. yere This Nycholas was chosen at Rome in the place of Eugenye· and yet the stryfe hen gestyll by a lytyll and a lytyll they obeyed hym all men merueyled that a man of so poore a nacyon sholde obteyne ayenst the duke of Sauoy the whyche was cosyn and alyed all moost to alle the prynces of crystendoome and euerychone lefte hym Than in the yere after there was a peas made felyx resygned for yt pleased our lorde hys name to be gloryfyed by an obiecte of the worlde as that Ianuens was in comparyson of the duke the pope This Nycholas was a mayster indiuynyte and an actyue man a ryche man in conseytes many thynges that were falleÌ„ he buyldyd ayen and al the walles of Rome he renewed for dred of the Turke And there was a verse made of this vnyte publysshed in the cyte ¶ Lux fulsit muÌ„do cessit felix Nychalao And that in the yere of our lord M CCCC xlix The yere of grace with a grete deuocyon was confermed and Innumerable peple went to the appostels setes ¶ How kynge Henry the syxt regned beynge a chylde not one yere of aege and of the batayll of Vernayll in Perche AFter kynge Henry the fyfth regned HeÌ„ry hys sone but a chylde not fully one yere of aege whos regnne began the fyrst daye of SepteÌ„bre in the yere of our lord M. CCCC.xxii This kynge beynge in his cradell was moche doubted and drade bycause of the gret conquest of his fader also the wysdom guydynge of his vncles the duke of Bedford and the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the .xxi. daye of Octobre deyed Charles the kynge of Fraunce lyeth buryed att saynt Denys And than the duke of Bedford was made regne of Fraunce the duke of Gloucestre was made protectour defeÌ„dour of EngloÌ„de ¶ And the fyrste daye of Marche after was syr wyllyam Tayloure preest degarded of hys preesthode on the morne after he was brent in smythfeld for heresye ¶ This yere syr Iames Stewarde kynge of Scottes maryed dame Iane the duchesse doughter of clarence the whyche she had by hyr fyrste husbonde the erle of Somerset at saynt Mary ouerys ¶ Also this yere the xxvii day of August was the bataylle in Perche bytwene the duke of Bedforde regne of fraunce and the duke of AlouÌ„some whiche was a ful grete batayll The duke of bedforde had on hys syde the elre of salysbury mouÌ„tagu and the lorde talbot and all the power that they coude make in NormaÌ„dye and the garnysons kepe also many Capytayns wyth moche people of the duke of Burgoyns And on that other syde was the duke of Ilaunsome The duke of Turon that was the erle of Doughan and the erle Boughan with many lordes of frauÌ„ce and a grete company of Scottes and Armynaxys And than the erle Douglas called the duke of Bedforde in scorne Iohan with the leden swerde And he sente hym worde ayen that he sholde fynde the daye that his swerde was of stele And the batayâ—le Ioyned on bothe sydes faught and loÌ„ge tymeâ— that there wyst no maÌ„ whoo sholde haue the better a grete whyle but att the last as god wolde the vyctory felle vnto the Englysshe partye For there where slayn the erle Douglas whiche alytell before wasse made duke of Turon the erle Boughan the erle Almemere the erle of Tonu at the erle of VauÌ„tedor the vyscounte of Nerbon whyche was one of them that slewe the duke Iohan of Burgoyne knelynge before the Dolphyn many moo vnto the nombre of .x. thousande mo And there was takeÌ„ presoners and duke of AlauÌ„some and many other lordes and gentylles of fraunce But Scottes that daye were slayne downe ryght the substaunce of theÌ„ all ¶ And the thyrde yere of kynge Henry the syxt the duke of Gloucestre maryed the duchesse of HollaÌ„de and weÌ„t ouer see with hyr into henaude for to take possessyon of hys wyue enherytauÌ„ce where he was honerably receyued and taken for lorde of that londe but soone after he was fayne to retorne home ayen into Englonde and lete hys wyf and all his tresoure that he had brought with hym in a towne that is callyd Mounle in Henaude whyche promysed hym to be true to hym Notwithstandynge they delyuered the lady to the duke of Burgoyne whiche sent hyr to Gaunt And from thens she escapyd in a mannys clothynge and came into zelande to a towne of hyr owne callyd Syryer And from thens she went to a towne in Hollonde called the Gowde and there she was stronge ynoughe withstode the forsayd duke of Burgoyne ¶ And soone after the duke of Gloucestree sente ouer see in too zelonde the Lorde Fytzwater wyth certayne men of armes and archers for to helpe and socoure the forsayde duchesse of Hollande whyche londed att a place in zeelande called Brewers hauen where the lordes of the couÌ„tree came downe â–ª and taughte wyth hym in conclusyon he was feyne to wythdraw hym and hys menye to the see ayen But yet he slewe and kylde hutte dyuerse lordes
for the frenssmeÌ„ to entre ¶ And aboute this the sayde Markys of Suffolke axed in playne parlement· a fyftene and an half for to fetche her out of frauÌ„ce ¶ Loo what a mariage was this as to the comparysoÌ„ of that other maryage For there sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels and Townes in Guyon and so moche golde sholde haue be yeuen with her that alle Englonde sholde haue be therby enriched but coÌ„trary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce ought to kepe hys promyse For bycause of brekynge of this promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hath the reame of Englond had by lesynge of NormaÌ„dye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame the rebellynge of comyns ayeÌ„st ther prince and lordes what dyuysyon amoge the lordes what murdre and sleynge of theym what feldes foughte made in conclusyon soo many that many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposed the quene wyth her soone fayne to fle into ScotloÌ„de from thens in to FrauÌ„ce so to Loreyne the place that she came fyrst fro many meÌ„ deme that the brekyngege of the kynges promyse to the systyr of the erle of Armynack was cause of his greate losse aduersyâ—e ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlyament of Bury and of hys dethe how Angeo in Mayn was delyueredd IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlyament at Bury called Saynt Edmondes bury abowte whiche was coÌ„maunded all the comyns of the countre to be there iÌ„ their moste beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon the kynge To whiche parlyament came the duke of Gloucestre Vmfry the kynges vncle whiche hadde be protectoure of EngloÌ„de all the noneage of the kynge And anone after as he was in hys lodgynge he was arested by the VycouÌ„te Beaumont the Conestable of Englonde whome accompanyed the duke of Bukyngham and many other lordes ¶ And for the wyth all his seruauntes were coÌ„maunded to departe frome hym And xlii of the chief of theym were arested and sente to dyuerse prisons And anone after this sayd areste the sayde duke was on the morowe deed on whos soule god haue mercy but how he dyed in what maner the certente is not knowe Some saye he deyed for sorowe some said he was murdred bytwene two federbeddê some sayd that a spytte was put in his fuÌ„damente But how he deyed god knoweth to whome no thynge in hydde then whan he was deede he was layde open that all men myght hym se· And soo bothe lordes knyghtes of the shyre wyth Burgeys came sawe hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they not perceyue how he dyde Here may men marke what this worlde is ¶ This duke was a noble man a grete clerke ruled worshypfully the reame to the kinges behoue and neuer cowde be fouÌ„de fawte to him but enuye of theÌ„ that were gouernours had promysed the duchy of Angeo the erldome of myan caused the dystruction of this noble man For they dradde that he wolde empeshed the delyueraunce And after they sente his boody to saint Albons wyth certayn lyghtes for to be buryed And so syr Gerauys of Clyfton had then the charge for to conueye the corps And so it was buryed at Saynt Albons in the abbaye And fyue ê‘sones of hys housholde were sente to london there were they reyned Iugyd to be drawen hanged also quarered Of whome the names were syr roger chamberlayne knyght one mydelton a squyre Richard denham· whiche v. ê‘sones were draw fro the toure of london thrugh Chepe to tyborn· there lete done quycke and them striped to haue be heded quartred then the marqueys of Suffolke shewed there for thez the kyngê ê‘don vnder his grete seale soo they were ê‘doned of the remenauÌ„ce of all the other execusyon had theyr lyues so they were brought ayeÌ„ to loÌ„don after freely delyuered Thus begaÌ„ trowble in this reame of Englonde for the dethe of this noble duke of Gloucestre al the comyns of the reame begaÌ„ for to murmure for it were not coÌ„tent· ¶ And after the pope Eugeny was deed Nycholas the fyfte was elect pope this Nycholas was chose for Eugenye yet hangyng these sysmo notwithstondyng he gate the ObedieÌ„ce of all crysteÌ„ reames For after he was electe sacred pope certayne lordes of fraunce of EngloÌ„de were sente in to Sauoy to pope felix for to entreate hym to seasse of the papacye And by the specyall laboure of saynt IohaÌ„nes he sessed the seconde yere after the pope Nycholas was sacred And the sayde felix was made Legate of fraunce and Cardynal of Sauoye· and he resygned the hole papacye to Nycholas And after lyued an holy lyf deyed an holy man And as it is sayde almyghty god shewed myracles for hym This was the .xxiii. scysme bytwene Eugeny and Felyx dured .xvi. yere ¶ The cause was this the generall counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny whyche was oonly pope and Indubytyte for asmoche as he obserued not and kepte the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constance as it is sayde before Nether he rought not to yeue obedyence to the gener all counseyll in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracyon among wryters of thes matere pro et contra whiche can not accorde vnto this daye one partye sayth that the counseyll is aboue the pope And that other partye sayth nay but the pope is aboue the counseyll God blessed aboue all thynge yeue and graunte his peas in holy chirche spouse of cryste amen This nycholas was of Iene comen of lowe degree a doctour of dyuynyte An actyf man he Reedyfyed many places that were broken ruynous and dyd make a walle aboute the palays and made the walle newe abowte Rome for drede of the Turkis the people wondred and gretely merueylled of the ceasyng and resynyng of pope Felix to the pope Nycholas coÌ„syderynge that Nicholas was a maÌ„ of so homely a byrth the other was of affynyte to all moste party of cristen priÌ„ces wherfore ther was a uerse publysshed as is a fore sayde ¶ How syr â—raunsoys Aragonys toke Fogyers in Normandye and of the losse of ConstaÌ„tynople by the Turke IN the yere of kynge Henry .xxvii. beyng trewes bytwene frauÌ„ce and Englond A knyght of the Englisshe partye named Syr Fraunces aragony toke a towne in NormaÌ„dye named Fogyese ayeÌ„ste the trewes of whyche takynge begaÌ„ moche sorowe losse for thys was the occasyoÌ„ by the whiche the frenssmmeÌ„ gate all Normandye ¶ Aboute this tyme the Cyte of CoÌ„stantynople whiche was the emperial cytye in all Grece was takeÌ„ by the turkes â–ª Infydels whiche was bytrayde as some holde oppynyoÌ„ And theÌ„peroure taken slayne the ryall chyrche of saynt Sophya robbed dyspoyled and the relyques and ymages and the rode drawynge aboute the stretes whiche was done in spyte of Crysten
moche many tymes that hys wyf chydde wyth hym and sayd that he cast awaye the goodes of the Empyre as stones And he answered ayen sayde I truste in god that our chestes shall neuer lacke of moneye and we put tresour in to heuen ¶ And vpon a certayne daye whan he went by his palys at Constantynople he saw in the marâ—yll pament a crosse grauen And thought ye sholde not be troden vppon commauÌ„ded that stone to be left vp For the crosse ought to be put in the hertes of faythfull men and there he founde Inestymable tresoure of golde This man subdued Herses and deyed blyssydly ¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohanes foure yere This man suffred grete persecucyon of hungre pestelence and enmyes Thys man brought many a thousande quarter whete from Egypte whan Rome was besyeged by kynge Albanack and almoost loste for vytayll wherfore they wrote on his graue this Epitaphi ¶ Magna tuis monimenta pater benedycte re iquis virtutum tiÌ„tulus et decus atque dolor ¶ Pelagius was Emperour after Benedictus .v. yere In his tyme Rome was besyged by the Lombardes and lytell he dyde in his dayes ¶ Mauricius was Emperour after Tyberyê° .xxi. yere Thys man was a very crysten man and subdued Persas and Armenyas and in the later ende of hys dayes he dyscorded with saynt Gregory and entended to haue slayne hym And thenÌ„e appered a man in Rome clothed a in relygyous habyte holdynge a naked swerde in hys honde and cryed aboute the Cyte in this wyse The Emperour shall be destroyed The whiche the emperour herde and he corrected hym self of hys trespaas and prayed to god to withdrawe hys sentence To whom our lorde apperyd in hys slepe sayde wyll thou that I spare the now or iÌ„ tyme to come And he was a louer of wretches and sayde yeue me here my rewarde ThenÌ„e was he Emperour after many a deye And whan he sholde haue corrected hys knyÈtes for the extorcyon that they dyd they asked hym why that he wolde not paye them theyr wages And so they fell at varyaunce and chose Foka for to be Emperour and slewe him and his thre sones ¶ This tyme saynt Austyn came in to Englonde and ordeyned two Archebysshops that is to saye of London of yorke by the commaundement of saynt Gregory ¶ And remembre that many tymes is made meÌ„cyon of dyuers regyons couÌ„trees that of tyme they haue be torned to the fayth For alway the fayth abode not in them for dyuers causes Soo it is of Englonde Fraunce Persia Iewery And in this thynge Rome was pryueleged for the fayth of Peter neuer fayled ¶ Focas was Emperoor after Maurici hys mayster whome he and other slewe And by cause he began euyl he ended nought For in his dayes the Romayns faught strongely ayenst the Persees and the Romayns were dyscoÌ„fyted and loste many a prouynce And at the last he was ouercome slayne of Heraclius For as he dyde vnto other men so he was done vnto ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .v. C.lxxxiiii GRegory the fyrste a Romayne amonke was pope after Pelagyus .xiii. yere Thys man was called Gregoryê° magnus for many thyngê that he exceded in He passed other men in power in ryches in vertue in noblynesse in wysdome in holynesse in fame in experyence vnder this man the euyl thyngê of cursydnesse passyd were sessed many a nobled boke he worte to the Incomparaple profyte of all holy chyrche He was one of the pryncypall doctours of all the foure doctours of the chirche This man forsoth alone with saynt Fabyan after saynt Peter was chosen of god in all the ordres of the popes of Rome Many thynges he ordeyned in the chirche as is shewed in hys regystre Deus in adyutoryuÌ„ for to be afore the begynnygge of the houres he coÌ„maunded to be sayd He renewed made all the offycers of the churche in a fayre a more compendyous manere the whiche abydeth yet vnto this daye is called GregorianuÌ„ shortly for to conclude on this holy man maÌ„nes tonge cannot expresse lyghtly the louynges of this man what in wrytynges also in example of vertuous dedes Saninianus was pope after Gregory one yere .v monethes This maÌ„ ordeyned tyngynge of belles at the houres of the daye but this man bachyted saynt Gregory for hys lyberalyte that he had to poore men thought he spe saynt Gregory rebuked hym thryes for it And the four the tyme he laye in his bedde and thought saynt Gregory smote hym on the heed he waked and deyed anoe This was the thyrde pope amonge the popes the whyche is noted to deye a dredefull dethe ¶ Bâ—â—facyus the thyrde was pope after Saniniamê° .viii. monethes He ordeyned that none but whyte clothes sholde be put vpon the awter· ¶ Bonifacius the fourth was pope foure yere and ·viii monethes this man purchased of the Emperour Focas the chyrche of saynte Peter of Rome sholde be the heed of al the chirche in the worlde For afore Constantynople was the heed chirche Also he gate lyceÌ„ce that the chyrche called Panton the whyche was dedyâ—ate to the honoure of Neptunê° and other fals goddes where crysten men many tymes were slayne of deuylles myght be dedicate to the worshyp of all sayntes in heuen This man ordeyned that monkes myghte vse the offyce of prethynge crystenynge and confessynge ¶ Heracliê° was Emperour after Focas .xiii. yere And in the thyrde yere of his regne Cosdras the kynge of Perse brente Iherusalem other worshypfull places zachary the patryarke with other moche people he toke in captyuyte The parte of the hooly crosse the whiche Eleyne lefte there he toke with hym in to his countree But the .xii. yere of Heraclius Cosdras was slayne of Heraclyus and the crosse was brought ayen the people were delyuered And whan Heraclius wold haue entred the cytee proudely the yates of the cyte by power of god shytte therself and the Emperour meked hym to god aboue the yates opened And theÌ„ne was the feste of the exaltacyon of the crosse made ¶ Deus dedit was pope after Bonifacius thre yere this was an hooly man For on a certayne daye whan he kyssed a lyppre anone the leppre was hole ¶ This tyme a Cyteyzin of London thrugh the mocyon of Ethelbryghte buylded a chyrche of saynte Peter in the west parte of London in a place that was called Thorneye ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i .vi. C.xliiii BOnyfacyus the fyfthe was pope after Deus dedit fyue yere The whiche ordened that noman sholde be taken out of the chiccheyarde And lytell elles of hym is wryteu ¶ Nota Machomitum ¶ Machomite the duke of Sarrasyns and Turkes was this tyme. And he was the dysseyuer of all the worlde a faulse profete the messenger of the deuyll The forgooer of antecryst the fulfyller of herecye of all fals men the meruayllest· Of whome the dominacyon thus began· ¶ There was a certayne famous clerke
from beyonde the see for to helpe kynge Edwarde brought wyth hym .vii. C. men of armys arryued att Douer they had leue for to go forth tyll they came to yorke There the kynge them abode and the Scottes came thether to the kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them bat a lytyll tyme And at that tyme the Englysshmen were clothed al in cotes hodes paynted with letters and with floures ful semely with longe berdes therfore the Scottes made a byl that was fastenyd vpon the chyrche doores of Saynt Petyr towarde stangate thus sayd the scrypture in dyspyte of Englysshemen Longe berdes hertles prynted hodes wytles gay cotes graceles makyth EngloÌ„de thryftles SO in the Trinyte daye next after began the contak in the cyte of yorke bytwene the Englysshmen the Henaudes in the debate were slayne of the erldom of Nicholl murdred lxxx men after they were buried in saynt clementis chyrche in Folgate for cause that the Henaudes came to helpe the kyng there peas was â—ryed vpon payne of lyf lymme in that other halfe it was founde by an enquest of the cytye that the Englysshmen began the debate ¶ How the EnglysshmeÌ„ stoppyd the Scottes in the parke of Stanope and howe they torned ayen into Scotlonde THys tyme the Scottes had assembled all theyr power came into Englonde slewe robbyd all that they myght take brent dystroyed all the North couÌ„tree thrugh out tyll that they came vnto the parke of Sâ—aÌ„hope in weridale there the Scottes helde theym in a bussment but whaÌ„ the kyng had harde thorou spyes where the Scottes were anone ryght hoste desegyd them within the forsayd parke so that the scottes wyst not where to go out but only vnto ther harmes And they abode in the parke .xv. dayes vytaylles faylled them in euery syde so that they were gretly peyred of bodyes syth that Bruce came fyrst into Brytayne vnto thys tyme there was neuer seen so fayre an hoste what of Englysshmen of alyaÌ„ces of men of fote the whyche ordeyned theym for to fyght wyth the Scottes thrugh eggynge of syr Henry of Lancastre of syr Iohan Henaude that wolde haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the â— Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer coÌ„sentyd not therto for he had pryuely taken mede of the Scottes them to helpe that they myght go away into theyr owne couÌ„tre ¶ And this same Mortymer counseylled somoche Thomas of brotherton the erle Marshall that was kynge Edwardes vncle that the forsayd Thomas shold not assemble at the tyme vnto the Scottes And he assentyd but wyste not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the forsayd Mortymer And by cause that he was Marshall of Englonde as to hym perteyned euer after warde he sent hastely to the erle of Lancastre to syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude that they sholde not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce and harmynge of hym his fee yf they dyde that they sholde stonde to theyr owne paryll And the forsayd erle Marshall was all arayed with his batayll att the reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had go to fyght wyth the Scottes in thys manere he was deceyued wyste no thynge of the treason And thus was the kyng pryncypally dysceyued And whan it was nyghte Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the host that nyght distrobled the watche that noo thynge myght be done And in the meane whyle the Scottes stele by nyght to ward theyr owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght ¶ And so was the kyng fasly betrayed that wenyd that alle the traytours of londe had ben brought to an ende as it was sayd before ¶ Now here you lordes how tratoursly kyng Edwarde was dysceyued how meruayllously boldly the scottes dyde of werre For Iames douglas wyth two huÌ„dred men of armys rode thrught out all the host of kyng Edwarde the same nyght the Scottes escaped towarde theyr owne couÌ„tree as is aboue sayd tyl that they came to the kyngê pauylyon slew there many men in theyr beddes cryed Naward naward and nother tyme a Douglas a Douglas wherfore the kyng that was in hys pauylyon moche other â—â—lke were wonder sore a frayed But blyssyd be almyghty god the kynge was not taken in greto peryll was tho the reame of Englonde and that nyghte the mone shone full clere and bryghte And for all the kynges men the Scottes scapyd harmeles ¶ And oon the morowe whan the kynge wyste that the Scottes were escapyd in to theyr owne couÌ„tree he was wonder sory and fulle hertely wepte wyth hys yonge eyne and yet wyste he not who hadde hym doone that treason· ¶ But that fals treasone was fulle welle I knowen a good whyle after as the storye makyth mencyon ¶ Tho kynge Edward came ayen vnto yorke full sorowfull And hys host departyd and euery man wente in to his owne countree wyth full heuy chere mornynge semblaunt And the Henaudes toke theyr leue and went in to theyr owne countree And the kynge for theyr trauayll hugely rewarde them ¶ And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresoure and wastyd And in that tyme were seen two moones in the fyrmament the one was clere that other was derke â–ª as men myghte see thrugh the worlde ¶ And a grete debate was that same tyme agaynst pope Iohan the .xxii. after saynt Petyr the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour ayenst the popys wyll that tho helde hys see at Auinyon werfore the emperour made hys crye at Rome ordeyned a nother pope the hyght Nycholas that was a frere Mynor that was ayeng the ryght of holy chyrche wherfore he was cursyd the power of that other pope soone layed And for cause that suche merueylles were seen men sayde that the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Carnaryuan ANd now go we ayen to syr Edwarde of Carnaryuan that was kynge Edwardes fader somtyme kynge of Englonde put downe of hys dygnyte Alas for his trybulacyon sorowe that hym befell thrugh fals counsell that he louyd trustyd vpon to moche that after warde were dystroyed thrughe theyr falsnesse as god wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castel of Berkelay vnder the warde kepynge of syr Moryce of Herkelay also of syr IohnÌ„ Matreues to them he made his complaynte of hys sorowe of his dysesee ofte tymes axyed of his wardeyns what he had trespassyd ayenst dame Isabell hys wyf and syr Edwarde his sone that was made newe kyng that they wolde not vysyte hym ¶ And tho answerde one of hys wardeyns and sayd My worthy lord dyspleyse you not that I shal telle you the cause is for it is doon them to vnderstonde
the castell of Reygate in Soutsex and there he stale hym a waye and came to Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of Caunterbury shypped in the hauen of Calais and drewe theyr cours norwarde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydlyngton and there came and enâ—red fyrste the londe and two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And so than moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge and knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and so passed forthe into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde hede and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englond also were loÌ„ded Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come into Englond warde in all the haste that he myght and come the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyl and what myghte he done But to hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worchestre that was the kynges stewarde wist and knewe all this anone he came into the halle amonges all the people he brake the yerde of the ryall kynges housholde and anone euery man was dysparple and wente hys waye forsoke theyr mayster and souerayne lord and lefte hym allone And thus Kynge Rycharde broughte downe destroyed and stode hymself allone wythout comforth or socoure or yf ony good counseyll of ony maÌ„ alas for pyte of this ryall kynge And anone came worde that syre Henry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a stronge powre of people and that all the squyres of Englonde reyson vp the shyres in strenthynge of hym ayenst kyng Rycharde ¶ And thus sone he was come out of the North countre to Brystowe and there he met with syr wyllyam Sâ—rope erle of wyltshyre tresourer of Englonde with syr IohnÌ„ Busshe and syr Henry grene and IohnÌ„ Bagot but he escaped frome theym and wente ouer see in to Irlonde the sethre knyghtes were taken theyr hedes smyteÌ„ of thus they dyed theyr for fals couetoyse ¶ And than was kynge Rycharde taken and brought vnto the duke and anone the duke put hym in fast warde and stronge holde vnto hys cominge to London And than was there a rumore in London and a stronge noyse that kynge Rycharde came to westmynster and the peple of London ranne thyder and wolde haue done moche harme and hurte in there woodnesse had not the myyer and the alder men and other worthy meÌ„ cessed them wt fayr wordes and torned theym home agayne vnto LoÌ„don And there was Syr Iohan Slacke dene of the kynges chapell of westmynster taken broughte to London and put in pryson in Ludgate And Iohan Bagot was taken in Irlonde and so brought to London and put in pryson in Newgate there to be kepte and abyde hys answere ¶ And soone after the duke brought kynge Rycharde pryuely vnto London and put hym in the toure vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the reame with all theyr counseyll vnto the Toure to kynge Rycharde and sayd to hym of his mysgouernaunâ—e and extorcyon that he hadde done made and ordeyned to opresse all the comyne peple and also to all the reame wherfore all the comyne people of the reame wolde hym haue deposed of all his kyngdom· And so he was deposed at that tyme in the Toure of London by all his lordes counseyll and comune assent of alle the reame And than he was put frome the Toure vnto the castell of Ledes in Kente ther he was kepte a whyle And thanne he was had frome thens vnto the castell of Pounfret in the North countree to be kepte in pryson ryght soone after there made his ende ¶ And than whan kinge Rycharde was deposed and had resygned his crowne and his kyngdom was kept fast in holde than all the lordes of the reame with the comyns assent by accorde chosen this worthy lord syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duk of Herforde duke of LaÌ„castre by ryght lyne herytage for hys ryghtfull manhode that the people fouÌ„de in hym before alle other they chose hym and made hym kynge of Englande amoÌ„nges theym INnocencyus the .vii. was chosen at rome and lyued but two yere than Gregory .xii. was after hym .xii. and euer was debate Than was Alexander chosen in the couÌ„seyll of Pysan and he was called fyrste Petrê° de Candyda and so was put stryf to stryf euerychone of those thre sayd he was pope Than was there a counseyl at Pysan where they began to make a cuÌ„corde and there they deposed the two and thyrde stode and so was worse deuysyon made than before For that they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Robert was Emperour after wenselaus iâ— yere thys man was duke of Bauary and Erle of Palatyn a Iuste man and a good and was crowned of Bone face the .ix. This man entrde ytaly wyth a greate hoost of Almayns ayenste Iohan the duke of Galyas but with an heuy hoowe he torned ayen and was had de worthy to suffre for his ryghtwysnes ¶ Iohan the .xxiii. succeded Alexander .iiii. yere and fyrste he began well for an vnyte and he was in the counseylle aâ—te Constantis and offred hym to resygne the popehode and after secretly and worthely he feldde awaye but it profyted hym notte for he was taken and constreyned to peas and was made a Cardynall and buryed atte Florens ¶ Sygysmundus was Emperoure after Roberte .xxvii. yere and he was sone too Karolus and kynge of Vngarye and moost crysten prynce And was soo deuoute to god that he deserued to be canonysed This man holpe the chyrche thrughe hys merueylous prudence and wytte for he spared no laboure ne no thyynge that he hadde tyll he hadde made a ful peas amonge the clergy ¶ And he hadde .ix. Batayls ayenst the Turke And euer he had the vyctorye and what more alle thynge that euer was wryteÌ„ in louynge to Constantyne Theodosio Karolo Otto maye truely be wryten of hym And he was crowned in Vngarye and decessed a blessed man ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.vii ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that regned after Kynge Rycharde whiche was the fourthe Henry after the conquest ANd after Kynge Rycharde the seconde was deposed and out of hys kyngdom the lordes and the comynes all wyth one assente and all other worthy of the reame chosen HeÌ„ry of Bolyngebroke Erle of Derby sone and heyre of Iohan the duke of Lancastre for his worthy manhode that ofte tyme had be founde in hym and in dedes preued vppon Saynt Edwardes daye the confessour he was crowned kynge of Englonde at westmynster by assente of alle the reame nexte after the deposynge of kange Rycharde
moche peple of the same couÌ„tre retorned home ayen into EngloÌ„de wyth his meny preuayled noo thynge ¶ And also thys same yeâ—e the erle of Salysbury the erle of Souffolkâ— the lorde wylle by and the lord Scales with their retenue layd syege to the cyte of Manus the whiche cyte was yolde to theym wyth many other strong townes castels to the nombre of .xxxvi. ¶ This tyme all Normandye and a grete parte of â—raunce vnto Orlyaunce was vnder the obeysaunce of the Kynge of Englonde and all the remenaunte of fraunce was in grete tribulacyon and myschyef ¶ How thre was lyke to haue be a gret fraye bytwene the Cardynall and the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacyon of Kynge Henry the syxte both in Englonde and in fraunce IN the fourth yere the same nyghte that the mayer of London Iohan Couentre had taken his charge was a greate watche in London for a fraye that was bytwene the bysshop of wynchestre the duke of Gloucestre protectour cÌ„ For the mayer wyth the peple of the cyte wold abyde by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour defendour of the reame but by laboure of lordes that went bytwene and in especyall by the labour of the prynce of Portyngale there was a poyntement taken that there was no harme done ¶ And after the batayll of Vernayll in Perche the duke of Bedforde came ouer in to Englonde And on wytsondaye thys same yere at Leycestre he dubbed kynge Henry knyght And forth with the sayd kyng Henry dubbed all these knyghtes whos names of lowen that is to wyte syre Rycharde duke of yorke also the sonne and heyre of the Duke of Nurthfolk the erle of Oxforde the erle of west merlonde the sone and heyre of the erle of Northumberlond the sone and heyre of the erle of Vrmonde the lorde Roos syr Iamys bottelar the lorde Martrauas syr Henry gray of Tankeruyle syr wyllyam Neuyll lorde Fawconbrydge syr George Neuyll lord Latymer the lorde wellys the lorde Barkle the sone heyre of the lorde Talbot syr Raufe gray of werke syr Robert veer syr Rychard gray syr Edmonde hongerforde syre Iohan bottelar syre Raynolde Cobham syr Iohan passheley syre Thomas tuÌ„stall Iohan Chydyok syr Raufe langeforde syr wyllyam drury syre wyllyam thomas Rycharde Carbonell syr Rycharde wyde wyle syr IohnÌ„ shrydelow syr wyllyam Chayne syr wyllyam Badyngton syr Iohnn Iune and syr Gylbert beauchampe ¶ Item in the fyfth yere the duke of Bedford wyth the duchesshe hys wyfe wente ouer see to Calayes a lytell before wente ouer see Henry bysshop of wynchestre And on our ladyes daye AnnuÌ„cyacyon in our lady thirche at Calays the bysshop of wyncestre as he had soÌ„gen masse was made Cardynall and he knelyge before the hyghe awter the duke of Bedforde set the hat vppon his heed and there were hys bulles redde as well of hys charge as of the reioysynge of his benefyces spyrytall and temporall And thys same yere was grete habundaunce of rayne that the substauÌ„ce of heye also of corne was dystroyed for it rayned almooste euery other daye ¶ And this same yer the good erle of Salesbury syr Thamas of Mountagu layd syege vnto Orlyaunce at the whyche syege he was slayne wyth a gonne that come out of the towne on whos soule god haue mercy Amen For sythe that he was slayne Englysshe men neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after began to lese lytyll tyll all was loste ¶ Also this same yere a Bryton murthred a good wedowe in hyr bedde without Algate whiche wedowe fouÌ„de hym for almes and he bare away all that she and. And after this he toke the gyrthe of holy chyrche at saynt George in Southwarke there he toke the crosse and for swore this londe And as he wente it happened that he came by the place where he dyd this cursyd dede in the subarbes of London and the women of the same parysshe came out with staues and canell dounges and slewe made an ende of hym there Notwithstandynge the conestables many other men beynge presente for to kepe hym for there were so many women and had no pyte ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Northfolk with many gentylmen and yomen toke his barge the .vii. daye of Nouembre att Saynt Mary oueres for to haue gone thrughe London brydge And thrughe mysgydynge of the barge it ouerthrewe on the pyles and many men drowned but the duke hymselfe wyth two or thre leped vppon pyles and soo were saued wyth helpe of meÌ„ that were aboue the brydge with castynge downe ropes by the whyche popes they saued them self ¶ This same yere on saynt Leonardes day kyng Henry beynge vii yere of age was crowned at westmynster at whoo 's coronacyon were made .xxxvii. knyghtes ¶ This yere on saynt Georges daye he rassed ouer see to Calays to warde Fraunce ¶ About this tyme and a fore the reame beynge in grete mesery and trybulacyon the Dolphyn with his partye begaÌ„ to make warre and gate certayne places and made distresses vpon the Englysshmen by the meane of hys Capytayns that is to saye la heer poton de sayntraylles and espycyal a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dicu This mayde rode lyke a maÌ„ and was a valyaunt Capytayne amonge theÌ„ and toke vpon hyr many grete enterpryses in so moche that they had a byleue for to haue recoueryd all theyr losses by hyr Notwithstandynge at the laste after many grete fâ—autes by the helpe of prudence of syr IohnÌ„ Lukemburghe the whiche was a noble Capytayne of the duke of Burgon many Englysshemen Pycardes and Burgonyons whiche were of oure partye before the towne of Company the .xxiii daye of Maye the for sayde pucelle was taken in the feld armed lyke a man many other Capytaynes with hyr were all brought to Rone there she was put in to pryson And there she was Iuged by the lawe to be brent And than she sayd that she was wyth chylde wherby she was a whyle respyted Butte in conclusyon yt that founden that the was not wyth chylde than she was brent in Rone and the other Capytayns were put to raunsome entreted as men of warre ben acustomed ¶ And this same yere about Candemasse Rycharde hunder a wulle packer was damned for an heretyke brent at Tourhylle ¶ And aboute mydleÌ„ten syr Thomas Baggely preest vycarye of the Mauen in Estsex besyde walden was dysgraded and dampned for an heretyke and brente in smythfelde ¶ And also in thys same yere whyles the kynge was in Fraunce there were many heretykes and lolardes that had purposed make a rysynge and caste hylles in dyuerse places but blessed be almyghty god the Capytayae of theym was taken whoo 's name was wyllaym Manndeuyll a weuer of Abendon balyf of the same towne· whiche named hymself Iacke Sharpe of wygmoreslonde in wales And after warde he was beheded at the forsayd Abendon in the wytson weke iÌ„
of boundes and markes bytwene them ca. xii ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca. xiii ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca. xiiii ¶ Of the langages of maners and vsage of the people of that londe ca. xv ¶ Of the londe of wales ca. xvi ¶ Of the name and why it is named walles Capitulo .xvii. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of wales Capitulo .xviii. ¶ Of the maners and rytes of the walsshmeÌ„ Capitulo .xix. ¶ Of the meruaylles wonders of wales ca. xx ¶ Of the discrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albanya ca. xxi ¶ Of the dyscrypcyon of Irlonde ca. xxii ¶ Of the boundynge of Irlonde ca. xxiii ¶ Of the gretnes and quaÌ„tyte of that Londe Capitulo .xxiiii. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca. xxv ¶ Of theym that fyrste enhabyted Irlonde Capitulo .xxvi. ¶ Of the condycyons and maners of Iryssh men ca xxvii ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Irlonde ca. xxviii ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde Capitula .xxix. ¶ Explicit tabula ¶ The names of this ylonde Ca. primo FIrste as Galfrydus saythe thys londe was called Albyne the oldeste doughter of Dyoclesyan and hadde .xxxii. systers And they were fyrste enhabyted this londe And bycause she was the oldest syster she named thys londe Albyon after hyr owne name as the Cronycle rether seth Other saye that this Londe was named Albyon as it were the whyte londe of whyte rockes about the clyues of the see that were sen fro ferre After warde Brute coÌ„quered this londe and called it Brytayn after his owne name And thenne Saxons or Englysshmen conquerde this londe and caled yt Anglia that is EngloÌ„de Or it is called Anglia of a quene that owed this londe that was named Angla and was a noble dukes doughter of the Saxons Or as ysad scyth Ethy .xv. anglia hathe that name as it were an angle and a corner of the worlde Or els as Beda saythe lii Saynt Gregory sawe Englysshe childreÌ„ to sell atte Rome and he accorded to the name of the londe And sayde they ben southely Angles for her face chyned as angels for the noblyte of the londe shone in the childrens faces ¶ Alfre The Bryteysshe Anglia is called the other worlde and for greate plente of all good the greate Charles called in hys owne Chambre ¶ Solinus The edge of Frensshee clyfe sholde be the ende of the worlde yf the ylonde of Brytayne ne were not whyche is worthy to haue the name of an other worlde ¶ Alfry thys ylonde ys called insula for yt ys in salo that is the see And is beten of wyth dyuerse cours of waters wyth stremes and wyth wawes of the see ¶ Of the settynge boundynge lenthe and brede of this londe THis Brytayne is accouÌ„ted a noble londe both in our storyes also in the storyes of Grekes and is sette ayenste Germania Gallia FrauÌ„ce Spayne bytwene the north and the west the see bytwene This londe is fyfty myle from the clyf of the men that be called morini gessiorico ¶ Bedali .i. And for this ylonde lyeth vnder the north hede of the worlde And it hath lyght and bryght nyghts in the somer tyme. So that of tentyme at mydnyght men haue quastyons doubte whether it be enyntyte or dawynge that is for the tyme of the yere that the sonne goeth not ferre vnder the erth by nyght but passeth by the north syde and cometh soone in to the eest agayne And therfore in the somer ben theyr dayes full longe of .xviii. houres the nyghtes of .vi. houres And after in the wynter ben longe nyghtes of .xviii. houres and shorte dayes of .vi. houres· Also in Armenia Macedonia Italya in other londes of the same lyne the lengest day lengest nyghte also is of .xv. houres and the shortest day or nyght is of â—x houres ¶ Plinius in meroe That ylonde is chyef of blacke men ther is the lengest day .xii. houres In Alexandre iÌ„ Egypt of xiii· oures in ytalya of xv· houres In brytayne of xviii· houres In the ylonde named Tyle all the .vi somer monethes is daye all the .vi. wynter monethes in nyght ¶ Isyd li. xiii Brytayn is sette wythin Occian as yt were without the worlde is sette ayenst Fraunce Spayne ¶ Giraldus Brytayne in endlonge and larger in the myddell than in the endes ¶ Orosius Brytayne stretcheth in lenth out of the south in to the north and in the south est it hathe Fraunce in the south Spayne the north Nowaye in the west Hybernia that Is yrlonde whan shyppemen passen the nexte clyf of that londe they se a cyte that heet Rupty mouth ¶ Beda li.i· That cyte is nowe called shortly of Englyshmen Reptacestre ¶ Solinus Brytayne is .viii. hondreth myle of lenthe it be moten fro the clyf of Totenesse to the angle of Colydon ¶ Alfre That is from penwith strete .xv. myle be yonde Mychels stowe in Cornwayle vnto catenesse that is beyonde ScotloÌ„de brytayn is more thaÌ„ ·ii C. myle brode froÌ„ Meneuia that is the vtermest place in wales vnto yarmoth in nothfolke ¶ Beda Only out take the lengest out sherynge of dyuerse for londes with the whiche Brytayne is all aboute .xlviii. sythe .lxx. thousande paas ¶ Of the worthynesse perogacions ca. iii. AS Fraunce passeth Brytayne so Brytayne passeth Irlonde in fayre weder and noblyte but not in helthe ¶ Beda .li. For this ylonde is beste to brynge for t threes and fruyte Rutherne bestes And wyne groweth therin in some place The londe hath plente of fowles of beestes of dyuerse maner of kynde The londe is pleÌ„teuous the see also The londe is noble copyous ryche of noble welles Ryuers with plente of fysthe There is greate pleÌ„te of small fysshe of samon of eeles ¶ wilhel de pon li.iii So that the peple in some place fede theyr swyne with fysshe ¶ Beda li. i there ben of tentymes taken Dolphyns See calues and Balayne greate fysshes as whales kynde ¶ And dyuerse maner shelfysshe amonge the whiche shelfysshe been muskles That within them haue Margery peerles of all maner of colour hewe of rody redde purpure of blewe specyally moost of whyte ther with fyne rede the rednes ther of is wonder fayre \ stable stayneth neuer with câ—ode ne with heet â–ª with wete ne with drye but euer the older the colour is the fayrer â— There ben also salte welles hote welles ther of rennynge stremes of hote bathes departed in to dyuerse places accordynge For man woman of alle manere age olde or yonge ¶ Basilius sayth That the water that renneth passeth by vaynes of certayne metal taketh in his course grete hete This ylonde is plenteuous of vaynes of metalles· Bras of yron of leede of tyn of syluer also ¶ Plinius li. vi ca. vi In this yloÌ„de vnder the curfe of the londe is founde
hoole and what dethe they deyed Alyens sette theyr fete vpon feeet of the men of that londe for to see suche syghtes as the men of that londe done ¶ Beda li.ii Scottes dwelled fyrste in thys ylonde ¶ Thanatos that is Tenet and is an ylonde besydes Kente o and hath that name Thanatos of dethe of serpeÌ„tes for there beÌ„ none And the erthe therof sleeth serpeÌ„tes yborn in other loÌ„des There is noble corne loÌ„de fruytâ—uâ— It is supposed that this ylonde was halowed blessyd of saynt Austen the fyrste doctoure of Englysshmen for there he arryued fryste ¶ Of the kenges hye wayes stretes ca. vii MOlyuncyus kynge of Brytons· was the xiii of them and the fyrste that gaâ— theym lawe He ordeyned that plowmen folowes goodes lawes and hyghe wayes that let den men to Cytees and townes shold haue the fredom of coloure soo that euery man that wente to ony of theym for socour or for trespaas that he hathe sholde be saufe for poursute of all hys enemyes But afterwarde for the wayes were vncertayne stryf was had· Therfor Belinus the kynge that was the forfayd Moliuncius sone for to put a way all stryfe and doute made foure hyghe kynges wayes preuyleged with all preueylege and fredome And the wayes stretche thrughe the ylonde The fyrste and gretest of all the foure wayes is called Fosse stretcheth out of the south in to the northe and begynneth frome the corner of Cornewayle passeth forthe by Deuenshyre by Somersete forth be sydes Tetbury vpon Cotteswolde besyde Couentre vnto Leycestre soo forthe by wylde playnes towarde Newarke and endeth at Lyncoln The seconde chyfe kynges hyghe waye is named watlyngstrete and stretcheth thwarte ouer Fosse out of the southeest in to the norwest and begynneth at Douer and passeth by the myddell of Kente ouer Temse besyde London by westmestre and so forthe by saynt Albon in the west syde by donstaple by Scratforde by Towcetre by wedoÌ„ by southe Lylleborn by Atheryston vnto gylbertes hylle that nowe is called wrekene and forthe by Seuarne and passeth besydes wrokcestre and thenÌ„e forthe to Stratton and soo forthe ay the myddell of wales vnto CardykaÌ„ and endeth atte Irysshe see The thyrde waye is called Erynnugestrete and stretcheth oute of the west nor weste in to the eest southeest and begynneth in Meneuia that is saynt Dauyds londe in west wales and stretcheth forthe vnto Southampton The fourthe is called Rykenylstrete and stretcheth forthe by worochestre by wycombe and by Brymyngeham by Lechefelde by Derby by Chestrefelde by yorke and forthe vnto Tynmouthe ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca. viii THere ben thre famous Ryuers renaynâ—e through Brytayne by the whyche thre Ryuers marchauÌ„tes of beyonde the see coumen in shyppes into Brytayn wellnygh out of all manere of nacyons and loÌ„des These thre Ryuers ben Temse Seuarne and Humbre The see ebbeth and floweth at these thre Ryuers departeth the prouynces of the ylonde as it were the thre kyngdoms asondre The thre partyes ben Loegria Cambria and Northumbriâ— That ben myddel Englond wales and Northumberlonde ¶ R. These name Temse semeth made one name of two names of two ryuers that ben Tame yse for the Ryuer of Tâ—me renneth besydes Dorchestre and falleth in yse therfore all the Ryuer fro the fyrst heed vnto the eest see is named Tamyse or Temse begynneth besydes Tetbury that is thre myle by north Malmesbury There the Temse spryngeth of a well that renneth eest warde passeth the Fosse and departeth Glocestre shyre and wylshyre and draweth with hym many other welles and stremes and wexeth grete att grecestre and passeth forth than towarde HamptoÌ„ so forth by Oxenforde by wallynforde by Rydynge and by LondoÌ„ ¶ Wilhelmê° de pon ca. ii Atte hauen of Sandwhyche it fasâ—eth in to the eest see and holdeth hys name .xl. myle beyonde London and departeth in some place Kente Essex westsex and Mercia that is as it were a grete dele of myddell Englonde ¶ R. Seuarne is A Ryuer of Brytayne is called Habern in brytons and hath that name Habern of Habern that was Estryldes doughter Guendolon the quene drenched this Habern therin therfore the Brytons called the Ryuer Habern after the woman that was drowned therin by corrupte latyn it is called Sabria Seuarne in Englysshe Seuarne begynneth in the myddell of wales and passeth fyrste to warde the eest vnto Shrowesbury and thenÌ„e torned south warde vnto Bryggenorthe wyrcestre Gloucestre falleth in to the west see besydes Brystow departeth iÌ„ some place Englond wales ¶ wilhel de pon li.iii Sauerne is swyft of streme fysshe carft is therin wodenes of the swolowyng of the whyrlynge water casteth vp gadre to hepe gret hepes of grauel Seuarne oft aryseth ouerfloweth the baÌ„kes ¶ R HuÌ„bre hath the name of HuÌ„bre kyng of hunes for he was drownde ther in renÌ„eth fyrst a croke out of the southsyde of yorke thenne it departed the prouynce of Lyndese ye the longed somtyme to the merces from the other contre northuÌ„berlonde Trente Ous rennen in to HuÌ„bre and makeÌ„ the Ryuer full grete· ¶ Treuisa The merces were men as .ii. were of myddell Englonde as it shall be sayd here after ¶ Of auncyent cytees townes ca. ix THe kyngdome of Brytayne was somtyme made fayr wyth .xxviii. noble cytees wythout ryght many castels that were walled with toures with yates and with barres strongely buylded ¶ After these were the names of the cyteis Caerlud that is London CaerbraÌ„k that is yorke Caerkent that is Caunterbury Taergoraukon that is worchestre Caerlyryon that is leycestre Caerclon that is Gloucestre CaercoldeÌ„ that is Colcestre Carray that is chichestre Saxons called it somtyme Cyssoncestre carcery that is Cyrcerre caergunt that is wynchestre Caergraunt that is cambrygge caerleyll that is lugibalia and Karlylle Caerporis that is Porchestre caerdrom that is Dorchestre Caerludcoyt that is lyncoln and. Lyndecolyn Caermarthyn that is Merlyns Cyte cersegeÌ„t that is Sicestre his vpon teÌ„se not fer from redynge leon that is caerlegeon also and hyghte fyrste Legecestre and now is named Chestre Caerbathon that is bathe and hyght somtyme Athamanus Cyte Caerpaladour that is Septon that now hyght Shaftesbury ¶ R. Other cytees ben founde in Cronycles for vnderstondynge of storyes of whom it shall folowe ¶ Wyll de pon London is a ryal and a ryche Cyte vppon Tamyse of burgeysses of ryches of marchauÌ„tes of chaâ—â—are and of marchaundyse Therfore it is that some tyme whan derth of vytayls is in all Englonde comuly at London it is beste chepe bycause of the byers and selles that ben at London ¶ Gaufre Brute the fyrste kyynge of Brytons buylde edefyted this cyte of London the fyrste cyte of London the fyryste cyte in remembraunce of the cyte of Troye that was distroyed called it Troye newich triuantum that is new Troye After warde kynge Lud called it Caerlud after
that se hath vnder hym a parte in Kent alone London hath vnder hym Estsex Myddelsex half Herdforthshyre Chychestre hath vnder hym Southsex the yle of wyght wynchestre hathe vnder hym Hampshyre Southery Salesbury hath vnder hym Barkshyre wyldshyre Dâ—rsete Exetre hath vnder hym Deuenshyre and Cornewayle bathe hath vnder hym Somerseteshyre alone wyrcestre hathe vnder hym Gloucestreshyre wyrcestreshyre and half warwykshyre Herdforde hath vnder hym Herfordshyre Chestre is bysshoppe of Couentree of Lychefelde hath vnder hym Cherstreshyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe warwykshyre and some of Shropshyre and some of Lancastreshyre fro the Ryuer of Mersee vnto the Ryuer Rypylle Lyncoln hath vnder hym the prouynces that ben bytwene Temse and humbre that ben the shyres of Lyncoln of Leycestre of Norhampton of Huntyngdon of Bedforde of Bockyngham of Oxenforde and halfe Herdefordeshyre Ely hathe vnder hym Cambrygeshyre outake Merlonde Norwyche hathe vnder hym Merlonde Norfolke and Suffolke Also tharchebysshop of Caunterbury hathe foure suffreygans in wales that ben Landaf Saynt Dauyes Bangor and saynt assaph The Archebysshop of yorke hathe nowe but two bysshops vnder hym that bene Durham and Caerleyll ¶ R. And so ben but two prymates in Englond what of hem shall doâ— to the other and in what manere poynt he shall be obedyent and vnder hym It is fully conteyned within aboute the yere of our lorde Ihesu cryste a thousande .lxxii. tofore the fyrst kynge wylliam the bysshops of Englond be commaundemente of the pope the cause was handled and treated bytwene the forsayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of yorke shall be subgette to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges that longen to the worshyp of god and to the byleue of holy chirche that in what place euer it be in Englonde that the prymate of CauÌ„therbury wylhote constreyne togader a counseyll of clergy the prymate of yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there and for to be obedyent to the ordynaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned whan the prymate of yorke shall come to Caunterbury and with other bysshops he shall sacre hym that is chosen so wyth other bysshops he shall sacre hys owne prymate yf the prymate of yorke be dede his successour shall come vnto the bysshop of Caunterbury and he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym and take hys othe with prosessyon lawfull obedyence After about the yere of our lord .xi. C. lxxxxv in the tyme of kyng Rycharde ben resons sette for the partye for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to that other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bysshops of yorke frome the conqueste vnto kyÌ„ge Henryes tyme the thyrde Also there it is sayde howe eche of them starte frome other This place is but a forspekynge and not a full treatê therof Therfore it were noyfulle to charge this place with all thylke reasons ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca. xiiii BRytous dwelled fyrst in this ylonde the xviii yere of Hely the prophete the .xi. yere of Solinus postumus kynge of Latyns .xliii. after the takynge of Troye tofore the buildynge of Rome CCC.xxxii yere ¶ Beda li. i They come hyder toke hyr cours frome armonyk that now is that other brytayn they helde longe tyme the south countres of the ylond It befell afterwarde in Vespasianus tyme duke of Rome That the Pyctes shypped oute of Scycya into Occean and were dryuen aboute with the wynde and entred in to the North costes of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Scottes and prayed to haue a place to dwell Inne and myghte none gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente Pyctes to the northe syde of Englonde and behyght them helpe ayenste the Brytons that were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse and tooke them wyues of theyr doughters vppon suche condycyon yf doubte fylle whoo sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rathar chese hym of the moder syde than of the fader syde of the women kyn rathar than of the men kynd ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan the Emperous tyme whan Marius Aruiragus sone was kynge of Brytons One Rodryk kynge of Pyctes came oute of Scycya and ganne to destroyed Scotlonde Marius the kynge slewe this Rodryk and gaue the north partye of Scotlonde that heet Cathenesia to the meÌ„ that were came with Rodryk and were ouercome by hym for to dwell Inne But these men had noo wyues ne none myght haue of the nacyon of brytons ther for they sailled into Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshemens doughters by that couenaunte that the moder blood sholde be put tofore in successyon of herytage Gir. ca. xvii Netheles Sirinus super Vyrgilium saythe that Pyctes agatyrses that hadde some dwellynge plyce aboute the waters of Scycya and they ben called Pyctes of Peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pyctes as paynted men These men and these gothes ben all one peple For whan Maâ—imus the tyraunt was wente out of Brytayne into Fraunce fâ—r to occupye th empyre Then Gratianus and Valentianus that were brethern and folowes of th empyre brought these gothes out of â—cya with grete gyftes wyth flaterynge and â—re behestes into the north countre of Brytaâ—ne For they were stalworth and stronge mâ— of armes and soo these theues bryborus were made men of londe and of countree and dwelled in the northe countrees And helde there cytees and townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius thâ— tyraunt slewe Bassyanus â— and gafe the Pyâ—â—eâ— a dwellynge place in Albania that is Scotlond there they dwelled loÌ„ge tyme afterwarde and medled with Brytons ¶ R. Thenne sythe that Pyctes occupyed fyrste the 〈◊〉 syde of Scotlond It semeth that thâ— dwge place that this Carancius gaat them is the southe syde of Scotlonde that stretchethe frome thawrte ouer walle of Romayns werke to the Scottesshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodewaye ¶ Thâ—rfore Beda li.iii ca. ii speketh in this manere Ninian the hooly man conuerted the southe Pyttes Afterwarde the Saxons come and made that Countree longe to Brenicia the Northe partye of Northumberlonde vnto the tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of ScotloÌ„de put out of the Pyctes and made that countree that lyeth bytwene Twede and the Scottesshe see longe to his kyngdome ¶ Beda li· ca. i. Afterwarde longe tyme the Scottes were ledde by duke Renda and came oute of Irlonde that is propre couÌ„tree Scottes and with loue or with strenthe made hym a place fast by the Pyctes in the Northe syde of that arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the weste syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Brytons and Pyctes Of thys Duke Renda the Scottes hadde the name and were caled Darlendinas as it were Rendaes parte for in her speche a parte is called dall ¶ GirpÌ„ The pyctes myghte haue noo wyues of Brytons bute they toke hem wyues of Irysshe Scottes and promysed hem fayre for to dwell