me schyef come vnto hym on seynt andrews euen 〈◊〉 the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist a thousand CCC xxx How kyng Edward gete ageyne vnto hym gracyously the ho mages feautes of scotlaÌ„d wherof he was put out thurgh fals counceyll of Isabel his moder and sir Rogyer mortimer that was newe made erle of the marche Cao. CC. xxâ—…ijo. â—…Owe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bayllol in tyme of pees was chosen to ben kyng of ScotlaÌ„d fâ—…r ench son that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauyd of Hontyngton that was kyng Alysandres broder of scotland that deâ—…de without heyr of his body bygoten how this Iohan made frauce homage to kyng edward henryes sone the third for his laÌ„des of stotlaÌ„d and how he afterward withsayd his homage thurgh couÌ„ ceill of the scottes in the yere of our lord M ccc lxxij sent vnto y t pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vnto y t foâ—…said king edward ouer his astate his wil â–ª of which oth the pâ—…pe him assoylled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anon his barons câ—…me vnto Berewik conquerd the toune at which coÌ„quest ther were slâ—…y ne xxv M vij C And the Baillol that was kyng of scotlaÌ„d come yelde hym vnto kyng edward And the kyng afterward delyuerd him out of the toure of london and al the greâ—…e lordes of scotlaÌ„d with hym that were take at Berewyk yaf hem saufcoÌ„ duyt to go in to scotland and the scottes syth thurgh hir falsenes werred vpon kyng edward And whan Syr Iohan Bayâ—…loll kyng of scotlaÌ„d saw al this he went put hym ouer the see vnto Dunpier and liued ther vpon his owne landes as welle as he myght tille that the scottes wold amende hem of hyr mysdedes trespace and lad with hym Syr Edward his sonne wheâ—…fore the Scottes in despyte of hym callyd hym Syr Iohan Turnelabard for cause that he wold not offende ne trespace ayeÌ„st kyng edward of Englond And soo he forsoke his Reame of Scotland sette therof but lytell prys And this Syre Iohan longe tyme duellyd in fraunce til that he dyed there and sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce for his laÌ„des of dunyyer so it fel afterward that edward y t was Iohan bayllols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„d that was bâ—…re in yorkshyre that was callyd Iohan of barnaby this edward bayllol loued hym moche was nygh hym ful pryue And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a frensshmaÌ„ in the toune of Dunpyer soo he slewe hym went his waye in al that he myght in to the castel for to haue socoure helpe of his lord And anon come the officers of the toun to take Iohn of bar naby as a felon syr edward his lord halp hym rescued him by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the castel so he went his wey come in to Englond without ony harme And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that sir edward had rescued his felon he beco me wonder wroth ayenst Syr edward anon lete hym be a rest toke in to his hande al his londes Tho duellyd Syr edward in prison vnto the tyme that sir henry of beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyf was put oute of the forsayd erldom whan the accord was bytwene englond and Scotland thurgh the quene Isabel and sir rogyer the mortimer hir company for the maryage that she made bytwene dauyd that was Robert the brus sone dame Iane of the tour kyng edwardes suster of englond and well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his right but if it we re thurgh sir edward baillol that was right heir of the reame of Scotland And the kynge of frannce lowys loued moche this sir henry and he was with hym ful priue and thought for to make a delyueraunce of Sir edward baillols body yf he myght in ony maner wyse Tho prayd he the kyng that he wold graunte hym of his grace Syr edward bayllols body vnto the next par lement that he myght lyue with his owne rentes in the mene time and that he must stand to be Iugged by his peris at the parlement The kynge graunted hym his prayer and made the forsayd Edward be delyuerd oute of prison in the maner aboue sayd And anon as he was out of prison sir henry toke hym forth with hym and lad hym in to Englond and made hym duelle pri uely at the maner of sandehal vp ouse in yorkshyre with the lady besey and so he ordeyned hym there an huge retenaunce of people of Englisshmen and also of Alyens for to conquere ayene his heri tage And soo he yaf moche siluer vnto Sowdyours and to alyens for to helpe hym And they behight for to helpe him in al that they myght but they faylled hym at his most nede And at that tyme Donald erle of morryf hâ—…rde telle how that sir Edward was priuely come in to scotlond and come to hym and made with hym grete ioye of his comyng ayene and said to hym behight hym that al the grete lordes of englond shold be to hym en tendaunt shold hym holde for kyng as right heyr of ScotlaÌ„d so moche they wold done that he shold be crouned kyng of that land and dyden to hym homage feaute Tho come Syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge edward of Englond and prayd hym in wey of charite that he wold grauÌ„te of his grace vnto sir edward Baillol that he muste saufly gone by land from sandhall vn to Scotland for to conquere his right herytage in Scotland The kyng ansuerd and sayd vnto hym yf that I suffre the Bayllol wende thurgh my land in to scotland than the peple wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the companye Now Syr I pray yow that ye wold grauÌ„te hym leue to take vnto hym Soudiours of englisshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thurgh your saÌ„d vnto Scotland And Syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall that god it forbede that he be discomfyted in batayl thurgh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holden with Baillol ben for euermore put out of our rendes that we haue in En glond And the kynge vpon this couenaunt graunted hir bone as touchyng hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes or rentes in the Reame of Scotland And these were the names of the lordes that pursueden this ma ter that is to say Syr Edward the Baillol that chalengyd the Reame of Scotland Syr Henry Beaumout erle of Angos sir Dauid of stroboly erle of Atheles Syr Geffroy of Mombray waltier Comyn many other
Ca xxvj ANd after this Guentolen regned his sone Sâ—…ysel wel and worthely wel gouerned the land as his fadre had done beforne hym and he regned xv yere and dyed lyeth at newe Troye How kymor râ—…gned after seisel his fadre he bygate howan that regued after Ca xxvij ANd after seysel regned his sone kymor wel nobly xiy yere in pees howan his sone x yere and dyed lyeth at Ikaldoune How kyng morwith dyed thurgh meschaunce thurgh a beste for his wickednesse Ca xxviij AFter this Howan regned morwith become wykked so sterne til at the last grete vengeaunce come to hym for as he went vpon a tyme by the see syde he mette a greete beeste that was blak and horryble hydous he went that it had be a whale of the see bent an arblast wold haue slain that best with a 〈◊〉 rell but he myght not smyte hym and whan he had shot al his quarells the beest anon come to hym in a grete hast hym 〈◊〉 ured a lyfe and so he dyed for his wykkednesse thurgh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of god after that he had regned nyne yere Of Grandobodyan that was morwiths sonne that made 〈◊〉 toune of Cambrydge Ca xxâ—… AFter this morwith was dede the britons crouned graÌ„dâ—…dy an his sone this grandobodyan long tyme regned in gâ—… nes made temples and townes this grandobodyan made 〈◊〉 toune of cambrydge the toune of granthaÌ„ was wel â—…oued of riche poure for he honoured the riche â–ª helpe the poure this grandobodyan had iiij sones Arthogayl besidur higamâ—… 〈◊〉 titur whan he had regned xj yere he dyed lieth at newe 〈◊〉 Of Artogaill that was grandobodyanus sone how he was â—…a de kyng syth put a doune for his wykkednesse Ca 〈◊〉 AFter Grandobodyan regned hiâ—… sone artogayll v yere and he bycome so wykked and so sterne that the bâ—…ns wold not suffre hym to be kyng but put hym a doune and made Hesydur his broder kyng he bycome so good merâ—…able that men hym callid kyng of pyte And whan he had regned v yere he had so grete pite of his broder artogayll that was kyng byfore anon he forsoke his dignyte and toke his broder the crowne aâ—…ne made hym kyng ageynst al the britonâ—… wyl afterward artogayll become so good of condicion that he was wel byloued of all the loâ—…de for he become so debonayr free dyd right â—…son to al maner of men he regned vj yere died lyeth at gâ—…nthaÌ„ How Hesidur was made kyng after the deth of Artogayll his brother Ca xxxj AFter the deth of Artogayll the britons crouned an other ti me Hesidur â–ª but his two bretheren higamê° petitur haddeÌ„ of hym grete despite and eke scorne ordeyned hem helpe for to werre vpon the kyng hyr broder and so they token hym and put hym in to prison the second yere of his regne and they departed al britayne bitwene hem both but higamê° lyued but seuen yere and tho had petitur al the londe and he made the toune of pykeryng How the britons nomen hesydur oute of prison and made hym kyng the thyrd tyme Ca xxxij ANd whan this petitur was dede britons toke anon yet hesy dur and made him kyng the third tyme and tho regned he 〈◊〉 pees xiiij yere and after he dyed and lyeth at Carleyll How xxxiij kynges regned in pees eche after other after the deth of hesydur Ca xxxiij AFter the deth of hesidur regned xxxiij kynges euery after other in pees without ony long wryeng I shal telle hem all and how long eche of hâ—…m regned as the storye tellith the first kyng of tho xxxiij was callyd gerbodya and he regned xij yere and after hym regned morgaÌ„ ij yere and after hym regned cighnns vj yere and after hym regned Idwalan viij yere and after hym regned rohugo xj yere and after hym regned wghen xiij yere and after hym regned catil xv yere and after him regned por 〈◊〉 ij yere and after him regned cheryn xvij yere and after him regned coyll xij yere â–ª and after him regned sulgenis xiiij yere and after hym regned 〈◊〉 xx yere and after hym regned andragye xviij yere and after hym regned vrian v yere and after him reg ned eâ—…ud ij yere and after hym regned eldagan xv yere and af ter hym regned claten xij yere and after hym regned QuyrguÌ„de viij yere and after him regned mortan vj yere and after him reg ned bleâ—…ch iij yere and after hym regned caph one yere and af ter hym regned Gen ij yere and after hym regned seysel kyng bled xxij yere and kyng tabreth xj yere and archiual xiiij yere and grol xxx yere and Rodingu xxxij yere and hertir v yere and hampir vj yere carpour vij yere and digneyll iij yere and samuel xxiiij yere and â—…de two yere and ely vij â—…monethes and this ely had thre sones lud cassibalan and enemyon How lud was made kyng after the deth of ely his fadre Capitulo xxxiiij AFter the deth of hâ—…ly regned lud his sone and gouerned wel the lande moch honoured good folk teÌ„pred ameÌ„ded wikked folk This lud loued more to duelle at troye than in ony other place of the lande â–ª wherfor the name of newe troye was left and tho was the cyte called ludstone but the name is chauÌ„gid thurgh â—…auÌ„ce of lreÌ„z now is called london this kyng ma de in the cyte a fayr gate callyd it ludgate after his name and the folke of the Cyte hete it louÌ„dres whan he had regned xj ye re he deyde lyeth at london had two yong sones Andragen Tormace but they coude nether speke ne go for yongth therfor the britons crouned a strong knyght that was callyd cassibelan that was lud des broder and made hym kyng of britayne How the britons grauÌ„ted to cassibalan that was ludes brother the land in whos tyme Inâ—…us cesar come twyes for to â—…nquere the land Ca xxxv AFter the deth of kyng lud regned his broder cassibalan become a good man moche byloued of his britons so that for his goodnes curtosye they grauÌ„ted him the royame for euer more to hym to his heyres the kynge of his goodnes 〈◊〉 norissh worthely both sones that were lud his broders after made the eldest sone erle of cornewayle â–ª that other erle of london â–ª and while this kyng cassibalan regned come Inlius cesar that was emperour of rome in to this land with a power of romayns and wolde haue had this land thurgh strength but cassibalaÌ„ ouercome him in batail thurgh helpe of britons drofe hym out of his land he weÌ„t ayene to rome assembled a grete power another tyme come ayene in to this land for to yeue batayll to cassiba laÌ„ but he was scoÌ„fited
how they dyden Ca CC vijo. THe quene Isabel sir edward hir sone duk of guyhenne Syr edward of wodestoke Erle of kent sir Iohan therlys broder of henaud and hyr companye dradde not the manace of the kyng ne of his traytours for they trust al in goddes grace come vnto here wyche in south folk the xxiiij day of September And in the yere of grace M CCC xxvj And the quene sir edward hir sone sent lettres to the mayer comynalte of london requyringe hem that they shold ben helpyng in the quarell cause that they had bygoÌ„ne that is to say to destroye the traitours of the reame But none ansuer was sente ageyne wherfor the quene sir edward hir sonne sente another paâ—…nt letter vnder hir seales the tenoure of whiche letter here foloweth in this maner Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englond lady of Irlond Countesse of pouÌ„tyf we edward the eldest sone of the kyng of Englond duke of guyhenne erle of Chestre of pountyf of moustroylle to the mayer to al the comynalte of the cyte of London sendeth gre tyng For as moche as we haue bifore this tyme sent to yow by our lettres how we become in to this lande with good araye in good maner for the honoure and profyte of holy chirche and of our right dere lord the kyng all the Royame with our myghte and power to kepe and mayntene as we and alle the good folke of the forsaid royame are holden to done And vpon that we pray yowe that ye wolde ben helpyng to vs in as moche as ye maye in this quarelle that is for the commune profyte of all the royame And we haue hadd vnto this tyme none ansuer of the forsayd lettres ne knowe not youre wylle in that partye wherfore we send to yow ageyne and pray and charge yow that ye bere yow so ageynst vs that we haue no cause to greue yow but that ye ben to vs helpynge by al the weyes that ye may or may knowen for weteth wel in certeyne that we all tho that ben comen with vs in to this reame ne thenke not to done yf it lyke god ony thyng but that shal be for the comune profyte of al the reame but only to destroye hugh spencer our enemye enemye to al the royame as ye wel knowe wherfor we pray yow charge yow in the feith that ye owe to our lord the kyng vpon vs vpon al that ye shal mowe forfet ageyne vs that yf the forsayd hugh the spencer our enemye come within youre power that ye done hym hastely to ben taken saufly kept vntill we haue ordeyned of hym oure wyll and that ye leue it not in no maner wise as ye desire honour and profyte of vs all and of al the royame Vnderstondyng wel that yf ye done our prayer and mauÌ„dement we shal the more be beholde vnto yow And also ye shal gete yowe worship profyte yf ye sende vs hastely ansuer of al your will yeuen at baldok the syxth day of October whiche letter erly in the dawenynge of the day of seynt denys was takked vpon the newe crosse in Chepe and many Copyes of the same letter were takked vpon wyndowes and dores and vpon other places in the Cyte that alle men passynge by the weye myght seen and rede And in the same tyme kyng edward was at london in the toure at his mete and a messager come in to the halle and sayd that the Quene Isabell was come to lond at herewyche and hath brought in hir company Syr Iohan of henaud and with hym men of Armes withoute nombre And with that word sir hugh the spencer the fadre spak thus to the kyng sayd my most worshipful lord kyng of englond Now mowe ye make good chere For certeynly they ben al ours The kyng sawe this word comfortable yet he was full sorowfull and pensyfe in hert And the kyng had not yet full yâ—â— eten that ther come in to the halle another messagyer sayd that the quene Isabel was arryued at herewiche besyde yepswhiche in Southfolk Syr hugh the spencer the fadre spak to the messager and sayd telle soth in good feith to the messager my fayr frende is she come with strength Certis sir soth for to say she ne hath in hir companye but vij honderd men of Armes And with that word Syr hugh the spencer the fadre cryed with an high voys sayd Allas allas we ben al bytrayd for certes with so litel power she had neuer come to land but folk of this land were to hir consent And therfor after the mete they toke hir couÌ„ceyll went toward walys for to arere the walshmeÌ„ ageyne quene Isabell edward hir sone al for to fyght so they were in purpose euerychon How maister waltier Stapylton Bisshop of excetre that was the kynges tresorer was byheded at london Ca CC viij ANd in the same tyme kynge Edward was sore adrad leste men of london wold yelde hem vnto the quene Isabell and to hir sone Edward wherfor he sent mayster walter stapylton his Tresorer for to ben wardeyne and kepar of the cyte of london with the mayer And so he come to the gyldehall of london axed the keyes of the yates of the Cyte thurgh vertue strengthe of his commyssyon wold haue had the kepyng of the Cyte the comuners ansuerd said that they wold kepe the cyte to the honour of kyng edward and of Isabell the quene of the duk the kynges sone withouten ony more The bisshop was so sore annoyed swore o the that they al shold abye it anon as kyng edward were come out of walys And the Comuners alle anon of the cyte token the bisshop lad hym amyddes chepe ther they smyten of his hede setâ—…e his hede in his right honde And after they byheded two of his squyers that helde with the bisshop one of hem was callid william of walle that was the bisshops neuew that other was callyd Iohan of padyngton And also they toke a burgeis of london that was callyd Iohan marchal that was sir hugh the speÌ„cers aspye the fadre smyten of his hede also And in that same tyme that bisshop had in london a fayre toure in makynge in his close vpon the riuer of the thamyse that was without temple barre hym faylled stone to make therof an ende wherfor he coÌ„ mauÌ„ded his men to gone to the chirche of frere carmes ther they token stone to maken therwyth the tour moche sand mortyer old robous that was left And for the despyte that the bisshop had done vnto holy chirche he his two squyers were buryed in that sand as though they had ben houÌ„des And they ther leyn xj wekes til that the quene Isabell sent her lettres to the comuners prayd hem that they
and gouerned the land ful wel wysely vnto the tyme that madan hyr sone that lotryne had begete vpon hir were of xx wynter age that he myght be kyng so that the quene regned xv yere tho lete she croune hyr sone he regned gouerned the land wel honourably she weÌ„t in to cornewayl ther she duellid al hir lifs time Of kyng Madan how he regned in pees al his life and of menprys and of Mawlyn his sones And how Menprys slowe maulyn his broder how wolues drow him al to pyeces Ca vj WHan Madan had regned xxx yere he dyed lyeth buryed in newe troye he had two sones that one me callyd menprys that other maulyn these two bretheren after hir faders deth stryuen fast for the lande and Menprys for encheson that he was the eldest sone wolde haue had al that lond maulyn wold not suffre hym so that they token a daye of loue acorde And at this day menprys lete quelle his broder thurgh treson hym self afterward helde the londe anone lete crowne hym kyng reg ned after bycame so lither a man that he destroyed in a whyle all the men of his londe atte laste he bycame so wykked and so lecherous that he forsoke his owne wif vsed the synne of sodo mye wherfore almyghty god was wroth vpon hym toke vengeauÌ„ce For on a day as he went in a wode a huntyng he lost his folke went al one vp doune cryeng after his men and there come wolues al to drow hym in to pyeces whan he had regned xxiiij yere And whan his peple wist that he was dede they ma de Ioye ynowe And anone made ebranc his sone kyng and regned with moche honoure Of kyng Ebranc how he conquerd Fraunce and bygate xx soues and xxiij doughters THis Ebranc regned â—…x yere and a strong man was and a myghty And this ebranc thurgh his myghte help of his bretons conquerd al FrauÌ„ce and wan ther so moche gold and filuer that whan he come ageyne in to his lande he made a noble cite after his name lete calle it ebranc that is called euerwik And this kyng made the castel of maydenes that now is callid Edenburgh This kyng had xx sones xxiij doughters by dy uerse wymmen goten the sones were callid as ye shal here brute grenescheld Margand Seisel Morghwith Flengham Bladud Iakyn Kymbar Rocelyn Spadoch Godeherl Thormnan Eldaugh Iozkangut Haibor ketin Rother kater and assaruth And the doughters highten as ye shal here after Elegyne ymogen Oghdas Guenbran gnardych Angarel guenthold Tangus tel Gorgon Myckel medhan maylour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Herberhin abalage Blandan these were tho xxiij doughters the bretheren bycame good knyghtes and worthy in many Countrees Of the kyng Brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebranc the kynge Capitulo 8 AFter the deth of kyng ebranc regned Brute grenesheld his sone xxx yere that was Ebranks first sone that wel nobly regned And whan tyme came he dyed And lyeth at york Of kyng leyl Capitulo ix ANd whan Brute grenesheld was dede regned his sone 〈◊〉 xxij yere he made a fair toune lete calle it Carlylle after his name was a worthy man moche byloued of his peple And whan he had regned xxij yere he dyed lyeth at Caerlyll And in his tyme regned kynge Salamon in Iâ—…in made the noble temple and to hym come Sibelle quene of Saba for to here and see yf It were soth that men spekyn of the grete noble wit and wisedome of king Salamon she fonde it soth that men had hyr tolde Of kyng lud ludybras that was kyng leyles sone Ca x ANd after this kyng leyl regned his sone lud ludibras that made the cyte of CauÌ„terbury and of wynchestre he regned xxiij yere and dyed lyeth at wynchestre Of kyng Bladud that was ludibras sone how he regned was a good man and a nygromancer Ca xj ANd after this lud ludibras regned bladud his sone a grete nygromancer and thurgh his craft of nygromancye he made the merueylloâ—… hote bath as the geste tellyth he regned xxj ye re And he lyeth at newe Troye Of kynge leyr and of the answer of his yongest doughter that graciously was maryed to the kyng of Fraunce Ca xij AFter this kyng bladud regned leyr his sone and thys leyr made the toune of leycestre and lete calle the toune after his name he gouerned the toune wel nobly This kyng leyr had thre doughters the fyrst was callyd gonoryll the second Rygan the thyrd cordeyl and the yongest doughter was fayrest best of condicions The kyng hyr fadre bycame an old man wold that his doughters were maryed er that he deyde but first he thought to assay which of hem loned hym moost best for she that loued hym best shold best ben maryed he axed of the first doughter how moche she him loued she answerd and seid better than hir own lyf now certes quod the fader that is a grete loue Tho axed he of the second doughter how moch she him louid she said more passyng al the creatures of the world per ma foy qd the fadre I may no more axe tho axed he of the third doughter how moche she hym loued certes fadre quod she my sustres ha ue told you glosyng wordes but forsoth I shal telle trouth for I loue yow as moche as I ought to loue my fadre for to bung yow more in certayn how I loue yow I shal yow telle as moch as ye ben worthe so moche shal ye be loued The kyng hyr fadre wente that she had scorned him become wonder wroth swore by beuen erth she shold neuer haue good of him but his douhtres that loned hym so moche shold ben wel auaunced maryed And the fyrst doughter he maryed to maugles kyng of scotland and the second he maryed to hauemos erle of cornewaylle and so they ordeyned spake bytwene hem that they shold departe the royame bytwene hem twoo after the deth of kyng leyr hyr fadre so that Cordeill his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land but this Cordeyl was wonder fayr and of so goodâ—… condycyons and maners that the kyng of Fraunce agampe herd of hyr speke and sente to the kyng leyr hir fadre for to haue hyr vnto his wif prayd hym therof and kyng leyr hyr fader sent hym word that he had departed the lond vnto his two doughters and sayd he hadde noo more land wherwith her to maryen And whan agampe herd this ansner he sent anon ageyne to leir and said that he axed no thyng with hyr but only her clothyng and hyr body anon kyng leyr sente hyr ouer the see to the
kyng of feaunce And he resseyued hir with moche worship and with moche solempnyte hir spoused and made hyr quene of Fraunce How kynge leyr was dryuen out of his lande thurgh his folye and how Cordeyll his yongest doughter halp hym in his nede Capitulo xiij THus it fell afterward that tho ij eldest doughtreâ—… wolde not abide till leyr hir fadre was deede but werryd vpon hym whiles that he lyued moche sorow and shame hym dyd wherfor they bynome hym holy the royalme bytwene hem ordeyned that one of hem shold haue kyng leyr to foiourne al hys lyf tyme with xl knyghtes and Squyers that he myght worshipfully gone and ryde whyder that he wold in to what countrey that him liked to play and to solace So that managles kyng of Scotlond had kynge leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd and or other half yere were passyd Corneill that was his eldest dough ter and qnone of scotland was so annoyed of hym and of hys people that anon she and hir lorde spake to geder wherfore hys knyghtes half his squyers from hym were gone no â—…o leste but only xxx whan this was doone leyr bygan for to make moche sorow for encheson that his estate was empeyred and men had of hym more scorne despite than euer they had bifore wher for he nyst what for to done and atte last thought that he welde wende in to Cornewayll to Rygan his other doughter and when he was come the erle and his wyf that was leyres doughter hym welcomed with hym made moche ioye ther he duellid with xxx knyghtes and squyers And he â—…ad nought duellid ther scar sely xij monethes that his doughter of hym nas full of his coÌ„panye hir lord she of him had scorne and despyte so that from xxx knyghtes they broughten vnto x and afterward fyue and so ther left with hym no mo Tho made he sorow ynough sayd sore wepyng Alas that euer he come in to that londe and sayde yet had me better to haue duellyd with my fyrst doughter And anon went thens to his first doughter but anone as she saw him come she swore by god and his holy names and by as 〈◊〉 as she myght that he shold haue no mo with hym but one knyght yf he wold ther abide Tho began leir ageyne to wepe made moch sorow said tho allas now to long haue I liued that this sorow and meschyef is to me now falle for now am I pourer that som tyme was ryche but now haue I no frende ne styn that me wylle do ony good But whan I was ryche al men me honoured and worshipped and now euery man hath of me scorne and despyde And now I wote wel that Cordeyll my yongest doughter sayd trouth whan she sayd as moche as I had so moche shold I be by loued and alle the while that I hadde good tho was I byloued and honoured for my richesse but my two doughters glosed me tho now of me they sette lytel prys and soth tolde me Cordeyll but I wold not byleue it ne vnderstonde therfor I lete hir gone fro me as a thyng that I sette lytel prys of now wo be I neuer what for to done syth my ij doughters haue me thus deceyued that I soo moche loued now mote I nedes sechen hyr that is in another land that lyghtly I lete hir gone fro me with out ony reward or yefors she said that she louid me as moch as she ought to loue hir fader by al manere of reson tho I sholde haue ayed of hir no more and tho that me other wyse behyghteâ—… thurgh hyr fals speche now me haue deceiued In this maner leir long tyme began to make his mone atte last he shope hym to the see passed ouer in to Fraunce asked aspyed wher the quene myght be founden and men told hym wher she was And whan he come to the cyte that she was in preuelyche he sende his squyer vnto the quene to telle hir that hir fader was comen to hyr for grete nedes whan the squyer was comen to the qnene he tolde hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vnto th ende Cordeyl the quene anon toke gold and syluer plente toke it to the squyer in couÌ„ceill that he shold gone bere it vuto hir fadre that he shold go in to a certayne Cyte hym arayen laten wasshen than come ageyne to hyr and bringe with hym an honest company of knyghtes xl atte lest with her meyne than he shol de sende to hir lord the kyng sayn that he were come for to speke with his doughter and hym for to seen so he dyd whan the kynge and the quene herde that they comen with moche honour they hym resseyned And the kyng of frauÌ„ce tho lete sende thurgh all his royame and coÌ„maunded that al men shold bee entendant to kynge leyr the quenes fadre in al mauer of thyng as it were to hym self whan kyng leyr had duellyd there a monethe more he tolde to the kynge and to the quene his doughter how his ij eldest doughters had hym serued agampe anon lete ordeyne a grete hoost of frauÌ„ce and sent it in to britayne with leyr the que nes fadre for to coÌ„quer his land ageyne his kyngdom cordeil also come with her fader in to Brytayne for to haue the royame after hir faders deth And anone they went to ship passed the see and come in to Britayne foughten with the felons hem scomfyted slewe And tho had he his land ayene after leued iij yere and helde his royalme in pees and afterward deyde and cordeyl his doughter him lete entier with mykel honour at leycetre How morgan and Conedage that were neueus to Cordeyll werred vpon hir and put hir in to prison Ca xiiij WHan that kyng leyr was dede cordeyl his yongest doughter helde and had the land v yere in the mene tyme died hir lord agamp that was kyng of Fraunce after his deth she left wydue tho cam morgan conedage that were Cordeyl sustres sones to hir she had enemyte for as moche as theyr auÌ„te sholde haue the land so that bytwene hem they ordeyued a grete power and vppon hir werryd gretely and neuer they rest tyl they had hyr taken put hir vnto deth and tho morgan and Conedage seised al the land departed it bitwene hem they helde it xij yere And whan tho xij yere were goon ther bygan bytwene hem a gre te debate so that they werryd strongly y fere euery of hem did other moche dysese For morgan wold haue had al the lande fro beyonde humbar that conedage helde But he come ageynst hym with a strong power so that morgan durste not abide but fled awey in to wales
and conedage pursued hym toke hym slewe hym Tho come conedage ageyne and seysed al the land in to hys hande and helde it and regned after xxxiij yere and tho dyed lyeth at newe Troye How Reynold that was Conedages sone regned after hys fadre And in his tyme it rayned blode iij dayes in tokenynge of grete deth Ca. xv ANd after this Conedage regned Reynold his sone a wyse knyght an hardy curteis that wel nobley gouerned the land wonder wel made hym beloued of al maner of folk in his tyme it rayned bloode that lasted iij dayes as god wold sone after ther come grete deth of peple for hoostes without nombre of peple foughten til they were dede wherof no man might haue ne lette til that almyghty god therof toke mercy and pyte and tho gan it cese this reinold regned xxij yer died lieth at york How Gorbodyan regned in pees that was Reynolds sone after he died lyeth at york ca xvi AFter this reynold regned Gorbodyan his sone xv yere dyed lyeth at yorke How Gorbodyan had ij sones how that one slew that other for to haue the herytage how ydoyne hir moder slewe that other wherfor the lande was destroyed Ca xvij WHan this gorbodyan was deede his ij sones that he had becomen stoute proude and euer werryd to geder for the londe that one was callyd ferres and that other porres and this fer res wold haue al the land but that other wold not suffre hym Ferres had a felons hert and thought thurgh treson to sle his bro der but preuely he went in to fraūce and ther abode with the king Siward til vpon a tyme whan he come ageyne and fought with his broder porres but ful euyl it happed tho for he was slayne first whan ydoyne hyr moder wist that porres was dede she made grete sorow for encheson that she louid him more than that other thought hym for to slee priuely prinely she come to hyr sone vpon a nyght with two knyues therwith cutte his throte and the body also in to smal pyeces who herd euer such a cursid modre that slewe with her owne hondes hir owne sone long tyme after laste the reproue shame to the moder that for encheson of that one sone murdryd that other so lost hem bothe How foure kynges curtoysly helde al britayne and whiche ben hir names Ca xviij WHan the two bretheren were so dede they nad left behind hem nether sonne ne doughter ne none other of the kynred that myght haue the herytage for as moche as the strengest men dri nen and scomfited the feblest and token al hyr londes so that in euery coūtrey they had grete warre strife vnder hem but among all other thynges ther were amonges hem in the coūtre that ouer come al tho other and thurgh her strength myght they token all the landes euery of hem toke a certayne countre in hys countre lete calle hym kyng one of hem was callyd scater and he was kyng of scotland that other was callyd dawallyere he was kynge of loegers and of al the lande that was lotrinus that was bru◅es sone the third was callid rudac he was kyng of walys the iiij was callyd Cloten he was kyng of cornewaylle but this Cloten sholde haue had al the lond by reson for there was noo man that wiste none so rightful heyr as he was but they that were strēgest set litel by hem that were of lasse esta te therfor this cloten had nomore lād amōg hem than cornewail Of kyng donebaud that was clotes sone how he had wōne the lande Ca xix THis Cloten had a sone that was caylld donebaud that after the deth of his fadre become an hardy man a fair ◅r to ys so that he passed althe kynges of britayne of fayrenesse of worthynes And anon as he was knyght he wyst wel whan that his fadre lyued he was moost ryghtful heyr of all the lond shold haue had by reson but other kynges that were of more strengthe than he bynome hym his londe afterward this donebaud ordeyned hym power first he conquerd al the land of logi ers after he wolde haue conquerd al scotland walys scater came with his men and yaf hym batayll and rudac come ageyne with his walshmen for to helpe hym But so it be fell that rudac was slayn and scater also in playn batayll so donebaud had the vyctorye conquerd al the londe and wel mayntened it in pees in quyete that neuer before it was so wel mayntened How donebaud was fyrste kynge that euer wered crowne of gold in Brytayne Ca xx THis donebaud lete make him a croune of gold and wered the croune vpon his hede as neuer kyng dyd byfore he or deyned a statute that had a man done neuer so moche harme he myght come in to the temple shold no man hym mysdo but goon therm sauf in pees after goon in to what coūtre that he wold without ony harme yf ony man sette ony hand vpon hym ◅e than shold lese his lyfe And this donebaud made the toune of malmesbury the toune of the vise And whan he had regned wel worthely xl yere he dyed and lyeth at newe Troye How Brenne belyn departed bytwene hem the land after the deth of donebaud hir fadre and of the werre Ca xxj ANd after that this donebaud was dede his sones that he had departed the lande bitwene hem as hir fadre had ordeyned so that belyn his eldest sonne hadde al the lond of britayne on this half humber his broder brenne had al the londe from humber vnto scotland but for as moch that belyn had the better parte brenne therfor wax wroth wold had more of the land belyn his broder wold graūte hym no more wherfor contak werre aroos bytwene hem two but brenne the yonger broder badde noo myght ne strength ageynst belyn therfor brenne thurgh coūce◅l of his folk wēt fro thēs in to norwey to the kyng olsynges pra id hym of helpe socour for to cōquer al the lōde vpon belyn his broder vpon that couenaūt that he wold haue his doughter to wif the king olsinges him graūted belin anō as his broder was go to norwey he seysed in to his hand al the lond of northumberlond and toke al the castels lete hem araye kepe the costes of the see that brenne shold not arryue in no syde but that he were take The kyng olfynges lete assemble a grete hoost delyuerd his doughter to Brenne and al the peple that he had ordeyned this danusel samye had long tyme loued a kyng that was callyd gut laghen to hym she told al hyr counseyl how that brenne sholde hir haue
kynges doughter of hongary so moche him loued for his goodnes his fayrenes that she made and callyd hym hir derlyng The kyng that was hir fader perceyued wel the loue that was bytwene hem two had none heir but that dough ter the kyng â—…ouched his doughter to no man as wel as he dyd to hym that she loued he hir he yâ—…fe hir vnto him with good wyll edward hir spoused with moche houour the kyng of hun gary sente after al hys barons made a solempne fest a ryche weddyng made all men to vnderstonde that he sholde be kynge whan that he were dede therfor alle they made grete ioye of that tydyng they were ful glad This edward bygate vpon this lady a sone that was callyd edgar â—…lyng afterward a dough ter that was callyd margrete that afterward was quene of Scot land by the kyng of scotland that was callyd malcolyn she had a doughter that was callyd mawde that was quene afterwarde of englond thurgh kyng henry that was the fyrst sone of the con querour that hyr wâ—…dded he bygate vpon hir a doughter that was callyd mawde that after was emperesse of Almayne and of thâ—… maude come the kynge of englond that vnto this daye is called henry the emperesse sone And yet had this edward onother doughter by his wif that was called Crystyan she was a noÌ„ne How kyng knoght that was a proud man conquerd Norwey how he bycome afterward meke and mylde Capitulo C xx NOwe haue ye herd of Edmondes sones with Irensyde that kynge knoght wende that they had ben dede as he had commanâ—…d walgar byfore And this knought had in his hond alle Englond and denmarke and after that he wente to norwey that land to conquere But the kyng of the land that was callyd Elaf come with his peple and â—…ende his lande we le haue kepte and defended and soo there he foughte with hym tylle at the last he was slayne in that batayll And tho this knoght toke all that land in his hond And whan he had conquerd Noreweye â–ª taken feaâ—…tes homages ther he come after ageyne in to englond helde hym self so grete a lord that hym thought in all the â—…orld his pere no maÌ„ was â–ª bycome so proude hauteyn that it was grete wonder And so it befel vpon a day as he had herd masse at westmynstre wold haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the thamyse so swyftely ageynst hym comen that almost they tou ched his feete Tho said the kyng with a proude hert I commande the water to torne ageyne or ellys I shal make the â—…he wawes for his commaundement wold not spare but flowed ouer in â—…e more more the kyng was so proude of hert that he wâ—…ld not â—…e the water but abode styll in the water And bete the water â—…th a smale yerde that he helde in his hond and commanded the water that it shold wende no ferther but for al his commandemenâ—… the water wold not cese but euer waâ—… more more an high soo that the kynge was al wete stode depe in the water And whan he sawe that he had abyde ther to long the water wold nâ—…thynge done his commandement tho sone he withdrowe hym tho 〈◊〉 he vpon a stone helde his hondes an high sayde this worde in heryng al peple This god that maketh the see thus aryse an â—…gh he is kyng of al kynges of myghtes moost I am a 〈◊〉 and a man dedly he may neuer dye al thyng doth his comâ—…dement to hym is obedyent To that god I pray that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my warrant For I knowleche me caytyf feâ—…e of no power and therfor I wylle go to Roâ—… without ony lettynge my wyâ—…d nes to punysshe me to amende For of that god I clayme my land for to hold of none other And anone made â—…dy his 〈◊〉 hym selfe to Rome without ony lettyng â–ª and by thâ—… wâ—… dyde many almes dedes and whan he come to rome also and whan he had â—…en ther for his synnes done penauÌ„ce he come ageyne in to Englond bycome a good man and an hooly and 〈◊〉 al maner pryde stoutenesse lyued an holy lyf al his lyf after and made two abbeyes of saynt benet one in englond that other in Norwey For as moche as he loued specially saynt Benet byfore all other sayntes and moche also he loued saynt edmoÌ„d the kyng and ofâ—…e he yaf grete yeftes to the how 's wherfor it was made riche when he had regned xx yere he died lieth at wynchestre Of kyng harold that leuer had gone in fote than ride â—…n 〈◊〉 Capitulo C xxj THis knoght of whome we haue spoken byfore had two sones by hys wyf emme that one was callyd hardyknoght that other harold he was so lyght of fote that men callyd hym comenlych harold hare foote And this harold had no thynge the condicions maners of kyng knoght that was his fadre for he set but lytel prys of chyualrye ne of curtosye nother of worship but only by his owne wylle And he bycome so wykked that he exyled his moder emme she went out of the land in to flauÌ„dres there duellyd with the erle wherfor after ther was neuer good loue bytwene hym his broder for his broder hym hated dedely whan he had regned two yere a lytel more he dyed lyeth at westmynstre Of kyng hardeknoght that was harolds broder Ca o C xxij AFter this harold harefoote regned his broder hardeknoght a noble knyght a worthy moche louyd chyualrye and al maner goodnes And whan this hardeknought had regned a lytel whyle he lete vncouer his broder harold smyte of his hede that was his broder at westmynstre lete cast the hede in to a gonge the body in to thamyse after come fysshers toke the body with her nettes by nyght bere hym to saynt clâ—…meÌ„ts chirche there hym beryed And in this maner auengyd hym Harde knoght of his broder For in none other maner he myght be auâ—… ged This kyng hardeknoght was so large yeuer of mete dryn ke that his tables were sette euery day thre tymes ful with ryal metes drynkes for his owne meyne for al that comen vnto his court to be rychely seruyd of ryal metes And this kyng har deknoght sent after Emme his moder made hyr come ageyne in to englond for she was dryue out of englond whyles that ha rold harefoote regned thurgh counseylle of the erle godewyn that tho was the grettest lord of englond next the kyng most myght do what he wold thurgh al englond thurgh his coÌ„maÌ„dement for as moche as he had spoused the doughter of the good kyng knought that was a danoys whiche doughter he hadde by his fyrste
done and t◅ld his dreme to many of his counseylle And sayd that he had grete drede and supposed that hym was somme myschaunce to come And the second nyght byfore a ◅ōke dremed of the houshold that the kynge went in to a chirche with moche peple he was proude that he despysed all the peple that was with hym and that he take the ymage of the crucyfyx and shamefully bote it with his treth And the crucyfyx mekely suffred all that he dyd but the kyng as a wode man rente of the armes of the crucifyx and case it vn der his feete and defouled it thre we it al a brode a greete flamme of fyre c◅m onte of the crucyfyx mouth of whiche dreme many men had grete wonder The good man that had dremed this dreme hadde told it to a knyght that tho was moost pryue with the kyng of al mē the knyght was callyd bamsides sone And the monke he told the dreme to the kyng and sayd that it shold bytoken other thyng than good and netheles the kyng lau ghed ther at twyes or thryes lytel set therof thought that he wold gone hunte play in the fovest and his men hym coūceyl led that he sholde not that day for noo maner thyng come in the wode so that he abode at home byfore mete But anon as he had eten no man myght hym lette that he nold gone to the wode for to haue his disport And soo it befel that one of his knyghtes that hight walter Tyrell wold haue shot to an hert his arowe glāsed vpon a braunche thurgh mysauenture smote the kyng to the hert so he fell doun dede to the groūd without ony word speking so ended his lyf it was no grete wonder for the daye that he deyde he had let to fermethe archebisshopriche of Caūterbury xij abbeyes also euer more did grete destruction to holy chirche thurugh wōrgful taking axyngs for no man durst withsay that be wold haue done of his lythernes he wold neuer withdrawe nother to amende his lyf therfor god wold suffre hym no lenger regne in his wykkednesse he had ben kyng xiij yere sixt wekes and lyeth at worcestre Of kynge henry beauclerke that was william Rous broder of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthose his broder Capitulo C xxxv ANd whan this william Rous was dede henry beauclerke his broder was made kyng for encheson that wylliam rous had no child bygoten of his body and this henry beauclerk was crouned kyng at london the fourth day after that his broder was dede that is to say the fyfth day of August And anone as Ancelme that was Archebisshop of Caunterbury that was at the court of Rome herd that wylliam Rous was dede he come ayene in to englonde and the kyng beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour and the fyrst yere that kyng henry was crou ned he spoused maude that was margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlande And the Archebisshop Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded hem And this kyng biga◅ vpon his wyf two sones and a doughter that is to saye william Rychard and maude And this maude was after the emperesse of Almayne And in the second yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthose that was duke of normandye come with an huge companye in to Englonde for to chalenge the land but thurgh connceylle of the wyse men of the lande they were acorded in this manere that the kyng shold yeue the duke his broder a thousand pound euery yere and whiche of hem longest lyued shold ben other heyr so bytwene he in shold be no debate ne stryfe and whan they were thus acorded the duk went home ageyne in to normandy And whan the kyng had regned four yere ther aroos a grete debate bytwene hym the Archebissho of Caunterbury Ancelme for cause that the archebisshop wolde not graunte hym for to take tallyage of chirches at his wylle And therfor eftsone the Archebisshop went ouer the see to the court of Rome ther duellyd with the Pope And in the same yere duk of normandy come in to Englond for to speke with his broder And amonge other thynges the Duke of normandy for yaf to the kyng his broder the forsayd thousand pounde by yere that he shold paye hym And with good loue the duke went tho ageyne in to normandy And whan tho twoo yere were a gone thurgh enticement of the deuel and of lyther men a grete debate aroos bytwene the kyng and the duk so that the kyng thurgh counseyll went ouer the see in to normandye And whan the kynge of Englond was comen in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandye turned to the kyng of englond and helde ageynst the duk hir owne lord and hym forsoke and to the kyng hem yelden and all the good Castels and townes of normandy And sone after was the d◅k tasten and lad with the kyng in to englond and the kyng le◅e put the duk in to pryson And this was the vengeaunce of god for whan the duk was in the holy land God yafe hym such myght and thonour there wherfore he was chosen to ben of ◅emsasem kyng and he wold not be it but forsoke it therfore sente hym that shame and despyte for to be putte in to his broders pryson Tho seased kyng henry all normandy in to his hande and s◅e it alle his lyues tyme And in the same yere come the Bisshop Aun◅lme from the courte of Rome in to Englond ageyne and the kyng and he were acorded And in the yere next comyng after ther bigan a grete debate bi twene kyng philip of Fraunce and kyng henry of englond wherfor kyng henry wende in to normandy And the werre was strong bytwene hem two And tho dyed the kyng of Fraūce lowys his sone was made kyng anon after his deth And tho went kyng henry ageyne in to englond maryed man de his doughter to henry the emperour of almayne Of the debate that was bytwene kyng lowys of Fraunce kyng henry of englond how kyng henryes two sones were lost in the high see Capitulo C xxxvij WHenne kynge henry had ben kynge xvij yere a grete debate aroos bytwene kyng lowys of Frannce and kynge henry of englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandye to his men that they shold ben helpynge to therle of Bloys as moche as they myght in werre ageynste the kyng of fraunce that they were as redy vnto hym as they wold ben vnto hir owne lord for encheson that therle had spoused his sustre dame man de for whiche encheson the kyng of Fraunce dyd moche sorow to normandye wherfor the kyng of englond was wonder wrothe in hast went ouer the see with a strong power come in to nor mandye for to defende that lond the werre bytwene hem lasted two
that stronglych werryd vpon hym in euery place that he ne wyst whyther for to torne And the erle of gloucestre halpe hem with his power How gaufryd therle of Angeon yafe vp vnto Harry the Emperesse sone all Normandye Capitulo C xl ANd after this the kyng went vnto wylton and wolde haue made a castel there but tho come to hym therle of gloucestre with a strong power and almoost hadde take the kyng but yet the kyng escaped with moche payne and william martell ther was take And for whos delyueraunce he yafe vnto the Erse of gloucestre the good castel of shirburne that he had take And whan this was done the erle robert and al the kynges enemyes wente to Farynâ—…e bygonne ther for to make a strong Castel But the kynge come thyder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens 〈◊〉 that same yere The erle Randulfe of chestre was a corded with the kyng come to his court at his commandement And the â—…e wende sauelyche to come and the kyng anone lete take hym and putte hym in to pryson and muste neuer for noo thyng â—…e oute till that he had yelde vp vnto the kyng the Castel of nychol the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne And gaufred therle of Angeon yaf vp vnto Harry his sone al normandy And in the yere that next sued deyde the erle gaufred And henry his sone tho anone turned ageyne to Angeon and there was made Erle with moch honour of his men of the land and to hym dyden feaute â—…omamage the moost party of his land And theÌ„ne was this henry the emperesse sone Erle of Angewe and duk of normandy In the same yere was made dyuorce bytwene the kyng of frauÌ„ce and the quene his wyf that was right heyr of gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe proued that they were sybbe and nyghe of blode And tho spoused hyr Henry the emperesse sonne Erle of Angeo duk of normandy duk of Gascoyne The xviij yere of this kyng stephen this henry come in to engloÌ„d with a strong power and bygan for to werre vpon kyng stephen toke the castel of malmesbury and dyd moche harme and the kyng steuen had so moche werre that he nyst whyder for to wende but atte last they were acorded thurgh the archebisshop Theobald and thurgh other worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold departe the Royamme of Englond bytwene hem so that henry the emperesse sone sholde holych haue half the lande of Englond And thus they were acorded and pees cryed thurgh oute al Englonde And whan the acorde was made bytwene tho two lordes kynge stephen bycome soo sory fâ—…use he had lost half englond and felle in suche a maladye dyed in the xâ—…x yere viij wekes v dayes of his regne all in werre in con taâ—… and he lyeth in the abbey of Feueresham the whiche he leete make in the syxth yere of his regne Of kyng henry the second that was the emperesse sone in whos tyme saynt thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler Ca C. xlj ANd after this kyng Stephen regned henry the emperesse so ne and was crouned of the archebisshop theobald the xvij daye byfore crystemasse And in the same yere thomas Beket of London archebisshop of caunterbury was made the kynges chauÌ„ celer of Englond The second yere that he was crouned he lete cast a doune alle the newe castels that were longyng to the croune the whiche kyng steuen had yeuen vnto dyuerse men and hem had made erles and barons for to holde with hym and to helpe hym ageynste Henry the Emperesse sone And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his lordship the kyng of walys And in the same yere whan the kynge of Scotland hadde in his owne honde that is to saye the Cyte of Caerlylle the Castell of Banburgh â–ª the newe castel vpon tyne the ersdom of lancastre The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to walys lete cast a doune wodes make weyes and made strong the castell of rutlande basyng werk and among the castels he made an hous of the temple And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of oxenford and the fourth yere of his regne he made gaufryd erle of Brytayne and in that yere he chaunged his money the syxth yere of his regne he ladde an huge hoost vnto Tolouse and conquerd it And the seuenth yere of his regne deyde thebault the archebtsshop of cauÌ„terbury And tho all the cyte of caunterbury almoost thurgh meschyef was brente The ix yere of his regne thomas beket his channceler was chosen to ben archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury And vpon seynt bernards daye he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alyenore the kynges doughter And in the tenth yere of his regne seynt Edward the kyng was translated with moche honour And the xâ—… yere of his regne he helde his parlement at north hampton from thens fled seynt thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury for the greete debate that was bitwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben founden in the morne he had be slayne therfore he fled thens with thre feâ—… lawes a fote only that no man wyst wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypal encheson for as moche as the kyng wold haue put clerkes to deth that we re atteynt of felonye withoute â—…ny pryuelege of hooly chirche And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne and the xiij yere of his regne deyde maude the emperesse that was his mo der And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxon spoused maude his doughter And he bygate on hyr thre sones Henry othnâ—… wylliam And in the xv yere of his regne deyde the good Erle to bert of Gloucestre that founded the abbaye of nonnes of Eâ—…n And in the same yere maryke kyng of Ierusalem conquerd babiloyne the xvj yere of his regne be lete croune his sone Henry at westmynstre hym crouned Rogyer Archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury wherfor the same Rogyer was acursyd of the pope Of kyng henry that was sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fudre whyle that he was in uormandye Capitulo C xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng henry the sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone That same henry the emperesse sone went ouer in to normandy and there he lete marye elyenore the dongh ter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of almayne And in the vij yere that the Archebisshop seynt thomas hadde ben outlawed the kyng of Fraunce made the kyng and saynt thomas acorded and tho come thomas the archebisshop to Caunterbury ageyne to
the kyng exyled his quene Isabel edward his eldest sone Cao. CC iiijo. WHan kyng edward of Englond herd telle how the kyng of Fraunce had yeue the Duchye of guybenne vnto Syr Edward his sone withoute consent wyll of hym that his sonne had vnderfonge the duchye he bycome wonder wrothe sente to his sone by his lettre to his wif also that they shold come ayene in to englond in al the haste that they myght The quene Isabell sir edward hir sone were wonder sore adrad of the kynges manace of his wrathe principally the falsenesse of the spencers bothe of the fadre of the sonne at this commaundement they wold not come wherfor kyng edward was ful sore annoyed lete make a crye at london that yf quene ysabel and Edward hir eldest sone come not in to Englond that they shold ben holden as our enemyes both to the Royame and to the cronne of Englond And for that they wold not come in to englond both were exiled the moder and hir sone whan the quene Isabell herd these tidyn ges she was sore adrad to be shent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers And went with the knyghtrs that were exyled out of Englond for seynt thomas cause of lancastre that is to saye sir Rogyer of wigmore sir william Trussel sir Iohan of Cromwel many other good knyghtes wherfor they toke hir counseyll ordeyned amonges he in for to make a maryage bytwene the duk of guyhenne the kynges sone of englond therles doughter of he naud that was a noble knyght of name a doughty in his tyme And yf that thyng myght be brought aboute than stode they trowynge with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer hyr herytage in Englond wherof they were put oute thurgh the false congettynges of spencers How kyng edward thurgh counceyll of the spencers sent to the douzepers of fraunce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabell hir sonne Syr edward were exyled out of fraūce cao. CC vo. WHan kyng edward the spencers herd how quene Isabel and sir Edward hir sone had alyed hem to the Erle of Henaud and to them that were exyled oute of Englond For enche son of thomas of lancastre they were so sory that they nyst what to done wherfor Syr hugh spencer the sone sayd vnto Syr hugh his fadre in this maner wyse Fader acursed be the tyme. and the counceylle that euer ye consented that quene Isabell shold gone vnto Fraunce for to treaten of acord bytwene the kynge of Englond and hir broder the kyng of fraunce for that was your co◅ ceyll For at that tyme forsoth your wyt fayled For I drede me sore leste thurgh hir hir sone we shal be shent but yf we take the better counseyll Now fayre sirs vnderstondeth how meruayllous felonye and falshede the spencers ymagyned and cast for pri uely they lete fylle v barel ferrors with siluer the som amoūted v thousand pounde they sente tho barelles ouer see pryuely by an alyen that was callyd Arnold of spayne that was a brocour of london that he shold gone to the douzepers of fraūce that they shold procuren and speke to the kyng of Fraūce that quene Isa bell and hir sone Edward were dryne and exyled oute of fraūce And among al other thynges that they were brought to the deth as priuely as they myght But Almyghty god wold not so for when this arnold was in the high see he was take with selādres that mette hym in the see toke hym and ladde hym to hyr lord erle of henaud moche ioye was made for that takynge atte last this arnold priuely stale awey fro thens come to london of this takyng of other thynges the erle of henaud sayd to the quene Isabel dame make yowe mery be of good chere for ye be more richer than ye went haue ben take ye these fyue barelles ful of siluer that were sente to douzepyers of fraunce for to slee yow and your sone edward thenketh hastely for to wende in to englond and take ye with yow Sir Iohan of henaud my broder and v C men of armes for many of hem of Fraunce in whome ye haue had grete trust had grete deynte yow for to scorne Almyghty god graunte yow grace your enemyes to ouercome The quene Isabel sente tho thurgh henaud flaūdres for hir scudy◅ ours ordeyned hir euery day for to wend in to englond ageyn And so she had in hir company Syr Edmond of wodestoke that was erle of kent that was sir edwardes brother of Englond whan kyng edward lete kepe the Costes by the see lete trie al the price men of armes fote men thurgh Englond Capitulo CC vjo. WHan kynge Edward herde telle that Quene Isabell and Edward hir sonne wold come in to Englond with many alyens and with hem that were outlawed oute of Englond for hyr reb◅lnesse he was sore adrad to be put a doune l◅se hys kyngdome wherfor he ordeyned to kepe his castels in walys as wel as in Englond with vitaylles hyr apparaylle lete kepe his Ryuers and also the see costes wherof the v portes token to kepe hem and also the see And at the feste of decollacion of seynt Iohan baptist the cytezeyns of london sente to the kyng to po◅ches tre an C men of Armes And also he commanded ferthermore by his lettres ordeined that euery honderd and wapentake of englōd shold trye as wel of men of armes as of men a fote that they shold be put in somme xx in som an C cōmanded that al tho mē were a redy whan ony oute he se or crye were made for to pursue and take the alyens that comen to Englond for to benymme hym the lond and for to putte hym oute of his kyngdome And more ouer he lete crye thurgh his patent in euery faire in euery mar kete of Englond that the quene Isabell Syr Edward his eldest sone the erle of kent that they were take and saufly kepte without ony maner harme vnto hem doyng and al other maner peple that come with hem anon to smyte of hir hedes without ony maner raūsonne And what man that myght bringe syr rogyers heede mortimer of wigmroe shold haue an C p◅ūd of money for his trauaylle And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent com manded to make a fyre vpon euery hygh hylle besydes the riuers in lowe countreyes for to mak hye bekenes of tymbre that yf it soo were that the alyens come vnto the lande by nyght that men sholde tende the bekenes that the countrey myght be warned and come mete hir enemyes in the same tyme dyed sir rogyer mor timer his vncle in the toure of london How the quene Isabell sir Edward duke of guyhenne hir son◅ come to londe at here wiche