and Baldewyâ—e the Archebysshop of Caunterbury and 〈◊〉 bysshop of Salysbury and Radulf 〈◊〉 of Glocetre and other many lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage deyed the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And kynge Rycharde wente before in to the holy londe and rested not tyll that he came forth in his waye vnto Cypres and toke it with grete force And after that kyng Richarde went forth towarde the holy londe gate there as moche as the crysten men had there before lost And conquered the londe ayen thorugh grete myghte sauf oonly the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cyte of Acres for to gete the cyte there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of FrauÌ„ce wente ayen in to Fraunce and was wrothe towarde the kynge Rycharde But yet for alle that are kynge Rycharde wente ayen he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had take it he dwelled in the cyte a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxerforde his brother wolde haue seased alle Englonde in to his honde and Normandy also and wolde lete crowne hym kynge of all the londe ¶ And whan kyng Rycharde herde tell of these tydynges he wente ayen towarde Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Oshyche mette with hym and toke hym and broughte hym vnto the Emperour of Almayner And the Emperour hym broughte vnto pryson And afterwarde he was delyuered for an huge raunson that is for to saye an honored thousande pouÌ„de And for the whiche rauÌ„son to be payed eche other chalyce of Englonde was molten made in to moneye And all the monkâ—â— of the 〈◊〉 of 〈…〉 alle 〈…〉 ¶ How kynge Rycharde came agayne from the holy londe and auenged hym of his enmyes SO as this kynge Rycharde was in pryson the 〈…〉 warred vpon hym 〈◊〉 in Normandy Iohn his 〈…〉 in Englonde But the 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 all theyr power that 〈…〉 toke the castell of 〈…〉 stelles And the forsaâ—d 〈…〉 he had no myght ne 〈…〉 â—ons of Englonde 〈…〉 none went hyÌ„ oueâ— the 〈…〉 of Fraunce ¶ And 〈…〉 came out of person and 〈…〉 and came in to 〈…〉 Candelmastâ—in grete 〈…〉 to Notyngham 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 comfyted he his brother 〈…〉 that with hym helde 〈…〉 vnto the ryte of 〈…〉 he lete hym crowne 〈…〉 And after he wente vnto 〈…〉 to warre vpon the byng of 〈…〉 the kynge of fraunce 〈…〉 died knyghtê towarde 〈…〉 Rycharde mette 〈…〉 haue reue hym batayll But the 〈…〉 of Fraunce fledde tâ—o and an hundâ—â—d knyghtes of his were taken 〈…〉 died stedes that were crapped 〈…〉 ¶ And anone after 〈…〉 for to beâ—yâ—ge the castall 〈…〉 And as he tode vppon a dare 〈…〉 for to take 〈…〉 vpon hym that he 〈◊〉 that he 〈◊〉 for noo manne of thynge ¶ He 〈…〉 sharpely all his men for to assaylle the castell See that the castell was taken or he deyed And so manly his men dyde that all the people that were in the castell were taken and the kynge dyde with them what he wolde And commaunded his men that they sholde brynge before hym the man that hym sâ—â— hurte so wounded And whan he came before the kyng the kynge axed hym what was his name And he sayd my name is Bertram Gurdon Wherfore sayd the kynge hast thou me slayne syth I dyde the neuer none harme Syre sayd he Though ye dyde me neuer none harme ye your self with your owne honde slewe my fader my broder and therfore I haue quyte now your trauaylle Tho sayd kynge Rycharde He yâ— deyed vpon the crosse to brynge mannes soule fro payne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the. Tho coÌ„maunded he that noo man sholde hym mysdo But for all the kyngê defendynge some of the kyngê men hym folowed pryuely hym slewe And the viâ— daye after the kynge dyde shryue hym sore repentaunce hauynge of his mysdedes and was houseled and enoynted ¶ And this kynge regned but .ix. yere and .xxx. wekes deyed lyeth besyde his fader at Fontenerad HEnricus the fyfthe was Emperour .viij. yere This Henricê° was sone to Frederyk he wedded Constance the kyngê doughter of Cecyle thorugh the occasyon of her he subdued all the kyngdom of Apulye he droue all the people out yâ— enhabyte yâ— londe ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after Clemens almoost thre yere This man was crowned vpon Eisterdaye the daye so lowynge he crowned Henry the Emperour And he made a â—alays at saynt Peters decesyd ¶ 〈◊〉 the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere and .v. monethes This man was well 〈◊〉 And he made a 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 of 〈…〉 ApeculuÌ„ 〈…〉 This man 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 Ioachim yâ— whiche he made 〈…〉 ster Peyâ—â— Lombarde the maker of the Sentence This tyme decessyd the Emperour Henry And yâ— prynces of 〈◊〉 dyscorded for sâ—me chose Otto and some chose Phylyppe brother to Henry Thenne Phylyppe was falsely slayne Otto was crowned of Innocenciê° in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone faught with the Romayns for they yâ—ue hym no dewe honour And for that cause ayenst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulye from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursyd hym Thenne after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayne made Frederyk Emperour and vyctoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyn the whiche ben called fratres mendicantes ¶ Franciscus an Ytalyon a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensaÌ„mple to many a man dyde many a myracle this tyme. And he ordeyned the frere Minores ¶ And the .vi. yere of pope Innocenciê° the thyrde the ordre of the frere Prechers beganne vnder Domynyk but it myght not be confermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandye AS kynge Rycharde was deed by cause that he hadê none heyre nother sone ne doughter thenne his brother Iohan was made kynge and crowned at Westmester of Hubert that tho was Archebysshop of Counterbury And whan he began for so regne he became so meruayllous a man and 〈◊〉 ouer in to Normandye warred vpon the the kyng of Fraunce And so longe they 〈◊〉 togyder tyll at the laste kynge Iohn lost all Normandy Angoy wher fast he was sore anoyed and it was no meruaylle ¶ Tho lete he assemble before hym at London Archebysshops bysshops abbots pryours erles barons helde there a grete parlyament and axed there of the Clergye the tenthe of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere gete ayen Normandy Angoy that he had lost They wolde not graile that thynge wherfore he was wonder wrothe ¶ And in that same tyme deyed Hubert The pryour and the couent of CauÌ„terbury â—hose ayenst the kyngâ— wyll to be Archebysshop Stephen of Langton a good clerke
were slayne of karles And on a grete stake he ranne hymself to the herte deyed there was buryed And deuylles kept his body many a daye after dyd grete hurte to the people tyll by a myracle of our lorde the body was fouÌ„de taken awaye thenne the deuylles boyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme mayster to Nero ¶ Iuuenalis poeta ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse the apostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the .vi. yere of Nero. Marcus the euaÌ„gelyst was martred the fyrst yere of hym ¶ Circa annuÌ„ xpâ—i .lxxiiij. LInus Ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere and .ij. monethes .xiij. dayes This Linus and his successour Cletus thrugh theyr holy conuersacyon were made to mynystre the â—resour of the chirche to the people Peter beynge a lyue And Peter attended to prayenge prechynge ¶ It it redde of this Cletus that he wrote fyrst in his letters Salutem et apostolicaÌ„ benedictionem ¶ Afore this tyme was many a Dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba this tyme was Emperour he regned .vij. monethes This man was made Emperour by the power of Spayne in the same londe Nero lyuynge And after the deth of Nero brought to Rome there was slayne of a man that came with whete to Rome He smote of his heed bare it to hym that was Emperour next seynge all his men none of them helpynge hym ¶ In this mannes dayes came the grete Rethoricyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrst that euer taught the scyence openly his name was Quintilian ¶ Otho regned after hym and he regned but .iij. monethes For one Vitellus that was Presydent of FrauÌ„ce chalenged the Empyre And in Ytalye betwixt these two were thre grete bataylles And in the fourth batayll Otho sawe he sholde be ouercome and in grete dyspeyre he slewe hymself ¶ Vitellus regned after Otho he regned .viij. monethes for he was folower of Nero moost specyall in glotony and in syngynge of foule songes and at festes etynge out of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vespasianê° regned next tfter hym .ix. yere and .x. monethes and .xij. dayes ¶ The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursyd successyon of Nero sente after this Vespasian vnto Palestyn For there he was his sone Titus whiche had besyeged Ierusalem ¶ And whan he herde that Nero was deed by whome he was sente to Ierusalem and herde of these cursyd men regnynge At the InstauÌ„ce of these men not wyllyngly toke vpon hym the Empyre And anone as he was come to Rome he ouercame the tyrauÌ„t Vitellus and lete hym be drawe thorugh Rome and after in to Tybre tyll he was deed and thenne lete hym sayle without sepulture for this yâ— people desyred This man was cured of waspys in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Ihesu And that was the cause why he wente to Ierusalem to venge Cristis deth He fought .xxxij. tymes with his enemyes And deyed the yere of grace .lxxix. ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .lxxxiiij. CLetus a martyr was pope .xi. yere This Cletus was a Romayn gretly he loued pylgrymages to sayntes sayenge it was more profyte to the helthe of mannes soule to visyte the place that saynt Peter was in than for to fast two yere He cursyd all tho men lettynge suche pylgrymages or counsellers contrary therto At the last he was martryd by Damician the Emperour ¶ Titus sone to Vespasianus was Emperour this tyme and regned thre yere And he abode styll at Ierusalem after the eleccyon of his fader and destroyed the cyte And slewe there as the storye sayth with batayll and hungre .xi. hondred thousande Iewes And a hondred thousande he toke and solde .xxx. for a peny By cause they solde Cryste for .xxx. pens and brought thens all thynge that was precyous and put them in his hous at Rome whiche was called TempluÌ„ pacis But now is that place falle downe for the moost party and all these grete Iewelles ben dystrybuted to certayne chirches in Rome ¶ This Titus was so full of vertue that all men loued hym soo ferforth that they called hym the moost delectable of men He was full lyberall to all men in soo moche that he sayd often tymes that there sholde noo man go from an Emperour with an heuy herte but he sholde somwhat haue of his petycyon He wolde be sory that daye in the whiche he had graunted no man no benefyte ¶ Whan that he was deed euery man that was in Rome wept for hym as that they had loste theyr fader ¶ Domician brother to Titus regned after hym .xxiiij. yere and .v. monethes Fyrst he was easy and afterwarde full vnresonable For moche of the Senate was destroyed by his malyce and also moche of his kynrede He began the seconde persecucoÌ„n after Nero ayenst crysten men in the whiche persecucyon Iohan the Euangelyst was exiled in to Pathius after the Emperour had put hym in to a tonne of oyle brennynge hurte hym not So this man was not the folower of his fader Vespasian ne his brother Titus but rather lyke Nero his kynrede And for these wycked condicyons he was slayne in his owne palays at Rome in the .xxvij. yere of his aege ¶ Clemens a martyr was pope .ix. yere he succeded Cletus This Clemens fyrst of saynt Peter was ordeyned to be successour to hym And for peryll he wolde Linus and Cletus sholde be popes afore hym leest that thrugh that ensample prelates sholde ordeyne vnder them who some euer they wolde This man made the lyfe of martyrs to be wryten by regyons And he made many bokes He ordeyned that a childe sholde be confermed as soone as it myght namely after it was crystened And at the laste he was martred vnder Traian ¶ Nerua was Emperour after Domician oo yere two monethes And whan he was chosen he meued the Senate to make a lawe that thynge whiche Domician coÌ„maunded to be kepte sholde be broken By the whiche meane saynt Iohan the Euangelyst was losed out of his exyle suffred to come ayen to Ephase This man dyde an other thynge ryght comendable that he assyned so wyse a man as Traian was to gouerne the people after hym ¶ Nota. ¶ Traianê° Hispanicus was Emperour .xix. yere This Traianus many man sayd He was the best amonge all the Emperours but in one thynge alone he was vicyous In so moche as he for the loue of the fals goddes was abowte to destroye the crysten fayth Iugynge in hymselfe so moost to please god Some men saye not by hym self but by other he pursewed the crysten fayth and in the ende of his lyf he dyde but fewe to deth And all his louynge I sette at nought But at saynt Gregory meued with pyte wepynge and prayed vnto our lorde for hym that he wolde haue mercy vpon hym by his prayer haue hym out of helle in to whiche place he was dampned And now yf that
Thenne he was martred and buryed in saynt Peters ¶ Anâ—cetus was pope after Piê° almoost .x. yere this man made many decrees of the Canon and for bysshopes Vt in caê° Violatores cÌ„ ¶ Galienus a leche goten in Pergamo was in grete fame at Rome The whiche not alonly expowned the bokes of Ypocras but he put many of them to his bokes And of this man is sayd for his dyscrete abstynence the whiche he vsed he lyued an hondred and .xl. yeres He neuer ete nor dranke his fylle ¶ Nota abstinencâ—am ¶ He neuer toke rawe fruytes Alwaye he had a swete brethe He deyed all oonly thrugh aege no sykenesse ¶ Marcus Anthonius the true and Lucius Comodus were Emperours .xix. yere These toke the Empyre after Anthony the meke and thenne began two Emperours to regne but Lucius Comodus decessed And Anthony was Emperous alone the whiche was a victoryous man and a noble but that he made the fourth persecuycon to kylle crysten men This Marcus was of so grete sadnesse and stedfastnesse that for no chaunce he lough neuer ne chaunged no chere nother for gladnesse ne for sorowe And whanne he was a childe he was of suche manhode that on a certayne trâ—â—e whan he loked his tresourand had 〈◊〉 that whiche he myght gyue his knyghtes and his men whan he wente to fyght ayenst the Germaynâ— the Sclauons and Sarmathus he wolde hurte ne greue no body but had leuer to selle his wyues golden vessel and her arayment her beddynge all her ryall stuff than take taxe of the Senatours or of his prouynce vnder hym But he gate the victorye of his enmyes and recouered all ayen released the prouynces of ther trybutes And those that wolde selle hym his wyues tresour ayen he restored them ther moneye those that wolde not he neuer greued them But the tables of ther dettes betwixt hym them he brente openly in the market place and thanked them that they helped hym in his necessyte ¶ How kynge Lucie regned after his fader that was a good man and after he became crysten AFter this kynge Coill regned Lucie his sone that was a good man to god to all the people He sente to Rome to Eulentre that then was pope sayd He wolde become a crysten man receyue baptym in the name of god tome to the ryght fayth byleue Eulentre sente two Legates that were called Pagan an other Elybain in to this londe baptysed the kynge all his meyne And after wente from towne to towne baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an hondred .lvi. after the Incarnacyon of our lorde Ihesu cryste And this kyng Lucie made tho in this londe two Arche bysshops one at Caunterbury an other at Yorke other many bysshops yâ— yet ben in this londe And whan these two Legatê had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament and after they wente ayen to Rome And the kynge dwelled in his londe regned with moche honour .xij. yere and after dedye and lyeth at Gloucestre ¶ How this londe was longe without a kyng how the Brytons chose a kyng THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoten that was afterwarde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after this kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wolde suffre an other to be kynge but lyued in warre debate amonges themself .l. yere without kynge But it befell afterwarde that a grete prynce came from Rome in to this londe that was called Seuerie not for to warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuertheles he had not dwelled half a yere in this londe but that the Brytons slewe hym And whan they of Rome wyst that Seueri was so slayne they sente an other grete lorde in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in this londe longe tyme and dyde moche sorowe to the Brytons So that after for pure malyce they chose a kynge amonge theym that was called Astelepades And assembled a grete host of Brytons wente to London to seke Allec and there they fouÌ„de hym slewe hym al his felowes And one that was called Walon deffended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was dyscomfyted the Brytons toke hym and bonde his hondes feet and cast hym in to a water Wherfore that water was called euer more Walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astelepades in peas tyll one of his Exles that was called Coill made a fayr towne ayenst the kynges wyll lete calle the towne Colchestre after his owne name Wherfore the kynge was full wroth thought to destroy hym And began to warre vpon hym and brought grete power of men yaaf the Erle batayll And the Erle defended hym fyersly with his power and slewe the kynge hymself in that batayll And tho was Coill crowned and made kynge of this londe This Coill regned and gouerned the londe well nobly for he was a noble man well beloued amonge the Brytons ¶ Whan tho of Rome herde that Astelepades was slayne they were wonder gladde and sente an other grete prynce of the Romayns that was called Constance And he came to the kynge Coill for to chalenge the trybute that was wonte to be payed to Rome And the kynge answered well wysely sayd that he wolde paye to Rome al that ryght reason wolde with good wyll And so they accorded tho with good wyl and without ony contake And so bothe they dwelled togyder in loue ¶ Kynge Coill yaaf to hym his doughter Eleyne for to haue her to his spowse that was both fayre wyse and good well lettred And this Constance spowsed her there with moche honour And it befell soone after that this kynge Coill deyed in the .xiij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Colchestre entyred ¶ Of kynge Constance that was a Romayne that was chosen kynge after the deth of Coill for as moche that he hadde spowsed Eleyne that was kynge Coils doughter AFter this kyng Coill Constance was made kynge crowned for almoche as he had spowsed kyng Coils doughter that was heyre of that londe The whiche Constance regned well worthely gouerned the londe And he begate on his wyf Eleyne a sone that was called Constantyne And this kyng bare true fayth And truly dyde vnto them of Rome all his lyf And whan he had regned .xv. yere he deyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Constantyne that was kynge Constance sone and the sone of Saynt Eleyne gouerned and ruled the londe was Emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance deth regned Constantyne his sone the sone of saynt Eleyne yâ— founde the holy crosse in the holy londe And how Constantyne became Emperour of Rome ¶ It befell soo in yâ— tyme there was
they were martred at Coleyne THis Vrsula chose vnto her company .xi. thousande maydens yâ— of all other she was lady maystresse And all they wente to shyppe at one tyme in the water yâ— is called Tamyse coÌ„maunded her kynne her frendes to almyghty god saylled towarde lytell Brytayn But whan they were come in to the hyghe see a stronge tempest arose as it was goddes wyll Vrsula with her shyppes her company were dryue to Hundlonde thrugh tempest and arryued in the hauen of the cyte of Coleyne And the kyng of the londe that was called Gowan was tho in the cyte And whan he wyst the tydynges that so ma ny fayre maydens were there arryued He toke Elga his brother other of his housholde with hym went to the shyppes to seâ— yâ— fayre company And whan he sawe them so fayre he and his company wolde haue ouerlayne them sake fro them ther maydenhode But Vrsula that good mayde couÌ„seylled prayed warned taught theym that were her felowes yâ— they sholde defende them with all theyr myght and rather suffre deth than suffre ther body to be defor led So that all tho maydens became so stedfast in god that they defended them thrugh his grace so that none of them hadde power to do them shame Wherfore the kynge Gowan was sore anoâ—ed that he for wrathe slewe them eueryone anone ryght so were all tho maydens martred for the loue of god and lyeth at Coleyne ¶ How kynge Gowan came for to destroy this londe and how a man of grete power that was called Gracian deffended the londe AS all this was done kynge Gowan that was a Sarrasyn called his brother Elga and sayd to hym that he sholde goo conquere the londe that all those fayr maydens were borne in And he ordened tho a grete power of Pehites of Denmarke of Orkenay of Norway And they came in to this londe brente townes slewe folke cast a downe chirches houses and robbed all the londe in length brede put to deth all tho that wolde not forsake the ryght byleue crystendome for as moche as there was no souerayne yâ— myght them helpe For the kynge Maximian had take with hym all the worthy men whan he wente to conquere lytell Brytayne And in the same tyme that ye here now telle was Saynt Albon martryd thrugh the wood tyrauÌ„t Dyoclesian in the same place where is now an abbaye made of saynt Albon whyles yâ— he was a paynym But he conuerted hyÌ„ to god thrugh the predicacoÌ„n of a clerke a wyse man yâ— was called Ancyble that was herbourghed a nyght in his hous And this was after thyncarnacyon of Ihesu Cryst .ij. hondred .xxvi. yere And men shall vnderstonde yâ— saynt Albon suffred his martyrdom before yâ— saynt Edmonde was martryd therfore is saynt Albon called the fyrst martyr of Englond ¶ This Gowans brother his folke that were sarrasyns wente thrugh yâ— londe destroyed all thynge that they fouÌ„de no thynge they spared Whan these tydynges came to Rome how yâ— kynge Gowan had begon for to destroye this londe the Emperour of Rome sente a stronge man of grete power yâ— was called Gracian with .xxiiij. M. well fyghtynge men for to caste out those sarrasyns of this londe And all they arryued at Portesmouth ¶ Maximian myght not come hyÌ„self for as moche as he was chosen Emperour after the deth of Constantyne that was saynt Eleynes sone whan this Gracian was arryued with his hoste he lete aspye pryucly where kynge Gowan myght be founde And he sette vpon them sodenly as they laye in theyr beddes and dyscomfyted hym slewe them in ther beddes euerychone that none of them scaped sauf Gowan that fledde in to his owne couÌ„tree with moche sorowe grete payne ¶ So oneafter it befelle that Maximian was slayne at Rome thrugh treason And whan Gracian wyst that tydynges he lete crowne hym kynge of this londe ¶ How Gracian made hyÌ„ kynge whan Maximian was slayne afterwarde yâ— Brytons slewe hyÌ„ for his wyckednesse THis Gracian whan he began to regne he became so wycked so sterne and so moche sorowe dyde to the Brytons yâ— they slewe hyÌ„ amonge them ¶ Tho whan kynge Gowan vnderstode yâ— Gracian was slayne done to deth he assembled a grete power came ayen in to this londe And yf he had fyrst done harme tho dyde he moche more For tho destroyed he all this londe the crysten people yâ— were in moche Brytayne so that no man was so hardy for to name god he that so dyde anone he was put to strange deth ¶ But the bysshop of London that was tho yâ— was called Gosselim scaped went thens to them of Rome to seke socour to helpe to destroy the sarrasyns yâ— had destroyed this londe And yâ— Romayns sayd that they had ben so often enoyed for ther sendynge people in Brytayne all for to helpe the Brytons they wolde nomore so do and so the Bysshop Gosselin went thens without ony secour or helpe And tho wente he to the kynge of lytell Brytayne yâ— was called Aldroye this was the thyrde kynge after Gowan Meryedok as before is sayd ¶ The bysshop prayed this Aldroye of helpe socoure the kynge had pyte in his herte whan he herde how the bysshop fledde how that the crysten men were soo slayne in grete Brytayne thrugh yâ— paynyms and sarrasyns he grauÌ„ted hym Constantyn his broder hym for to helpe with power of folke And then dyde arraye hors armour shyppes all thynges yâ— neded to yâ— vyage And whan all thynge was redy he called the bysshop to hym sayd I take you here Constantyne my broder vpon this couenauÌ„t That yf god gyue hym grace the paynems the sarrasyns to destroye yâ— ye then make hym kynge And the bysshop grauÌ„ted with good wyll ¶ Constantyne the bysshop toke leue of the kynge Aldroye betoke hym to god toke ther men .xij. thousande and wente to ther shyppes saylled towarde grete Brytayne arryued att Totnesse ¶ Whan the Brytons herde these tydyngê yâ— to them came socour they were strongely holpen ordeyned them anhuge nombre of people came to them and receyued them with moche honour ¶ Gowan anone as he wyst of these tydynges he assembled all the Sarrasyns came ayenst them yaue them batayle And Constantyne slewe hyÌ„ with his owne hondes And all those other Sarrasyns were dyscomfyted slayne yâ— none of them escaped but those that were conuerted vnto almyghty god ¶ How Constantyne that was the kynges brother of lytell Brytayne was crowned kynge of grete Brytayune for his grete vertue his grete worthynesse ANone after the batayll they wente to London crowned there Constantyne made hym kyng of this londe And the bysshop Gosselyn sette yâ— crowne on his heed anoynted hym as it befalleth for a kynge to
the awter ¶ Celestinus a Romayne was pope after Bonifacius .viij. yere ix dayes the whiche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica me deus cÌ„ And att the begynnynge of the masse sholde be sayd a verse of a psalme and at the Grayle and that the Offertorye sholde be sayd afore the sacrynge This same man sente saynt Patryke to Irlonde to conuerte that londe and Palladiê° deaken of Rome to the Scottes to be conuerted ¶ And in the fourth yere of this man there was a generall Synody at Ephysina of thre hondred bysshops ayenst Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius the yonger with Valentinian his neuewe regned .xxvij. yere In his tyme was the feest ordeyned whiche is called Aduincula sancti petri And in his tyme deyed saynt Austyn in the yere of his aege .lxxvi. And this tyme was reysed the .vij. slepers the whiche sleped two hondred yeres This man deyed at ConstaÌ„tynople there was buryed ¶ This tyme the Saxons entred Englonde and anone by lytyll and lytell they grewe vp myghtely And at the laste they opteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romayne was pope after Celestinus .viij. yere This was a holy man and a meke And lytell of hym is wryten but that he buylded Sancta Maria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a Confessour was pope after Sixtus This man was as holy as ony man Fyue tymes in a daye or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme after it befell whan a certayne woman kyssed his honde he was tempted with her And for the trespaas that he hadde done vnto his penaunce he made his honde to be stryken of And whan the noyse rose vpon hym that he myght not saye masse as he was wonte to do thenne he was ryght sory And all oonly betoke hym in prayer to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym his honde ayen and thenne he sayd masse as he was wonte for to doo And soo that myrade was openly shewed to all people And in the tyme of this pope Marcian the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedany the fourthe vnyuersall Synody of .vi. hondred and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eusticem the abbot of Constantynopoliton and Alterandruen episcopuÌ„ qui negauerunt in rpÌ„o veâ—am carnem fuisse et etiam negabant carnis nostre resurrectionem ¶ And after he had made many notable sermons epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus and Valentinianus were Emperours this tyme vij yere In whose tyme was the grete Synody afore reherced whan Eusticem Dyoscorus were condempned IN the tyme that Marcianus was Emperour Vortiger was kynge in Brytayne now called Englonde In whose tyme the Sarons came in to Brytayne made many kynges That is to wyte as is playne by the Cronycles .vij. And by cause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherce many dyuerse names togyder as .vij. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the Emperours and Popes Therfore the Cronycles of Englonde shall be sette togyder tyll that we shall treate of Alured In whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the Popes and the Emperours and other kynges in the same tyme shall be sette togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dmÌ„ CCCC .xlix. ¶ How the wardeyns that had those childern to kepe that were Constantynes ladde theym to lytell Brytayne for the treason the falsenesse of Vortiger THis tyme came the Saxons that were pagans fyrst in to Brytayne now called Englonde vnder Vortiger the whiche was crowned kynge of this londe ¶ This tyme those that had these two childern in kepynge the which were Constantynes sones That is to saye Aurilambros Vter thrugh ordynance of Gosselin yâ— was bysshop of London after the faders deth that is to saye Constantyne durste not dwelle in this londe with those childern but conueyed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayn For as moche as he tho wyst the treason of Vortiger that tho was made kynge Thorugh whome Constance the elder brother was slayne wherfore the hondred knyghtê of Pehites were put to deth bore all the blame as yâ— Vortiger had not wyst therof ne consented And so the kepers of those two childern dradde lest Vortiger sholde put them to deth thrugh his treason falsenesse as he had done the brother before And therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayn the kyng them receyued with moche honour lete them to nourysshe And there they dwelled tyll they became fayâ—â— knyghtê and stronge fyers And thought to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brother whan they sawe theyr tyme soo they dyde as ye shall here telle afterwarde ¶ It was not longe afterwarde that the tydynges came ouer see to the kynrede of the hondred knyghtê of Pehiteâ— that were dampned put to deth thrugh Vortiger in this londe therfore they were wonderly wrothe and swore that they wolde be auenged of theyr kynnes mens deth And came in to this londe with a grete power and robbed in many places and slewe dyde all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he made moche sorowe was sore anoyed And in an other place also tydynges came to hym that Aurtlambros and Vter his brother assembled a grete hoste to come into moche Brytayne that is to say in to this londe for to be auenged vpon Constance theyr brothers deth Soo in that one half and in that other he was brought in to soo moche sorowe that he ne wyst whether to go ¶ How Engist and an .xi. thousande men came in to this londe to whome Vortiger yaaâ—e a place that is called Thongcastell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauy of straungers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent he wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were come in to this londe ¶ The kyng sent anone a messager thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to wyte what folke they were what they axed in to what countree they wolde ¶ There were two brethern maysters prynces of that stronge company that one was called Engist that other Horne Engist wente to the kynge tolde hym the cause wherfore they were come in to this londe sayd Syr we ben of a couÌ„tre that is called Saxonie that is the londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe yâ— of the people ben so many that the londe may not them susteyne And the maysters and prynces that haue the londe to gouerne and rule They made to come before them men and wymmen that boldest ben amonge theym for to fyght and that best may trauayll in to dyuerse londes And so they sholde them yeue horse harneys armour and all thynge that them nedeth And after they shall saye to them that they go in to another countree where that they mowe lyue as theyr Auncetrees dyde them before And therfore syr kynge yf ye haue ought to do with our company we ben comen in to your londe and with good wyll you
the water wolde not cesse but euer wexed more more on hygh so that the kynge was all wete stode depe in the water And whan he sawe that he had abyden there to longe the water wolde noo thynge do his coÌ„maundement tho soone he withdrewe hym and tho stode he vpon a stone and helde his hondes on hyghe sayd these wordes herynge all the people ¶ This god that maketh the see thus aryse is kynge of all kyngê of all myghtes moost And I am a caytyf a man deedly and he may neuer deye all thynge doth his coÌ„maundement and to hym is obedyent ¶ To that god I praye that he be my warraunt For I knowlege me a caytyf feble and of no power And therfore I wyll go vnto Rome without ony longe lettynge and my wyckednesse for to punysshe and me to amende For of god I clayme my londe for to holde of none other And anone made redy his heyre and hymself wente to Rome without ony lettynge And by the waye dyde many almesse dedes and whan he came to Rome also And whan he had be there for his synnes do penauÌ„ce he came ayen in to Englonde became a good man and an holy And lyued and left all manere of pryde and stoutenes and lyued an holy lyf after made two abbayes of saynt Benet one in Englonde and an other in Normandye for as moche as he loued saynt Benet more specyally than other sayntes And moche he loued also saynt Edmonde yâ— kynge And oft he yaue grete yeftes to the house wherfore it was made ryche And whan he had regned .xx. yere he deyed and lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M.xviij BEnedictus the .ix. was pope after Iohannes he was a grete leâ—hour therfore he was dampned and he aperyd to a certayne man vnd a meruaylous fygure an horryble His heed his take was lylae an asse that other part of his body lyke a beer And he sayde to this man to whom he aperyd Be not aferde for I was a man as ye now be but I apeyre now for I lyued vnhappely in olde tyme lyke a beest whan I was pope In this mannes tyme there was grete dyuysyon sclaunder to the chirche for he was put out in two tymes ¶ And here Tholomeâ—â— noteth that the pryde of bysshops had euer an euyll ende And it was euer the occasyon of moche vnrest and batayll ¶ Conradus the fyrst was Emperour after Henricus .xx. yere This man made many lawes and coÌ„maunded peas to be kepte moost straytly of ony man But the erle of â—udolf was accused he fledde from his londe desyred more to lyue lyke a churle than lyke a gentylman yet meruayllously his sone was made Emperour by the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of god ayenst the wyll of Conradus And at the laste they were accorded And he toke Corodis doughter to his wyf ¶ Of kynge Harold that leuer had go on foot than ryde on hors THis Knoght of whome we haue spoken of before had two sones by his wyf Emme that one was called Hardiknoght that other Harold And he was so lyght of foot yâ— men called hyÌ„ moost comynly Harold Hare foot And this Harold had no thynge the condicyons the maners of kyng Knoght that was his fader For he sette but lytell pryce of chyualrye ne noo curteysy nother worshyp but oonly by his owne wyll And he became so wycked that he exyled his moder Emme And she wente out of the londe in to FlauÌ„dres there dwelled with the erle wherfore after there was neuer good loue betwixt hym his broder For his broder hated hyÌ„ deedly whan he had regned two yere a lytell more he deyed lyeth at Westmestre ¶ Of kynge Hardiknoght that was Haroldes brother AFter this Harold Harefoot regned his brother Hardiknoghtâ— a noble knyght a worthy man moche loued chyualry all maner of goodnes And whan this Hardiknoght had redned a lytell whyle he lete vncouere his brother Harold smote of his heed that was his broder at Westmestreâ— lete cast the heed in to a gonge the body in to Tamyse And after came fysshers toke the body with theyr nettes by nyght bare hym to saynt Clementes châ—â—che there hym buryed And in this maner auenged hym Hardiknoght of his broder for in none other maner he myght be auenged This kynge Hardiknoght was so large a yeuer of meete drynke that his tables were sette euery daye thre tymes full with ryall meetes drynkes for his owne meyne and for all that came vnto his courte to be rychely serued of ryall meetts ¶ And this kynge Hardiknoght sente after Emme his moder made her to come ayen in to Englonde for she was dryuen out of Englonde whyle that Harold Harefoot regned thrugh counseyll of the erle Godewin that tho was the grettest lorde of Englonde next the kynge moost myght do thrugh out all Englonde what he wolde his coÌ„maundement for as moche as he had spowsed the doughter of the good kynge Knoght that was a Daneâ— whiche doughter he hadde by his fyrst wyf ¶ And whanne this quene was dryuen out of Englonde come to the Erle of FlauÌ„dres that was called Baldewyne her cosyn he fouÌ„de her there all thynge that her neded vnto the tyme that she wente ayen in to Englonde that the kynge Hardiknoght had sent for her that was her some made her come ayen with moche honour This kynge Hardiknoght whan he had regned fyue yere he deyed and lyeth at Westmestre ¶ Of the vylany that the Danys dyde to the Englysshmen Wherfore fro that tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe ANd after the deth of this kynge Hardsknoght for as moche as he had noo thynge of his body begoten The erles barons assembled made a couÌ„sell that neuer more after no man that was a Dane though he were neuer so grete a man amonges them he sholde neuer be kynge of Englonde for the despyte that the Danes had done to Englysshmen For euermore before yf it were so that the Englysshmen yâ— Danys hapned for to mete vpon a brydge the Englysshmen sholde not be so hardy to meâ—e ne styre a foot but stande styll tyll the Dane were passed forth And more ouer yf that Englysshmen had not bowed downe theyr heedes to do reuerence vnto the Danys they sholde haue ben beten defoylled And suche maner despytes vylany dyde the Danys to our Englysshemen Wherfore they were dryuen out of yâ— londe after tyme yâ— kyng Hardiknoght was deed for they had no lorde that theym myght mayntene ¶ And in this maner auoyded the Danys Englonde that neuer they came ayen ¶ The erles barons by theyr comyn assente by theyr couÌ„seles sent vnto Normandy for to seke those two brethern Alured Edwarde that were dwellynge with the duke Richarde that was theyr
olde testament yâ— newe the lawes of the prophecyes the gospell the canons of appostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that al they helde I holde that that they dampned Idampne moost specyally that preuylege graunted to Henry the Emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multeplye his pacyence in vertue For euer more I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of kyng Henry Beauclerk that was Wyllyam Rous brother and of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curthos his brother ANd whan Wyllyam Rous was deed Henry Beauclerk his 〈◊〉 was made kynge by cause Wyllyam Rome had no childe begote on his body And this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his brother was decessyd that is to saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelmus that was Archbysshop of CauÌ„terbury that was at yâ— court of Rome herde tell that William Rous was deed he came ayen in to England the kynge Beauclerk welcomed hym with moche honour And the fyrste yere the kynge Henry regned was crowned He spowsed Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotlonde And the Archebysshop Ancelmus of CauÌ„terbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Wyllyam and Richarde Maude And this Maude was afterwarde yâ— Empresse of Almayne ¶ And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curthos that was duke of Normandy came with an huge hoste in to Englond for to chalenge the londe But thrugh counseyll of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this manere That the kynge sholde yeue his brother the duke a thousande pounde euery yere And whiche of them that lyued lengest sholde be that others heyre and so bytwene them sholde he no debate ne stryfe ¶ And then whan they were thus accorded the duke wente home agayne in to Normandye ¶ And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the Archebysshop of Counterbury Ancelmus For by cause that the Archebysshopp wolde not graunâ—e to hym for to talenges of chirches at his wyll And the reforde efâ—ones the Archebysshope Ancelmus wente ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the 〈◊〉 of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his 〈◊〉 ¶ And 〈…〉 other thynges the duke of Normandye â—oryâ—â—e vnto the kynge his brother the fousayd thousande pouÌ„de by yere that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kynge the duke departed there yâ— duke wente ayen in to Normandy ¶ And whan tho two yere were agone thrugh the entycement of the deuyll of symple men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge the duke soo that thrugh couÌ„seyll the kynge wente ouer yâ— see in to Normandy whan the kynge of Englonde was come in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normande torned vnto the kynge of Englonde helde ayenst yâ— duke theyr owne lorde hyÌ„ forsoke to the kynge them yelde all the good castelles townes of Normandy And soone after was the duke taken ladde with the kynge in to Englonde And the kyng lete put the duke in to pryson this was the vengeaunce of god ¶ For whanne the duke was in the holy londe god yaue hym suche myght grate that he was chosen for to haue be kyÌ„ge of Iherusalem and he forsoke is and wolde not take it vpon hym and therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be putt in his brothers pryson The seased kynge Henry all Normandy in to his honde helde it all his lyfe tyme. ¶ And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelmus fro the courte of Rome in to Englonde ayen And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the next yere comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene the kynge Phylyppe of Fraunce kynge Henry of Englonde Wherfore kynge Henry wente in to Normandye there was stronge warre bytwene them two And tho deyed the kynge of FrauÌ„ce lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his deth And th◠〈◊〉 kynge Henry ayen in to Englonde maryed Maude his doughter vnto Henry the Emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was betwixt kynge Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were loste in the hyght see AS kynge Henry hadê be kynge xvij yere a grete debate arose betwixt kynge Lowys of frauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde for by cause that yâ— kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they sholde be helpynge vnto therle of Bloys asmoche as they might in wane ayenst the kynge of frauncâ— And that they sholde be as 〈◊〉 to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for by cause that therle had spowsed his 〈…〉 Maude And for this cause yâ— kenge of FrauÌ„ce dyde moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonder wroth in haste wente ouer the see with a grete power same in 〈◊〉 Normandy for to defende that 〈◊〉 And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two 〈◊〉 togyder And the kynge of frauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted vnnethes escaped aware with moche payne the moost partâ—â—e of his men were taken And the kynge dyde with theym what hym best lyked And some of them he lete go freely and some he lete be put vnto the deth But afterwarde those two kyngê were 〈◊〉 And whan kynge Henry had hooly all the londe of Normandye 〈◊〉 his enmyes of Fraunce he torned agayne in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones William Rycharde wolde haue come after the fader went to the see with a grete company of people But are that they myght come to londe the shyppe came ayenst a roche all were drowned that were there in saue â—o man that was in the same shyppe that escaped And this was vpon saynt Katheryns daye these were the names of them that were drowned Willyam and Rycharde the kynges sonâ— a the erle of Chestre Octonell his brother Geffroy Rydell Walter 〈◊〉 Godefray Archedeken the kynges doughter the countesse of Perches the kyngesnece the countesse of Chestre many other ¶ Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in Englonde herde these tydynges they made sorowe ynough And all theyr myrth Ioye was torned in to mornynge sorowe ¶ How Maude yâ— Empresse came ayen in Englonde how she was afterward wedded to Geffroy therle of Angoy ANd whan that two yere were agone that the Erle had dwelled with the kynge the erle wente from the kyng began to warre vpon hym dyde moche harme in yâ— londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all that yere And tho came to hym tydynges that Henry the Emperom of Almayne yâ— had spowsed
and anone euery man was dysparpled and wente hys waye forsoke theyr mayster and souerayne lorde left hym allone And thus was kynge Rycharde brought downe destroyed and stode hymself allone with out comforth or socoure or of ony goode counâ—eylle of ony man alas for pyte of this ryall kynge And anone came worde that syr Henry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a stronge power of people and that all the squyres of Englonde reysen vp the shyres in strengthynge of hym a yenste kynge Rycharde ¶ And thus sone he was come oute of the North countre to Brystowe and the re he met wyth sir wyllyam Scrope erle of wyltshyre tresourer of Englonde with sir IohnÌ„ Busshe and syr Henry greue and IohnÌ„ Bagot but he escaped frome theym and went ouer see into Irlonde these thre knyghtes were taken theyr hedes smyten of thus they deyed for theyr fals couetyse ¶ And than was kynge Rycharde taken brought vnto the duke and a none the duke put hym in faste warde stronge holde vnto his comynge to London And than was there a rumore in LoÌ„don a stronge noyse that kynge Rycharde came to westmynster the people of London ranne thyder and wolde haue done moche harme hurte in ther woodnesse had notte the mayer and aldermen and othere worthy men cessed theym with fayre wordes and tornede theym home agayne vnto London And ther was syr IohnÌ„ Slake dene of yâ— kinges chapell of westmynster taken brought to London put in pryson in Ludgate And Iohan Bagot was taken in Irlonde and so brought to London and put in pryson in Newgate there to be kepte abyde his answere ¶ And soon after the duke brought kynge Rychard pryuely vnto London put hym in the tour vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the reamâ— wyth all theyr couÌ„seyll vnto the Tour to kynge Rycharde sayd to hym of hys mysgouernauÌ„ce extorcyon yâ— he hadde done made ordeyned to oppresse all the comyne people also to all yâ— reame Wherfore all the comyne people of yâ— reame wolde hym haue deposed of his kyngdome And so he was deposed at yâ— tyme in the Toure of London by all his lordes couÌ„sayll comune assent of all the reameAnd than he was put frome the Tour vnto the castell of Ledes in Kent there he was kept a whyle And thaÌ„ he was had frome thens vnto the castell of PouÌ„fret in the North couÌ„tre to be kept in prison and ryght sone after there he made his ende ¶ And than whan kynge Rycharde was deposed and had resygned his crowne his kyngdome was kept fast in holde than all the lordes of the reame with the comyns assente by accorde chosen this worthy lorde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby duke of Herford duke of Lancastre by ryght lyne and herytage and for his ryghtfull manhode that the people founde in hym before all other they chose hym and made hym kynge of Englonde amonges theym INnocencyus the .vii. was chosen at Rome and lyued but two yere and than Gregory .xii. was after hym xii yere euer was debate Than was Alexander chosen in yâ— couÌ„seyll of PysaÌ„ he was called fyrste Petrus de Candyda so was put stryf to stryf euerychone of those thre sayd he was pope than was there a couÌ„seyll at Pysan where they began to make a concorde there they deposed yâ— two the thyrde stode so was worse deuysyon made than before for yâ— they ordeyned preuayled not ¶ Roberte was Emperour after wenselaus .ix. yere this man was duke of Bauary erle of Palatyn a Iust man and a good was crowned of Boneface the .ix. This man entred ytaly with a greate hoost of Almayns ayenst IohnÌ„ the duke of Galyas but with an heuy hoost he torned ayeÌ„ was had worthy to suffre for his ryght wysnes ¶ Iohan the .xxiii. succeded Alexander .iiii. yere fyrste he began well for an vnyte and he was in the couÌ„seyll at Constantis offred hym to resygne the popehode after secretly vntruly he fledde awaye but it profyted him not for he was taken constreyned to peas and was made a Cardynall and buryed at Florens ¶ Sygysmundus was Emperoure after Robert .xxvii. yere and he was sone to Karolus and kynge of Vngarye and moost crysten prynce and he was so deuoute to god that he deserued too be canonysed This man holpe the chirche thrugh his merueylous prudence and wytte for he spared no labour ne no thynge yâ— he had tyll he had made a full peas amonge the clergye And he had .ix batayls ayenst yâ— Turke euer he had yâ— vyctorye what more all thynge yâ— euer was wryten in louynge to Constantyne Theodosio Karolo Otto may truly be wryten of him And he was crowned in Vngary decessed a blessed man ¶ Circa AnnuÌ„ dmÌ„ M. CCCC.vii ¶ Of syr Henry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby that regned after kynge Rycharde whiche was the fourth Henry after the Conquest ANd after kynge Rycharde the seconde was deposed and oute of his kyngdome the lordes and the comâ—nes all with one assent all other woâ— thy of the reame chosen Henry of BolyÌ„gebroke erle of Derby sone and heyâ— of IohnÌ„ the duke of Lancastre for his wor thy manhode that oft tyme had be foâ—â—de in hym and in dedes preued vpon 〈◊〉 Edwardes daye yâ— cofessour he was crowned kynge of Englond at westmâ—â—ster by assent of all the reame next afâ—â— yâ— deposynge of kynge Rycharde Than he made Henry his eldest sone prynâ—â— of wales duke of Cornewayle Erle of Chestre And he made syr Thomas of AruÌ„dell Archebysshop of Caunterburyâ— ayen as he was before And syr Rogere walden that kynge Rycharde had made Archebysshop of cauÌ„terbury he made bysshopp of London for yâ— tyme it stode voyde And he made the Erles sone of Arundell that came with hym ouer these frome Calays into Englonde he made hym erle of AruÌ„dell as his fader had ben put hym in possessyon of all his loÌ„des And he made homage fâ—aute vnto his lyege lorde the kynge as all other lordes hadde done ¶ And than anonâ— dyed kynge Rycharde in the castell of PouÌ„fret in the North couÌ„tre for there he was enfamed vnto deth by his keper For he was kept there .iiii. oâ— .v. dayes frome mete or drynke and soo he made his ende in this worlde yet mothe people in Englonde and in other londes sayd he was alyue many a yere after his dethe But whether he was alyue or dede the people helde theyr fals opynyon and byleue that many had moche people cam to grete myscheyf foule dethe as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ And whan kynge Henry wyst and knewe verely that he was de de he lete sere hym in the best manere closed it in a fayr chest with dyuerse spyces bawmes and closed hym