he was by lettre embulled ¶ Than chose they of Scotlonde Douspers for to take from Edward his ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two cardynals from Rome fro the pope Celestyne to treate of accorde bytwene the kyng of FrauÌ„ce the kyng of Englonde And as those cardynals spake of accorde Thomas Turbeluyl was taken at Lyons made feaute homage to the warden of Parys to hym put his two sones in hostage thought to go in to Englonde for to espye the couÌ„tre tell them whan he came in to Englonde that he had broken the kynges prison of FrauÌ„ce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all englysshmen walshmen sholde be aboute the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And this thynge to bryng to an ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them that he sholde haue by yere a. M. pouÌ„des worth of londe to bryÌ„ge this thynge to an ende This fals traytour toke his leue went thens came in to EngloÌ„de vnto the kyng sayd that he was broken out of pryson that he had put hyÌ„ in suche peryl for his loue wherfore the kynge coude hyÌ„ moche thanke full glad was of his comynge And the fals traytour fro that daye espyed all the doynge of the kynge also his couÌ„seyle for the kynge loued hym well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of FrauÌ„ce herde of this treason falsnes wrote to an other clerke that than was dwellyng with kyng Edward of Englonde all how Thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals conifeâ—tynge all the couÌ„seyle of Englonde was wryten for to haue sent vnto the king of FrauÌ„ce And through the foresayd lettre that the clerke had sent fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wher fore he was ladde to London and there haÌ„ged and drawen for his treason And his two sones that he had put in FrauÌ„â—â— for hostage were than byheded ¶ Of the conquest of Barwyk ANd whan the two cardynalles were gone agayn in to Fraunce for to treate of the peas of Cambrey the kyng sent thyder of his erles barons that is to saye syr Edmonde his brodâ—â— erle of Lancastre of Leycestre 〈◊〉 â—en ry Lacy erle of Nycholl Wâ—â—yaÌ„â—â—ssâ— a baron and of other baronettes aboute xiiii of the best and wysest of Englonde And in the same tyme kyng Edward toke his viage to ScotloÌ„de for to warre vpon Iohn Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde And syr Robert Roos of Batwyk dedde fro the englysshmen and went to the Scottes And kyng Edward went toward Barwyk besyeged the towne And they that were within maÌ„ly defended them set a fyre and brent two of kyng Edwardes shyppes sayd in despyte repreâ—e of hym Weneth kyng Edward with his longe shankes to haue gete Barwik all our vnthankes gas pykes hyÌ„ whan he has done gas dikes hyÌ„ Whan kyng Edwarde had herde this sâ—orne anone through his myght he passed ouer the dyches assayled the towne and came to the gates and gate and conquered the towne through his gracyous power slewe .xxv. M. and. vij C. Scottes And kynge Edward lost no man of renome saue syr Richard of Cornewayle hym slewe a flemynge out of the reed hall with a quarell as the foresayd Rycharde dyd of his helme coÌ„mauÌ„ded them for to yelde them put them in the kynges grace the Scottes wolde not wherfore the hall was brent cast downe all those that were therin were brent And kyng Edward lost no moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvij. Englysshmen And the wardeyn of the castell gaue vp the keys of the castell wtout ony assaute there was taken syr WilliaÌ„ Douglas syr Symond Ftâ—sell the erle Patrik yelded them to the peas But Ingham of Humsremyll Robert the Brus that were with kyng Edward forsoke kyng Edward helde with the Scottes and afterwarde they were taken put in to prison And than let kyng Edward close in Barwik with walles with dyches And afterwarde Robert Rous went to Tyndale set waybrygge a fyre Exham Lamerstok slewe robbed the folke of that couÌ„tre And after that he went fro thens to Dunbar And the fyrst wednesdaye of Marche the kyng sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy syr Hugh Spenser with a fayre coÌ„pany for to besiege the castell But one that was called syr Rychard Syward a traytour a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the englysshmen and sent to the englysshmen for to deceyue them sayd that he wold yelde to them the castell yf they wold grauÌ„t hym viij dayes of respyte that he myght sende tell to syr Iohn Bayloll that was kyng of Scotlonde how his men fared that were within the castell sent hym worde but yf he wolde remeue the syege of the englysshmen that they wolde yelde the castell to the englysshmen The messenger than came vnto syr Iohn Bailoll the than was kynge of Scotlonde where as he was with his hoost and the messenger tolde hym all the case And than syr Iohn Bayloll toke his hoost came on the morowe erly towarde the castell And syr Rychard Sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the couÌ„seyle and keper of the castell and sayd vnto the Englysshemen O quod he now I se a fayre company and well apparayled I wyll goo agaynst them and mete with them and assayle them And syr Hugh Spenser sawe the falsnes of hym the treason and sayd to hym O traytour taken and proued your falsnes shall not auayle you And syr Hugh Spenser coÌ„mauÌ„ded anone for to bynde hym and in all haste went agaynst theyr enemyes and slewe of the Scottes the nombre of xxij M. For the Scottes had that tyme no man with them of honour saue syr Patryk Graham that manly fought longe at the last he was slayne And than sayd the englysshmen in reprefe of the Scottes These scaterand Scottes holde I for sottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymyng went ye fro Dunbare ¶ Whan those that were in the castell sawe the dyscoÌ„fyture they yelded vp the castell to the englysshe men and bouÌ„de theyr bodyes londes castels to kynge Edward And so there were taken in the castell thre erles .vij. ba rons and .xxviij. knyghtes and .xj. clerkes and .vij. Pycardes all were presented to kyng Edward he sent them to the toure of London to be kepte there ¶ How kynge Edward of his grete grace delyuered agayne the Scottes out of pryson that were chefetaynes of the londe and they drewe them to the Frensshmen through the couÌ„seyle of Wyllyam Waleys THan whan kynge Edward had made an ende of the warre taken the chefetaynes of Scotlond Than came syr Iohn Bayloll with other yelded them vnto kyng Edward put them in his grace were ladde to London And whaÌ„ kyng Edward was
a doughty in his tyme yf that thynge myght be brought about than stode they trowynge with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in EngloÌ„de wherof they were put out through the fals coniectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kynge Edward through counseyle of the Spensers sente to the douze pers of Fraunce that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edward were exiled out of Fraunce WHan kynge Edward the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edward her sone had alyed them to the erle of Henaud to them that were exiled out of Englonde for cause of Thomas of LaÌ„castre they were so sory that they wyst not what to do Wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayd to syr Hugh his fader in this maner wyse Fader cursed be the tyme the couÌ„seyle that euer ye consented that quene Isabell shold go in to FrauÌ„ce for to treate of accord bytwene the kynge of Englonde her broder the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for that was your couÌ„seyle for at that tyme forsothe your wytte fayled for I drede me sore leest through her her sone we shall be destroyed but yf we take the better couÌ„seyle ¶ Now fayre syrs vnderstaÌ„de how meruaylous felony falshede the Spensers ymagyned cast For pryuely they let fyll .v. barels ferrours with siluer the somme amouÌ„ted to .v. M. pouÌ„de they sent those barels ouer see pryuely by an alyen that was called Arnolde of Spayne that was a broker of London that he sholde go to the douzepers of Fraunce that they sholde procure speke to the kynge of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde were dryuen exiled out of FrauÌ„ce and amoÌ„ge all other thyÌ„ges that they were brought to the deth as pryuely as they myght But almyghty god wold not so For whaÌ„ this Arnold was in the hygh see he was taken with Selanders that mette hym in the hygh see toke hym ladde hym to the erle of Henaud theyr lorde moche ioye was made for that takyng And at the last this Arnold pryuely stale away fro thens came to London And of this takyng and of other thynges the erle of Henaud sayd to the quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of good chere for ye be richer than ye wend to haue 〈…〉 n take these .v. barels full of siluer that were sente to the douzepers of Fraunce for to slee you and your sone Edward thynke hastely for to go in to Englonde take ye with you syr Iohn of Henaud my broder and .v. C. men of armes for many of them of Fraunce in whome ye haue had grete trust do but scorne you And almyghty god graunte you grace your enemyes to ouercome Than sent the quene Isabell through Henaud and FlauÌ„dres for her soudyours and ordeyned her euery daye for to goo in to Englonde agayne And so she had in her company syr Edmonde of Woodstocke that was erle of Kent and was also syr Edwardes broder of Englonde ¶ How kyng Edward let kepe the costes by the see let trye all the pryce men of armes fote men through Englonde â—Nd whan kyng Edward herde tell that quene Isabel Edward her sone wolde come in to Englond with a grete power of alyens and with them that were outlawed out of Englonde for theyr rebellyousnes he was sore adrad to be put downe and for to lese his kyngdome wherfore he ordeyned to kepe his castels in Wales as well as in Englond with vytayles theyr apparayle let kepe his riuers also the see costes wher of the .v. portes toke to kepe them also the see And at the feest of Decollacion of saynt Iohn baptist the citezyns of London sent to the king to Porchestre an C. men of armes And also he coÌ„mauÌ„ded by his lettres ordeyned that euery hondred wepentake of Englonde to trye as well men of armes as meÌ„ on fote that they sholde be put in .xx. somme in an hondred somme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that al those men were redy whan ony oyes or crye were made for to pursue take the alyens that came in to Englonde for to take the londe from hym put hyÌ„ out of his kyngdom And more ouer he let crye through his patent in euery feyre in euery market of Englond that the quene Isabel syr Edward his eldest sone the erle of Kent that they were taken safely kepte wout ony maner of harme vnto them doynge al other maner people that came with them anone smyte of theyr hedes without ony maner of rauÌ„som takynge of them And what man might bryÌ„ge syr Roger Mortimers heed of wygmore shold haue an C. pouÌ„de of money for his trauayle And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent coÌ„manuded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde the ryuers in lowe couÌ„trees for to make hye bekens of tymbre that yf it so were that the alyens came to the loude by nyght that men sholde kyndle the bekens that the countree myght be warned come mete theyr enemyes And in that tyme dyed syr Roger Mortimer his vncle in the â—ouâ—e of London ¶ How the quene Isabell syr Edward duke of Guyenne her soâ—e came to londe at Herewich and how they dyd â—Nd whan quene Isabel and syr Edward her sone duke of Guyenne syr Edmonde of Wodstocke erle of Kent and syr Iohn the â—riâ—s 〈◊〉 of Henaud and theyr company dâ—adde 〈◊〉 the threteuynges of kynge Edward 〈◊〉 of his traytours for they trusted a 〈…〉 goddes grace and came vnto 〈◊〉 in Suffolke the. xxiiâ—j daye of September in the yere of our lord Iesu Christ M CCC xxvâ— And the quene 〈◊〉 Edward her sone sent lettres to the Mayâ—â— and comynalte of London r 〈…〉 ge them that they wolde be helpyng in the quarell and cause that they had beg 〈…〉 that is to saye to destroye the â—rayâ—ouâ—s of the realme But none answere was sent agayne wherfore the quene syr Edward her sone sent another pa 〈…〉 〈◊〉 vnder theyr seales the 〈◊〉 of whâ—che lettre here foloweth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englonde lady of Irlonde couÌ„cesse of Pountyf we Edward the eldest sone of the kynge of Englonde duke of Guyenne erle of Chestre of Pountyâ— and of Moustroyll to the Mayre and â—o all the comynalce of the cite of London sendeth gretynge For as moche as we haue before this tyme sent to you by our lettres how we be come in to â—his londe in good araye in good maner for the honour ê“fyte of holy chirche of our ryght dere lorde the kynge all the realme with all our myght to kepe maynteyn as we 〈◊〉 all the good folke of the foresayd realme are holden to do And vpon that we praye you that ye wyll be helpyng to vs in as moche as ye may in this
see in to Frauce for to make accorde bytwene kyng Edwarde the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her broder And there dwelled she in FrauÌ„ce tyll Edward her eldest sone came for to seke her and so they dwelled there bothe tyll that alyauÌ„ce was made bytwene them the gentyl erle of Henaud that yf they with theyr vertue myght destroye ouercome yâ— ves nym the falsnes of the Spensers that syr Edward sholde spouse dame Philip the worshypfull lady the erles doughter of Henaud Wherfore the quene Isabell Edward her sone syr Edmonde of wodstocke the kynges broder of Englond syr Iohn of Henaud syr Rogrt Mortimer of Wygmore syr Thomas Rocelyn syr Iohn of Cromwell syr Willyam Trussell many other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were exiled out of EngloÌ„de for his quarel were disherued of theyr londes ordeyned them a grete power arryued at Herewich in Suffolke And soone after they pursued the Spensers tyll that they were taken put to pytcous deth as before is said theyr company also for yâ— grete falsnes that they dyd to kynge Edward and to his people And Merlyn sayd also more yâ— the gote sholde be put to grete disrase grete anguysshe in grete soro wehe sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe for after yâ— tyme that kyng Edward was taken he was put in to warde tyll that yâ— Spensers were put to deth also bycause he wolde not come to his parlyameÌ„t at London as he had ordeyued assygned hymselfe vnto his haronage also wolde not gouerne and rule his people nor his realme as a kynge sholde do Wherfore some of yâ— barons of EngloÌ„de came yelded vp theyr homages vnto hym for them and all the other of the realme on the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Paule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his royalte for euermore euer he lyued afterward in moche sorowe anguysshe LVdouicus was emperour after Henry .iiij. yere This Lodewik was duke of Bauare he despysed the crownacyon of yâ— pope wherfore yâ— pope deposed him and moche labour many peryls he had after he troubled gretly the vnite of holy chirche Than was chosen agaynst hym Frederyke duke of Austryche And he ouercame the duke abode a rebellyon to his ende in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Karolus was chosen agaynst hym the whiche preuayled sodeynly Lodewyk fell down of his hors and decessed ¶ Iohn Maundeuyll a doctour of physyk and a knyght was borne in Englonde aboute this tyme. And he made a meruaylous pylgrymage for he went almoost about all yâ— worlde he wrote his dedes in thre languages decessed was buryed at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxij. was pope after Iohn .vij. yere more This man was a monke and in all his youth he was of good coÌ„uersacyon and a doctour of diuinite And whaÌ„ he was made pope he reformed yâ— ordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was necessary And he was an harde man to graunte benefyces leest he had graunted it to an vnconnynge man He made a decretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell iÌ„ his fayth And for yâ— of some men was lytell loued He was so stoute a man that almoost he wolde not knowe his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M CCC .xxvij. ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the thyrde after the conquest AFter this kyng Edward of Carnaruan regned syr Edwarde of Wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at Westmynster through couÌ„seyle consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— realme yâ— sondaye on Candelmasse euen in yâ— yere of grace M CCC .xxvj. that was of age at yâ— tyme but .xv. yere And for bycause yâ— his fader was inwarde in the castel of Kenilworth also was put downe of his royalte yâ— realme of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saint Katherin in the yere aboue sayd vnto the feest of Candelmasse And than were all maner plees of yâ— kynges benche astent And than was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— sheryues of EngloÌ„d through wrytte to warne yâ— partyes to defendauÌ„tes through somnynge agayn And also ferthermore yâ— al prisoners yâ— were in the kyÌ„ges gayles yâ— were attached through sheryues shold be let go quyte ¶ Kyng Edwarde after his crownacyon at the prayer besechynge of his lyege men of the realme grauÌ„ted theÌ„ a chartre of stedfast peas to all them yâ— wold aske it And syr Iohn of Henaud his company toke theyr leue of the kyng of yâ— lordes of the realme turned home to theyr own couÌ„tre agayn eche of them had full ryche gyftes euery man as he was of value of estate And than was Englond in rest peas grete loue bytwene the kyng his lordes And comynly Englysshmen sayd amoÌ„ge them yâ— the deuyl was deed But the innumerable tresour of yâ— kyng his fader the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the fader of yâ— sone of yâ— erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldoc yâ— was yâ— kynges chauÌ„celer was departed after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce syr Roger Mortimers of wygmore so that the kynge had no thynge therof but at her wyll her delyuerauÌ„ce nor of theyr londes as afterwarde ye shall here ¶ How kyng Edward went to Stanhope for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in yâ— same tyme was the kyng in the castel of Kenilworth vnder yâ— kepynge of syr Henry that was erle Thomas broder of LaÌ„castre yâ— than was erle of Leycestre the kyng grauÌ„ted hym yâ— erledom of Lancastre that yâ— kyng his fader had seased iÌ„ to his haÌ„des put out Thomas of Lancastre his broder And so was he erle of Lancastre of Leycestre also steward of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edward that was kyng Edwardes fader made sorowe wtout ende for bycause he myght not speke with his wyfe nor with his soÌ„ne wherfore he was iÌ„ moche mischefe For though it were so yâ— he was lad ruled by fals couÌ„seyle yet was he king Edwardes sone called Edward with the longe shankes came out of yâ— worthiest blode of all yâ— worlde they to whom he was wont to gyue grete gyftes large were moost preuy with the kyng his sone they were his enemyes bothe by nyght by daye yâ— ê“cured to make debate contake bytwene hym his sone and Isabel his wyfe But yâ— frere prechers were to him good frendes euermore cast bothe by nyght by day how they myght brynge hym out of prison And amonge theyr coÌ„pany yâ— the freres had pryuely brought there was a frere yâ— called Dunhened he had ordeyned gadred a grete company of folke to kepe at yâ— nede but yâ— frere was takeÌ„ put in yâ— castell of PouÌ„fret
to them he made his cōplaynt of his sorowe of his disease And ofte tymes asked of his wardeyns what he hadde trespaced agaynst dame Isabell his wyfe syr Edward his sone y◠was made newe kyng that they wold not visyte hym And thā answered one of his wardeyns sayd My worthy lorde dysplease you not y◠I shall tell you the cause is for it is done them to vnderstande y◠yf my lady your wyfe come ony thynge nye you that ye wolde her strangle slee also that ye wolde do to my lorde your sone y◠same Than answered he with a symple chere Alas alas am not I in prison and all at your owne wyll now god it wote I neuer thought it now I wolde y◠I were deed so wolde to god y◠I were for than were all my sorowe passed It was not longe after y◠the kyng through coūseyle of Roger Mortymer graūted y◠warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader to syr Thomas Toiourney to y◠foresayd syr Iohn Mautreuers through the kinges lettre put out holly y◠foresayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kyng And they toke lad the kyng to y◠castell of Corf ▪ y◠whiche castel y◠kyng hated as ony deth And they kept hym there tyll it came vn to saynt Mathewes day in September in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvii. that the foresayd syr Roger Mortimer sent y◠maner of y◠deth how in what wyse he shold be put to deth And anone as y◠foresayd Thomas Iohn had seen y◠〈◊〉 cōmaūdement they made kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan good chere good solace as they might at y◠souper and no thynge the kyng wyst of y◠treason And whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente vnto his bedde laye and slepte fast And as the kyng laye slepte the traytoures false for sworne agaynst theyr homage feaute came pryuely in to y◠kynges chambre theyr company with them layde an huge table vpon his wombe with men pressed helde fast down the foure corners of y◠table on his body wherwith y◠good man awoke and was wonders sore adrad to be deed there slayne turned his body tho vp so downe Than toke y◠fals traytours tyraūtes an horne put it in to his foundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of coper brēnynge put it through the horne in to his body and ofte tymes therwith thyrled his bowelles so they slewe theyr lord that nothynge was perceyued was buryed at Glocestre ¶ How kynge Edward spoused Philip the erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Chrystmasse than next folowynge syr Iohn of Henaud brought with hym Philip his broders doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to Englond kyng Edward spoused her at Yorke with moche honour And syr Iohn of Bothum bisshop of Ely and syr William of Melton archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the sonday on the euen of the cōuersion of saint Paule in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvij. But bycause that the kynge was yonge and tender of age whan he was crowned full many wronges were done whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he byleued the coūseylers that were fals aboute hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore grete harme was done to the realme to the kyng all men directed it to the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it knoweth Wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownyng that the kyng for his tender age sholde be gouerned by .xij. of the gretest lordes of Englonde without whome no thynge shold be done that is to saye the archebysshop of Caūterbury the archebisshop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre the bysshop of Herford the erle of Lancastre the erle Marshall the erle of Kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garen syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer of yngham Iohn of Roos barons All these were sworne truly for to coūseyle the kyng they shold answere euery yere in the parlyamēt of that that sholde be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall But the ordynaūce was soone vndone that was moche harme to all Englōde For the kyng all the lordes the shold gouerne hym were gouerned and ruled after the kȳges moder dame Isabell by syr Roger Mortimer And as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hye lowe And they toke vnto them castels townes londes rentes in grete harme losse to the crowne of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englisshmen the Scottes and also of iustyfyenge of Troylebaston BYnge Edwarde at whytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne through the coūseyle of his moder syr Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlyamēt at Northamton And at that parlyamēt the kyng through theyr coūseyle none other of the londe within age graunted to be accorded with the Scottes in this maner That all the feautees and homages that the Scottes sholde do vnto the crowne of Englonde forgaue them for euer more by his chartre ensealed And forthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone whiche endenture they called ragman in the whiche were cōteyned al the homages feautees Fyrst of the kynge of Scotlonde of all the prelates erles barons of the realme of Scotlonde with theyr seales set theron and other chartres remembraunces that kynge Edwarde and his barons had of theyr right in the foresayd realme of Scotlond it was forgyuen them agaynst holy chirche And also with the blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche the good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde and brought it out of the abbey of Scone that is a full precyous relyke And also forthermore he relesed forgaue all the londes that the barons of Englonde had in Scotlonde by olde conquest ¶ And this peas for to be hold and last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kyng in .xxx. M. poūde of syluer to be payed within thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. poūde by euen porcyons And forthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauyd Dritonautier that was kynge Robert the Brus sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworne agaynst his othe that arose agaynst his lyege lorde the noble and good kyng Edward and falsly made him kyng of Scotlōde that was of the age of .v. yere And so through this cursed counseyle Dauid spoused at Barwyk dame Ione of the toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gest telleth vpon Mary Magdaleyns daye in the yere of grace M CCC and .xxviij. to grete harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme for wonders moche was that fayre damoysell desparaged syth that she was maryed agaynst all the comyns assent of Englonde And fro the tyme that Brute had conquered
preuy And so this Iohn of Barnaby was in debate with a frensshe man in the towne of DuÌ„pier so he slewe hym went his waye in all the haste that he myght in to the castell for to haue helpe of his lord And anone came the officers of the towne to take Iohn of Barnaby as a felon syr Edward his lord holpe hym rescowed hym by night made him go out of the castell so he went his waye came in to Englonde wtout ony harme And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce sawe that syr Edward had rescowed his felon he became wonders wrothe agaynst syr Edward anone let arest hym toke in to his haÌ„des all his londes Than dwelled syr Edward in pryson vnto the tyme that syr Henry of Beaumont came in to FrauÌ„ce the whiche Henry was somtyme erle of Angos in Scotlonde through his wyfe was put out therof whaÌ„ the accordemeÌ„t was bytwene Englonde and Scotlond through quene Isabell Roger Mortimer theyr coÌ„pany for the maryage that she made bytwene Dauyd that was Robert the Brus sone dame Ione of the toure kyng Edwardes syster of EngloÌ„de well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his ryght but yf it were syr Edwarde Bayloll that was ryght heyre of the realme of Scotlonde And the kyng of Fraunce Lowys loued moche this syr Henry he was with hym ful preuy thought for to make a delyuerauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde Bayloll yf he myght in ony maner of wyse Tho prayed he the kyng the it wolde please his noble grace to grauÌ„t hym syr Edward Baylols body vnto the next parlyament that he myght lyue with his own tentes in the meane tyme that he myght stande to be iudged with his peres at the parlyament And the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his prayer made the foresayd Edward to be delyuered out of pryson in the maner aboue said And anone as he was out of prison syr Henry toke hym forth with hym ladde hym in to EngloÌ„de made hym dwell pryuely at the maner of Sandhall vpon Ouse in Yorkeshyre with the lady Vescy And so he ordeyned him there an huge retynue of Englysshemen also of alyens for to conquere agayne his herytage And so he gaue moche siluer to the sowdyours to alyens for to helpe hym And they behyght for to helpe hym in that they myght but they fayled hym at his moost nede And at that tyme Donald erle of Moryf herde tell how that syr Edwarde Baylol was priuely come in to EngloÌ„de came to hym made grete ioye of his comynge agayn and sayd to hym behyght hym that all the grete lordes of Scotlonde shold be to hym attendauÌ„t shold holde hym for kynge as ryght heyre of ScotloÌ„de dyd to hyÌ„ homage feaute Than came syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge Edwarde of Englonde prayed hym in the waye of charite that he wolde grauÌ„t of his grace to syr Edward Bayloll that he myght safely go by londe froÌ„ Sandhal vnto ScotloÌ„de to coÌ„quere his ryght herytaunce in Scotlonde The kynge answered sayd Yf that I suffre Bayloll go through my londe in to Scotlonde the people wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the company Now syr I praye you that ye wolde gyue hym leue to take with hym sowdyours of Englysshe meÌ„ that they myght safely lede hyÌ„ through your londe in to ScotloÌ„de And syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall as god it forbydde he be dyscomfyted in batayle through the Scottes that I also all the lordes that holde with Bayloll ben for euer more out of your rentes that we haue in Englonde And there the kyng vpon this couenaunt graunted theyr bone as touchynge hym those that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes rentes in the realme of ScotloÌ„de And these were the names of those lordes that pursued this foresayd quarell that is to saye syr Edward Bayloll the whiche chalenged the realme of Scotlonde syr Henry BeaumoÌ„t erle of Angos syr Dauid of Stroboly erle of Atheles syr 〈◊〉 frey of Mombray Walter Comyn and many other that were put out of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rytage in Scotlonde whan the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made bytwene Englonde S 〈…〉 〈◊〉 before is sayd And ye shall 〈◊〉 that these lordes toke with them .v. C. 〈◊〉 of armes and .ij. M. archers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tho wente in to shyppe at 〈◊〉 and sayled by the see tyll that they 〈◊〉 vnto Scotlonde came to londe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kehorne .xij. myle from saynâ— Ioh 〈…〉 towne And anone sente out theyr 〈◊〉 pes agayne for that they sholde no◠〈◊〉 hurt ne empayred neyther that no man sholde go in to the shyppes agayn though that they had nede but abyde all 〈◊〉 and not â—â—ee but stande rather 〈◊〉 deth thaÌ„ flee for to mayn 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quarell Whan the erle of Fi 〈…〉 a 〈◊〉 man a sterne herde that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comen for to take the londe of Scotlonde he came in haste to kynkehorne with xij M. scottes for to destroye hym that he sholde not come to londe But syr Edwarde Bayloll his company dyscomfyted hym there at the whiche discomfyture syr AlysauÌ„der of Seron was there slayne many other The erle of Fyffe was tho sore full yll ashamed that so lytell a company had dyscomfyâ—â—d hym and shamefully put hym all his company that were alyue for to flee Than came syr Edward Bayloll toke the coun tre all aboute hym tyll he came vnto the abbey of Dunfermelin there he fouÌ„de vytayles for hym for his folke and amonge all thyÌ„ges he fouÌ„de in a chambre aboute .v. C. of grete staues of fyne oke with longe pykes of yren of stele he toke them deliuered them to the moost strongest men of his coÌ„pany And anone after he went from thens lodged hym in a felde two myle fro saynt Iohannes towne And whan the burgeyses of the towne herde how the erle of Fiffe was dyscoÌ„fyted through Bayloll they were fore adrad brake theyr brydges that they had made ouer the water of Erne so that Baylol myght not go ouer wherfore he lodged hym there all that nyght but lytell hede he toke of rest sayd vnto his people Now dere lordes ye knowe full well that we be now lodged bytwene our enemyes yf they may vs hampre there is no bote but deth wherfore yf we abyde styll here all this nyght I wene it shall turne vs to moche harme For the power of Scotlonde may euer wexe encreace and we may not so do we be but lytell people agaynst them wherfore I praye you for the loue of almighty god make we vs bolde hardy that we may myghtely take the Scottes this night and boldly warre vpon them let vs pursue them this nyght yf they be through vs trauayled se our hardynes other scottes
couÌ„tre But the .xij. yere of Herachê° Cosoras was slayne of Heraclius the crosse was brought agayn the people were delyuered And whan Heraclius wold haue entred yâ— cite proudly the gates of yâ— cite by yâ— power of god shette by themselfe the emperour meked hyÌ„ to god aboue the gates opened And thaÌ„ was the feest of yâ— exaltacyon of yâ— crosse made ¶ Deê° dedit was pope after Boniface thre yere This was an holy man For on a certayn daye whan he kyssed a lepre anone the lepre was hole ¶ This tyme a citezin of London through yâ— mocyon of Ethelbryght buylded a chirche of saynt Peter in the west parte of London in a place yâ— was called Thorney ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i vj C .xliiij. BOnifacius the fyfthe was pope after Deus dedit fyue yere the whiche ordeyned that no man sholde be taken out of the chircheyerde And lytel elles of hym is wryten ¶ Nota Machomitum MAchomyte the duke of sarasyns and turkes was this tyme. And he was the deceyuer of all the worlde a false prophete the messenger of the deuyll the foregoer of Antechryst the fulfyller of heresy and of all false men the meruaylest of whome the dominacyon thus began ¶ There was a certayne famous clerke at Rome and coude not spede in his maters that he desyred to haue spedde in than he receded froÌ„ Rome ouer the see and procured many a man to go with hym amonge whome was this fals Machomyte a grete man of wytte And this clerke ê“mysed hym to make hym duke of his couÌ„tree yf he wolde be guyded after hym There he nourysshed a doue put all yâ— corne that the doue ete in to Machomytes ere so this doue had neuer no meet but in his ere The foresayd clerke on a daye called the people meued them to chose suche a prynce as the holy ghost wolde shewe to them in fourme of a doue And anone this clerke secretly let this doue flee the whiche after his olde custome came to Machomyte put his byll in his eere And whan the people sawe this anone he was chosen duke of that people And whan he was made duke of this people of Corosame he sayd yâ— he was the very prophete of god ThaÌ„ he made a boke of his lawe yâ— was called Alcaron But he dyd it by the informacyon of thre of his maysters to whom yâ— deuyll mynistred the auctorite the connynge The fyrst mayster was a iewe a grete astronomer a nygromancer the second was Iohn de Antiochia the thyrde was Sergius an heretyke And these thre made an vn gracyous lawe an vnhappy what someuer was hard of byleue tedyous to do they lefte yâ— out of the lawe they put that thinge in theyr lawe yâ— worldly men were prone redy to do that is to saye glotony lechery rapyne suche other And also this Machomyte ordeyned yâ— a man shold haue as many wiues as he myght occupy fynde and refuse them twyse or thryse or .iiij. tymes take them again And many meruaylous fals thinges he made in his lawe the whiche were to loÌ„ge to reherse here but they be playne in his boke of Alcaron euer he wrote i his boke yâ— our lord spake to Machomyte his ê“phete sayenge on this wyse or on this Thus by his fals meanes he deceyued yâ— people And whaÌ„ his maysters he had made this yâ— was so delectable he wrote it in a boke with lettres of gold nourysshed a camell secretly in a pryuy place all onely with the haÌ„des of Machomyte was alway fedde And there pryuely he tyed this boke of the lawe yâ— he had made about yâ— camels necke put this camell forth on a tyme in to a felde a fore daye and this camell ioyed in his lyberte for he was neuer lose afore And he wold suffre no man to come touche hym And so there was a grete fame of suche a camell and all the people ranne to se hym amonge whom was this Machomyte But whan the camell sawe hym that alway had fedde hym anone he ranne vnto hym And he had taught this camel afore tyme to fal downe on his knees lycke his handes And so he dyd afore all the people The people thaÌ„ cryed sayd that there was a very ensample that he was the true prophete of god Than they prayed Machomyte to open yâ— holy boke with his holy handes the whiche was sent froÌ„ heuen euermore to be kepte In yâ— whiche boke is shewed how the people shall worshyp god And Machomyte sayd This boke was wryten with auÌ„gels handes So by these false meanes he turned to his lawe all the londe of Perse all the eest imperyall agaynst Heraclius the emperour And he occupyed vnto the ende of Alexandre and Egypte Libia Arabia Siria Than after he enfected all Affrica but that the grace of god with stode hym he had enfected all spayne frauÌ„ce And many other thynges he dyd that were to moche to wryte in this boke COnstantyne the thyrde the sone of Heracliâ— was emperour .xxvij. yere This Constantyne was a cursed man a grete tyraunt and an heretyke false subtyll obyous to chrysten men nor he gaue no place to pope Martyn he reysed a grete host agaynst the Lombarbes there he lost the felde fledde to Rome And honourably was receyued of the pope Vitellianê° and other of the cite And he rewarded them not lyke after theyr merytes as a prynce sholde haue done but vsed forth tyranny heresye wherfore at yâ— last he was slayne of his owne knyghtes in a bath yâ— whiche wolde no longer suffre his tyranny And so he wretchedly lyued dyed vnhappely ¶ Martinê° the first was pope after TheodoruÌ„ .vj. yere This Martinus was a very holy man and strongly stroue for the fayth of god And whan he sayd masse on a certayne daye at the awter there pursued hym to slee hym a man whiche was called Spaâ—arius of Olymphe and whan he wolde haue â—nytten hym he was blynde sodeynly This same man called a Sinody in the cite of Rome and he dampned Syrum AlexandruÌ„ SergiuÌ„ Pyrum PauluÌ„ heretykes Wherfore Constantyne the emperour exiled hym he dyed a saynt ¶ Eugenius a Romayn was pope after Martyn almoost thre yere and was an holy maÌ„ but of hym lytell actes ben wryten ¶ Vitellianus was pope after hym .xiiij. yere This maÌ„ made yâ— songe that the Romayns vseth and accorded it also with yâ— organes And he also had the grace of the emperour the whiche was wroth with his predecessours neuerthelesse afterward he stode not in his coÌ„corde Ne hytherto I coude not fynde that euer the chirche of Rome had fully after the deth of CoÌ„stantyne yâ— myghty the lordshyp of the cyte and of other the whiche he gaue to the chirche ¶ Anno dnÌ„i vj C. xâ—â—iij Adeodatus a Romain was pope after Vi 〈…〉 s .iiij. yere
morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the confessour that was Aluredes broder and how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whaÌ„ this was done all the barons of englond sent another tyme in to Normandy yâ— Edward sholde come in to englond with moche â—onout And this Edwarde in his chyldhode loued 〈◊〉 hey god hym dradde and in honeste clennes ladde his lyfe hated synne as deth And whan he was crow ned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condicyons that he fyrst vsed forgate not all good customes for no maner honour ne for no rychesse ne for no maner hygnes But euer more more gaue hym to goodnes well loued god holy chirche passyng all other maner thynge And poore men also he loued helde them as they had ben his owne bretherne to them ofte he gaue grete almes with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyall loue that god shewed to saynt Edward lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he went froÌ„ the chirche of westmynster had herde masse of saynt Iohn the euangelyst for as moche as he loued sayÌ„t Iohn the euangelist more specyally after god and our lady than he dyd ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgrym prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the euangelyst some good for to gyue hym And the kyng pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it gaue it to the pilgrym he it receyued went thens This king Edward made all the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And he was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godwyn came agayne in to Englonde and had agayne all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter WHan the erle Godwyn that was dwellynge in Denmark had moche herde of the goodnes of kynge Edwarde that he was full of mercy and pyte he thought that he wolde go agayne in to Englond for to seke to haue grace of the good kyng Edward that so mercy full was that he myght haue agayn his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hym towarde the see came in to Englonde to London where the kynge was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde helde a parlyameÌ„t Godwyn sent to them that were his frendes were the moost gretest lordes of the loÌ„de prayed them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde graunte him his peas his loÌ„de The lordes lad hyÌ„ before the kyng to seke his grace And anone as the kyng sawe hym he appeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes to hym sayd Traytour Godwyn I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my broder Alured Certes syr sayd Godwyn saue your grace your peas your lordshyp I neuer betrayed hym â—e yet lewe hyÌ„ And therfore I put me in reward of the caurte Now fayre lordes sayd the kynge ye that be my lyeges erles barons of the londe that here ben assembled full well ye herde myn appele the answere also of Godwyn therfore I wyll that ye awarde do ryght The erles barons than gadred them all togyder to do this awarde by themselfe so they spake dy uersly among them for some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce nor by lordshyp bytwene Godwyn Alured for whiche thynge they myght hym drawe And at the last they deuysed demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder ThaÌ„ sna ke the erle Leuerike of Couentre a good man to god to all the worlde told his reason in this maner and sayd The erle Godwyn is the best frended man of Englonde after the kyng well myght it not be gaynsayd that without couâ—se yle of Godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfore I awarde as touchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xii. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere bytwene our handes prayenge the kynge to forgyue his euyll wyll to the erle Godwyn and receyue his homage yelde agayn his londe And they accorded vnto that awarde and came euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myght bere bytwene theyr handes before the kynge and there sayd the forme and the maner of theyr accorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not them gaynsaye but as moche as they had ordeyned he grauÌ„ted and coÌ„fermed And so was the erle Godwyn accorded with the kynge and had agayne all his londes And afterward he bare hym so well so wysely that the kynge loued hym wonders moche with hym he was full preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued so moche that the kynge spoused Godwyns doughter and made her quene And neuertheles though the kyng had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastite and clennes of body wtout ony flesshely dede doynge with his wyfe And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyfe two yere dyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe without ony wyfe The kyng gaue the erledome of Oxford to Harolde that was Godwyns sone made hym erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fader and he were so preuy with the kynge that they myght do by ryght what thynge they wolde For agaynst ryght wold he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Iesu Chryst specyall loue shewed to hym ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe â—â—wyne kynge of Denmarke drowned in the see in the tyme of the leuacyon of the sacrament as he stode and herde masse IT befell vpon a whytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmynster at the leuacion of Iesu Christes body as all men were gadred in the chirche and came nigh the awter for to se the sacrynge the kyng lyft vp his handes on hygh toke vp a grete laughter wherfore all that stode aboute hym began gretly to wonder And after masse they asked why the kyÌ„ges laughter was Fayre lordes said kynge Edward I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kyng of Denmarke come in to the see with all his power for to haue comen in to Englond to warre vpon vs I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see all this I sawe in the leuacyon of Chrystes body bytwene the preestes haÌ„des I had therof so grete wye that I myght not my laughter withholde And the erle Leuerich stode besyde hym at the leuacion openly sawe the forme of breed turne in to the lykenes of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght hande blyssed the kynge afterwarde the erle the erle anone turned hym toward the kynge for to
a noble astronomer his tables be very famous ¶ ClemeÌ„s the .iiij. was pope after Vrban .iij. yere .ix. monethes This ClemeÌ„s was an holy man sayd by spiryte of ê“phecy yâ— the enemyes of yâ— chirche shold perysshe as yâ— smoke And it is to be byleued that god cessed yâ— tribulacyons of his chirche through his merites He had afore a wyfe children was a preest after bysshop legate beynge in englonde vnknowen to hyÌ„ was chosen pope after for his vertuous lyfe decessed blyssedly ¶ Gregory yâ— .x. was pope after hyÌ„ .iiij. yere He assembled a coÌ„cyle at LoduuÌ„ in frauÌ„ce for yâ— grete desyre yâ— he had to vysyte personally yâ— holy londe in yâ— whiche concyle yâ— Grekes the Tartares were and there yâ— Grekes ê“mysed to be reformed by yâ— vnite of yâ— chirche And yâ— Tartares newly baptysed promysed yâ— same And there were gadered vj C. bisshops a. M. prelates And therfore a certayn maÌ„ sayd Gregory gadereth togyder all kyÌ„des of people And there was decreed yâ— all persones vycayres shold be called preestes no prelates yâ— no man shold assygne his tythes to what chirche he wolde as they dyd afore but they shold be payed to his moder chirche And he dampned yâ— pluralite of bnÌ„fyces dyed a blyssed man ¶ Innocent the .v. was after hym .v. monethes and lytell dyd ¶ Adrian was after him one moneth dyd lesse ¶ Iohn the .xxj. was after hyÌ„ viij monethes he was i diuers seyences a famous man but in maners a fole decessed anone ¶ Nycolas yâ— .iij. was pope after Iohn .j. yere This man was in his dayes a noble maÌ„ in buyldyng wel gouerned yâ— ciâ—e all his dayes yâ— â—j yere he dyed ¶ Rodulphus was emperour .xviij. yere This man was crâ—â— of Hauesburgh a wyse man in armes noble victoryous was chosen at bastle he toke yâ— crosse on hym for yâ— holy londe The imperyall blessyng he had not but the pope alowed yâ— eleccyon for fauour of the holy londe ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M CC .lxxiiij. MArtyn yâ— fourth was pope after Nycholas .iiij. yere This man was a grete louer of relygyous men gretly attendyng to vertuous werkes He cursed yâ— emperour of â—oÌ„staâ—tynople in so moche as he promysed to turne to yâ— fayth in the generall concyle dyd not for yâ— whiche he suffred many passyons all holy chirche Also he cursed yâ— kyng of Aragon for he expulsed yâ— kyng of Cicyle fro his kyngdom And after he had done many batayles agaynst meÌ„ of misbyleue had suffred many tribulacyoÌ„s he decessed dyd many myracles ¶ Ni colas de lira a noble doctour of dyuinite was this tyme at Parys this maÌ„ was a iewe was coÌ„uerted and myghtely profyted in yâ— ordre of frere minors he wrote ouer all the byble Or els he was in the yere of our lorde M .ccc .xxx. And some men saye he was of Braband yâ— his fader moder were christen but for pouerte he visyted yâ— scoles of the iewes And so he lerned the iewes language or els this Nycolas was enfourmed of yâ— iewes in his yonge age ¶ Honorius yâ— fourth was pope after Martyn .ij. yere lytell of hym is wryteÌ„ but yâ— he was a teÌ„perate man a discrete ¶ Nicolaus yâ— fourth was pope after hym foure yere this maÌ„ was a frere minor al though he was a good man in hyÌ„self yet many vnhappy thyÌ„ges fell in his tyme to the chirche for many a batayle was in yâ— cite through his occasyon for he drewe to moche to yâ— one parte and after hyÌ„ there was no pope two yere .vj. monethes ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone And of his ryalte ANd after this kyng Henry regned Edward his sone the worthyest knyght of all yâ— worlde in honour For goddes grace was in hyÌ„ for he had yâ— victory of his enemyes And as soone as his fader was deed he came to London with a fayre company of prelates of erles barons all maner men dyd him moche honour For in euery place yâ— this noble Edward rode in London the stretes were couered ouer his heed with ryche clothes of sylke of tapysserye and with ryche couerynges And for ioye of his comynge the burgeyses of the cyte cast out at theyr wyndowes golde syluer handes full in tokenynge of loue worshyp seruyce reuerence And out of yâ— condyth of chepe ran whyte wyne reed as stremes of water euery man dranke therof that wolde at theyr owne wyll And this kynge Edwarde was crowned anoynted as ryght heyre of Englonde with moche honour And after masse yâ— kyng went in to his palays for to holde a ryall feest amonge them yâ— dyd hym honour And whaÌ„ he was set to mete kynge Alexander of Scotlonde came for to do hym honour reuerence with a queyntyse an C. knyghtes with hym well horsed arayed And whan they were alighted they let theyr stedes go wheder they wolde who yâ— myght take them had them styll wtout ony chalengynge And after came syr Edmonde kynge Edwardes broder a curteys a gentyll knyght yâ— erle of Cornewayle yâ— erle of Glocestre after them came the erle of Penbroke yâ— erle of GareÌ„ne And eche of them by themselfe ladde in theyr hande an C. knyghtes gayly disguysed in theyr armes And whan they were alyghted of theyr horses they let them go wheder they wold who that myght them catche them to haue styll wtout ony chalenge And whan all this was done kynge Edwarde dyd his dylygence his myght for to amende redresse yâ— wronges in the best maner yâ— he myght to the honour of god holy chirche to mayntayne his honour to amende the noyauÌ„ce of yâ— comyn people ¶ How Ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of Wales and Aymer that was the erles broder of Mountforde were taken on the see THe fyrst yere after that kyng Edwarde was crowned Lewlyn prynce of Wales sent in to FrauÌ„ce to the erle Mountford that through couÌ„seyle of his frendes the erle sholde wedde his doughter And the erle thaÌ„ auysed hym vpon this thynge sent vnto Lewlyn and sayd that he wolde sende after his doughter And so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell And Lewlyn arayed shyppes for his doughter for syr Aymer for her fayre company yâ— shold go with her And this Lewlyn did grete wronge for it was a couenaunt that he sholde gyue his doughter to no maner man without couÌ„seyle coÌ„sent of kynge Edwarde And so it befell that a Burgeys of Brystowe came in the see laden with wyne mette them toke them with myght and power And anone the Burgeys sent them to the kyng Whan Lewlyn herde these tydynges he was wonders wroth also sorowfull begaÌ„ to warre vpon kynge Edward and dyd moche harme to Englysshe
men bette downe the kynges castels began fast for to destroye kyng Edwardes londes And whan the tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he went in to Wales so moche he dyd through goddes grace and his grete power that he droue Lewlin to grete myschefe that he fledde all maner strength came yelded hym vnto kynge Edward gaue hym .l. M. marke of syluer to haue peas toke the damoysell all his herytage made an obly gacyon to kyng Edward to come to his parlyament two tymes in the yere ¶ And in the seconde yere after yâ— kynge Edward was crowned he helde a generall parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comyn assent of all his baronage And at eester nexte after the kynge sent by his lettre vnto Lewlyn prynce of Wales that he shold come to his parlyameÌ„t for his londe for his holding of Wales as the strength of the lettre oblygatory wytnessed Than Lewlyn had scorne despyte of yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement And for pure wrath agayn begaÌ„ warre vpon kynge Edward destroyed his londes And whan kyng Edward herde of these tydyÌ„ges he waxed wonders wroth vnto Lewlyn in haste assembled a grete power of people went towarde Wales and warred so vpon Lewlyn the prynce tyll yâ— he brought hym in moche sorow dysease And Lewlyn sawe that his defence myght not auayle hym and came agayn yelded hym to yâ— kynges grace cryed him mercy longe tyme knâ—led before yâ— kynges feet The kynge â—ad of hym pyte coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym to aâ—â—se for his mekenes forgaue hyÌ„ his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ an other tyme that he wolde destroye hyÌ„ for euermore Dauid yâ— was Lewlins broder yâ— same tyme dwelled with kyng Edward was a fell man and a subtyll enuyous also ferre castynge and moche treason thought euermore made good semblaunt semed so 〈◊〉 yâ— no man myght perceyue his falsnes ¶ How Lewlyn through â—ggâ—nge of his broder Dauid warred agayn vpon kynge Edwarde IT was not longe tyme that tyme that kynge Edward gaue to Dauid Lewlyns broder the lordship of â—rodesham and made hym knyght And so moche honour dyd he neuer after to no man of Wales bycause of hym ¶ Kyng Edward helde his parlyament at London whan he had done in Wales al that he wolde chauÌ„ged his money yâ— was foule kyt rouÌ„ded wherfore the people coÌ„playned sore so yâ— the king let enquyre of the trespassours And .ccc. were atteynted of suche maner of falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawen hanged And afterward the kyng ordey ned that the sterling halfpeny ferthyng sholde go through out all his londe And coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man fro that daye afterwarde gaue ne â—eoffed hous of religyon with londe or tenemeÌ„t without specyall leue of the kynge he that dyd sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll the gyfte sholde be for nought ¶ And it was not longe after that Lewlyn prynce of Wales through the entycement of Dauid his broder and by bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kynge Edward in as moche as they myght so that through them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kyng Edward herde of this anone he sent his baroÌ„s in to Northum berlonde the surreys also that they shold go take theyr vsage vpon the traytours Lewlyn Dauyd wonders harde it was for to warre than For it is wynter in Wales whan in other couÌ„trees it is somer And Lewlyn let ordeyne well aray vitayle his good castel of Swandon and therin was an huge nombre of people plente of vitayles so that kyng Edward wyst not where to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strength of Wales they let come in to the see barges botes grete plankes as many as they might ordeyne haue for to go to the foresayd castell of Swandon with men on fote also on hors But the Walshmen had so moche people were so stronge that they droue the Englysshmen backe so that there was so moche prees of people at the turnynge agayn that the charge the burden of men made the barges botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyght that is to say syr Roger Clifford syr William of Lindsey that was syr Iohns sone fitz Robert syr Rychard Tanny an huge nombre of other all was through theyr owne foly for yf they had had good spies they had not ben harmed Whan kynge Edward herde tell that his people were so drowned he made sorowe ynough But than came syr Iohn of Vessye from the kynge of Aragon brought with hym moch people of bachelers of Gascoyns were soudyours dwellynge with Iohn of Vessye of hym receyued wages of hym were holden were noble men for to fyght and brent many townes slewe all the walshmen that they myght take And all those with strength myght made assaute vnto the castell of Swandon gate the castell And whaÌ„ Dauid herde of these tydynges he ordeyned hyÌ„ to flyght WhaÌ„ Lewlyn the prynce knewe that his broder was fledde thaÌ„ was he sore abasshed for he had no power his warre to maynteyn And so Lewlyn began to flee wende well to haue scaped But in a mornyng syr Roger Mortimer mette with hym onely with .x. knightes set hym rouÌ„de aboute to hym went smote of his heed presented it to kyng Edward And in this maner Lewlyn the prynce of Wales was taken his heed smytten of also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore through ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the realme ¶ How Dauid that was Lewlyns broder prynce of Wales was put to deth DAuid the prynces broder of Wales through pride wende to haue beÌ„ prynce of Wales after his broders deth And vpoÌ„ this he sent after walshmen to his patlyament at Dinbigh folysshly made Wales to aryse agaynst the kyng began to meue warre agaynst kyng Edward dyd all the sorowe dysease that he myght by his power Whan kynge Edward herde of this thynge he ordey ned men to pursue vpon hym And Dauid fyerâ—y hym defended tyll that he came to the towne of saynt Morite there was Dauid taken as he fledde ladde to the kynge And the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he shold be hanged drawen and smyte of his heed quarter hyÌ„ sende his heed to London the foure quarters to the foure chefe townes of Wales for they sholde take ensample therof be ware And afterward kynge Edward let crye his peas though out al wales seased all the londe into his handes all the grete lordes that were lefte alyue came to do feaute homage to kynge Edward as to theyr kynde lorde And than let kynge Edward amende the lawes of Wales
of his mouth whan he conquered it through dynt of swerde For the prynce Lewlyn Dauyd his broder Rys Morgan were put to deth through theyr falsnes theyr foly And he set his fote in wike conquered Barwyke at the whiche conquest were slayn .xxv. M. and. vij C. out take them that were brent in the reed hall And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vnto his sede as men shall here after se in the lyfe of syr Edward of Carnaruan his sone And yet sayd Merlyn that he sholde make ryuers ren in blode with brayn that semed well in his warres where as he had the maystry And yet Merlin sayd that there shold come a people out of the north west durynge the regne of the foresayd dragon that sholde be ladde by an yll greyhouÌ„de that the dragon sholde crowne kyng that afterward sholde flee ouer the see for drede of the dragon without comynge agayn that was proued by syr Iohn Bayloll the kyng Edward made to be kynge of Scotlonde that falsly arose agaynst him after he fled to his owne londes of FrauÌ„ce neuer came agayne in to Scotlonde for drede of kynge Edward And yet sayd Meriyn the people that sholde lede the foresayd greyhouÌ„de shold be faderles vnto a certayn tyme he sayd sothe for the people of Scotlonde gretely were dyseased syth that syr Iohn Bayloll theyr kung was fledde And yet layd Merlin that the sonne shold become in his tyme as reed as blode in tokenynge of grete mortalite of people that was well knoweÌ„ whan the scottes were â—ayâ— And Merlyn sayd that same dragon sholde nourysshe a foxe that sholde meue grete warre agaynst hym that shold in his tyme be ended that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward noursshed in his chambre that sythen stale aware meued grete warre agaynst hym whâ— the warre was not ended in his tyme. And afterward Merlyn tolde that this dra gon shold be holden the best body of all the worlde he sayd sothe for the good kyng Edward was the worthyest knyght of all the worlde in his tyme. And yet said mer lyn that the dragon sholde dye in the marche of an other londe that his londe sholde be longe wtout a good keper that men sholde wepe for his deth from the yle of Shepey vnto the yle of Mercill wherfore alas shal be theyr songe amonge yeâ—â—myn people faderles in the londe wasted And the pâ—hâ— cy was knowen ouer all full well For the good king Edward dyed at Burgh vpoÌ„ sandes that is in the marche of Scotlonde wherfore the englysshmeÌ„ were discoÌ„fâ—ed sorowed in Northumberiend bycause the king Edwardes sone set by the Scottes no force for the tyot of Pyers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the song through out all Englonde for defaute of theyr good wardeyn from the yle of Shepey vnto the yle of Mareyll the people made moche sorowe for good king Edwardes deth For they wende that kyng Edward shold haue gone in to the holy lond for that was holly his purpose Vpon whose soule god for his hygh grace haue mercy ¶ Anno dâ—â—i M CC. lxxxiiiâ— CElestinus was pope after Nicolas .v. monethes and no thynge noble of hym is wryten but that he was a vertuous man ¶ Bonifacius the. viiâ— was pope after hyÌ„ .viij. yere This Boniface was a man in those thynges that apperteyneth to courte for he was very eâ—pert in suche maters And bycause he had no pere he put no mesure to his prudence toke so grete pryde vpon hym that he sayd he was lord of all the worlde And many thyÌ„ges he dyd with his myght that fayled wretchedly in the ende He gaue an ensample to all prelates that they shold not be proude but vnder the forme of a very shepeherde of god they sholde more study to be loued of theyr subiectes than to be drad This man is he of whome it is sayd that he entred as a fox he lyued as a lyon dyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an C. yere to an C. yere the fyrst Jubile was in the yere of our lord god M CCC ¶ Benedictê° the .xj. was pope after Boniface .xi. monethes This man was an holy man of the ordre of the frere prechours lytell whyle lyued but decessed anone ¶ Adulphus was Emperour .vj. yere This man was the erle of Anoxone and was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayle ¶ Albertus was emperour after hyÌ„ .x. yere This man was the duke of Austrie fyrst was repreued of the pope after was confermed by the same pope for the malyce of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce whiche was an enemy vnto the chirche And to that Albert the same pope gaue the kyngdom of frauÌ„ce as he dyd other kyngdomes but it ê“fyted not for at the last he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ ClemeÌ„s was pope after Benedictus almoost .ix. yere This man was a grete buylder of castels other thynges And he dampned the ordre of Templers And he ordeyned the .vij. boke of decretalles the whiche be called yâ— questyons of Clementyns And anone after in a couÌ„seyle the whiche he helde at Vienna he reuoked that same boke the whiche his successour Iohn called agayn incorpored it publysshed it This Clement fyrst of al popes translated the popes seet from Rome to Aumyon And whyder it was done by the mocyon of god or by the boldnes of man dyuerse men meruaylleth ¶ Iohn the .xxij. was pope after hym xviij yere This man was all gloryous as for those thyÌ„ges that were to be vsed through the actyfe lyfe And he publysshed the Constytucyons of the Clementynes sent them to all the vniuersitees And many sayntes he canonysed And the fatte bysshopryches he deuyded And he ordeyned many thynges agaynst the plu ralite of benefices and many heretykes he dampned but whyder he was saued or not our lorde god wolde not shewe to those that he loued very well ¶ Henry the .vij. was emperour after Albert .v. yere This Henry was a noble man in warre and he coueyted to haue peas by londe water He was a gloryous man in batayle was neuer ouercome with enemyes And at the last he was poysoned of a frere whan that he houseled hym by receyuynge of the sacrament ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after this kynge Edwarde regned Edwarde his sone that was borne at Carnaruan And this Edward went in to FrauÌ„ce there he spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce the .xxv. daye of Ianuary at the chirche of our lady at Boloyn in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst a. M CCC .vij. And the .xx. daye of Feueryer the nexte yere yâ— came after he was crowned solemply at Westmynster of the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury of the archebisshop of winchelse And there was so grete prees of people that syr Iohn
Bakwel was deed murdred And anone as the good kynge Edward was deed syr Edward his sone kyng of Englonde sent after Pyers of Ganaston into Gascoyn so moche he loued him that he called him broder And anone after he gaue hym the lordshyp of Walyngford after that he gaue him the erledom of Cornewayle agaynst all the lordes wyll of Englonde And thaÌ„ brought he syr Walter of Langton bysshop of Chestre to the tour of London in prison with two knaues al onely to serue hym For the kyng was wroth with hyÌ„ bycause that syr Walter made coÌ„playnt on hyÌ„ to his fader wherfore he was put in prison in the tyme of Troile baston And the fore said Piers of Ganaston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresoury in the abbey of westmynster toke yâ— table of golde with the trestyls of the same many other ryche iewels that somtyme were kyng Arthurs toke them to a marchauÌ„t that was called Aymery of 〈…〉 and for he shold bere them ouersee in to Gascoyne so he went thens neuer came agayn after whiche was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Pyers was so rychely auauÌ„ced he beca me woÌ„ders proude wherfore al the grete lordes of the realme had hyÌ„ in despyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Laâ—y 〈◊〉 of Nichol and syr Guy erle of wa 〈…〉 the whiche good lordes the good king Edward syr Edwardes fader king of Englonde charged yâ— Pyers of Ganaston sholde not come in to Englond for to brynge his sone Edward in to ryot And all yâ— lordes of Englonde assembled them on a certayn daye at yâ—â—â—eres prechours at London there they spake of the dishonour that kynge Edward dyd to his realme to his crowne And so they assented all bothe erles barons all the comyns that the foresaid Pyers of Ganaston sholde be exiled out of Englonde for euer more And so it was done for he forswore Englond went in to Irlonde there the kyng made hym chefetayn gouernour of the londe by his coÌ„myssion And there this Pyers was chefetayn of all the londe and dyd there all that hym lyked had power to do what he wolde And that tyme were the templeâ—s exiled through all thâ—â— stendom bycause the men put vpon them that they shold do thynges agaynst the fayth good byl 〈…〉 Kynge Edward loued Piers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his company and so moche the kyng gaue behyght the people of Englonde that the erâ—lyng of the foresayd Pyers sholde be reuoked at Stamford through them that had eâ—â—led hym Wherfore Pyers of Ganaston came agayne in to Englonde And whan he was comeâ— agayn in to this lond he despysed the gretest lordes of this londe called syr â—â—bert of Clare erle of Glocester 〈◊〉 and the erle of Nycholl syr Henry Laâ—y bâ—rstenbely syr Guy erle of warwyk the blacke houÌ„de of Arderne and also be called the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre churle many other scornes shames them sayd many other grete lordes of Englonde â–ª wherfore they were toward hym full angry wroâ—â— aâ—d tyght â—ore anoyed And in the same tyme dyed the erle of Nycholl but he charged or that he dyed Thomas erle of LaÌ„castre that was his sone 〈…〉 e that he sholde maynteyne his quarell agaynst this same Pyers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge And so it befel through helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre also of the erle of Warwyk that the foresayd Pyers was heded at Gauersythe besyde Warwyk the .xix. daye of Iune in the yere of grace a. M .ccc .xij. Wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed prayed god that he myght se the day to be auenged vpon the deth of the foresayd Pyers And so it befell afterward as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the foresayd erle of Lancastre many other grete ba rons were put to pyteous deth marty red bycause of the foresayd quarell The kynge was than at London and helde a parliament ordeyned the lawes of syr Symond Mounford wherfore the erle of Lancastre the other erles all the clergye of Englonde made made an othe through counseyle of Robert of Wynchelse for to maynteyn tho ordinauÌ„ces for euermore ¶ How Robert the Brus came agayn in to Scotlonde gadred a grete power of men for to warre vpon kynge Edward ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hyÌ„ kyng of Scotlond that before was fledde in to Norway for drede of deth of the good kyng Edward also he herd of the debate that than was in Englonde bytwene the kynge his lordes he ordeyned an hoost came in to Englonde in to Northumberlond clene destroyed the couÌ„tree And whan kyng Edward herde these tydynges he let assemble his hoost mette the Scottes at Estre uelyn on the daye of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst in the thyrde yere of his regne in the yere of grace M.ccc.xiiij Alas the sorowe losse that there was done For there was slayne the noble erle Gylbert of Clare syr Robert Clifford baron there kyng Edward was discoÌ„fited Edmond of Maule the kynges steward for drede went drowned hymselfe in a fresshe ryuer that is called Bannokesborne Wherfore they sayd in reprofe of kynge Edward for as moche as he loued to go by water also for he was discomfyted at Bannokesborne therfore the maydens made a songe therof in the couÌ„tree of kyng Edwarde in this maner they songe Maidens of englond sore may ye morne for tyÈt haue lost your lemmans at Bannokesborne with heuelogh what weneth the kyng of EngloÌ„d to haue goten Scotlonde with rombilogh ¶ Whan kyng Edward was discomfited wonders fast he fled with his folke that were lefte alyue went to Barwyk there helde hyÌ„ And after he toke hostages that is to saye two chyldren of the rychest of the towne the kyng went to London toke couÌ„seyle of thyÌ„ges that were nedefull vnto the realme of Englonde ¶ In this tyme it befell that than was in Englonde a rybaud that was called Iohn Tanner he said that he was the good kyng Edwardes sone let call hym Edward of Carnaruan therfore he was taken at Oxford there he chalenged the frere Carmes chirche the kyng Edwarde had gyuen them the whiche chirche somtyme was the kynges hall And afterward was this Iohn ladde to Northamton drawen haÌ„ged for his falsnes or that he was deed he coÌ„fessed said before al those that were there that the deuyll behyght hym that he shold be kynge of Englonde and that he had serued the deuyll thre yere ¶ How the towne of Barwyk was taken through treason how two cardynals were robbed in Englonde ON mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M .ccc .xvj. Barwyk was lost through fals treason of one Pyers of
Englonde WHan kyng Edward sawe the grete harme destruccyon that the barons of Englond dyd to syr Hugh Spen sers londe to his sones in euery place that they came vpon the king than through his couÌ„seyle exiled syr Iohn Mombray syr Roger Clifford syr Gosselin Dauil many other lordes that were coÌ„sentynge to them wherfore the barons dyd than more harme than they dyd before And whan the kyng sawe the the barons wolde not cease of theyr cruelte the kyng was sore adrad lest they wold destroye hym his realme for his mayntenauÌ„ce but yf he assented to them so he sent for them by lettres that they sholde come to London to his parliament at a certayne daye as in his lettres were conteyned And they came with thre batayles well armed at all poyntes and euery batayle had cote armures of grene cloth therof the ryght quarter was yelowe with whyte bendes wherfore that parliament was called the parlyament of the whyte bende And in that company was syr Vmfrey of Bohoune erle of Herford syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortimer of Wygmore syr Henry of Trais syr Iohn Gif fard syr Barthilme we of Badelsmore that was the kynges steward that the kyng had sent to Shyrburâ—ein Elmede to the erle of Lancastre to all that were with hym for to treate of accorde that hym alyed to the barons came with that company And syr Roger Dammorie syr Hugh Dandale the had spoused the kynges neces syster syr Gylbert of Clare erle of Glocestre that was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And those two lordes had than two partyes of the erledome of Glocestre syr Hugh Spenser the sone had the thyrde parte in his wyues halfe the thyrd syster those two lordes weÌ„t to the barons with all theyr power agaynst syr Hugh theyr broder 〈◊〉 lawe so there came with them syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer of Wygmore his neuew syr Henry Trais syr Iohn Giffard syr Barthylmewe of Badelsmore with all theyr company many other yâ— to them were consentyng All the grete lordes came to Westmynster to the kynges parliament so they spake dyd the bothe syr Hugh Spenser the fader also the sone were outlawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh the fader went to Douer made moche sorow fell downe vpon yâ— grouÌ„de by the see banke acrosse with his armes sore wepyng sayd Now fayre Englonde good Eng londe to almyghty god I the betake thryes kyssed the grouÌ„de wende neuer to haue comen agayn wepyng cursed the tyme that euer he begate syr Hugh his sone sayd for hyÌ„ he had lost all engloÌ„de in presence of all gaue him his curse went ouer the see to his londes But 〈◊〉 Hugh the sone wolde not go out of Englonde but helde hym on the see he his coÌ„pany robbed two Dromondes besyde Sandwyche toke bare awaye all the was in them the value of .xl. M. pouÌ„de ¶ How the kyng exiled the erle Thomas of Lancastre all that helde with hym and how Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of the lordes IT was not longe after the the kyng ne made syr Hugh Spenser thâ—â—a der syr Hugh the sone come agayne in to Englonde agaynst the lordes wyll of the realme And soone after the kyng with a stronge power came and besyeged the castell of Ledes in the castell was the lady of Badelsmore bycause the she wold not grauÌ„te that castell to the quene I sabell kyng Edwardes wyfe But the princypall cause was bycause the syr Barthilmewe was agaynst the kyng helde with the lordes of Englonde neuerthelesse the kynge by helpe and socour of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of them all that were within toke with them all that they myght fynde And whan the barons of Englonde herde these tydynges syr Roger Morâ—â—mer many other lordes toke the towne of Burgworth with strength wherfore the kyng was wonders wrothe let outlawe Thomas of LaÌ„castre Vmfrey de Bohoune erle of Herford all those that were assentyng to the same quarell And the kyng assembled an huge hoost came agaynst the lordes of Englonde wherfore the Mortimers put them in the kynges mercy grace And anone they were sente to the toure of London there kepte in prison And whan the barons herde this thynge they came to PouÌ„tfret castell where as the erle Thomas soiourned told hym how that the Mortimers both had yelded them to the kyng put them i his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll WHan Thomas erle of Lancastre herd this he was woÌ„ders wroth and all that were of his company gretly they were discoÌ„forted ordeyned theyr power togyder besyeged the castell of Tykhyll But those that were within manly defended them that the barons coude not gete the castell And whan the kynge herde that his castell was besyeged he swore by god by his names that the syege sholde be remeued assembled an huge power of people and went thyderward to rescowe the castell his power encreased from daye to daye Whan the erle of Lancastre the erle of Herford the barons of theyr coÌ„pany herde of this thynge they assembled all theyr power went to Burton vpon Trent kepte the brydge that the kyng sholde not passe ouer But it befell so on the .x. daye of Marche in the yere of grace M .ccc .xxj. the kyng the Spensers syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke Iohâ—erle of AruÌ„dell and theyr power weâ—t ouer the water discomâ—yted the erle Thomas his com pany And they fled to the castell of Tutbery from thens to PouÌ„tfret And in the vyage dyed syr Roget Danmore in the abbey of Tuthery And that same tyme the erle Thomas had a traytour with him that was called Robert Holand a knight that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his buttry and had gyuen hym a. M. marke of londe by yere so moche the erle loued hym that he myght do in the erles courte all that hym lyked with hye lowe so craftely the thefe bare hym that his lorde trusted hym more than ony man on lyue And the erle had ordeyned hym by his lettres for to go in to the erledom of LaÌ„castre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that viage that is to saye .v. C. men of armes But the false traytour came not there no maner men for to warne ne reyse to helpe his lorde And whan the fals traytour herde tell that his lord was discoÌ„fited at Burton vpon Trent as a fals traytour thefe stale awaye robbed in Rauensdele his lordes men that came from the discoÌ„fyture toke of them hors harneys
byÌ„ selfe fledde vnto the same cite of Parys to all the haste that he myght For sothe the noble kyng Edward whan be came to Parys brydge fouÌ„de it broken wtin two dayes he let make it agayne And on yâ— morowe after the Assumpcion of our lady kynge Edwarde passed ouer yâ— water of Seyn goynge to warde the water of Cresâ—y destroyed by yâ— waye townes with the people owenynge therin And in the feest of saynt Barthylmewe he passed ouer the water of SoÌ„me vnhurte with all his hoost there as neuer before had beÌ„ ony maner waye ne passage where two M. were slayne of them that letted theyr passage ouer Therfore the .xxvj. daye of August kynge Edward in a felde fast by Cresâ—y hauynge thre batayles of Englysshmen encountred mette with Philip of Valoys hauyng with him .iiij. batayles of whiche the leest passed gretly the nombre of Englysshe people And whaÌ„ these two hostes mette togyder there fell vpon hym the king of Beme the duke of Loreyn erles also of FlauÌ„dres DalauÌ„son Blois Har court Aumarle and Neuers and many other erles barons lordes knyghtes men of armes the nombre of a. M .v. C. xlij wtout fote men other men armed that were nothynge rekened And for al this the vngloryous Philip wtdrew hyÌ„ with the resydue of his people Wherfore it was sayd in comyn amonge his owne people NrÌ„e bel soy retreit that is to saye our fayr wtdraweth hym Than kynge Edward our englisshmen thanked god of suche a victory after theyr grete labour taken to them all thynge nedeful to theyr suste nauÌ„ce sauynge of theyr lyues and for drede of theyr enemyes rested theÌ„ there And full erly in the mornynge after the frensshmen with a grete hoost came agayn for to gyue batayle fyght with yâ— englysshmen with whome mette encountred the erle of warwik Northamton Northfolke with theyr coÌ„pany slewe ij M. and toke many prisoners of the gentils of them the remenauÌ„t of the same hoost fled .iij. myle thens And the thyrd daye after the batayle the kyng went to Ca lays warde destroyenge all yâ— townes as he rode thyder Whan he was comen that is to saye the thyrde daye of SepteÌ„ber he began to besyege yâ— towne with the castel coÌ„tinued his syege fro yâ— foresaid thyrd day of September to yâ— thyrde day of August yâ— next yere after And in yâ— same yere duryng yâ— syege of Calays yâ— kyng of scot londe with a grete multytude of scottes came in to Englond to Nouiles crosse about saynt Lukes daye the euangelyst hopyng trustyng for to haue fouÌ„de all the londe best ytute and voyde of people for as moche as the kynge of Engloude was beyonde the see saue ouely preesteâ— men of holy chirche women children and plowmen suche otherlabourers there they came robbed dyd moche preuy sorow but yet fouÌ„de they ynough that wtstode them by the grate of almyghty god And so a daye of bacayle was assygned bytwene them certaynelordes men of holy chirche that were of the couÌ„tres with other comyn people fast by the cite of Durham at whiche daye through the grace of almyghty god yâ— Scottes were ouercomen yet were there thre tymes so many of them as of the englysshmen And there was slayne all the cheualry knyghthode of the realme of Scotlonde And there was taken as they wolde haue fled thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotlonde hymselfe the erle of Mentyf syr William Douglas many other grete men of Scotlonde And after that our Englysshmen whan they had rested them a fewe dayes had ordeined theyr kepers of yâ— north couÌ„tree they came to London brought with them syr Dauid the kyng of Scotlonde all the other lordes that were taken prysoners vnto the toure of London with all the haste that they myght lefte them there in safe kepyng vnto the kynges comynge went home agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„tre And afterward was the kynges rauÌ„som of Scotlonde taxed to an hondred thousand marke of syluer to be payed within .x. yere that is to saye euery yere .x. thousande marke ¶ How kynge Edwarde besyegeâ—â— Calays and how it was wonne yelded vnto hym IN the .xxij. yere of yâ— regne of king Edwarde he went ouer the see in the wynter tyme laye all the wynter at the syege of Calays the whiche yere whyle yâ— syege lasted endured Philyp the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed tray toursly with fraude to put away yâ— syege came the .xxvij. day of Iuly in yâ— same yere with a grete hoost a stronge power nighed to yâ— syege of Calays the whiche Philip the last day of Iuly sent to kyng Edward worde that he wold gyue hym playne batayle yâ— thyrde daye after that about euensonge tyme yf he durst come fro yâ— syege abyde And whan kyng Edward herde that without ony longe taryenge or longe auysemeÌ„t accepted gladly yâ— day houre of batayle that Philip had assygned And whan the kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde that the nexte nyght after he set his tentes a fyre remeued wente awaye cowardly Than they that were in the towne in the castel besyeged seynge al this how that they had none other helpe ne socour of the king of FrauÌ„ce ne of his men also that theyr vitayles wtin them were spended wasted for faute of vitayles re fresshing they ete horses houÌ„des cattes myce for to kepe theyr treuth as longe as they myght whaÌ„ they sawe was fouÌ„de amonge them at the last that they had no thynge amoÌ„ge them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour nor rescowe of the frensshe men of that other syde they wyst well that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde yâ— towne anone they went toke downe yâ— baners yâ— armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were hangen out wente on the walles of the towne in dyuers places as naked as they were borne saue onely theyr shertes their preuy clothes helde theyr swerdes naked the poynt downward in theyr haÌ„des put ropes halters aboute theyr neckes yelded vp the keys of the towne of the castell to kyng Edward of Englonde with grete fere and drede of herte And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a merciable king and lorde receyued them all to grace a fewe of the gretest persones of estate of gouernaunce of the towne he sente in to Englonde there to abyde theyr raunsom the kynges grace And all yâ— comynalte of the towne the kynge let go whyther they wolde in peas wtout ony harme and let them bere with them all theyr thynges that they myght bere and cary awaye kepynge the towne the castell to hymselfe Than through medracion of cardinals that were sent from yâ— pope trewse was takeÌ„ there bytwene FrauÌ„ce Englonde for .ix. monethes
than nexte folowynge And aboute Mygâ—elmasse kyng Edward came agayne in to Englond with a gloryous victory ¶ And in the .xxiij. yere of his regne in yâ—â—est partyes of the worlde there began a pasâ—ylence and deth of sarasyns pay 〈…〉 that so grete a deth was neuer herde of afore that wasted away the people so that vnneth the tenth persone was lefte alyue ¶ And in the same yere aboute yâ— south couÌ„trees there fell so moche rayne so grete waters that froÌ„ Chrystinasse vnto mydsomer there was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 daye nor nyght but that it rayned somwhat through whiche waters yâ— pesty lence was so enfected so â—aboundaunt in all couÌ„trees namely about yâ— courte of Rome other places see costes that vnneth there were lefte lyuyng folke for to bury them honestly that were deed But made grete diches pyttes that were wonders brode depe therin buryed them made a renge of deed bodyes cast aly tell erth to couer them aboue than cast in an other renge of deed bodyes and an other renge aboue them And thus were they buryed none other wyse but yf it were so that they were men of grete estate so that they were buryed as honestly as they myght ¶ And after all this in the xxiiij yere of kynge Edwardes regne it was done him to wyte of a treason that was begon at Calays ordeyned to sell that towne for a grete somme of florens to kynge Philip of FrauÌ„ce through the falsnes ordynauÌ„ce of a knyght yâ— was called syr Geffrey of Cheruey that was woÌ„ders preuy with kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce And WhaÌ„ kyng Edward herde this he toke with hym yâ— noblest gentyllest lordes many other worthy meÌ„ of armes that were present with him for yâ— solempnite of yâ— hygh feest And well wysely in all the haste that he myght as pryuely as he myght he went ouer the see to Calays And yâ— same yere yâ— good kynge Edward helde his Chrystmasse at Hauerynge the morow after newe yeres day yâ— kyng was in yâ— castell of Calays with his men of armes yâ— none of the alyens wyst therof And yâ— fals coÌ„spyratour traytour Geffrey of Cherney syth that he myght not openly haue his purpose of yâ— castell pry uely stelingly he came helde yâ— towne with a grete hoost And whan he with his men were comen he payed the foresayd somme of florens as couenauÌ„t was to a Genewey in yâ— towne yâ— was keper of the castell consentyng to the same Geffrey in all this falsnes trechery bouÌ„de yâ— Englysshe mynstrels seruauntes that were in yâ— castell yâ— they myght not helpe themselfe ne let them of theyr purpose And than wenynge yâ— they had ben sure ynough they spake al theyr wickednes falsnes openly on hygh yâ— al meÌ„ might here And now shall ye here how they were deceyued for they came in by a preuy posterne ouer a lytell brydge of tree whan they were comen in subtylly priuely yâ— brydge was drawen vp kepte yâ— none of them yâ— came in might go out neno moo come in to them And anone our Englysshe men went out at preuy holes and wyndowes ouer the walles of the towne of yâ— castel went faught manly with yâ— frensshmen yâ— were without had yâ— better of them the whiche whan they were occupyed by theÌ„selfe on theyr syde the kyng yâ— was within the towne hauynge with hym scarsly but .xxx. men of armes drewe out his swerde with a loude voyce he cryed on hye A saynt Edward A saynt George And whan the people herde that they came reÌ„nynge to hym gaue to theyr enemyes so grete assaute that there were moo than iij C. men of armes many moo other slayn many fled awaye And so by yâ— grace of god the victory fell to yâ— Englysshmen Than the kynge toke with hym this Geffrey yâ— was fynder of this treason also many other Frensshe prisoners within a whyle after he came agayne in to Englonde And in this same yere in the yere afore in the yere nexte folowynge was so grete a pestylence of men from the eest in to the west namely through botches yâ— they that sekened as on this daye dyed on the thyrde daye after to yâ— whiche men yâ— so dyed in this pestylence had but lytell respyte of theyr lyggyÌ„ge Than pope Clement of his goodnes grace gaue them full remyssyon forgyuenes of all theyr synnes that they were shryuen of this pestylence lasted in London fro Mighelmasse vnto August nexte folowynge almoost an hole yere And in these dayes was deth without sorowe weddynges without frendshyp wylfull penauÌ„ce derth without scarsete fleynge wtout refute or socour for many fledde froÌ„ place to place bycause of the pestylence but they were enfected might not escape yâ— deth after that yâ— prophete Isaie sayth Who that fleeth fro the face of drede he shall fall in to the dyche And he yâ— wyndeth hym out of yâ— dyche he shall be holden and tyed with a grenne But whan this pestylence was cesed as god wolde vnnethes yâ— tenth parte of yâ— people was left on lyue ¶ And in yâ— same yere began a wonders thyÌ„ge that all yâ— were borne after yâ— pestylence had two cheketethe in theyr heed lesse than they had afore ¶ How kynge Edward had a grete batayle With Spanyardes in yâ— see fast by Wynchelsee ANd in the .xxv. yere of his regne about saynt Johns daye in haruest in yâ— see fast by Winchelsee kyng Edwarde had a grete batayle with men of Spayne where yâ— theyr shyppes nauy laye chayned togyder that eyther they must fyght or be drowned And so whan all our Worthy men of armes of the see costes fast by winchelse Romney were gadred togyder our nauy shyppes all redy to the warre the Englysshmen mette manly strongly with theyr enemyes tomynge fyersly agaynst them And whan yâ— spaynysshe vessels nauy were closed in all aboute there myght men se stronge batayle on bothe sydes longe durynge in whiche batayle was but fewe that faught but they were pyteously hurte And after yâ— batayle there were .xxiij. shyppes taken so the Englysshmen had the better And in yâ— nexte yere folowynge of his regne yâ— is to saye the .xxvi. yere the kyng through his couÌ„seyle let ordeyn make his newe money that is to saye the peny the grote value of .iiij. pens the halfe grote of .ij. pens but it was of lesse weyght than the olde sterlyng was by .v. shyllyng in yâ— pouÌ„de And in the .xxvii. yere of his regne was the grete derth of vytayles the whiche was called yâ— dere somer And the. xxviii yere of his regne in yâ— parlyameÌ„t hoiden at westmyÌ„ster after eester syr Henry erle of Laucastre was made duke of Lancastre ¶ And in this yere was so grete a drought yâ—
from the moneth of Marche to the moneth of July there fel no rayne on the erth wherfore all fruytes sedes herbes for yâ— moost part were lost in defaute wherfore came so grete dysease of men beestes derth of vitayles in englonde so yâ— this londe yâ— euer afore had beÌ„ plenteous had nede yâ— tyme to seke vitayles refresshyng at other out yles couÌ„trees ¶ And in yâ— .xxix. yere of kyng Edward it was accorded grauÌ„ted sworne bytwene the kyng of FrauÌ„ce kyng Edward of EngloÌ„de yâ— he shold haue agayn all his loÌ„des lordshyps yâ— longed to the duchy of Guyen of olde tyme yâ— whiche had ben wtdrawen and wrong fully occupyed by diuers kynges of FrauÌ„ce before hand to haue to holde to kyÌ„g Edward to his heyres successours for euermo re frely peasybly in good quâ—ete vpon this couenauÌ„t that the kyng of EngloÌ„de sholde leue of relese all his ryght day me that he had claymed of yâ— kingdom of Fraunce of the tytell yâ— he toke therof vpon whiche speche and couenauÌ„tes is was sent to the courte of Rome on bothesydes of yâ— kynges that yâ— foresayd couenauÌ„t sholde be embulled but god erdeyned better for yâ— kynges worshyp of Englonde for what through fraude deceyt of yâ— frensshmeÌ„ what through lettyng of yâ— pope of yâ— court of Rome yâ— foresayd couenauÌ„tes were disquat lefte of And in the same yere yâ— kynge reuoked by his wyse and dyscrete couÌ„seyle the staple of wolles out of FlauÌ„dres in to EngloÌ„de with al yâ— libertees frauÌ„chises free customes that longed therto ordeyned it in EngloÌ„de in dyuers places that is to saye at Westminster CauÌ„terbury Chichestre Brystow Lyncolne Null With all the foresayd thynges yâ— longe therto And yâ— this thyÌ„ge yâ— shold thus be done yâ— kyng swore hyÌ„selfe therto prynce Edward his sone with other many grete witnesses yâ— there were pÌ„sent ¶ And yâ— .xxx. yete of his regne anone after whytsontyde in yâ— parlyament ordeyned at Westmynster it was tolde certifyed to yâ— kyng yâ— Philip that helde the kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce was deed that John his sone was crowned king that this John had gyueÌ„ karoll his sone yâ— duchy of Guyen of yâ— whiche thyÌ„ge whan kyng Edward wyst therof he had grete indignacion to hym was wonders wroth strongly meued And therfore afore al yâ— worthy lordes yâ— were there assembled at yâ— parliameÌ„t he called Edward his sone vnto hym to whom yâ— duchy of Guyen by right herytage shold longe to gaue it hyÌ„ there byddynge strengthyng hym yâ— he sholde ordeyn hyÌ„ for to defend hym auenge hym on his enemyes saue maynteyn his ryght And afterward kyng Edward hymselfe his eldest sone Edward went to diuers places sayntes in Englond on pylgrymage for to haue yâ— more helpe grace of god of his sayntes And yâ— seconde kae of July whan all thynge was redy to yâ— viage batayl al his retynue power assembled his nauy also redy he toke with hym yâ— erle of Warwyk the erle of Suffolk the erle of Salysbury yâ— erle of Oxford and a. M. men of armes as many archers on yâ— Natiuite of our lady toke theyr shyppes at Plommouth began to sayle And whan he was arry ued in Guyen he was there worshypfully receyued of the moost noble men lordes of yâ— couÌ„tre And anone after kyng Edward toke with him his two sones yâ— is to saye syr Leonell erle of Vlton and syr John his broder erle of Rychemonde syr Henry duke of Lancastre with many erles lordes men of armes two M. archers sayled towarde FrauÌ„ce rested hym a whyle at Calays afterwarde the kyng went with his folke afore said with other soudyours of beyonde the see that there abode yâ— kynges comynge the seconde day of Nouember toke his iourney toward kynge John of FrauÌ„ce there as he had trowed to haue founde hym fast by DdomaruÌ„ as his lettres couenauÌ„t made mencyon that he wolde abyde hym there with his hoost And whaÌ„kyng John of FrauÌ„ce herd tell of the comynge of yâ— kyng of Englonde he went away with his men caryage cowardly shamefully fleynge wastynge all vytayles yâ— englysshmeÌ„ shold not haue ther of Whan kynge Edward herde tell yâ— he fled he pursued hym with all his hoost tyll Hedyn than he beholdynge yâ— scarsete wantynge of vitayles also yâ— cowardyse of the kynge of FrauÌ„ce he returned agayn wastynge all the couÌ„tree ¶ And whyle all these thynges were a doynge the Scottes pryucly by night toke the towne of Barwyck sleynge them that with stode them no man els but blyssed be god the castell was saued kepte by englysshmen yâ— were therin Whan yâ— kyng wyst of al this he returned agayn in to EngloÌ„d as wroth as he myght be wherfore in yâ— parlyament at Westmynster was grauÌ„ted to the kynge of euery sacke of wolle .l. shyllynges durynge the terme of .vi. yere yâ— he myght yâ— myghte lyer fyght defende the realme agaynst the Scottes other mysdoers And so whan all thynges were redy the kynge hasted hym towarde the syege ¶ How kynge Edwarde was crowned kyng of ScotloÌ„de how pryÌ„ce Edward toke yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce syr Philyp his yonger sone at the batayle of Poytiers ANd in the .xxxi. yere of his regne the .xiii. daye Janyuer the king beynge in the castell of Barwyk with a fewe men but he hauynge there fast by a grete hoost and a goodly the towne was yelden vnto hym without ony maner defence of 〈…〉 an the kyng of Scotlande yâ— is to say syr Iohn Baâ— loll cosydecynge how yâ— goâ— dyd many meâ—uayles gracyous thynges for kyng Edward at his own wyll fro day to day he toke gaue vp yâ— realme of Scotlond at kilburgh in the kynges handes of Englond vnder his patenâ— lettres there madt And anone after king Edward in presence of all yâ— prelates worthy men yâ— were there letcrowne by kyng of Scotlond Whan all thyges were done ordeyned myÌ„ couÌ„ire at his wyll he returned agayn in to Englonde with a grete worshyp And whyle this vâ—age was a doynge in Scottonde syr Edward pryÌ„ce of wales as a man enspiced of god was in Guyen in yâ— cite of Burdeux tretyng speking of yâ— chalenge of yâ— kynges right of EngloÌ„de yâ— he had to yâ— realme of FrauÌ„ce that he wold be auestged with stronge hande yâ— prelates peres mighty men of yâ— couÌ„tree coÌ„sented well to hym Than syr Edward yâ— prynce with a grete h 〈…〉 gadred to hyÌ„ the .vj. daye of Jui yâ— went from Burdeux goynge trauaylyng by many dyuers couÌ„trees he â—oke many prysoners moo than .vj. thosande men of armes by yâ— couÌ„tre as he went toke the towne of Remorant in Saloygne and desyeged the castell vj dayes at
prisoners the king of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyle prisoned them the whiche lordes the Danes afterwarde came sought all about for to haue had them agayn with theyr goodes that they had lost they not well apâ—yed ne pleased of the answere that they had there returned home wardes agayn leuynge behynde them in theyr Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes and on walles Yet shal Danes waste yâ— wanes Than happed there an Englysshe wryter wrote agaynst the Dane in this maner Here shall Danes fette theyr banes ¶ This tyme Pyers kyng of Spayne with other kinges that is to saye the kyng of Nauerne the kyng of Malogâ—â— beynge meanes weÌ„t bytwene prayed couseyle helpe of syr Edward the prince through whose couÌ„seyle whaÌ„ he had vnderstande theyr artycles desyre that he was required of the kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay coÌ„trary them but neuertheles he was agast lest it shold be ony preiudyce agaynst the pope longe tyme taryed them or that he wolde grauÌ„t or coÌ„sent therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyle auysemeÌ„t with good deliberacyoÌ„ of kynge Edward his fader But whan he was with euery dayes coÌ„tynuall besechyng of many noble men requyred and spokeÌ„ to with many prayers sent made bytwene them Than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader bothe by complaynyng lettres also by coÌ„fortable coÌ„teynyng all theyr suggestions causes with all the other kynges epystles lettres for to haue coÌ„fort helpe of the wronges not onely done to the kyng of Spayne but also for suche thynges as myght fall to other kynges Also yf it were not the sooner holpen ameÌ„ded through the dome helpe of knight hode to them that it asâ—ed desyred The whiche lettre whaÌ„ the kyng his couÌ„seyle had seen suche a kynges spoylyng robbyng with moche meruayle sent agayne coÌ„fortable lettres to prynce Edward his sone to the other foresayd kynges warned them to arme ordeyne theÌ„ agaynst that mysdoer to â—â—stande them by the helpe of god that were suche enemyes to kynges Whan this noble prynce had receyued these lettres hyÌ„selfe with the other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyle called togider or that he wold vndertake the quarel he bâ—side knytte fore the kyng that was deposed with a grete o the that is to saye that he shold euer after maynteyn the ryght byleue fayth of holy chirche with all theyr mynystres ryghtes lybertees to defende froÌ„ all theyr enemyes all euyls al that were there agaynst bytterly to punysshe destrouble all the ryghtes libertees preuyleges of holy chirche encreace maynteyn amende all thynges that be wrongfully taken 〈…〉 borne away by hym or by other bycause of hym hastely to restore agayn to dryue put out sâ—â—â—syns all other 〈◊〉 people out of his kyngdom with al his streÌ„gth power suffre 〈◊〉 admytte none suche for no maner thyÌ„ge ne cause to dwel therin â–ª â—nd that whan he had takeÌ„ a chrisâ—â— womaÌ„ he shold neuer come in to none other womans beddâ— ne none other mannes wyfe to defoule All these foresayd thynges truly to kepe coÌ„tynue fulfyll as all his lyftyme he was bouÌ„de by othe afore 〈◊〉 in presâ—nce wytnes of those kynges with other dryâ—eâ—s And than that gracyous prince Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarel of the kyng that was deposed behyght hym with the grace of almighty god to restore hym agayn to his kyngdome let ordeyn gadre togyder forthw t in all haste his nauy with men of armes for to warre fyght in his foresaid cause ¶ And in this tyme vpon sand of the scottes see that many a man it sawe thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of the whiche yâ— one came out of yâ— south yâ— other out of yâ— north cruelly strongly they fought wrastled togyder the south Egle fyrst ouercame the north Egle al to rent hym with his byll his clawes that he shold not rest ne take no breth And after the south Egle slewe home to his own costes And anone after there folowed was seen on the morowe afore yâ— sonne rysyng after in yâ— last day of October saue one daye many sterres gadred togyder on a 〈…〉 epe fell down to yâ— erth leuynge behynde them fyry bemes in maner of lightnynge whose flambes brent coÌ„sumed mennes clothes mennes heere walkyng on yâ— erth as it was seen knowen of many a maÌ„ And yet yâ— northeren wynde yâ— is euer redy destynate to all yll fro saynt Katherynes euen tyll .iij. dayes after lost grete good wtout noÌ„bre vnrecouerable And i yâ— same days there fell came also suche lyghtnynge thonder snowe hayle that it wasted destroyed men beestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayle of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers the was bytwene prince Edward syr Henry bastard of spayne IN the yere of our lord a. M. CCC lxvij of kynge Edward .xlij. the thyrde day of Apryll there was a stroÌ„ge batayle a grete in a large felde called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in Spayne bytwene syr Edward yâ— prynce syr Henry of Spayne but the vyctory fell to prynce Edward by yâ— grate of god And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr Iohn duke of LaÌ„castre his broder and other worthy men of armes about the nombre of .xxx. M. And yâ— kyng of Spayne had on his syde men of dyuers nacyons to yâ— nombre of an hondred thousande moo wherfore the sharpenes and fyersnes of his aduersary with his full buystous grete strength made and droue the ryghtfull party abacke a grete waye but through yâ— grace of god almyghty passyng ony manes strength that grete hoost was disparpled myght fully by yâ— noble duke of Lancastre his boost or that prince Edward came nygh hym And whan Henry bastarde sawe that he turned with his men in so grete haste strength to flee that a grete company of them in the foresayd flode and of the brydge therof fell downe and perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene and syr Bartram Cleykyn that was chefe maker causer of the warre and also cheftayne of the vauntward of the batayle with many other grete lordes and knyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whome two hondred were of FrauÌ„ce many also of ScotloÌ„de And there were felled in the felde on our enemyes syde of lordes and knyghtes with other people to the nombre of vi M. and moo and of Englysshe men but a fewe And after this yâ— noble prynce Edwarde restored yâ— same Pyers to his kyngdom agayne the whiche Pyers afterwarde through trechery falsnes of yâ— foresayd bastard of spayne as he sate at his meet he was strangled dyed But after this vyctory many noble and hardy men of Englonde in Spayne through the fluxe
he was .ij. yere And in yâ— vj kal. of Iuly lastyng yâ— same parlyament dyed prynce Edward kyng Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye on trinite sondaye in worship of whiche feest he was wont euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to hold make yâ— moost soleÌ„pnite that he myght whose name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had beÌ„ of another Hector all men bothe chrysten hethen whyle yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche drad hyÌ„ wonders sore whose body is worshypfully buryed in Chrystchirche at CauÌ„terbury ¶ And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwik arose malycyously agaynst yâ— abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham theyr tenauÌ„ces destroyed yâ— abbey yâ— town wouÌ„ded bet theyr meÌ„ slewe many of them went to theyr maner places dyd moche harme brake downe theyr parkes closes slewe theyr wyld beestes chaced them brekyng theyr fyssh pondes he des let yâ— water of theyr poÌ„des stewes ryuers ren out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them dyd them all yâ— sorowe yâ— they myght so ferforth yâ— they had destroyed perpetually yâ— abbey with al theyrmeÌ„bres appertenauÌ„ces but yf the kyng yâ— sooner had not holpâ—â— it taken hede therte therfore yâ— kyng sent his lettres to yâ— erle of warwik chatgyng coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hyÌ„ yâ— he sholde siynt redresse amende those euyl boers brekers of his peas so by meanes oflordes other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene them for this hur lyng as it was sayd yâ— kyng wold not be gouerned at yâ— time by his lordes yâ— there were in yâ— parliameÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duke of LaÌ„castre his gouernour of yâ— realme the which stode so styll as gouernour tyll yâ— tyme that he dyed ¶ The same yere after Candelmas or yâ— parlyament was done the kyng asked a subsydy of yâ— clergy of yâ— lay le it was grauÌ„ted hym yâ— is to say yâ— he shold haue of euery persone of yâ— lay le bothe man woman that passed .xiiij. yere of age iiij pens out take poore beggers that were knowen openly for nedy poore beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy thirche yâ— was benefyced or promoted .xij. pens all other yâ— were not proted iiij pens out take the .iiij. ordres of the freres beggers ¶ This same yere after Mighelmasse Rychard prynce Edwardes sone was made pryÌ„ce of Wales to whome yâ— king gaue also the duchy of Cornewayle with the erledome of Chestre And aboute this tyme the Cardynall of Englonde the fourth daye before Mary Mawdeleyns daye after dyner sodeinly was stryken with a palsey lost his speche and on Mary Mawdeleyns daye dyed ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward how syr Iohn Monsterwarth knyght was drawen and hanged for his falsnes BYght anone after iÌ„ the .lij. yere of kyng Edward in the begyÌ„nynge of October poÌ„pe Gregory yâ— .xj. brought and remeued his courte with hym from Auinyon to Rome ¶ And the .xij. day of Apryll Iohn Monsterwarth knyght at London was drawen hanged than quartred sent to foure chefe townes of EngloÌ„de his heed smitteÌ„ of set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge For this Iohn was full vntrue to yâ— kyng to the realme couetous vnstable for he toke oftentymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his counseyle for men of armes wages that he sholde haue payed them toke it to his owne vse he drad that at yâ— last he shold be shent accused for yâ— same cause fledde pryuely to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce was sworne to hym became his man and behyght hym a grete nauy out of Spayne to coÌ„fusyon and destroyenge of EngloÌ„de But yâ— ryghtfull god to whom no preuite is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ first to be shent spylte or yâ— he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lord yâ— king of Englonde his people in his realme in the which grouÌ„de this same Iohn was borne wyckedly through batayle destroyed or he brought aboute his cursed purpose ¶ In yâ— feest of saynt Gregory nexte after kynge Edward gaue to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyre that was prynce Edwardes sone at Wyndsore the ordre of knyghthode made hyÌ„ knyght the whiche kyng Edward whan he had regned .lj. yere more yâ— .xj. kal. of Iune he dyed at Shene is buryed worshyp fully at westmyÌ„ster on whose soule god haue mercy This kyng Edward was forsothe of a passyng goodnes full gracyous among all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace gyueÌ„ to hym froÌ„ god aboue all his pÌ„decessours yâ— were noble men worthy he was a well herted man an hardy for he drad neuer no myshappes ne barmes ne euyl fortune yâ— myght fall a noble warryour a fortunate for both on loÌ„de see in al batayles assembles with a passing glory ioy he had yâ— victory he was meke benigne homely sobre soft to al men as wel to strangers as to his owne subiectes to other yâ— were vnder his gouernauÌ„ce he was deuout holy both to god holy chirche for he worshipped holpe maynteyned holy chirch theyr mynistres with al maner reuereÌ„ce he was tre table well auysed in reÌ„porall worldly nedes wyse iÌ„ couÌ„seyle discrece meke to speke with iÌ„ his dedes maners geÌ„tyl well taught hauyÌ„g pite on them yâ— were in disease plenteous in gyuyng eâ— benefaytes almes besy curyous in buylding lyghtly he bare suffred wroÌ„ges harmes whan he was gyueÌ„ to ony occupacyoÌ„ he left all other thynges for yâ— tyme tended therto semely of body a mene stature hauyng alway to hygh to lowe a good chere And there sproÌ„ge shone so moche grace of hym yâ— what maÌ„ had behold his face or had dremed of hyÌ„ he hoped yâ— daye yâ— al thynge shold hap to hym ioyfull lykyng And he gouerned his kingdom gloriously vnto his age he was large in gyuyng wyse in expeÌ„ces he was fulfylled with al honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfore his fame his loos spronge so ferre yâ— it came in to hethynnesse Barbary shewynge tellynge his worthynes manhode in all londes yâ— no londe vnder heuen had brought forth so noble a kyng so gentyll so blissed or might reyse suche another whaÌ„ he was deed Neuertheles lechery meuynge of his flesshe hauÌ„ted hym in his age wherfore the rather as it is to suppose for vumesurable fulfyllynge of his lust his lyfe shorted the sooner And hereof take good hede lyke as his dedes bereth wytnes for as in his begyÌ„nyng all thynges were Ioyfull and lykyng to hym to all people And in his myddle age he passed all people in hygh Ioye worshyp
that is to wyte yâ— duke of Yorke was slayne the erle of Rutlond syr Thomas Neuyll many moo yâ— erle of Salisbury was taken other as Iohn Harowe of London capitayn ruler of yâ— fotemen Hanson of Hull Whiche were brought to PouÌ„fret there after biheded theyr hedes sent to Yorke set vpon the gates And thus was yâ— noble prynce yâ— duke of Yorke slayne on whose soule god haue mercy And this tyme yâ— erle of Marche beynge in shrowesbury heryng of yâ— deth of his fader desyred ayde of the towne to aueÌ„ge his faders deth fro thens went to wales at CaÌ„delmas after he had a batayle at Mortymers crosse agaynst yâ— erle of Penbroke of wylshyre where yâ— erle of Marche had yâ— victory Than the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressed slayne the duke of Yorke his felawshyp came southward with a grete multytude of people for to come to yâ— kynge vndo suche conclusyons as had ben takeÌ„ before by yâ— parliament Agaynst whose comynge yâ— duke of Nor folke the erle of warwyk with moche people ordynauÌ„ce went to saynt Albons lad kyng Henry with them there encouÌ„tred togider in suche wyse fought so yâ— the duke of Norfolke yâ— erle of warwik with many other of theyr party â—ledde lost yâ— iourney where yâ— king Henry was taken by yâ— quene prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Than yâ— quene her party beynge at her aboue sent anone to LondoÌ„ which was on asshewednesdaye yâ— fyrst daye of lent for vytayle for whiche yâ— Mayre ordeyned by yâ— aduyse of yâ— aldermen yâ— certayn cartes laden with vytayle sholde be sent to saynt Albons to them And whan yâ— cartes came to crepylgate the comyns of yâ— cite yâ— kepte the gate toke yâ— bytayle fro yâ— cartes wold not suffre it to passe ThaÌ„ were there certayn aldermen comyns appoynted to go to Bernet to speke with the quenes couÌ„seyle for to entreate yâ— the northeren men sholde be sent home in to theyr couÌ„tre agayn for yâ— cite of London drad fore to be despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And duryng this treaty tydynges came that the erle of Warwyk had mette with yâ— erle of Marche on Cotteswolde comynge out of Wales with a grete meyny of walsshmen that they bothe were comynge to London ware Anone as these tydynges were knowen yâ— treaty was broke tor yâ— kyng quene prynce all yâ— other lordes yâ— were with them departed fro saynt Albons noâ—thwarde with all theyr people yet or they departed thens they dyheded yâ— lord Boâ—â—yle syr Thomas 〈◊〉 whiche 〈◊〉 take in yâ— iourney done on 〈…〉 ¶ Than yâ— duch 〈…〉 of Yorke beynge at London deryng of yâ— losse of yâ— felde of saynt Albons 〈…〉 whiche went to 〈…〉 ght ¶ And philip malpas 〈…〉 che marchauÌ„t of London Thomas Vaghan squyer 〈…〉 many other 〈…〉 of yâ— comynge of yâ— quene to London toke a shyppe of Andwerpe to haue gone in to â—â—land 〈◊〉 on yâ— other coâ—st were taken of one Colompne a Frenssheman a shyppe of warre he toke them prysoners and brought them in to FrauÌ„ce where they payed grete good for theyr raunsom there was moche good and rychesse in that shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kyng Henry the syxth how kynge Edward the fourth toke possessyon of yâ— batayle on Palme sondaye and how he was crowned THan whan yâ— erle of Marche yâ— erle of warwyk had mette togyder on Cotteswolde incoÌ„tynent they coÌ„cluded to go to London and sent worde anone to yâ— Mayre to the cite that they wolde come And anone yâ— cite was glad of theyr comynge hopyng to be releued by them so they came to London And whan they were comen had spoken with the lordes estates beynge there coÌ„cluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde yâ— he had forfeyted his crowne ought to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes made passed in the last parlyament And so by the aduyse of the lordes spirytuall temporall than beynge at LondoÌ„ the erle of Marche Edward by yâ— grace of god eldest sone of Rycharde duke of Yorke as ryghtfull heyre and nexte enherytour to his fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of out lord god M CCCC .lix. toke possessyon of the realme at Westmerlonde in yâ— grete hall after in yâ— chirche of yâ— abbey offred as kyng with the câ—ptre royall To whome all yâ— lordes spirytuall teÌ„porall dyd homage as to theyr souerayn lord kyng And forthwith it was ê“claymed through yâ— cite kyng Edward the fourth of yâ— name And anone after yâ— kynge rode in his ryall estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgectes yâ— tyme beynge in the north for to auenge his 〈◊〉 deth And on Palmesondaye after he had a grete batayle in yâ— north couÌ„tree at a place called Cowton not ferre from Yorke where with yâ— helpe of god he gate yâ— felde had the victory where were slayne of his aduersaryes .xxx. M. men and moo as it was sayd by them that were there In the whiche batayle were slayne yâ— erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clifford syr Iohn Neuyll the erle of Westmerlondes broder Andrewe Trollop and many knightes squyers ¶ Than kyng Henry that had beÌ„ kyng beynge with yâ— quene and the prynce at Yorke heryng the losse of that felde and so moche people slayne ouerthrowen anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde ScotloÌ„de And the nexte daye after kynge Edward with all his army entred in to Yorke and was there proclaymed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And yâ— Mayre aldermen comyns swore to be his iyege men And whaÌ„ he had taryed a whyle in the north that all yâ— northcouÌ„tree had turned to hym he returned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of Warwyk in those partyes to gouerne and rule that countree ¶ And aboute mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M cccc .lx. and the fyrst yere of his regne he was crowned at Westmynster anoynted kyng of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the realme CAixtus the thyrde was pope after Nycolas thre yere and .v. monethes This Calixte was an olde man whan he was chosen pope was coÌ„tynually seke ne he myght not fulfyll his desyre whiche he enteÌ„ded to do agaynst the Turkes for dethe came vpon hym He was chosen pope in yâ— yere of our lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 .lv. And he dyed the syxth day af 〈◊〉 he had iâ—stytued the traÌ„sfiguracyon of our lorde god He also câ—nonysed saynt Vincent a frere precher And there was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes in dyuers partyes of the worlde these reformacions were made many ty mes but almoost none abode but they returned agayne as they were afore by successyon of tyme after yâ—
deth of yâ— worshypfull faders The feest of the Transfyguracyon was ordeyned of Calixt for the gyft of grace of yâ— meruaylous victory done agaynst the Turke in Hungary on saynt Sixtus daye M cccc lâ—ij For there was a meruaylous victo 〈…〉 gyuen to christen men in Hungary agaynst the grete Turke there he lost many a maÌ„ fledde shamefully for drede of his enemyes no man folowed by but alone yâ— hand of god fered the Turke his hoost on saynt Calixtes day Saynt Iohn de Capistrano was there seen present he prouoked the people that were aferde to folowe the myshyleuynge Turkes and there fell a grete 〈◊〉 on them for the Turkes sayd yâ— there was so grete a nombre of knyghtes that folowed them that 〈…〉 th they durst loke backwarde and therfore they fledde leste all theyr tresour behynde them they were holy aungelles that caused them to flee ¶ Nota. ¶ Prynters of bokes were this tyme myghtely multiplyed in Ma gâ—â—cie through out yâ— worlde there began fyrst helde theyr 〈◊〉 this tyme many mâ—n begaÌ„ to be more subtyll incraftes 〈…〉 er thâ— euer they were afore 〈◊〉 yâ— second was pope after â–ª 〈◊〉 lixt .vi. yere This 〈◊〉 ê° was chosen in the yere of our lorde â–ª 〈◊〉 cccc 〈◊〉 â–ª he was called Eâ—â— as an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â–ª a grete oratour a laurente porte afore he was yâ— emperours embassadour in yâ— coÌ„cyle of Basyle he wrote a noble treatyse for yâ— auctorite of yâ— same This man desyred to haue a passage to the Turke And moche people of dyuers countrees came to Rome he gaue them his blessynge sent them home agayn for they were not sufficyent for yâ— Turkes hoost and 〈◊〉 after he decessed PAulus a venicyan was pope after Pius .vij. yere This Paulus was chosen in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M cccc and .lxiiij. And anone he alowed the feest of the Presentacyon of our lady as Pius dyd This man was a taught man in ryght wysnes and he sayd it was better to make fewe thynges kepe them stedfastly than for to make many soone reuoke them And he made a grete palays at saynt Markes he decessed or that he had ended it in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst M cccc .lxxi. ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of Luke was oppressed with many tribulacyoÌ„s and after in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst M cccc .lxviij. vtterly it was destroyed by Charles the duke of Burgoyne the whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kyng Edward yâ— fourth of Englonde Also the same duke Charles entred in to the londe of Geldre con quered it all ¶ The yere of grace was also chauÌ„ged by pope Paule for fauour of mannes soule froÌ„ .xxv. yere vnto .xxv. yere And bycause yâ— cursednes habounded so sore grace habounded as sore SIxtus the fourth a Geneuoys a â—rere mynour was pope after Paule This man was generall in the ordre of yâ— freâ—e mynours or he was cardynall And he was chosen in the yere of our lorde god M cccc .lxxj. and was called FraÌ„ciscus de Sanona of good fame and vertuous He was chosen cardynall without his knowlege tyll he was made And the same yere that he was chosen pope the Turke had taken froÌ„ chrysten men two empyres and .iiij. kyngdomes .xx. prouynces and two hondred 〈◊〉 tees and had destroyed men women without nombre And that meued the pope that he sholde dyspose hym to go to withstande hym And for an army to be made against the Turke the pope gaue grete indulgences of pardon of the treasour of the chirche vnto all chrysten realmes that he myght ordeyn some trea sour to withstande that mysbyleuynge Turke And in the realme of Englonde Iohn abbot of Abyngdon was the popes legate to dispose this godly treasour of the chirche vnto euery faythfull man that was disposed and that wolde abâ—â— themselfe to receyue it ¶ Thus endeth the Cronycles of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in a boke And was fyrst imprynted by one somtyme scole mayster of saynt Albons on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And now lately imprynted at London and dilygently amended in dyuers places where as ony faute was in Flete strete at the sygne of the Sonne by me Wynkyn de Worde in the yere of our lorde god M CCCCC .xxviij. the ix daye of Apryll Wynkyn worde The descripcyon of Englonde ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descripcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was called Albyon and after Brytayne and now Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same ¶ It is so that in many diuers places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben had also now late emprynted in Flete strete at the signe of the Sonne And for as moche as yâ— descripcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albion and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly had ne the noblenes worthy nes of yâ— same is not knowen Therfore I entende to set in this boke the descripcyon of this sayd yle of Brytayn with the coÌ„modytees of the same ¶ In the fyrst shall be tolde the names of the ylonde Caplo .i. ¶ Of the settynge boundynge length and brede of Englonde Ca .ij. ¶ Of yâ— worthynes and prerogacyons Capitulo .iij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and of the wonders Ca .iiij. ¶ Of the chefe partyes of the same londe Ca .v. ¶ Of the ylondes that ben therto adiacent Ca .vj. ¶ Of the kynges hye wayes and stretes Ca .vij. ¶ Of the famous ryuers and stremes Capitulo Ca .viij. ¶ Of auncient cytees townes Ca .ix. ¶ Of prouynces and shyres Ca .x. ¶ Of the lawes names of the lawes Capitulo .xj. ¶ Of kyngdomes of boundes markes bytwene them Ca .xij. ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca. xiij ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. ¶ Of the language of maners vsage of the people of this londe Ca .xv. ¶ Of the londe of Wales Ca .xvj. ¶ Of the name and why it is named Wales Ca .xvij. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of Wales Ca .xviij. ¶ Of the maners and ryghtes of the walsshmen Ca .xix. ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Wales Ca .xx. ¶ Of the descripcion of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania Ca .xxj. ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde ca .xxiij. ¶ Of the gretenes and quantite of that londe ca .xxiiij. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca .xxv. ¶ Of them that fyrste enhabyted Irlonde ca .xxvj. ¶ Of the condycyons and maners of Irysshmen ca .xxvij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Irlonde ca .xxviij. ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix. ¶ Thus endeth the table ¶ The names of this ylonde Caplo .j. FIrste as Galfridus sayth this loÌ„de was called Albyon after yâ—
of whyte lyme There is also whyte claye reed for to make pottes crockes stenes other vessell and brent tyle to couer the houses chirches as it were in the other samia that is named samos also Flaūdres loueth well y◠woll of this londe Hollonde the skylles and felles of al maner beestes Guyen y◠yren the leed Irlonde the oor the salt All Europa loueth desyreth y◠whyte metall of this londe ¶ Alfre Britayn hath ynough of al mater y◠there nedeth to bie sell or is nedefull to mannes vse there lacketh neyther salte nor yren Therfore a versefyour in his metre prayseth this londe in this maner Englond is a good londe fruytful of woll but it is a corner Englonde is full of playe free men well worthy to playe free men free tongues free hertes free ben all theyr thynges theyr handes is more free better than theyr tōgue Also Englōde is beauteous of londe floure of londes all aboute that lōde is full payed with fruyte good of his owne that londe releueth straunge men that hath nede therto And whā hunger greueth other londes that londe fedeth them That londe bereth fruyte corne grete plente ynough That londe is well at ease as lōge as men lyue in peas eest west in eche londe ben wel knowen the hauens of Englōde Theyr shyppes foūdes ofte helpeth many londes Theyr meet money men haue there more comyn alway And for to lerne men gladly gyue gyftes In londe stronde wyde speketh men of Englonde Londe hony mylke chese this ylonde therof shall bere the pryce This ylonde hath no nede of other londes al lōdes must seke helpe at this alone Of the lyking of theyr woun might wonder kyng Salomon The ryches y◠there is an wold desire Octauiā ¶ Of the meruayles wonders ca .iiij. IN Brytayn ben hote welles well arayed adressed to y◠vse of manhode maystresse of those welles is the grete spiryte Minerua In her hous the fyre endureth alway that neuer chaungeth in to asshes but there y◠fyre slaketh it chaūgeth in to stone clottes ¶ Alfre In Brytayn ben many wonders neuer theles foure ben moost wonderfull the first is at Pecton there bloweth so stronge wynde out of the chynes of the erthe that it casteth vp agayne clothes y◠men cast in The second is at Stonehenge besyde Salysbury there ben grete stones wonders huge bē rered on hygh as it were gates set vpon other gates Neuertheles it is not knowen clerely ne apperceyued how wherfore they ben so arered and so wonderfully hanged The thyrde is at Cherdhoke there is a grete holownes vnder y◠erth often many men haue walked therin haue seen ryuers stremes but no where can they fynde none ende The fourth is that rayne is seen reysed vpon hylles none spronge about in the feldes Also there is a grete ponde that conteyneth .lx. ylondes couenable for men to dwell in that ponde is becleped about with syxe score roches and vpon euery roche an egles nest and thre score ryuers renne in to y◠ponde none of them all ren in to y◠see but one There is a ponde closed aboute with wall of tyle of stone In that ponde men wasshe and bathe ryght sore euery man feleth the water hote or colde ryght as he wyll hȳ selfe There ben salte welles ferre from the see ben salte all y◠weke longe vnto saterdaye at none fresshe fro saterday at none vnto mondaye The water of these welles whan it is soden turneth in to small salte fayre whyte Also there is a ponde the water therof hath wonders werkynge for though all an hoost stode by the ponde turned theyr faces thyderwarde the water wolde drawe them violently towarde y◠ponde wete all theyr clothes and so sholde a hors be drawen in the same wyse And yt y◠face be turned awaye fro the water the water noyeth not There is a well that no streme renneth fro neyther therto yet foure maner of fysshe ben taken therin that well is but .xx. fote longe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fote brode not depe but to the knee closed with hye bankes on euery syde In the coūtree about Wynchestre is a denne or a caue out of that caue bloweth alwaye a stronge wynde so that no man may endure to stande to fore y◠denne or cane ¶ There is also a ponde y◠turneth tree in to yren yf it be therin a yere so trees ben shapen in to whetstones Also there is in the toppe of an hyll buryels euery man that cometh meteth that buryell he shall fynde it euen of his owne length mesure And yf a pylgrym knele therto anone he shall be all fresshe fele no grefe of werynes ¶ Gir. in top Fast by the mynstre of wymburney that is not ferre fro Bathe is a wode that bereth moche fruyte yf the trees of that wode fall in to water or groūde that is nygh lye there all a yere the trees turne in to stones ¶ Gir. in itinere Vnder y◠cite of Chestre renneth the ryuer Dee that now departeth Englōde wales That riuer chaūgeth eueri moneth his sordes as men of that coūtre tell leueth often the chanel but whether y◠water drawe more towarde Englonde or toward Wales to what syde y◠it be that yere men of that syde haue y◠worst ende be ouer set And men of that other syde shal haue better ende ben at theyr aboue Whan the water so chaungeth his course it bo deth suche happes This riuer Dee ren neth cometh out of a lake that hyght Pymblemere In this ryuer is grete plente of samon neuertheles in the lake is neuer samon founde ¶ Wilhel dere le .ij. Take hede how grete lyght and bryghtnes hath ben shewed vpon Englysshmen syth they fyrst turned to ryght byleue So y◠of no men in ony prouynce ben foūden so many hole bodyes of men after theyr dethe in lykenes of euerlastynges that shall be after the daye of dome as it well semeth in these holy sayntes Etheldrede Edmond the kyng Elphege Edgar Cuthberte and saynt Edward many other I trowe that it be done by a specyall grace of almyghty god for the nacion that is set as it were without the worlde sholde take hede to buryenge of bodyes wtout corrupcyon rottynge and ben the more bolde and stedfast for to trust vpon the fynall arysyng of deed bodyes for to last euermore after the daye of dome ¶ Of the chefe partyes of the same londe Ca .v. AFter the fyrst Brutes tyme the ylonde of Brytayne began for to haue the pryncypall partyes that ben Loegria Cambria that is Wales Albania that is now Scotlonde Loegria hath that name of Locrinus that was 〈…〉 es eldest sone hyght Loegria as it were Locrinus londe But now Loegria is called Englonde The boundes markes were