ther he made a nobull chyrche in the wich he sat fyrst in his chair and ther he dwelled vij yere Ì„ after he went to Rome and was made pope till that Nero the Emprour let martir him and tho preched opanly all the apposteles in diuerse landes the right fayeth And when Armager had regned xxiiij yere he died and lieth at london ¶ How kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet and ther this berynger made the toun of Berewike ANd after this Armager regned his son Westmer that wos a good man Ì„ a worthy of body well gouerned the land Hit befell so that tydyng come to him on a day that the king Rodrik of Gascoine was come in to this land with a houge host of pepull and wos duellyng in staynsmore And when kyng westmer herd tho tydynges he let assemble an houge host of britans and come to the kyng Rodrik yaf hym batall Ì„ kyng westmer kylled rodrik with his own hondes in playn batall And wheÌ„ kyng rodrikes men saw that ther lord wos deid they yolden them all to the kyng westmer Ì„ bicome his men for euer more Ì„ he yaf them a coÌ„tre that wos forleten wher iÌ„ they myght duell Ì„ theder they weÌ„t Ì„ duelled ther all ther lifes tyme Ì„ ix C men ther were of them Ì„ no mo left at that batell Ther gouerner and prince wos called beringer and a noÌ„ he began a toun that they myght ther iÌ„ duell haue resoorte and let call the toune Birewyke vpoÌ„ twede and ther they duelled become riche but they had no women amonges them Ì„ the bretons wold not yef ther doughtres to thestrangers wherfor they went ower see in to Irland and brought with them women and ther they them spoused but the men koud nat vnder stond ther langage ne the speche of thes women Ì„ therfor they spoken to geder as scottes and afterward thurgh changyng tber lanhages in all fraunce they war called tho scottet and so shulde that folke of that cuntre be called for euer more ¶ How kyng Westmer let arere a stone in the entring of westmerland ther that he slew rodrik and ther he begon fyrst housing ANd after this bataill that is aboue saied wheÌ„ Rodrik wos deid kyng westmer in remeÌ„brance of his victorie let arere ther be sydes the way a gret stone on hygh and yet hit standeth Ì„ euermore shall stand he let graue iÌ„ the stone lettres that thê° saied The kyng westmer of britonne killed in this place Rodrik hys emmny ¶ And this westmer was the fyrst that bylded house toune iÌ„ westmerland at that stone begiÌ„eth westmerlond that westmer let call after his own name ¶ And wheÌ„ westmer had so done he duelled all his lyfes tyme iÌ„ that contre of westmerloÌ„d for he loued that cuÌ„tre more then ony other coÌ„tre And when he had regned xxv yere he died and lieth at Carleill ¶ Of kyng Coill that wos westmer son that held his lond in pees all his lifes tyme. AFter this kyng westmer regned his son Coill a good maÌ„ Ì„ a worthi Ì„ of good coÌ„dicioÌ„s well gouerned his loÌ„d off all me he had loue Ì„ pees iÌ„ his tyme wos neuer coÌ„take debate nor were iÌ„ Britan he regned and wos kiÌ„g in pees all his lifes tym wheÌ„ he had bene kyng xi ere he died an lieth at yorke CLaudiê° wos emê‘our at rome next after Gayê° Ì„ he regned xiiij yere Ì„ viij dayes This maÌ„ come iÌ„ to gret bretan now called engloÌ„d for to chalaÌ„ge the tribut wich thei did deni vn to the romans Ì„ after gret batels ther wos be twix the emê‘our Claudiê° and Armager kiÌ„g of britan and after a cordmeÌ„t made that this Armager shuld wed Claudiê° doughter Ì„ after thes ij shuld euer life iÌ„ pees iÌ„ tokeÌ„ wher of this claudiê° named the cite wer they wer weddid after hiÌ„ called it Claudicestre we call it Gloucestre ¶ This Claudiê° had iij. wifes on Petiua the fyrst wyf he gat a doughter that heyght AntoÌ„ia The first wife decessed Ì„ he weddit messalinaÌ„ and gat a son that height britanicê° Ì„ octauia a dought The thrid he wedit agrippma hauiÌ„g a son that height nero Claudiê° wedit his doughter octauia to nero his wifes son this claudiê° for luf that he had to agrippma his last wife he killed messalina his fyrst wife lest she shuld haue holp britanicê° hir son his to the empyre yet agrippma the last wife of Claudius dred lest hir housband wold haue proferred Britanicus and haue deposed Nero his son Therfor she poysunied hir housband Claudius and Nero was ê“motit to the Empire and this sâ—me Nero yaf his mother sich a reward a yene for he poysunied britanicuÌ„ and kyld his own motber and his wife octauia Iamys the more the apostil this time was slaiÌ„ of Herod agrippa Petre wos presiÌ„d vt pêª patet actuuÌ„ 12. ¶ The body of sent Iamys by myracull wos brought in to Galeciam of spayn Nero after claudiê° wos emê‘our he regned xiij yere vij monethis This nero wos a cursid maÌ„ Ì„ made gret wast iÌ„ the empire he wold not fish bot with nettis of gold and ropis of sylke a gret part of the lordis off Rome he kylled he wos enmy to no men bot to good men he kylled his broder Ì„ his wife his mother and his master he killed also Petre and Paule he wold neuer wer on cloth ij timys all his horsse and his mulis wer shod with syluer And at the last he did set an gret ê‘te of Rome on fyere suÌ„ says to se how Troy brened and sum sayeth the romans coÌ„playned the stretes wer to narow and wheÌ„ he had brent a gret part of rome Nero sayd ther wos space to bild ther stretis wyder then the Senatours with the coÌ„myn pepull com vpoÌ„ him to kyll hym and he fled by nyght iÌ„ to subbarbis of the Cite and hid him a mong the vines And he hered karlys and begers cuÌ„ bi hym Ì„ sayed they wist wher the Emê‘our war he shuld neuer skape them Nero thought it shuld be gret derogacion to his name he wer slayn of chorlys And on a gret stake he ran hiÌ„ self to the hert and died Ì„ ther wos bereid dules keped his body moÌ„y a day after Ì„ did gret hurt to the pepull tyll by a myracull of our lord the bodi wos fond Ì„ take a way Ì„ then the dules voydet Seneca wos this tyme master to Nero. Iuuenalis peeta Lucanus poeta Iacobê° the las the apostil bisshop of ierlmÌ„ wos slaiÌ„ of the iues the sext yere of nero the euaÌ„gelist marcê° wos martered first yer of hiÌ„ Circa annuÌ„ cristti lxxiiij LInus Ytalicus wos pope of Rome x. yere and iij monethis and xiij dayes This Linus his
one wos called Gogmagog and an other Langherigan and so they wer named by diuerse names nad in this maner they come forth and wer borne horrible geantes in Albion and they duelled in caues and iÌ„ hylles at ther wyll and had the londe of Albion as them lyked vn to the tyme that Brut arriued and come to Totnes that wos in the yle of Albion and ther this brute conquered and skomfited thes geantes aboue sayd ¶ Here be geneth now how Brut was goten and how he slewe fyrst his moder and after his fader and how he conquered Albion that after he named Bretan after his owne name that now is called Englond after the name of Engist of saxonie Thys Brute cam in to Bretan a bowte the .xviij. yeer of Hely BE it knaw that in the nobull cite of greet Troy theer wos a nobull Knyght and a man of grete pouer that wos called Eneas and when the cite of Troy was lost and destroed thurgh them of Grece this Eneas with al his meyne fled thens and comeiÌ„ to Lumbardy that tho wos lord and gouernour of that lond a kyng that wos called Latyne and a nother kyng ther wos that wos called Turocelyne that strongli wered vpoÌ„ this kyng latyne that often tymes did hym moche harme And wheÌ„ this kyng latyne herd that Eneas was comen he vnderfeng hym wyth mochel honour hym with helde for as moche as he had herd of hym wist well that he wos a nobull knyght and a worthy of hys body Ì„ of hiy dedes this Eneas helpet kyng Latyne iÌ„ his were Ì„ shortly for to tell so well so worthely he did that he slew Turocelyne Ì„ discomfited hym Ì„ all his pepull And when al this wos done kyng latyne yaf all that lond that wos turocelinis to thys noble man Eneas in mariage with Lauyne his doughter the most faire creature that any man wist and so they lyued to geder in ioye and myrthe all the dayes of theyr lyfes tyme. and after Asconyus son to Eneas wedded a wyfe and vpoÌ„ hyr he begat a son that wos called Silueyn Ì„ this silueyn whan he colde sum resun of man vn wittyng his fadre and a yenst his wyll acquentyd hym with a damysell that wos cosyn to Lauyne that wos kyng latynes dougter the quene that wos eneas wyfe and brought the damysell wyth chylde and whon Ascanius his fader it wist anone let enquere of the wisest masters and of the grettest klerkes what chyld the damisey shold bring forth and they ansuered Ì„ sayed that she shold bring ofrth a son that shold kyll bothe his fadre and also his modre and so he did For his moder dyed in beryng of hym And whan this chyld wos borne his fader let calle hym Brute and the masters siyd that he shold doo moche harme Ì„ sorow in mony dyuerse places and after he shold come to gret honour and worshyp This kyng ascanius dyed when god wold and Silueyn his son resaued the lond and made hym wonderly well beloued amonges his pepull and whan Brute thatt wos Siluenus son wos xv yere olde he went vpon a day wythe his fadre for to play Ì„ solace Ì„ as Brute shold a shote vn to an hert hys harew myshapped glaced so ther Brutkel led his fader ¶ How Brute wos dreuen out of the lond and how he helde hym in Grece And when this myschance befell all the pepull of the lond made sorow ynowgh and war sore an angreyd and for encheson therof they driuen Brute oute of the lond wold not suffer hym amonges them and he saugh that he myght not ther a bide he went from thens in to grece Ì„ ther he fond vij M. men that were of the lynage Ì„ kynred of Troy that wor comeÌ„ of gret blode as the stori telleth as of men womeÌ„ Ì„ child the wich wer all holden in thraldom Ì„ bondage of the kyng Pandras of grece for the deth of Achilles that wos bitrayed Ì„ slayn at troy thys Brute wos a wonder fayr man a strong and huge of his age and of glad cheyr and sembland Ì„ also worthy of body and wos wellbeloued emonges his pepule This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes and his condicions and anone made hym duell with hym so that Brute bicome wonder priue Ì„ moch beloued with the kyng so that long tyme brute duelled with the kyng so at the last they of troy and brute spakyn to gedre of kynred and of lynage Ì„ of acquantance and ther plened them vn to brute of ther sorow and of ther bondage and of mony other shâ—mes that the kyng Pandros had them done Ì„ to brute they sayn vpon a tyme ye ben a lord of our linage Ì„ a strong man a myghty be ye ouâ— captayn lord Ì„ gouernour Ì„ we wyll be cume your meÌ„ and your commandmentes done in all maner of thinges and bryng ye vs oute of this wrecchitnes and bandage Ì„ we wil fyght wyth the kyng for trouth with the grace of the gret god we shall hym ouercome and we shall make you kyng of the lond and to you done homage Ì„ of you we shall holde euermore Brute had tho gret pite of ther bondage that they were brought yn and preuely went hem from the kynges court and tho that were of Troy weÌ„ Ì„ put them in to wodis and in to montaygens and them the helde and sent vn to kyng Pandros that he shuld yeue them leu sauely for to wend out of the lond for they wold no longer duelle in his bondage The kyng Pandras wax tho sore annoyd and tho swore that he wold slae them euerychone and ordeneyd a grett pouer and went towardes them all for to feght but Brute and his men manli them defended and fersly foughten and kylled al the kynges men that none of them ascaped and token the kyng Ì„ hym helde in prison and ordeyned counsell bi tweyn them what they mygth done Ì„ suÌ„ said that he shuld be put to deth and suÌ„ said that he shuld be exiled out of the lond and suÌ„ said that he shuld be brent ¶ And tho spake a wyse knyght that was called Mempris and said to Brute and to all tho of Troy yf kyng PaÌ„dras wold yelde hym and haue his lyfe I councell that he yeue vn to brute that is our duke and our soferayne his doughter Gennogen to a wyfe and in mariage with hyr an hondreth shippes wel araied and all hys tresour of gold and siluer of corne and of wyne and as moch as os nedeth to haue of o thyng and other and than go we oute of his lond Ì„ ordayn we vs a land elles where for we ne none of our kynred that comen after vs shall neuer haue pees in this lond amonges them of grece for we haue slayn so
seknes Marcus Antoniê° the trew Ì„ Lucius Comodê° wer Emprours xix yere Thes ij toke the empire after Antoni the meke And then began ij eÌ„prours to regne bot Luciê° comedê° decessed and Antoni wos empror ther a lone the wich wos a victorius man and a nobyll Bot that hee made the iiij ê‘secucion to kyll cristyn men This marcus wos of so gret sadnes and stedfastnes that for no chawnce he loogh neuer ne changed no cheir nother for gladnes ne for sorow ¶ And when he wos a childe he wos of sich manhoed that on a certayn tyme wheÌ„ he loked his tresor Ì„ had not the wich he myght giffe his knyghtes Ì„ his men when he went to fight ayenes the Germans the Sclauos Ì„ Sarmatas he wold hurt ne greue no body bot had leuer to sell his wifes goldyn vessell hir araymeÌ„t hir beddyng all hir riall stufe theÌ„ take tax of the senetours or of his ê“uynce vnder hym bot he gat the victori of his enmys and recouered all ayene and relesed the ê“uyncis of ther tributis And thos that wold sell hym his wefes tresor ayene· he restored them ther monay and thos that wold not he neuer greued them bot the tabuls of ther dettys be twix hym and them he briynt opynli in the marketh place and changed them at they helped hiÌ„ iÌ„ his necessite ¶ How kyng Lucie regned after his fadre that was a good maÌ„ and after he become cristen AFter kyng Coill regned Lucie his son that was a good man to god Ì„ to all the pepull he sent to Rome to the appostell EuleÌ„thre that tho was pope and saied that he wold become a cristen man and resaue baptym in the name of god and turne to the right faieth and beleue ¶ Eulenthre sent .ij. legats that wer called Pagan an other Elibayn in to this lond and baptised the kyng Ì„ all his mayne and after went from toune to toun and baptised the pepull tyll al the land was baptised and this wos in the yere C.lvi. after the incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist And this kyng Lucie made tho in this land ij arche bisshoppes on at Canterberi an other at Yorke and other many bysshoppis that yet be in this lond ¶ And when thes ij legates had baptised all this land they ordeyned prestys fer to baptise chyldren Ì„ for to make the sacrament and after they went ayene to rome Ì„ the kyng dulled in his land and regned with mekyll honour xij yere and after died and lieth at Glocestre ¶ How this laÌ„d wos loÌ„g with out a kiÌ„g how britoÌ„s chose a kiÌ„g THis kyng Lucie had none heire of his body begoten thatt was after ward gret harme and sorow to the land For after this kiÌ„g Lucis deth none of the gret of the lond wold suffre an other to be kyng but leuyd in were and debate emonges them selfe .l. yere with out kyng But it befell afterward that a gret priÌ„ce come fro rome in to this land that was called Seuerie nought for to were bot for to saue the right of rome But nerthe les he had not duelled half a yere iÌ„ this land bot that the bretons hym kylled and when tho of rome wist that Seuerie wos so slaiÌ„ they sent an other gret lord in to this lond that wos called Allec that was a strong man and a myghty of body Ì„ duelled iÌ„ this land long tyme did moch sorow to the bretons so that after for pure malece they chosen them akyng emenges them that wos cald astlepades assemled a gret host of bretons and went to London to seche Allec and ther they fond him and killed hym and all hys felows one that wos called walon defendid hym fersely fought long with the bretons but at the last he was discoÌ„fited Ì„ the bretoÌ„s toke him and bond hym handes feet and cast hym in to awater wherfor that water afterward was called euermore walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astlepades in pees till on of his Erles that wos called Coill made afair toune ayenes the kynges wyll and let call the toune Colchestre after his own name wherfor the kiÌ„g wos full wroth thought to destruy him and begon to were vpoÌ„ hym Ì„ brought gret pouer of meÌ„ yaf the erle batell the Erle defendid hym fersly with his power Ì„ slew the kyng him self iÌ„ that bataill Ì„ tho wos Coill crowned and made kyng of this land ¶ This Coill regned and gouerned the reame well and nobilli for he wos a nobull man and welbeloued among the bretons When tho of rome herd that Astlepades was slayn they wer woÌ„der glad and sent an other gret prince of Romans that wos called Constance and he come to the kyng Coill for to chalengf the tribute that wos woÌ„t to be payed to rome And the kiÌ„g answerd wel and wisely and sayed that he wold pay to rome all that right and reson wold with full good wyll And so they acorded tho with good will and with out any contake and so bothe they dueled to geder in loue ¶ The kyng Coill yaf to hym his doughter Elene vn to haue hir to his spouso that wos bothe fair and wise and good Ì„ weli lettred And this Constance spoused hir ther with moch honour and it befell sune afterward that this kyng Coill dyed in the xiij yere of his regne and lieth at colchestre entired ¶ Of kyng Constance that wos a Roman that was chosen kyng after the deth of coyll for as mych that hed spoused Elene that wos kyng Coill doughter AFter this kyng coill Constance was made kyng Ì„ crouned for as mych that he had spoused kyng coilles doughter that wos heir of the land the wich constance regned well Ì„ wortheli gouerned the land and he begat of his wife Elene a son that wos called constantine this kiÌ„g bore trew faieth and trewly did vn to them of Rome all his life and when he had regned xv yer then he died and lieth at yorke ¶ How constantine that wos kiÌ„g constancis son Ì„ the son of seynt Elin gouerned and ruled the land and was Emprour of rome AFter kyng constance deth regned constantine his son and the son of sent Eline that fond the holy crose in the holy land and how constantine become Emprour of Rome Hit befell so in that tyme ther was an emprour at rome that wos a Sarzyn Ì„ a tyrant thas wos called Maxence that put to deth all that beleued in god Ì„ destruyed holy chrche by all his pouer and slew all cristen men that he myght fynd And emong all other he let marter sent Katrin mony other cristiÌ„ pepull that had drede of deth that fled Ì„ come in to this lond to kyng constantine and told hym of the sorow that Maxence did to cristiÌ„te wherfor ConstaÌ„tine had pitte and gret sorew made
wold them destruye and therfor sir to you they be comen merci help for to sech and for soth if they may lyuen your men they shall become and of you they shall hold all ther land ¶ The kyng of huÌ„gri them vnderfoÌ„g with moch honor let them wortheli be keped ¶ And thê° it befell afterward that Edwyne the yoÌ„ger broder died edward the elder broder lyued a fair man Ì„ a strong Ì„ a laâ—ge of bodi and gentill courtais of condicions So that all men him loued And this edward in the croniclis is called emonges englishmen Edward the outlay ¶ And when he was made knight the kyÌ„ges douter of hungeri hiÌ„ moch loued for his godnes Ì„ hys fairnesse that she him called hir derling The kyng that wâ—s hir fader ê‘ceyued well the loue that wos betuyx them two Ì„ had none heier bot that doughter Ì„ the king wochedsafe his doughter to no maÌ„ so well os he did to him that she loued he hir And yaf hir vn to him with good will and edward hir spoused with moch honour The kyng of hungeri sent after all his baronage and made a solempne fest and a riche wedding Ì„ made all men to vnderstond that this edward shuld be kiÌ„g of that loÌ„d after the decesse of hiÌ„ therfor all they made gret ioye Ì„ of that tydinges thei wer full glad ¶ This edward begate vpoÌ„ this ladi a son that wos called edgar helyng and afterward a doghter that was called Margaret that afterward wos quene of scotland· and by the kiÌ„g of scotland that was callid Mancolin she had a doughter that was called maud that wos quene afterward of englond thurgh kyng Henry that wos the frist son of the coÌ„querour that hir weddid And he begate vpon hir a doughter that wos called Maude that after wos emê‘esse of almayn And of this maude come the kyng of englond that vn to this day is called henri the emprise son ¶ And yit had this Edward an other doughter by his wife that wos called CristiaÌ„ and she wos a Nonne ¶ How kyng knoght that wos a proud man conquered Norway Ì„ how he become afterward meke and mylde NOw haue ye hard of Edmondis Irendeshed sonnis thatt kyng Knoght wend they had bene slayn as he had coÌ„mandid walgar before ¶ And this Knaght had in his hand all the reame of englond and denmarke after that he went vn to Norway that land for to conquere But the kyng of the land that was called Elaf come with his pepull Ì„ wend his land well to haue kepid and defendid so ther he faught with him till at the last he was slayn in that bataill And tho thys knoght toke all that land in to his hond ¶ And when he had conquered Norway and taken feautes homages ther. he come afterward ayen in to englond held him self so gret a lord that him thought in all the world his pere no man wos become so proud hauteyn that it was gret wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a day as he had herd masse at westmynster wold haue gone in to hys palais the wawis of the thamyse so swyftely ayens him come that almost they touched his fete ¶ Tho sayd the kyng with a proud hert I coÌ„maÌ„d the water to turne ayen or els I shall make the. ¶ The wawes for his commandement wold not spare bot fluwed ouer in hie more and more ¶ The kyng wos so proud of hert that he wold not fle the water but abode still in the water Ì„ bet it with a yerde that he had in his hond and commandid the water that it shÌ„uld wend no ferther but for all his ê¯mandemeÌ„t the water wold not cese bot euer waxed more and more an high so that the kyng was all wete and stod depo in the water ¶ And when he saw that he had abiden ther to long the water wold nothing done his commandement· tho sone he with drew him and tho stod he vpon a stone and held his handis an high and sayed thes wordis hering all pepull ¶ This god that maketh the see thus arise an high he is liyng of all kynges and of all mightes most And I am a caytif and a man dedeli he may neuer die and all thyng doth his coÌ„mandement Ì„ to him is obedient ¶ To that god I pray thatt he be my werrand For I knowlege me a caytif febull of no pouer Ì„ therfor I wyll go vn to rome with out ony lettyng my wikkidnes to ponysshe and me to a mend for of god I clame my land for to hold Ì„ of none other ¶ And anone made redy his hâ—yr Ì„ him self to rome with out ony lettyng and by the way did many almys dedis and when he come to rome alÌ„so ¶ And when he had bene ther Ì„ for his synnes done pennance he come ayene in to englond become a good man an holy And leued Ì„ left all maner pride stoutnesse Ì„ leued an holy life after and made ij abbeis of sent Benet on in englond and an other in norway for as moch os he loued sent benet more speciali then other santis Ì„ moch he loued also sent EdmoÌ„d the kyng of the yaf gret yeftis to the house wherfor it wos made rich Ì„ when he had regned xx yere he died lieth at wynchestre Anno domini M.xviij BEnedictus the ix wos pope after iohnÌ„ Ì„ he wos a gret liâ—hout Ì„ therfor he was damned Ì„ he a perid to a certan maÌ„ vnder a meruelus figour an horibull His heed his taill was like an asse the other parte of his body like a bere And he said to this man to whom he apperid be not a ferde for I wos a man os ye be now bot I appeir now for i leuyd vnhappeli in old tyme like a best when I wos pope ¶ In this mans tyme ther was gret diuision and sclander to the chirche for he wos put out and in two tymes ¶ And here Tholomeus notis that the pride of bisshoppis had euer an euell end and it wos euer the occasion of moch vnrest Ì„ bataill Conradus the frist wos emprour after Henry xx yere This man made mony lawys and commanded pees to bekeped most stratly of any man bot the erle of Ludolfe was acused and he fled from his land desired more to liue like an karle then lyke a gentilman yit meruelusly his son wos mad emprour by the coÌ„mandement of god ayens the wyll of Conredy at the last they wer accordid he toke corodis doughter to his wif ¶ Of kyng Harold that leuer had gone on fote theÌ„ ride an hors THis Knoght of whom we haue spokin of before had ij sons by his wife Emme Ì„ that on wos called Hardyknoght Ì„
humbars doughter and she wos called Estrild ¶ And whan Lotrin saw hir he toke hir with hym for hir fayrnes â–ª and for hir wos ouer taken with loue Ì„ wold haue wedded hir This tidiÌ„ges come to Corin and anone he thought to aueuge hym vpon lotrin Far os mych as Lotrin had made counand for to spouse Corins douhhter that was called Guentolen And corin in hast went to hym vn to new Troy thê° he sayed to Lotrin now certes quod he ye reward me full euell for all the paynes that I haue suffred and had mony tymes for Brute your fadre and therfor sen that it is so I wyll a uenge me now vpon you and he drew his fauchon an hight and wold haue slayn thys Lotrin the kyng but the damisell went by tweyn them and made them acorded iÌ„ this maner that Lotrin shold spouse guendolen that wos Corins doughter And so Lotryn did And nertheles whan that he had spoused Guentolen Corins doughter preualy he come to Estrilde and brought hir wich chyld Ì„ gate vpon hir a doughter the wych was called Abren ¶ And hit befell so that anone after that Corin dyed and after when he was deid Lotrine for soke Guendolen that wos his wyfe and made Estrilde quene And ther guentolen that was his wyffe went from thens all in gret ire and wroth vn to Cornwaill and ther seised all the lond in to hir owne hond for as moche as she was hir fadres eyr she vnder toke feautes and homages of al the men of the lond and afterward assembled a gret host and a gret pouer of men for to be a venged vpon Lotrin that was hir lord and to hym come and yaf hym a strong batell and ther wos Lotrin hir hosband slayn and his men discomfited in the v. yere of his regne Guentolen let take Estrile and Abram hir doughter and bynd them bâ—the hâ—nd Ì„ fete Ì„ kest them bothe in to a water and so they drenched wherfor that water was euer more called after Abram after thee name of the damysell that was Estrildis doughter and englyssh men calleth that water seuern and walsh men callis it Abram vn to this day ¶ And when this was done Guentolen let croune hir quene of all the lond Ì„ gouerned the lond full well and wysely vn to the tyme that Madan hir son that Lotrin had goten vpon hir were of xx yere of age that he myght be kyng and so the quene regned xv yere and tho lett she croune hir son kyng hee regned gouerned the lond well and worthely And she went in to Cornwall and ther she duelled all hir lifes tyme. ¶ How Madan regned in pees all his life THys Madan son to Lotrin regned on the bretans xl yere The wich be gone regne the xv yere of Saull And this Madan liffed in pees all his dayes got ij sonnys MeÌ„pris Ì„ Maulyn Then he dyed and lyeth at new Troy Anno muÌ„di iiijM.C.xxij Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ M.lxxiiij Dauid the secund kyng in isreell regned thys tyme a man Dauiâ— Here begiÌ„nith the fourte aage duriÌ„g to the transmigracion chosyn after the desyre of god And he wos a noynted in hys yong age by Samuell and after the deth of Saull he regned ·xl yere this Dauid wos as a meruell in all man kynd In whome euer was y found so moche power and so mochel humylyte So mochel nobulnes an so moche mekenes So gret a charge of seculari thynges And so pure and dewoute a contemplacioÌ„ of spyrituall thynges So mony men to kyll And so mony teres to wepe for his trespas plura vide primo regum Abiathar this tyme wos bysshope and he fled fro Saull vn to Dauid and he wos glorius wyth hym all his dayes Gad Nathan and Asaph war prophettes than and Nathan wos brother son to Dauid ¶ How Mempris slew his brother Maulyn THis Mempris and his broder maulyn strâ—ue fast for thee lond Ì„ meÌ„pris begone to regne the xxxv yere of Dauid and for enchesoÌ„ that he wos the eldest son he wold haue had all the loÌ„d and Maulyn woldnat suffre hym so that they toke a day of loue Ì„ acorde ¶ And at this day MeÌ„pris let kyll his brother thurgh treson and hym self afterward held the lond and anoÌ„e let croune hym kyng and regned and after became so lither a maÌ„ that he destroid iÌ„ a while all the meÌ„ of his lond and at the last he bicame soo wikked and so lecherous that he for soke his owne wyfe and vsed the synne of sodomye wherfo almyghti god wos gretly displesyd and wrothe with hym and vpan hym toke vengeance for be cause of his wikkednes For on a day as he went forth on huntyng in a forest ther he lost all his men that wos with hym and wist not what he shold done and so he went vp and doune hym self alone and cried after his men bot they war gone and ther come wolfes anone and all to dreu hym in peces when he had rened xxiiij yere and when his pepull herid that he wos so deyd they made Ioy and myrth y nowgh and anone mada Ebrac his son kyng and he regned with moch honour Anno muÌ„di iiijM.C.lxv Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„toteÌ„ M xxxiiij SAlamon the kyng of Pees of the gyft of our lord had a synguler excedyng a bown all men that euer wos in thys world bot alonly god in wisdom Ì„ in riches indayntethis Ì„ in glory and famyliarite with god And all thogh Moyses and Dauid Peter Paule Ierom and Austyn and othee moo excedit hym in holines bot yet they excedit hym not in Glori and reches And this maÌ„ so excediÌ„g all meÌ„ wrechitly fell Of thys Salamon is red in a pystill of sent Ierom that he got a chyld on the doughter of Pharao at xi yere of his age vide plraÌ„ reguÌ„ Sadoch this tyme wos bisshop And for he declynet not to thee he part of Adonie Dauid son bot wos with Nathan for Salomon Ì„ Abiather on the other parte wos deposit Anno muÌ„di iiijM.ij C v. Et anÌ„ xpiÌ„ natiÌ„tateÌ„ ixC. lxxxxiiij ROboas succedit Salamon his feder in his kyngdome bott not in wysdome he wos dessaued thurgh thee counsell of yong meÌ„ lost x. tribê° iÌ„ so mych that he awnsuaid not the pepul wisly as it is opyn tercio reguÌ„ A chymyas wos bysshope and wos the son of Sadoch vt pêª patet primo paroliopo Reges israel incipiunt Iherobaas regned kiÌ„g iÌ„ israel xxij yere And he wos fyrst of the housold of SalamoÌ„ Ì„ a good man bot wheÌ„ he wos made kyng he wos a myscheuê° maÌ„ iÌ„ ydolatri Ì„ made israel to syn iÌ„ ydolatri Ì„ moÌ„y gret vncoÌ„uemeÌ„tis war done almost to the destrucnon of all israell for he wos the fugour of machomyte plraÌ„ vide 3º reguÌ„ Abdias the son of Roboas regned iÌ„ the Iuri
paralo Ioathas son of iehen regnit in israel .xvij. yere in whos days helise the ê“phet dâ—â—d and he began to regne the .xx. yere of ioas vide plura 4º reguÌ„ Ioam son of Ioathas regnit iÌ„ israel xvij yere he trobuld â—zia plura vide 4. reguÌ„ 13. ¶ Off kyng Leir son to bladud Ì„ of the ansuer of his yongest doughter that graciousli was maried to the Kyng of fraunce AFter Kyng Bladud regned Leir his soon and this Leir made the toune of leycestre let call the toune after his name he gouernit the 〈◊〉 wele Ì„ nobulli This king Leir had iij. doughteris the first â—d Gonorill the secunde Rigan Ì„ the therde Câ—â—dâ—â—ll and 〈◊〉 yongest doughter was fairest and best of ê¯dicions The kyng hir fader became an old man Ì„ wold that his doughteres were maried er that he died but first he thoght to assay wich of hem loued hym most Ì„ best for she that loued him best shold best be maried he axed of the fyrst doughter how well she hym loued and she aunsuerd Ì„ saied better then hir own lyffe Now certes quod hir fadre that is a gret loue Then axed he of the secuÌ„d doughter how moch she hym loued and she saied more and passing all the creaturs in the world ê‘ ma foy quod hir fader I ma no more axe and tho axed he of the thrid doughter how mych she hym loued certes fader quod she my sustres haue told you glosyng wordes but for so the I shall tell you trouth For I loue you os I aught to loue my fader and for to bring you more in certayn how I loue you I shall you tell as moche as ye bene worth so moch shall ye be loued ¶ The kyng hir fader went that she had skorned hym and become wonder wroth and suore by heuen Ì„ erth she shold neuer haue good of hym bot his doughtres that loued hym so moch shold be well auaunced and maried And the fyrst doughter he maried to Maugles kyng of scotland and the second he marid to hanemos Erle of Cornewaell and so they ordined and spak bitwene them that they shold depart the Reame bitwene them two after the deth of kyng Leir ther fader so that Cordeill his yongeste doughter shold nothyng haue of his lond but this Cordeill wos wonder fair and of good condicions and maners that thee kyng off fraunce Agampe herd of hir speke and sent to the kyng Leir hir father for to haue hir vn to his wyfe and prayed hym therof and kyng Leir hir fader sent hym word that he had departed his land and yeffen it all vn to his two doughtres be for saied and he saied he had no more land wher wyth hir to mary ¶ And whaÌ„ Agampe the kyng of fraunce herd this aunsuar he sent anone a yene to Leir and sayed that he axed no thyng withhir bot only hir clothyng and hir body And anone kyng leir sent hir ouer the see to the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce And he ressaued hir with moche worship and with solempnite he hir spoused made hir quene of fraunce ¶ How kyng Leir wos driuen out of his land thurgh his folke Ì„ how Cordeill his yongest doughter helped him iÌ„ his nede THus it befell afterward that tho .ij. eldest daughtres wold not a bide tyll leir ther fader wos deid but wered vpon hym whilles that he wos on liue and did hym moch sorow Ì„ sham wherfor they benoÌ„me hym holi the ream and bi twene them had or deyned that one of them shold haue kyng Leir to seiourne al his liue tyme with xl knyghtes and squyers that he myght wurship fulli go and ride whedder that he wold iÌ„ to what contre that hym liked to play and to solace ¶ So that Manacles kyng of scotland had kyng Leir with hym in the maner os is a boune saied and or other half yere wer passed Corneil that wos his eldest doughter and quene of Scotland was so a noyed of hym and of his pepull that anone she and hir lord speke to gedre wherfor his knyghtis half and his squers from hym wer gone and nomo left with him bot only xxx ¶ And when this wos done Leir bi gon for to make moch sorow for encheson that his estate wos empeired Ì„ men had of hym more scorne and despiet then euer they had before wherfor he not wist for to done and at the last thoght that he wold weind in to Cornwaill to Rigan his other doughter And when he was come the Erle and his wife that wos Leirs doughter hym welcomed and with hym made moch Ioye and the er he dwelled with xxx knyghtis squyers And he had not duelled ther scarsly xij month that his doughter of hym was weri and his companye and hir lord and she of hym had gret scorne and despitte so thatt from xxx knyghtes they brought vn to .x. and afterward had he but .v. and so they left hym nomo ¶ Than made he sorow ynouh and saied sore wepyng Allas that euer he come in to that land and saied yit had me better to haue duelled with my fyrst doughter And anone he went thens to his fyrst doughter a gâ—ne bot anoÌ„e as she saw him come she suore by god and bi his holi name and by as moch as she myght that he shold haue nomo with hym but one knyght yf he wold ther a bied Then begon Leir ayene to wepe and made moch sorow Ì„ said tho alas now to long haue I leued that this sorow and myschefe is to me now fallen for now am I pooer that suÌ„ tyme wos rich bot now haue I no frend ne kyn that me wyll do ony good ¶ But wheÌ„ I was riche all meÌ„ me honoured and worshipped now euery maÌ„ hath of me scorne Ì„ dâ—spite and now I wot well that Cordeill my yongest doughter saied me trought when she said as moch as i had so mych shuld i beloueid and all the while that i had good so long wos i loued and honoured for my riches but my two doughtres glosed me tho now of me thei set litell pris and soth told me Cordeill bot i wold nat beleue it ne vndiyrstond and therfor i let hir go fro me as a thyng that i set litell pris of and now wote i neuer what for to done sith my ij doughtre haue me thus dissaiued that i so moch loued and now most i nedes seche hir that is in an other land that lyghly i let hir gone fro me with out any reward or yeftes and she said that she loued me as mich os she aght to loue hir fader by all maner of reson and tho i shold haue axed hir nomore and tho that me other wise behightyn thurgh tber fals speche now haue me desauid in this maner Leir long tyme began to make his mone and at
lxxij dayes translate all holy scriptur with on acorde vide augê° de ciuitate dei Dolobela Emilius Marcus Curius Genutius this txme wer counselers at Rome This dolobela conquered Sammtes and after mony batelles had And Marcus subduit Epirotas and kylled xxiijM. of his men and then fled kyng Pirro the wich kyng send vn to hym for pees offyrryng vn to hym gret yeftes And then thys Consull ansuered saied ther shall no batell cause me to fle nor no moÌ„y corrupt me for I had leuer coÌ„maund richmen to do this this then be rich my self ¶ Tonutiê° sobduit the cite of Argiuorum and a legion of rome knyghtis he send to rome caused them to be betyn oppynly iÌ„ the meddis of thee marketh for they had them not lefully to the court of rome for thee law was then kepid so stratly at rome that and they fayled to do ther dew obseruans iÌ„ uertu they shold be penychid Thes romans moÌ„y a foor and after war the most nobull men after the worldis honesty that myght be and iÌ„ all maner of uertu circuÌ„spectt as holy dacturs saieth that they put thor sampuls to cristen men bot not the intencion for they lacked the key of fayth Incipiunt reges Egipti quia alÌ„â— noÌ„ pt fiÌ„ coÌ„tinuacioÌ„ iÌ„texuÌ„tur reg sirie Ptholomê° Philodolphê° this tyme was kiÌ„g iÌ„ Egipt This philodolphus wos the veray worshipper of on god and full gracius to the Iues. of whom xx M and C he delyuered out of captiuite and that he did that he myght pleese the god of israell of whom he had herd the meruels and his law he desiered to haue ner it myght not be translayt in to no other langage bot of deuote meÌ„ and that with a dew reuerens and a solempnite certan men attempt to haue wreten it emonges the gentile stories whom the plage off god stroke tyll they repented This kyng send vn to Eleazer the bisshop send to hym lerned men the wich he did gladly vide plura in magistro historio Anno muÌ„di iiij M ix C lix Et ante criste naÌ„tiuitateÌ„ ij C xl ELiud of the line of crist gat Eleasar as it is opyn iÌ„ math primo And more in scripturis not had of hym Onias bisshop was son to Simon Symon was bisshop after hym the wich was a veray relegius man he reformed the tempull of god in to better and encressid the cite of ierusalem with mony other good thiÌ„ges SeÌ„ê“mus Appyus Claudius Gueus Gaiê° Artiliê° regulê° EiÌ„liê° Fabiê° this tyme war ceneturs at rome This Semê“mus fought ayens the cuÌ„tre of PiccÌ„tes Ì„ almost the cheualry on bothe the ê‘tes war slayn except a few RomaÌ„s that left a liue subdued the cuÌ„tre Appius Claudiê° subdued Syracusanas Ì„ the cuÌ„tre of Penos Ì„ put gret tributis to them Artiliê° Regulê° a nobull cenytour ower come iij. kyngê lxxiij citeys subduit And a dragon of a C.xv. fote he kyllyd afterward whan he wos ouer cruell ayenes his emnys Ì„ denyeng to yef them pese bot if they wold pay a myghty tribute they almost beyng iÌ„ a dispare fought ayenest him and ouer come hym Ì„ his host toke hym and neuertheles yet they wold fayn haue had pees bot this most fayethful maÌ„ had leuer dye iÌ„ paynes gret theÌ„ to yef rest Ì„ pees to curset pepull his louyng sent Augê° hogely exaltis Emulius fabiê° Ì„ gaius wold haue deliuered Regulê° bot the obtened not Ptholomeas eugites this time wos kiÌ„g of Egipt a victoriê° prince a myghty this man subdued Syriam Ì„ Ciciliam Ì„ the most ê‘te of Asie and toke ther goddis brought them in to hys cuntre Ptholomeus Philopater son to Eugetes regned iÌ„ Egippt xvij yere This man fought ayenes ij brether s. SeleneuÌ„ gret AnthiocuÌ„ he ê“statit moÌ„y a M. bot neuertheles he pÌ„ualit not vide plraÌ„ in ioheÌ„ suê‘ danielÌ„ Haniball the most cursed kyng of Penorum or of Affricanorum myghtely hated the RomaÌ„s for he destrued them almost to the vttermast end neer the cite of rome he destruyed and so mony noble men of Romans he kylled at on tyme that iij. busshell of goldiÌ„ ringes he drow of ther fyngeres Also iÌ„ acertayn water of the slayn bodies of thes romans he made as it wer a brige that his host myght pas and at the last Cipio the noble senytour direckid his host to hym and scumfited him and almost Cipio host off Romans war slayn Lucatiê° consul Symê“nyê° valeriê° Fulniê° lutinê° gaius Scipio reuled at Rome this tyme the romans had pees on yere alon and it wos taken for a myracul that they had so long rest for afoor this tyme iÌ„ iiij C Ì„ xl yere the Romans had neuer rest Thes consules when the yere wos done congregatit all the strenght of Ytaly and they had in ther host viijM. armed men for dreed of the frenchmen whom they dred strongly and afterward the romans subdued them Epiphanes the son to Philopator regned in egipt xxiiij yere Cleopatra doughter to gret Anthiocus wos his wife Antiochus magnus this tyme rened at Syrry the wich did moch myschefe to the Iues vt pêª patet math Onias this tyme wos bisshop in Ierusalem this Onias for the tyrannyde of Antiochus fled with mony Iues in to Egipt fenyng hym to fulfyll the prophesi of Ysaie 19. that is to wete to bild the tempull Bot in that he synned for he sayed other wysse then he thought The kyng of Egipt graciosly resaued him and gaff hym the lond of Helipolees and ther he bild his tempull Symon his son was bisshop at Ierusalem after that his fader was flede Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di v·M xxxiiij Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i ntiÌ„tem C. lx.v ELeasar of the lyne of crist was a bowt this tyme of hiÌ„ no thyng is wreten in scriptur bot that math nombres hym vt pêª patet primo Onias Pius wos to the Iues bisshop this tyme an holy man welbeloued with god and man and not alonli with good men bot ill meÌ„ also at the last vn righwisli wos slayn of Andronito· vt pêª patet 2º Machabeorum 4º Paulus Therencius Scipio Affricanus this wer senetous at Rome thes ij ereckyt an host a yenest Haniball ther almost the romans hoope died for ther wos slayn xliiij M. romans And this nobull man Cipio offricanus brought a yene the state of the Romans pepull the wich stoode in a desspare euer to haue rekouered for he fought with Haniball manleli and scumfited him all Spayn he ouer come all Affricam he subduet gret Antiochus he brought to be his seruand al Asiam he made tributary to the remans This man so nobull so victorius bi his own vn kynd cuÌ„tre was owtlayed Ì„ ther he died Philometor the son of Epiphanes of Cleopatra regned iÌ„ egipt xxxv yere this kyng yet a child nobull Antiochê° hogely oppressit with moÌ„y dissaytes bot
god yit kepe the forme for to the appostill the bisshoppis succede and to the discipuls prestis to the wich ij ordirs all the chyrche is geuen as a godly gerarche vt patet in decreto Damasie pape IoheÌ„s wrot in Asia iÌ„ greke laÌ„gage In principio erat verbum etcc Lucas wrot iÌ„ grecia in greke laÌ„gage Fuit in diebus herodis regis iude sacerdos etc Marcus wrot iÌ„ ytalia bot iÌ„ greke langage InitiuÌ„ euaÌ„gelii ihuÌ„ cristi etcc Matheê° wrot in the Iuri iÌ„ hebru langage Liber generacoÌ„is ihesu cristi c ¶ Her begyneth the ordir of popys of Rome and continuys as the lyne of crist did afoor for iÌ„ thâ— god lâ—st hi◠〈◊〉 Anno domini xxxiiij PEtur a Iue the fyrst pope wos a blissed man and a glorius postyll of crist he wos heed of the chyrche after Ierom xxxvij yere And he held his bisshoprik in the est v. yere and said masse he made our lord and alone said the pater noster ¶ TheÌ„ after he come to Anthiociam and ther he a boed vij yere techyng the way of trowth and Symon magus he flemed a way that seson he prechid to the pepull that wer circumsisit the wych wer in poÌ„to of galati Capadecia Asia Bithinia ¶ TheÌ„ he herd that Symon magus deludit the romans thurgh the lufe of the faith he come to Rome in the iiij yere of Claudius the emprour and ther he preched the word of god and shewd the falsed of Symon magus and turned mony aman to the fayth Then he send his prechours bi diuerse prouynse by whom cristyn relegion was myghtyly encresed ¶ He ordand the fest of lentyn a fore estyr and the aduent and the emyring dayes to be fastid of all cristeÌ„ pepull in to the merour of the frist and the secund comynge of our lord Then when he had be pope at Rome xxv yere vij moneths viij dayds he was slayn of Nero. eiê° plurima oê‘a vide actibê° apostolorum Gayus this tyme wos Emprour at rome and regned iij. yere and x monethes This Gayus wos full vicius in leuyng for ij of his own systres he mysused and on of them hee gat a doughter wich child he set be twix the keis of Iupiter in the tempull and fened afterward that iupater had be gettyn hyr wherfoor he did cry thurgh the cuntre that all men shuld worshyp hyr as a goddesse ¶ This mon also made an ymage like hym self and send it to oon Patronie presedent at ierusalem vndir the romans coÌ„maundyng hym that he shuld compell the Iues to doo worship therto And for thes enormytes and mony other owr lord suffyrd hym to be slayn at Rome in his own pales ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was kymbalin son that wold nott pay the treuage to Rome for the land that Cassibalon had granted and how he wos slayn of a romayn ANd after the deth of this Kymbalin regned Gynder hys sun a good man and a worthe and wos of so hygh hert that he wold not pay to Rome that tribute that kyng Cassibalon had graunted vn to Iulius Cesar wherfor the Emprour that wos tho that wos called Claudius cesar wos sore annoyed and ordaÌ„t a gret power of remans and com in to this land for to conquere the tribute thurgh strength and for to haue it on the kyng but this kyng Gynder and Armager his brether assembled and gedired a gret host yfere of Britons and yaf bataell to the Emprour Claudius and kylled of the romans gret plente The emprour had afterward one that wos called Hamon that saw ther pepull theer whaerfast slayn and preuali kest a way his own armes and toke the armes of a dâ—ed breton and armed him with his armuro and come in to the batell to the kyng and sayed in this maner Syr be ye good of hert for goddis loue for the romans that be your enmys anone shall be slayn and discumfited euerychon Ì„ the kyng yaf no kepe vn to his wordes ne his speche for because of the armes that he had vpon hym and wened it had be a Briton but the tratour euer held hym next the kyng and preualy vnder the shulders of his armes he smot the kyng wherfor he was deid and fell doune to the erthe Whan Armager saw his brother deid he caste away his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes and come in to the botaill among the Britons bad them hertely for to fight and fast lay a doune the Romans and for the armes they wened it had be kyng Gynd that afore wos slayn that they wyst not then begone the Britans fersly for to fight and kyld the romans so at the last the Emprour for soke the felde Ì„ flede as fast os he myght with his folke in to wynchestre and the fals traitour Hamon that had slayn the kyng fast anone gan for to fle with all the hast that he myght and Armager the kynges brother pursued him full fersly with a fers hert and drofe hym vn to a water and ther he toke hym and anone smot of bothe hand Ì„ hede and feet and hewed the body all to peces and tho let cast him in to the water wherfor that water was called Hamanus hauen and afterward ther was made a fayr toune that yet standeth that is called southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchestre for to seke Claudius cesar the Emprour of Rome and ther Armager hym toke and Claudius the emprour thurgh concel of his romans that with him left a lyue made pees with armager in this maner as ye shall here that is to say how that Claudius the Emprour shuld yeue vn to armager Gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wife so that this land fro that tyme forward shuld be in the empreurs poer of rome uppon suche conueant that neuer afterward no Emprour of Rome shuld take none other tribute of this land bot only feaulte and they wer acorded And vpon this conand Claudius cesar sent to reme for his doughter Gennen and when she wos comen claudiê° cesar yaf hir to Armager to wife and armager spoused hir at london with mych solempnite Ì„ myrth tho was Armager crouned made kiÌ„g of Britan ¶ Of kyng Armager in whose tyme sent Petre preched in Antiochie with other apostoles in diuerse cuntreis THis Armager regned well and worthely and the lond gouerned and Claudius cesar in remembrans of this acord and for reuerence and honour of his doughter made in this lond a fair toune and a castell and let call the toune after his name Claucestren that now is called Gloucestre and when this wos all done the Emprour toke his leue and tho went to Rome and Armager tho was kyng and gouerned the lond well and nobely all his lifes tyme and this Armager gat a son of his wife thatt wos called Westmer Ì„ whiles that this Armager regned sent Petre preched in Antioche and
therfor god wold not that he shuld regne no longer than iiij yere died lieth at winchester Leo the sext a roman wos pope sex monethes Stephanus the vij a roman wos after him ij yer IohnÌ„ the xi a roman wos pope iij. yere Stephanus the viij a germane was after hiÌ„ viij yere Martin the thrid wos after him iij. yere and of thes sex popis is nothyng had in scriptur for what cause I canot tell Anno domini ixC.liiij AGapitus a roman wos pope after Martin ij yere viij monethes and nothyng of him is writtyn Iohannes the xij a roman wos pope after Agapite almost viii yere he had a fader that heght Alberyke wos a worthi man in the cete of rome He inducit the nobull men to swer that after the deth of agape they shuld chese OctouianuÌ„ his sonne pope so it was done Ì„ was named IohnÌ„ and he was an hunter and a lecherus man so that opynli he kepid women wherfor certayn cardinals wrot to Otthoni the emprour of saxon that he shuld cum â—on to rome for to help to distruy the sklandir of the cherche this the pope persaued and the hand that wrot that pystyll he made to be cut of And mony timis he was warned by the eÌ„prour the clarge that he shuld correc him self bot he nold not for nothing then he was deposed and Leo wos put in vn to his place wherfor the emprour wos anoyed and come ayen and beseged Rome so long tyll they toke Benedict to him restorid Leo. ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a bone the kynges of scotland and of wales and how that he was begyled thurgh the takyng of his wife ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god and pees and holy cherche also And was a worthy man a gret lord of blod myghty Ì„ mayntined well this lond in pees ¶ And this Edgar wos lord Ì„ king aboue all the kynges of scotland and of wales from the tyme that Arthur was a gone Ì„ neuer wos sithen kyng of his pouer And this edgare wos sent Edwardis fadre when edgares wif wos deid that wos sent edwardis moder Ì„ entered he hard speke of the fairnes of Estrild that wos Orgarus doughter a baron of deueÌ„shire that wos so farr a woman that all men did speke of hiâ— he called on of his knyghtes that he moch loued Ì„ trustyd vpon Ì„ told him Go quod he to the nobull baron Orgar of deueÌ„shire se if that is doughter be so farr as men spekith of if it be soth I wyll haue hir vn to my wife ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way as the kyng him had sayd and come ther that the lady wos and when he saw hir so fair he thought to haue hir hiÌ„self to wife and therof spakeÌ„ to Orgar hir fader Ì„ hir fadre wos an old man and had no mo childre but only hir and saw that Edel wold wos a fair yong knyght and worthi and riche and wos well beloued with the kyng and thought his doughter shuld well be maried beset vpon him and granted hiÌ„ is doughter if the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ Then thys Edelwold come ayene to the kyng and told him that she wos fair ynough vpon to see but she wos wonder lothly Tho ansuerd thee kiÌ„g said that he toke bot litell charge Sir qd edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am not riche of landis and if ye wold coÌ„sent and grant that I myght hir haue than shuld I be rich ynowghe In goodis name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thankid tho the kyng moch and went ayene in to Deuenshire and spoused the damisell in that cuntre he duelled ¶ And thê° it befell vpon a tyme that he told his counsell and all this thing vn to his wife howe and in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir vn to wife And anone as she it wist she loued him neuer more afterward os she did before ¶ This lady consaued bi him a son and â—â—heÌ„ tyme wos that the child shuld be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayed hiÌ„ to heue a son of his at fontstone the kyng him granted let call hiÌ„ Edgar of his own name ¶ And when this wos done he thought that all was syker ynowgh for the kyng that he wold not taken his wife for as moch as his lord wos a â—oly maÌ„ an amerous ¶ How that kiÌ„g edgar weddid estrild after the deth of edelwold THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court thospeken and sayed that edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariege of his wife and yit they sayd he was a vaunced â–ª an hondreth fold more For he had spoused the fairast woman that euer was seyn And the kiÌ„g herd speke so moch of hir bewte he thoght that edelwold had him dessaued and begiled Ì„ thought priuely in his hart that he wold gone in to deueÌ„shire as it wer for till huÌ„t for the hert Ì„ for the hynde Ì„ other wild bestis than he shuld se ther the lady or he deê‘ted thens And this lady wos duelling at a maner place beside the forest ther that the king wold huÌ„t and at that maner he wos herburghed all nyght and when tyme come that the kyng shuld sope and the sone shone the kyng asked after his gossip and after his godson and edelwold made hir to cuÌ„ before the kyng And neuertheles if it otherwise myght haue bene she shÌ„uld not haue comen in his sight by his will ¶ The lady welcoÌ„ed the kyng and swetly him cussed and he toke hir by the hond Ì„ tho next by him hir set so soppid they to gedre And ther was a custom Ì„ an vsage in this land that tyme that when on dronke to an other the drinker shuld say wassayll and that other shuld ansuer say drinke haill and thus did the kyng the lady mony tymes Ì„ also kyssed And after sopper when tyme was to go toâ—ed the kyng went to bed thynkyng hertely on the fairnes of that lady tho was ouer comen for hir loue that him thought that he shuld die bot if he had his wyll on hir vpon the morne the kyng aroos in the forest went him for to disport with hertis hyndes Ì„ all other wild bestys of the hertis gret plente he sent to that lady thris he went to solacen speke with that lady whilles he duelled ther in that cuÌ„tre ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens Ì„ thought hiÌ„ how he might best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had him fryst dissaued ¶ And the kyng anone after viij days let ordeyn a parlament at Salesberi of all his baronage
of ther award ¶ The kyng wold not them gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed And so wos thee Erle Godwyne accorded with the kyng and so he had ayen all his land And afterward he bere him so well and so wysely that thee kyng hym loued wonder moch and with him he was full priue And with in a litell tyme thei loued so mache that ther the kyng spoused Godwyns doughter Ì„ made hir quene ¶ And neuertheles for tho the kyng had a wife he leued euer more iÌ„ chastite iÌ„ cleÌ„nes of body with out any fleshly dede doyng with his wife and the quene also in hir halfe lad an holy life ij yere and died ¶ And afterward the kiÌ„g lyued all his lyfe with out any wife ¶ The kiÌ„g yaf the erldon of Oxford to Harold that wos godwiÌ„ sone made hiÌ„ herle ¶ And so well they wer beloued both the fadre he so priue with the king both the fadre the son that they might done what thyng they wold by right ¶ For ayens right wold he nothing done for no maner man so good trew he wos of coÌ„scicience therfor our lord IhuÌ„ crist gret special loue to hiÌ„ shewed ¶ How kyng Edward saw Swyne kyng of denmarke drenched iÌ„ the se iÌ„ the tyme of the sacrameÌ„t as he stode Ì„ herd masse IT befell vpon whitsonday as kyng Edward herd his masse in the gret chirche of westmynster right at the leuacioÌ„ of Ihesu cristis body Ì„ as all men were gadred in to the chirche come nere the auter for to se the sacring the kyng his handis lyft vp on high Ì„ a gret laughter toke vp wherfor all that abouâ—e him stod gretly gon wonder And after masse the axed why the kynges laughter was ¶ Fair lordis qd the kiÌ„g edward I saw Swyne the yoÌ„ger that wos kiÌ„g of deÌ„marke cuÌ„ iÌ„ to the see with all his pouer for to haue comeÌ„ iÌ„ to engloÌ„d vpoÌ„ vs to where I saw hiÌ„ all his folke drenched iÌ„ the see ¶ And all this I saw iÌ„ the eleuacioÌ„ of ihuÌ„ cristis bodi bitwen the pristis handis Ì„ I had therof so gret ioye that i might not my laughtÌ„ withhold ¶ And the erle Leuerich beside him stod at the leuacioÌ„ Ì„ opeÌ„ly he saw thee forme of brede turne iÌ„ to the liknes of a chyld yoÌ„g toke vp his right hond Ì„ blissed the kiÌ„g afterward the erle the erle anone turned him toward the kyng to make hiÌ„ se that holy sight ¶ And tho said the kyng Sir erle qd he iÌ„ se well that ye se thankid be god that i haue honourd my god my saueour visiblly ihuÌ„ crist in forme of man whos name be blissed in 〈◊〉 â—orldes AMEN ¶ How the ring that sent edward had yeuen to a poerpilgram for the loue of god Ì„ sent iohnÌ„ euangelist come ayen to kyng edward THis nobull man sent edward regned xiij yere and thus it befell vpon a tyme before er he died that ij men of englond were went in to the holy land and had done ther pylgramage and wer goyng ayene in to ther own cuntre wher they come fro ¶ And as they went in the way they met a pylgrame that courtasly them salued and axed of them in what land and in what cuÌ„tre they were borne and they sayd in englond ¶ Tho axid he who was kyng of englond and they ansured and sayd the good kyng Edward Fair frendis tho sayd the pilgram when that ye cum in to your cuntre ayene I pray you that ye wold go vn to kyng Edward and oft tymes him grete in myne name And oft tymes him thanke of his gret curtasi that he come hath done naÌ„â—y for the ring that he yaf me when he had herd masse at westmynster for sent IohnÌ„ loue Euangelest and toke tho the ring Ì„ toke it to the pilgrames and sayd I pray you nou gone and bere this ring and take it vn to kyng Edward and tell him that I send it him and a full riche yeft I wyll him yeue For vpon the xij day he shall cum to me euer more duell in blisse with owt any end ¶ Sir sayd the pilgremes what man be ye and in what cuntre is your duellyng ¶ Fair frendis quod he I am IohnÌ„ thee Euangelest and I am duellyng with almyghty god and your kyng Edward is my frende and I loue him in specialy for the encheson that he hath euer more leued in clennesse and is a clene maid And I pray you my message all for done as I haue you saied ¶ When that sent IohnÌ„ the Euangelest had them thâ— charged sodenly he voided out of ther sightes bothe· ¶ The pilgrames tho thankid almyghti god and wente forth in ther way ¶ And wheÌ„ they had gone ij or iij. myle they began to wax weri set them a doune them for to rest and so they fel on step ¶ And whâ— they had slepid well on of theÌ„ awoke Ì„ lyft vp his hede and lokyd a bout sayed vn to his felaw arise vp and wend we in our way ¶ What sayd that on felow vn to that other wher be we now Certes sayd that other it semeth me that this is not the same contre that we layd vs doune in for to rest and slepe For we wer from Ierusalem but iij. myles ¶ They toke vp ther handis and blissed them went forth in ther way ¶ And as they went in ther way they saw shepeherdes goyng with ther shepe that spekeÌ„ none other lanage bot english ¶ Leue frendis qd on of the pylgryms what cuntre is this who is lord therof ¶ And on of the shepeherdes ansuerd Ì„ said this is the cuntre of kent in englond of the wich the good kiÌ„g edward wos lord of ¶ The pylgramys thankid tho almyghty god Ì„ sent IohnÌ„ euanglist Ì„ weÌ„t forth iÌ„ ther way come to Cantorburi froÌ„ theÌ„s vn to london Ì„ ther they fond the kiÌ„g told him all froÌ„ the begynyng vn to the endyng as moch as sent iohnÌ„ had theÌ„ charged of all thiÌ„ges how thay had sped by the way Ì„ toke the ring to kiÌ„g edward 〈◊〉 vnderfenge it thankid almyghti god Ì„ sent iohnÌ„ euangelist tho made hiÌ„ a redi euery day froÌ„ day to day for to wend out of this lyfe when god wold for him send ¶ How sent Edward died on the xij day ANd after it befell thus in cristynmas eue as the holy maÌ„ Edward was at goddis seruis matines for to here of that high fest he become full sike and in the morw endured with moch payn the masse for to here and after masse he let him be lad in to his chambre ther for to reste him but in his hall amonges his barons and his knyghtys might he not cum them for to
Willamê° CoÌ„qÌ„stor Here come Normans and expulsed Harold a saxon ANd when this batall was done harold bicome so proude and wold nothing ê‘t with his pepull of thyng that he had goteÌ„ bot helde it all to ward him self wherfor the most part of his peple weer wroth and froÌ„ hiÌ„ deê‘ted so that only with hiÌ„ left no mo bot his soudiuors ¶ And vpon a day as he sat at mete a messenger com to hym and sayed that wylllyam basttard thee Duke of Normandie was ariued in englond with a gret host and had takeÌ„ al the land about hastynge and also myned the castell ¶ When the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thider with a litell pepull in all the hast that he might for ther wos but lytell pepull with hiÌ„ left ¶ And when he wos comen thider he ordryned for to yef bathill to the duke willm But the duke axed him of thes iij. thinges if that he wold haue his doughter to wyfe as he had made and suorne his hoth Ì„ behight or that he wold hold the loÌ„d of hiÌ„ iÌ„ truage or that he wold determyn this thyng thurgh bataill ¶ This harold was a proud man and a strong and tristed wonder moch vpon his strength and faught with the duke willm and with his pepull bot harold and his men in this bataill wer discomfited and him self ther was slayn and this bataill was endid at toÌ„brigge in the secund yere of his regne vpon sent Kalixtes day and so he wos beried at waltham ¶ Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned him well wyseli and of the were betwen him Ì„ the kyng of fraunce WHen willm bastard duke of normandie had conquered all the land vpon cristynmasse day tho next sueng he let croune him kyng at westmynster and wos a worthy kyng and yaf vn to Englisshmen largeli landis and to his knyghttys ¶ And afterward he went him ouer the see and comen in to Normadie Ì„ ther duelled a while and in the secund yere of his regne he come ayen in to englond and brought with him Maude his wyfe and let croune hir quene of englond on withsonday ¶ And tho anone after the kyng of scotland that wos called MaÌ„colyn began to striue were with the duke willm ¶ And he ordeyned him toward scotland with his men bothe by land and bi see for to distruy the kyng Mancolin but they wer acordid the kyng of scotland become his man and held all his land of him And kyng willm ressaued of him his homage and come ayene in to englond ¶ And when kyng willm had bene kyng xvij yere Maude the quene died on whom kiÌ„g willm had begoten many fair child that is for to say Robert curthose william rous Richaâ—d also that died Henri beauclerc and Maude also that wos the erles wife of Bleynes other iiij fair doughters ¶ And after his wifes deth gret debate began betwix hiÌ„m Ì„ the kyng of fraunce Philip but at the laast they weer accorded And tho duelled the kyng of englond in Normandie and no man him wered he no man long tyme. ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sayd vpoÌ„ a day in scorne of kyng willm that kyng willm had long tyme lyen in child bede and long tyme had restid him ther. ¶ And this word come to the kiÌ„g of englond ther that he did lye in Normandie at Roen And for this word was tho ill apayed eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frauÌ„ce suore by god that when he wer arise of his gisin he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kiÌ„g of france ¶ And anone let asseÌ„ble a gret host of NormaÌ„die and of englissmen And in the begiÌ„yng of heruest he come iÌ„ to fraunce· brened all the tounes tha the come by thurgh all thee cuntre and robbid did all the sorow that he myght thurgh owt al fraunce Ì„ at the last he brenid the cite of Mandos and commandid his pepull for to bere wod as moch as he might bren himself holpe ther to all that he might with a good will ¶ And ther was gret hete what of fiere that wos so gret of the sone that it wos wonder hoot that it stuffid him so that he become fell in to a gret disese and sekenes ¶ And whan he saw that he wos so strong seke he ordined and assigned all normandi to Robert curthos his sone And all englond to willm the Rousse and bi quathe to Henri beauclerc all his tresur And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacrameÌ„tis of holy churche Ì„ died the xxij yere of his regne lieth at Caan in Normandie Anno domini M.lxvi. GRegorius the vij wos pope after Alexander xij yere This man ordend iÌ„ a generall sinodi that no prest shold haue a wife ne shuld duell with women bot tho that the holy sinodi of Nicena or other decreis haue suffred and then the prestis set noght or litel pondrid his ordinans this pope commanded that no maÌ„ shÌ„uld heir masse of a prest that had a coÌ„cubine And he on a certan tyme whan he was cardinall and legate in to fraunce ê“cedid sharply ayens prelatis and prestis that wersymonyes And amoÌ„g other ther wos on bisshop that wos gretly famyd with symonye and thos that accusid him priueli he hired them to say the coÌ„trari The wich the legate consaued and afore all the pepull he sayd let this iugement of this man sese at this tyme. for it is dissauabull And let god dispose for it and sayd thus it is certan that the dingnite of a bisshop is the yefer of the holy gost and who suÌ„ euer byes a bishopprik doys ayens the holi gost Then if thow bisshop did not ayens the holy gst Say opynli afore all pepull gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto And mony tymes he began to say it bot he could neuer speke spiritur sancto ¶ Then he wos deposit of his bisshopprik and after he could speke it well ynough Victor the thrid wos pope after him on yere And this maÌ„ was poysenned with vennuÌ„ in the chalas Vrbanus was pope after him ij yere This man cursed the kyng of fraunce for his avoutre and he called a counsell at Clarum in the wich he ordined that matyns of our ladi shÌ„uld be said euery day Ì„ on settyrday hir solempne mase it is sayed that this was sheued vn to the freris of Cartusis Also he called an other counsell at Turam for the holi land to be won ayene Ì„ ê“uokid the pepull to that mater with iÌ„ a litell after that tyme. the most parti of the holy land wos recouerid the glorius sepulcur of our lord ihuÌ„ crist and an thyochia with mony othyr nobull cites wer takyn from the handis of the sariseÌ„s And it is sayed men beleued that ijCM cristyn men went to that iornay
for ther went of statis old men and yonge riche and poer no man compellid them and this passage was made bi the vision of our ladi and the princes of this pepull wer diuerse On wos Godfray the bollion a nobull man of all the world Ì„ a vertuus man And an other was BeemuÌ„d the duke of Napuls The thrid wos Hugh the kynges brother of fraunce and mony other the wich did full nobully for the faith of god and it wer to long in this bake to reherse the glorius actis that they did ¶ Of kyng willm Roos that wos willm bastard son that destruyed tounes houses of religion for to make the new forest ANd after this willm bastard regned his son william the Rous and this willm was a wonder contrarious man to god and holy chirche let amende and make the toune off Cardeis that the paynyms had destroyed ¶ This kyng willm destruyed holy chirche and ther possessions in what ê‘te he myght them find â–ª ¶ And therfor ther was so moch debate bitwen him and the erchebisshop of cantorburi Ancelme for encheson that he vndernamme him of his wickidnesse that he destroied holÌ„y chirch And for encheson therof the kyng bore to him gret wrath and for that cause he exiled him out of this land and the erchebishop tho went to the court of Rome and ther duellid wyth the pope ¶ And this king made the new forest cast doune distruid xxvi tounes and lxxx houses of religion all for to make his forest lenger and broder and bicome wonder glad and proud of his wod of his forest and C the wild bestys that werther within that it was meruell for to wit so that men called him keper of wodis and of pastors and the lenger that he leued the more wekked he become bothe to god and to all holy chirche and to all his men ¶ And this kyng let make the gret hall of westmynster so vpon a day in the witsontyde he held ther in his frist fest and he lokid him a bout and said that the hall wos to litell bi the halueÌ„ dele ¶ And at the last he become so contrarius that all thing that plesed god displesid him and all thing that god loued he hatid deidly ¶ And so it befell that he dremyd vpon a nyght a litel or that he died that he wos let blod and bled a gret quaÌ„tite of blode and a streme of blode lepit on eigh toward heueÌ„ more than an hundreth vethem and the clerenes of the day was turned vn to nyght and dirkenesse and the firmament also ¶ And when that he a woke he had gret drede so that he not wist what for to done Ì„ told his dreme to men of his councell and said that he had gret dred and supposed that to hiÌ„ was sum mischance to cum ¶ And the secund night before a moÌ„ke dremed of the housold that the kiÌ„g went in to an chirche with moch pepull Ì„ he wos proud that he dispised all the pepull that wos with him and that he tok the ymage of the crucifix and shamfully bote it with hys tethe ¶ And the crucifix mekeli suffred all that he did but the kyng as a wode man rent of the armys of the crucifix and cast it vnder his fete and defouled it and threw it all a brode Ì„ a gret flame of fire come out of the crucifix mouth of wich dreme mony men had gret meruell and wonder ¶ The good man that had dremmed this straunge dreme told it to a knyght that wos most priuey with the kyng of all men and the knyght wos called HamuÌ„des soon the monke and he told the dreme to the kyng and saied that it shuld betokyn other thing than good and neuerthelas thee kyng laughed ther at twyes or thries and litell set ther by and thought that he wold go and hunte play in the forest And meÌ„ counsellid him that he shuld not that day for no maner thiÌ„g come in the wod so that he a bood at home before mete But anone as he had heten no man might hiÌ„ let bot he wold gon vn to the wod for to haue his disporte ¶ And so it befell that on of his knyghtis that heght walter Tirell wold haue shot to an hart his arew glensid vpon a branche and thurgh missaueÌ„tur smote the kiÌ„g to the hert so he fell doune deid to the grund with out ony word spekyng and so endid his life days ¶ And it wos no ferli for the day that he died he had let to ferme the erchebisshopprich of Cantorburi and xij abbeis also euer more did gret distruccion to holy chirche thurgh wrongfull takyng Ì„ axinges for no man durste withstond that he wold haue done and of his lethernesse he wold neuer withdraw nother to amend his life therfor god wold suffre hiÌ„ no lenger to regne iÌ„ his wikkidnes Ì„ he had bene kiÌ„g xiij yere Ì„ vi wekis Ì„ lieth at westmynster Anno domini M.lxxxviij PAscalÌ„ was pope after vrbaÌ„ xviij yer v. monethis the wich the xiij yere of his bisshopprich with his cardinales wos put iÌ„ prisoÌ„ bi Henri the fourth the emê‘our Ì„ they might not be deliuerid till the pope had suorne that he shuld kepe pees with hiÌ„ that he shuld neuer curs hiÌ„ on that ê“mis the pope yaf the emê‘our a pÌ„uylege Ì„ on the yere after the pope dampned that pÌ„uelege Ì„ said on this wise lett vs coÌ„pÌ„hend all holy scriptur the old testameÌ„t Ì„ the new the lawis Ì„ the ê“phettis the gospell Ì„ the canons of apostils Ì„ all the decrees of the popis of rome that at they held I hold and that at thei dampnid I dampne and most specialy that preuylege grauÌ„tid to Henri the emê‘our the wich rether is grantid to venge his males then to multiple the pacieÌ„s in vertu for euer more I dampne that same preuilege ¶ Of kyng Henri beauclerke that wos willm Rous brother Ì„ of the debate betwen him Robert Curthos his brother ANd when this willm Rous wos deid Henri beauclerke his brother wos made kyng for encheson that willm Rous had no child begoten of his bodi and this henri beauclerke was crouned kyng at london the iiij day after that his brother was decessid that is to say the v. day of august ¶ And anone as AncelÌ„me that was Archebisshop of Cantorburi that was at the court of rome herd tell that willm Rous wos deid he come ayen in to englond the kyng beauclarke welcomed him with moch honour ¶ And the frist yere that kyng henri regned Ì„ wos crouned he spoused Maude that wos Margaretis doughter the quene of Scotland and the erchebisshop Ancelme of cantorburi weddid them ¶ And this kyng begate vpon his wife ij sonnys and a doughter that is to say willm Richard Ì„ Maude And this
duelled al that yere in Normandi And after that long tyme a greuê° sekenesse toke him wherthurgh he died ¶ And this kyng henri regned xxxv yere and iiij monethis and after he died as is before sayd in Normandie and his hert wos entered in the gret chirche of our lady in Rouen and his body was brought with moch hoynour iÌ„ to englond and entered at Redyng iÌ„ the abbey of the wich abbey he wos begynner and founder HEnricus the fourth was emê‘our in Alman after Herri the thrid xv yer This maÌ„ put his own fader iÌ„ pÌ„son Ì„ ther held him till he died he toke pope pascall with his cardinales Ì„ present theÌ„ as it is saied a foro for the wich cause as it is supposid he lackid ussu for he weddid Maude the kyngê doughter of englond bot afterward he come to grace all the lawys of the chirche the landis frely he refined to Calixto the pope besought him to yef hiÌ„ in pennance that he shuld neuer cum ayen to his empire that he might haue remission of his trespasse and after the opinyon of moÌ„y a man he was willely exiled Ì„ died and his wife bothe at chestre in englond Gelasius was pope after Paschall ij yere and fled froÌ„ Henri the emprour in to Burgon ther decessid This emê‘our chose Benedicte a spanyard to be pope the wich strofe wyth Calixto Calixtus was pope after him ij yere v. monethes This Calixt was the son of the duke of Burgon Ì„ was chosen in the place of Gelasii Ì„ wheÌ„ he shuld cum to rome he toke thee forsaid Benedict made him to ride a fore him shamfully for he on a Mule turned his face to the tayll of the mule held the taill in his hond as a bridyll till he come thurgh the cite ther he was put in prison and this pope made pees with the emprour Honorius was pope after him ij yere litell of him is writtin Nota. Harri the fourth emprour of Alman decessed this tyme and wos beried with his progenytours after sum men with suche an Epithapei Filiê° hic pater hic Auê° hic proauê° iacêª istis bot it is likly to be truyr that at Gerald sais in Itinario wallie wher he says that after he had prisened his carnall fadre his spirituall fadir the pope with his cardinales after he was recoÌ„siled willely he was made exile And he left Maud his wyfe the kiÌ„gê doghter of englond preÌ„uely leued an harmytes life at Chestre x. yere wher he might liue as no man knew hiÌ„ he called hiÌ„ self GodiscalÌ„lus the wich godisson is cald So the Emê‘our secretly y went away And Maude his wife the Emprisse ther she went to hir fadre Herri in to Normandie wher anone after she wos weddid to Gefferay Plantagines the duke of andegaÌ„me vpon whome he begat Herri the secund after kyng of EngloÌ„d vnder whom sent Thomas of Cantorburi regned and died Lotharius wos emprour after henri the fourth xij yere and litell of him is writtyn bot that he wos manerly to the chirche· and that he subduid Roger the vsurper of the kyng of Cicely Hugo de sancto victori was a nobull man this tyme at paris a nobull doctor of the nacion of the saxons The ordir of sent IohnÌ„ baptist at Ierusalem began this time be the worshipfull man Raymond mightely disposid to werkis of merci all thys ordir make ther waye to serue poer men Anno domini M.C.xxxiiij INnocencius wos pope after Honorius xiiij yere vij monethis This man was a veray deuote man with sich men he societ him he had striffe vij yere ayens Pers of Lion the wich names him AnocletuÌ„ and by strength he toke the popehood the wich Innocent saw with ij galeys he fled in to frauÌ„ce and wos worsshipfully resaued of sent Berenard the wich that time had all the kynges Ì„ the princes in his hand he ê“uoked them for to bring this pope Innocent in to his dignite ayene all the last althyng was cessid his emnys wer distruyed thurghe the iugement of god Ì„ he wos pope ayene and leued profetabuly and was beried at Lauronynce ¶ How Stephen that wos kyng Henri sustres son wos made kyng of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the frist was made kyng his nepheu his sustres sonne Sstephen Erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herd the tydyng of his vncles deth than he passid the see and come in to englond thurgh consell streÌ„gth and helpe of mony gret lordis in englond ayens ther othe that they had made to Maude emprisse toke the reame and let croune stephen kyng of the land ¶ And the archebisshop wiliam of Cantorburi that frist made the oth of feaute to Maud the emprissi set the croune vpon kyng stephens hede him anoynted Ì„ bisshop Roger of Salisburi mayntened the kynges partie in as moch as he myght ¶ The frist yere that kyng Stephen begaÌ„ to regne he assembled a gret host and went towward Scotland for to haue wered vpon the kiÌ„g of scotland but he come ayens hiÌ„ in pees and in good maner and to him trustid but he made to him none homage for as moche as he had made vn to the Emprise Maude ¶ And in the iiij yere of his regne Maude the emprise come in to englond and tho began debate betwin kiÌ„g StepheÌ„ Ì„ maude the Emprise ¶ This Maude went vn to the cite of Nicholl the kiÌ„g hiâ— beseged long time Ì„ myght not spede so well the cite was keped and defendid and tho that wer with in the cite quantely ascapped away with out any maner of harme tho toke the kyng the cite and duelled therin till candilmasse And tho come the Barons that held with the emprice that is for to say thee erle Randulfe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bigot Robert of morlay And thes brought with them a stroÌ„g pouer Ì„ faught wyth the kyng yaf him a gret bataill in the wich batall kiÌ„g stephen was takeÌ„ set iÌ„ prisoÌ„ iÌ„ the castell of bristowe ¶ How maude the emprice weÌ„t fro wiÌ„chester to Oxford Ì„ after she ascapped to waliÌ„gford of the sorow disese that she had WHen the kyng was taken and brought in to warde in the castell of Bristow This Maude the Emprise anone wos made lady of all Englond and all men held hir for lady of the land But tho of Kentheld with kyng Stephens wife and also william of Pree and his reteune help them and held were ayens maude the Emprise and anoÌ„e after the kyng of scotland com to them with an huge nombre of pepull tho went they yfere to wynchester ther that the emprise wos wold haue takeÌ„ hir but the Erle of gloucestre come with his pouer Ì„ faught with them Ì„ the emprise in the meyn while that
gedre and the south egle frist ouer come the north egle and all to rent and tore him with his bill his clawys that he shuld not rest ne take no breth ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his own costes ¶ And anone after ther folowed wos seyn in the morn a fore the son rising and after iÌ„ thee last day of October saue on day mony sterris gadred to gedre on an hepe fell doune to the erth leuyng behynd them fery bemys in maner of lightynyng whos flaumes brent and ê¯sumed mens clothis mens here walkyng on the erth as it was seyn and knwen of mony a man ¶ And yit that northeren wynd that is euer redy destinat to all ill fro sent Kat mes eueÌ„ till iij. days after lost good with out noÌ„bre vnrecouerabull And iÌ„ the same days ther fell come also such lightiÌ„yng thuÌ„der snow haill that it wasted destroid meÌ„ bestis houses Ì„ trees ¶ Of the bataill of spayn beside the water of Nazers that was bitwen prince Edward Ì„ sir Henri basterd of spayn IN the yere of our lord a M.ccc.lxvij of kyng Edward xlij· the iij. day of Aprill ther wos a strong batall and a gret in a large feld called Priazers fast bi the water of Nazers in spayn bitwen sir edward the prince Henri the bastard of spayn but the victori fell to prince edward bi the grace of god ¶ And this same prince edward had with hiÌ„ sir IohnÌ„ duke of lancastre his broder other worthi meÌ„ of armes about the nomber of xxx M. ¶ And the kiÌ„g of spayn had on his side men of diuerse nacioÌ„s to the noÌ„bre of an C. M· Ì„ mo wherfor the sharpenesse Ì„ fersenes of his adusarie with his full boystous gret strength made driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a gret way but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passing any mans strength that huge host wos disê‘bled myghtfully be the nobull duke of Lancaster his host or thot the prince Edward come nigh him ¶ And whan Henri the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength to fle that an huge companie of them iÌ„ the forsaid flode and of the brigge therof fellen doune Ì„ parisshed ¶ And also ther wer take the erle of Dene and sir Bartram Clekyn that wos chief maker and causer of the were also chiuetayn of the vaunt ward of the bataill with moÌ„y other gret lorddis and knyghtis to the nombur of ij thousand of whom ij hondrith wer of frauÌ„ce and moÌ„y also of scotland And ther wer felled in the feld on our enmys side of lordis and knyghtis with oder meyn pepull to the nombre of vi thousand and moo and of englishmen bot a few ¶ And after this The nobull prince edward restorid thee same Pers to his kyngdom ayen the wich Pers afterward thurgh trechery and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spayn as he sat at his mete was strangled and deid But after this victori mony nobull and hardy men and nobull of englond in Spayn thurgh the flâ—x and other diuerse seknes toke ther deth ¶ And also in the same yere iÌ„ the Marche wos seyn stella Comata bitwen the North costis and the west whos bemes stretched toward Fraunce ¶ And in the next yere suyng of kyng Edwardis regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardis son that was Duke of Clarence went toward Mileyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Enlond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to his wife by whom he shuld haue half the lordship of Mileyn But after that they wer solemply wedded and a bout the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of MileiÌ„ died And in the same yere the frenshmen breken the pees and the trews ridyng on the kynges ground and lordship of Englond in the shÌ„ire and cuntre of Pountife And token and held Castelles and tounes And bere the Englishmen on hond falsely and sotelly that they wer cause of brekyng of the trewes ¶ And in this same yere died the duches of Lancaster And is beried worshipfully in sent Paules chirche ¶ The xl iiij yere of kyng Edwardis regne was the gretest pestilence of meÌ„ and of gret bestes and by the gret fallyng of waters that fell at that tyme. ther fell gret hyndring and destroyeng of corne in so moch that the next yere after a busshell of whet was sold for xl pens ¶ And in this same yere about thee laste ende of May kyng Edward held tho his parlament at westmynster in the whiche parlament wos tretid and spoken of the oth and the trewes that was broke betwen him and the kyng of fraunce and how he myght best vpoÌ„ his wroÌ„g be aueÌ„gid ¶ In this same yer iÌ„ the assuÌ„cion of our lady died quene Philip of englond a full nobull and good woman at westmiÌ„ster full worsshipfully is beried entered about midsomer the duke of lancastre Ì„ the erle of Herford with a gret coÌ„panie of knyghtis weÌ„t iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce wher they get them but litell worship name for ther wos an huge ost of freÌ„shmen vpoÌ„ chalkhull brigge an other ost of englishmen fast by the sam brige that loÌ„g tyme had leued ther. And moÌ„y worthi men gret of the englisshmen ordeyned yaf couÌ„cell for to fight Ì„ yaf botaill to the frenshmen but the forsaid lordis wold nothing ê¯sent ther to ne assent for no maner thing ¶ Ther anone after it happid that the erle of werwike come thederward for to were when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fully to land they left theâ— tentis Ì„ pauilyons with all ther vitales Ì„ fled and went a way priuely And when the erle was comyn to land with his men he went in all hast toward Normandie Ì„ destroyed the I le of caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fier ¶ But alas in his returnyng to englondward home ayen at Calais he wos taken with sekenesse of the pestilence died not leuyng behind hiÌ„ after his daies so nobull a knyght and orped of armes ¶ In wich tyme rened Ì„ wered thilk orped knyght sir IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an englishmaÌ„ borne hauyng with hiÌ„ at his gouernauÌ„ce thilk white coÌ„panie that is aforsaid the wich o tyme ayens holy chirche and an other time ayens lordis werid Ì„ ordeyned gret batailles and ther in that same cuntre he did mony meruelus thynges ¶ And a bout the conuersion of sent Paule the kyng when he had endid and done the entering and the exiquies with gret costes and rialtes a bout the sepulture berieng of quene Philip his wife he held a ê‘lament at westmynstre in wich ê‘lament was axed of the clargie a thre yeres dyme that is for to say a gret dyme to be payed iij. yere during ¶ And the clargi
men that theder wold cum ¶ And in this same yere Dame Blaunche the eldest doughter of kyng Henri the iiij wos sent ouer the se with the erle of somerset hir vncle and with mastir Richard Clifford thaÌ„ bisshop of wurcestre and with mony othir worthy lordis knyghtis and ladies Ì„ worthy squiers as longed to such a worthy kyngê doughter and come vn to Colayn ¶ And thidder come the dukis sone of barre with a fair menye and ressaued this worthy lady and the bisshope of wurcestre weddid and sacred them to geder as holi chirche it wold ¶ And ther was made ariall fest and a gret IustiÌ„g in the reuerence and woâ—â—hÌ„ip of them and all pepull that thedder com ¶ And whan this mariage and fest wos done the Erle and the bisshop and all ther menye token ther leue of lord and lady Ì„ come home ayen in to englond in saufte thanked be god almyghty ¶ And in the v yere of kyng Henris regne the lord Thomas his son weÌ„t ouer the see and the erle of Kent and mony othir lordis and knyghtis with men of armes and archiers a gret noÌ„ bur to chastise the rebellis that a fore had done moch harme to our englishmen marchantis to mony tounes and portâ—s in Englond on the see costis ¶ And the lord Thomas the kynges soÌ„ come in to Flaundres be fore a toune that is called the Skluse among all the shippis of diuerse nacions that wer ther. and after ther they ridden with ther shippis among them Ì„ went on land sported them ther ij dais and come ayen to ther shippis and toke the brode see Ì„ ther they met with iij. Carikkis of Iâ—ne that wer â—aden with diuerse marchandize and well mannyd they foughten to gedres long time but the englishmen had the victori and brought the Carrikkis in to the Cambre befor wynchelse and ther they caÌ„ted thees goodis and one of thees Carrikkes was sodeÌ„li brent ther ¶ And the lordis and ther pepull turned them home ayeÌ„ and went no ferthir at that tyme. ¶ And iÌ„ the same tyme serle yoman of kyng Richerd robes come in to engloÌ„d out of scotland and told to diuerse pepull that kyng Richard wos on liue in Scotland and so moch pepull beleued in his wordis wherfor gret ê‘tie of thee pepull of the reame wer in gret errour and grutchyng ayenest the kyng thurgh informacion of lies and fals lesinges that this Serle had made ¶ For moch pepull trustid Ì„ beleued in his seyng But at the last he wos taken in the northcuntre and by law Iugged to be drawe thurgh euery cite and good burgh tounes in englond and so he wos serued and at the last he wos brought to londoÌ„ vn to the gild hall before the Iustice ther he was Iugged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be laid on a hurdell and than to be drawen thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to Tyborne Ì„ ther to be honged than quartired Ì„ his hede smyteÌ„ of and set on LondoÌ„ brigge and his quarters to be sent to iiij good tounes of englond and ther set vp thus endid he for his false treson Ì„ desseyd ¶ And in the sext yere of kyng Henris regne the iiij The erle of Marre of scotland by saifcondit come iÌ„ to EngloÌ„d to chalenge sir Edmand the erle of Kent to certayn courses of were on horsbake ¶ And so this chalange wos acceppid and grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfeld at londoÌ„ this Erle of Marre the scot com proudly iÌ„ to the feld as his chalenge asket ¶ And anone come in the erll of Kent and rode vn to the scot and manfulli rode to geder with sharpe speris diuerse courses but the erle of Kent had the feld and gat him moch worship and thanke of all maner of men for his manfull dedis ¶ And iÌ„ the vij yere of kyng Henris regne the iiij Sir Richard Scrop erchebisshop of Yorke and the Erle Marchall of Englond gadred vn to them a strong power ayens kyng Henri ¶ And the kyng hering ther of in all the hast that he myght come with his pouer northward and met with them at yorke Ì„ ther wer thes ij lordis take and brought to the kyng ¶ And anone the Iugges wer set thes ij lordis brought forth and ther they wer dampned vn to the deth and both ther hedis smyten of and ther they maden ther end on whos soules god for his pite haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kyng come to londoÌ„ ayen and ther restid him Anone god of his gret goodnesse wrought and shewed mony gret miracles for this worthy clerke Erchebishop of yorke that thus wos done to deth ¶ And iÌ„ the vij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne Dame Luce the dukis suster of Milane come iÌ„ to englond so to londoÌ„ Ì„ ther wos wedid to sir Edmond Holand erle of Kent in the priori of sent marie oueis in suthwarke wyth moch solempnite and gret worship ¶ The kyng was ther him self and yaf hir at the chirch dore Ì„ whan that they wer weddid and masse was done the kyng his own parson brought and lad this worthy lady in to the bisshoppis place of wynchestre and ther wos a wonder gret fest holdyn to all maner of pepull that wold cum ¶ And the same yere sir Robert Knolles bnyght a worthi weriour died at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brought to london vpoÌ„ a hors bere with moch torch light Ì„ so he wos brought vn to the white freris in fleetstret and ther wos do and made for him a solempne fest and ariall enterement for tho that thidder wold cume both rich and poer and ther he lieth beried by Dame Constance his wife in the midde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pitte haue merci amen ¶ And thus iÌ„ this same yere sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constabull of the tour of london wos drenchid at londoÌ„ brugge as he com fro westmynstre inwardis to the tour iÌ„ a barge and al thurgh lewdenesse ¶ And in the sama yere Dame Philip the yonger doughter of kiÌ„g henri wos lad ouer see with sir Richard thee dukis brother of yorke and sir Edmond Courteney bisshop of Norwych and mony other lordis knyghtis and squiers ladies gentilwomen that apparteyned to such a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmarke and the kyng resceyued this worthi lady for his wyfe and welcomed thes worthy lordis and did vn to them moch worshÌ„ipp and they wer brought vn to a toune that wos called London in Denmarke and ther wos this lady weddid and sacrid to the kyng of Denmarke Norway and SwytheÌ„ and ther was crouned quene of Denmarke with moch solempnite and ther wos made ariall fest ¶ And whan this fest
and tho was yold vn to the kyng ¶ And than he remeued him theÌ„s logged him before Porte martenuylle tho was the Erle of Salisberi commauÌ„did by the king to make him redy to ride â–ª but thiâ— come hasty tidinges made him to abide so he returned ayen and logged him beside the erle of Huntingdon till the sege was endid ¶ And than come the duke of gloucestre the kingê brother from the sege of Chirbourgh the wich he had wone and geten and stuffed ayen vn to the kynges behoue and profit vn to the croune of Englond and whan he wos comen to the kyng be fore Rone anone he loggid with gret ordinauÌ„ce before port seint Hillari more nere the toune his enmys than any othir lay by xl roddes of length with in shot of quarell And with him lay the Erle of Southfolke and the lord of Bergeyeney with all ther retenue and strong ordinaunce and manly and prowdly faught euery day with ther enmys ouer whon they issued owt of the cite ¶ And than come the Priour of Kilmayn of Irland ouer the see to the kyng with a fair meny of meÌ„ of armis of thir own cuntre gyse the somme of xv hondreth good meÌ„nys bodis and the kyng welcoaed them and made them right good chere ¶ And thaÌ„ come tidingê vn to the king that the kyng of frauÌ„ce and the dolphyn and the duke of Borgoyn wold cum douÌ„e and rescue the citi of Rone with a strong power of all maner of nacions and breke the sege and he cast him to entre on the north side of the host be cause that ther wos the best entre and most plain grond And therfore the kyng assigned the Priour of kylmayn with his power and loggid him on the Northside of the host to stope ther passage and was by the forest of Lyous And of this ordinaunce they wer full glad and so they went forth in hast and kepid thee grouÌ„d and the place that the kyng and his councell had assignid ¶ And they quitte them as good weriours vn to their kyng ¶ Now will I tell yow wich were thee chief Capitayns and the gouernours of thee Cite of Rone ¶ Mon sir Gny Botiler was chief Capitayn both of thee Cite and of the Castill And Mon sir Termegan he was Capitayn of Port de Canx MoÌ„ sir de la Roche he wos capitain of the Disns MoÌ„ sir Anthonie he was Leuetenant to moÌ„ sir Gni botiller HeÌ„ri chantfieÌ„ he was the Capitain of the Porte de la pount IohnÌ„ Mantreuas he was capitain of the porte de la Chastell MoÌ„ sir de Preanx he was Capitain of the porte of sent Hillarie the bastard of Tyne he wos Capitain of the port marteniulle And graunt Iakes a worthy weriour he wos Capitayn of all men of were Ì„ he wos gouernour outward both on horsbake and on foot of all men of armes whan they essued out of the Cite of all the portes he them arayed as they shuld couÌ„tre with our menie And eche of thee capitayns lad v. M. men of armes and sum moo ¶ And at the frist comyng of our kyng ther wer nombred by heraudes in to .ccc. M. of men women and children what yong old And amoÌ„g all thes was mony a manfull man of his handis Ì„ so they preued them whan they essued out of the cite both on hors bake and on foot for they come neuer at on gate out alone but at iij. or iiij gates and at euery gate ij or iij. M. of good mennys bodies armed and manful couÌ„tred with our englishmen and moch pepull slayn diuerse tymes with gonnes quarellis and othir ordinauÌ„ce ¶ And this sege durid xx wekis and euer they of the toune trastid to haue be rescued bot ther come none so at the last they kepid so long the touÌ„e that ther died mony thousandis with in the touÌ„e for defaute of mete of men Ì„ womeÌ„ children for they had heten ther hors dogges cattis that wer in the touÌ„e ¶ And oft tymes the men of armes drofe out the poer pepull out at the gates of the touÌ„e for spending of vitaill anone our englishmeÌ„ drofe them in to the touÌ„e ayen ¶ So at the last the capitayn of the touÌ„e saw the mischief that they wer not rescued also the scarcite of vitaill Ì„ that the pepull died so for defaute of mete euery day moÌ„y thousandis also saw yong children lie and souke ther moders pappis Ì„ wer dede Than anoÌ„e they sent to the kiÌ„g besechyng him of his grace mersci broughte the keis of the touÌ„e vn to the kyng Ì„ delyuered the touÌ„e to him all the soudiours voided the touÌ„e with ther hors Ì„ harnes and tho comunes of the toune for to abide and duell still in the toune yerly to pay to him Ì„ to his successours for all maner customes and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than thee kyng entred in to the toune and restid him in the Castell till the toune was set in rewle and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kyng of england was made heritier regent of fraunce Ì„ how he weddid quene Katrine ANd anone after that Rone wos goten Depe mony oder tounes in the baas Normandi yaf them ouer with out stroke or sege whan they vnder stode that the king had goten rone Also this same yere had bene a pees made and suorne bitwen the Duke of BurgoÌ„ Ì„ the Dolphin wich wer sworen on godis bodi that they shuld loue and assiste ech othir ayenst ther enmys ¶ And after this ê¯trari to this oth the duke Iohan of Burgoyn was slayn Ì„ pituysly mordred in the presence of the dolphiÌ„ wherfore the frenshmeÌ„ wer gretli deuidid Ì„ of verray necessite laborid to haue a trayttye with the kyng of englond For the king of Englond wan dayli of them tounys castillis fortresses ¶ Also this same yere wos quene Iane arestid Ì„ brought in to the castell of Ledis in Kent And oone frere Randolf a doctor of diuinite hir confessour wich afterward wos slayn by the ê‘soÌ„ of the tour falling at wordis Ì„ debate after quene Iane was deliuered ¶ And in the vij yere both kiÌ„gis of frauÌ„ce of Englond wer accordid kyng Henri was made heir and regent of fraunce and weddid Dame Katrin the kyngê doughter of fraunse at Troyes in Champain on Trinite sondai ¶ And this was made by the meyn of Phelip new made duke of Burgoyn wich wos sworn to kyng Henri for to a venge his fadres deth was becomeÌ„ English ¶ And than the kyng with his new wife went to Paris wher he wos rially ressaued And from thens he with his lordis and the duke of Burgon mony othir lordis of frauÌ„ laid sege to diuerse tounes and Castelles that held of the Dolphyns partie Ì„ waÌ„ them But
abstinence of were for a certayn tyme in the name of the Duchesse not of duke because he had gon froÌ„ his othe legeaunce that he had made to kyng Henri therfore the kyng neuer wold write ne oppointe ne haue to do with hiÌ„ after bot al in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane died the secund day of Iule wich had bene kyng Henri the fourthis wife and wos caried fro Bermondsey vn to Cauntorberi wher she lieth beried bikyng Henri the iiij hir housbond ¶ This same yere died all the lions in the toure of london the wich had not ben seyn mony yeres before out of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squier of wales that had weddid quene Katerine wos arestid And of the scisme bitwen Eugenie Ì„ felix IN the xvi yere of kyng Henri died Sigismond Emprour of Almayn knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng keped at sent poules in london rialli wher was made a riall heerse and the kyng in his astate clad in blew wos at euen at dirige and on the morow at masse c. ¶ And after him wos elect and chosin Albert duke of Ostrich wich had weddid SigismoÌ„dê° doughter for to be epÌ„rour This maÌ„ wos taken resaued to be kiÌ„g of beme vngari be cause of his wife that was sigismondê° doughter wich left after him none othir heir ¶ This Albert wos emprour but on yere for he wos poysened so died sum saieth he died of a flix bot he wos a vertuus man petifull so moch that all the pepull that knew him said that the world wos not worthy to haue his presens ¶ This same yere on Owayn a squier of walis a man of law byrth wich had mony a day before secretly weddid quene Katerine and had by hir iij. sonnys and on doughter wos taken Ì„ commauÌ„did to newgate to prison be my lord of Gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame ¶ And this yere he brake prison by the meyn of a prest that wos his chapelayn and after he was takiÌ„ ayen by my lord Bemond and brought ayen to newgate wich afterward wos deliuered at large And on of his sonnys afterwarde was made erle of richemond and an othir erle of penbroke Ì„ the thrid a monke of westmynstre wich monke died sone after This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardis castell fell doune a stake of wod sodenli at afternone slew iij. meÌ„ mischeuisli and foule hurt othir Also at bedford on a shrireday wer xviij men murtherid with out stroke by falliÌ„g doune of a stair as they com out of ther comune hall mony foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yer sir Richard Beauchamp the good erle of werwike died at Roon he beyng that tyme leuetenaunt of the kyng in Normandie from thens his body wos brought to warwike wher he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapell on the south side of the quere ¶ Also this yere wos a gret derth of corne in all englond for a busshell of whete wos worth xl pens in mony places of engloÌ„d yit men myght not haue y nough wherfor Steuen broune that tyme mare of londoÌ„ seÌ„t iÌ„ to pruce broght to londoÌ„ certain shippis ladeÌ„ with rie wich did moch good to the poer pepull for corne wos so scarce iÌ„ engloÌ„d that iÌ„ suÌ„ places of engloÌ„d poer pepull made them bred of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall councell of Basilie deposid eugenye And they chose Felix wich wos duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme wich endurid vn to the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M. cccc.xlviij This felix wos a deuoute priÌ„ce Ì„ sawe his sonnys son after leued an holi life wos chosin pope of the councell of Basile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme wos long time and this Felix had not moch obedience be cauce of the neutralite for the most parte and well nygh all cristyndome obeied reputid Eugenye for veray pope god knawoth who was veray pope of them both for both occupied during the life of Eugeny ¶ This same yere sir Richard wiche vecarie of hermettesworth wos degratid of his presthode at Poules brint at toure hill as for on heritike on sent Botulphus day how well at his deth he died a good cristyn man wher for after his deth moch pepull come to the place wher he wos brent and offrid made a heppe of stonys Ì„ set vp a crosse of tre Ì„ held him for a sent till the maire sheriues by the kyngê commauÌ„demeÌ„t Ì„ of bisshoppis destruyed it made ther an dong hill ¶ Also this same yere the shireues of london set out of sent Martins the grauÌ„t the sentorie v. ê‘sons wich afterward wer restorid ayen to the sentorie by the kiÌ„gê Iustices ¶ After albert the thrid Frederike wos chosin Emprour This Frederik duk of Osterik wos long Emprour Ì„ differid for to be crouned at rome because of the scisme but after that vnite wos had he wos crouned with imê‘iall diademe with gret glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This wos a pesabull man quiet and of siÌ„gular paciens not hating the chirch he weddid the kyng of Portingales doughter c ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre wos arestid for treson committed to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of maÌ„ And of the deth of mastir Roger Bolingbroke IN this yere Elinour Cobham duchesse of gloucestre was arestid for certayn pointes of treson laid ayen hir wher vpoÌ„ she was examined in sent Stephenys chepell at westmynster before the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And ther she wos enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe bering a taper in hir hand and after to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of man vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley ¶ Also that same tyme wos arestid master Thomas southwell a chanon of westmynster mastir Iohan Hume a chapelayn of the said lady mastir Roger bolingbroke a clarke vsing nigromancie on mariorie Iurdemayn called the wicch of Eye beside westmynstre Thes wer arestid as for beyng of councell with the said duchesse of gloucestre And as for mastir Thomas southwell he died iÌ„ the toure the nyght before he shÌ„uld haue be reyned on the morne For he him self sayd that he shold die iÌ„ his bed not by Iustices ¶ And iÌ„ the xx yere maistir IohnÌ„ hume and mastir Roger bolingbroke wer brought to the gild hall in london and ther before the mair the lordis chief iustices of englond wer rayned and dampned both to be drowen hanged quartired but master iohnÌ„ hume had his chartre and wos ê‘doned by the kyngo· bot mastir Roger wos drawen to Tyburne wher he confessid that he died giltles neuer had trespasid in that he died fore Notwithstondyng he wos honged hedid quartired on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And margeri iurdmain wos brent in smythfeld ¶ Also this yere wos a
gret fray in london in flete strete by nyghtis tyme bytwen men of court and men of london and diuerse men slayn and sum hurt And on herbotell was chief causer of the misgouernaunce Ì„ affray ¶ Also this yere at chesing of the maire of londoÌ„ the comuÌ„es named Robert Clopton Raulin holand taliour And the aldermen toke robert clopton and brough him at the right hand of the meirs as the custom is And than certayn tailours and othir hond craftis men cried nay nay not this man bot Raulyn Holand wherfore the maire that wos padysly sent them that so cried to newgate where they abode agret while and wer ponisshed ¶ In this same yere wer diuerse enbassatours sent in to Guyan for a mariage for the kyng for the Erles doughter of Armynake wich wos ê¯cludid but by the meyn of the erle of suffolke it was let and put a parte ¶ And after this the said erle of Suffolke went him ouer the see in to fraunce and ther he tretid the mariage bitwen the kyng of Englond and the kynges doughter of Cecile and of Ierusalem And the next yere it wos concludid fully that mariage by wich mariage the kyng shold deliuer to hir fadre the duchie of Angeo and the Erledom of Mayn wich wos the keye of Normandie ¶ Then departid the Erle of suffolke with his wife diuerse lordis and knyghtis in the most raal astate that myght be out of Englond with new chares and palfreys wich went thurgh Chepe and so went ouer the se and resaued hir and sithen brought hir in the lent after vn to hampton wher she landid and was rially resaued ¶ And on Candilmasse euen before by a gret tempest of thounder and lightenyng at afternone Poules steple wos set on fire on the middis of the shaft in the timbur wich was quenched by force of labour and specially by the labour of the morow masse prest of the bow in chepe with was thought impossible sayf onli the grace of god ¶ This yere wos the erle of stafford made create duke of Bokyngham the erle of werwik duke of warwyke the erle of Dorset marquis of Dorset Ì„ the erle of suffolke wos made marquies of suffolke ¶ How kyng Henri weddid quene Margarete and of hir coronacion IN this yere kyng Henri maried at southwik quene Margaret And she com· to london the xviij day of May by the way all the lordis of englond ressayued hir worshipfully in diuerse places And iÌ„ especiall the duke of gloucestre and on thee blake heth the maire with the aldermen and all the craftis in blewe gounys browderd with the deuise of his craft that thei myght be bi knowen mette with hir with reed hodis and brought hir to london wher wer diuerse pagentis and countinaunce of diuerse histories shewed in diuerse places of the cite rially and costely ¶ And the xxx day of May the forsayd quene wos crouned at westmynster And ther wos Iustis iij. days during within the sentorie be fore the abbey ¶ This yere the priour of kylmian appellid the erle of vrmond of treson wich had a day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld And the listis wer made and feld drassid but whan it come to point the kyng commaundid that they shuld not fight but toke the quarell in to his hand And this wos done at the instance Ì„ labour of certayn prechours and doctours of london as mastir Gilbert worthyngton parson of sent Andrewes iÌ„ holborne and othir ¶ Also this same yere come a gret enbassade in to Englond out of frauÌ„ce for to haue concludid a ê‘petuall pees but in conclusion it turned vn to a trews of a yere ¶ About this tyme dred sent Barnardyn a gray frere wich began the new reformacion of that ordir in mony places in so moche that they that wer reformed bene called obseruauntes wich obseruauÌ„tes bene encresid gretli iÌ„ Ytali iÌ„ Almayn ¶ This Bernardyn was Canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. In the yere of our lord M. cccc.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano wos his desciple wich ê“fited moch to the reformacion of that order for whom god hath shewed mony a fair miracle also here is to be notid that froÌ„ this tyme forward kyng Henri neuer ê“fited ne went forward bot fortune began te turne from him on all sides as well in fraunce Normandie Guyan as in engloÌ„d Sum men holden opinion that kyng Henri yaf comyssion plenery to sir Edward hull sir Robert Roos Dene of sent sauerins and othir to conclude a mariage for him with the erle of armynakis sustre wich wos ê“mised as it wos seid Ì„ ê¯cludid but afterward it wos brokyn he wedded quene margaret as afore is said wich wos a dere mariage for the reame of englond For it wos knowen verili that for to haue hir wos deliuered the duchie of Angeo and the erledoÌ„ of mayne wich wos the keye of Normandie for the frenshmen to entre ¶ And about this the said marquies of suffolke axed in plaiÌ„ ê‘lameÌ„t a xv Ì„ an halfe for to fetch hir out of frauÌ„ce Lo what a mariage wos this as to the comparison of that othir mariage of armynake For ther shuld haue bene deliuered so mony castels Ì„ tounes iÌ„ Guyan and so moch good shÌ„uld haue be yeuen with hir that all englond shÌ„uld haue bene ther by enriched but ê¯trari wyse fell wherfore euery gret prince ought to kepe his ê“misse for be causa of brekyng of this ê“misse and for mariage of quene margaret what losse hath the reame of englond had by losing of normandie and guyan â–ª by diuision in the reame the rebellyng of comunes ayenst ther prince Ì„ lordis what diuision among the lordis what murder sleyng of them what feldis foughten and made in conclusion so mony that mony a man hath lost his life and in conclusion the kyng deposed the quene with hir son fayn to flee in to scotland and from thens iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce and so to loriyn the place that she come frist fro ¶ Mony men demeth that the brekiÌ„g of the kiÌ„ges promise to the sustre of the erle of armynake was cause of this gret losse and aduersite ¶ How the duke of gloucestre the kiÌ„gê vncle wos arestid at the ê‘lameÌ„t of bury his deth how angeo iÌ„ mayn wos deliuered IN the xxv yere of kyng Henri wos a ê‘lament at Burâ— called sent Edmondis buri about wich was commauÌ„did all the comunes of the cuntre to be ther in ther most best defensabull aray for to await vpon the kyng To wich ê‘lament come the duke of Gloucestre vmfrey the kyngê vncle wich had bene ê“tectour of englond all the none age of the kyng and anone after hee wos iÌ„ his loggiÌ„g he wos arestid by the viscouÌ„te bemoÌ„d the coÌ„st a bull of engloÌ„d whom accompanied the duke of Bokyngham and mony othir lordis And forthwith all his seruauÌ„tes wer coÌ„mauÌ„did for