and defend And tho said in presens of them all that he wold yef him a thousand pound for to maynten that land Ì„ all the other grauÌ„ted the land to hiÌ„ with ther pouer him for to help defied kyng edward of englond Ì„ said that Robert the Brus â–ª shÌ„uld be kiÌ„g of englond ¶ How sir IohnÌ„ of Comyn yen said the crounyng of sir Robert the Brus LOrdynges said sir IohnÌ„ of Comyn thenketh vpon the truth and the oth that ye made vn to kyng Edward of englond and touchyng my self I will not breke myne oth for no man and so he went from that company at that tyme wherfore robert the Brus and all tho that to him consentit wer wonder wroth and tho manaced sir IohnÌ„ of Comyn ¶ Tho ordeyned they an other councell at Domfris to the wich come the forsaid sir Iahan Comyn for he duelled but .ij. myle from Domfris ther that he was woned for to sodiorne and a bide ¶ How sir IohnÌ„ was traitoursâ—y kylled WHen Robert the brus wist that all the grete lordis of scotland wer commyn to Scone sauf sir iohnÌ„ Comyn that sodiorned tho nygh Scone he sent after him specialli that sir Iohan Comyn shuld cum and speke with him and vpon that he come Ì„ speke with him at the gray freris in Damfres and that was the thursday after Candilmasday and sir IohnÌ„ grauntid him for to wend him with ¶ And when he had herd masse he toke a soppe Ì„ drank and afterward he bestrod his palfray and rode his way and so come to Domfres And robert the brus saw him cum at a wiÌ„daw as he was in his chambre and tho made ioye ynough and come ayens him and coled him about the nec and made with hiÌ„ goode semblant ¶ And when all the erles and barons of scotlaÌ„d wer present ther. ¶ Robert the Bruse spake and said Sirres said he ye wot well the encheson of this commyng and wherfore it is if ye will graunte that I might be kyng of Scotland as right heir of the land· And all the lordis that wer ther said with on vois that he shuld be crouned kyng of scotland and that they wold him helpe and maynten ayens all maner men on liue and for him if it wer nede for to die ¶ The gentill knyght tho Iohan of Comyn answerid and said Certis neuer for me ne for to haue of me as moch help as the vaill of an boton For that oth that I haue made vn to kyng Edward of englond I shall hold whil my lefe will last and with that worde he went from the companie Ì„ wold haue wened vpon his palfrie And Robert the Brus pursued him with a drawen sword and bare him thurgh the bodi and sir Iohan Comyn fell doune vn to the erthe But whenne Rogier that wos sir IohnÌ„ Comyns brether saw the falsenesse he starit to sir robert the Brus and smote hym wyth a knyfe but the false tratour wos armyd vndir so that the stroke myght done him no harme AnÌ„d so moch help come a bout sir robert the Brus. so that Rogier Comyn was ther kylled and all to hew in to peses ¶ And robert the Brus turned ayen ther that sir iohon Comyn the nobull baron lay wounded and pyned towarde his deth by sides the high auter in the chirche of the gray freris and said vn to sir iohan Comyn O traytour thou shall be deid and neuer after let myne a vauncement and shoke his swerde at the high auter smote him on the hede that the brayn fell doune vpon the grounde and the blod stert an high vpon the walles And yit vn to this day is that blod seyn ther that no water may washe it a way Ì„ so died that nobull knyght in holy chirche ANd when this tratour robert the Brus saw that no man wold let his coronacion he commaunded all them that were of pouer shuld cum vn to his crounyng to sant Iohanes touÌ„e in Scotland ¶ And so it befell that vpon our lady day of the Annuncion the bisshop of Glaston and the bisshop of sente Andrewes crouned for ther kyng this Robert the Brus in sent iohanes toune and made him kiÌ„g ¶ And anone after he drofe all the englisshmen cut of scotland and they fled and come and plened them vn to kyng Edward how that Robert the Brus had driuen them out of the land and disherited them ¶ How that kyng Edward dubbed at westmynstre .xxiiij. score knyghttis ANd when kiÌ„g edward hered of this myscheef he swore that he shuld bene a venged therof And said that all the tratours of Scotland shÌ„uld bene honged and draw and that they shuld neuer be raunsomed ¶ And kyng edward thought vpoÌ„ this falsenesse that the scottis had to him done and sent after all the bachelars of englond that thei shuld cum to londoÌ„ at witsontide· he dubbed at westmynstre xxiiij score knyghtis ¶ Thâ— ordeyned him the nobull kiÌ„g edward for to wend in to scotland to were vpon Robert the brus sent before hiÌ„ iÌ„ to scotland sir Aymer the valauÌ„ce erle of penbruke Ì„ sir henri Percy baron with afair coÌ„panye that pursued the scotis brend touÌ„es Ì„ castels Ì„ afterward come the kiÌ„g hiÌ„ self with erles barons a fair companye ¶ How Robert the Brus wos discomfited in bataill Ì„ how Symond Frisell was slayn THe friday next before the Assumcion of our lady kyng Edward met robert the Brus beside sent Iohanes toune in scotland and with his componye of the wich companye kyng Edward kylled .vij. thousand ¶ When robert the brus sawe this mischief he gan to fle hid him that no man might him fiÌ„d but sir Symond frisell pursued him sore so that he turned ayene Ì„ a bode bataill for he wos a worthi knyght Ì„ a bold of body and the englisshmeÌ„ pursued euer sore in euery side and kylled the stede that sir Symond frisell rode vpon and they toke him lad him vn to the host ¶ And sir Symond began for to flater speke fair said lordis I shall yef you iiij M â–ª marke of siluer and myn horse myne harnes all myne armure and becum a beggar ¶ Tho ansuered Theobaude of Peuenes that wos the kinges archier Now so god me helpe it is for nought that thou speketh for all the gold in englond I wold not let the go with out ê¯maundement of kiÌ„g Edward ¶ And tho wos he had vn to king edward and the kyng wold not se him but commauÌ„ded to lede him a way to haue his dome at London ¶ And on our ladies eue naâ—â—te he wos honged and drow dnd his hede smyten of and honged ayeÌ„ with chynes of yren vpon the galowes And his hede was set vpoÌ„ london brigge vpoÌ„ a spere and ayenst cristemasse the body wos brenned for encheson that the men that keped the body by nyght
he knew that the ê“phesy that festome had ê“phecied of the Egle and other ê“phecies accorded to the dyuine ansuer that Cadwaldre had herd he councellid to leue his pepull and his naue and submitte him to the disposicion of god and done all that the angell had commanded him ¶ Than Cadwaladre called Ynor his son and Yuory his cosin that was his sustres son and saydd to them Taketh saied he my folke and my naue that his heir all redy and passe ye in to wales and be ye lordis of bretons that no dishonor come to them by interrupcion of the paynyms folke for defaute of lordis ¶ And then he him self left his reame of Bretan and his folke for euer more and toke his way vn to the pope of Rome Sergius the wich worsshipped him moch and so he wos confessed and toke pennaunce for his synnes ¶ And he had not longe duelld ther that he ne died the .xij. Kalend of May the yere of grace .v. C.lxxix ¶ How kyng Offa wos soueraxn a boue all the kynges of Englond ana how euery kyng wered vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that wer in the lond as thei of Westsex Merchenrich EstaÌ„gle of keÌ„t and of southsex and of other costes eche wered vpon other and he that was most myghty toke the land of him that was most febel ¶ But ther was a kyng amonges them that wos called Offa that wos sent Oswaldes brother This offa conquered all the kynges of the land and regned a boue them all ¶ And so grete wos the were in euery cuÌ„tre bitwen kynges that no man might wit how the lond went ¶ But abbotis Priours men of relegion writen the lyues Ì„ dedis of kynges and how long euery of them regned and in what cuntre and in what maner euery kyng died Ì„ of bisshoppis also And ther of made gret bokes and let call them the cronicles And the good kyng Alured had that boke in hys warde and let bring it vn to wynchester and let it be fast tached to an piler that men shuld it not remeue ne bere it thens so that eueri man myght it se and ther vpon loke ¶ For ther in be the liues of all the KiÌ„ges that euer wer in Englond ¶ How the kyng of Northhumberland Osbright for lay the wyfe of Buerne bocard thurgh strength and after this buerne conquered the kyng with pouer and strength ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that ther wos a king in Northhumberland that wos called Osbright and soiorned at Yorke and this kyng went hiÌ„ vpon a day in to a wod him for to disporte and when he come ayene he went priueli in to a good mans hous that was called Buerne Ì„ the good man of that place wos gone that tyme to the see ¶ For often tymes he wont ther to aspie theues and robers that oft tymes wer woÌ„t to cum in to the land to rob brene and sle ¶ The lady that was buernes wife was a wonder fair woman and the kyng com vn to hir when that hir housbond wos absent And so she trastid none harme vn to the kyng and welcomed him with moch honour and worthely him serued in all thing ¶ When the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the hand leed hir iÌ„ to a chamber sayd that he wold speke with hir a councell Ì„ all the folke froÌ„ the chamber he made void saf only the lady he but the lady wist not wherfor he it did till that he had done al his will And wheÌ„ he had done this dede he turned ayene to yorke the ladi he left ther woÌ„der sore wepyng for the dede that the kyng to hir had done ¶ And wheÌ„ hir lord was comeÌ„ home saw hir wepe sich som mornyng make he axed of hir what she had done why she made such sorow ¶ Sir qd she queinteli falseli the kiÌ„g Osbright me hath done shame velonye ayens my will· told hiÌ„ the trewth how the kiÌ„g had hir forlayne with strength wher for she sayd she had leuer to be deid than lyue ¶ Fair leef be styll ê™ he for ayenes strength febelnesse is litell worth therfor of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued and namly for thou hast told me the trewthe ¶ And if almyghty god grante me lyfe I shall the well auenge ¶ This Buerne was a gret man a myghty lord wos well beloued gret frindis had and let send for the grettest lordis of the land to them made his ê¯playn of thee dispite that the kyng to hiÌ„ had done said that he wold be auengid how so euer that it wer all his frendis concelled grented to wend vn to yorke ther that the kyng wos ¶ And buerne toke hys meyne come to the kyng And wheÌ„ the king hiÌ„ saw he called hiÌ„ courtasly Buerne by name buerne him ansuerd and to him saied Sir I you defy and yelde vp feutes hoomages and londis and os moch as I haue holden of you and so fro this tyme forward I wyll neuer of the nothing hold so he deê‘tid from the kyng with out more speche or ony a bydyng toke loue of his freÌ„dis Ì„ weÌ„t in to Denmarke plened to the kyng Godryne told hiÌ„ of the dispite that kiÌ„g Osbright to hiÌ„ had done of his wyf praid him of socour and help him to auenge ¶ When kyng Godrine of denmarke and the danois had herd the complaynt of this Buerne and of the preier that he had they wer right wonder glad iÌ„ hert for as moch that they myght find a cause for to gone in to Englond for to were vpoÌ„ the English men also for to aueÌ„ge Buerne of the dispite that the kyng Osbright had done vn to his wife ¶ And for as moch os Buerne wos sibbe to the king of Denmarke Anone they let ordeyne a gret host of men let ordeyne them shippes and as moch as them nede to haue to that viage ¶ And when all the host was redy the kyng made his ij bretheren cheftaynes that wer nobull knyghtes of body and also bold that on was called Hunger that other Hubba ¶ How the Danys toke yorke and kylled the kyng Osbright and afterwarde kyng Elle WHen all thyng wos redy tho ·ij bred token leue of the kiÌ„ge Godryn and went toward the see for to wend ouer in to Englond as fast as they myght spede Now is Buerne so well comforthed and fast hyed him with the Danois that they bene ariued in the north cuntre and comen thurgh out Holdernesse and destruyed all the cuntre and brenned tounnes and robbyd folÌ„ke and kylled all that myght be taken till that they comen vn to yorke ¶ And wheÌ„ kyng Osbright saw them cum he toke his pepull that he had with him and come out of the cite and
erle of his life was passid The priour and the monkis of Pountfret getten the body of sir ThomÌ„s of the kiÌ„g and they beried it before the high auter on the right side◠¶ That same day that this gentill knyght was dede ther were honged draw for the same quarell at Pountfret sir willm tuchet sir willm Fitz willm sir warreyn of ysell sir HeÌ„ri of brad borne and sir william cheynye barons all· and Iohane Page esquyre ¶ And sone after at Yorke were draw and honged sir Rogeri Clifford Sir Iohan of Mambray barons And sir Goselin dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristow were drawe honged sir henri of wemyngton sir henri Mounfort barons and at Glocestre wer draw and honged Sir Iohan Geffard and sir willm of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london wer honged and drow sir henri Tyes baron And at wynchelse sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at windesore sir Fraunces of waldenham baron And at Cantorburi wos draw Ì„ honged sir Bertholome of Badelesmere sir Bartholomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe iÌ„ wales sir willm FlemmiÌ„g baron ¶ How kyng Edward weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thousand men of armes Ì„ might not spede ANd when kyng edward of englond had brought the flour of Chiualrie vn to ther deth thurgh councell and consent of sir hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the son he become as wode as any Lyon ¶ And what so euer the Spensers wold haue it was done so well the kyng loued them that they might done with him all thyng that them liked Wherfor the kyng yaf vn to sir hugh spenser the fadre the erledom of wynchestre and vn to sir Andrewe of Herkela the erdom of Cardoill in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And kyng Edward tho thurgh ê¯sell of the spensers disherited all them that had bene ayens him in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre mony oder wer disherited also for encheson stat the spensers couetted for to haue ther landes and so they had all that they wold desire with wrong and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piled clerke Chauncelar of englond thurgh caunsell of the forsaid spensers he was a fals ribaud and a couetise Ì„ so they couÌ„celed the kyng moch that the kyng let take to his own warde all the goodis of the lordis that were put wrongfully to the deth in to his own hond and as well they token the goodis that wer in holy chirche as the goodis that were wythout And let them bene put in to his tresorie in london and let them call his forfaittis bi ther councell the kyng wrought for euermore he dysherite them that the goodis owghten ¶ And thurgh ther counsell let a rere a talliage of all the goodis of englond ¶ Wherfor he was the richest kyng that euer wos in englond after willm basterd of NormaÌ„die that conquerid Englond â–ª ¶ And yit thurgh councell of them him semed that he had not ynough bot made yit euery toune of Englond for to find a man of armys vpon ther own costages for to gone and were vpon the scottis that wer his enmys wherfore the kyng weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thausand meÌ„ of armes at witsontide in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist M.ccc xxij ¶ But the scottis went and hid them in mouÌ„tayns Ì„ in woddis taried the englishmen fro day to day that the kiÌ„g myght for no maner thyng them find in playn feld ¶ Wherfor mony englishmeÌ„ that had litell vitayles died ther for hunger wonder fast and sodenly in goyng and in comyng and namly tho that had bene ayens Thomas of Lancastre and robbed his men vpon his landis ¶ When kyng Edward saw that vitayles failed him he wos tho wonderfore discomforted for encheson also that his men died and for he myght not speed of his enmys So at the last he come ayen in to Englond ¶ And anone after come Iames Douglas also Thomas Randulph with an hoge host in to Englond in to Northumberland with them the englishmen that wer driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d come robbed the cuÌ„tre kylled the pepull also brend the toune that wos called northallerton Ì„ mony other touÌ„es to yorke ¶ And when the kiÌ„g herd this tidyng he let sompne all maner men that might trauell And so the englishmen mett the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland the xv day after Mihelmasse in the same yere abouesaid And the englishmen wer ther discomfited ¶ And at that scomfiture wos toke sir Iohan of Bretan Erle of Rochemond that helde the cuntre and the Erldom of Lancastre ¶ And after he paied an huge raunsome and wos let go and after that he wente in to frauÌ„ce and come neuer afterward ayen ¶ How sir Andrewe of Herkela was take Ì„ put vn to the deth that wos erle of Cardoill ANd at that tyme sir Andrew of herkela that new was made erle of Cardoill for cause that he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges ê¯mandement of englond for to bring him all the pouer that he might for to help him ayenst the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland ¶ And when the fals tratour had gadred all the pepull that he myght and shuld haue come to the kyng vn to the abbey of Beigheland ¶ The fals tratour lad them by an other cuntre thurgh Copeland thurgh the erledom of Lancastre went thurgh the cuntre robbed Ì„ killed folke all that he myght ¶ And forther more the fals tratour had taken a gret soume of gold and siluer of sir Iames Douglas for to be ayens the kyng of englond and to bene helpyng holdyng with the scottis thurgh whos treson the kyng of englond wos discomfited at Beigheland or that he come theder ¶ Wherfor the kyng wos toward him wonder wroth and let priueli enquere by the cuntre about how that it wos· ¶ And so men enquerid and aspied so at the last trewth was fouÌ„d and sought he atteynt take as a fals tratour as the good erle Thoms of Lancastre him told or that he wer put vn to deth at his takyng at burbrugge ¶ And to him said or that yere wer done he shuld be take and hold a tratour ¶ And so it wos as the holy man said wherfor the kyng sent preueli to sir Anthoyn of Lucy a knight of the cuntre of Cardoill that he shuld take sir Andrew of Harkela and put him vn to the deth ¶ And to bring thys thyng vn to the end the kyng sent his comission So that this same Andrew was take at Cardoill Ì„ led vn to the barre in the maner of an erle worthely arrayed Ì„ with a swerde gurt aboute hiÌ„ hosed Ì„ spored ¶ Tho spak sir Anthoyn in this maner sir Andrew ê™ he the king put vpon the
wos seyn Ì„ aperid iÌ„ the firmament a bemed sterre the wych clarkys calle stella Comata that sterre wos seyn in diuerse ê‘tes af the firmament ¶ Where after anone ther folowed iÌ„ englond good chepe and wonder gret plente of all cheffar vitaill and marchandise and ther ayens honger scarcite mischief nede off monay ¶ In so moch that a quarter of whete at london was sold for ij shillyng and a good fat ox at a nobull v good doue briddis for a pene in which yere died sir IohnÌ„ of eltham erle off Cornewaill that wos kiÌ„g edwardis broder lieth at westmiÌ„stre ¶ How king Edward made a duchie of the Erldom of Cornwaill also of vi other erles that weer new made Ì„ of the frist chalenge of the kyngdoÌ„ of fraunce IN the yere of our lord a. thousand CCC Ì„ xxxvij of kyng Edward xij in the month of march during the ê‘lament at westmynstre in lent tym kyng Edward made of the erledom of Cornwaill a duchie and let it call the duchie of Cornewaill the wich duchie he yaf vn to Edward his frist son with the erledom of Chestre ¶ And also kyng Edward made at that same tyme .vi. other erll that is for to say sir Henri erle of LaÌ„castre son erle of Leycestre willm of Boghun erle of Northhamton villm of Mountagu erle of Salusberi ¶ Hugh of Awdell erle of Glocestre ¶ Robert of vfford erle of Southfolke and willm of Clyton erle of Huntyngton ¶ And in that same yere it wos ordeyned in the same parlament that no maÌ„ shuld were no clothe that wos wrought out of Englond as clothe of gold ne of silke or veluet or Damaske or Satin Baudkin ne none such other ne none wilde ware ne Furrure of beyond the se but such as myght spendeÌ„ C. pounde of rent by yere But this ordinance and statute wos but of litell effect For it was nothyng holden ¶ In the .xiij yere of his regne kiÌ„g Edward went ouer se in to Braban with quene Philip his wyfe ther bering a child at Andewerp ther he duelled more than a yere for to trete with the duke of Braban Ì„ other allied vn to him of thee chalanging of the kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce to kiÌ„g Edward of englond by right by heritage after the deth of Karoll the gret kyng of FrauÌ„ce brother Germayne of quene Isabell kiÌ„g edwardis moder the wich was holden occupied vnrightfull by Philip of valoys the emes sone of the kyng Karoll the wich Duke all his iÌ„ the forsaid thynges and all other longyng ther to with all his men Ì„ goodis kiÌ„g edward fonde redy vn to him and made beheighten him seurte by good feith and trust and after that the kiÌ„g hasted him in to Englond ayen and left ther the quene styll behynd him in Braban ¶ Than in the xiiij yere of his regne whan all the lordis of his ream and other that fallen to be at his parlament wer called and assembled to gedre in the same parlament holden at london after the fest of sent helarie ¶ The kynges nedes wer put forth and promoted as touching the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of fraunce For which nedis to be sped the kyng axed the fifth ê‘te of all the meuable goodis of englond and the wulles the .ix sheef of euery corne And all lordis of euery toune wher sich thyngê shuld be taxed and gadred shuld ansuer to the kyng ther of and he had it and held it at his own lust and will Wherfore if I shall knowlech the veray trewth the ynner loue of the pepull was turned in to hate and the comyn prayers in to cursing for cause that the comune pepull wer so strongly greued ¶ Also the forsaid Phelip valois of fraunce had gadred vn te him a gret host Ì„ destruid ther in his ê‘ties and kyngdome mony of the kiÌ„gê frendis of englond with tounes and Castels and mony other of ther lordeshippis and mony harmes shames and dispites did vn to thee quene Wherfore kyng Edward whan he herd this tdyng wos strongly meued and therwith an angred and sent diuerse lettres ouer see to the quene and to other that wer his frendis gladyng them certefieng them that he wold be ther him self in all the hast that he myght ¶ And anone after Ester wan he had sped of al thynges that to him neded to haue he went ouer the se ayen ¶ Of whos comyng the quene and all his frendis wer wonder glad and made moch ioye And all that wer his enmys and ayens him held made as moch sorow ¶ In the same tyme thee kyng thurgh councell of his trew lieges and couÌ„cell of his lords that ther wer present with him toke the kyng of fraunces name and toke Ì„ medled the kynges armes of fraunce quartled with the armes of englond commaundid forth with his coyen of gold vnder descripcion and writiÌ„g of the name of engloÌ„d Ì„ of frauÌ„ce to be made best that myght be and that is to say the floreyn that was called the nobull pris of vi shilliÌ„g viij pens the sterliÌ„g the half nobull of the value of iij. shilliÌ„ges Ì„ iiij pens and the farthynges of value xx pens ¶ How Kyng Edward come vn to the scluys and discomfited all the pouer of fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere after that is to say the xv yere of his rene he coÌ„mandid let writ iÌ„ his chartres writtis other lettres the date of the regne of frauÌ„ce frist And while that he wos thus doiÌ„g Ì„ traueling iÌ„ frauÌ„ce thurgh his couÌ„cell he wrot to al the pÌ„latis Dukis erles Ì„ barons the nobull lordis of the cuÌ„tre also to diuerse of the commune pepull diuerse lettres mauÌ„dementis bering date at GandauÌ„e the viij dai of februari And anoÌ„e after with iÌ„ a litell tyme he come ayen iÌ„ to engloÌ„d with the quene Ì„ hir childer ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere on mydsomer eue he begaÌ„ to sail toward frauÌ„ce ayen maÌ„ly stifly fell vpoÌ„ Phelip of valois thee wich long tyme lay Ì„ had gadred to hiÌ„ a full long boustous menye of diuerse nacions iÌ„ the hauen of Scluys ther they foughten to geder the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce he with ther hostes fro midday to iij. of the cloke iÌ„ the morn iÌ„ which bataill wer slayn xxx thousand men of the kiÌ„gê coÌ„pani of frauÌ„ce Ì„ moÌ„y shÌ„ippis Ì„ cogges wer taken And so thurgh goddis help he had ther the victori Ì„ bere thens a gloriê° chiualri ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere about sent Iamis tide without the yates of sent Omers Robert of Artheis with meÌ„ of engloÌ„d flauÌ„dres bitterly faught ayens the duke of burgoÌ„ the frenshmen at wich bataill wer slayn Ì„ take of the frensshmen xv barons lxxx knyghtis shÌ„ippis barges wer take vn
the same cite of paris with all the hast that he myght ¶ For soth the nobull kyng Edward when he com to Paris brugge and fond it broken with in two dayes he let make it ayen And in the morn after thee AssumciooÌ„ of our lady kyng Edward passed ouer the water of seyn goyng toward Crescy and distroyed by the way tounes with the pepull duelling ther in And in the fest of sent Bartholomew he passid ouer the water of somme vnhurt with all his host ther as neuer before hand wos ony maner way ne passage wher ij M. wer slaiÌ„ of them that lettid ther passage ouer Therfor the xxvi day of august kyng Edward in a feld fast by Crescy hauyng iij batailles of englishmen countred and met with Philip of valois hauyng with him iiij bataillis of wich the lest passed gretly the nombre of english pepull ¶ And when thes ij hostes mete to gedre ther fell vpon hiÌ„ the kiÌ„g of Beme the Duke of Loren. and erles also of Flaundres Dalaunson Bloys Harecourt Aumarle and Neuers and mony other erles barons lordis knyghttis Ì„ meÌ„ of armes the nombre of a M.v. C.xlij. with out fote men other men armed that wer nothiÌ„g rekened ¶ And for all this the vnglorius Philip with drew him with the residew of his pepull ¶ Wherfor it was said in commune among his own pepull NreÌ„ beal soy retreyt that is to say our fair with draweth him ¶ Than kyng Edward and our englisshmen thanked god almyghti for such a victori after ther gret labour taken to them all thyng nedefull to ther sustinance and sauyng of ther lyues and for dred of ther enmys rested them ther. ¶ And full erly in the mornyng after the frenshmen with an hugh passing host come ayen for to yef bataill and fight with the EnglÌ„ishmeÌ„ with whom met and countred the erll of Werwik Northamton and Northfolke with ther companie and slew ij thousand and toke mony prisoners of the gentils of them ¶ And the remenant of the same host fled iij mile thens And the thrid day after the bataill the kiÌ„g weÌ„t to Calaysward destroyng all the tounes as he rode thidder whaÌ„ that he was comen that is for to say the thrid day of September he began to besege the toune with the castele and continued his sege fro the forsaid therid day of septembre to the thrid day of August the next yere after ¶ And in the same yere during the sege of Calys the kyng of Scotland with a full gret multitude of Scottis comen in to Englond to Neuiles crosse about sent Lukes day the euangelist hopyng and trustyng for to haue found all the land destitute and void of pepull For as moch as the kyng of englond wos by yond the see sauf onli prestis and men of holy chirche Ì„ women Ì„ children and plowmen and such other labourers and ther they come and robbed and did moch priue sorow ¶ But yit fond they ynow that them with stode by the grace of almyghty god ¶ And so a day of bataill wos assigned bitwen them and certan lordis and men of holi chirche that wer of that cuntre with other commune pepull fast by the cite of Duresme At wich day thurgh the grace and help of almyghti god the scottis wer ouer comen and yit wer ther iij. sold so mony of them as of Englishmen ¶ And ther wos slayn all the Chiualri and knyghthod of the reame of scotland ¶ And ther wer taken as thei wold haue fled thens Dauid the kyng of Scotland him selfe and the erle of Mentif sir Willm Douglas and mony other gret men of scotland ¶ And after that our Englishmen whaÌ„ they had rested them a few dais and had ordeyned ther kepers of the north cuntre thei comen to london and brought with them sir Dauid kyng of scotland and all thes other lordis that were taken prisoners vn to the toure of londoÌ„ with all the hast that they myght ¶ And ther left hem in sauf kepiÌ„g vn to the kiÌ„gê cuÌ„miÌ„g weÌ„t home ayen iÌ„ to ther own cuÌ„tre Ì„ afterward was the kiÌ„gê râ—uÌ„son of scotland taxed vn to an C.M. marke of siluer to be paied in .x. yere that is to say euery yere x. M. marke ¶ How kyng Edward beseged Calays and how it wos wone and yold to him IN the xxij yere of kyng Edwardis regne he went ouer the see in the wynter tyme and lay all the wynter at the sege of Calays the wich yere the while the sege lasted and endurid Philip the kyng of fraunce cast and purposed trechouresly with fraud to put a way the sege Ì„ come the xxvij day of Iuyll in the same yere with a gret host and a strong pouer Ì„ neyghed to the sege of Calais ¶ The wich Philip the last day of Iulij sent to kyng Edward word that he wold yef him playn bataill the iij day after that about euensong tyme if he durst cum fro the seege Ì„ abide ¶ And when kyng edward herd that with out ony loÌ„g tarieng or long a visement he accepte gladly the day and houre of bataill that Philip had assigned ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce herd that the next nyght after he set his tentis a fire Ì„ remeued Ì„ went away thens cowardly ¶ Than they that wer iÌ„ the toune in the castell beseged seyng all this how that they had none other help ne socour of the kyng of fraunce ne of his men ¶ And also that ther vitales within them wer spendit and wasted forfaut of vitales and of refrishing they eten hors houndes cattes myce for to kepe ther trewth as long as they myght ¶ And when they saw and wos found among them at the last that thei had no thyng among them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour ne rescueng of the frenshmen of that other side they wist well that they most nedis die for defaut or elÌ„s yeld the toune and anone tho thei wenten and token downe the baners and the armes of fraunce on eueri side that wer hongen out and wenten on the walles of the forsaid toune on diuerse places as naked as ouer they wer borne sauf onli ther shertis and ther priue clothes and held ther swerdis naked the point donward in thiâ— hondis and puten ropes halters about ther nekkis and yelden vp the keys of the toun and of the Castill to kyng Edward of englond with gret fere and dred of hert ¶ And when kyng Edward saw this as a marciabul kyng and lord receued all to grace and a few of the gretest personers of state and of gouernauÌ„ce of the toune he sent in to engloÌ„d ther to abide ther ranson and the kynges grace And all the comminalte of the toune the kyng let go whider they wold in pees with out ony harme and let them bere with them