kynge in dede and not of ryght whyche baylyues I shall appoynt the rule of from Mychelmas to Mychelmas and the mayres froÌ„ suche tyme and season as nowe ys accustomyd vsed that is to saye from the daye of Symon and Iude vnto the same feste nexte ensuynge vpon whyche daye the newe mayre taketh hys charge at the Guylde hall and the olde mayre is there and then dyscharged of the sayde offyce of mayraltye Nowe wolde I fayne In wordes playne Some honour sayne And brynge to mynde Of that auncyent cytye That so goodly is to se And full trewe euer hath be And also full kynde To prynce and kynge That hath borne iuste rulynge Syn the fyrste wynnynge Of thys Ilande by Brute So that in great honour By passynge of many a showre It hath euer borne the flowre And laudable brute Of euery cytye and towne To seche the worlde rowne Neuer yet caste downe As other many haue be As Rome and Carthage Hierusalem the sage wyth many other of age In storye as ye maye se Thys so oldely founded Is so surely groundyd That no man may confounde yt It is so sure a stone That yt is vppon sette For though some haue yt thrette wyth manasses grym and great yet hurte hadde yt none Cryste is the very stone That the cytye is sette vppon whyche from all hys foon Hath euer preseruyd yt By meane of dyuyne seruyce That in contynuall wyse Is kepte in deuout guyse wythin the mure of yt As houses of relygyon In dyuerse places of thys towne whyche in great deuocyon Ben euer occupyed when one hath done another begyn So that of prayer they neuer blyn Suche order is these houses wythin wyth all vertue allyed The paryshe chyrches to reken Of whych nomber as I shall speken wherin speke many preste and deken And Cryste dayly they serue By meane of whyche sacryfyce I truste that he in all wyse Thys cytye for her seruyce Doth euer more preserue This citie I meane is TroynouauÌ„t where honour worshyp doth hauÌ„te wyth vertue and ryches accordauÌ„te No cytye to yt lyke To speke of euery commodytye Fleshe and fyshe and all dentye Cloth and sylke wyth wyne plentye That is for hole and syke Brede and ale wyth spycys fyne wyth houses fayre to soupe dyne Nothynge lackynke that is coÌ„dygne For man that is on molde wyth ryuers freshe holsom ayer wyth women that be good and fayre And to thys cytye done repayre Of straungers many folde The vytayle that herein is spente In thre housholdes dayly tente Betwene Rome and ryche Kent Are none may theym compare As of the mayre and shriues twayne what myght I of the iustyce sayne Kepte wythin this cytye playne It were longe to declare For though I shulde all day tell Or that wyth my ryme dogerell Myght I not yet halfe do spell Thys townes great honoure Therfore shortely as I began Pray for yt both chylde and man That yt may continue and To bere of all the floure And so to dwell in reste and peace Good lorde graunt that yt not sease But euer to haue more encreace If yt be thy wyll And to contynue the olde fame The kynges chauÌ„ber y t y e right name London to kepe wythout blame As yt hath hyther tyll who so hym lyketh these vsys to rede with fauour I pray he will theÌ„ spell Let not the rudenesse of theym hym lede For to despraue thys ryme dogerell Som ê‘te of y e honour it doth you tel Of thys olde cytye Troynouaunt But not therof the halfe dell CoÌ„nynge in the maker is so adaunt But though he had the eloquence Of Tully and the moralytye Of Seneck and the influence Of the swyte sugred Armonye Of that fayre ladye Caliope yet had he not coÌ„nynge perfyght Thys cytye to prayse in eche degre As yt shulde duely aske of ryght HEre after I shall declare the wardes of this foresayd citye with also y e parysh chyrches y t stande within the sayd wardes And after I shal shew to you y e housys of religyoÌ„ standyng in the cyrcuyte of the same cytye The warde of the towre wherin are thre paryshe chyrches .i. Saynt Olaue Alhalown at Barkynge Saynt Dunstane Byllyngysgate .ii. Saynt Botulphe Saynt George in podynge lane Saynt Andrewe in Estchepe Saynt Margarete callyd Patens Saynte Mary hyll Lande brydge warde .iii. Saynte Benet at Grace chyrche Saynt Leonarde in Estchepe Saynt Margarete in Brydgstret Saynte Magne in Brydgestrete Dowgate warde .iiii. Saynte Laurence Pountenay Alhalown the more Alhalown the lesse walbroke warde .v. Saynt IohnÌ„ in walbroke Saynt Mary Bothawe Saynte Swythyne in Candelwyke strete Saynte Stephan in walbroke Saynt Mary wolchyrch in y e pultry Saynt Syth in Boclerysbury Candelwyke strete warde .vi. Saynte Martyne Orgor Saynt Clement Saynt Mychaell in Crockyd lane Saynte Mary Apchyrche Langbourne warde .vii. Alhalown Stanis in Lumbarstrete Saynt Gabryell Saynt Denys in Fanchyrche strete Saynt Edmund Saynte Nycolas Acon Saynt Mary wolnoth in Lumbarde strete Algate warde .viii. Saynt Andrewe vndershaft Saynt Kateryns by Crystes chyrch Saynt Kateryne Colman Porte Sowkyn warde .ix. Saynt Botulphe without Algate Lyme strete warde .x. Saynt Mary Naxe Byshoppes gate warde .xi. Saynt Botholphe at the gate Saynt Alborgth Alhalowns wythin saynt Helyns Cornehyll warde .xii. Saynt Mychaell Saynt Petyr Bradstrete warde .xiii. Saynt Martyne Owtewyche Saynt Benet Fynke Saynt Barthelmew the lytle Saynt Crystofer Saynt Petyr the poore Alhalowns in the walle Colmanstrete warde .xiiii. Saynt Stephan Saynte Olaff in the Iury. Saynt Margaret in Lothbery Chepe warde .xv. Saynt Laurence in the Iury Saynt Mary Bowe Alhalowns in Hony lane Saynte Mary of Colchyrche Saynt Myldredys in the Pultry Saynt Benet shorhogge Saynte Martyne Ponyers Saynt Martyn in Iremongerlane Saynt Mary Cordwayner strete warde .xvi. Saynt Mary or Aldermary Saynt Ancelyne Saynte Pancras Quene hyth warde .xvii. Saynte Mychaell Saynt Mary somerset Saynt Mary Mouthawe Saynt Nycholas Olaffe Saynt Nycholas colde abbey Saynt Petyr Bredstrete warde .xviii. Alhalows in Bred strete Saynt Myldrede Saynt Mathye Saynt IohnÌ„ euangelyst Saynt Augustyne at Poules gate Saynt Margarete moyses Saynt Botolphe Saynt Margarete in Fryday strete Uyntry warde .xix. Saynt Martyne Saynt Mychell colege Saynt Thomas apostle Saynt Iamys Garlyke hyth Trynyte in knyghtryder strete Baynarde castell warde .xx. Saynte Andrew Saynt Benet Saynt George Saynt Mary Magdaleyne in olde Fyshe strete Faryngedon warde wyth in .xxi. Saynt yeuan Saynt Nicholas in y e FlesheshaÌ„blis Saynt Faythys in Powlys chyrche Saynt Martyne wythin Ludgate Taynt Mychaell at Querne Saynt Fauster in fauster lane Saynt Petyr at the crosse of Chepe Saynte Gregory in Ponlys chyrchyarde Saynte Genyn wythin saynte Martyne the graunte Faryngdon warde wythout .xxii. Saynt Dunston Saynt Bryde Saynt Andrew in Holborne Saint Sepulcre without Newgate Aldrysgate warde .xxiii. Saynt Botolphe wythout the gate Saynte Anne Saynt IohnÌ„ zachary Saynt Leonarde in Fauster lane Saynt Mary stanynge Saynt Mathew in syluer strete Bassynges haue warde .xxiiii. Saynte Mychaell there Crepelgate warde xxv
Saynte Mary magdaleyn in mylke strete Saynt Mary in Aldermanbury Saynt Mychaell in Hogynlane Saynt Albons in woodstrete Saynt Alphy by Crepulgate Saynt Olaff in Syluer strete Saynt Gylys wythout the gate The summe of the paryshe chyrches wythin London C.xiii. HEre after ensue the howsys of relygyon monasteryes colleges chapellys and other beynge no paryshe chyrches wythin the cytye The cathedrall chyrch of saynt Poule in the ende of Chepe The pryory of saynte Barthelmewe in Smythfelde The hospytall or spytyll a cell of the sayde pryory The charter house standyng wythin the warde of Crepulgate Elsynge spytall wythin the sayde warde The chapell of our Lady of Bedlem in Byshoppes gate warde The house of saynt Elyne in y e same warde of nunnys The pryory of Crystes chyrche with in Algate Saynte Anne abbaye wythin Portsokyn warde of whyte munkys The howse of y e Meneressys of close nunnys wythin the same warde The chapel of our lady of Barkyng in the towre warde An howse of crossed frerys in the same warde A colege of saynt Antony in y e warde of Bredstrete A colege of saynte Thomas called Acrys standynge in Chepe An house of frere Augustynes in Brode strete warde An house of gray frerys standyng in the warde Faryngedon wythin An house of blacke freres standynge by Ludgate within y e foresaid warde An house of whyte freres standynge in Flete strete A chyrche or college called the Temple standynge at Temple barre A chapel standyng in pardon chyrch yarde wythin Poulys A chapell standyng in y e chirch yarde at Poulys ouer the charnell house A chapell standynge wythin Crepell gate saynt Iamys in the wall A chapell called Pappey staÌ„dyng besyde Bishoppes gate founded by the prestes of that fraternyte A chapel of corpê° Cristi in y e Pultry A chapell of saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury staÌ„dyng vpon LoÌ„donbridge A chapell standynge in yelde Hall yarde of our Lady A colege of prestes standynge by Poulys called saynte Martyne le graunde The summe of housys of relygyon chapellys and other .xxvii. westmynster The abbbaye of westmynster The kynges newe chapell Saynte Stephans chapell Saynt Margaretes chyrche A chapell at Totehyll A chapell of saynt Anne in Totehyll strete Saynte Iamys in the felde A chapell at Rauncyuale A paryshe chyrche therby of saynte Martyne A chapell of our lady of Pewe Chyrches monasteryes chapellys and other housys wherin god is dayly seruyd standynge in the cyrcuyte of the cytye wythoute the wallys and fyrste wythoute Algate A paryshe chyrche of our ladye standynge wythoute the barrys called whyte chapell A colege of saynte Katheryne standynge on the eest ende of the towre of London A paryshe chyrch or chapell wythin the sayde towre of saynte Peter Southwarke The monastery of Bermundsey A paryshe chyrch of Mary Magdaleyne standynge faste by A paryshe chyrche of saynt George A paryshe chyrch of saynt Magaret An hospitall or college of saynt Thomas A paryshe chyrche of saynte Olas A monastery of chanoÌ„s callyd saynt Mary Ouereys and with a paryshe chyrche of saynt Mary Magdaleyn standynge faste thereby wythout the Temple barre A paryshe chyrch of saynte Clement A chapell of saynte Spyryte Saynte Ursula at strande wythoute Smythfelde The pryorye of saynte IohnÌ„ in Hierusalem A house of nuÌ„nys named ClerkeÌ„wel A a chapell in pardon chyrche yarde wythout Byshoppes gate Shordyche paryshe chyrche Saynte Mary spytell A house of nunnys callyd Halywell And of the dyuyne houses without the cytye .xxviii. The summe of all the dyuyne houses wythin the cytye and wythoute is a hundred and .lxviii. RIcharde the fyrst of that name and seconde sonne of Henry the second beganne hys reygne ouer EnglaÌ„d in the moneth of Iuly and yere of our lorde .x. hundred .lxxx. and .x and the .xi. yere of the seconde Phylyppe then kynge of Fraunce Thys Rycharde prouyded besely to sette good rule in NormaÌ„dy when he hadde harde of hys fathers deth and after spedde him into England where he was ioyously receyued in the moneth of September folowynge and thyrde daye he was crowned at westmynster of Baldwyn archbyshoppe of Caunterburye Uppon the whyche daye the Iewys of Englande and specyally suche as dwellyd within London and nere about assembled of them a certayn nomber and presumyd farther then requyred for theyr authoryte For whyche presumpcyon they were fyrste rebuked after one of theÌ„ strykeÌ„ which thyng sene of the coÌ„mon people supposyd that to be done by the kynges commaundement wherfore in a fury as those that they hated as the deuyll for theyr vsury other vnhappy condycyons they fell vppon theym and chased them to theyr houses them robbed and spoyled wythout pytye and brent some of theyr housis wher of the rumour ranne to westmynster to y e kynges audyeÌ„ce wherfore in all haste he sent downe gyuyng strayte coÌ„maundement that they shuld cease of that ryot But the people were in suche ire and wodenesse that they refrayned not for all the kinges sonde tyll they hadde executed the fyne of theyr malyce And all be yt that thys ryot was after greuously shewyd agayne the commons of the cytye yet yt passed vnpunyshed for the great nomber of the transgressours And the sayde daye of coronacyon all prysoners that lay in any pryson aboute London at the kynges sute or for other small or fayned accyons were frely delyueryd Soone after the kynge gaue many dygnytyes and to hys brother IohnÌ„ he gaue the prouynces of Notyngham Deuonshyre and Cornewall and creatyd hym erle of Lancaster And then the kynge ordeyned the cytye of London to be ruled by two baylyues whose names were as foloweth Anno domini M.C.xc.  Anno domini M.C.xci.  Henry of Cornehyll  Balliui  Anno primo  Rycharde fyz Ryuer  IT was not longe after that y e the kynge hadde thus exalted hys brother IohnÌ„ as before is shewwyd but that he also preferryd hym to the maryage of the erle of Glouceters doughter by reason wherof he was lorde of that erledome These great auauÌ„cementis made him after vnkynde to his broder and by pryde therof to coueyt afterwarde the hole kyngdome Thys yere kynge Rycharde was assoyled of the offence that he had vsyd in rebellyon agayne hys father In recompeÌ„sacyon wherof as testyfyeth the authour Guydo he voluntaryly toke vppon hym and promysed to warre vppon Crystes enymyes All be yt that other wryters shewe that yt was for that that hys father had so wylled hym by hys lyfe But for what cause so yt was preparacyon and prouysyon for that iourney was made from that daye forthwarde Thys yere also the kynge enlarged Elyanoure hys moder whyche long before at the commaundement of his father her husbande was as a prysoner kepte in secrete kepynge After whych enlargyng y e land was mych guydyd by her counsayll And thys yere as sayth Ranulfe kynge Rycharde gaue ouer the castellis of Barwyke and Rochysburghe to y e Scottyshe kyng for the summe
he toke a myghty and stronge captayn of the sayde erle Guy named Hombolde the whyche he sente to the castell of Stampes there sauely to be kepte Durynge whyche warre Philyppe the kynge sykened and dyed the yere of grace M. a hundred .vi when he hadde rygned full .xlviii. yere and was buried at saint Benet sur Loyt THE CCXVI CHAPITER HArolde y e second son of erle Goodwyne and laste kynge of Saxons began to rule the realme of Englande y e v. daye of Ianuary and the yere of our lorde M. and .lxvi and the .viii. yere of Phylyp the fyrst then kynge of Fraunce This as moste myghty for so myche as the blessyd kynge Edwarde dyed wythout yssue not myndyng the promysse of hym before made vnto wyllyam duke of NormaÌ„dy as before I haue shewed toke vpoÌ„ him as kyng and was crowned of Aldredus then byshoppe of yorke All be yt as affermeth Guydo and other some of the lordes entended to haue made Edgare Adelynge kynge whyche Edgare as affermeth y e sayde authours was sonne to Edwarde that was the sonne of Edmund Ironsyde and named of some Edwarde the outlawe But for this Edgare was yong and specyally for Harolde was strong of knightes and rychesse he wanne the reygne Howe be yt Marianus sayth that kyng Edwarde ordeyned before his deth that Harolde shuld be kyng after hym By reason wherof the lordes crowned hym therupppon at westmynster Anon as he was crowned he beganne to fordoo euyll lawes and customes before vsed and stablysshed the good lawes and specyally suche as were for the defence of holy chirch and punyshed the euyll doers to the fere and example of other In shorte tyme after that Harolde was thus made kynges Tosty or Costy hys brother whyche as before is sayde was of the Northumbers chased into Flaundres made hym a nauy of .lx. small sayles and sayled about the I le of wyght toke prayes wythin the sayd yle and other places of Kent And from thens he sayled in to Lynsey dyd there myche harme both with fyre and sworde But soon after he was chased thens by EdwynÌ„ and Malcharus erles of Mercia of Northumberlande And then he sayled into Scotland taryed there tyll the somer after when Tostius was thus wyth hys robbers chased then Harolde Harfagar kynge of Northganys or Norways wyth a great nauy of .iii. hundred shyppes or mo entred y e mouth of the ryuer of Tyne Thys Harolde Harfagar as sayth Guyde was the sonne of Canutus and kyng of Denmarke and of Norway The whych heryng of the deth of holy Edward purueyed y e sayd great armye to wyn Englande as his ryghtfull enherytaunce when Harolde was warned of thys great flote of Danys he sent vnto the forenamed erles or dukes of Mercia and of Northumberland commaundyng them to wythstande theyr landrynge whyle he gadered hys strength Then the foresayde dukes spedde theym towarde the Danys and gaue vnto them a sharpe stronge fyght But in conclusyon the Englyshemen were put to the worse and were fayne to gyue backe so y t the enymyes entred farther into the lande The kyng herynge of the scoÌ„fyture of hys people made the more haste towarde hys enymyes so that the .vi. day after he came to Stemysforde brydge In thys whyle was Tostius before named come oute of Scotlande and gone to the partye of the Danys agayne hys owne brother In thys foresayde place bothe hostes ioyned and faught then there a sharpe cruell batayll wherin fyll many a sturdy knyght vppon the englyshe partye but mo vppon the Danys syde so that in the ende Harolde theyr kynge was slayne and that of the hande of Harolde kynge of Enlande as sayth Guydo and Tostius was also slayne in the same fyghte Olanus broter to the sayth Harolde Harfagar with Paulus duke of the yles of Orkeys were there taken prisoners The whyche the kynge caused to hym to be sworne to kepe such promises as they to hym there made and toke good pledges for performaunce of the same and after suffred theym to retourne from thens they were comen It ys also specyally remembred of the sayd authour that one knyght stode vppon the foresayde brydge and wyth his axe defended the passage maugre the hole hoste of y e Englyshemen and slew .xl. Englyshmen or mo wyth hys axe and myght not be ouercomen tyll an Englysheman went vnder the brydge and stycked hym vpwarde wyth hys spere thorough an hole of the brydge For thys vyctory Harolde was suppressed wyth pryde and also wyth couetouse so that he dyuyded not the prayes of hys enymyes amonge hys knyghtes but kepte theym to hym selfe or gaue parte vnto suche â—nyghtes as he fauoured and spared to them that had well deserued by reason wherof he loste the fauour of many of hys knyghtes In thys passetyme the doughter of duke wyllyam the whych Harold shuld haue maried dyed within age wherfore Harold thought hiÌ„ y e more discharged of his ê“mise before made to her fader But duke willyam warned Harolde of couenauntes broken and medled menasses wyth prayers by sondry tymes wherunto Harolde answered that a nyce folyshe couenaunte ought not to be holden namely y e behest of other mennys ryght and kyngdome wythout the hole assent of the senatours of y e same land And farthermore a lewde othe might and ought to be broken and specyally when yt is compelled to be sworne for nede or for drede Uppon these answers receyued by duke wyllyam from Harolde in the whyle that messangers went came duke wyllyam gadered hys knyghtes and prepared his nauy and all other thinges necessary to the warre had assent of the lordes of his land to ayde and assyste hym in his iourney And ouer that he in such wise enformed the pope then beynge named Alexander the second y t he coÌ„formed hym in takynge of that vyage and sent vnto hym a banner the whyche he willed hym to bere in the shyp that he hym self shuld sayle in And so beynge purueyed of all thynges concernyng his iourney he sped hym to the see syde toke shyppynge in the hauen of faynt Ualery where he taryed a longe tyme or he myght haue a couenable wynde For y e whych his soldyours murmured grudged and sayd it was a woodnesse great dyspleasynge to god to desyre an other mannâ—s kyngdome by strength namely when god wythsayde yt by the workynge of his element At the laste when duke wyllyam had longe bydden and houed for the wynde he commaunded to brynge forth y e body of saynt Ualery and to be sette vppon the see stronde The whyche done the wynde shortely after came about and fylled the sayles Then wyllyam thanked god saynt Ualery and toke shortely after shyppynge and helde his course to warde Englande vppon thys grounde tytle folowynge The fyrste and pryncypall was to chalenge his ryghte and to haue the domynyon of the lande that to hym was gyuen as he affermed of kyng
wasted and mysspent by the alyaunt byshoppes and clerkes of this lande Of the whych straungers one named mayster Martyne and nere kynnysman of Innocent the thyrde late pope was one The whyche the kynge by helpe of the Englyshe bysshoppes auoyded wyth other lyke offendours out thys realme Also in thys yere the patryarke of Hierusalem sente vnto the kynge a neume of bloode whych was kepte at saynt Thomas of Acris in LoÌ„don tyll the yere folowynge Anno domini M.CC.xlvi  Anno domini M.CC.xlvii  Symonde fyz Mary  IohnÌ„ Gysors  Anno .xxx.  Lawrence Frowyke  IN this yere theneume of blood sent before to the kynge was wyth moste solemne processyon the kynge wyth great noumber of hys lordes beynge presente conueyed from saynt Thomas fore sayd vnto westmynster in ryght solemne wyse wyth processyon other acccordyng obseruaunces to suche a relyke apperteynynge And in this yere dyed Frederike the emperour of Almayn whyche as before is touchyd in the xviii yere of this kyng maryed Isabell syster vnto the kynge The whyche for his rebellyon agayn y e chyrch of Rome was accursyd fyrste of the ix Gregory and lastely of InnoceÌ„t the .iiii. he was agayne cursyd and depryued of his imperyall dygnyte gyuynge commyssyon lyceÌ„ce to the electours of the emperoure to chose a new The whyche were of so many myndes in theyr eleccyon that some chase the duke of Thoryng some the erle of Holande and some chase the kynges brother Richarde erle of Cornewayll whyche causyd stryfe that enduryd longe after so that the onely emperoure of Almayne was not of all men alowyd tyll Radulphus duke or erle of Habspurghe in Almayne was chosen by one assente to that dygnyte and therunto admittyd by Gregory the .ix. of that name in the yere of our lorde .xii. hundred and .lxxiii. And so that varyaunce enduryd vppon .xxvii. yeres to y e great impoueryshyng of Italy and the landes of the empyre Then as before is sayd this Frederyk dyed vnassoyled was buryed in a cytye called Ferenciola wyth thys superscrypcyon vppon hys toumbe Si probitas sensus virtutis gratia census Nobilitas orti possent refistere morte Non foret extinctus Fredericus qui iacet intus whyche versys are thus myche to meane in Englyshe If excellente of wytte or grace of good vertue Or nobylnesse of byrth myght vnto deth resyste Then shuld thys Frederyke mortall fate exchewe whych hym hath closyd here now in hys chyste But none of these maye erthly man assyste To stryue wyth deth but all muste pay hym dette Noble and innoble there nothynge maye lette An other versyfyoure made these .ii. versys folowynge of the interpretacyon of this name Frederyke Frefremit in mundo de deprimit alua profundo Re res rimatur cus cuspide cuncta minatur The whyche may in this maner of wyse be englyshed Fre fretyth thys worlde and de confoundyth all Hyghe thynges of honoure into depenesse darke Râ—sercheth besyly y e goodes generall Of thys worlde both of the laye and clerke Makynge no questyon in hys moste cruell werke And cus with sworde all thyng doth manace And thys is Frederyke all deuoyde of grace Anno domini M.CC.xlvii  Anno domini M.CC.xlviii  IohnÌ„ Uoyle  Pyers Aleyne  Anno .xxxi.  Nycholas Batte  IN thys .xxxi. yere of the reygn of kyng Henry Lewys which is surnamed saynt Lewis then kyng of Fraunce with a conuenyent hoste sayled into the holy lande and there warred vpon Crystes enymyes and wanne the cytye of Damas at hys fyrste landynge after taryed there froÌ„ y e begynnynge of y e moneth of Iuny to the .xxii. day of Nouember and after departyd thens towarde Babylon entendynge to haue layde syege to the cytye But fortune was to him so coÌ„trarye that by sykenesse other casueltyes he loste myche of his people and in the ende was hym selfe taken prisoner of the Turkis as more playnely shall be shewed in the story of the sayde Lewys folowynge And in this yere was a myghty erthquake in Englande that the lyke to yt was not sene many yeres before Also thys yere the kynge seasyd the fraunchyse of the cytye of London vppon the euen of saynte Bartholomew for a iudgement that was gyuen by the mayre and aldermen agayne a wedowe named Margaret Uyell and commyttyd the rule of the cytye to wyllyam Haueryll and Edwarde of westmynster tyll our ladye daye nexte folowynge At whyche season the mayre and shryues were agayne to theyr offyces admyttyd Anno domini M.CC.xlviii  Anno domini M.CC.xlix  Nycholas Ioy.  Mychaell Tony.  Anno .xxxii.  Geffrey wynton  IN thys .xxxii. yere of the kyng the wharfe of London callyd quene hythe was taken to ferme by the comynaltye of the cytye to paye yerely therefore .l. pounde The whyche was then commytted to the shryues charge and so hath contynuyd euer sen that tyme to thys daye whereof the profytys and tollys are so sore mynyshed that at thys daye yt is lytle worth ouer .xx. marke or xv pounde one yere wyth a nother And thys yere fell great dystemperaunce of wether in suche wyse that the grounde was bareyne vppon the same and other myshappys folowyd anon theurppon And thys yere when the mater aforenamed of Margarete Uyell wydow was well examyned the iudgement therof was founden good and trewe wherfore the cytezens enioyed the lybertyes wythoute interrupcyon all be yt the kynge was wyth theym some what agreuyd for so myche as they at his requeste wolde not exchaunge wyth the abbot of westmynster suche lybertyes as they hadde in Myddelsex of the kynges graunte for other to be hadde in other places Anno domini M.CC.xlix  Anno domini M.CC.l.  Rafe hardell  Roger fyz Roger.  Anno .xxxiii.  IohnÌ„ Tosalane  IN the .xxxiii. yere of kyng Henry in the moneth of October dyed Robert Grosthede byshoppe of Lyncolne He was the maker of the boke callyd Pety Caton and many other This Robert for so mich as y e .iiii. Innocent pope greuyd y e chyrch of EnglaÌ„de with taskis paymeÌ„tes agayn reason he therfore sente vnto hym a sharpe pystle This pope than gaue vnto a chylde a neuew of hys a chanonry whych fell voyde in the chyrch of Lyncolne and sent the chylde vnto the byshoppe chargynge hym to admytte the sayd chylde and to sette hym in hys place But thys bysshoppe boldely denyed the resceyt of the chyld wrote vnto the pope y t he wold not nor shuld receyue such to y e cure of soule y t could not rule the self Therfore this Robert was somoned to apere before y e pope therupon accursyd TheÌ„ he appealyd froÌ„ InnoceÌ„tis courte vnto Crystes owne trone Then after the deth of thys Robert as the pope laye in hys bedde at hys reste one aperyd to hym in clothyng of a byshoppe and sayde to hym aryse wretche and come to thy dome and
in all that he myght and caused his brother to man and vytayll dyuers castelles within walys specyally the castell of Swandon wherin he mych trusted and gatheryd vnto hym the walshemen by gyftes and other meanes so that he was very stronge wherof when the kynge was informed he wolde therunto gyue no credence tyll he had sent thyther and receyued from theÌ„s the certaynte But for so myche as wynter was toward and he myghte nat conueniently go thyder wyth any power he therfore prouyded to send men and vytayl to strength the castelles of Flynt Rutlande and other holdes whyche he there had and wyth prouysyoÌ„ made to warre vppon theym in the begynnynge of the nexte yere suffered that wynter to passe Anno domini M.CC.lxxxi  Anno dnÌ„i xii C.lxxxii  wyllyam Mazerer  Henry waleys  Anno .x.  Nycholas wynchester  IN thys .x. yere y e kyng heryng more and more of the vnstedfastnes of the walshe men for to let them of theyr purpose to greue hys holdes beforenamed he sente thyder with a crewe of sowdyours the erles of Northumberland and of Surrey with whome amonge other went syr Rogyer Clyfforde syr wyllyam Lyndesey syr Rycharde Tanny many other noble knyghtes and squyres The whyche with greate corage entrede into walys and made with the walshemen many skyrmysshes tyll lastly vpon Palme sondaye Dauyd with a great power of walshmeÌ„ met with the sayde lordes knyghtes at a place nere to a towne called Hanardyne where betwene theÌ„ was a sore fyght But in the ende the losse fyll to the Englysshmen For there were slayne syr wyllyam Lyndesey syr Rycharde Tanny with many other and syr Rogyer Clyfforde was taken After whyche ouerthrowe of the Englysshmen the sayde Dauyd layde syege vnto the castelles of Flynt and of Rutlande And his brother in that season warred and occupyed the landes of syr Edmunde Mortymer and wanne the towne called Lambatre vaure and there threwe the walles therof downe to the grounde Thys towne is also called Abreswith It was nat longe after or the brute of thys ouerthrowe of the EnglysshmeÌ„ came vnto y e towne wherfore he sped hym the faster thyderwarde Anno domini M.CC.lxxxii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CC.lxxxiii  Rauffe Blunt  Henry walys  Anno .xi.  Hawkyn Betnell  IN thys .xi. yere vppon the day of saynte Leonarde or the syxt daye of Nouembre whyle kynge Edwarde was thus occupyed in rescowynge of hys men whyche were besyged of Dauyd syr Rogyer Clyfforde wyth other whyche entended to make a reysynge vppon the walsh men was drowned by foly vppon a brydge made of bargys and plankes to haue passed a water betwene Snowdon and Anglyssey And the thyrde daye of Decembre folowynge was Lewelyne prynce of walys slayne by syr Edmunde Mortymer and hys company and hys hed sente vnto the kynge thaÌ„ beyng at Rutlande The whyche he sent vnto London chargynge that yt beset vppon the toure of London Of thys Lewelyne a walshe metrycian made these foure verses folowynge Hic iacet Anglorum tortor tutor venedorum Princeps wallorum Lewelinus regula morum Gemma ceuorum flos regum preteritorum Forma futurorum dux laus lex lux populorum whyche verses are thus to meane as foloweth Of Englysshmen the scourge of walshe the protectoure Lewelyn the prynce rule of all vertue Gemme of all lyuers and of all other the floure whyche vnto dethe hath payde hys dette due Of kynges a mirrour that after hym shall sue Duke and prayse and of the lawe the ryght Here in thys graue of people lyeth the lyght But an Englysshe metrician wrote other .iiii. verses in dyspraysynge of the sayd Lewelyn as foloweth Hic iacet errorum princeps ac predo virorum Proditor Anglorum fax liuida secta reorum Numen wallorum trux dux homicida piorum Fex troianorum stirps mendax causa masorum The whyche maye in thys wyse be Englysshed Here lyeth of errour the prynce yf yewyll ken These and robbour traytour to Englysshmen A dym bronde a sect of doers yll God of walshmen cruell without skyll In sleyng the good and leder of the badde Lastly rewarded as he deserued hadde Of Troyans blode the drastes and nat sede A rote of falshode and cause of many yll dede Anno domini M.CC.lxxxiii  Anno domini M.CC.lxxxiiii  Iordan Goodchepe  Henry waleys  Anno .xii.  Martyn Box.  IN thys .xii. yere the kynge beynge stylle in walys pursued Dauyd the brother of Lewelyn from towne to towne so that lastly he was taken and broughte vnto the kynge aboute the natyuyte of saynt IohnÌ„ and so holden in warde tyll the kyng had there sped hys nedes Then the kyng had all the countre at hys wyl and gaue vnto Englyssh lordes townes in the myddes of walys and deuyded the couÌ„tre into shyres and ordeyned there shyryfes and other offycers as then were vsed in Englande At Aberconow he made a stronge castell where before was a house of whyte monkes The whych he remouyd thens and ordeyned for them in some other place He also made than the castel of CarnaruaÌ„ fast by Snowdon and repayred agayne the towne of Lambatre or Abreswyth which Lewelyn had before betyn downe Also he garuysshed the castelles and holdes standyng vpon the see syde with Englysshmen and made Englysshemen lordes of the groundes belongyng to the same And whan y e kyng had set that couÌ„tre in rule theÌ„ about Mychelmasse he retourned so Shrewysbury where he set a parlyament In the tyme wherof the forsayd Dauyd as chyef styrrer begynner of al thys warre was there deinyd to be drawen haÌ„ged quartered so he was shortly after at y e sayde towne of Shrewysbury hys hede sent to LoÌ„don set by the hed of hys brother Lewelyn And thys yere was the fyrste son of kyng Edwarde borne whyle the kyng was in walys at y e castel of Carnaruan By reason wherof he was after named Edward of Carnaruan He was born vpoÌ„ y e day of saiÌ„t Mark or y e .xxv. day of April This yere also one LaureÌ„ce Duket a cytezyn of LoÌ„doÌ„ was fouÌ„de dede hanged within sait Mary bow chyrch of chepe For y e which enqueres were made lastely for y t dede were ataynted these .vii. ê‘sons folowing y t is to say Reygnold of lancaster Robert Pynnot Paule of Stepynhith Thomas Cordwayner IohnÌ„ Tolanson Thomas Russell and Robert Scotte the whyche were all for that dede drawyn hanged And a woman for the same dede was also brent And Rauffe Crepyn Iourdan Good chepe Gilbert Clerk and Geffrey Clerke were also attaiÌ„t for the same cause But they were repryed and sent vnto the toure of LoÌ„don where they remayned loÌ„ge after and lastly delyuered And in thys yere the greate conduyte standynge agayne saynte Thomas of Acres in Chepe was begon to be made In this yere also stryfe and vnkindenes beganne to kyndelle betweene the kynge the erle of
as saythe Guydo was made by the Scottes pryncypally for the deformyte of clothyng that at those dayes was vsed by Englysshemen Thanne the kynge at hys parlyamēt holden at Salysbury made syr Roger Mortymer erle of the Marche and syr Iohan of Elthā hys owne brother he made erle of Cornewayll where after the sayd syr Roger toke moche more vppon hym than other lordes were cōtented wyth so that by the kynges mother and hym all thynge was ruled and guyded And suche lordes as before tyme were assygned to haue the rule and guydynge of the kynge as the erle of kent syr Edmunde of wodestock y e kynges vncle y e erle of Lācastre y e erle marshal with dyuers bysshoppes barons knyghtes to the noumbre of .xii. in short proces of tyme for the more party were set by so that the allonely rule of the lande rested in the quene and the sayde syr Roger. By meane wherof many and great thynges of the realme grewe out of ordre whiche were tedyous to reherce Anno domini M.CCC.xxviii  Anno domini M.CCC.xxix  Rycharde Lazar.  Iohan Grauntham  Anno .iii.  Henry Gysours  IN this thyrde mayres yere y ◠aboue sayde syr Edmunde of wodestoke erle of kente entendynge the reformacion of the mysse ordre of the realme beynge enfourmed that his brother syr Edward was in lyfe deuysed certayne letters towchynge the delyuery of his sayd brother and sent them to his sayd brother of whiche dede he was shortly after accused and by auctoryte of a parlyamēt holden at westmynster aboute Penthecost folowynge he for that dede was iudged to haue his hede smyten of wherof execucyon was doone the fyue and twenty day of May folowynge in the foresayd cytye of wynchester And soone after kyng Edwarde sayled into Fraūce and dyd homage vnto Phylyp de Ualoyes then newly made kynge of Fraūce for the duchy of Guyan in the towne of Amyas After whiche homage so doone he was rychely feasted of the Frenche kynge and solaced in dyuerse maner of fourmes as by iustes huntynge hawkynge and many other pleasures and then in louynge maner toke his leue of the kynge and so returned into Englande The fyfthtenth day of Iune folowynge was borne the kynges fyrst sonne and at wodestoke crystened and named Edward whiche in proces of tyme dyd growe to a noble and famouse man and is moost comunely called in all cronycles prynce Edwarde Of whome in this story some excellente dedes shall be expressed In the moneth of Octobre vpon the .xvii. daye euen of saynt Luke syr Roger Mortymer before named bi meanes of syr wylliā Moūtague syr Rafe Staforde syr Iohn̄ Neuyle other bi a cōpased meane was takē in y e castel of Notynghā not withstādynge y t the keyes of y e sayde castell were daili nyghtly vnder his ward and kepynge the kynge the quene the olde quene with dyuerse other nobles thā beynge in the same castell lodged The maner of the takyng of this erle syr Roger Mortymer I passe ouer for the dyuersyte that I haue sene therof of sundry wryters But many agreen that he with syr Symonde of Bedforde and other were in that nyght taken and after sente vnto the towre of London and there put in strayte kepynge Then the kynge in shorte processe after called a parlyament at London for the reformacyon of many thynges mysordered in the realme by meane of y e foresayde syr Roger as the comune fame went than Anno dn̄i M.CCC.xxix  Anno dn̄i M.CCC.xl  Robert of Ely  Symon Swaylond  Anno .iiii.  Thomas Harworde  IN this .iiii. mayres yere ende of the thyrde yere of this kyng duryng the foresayd parliamente as aboue is touched at Londō the foresayd syr Roger Mortymer was accused before the lordes of the parliamēt of these artycles with other whereof v. I fynde expressed And fyrste was layed vnto hys charge that by hys meanes syr Edwarde of Carnaruan by mooste tyrrannouse deth in the castell of Barkley was murdered Secundaryly that to the kynges great dyshonoure dammage the Scottes by hys meanes treason escaped frō the kyng at y e parke on Stāhope whych then shuld haue fallen in the kynges daūger ne had ben y t fauour of the sayd Roger to thē thā shewed Thyrdely to hym was layed that he for execuciō of the sayd treason receyued of y e capytayne of the sayd Scottes named syr Iames Dowglas great summes of money And also for lyke mede he had to the kynges great dyshonoure and hurte of hys realme concluded a peace betwene y e kyng and the Scottes caused to be delyuered vnto theym the charter or endenture called Ragman wyth many other thynges to the Scottes great aduaūtage inpouerysshyng of this realme of Englād Fourthlye was layed to hym that where by synystre vnlefull meanes contrary y t kynges pleasure wyll or assente of the lordes of the kynges counsayl he had gotten into hys possessyō moche of the kynges treasoure he vnskylfully wasted mysspent it By reason wherof the kyng was in necessyte dryuen parforce to assaye his frēdes Fyfthlie that he also had enpropered vnto hym dyuerse wardes belōgyng to the kyng to hys great lucre the kynges great hurt and that he was more secrete with quene Isabell the kynges mother than was to goddes pleasure or the kynges honour The whych artycles wyth other agayne hym proued he was by auctoryte of the sayd parlyament iuged to dethe And vpō saynt Andrewes euyn next ensuyng at London he was drawen hanged About the begynnynge of August folowyng syr Edwarde Bayloll the sonne of syr Iohan Bayloll some tyme kynge of Scottes by meanes before purchased opteyned suche fauoure that wyth the ayde of syr Henry Beawmoūt syr Dauyd of Stroley syr Geffery Moubray and wyth the ayde of .ii. M. Englysshemē entred into Scotlād by water wher in short space drew vnto thē such multitude of scottes y t the sayd Edwarde was lord of a greate hoste so kepte on his way tyll he came to a place called Gledismore or after some writers Crakismoore where he was encountred of y e power of Scotlād fought there a cruell batayl in y e which were slayn a great multitude of Scottes By reason of whych victorie he was crowned kyng of scottes at y t towne of Scone shortly after And shortly after he mette wyth kynge Edward at the towne of Newe castell and there vnto hym made hys homage feawty for the lande of Scotlāde Anno dn̄i M.CCC.xxx  Anno dn̄i M.CCC.xxxi  Iohn̄ Mockynge  Iohn̄ Pountnay  Anno .v.  Andrew Awbrey  IN thys fyfth mayres yere and syx yere of the kynge in the moneth of Iuly for so moche as y e Scottes had busyed theym to haue slayne Edwarde Bayloll theyr kynge and hym had constrayned to auoyde hys lande or elles to kepe hym in somme stronge holde tyll he myghte by hys frendes or lyeges
yere is touched retourned into Englande and called hys hygh court of parlyament at westmynster about y e tyme of lent In whyche parlyameÌ„t y â— kyng axed of hys coÌ„mons for the mayntenaunce of hys warre to recouer hys ryghte in Fraunce y e .v. part of theyr moueable goodes y e custome of wolles for .ii. yeres to be payed afore haÌ„de y t .ix. shefe of euery maÌ„nes corn y t which at leÌ„gth was grauÌ„ted And for y e leuyeng therof he caused y e lordê of euery shyre thorugh hys laÌ„de to answere to hiÌ„ euery lorde for y t cyrcuyte he dwelled nere vnto But or all thys grauÌ„t were gadered payed the loue of the poore people tourned iÌ„to hatred prayer into cursyng And for y e kyng shuld nede and occupye for hys prouisioÌ„s moche money or this grauÌ„t myght be leuied he therfore borowed many notable summes of dyuerse cytyes partyculer persones of thys lande Amonge the whyche he than borowed of the cytye of London .xx. M. marke to be repayed of the money coÌ„mynge of the foresayd graunt the whych foresayd .xx. M. marke was leuied in the wardes of the cytye in fourme as foloweth The towre warde was sessed at .iii. C lxv li wherof wyllyam of Bryklesworthe lent C. li the resydue was leuyed of .xii. persones of that warde Byllyngysgate warde was sessed at vii C.lxiii li wherof IohnÌ„ de Cawston lent .ii. C. li Aleyn Gyll .ii. C. li and the residue was leÌ„t by .xxvi. perones of that warde The brydge was sessed at .vii. C.lxv. li. vi s. viii. d wherof IohnÌ„ Louekyne bare ii.c li. IohnÌ„ Malwayn Rauffe de Lenone .ii. C. li and the resydue was borne by .xxxiii. persones of that warde The warde of Dowgate was sessed at .vi. C.lx. li. x s of y e whych Henry Pycarde lent two C. marke Bartholmewe Freslyng and wyllyam LeÌ„glyshe .ii. C. marke the resydue was leuyed of .xxv. persones of that warde Langbourne warde was sessed at .ccc.lii. li. syxe s. viii d wherof Thomas Horwolde lent C. li IohnÌ„ Peche C. marke the reste was lent by .xv. dwellers of y t warde walbrooke warde was sessed at .ix C.xi. li wherof IohnÌ„ Adam lent .ii. C li IohnÌ„ de Bery and Symon Pystour peperer .ii. C. li AdaÌ„ de Bery and IohnÌ„ Not .ii. C. marke and the rest was leuyed of .xxiii. persones of that warde Bysshoppisgate warde was sessed at .v. C.lix li. vi s. viii. d wherof AdaÌ„ Frauncesse lent .ii. C. li Symonde Browne and IohnÌ„ de saynt Albone ii C. li the resydue was leuyed of x. persones of that warde Lymestrete warde was sessed at C x. li wherof Augustyne waleys lente C. li and .x. li. was leuyed of .iii. persones of that warde Cornehyll warde was sessed at .iii. C.xv. li wherof Iohan Colyng and Robert Manhale drapers bare that one C. li and the laste C. marke and the rest was leuyed of .xx. persones of the sayd warde Chepe warde was sessed at .v. C.xvii li. x s wherof Barthilmew Thomasyn mercer lent .cc. pouÌ„de StephaÌ„ Caundysshe draper wyllyaÌ„ Holbech Iohan Harwarde eyther of theym C. marke IohnÌ„ Dolsoby goldsmyth cc. marke and Iohan Fawkys Iamys Naware eyther of theym C. li the rest was leuyed of .lxi. persones of the same warde Bradstrete warde was sessed at .v C.lxxx and .viii. li wherof Thomas Legge skynner leÌ„t .ccc. li IohnÌ„ Harwarde stoke .cc. marke and the resydue was leuyed of eyght persones of that warde Uyntrye warde was sessed at cccccc.xxxiiii li. xvi s. viii. d wherof walter Turke fysshemonger lent .cc. marke IohnÌ„ Stoday vyntener C. li Symonde Bolsely IohnÌ„ Rothynge .cc. marke and y e rest was leuyed of .xxiiii. persons of y e warde The warde of Bredstrete was sessed at cccc.lxi.li.xvi s. viii. d wherof Adam Brabesone lent .cc.li and the rest was leuyed of .xxx. persones of y e warde The warde of Nuene hyth was sessed at cccc.xxxv.li.xiii s. iiii d wherof Rychard of Kyslyngbury leÌ„t cc.li IohnÌ„ of Gloucetre C. marke and the resydue was leuyed of .xvii. persones of that warde Cord wayner strete warde was sessed at two thousande and hundreth lxxx xv.li.iii s. iiii.d wherof Andrew Awbrey grocer lente .viii. hundreth marke wyllyam de Cawstone .cc.li Iames Andrewe and Thomas BraÌ„don eyther of them .ii. huÌ„dreth marke willyam of worceter .ii. C. marke Iohan Bechamp and the wyfe of IohnÌ„ Halle eyther of them C. li and IohnÌ„ Bulle IohnÌ„ Gonwardby wyllyaÌ„ Hampstede eche of them C. marke the reste whyche is .vi. hundreth lxi.xvi s. viii. d was lent by .xliiii. persones of that warde The warde of faryngedone within was sessed at .vii. C.xxx li. xvi s. viii. d. wherof Gylbert Staynedrope lent ii C. li. the reste was leuyed of .lxvii persones of that warde Faryngdone without the wallys was sessed at C.xiiii li. xiii s. iiii d. whyche summe was leuyed of .xxi. ê‘sones of that warde Crepulgate warde was sessed at iiii C.lxii. li. x s wherof Rychard Lazar mercer leÌ„t .ii. C. marke SymoÌ„de de Bedyngton C. marke and the resydue was leuyed of .xxxvii. persones of the sayd warde Colmanstrete warde was sessed at M.li. li. xvi.s.viii d wherof SymoÌ„de Fraunces lent .viii. C. li Henry of warre and IohnÌ„ Denys .ii. huÌ„dreth marke and y e residue was lent by .vi. persones of that warde Candelwyke strete warde was sessed at C.xxxiii li. vi.s.viii.d y t which sayd summe was leuyed of .xxiii. persones of the sayd warde The warde of Algate was stynted or sessed at .xxx. li and leuyed of syx enhabytauntes of the sayd warde Portsokyn warde was sessed at xxvii li. x.s was leuyed of .vii. persones of that warde Castell Baynarde warde was sessed at .lxiii. li. vi.s.viii.d and lent by xii persones of that warde Bassyngeshawe warde was sessed at .lxxix. li. xiii.s.iiii.d and leuyed of syxe persones Aldryshe gate warde was sette or sessed at .lvii. li. x.s and layed oute or lente by .v. persones of that warde whyche summe totall of the foresayd xxv wardes amounteth to the suÌ„me of .xiii. thousande .iii. hundreth .lxxx. fyue li. xiii.s iiii.d whyche summe excedeth the summe of twenty thousand marke .li. li. vi.s.viii..d And ye shall vnderstaÌ„de that he y â— payed leest towarde thys lowne payed l.s soo ascendyng to these summes aboue rehersed wherof many was sessed at .xl li. l li. .lx. li many other of dyuerse meane summes In thys yere also y e kyng chauÌ„ged hys coyne made the noble and the halfe noble of y â— value of syx s.viii. d whyche at thys day is worthe viii s.ix d. or x.d the half noble after the rate yf they kepe the trewe weyghte and prouided dyuerse other thynges for the weale of hys realme spede of hys iourney into Fraunce WHan kyng Edward had set his lande in an ordre had all thyng metely prouided for his nede he than
wysedome the whych forecastynge the great shedynge of chrysten mannes blode with many other inconuenyences lykely to haue ensued of this varyaunce atwene these two dukes made suche affectuous labour that with great diffyculte he pacifyed them agayne for that tyme and brought them to personall communicacyon and lastely to amyable and frendely departynge After whiche concorde and amyte thus agayn concluded the duke of Burgoyne departed into Pycardy leauynge behynde him the fore named Peter Essayr to rule the cytie of Parys The whiche shortely after drewe to hym suche persones as before tyme had vexed and distourbed y e duke of Orleyaunce frendes seruauntes with in that cytie By whose meanes the sayd Peter sought fyrste occasyon agayne a knight named Uenyt Thorney and by false suggestyon smote fyrste of his hede and after dyd hys body to be hanged vpon the coÌ„mon gybet of Parys in dyspyte of y e sayd duke as testifyeth myne Auctoure wherwith y e duke beynge wondersly amoued resembled his knyghtes spedde hym towarde a towne named And for to strengthe another towne named he sente a certayne nombre of his knyghtes chargyng them with the dwellers to withstande the force of his enemies Of this hearynge the duke of Burgoyne anone gathered vnto him the noumbre of .xvi. M. flemynges and Pycardes and sped hym vnto the sayde towne of And so with his instrumentes of warre assayled the gate of the sayde towne whyche leadeth towarde saynt Quintyne y t in shorte space the sayde Flemynges wan the entre of the towne In whyche meane season the dwellers wyth the other soudyours by a backe way or water wherof the maner by thys auctoure is nat expressyd lefte the towne yode vnto the duke of Orleyaunce beynge as yet at the foresayde towne of whan the Flemynges were entered the towne fouÌ„de it deserte of people and pillage were it for that they lacked theyr praye or for other cause here nat shewed they toke suche vnkyndenes agayne the duke that for prayer nor yet for manasses they wolde nat with hym any lenger tary but returned them home in all hastely spede towarde theyr owne countrey So that the duke was fayne to withdrawe and for the more suretie to aske ayde and helpe of Englysshemen and so was holpen by the prynces comforte Henrye sonne of Henry the .iiii as after shall be touched in the .xii. yere of the .iiii. Henry IN the .xxxi. yere of thys kynge Charles whiche was the .xii. yere of the .iiii. Henry than kynge of Englande the duke of Orleyaunce seynge his enemye was turned from Parys caused suche Brydges as before by his said enemye were broken to be reedyfyed By the whyche he passed the ryuer tyll he came to saint Denys where as than he fande a capytayne a noble man named syr IohnÌ„ Cabylon of the dukes of Burgoyne there lefte by hym to strength the towne The whiche syr IohnÌ„ coÌ„sideryng y e wekenes of y e said towne with also his lacke of streÌ„gth yelded him the towne vnto the duke swerynge to him by solempne othe that after y e daye he shulde neuer bere armes agayne hym In this pastyme an other capytayne of the Burgonyons called Gancourt secretely by night wan vpon the frenche men the brydge of saynte Clodalde But nat longe after the duke of Orleaunce sent thyther certayne Brytons the whiche agayne recouered the sayde brydge helde it vnto y e sayd dukes vse In whyche tyme and season the duke of Burgoyne recouerynge hys strength passed the brydge of Melent so came vnto the cytie of Parys and the daye folowynge wyth helpe of the cytesyns recouered the abouesayd brydge of saynt Clodald and dystressed vpon a M. Brytons whyche had the warde of the same Then the duke of Orleaunce made out of saynte Denys ouer Sayne brydge towarde Parys wherof that other duke beynge warned refused the cytye and with the kynge than there beynge present remouyd wyth the Dolphyne to the towne called Stamps and sent y e erle of Marche named Iamys wyth a certeyne knyghtes to a towne named to strength it ageyne the duke of Orleaunce The whyche of the sayde dukes knyghtes was encountred with and taken and so sent to pryson wherof herynge the duke of Burgoyne in shorte processe after retourned vnto Parys wyth the kyng and dolphyne and the duke of OrleauÌ„ce yode to a towne called Seyntclowe And in the .xxxii. yere of thys sayd kynge Charles by counceyll of the duke of Berry and other seyng that the sayde cytye of Parys was so let agayne hym wyth also the kynge the dolphine sent a noble man of his hoste named Alberte vnto Henry the iiii yet kynge of Englande to requyre hym of ayde to withstande the tyrannye of the duke of Burgoyne that wyth hys complyces entendyd to subuerte the realme of Fraunce To this requeste kynge Henry gaue good eare and lastely graunted to hys petycyon sent thyder as sayth the Frenche cronycle Thomas hys sonne duke of Clarence also y e duke of yorke wyth IohnÌ„ erle of Cornewayle accompanyed wyth .viii. C. knyghtes and sowdyours a thousande archers The whych company when they were landed in Fraunce herde y t the French lordes were in treaty of peace no man to theÌ„ gaue wages as they tofore were ê“mysed fell vpon a towne called and it ryffled therin toke as prysoners the abbot of that monastery wyth other and coÌ„ueyed theÌ„ to Burdeaux and after into Englande where for theyr fynaunce other money due of olde by the Frenche kynge as affermeth Gagwyne they remayned many yeres after And that the Englysh men were thus departed albeit that in the Englysshe cronycle and .xiii. yere of the forenamed kynge Henry of them is other report made the lordes of Fraunce retourned to theyr olde disceÌ„cyon contynued in longe stryfe wherof the cyrcuÌ„staunce were longe and tedyouse to tell to shewe the vnstablynesse of them how some whyle the duke of Orleaunce was fauoured of the kynge and the dolphyne and there agayne the duke of Burgoyne cleyne out of conceyte The which coÌ„tencyoÌ„ thus enduryng kyng Henry y e iiii dyed and Henry his son y e .v. Henry was admitted for kyng of Englande after hym that shortly after sent his ambassadours vnto the Frenche kynge arynge of him his doughter Katheryne in maryage as affirmeth the frenche boke But dyuers other wryters shewe y t he asked the hoole landes due to him within the realme of FrauÌ„ce by reason of the composicion made in tyme passed atwene his progenytour Edwarde the thyrde IohnÌ„ than king of Fraunce And for he was dysdeynously answered he therfore made vpoÌ„ them sharpe warre as in the .iii. yere of y e sayd HeÌ„ry after some deale dothe appere By reason of whyche warre the cyuyle batayle or stryfe y e longe whyle had coÌ„tynued amonge the frenche men than dyd aswage For in the .iii. yere of this Henry whiche was the .xxxv. yere of this Charles the said Henry inuaded y e