abode styl at Ierusalem after the electyon of his fader destroyed the cite and slewe there as the story sayth with batayle hungre .xi. hoÌ„dred thousande iewes and an hondred thousand he toke solde .xxx. for a peny bycause they solde our lord Iesu Chryst for .xxx. pens brought theus all thynge that was precyous put them in his hous at Rome whithe was called TeÌ„pluÌ„ pa cis But now is the place fallen downe for the moost party And all these precyous iewelles be distrybuted to certayn chirches in Rome This Citus was so full of vertue that all men loued hym so feâ— forth that they called hym the moost delectable of men He was full lyberall to all men in so moche that he sayd often tymes that there sholde no maner man goo front an Emperoure with an heuy herte but he sholde no somwhat of his peâ—icyon He wolde be sory that day in the whiche he had graunted no man no benefyte Whan he was deed euery man that was in Rome wepte for hym as that they had lost theyr fader ¶ Domician broder to Titus regned after hym xiiij yere .v. monethes Fyrst he was easy and afterwarde full vnreasonable For moche of the senate was destroyed by his malyce also moche of his kynrede He began the seconde persecucyon after Nero agaynst chrysten men In that whiche persecucyon John the euaÌ„gelyst was exiled in to Pathmos after the emperour had put hyÌ„ in to a tonne of breÌ„nyng oyle hurte hym not So this man was not the folower of his fader Vaspasyan ne his broder Titus but rather lyke Nero his kynrede And for his wycked â—oÌ„dicyons he was slayne in his own palays at Rome in the .xxvij. yere of his age ¶ ClemeÌ„s a martyr was pope .ix. yere and he succeded Cletus This Clemens fyrst of saynt Peter as it is sayd was ordeyned to be successour to him And for peryll he wolde LinuÌ„ CletuÌ„ sholde be popes afore hyÌ„ lest that through the ensample prelates sholde ordeyne vnder them who someuer they wolde This man made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten by regyons he made many bokes He ordeyned that a chylde sholde be coÌ„fyrmed as soone as it myght manerly after it was chrystened And at the last he was martyred vnder Traian ¶ Nerua was emperour after Domician one yere two monethes And whaÌ„ he was chosen he meued the senate to make a lawe that all thyÌ„ge whiche Domician coÌ„mauÌ„ded to be kept shold be broken By which meane saynt Iohn the euangelyst was losed out of his exile suffred to come agayn to Ephese This man dyd an other thynge ryght coÌ„mendable that he assygned so wyse a man as Traian was to gouerne the people after hym Nota. ¶ Traianê° hyspa uicus was Emperour .xix. yere This Traianê° many men sayd he was the best amonge all the Emperours but in one thynge alone he was vicyous in so moche as he for the loue of yeâ—als goddes was aboute to destroye the chrysten fayth iudgynge in hyÌ„selfe so moost to please god Some men saye not by hymself but by other he pursued the christen fayth in the ende of his lyfe he dyd but fewe to deth And all his louyng I set at nought But at saint Gregory meued with pite wepyng prayed to our lorde for hym that he wold haue mercy vpon hym by his prayer haue hym out of hell in to whiche place he was dampned And now yf he be saued or not a grete alteracyon is amoÌ„ge doctours And to vs that wryte Cronâ—ties it is no parte of our charge to determyn But all the eest parte of the worlde Babylâ— Selencia the veter partes of the yâ—de Germayne the seconde after Alexander he helde vnder In all these thynges so pyteous so mekely he guyded hym to euery man as a kynge He was gentyll and to no man vngentyll the whiche is red of fewe All the dayes be lyued men sayd he was the moost worthy man in all his empyre And he thought sayd euermore that no man was more vnworthy to be emperour than he ¶ Anno domini C .iiij. ANacletê° a martyr was pope iâ— yere he was a Greke He monysshed all christeÌ„ men the preestes sholde be worshipped aboue all other men say enge the preestes doynge sacrefyce to god sholde be borne out not vâ—red but be worshypped And whan preestes sayd masse they sholde haue wytnes with them and namely bysshops Also he decreed the clerkes sholde were no â—erdes nor longe heer Also that a bisshop shold be coÌ„secrated of thre dyuers other thynges At the last the .xij. yere of Traian he was mar tyred buryed by the body of saynt Peter ¶ Plinius the second oratour philosopher wrote grete thinges This man meued Traian that he shold withdraw the sentence gyuen agaynst chrysten folke wrytyng to hym that they dyd none yll but that they as vertuous folke rose afore day and worshypped Iesu Chryst theyr god secretly in the nyght ¶ Euaristus a greke and a martyr was .x. yere and .vij. monthes pope after Anacletê° This man ordeyned that man womaÌ„ sholde be wedded openly and that they sholde be blyssed openly of the preest fader moder And he was martyred the thyrd yere of Adrian buryed by saynt Peter ¶ Alexander a Romayn was pope .viij. yere .v. monethes This man the moost parte of the senatours he coÌ„uerted to our lorde And he ordeyned the holy water sholde be kest in chrysten mennes houses that breed to synge with shold be made of clere breed and that in lytell quantite At the last he was martyred vnder Adrian that was emperour and many he coÌ„uerted to the fayth of Chryst ¶ Sixtus a Romayn was pope .x. yere and .iij. monethes This man ordeyned Sanctus sanctus sanctus c. sholde be sayd in the masse that the holy thynges of the chirche sholde not be touched but of mynystres of the chirche Also that the corporas shold not be made of sylke but of pure lynnen cloth wouen not dyed and that a woman sholde not touche the holy vessell of the awter ne the pall Also he ordeyned that yf ony bysshopryke were vacauÌ„t that no bysshop sholde be receyued in to his benefyce but with the popes lettres Also that no masse sholde be sayd but vpon an awter at the last he was martyred ¶ Adrian was emperour .xxi. yere This Adrian in many thynges is coÌ„mended to chrysten men otherwhyle he was gracyous and certayn of them that wold not do sacrifyce to the fals goddes he slewe He was an vnyuersall man almoost in all scyences Peas he had all his dayes but with the Iewes and many a lawe he made And than he coÌ„maunded that chrysten men sholde not be dampned to deth but with due processe Ierusalem he subdued agayne and forbade that no Jewe sholde dwell therin by no wyse Chrysten men he suffred there to dwell Agaynst
batayle In gouernyng of the comyn people he was very wyse And in the necessite of the byleue he was without comparison deuoute His pite his holynes be so wryten in the bokes of holy doctours that without doubte he is to be noÌ„bred amonge sayntes And the Grekes saye that in the ende of his lyf he was made a monke And more ye may here of hym in the cronycles of englonde for he was kyng of Englonde ¶ Helena the quent moder to Constantyne repayred agayn the holy crosse this tyme and she made lxx colleges and she gloryfyed the state of all holy chirche ¶ Nycholas the bysshop of Myrre cite an holy maÌ„ was this tyme. ¶ Athanasiê° was this tyme bysshop in Alexandria a gloryous doctour and made the cymbaluÌ„ Q uicuÌ„que vult saluus esse c. ¶ Marcus was pope after Siluester two yere and .viij. monethes This man ordeyned that the Crede sholde be openly songen in the chirche and that the bysshop of Hostiense sholde consecrate the pope and that he sholde were a pall ¶ Iulius was pope after Marcus .xj. yere This man was exiled x. yere after suffred deth vnder Constantyne the seconde ¶ CoÌ„stantinus with his two bretherne regned .xxiiij. yere in his last ende he was peruerted by the heresy of the arryens by a bysshop called Eusebi he pursued the chirche of god strongly The ende of this maÌ„ was this As he sholde go to Constantynople to a grete couÌ„seyle in the whiche counseyle he thought to haue coÌ„dempned the bysshop and the clerkes of true byleue he wente before vnto a chambre to auoyde suche thinges as nature requyreth anone sodeynly his bowelles fell froÌ„ hym and so dyed ¶ Libersus was pope after Iulius .xix. yere and .vij. monethes Than was the seconde dyscorde of the chirche bytwene Liberiê° Felix for the heresy of the arryens the whiche fauoured Liberius Than Constancius the emperour called agayne Liberius from his exyle bycause he fauoured this heresy And the chirche deiected Liberius toke Felix for pope and the other was expulsed as an heretyke of the chirche But Felix obteyned not for the emperour put in Liberius expulsed Felix ¶ Felix was pope after the deth of this Liberius he declared CoÌ„stancius the emperour an heretyke and anone after he was martyred ¶ And here was the fyrst that euer the chirche of Rome had an infamed pope For all the predecessours of this Liberius were sayntes gaue holy ensamples ¶ Iulianus apostata was after Constancius emperour .ij. yere and .viij. monethes He was called apostata bycause he fledde this CoÌ„stantius whiche slewe his broder for fere of deth was made a chrysten man and a monke But afterwarde by the counseyle of a nygromancer he asked the deuyll wheder he sholde be emperour or not The deuyll sayd that he sholde be emperour vpon a coÌ„dycyon that he sholde forsake his chrysteÌ„ fayth and be vtter enemy to chrysteÌ„ men And so he dyd for he gaue leue to the Iewes that they sholde buylde agayn the temple in spyte of the christen men And toke all the goodes the chrysten men had destroyed many of them ¶ Iouinianus was emperoure after hym .viij. monethes For whan Iulian was deed the hoost chose hym emperour he was a christeÌ„ man And he sayd it was not lefull to a christeÌ„ man to be lord ouer so many hethen people They answered said Rather than he sholde forsake the empyre they wold be thrystened And thus toke he the dignite But soone he was deed and in meruaylous maner For he was layde in a close hous after his iourney made all of stone newly whyted with lyme in the whiche they made to his coÌ„fort as they thought a fyre of charcole of the ayre of these two on the morowe he was fouÌ„de deed ¶ Valentinian with his broder Valent was emperour after Iouinianê° xâ— yere for he departed the empyre gaue his broder the eest kepte hymselfe the west part This ValeÌ„tinian was a lord with Iulian apostata it happed him on a tyme for to go in to a temple of false goddes for to do sacryfyce mynystres stode there with water halowed after theyr guyse with the whiche they spryncled the lordes This ValeÌ„tinian smote the mynystre that kest the water vpon hym and sayd he was rather defouled therby than clensed Bycause of this Iulian dyd exile hym But our lord god for his open confessyon of his name rewarded hym with the empyre His broder Valent fell in to the opinyon of the aâ—â—yans and dyed in that heresy This same Valent lyued foure yere after Valentinian with Gracian the emperour ¶ This tyme lyued saynt Ambrose ¶ Anno domini CCC .lxiiij. DAmasus was pope after Felix xviij yere .ij. monethes This was an eloquent man in metre and he wrote many storyes of popes and martyrs He ordeyned that 〈◊〉 patri shold be sayd in the ende of the psalmes and that was at the prayer of saynt Ierom. And through the mocyon of this pope Ierom translated the byble from hebrewe in to latyn than he decessed a coÌ„fessour ¶ Valent with Gracian Valentinian were emperours foure yere In this tyme were chirches opened agayne and chrysten men had leue to renewe the seruyce of god yâ— was defended afore with emperours infected with heresy as was Valens other wherfore yâ— chirche had no liberte whan Valens was on lyue ¶ A synodus of an C. and .l. bysshops were gadred vnder Damase pope at CoÌ„stantinople agaynst MacedoniuÌ„ an heretike the whiche denyed yâ— holy ghost to be very god And than was the Credo made that is songe on holy dayes in yâ— chirche ¶ Augustinus a CartaginenÌ„ of Affrica was this tyme he was as noble a retho ricyen as myght be in all philosophy poetry incoÌ„parable all thynge that ony philosopher fouÌ„de in his youth he vnderstode with lytell labour And aboute this tyme he was sent to Milan where he was turned anone of saynt Ambrose and baptysed This man grewe vnto a noble doctour of yâ— chirche And not longe after that he was bysshop of YponenÌ„ there he lyued .liij. yere moche diuinite he wrote vt pêª patet in libris suis ¶ Siritius was pope after Damasus .xv. yere He dampned heretykes lytell elles is wryten of hym ¶ Theodosius sone to Gracian with ValeÌ„tyne his vncle was emperour .xxvij. yere This man was a chrysten man a gracyous in gouernauÌ„ce lyke to Traian soone wroth and anone reconsyled This man on a daye whan he wold haue gone to here masse saynt Ambrose forbade hym the entre of the chirche tyll he had done penaunce made satisfaccyon for yâ— sleynge of yâ— xxx knyghtes whiche he slewe in angre at Constantinople Wherfore they made a lawe that yâ— sentence of a prynce shold be deferred .xxx. days of those that shold do execucyon yf they myght fall in yâ— grace of yâ—
entred yll in to his benefyce but he gouerned hym well he suffred his perse cucyon pacyently and he was exiled fro Rome And at yâ— last after grete passions of Theodora in Constantynople dyed ¶ Sinodus quarta CoÌ„staÌ„tinopolitana contra TheodoruÌ„ et oeÌ„s hereticos alios fuit isto teÌ„pore Ista sinodê° dampnauit heresim Theodori qui dixit aliuÌ„ esse deuÌ„ veruÌ„ et aliuÌ„ ChristuÌ„ Et quam beata virgo non sit dei genitrix sed hominis tantuÌ„ ¶ Pelagius was pope after Virgilius foure yere and .x. monethes This man ordeyned that heretykes scysmatykes renegates sholde be punysshed by the seculer power ¶ Iohannes the thyrde was pope after this man .xiij. yere Of this man lytel is wryteÌ„ but that he restored yâ— chircheyerde of yâ— apostles Philip Iacob ¶ Iustinus the seconde after Iustinian was Emperour .xj. yere This man despysed poore men he robbed the senatours he was gyuen to all couetousnes so that he made chestes of yren for to kepe his money in Than anone he fell in to heresye wexed out of his mynde And than was chosen Tyberius a good man for to gouerne the co myn people ¶ Tyberius yâ— second was emperour after Iustinê° .vij. yere This man was a vertuous man He gaue innumerable good to poore men in so moche that his wyfe often chydde with hym sayd that he kest awaye the goodes of the empyre as stones And he answered agayne sayd I trust in god that our chestes shall neuer lacke of money we put treasure in to heuen And vpon a certayn daye whan he went by his palays at Constantynople he sawe in the marble pauemeÌ„t a crosse grauen thought it sholde not be troden vpon comaunded to take it vp For the crosse ought to be put in the hertes of faythfull men there he founde inestymable treasour of golde This man subdued Harsas and dyed blissedly ¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohn .iiij. yere This man suffred grete persecucyon of hunger pestylence and enemyes This man brought many a thousande quarters of where from Egypte whan Rome was besyeged by kyng Albanak almoost lost for vitayle wherfore they wrote on his graue this epytaphe Magnatuis monumeÌ„ta pater Benedicte reliqis virtutuÌ„ titulus et deâ—us atque dolor ¶ Pelagius was pope after Benedictus .v. yere In his tyme Rome was besyeged by yâ— loinbardes lytel he dyd in his dayes ¶ Mauricius was emperour after Tyberiê° .xxj. yere This was a very chrysten man subdued Persas Armenias in yâ— latter ende of his dayes he dyscorded with saynt Gregory entended to haue slayne hyÌ„ And than there appered a man in Rome clothed in a religyous habyte holdyng a naked swerde in his hande cryed about yâ— cite in this wyse The emperour shall be destroyed the whiche the emperour herde he correcked hyÌ„selfe of his trespace prayed to god to withdrawe his sentence from hym To whome our lorde appered in his slepe sayd Wylte thou that I spare the now or in tyme to come And he was alouer of wretches sayd Gyue me here my reward ThaÌ„ he was emperour after many a daye And whaÌ„ he shold haue correcked his knighttes for theyr extorcyon yâ— they dyd they asked hym why that he wolde not paye them theyr wages And so they fell at varyaunce chose Foca for to be emperour slewe hyÌ„ his .iij. sones ¶ This tyme saynt Austin came in to Englonde and ordeyned two archebysshops that is to saye of London of yorke by the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of saynt Gregory And remeÌ„bre yâ— many tymes is made mencyon of dyuers regyons couÌ„trees that ofteÌ„ tymes they haue ben turned to yâ— fayth For alwaye the fayth abode not in them for dyuers causes So it is of Englonde FrauÌ„ce Persia Iewry in this thyÌ„ge Rome was preuileged for there yâ— fayth of Peter neuer fayled ¶ Focas was emperour after Maurici his maister whome he other slewe bycause he began yll he ended nought For in his dayes yâ— Romayns fought strongly agaynst the Perses the Romayns were discomfy ted lost many a prouynce at the last he was slayne of Heraclius For as he dyd to other men so was he done to ¶ Anno domini .v. C. lxxxiiij GRegory the first a Romayn and a moÌ„ke was pope after Pelagius xiij yere This man was called Gregorius magnus for many thyÌ„ges that he exceded in he passed other men in power in ryches in vertue in noblenes in wysdom in holynes in fame in experience And vnder this man the yll thynges of cursednes passed seced many a noble boke he wrote to yâ— incomparable ê“fyte of all holy chirche He was one of yâ— pryncypal doctours of all the .iiij. doctours of the chirche This man forsothe alone with sayiit Fabian after sayÌ„t Peter was chosen of god in all the ordres of yâ— popes of Rome many thynges he ordeyned in yâ— chirche as is shewed in his regystre Deus in abiutoriuÌ„ for to be afore yâ— begynnynge of yâ— houres he coÌ„maunded to be sayd He renewed made all the offyces of the chirche in a fayrer a more coÌ„ pendyous maner the whiche abydeth yet vnto this daye it is called GregorianuÌ„ And shortly to coÌ„clude on this holy man mannes tongue can not expresse lyghtly the louynges of this maÌ„ what in wrytynges also in examples of vertuous dedes ¶ Saumianê° was pope after Gregory one yere .v. monethes This man ordeyned yâ— ringyng of belles at the houres of the daye But this man backbyted saynt Gregory for his liberalite that he had to poore men thought he sawe sayÌ„t Gregory rebuke hyÌ„ thryse for it the fourth tyme he lay in his bed thought saynt Gregory smote him on the heed and he waked dyed anone This was the thyrde pope amonge all yâ— popes yâ— whiche is noted to dye a dredefull deth ¶ Bonifacius yâ— thyrde was pope after Sauimanus .viij. monethes He ordeyned yâ— none but whyte clothes sholde be put on yâ— awter ¶ Bonifacius the fourth was pope .iiij. yere and .viij. monethes This man purchased of the emperour Foca that the chirche of saynt Peter of Rome shold be yâ— heed of all the chirches in yâ— worlde For afore CoÌ„stantinople was yâ— heed chirche Also he gaâ—e lycence yâ— the chirche called Panton the whiche was dedycate to the honour of Neptunus other fals goddes where chrysten men many tymes were slayne of deuyls myght be dedycate to yâ— worshyp of all sayntes in heuen This man ordeyned yâ— monkes myght vse yâ— offyce of prechynge chrystenynge coÌ„fessyon ¶ Heraclius was emperour after Foca xiij yere And in the thyrde yere of his regne Coâ—â—ras yâ— kyng of Perses brent Ierusalem and other worshypfull places â—achary the patriarke with moche other people he toke put in captyuice The parte of the holy crosse the whiche Cleyn lefte there he toke with hym in to his
And this Karolus than helde all yâ— hole kâ—ng dome .xiiij. yere to the yere of our lorde vij hondred .lxxxiiii. in the whiche yere he wente vnto Rome that he myght be crowned emperour of the pope Adryan And there he regned emperour rvi yere to the yere of our lorde god .viii. C. whan pope Leo confermed hym agayn to be emperour And after that he was emperour .xiiij. yere And this Karolus magnus decessed in the yere of his age lxxij the whiche was the yere of our lorde god .viij. hondred and. riiii ¶ Yf 〈◊〉 wyll se more of this Karolus go to the boke of the bysshop Turpinus and 〈◊〉 braminus his mayster for they wrote his noble actes euerychone ¶ â—â—o the fourth was pope after Adrian 〈◊〉 yere This man whan he went on a cetâ—ayn daye with the Letany to saynt Peters chirche on saynt Markes daye he was taken with cursed people the whiche put out bothe his eyen and his tongue was cutte of But our lord meruaylously restored hym agayne his syght his speche so that he spake without tongue and sawe by myracle And afterwarde he went to Karolus in to Fraunce And he came with hym to Rome and there venged the pope of his enemyes And than he crowned Karolus and he late afore crowned confermed hym agayne ¶ Ludouicus yâ— meke the fyrst begoten sone of Karolê° was emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose time was put away that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdels with precyous stones ne strauÌ„ge arayment This Ludouicê° on his fyrst wyfe gate two childreÌ„ bothe had an yll ende In all thynge yâ— went agaynst hym he was pacyent in the last ende euer he ouercame it for towarde god he abode deuoute his chyldren folowed his condicyons and he decessed a blyssed man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo .iij. yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men crowned Lodewyke the emperour than he decessed was buryed at Rome ¶ Paschall was pope after Stephanê° This Paschall gaue grete dilygeÌ„ce to relykes of sayntes he toke vp innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshipfully as in the visyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded ¶ Eugenius yâ— fourth was pope after Paschall and he was a very holy man and those thynges that were for Chryst he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr by yâ— lay men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chirche yerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ duÌ„i viij C .xliiij. TAlentinus was pope after Eugeny .xl. days lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregory yâ— fourth was pope after him .xij. yere This Gregory sawe many heuy tymes for yâ— plages among the comyn people And at this mannes peticion Lodewyke yâ— emperour Marchio the prynce of Lombardy exyled all sarasyns from ytaly at the last he decessed after innumerable good dedes werkes yâ— he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the first sone of Lodewyke was emperour .xv. yere in Ytaly and in Rome in the partes of Germayn nexte to the hylles of Alpy This Lothertus rose agaynst his broder Lodewike Karolus for the kyngdom of Duchelonde the whiche somtyme Pippinê° theyr broder helde they fought at a place called FontanetuÌ„ where Lothery was discoÌ„fyted there was suche slaughter made on bothe sydes that they had no men to resist theyr aduersaryes This vnderstode a fals chrysten man sent vnto yâ— Sowdan of the sarasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Lodewyke with the frenshmen and lombardes all that infynyte multytude destroyed that with grete shedynge of chrysteÌ„ blode ¶ Sergius yâ— second was pope after Gregory two yere This maÌ„ was fyrst called Os porci in englisshe hogges mouth wherfore that man after all yâ— popes names are chauÌ„ged whan they be chosen And that for thre causes The first for Chryst chauÌ„ged yâ— names of those men whiche he made popes The secoÌ„d for as moche as they are chauÌ„ged in name so sholde they be chauÌ„ged in pfeccyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree shold be hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius .viij. yere This Leo was an holy maÌ„ also he was in prudence as sharpe as a serpent in his dedes as meke as a doue And he was brought forth vertuously in a monastery And whan that he was made pope he laboured to repayre his chirches agayn the whiche the fals sarasyns one after an other had destroyed This man was a myghty wryter and a grete precher a myghty labourer in watche prayer and so dyed and was buryed lyeth at saint Peters ¶ Bene dictus a Romayn was pope after Leo two yere This Benedictus had the name of the thynge for in all thynge was he blyssed And he ordeyned that clerkes shold go ordynatly honestly ¶ Ludouicus yâ— sone of Lothery was emperour this tyme anoynted of Sergio yâ— pope a whyle regned with his fader after he regned .xxi. yere alone This man had a sone yâ— hight Karolê° in to whom a deuil entred vexed hyÌ„ afore his fader thaÌ„ he conspyred his faders deth in his tyme fell many meruayles ¶ Nota. IohaÌ„nes Anglicê° of yâ— nacyoÌ„ of Maguntyn about this tyme was pope she was a womaÌ„ arayed in maÌ„nes garmeÌ„tes But she ê“fyted moche in holy scripture ThaÌ„ she was chosen pope but she was afterwarde with childe goynge openly in ê“cession she trauailed decessed And this is yâ— .vj. pope that to this tyme had yâ— name of holynes were vicious this ê‘son as other cursed popes were was punisshed of god nor she was not noÌ„bred in yâ— boke of popes ¶ Nicolaê° a Romayn was pope after this womaÌ„ .ix. yere This man exceded all other in holynes saue saynt Gregory after decessed lyeth in sayÌ„t peters chirch yerd ¶ Adrian a Romayn was pope after Nicolas This man cursed Lothery yâ— emperours broder king of Lothering for his aduoutry But whan he came with his noble men to Rome to excuse hyÌ„ for his auoutry he sayd he was cursed wrongfully all dyed in one yere yâ— king dyed goyng to yâ— cite of PlaceÌ„ciaÌ„ ¶ This tyme came the Danes in to Englonde Alured ¶ Anno dnÌ„i viij C .lxxiij. ¶ Of kynge Alured how the Danes in his tyme prayed hym of mercy that they myght go out of the londe AFter yâ— deth of Eldred regned his broder Alured yâ— Dolfynes was called Than weÌ„t yâ— Danes assembled them went forth to seke Alured yâ— tho was newly made kyng of Southsex there they fouÌ„de hym at Wylton with a lytell power neuerthelesse he fought with them but at yâ— last he fledde thens from the felde went in to westser ordeined of his owne realme of other yâ— he had a strong power so yâ— the Danes coude not withstande hyÌ„
And he came to London with his hoost where yâ— Danes soiourned wolde haue fought with them But the Danes durst not but prayed hyÌ„ of peas that they myght go agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„tree neuer more to come in to engloÌ„d agayn ony harme to do gyuyng hym hostages suche as he wolde aske ¶ How Hubba Hungar were slayne at Chyppenham and how the Danes brought theyr kynge vnto our kynge ANd the same daye yâ— the Danes departed fro London they rode so fast bothe nyght day neuer rested tyl that they came vnto Excestre toke the towne there helde them ¶ Whan kynge Alured herde these tydynges anone he let take the hostages and went from thens vnto Excestre with all yâ— power that he had And whan yâ— Danes herde tell of his comyng they went froÌ„ thens vnto Westsex came to Chippenham and there they dyd moche harme in the countree they robbed folke and brught them in to pryson The kynge Alured pursued them came vpon them with all his people and fyersly them assayled And there were slayne bothe Hubba and Hungar his broder Buerne Bocard And in this batayle was moche people slayne on that one parte on that other But the gree of that felde abode with yâ— Danes for as moche as the kyng came with lytell company The kyng hasted hyÌ„ as moche as he myght to go agayn And whan yâ— Danes fouÌ„de Hubbaes body lyenge deed they buryed it made vpon it a grete lodge let call it Hubbeâ— lowe so it is called vnto this daye that place is in Deuenshyre The barons of Somerset Wyltshyre Dorset herde tell how theyr king was discomfyted ordeyned all yâ— power that they myght came to the kyng where as he was thanked god that they fouÌ„de hym alyue for they had wende yâ— Danes had slayne hym Than the kyng his barons concluded to go seke the Danes to fyght with them And so they rode all yâ— nyght and on the morowe aboute pryme came to Abyngdon where as yâ— Danes were Thankkyng Alured his barons assem bled them egerly assayled the Danes there gaue them a stronge batayle the Danes long tyme put them of that no man wyst whether parte lost moost folke But thus it befell as god wolde that the kyng Alured had the victory with moche honour For the Danes were so dryuen that they ne wyst whether to turne And .xv. dayes the kyng them pursued at his wyll that glad fayne they were for to speke of peas toke to hym good hostage sayd they wold neuer warre more vpon hyÌ„ And more ouer they promysed kyng Alured that they wolde go brynge theyr owne kyng vnto hym that theyr kyng they all shold be baptised And vpoÌ„ this coÌ„dicyon king Alured graunted them lyfe lymme sayd to them that they shold go seke theyr king and at a certayne daye that was set to come agayne to hym And so they went forth fast came agayne at theyr daye that was assigned yâ— Danes brought theyr kynge with them Kynge Alured anone let them be baptysed theyr names were chaunged so that the kynge of Denmarke was called Athelstone xxx of his felawes names were chaunged also the other were baptysed to yâ— ryght byleue And all this was done at Westmynster after that kyng Alured helde with hym kyng Athelston and all his Danes .xij. dayes at soiourne with grete solempnite and gaue them grete gyftes After that they toke theyr leue departed Than was king Alured well at ease whan he had ouercomen his enemyes and that they were turned to the ryght byleue of almyghty god ¶ How yâ— Danes yâ— went in to FrauÌ„ce with Gurmond came agayn in to Englonde And of the deth of kynge Alured ANd thus it befel afterward that the Danes of Northumberlond that were paynyms came with a grete strength an huge hoost of frauÌ„ce that is to be vnderstande with them yâ— went into FrauÌ„ce with Gurmond of Affryke whan he had coÌ„quered Englond gaue it to the saxons And those that came fro frauÌ„ce arryued in Kent sent in to Northumberlonde that they sholde come to them And whan those two hostes were comen assembled anone they went to destroye all yâ— chrysten people of englond from place to place dyd moche sorowe ¶ In this tyme dyed kyng Alured that was wont to abbate the Danes .xxx. yere he regned had ben a good king well coude chastyse his enemyes also he was a good clerke let make many bokes a boke he made in englysshe of auentures of kynges of batayles that had ben done in yâ— loud many other bokes he let wryte of grete wisdom good lernynge on whose soule god haue mercy lyeth at Wynchestre IOhaÌ„nes the .viij. was pope after Adryan .viii. yere This Iohn anoynted Karolus yâ— emperour he suffred grete wronge of yâ— Romayns for he fauoured not the sayd emperour therfore he put yâ— sayd pope in kepynge Also he degraded yâ— bisshop of Portuense that was yâ— cause of al his sorowe ¶ Karolus yâ— second was emperour after Ludouicê° This Karolê° had a broder yâ— was called Lodwyke he was kyng of Germayn he ordeyned a batayle agaynst his broder but Karolê° or they fought was poysoned and he made many a monastery ¶ Martinus was pope after Iohn one yere This Martyn lytell ê“fyted for he lyued but lytel tyme. ¶ Adrianê° yâ— thyrd was pope after hyÌ„ one yere of hyÌ„ is nothyÌ„ge wryten ¶ Stephanê° the .v. was pope after hyÌ„ .vi. yere no thinge of hyÌ„ is wryten but yâ— he translated yâ— body of saynt Martyn ¶ Karolus yâ— thyrd was emperour after yâ— second .xij. yere This Karolus peasybly had in possessyon all frauÌ„ce Germayn was crowned emperour of Iohn yâ— pope And after his gloryous victory he turned all Normandy to yâ— fayth And he myght no more resyst the frensshmeÌ„ but .iiij. yere he regned on them he was vnprofytable to them therfore they put hym away ¶ Arnulphus was emperour after Karolus â—ij yere This man vtterly coÌ„strayned the Normans yâ— destroyed yâ— frensshmen rl yere Than he sekened had no coÌ„fort of no leche for he was in a meruaylous sekenes so yâ— he was coÌ„sumed with lyfe and was deed ¶ Formosus was pope after Stephen .v. yere This man fyrst was bysshop of Portuensis of pope Iohn was depryued for his inobedieÌ„ce was degraded to yâ— lay fe but by Martyn the pope he was restored agayÌ„st his othe he came not al onely to rome but to offre him yâ— dignite of yâ— pope for which there was grete altercacion ¶ Bonufacius yâ— vj. was pope .xv. days ¶ Stephanus the .vj. one yere .iij. monethes ¶ Ioâ—a thre monethes .xij. days ¶ Theodorê° the second .xx. days ¶ IohaÌ„nes the. 〈◊〉 was two yere
that is to wyte Ianus Picus FaÌ„nus Latinus the whiche vnto Eneas regned about two hondred yere Than afterwarde from Eneas to this Romulus it was regned vnder .xv. gouernours CCCC .xxxij. yere After that fro the cite was made vnto the last yere of Tarquyn the proude it was regned vnder .vij. kynges aboute CC. and .xliii. yere Than afterwarde vnder Senatours couÌ„seyllers vnto Iulius Cezar emperour by CCCC and. lxiiij yere Romulus the first of Romayns of whome they be called in latyn Romans made the Cite to be named Rome after his name the whiche gadered togyder the people on euery syde an hoÌ„dred of the wysest men wytty he chose through the counseyle of whome all thynges he disposed the whiche he named Senatours for the time of theyr age he made theyr names to be wryten in golden lettres wherfore we write noble faders thynges so yet Also he called a. M. men of armes milites a numero millenario but these were of no noble blode Therfore as saynt Austyn sayth de ciuit dei And also there was loÌ„ge warre betwixt the Sabyns them for Romulus toke many women of the noble blode of Sabyns maried them to the vnnoble blode of this Romulus Orosius writeth moche yll Vt pêª patet in libro suo ¶ About this tyme Merodoch the kynge of Babylon sente grete gyftes to Ezechie the kynge of iewes Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xx. And than the kyngdome of Babylon began ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .lxxij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vij C .xxvij. Ezechias the .xiiij. kynge of iewes a good chylde of a cursed fader regned with a perfyte herte to our lorde he restored the hous of god there was none lyke hym afore ne after amonge the kynges of iewes therfore our lorde god gloryfyed hym for whan Sennacheriâ— kyng of Assuriorum came against Ezechie with a myghty host our lord stroke his people â—lewe au C .lxxxv. of fyghtyng men Sennacherib fledde shamefully vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xix. et .ij. para .xxxij. Sadoch this tyme was hye bysshop there ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .v. C. j. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ vj C lxxxxviij MAnasses kyng of Iewes regned lv yere and he was a full euyll chylde of a good fader For he dyd more cursedly than ony that was before hyÌ„ For he slewe the ê“phetes of god that the stretes in IerusaleÌ„ were all blody And he made ysaie the prophete to be sawen in peces with a sawe of tree Wherfore the kyng of Assuriorum wasted the Iewry toke Manasses put hym in pryson And after Manasses repented him of his trespace cryed for mercy to god was herde Than he was restored to his kyngdom he ameÌ„ded his lyfe Vt pêª patet .iiij. reg .xxj. et .ij. para .xxxiij. ¶ SelluÌ„ was bysshop Echias after hym This tyme the. vij wyse men had worshyp in Grece that is to saye Tales Solon Chylon Poriandê° Eldobolus Bias Pitacus This Tales fouÌ„de fyrst the defaute of the sonne the mone Vide pl’a plura Aug .viij. de ci dei ¶ Numa the seconde kynge this tyme regned in Rome .xlij. yere the whiche was a grete worshipper of fals goddes He fylled Rome so full that he myght haue no place for hymselfe to dwell in This man put Ianuary February to the begynnynge of the yere Vide pl’a plura in Aug. de ciui dei Aboue all reason it is meruayle that suche men so excedyng in wytte in all thynges that was yll receded fro the knowlege of the very god ¶ Amon kyng of Iewes regned two yere the whiche was nought in his lyuynge he was stryken of his seruauntes and he dyed without ony repentaunce ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .v. C. lviij Et ante Christi natiuitatem vj C .xlj. IOsias the sone of Amon at .viij. yere of age began to regne regned .xxxj. yere a good chylde of a ê‘uerse fader in his yoÌ„ge age he sought the grace of god in that grace laudably abode vnto his ende His relygyous lyfe his holy werkes ye may se .iiij. regum xxij et .ij. para .xxxiiij. ¶ Azastas the sone of Elchie was bysshop ¶ Tobias aboute this tyme dyed he was a very holy man he ê“phecyed the destruccion of IerusaleÌ„ ¶ Tulius Hostileê° was the thyrde kyng in Rome And saynt Austyn sayth in his boke de ciui dei that from Rome was made vnto August the emperour there was so contynuall batayle that it was taken for a meruayle they were one yere wtout batayle excepte .xlij. yere in Nume dayes in that whiche was coÌ„tynual peas And this Tul 〈…〉 s bycause he had rest he dyd cursedly to his neyghbours and than he was slayne all his housholde with a stroke of lyghtnynge ¶ Nabugodonosor this tyme was kynge of Babylon a manly man a v 〈…〉 oryous For he was the scourge of our lord to punysshe the synnes of moche people This man was kyng of Babylon afterward he coÌ„quered the kyngdom of Assuriorum and made it one monarchy But many wayes scripture speketh of this man now good now yll for bycause scripture concludeth that he ended his lyfe in the louynge of god by the prayer of Danyel in the knowlege of one very god some doctours saye he is saued some say it is doubte ¶ Auâ—us Marcius the fourth kyng of Rome regned 〈◊〉 yere This man for grace trust that he had to Tarquinê° Priscus made hym the gouernour of his chydren heyres he yll rewarded hyÌ„ ¶ Danyel yet a childe delyuered saynt Susan stode in the coÌ„â—â—tre of the kyng with his felawes afterward he discussed the dremes of the kyng was made a man of grete honeste Vt pêª patet Danielis .j. ¶ Ioathas the second sone of Iosie regned on the Iewes thre monethes was made kynge by the people he was not good And Pharao toke him ladde hym in to Egypte made his elder broder kynge Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ .xxiij. ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .v. C. lxxxviij Et ante Christi natiuitatem .v. C. xj IOachym or Ieconias the sone of Iosie was made kyng of Iewes by Pharao regned .xj. yere bycause he lyued nought ne herd not the ê“phetes Nabugodonosor toke hym made hym his seruauÌ„t .iij. yere And he rebelled agaynst hym afterwarde he toke hym was about to haue ladde hym to Babylon but his couÌ„seyle was chauÌ„ged so Nabugodonosor slewe hym in IerusaleÌ„ cast his body ouer the walles after the ê“phecy of Ieremy toke with hym the vessels of our lorde put them in his teÌ„ple Vt pêª patet .ij. para vlj ¶ Samias was bysshop Vrias prophete was slayne of Iecony the kyng Ieremy was present ¶ Ioachim sone to Ieconias regned in the Iury .iij. monethes lyued nought therfore he was meued that he sholde regne
AnicetuÌ„ .ix. yere the whiche decreed that a NoÌ„ne sholde not touche the pall of the awter nor put in sence therto And that she sholde were a wymple about her heed And many peryls he sawe about matrymony therfore he ordeyned that no woman sholde be called a lefuâ—â— wyfe but yf she were blissed of the preest ¶ Eleutherus a martyr was pope after Sother .xv. yere the whiche ordeyned that chrysten men sholde refuse no meet reasonable that was maÌ„nes meet Nota. Also that no man vnaccused in a cryme sholde be put from his dignite or his degre tyl he were coÌ„uicted through ensample of Chryst that whiche kept styll Iudas Scaryoth not accused Chryst knewe hyÌ„ gylty And what someuer he dyd amonge the apostles for the dignite of his seruyce abode fyrme stable This pope sent also legates vnto Lucye kyng of Britayn the whiche baptysed hym his people And Fagus and Domianus legates the whiche the pope sent fyrst â—rechcâ— in Englonde And this Chrystendom endured in Brytayne two hondred yere vnto the tyme of Dioclesian the emperour whaÌ„ saynt Albon was martyred ¶ Marcus Antonius Lucius Comodus were emperours but Marcê° dyed anone Lucius Comodus regned Comodus was called profytable in scorne for he was to euery man vnprofytable he was gyuen vtterly to lechery many senatours christen men he made for to be slayne He dampned his own wyfe to deth for age he dyed a sodeyn deth with strouglyng amoÌ„ge maydens ¶ Helius pertinax after this man was emperour vj. monethes was a man of grete discrecyon whome Iulian the grete lawyer slewe he entred the empyre was slayne the .vij. moneth of Seuerê° Â¶ Victor a martyr was pope after EleutheriuÌ„ .x. yere for the discorde of the pascall tyme he called a couÌ„seyle in Alexander where he was present the tyme many other where he decreed the eester daye sholde be kepte on the sonday but he must kepe the chauÌ„ge of the mone of Apryll that was to dyffre fro Iewes for many bysshops of the eest abode the tyme the same daye the iewes dyd halowe that feest Also he ordeyned that in tyme of nede children might be chrystened in euery place in euery water ¶ zepherinus a martyr a Romayne was pope after Victor .ix. yere This man ordeyned that chrysteÌ„ people of .xij. yere of age aboue sholde receyue his god on eester daye ones in a yere Also he ordeyned that all the vessell of the awter shold be glasse or tynne not tree as in olde tyme the coÌ„secracyon of the gloryous blode was made in treue vessell And this tyme passed the worshyp of the chirche grewe glasen vessell were forbode vt pêª patet de coÌ„se di pri ca. ¶ Origines the noble clarke was this tyme he wrote so moche that saynt Ierome sayd hyÌ„selfe to haue redde of Origenes werâ—es .iiij. M. volumes wtout pystles He translated the byble from hebrewe in to greke dyd many other grete thynges And of this Origene Samson Salomon and Traian is a grete questyon amonge doctours yf that they be dampned or saued Therfore those thynges that wtout peryll we be not bouÌ„den to knowe nor the chirche is not certyfyed of them therfore let them be all onely coÌ„mytted vnto god ¶ Calistus a martyr a Romayn was pope after zepherinê° .v. yere and he ordeyned the câ—â—â—tery in via apia where many a. M. martyrs be buryed Also he ordeyned the fast of the emerynge days to be kepte ¶ Antonius Aurelius was emperour .iij. yere And this man lacked no kynde of lechery at the last he was slayne amonge a grete multytude of people for his myscheuous lyuynge ¶ Antonius Marcus regned after him vij yere This man lyued obstynatly therfore he was slayne as was his predecessour ¶ Alexander was emperour after Antomê° regned .xiij. yere This man at the instauÌ„ce of his moder a chrysten woman the techynge of Origene the whiche came to Rome to coÌ„uert her was made so good vnto chrysten men that he suffred them to haue theyr couÌ„seyles and theyr prayers by themselfe but neuerthelesse in this tyme the cursed offycers of hym made many martyrs ¶ Anno domini CC .xliiii. VRbanus was pope after Calist viij yere old yonge he was very vertuous And all the halowed vessell of the chirche he made of golde or of syluer This man lefte his poperyche went to Agrippam and .xi. M. virgins with hym And the clargye sayd he left not his dignite for holynes but for appe tyte of those virgyns wrote hym not in the boke of popes And there he a virgyn was martyred with these virgyns ¶ Poncianus a martyr succeded Vrbanus he ordeyned that psalmes sholde be sayd daye nyght in the chirche of god And that a preest sholde saye Confiteor afore the masse ¶ Anteros a martyr was pope after this maÌ„ This man ordeyned that a bysshop myght be remeued from one to an other he made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten he was slayne buryed in the Cimitery of saynt Calixte ¶ Maximianus was chosen emperour at Maguncia of the hoost not by the senatours regned thre yere destroyed the chirche myghtely was slayne for Origene ¶ Gordian regned after hym .vj. yere and of hym is lytell wryten but he was slayne Hijs diebus Celus dux Colchestrie in asclepio regnat in Britannia annis quasi .xxx. vsque ad aduentuÌ„ Constancij lati M. vacat ¶ Phylyp was emperour after Gordian this Philyp chose to hym Philyp his sone and they regned .vij. yere And they were the fyrst Emperours that were chrystened after slayne of the hoost They bequethed all theyr tresour at theyr deth that it sholde be dysposed to poore men And saynt Laurence at the assygnacyon of his mayster the pope departed this tresour about Rome the whiche was grete cause of his martyrdom vt qideÌ„ dicuÌ„t ¶ Decâ—ê° was emperour .iij. yere in all thyÌ„ges a tyrauÌ„t For he entred the empyre whan he the hoost had slayne the two Philyps his lordes after that he was slayne with his sone ¶ Fabianê° a martyr a Romayn was pope after Anteros .xij. yere This was a very holy man for whan chrysteÌ„ men stode to abyde the eleccioÌ„ of the pope sodeynly a whyte doue or a culuer descended on his heed sayenge to hym thou shalt be pope of Rome This man ordeyned that creme euery yere sholde be halowed vpoÌ„ sherthursday Also he deuyded regyons to dekens the whiche shold wryte the lyfe of martyrs And at the last Decius slewe hym ¶ Cornelius a martyr Romayn was pope after Fabianê° .iii. yere This man toke vp the bodyes of Peter Paule with grete honour put them in worshypfull places wtâ—taÌ„ Lucina ¶ Luciê° was pope after Cornelius .iij. yere of hym lytel is wryteÌ„ ¶ Gallus with his sone Volusianus were emperours two yere they
and came in to Normandy for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two fought togyder and the king of FrauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted and escaped awaye with moche payne and the moost parte of his men were discomfyted and taken And the kyng dyd with them his pleasure some of them he let go frely and some he let put to deth But afterwarde the two kynges were accorded Whan kynge Henry had hoolly all the loâ—de of Normandy discomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌ„ce he returned agayn in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones Willyam Rychard wolde haue comen after theyr fader went to the see with a grete coÌ„pany of people But or that they might come to loÌ„de the shyppe stroke agaynst a roche brake in peces were all drowned that were therin saue one mâ— that was in the same shyppe yâ— escaped And this was on saynt â—atherynes daye these were the names of theÌ„ that were drowned Willyam Rychard the kyÌ„ges sones the erle of Chestre Ottonell his broder Geffrey rydel Walter emurci Godfrey archdeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of perches the kyÌ„ges nece the couÌ„tesse of Chestre many other Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in engloÌ„de and held these tydynges they made sorowe ynough all theyr myrth Ioye was turned in to mournynge sorowe ¶ How Maude the empresse came agayn in to englond how she was afterward wedded to Geffrey the erle of Angeo ANd whan two yere were gone that the erle had dwelled with the king the erle went from the king began to warre vpoÌ„ hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all the yere And than came to hym tydynges that Henry the emperour of Almayne that had spoused Maude his doughter was deed that she dwelled no longer in Almayn that she wolde come agayne in to NormaÌ„dy to her fader And whaÌ„ she was comen vnto hym he toke her than to hym came agayn in to Englonde made the englysshmen to do othe feaute vnto the empresse And the fyrst man that made the othe was Wylliam the arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury and that other Dauid kyng of Scotlonde after hym all the lordes and barons of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble erle of Angeo a worthy knyght sent vnto the kyng of Englonde that he wolde grauÌ„te hyÌ„ to haue his doughter Maud the empresse to wyfe And bycause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge grauÌ„ted hym consented therto And than toke he his doughter ladde her in to NormaÌ„dy came to the noble knyght Geffrey there he spoused the foresayd Maude with moche honour And the erle begate vpon her a sone that was called Henry the empresse sone And after whaÌ„ all this was done kyng Henry dwelled all the yere in Normandy And after that a longe tyme a greuous sekenes toke hyÌ„ where through he dyed And this king Henry regned .xxxv. yere and .iiij. monethes His herte was buryed in the grete chirche of our lady in Roen And his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde and buryed in the abbey of Redynge of that whiche he was founder HEnricus the fourth was emperour in Almayn after Henry the thyrd xv yere This man put his owne fader in prison there helde hym tyll he dyed He toke pope Pascall with his cardynalles and prysoned them as is sayd afore for the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But afterwarde he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche he resygned frely to Calixte the pope and beâ—ought hym to gyue hym in penaunce that he sholde neuer come agayne to his empyre that he myght haue remyssyon of his trespace And after the opynyon of many a man he was wylfully exiled and bothe he and his wyfe dyed at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Pascall two yere and fledde from Henry the emperour in to Burgoyn and there decessed This emperour chose Benedicte a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes This Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Burgoyne and was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the foresayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule turned his face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in his hande as a bryâ—â—â— tyll he came through the cite than he was put in pryson And the pope made peas with the emperour ¶ Honorius was pope after hym two yere lytel of hym is wryten ¶ Nora ¶ Henry the fourth Emperour of Annâ—yne decessed this tyme was buryed with his progeâ—ytours after some men with suche an epiâ—aphe Filius hic pater hic auus hic proauus â—acer istis But it is lykely to be truer that the Gerald sayth in Itinerario wallie where he sayth that after he had prysoned his carnall fader his spirytuall fader the pope with his cardynals after he was reconsyled wylfully he was exiled And he left Maude his wyfe the kynges doughter of Englonde pryuely and lyued an heremytes lyfe at Chestre .x. yere where he myght lyue as no man knewe hym he called hyÌ„selfe Godiscallus the whiche godson is called So the emperour went secretly awaye and Maude his wyfe the empresse went to her fader Henry in to NormaÌ„dy where anone after she was wedded vnto Geffrey plantagines the duke of AndegaÌ„me vpon whome he begate Henry the seconde that afterward was kyng of Englonde vnder whome saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury regned dyed ¶ Lotharius was emperour after Henry the fourth .xij. yere And lytell of hym is wryten but that he was manerly to the chirche and that he subdued Roger the vsurper of the kyngdom of Cycyle ¶ â—agâ— de sancto Victore was a noble man this tyme at Parys and a noble doctour of the nacyon of Saxons ¶ The ordre of saynt Iohn baptyst at Ierusalem began this tyme by the worshypfull man Raymond myghtely disposed vnto the werkes of mercy All this ordre made theyr waye to serue poore men ¶ Anno domini M C .xxxiiij. INnocencius was pope aftre Honorius .xiiij. yere .vij. monethes This man was a very deuoute man with suche men he cöpanyed hym And he had stryfe .vij. yere agaynst Pyers of Lyon that whiche named hym Anocâ—eâ—uÌ„ by strength he toke the poperyche the whiche Innocent sawe with two galeys fledde in to FrauÌ„ce was worshipfully receyued of saynt Bernard the whiche that tyme had all the kynges prynces in his handes and he ê“uoked them for to brynge this pope Innocent in to his dignite agayn At the last all thynge was cessed and his enemyes
see in to Frauce for to make accorde bytwene kyng Edwarde the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her broder And there dwelled she in FrauÌ„ce tyll Edward her eldest sone came for to seke her and so they dwelled there bothe tyll that alyauÌ„ce was made bytwene them the gentyl erle of Henaud that yf they with theyr vertue myght destroye ouercome yâ— ves nym the falsnes of the Spensers that syr Edward sholde spouse dame Philip the worshypfull lady the erles doughter of Henaud Wherfore the quene Isabell Edward her sone syr Edmonde of wodstocke the kynges broder of Englond syr Iohn of Henaud syr Rogrt Mortimer of Wygmore syr Thomas Rocelyn syr Iohn of Cromwell syr Willyam Trussell many other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were exiled out of EngloÌ„de for his quarel were disherued of theyr londes ordeyned them a grete power arryued at Herewich in Suffolke And soone after they pursued the Spensers tyll that they were taken put to pytcous deth as before is said theyr company also for yâ— grete falsnes that they dyd to kynge Edward and to his people And Merlyn sayd also more yâ— the gote sholde be put to grete disrase grete anguysshe in grete soro wehe sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe for after yâ— tyme that kyng Edward was taken he was put in to warde tyll that yâ— Spensers were put to deth also bycause he wolde not come to his parlyameÌ„t at London as he had ordeyued assygned hymselfe vnto his haronage also wolde not gouerne and rule his people nor his realme as a kynge sholde do Wherfore some of yâ— barons of EngloÌ„de came yelded vp theyr homages vnto hym for them and all the other of the realme on the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Paule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his royalte for euermore euer he lyued afterward in moche sorowe anguysshe LVdouicus was emperour after Henry .iiij. yere This Lodewik was duke of Bauare he despysed the crownacyon of yâ— pope wherfore yâ— pope deposed him and moche labour many peryls he had after he troubled gretly the vnite of holy chirche Than was chosen agaynst hym Frederyke duke of Austryche And he ouercame the duke abode a rebellyon to his ende in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Karolus was chosen agaynst hym the whiche preuayled sodeynly Lodewyk fell down of his hors and decessed ¶ Iohn Maundeuyll a doctour of physyk and a knyght was borne in Englonde aboute this tyme. And he made a meruaylous pylgrymage for he went almoost about all yâ— worlde he wrote his dedes in thre languages decessed was buryed at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxij. was pope after Iohn .vij. yere more This man was a monke and in all his youth he was of good coÌ„uersacyon and a doctour of diuinite And whaÌ„ he was made pope he reformed yâ— ordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was necessary And he was an harde man to graunte benefyces leest he had graunted it to an vnconnynge man He made a decretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell iÌ„ his fayth And for yâ— of some men was lytell loued He was so stoute a man that almoost he wolde not knowe his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M CCC .xxvij. ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the thyrde after the conquest AFter this kyng Edward of Carnaruan regned syr Edwarde of Wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at Westmynster through couÌ„seyle consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— realme yâ— sondaye on Candelmasse euen in yâ— yere of grace M CCC .xxvj. that was of age at yâ— tyme but .xv. yere And for bycause yâ— his fader was inwarde in the castel of Kenilworth also was put downe of his royalte yâ— realme of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saint Katherin in the yere aboue sayd vnto the feest of Candelmasse And than were all maner plees of yâ— kynges benche astent And than was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— sheryues of EngloÌ„d through wrytte to warne yâ— partyes to defendauÌ„tes through somnynge agayn And also ferthermore yâ— al prisoners yâ— were in the kyÌ„ges gayles yâ— were attached through sheryues shold be let go quyte ¶ Kyng Edwarde after his crownacyon at the prayer besechynge of his lyege men of the realme grauÌ„ted theÌ„ a chartre of stedfast peas to all them yâ— wold aske it And syr Iohn of Henaud his company toke theyr leue of the kyng of yâ— lordes of the realme turned home to theyr own couÌ„tre agayn eche of them had full ryche gyftes euery man as he was of value of estate And than was Englond in rest peas grete loue bytwene the kyng his lordes And comynly Englysshmen sayd amoÌ„ge them yâ— the deuyl was deed But the innumerable tresour of yâ— kyng his fader the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the fader of yâ— sone of yâ— erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldoc yâ— was yâ— kynges chauÌ„celer was departed after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce syr Roger Mortimers of wygmore so that the kynge had no thynge therof but at her wyll her delyuerauÌ„ce nor of theyr londes as afterwarde ye shall here ¶ How kyng Edward went to Stanhope for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in yâ— same tyme was the kyng in the castel of Kenilworth vnder yâ— kepynge of syr Henry that was erle Thomas broder of LaÌ„castre yâ— than was erle of Leycestre the kyng grauÌ„ted hym yâ— erledom of Lancastre that yâ— kyng his fader had seased iÌ„ to his haÌ„des put out Thomas of Lancastre his broder And so was he erle of Lancastre of Leycestre also steward of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edward that was kyng Edwardes fader made sorowe wtout ende for bycause he myght not speke with his wyfe nor with his soÌ„ne wherfore he was iÌ„ moche mischefe For though it were so yâ— he was lad ruled by fals couÌ„seyle yet was he king Edwardes sone called Edward with the longe shankes came out of yâ— worthiest blode of all yâ— worlde they to whom he was wont to gyue grete gyftes large were moost preuy with the kyng his sone they were his enemyes bothe by nyght by daye yâ— ê“cured to make debate contake bytwene hym his sone and Isabel his wyfe But yâ— frere prechers were to him good frendes euermore cast bothe by nyght by day how they myght brynge hym out of prison And amonge theyr coÌ„pany yâ— the freres had pryuely brought there was a frere yâ— called Dunhened he had ordeyned gadred a grete company of folke to kepe at yâ— nede but yâ— frere was takeÌ„ put in yâ— castell of PouÌ„fret
there he dyed in pryson syr Henry erle of Lancastre that had y◠kynges fader in kepyng through cōmaundement of the kynge delyuered Edward y◠kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkeley so syr Iohn Mautreuers they led him from y◠castel of Kenilworth to y◠castell of Berkley kept hȳ there safely And at cester next after his crownacyon the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght agaynst y◠Scottes And syr Iohn the erles broder of Henaud came frō beyonde y◠see for to helpe kyng Edward brought with hym vij C. men of armes arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyl they came to yorke where as the king them abode y◠Scottes came thyder to y◠kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them but a lytell tyme. And at y◠tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all in cotes hodes peynted with 〈◊〉 with floures full semely with lōge berdes therfore the Scottes made a byll that was fastened vpon the chirche dores of saynt Peters towarde stengace thus sayd y◠scripture in despyte of Englysshemen ¶ Longe berdes bertles peynted hodes wytles gaye cotes graceles maketh Englonde thryftles ON Trinite sondaye nexte after began the cōtake in the cite of Yorke bytwene the Englysshmen and the Henaudes in that debate were slayne of the erledom of Nycholl murdred 〈◊〉 men after they were buryed vnder a stone in saynt Clementes chirche in 〈…〉 gate And bycause y◠the Henaudes came to helpe the king theyr peas was cryed vpon payne of lyfe lymme in y◠other halfe it was foūde by an enquest of y◠cite that the Englysshmen began y◠debate ¶ How y◠Englysshmen stopped y◠Scottes in y◠parke of Stanhope how they returned agayne into Scotlonde ANd at y◠tyme y◠Scottes had assembled all theyr power came in to Englōde slewe robbed all y◠they myght take also brente destroyed all the north coūtree throughout tyll y◠they came to the parke of Stanhope in wyre dale there y◠Scottes helde them in a busshmēt But whan y◠kyng had herde through certayn spyes where y◠scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged them within y◠foresayd parke so that y◠Scottes wyst not where to go out but onely to theyr harmes they abode in y◠parke .xv. days vytayles fayled them on euery syde so y◠they were gretly appayred of theyr bodyes And syth y◠Brute came fyrst in to Brytayn to this tyme there was neuer seen soo fayre an hoost what of Englysshmen of alyens of men on fote the whiche ordeyned them for to fyght with the Scottes through eggyng of syr Henry of Lācastre of syr Iohn of Henaud y◠wold haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer consented not therto for he had pryuely takē mede of the Scottes to helpe them that they myght go in to theyr countre And this Mortimer coūseyled so moche Thomas of Brotherton y◠erle Marshall that was kyng Edwardes vncle that y◠foresaid Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto y◠Scottes he assented but he wyst not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the foresayd Mortimer And bycause y◠he was Marshall of Englōde to hym perteyned euer y◠vaūtwarde he sent hastely to y◠erle of Lancastre to syr Iohn of Henaud that they shold not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they did that they sholde stande to theyr owne peryll And y◠foresayd erle Marshall was al arayed with his batayle at y◠reredoos of the erle of Lācastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had meued for to fyght with the Scottes And in this maner he was deceyued wyst nothynge of the treason And thus was the kyng principally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the hoost y◠nyght dystroubled y◠watche that nothynge myght be done And in y◠meane whyle y◠Scottes stole by nyght toward theyr owne countree as fast as they myght And so was the kynge falsly betrayed that wende y◠all the traytours of his londe had ben brought to an ende as it was said before Now here ye lordes how traytoursly y◠kyng Edward was deceyued and how meruaylously boldly the Scottes dyd of warre For Iames Douglas with two hondred men of armes rode throughout all the hoost of kyng Edward the same nyght y◠Scottes escaped toward theyr owne coūtre as is aboue sayd tyll y◠they came to y◠kynges pauylyon and slewe there many men ī theyr beddes cryed naward naward an other tyme a douglas a douglas Wherfore y◠kyng that was in his pauilyon moche other folk were wonders sore afrayde But blissed be god y◠kyng was not taken in grete peryll was than y◠realme of Englonde And y◠nyght the mone shone full clere bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes escaped harmeles And on the morowe whan the kyng wyst that the Scottes were escaped in to theyr owne coūtre he was wōders sory full hertely wepte with his yonge eyen yet wyst he not who had done hym y◠treason but that fals treason was full well knowen a good whyle after as the story telleth Than kynge Edwarde came agayne to yorke full sorowfull his hoost departed and euery man went in to his owne coūtree with full heuy chere and mournynge semblaunt the Henaudes toke theyr leue went in to theyr owne countre the king for theyr trauayle hugely rewarded them And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme were seen two mones in y◠fyrmament that one was clere and that other was derke as men myght se through y◠worlde And a grete debate was y◠same tyme agaynst pope Iohn the .xxij. after saynt Peter the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour agaynst y◠popes wyll y◠tho helde his see at Auinyon Wherfore y◠emperour made his crye at Rome ordeyned an other pope y◠hyght Nicholas y◠was a frere Minour that was agaynst the ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursed the power of that other pope soone was layd And bycause y◠suche meruayles were seen men sayd y◠the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the deth of kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan ANd now go we agayn to syr Edward of Carnaruan y◠was king Edwardes fader somtyme kyng of Englonde was put downe of his dignite Alas for his tribulacion sorowe y◠hym befell through fals coūseyle y◠he loued trusted vpon to moche that afterwarde were destroyed through theyr falsnesse as god wold And this Edward of Carnaruan was in y◠castell of Berkeley vnder y◠kepyng of syr Moryce of Berkeley and syr Iohn of Mautreuers
in all yâ— haste yâ— they myght brake al yâ— bridges where as ony passage was for hors man in so moche that there myght no man passe ouer the ryuers neyther on hors ne on foâ—e but yf he shold haue bendrowned And therfore our king with all his people went sought his way ferre vp toward Paris there was all yâ— ryall power of FrauÌ„ce assembled redy to gyue hym batayle for to destroye all his people But almyghty god was his guyde saued hyÌ„ all his meyny defended hym of his enemyes power purpose thanked be god yâ— saued so his owne knyght kyng in his ryght full tytel And than our kyng beholdyng seynge yâ— grete multytude nombre of his enemyes to withstande his waye gyue hym batayle Than the kyng with a meke herte a good spiryte lyfte vp his handes to almyghty god besought hyÌ„ of his helpe yâ— daye to saue his true seruauÌ„tes Than our kynge gadred all his lordes other people aboute bad them al to be of good chere for they shold haue a fayre a gracyous victory the better of all theyr enemyes prayed them to make theÌ„ redy to yâ— batayle for he wolde rather dye yâ— daye in the felde than to be taken of his enemyes for he wold neuer put yâ— realme of Englonde to rauÌ„som for his persone And yâ— duke of Yorke fell on his knees besought yâ— kyng of a bone yâ— he wold grauÌ„t hym that daye yâ— vauÌ„tward in his batayle the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his askyng and sayd gramercy cosyn of Yorke prayed hym to make hym redy And than badde he euery man to ordeyn hym a stake of tree sharpe bothe endes that yâ— stake myght be pyght in yâ— erth a slope that theyr enemyes shold not ouer come them on horsback for that was theyr fals purpose arayed them for to ouer ryde our meyny sodeynly at the fyrst comyng on of them at yâ— first brunt And al the nyght before yâ— batayle yâ— frensshmen made many grete fyers moche reuell with howting showting played our kyng his lordes at yâ— dyse an archer alwaye for a blanke of theyr money for they wend al had beÌ„ theyrs The morne â—â—ose yâ— daye gan sprynge the kyng by good aduyse let araye his batayle his wynges charged euery man to kepe them hole togyder prayed them all to be of good chere And whaÌ„ they were redy he asked what tyme of the daye it was they said pryme Than sayd our kyng now is good tyme for al engloÌ„d prayeth for vs therfore be of good chere let vs go to our iourney And thaÌ„ he sayd with an hye voyce in the name of almighty god saynt George auauÌ„t baner saynt George this day thyne helpe And than the Frensshmen came pryckynge downe as they wold haue ouer rydden all our meyny but god and our archers made them ryght soone to stomble for our archers shotte neuer arowe amysse but it perysshed brought to the grouÌ„de bothe hors man for they shotte that daye for a wager And our stakes made them toppe ouer terue eche one ouer ouer yâ— they laye on hepes two speres length of heyght And our kyng with his meyny with his men of armes archers that thacked on them so thycke with arowes layde on with stakes And our kyng with his handes fought manly yâ— daye And thus almyghty god saynt George brought our enemyes to grouÌ„de gaue vs that daye the victory There were slayne of frensshmen that daye in the felde of Agincourt mâ—â— than .xi. M. Without prysoners that were takeÌ„ there were nombred that daye of Frensshmen in the felde moo than syxe score M. But god that daye fought for vs. And after came there tydynges to our kynge that there was a newe batayle of frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym came towardes hym And anone our kyng let crye that euery man sholde slee his prysouers that he had taken anone araye the batayle agayne redy to fyght with the Frensshmen And whan the Frensshmen sawe that our men kylled downe theyr prysoners than they withdrewe them brake theyr batayle and al theyr araye And thus our kyng as a worthy conquerour had that daye the victory in the â—elde of Agincourt in Pycardy And than our kynge returned agayn where as the batayle was for to â—e what people were slayne of Englysshmen and yf ony were hurte yâ— they myght be holpen And there were deed in yâ— felde the duke of Barry the duke of AlauÌ„son the duke of Braband the erle of Nauerne thefe constable of FrauÌ„ce and .viij. other erles and the archebysshop of Saunce and of good barons an C. and mo of worthy knyghtes of grete alyaunce of cote armures .xv. hoÌ„dred And of Englysshmen were deed that daye the good duke of Yorke and the erle of Suffolke and of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passyng .xxvi. bodyes thanked be god And this batayle was on a frydaye whiche was saynt Crispyne Crispinians day in the moneth of October anone the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of Yorke to be caryed forth with hym the erle of Suffolke And there were prysoners yâ— duke of OrlyauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of Ewe the erle of Richemond syr But sigauÌ„t marshaâ—â—f FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in this batayle of Agincourt were brought to the towne of Calays so ouer the see with the kyng in to Englonde londed at Douer in Kent with all his prysoners in safete thanked be almyghty god so came to Casâ—terbury offred at saynt Thomas shryne And so forth he rode through the â—oâ—â—â—re of Kent the next waye to Eitham thâ—re he rested tyll that he wolde come to London And than the Mayre of London the aldermen sheryues with all yâ— comuners craftes came to yâ— blacke â—eth well worthely arayed to welcome our kyng with dyuers melodyes â—hanked almyghty god of his gracyous vyctory that he shewed for hym And so yâ— kyng his prisoners passed forth by them tyâ— he came to saynt Thomas of wateryng there mette with hym all religyous men with processyon welcomed hym And so the kyng came rydyng with his prysoners through yâ— rite of LondoÌ„ where as was shewed many a fayre syght at all that condythes at that crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of auÌ„gels archauÌ„gels patriarkes prophetes virgyns with diuers melodyes sensyng syngynge to welcome the kynge all the condâ—thes â—eâ—â—ynge with wyne the kynge passed forth to saynt Paules there mette with hyÌ„ 〈◊〉 bysshops reuested mytred with sensers to welcome the kynge there they songe for his gracyous victory â—e deuÌ„â—audamus And there the kyng offred after toke his hors rode to
his swerde vpon LondoÌ„ stone in Canmyk strete And he beynge in the rite sent to the toure for to haue the lorde Saye so they fette hym brought hyÌ„ to the Gyldhall before the Mayre the aldermen where yâ— he was examyned And he sayd he wolde ought to be iudged by his peres And yâ— comyns of Kent toke hym by force fro the Mayre offycers yâ— kepte hym toke hym to a preest to shryue hym or he myght be halfe shryuen they brought hym to the standard in Chepâ— there smote of his heed on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And thus dyed the lord Saye tresourer of EngloÌ„de After this they set his heed vpon a spere bare it all about the cite And yâ— same day about myle ende 〈◊〉 mer was vyheded And the daye before at after none the capytayne with a certayne of his men went to Philyp Malpas hous robbed hym toke awaye moche good And from thens he went to saynt Margarete patyns to one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 whiche 〈…〉 of theyr 〈…〉 were 〈…〉 with 〈…〉 her 〈◊〉 〈…〉 man 〈…〉 wyse 〈…〉 London â—â—myn 〈…〉 â—â—myghty god 〈…〉 is to 〈◊〉 yf he had not robbed 〈◊〉 myght 〈…〉 ferre or he 〈…〉 kynge all the lordes of yâ— realme of Englonde were â—â—parted excepte the lorde Seales that 〈◊〉 the â—oure of London ¶ And the 〈…〉 of a 〈…〉 South werke And the 〈◊〉 after the Mayâ—â— of London with the â—lderme◠〈◊〉 comyns of y◠〈◊〉 coÌ„cluded to 〈…〉 the capytayn his â—oost sent to the lorde Scales to the Coure 〈…〉 a capytayne of Nor 〈◊〉 that they walde yâ— nyght assayle the captayne 〈…〉 them of kent And so they dyd came to LondoÌ„ brydge or the capytayne had any knowlege therof there they fought with them that kepte the bryoge And the 〈…〉 men went to h 〈…〉 came to the bridge shotte and fought with them gate the bridge â—â—de them of LondoÌ„ to 〈◊〉 slewe many of them this 〈◊〉 all the nyght 〈◊〉 fro 〈…〉 the clocke on yâ— moro we 〈…〉 last they brent yâ—â—awe brydge 〈◊〉 many of 〈◊〉 of London were 〈◊〉 In whiche 〈◊〉 Sutton an 〈◊〉 â—as slayne Roger Neysâ—nt 〈◊〉 â—ogh many other And after 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Englonde sene to the capytayne a parâ—on generall for hym for all his mâ—yuy And than they departed from South 〈…〉 euery man 〈◊〉 his owne hous 〈…〉 they were all departed gone there were proclamacyons made in â—ent Southsex and other places that what man coude take the capitayn quycke or deed shelde haue a thousande marke And after this one Alexander Iden a squyer of kent toke hym in a garden in Southsex And in yâ— takynge Iohn Cade the capytayn was slayne and after byhâ—ded his heed set on London brydge And than anone after the kynge came in to kent dyd do syt his Iustyees at Caunterbury inquyred who were chefe causers of this in s 〈…〉 And there were 〈◊〉 men iudged to deth in one daye in other places â—oo And fro thens the kynge went in to Southsex in to the west 〈◊〉 where alytell before was 〈◊〉 yâ— bysshop of Salysbury And this same yere were so many iudged to deth that 〈◊〉 hedes stode vpon LondoÌ„ bridge at ones ¶ Of the felde that yâ— duke of yorke toke at Brentheth in Kent And of the byrth of prynce Edwarde And of the 〈…〉 st batayle at saynt Alvons where 〈◊〉 duke of Somerset was slayne IN the .xxx. â—ere of yâ— kynge yâ— duke of yorke came out of the marche of Wales with the erle of D 〈…〉 shyre and the lorde Cobham and a grâ—te puyssaunce for reformacyon of certayne 〈◊〉 tyes wronges also to haue Iustrâ—e vpon certayne lordes beynge aboute the kynge and toke a feide at Brentheth besyde Dartforde in Kent whiche was a stronge felde for whiche cause the kyng with all the lordes of yâ—â—onde went vnto the blacke heth with a grete a stronge multytude of people armed ordeynâ—â— for the warre in yâ— best wyse And whan they had mustred on the beth certayne lordes were tho sent to hym for 〈◊〉 make apoyntment with him 〈◊〉 were the bysshop of Ely the bysshop of W 〈…〉 the erles of Salysbury 〈◊〉 And they concluded that the duke of Somerset shold be had to warde and to answere to suche artycles as the duke of yorke sholde put on hym than the duke of yorke sholde breke his felde come to the kynge whiche was all promysed by the kynge And so the kyng coÌ„ mauÌ„ded yâ— the duke of Somerfet sholde be had into warde And than yâ— duke of yorke brake vp his felde and came to the kyng And whan he was come coÌ„trary to the promyse afore made the duke of Somerset was present in yâ— filde awaytynge and chefe aboute the kynge and made the duke of yorke tyde before as a prysoner through London after they wolde haue put hyÌ„ in holde But a noyse arose yâ— the 〈…〉 of Marche his sone was comynge with .x. M. men toward London wherfore the kyng his counseyle feted And than they concluded that the duke of yorke shold departe at his owne wyll ¶ Aboute this tyme began grete dyuysyon in Spruce bytwene the grete mayster the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of yâ— couÌ„tree for the comyns townes rebelled agaynst the lordes made so grete warre that at the last they called yâ— kynge of Pole to be theyr lorde the whiche kynge came was worshypfully receyued and layde syege to yâ— castell of Marienburgh whiche was yâ— chefe castell of strength of all the lorde wanne it and droue out the mayster of Dâ—nske all other places of that londe And so they yâ— had ben lordes many yeres lost all theyr seygnourye possessyons in those londes ¶ And in yâ— yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde M. 〈◊〉 â—iij on saynt Edwardes daye yâ— quene Marg 〈…〉 was delyuered of a fayre 〈◊〉 whiche was named Edwarde ¶ That same daye Iohn Norman was 〈◊〉 to be Mayre of London And the daye that 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 whiche 〈…〉 that tyme they 〈…〉 â—er in 〈…〉 ¶ 〈…〉 vnderstande 〈…〉 to the promyse of the 〈◊〉 also the conclusyons taken 〈◊〉 yâ— kyng the duke of yorke at B 〈…〉 th the duke of Somerset went 〈…〉 but abodâ— aboute yâ— kynge had grete rule anone after he was made capytayn of Calays and ruled the kynge his â—â—alme as he wolde wherfore yâ— grete lordes of th 〈…〉 alme also yâ— comyns were not 〈◊〉 For whiche cause yâ— duke of 〈…〉 of Warwyk y◠〈◊〉 of Salysbury 〈◊〉 many knyghtes squyers and moche other people came to remeue yâ— said duke of Somerset other fro yâ— kynge And 〈◊〉 kyng heryng of theyr comyng thought by his couÌ„seyle to haue gone westwarde not for to haue mette with them had with hym the
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—or des were 〈◊〉 at saynt 〈◊〉 wh 〈…〉 fore was alway a grutchyâ—ge â—râ—th had by the heyres of them that wh 〈…〉 slayn agaynst the duke of yorke the râ—â—e of Warwycke and the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ry wherfore the kynge by the 〈◊〉 of his couÌ„seyle sente for them to London to whiche place the duke of Yorke came the .xxvj. daye of Ianuary with .iiii. C. men lodged hyÌ„ at Baynardes castell in his owne place And the .xv. daye of Ianuary came the erle of Salisbury with v C. men was lodged in therber his owne place And than came the duke of Excestre of Somerset wt. viij C. men laye wtout temple barre And the erle of Northumberlond the lorde Egremond and the lorde Clifford with .xv. C. men and lodged wtout the towne ¶ And the Mayre that tyme Geffray Boloyne kepte grete watche with the comyns of the cite rode aboute the cite by Holborne Flete strete with .v. M. men well arayed armed for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiij. daye of February the erle of Warwyk came to London froÌ„ Calays well beseen worshypfully with vj C. men in reed Iackettes broddred with a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the gray freres ¶ And the .xvij. daye of Marche the kyng the quene came to London And there was a coÌ„corde a peas made amonge these lordes they were set in peas And on our ladyes day in Marche in the yere of our lorde M cccc .lviij. the kyng the quene all these lordes went on processyon at Paules in London and anone after the kyng the lordes departed ¶ And iÌ„ this yere was a grete fraye in Flete strete bytwene men of courte men of the same strete In whiche fraye the quenes atturney was slayne ¶ How the kynges housholde made a fraye agaynst the erle of Warwyk and of the iourney at Bloreheth ALso this same yere as the erle of Warwyck was at counseyle at Westmynster all the kynges housholde meyny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the erle but by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escaped theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge out with spyttes and pestels agaynst hym And the same daye he rode toward Warwyk soone after he gate hym a coÌ„myssyon wente ouer see to Calays ¶ Soone after this the erle of Salysbury comynge to London was encouÌ„tred at Blorâ—heth with the lord Awdley moche other people ordâ—y ned for to destroye hym But he hauynâ— knowlege that he sholde be mette with 〈◊〉 was accompanyed with his two sones syr Thomas syr Iohn Neuyll a grete 〈◊〉 shyp of good men And so they fought to gyder where the erle of Salysbury waâ— the felde the lorde Awdley was 〈◊〉 many gentylmen of Chessh 〈…〉 〈◊〉 moche people huâ—te And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homeward afterward they were taken had to Ch 〈…〉 by the quenes meyny ¶ After 〈◊〉 Pius was pope was chosen this yere M cccc .lviij. and he was called before Eneas an eloquent man and a poete 〈◊〉 reate He was embassadour of the empe rours afore tyme. And he wrote in the 〈◊〉 seyle of Basyle a noble treaty for the 〈◊〉 rite of the same Also he canonysed 〈◊〉 Katheryne of Senys This pope ordey ned grete indulgence pardon to them the wolde go warre agaynst the Turke 〈◊〉 wrote an epystle to the grete Turke 〈◊〉 hortynge hyÌ„ to become chrysten And in the ende he ordeyned a passage agaynst the Turke at Ankone to whiche moche people drewe out of all partyes of chrystendome of whiche people he sent many home agayne bycause they suffysed not And anone after he dyed at the sayd place of Ankone the yere of our lord M cccc .lxiiij. the .xiiij. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop and the sowâ—youres of Calays forsoke the duke of Yorke and theyr mayster the erle of war wyk in the west countree THe duke of Yorke the erles of warwyk of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the realme stode moost by the quene her couÌ„seyle how the grete prynces of the londe were not called to couÌ„seyle but set aparte not onely so but it was sayd through the realme that those said lordes sholde be destroyed vtterly as it opeÌ„ly was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Than they for saluacyon of theyr lyues also for the comyn wele of the realme thought to remedy these thynges assembled them togider with moche people toke a felde in the west couÌ„tre to whiche the erle of Warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde sowdyours as Andrewe Trollop other in whose wysdome as for the warre he moche trusted And whaÌ„ they were thus assembled made theyr felde the kyng sent out his coÌ„myssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his realme to come wayte on hym in theyr moost best defensable aray And so euery man came in suche wise that the kyng was stronger had more people than the duke of yorke the erles of warwyk of Salysbury For it is here to be noted that euery lorde in Englonde durst not disobey the quene for she ruled peasybly all that was done about the kyng whiche was a good a well disposed man And thaÌ„ whan the kyng was comen to the place where as they were the duke of yorke his felaw shyp made theyr felde in the stroÌ„gest wyse purposed verily to haue bydeÌ„ fought but in the nyght Andrewe Trollop all the olde sowdyours of Calays with a grete felawshyp sodeynly departed out of the dukes hoost wente streyght to the kynges feld where they were ioyously receyued for they knewe the entent of the other lordes also the maner of theyr felde And than the duke of yorke with the other lordes seynge them deceyued toke a couÌ„seyle shortly in the same nyght departed from the felde leuynge behynde them the moost party of theyr people to kepe the felde tyll on the morowe Than the duke of Yorke with his second sone departed through wales toward Irlonde leuynge his eldest sone that erle of Marche with the erles of warwik of Salysbury whiche rode togyder with thre or foure persones streyght in to Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham a squyer gate for theÌ„ a shyppe which cost .xj. score nobles with the same shyppe sayled froÌ„ thens iÌ„ to Garnesey there refresshed them fro thens sayled to Calais where they were receyued in to the castell by that posterne or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of Yorke toke shyppynge in Wales sayled ouer in to Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the erles of Marche Warwyk Salysbury entred in to Calays how the erle of warwyk went in to Irlonde THan kynge Henry
that is to wyte yâ— duke of Yorke was slayne the erle of Rutlond syr Thomas Neuyll many moo yâ— erle of Salisbury was taken other as Iohn Harowe of London capitayn ruler of yâ— fotemen Hanson of Hull Whiche were brought to PouÌ„fret there after biheded theyr hedes sent to Yorke set vpon the gates And thus was yâ— noble prynce yâ— duke of Yorke slayne on whose soule god haue mercy And this tyme yâ— erle of Marche beynge in shrowesbury heryng of yâ— deth of his fader desyred ayde of the towne to aueÌ„ge his faders deth fro thens went to wales at CaÌ„delmas after he had a batayle at Mortymers crosse agaynst yâ— erle of Penbroke of wylshyre where yâ— erle of Marche had yâ— victory Than the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressed slayne the duke of Yorke his felawshyp came southward with a grete multytude of people for to come to yâ— kynge vndo suche conclusyons as had ben takeÌ„ before by yâ— parliament Agaynst whose comynge yâ— duke of Nor folke the erle of warwyk with moche people ordynauÌ„ce went to saynt Albons lad kyng Henry with them there encouÌ„tred togider in suche wyse fought so yâ— the duke of Norfolke yâ— erle of warwik with many other of theyr party â—ledde lost yâ— iourney where yâ— king Henry was taken by yâ— quene prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Than yâ— quene her party beynge at her aboue sent anone to LondoÌ„ which was on asshewednesdaye yâ— fyrst daye of lent for vytayle for whiche yâ— Mayre ordeyned by yâ— aduyse of yâ— aldermen yâ— certayn cartes laden with vytayle sholde be sent to saynt Albons to them And whan yâ— cartes came to crepylgate the comyns of yâ— cite yâ— kepte the gate toke yâ— bytayle fro yâ— cartes wold not suffre it to passe ThaÌ„ were there certayn aldermen comyns appoynted to go to Bernet to speke with the quenes couÌ„seyle for to entreate yâ— the northeren men sholde be sent home in to theyr couÌ„tre agayn for yâ— cite of London drad fore to be despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And duryng this treaty tydynges came that the erle of Warwyk had mette with yâ— erle of Marche on Cotteswolde comynge out of Wales with a grete meyny of walsshmen that they bothe were comynge to London ware Anone as these tydynges were knowen yâ— treaty was broke tor yâ— kyng quene prynce all yâ— other lordes yâ— were with them departed fro saynt Albons noâ—thwarde with all theyr people yet or they departed thens they dyheded yâ— lord Boâ—â—yle syr Thomas 〈◊〉 whiche 〈◊〉 take in yâ— iourney done on 〈…〉 ¶ Than yâ— duch 〈…〉 of Yorke beynge at London deryng of yâ— losse of yâ— felde of saynt Albons 〈…〉 whiche went to 〈…〉 ght ¶ And philip malpas 〈…〉 che marchauÌ„t of London Thomas Vaghan squyer 〈…〉 many other 〈…〉 of yâ— comynge of yâ— quene to London toke a shyppe of Andwerpe to haue gone in to â—â—land 〈◊〉 on yâ— other coâ—st were taken of one Colompne a Frenssheman a shyppe of warre he toke them prysoners and brought them in to FrauÌ„ce where they payed grete good for theyr raunsom there was moche good and rychesse in that shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kyng Henry the syxth how kynge Edward the fourth toke possessyon of yâ— batayle on Palme sondaye and how he was crowned THan whan yâ— erle of Marche yâ— erle of warwyk had mette togyder on Cotteswolde incoÌ„tynent they coÌ„cluded to go to London and sent worde anone to yâ— Mayre to the cite that they wolde come And anone yâ— cite was glad of theyr comynge hopyng to be releued by them so they came to London And whan they were comen had spoken with the lordes estates beynge there coÌ„cluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde yâ— he had forfeyted his crowne ought to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes made passed in the last parlyament And so by the aduyse of the lordes spirytuall temporall than beynge at LondoÌ„ the erle of Marche Edward by yâ— grace of god eldest sone of Rycharde duke of Yorke as ryghtfull heyre and nexte enherytour to his fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of out lord god M CCCC .lix. toke possessyon of the realme at Westmerlonde in yâ— grete hall after in yâ— chirche of yâ— abbey offred as kyng with the câ—ptre royall To whome all yâ— lordes spirytuall teÌ„porall dyd homage as to theyr souerayn lord kyng And forthwith it was ê“claymed through yâ— cite kyng Edward the fourth of yâ— name And anone after yâ— kynge rode in his ryall estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgectes yâ— tyme beynge in the north for to auenge his 〈◊〉 deth And on Palmesondaye after he had a grete batayle in yâ— north couÌ„tree at a place called Cowton not ferre from Yorke where with yâ— helpe of god he gate yâ— felde had the victory where were slayne of his aduersaryes .xxx. M. men and moo as it was sayd by them that were there In the whiche batayle were slayne yâ— erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clifford syr Iohn Neuyll the erle of Westmerlondes broder Andrewe Trollop and many knightes squyers ¶ Than kyng Henry that had beÌ„ kyng beynge with yâ— quene and the prynce at Yorke heryng the losse of that felde and so moche people slayne ouerthrowen anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde ScotloÌ„de And the nexte daye after kynge Edward with all his army entred in to Yorke and was there proclaymed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And yâ— Mayre aldermen comyns swore to be his iyege men And whaÌ„ he had taryed a whyle in the north that all yâ— northcouÌ„tree had turned to hym he returned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of Warwyk in those partyes to gouerne and rule that countree ¶ And aboute mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M cccc .lx. and the fyrst yere of his regne he was crowned at Westmynster anoynted kyng of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the realme CAixtus the thyrde was pope after Nycolas thre yere and .v. monethes This Calixte was an olde man whan he was chosen pope was coÌ„tynually seke ne he myght not fulfyll his desyre whiche he enteÌ„ded to do agaynst the Turkes for dethe came vpon hym He was chosen pope in yâ— yere of our lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 .lv. And he dyed the syxth day af 〈◊〉 he had iâ—stytued the traÌ„sfiguracyon of our lorde god He also câ—nonysed saynt Vincent a frere precher And there was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes in dyuers partyes of the worlde these reformacions were made many ty mes but almoost none abode but they returned agayne as they were afore by successyon of tyme after yâ—
foresayd Moliuncius sone for to put awaye all stryfe and doubte made foure hygh kynges wayes preuyleged with â—â—â— preuylege fredom And the wayes 〈◊〉 through the ylonde The fyrst and gretest of the foure wayes is called Fosse and stretcheth out of the south in to the north and begynneth from the corner of Cornewayle and passeth forth by Deuenshyre by Somerset and forth besydes Tetbury vpon Cotteswold besyde Couentre vnto Leycestre and so forth by wylde playnes towarde Newarke and endeth at Lyncolne The seconde chefe kynges hye waye is named watlyngstrete and stretcheth thwarte ouer Fosse out of the southeest in to the north west begynneth at Douer passeth by the myddle of Kent ouer Temse besyde London by Westmynster and so forth by saynt Albons in the west syde by Donstable by Sâ—ratford by Towcetre by Wedom by south Lylleborne by Atheryston vnto Gylbertes hyll that now is called wrekene forth by Seuarne and passeth besydes Wrokcestre than forth to Stratton and so forth by the myddle of Wales vnto Cardykan and endeth at the Irysshe see The thyrde waye is called Erynnugestrete stretcheth out of the westnorth west in to the eestsoutheest begynneth in Meneuia that is saynt Dauids londe in west Wales stretcheth forth vnto Southamton The fourth is called Rikenyldstrete stretcheth forth by Worcestre by Wycombe and by Birmyngeham by Lechfelde by Derby by Chestrefelde by Yorke and forth vnto Tynmouth ¶ Of the famous ryuers and stremes Ca .viij. THere beÌ„ thre famous ryuers rennyÌ„ge through Britayn by the whiche thre ryuers marchauÌ„tes of beyonde the see comen in shyppes in to Brytayn well nygh out of all maner of nacyons londes These thre ryuers ben Temse Seuarne Humbre The see ebbeth floweth at these thre ryuers and departeth the thre prouinces of yâ— ylonde as it were the thre kyngdomes asondre The thre partyes ben Loegria Cambria Northumbria that is myddle EngloÌ„de wales Northumberlonde ¶ R. This name Tamyse semeth made one name of two names of two ryuers that ben Tame yse for the ryuer of Tame renneth besydes Dorchestre falleth in yse therfore all yâ— ryuer fro yâ— fyrst heed vnto the eest see is named Tamyse or Temse Temse begyÌ„neth besyde Tetbury that is .iij. myle by north Malmesbury there the Temse spryngeth of a well that renneth eestwarde passeth the Fosse departeth Glocestre shyre wylshyre and draweth with hym many other welles and stremes and wexeth grete at Grecestre and passeth forth than towarde Hampton so forth by Oxford by wallynforde by Redynge and by London ¶ Wilhel de pon ca .ij. At the hauen of Sandwytche it falleth in to the eest see and holdeth his name .xl. myle beyonde London departeth in some place Kent and Essex westsex Mercia that is as it were a grete dele of myddle Englonde ¶ R. Seuarne is a ryuer of Brytayn is called Haberne in brytysshe and hath that name Haberne of Haberne yâ— was Estryldes doughter Guendolon yâ— quene drowned this Haberne therin therfore the brytons called yâ— ryuer Haberne after yâ— woman yâ— was drowned therin but by corrupte latyn it is called Sabrina Seuarne in englysshe Seuarne begynneth in the myddle of Wales passeth fyrst towarde yâ— eest vnto Shrowesbury than turneth southwarde vnto Brygnorth worcestre Glocestre falleth in to the west see besydes Brystowe and departeth in some place Englonde Wales ¶ Wilhel de poÌ„ .li .iij. Seuarne is swyfte of streme moche fysshe is ther in woodnes of the swolowynge of the whyrlynge water casteth vp gadre to hepe grete hepes of grauell Seuarne ofte aryseth ouerfloweth the bankes ¶ R. Humbre hath that name of Humbre kyng of Hunes for he was drowned therin renneth fyrst a croke out of the south syde of yorke than it departeth the prouynce of Lyndesey yâ— longed somtyme to the Merces from the other couÌ„tre Northumberlonde Trent and Ous renne in to Humbre and make the ryuer full grete ¶ Treuisa The Merces were men as it were of myddle Englonde as it shall be sayd here after ¶ Of auncyent cytees townes ca .ix. THe kyngdome of Brytayne was somtyme made fayre with .xxviij. noble citees wtout ryght many castelles that were walled with coures with gates and with barres stroÌ„gly buylded ¶ Aâ—fre These were yâ— names of the citees Caâ—r lud yâ— is London Caerbranke yâ— is Yorke Caerkent that is CauÌ„terbury Caergoraukon that is Worcestre Caerlirion yâ— is Leicestre Caerclon that is Glocestre Caercolden that is Colchestre Carrey that is Chychestre saxons called it somtyme Cissoncestre Caercery that is Cir cestre Caerguent that is Wynchestâ—e CaergrauÌ„te yâ— is Cambrydge Caerleyll that is Lugubalia Karlyll Caerporis that is Porchestre Caerdrom yâ— is Dorchestre Caerludeoit that is Lyncolne Lyndecolin Caermarthyn that is Merlyns cite Caersegent that is Sicestre is vpon Temse not ferre from Redyng Leon that is Caerlegyon also hyght fyrst legecestre now is named Chestre Caerbathon that is Bache hight somtyme Athamannus cite Caerpaladour that is Septon yâ— now hyght Shaftesbury ¶ R. Other citees ben fouÌ„de in cro nycles for vnderstandynge of storyes of whom it shall folowe ¶ W 〈…〉 hel de pon London is a ryall and a ryche cite vpon Tamyse of burgeyses of riches of marchauntes of chaffre and marchauÌ„dyse Therfore it is that somtyme whaÌ„ derth of vytayles is in all Englonde comyuly at LondoÌ„ it is best chepe bycause of the byers sellers yâ— ben at London ¶ Gaufre Brute yâ— fyrst kyng of Brytons buylded â—dyfyed this 〈…〉 te of London yâ— fyrst cite in remembrauÌ„ce of the cite of Troy that was destroyed and called it Troy neweth TrinouantuÌ„ that is newe Troy Afterward kyng Lud called it Caerlud after his own name therfore yâ— Brytons had indignaâ—yon as Gyldas telleth Afterward Englysshmen called yâ— cite London yet after that Normans called it Londres is named in latyn LoÌ„doâ—â—a Rudhudibras kyng Leyles sone was yâ— vuâ— kyng of Brytons he buylded CauÌ„terbury the chefe cite of Kent called it Caerkent Afterward Englysshmen called it Doroâ—ernia but that is not Douer that standeth vpon yâ— clif of yâ— frensshe see is froÌ„ this Douer .xii. englysshe myle Afterward this Doroberâ—â—a was is called CauÌ„terbury The same king Rudhudibras buylded Wynchestre called it Caerguent after Englysshmen called it went wynchestre after the name of one Wyne an Englysshman that was bysshop there All westsaxon was subiecte to hyÌ„ the same kyng buylded Paladour that is Septon that now is called Shaftesbury Britons tellen that an egle ê“â—heâ—yed there somtyme Bladud Leyles sone a â—ygromancer was the .ix. kyng of Brytons he buylded Bathe called it Caerbathon EnglisshmeÌ„ called it after Athamannus cite But at yâ— last men called it Bathonia yâ— is Bathe ¶ Wilhel de poÌ„ 〈◊〉 .ij. In this cite welleth vp springeth 〈◊〉 bathâ—s men wene yâ— Iulius
to mene but poetes in theyr maner speche fayne as though euery kynde crafte lyuynge had a dyuers god eueryche from other And so they fayned a god of batayle of fyghtyng called hyÌ„ Mars and a god of couetyse richesse marchauÌ„dyse called hym Mercurius And so Bachus is called god of wyne Venus goodesse of loue beaute Lauer ua god of theire of robbery Protheus god of falshede of gyle Pluto god of hell And so it semeth that these verses wolde mene that these foresayd goddes regne ben serued in Chestre Mars with fyghtyng cockynge Mercurius with couetyse rychesse Bachus with grete dryÌ„kyng Venus with loue lewdly Lauerna with thefre robbery Procheus with faishede gyle ThaÌ„ is Pluto not vnserued that is god of hell ¶ R. There Babylon lore more myght hath trouth the more ¶ Of prouynces and Shyres Ca .x. TAke hede that Englonde conteyneth .xxxij. shyres prouynces that now ben called erledomes reserued Cornewayle that ylonde ¶ Alfre These ben the names of that erledomes shires Kent Southsex Sothery Namshyre Barok shyre that hath his name of a bare oke that is in the forest at wyndsore for at that bare oke men of that shyre were woÌ„t to come togyder and make theyr treatyes and there take couÌ„seyle aduyse Also Wylshyre that hight somtyme the prouynce of SemeraÌ„ Somerset Dorset Deuen shyre that now is called Deuonia in latyn These .ix. south shyres the Tamyse departeth froÌ„ the other dele of Englonde which were somtyme gouerned ruled by the westsaxons lawe Eestsex Myddelsex Southsex Northfolke Herford shyre Huntyngdon shyre Northamton shyre Cambrydge shyre Bedfordshyre BokyÌ„gham shyre Leycestre shyre Der by shyre Notyngham shyre Lyncolne shyre Yorkeshyre Durham shyre Northumberlonde Caerleylshyre with Cumberlonde Appelbyshyre with Westmer londe Lancastre shyre that conteyncth fyue lytell shyres These .xv. North and Eest shyres were somtyme gouerned ruled by the lawe called Mercia in latyn Marchene lawe in Englysshe It is to wyte that Yorke shyre stretcheth from that ryuer of Humber vnto that ryuer of Teyse And yet in Yorke shyre ben .xxij. hondredes hondred candrede is all one Candrede is one worde made of walssue and Irysshe is to menynge a couÌ„tree that conteyneth an hondred townes is also in Englysshe called wepentake for somtyme in the comynge of a newe lorde tenauÌ„tes were wont to yelde vp theyr wepen in stede of homage Durhamshyre stretcheth froÌ„ the ryuer of Teyse vnto that riuer of Tyne And for to speke properly of Northumberlond it stretcheth fro the ryuer of 〈◊〉 unto the ryuer of Tâ—oâ—de That is in the begynnyngs of ScotlondeThaâ— yâ— yâ— coâ—tree of Northâ—mberlonde that was somtyme from â—umber unto Tweâ—e be now accounted for one shyre one 〈◊〉 as it was 〈◊〉 yine Than ben in Englond but .xxii. shyres but yf the countre of Northumberionde be departed in to .vi. shyres that ben Euerwyke shyre Durhamshyre NorchumberloÌ„de Cuerleilshyre Appelbyshyre Laucastre shyre than ben in engloÌ„de .xxxvi. shyres without Cornewayle also without that ylondes Kynge William made all these prouynces and shyres to be descryued meue Than were fouÌ„den .xxxvi. shyres and halfe a shyre Townes .iii. M. and soure score Parysshe churches xivi M. and two knyghtes fees ixxv thousande wherof men of religyon haue .xxvij. thousande and .xv. any ghtes fees But now the wodes ben hewen towne and the londe newe tylled and made moche more than was at that tyme and many townes vyllages buyiden so there be many moo vyllages 〈◊〉 now than were at that tyme. And where as afore is wryten that Cornewayle is not fet amonge the shyres of Englonde it may stande amonge them well ynough for it is neyther in wales nor in Scotlonde but it is in Englonde it loyneth vnto Deuenshyre so may there be accounted in Englonde .xxxvii. shyres and an hath with the other shyles ¶ Oelegibus legumâ—â— vocabulis OVnwallâ— that hight Moâ—â—inâ—aê° also made fyrste â—aâ—es in Brytayne the whiche is 〈…〉 lawes were 〈…〉 vnto Willyam Conqueâ—â—â—â—s 〈…〉 his that lede men therto and pâ—owe men solowes sholde haue preuylege fredome for to saue all men that wolde flee therto for sorour and refuge Than afterward Mercia quene of Brytous that was Gwyl telinus wyfe of her the prouynce had that name of Mercia as some men suppose She made a lawe full of wytte reason and was called Merchene lawe ¶ Gyis das that wrote the Cronyeles and hysto ryes of the Brytons turned these two lawes out of Brytons speche in to laryn And afterward kynge Aluredus turned all out of latyn in to Saxons speche and was called Merchene lawe Also that same kynge Aluredus wrote in Englysshe put to another lawe that hyght westsaron lawe Than afterwarde Danis were lordes in this londe so came forth the thyrde lawe that hyght Dane lawe Of these threlawes saynt Edward that thyrd made one comyn lawe that yet is called saynt Edwardes lawe I holde it will done to wryte expowne many termes of these lawes Myndebruch hurtyng of honour worshyp In irenssbe blescâ—ur de honnour Burbruck in frenside dieschur de tourt ou de cioys Grithburche brekyng of peas Mylkennynge chaungynge of speche in courte Sbewynge set tynge forth of marchaundyse Hamsokne or Hamfare a rere made in hous forstallynge wronge or bette downe in that kynges hye waye Frith soken surete in defeÌ„ce Sak forsayte Soka sure of court and therof cometh Soken Theam sure of bondmen fyghrynge wytee Amersement for fyghtyng Blodemytte 〈…〉 sement for shedynge of blode Flyt 〈…〉 amendes for sheoyng of blode Leyr wyt amendes for lyenge by a boud woman 〈◊〉 yere amendes for trespace Scoe a gaderynge to werke of bayllyes Nydage tayllage for dydes of londe Danes sholde tayllage gyuen to that Dauts that was euery bona taterre That is euery exe londe thre pens A wepentake and an hondred is all one for the countree of townes were wonte to gyue vp wepen in the comynge of a lorde Lestage custome chalenged in chepynges fames and stallage custome for standyng in stretes in fayre tyme. ¶ Of kyngdomes of boundes and markes bytwene them Ca .xii. THe kyngdome of Brytayne stode without departynge hole and all one kyngdome to the Brytons from the fyrst Brute vnto Julius Cezars tyme and fro Julius Cezars tyme vnto Seuerus tyme this londe was vnder trybute to that Romayns Neuerthelesse kynges they had of that same londe froÌ„ Seuerus vnto the last prynce Gracian successours of Brytayn fayled and Romayns regned in Brytayn Afterwarde the Romayns lefte of theyr regnynge in Brytayne bycause it was fetre from Rome and for grete besynes that they had on that other syde Than Scottes and Pietes by mysledynge of Maximus the tyrauÌ„t pursued Brytayn warred there with grete strengthe of men of armes longe tyme vnto the tyme that the Saxons came at the prayenge of the Brytons agaynst the Pictes put
Bangor saynt 〈…〉 aph The archebysshop of yorke hath now but two bisshops vnder hym yâ— is Durham Caerleyll ¶ 〈◊〉 And so ben but two prymates in Englonde what of them shall do to the other in what mener poynt he shal be obedyent vnder hym it is fully conteyned within about yâ— yere of our lord god M .lxxij. tofore yâ— fyrst kynge Willyam the bysshops of Englonde by coÌ„maundement of yâ— pope the cause was handled treated bytwene the foresayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of Yorke shal be subgecte to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges yâ— lâ—ngen to the worship of god to yâ—â—yleue of holy chirche so that in what place so euer it be in Englonde yâ— the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 holde constrayne to gader a counseyle of clergye the pryâ—â—ate of Yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there for to be obedyent to yâ— ordinaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 deed the prymate of Yorke shall come to CauÌ„terbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym yâ— is chosen so with other bysshops he shall saâ—â—e his owne prymate Yf the prymate of Yorke be deed his successour shall come vnto yâ— bysshop of Caunterbury he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym take his othe with possessyon lawful obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C lxxxxv in yâ— t 〈…〉 of kyng Rycharde ben reasons set for yâ— ryght party for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bisshops of Yorke from the conquest vnto kynge Henryes tyme yâ— thyrde Also there it is sayd how eche of them starte froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge not a full treatyse therof therfore it were noyful to charge this place with all suche reasons ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. BRitons dwelled first in this ylond the .xviij. yere of Hely yâ— prophete the .xj. yere of Solinus postamê° kynge of Latyns .xiiij. yere after the takyng of Troy â—ofore yâ— buyldynge of Rome 〈…〉 c .xxij. yere ¶ 〈◊〉 They came hyther toke theyr 〈◊〉 from Armonyk that now is that other Brytayne they helde longe tyme the s 〈…〉 couÌ„trees of y◠〈◊〉 It bâ—feâ— afterwarde in â—aspa 〈◊〉 tyme duke of Rome yâ— the Pâ—etes shypped out of 〈◊〉 in to 〈◊〉 and were dryuen aboute w 〈…〉 wynde entred in to the north co 〈…〉 of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Sâ—â—ttes prayed them to haue a place to dwell in and myght â—one gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente the Pictes to the north syde of EngloÌ„de behyght them helpe agaynst the Brytons yâ— were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicyon yf doubte fell who sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rather chose hyÌ„ of the moders side than of yâ— faders syde of the women kynne rather than of yâ— men kynne ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan yâ— emperours tyme whan Mariê° Aruiragus sone was kyng of Brytons one Rodryk kyng of Pictes came out of Scicia began to destroye Scotlonde Marius the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue yâ— north party of Scotlonde yâ— hight Cathenesia to the men that were come with Rodryk were ouercome by hym for to dwell in But these men had no wyues ne none myght haue of yâ— nacion of BrytoÌ„s ther fore they sayled in to Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshe meÌ„nes doughters by yâ— couenauÌ„t that yâ— moders blode shold be put tofore in successyon of herytage ¶ Gir. ca .xvij. Neuertheles Sirinê° suê‘ VirgiliuÌ„sayth yâ— Pictes agatirses yâ— had some dwellyng place about yâ— waters of Scicia they ben called Pictes of peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pictes as peynted men These men and these gothes ben all one people For whan Maximus the tyrauÌ„t was gone out of Brytayne in to FrauÌ„ce for to occupy yâ— empyre Than Gracianê° and Valentinianus yâ— were bretherne felowes of the empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge fayre byhestes in to the north couÌ„tree of Brytayne For they were stalworth stronge men of armes And so these theues and brybouts were made men of londe of couÌ„tre dwelled in the north couÌ„tre helde there cytees townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaue the Pictes a dwellyng place in Albama that is Scotlonde there they dwelled longe tyme afterward medled with Brytons ¶ 〈◊〉 Than sith the Pictes occupyed fyrst the north syde of Scotlonde it semeth yâ— the dwellynge place yâ— this Carancius gaue them is yâ— south syde of Scotlonde that stretcheth from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to yâ— Scottysshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodeway ¶ Therfore Bede 〈…〉 .iij. ca .ij. speketh in this maner Nâ—â—an the holy man conuerted yâ— south Pictes Afterward the Saxons came made yâ— couÌ„tre longe to Brenicia the north party of Northumberlonde vnto yâ— tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pictes made yâ— couÌ„tre that lyeth bytwene Twede the Scottysshe see long to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li .j. ca .j. Afterwarde longe tyme yâ— Scottes were led by duke Renda came out of Irlonde that is the propre countre of Scottes with loue or with strengthe made them a place fast by the Picces in the north syde of the arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the west syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons Pictes Of this duke Renda the Scottes had yâ— name were called Dalrendinê° as it were Rendaes parte for in theyr speche a parte is called dal ¶ Gir. pri The Pictes myght haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke them wyues of Iryssh Scottes and promysed them fayre for to dwell with them grauÌ„ted them a londe by yâ— see syde there yâ— see is narowe That londe is now called Galleway Marianus Irysshe Scottes londed at Argall yâ— is Scottes clyf for Scottes londed there for to do harme to yâ— Britons or for yâ— place is next to IrloÌ„d for to come a londe in Brytayn ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after yâ— Britons Pictes made yâ— thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayn ¶ R. Than after yâ— came yâ— SaxoÌ„s at the prayenge of the Brytons to helpe them agaynst yâ— Scottes Pictes And the Britons were soone put out in to wales Saxons occupyed the londe lytell lytell efte more to the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourth maner of men in yâ— ylonde of Brytayn ¶ Beda lib .v. ca .ix. For Saxons Angles came out of Germania yet some BrytoÌ„s that dwel nygh call them shortly Germayns ¶ R. Neuertheles aboute yâ— yere of our lorde viij C. Egbartus kynge of Westsaxon coÌ„mauÌ„ded bad al
it were Scyttes for they came out of Scicia Afterward that londe hyght Pictauia for the Pictes regned therin M CCC .lx. yere And at the last hyght Hibernia as IrloÌ„de hight ¶ Gir. in top For many skylles one is for affinite alte that was bytwene them Irysshmen for they toke their wyues of IrloÌ„de that is openly seen in their byleue in clothynge in language in speche in wepen and in maners An other skyll is for Irysshmen dwelled there somtyme ¶ Beda li .j. Out of Irlonde that is the ê“pre couÌ„tre of scottes came Irysshmen with theyr duke that was called Renda with loue with strength made them chefe sees citees besydes the Pictes in the north syde ¶ Gir. Now the loude is shortly called Scotlonde of Scottes that came out of Irlonde regned therin CCC rv vere vnto reed Willyams tyme that was Malcolyns broder ¶ R. Many euydeÌ„ces we haue of this Scotlonde the it is ofâ—e called and hyght Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li .ij. ca .xj. sayth that LaureÌ„ce archebysshop of Dunbar was archebisshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that hyght Hibernia is next to Brytayn Beda li .iij. ca .xxvij. sayth pestylence of moreyn bare downe Hibernia Also li .iij. ca .ij. saith that the Scottes that dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .iij. he sayth that Clad was a yong lyng lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xxij. Egfridus kynge of NorthuÌ„berlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xv. the moost drie of Scottes in Hibernia in the same chapy 〈…〉 he called Hibernia proprely named the west ylonde is an hoÌ„dred myle from eueryche Brytayn departeth with the see bytwene called Hibernia the countre the now is called ScotloÌ„de there he telleth that Ada 〈…〉 abbot of this ylonde sayled to Hibernia for to teche Irysshmen the lawfull Eester daye at the last came agayne in to Scotlonde ¶ Ysid ethi lib .xiiij. Men of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr own laÌ„guage Pictes also for somtyme theyr bodyes were peinted i this maner They wolde somtyme with a sharpe edged â—ole prycke kerue theyr own bodyes make theron dyuers fygures shapes peynt them with ynke or with other peyn ture or colour and bycause they were so peynted they were called Picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyght of herte straunge and wylde ynough but by medlynge of Englysshe men they ben moche amended they ben cruell vpon theyr enemyes hate bondage moost of ony thynge holde for a foule slouth yf a man dye in his bedde grete worship yf he dye in yâ— felde They ben lytell of meet may fast longe ete selde whan yâ— sonne is vp and ete flesshe fysshe milke fruyte more than breed though they be fayr of shappe they ben defouled and made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne clothinge they prayse fast yâ— vsages of theyr own forefaders despise other mennes doynge theyr londe is fruytfull ynough in pasture gardyns feldes ¶ Gir. de pÌ„ ca .xviij. The pryÌ„ces of Scottes as yâ— kynges of Spayne ben not wont to be anoynted ne crowned In this ScotloÌ„de is soleÌ„pne grete mynde of saynt Andrewe yâ— apostle for sayÌ„t Andrewe had yâ— north partyes of yâ— worlde Scites Pictes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uerte yâ— people to Christes byleue at yâ— last he was martyred in Achata in Gretia in a cite named Patras his bones were kepte CC. lxiâ— yere vnto CoÌ„stantinus yâ— emperours tyme thaÌ„ they were translated into Constantynople kepte there C .x. yere vnto Theodosius yâ— emperours tyme than Vngê° kyng of Pictes in ScotloÌ„de destroyed a grete parte of Britayn was beset with a grete hoost of Brytons in a felde called Marke he herde saynt Andrewe speke to hyÌ„ in this maner Vngê° Vngê° here yâ— me Christes apostle I ê“myse yâ— helpe socour whan thou hast ouercomen thyn enemyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue yâ— thyrde dele of thyn herytage in almes to almyghty god in yâ— worshyp of sayÌ„t Andrew And the signe of yâ— crosse went to fore his hoost 〈◊〉 the thyrde day he had victory so turned home agayn deled his heritage as he was boden for he was vncertayne what cite he shold dele for sayÌ„t Andrewe he fasted .iij. dayes he his men prayed saynt Andrewe that he wolde shewe hyÌ„ what place he sholde chose And one of yâ— wardeyns yâ— kepte the body of saint Andrewe in CoÌ„stantinople was warned in his slepe yâ— he shold go in to a place whyder an auÌ„gell wold lede hyÌ„ so he came in to Scotlonde with .vij. felowes to the toppe of an hyll named Ragmont The same houre lyght of heuen beshone be cleped yâ— king of Pictes yâ— was comynge with his hoost to a place called Carceuan There anone were heled many seke meÌ„ There mette with the kynge Regulus the monke of Constantynople with the rely kes of saynt Andrewe There is fouÌ„ded a chirche in yâ— worshyp of saynt Andrew that is heed of all the chirches in yâ— londe of Pictes To this thirche come pylgryms out of dyuers loÌ„des There was Regulus fyrst abbot gadred monkes And so all the tenth londe that the kyng had assygned hym he departed it in dyuers places amonge abbeys ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. HIbernia that is IrloÌ„de was of olde tyme incorperate in to yâ— lordship of Britayn so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he descryueth it at full yet is it worthy semeth to prayse that londe with large praysyng for to come to clere full knowlege of yâ— londe these tytles yâ— folow open the waye Therfore I shall tell of yâ— place stede of yâ— lond how grete what maner londe it is wherof yâ— londe hath plente and wherof it hath defaute also what men haue dwelled therin fyrst of maners of men of that londe of yâ— wonders of that londe and of worthynes of halowes sayntes of that londe ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde Ca. xxiij IRlonde is the last of all yâ— west ylondes hyght Hibernia of one Hiberus of Spayne yâ— was Hermonius broder for these two bretherne gate wan that londe by conquest Or it is called Hibernia of yâ— ryuer Hiberus yâ— is in yâ— west ende of Spayne yâ— londe hyght ScotloÌ„de also for Scottes dwelled there som tyme or they came in to yâ— other ScotloÌ„de that longed to Brytayne therfore it is wryten in yâ— Martyloge Suche a daye in Scotlonde saynt Bryde was borne that was in Irlonde This loÌ„de hath in the southeest syde Spayne thre dayes saylynge thens a syde halfe hath in yâ— eest syde yâ— more Brytayn thens a days saylynge in the west syde yâ— endles Occean and in the north syde Yselonde thre dayes faylyng thens ¶ Solinus But the
closed the pyt aboute with a wall is now in the chirche yerde at the eest ende of the chirche fast shette with a stronge dore for no man sholde nycely go in without leue of the bysshop or of the pryour of yâ— place Many men went in and came out agayne in saynt Patrykes tyme tolde of paynes Ioye that they had seen and the meruayles that they sawe ben there yet wryten and bycause therof many men turned were conuerted to ryght byleue Also many men went in came neuer out agayne In kyng Stephens tyme kyng of Englonde a knyght yâ— hyght Owayne went in to saynt Patrykes purgatory came agayn dwelled euer after duryng his lyfe in the nedes of the abbey of Ludensis that is of yâ— ordre of Cysteaux tolde many wonders that he had seen in Patrykes purgatory That place is called Patrykes purgatory and the chirche is named Reglis No man is enioyned for to go in to that purgatory but couÌ„seyled that he sholde not come therin but take vpon hym other penauÌ„ce And yf a man haue auoided be saable and wyl nedes go therin he shall fyrst go to the bysshop and than he shall be sent with lettres to the pryoue of yâ— place they bothe shall couÌ„seyle hym to leue And yf he wyll nedes go therto he shall be in prayers in fastynge .xv. dayes and after .xv. dayes he shall be houseled ladde to the dore of the purgatory with processyon letany and yet he shall be couÌ„seyled to leue it yf he be stedfast and wyll enâ—â—e the dore shall be opened he blyssed go in goddes name holde forth his waye and the dore shall be fast shette tyll the nexte daye and whan the tyme is the pryour shall come and open the dore and yf the man be comen he ledeth hym in to yâ— chirche with ê“cessyon and there he shall be xv dayes in prayers and fastynge ¶ Of the meruayles of sayntes of Irlonde Ca .xxix. HEre Giraldê° maketh mynde that as men of this nacyon ben more angry than other men more hasty for to take wreche whyles they ben alyue so sayntes halowes of this londe ben more wrechefull than sayntes of other londes Clerkes of this londe ben chaste and saye many prayers done grete abstynence a daye drynke al nyght so is accouÌ„ted for a myracle y◠〈…〉 ery 〈…〉 th not there as wyne regneth and ben chasen out of abbeys in to the clergy done as monkes sholde But they yâ— ben â—â—yll of them ben worste of all other So good men amonge them though they ben but fewe ben good at the best Prelates of that countree ben full â—â—owe in cor 〈…〉 oâ— trespace and besy in coÌ„templacyon and not in prechyng of goddes worde Therfore it is that all yâ— sayntes of that londe ben coÌ„fessours and no martyrs amonge them no wonder for al the prelates of this londe clerkes and prelates sholde do is to them vnknowen Therfore whaÌ„ 〈◊〉 was put agaynst the bysshop of Cassyll how it myght be that so many sayntes ben in Irlonde neuer a martyr amoÌ„ge them all sythen yâ— the men beÌ„ so shrewed and so angry the prelates so recheles and slowe in corâ—eccyon of trespace The bysshop answered frowardly ynough sayd Our men ben shrewed and angry ynough to themselfe but to goddes seruauÌ„tes they ley neuer haÌ„de but do them grete reuerence worshyp but englyssh men come in to this londe that can make martyrs were wont to vse that crafte ¶ 〈◊〉 The bisshop sayd so bycause yâ— kyng Henry the seconde was tho newe comen in to Irlonde fresshely after the martyâ— dome of saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury ¶ Gir. In this londe in wales in 〈◊〉 londe ben belles and staues with croked hedes other suche thyÌ„ges for retykes in grete reuerence worship so yâ— men of this londe drede more for to swere vpon one of those belles golden staues than vpon the gospels The chefe of all suche relykes is holden Iesus staffe that is aâ— Deuelyn with yâ— whiche staffe they say that yâ— fyrst saynt Patryke droue yâ— wormes out of Irlond ¶ Augê° de ci dei ca .vij. yf men aâ—e how it may be yâ— dyuers maner of beestes of dyuers kynde that 〈◊〉 kyndly goten bytwene male female come 〈◊〉 ben in ylondes after Noes flode Men suppose that suche beestes â—waÌ„me in to ylondes aboutâ— fyrst to the nexte and â—o forth in to other Or els men saylynge in to ylondes brought with them suche beestes for loue of huntynge Or aungels at god almyghtyes camaunde meÌ„t brought suche beestes in to ylondes aboute or the erth brought them forth fyrst and fulfylled tho goddes coÌ„maundement that coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— erth to brynge forth grasse and quycke beestes ¶ Here endeth the descripcyon of Brytayne the whiche conteyneth Englonde Wales and Scotlond and also bycause Irloude is vnder the â—ule of Englonde of olde tyme it â—ath so contynued ther fore I haue set the descripcyon of yâ— same after the sayd Brytayn whiche I haue taken out of 〈…〉 cronycon And bycause it is necessary vnto all Englysshemen to knowe yâ— propertees 〈…〉 modytees meruayles of them I â—illyaÌ„ Caxton haue set them fyrst in imprynt accordynge to the translacyon of Treuisa whiche at yâ— request of the lorde Barkeley traÌ„slated yâ— boke of Polyeronycon in to Englysshe ¶ Lately fynyssheâ— and Impaynted at London in Fletestrete at the sy 〈…〉 of the Sonne by wynkyn de Wo 〈…〉 the yere of our lorde god M CCCCC 〈…〉 viij the .ix. daye of Apryll
more vpon them than was ryghtfull In all this tyme yâ— Empyre of Rome was not dilated passyng .xij. myle ne had no lord ship passing .xij. myle The fyrst coÌ„sules that were made yâ— one was called LuciuÌ„ that other BrutuÌ„ these two men did grete thynges in theyr tyme. But yet yâ— people bare heuy of theyr dominacyon wherfore they chase an other man whiche sholde haue more auctorite thaÌ„ they they called hym Dictator ¶ In this same tyme there was a grete discencyoÌ„ bytwene the people the senate wherfore they chase Tribunas whiche were Iudges ouer yâ— people defended them from wronge as sayth ysyder For the Dictator whan he was chosen he lasted fyue yere yâ— Tribunas were remeued euery yere ¶ But ye must vnderstande that ye shal not haue here after all yâ— consules names yâ— gouerned Rome betwixt the seasyng of yâ— kynges yâ— begynynge of the emperours for it were to longe to wryte specyally whaÌ„ they were euery yere newe syth that one man myght be chosen so often tymes as we rede And also for yâ— enduring of theyr gouernauÌ„ce For they were gouernours of Rome .v. C. yere and .lxvij. So the most famous men of these shall be rehersed after the forme of Cronycles as they stande in the boke eche one after other ¶ Incipit historia libri Esdre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. vj C .lix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .v. C .xl. 〈◊〉 Drobabel after the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of god fouÌ„ded the temple made it perfyte but it was longe after Vt pêª patet esdre .vj. After the people of Ierusalem came fro Babylon these two ruled Iesus the hye preest as gouernour zorobabell as duke And this maner of guydyng was kepte vnto Herodes tyme yâ— the hye preestes shold be pryncypall yâ— dukes vnder them But yâ— dukes were euer of yâ— trybe of Iuda after yâ— ê“phecy of Iacob And vnder that good guydyng of preestes it is not redde yâ— people to haue receded fro the very true fayth as they dyd afore in yâ— tyme of iewes kynges for than many tymes they ran to ydolatry ¶ Esdras yâ— preest of the kynrede of Aron this tyme exceded men in holynes through whose grete wysdome all yâ— iewes state was holpeÌ„ ¶ CaÌ„bises yâ— sone of Ciri regned on yâ— kyngdom of Persaâ— the whiche coÌ„mauÌ„ded myghtely yâ— temple of Ierusalem sholde not be buylded agayn his sâ—â—er coÌ„mâ—â—iâ—â—d it shoâ—◠〈◊〉 buylded This Cambises 〈…〉 iudge to be slayne or kylt alyue ◠〈◊〉 his sone to sit on his faders 〈◊〉 that through the drede he sholde â—rede falshode iudge ryghtwysly This CaÌ„bises 〈◊〉 many iÌ„ holy scripture in the boke of 〈◊〉 Aâ—â—haxerses or â—â—â—uerê° in historia Iuâ—ith that was done vnder hyÌ„ he is called Nabâ—â—godonosor for Differâ—es the prynce of his chyisalty subdued many londes to his lord at yâ— last he came to Bethleeâ— there was â—â—yne of Iudith a woman Vt pateâ— Iudi .ij. et .xiij. ¶ Greneides regned in Perse half a yere ¶ Dariê° regned in Perse the whiche by the mocyon of zorobabell coÌ„mauÌ„ded the werke of the teÌ„ple to be taken agayn coÌ„maunded his prynces that in no wyse they shold let it but shold helpe it in all that they coude Vide plura in Esore vide hoc â—â—e ambiguuÌ„ propter diuersitateÌ„ doctorum ¶ Circa anuÌ„ muÌ„di .iiij. M. vij C. xxxiiij Etante Christi natiuitateÌ„ iiij C .lxv. ABiuth sone to zorobabel of the lyne of Chryst was about this tyme. For of hym of other folowynge vnto Ioseph no thynge is had in scripture but that Mathewe the euangelyst nombreth them in the genelogy therfore the certayne tyme of them dewly can not be knowen ¶ Ioachim was bisshop this tyme after Iosephus was called Iosedeth vnder whom IerusaleÌ„ was buylded agayn Vt dicit et hoc idem pêª patet Neeâ—â—e .xij. ¶ In the CC .xliiij. yere after that Rome was made the Romains ordeyned two consules in the stede of theyr kynge the whiche shold gouerne one yere alone lest that by taryenge they sholde be proude that the one shold correcke the other yf he exceded or arred ¶ Brutus was the fyrs t consul Lucius the seconde than was there a man that was called Dictator the name of an offyce the whiche sholde go with the people a gaynst theyr enemyes ¶ Titus Pâ—phius 〈◊〉 consâ—â—es Than after the Romayns complayned gretly on the condyâ—yons of the consules than the power was 〈…〉 to an excedynge cost to the comyn people For euerichone of them 〈◊〉 lyke a kyng nede caused them to leue yeâ—â—gâ—ite And they trusted neuer to rest the warre was so stroÌ„ge agaynst them ¶ At that 〈◊〉 was kynge of PersaruÌ„ under whome Eldras came to Ierusalem ¶ â—â—rses Neemias was butler to the same kynge whome afterward he sent to buyide yâ— walles of Ierusalem ¶ â—erses regned after him two monethes ¶ Segdâ—anus .vij. monethes after hym lytell they dyd ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iiij. M. vij C .lix. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ mj C .xl. ELiac is rehersed of the line of chryst in Math .j. and more of hyÌ„ is not had in scripture ¶ Esdras an holy man a connynge worshypfully was had amonge the people This man came fro Babylon with other he meued with very charyte went agayne to Babylon that he myght wynne moo of Israel saue the soules brynge them home with hym In this tyme he repayred the lawe the holy bokes the whiche that Caldees had brent And an happy wytnes to all the worlde he lefte in scripture He fouÌ„de newe lettres lyghter in faccion the whiche through the holy ghoost fulfylled he came agayn to Ierusalem with a grete multytude with the kynges preuylege that he sholde teche the people the lawe that he had repayred And there he dyed in a good age ¶ Neemias an hebrewe butler of kynge Arthaxerses at his lordes coÌ„maundement went from Babylon in to Ierusalem where he had .xii. yere the ledyng of the people And the .v. yere he began to repayre the gates the walles of Ierusalem in the whiche werke he ended in .ij. yere .iiij. monethes that with grete impedymentes For yâ— halfe of the people stode armed wtout the cite to withstande the people of other nacyons entendynge to destroye them the other parte laboured in armes holdynge in the one hande stones for the walles in that notable other hande a swerde or nye by it Vide psa li. su◠¶ Permenides philosophers namely in morall thyÌ„ges were about this tyme. Socrates a philosopher the whiche vnderstode moche of the power of god and he was Platos mayster Democritus Ypocras and other of whom the noble werkes abode ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iiij. M. viij C .ix. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ iij C lxxxx Azor is rehersed in the lyne of chryst in Math .i. but no thynge of his dedes is wryten
in scripture ¶ Elyasib or Elysaphat succeded Ioachym in the bysshopryche Vt dicit Eusebiê° et magrÌ„ histo ¶ Camillus was Dictator at Rome in whose dayes mischeuous playes were ordeyned that the pestylence shold cese at Rome Of these playes saynt Austyn treateth diligently in repreuyng the falshede of the goddes the whiche desyred to be pleased with suche wretched playes So shamefully these playes were vsed with naked men women that honest men and women wolde not be at those playes ne yet behold them Vide pâ—a in Aug. de ci dei ¶ Darius notus regned on the Perses .xix. yere ¶ Plato the diuyne philosopher Aristotel his discyple were this tyme noble famous clerkes ¶ Tytus quintius was Dictator at Rome and he was a couetous man whome Austyn de ciui dei bryngeth in agaynst couetous proude chrysteÌ„ men ¶ â—â—yus was a senatour under whom was agrete batayle agaynst the kyng of â—usâ—orum and viij M. meÌ„ of them were taken ¶ Marcê° Valeriê° was an other senatour the whiche with .lx. M. Romayns fought with the frenshmen had the victory slewe many of them ¶ Artharerses kynge of Perses called agayn to his empyre Egypte he put Nâ—â—tâ—â—abo the kyng in to Ethiopia many Iewes in to transmygracyon Also he sent Vagosum a prynce ouer Flum Iordan to aske agayne the tribute that was forgyuen to Esdre that was the .vij. yere rent propter sabbaÌ„ terre ¶ Arsamus succeded hym and regned a yere ¶ Darius the sone of Arsamus regned with yâ— Perses .xxiiij. yere This Darius was a myghty maÌ„ a bolde the whiche asked of the Grekes a trybute that was the cause of the destruccyon of the monarchy of PersaruÌ„ For it was translated to the Grekes after the prophecy of Danyel For it is sayd that Dariê° brought .xv. hondred thousande fyghtyng men whome all Alexander slewe ¶ Iodas the sone of Elysaphat was hye bysshop in Ierusalem in tyme of Matdachij IohaÌ„nes his sone succeded hyÌ„ ¶ Aristoteles the moost subtyll famous philosopher lyued this tyme. ¶ Senocrate the moost chaste philosopher was this tyme with dyuers other moo ¶ Bycause the kynges of Britayne nexte after lyued in peas moost parte lytell of them is wryten therfore they shal be set togyder tyll it be comen to Cassybalon kyng of Brytayne the whiche was broder to Lud. ANd whaÌ„ Cormbatrê° was deed Guent holen regned which was his sone a man of good condicyons and well beloued and he gouerned the londe well wysely and he regned .xxvj. yere and after dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How kyng Seysell regned and well gouerned the londe after Guentholen AFter this GueÌ„tholen regned his sone Seysell well worthely 〈◊〉 gouerned the londe as his â—ader had done before hym he regned .xv. yere dyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How â—ymor regned after Seysell his fader and he begate How an that regned in peas after his fader Bymor regned after his fader Seisell well nobly .xix. yere in peas And than after hym regned How an his sone .x. yere dyed lieth at Ikaldown ¶ How kynge Morwith dyed through myschau 〈…〉 of a beest MOrwith regned after Howan he became so wycked that vengeauÌ„ce fell on hym For ou a tyme as he went by the see syde he mette with a grete beest that was black horrible he wend it had ben a whale of yâ— see bent an arblast wolde haue slayne yâ— beest with his quarell but he myght not smyte hym whaÌ„ he had shot all his quarels yâ— beest anone came to him deuoured hyÌ„ alyue so he dyed for his wyckednes by gods vengeauÌ„ce after he had regned .ix. yere ¶ Of Grandobodyan that was sone to Morwith that made Cambrydge WHan this Morwith was deed yâ— brytons crowued Grâ—dobodian his sone this Grandobodian longe tymed regued in goodnes made temples townes he made yâ— town of Cambrydge the town of GrauÌ„tham was well beloned of ryche poore he had .iiij. sones Arthogaile Hesidur Higamê° Petitur whan he had regnâ—d xj yere he dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Of Arthogasle that was Grandobodians sone how he was made kynge after put downe for his wyckednes AFter Grandobodian regned his sone Arthogaile .v. yere he became so wycked yâ— the brytons wold not suffre hym to be kyng but put hyÌ„ down made Hesidur his broder kyng he be came so mercyable yâ— men called hyÌ„ kyng of pite whaÌ„ he had regned .v. yere he had so grete pite of his broder Artogaile that was kynge before yâ— he forsoke his dignite and toke his broder yâ— crowne as gayn made hym kynge agaynst all yâ— brytons wyll after Artogaile became so good of coÌ„dicions yâ— all the londe loued hym for his debonayrte doynge right reason to euery man And he regned .vj. yere than dyed lyeth at GrauÌ„tham ¶ How Hesidur was made kynge after the deth of his broder AFter the deth of Artogaile yâ— brytons crowned an other tyme Hesidur but his two bretheru Higamus Petitur had of hym grete spyte scorne ordeyned them helpe for to warre vpoÌ„ the kyng theyr broder and so they toke hym put hym in to pryson the seconde yere of his regne they departed al the londe betwyxt them bothe but Higamê° lyued but .vij. yere thaÌ„ had Petit al yâ— londe he made yâ— towne of Pickering ¶ How the Brytons came and toke Hesidur out of pryson made hym kynge the thyrde tyme. WHan this Petitur was deed the Brytons toke Hesidur anone and made hym kynge the thyrde tyme and than regned he 〈◊〉 peas .xiiii. yere after he dyed and â—â—th at Kararleyll ¶ How xxx 〈…〉 kynges regned in peas â—â—he after other after yâ— deth of Hesidur AFter the deth of Hesidur regned xxxiij kynges â—â—he after other in peas without ony longe taryenge I shall shewe theyr names how longe eche of them regned as yâ— story telleth The fyrst kynge was called Gerbodia and he regned .xij. yere and after hym regned Morgan .ij. yere and after hym regned Cighnus .vj. yere after hym Idwalan .viij. yere after hym regned Rohugo .xj. yere after hyÌ„ Voghen .xiij. yere after hym Caril .xj. yere after hyÌ„ Porex .ij. yere after hym Cherin .xvij. yere after him Coyl .xij. yere after him Sulgenis .xiiij. yere after hym Esdad xx yere after hym Andragie .xvij. yere after hym Vrian .v. yere after hym Eliud .ij. yere after hym Eldagan .xv. yere after hym Claten .xij. yere after hym Ouirgunde vilj yere after hym Mortan .vj. yere after hyÌ„ Bledagh .iij. yere after hym Caph .j. yere after hym Gen ij yere after hym Seysell kyng Bled xxij yere kyng Tabreth .xj. yere and after hym Archinall .xiiij. yere and after hym Croll .xxx. yere and after hym regned Rodyngu .xxxij. yere and after hym regned Hertir .v. yere
the .ix. yere of his regne and made subgecte therto Cambrydge shyre that was tofore a parte of the byâ—shopryche of Lyncolne and for â—uytyng therof he gaue to yâ— bysshop of Lyncolne a good towne called Spaldynge ¶ De episcopis Mertiorum Wilhelmus HEre take hede yâ— as the kyngdome of Mercia was alway gretest for the tyme so it was deled in moo bysshop tyches and specyally by grete herte by kynge Offa whiche was .xl. yere kyng of Mercia he chauÌ„ged yâ— aâ—chebysshops see fro Caunterbury to Lythfelde by assâ—â—t of Adryan the pept Than thâ— pro 〈◊〉 of Mercia and of Lindeâ—â—at in the first begynnynge of theyr 〈◊〉 in kynge wulfrans tyme had one bysshop of Lychfelde the fyrst bysshop that was there hyght Dwynâ— the seconde hight Celath were bothe Scottes after them yâ— thyrde Trumphere yâ— fourth Iarmuanus the fyfth Chedde But in Edelfredes tyme that was Wulfrans broder whan Chedde was deed Theodorus the archebysshop ordeyned there wynfrede Cheddes deken Neuertheles apud Hyndon after that for he was vnbuxom in some poynt he ordeyned there Sexwulf abbot of Medamstede that is named Burgh But after Sex wulfes fourth yere Th 〈…〉 us yâ— archbysshop ordeyned .v. bysshops in the prouynce of Mercia so he ordeyned Bosell at Worcestre Cudwyn at Lychfelde yâ— foresayd Sexwulfe at â—hestre Edelwyn at Lyndesey at the cite Sidenia he toâ—â— EWordâ— mâ—nke of the abbey of Hylde aâ— whythy and made hym bysshop of Dorchestre â—e syde Oxford tho hyght this Dorch estre Dorkynge sh yâ— sce of yâ— longed to westsaxon in saynt Birynes tyme longed to Mercia froÌ„ Thâ—â—â—orus yâ— archebisshops tyme Ethelred kynge of Mercia had destroyed kent this bysshop Sexâ—wulfe toke Pirtas bysshop of Rochestre yâ— came out of Kent made hym fyrst bysshop of Herford At yâ— last whan Sexwulfe was deed Hedda was bisshop of Lychfelde after h 〈…〉 wylfred flemed out of NorthuÌ„berloÌ„d was bisshop of Chestre neuerthe â—es after two yere Alfred kyÌ„g of Northâ— berloude dyed wylfred turued agayne to his owne see Hagustalden so Hedda helde bothe yâ— bysshopriches of Lichfelde Ehestre After hâ— came Albyn yâ— hyght worâ—lso after â—yÌ„ came thre bysshops Tortant Chestre witta at Lychfelde Eata was yet at dorchestre Aâ—â— his â—eth bisshops of Lyndsey held his see .ccc. â—â—iij yere vnto â—emigiê° chauÌ„ged yâ— see to Lyncoln by leue of yâ— fyrst king william But in â—ogars tyme bysshop Leofwinê° wyned bothe bisshopryches togider of Chestre Lyndeffar whyle his lyf endured ¶ De episcopis Northumbranis Withel de pon .li. ca .xj. AT Yorke was one see for all the prouynce of Northumberloâ—de Paulmus helde fyrst yâ— see was ordeyned of yâ— bysshop of CauÌ„terbury helde that see of Yorke .vii. yere Afterwarde whan kyng Edwyn was slayne thynges were dystroubled Paulinus weat awaye thens by water in to Kent from whens he came fyrst â—oke with hym the pall ¶ Withel .li .iii. And so the bysshop ryche of yorke ceased .xxx. yere the vse of yâ— pall ceased there an C .xxv. yere vn to that Egbert yâ— bysshop yâ— was the kynges broder of yâ— loÌ„de recouered it by aucto rice of yâ— pope ¶ 〈◊〉 Whan saynt Oswold regned Aydanus a Scatte was bysshop in Brenicia that is yâ— north syde of Northumberloude after hym Finiauê° after hym Salmanus ¶ Wilhel vbi sâ— At yâ— last he went in to Scotlonde with grete indignacyon for wilfred vndertoke hyÌ„ for he helde vnlawfully eester day .xxx. yere After yâ— Pa 〈…〉 is was gone from thens Wylfrede was made bysshop of yorke ¶ Beda li .iiii. But whyle he dwelled longe in FrauÌ„ce about his sacrynge at excytynge of qua 〈…〉 yâ— were they that helde â—â—ster daye the .xiiii. daye of yâ— mone Chedde was takeÌ„ out of his abbey of Listynge wrongfully put out into yâ— see of york by assent of kyng Oswy But thre yere afterward Theoderus yâ— arche bysshop dyd hym awaye assygned by to the â—uynce of Mercia restored wyl frede to yâ— s 〈…〉 yorke But after bycause of wrath yâ— was bytwene hym yâ— kyng Egfryde was put out of yâ— see by Theodorus helpe yâ— archebysshop yâ— was corrupte with some maner mede this was done after that wilfred had beâ— bysshop of yorke Cumbert at Hagustalde chie â—he Eata at Lyndeffat chirche yâ— now is called holy ylonde in yâ— riuer of Twede Aydanus fouÌ„de fyrst yâ— see And Theodo rus made Eadhedus bysshop of Repoun that was comen agayn out of Lyndesey Wilfred had beÌ„ abbot of Repoun Theodorus sente Trunwynus to the londe of Pictes in the endes of Englonde fast by ScotloÌ„de in a place yâ— hyght Candida â—a sa whyterne also there saynt Huâ—an a Bryton was fyrst fouÌ„der and doctour But all these sees outtake yorke fayled lytell 〈◊〉 lytell for yâ— see of Candâ—oâ— caâ—a yâ— is Galleway that tho longed to EngloÌ„de dured many yeres vnder .x. bysshops vnto yâ— it had no power by destroyenge of the Pictes The sees of Hagustaide of Lyndeffar was somtyme all one vndre ix bysshops aboute lxxxx yere durrd vnto yâ— comynge of the Danes In that tyme vnder Hyngar Hubba Arduâ— the bysshop went longe aboute with sayne Cutbertes body vnto kyng Aluredes tyme kynge of westsaxon the see of Lyn deffar was set at Kunegestre yâ— is called Kunyngy sourgh also that place is called now Vbbesford vpon â—wede At the last the .xvii. yere of kyng Egberr kynge Edgars sone that see was chaunged to Dutham saynt Cutbertes body was brought thyder by yâ— doynge of Edmond the bysshop fro yâ— tyme forwarde yâ— sees of Hagustalde Lyndeffar fayled vtterly The fyrst kynge Henry in the .ix. yere of his regne made the newe see at Caerleyll The arche byssop of CauÌ„terbury hath vnder hym .xiii. bysshops in Englonde .iiii. in wales he hath Rochestre vnder hym yâ— see hath vnder by a part in Kent alone London hath vnder hym Essex Myddelsex a halfe Act fordshyre Chychestre hath vnder hym Southse and the yle of wyght Wynchestre hath vnder hym Hamshyre Southery Salysbury hath vnder hâ— Barkshyre Wylshyre Dorset Ex 〈…〉 re hath vnder hym Deuenshyre Cornewayle Bothe hath vnder hym Somerletshyre alone Wortestre hath vnder hym Glocestreshyre Worcestreshyre halfe Warwykshyre Herford hath vnder hym Herfordshire some of Shropshyre Chestre is bysshop of CoueÌ„tre of Lychfelde hath vnder hyÌ„ Chestreshyre Staffordshyre Derbyshyre halfe Warwykshyre and some of Shropshyre some of Lancastreshyre fro the ryuer of Mersee vnto yâ— ryuer Rypyll Lyncolne hath vnder hym the prouynces yâ— ben bytwene Temse Humber that ben the shyres of Lyncolne of Leycestre of Northamton of Hunt yngdon of Bedford of Bokyngham of Oxforde and halfe Herfordshyre â—ly hath vnder hyÌ„ Cambrydgshyre outtake Merlonde Norwyche hath vnder hym Merlonde Norfolk Suffolk Also yâ— archcbysshop of CauÌ„terbury hath foure suffrigans in wales that ben Landaf saynt Dauyes