tymes as it were about the noone tyde issued of eyther of theÌ„ an hoste of armed men to maÌ„nes syght And that hoste whyche issued oute of the castell of the south easte appered whyte and that other apered blacke These two hostes apered as though they faught eche of them with other and shewed as the whyte was fyrste vyctoryous and lastly ouercomen so dysapered In thys yere also a greate company of dyuers nacyons assembled theym in Brye and Champayne whereof the ledders or capytaynes were Englysshemen the whiche dyd moche harme in Fraunce But after the affyrmaunce of the FrencheÌ„ cronycle thys company whyche there is called the newe company beganne theyr assembles in the forenamed countre of Brye or kyng IohnÌ„ were delyuered frome Caleys And whan they were ware of hys delyuerauÌ„ce they departed out of Brye and yode into Champayne and toke there diuers holdes and spoyled and robbed dyuers small townes raunsomed many meÌ„ And in thys yere as sayth the frenche boke they toke the brydge and towne of saynt Sprytes vpon the daye of the Innocentes or the .xxviii. day of Decembre And as affermeth Policronycon aboute the same tyme another company in lykewyse assembled theÌ„ in Italye whiche was called the whyte company and molested that countre in lyke maner And in the moneth of Apryll folowynge kynge IohnÌ„ sente the erle of CaÌ„caruyle the erles of Salesbrugh of y e Marchez of Forezstes of Ioyn guy the whyche erles with theyr retinue met wyth the sayd company at a place than named Bruke nere vnto LyoÌ„ sur Rosne At whych place was foughten a cruell fyghte But in the ende the Frenche men were ouerset scomfyted so that the sayde erle of Cancaruyle was takeÌ„ prysoner and the two erles of Marchez and Forestes slayne wyth moche of the comoÌ„ people Anno domini M.CCC.lxi  Anno domini M.CCC.lxii  IohnÌ„ of saynt Albones  Stephen Caundissh  Anno .xxxvii.  Iames Andrew  IN thys .xxxvii. yere vppon the daye of saynt Mauryce or the xv daye of Ianuary blewe so excedyng a wynde y t the lyke thereof was nat sene many yeres passed This began about eueÌ„songtyme in y e south coÌ„tynued with such sternes y t it blew downe stronge mighty buyldyngê as to wres steples houses and chymneys coÌ„tynued for the more partye in suche sternesse by the space of fyue dayes after And in thys yere .xxiiii daye of the sayd moneth of Ianuary came IohnÌ„ kyng of FrauÌ„ce vnto Eltham besyde Grenewych and dyned there that daye wyth the kynge And vpon that after noone he was honorably conueyed thorough the cytie of London vnto Sanoye as well by y e cytezyns as other the whyche mette wyth hym vpoÌ„ Blakheth wel horsed in a lyuery of one colour And whyle the sayd kynge IohnÌ„ laye at y e sayde place of Sauoy about y e begynnyng of March folowyng a greuous sykenesse toke hym of the whych he dyed the .viii. daye of Apryl folowynge in the begynnynge of the yere of grace xiii C.lxiiii after was caryed into FrauÌ„ce and buryed at saynt Denys the .vii. daye of May folowynge And in thys yere kynge Edwarde created syr Leonel his sonne duke of Clarence syr Edmunde hys other sonne erle of Cambryge And in the ende of thys yere .xvii. day of Septembre began a great frost y e whych endured to the begynnyng of the moneth of Apryl By reasoÌ„ wherof moch harme grew ensued of the same Anno domini M.CCC.lxii  Anno domini M.CCC.lxiii  Rycharde CroydonÌ„  IohnÌ„ Notte  Anno .xxxviii.  IohnÌ„ Hyltoste  ANd that yere came .iii. kynges into EnglaÌ„d for to speke wyth kynge Edwarde Fyrst y e kyng of Fraunce the kynge of Sypres the kynge of Scottes IN this .xxxviii. yere prynce Edward sayled to Burdeaux and receyued the possessyon of Guyan y e kynge Edwarde had newely gyuen vnto hym For the whyche he after dyd hys homage to hys father in lykewyse and maner as his father other kynges of England were wont to do for the sayde duchye vnto the kynges of Fraunce And vpon Myghelmasse day beynge thaÌ„ vppon a sonday before the castell of Danhoy fast by the cytye of Uaunes in Brytayne mette y e hostes of syr Charles de Bloys and of syr IohnÌ„ de Mountfort whyche longe before had stryueÌ„ as before is shewed for the sayd duchy of Brytayne and there foughten a cruell batayll But by the helpe of god of the Englysh archers the victorye fyll to syr IohnÌ„ Mountfort And in that fyghte syr Charles de Bloys was slayne and many Frenchemen Brytons that toke hys partye After whyche victorye natwythstandynge that the wyfe of the sayde syr Charles laye within that countre there was agayne the sayde syr IohnÌ„ made no resystence but that he enioyed that countre in peasyble wyse ThaÌ„ Charles the .vi. of that name newly crowned kynge of Fraunce in the ryght of the woman sente y e arche bysshop of Reynes the Marshal of Fraunce into Brytaygne for to sette an vnyte and restfull peace betwene the sayd syr IohnÌ„ the laste wyfe of syr Charles The whyche endeuored them so well that in the moneth of Apryll folowynge the sayde batayll they agreed them so that the enherytaunce of that duchye shuld remayne to the sayd syr IohnÌ„ his heyres for euermore the wyfe of syr Charles shuld holde her conteÌ„ted wyth y e erledome of Penyture the vycouÌ„tye of Lymoges the whyche of olde tyme belonged to her ancetours And aboute thys tyme was an ordenaunce and statute made that sergeauntes prentyses of the lawe shulde plede theyr plees in theyr mother tonge But that stode but a shorte whyle Anno domini M.CCC.lxiii  Anno domini M.CCC.lxiiii  Symonde MordonÌ„  Adam of Bury  Anno .xxxix.  IohnÌ„ of Metforde  IN thys .xxxix. yere after some wryters kynge Edwarde vppon saynt Stephans daye fynisshed hys warres wherfore in the worshyp of god and saynt Stephan he thys yere after the opynyons of the sayde auctours began y e fouÌ„dacion of saint Stephans chapell at westmynster The whyche was fynysshed by Rycharde the .ii. and sonne of prynce Edwarde next kyng of Englande after thys thyrde Edwarde Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxiiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxv  IohnÌ„ Brykylsworth  IohnÌ„ LuskynÌ„  Anno .xl.  IohnÌ„ Drelande  IN thys .xl. yere and moneth of February was borne the fyrste sonne of prynce Edwarde and was named Edwarde the whyche dyed whan he was aboute the age of .vii. yeres And in thys yere one named Barthran de Claycon a Norman wyth an armye of FrenchemeÌ„ entred the lande of Castyle warred vpon Peter than kynge of that lande so behaued hym that in lesse than .iiii. monethes space he chased the sayde Peter out of hys owne lande crowned hys brother named Henry kyng of Castyle at a towne called Burges vpon Easter daye wherefore the sayd Peter constrayned of
called the Iaundyes that myche people therof dyed wherfore the sayde Sampson toke wyth hym the pall sayled into Armorita or lytell Brytayne and was there bysshoppe of Dolence or Dolences And from that tyme vnto the fyrst Henryâ—s tyme kyng of Englande hadde sytten at Menenia or saynte Dauids .xxi. byshoppes and all wythoute pall But whether yt were for lacke of connynge or ellys for pouerty it is not asserteyned Neuerthelesse alwaye from the tyme of the sayde Sampson vnto the foresayde Henry the fyrste tyme all the byshoppes of wales were sacred of y e byshoppe of Menenia or saynte Dauids And the archebyshop of Menenia was at all tymes sacred of y e bysshoppes of walys as of his suffragans and made no profession nor obieccyon to any other chyrche But after these dayes other byshoppes y t sat there were compelled to be sacred at Canterbury In token of whyche subieccyon Bonyface archbyshoppe of CauÌ„terbury legate of the crosse sange in euery cathedrall chyrche of walys a solemne masse whyche was done by the sayde Boniface in the tyme of Henry the seconde beynge kynge of Englande But now ye shall vnderstaÌ„de there ben but two prymates or archbysshoppes in all Englande and walys That one ys at Caunterburye and that other is at yorke To the prymate of Caunterburye ben subiecte xiii byshoppes in England and .iiii. in walys And the prymate of yorke hath but two suffragans in EnglaÌ„d which be the byshoppes of Caerleyll and Durham And who so wyll be further instructe of the order and chauÌ„ges of bysshoppes see of Englande lette hym rede ouer the lii.liii.lv.lvi and lvii chapyters of the fyrste boke of Polycronycon or a ê‘te of holy Bedys work whyche he compyled of the same mater called historia Anglicana and there he shall haue euery thyng sette out clerely and truely And for to contynewe my processe of Lucius as wytnessyth myne authoure Gaufride when he hadde as before ys sayde stablyssyd orderyd the foresayde archeflamyns and flamyns and that they were also confermed of the pope he then endowed them wyth such landes and possessyons as before tyme were occupyed or gyuen to the maynteynynge and vpholdynge of the pagan rytes and lawe vsyd before tyme. And the temples of idollys thorough his land he causyd to be dedycate to Iesu Criste and his sayntes honoured them wyth myche great and large gyftes And when he had done after moste accorde of wryters by y e terme of .xii. yeres he dyed and was buryed in y e cytye of Claudiocestre or Glouceter without heyre of his body the which after grewe to great damage of the Brytons as after shal be shewed Of this Lucius yt is shewed in a table hangynge vpon the wall of the north syde of the yle in the backe of the quere of saynte Paules chyrche in London that the sayde Lucius reygned ouer the Brytons .lxxvii. yeres And ouer that the authoure of cronica cronicarum testyfyeth that after Lucius had receyued the fayth he assembled a great hoste of Brytons and sayled ouer into Gallia or Fraunce and thens into other countres passynge by Becia and the cytye called Augusta there subdued many of the enymyes of Crystes fayth where after many vertuouse dedys he restyd in good peace And his suster called Emerita as sayth the said authour was also martyred for Cristes sake But of this sayeng other the doute is assoyled in the foresayde table in y e begynnyng of this worke where yt shall apere that he reygned but .xii. yeres as aboue is shewed And for so myche as in this Luciê° endeth for a tyme the lyne of BritoÌ„s and the lande after this daye was ruled some dele by the Romayns therfore I will here ende the thyrd parte of this worke And for y e good spede I haue hyderto had and to the ende to inpetre the more grace in accomplyshyng y e other dele of this worke I here salute our moste blessyd lady wyth the thyrd ioye of the foresayde vii ioyes whyche begynneth Gaude splendens vas virtutum c. Hayle and be glad thou vessell moste shynynge Of vertues and grace at whose commaundement The hole courte of heuen is euer and byddynge And thou also arte amonge them ment Moste benygne and happy to euery good entent As dygne moder of Iesu with moste excellence Honoured in glorye with all theyr assystence This thyrde parte to be accompted from the ende of the .ix. yere of Cassibellan to the laste yere of Lucius includeth of yeres two huÌ„dred .xli. TRouth yt is as affermyn all wryters that after the deth of the forenamed Luciê° for so mych as of his body remayned non heyre the Brytons amonge them selfe fyll at great dystaunce and warre The whyche warre and trouble endured to the greate dystourbaunce of the lande But howe longe the certayne is not sette out by any wryter that I haue seen excepte the englyshe cronycle sayth that yt endured .l. yeres The whych sayeng vnder correccyoÌ„ can not stande wyth the concordauÌ„ce of other writers as yt is more playnly declared in the foresayde table where also yt shall appere that the sayde dyscorde amonge the Britons contynued but onely .xv. yeres After whyche terme of .xv. yeres expyred as after more clerely shall be shewed Seuerus beynge theÌ„ emperour of Rome beganne his domynyon ouer this lande of Brytayne So that ye shall nowe vnderstande that y e laste yere of this discorde was the yere of our lorde two hundred vii By reason wherof yt foloweth that the sayde .xv. yeres ioyned vnto the foresayde thyrde parte that the thyrde part coÌ„teyneth and includeth of yeres .ii. hundred and .lvi. ¶ Thus endeth the thyrde parte THE FOVRTH PARTE THE LXI CHAPITER SEuerê° a Romayn at this daye emperour of Rome begane to rule this lande of Brytayn in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon .ii. huÌ„dred and viii The whych as wytnesseth Gaufryde was before tyme sent from the senate of Rome with two legyons of knyghtes into Brytayne to appease the warre and stryfe amonge them and also for to wythstaÌ„de the Pictes and other enymyes whych dayly inuaded the land For dyuers wryters agree that this Seuerê° was made emperoure the yere of Crystes incarnacyon a huÌ„dred .lxxx. and .xv and ruled the sayd empyre after the most wryters .xvi. yeres By whych rule yt shuld appere that he shuld be takeÌ„ for gouernour of this realme of Brytayne the .xii. yere of his empyre It is sayde of this man that after he had subdued the Parthis and the Arabis he was named Particus was sent as before is sayde of the senate of Rome into Brytayne where he causyd to be made at the coste of the commoute a walle of turues and great stakes of the length as wytnes syth Policronica of a hundred .xii. myles as in the .xviii. chapyter of his .iiii. boke apperyth This wall after the exposycyon of the sayde Polycronica began at the ryuer of Tyne and enduryd to the Scottyshe see
and retourned vnto Rome where after he had a season restyd he was by the senate of Rome assygned for his sternesse vnto the rule of Brytayne wyth the ayde of .iii. legyoÌ„s of knyghtes And so beynge garnyshed wyth all abyly mentes of warre entred this yle of Brytayne and wyth great trauayle subdued them to the empyre and so contynued the lyues tyme of the emperour Bassianus But so sone as he was assertayned that y e emperour was slayne at Edessa as before in the story of Bassianê° is shewed thynkynge that amonge the Romaynes shuld growe stryfe dyssencyon for the electyon of a new emperour by reason of whych stryfe he myght the rather lyue so farre froÌ„ them wythout any correctyon confederyd wyth the Scottes and certayne other of the Britons and slew many of the Romaynes suche of theÌ„ as he thought wolde not consent to his treason and by that meane fynally was made kynge of Brytayne And so contynued as affermeth the sayde authour to accompte from his fyrst hauyng rule vnder the Romaynes vnto the tyme y t he was slayne of Alectus .viii. yeres not wythout exercysynge of his olde accustomed tyrannyes and other vnsyttynge condycyons THE LXIIII. CHAPITER ALectus a duke or consull of Rome sent as before is sayd from the senate begaÌ„ne to rule the Brytons in the yere of our lorde .ii. hundred .xxvi. This in the englysh cronycle is named Allec whych wheÌ„ he had restoryd the lande to the subieccyon of Rome he theÌ„ pursued certayne of the BrytoÌ„s that had fauoured Carassiê° agayne the Romayns And in that doynge vsed and exercysyd many tyrannyes and exaccyons by reason wherof he fyll in greate grudge of y e Brytons wherfore they entendynge to oppresse and subdue the power of the Romaynes purchasyd and excyted a noble man of y e Britons called Asclepiodotus and duke of Cornewayle The whyche gatheryd a great hoste of the Brytons and made warre vppon the Romaynes and chasyd them from couÌ„tre to couÌ„tre from towne to towne and lastly Alectus wyth his Romayns drew hym to London and there kept hym for his most suertye wherof beynge warned Asclepiodotus he with his Brytons came nere vnto the sayde cytye where by meanes of prouocacyon on eyther partye vsed lastely y e Romaynes issued oute of the cytye gaue batayll to the Brytons In the which fyght many fyll on eyther partye but y e more on the party of y e Romaynes amonge the whyche was also slayne Alectê° wherfore a captayn of the Romaynes called Liuius Gallus aduertysynge this myschyef the great dauÌ„ger that the Romayns were in drewe backe into the cytye with the Romaynes that were lefte on lyue and defendyd yt wyth theyr powers Thus then appereth that Alectus was slayne of the Brytons whyche was by most accorde of writers wheÌ„ he had ruled this lande vnder y e Romaynes by the terme of .vi. yere THE LXV CHAPITER ASclepiodotus duke of Cornewayle as sayth Gaufryde but after the sayeng of Eutropius and Beda he was presydente of the Pretory of Rome began his domynyon ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lorde two hundred and .xxxii. The whych as before is sayde wyth his Brytons gyrt the cytye of London wyth a stronge syege and kepte the forsayde Liuius Gallus and his Romayns in streyte holde finally as affermyth myne authour Gaufride with knyghtly force violeÌ„ce entred the sayde cytye and slewe y e forenamyd Liuius Gallus nere vnto a broke there at that daye rynnynge and hym threwe into the sayd broke By reason wherof long after yt was called Gallus or wallus broke And at this day y e strete where some tyme ranne the sayde broke is nowe called walbroke And after he hadde thus venquyshed the Romayns he helde this lande a certayn of tyme in peasyble wyse and ruled the BrytoÌ„s wyth good iustyce in rewardynge exaltynge the good men and punysshynge of the euyll In this whyle by styrynge of dysclaunderous dyuylyshe persons a grudge was arreryd attwene the kynge and a duke of his land called Coill or Coillus the whyche was duke or erle of Kaercolym or Colchester wherof the cause is not apparaunt But how it was great people were assembled on both parties and fynally mette in the feld where was faughteÌ„ a great and stronge batayll In the whyche Asclepiodotus was slayne when he had reygned to the concordaunce of other histories and after the affermaunce of the olde cronycle by the space of .xxx. yeres THE LXVI CHAPITER COelus erle of Colchester began hys domynyon ouer the Brytons in the yere of the incarnacyon of Cryste .ii. houÌ„dred .lxii. This in the englyshe boke is called Coyll the whiche guyded the lande to the pleasure of the Brytons a certayne tyme. But as wytnesseth Gaufryde when the senate of Rome had vnder standynge of the deth of Asclepiodotus they were ioyous of the deth of hym for so myche as he hadde euer ben an enemye to y e empyre But for so mych as at that dayes was great dyssencyon amonge them selfe as wytnesseth y e cronycle of Rome they coude not conuenyently sende any armye of knyghtes for to warre vppon this Coelus wherfore he contynued y e longer in reste good peas After the cronycle regestred within the monastery of saynt Alboon the sayd holy martyr suffered his passyoÌ„ in the yere of our lorde .ii. houndred lxxx .vi whych shulde be the .xxiiii. yere of this present kynge But thys dyscordeth from suche wryters as affermen the holy man to be martyred in the .x. persecucyon vnder Dioclesian and Maximian emperours Neuerthelesse at length was sente from y e senate a noble wyse man called Constancius the whiche as affermeth the forenamed auctour had before tyme subdued to the empyre a great part of the couÌ„tre of Spayne But that sayenge dysagreeth to the wrytynge of Eutropius For the couÌ„tre of Spayne was not subdued by hym tyll after y t he was emperour Than it foloweth whan this Constancius was arryued in Brytayne with his army anone Coelus assembled his Brytons But for he dredyd the strength and fame of thys ConstaÌ„cius he sent to hym an enbassad affyrmynge vnto hym coÌ„dycyons of peace wyth graunte of paymentes of the trybute whych before was denyed or ellys as meaneth Polycroniâ—a wythin a moneth after the landynge of this Constancius Coelus was dede wherfore the Brytons to haue the more peace wyllyd this knyghte to take to wyfe Heleyn the doughter of Coelus wyth the possessyon of the lande of Britayne which by hym was graunted Then as before is sayde Coelus dyed when he had ruled the Brytons after most accorde of wryters .xxvii. yeres THE LXVII CHAPITER COnstancius a senatoure of Rome as sayth Policronica beganne to rule the Brytons in the yere of oure lorde two hundred .lxxx. and .ix. This as before is shewed maryed Heleyn the doughter of Coelus last kyng of Brytayne But ye shall vnderstande that this Constancius was fyrste maryed vnto Theodora
the place certayne of hys knyghtes to pull or take hym thens per force And when they came wythin a myle of y e sayde chapell they were so astonyed that they myghte not go one fote forwarde to do the beste they coude when they hadde long stryueÌ„ with oute preuaylynge they retournyd to the kynge and shewed to hym y e trouthe in all thynge as they had done The kynge beynge dyscontent wyth theyr reporte blamed theym and sayde that they feryd hys sonne for the whyche cause they hadde fayned that excuse And incontynently he sente forth an other company the which were delte wyth in lyke maner as y e other were Lothariê° somdele troubled wyth the reporte of his seruauntes consyderyd the chapell to be nere vnto Paris where he then lay coÌ„maundyd his horse to be brought for he wolde proue the mater hym selfe But lyke as his seruauntes were seruyd euen so became of hym so that he myghte go or ryde frowarde or sydewarde but towarde the chapell myght he in no wyse atteyne when this was knowen to y e kyng he coÌ„sydered well yt was the handy-worke of god wherfore by fayre and easy meanes he called home his son and recouncylyd hym and forgaue all trespace To this accordyth the legende of the lyfe of saynte Denys wyth more that shall after folowe in the storye of this Dagobert After thys reconcylyacyon Lotharius ordeyned vnder hym hys sonne Dagobert to be ruler of the sygnory of Austracye But whyther yt were by the elacyon of hys owne mynde or by badde counsayll he shortely after rebellyd agayne hys father and wolde haue reteyned that prouynce to his owne vse For thys were chosen .xii. noble men of FrauÌ„ce to arbytre and deme betwene the father and the son The whyche Lordes after they had longe debated this mater by fayre entreatyse contentyd so the father that he gaue vnto the sonne the sayde lordshyppe of Austracy Soone after thys accorde Clothayre made warre vppon the Gothis or Saxons and them at length subdued For yt is to be knoweÌ„ that lyke as the sayde Saxons inuadyd myche Brytayne or Englande in lykewyse warryd they in Fraunce and lastely subdued the prouynce of Neustria and named yt after theym Normandye as after in the storye of Charlis the symple shall more euydently appere Of thys vyctorye of Saxons ys made a longe rehersayll and howe lastly when Clothayre hadde slayne the kynge or ruler of theym named Berthrande he after yode into the countrey of Germanye and slewe man and chylde that passyd y e length of hys swerde Of this and other dedes by this Lothayre done I myght make a longe worke but I passe ouer Then yt foloweth when Lothayre hadde set his countrey in some reste he assembled hys lordes at a cytye or towne called Traacas or Trecas And after dyuers maters dyscussyd and endyd he axed of theym perfyte allegeaunce and fydelite to hym and hys heyres to be kepte The wyche by the sayde lordes fyrmely promysed and assuryd he commaundyd eueryche of theym to repayre to theyr owne countreys And soone after he made an assemble of hys byshoppes and spyrytuall men at the cytye or towne of Troys by whose counsayllys he orderyd thynges and maters concernynge the we le of the chyrche And shortly after he was vexyd with greuous sekenes wherof he fynally dyed when he hadde reygned after moste wryters .xliii. yeres leuynge for heyre the forenamed Dagobert the whyche enterryd hys fader wyth great poÌ„pe at the abbey of saynt Uincent wythoute the wallys of Paris the whiche abbey is at thys daye called saynte Germaynes The foresayde yeres accomptyd for the reygne of Lothayre be accomptyd from the fyrste daye that he was ordeyned kynge of Soysons vnto the daye of hys deth wherof he reygnyd after some wryters ouer a parte .xxvii. yeres ouerall FrauÌ„ce xvi yeres whyche make the full of xliii yeres Anglia THE CXXVIII CHAPITER CAdwanus or Cadwan the whyche of Guydo ys named duke of Uenedoyce or of Northwalys was by one assente of the BritoÌ„s lastly made theyr souerayne or gouernour in the yere of our lorde .vi. hundred and xiii and the .xxv. yere of the seconde Clothayre kynge of Fraunce and also the fyrst yere of Colwolphus then kynge of westsoxons accomptynge for the reygne of Ceawlmus kynge of the sayde westsaxons .xxxi. yeres And for Colricus nexte succedynge hym .v. yeres ye haue before hard what dyscorde and trouble was amonge the Brytons in the tyme of Careticus laste kynge longe after by reason wher of the SaxoÌ„s wanne the more land and as before is rehersyd in the C. and .xx. chapyter howe Ethelfryde kynge of Northumberlande ouer set the Brytons at the cytye of Chestre forcyd theÌ„ to take ouer Seuarne and so into walys where they then chase thys Eadwane to theyr duke and leder The whyche after he was putte in authoryte assembled hys Brytons and came agayne into Britayne and gaue batayll vnto the sayde Ethelfryde In the whych they spedde dyuersly so that some season the Saxons wanne and some while the Brytons But the Brytons held Chestre other good townes whych they hadde recoueryd sene theyr last commynge It shulde seme by the meanynge of Policronica that thys Cadwan or Cedwall shulde at length slee the sayde Ethelfryde and Osricus bothe kynges of Brennicia and Deyra But Guydo and also Gaufryde wytnessen that after thys Cadwan had the better of Ethelfryde by medyatours yt was agreed that Ethelfryd shulde enioye all the lande ouer and beyonde Humber vnto Scotlande and Cadwan shulde haue the lande from Humber towarde the sowthe To the whyche sayenge agreeth the englyshe cronycle affermynge also that he shulde be the sonne of Brucyuall kynge of Leyceter the whych of other wryters is not testyfyed It is also there shewed that after y e sayde accorde betwene Ethelfryde Cadwan confyrmed that they contynued durynge the lyfe of Cadwan as two especiall louers and frendes and durynge the reygne of this Cadwan the two sonnes of Colricê° Kyngilsus and Quichillynus after the deth of theyr fathers brother Colwolphus ruled ioyntly the pryncypate of westsaxons The whyche in theyr begynnynge faught agayn the Brytons at Ampton besyde Oxynford wanne of them the towne other holdes whyche the Brytons in y t couÌ„tre occupyed But by agrement of wryters this Cadwan was not at this coÌ„flycte nor yet medlyd hym so farre within y e land But as yt shuld seme by Guydo these Brytons shulde be some coÌ„pany that shulde lyue vnder trybute of the Saxons y e whych for the manhode y t they hard reported of Cadwan rebelled agayn y e Saxons Then it foloweth wheÌ„ this Cadwan had thus contynued his amite wyth Ethelfryde a chaunge fell that this Ethelfryde for hatered or otherwise put froÌ„ hym hys wyfe beynge great wyth chylde toke to hym an other wherfore thys woman beynge reedlesse callyng to mynde y e great loue that was betwene her husbande and Cadwan she went vnto
entred the boundes of Italy wherof herynge y e pope and the emperour than as before is sayd beynge at Papye busyed in a great counceyle dissoluyd the same And the pope incontyneÌ„tly toke leue of the emperour departyd agayne to Rome And Charlys wyth a great power that he had gaderyd as well of Italyans as of hys owne people made towarde hys neuewe wherof herynge the sayde Charlone turned agayne by the waye that he had comen tyll he came to hys owne countrey as sayth myne authour also y e French boke But more verely Charlone kepyng togyther hys hoste and hauynge fauour of dyuers lordes of Italye the emperoure Charlys remouyd to y e cytye of Mantue where he was grudged wyth a feuer For remedy wherof he toke a pocyon of a physycyon Iewe named Sedechias whyche was intoxicat by meane of whych venemous pocyon he dyed shortly after whan he hadde reygned as kynge emperoure after moste accorde of writers by y e space of .xxxvii. yeres wherof he reygned as emperoure .iii. yeres leuynge after hym a sonne named Lewys whyche as before is shewed was ruler of the couÌ„trey of Austracy or Lorayne whan thys Charlys was dede hys frendes entendynge to haue caryed the corps into Fraunce causyd it to be seryd and enoynted wyth ryche and precyous bawmes and other oyntmentes and aromatykes But all myghte not stoppe the intolerable ayre of hys body so that they were fayne to bury hym at Uercyle wythin the monastery of saynt Euseby where he laye ouer .vii. yeres after and then taken vp and conueyed to saynt Denys in FrauÌ„ce and there honorably buryed THE CLXVI CHAPITER IN the tyme of thys Charlys the Ballyd as wytnessen many wryters began the erledome of Flaunders the whyche euer before these dayes the ruler therof was called the forester of the kynge of FrauÌ„ce whyche erledome had hys begynnynge by thys meane ye haue harde before in the story of Adeulphus kynge of westsaxons how in hys retornynge from Rome he maryed the doughter of Charlys y e Ballyd named Indith The which Indyth after the deth of her sayde husbonde retornyd by Flaunders towarde Fraunce thynkynge to passe wythout daunger bycause the sayde countrey was vnder the obedyence or her father But at those dayes was ruler or forester in that partyes a noble yonge amerous man callyd Bawdewyne the whyche herynge of the great beautye of thys Indith gaue attendaunce vppon her And receyued her in hys best maner makyng to her all the chere that to hym was possyble and fynally cast to hyr suche loue that whan she supposed to departe and to haue gone into Fraunce he delayed the mater in suche curteys and wyse maner that he wan such fauour of her that she made no greate haste to departe frome hym all be it that moste authours agre that he kepte hyr perforce whan Charlys hadde wyttynge that Bawdewyne thus helde hys doughter Indith he sent to hym straytly chargynge hym to sende home hys doughter but that holpe not the mater ThaÌ„ he purchasyd agayn hym the censures of holy chyrch and accursed the sayd Bawdewyne But whan the kynge conceyued that the yonge man hadde suche loue to Indyth that he sette not by that punysshement and also was certeynly enformed that hyr harte was gyuen vnto hym he in processe by y e meane of some bysshoppes and frendes of the sayd Bawdewine agreed that he shulde take hyr to wyfe and in the name of hyr dowar he shulde holde and enioye the sayd countre of FlauÌ„ders And for he wolde haue hys doughter to be the more honoured he creatyd the sayde Bawdewyne an erle and commaunded hym to be called after that daye erle of FlauÌ„ders It is also shewyd in the Frenche cronycle and of other wryters that thre dayes before hys deth hys spiryte shulde be rauysshed from hys body and vnto places of payne and turment where thys Charlys by the ledynge of an aungell shulde se hylles and mountaynes brenne pyttes full of sulphyr pytche and hote boylynge lede In whyche paynes the sayde Charlys shulde se many of hys progenytours and bysshoppes that counceyled prynces to debate or stryfe or gaue counceyle to them to rayse of theyr subiectys vnlefull taskys or imposycyons wyth many other thynges whyche I passe ouer for length of the mater Anglia THE CLXVII CHAPITER EThelwaldus or Ethelwoldus y e eldeste sonne of Adeulphus began hys reygne ouer the westesaxons or ouer y e more partye of Englande in the yere of our lorde viii hundred and .lv and the .x. yere of Charlys the Ballyd than kynge of Fraunce The whyche became so vnhappy that he maryed y e woman whyche hys father hadde somtyme kepte or holden for hys concubyne as wytnessyth y e authour of y e Floure of hystoryes But Polycronycon sayth that he wedded his stepmoder whyche dysaccordyth wyth the sayenge of other wryters which testifye his stepmoder to be maryed to Bawdewyn erle of FlauÌ„ders as in y e story of Charlys last before is shewyd Thys Ethelwolde though it be not expressyd by what hap he dyed whan he hadde reygned one yere as sayth Polycronyca But another cronycle beryth wytnesse that he was slayne as a martyr of Hungar and Hubba prynces of Danys About thys tyme the holy kynge saynt Edmund coÌ„tynued his reygne ouer the Eest Anglis or Norfolke THE CLXVIII CHAPITER EThelbertus the seconde sonne of Adeulphê° began his reygn ouer the more partye of Englande in the yere of our lorde .viii. hundred lvi the .xi. yere of Charlis y e Ballid then kynge of Fraunce In whose tyme the Danys wyth more strengthes entred y e west part of this land and robbed and spoyled the couÌ„trey before theym tyll they came to wynchester toke the cytye by strength and dyd therin what they wold But the kynge made suche prouysyon that by hym his dukes they were forcyd to forsake the cytye And as they yode toward theyr shippes they were fought wyth and a great parte of theym slayne and taken Of this kynge is nothynge ellys lefte in memory more then before is shewyd but that he dyed when had reygned after moste wryters .vi. yeres and was buryed at Shyrborne leuynge after hym none yssu of hys body wherfore the rule of the lande fell to his brother Etheldrede THE CLXIX CHAPITER ETheldredus the thyrde sonne of Adeulphus beganne hys reygne ouer the west Anglis and the more parte Englande in the yere of our lorde .viii. hundred .lxiii the xviii yere of Charlis y e Ballyd then kynge of Fraunce In the begynnyng of this kynges reygne the Danes landed in eest England or Norff. and Suff. But they were compellyd to forsake that countrey and so toke agayne shyppynge and saylyd northwarde and landed in Northumberlande where they were mette wyth of the kynges then there reynynge callyd Osbryghte and Ella whyche gaue to theym a stronge fyghte But that not wythstandynge the Danys wyth helpe of suche as enhabyted y e countrey wan the
so sharpely that he was constrayned to leue the countrey and sayled into Fraunce and lefte the nuÌ„ne behynde hym the whych the kynge caused to be restoryd agayn to the house y t she was taken fro The nexte yere folowyng the sayd Clito wyth his coÌ„pany landed in eest Englande gaderyd to hym y e Danys of that countrey and with theyr ayde destroyed and pylled the countrey about Crekynforde Criklade And then passed y e ryuer of Thamis spoyled the land to Bradenestoke and so froÌ„ thens retourned into eest Anglia y t is Norffolke Suffolke The kynge folowed his enymyes and spoyled of theyr landes whyche they helde by composycyon from the ryuer of Owse to the bordure of saynte Edmundus lande commaundynge hys knyghtes of hys hoste that none shulde dragge or tarye after hys hoste for fere that they were not beclyppyd of theyr enmyes But the Kentyshe men whych trusted to myche in theyr owne strength dysobeyed that commaundement wherfore the Danys awaytynge theyr praye fyll vppon them by bushementes and slewe the more partye of theym wherwyth the kyng was sore dyscontentyd Soone after bothe hostes mette where after longe fyght Clyto wyth many of the Danys was slayne and the remenaunt constrayned to seche peace the whyche was graunted vppon certayne condycyons that they shulde holde theym wythin the boundes to theym lymytted and ouer that paye yerely a certayne money in waye of trybute After whyche peace wyth them stablyshed he repayred cytyes townes and castellys that by the sayde Danys were shatered and broken And about the .viii. yere of his reygne kynge Edwarde repayred the wallys and also the cytye of Kaerlyon that now is called Chester To the whych were great helpers Etheldredê° duke of Mercia Elfleda his wyfe doughter of Alurede as before is shewyd suster of this kynge Edwarde And that done the kynge buylded a stronge castell at Herforde in y e egge of walys And he enlarged so greatly y e walles of Chester y t the castell whych before tyme was wyth out the wall is now wythin And the .ix. yere of his reygn Etheldredê° duke of Mercia by couÌ„sayll of his wyfe traÌ„slated y e bones of y e holy kyng Oswald froÌ„ Bradony to Gloucestre there buylded a fayre monastery in the worshyp of saynt Peter In the .xii. yere of kyng Edwardes reygne the Danes repentynge them of theyr couenauntes before made myndyng enteÌ„dyng y e breche of the same asseÌ„bled an hoste met with y e kynge in Staffordeshyre at a place called Toten halle and soone after at wodenesseylde At whyche .ii. places the kynge slew two kynges two erlys and many thousandes of the Danys that then occupyed the countrey of Northumberlande And soon after dyed the noble man Etheldredus duke or erle of Mercia or myddell Englande After whose deth the kynge for so myche as he hadde often prouyd her wysedome he toke the rule of that countrey to hys wyfe Elfleda London alonely exceptyd the whyche he toke vnder his onwe rule THE CLXXX CHAPITER OF this noble woman Elfleda yf I shulde shewe all the vertues yt shuld aske a long tyme and leasure But amonges other of her noble dedes she buylded and newly repayred many townes cytyes and castellys as Tomworth besyde Lychefeld Stafforde warwyke Shrowesbury watrysbury Eldysbury in the forest besyde Chester that nowe is ouer tourned and destroyed Also she buylded a cytye wyth a castell in the Northe ende of Mercia vpon y t ryuer Merce that in those dayes was named RuncofanÌ„ but now yt is called RuncornÌ„ And she also buylded a brydge ouer the ryuer of SeuernÌ„ whyche is or was named Brymmysburye brydge This stronge virago fauour of cytezeyns and fere of enymyes halpe myche the kyng her brother in gyuynge of counsayll buyldynge of cytyes Of her is told that when she hadde ones assayed the wo and sorowe that women fele and suffer in berynge of a chylde she hated the enbrasynge of her husband euer and toke wytnesse of god and sayde that yt was not coÌ„uenyent or semely to a kinges doughter to vse such flesshely lykynge wherof suche sorowe shuld ensue or folowe In the .xiii. yere of the reygne of this Edwarde a great nauy of Danys whych in tyme of Alurede were driuen into Fraunce now retourned agayn and sayled about the west couÌ„trey and landed in dyuers places toke prayes and went to theyr shyppes agayn And at one time amoÌ„ges other they robbed and spoyled at a place called Irchynfeylde and toke a Brytyshe byshop and caryed hym to theyr shyppes and fynally raunsomed hym at .xl. pounde But as soone as kynge Edwarde had knowlege of theyr beyng he assembled his knyghtes and sped hym westwarde by lande and sent a nother hoste by shyppe to encounter the Danys vppon the see wherof heryng the sayd Danys fledde into Irlande and by that course voyded the land and handes of the kynge Then the kynge for strengthynge of the countrey made a castell at the mouth of the water of Auene and a nother castell at Bokyngham and the thyrd faste therby y t is to meane vpon eyther syde of y e ryuer of Owseone And after retourned into Northamtonshyre and Bedfordshyre faughte there wyth the Danys of these couÌ„tres and at length subdued theâ— wyth theyr leder or duke called Turketyllus About the .xvii. yere of this kynges reygned Elfleda lady of Mercia before mynded gaderyd her knightes And where the Brytons or walshe men brake into the lande about Brekenoke she wyth her people wythstode theym and amonge other prysoners prayes toke there the quene of walshemen And the yere folowynge kynge Edwarde buylded or newly reedyfyed the townes of Towsetour and wygmore and destroyed the castell that the Danys hadde made at Temesforde And that yere the noble Elfleda wanne the towne of Derby from the power of the Danys where they put her in such adueÌ„ture that foure knyghtes whyche were called Gardeyns of her corps were slayne faste by her And y e .xviii. yere of his reygne dyed that noble pryncesse Elfleda in the moneth of Iune and was buryed in the monastery of saynt Peter which her lorde and she before tyme hadde buylded wythin the towne of Gloucetour as aboue is touched ouer the bones of that holy kynge saynte Oswalde whyche monastery was after throwen to grounde by the Danys But Aldredus byshop both of yorke of worcetour made there an other whyche is now chefe house or abbay of that towne or cytye when Elfleda was deed her doughter named Elswyna helde the lordeshyppe of Mercia a season But for the kynge coÌ„sydered yt to be to great a thynge for her to rule he therfore dyscharged her therof and ioyned it to his kyngedome but not all wythout stryfe For dyuers townes kepte of the kyng for a tyme as Snotyngham or Nothyngam Tomworth Derbye and other supposynge the doughter wold haue defended them as the mother by her lyfe had done But finally they came to the
vppon the breste wyth a spere So y t the kynge awoke wyth that stroke and charged that the belle shulde be restored to the chyrche of Saynt Eltutus and all other thynges that were taken wyth the same But the kynge dyed wythin .x. dayes after whan he had reygned after moste wryters the full terme of .xvi. yeres And was buryed at Glastenbury leuynge after hym two sonnes Edwarde the martyr Egelredê° by .ii. sondry wyues Henricus the hystographer made of hym these verses folowynge Ayder of the poore and punyssher of trespasse The gyuer of worshyp kyng Edgar is now gone To the kyngdome of heuen whyche lyke to prayse was As Salomon that for wysdome aboue all shone A fader in peas a lyone to his foone Founder of temples of monkes stronge patrone Oppresser of all wronge and of iustyce guardone WIllelmus de regibus testifyeth that in the yere of our lorde M.lii whiche was after the deth of this noble kynge Edgar .lxxvi. yeres an abbot of Glastenbury named Aylewarde dygged the graue of this noble man vnreuerently At whyche tyme the body was fouÌ„den hole and so full of flesshe that the body wolde not entre into a newe cheste without pressynge By reason wherof fresshe droppes of blode issued out of the same body Than the abbot foresayd fyll sodeynly madde and went out of the chyrch and brake hys necke and so dyed Than the body was put in a shryne that he before tyme had gyuen to the place set vppon y e auter wyth the hed of saynt Apolinare and other relyques of saynt Uyncent the whych y e kyng Edgare before dayes had brought thyther and gyuen to y e house wherfore it maye well appere to all that rede thys story that what lyuynge thys man was demed of y t he purged hym in suche wyse by penauÌ„ce that he made a seth and amendes to goddes pleasure THE CXCV. CHAPITER IN y e story of thys noble prynce Edgare I fynde wryten a story the whyche is alleged by the authour y t it shulde be done by a kyng of Syrye named Cambyses in the tyme of the reygne of thys Edgare But in that sayenge he varyeth froÌ„ other authours and wryters very farre as Uincencius hystorialis Antoninus Ranulphus and other For all be it the sayde acte was done by y e sayd Cambyse as the forenamed authoure affermeth yet it was by the sayd Cambyses executed longe before the incarnacyon of Cryste For thys Cambyses was the sonne of Cirus kyng of Parsys and of Medis whyche reygned ouer those prouynces about the yere of the worlde .iiii. thousand .lxx before the commynge of Cryste folowyng the accompte of thys worke .xi. hundred yeres .xxix. But it myghte be y t the whyte monke that was authoure or wryter of this acte to the story of Edgare was moued for the greate iustyce that he radde in the story of thys Edgare thynkyng to enhaunce it by the reason herof where he sayth that in the tyme of thys CaÌ„byses a iudge was to hym accused and conuycte vppon the same accusacyon that he hadde gyuen a wronge sentence by meane of takynge of mede wherfore thys Cambyses to the terrour and fere of other commaunded the sayde iudge to be flayne quycke and the skynne to be spred ouer the place or stole of iudgement and that done made the sone of the foresayd iudge to sytte as iudge in the place where hys fader before sat wyth these verses wryten vppon the face of the sayde place of iudgement as foloweth Sede sedens ista iudex inflexibilis sta A manibus reuoces munus ab aure preces Sit tibi sucerna sex sux pessisque paterna Qua recedes natus pro patre sponte datus whyche verses maye be englysshed in maner and fourme as foloweth Thou that syttest in thys iudycyall place Sytte vp ryght holde thyne handes from mede Thyne erys from prayer fauoure from the chace Let lawe be thy gyde kepe iustyce in thy rede Thy faders skynne whych doth thy chayer sprede Haue in thy mynde fall not to lyke offence Leste for thy faute thou make lyke recompence AS I haue before shewed this acte was put in execucyon y e xi C. yere and odde before the commynge of Cryste And syns the sayd coÌ„mynge or incarnacyon haue expyred .xv. hundred yeres more which all maketh ouer two thousande .vi. hundred yeres In all whyche tyme I haue nat radde in any cronycle of thys lande nor other where that any iudge hath ben put to lyke sentence wherfore it is to presuppose that in the lawes bothe spyrytuall temporall all iudges haue wel borne these verses in mynde and exercysed them in mynystrynge of dewe iustyce as perfytely as theyr cusshons had ben fresshely lyned wyth the foresayde skinne empriÌ„ted so narowly these verses in the boke of theyr coÌ„science that they in all theyr iudgementes set asyde all parcyalyte and fauour and holde theyr handes from all medes and rewardes so that now it is thus wyth more or ellys thus it shulde be THE CXCVI. CHAPITER EDwarde the sonne of Edgare and of hys fyrste wyfe named Egelfleda beganne hys reygn ouer thys realme of Englande in the yere of our lorde .ix. hundred and .lxxvii and the .xii. yere of Lothayre than kynge of Fraunce ye shall vnderstand that after the deth of Edgare stryfe arose amonge the lordes for admyssyon of theyr kyng For Elfryda or Estrylde with Alphrede duke of Mercia made dyuers frendes to haue her sonne Egelredus promoted to that dygnite a chylde of .vii. yeres of age that she he myghte haue the rule of the land But holy Dunstane wyth ayde of other bysshoppes and of the erle of eest Englande or Essex wythstode so that doynge that he crowned thys Edwarde kynge at y e towne of Kyngestowne to the greuous dyspleasure of hys sayd moder Elfryda and other of her affynyte In the tyme of thys Edward appered stella cometa a blasing sterre wherafter ensued many inconuenyences as well to men as to bestes as sykenesse hunger moreyne other lyke myseryes But none of this fyll in the dayes of this Edwarde but after hys deth The forenamed Alpherus duke of Mercia whyche in all thynges fauoured mych the dedes of the quene put out y e monkes at wynchester that kyng Edgare as before is shewed had there set in brought in for theym wanton clerkes or as Ranulphe sayth clerkes wyth concubynes But Dunstane and the erle of Essex wythsayde that doyng and helde agayne the duke and suche as fauoured hys partye For the whych arose greate stryfe bytwene the prestes and the monkes of Englande For y e clerkes that were before tyme put out by Edgare sayd that it were a wretched and cursed dede that a newe comon company vnknowen shulde put out olde landysmen from theyr place nor it shulde not be pleasyng to god y t had graunted y e place to the olde woÌ„ner nor no good man ought to alowe
partye of Edmunde gatte hym to an hyghe place where he myght be somwhat harde of y e hoste and spake in thys wyse Dayly we dye and no man hath the vyctorye For Edmunde may not be ouercome for his great strength and Canutus may not be ouercome for fauoure of Fortune what shall then be y e fruyte of thys cōtynuall stryfe None other but when the knyghtes ben all slayn on eyther partyes then the dukes compelled by nede shall accorde or ellys they shall fyght alone wythout knyghtes Then syn this shall be the ende why do they not one of these two If they accorde why is not this kyngedome suffycynt for twayne y t somtyme suffysed for .vii. If theyr couetyse of lordshyppes be so great y ◠eyther hath indygnacyon to take and haue parte wyth other or ellys that one to be vnder that other then lette them fyghte alone that woll be the lordes alone left If all mē fyght all men be slayne by meane wherof no men shall be left to be vnder theyr lordshyp or ledyng of dukes nor yet to defende the kynge agayne stronge enymyes or nacyons These wordes thus spoken were ryght wele alowed of both hostes For as affermeth myne author at this time a trewce was made betwen both prynces far a certayne tyme. After whych peace ended were yt by occasyon of these wordes or otherwise the sayde two dukes Edmunde and Canutus agreed to trye theyr quarelles betwene them two onely And for thys was assygned by theyr both agrementes a lytell yle called then Olney nere vnto Glouceter or after some wryters named Olenege bycleped wyth the water of Seuerne In whyche place at the daye appoynted the two chāpyons met wythoute company or assistence wythin y e sayd yle the hostes of bothe partyes standynge wythoute the yle and there abydynge the fortune of thys batayll There eyther proued other fyrste wyth sharpe speres and after wyth kene and cuttynge swordes what shall I of thys make lenger proces when eyther hadde other well proued and assayed by receyuynge of harde and sore strokes by the fyrste mocyon of Canutus as moste wryters testyfyen they lastely accorded and kyssed to gyther as louers to the great comforte of bothe hostes And shortely after by the aduyce of bothe theyr counsaylles condescended vppon partycyon of the lande whyche immedyately was done to bothe theyr agrementes and loued after as two bretherne duryng theyr naturall lyues But the serpent Idre of enuy and false conspyracye which euer burnyd in the harte of Edricus was kyndeled so sore that of pure force yt must breke out vpon a lyght flambe so what he myghte not accomplyshe by his owne persone he fulfylled by his sonne as testyfyen dyuerse authours For as affermeth Guydo this sonne of Edricus away tynge his tyme espyed when y e kyng was at the wyddraught to purge nature and wyth a spere strake hym into the foundement and so into the bodye wherof kynge Edmunde dyed shortly after at Oxen. The king thus beynge slayne anon Edricus thynkynge therby to be greatly exalted spedde hym in all haste vnto Canutus and saluted hym as kynge and shewed hym of thys treason onely for hys loue done when Canutus hadde well vnderstandyng of y e confessyon of Edricus he lyke a dyscrete and ryghtous prynce sayd vnto hym in thys wyse For thou haste Edricus for the loue thou berest vnto me slayne thyne naturall lorde whyche I moste loued I shall exalte thyne hed aboue al the lordes of England And forthwyth commaunded hym to be taken and hys hedde to be stryken of and pyght on a spere hedde and after sette vppon the higest gate of London But Marianus the Scot telleth that Edmunde dyed at London by naturall sekenesse about the feste of saynt Andrewe And the englyshe cronycle affermeth the forenamed treason but by a nother maner of doynge But howe so euer this noble prynce dyed trouth yt is after agrement of moste wryters y t he ended hys lyfe when he hadde reygned one yere more as myche as from the moneth of Iune vnto the ende of Nouember and was buryed at Glastenbury by hys graundfather Edgare Policronica sheweth in the .xviii. chapyter of hys .vi. boke that Canutus after the deth of Edmunde gave vnto Edricus the lordeshyppe of Mercia and by hys counsayll exyled the brother of Edmunde called the kynge of chorles and thorough his con̄sayle executed many cruell dedes Of this Edmūde remayned two sonnes that is to wyt Edmunde and Edwarde THE CCV CHAPITER CAnutus or Knougth after the Englyshe cronycle sonne of Swanus as before is touched and yonger brother as appereth by y e story folowynge began his domynyon alone ouer Englande in the yere of our lorde a thousande .xix and the xxi yere of Robert then kyng of Fraūce The whyche anon after the deth of Edmunde assembled a counsayll at London where among other thynges in that coūsayll debated a questyon was put whether in the composicyon made betwene Edmunde and Canutus any speciall remembraūce was made for the chyldren or brethern of Edmunde for any partycyon of any parte of the lande wherunto yt was answered of the lordes naye Affermyng farthermore wyth othe for the kynges pleasure that they to the vttermoste of theyr powers wolde put of that blood of Edmunde in all that they myght By reason of whyche answere promyse they thought many of them to haue standen in the great grace and fauoure of the kynge but yt turned all otherwyse For many of them or the more partye such as Canutus apperceyued knewe that they beforetyme were sworne to Edmunde and his heyres also were natyue Englishe men he mystrusted disdaned euer after In so myche that some he exyled some were slayn and some by goddes punyshement dyed sodaynly But amonge all Edricus wyth his sugred wordes contynued in the kynges fauoure as sayth Marianus before mynded By whose counsayll other he shortely after outlawed the foresayde brother of Edmunde surnamed kynge Charlis as before is touched But he afterwarde was reconcyled to the kynges fauour and lastely slayne of his owne seruaūtes Canutus also by the sayde counsayll sent the .ii. sonnes of Edmūde named as before is sayde Edmunde Edwarde vnto his brother Swanus then kynge of Denmarke to be slayne after the oppynyon of some wryters But he abhorrynge that dede sente theym to Salomon then kynge of Hungarye as wytnessyth Guydo and other where in processe of tyme Edmunde dyed and his brother Edwarde in tracte of tyme maryed Agatha the doughter of the .iiii. Henry then emperour of Almayne Of the whyche Edwarde and Agatha procedyd Margarete that after was quene of Scotlande and Crystyane that was a menchon and a sonne named Edgar and surnamed Ethelynge Thys Edwarde of the cronycles of England is named Edwarde the outlawe for so myche as he neuer returned into Englande as sayth the sayde englyshe cronycle after hys fyrste exyle Then to returne vnto Canus the whyche after some thynges
accepted the foresayde wyllyam to theyr lorde and souerayne Of thys wyllyams procreacyon yt is wytnessed of Uyncent hystory all and other that his father passynge by the cytye or towne of Faloys in Normandy he sawe a company of maydens daunsynge by the strete Amonges the whych was one of passynge beautye called Arlet and doughter to a skynner To y e which duke Robert caste vnlefull loue in suche wyse y t he caused her to be broughte to his bed the nyght folowyng and helde her to his concubyne a certayn of tyme after begat on her this wyllyam whē his moder was wyth him cōceyued she dremed that her bowel lys were sprad ouer all Normandye and Englande And when he was borne of his moders wombe he fyll to the groūde and closed his handes wyth powder of the flore or pauement Therfore the mydwyfe made and exclamacyon and sayd this chyld shall be a kynge Then yt foloweth when thys wyllyam was thus admitted duke some of his lordes by the meane of y e kyng of Fraūce began to wythdraw them from hym In so myche y e erle Gylbert to whome duke Robert had betaken hys ponge sonne to gyde was slayne and other that were especyall frendes to the chylde There was fyghtyng and manslaughter and the countrey fowle faren with by reason of the opynyons that were amonges them selfe wherof Guy a Burgoyn was one of the chefe causers For he with his adherentes sayde alwayes that they wolde haue no bastarde to be ruler of them This Guy as saith the frēche boke was nere kynnesman vnto y e yonge duke descendyd of the doughter of the seconde Rycharde and entended to haue ben duke hym selfe For the which he ensensed y e kyng of Fraūce agayn hym in all that he myght but at length duke wyllyam toke hym and put hym to deth Thus the Frenche kynge forgettynge y e kyndnesse shewyd to hym by duke Robert hys father toke partye agayne hym to the vttermoste and ordeyned hym .ii. hostes wherof one he delyueryd to his brother Almaryk and warned hym to eutre y e countrey of Caus and he hym selfe ladde that other and entred with it the coūtrey of Eurour But wyllyam not ferynge the kynges great power beynge growen wele towarde mannes stature lyke a luste yonge knyght made towarde the kynges brother gaue to hym batayll hym ouercame and chased the Frenchemen to theyr great bylany wherof heryng the Frenche kyng wyth his people spedde hym toward wyllyam to reuenge the shame done to his men But in cōclusyon he wan there no honoure Then peace was made betwene the kyng and y e duke and the Frenche prysoners were delyueryd But this peace enduryed not long for the Frēch kyng callynge to remēbraūce the losse of hys men at Mort mere or dede see wyth other dysauauntages by hym sustayned of the sayde duke wyllyam called to hys ayde Geoffrey erle of Aungiers And whan hys hoste was assembled they entred y e prouynce of Normādy cōtynued theyr iourney tyll they came to an arme of the see where the hoste shulde passe ouer Of thys new warre duke wyllyā beynge warned in all haste assembled hys Normans and sped hym y e next waye to mete the Frenchemen In thys meane whyle the Frenche kynge had passed the water wyth certayne of hys hoste trustyng that the remenauaūt shulde haue folowed But soone after the water flowed so faste that hys people myghte not passe And in thys whyle came the duke and set vpon the kynges hoste and bet theym downe cruelly so that at length the kynge was compelled to flee and loste a great nomber of his knyghtes to consyder them y e were slayne wyth the other that were taken prysoners whan kynge Henry had well dysgested in hys mynde the wrongfull trouble that he by enuyous persons hadde put the duke vnto and remēbred the yll expedycyon that he had in that warre he recōsyled hym selfe and made meanes that the duke and he myghte be agreed and accorded The whyche by dyscrete solycytours was shortely after brought to good effecte so that they contynued as frēdes durynge theyr lyues after Than Henry abstayned hym from all warre vsed the reste of hys lyfe in peas and quyetnesse Thys Henry had two wyues and of the laste whyche was doughter to the kynge of Russy he had .iii. sonnes that is to say Phylyp y ◠whych he made kyng of Fraunce by hys lyfe Robert that was after duke of Burgoyne and Hughe that was after named Hugh le graunde and was fader to Raufe erle of Uermendoyse And in thys kynges dayes Burgoyne that had ben vnder y e Frenche kynges obeysaunce ouer a hundred and .xxx. yeres refused the Frenche kynge aparte of them torned vnto Conradus the seconde of that name than emperour So that that parte whyche stretched to Champayne belonged to Fraunce and that other parte whyche stretched toward Basaynz belonged to the Almayns And that yere that the kynge had admytted hys sonne Phylyp to the gydynge of the realme he dyed and was buryed at saynt Denys leuyng after hym the issue forenamed whan he hadde reygned after moste wryters .xxxi. yeres Anglia THE CCVIII CHAPITER HArold the sonne of Canutus of Elgma y e erlys doughter of Hampton begā his reygne ouer Englande in y e yere of our lordes incarnacyon M. xxxix and the x. yere of Henry thā kyng of Fraūce Thys for his delyuernesse swyftenesse was surnamed Harefote In whose begynnynge stryfe was amonge the lordes for so myche as of hys byrthe shulde be doughte whyther he were the kynges son or not and specyally erle Goodwyne that dyd the vttermoste of hys power to sette hym by and put Hardykynitus his brother to that honour But Leo frycus that Canutus so mych loued and trusted wyth the ayde of the Danes wythstode so myghtely Goodwyne and hys sonnes that they fayled of theyr purpose Anone as thys Harold was crowned kynge he banysshed hys stepmoder Emma and toke from her suche goodes and iewelles as she had The whych Emma sayled than into Flaūders and there of Bawdewyne the erle was reuerently receyued there abode durynge the lyfe of thys Harolde The whyche contynued hys lyfe to lytell fruyte or profyte of the land nor yet of the subiectes so that of hym other for y e vyce that clerkes lyste nat to put in memory other for the rudenesse whyche is worthy no memory nothynge of hym is put in remembraunce but that he dyed at London or after some at Oxenford was buryed at westmynster when he had reygned as moste wryters agreen .iii. yeres and odde monethes leuynge after hym none heyre wherfore hys brother kyng of Denmarke was next kynge after hym THE CCIX. CHAPITER HArdikynytus the sonne of Canutus of Emma was made kyng of England in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon M.xli and the xii yere of Henry than kyng of Fraūce Thys of some wryters is named Hardykynytus and Hardyknough
what maner of tytle or successyon In the .xxxii. yere of the kyng dyed Robert Curthose the kynges broder the whyche he hadde kept as prysoner in the castell of Cardyfe from the iiii yere of his reygn or there about whose corps as before is shewed was buryed at Glouceter before the hyghe alter And aboute this tyme was founded the pryorye of Norton in the prouynce of Chester by one wyllyam the sonne of Nychelle And the abbay of Combremer in the same prouynce was also founded aboute the same tyme. In the .xxxv. yere of kynge Henry was borne of Molde the empresse Henry shorte mantell or Henry the seconde The whyche as after shall be shewed was consentynge to the martyrdome of saynt Thomas of Caunterburye Kynge Henry beyng in Normandy after some writers fell from or wyth hys horse whereof he cought hys deth But Ranulphe sayth he toke a surfet by etynge of a lamprey ther of dyet when he hadde reygned full xxxv yeres and odde monethes Then y e kynges bowellys were drawen out of hys body and then salted wyth myche salte And for to auoyde the stenche whych hadde infected many men the body was lastely closed in a bulles skynne and yet yt was not all stynted He that clensed the hed dyed of the stenche of the brayn Then lastely the body was brought into England buryed in the abbay of Redynge that he had before founded Then y e fame of hym was blowen abrode as yt is blowen of other prynces and sayde y t he passed other men in .iii. thynges In wytte in eloquence and fortune of batayll And other sayde he was ouercomen wyth iii. vyces wyth couetyse wyth cruelty and wyth luste of lechery One other made these verys of hym as folowen Kynge Henry is dede bewte of the world for whom great dole Goddes now maken for theyr kynde brother For he is sole Mercurius in speche Marce in batayll harte stronge Appollo Iupiter in hest egall with Saturne and enymye to Cupido Kyng he was of right man of most myght and glorious in raynyng And when he left his crowne theÌ„ fell honour downe for mysse of suche a kynge Normandy than gan lowre for losse of theyr floure sange wel away Englande made mone Scotlande dyd grone for to se that daye Francia THE CCXXX CHAPITER LEwys the sonne of the fyrste Phylyp beganne hys reygne ouer the Frenchemen in the yere of our lorde .xi. hundred .vii. to reken his begynnynge from the deth of his father and the .vi. yere of the fyrste Henry then kyng of England This Lewys as before is touched was admytted to the rule of the land certayn yeres or hys father dyed and was surnamed Lewes the great for grossenesse of his body Anon as this Lewys had fynyshed the obsequy of the funerallys of hys father he wythoute taryenge called a counsayll of hys lordes spyrytuall and temporall at the cytye of Orleaunce where of the byshoppe of the same see wyth other adioynynge he was solemnly anoynted crowned But not wythout grudge of the archbyshoppe of Raynes for so mych as of custome the Frenche kynges vsed there to be crowned Soone after the coronacyon of Lewys Guy le Rous and Guy de Cressy his sonne whych before tyme hadde ben at debate and warre with Lewys and Lewys had from them taken y e castel of Gurnaye this Guy le Rous wyth hys sonne seynge they might not preuayle agayn the kyng awayted theyr tyme and season and espyed when Endo hys owne broder and erle of Corbueyll went forth on huntynge and toke hym as a prysoner kept hym in the castell of Bawdum whereof the cause was for so myche as the sayde Endo wolde not assyste nor ayde y e sayd Guyle Rous his brother agayne the kynge when thys was knowen anon the frendes and tenauntes of the sayde erle shewyd this mater vnto the kynge besechynge hym that he wolde ayde and assyste theym to recouer theyr naturall lorde wherunto the kynge granÌ„ted and forth wyth sent a knyght or captayn of his named Auncelyne accompanyed with .xl. horsmen before for so myche as yt was shewyd vnto the kyng y t such as had y e rule of the castell wolde receyue suche persones as were sent from hym and delyuer the castell wyth the prysoner vnto them Uppon whyche appoyntemeÌ„t thys Ancelyne as before is sayd was sent to entre this castell But all contrary to the former ê“mise made this Auncelyne was betrayed and taken and many of his men slayne hym selfe set in prison where the sayd erle of Corbuayll was wherof when the kynge was enfourmed he was passynge greuously dyscontent wherfore in all haste he sped him thyther compassed y e castell wyth a stronge syege and those that were wythin defended them manfully In the tyme of the whyche syege nother Guy the fader nor Guy hys sonne were with in the sayde castell of Baudum But Guy y e son as a lusty and iuperdous knyght put hym self in aduenture dyuers wayes and tymes to haue entred the sayde castell for comfort of his men but all was in vayn Fynally the kynge made so sore and cruell assautes that he wan the fyrst warde wyth great dyffycultye and after the hole and delyueryd the erle and Auncelyn his stewarde y e which were in great doute of theyr lyues And such as he toke prysoners of the soldyours some he put to deth and some he prisoned to theyr lyues ende to the terrour and fere of other In processe of tyme after at a place called the Roche of Guy whych one Guy of olde tyme had buylded dwel lyd at this daye one of that stocke named also Guy the whyche hadde to wyfe a fayre and good woman the doughter of one wyllyaÌ„ a Norman whyche wyllyam entendynge to dysheryte the sayde Guy and to be lord of that stronge place vppon a tyme when the sayde Guy was in y e chyrch or chapell to here his dyuyne seruyce entred the chyrche wyth a certayn of harnessed knightes vnder theyr man tellys and fell vppon hym and all to hewe hym wherof herynge the wyfe ranne as a madde woman and fell vppon her husbande to the enteÌ„t to saue hym from the strokes But the tyrauntes were so cruell y t they forbare nothynge of theyr cruel tye but wounded her wyth her husbande so that both were slayne and that done entred the castell and slew all suche as they found therin when this willyam fader to y e wife of Guy or broder to her as affermeth maister Robert Gagwyne was possessed of y e castell of Guyon he thought therby to rule all the countrey enuyron But the gentylles and commons he rynge of thys shamefull murder assembled theÌ„ to gither of one mynde whyle some of them yode to the kyng to enfurme hym of that cruell dede the other prepared abyllementes of warre and layde syege to the sayde castell The kynge Lewys herynge of this shamfull dede and the wynnynge of so stronge
to the value of a M. marke sterlynge Upon a tuysdaye beyng the fyrste day of Iuly was foughten a batayll at Parys betwene two knyghtes wherof the appellaunte was named syr Foukes Dorciat and the defendauÌ„t syr Maugot Mawbert whych appellauÌ„t was sore vexed with a feuer quarteyne by reason wherof and of the great hete that y e day appered after longe fyght the sayd appellauÌ„t lyght from hys horse for hys refresshemeÌ„t wherfore hys frendes of hym were in great doute But his enemye was also so sore trauayled y t what for hete laboure he was also ouercome was lykely to haue fallen froÌ„ hys horse and or he myght be taken downe he swowned dyed whan syr Fowkes was ware of y e feblenesse of hys enemye anon as he might he dressed hym on fote toward hys aduersary fande hym starke dede whyche by lyceÌ„ce of the kynge was after had out of the feelde and secretlo buryed the sayde syr Fowkes for feblenesse was by hys freÌ„des ladde vnto hys lodgyng In the .xii. yere of kynge IohnÌ„ xxi day of Nouembre Phylyp duke of Burgoyn erle of Artoys of Aluerne and of Boloyngn a chylde of the age of .xiiii. yeres or lesse dyed at a town nere vnto Rome called GuyoÌ„ By reason of whose deth kyng IohnÌ„ as nexte heyre had after possession of al the sayd laÌ„des toke possioÌ„ therof shortly after In the .xiiii. yere of the reygne of kyng IohnÌ„ thyrd day of Ianuary he for specyall causes hym mouyng as for the enlargyng of his sonne the duke of Orleaunce other yet pledges for hys rauÌ„some toke shyppyng at Boloyne so sayled into EnglaÌ„d and arryued at Douer the .vi day of the sayde moneth and after yode to Eltham and from theÌ„s was coÌ„ueyed vnto LoÌ„don as before is shewed in the .xxxvii. yere of kyng Edward In tyme of whose there beyng syr BarthraÌ„ de Glaycon made warre vpoÌ„ the kynge of Nauerne wan from hym the towne of Maunt in Normandy And by the duke of NormaÌ„dy soone after was wonne from the sayd kyng the towne of MeÌ„leÌ„ce within y e which were taken dyuers Parysyens that shortly after for theyr infidelite were put in execucioÌ„ at Parys And thus the warre betwene the kynges of FrauÌ„ce Nauerne was newly begoÌ„ Than kynge IohnÌ„ beyng as before is sayde in Englande a greuous malady toke hym in the begynnynge of Marche of the whyche he dyed at London vpoÌ„ the .viii. daye of Apryll folowynge so wyth great honoure and solempnyte coÌ„ueyed to the sees syde and there shypped thaÌ„ in processe caryed into Fraunce where vpon the .vii. day of May and yere of our lorde god M.CCC.lxiiii he was solempnely enterred in the monastery of saynt Denys whaÌ„ he had reygned .xiii. yeres .vii. monethes and odde dayes leuynge after hym thre sonnes that is to say Charles whych was kyng after hym Lewys and Phylyp CArolus or Charles y e .vi. of that name or .v. after som writers y e eldest sonne of kyng IohnÌ„ beganne hys reygne ouer the realme of FrauÌ„ce the .ix. day of Apryll in the begynnynge of the yere of our lorde god M.CCC.lxiiii and the .xxviii. yere of Edwarde the the .iii. than kynge of Englande and was crowned with dame Iane hys wyfe at Raynes the .xix. day of May folowynge In thys fyrste yere syr Barthran de Glaycon lyeutenaunt of the sayde Charles in NormaÌ„dy fought with a capytayne of the kynge of Nauerne named le Captall de Bueffe nere vnto a place called Cocherell nere vnto the crosse of saynte Lyeffroy in whiche fyght the sayd Captall was scomfited and great noumbre of his people taken and slayne hym selfe chased taken for whome the frenche kynge gaue after vnto the sayde syr BarthraÌ„ the Erledam of Longeuyle And whaÌ„ he had receyued him he sent him vnto a stroÌ„ge pryson called the Merchy in Meaux At Myghelmas folowynge the duke of Brytayne syr Charlys de Bloyes and syr IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tfort sonne and heyre to the fore named sir IohnÌ„ Mountforde before dede whiche by a longe season bothe father the sonne had holden warre with the sayd syr Charles met in playne batayle in y â— which as before is shewed in the .xxxviii. yere of king Edwarde the sayde syr Charles was slayne dyuers noble men of Fraunce with him In the moneth of Iuny and seconde yere of this Charlys an other accorde was yet concluded atwene this Charles and the kynge of Nauerne By reason of whiche accorde the Captall of Bueffe was clerely delyuered and Maunt and Menlene agayne also to the kynge restored And ouer that to the kynge of Nauerne was geuyn for a recompensement the Erledome of Longeuyle whiche as aboue is sayd the frenche kyng had gyuen vnto syr Barthran de Glaycon for to haue the Captall to his prisoner And also to the sayde kynge of Nauerne was gyuen the lordshyppe of Mountpyller And in the moneth of February began the warre in Spayne where prince Edwarde ayded Peter kyng of y e lande as before is shewed iÌ„ the .xl. and .xlii. yeres of kynge Edwarde In the .iiii. yere the peace atwene the kynges of Englande of FrauÌ„ce began to breke by meanes of the erle of Armenake other as in the .xlii. yere of kynge Edwarde is before shewed And in the moneth of Decembre and the sayd yere the quene was lyghted of a man Chylde in the Hostell of saynt Paule the whiche was after christened with excedynge solempnyte ouer other before passed in the churche of saint Paule in Parys the .vi. day of Decembre of the cardinal of Parys To whome were godfathers the erles of Mountmerency and of Dampmartyn godmother Iane quene of Euroux and bare the name of Charlys after the erle of Mountmerency In the .v. yere of this Charlys he called his counsell of parlyament at Parys Durynge the whiche the appellacyons of the erle of armenake and other purposed ageyne prynce Edwarde were publysshed and radde the answeres of the said prince vpon the sayd appellacyons made whiche I ouerpasse for length of the mater But the conclusyon was that the prince had broken the peas and couenauntes of the same as they there demyd wherfore all suche townes holdes as the frenche kyng had gotten he shulde them retayne make warre vpon the kynge of Englande for the recouery of the other where vpon kynge Charles in the moneth of Iuly folowyng rode vnto Roan and there rygged his nauye entendynge as sayth the frenche historye to haue made warre vpon EnglaÌ„d and to haue sent thyther his yongest brother Philippe than duke of Burgoyne with a stronge armye But whyle he was there besyed about his purpose the duke of Lancastre arryued with a strong power at Caleys and so passed to Tyrwyn so vnto Ayr. wherfore kynge Charlys then chaunged his purpose and sent his sayde brother into those ê‘ties Then by that season that y e sayd duke was prepared with hys people the englysshemen were
realme of Fraunce had at Egyncourte a tryumphant victory as in the sayde thyrde yere of HeÌ„ry the .v. is more at lengthe declared Than it foloweth in the story after many townes and stronge holdes by the englysshe men in sondry places of FrauÌ„ce opteined in y e .xxx. .viii. yere of this Charles a frenche man named y e lorde of the I le of Adam IohnÌ„ Uyllers in proper name gatheryng to hym a company of tyrauntes to the nombre of CCC or mo wherof many were old seruauÌ„tes of the kynges housholde than put out by y e Dolphyn other that than had the rule of the kynge by treason of a clerke opteyned the keyes of one of the Gates of Parys and so entred the cytie by nyght by a watche worde amonge them deuysed assocyate to them many Burgonyons and so beynge stronge yode where the kyng was and gate y e rule of his ê‘sone And that done all suche as they myght fynde that than bare any rule they slewe by one meane other so that vpon y e day folowyng was nombred of dede corfes wythin the cytie vpon .iiii. M. Amonge the whiche of noble men was Henry de Marle than Chaunceller of FrauÌ„ce Graunâ—pre with many other And for to haue the more assystence of the coÌ„mon people the sayd Uyllers set y e kyng vpon an horse and ladde hym about the cytie as he that had small reason to guyde hym selfe so ruled all thyng as he his coÌ„pany wolde wherfore the Dolphyn feryng to fall in the daunger of so wylde a coÌ„pany yode to Meldune or and there called to hym suche as then were lefte on lyne to withstaÌ„de these tyrauntes and y e duke of Burgoyne than beynge within the cytie compasser of all thys myschefe as some construed and demed After whyche company to hym gathered he returned to the cytie of Parys and assayled one of the gates But whanne he sawe y e cytezens toke partye agayne hym he thoughte his trauayle loste wherfore without great assaute makyng he called thence his knightes and so departed agayne to the place whiche he came fro and from thens vnto Thuron in appeasynge the countreys townes as he went whiche at those dayes were farre out of frame And than in the .xxxix. yere of the sayd Charles king Henry the .v. landed with a stroÌ„ge power at a place called Touke in Normandy and after layde syege to manye stronge holdes and townes them wanne as Cane Phaleys Roan and other as in the .vi. yere of the sayd Henrye folowynge is more at lengthe declared In tyme of whyche warre thus made by kynge Henry the Dolphyn and the duke of Burgoyne eyther of them prouyded to defende the malyce of the other in so moche that as testyfyeth the frenche cronycle the duke was aduysed to haue taken partie with the Englisshemen This sayeng as wytnesseth an auctour named Floure of hystoryes which toucheth in laten many gestes dedes done by kynges of EnglaÌ„de sayeth that the Frenche men bryng in that for to excuse theyr infortune cowerdyse by reason whereof they loste nat all onely theyr lande but also the honoure name of the same Than lastely the duke beynge of mynde by exortacyon of Phylyppe Iosquyne and IohnÌ„ de TolongnÌ„ with also a lady called the countesse of Grat the duke was reconsyled vnto the Dolphyne and a day of metynge apoynted at Monstruell where eyther of them shulde be accoÌ„panyed with .x. lordes onely without mo At whyche day the sayd prynces with theyr assygned lordes beynge assembled many reasons and argumeÌ„tes were layde and replyed vpon bothe sydes By occasyon wherof one of the Dolphyns company sodainly drewe hys knyfe and strake the duke vnto the harte so that he dyed soone after whyche murder was supposed to be done by a knyght called Tanguyde de Chastell whyche oftyme passed had ben famylyer seruaunt with the duke of OrleyauÌ„ce before slayne by meanes of the sayde duke of Burgoyne After whiche murder thus commytted the lande of Fraunce was broughte in moche more stryfe varyaunce in so moche that Phylyppe the sonne of the sayde IohnÌ„ duke of Burgoyne beynge than in Parys hauynge the rule of y e kynge and the cytie toke partie with the Englysshe men agayne y e Dolphyn By reason wherof as sondry wryters agre king Henryes ê‘tie was greatly augmented holpen so that fynally kynge Henry opteyned moche of his wyll shortly after maryed dame Katheryne doughter of Charles kynge in the .xli. yere of his reygne with assuraunce promyse of the inherytauÌ„ce of the realme of Fraunce to him and his heyres after the dethe of the said Charles as to you more plainly shal be shewed in the .viii. yere of the said Henry the fyfte After whyche maryage concluded and fynysshed yet y e Dolphyn ceased nat to make newe mocyons sterynges Durynge the whiche kynge Charles dyed in Octobre and was buryed at saynt Denys whan he had reygned in greate trouble vpoÌ„ the poynt of .xlii. yeres leauyng after hym as is affirmed by the forenamed auctour Gaguyne a sonne Dolphyn of Uyenne called Charles whiche after was kyng of Frenchemen and was named Charlys the .vii. or the .viii. after some wryters Henry the .iiii. Anglia HEnry the .iiii. of that name and sonne of IohnÌ„ of Gaunte late duke of LaÌ„caster toke possessyon of the domynion of y e realme of Englande as before in the ende of the story of the seconde Rycharde is shewed vpon the laste daye of Septembre in the yere of our lorde a M. CCC.lxxxxix and in the .xix. yere of Charles y e .vii. than kyng of FrauÌ„ce After whyche possessyon so by hym taken anone he made newe officers As the erle of Northumberlande he made Constable of Englande the erle of westmerlaÌ„de was made Marshall syr IohnÌ„ Serle Chaunceller IohnÌ„ Newebery esquyer tresorer and syr Rycharde Clyfforde knyght keper of y e priuey signet And y t done prouysyon was made for hys coronacyon agayne the day of translacyoÌ„ of saynt Edwarde the confessour nexte than commyng And the parlyament was prolonged tyll the tuysdaye folowynge the sayd daye of coronacyoÌ„ Than vpoÌ„ the euyn of the sayd daye of coronacyon the kynge wythin the towre of LondoÌ„ made .xli. knyghtes of the bate wherof .iii. were hys owne sonnes .iii. erles .v. lordes And vpon mondaye beynge the sayd daye of saynt Edwarde the .xiii. daye of October he was crowned at westmynster of the archebysshop of CauÌ„torbury After whych solempnyte fynysshed an honorable feest was holden wythin the greate halle of westmynster where the kyng beyng set in the mydde see of the table the archebisshop of CauÌ„torbury with .iii. other prelates were set at the same table vppon the ryght haÌ„de of the kyng the archebysshoppe of yorke wyth other iiii prelates was set vpoÌ„ that other haÌ„de of the kyng HeÌ„ry the kynges eldest sonne stoode vppoÌ„ the ryghte hande wyth a poyntlesse
in hys .xx. yere reygned after .xv. yeres they haue accoūted the .xv. yere whyche he reygned as crysten kynge and haue lette passe the other .xx. yere And so is it to be thought that the forsayd auctour Peter pictauiens dyd whych reason beynge alowed the sayde table maye agre wyth the sayd Peter wythoute any greate dyfference whyche testyfyeth y e sayd Lucius to reygne .lxxvii yere as kynge After whose deth in so moche that he dyed wythout any lawfull heyre a great contēcion sprange amonge the Brytons that endured by .xv. yeres as shall apere by the sequel Trouth it is after all histories that Seuerus a Romayne succeded Lucius in Brytayne But because y e tyme is nat certaynly sette whan the sayd Seuerus subdued the Brytōs therfore it is to noted that whanne it was shewed to the Romaynes of the sedicion and discorde of the Brytōs of the sleyng of the Romayns than beyng in Brytayn the senate sentte thyder the forsayd Seuerus wyth .ii legions of men whych bare thē selfe so manfully that in shorte whyle he compelled the Brytons to obey to the senate whyche Policronicon affermeth to be about the yere of our lord C.xcv. In whyche yere as hath Iacobus Philippus the sayde Seuerus began to raygne ouer the Romayns But that dysagreeth from other Cronycles For Eutropius Matheolus the forsayde Iacobus Philippus sayth that whan the sayde Seuerus had subdued the Arabyes Parthys and Gallys after many battayls he came into Brytayn where he beynge troubled wyth dyuers chaunces at laste died in y e towne of yorke where by it is to be supposed that in y e ende of hys reygn he came hether about the .xii. yere of hys reygne ouer the Romayns which was the yere of our lorde .ii. C.vii. and that after he reygned ouer the Brytons .v. yere wherefore it euydētly apereth that the forsayd dyscord dured .xv. yeres whych tyme Brytayne was wythoute a kynge Thus endeth the thyrde parte which conteyneth CC.lvi yeres SEuerus emperour of Rome as before is shewed in the .xii. yere of hys empyre and yere of oure lord .ii. C. .vii beganne hys reygne ouer the Brytōs and yere of y e world and reygned as kynge yeres .v. The fyrst persecucyon of the chrysten men was vnder this Seuerus about the yere of our lord .ii. C.x ca. lxi fo xxii Bassianus the sonn̄ of Seuerus began hys reygne ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lorde .ii. C.xii the yere of the worlde and reygned yeres .vi. ca. lxii folio xxii Carassius a yonge and lusty Brytayne of vnknowē blode by meanes as in hys story sheweth began hys domynyon ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lorde .ii. C. and .xviii. and yere of the worlde ruled yeres .viii. ca. lxiii fo xxiii Here agayn authours forget y e yeres of the kynges folowyng Of whyche I nat greatly maruyll For in thys tyme muche discencyon was among the Romayne prynces also amonge the Brytons cyuyll warre ceased nat For they were so styrred wyth dyscencyon and warre y t none coulde occupy the kyngedome any determynate tyme. For whyche cause and suche lyke authours coude nat assyne any certeyne tyme to the prynces as me semeth But that we maye come to some knowlege Policronicon sheweth that constantius y t was father to Constantine the great was sente by the senate into Brytayne about the yere of our lord .ii. C.lxxix and in the seconde yere of Probrus emperour that he shuld subdue to y e Romayns Coelus than there kyng From the whych tyme of the coming of the sayde Constantius vntyll the last yere of Bassianus accountynge bakwarde there passed .lxi. yeres In the tyme of whych yeres there reygned in thys Ilelande these .iiii. kynges that is to say Carassius Alectus Asclepiodotus and Coelus Allectus a duke or senatour of Rome began hys domynyon ouer the Brytons in the yere of oure lorde .ii. C.xxvi of the worlde reygned yeres .vi. ca. lxiiii fo xxiii Asclepeodotus or after the Englysshe boke Asclepades began hys reygne ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lorde god CC.xxxii And the yere of the worlde and reygned yeres .xxx. The syxt persecucyon of crysten men was about the yere of our lorde CC.xxxviii vnder Maximian The .vii. persecucyon was in y e yere of oure lorde CC.lv. vnder Decius In y e whych pope Fabyan was martyred The .viii. persecucion was in the yere of our lord CC.lx. vnder Ualeryan whych was the .xviii. yere of thys Asclepiodotus ca. lxv folio xxiiiii Coelus or Coyll erle of Colchester by exytyng of the Brytōs was made kyng of Brytayne in the yere of oure lord CC.lxii reygned yeres .xxvii. Thys kyng after most wryters made the towne of Colchester in Essex ca. lxvi fo xxiiii Constancius a senatoure of Rome by reason of maryage knyt wyth Eleyn doughter of Coelus beganne to reygne as kyng of Brytayne in y e yere of our lord CC.lxxxix and of y e worlde and reygned yeres xxx The .ix. persecucyon of the crystēmen was vnder Aurelianus Saint Albon prothomartyr in the tyme of thys Constancius as some haue in y e x. persecucyō whych was vnder Dioclesian and Maximian was martyred ca. lxvii fo xxiiii Constancius surnamed the great sonn̄ of Constancius and of the holy Heleyne began his reygne ouer Brytayne in the yere of oure lorde .iii. C.xix and of the worlde and reygned as kyng yeres .x. ca. lxviii folio xxv Octauius duke of Iesses or Iewesses and after named westsaxōs by extorte power began hys reygne ouer the Brytons in the yere of oure lorde .iii. C. .xxix. and of the worlde and reygned yeres .liiii ca. lxxi fo xxvii Of thys kynge folowynge called Maximius or after some Maximianus wryters dyuersly speke so that some say he raygned few yeres But in the concordaunce of cronycles it playnly apereth that the sayd Maximis began to reygn ouer the Brytōs in the yere of our lord .iii. C.lxxxii that he was slayn of Theodosius the elder in the thyrd yere of his reygne whych began to reygne in the yere of our lord .iii. C.lxxxviii And so it appereth playnly that he reygned ix yeres Maximius or Maximianus the son̄ of Leonyne brother to Trahern̄ vncle to Helcyne began hys reygne ouer Brytayn in the yere of our lord iii. C.lxxxii and reygned yeres .ix ca. lxxii fo xxvii Saynt Ursula wyth her felowes in thys kynges tyme were martyred of Enanus and Melga Gracianus an offycer or feede knyght of Maximius began to oppresse the Brytons in the yere of our lorde .iii. C.xc and tyrannysed yeres iiii ca. lxxiiii fo xxviii The storyes agre that after that Gracian was slayne Brytayne was vexed a longe whyle wyth oftē dyscēsions cyuyll warre But how longe thys dyscord dyd last authours trete diuersly for some say it lasted .l. yere some .xl. some .xxx. Therfore to know y e certeynty it is requisite that we dylygently serche howe many yeres passed frō the
last yere of GraciaÌ„ vntyll the begynnynge of the reygne of Constantyne or the certayn tyme whan ConstaÌ„tyne was made kyng who as witnesseth Guydo was crowned at Cicester in the yere of our lord iiii C.xxxv. The floure of hystoryes sayth also that in the thyrde yere of Theodocius the yonger emperour Constantyne began to rule the Brytons whych Theodocius begaÌ„ne to reygne in the yere of our lorde .iiii. C.xxxi wherby it apereth that from the last yere of GraciaÌ„ vntyll the begynnyng of Constantyne there passed about .xl. yeres But the very trewrule is y t in the yere of grace .iiii. C.li. the Saxons fyrst perced Brytayne and in the thyrd yere of Uortigern From whych takyng awaye for the reygne of Uortigern .ii. yeres fro the reygn of ConstaÌ„cius .v. yere fro the reygn of ConstaÌ„tyne .x. yere it foloweth y t the sayd dyssencion or mysery of the Brytons lasted .xxxix. yeres full And here ended the trybute that was payd to the Romayns that had endured aboue .iiii. C.lx. yeres Thus endeth the fourth parte that encludeth CC.xxv yeres ¶ The line of the kynges of Fraunce PHaramundus the sonÌ„ of Mercomirus began hys reygne as fyrst kyng of Fraunce in the yere of our lord .iiii. C.xx and the mysery of the Brytons the .xxvi. yere reygned yeres .xi. ca. lxxviii folio xxxi Clodius or Clodio or after some Crynitus and Capillatus the sonne of Pharamude was ordeyned the seconde kyng of Fraunce in the yere of our lord .iiii. hundreth and .xxxi the .xxxvii. yere of the myserye of the Brytons and reygned yeres .xix. capi lxxix folio xxxi Here begynneth the fyfthe parte COnstantinus the brother of Aldroenus kyng of lytell Brytayne beganne hys reygn ouer moche Brytayne Anno domini iiii hundreth and .xxxiii and the yere of Clodio than kynge of Fraunce the thyrd yere and reygned yeres .x. capi lxxx folio xxxii Constantinus the sonne of Constantyne before tyme a monke was made kynge of moche Brytayne in the yere of oure lorde .iiii. hundreth and .xliii and the .xiii. yere of Clodio than kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres .v. ca. lxxxi folio xxxii Uortigerus or Uortigernus duke of Cornewayll or Consull of Iesses was by treason made kynge in the yere of our lorde foure hundreth and lxviii and the .xviii. yere of Clodio than kynge of Fraunce and reyned yeres .xvii. The Saxons or Englysshemen in the thyrde yere of this kynges reygne fyrste entred thys Ilande capi lxxxii folio xxxii Meroneus neuewe or next allye vnto Clodio was made kynge of Frenchemen in the yere of our lorde iiii hundreth and .l and the seconde yere of Uortiger than kynge of Brytayne and reygned yeres .x. capi lxxxv folio xxxiiii Meroneus neuewe or next of Allye vnto Clodio was made kynge of Frenchemen in the yere of our lorde iiii C. and .l and the seconde yere of Uortiger than kyng of Brytayne reygned yeres .x. ca. lxxxv fo xxxiiii Chyldericus or Hylderycus the sonne of Meroneus was ordeyned kyng of Fraunce in the yere of oure lorde .iiii. C. and .lx and the .xii. yere of Uortiger than kyng of Brytayne and reygned yeres .xxiiii. ca. lxxxvi folio xxxv Uortimerus the sonnÌ„ of Uortiger was made kyng of Brytayne in the yere of our lorde .iiii. C.lxxxiiii the iiii yere of Chylderych than kyng of Fraunce and reygned yeres .vii. ca. lxxxviii fo xxxvi Uortigernus before named was agayne restored to the kyngdome in the yere of our lord .iiii. C.lxxi and y e xi yere of Chylderyche than kyng of Fraunce and reygned yeres .ix. In thys kynges tyme aboute the yere of our lorde .iiii. C.lxxvi the kyngdome of Kent the fyrste kyngdome of the SaxoÌ„s began vnder Hengystas appereth fo xxxvii ca. lxxxix folio xxxvi Aurelius Ambrosius the seconde sonne of Constantyne and brother to Constancius the monke slayne by reason of Uortiger was made kyng of Brytayne in the yere of oure lorde iiii C.lxxxi and the .xi. yere of Chylderych than kyng of FrauÌ„ce and reygned yeres .xix. In thys kynges tyme about the yere of our lorde .iiii. C.lxxxii beganne the kyngedome of Southsaxones vnder Ella and hys sonnes And also in thys kynges tyme that is to saye in the yere of our lorde .iiii. C. lxxx.xii begaÌ„ne the kingdome of Estangles vnder Uâ—fa But Guydo sayeth it beganne in the yere of oure lorde .v. hundreth .lxx. as appereth capi xciiii fo xxxviii Clodoueus the sonne of Chyldericus or Hyldericus before named was ordeyned kynge of Fraunce in the yere of oure lorde .iiii. hundreth lxxxiiii and the thyrde yere of Aurelius thanne kynge of Brytayne and reygned yeres .xxx. Thys was the fyrste crysten kynge whyche receyued the fayth of saynt Remygius aboute the yere of oure lorde .iiii. hundreth .xcix. whereby it appereth that the fayth came into Brytayne aboue iii. hundreth yere before it came into Fraunce capi xcvii fo xxxix Uter surnamed Pendragon the yongest sonne of Constantyne brother to Aurelius was made kyng of Brytayne in the yere of our lorde .v. C and the .xvi. yere of Clodoueus thaÌ„ kyng of Fraunce and reygned yeres xvi ca. c. fo xli Clotharius or Lotharius the sonÌ„ of Clodoueus beganne hys reygne ouer the Frenchemen in the yere of our lorde .v. C. and .xiiii and the yere of Uter than kyng of Brytayne and reygned yeres .l. ca. c.i. fo xlii Arthurus the sonÌ„ of Uter begaÌ„ne hys rygne ouer the BrytoÌ„s in y e yere of our lorde .v. C. and .xvii the .iii. yere of Lotharius thanne kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres .xxvi. In thys kynges tyme the kyngdom of SaxoÌ„s begaÌ„ vnder Serdicus about the yere of our lord .v. C.xxiii ca. c.iiii. fo xliiii Constantius the sonne of Cador began hys reygne ouer the lande of Brytayne in the yere of our lorde .v. C. .xliii and the .xxix. yere of Lotharius than kynge of Fraunce reygned yeres .iii. Totila kyng of Ostragathoris about this time spoyled Rome other cytyes in Italy ca. c.vii. folio xlv Aurelius Conanus the neuewe of CoÌ„stantyne begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer Brytayne in the yere of our lorde .v. C. .xlvi and y e .xxxii. yere of Lotharius forenamed reygned yeres .ii. In thys kynges tyme the kyngdome of Northumbers began vnder Ida about the yere of our lord .v. C. xivii ca. c.viii fo xlvi Uortiporius the sonÌ„ of Aurelius Conanus began to rule the BrytoÌ„s in the yere of our lord .v. C. .xlviii the yere of Clothare kyng of FrauÌ„ce xxxiiii and reygned yeres .iiii. ca. c.x. fo xlvii Malgo the brother of Uortiporius begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lord .v. C. and lii .xxxviii. yere of Lothayre fornamed reygned yeres after moste accorde of wryters .xxxv. ca. c.xi. folio xlvii Chilpericus the .iii. sonnÌ„ of Clotharius began hys reygne ouer the FrenchmeÌ„ in the yere of our lorde .v. C. .lxiiii the .xiiii. yere of Malx thaÌ„ kyng of Brytayne
reygned yeres xiiii ca. c.xii. fo xlvii Careticus a Bryton of vncowthe byrth began hys tyraÌ„ny ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lord .v. C.lxxx .vi .xxii. yere of Chylperyche than kyng of FrauÌ„ce and tyrannysed yeres .iii. ca. c.xviii fo liii Here it is to be noted that after y e sayd Careticus was expulsed out of Brytayne the BrytoÌ„s abode in Cambria these partes fought ofteÌ„with the SaxoÌ„s Of whose captaynes fro thys Careticus vntyll Cadwan the story remeÌ„breth none yet by y e coÌ„cordauÌ„ce of other cronycles hystories it apereth y t betwene the laste yere of Careticus begynnyng of the reygn of Cadwan there passed about .xxiii. yeres as apereth by y e sequell Furthermore in this tyme Ethelbert king of Kent receyued the fayth about the yere of oure lorde .v. C.xcvi Thys Ethelbert bylded Poules church And about the yere of our lord .vi. C.xiii. began the kyngdome Estsaxons vnder Sebertus Lotharius or Clotharius y e sonÌ„ of Chylpericus begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer the FreÌ„chmeÌ„ in the yere of our lord .v C.lxxxviii the .ii. yere of Careticus than kynge of Brytayne reygned yeres .xliii. ca. c.xxii fo lvi Cadwanus duke of Northwalis was of y e Brytons chosen kyng and begaÌ„ to reygne ouer a parte of BrytoÌ„s in the yere of our lorde .vi. C. and viii the .xxv. yere of the secoÌ„de Clothayre reygned yeres .xxii. In this kynges tyme the kyng done of Mercia began vnder Penda ca. c.xxviii folio lxiiii Dagobertus y e fyrst of y e name sonnÌ„ of y e secoÌ„d Clothayre begaÌ„ hys dominioÌ„ ouer y e FreÌ„chemeÌ„ in the yere of our lord .vi. C. .xxxi y e .viii. yere of Cadwan than kyng of Brytayne reygned yeres .xiiii. Saynt Denys with hys felowes were fouÌ„d by this king by myracle ca. c.xxxi fo lxv Cadwallus the sonÌ„ of CadwanÌ„ began hys reygne ouer a parte of Brytayne in the yere of our lorde .vi. C. xxxv and the .iiii. yere of the fyrste Dagoberte than kynge of FrauÌ„ce reygned yeres .xlviii. ca. c.xxxiii folio .lxvii. Elodoueus the yoÌ„ger sonnÌ„ of Dagobertus begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer the FrenchmeÌ„ in the yere of our lord .vi. C. .xlv and the .x. yere of Cadwall than kyng of Brytayn reygned yeres .xvi. ca. c.xxxvi fo lxxi Clotharius y e thyrde of that name and sonne of Clodoueus was made kyng of FrauÌ„ce in y e yere of our lord vi C.lxii and the .xxvi. yere of Cadwall than kyng of Brytayne reygned yeres .iiii. ca. xxxvii fo lxxii Theodoricus the brother of y e fornamed Lothayre began hys reygne ouer FrauÌ„ce in the yere of our lorde vi C.lxvi and the .xxx. yere of the fore sayd Cadwall than kynge of Brytayne and reygned yeres .iii. ca. c.xxxviii fo lxxii Chylderycus or Hylderycus y e .iii. sonne of Clodoueus began his reygne ouer the Frenchmen in the yere of our lord .vi. C.lxix y e .xxxiii. of Cadwall yet kyng of Brytayne and reygned yeres .ii. ca. c.xxxix fo lxxii Cadwaladrus or after Bede Cedwalla sonne of Cadwallo began to rule the BrytoÌ„s in the yere of oure lorde .vi. C.lxxx and .iii the .xii. yere of Theodoricus thaÌ„ kyng of FrauÌ„ce and reygned yeres .iii. ca. c.xl. folio .lxxiii. Of the tyme of the raygne of this Cadwalader autours write diuersly and shew of him as of .ii. seuerall persones â–ª For Galfryde other say that whan he had reygned .xii. yeres he went to Rome thereof pope Sergius was made a monk and dyed in the yere of our lord .vi. C.lxxix which sayeng differeth farre from other authours For Guido de caluÌ„ma sayeth in hys worke that he shortly gathered of the kynges of Brytayne that whan Cadwallader that also is named Cadwalla sonne of Cadwallon had peassably gouerned Brytayne iii. yeres he went to Rome of pope Sergius was made monk ended hys lyfe in the yere of our lord .vi. C.lxxxix whych sayng Policronicon in hys .v. boke .xx. chapyter affermeth where he nameth the sayd Cadwalader king of Brytons and westsaxoÌ„s and that kyng Iew or Iue was hys successour And so by these authours other which PolicronicoÌ„ alledgeth for hym as Beda other whych name thys Cadwalader Ced walla it apereth that it was one person that thys tyme he reygned ouer the Brytons and westsaxones whyche was last kyng of the stok of the Brytons And because the kynges of westsaâ—oÌ„ in proces of tyme subdued all the other kinges therfore I wyll obserue the order of them vntyll I haue broughte thys ilande to one monarchy Here endeth the lyne of the kynges of Brytayne whyche contynued froÌ„ the fyrst Brute by M.viii C. .xxii. yeres Thus endeth the fyft parte whyche includeth CC.liii IEwe or Iue of y e blod of Saxons or after som writers Iuo beganne hys reygne ouer the westsaxones to rekyn after the departing of Cadwalader in the yere of oure lorde .vi. hundreth .lxxx. and .vii and the .xvi. yere of the seconde Theodoricus thanne kynge of Fraunce and reygned yered .xxxvii. ca. c.xli. folio .lxxvi Clodoueus the .iii. of that name secoÌ„d sonne of the second Theodoricus was made kyng of FrauÌ„ce in y e yere of our lord .vi. C.xc and the .iii. yere of Iewe thaÌ„ kyng of westsaxones reygned yeres .iii. ca. c.xlii folio .lxxvi. Chyldebertus the second sonnÌ„ of Theodoryche begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer the FreÌ„chemeÌ„ in y e yere of our lord .vi C.lxxx .xiii the .vi. yere of Iue yet kyng of westsaxones reygned yeres .xvii. ca. c.xliii fo lxxvi Dagabertus y e secoÌ„d of y e name sonne of Chyldeberte was auctorysed kyng of FreÌ„chmeÌ„ in y e yere of our lord .vii. C. .x and the .xxiii. yere of Iewe yet kyng of westsaxones and reygned yeres .xi. ca. c.xliiii fo lxxvi Daniell y t was named Chylperyk a clerke was made kyng of Frenche men in the yere of our lorde .vii. C. xxi the .xxiiii. yere of Iewe yet king of westsaxons and reygned yeres .v. ca. c.xlv. fo lxxvi Ethelardus the neuewe of Iewe begaÌ„ his reygne ouer y e westsaxoÌ„s in the yere of our lord .vii. C. .xxiiii the thyrde yere of Daniell than king of Fraunce and reygned yeres .v. ca. c.xlvi. fo lxxvii Theodoricus the secoÌ„d of y e name and sonne of the seconde Dagobert began hys reygne ouer Frenchmen in the yere of our lord .vii. C. .xxvi the seconde yere of Ethelardus than king of westsaxones and reygned yeres .xiiii. ca. c.xlvii fo lxxvii Cutbertus y e neuewe of Ethelard began to reygne ouer the westsaxoÌ„s in the yere of our lord .vii. C. .xxix the thyrd yere of the secoÌ„d Theodoricus and reygned yeres .xvi. ca. c.xlviii fo lxxix Hyldericus or Chyldericus the seconde of y e name sonne of Theodoricus was made kyng of FrenchmeÌ„ in the yere of our lord .vii. C. and .xl the .xi.
fo c.xiiii Lotharius the eldest sonn̄ of y e .v. Lowis was anoīted king of Fraūce in the yere of our lord .ix. C. .xl and viii yere of Edwardus thā kynge of Englād reygned yeres after moste wryters .xxxix. ca. c.xc fo c.xiiii Edwynus y e eldest son̄ of Edmoūd brother of Ethelstane was enoynted kyng of Englāde in the yere of oure lord .ix. C.lvi the secōd yere of Lothayre thā kyng of Fraūce reygned yeres .iii. ca. c.xcii fo c.xvi Edgarus the secōd sonn̄ of Edmoūd brother of Edwyn begā to reygne ouer Englād in the yere of grace .ix. C. .lx y e .v. yere of Lotharius than kyng of Fraūce reygned yeres .xvi ca. c.xciii fo c.xvi Edward the son̄ of Edgare surnamed the Martyr begā hys reygne ouer the I le of Englād in the yere of our lorde .ix. C.lxxvii the .xxii. yere of Lothayre yet kyng of Fraūce and reygned yeres .iiii. ca. c.xcvi fo c.xix. Egelredus y e sonn̄ also of Edgare was made kyng of Englād in y e yere of grace .ix. C.lxxx one the .xxvi. yere of Lothayre yet king of Fraūce and reygned yeres .xxxvi. ca. xcvii folio c.xx. Lowys y e .vi. of y e name sonne of Lothayr begā his reygn ouer Fraūc in y e yere of our lord .ix. C.lxxxvi the v. yere of Egelbertus thā king of England reygned yeres .iii. In thys kyng endeth the lyne of Pepyn ca. cc.i. fo c.xxiiii Hugt Capet y e sonn̄ of Roberte y e tyraūt descended of Hugh le graūde begā to take vppō hym or vsurpe the crowne of Fraūce in the yere of oure lord .ix. C. .ix and y e .ix. yere of Egelrede and ruled yeres .ix. ca. cc.ii. folio c.xxvi Robert the sonn̄ of Hughe began to reygne ouer the Frēchmē in y e yere of our lord .ix. C.lxxx and .xviii. yere of Egelredus than kyng of Englād and reygned yeres .xxx. ca. cc.iii folio c.xxvii Edmoūde Ironsyde the sonne of Egelredus with also Canutus y e son̄ of Swanus begā to reygn ouer Englāde in the yere of our lord M. and xvii y e .xix. yere of Robert thā kinge of Fraūce reygned one yere ca. cc.iiii fo c.xxvii Kanutus which in y e Englysh boke is named Knougth begā after the deth of Edmoūd to reygn alone ouer Englād in the yere of grace M. and xix the .xx. yere of Robert thā kyng of Fraūce and reygned yeres .xix. ca. cc.v fo c.xxviii Hēry the sonn̄ of Robert begā hys domynyō ouer Fraūce in the yere of our lord M. .xxix the .x. yere of Canutus thā king of Englād reygned yeres .xxxi. ca. cc.vii fo c.xxx Harolde surnamed Harefote y e son̄ Canutus began to reygne ouer England in the yere of our lorde M. and xxxix the .x. yere of Henry thā kyng of Fraūce and ruled yeres .iii. ca. cc.viii fo c.xxxi Hardikynitus or Hardiknought y e son̄ of Canutus of Emma was made king of Englāde in the yere of our lord M. .xli the .xii. yere of Hēry thā kyng of Fraūce and reygned yeres .ii. In this kyng ended the line of the Danes that had cōtynued in thys lāde in great persecuciō aboue ii C.l. yeres ca. cc.ix. fo c.xxxii Edward the holy cōfessour son̄ of Egelredus and of Emma his laste wyfe begā hys reygn ouer the realm of Englād in the yere of oure lorde a M. and .xliii the .iiii. yere of Henry thā kyng of Fraūce and reygned in vertue and holynes yeres .xxiiii. In this kynges tyme the chapell of walsynghm̄ was fyrst bylded in y e yere of our lord M.lxi. ca. cc.x. fo c.xxxiii Philippe the fyrst of y e name and son̄ of Hēry begā to gouerne y e Frēch mē in the yere of our lord a M.lxviii and the .xvi. yere of Edward the confessour thā kynge of Englande and reygned yeres .xlviii. Godfrey of Bulyō nat Boleyn̄ ī this Philippes tyme gat by strēgth the citie of Hierusalē was crowned king of y e same in the yere of our lord M.xcix. ca. cc.xv. fo c.xxxviii Harolde y e eldest son̄ of erle Goodwyn begā to reygn ouer Englyshmē in the yere of our lord M.lxvi and y e viii yere of Philippe than kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres .ix. ca. cc.xvi fo c.xxxviii Thus endeth the .vi. parte that conteyneth .iii. C.lxxxi yeres WIllyam duke of Normādy the bastarde sonne of Robert the .vi duke of the sayd prouynce begā hys reygne ouer the realme of Englande in the .xv. day of Octobre and yere of our lord M.lxvii y e .ix. yere of y e fyrst Philipe yet kyng of Fraūce reygned yere vpō .xxii. In the .xx. yere of thys kyng the church of saint Poule wyth a great parte of Lōdon was burned Thys kyns foūded the monasteryes of Batell and Barmūdesey ca. cc.xix fo c.xlii wyllyam surnamed the Rede and sonne of wyllyam Cōquerour began hys reygne ouer Englād in the moneth of Iuly yere of our lord a M.lxxx .ix .xxxi. yere of Philippe forenamed yet king of Fraūce reygned yeres .xii. ca. cc.xxiii fo c.xlvii Henry surnamed Beawclerke and thyrd son̄ of wyllyam Conqueroure begā hys reygne ouer Englād in the yere of our lord M.C. one and in the .xliii. yere of the foresayd Phylyp yet kyng of Fraūce reygned yeres xxxv ca. cc.xxvi fo c.l. Lowys surnamed the greate and sonn̄ of y e fyrst Philippe was enoynted king of Fraūce in y e yere our lord M.C. .vii and y e .vi. yere of the first Henry than kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres .xxix. capi cc.xxx folio c.lv. Stephan erle of Boloyng sonn̄ vnto the erle of Blesens of the wyues syster of Hēry the fyrst begā hys reygne ouer Englāde in the yere of grace M.C. .xxxvi and the last yere of Lowys the great reygned yeres xix ca. cc.xxxii fo c.lvii Lowys the .viii. of y e name and son̄ of Lowys the great begā his reygne ouer Fraunce in the yere of our lord M.C.xxxvi the fyrste yere of Stephan than kyng of England reygned yeres .xliii. ca. cc.xxxiiii folio c.lx. Henry the seconde of that name sonne of Geffrey Plantaginet and of molde the emperesse begā hys reygn in Englande in the yere of our lorde M.C. and .lv and the .xix. yere of Lowys the .viii. than kyng of Fraunce and reygned yeres .xxxv. Saynt Edwarde the confessour was trāslated in the .ix. yere of thys kyng And about the .xvi. yere of hys reygne saīt Thomas of Caunterbury was martyred cap. cc.xxxvi folio c.lxii Philippe the second of that name surnamed a Deu don̄e sonne of the viii Lowys beganne hys reygne in Fraunce in the yere our lord a thousande C. and .lxxix and .xxiiii. yere of Henry the seconde than kyng of Englande and reygned yeres .xliii. ca. cc.xli fo c.lxviii Thus endeth the table of the fyrste volume FOR
Moste virgynall floure of all moste excellent Persynge of angelles the hyest Hierarchy Ioye and be glad for god omnipotent Hath the lyft vp and sette moste worthily Aboue the nomber and gloryous company Of his blessyd sayntes wyth moste hye dignite Nexte after hym moste honoured to be This fyrst parte to be accompted from the fyrste yere of Brute vnto the laste yere of the foresayde dyscorde or vnto the fyrste yere of Mulmutius includyth of yeres .vii. hundred and foure ¶ Thus endeth the fyrste parte THE SECONDE PARTE THE XXVIII CHAPITER MUlmutius Dunuallo or as some haue Dunuallo Mulmutius the sonne of ClotenÌ„ as testyfyeth the englyshe boke also Gaufride was venquesshour of y e other dukes or rulers and began his reygn ouer the hole monarchy of Brytayne in the yere of the worlde .iiii. thousand vii hundred .xlviii. This is named in the englyshe cronycle Donebant the whyche was a noble man causyd to be made wythin the cytye of Troynouant a temple and named it the temple of peace The whyche after some opynyons is that place or feld where y e market of wollen cloth is holden called or named Blakwelhall He also made many good laws the which were long after vsed called Mulmutiê° lawes These lawes holy Gyldas wrote wyth great dylygence out of the brettishe speche into latyne And longe tyme here after y e Aluredus kynge of England turned those lawes oute of latyne into englyshe He also gaue pryuylege to temples to plowghes cytyes and to the wayes ledynge to y e same And as some authours wytnesse he beganne the foure hye wayes of Brytayne the whych were fynyshed and perfyted of Belinus his sonne as after at length shall be declared The olde cronycle testyfyeth y t this Mulmutius whyche he in his boke nameth Molle made the two townes of Malmesbury and Uyes And all other writers afferme that this Mulmutius after he hadde stablyshyd his lande and sette his Brytons in good and conuenyent order by the aduyce of his lordes he ordeyned hym a crowne or dyademe of gold caused hym selfe to be crowned wyth great solempnyte after the vsaunce of pagane lawe then vsed And for this cause after the opynyon of some wryters he is named the fyrste kyng of Britayn And all y e other before rehersyd are named rulers dukes or gouernours Then yt foloweth in the storye when Mulmutiê° had guyded y e land well and honorably by the terme of xl yeres he dyed and was buryed in the foresayde temple of peace within Troynouant or LoÌ„don leuynge after hym two sonnes named Belinus and Brennus THE XXIX CHAPITER BElinus and Brennê° the two sonnes of Mulmutius beganne to raygne ioyntly as kynges of Brytayne in the yere of the world iiii thousande .viii. C. viii so that Belinus held to hym Loegria or Logiers walys and Cornewayll and Brennus held to his parte all y e land ouer beyonde Humber with which partycyon eyther of them was coÌ„tentyd pleasyd as testyfyeth Polycronica by the terme of .v. yeres After the whyche terme endyd and expired Brennus entendynge to haue more lande or all arose agaynste his brother Belyne and made vppon hym mortall warre In the whych warre Brennus was ouersette and was coÌ„pelled to flye the land and sayle vnto Armorica now named lytell Britayn or as sayth Gaufryde into a countre called Allebrog as after shal be more playnely declared and there allyed hym after the foresayde terme as before is sayd of .v. yeres was expyryd as affermeth Policronica For Gaufryde sayeth in his boke made of the hystory of Brytons y t after y e terme of .v. yeres afore sayde were expyred and runne Brennus by sterynge of yonge and euyll counsayll enteÌ„dyng as before is sayde sayled vnwetyng his brother into Norway and there maryed the doughter of Elfunge or Elfynge then ruler or duke of Norwaye when this was shewed vnto Belyn consyderynge the sodayne departyng in all haste he seasyd Albania and all the other lande apperteynyng to Brenne into his owne hand and strengthed the cytyes and other stronge places wyth his owne sowdyours wherof when Brenne was warned he in all possyble haste assembled a great people of the Norwayes and toke hys shyppynge to sayle into Brytayne And as he was kepynge his course vpon the see he was encountred wyth Guilthdacus kynge of Denmarke the whych had lyen in awayte for hym for loue of y e wenche y t Brennus had maryed for before tyme he had requyred her of Elfungeher fader wheÌ„ those .ii. flotê were mette strong shotte and fyght was vppon both partyes But fynally the Danes ouercame the Norwayes or Norganys and toke the shyppe by strength whych the weÌ„che was in y t whych anone was brought vnto the shyppe of Guilthdake and Brenne wyth a fewe of his shyppes lefte was fayne to sauegarde hym selfe by flyght when Guilthdake hadde thus obteyned y e vyctorye entendynge to haue sayled towarde Denmarke in shorte whyle after y e tempestes came so hydous vppon the see that hys nauye was deuyded and scatered that one frome the other in suche wyse that he was in fere to haue ben drowned And at the ende of fyue dayes not wetynge where he was wyth fewe shyppes landed in the couÌ„tre of Northumberlande where at that tyme was Belyn prouydyng defence agayne his brothers coÌ„myng wherof when word was brought vnto Belyn of the landynge of the fore sayde Danoys prynce wyth a small company he reioysed yt and coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym wyth his shyppes company to be put in sure holde kepynge It was not long after but BreÌ„ne hadde reculyd and gaderyd to gyder the more parte of hys nauye before as ye haue harde chased And when he hadde theym newely ryggyd and vytayled he herynge of the aryuayll of Guilthdacus in NorththuÌ„berlaÌ„d with his wife sent wordê of manace vnto his brother Belyn wyllyng hym to sende vnto hym his wyfe wroÌ„gfully rauyshed by Guilthdacus also to restore vnto him his land patrymony or ellys he wold shorthely inuade his lande yt for to waste his enymy to destroye The whych desyre or request of Belynus was playnely and shortely denyed whych knowlege had Brennê° shortly after landed in a parte of Albania and made towarde his brother and his brother towarde hym so y t theyr hostes met nere vnto a wood named at that day Calater or Calaterium where betwene them was a mortall batayll in so myche that mych people fyll vpon both partyes But lastly the Brytons wanne the felde and chasyd the Norganys or Norways vnto theyr shyppes chasynge sleyenge them without pyty And as affermeth myne authour y e fyght was so cruell and sharpe that there was slayne to the nomber of .xl. M. men After this dyscumfyture Brenne was constrayned to flee and wyth fewe in nomber recoueryd the lande of Gallia Belinus hauyng thus victorye of his enemyes after thankes and oblacyons made vnto his goddes after the pagane law he then assembled his lordes
after some .l. But for profe of the fyrste sayenge I haue shewed my conceyte in the tabyll before named the whych I remytte to the correccyon of such as haue ê“fyte vndertandynge in calculynge of hystoryes and tymes And here I make an ende of the seconde parte of this worke in yeldynge graces to oure moste consolatryce that moste blessed virgyne our lady saynt Mary the whyche here I agayne salute wyth the seconde of the forsayde .vii. ioyes whyche begynneth Gaude sponsa chara dei c. Be ioyous thou spouse of god moste 〈◊〉 Whyche lyke to the sonne moste clerest of syght When in the daye he shyneth moste clere The worlde illumynest by meanes full ryght And thorowe the vertue of thy full myght Causest the worlde to be resplendissaunt By meane of thy peas which is full habundaunt This seconde parte to be accompted from the last yere of the dyscorde of the Brytons to the ende of the .ix. yere of Cassybellan includeth of yeres .iii. hundred .lxxx. and .iii. THE THYRDE PARTE THE L. CHAPITER THus maye we vnderstande that by the apoyntmeÌ„t before made Cassibellan contynued styll as kynge and gouernour of this land of Brytayn whyche by moste coÌ„cordaunce of writers hadde reygned before or he were made trybutarye vppon .ix. yeres whyche sayde .ix. yeres made the yere of the worlde folowynge thaccompte before expressyd fyue thousand a huÌ„dred .l. And after he reygned by thagremeÌ„t of all writers as kyng of this lande fully .vii. yeres So that in all before the grauÌ„te of y e tribute and after he reygned vppon .xvi. yeres THE LI. CHAPITER NOwe then haue I shewyd to you how that Iulius Cesar by ayde and helpe of Androgeus erle of Kent made this land of Brytayn trybutarye to the Romaynes when Cassibelan had ben kyng of the sayd lande vppon .ix. yeres whych .ix. yeres I haue sette for the ende of the seconde parte of this worke So that the .x. yere of Cassibellan is the fyrst yere of the thyrde parte of the sayde worke Then as all writers testyfye Cassibellan contynued after the departynge of Iulius as kyng by the terme or space of .vii. yeres as before is declared In the tyme of y e whych vii yeres is none noble acte nor dede of hym put in memory or wrytynge But for some wold thynke that after Caius Iulius Cesar hadde thorough helpe of Androgeus erle of Kent and eldest sonne of Lud thus as before is sayde subdued Cassibellan that the sayd Iulius wold haue restoryd the sayde Androgeus to the crowne of Brytayne as his ryghtfull inherytauÌ„ce and clerely to haue expelled and put oute the sayd Cassibellan from all kyngly dygnyty To this answereth the olde cronycle and sayth that Cassibellan was not the sonne of Hely but that he was the eldeste sonne of Lud by reason wherof he was fyrste made kyng and so as ryghtfull heyre contynued durynge hys lyfe kynge of Brytayne The whych when he hadde reygned .ix. yeres or he were trybutary and .vii. yeres after as affermeth the sayde olde cronicle in all .xvi. yeres he theÌ„ dyed wythoute issue and was buryed at Caerbranke or yorke THE LII CHAPITER TEmanciê° or TeÌ„nancius the yongest sonne of Lud as affermeth Gaufryde was made kyng of y e BrytoÌ„s in the yere of the world fyue thousande a hundred and .lvii. This is named in the englyshe cronycle Tormace and not kynge as the sayde boke affermeth But his elder brother whych in the sayde boke is named Androgen was after the affyrmaunce of the sayd englyshe cronycle made kynge But the foresayd Gaufryde and other testyfyen that for so myche as Androgeus feryd to be euer hated of y e Brytons for his treason wroughte agaynst the kyng and the lande he therfore chase to go with Caius Iulius to Rome rather theÌ„ to be kyng of such as he thought wolde neuer haue hym in theyr loue and fauoure Then yt foloweth in y e storye this TeÌ„naÌ„cius ruled the land with great dylygence and iustyce and defended the lande well and knyghtly agayne all alyauÌ„tis and strauÌ„gers payde his trybute to the Romaynes y â— Cassibellan had graunted and lastly dyed when he had reygned after most wryters .xxiii. yeres and was buryed at Caerlud or London leuynge after hym a sonne the whyche was called Kymbeline THE LIII CHAPITER Kymbelinus or Kymbelyne the sonne of TeÌ„nancius was of y e BrytoÌ„s made kynge in the yere of the worlde .v. thousande a hundred and .lxxx. This man as wytnesseth Guydo was brought vp at Rome amonge the Romaynes there made a knyght and had of them suche fauoure that he was at lyberty to pay the trybute or not Of hym is lytell memorye made excepte all wryters agreen that in y e season that he was kynge our sauyoure Cryste Iesus was incarnate of that moste blessyd virgine our lady saynt Mary which shulde be to accorde historyes in the xix yere of his reygne Of the reygne of this Kymbelyn authours wryte dyuersly so y t some shewe no yeres and some but fewe whych can not accord wyth the tyme of other cronycles But the authour of the hystorye called Floure of historyes wytnessyth y t he reygned .xxxv. yeres The whyche sayeng who lyst to se y e table before rehersed he shall there haue knowlege that this sayd auctoure accordeth beste wyth other storyes and cronycles And when that this Kymbelyne had reygned gloryously ouer y e Brytons by all the season before expressyd he dyed was buryed at Caerlud or London leuynge after hym two sonnes named Guyderius and Aruiragus NOw before haue I shewed vnto you in y e later chapyter y t Criste was incarnate in the .xix. yere of Kymbelyne whyche maketh the yere of the worlde that is to saye froÌ„ the fyrste creacyon of Adam to the incarnacyon .v. thousande a hundred lxxx and .xix. the whyche accompt is approuyd by holy Isodore Beda and other Then Cryste was incarnate the yere of y e world as before is expressed From Noes flood or after .ii. thousande ix hundred and .lvii. After Abraham .ii thousande .xvii. After Dauid kyng of Israell a thousande and .lxxv. From or after the traÌ„smygracyon of the Iewes to Babylon v. huÌ„dred lxxx and .x. After Brute entred Britayne .xi. hundred and .xxxvi. After Alexander the great nere vppon .iii. hundred and .xxv. After the buyldynge of Rome .vii. huÌ„dred and .xxix. And in the begynnyng of y e .xlii. yere of Octauius Augustus then emperour of Rome THE LIIII CHAPITER GUyderius the fyrste sonne of Kymbalyne beganne his reygne ouer the Britons the yere of the worlde .v. thousande CC. .xvi. And the yere after Cristes incarnacyon y e xvii yere This man was welthy trusted mych in his streÌ„gth And for he thought the Romayns hadde the forenamed trybute with wronge he therfore of a knyghtly courage denyed to the Romaynes the sayde trybute wherfore Claudiê° whych was vncle vnto Caius Caligula the .iiii. emperour of Rome came into Brytayne with a great armye
the stepdoughter of Herculeus Maximianê° and had by her syx sonnes So that this Heleyn was his secoÌ„de wyfe whyche was fayrest of all maydens and therewyth lerned and suffycyenly lettred She is also noted of many writers to be a captyue or a prysoner to the Romaynes Of this Constantius lytell memorye is lefte in the bretyshe or englishe cronycles excepte that he receyued of the foresayde Heleyn a sonne named Constantinus the whyche after for his knyghtly marcyall dedys was called Constantyne the great But for the noble dedys of so vyctoryous a duke shuld not be hydde as was this CoÌ„stantius therfore I shall now folowe the story of Rome whych sayth that for so myche as in the tyme of Dioclesianus and Maximianus beynge emperours many couÌ„tres rebellyd agayne the empyre therfore the sayde emperoures admyttyd this Constantius and one Galerius as cesars whych was a dignyte next of authoryte to the emperours And so y e empyre was at those dayes guyded by two emperours by two cesars This ConstaÌ„tius as wytnessyth Policronica made subiecte to the empyre the Almaynes slewe of theym in one daye .lx. thousande And after other many vyctoryous dedys when the sayde .ii. emperours had of theyr free wylles resygned and gyuen ouer all imperiall dygnyte thys sayde Constantius with his forenamed felowe Galeriê° were made emperours y t is to wytte Galerius was emperour of all Iliricum whyche now is named Grecia or Grece wyth all the eest laÌ„des and CoÌ„stantiê° hadde to hym all the west landes But he helde hym contente wyth Gallia or Fraunce Spayne with Britayn graunted Italia vnto Galerius afore sayd Then he subdued the countre of Spayne as before is touched in the storye of Coelus and a parte of Gallia and after soiourned and abode in this lande of Brytayne in guydynge rulynge the same wyth great sobernesse and ordeyned his sonne gotten vpon Helayne to rule Gallia and Spayne But for to make this story more apparant open to y e readers and also to y e herers it is here to be noted that Dioclesianus or Dioclesian beganne his empyre ouer the Romaynes after moste wryters in the yere of our lorde two hundred .lxxx. and .vii. and he was emperour .xx. yeres And this CoÌ„stantius was sent into Brytayne from the senate as before is sayde in the seconde yere of y e sayde Dioclesian or the yere of oure lorde two hundred .lxxx. and .ix. whyche Constancius after he had in due maner spedde the nedes of the empyre as in subduynge this land of Brytayne as before is sayde he retourned agayn to Rome where he was shortely after made cesar and so contynued his lyfe as before ys touchyd And in the tyme of his beyng thus cesar and ruleâ— of Brytayne vnder y e emperour the blessyd and holy prothomartyr of Brytayn saynt Alboon at Uerolan was martyred in the .x. persecucyon of the chyrche as wytnessyth Policronicon whyche persecucyon beganne as testyfye Eusebiê° and Beda the .xviii. yere of the forenamed emperours Dioclesian Maximyan and endured .x. yeres that is to say in y e eest vnder Dioclesian and in the weste vnder Maâ—â—â—yan The whyche was so sharpe and feruent that wythin y e space of one moneth in dyuers places of the worlde were .xvii. thousande holy men and women martyred for Crystes fayth And when the sayde emperours left or resygned theyr imperyall dygnytye and â—adde a pryuate lyfe this sayde Constancius wyth his felowe Galerius departyd the empyre betwene them as before is touched so that he reygned as ruler of Brytayn by the terme of .xvii. yeres and more or he were emperoure And after as emperour of the weste partye of the empyre â–ª and kynge of Brytayn .xii. yeres and more And so in all y e sayd CoÌ„stantius reygned ouer Brytayne xxx yeres And lastely dyed and was buryed at yorke leuyng after hym y e foresayd son called CoÌ„stantinê° without mo that any meÌ„cyon is made of THE LXVIII CHAPITER COnstantinus the sonne of CoÌ„stancius and of Heleyne doughter of kynge Coelus in the yere of our lord .iii. huÌ„dred .xix. was made kynge of Brytayne Antoninus archbyshop of Florence wryter of hystoryes sheweth in the fyrst chapiter of the .ix. tytle of his worke called Sâ—â— Antonini that this CoÌ„stantine was made emperour or beganne to rule the empyre in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon .iii. hundred and .ix. which sayeng also affermeth UynceÌ„t historyall and other authours wherof the cause is y t the sayde authours accoÌ„pt not the yeres of the reygne of Constancius but folow the accoÌ„pte of Galerius felowe of Constancius whych reygned as emperour but .iii. yeres After the which rule yt muste nedis folowe that this Constantyne began his empyre as the sayd Antoninus wytnessyth and folowynge y e other accompt yt shulde varye Then to pursue or contynue y e storye of this Constantyne yt foloweth y t at the tyme of the decease of Constancius his fader he was occupyed in warres in Gallia those ê‘ties After whose deth he by a certayn terme ruled Brytayne the other landes the whyche his fader before helde in due maner And all be yt y t at y e daye he was a mysereant pagan yet he vsed no tyrannyes nor compelled not the Brytons to refuse the lawe and to worshyppe idollys as other tyrauntes at those dayes vsed In this whyle that Constantyne ruled thus the weste parte of this empyre one Maxentius whych was the son of Herculeus Maximianê° somtyme felowe in the empyre with Dioclesian as before is shewed was of the knyghtes of the pretory declared emperour This Maxentius was there worste of all men And as testyfyeth Eusebius other he fyrst began mekely to wynne therby loue fauour But when he was stablysshed in authorite he exercysed all tyraÌ„ny pursued all crystyens wyth all kynde of torment Also he expulsed and putte out from Rome all honour hys fader Herculeê° Maximianê° y t enteÌ„dyd agayne to haue ben emperour Of y e tyranny of this MaxeÌ„tius when CoÌ„stantyne had wyttyng he assembled a great hoste of Brytons and Gallis for to oppresse the malyce of the sayde Maxentius And for to rule and guyde this laÌ„d of Brytane in his absence he deputed and ordeyned a maÌ„ of myght called Octauius the whych Polycronica nameth duke of Iewessis that after were named west Saxons And when the sayde Constantyne had all peparyd for his voyage he betoke the lande of Brytayne vnto the sayd Octauius and after spedde hym vppon his iourney And as he was towarde his sayde iourney he sawe in his slepe the sygne of the crosse shynynge in the fyrmament as yt hadde ben a brennyng lyght of fyre and an aungell standynge therby and sayenge Constantyne toicanata which is to meane Constantyne by this token thou shalte wynne vyctorye when he awoke he called this vysyon to mynde and tolde vnto his secretes by whose counsayll he commaunded the sygne of the crosse to
be peynted and set in his baners and penons and all his knyghtes THE LXIX CHAPITER WHen Constantyne had thus ordeyned the sygne of the crosse he spedde hym forth towarde y e sayd tyrante Maxentius and mette with hym at a brydge called Ponte Miluium where after loÌ„ge fyght he chasyd the sayd Maxentius him with a great parte of his hoste drowned in the water of the sayde brydge when he had reygned as emperour vpoÌ„ .v. yeres After which victory thus had the sayde Constantyne wente vnto Rome where he was receyued of y e senate wyth moste triumphe And there caused the signe of the crosse to be peynted in the ryght haÌ„des of the images whyche the senatours of old tyme had areryd in worshyp of theyr vyctoryes And vnder the feet of the images he causyd to be wryten This is the signe and token of the lyuynge god that maye not be ouercomen Soone after this ConstaÌ„tyne was conuertyd from his pagan lawe vnto Crystes fayth by vertue of y e blessed Uernacle as some haue ben or by the good doctryne of that blessyd pope saint Siluester first of y â— name the whyche was made pope in y e yere folowynge Crystes incarnacyon .iii. hundred and .xiii. Then Constantyne opened the prysons and desstroyed the temples of false goddes and dedycate them in the worshyppe of god and his sayntes He also opened them that tofore were shytte and kepte close and causyd dyuyne seruyce in them to be sayd and gaue to the chyrche of Rome fyrste possessyons And also he ordeyned that y e bysshoppe of Rome shulde be hedde of all byshoppes all other to be obedyent vnto hym He also bare claye vppon his shoulders to the foundacyon of saynt Peters chyrch as wytnessyth Policronica and other Of this fyrste indowement of the chyrch are dyuers thynges shewed as reherseth Gwaldus Cambrens saynt Hierom and other the whych I ouer passe for lengthynge of tyme of this worke And whyle that Constantyne was thus occupyed in Rome hys moder Heleyne then beyng ferre from hym and herynge that he was become a Crysten man sent vnto hym letters of recommendacyon that he had forsaken the worshyppynge of idollys But she dyspreysed hym in that that he worshypped a man that was nayled vppon a crosse But after receyte of these letters he wrote answere to his moder that he shulde suffycyently proue that he byleued and worshypped hym that was fyrste creatour and maker of the worlde And not onely a man but also god man with diuers other poyntes touchyng the fayth whych I ouerpasse For resonynge and profe of thys was after assygned .vii. score iewes and Siluester wyth a certayne nomber of crysten clerkes to dyspute the artycles of Crystes fayth where after dyuers myracles shewed good profe made by holy scrypture the sayde iewes were confounded and the sayde Heleyne was conuerted vnto the fayth of Crystes chyrche and traueyled soon after to Hierusalem where she by her industrye and labour fande oute the holy crosse with the .iii. nayles that oure lorde was nayled wyth to the same crosse wherof she lefte there a parte and the other dele was brought vnto Bizancium nowe called Constantyne noble whyche cytye the sayde Constantyne greatly augmentyd wyth excellent buyldynge and therin also caused to be arcryd a chyrch of meruaylous beautye named yt Sophia when the emperour hadde receyued the foresayde parte of the cros wyth the .iii. nayles he after some authours put two of the sayde nayles in the brydell of his horse whych he vsed in batayll And the thyrde he caste or caused to be caste as wytnessyth saynt Ambrose in a swalowe of the see called mare AdriaticuÌ„ whych swalowe was before that tyme so peryllous that vnnethes any shyppe escapyd that daunger and garnysshed the crosse wyth many ryche stones freyt wyth golde and after with great reuereÌ„ce conueyde it to Rome as in dyuerse hystories is declaryd Then this CoÌ„stantyne remoued the emperyall see vnto his cytye of Constantyne the noble and there for the more partye kepte his emperyall honoure and other emperours in lyke wyse after hym By reason wherof the emperours were longe after called emperours of Constantyne noble This man was so myghty mercyall in his feates and all hys dedys that for hys more honoure he had an addycyon putte to his name and was called for his great myght and power Constantyne the great He was also the fyrste crysten emperoure and dyd many notable actes for the weale of Crystes fayth Amonge the whyche seuen are noted by the forenamed Antoninus in the ix tytle of y e second part of his worke before named wherof the fyrste was that Cryste shulde be worshypped as god thorough the cyty of Rome The seconde was that who so of Iesu Cryste spake any blasphemy he shulde be greuously punyshed The thyrde was what persone that dyd any iniurye or wronge to a Crysten man he shuld be depryuyd or put to y e losse of halfe his goodes The fourth that lyke as the emperour of Rome is hede of all teÌ„porall prynces so the byshoppe or pope of Rome is hed of all byshoppes The fyfte that what persone fledde to the chyrche for his sauegarde or suerty that there he shuld be defended from all peryll and daunger The syxte that no man shuld presume to buyld any temple or chyrche wythin any cytye or towne wythout the specyall lycence of his byshoppe The seuenth that euery prynce shulde gyue the .x. parte of his possessyons to the buyldyng and meynteynyng of chirches The whyche lawe he fyrste executed and after wyth a pykax or mattoke with his owne hande brake the grouÌ„de where as now standeth saint Peters chyrche and .xii. cophyns or treys full of erth he bare away vpon his shulders as wytnessyth the foresayde Antoninus and other But after those manyfolde good dedys he fyll into the heresye called Ariannys heresy By meane wherof he was so blynded that he then became an enymye to Cristes chyrch ê‘secuted crysteÌ„ men exyled y e pope Siluester or as some meane y e sayde Siluester fledde the cyte for fere For this as wytnessyth Iacobus Philippus and other wryters this Constantyne was smyten wyth the euyll of lepry For curynge wherof iii. thousand chyldren were brought to theÌ„perours paleys to be slayne y t he in the blood of them myght be bathed and so cleÌ„syd of his lepry But when he saw the childern and the moders sorowyng for them he was moued wyth pytye and sayd the dygnitye of th eÌ„pyre cometh of myldnesse For yt is demyd that he shuld dye y e sleeth a chyld in batayll Then what crueltye were this to sle so many innocentes wylfully yet better yt were to vs to dye and saue those chylders lyues then to gette a cruell lyfe by y e deth of so many innocentes For this myldnesse it is redde that saynt Peter and Poule apperyd to hym the nyght folowynge warnyng hym to sende agayne for Siluestre y
e pope and he shulde be by hym restoryd to perfytte helthe whyche was done and he heled as the legende of sayntes bereth wytnesse Thus haue I shewed to you a part of the dedys of Constantyne whych yf I shulde coÌ„tynue the hole processe of his reygne that endured as emperoure by the space of .xxx. yeres I shulde therof make a large volume But it concernyth nothynge of th entent of this worke as touchynge the lande of Brytayne therfore I woll retourne my style to Octauius from whom I haue made a loÌ„g digressyoÌ„ THE LXX CHAPITER IN this passetyme whyle Constantyne occupyed hym in nedes of th empyre as aboue is shewed Octauius beynge lieutenant in the lande of Brytayne vnder Constantyne ruled the lande to the pleasure of the Brytons a certayne of tyme. But when he perceyued that he was in fauoure of them and that Constantyne was farre from hym castynge also in his mynde that y e sayd Constantyne beyng then emperour wold or myght not lyghtly retourne into Britayn he therfore with helpe of his affynyte and freÌ„des withstode the Romaynes lefte in Brytayne of Constantyne and vsurpyd the rule domynyon of y e lande wherof wheÌ„ certayntie came to y e knowlege of CoÌ„stantyne he in all hast sent into Brytayne a duke named TrahernÌ„ the whyche was vncle vnto Heleyne moder of Constantyne when this TrahernÌ„ was arryued in Brytayne with iii. legions of knyghtes anon Octauius made towarde hym wyth hys Brytons and wyth hym mette nere the citye then called Kaerperis now called Porte chestre or Porchestre but more verely in a felde nere vnto the cytye of Kaerguent that now ys called wynchester whych felde then was named Maesurian The .ii. hostes mette wyth great ire and fough ten longe whyle But in y e ende TrahernÌ„ was compelled to forsake the felde and after drewe wyth his Romaynes towarde Albania or Scotlande wherof Octauius beyng warned folowed hym and in the countre of westmerlande gaue vnto hym the seconde batayll where then Octauius was chasyd TrahernÌ„ was vyctour the whych pursued Octauius so egerly that he coÌ„pelled hym to forsake the lande of Britayne and to sayle into the countre of Norway for his sauegarde But yt was not longe after that the sayde Octauius gaderyd a newe people of Brytons Norways and was redy to retourne agayn into Britayne In whych tyme as testyfyeth myne authour Gaufryde an erle of Brytayne that entyerly loued Octauius by treason slewe the sayd TrahernÌ„ a lytell before the landynge of the sayde Octauius whyche shortly subdued the Romaynes and y e lande to his owne vse This shuld be after moste concordaunce of wryters wheÌ„ Constantyne wyth also the ayde of TrahernÌ„ hadde ruled this lande of Brytayne by the terme of .x. yeres THE LXXI CHAPITER OCtauiê° duke of y e Iessis otherwyse westsaxons beganne his reygne ouer the Brytons in the yere of our lorde .iii. hundred .xxix. This in the englyshe boke is called Octauian the whych as testyfyeth Gaufryde gaderyd in shorte whyle after so great plentye of treasoure and rychesse that he feryd no man and ruled this lande in peasyble wyse So that of hym or of his actes is left lytell memorye excepte that when he was fallen into age by the counsayll of Brytons he sent vnto Rome for a noble yonge man of the aliy of Heleyne moder vnto Constantyne called Maximianê° as after more playnly shal be shewed all be yt that some aduysed hym to make one Conan Meryadok his cosyne kynge after hym But by the instaÌ„t labour of Caradok then duke of Cornewayll Octauius lastly sent vnto Rome Mauryce the sonne of the forenamed Caradok to brynge or conuey the sayd Maximianus into Brytayne for to mary the onely doughter of Octauius and by reason therof to enioy y e realme of Brytayne This Maximianê° is of some auctour named Maximius the whych as wytnessyth Gaufride was the sonne of Leonyne brother to Heleyne and vncle vnto CoÌ„stantyne the great whych saynge affermeth also Iacobus Philippê° authour of a boke called Supplementum cronicarum wherin he nameth the sayde Maximianus a knyght of the Bryton blood Then it foloweth when the forenamed Maurice had spedde his nedes so y t he came to the presence of Maximianê° shewed theffecte of his Message the sayd Maximianus to hym graunted in all haste prepared for his voyage into Brytayne shortly after with coÌ„uenient cuÌ„pany landed at Southampton wherof beynge warned Conan Meryadok he wyth a certayne of knyghtes of his affinytye was purposed to haue frayed with the sayd Maximianê° to haue destressed hym for so mych as he wel knewe that by hym he shuld be puâ— from the rule of the lande But thys purpose was let by the commaundement of the kynge or otherwyse so y t the sayd Maximianus was coÌ„ueyed safely to the kynges presence shortly after wyth consent of the more partye of his lordes gaue his doughter vnto the sayde Maximianus wyth possessyon of this yle of Brytayne The whyche mariage solemnysed endyd the sayde Octauiê° dyed shortly after But howe long he reygned none of the foresayde authours testystye excepte dyuers of them agre y t he contynued his reygne tyll y e tyme that Gracyan and Ualentinyan ruled the empyre the whyche beganne to reygne the yere of our lorde .iii. huÌ„dred .lxxx. and .ii. By whyche reason yt muste folowe that the sayd Octauius reygned at the leest .liiii. yeres THE LXXII CHAPITER MAximianê° or Maximiê° y e son of Leonine cosyn Germayn of Constantyne the great was made kynge of Bryton in the yere of oure lorde .iii. hundred .lxxx. and .ii. Thys in the englyshe boke is named Maximian the whych as testyfyeth Gaufryde and other was stalworth and myghty of his handes But for he was cruell and pursued somdele the cristen he therfore of all wryters is called Maximianê° the tyrant Attwene this Conan before named was stryfe and debate and dyuers conflyctes attwene theÌ„ was foughten in the whyche eyther of them spedde dyuersly all be yt that lastely they were made frendes So that Maximianê° reygned a season in quyete and gaderyd rychesse treasour not all wyth out grudge Lastely he was moued exyted to warre vpon the Galles thorow whych couÌ„cell he wyth a great hoste of BrytoÌ„s sayled into Armorica that now is called lytell Brytayne and bare hym so knyghtly that he subdued that countre vnto his lordshyp after gaue the sayde countre to Conan Meryadok to hold of hym and of the kyngeê of great Brytayn for euer And then commaunded the sayde lande to be called lytell Brytayne For this vyctory his knyghtes proclamed hym emperour where thorough he beynge the more exaltyd in pryde passed farther in the landes of the emprye vyctoryously subdued a great parte of Gallia or Fraunce and all Germania For thys dede dyuers authours accompt hym false and periuryd wherfore yt shulde seme that before his departynge froÌ„ Rome he was sworne vnto Gracian and Ualentynyane emperours
.iiii. huÌ„dred .lxxvi. And the fyfte yere of Uortygers last reygne But Denys and other that accoÌ„pt this kyngdome to begynne in the yere of our lord foure hundred and .lv. allowe the begynnynge therof to be when Hengistus had fyrst gyft of the same by reason that Uortyger maryed his doughter This lordeshyppe conteyned the countre that stretcheth from eest Occean vnto the ryuer of Thamys and had vpon the southeest Southerye and vppon the weste London vpon the northeest the Thamys aforesayd and Eestsaxon nowe Essex And this lordshyppe conteyned also the yle of Thanet whyche lordshyppe or kyngdome endured after moste wryters from the tyme of the fyrste yere of the reygne of Hengiste tyll the .xxv. yere of Egbert before named by the terme of .iii. hundred and .xlii. yeres folowynge that accompte At whyche season the sayde Egbert then kynge of westsaxons subdued Baldredus theÌ„ kynge of Kent and ioyned yt to hys owne kyngdome Al be yt that the authoure of Policronica affermeth yt to endure by the space of thre hundred and .lxviii vnder .xv. kynges wherof Baldredus was the laste whyche folowyth nere vnto the accompt of Denys before named The fyrste crysten kyng of this lordshippe was Ethelbertus or Ethelbert the whyche receyued the fayth of Cryste by that holy man saynt Austayne or Augustayne nere about the yere of our lordes incarnacyon foure hundred .lxxx. and .xvi. The whyche Ethelbert caused soone after to be edyfyed the monastery of saynt Peter and Paule in the eestsyde or ende of the cytye of Dorobernia now Caunterbury He gaue vnto this Austayn and his successours byshoppes of Caunterbury a place for the byshoppes see at Chrystes chyrche wythin the sayd cytye endowed it with many ryche possessioÌ„s This Hengiste and all the other Saxons whyche ruled the .xvii. pryncypates of Brytayne as after shall be shewed are called of moste wryters reguli whyche is to meane in oure vulgare or speche as small or lytell kynges So that this Hengist is accompted a lyttell kynge The whyche when he hadde thus rule of the foresayde .iii. prouynces he sent for mo Saxons gatheryd them y t were sparkled abrode so y t in these prouynces the fayth of Chryste was all quenchyd and in slepe Then Hengist wyth Octa his son gaderyd a great streÌ„gth of SaxoÌ„s and faught wyth the Brytons and ouercame the Brytons and chasyd them in suche wyse that Hengiste kepte his lordesshyppe in peace and warre by the space of .xxiiii. yeres as moste wryters testyfye THE XCII CHAPITER NOwe then lette vs retourne agayne to Uortiger y e which when he sawe the Saxons in suche wyse encrease theyr strength and the Brytons dayly dyscreace for as writeth myne authour Gaufryde y t Saxons had the rule of London yorke Lincolne or LindecolnÌ„ and KaergueÌ„t that is wynchester wyth other good townes wherfore as affermeth the sayd Gaufryde the kyng for fere of y e SaxoÌ„s also for that y â— he was some deale warned of the commyng of the .ii. bretherne Aurely and Uter sonnes of Constantyne he therfore consyderynge these many and great daungers fledde into Cambria or walys and there helde hym for the more suertye where as wytnessyth the sayde Gaufryde he then buylded the castel before mynded Of y e which buyldynge and impediment therof and also of the gettynge or byrthe of Merlyne and of his prophecyes he made a longe worke the whyche I passe ouer for dyuerse consyderacyons retourne agayne to Uortiger Trouth yt is that whyle Uortygernus was thus besyed in walys the forenamed brethern Aurely and Uter preparyd theyr nauy and men of armys and passed the see and landed at Totnesse as sayth the englysh cronycle wherof when the Brytons were ware that were disparklyd and seueryd in many couÌ„tres they drewe to them in all hasty wyse The which sayde bretherne when they sawe that they hadde a competent nomber of knyghtes they made towarde walys to dystresse Uortyger wherof he beynge warned for so myche as he well knewe y t he myght not make sufficyeÌ„t defence by streÌ„gth of knyghtes he therfore garnyshed his castell wyth strength of men and vytayll entendynge to sauegarde hym selfe by that meane but all in vayne For the sayde two bretherne wyth theyr armye besegyd the sayd castell and fynally after many assautes wyth wylde fyre consumed the sayde castell wyth Uortiger and all that was therin Of hym yt is redde that he shulde lye by his owne doughter in truste y e kynges shulde come of his blood For the whyche dede he was accursyd of saynte Germayne and lastely ended his lyfe as hefore is expressed when he hadde reygned nowe laste ix yeres THE XCIII CHAPITER AUrelius Ambrosius the seconde sonne of CoÌ„stantyne and brother to Constancius slayne by the treason of Uortyger was kynge made of the Brytons in the yere of oar lorde .iiii. hundred .lxxx. one and the .xxi. yere of Childericê° then kynge of Fraunce Of thys yt is sayd that when he hard of the dyuysion that was in the land of Brytayne betwene Uortiger and the Saxons and in what maner the SaxoÌ„s had subdued the Brytons he in all goodly haste wyth ayde of the kynge of lytell Brytayne spedde hym into thys lande where after the aboue sayde vyctory hadde of Uortiger he spedde hym towarde yorke as affermeth Gaufride and there chasyd the Saxons that helde the cytye wyth Octa or Osca sonne of Hengist and toke the sayde Octa kepte hym as a prysoner somwhat of tyme. But howe so yt was by treason of his keper or otherwyse he brake pryson And he wyth his fader gaderyd after a great hoste and mette Aurelius his Brytons at a place called Crekynford where was foughten a stronge myghty batayll to y e losse of both partyes but the more losse fyll to the SaxoÌ„s For of them was slayne foure dukes and .iiii. thousande of other men that other dele chasyd to theyr great daunger yet this not wytstandynge Hengiste contynued his lordshyppe in Kent and Aurelius Ambrose whyche the englyshe cronycle nameth Aurilambrose kepte the countre called Logiers or myddell Englande wyth walys and chasyd the Saxons y â— dwelled in y e .ii. forsayd prouynces of eest Saxon and eest Anglis out of those countres The seconde kyngdome THE XCIIII CHAPITER IN this passe tyme a SaxoÌ„ named Ella wyth his thre sonnes called Symen or Symon Plettynger and Cissa came wyth thre shyppes called Obilas and landed in the south parte of Brytayne and slewe many Brytons at a place that then was named Cuneueshore chased many vnto a wood theÌ„ called Andresleger and after occupyed y e countre inhabyted hym his Saxons wythin the sayde prouynce makyng hym selfe kyng and lorde therof By reason wherof by his might power the sayd prouynce or countre was after named y e kyngdome or lordshyp of Southsaxons The whyche after most concorde of wryters shuld haue his begynnyng y â— .xxxii. yere after the fyrst coÌ„myng of HeÌ„gist which
folowynge y e accompte shuld be in the yere of our lorde .iiii. hundred .lxxxii and in the seconde yere of Aurely then kynge of Brytayne This kyngdome or lordshippe had in the eestsyde Kent in the south the see and the yle of wyght in the west Hampsyre and in the northe Southrey and conteyned as wytnessyth Guydo Southampton Somersetshyre Deuenshyre and Cornewayl Of whyche sayde kyngdome Ethelbaldus or Ethelwaldê° was the .iiii. kynge and the fyrste crysten kynge Thys kyngdome endured shorteste season of all the other kyngdomes and passyd soonest into the other For yt endured not aboue an hundred and .xii. yeres vnder .v. or .vii. kynges at moste THE XCV CHAPITER THen to returne where we left Aurely whyche as before ye haue harde helde and occupyed the myddell parte of Brytayne wyth CaÌ„bria or walys dyd hys dylygence to repayre ruynous places as well temples as other and caused y e seruyce of god to be sayde and done whyche by meane of the Saxons was greatly decayde thorough all Brytayne And after this Aureliê° beseged y â— Saxons in y e hyll of Badon or Badowe where he slewe many of theym But dayly the Saxons encreasyd landed in myche Brytayn as after shall appere For shortely after a Saxon named Porth landed wyth his two soÌ„nes at an haueÌ„ in Southsex After whome as some authours meane y e haueÌ„ was after called Portismouth whyche kepeth the name at this day And in lykewyse they came to lande in dyuers places of Britayne so that Aurelius had wyth them many conflyctys and bataylles in the whych he spedde dyuersly for he was somtyme vyctour and some season ouer set It is wryteÌ„ of hym in y e englyshe cronicle and other that he by y e helpe of Merlyn shuld fetche the great stones now standynge vpon the playne of Salysburye and called the stone henge oute of Irlande and caused theym to be sette there as they nowe stande in remembraunce of the Brytons that there were slayne and buryed in the tyme of the communycacyon had with Hengiste and his Saxons as before in the storye of Uortiger is touchyd But Polycronica alledgyth y t honour vnto Uter Pendragon his brother In the tyme of this Aurelius as wytnessyth also y e sayde Policronica dyed Hengist in his bed when he had reygned ouer y e Kentysh Saxons .xxiiii. yeres After whose deth Octa or Osca his sonne ruled y e sayd kyngdome other .xxiiii. yeres All be yt that the brytyshe bokes and also the cronycles of Enlande sheweth that after that Aurelius had in batayll slayne Hengiste he toke vnto his grace Octa his son gaue vnto hym a dwellynge place in the countre of Galewey for hym his SaxoÌ„s then lefte on lyue which semeth not to be true for mater that shall after ensue and also for y â— that before is touchyd of the Pictes and Scottes in the tyme of the myserye of the Brytons Then yt foloweth this Octa nother augmented nor mynyshed his lordshyp but helde hym therwyth contented as his fader had to hym lefte yt Lastely in the ende of the reygne of Aurely Pascentius the yongest son of Uortiger whiche after y e deth of his fader was fledde into Irland for fere of Aurely purchasyd ayde of Guilamour kyng of IrlaÌ„de And wyth a great armye inuadyd thys lande of Brytayne by the countre of walys in takynge the cytye of Menenia and in wastynge the sayd couÌ„tre wyth iron and fyre In the which season and tyme Aureliê° laye syke in his cytye of Kaerguent or wynchester For whych cause he desyred hys brother Uter to gather an hoste of BritoÌ„s to appease y e malice of Pascencius his adhereÌ„tis The whych accordyngly preparyd his hoste at length ouercame the hoste of PasceÌ„cius and slewe hym and the forenamed Guillamour in the same fyght In this whyle and season that Uter was thus gone agayne Pascentius a Saxon or other strauÌ„ger feynynge hym a Bryton a connyng man in physyke by the intycemet of Pascencius came vnto Aurely where he lay syke by his subtyle false meanes purchasyd such fauour wyth those y t were nyghe vnto the prynce that he was put in truste to mynystre medycines vnto the kyng This is named of writers Coppa or of some Eoppa The whyche when he had espyed his tyme coÌ„uenyent to brynge about his false purpose he gaue to Aureliê° a pocyon enpoysoned by vyolence wherof he shortely after was dede when he hadde reygned after moste wryters vppon .xix. yeres The thyrde or fyfte THE XCVI CHAPITER IN the tyme of y e reygne of this Aurelius as wytnesseth the authour of Policronica other y e kyngdome of Eestanglis began vnder a Saxon named Uffa about the yere of our lorde .iiii. hundred .lxxx. and xii and the .xi. yere of Aurelius The whych kyngdome conteyned Norlf and Suff. nowe called This hadde in this eest and north sydes the see in the northweste Cambryge shyre and in the weste saynte Edmundes dytche and Hertfordshyre and in the southe Essex This lordshyppe was called fyrste Uffynys lordshyp and the kynges therof were named Uffynys or after some authoures the people But fynally they were named eest Anglys The fyrst cristen kyng of this pryncypate was Redwaldus the thyrde kynge but he was not so stedfaste as belonged to his relygyon His sonne named Corpwaldus was more stedfaste whyche after was slayne of a mysbyleuynge man and for Crystes fayth as some wryte But Guydo sayth that Sebertus was fyrste cristen kynge of this lordshyppe that he made saynt Poulys chyrch of LoÌ„don This vnder .xii. kynges endured tyll the martyrdome of blessyd saynte Edmunde laste kynge therof the whych was martyred nere about the yere of our lord .viii. huÌ„dred and lxix By the whyche reason yt shuld folowe that this kyngdome shulde endure by the terme of .iii. C.lxxvii yeres And of this lordshyp at that dayes was Elman or Thetforde the chyfe towne But after Guydo this lordeshyppe shulde begynne the yere of Grace .v. hundred .lxx then shuld yt endure but .ii. hundred .iiii. score and .xix. yeres Francia THE XCVII CHAPITER CLodoueus the sonne of Childericus or Hildericus before named was after the deth of his fader ordeyned kynge of Fraunce in y e yere of oure lorde .iiii. hundred .lxxx. and .iiii and the thyrde yere of Aurelius then kyng of Brytayne This of some wryters is named Clodoueê° Lowys The whyche shortely after that he of this realme was authorysyd for kynge heryng reporte of the beaute and grete vertue of Clotildis neuewe to Cundebald kynge or ruler of Burgoyne sente vnto hym a knyght named Aurelius to treat a maryage betwene the kynge and Clotyld or Crotild The which Cundebald more for fere then for loue assentyd The cause wherof as myn authour sayth was for y t thys Crotyld was enherytour vnto the sayde lande of Burgoyne and that she be reason of y t maryage shuld recouer her ryghte and put hym from the
is for folys to beleue Thys sorow and heuenesse of Chilpericus and Fredegunde hys wyfe was somdele aswaged by the byrthe of a son shortly after borne of y e sayd Fredegunde whych the kyng lette call Lotharius or Clotharius For ioye wherof the kyng lette open the prysones and suffred the prysoners to goo at theyr lyberte and specyally suche as concerned causes touchynge hym selfe for dette or otherwyse with other thynges coÌ„cernyng hys honoure But lyke as dame Fortune is accustomed to medle her ioyes of thys world wyth some bytternesse so dyd she now with Chilpericê° For where he was nowe in great tranquillyte and reste and thought to haue ladde the resydue of his lyfe in pleasure so deynly word was brought vnto hym that hys brother Gunthranus and hys neuewe Childebert was allyed and fermely accorded to make warre vppon hym for the whych they had assemblyd a great army wherfore he in all haste commaunded all his treasour and chyfe iewellys to be had to the cytye of Cambria where he wyth his wyfe and frendes entended to coÌ„tynue the resydue of his lyfe And y t done spedde hym thyder in all haste and fortyfyed the sayde cytye in such wyse that he feryd lytle or nothynge hys enymyes where he so kepte hym wythin the sayde cytye a certayne of tyme. And wheÌ„ he sawe nor hard not of the commynge of his sayd broder nor neuewe he then walkyd more at large and sportyd hym in haukynge and chase of the wylde bestes as wolues and other whych at those dayes was greatly vsyd of the kynges of Fraunce and yet is contynued Uppon a day as he was purposyd towarde this dysporte and all thyng redy preparyd for the same so that the quene thought veryly he had be gone oute of the paleys for what happe I can not tell the quene yode into her chaÌ„ber and there rested her vppon her bedde where she so lyeng the kynge passyd by wyth a lytle wande whych he bare in his hande in maner of game strake the quene with yt vppon the backe The quene supposynge the kynge had ben gone to the felde and not lokyng vp sayd Laundrye why dareste thou thus stryke me This Laundrye was a great man in the kynges courte and hadde ben peramoure to the quene longe tyme. But the kynge herynge these wordes made semblaunt as he hadde not herde them and so passyd on hys waye THE CXVII CHAPITER FRedegunda apperceyuynge after seynge yt was the kyng to whome she hadde thus sayde sore was abasshed and in great fere and agony And after she had by a longe season coniected in her mynde what remedy she myght fynde for this mishappe she lastely dyuely shely determyned to sle her sayd husbande and lorde And this to brynge about she sent in all haste for the sayde Laundrye and shewed to hym in order all the cyrcumstaunce of the foresayde mater wherafter he was strykeÌ„ with suche a fere that his wytte and counsayle faylyd hym to deuyse in such a case any remedy wherfore the quene as she that was fully determyned to execute her detestable cursyd purpose sayde to hym boldely LauÌ„dry thou seest well y t this case is brought to so strayte a poynt that other thou muste thynke to destroy my lord and husbande or ellys thou and I muste both be shamefully confounded Of whyche thou well knowest our owne is moste to be regarded therfore dyspose the to do after my counsayll Thou knowest well that the kynge is accustomed to come late from hys dysporte wherfore prouyde to the a certayne that thou well trustyst and in the euenynge when he retourneth aspye thy tyme and fall vppon hym sodeynly and so rydde hym And after make an out crye sende to serch about as thou woldest take the homicydes cause some of thyne own coÌ„panye to flee froÌ„ the as though thou shuldest theÌ„ pursue Laundry heryng this cursyd couÌ„sayll alowed it well therunto assentyd and incontynently went aboute the perfourmaunce of the same And when he hadde purueyde his accessaryes he towarde nyght assemblyd theÌ„ gyuynge to theÌ„ informacyon how they in y t mischyef shuld behaue them in that thyng takynge of them assuryd othes for kepyng of his couÌ„sayle The kyng not mysdemynge any thynge of thys conspyred treason toke his delectacyon and pleasoure in folowynge of hys game so that he loste myche of hys company and towarde nyght as he before tyme was accustomed wyth fewe accoÌ„panyed drewe homewarde wherof Laundry beyng warned met the kynge salutynge hym and sayng that he was comen wyth hys company to coÌ„dute hym home for so mych as he douted how he was garnyshed of his meyneyall seruauÌ„tes or other What shuld I lenger make delaye or farther reharsall in thys matyer or to tell the cyrcumstaunce of thys purposyd treason But fynally when the kynge was nere hys paleys or as reherseth the Frenche cronycle wythin the courte of hys paleys as he lyght from hys horse he was sodeynly wounded to the herte that he streyght fell to the erth dede After whyche murder thus commytted a greate crye was areryd the kynge ys slayne so y t thys Laundrye made in great haste to be called certeyne persons to attende vppon y e corps whyle he wyth other pursued suche as were dempte gylty of thys offence But lastly he retourned and sayd that thys dede was done by the knyghtes of Chyldebert the whych by the derkenes of the nyght were escapyd To shewe here the vayne and dissymuled sorowe y t Fredegund made for the kynge it were but lettyng of tyme. For euery wyse man knoweth well that all suche as ben of that disposycyon can fayne ryghte well in suche semblable casys But to my purpose when the kynge was thus slayne and at that tyme nother the quene nor yet Laundrye suspectyd prouysyon was made for enterryng of y e corps The whyche was shortly after shypped at the next ryuer and so conuayed vnto saynt Germayns de Pree before spoken of and there wyth greate soleÌ„pnyty buryed when he hadde regned as before is sayde xxiiii yeres leuynge after hym a son before mynded called Clotharius or Lotharius Thus as affermyth myn authour mayster Robert Gagwyne endyd Chylperych myserably his lyfe whiche in pryde and mysery before tyme it coÌ„tynued And where in his lyfe he cherysshed no frende at hys ende he fande few or no frendes Thys gaue the patrymony of y e chyrche to lewde symple clerkys and was an enmye to all holy relygyous places and fauored more suche as had lately bene conuerted to the fayth than he dyd them that had coÌ„tynued by holy lyfe a longe season therin gaue vnto such persons the rule of Crystes chyrche Amonge the whyche one there was of perfyght lyuyng and byshop of Parys that garnysshed hys toÌ„be with this cpytaphy as after in meter foloweth Ecclesiae specusum patriae vigor ara reorum Et pater medicus pastor amorque gregit Gernianus Virtuti fide corde ore
I haue exhorted you And all the other deale I shall suffer you to amende and refourme wythin your selfe but they wold not therof of Then saynt Augustyne sayde vnto them and warned them by maner of inspyracyon that syns they wold not receyue peace of theyr bretherne they shulde of other receyue warre wreche the whyche was after put in experyence by Ethelfrydus kynge of Northumberlande Longe yt were to tell the cyrcumstauÌ„ce of the lyfe of this blessyd man wherfore I passe ouer Lastly wheÌ„ he hadde in one daye crystyned .x. thousande of Saxons or Anglys in the weste ryuer that is called Swale besyde yorke and knewe that he shuld shortely dye after he ordeyned a successour named Laurence whyle he lyued for the state of holy chyrche in Brytayn was as yet but rude boystous But in y t doynge he folowed the ensample of Peter that was fyrst pope whyche made Clement by his lyfe helper and successour Also this Augustyne made Mellitus bysshop of London and of EestsaxoÌ„s whych after moste wryters were then newly entred the lande The ryuer of Thamys departed theym and Kent and after dyed and was buryed in y e monastery before rehersed wythoute the wallys of Dorobernia or Caunterburye THE CXX CHAPITER EThelbertus then confermyd in the fayth among other costly dedys beganne he foundacyon of Paulys chyrche wythin the cytye of London and ordeyned yt for the bysshoppes see of London For the archbyshoppes see that before tyme was at London was by Augustyne and Ethelbert at the prayer of y e cytezyns of Dorobernia traÌ„slated to the sayde cytye as in the .lix. chapyter of thys treatyse yt is more at length declared But of the buyldynge of thys chyrche of saynt Paule dyuerse opynyons ben For some wryters testyfye that yt was buylded or begonne to buylde by Sygebertus kynge of Eestanglys but more veryly kynge of EestsaxoÌ„s or Eestsex This Ethelbert also fouÌ„ded the chyrche of sayne Andrew in the cytye of Dorubres in Kent nowe called Rochester of the whyche Iustus was byshoppe ordeyned before of saynt Albane About y e tyme or a season after the forenamed Ethelfrydus whyche in the englyshe cronycle is named Elfryde foughte wyth the Brytons at the cytye of Legyscestre or Chestre slew of the Brytons a great nomber At whyche tyme and season a great nomber of the monkes of Bangor were also there assembled for to pray for the good spede of the Brytons wherof when Ethelfrydus was warned he fell also vppon theym and flewe of theym at that tyme as wytnessyth dyuers authours .xxi. huÌ„dred as yt is before shewyd in the C. and ix chapyter of this boke This forenamed Ethelbert excyted a dweller or cytezen of London to make a chyrche or chapell in the worshyp of saynte Peter in the west ende of London then called Thorney and now the towne of westmynster the whyche that tyme was forgrowen wyth bushes and bâ—eres excedyngly where the sayde cytezen be ganne and buylded the fyrst chyrche of westmynster in y e honour of saynt Peter whych was after by saynt Edwarde the coÌ„fessour enlarged or new buylded But of the thyrde Henry when he reygned as kynge of England yt was newe edyfyed made as yt now is a beauteous monastery and rychely endowed bothe wyth possessyon and relykes and ryche iewellys It is shewyd in the Englyshe cronycle of Englande that thys Ethelbert shulde be slayne in a fyghte betwene hym and Ethelfryde kynge of Northumberlande But Policronicon sayth that he dyed and went to heuen when he hadde reygned ouer the lordshyppe of Kent .lvi. yeres and the .xxi. yere after that he hadde receyuyd Crystendome The kyngdome of Eestsaxons THE CXXI CHAPITER DUrynge also the foresayde persecucyon of y e BrytoÌ„s or any ruler of theÌ„ were specyally named beganne the reygne of Eestsaxons as wytnessyth Policronicon vnder Sebertus theyr fyrste kynge nere about the yere of our lordes incarnacyon .vi. hundred and .xiiii. All be yt that Guydo de Columna sayth that yt beganne nere about the tyme and season when the kyngdome of Eestanglys beganne But I folowe Polycronicon for he leyeth holy Beda for his Authour in myche of his worke This kyngdome whych is to meane Essex hadde in the eest syde the see in the weste Myddelsex and London in the southe the cyuer of Thamys in the north Suffolke and endured after moste wryters by the terme of two hundred and odde yeres But by y â— sayeng of Policronica yt shuld not endure ouer two hundred yeres Neuerthelesse yt shulde appere by the storye of Edwarde the elder sonne of Aluredus y t yt shulde coÌ„tynue vnder the Danys and other wyse tyll the .viii. yere of his reygne And by that reason yt shulde endure two hundred .lxxx. .xiii. yeres The contynuauÌ„ce therof is more doutfull to be iustly determyned for so myche as wryters be of dyuers opynyons of the begynnyng therof All be it y e Polycronycon in the .li. chapyter of hys fyrste boke sayth that yt began vnder Sebertus and vnder .x. kynges tyll Egbertus kynge of westsaxons subdued yt and ioyned yt to his owne kyngedome The fyrste crysten kynge of thys lordshyppe was the forenamed Sebertus conuertyd by meanes of Mellitus byshoppe of London as sayth Guydo But after hys sayeng thys Sebertus shulde be the thyrd kynge of Essex All wryters agreen that the kynges of thys lordshyp were more comynly named vnder kynges and were more subiecte to other kynges and chefely vnto the kynges of Mercia or Mercheryke Then to retourne agayn vnto the Brytons whyche by all this season occupyed a parte of Cornewayl and the countres of Cambria as Uenedocia whyche now is called Northwalys ad Demecea whych now is called Southwalys and there held them in makynge assautes vpon the Saxons as before is touchyd some whyle in one coste and some whyle in that other vnder sondrye dukes as witnessyth Gaufryde and also the englysh cronycle The whych so contynued after moste accorde of tyme and to accorde thys hystorye wyth other by the terme of .xxiiii. yeres ouer and aboue thre yeres alowed for the reygne of Careticus aforesayd So that from the fyrste yere of Caretycus to the laste of these .xxiiii. yeres expyryd or flowyd .xxvii. yeres At whyche tyme the Brytons of one assent chase for theyr hedde or ruler y â— duke of Uenedocia or Southwalys named Cadwanus Francia THE CXXII CHAPITER CLotharius or Lotharius the sonne of Chilpericus second of y t name was made kynge of a parte of FrauÌ„ce in y e yere of oure lorde .v. hundred lxxx and .viii and the .ii. yere of Careticus then kynge of the Brytons Thys Clotharius by the reporte of mayster Robert Gagwyne is notyd to be descendyd of Clodoueê° Lowis fyrste crystened kynge of Fraunce not expressely to be the sonne of Chilpericus But for so myche as in the cronycle of Chilperych I haue shewed to you somwhat of the dedys of Fredegund wyfe of Chylperiche therfore I
buylded by Oswalde after the wynnyng of that batayle And of the spones of that crosse are tolde many wounders the whiche I ouer passe Than after Oswalde had prayed for the saluacyon of hys people the two hostes met in a felde named thā Denysborne or Denyslake where was foughten a stronge batayle But fynally Cadwan whyche Polycronyca nameth Cedwalla was slayne and his people chasyd which were farre excedynge the nomber of Oswaldus hoste whanne the sayde Cadwan had reygned ouer the Brytons after moste accorde of wryters and also of the tyme by the terme of xxii yeres leuynge after hym a son as affermeth Gaufryde named Cadwallus or Cadwalyn Francia THE CXXXI CHAPITER DAgobertus the fyrste of that name and sonne of Clothayr before rehersed beganne his reygne ouer the hole monarchye of Fraunce in the yere of our lorde .vi. hundred xxxi and the .xviii. yere of Cadwan than kynge of Brytons The which at the tyme of hys faders deth was in the prouynce of Austracy gyuen to hym by his fader as before is shewed in the C.xxvii chapyter precedynge But anone as worde came to hym of hys faders decease he sped hym well accompanyed into Fraūce And when he was comen to the cyty of Reynes thyder came vnto hym many nobles as well out of Burgoyne as out of other partyes of Fraunce and dyd vnto hym feauty and homage It is shewed in the C.xxvi chapyter of thys worke how Clothayre had by his seconde wyfe a sonne named Heybert the which claymed his parte of the kyngdome of Fraunce and for y e same began to make some styrynge But by the good polycy meanes of one Brunulphe vncle to the sayd Haybert and brother to Sichyld hys moder the mater was appeased so that he had vnto hym certeyne cytyes assygned wyth landes in Guyan with the whiche he was cōtentyd ordeyned Tholouse for the chefe cytye of hys pryncypate And after that peace confermed Dagobert was in quiete by the terme of iii. yeres folowyng But the .iiii. yere the Gascoynes rebelled agayn hym the whych by hys manhode he shortly subdued And whan he had set his lande in a quyetnesse he called to mynde y e promyse before tyme which he hadde made to saynt Denys and hys felowes wherfore he with great solempnite caused the groūd where these holy bodyes laye to be openyd and wyth great reuerēce to be taken vp Upon the whych bodyes he fand fresshely wryten eyther of theyr names so that he myghte perfyghtely knowe that one from that other and then caused thē to be layd in a sumptuouse shryne And ouer them in the sayd place he buylded a royall mynster of lyme and stone and conueryd it with plates of syluer in stede of sclate or leade and assygned vnto y e prestes and mynysters therof greate and ryche possessyons And for so goodly a temple that was of suche beautye outwarde shulde not lacke of garnysshynge within he therfore causyd hangynges to be made to hange within the same temple of the whiche tapettes suche as scruyd for the quere were garnyshed set with dyuerse stones in those dayes vsed And by the foresayde place or shryne where the holy martyrs bodyes laye he ordeyned a cheste or trūke of clene syluer to the entēt y t all such iewelles and ryche gyftes as were offered to y e holy sayntes shulde therin be kept to the vse of the mynysters of y e same place and ouer that endowed y t same place with many greate lybertyes pryuyleges And this place thus fynysshed he caused a crosse of golde to be made to be garnysshed with moste precyous stones of a greate bygnesse and value and caused it to be set ouer the hyghe aulter wythin the sayde monastery This translacyon of these blessyd sayntes shulde be as wytnessyth the Frēche Cronycle in the .v. yere of the reygne of the sayd Dagobert which made y e yere of our lorde .vi. C.xxxvi The which whā he had clerely with all honour and due reuerence fynysshed he thā vysyted and cyrcued his lande in mynystrynge iustyce to all persons and ordeyned such meanes as bylles of supplicacyon and other that the causes and maters of poore men myghte come to his knowlege by meane wherof he gate great loue and fauour of his comons But amonge hys many notable dedes one dede by hym was commytted the whyche somdeale longe after blemysshyd hys honour And that was that he without iudgement or processe of the lawes caused to be slayne the forenamed Brunulphe vncle vnto Haybert hys brother for malyce y t he bare to hym for the fauouryng of y e sayd Haybertis party After thys the kynge was deuorsyd from his wyfe named Gertrude for that she was bareyne broughte forthe no frute and was after maryed to a fayre wenche named Ranetrude of the whyche he receyued at conuenyent tyme after a son that was named Sigebert Of this chyld it is told that whan he was brought to the holy bysshoppe Amandus to be confermed beyng than of the age of .xl. dayes and the bysshoppe sayd ouer hym certeyne prayers concernynge the offyce of confyrmacyon and none of the cyrcumstauntes by neglygēce gaue answere vnto y e bysshop at conuenyent tyme the chylde by dyuyne power sayde Amen in so lowde maner that all the people about standynge myghte well vnder stande it whereof the bysshoppe and all the people were hougely ameruayled Than it foloweth this Dagobert all thys passetyme was ruled by a noble man of Fraunce or more properly of the prouynce of Austracy named in the Frenche booke saynte Arnulphe bysshoppe of Mees and by Pepyn whyche was ruler of the kynges paleys By whyche season he and also hys lande were in greate honour and prosperyte tyll the deth of the forenamed Arnulphe whych dyed about the season that the kyng beganne to alter and chaunge his cōdycyons to the hurte of hys comons and of hys lande THE CXXXII CHAPITER DAgobertus y t before exercised hym in all honour and vertue beganne now to exercise iniustyce and tyrannye in pyllynge hys commons by exaccyons and trybutes in suche wyse that those that dwellyd in the outwarde partyes of hys realme and nere vnto the Turkys and other straunge landes and nacions were fayne to be vnder the rule of theym then of theyr owne naturall prynce But howe so euer he bare hym agayne hys subiectes in pyllynge and takyng from thē what he myght yet he euer hadde such a fauour to saynt Denys that he gaue to hym what he myghte purchace were yt wyth ryght or otherwyse Contynuynge whyche season he went into the countrey of Poytiers and robbyd and spoyled there the chyrche of saynte Hyllary of many great iewellys and after toke wyth hym the bodye of that blessyd man and causyd yt to be hadde into the monasterye of saynt Denys there shrynyd hym And that done he destroyed the coūtrey of Poytiers wyth iron and fyre and the wallys of the cytye he made playne wyth the
say Mylburga Myldreda and Mylguida and a sonne of great holynesse named Meresyn But after some wryters all these forsayde chyldren shulde be the chyldren of wolpherus and not of Etheldrede And wolpherus also had .ii. holy susters named Kynedda and Kyneswyda bothe nonnes and buryed at Peterborough where saynte Ethelwolde buyldyd after an abbey of maydens ye haue harde before how wylfryd was put out of y e see of yorke wherefore he went to Rome and complayned hym to Agathon the pope and was well allowed in some thynges But the kynge and Theodorus had there such protectours and frendes that he retourned without spedynge of hys cause wherfore he retourned vnto the South Saxons and buylded an abbey in Silesey and preachyd to the south Saxons .xv. yeres and conuertyd myche people and shewed there a greate wonder For where by y e terme of .iii. yeres before hys commynge there fell no rayne vppon the grounde by hys prayer god sent to them rayne the grouÌ„de began to burgen and wax grene y t before was bareyn dryed for lacke of water He also taught to them the crafte of fysshynge Egfrydus kynge of Northumberlande claymed the lande that Etheldrede kynge of Mercia helde for the whyche dyuerse assembles of treaty bytwene them were had but all were dyssoluyd wythout agremeÌ„t wherefore eyther ê‘ty gathered hys streÌ„gth and met vppon a playne nere vnto y e ryuer of Trent where was foughteÌ„ bytwene them a longe and sharpe fyght In the whiche among a great nombre on bothe parties was slayn y e brother of Egfryde named Elswynus but Edfryde or Egfryde had the better Than after this batayle meanes of peace were agayn treatyd so y t fynally Edfryde had great summes of Money in recompencement of his Brothers deth so restyd the sayd .ii. kynges accorded In this batayll was takeÌ„ as prisoner a knyght of Egfryde the which after hys takynge was solde to one Fryson by the knyghtes of Ethelfryde This Fryson to th entent to haue his prysoner the shortelyer redemed kept hym in bandes of iron which prysoner had to his brother a preest a vertuous man that for the delyuere of his brother prayed dayly By meane of whose prayers as ofteÌ„ as y e sayd preste sang masse so often were the bandes of iron lousyd from the prysoner duryng the tyme of the masse The whyche so coÌ„tynued tyll he was clerely delyuered and hys raunson payde And in thys yere apperyd stella comata a blasynge sterre whyche betokeneth deth or mortalyte of y e people And in the yere folowynge dyed of y e Epedemye sykenesse the holy abbes of Ely saynt Etheldrede hyr suster Sexburga that somtyme hadde ben wyfe to Ercobert kyng of Kent was hyr successoure And thys yere also dyed Helda y e holy abbesse of whythy before spoken of whiche was neuew to Edwyne lately kynge of NorthuÌ„berlande In thys abbey were also bretherne vnder the rule of Hylda as at these dayes ben at SyoÌ„ vnder the abbesse there wherfore sondry of theÌ„ were made bisshoppes as Besa wylfryde and other Amonge these bretherne was one named Cedman a man of greate perfeccyon y e which by inspyracyon was taught to make dytyes and songes to moue men to deuocion wherin he passyd all other at those dayes Soone after thys tyme Theodorê° for dyuerse causes kepte a synode or counceyll of Bysshoppes and other men of the chyrche at Hatfelde By authoryte of whych counceyll he deuyded the prouynce of Mercia that Sexwolphus then ruled alone into v. bysshopryches that is one to Chestre the seconde to worcetyr y e thyrd to Lychefelde the fourth to Cedema in Lyndesey the .v. to Dorchester About the .xlvi. yere of the reygne of Cadwall Kenewynus kynge of westsaxons had occasyon of warre agayne y e Brytons so that they met nere vnto the west see where after a sharpe skyrmysshe y e BrytoÌ„s were chasyd And soone after Egfrydus kynge of Northumberlande made warre vpon the Pyctes or Scottes bycause they fauouryd greatly y e cest anglis agayne hym But lastly by colour or fleyng backe they brought Edfryde into a streyte amonge Hylles and mountaynes and slewe hym there with a grete part of his people And after his deth a bastard brother of hys named Alfridus Notus was kynge of Northumberlande reygned there .xviii. yeres as wytnessyth willyam wryter of storyes of kynges And shortly after dyed Cadwall or Cadwalyne kynge of BrytoÌ„s when he hadde reygned as testyfyeth Galfryde Guydo other .xlviii. yeres But nother Polycronyca nor none of the other authours of authoryte which Policronica allegyd shewyth any lyke actes of thys Cadwall as Galfryde doth nor yet that he shuld be buryed to the terrour and fere of the Saxons or an image of brasse set of hym vppon an horse ouer the west gate of LondoÌ„ called Ludgate or yet the chyrche of saynt Martyne there now stondynge shulde be buyldyd by the Brytons to the ende to pray for the sayd Cadwall and hys Frendes or y e Cadwaladrus whych of Beda is named Cedwalla shulde be hys sonne as of y e sayd Gaufryde is affermed Francia THE CXXXVI CHAPITER CLodoueus y e yonger sonne of Dagobert of Nautylda hys wyfe beganne hys reygne ouer the myddell parte of Fraunce and other partes therof in the yere of our lorde .vi. C.xlv and the .x. yere of Cadwall then kynge of Brytons And hys elder brother Sigebert was made kynge of Austracy or Lorayne accordynge to the wyll of Dagobert theyr fader Thys as before is sayd of some wryters is called Lowes the which was guyded by hys mother by the couÌ„seyle of Agaynus than mayster of hys Paleys to whom the fader had by hys lyfe commytted hym for he at thys daye was yonge of age and of dyscrecyon And shortly after he was made kynge all suche porcyon as belonged to the ryght of hys brother Sigebert which was the thyrd of hys faders treasour and iewelles was to hym delyuered whych dystrybucyon made he sped hym to Orleaunce and thyder called to hym the lordes of Burgoyne and receyued of them feauty and homage ordeyned there for hys leutenaunte or deputye a noble Burgonyon named FlantasÌ„ gaue to hym in mariage the neuew of hys mother Nautylda named Ranebert And after with a due charge to hym gyuen for guydyng of the sayd countrey sent hym and the other lordes into Burgoyn But wythin a season of tyme after wilibaldus a great man of birth and myght enuyed this FlantasÌ„ in suche wyse that he had hym in dysdaynynge and began to dystourbe the countrey the kynges peace wherof herynge Clodoueus in all hast commaunded the sayd wilibaldus to appere before hym But whyle wilibaldus sent an erle a bysshop to y e kynges courte to purchace hym frendys about the kynge he was in that whyle slayne by the gyle of hys enemy FlantasÌ„ About the .iiii. yere of the reygne of Clodoueus dyed his mother Nautylda a
Cedwalla was but one persone the whyche was laste kyng of Britons and of westsaxons Also for so mych as they ioyned next vnto Cambria or walys If I shuld here bryng in the cause of the auoydynge of thys lande by Cadwaladyr as is rehersyd by Gaufryde yt wolde aske a longe tracte of tyme and also to me yt apperyth the more doutefull that yt is not testyfyed of the authour of Policronycon consyderynge the great nomber of authours whyche he sought and allegyd for his authoryte as yt shewyth in the fyrste chapyter of his fyrst boke And specyally syns that holy Gyldas and Bede is amonge the sayde authours accomptyd y e whych dyd great dilygence in serchynge of the dedes and actes of the Brytons and of the aungellis monycyon that to hym was geuen with also the prophecye of Merlyn that the Brytons shulde not recouer this lande tyll the relykes of Cadwaladyr wyth other of holy saintes were brought hyther out of Rome I hold that for no part of my beleue though many welshemen yt do wherfore to folowe the moste authoryte as before is sayde when this Cadwaladyr had reygned thre yeres he went to Rome there lastely dyed and was buryed in the chyrche of saynt Peter with this epythaphye or superscrypcyon vppon his toumbe as foloweth in metyr Culmen opus sobolem pollencia regna triumphos Eximias proceros moenia castra lares Quaeque patrum virtus quae congesserat ipse Cadwald armipotens linquit amore dei The whyche versys may be englysshed in maner as foloweth worshypfull ryches kynred triumphes assuryd Plenteous welth wyth clothes rychly dyghte Houses castellys and townes stroÌ„gly muryd And other honours whyche by hys parentes myght And his ownes this marcyall vertuous knyghte Cadwalde the stronge descendyd of kynges bloode For Crystes loue renouncyd all hys good And thus here endeth the lyfe rule of the Brytons nowe called welshemen whych toke that name of theyr duke or leder as sayth Guydo called wallo or Guallo or ellys of a quene of walys named Galaes or walaes But how so y e name came first to theÌ„ onw are they called welshe meÌ„ y t somtyme were named Brytons or Brutons descendyd fyrste of Troyans and after of Brute lastely of DuÌ„wallo Moliuncius or Molmucius DuÌ„wallo All be yt they were gretly mynglyd or medelyd wyth other nacyoÌ„s as Romayns Pictes other as by the redyng of the premisses ye may wel perceyue know And now be they englyshe that in theyr begynnyng were named SaxoÌ„s or Anglis But yet for so myche as welchmeÌ„ extolle so hougely theyr blode allyauÌ„ce fetchyng yt froÌ„ Pryam but not from Eneas regarded so lytle the progeny or lynyall descent of y e SaxoÌ„s or Anglis therfore to y e enteÌ„t to kele somwhat theyr hygh corage or to oppÌ„sse in ê‘ty their brutyshe blastê I will bryng in here y e sayng of Guydo other y e auauÌ„ce the blode or dyssent of the SaxoÌ„s to be farre aboue the Britons as they y t ar descendyd of goddes men immortall where the Britons clayme the ofsprynge to come of men they were mortall not moste to be alowed in honour yf they thynke vppon Eneas vntrouth and treason Then to folowe the foresayde authour Guydo that sayth woden of whom the Saxons taken theyr orygynall was y e sonne of Frealoffe the sonne of Fredewolfe the sonne of Flyn the son of Flokwald the son of Geta that was the sonne of Minos that is nexte in honour to Pluto god of hell and chefe iudge of his infernall iurisdyccyon Therfore ye welshe men here after nurture lere And dyspyse not SaxoÌ„s that ben to god so nere Thus then apperyth by the conueyaunce of this worke y t the last or thyrd yere of Cadwaldyr was y e yere of grace .vi. hundred .lxxx. vi which maketh the yere of y e worlde .v. thousand .viii. huÌ„dred .lxxx. .v. By which reason yt apperyth that the Britons had the rule of this land for the more party to reken froÌ„ the fyrst coÌ„mynge of the duke or leader Brute by the space of a thousande .viii. hundred xxii yeres And thus here an ende of the fyfte parte of this worke for the consyderacyon before rehersyd that Briton kynges after this day reygned none in this realme and the Saxons or Anglis began fully to haue domynyon therof wherfore as before tyme I haue vsed and done in the other parties before specyfyed so now I here agayn salute and gyue thankes to that moste excelleÌ„t virgyn our lady saynt Mary with the .v. ioyes of the forenamed seuen ioyes begynnynge Gaude mater miserorum c. Thou mother to wretches and other disconsolate Hayll and be glad for god of worldes all To them that here in this presente state Done to the worshyppe he rewarde shall Wyth condygne meryte passynge all temporall In heuen to be stallyd wyth moste felicyte Euermore to reygne with thy sonne and thâ— This .v. parte to be accompted from the laste yere of the mysery of Brytons or the fyrste yere of Constantyne brother to kynge of Armorica vnto the thyrd or last yere of Cadwaladyr includyth of yeres CCliii Thus endyth the fyfte parte THE SEXTE PARTE After that Cadwaladyr was thus departyd y e londe as some authours meane this lande of Brytayne was in great dyscensyon by meane of the Brytons and Saxons by the terme of a .xi. yeres And ouer that the mortalyte before spoken of encreasyd so hugely and therewyth great hunger famyne ouer sprad the lande that by occasion of one and other the people of this realme was wonderfully mynyshed lassed so ferforthly that as wytnessyth Gaufryde also the englyshe cronycle the quycke bodyes suffysed not to bury y e ded But in so mych as of this spekyth not the muÌ„ke of Chester nor other authours as before is shewyd in the forsayde table the whych I remytte to the correccyon of such as be lerned and not onely to englyshe reders as there is fortherly declaryd I therfore as before is sayd folow the sayd Ranulph muÌ„ke of Chester where he sayth that Iewe or Iue was kynge of westsaxons next after y e forenamed Cadwaladyr The whych I shall fyrst shew the story of and so of the successours of hym in that kyngedome for that that they subdued lastly all the other kyngedomes and somdeale touche of the other kyngdomes or lordshyppes as tyme conuenyente shall requyre in expressynge of the storyes of the sayd westsaxon kynges tyll the lande be brought agayne to one monarchye And for the dyuysyon of the sayde kyngdomes stande somdeale farte asonder so that to the reders yt were somwhat paynfull to serche for eueryche of them I therfore haue sette them out in the compasse folowyng that yt maye appere to the reder the begynnynge of eueryche of theym and howe longe a season or tyme eyther of the sayde kyngdomes contynued or enduryd the names also of euery kyngdome and in what parte of
all pompe and pryde of thys worlde accompanyed hym in the felowshyp of poore men and yode vnto Rome in pylgrymage wyth great deuocyon when he hadde ben kynge of the westsaxons as before is sayde xxxvii yeres After whose departyng the foresayde Etheldreda hys wyfe went vnto barkynge .vii. mylys froÌ„ London where in the abbay before of Erkenwalde foundyd she contynued and ended an holy lyfe wheÌ„ she hadde ben abbesse of the same place a certayn of tyme. It is sayd testifyed of wyllyam wryter of kynges that this Iue was the fyrste kynge that grauntyd a peny of euery fyre house thorow this realm to be payed to the courte of Rome whych at this daye is called Rome stote or Peter pens and yet is payed in many places of Englande But why yt was graunted the cause is not here shewed how be it yt shall be shewyd after Francia THE CXLII CHAPITER CLodoueus y e thyrd of y e name son of the secoÌ„d Theodoricus beganne his domynyon ouer the realme of Fraunce in the yere of grace .vi. hondred .lxxx. and .x and the thyrd yere of Iue then kyng of westsaxons Of this Clodoueus is of wryters lefte no maner of memorye soundynge to good or euyll but Pepyn before named contynued as master of the paleys by all the tyme of the reygne of y e sayd Clodoueus The whych after that he hadde borne the name by the space of .iii. yeres he dyed wythoute yssue and was buryed by his father By reason of whose deth the sayde kyngedome fell by successyon vnto hys brother Childebert THE CXLIII CHAPITER CHildebertus the second sonne to Theodoryche and brother of Clodoueus foresayde began his domynyon ouer y e realme of FrauÌ„ce in the yere of grace .vi. hundred .lxxx. and .xiii and the .vi. yere of Iue then kynge of westsaxons In tyme of whose reygne also the foresayde Pepyn contynued as chefe ruler of the kynges house all be yt y e he for such other charge as he had of ouerseyng of the realme set in hys place a substâ—tute or depute as his sonne Grimonart and other Thys Pepyn contrary to the lawe of the chyrche helde besyde hys lawfull wyfe called Pleâ—trude a womaÌ„ named Alpayd For the whyche the holy bysshop of Treet named Lamberte blamynge and rebukynge the sayde Pepyn of the brother of the forenamed Alpayde whyche is called Dodon or Dodoin was slayne martyred in the yere of our lorde .vi. hundred .lxxx. and .xii as testyfyeth Antoninus in the .vi. chapyter of the â—iii tytle of the seconde parte of hys worke called summa Antonini And as affermeth the sayde Antoninus also the Frenche cronycle the sayde Pepyn receyued of the sayd Alpayde a sonne whom he named Charlys whyche Charlys was after surnamed Marcellus was ryghte profytable to the realme of Fraunce as after shall appere Of the foresayd kyng Chyldebert is nothynge lefte in wrytyng worthy memory excepte that he receyued of hys wyfe a sonne named Dagobert and kepte the name of a kynge by y e terme of .xvii. yeres as sayth the cronycle in French and than dyed and was buryed in the abbey of Caus in y e chyrch or chapell of saiÌ„t Stephan THE CXLIIII CHAPITER DAgobertê° the seconde of that name and sonne of Chyldebert before named began his reygne ouer the Frenchmen in the yere of grace .vii. hundred and .x the .xxiii. of Iue than kynge of westsaxons The whyche was vnder the rule of Plectrude the wyfe of Pepyn than dede and of Theodowald than mayster of the paleys Thys Plectrude as before is shewed was stepmother to Charlys sonne of Pepyn and of Alpayde wherfore she berynge malyce to the sayd Charlys caused hym to be holden as prysoner wythin Coleyne where he so as prysoner remaynynge the foresayd Theoldowalde exercysed suche tyrannys and putte vpon the people suche exaccyons y e dyscensyon grewe bytwene hym and the lordes of FrauÌ„ce so that dyuers coÌ„flyctes and skyrmysshes were had amonge the nobles of Fraunce for partyes were taken vpon eyther sydes whereby the kynges partye at length was wekyd And fynally the sayd Theoldowalde was depryued of hys rome and one Rangafredus was made mayster of y e paleys The whyche beynge Accompanyed with conuenyent strength toke with hym the kynge and coÌ„ueyed hym thorow the forest of CharboÌ„nur tyll he came vnto y e ryuer of Mense In y e which passetyme the forenamed Charlys beynge as aboue is sayde prysoner by fauoure of hys kepars or otherwyse brake pryson and escapyd And shortly after dyed the kynge whan he hadde reygned or borne the name of a kynge as other of hys progenytours hadde done by y e terme of .xi. yeres leuyng after hym nother chylde as than knowynge nor nere of a lye whyche was cause of mysorder of the tytle of Fraunce as afterwarde shall appere THE CXLV CHAPITER DAnyell that of y e Frenchmen was after named Chilperich was by assente of them made kynge in the yere of grace .vii. hundred and xxi and the .xxxiiii. yere of Iue than kynge of westsaxons Thus as testyfyeth mayster Robert Gagwyne and also the Frenche cronycle was a preste or clerke and for his wysedome was cherysshed before tyme in the kynges paleys in y e whyche tyme and season he sufferyd hys crowne to be ouer growen Or ellys after Antoninus this Danyell after y e deth of Dagobert for so mych as he lefte after hym none of y e royall blode the Frenchemen supposynge hym to be apte for y e rule of the lond for suche experyence as before tyme in hym had be proued kepte hym secrete a certeyne of tyme tyll his heyre was fully growen and than declared hym to be the brother of Dagobert and chaungyd hys name and called hym Chylperych so by one assente admytted hym for kynge of Fraunce Charles before spoken of sonne of Pepyn beynge escapyd the daunger of prysonement sought and compassyd by all maner of wayes how he myghte obteyne the rome that sometyme hys fader occupyed And thys to brynge to effecte he purchasyd to hym a yonglynge of fayre goodly maners stature named Clothayre and sayd that he was descendyd of y e royall blode of Fraunce by meane wherof in shorte tyme he gaderyd to hym greate strength wherof heryng Chylperych commaunded Rangafrede to assemble hys knyghtes to wythstoÌ„de the purpose of Charlys And soone after bothe hostes mette nere vnto the forenamed ryuer of Mense where was foughte a strong and cruell batayle of y e whych Rangafrede was vyctor and compellyd Charles to forsake the felde But he shortly afterward assemblyd and gaderyd agayne togyder all suche as before were dysperklyd and fought efte wyth the sayde Rangafrede at a Place called Ablane Of the whyche batayle wyth great dyffyculte Charlys was lastly wyctour and chasyd Rangafrede and hys hoste greatly demynysshed lassyd Than thyrdly these two hostes met in a felde called the wyne felde where also was present the sayd Danyell or Chilperych hauynge in
clergy wherfore the byshoppes for a redresse and remedy coÌ„playned them vnto kynge Pepyn Then Pepyn sent vnto hym monestynge hym in fayre and goodly maner that he shuld exchew and forbere such doyng And for the duke wolde not abstayne for the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement he in shorte whyle assembled hys army and entred the territory of Guyan in wastynge and spoylynge the countrey And in so shorte whyle after put the duke in suche fere that he was fayne to aplye hym to y e kynges mynde and pleasure and bound hym to restore to the clergy all that he had before taken by extort power But whan the sayde duke was assuryd of y e kinges retorne into FrauÌ„ce he gathered a strength of knyghtes and sent theym to the cytye of Chalours in Burgoyne and dyd that he cowde or myghte to the domage of that towne and countrey In whych season the kynge was at the towne or cytye called Dury whyther and to the whyche towne tydynges were brought to hym of the vntrew dealynge of thys foresayd duke where wyth he beynge sore dyscontent retournyd wyth his people into GuyaÌ„ and therein bete downe many strong holdys castlellys and toke or woÌ„ne at length burbon Cancaruyle and CleremouÌ„t and from thens wasting the couÌ„trey wyth iron and fyre yode tyll he came to Lymoges And for y e wynter came on hande the kyng for the ease and sauegard of his people strengthyd these foresayde cytyes townes and holdes that he before had wonne and than yode to a place called Cause or Caus there kepte hys crystmasse and ester And whan the new season was come not forgettynge hys former purpose reentryd the foresayd duchy of Guyan in wastynge the londe as he before hadde done and after toke by strength the cytyes of Burgies and Towrs In whyche season and tyme the duke wolde neuer apere in playne felde but kepte hym in strong holdes as one was wone he fled into another Thys warre thus contynuynge the countreye and people were sore empouerysshed wherfore they lastly consyderynge the obstynacy of theyr duke wyth also the greate daunger which they stode in murderyd theyr sayde duke and after yelded them the couÌ„trey to the kynges obeysauÌ„ce wyth all suche treasure and iewelles as to the sayd duke belonged where of Pepyn offerd a great parte of theÌ„ vnto saynte Denys Thys warre thus ended wyth many other notable workes whereof the rehersall in order wolde aske a longe tracte of tyme thys vyctoryous prynce Pepyn was vexed wyth greuous sykenesse wherfore in all haste he sped hym vnto saynt Martynes where he made certayne oblacyons and prayers and thens hys sykenesse encreasyng was conueyed vnto Parys where he shortly after dyed when he had reygned as kynge by the terme of .xviii. yeres leuynge after him .ii. sonnes that is for to say Charle mayne and Charlys THE CLIIII CHAPITER CArolomanus and Charlys sonnes of Pepyn begaÌ„ theyr reygne ioyntly ouer the Frenchmen in the yere of our lorde .vii. hundred lxviii and the .xx. yere of Kenulphe than kynge of westesaxons so that Charlemayne had to his parte myddell Fraunce and Charlys had Austracy wyth y e other deale of FrauÌ„ce Of y e elder brother Charlemayne lytell is lefte in memory for he dyed whan he had reygned lytell ouer .ii. yeres wherfore to Charlys fell the hole realme of Fraunce the whyche of all the nobles was ioyously admytted It was not longe after Hunyldys whom Pepyn by hys lyfe hadde ordeyned ruler of Guyan rebellyd agayne the kynge wherfore Charlys preparyd anone hys armye and sped hym thyder and in processe of tyme constrayned the sayd Hunyldê° to forsake the countrey and for hys tuycyon to flee vnto Lupus than duke of Gascoyne wherfore Charlys beynge aduertysed sent hys message to the sayd Lupus wyllynge commaundyng hym that he in spedy maner shulde sende to hym hys rebell Hunyldus or els he wolde with hys army inuade spoyle his people and couÌ„trey Uppon resceyt of which message Lupus by couÌ„ceyll condescendyd to the kynges pleasure so y t he causyd Hunyldus to submyt hym vnto the kynges grace and mercy wherewyth the kynge was so well contentyd that vppon assuraunce taken of the sayd Hunyldus y t there after he shulde be of good aberynge toward the kyng he clerely forgaue vnto hym all hys former offence And after he had set that countrey in a rule and order he retornyd into Fraunce where to hym soone after came an embassade from the fyrste Adryan than pope requyrynge hym of ayde agayne Desyderiê° thaÌ„ kyng of Longobardys the whyche than had taken from the chyrche of Rome many cytyes and other possessyons Than Charlys acceptyng the popes request or he began any warre agayne the sayde Desyderius sente vnto hym an embassade wyllynge and requyrynge hym in all honorable wyse to restore vnto the chyrche of Rome all suche possessyons as he from the same chyrche before tyme hadde taken and yet withhelde and also to refrayne hym from all suche warre as he dayly made vppon the londys of the sayd chyrche But for he sawe no frute ensue of y e message he made prouysyon for all thyng nedefull to such a iourney And shortly after passed the mountaynes not all wythout batayle and in processe coÌ„strayned Desyderiê° to take the cytye of Uercyle where after he hadde refresshed hys Italyans he gaue vnto the Frenchemen a sharpe and cruell batayle But in the ende Desyderius was compellyd to forsake the felde and fled after to the forenamed cytye of Papy where he kepte hym as after shall appere a longe whyle And for to shewe you somewhat of the foresayde batayle ye shall vnderstande that for the greate occysyoÌ„ of men y t there was slayne the place was called longe after Mortaria that is to meane in our vulgare or mother tonge the place of deth In this fyghte were slayne amonge other two knyghtes greately famyd Amys and Amylyon of whom some fables are reportyd bycause they were so lyke of semblaunt These two knyghtes as wytnessyth the Frenche story and also Antoninus were brought vppe in the court of the foresayde Charles and wyth hym well cherysshed and fynally here slayne and buryed after some wryters in the two chappellys whyche in the foresayde place were buylded to praye for the greate multytude of the soules of these knyghtes that there were slayne But who that is desyrous to knowe the hole lyfe of those two foresayd knyghtes let hym ouerse the thyrde chapyter of the .xiiii. tytle of Antoninus and he shall there fynde a compendyous and goodly story the whyche for length I ouerpasse and retorne my style agayne to Charlys The which whan he was ware that Desyderius had taken thys cytye of Papy and it greatly strengthyd both with men and vytell in such wyse that he well vnderstode y t it myghte not be shortly wonne he therfore layde about it a stronge syege wyth the ouersyght of sure and wyse capytayns and after yode to Rome to vysyte the holy
Brytons or walshemen the towne of Chester that they hadde kepte possessyon of tyll that daye For the whych vyctoryes thus by hym obteyned he shortely after called a counsayll of his lordes at wynchester and there by theyr aduysys crowned him kyng and chese lorde of this lande that to fore thys daye is called Brytayne and sente then oute into all costes of thys lande his commaundementes and commyssyons chargyng straytly that from that day forthward the Saxons shulde be called Anglys the lande Anglia About the .xxiiii. yere of the reygne of Egbert whyche shulde be the yere of our lord as meaneth Policronica viii hundred and .xix. Kenelmus before mynded the son of Kenwolfus was admytted for kynge of Mercia beynge then a chyld of the age of .vii yeres The whyche by treason of his syster Ouendreda was slayne in a thycke wood by a tyraunt callid Hesbertus and hys bodye after founde by a pyller of the sonne beame or of lyght dyuyne that shone from his bodye towarde heuen It ys also redde of hym that a coluer bare a scrowle wryten in englyshe then vsed and lette yt fall from hyr vppon the aulter of saynte Peter in Rome wherof the wordes were these At clense in Cowbacch Kenelme Kenebern lyeth vnder Thorne hewyd beweuyd whyche is to meane in englyshe now vsyd at Clent in Cow vale vnder a thorne lyeth Kenelmus hedlesse slayne by fraude when this holy body was founde and was borne towarde the place of his sepulture his forenamed syster entendynge some derysyon or other vylanye to be done to the corps lenyd oute of a wyndowe where by the corps shulde passe And to bryng her malycyouse purpose aboute I note by what sorcery she ment there she redde the psalme of the Sauter begynnynge Deus laudem bacward But what so her entente was she there incontynently fell blynde and her eyen dystylled dropes of blood that fell vppon the Sauter boke The which in token of goddes wretche in that boke remayne at thys daye to be sene Of the holynes of thys martyr of his vertue y e legēde of sayntes reportyth the surplusage In the .xxix. yere of the reygne of Egbert or after the englyshe cronycle Edbryght the Danys wyth a great hoste enteryd the seconde tyme thys londe and spoyled the yle of Shepey in Kent or nere to kent wherof herynge the kynge Egbert assembled hys people and met wyth theym at a place callyd Carrum But he wanne of that fyghte lytell worshyppe for the Danys compellyd him and his knyghtes to forsake the felde And by presumpcyon of y e vyctorye they drewe westwarde and made a confederey wyth weste Brytons that liued in seruage By whose power they assayllyd Egbertus landes and dyd myche harme in many placys of hys domynyon and ellys where so that after thys daye they were contynuallye abydynge in one place of the realme of Englande or other tyll y e tyme of harde Kynytus laste kynge of the Danys blood so that many of theym were maryed to Englishe women and many that nowe ben or in tyme passed were called englyshe men are dyscendyd of theym And all be yt that they were many and sondry tymes dryuen out of that lande and chasyd frō one countrey to a nother as after ye shall here yet that not wythstādyng they euer gaderyd newe strengthes and power so that they abode styll wythin the lande Of the kynge of these Danys and of what people they be dyscended dyuerse opynyons of wryters there be whych now I passe ouer for so mych as I entende to shewe somewhat of theym in this worke folowynge Then it folowyth in the storye the tyme contynuyng of the persecucion of these foresayd Paganys and Danes Egbert or Edbryght dyed whē he hadde well and nobly ruled the westsaxons and other the more parte of Englande by the terme after most wryters of .xxxvii. yeres and was buryed at wynchester as sayth Guydo and lefte after hym a sonne named Athenulphus Francia THE CLIX. CHAPITER LOdouicus y e fyrst of that name and sonne of Charlis the great began hys reygne ouer y e realme of Fraūce also his empyre ouer the Romaynes in the yere of grace .viii. hūdred and .xv and the .xx. yere of Egbertus then kynge of westsaxons Thys for his mekenesse was callyd Lewys the mylde or meke In tyme of hys fathers decease he was occupyed in Guyan the whych he before tyme hadde the rule and domynyon of by commaundement of his father But when he was aduertised of his faders deth he anon sped hym toward Aquisgrani so y t y e .xxx. day after hys departyng out of Guyan he came vnto the foresayde cytye where he was mette wyth all the nobles and barons of Fraūce And fyrst or he medled or toke vpon hym any cure or charge of hys owne besynes he with most deuocyon causyd great obseruaunces and myche dyuyne seruyce to be done aboute the sepulture of his father whyche obseruaunce prayers fynyshed and endyd y e sayde Lewes commaundyd to come before hym dyuerse ambassadours that frō dyuerse prynces were sent vnto hys father Charlis and to theym gaue answers concernyng theyr legacyōs and messagis and then proceded vnto the nedes of his realm for y e weale therof and of his people wherein he beynge besyed worde was brought to hym of an ambassad royall y t was comen from Michael the emperour of Constantyne the noble Agayne the whyche he sent certayne of hys lordes to receyue them and so wyth all honour to bryng thē vnto hys presence Of whose commynge the entente was to presente hym wyth certayne ryche gyftes and to desyre hym of his amyte and frendshyppe Also soone after came vnto hym messengers from the Beneuētanys offerynge vnto his magnyfycence obligacyons and bondes to be his true lyeges and to paye to hym yerely in way of trybute .vi. thousande ducates of gold A ducate is of sondry valuys but the leste in value is .iii. s. iii d. ob and the beste .iiii. s. vii d. Then the Soysons or Saxons that were so dyuerse of condycyon beganne to murmoure and rebell agayne this Lowys wherfore or he wolde assemble any people agayne theym he sent thyder certayne persones to know y e cause of theyr rebellyon And when he was enfourmed that yt was for the takynge awaye from them of certayne lādes and possessyons by hys father he then restored agayne the sayde landes and so recouncylyd the countrey to his subieccyon For this dede some of his lordes grudged and sayde such myldenes was not to be vsyd to people of suche obstynacy and sternesse but to haue forcyd them by dynte of sworde to haue lyued in due obedyence In thys passetyme dyed pope Stephan the fourth of that name after whose deth was elected to that dygnyte the fyrste Pascall wythout cōsente or knowlege of this Lowys somdeale to the dyscontentynge of his mynde pleasure But in shorte tyme after he receyued such wordes and presentes
kynges subieccyon Henry archbyshoppe of Huntyngdon that wrote myche of the cronycles of Englande in prayse of thys noble woman Elfleda made dyuers dytyes of the whyche some ben expressyd as foloweth Cesers tryuÌ„phes were not so myche to prayse As was of Elfleda that sheldes so ofte dyd rayse Agayne her enymyes this noble ven queresse Uirago and made whose vertue can I not expresse WHen Edwarde hadde reconciled these foresayde townes he then buylded a new towne for agayn the olde towne of Nothyngham on the south syde of the ryuer of Trent and made a brydge ouer the sayd ryuer betwene the sayd .ii. twones And as wytnessyth Policronica the yere folowynge in the sayde towne or cytye of Notyngham two kinges that is to saye of Scotlande and walys yeldyd them vnto kynge Edwarde The cause why nor of warre betwene theym to be contynued is not of hym expressyd How be yt dyuers bokes of writers of cronycles of Englande as of Marianê° the Scot wyllam of Malmesbury Henry of Huntyngdon other yt is shewyd that this Edwarde subdued the kynges of Scotlande and of CuÌ„brys aboute the .ix. yere of hys reygne And of the sayde authours yt is also testifyed that about the .xx. yere of the reygne of the sayde Edwarde these sayde kynges of Scottes and Cumbrys shulde chose this kynge Edwarde for theyr chefe lord and patrone whyche shuld be about this season before expressyd Then this noble prynce Edwarde after these thynges set by hym in an order he in the northe ende of Mercia by the ryuer of Merce buylded a cytye or towne and named yt Thylwall and strengthyd yt wyth knyghtes And after repayred the cytye of Maynchester that sore was defaced with warre of y e Danys After which notable dedis by y e puyssaunt prynce fynyshed wyth the maryage of hys chylder and many other whyche I omytte and passe ouer for length of tyme fynally this noble man dyed when he hadde reygned wyth great trauayle by the terme of .xxiiii. yeres at Faryngdon and from thens conueyed to wynchester and there enteryd in the monastery of saynt Swythyne leuyng after hym dyuers sonnes as before is shewed of the which Ethelstane was eldest Francia THE CLXXXI CHAPITER CHarlys surnamed the symple sonne of Lewys the .iiii. or Ryen Fayzand began hys reygne ouer the Frenchemen in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon as wytnessyth Iacobê° Philippus and other .ix. hundred .iiii and the thyrde yere of Edwarde the elder than kynge of Englande In tyme of whose reygne the Danys whyche contynuelly ouer the terme of .l. wynters that is to saye from y e x. yere of Charlys the Ballyd somtyme kynge of Fraunce vnto y e sayd dayes had wasted and spoyled the lande not wythstandyng y e agrementes made bytwene Charlys the emperour and them as before in y e story of the .iiii. Lewys is shewed yet they wyth greate hostes aryued in the couÌ„tre of Neustria or Normandy robbed and spoyled the countre before them and slewe the people thereof wythout pytye and from cytye to cytye kepte on theyr iourney tyll they came vnto the cytye of Roan wherof the bysshop beynge in greate drede of subuersyon of the cytye and destruccyon of the crysten people wyth in the same delyuered the cytye by appoyntment that he wyth y e people myghte departe thens wythout bodely harme whyche vnto the sayde Danys was a greate strength and hurte to the lande of Fraunce Of thys hoste of Danys was ruler and leder a myscreaunt named Rollo the whyche was a man of lowe byrthe but he was of greate strength The whyche whan he had a season rested hym and hys hoste refresshed them wythin the cytye of Roan he than set forth hys waye coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hys vawnewarde to kepe theyr iourney towarde Parys And for y e more spede to be made he shypped hys Danis ryght there and one parte he sent by the ryuer of Sean the seconde by the ryuer of Lyger or Leyr and the thyrde by the water Geronde Than the Danys that passyd by the ryuer of Leyr came at length to the cyte of Nauntes and wan that cytye by strength and slewe therin moche people And the byshop of the same named Guymerte beynge at masse they slewe at the aulter And whan they had spoyled that cytye the countre there about than yode they to the cytye of Angiers brent and robbyd it most cruelly And that done they yode vnto Towres and layde syege to that cytye The which by the presens of the holy body of saynt Martyne whych at that tyme was wythin y e cytye it was a whyle preserued But soone after the munkes feryng the sworde of the Danys fled the cytye secretly and toke the body wyth them And soone after the Danes had the towne at theyr wyll and brent the abbay before the town or staÌ„dynge without the towne and spoyled and robbed the cytye townes thorough the countre of Guyan whan the Danys had thus subdued the more parte of Neustria or Normandy They wyth theyr duke Rollo by y e ryuer of SeynÌ„ drewe towarde Parys And fyrst entred the landes of Burgoyne and Auerne in effecte to Senons wherof heryng the monkes of the monastery of Flory where the body of saynte Benet than rested they toke that holy treasoure and bare it vnto Orlyaunce layde it in the chyrche of saynt Anyan tyll the persecucyon were ouer passed Of thys monastery was at that dayes lyuynge a defensour by promyse before made whose name in latyne is called Sigillosus in FreÌ„ch Sigillophes an erle whych was taken for patrone of the same abbaye To whom in the nyght folowynge that the monkes were fled as before is sayd saynt Benet appered blamed hym y t he none other wyse had defended y e place of hys Sepulture wyth whych visyon the sayd erle beynge feryd gaderyd vnto hym vpon the daye folowyng such small power as he than myghte make set vpon the Danys and draue them backe slewe of them a great nomber And y e prayes that he there wan he offered to god and saynte Benet by whose prayers he knewe well that he opteyned that vyctory In tyme y t the Danys thus persecuted the countre of Fraunce and the kynge was not of power them to resyst for so mych as Charles knew well that the bysshop of Roan named Franke was in good fauour of Rollo he therfore sent hym in ambassade to the sayd Rollo to requyre a trewe or trewse for thre monethes the whych was grauÌ„ted The which trewse ended the sayd Rollo beseged the cytye of Chartrys Duryng whiche syege the duke of Burgoyne named Richarde wyth hys retynue assayled the Danys In tyme of which fyght Ebalde erle of Poytowe was present and draue backe y e Danys wherwyth the bysshop of the cytye beynge encoraged toke wyth hym y e smocke of our lady whyche at those dayes was kepte there wyth greate reuerence and wyth the cytesyns other issued out of
But how it beganne myne authour myndeth not But ye shall vnderstand that at this daye the cytye of London had moste housynge and buyldynge from Ludgate towarde westmester and lytell or none where y e chefe or herte of the cytye is nowe excepte in dyuers places was housing but they stode with oute order So that many townes and cytyes as Caunterbury yorke and other dyuers in Englande passed London in buyldynge at those days as I haue sene or knoweÌ„ by an olde boke somtyme in the Guyldehal of London named Domys day But after the coÌ„quest yt encreaced shortly after passed excelled all y e other About the .viii. yere of this kynges reygne the kynge maryed erle Egbertus doughter named Ethelgina or Elgina Of the whyche in processe of time he receyued a son named Edmunde whyche after was surnamed Ironsyde and .ii. other sonnes named Edwyn and Ethylstane and a doughter named Edgina In this pastyme dyed saynt Ethilwalde byshop of wynchester He was borne in wynchester and noryshed vnder holy Dunstane at Glastenbury and there shorne monke and after was chosen abbot of Abyndon in the tyme of the reygne of kynge Edredus And in the tyme of Edgar he was sacryd byshoppe of wynchester where he made an abbay of nunnes and translated saynt Swythynes body out of the erth After whyche sayde Ethelwalde holy Alphegus abbot then of Bathe was sacred byshoppe of wynchester the whyche after was archebishoppe of Caunterbury and martyred hastely of the cruell Danys as after shall be shewed About the .ix. yere of Egelredus for stryfe y t was betwene the byshop of Rochester and hym he wyth his knyghtes beseged the sayde cytye wherof holy DuÌ„stane sent to y e kyng amonyssynge hym that he shulde refrayne hym of that cruelty suffre y e byshop and his citye in peace oneles that he offended saynte Andrewe patrone of that citye But this message mylded nothyng y e kynges courage Then thys blessed man sent to hym a hundred pounde in gold wyllyng hym to refrayne of that outrage the whyche he receyued and brake the syege Then blessyd Dunstane sente this message to the kyng For thou haste preferred golde before god and syluer before the apostle and couetyse before me right so euyll happes shall come vnto the but not whyle I am in lyfe But the kynge toke lytell regarde to those wordes but contynued in his insolent cursed dedes About the .xi. yere of his reygne dyed that blessed archbyshoppe saynte Dunstane Of whom Ranulff in the xiii chapyter of his .vi. boke of Policronycon maketh rehersall of dyuers of his vertues and myracles the whyche I passe ouer and the rather bycause his legeÌ„de or lyfe is manyfest Siricus was archbyshop after hym after hym wulricus And after wulricus blessed Elphegê° was archbyshop of that see It was not longe after the deth of holy Dunstane but that the Danys perced England in many and sondry places of the lande in suche wyse that the kynge was to seke to which coste he shuld go fyrst to wythstande his enymyes And in conclusyon in auoydynge of more harme he was compellyd to appeace theym wyth great summes of money But when y e money was spent they fyll to new robbynge of the people Then the kynge graunted more money But for all that the Danys robbed and spoyled y e couÌ„trey of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„d and besyeged London at the laste And for augmentacyon of the kynges sorowe Elfricus that then was mayster or admyrall of the kynges nauy fled as a false traytour And after that recoÌ„cyled fled the second tyme to the Danys wherfore y e kyng in wreche of the father commauÌ„ded the eyen of his sonne Algarus to be plucked or done out of his hedde But whyle this persecucion thus contynued by meanes of the holy byshoppe of wynchester Elphegus a peace was concluded for a tyme betwene the kyng and the Danys And the prynce or chefe captayne of them named Aulaff was so exorted by the said holy byshop y t he became a cristeÌ„ man to whome the kynge was godfather so that after the sayde Aulaff retorned to his owne without doyng of more harme so that for a whyle the warre of Danys seased But whyle that rested the blody flyx wyth a brennynge feuer vexed the people thorough the lande that myche folke therof dyed Contynuynge whyche mysery the Danys agayne assayled the lande dyd in dyuers places great harme so that for lacke of a good hed or gouernour many thynges in the land peryshed For the lordes were at such dyssencyon that one with that other that when they were assembled to speke or treate of peace betwene that one lorde and that other and yf any good thynge were dyuysed for the hurte of theyr enymyes anone the Danys were warned therof by some of the same counsayll wherof were suspected Elfricus and Edricus And to this sorowe was ioyned hunger and penury amonges the commons that eueryche of theym was constrayned to plucke and stele from other so that what by the pyllage of the Danys and inwarde theuys and brybours this lande was broughte in great mysery and myschefe THE CXCVIII. CHAPITER EGelredus then wrapped in misery lefte not to gader of hys subiectes what he myght as well by vnlaufull meanes as otherwyse For as sayth Ranulfe myne authour he wold for fayned or small causes dysheryte meÌ„ of theyr possessyoÌ„s after cause men to redeme theyr owne for great summes of money And ouer that he walowed in lechery gyuyng hym to all vycyous and incontynent lyfe of his body By whych vngracyous meanes he brought this land in such ruyne that what he myght not helpe by streÌ„gth he warred wyth money So y t from the fyrst entre of the Danys as testyfyeth Policronica in the .xviii. chapyter of his .vi. boke also Guydo wyth other authours that from the fyrst trybute of .x. thou sande pounde he broughte yt at the laste in processe of .v. or .vi. yeres to xl thousande pounde The whyche yerely durynge his lyfe and after to the commynge of saynte Edwarde was leuyed of his subiectes and named for the contynuance therof Dane gelt whyche is or was to meane money payde to the Danys or shortly Dane money In this tyme as yt were about the xv yere of his reygne dyed saynt Oswalde the archbyshoppe of Caunterbury And soone after dyed Ethelgina the quene And the body of saynte Cuthbert was translated from holy ylande to Durham in the whyche yle he helde anankers lyfe as yt is before shewyd in the storye of Cadwalader Thus contynuynge this lande vnder the greuous tribute of the Danys and also by susteynynge of many villanyes and iniuryes by the Englyshe men of the sayde Danys as after somdele shall appere this Egelredus by counsayll of his famylyers about the .xxi. yere of hys reygn maryed Emma y e doughter of Rychard duke of Normandy before mynded in the storye of Lewys the .v. and Lothayre hys sonne kynges of FrauÌ„ce The
made prouysyon wyth y e ayde of Edricus to go agayn hym But when he shulde haue met with Edricê° at a place assigned his host he was of hym dysceyued wherfore he was compelled to gyue place to his enymyes And as yt was after knowen the sayde Edricus had promysed his fauour and ayde vnto the sayde Canutus By reason wherof Canutus entred the countre of west Saxon and forsed them to swere to him feauty and to gyue vnto him pledges and other countreys adioynyng dyd the same In this seasan Egelredus beyng at London was taken wyth a greuous sykenes dyed and was there buryed in the chyrch of saynt Paule where at this day in y e North yle behynde the quere apperyth in the wal a token of hys sepulture whyche reygned or as say Policronicon other beseged Englande by the terme of xxxvi yeres full leuynge after hym a sonne named Edmunde Iron syde ouer Alphrede and Edwarde sonnes of Emma Francia THE CCI. CHAPITER LEwys the .vi. of that name son of Lothayre began hys reygne ouer Fraunce in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon ix hundred and lxxxvi and the .v. yere of Egelredus than kyng of England Of y â— whiche other for hys youth or for the shortnesse of hys reygne lytell of hys dedes is laft in memory excepte that y e Frenche boke wytnessyth that for he hadde none issue and Hugh Capet before in the story of Lothayre mynded was hys famylyer and chyefe couÌ„sayler he shuld therfore ordeyne and admytte the sayd Hugh for hys heyre But more verely as before is touched in the aboue named story in the ende therof thys Hugh was stronge and myghty and in the later dayes of Lothayre coueted the rule of the lande wherfore after the deth of this Lewys for so mych as he laft no chyld after hym he than hauyng y e chyefe rule of Fraunce by strength and power made hym selfe kynge But for I promysed in the story of Egelredus somwhat to shewe of Rycharde the fyrst of that name and thyrde duke of Normandye I shall somdele length thys story wyth the story of the sayd Rycharde Thys Rycharde as afferme all wryters was named Rychard wythout fere And for thys cause that foloweth as testyfyeth the Frenche boke He vsed mych to byd hys bedys for all crysteÌ„ soules And vpon a nyght whan he had longe watched he entred a chyrche where stode a corps vnburyed no man watchynge it And whyle he sayd hys orysons for that soule and other he layed hys gloues vppon a deske by hym And whan he had ended hys deuocyons he went out of y e chyrche for gettynge hys gloues behynde But shortly after he remembred hym of them and retorned towarde the chyrche for to fetche hys sayd glouys whan he came at the chyrch dore he founde y e corps there standynge wyth hys armes spradde abrode and makynge greate noyse and crye wherfore the duke made y e sygne of y e crosse in hys forehed and coniured the corps that he shulde reste but all was in vayne wherof the duke drewe hys sword and stroke at the corps and to hys thynkyng parted hym in two peces And that done entred the chyrche fet hys glouys so departed And for this chaunce he ordeyned after thorough hys realme that a corps shulde be watched the fyrste nyght or lenger as men hadde deuocyon which gyse was somtyme vsed in Englande and begon of the Normans as men may coniecture after they had fyrste conquered thys lande Polycronycon sheweth in the .vii. chapyter of hys .vi. boke that thys duke Rycharde dremed on a nyght that a monke of the house of saynte Audoenus in Roan as he went towarde hys lemman by nyght fyll besyde a brydge and was drowned whose soule after was in stryfe bytwene an angell and a fende The whyche after a longe stryfe condescended to put the iudgement in duke Rycharde Than the duke gaue sentence that the soule shuld be restored agayne to the body and then y e body to be set vppon y e brydge that before he was fallen fro And yf he than went to hys lemman he shuld be the fendes and yf nat he shulde than be saued And whan thys sentence was put in execucyon the monke fledde vnto the chyrche therby Uppon the morne whan the duke awoke called thys vysyon to hys memory to knowe the certaynte therof he went vnto the sayd chyrche and fande the monke there hys clothes yet wete after went to the abbot of that place and tolde to hym all thys dede aduertysynge hym to take better ouersyght of hys flocke To these narracyons the herers may gyue credence as them lyketh For they be nother in the pystle nor yet in the gospell All be it Antoninê° archbysshop of Florence whan he reherseth any lyke narracyons whych he thynketh somwhat doutefull he ioyneth these wordes and sayth piuÌ„est credere The thyrde narracyon is tolde of thys duke whych by all presumpcyon was regestred of some women scrybe Thys duke wyth Gunnore hys wyfe lyued longe whyle a dyshonest lyfe and contrary to the lawes of the chyrch wherof his people murmured sore so that at length by the holsome doctryne of some of hys clerkes or spyrytuall men he maryed her to hys lawfull wyfe The fyrste nyght after y e weddynge were it in game or otherwyse the duchesse torned her buttocke in y e dukes lappe as she before tyme hadde neuer done whan the duke frayned the cause of her so doyng for now sayd she may I do what me lyketh where before I myghte do but what you lyked Upon thys Gunnore he gate besyde other chylder Emma that was the wyfe of Egelredê° as before ye haue harde and dyed whan he had ruled Normandy by the terme of .lii. yeres Than to retourne to the .vi. Lewys kyng of Fraunce from whome we haue made a longe dygressyon as wytnesseth mayster Gagwyne he dyed in the yere of our lorde .ix. hundred .lxxxix wheÌ„ he had reygned iii. yeres and was buryed at CoÌ„payne ye shall vnderstande that this Lewys was the last kynge of the blode of Pepyn And for I promysed before to shewe the dyscent of the sayde Pepyn to the ende that ye maye the better know thys story and also to knowe the kynges of Fraunce from the kynges of Germany which both discended of thys Pepyn hereafter I shall more clerely set it out in brauÌ„ches But fyrste I woll expresse the kynges of Fraunce as they reygned lynially and ioyne to eyther of them the terme that he reygned that there by it maye appere howe longe thys blode continued in y e house of Fraunce or it were empeched by Hugh Capet as after appereth The yeres Pepyn xviii Charlys xlvii Lewys the fyrste xxvi Charlys the Ballyd xxxvii Lewys balbus ii Lewys and Charlys v. Lewys the fourth viii Eudo. ix Charlys the symple xvii Radulphus xii Lewys vnus xxi Lotharius xxx Lewys the syxte iii. OF the whyche kynges .ii.
orderyd in his lande deuyded his sayd lande in foure partes That is to meane the fyrst princypall which at those dayes was westsaxon he helde vnder hys owne gydyng Eestenglande whych coÌ„teyned Norff. Suff. he betoke to the rule of y e erle Turkyllê° a Dane of whome somwhat is in the .iii. chapyter of y e story of Egelredê° Mercia he betoke to the subtell erle Edricus And the .iiii. Northumberlande vnto a Dane named Hircius But lyke as the man of Inde at no tyme chauÌ„ged his colour so this Edricus chauÌ„ged neuer his fals maners But not wythstandynge the great benefytes that he dayly receyued of his prynces there as he to other hadde ben false and dysceyuable in dayes past euen so nowe he demeaned hym agayne Canutus wherfore he beynge accused proued wyth defaute was commauÌ„ded of the kyng to haue iudgement The whyche was done immediatly his hedde for dyuerse causes smyten of and yt wyth the bodye for spyte caste into a fowle and fylthy place But Ranulf sayth that he was slayne by the kynges agrement wythin his paleys at London and his body wyth the hed throwne after into the towne dyche Thus wyth shame he ended that in falshode dyssymulacyoÌ„ had contynued myche of his lyfe Aboute the .ix. yere of his reygne Canutê° called a parliament at Oxenford where amonges other thynges yt was enacted that Englyshmen Danys shuld holde the lawes of Edgar lately kynge In this pastyme dyed Swanus brother to Canutus kynge of Denmarke wythout issue wherfore that lande fyll to Canutus For the which cause he wyth a stronge army sayled thyther to take the possessyon and to set the countrey in an order or after some wryters to apeas wythstande the wandelys y t then had perced that lande and done therin myche harme where GoodwynÌ„ the erle whose doughter Edwarde the confessour after maryed wyth a certayne nomber of Englyshmen fyll vpon y e wandalys by nyght dystressed theym in suche wyse that Canutus had of them his pleasure For this dede the kyng had erle GoodwynÌ„ euer after in good fauoure and loued Englyshmen more specyally And when he was returned into Englande he shortely after or before maryed Emma the wyfe lately of Egelredus Of the whych he receyued in processe of tyme a son named hym Hardicunitus or after some Hardykynitus after the Englyshe boke Hardyknough And aboute this tyme fyll voyde y â— see of Lyndesser or Durham to the whyche by dyuyne inspyracyon and knowlege receyued by a voyce from the tumbe of saynt Cuthbert blessed EdmuÌ„de after thre yere of vacacyon was electe to that see But ye shal vnderstande that thys was not saynte Edmunde of Ponteney For he was archbyshoppe of Caunterbury in the dayes of Henry the thyrde THE CXCVI. CHAPITER CAnutus about the .vii. yere of his reygne by exhortacyon of Egelnothus then archbishop of CauÌ„terbury translated the body of saynt Elphegus late archbyshoppe of the sayd see martyred by the Danys as before is shewed in the seconde chapiter of the storye of Egelredus and shryued hym in hys owne chyrche of Caunterbury foresayde In the tyme also of thys Canutus aboute the .xvi. yere of hys reygne the Scottes rebelled agayne hym wherfore he with a great army entred Scotlande at length ouercame the kynge of that lande named then Malcolyne and brought them agayne to hys subieccyon as is recorded in the bokes of Marianus the Scot. By reason of whych vyctory Canutus was then kynge of .iiii. kyngdoms of England of ScotlaÌ„d of Denmarke and Norwaye Then as wytnessyth dyuerse authours after he had betaken this lande of Englande to the gydynge of Leofricus Egelnothus and other he then returned into Denmarke And from theÌ„s he yode to Rome in the .xv. yere of his reygn made there great offerynges to saynte Peter and Poule redemed the scole of Saxons fre of all former trybute graunted as before in the storyes of Iue and Offa and other kynges of Saxons is som deale more touched whyche redempcyon of tribute as sayth Guydo was called Rome Scot. But it shall seme in that sayenge some douteth for so myche as at thys daye in dyuers places of EnglaÌ„d as in Northamptonshyre and other the peter pens are yet gaderyd Canutus also after he had in Rome accomplyshed his purpose he in hys returne towarde Englande executed wonderfull dedes of almes in releuynge of the poore and other goftly workes payde great good for raunsom of crysten prysoners amonges other of his dedes It is wytnessyd that he shulde agree with the pope that was called Benet the .viii. of that name pay to hym certayne summes of money that his archbyshoppes after y t daye myghte haue the pall wythoute payenge of money therfore And wheÌ„ he was comen in the citye of Papia in Italy in hys way home warde he there brought the arme of saynte Augustyne the doctour for a hundred pounde of syluer and a talent of golde And here is to be noted that there be thre maners of taleÌ„tes The fyrst and grettest is of y â— weyght of .vi. score pounde weyghte the seconde of the weyght of .lxxii pounde and the thyrde and leest of .l. pounde weyght Then yf we reken this talent with the leest in a pouÌ„de of gold after troye weyght is .xii. vuces and in .l. pounde is .vi. huÌ„dred vnces and euery vnce of fyne golde is worth xl s. By whyche reason this talent shulde be in value to the summe of xii hundred pounde This precyous relyque y e kyng gaue vnto his trusty frende Leofricus y e whych he myche loued and trusted and remayned at Couentre many yeres after whyle Canutus was occupyed in thys iourney coÌ„playnt was brought vnto hym of some mysse demeanurs and rule that were occupyed and exercysed in his absence wythin this realme wherfore he wrote home letters to the lordes chargynge theym straytely that all such defautes were redressed agayne hys coÌ„myng home Thys kynge as wythnesseth Guydo was of great magnyfycence and vsed suche iustyce and temperaunce that in his dayes in the weste partes of the worlde was no prynce of renowne as was Canutus And ouer that he was gretly beloued dradde of hys subiectes In the tyme of this Canutus as tessyfyeth Guillelmus de pontificibus a munke of GlasteÌ„bury named Bryghtwolde whyche was after bysshop of wylton beynge in hys contemplacyon and prayer bethoughte hym on the lynage of Englyshe kynges And in that thought fyll into a slumber in whyche tyme of his slepe he sawe saynte Peter the apostle standynge by hym and holdynge in hys hande Edwarde the sonne of Egelredus which then was in Normandy the whyche to his thynkynge he saw saynte Peter saker y e sayde Edward as kynge of Englande And shewed to hym farther how holy this Edwarde shulde be in hys lyuynge and how he shuld reygne as kynge .xxiii. yeres Then thys monke frayned saynt Peter of the ofsprynge of thys Edwarde and who shulde be
kynge after hym To the whyche questyon was answered by Peter the kyngedome of Englyshemen is the kyngedome of god wherfore the kynges therof shall stande at goddes puruyaunce And also a nother doctour called Henry of Huntyngdon shewyd that an holy man warned Englyshe men y â— a lorde whyche they thought nothynge vppon shulde come out of Fraunce brynge them ryght lowe In the tyme also of thys Canutê° by agrement of many wryters fyll one thynge worthy mynde and memory In a town of Saxony named Calbis in y e dyocesys of Magburgh and parysshe of saynt Magii xviii men and .xv. women vppon the euen of the Natyuyte of our lorde began a daunce about the chyrche yarde of saynt Magu afore sayd the person or other prestes beyng than at masse wythin y e same chyrche which beyng troubled wyth the noyse of the mynstrellys also the dynne of the sayde men and women sent vnto them in monysshynge them to seace of that doynge But all was in vayne for they wolde not seace of theyr dysport for any commauÌ„dement y t to theÌ„ was gyuen wherwyth the preste beynge dyscontented that they none other wyse reuerenced y e sacrament noryed that solempne season besought god and saynte Magii that they shulde contynue theyr daunce by the space of an hole yere The whyche prayer was harde in suche wyse that they contynued the same songe daunce tyll that daye twelue monethes and neuer eate nor dranke nor rested theÌ„ in all y e season And moreouer dewe nor rayne fyll vppon them in all that yere nor garment nor no thyng that was about them was impayred shoo nor other At the yeres ende Horobertus archbysshop of that dyocesys came vnto y e sayde place and lowsed them of that bonde whych the preste had bounde them in and before the awlter of the chyrche them reconsyled Of the whyche a prestes doughter and two other dyed forth wyth and the remenaunt yode to reste and slepte by the space of .iii. dayes and iii. nyghtes folowynge where after some of them dyed and suche as lyued fell lame of theyr lymmes And one of the same .xviii. men beyng named Ubertus or Hupertus wrote thys wonder wyth hys owne hande for a more recorde of the trowth Then let vs retorne to Canutus of whom it is redde that after hys coÌ„myng from Rome he beganne somdele to presume in pryde set more by hym selfe than good wysdome wolde In tyme of whyche exaltacyoÌ„ of hys mynde he went vnto the Tamys syde and behelde howe the water swelled or flowed And so standynge nere the water the water touched hys fete Than he charged the water that he shuld flowe no hygher and that in no wyse he shulde to wche hys lordes clothes But the water kepte his course and wette at length the kynges thyes wherewyth y e kyng abasshed sterte backe and sayde all erthly kynges may know that theyr powers be vayne and that none is worthy to haue the name of a kynge but he that hath all thynges subiecte to hys hestes as here is shewed by worchynge of hys treature by thys water And for thys as wytnesseth Polycronycon and other he offered hys crowne to y e rode of wynchester and neuer bare it vpon his hed after It is also wytnessed of the sayde authour that Canutus maryed hys doughter hadde by hys laste wyfe vnto Henry sonne of Conradus the emperour the seconde of that name as also it is testyfyed of the authour of Cronica cronicarum And he repayred many monasteryes and specyally suche as before tyme were hurte or throwne downe in the tyme of hys fathers persecucyon And began and ended the monastery of saynt Edmundes Bury endowed it wyth ryche possessyons as before is towched And dyed fynally at Shaftesbury and was buryed at wynchester whan he hadde reygned .xix. yeres leuyng after hym two sonnes of hys wyues the eldest was named Harolde and the yonger Hardykynytus the whyche lyuyng hys fader was made kynge of Denmarke Francia THE CCVII. CHAPITER HEnry the sonne of Robert begaÌ„ hys domynyon ouer the French men in the yere of our lord M.xxix and the .x. yere of Canutus than kynge of Englande To the whyche Henry CoÌ„stantyne the moder was so vnkynde that she by her meanes wolde haue preferred her yonger sonne Roberte duke of Burgoyne to the rule of the lande before thys Henry so that by her meanes bothe cytyes and castels were wyth holden from hym and was by her suche other as toke her parte so ouer lad that he was forced to resorte to Robert than duke of Normandy for to aske helpe of hym to wythstande hys enemyes ye shall vnderstande that this Robert was the .vi. duke of Normandy and sonne of Richarde the seconde and also father vnto wyllyaÌ„ bastard that conquered Englande Thys Roberte was lyberall and noble of condycyon but defamed of y e deth of hys elder brother Rychard the thyrde For the whyche murder as wytnessyth dyuers authours the vii yere of hys dowchery he went to Iherusalem and dyd in that pylgre mage many honourable and liberall actes the whyche in good order ben remembred in the .xix. chapyter of the vi boke of Polycronicon This Robert receyued kyng Henry wyth all honour and gaue vnto hym greate and ryche gyftes sent for hys frendes and knyghtes so y e the kynge had by hys ayde a greate myghty hoste And retorned agayn into Fraunce and in short whyle after recouered from hys sayde moder bothe cytyes townes and castelles that she and her fautours from hym wythhelde And fynally agreed so wyth her that he and she contynued frendes theyr lyfe tymes enduryng After whyche accorde about the .v. yere of hys reygne he made warre vppon Eudo erle of Champayne vppon Baldewine erle of FlauÌ„ders and in processe of tyme wan froÌ„ them certayne cytyes and castelles the whyche Constance his moder hadde before tymes gyuen to them in tyme of dyscencyon In thys warre was slayne Eudo erle of Champayne wherfore hys .ii. sonnes Stephen Thybaud maynteyned the warre agayne the kynge but to theyr bothe harmes in y e ende For Stephen loste therby the cytyes of Chartres and towers and Thybaude y e cytyes of Troyes Maulx wyth other whan Henry hadde ended thys warre set hys lande in some quyetnesse he thaÌ„ buylded a monastery of saynt Martyne called Des ChaÌ„ps besyde Parys and set therin seculer prestes In thys passetyme Robert duke of Normandy moued in conscyence to vysyte the holy sepulture of oure lorde called before hym hys lordes of hys lande wyllynge and coÌ„maundynge them to owe theyr trewe allegaunce vnto hys yonger sonne wyllyam and to take hym for theyr lord and duke yf he retorne not agayne And to thys he caused to swere Robert than archbysshop of Roan with the other of hys lordes and after departed vppon the sayd iourney and dyed in the cytye of Bethenia as he was coÌ„mynge homewarde wherof y e lordes of Normandy beynge assertayned
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
so y t he withdrew hym froÌ„ the kynge and alyed hym wyth the byshop of Durham the erles of NorthuÌ„berland and Shrewesbury with other The whyche confederyd to gyder toke partye agayne the kynge and dyd thynges to his dyspleasure and hurte And amonges other damages by theym done Roger de Mount Gomoryk erle of Shrewesbury destroyed the countrey and endes of England vnto worceter town wyth ayde of the walshemen But in the ende thorough the prayer of the holy byshoppe wolstane the walshemen were so weked and febled that a few knyghtes scomfyted of them a great hoste when kyng wyllyam conceyued y e well nere all the Normans toke partye agayne hym he then forced of necessyte drewe to hym the Englyshemen And fauoured them by giftes easy lawes so that by theyr strength he lastely recouered the erle of Shrewesburye and chased some other of hys enymyes and shortely after occupyed the castell and strong holdes in Kent belongynge to byshop Odo hys forsayde vncle and in the ende coÌ„pelled hym to forswere England And y t done he besyeged y e citie of Rochester wherin the byshoppe of Durham the erle of Northumberland and other noble men were gadered and wan yt at length by appoyntement so that hys enymyes were vnto hym reconcyled In the thyrde yere of hys reygne dyed Lamfrank when he hadde ben archbyshop of Caunterburye .xviii. yeres By whose meanes the moÌ„kes of Englande were brought to the vse of theyr holy relygyon the whych before hys commynge lyued more lyke to seculer prestes theÌ„ religious men and exercysed them in huntynge and hawkynge for to auoyde idelnesse dysynge and cardynge in the wynter nyghtes that they myght be redy to kepe theyr howres and nyghtly seruyce And in theyr apparel they were lyke vnto consules and not vnto muÌ„kes wyth many other deformytyes The whych in y e begynnyng of Lamfrank he of policye suffered for a season lest he had brought all in his top atones and therby myght haue caused some scysme or varyauÌ„ce to haue rysen in the chyrche In auoydynge wherof wyth other inconuenyences he lytell and lytell refrayned them of theyr outrage and in ê“cesse of tyme caused and constrayned them to lyue after the constitucyons and rules of theyr relygyon Aboute thys tyme Robert Curthose duke of Normandy enteÌ„dynge to take hys vyage into the holy lande layde his dukedome to wedde to hys brother wyllyam for .x. thousande pounde For leuyenge wherof kynge wyllyam set a taske vpon his commons and subiectes and reysed a farre excidynge some vnder colour of the same so that byshoppes melted theyr vessell and lordes spoyled theyr tenauntes The kynge of Scottes also brake the peace before made with wyllyam Conquerour and wasted and toke prayes ut the countrey of Northumberlande Then the kynge prouyded a nauy and sayled thyther in the wynter tyme. But by y e tempest of the see halfe his nauy or a great parte of yt was drowned and many of his knyghtes were loste for colde and hunger But yet in the ende after dyuers conflyctes and bykerynges by mediacyon of frendes a peace and vnyte was concluded so that Malcolyn then kynge of Scottes shuld be obedyent to kynge wyllyam vnder the same othe that he was before tyme sworne vnto hys father and kynge willyam shuld yerely gyue vnto him in y e way of a fee .xii. markes of gold In the fourth yere of his reygne and the fyft daye of October passyng great tempest of wederyng fell in soudry places of Englande and specyally in y e towne of wynchecome For there by tempeste of thuÌ„der and lyghtenyng a parte of y e steple of the chyrch was throwen downe and the crycyfyx wyth the ymage of our lady also standynge vpon the roode lofte was in lykewyse ouerthrowen and broke and shatered And after folowed a contagye and a fowle stenche y e whych endured tyll the munkes had gone in processyon about the chyrch and all the houses adioynyng to that abbay and other places Also thys yere at LoÌ„don was great harme done by force of the wynde which blewe with such violence y t yt ouerturned or ryued as wytnessyth Polycronycon ouer the noÌ„ber of .vi. hundred houses And y e rofe of saynt Mary Bow in chepe was also ryued wherwith two men were slayne And also at Salesburye was hurte done wyth y e same wynde or y e lyke therof In the .v. yere of wyllyaÌ„s reygne he went into Northumberlande and repayred suche holdes and castelles as the Scottes by theyr warrys had blemyshed and apayred and caused a new castell to be made at Caercol y e cytye or towne whych the Danys of two hundred yeres passed hadde destroyed Then y e kyng returned vnto Gloucester where he was greuously veryd wyth sykenesse so that he wende he shulde haue dyed In tyme wherof he toke great repentaunce ê“mysed yf he myght escape he wold neuer sell mo benefices ouer that he wold ameÌ„de hys lyuyng become a new maÌ„ But after he was restored to helth that promyse was shortely forgoten And in that yere he gaue vnto Anselme the archbyshopryche of yorke But he myghte take of yt but as the kynges pleasure was tyll suche tyme as the kyng hadde taken his trybute therof And more ouer he auouched that the see of LyncolnÌ„ be longed to the see of yorke tyll the bisshoppe of Lyncolne had pleased him wyth a great summe of money as .v. thousande marke after the wrytyng of Ranulfe In the .vi. yere of hys reygne were excedynge floodes wherof the lyke in many yeres passed hadde not ben sene And after that ensued wonderfull frostâ— whych frose the great stremes in suche wyse y e horse and carte passed ouer y e gret ryuers And in the ende when the yse melted and brake the payse therof brake many a stronge brydge bothe of tymber and of stone THE CCXXIIII CHAPITER ABout thys tyme the welshemen with theyr kyng or duke named Rees brake out vppon the Englyshmen in the Bordour where standeth the castell of Brekenocke and there made masteryes for a while But in the ende his people were chaced and slayne and he wounded to deth so that he dyed the .iii. daye folowynge Thys Rees is accompted of wryters to be the laste kynge of walys For after thys daye they were so dauÌ„ted that kynges of Englande had them in suche rule that they were vnder more stedfaste obedyence than they were before tyme. How be it they rebellyd full often as after shall appere And the yere folowyng kyng wyllyam to haue y e countrey in the more quyet hewe downe mych of y e wood and buylded in sundry places strong castels and pyles by meane wherof more and more they were plucked to obedyeÌ„ce But not shortely after but specyally in the dayes of Edwarde y e fyrste and Edwarde the thyrde Malcolyn kyng of Scotland came vnto Glowcester to comon wyth the kynge of dyuers maters and to take a fynall agremeÌ„t But for kyng wyllyam wolde haue demyd
towne toke ê‘tye wyth the duke brake out vppon the nyght and fyred the town and brent a great parte therof In this while dyed and was drowned Eustace the sonne of kynge Stephan and was buried at Feuersham in Kent in the abbay that his father before had buylded Thybaude archbyshop of Caunterbury left not to labour conclude y e peace betwene y e kyng the duke endeuored hym selfe therin so dylygently wyth the assystence of other that in the yere folowynge the peace was coÌ„cluded vppon dyurese condycyons wherof one was that y e kyng shulde contynue as kynge durynge his lyfe and immedyatly after y e conclusion of this peace the sayd Henry shuld be proclaymed in all the chefe cytyes and townes of Englande for heyr apparant be kynge after the deth of the sayde Stephan and that the kynge shulde take hym for hys son of adopcyon and ryghtefull heyr vnto the crowne To the whyche couenauÌ„tes iustly to be holden y e kyng was fyrste sworne and after his lordes spyrytuall and temporall and so yode bothe to London where they were royally receyued And when y e kyng had fested the duke and gyuen to hym ryche gyftes he toke leue of the kynge and so returned into Normandye as affyrmeth the sayde authour the Floure of historyes Howe be yt the cronycle of England sayth that the accorde was made vpon dyuysyon of the lande betwene theym that is to meane that both shuld reygne to gyther and eyther of them to enioye halfe the lande But how that dyuysyon was made or whych parte of the lande eueryche of them shulde hold no meÌ„cion therof is made And the former accorde shuld be as abue is sayde concluded .viii. days folowynge the Epyphanye of our lorde in the towne of Oxenford And y e kyng dyed in the moneth of October folowyng when he had reygned .xviii. yeres full and odde monethes and was enterred in theforsayde abbay of Feuyrsham Of dyuers authours as Ranulfe and other yt is recorded that thys Stephan lyued in great vexacyon and trouble all the terme of hys reygne It is sayde also that thys Stephan maryed Molde or Mawde the doughter of Mary the whyche was the doughter of Henry the fyrst and countesse of Boloyne by whome he claymed the tytle to be crowned as by the yonger doughter of Henry the fyrst and Henry shorte mantell claymed by the elder But after most certenty of wryters this Stephan was sonne of Eustace erle of Boloyne and of Mary syster vnto Molde that was maryed vnto Henry the fyrste whych Molde and Mary were doughters of Margarete wife of Malcolyn kyng of Scottes whyche Margaret was syster to Edgare Ethelynge and doughter of Edwarde the outlawe that was the sonne of Edmunde Ironsyde Then the eldest syster Molde bare Molde the empresse by Henry the fyrste And Molde y e empresse doughter of Henry the fyrst hadde by her second husbande Geffrey Plantagenet Henry the seconde And so by Henry shorte mantell or Henry the seconde returneth the bloode of the Saxons to the crowne of Englande and so it dyd by Stephan but moste conuenyently by Henry the fyrst as by the dyssent of his mother By whych reason yt foloweth that the blood of willyam conquerour continued but .lxx. yeres yf it be accompted from y e fyrst yere of wyllyam Conquerour vnto the laste yere of Henry the fyrste Thys kynge Stephan at the request of Molde hys wyfe buylded in the yere of grace .xi. hundred .xl y e abbey of Coggeshale in Essex and set therin whyte muÌ„kes Also about the same tyme he founded the abbay of Feuersham in Kent where he nowe corporally resteth And the thyrde he founded in Furneys in Lancashyre and all he garnyshed wyth munkys of Cysteaux order dyed as before is sayde wythout yssue of his body Francia THE CCXXXIIII CHAPITER LEwys the .viii. of that name son of Lewys y e great began his reygn ouer the Frenche men in y e yere of our lord .xi. hundred .xxxvi y e fyrst yere of Stephan then kyng of Englande This also is called the yonger Lewys in whose begynnynge Iohannes de teÌ„poribus dyed Thys IohnÌ„ was somtyme a squyer in the house of Charlys the conquerour the whyche lyued ouer .iii. hundred yeres for whyche cause he was named IohnÌ„ of tyme as he y t myght remeÌ„ber thinges done of longe tyme passed This Lewys at y e tyme of his fathers deth was in the countrey of Guyan for to receyue the dower of his wyfe Elyanour as before in the storye and seconde chapyter of kyng Stephan is touched But when he harde of y e deth of his father he sped hym into FrauÌ„ce where after the necessaryes for the weale of his realme ordeyned he maryed his wyues syster named Alys vnto Arnolde erle of Uermendoze After whyche maryage solempnysed tydynges were broughte vnto hym that the crysten people beynge in the holy lande as warryours vppon the Turkes and Sarasyns were dystressed and ouerthrowen and dyuerse stronge holdes from them taken and wonne wherfore by the exhortacyon of that holy muÌ„ke Bernarde whych at this day is called saynt Bernard y e sayd Lewys wyth also Conradus the .iii. of that name then emperour of Almayne wyth Alphon then kynge of Spayne wyth dyuerse other nobles of Fraunce other prouynces toke vpon them the crosse and prouyded for the expedycyon of that iourney in the .iiii. yere of hys reygne after some wryters But of the takyng of hys iourney dyuers writers holde diuers oppinyons so that the doute resteth betwene the yere of our lord .xi. hundred .xl and the yere of .xi. hundred and .l. when all thynges were redy for that iourney the kynge the quene wyth the floure of the chyualry of FrauÌ„ce set forthwarde vppon that iourney and came in processe of tyme vnto Constantyn the noble where he met wyth Conradus the emperour and Alphons kynge of Spayne whom the prynce Emanuell then emperour of Constantyne the noble receyued ioyusly and made to theym by his outwarde contenaunce louynge and frendely chere and promised vnto theym ayde in that iourney bothe of vitayll and also for guydes for the nexte and surest waye But he contrary to his promyse dyd dysapoynte theym and nothynge ayded theym For he delyueryd vnto theym meale myngeled wyth lyme wherof grewe myche harme to the crysten hoste after And also he assygned vnto them suche guydes as brought them into places and couÌ„treys of sterylyte and other daunger so that hastely the Frenche kyng wyth great dyffyculte and losse of his men came vnto the citye of Danas and becleped yt with a stronge syege the whych he assauted and enpayred very sore and was lykely to haue wonne yt yf he had assauted y e place styll where he began But by counsayll of some false crysten men the whyche as wytnesseth Peter Dysroye and other had taken mede of the Turkes the kynge by theyr counsayll remoued the ordynaunce from the weker place vnto y
solet The whythe versys to our vnderstandynge may thus as folowyth be englyshed and expowned The Rose of the worlde but not the clene floure Is here now grauen to whom bewtye was lent In thys graue full darke nowe ys her bowre That by her lyfe was swete and redolent But now y t she is frō this lyfeblente Though she were swete nowe fowly doth she stynke A myrrour good for all that on her thynke Longe tyme after the deth of the sayde Rosamounde in the sayde abbaye was shewed a cofer of the sayd wenches of the length of two fote in whych apperyd fyghtynge geaūtes stertlynge of bestes swymmynge of fyshes and flyenge of fowlys In the forsayde .xx. yere after the opynyon of Guydo the kynge had the seconde monicyon of mendynge of hys lyfe by an Iryshe man y t told vnto hym many secret tokens whyche the kynge supposyd no man had knowen but hym selfe But yet the kynge toke lytell hede therunto In the .xxii. yere of his reygne after the forsayde takynge of y e Scottyshe kynge and .ii. erlys the .xi. day before Septēber wyllyam kynge of Scottys by assent of the lordes spyrytuall and temporall dyd homage to kyng Henry at hys cytye of yorke where the sayde wyllyam graunted by hys letters patentys that he and his successours kynges of Scotland shuld make theyr homage and fydelyte vnto the kynges of Englande as often as they shal be necessaryly requyred And in sygne and token of that subieccyon the kyng of Scottes offered hys hatte his sadell vppon the aulter of saint Peter in y e chyrch of york whyche for a remembraunce of that dede the sayd hat sadell were there kepte many yeres after And ouer y t the lordes of Scotland swore that if theyr kynge at any tyme wold wythdrawe hym from allegeaunce they wold all aryse agayn hym and be to hym as enymyes tyll he were returned to his fayth kepyng of his promyse And for the more strēgth of the sayd cōposycyon the kynge of Scottis came after to y e kyng Henries parlyament holden at Northāpton and a nother season into Normandye Ranulfe munke of Chester sayth that Lewys the .viii. of that name kynge of Fraunce delyueryd vnto kynge Henry a doughter of hys to haue in guydynge and to haue ben maryed vnto Rycharde hys son the whyche after the deth of Rosamoūde he defloured of her vyrgynyte After whyche dede as affermyth the sayde authoure the kynge was in wyll to haue wedded that damoysell For expedicyon wherof he made great meanes ta Hugūcia a cardynall then beynge in his land that he wold make a dyuorce betwene hym and Elyanoure the quene And thys he dyd to the ende to haue the more fauoure of the Frenchemen that by theyr ayde he myghte the better dysheryte hys sonnes But he fayled of his purpose and also yt turned to hys owne harme For by this means he caused the sayde Rycharde hys sonne to shewe all hys demeanour vnto the Frenche kynge so that by hys informacyon vnkyndnesse kyndled betwene them two therof ensued mortall warre as sayth the englyshe cronycle and also Polycronycon But of thys warre speketh nothynge the frenche cronycle nor of none other durynge the lyfe of the sayd Lewys after this daye which dyed in the .xxiiii. yere of thys Henry But the warre that was betwen the two kynges of England and of Fraunce was betwene thys Henry and Phylyppe sonne of thys Lewys as after shal be shewed About the .xxiiii. yere of thys kyng as wytnessen dyuerse wryters fell wonderfull wederynge and tempest of thunder in myddewynter tyme in Hampshyre and other places by violence wherof a preste amonges other was slayn And in the somer folowynge about Mary Magdalene tyde fell hayle of suche bygnesse y t yt slew both men and bestes And about this tyme were the bonys of kynge Arture and his wyfe Gueynour founde in the vale of Aualon whose here of the hed of the sayde Gweynour was then hole and of freshe coloure but so soone as yt was touched yt fell in powder whyche bonys were translated and buryed wythin the chyrche of Glastenburye and were founden by a synger of gestis vnder an holow oke .xv. fote wythin the grounde whyche fyndynge and translatynge is an obiecte to y e fantastycall sayeng of the walshemen that afferme hys commynge agayne to reygne as he before dyd Then hadde kynge Henry the seconde monycyon by a knyghte called syr wyllyam Chesterby or Lyndesey the whyche warned hym specyally for the reformacyon of .vii. artycles The fyrste was that he shuld sette better dylygence to the defence of holy chyrche and maynteynynge of the same The seconde that he shulde se hys lawes executed wyth better iustice then at those days was vsed The thyrd was that he shuld surmyse no mater agayn ryche men and by that mean plucke from them theyr landes goodes The fourth that he shulde restore all suche landes and goodes gotten by suche vnlawfull meanes or by any other The fyfte that he shuld for no medetarye ryghtfull sentence but suffer the ryght to haue hys processe The vi that he shulde se to the payment of hys subiectes for suche stuffe as was dayly taken to his vse also to the payment of hys seruauntes and souldyours wages whych dayly fell to robbynge for defaute The .vii. and the laste was that he shulde in all haste voyde the Iewys of hys lande whyche dayly wrought great sorowe to his commons and to leue theym somwhat to spende in theyr iourney But as he toke the other monycyons so he toke thys and cōtynued hys lyfe as he before hadde done THE CCXXXIX CHAPITER IN the .xxviii. yere of his reygn after moste writers dyed Henry his eldeste sonne then lyuynge y e whych as before is sayde was crowned to the derogacyon of the martyr saynte Thomas And in thys yere whyche shulde be the .iiii. yere of Phylyppe the seconde or of Phylyppe surnamed Gyuen of god the warre beganne betwene kynge Henry and hym wherof was occasyon as testyfyeth the sayd Frenche cronycle the denyenge of the deferrynge of homage that shuld be done to the sayde Phylyppe of Rycharde then eldest sonne of kyng Henry for the lādes of Poytow An other cause also was that where certayne couenauntes were stablyshed and enrolled betwene kynge Henry and Lewys father of thys Phylyp at the maryage of Henry his sonne and Margarete syster of Phylyppe for certayne holdes and castellys wherof y e castell of Gysours was one whych were delyueryd in dower wyth the sayde Margarete vppon condycyon that yf the sayde Henry hadde yssue by y e sayde Margarete then the sayde castellys to remayne to the sayde heyres and yf the sayde yonge Henry dyed without yssue of y e sayde Margarete that then the sayde castellys and holdes to be reuerted vnto the crowne of Fraunce and for that kynge Henry denyed or deferred these two poyntes and wold not answere when he was called the Frenche kynge therfore entred the
enfourmed and also of the peace bytwene the erle of Thoners and the Frenche kynge he by meanes of one Roberte a legate of Rome sought meanes of treaty and of peace so that in processe by dylygence of the sayde Robert and other a peace was concluded for .v. yeres whyche peace concluded and assured eyther kynge returned into theyr owne prouynces wythin short whyle after y e Frenche kyng was returned into FrauÌ„ce he called to mynde the great vyctory had of the Almayns wyth also one other whych Lewys his son about y e same tyme had agayne or of kynge IohnÌ„ in the countre of Aungeou at the castell of Moyne or Mayne For the whyche .ii. vyctoryes the kynge edyfyed a monastery besyde the cyty of Sayntles in the honour of saynt Uyctor and endowed it wyth fayre and ryche possessyons and named it the abbey of saynt Uyctor In the .xxxvi. yere of the reygne of thys Phylyppe Lewys hys sonne by procurynge and sturrynge of the lordes of Englande sayled into the sayde prouynces as more playnely shall be shewed in the .xvi. yere of the reygne of kynge IohnÌ„ Many mo storyes actes myght I brynge in and set in thys story of thys kynge Phylyppe yf I shulde folowe the Frenche boke For he maketh there a rehersayll that conteyneth .xxxix. greate leuys of parchemyne Of the whyche I haue taken out suche as to me semeth moste conuenyent and haue ouer passed the other for lengthe of the tyme. Than it foloweth thys Phylyp after these dayes drewe hym to more quyet and reste so that after thys peace or trewce coÌ„cluded wyth kyng IohnÌ„ of Englande the authour speketh not or myndeth of any noble dede by hym done So that in the yere of our lorde .xii. hundred and .xxii whyche shulde be the yere of hys reygne .xliii the sayd authour begynneth and sayth that in that foresayd yere apered a greate eclypce of the son wherof the lyke hadde not ben seen in many yeres passed And in the yere folowynge dyed thys Phylyppe in the moneth of Iunii whan he hadde reygned vppon xliiii yeres Before whose deth apered a great comete or blasyng starre the whyche the Frenche men wyth also the foresayde eclypce they adiudged for pronostiquys and tokens of the kynges deth the whyche was buryed wyth excellent pompe in the monastery of saynt Denys in the yere of our lorde a thousand two hundred and .xxiii. and of hys age .lviii leuynge after hym the fore named Lewys whyche was enoynted kyng after hym Thys Phylyppe amonges other notable thynges ordeyned in hys testament be sette to the aydynge and wynnynge of the holy cytye of Hierusalem thre hundred thousande pownde of Parys money to the hospytall in Mount forte a hundred thousande pownde and to be dystrybuted amonges the poore comons of hys londe he gaue twenty thousande pownde But here is to be noted there is a great dyuersyte bytwene a pownd of Parys money and a pownde of sterlynge money For a pownde of Parys money is but two shyllynges and .vi. pence sterlynge or nere there about And so it foloweth that a thousande pownde of Parys is but a hundred fyue and twenty pownde sterlynge By whyche accompte it foloweth that thys kynge gaue to the ayde of the holy londe .xxxvii. thousande and fyue hundred pownde sterlynge to the hospytall xii thousande and fyue hundred pownde sterlynge and to the poore people two thousand fyue hundred pownde And thus here I make an ende of thys volume for cause and coÌ„syderacyon as after is shewed in the begynnynge of the nexte volume more manyfestely ¶ Lenuoye PRece forth rude volume and recoÌ„mende me To my derest frende experte in all scyence Praye hym at leysour the to ouerse And where in meter or prose he fyndeth offence Or congrewe englysshe or of perfyte sentence Humbly hym praye that he woll the correcte whyche in all hys faytes is so cyrcumspecte And shewe to hym forther hys meryt to encreace The seconde volume ys redy to hym dyght Praye hym he woll not therfore wyth the sursease Tyll that thy felow he haue by hys insyght And by hys scyence brought in so good plyght That to all readers it maye be delectable And to the herers frutefull and profytable And not to dysdayne my malapert rudenesse That to hys payne I shulde thus boldely sende Or hym to wyll to suche greate besynesse So rude a worke to correcte and amende But shew hym sothely that all that I entende Is for to enhaunce hys prayse and greaâ—e laude As he shall knowe I truste wythout frawde ¶ The seconde volume of Fabyans cronycle Conteynyng the cronycles of Englande and of Fraunce from the begynnyng of the reygne of king Rycharch the fyrste vntyll the begynnyng of the reyne of our moste redoubted souerayne lord kynge Henry the .viii. ⧠¶ Prentyd at London By wyllyam Rastell 1533 ⧠CVM PRIVILEGIO THE TABLE THere begynneth the table of the seconde volume whiche denounces and sheweth all the actes done in euery kynges dayes conteyned in the sayde volume and that euery acte folowes by letter and by the nouÌ„ber of y e lefe as in thys sayd table is expressed and begynneth at the wardes of London at kynge Rycharde the fyrste whose actes more at leÌ„gth in thys sayd volume shal be shewed wyth other kinges ensuyng by letter in this sayd table as fyrste A.B.C. and so forthe ACrys a stronge citye in the holy laÌ„d was wonne by the crysten as appereth fo iiii Actes of the great Cane of Tartaris folio xxiii Abbotte of waltham was accorded wyth the citesyns of LoÌ„don fo xxviii Accorde made betwene kyng Henry the .iii. and hys barons fo xxxviii Actes done in Hethenes by Lowys the Frenche kyng fo xlviii Acris or Acon abouenamed cytye woÌ„ne agayn by y â— Turkes fo lxix Accorde or agrement was made bytwene EnglaÌ„d ScotlaÌ„d fo xc Actes were made for weryng of sylk folio xci Actes in Fraunce done by the duke of Lancastre fo ciii Actes made by FreÌ„chmeÌ„ for the occupyeng of y e admissioÌ„ of y e enherytour of Fraunce folio cxxxvii Accorde made betwene the dukes of Orleaunce and of Burgoyne fo clx AccusacyoÌ„s by the duke of Burgoyn agayn the duke of Orleaunce fo clxi Accorde made betwene the sayde dukes folio clxi Acte made for gyuynge of lyuereys folio clxv Actes made agayn straungers se in folio clxxc Actes made for halowynge of the sondaye wythin the cytye of LondoÌ„ folio cxciâ—i Abbay of Bury was spoyled fo cxiii Adyme was graunted to kyng HeÌ„ry the fyft fo clxxvii A quyndecyme was grauÌ„ted to king Henry the .iii. fo xxi A letter deuysed by the baroÌ„s sente to kyng Henry the .iii. fo xxxvii A letter was sent by Rychard kynge of Romayns to the baroÌ„s fo xxxvii A quarter of where was solde for ii s. folio xc A fraye was made in Fletestrete vpoÌ„ a bakers seruaunt fo cxlv A fray made in Fletestrete by one Her bottell fo cxcii
hys reygne ouer England the xvii daye of Nouembre the morowe after saynt Edmond the archbisshop in the yere of our lorde M.CC lxxii the .ii. yere of the .iii. Phylype than kynge of Fraunce reygned nobly yeres .xxxiiii. fo lv Elyanoure mother to kyng Richard was enlarged fo iiii Edmounde Crouchbak was maried to the doughter of y e erle of Amnarle as apereth in fo xliiii EdmouÌ„d wodstocke wroughte treason fo lxxxviii Edward the sonne of Henry foresayd distressed the barons as it is shewed folio xxxix Edwarde forsayd dystressed the Barons the seconde tyme as is shewed folio xxxix Edwarde the holy kyng and confessour was translated as it shewed in folio xliiii Edwarde was crossed into the holy lande and of hys feates there done folio xlv Edwarde of Carnaruan as apereth folio lviii Edward the second called Edwarde Carnaruan the sonne of the fyrst Edwarde began hys domynyon ouer Englande in the moneth of Iuly and yere of our lorde god M.iii. C. vii and the .xxi. yere of the .iiii. Phylyppe or Philip the fayre than kynge of Fraunce and reygned yeres full xix fo lxxiiii Edwarde the fyrst maryed to hys .ii. wyfe the Frenche kynges syster folio lxv Edwarde the .iii. of that name sonÌ„ of Edwarde the secoÌ„de and of dame Isabell the doughter of Philippe le Beawe or the .iiii. Phylyp late kyng of Fraunce whych Edwarde aboute the age of .xv. yeres began hys reygn ouer the realme of England the .xxv. daye of Ianuary in the yere of grace M.iii. C. .xxvi and the .iiii. yere of Charles the fayre thaÌ„ king of FrauÌ„ce the whyche reygned yeres .li. folio lxxxvi Edwarde Carnaruan was myserably slayne as is shewed fo lxxxvii Edwarde Bayloll was made kynge of Scottes fo lxxxviii Edwarde the .iii. sayled into Braban wyth hys wyfe loke in fo xci Edward the .iii. chaleÌ„ged y e hole kingdome of Fraunce fo xciii Edward the eldest sonÌ„ of the duke of yorke was electe for king of EnglaÌ„d loke in fo cc.vi. Edwarde the .iiii. of that name and eldest sone of Rychard duke of yorke whych was proclaymed heyre paraÌ„t to the crowne began hys domynyon ouer the realme of Englande in the iiii day of Marche in y e yere of grace M.iiii C.lx the .ii. yere of the .xi. Lowys than kyng of FrauÌ„ce reygned at that tyme .viii. monethes yeres viii fo cc.xiiii Edwarde the .iiii. beforenamed wan the felde of Barnet vpon Ester daye agayne kyng HeÌ„ry the .vi. in the yere of grace M.iiii C.lxxi yere of Lowys the French kyng aforesayd and reygned after that day .x. monethes and yeres .xii. So that fyrste laste he reygned ouer .vii. monethes assygned to Henry the .vi. dayes .xxxvi. monethes yeres .xxi. or wyth the sayde monethes of Henry the .vi. set to Edwardes reygne make .xxii. yeres and odde dayes fo cc.xx. Edwarde the .v. of that name sonne of Edward the .iiii. of the age of .xiiii. yeres and lasse began to reygne as kyng of EnglaÌ„d the .x. daye of Apryll yere of our lord M. iiii.lxxxiii the xxxv yere of the .xi. Lowys thaÌ„ kyng of Fraunce and reygned tyll the .xx. day of Iuly next folowyng in which season passed dayes .lxxii. folio cc.xxiiii Elizabeth the holy womaÌ„ doughter of the kyng of Hungery fo xxi Eleanoure quene of her progenye loke in fo lxi Emperoure of Almayne came into England fo c.lxvii Emperour forsayd came agayn into thys lande fo c.lxxii Enuye of Frenchmen fo v Enguerram was put to deth folio lxxxiii Epytaphye of Rychard the fyrste as apereth in fo x Epytaphye of Frederyke the emperour fo xxv Epytaphye of Edward the fyrst loke in fo lxviii Epytaphye of Edward the .iii. folio cxvi Epytaphye of kyng Rycharde the .ii. loke in fo clxvi Erthquake fell in EnglaÌ„d fo xxv Erle of Penbroke was ouerset with Frenchmen other fo cxiii ExpressemeÌ„t of the grudges atwene kyng Rychard the fyrst the FreÌ„che kynge fo iiii Eugeny pope and of hys actes folio clxxxvii FAlse Cryst was crucyfyed as is shewed in fo xix False clerke of Oxenforde whych fayned hym selfe madde came to wodstocke enteÌ„dyng to haue slayne king Henry the .iii. fo xxii Faytes or actes of warre done at DoÌ„stable fo xcvi Fysshes wonderfull takeÌ„ in the .xxxv yere of kyng HeÌ„ry the .vi. fo cci FlorenÌ„ of golde was made by kynge Edward the .iii. fo xcvii Fryers mynors came fyrst into Englande loke in fo xix Fryers Augustynes in the .xxxv. yere of kynge HeÌ„ry the .iii. buylded theyr house in a place in walys called wodhous as is shewed fo xxvi Fryers were put to deth loke in folio clix Frenche kyng sent for hys doughter that was kynge Rychardes wyfe folio clix FreÌ„ch nauy dyscoÌ„fyted fo clxxiiii Froste excedyng loke in fo clxviii GAscoynes make warre agaiÌ„st FrenchmeÌ„ borderers in kyng Charles the .v. days as is shewed in folio lxxxvi Gabell or taxe reysed vppon salte in Fraunce loke in fo cxix Guynes castell was yoldeÌ„ to Englishmen loke in fo ci Grudge betwene Baldwyn and his monkes fo vii Grudge arose betwene kyng IohnÌ„ hys lordes fo xvi Grudge and dyspleasure betwene y e bysshop of wynchester and the duke of Glouceter it is shewed in folio clxxxi Grudge and murmure toke place amonge the nobles of Fraunce as appereth fo cc.xxviii HArme done by thonder as appereth in fo cvii Hawâ—e wythout reuerence of the sacrament was slayne in the churche folio cxli Hastynges lord Chamberleyne was sodeynly put to deth fo ccxxiiii Henry the thyrd of that name sonnÌ„ of king IohnÌ„ a chyld of .x. yeres began to reygne ouer EnglaÌ„de in the moneth of Octobre and yere of oure lorde M.CC. .xvii and the .xxxvii. yere of Phylype thaÌ„ kyng of FrauÌ„ce and reygned yeres .lvi fo xviii Henry Bolyng broke y e .iiii. of y e name and sonne heyre of IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of LaÌ„castre the whyche IohnÌ„ was secoÌ„d sonne of Edwarde the .iii. lyuyng after theyr father or the .iii. sonne to rekyn prynce Edward this Henry after the deposicioÌ„ of Rychard in the ende of the moneth of SepteÌ„bre begaÌ„ to reygne ouer EnglaÌ„de in the yere of our lorde M.iii. C.lxxx xix and the .xix. yere of Charles y e .vii than kyng of Fraunce and reygned yeres .xiii. fo clxiii Henry the .vi. of that name sonnÌ„ of Henry the .v. of y e name sonne of HeÌ„ry the .iiii. began hys reygne ouer the realme of EnglaÌ„d vppon the morne after saynt Cuthbertys day or y e â—xi day of Marche in the ende of y e yere of grace M.iiii C. .xiii and y e â—xxii yere of Charles the .vii. than kyng of FrauÌ„ce and reygned yeres .ix. fo .clxx HeÌ„ry the .v. dame Kateryne doughter of Charles the .vi. or .vii. a chylde of halfe yere of age begaÌ„ hys reygne ouer EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ce in the ende of the moneth of Iuly and yere
shewed in folio clxxiiii Lorde Talbot was slayne as appereth fo cc Lorde Egremonde was commytted to Newgate as is shewed fo ccii Lorde wellys conspyred agayne the kynge folio ccxviii Lorde chamberlayne beheded as is shewed fo ccxx Losse of Normandy as is shewed folio cxcviii Lowys sonne vnto the French kyng warred in Englande fo xvii Lowys retourned into Fraunce as appereth fo xviii Lowys sayled into the holy lande folio xxv Lowys gaue sentence agayne the barons fo xxxvi Lowys the .ix. of that name and son̄ of Phylyp the seconde beganne hys reygne ouer the Frenchemen in the yere of oure lorde M.CC. and .xxiii and the .vi. yere of the thyrde kynge Henry than kyng of Englande and reygned yeres .iii. By thys kynge retourned the blode of Charles into y e possessyon of the crowne of Fraunce folio xlvi Lowys the .x. of that name a chylde of .xii. yeres and sonne of the abouenamed the .ix. Lowys whyche is named saynt Lowys began his reygne ouer Fraunce in the yere of our lord M.CC. and .xxvi and the .ix. yere of the iii. Henry than kinge of Englād and reygned yeres .xliii as appereth folio xlvii Lowys the .xi. by accompt and sonne of Phylyp the .iiii beganne to reygn ouer Fraunce in the yere of our lord M.CCC and .xv and the .viii. yere of the seconde Edwarde than kynge of Englande and reygned yeres .ii. folio lxxxiii Lowys the .xii. of y e name afte the accōpt of thys boke .x. after the frēche accōpt wherof y e cause is before shewed son̄ of the laste Charles begā to rule y e Frenchmē in y e yere of our lord M.iiii C. and .lviii .xxxvi. yere of Hēry the .vi. thā kyng of Englande reygned yeres .xxvi. fo ccix Lowys refused lordes company and counsayll fo ccix Lowys rescueth Parys fo ccx Losse of townes and castelles in Normandy folio cxxxvii MAruayles sene in the fyrmament folio xii Mayre of London presenment loke in folio xxvii Mayr and hys bretherne foūd gylty in hurtyng the cōmons fo xxix Mayre and cytezeyns agreed to the lordes fo xxxi Macys of syluer were fyrste graūted to offycers of London fo xci Men of Norwyche enraged fo xlv Manhode of Mathew de Roya foli liiii Marchaunte straungers encroched vpō the cytezyns of Lōdon and were punysshed fo lix Maddocke a walshman rebelled as it is shewed fo lxi Mariage of the .ii. Edward fo lxxiiii Malyce sprange amonge the lordes of Flaunders fo lxxxv marueylous heyle fylle fo lx Mychaell Tony mayre of London adiuged loke in fo lvi mortmayne was fyrst enacted fo lvi Mortymer was howgely auaunced folio lxxxvii Mortymer was put to deth as it is shewed fo lxxxviii money borowed of the cytye of London folio xcii Martyn Pysdo Parycyen was put to cruell deth fo cxxxv maner of cysme in the church of Rome loke in fo cxxxviii Maner of the metyng of the kynges of Englande of Fraunce fo cxlvii many knyghtes of the bathe made folio clxiii Maruayles of Thamys fo clxx masses ordeyned by kyng Henry the fyfte as it is shewed in folio clxxviii Maner of treaty betwene the landes of Englande and of Fraunce loke in folio clxxxviii maryage was dyspoynted fo cxcii Maryage concluded fo cxciii manhode of chalons fo cxcv Maximilian and the Frenche kynge dyscorden fo ccxxviii Margaret syster vnto Edwarde the iiii departed from London towarde the see fo ccxvii monycyon dyuyne was gyuen to the Frenche kynge fo clviii Mountague a noble man was slayn folio clx mummyng made for treason as is shewed fo clxv Murder was punysshed fo clxvii NOumbre of wardes in y e citye of London fo ii Names of twelfe perys of England folio xxx New tolle was brought vp fo xliiii Nycholas Brembre wyth other was put to deth fo cxliiii Nauye of Frenchemen dystressed as is shewed fo lv Newe coyne of syluer was stryken folio lvii New dyspleasure kynge Rycharde toke agayne y e cytye of London fo cl Newe coyne of golde smitten as appereth in fo clxx OCtoboon the popes legate was pursued of the clergy of Englande for causes shewed in fo xxii Occasyon of the fraye in Fletestrete folio cxlv Occasyon of dyspleasure betwene kynge Rycharde and the duke of Glouceter fo cxlix Of the chere and curious receyuyng of kyng Henry by the Frēnche kyng folio xxxii Offycers charged and dyscharged as it is shewed folio xxxiii Of kyng Iohn̄s pledges fo cviii Ordre of seruytoures in the tyme of quene Katherins coronaciō fo clxxvi Orleaunce that cytye was besyeged folio clxxxii Othes sworne by the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce for peace kefolio cvii Olyuer Dāman and Danyell sometyme chyef counsayllours of Lowys the Frenche kynge were hanged as appereth fo ccxxviii PReface of thys werke as apereth fo I Peace was taken betwene the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce folio xi Phylyp kynge of Fraunce warred vpon kyng Iohn̄ fo xi Phylyp brake the peace fo xii Pope Innocente sente vnto kynge Iohn̄ fo xiii Parlyamente holden at London folio xix Pyers of Pountfret for hys vertue put to deth fo xvii Parlyament holden at Mertone folio xxii Periurye was punysshed as appereth fo xxv Parlyament holden at Oxenforde as apereth fo xxx Parlyament holden at westmynster folio xxxi Parlyament holden at Oxenforde as is shewed fo xxxvi Parlyament holden at westmynster folio xxxviii Parlyament holden at westmynster folio xlv Peace was made betwene the kynge and Gylbert de Clare as is shewed folio xliii Punysshement of Londoners as is shewed fo xl Phylyp the thyrde of that name and sonne of saynte Lowys was made kynge of Fraunce in the yere of our lorde M.CC.lxx and the .liii. yere of the thyrde Henry than kynge of Englande and reygned yeres .xv. fo li Phylyp the .iiii. of that name and son̄ of the .iii. Phylyp la beawe or fayre began to reygne ouer Fraunce in y e yere of our lorde a M.CC.lxxxvi the .xiiii. yere of the fyrste Edwarde than kyng of England and reygned yeres .xxxix. fo lxviii Phylyp the .v. of that name and surnamed the longe sonne of the fourth Philyppe and brother to Lowys the xi by accompt begā hys reygne ouer Fraunce in the yere of grace a M.iii C. and .xvii the .x. yere of Edwarde the .ii. than kynge of Englande and reygned yeres .v. fo lxxxiii Phylyppe de Ualoys erle of Ualoys and the sonne of Charlys de Ualoys brother to the fourthe Philippe was nat wythoute some stryfe chosen and ordeyned for protectoure of the lande of Fraunce and after kyng of the same the .ii. daye of February in the yere of oure lorde M.iii. C. and .xxviii and the .ii. yere of Edwarde the .iii. than kyng of Englande and reygned in greate trouble yeres .xxii. fo cxvi Phylyppes actes in Italye as appereth folio liiii Parlyament holden at westmynster folio lvi Plees remoued from London as is shewed fo lvi
Fraunce wyth great pompe and glory It ys affermed of some authours that the Frenche kynge made thys warre vppon kynge IohnÌ„ by excytynge of the pope for hys contumacye agane the chyrche In thys yere also was a communycacyon of a peace to be hadde betwene kynge IohnÌ„ and the archebyshope of Caunterbury and was dryuen to a nere poynte of accorde except restitucyon that kynge IohnÌ„ shulde haue made to the archebysshop and other bishoppes the which his offycers hadde taken in the tyme of theyr absence To the whych restytucyon kynge IohnÌ„ in no wyse wold be agreable wherfore the sayd communycacyon toke none affecte After thys communycacyon kynge IohnÌ„ was so frette wyth malyce that in a fury he let proclayme in sondry placys of hys realme that all suche personys as hadde landes and possessyons wythin Englande spyrytuall or temporall that they shulde returne into Englande by Mychelmas next folowynge or ellys to be clerely excludyd from all suche landes And ouer that streyght commaundement was gyuen to eueryche officer in his countrey to make besye serche yf any wrytynges were broughte from the courte of Rome to any prelate of thys realme and yf any suche were founden to brynge hym and his wrytynges to the kynges presence And more ouer that they shuld sease to the kynges vse all suche landes as to any person were gyuen by the sayde archbyshoppe or by the pryour of Caunterbury syn the tyme of eleccyon of the sayd archebyshoppe and the woodes of the same to be fellyd and solde in all haste Anno domini M.CC.vii  Anno domini M.CC.viii  Roger wynchester  Balliui  Anno .viii.  Edmunde hardell  UPpon the fyrste daye of the moneth of October and .viii. yere of y e reygne of the kyng his fyrst sonne Henry by name was borne of dame Isabell his second wyfe in the cytye of wynchester And thys yere rebellyd the IryshemeÌ„ and dyd myche harme in that countrey whych rebellyon after some wryters was for so myche as the kynge wolde haue leuyed of theÌ„ greuous taskys to haue made warre wyth vppon the French kynge But at lengthe they greuyd or dyspleasyd the kyng in such wyse that he was fayne to sette a taske thorough hys land to oppresse theyr malyce And ouer that he asked of the whyte munkes of England .vi. thousande marke But they excused them by theyr generall hedde so that the kynge toke wyth theym great dyspleasure By reason wherof after his retourne oute of Irlande he vexyd theym sore and gatheryd of theym more then before he hadde desyred and caused some abbottys to forsake theyr houses Then he wyth a puyssaunte armye wente into Irelande and shortely subdued theym and after he hadde sette the countrey in a rule he retourned into Englande Anno domini M.CC.viii  Anno domini M.CC.ix.  Serle the mercer  Balliui  Anno .ix.  Hugh of saynt Albon  IN this .ix. yere the kyng consyderynge the great losse whych he had susteyned by the FreÌ„che kyng in Normandy also in Angeou and Poyteau made ê“uysyon of all thynges belongynge to the warre and after about mydsomer sayled ouer the see and landed at Rochell in Poyteau wyth a myghty hoste At whyche season the Frenche kynge was at Thymon and fortyfyed yt wyth also the castellys of London and Myrable and y e town of Poytyers whyche lytle before he had wonne and after wythoute taryenge returned into Fraunce Then kynge IohnÌ„ herynge of the Frenche kynges departynge sped him to Angiers wanne that towne wyth lytle payne and destroyed y e sayd towne Thyther came to hym the vycouÌ„t of Thonars whyche before was for drede become the Frenche kynges man by his ayde kynge IohnÌ„ then recoueryd some parte of that countrey In thys meane whyle kynge Phylyppe gatheryd a new hoste and herynge of the vnstedfastnes of the vycouÌ„t of Thonars entryd y e landes of the sayde vycounte and wasted and spoyled the countrey withoute pyty Then kynge IohnÌ„ spedde hym towarde the Frenche kynge so that in shorte processe of tyme the two hostys were wythin lytle dystaunce But by what meane of fortune I can not saye for the meane therof ys not expressyd the two kynges there toke peace for two yeres folowynge and after eyther of theym retourned into his owne countrey In this yere the pope beyng ascerteyned of y e cruelnesse of kyng IohnÌ„ executed agayne the whyte munkes of hys lande and also of his obstynacye that he perseuered in agayne holy chyrche sent done a new commyssyon by vertue wherof the curse of enterdytynge was newly denouÌ„cyd and manyfestyd in sondry places of England And ouer that the pope by authoryte of the sayde bulle assoyled or acquyted all the lordes of EnglaÌ„d as well spyrytuall as temporall of all homage and feauty that they of ryght owyd to the kynge to the entent that they shulde aryse agayne hym and depryue hym of all kyngly honour But all this myght not moue the kynge from hys errour ABout the feast of saynt Medard in the moneth of Iuny and later ende of this foresayd .ix. yere the forenamed bayllyues were admytted to y e offyce and the olde that is to meane Roger wynchester and Edmunde Hardell were dischargyd for so myche as they wythstode the kinges purueyour of whete wold not suffer him to conuey certayn mesures of whete oute of the cytye tyll the cytye were storyd For thys the kynge toke such dyspleasure that he sent downe streyght coÌ„maundement vnto the .xxxv. heddes or rulers of the cytye that they shulde dyscharge the sayde two bayllyuys and to put theym in pryson tyll they knewe the kynges further pleasure wherfore the sayd .xxv. persons toke aduyse appoynted a certayne of theym selfe wyth other and rode to the kynge then beynge at Langley to empeter grace for the sayde bayllyues shewynge forther that at that season such dystresse of where was in y e cyty that the common people were lyke to haue made an insurreccyon for the same By whyche meanes and frendeshyppe whyche they had in the court the kynge was so satysfyed that he releasyd theym from pryson And in short tyme after the cytesyns of London made such sute to the kyng that they had graunted to them by y e kynges letters patentes that they shuld yerely chose to them self a mayre and two shryues After whyche graunte to theym confermyd they amonge them self ordeyned that the two shryues shulde be chosen yerely vppon saynte Mathewes daye .ix. dayes before Mychelmas and vppon Michelmas daye to take theyr charge and the mayre to be chosen vppon the same daye and chargyd wyth the other vppon the sayde daye of Mychelmas all be yt that now yt is otherwyse orderyd Anno domini M.CC.ix.  Anno domini M.CC.x. Primus maior    Peter Duke  Henry fyz Alwyn  Anno .x.  Thomas Neell  IN the daye of saynte Mychael the archauÌ„gell and .x. yere of kynge IohnÌ„
Caunterbury wyth the other exylys landed in Englande and after in processe of tyme met wyth the kynge at wynchester where the kyng receyuyd hym with a ioyouse coūtenaūce and after there was assoyled of the sayde archebyshop But yet was not the interdiccyon of the land releasyd for so myche as the kyng at that day hadde not made restitucyon vnto the archbyshope and other accordynge to the thyrde artycle before rehersyd For the whych as testyfyeth the Englyshe boke he payed vnto the archbyshoppe thre thousande marke and to the other by partyculers .xv. thousande marke After whyche thynges performed and done the interdyccyon was adnullyd and fordone in the moneth of Iuly and yere of our lord xii hundred and .xii when yt had standen in force full .vi. yeres as mych as from the .xxvi. daye vnto the moneth of Iuly whyche is vppon .iii. monethes and odde dayes Anno domini M.CC.xiii  Anno domini M.CC.xiiii  Raufe Eylande  Henry fyz Alwyn  Anno .xiiii.  Constantyne le Iosne  IN thys .xiiii. yere of the kyng for that he wolde not holde the lawes of saynte Edwarde and also for displeasure that he bare to diuers of them for they wolde not fauoure hym agayne the pope and for other causes whyche here be not manyfestyd the kyng fell at dyssencyon with hys lordes in so mych that great people were reysyd on eyther partyes But for the kynges partye was the stronger the erle of Chester with the other lordes toke the cytye of London and helde them therin a certayn of tyme. The whych cronycle of Caxton wyth other sayen that a great parte of this varyaūce betwene kyng Iohn̄ and his barons was for because the kynge wolde wythout skylfull dome haue exyled the sayde erle of Chester whyche to hym hadde no cause but for so myche as before seasons he hadde often tymes aduysed the kynge to leue hys cruelnesse and his accustomed auowtry the whych he exercysyd wyth his brothers wyfe and other But by the meanes of the archebyshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelatys a peace was taken for a whyle In this yere vppon the daye of the translacyon of saynt Benet or y e .xi. day of Iuly a great parte of the Borough of Southwarke was brent And in the moneth of Auguste nexte folowynge was great and myche harme done in London by fyre Soone after to stablyshe the peace betwene the kynge and hys lordes an assemble was made on Berham downe where the kynge and the lordes mette wyth great strenght vpon eyther syde where a charter or wrytyng was dyuysed and made there sealyd by the kynge so that the baronye was wyth yt contentyd and departyd in peasyble wyse eueryche man into hys countrey Anno domini M.CC.xiiii  Anno domini M.CC.xv.  Martyne fyz Alys  Roger fyz Aleyn  Anno .xv.  Peter Batte  IN thys .xv. yere of the kynge the peace whych in the laste yere was betwene kyng Iohn̄ and his baronyes agreed was by the kynge vyolate and broken wherfore the lordes assembled to them great powers made sharpe cruell warre vppon the kynge in so myche that he was constrayned to sende into Normandye for ayde and socoure into other places Then shortely after came into Englande a Norman knyghte whyche brought wyth hym a companye of Normannes Flemmynges Pycardes This knyght or capitayn was named Foukes de Brent y e whiche wyth his company was so cruell that he destroyed as well relygyous houses as other and wrought mych harme to the lande and putte the lordes to the worse Then the kynge made Foukes and other of hys company wardeyns of castellys strūge holdes in Englād The lordes seyng the kynge perseuer in hys wronge and wolde in no wyse be enduced to holde his owne grauntes but to execute all thynge after pleasure and nothynge after lawe or iustyce cast in theyr myndes howe they myghte brynge the lande in a better rule or state and by one aduyse and consent wrote vnto Phylyp kyng of Fraūce that he wolde sende some noble man into Englande and they wolde rendre y e lande vnto hym In this whyle kyng Iohn̄ causid to be drawen and hangyd at London one Pyers of Pomfrette for the sayde Peter had monyshed dyuers mysse happes that shulde come to hym for his vycyous lyfe and also for he had often warned kynge Iohn̄ that he shuld reygn but .xiiii. yeres the whyche he ment wythout payenge of trybute For after he was become feodary to the pope he thought the pope reygned as pryncypall lorde of the land and not he For the whyche and for other malyce he putte that vertuous man to deth Of whom in y e .xxxiii. chapiter of the .vii. boke of Policronycon are many vertues shewed the which I ouer passe for lengthynge of the tyme. Anno domini M.CC.xv.  Anno domini M.CC.xvi.  Salomon Basynge  Roger fyz Aleyn  Anno .xvi.  Hugh Basynge  UPpon saynt Andrewes euen or the .xxix. daye of Nouember in the .xvi. yere of hys reygne kynge Iohn̄ after he had lyen a certayne of tyme wyth hys ordynaunce aboute the castell of Rouchester in Kent he wanne the sayde castell and toke therin certayne gentylmen that hadde conspyred agayne hym the whyche he sente to dyuers prysons And the barons helde theym to gyther at London abydynge the commynge of Lewys son to the Frenche kynge the whyche nere about ascencyon tyde landed in Englande wyth a stronge armye and so came to Rochester and layd syege to the castell and wāne yt wyth lytle payne for so mych as yt was greatly febled wyth the assaurys lately made by kynge Iohn̄ and syn that tyme not suffycyently repayred And when he had wonne the sayde castell he caused all the straungers therein taken to be hanged and after came to London where certayne allyaunces and couenauntes were stablished betwene the lordes hym and receyued of them homage as affermeth Policronicon And after theyr maters betwen them there fynyshed he with the lordes departed from London and gatte the castellys of Rygat of Gylforde and and of Frenham and from thens to wynchester where the cytye was yelden vnto them wyth all the holdes and castellys there about as wolnesey Odyham and Beawmere And about saynte Margaretes daye he wyth the lordes came agayne to London at whose commynge the towre of London was gyuen vp to theym by appoyntement And where Roger fyz Aleyn hadde tyll that tyme rulyd the cytye of London as mayre he for so myche as he was accusyd to the lordes to be fauorable to the kynges partye was then dyscarged of that offyce and one called Serle Mercer was chosen in hys place and so cōtynued tyll Mychelmas folowynge In thys passe tyme kynge Iohn̄ beynge thus ouer sette wyth hys lordes sent messengers to y e pope shewynge to hym the rebellyon of hys lordes and how they laboryd hys destruccyon wherfore the pope in all haste sent a legate
and the frenche boke sayth .xv. M. marke Anno domini M.CC.xviii  Anno domini M.CC.xix  Thomas Bokerell  Robert Serle  Anno .ii.  Rafe Gylande  IN thys seconde yere of kynge Henry when the lande was voyded of the stranÌ„gers then inquysycyons were made to knowe what persones hadde fauored the partye of Lewys agayne the kynge of the whyche the kynge pardonyd many of the lay fee. But y e spyrytuall were put to suche fynes y e they were compellyd to laye that they myghte to pledge to please the kynge and ouer that to sue to Rome to be assoylyd And thys yere Ranulphe erle of Chester for consyderacyons hym mouynge toke hys iourney into the holy lande But one cronycle sayth he toke that iourney vppon hym for so myche as hadde contrarye hys allegeaunce made homage vnto Lewis aboue named and for malyce whych he bare towarde kynge IohnÌ„ entendyd at the tyme of that homage doynge to haue made the sayde Lewys kynge of Englande Anno domini M.CC.xix  Anno domini M.CC.xx.  Benetle Ceytur  Robert Serle  Anno .iii.  wyllyam Blounde  IN thys thyrde yere of kynge Henry a parlyament was holden at London by vertue wherof was graunted to the kynge .ii. s. of euery plough lande thorough England whych was for y e charge that he before had wyth Lewys warre Also this yere saynt Thomas of Caunterbury was traÌ„slated in the .vii. day of this moneth of Iuly the whyche was done wyth so great a charge vnto mayster Stephan Langton then archibishop of Caunterbury that the charge therof was not contented many yeres after y e deth of the said Stephan And thys yere as wytnessyth Polycronycon kynge Henry began the new worke of the chyrche of westmynster whyche after that sayenge shuld be in the .xii. yere of hys age Anno domini M.CC.xx.  Anno domini M.CC.xxi  IohnÌ„ wayle  Robert Serle  Anno .iiii.  Iosnele Spycer  IN thys yere Alexander kynge of Scottes maryed dame Iane or Iohan the syster of kynge Henry And this yere was great harme done in Englande by vyolence of a whyrlewynde and fyry dragons and spyrytys were sene fleynge in the ayer And this yere were proclamacyons made in London and thorough out Englande y e all straungers shuld auoyde the lande by Mychelmasse next folowyng except such as came wyth marchauÌ„dyse and to make sale of them vnder the kynges saufe coÌ„duyt which was chefely made to auoyde Foukes de Brent and his complycys whyche kepte the castell of Bedforde agayne the kynges wyll and pleasure And in thys yere was kynge Henry secondaryly crowned at westmynster the .xvii. daye of May. And thys yere the cytye called Damas in the holy land was by crysten men gotten from the Turkys And thys yere came out of the holy lande into Englande Ranulphe erle of Chester and beganne to buyld the castellys of Charteley of Bestone after he buylded the abbay of Delartesse of y e whyte oâ—der For charge and coste of whyche sayde castellys abbay he toke toll thorough all hys lordshyp of all such as passyd y e way wyth any chafire or marchaundyse Anno domini M.CC.xii.  Anno domini M.CC.xxii  Rycharde wymbeday  Robert Serle  Anno .v.  IohnÌ„ wayell  IN thys .v. yere of kynge Henry at Oxenforde was holden a generall couÌ„sayll of the byshoppes and clergye of thys lande In tyme of whyche counsayle a man was taken the whyche shewyd hym selfe to be Cryste and preached many thynges of errour whyche the clerkes at those dayes vsyd And to approue that he was Iesus the sonne of god and that he was comen to refourme those errours and other he shewyd the carectys and tokens of woundes in hys bodye handes and fete like to Iesus that was nayled on the crosse Then he was apposyd and approuyd a false dyssymuler wherfore by dome of y e counsayll he was iudgyd â—o be nayled to the crosse and so delyueryd to the executours the whyche at a place callyd Alburburye nayled hym to a crosse tyll he was dede Also this yere the kynge layde syege vnto the castell of Bedforde that Fowkys de Brent hadde so longe holden by strength Thys syege beganne vppon the euen of the Assencyon of our lorde and so contynued tyll our Lady daye assumpcyon In whyche passetyme many stronge assautys were made to the great losse of men on bothe partyes But fynally aboute thys foresayde daye of assumpcyon yt was taken by fyerse assaute wherein was taken the forenamed Fowkys de Brent and vpon the noÌ„ber of .lxxx. souldyours wherof the more parte were put to deth and the sayde Fowkys after he had lyen a certayne of tyme in pryson was for his fynaunce delyueryd and flemyd the lande And in this yere came the frere Mynors fyrst into Englande These are graye freres of the order of saynte Fraunces whych yf that be trewe they shulde come in to Englande vppon .vi yeres before the deth of saynt Fraunces For after affyrmaunce of the authoure of Cronica cronicarum Iacobus Philippus and other saynte Fraunces dyed in the yere of grace .xii. huÌ„dred and .xxvii. And that order was fyrst confyrmed of Honorius the thyrde of that name pope of Rome in the yere of grace .xii. hundred and .xxiiii. Thys order fyrste beganne vnder a fewe nomber of frerys at the cytye of Caunterbury and after came vnto London and restyd theym there tyll they hadde an house there foundyd by Isabell wyfe of Edwarde the seconde as after shall be shewyd in the storye of the sayde Edwarde all be yt the sayde house was begonne of Margarete the wyfe of Edwarde the fyrste Anno domini M.CC.xxii  Anno domini M.CC.xxiii  Rycharde Renger  Robert Serle  Anno .vi.  Ioseus le Iosne  IN thys .vi. yere of the reygne of kynge Henry a conspyracy was made by one Constantyne the sonne of Arnulphe wythin the cytye of London for the whyche he was drawen and haÌ„ged the morow folowynge our Lady daye Assumpcyon This conspyracy was dysclosed by a cytezyn named walter Bokerell and was so heynous greuous to y e king that he was in mynde purpose to haue throwen downe y e wallys of the cytye But when he had well conceyued that the persones whych enteÌ„ded this coÌ„spiracy were but of the rascallys of the cytye that none of y e heddys or rulers of the same were therunto consentynge he aswagyd hys ire and greuouse dyspleasure whych he entendyd towarde the cytye Anno domini M.CC.xxiii  Anno domini M.CC.xxiiii  Rycharde Iyoner  Robert Serle  Anno .vii.  Thomas Lamberde  IN this seuenth yere Iohan kynge of Hierusalem came into Englande and requyred ayde of kyng Henry to wynne agayne that holy cytye but he retourned wyth small comforte And about this tyme IohnÌ„ the sonne of Dauid erle of Angwyshe in Scotland and nere kynnesman vnto Ranulphe of Chester
pryson at the kynges commauÌ„dement But after by labour of the blessyd byshop Edmunde of Pountenay he was recoÌ„cylyd to the kynges fauour when he had ben prysoned vppon .iiii. monethes and exyled vppon .xiii. monethis And this yere was done grete harme in London by fyre the whych beganne in an house of a widowe named dame Iane Lambert Anno domini M.CC.xxxii  Anno domini M.CC.xxxiii  Henry Eldementon  Andrew Bukerell  Anno .xvi.  Gerarde Batte  IN this .xvi. yere kynge Henry vppon complaynt brought before hym by the frendes of Lewelyn prynce of walys y e willyam le Bruce or Brunze shuld coÌ„spyre agayne the kynge or after some for he kepte vnlawfully the wyfe of the forenamyd Hauylyn he was after longe prysonement hanged And this yere dyed Ranulphe erle of Chester Lyncolne HuÌ„tyngedon And his systers son named IohnÌ„ sonne vnto the erle of Angwyshe as before in y e .vii. yere of this kyng is declared was his heyre and helde that lordshyp after hym This IohnÌ„ of moste wryters is called IohnÌ„ Scot for so myche as his father was a Scotte This foresayd Ranulphe hadde no chylde all be yt he hadde .iiii. systers The eldeste hyght Molde or Mawde and was maryed to Dauid erle of Angwyshe and was moder to y e foresayde IohnÌ„ Scot. The seconde was named Hawys and was maryed vnto the erle of Arundell The thyrd Agnes was ioyned to the erle of Derbye And the fourth named Mabely was maryed vnto the erle of wynchester called Robert Quynacye Thys Ranulphe dyed at walyngforde and was buryed in the chapter house of the munkys at Chester and ordeyned the forenamed IohnÌ„ Scotte to be hys heyre for that he wolde not haue so noble a lordshyppe runne amonge or to be dyuyded betwene so many dystanys And thys yere dyed mayster Rycharde wethyrshed archbyshoppe of Caunterburye whose successour was blessyd Edmunde of Pountenay Anno domini M.CC.xxxiii  Anno domini M.CC.xxxiiii  Symonde fyz Marre  Andrew Bukerell  Anno .xvii.  Roger Blounte  IN this .xvii. yere of the reygne of kyng Henry the forenamed Edmunde of Pountenay or of Abyndon was sacred archebyshop of CauÌ„terburye He was named of Pountenay for so myche as he was buryed at Pountnay in Burgoyne And he was named Edmunde of Abyndon by reason he was borne iÌ„ Albyndon Thys blessyd man as before in the xv yere is shewyd reconcylyd Hubert of Burgth to the kinges grace and causyd hym to be restored to his former offyce as chefe iustyce of this lande In thys yere also the kyng beganne the foundacyon of the hospytayll of saynte IohnÌ„ wythout the Eestgate of Oxenforde In whyche yere also fyll wonderfull wether as thunder and lyghtenynge vnlyke vnto other And theruppon folowed an erthquake to the great fere of the inhabytauntys of Huntyngdon and nere there aboute Anno domini M.CC.xxxiiii  Anno domini M.CC.xxxv  Rafe Aschewy  Andrew Bukerell  Anno .xviii.  IohnÌ„ Norman  IN thys .xviii. yere of kynge Henry the Iewys dwellynge at Norwyche were broughte to fore the kyng at westmynster to answere to a complaynte made agayne them by one callyd IohnÌ„ Toly of the sayd towne of Norwyche that they shuld stele a chylde and yt cyrcumcysyd of the age of a yere and after kepte the same chyld secret to the entent to crucyfye yt in despyte of Crystes relygyon But howe the mater was folowed or howe so the Iewys acquytyd theym selfe by theyr answere trouthe yt is that they retourned vnpunyshed And in thys yere Frederyke the second of that name and emperour of Almayne maryed the syster of kynge Henry named Isabell as testyfyeth Policronica Anno domini M.CC.xxxv  Anno domini M.CC.xxxvi  Gerarde Batte  Andrew Bukerell  Anno .xix.  Robert Ardell  IN thys .xix yere the morow after saynte Hyllary or the .xiiii. daye of Ianuary Edmunde archbysshoppe of Caunterburye spowsyd the kynge and Eleanoure the doughter of the erle of Prouynce in his cytye of Caunterburye And in the vtas of the sayde Hyllary she was crowned at westmynster as quene of Englande where in the felde by westmynster lyenge at the weste ende of the chyrche was kepte royall solempnite and goodly iustes by the space of .viii. dayes And the same yere the statute of Merton was enacted whych is to meane certayn actes made by acte of parlyament holden by the kynge his lordes coÌ„mons at y e towne of Merton where among other actys was ordeynyd a remedy for wydowes that were defrauded of theyr dowers also how heires with in age shuld be intreated remedies for such as were stolen or with holdeÌ„ coÌ„trary y e gardeyns willis But more certaynly yt was ordeyned at a ê‘lyameÌ„t at Merton foresayd which was holdeÌ„ the .xxx. yere of this kyng in y e morowe folowyng the daye of saynt Martyn or the .xii. day of NoueÌ„ber Anno domini M.CC.xxxvi  Anno domini M.CC.xxxvii  Henry Cobham  Andrew Bukerell  Anno .xx.  Iurden Couentre  IN this .xx. yere of kynge Henry IohnÌ„ Scot before named erle of Chester dyed wythoute yssue male whefore the kynge coÌ„syderyng the great prerogatyues belongynge to that erledome gaue vnto his doughters other possessyons toke the erledome into hys own hand Thys IohnÌ„ dyed at Dorondale and was buryed amonge hys antecessours at Chester as affyrmeth Policronycon And also he sayth that he dyed wythout any chylde and that the foresayd exchaunge was made wyth the forenamed systers of Ranulphe before expressyd in y e .xvi. yere of this kyng Anno domini M.CC.xxxvii  Anno domini M.CC.xxxviii  IohnÌ„ Thesalan  Andrew Bukerell  Anno .xxi.  Gerarde Cordwaner  IN this .xxi. yere Octoboon a legate of the .ix. Gregory and pope came into Englande and ordeyned many good ordynauncys for the chyrche But not all to the pleasure of the yonge clergy of England wherfore as he one daye passed thorough Oxenford the scolars sought occasyon agayn his seruauntes and fought wyth them slew one of the same and put the legate in suche fere that he for his sauegarde toke y e belfray of Osney and there helde hym tyll the kynges mynysters coÌ„mynge from Abyndon wyth strength medelyd with fayre wordes deliueryd him and conueyed hym after wyth a competente companye vnto walyngford where he accursyd the misdoers and punyshed theym in suche wyse that the regentes maysters of that vnyuersyte were lastely compellyd to go barefote thorough Chepe to Paulys at London and there to aske of hym forgyues and hadde that trespace wyth great dyffyculte forgyuen Anno domini M.CC.xxxviii  Anno domini M.CC.xxxix  IohnÌ„ whylhale  Rycharde Renger  Anno .xxii.  IohnÌ„ Goundresse  IN thys .xxii. yere a false clerke of the foresayde vnyuersyte of Oxenforde whyche feyned hym selfe madde and beforetyme had espyed the secret places of the kinges court came by a wyndowe towarde the kinges
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
holy Lewys or the tenth Lewys vnto Paris Of whom he was honorably receyued and lodged hym in his own paleys by y e space of an hole weke makynge to hym great feast gyuynge to hym and hys ryche many gyftes And from thens kynge Henry rode vnto saynte Denys where of the abbot and conuent he was receyued wyth processyon and taryed there by the space of a moneth In whyche season a maryage was concludyd betwene IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne and one of his doughters And at hys departynge he gaue to the abbot a cuppe of golde a basyn wyth an ewer of syluer And for hys more consolacyon kyng Lewys assygned vnto hym a certayne lordes other noble men of Fraunce to gyue attendaunce vppon hym and to conuey hym and to shewe hym a parte of Fraunce wyth all dysporte and huntynge and haukynge and other many pleasures of the countrey In whych passe tyme the Frenche kyng assembled hys parlyament at Parys where he shewyd vnto hys lordes that hys conscyence was grudgyd wyth y e withholdyng of all such landes as Phylyppe the second wan from kynge IohnÌ„ in Normandye vpon y e whych he desyred theyr faythfull and frutefull counsayll where after many reasons and argumentes made yt was concludyd for a fynall concorde to be hadde betwene kynge Henry and hym that yf kyng Henry wyth the agremente of hys lordes wolde resygne into the Frenche kynges handes all suche tytle and ryghte as he hadde in the hole duchye of Normandye of Angeou poyteau and Mayne for hym and for his heyres for euer that then the Frenche kynge of his great bountye and grace shulde gyue vnto the kynge of Englande and to hys heyres kynges the lordshyppe of Guyan Angeou and Mayne and byryghtfull tytle callyd euer after duke of Guyan and ouer that he shulde be admyttyd for a Pere of Fraunce to all whyche condycyons as affyrmyth and wytnessyth the Frenche cronycle kynge Henry at hys retourne from hys dysporte was agreable and wyth consente of hys baronye and in theyr presence wyth also the baronye of Fraunce dyd hys homage vnto the sayde Lewys for the duchye of Guyan and after made hys othe accordynge to the same And after great gyftes receyued on eyther syde kynge Henry retourned vnto Burdeaux Of thys peace and concorde speketh a cronyculer named Guydo or Guy sayth that kyng Henry sayled into Fraunce and asked restytucyon of the forenamed Frenche kyng of all suche landes as hys ayle Phylyppe the seconde had wyth extorte power taken from kynge IohnÌ„ hys father But for he fande the Frenche kynge straunge in his answere also had lytle truste in hys lordes for to haue theyr ayde he fell to agrement wyth the Frenche kynge and solde to hym all his tytle that he had in Normandye Gascoyn and Guyan y â— whych extendyd to the yerely value of .xx. thousande pounde takynge for the same tytle .iii. huÌ„dred thousand pouÌ„d of small Turon money whereof a pounde is in value after sterlynge money but .ii. s. iii â— or there about so that he shulde after that rate haue for his sayde tytle after the value of sterlynge money .xxxiii. thousand seuen hundred and .l. pounde In the season and tyme that kyng Henry was thus occupyed in Fraunce dyssencyon fell in Englande betwene syr Edwarde the kynges son and syr Rycharde erle of Glouceter For appeasyng wherof a parleameÌ„t whyche is to meane a counsayll of hys lordes was callyd at westmynster whyche contynued by the space of .iii. wekes and more To the whyche counsayll the lordes came wyth greate companyes and specyally the sayde syr Edwarde and the erle of Glouceter the whyche entendyd to haue lodged within the city wherfore the mayre yode vnto the byshop of worceter and syr Hugh Bygotte and syr Phylyppe Basset to whome the kynge wyth the archbyshoppe of Caunterburye had taken the rule of the lande in hys absence the whyche all went vnto the kynge of Almayne to haue hys aduyse in that mater where it was concludyd that nother the sayde Edwarde nor the erle shuld come wythin the cytye then there to be lodgyd nor none that helde vppon eyther of that partyes And forther yt was prouyded that all suche wythin the cytye as were of the age of .xv. yeres and aboue shulde be in harnes to watche and kepe the cytye bothe daye and nyght and that the gates shulde be kept shyt vppon the daye and a certayne men in harneys to kepe euery gate of the cytye And soone after for the sauegarde of the cytye and sure kepynge of the peace wythin the same the kynge of Romaynes wyth the sayde syr Hughe and syr Phylyppe came into the cytye and there were lodged with theyr companyes and suche other as they wolde assygne to strength the cytye yf nede requyred Then aboute the feaste of saynte Marke the kynge came to London from beyonde the see and was lodgyd at the byshoppe of Londons paleys After whose commynge by his assygnement the erle of Glouceter was then lodged wythin the cytye and syr Edwarde hys sonne was lodgyd in hys owne palays at westmynster And soone after the kynge commaunded hym to be lodgyd at saynt IohnÌ„s and all the other lordes were lodgyd in other places wythoute the cytye And the kyng of Romayns remoued agayne to westmynster In whych tyme a direccyon was takeÌ„ betwene the sayd ê‘tyes a new assemble and parlyament assygned to be kept at westmynster in the quindena of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst And for that then all thynge myght not be sette in an order yt was prorogyd vnto the feast of saynt Edwarde at the which season all thyng was put at reste for a whyle In this yere also fell that happe of the Iewe of Tewkysbury whyche fell into a gonge vppon the saterdaye and wolde not for reuereÌ„ce of his sabbot day be plucked out wherof heryng the erle of Glouceter that the Iewe dyd so great reuerence to hys sabbot daye thought he wold do as myche to his holy daye whych was sondaye and so kept hym there tyll monday at which season he was founden dede Anno domini M.CC.lix  Anno domini M.CC.lx.  Adam Brownynge  wyllyam fyz Rycharde  Anno .xliiii.  Rycharde Couentre  IN this .xliiii. yere soone after the feast of Symonde and Iude the kynge kept a royall feaste at westmynster where he made dyuerse knyghtes Amonge the whych IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne whyche had maryed one of the kynges doughters was there made knyght And soone after was syr Hughe spencer made chefe iustyce After y e feast of CaÌ„delmasse y e kyng commauÌ„dyd a folkmoot to be called at Paulys crosse where he in proper persone wyth the kynge of Almayn the archebyshoppe of Caunterbury and many other nobles came where the kynge commaundyd vnto the mayre that euery strypelynge of the age of .xii. yeres and aboue shuld be before his aldermaÌ„ be sworn the day folowynge to be trew to the kyng to hys
grew to makynge of partyes so that wyth the goldsmythes toke partye the felyshyp or craft of wyth the tayllours helde y e craft of stayners By meane of thys myche people nyghtly gaderyd in the stretes in harneys And at length as yt were prouyded y e thyrd nyght of the sayde partyes met vpon the nomber of .v. huÌ„dred men on both sydes and ran to gyther wyth such violence y t some were slayn and many wouÌ„ded Then outcrie was made so y t the shy reffes with strength of other coÌ„mons came to the ryddynge of theym and of theym toke certayn persones and sent them vnto dyuers prysons and vppon the morowe suche serche was made that the moste of the chefe causers of that fray were taken and put in warde Then vppon the freday folowyng saynt Katheryns day sessyons were kepte at Newgate by the mayre and LaureÌ„ce de Broke iustyce and other where .xxx. of the sayd persones were arregned of felony and .xiii. of them caste and hanged And for one Godfrey de Beuerlay holpe to arme one of the sayd persons he was also caste amonge the other In lent folowyng the kynge beyng at westmynster commauÌ„ded the mayre of London to present vnto hym .vi. persones such as were able to be shyriffes Of the whyche .vi. so presented y e kyng chase .ii. for to be shyreffes that is to say wyllyam de Durham and walter Henry and then caused theym to be sworne that they shulde gader the profytes of the cytye and to gyue a trewe accompte before the Barons of the excheker And the morow after saynt Iamis daye or the .xxvi. daye of Iuly the kynge dyscharged syr Aleyn Souch mayre and made StephaÌ„ Edworth constable of the toure and custos of the cytye of London Of these rulers of the cytye after the yere that Thomas fyz Thomas was mayre are dyuers oppynyons For after some writers from that yere whyche as the xlviii yere of kynge Henry tyll the lviii yere of hys reygne in the whyche yere Iohan Adryan draper was mayre were all custodyes and gardeyns and no mayres and who to y e was then constable of the towre of LoÌ„don was also custos of the cytye About this tyme also by medyacy on and meanes of syr Edwarde all suche dysheryted persones as kepte the yle of Ely were reconcyled vnto the kynge and all fortresses and defences therin by theym made plucked away and destroyed And in thys moneth of Iuly Octobonus the legat after he had made many good rules in the chyrche not wythoute great charge of dymes leuyed of the same toke his leue of the kynge and rode towarde the see syde with great treasour and so returned in processe of tyme to Rome where after Innocent the fyft about the yere of our lorde .xii. hundred .lxxvi. he was chosen and created pope and then named Adryan y t .v. of y t name and dyed wythin .l. dayes of his eleâ—yon This yere also for so myche as many of the cytesyns of London for the great imposycyon charge that they were sette at towarde the fyne of .xx. thousande marke forenamed wyth other charges voyde the cytye wyth theyr housholdes and goodes enhabited them in dyues places of the lande thynkynge therby to be acquited of the sayd sessyng or charge the other of the cytye whych remayned made instant laboure to y e kyng and had yt graunted that all suche as for the sayde cause hadde voyded theyr goodes out of the cytye shulde be distrayned by the shyryff of y e shyre where they then dwelled and forcyd to paye all suche summes as they before were assessyd at And in the moneth of September the forenamed .v. cytesyns whych remayned prysoners in the towre of wyndefore that is to saye Thomas fyz Thomas Mychaell Tony Stephan Buckerell Thomas Pywelysdon and IohnÌ„ de la Flete as before in the ende of the .xlviii. yere is expressyd made at thys season theyr ende wyth syr Edwarde the kynges sonne for great summes of money were delyueryd Anno domini M.CC.lxix  Anno domini M.CC.lxx  wyllyam Haddystoke  Thomas fiz Thomas  Anno .liiii.  Anketyll de Aluerne  IN this .liiii. yere beganne an harde froste about the feaste of saynt Andrew and enduryd tyll yt was nere vnto Candelmasse The whych was so feruent that Thamys aboue the bridge betwene London westmynster was so harde frosyn y e men and bestes passed ouer on fote from Lambhyth to westmynste and so vpward in dyuers places to Kyngstone and marchaundyse was caryed from Sandwych other hauens of the see vnto London by lande for that shyppes at y e season myghte not entre into the ryuer of Thamys And about the feaste of saynte Uedast fyll suche plent of water y e Thamys flowed and rose so hyghe y â— the lyke therof was not sene by men then lyuynge wherof ensued mych harme about London for the selers by the water syde were all drowned and in theym great plente of marchaundyse peryshed and loste In this yere in the begynnynge of lent y e kynge gaue vnto syr Edward his son the rule of the cytye of London with all reuenues and profytes to yt belongynge After whyche gyft y e sayd syr Edwarde made syr Hugh the son of Othon coÌ„stable of y e towre and custos of the cytye And vppon the .ix. daye of Apryll ensuynge syr Edmunde the kynges other sonne surnamed Crouch bake maryed at westminster the doughter of the erle of Aumarle For solempnyte wherof the kynge kept there in y e great hall a great honorable feaste the sondaye folowynge And vppon the daye of saynte Erkenwalde or the laste daye of Apryll nexte ensuynge syr Edwarde y e kynges sonne commaunded the citesyns of London to presente vnto hym .vi. persones able to be shyreffes of London Of the whyche he admytted to that offyce wyllyam de Hadestoke Anketyll de Aluerne sware them to be accomptauntes as theyr predecessours were And the .vi. daye of May folowyng pÌ„sentyd at y e Guyld hall and there chargyd of new At these dayes a newe custome or toll was vsed to be payed by the cytysyns of London vnto the kynge whych toll syr Edwarde then hadde letten so ferme to a marchaunt strauÌ„ger for .xx. marke by yere wherfore the cytesysn not wyllynge to be vnder the rule of a strauÌ„ger made grete suyte vnto the sayde syr Edwarde and lastely agreed wyth hym to bye the sayde tolle free for the summe of two hundred marke And in the ende of this yere that is to meane the .xiii. daye of October the kynge lette translate wyth great solemnytye the holy body of saynte Edwarde kynge and confessour that before laye in the syde of the quere where the monkes nowe synge into the chapell at the backe of the hyghe aulter of westmynster abbay there layde yt in a ryche shryne And in this yere the kynge hadde graunted vnto hym towarde his vyage purposyd by hym
into the holy lande the xx peny of euery mannes substaunce mouable thorough out hys lande of the lay fee and of the spyrytualty by assent of y e .x. Gregorye then pope .iii. dysmes to be leuyed in thre yeres Anno domini M.CC.lxx  Anno domini M.CC.lxxi  walter Porter  IohnÌ„ Adryan Uyntyner  Anno .lv.  IohnÌ„ Taylour  IN thys .lv. yere the kynge of Romains coÌ„cludid a couenauÌ„t betwen y e kyng syr Gylbert de Clare erle of Glouceter for a vyage to be taken into the holy lande by the sayd erle for the kynge For the whych vyage the saide erle shuld haue toward his charge .viii thousand mark and at the takyng of his shyppyng other iiii thousande marke and to be redy by the fyrst daye of May next folowynge and yf the erle were not redy at the see syde at that day with his company to take his shyppynge he shuld then forfayte to y e kyng .ii. M. marke For suertie wherof y e sayde erle shuld delyuer into the kynges possessyon his castell of Henleger standynge vppon y e marche of walis But this cam after to no purpose wherfore y e cause is not shewyd But y e iourney was perfourmed by syr Edwarde the kynges sonne as after shall be to you declared In this passe tyme the cytesyns of London contentyd so well syr Edwardes mynde that he laboured so for them to the kynges grace that they had then theyr chartour so coÌ„fermyd that they shuld after theyr auncyent lybertyes chose of them self a mayre and two shryues and y e sayd shryues to haue the offyces therunto belongynge to ferme as they to fore hadde excepte that wheretofore they payde for the fee ferme .iii. hundred and l. punde nowe they shulde pay .iiii. hundred and .l. pouÌ„de After whyche confyrmacyon thus grauÌ„ted and passed by y e kynges brode seale the cytesyns vppon the .xiiii. daye of Iuly assembled at the Guyldhall chase for theyr mayre IohnÌ„ Adryan draper and for shyreffes walter Porter and IohnÌ„ Tayller And vppon y e xvi daye folowynge syr Edwarde beynge present presented them vnto y e king at westminster where they were admitted sworne And then was syr Hugh of Othon dyschargyd of that rule of the cytye Then the citesyns of theyr fre wyll gaue vnto the kynge an C. marke to syr Edwarde .v. huÌ„dred marke whyche gyft the kyng well accepted And soone after they receyued theyr chartour of confyrmacyon berynge date the .xxi. day of Iuly and yere of the kynges reygne .lv. And for the former conuencyon betwene the kyng and the erle of Glouceter was not holden syr Edwarde toke vppon hym the kynges crosse To whom the kynge gaue all suche money as was graunted of y e lay fee as before is shewyd then toke his leue of the kyng and after toke shyppynge at Douer the .xx. daye of August and so sayled to Burbeaux with his wyfe and other noble company And for that holy Lewys then kyng of Fraunce was gone he taryed at Burdeaux a certayne season and after sped hym with his forsayd company toward y e cytye of Thunys where y e Frenche kyng was But or he came thyder saynt Lewys was dede And y e peace coÌ„cluded betwene Phylyppe hys son and the kynge of Thunys wherfore syr Edwarde entendynge to greue goddes enmyes wyth some knygtes of Fraunce whych enteÌ„ded the same toke leue of the Frenche kynge and of syr Charlâ—s hys vncle then kynge of Scycyle sayled further into the holy lande and arryued at a porte of Acris or Acon For at y e daye in the holy lande was no mo cytyes in the possessyon of cristen men but that and the cytye of Tyre wyth certayne castellys wherunto the crysten fled often for socoure agayne the Sarazyns when syr Edwarde was comeÌ„ to y e cytye of Acon y e crysten knyghtes receyued hym with gret honour gladnesse and lodged hym in theyr beste maner where he taryed by the space of a yere after as aftermeth y e french cronycle For yt was not longe after his commynge thyder but that the Soudane of Sury the whych had wonne al the countreys there about came thyther wyth a great power of Sarazyns and assauted the towne vygurously But syr Edwarde with the ayde of crysten men bare hym so knyghtly that he defended the cytye and the castellys to the same belongynge terrytores of the same that the Soudane for all hys great multytude and power gate there lyteil honoure notwytstandynge that he hadde in hys hoste as affyrmeth the frenche cronycle ouer an hundred thousande Sarazyns And more affyrmeth the sayde cronycle that syr Edwarde in his polycyes and manfull actes so honorably behauyd him that he neuer dyd such acte in all his lyfe folowynge all be it that after he dyd many of grete honour But none that was lyke vnto the actes that he there accomplyshed and brought vnto ende By reason wherof his name amonge infidelys was had in memory many yeres after Of the honoure of thys marcyall knyght I haue shewed the lenger rehersall for so myche as I fynde yt testyfyed of the French men the which I knowe well by theyr other cronycles that they make of Englysh prynces must be of great authoryte or ellys by them yt shuld not so specyally haue ben noted And more ouer I am assured that yf a Frenche prynce had deseruyd suche a generall pryce yt shulde haue ben set out and artyculed euery acte thereof that yt shulde haue conteyned a large worke the specyaltyes therof declared to they re moste laude and honour Then thys noble prynce beynge thus in Acon and dayly puttynge the Suryens to shame and great damages they seynge they might not preuayle agayn hym by strength of vatayll cast how they myght destroy hym by treason and sente vnto hym a Sarazyne in name of a messanger the whyche in tellynge of hys fayned message wouÌ„ded hym wyth a knyfe enuenomyd of the whyche wounde he laye longe or he were therof cured But after confessyon made by the Sarazyn of all hys coÌ„passed treason he was put vnto cruell deth In thys yere also fyll downe the steple of saynt Mary Bow in Chepe of LoÌ„don slew women chyldren Anno domini M.CC.lxxi  Anno dnÌ„i M.CC.lxxii  Gregory Rokkysle  IohnÌ„ Adryan wyntener  Anno .lvi.  Henry waleys  IN this .lvi. yere in the moneth of Nouember at the parliameÌ„t holden at westmynster the marchauÌ„tes of LoÌ„don and other places of Englande complayned them to y e kyng that the countesse of Flaundres had taken from them certayne gooddes amountynge to a great summe Uppon whych complaynt the kyng sent to her to make restytucyon But for noâ—e was had the kyng coÌ„maunded that all men born in y e partyes in Englande shulde be arrested and they theyr goodes to be vnder suer kepynge By the whych meane in conclusyon she sent ouer embassadours and besought the kyng that
that done he caused to be caste vnto the erthe .iii. C. of y e fayrest houses of the cytye And after certayne suÌ„mes of money by hym receyued towarde hys charge he departed thens towarde Tholowse there by aduyce of hys barony for so moche as wynter was towarde he retourned into Fraunce so sped hym on hys iourney that vppoÌ„ the euyn of all Saintes he came to a place called MouÌ„te Pauncer in the prouynce of Aluerne where he was takeÌ„ with stronge sykenesse and dyed within .iiii. dayes after whose corps with grete honour was conueyed vnto saynt Denys there buryed by hys father when he had reygned .iii. yeres leuynge after hym a sonne the whych is nowe named saint Lowys and was than of y e age of .xii. yeres or nere thereaboute LOwys the .x. of that name surnamed saint Lowys and son of the .ix. Lowys laste kynge began hys reygne ouer the lande of FrauÌ„ce in the moneth of Nouember and yere of grace .xii. C. .xxvi. and y e .x. yere of Henry the .iii. then kynge of Englande The whyche for hys tendernesse of youthe was thought insufficyent to take so greate a charge and specyally of y e duke of Brytayne thaÌ„ named Peter Mancler the whyche encensed and styred many noble men agayne the sayde Lowys But at length by prouysyon of quene Blanche hys mother and other lordes he subdued hys enemyes at Raynes was crowned in the moneth of DeceÌ„ber folowyng of the bysshop of Soy sons for so moche as at that tyme y e see of Raynes was voyde The .iiii. yere of hys reygne and of hys age .xvii. he buylded the house of relygyon called Royan mount settherin monkes of Cysteauxe ordre whyte monkes and endewed theym with ryche possessyons It was nat longe after that great varyaunce fyll betwene the vnyuersytye or studientes of Parys and the cytezeyns of the same in suche wyse that the studyentes were in purpose to haue lafte y e cytye to haue kepte theyr study ellys where Of y e whych stryfe the frenche boke expresseth nat the cause but saythe that the kynge made good spede to agree theym for so moche as kyng HeÌ„ry of Englande had made laboure to the sayde studyentes to come into hys countre to enhabyte theym there with many great pryueleges But in coÌ„clusion y e frenche kynge so entreated theÌ„ that they agreed to reste there styll And that of a congrueÌ„ce for they myghte dwell in no lande where they shulde more surely be defended For y e kyng of Fraunce bereth the floure de Lyce for one of that causes that is to saye for to defende the clergy And the fayth of Chryste betokeneth the myddle leef And the thyrde betokeneth Chyualry So that by the chyualry the clergy is defended whych mayâ—teyne the faythe of the holy chyrche Aboute thys season kynge Lowys maryed to hys fere Margarete the doughter of the erle of Prouynce Soone after y e matrymony was solepnysed Frederyk the secoÌ„de before in y e story of HeÌ„ry the .iii. mynded Emperour of Almayne set vnto Lowis requyrynge hi y e he wolde mete hym at a place called Ualcolour to y e ende that he myght commoÌ„ with hym whyche request kynge Lowys accepted with a goodly company kepte there hys daye of metynge But whan the Emperour was ware that he was commen thyder wyth suche a company he fayned hym syke and broke hys appoyntement wherfore the frenshmen construyed that yf the kynge had comen thyder with a small or weke company he wolde haue conueyed hym into hyghe Almayn and there to haue kepte hym tyll he had of hym hys pleasure concernynge the warre betwene kynge Henry and hym or in other thynges But when kynge Lowys espyed the delucyon of the Emperour he then retourned into Fraunce It was nat longe after that y e kynge was enfourmed of the obstynacy of the Albygensis the whyche of longe tyme had beÌ„ effected with dyuers poyntes of herysy and many tymes recoÌ„cyled by the kynges of Fraunce and other yet fallen agayne to the sayde errour wherfore the kynge sent vnto syr Iohan Beawmount the whych ioyned vnto theym chargynge hym to enuade that countre and to waste and distroy it tyll he had forced theym to restore to the chyrch suche goodes as they before had taken frome it and ouer that to cause theym to make amendes to the good chrysten people whyche they had harmed by meanes of theyr rapynes and exorcyoÌ„s UpoÌ„ whyche commaundement thus froÌ„ y e kynge receyued the sayde Iohan with a competent nombre of knyghtes entred the sayd couÌ„tre and layde syege to a stroÌ„g castell named MouÌ„t Royall And after many forte assautes wanne the sayd castell manned it with Frenchemen And than yode to an other stronge holde than named Saygos and there lykewyse ordered the same And after wastyng the countre wanÌ„e from theym many townes holdes so that in the ende he forced the chyefrules of that prouynce to obey theym to all hys hestê and delyuered to hym suertyes or hostagys for the perfourmaunce of the same So y t he retourned into FraÌ„ce with greate pompe and honour and receyued of the kyng at hys home coÌ„mynge great thanke with many ryche gyftes Aboute the .xv. yere of kynge Lowys the warre was quyckened betwene thys Lowys HeÌ„ry the .iii. than kynge of Englande for causes before shewed in the .xxvi. yere of the sayde Henry And after that warre as there is shewed ended the kynge whyche was towarde the cytye of Lyon to haue vysyted the pope Innocent the .iiii. whyche thyder was fled for fere of Frederik the fore named Emperour was taken with a sykenesse named dyssenterya of the flux wherwith he was so greuously vexed that he laye longe at a towne called Poyntoyse and was in great ieopardy of lyfe where lastly after many pylgrymages for hym done with prayers and other obseruaunces longe to accompt lastly it came to hys mynde that yf it pleased god to restore hym to hys helth he wolde make a vyage into the holy lande there warre vpon Chrystes enemyes After whyche promyse solemply auowed he mended dayly and was sone after restored vnto hys helthe whan the kynge was recouered and retorned vnto Parys he called a couÌ„sayll of spyrytuall and temporall there shewed vnto theym of the promesse whyche he had made requyryng theÌ„ of theyr assystence and ayde wherin he fonde hys lordes were agreable And in the tyme and season y t prouysyon was made for that iourney the kynge wyth a goodly company rode vnto the abbey of Cluny to vysyte the foresayd pope and he taryed with hym .xv. dayes And after hys matter with hym sped wyth playne remyssyon to hym graunted and all other that kept with hym that vyage he retourned into Fraunce And vpoÌ„ wytsondaye folowynge he kepte a great courte of hys landes at MeleoÌ„ where in presence of them he called before hym Beatryce doughter vnto the erle of Prouince and syster to
be all seased Soone after the kynge wyth hys lordes toke shyppynge and sayled with great daunger of tempest tyll lastly he came to the I le of Sardynes where the crysten host rested theym a season and after kept theyr cours til they came to the porte of Thunys or Cartage the .xviii. day of the moneth of Iulii where they rested in theyr shyppes that nyght Upō the morne whan they shuld lande all the porte was beset with Turkes and infydeles whych shotte dartes and kast stones to the greuaunce of the crysten host so that they wanne lande wyth great dyffyculte payne whan the kynge was landed he lodged hys people and after sent to serche for fresshe water to refresshe with hys hooste In whyche meane whyle the Admyrall of the kynges nauy came vnto the kynge requyryng hī to haue a certayne of knyghtes assygned vnto hym trustynge in god to wyn shortly the towne And so sped hym and assauted the towne But anone as the capytayne of the towne was ware of theyr commyng he with a great company issued oute of the towne and forced the crysten hoost to gyue backe wherfore kynge Lowys sent the Marshal of hys host with a certayne nombre of knyghtes to socoure the sayd Admyrall and in tyme of the fyght gatte betwene the Sarazyns and the towne so that whyle some faught with the Turkes the other wanne the towne wherof the Turkes beynge ware fled soone after but nat without great slaughter of thē For after that fyght many of theym whyche escaped frō the batayll were after slayne in cauernys and holes where they hyd theym in the grounde whan the towne of Cartage or Thunis was by y e cristē thus wonne anone the kynge commaunded the dede bodyes to be caste out the towne to be clēsyd of all ordours and fylthes And when all was done as the kynge had commaunded he then entred the towne and lodged within as many as the towne wolde holde And y e other he fortyfyed with dyches and other strengthes to preserue them from theyr enemyes and so taryed there the cōmyng of Charles hys brother and kyng of Cycilia It was nat lōge after that the cytye or towne was wonne but y t the kyng of Thunys with a great host of Turkes came nere to the towne made showys offers but they abode not therby One day the erle of Artoys in one company and a knyghte called syr Peter Cabellane in an other companye gatte betwene the see and the Turkes that they were compelled to fyght so that betwene theym was a cruell fyghte many slayne vppō both sydes But in the ende the Turkes were scomfyted chaced to theyr shyppes In thys fyghte were slayne ii cristen knyghtes named le Chastelayn and syr Iohn̄ de Ronssoylyers After thys batayll or fyght the Sarazyns made no great assautes But thē by reason of the unholsomnes of that countre sykenes fyll amonge y e crysten hoost so that the people dyed faste And shortly after the kyng was takē with suche a flixe and therwith an agu that he kept hys bedde And after the ryghtes of the chryche takē and certayne monycyons gyuen to hys sonne Phylyp how he shulde behaue hym in gydynge of the realme of Fraunce knowynge the houre of dethe approched charged suche as were aboute hym that they shuld lay hym vpon a bed of asshes powdre where he so lyeng a season in prayer expyred the day folowyng saint Bartholomeus tholomeus day or the .xxv. day of August when he had reygned .xliiii. yeres lackynge .ii. monethes leuynge after hym the .iii. forenamed sonnes Phylyp Iohn̄ Peter Thē the Bowellys were buryed in Cecilia and the body enbawmed with ryche oyntementes was recaryed vnto saynte Denys of Fraūce therwith greate reuerence entered The whych after for hys myracles of y e .vii. Bonyface was sette amonge the nombre of sayntes PHylyp the thyrde of that name and sonne of saynt Lowys beganne his reygne ouer the realme of Fraūce the .xxvi. daye of y t moneth of September in the yere of our lord .xii. C.lxx. and the .liiii. yere of Henry the .iii. than kynge of Englande and began than as before is shewed in Affrica at the towne or cytye of Thunys or Cartage accōpanyed with Charles hys vncle kynge of Cycyll the whych came to y e porte of Thunys the same day that kynge Lowys dyed after taryed there had many conflictes wyth the Turkes and bare hym so manfully that in the ende he forced y e kynge of Thunys to seche to hym for a peas The which was cōcluded for .x. yeres with certayne condycyōs of payeng of certayne money for y e kynge of Fraūces costes and certayne trowages of old tyme due vnto the kyng of Cycyll ye rely to be payde with many other artycles concernynge the same peace whyche I passe ouer After whyce peas concluded and assured the kynges of Fraunce and Cycyll toke shyppynge at the sayde porte of Thunys sayled towarde theyr countrees with great daunger of tempest of the see in processe of tyme landed in Cycyll where Philip with greate reuerence obseruaūce in mount Royall buryed y e bowelles of his father And y t done he toke his iourney towarde Fraunce thorughe Italy In whyche iourney dyed Isabell hys wyfe y e kyng of Nauerne Mary hys wyfe with many other to the nombre of .iii. M. and mo Lastly the kyng came vnto the cyty of Uiterbe where the cardynalles other spyrytuall men were in counsayll for the chosyng of a newe pope For at y e tyme the see was voyde by the deth of Clement the .iiii. But that eleccion was so dyuers that .ii. yeres expyred or they myght agree vpon a new pastor And thā they agreed vpō Theobalde archidiacon of Landēsse named after the .x. Gregory Frō Uiterbe the kyng rode to the moūt of Flaston̄ so ouer to the coūtre of Tuscayne so to the mount of Bergue then to y e cytye of Florēce from thens to Boloyng le Greysse and frō thens to Cremoygū where y e kynges officers were nat all well entreated In recōpensement wherof y e mayre burgeyses of that towne presented the kyng with .vii. stedes trapped in cloth of sylke other presētes whych the kyng with curteys thākfull wordes refused Then frō thens the kyng departed to Milan from Milan to Annergeaux and so to Susane a cytye of Sauoy and after passed the moūtaygnes so into the valys of Moryen and frō thens tourned towarde the cytye of Lyōs vpon Rosne and so to the cytye of Mastō in Burgoyn̄ and passed y e coūtre tyl they came to the abbey of Cluny and frō thens into the coūtre of Chāpayn so to the city of Trois and frō thēs passed the countrees tyll he came to the lordshype of Parys and so into the cytye of Parys Here I passe ouer the great prouysyon made by the cytesyns of Parys for the receyuynge
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
Leycester whych after grewe to the great dysturbauÌ„ce of dyuers townes of Englande and specyally of the cytye of London as after some dele shall appere Anno domini M.CC.lxxxiiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CC.lxxxv  Stephen CornÌ„hyll  Gregory Rokesle  Anno .xiii.  Robert Rokesby  IN thys .xiii. yere vpon the day of the conuersioÌ„ of saynt Paule or y e .xxv. day of Ianuarii y e kynge ceased the fraunchese and lybertyes into hys handes and discharged the mayre of London thaÌ„ beyng Gregory Rokkisle admytted for custos or gardeyn of the cytye StephaÌ„ SaÌ„dewyche The whyche contynued in that offyce tyll the moÌ„day folowyng the puryfycacyon of our Lady At whyche season the sayd StephaÌ„ was dyscharged and syr IohnÌ„ BretonÌ„ knyght charged for the resydue of y e yere The cause of thys dyspleasure that the kyng had vnto the cytye is nat shewed of no certaynte But in an olde panflete it appereth that the sayd Gregory Rokkisley toke certayne brybes of the bakers and suffered them to sell brede lackynge .vi. vnces or .vii. oz in a peny lofe for y e whyche the kynge shuld be sore dyspleased But yet to me it semeth no conuenyent cause to sease the lybertyes of the cytie for the offence of one man wherfore it is to presuppose y t it was for a more greuous cause And in this yere was fully fynisshed and ended the new werke of y e chyrch of westmynster vnto the ende of the quere begonne as before is shewed in the thyrde yere of the .iii. HeÌ„ry By whyche reason it shuld apere y t thys chyrche shuld be in edyfyenge vpon lxvi yeres Of the fyrste fundacyon of thys chyrche are dyuers opinioÌ„s For as before is shewed in y e thyrde Chapytre of the story of Carce and v. parte of thys werke thys chyrche was fyrste founded by a cytezeyne of LondoÌ„ and after reedyfyed by saynt Edwarde and lastly by kynge HeÌ„ry the .iii. But in the same abbey of west mynster where of lykelyhode y e most certaynte is to be had it is regystred that thys sayd chyrche was a temple of the Brytons longe or they receyued the fayth of Chryste And in the tyme of theyr crysten kynge Lucius it was hallowed of Augustyne hys felowes And secundaryly it was reedyfyed by Sebertus than kynge of Estsaxons or Essex aboute the tyme whan Ethelbert kyng of Kent buylded saynt Paules chyrch of LondoÌ„ whyche was after the tyme that Lucyus receyued the fayth of Chryste vppon .iiii. C. yeres Than thyrdly it was buylded by saynt Edwarde the confessoure whiche reygned vpon CCCC and .xl. yeres after the sayde Sebertus And fourthly or lastly by the foresayd Henry y e thyrde whiche began his reygne after the dethe of saynt Edwarde C.l. yeres Anno domini .xii. C.lxxxv  Anno domini M.CC.lxxxvi  walter Blount  Rauffe Sandewyche  Anno .xiiii.  Iohan wade  IN the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde at a parliament holden at westmynster were made y t statutes called Additamenta Gloucestrie whiche is to meane addicioÌ„s of statutes made and put to suche as before tyme were made at y e parlyameÌ„t holdeÌ„ at Glouceter The which statutes were made to refourme suche ê‘sones as mysused the landes and tenementes commynge to them by reason of y e dower or landes of theyr wyues so that the the chyldren of the seconde husbande putt by y e ryghtfull enherytoures or suche as were nexte alyed vnto the fyrst donours By reason of whiche statutes and addicions now in this parliameÌ„t made suche mysorder was refourmed In this yere or nere there aboute in a towne of Almayne called Traiect many men and women as wytnesseth y e auctour of Cronica cronicarum were dauÌ„syng vpoÌ„ a brydge whiche lay ouer a ryuer called Moose In whiche tyme of theyr dysporte dauÌ„synge came by a preest berynge the sacrameÌ„t towarde a seke man wherof the sayd men and women beynge in reuell toke no regarde vnto the sacrament nor dyd to it any honour reuerence But were it by the wreche of god or otherwyse shortly after the preest was passed ouer the brydge brake by meanes wherof nere vnto the nombre of CC. persones were drowned And aboute this same season in the couÌ„tre called in Englysshe the Swetezers a woman was delyuered of a chylde that from y e nauyll vpwarde had .ii. complete bodyes as iiii armes and two hedes with two bodyes to the wast and downeward but .ii. legges the whiche with y e fore sayd armes be clypped eyther others body And an other woman bare a chylde or a monstre wherof the heed and the face was lyke vnto a man all the body lyke vnto a lyon with tayle and fete and all other fetures accordynge to the same In this yere also a cytezyn of London named Thomas Pywylesdon y t whiche in y e tyme of y e barons warre before in the story of kynge Henry shewed had ben a capytayne and a great styrrer of the commons of the sayd cytie for to maynteyne the barons partie agayne the kynge was newly accused that he with other of euyll dysposycyon shulde make conuentycles and assembles to the newe dystourbaunce of the cytie wherof reporte was made vnto the kynge the whiche remytted the enquery therof vnto syr Rauffe Sandewyche than custos or gardeyne of the cytie TheÌ„ the sayde Thomas with other was putte in sure kepynge tyll the mater were duly enquyred of After whiche inquysycyon made and founde reporte was made vnto the kynge Then the kyng sent downe a wrytte and commaunded it to be proclaymed shortly after within the boundes of the cytye wherof the effecte was thus that the sayde Thomas PywelysdoÌ„ wylyam de Heywoode Rycharde de Coundris Rycharde le Cofferre Robert de Derby Albyne de Darby wyllyam Mayo Mercer and Iuo Lyng Draper with diuers other to y e noÌ„bre of .l. persones shuld be banysshed out of y t cytye for euer And if any of the sayd .lviii. persones were at that tyme of the proclamacioÌ„ voyded y e cytye for fere or otherwyse that they shuld so remayne and nat to retourne vnto the cytie vpoÌ„ payne of lyfe losynge In thys yere also where as of olde tyme longe before thys season y e marchauntes strauÌ„gers commynge with theyr marchaundyse were lodged within cytezeyns of the cytye of London and solde all theyr marchaundyses by the procuryng of hys host for the whyche hys sayd hoost had a certayne of euery .li by meanes of the sayd marchauntes strauÌ„gers it was at thys daye brought to passe y t they myght hyre to theÌ„ houses for to dwel in and for stowage of theyr wares so that no cytezeyne shulde entermedle hym with the sayd strauÌ„gers nor yet theyr wares by meane whereof they vsed many disceytes bothe i vtterauÌ„ce of false wares and also by theyr weyghtes whyche they vsed in theyr owne houses to the great hurt of the hole realme of Englande wherfore sodaynly serche was made and
theyr weyghtes founde and proued false And ouer y t all suche wares as they shuld have weyed at the kynges beame they weyed moche therof in theyr sayd houses to the hynderaunce of y e kynges custome For whyche offeÌ„ces agayne theym proued to the nombre of .xx. of the sayd straungers were arrested and sent vnto the toure of LoÌ„don and theyr weyghtes brent consumed in westchepe of London the thursdaye before the feast of Symon and Iude. And fynally the sayd marchauntes were delyuered by fyne makynge to the kyng of a thousande .li when they had suffered by a season harde vyle prysonement Anno domini M.CC.lxxxvi  Anno dnÌ„i xii C.lxxxvii  Thomas Crosse.  Syr IohnÌ„ Bryton  Anno .xv.  wyllyam Hawteyn  IN thys .xv. yere the Iewes of Englande were sessed at great summes of money whych they payd vnto the kyng But of one other auctour it is sayd that the commons of Englande graunted to the kyng the v. parte of theyr mouables for to haue the Iewes banysshe out the laÌ„de For whiche cause the sayd Iewes to put the commons from theyr purpose gaue of theyr free wylles great summes of money to y e kyng whych sayeng appereth to be trewe for the sayd Iewes were exyled within few yeres after Thys yere about the begynnynge of May the kynge sayled to Burdeux and frome thens he rode into Fraunce where as witnesseth y e freÌ„sh boke he was honourably receyued of Phylyp le Beau or Philyp the fayre than kynge of Fraunce and after receyued homage of the sayd Edward for the duchy of Guyan And when kynge Edwarde had taryed a season in Fraunce he retourned vnto Burdeux whyther came vnto hym a certayne ambassadours from the kyng of Spayne with the whych he helde longe dalyaunce wherfore of y e freÌ„sh kyng he was suspected that he shuld allye hym with the kyng of Spayne agayne the Frenche kynge And thys yere as testyfyeth Policronycon the somer was so excedyng vote that men dyed for hete And thys yere whete was so plentuous that it was solde at London for xl.vi a quarter Anno domini .xii. C.lxxxvii  Anno domini M.CC.lxxxviii  wyllyam Herforde  Rauffe Sandewyche  Anno .xvi.  Thomas Stanys  IN thys vvi yere of kynge Edwarde saynt Thomas of Herforde was translated And thys yere fyll dystauÌ„ce betwene syr Payne Tip toft wardeyn of certayn castels in walys a walsh knyght called syr Ries ap Mordek So y t sundry skyrmysshes were foughten betwene them many men slayne vpon bothe sydes to the great dystourbaunce of all y e countre Thys yere vpon saynt Margaretes euyn or the .xix. daye of Iulii fyll wonderfull great hayle that the lyke therof was nat of men than lyuynge seen And after that ensued coÌ„tynuell rayne whyche dysteÌ„peryd the grouÌ„d in such wyse that the yere folowyng whete was sold for .xviii. d. a busshel and thys yere for .xiiii. d. And so encreased yerely after duryng y e reygne of the kynge and after in hys soÌ„nes days tyll it was lastly solde for .xl. s. a quarter and aboue Anno domini .xii. C.lxxxviii  Anno domini M.CC.lxxxix  wyllyam Betayn  Rauffe Sandewyche  Anno .xvii.  IohnÌ„ of Caunterbury  IN thys .xvii. yere the warre before in the yere laste paste betwene syr Payn Typtoft syr Ryes contynuynge to the entente that the sayd Ryes myght reuenge hys cause agayne the sayd syr Payne he arrecyd a greate multytude of walshemeÌ„ and brent and wasted dyuers fownes in walys so that the kynge then beynge in Normandy sente 〈◊〉 the â—tle of Cornewayll then beynge the kynges lyeu tenaunte in Englande that he shuld sende thyder an army of knyghtes to withstande the malyce of the walshmen The whych preparyd shortly an army yode with them into the borders of Northewalys where he with hys coÌ„pany bare hym so knyghtly that in the ende the sayd Ryes was takeÌ„ brought vnto porke where he was after drawen hanged and quartered Anno domini .xii. C.lxxxix  Anno dnÌ„i M.CC.xc  Full 〈◊〉 saynt Edmunde  Rauffe Sandewyche  Anno .xviii.  Salaman Langforde  IN thys .xviii. yere vppon once Lady cuyn Assumpcion kyng Edwarde was honorably receyued of the cytezeyns of London and so conueyed vnto westmynster where shortely after were broughte before hym many greuous complayntes of dyuers of hys iustyces as syr Thomas weylande Adam Stretton and other The whych the kynge caused streyghtly to be examyned and lastly were founde gylty of such trespasses and causes as they were accused of wherfore some of theym were outlawed and loste suche goodes as they hadde and the other punysshed by longe enprysonemente and lastely delyuered by payenge of greate fynes Anno domini M. CC.lxc  Anno domini M. CC.lxci  Thomas Romayn  Rauffe Sandewyche  Anno .xix.  wyllyam de Lyre  IN thys .xix. yere the kynge ordeyned y t all woll whych shuld be sold vnto straungers shulde be brought vnto Sandewyche where the staple therof longe after was as it is now at y e towne of Caleys And thys yere were the Iewes banysshed the lande for the whych cause the coÌ„mons gaue vnto the kyng a quindecym or fyftene Thys yere also syr Gylbert de Clare erle of Glouceter maryed dame Iane doughter of kyng Edwarde Thys was called Iohanne of Acrys for she was born at Acrys wheÌ„ kyng Edwarde was there vpon hys great iourney And soone there after in the same yere the duke of Brabannys sonne wedded Margarete the syster of the sayd Iohanne Anno domini .xii. C. lxci  Anno domini M. CC.lxcii  Rauffe Blount  Rauffe Sandewyche  Anno .xx.  Hamonde Boxe  IN thys .xx. yere begynnynge of the maryes yere and also of the kynges .xx. yere that is to meane vpon the euyn of saynt Andrewe or the .xxix. day of NoueÌ„bre dyed quene Elyanore the kynges wyfe and was buryed at westmynster in the chapel of saynt Edwarde at the fete of HeÌ„ry the thyrde where she hath .ii. were tapers brennyng vpon her tumbe both daye and nyght whyche so hath contynued syne the day of her buryenge to thys present daye Thys gentyll woman as before is towched in the xxxviii yere of kyng Henry the third was syster vnto the kyng of Spayn By whome kyng Edwarde had .iiii. sonnes that is to saye Iohn Henry Alphons and Edwarde whych Edwarde succeded his father by reason that the other .iii. died before theyr father Also he had by her .v. doughters The fyrste Elyanore was maryed vnto wyllyam erle of Barre the seconde Iohan of Acrys was maryed as before is sayde vnto the erle of Glouceter the thyrde Margarete was maryed to the dukes sonne of BrabaÌ„t the .iiii. Mary by name was made a menchon at Ambrysbury the .v. named Elyzabeth was maried vnto the erle of Holande and after hys deth she was maryed vnto Humfreye Boherum erle of Hereforde And
hym that was thought most ryghtfull enherytour And the scottes were agayne bouÌ„de vnto hym that they shuld holde ferme stable all suche decre and iugement as the kyng shuld gyue in that mater and also that they shulde vpholde maynteyne for theyr kyng ruler hym that the kynge shulde admitte chose and none other After whych bondes made and delyuered vpon bothe sydes the scottes seased kyng Edwarde and delyuered vnto hym by theyr chartours the possessioÌ„ of Scotlande with castelles with rightes with customes and al other appertynauÌ„ces to that kyngdome belongynge and sette wardeynes in the townes maners and castelles that shuld saue to hym that the kyng admytted al aduauntages and profytes of the sayde townes and other in that meane whyle growyng And whan all assurauÌ„ce was made and fynysshed to the agrement of bothe parties the kyng called before hym and hys counsayll all those partyes that made clayme vnto y e kyngdome of Scotlande And after theyr reasons were wele and suffycyently argued and debated vpon al sydes by aduyce aswell of some of the lordes of Scotlande as by hys owne counsayll he fynally admytted for kynge syr Iohan Bayloll as moste ryghtefull enherytour to the crowne of Scotlande The whych receyued it of hym thankefully and for the same in presence of the barony of Englande and of Scotlande dyd vnto the sayde kynge Edwarde hys homage and sware vnto hym feawty And that done the scottes with theyr newe kynge retourned into Scotlande And thys yere was takeÌ„ the forenamed Madok or Meredok whych as ye before haue herde in the .xxiii. yere caused the walshemen to rebell and was drawyn and hanged at London Anno domini .xii. C. cxvi  Anno dnÌ„i M. CC.cxvii  Thomas de Suff.  Syr IohnÌ„ Bryton  Anno .xxv.  Adam de Fullam  IN thys .xxv. yere the kyng commaunded in dyuers shyres of Englande great quantyte of wheâ—e to be gadered sent it into Gascoyne and Guyan to the nombre of an C.M. quarters after some writers and soone after sent thyder syr Edmunde hys brother erle of Lancastre syr HeÌ„ry Lacy erle of Lyncolne syr wyllyam Ueysy baroÌ„ with diuers other lordes knyghtes to strength suche people as he there had redy whyle he prepared an other army to haue agaynst the scottes ye haue herde in the precedynge chapytre howe syr Iohan Bayloll kyng of scottes made othe homage vnto kyng Edwarde for y e kyngdom of Scotlande Of the whych othe he shortly repeÌ„ted hym after by meane of couÌ„sayll of the abbot of Menros as sayth PolycronycoÌ„ All be it that it shuld seme to be as wel by the couÌ„sayll of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce by wordes that ben wrytten in the frenche cronycle But how so it was by one or by both full vntrewly he forsoke hys former othe promyse arrered warre agayne the kynge wherfore kyng Edward sped hym thyder with a great hoost in processe layde hys syege vnto the towne of Berwyk But the scottes defeÌ„ded it egerly bete the Englysshe men backe and brent some of the Englyssh shyppes wyth the whyche enterpryse they were so enflamyd wyth pryde that in derisioÌ„ of the kyng they made this mokkysshe ryme folowyng ¶ what wenys kyng Edwarde with hys longe shankys To haue wonne Berwyke all oure vnthankys Gaas pykes hym And whan he hath it Gaas dykys hym WHan kynge Edwarde herde of y e pryde of the scottes and knewe of theyr scornefull ryme he was somdeale amoued encouraged his knyghtes in suche wyse that they wanne the dyche of the towne after in processe with greate laboure and daunger the Bulwerkes so that they came vnto the gates and made there so stronge assawte that in the ende they wanne the towne slewe of the scottes as wytnesseth dyuers wryters ouer the nombre of .xxv. M. and tooke prysoners syr wyllyam Douglas syr Symon de Freysell the erle Patryk syr Robert Bruze wyth dyuers other and in shorte tyme after the wardeyn of the castell of Berwyke seynge that to hym was sent no socoure yelded vp the sayd castell by appoyntement And whaÌ„ the kyng had possession of the towne and castell of Berwyke he than strengthed theym wyth Englysshe men And after wanne the holdes of Tyndall of Exham of wyerbyrd and of Lamerstoke wyth dyuers other And whyle y t kyng Edwarde was thus besyed about the wynnyng of these forsayd holdes he seÌ„t syr Hugh Spencer with syr Hugh Percy and other noble men with a parte of his host to laye siege vnto Dunbarre where wheÌ„ they had layne a certayne of tyme an host of Scottes came thyder to remoue the syege with whome the Englysshe men had a fyers and cruel batayle But in y e ende by helpe of god and saynt George the Englysshe meÌ„ had the vyctorye slewe of the Scottes aboue the nombre of .xx. M and lost of the Englysshe company a very fewe in nombre wherfore the Englysshe meÌ„ in reproche of the Scottes made this ryme folowynge These scaterande Scottes Holde we for sottes Of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge In an euyll tymynge Came they to Dunbarre ANd after this vyctorye the towne castell of Dunbarre was wonne in the whiche were takeÌ„ prysoners thre erles vii barons and xxvii knyghtes with dyuers men of the churche Than the kynge spedde hym to Edenborow and in processe of tyme wanne the towne with the castell In the whiche were founde y e regalyes of ScotlaÌ„de y t is to meane the crowne with the septre clothe of astate the whiche after were offered by kynge Edwarde at the shryne of saynt Edwarde vpon the morowe after the feast of saynt Botholfe or y e xviii day of Iunii in the yere folowynge And when the kynge had thus subdued the Scottes and set the couÌ„tre in a rule he retourned with many prysoners into EnglaÌ„de In whiche tyme and season the Englysshemen susteyned many harde shoures in Gascoyne Gyan Among y e whiche one is remembred in the Frenche cronycle sayenge that Edmunde duke or erle of Lancastre dyed at Bayon After whose dethe whyle the towne and other stronge holdes prepared them to withstande the Frenchemen Robert erle of Artoys whiche a lytel tofore had encouÌ„tred with syr IohnÌ„ had ben of hym ouerset resembled his coÌ„pany and made hym an other skyrmysshe In the whiche he slewe vpon an hundreth EnglysshmeÌ„ and Gascoynes and toke prysoners the forenamed syr Iohan Seyn Iohan syr wyllyam Mortymer and other to the nombre of .lxx y â— whiche were sente into Fraunce vnto dyuers prysones Anno dnÌ„i xii C.xcvii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CC.xcviii  IohnÌ„ de Stortforde  Syr IohnÌ„ Bryton  Anno .xxvi.  wyllyam de Stortforde  IN this .xxvi. yere kynge Edwarde with a pusaunte armye in the moneth of August toke shyppynge at douer sayled into Flaunders to ayde and to helpe Guy than erle of Flaunders agayne y e Frenche kynge The which at that tyme was
sore warreyd of the Frenche kynge in somoche that he hadde wonne the towne of Margquet and the countre theraboute And for to put the sayde Guy vnto the more trouble the sayd Frenche kynge caused Robert erle of Artoys to inuade the couÌ„tre of FlauÌ„dres toward Pycardy encountred with y e sayd Guy nere vnto a towne called Furnes wher atwene y e said .ii. erles was foughteÌ„ a sharpe bataâ—l so that many men were slayne vpon bothe partyes After whiche fyght the Erle of Flaunders spedde hym towarde Gaunt where as kynde Edwarde than soiourned the erle of Artoys drewe hym towarde y e FreÌ„che kynge the whiche shortly after was receyued into the towne of Bruges In whiche tyme and season whyle y e sayd .ii. kynges laye thus at eyther towne a meane of peas was there treated of so that fynally a peas was coÌ„cluded atwene the .ii. kynges and atwene the Frenche kynge and Guy erle of FlauÌ„ders vnto the feest of all sayntes than next ensuenge And froÌ„ that day vnto the feast of all sayntes thaÌ„ .ii. yeres folowyng After whiche peas so stablysshed kynge Edwarde departed from the towne of Gaunte yode to Burdeaux And y e Frenche kynge retourned into Fraunce And prysoners were delyuered on bothe partyes In this tyme and season whyle kynge Edwarde was thus occupyed in FlauÌ„ders the Scottes by the entysement of the Frenche kynge to the entent to cause kynge Edwarde to kepe his countre that he shulde nat ayde the erle of Flaunders beganne to make warre vpon the kynges soudyours whiche y e kynge had lafte there in dyuers holdes And also entred vpon y e borders of NorthuÌ„berlande made sharpe warre vpon the inhabytauntes of that countre And for that syr IohnÌ„ Bayloll theyr kynge after some wryters was at y â— tyme prysoner in the towre of London or els voyded the couÌ„tre for fere of the kynge of Englande therfore the sayde Scottes made them a capytayne the whiche was named wyllyam waleys a man of vnknowen or lowe byrth to whom they obeyed as vnto theyr kynge Anone as y e kynge herde of the rebellyon of the Scottes which to hym was no great wonder consyderynge theyr greate vnstedfastnesse he wrote his letters vnto syr HeÌ„ry Persy erle of NorthuÌ„berlande to syr wyllyam Latymer and to syr Hugh Cressyngham than tresourer of Englande and to other that they in all goodly haste shulde make prouysyon to withstande the Scottes The whiche persones after receyte of the kynges letters spedde them all in spedy maner so that they entred Scotlande shortly after and coÌ„pelled y e Scottes to returne backe vnto a towne named Streuelyn where iÌ„ a skyrmyssh foughteÌ„ atwene the Englysshe and the Scottes syr Hugh Cressyngham forenamed with dyuers Englysshemen was slayne But yet the Scottes were holden so strayte of the Englysshe hoost that after that skyrmysshe they wolde nat of a certayne tyme come in playne felde but kepte theym within theyr castelles and stroÌ„ge holdes And this yere atwene Easter and wytsontyde certayne ê‘sones of LondoÌ„ brake vp the tunne in the warde of Cornhyll and toke out certayne persones that thyder were commytted by syr IohnÌ„ Bryton then custos or gardeyn of the cytie for nyght walkynge For y â— whiche ryot the sayde persones that is to meane Thomas Romayne and viii other were afterwarde greuously punysshed as fyrst by prysonmeÌ„t and after by fynes And this yere the kynge in y e moneth of October came into EnglaÌ„de and so to wynchester where the cytezyns of London made suche laboure vnto his grace that shortly after they opteyned graunte of theyr lyberties and fraunchyses that had in some parte be kepte from them by y e terme of .xii. yeres more So that vpon the daye of the translacyon of saynt Edwarde kynge and confessour next folowyng they chase them a mayre of them selfe where by all the foresayd tyme theyr custos or gardeyn was appoynted by y e kyng or by suche as y e kyng wold assygne But ye shall vnderstande that this was not redemed without great summes of money For after some wryters the cytezyns payde for it to the kynge .iii M. marke Also this yere kyng Edwarde put out of his proteccyon certayne Alyauntes whiche were rychely benefyced in England The cause was for the sayd alyauntes wolde nat ayde y e kynge with theyr goodes as y e other of his lande dyd but purchased an inibicyon of pope Boniface the .viii that they and theyr goodes shulde be fre from all the kynges dymes or taskys Therfore y e kyng ceased theyr temporaltyes and suffered theÌ„ with theyr spyritualtes tyl they were agreed with the kynge Anno domini M.CC.xcviii  Anno domini M.CC.xcix  Richarde Reffham  Henry waleys  Anno .xxvii.  Thomas Sely.  IN this .xxvi. yere after Chrystmasse certayne persones made a dyggyng and a serche in y e churche of saynt Martynes le grauÌ„de in LoÌ„don for certayne tresoure that there shulde be hydde as it was reported of a gardiner But theyr labour was in vayne for nothynge was there founde For the whiche dede y e deane of Poules the seconde sonday of lent folowynge denounced all theÌ„ accursed that were at that dede doynge or consentynge to the same In this yere aboute y e begynnyng of Aprell the kynge rode towarde Scotlande and appoynted his lordes with theyr companyes to mete with hym at yorke where with hym met a great hoost y t whiche he ladde into Scotlande and brent and spoyled the countre as he went and taryed a season at Barwyke And from thens he spedde hym in wynnynge of the townes and castelles as he went tyll he came nere to a towne named Fawkyrk or Fankyrk where vpon y e day of mary Magdaleyne or y e .xxii. day of Iulii met with hym y e power of Scotlande and gaue vnto hym a sore fyght But in the ende the vyctory fyll vnto the EnglysshmeÌ„ so that of the Scottes were slayne in y e felde as affyrme dyuers wryters ouer the nombre of .xxxii. M. and of Englysshmen but barely .xxviii. persones After whiche scomfyture the Scottes yelded to the kynge the more partye of the stronge holdes castelles that they tofore had holden agayne hym and made vnto hym newe othe and promysse and yelded them selfe vnto his grace and mercy And whan he had set that countre in an ordre and rule he thaÌ„ retourned into EnglaÌ„de and so to LoÌ„don where by y e aduyce of some of his counsayll he sodeynly daÌ„pned certayn coynes of money called pollardes crocardes rosaries caused theÌ„ to be broughte to newe coynage to his great aduauÌ„tage ye haue before herde in that other yere how that a truce or a peas was stablysshed at wene the kynge and y e kynge of Fraunce for the space of .ii. yeres and more the whiche fynally was concluded this yere that kynge Edwarde for a peas to be had bytwene both regyons shulde take vnto wyfe Margarete the suster of Philip
kepe the lande to hys vse tyll he were crowned And that othe by the sayd barons takē he called before hym hys sonne Edwarde and charged hym with dyuers poyntes vpon the charge of his blessynge Amonge the whyche one specyall was y t he shuld neuer after that daye suffre Pyers of Gaueston to retourne into Englande so lyke a good crysten prynce dyed shortly after vpon the day of the translaciō of saynt Thomas of Caunterbury or y e vii day of the moneth of Iulii whan he had reygned .xxxiiii. yeres vii moneths odde days after with great solēpnite cōueyed vnto westmynster there buryed in y e chapell of saīt Edwarde vpō the southsyde in a playne tombe of marble at the hed of hys father This noble mā had .ii. wyfes by the whych as before is shewed in the xx .xxvii. yeres of his reygne he had issue as in the sayd yeres appereth Of thys noble prīce a vercifyer made these .ii. verses folowynge Dū viuit rex valuit sua magna potestas Fraus latuit pax magna fuit regnauit honestas whych verses maye be englysshed in thys maner folowynge ¶ whyle lyued thys kyng By hys power all thynge was in good plyght For gyle was hydde Great peace was kydde And honeste had myghte An other vercifyer also of him made these verses folowynge and caused them to be hanged ouer the place of hys sepulture Mors est mesta nimis magnos quia iungit in imis Maxima mors minimis cōiungēs vltima primis Nullus in orbe fuit homo viuens ne valet esse Qui non morte ruit est hinc exit necesse Nobilis fortis tibi tu confidere noli Omnia sunt mortis sibi subdit singula soli De mundi medio magnum mors impia nouit Anglia pre tedio satis anxïa plangere nouit Corruit Edwardus vario veneratus honore Rex nuper nardus fragans virtutis odore Corde leopardus inuictus absque pauore Ad rixam tardus discretus eucharis ore Viribus armorum quasi gigas ardua gessit Colla superborum prudens per prelia pressit Inter Flandrenses fortuna sibi bene fauit Vt quoque Wallenses scotos subpeditauit Rex bonus absque pare strenue sua regna regebat Quod natura dare potuit bonitatis habebat Actio iusticiae pax regni sanctio legis Et fuga nequicie premunt preconia regis Gloria tota ruit regem capit haec modo fossa Rex quandoque fuit nunc nil nisi puluis ossa Pilius ipse dei quem corde colebat et ore Gaudia donet ei nullo permixto dolore The whych verses to the entent y t they shuld be had in mynde also y t the reder myght haue y e more desyre to ouer rede thē I haue therfore set them out in baladde royall after my rude makynge as foloweth This sorowfull deth whiche bryngeth great full lowe And mooste leest he ioyneth into one Thys man to whome hys pere was nat knowe Hath now subdued nat sparyng hym alone whyche of all other thys worlde to ouergone None was to be spared of so great equytie As he if any for noblesse spared shuld be Therfore thou noble or myghty truste none other grace But thou shalt pay to deth thy naturall dette And lyke as he from thys worlde dyd chace Thys myghty prynce from his frendes fette For whome all Englande loude mourned and grette So shalt thou other in dethes snare fall None shall escape to rekyn kyndes all Edwarde with many dyuers graces endowed And lyke as Nardus moost swetest of odoure In smellynge passeth and moost he is allowed Of all swete odours so dyd thys knyghtly floure By vertuous actes surmount in honoure All other princes whose herte was lybarde lyke And without fere were he hole or syke This prynce was slowe to all maner of stryfe Discrete wyse and trewe of hys worde In armys a geaunt terme of all hys lyfe Excellyng actes doyng by dynt of the sworde Subduyd the proude of prudence he bare the horde Of Flaunders by fate he had great amyte And Walshe and Scottes by strength subdued he Thys good kyng perelesse hys landes fermly gyded what nature myght gyue he fayled it nothynge No parte of bounte frō hys was discided He was iustice and peace of law stablysshynge And chaser of iniquyte by hys vertuous lyuyng In whome these graces with innumerable mo Fermly were roted that deth hath tane vs fro That whylom was a kyng now is but duste bone All glorie is fallen thys pytte kepeth the kynge But he that yeldeth all thyng by hys one The sonne of god to whome aboue all thynge with herte and mouth he dyd due worshyppyng That lorde of hys ioy perdurable to laste Graunt hym sorowlesse euermore to taste PHylyp the .iiii. of that name sonne of the thyrde Phylyp whyche was surnamed Philyple Beawe or Phylyp the fayre begā hys reygne ouer y e realme of Fraunce in the yere of grace M.CC.lxxxvi the .viii. yere of y e fyrste Edwarde thā kyng of Englād Thys for warre that he had with the duke of Gelderlande arreryd greate imposycyons thorugh hys lāde both of the spyrytualtye and also of the tēporaltye About the .iiii. yere of hys reygne the prynce of Salerne that long had ben holden in pryson by the kynge of Aragon was delyuered vpon a hard condycyon as foloweth fyrst that he shuld to the vttermoost of hys power labour a concorde and peas betwene the chyrch of Rome and the Aragōs that done to set a peas betwene the Frenche kyng hym And ouer that to paye in the ende of .xv. monethes nexte ensuynge an C.M. Floryns for hys raunsome A Floryn is in value after sterlyng money .ii. s. x. d so he shuld pay after y e value of englisshe money .xvii. M. .v. C. li. And y ◠after that day he shuld neuer bere armys agayne the kyng of Aragō And yf within the terme of .iii. yeres nexte ensuyng he myght nat conclude the foresayd peas she shuld then retourn and yelde hym selfe prysoner as he before was All whyche couenauntes fermely to be holden he fyrst made solempne o the after delyuered to the kynge certayne hostages and so departed But thys composycyon or agrement was thoughte so vnresonable vnto hys frendes that he was counsayled by them that he shuld sue vnto the pope for a dyspensacyon of hys othe y ◠had they wolde helpe hym to recouer hys foresayd hostages After whose coūsayl he y ◠yere folowyng made suche labour vnto Honorius y e iiii of y e name thā pope that he alonely opteyned nat soluciō of hys othe but also by hī he was declared kyng of Scicill of pope Nycholas y e .iiii successoure of the foresayd Honorius after confermyd Thys prynce of Salerne as ye before haue herde in y e storye of Phylyp the thyrde
translated into a ryche shryne in the monastery of saynt Denys y e whych the yere before of Bonyface the .viii. thaÌ„ pope for hys great myracles was wrytten in the Cathologe or nombre of sayntes In the .xi. yere of hys reygne syr Robert of Artoys entred the towne of saynt Omers toke therin many Burgonions other as prysoners soone after mette wyth Guy duke of Burgoyne at a towne called Furnes where betwene theym was foughten a stronge fyghte and many men slayne vppon eyther syde But lastly the victorye fyll to syr Robert of Artoys so that he put the duke to flight toke there prysoners Henry erle of Dabencourt syr Guyllyam de Uyllers other After whyche vyctorye by hym thus opteyned y e sayd towne of Furnes was yolden vnto hym a greate parte of the vale of Cassyle In thys yere also the warre betwene thys kynge Phylyp and Edwarde the fyrste than kynge of Englande was put in vre for so moche as the sayde Edwarde toke partye wyth the sayde duke or erle of Flaundres as it is at length sette out in the xxii xxiiii.xxvi yeres of the sayde Edwarde wherefore here nowe I passe it over In the .xiii. yere of thys Phylyp whaÌ„ the trewce before sette betwene kyng Edwarde hym and the erle of FlauÌ„dres was expired he seÌ„t syr Charles de Ualoys his brother with great power into FlauÌ„dres y e whych made sharpe warre vppon the Flemynges and toke from theym the townes of Douay and Bethune after yode towarde the haueÌ„ towne of Dam or Dan \ where he was encouÌ„tred of Robert sonne vnto y e erle where atwene them was foughten a cruell fyght to the great scathe of bothe partyes for eyther departed from other without great auaunte or bost ThaÌ„ the sayd Robert with his company drewe towarde Gaunt and the sayd syr Charles after the departynge of the sayde Robert layd hys syege vnto the foresayd towne of DaÌ„me In this passe tyme the archebysshop of Orleaunce was slayne by a knyghte called syr Gautier for somoch as the sayd bysshop as y e fame than went had dyfflorysshed a mayden and doughter of y e sayd syr Gautier And for hym was chosen to that dygnyte mayster BarthraÌ„de doctour of diuinyte Than to retourne where we lafte of the foresayd warre of Flaundres the sayd syr Charles so sharpely assauted the towne of Dam y t in short proces after it was yoldeÌ„ vnto hym And than he prepared hym to lay his syege aboute the forenamed towne of Gaunt wherof whan Guy erle of Flaunders was ware consyderynge he myght nat shortly be ayded of the kynge of Englande whiche thaÌ„ warred vpon the Scottes as iÌ„ the .xxvii. yere of Edwarde the fyrst it doth appere he than made meanes vnto the sayd syr Charles de Ualoys that he woldc be a meane to the kynge that he myght be accepted vnto his grace and mercy So that by his meanes the sayde syr Guy with Roberte his sonne vpon certayne conuencyons in shorte tyme after was reconcyled vnto the Frenche kynge But whyle these conuencyoÌ„s were perfourmed the sayde erle with his sonne Robert were kepte in a lyberall pryson And the countye of Flaundres by the assygment af the kynge for the whyle was commytted vnto the rule of Iaques de saynt Paule knyghte The whiche entreated y e coÌ„munes of that laÌ„de sternly oppressed theÌ„ with imposycyons taskes in so moche y t in y e .xvi. yere of the kynge a certayne of y e towne of Courtray in Flaundres after certayn skyrmysshes loueday made the coÌ„mune people in a nyghte slewe y e foresayd syr Iaques and as many FreÌ„chmeÌ„ as they myght fynde within the towne After whiche murder was knowen in Brugys and in other townes of FlauÌ„dres anone by yll couÌ„sayll they also chased al suche FreÌ„chemeÌ„ as by y e foresayde Iaques were put in dyuers offyces within y e sayd townes made them stroÌ„ge to make defence agayne y e FreÌ„ch kyng wherof whaÌ„ y e FreÌ„che kynge was ascertayned he sente thyder with a stronge companye the erle of saynt Poule the erle of Boleygne syr Robert erle of Artoys Robert y e sonne of the erle of Cleremount with dyuers other noble meÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce The whiche sped theÌ„ towarde Brugys in y e playnes atwene Courtray and Brugys pyght there pauylyons and tentes For they myght not come no nere vnto Brugys for so moche as y e Flemynges had brokeÌ„ y e brydge ouer the ryuer y t there ruÌ„neth the whiche lastly nat without great slaughter of meÌ„ of both partyes was by y e FreÌ„che meÌ„ reedified made so y t the FreÌ„che hoste passed y e ryuer layde theyr or denauce nere to y e towne of Brugys But the Flemynges had so garnysshed theyr towne with defence of sowdyours that they fered the Frenche men lytell or nothynge And of one thynge they bare theym the bolder for soo moche as they hadde within the towne one of the sonnes of Guy theyr erle the whiche before was scaped from y e FreÌ„che kynges prysoÌ„ Thus the Frenchemen lyenge before the towne many frayes and bykerynges were made atwene the Flemynges and them to theyr both paynes Lastly a day of batayll by y e prouocacyon and dyspyteous wordes of the FrenchmeÌ„ was appoynted to be holden atwene them vpon the wednysday beynge than the .vii. day of y e moneth of Iulii At whiche daye the Flemynges beynge confessed and reconciled to god as they shulde forthwith haue deê‘ted out of this worlde in sober wyse grouÌ„dynge them vpon a ryghtfull and good quarel that day to lyue and dye for the defence ryght of theyr countre yssued out of y e town in good ordre beryng before them certayne relyques of sayntes in the whiche they had great truste allyance Anone as the nobles of Fraunce behelde the countenauÌ„ce of theyr enemyes dysdaynynge them as vylaynes artyfycers trustynge so moche in theyr streÌ„gthes that they thought shortly to ouer ryde theym bere theÌ„ downe with streÌ„gthe of theyr horses and without ordre ran with great ire vpon theyr enemyes thynkynge to haue oppressed them at y e fyrst broÌ„te But the Flemynges with theyr arbalasters and theyr longe mareys pykes set aslope before them wounded so theyr horses that they lay tumbelynge one in the others necke so that they were the letters of the other whiche were on fote that they myght not exercyse theyr feat of armes And also the shotte that was shotte on the Frenche partye dyd asmoche harme to those horse meÌ„ as it dyd vnto theyr enemyes So that in shorte whyle y e felde was all spred with slayne horses and clene armed men wherof syr Roberte Erle of Artoys beyng ware and seynge these noble speres thus slayne vpon the felde auauÌ„ced hym with his company and slewe wouÌ„ded of the Fleminges great nombre so y t they fledde before hym as shepe before the wolfe put further backe that hoost of Flemynges
lost foreuer and vnrypped the house in dyuers places that the rayne and other wederyng myghte entre as than fyll about y e tyme soone after Crystmas And thus contynuyng in theyr fury and rage after the dyspoylynge and defasyng of these foresayd houses as men nat knowynge what they than dyd yode streyght in greate nombre vnto the place of the templers there nere where at that season kyng Philyp with a certayn of hys barōs was than lodged there kept the entrees of that place in suche wyse that no man myghte yssue nor entre but at theyr pleasures and suche metes as were brought thyder to the kynges vse and hys housholde they cast it in the myre and fylth of the strete The kyng and his lordes seynge the rage of thys rude and vnresonable people sent vnto them the prouost of y e cytie with some of hys lordes the whyche gaue vnto them so pleasaunt comfortable wordes that at length he retourned theym in peasyble maner to theyr houses But vpon the morowe folowynge the kyng nat forgettyng thys rage and ryot of the people cōmaunded many of the sayde comons to be attached and to be sent vnto dyuers prysons And vpon Candelmasse euyn folowyng for the same ryot .xxviii. of thē were hanged at .iiii. entrees of y e cytie of Parys y e is to say .vii. at Louure vii towarde the partyes of saynt Antoyne .vii. at a place toward the roule other .vii. in a place towarde nostre Dame or notyr Dame whych execucyon caused the cominaltye of y e cytie to lyue longe after in great fere In the .xxi. yere of the reygne of kyng Philip whyche maketh the yere of our lorde .xiii. C. and .vii. all be it that other wryters affyrmeth it to be in the yere of grace .xiii. C. and .xi. all the templers in Fraunce were destroyed theyr goodes possessions thorugh crystendom gyuē by auctoryte of a synode kept by Clement the v. than pope at the cytye of Narbon in Fraunce vnto y e relygyō of knyghtes of saynte Iohn̄ Baptyst Thys ordre of templers was destroyed for theyr detestable heresy whereof they were cōuyct in .x. artycles expressed in the frenche cronycle at length which here I passe ouer for lengthe of the matter also for the rehersall therof is nat fruytefull to all herers or reders In the .xxiii. yere of his reygn this kyng Philippe for asmoche as he by some of the electours of the Empyre was chosen Emperoure he therfore with a great army sped hym toward Rome and passed thorugh Almayne tyll he came vnto the duchye of Qua rantayne Of whyche duchye the people receyued hym with all honoure And after he passed the mountaynes and so came vnto Padua where also he was ioyously receyued where he tarienge a season receyued from My layne ambassadours the whyche offered to hym that cytye with all couenable seruyce And after hys people was to hym more plenarli assembled be than departed from Padua yode vnto Mylayne whome the lordes of the cytye met vpon the waye conueyed hym vnto the mayster paleys of the cytye and there lodged hym within fewe days after brought hym with great solempnyte vnto the cathedrall churche and there crowned hym kyng of Lōbardy called hym Augustus Thā he departed from Mylayn and spedde hym to the cytye of Cremoyne layd siege to the same But it was to hym shortly yolde Frō thēs he passed to y e cyte of Bresse where he was holdē out a lōge whyle Thyder to hys ayde came many soudyours of y e towne of Pyze made there many sharpe assautes In whych assautes Guyde Namoure y t was marshal of the kynges hoost dyed of hurtes y t he there toke In pcesse of tyme shortly folowing y e rulers of Bres offered meanes of treaty But y e kyng was so amoued with y e dethe of hys marshall y t he wolde graūt to thē no cōdycional peas but to stāde at his grace mercy wherefore they fynally seyng no better meane offered vnto hym y e keys of the cytye Thā kyng Philip for othe before made or for some other excellēcy caused anone y e part of the towne dyche fore agayn hys pauiliō to be fylled the walle of y e cytye with as many houses as stode betwene the walle the mayster palays of the cytye to be throwyn downe y t he with hys hoost myght entre y e streyght waye so to go or ryde vnto the sayd palays And whē all thyng was ordered to hys deuyse he entred by y e way the cytye of Cremō therin taryed a certayn season toke hys counsayll with y e Gebellynys how he myghte the cytye of Rome wynne And whā he had fynys shed y e coūsayl he toke certayn hostages of thys cytye of Cremō y e whych he set vnto Pyze to be kept so sped hym towarde Rome gettyng many cyties other holdes by y e way lastly he came vnto y e cytie named Bowlon la Grasse whyther cam vnto hi a car dynall or legate sent frō pope Clemēt the .v to treate of y e state of y e empyre But how it was the cōtynuaūce or fyne of thys iournay tourned nat to the honour pleasure of the Frēchmē For after the metyng of the kynge thys legate y e matter is no more touched For the Frēch kyng was agayn in Fraūce or the legate myght bryng vnto hym any answere frō the pope Also it is the more suspect for of this matter speketh nothyng mayster Robert Gagwyne whyche leueth nothynge out of hys boke y e may soūde to the auauncemēt of the French nacyon In the .xxiiii. yere of the reygne of kyng Philip was brent in dyuers places of Fraunce vpon .lx. templers for the heresy before rehersed And in the yere folowynge a new rebellyon began in Flaunders Of the whyche Robert erle of Flaūders was accused but he acquyt hym self after Guy hys sonne was attached for the same and sent to pryson Fro the whych he after escaped for fere of profe to haue ben iustyfyed agayne hym retourned vnto Gaunt where he was defēded fro hys aduersaries so that the Holanders Brabāders helde theyr partye agaynst the Frēch kyng also agayne theyr owne erle whych so contynued without any notary batayll tyll the .xxvi. yere of the reygne of kyng Philip. In the which yere vpon the euyn of mary Magdaleyn at the towne of Courtray in Brabande was by the bysshops and other spyrituall men of Fraunce and Flaundres a peace cōcluded wherof the condycyons were y t the Flemynges shuld haue pardō forgyuenesse of all theyr former rebellyon aswell agayne the kynge as theyr naturall duke And for thys they shuld paye a certayne summe of syluer wherof the summe is nat expressed ouer that they shulde at theyr proper costes expenses bete downe certayne strēgthes holdes as the Frēche kynges depute wolde to them
by ordre of lawe or iustyce In thys yere also floured y e holy man called Robert a chanon of the house of Brydlyngtone the whyche of some wrytters is accompted for a prophete for verses that he made of thynges to come after in Englande whyche I passe ouer at thys tyme. Anno domini M.CCC.viii  Anno domini M.CCC.ix  wyllyam Basynge  Nycholas Faryngdone  Anno .ii.  Iohn̄ Butler  IN thys .ii. yere kyng Edward callynge to mynde the dyspleasure done vnto hym and to hys famulyer Pyers of Gauestone by the bysshoppe of Chester mayster walter Lanton as before is towched in the xxviii yere of the reygne of Edwarde hys father commaunded hym vnto the toure of London where he was streyghtely kepte many dayes after Than the lordes of the lande and specyally syr Henre Lacy syr Guy syr Aymer de Ualance erle of Lyncolne of warwyke of Penbroke to whome y e noble prince Edwarde y e .i. had gyuē so great charge y t Pyers of Gauestone shuld no more come into Englande sawe the rule of the lāde and howe the kynges treafoure by meane of the sayd pyers was wasted assembled them in counsayll of one assent with ayde of other lordes of y e realme spake so with the kynge that contrary hys pleasure he was auoyded the lande and banisshed into Irelande for that yere But the kynge sent vnto hym oftentymes secret messangers and comforted hym wyth many ryche gyftes or made hym hys chyef ruler of the countre Anno domini M.CCC.ix  Anno domini M.CCC.x.  Iamys of saynt Edmunde  Thomas Romayne  Anno .iii.  Roger Palmer  IN thys .iii. yere dyuers grudges began to moue sprynge betwene the kyng and his lordes for the exilynge of Pyers of Gauestone wherfore to contente amyte betwene hym them the sayd Pyers about y e feast of the natiuite of our Lady was fette home agayne and so contynued to the more myschyef of y e realme About thys tyme as testifyeth Cronica Cronicarum other the knyghtes of the ordre of saynte Iohn̄ Baptyste called saynt Iohn̄ of Hierusalē by theyr knyghtly manhode put out of the I le of Rodes or Rodhis y e Turkys and infidelis that to that day occupyed the sayd I le after that wanne vpon the sayd Turkys dayly and yerely so that at thys day they haue in theyr domynyon moche of the landes whyche at that day and longe after was in the power of the sayd Turkes Thys relygyō also was greatly preferryd by the fall of the templers whose possessyons and lādes were to them gyuen as it is before expressed in the thyrde chapytre and .xxi. yere of Phylyp the fayre Thys yere also after some wryters the crowched freres came fyrste into Englande Anno domini M.CCC.x.  Anno domini M.CCC.xi  Symon Croppe  Rycharde Roffham  Anno .iiii.  Petyr Blacnay  IN thys fourthe yere the rule and power of Pyers of Gaue stone more and more encreasynge in so moche that he hauynge the guydynge of all the kynges iewellys and treasoure yode vpon a day vnto west mynster and there out of the kynges iewell house toke a table a payre oftrestyllys of golde and conueyed them wyth other iewellys oute of the lande to the greate inpouerysshyng of the same and ouer that broughte the kynge by meane of hys wanton condycyons to manyfolde vyces as auoutry and other wherfore the foresayde lordes seynge the myschyefe that dayly encreased by occasyon of thys vnhappy man toke theyr counsayll togyther at Lyncolne and there concluded to voyde hym agayne out of Englande so that shortly after he was exyled into Flaunders to the kynges great dyspleasure Anno dn̄i M.CC.xi  Anno dn̄i M.CC.xii.  Symon Merwode  Iohn̄ Gysours  Anno .v.  Rycharde wylforde  IN thys .v. yere vpon the day of saynt Bryce or the .xiii. daye of Nouembre was borne at wyndesore the fyrst or eldest sonne of kyng Edwarde y t after hys father was kynge of Englande and named Edwarde the thyrde And this yere was agayn reuoked by the kynge Pyers of Gaueston out of Flaunders the whych after hys agayne commyng demeaned hym worse than he before dyd In so moche that he dysdayned the lordes of Englande and of them had many dyspytous and sclaunderouse wordes wherfore the lordes of one mynde assented to put this Pyers to deth soone after assembled theyr powers and besyeged hym in the castell of Scarburgh in proces wan that castell toke hym and brought hym vnto Gauersede besyde warwycke and there the .xix. daye of Iunu smote of hys hede wherof whan the kynge hadde knowlege he was greuously dyspleased agayne the sayd lordes and made hys auowe y e hys deth shuld be reuenged By meane of thys the rancoure that before betwene the kynge and hys lordes was kendeled now began further to sprede so that after thys day the kyng sought occasyō agayn hys lordes howe he myght put theym to greuaunce and dyspleasure In thys whyle dyed syr Henry Lacy erle of Lyncolne the whych lyeng vpon his dethe bedde requyred syr Thomas erle of Lācastre that had maryed hys doughter that he wolde stande with the other lordes in theyr defence for the weale of Englande The whyche request the sayd erle graunted and so fermely kepte or obserued it that at length he wyth many other loste theyr lyues as after in the story shall be shewed Anno dn̄i xiii C.xii.  Anno dn̄i xiii C.xiii.  Iohn̄ Lambyn  Iohn̄ Pontenay  Anno .vi.  Adam Lutekyn  IN thys .vi. yere the kyng held hys great court or counceyl of parlyamēt with the lordes spirituall temporall at London where by the aduyces of theym many good ordenaunces and statutes were made to oppresse the ryottouse and other myscheues that at those days were vsed Than the kyng was sworne to kepe those ordenaunces and after all his lordes to theyr powers After the whyche othe so takyn Robert archebysshope of Caunterbury blessed all theym that vphelde the sayde statutes and accursed all such as attēpted to breke any of the same It was nat longe after that worde was broughte vnto the kynge howe Robert le Bruze was retourned into Scotlande and hadde caused the Scottes to rebell of newe ye haue before harde in the .xxxiiii. yere of Edwarde the fyrste howe the sayd Edward chased the forenamed Roberte le Bruze oute of Scotland into Normandy But whenne he had harde of the mysguydynge of the realme of Englande and specially of the dyuysyon betwene the kynge and hys lordes he anone wyth a small ayde of the Norgans or Norwayes retourned into Scotlande where he demeaned hym in suche wyse to the lordes of Scotlāde that he in shorte processe was agayne made kynge of that realme and warred strongely vppon the kynges frēdes and wanne from theym castelles and strōge holdes and wrought vnto Englysshe men moche sorowe and
tene Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xiiii  Adam Burden  Nicholas Faryngdon  Anno .vii.  Hugh Gayton  IN this .vii. yere for to oppresse y e malice of y e Scottes y e kyng assembled a great power and by water entred the realme of Scotlande and destroyed suche vyllages townes as lay or stode in his waye wher of heryng Robert le Bruze with the power of Scotlande costed towarde the Englysshe men and vpon y e day of the natyuyte of saynt Iohan the Baptyst mette with kynge Edwarde his hoste at a place called of Estryuelyn nere vnto a FreÌ„che ryuer that than was called Bannockysbourne where atwene the Englysshe and the Scottes that daye was foughten a cruell batayle But in the ende the Englysshe men were constrayned to forsake the felde ThaÌ„ the Scottes chased so egerly the Englysshe men y e many of theÌ„ were drowned in the fore named ryuer and many a noble man of Englande that day was slayne in that batayll as syr Gylbert de Clare erle of Gloucestre syr Robert Clyfforde syr Edmunde of Maule the kynges stewarde with other lordes barones to the noumbre as wytnesseth Guido de Columpna of .xlii of knyghtes and baronettes to the noumbre of .lxvii ouer .xxii. meÌ„ of name which that day of the Scottes were taken prysoners And the kynge hym selfe from that batayll scaped with great dauÌ„ger so with a fewe of his hoste y t with hym escaped came vnto Berwyke and there rested hym a season Than the Scottes enflamed with pryde in derysyon of the Englysshe men made this ryme as foloweth Maydens of Englande sore may ye morne For your lemmans ye haue loste at Bannockysborne with heue a lowe what weneth the kynge of Englande So soone to haue wonne Scotlande with rumbylow THis songe was after many dayes songe in daunces in y e carolles of the maydens mynstrels of ScotlaÌ„de to y e reprofe dysdayne of Englysshe men with dyuers other whiche I ouerpasse And whan kyng Edwarde had a season taryed in Berwyke and sette that towne in suche suerty as he than myght he retourned with smal honour into EnglÌ„ade came secretely to westmynster vpon the daye of saynt Magne or the xix day of August Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xiiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xv  Stephan of Abyngdone  Iohan Gysours  Anno .viii.  Hamonde Chykwell  IN this .viii. yere of kynge Edwarde a vylayn called Iohan Tanner yode aboute in dyuers places of Englande named hymselfe to be the sonne of Edwarde the fyrst sayd y t by meane of a falce noryce he was stolne out of his cradell and Edward whiche was a carters sonne was layde in y e same cradel for hym he hym selfe was after hardly fostred and brought vp in the northe parâ—yes of walys But whan this by layne was layde for to be taken for fere he fled to the churche of the frere Carmes or the whyte freres of Oxynforde where he thynkynge to be in a suertye because kyng Edward y e fyrst was theyr founder rehersed agayne the former sayenge addynge more there vnto that it appered well that y e kynge was a carters sonne for his condycyons were accordynge to the same as by many famylier examples and customes in hym dayly were apparent whan he had thus contynued a season not without some rumoure in the lande lastely he was takeÌ„ out of that place caryed as a felon vnto Northampton and there reygned and iuged for his falsenes so drawen hanged The whiche at y e houre of dethe coÌ„fessed that he had a fende in his house in the symylytude of a catte the whiche amonge other promessys to hym made hadde assured hym that he shulde be kynge of Englande And Guydo sayth that he confessed that he had serued the fende .iii. yeres before to brynge his peruerse purpose aboute Thus kynge Edwarde beset with many aduersytes kepte a counsayll at London for reformacion of y e warre in Scotlande and other thynges for the welfare of EnglaÌ„de TheÌ„ was syr Peter Spaldynge knyght sente vnto Berwyke with a crewe of sowdiours for to fortyfye that towne for somoche as the kynge had certayne vnderstaÌ„dynge that Robert le Bruze entended hastly to laye his syege to that towne Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xv  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xvi  Hamonde Goodchepe  Stephan Abyndon  Anno .ix.  wyllyam Redynge  IN this .ix. yere vpon mydlente sonday was the towne castel of Berwyke yelden or loste by treason of the fore named Peter Spaldynge as the coÌ„mune fame went vnto Robert le Bruze kynge of Scottes This yere also the derth of corne that had encreasyd yerely more and more from the .xvi. yere of Edwarde the fyrste was this yere at London solde for .iiii. s. a busshell And therwith also fyll suche a morayne of bestes that al vytayle waxed scant and dere as after shull be shewed In this yere also .ii. cardynalles y t were sent into EnglaÌ„de from the .v. Clement than pope to set an vnyon a peace atwene the kynges of EnglaÌ„de and of Scottes were met with vpon the moore of wygylsdone in yorke shyre there robbed of suche stuffe and tresure as they with theym broughte For the whiche robberye great enquery was made so y e lastly a knyght callyd syr Robert Gylbert Myddelton was accused and sent to prison for that felony and after at London drawen and hanged for the same and his heed set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge But the cardynalles receyued of the kynge dowble the value of theyr harmes In this yere also fyl so excedynge rayne in the monethes of Iulii and August that husbandes myght not brynge in theyr lytle store of corne that than stode vpon the grounde so that where before was great scarcyte of whete now by this was more and beues and motons were at excedyng pryces by reason of the morayne before spoken of Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xvi  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xvii  wyllyam Caston  Iohan wengraue  Anno .x.  Raufe Palmer  IN this yere y e Scottes entred the borders of Northumberlande and robbed and brent the couÌ„trey moste cruelly in somoche y â— they brent the howses that women at that tyme laye in chylde bedde and spared nother man woman nor chylde nother relygyous nor other and dyd so great harme that y e countrey by it was greatly impouerysshed To this myschefe was ioyned another mysery For as before is sayd vytayll by reason of the morayne was so scante and dere and whete and other graynes so hyghe prysed that poore people ete horse flesshe dogges flesshe and many other vyle bestes whiche wonder is to byleue And yet for defaute dyed great multytude of people in sundry places of the laÌ„de And whete was solde this yere and y e next folowynge at LondoÌ„ for .iiii. marke a quarter and aboue And after this derthe scaresytye of vytayle ensued mortalytye of
y e other syde laye in howge nombre for to defende the passage of the Frenchmen In whyche tyme season fell suche plenty of rayne that the ways waxed noyous foule in all that countrey By reason whereof vytayll whyche thā was as aboue is sayd scant was than more scars And ouer y e the feelde where the hoste laye was so wete myry that men and beastes were to greuously noyed wherefore in conclusyō y e kyng consyderyng those great hynderaunces harmes to hys lordes comōs that he myght in no maner wynne ouer to hys enemyes he retourned as other before times had done with lytell honour into Fraūce to y e great losse of y e kynges ordenaūce other stuffe that myght nat be caryed thēs by reason of depenes of the way For whych cause causes the kyng was so soore displeased y t he made then a great othe that yf he myght lyue tyll the yere folowyng y t he shuld be sette so the Flemynges y t they shuld nat escape hys daūger y t he shuld neuer take treatye nor ende with thē except they wolde fully holy put thē in his grace mercy But in the yere folowynge about y e feest of Pentecoste whē the sayd Lewys had scantly reygned ii yeres he dyed at Boys in Uyncent the .vi. daye of Iunii honorablye was buryed at saynt Denyse leuyng after hym none issue male wherfore hys brother Phylype succeded hym in the kyngdome Francia PHylyp the .v. of that name and brother of the forenamed Lewys whyche for his heygth was surnamed Phylyp the longe began hys reygne ouer y e Frēchmē in y e yere of our lorde M.CCC and .xvii and the .x. yere of Edwarde the seconde than kynge of Englande But fyrste he reygned but as regent of Fraūce for so moche as Clemence the wyfe of kynge Lewys was left of her sayd husbande with chylde The whiche in processe of tyme was delyuered of a man chylde named Iohan that dyed shortly after After whose dethe y e sayd Phylyp was forthwith proclaymed kynge of Fraunce and crowned at Parys aboute Chrystmas folowynge al be it y t the duke of Burgoyn with other for a whyle with sayd that coronacyon and wolde haue preferred the doughter of Lewys last deed But other of the lordes and nobles of Fraunce wolde not be agreable y t a woman shulde enheryte so great a kyngdome By meane wherof vnkyndnes kyndled atwene the kynge and the sayd duke But by wyse medyatoures they were after acorded in suche wyse that the sayd duke maryed the eldest doughter of y e kynge In this passe tyme suche meanes were made by the Flemynges that an vnyte and accorde was stablysshed atwene Fraunce and them for y e tyme that it helde whiche peace as testyfyeth the Frenche cronycle was laboured and ended by a cardynall named Iosselyn sent frome y e .xxii. Iohan than pope so that by medyacyon of the sayd cardynall the erle of Flaūdres was receyued vnto y e kynges grace and at Parys dyd vnto y e Frenche kynge his homage sware vnto hym feawtye In the thyrde yere of the reygne of this Phylyp the prouost of Parys hauyng in his pryson a Pycarde a man of great rychesse whiche for felony or lyke cryme was iudged to be hanged The sayd prouoste for great benefyte to hym doone and payment of great summes by y e sayd Pycarde toke an other poore innocent man put hym to dethe in stede of the sayd Pycarde Of the whiche offence whā due profe of it was made before the kynges counceyll the sayd prouoste for the same dede was put vnto lyke iudgment In the fyfth yere of the sayd Phylyp all the lazaryes of the countrey of Langadocke were brente for so moche as they were accused of theyr owne confessyon proued that they had poysoned and entended to haue poysoned all the welles of that countrey And for many Iewes were vnto them consentynge therfore many of them suffered lyke iudgment In this yere also for somoche as in those dayes in dyuers places of Fraunce a fonde prophecy was broughte vp amōge the comune people that shepherdes and herdes shulde wynne the holy lande Than they assembled thē selfe in dyuers places and companyes and lastly came togyder at Parys where they were so many in nombre by reason of other of the comune people that fell vnto them that the Prouost of Parys was not of power to withstande thē so that they brake prysones and toke out suche persones as them pleased and from thens wente beggynge and robbynge tyll they came into Langedocke where they fel vpon the Iewes and robbed theym of all suche mouables as they myght fynde and slewe of theym also wherfore the other of the Iewes ferynge the sayd comunes gathered them with theyr wyues chyldren to the noūbre of .v. C. into a towre and thought to defende them theyr wyues and chyldren from the sayd herdes But anone as they hadde wyttynge therof they assawted the sayd towre so egerly that in the ende seynge they myght not escape for very despyte they threwe theyr chyldren downe at theyr hedes after slewe eyther other for they shulde not fall in the handes of theyr enemyes or elles to auoyde y e peynes of the fyre whiche the herdes hadde begunne to fasten vpon the sayd towre whā the sayd Herdes hadde thus robbed and slayne y e Iewes of Langdocke they departed thens and yode towarde a a countrey called Carcasson entendynge lyke robbery as they before had vsed wherof y e countrey beynge warned stopped kepte so the passages withstode them with suche power and strengthe that they dysseuered thē selfe by small companyes so that many of them were taken and hanged the other fled in saue gardynge them selfe and so this folysshe prophecy was ended with synne and shame Kynge Phylyppe by meane of yll coūseyle sette a great taske vpon his comunes that is to meane the fyfth parte of theyr mouable goodes For the whiche consyderynge he had no charg of warres ī no place they murmured grudged wonder sore But how it was or this taxe was leuyed he fell in a feuer quarteyne a great flyx whiche sekenesse fell vpon hym by prayer of the comunes after the Frenche boke for leuyenge of y e sayd greuous taxe Than for hym was made many solempne processyons other prayers How be it in lōge processe he dyed whan he had languysshedde from the begynnynge of August tyl the .viii. day of Ianuary Upon whiche day he dyed whan he had reygned .iiii. yeres .vii. monethes odde dayes leuynge after hym none heyre male wherfore the crowne dyscēded vnto his brother Charles erle of the Marches Francia ¶ Charles the fyfth CArolus the fyfth or Charles the yongest of the thre bretherne or sonnes of Philyppe le Bewe begāne his reygne ouer y e Frenchmē in y e moneth of Ianuary yere of our lorde M.CCC and .xxii and the .xv. yere of
Anno domini M.CCC.xlv  Edmunde Hempnale  Rychard Lacer  Anno .xx.  Iohn̄ Glouceter  IN thys .xx. yere or later ende of the .xix. yere y t is to wyt aboute saynt Nycholas tyde in the begynnynge of thys mayers yere the foresayd erles of Derby Northampton had won the towne castel of Bergarat in Gascoyne slewe there the erle of Ualētynoys chefe capytayne therof toke there a noble man called y e erle of the Ilys wyth many other ryche prysoners And about Apryll y e sayd erles wanne a strōge towne called the Ryall wherof heryng Philip de Ualoys in all haste sent hys sonn̄ Iohn̄ duke of Normandy to wythstande to gyue batayll vnto y e sayd erles But whan the sayd duke was nere vnto the Englysshemen he had suche tydinges of theyr strength that he retourned vnto hys father agayn For the whych dede hys father wyth hym was greuously discontented in so moche y t by y e occasiō to auoyd his fathers displeasure he retourned īto Gascoyne layed siege vnto y e castel of Aguyllon there remayned tyll y e moneth of August folowing without gettynge of it any aduauntage at whych season he retourned agayn to his father After whose departure the erle of Northāpton with hys cōpany gatte a strōge towne called in french la Roche Darien which is to meane the Roche or Rocke of Aryen In the tyme of whyche warre thus cōtinued in Brytayne Guyan the Frenche kyng made purueyaunce to defende hys lande agayne kyng Edward for whome he awayted dayly And kyng Edwarde as faste gathered money made hys dayly purueyaunce to prepare hym thyderwarde Anno dn̄i xiii C.xlv  Anno dn̄i xiii C.xlvi  Iohn̄ Croydon  Geffrey wychyngham  Anno .xxi.  wyllyam Clopton  IN this .xxi. yere kyng Edward helde hys parlyament at westmynster about the tyme of lent And in the moneth of Iuly folowynge he toke shyppynge and sayled into Normandy landed as wytnesseth the Frēche cronicle at a place in that prouynce named in Frenche la Hougne sent Uast with .xi. C. sayles greate small y e .xii. day of y e foresayd moneth of Iuly And anone as he was lāded he cōmaunded hys people to waste y e countrey before them And by the ledyng of a knyght called syr Godfrey Harcourte he was broughte vnto a towne called Melly and from thens vnto Mountboure where the kynge wythe all hys people rested hym a season In the whyche tyme the sayde syr Godfrey brent spoyled the coūtrey of Cōstantyne there nere adioynyng Than kyng Edward departed frō y e foresayd towne went vnto a strōge towne called Karenten or Karenton the whyche he gate wyth the castell to the same belongynge And so continued his iourney y t vpō the .xx. day of y e sayde moneth of Iule he layed hys syege before the cytye or towne of Caen. wherin were at y e daye chyef capytaynes the bysshop of Bayen y e erle of Ewe the lorde of Turnebu wyth other dyuerse knyghtes men of name Than kyng Edwarde commaunded that the sayd towne shulde be assayled y e whych was done with so great force specyally with suche stronge and cōtynuall shot that the Frenchmē forsoke the wallys drew them towarde the castell And in processe after longe cruell fyght y e Englysshemen entred the towne there toke prysoners Amonge the whyche there was taken y e cōstable of Fraūce the kynges chaūberleyne Than the Englysshemen spoyled and pylled the towne of Caen and bare the pyllage vnto theyr shyppes whyche after was conueyed by them into Englande whan kynge Edwarde had thus spoyled and brent a parte of the towne of Caen forced the bysshope of Bayen the other capytaynes to take the castell for theyr refuge considerynge the strength of the same he departed thens and so sped hym towarde the cytye of Roan chefe princypall cytye of Normandye But the Frenche kynge with a greate power was in thys whyle comē vnto Roan̄ had broken the brydges and stopped the passages in suche wyse that kynge Edwarde was fayne to leue y e way so that he costed toward Parys and came to a stronge towne called Uernon from thens to a towne named Amyrlene at whych townes he was resysted loste some of hys soudyours And the .xii. daye of Auguste he came to a towne named Poysy taryed there .vi. dayes and from thēs yode vnto saynt Germayn And euer syr Godfrey de Harcourt byeng in y e vawarde brent the townes spoyled the coūtrey as he went And lyke as kyng Edwarde with hys hoste thus passed the coūtrey towarde Parys so in lyke maner the Frenche kynge with hys power passed or helde hys way towarde y e sayd cytye beynge so nere sundry tymes that eyther hoste had syght of other But the ryuer of Seyne was euer betwene them so that for it they myght nat ioyne in batayll whan kyng Edwarde was comyn to a towne called saynt Clowe he set fyre therin which was sene vnto Parys whyche put y e cytezeyns in great fere in so moch as wytnesseth the Frēch cronycle that if the Frēch kyng had nat ben there present the cytye shulde haue be yelden vnto kyng Edwarde Thā kyng Edward seynge he myght nat passe the ryuer of Seyn towarde y e citie of Parys occupyed all y e chefe palaysys royall Manours where the Frenche kynges were accustomed for to soiourne and lye at dranke the wyne occupyed suche stuffe necessaryes as he there fande And at hys departyng set fyre vpō them cōsumed the more parte of them As at poyzy one at saynt Germayne an other and at Mount Ioy the thyrde brente the towne of Poyzy reseruyng an house of nunnes whyche was founded by Phylyp le Beawe father vnto kyng Edwardes wyfe Here ye shal vnder stāde that the auctours or wryters fauoureth theyr owne nacyon For the Englysshe wryters say that y e Frēch kyng fledde brake the brydges as he went to the ende that the Englysh hoste shuld nat wynne to the French men to gyue vnto thē batayll And y e Frenche boke sayeth that kynge Edwarde fled wolde nat abyde batayl with the Frenche men wherefore the Frēch kyng brake the brydges to the entent that y e Englyssh mē shuld nat escape hys daūger But howe it was as sayth an other wryter called Iohn̄ Froysarde the commons of Fraūce thought it a greate dyshonoure vnto all the lande that the Englyssh hoste shuld so passe thorough the harte or myddell of Fraunce and to occupye the kynges chief lodgynges nat to be foughten with of all that season whych myght nat be after the opiniō of the sayd common people wythout great treason of suche as were nere about the kyng Thā kyng Edward was so closed by reason of brekynge of brydges y t he was forced to drawe backe and to reedyfye the brydge of Poyzy The
dn̄i xiii C.xlvii  Adam Bramson  Thomas Legge  Anno .xxii.  Rycharde Basyngstoke  THys .xxii. yere kyng Edward after the stormy wynter was ouerpassed he cōmaunded certayne shyppes to be ioyned mo in noumbre vnto such as before had kept the see that no vytayll shuld come to the inhabytaūtes of Caleys so that y e sayd towne was fayne to holde them content with such olde store as they had for any newe that to them myghte be cōueyd or sent And the kynges hoste was plentuously vytaylled by y e Flemynges by other vytayllers dayly commyng out of Englande Kynge Phylyppe hauynge dayly worde of the strength of his enemyes and the encreace of them as by Ester lynges and other nacions that kyng Edwarde had to hym allyed sawe well that withoute the sayde towne were shortly rescowed it shulde shortly be yolden into the handes of hys enemyes to the great hurte of all the realme of Fraunce wherfore after a great counsayll holden at Parys he chaunged hys money to hys greate auaūtage and ouer that set an inposicion vppon hys commons to theyr great grudge murmure And that done he toke his leue of saint Denys about the quyndene of Pasche and so yode vnto a towne called Hesdom̄ where he taryed the gaderyng of hys hoste so longe that it was nere vnto the feast of mary Magdaleyn or hys people were all assembled At whych season he set forthwarde to the town of Caleys to remoue y e kynge of England from that syeg◠and so spedde hym that about the ende of y e moneth of Iuly he drewe nere vnto Caleys The whyche before hys commynge was yolden vnto kyng Edwarde so that the Frenche cronicle sheweth no thynge of the Frenche kynges shame full departyng lyke as it is rehersed in the Englysshe cronycle of other wryters that wryte of the same Than after moste wryters y e town of Caleys was yolden to kynge Edwarde about the ende of Septembre after the kynge had contynued there hys siege an hole yere and somedeale more After receyte wherof he taryed in the towne vppon a moneth voyded clene all the olde inhabytauntes and Frenchemen and stored it wyth Englysshemen and specyally wyth Kentyshmen And whan he had sette that towne in a sure ordre and gydynge and graunted a peace for .ix. monethes at the requeste of two cardynalles sente frome the forenamed pope Clement the syxte to be holden betwene hym and the Frenche kyng he sayled wyth great tryumphe into Englande and came to London aboute the feaste of saynte Romayne or the thre and twenty daye of Octobre where he was ioyously receyued of the cytezeyns and so cōueyed vnto westmynster In thys yere also an Englysshe knyght called syr Thomas Agorne capytayne of the roche of Aryan before spoken of in the .xx. yere of thys kyng was fiersly warred of syr Charles de Bloys But after many bykerynges skyrmishes a day of batayl was set betwene the sayd Charles Thomas Or after the Frēche bokes declaration the sayd Charles assautynge that towne vpō one partie the sayd syr Thomas wyth a cōpany of stalworth archers sowdyours issued out at an other parte of the towne beset the sayd syr Charles hys cōpany about assayled them in suche wyse y t in the ende the more partye of hys cōpany was taken and slayne the sayd syr Charles there takē amōg the other And of men of name were there slayne y e vicoūt of Roan y e lord Dernall y e lord of Quyntyne wyth syr wyllm̄ hys sōne y e lord of y e castell of Bret y e lord of the roche syr Geffrey Turneuew with many other mē of honour whych I passe ouer And after the sayd Charles was healed of suche woūdes as he had receyued in that fyght he was conueyed into Englande there kept as prysoner Anno domini M.CCC.xlvii  Anno domini M.CCC.xlviii  Henry Pycarde  Iohn̄ Luskyn  Anno .xxiii.  Symonde Dolsely  IN thys .xxiii. yere fyll great cōtynuall rayne from mydsomer to Crystmas whereof ensued excedynge floddes By reason wherof the grounde was sore corrupted so that dyuers inconueniences ensued vpon the same as sykenes other as in y e yeres folowynge shall apere And in Fraunce thys yere the people dyed wonderfully in dyuers places of the realme so vehemently that in the cytye of Parys dyed in thys yere or lyt tell more ouer .l. M. people and at saynt Denys beyonde .xiiii. M. And in Italy and many other countreys thys mortalytye aboute thys season reygned also inportunely and that in Hethēnes aswell as in cristēdome And in the ende of thys yere about the ende of August thys mortalytye began in dyuers places of England and specyally at London and so continued to the sayd moneth of August next ensuynge And vpō that ensued sterylite or bareynes aswel of the see as of the lande so that vytaylle and corne was more scante than it was before Anno domini M.CCC.xlviii  Anno dsii M.CCC.xlix  Adam Bury  wyllyam Turke  Anno .xxiiii.  Rauffe Lynne  IN thys .xxiiii. yere the mortalitie beforesayde in Englande specyally in London moost feruētly raynynge a treasone as after appereth was conspyred to haue broughte the towne of Caleys agayne to the Frenche kynges possessyon Kynge Edwarde beforetyme hadde commytted one of the towres of Caleys vnto a Ianuay to whō he mych trusted wyth the whyche Ianuay a knyght of Burgoyn named syr Godfrey de Charny was very famylyer in so mych that the sayd syr Godfrey at conuenyent leysex brake vnto the sayde Ianuay for the betrayenge of y e towne of Caleys The which gaue vnto hym lykynge answere so that the sayd Ianuay agreed for certayn sōme of money to be payde in hande to deliuer vnto the sayd syr Godfrey and suche other as he then shulde brynge wyth hym the towre that he then hadde in kepynge By meane wherof he shulde shortly after haue the rule of the towne In tyme of dryuynge and of apoyntynge of whiche bargayne as sayth the Frenche cronycle this Ianuay sent secrete word vnto the kynge of Englande requyrynge hym in secrete wyse to come vnto Caleys The whyche then holdynge hys Crystmas at Hauerynge Bower in Essex vppon the morowe after newe yeres daye toke hys shyppynge and landed that nyght at Caleys in so secrete maner that fewe of the towne knewe of his there beyng whan the daye of apoyntmente of delyuery of this foresayd towre was comyn and thys Ianuay hadde receyued hys payment at an houre assygned bytwene the sayde syr Godfrey hym a tokē was gyuē by thys sayde Ianuay that the Frenchmen shulde drawe nere vnto y e sayd towre to wynne theyr pray Then the sayd syr Godfrey wyth a certayne noumber came wythin y e daūger of the towne of Caleys warnyng y e resydue of hys cōpany that they shuld tary there tyll he were enterde y e towne than
at his sendyng to come in all spedy wyse But so soone as the sayde syr Godfrey was nere vnto the towre a busshment of sawdyoures were sente out at a possterne the whiche closed hym and his Frenchemen vpon all sydes slewe of them many Amonge the whiche syr Henry de Boys knyght with syr Gautyer de Ualence and syr Robert of Beuuays knyghtes were slayne And the sayd syr Godfrey taken sore wounded and the lorde of Mountmorency escaped with great dauÌ„ger the whithe gaue warnynge vnto the other company and returned theym into Fraunce Than the sayd Godfrey de Charney was layde vpon aborde and so presented vnto kynge Edwarde the whiche had suche pyte of hym that he coÌ„maunded his owne surgyons to loke vnto hym and to cure hym in theyr best maner And whaÌ„ he was somdeale cured he was sente as a prysoner with other into Englande In this yere also the kynge caused to be coyned grotes halfe grotes the whiche lacked of the weyght of his former coyne .ii. s. vi d. in a li. Troy And aboute the ende of August sessed the mortalyte or dethe in London y e whiche was so vehemet and sharpe within y e sayd cytie that ouer the bodyes buried in churches and churcheyerdes monasteries and other accumed buryeng places was buryed that same yere in the charterhouse yerde of London .l. M. persones and aboue This yere also was y e yere of Iubile or clene remyssyon whiche is kept at Rome at euery .l. wynter ende lyke as the yere of Iubile or grace is contynued at Cauntorbury And thys yere by the laboure of two cardynalles sent from pope ClemeÌ„t the .vi was a peace coÌ„cluded bytwene the two kynges of Englande of FrauÌ„ce for a yere nere vnto the owne of Caleys wherefore the stablysshynge of the sayde peace for the sayde yere assembled the two sayde cardynalles And for the kynge of Englande the bysshoppe of Norwyche than treasourer and chyefe chanceller of the kynge with other vnto hym by the kynge assygned And for the Frenche kynge was there the bysshop of Laone and the abbot of saynt Denys wyth other And the .xxiii. daye of the moneth of Auguste In thys yere and yere of our lorde .xiii. hundreth and fyfthty dyed Phylyppe de Ualoyes kyng of Fraunce Anno domini M.CCC.xlix  Anno domini M.CCC.l.  IohnÌ„ Notte  Rycharde Kyllyngbury  Anno .xxv.  wyllyam worcestre  IN thys .xxv. yere about y e feast of the decollacyon of saynte IohnÌ„ Baptyste in the latter ende of August a noble man of Spayne called syr Charles to whome kynge Iohan of Fraunce had newely gyueÌ„ the erledome of Angolesme entendynge to wynne some honoure vpon the Englysshemen wyth a stronge nauy of Spaynardes entrede y e Englysshe stremys and dyd moche harme vnto kynge Edwardes frendes So that the kyng about the season abouesayde mette wyth the sayde nauy vpon the cooste of wynchelsee where betwene the kynge and them was a longe and mortall fyghte to y e greate losse of moche people vppon bothe partyes But in the ende god sente vnto the kyng vyctory so that he chased hys enemyes and wanne frome theym .xxii. of theyr shyppes after moost wryters wyth many prysoners And thys yere syr Thomas of Agorne whiche as in the .xxii. yere of thys kyngê reygne toke prysoner syr Charles de Bloys and other was slayne by chaunce medle of a knyght of Fraunce or Brytayne called syr Rauffe de Caours And thys yere were solempne messangers sente vnto Rome for to conclude and parfyte the peace betwene the two kynges of Englande and of Fraunce So that kynge Edward shulde resygne and gyue vp all hys tytle and clayme that he made vnto the crowne of Fraunce the French kynge shulde clerely gyue vnto hym all the duchye of Guyan wyth all suche landes as at any tyme before were taken by any of hys progenytoures from it And that kyng Edwarde and hys heyres kynges shuld freely holde and occupye the sayde duchye wythout doynge of homage to any Frenche kyng after that day But the conclusyon of thys matyer was so prolonged and deferred by y â— pope and such delayes as dayly ben vsed in the courte of Rome that the erle of Derby wyth other whyche were appoynted for the kynge of Englande retourned wythoute spede of theyr cause wherfore kynge Edwarde made new prouisyoÌ„s to warre vpon kyng IohnÌ„ of Fraunce Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.li  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lii  IohnÌ„ wrothe  Andrewe Awbry  Anno .xxvi.  GybbonÌ„ Stayndrope  IN thys .xxvi. yere the castel of Guynys was yolden vnto the Englysshmen dwellynge in Caleys whyche as testyfyeth the French cronicle was done by treason of a FreÌ„ch man named Guyllyam de BeaucoÌ„roy For the whyche treason the sayd Guyllyam was shortely after put in execucyon in the towne of Amyas And about the myddell of August vppon the euyn of our Lady assumpcyon syr Guy de Neale than marshall of Fraunce wyth a stronge coÌ„pany gaue bataylle vnto the Englysshemen than beynge in Brytayn in the whych the sayde syr Guy with the lord of Brykebet and the Chaste leyne of Beaunais with many other noble men were slayne many takeÌ„ prysoners Anno domini M.CCC.li  Anno domini M.CCC.lii  IohnÌ„ Peche  Adam Fraunceys  Anno .xxvii.  IohnÌ„ Stodeney  THe somer of thys .xxvii. yere was so dry that it was many yeres after called the drye somer For from the latter ende of Marche tyll the latter ende of Iuly fyll lytell rayne or none by reason wherof many inconuenyences ensued And one thynge whyche is specyally noted corne the yere folowynge was scante whereof the pryce thys yere began to enhaunce greatly and beuys and mottons were also dere for scantnesse of grasse and pasture and that aswell was expert in Fraunce as in the I le of EnglaÌ„de Anno domini M.CCC.lii  Anno domini M.CCC.liii  IohnÌ„ welde  Adam Fraunceys  Anno .xxviii.  IohnÌ„ Lytell  IN thys .xxviii. yere kynge Edwarde holdynge hys parlyament at westmynster amonge other thynges there enacted soone after Pentecoste created the erle of Derby duke of LaÌ„castre â—yr Rauffe Stafforde was created erle of Stafforde Than thys duke of Lancastre was sent agayne ouer the see wherein the ende of this yere as witnesseth IohnÌ„ Froysarde he was appealed of the duke of Bryswyke a duke of the couÌ„tre of Almayne of certayne wordes contrary hys honoure for the whych he waged batayll with the sayd duke in the court of the Frenche kyng Than thys Henry whych of some wryters is named Henry Bolyngbroke duke of Lancastre purchased hys sauffe conduyte of the Frenche kyng and kepte hys day appoynted for that bataylle in a felde called in Frenche La preauxclers where for them was ordeyned a place lyested and cloosed in goodly wyse kynge Iohan beynge presente wyth the more parte of hys nobles of FrauÌ„ce And there came in fyrst into that feld the
forenamed duke Appellaūte after thys noble duke of Lācastre to the great honour of all Englande And soone after dyuers obseruaūces accordyng to the law of armys done solempne othes taken eyther set in the rest to haue rōne the fyrst course But kynge Iohan of hys especyall grace ceased y e mater toke the quarell into hys handes so that eyther of theym departed the felde wythout any stroke strykynge and pacyfyed the appeale to the honoure of the duke of Lancastre as wytnesseth the Frenche boke nat wyth standynge he was the French kynges enemye And soone after the sayde duke of Lancastre wyth other nobles assygned to hym by the kyng of England wentte to Auynyon wyth the archebysshoppe of Roan than chaunceller of Fraunce and the duke of Burbō and other appoynted for the kynge of Fraunce to conclude efte a peace betwene theyr two prynces The whyche at the cytye beforesayd were harde at lengthe before the newe pope than named Innocente the .vi. whych also lyke to hys predecessour was a Frencheman and cardynall of Lymosyne in Normādy called by hys proper name Stephan Aubert In conclusyon after great argumēte made on eyther partye before the pope and hys counsayl fynally it was agreed that y e peace betwene the .ii. kynges shuld be kept holden inuiolate tyll mydsomer next folowynge Anno domini M.CCC.liii  Anno dn̄i M.CCC.liiii  wyllyam Tontynghm̄  Thomas Legge  Anno .xxix.  Rycharde Smert  IN thys .xxix. yere kynge Edward by the aduyce of hys coūsayll for so moche as the townes of Flaunders brake theyr promyse before tyme made and helde nat the bādes of amyte by theym promysed by the lyfe of Iaques de Artyuele but fauoured the Frēche kynges partye therefore he with drewe from theym the markettes and staples of wolles that in sondry townes of Flaunders had than lately by the prouycyon of the foresayd Iaques to theyr greate aduauntage vsed to be kept and ordeyned than the sayde staples to be holden in sondry good townes of Englande as westmynster Chychester Lyncolne Brystowe and Caunterbury And shortely after Easter the Frenche kynge sent hys eldest sonne Charles dolphyne of Uyenne into Normandy for to take the rule of y e countre and specially for to sease certayne landes castelles whyche at y e daye belonged vnto the kyng of Nauerne whyche than was oute of the Frenche kynges fauour for the deth of syr Charles of Spayne constable lately of Fraūce y t he had by his meanes murdered in a towne called the Aygle in Normandy vpō .ii. yeres before passed And whyle y e sayd dolphyne was thus besyed in Normādy he made suche meanes to y e rulers therof that they graūted vnto hym ayde of .iii. M. mē for .iii. moneths at theyr proper costes and charges Of thys soone after sprange suche tydinges y t the kyng of Englād was enfourmed that the Frēch kyng had gyuen to hys sonne Charles y e duchy of Normandy with all Gascoygne Guyan and howe y e Normānes had graūted vnto y e sayd Charles .iii. M. mē for .iii. moneths to warre at theyr costes vpō y e Englyshmē whych as y e Frēch boke testifieth was graūted to hym onely to defēde y e kyng of Nauerne y t came to Cōstātyne shortly after for to repossesse all such lādes as the sayd dolphyn of hys had there seased for that wyth a bygge armye made warre vpon the sayd dolphyn But were it thus or otherwyse trouth it is as diuers wryters agreē in the moneth of October and ende of thys yere prynce Edwarde wyth a great hoste entred Gascoyne and passed by Tholouse and passed the ryuer of Gerounde or Geron̄ and so passed by Carcassyon and brent the bulwerkes of that cytye and from thens he rode to Nerbon̄ in pyllyng spoylynge the countre as he went And in the same yere kynge Edwarde wyth his power landed at his towne of Caleys where he rested hī by all y e tyme of this mayres yere And in this yere was the house of the freres Augustynes of Londō fynysshed whyche was reedyfyed by syr Humfrey Bohum erle of Hertforde and Essex whose body lyeth buryed in the quere of the sayde house or chyrche before the hygh aulter Anno domini M.CCC.liiii  Anno domini M.CCC.lv  Thomas Forster  Symon Franceys  Anno .xxx.  Thomas Brandon  IN this .xxx. yere the kynge as ye before haue herde beyng at Caleys shortly after the feast of Alhalloyne toke his iournay towarde the Frenche kynge and contynued his iournay tyll he came to a towne named Hesden and brake there the Frenche kynges parke toke suche pleasures as hym there lyked In whiche season of his there beynge tydynges were brought vnto hym y t y e Scottes had gotē y e towne of Berwyke and how they made dayly assautes to wynne the castell wherfore the kyng made the more hasty spede and returned to Caleys and so into Englande For whiche cause sayth y e Frenche cronycle y t kynge Edwarde fled from the Frenche kynge y t than with a strōge power came from Amy as vnto saynt Omers Than kynge Edwarde sped hym into Scotlande so y t in the moneth of Ianuary and begynnynge of the xxx yere of his reygne and .xxvii. day of the sayd moneth he layd his syege to y e towne of Berwyke had it yolden vnto hym in shorte processe of tyme after And that doone he entred ferther into the lande and subdued y e cheyf townes holdes as he went pursued the Scottysshe kynge so narowly that in the ende he was fayne to submytte hym to y e kynges grace as prysoner and resygned his power into the kynges hande And whan kynge Edwarde had set that coūtre in a rule he returned with the Scottysshe kyng agayne into Englande and called his courte of parlyament at westmynster In y e whiche amōge other thynges to the kynges auauntage was graunted to the mayntenaunce of his warres .l. s. of a sacke of woll for y e terme of .vi. yeres But it contynued lenger though the marchaūtes staplers therat grutched Than let vs now retourne vnto that noble prynce Edward the fyrst begotten sonne of the kynge whych by all thys tyme warred vppon the Frenchmen as in y e precedynge yere is touchyd So that lastly he retourned to Burdeaux wyth many ryche prysoners and pyllages to the great honoure of hym selfe and the greate auauncement of hys soudyours And all be it that in that countrees whyche he then passed were the erles of Armenake and of Foyze of Poytyers and of Cleremount wyth syr Iames de Burbon̄ and many other knyghtes the whyche hadde dowble the people as testyfyeth the Frenche cronycle that the prynce had yet passed he from Tholous to Nerbon̄ fro Nerbon̄ to Burdeaux wythout batayle And after the prynce hadde there a whyle rested hym and hys people and sent dyuers of hys prysoners in to Englande he wyth hys hoste entred the
y t he wyth hys sonnes shuld dyne with hym vpon the morowe folowynge whyche of the kynge was graunted to be vpon the monday folowynge y e xii daye of the moneth At which day kynge Edwarde was fyrst set kept the astate than secundaryly y e freÌ„ch kynge Thyrdly the prynce of walys and fourthly the duke of Lancastre without mo at y e table In the tyme of whych dyner came to y e castell the erle of Flaunders whome the FreÌ„ch kyng welcomed in moste louyng maner And whan the sayde dyner wyth all honour was ended .ii. of y e kynges sonnes of EnglaÌ„de two of y e Frech kynges toke leue of theyr fathers rode towarde BoleynÌ„ where at that tyme the regent of FrauÌ„ce was The whyche mette theym in the myd way betwene Caleys and BoleynÌ„ so coÌ„ueyed them vnto BoleynÌ„ and rested there wyth theym that nyghte vpoÌ„ the morowe lafte theym there and hym selfe came vnto Caleys fyrst to hys father and after hys father and he came bothe to the kynges palays to dyner whyche kynge Edwarde receuyed wyth moche ioye honoure and made vnto theym a sumptuous feaste Uppon the fourthtene daye of Octobre the sayde regente departed frome Caleys and retourned vnto BoleynÌ„ and the two sonnes of kyng Edwarde retourned from Boleyne to Caleys And vppon a saterdaye the .xxiiii. daye of the moneth of Octobre both kyngê beyng in .ii. trauersys in one chapell at Caleys a masse was sayde before them to the offeryng of which masse nother of theym came But whan the pax was borne fyrst to the French kynge and eft to kynge Edwarde eyther refused to kysse it fyrste the Frenche kynge rose vp came towarde kyng Edwarde wherof he beyng ware rose vp and mette wyth hym refused the pax and kyssed eyther other At the whyche masse eyther of them was solemply sworne to maynteyne the articles of the sayd peace And for more assuraunce of y e same many lordes vpon bothe partyes were also sworne to maynteyne the same to theyr powers ye shal also vnderstande that in thys season that the Frenche kynge soâ—ourned thus at Caleys bothe for the paymente of hys raunsome also for the deliuery of certayn holdes and townes which as yet were nat deliuered he putte in such suerties as foloweth The duke of Orliaunce the duke of Burgoyn the duke of Burbone the erles of Angeou of Poyteau of Bloys of Alenson of saynte Poule of Escamps of Ualentynoys of Brame of Ew of Longeuyle of CaÌ„caruyle of Ancerre of Dampmartyne of Uendature of Salysbruge and of Uendosme the vycountes of BaudemouÌ„t of Beawmount of Ancuerre the lordes of Craon of Deruall of Dabyguy of Cousy of Fyers of Preaux of saynt Uenant of Garancyers of Aluerne of Mountmorency and of Angest also the lord or wardeyne of the forestes and kynghtes syr wyllyam de Craon syr Lowys de Harcourt syr IohnÌ„ de Laguy and syr Galtyerde Donehame Of the whyche .xxxviii. persones dyuers of theym as before is touched were takeÌ„ prysoners at y e batayll of Poytyers For the whyche it was agreed that as many as had nat payde theyr fynaunce before the thyrde daye of Maye laste past shuld be acquited by the kynges fynaunce wyth dyuers other condycyoÌ„s which I passe ouer Than vpoÌ„ the morowe folowyng of the takynge of the foresayde othe by the two kynges that is to say son daye the xxv daye of Octobre the Frenche kyng was freely delyuered the which the sayd day before noone departed frome Caleys and rode towarde Boleyn whome kynge Edwarde conueyed a myle vppon hys waye At whyche myles ende they de parted with kyssynge and other louynge maner and prynce Edwarde kept on hys waye with kyng IohnÌ„ so conueyed hym to Boloyn where he taryed that nyghte And vpon the morowe the sayd prynce Edwarde Charles duke of Normandy wyth y e erle of Escamps and other noble meÌ„ there than beynge pÌ„sent were agayn sworne to maynteyne and holde the sayde peace wythout fraude colour or dysceyte And that done the sayde prynce takynge hys leue retourned that nyghte vnto Caleys And so yt now appereth vnto you that kynge IohnÌ„ stode as prysoner by the space of .iii. yeres and asmoche as frome the .xix. day of Septembre vnto .xxv. daye of Octobre And whan kynge Edwarde had sped his nedes at Caleys he after as shal be shewed in the yere folowynge sayled into Englande It is also to be noted y t thys yere whyle the kyng was occupyed in his warres in Fraunce as before is touched the erle of Seynpoule wyth an army of Frenchemen sayled aboute the borders of Kent and Sussex and laÌ„ded in sundry places as Rye wynchelsee and Hastynges and spoyled the townes and slew many of y e men and dyd moche harme to the poore fysshers Anno domini M.CCC.lix  Anno domini M.CCC.lx  IohnÌ„ Denys  IohnÌ„ wroth  Anno .xxxv.  walter Borney  UPon the euyn of saynt Quyn tyne or the .xxx. daye of Nouembre in the ende of the .xxxiiii. yere of kyng Edwarde and begynnynge of thys mayres yere the kynge toke shyppynge at Caleys and sayled towarde Englande bryngynge wyth hym certayne of hys hostages That is to saye Lowys the secoÌ„de sonne of kynge Iohan newely made duke of Aniou of Mayn which before was erle of Angeou IohnÌ„ hys brother newely made duke of Aluerne and of Berry which before was erle of Poytyers whyche erledome nowe belonged to kynge Edwarde by reason of the foresayde treaty He also hadde wyth hym syr Lowys duke of Brabant and the erles of Alenson and of Escampes whyche were nere of the Frenche kynges blode with eyghte other erles and lordes named in the Frenche cronycle with the which the kynge laÌ„ded at Douer shortly after and so came to London the .ix. day of Nouembre And in thys .xxxv. yere men and beastes were perysshed in Englande in dyuers places wyth thoÌ„dre lygh tenynge and the fende was sene in mannes lykenesse spake vnto men as they trauayled by the waye Anno domini M.CCC.lx  Anno domini M.CCC.lx  wyllyam Holbech  IohnÌ„ Pecche  Anno .xxxvi.  Iames Tame  IN thys .xxxvi. yere prynce Edwarde wedded the countesse of Kent whyche before was wyfe vnto syr Thomas Holande before that wyfe vnto the erle of Salesbury and deuorsed froÌ„ hym and maryed vnto the sayde syr Thomas In thys yere also was great mortalitie of men in England duryng the whyche the noble duke Henry of LaÌ„castre dyed Thys of wryters is named the seconde mortalitie For it was y e seconde that fylle in thys kynges dayes whan duke Henry was dede syr Iohan of Gaunt the kynges thyrde sonne whyche had maryed the sayde dukes doughter was made duke of that duchye In thys yere also were sene two castels in the ayre whereof that one appered in the south east and that other in the south west out of y e which at sondry
kept to the entent that at all tymes when any cytesyne wolde borowe any money that he shulde haue it there for the space of a yere to laye for suche a summe as he wold haue plate or other iewellys to a suffycyente gayge so that he excedyd not the summe of an hundreth marke And for the occupyenge therof yf he were lerned to saye at hys pleasure De profundis for the soule of IohnÌ„ Bernys and all christen soules as often tymes as in hys summe were comprysed .x. markes As he that borowed but .x. marke shulde saye but ouer that prayer And yf he had .xx. marke then to saye it twyes and so after the rate And yf he were not lerned then to saye so often hys Pater noster But how so thys money was lent or gyded at thys daye the cheste remayneth in the chamber of London wythout money or pledges for the same Anno domini M.CCC.lxx  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxi  Robert Hatfelde  IohnÌ„ Bernes  Anno .xlvi.  Robert GaytonÌ„  IN thys .xlvi. yere and moneth of February kynge Edwarde helde hys parlyamente at westmynster In the whych he asked of the spirytualtye .l. M. li as moch of y e laye fee. The whych by the temporal was graunted but the clergye kepte them of wyth plesaunt answeres So that the kyng and hys couÌ„sayll was with them dyscontented in so moche that to theyr dyspleasures dyuers offycers as the chaunceler the pryuye seale the tresourer and other were remoued beyng spyrytuall men and in theyr offyces places temporall men set in And shortly after the foresayde cardynall of Beauuays came into Englande to treate of the peace betwene the .ii. realmes But he spedde nothyng to the effect therof wherfore in the moneth of Iuly y e Frenche kyng sente into the countre of Poyteaw the forenamed syr Barthram de ClayconÌ„ wyth a stronge armye where he wan dyuers holdes fortresses from the Englyshmen In whyche season kynge Edwarde for strengthyng of the couÌ„tre specially to defende y e towne of Rochell which as aboue in the other yere is shewed was at this yere besieged by the sayd syr Barthran sente the erle of Penbroke wyth other noble men to forty fye the sayde towne and to remoue y e syege But or he myght wynne to the sayd towne he was encountred with a flote of Spaynardes the whyche kyng Henry of Castyle had sent into Fraunce to strength the French kynges partye Of the whyche flote after longe and cruell fyght the sayde erle was taken wyth syr Guycharde de Angle and other to the nombre of C and thre score prysoners the more partye of hys men slayne and drowned wyth the losse of many good shyppes And in the begynnyng of the moneth of Septembre folowyng a Gascoygne borne a man of good fame whome the kyng of England had admytted for hys lyeutenaunt gouernoure of the countre of Poyteaw named le Captall de Bueffe faughte wyth an armye of Frenchmen before a towne named Sonbyse where in conclusyon hys men were slayne and chased he wyth .lxx. of hys partie taken prysoners Than the dukes of Berry of Burgoyne vppon the .vi. daye of Septembre came before Rochell and had certayne communicacioÌ„s with y e rulers of the sayd towne for the delyuery therof In this passe tyme season kyng Edward heryng of the takyng of the erle of PeÌ„broke of the losse that he dayly had of hys men in dyuers partyes of Fraunce with also the ieopardye that y e towne of Rochell and other stode in made hasty prouysyon entendyd to haue passed the see But the wynde was coÌ„traryous that he myght haue no passage wherfore he retourned as sayth PolicronicoÌ„ agayne into the land Than vpon the .viii. daye of Septembre beforesayd the captayne of Rochell hauynge no coÌ„forte of short rescous yelded vppon certayne appoyntementes the sayde towne vnto the forenamed dukes vnto the FreÌ„ch kynges vse And shortely after were also yolden to theym the townes of Angolesme of ExaÌ„ctes of saiÌ„t IohnÌ„ de Angely wyth dyuers other Anno domini M.CCC.lxxi  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxii  IohnÌ„ Phylpotte  IohnÌ„ Pyell  Anno .xlv.  Nycholas Brember  IN thys .xlvii. yere at a wrestelynge holden vpon blake Heth besyde London was slayne a mercer of LondoÌ„ named IohnÌ„ Northwode For the whyche greate dyssencyon grewe amonge the felyshyppes of y e cytye to the houge dystourbaunce of it and a good season after or the rancoure thereof myghte be duely appeased In thys yere also the duke of LaÌ„castre syr IohnÌ„ of Gaunt syr EdmuÌ„de his brother erle of Cambriged wedded the two doughters of Peter whyche was late kynge of Castyle put to deth by HeÌ„ry hys bastarde brother as before I haue shewed in the xliii yere of thys kyngê reygne Of y e whyche two doughters syr IohnÌ„ of Gaunt maryed the eldest named CoÌ„stance hys brother the yonger named Isabell so that by these maryages these .ii. bretherne claymed to be enherytours of the kyngdome of Castyle or Spayne And in thys yere after the duke of Brytayne had receyued many exortacyons requestes frome the Frenche kyng to haue hym vpon hys partye he sente for certayne sowdyours of Englishmen strengthed with them some of thys castelles holdes wherof heryng kyng Charles sent thyder wyth a stronge power the forenamed syr Barthran de Claycon warnyng theym to make warre vpon them as an enemye vnto the house of FrauÌ„ce The whyche accordynge to theyr coÌ„mission entred the lande of Brytayn in wastyng it with irne fyre and in shorte processe had yolden vnto hym the more partye of the chyef townes excepte Brest Aulroy and Deruall Than in the ende of Iuny the sayde syr Barthran layd syege vnto Brest the lord of Craon wyth other laye before Daruall In all whyche season the duke of Brytayne was in Englande For so soone as he hadde as before is sayd bestowed the foresayd Englyshe sowdyours he sayled into Englande to speke wyth kynge Edwarde In the moneth of Iuly the duke of LaÌ„castre wyth syr IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„t forde duke of Brytayne other with a myghty puyssaunce landed at Caleys And after they had rested them there a certayn days they rode vnto Hesden and lodged them within the parke an other season And after passed by DourloÌ„s by Benquesne and so vnto Corbye where they passed y e ryuer of Some and rode vnto Roy in Uermendoys where they rested them by the space of .vii. dayes At whych terme ende they set fyre vpon the towne toke theyr way towarde Laemoys and burned spoyled the countre as they weÌ„t And in processe of tyme passed the ryuers of Osne Marne and of Aube rode thorugh ChaÌ„payne by the erledome of Brame streyghte vnto Guy passed the ryuer of Seyn so towarde y e ryuer of Leyr and vnto Marcynguy y e noÌ„nery And whan they were passed the sayd nonnery they kepte theyr waye
towarde the ryuer of Ancherre and so vnto Burdeaux In all whyche iourney they passed wythout fyghte or batayll natwithstādyng the great hurte domage they dyd vnto y e townes coūtres as they passed Excepte at a place or towne called Orchye a knyght of Fraūce called syr Iohn̄ de Uyenne encountred .l. speres and .xx. archers that were strayed from theyr hoste and set vppon theym and slew some parte of theym and toke the resydue of theym prysoners So that the Frenche boke sayth for so moche as for lacke of meate for theyr horses and other paynfull thynges that in that iourney to theym happened that though that iournay were vnto the Englysshemen honorable to ryde so ferre in the kynges lāde vnfoughten wyth yet it was to theym very paynfull cōsyderyng the manyfolde chaunces fallynge to theym as losse of horses and other thynges duryng that passage Anno dn̄i M.CCC.lxxii  Anno dn̄i M.CCC.lxxiii  Iohn̄ Awbry  Adam of Bury  Anno .xlviii.  Iohn̄ Fysshyde  IN thys .xlviii. yere were sente fro the pope than beyng the .xi. Gregory the archebysshop of Rauenne and the bysshop of Carentras for to treate of the peace betwene the .ii. kynges of Englande and of Fraūce The whyche assembled them at Bruges in Flaundres whyther also for kynge Edwardes partye came the duke of Lancastre and the bysshope of Londō wyth other And for Charles the Frenche kynge appered there the duke of Burgoyne the bisshop of Amyens and other The whyche cōmyssioners after they had spente a greate parte of the lente in disputacions of thys matter the partyes for the Frenche kynge desyred a lycence of the legates that they myghte ryde vnto Parys and shewe vnto y e kyng the offycers of the englysshe partye and so to retourne with hys pleasur wherupon it was agreed that a certayne shulde ryde to shew vnto the Frenche kynge y t the Englysshemen abode styffely vpon the souerayntye that the kynge of Englande and hys heyres kynges shal enioy all the former landes comprysed in the peace made betwene hym and Iohn̄ than kyng of Fraūce as before is shewed in the .xxxiiii. yere of thys kyng wyth out homage or other duyte for them doynge For thys matter as sayth y e Frenche cronycle kyng Charlys assembled at Parys a great parte of y e nobles of hys realme wyth many other wyse mē doctours of dyuynite to haue that case suffyciently argued and debated In the whyche coūsayl it was plenerly determyned that the kyng myght nat gyue ouer the sayd souerayntye without great peryll of hys soule as there was shewed by diuers resons whan thys reporte was brought vnto Bruges y e sayd treaty was dissolued wythoute any conclusyon takynge excepte the peace was contynued tyll the feast of all sayntes next ensuynge Anno domini M.CCC.lxxiii  Anno domini M.CCC.lxxiiii  Rycharde Lyons  wyllyam walworth  Anno .xlix.  wyllyam wodhowce  IN thys yere that is to vnderstande in the begynnynge of thys mayres yere and ende of the xlviii yere of kyng Edwarde a new wyse cōplayned vpon to the kyng y t he was throwen into pryson where he lay many yeres after Than kyng Edwarde created Rychard sonn̄ of prynce Edward prynce of walys gaue vnto hym y e erledomes of Chester and Cornewayll And also for the kyng waxed feble sykely he than betoke the rule of the lande vnto syr Iohn̄ of Gaunt duke of Lancastre and ordeyned hym as gouernour of the lande whyche so contynued durynge hys fathers lyfe In thys yere also the tenaūtes or menyall seruaūtes of the erle of warwyk made a ryot vpon the monkes of Euyshm̄ and slewe hurte many of the abbottes tenauntes spoyled and brake hys closures and warynnes and sewed theyr pondes and waters and dyd vnto them many displesures to the vtter ruyne of that monastery ne had the kyng y ◠soner haue sente downe to the erle hys letters chargynge hym to sease withdraw hys men from that ryot whych afterwarde was pacified without any notary punysshement of suche persons as were begynners or executours of that ryot Anno domini M.CCC.xcvi  Anno dn̄i M.CCC.xcvii  Androwe Pykman  Nycholas Bembre  Anno .lii.  Nycholas Twyforde  IN thys .lii. yere and .xii. daye of the moneth of Apryl syr Iohn̄ Mynster worth knyght for certayne tresons of the whych he was conuict before the mayre and other iustyces of the kyng in the Guyld halle was thys foresayd daye at tyborne put in execucion that is to meane hanged heded and quartered hys hed sette after vpō Lōdon brydge The cause of whose dethe was for so moche as he beynge put in trust by the kyng receyued greate summes of money to paye wyth the kynges sowdyours the whyche he kepte vnto hys owne vse and deceyued the kynge and hys sowdiours And whan therof he was to the kyng accused he feryng punysshement fledde into Fraunce there conspyred newly agayne his natural prynce so lastly was taken and receyued hys meryte In thys yere also began a wōderfull cysme in the churche of Rome For after the deth of the pope the .xi. Gregory was chosen .ii. popes wherof the fyrst was named the .vi. Urbā and that other the seuenth Clement the fyrste an Italy on borne and that other a Frencheman Of the whyche ensued suche dyscorde in eleccyon of the pope that by the terme of .xxxix. yeres after there was euer .ii. popes in suche auctorytye that harde and doughtefull it was to knowe whether was indubitat pope And vpon the .xxii. daye of the moneth of Iuny dyed at hys manour of Shene now called Rychmoūt kyng Edward y e thyrde of that name whā he had reygned .li. yeres and .v. monethes and odde dayes leuyng after hym .iiii. sonnes that is to saye Leonell duke of Clarence Iohn̄ of Gaūt duke of Lancastre Edmund of Lāgley duke of yorke and Thomas of woodstok erle of Cambrydge Of the whyche sonnes wyth other nobles of hys realme he was honourably cōueyed frō his sayd manour of Shene vnto the monastery of westmynster and there solempnely wythin the chapell of saynt Edwarde vppon the south syde of the shryne wyth thys Epytaphyor superscrypcion in a table hangyng vpon hys tombe ¶ Hic decus Anglorum flos regum preteritorū Forma futurorum rex clemens pax populorum Tercius Edwardus regni complens iubileum Inuictus pardus pollens bellis Machabeus The whych is thus to be vnderstāde in our mother tūge as folowynge Of Englyshe kynges here lieth the beauteuous floure Of all before passed myrrour to them shall sue A mercifull kynge of peace conseruatour The .iij. Edwarde The deth of whome maye 〈◊〉 All Englysshmē for he by knyghtehode due was lyberde inuict and by feate Marciall To worthy Machabe in vertu peregall PHylyp de Ualoys erle of Ualoys sonne of Charles de Ualoys brother vnto y e .iiii. Philip was admitted for
certayn laÌ„des within that duchy The whych variaunce to apese the kyng toke therein somme payne But no direccion he myght set therein so y t the sayd duke and syr IohnÌ„ departed with wordes of dyffiauÌ„ce And shortly after y e sayd syr IohnÌ„ accompanyed with dyuers noble meÌ„ of Almayne entred y e duchy of Burgoyne and therin dyd moche harme to the couÌ„tre and people and gat certayne castelles and theÌ„ fortyfyed with Almaynes ThaÌ„ y e duke hauyng in his ayde y e kyng of Nauerne the duke of NormaÌ„dy â–ª with y e erle of EscaÌ„ps and of FlauÌ„dres â–ª assâ—eged y e castel of Chausy at y e ende of .vi. wekes wan y e same and after yode vnto the cytye of Besenson layd siege to it also But whaÌ„ he had leyne there a loÌ„ge season he was fayne to coÌ„clude a trewes his host was in such 〈◊〉 of vytayll By reason of whych peas or trewes y e hostes were deseuered the ende of y e warre vnparfyted But in the ende folowynge by meane of y e FreÌ„ch kyng a dyreccioÌ„ was takeÌ„ betwene the sayd ê‘tyes And thys yere kyng Philip sent certayne messeÌ„gers vnto kyng Edward vpoÌ„ certayn demauÌ„des for y e castel of yauÌ„tes other for y e which coÌ„trauersie fyrst begaÌ„ to kyndle betwene the sayde .ii. prynces as in y e .x. yere of Edward is touched with the other yeres folowyng In the .ix. yere of this Philip apered a blasyng sterre After the whych ensued greate mortalytye within the realme of FrauÌ„ce aswel of men as of beestes And in this yere a nother maÌ„ of y e prouynce of LaÌ„gedok named Arnolde of NormaÌ„dy was heded hanged vpoÌ„ y e coÌ„mon gybet of Parys for asmoch as by hys meanes it was proued that the EnglyshmeÌ„ had wonne the castell of Paracoll And in the .x. yere of kynge Philip kyng Edward of EnglaÌ„d sent syr Barnard de Bret into FlauÌ„dres for causes touched shewed in the .xii. yere of the sayd Edward And in y e .xi yere of this Philip kyng Edward sayled into BrabaÌ„t alyed hym wyth Lowys y e Empour And whyle the Frenche kyng taryed with hys hoste at saint Quyntyne in Uermandoys kyng Edward entred into Fraunce and spoyled and brent a parte of Treresse nat without some note or 〈◊〉 of Cowardyse arrected to the FreÌ„ch kyng and hys hoste of hys owne subgectes And in the same yere began the towne of GauÌ„te to rebell wyth other townes of FlauÌ„dres by the mocion of Iaques de Artyuyle as in the .xiiii. yere is shewed of kyng Edward the thyrde In the twelf yere of thys Philip whych y e FreÌ„ch boke calleth the yere of confusyon kynge Edwarde beynge retourned into Englande the Frenche kynge assembled a myghty hoste to go agayne the Henauders Flemynges Brytons came with the sayde hoste vnto Arras and sent from thens a part of hys people with hys sonne IohnÌ„ than duke of Normandy into Henaude for to warre vppon the countrey there whyche went streyght vnto Cambraye after layd siege to that castel called Esthandune And wythin .xv. dayes folowynge the Frenche kynge hys father came vnto the sayd syege wyth innumerable people The whiche castell at th ende of a moneth after the kynges coÌ„mynge was gyueÌ„ vp by apoyntement And that done y e kynge remoued hys siege to a castell of the bysshoppe of Cambray named Thune standynge vpon the ryuer of Lescaut â–ª where the kynge laye longe tyme withoute harme doynge vnto y e sayde castell At lengthe the duke of Brabant with the erle of Gerle with a stronge hoste of dyuers nacyons came for to remoue that siege so that the Frenche hoste lay vpon that one syde of the ryuer the Brabanders vpoÌ„ that other But by meane of .iiii. brydges whych were made ouer that ryuer bothe hostes at sondry tymes mette faughte dyuers sharpe skyrmysshes to the losse of people vppon bothe partyes But in the ende the castell was so betyn wyth gonnes y t the capytayne therof put all hys mouables in a shyp and after wyth such sowdyours as were lefte entred the sayde shyp sette the castell vppon a lyght fyre wherof whan the Frenche kynge was ware in all haste he caused the walles to be scaled and so entred stanched the fyre And the same nyght the hoste of Brabanders departed also whan the kynge haâ— thus wonâ—â— thys castell he than sente the dukes of Normandy of Burgoyn vnto a towne named Quesnoy And whan y e sayd dukes had brent a parte of that towne other vyllages there about they retourned agayne vnto y e FreÌ„ch hoste And shortly after the kynge retourned into Fraunce there made prouycyon to sende forthe hys nauy to mete wyth kyng Edwarde whych were to the nombre of .iiii. huÌ„dreth or aboue the whyche as in the .xv. yere of Edwarde the thyrde is before shewed mette the Englysshe nauy and there at a place called y e SwynÌ„ were ouercommen AFter thys great victory thus opteyned by the kynge of Englande the Frenche kynge wyth a great hoste herynge comfortable tydynges of the discomfiture of syr Roberte de Artoys before the towne of saynte Omers as before in the .xv. yere of kyng Edward is also shewed sped hym tyt he came to the pryory of saynte Andrew where he taryenge wyth hys people certayne lettres were sent to hym by kynge Edwarde â–ª wherof the tenour with the answere of the same are set out in the forsayd xv yere with other maters apparteynynge to the actes of bothe prynces whan the peace was concluded betwene the sayde kynges as in y e sayd xv yere is declared y e kyng of FrauÌ„ce retourned to hys owne And in y e .xiii yere of hys reygne dyed IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne After whose deth Charles de Bloys IohnÌ„ de Mountfort claymed seuerally to be enherytours of that duchy whyche Charles was sonnÌ„ vnto the erle of Bloys neuew vnto the Frenche kynge by reason y â— Margareâ—â— hys syster was mother vnto the sayde Charles The whych Charles had maried the doughter of Guy de Brytayne vycount of Lymoges secoÌ„de brother of the forenamed IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayne And y â— sayd IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tforte was the thyrde brother vnto the forsayd IohnÌ„ duke of Brytayn now dede So that thys questyon of thys clayme rested vpon thys poynt whether the doughter of the secoÌ„d brother shuld enheryte y e duchy or y e yonger brother consideryng y t IohnÌ„ the eldest brother dyed without heyre of hys body and Guy the seconde brother without heyre male wherfore the thyrde brother IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tfort claymed to be duke of Brytayne whiche case and question was brought before y e FreÌ„ch kynge hys lordes there debated argued by a longe season But in y e ende sentence passed agayn syr IohnÌ„ de MouÌ„tfort Charles de Bloys was put in possession of y e duchy by kyng Philip to whome the sayd Charles dyd hys homage for the same
a poore lyfe to y e whyche thys Gawyn resorted releued And lastely whaÌ„ne he thoughte he was somdele of hym assured he brake vnto hym hys mynde sayd if he wolde be ruled by hym he wolde restore hym to hys former prosperite welth wheruÌ„to thys Colyner grauÌ„ted ThaÌ„ anone thys Gawyn shewed hym a lettre wylled hym to bere it vnto y e kyng of EnglaÌ„d with certayn rewarde to hym gyuyng also promysyng of moch more with that y t he retourned to hym shortly to y e citie of Raynes with aÌ„swere of y e same whaÌ„ thys poore and indygeÌ„t man had receiued this lettre he cast many ê‘elles in hys mynde How be it fynally coÌ„trary his othe and promyse he toke hys waye towarde the French kyng and presented hym with y e letter in y e whych was expressed all the maner ordre how the sayd citie of LaoÌ„ shuld be betrayed whan the kyng was aduertysed of all the circumstaunce of thys treason he enfourmed this Colyner how he shuld behaue hym selfe in beryng of hys answere and prouyded hys tyme accordynge as though he had ben in EnglaÌ„d by conuenieÌ„t day came vnto hym to Raynys accordyng to the former appoyntmente In whych season the kynge had sent in secrete maner vnto the prouoste of Raynes that so soone as the sayd Colyner had shewed to the sayd Gawyn his answere y t the sayd Gawyn shuld be attached and had vnto pryson the whyche was accordyngly executed And in short processe folowynge for so moch as he was within ordres he was by the prouost sent vnto y e cytye of Laon and there put to the bisshoppes pryson But whan y e comoÌ„s of y e sayd cytye harde of suche a maÌ„ there beyng prysoner that wolde haue betrayed theyr cytie they assembled theÌ„ in great multitude wold haue broken the prysoÌ„ to y e ende to haue slayn hym But they were so paciently answered by the bysshoppes offycers y t they retourned vnto theyr houses Upon the morow folowyng to cease y e rumour of y e peple he was brought vnto his iugement there condempned for his dymeryte vnto perpetual pryson And more therunto was added y t for his more diffamy shame he shulde be sette in a tumbrel vpon hygh bareheded that of all people he myght be seen so with moste shamefull instrumentes lad throughe the hygh stretes of y e cytye and brought agayn vnto y e bisshopes pryson and there to remayne for terme of lyfe But he was nat fer in such maner coÌ„ueyed by y e offycers froÌ„ y e Gaole but the coÌ„mons fyl vpon hym with crye castyng of myre stones that or he were halfe way lad of hys circuyte or progresse he was stoned to deth and after his body buryed within a maroys nere vnto the sayd cytye And shortely after at Parys was done to cruell deth a cytezyn of y e sayd citie which enteÌ„ded to haue betrayed the sayd cytye of Parys For y e which treason he was fyrst dismeÌ„bred of legges armes and after haÌ„ged by the nek vpon the gybet of Parys In the same yere aboute y e feest of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst y e Englyshmen y t had holdeÌ„ the towne castell called the roch of Aryan in Brytayn by the terme of two yeres passed at this season they were besieged fiersly assauted by syr Charles de Bloys and his frendes in so furyous maner y t they rent wyth great ordenaunce dyuers places of the castell walles in processe threwe downe the rofe of a chaÌ„bre where the wyfe of the capytayne of the castell lay in her chyld bed so ferre put in fere that the rulers of the towne and castell grauÌ„ted to delyuer the towne castell to y e sayd syr Charles wyth that they myghte departe with theyr lyues goodes y e whyche offer to hys payne charge he refused For in short tyme after syr Thomas of AgornÌ„ an englysshe knyghte wyth a stroÌ„ge company of archers other sowdyours rescowed the sayd towne castell And after loÌ„ge fyght and great dauÌ„ger as by loÌ„ge proces is declared in the FreÌ„che story y e sayd syr Thomas toke the sayde Charles de Bloys prysoner and slewe many of hys lordes as before is shortely touched in the ende of the .xxii. yere of kyng Edwarde After whych victory thus opteyned hys prysoners put in suer kepynge he toke y e ordenauÌ„ce of the duke left in y e felde wyth other pyllage put it wythin the towne castell aforesayd And for y e vyllages and meÌ„ of the couÌ„tre there about had ayde the duke agayne the towne and castel therfore the sayd syr Thomas punysshed the sayd vyllages and ruralles by greuous fynes helde theÌ„ in great seruytude and daunger and ouer y e slewe many of theym many they helde as drudges captyues And thys done the Englysshmen repayred agayne the walles and suche other places as were before tyme beten downe by force of the sayd syege strengthed it in theyr best maner IT was nat longe after y e kyng Phylype at the requeste of the couÌ„tre sent thyder the lord of CaronÌ„ wyth a stronge army to whome also great multytude of the people of that countre resorted wyth whose aydes the sayd lorde assayled the sayd town castell by .ii. dayes contynuell But the EnglysshemeÌ„ deffended them selfe vygurously and threw vpoÌ„ theyr enemyes hote boylynge oyles and other gresys with fyre coles hote asshes wherwith they greued theyr enemies paynfully Thus coÌ„tynuyng the siege meanes of treaty were offered and coÌ„dyssended to yelde the towne with condicyoÌ„ that they mynght saufely depart with theyr lyues and goodes but the FreÌ„chemen and Brytons wolde nat to it be agreable Than the assaute began of new And the lord of CaronÌ„ to encourage hys sowdyours henge a purse and therein .l. scutes of golde vpon a sperys ende and cryed wyth lowde voyce that who that fyrste entred the towne shulde haue the sayde l. scutes of golde whan the ianuays or sowdyours of the cytye of Ieane and of the cytye of Italye harde the promyse of theyr cheuytayne a certayne of theym with longe pycaxses and sharpe approched theym vnto y e wallys and so demeaned them that in lesse than .v. houres they mynded so the wall that there fyll thereof as testyfyeth the sayde Frenche cronycle the lengthe of .l. fote By reason wherof entred fyrste the Ianuays after the hole hoste The whych with out compassyon or pyte slewe man woman chylde that came in theyr waye nat sparynge the chylder that souked vpon the mothers brestes spoyled and robbed the towne euery man gettynge what he myght to his owne aduauntage And whanne the FreÌ„chmeÌ„ and Brytons had thus miserably slayne many EnglysshmeÌ„ also BrytoÌ„s other inhabytauÌ„tes of the towne they than assayled the castel to y e which was fled vpoÌ„ .ii. C. .xl EnglyshmeÌ„ After dyuers assautes it was offered by the sowdyours
of the castell y t they wolde yelde the castell theyr lyues and goodes saued And finally it was agreed theyr bodies onely to departe to be cōueyed .x. miles vpon theyr waye towarde such place as they wolde appoynt vpō y e which appoyntement .ii. knyghtes Brytons y t is to saye syr Syluester de la Fulle and syr wyllm̄ de Stratton receyued them in theyr cotes and cōueyed thē with great payne nat without losse of some For theyr enemies of y e hoste caste stones at theym and bete them so with theyr staues that dyuers of theym dyed the remenaunt were broughte nere vnto a castell than in the power of Englysshemen named Quyntyne But whan the commōs of y e town there nere harde of the cōmynge of suche Englysshmen vnder saufe conduyt the whiche before in the batayl of the roche of Arian where syr Charles de Bloys was taken had slayne theyr lord that is to meane the lorde of Quyntyne anone they issued oute of the towne and for they fonde lytel resystence in theyr guydes they slew theym there excepte one whych was capytayne of the Englyshmē whych one of y e sayd knyghtes caused to be set vpon hys horse so fledde frō the peryll And whā the cruell Brytons had thus shamefully slayne the Englyshmen they gadered y e cariens vp on an hepe suffered theym there so to lye to y e ende that beastes foules myght deuoure them And in shorte tyme after y e erle of Flaūdres by meanes of the Frēch kyng left the doughter of kynge Edwarde and was maryed vnto the doughter of y e duke of Brabant In the .xx. yere of Phylyp y e town of Calays was goten lyke as the circumstaūce thereof is declared in the xxii yere of kyng Edward the thyrd And in the same yere the mortalite or sykenes whych after reygned in Englande reygned nowe feruentely in Fraunce and moste specially in the cytye of Auynyon by force wherof y e thyrde parte of the people of y e cytye dyed And frome thens it came vnto saint Denys and so vnto Parys In which coost it was so feruent y t there dyed in those .ii. townes ouer the nōbre of .lvi. M. within y e space of .xviii monethes And in thys yere the dolphyne of Uyen named syr ymberte solde hys dolphynage vnto the Frēch kyng became a freer at Lyon vpō the rosne of the ordre of the freer prechours or blacke freers In the .xxi. yere of thys Phylyp Charles the fyrste begotten sonne of Iohn̄ duke of Normādy eldest sonne of thys Phylip toke possession of the sayd dolphynage of Uyen And in the moneth of August folowyng dyed y e duchesse of Normādy and mother of the sayd Charles And in the moneth of Decembre folowynge dyed dame Iane quene of Fraūce doughter of Robert duke of Burgoyn And in thys yere was the treason wroughte by syr Godfrey de Charny to haue agayne wonne the towne of Calays lyke as I to you before haue shewed in the .xxiiii. yere of kyng Edward y e iii. And in y e moneth of Ianuary next ensuynge .ix. day of the same kyng Phylyp spoused hys .ii. wyfe Blaūche somtyme y e doughter of y e quene of Nauerne lately dyscesed whyche was syster vnto the erle of Foyze whyche espousayles were secretely done in the manour of Robert erle of Bray And so the sayde kyng Philip was wydowe frome the .xii. daye of Decembre to the nynthe daye of Ianuary whyche was by the space of xxviii dayes And vpon the .ix. day of the moneth of February Iohn̄ duke of Normandy eldeste sonne of thys Philippe spoused hys seconde wyfe Iohanne Countesse of Boloygne at a towne called Miriaux nere vnto Meulene And so he morned for hys wyfe whych was named y e good Duchesse of Normandy by the terme of vi moneths .ii. dayes lackynge In the .xxii. yere of kyng Philip moneth of Iuly syr Thomas de Agorne befornamed was by chaūce medly slayne of a Brytō knyght called syr Raufe de Cuours And vpon the .xxiii. daye of August folowynge dyed syr Phylyp de Ualoys kyng of Fraūce whā he had reygned ouer y e Frēchmen in great vexaciō trouble by the space of .xxii. yeres lackynge v. monethes odde dayes and was after enterred at saynt Denis by his fyrste wyfe left after hī Iohn̄ duke of Normandy for hys heyre ¶ Of kynge Iohn̄ IOhn̄ the fyrste of that name sonne of Phylype de Ualoys began to raygne ouer the Frenchmē in the moneth of August yere of our lord M.CCC and .l .xxiiii. yere of Edwarde the .iii. than kyng of Englande was crowned at Raynes the xxvi day of Septembre folowynge wyth dame Iohanne hys wyfe In tyme of the whych solempnite kyng Iohn̄ dubbed hys eldeste sonne dolphyne of Uyen and Lowys hys .ii. sonne erle of Alēson knyghtes with other noble men And vpon the .xvi. daye of Nouēbre folowynge syr Rauffe erle of Ew and cōstable of Guynes whā it was Frenche the whych was newly commen out of Englande where he had ben longe prysoner was accused of treason and so commaūded vnto pryson at Parys within whyche pryson he was shortly after byheded in y e presence of the duke of Burgoyne and other nobles In the thyrde yere of kyng Iohn̄ viii day of Ianuary Charles kyng of Nauerne caused to be slayne with in the towne of Aygle in Normandy syr Charles de Spayne cōstable of Fraūce For the whych murdre sourdyd great warre betwene kynge Iohan the sayde kynge of Nauerne whych contynued many yeres after natwithstādyng that the sayd kynge of Nauerne had maryed the doughter of y e sayd kyng Iohn̄ Thā by meditaciō of frendes a peas was dryuē betwene theym so that kyng Iohan shuld gyue vnto y e kyng of Nauerne for contētacyon of certayne summes of money yet owynge vnto hym for the dower of hys wyfe certayne landes within the duchy of Normandy and ouer that the Frēche kyng shuld pardone all suche persones as were consentynge to the deth of the constable before murdred After whych treaty thus concluded the kynge of Nauerne vnder assuraunce of hostage came vnto kyng Iohn̄s presence at Parys And after he had taried there a season he departed with dyssymulacion on eyther partye vsed as after shall appere In the .iiii. yere of kyng Iohn̄ syr Godfrey de Harecourt whych wyth hys sonne other hadde ben consentynge vnto the deth of the constable of Fraunce were reconsyled agayne to the kynge The whyche ensensed hym agayne the kynge of Nauerne by meanes of theyr sinister report so that the peace betwene theym before cōcluded was dysapoynted brokē And soone vpon thys syr Robert de Loryze that was chamberlayn vnto kynge Iohn̄ auoyded the courte for fere leste the sayde syr Godfrey hadde shewed of hym any thynge to the kynge and so yode vnto the kynge of Nauerne in Normandy After whose commyng the kynge of Nauerne departed
shortly thens and sped hym towarde Auynyon It was nat longe after that the kyng of Nauerne was departed out of NormaÌ„dy but that kyng IohnÌ„ sped hym thider seased all the landes that the kyng of Nauerne had wythin that duchy and putte offycers and rulers in hys castelles townes suche as hym lyked and dyscharged the other excepte .vi. castelles that is to saye Euroux le PouÌ„t Audemer Chirebourt Ganeray Auranches Martaygn the whych were holden by the seruauÌ„tes of the kynge of Nauerne men of Nauerne borne In the moneth of Ianuary folowynge syr Robert de Loryze abouenamed vnder safe conduyte came vnto kyng IohnÌ„ to Parys and there was to hym in proces reconsyled And in thys yere were the artycles of peace betwene the kynges of EnglaÌ„de of FrauÌ„ce prolonged tyll the feaste of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptyst next ensuynge as before in y e ende of the .xxviii. yere of kyng Edwarde is more at length declared In thys .v. yere of kyng Iohan moneth of Apryl he sent syr Charles hys sonne dolphyne of Uyenne into Normandy to aske ayde of the Normannes agayne the kynge of Nauerne The whyche graunted vnto hym iii. M. men at theyr charge for .iii. monethes And in the moneth of August folowynge the kynge of Nauerne accompanyed with .ii. M. sowdiours came vnto the castell of ConstaÌ„tyne there taryed with the sayd people wyth whose coÌ„mynge the sowdiours of the forenamed .vi. castelles were so well comforted that they robbed and pylled al y e couÌ„tre about theÌ„ And som of the sayde sowdiours came vnto a castell of y e FreÌ„ch kynges named CoÌ„ket waÌ„ it by streÌ„gth after vytayled maÌ„ned it in moste warly wyse dyd many other thynges to y e FreÌ„che kyngs great displeasure The which warre thus coÌ„tynuyng by medyacioÌ„ of freÌ„des the kynge of NauarnÌ„ rode vnto y e dolphyn to a towne called the Uale de Rueyll where they metyng and eyther to other shewyng louyng couÌ„tenaunce vpoÌ„ y e .xviii. day of SepteÌ„bre they togyder toke theyr way toward Parys where the kyng of Nauarne was brought vnto the French kynges presence where he excused hym of all trespasses done agayn the kyng syne y e tyme of y e last accord besechyng y e kyng to be good and gracius lorde vnto hym and he shulde be to hym as a sonne oughte to be vnto the fader as a trew man vnto hys soueraygne lorde And after the kyng by y e meanes of y e duke of Athenesse forgaue vnto hym hys offeÌ„ces and promysed to staÌ„de hys good and gracyous lord and so eyther deê‘ted from other in louyng maner And soone after kyng IohnÌ„ gaue vnto y e dolphyn of Uyen syr Charles hys eldest sonnÌ„ y e duchy of NormaÌ„dy for y e whyche he dyd vnto hys father homage in y e house of mayster Martyn ChanoÌ„ of Parys in y e cloyster of the mynster called Noterdame And by auctoryte of a parlyameÌ„t holdeÌ„ in the citie of Parys was grauÌ„ted vnto kyng IohnÌ„ of the thre astates of hys realme y t is to meane the spiritualte the lordê and nobles and y e hedes or rulers of cytyes and good townes of hys realme that he shulde haue .xxx. M. meÌ„ waged for a yere for to defeÌ„de hys auncyent enemye the kynge of England For puruyauÌ„ce wherof certayne persones of the sayd .iii. astates asseÌ„bled shortly after to prouide for y e leuieng of that great suÌ„me of money After whyche prouysion or sessing agreed or concluded by the sayde persones and commyssyoners sente out to dyuers coostes and good townes for the leuyeng of the sayde money in the towne of Arras fyll a dissencyoÌ„ betwene the ryche the poore of that towne the poore sayeng that the ryche men had layde all the burthen vpon the poore men them self bare lytell charge or none For thys fyrst began great altercacion of wordes after enâ—uyed strokes stripes so that of the hâ—des and chyef burgeses of the towne were .xvii. men slayne And the day folowynge they slewe .iiii. mo banysshed dyuers y t at that tyme were absent out of the towne And so the towne of Arras rested as than in the gydynge of the poore artyfycers of that towne IN the .vi. yere of the reygne of kynge Iohan and moneth of Marche â–ª he beynge accoÌ„panyed with a secret meny before y e daye departed from the towne of Manuyle rode streyghte he hys lordes beyng armed vnto the castell of Rouan entred sodaynly into the same where he fande in the chyefe hall of the castell syr Charles hys eldest sonne duke of Normandy Charles kynge of Nauerne syr IohnÌ„ erle of Harecourt y e lordes of Preaux and of Grauyle the lorde of CleremouÌ„t syr Lowys syr Guylliam de Harecourt brethern of the foresayd erle syr Fryquet de Fryquante the lorde of Tournebu syr Manbuc de Mamesmares with Colinet Doubliec and IohnÌ„ de PouÌ„talu esquyres The whych lordes and knyghtes the kyng toke at dyner within y e sayd halle them toke sodaynly diuers of them put vnder sure kepyng And as soone as the kyng had there takeÌ„ a small and short repaste he with his sonnes other nobles in hys coÌ„pany toke theyr horse rode into a felde vppon a baksyde of the castell whether shortly after were brought in bandes the foresayde erle of Harecourt the lorde of Grauyle y e foresayd syr MaÌ„bue and Colinet Doubliet whyche iiii were there beheded and after the bodyes of them drawen to the gybet of Roan there hanged and theyr heddes set ouer them vpon the same gybet At the whyche tyme of the execucion of hedyng of the sayd .iiii. persones the Frenche kyng as before is sayde was present in proper person After the whyche execucion y e kynge vpon the morowe folowynge delyuered many of the other prysoners so y t there remayned no mo as prysoners but .iii that is the kyng of Nauerne syr Fryquet de Fryquant IohnÌ„ de Pountalu the whych were sent vnto Parys where the kynge was kepte in the castel of Louure and the other ii in the chastelet In whiche tyme of hys inprysonemeÌ„t syr Phylype brother to the kynge wyth syr Godfrey de Harecourt vncle to the erle lately heded helde certayn castelles in Normandy and came with theyr powers into the countre of Constantyne and helde it maugre the Frenche kynges wyll and pleasure In the moneth of Apryll syr Arnolde de Denham than Marshall of FrauÌ„ce rode by y e kynges sond vnto Arras there without great distourbaunce of the towne toke vpoÌ„ an huÌ„dreth of suche as before had made y e former rebellion within the same And vpon the day folowyng he caused to be heded in the market place vpon .lx. of the same the remenauÌ„t he sent vnto pryson there to abyde y e kynges pleasure In thys tyme and season was the noble prynce Edwarde at Burdeaux warred vpon the Frenche kynges landes lyke as it is before to you
vnto the duke so plesaunt message y t he retourned agayne vnto the cytye whome they receyued with all honor and reuerence And vpon the morow after hys retourne the prouost wyth certayne other of the cytye shewed vnto the duke that they wolde make a greate shyfte for hym towarde the mayntenaunce of hys warres And to brynge that mater to good conclusyon they besought hym y t he wolde assemble at Parys shortly a certayn persones of .xx. or .xxx. good townes there nexte adioynaunt The whych was vnto thē graunted so y t shortely after there assembled at Parys vpō lxx persones the whyche helde theyr counsayll to gyther by sundry days Howe be it in the ende they shewed vnto the duke that nothynge they myght brynge to effecte without assemble of the .iii. astates besoughte hym that they myght be efte reassembled trustyng that by theyr presence the dukes mynde shulde be contente and satysfyed Upon whyche requeste the duke sent hys cōmyssiōs chargyng y e sayd iii. astates to apere before hym at Parys the wednysday nexte folowynge y e day of al sayntes And full fayne he was to do all thyng that the citezyns of Parys hym requyred to do for as testyfyeth the Frenche Cronycle he was so bare of money that he hadde nat suffycyente to defende hys cotydyan charge IN the .viii. yere of kynge Iohn̄ and wednysday after Alhalowen day the .iii. astates reassembled at Parys and helde theyr counsayll within the blacke freers Durynge whych coūsayll the kyng of Nauern̄ that longe had ben holden in pryson wythin the castell of Alleux was deliuered by the meanes of syr Iohanne Pyquygny than gouernoure of the countrey of Arthoys and after conueyed by the sayd Iohn̄ vnto y e town of Amyas whan y e kyng of Nauerne was thus set at large anon his syster and other of hys frendes made meanes vnto the duke of Normandy for an vnyte a peace to be had betwene them and by them a meane was foūden that the kyng with such as were in hys company shulde come vnder saufe conduyt to Parys to common with the duke whā dyuers of the .iii. astates as such as were of Chāpeyn and Burgoyn knewe of the comyng of the kyng of Nauerne vnto Parys they without leue takyng departed And vpon the euyn of saynt Andrew the sayd kynge entred Parys wyth a greate companye of men of armes Amonge the wyche was the bysshop of Parys with many other of y e sayd cytye Upon the morowe folowynge the daye of saynt Andrew the kynge entēdynge to shewe hys mynde vnto the comynalte of the cytye caused an hyghe scaffolde to be made by y e wall of saynt Germayn where he was lodged where moche people beynge assembled he shewed vnto them a lōge processe of hys wrongefull enprysonemente and of the mysgydynge of the lande by meanes of ille offycers wyth many couerte wordes to y e dyshonoure of the Frenche kynge and iustyfycacion of hym selfe and excusynge of hys owne dedes and so retourned into hys lodgyng Uppon the thyrde daye of December the prouoste wyth other of the cytye yode vnto the duke and in the names of the good townes or commynaltyes of the same requyred of hym that he wolde do vnto the kynge of Nauerne reason and iustyce To whome it was answered by y e bysshop of Laon that the duke shuld nat allonly shewe vnto the kyng reason iustyce but he shuld also shewe vnto hym frendely brotherhode with all grace curtesy And all be it that at that season many of y e dukes coūsayll were present to whome the gyuyng of that answere had more cōueniently apperteyned thā to y e sayde bisshop yet they were at that tyme in suche fere that they durste nat moue any thynge that shuld soūde cōtrary the displeasure of the kynge of Nauerne or of the prouoste other Thā it was agreed that vpon y e saterdaye folowynge the kynge and the duke whyche as yet had nat spoken togyther shuld mete at the place of the syster of the sayd kyng where they met with vnfrendely coūtenaūce after they had communed there a lōge season departed with litle loue or charite And vpon the mūday folowyng were shewed vnto the duke hys coūsayle certayne requestes desyred by the kyng of Nauerne the whych the duke was forsed to graunt whereof the substaunce was that the kynge shuld haue agayn and enioye al such lādes castelles and townes with all mouables to them belōgynge as he was in possessyō of y e daye that kyng Iohn̄ was taken within the castel of Roan and ouer that he shuld be pardoned of all offences by hym done agayne the crowne of Fraunce before that daye and all other hys adherentes or suche as had taken hys partie before y t tyme. And soone vpon thys was ordeyned that the erle of Harcourt and other whyche kyng Iohn̄ had caused to be beheded and after to be hāged vppon the commō gybet of Roan shuld be delyuered vnto theyr frendes to be buryed at theyr pleasures After whych conclusions taken and assuraunces made as farre as the dukes auctoryte wolde extende vnto syr Almary knyghte Menlene knyghte wyth thre or foure men of honoure mo were sente into Normandye to repossesse the kyng of Nauerne in all such lādes castelles and townes as he before tyme was in possessiō of wyth all mouables vnto the sayd landes apperteynynge And than the sayde kynge and duke helde famylyer company and dyned and souped togyther often sythes at the manoir or lodgyng of quene Iohan syster vnto the sayd kynge and other places Also the sayde kynge delyuered out of prysone all prysoners as well spyrytuall as tēporall suche as were thought any thyng fauourable vnto hys cause Amonge the whyche some there were that for theyr demerites were adiuged to perpetuall prysone In thys tyme season tydynges sprange within the cytye of Parys that the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce were agreed and that kyng Iohan shulde shortely returne into Fraunce By reason of whyche tydynges the kyng of Nauerne made the more haste to dyspache hym oute of Parys so y t he with hys company departed from Parys the .xx. daye of Decēber rode toward the cytye of Maunte in Normādy Soone after the kyng was thus departed dyuers enemyes to the noumbre of .x. or .xii. C. came within .iiii. or .v. myles of Parys whyche were demyd to be of the company of syr Phylip brother vnto the kyng of Nauerne These robbed and pylled the countrey thereabout in so moch that the people of the coūtrey of Preaux and Trappes and other there aboute were constrayned with theyr mouables to flee vnto Parys wherfore the duke sente out hys letters and cōmyssyons for to assemble hys knyghtes to withstande the sayd enemyes But the sayde cytesyns of Parys caste an other way and thought it to be done to the greuaunce or correccion of them For dowte wherof the prouost with other that had y e gouernaunce of the
comyn vnto Arde. And the frenche men spedde them in suche wyse that they logged theÌ„ the xxiiii day of Auguste vpon the mouÌ„tayne of Tournehawe nere vnto Arde so that both hoostes were lodgyd within an englysshe myle Atwene whom were dayly bekeringes and small skyrmysshes All whyche season the Frenche kyng taryed styll aboute Rowan Than the king of Nauerne whiche by a longe season had dwellyd in Nauerne came by shyppe into Constantyne and sent vnto kynge Charlys y t if he were so pleased he wolde gladly come vnto hym for to shewe to him his mynde wherfore the king sent vnto hym as hostagys the erle of Salebruge the deane of Parys with .ii. other noble men the whyche the kynge of Nauerne wolde nat accepte In the moneth of Septembre and vpon the .xii. day when the duke of Burgoyne had lyen as before is sayd nere vnto the englysshe hooste he that day remoued his people and so went vnto Hesden And the Englisshe hoost remoued to Caux other places as before I haue shewed to you in the .xliii. yere of kynge Edwarde with other thynges apperteyninge vnto the same mater And in the sayd moneth of Septembre kynge Charles manned and vitayled certayne galeys other shyppes and sent them into walys and so to haue entred into EnglaÌ„de But they retourned with lytle worshippe natwithstandynge that he had .ii. noble men of walys named Owan and Iames wynne whiche made to him faste promesse of great thynges by reason that they were enemyes vnto the kyng of Englande For this and for other charges the kynge called a conuocacyon of the temporalte and spiritualte at Parys where to mayntayne hys warres was graunted to hym of all thynge bought soâ—de excepte vitayle the .iiii. peny so that all thynge that was solde by retayle the seller shuld pay the exaccion and that whyche was solde by greate the byer shulde paye the sayd exaccion And the spiritualte graunted a dyme to be payed in .ii. halfe yeres And the lordes and gentylmen were stynted at a certaintye after the value of theyr landes In the moneth of February the kyng sent vnto the kynge of Nauerne than beynge at Chierbourgth certayne messyngers to perfyght an amyte atwene them leste he toke party agayne hym with the Englysshemen But thys treatye contynued a longe season so that iÌ„ the .vi. yere moneth of Iune the kynge of Nauerne hauyng sufficient hostages came to the frenche kynge to Uernon where in conclusion the kynge of Nauerne made his homage vnto the frenche kyng and became there his feodary wherof the Frenchemen made moche ioye After whiche accorde the sayde kynge of Nauerne the thirde day folowing toke his leaue of the kynge and so rode vnto Eureux All which season y e warre was coÌ„tynued by Englisshemen within the realme of Fraunce prouince of Brytayne as before is expressed in the xliiii.xlv.xlvi yeres of kynge Edwarde In the .vii. yere and moneth of Auguste the duke of Braban with many nobles of Fraunce mette in playne batayll with y e duke of Iuillers the duke of Guellre In which batayll after cruell fyght the duke of Braban was chased and vpoÌ„ his syde slayne the erle of saynt Poule with many other noble men whiche the story nameth nat And vpon the other syde was also slayne the duke of Guellre with many other vpon that partye IN the .xi. yere of kyng Charles moneth of Maye he assembled his great couÌ„sell of parlyament at Parys where amonge many actes made for y e weale of his realme he with assente of his lordes and coÌ„mons there assembled enacted for a lawe after that day to be contynued that al heyres to y e crowne of FrauÌ„ce theyr fathers beynge dede may be crowned as kynges of Fraunce so soone as they attayned vnto the age of .xiiii. yeres And in this yere was the treatye of peace laboured by the two cardynalles sent from the pope as before is shewed in the .xlix. yere of kynge Edwarde After whyche treatye nat concluded the kynge of Englande loste dayly of hys landes in Fraunce For in the moneth of August folowyng y e duke of Berry the duke of Angeo and many other lordes to them assygned in dyuers places as in Guyan Angeo and Mayne gate and wanne from the Englysshemen many couÌ„treys townes and castels as Pierregort Rouerge Caoursyn Bigorre Basyndas Berregart Daimet with many other townes and holdes whyche wolde aske a loÌ„ge leysour to reherce to the noumbre of .vi. score and .xiiii. what of townes castelles and other holdes whiche in shorte whyle were wonne frome the Englysshemen in the parties of Fraunce and Brytayne In the .xiii. yere of this Charles the Emperour of Rome Almayne named Charles the .iiii. of that name came into FrauÌ„ce by Cambray to do certayne pylgrymages at saint Denys and elles where and so was conueyed with honorable men as the lorde of Cousy and other vnto saynt Quintyne where he taryed Chrystmas daye And after he was conueyed to a towne called Eâ— of Ewe and from theÌ„ce to Noyen and than to Compeygne where he was mette with the duke of Burbon and other nobles Than he rode to Senlys where he was mette with the dukes of Berry and of Burgoyne bretherne of the Frenche kynge and many other as bisshoppes and other lordes And ye shall vnderstande that all suche as rode in the companyes of these forsayde dukes except bysshops and preestes rode in theyr lyuereys As the companye fyrste of the duke of Burbon brother vnto the quene to the noumbre of CCC men were all cladde in whyte and blewe The company of the .ii. other dukes the noumbre of .v. C. men in blacke and russet that is to meane the erles and other lordes in clothe of golde the knyghtes in veluet the gentylmen in damaske and sattyn and the yemen in clothe Thanne from Senlys he was brought vnto Louuris where mette with hym the duke of Barre with a companye of CC. horse and his company cladde in grene and redde And from thens he was had to saynte Denys vpon the thyrde day of Ianuary whither the king sent to him a chayre rychely garnysshed for so moche as he was vexed with the goute And the quene sente to hym an horse lytter with .ii. whyte palfreys where he was also mette with a great companye of bysshoppes and other spirituall men as abbottes priours and other and taryed there .ii. dayes Upon the .v. day of Ianuary beynge monday he rode towarde Parys But or he were halfe a myle froÌ„ saynte Denys he was mette with the prouoste of the marchauntes with a coÌ„pany of .xv. C. horse y t cytezens being cladde in whyte and violette and so rodde before hym tyll he came to Parys whan the kynge was warned that he was nere the citye he lepte vpon a whyte palfrey and accompanied with many lordes and other to the noumbre of a M. men all his housholde seruauntes beyng cladde iÌ„ one liuerey of browne blewe and darke
the sayde chappell and there cause theym solemply to be enterred Syxtly that all such goodes as the sayde persones so slayne hadde wythin the town or elles were spoyled by the sayde cytezeyns that it shulde be restored vnto the wyues or nexte kynnesfolkes of theym so dede whan the proclamacyon of this sentence was ended there was an exclamacyoÌ„ cryenge of mercy suche sorowe lameÌ„tyng made of y e peple that the noyse therof souÌ„ded to the heuens But to brynge thys tragedy to conclusyon fynally suche laboure was made vnto the duke aswell by exortacyoÌ„ of sermons other that al thynges were pardoned excepte the fouÌ„dacyon of the chapell execucyoÌ„ of certayne persones which were accused to be the occasyoners of thys myschiefe and also the costes of that iournay y e which were cessed at .xxiiii M. fraÌ„kys or .xxiiii. C. li. sterlynges After whych ende thus made the coÌ„sulatê of y e town were restored agayn to theyr habyte rule and to theym was admytted all former offices and rule of the towne except the offyce of bayly wyke In the moneth of Iuly began the inhabytauntes of GauÌ„t in FlauÌ„ders to rebell agayne theyr erle of newe y e cause wherof is nat shewed But they wyth ayde whych they had of Ipre Courtray and other townes made a great hoste yode streyghte vnto a towne in FlauÌ„ders called Dyxmew entendyng to haue takeÌ„ it But y e erle beyng warned therof wyth ayde of Bruges of FraÌ„k and other maÌ„ned out a company agayn the other and mette with them in playne felde and after a sharpe skyrmysshe put theym of GauÌ„t to flyght slewe of them dyuers toke of them certayne prysoners pursued them vnto the town of Ipre and layed syege to the same whan the heddes of the towne knew that the erle was there in propre parsone vnder a certayne apoyntement they opened the gates and receyued hym in But many of hys enemyes were fled vnto Courtray And whan the erle had rested hym in y â— towne .ii. dayes done there some execucyoÌ„ he departed theÌ„s and rode vnto Bruges and helde hym there In whyche season the other whych as aboue is sayd were fled vnto Courtray fell at varyaunce within theym selfe slewe theyr capytayne after fled y e towne shyfted euery man for hym selfe Than a knyght called syr Soyer of GauÌ„t came vnto the towne of Courtray and so exorted the rulers of the towne y t they promysed hym to take hys parte wherupon he gate a baner of the erles armes in hys hande and so rydynge aboute that towne cryed who that wolde take the erles party hys lette hym folowe that baner whome the people folowed in greate noumber And whaÌ„ y e erle was asserteyned of that dede howe the town of Courtray was tourned vnto hys party anone he assembled of other townes also of that and of Ipre so moche that hys hoste was estemed at lx M. meÌ„ wyth the whiche he spedde hym vnto Gaunte layed a stronge syege there about But by the deth of the French kyng whych dyed shortly after the erle was fayne to chaunge hys mynde to remoue hys syege or elles as some wryters reporte for strength of the sayde towne whyche myght nat lyghtly be gotteÌ„ for lacke of good vpon y e erles partye to maynteyne that syege ThaÌ„ in the moneth of Septembre and .xxvi. daye of the same kynge Charles dyed at his manoyr called playsance sur Marne was buryed by his wyfe in the monastery of saynt Denys whan he had reygned .xv. yeres and .vi. monethes wyth odde dayes leuynge after hym iii. sonnes Charles which was kyng after hym and Lewys that he hadde made erle of Ualoys and after duke of Angeowe and Phylyppe erle of Poytyers ¶ Anglia RIchard the second of that name and sonnÌ„ of prynce Edwarde eldest sonnÌ„ of Edwarde y e .iii a chyld of y e age of a .xi. yeres begaÌ„ne hys reygne ouer y e realme of England y e .xxii. day of Iuny in the yere of our lorde M.CCC.xxvii the .xiii. yere of the .vi. Charles than kyng of Fraunce This Rycharde was borne at Burdeaux of whose byrthe some wryters tell wonders the whyche I passe ouer And vpon the .xv. daye of Iuly in the yere abouesayd he was crowned at westmynster beyng the daye of the translacyon of saynt Swythyn In whyche tyme season stoode Mayre shryues of the cytye of LoÌ„don these persones folowynge Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxvii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxviii Grocer Andrewe Pykman  Nycholas Brembre  Anno. i.  Nycholas Twyfforde  THe whyche contynued so in theyr offyces that is to saye y e shryues tyll Myghelmas y e mayre tyl the feest of Symon and Iude. At whyche season were chosen admytted newe offycers Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxviii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxix Grocer IohnÌ„ Boseham  IohnÌ„ Phylpot  Anno. ii  Thomas Cornwaleys  IN the moneth of August begynnynge of the secoÌ„de yere of kyng Rychard for varyaunce which was betwene the lorde Latymer sir Rafe Ferrers vpoÌ„ that one partye syr Robert Hal Shakerley esquyer vpon that other partye for a prysoner taken beyoÌ„de the see in Spayne called the lorde of Dene whome the sayd esquyers helde in theyr possessioÌ„ contrary the wylles of the foresayde knyghtes for the sayde cause y e sayd knyghtes entred the churche of saint Petyr and there fyndyng y e sayd syr Robert knelynge at masse wythoute reuerence of the sacrament or place slewe hym in the churche at y e hyghe masse seasoÌ„ after that other named Shakerley was by theyr meanes arested and had to the towre of London where he was kepte as prysoner longe after Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxix  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.lxxx Grocer IohnÌ„ Heylysdâ—ne  IohnÌ„ Hadley  Anno. iii.  wyllyam Baret  IN the moneth of May the later ende of the seconde yere of kynge Rycharde certayne Galeys and other shyppes sente by Charles the syxte than kynge of Fraunce of the whych was chefe patron or capytayne a knyghte named syr Olyuer de Clycon landed in dyuerse places of Englande and dyd moche harme lastly entred the ryuer of Thamis and so came to Grauysende where he spoyled the towne and brent a parte thereof and retourned into Fraunce with moche rychesse as affermeth the Frenche cronycle In this yere also was holden a parlyamente at westmynster in the which was graunted that all men women beynge of the age of .xiiii. yeres and aboue shulde paye vnto the kynge .iiii. d. By reason whereof great grudge and murmure grewe amonge the commons as after shall appere Than with y e money an armye was prepared and thereof was made chefe gouernoure syr Thomas of woodstoke erle of Cambrydge and vncle vnto y e kyng The whiche with a company of .vii. or .viii. M. as testifyeth the Frenche cronycle passed y e water of Summe in the begynnynge of Auguste and
golde garnysshed wyth stone perle vppon the kynges hede as he passed by And that done he rode to Paulys and there offered and so rode vnto westmynster where the mayre and hys company takyng theyr loue returned vnto London Uppon the morowe whyche was the fyftene daye of the moneth of the sayde mayre and hys bretherne yode vnto westmynster presented there y t kynge wyth two guylte basyns and in theym two thousande nobles of golde besechynge hym in moste humble wyse to be good and gracyouse lorde vnto the cytye The whyche he accepted ryghte fauourably and gaue vnto theym many comfortable wordes And the thyrde daye folowynge they receyued a newe confyrmacion of all theyr olde Fraunchyses and lybertyes wherfore by counsayll of theyr frendes they ordeyned an aulter table of syluer and ouer gylte therein ymagery grauen enameled moste curiously of the story of saynte Edwarde the whiche was valuyd at a M. marke presented that also gaue it vnto the kynge the which he shortely after offered to the shryne of saynte Edwarde wythin the abbay where yet it staÌ„des at thys daye And for the great zele loue whych y e fore sayde bysshop of LondoÌ„ ought vnto the cytye that by hys meanes theyr lybertyes were agayne restored they therfore of theyr owne goodly dysposycion after hys decease accustomed them and yet at thys daye done to go yerely vpoÌ„ the feestfull dayes folowynge y t is to say fyrst the morow after SymoÌ„de Iude whych daye the mayer taketh his charge at westmynster to Paulys there to saye in the west ende of y e churche where he lieth grauen Deprofundis for hys soule and all crysten in lyke maner vpoÌ„ Alhalowen daye Crystmasse daye ii the nexte days folowyng Newe yeres daye Twelf day and CaÌ„delmas day wyth also the morowe after Myghelmasse day vpon the whyche the shyryfes yerely takeÌ„ theyr charge at westmynster All whych .ix. days nat all onely the mayer hys bretherne vse thys progresse and kepe thys obsequy but also all the craftes of the cytye in theyr lyueryes vse the same yerely And whan the kyng had wythdrawen as aboue is sayde hys displeasure froÌ„ the cytye thanne at Hyllarye terme folowyng y e feest of Cristmas all the kynges courtes and plees of the crowne wytl other retourned froÌ„ yorke to westmynster Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xciii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xciiii Grocer Drewe Barentyne  IohnÌ„ Hadley  Anno. xvii  Rycharde whytyngton  IN thys mayers begynnyng xvii yere of kyng Rycharde y t is to meane the moneth of NoueÌ„bre certayn gentylmen of ScotlaÌ„de entendynge to wynne honoure chalenged certayne poyntes of armes As fyrste the lord Moryf chalenged the erle of Nothyngham marshall of Englande syr wyllyaÌ„ Darel knyght chaleÌ„ged syr Peter Courtnay knyght Cokborne esquyer chalenged syr Nycholas Hawberke knyght which feates of armes were done in smythfelde of London But Marse was so frendely vnto the Englyshmen that the honoure of y e iournay went wyth them in so moche that the erle marshall ouerthrewe hys appellaunte so brused hym that in his returne towarde Scotlande he dyed at yorke And syr wyllyam Darell refused his appellaÌ„t or they had ronne theyr full courses And the thyrde of them that is to wyt Cocborne was throwen at the secoÌ„d copyng to grouÌ„d horse and man And vpon the .vii. day of Iuny folowyng dyed y t gracyouse woman quene Anne and lieth now buryed at westmynster by hyr lorde kynge Rycharde vpoÌ„ y e southsyde of saynt Edward shryne to whose soul al cristeÌ„ our lord be mercyfull And thys yere in the moneth of Septembre as witnesseth the Frenche cronycle by meanes of the erle of Derby and other whych than were in Fraunce for the kynge of Englandes partye and the duke of Burbone the erle of Ewe vpon the French partye wyth other a trewes was concluded at saynte Omers for .iiii. yeres But nat wythstandyng that peace the Frenchmen and Englyshemen ranne togyther sundry tymes whanne the one espyed to haue any auauntage vppon that other Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xciiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xcv Mercer wyllyam Brampton  IohnÌ„ Frenshe  Anno. xviii  Thomas Knolles  THys .xviii. yere of kynge Rycharde he shortly after Crystmas wyth a strong army sayled into Ireland The whych iournay was more to hys charge than honoure For the maner wherof syn it souÌ„ded to no honoure of the prynce myne auctor therfore lyste nat in his boke to make any loÌ„ge processe of y e mater In this yere also or about this tyme began the heresy of IohnÌ„ wycclyffe to sprynge in Englande the whyche was greatly auaunced by meane of the scysme in the churche hangynge at those dayes betwene two popes sittynge at ones the whyche began as before is shewed in the .xxiiii. yere of Charles the .vi. thaÌ„ kyng of FrauÌ„ce Urban the .vi. and Clement the syxt contynued vnder Bonyface the .ix. and Benet the .xiii. Of whyche erronyouse oponyons of the sayd heresy who so is desyrouse to se the contentes of them let them serche cronica cronicarum and there he shall se theÌ„ brefely set out In thys yere also was wonderful teÌ„pest of wynde by the space of Iuly August specially SepteÌ„bre by violence wherof in sundry places of this lande greate and wonderfull hurte was done bothe of churches and houses Thys yere dyed Constance secoÌ„d wyfe to IohnÌ„ duke of LaÌ„castre and lyeth buryed at Leyceter Anno domini M.CCC.xcv  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCC.lxcvi Uyâ—tener Roger Elys  wyllyam more  Anno. xix  wyllyam Sheryngham  IN the begynnynge of thys mayres yere and .xix. yere of kynge Rycharde and .xviii. daye of Nouembre as affermeth y e Frenche cronycle kyng Rycharde beynge thaÌ„ at Calays spowsed or toke to wyfe wythin the churche of saynt Nycholas Isabel the doughter of Charles the .vi. than kyng of Fraunce whych lady Isabell as wytnesseth the sayde Frenche story at the day of hyr marryage was wythin .viii. yeres of age And as it is regestred in one of y e bokes of guyldehalle of London the Frenche kynge in propre persone came downe wyth a goodly companye of lordes and knyghtes vnto a towne called Arde whyche standeth vppon the vtter border of Pycardy where wythin hys owne domynyon a ryche and sumptuouse pauylyon was pyght And in lyke maner a litle beyonde Guynys wythin the english pale was another lyke pauylyon pyghte for kynge Rycharde so that betwene the two sayde pauylyons was a distaunce of .lxx. pace And in the mydway atwene bothe was ordained y e thyrde pauylion at y e which bothe kinges coÌ„ming from eyther of theyr tentes sondry tymes there met had communicacion eyther with other the wayes or distaunce atwene set with certayne persones apoynted standynge in arme .ii. and .ii the one syde beynge set with Englysshemen and that other with Frenche And a certeyne distauÌ„ce from eyther of the ii first sayde pauilyons stode
or stroÌ„ge holde gotten with great difficulte by maÌ„hode of your noble progenitours To this y e kyng with chauÌ„ged countenauÌ„ce answered sayd Uncle how say ye thoses wordes Than y e duke boldelye recyted y e foresayd wordes wherunto the king beynge more discontented said wene ye y t I be a marchauÌ„t or fole to sell my laÌ„de by saynt IohnÌ„ baptist nay But trothe it is y t our cosyn the duke of Brytaine hath rendred vnto vs al such suÌ„mes of money as our progenitours lente vnto him or his auncetours vpon the said towne of Brest For the whiche reason good conscience will y t he haue his towne restored agayne By meane of whiche wordes thus vttred by the duke suche rancoure and malyce kyndelyd atwene the kinge hym y t it ceased nat tyll the sayde duke was put to dethe by murdre vnlefully Than the duke apperceyuynge the kinges misledynge by certayne persones about him entendyng thereof reformacion for y e weale of the kinge and his realme called vnto him the abbot of saynte Albons the abbot pryour of westmynster and shewed to them his secrete mynde By whose counselles he made assemble shortely after at Arundell to which assemble came at the day appoynted dyuers lordes bothe spirituall temporall as him selfe the erle of Arundell and other Also thyther came the erle of Notyngham than marshall of Englande the erle of warwyke of spirituall lordes the archebisshoppe of Caunterbury the abbottes of saynte Albones and of westmynster with other After whyche assemble thus made and eueryche of theym to other sworne within the castell of Arundel the .viii. day of August they toke there theyr counsell and condiscended yts dyuers lordes about the king as the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke and other shulde be putte from suche auctoryte and rule of the lande as they than bare and other offycers suche as were thought preiudicial vnto the weale of the lande shulde be dyscharged and punisshed for theyr demerytes whan this with many other thynges was amonge them concluded eueryche of theym departed tyll the tyme of an other metynge atwene theym appoynted But the erle of Notyngham contrarye his othe and promyse fearing the sequell of the matter yode shortely after vnto the kynge and dyscouered vnto hym all the premisses wherefore the kynge in all haste called a secrete counsell at London in the said erle of Notynghames place or after some at the place of the erle of Huntyngdone where it was concludyd y t the sayd erle of Huntyngdone other shulde by strengthe fetche vnto the king the erles of Arundell and of warwyke And in the meane whyle the kynge in propre ê‘sone arested his vncle syr Thomas of woodestoke at Plasshy in Essex as sayeth the Englysshe cronycle All be it an other wryter in laâ—yne saythe that kyng Rycharde in propre persone rode vnto the Manoure of Grenewyche in the nyghte tyme there toke hym in his bedde commauÌ„ded hym vnto the Towre of LoÌ„don whiche shortely after was conueyed vnto Calays and there pyteously murderyd And soone after were the foresayd erles of Arundell warwyke brought vnto the towre of London with also syr IohnÌ„ Cobham syr IohnÌ„ Cheynye knightes But the erle of Arundell was taken to bayle and wente at large vnder suertie tyll the begynnynge of the parlyament In whiche season dyuers other were brought to sondrye prysones Than the kynge sente out his commissyoners vnto the lordes of his realme for to come vnto hys parliament which began after vpon the .xvii. day of Septembre in the begynninge of the .xxi. yere of y e kynge and later ende of thys mayres yere Here it is to be noted that Adam Bame mayre dyed in the begynning of the moneth of Iune For whome was after chosen and admytted the viii day of y e sayd moneth for mayre Rycharde whytyngton to occupye the full of that yere that is to meane tyll the feest of Symonde and Iude. But vpon saynt Edwardes day folowyng whan the newe mayre is accustomed to be chosen Than was he electe agayne for that yere folowynge And so he stode in the offyce of mayraltye an hoole yere and .v. monethes Than to returne to our fyrst mater whan the kyng hadde assembled his lordes y t whiche came with so stronge and myghtie companyes that the cytie suffysed nat to lodge the people but were fayne to be lodgyd in small townes and vyllages nere vnto y e same within short tyme after the sayde parlyamente was begonne the erles of Arundell and of warwyke were broughte before the lordes of the parlyamente holden at westmynster and there fynally iudged as foloweth the erle of Arudell to be ladde on fote from westmynster and place of his iugemeÌ„t thoroughe the highe stretes of the cytie vnto the towre hylle where hys hede to be stryken of and the erle of warwyke was also iudged to dethe But for his great age by meane of hys frendes his iugemente was pardoned and altered to perpetuall prison where as the kyng wolde coÌ„maunde hym whiche after was had vnto y e Ile of Man in Lancasshyre where he consumed the resydue of hys olde dayes And the erle of Arundelle accordinge to the sentence vpon him gyuen vpon the morowe folowyng the feest of saynte Mathewe beynge saterday the .xxii. day of Septembre was ladde on fote vnto y e towre hyll beyng accompanyed with great strengthe of men for so moche as it was demyd y t he shuld haue ben rescued by the waye how be it none suche was attempted but peasably he was brought vnto the sayde place of execucyon and there pacientlye mekely toke his dethe whose body after was by the freres Augustynes borne vnto theyr place within the warde of Bradestrete of London there in the northe syde of the quyer solempnely buryed and after vpon his graue a sumptuous toumbe of marble stone sette and edifyed And by auctoryte of the said parlyament the archebysshoppe of Caunterbury was exyled the realme And vpon the monday folowynge beynge the xxiiii daye of Septembre syr IohnÌ„ lord Cobham and sir IohnÌ„ Cheyny knyght were iudged to be drawen hanged and quarteryd But by instaunce and labour of their frendes that iugement was chaunged vnto perpetuall prison And thys done y e kynge ordayned a royall feeste and helde open housholde for all honeste comers For as affirmeth Peter Pyctauyence a wryter of historyes this prynce kynge Rycharde passed all other of his progenytours in lyberalytie and bounâ—ie The whiche feest and also parlyament yet holdynge the kynge created .v. dukes a marques and .v. erles As fyrste the erle of Derby syr HeÌ„ry of Bolygbrooke sone and heyre of IohnÌ„ of Gaunte duke of LaÌ„castre was created duke of Herforde The secoÌ„de whiche was erle of Rutlande was created duke of Amnerle The thyrde beynge erle of Kent was created duke of Surrey The fourthe beynge erle of Notyngham was created duke of Norfolke And the fyfte was the erle of
Huntyngedon the whiche than was created duke of Exeter Also of the erle of Somerset was made a marques of Dorset And for the erles fyrste the lorde of westmerlande named Dane Raâ—y Neuyll was made erle of westmerlande the lorde Tresorer syr wyllyaÌ„ Scrope was made eâ—le of wylshyre and syr IohnÌ„ de Mountague was made erle of Salesbury And whan this busines was fynisshed the parlyament was remoued vnto Shrewysbury vnto Hyllarye terme where it was fynysshed to many mennes dyspleasures dysherytynge of many trewe heyres Anno domini M. CCC.lxxxxvii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCC.lxxxxviii Mercer wyllyam Askeham  Rycharde whyttyngton  Anno. xxi  IohnÌ„ wodecoke  IN this .xxi. yere of kynge Rycharde the people of the lande murmured and grudged sore againe the kynge his counsell for so moche as the goodes belongynge vnto the crowne were disperblyd gyuen to vnworthy persones by occasyon whereof dyuers charges and exaccyons were put vpon the people Also for that the chefe rulers aboute the prynce were of lowe byrthe and of small reputacyon and the men of honoure were kepte out of fauoure Also for that the duke of Glouceter was secretely murdred without processe of the lawe and many thynges elles mysordered by the laste parlyament whereof the wyte and blame was layed vnto the kynge and other persones after named as well for wrongefull dysherytynge of sondrye persones at the sayde parlyamente suche as were menyall seruauntes of the foresayde duke of Gloceter and of the erles of Arundell and of warwyke contrarye hys owne proclamacyons made concernynge suche maters Also that where dyuers patentes grauntes passyd the kynges great seale as well for pardons and other great maters yet for the kynges singuler auauntage suche fewe persones as bare the rule about hym many of theym were called agayne Also where for sheryffes and other offycers of all shyres of Englande were wonte to be named .iiii. by discrete ê‘sones as iuges other of y e whiche the kyng shulde assygne two for the yere folowynge he of his owne wylle pleasure wolde refuse them chose suche .ii. as hym lyked the which he knewe well wolde lene more to his weale than to the coÌ„men weale of this lande or of his subiectes Also that where before tymes y e kynges of Englande vsed to sende out commyssyons vnto burgeses of cyties townes to chose of theyr fre lybertie suche knyghtes of the shyre as they thought mooste wealefull for the comen weale of the sayde shyre lande nowe kyng Rycharde wolde appoynte the persones and wylle them for to chose such as than he named wherby his singuler causes were preferred and the commen causes put by Also kinge Rycharde thoroughe euyll counsell commaunded by his letters vnto the sheryffes of all shyres fewe excepted that all persones of honoure within theyr countyes as well spirytuall as temporall shulde make certayne othes in generall wordes and ouer that to wryte and seale certayne bondes for perfourmaunce of the sayde othes and also for blanke chartour which many men of substaunce were constrayned to seale to theyr great charges The people contynually murmured and grudgyd for these iniuryes and many mo whyche at the tyme of his deposynge were artyculed agayne hym in .xxxviii. sondry artycles with also the rumoure that ranne vpon hym that he had letten to ferme the reueneus of y e crowne to Busshey Bogot and Grene whiche caused as well the noble men of the realme to grudge agayn hym as other of the comon people Thus coÌ„tynuynge this mysorder within the lande dyed syr IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster at the bysshoppe of Elyes place in Holborne and from thens was caried vnto saint Pouls and there vppon the north syde of y e quyre honorably buryed At whose enterremente all the chefe lordes of Englande were present For whom after was fouÌ„dyd by dame BlauÌ„che hys wyfe an honorable anniuersary as before I haue shewed in y e .xliiii. yere of Edwarde the thyrde whiche of right ought to be set in this place This yere also aboute the feste of saynt Bartholomew fell discencyon discorde bytwene y e duke of Herforde the duke of Norfolke wherfore the duke of Herforde accused y e other that he hadde taken .iiii. thousande marke of the kynges of suche money as he shulde therwith haue waged certeyne sowdyours at Caleys whiche he lefte vndone toke the same money to hys owne vse But an other wryter sayth that as y e sayde two dukes rode vppon a tyme from the parlyament towarde theyr lodgynges y e duke of Norfolke sayd vnto that other Syr se you not how varyable the kyng is in his wordes and how shamefully he putteth his lordes and kynesfolkes to deth and other exileth and holdeth in pryson wherfore full necessary it is to take kepe and not for to truste myche in hys wordes For without dowte in tyme to come he wyll by suche lyke meanes brynge vs vnto lyke deth distruccyon Of whiche wordes the sayde duke of Herforde accused that other vnto the kynge wherfore eyther wagyd batayle with other before the kynge To whom daye of metynge was gyuen to eyther vpon the .xi. daye of September to fyghte within lystes at CoueÌ„tre where all thynge was ordeyned for At whiche place at y e day assygned thyder came the sayde two dukes and appered in the felde before the kynges presence redy to do theyr batayle But y e kyng anone forbad that fyght and forthwith exyled the duke of Herforde for x. yeres and the duke of Norfolk for euer whiche sentence was shortely after put in execucyon Thanne the duke of Herforde sayled into FrauÌ„ce and there taryed a season But for lacke of ayde and comforte he departed thens and came into Brytayne And the duke of Norfolke passed dyuers countreys and lastely came vnto the cytie of Uenyce and there endyd his lyfe And soone after thys was maister Roger walden a chapeleyne of the kynges made archebysshoppe of Caunterbury the whyche was a speciall louer vnto the citie of London and made great labour for them vnto the kynges grace y e greuously with them was of newe dyspleased for so moche as he was enfourmed of them y t they shulde counsell with other sheriffes to withstaÌ„de certayne actes made in the laste parlyament for y t which the comynaltie of the cytie was endyted with other sheryffes In redresse wherof by couÌ„sell of the sayd archebysshoppe of maister Robert Braybroke than bisshoppe of LoÌ„don the cytezens made a lamentable supplicacyon vnto the kinge whiche by ayde fauoure of the sayd two bysshoppes other louers of y e cytie y e kinges yre indignacyon by meane of that lowly supplicacyon was some parte appeased withdrawen But yet to contente a ê‘te of y e kinges mynde many blanke chartours were deuysed broughte into the cytie which many of y e most substancyall men of the same were fayne to seale to theyr payne and charge in conclusyon
y t whiche shortely after was vsed thoroughe all countreys of Englande Anno domini M. CCC.lxxxxviii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCC.lxxxxix Goldesmythe IohnÌ„ wade  Drewe Barentyne  Anno .xxii.  IohnÌ„ warner  IN this .xxii. yere of kynge Rycharde y e coÌ„mon fame ranne y t the kyng had letton to ferme y e realme of Englande vnto sir wyllyam Sâ—ope erle of wylshyre than treasourer of EnglaÌ„de to sir IohnÌ„ Busshey syr Iohn Bagot and syr Henry Grene knightes y e whyche returned shortly after to their great coÌ„fusyoÌ„s This yere also Thomas y e son and heyre of y e erle of Arundell lately beheded y e whiche Thomas nat all to his pleasure was kepte in y e house of the duke of Exceter passed y e see by y e meanes of one wyllyaÌ„ Scot mercer yode vnto his vncle y t archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury so contynued with him in the cytie of Colayne than beynge In this pastyme great purueyaunce was made for y e kynges iourney into IrelaÌ„de so y t whan all thinges necessarye to the honoure nede of the kynge his people was redy he set forthwarde vpon his iourney in the moneth of Apryll leauyng for his leutenaunt in Englange sir Edmonde of Langley his vncle duke of yorke and after toke shippyng at Brystowe and sayled with a mighty stronge hoste into Irelande where he had so prosperous spede that in processe of tyme with manhode and good polycie he subdued to him that couÌ„trey In the whiche voyage were it for acte that he dyd or of y e kynges bounte Henry sone and heyre of the duke of Herforde than exiled was of y e kyng made knyght This Henry was after his father crowned kynge of Englande named Henry the .v. Kynge Richarde thus beynge occupyed in Irelande and receyuynge of the capytaynes of the wylde Irysshe into his subieccyon and orderyng of that countrey to set in an ordre and rule Henry of Bolyngbroke duke of Herforde before exyled with the archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and Thomas of Arundel and other landed with a small company at Rauyns spore in the Northe countrey in the moneth of August and vnder colour of the clayme of his ryghtfull enherytaunce ceysed the people as he wente to whome in short processe great multytude of the people drewe and gatherd Of this landyng king Rycharde beynge warned for hasty spede of returnyng into Englande left in IrelaÌ„de behynde hym moche ordenauÌ„ce and landed at Mylforde hauen in the begynnyng of Septembre begynnynge also of the .xxiii. yere of his reygne so yode vnto the castell of Flynte in wales and there rested him and his people and entended there to gather vnto hym more strength In the whiche meane tyme the foresayd Henry that than hadde proclaymed him selfe duke of Lancaster in the ryght of IohnÌ„ of GauÌ„te his father was comyn to Brystowe and there without resystence toke sir wyllyam Scrope erle of wylshyre treasourer of Englande syr IohnÌ„ Busshey and syr Henry Grene. Also there was taken sir IohnÌ„ Bagot but after he escaped and fledde into Irelande Than were the other thre there iuged put in execucyon And kinge Rycharde styll beynge at the castell of Flynte herynge of the great strengthe y t was about y e duke fearyd sore of him selfe And in lyke wyse so dyd all suche as were about hym wherfore syr Thomas Percye erle of worcetyr and than stewarde of the kynges housholde contrarye his allegeaunce brake openly the whyte rodde in the hall commaundyd euery man to shifte for him selfe By reason whereof the people voyded and the kynge lefte without coÌ„forte so that he was shortly after taken and presented vnto the duke The whyche put hym vnder safe kepynge shortly after spedde him toward LoÌ„don And whaÌ„ he came nere vnto y e cytie he sente king Rycharde with a secret coÌ„pany vnto y e Towre there to be safely kepte tyll his commyng wherof many euyll disposed persones of the cytie beyng warned assembled them in great noumbre entended to haue mette him without the towne there to haue taken him from such as ladde him so to haue slayne him for the great cruelte that he before tyme had vsed vnto the cytie But as god wolde the mayre rulers of the cytie were enfourmed of theyr malycyous purpose and gathered to theym the worshypfull commoners and sadde men by whose polycyes nat without great diffyculte they were reuoked frome theyr euyll purpose all be it that lastynge that rumoure they yode vnto westmynster and there toke mayster IohnÌ„ Slake deane of the kinges chapell and frome thens broughte him vnto Newgate and there caste on hym yrons Shortly after the duke came vnto London there by the consent of kyng Rycharde a ê‘lyament was begone vpon the .xiii. day of y e moneth of Septembre Endurynge whiche ê‘lyament many accusacyons artycles of mysrulynge of the lande were layed vnto the charge of thys noble prince kyng Rycharde whiche be engroced at length in .xxxviii. artycles For the which voluÌ„tarely as it shuld seme by y e copy of an instrumeÌ„t here after shewed he shulde renounce wylfullye be deposed from all kynglye mageste the monday beynge the xxix day of Septembre and the feest of saynt Myghell the archaungell in the yere of our lordes incarnacyon after the accomâ—te of the churche of Englande M. lxxxxix and the xxiiii yere of the raygne of the sayde Rycharde The copye of whiche instrumente here vnder ensueth THis present instrumente made the mondaye the .xxix. daye of Septembre and feeste of saynt Mychaell tharchaungell in the yere of our lorde god M.CCC.lxxx and xix and in the .xxiii. yere of kynge Rycharde the seconde wytnesseth that where by the auctoryte of the lordes spirytuall and temporall of this present parlyament and coÌ„mons of the same the ryght honorable and dyscrete ê‘sons here vnder named were by the sayde auctoryte assygned to go vnto the towre of London there to here and testifye suche questyons and answeres as than there shude be by the said honorable and discrete persones harde knowe all men to whome these presente letters shall come that we sir Richarde Scroope archebysshoppe of yorke IohnÌ„ bisshoppe of Herforde Henrye erle of Northumberlande Rafe erle of westmerlande Thomas lorde of Barkeley wyllyam abbot of westmynster IohnÌ„ pryour of Caunterbury wyllyam Thyrnynge and Hughe Burnell knyghtes IohnÌ„ Markeham Iustyce Thomas Stowe IohnÌ„ Burbage doctours of the lawe Cyuyle Thomas Feryby and Denys Lopham notaryes publyke the day yere abouesayd atwene the houres of .viii. .ix. of y e clocke before noone were present in the chyefe chaumber of the kynges lodgynge within the sayde place of the towre where was rehersed vnto the kynge by y e mouth of the forsayde erle of Northumberlande that beforetyme at Conwey in Northwalys the kynge beynge there at hys pleasure and lybertye promysed vnto the archebysshop of Caunterbury than Thomas of Arundell and vnto the
worshype of the same Henauder that the kynge for hys guerdon made hym streyghte knyght Upon the .vii. daye in lykewyse played insemble an Henauder and one IohnÌ„ StaÌ„dysshe esquyer y â— whyche semblably for hys prowesse manly dealyng was also of y e kyng dubbed knyght And a GascoynÌ„ that the same day wan y e pryce of an other straunger was immedyatly made knyghte of y e kyng And vpoÌ„ the .viii. daye or laste day of thys chalenger came into the felde .ii. Henauders Unto whome came .ii. bretherne beyng sowdiours of Calays y e whyche bekered togyder a loÌ„ge seasoÌ„ so y e eyther ê‘tye receyued plentye of good strokes tyll peas by y e kyng was coÌ„mauÌ„ded And so thys chaleÌ„ge was fynysshed to y e great honour of y e kyng the whych after feasted these straungers wyth ryche gyftes sente and retourned theym agayne to theyr countrees Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.ix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.x.  IohnÌ„ Lawe  Rycharde Marlowe Irenmonger  Anno .xi.  wyllyam Chycheley  IN thys yere moneth of Marche a tayloure of London named Iohan Badby was brente in Smythfelde for heresy all be it that by meanes of the prynce one mayster Courtnay thanne Chauceller of Oxenforde he was for a whyle reconcyled and promysed to leue that erroure But whan the sacramentâ— of y e aulter was brought tofore hym he dyspysed it and wolde in no wyse therein byleue wherefore he hadde as he deserued Of whom a versifier in reproche of hys errour made these ii verses folowynge Hereticus credat vt perustus ab orbe recedat Ne fideÌ„ ledat sathan huÌ„c baratro sibi predat The whych verses are thus moch to meane in englysshe The peruerse heretyke though that he do brenne And from this worlde be rased vtterly No force syn that he lyst nâ—t kenne Our sacred fayth but it right perversâ—y â—yst of his wyll erroniously to reply What force thought sathaÌ„ with his eternall payne Do hym rewarde syn he wyll not refrayne IN thys yere also moneth of Apryll wythin the lystes of Smythfeld was foughteÌ„ a sore fight betwene an esquyre named Glouceter AppellauÌ„t an other esquyre called Arthur DefendauÌ„t The whyche acquyted them eyther partye so maÌ„fully that the kynge of hys especyall grace seyng they were bothe so well fyghtyng men toke the quarell into hys handes pardoned the offeÌ„ce to eyther partye And thys yere the market howse called the Stokes staÌ„dynge by the churche of saynt Mary wolchurch of London was begoÌ„ to be edyfyed In thys yere also the kyng helde his parlyameÌ„t at westmynster Durynge the whych y e coÌ„mons of thys laÌ„de put vp a byll to the kynge to take y e teÌ„porall landes out froÌ„ spyrytuall meÌ„nes handes or possessioÌ„ The effect of whych byll was y t the teÌ„poraltes dysordinatly wasted by meÌ„ of the church myght suffyce to fynde to y e kynge .xv. erles xv C. knightes vi M. ii C. esqiers an C. houses of almes to the releef of poore people mo thaÌ„ at y e days were wythin EnglaÌ„d And ouer all these foresayd charges y e kyng myght put yerely in hys cofers .xx. M. li. Prouyded y e euery erle shuld haue of yerely reÌ„t .iii. M. marke euery knight an C marke .iiii. plough lande euery esquyre .xl. marke by yere w t .ii. plough laÌ„de euery house of almesse an C. marke with ouersyght of .ii. trew seculers vnto euery house And also wyth prouisioÌ„ y t euery towneshyppe shuld kepe all poore people of theyr owne dwellers whych myght nat labour for theyr lyuyng with coÌ„dicion y t if mo fell in a towne thaÌ„ the towne might maynteyn thaÌ„ the sayd almes houses to releue such townshyppes And for to beare these charges they alledged by theyr sayd bylle y t the teÌ„poralties beyng in the possessioÌ„ of spirytuall meÌ„ amounted to .iii. C. .xxii. M. marke by yere wherof they affermed to be iÌ„ y e see of CauÌ„terbury with the abbays of cristes church of saynt Augustyns Shrowysbury Coggeshale saynt Osiys xx M. marke by yere In the see of DurhmÌ„ other abbeys there xx M. marke In y e see of yorke abbays there xx M. marke In the see of wynchester and abbays there xx M. marke In the see of LoÌ„don wyth abbays and other houses there xx M. marke In y e see of LyncolnÌ„ wyth y e abbays of Peterbourth Ramsay and other xx M. mark In the see of Norwych wyth the abbeys of Bury and other xx M. marke In the see of Hely wyth the abbays of Hely SpaldiÌ„g other xx M. mark In the see of Bathe wyth the abbay of Okynborne other xx M. marke In the see of worceter with y e abbays of EuishmÌ„ AbyngdonÌ„ other xx M marke In the see of Chester with precinct of the same with the sees of saiÌ„t Dauid of Salysbury and Exceter wyth theyr precinctes xx M. marke The abbays of Rauens or Reuans of fountaynes of Geruons and dyuers other to the nombre .v. mo .xx. thousand marke The abbays of Leyceter waltham Gysbourne HertonÌ„ Tircetir Osney and other to the nombre of .vi. mo twenty thousande marke The abbays of Douers Batell Lewis Cowentre DaueÌ„tre and Courney xx M. marke The abbays of NorthamptonÌ„ Thortone Brystow Kelyngworth wynchescoÌ„b Hayles Parchyssor Fredyswyde Notley and Grymmysby xx M. marke The whych forsayd suÌ„mes amouÌ„t to the full of .iii. C.M. marke And for the odde .xxii. M. marke they appoynted Herdforde Rochester HuntyngdonÌ„ Swyneshede Crowlande Malmesbury BurtonÌ„ Tewkisbury DuÌ„stable ShirbornÌ„ TauntonÌ„ and Bylande And ouer thys they alledged by the sayde byll that ouer and aboue y e sayd suÌ„me of .iii. C. .xxii. M. marke dyuers houses of relygion in Englande possessed as many temporaltyes as myght suffice to fynde yerely xv M. preestes and clerkes euery preest to be allowed for hys stypende vii marke by yere To y e which byl none answere was made but that the kyng of thys mater wolde take delyberacioÌ„ aduycemente and wyth that answere ended so that no ferther laboure was made Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.ix  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.x  IohnÌ„ Penne.  Thomas Knolles Grocer  Anno .xii.  Thomas Pyke  IN thys yere asquyer of walys named Ryze ap dee the whych had loÌ„g tyme rebelled agayn y e kyng and â—rotysfyed the partye of Howan of Glendore was takeÌ„ and broughte to London and there vppon the .ix. daye of Decembre drawen hanged and quartered and hys hed set vpon the brydge amoÌ„ge the other In this yere also was the guylde halle of LoÌ„don begonne to be newe edyfyed and of an olde lytell cotage made into a fayre and goodly house as it nowe appereth Anno domini M. CCCC.x  Anno domini M. CCCC.xi  IohnÌ„ Raynewell  Robert Chycheley Grocer  Anno .xiii.  wyllyam CottonÌ„  IN thys yere and vpon the .xii. day of Octobre were thre flodes in thamys
whyche thynge no man than lyuynge cowde remembre that lyke to be sene And in thys yere was the lorde Thomas sonne to the kynge created duke of Clarence And in thys yere the kynge at the requeste of the duke of Orleaunce sente ouer the forsayd duke his sonne to ayde the sayd duke of OrleauÌ„ce agayn the duke of Burgoyne Of whose actes and hys company I haue before made report in the story of Charles the .vii. kynge of Fraunce And in thys yere the kyng caused a newe coyne of nobles to be made whyche were of lesse value than the olde noble by .iiii. d. in a noble In thys yere also the kynge created IohnÌ„ hys son duke of Bedforde And hys other sonne Humfrey duke of Glounceter He made also syr Thomas Beauforde erle of Dorset and the duke of Anmarle he created duke of yorke Anno domini M. CCCC.xi  Anno domini M. CCCC.xii  Rauffe LeuenhmÌ„  wyllyam waldrenÌ„ Mercer  Anno .xiiii.  wyllyam Seuenok  IN thys yere and .xx. daye of the moneth of Nouembre was a great counsayll holden at the whyte freers of London By the whyche it was amonge other thynges concluded that for the kynges greate iournay that he entended to take in vysytyng of the holy sepulcre of our lord certayne Galeys of warre shulde be made and other purueaunce concernynge the same iournay whereupon all hasty possyble spede was made But after the feaste of Crystemasse whyle he was makynge hys prayers at saynte Edwardes shryne to take there hys leue and so to spede hym vpoÌ„ hys iournay he became so syke that suche as were aboute hym fered that he wolde haue dyed ryght there wherfore they for hys comforte bare hym into the abbottes place and lodged hym in a chambre and there vpoÌ„ a paylet layde hym before the fyre where he laye in greate agony a certayne of tyme. At length whaÌ„ he was commyn to hym selfe nat knowynge where he was he freyned of suche as than were aboute hym what place y t was The whych shewed to hym that it belonged vnto the abbot of westmynster and for he felte hym selfe so syke he commaunded to aske yf that chaÌ„bre had any speciall name where unto it was answered that it was named Hierusalem Than sayd y e kyng Louyng be to the father of heueÌ„ For nowe I knowe I shall dye in thys chambre accordynge to y e prophecye of me beforesayd that I shuld dye in HierusaleÌ„ And so after he made hym selfe redy dyed shortly after vppoÌ„ y e daye of saynt Cuthbert or the .xx. day of Marche whaÌ„ he had reygned .xiii. yeres v. monethes .xxi. dayes leuynge after hym .iiii. sonnes that is to meane HeÌ„ry that was kyng Thomas y e was duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and HuÌ„frey duke of Glouceter and .ii. doughters that one beyng quene of Denmarke and that other duchesse of Barre as before is shewed whan kynge Henry was deed he was conueyed by water vnto Feuersham and from thens by lande vnto Caunterbury and there entered by y e shryne of saynt Thomas Anglia ¶ Henrici quinti. HEnry the .v â–ª of y e name and sonnÌ„ of Henry the .iiii begaÌ„ his reygne ouer this realm of England the xxi day of y e moneth of Marche In the yere of our lorde ende of the same .xiiii. C. xii And in the .xxxii. yere of Charles the .vii. yet kynge of FrauÌ„ce And the .ix. daye of Apryll folowynge whych was that yere passioÌ„ sondaye beyng a day of excedyng rayne he was crowned at westmynster Thys man before the deth of hys father applyed hym vnto all vyce insolency drewe vnto hym all riottours wyldly dysposed ê‘sones But after he was admytted to y e rule of the lande anon sodaynly he became a new maÌ„ tourned all that rage wyldnes into sobernes wyse sadnes the vyce into coÌ„staÌ„t vertue And for he wolde coÌ„tinewe y e vertue and nat to be reduced thereunto by the famylyarytye of hys olde nyse company he therfore after rewardes to them gyuen charged them vppon payne of theyr lyues that none of theÌ„ were so hardy to come wythin .x. myle of such place as he were lodged after a daye by hym assygned In thys begynnyng of thys kyng Henry the olde mayre and shryues continued theyr offices to the termes accustomed Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.ii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.iii  Rauffe Leuyngham  wyllyam waldern Mercer  Anno .i.  wyllyam Seuenok  ANone as kynge Henry was crowned and the solempnyte of the feest of Eester was passed he sent vnto the fryers of LaÌ„gley where the corps of kynge Rycharde was buryed and caused it to be takeÌ„ oute of the erth so wyth reuerence and solempnyte to be coÌ„ueyed vn to westmynster vppon the southe syde of saynt Edwardes shryne there honourably to be buryed by quene Anne his wyfe â–ª whyche there before tyme was enterred And after a solempne interment there holden he prouyded that .iiii. tapers shulde breÌ„ne day and nyght about hys graue whyle the world endureth and one daye in the weke a solempne Dirige and vppon the morowe a masse of Requiem by note after whyche masse ended to be gyuen wekely vnto poore people .xi. s. viii d. in pens And vpon the daye of hys annyuersary after y e sayd masse of Requiem is songe to be yerely destrybuted for his soule .xx. li. iii. d. And about Heruest tyme was syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell knyghte appreched for an heretyke coÌ„mitted to pryson But howe it was he escaped for that tyme out of the towre of LondoÌ„ and so yode into walys where he lyned ouer .iiii. yeres after Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xiii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xiiii  IohnÌ„ SuttonÌ„  wyllmÌ„ Crowmer Draper  Anno .ii.  IohnÌ„ Mycoll  IN thys yere and moneth of Ianuary certayne adherentes of the forenamed syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell entendynge the dystruccion of thys lande subuercioÌ„ of the same assembled them in a felde nere vnto saynte Gyles in great nombre wherof the kynge beyng enfourmed toke y e felde before theym so toke a certayne of them Amonge the whyche was syr Roger ActonÌ„ knyghte syr IohnÌ„ Beuerley preest and a squyer called syr IohnÌ„ Browne The whyche wyth xxxvi mo in nombre were after conuycte of heresy and treason and for the same hanged and brent wythin y e sayd felde of saynt Gyles And in the same yere IohnÌ„ Claydon skynner Rycharde Turmyne baker were for heresy brente in Smythfelde And thys yere the kyng helde his parlyamente at Leyceter where amonge other thynges the foresayd bylle putte vp by the commons of the lande for the temporaltyes beynge in y e churche as it is before touched iÌ„ the .xi. yere of y e .iiii. HeÌ„ry was agayne mynded In fere wherof lest the kyng wolde thereunto gyue any coÌ„fortable audyence as testyfye some wrytters certayne bysshoppes and other hede men of the churche putte
as some drowned .iii. of the grettest of theyr carykkes taken Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.vi  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.vii  Roberte wodtyngton  Henry Barton Skynner  Anno .v.  IohnÌ„ Couentre  THys yere the kynge holdynge hys parlyameÌ„t at westmynster to hym was graunted by auctoryt of the same a Fyftene And by a conuocacyon of the clergy was grauÌ„ted to hym a dyme for the mayntenaunce of hys warrys wheruppon newe prouysyon was made for hys seconde vyage into Fraunce By authoryte of this parlyament also Rycharde whyche was sonne heyre of y e erle of Cambrydge which erle was put to deth at Southampton was created duke of yorke whiche after was maryed vnto Cecyle y e doughter of Daraby erle of westmerlande by reason that he brought his wardshyp of the kynge By the whiche lady Cecyle he hadde Henry that dyed yonge Edward that after was kynge Edmunde erle of Rutlande Anne duchesse of Exceter Elyzabeth duchesse of Suffolke George duke of Clarence Rycharde duke of Glouceter and after kynge and Margaret duchesse of Burgoyne And whaÌ„ all thynge was redy for the kynges vyage he ordeyned IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde hys brother protectour of thys land in the tyme of his absence And that done he wyth hys lordes aboute wytsontyde toke hys shyppyng at SouthamptoÌ„ and so sayled into Normandye and landed vpon LaÌ„mas daye at a place called Toke or Towke And after he was wyth hys hoste there landed for so moche as he was warned of certayne shyppes of warre y e entendyd to do some harme in Englande beynge than vppon the see he therfore to wythstaÌ„de theyr malycyouse purpose sent the erle of Marche the erle of Huntyngdon wyth other to scowre the see The whyche encountred the sayde enemyes and after a loÌ„ge and cruell fyght them veÌ„quysshed ouercame whyche fyght was vpon the daye of saynt Romayne or the .ix. day of Auguste as hath the Frenche cronycle And of the French nauy was chyefe capytayne the vycount of Narbon whych in that fyght was taken with great pleÌ„ty of treasour For as sayth Gaguinus he with one Mountney an other capytayne to whom y e sowdyours wages was coÌ„mytted of one assent of theyr synguler lucre wythhelde the sayde wages By reason wherof whan they shuld ioyne in batayll many of them wyth theyr shyppes withdrew last theyr capitayns in the dauÌ„ger of theyr enemyes But this is lyke to be a fayned excuse of y e sayd Gagwyne to saue the honoure of the FreÌ„chmen as he many tymes semblably dothe in many places of hys boke Then to retourne vnto kyng Henry whan he was thus landed he sent vnto y e rulers of the town of Towke and had it vnto hym delyuered But the castell was defended agayn hym tyll saynt Laurence daye folowyng the whyche he gaue after vnto hys brother the duke of ClareÌ„ce wyth all the sygnory therunto belongynge And thys done the kynge spedde hym toward Cane layde his syege therunto vpon y e .xvii. day of the foresayd moneth of August The whych contynued tyll the feest of the Natyuyte of our lady than won vpon y e ê‘ty y t the duke of ClareÌ„ce assawted But the castel helde by apoyntemeÌ„t yf no rescouse were had tyll the .xiiii. day folowyng At whych day y e sayd castel was delyuered with other .xiiii stroÌ„ge holdes which had before takeÌ„ y e same apoyntmeÌ„t Than the kynge made the foresayd duke of Clarence capytayne of the sayd town castell And in this passetyme were dyuers other townes stroÌ„ge holdes goten by dyuers of y e kynges retynew as y e erle Marshall the erle of warwyke other y e which wan Louers Faloys Newelyn Cherburgth ArgeÌ„tyne Bayons the citye with many other stroÌ„ge abbays pilys ThaÌ„ the king helde there saynt Georges feest and dubbyd there .xv. knyghtê of y e Bath after coÌ„tynued his warres duryng this mayres yere in wynnyng vpon the FreÌ„chmen by apoyntementê and otherwyse wherof the cyrcumstauÌ„ce were very longe to declare in order In this yere also vpoÌ„ the festfull day of Ester tyll a chaunce in LoÌ„doÌ„ which to y e fere of all good crysteÌ„ men is necessary to be noted For vpoÌ„ the hygh soleÌ„pne day by excytyng of y e deuyll yll disposycioÌ„ of .ii. women that is to mene the wyfe of the lorde StrauÌ„ge y e wyfe of syr IohnÌ„ Trussell knyght such vnkyndnes fyll bytwene theyr two husbaÌ„des y t eyther wold haue slayne other within y e parysh chyrch of saynt DuÌ„stanes in the Eest In ê‘tyng of which persons dyuers men were hurt sore wouÌ„ded one named ThomÌ„ PetwardeÌ„ slayne out of hand which was a freeman fysshemoÌ„ger of the cyty Than lastly both frayers were takeÌ„ brought vnto the CouÌ„tour in y e Pultry And for the sayd lorde StrauÌ„ge was demed culpable of y e begiÌ„nyng of this fray he therfore vpoÌ„ the soÌ„day folowyng for suspendyng of the chyrche was denouÌ„ced acursyd at Poulys crosse in all parysshe chyrches of LondoÌ„ And fynally he was demed to open penaunce dyd it and made greate amendes vnto the wyfe of the sayde Thomas for the deth of her husbaÌ„d And in the ende of thys yere where at LoÌ„doÌ„ was sold for .ii. s. a busshell Anno domini M. CCCC.xvii  Anno domini M. CCCC.xviii  Henry Rede  Rycharde Merlowe Iremonger  Anno .vi.  IohnÌ„ Gedney  IN thys yere syr IohnÌ„ Oldcastell lorde CobhmÌ„ the whyche as before is shewed in the ende of the fyrste yere of thys kynge escaped out of the Towre of London was in the moneth of sent vnto London by the lorde Powys out of walys The whyche syr IohnÌ„ for heresye treason was conuycte in the moneth of folowynge and for the same drawen vnto saynt Gyles feld where he was hanged vppon a newe peyre of galowes wyth chaynes and after consumed wyth fyre And about that season the person of wortham in Norfolke whyche longe tyme had haunted Newmarket heth and there robbed spoyled many of the kynges subgettes was nowe with his concubyne broughte vnto Newgate where he lastly dyed And kynge Henry beynge styll in Normandy deuyded hys people in thre partes wherof one he reserued vnto hym selfe the seconde he commytted to the rule of the duke of Clarence and the thyrde vnto the erle of warwyke whyche sayde duke erle employed theyr armes so well and valyauntly that eyther of theym encroched sore vppon the Frenchmen and wanne from them many stronge holdes and pyles And the kynge after longe syeges by hym contynued aboute Argentyne Cressy saynte Launde and other he then in y e ende of thys yere that is to saye vppon y e daye of the translacyon of saynt Edwarde or the .xiii. daye of October layde hys syege vnto the cytye of Roan and contynued the same tyll the .xii. daye of Ianuary folowynge In the whych passetyme the olde mayre was chaunged to a new
thynges concernynge his estate and to be lodged in notable places of his realme wher the people to hym shulde be moste obedyent After whiche artycles by the consentes of bothe prynces well and nobly ratysfyed and confermed and solempnyzacion of the foresayd maryage ended kyng Henry with his people sped hym towarde Parys where he was honorably receyued And whan he had with his newe wyfe rested hym there a season he than with the duke of Burgoyne and dyuers other lordes of Fraunce layde seyge vnto dyuers townes whiche helde vpon the Dolphyns partye them wanne by strengthe or by appoyntment and lastly layde syege and his ordenaunce aboute a stronge towne named Meldune or Meleon wherof was capytayne a noble warryour named Barbasan the whiche defended that towne manfully Than the kynge seynge the foresayde sternesse of y e capitayne beclipped that towne with a stronge syege lyenge hymselfe on that syde towarde the wood and the duke of Burgoyne vpon the other syde agayne the temple or monastery of saynt Peter whiche syege so conâ—â—ued durynge this mayres yere Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xx  Robert whytyngham  Richarde whytyngham Mercer  Anno .viii.  Iohan Butler  THis yere continued styll the former syege aboute Meleon tyll aboute the mydle of Nouembre At whiche tyme the fore named capytayne sore famysshed sought me anes of treaty By meane wherof it was agreed that he with all other shulde sauely auoyde by a daye lymyted excepte all suche persones as before tyme had ben consentynge vnto the dethe of IohnÌ„ lateli duke of Burgoyne For the whiche cryme the forenamed capytayne named Barbasan was after accused with many other and sent vnto Parys and there holden in pryson And that done kynge Henry layde his syege vnto a towne called Melden The whiche fynally was also gyuen vp by a lyke apoyntment wherin were founden certayne persones detected of y e foresayde murther for the whiche after due examynacyon made they were hanged vpon an elmen tree standynge by y e way ledynge vnto Parys whan kynge Henry had thus wrouthte moche of his wyll in Fraunce he toke leue of his father the Frenche kynge with the quene his wyfe sayled into Englande landed at Douer vpon Candelmas day leuynge in Fraunce for his deputye his brother the duke of Clarence Than the kynge sped hym on his iournay towarde London came thyder on the .xiiii. daye of February And the quene came thyder vpon the .xxi. day of y e same moneth But here for lengthe of tyme I wyl passe ouer the great and curyous ordynaunce prouyded by the cytezyns for the receyuynge of the kynge and quene aswell of theyr ordinate metynge wyth theym vpon horsebacke as the sumptuous and honourable dyuyses prepayred wythin the cytye to the kynges and quenes greate reâ—ioysynge And forthe I wyll procede to shewe vnto you some parte of the greate honour that was vsed and exercysed vppon the daye of the sayde quenes coronacyon whyche was after solempnysed in saynte Peters churche of westmynster vppon the daye of saynte Mathy the apostle or the foure twenty day of February After whyche solempnysacyoÌ„ in that chyrche endyd she was conueyed in to the greate halle of westmynster and there set to dyner Upon whose ryghte hand satte at the ende of the same table the archebysshop of CauÌ„torbury and Henry surnamed the ryche cardynall of wynchester And vppon the lefte hande of the quene satte the kynge of Scottes in hys astate the whyche was seruyd wyth coueryd messe lyke vnto the forenamed bysshoppes but after them And vppon the same hande and syde nere to the bordes ende satte the duchesse of yorke and the countesse of Huntyngdon The erle of y e Marche holdynge a ceptre in hys hande knelyd vppon the ryght syde The erle marshall in lyke maner knyled vppon the left hande of the quene The couÌ„tesse of Kente satte vnder the table at the ryght foote and the countesse Marshall at the left foote The duke of Glouceter syr Humfrey â—as that daye ouerloker and stode before the quene bare heded Syr Rychard Neuyll was that day caruer to y e quene y e erles brother of Suffolk cupberer syr IohnÌ„ Steward Sewar the lord Clyfford panterer in stede of the erle of warwyk the lord wyllughby boteler in stede of the erle of AruÌ„dell The lord Gray Ruthyn or Ryffyn naperer The lord of Awdeley amner in stede of the erle of Cambrydge The erle of worceter was that daye erle Marshall in absence of the erle Marshall the whyche rode about the hall vpon a great courser wyth a multytude of typped staues about hym to kepe the roume in the hall Of the which hall the barons of the .v. portes begaÌ„ the table vpon the ryght hande towarde saynt StepheÌ„s chapell beneth theÌ„ at the table sat the bowchyers of the chauncery And vpon the lefte hande next vnto the cupborde sat the mayre and hys bretherne aldermeÌ„ of LoÌ„doÌ„ The bysshops began the table foreagayne the barons of the .v. portes the ladies the table agayn the mayre Of whyche .ii. tables for the bysshoppes began y e bysshop of London and the bysshop of Durham and for the ladyes the countesse of Stafforde the couÌ„tesse of Marche And ye shall vnderstande that thys feast was all of fysshe And for the orderyng of the seruice therof were diuers lordes appoynted for hede offycers as stewarde controller surueyour and other honourable offyces For the whyche were appoynted the erles of Northumberlande of westmerland the lorde Fitz Hughe the lorde Furneuall the lorde Gray of wyltonÌ„ the lorde Ferers of Groby the lord Ponynges the lorde HaryngtonÌ„ y e lord Darcy the lorde Dacre and the lord Delaware The whyche wyth other orderyd the seruyce of the feest as foloweth thus for the fyrst course Brawne and mustarde Dedellys in Burneux Frument wyth Balien Pyke in Erbage Lamprey powderyd Trought Codlyng Playes fryed Marlyng fryed Crabbys Leche lumbarde florysshed Tartys And a sotyltye called a Pellycane syttyng on hys nest with her byrdes and an image of saynte Katheryne holdyng a boke and dysputyng with the doctours holdynge a reason in her ryghte hande saynge Madame le Royne and y e Pellycan as an answere Ce estia signe et du roy pur tenir ioy et a tout sa gent esse mete sa entent The seconde course Gely coloured wyth columbyne floures whyte potage or creme of almandes Breme of the see Counger Solys Cheuen Barbyll wyth Roche Fresshe Samon Halybut Gurnarde Rochet broyled Smelth fryed Creuys or lobster Leche Damask witw the kynges worde or prouerbe flourysshed Vne sanz plus Lamprey fresshe baken Flampeyne flourisshed wyth a scochonÌ„ royall and therin .iii. crownes of golde plantyd with floure delyce and floures of camemyll wroughte of confeccions And a sotyltye named a Panter wyth an image of saynte Katheryne wyth a whele in her hande a rolle wyth a reason in that other hande
And fynally by the prouydent counsayle of the lorde regent al the sayd artycles and matiers of varyaunce atwene the sayd two lordes hangynge were put to the examynacyon and iudgmente with the assystence of y e lordes of the parliamēt of Henry the archebysshop of Caunterbury of Thomas duke of Exceter of Iohn̄ duke of Northfolk Thomas bysshop of Durhm̄ of Phylype bysshop of worceter or Iohn̄ bysshop of Bathe of Humfrey thā erle of Stafforde of Rauffe lorde Cornewell of mayster wyllyam Alnewyke than keper of the preuy seale The whych lordes wyth assystence of the other lordes of the parlyament made a decre and a warde so that eyther party toke other by the hande wyth frēdly louyng wordes none hauyng amēdes of other except the bysshope had wordes of submyssyō vnto the duke in requyryng hym of hys fauoure good lordshyp And y e accorde thus fynysshed the parlyament was adiourned tyll after Easter Uppon whytsondaye folowynge was a solempne feest holden at Leyceter forsayde where the regente dubbyd kynge Henry knyghte And than forthwyth the kynge dubbyd Rycharde duke of yorke that after was father to kynge Edwarde Also he dubbyd knyghtes the sonne and heyre of the duke Iohan duke of Northfolke and the erles of Oxenforde and westmerlande wyth other lordes and gentylmen to the noumbre of .xxxiiii. And after that feeste wyth all honour was endyd the kynge wyth the regente and other of hys lordes drew towarde London And so the regente contynued wyth the kynge in Englande by the full terme of thys mayres yere Anno. dn̄i M.iiii C.vi  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.vii.  Iohn̄ Arnolde  Iohn̄ Raywell Fysshmonger  Anno .v.  Iohn̄ Hyghthm̄  IN thys .v. yere and moneth of February the regent with hys wyfe housholde meyny passed the see vnto Calays and so thorugh Pycardy into Fraunce But or he departed thens that is to meane vpon the daye of annuncyacion of our Lady the bysshop of wynchester within the churche of our Lady of Calays was created cardynall by auctoryte of y e bulles of pope Martyne the .v. of y e name And after that solēpnyte don the regente toke hym on hys ryghte hande so conueyed hym vnto hys lodgynge Thys yere was vnresonable of wederyng for it reyned moste part contynually frome Easter to Myghelmasse where thorugh hay and corne was greatly hyndered And in thys yere the duke of Alēson that before was taken prysoner at the batayll of Uernell in Perche was delyuered for a raunson of .ii. C M. scutes of golde as testyfyeth Gaguinus whyche is fyfty M. marke sterlyng money In thys yere also the erle of Salysbury whych of dyuers wryters is named the good erle accompanyed wyth the erle of Suffolke the lorde Talbot and other layde a stronge syege vnto the cytye of Orleaunce helde the cytezyns very streyght and maugre the duke of Orleaunce and the Marshal of Fraunce thanne named Boussaak the Englysshemen wanne from theym dyuers stronge holdes adioynynge to the cytye and forced them to brenne a greate parte of the subbarbes of the cytye But sorowe it is to tell and doolfull to wryte whyle one day the sayd good erle syr Thomas Mountagu rested hym at a bay wyndow and be helde the compas of the cytie and talked with his familiers a gonne was leueyled out of the cytie from a place vnknowen whiche brake the tymbre or stone of the wyndowe with suche vyolence that the pecys therof all to quasshed the face of the noble erle in suche wyse that he dyed within thre dayes folowyng Upon whose soule all crysten Ihesu haue mercy Amē This after dyuers wryters was initium malorum For after this myshappe the Englysshmen loste rather ther than wanne so that lytell and lytell they loste all theyr possessyon in Fraūce And all be it that somewhat they gate after yet for one that they wanne they loste thre as after shall appere Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xxvii  Anno dn̄i M. iiii.xxviii  Henry Frowyk  Iohan Gedney draper  Anno .vi.  Robert Otley  IN this .vi. yere begynnynge of the same the kyng helde his parlyament at westmynster By auctoryte wherof was graunted to hym a subsydye in maner as foloweth Fyrst of euery tonne of wyne y t came into this lande from y e feest of saynt Ambrose or the fourth day of Apryll tyll the ende of that yere the kynge shulde haue .iii. s. belongynge to a denyzyn or the kynges lyege man Also of all marchaundyse passynge or cōmynge into this lāde shypped by denyzon the kynge to haue of euery xx s. .xii. d. excepte woll fell clothe Also to hym was graunted that of all parysshens thorughout his realme beynge the benefyce of the valewe of .x. marke that .x. of the sayde parysshons shulde paye of theyr mouables syxe shyllynges eyght pēs after y e rate of eyght pens euery mā And of all benefyces that were of .x. li. x parysshons to paye .xiii. s. and iiii d. all cytyes and borowes to be excepted And so rate rate lyke from the lowest benefyce to the hyghest And for the inhabytauntes of cyties boroughes it was enacted that eueman beynge it valewe of .xx. s. aboue his stuffe of houshold his apparayl and his wyfes shulne paye iiii.d so after the rate vnto the rychest In this yere also and day of saynt Gyles or the fyrste day of Septēbre the cardynall of wynchester was met by the mayre and his bretherne and certayne cytezyns on horse backe without the cytie and so broughte vnto his palays in southwerke Aboute the same tyme a Bryton that a good wydow and honeste woman hadde cherysshed and brought vp of almes dwellynge in whyte chapell paresshe without Algate murdred the sayde woman in a nyght slepynge in her bedde and after conueyed suche iewelles and stuffe as he myght carye But he was so pursued vpon y e for fere he toke a churche in Estsex there forsware y e kynges lande And y e constables caused hym be brought to London and so entended to haue cōueyed hym westward But so soone as he was commen in to the parysshe where before he had commytted the murther the wyfes caste vpon hym so moche fylthe and ordure of the strete not withstandynge the resystence made by the cōstables they slewe hym there out of hande Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xxviii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xxix  Thomas Dushous  Henry Barton skynner  Anno .vii.  Raffe Holande  THis yere vpon the .viii. daye of Nouembre the duke of Norffolke accompanyed with many gentylmen toke his barge at saynt mary Ouereys entendynge to haue passed thoroughe the brydge and so vnto Grenewytche But by the mysgydynge of the sterysman he was set vpon the pyles of the brydge and y e barge whelmed so y t all were drowned excepte the duke and a fewe persones that lepte vpon the pyles whiche after were drawen vp with ropes and so
saued And in the moneth of Iâ—ny folowynge the cardynall of wynchester with a warly company passed the see entendynge to haue made warre vpon the heretykes or lollers inhabyted in the countre of Prage But how it was for nede of men that the regeÌ„t hadde in FrauÌ„ce the cardynall chauÌ„ged his purpose and taryed there a season with the sayde regent After some wryters it was for to strengthe and replenysshe certayne holdes that weked by reason of a coÌ„flycte that the Englysshemen hadde with the Frenchemen At the whiche the lorde Talbot was taken prysoner and the lorde Scalys with many other to the nombre of .iii. M. Englysshe men were slayne and taken But after the opynyon of the FreÌ„che cronycle this vyctorye shulde be opteyned by Iane or Iohan called in Frenche la puzele de dieu in the .xi. yere of this kynge Of y e forsayd heretykes of Prage speketh somdeale the auctour of Cronica Cronicarum and sheweth that the chyef capytaynes of theym were named Procapius Saplicius and Lupus a preest with other bothe lerned and vnlerned And PolicronicoÌ„ sheweth in y e .xix. chapyter of his laste boke that in the twelfe yere of kynge Henry the foresayd thre capytaynes were slayne with one mayster Peter clerke beynge an Englyssheman taken on lyue with dyuers other and of y e sayd heretykes slayne at .ii. iournayes ouer two and twenty thousandes Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xxix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xxx  wyllyam Ruffe  wyllyam Estfelde mercer  Anno .viii.  Raffe Holande  IN this eyght yere vpon y e day of saynt Leonarde the .vi. day of Nouembre kynge Henry beynge vpon the age of nyne yeres was solemply crowned iÌ„ saint Peters churche of westmynster At whose coronacyon were made syxe thyrty knyghtes of the bathe And after that solempnyzacyon in the sayde churche fynysshed an honorable feest in the great hal of westmynster was kepte where y e kynge syttyng in his astate was serued with .iii. courses as here vnder ensueth Frument wyth venyson Uyand royall planted losynges of golde Bore hedes in castelles of golde and enarmed Befe wyth motten boylyd Capon stewyd Sygnet rosted Heyron rosted Great pyke or luce A rede leche wyth lyons coruyn therein Custarde royall wyth a lyoparde of golde syttyng therin and holdyng a floure delyce Frytour of sunne facyon wyth a floure delyce therein A sotyltye of saynt Edwarde and saynt Louys armyd vppon eyther hys cote armoure holdyng betwene them a fygure lyke vnto kyng HeÌ„ry standynge also in hys cote armoure and a scrypture passyng from theym both sayeng beholde .ii. parfight kynges vnder one cote armour And vnder the fete of the sayde sayntes was wryten thys balade Holy sayntes Edwarde and saint Lowice Conserue this braunche borne of your blessed blode Lyue amonge cristen moste soueraygne of price Enheritour of the flouredelice so gode This sixt Henry to reygne and to be wyse God graunt he may to be your mode And that he may resemble your knightehude and vertue Pray ye hertely vnto our lord Jesu Uiand blank barred wyth golde Gely party wryten noted wyth Te deum laudamus Pygge endored Crane rosted Byttore Conyes Chekyns Partryche Pecok enhakyll Great Breme A whyte leche planted wyth a rede antelop wyth a crowne aboute hys necke wyth a chayne of golde Flampayne powdered wyth leopardes floure delyce of golde A frytoure garnysshed wyth a leopardes hede .ii. Estryth feders A sotyltie an emperour a kynge arayed in maÌ„telles of garters which fygured SigismuÌ„de y e emperour and HeÌ„ry the .v. And a fygure lyke vnto kyng HeÌ„ry y e .vi knelyng tofore them wyth this balade takkyd by hym Agayne miscreauÌ„tes the emperour SigismuÌ„de Hath shewed his myght which is imperiall And Henry the .v. a noble knyght was founde For Christes cause in actes marciall Cherysshed the churche to lossers gaue a fall Gyuyng example to kynges that succede And to theyr braunche here in especiall Whyle he doth reygne to loue god drede Quynces in compost BlauÌ„d sure powderyd wyth quarter foyles gylt Uenyson Egrettes Curlew Cok and partryche Plouer Quayles Snytes Great byrdes Larkys Carpe Crabbe Leche of .iii. colours A bake meate lyke shylde quartered red whyte set wyth losynges gylt floures of borage A frytour cryspyd A sotyltie of oure Lady syttynge wyth her chylde in her lappe and she holding a crowne in her haÌ„de Saint George saynt Denys knelynge on eyther syde pÌ„sented to her kyng Henryes fygure beryng in haÌ„de thys balade as foloweth O Blessed lady Christes mother dere And thou saynt George that called art her knight Holy saint Denys o marter moste entere The sixt Henry here present in your syght Shedeth of your grace on hym your heueÌ„ly lighte His tender youth with vertue doth auaunce Borne by discent by title of right Iustly to reygne in Englande in Fraunce THis soleÌ„pne coronacyon with all honour and ioye finysshed prouycyon was made for the kynges iournay into Fraunce In whyche passetyme that is to meane vpon y e xxiii daye of Ianuary an heretyke was brent in Smythfelde And vpon the morowe next folowynge was in that felde foughten a stronge fyght betwene IohnÌ„ UptonÌ„ Appellant IohnÌ„ Downe Defendant But for they quyt theym bothe so manfully the kynge at length relesed theyr quarell and pardoned theÌ„ of theyr trespas Than vppon saynt Georges day folowyng or the .xxiii. day of Apryll the kynge toke shyppynge at Douer and landed the same daye at Calays hauynge in hys company .ii. dukes of yorke and Northfolke thre bysshoppes of Bathe Ely and Rochester eyght erles that is to meane of Huntyngdon Stafforde warwyke Orenforde Deuynshyre Morteyne of Ewe and of Urmund and .xi. barons that is to saye lord Bowchier Beawmounde Typtost Fytzwater Roos Arundell Awdeley Fawcunbrydge Gray Codnoor the lorde Scroope and the lorde wellys In thys tyme and season that the kynge laye thus at Calays many skyrmysshes were foughten betwene the Englysshemen and the Frenchemen in dyuers partyes of Fraunce And greately the Frenchemen preuayled by y e helpe of a woman which they as before is touched named the Mayden of god So that lastly she wyth her company came to a towne called Compeyne to the entent to remoue the syege layde thereunto by y e duke of Burgoyne and other of the Englysshe capytaynes And theruppon the .xxiii. daye of May she gaue batayll vnto Englysshmen and Burgonyons and faughte wyth theym longe tyme. But in the ende by the manhode of a Burgonyon knyghte named syr IohnÌ„ Luxemburghe she was taken on lyue and her company dystressed and she caryed to the citie of Roan and there kept a season for so moch as she feyned her with child But whanne the contrary of it was knowen she was there foriuged and brente Of thys woman Gaguynus maketh a great processe of her parenty and of her fyrste takynge vppon her whereof a parte I entende to shewe after in the .vi. yere of Charles nexte folowynge kynge of
Bathe of Salysbury of Norwyche of Ely of Rochestre the whiche so conueyed hym into the churche and there made his oblacyons And that done he toke agayne his stede at the west dore of Paules and so rode forth vnto westmynker where agayne he was of the abbot couent receyued with procession and by them coÌ„ueyed vnto saynt Edwardes shryne and there taryed a whyle Te deum was songe in the Quyer And that finysshed he was of his lordes conueyed vnto his palays And than the mayre with his cytezyns returned ioyusly to London Than vpon the saterday folowynge beynge the .xxiii. day of Februarii the mayre and aldermen yode vnto the kyng and presented hym with an hamper of golde therin a thousande pouÌ„de of fayre nobles for the whiche the kynge yelded vnto them louynge thankes This yere also by reason of y e sowdyours of Calays a restraynte was made there of the wolles for they were not coÌ„teÌ„t of theyr wages wherfore the regent of FrauÌ„ce beynge thaÌ„ Capytayne of Calays came downe thyder in the easter weke At whiche tyme beynge the wednesdaye in the sayde weke many sowdyoures were arested and put in warde And whan he had so done he rode to Tyrewyn there by the meanes of the bysshop of Tyrewyn he maried y e erle of saint Paules doughter and shortly after returned to Calays and caused the sayde sowdyours to be enquyred of and fynally .iiii. of them were demed to dye whiche .iiii. y t is to say Iohan Maddely Iohan Lundaye Thomas Palmer and Thomas Talbot were beheded at Calays the .xi. day of Iuny And an hundreth and .x. sowdyours were banysshed the towne ouer syr score banysshed before that tyme. And vpon mydsomer euen folowynge the sayd lorde regent with his newe spouse came vnto London and so taryed in Englande tyll the later ende of August Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xxxii  Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xxxiii  Iohan Olney  Iohan Parneys Fysshmonger  Anno .xi.  Iohan Paâ—dystey  IN this .xi. yere after some wryters was by the auctoryte of pope MartynÌ„ the .v. of that name y e couÌ„sayl of Basyle gadered Duryng the whiche the heretykes of Prage otherwyse called of Bohemy or Beme were somoned thyder The whiche vnder a suertye or saufe coÌ„duyte sent thyder for theÌ„ with other an Englysshe Clerke named mayster Peter a renegate The whiche defended so styfly theyr erronyous opynyons that they returned without reconsylyacyon Thus haÌ„gynge this couÌ„sayll pope Martyn dyed for hym wâ—schosen Eugeny the fourth The whiche beyng admytted demeaned hym so nycely in the begynnynge that he was put out of Rome dyuers prynces toke partye agayne hym in suche wyse that he was lykely to be deposed But after he bare hym so sadly y t he recouered such as he had loste contynued the see by the space of .xvi. yeres and ruled so that of some wryters he is called Eugeniê° gloriosus And that is of relygyous men for vnto theym he hadde a specyall zele and fauoure And vpon the eyhgte day of Iuly kynge Henry this yere beganne his parlyamet at westmynster and so contynued it tyll it was Lammas and than it was aiourned vnto saynt Edwardes daye And this yere in the southe weste appered a sterre whiche was lyke to a blasynge sterre and of some it is so named The erle of HuntyngdonÌ„ also this yere was sente into Fraunce with a warly company and dyd ther great feates as saythe the Englyssh cronycle But of y t is nothynge towched in the Frenche boke Anno dnÌ„i M.iii. C.xxxiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.iii. C.xxxiiii  Thomas ChaltonÌ„  Iohan Brokley draper  Anno .xii.  Iohan Lynge  IN this .xii. yere and .ix. daye of Nouembre the terment of the erle of saynt Pawle father vnto the duchesse of Bedforde was solemply holdeÌ„ in Pawles churche of LondoÌ„ where the more partye of astates of this realme were present And the .ix. day of Marche folowynge the lorde Talbot with a goodly company passed thoroughe the cytye of London towarde the see into Fraunce where he wrought moche wo vnto y e FreÌ„ch men wherof the partyculers be not towched Contynuynge the foresayd warre in FrauÌ„ce the towne of saynt Denys which is within .ii. Englyssh myles of Parys was goten by treason or practyse of one named Iohan Notyce a knyght of OrleauÌ„ce from Mathew Gougth and Thomas Kyryell capytayns and slewe there many Englysshemen and many they toke prysoners But soone after the sayde capytaynes with strengthe taken to theym of the Parysyens and other layde suche a stronge syege rounde aboute the sayde towne of saynt Denys that fynally they agreed to redelyuer y e towne yf they were not rescowed of the Frenche kynge within fyftene dayes so that y e sayde dayes expyred it was retourned to the EnglysshemeÌ„ But this not with standynge the Frenchemen wanne dayly vpon the Englysshe men both in those partyes and also in NormaÌ„dy AmoÌ„g whiche gaynes y e FreÌ„che Gaguyne bryngeth in a matyer of game as he reherseth to y e mockage of Englysshemen and saythe that in this yere and feest of Myghelmas at a place called Fewgeri in Guyan a stronge fyghte was foughten bytwene the Englysshmen and the FreÌ„chemen Durynge the whiche one named Boosaprest a FreÌ„ch Knyght for fere fledde frome that fyghte and hydde hym in a couerte of busshes and there stoode styll tyll the fyghte was ended and the Englysshemen scomfyted and scared Of the whiche two of aduenture to sauegarde them selfe fledde to the sayd thycke busshe where the cowarde Frenche knyghte stode The whiche whan he hadde espyed and lerned of theym that the Frenche partye hadde wonne the felde he became so coragyous that he forced the sayde two Englysshemen to become his prysoners and so with theym entredde the hoste of the FrenchemeÌ„ and bare a countenauÌ„ce as he hadde wonne theym in the foresayd fyght But at lengthe whan all his demeanoure was knowen he was for his feate hadde in great derysyon and by his chefe capytayne named GuyllaÌ„ de saynt Albyne pryued of his prysones And in this season also the erle of Arundell whiche in Normandy had manly borne hym herynge that one Hyrus a Frenche capytayne hadde fortyfyed a stroÌ„ge castell named Gerborym before distroyed of Englysshe men toke with hym a certayn of sow dyoures and gyrde the castell with a stronge syege and assawted it by sondry tymes maÌ„fully as sayth the FreÌ„che cronycle But Gagwyne in his cronycle sayth that or the syege were fully layde or the castell were fully repayred the sayd Hyrus with his company yssued out of the castell gaue vnto y e sayd erle a cruell skyrmysshe in the whiche the sayde erle receyued a deedly wounde and dyed shortly after And that vyctory so by y e FreÌ„che men optayned that castell was to y e hurte of the Englysshemen reedyfyed and a place called DyeppÌ„ with other also wonne from them Anno dnÌ„i M. CCCC.xxxiiii  Anno dnÌ„i M.
CCCC.xxxv  Thomas Bâ—rnwell  Robertr Oâ—lay grocer  Anno .xiii.  Symonde Eyre  IN this .xiii. yere and euen of saint Katheryne began a frost that endured vnto the feast of saynt Scolastica or the .x. daye of February the whiche frase the Thamys so feruently that shyp nor bote myght come with vytayle to London wherfore suche shyppes as came this yere to Thamys mouthe from Burdeux were dyscharged there and the wyne and other marchaundyse by theym brought caryed by laÌ„de to the cytie And in the latter ende of Decembre this yere ended the parlyamente holden at westmynster begon at Myghelmas terme before passed This yere also by meanes of the pope than Eugeny the .iiii at Aras in Pycardy was holden a great couÌ„sayle for to conclude an vnyon and peas atwene the two realmes of Englande and Fraunce To the whiche couÌ„sayle by the sayd popes coÌ„mauÌ„dment came as a persone indyfferent Nicholas cardynall of y e holy crosse with syxe Romayne bysshoppes to hym assygned And for the kynge of Englandes partye was there assygned the cardynall of wynchester the archebysshop of yorke the erles of HuntyngdonÌ„ and of Suffolke with dyuers other And for the Frenche kynge was there the duke of BurbonÌ„ the erle of Rychemount y e archebysshop of Raynys chaunceler than of FrauÌ„ce the deane of Patys with many other whiche I passe ouer There were also as fortherers of the matyer the cardynal of Cyprys And for the duke of BurgoynÌ„ was there the bysshop of Cambray and Nycholas Raulyn the sayd dukes chaunceler with dyuers erles and barons of that duchy And for the duke of Brytayne were ther the erles of Alenson and of Barre with other ouer and aboue dyuers oratoures appoynted for the countye of Flaundres At whiche assemble and counsayll thus holden as testifieth dyuers wryters many great offers by meane of y e aboue named cardynal of holy crosse or â—aiÌ„â— crosse to the Englysshe lordes were offered But as sayth Gaguinus the EnglysshemeÌ„ were so obstinately set on warre y e reason myght not coÌ„teÌ„t By reason of whiche obstinaci y e couÌ„sayll was deferred tyll an other day At whiche day the Englysshemen entendynge the coÌ„tinuaunce of warre absentyd theym selfe wherwith the sayd cardynall beynge dyscontented made meanes of an entreaty of peas atwene Charles that toke vpon hym as Frenche kynge and Phylyp duke of Burgoyn wherof the sayd Charles was so fayne y e for stablysshynge of the peas and to satysfye hym for y e murther of his father he gaue vnto hym all the vtter boundes of ChampeynÌ„ marching vpon Burgoin with dyuers cyties as seynt Quyntyne Corbie PeronÌ„ Abbeuyle and other with the countie of Poytyaw lordshyp of MaconÌ„ And as wytnesseth y e foresayde Gagwyne many mo thynges were vnto the duke by the sayde Charles ê“mysed whiche after theyr bothe dethes were broken and stode for nought After whiche peas thus atwene them confermed and proclaymed the sayd duke became vtter enemye to the kynge of Englande as after shall appere And soone after the sayd duke began his ordre of the lyle and the golden flese and ordeyned certayne knyghtes of that ordre and made therunto many statutes and ordenaunces wherof dyuers were lyke vnto the statutes of the garter And in the ende of this yere and .xiiii. day of Septembre at RoanÌ„ in Normandye died the noble prynce IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and regent of Fraunce and was after with great solempnytie buryed within the churche of notir Dame of the same cytie where for hym are founded wonderfull thynges after some meÌ„nes reporte But for I fynde therof in wrytynge nothynge I passe it ouer Anno. dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xxxv.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xxxvi  Thomas Catworth  Henry Frowyk mercer  Anno .xiiii.  Robert CloptonÌ„  IN the .xiiii. yere begynnynge of the same the duke of Barre accompanyed with BurgonyoÌ„s and Frenchemen wanne y e towne of Harflewe with dyuers other vyllages And in Apryll folowynge the sayde duke accompanyed with y e lorde Teruan and the mayster of the kynges chyualry toke the towne of saynt Denys and slewe therin aboue .iiii. C. Englysshemen toke prysoner Thomas Beleamounde theyr capytayne with many other And than y e FreÌ„che men assawted a towre therby called Ueuen and toke it by appoyntment ThaÌ„ one named Notyce a knyght of OrleauÌ„ce with a streÌ„gth of Knyghtes drewe hym nere the cytie of Parys and there at a house of relygyon of y e charterhouse ordre lodged hym beyonde saynt Denys ouer the water of SaynÌ„ and coÌ„federed with certayne cytezen of the cytie named Michaell Laylery Iohan Frountayne Thomas Pygacen Iohan de saynt Benoit Nicholas LorueynÌ„ and Iaques Bergery for to betraye the cytie to brynge it out of y e Englysshe possessyon The whiche persones beynge hedes of the cytie coÌ„ueyed theyr purpose in suche wyse that they turned the coÌ„mons of the cytie vpon the Englysshe men and sodeynly arose agayne them and by force slewe of them a great nombre and there they dyd take many prysoners And as the Englysshe men fledde or faughte by the stretes the women and other feble persones cast vpon them stones and hoâ—e lycoures to theyr great confusyon so y t the Englysshe men were in passynge mysery and desolacyon In this tyme of persecucion the bysshop of Morâ—â— whiche than was named chaunceler of Englysshe men in those partyes with other hardly escaped and toke the towre of saynt Denys whiche as yet rested in the Englysshe possessyon Than the other hoste of Frenchemen herynge of this rumour in the cytie anone drewe nere entred by saynt Iames gate without moche resystence and so enioyed the cytye at theyr pleasure Than the Englysshemen beynge in the towre of saynt Denys feryng that they myght not longe holde the sayd place agayne theyr enemies fyl to a treaty and coÌ„dyscended to passe fre with theyr lyues The which whaÌ„ they shuld passe vpon theyr iournay were diâ—ided and scorned of y e FreÌ„chenacyon out of all mesure And whan the cytye of Parys was thus subdued to the Frenche dominion anone y e Englyssh people that there abode vnder fyne and raunsom were sworne to Charles the seuenth than takynge vpon hym as Frenche kynge And anone after were wonne from y e Englyssh power the holdes named Creoll and saynt Germayne In whiche passe tyme and season for to streÌ„gthe and haue the gydynge of NormaÌ„dy the duke of yorke encompaned with the erle of Salysbury and the lorde of FawcouÌ„brydg sailed into FrauÌ„ce And the erle of MorteynÌ„ beynge thaÌ„ at Calays made a vyage into Flaundres and skyrmysshed with them y e bordred vpon Pycardy and slewe of them ouer CCCC and gate a great droue of beestes and brought them vnto Calays And for that certaynte was had that Phylyp duke of Burgoyn enteÌ„ded to lay his syege aboute Calays therfore London and all the good townes of EnglaÌ„de were charged to sende thyder certayne men wel and suffycyently
Englande Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xl.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xli  Iohan Sutton  Iohan Paddysley goldsmythe  Anno .xix.  Wyllyam wetynhale  THis .xix. yere began murmure grudge to breke at large that before had ben kepte in mewe atwene ê‘sones nere aboute y e kyng and his vncle the famous Humfrey duke of Gloceter and protectour of the lande Agayne whome dyuers coÌ„iectures were attempted a farre whiche after were sette nere to hym so y t they lefte not tyll they had broughte hym vnto his confusyon And fyrste this yere dame Eleanoure Cobham whom he was familier with or she were to hym maryed was arested of certayne poyntes of treason and therupon by examynacion conuict and lastly demed to dwell as an outlawe in the yle of Man vnder the warde of syr Thomas Stanleye knyghte And soone after were arested as ayders and councelers of the foresayd duchesse mayster Thomas Southwell a Chanon of saynt Stephyns chapell at westmynster mayster Iohan Hum a chaplayne of the sayde duchesse and mayster Roger Bolyngbroke a man experte in nygromancy a womaÌ„ called Margery Iourdemayne surnamed the wytch of Eye besyde wynchester To whose charge it was layde that these iiii persones shulde at the request of the duches deuyse an ymage of wax lyke vnto y e kyng the whiche ymage they delte soo with that by theyr deuyslysshe incantacyons and sorcery they entended to brynge out of lyfe lytell and lytell the kynges person as they lytell and lytell consumed y e ymage For the whiche treason and other fynally they were coÌ„uycte and adiuged to dye But mayster Thomas Southewell dyed in the towre of London the nyght before he shuld haue ben iudged on the morne as in the nexte yere folowynge shal be declared ye haue in y e preceding yere herde how the towne of Pountlarge was wonne by Charles y e toke vpon hym as kyng wher as mani EnglysshmeÌ„ were taken prysoners and sente to a castell named Coruyle where they so beynge in pryson laboured vnto the ruler of that holde that one of them myght be sette at large to laboure to theyr freÌ„des for theyr raunsom The whiche persone whan he was at his lybertye went vnto a strength thereby wherof an aragon knyght was a Capytayne vnder the duke of yorke and shewed to hym that the castell of Coruyle was but sklenderly maÌ„ned and that it myght be wonne by polycy and strengthe wherupon the sayd capytayne named Frauncys in the nyght folowynge sette a busshmente nere vnto the sayd castell and in the daunynge of the mornynge arayed iiii of his sowdyoures in husbandmeÌ„nes aray and sent them with sakkes fylled with dyuers fruytes to offer to sell to the occupyers of the castell The whiche whan they were comyn to the gate by theyr langage taken for Frenchemen anone without suspicion were taken in and seyng that fewe folkes were styrryng held y e porter muet whyle one gaue the foresayde bushmente knowledge so that shortly they entred and toke the capytayne in his bedde and after spoyled the castell and delyuered the Englysshe prysoners and coÌ„ueyed the FreÌ„chemeÌ„ with all the goodes y t they myghte cary out of the castell vnto RoanÌ„ Upon the day of the translacyon of saynt Edward or the twelfe day of Octobre vpon whiche daye the mayre is named by the mayre and his bretherne for y e yere folowynge that day whan the comons of the cytye after theyr auncyeÌ„t custome had chosen two alderineÌ„ suche as before had ben shyreffes of London and of myddelsex that is to wete Roberte Clopton Draper and Rauffe HolaÌ„d tayllour and them presented by name vnto the mayre and hys brother than syttynge in the vtter chambre where the mayres courtes ben kepte to the entent that the sayde mayre hys brother myghte chose one of the sayde two suche as they thoughte moste necessary and worshypfull for the rome the sayde mayre and hys brethern chase there Roberte CloptoÌ„ and broughte hym after downe vppon hys ryght hande towarde y e hall whereof whanne certayne tayllours there beynge were ware and sawe that Rauffe HolaÌ„de was nat chosen anone they cryed naye naye nat this but Rauffe Holande wherewyth the olde mayre beynge astonyed sâ—ode stylle vpon the stayer and commaunded them to kepe silence after helde on his waye to the eest ende of y e hall and there set hym downe and his brethern about hym In whyche meane tyme the sayde tayllours had contynued theyr crye and encensed other of lowe felysshyppes of the cytye as symple persones to take theyr parte and to crye as faste as they wolde nat cease for speche of the mayre nor oyes made by the mayres sergeaunt of armes wherefore the mayre to appese the rumour sente downe the shyreffes and commaunded them to take the mysdoers and to sende theÌ„ vnto pryson The whych precept obserued and a twelf or syxten of the chiefe of them sent vnto Newgate the sayde rumour was anone ceased Of the whyche prysoners some were after fyned and some punysshed by longe inprysonemente Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xii.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xlii.  wyllyam Cumbys  Robert Clopton  Anno .xx.  Rychard Ryche  IN thys .xx. yere and in the moneth of folowyng the partyes before in that other yere arrested for treasoÌ„ were brought vnto the guyldhall of London and there arreygned of such poyntes as before ben reherced and for y e same fynally mayster IohnÌ„ Hum and mayster Roger Bolynbroke were iudged to be drawen hanged quartered the wytche to be brent But mayster Thomas Sothwell dyed in the towre y e nyght before y t he shuld haue be iudged ThaÌ„ accordyng to the sentence of the courtâ— before passed mayster Roger was drawen to tyborne and there hanged quartered the which at y e season toke vpon hys deth that he was nat gylty of y e treason that he was put to iuged for And the next day folowyng was the wytch brente in Smythfelde and mayster Iohan Hum was pardoned suyd oute hys charter This yere also y e lord Talbot layd syege before an hauen towne in Normandy named Depe set hys ordynaunce vpoÌ„ an hylle called Poleet where amonge other engynes and instrumentes of warre he hadde deuysed a myghty towre of tymbre out of the whyche he shotte hys gunnes and other ordynaunce and therewyth brosyd and crasyd the wallys and wrought therby greate dyspleasure vnto the towne of Depe In thys towne was capytayne Charlys Mareys a Frenche knyght knyght the whyche manfully defended the towne tyll vnto hym wyth rescous came IohnÌ„ Notice of Orleaunce knyght wyth a coÌ„pany of M. sowdyours And there after came to the rescous of the sayde towne .ii. other knyghtes named Arthur de LoÌ„geuyle and syr Thomas Droynon wyth .vi. C. meÌ„ And after thys Charles whyche named hym selfe FreÌ„che kyng sent thyder the thyrde rescous of .v. C. men of armys and a M. of other sowdyours vnder .ii. leders called
.xxx. daye of the moneth of Maye that was the sondaye after Trynyte sondaye she was solemply crowned After whyche feeste iustes were there holden by thre dayes continual within the seyntwary before y e abbey Of thys maryage are of dyuers wryters lefte dyuers remembraunces sayenge that thys maryage was vnprofytable for the realme dyuerse wayes For fyrste was gyuen vp for her oute of the kynges possession the duchye of Angeou and the erledome of Mayne And for the costes of her conueynge into thys lande was axed in playne parlyamente a fyftene and an halfe by the marquys of Suffolke By reason whereof he grewe in such hatered of the people that fynally it coste hym hys lyfe And ouer that it appered that god was nat pleased wyth that mariage For after thys day the fortune of the worlde beganne to fal from y e kyng so that he loste hys frendes in Englande and hys reuenewes in Fraūce For shortly after all was ruled by the quene and her counsayl to the great dysprofyte of the kyng hys realme and to the greate maugre and obloquy of the quene The whych as syn that tyme hath ben well prouyd had many a wrong and false reporte made of her whych were to longe to reherse All whyche mysery fyll for brekynge of the promyse made by the kyng vnto the erle of Armenakkys doughter as before in the .xx. yere of the kyng is touched as agreeth moste wryters whyche mysery in thys story shall somdeale appere as fyrst by the losyng of Normandy the deuisiō of the lordes within thys realme the rebelliō of y e cominaltye agayne theyr prynce soueraygne fynally the kynge deposed and the quene wyth the prynce fayne to fle the lande loste the rule thereof for euer Anno. dn̄i M.iiii C.xlvi  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xlvii  Robert Horne  Iohn̄ Olney Mercer  Anno .xxv.  Godfrey Boloyne  THys .xxv. yere was a parlyament holdē at saynt Edmondes Bury in Suffolke To y e whiche towne all the cōmons of that coūtre were warned to come in theyr moste defēcyble aray to gyue attendaunce vpō the kyng And so soone as thys parlyamēt was begō and the lordes assembled syr Hūfrey duke of Glouceter and vncle vnto y e kyng shortly after was arrested by the vycounte Beawmōde thā hygh cōstable of Englande whome accompanied y e duke of Bukkynghm̄ other And after this arest was executed all his owne seruaūtes were put from him .xxxii of the pryncypall of theym were also put vnder arest sente vnto dyuers prysons whereof arose a great murmour amonge the people Than thus cōtynuyng thys parlyament wythin .vi. dayes after the duke was arrested he was founde dede in hys bedde beynge the .xxiiii. daye of February Of whose murdre dyuers reportes at made whyche I passe ouer Than hys corps was layd opyn y t all mē myght se hym but no wonde was founde on hym Of the honourable fame of thys man a longe style I myght make of y e good rule that he kepte thys lande in durynge the none age of the kynge and of hys honourable housholde libertye which passed all other before hys tyme and trewe of hys allegeaunce that no mā coude with ryght accuse hī but malycyous persones whych hys glorious honour fame lafte nat to maligne agayne hym tyll he were put frome all wordly rule and specyally for it was thought that durynge hys lyfe he wolde withstāde the delyuery of Angeou Mayne before promysed Thys for hys honourable and lyberall demeanure was surnamed the good duke of Glouceter Than after he had lyen opyn a season y t all men myghte be assured of hys dethe the corps was honourably prouided for and so cōueyed vnto saynt Albonys there buryed nere vnto the shryne of saynt Albone to whose soule god be mercyfull Amen And whan this noble prynce was thus enteryd fyue persones of hys housholde that is to saye syr Roger Chamberlayne knyght Myddelton Herbarde Arthur esquyers one Rycharde Nedā yeman were sente vnto Londō there arayned and iuged to be drawē hāged and quartered Of the whych sentēce drawynge hāgynge were put in execuciō But whā they were cut downe to be quartered y e Marquys of Suffolke there beyng presēt shewed y e kynges chartour for thē so were deliuered to the great reioysyng of y e multytude of y e people there beyng present But for thys the grudge murmour of y e people ceased nat agayne the Marquys of Suffolke for the deth of the good duke of Glouceter of whose murdre he was specyally suspected Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xlvii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xlviii  Wyllyam Abraham  Iohn̄ Gedney Draper  Anno .xxvi.  Thomas Scot.  IN thys .xxvi. yere after concordaūce of moste wryters or nere there about y e .xxiii. scisme of y e church ceased that before had cōtynued betwene Eugeny the .iiii. Felix the .v. vpon .xvi. yeres Thys scisme as before is touched began by reason of the deposycyō of the sayde Eugeny at the coūsayll of Basile for that that he wolde nat obserue the decrees before made in the coūsayll of Cōstaūce other causes to hym layde But yet that deposyng natwythstandynge perforce he cōtynued pope by the terme of .xiiii. yeres after And the sayde Felix at the sayd coūsayll admitted in lyke maner cōtynued as pope by all that sayde season lyke as before to you I haue shewed in the .xvii. yere of thys kynge And as now by exortacyon of crysten prynces as the kynge of England whose messangers in y e behalfe were the bysshoppe of Norwyche and the lord of saint Iohn̄s other princes the sayd pope Felix to sette a perfyte vnyon in the churche in thys yere of hys owne volūte resigned hys auctorytie of papacy and submytted hym vnto the obediēce of Nicholas the .v. of that name nat wythstandynge that the sayde Felix was a man of great byrthe allied to the more partye of all crysten prynces And thys Nycholas a mā of lowe byrthe of vnknowē kynred wythin the cytie of Ieane Than was Felix made legate of Fraunce cardynal of Sauoye and lyued after a blessed holy lyfe so ended And as some wryters testifye god for hym hath shewed dyuers miracles syns he dyed And for thys scysme thus gracyously was ended a vercyfyer made thys verse folowynge ¶ Lux fussit mundo cessit Felix Nicholao The whych verse is thus to meane in Englyshe ¶ Lyght into the worlde now dothe sprynge and shyne ¶ For Felix vnto Nicholas all frely doth resyne Also as testifieth Gaguyne also some englyshe wryters y t trewys betwene Englād Fraūce cōtynuyng a knyght of y e Englysh partie named syr Fraūceys Arrogonoyse toke a town vpō the borders of Normādy belōgyng vnto y e duke of Brytayne For y t which he cōplayned hym vnto Charles the Frēch kyng he at the sayd dukes request sent
prynce Humfrey duke of Glouceter Than of thys grudge ensued rebellyon of the coÌ„mons in so moche that they assembled theym in sondry places made of them selfe capytaynes and named them Blewe berde and other counter fayte names and so enteÌ„ded to haue gadered more company But anone as the kynges counsayll was thereof warnyd they were layde for and taken and putte to dethe Thanne the foresayde parlyamente was adiourned vnto Leyceter whether came the kynge and wyth hym the duke of Suffolke Than the commons of the common hous made requeste to the kyng that all suche persones as were consentynge and laboured for the gyuynge ouer the duchye of Angeou and erledome of MaynÌ„ myght be punisshed Of whiche offeÌ„ce to be gyltie they accused the foresayd duke of Suffolke the lorde Sey the bysshop of Salysbury and one Danyell a gentylman with Treuylyan other Than to appease the coÌ„mon hous the duke was exyled for .v. yeres and the lord Sey as tresorer of Englande and y e other were put a parte for a whyle were promysed to be sent vnto the kynges gayoll or warde Than the duke in obeynge y e sentence foresayde sped hym towarde y e sees syde in the moneth of Apryl and toke his shyppynge in Northfolke enteÌ„ding to haue sayled into FrauÌ„ce In kepyng of whiche course he was mette with a shyppe of warre named Nicholas of the Tower the whiche toke his shyp And whaÌ„ y e capytayne was ware of the duke anone he toke hym into his owne shyp and so kept his course towarde Douer And whaÌ„ he was comen vnto the rode anone he caused hym to be confessed of his owne chaplayne and that done shypmeÌ„ put hym in a shypbote and there vpon the syde of the bote one strake of his hed whiche hed with the body was soone after conueyed to the laÌ„de of Douer and there lefte vpon y e sandes and the sayd shypmen returned to the see agayne And thus one myschefe ensued vpon an other to the dystruccyon of the nobles of this laÌ„de And so vpon the fyrst daye of May was this deed corps fouÌ„de vpon Douer sandes and after conueyed to his restynge place to This yere also beynge the yere of our lordes in carnacyon .xiiii. C. and .l. was the Iubile or the plenary pardon at Rome whiche of Englysshmen is called the yere of grace And this yere a towne in NormaÌ„dy named Uernoyll was taken by y e treason of a Frenche baker the maner wherof were loÌ„ge to wryte But fynally it came to y e possession of Floquet before rehersed to the great dystruccyon of Englysshmen For now was y e trewes ended mortal warre was executed vpon both ê‘tyes the EnglysshmeÌ„ vnto y e FreÌ„che wrought moche myschyef dyuers wayes whiche were loÌ„ge to wryte But as to fore I haue shewed to you sondry tymes the most losse turned euer last warde vpon y e Englyssh ê‘tie For this seasoÌ„ also were y e townes of NogeÌ„t pouÌ„t Andenere wonne by the erle of saynt Paule other And in y e moneth of Iuny this yere y e coÌ„mons of Kent asseÌ„bled theÌ„ in great multitude chase to them a capitayee and named hym Mortymer and cosyn of the duke of york but of most he was named Iak Cade This kept y e people wonderously togyder made suche ordenauÌ„ces amonge theÌ„ y t he brought a great noÌ„bre of people of theÌ„ vnto y e Blak hethe where he deuysed a byll of peticioÌ„s to y e kyng y e couÌ„sayll shewed them what iniuryes oppressioÌ„s the poore coÌ„moÌ„s suffred by suche as were aboute y e kynge a fewe ê‘sones in noÌ„bre all vnder coloure to come to his aboue The kynges couÌ„sayll seynge this byll dysalowed it couÌ„sayled the kynge whiche by the .vii. day of Iuny had gathered to hiÌ„ a stroÌ„ge hoste of people to go agayne his rebelles to gyue vnto them batayll Than the kynge after the sayd rebelles had holdeÌ„ theyr felde vpon blak hethe .vii. dayes made towarde theÌ„ wherof heryng the capytayne drewe backe with his people to a vyllage called Seuenok there enbatayled â–ª theÌ„ ThaÌ„ it was agreed by y e kynges counsayll that syr Humfrey Stafforde knyght with wyllyam his brother and other certayne gentylmen shulde folowe the chase and the kyng with his lordes shuld retourne vnto Grenewyche wenynge to them that the rebelles were fledde gone But as before I have shewed whan syr Humfray with his coÌ„pany drewe nere vnto Seuenok he was wared of y e capytayne that there abode with his people And whan he had counsayledde with the other gentylmen lyke a manfull knyghte set vpon the rebelles and fought with them loÌ„ge But in the ende the capytayne slewe hym his brother with many other and caused the rest to gyue backe Al whiche season the kynges hoste laye styll vpon Blakhethe beyng amoÌ„ge them sondry opinions so that some and many fauoured the capytayne But fynally whan worde came of y e ouerthrowe of the Staffordes they sayd playnly and boldly that excepte the lorde Saye and other before rehersed were coÌ„mytted to warde they wolde take the capytaynes partye For the appeasynge of the whiche rumour the lorde Saye was put into y e tower but that other as thaÌ„ were not at hande Thanne the kynge hauynge knowlege of the scomfyture of his men and also of the rumour of his ostynge people remoued frome Grenewyche to London and there with his hoste rested hym a whyle And so soone as Iak Cade hadde thus ouercomen the Stafforde he anone apparayled hi with y e knyghtes apparayll and dyd on hym his bryganders set with gylte nayle and his salet and gylte spores And after he had refresshed his people he returned agayne to Blakhethe and there pyght agayne his feld as here tofore he had done and laye there from the nyne twenty daye of Iuny beynge saynte Peters daye tyll the fyrste day of Iuly In whiche season came vnto hym the archebysshop of Cantorbury and the duke of Bukkyngham with whome they had longe coÌ„munycacyon and fonde hym ryghte dyscrete in his answeres How be it they coude not cause hi to lay downe his people and to submyt hym vnto the kynges grace In this whyle the kynge and the quene herynge of the encreasynge of his rebelles and also the lordes ferynge theyr owne seruauÌ„tes lest they wolde take the capytaynes partie remoued frome London to Kyllyngworth leuynge y e cyte without ayde excepte onely the lorde Scales whiche was lefte to kepe the tower and with hym a manly warly man named Mathewe Fowth Than the capytayne of Kente thus houynge at Blakhethe to the ende to blynde the more the people and so brynge hym in fame that he kepte good iustyce be heded there a pety capytayne of his named Parys for so moch as he had offended agayne suche ordynauÌ„ce as he had stablysshed in his hoste herynge y t the kynge and all his lordes were thus departed drewe hym
the monastery of saynt Antony Charlys brother to the kynge caused .iiii. letters to be deuysed wherof one he sent to the bysshoppes and spyrytuall men within the cytye the seconde to the consulles or hed men the thyrde to y e scolers of the vnyuersyte and y e .iiii. vnto the comynaltye Of whyche letters the entent ensueth that he nor none of hys company was comen thyder as an enemye to the cytye or to make warre agayne it or the comon weale of the land but for the encreace and augmentacyon therof to the vttermost of theyr powers After receyte of whyche letters and the mater in them conteyned well vnderstaÌ„den and debatyd certeyne oratours for the sayde .iiii. partyes were assygned as thre for the spyrytuall men thre for the consuls thre for the vnyuersyte thre for comynaltye whose names I ouer passe The whyche wyth the bysshop of Parys were sent vnto the barons after longe communycacyon wyth them hadde retourned to the cytie with such report as foloweth Fyrste the lordes wolde that the inhabytauntes of the cytye shulde coÌ„syder the condycyons of the kynge y t whyche yerely oppressyth his subiectes with taskes and other greuouse seruagys Secondaryly how he despyseth y e noble blode of hys realme and draweth to hym vylaynes and men of no reputacyon by whose couÌ„sayls onely all the comon weale of y e land is ruled and guyded Thyrdely how he ruleth hys subiectes by force and wyll wythout mynystracyon of iustyce and hym selfe in all couÌ„sayls and parlyaments is iudge in all causes and callyth hys selfe counsayls and parlyamentes more for hys synguler weale than for the comoÌ„ weale of his realme Fourthely how he enhaunsyth men of lowe byrthe vnto greate honours and causyth noble men to be obedyent vnto them entendynge to brynge the same ignoble men for to be egall wyth the prynces of the lande Fyftely how the lawes be delayed and bolstred by suche as stande in his fauour where thorugh as thys daye lawe is wyll and wyll is lawe and no man almoste in any suerty of lyfe or goodes in so moche that dayly many ben banysshed and put to deth for vnlefull causes and also to any noble man at this daye no power or rome of honour belongeth so that to wylde bestes in the forestes apperteyneth more lybertye and suertye than the more partye of the kynges subgettes Syxtly the greate taskes and summes of money whych dayly be leuyed of the comoÌ„s ben not spent in the kynges honourable nedes and for the comon weale of the realme but are spent nysely ryottously and brybed out of y e kynges cofers For whyche enormytees mysgouernauÌ„ce with many other the sayde lordes were thyder comen in defensyble araye for y e sauegarde of theyr owne persons as to the hed and pryncypall cytie of the realme for to haue ayde and counsayle to refourme the foresayd euyls not with standynge any harme vnto the kynges persone or yet to remoue hym from his regally or kyngly maieste but to enduce hym aduertyse hym to that that shuld be his honour and the weale of hys realme and to lyue in welthe and honour as hys noble ê“genitours haue lyued before hym For the whyche causes and consyderacyons wyth many other whych I passe ouer the sayde lordes as y e kynges trewe subeittes and frendes vnto the comon weale of the lande and of that cytye desyre to entre there to refresshe them and theyr people and to pay truely for all thynge that they shulde take wythout doyng harme or vyolence to any persone All whyche requestes and maters of the lordes shewed vnto the inhabytauntes of the cytye by fauour of some frendes that they there had it was with the more partye well acceptyd and thought conuenyent that they sayde nobles shuld be receyued into the cytye How be it that after longe debatynge of thys mater by meane of the forenamed erle of Donoyse a sparynge of thys receyte of the lordes shuld be tyll they had forther knowlege of the kynges pleasure whyche prouysyon the sayd erle fande for so mych as he was secretely warned of the kynges thyder comynge And vpon thys agremeÌ„t the cytye rested For suertye wherof suche as were within the cytye of the kynges seruauntes and frendes rode dayly nyghtly about y e cyty wyth a stronge company in harneys to se the people kepte in due order Than vppon the daye folowynge came vnto Parys a capytayne of y e kynges named MouÌ„talbone and wyth hym a good bend of men the whyche shewyd vnto the cytesyns that the kyng was comyng out of Normandye with a great host of The lordes beynge warned enbatayled them in the foresayde playne of saynte Antoyn to shewe the strength of theyr hoste vnto the cytye or suche as were therin as theyr enemyes where they so lyenge certayne knyghtes of the kynges party diuerse and sondry tymes brake out by sodeyne resys and skyrmysshed wyth the lordes people to the lytell hurte of bothe partyes In the whych passe tyme kynge Lewys comynge out of Normandye was receyued into the cytye where after hys comynge he put in execucyon .v. persons named IohnÌ„ worter Eustace and Arnolde worter IohnÌ„ Coart and Fraunceys Hasle The whyche persons were accusyd to hym to be chyefe occasyoners of the legacyon made vnto the lordes Of whyche sayde .v. persons thre as IohnÌ„ Coart Fraunceys Hasle Arnolde worter were messengers assygned in the sayde legacyon for the consuls of Parys and the forenamed Eustace worter was one of the thre assygned for the clergye The kynge thus beynge in possessyoÌ„ of the cytye many and dyuers assautes and skyrmysshes bytwene hys knyghtes and the lordes were made but no notary batayle for the kynge was ferre weker And ouer that in thys tyme season the sayde lordes gat vnto them sondry castels and stronge holdes Than at length meanes of a peace was offeryd by y e kynge For concludyng wherofê for the kynge was admytted the erle of Mans with certayne other persons And for the barons was assygned IohnÌ„ sonne vnto the duke of Calabre Lewys erle of saynt Poule and other the whyche assembled and coÌ„moued togyder by sondry tymes .ix. dayes In whyche season came vnto the kynge a newe strength of soudyours out of Normandye the whych the kyng appoynted to kepe the subarbes of saynt Marcell Thys treaty thus hangyng wythout conclusyoÌ„ or ende takynge vppon the .xiiii. day of October in the .vii. yere of y e reygn of thys Lewys was proclaymed thorough the cytye and also the hoste a day of lenger treuce so that thanne the lordes wythdrewe theym vnto theyr stronge holdes and castels holdynge wyth them many soudyours whyche fyll to robbynge and other vnlefull actes to the greate daunger and hurte of the lande And at suche seasons as the arbytrours met to fynysshe this great mater among other thynges offeryd by the kynge he graunted to gyue vnto hys brother Charlys for hys porcyon all Champayne wyth the lordshyppe
sayde IohnÌ„ the sayd Itery prouided y e poyson delyuered it vnto hys sayd seruauÌ„t The whych incontyneÌ„tly sped hym vnto Ambasye where the FreÌ„ch kyng than laye where thys IohnÌ„ de Boldy beynge of famylyer acqueyntaunce wyth one named Popyn to y e entent to brynge hys entent y e better to effecte after assurauÌ„ce of othe to hiÌ„ made to kepe hys counsayll shewyd vnto hym all hys mynde promised to hym .xx. M. florynes yf he wolde helpe to brynge to conclusyon hys purpose The whyche Popyn made vnto hym assured promyse sayde y â— to brynge thys mater aboute it was very expedyent to haue of counsayll the kynges mayster cooke named Colynet whome he knewe well to wyn for the great fauoure that eyther of them owed vnto other And after coÌ„munycacyon had wyth the sayd Colynet the sayd poysone to hym was delyuered wherwyth the sayd Colynet Popyn hys felowe went a conuenyent tyme vnto the kynge shewyd to hym the compasse of all y e mater where after anone the sayde IohnÌ„ de Boldy was taken confessed the cyrcumstauÌ„ce of all the hoole treason for the whyche at Parys he was after drawen hanged and quartered Soone vpoÌ„ thys Frederyke y e iii. of y e name than emperoure of Almayne sente vnto thys Lewys wyllyng requyryng hym that he wolde nat endeuer hym to any peace or accorde with y e duke of Burgoyne For he enteÌ„ded in suche wyse to ayde hys partye y t he trusted in god to brynge the sayde duke to hys due conuenyent obeysauÌ„ce subieccioÌ„ But the kyng regarded nothynge the emperours request but coÌ„cluded a trewys wyth the duke for a yere folowynge by auctoryte of a great counsayll or parlyament At the whyche the duke of AleÌ„son was iuged to lose hys hed hys heredytamentes to be forfayted vnto the kynge Than it foloweth in the story or thys foresayde trewys betwene the kynge Charles the duke were fully expyred y e sayd Charles made warre vpon the sayd Lewys and procured kynge Edwarde of Englande whose syster he had maryed to make also warre vpon hym For expedycyon wherof the sayd kyng Edwarde landed at Calays shortly after wyth a competente noumber of soudyours as after in the .xiiii. yere of the reygne of the sayd Edwarde the .iiii. it shal be to you more clerely shewed wyth coÌ„clusyon of a peace other thynges After y t which peas betwene the sayd ii kynges agreed a vnyte and concorde was also stablysshed betwene thys Lewys the duke of Burgoyn for .ix. yeres About the .xvii. yere of thys Lewys y e steward of NormaÌ„dy named Lewys Brysey y t which had maryed the nece of kyng Lewys beyng warned of y e waÌ„ton rule of his wyfe of her auouÌ„try wyth one named IohnÌ„ Louyr vpoÌ„ a day to proue his sayde wyfe weÌ„t on huÌ„ting at his retournÌ„ feyned hym wery feynt for labour weÌ„t to his bedde And she anone demyng her husbaÌ„d to be at his naturall rest yode streyght vnto y e chaÌ„ber of y e sayd Iohn Louyr wherof y e husbaÌ„d beyng warned wyth hys swerde in haÌ„de sped hym vnto y e sayd chaÌ„ber after y e dore brokeÌ„ vp by violeÌ„ce fyndyng theÌ„ in bedde or other suspeciouse maner with his sayde swerde slewe first y â— sayde IohnÌ„ after natwythstaÌ„dyng her miserable lameÌ„table cryeÌ„g askynge forgyuenes vpoÌ„ her knees he also slewher after fled tyll he had made hys peace wyth the kyng LoÌ„ge it were also tediouse to folowe myne auctour in declaryng of euery particuler dede done by this Lewys wherfore to shorteÌ„ this story trouth it is y t after thys Lewys had by loÌ„g tyme exercised him in warres he lastly fell in a greuouse sykenesse The whych coÌ„tinued so encreased vpoÌ„ hym y t he knewe well he shulde nat loÌ„g endure wherfore he disposed there after caused many dedes of alinesse to be done for hym AmoÌ„ge y â— whych within saiÌ„t IohnÌ„s church the Baptist within Parys he fouÌ„ded certeyn preestes to syng for hym in perpetuyte For susteÌ„tacion of whome he gaue of yerely reÌ„te a M. li. of Parys money And so laÌ„guysshyng by y e space of .iii. yeres more before he died passed hys tyme wyth great tribulacyon In the whyche passe tyme oratours were sent from the Flemynges for to conclude a maryage betwene Charles hys eldest sonne Margarete than doughter of Maxymylian sonne of Frederyke the emperoure which MaximiliaÌ„ before those days had maryed Mary the doughter of Charles duke of Burgoyne After whych coÌ„clusyon ended fynysshed the kyng gaue vnto the sayd orators xxx M. scutes of golde whych amouÌ„teth to .v. M. li. sterlyng money And ouer that gaue to them in plate purposely made to the value of .v C. li. sterlynge And in the .xxv. yere of the reygne of the sayd Lewys the forenamed Margarete a chyld of tender age wyth great sumptuouse poÌ„pe was broughte vnto Parys And froÌ„ thens she was conueyed vnto Ambasye and there in the moneth of Iuly cowpeled by maryage vnto the forenamed Charles sonnÌ„ vnto the kyng After whyche solempnyte fynysshed the sayd Lewys felyng hys sykenesse more and more encreasyng vppon a season called hys sayd sonnÌ„ Charles before hym and exorted hym in thys wyse as after foloweth My mooste deryst chylde I feele knowe well y t I shall nat tary longe in thys countrey for I am more nerer myne ende than thou knowest For I am so contynually greuyd wyth sykenesse that no medecyne may or can releue me And thou art he that muste rule this laÌ„de after me wherfore to the it is specyally behoueful necessary to haue trewe seruauÌ„tes Amonge many y t I haue proued in my dayes ii there ben the whych I specyally coÌ„mende vnto the that is to meane Olyuer Damman and IohnÌ„ Doyacos whose seruyces I haue in suche wyse vsed that by theyr meanes and counsayll I thynke my lyfe hath ben long preserued And therefore specially these .ii. kepe nere about y t nothynge mynysshyng to them of theyr offices or possessyons that I before tymes to them haue gyuen And after these ii take to the for thy counsaylours Guyot Bochage for to guyde y t warres Phylyp Desquyer y t whych in featys of warre as I haue wel pâ—oued hath passyng experieÌ„ce And other which I haue auauÌ„ced to offyces within thys realme lette them so remayne And the commons of the lande the whych by occasyoÌ„ of warres I haue greuously tarid greatly weked enpouerysshed socoure and fauour to thy power To the BurgonyoÌ„s me thought euer good to shew fauoure or elles me thought it shuld haue sounded to my dyshonour So I thynke it shal be good that thou so do After that kyng Lewys had thus exorted and counsayled hys sonnÌ„ he than retourned vnto Turon where for the mytygacyon of thys paynfull sykenesse whyche of myne auctour is called in latyne Morbus Elephantie he commaunded to be brought
.vii. of y e name sonne vnto the erle of RichemouÌ„t began his domynyon ouer the realme of Englande the .xxii. daye of Auguste in y e yere of our lorde god M.iiii C.lxxxv and the secoÌ„de yere of the .viii. Charlys then kynge of FrauÌ„ce And the .xxx. daye of October folowynge with great solempnyte y e sayd Henry was crowned at westmynster And here accordynge to my fyrste sayenge in the begynnynge of thys rude worke I make an ende of the vii parte and hole worke the .vii. day of Nouember in the yere of our lord Iesu Crystes incarnacyon M.v. C. and .iiii and the .xx. yere of our moste crysten and drad soueraygne lorde kynge Henry after the conquest of y e name the .vii. For whyche expedycyoÌ„ and good exployt that I haue hadde in the accomplysshyg of thys work wherin is included to rekyn from the landynge of Brute in thys I le of Albyon vnto the fyrste yere or begynnyng of the reygne of our most dead sayd souerayne lord ii M.vi C. and xx yeres I here agayne salute and gyue thankes vnto that moste excellent vyrgyn our lady saynt Mary with the last and .vii. ioye of the foresayd vii ioyes begynnynge Gaude virgo mater pura c. Be ioyfull and glad virgyn and moder pure For ferme and stedfast thy ioye shall abyde And these .vii. ioyes shall euermore endure And neuer hereafter minishe by tyme nor by tyde But euer shall encreace â—â—oryâ—â—e and abyde By worldes all euer in one to laste Tyme to come tyme preseÌ„t tyme that is past And thus than endyth thys seuenth part the which from the fyrst yere of wyllyam Conquerour to y e laste yere of Rycharde the thyrde includeth iiii C.xvii yeres Lenuoy Limas adest praecessit opus ne liâ—idus assis Lector habent mendas denia presa suas Quoduis ingenium quadam vel parte redundat Vel ruduÌ„ vel mancuÌ„ est vel graue vel fluiduÌ„ Concio â—rebra tibi culpatur furta Maronis Est Cicero elumbis pes tibi naso ceser Non satis historiae Crispi praefatio quadrat Nil adeo cultum liuor iniquus habet Non minus hoc poterit tantillum capere morsor Laeserit illustres cum fera lingua viros Sed quid agas residem taxabit inertia mutum Scriptorem risor extenuabit inners Audendum tamen est spernendi mâ—lle latratus Occidet a busto murmur inuidia The whyche verses to them that ben vnlettered may be Englyshed in maner and fourme as foloweth An ende of thys boke or of thys rude warke Here is now fyned wherof the sence precedyth Thou that shall it rede be thou laye or clerke Be not enuyous consyder how it ledyth The reygne of prynces And where as mendement nedyth If thou experte be the fawtes therof amende And hym ascrybe no sclaunder that dyd but well entende Consyder euery scyence in parte that it is suche To rude or to curyous to breef or to longe Some blamyn Liuins for that he wrote so moche Some other Uyrgyle and Cicero amonge For he was to scarse Salust that dytyes songe So excelently yet is he not vnblamed So that to all men nothynge is duely framed Than syn the olde wryters whyche were so excellent Myghte not all men please wyth theyr famous wrytynge No maruayll though I whyche neuer connynge hâ—nt Myghte order thys mater to euery mannys lykynge And specyally to suche as haue theyr delyghtynge Euer wyth dysclaunder moste wryters to lacke And barke whyle they maye to sette good wryters a backe But though that ignoraunce and derysyon ben mette And reproue the maker in all that they can why shulde any good worke for theyr malyce be lette For though they grudge scorne yet euery wyse good man wyll take the entent and prayse the maker than And hym allow for hys laborous dede And requyre of god that he maye haue hys mede Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxv  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvi  IohnÌ„ Tate  Hugh Bryce Goldsmyth  Anno .i.  IohnÌ„ Swan  IN thys yere a prest was made to the kynge of .ii. M. li of the whyche the mercers grocers drapers lent .ix. C.xxxvii li. and .vi. s. The coronacyoÌ„ was holden at westmynster the .xxx. day of October And this yere whete was at .iii. s. y e busshell baye salt at the same pryce Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvi  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvii  IohnÌ„ Percyuall  Syr Henry Colet  Anno .ii.  Hugh Clopton  In thys yere the kynge maryed kyng Edwardes eldest doughter named Elizabeth This yere was slayn at Stookfelde the erle of Lyncolne And in the moneth of SepteÌ„ber was borne prynce Arthur Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxvii  Anno domini M.iiii C.lxxxviii  IohnÌ„ Fenkyll  wyllyam Horne  Anno .iii.  wyllyam Remyngton  THys yere was the quene crowned at westmynster vpon saynt Katheryns daye And this yere was a prest of .iiii. M. li. wherof mercers grocers Drapers lent .xvi. C. .xvi. li. And thys yere was an other prest of two thousaÌ„d And thys yere IohnÌ„ Ashley wyth other two were putte in execucyon at the Towre hylle Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxxxviii  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxxxix  wyllyam Isaak  Robert Tate Mercer  Anno .iiii.  Rafe Tynley  IN thys yere the comons of the North slewe the erle of Northumberlande and Chamberlayne theyr capytayne wyth dyuers other were after at yorke hanged Thys yere was the taske of the tenth peny of mennes landes and goodes This yere was the felde oÌ„f Dykysmew in Flaunders foughten by the lorde Dawbeney Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.lxxxix  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xc.  wyllyam Capell  wyllyam whyte  Anno .v.  IohnÌ„ Brook  IN this yere one named Roger Shauelok slew hym selfe For whose goodes was besynesse bytwen the kynges amner and the sheryffe But the amner optayned Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xc.  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xci.  Henry Coot  IohnÌ„ Mathew Mercer Robert Reuell Anno .vi.  Hugh Pemberton  IN this yere dyed Robert Reuel shyryffe in his stede was chosen Hugh PeÌ„berton And in March syr Robert chaÌ„berlayne knyght was behedyd And thys yere was a great benyuolence graunted vnto y e kynge for his iournay into FrauÌ„ce where vnto the felysshyp of the Drapers graunted more than any other felysshyp of the cytye and euery aldermaÌ„ of London that tyme beynge payed volente nolente two hundreth pound Ouer whyche somme the comoners somme exteÌ„dyd to .ix. M.vi C.lxxxii li. xvii s. iiii d. And this yere was a busshell of whete at .xxii. d. Anno domini M.iiii C.xci.  Anno domini M.iiii C.xcii  Thomas wood  Hugh Clopton Mercer  Anno .vii.  wyllyam Browne  IN thys yere a yoman of the crowne named was put to deth at Tybourne for treason And in thys yere was the cytye of Garnad gotteÌ„ by y e kyng of Spayn And iÌ„ this
yere was syr Iamys Parker knyght slayne in iustynge at Rychemont with a gentylman named Hugh Uaghan Also in the moneth of September the kynge toke hys vyage towarde Fraunce Anno domini M.iiii C.xcii  Anno domini M.iiii C.xciii  wyllyam purchase  wyllyam Martyn Skynner  Anno .viii.  wyllyam welbek  IN thys yere vpon the .ix. daye of Nouember was red a letter in the Guyldhall y t shewed of a peas cōcluded bytwen the kynges of England of Fraūce And the .xvii. day of December folowynge the kynge landed at Douer And the saterdaye before Cristmas he came to westmynster Uppon the .xvii. daye of Maye were .iiii. men put to deth at Tyborn for treason And thys yere in the moneth of October and ende of thys mayres yere was the fray made vppon the Eesterlynges by the comons of the cytye and specyally mercers seruauntes Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xciii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xciiii  Robert Fabyan  Rafe Astry Fysshemonger  Anno .ix.  Iohn̄ wyngar  IN this yere in y e beginnyng an enquery was made for y e ryot forenamed for the which many yong men were punysshed by long imprysonment Also vpō the .xxii. day of February were regnyd at y e Guyldhall iiii persons named Thomas Bagnall Iohn̄ Scotte Iohn̄ Heth and Iohn̄ Kenyngton which were taken out of saynte Martyns seyntwary wherof .iii. were put to deth at Tyborne Thomas Bagnall was had vnto the towre of London And the xxvi day of the sayd moneth with y e foresayd .iii. persons was put in execyon willyā Bulkley a yoman of the kynges chāber and a duche man Thys yere whete was at .vi. d. a busshell and bay salt at .iii. d. ob And thys yere doctor Hylle bysshop of Lōdon pursued greuously Persy than pryour of Crystes chyrch in Londō And in thys yere was the royall feste kept in westmynster halle by y e kyng This yere in the ende of Apryll was brent in Smithfelde an olde woman for heresye whych was called moder to the lady yonge And thys yere the xv day of August were reyned at the Guyldhalle one named Iohn̄ Norfolk an other named Iohn̄ white cōuict for baudry set vpō y e pillory Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xciiii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xcv.  Nycholas Alwyn  Rycharde Chawry Salter  Anno .x.  Iohn̄ warner  THis yere the daye that y e mayre toke hys charge in y e afternone came thorugh the cytye Henry duke of yorke a chylde about .iiii. yeres of age towarde westmynster rydynge vppon a courser with many goodly gentylmen to conuey hym And vpon the .ix. daye of Nouember folowyng was holden a goodly iustyse within the paleys of westmynster wherof were chalengeours syr wyllyā de la Pool then duke of Suffolk therle of Essex syr Robert Curson Iohn̄ Pechy esquyre Also this yere about Cristmas sir Robert Clifford whych before was fled the land came agayne appechyd syr wyllyā Stanley than chamberlayne to the kynge of treason which syr wyllyam vpon the .xvi. day of February folowynge for the sayd treason was behedyd at the Tower hylle And y e same season was adiudged to deth at the Guyldhall the deane of Poulys a famous doctour precher the prouyncyall of the blak freres and y e pryour of Langley the person of saynt Stephyns in walbroke named doctour Sutton syr Thomas Thwatys knyght Robert Ratclyffe wyllyam Dawbeney willyā Cressener esquire with syr Simond Moūford knight mo other wherof y e more part was pardoned And this yere was whyte heryng at .xl. d. a barel And this yere began the fyrst trouble of syr wyllyā Capell alderman And in Iuly Perkyn with his rebelles ariued in Kent which named hym selfe Rychard seconde sonne of Edward the .iiii. And in y e same moneth was doctour Draper perforce borne out of Poulys so ladde to Lābehyth for varyaunce that than was bytwene the bysshoppes of Can̄terbury and Londō And soone after was hanged in sundry costes of Englande an C. and odde persons of the forenamed rebellys And thys yere was a perlyamente holden at westmnynster Also in the moneth of October was an excedynge thunder Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xcv.  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xcvi  Thomas Kneysworth  Syr Henry Colette Mercer  Anno .xi.  Henry Somyr  IN thys yere in the .xvi. daye of Nouēber was holden the sergeaūtes feste within the bysshop of Elyes place This yere was the body of Rychard Hakendyes wyfe takyn vp in saynt Mary hyll chyrche hole y t had lyen in the groūd ouer C. .xx. yeres And thys yere was great bysynesse for the entercourse bytwene England and Flaunders And this yere the kynge of Scottes made sharp warro vppon the marches And this yere many lollers stode wyth fagottes at Poulys crosse Anno domini M.iiii C.xxvi  Anno domini M.iiii C. cxvii  Iohn̄ Shaa  Iohn̄ Tate Mercer  Anno .xii.  Rycharde Haddon  THe latter ende of October by great coūsayll holden at westmynster was graunted to the kynge fer the defence of the Scottes C.xx M. li. The .xviii. daye of Nouember was Poulys chyrch suspendyd by a fraye of two yonge men And in the same moneth was graūted to y e kyng a prest of the cytye of .iiii. M. li. And the same moneth at Calys was behedyd the lord Fitzwater The .xxi. day of Ianuary a parlyament beganne wherby was graunted two dymes a halfe two aydes and two fyftenys to leuy the foresayd C.xx M. li. And in the moneth of Iuny and .xvii. day were the Cornyshmen dyscōfyted at Blakheth And vpon the .xxviii. daye of Iuny the Smyth a gentylman named Flāmok two capytaynes of y e sayd rebelles were put in execucyon at Tybourne And shortely after the lorde Audeley which was hed capytayne of the sayd rebelles was put to deth at y e Towre hylle And this yere was concluded a maryage bytwene my lorde prynce the kynges doughter of Spayne Thys yere also the kynge sent into Scotland an army vnder y e guydyng of the erle of Surrey and the lord Neuyle the whyche made sharpe warre vpon y e Scottes And ī y e moneth of October Perkyn landed in Cornwayle and assayled the towne of Exceter other townes But fynally he toke the seyntwary of Beawdely and after was pardoned of hys lyfe Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xcvii  Anno dn̄i M.iiii C.xcviii  Bartholomewe Rede  wyllyam Purchace Mercer  Anno .xiii.  Thomas wyndowght  IN this yere vpō the .xxviii. day of Nouēber the sayd Parkyn was brought thorugh the cyty vnto the Towre there left as prysoner And with hym a tall yomā somtyme sergeaūt ferrour to the kyng whych ferrour one named Edwarde were shortely after put to deth at tibourn Upon saynte Nycholas daye was a proclamacyō made thorugh y e cytye of a peas bytwene the realmes of England
Scotland for terme of both kynges lyues And in December a carpenter called Godfrey toke downe the wedercok of Poulys slyple set it vp agayne And this yere in Crystmas weke was a part of the kinges palayes of RychemouÌ„t brent And this yere vppon the .ix. daye of Iuny the forenamed Parkin beyng at large in the kynges court went secretely awaye and lastly went to the fader of Syon And after the second pardon to hym by the kynge graunted he was shewed at westmynster in Chepys syde with moch wonderment and fynally had to the Towre and there keped Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xcviii  Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xcix  Thomas Bradbery  Syr IonÌ„ Percyuale  Anno .xiiii.  Stephyn Ienyns  IN thys yere vpoÌ„ the .xxx. daye of Octobre came my lord price through y e cytye wyth an honorabell coÌ„pany toward westmynster And vppon shroue tuysdaye was put in execucioÌ„ at saynt Thomas warrynge a strepelyng of .xx. yeres of age whych had auauÌ„ced hym selfe to be the sonnÌ„ or heyre to the erle of warwykes landes was the sonne of a cordyner of LondoÌ„ And thys yere mayster IohnÌ„ Tate aldermaÌ„ begaÌ„ y e new edefyinge of saynt Anthonies church And this yere vpoÌ„ the .xvi. day of Iuly beynge sonday vpoÌ„ the sonday folowyng stode .xii. heretykes at Poules crosse shryned wyth fagottes Anno dnÌ„i M.iiii C.xcix  Anno dnÌ„i M.v. C.  Iamys wylforde  Nycholas Alwyn  Anno .xv.  Rychard Brond  IN this yere the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„ber was areyned in y e whyte halle at westmynster the forenamed Parkyn .iii. other The whych Parkyn and one IohnÌ„ Awatyr were put shortly after in execucioÌ„ at Tyborne And soone after was the erle of warwyke put to deth at the towre hylle one Blewet Astwood at Tyborne And thys yere in May the kyng the quene sayled to Calays And thys yere was BabraÌ„ in Northfolke breÌ„t And in Iuly was an olde heretyke breÌ„t in Smythfelde And thys yere was a great deth in LondoÌ„ whereof died ouer xx M. of all ages And this yere dyed doctour MortoÌ„ cardynall and chaunceler of Englande in the moneth of October Anno. dnÌ„i M.v. C.  Anno dnÌ„i M.v. C.i.  IohnÌ„ Hawys  wyllyam Remyngton  Anno .xvi.  wyllyam Stede  IN this yere the .xxi. daye of DeceÌ„ber in the nyght was an hydyous thuÌ„der And this yere was the name of the kyngê palays of Shene chauÌ„ged called after y e day RychemouÌ„t And this yere in August departed secretly out of this laÌ„de the duke of Suffolke And the .iiii. daye of October laÌ„ded at Plymmowth KaterynÌ„ doughter of y e kyng of Spayn And thys yere was fynysshed by mayster Tate the church of saynt Anthony Anno domini M.v. C.i.  Anno domini M.v. C.ii.  Syr Laurence Aylemer  Syr IohnÌ„ Shaa  Anno .xvii.  Henry Hede.  IN this yere began the mayre hys bretherne to ryde to the barge other places UpoÌ„ sait ErkeÌ„waldes day was my lord prince maryed to the kyng of Spaynes doughter And this season the duke of Bukkyngham wyth other was chief chaleÌ„geour at a royall iustyce turney holdeÌ„ in the palays of westmynster And thys yere came a greate ambassade out of ScotlaÌ„d by reason wherof coÌ„clusion of maryage was made betwene the king of Scottes dame Margarete eldest doughter to oure soueraygne lord Also thys yere was an excedyng great fysshe taken nere vnto Quynbourgh And in Marche syr wyllyam of Deuynshyre syr Iamys Tyrell his eldest sonÌ„ one named welborne were arested for treason And in Apryll â—olowyng dyed y e noble prynce Arthur in the towne of Ludlow And upoÌ„ y e last day of April were set vpoÌ„ y e pyllory .ii. yoÌ„gmen for defamyng of y e kynges couÌ„sayll and there erys cut of Also aboute thys tyme y t gray fryers were coÌ„pelled to take theyr old habit russet as y e shepe doth dye it And the .vi. day of Maye Iamys Tyrell syr IohnÌ„ wyndhmÌ„ knyght were beheded at y e towre hyl And a shypmaÌ„ for the same treason was the same day draweÌ„ to tyborne there haÌ„ged quartered And soone after a purseuauÌ„t named Curson a yoman called Mathew Ionys were put in execucioÌ„ at Guynys all was for aydyng of syr EdmoÌ„d De la pool Also thys yere about mydsomer was takeÌ„ a felowe whych hadde renewed many of RobiÌ„ hodes pageÌ„tes which named him selfe Greneleef And this yere begaÌ„ the new werke of y e houses offyce wythin the Guyldhall of London And in the ende of October was proclaymed a peas betwene the king the archeduke of Burgoyne And y e sonday before saint SymoÌ„d Iude was shewed a bull by vertue wherof were denouÌ„ced at Poules crosse as accursed syr EdmoÌ„d de la pool late duke of Suffolke syr Roberte Curson knyght .v. other persones And all such as ayded any of theÌ„ agaiÌ„ y e king Anno domini M.v. C.ii.  Anno domini M.v. C.iii. Goldsmyth Henry Kebyll  Bartholmew Rede  Anno .xviii.  Nycholas Nynys  IN this yere begaÌ„ the new werk of the kynges chapell at westmynster And vpoÌ„ the .xi. daye of February dyed quene Elizabeth within the towre lieng in chyldbed And vpoÌ„ the fyrst sonday of leÌ„t was solemply accursed at Poules crosse wyth bel candell syr EdmoÌ„d de la pool syr Robert Curson other all y t the ayded agayn the kyng And in th eÌ„de of the moneth of marche was y e pryour of y e Charterhous at Shene sinfully murdered wyth an other muÌ„k of the same house by synyster meanes of a munk of the same place named Good wyne other mischeuous ê‘sones And this yere the felisshyp of tayllours of LoÌ„don purchased a grauÌ„t of the king to be called marchauÌ„t tayllours And y e viii day of August was the kynge of Scottes maried vnto y e eldest doughter of y e kyng Also in Iuly were areyned at the Guyldhall Olyuer saynte IohnÌ„ Robert Simpson wellysâ—orfi before named Pool bayly of Thorok amp .iiii. other all beyng cast for treason whereof the sayde Olyuer and Pool wyth hyppemen were putte in execucion at Tyborne and the other were pardoned Anno. dnÌ„i M.v. C.iii.  Anno dnÌ„i M.v. C.iiii. Draper Chrystoffer Hawys  Syr wyllyam Capell Robert wattes Anno .xix.  Thomas Granger  IN thys yere the .xiii. day of NoueÌ„ber in the palays of y e archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury at LaÌ„behyth was holdeÌ„ the sergeauÌ„tes feest And the .xxi. day of NoueÌ„ber in the begynnyng of y e nyght was a dredeful fyre vpoÌ„ the north ende of LondoÌ„ brydge And vppoÌ„ the .vii. daye of Ianuary were certeyne houses coÌ„sumed wyth fyre agayn saynt Botulphis churche in Thamys strete UpoÌ„ the .xxv. daye of Ianuary begaÌ„ a parliameÌ„t at westmynster And y e .xxvii. day of March was an house breÌ„t agayn saynt Mattyus le grauÌ„t And the same day was hurt
done wyth fyre in the paryshe of faynt Peters the pore And in the forenamed parlyameÌ„t was ordeyned a new coyne of syluer as grotes half grotes shyllynges with half faces And in the forsayde parlyameÌ„te was graunted to the kynge an ayde of xxxvi thousand .li. And a correccyon was dyuysed for clipped grotes Anno domini M.v. C.iiii.  Anno domini M.v. C.v. Grocer Roger Achylley  IohnÌ„ wyngar  Anno .xx.  wyllyam Browne  IN thys yere the cytezyns of LoÌ„don grauÌ„ted to the kyng .v. M marke for confermacioÌ„ of theyr lybertyes wherof a M. marke was payde in haÌ„de .iiii. M. mark in .iiii. yeres next ensuyng UpoÌ„ sat Georges day y e kyng went in procession in Poules church where was shewed a legge of saynt George closed in syluer whych was newly sent to the kyng And vppoÌ„ the .xxv. day of Apryll was a money maker one of the coyners of the towre draweÌ„ to tyborne there hanged And in y e later ende of thys yere came the thyrde cappe of mayntenaunce from the pope Anno domini M.v. C.v.  Anno domini M.v. C.vi Fysshemonger Rycharde Shore  Thomas Kneysworth  Anno .xxi.  Roger Groue  THys yere vppoÌ„ .xii. euyn the kinges chaÌ„ber at RychemouÌ„t was breÌ„t And vpoÌ„ the euyn of saynt Maury begaÌ„ an hidious wid which endured vppoÌ„ .xi. dayes folowynge more or lasse in coÌ„tynuall blowyng by meane whereof the wedercok of Poules was bloweÌ„ downe moche other harme done And by force of thys tempest the archeduke of Burgoyne was dryueÌ„ to laÌ„de in the west couÌ„tre And vpoÌ„ the second sonday of leÌ„t stood at Poules crosse the pryour of saynt Osyes .v. other heretykes And in y e ende of y e moneth of March syr EdmoÌ„d de la pool was conueyed through the citie vnto the towre and there left as prysoner And in Maye moneth was the lord of Burgeueny coÌ„mytteth to the towre for a certayn displeasure whych coÌ„cerned no treason Thys yere a new bylded galerey fyll in the nyght at RychemouÌ„t And thys yere in the ende of Iuly was a gracyous myracle shewed by oure Lady image of Barkyng by a mayden chylde that a carte laden wyth stone yode ouer Anno domini M.v. C.vi  Anno domini M.v. C.vii. mercer wyllyam Copynger  Syr Rychard Haddon Thomas IohnÌ„son Anno .xxii.  wyllyam Fytz wyllyam  IN thys yere about Crystmas was the bakers house in warwyke lane breÌ„t And thys yere was a wonderfull easy softe wynter with out stormys or frostes And this yere the kyng of hys goodnesse delyuered out of all prysons in LoÌ„doÌ„ as many prysoners as laye for .xl. s. vnder And this yere was Thomas Kneysworth late mayer hys .ii. shyreffes condeÌ„pned to the kyng in great sommes of money ouer paynfull prysonement by theym in the marshalsy susteyned Anno domini M.v. C.vii.  Anno domini M.v. C.viii. mercer wyllyam Butler  wyllyam Browne  Anno .xxiii.  IohnÌ„ Kyrkby  THys yere in the ende of April dyed the sayd wyllyam Browne and for hym was immedyatly chosen syr Laurence Aylemer for the resydue of that yere Anno supradicto  Anno supradicto Draper wyllyam Butler  Syr Laurence Aylemer  Anno predicto  IohnÌ„ Kyrkby  IN thys yere vpon the last daye of Iuny was an house in Southwarke nere vnto the brydge consumed wyth fyre And thys yere was syr wyllyam Capell agayne put in vexacyon by sute of the kynge for thynges done by hym in the tyme of hys mayralte Anno. dnÌ„i M.v. C.viii.  Anno dnÌ„i M.v. C.ix. Tayllour Thomas Exmew  Stephyn Ienyns  Anno .xxiiii.  Rychard Smyth  IN the begynnyng of the mayres tyme syr wyllyam Capell after his prysonement in the couÌ„tour shyreffes house was by the kynges counsayll commauÌ„ded to the towre where he remayned tyll the kynge dyed shortly after was delyuered wyth many other And in lykewyse was syr LaureÌ„ce Aylemer dalt with coÌ„mytted to the warde or house of Rychard Smyth shryfe there remayned as prisoner by y e space aboue sayd Thys yere vppoÌ„ the saterdaye next before saynt Georges day in the nyght whych saterdaye was the .xxi. daye of Apryll dyed the kynge oure soueraygne lorde at hys manour of Rychemount vpon whose soule and all chrysten Iesu haue mercy Amen And so thys foresayd noble prince reygned .xxiii. yeres and .vii. monethes and one daye therof lakkynge THys magnyfycent excellent prynce HeÌ„ry the .vii. thus payed to deth his dette of nature as before is sayd Of whome suffycient laude prayse can nat be put in wrytyng coÌ„syderyng y e coÌ„tynuall peace traÌ„quylete whyche he kept thys his lande comons in wyth also the subduynge of hys outwarde enymyes of the realmes of Fraunce Scotland by hys greate polycy wysedome more thaÌ„ by shedyng of cristeÌ„ bloode or cruell warre And euer ruled so myghtly hys subgectes mynystred to them suche iustyce y t nat allonely they loued and drad hym but all crysten prynces heryng of hys gloryous fame were desyrous to haue wyth hym amyte allyaunce And for that he in all teÌ„porall polycies prouisions exceded all prynces by hys tyme reygnynge dyuers popes as Alexander the syxte Pius the .iii Iulius the .ii. nowe beynge pope by theyr tymes eyther of theÌ„ sunderly wyth auctorytie coÌ„sent of theyr spyrytuall deuyne couÌ„sayll elected chase thys excellente prynce and admytted hym for chyefe defensour of Chrystes church before all other crysten prynces And for a confermacioÌ„ of the same sente vnto thys inuyncibyll prince by .iii. sundry famous ambassades thre swerdes with .iii. cappes of mayntenaunce what myght I wryte of the stedfaste contyneÌ„cy great iustyce mercyfull dealyng of thys prynce what myght I report of hys excelleÌ„te wysedome moste sugred eloquence or of hys inmouable pacience wonderfull dyscressyon Or what shuld I tell of his most beautyfull byldynges or excedyng charges of manifest reperacioÌ„s and ouer all thys of hys excedynge treasoure rychesse innumerabyll But as who wolde saye to consider in order all his notabyll actes which wolde aske a loÌ„ge tract of tyme with also the lyberall somptuous endowemeÌ„t of the monastery of westmynster other to wryte I myghte conclude y t hys actes passed all the noble actes of hys noble ê“genytours syne the conquest and may moste coÌ„gruly aboue all erthly prynces belykened vnto SalamoÌ„ kyng of y e Israelytes and be called the seconde Salomon for hys great sapience actes by him done hys lyuys tyme executed All whyche premysses tenderly considered euery naturall EnglysshmaÌ„ now lyuyng hath cause ought deuoutly to pray for the soule of this moste excellent prynce Henry the .vii that he maye atteyne that celestyall mansioÌ„ whych he and all trew crysten soules are enheritours vnto the which god hym graunt Amen And the rather because of the exelleÌ„t vertuous bryngyng and leuynge vnto vs by goddes ayde and prouysyon
and .iii. and iiii chapyters of the same was sonne vnto Charles brother of saynte Lowys kyng of Scicill And the forenamed kynge of AragoÌ„ that hym vppon the abouesayd coÌ„dicioÌ„s thus delyuered was sonne vnto Peter kyng of AragoÌ„ whych as before in the storye of y e foresayd thyrd Philip helde warre with hym with y e sayd Charles This prince of Salerne was also named Charles after the name of his father the whych after hys admyssioÌ„ of y e pope was crowned kyng of Scicil in y e cytie of Palermo soone after defended the laÌ„de knyghtly agayne the AragoÌ„s with helpe of the FreÌ„che men by the terme of .v. yeres after At whych termes ende AlphoÌ„s thaÌ„ kyng of AragoÌ„ dyed Iaques or Iames to whome the foresayd Alphons had be take the rule of Scicill held warre with the forenamed Charles was as brother next heyre vnto the crowne of AragoÌ„ admitted kynge of y e regyon After whych admissioÌ„ he shortly after coÌ„cluded a peas with y e sayde Charles redelyuered vnto hym all suche hostages pledges as hys brother AlphoÌ„s had before tyme of hym receyued for kepyng of the former coÌ„uencions And for a more stablysshemeÌ„t of the same peas y e sayd Iames toke to wyfe one of the doughters of the sayde Charles About the .vi. yere of the reygne of this Philip certayne sowdyours of Fraunce to the nombre of .xv. hondreth whyche were sent by the procurement of pope Nycholas the fourth vnto Acrys to fortifye that towne coÌ„trary the truce betwene the crysten the Sowdan before concluded for y e terme of .ii. yeres brake oute of the towne and castelles adioynant and spoyled and robbed suche Sarazyns as to that towne were dwelling nere and dyd vnto them all the sorowe shame that they myght wherof the Sowdan hauynge knowlege was therwith greatly amoued But yet or he wolde atteÌ„pte any warre agayn the crysten he sent vnto the captayne of the cytye of Acone wylled hym to sende vnto hym suche persones as had broken the peace and done that iniurye to hys people And yf he it refused he sente them worde he shulde nat blynne tyll he had dystroyed theÌ„ as lately before he had done the inhabytauntes of the cytye of Tryple But they sette hys manace at noughte for so moche as they thoughte them able to withstande hys malyce Upon whyche answere the Sowdan made great prouysyon to besiege the sayd cytye In whyche passe tyme in FrauÌ„ce was borne of dame IohaÌ„ne or Iane than quene of Fraunce Lowys the kynges eldest sonne that after his father was kyng of Fraunce when the Sowdan had prepared all thyng necessary for that iournay he sped hym wyth an innumerable multytude of Sarazyns towarde y e cytye of Acon or Acris In whyche iournay he was taken with so greuous sykenesse that he knew well he shulde shortly dye wherfore he callynge before hym hys admyralles charged a certayne of theym to kepe forthe theyr iourney towarde Acon whyle the remenaunt retourned into Egypt there to create hys sonne Sowdan After whyche creacyon he charged them that they shulde cause hys sayde sonne to haste hym vnto y e sayd siege soone after dyed Then all thynges was ordeyned as he before had deuysed and y e cytie was besegyd with a stronge hoost of Sarazyns the whyche assauted yt cruelly by the space of .vi. wekes In whyche season the crysten defended it so manfully that the Sarazyns myght therof gette none aduauÌ„tage At the ende of thys .vi. wekes came the yonge Sowdan wyth a fresshe hoost the whyche made such a dynne and noyse wyth theyr tabours hornys and other mynstrelsy that they at those dayes vsed that it was hydous ferefull to here And after they had rested theym .ii. dayes and prepared for the ryggynge of theyr ordenaunce they assauted the cytye xiiii dayes contynually In whyche season moche people was slayne vpoÌ„ bothe partyes but the more nombre of the cytye For by the vyolence of theyr ordenaunce they ouer threwe moche housynge within the cytye where with moche people were oppressed and slayne aswell maÌ„ as woman chylde At the ende of thys .xiiii. dayes when the rulers of the cytye had seen the harme that they had receyued by thys fyers and cruell assaute aswell in losse of theyr sowdyours as of the great enpeyrynge of theyr wallys other defences of theyr cytye they feryd sore for y â— whych they of one asseÌ„t coÌ„dysseÌ„ded sent soone after by theyr shyppes a great noÌ„bre of olde men womeÌ„ chyldren vnapt for y e warre with y e reliques treasours of y e cytie into Sicill It was nat loÌ„ge after or y e Sarazyns made a newe assaute y â— coÌ„tinued .iiii. days by meane wherof the cytye was sore defaced Then the kyng of Cyprys whych at y â— day was there as one of the chyef rulers in the cytye fayned hym lyke wherfore in y e nyght folowyng desyryng a knyght of the cytye to kepe hys watche he cowardly shamefully with .iiii. M. meÌ„ toke shipping sayled thens leuyng the cytye in all daunger Uppon the morowe whan the certaynte of thys was knoweÌ„ the patryarke of Hierusalem with other there laft to the noÌ„bre of .vii. M. or therupoÌ„ sent vnto y e SowdaÌ„ for a trewce for .ii. moneths But none they myghte purchase therfore they defendyd them in y e best maner they myght But shortly after for lak of defeÌ„ce vpon the wallys the Sarazyns fylled the dykes so soon after upoÌ„ the .xxv. day of May ê‘force entred in the cytye slewe such people therin as they there fouÌ„de Than the Sowdan gaue the pray of y e cytie vnto hys knyghtes after spoylyng of the same caused the wallys toures to be rased vnto the grouÌ„de the houses aswell churches temples all other were clerely breÌ„t distroyed And thus was y e noble cytie of Acris whych is also called Tholomayda subuerted the whyche was the chyef porte or hauyn towne for crysteÌ„ meÌ„ to lande at when any hoste or power of them shuld entre into the holy laÌ„de had coÌ„tynued for the more partye in the possessioÌ„ of cristeÌ„ meÌ„ by the terme of C.lx. yeres and aboue IN the .vii. yere of thys kynge Phylyp the erle of Armenake was accused of certayne poyntes of treason by syr Raymonde Barnade erle of Foyz where vpon a day of batayll betwene these .ii. erles was appoynted to be foughten at Gysours in the kynges presence and of hys barony But after by the great instauÌ„ce laboure made by syr Robert erle of Artoys y e batayll was fordone In the .vii. yere of hys reygne he gadered a great talke of his coÌ„moÌ„s And in the yere foresayde at a feaste holden at CoÌ„peyne he made aboue vi score knyghtes And in the .x. yere y e glorious confessoure saynt Lowys grandfather vnto this Philip was the day folowynge saynt Bartylmew the apostle
many secrete assembles At lengthe whan the erlys counsayle apperceyued the murmure of the comons they wyth the collectours condyscendyd for a trayne to haue taken certeyne capytaynes of the sayd comōs and sayde that at Turnaye at a daye assygned the sayd collectours shuld yelde vp theyr accoumpte At whych daye the erle in proper persone came vnto the sayde towne of Tournaye And there whan y e erle with the other of hys counceyle shulde haue executed theyr purposed enter how it was by some warnyng or monycyon that the comons had they wythstode the erle and hys companye and in the ende slewe many of theyr enemyes and toke the erle and putte hym in sure kepynge wythin the towne of Brugys But in thys skyrmysshe by meane of y e erlys party a great part of the foresayde towne was brent wherfore the towne toke partye with the Flemynges and were a greate cause that the erle was so taken and putte frome hys entent Than the foresayde comons to the more dyspleasure of the erle admytted for theyr lorde and capytayne Roberte the vncle of the erle foresayde and amonge them reputed hym for erle of Flaunders The whyche for takynge vpon hym delyuered frō pryson hys frende the erlys chauncellour whyche as aboue is sayde had delyuered hym from former daūger made hym chyefe of his counceyle But to all thys was the towne of Gaunt repugnaūt in so moche that mortall warre beganne to sourde betwene the sayd towne the towne of Bruges other And so farfourth cōtynued that shortly after the people of Gaunt and of the other townes met wyth them of Bruges in playne batayll fought cruelly But in the ende they of Gaūt chased thē of Bruges and slewe of them beyonde fyue hundreth men But yet the erle was neuer the rather deliuered After this the Frenche kyng sent vnto them of Bruges requyryng them in curtoyse maner that they wolde set theyr erle at lybertye But they sent the messangers agayne wythout spede of theyr message In thys whyle dyed Charles de Ualoys brother vnto Phylyppe le Beaw vncle vnto this kyng Charles the whych languysshed longe in a consumpcyō or he dyed in so moch that the opynyon of the people was y t he was so punysshed for the iniury malyce y t he bare towarde Enguerram the whyche as ye haue before harde in the fyrste yere of thys kyng was put vnto deth And the rather thys fame ran vpon the sayd Charles for so moche as in y e tyme of hys syckenes he gaue great almesse And to suche persones as he gaue or sente hys almesse vnto he wylled them as well to pray for the soule of the sayde Enguerram as for hys owne hele Thys Charles de Ualoyes left after hym a sonne named Philipe de Ualoyes the whych Phylip for so moch as thys Charles now kyng of fraūce dyed wythout issue he by fauoure of the lordes of that regyon was made kyng of Fraunce put by the ryght and tytle of Edwarde the thyrde thā kyng of Englande the sonne of Isabel doughter of Phylyp le Beawe whych Isabell by dyssent was rightful enheritour of y e crowne of Fraūce For whyche tytle was after cruell warre betwene the sayd Edwarde Phylyp as in the story of the sayde Edwarde after shall appere In the v. yere of kyng Charles the Burghmaysters skepyns y t is to meane the rulers of the towne of Bruges deliuered theyr erle set hym at larg vpon certayne condicions folowyng the whych to be obserued they caused hym to be solēply sworne Fyrste that after that day he shuld nat punysshe nor hurt any of the lande of Flaundres for any displeasure to hym done or any of hys seruauntes or councel sen the tyme that he was erle concernyng any cause of theyr rebellion Secūdaryly y t he shuld nat abrydge nor mynysshe any of theyr lyberties that they of olde tyme haue had or by hym newly to theym graunted Thyrdely that in all grose maters that concerned the gouernaunce of hys realme suche as he knewe well dyuerse of them to be expert therein that he shulde nothynge conclude or do without theyr aduyces and assentys And fourthly that after that day he shuld neuer vse the counsayl of the abbot of Uersellay which they knew for theyr dedely enemy for so moche as they before tyme had slayne hys father named Petyr Floce or Floze in the batayll of Courtray as in the syxtene yere of Phylyppe le Beawe is before shewed how be it the name of the sayde Petyr is nat there expressed After whyche artycles wyth other fermely by the erle promysed to be kept and holden he was deliuered set at large In the syxte yere of the reygne of thys Charles a greate dyssencyon and varyaunce aroose betwene the Dolphyne of Uyen and the duke of Sauoy so that mortall batayll ensued vppon the same In the whyche moche people were slayne vpon both partyes But in y ◠ende the Dolphyn of Uyen had the better and toke as prysoners in the feelde the duke of Burgoyne and the erle of Ancerne wyth other noble men In thys yere also the Gascoynes with y e Englissh men made warre vppon the borders of Fraunce Agayne whome kynge Charles sent a cosyn of hys named syr Alphons de Spayne But he spēt the kyng greate good and retourned with lytle worshyppe into Fraunce where he dyed shortely after Then the kynge sent agayne the sayd Gascoynes the erle of Ewe syr Robert Barthram than marshall of Fraūce with dyuerse other noble men In whyche season the Gascoynes wyth the sayd Englysshemen had gotten the castell of a towne standynge in y ◠coūtre of Poytyew or Poytyers named saynt Oyngne within whyche towne the sayd erle other the nobles of Fraūce were lodged so y t betwene them dayly cruell assautes were exercysed to the great hurte of bothe partyes Lastly betwene thē was a daye of batayll in playne feelde accorded where the Frenchemen to the entēt to haue the aduaūtage of the sayd feeld there to enbatayll thē selfe to theyr mooste auaūtage the day of the sayd appoytemēt issued of y t towne yode to the place assygned whyche was a good dystaunce frome the foresayde towne there taryed theyr enemyes But the Gascoynes entendyng an other purpose yode streyght vnto y t foresayde towne and knowyng it to be without greate defence assauted and shortly gatte it and set it on fyre nat sparynge chyrches nor other places of relygyon as affermeth y ◠frēch boke and that done retourned vnto the fyresayd castel and in processe of tyme after retourned agayne into Guyan whan kynge Charles was assertayned of thys delusion he was greuously dyscontented agayne the Gascoynes and manysshed theym very sore But in the moneth of Decēbre shortly ensuynge he was taken with a greuouse sykenesse so that he dyed vppon Candelmas euyn folowynge at Boys in Uyncent and was entered at saynt Denyse whā he
had reygned fyue yeres and odde dayes leuynge after hym none heyre of hys body excepte the quene was than wyth chylde whyche chylde dyed soone after y e byrthe wherfore some questions for that kyngedome were moued as before touched in the ende of the fourthe yere of thys Charles after shal be forther expressed Anglia Edwarde the thyrde EDwarde the .iii. of that name sonnÌ„ of Edward the seconde and of Isabell y e alonely doughter chylde of Phylip le Beawe or Phylyppe the fayre father to Charles laste kynge of Fraunce beganne to reygne as kynge of Englande his father yet lyuynge the syx twenty daye of Ianuary in the ende of the yere of grace a thousande thre hundreth and syx and twenty and the fourth yere of Charles the fyfth last kynge of Fraunce and was crowned at westmynster vppon the daye of the puryfycacyon of oure Lady nexte ensuynge In hys begynnynge came forthe plentye and gracyous happes for the erthe tooke plentye the ayre tempoure the see quyetnesse and to the chyrche grewe peace In thys fyrste yere he confermed the lybertyes and fraunchyses of y e cytye of London and ordeyned that the mayre for the tyme beyng shuld sytte in all places of iugement within the lyberty of the same for chiefe iustyce the kynges persone onely excepte that euery alderman that hadde ben mayre shuld be iustyce of peace in all London and Myddelsex eueryche alderman that hadde not be mayre shulde be iustyce of peace wythin his owne warde And also he graunted to the cytezyns the fee ferme of London for .iii. hundreth pownde that they shulde not be constrayned to go out of the cytye to fyghte or defende the land for any nede Also that after that daye the fraunchyse of the cytye shulde not be seasyd into the kynges handes but onely for treason or rebellyon done by the hole cytye And Southwerke was admytted to be vnder the correccyon and rule of the citye and the mayre of London to be baylyffe of Southwerke and the mayre to chose ordeyne such a baylyffe of that borough as hym lyked whiche ordinaunce endureth to this day In the moneth of Apryll for so mych as meanes were made by the frere prechours or the blacke freres for the delyuery of kynge Edwarde the .ii. out of pryson therfore he was had out of the castell of Kenelworth coÌ„ueyed vnto y e castel of Berkeley where after about saynt Mathewys tyde the sayde Edward by y â— meanes of syr Roger Mortimer was myserably slayne Of this Edward are lyke opinyoÌ„s as were of Thomas of Lancaster whyche I referre to goddys iudgement For certayne it is that for hys former wyld and insolent lyuynge he toke greate repentaunce And so he hadde great cause for durynge hys reygne there was hedyd and put to deth by iugement vppon xxviii barons and knyghtes ouer y t noble men that were slayne in Scotlande by hys infortunyte Kynge Edwarde as yet beynge of tender age not passing .xv. yeres heryng of the great pryde and presuÌ„pcyon of the Scottes and howe they dayly warred vpon the borders and entryd the lande in brennynge and spoylyng his people assembled hys people about Easter so sped hym toward Scotland In whych meane tyme the Scottes were entred the land were comen as farre as StaÌ„hop in Uiridale and had lodged theÌ„ in the woddes of Stanhop parke in dyuers bushementys wherof y â— kyng beyng enfourmed made such prouysyon that he beset them rouÌ„de about and trusted well to haue brought theÌ„ vnder hys subieccyon But when the kynge thoughte to be of them moste sure by treason of some of hys hoste the Scottes were clene escaped and retourned into Scotlande wherof y e fame ranne vpon syr Roger Mortymer But how so it was y â— kyng loste that iournay and retourned into Englande with lytle worshyppe And here ye shall vnderstand that to this day the olde mayre and shyryâ—â—es y t is to meane Hamunde Chyckwell Benet Fulham and IohnÌ„ Canston stode in offyce tyll y e day folowyng of SymoÌ„ Iude which was almost y â— full of y e fyrst yere of y e sayd Edward the .iii. And then for the residue of the fyrst yere for the more party of the second yere was electe and charged the mayre and shyryffes folowynge Anno domini M.CCC.xxvi  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xxvii  Henry Darcy  Rycharde Betayne  Anno .i.  IohnÌ„ Hawteyne  IN the ende of the fyrste yere of thys kynge Edwarde begynnyng oâ— thys mayres yere the kynge after Crystmas maryed dame Phylyppe y e erles doughter of Henawde in the cytye of yorke in the euyn of y e conuersioÌ„ of saynt Paule or y e .xxiiii. daye of Ianuary And soone after the kyng about y e feast of Pentecoste helde hys parlyament at Northampton At the whych parlyament by euyll couÌ„sayl wherof syr Roger Mortymer the olde quene bare the blame the kynge made wyth the Scottes an vnprofytable and a dyshonorable peace For fyrste he released to theym theyr feauty and homage Also he delyuered vnto theym olde auncyent wrytynges sealed wyth the seales of the kynge of Scottes and of dyuerse lordes of that lande bothe spyrytuall temporall with many other charters patentes by the whyche y e kynges of Scottes oblyged them to be feordaryes vnto y t crowne of Englande At whyche season also was delyuered certeyne iewelles whych before tymes had ben woÌ„ne froÌ„ y e Scottes by kynges of England Amonge the whych the blacke crosse of Scotlande is specyally named a relyke accompted of great preciosyte And nat alonely the kyng by hys synystre couÌ„sayll lost hys tytle and ryght that he had to the realme of Scotlande as farre as the sayd couÌ„sayl might helpe it but also all lordes barones all other men of England that had any landes or rentes within Scotlande loste theyr ryghte in lyke maner excepte they wolde dwel vpon the sayd landes and becomme the kynge of Scottes lyege men And soone after was concluded a maryage betwene Dauyd le Bruze sonne of Robert le Bruze and Iane the kynges syster whyche of diuerse writers is surnamed Iane of the towre or Iohan of Towers Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xxvii  Anno dnÌ„i M.CCC.xxviii  Symon Fraunces  Hamonde Chyckewell  Anno .ii.  Henry Combmartyn  IN thys yere whyche at thys daye was the seconde yere of the kyng Dauyd foresayd the son of Roberte le Bruze thaÌ„ kynge of Scottes maryed vppon the daye of mary Magdaleyne at hys towne than of Berwyke y e fore named Iane syster vnto the kynge of Englande But it was nat longe after or the Scottes in despyte of the Englysshemen called hyr Iane make peace And also to theyr more derysyon they made dyuerse truffes roundes and songes of the whyche one is specially remembred as foloweth ¶ Longe beerdys hartles Paynted hoodes wytles Gay cotes graceles Maketh Englande thryfteles whyche ryme