hede smyte of his bowelles take out of his body and brente hys body quartered and sent vnto four of the best townes of Scotlonde and hys heed put vpon a spere â–ª and lete vpon London brydge In ensample 〈◊〉 the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do a mysse ayenst theyr lyege lorde eftsones ¶ How the Scottes came to kynge Edwarde for to ameÌ„de theyr trespasse that they had done ayenst hym ANd at Myghelmas tho nexe comyng kynge Edwarde helde hys parlament at westmestre thyder came the Scottes that is to saye the bysshop of saynt Andreas Roberte the Brus erle of caryk Symonde Frysell Iohan the erle of Athell they were accorded with the kynge and bounde by othe swore that they afterwarde yf ony of them mysbare them ayenst kynge Edwarde that they sholde be dysheryted for euermore And whan theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue pryuely and wente home in to Scotlonde ¶ How Robert Brus chaleÌ„ged Scotlonde SO after thys Robert the Brus erle of Caryk sent by hys letters to the erles barons of Sotlonde that they sholde come to hym to Scone in the morowe after the Concepcion of our lady for grete nedys of the londe And the lordes came at the daye assygned And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes fulle well ye knowe that in my persone dwellyd the ryght of the reame of Scotlonde as ye wote well I am ryghtfull heyer Syth that syre IohnÌ„ baylol that was our kynge vs hath forsake left his londe And though it so be the kynge Edwarde of Englonde wyth wrongfull power hath made me to hym assent ayenst my wyll yf that he wyll graunte that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shal kepe you ayenst kynge Edwarde of englonde ayenst all manere men wyth the worde the abbot of Scon arose vp before them all sayd that yt was reason for to helpe hym the londe to kepe defeÌ„de And tho sayd in preseÌ„ce of theÌ„ all that he wolde gyue hym a M. pouÌ„de for to mayntene the londe all the other grauÌ„ted the londe to hym wyth ther powre hym for to helpe defyed kyng Edward of Englonde sayd the Robert Brus sholde be kynge of Englonde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn ayenst sayd the crownynge of syr Robert Brus. LOrdynges sayd syr Iohan of Comyn thynke on the truthe othe ye made to kynge Edwarde of Englond touchynge my self I wyll not breke myn oth for no man so he went from the company at the tyme. wherfore Robert the brus all tho the to hym conseÌ„ted were wroth menaced syr IohnÌ„ of comyn Tho ordened they another couÌ„seyll at Dumfrys to whyche came the for sayd syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle fro Dumfris there he was wont to soiorne and abyde ¶ How syr IohnÌ„ was traytoursly slayne SO whan Roberte the Brus wyst that all the grete lordes were come of Scotlond to Scon sauf syr IohnÌ„ Comyn the soâ—ourned nyghe scon he sent specyally after the sayd syr IohnÌ„ to come speke with him And vpon that he came spake with hym at the grayfreres in Dumfris that was the thursday after CaÌ„delmasseddy syr IohnÌ„ graunted to go wyth hym And whan he had herde masse he toke a soope dranke after warde he bestrode hys palfroy rode to Dumfris whan Roberte the brus sawe hym come at a wyndow as he was in his chambre made Ioye ynoygh came ayenst hym collyd hym about the necke made with hym gode semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles barons of Scotlonde were present Robert the Brus sayd syrs ye wote well the cause of this comynge wherfore it is yf ye wyl grauÌ„t that Ibe kyng of scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with one voys that h sholde be crownede kynge of Scotlond â–ª and that they wolde hym helpe mayntene ayenst all maner men on lyue for hym yf it were nede to deye the giÌ„tyll knyght tho IohnÌ„ of Comyn answerd certes neuer forme ne for to haue of me asmoche helpe as the value of a baton For that oth that I haue made vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde I shall holde whyle my lyfe woll laste And with that worde he wente from the coÌ„pany and wolde a lyght vpon his palfroy and Roberte the Brus pursewed hym with a drawenswerde bare hym thrugh the body syr IohnÌ„ Comyn felle downe vnto the erth But whan Roger that was syr IohnÌ„ Comyns brother sawe the falsnesse He stert to syr Robert the Brus smote hym wyth a knyfe But the fals traytour was armyd vnder so that the stroke myght do hym no harme and so moche helpe came aboute syre Robert the Brus so the Robert Comyn was there slayne all to hewen in to peces Robert the Brus torned ayen there that syr IohnÌ„ Comyn the noble baroÌ„ lay wounded and pyned to warde his deth besyde the hygh awter in the chyrche of the graey freres sayde vnto syr Iohan comyn O traytoure thou shalt be dede neuer after lete myn auauncement shoke his swerde at the hygh awter and smote hym on his hede that the brayne felle downe vpon the grouÌ„de and the blood storte on hygh vpon the walles and yet vnto thys daye is that blood seen there that no water maye wasshe it a waye And so deyed that noble knyght in holy chyrche ANd whan thys traytoure Roberte the Brus sawe that no man wold sete hys coronacyon he cuÌ„mauÌ„ded all theÌ„ that were of power sholde come vnto hys crownynge to saynt Iohans towne in Scotlonde· And so it be fell vpon our lady daye the AnnuÌ„cyacyon the bysshop of Glaston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes crowned for ther kynge thys Roberte the Brus in saynt Iohans towne made him kynge And anone after he droue all thenglyssshemen out of Scotlonde And they fledde came compleyned them vnto kyng Edwarde how that Robert the Brus had dryue them out of the londe and dysheryted theym ¶ How that kynge Edwarde dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes ANd whan kyng Edwarde herd of this myschyef he swore that he sholde be ouenged therof and sayde That alle the traytours of Scotlonde sholde be hangyd and drawen and that they sholde neuer be raunsonned ¶ And kynge Edwarde thought vppon this falsnesse that the Scottes had to hym done And sente after all the bachelers of Englonde that they sholde come vnto London at wytsoÌ„tyde he dubbyd at westmestre .xxiiii. score knyghtes ¶ Them ordened the noble kynge Edwarde for to go in to Scotlonde to werre vpon Robert the Brus And sent before hym in to Scotlonde syr Aymer the valaunce erle of Penbroge And syre Henry Perey baron with a fayre company that pursewed the Scottes and brente townes and castels And afterwarde came the kynge hymself with erles and barons a fayre
named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth and were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albyon And they dwelled in caues and in hylles atte ther wylle And hadde the londe of Albyon as them lykyd vnto the tyme that Brute arryued and came to Tornes that was in the yle of Albyon And there this Brute coÌ„quered and dyscomfyted the gyauntes abouesayde ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begynneth now how Brute was goten how he slewe first his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is callyd Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonie ¶ This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviii. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cytee of grete Troy there was a noble knyght a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cyte of Troy was loste destroyed thrugh them of Grece Thys Eneas wyth all his meyne fledde theÌ„s came to Lombardy That theÌ„ was lorde gouernoure of the londe a kyng that was called Latyne And an other kynge there was that was called Turocelyne that strongely warred vpon this kynge Latyne that oftentymes dyde hym moche harme And whaÌ„ this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour him with helde for as moche as he had herde of hym wyst wel that he was a noble knyght a worthy of hys body of his dedes This Eneas helped kyng Latyne iÌ„ his warre And shortely for to telle so well and so worthely he dyde that he slewe Turocelyne and discomfyted hym and all his people And whan all this was done kynge Latyne gaaf all that londe that was Turocelynes to thys noble man Eneas in maryage wyth Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creatue that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in yoyâ— myrthe all the dayes of ther lyftyme ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyf vpon her he gate a sone that was called Silueyne And this Silueyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwetynge his fader and aenst his wyll aqueyted hym with a damoysell that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyf and brought the damaysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone lete enqueyre of the wysest maysters of the grettest clerkes what chylde the domoysell sholde brynge forth they answerde sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shalde kylle bothe his fader also his moder And so he dyde For his moder deyed in berynge of hym And whan this childe was borne his fader lete calle hiÌ„ Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme sorowe in many dyuers places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius deyed whan god wolde and Silueyne his sone receyued the londe made hym wonderly well beloued amonge his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Silueynes sone was .xv. yere olde he wente vpon a day with his fader for to play solace And as Brute sholde haue shot vnto an herte his arowe myshappe and glaÌ„ced and so there Brute slewe hys fader ¶ How Brute was dreuen out of the londe and how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this myschauÌ„ce was befall all the people of the londe made sorowe ynough were sore an angred And for enche son there of they droue brute out of the loÌ„de wolde not suffre hym among them And whaÌ„ he sawe that he myght not there abyde he weÌ„ from thens in to Grece and there he founde .vii. thousande men that were of the lygnage and kynred of Troy that were come of grete blood as the story telleth as of men and wymmen and chyldern the whyche were all hollde in thraldome and bondage of the kynge Pandras of Grece for the dethe of Achilles that was betrayed and slayne at troy This brute was a wonder fayre man and a stronge and a huge of his age and of gladde there and semblaunt and also worthy of body was well beloued amonge his people Thys kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes his condicions and anone made hym dwelle wyth hym soo that brute became wonder preuy moche beloued with the kynge soo that longe tyme brute dwelled with the kynge So at the laste they of Troy and brute spake togyders of kynred and of lygnage of acquayntaunce there playned them vnto Brute of ther sorowe of ther bondage of many other shames that the kynge Pandras had them done And vnto brute they sayde vpon a tyme. ye be a lorde of our lygnage a strong man a myghty â— ye be our capytayne lorde and gouernoure we wyll become your men your coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes doo in all maner of thynges brynge vs out of this wretchednesse and bondage we wyll fyghte with the kynge for trouthe with the grace of the grete god we shal hym ouercome and we shall make you kyng of the londe and to you doo homage and of you we shall holde euer more Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr boÌ„dage that they were brought iÌ„ And preuâ—ly wente then from the kynges courte and tho them that were of Troy wente and put them in to woodes and in to mouÌ„taynes and them there helde And sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them leue sauely for to weÌ„de out of the londe for they wolde noo lâ—nger dwelle in his bondage The kynge Pandras wexed tho sore anoyed and tho swore that he sholde slee them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and wente to warde them all for to fyght But Brute and his men maÌ„ly them defended and fyerfly fought and slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and helde hym in pryson and ordeyned counsell bytwen them what they myghte done And some sayde that he sholde be put to dethe and some sayde that he sholde be exiled out of the londe And some sayd that he sholde be breÌ„te And tho spake a wyse kynght that was called Mempris and sayd to Brute and to alle tho of Troy yf kynge Pandras wolde yelde hym and haue his lyf I counsell that he gyue vnto Brute that is our duke our souerayne his doughter Gennogen to a wyf and in maryage wyth her an hoÌ„dred shyppes well arayed and all his tresoure of golde syluer of corne of wyne as moche as we nede to haue of â—o thyng other thenÌ„e go we out of this londe ordeyned vs a londe elles where For we nenoÌ„e of our kynred that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amoÌ„ge theym of Grece For we haue slayne so many of ther knyghtes and of other freÌ„des that euer more warre and contake sholde be among vs Brute tho and all his folke consented well to that counseyll And this thynge
whaÌ„ he had thus deuoutly made his prayer avoys fro heuen to hym sayd And hadde hym leue the Iurney a waye in to Englonde and that he sholde goo to the pope of Rome for it was not the wyll of almyghty god that the Brytons sholde regne more in Brytane ne neuer recouered it vnto the tyme of the prophecye that Marlyn sayd before he fuâ—fylled And that sholde neuer be vnto the tyme were come that the relyques of his body shall be broughte fro Rome translated in to Brytayne And whan the ralykes of other sayntes that haue ben hedde for the persecucyon of the paynem folke shall be founde openly shewed thenn shalle they recouer theyr londe agayne the whyche they haue soo longe tyme loste throughe theyr desertes ¶ whane Cadwaldre hadde herde this answere he maruayled gretely and tolde it to the kynge Aleyne ¶ Thene kynge Aleyne dyde sende for the clergye of his londe and made them to brynge the storyes and prophecyes that Merlyn and Sybyll had sayd in theyr prophcyes And whan he knewe that the prophycye that Festom had prophecyed of the Egle. And other prophecyes accorded to the dyuyne aunswere that Caddewalldre had herde He counselled hym ryght faythfully desyred hym to leue his people and his nauy submytte hym to the dyspocysyon of god and do all that the aungell had coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym ¶ Thenye Cadwaldre called yâ—or his sone and ymori his cosyn that was his systers sone sayd to them Taketh sayde he my folke my nauy that is here all redy passe into walys and be ye lordees of Brytons that no dyshonoure come to them by interrupcyon of the Paynem folke for defaute of lordes ¶ And thene hymselfe lefte his reame of Brytayne and his folke for euer more and tooke his waye vnto the pope of Rome Sergius the whyche worshypede hym moche and so he was confessed and toke penaunce for hys synnes And he had not longe dwelled there that he ne deyed the .xii. Kalendis in Maye â— the yere of grace .v. C.lxxii ¶ How kynge Offa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde and how euery kynge warred vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in thou londe as they of westsex Marchenryche Estangle of kente and of Southsex and of other costes eche warred vpon other And he that moste myght toke the londe of hym that was mooste feblest ¶ But there was a kynge amonge them that was called Offa that was saynte Oswaldes brother This Offa conquered all the kynges of the londe and regned all aboue them all ¶ And sâ—â— gret was the that warre in euery there bytwene grekes that no maÌ„ myght wyte how the lond wente But abbottos pryours men of Relygyon wrote that lyues dedes of kynges how longe euery of theym regned in what couÌ„tre in what manere euery kynge deyed of bysshops also And therof made grete bokys and lete calle them Cronycles And the good kyng Alured had that booke in his warde And lette brynge it vnto wynchestre and lete it be faste tacked to a pylar that men sholde it not remeue ne bere it thens so that euery man sholde it see therupon loke For therin ben the lyues of all the kynges that euer were in Englonde ¶ How the kynge of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyf of Buerne Bocarde thrugh strength and after this Buerne conquered the kyng with power and strength ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that there was a kyng in Northumberlond â—e that was called Osbryght and soyourned atte yorke ¶ And this kynge wente hym vppon a daye in to a wood hym for to dysporte And as he came ayen he wente pryuely in to a good mannes house that was called Buerne and the good man of that place was gone that tyme to the see ¶ For oftentymes there he was wonte to spye theues and robbers that oftentymes were wonte to come in to the londe to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was Buernes wyfe was a wonder fayre woman ¶ And the kynge came vnto her whan that herhusbode was absente and she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour and worthely hym serued in all thynge ¶ whan the kynge hadde eten he tooke the lady by the honde and â—adde her in to a chambre and sayde He wolde speke with her a counseyll And all the folke he made voyde fro the chambre saue only the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he it dyde tyll that he had done alle hys wyll And whan he hadde done this dede He torned agayne to yorke And the lady he lefte there sore wepynge for the dede that the kynge to her had done ¶ And whan heâ— lorde was came home and sawe her wepe and suche sorowe and mornynge make he axed of her what she hadde done and why she made suche sorowe ¶ Syre she sayde subtylly and falsely the kynge Osbryghtâ— hathe doo me shame and vylanye ayeast my wyll And tolde hym all the truthe how the kynge had â—orlayne her with strengthe wherfore she sayde she hadde leuer to be deed than tolyue ¶ Fayre loue be stylle sayde he for ayenst strengthe feblenesse is yltell worthe and therfore of me shalte thou neuerthelesse beloued and namely for thou hast tolde me the treuthe And yf almyghty god grauÌ„t to me my lyf I shall the aueng ¶ This Buerne was a grete man and a myghty lorde and was well beloued and grete frendes hadde And lete sende for the grettest lordes of the londe and to them made hes complaynte of the despyte that the kynge to hym hadde done and sayde he wolde be auenged how euer yt were And all hys frendes counseylled hym that he sholde goo vnto yorke there that the kynge was hym to defye And Buerne toke his mayne and came to the kynge whan the kynge hym sawe he called hym curtously Buerne by name And Buerne hym answerred to hym sayde Syre I you defye and yelde vp feautes homages and londes and as moche as I haue holden of you fro this tyme for warde I wyll neuer of the nothynge holde And soo he departed fro the kynge without more speche or ony abydynge and tooke leue of his frendes and went in to Denmarke and playned to the kynge Godern tolde hym of the despyte of that the kynge Osbryght to hym hadde donne of his wyfe And prayed hym of socour and helpe hym for to auenge ¶ whan kynge Godern of Denmarke and the danys hadde herde the complaynt of thys Buerne and the prayer that he badde they were ryght wonder glasde in theyr hertes for as moche as they myght fynde a cause for to goo in to Englonde for to warree vpon Englesshe men and for to aenge Buerne of the despyte that the kyng Osbryght hadde done vnto hys wyf And for as moche as Buerne was sybbe vâ—to the kynge of Denmarke anone they lette
rulyd peasybly all that was done abowte the kynge whiche was a good and a well dysposed man And thenne whan the kynge was come to the place where they were the duke of yorke hys felysshyp made theyr felde in the strongest wyse purposyd verely to abyde haue fouÈte But in the nyghte Andrewe Trollop all the olde soudyours of Calays wyth a greate felyshyp sodeynly departyd out of the dukes host And wente strayte vnto the kynges felde where they were receiued Ioyously for they knewe th entent of thother lordes also the maner of theyr felde And then the duke of yorke with the other lordes seynge theÌ„ dysceued toke a counseylle shortly in that same nyght departed frome the felde leuynge behynde theÌ„ the moost partye of theyr people too kepe the felde tyl on the morowe Then the duke of yorke with his secoÌ„de sone departyd thrugh wales towarde Irlonde Leuynge his eldest sone the erle of Marche with the erles of werwyk of Salysbury whiche rode togyder wyth thre or foure persones strayght into Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham gate a shyp whiche cost a .xi score nobles wyth the same shyp sayled fro thens in to Gernesey there refresshed theym frome thens sayled to Calays where they were receyued in to the castel by the posternÌ„ or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of yorke toke shypynge in walys sayled ouer in to Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury entred in to Calays how the erle of warwyk wence in to Irlonde THen kynge Henry wyth his host in the felde not knowynge of this sodeyne departynge on the morowe fouÌ„de none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in all the hast meÌ„ for to folowe and pursue after to take theÌ„ but they mette not with theÌ„ as god wolde And theÌ„ the kynge weÌ„t to Ludlowe dyspoyled the castel the towne And seÌ„te the duchesse of yorke and hyr chyldreÌ„ to the duchesse of Bokyngham hyr syster where she was kepte longe tyme after And forth with the kynge ordeyned the duke of Somerset to be Capytayne of Calays thyse of other lordes so departed as afore is sayd were preclamyd rebelles grete traytours Then the duke of Somerset tooke to hym al the soudyours that departed fro the felde and made hyÌ„ redy in all the haste for to go to Calays take possessyon of his offyce And whan he came he founde therle of warwyk therin as Capytayne the erles of Marche of Salysbury also and thenÌ„e he londed by Scalys weÌ„t to gyues and there he was receyued And it fortuned that some of tho shyppes that came ouer with hym came in to Calays haueÌ„ by theyr fre wyll for the shypmeÌ„ ought more fauour to the erle of warwyk thaÌ„ to the duke of Somerset in whyche shyppes were take dyuerse meÌ„ as Ienyn Fynkyll Iohan felowe Kaylles Purser whiche were beheded soone after in Calays and after this came meÌ„ dayly ouer the see to thyse lordes to calays began for to wexe stroÌ„ger they borowed moche gode of the Staple on that other syde the duke of Somerset beynge in Gynes gate people to hym whiche came out and scarmysshed with theym of Calays they of Calays with the whiche endured many daies â—ucyng moche people came ouer dayly vnto thise lordes ¶ TheÌ„ on a tyme by thaduys and couÌ„seylle of the lordes att Calays sente ouer mayster Denham with a greate felyshyp to Sandwhyche whiche tooke the towne therin the lorde Ryuers the lorde Sâ—alys his sone toke many shyppes in the hauen and broughte them all to calays wyth whiche shyppes many maryners of ther fre wyl came to calays to serue the Erle of warwyk And after the Erle of warwyke by the aduys of the lordes tooke all his shyppes and manned theym well and saylled hymselfe in to Irlonde for to speke wyth the duke of yorke and tooke his aduys how they sholde entre in to Englonde And whan that he had be there and done hys erandes he retorned ayen towardes Calays and broughte with hym his moder the countesse of Salysbury And comynge in the west countree on the see the duke of Excetre Admyral of Englond beynge in the grace of du accoÌ„panyed with many shyppê of warre met with the erle of warwyk hys flete but they faught not for the substauÌ„ce of the peple beynge with the duke of Excetre ought better wyll fauour to the erle of warwyk thaÌ„ to hym they departed and came to calays in saufâ—e ¶ TheÌ„ the kynges couÌ„seyll seynge that thyse lordê had goten those shyppes fro Sandwytche taken the lorde Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garyson at Sandwytche to abyde kepe the towne made one mouÌ„tforde capitayne of the towne that no man vytayll ne marchauÌ„t that shold go to flaunders shold go to calays TheÌ„ they of calays seyenge this made Denham many other to go to Sandwytche assayled the towne by londe by water gate ix And brought the Capytayne ouer see and smote of hys heed And yet daylymen came ouer to theim fro all partyes ¶ How the Erle of Marche of warwyke and of Salysbury entred in to EngloÌ„d of the feld of NorthaÌ„ptoÌ„ where dyuerse lordes were slayne ANd after thys the forsayd erles of marche warwyke Salysbury came ouer to Douer with moche people there londed to whome all the couÌ„tre drewe came to LoÌ„don all armyd and for to lete lordes of the kynges counsell knowe theyr truth also theyr entente assembled theym and tolde them that they entended no harme to the kynges persone sauf that they wolde put from hym suche persones as were aboute hym And soo departed frome London wyth a greate puyssaunce towarde Northampton where the kynge was accompanyed with many lordes and made a stronge felde withoute the towne And there bothe partyes met and was fought a greate batayll In whyche batayll were slayne the duke of bokyngham therle of Shrewesbury the vycouÌ„t Beamonde the lorde Egremonde and many other knyghtes and squyres and othere also and the kynge hymself was taken in the felde And after warde broughte to London And anone after was a parlement at westmÌ„ duryng whyche parlyament the duke of yorke came out of Irlonde wyth the Erle of Rutlande rydynge wyth a grete felyshyp in to the palays come in to the parlyament chambre there toke the kynges place and claymed the crowne as his propre enherytaunce and ryght and Caste forth in wryttynge his tytele and also how he was ryghtfull heyre wherfore was moche to do but in conclusyon yt was appoynted and concluded that kinge Henry sholde regne and be kynge durynge his natural lyfe For as moche as he hadde be kynge so longe was possessyd aft his dethe the duke of yorke shold be kynge