duke of braban and austry Seueryne IohnÌ„ dalmate Theodore Martyn ¶ Seueryne a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.xxxv. he held y e see one yere ¶ IohnÌ„ dalmate held the see next .ii. yere more ¶ Theodore a greek held the see next .vi. yere more ¶ Martyne tudertyn held the see next .vi. yere more Heracleonas ¶ Heracleonas sonne of Heracle was next emperour y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xlii. But because he his moder rulyd not well y e coÌ„myn wele They cut his nose his moders toÌ„g were both excilyd In his tyme y e sekt of machomyte began which syth that tyme hath meruelously incresyd vppoÌ„ the cristen men dayly doth Cadwallê° Â¶ Cadwallê° or Cadwalin son to CadwaÌ„ was next made kiÌ„g of the brytteyns the yere of cryst .vi. C.xxxv. He was a noble man made grete war vppon the saxoÌ„s wan many townis castellis of theÌ„ specially in Mercia that Penda beyng there kyng was glade to sew to him for pese and some write that PeÌ„da â—yffyd vnder his tribute after took part with cadwall agayns the other saxon kyngis In this tyme one Segebertê° kyng of EstaÌ„gles was cristinid after betoke his kiÌ„gdome to one Edricê° his neuew made hem selfe a monk whaÌ„ PeÌ„da kyng warred in that contrey this Segebart was brought to the felde wher both he and Edricê° were sleyn after whose deth one Anna was ther made kiÌ„g Also about this tyme Edwaldus kyng of keÌ„t dyed ExcoÌ„bartus was made kyng whiche there reuiued the fayth of crist whiche was sore appalid He dystroyed the temples of fals goddis made there lent to be fast Also in this tyme kyngilsus kyng of west saxones be came crystened of seynt biryne bysshop after dyed kenwallcus his son reynyd after hym whych warrid oftymes agaynst y e brittons put theÌ„ to the wors Oswold of whoÌ„ I spake before was aÌ„ holy man But PeÌ„da which had disdayn at hym all other crysten pryncis made warr vppon hym slewe him After whose deth god shewyd for hym many myracles but after one yere of his deth Oswy his yoÌ„ger brother recoueryd y e kyngdome of Brenicia anon after he fouÌ„de vnlefull menis slewe Oswyn that was king of deyra whych Oswyne was soÌ„ to Eufrycê° eldest brother to Oswold toke to hym to be kyng of deyra one odilwaldê° son of oswold whych dyed before oswy About this time Ciuchelmê° kyng of Essex died after whoÌ„ succedyd Sigerus his broder Sebba which both denyed the feyth But Sebba was conuerâ—yd by seynt Erkynwâ—ld is buryed in paulys k     ExcoÌ„bertê° Â k S       S A Edricus     Anna A w   Comwalcê° Â Â Â w N    Oswy Oswynê° Â Oswynê° Odilwoldê° N E Cuichelmê° â—igernâ—â—ebba     E M       M Clouis ¶ Clouis soÌ„ of Dagobert was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .vi. C.xlv In his tyme was grete darth in frauÌ„ce therfor he vncoueryd the church of seynt denys which was coueryd with syluer gaue it to pore people Eugenie Vitalion Adeodotus Donus ¶ Eugenie a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C. l.iiii he held the see .ix. yere more ¶ Vitalion held the see next .xiiii. yere ¶ Adeodotus a romayn heâ—â— the see next .xiiii. yere ¶ Donus a romayn held the see next .v. yere CoÌ„staÌ„s CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Constans or constantyne the .iii. son of coÌ„staÌ„tyne was next emperour the yere of cryst .vi. C. xl.iiii he was an heretyk put the pope Martin to exyle but at laste he was slayne of his own people ¶ Constantyn the .iiii. son of CoÌ„stantyne was next emperour he was a good man he cawsid y e pope AgatoÌ„ to call a coÌ„sell at CoÌ„staÌ„tynople where it was ordeynyd that preestis grekê myght haue wyfis which to preestis latens was forboden ¶ Also about this tyme the south saxoÌ„s rebellyd refusyd to be vnder the west saxons sone after they made Ethelwold theyr kyng Also in this tyme Penda made war vppoÌ„ Anna kyng of estaÌ„gles slew hym in opyn battell after whom succedyd his broder Ethellerus And after that Penda went to NorthumberlaÌ„de to the eÌ„teÌ„t to slee Oswy as he before had sleyn his broder Oswolde but Oswy profferid hym pese and wolde haue gyffyn hym many gret gyftis which Penda refusyd wherefore Oswy said becawse this panym refusyth my gyftê I shall offer them to god yf it plese hym and there made a vow to god that yf he had vyctory he wolde gyue his doughter to god with sufficient possessioÌ„ to byld .xii. abbeys and after that ioynyd battell and Penda was there sleyn in opyn feld .xx. of his chefe Capteyns his wyfe taken after which victory Oswy gaue thankis to god and performyd his promise and made Elfleda his doughter a nonne and byldyd .xii. abbeys wherof .vi. were in deyra vi in Brenicia this Oswy after this victory gouernyd the marchis and the south saxoÌ„s .iii. yere and gaue one of his douthers in mariage to Peda son to penda and made hym to be crystynyd and then made hym kyng of south marchys which was sleyn by treson of his wyfe and after y t the kyngdome fell to wolpherê° y e other broder which was cristinid In this tyme ExcoÌ„bert kiÌ„g of keÌ„t died the kyngdome fell to Egbart his son also about this tyme Ethellerus kyng of Estangles was slayne by the army of Oswy kyng of NorthuÌ„bers after whom succeddyd his broder Ethelwoldus After whom reynyd Adulphus son to anna but how loÌ„g he reynyd who succedyd hym I find not for they were euer subduyd by the kyngis of Mercia vnto the tyme of the good kyng seynt Edmunde k    Egbertê° Â k S Ethelwoldus     S A   Ethelerus  Ethelwoldê° A w      w N    Egfridus  N E      E M  Peda    M Agaton Leo. Benet IohnÌ„ Conon ¶ Agaton borne in Secyl wa next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxi he hyld the see .ii. yere and more ¶ Leo borne in Secyle hyld the see .x. monthis ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .vi. monthis ¶ IohnÌ„ siryan hyld the see next one yere Conon born in trace hyld the see nexte one monyth Iustinian Leoncius ¶ IustiniaÌ„ soÌ„ of coÌ„staÌ„tyn was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxvii LeoÌ„ciê° cut of his nose eris put hiÌ„ in exile but after he obteynyd his eÌ„pyre so contynuyd .vi. yere ¶ Leoncius after he had put Iustynyan to exyle made him selfe eÌ„ê‘our In his time one Amilech admyrall of y e sarsins cam in to affrik wyth mich people agaynst
reporte of the coÌ„myn people in this kynges tyme dyuers great wonders were sene as y e deuyll apperyng in mannes lykenesse great wyndes tempest swellynge rysynge of waters And therfore the kynge was tolde by dyuers of his famylyers y t god was nat content w t his lyuynge but he was so wylfull proude of mynde y t he regardyd lyttell theyr sayeng This kynge wyllyam as is sayd wrytten of hym had great pleasure in huÌ„tynge in so moche y t he pulled downe distroyed dyuers houses of religyon to inlarge the newe forest of wyndesore for wylde dere but a knyght of his named water Tyrell by y e glaunsyng of his arowe vpon a braunche whan he shot at an harte in the sayd forest smote the kyng wouÌ„ded hym to dethe wherof shortely he dyed The fyrst day of August the yere of Chryst M.C. without any yssue of his body And he rayned .xii. yere .xi. monethes and .xii. dayes and is buryed at westmyster Dedyre son to y e doughter of Robert erle of FlauÌ„ders was next erle of FlauÌ„ders Henricus .j. Pascall Gelase ¶ Pascall was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C. he hylde the see .xviii. yere and more ¶ Gelase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .v. son to henry the fourthe was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.vii he hylde the see .xx. yere Henry HEnry Beuclerke the fyrst of that name and the thyrde son of wyllyam Conquerour was crowned kynge of Englande the .v. day of August the yere of Chryst M.C. This Henry was called Beuclerke because he was so well lerned in the .vii. lyberall scyence he restored the holy churche to theyr lybertes and vsed the lawes of saynt Edwarde with the amendement of them he put out of his court all nyce and wanton people This henry reformed the olde vntrewe mesures and made a mesure of a yarde of the lengthe of his arme reformed dyuers thynges that were mys vsed before his tyme and abborred excesse of mete and drynke and vsed to venquysshe more with counsell than with swyrde Sone after that he was kynge he maryed Maude the doughter of Malcolyn kynge of Scotlande Margaret his wyfe doughter of Edwarde the outlawe of whome he receyued .ii. sonnes wyllyam Rycharde and .ii. doughters Maude Mary whiche Maude afterwarde was maryed to henry the .iiii. Emperour of Almayne ¶ In the seconde yere of his reygne Robert Courteyse his brother duke of Normandye whiche had ben longe tyme occupyed in warre agaynst Chrystes enemyes hauynge worde of the dethe of his brother wyllyam Rufus and that his brother henry had takyn vpon hym to be kynge of Englande made preparacyon in Normandye and came ouer into Englande with a great hoost to chalenge the crowne But by mediacyon of the lordes it was agreed that Robert shulde haue euery yere durynge his lyfe .iii. M. markes as was promysed hym before by kynge â—â—â—lyam his brother And who so euer lyued longest to be others heyre And sone after that thi◠〈◊〉 departed agayne into Normandye This Robert by his manhode dyd many notable 〈◊〉 and specially at the wynnynge of the citye of Acon vpon the myscreantes and Turkes waâ— chosyn kynge of Ierusalem whiche he refused to take vpon hym In this tyme began great warre in Normandye betwene kyng Henry kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce but kyng Philyp sone after dyed ¶ About the .iiii. yere of this kyng Robert Curteyse came into EnglaÌ„de agayne to his brother henry whiche made hym great there that before that Robert departed he released to his brother the forenamed trybute of .iii. M. markes and departed agayne into Normandye After this a great varyaunce fell betwene this Robert his lordes in Normandye that they sent vnto kyng henry his brother wyllynge for to come into NormaÌ„dye they wolde delyuer hym the contrey And also by the intyssement of yll tale tellers a great varyaunce fell betwene kynge henry and his brother Robert that the kynge with a great armye sayled into Normandye with the helpe of the lordes there chased his brother Robert from place to place and wanne from hym Roan Cane Faloys and all the good townes many castels But at the last this Robert gaue battell to kynge Henry in the whiche battelll this Robert was takyn and sent ouer into Englande and kept in prison in the castell of Cardyffe in walys by the space 〈◊〉 viii yere where he after dyed without yssue of his body and was buryed at Gloucester And when this Robert was takyn the kynge Henry seasyd all Normandye into his owne handes ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys the great was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.ix. In his tyme Philyppe his eldyst son rydynge in Parys kylde a chylde in the strete with his horse wherfore the kynge beynge sore displeased caused his yonger son Lewys to be crownde kyng in his lyfe ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe sonne to Dedyre was nexte erle of Flaunders and dyed without yssue Calyste Honâ—â—e ¶ Calyste was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. yere and more ¶ Honore was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. yere Lothary ¶ Lothary was nexte Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xi. yere ¶ Henry ¶ whan this kynge Henry came into EnglaÌ„de about y e .vii. yere of his reyne he maryed Maude his doughter to Henry the Emperour of Almayne whiche henry themperour prisoned pope Pascall and dyuers of his Cardynals but after he resygned his dignyte to pope Calystus and lyued after a strayte lyfe Sone after this the erle of Shroysbury and the erle of Cornewall rebellyd and rose agaynst the kynge with helpe of the welchemen But the kynge gate the fauour of the welchemen and caused those lordes for feare to flee into Normandye wherfore the kynge sayled thyder and made sharpe warre vpon them and toke them bothe prisoners and than returned into Englande About this tyme the contrey of Flaunders was sore surroundyd and hurt with the see that the flemynges requyred the kynge to inhabyte in the Eest partes of the ryuer of twede whiche was to them graunted but after a certayne of yeres they were remouyd into west wales whiche after spredde all Englande ouer ¶ In the .xiii. yere of this kynge there were sene dyuers straunge thynges in the fyrmament as blasynge sterres and .ii. mones one in the Eest another in the west and a great erthe quake at Notyngham durynge from morne to euenynge and the ryuer of Trent drye in the somer that men went ouer a fote drye Sone after there folowed a harde wynter moreyn of cattell scarcyte of vyttell and great dethe of people ¶ About the .xv. yere of this kynge great warre began betwene Lewys kynge of Fraunce and kynge henry and Lewys with a great hoost enteryd into Normandy wanne many townes castels droue kyng henry from place to place But after that fortune turned y e many noble captaynes of the Frenche kynges dyed
of his people there perysshed for â—â—â—ke of â—yrell wherfore syr Iames Dudglas with a great nombre of Scottes folowed and 〈◊〉 with the kynge at a place called Leylande in Northumberlande where was betwene them ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe le longe seconde son of Philypâ—e lâ—bell was nexte kynge of Fraunce he ordayned but one weyght and mesure to be thorowe all Fraunce IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auynyon .xix. yere a great battell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde the kynge fled escaped with great daunger In whiche battell the erle of Rychemonde was taken prisoner many men slayne dyuers other men taken â—nd the kynges treasure his ordynauÌ„ce was takyn and conueyed into Scotlande But this fylde was loste by the treason of the sayd Andrewe of Harkeley whome y e kynge had made erle of Carlyll whiche had a great nombre of people coÌ„mynge to the ayde of y e kynge toke secretely a great soÌ„me of money of the sayd Dudglas so betrayed the kynge came nat at the fylde whiche was cause y t the kynge lost the fylde for the whiche dede the sayd Andrewe was after drawne hanged quartered About this tyme warre began agayne betwene the Frenchemen the Englysshemen Gascons in Guyan For the pacifyenge of whiche warre kyng Edwarde sent ouer the quene his wyfe to her brother the Frenche kynge and whyle she was there Edwarde y e kyngê eldyst son beynge .xiiii. yere of age asked leaue of his father to go into FrauÌ„ce to his mother to se his vncle Philyppe le Belle kyng of Fraunce and had leaue and departed And because kynge Edwarde had denyed to do homage to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce for the Duchye of Guyan the sayd kynge Philyppe there made Edwarde the kynge of Englande his eldyst son duke of Guyan wherwith kynge Edwarde was nat content dyd exyle bothe the quene his sayd son out of Englande by the counsell of the Spencers of syr Robert Baldocke his ChauÌ„cellour wherfore the kynge made opyn Proclamacyons that yf the Quene her son came nat into Englande by a certayne day that they shulde be take as ennemyes to the kynge before the whiche day they came nat wherfore the kynge seased all the quenes landes his sons landes toke the hole profyte therof And after the kynge sent suche worde thretenynges to the kynge of Fraunce that he was compelled to auoyde the quene out of Fraunce wherfore she and her son went to the erle of Heynaude where Edwarde her son was shortly after contracte to Philyppe y e sayd erles doughter And whan this was knowen dyuers men of name of EnglaÌ„de came ouer to the quene and sone after the erle of Henaude prepared .v. C. men of armes of the whiche one syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude the erles brother was captayne and sent them ouer with the quene and her son into Englande whiche landed besyde Harwiche in Suffolke to whome a great nombre of people anone resorted to her ayde and than she came with great spede towarde London where the kynge at that tyme was whiche herynge therof for fere â—led towarde walys with a small companye and lefte the bysshop of Excester behynde hym to gouerne London And than the quene sent a letter to the Mayre and coÌ„mynalte of London whiche letter was tacked vpon the crosse in Chepe and dyuers copyes therof set vp in dyuers other places wherfore this bysshop of Excester sent to the Mayre to haue the keys of the citye spake to hym so sharpe wordes that they fell at suche a varyance that the coÌ„mons of the citye in a rage toke the sayd bysshoppe brought hym to the standarde in Chepe and smote of his hede and two of his seruantes hedes a cyteners hede called Marshall that was syr Hughe Spencers spye Than the kynge went to Brystowe and ordayned syr Hughe Spencer the father there to kepe castell and the towne and the kynge with Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke his Chauncelour and the erle of Arondell went into walys And the quene sent the erle of Kent and syr IohnÌ„ of Heynaude after them with a great companye whiche so pursued them that fyrst they toke Hughe Spencer the father at Brystowe and after pursued the kynge into walys and there toke the kynge and sent hym to the castell of Kenelworthe and toke Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke and the erle of Arondell and brought them all to the towne of Herforde anone after syr Hugh Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the sonne were drawne hanged and quartered and syr IohnÌ„ of Arnudell was beheded and syr Robert Baldocke put in Newgate in London and there shortly after dyed amonge the theues anone after at a parlement holden at westmyster the .xxv. day of Ianuarii the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvi The kynge was deposyd of his kyngly dignyte and he is buryed at Gloucester ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the thyrde sonne of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce Edwardus .iij. Benedicte Clement ¶ Benedicte was next pope y e yere of christ M.CCC.xxxiiii he hylde y e see in Auinyon .vii. yere ¶ Clement hylde the see nexte .xi. yere he ordaynde that the Iubely shulde be euery .l. yere Lewys ¶ Lewys was nexte Emperour he hylde y e empyre .xxiiii. yere he was deposed by pope Clement he had great warre with Fredrycke duke of Austryche whiche was also chosyn Emperour Edwarde the thyrde EDwarde the thyrde of that name son to Edwarde the .ii. of Isabell onely doughter of Philyppe le belle was crowned kynge the .ii. day of Februarii the yere of christ M.CCC.xxvi whan he was but .xv. yere of age In the fyrst yere of his reyne the Scottes entred into Englande the kynge with a great power came to them at the parke of Stanhope and set them rounde about yet the Scottes escaped that the kynge lost that iourney and returned with lytell honour And in the ende of the fyrst yere he maryed Philyppe the forsayd erles doughter of Henaude at yorke Sone after that the kynge made with the Scottes a peace and released to them theyr homage and delyuered vnto them theyr charter or indenture called Ragman as it was sayd by the counsell of the olde quene and syr Roger Mortymer whiche anone after was made erle of Marche And the olde quene and he toke vpon them the rule of the hole realme wherby many thynges grewe out of order ¶ About the thyrde yere of this kynge the erle of Kent the olde kynges brother supposynge his brother had ben a lyue deuysed certayne letters secretely to be sent to his brother for his delyuerance wherfore he was accused and by auctoryte of parlyament condempned and therfore was beheded This Roger Mortymer was so cruell couetous and so proude that the lordes and the people disdayned hym by secrete meanes brought him
the see with a companye of Spanyardes betwene whome there was a cruell fyght but the englysshemen were discomfyt and y e erle of Penbroke was there taken with a C.lx. mo prisoners the most parte of his men slayne and drowned and many englysshe shyppes taken and sone after that the towne of Rochell was yelden to the dukes of Burgoyne and Barry to the Frenche kynges vse ¶ Also in the .xlvii. yere the duke of Lancaster syr IohnÌ„ Gaunt Edmonde of Langley his brother landed at Caleys with a great power and so went forth to Dorlons and Corby passed the water of Somme and after passed the ryuer of Seyne and so vnto Bordeaux and spoyled the contrey as they went were neuer fought with saue onely at a skyrmysshe they lost .l. speres and .xx. archers whiche strangled from theyr comhanye ¶ Also in the ·xlviii yere pope Gregory sent .ii. bysshoppes to intreate for peace betwene the .ii. kynges but no full peace coude be than concluded but yet they obteyned abstynente of warre to a certayne day and after that they obteyned a longer day of abstynence of warre but alway in y t season the Frenche kynge wan many townes and holdes aswell in Guyan as in Brytten ¶ Also in the .l. yere of this kynge there was suche syckenesse and mortalyte aswell in Etalye as in Englande that innumerable people dyed ¶ Also in the .li. yere of kynge Edwarde he called his parlyament at westmyster and asked a Subsidye of his coÌ„mons for the defence of his enemyes where vnto it was answered that they myght no lenger bere suche charges sayd forther that they knewe that the kynge had ynoughe â—f it were well guyded And forther they complayned of dyuers offycers specially of the lorde Mortymer and dame Alys Piers wherfore the commons prayed that they myght be remoued from the kynge whiche request by the meanes of prince Edwarde the kyng graunted and after that the commons graunted the kinges pleasure And sone after prince Edwarde dyed at westmyster the .viii. day of Iuly and after was buryed at Canterburye ¶ In this yere also began a great Cisme in the churche of Rome for after y e dethe of pope Gregorye there were chosyn .ii. popes that harde it was to knowe whiche was indubitat pope that by many yeres after there was euer .ii. popes ¶ Also in the same yere the .xxi. day of Iune the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxvii kynge Edwarde dyed and is buryed at westmyster ¶ This kynge Edwarde whan he dyed had .iiii. sons that is to say Leonell duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancester Edmonde of Langley duke of yorke and Thomas of wodstoke erle of Cambryge ¶ This kynge Edwarde y e thyrde though that he was occupyed all the tyme of his lyfe in warre yet he was so cyrcumspecte that he euer toke hede to the coÌ„men welthe of his realme and ordred and stablysshed his lawes meruelously well and had in his dayes .xxv. or .xxvi. parlyamentes where there were many good statutes and actes made for the commyn welthe of the lande as appereth in the bokes of his statutes Richardus .ij. Vrban ¶ Vrban was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxxviii he hylde the see .xi. yere ¶ Wyncelant ¶ wyncelant was nexte Emperour the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxix he hylde the Empyre .xxii. yere but he was vnprofytable to the Empyre therfore he was deposed Rycharde the seconde RIcharde the seconde of that name son to prince Edwarde eldyst son to kynge Edwarde the .iii. beynge of .xi. yere of age was crowned kynge of Englande the .xv. day of Iuly the yere of Chryst M.CCC.lxxvii In the .ii. yere of this kynges reyne certayne galeys and other shippes were sent by Charles kynge of Fraunce with a great companye whiche came into dyuers hauyns in Englande and dyd moche hurte and at the last came into Thames and so to Grauysende and brent parte of that towne and returned into Fraunce agayne And in the same yere the erle of Cambrydge the kynges vncle went into Fraunce with .viii. M. men and passed the water of SoÌ„me and so forthe to Troys and wan it and so passed to the contrey of Gascoyne and so into Brytteyn where syr IohnÌ„ of Mounforde duke of Brytteyn gladly receyued them Anone after this the coÌ„mons of Englande arose and specially in Essex and Kent and made them Capteyns of whome the chefe they called Iacke Strawe another wyll wawe another wat Tyler and another Iacke Sheparde whiche came into the Towre of London where the kynge was and there they toke the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury the lorde of saynt Iohans and a frere the kynges Confessour and at the Towre hyll smote of theyr hedes and slewe and robbed all the straungers in Sothewarke toke with them all the Sentwary men in westmyster and saynt Martyns and brent the Sauey the duke of Lancasters place and spoyled saynt Iohans and the Innes of court and brent theyr bokes and slewe as many men of lawe and questmongers as they coude fynde toke out all the prisoners in all the prisons about London and after brought the kynge out of the Toure caused hym to ryde thorowe parte of the citye And in Smythfilde made a proclamacyon in the kynges presence with smal reuerence And thus they contynued seterday and sonday vpon the moÌ„day one willyam walworthe Mayre of London disdaynynge Iacke strawe his pryde his tyrranye amonge the multytude and prese of the people in the strete aswell of the coÌ„mons of the citye as of other came boldely vnto Iacke strawe and wonded hym to dethe and shortely smote of his hede and set it vpon a speres ende and cryde kynge Rycharde kynge Rycharde and when the rebelles behylde theyr captayns hede they fled as shepe and many of them were slayne and taken wherfore the kynge afterwarde made the sayd Mayre syr willyam walworthe and .v. other of the Aldermen knyghtes Also in the same tyme the coÌ„mons of Northfolke came to the Abbey of Burye and there slewe one of the kynges Iustyce IohnÌ„ Candysshe and the prior of the place but after the rebelles wexe taken and put to dethe ¶ Also in the .v. yere of this kynge there was a great erthe quake in Englande wherof the lyke was neuer sene before Also about the same tyme y e bysshoppe of Norwyche went into FlauÌ„ders by the popes lycence with a great power and wanne Dunkyrke and Grauelyn brent .xl. shyppê and moche goodes beynge within them but after there fell a syckenesse of the flyckes and other diseases amonge his soudears that he was fayne to returne into Englande ¶ The tytle of Edwarde the .iiii. ¶ In the .vii. yere of this kyng a great ê‘lyament was holden at westmyster where many dukes and erles were made and Roger Mortymer son to Edmonde Mortymer and Dame Philyppe eldyst doughter to syr Leonell seconde son of Edwarde the thyrde was proclaymed heyre
apparant whiche syr Roger went after into Irelande there was slayne by the wylde Irysshemen ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the .vi. was nexte Frenche kynge the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxx he made great warre agaynst them of Gaunt and other of the Flemynges that wolde nat obey theyr duke and slewe of them .xl. M. ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys called Lewys de marle was nexte erle of Flaunders Bonyface ¶ Benyface was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiiii. yere ¶ This syr Roger Mortymer had issue .ii. sonnes Edmonde Roger and .ii. doughters Anne and Alys that was made a nonne the .ii. sayd sonnes dyed without issue and Anne the eldyst doughter was maryed to Rycharde erle of Cambryge whiche was son to Edmonde of Langley before named whiche had issue betwene them Richarde duke of yorke father to kynge Edwarde the .iiii. as after shal be shewed ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge the erle of Arondell was sent into Guâ—an to strengthe the souldyars there but in the se he mette with a flote of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them and toke them Amonge the whiche was taken the Admyrall of Fraunce ¶ In the .xi. yere Thomas of woâ—stocke than duke of Glocester y e kynges vncle y e erle of Arondell the erles of warwyke Darby and Notyngham consyderynge howe the kynge the lande was ladde caused a parlyament to be called at London and those lordes that knewe them selfes fautye fledde out of the lande and neuer came agayne that is to say Alexander Archebysshop of yorke Leonell Vere markes of Deuelyn and syr Myghell Delapole erle of Suffolke and Chauncellour of Englande And at this parlyament syr Robert Treuilyan the chefe Iustyce of Englande syr Nicholas Breneber late mayre of London syr Iohan Salysbury syr Iohan Beuchampe stewarde of the kyngê house syr Symon Beuerley syr Iames Bernet syr Robert Belknappe chefe Iustyce of the coÌ„mon place and a seriant of armes called Vske were by auctoryte of y e parlyament atteynt of treason and put to execucyon at Tyborne and at the Towre hyll and IohnÌ„ Holt IohnÌ„ LoctonÌ„ Rycharde Gray wyllyam Burgh and Robert Fulthorpe Iustyce were exyled the lande for euer ¶ In the .xiiii. yere of this kynge IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster went into Spayne with a great armye and claymed to be kynge there by the tytle of his wyfe Constaunce doughter to Peter late before kynge of Spayne as is before rehersed and with the helpe of the kynge of Portyngale droue Henry kynge of Spayne to take a peace and a concorde with hym whiche was concluded thus that Henry kynge of Spayne shulde mary ConstauÌ„ce the eldyst doughter of the duke of Lancaster that was ryght heyre to Spayne that he shulde gyue the duke .viii. charyottes laded with wedges of golde yerely to pay to the duke and his wyfe .x. M. markes durynge theyr lyues After whiche thynge parfyted and done the duke with the kynge of Portyngale departed and after maryed his other doughter to the sayd kynge of Portyngale ¶ In the .xv. yere of this kynge a seruant of the bysshppe of Salysburye whiche was tresorer of Englande toke a horselofe from a bakers basket in Fletestrete and when the baker ranne to haue recouered his lofe the bysshoppes seruant brake his hede with his dagger and the inhalytaunce arose to haue brought this bysshoppes seruant to prison but his felowes rescued hym than the people in a furye wolde haue entryd into the bysshoppes place with force and the other made stronge resystence so at the last the Mayre with dyuers of the Aldermen and Sheryffes came thyder with a great companie but y e more the people increased the wors they were to rule that nat withstandynge the Mayres presence they assauted styll the bysshppes place that it was longe tyme or they coude be pacefyed wherof worde came to the bysshop of Salysburye beynge at wyndesore with the kynge that what by the meanes of the bysshoppe of Caunterburye then Chancellour of Englande the complaynt was made so greuous to the kynge that the Mayre was discharged of the rule of the citye and the lybertes seased into the kynges handes and syr Edwarde Dalyngtyge knyght made gouerner of the citye And the kynge and his couÌ„sell toke suche displeasure with the citye that the courtes in westmyster were remoued vnto yorke and y e terme kept there But then the kynge and his counsell perceyuynge it was nat so conuenyent for the welthe of the realme it was remoued agayne to London but yet the kynges displeasure towardes the citye somewhat styll contynued Therfore y e citye made dyuers meanes to obteyne his fauour and at the last by meanes of the quene and specially by one doctor Grauysende bysshoppe of London they opteyned the kynges fauour agayne And after they receyued the kyng into the citye where they made many goodly stages and thynges of pleasure And after gaue to the kynge a great soÌ„me of money and many other great gyftes of pleasure and so at the last obtayned his fauour and were agayne restored to theyr lybertes by the meanes of the sayde bysshoppe of London ¶ And in the .xvii. yere the kynges wyfe quene Anne dyed and is buryed at westmyster ¶ In the .xviii. yere of kynge Rycharde the heresyes of Iohan wykelyffe began to sprynge in Englande and the more because of the Cisme of the .ii. popes ¶ Also in the .xix. yere this kynge Rycharde maryed Isabell doughter to the Frenche kynge at Caleys and after brought her into London with a great tryumphe And also in the same yere the towne of Brest was delyuered vnto the duke of Brytteyn wherfore the duke of Glocester after that sayd to the kynge that it had ben more honour to the kynge to put his body to payne to wynne a stronge towne and holde than to gyue vp y t whiche was gotten by his progenytours by great diffyculte whervpon discencyon fell betwene the kynge and hym And after that the duke perceyuynge howe the kynge was myslad by certayne persons intendynge a reformacyon for the welthe of the realme caused an assemble to be at Arondell of dyuers lordes and other at whiche assemble there met the sayd duke the erle of Arondell the erle of warwyke the erle of Notyngham the bysshoppe of Caunterbury and dyuers other spirituall lordes and sware eche to other secretely to put theyr wylles and powers to auoyde from the kynge the duke of Lancaster and the duke of yorke and other whiche mysgouerned the realme but the erle of Notyngham vttred this conspiracye to the kynge wherfore the kynge sodaynly and secretely toke y e duke of Glocester and sent hym to Caleys where by his coÌ„maundement he was shortely after strangled in his bedde and so mourdred And after the kynge called a parlyament at westmyster where the erle of Arondell was Iudged to dethe and beheded at the Towre hyll and y e erle of
he was put to dethe But of the maner of his dethe be dyuers opinyons for some sayd that he was famysshed and kept from mete .v. days wherfore he dyed for honger and some sayd that one syr Piers of Exton with .viii. of his company fell vpon this Rycharde late kynge slewe hym But as sone as they smote at hym he shortely recouere one of theyr axes and slewe .iiii. of them but at the last he was wonded to dethe by the handes of the sayd Piers. And when he was deed he was layde open vysaged in the minyster of Pountfret after that brought to the citye of London and layde agayne in Poules with open vysage to the intent that his dethe myght be openly knowen And after he was caryed vnto Langley and there buryed but after he was remoued by kynge Henry the .v. in the fyrst yere of his reyne and buryed in westmyster ¶ After the deposynge of this kynge Rycharde kyng Henry founde great treasour what in his treasourye what in other places in money iewels to the value of .vii. M. li But yet here ye must note that .xl. s in those dayes was better than .xl. s is at this present day whiche is nowe the .xxi. yere of kynge Henry the .viii. for at those dayes .v. grotes made an ounce and nowe at this day .xi. grotes maketh an ounce ¶ Also in the same yere the kynge sent Isabell late quene and wyfe to kynge Rycharde into FrauÌ„ce vnto her father the Frenche kynge with great ryches in discharge of all her dowery in Englande whiche was after maryed to one Charles son and heyre to the duke of Orlyaauce ¶ Also in the seconde yere of this kynge a knyght called Roger Claryngton his .ii. seruantes and the prior of Launde and .viii. freres Mynours or gray freres and some of them bachelers of dyuinyte were drawyn and hanged at Tyborne for treason In this tyme a discencyon fell betwene one Owen of Glendor a welcheman and the lorde Gray of Ruthyn whiche Owen toke the lorde Gray prisoner and compelled hym to marye his doughter and kept hym styll in wales tyll he dyed wherwith the kynge toke displeasure came into wales with a great power and Owen with his people fled into the mountaynes and there kept hym that the kynge cowde nat wyne vnto hym wherfore the kynge returned ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe duke of Burgoyne son to IohnÌ„ kynge of FrauÌ„ce maryed Margaryt doughter to Lewys erle of FlauÌ„ders and by her was erle of Flaunders Gregory Alexander ¶ Gregory was nexte pope but he was deposyd ¶ Alexander was nexte pope he hylde the see one monthe ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of this kynge a discencyon fell betwene the kynge syr Thomas Percye erle of worcester that the sayd erle and syr Henry Percye his neuewe son and heyre to the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande gaue the kynge a great battell at Shroysbury where the sayd erle was taken and syr Henry Percye slayne on the kynges parte Henry the kynges eldyst son beynge prnce was wounded and the erle of Stafforde was slayne many other noble men and other were slayne vpon bothe partes after the erle was beheded And sone after this the Duches of Bryttayne came into Englande and was maryed vnto the kynge Sone after this the Emperour of Rome called Robert came into Englande to se the contrey and to disporte hym and had great chere of the kynge ¶ Also about the .vi. yere of this kynge Rycharde Skrope archebysshop of Caunterburye and the lorde Mombray marshall of Englande with other to them alyed gathered great strength to the intent to haue put downe the kynge wherfore the kynge gathered his power and sodaynly mette w t them besyde yorke where at a skyrmysshe made betwene them they were bothe taken For whiche rebellyon they were there demyd to dethe and after they were bothe beheded ¶ Also in this kynges dayes and ofte tymes in the tyme of kynge Rycharde the seconde there were many chalenged other and appelled other for treason For the whiche they waged battell he y t was vanquesshed was put to dethe as a traytour whether he were appellant or defendaÌ„t ¶ Also about the .ix. yere of this kynge one Ryse Apdee a welcheman for fauour that he bare to Owen of Glendour rebelled agayne the kynge but at the last he was taken and brought vnto London and there drawne hanged and quartred ¶ Also sone after that about the .xii. yere of his reâ—â—â—e the kynge sent his sonnes Thomas duke of Clarence IohnÌ„ duke of Bedforde and Vmfrey duke of Glocester and dyuers other lordes with a great power into FrauÌ„ce to helpe the duke of Orlyaunce agayne the duke of Burgon whiche landed in Normandye and so forthe went to Burdeux and toke many holdes and many prisoners and after returned with them into Englande ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge Henry intended to take a voyage to visyte the sepulture of our lorde at Ierusalem and made newe Galeys therfore because there was a Prophecy sayd that he shulde neuer dye tyll he had be at Ierusalem and in the preparynge of this he fell sodaynly sycke at saynt Edwardes shryne at westmyster wherfore they bare him into y e abbottes place there into a chambre And whan the kynge was somwhat come to hym selfe he asked where he was his seruantes tolde hym he was in the abbot of westmysters place in a chamber called Ierusalem and whan the kynge harde that the chambre was called Ierusalem he knewe well y t he shulde dye And therfore he made hym redy vnto god and there shortely after dyed in the .xx. day of Marche the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii And after was brought to Caunterburye and there buryed Henricus .v. Iohan. ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.x he hylde the see .x. yere and more and was deposed at the counsell of Constaunce Sygismounde ¶ Sygismounde was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xi in his tyme were .ii. generall counsels at Constaunce and Basell Henry the fyfte HEnry the fyfte of that name and son to Henry the .iiii. was crowned kynge of Englande the .ix. day of August the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xii he was borne at Monmouthe in wales and therfore he is called kynge Henry of Monmouthe This Henry before the dethe of his father applyed hym selfe to vyce and insolence and vsed ryotous wylde companye But after that he was admytted to gouerne y e lande he became a newe man and turned all his wyldenesse to sobernesse and his vyces to vertue And than he gaue sufficyent rewardes to all his olde wylde coÌ„pany that were his familyers charged all them vpon payne of theyr lyues that they shulde nat come within .x. myles of his presens And after his coronacyon he caused the corps of kynge Rycharde the .ii. to be taken vp at Langley with great solempnyte
buryed agayne at westmyster and ordayned there .ii. tapers to brenne perpetually vpon his graue and euery weke a solempne Deryge and masse to be songe for hym and certayne money to be gyuen in almesse ¶ Also in the .ii. yere of his reyne one syr IohnÌ„ olde castell knyght was appeched of Heresye and taken and he escaped and fledde into wales But after that the adherentes of the sayd syr IohnÌ„ gathered a great nombre of people assembled them in a fylde nyghe saynt Gylles nyhhe London But the kynge herynge therof sodaynly gathered his people and entryd the fylde vpon them or they were fully assembled and vanquesshed them and toke them prisoners and after caused .xxx. and mo of them to be iudged whiche were hanged vpon galouse in the same fylde and there brent ¶ Also in the .iii. yere of this kyng Henry he was put in mynde by his lordes spirituall and temporall to make warre vpon the frenche kynge for the tytle and ryght that he had to NormaÌ„dye Gascoyne Guyan whervpon he sent his imbassadours to the frenche kynge Charles the .vi. also desyred to haue Katheryn his doughter in maryage whervnto it was answered by the couÌ„sell of Fraunce that they had no leyser to answere suche tryfelinge busynesse And some wryters affyrme that the frenche kynge sent kynge Henry worde that he was to yonge to enterpryse any warre and in derisyon sent vnto hym a tonne full of tennes balles whiche was more mete for hym and his lordes to play with than to meddyll with any warres wherfore the kynge by the aduyse of his counsell made quycke prouisyon for to warre as after shal be shewed ¶ Also in the same yere there was a generall counsell of all the clargye of Christendome holdyn in y e citye of Constaunce in hyghe Almayne where the opinyons of wykelyffe were condempned for Heresyes whiche counsell contynued by the space of .iiii. yeres and than the olde Cisme of the two popes was determyned and one newe pope chosen called the .v. Martyn ¶ Also whan the kynge had made prouisyon for his warre in the .iiii. yere of his reyne he with his lordes rodde thorowe London and so to Southampton where his armye went with hym but whyle he was shyppynge his people Rycharde erle of Chambrydge sonne to Edwarde of Langley the .iiii. son to kynge Edwarde the .iii. whiche Rycharde maryed Anne doughter to Roger Mortymer son to Philyp onely doughter of Leonell .ii. son to kyng Edwarde y e thyrde ¶ IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ son to Philyppe was nexte duke of Burgon and erle of Flaunders he caused one of his seruantes to slee the duke of Orlyaunce but after that the sayd duke Ioâ—nÌ„ was slayne Martyn ¶ Martyn was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiiii. yere And syr Rycharde Skrope tresourer of Englande and syr Thomas Gray knyght conspyred treason agaynst the kynge intended to haue slayne the kynge wherfore these .iii. were taken and therof areyned of treason and therfore there beheded And some wryters affyrme that the frenche kynge hyered them therto for the accomplysshement of this sayd purpose â—aue vnto them a millyon of golde After whiche execucyon thus done the kynge toke shyppynge with his armye and landed in Normandye leyde sege to the castell of Harflere whiche anone was delyuered vnto the kynge And than the kynge put out the frenchemen stuffed it with englysshemen and made his vncle the erle of Dorset captayne therof and sent a proclamacyon into Englande that what crafty man wolde come thyther to dwell he shulde haue house housholde to hym and to his heyres and his assygnes whervpon many came thyther so the towne was stuffed with englysshemen Than the Dolphyn and other lordes that had the gouernaunce of FrauÌ„ce because the frenche kynge was y e tyme sycke and dyseased And as some wryters affyrme of a Frensye brake vp all the brydges that the kynge coude nat passe ouer the water of Some wherfore the kynge drewe towarde Pycardye wherfore the frenchemen assembled a great hoost and came towarde the kynge to a certayne towne called Egyncourt redy to gyue battell and whan kynge Henry sawe the great multytude he comforted his people whiche were nat of good fyghtyngmen passynge the nombre of .vii. M. but the frenche cronycles seythe there were almost xx M. the frenchemen were nombred at .xl. M. And therfore kynge henry coÌ„maunded euery man ouer nyght to gette hym a stake sharpe ar bothe endes and to pytche it into the grounde before them and to retrete backe in the begynnynge whan the frenchemen shulde with theyr speres renne vpon them and accordynge as they were coÌ„maunded they dyd And in the mornynge in the .xxv. day of October the frenchemen with a great nombre of men of armes with speres came fersly rennyng vpon the englysshe hoost to the intent to haue ouer ryden them but the horses were goryd with the stakes and wouÌ„ded and beten so with Arowes that one stuÌ„bled vpon another that euery frencheman combryd other than the englysshemen with theyr bylles and axes so fersly smote them slewe them as fast as they might slee a flocke of shepe in a folde that the victorye that day fell to the englysshemen At whiche battell there was slayne of the englysshe parte the duke of yorke that had the vawewarde and the duke of Suffolke of other persons nat passynge the nombre of .xxx. persons but of frenchemen there were slayne the duke of Alaunson the duke of Braban and .viii. erles and .lxxx. barons and of gentylmen of name to the nombre of .xv. C. and aboue and of other aboue .viii. or .ix. M. and there was taken the duke of Orlyaunce the duke of Burbon the erles of Vandosme of Ewe of Rychemount Bursygaunt marshall of Fraunce and many other gentylmen to the nombre of .xxiiii. C. and aboue And after this battell and victorye tydynges came to kynge Henry that the frenchemen were redy with a great hoost agayne to gyue a newe battell wherfore he sette his hoost agayne in array and commaunded and made proclamacyons that euery man shulde slee his prisoner by reason of whiche proclamacyon the dukes and lordes of Fraunce that so were prisoners by the lyâ—ence of the kynge sent worde to the hoost of Fraunce y t they shulde withdrawe them so they dyd Than on the morowe the kynge with his prisoners toke his way to Caleys and anone after came ouer into Englande with all his prisoners and great rychesse that he and his hoost had wonne at the sayd fylde of Egyncourt was honorably receyued in LoÌ„don with great tryumphe Also in the same yere Sigysmounde emperour of Almayne came into London whome the kynge honorably receyued made to hym great chere he laboured to haue had a peace betwene the frenche kynge and kynge Henry but that toke none effecte and than he returned into Almayne and the kyng accompanyed hym to
¶ The Cronycles of Englande and of dyuers other realmes breuely compyled with the pyctures and armes of all the kynges of Englande syth the conquest Prologus WHâ— so wyll rede in auncyon cronycles historyes shall fynde y t after the distructyon of Troye Eneas with his son Ascanius begotten of his wyfe 〈◊〉 doughter to 〈…〉 kyng of Troy came into Italye there maryed Lauina doughter to kyng 〈…〉 of Latinus was there kinge reyned .iii. yere After whome succeded 〈◊〉 son 〈…〉 of Alba in Italye reyned there .xxviii. yere after Ascaniâ—â— reyned 〈…〉 borne in y e woddê for y â— cause he was called Siluius which Siluius was 〈…〉 y â— reyned after in Alba. He was also by some wryters called 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 deth of his father Of this Siluius there be dyuers opinyons for some say 〈…〉 to Aâ—canius â— some holde y t he was son â—o â—neas by his wyfe Lauina also some wryters holde y t Lauina haâ— by Eneas a son called Ascaniuâ— â–ª But whether y t Ascanius son to Eneas Lauina or Ascanius son to Eneas and Crusa was the kynge of Latyns There be dyuers opinyons but all wryters agre that Ascanius was kyng of Latyn nexte after Eneas that Siluius reyned next Ascanius was the .iii. kyng of Latyns after kyng Latinus of whome Romuius discended y t fyrst bylded the citye of Rome and of hym toke the name of Rome fyrst as after shall appere in the processe of this worke ¶ And also of the begynnyng of y e inhabytacion of this realme of EnglaÌ„de somtyme called Britteyn before y t called Albion there be dyuers opinyons we rede in the englysshe cronycle y â— one Dioclesâ—an kyng of Siriens had .xxxii. doughters which were maryed vpoÌ„ one day to .xxxii. kingê which women all waxed stoberne disobedyent y t their husbaÌ„de 's coÌ„playned to their father therof which father called them all to gether therfore foule rebuked theÌ„ but all they beyng incorrygyble waxed more frowarde by one assent y e same nyght after for anger slewe all their husbandes cut theyr throtes wherfore the said Dioclesyan was so sore moued y t he intended to put them all to dethe but yet by the aduyse of his couÌ„sell refrayned that put them all in a shyp in y e see no nother ê‘son w t therâ— which women after by aduenture a ryued here in this realme whiche than was all wyldernes desolate of people called the laÌ„de Albyon after y e name of y e eldyst syster called Albyon after y t the deuyll takyng bodyes of y e eyre mans nature iÌ„ other coÌ„treys shed by polusyoÌ„ came lay by those women here begat of theÌ„ horryble Gyantê which there coÌ„tynued tyll y e coÌ„myng of Brute But this story semeth more meruaylous than trewe though it hath coÌ„tynued here in englaÌ„de taken for treuth amoÌ„ge vs englysshemen yet other people do therfore laugh vs to scorne so me semeth they may right well I meruayle iÌ„ my mynde y t men hauyng any good naturall reason wyll to such a thiÌ„ge gyue credeÌ„ce for no man can tell who is y e Auctour of this story nor of whome it shulde come nor of any wryter of name in this lande that euer wrote therof Nor also we rede in no historyes of any other couÌ„trey of any suche kyng in Siria nor of any 〈◊〉 story which story yf it were trewe wolde haue ben put iÌ„ wrytyng by some historyer in y e same 〈…〉 some other contrey coÌ„syderyng that in euery coÌ„trey they wryte of many other thyngê of 〈…〉 wonder And also a man hauynge reason may well iudge y t the thynges nat onely vnlyke to be trewe but almost impossyble y t a great kyng shulde haue .xxxii. doughters all to be maryed at one day also as vnlykely y t there shulde be .xxxii. kynges maryed at one day And also very vnlyke y t all those womeÌ„ shuld be of so yuell disposicyoÌ„ at one tyme so cruelly mynded to do such an abhominable dede but y t amoÌ„ge all theÌ„ there shuld be one of those systers at y e lest somwhat disposed to goodnesse to refrayne from y e doynge of suche a cruell dede In the whiche I trowe that women at this day wyll take my parte also very vnlykly y t suche a shyp comyng froÌ„ so farre a coÌ„trey shuld neuer touche laÌ„de tyll it came hyther coÌ„sideryng y t the cours is so longe aboue .iii. or .iiii. M. myles by see dyuers other landê IlaÌ„des betwene also y e passage so strayte dauÌ„gerous y t they must nedes come thorow many strayâ—ê shawlles lykly to touche lande iÌ„ many other places or they coude come into this Occian see as they that be sene in Cosmografye may well ê‘ceyue by y e syght of the quart or Mappa mundi And also it standeth nother w t good fayth nor reason y t the deuyll shuld by suche maner ingender w t women whiche if the deuyll had suche power than why shuld he nat nowe haue lyke power at this day wherof nowe a days we se no suche generacyon also if y e deuyll had suche power I se nat why those chylderne so gendred shuld be Gyauntes excede all other in greatnesse coÌ„sideryng that y e sede the place where it was sowne was no nother but suche wherof chylderne be ingendred at this day wherfore I suppose no nother but that it is but a fayned fable that this lande shulde be called Albyon for that cause But yet other wryters of historyes there be whiche say that this lande was fyrst called Albyon by reason of y e whyte Cleues rockes at Douer whiche be sene farre in a bryght day was so called Albyon of the Latyns as it were the whyte laÌ„de for Albus is latyn for whyte ¶ But ferthermore howe this lande after that toke the name of Britteyn there by dyuers opinyons howe be it y â— comen opinyons is that Brute son to Siluius son to Ascanius son to Eneas whiche came froÌ„ Troye was y e fyrst y t inhabyted this laÌ„de whaÌ„ there was no people here but onely Gyauntê which sayeng we haue onely of one Gaâ—tridus monumetensis which wrote y t storye in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. about y e yere of chryst M.C.lxx. and as it appereth by his prologe he directed his boke to Robert erle of Glocester which was vncle to the sayd kyng Henry affyrmynge in the same prologe y â— one water Archedeacon of Oxforde brought hym aÌ„ olde boke writeÌ„ in y e britteyn speche which he translatyd in to lateÌ„ coÌ„prehendiÌ„â— y â— sâ—yd story of Brute al beit he writâ—th not y e name of y e boke nor who was y e auctor therof but y e oldest writyng y t we rede of aÌ„ny auctor is y e boke of y e coÌ„meÌ„taryes of
commyng ouer it which they seyd in laten de aduentu auium ¶ Procas siluius son to Auentinus was next kyng of Latyns Albayns ¶ Amulyus siluius the yonger son of Procas was next kyng of Albayns he expulsyd his elder broder Numiter slew Lansus his sonne cawsyd Rehea his doughter to be a nonne of sych an order that yf she brake her vyrgynyte she shuld dye but that not with stondyng she was gotten with chylde by one vnknowyn had .ii chyldern at a byrth which after were callyd one Romulê° another Remê° wherfore Amulius causyd Rehea to be burned quik the ·ii cheldern to be cast in the water of Tiber but yet by ê‘uycyoÌ„ deuyne they were pÌ„seruyd by the water syde fouÌ„d alyue by one Faustulê° which norryshed them tyll they cam to age which chyldern than slew the seyd Amulius Ebrank Brute greenshyld Leyle Ludebras Bladud Leyre ¶ Ebrank soÌ„ to menpresyus reynyd next he coÌ„queryd frauÌ„ce wan there grete tresure cam agayn byldyd a cyte calfyd Eborak after his name which now is calleyd york byldyd Edinborow castell ¶ Brute grenshelde callyd viride stutun reynyd after his fader Ebrank .xxx. yere ¶ Leyle son to Brute reynyd next after he made the town of karlell in his tyme Salamon made y e temple of Ierusalem this Leyle reynyd .xxii. yere ¶ Ludibras son to Leyle reynyd after hym he made the ceties of Canterbury wynchester shaftisbury he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Bladud son to Ludibras reynyd next he made the cyte of Bath as the story seyth he was a grete nigromancyer by y t craft made there y e hote bathys but other clerkis hold opynyon that they come naturally of y e grounde be cause ther be manny sych in other placis as in darbyshyer at boxtone and many other in Italye dyuers other landis some phylozophers holde that y e cause therof is thus that whaÌ„ there is a hote fume which perpetuall comyth fumyth out of the yerth wherof ye may se manny of thâ—m by experyence in Italy which be euer perpetually hote fumyng smokyng out of the yerth lyke wyse as welspryngis come out of the yerth perpetually when anny welspryng brekyth out at any place of the yerth where sych a hote fume is nygh IoyniÌ„g thaÌ„ if y e hote fume be bygger of power theÌ„ it will naturally make the water hote because y e hote fume welspryng be both of theyr naturis perpetuall that hote bath of water must be perpetually hote but whether men will beleue the history or the phylozophers euery man is at his lyberte This bladud reynyd .xxi. yere ¶ Leyre soÌ„ to Bladud reynyd next he made y e town of Leycet after his name he had .iii. doughters because the eldest doughter Genoril seyd she louyd hym better than her lyfe the .ii. callyd Rogane seyd she loued hym passyng all creaturs the .iii. doughters called Cordell seyd that she louyd hym as she ought to loue her father he therfore maryed his eldest doughter to the kyng of skotland the .ii. to the yerle of Cornwall nothyng regardyng his yongist doughter gafe his hole realme land in his lyfe to his two eldest doughters but y e king of frauÌ„ce callyd Agamp herd speke of the bewty goodnes of Cordell toke her to wyfe though y e father had nothyng to gyfe her after this Leyr soiornyd with his eldest doughter a whyle with .xl. knyghtis squyeris waytyng on hym so long tyll y t she was wery of hym wherefore he departyd theÌ„s went to his other doughter in to Cornewall there soiornyd so long tell y t she was also wery of hym wherfore he departyd preuely in to frauÌ„ce to his yongyst doughter whiche there reseuyd hym louyngly when kynge Agampe knewe how vnkyndely his .ii doughters seruyd hym he sent hym ouer agayne with his doughter agrete people with hym whych iÌ„ stroÌ„g bateyl had y e victory so Leyr had his laÌ„d again lyffyd after y â— .iii. yere iÌ„ all reynyd .xl. yere ¶ The lyne of cicambres †Torgotus Tungrys Teutho Agrippa ¶ Pryam after the deth of Cicamber was next kyng of Cicambreys after whoÌ„ succedyd one Hector other as the lyne petegre aboue shewyth as the frenchmen hold oppynyon 〈…〉 Ancus marciê° Tarquimê° prisâ—us Sermus tulliê° Tarquimus suê‘bê° Â¶ Romulus Remus bredyrne â—wyndels after that they had slayne Anâ—â—ius byldyd a cyte in tâ—e place where they were cast in the water to haue been drownyd But because it was not knowyn who was the elder brother some dyscord grewe Betwene theÌ„ who shuld haue the name of the Cyte wherfore it was agreed after the custome of they re old wichcraftys that eyther of them shuld stand vppon dyuers hylâ—â—s ouer whose hed so euer it were that most nomber of Byrdys callyd vulturus dyd fle y t he shuld haue the preemyneÌ„câ— wherof the fortune fell to Romulê° wherfore he namyd the cyte Rome But incontinent after this Romulus slew his broder Remus because he went ouer the wallys of the Cyte contrary to his broderâ— coÌ„maundement wherfore then Romulus abode soole kyng of Rome This Romulus ordeynyd that there shuld be a C. of the wysyst of the people elect whiche were callyd Senatours by whose councell all matters shuld be dyrectyd This Romulus was slayn in a tempest of thunder lyghtenyng that no man coud tell where his body became Therefore the roÌ„mayns seyd that he was translatyd into heuyn wherfore afterward they honouryd hym as a god ¶ Numa pompilius a Sabyne born was next kyng of Rome because ther was oft dyscord betwen the Romayns Sabynis it was agreed that bothe cuntreys shuld be as one the kyng to be chosyn by eleccyon and agreemeÌ„t of both people which Numa so chosyn gouernyd y e people by sych maner that he was without any war duryng his lyfe wherfore the Romayns incresyd meruelously both in strenght and ryches ¶ Tulliê° hostiliê° a romayn was next chosyn kiÌ„g he made war agaiÌ„st y e Albayns subduyd the king callyd Caius Ciuilius and bâ—eâ—t and dyâ—lroyed the cyte of Alba And made all the people subduyd to Rome This Tullius was slayn with thonder and lyghtening ¶ Ancus marcius son to Numa was next chosyn king of Rome He adioynyd to the cite of Rome y t mountê Auentyne and Iamcule and was the furst that byldyd the bryge ouer Tyber ¶ Tarquinius priscus borne in the cite of Tarquia was next chosin king of Rome â—e dubled the noÌ„ber of the Senatours and made a nother C. which were callid Peeres or Faders of y e yoÌ„g senatours He fortefied gretly the cite of Rome he gaue his doughter in mariage to Seruius tullius wherefoâ—e by the menis of the chileren of Ancus he was in his â—ales slayn by treason ¶ Seruius tulliê° was next king Not made by the coÌ„seÌ„t
of all the peple but onâ—y by coÌ„seÌ„t of the Peres he made the diche about the town wallê of Rome and was after slayn by Tarquiniê° his soÌ„ in law ¶ Tarquinius suê‘bus s the proud son to Tarquinius priscus was nexte king of Rome he was the furst that vsurpid and took vppon hiÌ„ to be king without Eleccion of the people or of the peeris This Tarquiniê° suê‘bus had a soÌ„ callid Sextus tarquiniê° which raueshid one Lucres wife to Tarquiniê° Colantinus wherfore this Lucres thinkyng her self vnworthy euer after to lye by her husband and in purgyng her self because it was agaynst her wyll in the pÌ„lens of her husband and of diuers other stykkyd her self with a knyfe to the hart for a ê‘petuall memory therof to be had for which cruell deed of Rauyshment done by y e seyd Sextus tarquinius the romayns did put downe the seâ—d Tarquiniê° suê‘bus from his dignyte of kyngdome banyshyd hym all his chyldren for euer and after they had name of a kyng in as gret hatred as the name of a theef wherfore instede of a kyng they made .ii. Cousullê to gouern the peopuâ—l whose Auctorytis shuld last but for one yeer Cordell Morgan Conedak Riuallus GurguÌ„cius Sisilliê° yago Kymarcus Gorbonian Porrex Ferrex †¶ Cordell the yoÌ„gist doughter of Leyre hyld the land next after her father .v. yerê the meane whyle Agamp kyng of frauÌ„ce dyed howbeit the cronycles of frauÌ„ce disagreâ—th herin with Galfridê° for they wryte of non callyd agamp that shuld be kyng of fraunce ¶ MorgaÌ„ Conedak y t were soÌ„ns to y e other .ii. sisters warryd vppoÌ„ Cordell at y e last toâ—k her put her in prison ê‘tid y e laÌ„d betwen them after Conedak slew Morgan at a place in walis now callyd Glomorgan and reynid .xxxix. yere ¶ Riuallê° soÌ„ to Conedak reynid next gouernid well the laÌ„d In his time it reynid blood .iii. days after y t folowid gret deth of pepull bestê wheÌ„ he had reynid .xxii. yere he died is buried at york ¶ GurguÌ„ciê° soÌ„ to Riuallê° was a meeke man curteyse reynyd .vii. yere lyeth at yorke ¶ Sisillius reynyd next after as sone as he had take the crown he dyed ¶ yago â—euew to GurguÌ„cius reynyd nextr after but a short tyme. ¶ Kimarcê° soÌ„ to sisiliê° reynid next ¶ GorboniaÌ„ reynyd next after he had .ii. sonnys one callyd Porrex the other Ferrex ¶ Porrex ferrex strofe for the laÌ„d but Porrex slew his broder therfore his moder callid Idon with her maydyns wheÌ„ he was a slepe cut him all to pecis after y t y e laÌ„d was deuidid in to .iiii. kiÌ„gdomis one was callyd Stater kyng of Skotland an other Dawaller kyng of Loigers an other Rudak kiÌ„g of walis an other Cloten king of Cornwall The lyne of CicaÌ„bers †Ambro Turingus Simber Camber †The hystoryes speke but lytyll of the heyris of Francyon vnto the tyme of Magius· Dictatours †Largius Quintus Cincinatus CoÌ„sullê Luciê° iuniê° brutê° Tarquiniê° colatinê° Publiê° valeriê° publicola †¶ Lucius Iunius Brutus Tarquinius Colantinê° â—ere y â— furst coÌ„sullis chosyn in Rome but sone after Tarquinius Colantinus was put out because of Hatered that the Romayns had to the name of Tarquinius one Publius Valerius Publicola was made consull in his sted ¶ Publius Valerius Publicola thus beyng consull made warr agayns Tarquinius superbus and slew of his people aboue ·xviM for the which victory he was the furst of the consuâ—lis that euer rod in a chariot Triumphant in the cyte of Rome he was a man of grete Iustyce equite after that he had be .iiii tymis consull he made warr agaynst the sabyns dyscomfytyd them the prayes prycis that he toke there brought to Rome wherefore when he was ded the people of Rome dyd spend the .iiii. part of there goodis at his beryeng and cost at his funerallis Also after that there was a new order dygnyte made among the romayns which was callyd a Dictator a â—reter dygnyte aboue the consullis which had auctorite to make ordynances and lawis and was as master of y e people but this Dictator was chaungeable euery half yere sometyme after at euery thryd yeere as some wryters affyrme and some tyme at euery v· yere when his yerys was past and he dyschargyd of his auctocyte he shuld be than answerable to all byllis complayntis that any of the people coud alegge agayn hym and ponyshed for euery thyng that he had done contrary to Iustyce therfore ther was euer so good iÌ„dyffereÌ„t Iustyce vsyd and had among the romayns that all the world spake of theÌ„ honor the executyng of which good and indefferent Iustyce cawsyd them to grow in ryches to be of power strenght aboue aÌ„ny people in the world therfore wold good it were so vsyd at this day in the reaâ—me of England that euery Iugge and other offycers hauyng auctoryte to execuâ—e y e lawis or to gouerne or to rule in aÌ„ny office shuld be remouable at .iiii. or .v. yere or lesse theÌ„ to answere to all coÌ„playntis that shuld be allegid agayns him and to be ponished for euery offence that he had committid in his rome and then ther wold not be so mich extorcione and oppressione of the pore people nor so manny iniuries as is now adays The furst that euer was Dictator in Rome was was callid Largius and with hym was another chosyn to be master of y e chyualry of whoÌ„ y e furst was callyd Spurius cassius ¶ Also after this ther was one chosyn Dictator which was callyd Quintus Cincinatus which was an husband man which as he was dryfyng his cart was requyred by the senate to take vppon hym y e dygnyte of Dictator which he refusyd but at the last they constraynyd hym therto this Quintus Cincinatus and one Lucius Tarquinius which was elect captayn of cheualry had grete victory of theyr enmyes but this Quintus Cincinatus cawsyd all the prayse and pryses to be dystrybutyd to y e men of warr nothyng reseruyd to hym selfe therof DuÌ„wallo Belinê° breÌ„niê° GurguÌ„ciê° quiÌ„tilliê° Sisilliê° kimaurê° dauiê° Â¶ DuÌ„wallo soÌ„ to CloteÌ„ after y e deth of his fader was aÌ„ hardy maÌ„ a fayr passing all over of y e brytteÌ„s his fader CloteÌ„ was next heyr to y e hole laÌ„d therfor DuÌ„wall slew Stater Rudak in playn batell so coÌ„queryd all the hole laÌ„d was y e furst that euer ware crown of gold iÌ„ briteyn ordenyd diuers lawis wherof one was y t he y t had doÌ„ neuer so gret offeÌ„ce caÌ„ to y e teÌ„ple for sauegard y t no maÌ„ shuld hurt hiÌ„ but theÌ„ he might after y t go to what coÌ„trey hym lyst he reynyd .xl. yeer lyeth at new troye ¶ Belinus and Brenius sonnis to Dunwallo reynyd next Ioyntely They
saue his broder Clodiak his lyfe y t was there prisoner ⸫ ¶ Charlê ynach deê‘tid froÌ„ his fad godfrey iÌ„to archadia yer liuid iÌ„ warrê vndâ—r Luciê° Iuliê° coÌ„sull ¶ Swayn dought to charlê inach to oÌ„ swayn sist to Iuliê° cesar was maried to on Saluiê° brabaÌ„ to whoÌ„ Iuliê° gafe y e coÌ„trey of brabaÌ„ by whoÌ„ it toke furst y e name so â—is saluiê° was furst duke of brabaÌ„ ¶ Charlis brabaÌ„ soÌ„ to saluiê° to swayne was duke of toÌ„gres secoÌ„d duke of brabaÌ„ .xlvi. yere before y e byrth of cryste he maried y e doughter of Epitogrus duke of Turynge succedyd hym as duke Octauian ¶ Octauian Cesar Augustus of whom the eÌ„ê‘ours toke the name of Augustê° son to Caiê° Octauiê° Athia doughter to Iulia sister to Iuliê° Cesar was next made emê‘our In the .xlii. yere of his eÌ„pyre Ihesu Cryste the soÌ„ of God secoÌ„d ê‘son in Trinite took maÌ„nis nature was borne in the cyte of Bedlem in Iury of the virgyn Mary Conâ—eyuyd without maÌ„nis seed by the iÌ„spiracyon of the holy Gost as apperith in the bokis of the .iiii. EuaÌ„gelistis Mark Mathew Luke IohnÌ„ which wrote of his Godhed MaÌ„hod workis myracles He taught pÌ„chyd a new law exortiÌ„g all meÌ„ to meeknes charite rebukiÌ„g syn Ihesu Cryste IohnÌ„ Baptyst dispisiÌ„g war all contrary to the miÌ„dis of the gret kingis gouernours of the romaiÌ„s sich oyer but he dyspisyd all worldly honour ê¯quest victory taught exortid eueri maÌ„ to loue his eÌ„my and to do good for yuyll ¶ Also .vi. moÌ„this before the birth of cryst IohnÌ„ the Baptyst was borne A maruelouse holy man which lyuid in wildernes Baptisyng the people prechiÌ„g the coÌ„miÌ„g of Cryst Of whoÌ„ cryst hym self was baptisyd This Iohn was cosyn to cryste ¶ Ihesu Cryste while he was her iÌ„ yerth had mani dsiciples but amoÌ„g yeÌ„ al he electyd specyally .xii. Peter Andrew IohnÌ„ Iamis the more Thomas Iamis the las Philip Barthelmew Mathew Simon Iude Iudas skaryot But thys Iudas betrayed hys master Cryst sold him to the Iews yersor aft the asceÌ„cioÌ„ of crist ye apostellê did chose mathie iÌ„ the sled of Iudas yese .xii after the deth of cryst pÌ„chid iÌ„ diuers coÌ„tres coÌ„uertid ye pepul to cristis feyth Tenecius Kimbelinus ¶ TeneÌ„ciê° .ii. soÌ„ of ludreinid next he gouernid well the laÌ„d .viii. yere ¶ KiÌ„belmê° soÌ„ toteneÌ„ciê° reynid next In his time Iesu Crist was born froÌ„ y e creacioÌ„ of ye world .v. M. C.xc.ix Francus Clogion ¶ IohnÌ„ the Euangelest was cosyn to cryst he went in to ynde ther coÌ„uertyd mych people and after was brought to Rome by the coÌ„mandment of domycyaÌ„ put in to a vessell of boylyng oyle cam out without hurt from thens was banysshyd in to y e yle of patmose wher he wrot the appocalypse ¶ Iamis the more broder to seynt IohnÌ„ the Euangelyst went in to spayn ther prechyd after cam agayne into Iury there was he dyd by herod ¶ Thomas prechid to y e parthes medes after weÌ„t iÌ„ to iÌ„de wher he was martirid slayn with sperê ¶ Iamis y e lasse he was furst bysshop of Iherusalem where he was cast downe froÌ„ y e top of y e teÌ„ple to y e grownd so was martyryd dyed ¶ Phylyp prechyd in Seythie coÌ„uertyd allmost all the coÌ„trey after was crucyfyed ¶ Bartholomew was neuew to y e kyng of Syrye he prechyd in Lychane ynde after came in to albane a cyte in armonye ther coÌ„uertyd y e kiÌ„g y e quene .xii. cytes in y e coÌ„trey but after he was takyn by astiagius the kyngis broder which made hym to be fleyd quik after smot of his hed ¶ Mathew appostell euaÌ„gelist he wrot y e gospell iÌ„ hebrew toÌ„g he prechid iÌ„ egipt at y e last was he did ¶ SymoÌ„ was cosiÌ„ to crist he was chosiÌ„ bisshop of IherusaleÌ„ by y e appostellê after y e deth of seiÌ„t Iamê the lesse where he was crucyfyed when he was C.xx yere of age ¶ Iudas taddeê° he prechyd iÌ„ y e cyte of Edyssa after in Mesopotonya after was slayne iÌ„ armonye ¶ Mathye after y e asceÌ„cioÌ„ of cryst was chosiÌ„ appostell in the stede of Iudas skariot he prechyd in Iury but y e Iues stonid hym to deth after smote of his hed Tiberius Caligula ¶ Tiberiê° soÌ„ of Liuia whiche was wyfe to Octauyan was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere after y e byrth of cryst .xvi. he was a man of grete litterature he made neuer war in his owne ê‘soÌ„ but by hys capteyns ¶ Caiê° caligula was next eÌ„ê‘our he was a viciê° maÌ„ wold haue beÌ„ worshypid as a god Guiderus ¶ Guiderê° soÌ„ to kimbeline reinid next he was a myghty maÌ„ of hye hert he denyed y e tribute to be payd to rome wherfor Claudius eÌ„ê‘our of rome caÌ„ iÌ„ to eÌ„glaÌ„d with a gret host of romayns gaâ— batteyl to y e kyng a romayn callyd Hamond changyd his armys preuely cam to y e kyng slew hym traytorously after y t Aruiragê° y e kyngis broder slew Hamond cast hym in to a water which was therfor callyd Hamond Hauyn where now Sowth Hampton is set wherof y e toun toke furst his name this Claudiê° wane agayn y e trybute to rome as y e boke of polycronyâ—oÌ„ affyrmyth But yet after y e deth of Guiderê° Aruiragê° toke to wyff Claudiê° doughter callyd gen wissa where by pese was made y e tribute to rome was releassid saue onely fealte this Claudiê° byldyd the towne of Glocester Herimerus Mercomer Clodomer ¶ Herimerê° soÌ„ to ClogyoÌ„ was next made kiÌ„g of frenchmeÌ„ in y e .xv. yere after y e byrth of cryste In his time y e gallis made gret warr agayns y e frenchmen distroyd mych of theyr coÌ„trey wherefore Herimerê° gederyd a meruelous grete nomber of frenchmen enteryd in to Gallya distroid y e coÌ„trey made theyr lordê dukis subiâ—et to y e frenchmen but yet lastly this herymerê° was sleyn in y e seyd warris ¶ Marcomer broder to herymerê° was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ y e yere of cryst .xxxii. he had many battellis agayns the romayns gallys In his tyme Ihesu Cryst sufferyd passyon was Crusefyed ¶ Clodomer soÌ„ of Marcomer was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„ch meÌ„ In his time yer aperid .iii. soÌ„iÌ„s iÌ„ y e firmameÌ„t which a lityll lytill ioynyd all iÌ„ to one aft y e yer was gret derth iÌ„ all Europa gret deth of meÌ„ bestis yis Clodomar passid y e reuers of rine meuze had gret war agaiÌ„s y e gallis with victory to his honor Seynt Peter Lyne ¶ Seynt Peter the appostell born iÌ„ galely cam to rome y e secoÌ„d yere of y e reyne of y e eÌ„ê‘oure Claudiê° y e yere from the byrth of
called Catenesey but y e brytons dysdeyned to gyue theyr doughters to theÌ„ in maryage therfore they aquaynted theÌ„ with Irysshmen maryed theyr doughters therfore y e lande as appereth in policronicoÌ„ was fyrst called Irelande after Pictauia lastly SkotlaÌ„de After y t this Maurê° coÌ„tynued in loue with y e Romayns payed his trybute to Rome ruled Brytayne doynge good Iustyce after dyed lyeth at Carlell Odemer therfore that couÌ„tre was called a whyle Fraunce after y t Marcomere by the duke called Marcomere whiche had a sone called Brandon whiche bylded y e towne of Brandenburgh wherof the markes Brandonburgh one of y e elizours of y e Emperour at this day bereth his name ¶ Odemer sone of Rychemere was after his fader kynge of y e Frensshmen he kepte peas bothe with y e Romayns Galleâ—s he augmented gretely y e sacrefyse to the goddes specyally he caused to honoure y e god Mars for by hym the people trusted for vyctory Octauius AqsgranuÌ„ which is y e cyte of Aâ—oÌ„ where y e emperour now taketh his fyrst crowne ¶ Octauius sone of Iulyus was after his fader duke of Tongres Brabande he kepte lege with the Romayns wherfore y e Emperour Troiane made hym gouernour of Gall belgik In his tyme saynt Martyn coÌ„uerâ—ed to y e fayth of cryst the cytees of Collen Tongres Sixte Thelesphore Higeme Pius Anicet Sother ¶ Syxt a Romayne was next pope y e yere of Cryste C.xxi. he helde the see x yere more in the tyme of Adrian vnder whom he was martyred ¶ Thelesphore a greke was next made pope the yere of cryste C.xxxi he held the see xi yere .iii. mâ—ne this he orderid the tyme of lent to be fast that at cristenmas a preest shulde sing iii masses also orderid y e gloria in exelcis shulde be song at mas he sufferid marterdome vnder Anthonius ¶ Higenie a greke held the see .iiii. yere he ordeynyd godfaders godmoders after was martiryd ¶ Pius aÌ„ ItalyoÌ„ helde the see xi yere he ordenyd ester to be hallowid on the soÌ„day also that who so euer vsurpid y e gooddis of y e church shuld be ponishid for sacralagie he was martirid by aÌ„thoniê° Â¶ Anyceta syryaÌ„ helde the see .x. yere was in rtyred by Anthonius Marcus ¶ Sother born at campayn held the see ix yere he ordeynid mariage to be opinly solemnisid and after was martired Adrian Anthoniê°piê° Marcê°aÌ„thoniê° Â¶ Adrian son of ely adrian cosyn to Troian was made emperour the yere of Cryste C.xix he was expert both in greke tong laten he restored the cyte of Alexander in Egypt late dystroyed by the romayns he reedified y e cite of Ierusalem set the sepulcre of Cryste within the same ¶ Anthoniê°piê° begottyn of adriaÌ„ his soÌ„ adoptyfe was after adriaÌ„ made eÌ„ê‘our reynid .xxiiii. yere ¶ Marcus aurelius anthonin callid the trew Lucius the trew his broder sonnis to Marcus held the Empyre ioyntely after theyr fader .xi. yere theÌ„ Lucius dyed Mercus contynnued eÌ„ê‘our .viii. yere he made the .iiii. percecusion vppon the cristen men Coelus Luciê° Â¶ Coelus son to maurê° was made next kyng of bryttayne the yere of Cryste C.xxvi because he was brought vp in youth among the romayns he louyd theÌ„ kept pease with theÌ„ in his tyme payed tribute he was welbelouid of his people for his liberalite he suffred the ryche to kepe theyr ryches dyd grete almys to the poor nedy ¶ Lucius son to coelus was after his father kyng of brittayn the yere of Cryste C.lxxx he seÌ„d to eluâ—terus pope of Rome to be crystynyd which sendin to bryttayne .ii. legattis one callyd faganus the other damianê° which baptisyd the kyng y e people In that tyme there were .iii. archflaÌ„mis .xxxviii. flaÌ„myns of the panym fayth which theÌ„ were chaungyd in to .iii. archbyshoppê .xxviii. byshoppê one was y e archbyshop of loÌ„doÌ„ y e other of york y e .iii. of gloceter which york yet coÌ„tinuith but the other were after chaungyd so all the ydols in the panym temples were dystroyed the temples were dedicate made churchys of the crysteÌ„ fâ—ayth this lucyê° as soÌ„ wryters afferme reynid .lxxviii. yere after dyed without issue is buried at gloceter Mercomer Clodomer ¶ Mercomer sonn to odemer was after his fader kiÌ„g of frenchmen the yere of Cryst C.xxvii he maryed Athyld doughter to maurus kyng of greate bryttayne had .vii. sonnis y t is to sey Clodomer mercomer that byldyd the cite of mercoburg Clogion Francus Meredak nichanor odemar duryng this mercomers tyme the frenchmen had no warris therfore they iÌ„cresid in grete ryches â–ª he reynyd .xxi. yere Clodomer son of mercomer was kiÌ„g â—fter his fader In his tyme the Galles prepared to make warre vppon him but by his wisdom he pacefied it y t they did no hurt he reynid .xvii. yere Goddard ¶ Godardus sonne to octauiê° was after his father duke of tongres brabaÌ„d y e yere of Cryste C.xl. he was gouernour of gallis belgyk by y e romayns as his fader was before Eluter Victor zepheriÌ„ ¶ Eluter a greke was next pope the. yere of crist C.lxxvii he hild the see .xv. yere was martirid ¶ Victor hild y e se .x. yere iÌ„ y e time of aÌ„thoniê° comodê° holie ê‘tinax IuliaÌ„ seuerê° eÌ„ê‘ours was martird ¶ zepherin a romayn hild the see .xvii. yere he ordeynid that euery man woman of .xiiii. yere shuld receyue at ester the body of crist consecrate Lucius Helius ê‘tinax dedius saluius seuerê° ê‘tinax basianê° caracalla ¶ Lucius aurelius anthonin callid comodus son of mercus was after his father emê‘our the yere of crist C.lxxxii he was lyke to nero of wykkydnes therfore of skorn he was callyd comodus that is to sey profitable for he was vnprofitable to euery man hurtfull in coÌ„clusion was slayne in his bed ¶ Helius partinax was next made emperour agaynst his wyll by the senat the yere of crist C. xc.iiii was slayne by one dedius saluius Iulianus after that he had holdin the empyre .vi. monethis ¶ Dediê° saluiê° Iulianê° a great coÌ„niÌ„g man of y e law after y e deth of helius whom he slew was made emperour but he was slayne within .vi. monethis after therfore some counte him for no emê‘our ¶ Seuerus ê‘tinax born in africa was emperour the yere of cryst C. xx.v he came with a great host in to grete briteiÌ„ Also he did the .v. ê‘secucioÌ„ vppon y e cristen meÌ„ where seynt hirenie archebisshope of lyon seiÌ„t lyonide ii saiÌ„tê ê‘petue felycyte were martered he dyed in grete brytein lyeth at yorke ¶ Basianê° called caracalla soÌ„ to seuerê° by a britteÌ„ womaÌ„ was next eÌ„ê‘oure after his fader y e yere of crist CC.xiii he was a lecherê° maÌ„ lay by
at the last one Coyl duke of colchester arose agayns hym slew hym in pleyn batell ¶ Coyll duke of colchester was then made kyng the yere of Cryste CC.lxii he was fader to seynte helene In his tyme coÌ„stancyus which late before had conqueryd spayne cam from rome with a great people in to brytayn to subdew y e bryttayns of whoÌ„ Coyll beiÌ„g a ferd gaue hym Helene his doughter to wyfe wherby pease was made Coyll dyed with in a monyth after Walter ¶ walter son of clodyon was after his fader kyng of freÌ„chmen the yere of cryst CC.xCviij In his tyme was great persecucyon of crysten men by dioclisyan maxymian he had but lytyll warr in hys tyme but dyed after that he had reynyd .viii. yere Also when the eÌ„perour constacyus was opressyd of the allmayns about langres the sayd Artsard gaue vnto hym sych eyde that at the last he had vyctory because that constaÌ„cyus wold be the more stronger agaynst the allmayns he maryed helene doughter to coyll king of bryttayn after besegyd the cytte of treues therfore the sayd Artsard coÌ„tynued great famylyaryte with the seyd eÌ„ê‘our Melchiades Siluester Marcê° Â¶ Melchiades born in affrik was pope the yere of cryst CCC.ix. he hild the se .iiii. yere he ordeynid that none shuld fast vppon the sonday was martyred vnder Galeryus Maxymyanus ¶ Syluester the furst a romayn born was next pope he hyld the see .xxiii. yere he ordeynyd y e fyrst of y e .iiii. generall couÌ„cels in y e cyte of Nycee agaiÌ„st y e arieÌ„s ¶ Mark a romayn hyld the see .ii. yere in the time of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„ciê° galeriê° coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius galeryus maxymianus were both made emperours the yere of cryst CCC.vii they partyd the empyre in two partis Maxymyan had all illyrycie or venys Asye all the oryeÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„cyus had for his parte Ittalye affirke spayne gallya he maryed Helene doughter to Coell kyng of great bryttayne Looke more of hym among the kingis of bryttayne ConstaÌ„tyne the graunt son of constancius seynt helyn was next emperour the yere of cryst CCCix both of rome coÌ„stantinople In hys tyme MaxeÌ„ce son to maximyan was by dyuers men of war made eÌ„ê‘our but he was put douÌ„e by y e seyd coÌ„staÌ„tyne vnder whych maxeÌ„ce seiÌ„t Katerine was martiryd some say y t this coÌ„stantyn gaue furst possession to rome CoÌ„staÌ„cius coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius because his wyfe Helen was next heyr was theÌ„ made kyng the yere of cryste CC.lxxxix Thys helen fouÌ„d the crosse where vppon cryst suffred his passyoÌ„ thys constancyus maryed Nopces doughter of the kyng of Cipres in perse whych was his furst wyfe by her had a son callyd Costus y t was father to seynt Kateryne thys CoÌ„stans dyed in brittayn is buryed at yorke ¶ ConstaÌ„tine the grauÌ„t son of constaÌ„cyus helen was next kyng of great brytteyn â–ª the yere of cryste CCC.ix. there welbelouyd because he was born in brytton there dyd good Iustyce he came from britteyn to rome at y e iÌ„staÌ„ce of diuers of y e romayns there droue one maxeÌ„ce out which had vsurpyd the empyre at the last this maxence was slayne constantine made eÌ„ê‘our lyuyng his fader coÌ„staÌ„s Some storyes afferme y t he was the furst that euer gaue landis possessyons to the church of rome but this constantyne at the tyme of the deth of his fader was occupyed in the warrys in gallia was emperour before y t he was kyng of bryttayn Dagobert ClogioÌ„ Clodomer Genebault ¶ Dagobert sonne of walter was after hys father kyng of frenchmeÌ„ the yere of cryste CCC.vi. he was a good man Iust he was in all cawsis so indyfferent that it cowde neuer be prouyd that euer he did wroÌ„ge to any man or sufferid any to be done to his knolege he had .iii â–ª sonnis câ—ogion clodemer and genebault ¶ ClogioÌ„ eldist soÌ„ of dagobert was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ he reyned but .ii. yere laft .ii. yong sonnis which succedid not hym because of they re yong age ¶ Clodomer the second son of dagobart brother to clogion was next kyng of frenchmen he made pese betwen the saÌ„nis the thuringiens and becawse he fauorid the thuryngiens they gaue hym a coÌ„trey lieng betwen them the saÌ„nis which contrey Clodomer gaue to genebault his yonger brother which with gret people did inhabit it callid it frauÌ„ce oryeÌ„tall where now the cytee of wyrciburg is set merciandus ¶ Merciandus son of artsard was after his fader duke of tongres brabaÌ„d also had the gouernauÌ„ce of the prouynce by y e see cost for the emê‘ours romayens wan maÌ„ny grete â—hingis for them and specially in the lyfe of his fader taking part with constantine the graunt agayns maximian and licinius Iulius Liberius Felix ¶ Iulius a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst CCC.xxxix and hild the see .xv. yere vnder hym was the creacion of the proâ—onotarys ¶ Lâ—berius a romayn hild the see .vi. yere after some x. yere this lyberius became an herityke of the sekt of arientê ¶ Felyx a romayn hild the see .i. yere more he sufferyd martirdome by the aryeÌ„s but seynt Ierome puâ—â—ith not him in the nomber of popis CoÌ„staÌ„cius IuliaÌ„n Iouian â–ª ¶ CoÌ„stancius the second sonn of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t was next emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.xl vnder him was the .xi. parsecucion of crysten men for he fell to the sekt of arieÌ„tis ¶ Iulian apostata son of coÌ„stancius brother to constantine the graunt was next eÌ„perour he made y e xii· parsecuâ—ion agaynst the crysten meÌ„ vnder hym was marâ—â—rid seynt IohnÌ„ seynt pollâ—romaiÌ„s s. donat s blase s striace s Iuliane with many other he was namid apostata because he forsoke the feyth of cryst after did the seyd parsecucioÌ„ he was slaynÌ„ at a battell agayn the parses after that he had reynyd .i. yere .viii. monethis the cronicles here in couÌ„ting of yeris do gretly dyscord ¶ Iouian born at panone was next emperour he reynid but .viii. monthis Octauius ¶ Octauius duke of cornwall after the departing of constaÌ„tine made hym self kyng of bryttayn the yere of crist CCC.xxix slew them that constantine had made gouernours wherfore coÌ„staÌ„tine seÌ„d ouer one Traherus or Traben which made grete war agaynst octauius droue hym out of the laÌ„d traherus was kyng for a seaâ—on but afterward octauius by the ayd of gouâ—â—ertus king of norway which seÌ„d with hym a grete nuÌ„ber of people eÌ„terid in to the realme slew traheâ—us so recouerid his kyngdome agayn hild it in pease long tyme. therfore this traherus is not acouÌ„ptiâ— amoÌ„g the kiÌ„gis of brittayn this octauius had no heyr but a doughter which by councell of his lordis was maryed to one Maximian that came
from rome whcih was vncle lonn to constantine Dagobert Rychemer ClodioÌ„ Theodomer ¶ Dagobert son of genebault was after his fader duke of fraunce orieÌ„tall he with a gret host passid the ryne tooke the cyte of treues in gallia After hym one Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall ¶ Rychemer son of clodomer was after his fader kynge of frenchmen he with the help of genebault wan many battells agayne the romayns gallis but at the last he was slayne by the romayns ¶ Theodomer â—one of rychemer was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he hade many bateylls in gallia agayne the romayns but at the last he was takyn he dyd· tiâ—aÌ„tis vsurpatours of the eÌ„pyre becawse â—hereof merciaÌ„dus by priuelege imê‘iall exteÌ„did y e lâ—â—netê of his gouernauÌ„ce thorow owt all the cuÌ„treys of heynault arâ—oys and pycardy and died after that he had be duke .xl. yere damase siricius Anastace Innocent ¶ Damase a spanyard was pope the yere of Cryst CCC.lxviij hyld these .xix. yere In hys tyme was the secoÌ„d generall councell in the cite of coÌ„staÌ„tinople he approuid .x. werkis of saynt Ierome ¶ Siricius a romayne held the se .xvi. yere ¶ Anastace a romayne held y e see iij. yere he ordeynid y e men shuld staÌ„d while y e gospell was reding ¶ Innocent borne at albanie hyld y e see .xv. yere he ordeynid pax to be born at mas valeÌ„tinian ValeÌ„s GraciaÌ„ ¶ Valentinian born at panonie or hongarie with his brother Valens were eÌ„ê‘ours the yere of Cryst CCC.lxvii this valentinian was a good cristen man made warr agaynst the saxons germayns did them discomfit died after that he had holden the empyre .xi. yere ¶ Valens his brother suruiuid kept the empyre with gracian valentinian son to valentinian before sayd this ValeÌ„s executid y e .iii. ê‘secucion agaynst y â— cristeÌ„ meÌ„ for he was an arieÌ„ seÌ„d to the gotê doctours to iÌ„struct theÌ„ in the law feyth of the arieÌ„s but yet he was by them slayn ¶ Gracian son of valentinian ouer liuid valens his vncle then was made emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxii he ioynid with him in the empire of constantinople Theodose whyle that valentinian the yonger reynyd in the occident he put doune the ariens restorid the church put it in good estate Here endith the cronicle of seynt Ierome which lyuid vnto this time Maximius ¶ Maximianê° soÌ„ to leoniê° a britteyn vncle to saiÌ„t helin was next kyng the yere of crist CCClxxxii he coÌ„queryd the land amoricaÌ„ y t now is callid littell britteyn slew y e kyng with helpe of the britons gaue y e lond to Conon moredak a briten so callyd it litell brittayne wherfore his people callid him eÌ„perour after maximian went to rome by the way subduyd a grete part of germania a grete part of gallia fraunce wherfore the eÌ„ê‘ours gracian valentiniaÌ„ made sore ware agayns hym coÌ„myng with a grete host yet for fere of maximian valentine fled to constantynople and gracian to lyons in frauÌ„ce where he was slayn In this tyme conon morodak send in to gret britteyn to dionotê° duke of cornwall to haue meydens of they re owne nacion to be theyr wyfê which as galfridê° writeth seÌ„d to hiÌ„ vrsula his doughteâ— .xiM. other meydeÌ„s which by reÌ„peâ—t of y e se were driuiÌ„ to a place iÌ„ germania ClogioÌ„ Mercomer ¶ Clogion son of theodomer was after his father kyng of frenchmen the yere of cryst CCC.lx this Clogion to reuenge the deth of his fader with a grete host passed in to gallia and toke the cite of cambrey and slew all the romayns therin he conquered gallia vnto the flood of seyne ¶ Marcomer son of Clogion was after his fader kyng of frenchmen he had many grete bateylls agayn the romayns gallê but at the last he was sâ—eyn in germayn in an army agayns valentinian theÌ„ the frenchmen were with out kyng TaxaÌ„der ¶ Taxander sonn of Marciandus was after his father duke of tongres braband he was norisshid in the court of â—racian emperour which reynid the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxij he was there accusyd by eugenius graÌ„maticus one zozinê° Bonifaâ—e Celestine ¶ zorinus a Greke was nexte pope the yere of cryst CCCC xx he helde the see one yere in his tyme Pharamound began to reyne in fraunce ¶ Boniface a Romayne helde the see .ij. yere in his tyme saynt Ierome dyed ¶ Celestyne a Romayne borne in CaÌ„payne was pope the yere of cryst CCCC xxv helde the see .ix. yere in his tyme the .iii. generall counsayle was kepte in the cyte of Ephese agaynst the Nestoryens the Pellagiens heretykes at whiche counsayle there were CC. bysshoppes Theodose Archadius Honorius ¶ Theodose the graunte a Spanyarde borne was nexte Emperour the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxviii s. after the deth of Gracian for before he helde the Empyre of Constantynople .vi. yere with GraciaÌ„ and after helde it .xi. yere and than dyed at Mylleyne his body brought to Constnople in his tyme saynt Austyn lyued ¶ Archadius honoriê° sonnes to Theodose were ioynt eÌ„perous the yere of Cryst iiiC.xcviii but archadius was at constantinople honorius in the west ¶ Honorius ouer lifâ—id Archadius then began to be ioynt eÌ„ê‘our with Theodose the yoÌ„ger sonne to archadius the yere of cryst CCCCxi he held the empyre xv yere GraciaÌ„ amoÌ„g y e pagaÌ„ people where on Gwanê° beiÌ„g king melga his brother seiÌ„g theyr bewâ—e wold haue deuoured theÌ„ because Vrsula her maydens wolde not coÌ„sent therto they were therfore put to deth at a place where now y e cyte of Coleyn is sett but other storyes as Iacobus Philipê° anthoniê° sey y t they shuld not be sent furth of gret Bryttayne nor martired about y e tyme but in the time of Mercianus Emê‘our This Gwanus Melga were sent by the sayd emê‘ours Gracian Valentinian into grete bryttayne which there dystroyd churches of crystys fayth slew y e people wherof MaximiaÌ„ hauiÌ„g knolege seÌ„ta knyght of his thider callyd Gracianê° which droue out Gwanus Melga deffendyd kept the land to the vse of Maximian In his time Theodosius eÌ„perour of the Est with a grete power drofe Maxymian in to a towne in Italy callid aquilâ—a where he was takiÌ„ he did aft whos deth gracianê° beiÌ„g in britayn heriÌ„g therof a non made hiÌ„ self there kiÌ„g ¶ GraciaÌ„ after y e deth of MaximiaÌ„ was made kyng of bryttayne the yere of cryste CCCxc after that was so cruell vsid sich tirranny execucoÌ„n vppoÌ„ the britteyns y t at the last they rose agaynst hym by one assent slew hym after that he had reynyd there .iiii yere Mercomer PharamouÌ„d xv yere duriÌ„g which tyme .ii. dukis one aft another dyd gouern y e people y t is to sey furst dagobert broder to mercomer .v.
opteyn the loue of the briteyns letid as thoughe he had ben wroth with that dede sodenly toke those C. knyghtis furst put them in pryson after causid them to be put to deth by the order of the law wherfore the brytteyns did chose Vortyger kyng ⸫ ¶ Vortiger was thus made kyng the yere of crist CCCC xl.viii thaÌ„ they that had the kepyng of the of the .ii. children Aurilambros Vter peÌ„dragon as galfridus writyth went with the cheldren in to lityll bryten Anon after y e freÌ„des of these C. knyghtis cam in to y e laÌ„d to be reueÌ„gid vppon Vorteger wherfore he ferid them also ferid the coÌ„miÌ„g of the .ii. children In this tyme that is to sey the yere of crist CCCC.l. one Engest his broder Horsus caÌ„ froÌ„ germania into briteyn with a grete multitude of the people of the saxons which cam from theyr coÌ„trey bycause they had to mich people wher of the kyng hering was very glad reseuyd them well after with theyr help ouercam the Pictis how be it holy Beda y t wrote historia ecclesiastica gentis angloruÌ„ spekyth nothing y t this Constantyne shuld come out of litill brittayn nor of his .iii. soÌ„nis CoÌ„staÌ„s Aurelius Vter but he sayth VortiÌ„ger beiÌ„g kyng of bryttayn in the tyme of this mysery send for the saxons for help wheruppoÌ„ Engest Horsa cam to hym wyth a great multytude of saxons help the bryttons agaynst theyr enmys Also after this Vortiger maried engest his doughter callâ—d RonweÌ„ gaue to engest y e coÌ„trey of keÌ„t wherfore y e brytteyns were wrothe put down Vortigerus crowned Vortimer his sonne kyng Merouee ¶ Merouee sone of ClodioÌ„ was the thirde kyng of frauÌ„ce In his time one Attilia king of Huns now callyd HoÌ„gry Callynge hym selfe y e skorge of god Cam into Galia with CC.M. meÌ„ there dystroyd many grete townys besegid the cite of Orleans and from theÌ„s cam to chaÌ„payn wher that one Aecius leuetenauÌ„t to the eÌ„ê‘our Theodose Merouee king of fraunce Theodoryk kiÌ„g of gotis other gaderyd to geder gaue hiÌ„ batell where on both ê‘tê were slain C.lxxx M meÌ„ where GuÌ„deris kiÌ„g or duke of borgoyn Theodorike kiÌ„g of Gotis were slayne gret nomber of Attilia his people slayne minished wherfore Attillia returnid agayne to hungery ⸫ kyng of huns whiche was dyscomfet in champayn and his people sore minishid Hillari SiÌ„plicius Felix ¶ Hillari born in sardayn was pope y e yere of cryst .iii. C.lxiiii he held y e see .vii. yere he ordeynyd that the bysshoppys shuld not chose theyr successoâ—rs ¶ Simplicius born at tyburce was next pope the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxx. he held the see .v. yere ¶ Felix a romayn born was next pope he held the see .ix. yere zenon Anastace ¶ zenon fader of Leo was after his son made emê‘our the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxxvi he lyffyd after .xvii. yere He ordeynyd the laws in the boke of the Code ¶ Anastase was next emperour he gaue great coÌ„mendacyon to Clouys the furst crystâ—nyd kyng of frauÌ„ce because he wan Bordeux Angolesme vppoÌ„ the Vysegotys which were of the sekt of aryeÌ„s Vortymer ¶ Vortymer was made kiÌ„g of bryteyn the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxiiii he gaue .iiii. battels to Engest at y e last droue hym owt of the land wherof his doughter Ronwyn was sad causyd Vortymer to be poysonyd Then the bryttons by comen assent made Vortyger kyng agayne Anon after Engest cam agayn in to Englond wyth myche pepull to clayme hys couÌ„trey kent where vppon there was a day of trewse takyn y e vortyger he shuld mete but Engest made hys folkê pryuyly to put knyffys in theyr hose at a certayn wach word which was nempnith youre sexis euery saxon drew his knife slew a brytton there Vortyger was takyn put in pryson yet some wryters sey that these bryttoÌ„s were sleyn in Engestê castell where he desiryd the kyng to dyner and so for sauegarde of his lyfe he gaue .iii. ê“uincis vnto Engest to his pepull Vortyger hys pepull went to walys One of these prouyneys was kent where Engest dwelt hym selfe and there was furst kyng A nother was Essex And the thyrd was Estangles that ys northfolk suffolk Thys Engest toke vppon hym to be kyng of kent y e yere of crist ·iiii C.lxxvi coÌ„mamdyd his own contrey kent to be callyd Engest land where of Englond toke first his name but some sey y t Egbertus was y e fyrst that coÌ„mauÌ„dyd all y e hole land to be callyd englond as shal be shewyd afterward but yet long tyme before the coÌ„myng of Egbert y e peple were callyd Angles as apperyth by holy Bede other historyers whych were loÌ„g before y e tyme of the seyd Egbert ⸫ Engest kyng of Kent Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk son of Merouee was next kyng of frauÌ„ce after his fader the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lx. He was so cruell y t hys people coÌ„spyryd agayns hym for fere whereof he fled to thuryng wherfore they dyd chose one Gelyon lieuetenent to the emperour to be theyr kyng whych Gelyon was more cruell LaÌ„do ¶ Lando son of Charlysle bele was next duke y e yere of cryst .iiii. C.lx. he ê‘seyuyng the frenchmen Gelase Anastase Simachus ¶ Gelase borne in Affryk was next pope the yere of Cryst .iiii. C. xc.iiii he ordeynyd that a Bygamê° shuld not reseyue holy orders and also that orders shulde be geuyn .iiii. tymys in a yere and vpon the saterday he hylde the see iiii yere ¶ Anastase was next pope he hyld the see .ii. yere and more ¶ Symachus was next pope he hyld the see .xv. yere and send hym a rich robe made hym a patrice and consull of rome at the last this Anastase by the exytyng of Achaticis byshop of coÌ„staÌ„tynople fell to heresye Hormisida pope seÌ„t legatys to coÌ„uert hym but he was obstinate wherfore in the presens of hys people by the iugemeÌ„t of god he was slayn wyth lyghtenyng after that he had holdyn the empyre .xxvi. yere AurilaÌ„brose ¶ Thys Engest when he had obteynyde victory dystroyed y e churches of crystendome he sent for mo saxons to inhabyte the land whych was deuydyd in .iiii. mo kyngdomys as how when they began hereafter shal be shewyd yet after this victory of Engest Aurylambrose Vter hys brother as Galfridus wrytyth cam in to England wyth mych people to whom y e bryttons resortyd and gaue battell to Engest where Engest was slayne but polycronycoÌ„ other afferme that Engest kept hys own laÌ„d keÌ„t in pease warr dyed in hys bed Otta hys son rulyd after hym there .xxiiii. yere but all stories afferme that Aurelius besegyd Vortyger in a castell in walys brent hym all that was therein and chasyd the SaxoÌ„s froÌ„ the .ij. prouyneys of EstaÌ„gles Essex but Beda affyrmith that thys
born in marsâ— held y e see next .vi. yere he ordeynyd the fest of all seyntis Focas ¶ Focas was iÌ„ y e lyfe of mauryce next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.iiii he gaue to boniface y â— .iiii. y e teÌ„ple callid poÌ„tâ—eoÌ„ there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seiÌ„t mary This Focas was takyn by Heracle which smote of his fete handis after with a stone tyed about his nek cast hym in to the see after that be had holden the empyre .viii. yere CadwaÌ„nus About thys tyme begaÌ„ y e kiÌ„gdom of Est saxoÌ„s vnder Sebertê° y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiiii Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were seÌ„t to Rome to be solde whych wheÌ„ seynt Gregory beyng a monk saw theyr bewty seyd they myght well be callyd angles for they were lyke Angellê he therfore after y t he was pope hauyng coÌ„passyon y t theyr cuÌ„tre was not crystynyd sent seiÌ„t AusteÌ„ thyder whych Came furst in to keÌ„t there coÌ„uertyd kyng Ethelbert crystynyd hym the yere of cryst after Bede other wryters .v. C. xC.vi a grete part of y e coÌ„tre of kent after crystenid Many M. mo of y e bryttons Thys Ethelbert began the church of polys as some wryters afferme excityd a cytyzin of LondoÌ„ to make a church in the worshyp of sent peter in the west end of LondoÌ„ theÌ„ callyd Thorney now callyd westminster but other hystories afferme y t Sebertê° kyng of Essex fouÌ„dyd y t seyd abbey of westmiÌ„ster Also about this tyme Redwaldê° kiÌ„g of EstaÌ„gles was crystyned whych sone after denyed y e feyth thys seynt Austen made one Melytus bysshop of london by whose prechyng Sebertus kyng of essex was crystynyd ¶ CadwaÌ„nus a duke of north wales was after y e deth of carecticus by y e brytteyns made they re kyng gouernoure in y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiii. in y e time of Chelwolphê° king of west saxoÌ„s he made stroÌ„g warre vppoÌ„ Ethelfridus kyng of northuÌ„ber as some say he sâ—ew hym but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym Ethelfridus whych coÌ„tynued duryng they re lyfes but Giraldus caÌ„breÌ„sis affermith that Edwyn soÌ„ to Ella kyng of Deyra in northuÌ„ber slew Ethelfride kept the hole kyngdome of northuÌ„berland in his owne hand .xvii. yere oswold oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardeÌ„s seÌ„t to Albania Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis eÌ„terid in to NorthuÌ„berland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incoÌ„terid slew the most part of the scottis y â— frome that day C. yere after the scottis drust neuer Inuade the land in whych batell Theobald broder to Ethelfridus was slayn k    k S     A    A w  â—iâ—ctilsê° Â w N   Edwinê° N  â—ebertê° Â Â E Dagobert ¶ Dagobert soÌ„ of the secoÌ„d cloyter was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xxxi he fouÌ„d y e church of seiÌ„t denis .ii. legê froÌ„ parê he gaue to heybert Pepin ¶ Pepyn the elder soÌ„ to karloman was duke of Braban Austry also prynce of the palys of frauÌ„ce he had a soÌ„ callid Grymoald .ii. doughters Begga Geretrude whych was a saynt Thys Grymold dyed with out issue Deus dedit Boniface Honore ¶ Deus dedit a romayn was next pope the yere of crist .vi C.xiiii he held the see .iii. yere ¶ Boniface borne in champayne helde the see nexte .v. yere ¶ Honore borne in champayne held the se next .xiii. yere Heracle CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of ryst .vi. C. .xii. he enteryd perse with a gret hoste toke Cosdrey the kyng there he baptysyd his sone and brought the holy crosse that cryst dyed vpon in to Iherusalem before takyn by Cosdrey therfore the fest of the exaltacyon is halowyd he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Constantine the seconde sone to heracle was next emperour .iiii. monethis ¶ In his tyme .ii. sonnis of Cheolrycê° kingilsê° Quichelynus after the deth of theyr faders broder Colwolfus rulydâ— Ioyntly the priÌ„cypat of west saxonis which kyngylsus was after sole king of west saxons crystynyd by saynt byryne Thys kyngylsus fought oft agaynst the britteyns About this tyme the kyngdome of Mercya began vnder one Penda a saxon the yere of cryst vi·C.xxvi which was gretest of the other .vi. conteynyd from huntyngton to london from the este see to the riuers of Syuerne Dye he had a sone callyd wolpherus which reyned after hym and was crystyned Also in this tyme Orpewaldus son to Redwaldus kyng of EstaÌ„gles was coÌ„uertyd crystenyd ¶ Thys Edwyn was a noble man therfore for dysdayn that Penda had to hym Penda excytyd Cadwan to make warre vpon hym so that they .ii. assembled a grete hosteÌ„ gaue to hym battell where Edwine was slayn after whose deth Eufrycus son of Ethelfrydus was kynge of Brennicia Osrycus son of Elfricus brother to Ethelfridus was kyng of Deyra But anon after they were both slayne of CadwaÌ„ after whose deth Oswold secoÌ„d son of Ethelfridus was kyng of BreÌ„nycya whom CadwaÌ„ wolde haue subdyed and made grete ware vpon hym but Cadwan was ther slayn About thys tyme dyed Ethelbertus kyng of kent after whom reynyd hys son Edwaldus whych denyed crystys feyth maryed hys faders wyfe but after he was conuertyd to crystys feyth by seynt laurence successoure to seynt Austen Also about this tyme Sebertus kyng of Essex dyed lefte .iii. sones which denyed the fayth expulsyd Mellitus byshop of loÌ„don from hys dyosyse but sone after they were all slayne in a batteyll agaynst the west saxons and Segebertus made kyng of Essex which was after chrystynyd by exortacyoÌ„ of Oswy kiÌ„g of NorthuÌ„bers after was slayn Cuichelmê° made kiÌ„g also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus k     Edwalâ—â—â— Â Â k S        S A  Orpewaldê° Â Â Â â—â—â—â—bertê° Â A w        w N   Eâ—fricê° Ofricê° Â Â Â Oswoldê° N E Tres filij sâ—berâ— Pagam    â—igebertê° Â Â E     Penda    M hys broder the coÌ„trey of tholoâ—e to Sygebert his secoÌ„d soÌ„ y e contrey of austry he relessid to y e saxons the tribute of vC oxon whyche they payd yerely to the kyngys of Fraunce he warryd agaynst the Gascoyns And made the brittons in lyttell britteyne to hym tributaries aÌ„sigisê° et Begga vxorciê° Â¶ Ansigises whych was son to seynt Arnolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn
of EnlgoÌ„d the yere of cryst ixC.xlxii In his tyme the danys rebellyd a gayn too â— the cyte of york but the kyng preparyd toward theÌ„ dystroyed a gret ê‘t of y â— coÌ„trey iÌ„ coÌ„clusioÌ„ he subduid yeÌ„ but not without losse of meÌ„ by appoyntmeÌ„t banyshyd theyr duke hircus ioynyd y t kingedome of Northumberlande to hys owne domynyons Lews Loyter ¶ Lewes soÌ„ to Charlis the simple was nexte kynge of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xxxiiii ¶ Loyter the eldyst soÌ„ of lews was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Rollo WyllmÌ„ Rychard Rollo born iÌ„ norway with a grete coÌ„pany of norweys danis paneÌ„ mys infydels came iÌ„ to y e coÌ„trey of Neuster there toke y e cyte of roan and dyd in that contrey and other landis of fraunce grete cruelte distroyng the peple churchis of cristis feyth wherfore Charlis the siÌ„ple king of fraunce to make pease gaff hym the seyd contrey and his doughter gilda to wif and so be agrement Rollo was baptysyd and callyd Robert after y t chaÌ„chyd y e name of y t laÌ„d callyd hit normaÌ„dy so was furst duke of normaÌ„dy ¶ wilmÌ„ soÌ„ to Rollo callyd loÌ„ga spata was next duke of normandy he gouernyd that land with good Iustyce and after was slayn by the treson of Arnold yerle of flaunders ¶ Rychard callyd the hardy Sonne to wyllyam was nexte duke of Normandycand because kynge Loyter had wonne from hym the Cyte of bayon he by the help of Erard kyng of denmarke enteryd benet Leo. IohnÌ„ benet Donus ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryste .ix. C.lxii y e emperour otton for varyance betwen them banyssyd hym in to Italye ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next vi· yere more ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more tyl that one Cyntheus a cytezyn of rome put hym in preson in the castell angell where he dyed for honger ¶ Donus a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere by pope IohnÌ„ he was emperour after the deth of his fader .x. yere more he made grete warr with Loyter kyng of Fraunce dyspoylyd the contrey cam to parys brent the subberbis of the cyte EdwiÌ„ Edgar ¶ Edwyn the eldest son of Edmond broder to Ethelstone was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst ixC lvi he banysshyd seynt donstone for a season toke goodis Iewelis froÌ„ relygyus housê gaft them to alyantis straÌ„gers he was a vycyus man of lyuyng also a tyrrant to his subiectis y t in conclucions they depryuyd hym from all kyngly dygnyte honoure ¶ Edgar second son of Edmond broder to Edwyn was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lx. he kept so good Iustyce dyd so sharp execucyon that in his days was lytyl felony or robbery vsed he cawsyd ludwallus prynce or kyng of walys to yeld to hym yerely by way of trybute CCC· wolphis by reasoÌ„ whereof the wolphis in Englond walys were dystroyed this Edgar vsyd euery somer to skour the see with shyppys kept them stel all the yere euer redy for the same purpose with all aperrell belongyng to them by meanis whereof he kept his land froÌ„ outward enmyes Also in his tyme as well the danis as all other peple in Englond vsyd mych vyse of grete drynkyng y e kyng ther for rode thorough the realme dystroyd many alehousis wold suffer but one alchouse in a vilage or towne except it were a grete borough ordenyd certeyn cuppys with pynnys naylys made a law that who so euer drank past that mark at one draught shuld forfeyt a certeyn payn whereof the accuser shuld haue the one half the ruler of the town the other half â—he subdewd the bryttoÌ„s in walys spoylyd theyr coÌ„trey this Edgar was vycyous louyd feyr womeÌ„ slew Ethelwold a knyght of his for the loue he had to his feyr wyff Elfryda whom he after maryed Also this Edgar begat of one wylfryth a non a doughter but after that both the mother the doughter prouyd holy women but after this Edgar by the counsell of seynt donston toke repentaunce therfore byldyd repayryd many housys of relygyon he made gret warr vppon Rychard duke of normandy wan the cyte of bayon Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn soÌ„ of arnold was next yerle of flanders he lyth at seiÌ„t bartyns in y e town of seiÌ„t omer in to fraunce spoylyng the countrey sleyng the peple with out pyte wherfore Loyter kyng of fraÌ„ce was compellyd to take pease to redelyuer to hym the cyte of bayon Boniface Benet IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ ¶ Boneface was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxv He obteynyd the papacye by euyll ways and robbyd spoylyd the tresure of the church after dyed wrechydly ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .viii. yere .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn heeld the see next .iii. monethis he dyed for honger in castell Angell ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayne heeld the see .vi. monethis he was hatyd of all folk he dyd noughte but made his kyn ryche of the goodys of the church Otton ¶ Otton was next emê‘our the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxxiiii he was crownyd by pope Gregory held the empyre .xix. yer and more Edward Egelredus· ¶ Edward the eldest son of Edgar was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lxxvii this Edward rydyng in a forest lost his people sodeÌ„ly cam to the castell of Corf where Elfryda his moder in law last wyfe to kyng Edgar lay whom when she had aspyed desyryd hym to drynk as the kynge drank a seruaunt of hers whom she had hyryd stroke the kyng to the hart with a dager so she causid hym to be sleyne because she wold haue Egelredus her son kyng which was second soÌ„ of kyng Edgar which kyng wheÌ„ he was thus strykyn wold haue fled toward his company but he bled so sore that he fell from his hors the one foot fast in the styrrop so was drawn with the hors till he cam to a certeyn place where that he was fouÌ„dyn dede all alone that the maner of his deth was vnknowyn long after It is seyd y t this Elfrida toke repentaunce therfoÌ„re byldyd two monestarys of nonnys Amesbury warwell in which warwell she after lyuyd a solytary lyfe after dyed ¶ Egelredus the son of Edgar of the seyd Elfrida was next kyng of Englond the yere of 〈◊〉 ·ix C.lxxxi This kyng was vngracyous in the begynnyng wretchyd in hys mydyll lyfe hatefull to his peopull in the end In his tyme the Danys rose agayn dyd great harm in dyuers placys in EngloÌ„d that the kyng was glad to graunt them gret soÌ„mys of money for pease to be had for the assuraunce of which pease Anlaff
sauoy was next hâ— crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour ¶ Alexander was next pope the yere of crist M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere Harold ¶ Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn last kyng of saxoÌ„s begaÌ„ his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway denmark cam with .iii. C. shyppis enteryd in to the north contrey claymyd the land after the deth of Edward but the lordis of the couÌ„trey arose gaue them batteyll but the danys had the victory and therfore Harold kyng of EngloÌ„d preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys people ¶ Sone after this Duke wyllmÌ„ of Normandy seÌ„t to harold and warnyd him of his couenauÌ„tê brokyn whych was to haue kept the laÌ„d to his vse after the deth of Edward But because that the dougter of Duke willmÌ„ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenauÌ„t owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat coÌ„pellyd wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lordê of Normandy gedyrd a great people and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which coÌ„fyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp so cam ouer wyth a great people and laÌ„dyd at hastyngê in Sussex For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour the secoÌ„d was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym or ellis to surreÌ„der it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne ê‘soÌ„ but kiÌ„g harold refusyd al these iii. offers seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y e Normayns in a place where now standeth y e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y e englyshmeÌ„ kept them in good aray lyke to veÌ„quysh the normaÌ„s wherfore duke wyllyaÌ„ causyd his meÌ„ to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake they re aray y e normans caÌ„f yersly vppon them in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. moÌ„this was buryed at walthaÌ„ whych was y e last y t reynyd in EngloÌ„d of y e blood of the saxons ¶ Thus endeth the cronicles of eÌ„gloÌ„d of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilmÌ„ callyd the coÌ„querour whych was duke of Normandy ¶ wyllyam Conquerour ¶ Gregory Gregory was nexte pope the yere of chryst M.lxxiii he declaryd Henry the .iiii. Emperour accursed for promotynge of benefyces by Symony He hylde the see .xii. yere and more ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .iiii. was electe Emperour the yere of Chryst M.lvii he maryed Maude doughter to kynge Henry of Englande and dyed without yssue by her he hylde the Empyre .l. yere ¶ wyllyam conquerour WIllyam the duke of Normandye called conquerour last son of Robert the .vi. duke of Normandye began his raygne ouer the realme of Englande The yere of Chryst M.lxvii the .xiiii. day of October and whan he had set y e realme in some quyetnesse he be toke the rule therof to his brother the bysshhop of Bayon in lent nexte after sayled into Normandye ledoe with hym the chefe rulers of Englande for feare of rebellyon in his absence The next wynter after he returned agayne into Englande then set a great trybute vpon the Englysshemen so that therfore some ê‘tes of the lande rebellyd and specially the citye of Excester but at y e last wyllyam ouercame them wanne the citye punysshed them greuously but for that and other sterne dedes of wyllyam Dyuers of the lordes departed to Scotlande wherfore he kept the other lordes that taryed the strayter and exalted the Normans gyuynge to them the chefe possessyons of the lande ¶ â—â—so sone after this kynge wyllyam caused a solempne counseyll of the clargye to be kept at wynchester to y e whiche there came .ii. Cardynals from Rome where by the meanes of kynge wyllyam dyuers bysshoppes abbottes priours englysshe men were put downe Normans put in theyr rowmes to the intent that y e kynge myght stande in more suertye of the lande ¶ Also about the .iii. yere of his rayne Harrolde Cauntus sonnes to Suanus kyng of Denmarke enteryd into the North countrey and with the helpe of some of the people of the coÌ„trey and of some of the cytezyns of yorke enteryd the citye and slewe mo than .iii. M. Normans But sone after kyng wyllyam chasyd them out and droue them to theyr shyppes and toke suche displeasure w t the inhabytans of that ê“uynce y t he distroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yere after it lay vnlaboryd and vntylled and the people there were kept so harde by the warre of the kynge in suche famyne that they ete rattes cattes dogges and other vermyne Also in the .iiii. yere of wyllyam his reygne Malcolyn kynge of Scottes entryd into NorthuÌ„berlande and distroyed the contrey toke many prisoners and kept them lyke bondemen but within .ii. yeres after kyng wyllyam made suche warre vpon the Scottes y t he forcyd Malcolyn theyr kynge to swere to hym homage and fealte ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the Fyrst of that name was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.lx. and whan he had reygned .xlix. yere he resygned his crowne to Lewes his sonne ¶ Baldewyn ¶ Charles ¶ Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Charles was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by his people in Brugys ¶ Robert ¶ Robert after the dethe of his father wyllyam Conquerour of Englande was nexte duke of Normandye whiche dyed in the prison of his brother
doughter to Baldewyn the emperour was 〈◊〉 of FlauÌ„ders Richardus .j. ¶ Clement Celestyne ¶ Clement was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxvii he hylde the see .iii. yere and more ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .vii. yere Henry ¶ Henry sonne to Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxix he hylde the Empyre .x. yere Rycharde the fyrst RIcharde the fyrst sonne of kynge Henry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the .iii. day of Septembre the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxix This kynge ordayned in the citye of London two Baylyffes to be chosen yerely to gouerne the citye whose names were The fyrst baylyffes of London Henry Tornehyll Rycharde fitz ryuer ¶ Vpon the whiche day of his coronacyon because the Iewes presumed further than they ought the people fell vpon them and droue them to theyr houses robbed and spoyled them without pyte and brent some of theyr houses that the kyng sent strayte coÌ„maundement to cesse the ryot but because the nombre of the trespassours were so many they escaped vnpunysshed ¶ In the begynnynge of his reyne wyllyam kynge of Scottes came to Caunterbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde This Rycharde toke vpon hym to warre agaynst Chrystes enemyes made great preparacyon of money and therfore he gaue ouer Berwyke and Rokysborowe to the kyng of Scottes for .x. M.li. and solde to the bysshoppe of Durham his owne prouynce made many bysshoppes and ryche preestes to pay great sommes of money Also he had lycence of the pope to dispence with them that had takyn vpon them the crosse wherby he raysed moche money than commytted the rule of Englande to his chauncelour the bysshop of Ely than went into Normandye and mette with Philyppe kynge of Fraunce at Turon whiche had promysed the same voyage In whiche metynge they deuysed assurance for the contynuance of theyr iourney into y e holy lande that is to say that kynge Rycharde shulde passe by the see and kynge Philyppe by the lande and to mete agayne at Cycyll where they mette accordynge to theyr apoyntement where sone after a grudge began betwene the .ii. kynge for correctyon of theyr soudyours wherfore kynge Philyppe departed but kyng Rycharde entryd the lande of Cypres made so sharpe warre that he toke the kynge of Cypres prisoner and layde hym in bondes of syluer because he had promysed he shulde nat be put in bondes of yron After y t he sayled to Acon or Acres where kynge Philyppe with his hoost lay and beseged the citye whiche than ioyously receyued kynge Rycharde whiche bothe princes set vpon the citye of Acres and wanne it But sone after that a greater grudge began betwene those two prynces Some say the cause therof was for the partynge of the pryes gotten at the sayd citye of Acres and some say it was for that that kynge Rycharde denyed to kynge Philyppe halfe that whiche was gotten at y e citye of Cypres whiche kynge Philyppe claymed by comenant made betwene them at Turon And some say it was because that the erle of Champeyne departed from kynge Philyppe and forsoke to do hym pleasure whiche erle kynge Rycharde receyued And some say the cause of the varyaunce was for y e that kynge Rycharde beynge in Cycell maryed the syster of the eynge of Nauerne where he before had promysed to mary the syster of y e sayd kynge Philyppe But what so euer was the cause of the grudge trouthe it is that kynge Philyppe departed from Acres contynued his iourney tyll he came into Fraunce Sone after this it was shewed kynge Rycharde that the towne of Iapheth whiche was than in chrysten mennes handes was beseged by one Salandyne lykely to be wonne wherfore kynge Rycharde sayled thyther by water a nother hoost of Frenchemen and other whiche remayned there after the departynge of kynge Philyppe he sent them to Iaphethe by lande there by strength rescued the towne wanne dyuers other holdes there nyghe ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe called philyppe Auguste was nexte kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxx he wanne a great battell agaynst Otton the Emperour Ferrande erle of FlauÌ„ders Raynolde erle of Bulleyne and toke bothe those erles prisoners ¶ wyllyam ¶ wyllyam Dampeter maryed to Margaret syster to Iohanne before countes of Flaunders was nexte erle of Flaunders and lefte many chrysten knyghtes to kepe them slewe the Turkes which he had take prisoners by reason wherof kyng Rycharde was sore dredde fered of the Turkes In the whyle y t kynge Rycharde was thus occupyed in the holy lande the bysshhop of Ely y t had the gydynge of Englande dyd moche tyranye and extorcyon in Englande as in depriuynge of Bysshoppes Abbottes and kepynge theyr landes pollynge and oppressynge of lay people by dyuers meanes that at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the lande This kynge Rycharde perceyued that the Chrysten people decresyd in the holy lande aswell by infyrmytes as lacke of vytell toke a truce for .iii. yere and returned whome warde and sent the quene his wyfe by the see he sayled with a small company into Histra and there landed where he was takyn prisoner by the duke of Ostreche and by hym put in prison and brought to Henry Emperour of Almayne whiche put hym in stronge prison and after Raunsomed hym at C.M. li. whiche duke of Ostryche was afwarde therfore accursed of the pope for y e wronge done to kynge Rycharde ¶ Also for the payment of this sayd Raunsome afterwarde the woll of all the whyte monkes and chanons in Englande was solde and rynges iewels of prelates and vessels and chalyces of all the churches thorowe the lande dyuers many shrynes scraped and spoyled of theyr golde and syluer Dyuers causes there were as wryters reherâ—e that the Emperour shulde owe grudge to kynge Rycharde one was because kynge Rycharde had promysed to the Emperour an ayde for the wynnynge of the kyngdome of Cicyle whiche the Emperour claymed as his inheritance whiche promyse kynge Rycharde as he sayd brake Another cause was for that y e kyng Rycharde toke from a knyght of the duke of Ostryche the dukes banner and trode it vnder his fete in dispyte of the duke and of the Emperour his lorde and therfore the duke and the Emperour were gladde to do kynge Rycharde displeasure ¶ It is sayd that a Lyon was put to kynge Rycharde beynge in prison to haue deuoured hym and when the Lyon was gapynge he put his Arme in his mouthe pulled the lyon by the harte so harde that he slewe the lyon And therfore some say he is called Rycharde Cure de lyon but some say he is called Cure delyon because of his boldenesse and hardy stomake Also IohnÌ„ the kynges brother by excytynge of the Frenche kynge herynge that the kynge his brother was in prison in Almayne began to make warre within
the kynge set walys in an order and ordayned shyres and Sheryffes and other offycers as be in Englande ¶ Also in the .xiii. yere of this kynge the kynge seasyd the lybertes of London into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers and suffred them to sell brede vnder the syse ¶ Also in the same yere in the contrey called y e Sweterers a woman was delyuerde of a chylde whiche from the nauyll vpwarde was .ii. complete bodyes s. two hedes and foure armes and .ii. bodyes downewarde but .ii. legges which with theyr armes beclyppe eche others body And another woman bare a chylde whiche had a face lyke to a man and all the body lyke a lyon with tayle and other fetures therto Also about this tyme the marchantes strauÌ„gers whiche longe before were wont to be lodged with englysshe hoostes whiche vttred theyr ware had gote them howses for the stowage of theyr wares and solde by theyr owne weyghtes to the disceyte of the people whiche were founde therwith and taken and sent to the Towre of London and sore prisoned and theyr weyghtes brent and payde therfore great fynes to the kynge ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the thyrde sonne to saynt Lewys was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxx he had great warre agaynst the kynge of Castell he conquered Arogon Nicholas Martyn ¶ Nicholas was nexte pope he hylde the see .iii. yeres and more ¶ Martyn was nexte pope he hylde the see .iiii. yeres he accursed the kynge of Arrogon toke vpon hym to gyue that reaâ—me to whome so euer wolde conquere it Adulphe ¶ Adulphe was nexte Emperour he was slayne in battell by Albert sonne to his predecessour Radulphe ¶ Also in the .xv. yere of this kynge the somer was so hote that men dyed for heate But the next yere there were great stormes of hayle and rayne that sore distemperde the grounde y t there was a meruaylous great derthe of corne that whete rose to .xviii. d. a busshell yere by yere increased tyll it came to .xl. s. a quarter whiche was a great pryce for at that tyme .xx. d weyed alway one vnce of syluer whiche so contynued tyll the reygne of kynge Henry the .vi. whiche than was changed to .xxx. d an ounce and in the tyme of kyng Edwarde the .iiii. to .xl. d an ounce and in the tyme of kynge Henry the .viii. to .iii. s. viii d an ounce but the standarde of the ounce was euer at one stynt as is before rehersed in the .li. yere of kynge Henry the .iii. and as in the statute than made more playnly appereth ¶ About the .xvi. yere of this kynge one Ryse Merydocke rebelled agaynst the kinges gardeyn of his castels in wales but the kynge than beynge in Normandye coÌ„maunded the erle of Cornewalle the kynges leue tenant in Englande to arere an hoost to subdewe this Ryse so he dyd and went into wales and toke this Ryse brought him to yorke where he was drawne hanged and quartred ¶ In the .xviii. yere of this kynge dyuers of his Iustices were accused of dyuers offences as syr Thomas weylande Adam Stretton and other wherfore some of them were outlawed and lost theyr goodes and some imprisoned and some delyuered with payenge of great fynes ¶ Also about this tyme the wolle staple was ordayned to be kept at Sandewyche the Iewes were clerely banysshed Englande for the whiche the coÌ„mons gaue to the kynge a fyftene parte of theyr goodes Also sone after this by styrrynge of one Madocke the welchemen rebelled agayne wherfore the kynge came with a great power wanne from them the I le of Anglesey and bylded newe the towne of Beumarys and y e castell cut downe the woddes in the contrey and repayred and fortefyed so many castels that he compelled the welchemen to leaue theyr olde maner of rauenynge and stelynge that they were coÌ„pelled to fall to tyll the grounde to other occupacyons and to lyue after the maner of Englysshemen so that more and more the contrey grewe to rest and peace and Madocke after was taken drawne and hanged ¶ About the .xxiiii. yere of this kyng after the dethe of Alexander kynge of Scottes great varyance was amonge the Scottes whether IohnÌ„ Bayloffe that had maryed kynge Alexanders eldydst doughter or Rober le Bruse y t maryed his .ii. doughter or Hastynge y t maryed his .iii. doughter shulde be kynge but the Scottê put them all to kynge Edwardes iugement and the kynge the Scottê met all at Norham where y e kyng named admytted syr IohnÌ„ Baylolle for kyng of Scottê whiche in mediatly than dyd homage to kynge Edwarde yet anone after this ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe le Belle sonne to Philyppe the thyrde was nexte kynge of Fraunce he had great warre with the Flemynges and great battels betwene them he had a doughter called Isabell whiche was maryed to Edwarde the seconde kynge of Englande by whome he had issue Edwarde the thyrde whiche because all the sonnes of this Philyppe dyed without issue this Edwarde the thyrde claymed to be kynge of Fraunce Honore Nycholas ¶ Honore was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxxv he hylde the see .ii. yeres ¶ Nicholas hylde the see nexte .iiii. yeres Albert. ¶ Albert was nexte Emperour whiche was son to the fornamed emperour Radulphe he hylde the empyre .x. yere and was slayne by his syster sonne Baylolle rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde with a great hoost layde sege to the towne of Berwyke but the Scottes defended it so brent some of theyr shyppes that the Englysshemen gaue backe wherfore the Scottes of pryde made this ryme what wenes kynge Edwarde with his longe shankes To haue won Berwyke all our vnthankes Gaas Pyâ—es hym And when he has it Gaas Dykes hym But kynge Edwarde than herynge of theyr pryde and scornefull ryme was moued greatly and so incurraged his men that fyrst they wanne the dyches and after the Bulwarkes and in the ende wanne the towne by force and slewe of the Scottes to the nombre of .xxv. M. and after sent a parte of his hoost to lay sege at Dunbarre to whome a great hoost of Scottes came to remoue the sege and fought with the Englysshemen a fyers battell but the Englysshemen had the victorye and slewe of the Scottes .xx M. and the englysshemen in reproche of the Scottes made this ryme The skaterande Scottes holde we for sottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in a euyll tymynge came they to Dumbare and than Baylolle kynge of Scottes and many other lordes dyd put them in the kynges grace whiche than brought them to London and yet after that delyuered them agayne takynge their othes â–ª vpon the sacrament neuer to bere armes agaynste kynge Edwarde and than they were delyuered and so after that Baylolle went ouer into Fraunce and neuer came agayne whyle y e kynge was thus occupyed in Scotlande the englysshemen sustayned
many hurtes in Gascoyn and Guyan for the erle of Artoys skyrmysshed ofte tymes with the englysshemen and at the last toke syr IohnÌ„ saynt IohnÌ„ syr willyam Mortymer and dyuers other prisoners whiche were conueyed to Fraunce to dyuers prisons ¶ Also about this tyme the cyâ—ezens of London were restored to theyr lybertes whiche in some parte had ben kept from them by the space of .xii. yeres so that in stede of Mayres there were custodyes or gardayns whiche was because they mysordered the Iustyce of the citye But for this restorynge they payde .iii. M. markes ¶ In the .xxvi. yere kynge Edwarde went ouer into Flaunders to ayde Guy erle of Flaunders agaynst the Frenche kynge and the frenche kynge drewe towarde the kynge but by mediacyon of fryndes at y e last a peace was made betwene them all But in this whyle the Scottes herynge of the warre in Flaunders because theyr kynge was fled into FrauÌ„ce made them a newe kynge called walys and rose agayne and entred into NorthumberlaÌ„de but the kynge sent his letters to the lordes of Englande whiche by his coÌ„maundement gathered a great power and went into Scotlande where betwene them was skyrmysshes and many englysshemen slayne for the Scottes kept theyr holdes wolde nat come to no playne fylde But the nexte yere after kyng Edwarde gathered a great power and went hym selfe into ScotlaÌ„de where the Scottes with a great hoost met him at a place called Fankyrke where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but in the ende the Englysshemen had the victorye and slewe of the Scottes to y e nombre of .xxxii. M. and but fewe of the Englysshemen But yet the nexte yere after the kynge layde sege to the castell of Estreuelyn where at the last the Scottes that were therin yelded the castell and sware them selfes to the kynges â—legeaunce and walys herynge therof fledde into the mareyses for his suerte for feare of the kynges hoost kept hym so longe tyme that all the coÌ„mons of Scotlande presented them selfe to the kynge by great companyes put them into the kyngê grace and the rulers offycers of cityes townes boroughes were sworne to kynge Edwarde Celestyne Bonyface ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Bonyface hylde the see nexte .viii. yere he caused Celestyne to resygne his company to hym by fraude and after lyued lyke a lyon and dyed lyke a dodge ¶ Sone after this kynge Edwarde returned into Englande where many complayntes were made to hym of his offycers as of Mayres Sheryffes baylyffes exchetours and dyuers other wherfore he ordayned his Iustyce to make inquisicyons therof whiche after was called Trolbaston where by forfeytours fynes the kynge recouered innumerable treasour agaynst suche offenders and fylled his cofers agayne Neuertheâ—â—â—â—â— this kynge dyd great good within the realme of Englande for those offenders were well chastyced and were moche more meker and better and the pore coÌ„mons lyued in moche more rest and peace ¶ Also about this tyme syr Edwarde the kynges eldest sonne by the wanton counsell of Piers Ganeston brake the bysshop of Chesters parke and ryottuously distroyed his game wherfore the kynge imprysoned his sonne and other that were with hym and after banysshed the sayde Piers out of Englande ¶ Also about the .xxxiii. yere of kynge Edwarde walys the Scotte was taken and brought to London drawne hanged quartred and anone after that the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes Robert le Bruse syr Symon Frysell erle of Dumber syr IohnÌ„ Cambres erle of Atlas and syr IohnÌ„ Comyn with many other came to westmyster by theyr voluntarye wylles were sworne to be trewe to kynge Edwarde and to kepe Scotlande to his vse But sone after that Robert le Bruse contrarye to his othe gate a dispensacyon for his othe of pope Clement the .v. and toke vpon hym to be kynge of Scotlande slewe syr IohnÌ„ Comyn and his brother that counselled hym to the contrarye And sone after kynge Edwarde came into Scotlande agayne with a stronge power and Robert le Bruse met hym with a great nombre at a playne nyghe saynt Iohans towne where there was fought a cruell battell but the Scottê were discomfyt and .vii. thousande Scottes there slayne there were dyuers bysshoppes and abbottes taken dyuers other temporall lordes And Robert le Bruse fled vnto the kynge of Norwey and kynge Edwarde sent the bysshoppes and Abbottes that were taken in the fylde to the pope and sent the temperall lordes and other of the Scottes that were takyn vnto London where they were put to dethe ¶ Also in the .xxxv. yere of kyng Edwarde as he returned towarde EnglaÌ„de he fell sycke wherfore he sware his lordes to be trewe to Edwarde his eldyst son And also charded his sayd son vpon his blessynge that he shulde neuer suffer Piers of Ganeston to returne into Englande sware his lordes to stycke to the same and the kynges son and they all graunted therto and in y e vii day of Iulii in the yere of Chryst M.CCC.vii he dyed and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .ij. ¶ Benedicte ¶ Benedicte was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CCC.iii he hylde the see .ix. monethes Henry ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CCC.viii he hylde the Empyre .vi. yere Edwarde the seconde EDwarde the seconde of that name and son to Edwarde the fyrst borne at Carnaruan was crowned kynge the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst M.CCC.vii after the countynge of Englande This kynge was fayre stronge of body but vnstydfast of condicyons for he refused the company of his lordes and wyse men and haunted the company of vyle persons and gaue hym to great drynkyng and lyghtly wolde discouer thynges of great counsell whiche turned hym after to great hurte and the realme to great vnquietnesse This kynge as sone as his father was buryed sent for Piers of Ganeston his olde compyre and aduaunced hym to great honour contrary to the promyse that he made to his father This kynge in the seconde yere of his reyne went ouer into Fraunce and maryed Isabell doughter to Philyppe le Belle kynge of Fraunce and after with her returned into Englande This kynge for the displeasure done before to hym by y e bysshop of Chester put the sayd bysshop in the Towre in strayte prison but the lordes whiche y e kynges father in his dethbede sware to be trewe to his son came to the kynge and spake so to the kynge that contrary to the kynges mynde this Piers was banysshed into Irelande but the kynge secretely comforted hym with great gyftes and made hym chefe ruler of the contrey but after that for the auoydynge of grudge betwene y e kynge and the lordes the sayd Piers was suffered to come into Englande agayne and had the rule of all the kynges iewels and spende wasted moche of the kynges treasure that shortely after by y e labour of the lordes he