for hostage were thenne beheeded ¶ Of the Conquest of Berwyke SO whan the twoo Cardynalles were gone agayne into Fraunce for to trete of the peas of Cambroy the kynge sent thether of his Erles and barons That is to saye syr Edmonde his broder erle of Lancastre of Lecetre syr Henry Lacy erle of Nicholl wyllyaâ— Vessy Baron and of other baronettes abowte .xiii. of the best and wysest of englonde ¶ And in the same tyme the kyÌ„ge Edwarde toke his vyage to Scotlonde for to were vpon IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde ¶ And syr Robert Roos of Berewyk fledde fro the Englyshmen And wente to the Scottes And kyÌ„ge Edwarde wente hym towarde Barwyk and besegyd the towne And thoo that were within manly them defended and sette a fyre and brente two of kynge Edwarde shyppes and sayd in dyspyte and repreyf of hym wenyth kynge Edwarde with his longe shankys too haue gete Berewyk all our vnthankes gas pykes hym and whan he has doon gas dykes hym whan kynge Edwarde herde this scorne anone thrugh his myghtynesse be passed ouer the dyches and assaylled the towne and came to the yaâ—es and gate and conquered the towne and thrughe his gratyous power slewe xxv thousaÌ„d .vij. hondred scottes kyÌ„ ge Edward lost no man of renoune sauffyr Rychard of Cornewayle hym kylled a Flemynge out of the redde halle with a quarell as the forsayde Rycharde dyd of his helme and commaunded theym for to yelde them put them in the kyÌ„ges grace and the Scottes wolde notte wherfore that halle was brent and caste downe all tho that were therin were brent and kynge Edwarde lost no moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvii. englysshmen And the wardeyn of the castell yaue vp the keyes of the castel wythout ony assawte And there was taken syr wyllyam Douglas Symond Frysell and the erle patryk yeldyd them to the peas But Ingham of Humlresmylle Robert the Brus that were wyth kynge Edwarde forsoke kynge Edwarde helde with the Scottes And afterwarde they were taken put into prysoÌ„ And thoo lete kynge Edwarde close in Berewyk with walles with dyches after Robert Rous went to Tyndale set wuyerbrydge a fyre Exham Lamerstok and slew robbyd the folke of yâ— couÌ„tre And after that he went fro thens to Dunbatre And the fyrst wenesdaye of Marche the kynge sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy and syre Hughe Spenser with a fayre company for too besege the castell But one that was called syr Rycharde Sywarde a traytoure and a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the Englysshemen And sente too the Englysshmen theym for to desceyue sayd That he wolde yelde to theym the castell yf they wolde graunte them .viii dayes of respyte that he myght sende telle too Syr Iohan Baylol that was kynge of Scotlonde howe his men fared that were within the castell ¶ And sende hym worde but yf he wolde remene the sege of the Englysshe men that they wolde yelde the castell vntoo the englysshe men ¶ The messenger thoo came to syr IohnÌ„ Baylol that thoo was kynge of Scotlonde where that he was with his hooste and the messengre told hym alle the caas And syre IohnÌ„ toke his hoste and came on the morowe erly towarde the castell and syr Rycharde sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the counsell keper of the castell sayd vntoo the Englysshmen Osayd he nowe I se a fayre company well appareylled I woll go ayenste theym and with them too mete and theym assaylle And syr Hugh Spenser sawe the falsnesse of hym and the treason and sayde to hym O traytour take and proue your falsnesse shall not auaylle you And hughe Spencer coÌ„maunded anone to bynde hym and all in hast went ayenst ther enmyes slewe of yâ— Scottes .xxii. thou sande For the Scottes had yâ— tyme noo man wyth them of honour sauf Patryk Graham that manly foughte longe and at the last he was slayne And thoo sayd the Englysshmen in repreyf of the Scottes Thyse scaterande Scottes holde I for scottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymynge wente ye fro Dunbare ¶ As tho yâ— ware within the castell sawe yâ— scomfyture they yelded vp the castell vnto yâ— Englysshemen and bounde theyr bodyes godes and castels to kynge Edwarde And so there were take in that castell thre erles vii barons and .xxxviii. knyghtes .xi. clerkes and .vii. Pycardys all were presentyd to kynge Edwarde And he sent them to yâ— towre of LondoÌ„ to be kept ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of his greate grace delyuerede ayen the Scottes oute of pryson that were cheyftayns of that londe and they drew them to the Frensshemen thrugh couseyll of wyllyam waleys AS kynge Edwarde had made tho an ende of the werre takeÌ„ the cheyfteyns of Scotlonde thoo came syr IohnÌ„ Baylol yelded hym vnto kyÌ„ ge Edwarde put hym in his grace he was ledde to London whan kynge Edwarde was come thether they were brought before hym And the kynge axyd how they wolde make amendes of yâ— trespaas and losse yâ— they hadde doon to hym they put heym in his mercy Lordynges sayd yâ— kynge I wyll not of your londes ne your goodes but I wyll yâ— ye make to me an othe vpon goddys body to be true te me neuer after this tyme ayenst me bere armys And all they consentyd to the kynges wyll swore vpon goddys body That is to saye syr IohnÌ„ of Comyn yâ— erle of yâ— Strathorn yâ— Erle of Carryk also four bysshops vndertoke for all yâ— clergye so yâ— kynge delyuerd them yaue them sauf conduyt to go into ther owne londe And it was not longe afterward yâ— they nearyse ayeÌ„ kynge Edwarde for cause yâ— they wyste well yâ— kynge Edwarde folke was take in Gsacoyne as before is sayd But syr IohnÌ„ Baylol kynge of Scotlonde wyst well yâ— his londe sholde haue sorow and shame for theyr falsnesse And in haste went hym ouer see to his owne londes there he helde hym and came neuer ayeÌ„ wherfore the Scottes chose vnto they re kynge wyllyam waleys a rybaude and an harlot comen vp of nought and moche harme dyd to the Englysshmen and kynge Edward thought how he myght haue delyueraunce of his people yâ— were take in Gascoyne And in hast went hyÌ„ ouer these in Flaundres for to werre vppon the kynge of Fraunce And the erle of Flaundres receyued hym with moch honoure grauÌ„tyd hym alle his londys at his owne wyll And whan yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde tell yâ— the kynge of EngloÌ„de was aryued in Flaundres and came with a grete power hym for to dystroye he prayed hym of trewto for two yere so that the Englysshe marchauntes and also Frenche myghte saufly go come in bothe sydes The kyng Edward geaunted it so that he muste haue his men out of pryson yâ— were in
cursyd be yâ— tyme yâ— counsell yâ— euer ye consented yâ— the quene Isabell sholde go into fraunce for to treate of accorde betwene yâ— kynge of Englond her broder the hynge of Fraunce for yâ— was youre costsell for at that tyme forsoth your wyt fayled for I order me sore leest thrugh her her sone we shall be dystroyed but yt we take the better counseylle ¶ Nowfayte syres vnderstonde howe merueyloâ—â— felony and falshoâ—â—e yâ— Spensers ymagyned castr for pryuely they lete fyll fyue bâ—â—â—lles fercours with syluer y◠〈◊〉 me amouÌ„tyd .v. M. pounde and they sent those barelles ouer see pryuely by an alyaunte that was callyd Arnold of Spayne yâ— was a broker of London That he sholde go to the Douzeperâ— of Fraunce that they shalde procure and speke to the kynge of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde were driuen exyled oute of Fraunce And amoÌ„ge all othere thynges that they were brought to the deth as pryuely as they myght but almyghty god wold not so for whaÌ„ this Arnolde was in the hyghse he was take with Sclanders that mette hym in the hyghe see and toke hym and ladde hym to the erle of Henaude they re lorde moche Ioy was made for that takyâ—â—ge And at the laste this Arnold pryuely stele away from thens came to Londâ—Ì„ And of this takynge of other thynges the erle of Henaude sayd to yâ— quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of gode there for ye be rycher than ye â—eneâ— for to be take thyse fyue barelles full of syluer that were sent to the douzepers of Fraunce for to slee you and your sone Edwarde â–ª and thynke you hastely for to goo into Englonde and take with you syre IohnÌ„ of Henaude my brother and v. houndred men of armys For mani of them of FrauÌ„ce in whome ye haue had greate truste done you for to scorne and almyghty god graunte you that grace your enmyes to ouercome ¶ The quene Isabell sente tho thrugh Henaude and Flaundres for her souldyours and ordened her euery daye for to go into EngloÌ„de ayen And so the had in her company syr Edmonde of wodstok that was erle of Kent that was syr Edwardes broder of Englonde ¶ How kynge Edwarde lete kepe yâ— costes by yâ— see lete trye all yâ— pryce men of armys fote men thrugh Englonde AS kynge Edwarde herde telle yâ— quene Isabell Edwarde her sone wolde come into Englonde with a grete power of alyauÌ„tes with them yâ— were outlawed out of Englond for therreb ellyousnesse he was sore adradde to be put downe for to lese his kyngdom wherfore he ordeyned to kepe his castels in walys as well as in Englonde wyth â—ytaylles and they re appareylles and lete kepe his ryuers also the see And at the feste of Decolation of saynt Iohan Baptyst thâ— Cytezyns of London sent to yâ— kyng to Porchester an C. men of armys And also he coÌ„maunded by his letters ordeyned yâ— euery hundred wepentake of Englonde too trye as well men of armys as men on foote yâ— they sholde be put in .xx. soÌ„me and in an hundred soÌ„me And commauÌ„ded yâ— alle tho men were redy whan ony shoute or crye were made for to purpose take yâ— alyaunâ—s that came to Englonde for to benoÌ„ me hym yâ— londe for to put hym out of his kyngdom And moreouer he lete cry thorough his patent in euery fayre in euery market of Englonde yâ— the quene Isabell syr Edwarde his cloest sone the erle of Kent that they were take saufly kept wythout â—ny manere harme vnto them doynge all other manere people that come with them anone smyte of ther hedys withoute ony maner raunsom takynge of them And what man myght brynge syr Rogerâ—s Mortymer heed of wygmore shold haue an hildred pounde of money for his trauayl ¶ And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent â—dmauÌ„ded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde yâ— ryuers and uâ— lowe couÌ„trees for too make hyghe bechenesse of tymbre That yf it so were that the alyauntes came vnto londe by nyght tyme yâ— then the InhabytauÌ„tys there abowâ—e sholde endeuoyr them self in goodly haste to lyght fyre yâ— bekâ—nes yâ— the couÌ„tre maye be warned and come and mete ther ennemyes And in the tyme â—eyedlyt Roger Mortymer his vnâ—e in yâ— toure of London ¶ How the quene Isabell 〈◊〉 Edwarde duke of Guyhenne her sone came into London at her wich how they dyde AS quene Isabell syr Edwarde her sone duke of Guyhenne syr Edwarde of wodstok erle of â—â—nte syr IohnÌ„ the erles brother of Henaâ— de ther company dradde noâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 of yâ— kynge ne of his traytours fo 〈◊〉 trusted all in godd is grace and came to Herewich in Southfolke y◠〈◊〉 dâ—y of SeptiÌ„bre in yâ— yere of grace 〈◊〉 xrvâ— And the quene syt Edwarde 〈◊〉 sone sente letters to the Mayre coâ—â—s nalte of London requytynge them that they sholde be helpyngeâ— yâ— quaâ—â—â— and cause that they had that is so say to dystroye the traytours of the â—â—ame â–ª But none answeres were sent ayeâ—â— Wherfore the quene and syâ— Edwarde her to â—e seute another patent letter vnder thâ— scales the tenour of whiche letter here forlowyth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englond laâ—y of Irlonde countesse of Pountif and we Edwarde the eldest sone of the bynge of EngloÌ„d duke of guyon â—le of Chestre of PauÌ„tyf of moushâ—â—ll to yâ— Maâ—re and to all the comynalâ—â—â— of the ryts of London lendyed gretynge for asmochâ— as we haue before the syâ—ue â—ent to poâ—â— by our letters how we become into this londe in good arraye and in good manere for the honour and profyte of holy thirâ—he and of our dere lorde the hyng all the â—eame with all oure myght and power to kepe and inayutrneâ— as we 〈◊〉 all yâ— gode folk of the forsayd reame are holden to doo And vpon yâ— we pray you that ye wâ—ll be helpynge to vs in as moche as ye maye in this quarell the is for yâ— comune profyte of the forsayd reame we haue had to this tyme noâ—â— answere of yâ— forsayd letters ne knowe not your mynde in yâ— party wherfore we sende to you ayen praye charge you yâ— ye bes te you so ayenst vs yâ— we haue no cause to greue you but yâ— ye ben vnto vs help yâ— ge by all the wayes yâ— ye maye or maye knowe For wytte ye well in certen that we all yâ— be come with vs into this reame thynke not to doo ony thynge but yâ— thynge that shall be for the comyn profite of all the reame but â—only to dystroye Hugh Spenser our enmye enmye too all yâ— reame as ye it well knowe wherfore ye praye you charge you in yâ— faith that ye owe vnto our lyege lorde yâ— kyng to vs
Isabell and Edwarde her sone and syr Edward of wodstok the â—â—ges brother of Englonde and syre Io han of Henaude and syre Rogâ—â—e Motymer of wygmore and syre Thomas Rocelyn and syre IohnÌ„ of Câ—omwelle and syr wyllyam Trussell and manâ—â— other of the alyaunce of the gentyll erle Thomas of Lancastre that were eâ—yled out of Englonde for his quarell and were dyshertted of theyr londes orderned them a grete power and arryued at Hâ—rewich in Sonthfolke And sone aftâ—â— they pursewed yâ— Spensers tyll yâ— then were taken put to piteous deth as before is sayd ther coÌ„pany also for yâ— grrate falsnes yâ— they dyd to kynge Edward to his peple And Merly sayd also more yâ— the gote shold be put in grete dystresse in grete anguyssh in grete sorow he sholde lede his lyfe And he sayd sothe For after the tyme that kynge Edwarde was take he was put into warde tyll yâ— the Spensers were put to dethe and also bycause that he wolde not come vnto his parlemente at London as he hadde ordeyned and assygned hymself vnto his baronage and also wold not gouerâ—â— â—â— rule his peopleâ—ne his trame as a kynge sholde doo wherfore some of the barons of Englonde came yelde vp ther homages vnto hym for theym all the other of yâ— reame in the daye of yâ— conuersyon of saynt Poule in yâ— yere of his regne .xx. And they put hym out of his ryaltee for euermore And euer lyued afterwarde in moche sorowe anguysshe LOdowicus was emperour after Henry foure yere this Lodewye was duke of Banare he dyspysed the corouacoÌ„n of the pope wherfor the pope deposyd hym and moche labour many perylles he had after And he trowbled gretly the vnyte of holy chirche And theÌ„ was chosyn ayenst hym Frederyk the duke of Ostryche he ouercame the duke and abode arebelyon to his ende and in grete peryll to his soule And at the last Rarolus was chosen ayenst hym yâ— whiche preuaylled and sodenly Lodewic fel downe of his hors and dyscessyd ¶ IohnÌ„ Mandeuyll a douctour of physyh a knyght borne was in Englonde abowte this tyme. And he made a merueylous pylgâ—ymage for he went almoost abowte all the world he wrote his dedys in thre langages decessyd was buried at saynt Albons ¶ Benedictus the .xxii. was pope after IohnÌ„ .vii. yeres more this man wos a monke in all his yongthe he was of good coÌ„uersacyon a doctour of diuinite And whan he was made pope he refourmed thordre of saynt Benet in that thynge yâ— was nescessary he was a harde man to graunte benifyces lest he had grauÌ„tyd it to an vncunnynge man he made a deretall yâ— whiche began Benedictus deê° in donis suis And he was very cruell in his fayth for that of soÌ„men lytyll louyd He was so stoute a maÌ„ that almoost he wolde not know his owne cosyns ¶ Anno dnÌ„t M.CCC.xxii ¶ Of kynge Edwarde the chyrde after the Conqueste ANd after this kynge Edwarde Carnariuan regned syr Edwarde of wyndsore his sone yâ— whiche was crowned kynge anoynted at westmestre thrugh couÌ„sell consent of all yâ— grete lordes of yâ— reame yâ— Sondaye in Candelmasse eue in yâ— yere of grace M. CCC.xxvi yâ— was of aege at that tyme but xv yere And for cause yâ— his fader was in warde in yâ— castell of Kenilworth and also was put downe of his ryaltee the reame of Englonde was without kyng from yâ— feest of saynt Katheryn frome yâ— yere aboue sayd to the feest of Candelmasse And tho were all maner pleâ—â— of the kynges bynche astente And tho was coÌ„maunded to all yâ— Shyâ—efs of EngloÌ„de thrughe wrytte to warne the partyes to defendauÌ„tys thrugh somnynge ayen And also ferthermore that al prysoners that were in the kynges gayolles that were attachid thrughe Shyrefs sholde be lete goo quyte ¶ The kynge Edwarde after his coronacoÌ„n at the prayer besechynge of his lyege of the reame grauntyd them a chartre of stedfast peas to all them that wolde it axe And syr Iohan of Henaude and his company toke his leue of the kynge and of the lordes of the reame and torâ—yd home to they re owne couÌ„tre ayen And eche of them had full ryche yeftes euery man as he was of value estate ¶ And tho was Englonde in rest peas grete loue bytwene yâ— kynge and his lordes And comyuly Euglysshmen sayd amonges them that the deuyll was dede â—ut the innumerable iresoure of the kynge his fader and the tresour of the Spensers bothe of the â—ader and of the sone and of the erle of Arundell of mayster Robert Baldok yâ— was yâ— kyngê chauÌ„celer was departyd after yâ— quene Isabelles ordynauÌ„ce sir Rogere Mortymers of wygmore soo that the kynge had no thynge there of but at her wyll and her delyuerauÌ„ce 〈◊〉 of their londes as after warde ye shall here ¶ How kynge Edwarde went vnto staÌ„thop for to mete the Scottes ANd yet in the same tyme was yâ— kynge in yâ— castell of kenylworth vnder the kepynge of syr Henri that was erle Thomas of Lancasters broder that tho was erle of Lcycetre And the kynge grauÌ„tyd hym yâ— erldome of Lancastre that the kyng his fader had seasyd into his hoÌ„ de put out Thomas of Lancastres broder soo was he erle of Lancastre of Lcycetre also Stywarde of EngloÌ„de as his broder was in his tyme. But syr Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes fader made sorowe withoute ende bycause he myght not speke with his wyf ne wyth his sone wherfore he was in moche mischeyf For though it was so yâ— he was led de and rulyd by fals couÌ„sell yet he was kynge Edwards sone callyd Edwarde with yâ— longe shankys came out of the worthyest blood of the worlde they to whome he was wonte to yeue grete yeftys large were moost preuy with yâ— kyÌ„ge his owne sone And they wre his enmyes bothe by nyght by daye procured to make debate contake bytwene hym and his sone and Isabell his wyf But the frere prechers were to hym gode frendes euer more cast both by nyght and by day how they myght brynge hym oute of pryson And amonge theyr company that the freres had prpurly brought there was a frere that was callyd Dunhened and he had ordeyned gadryd a grete coÌ„pany of folke to kepe at yâ— nebe but the frere was taken put in the castell of pountfret there be deyed in pryson syr henry erle of Lancastre yâ— had yâ— kynges fader in kepynge thrugh coÌ„mandement of the kynge delyuerd Edwarde the kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkelay And soo syr IohnÌ„ Matreuas they lad hym froÌ„ the castell of kenylworth to yâ— castell of Ber kelay kept hym there saufly ¶ And at Ester next after his coronacoÌ„n yâ— kynordeyned a grete huge hoste for to fyght ayenst yâ—
for it is doâ—n them to vnderstoÌ„de that yf my lady your wyfe came ony thynge nyghe you that ye wold her straÌ„ gle and slee and also that ye wolde doâ— to my lorde your sone in the same wyse ¶ Tho answerde he with symple there Alas alas am not I in pryson all 〈◊〉 youre owne wyll now god it wote I thought it neuer and nowe I wolde that I were dede â—o wolde god that I were for thenne were all my sorowe passyd ¶ It was not longe after that the kynge thrughe couÌ„sell of Roger Mortimer grauntyd yâ— warde kepynge of syr Edwarde his fader vnto syr Thomas Toâ—oursy to yâ— forsayd syr IohnÌ„ Matreuers thrughe yâ— kynges letter put out hooly the forsayd syr Moryce of yâ— warde of y◠〈◊〉 ge And they toke and ladde the kynge vnto the castell of â—oâ—f yâ— whiche castell the kynge hatyd as ony dethe And they kept hym there tyll it came vnto saynt Mathewes daye in Septembre in the yere of grace M.CCC xxâ—u that the for sayd syr Roger Mortymer sent the manere of yâ— dethe how in what wyse he sholde be done to dethe And anone as yâ— forsayd Thomas IohnÌ„ had see the â—et ter coÌ„mauÌ„demente they made kyng Edwarde Carnariâ—an good cherâ— and good solace as they myght at that souâ—tpere nothynge yâ— kynge wyst of yâ— traytory And whan tyme was for to go too bed the kynge went to his bedde laye slept fast And as the kynge laye slept the traytours fals forsworn ayenst ther homage fâ—uate came pryuely into the kynges chambre theyr company with them layed an huge table vppon his wombe with men pâ—eÌ„ssyd helde fast downe the foure corners of the table on his body wherwith the good man awoke and was wonder sore adradde to be deed and there slayne and torned his body vp tho so downe Tho toke the fals traytours tyrauÌ„tes an horne put it into his fundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of copâ—e brennynge putte it thrugh the horne into his bodye ofâ— tymes therwith thyâ—led his bowels so they slewe ther lorde that no thynge was perceyued And after he was enteryd at Glouceâ—â—e ¶ How kynge Edwarde spowsyd Phylyp yâ— erles doughter of Henaude at yorke ANd after Cristmasse tho nexte sewynge syt IohnÌ„ of Henaude broughte with hym Philyp his brothers doughter yâ— was erle of Henaude his nece into Englonde the kynge spowsyd her at Yorke with moche honoure And syr IohnÌ„ of Bothum bysshop of Ely syr wyllyam of Melton Archebysshopp of Yorke sange yâ— masse yâ— Sondaye on the euen of yâ— Conuersyon of saynt Poule In the yere of grace M.CCC.xxvii But bycause yâ— the kyng was but yonge tendre of aege whan he was crowned full many wronges were doon whyle yâ— his fader lyued by cause yâ— he trowed yâ— couÌ„seyllers yâ— were fals a abowte hym yâ— couÌ„seylled hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore greate harme was done to yâ— reame and to the kynge all men dyrected iâ— the kynges dede and it was not so almyghty god it wote wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownynge â–ª yâ— the kynge for his tendre aege sholde be gouerned by .xii. of the grettest lordes of Englonde without whome nothynge sholde be doon That is to saye tharâ—hâ—bysshop of CauÌ„terbury tharche bysshop of Yorke yâ— bysshop of wynches tre the bysshop of Herforde the erle of Lancastre therâ—e Marschall the Erle of Kent yâ— were the kynges vndes and the erle of Garenâ—e syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer yngham and IohnÌ„ Rous barons all thyse were sworn truely for to counseyll the kynge and they shold answer euery yere in parlement of that that sholde be done in yâ— tyme of theyr gouernall but that ordynaunce was sone vndoon and that was moche harme to all Englonde For the kynge all the lordes yâ— sholde gouerne hym were gouerned 〈…〉 yâ— quene his moder dame Isabell. 〈◊〉 sye Roger Mortimer as they wolde all thyn ge was done both amonge hygh lowe And they toke vnto theym castels townes londeê tentâ— in greate harme and losse to yâ— crowne of the kynges estate oute of all mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englysshmen the Scottes and alsoo of Iustifyenge of Troyllesâ—aston Kynge Edwarde at wytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne thrughe the counseyll of his moder sir Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlement at Northampton And at yâ— parlement the kyng thrugh his couÌ„sell none other of yâ— londe with in aege grauÌ„tyd to be accordyd with the scottes in this manere yâ— al yâ— feautees homages yâ— the scottes sholde doo to yâ— crowne of Englonde foryaue theym for euer more by his chartre ensealed And ferdermore an endenture was made of yâ— Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde yâ— was kynge Henryes sone whiche endenture they calle it ragman in yâ— whiche were conteyned all yâ— homages feauteâ—s Fyrste of yâ— kynge of Scotlonde of yâ— prelates erles barons of yâ— reame of Scotloyde with theyr seales set theroâ— other chartres remeÌ„brauncys yâ— kynge Edwarde his barons had of theyr ryght in yâ— forsayd reame of scotlonde it was foryeue ayen holy chirche And also with yâ— blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche yâ— good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde brought it out of the abbaye of Scone yâ— is a full precyous relyque And also ferthermore he releacyâ— fully forgaue all the londes yâ— yâ— noble barons had before yâ— tyme in yâ— reame of scotlonde by olde conquest And ferther more yâ— this peas for to be holden continuelly laste yâ— Scottes were bounde vnto the kynge in .xxx. thousande pouÌ„de of siluer to be payâ—â— within thâ—e yere that is euery yere .x. thousande pounde by euen porcyâ—â—◠¶ And fertherâ—â—â—â— aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauid Driâ—â—â—autier that was kynge Robert Bâ—us sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworn ayenst his othe that arose ayenst his lyege lorde the noble and good kynge Edwarde and falsly made hym kynge of Scotlonde that was of aege .v. yere And so this cursyd counseyll Dauyd spoused at Bâ—rewyk dame IohnÌ„ of the Toure that was kinge Edwardes syster as the gestes tellith vpon Mary Mawdeleyns daye in yâ— yere of grace M.CCC.xxviii too greate harme and â—mpayrynge of all yâ— kynges blode wherof yâ— gentyll lady came alas the tyme For wonder moche that fayre damoysell dysperagyd syth yâ— she was maryed ayenst all the comyns wyll assent of Englonde And frome the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon and named the londe after his owne name Brytayne that now is callyd Englond after the name of Engist And so the reame of Scotlond was holde of yâ— reame of Englonde of the crowne by feaute and homage For Brute conquered that hande yaue it to Albanaâ— yâ— was hys seconde sone And he
Englond yâ— was borne in Yorke shyre that was callyd IohnÌ„ of Barnaby this edwarde Bayllol louyd hym moche and was nyghe hyÌ„ full preuy And so this IohnÌ„ of Barnaby was in debate with a Frenche man in the towne of DuÌ„pier so he slewe hym went his way in all the haste yâ— he myght into the castell for too haue socoure helpe of his lorde And a none came the offycers of the towne to take IohnÌ„ of Barnaby as a felon and syr Edwarde his lorde holpe hym and rescowed hym by nyght made hym go out of the castell so he went his waye and came into Englonde withoute ony harme ¶ And whan yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce sawe yâ— syr Edwarde had rescowed hys felon he became wonder wrothe ayenstetyr Edwarde anone lete hym arestyd toke into his hondes all his londes Tho dwellyd syr Edwarde in pryson vnto yâ— tyme yâ— syr Henry of Beaumont came into FrauÌ„ce yâ— whiche Henry somtyme waserle of Anguysshe in Scotlon de and was put out therof whan thacordement was bytwene Englonde scotlonde thrugh yâ— quene Isabell syr Roger Mortimer their coÌ„pany for yâ— mariage yâ— she made bytwene Dauyd that was Roberte Brussone dame Iohan of Tour kynge Edwards syster of Englonde well vnderstode this that at yâ— ende he sholde come to his ryght butyf it were syr Edwarde Bayllol that was ryghte htyre of the reame of Scotlonde ¶ And the kynge of Fraunce Lowyslsuyd moche this syr Henry And he was with hyâ— full preuy and thought for to make a delyuer aâ—mie of syre Edwarde Bayllof yf he myght in ony manere of wyse ¶ Tho prayed he the kynge that he wolde of his gracâ— graunte hym syâ—â— Edwarde Bayllols body vnto the next parlement yâ— he myght lyue with his owne rentes in yâ— meane tyme yâ— he myght stonde to be Iugyd with his perys at the parlement And yâ— kynge grauÌ„tyd hym his prayer made yâ— forsayd Edwarde to be delyuered out of pryson in yâ— manere aboue sayd anone as he was out of pryson syr Henry toke hym forth with hym ladde hym into Englonde made hym dwelle pryuely at the maneer of Sandhall vpon Ouse in yorke shyre with the lady Vescy And so he ordeyned hun there an huge retenew of Englysshmen and also of alyauntes for too conquere ayen his herytage and so he yaue moche syluer vnto yâ— souldyours and alyauntes for to helpe hym And they behyght for to helpe hym in yâ— they myghte but they faylled hym at his moost nede ¶ And at yâ— tyme Dauyd erle of Moryf herde telle how that syr Edwarde Bayllol was priuely come in to Englonde And came to hym and made with hym greate Ioy of his comynge sayd vnto hym behyght hym that all yâ— greate lordes of Englonde sholde be to hym entendauÌ„te shold hym holde for kynge as ryght heyre of Scotlonde and dyd to hym feaute ¶ Tho came syr Henry of BeaumoÌ„te to kynge Edward of Englonde and prayed hym in yâ— way of charytee that he wolde grauÌ„t of his grace vnto syred warde Bayllol yâ— he myghte saufly goo by londe from Sandhall vntoâ— ScotloÌ„de to conquere his ryght herytannce in scotlonde ¶ The kynge answerde and sayd yf that I suffre Bayllol go thrughe my londe into Scotlonde then the people wolde saye yâ— I sholde be assentyÌ„ge vnto yâ— company ¶ Now syr I praie you yâ— ye wolde yeue hym leue to take with hym souldyours of Englysshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thrugh your londe to Scotlonde And syr vpon thys couenaunt yâ— yf it so befall as god it forbydde that he be dyscomfyted in batayll thrugh the Scottes that I and also all the lordes that holde with Bayllol ben for euer more out of our rentes yâ— we haue in Englonde And there the kynge vppon this couenaunt grauntyd theyr bone as towchynge hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes and rentes in the reame of Englonde And thyse were yâ— names of those lordes that pursued this forsayd matere and quarell ¶ That is to saye Syre Edwarde Bayllol the whiche chalengyd the reame of Scotlonde â–ª syr Henry Beaumont erle of Angâ—â—â—she syr Dauyd of Stroboly erle of atheles syr Geffray of Mombraye walter Comyn and many other that were put out of theyr herytage in scotlonde whan the peas was made bytwene Englonde and Scotlonde as before is sayd And ye shall vnderstonde that thyse sordes toke with theym fyue hundred men of armes and two thousande artbers and of fote men and tho went into shyppe atte Raueâ—spore sayled by the see tyl that they came vnto Scotlond came to loÌ„de at Kynkehorne .xii. myle fro saynt Iobannes towne And anone sent out theâ—shyppes agayne for that they sholde not be hurte ne empeyred neyther that noo man sholde go in to the shyppes agayn though that they had nede but abyde alperylles not flee but stonde rather suffre dethe than flee for too mayntene theyr true quarell whan yâ— erle of Fysse a fyers man a sterne herde yâ— Bayllol was come for to take yâ— londe of scotloÌ„de he came in hast to Kynkeborne with xii thousande Scottes for to dyshoye hym that he sholde not come to londe But syr Edwarde Bayllol and his coÌ„pany there hym dyscomfyted at the whiche dyscomfyture syr Alysander Scton was there slayne and many other The erle of Fyffe was tho sore and full ruyl ashamyd that so lytyll a company bad hym dyscomfyted and shamefully putt hym all his company that were alyue for too flee ¶ Tho came syr Edwarde Bailloll toke the countree all aboute hym tyll he came vnto the abbay of DuÌ„fermlin there he founde vitaylles for hym and for his folke and amonge all other thyng he fonde in a chambre aboute fyue huÌ„dred of grete staues of fyue oke with longe pryckes of yren and of stele And he toke them and delyuerd them to yâ— moste strongest men of his companye And anone after he yede fro thens and lodged hym in a felde .ii. myles from saynt Iohannes towne And whan the burgeys of the towne herde how the erle of Fyffe was dyscomfyted thrughe Baylloll brake the brydges that they had made ouer the water of Erne so that Bailloll myght not go ouer wherfore he lodged hym there all that nyght but lytyllhede he toke of reste and sayde vnto his people Nowe dere lordes ye knowe full well yâ— we ben now lodged bytwene our enmyes and they may vs hampre there is no bote but deth wherfore yf we abyde styll all this nyght I wene it shal torne vs to moche harme For the power of Scotlonde may euery wexe and encreâ—e and we may not so do And we ben but lytyll people as ayenst theym Wherfore I pray you for the loue of almyghty god make we vs bolde and hardy and that we may myghtely take the Scottes this nyghte and boldly
of the comynalte of the reame ¶ About this tyme at kynge Edwardes coÌ„maundement of Englonde whan all the castels and townes were yolden too hym yâ— longe were holden in FrauÌ„ce by a greate coÌ„pany assembled to gyder syre Bartram Claykyn a nobled knyght and a good warryour went and purposed hym to put out Pers kynge of Spayne out of his kyngdom with helpe of the moost partye of the forsayd grete company trnstynge also vpon helpe fauour of yâ— pope for as moche as it come to his ceres yâ— the same Pers sholde lede vse a synfull lyfe yâ— whiche Pers smyten with drede of this tydynge fled into Gascoyne to pryÌ„ce Edward for to haue socoure of hym And whan he was fled out of Spayne Henry his broder yâ— was a bastarde by assent of yâ— moost party of Spayne thrugh help of that ferefull coÌ„pany yâ— I spake of fyrst was crowned kyÌ„ge of spayne yâ— noÌ„bre of that same coÌ„pani was rekened set at the noÌ„bre of .xl. M. fyghtynge men ¶ This same yere in yâ— moneth of Iune there come a grete coÌ„pany a nauye of yâ— Danes gadred them togyder in the North see purposyng theÌ„ to come into Englonde to reue and too robbe and also to sle with whome they couÌ„tred mette in the se. maryners and other gode fyghtynge men of yâ— countre dysperpled theym And they ashamyd went home ayen in too theyr owne couÌ„tree But amonge the other there was a boystous vessell and a stronge of their nauye that was ouer saylled by the Englysshmen was perysshed drenched In the whiche yâ— Stewarde other worthy greate men of Denmarke were ta taken prysoners the kynge of EngloÌ„de his couÌ„seyll prysoned them yâ— whiche lordes yâ— Danes afterwarde sought them all about for to haue had theÌ„ ayen with theyr goodes yâ— they had loste and they not well apayed ne pleased of the answer yâ— they had they torned homewardes ayen leuyÌ„ge behynde theÌ„ in ther Innes pryuely wryten in scrowes on walles yet shall Danes wast the wanes Thenne happed there an Englyssh writer wrote ayenst yâ— Dane in this manere here shall Danes fette theyr banys ¶ And in this tyme Pers the kynge of Spayne with other kynges that is too saye the kynge of Nauerne and the kynge of Malogre beynge meanes wenten bytwene and prayed couÌ„seyll and helpe of syr Edwarde the prynce whos counseyll whan he had vnderstandynge ther artycles and desyre that he was requyred of of tho kynges loth he was ashamed to saye nay contrary to theÌ„ But netheles he was agast lest it sholde be oni preiudice ayenst yâ— pope longe tyme taryed theÌ„ or that he wolde grauÌ„t or consente therto tyll he had better couÌ„seyll auysement with good delyberatyon of kyng Edwarde his fader But whan they were with hym euery daye contynually be sechynge of many noble men requyred spoken to with many prayers sente made bytwene theÌ„ than prynce Edwarde sent to his fader both vy coÌ„playnyng letters also by confortable conteynyÌ„ge all theyr suggestyous causes with all yâ— other kyngê epystles letters for to haue conforte helpe of yâ— wronges not only done to yâ— kynge of Spayn but also for suche thyngê as myght fall to other kyngê Also yf it were not yâ— soner holpeÌ„ amended thrughe yâ— dome helpe of knyghthode to them yâ— it asked desired ¶ The whiche letter whan the kynge his wyse couÌ„seyll had seen suche a kyng spoylynge robbynge with moche merueyll And sent ayen comfortable letters to prynce Edwarde his sone to yâ— other kyngê warned them for to arme them ordeyne theym ayenst that mysdoer to withstande them by yâ— helpe of god yâ— were suche enmyes to kynges whan this noble prynce had receyued this letters hymself with that other kynges before sayd all theyr couÌ„seyll called 〈◊〉 he wolde vndertake the quard he bouÌ„d knytte sore yâ— kynge yâ— was deposed 〈◊〉 a greate o the that is to saye yâ— besholde euer after mayntene y◠〈…〉 and fayth of holy chirche and also with all theyr mynystreo ryghtes 〈…〉 defende frome all theyr cum 〈…〉 And all yâ— were therâ— ayenst â—â—â—ly to punysshe destroble 〈…〉 lybertees preuyleges of holy 〈…〉 creace mayntene 〈…〉 yâ— were wrongfully taken with 〈◊〉 boren a waye by hym or by ouâ— other by cause of hym hastely to 〈…〉 dryue and put out saras◠〈…〉 mysbyleued people our oâ— his 〈◊〉 with all his streÌ„gth and his poâ—er and suffre ne admitte none suche for no manere thynge ne cause too dwelle 〈◊〉 And that whan he had taken a 〈◊〉 woman he sholde neuer come in to nonâ— other womans bedde ne none other mâ—nes wyfe too defoyle ¶ All thyse foâ— sayd thynges trewely for toâ— kepe con tynue fulfyll as all his lyfe câ—me be was bouÌ„deÌ„ by other afore notarâ—â—s in presence wytnesse of tho kynges with other prynces ¶ And thanne that graâ—â—ous prynces Edwarde vndertoke the cause the quarell of the kynge that was deposed and behyght hym with the grace of almyghty god to restoe hyÌ„ ayen to bys kyngdom lete ordeyne gadre â—â—gyd forthwith in all haste his many with meÌ„ of armes for to warre and fyght in hys forsayd cause ¶ And in this same yere vpon the sande of yâ— Scottes see yâ— many a man sawe it thre dayes togyder there were seen two Egles of yâ— which yâ— one come out of yâ— southe yâ— other out of the north cruelly strongly they foughte togyder wrastled togyder yâ— southe Egle fyrst ouercome yâ— north egle all to rente hym with his bylle his clawes that he sholde not reste ne take no brethe and after yâ— south egle fleyth home to his owne costes ¶ And anone after there folowed was leen in yâ— morne after yâ— son rysynge after in yâ— last daye of Octobre sauynge one many sterres gadred togyder on an hepe felle downe to yâ— erthe le uynge behynde theÌ„ fyre bemes in maner of lyghtnynge whos flaÌ„mes brent coÌ„ sumed mens clothes mens heer walkyÌ„ge on yâ— erth as it was sene yâ— knowen of many a man ¶ And yet yâ— northern wyÌ„de yâ— is euer redy destyrnate to all ylle fro saynt Katherynes eue thre dayes after lost greate good withoute nombre ¶ And in this same dayes there felle come also such lyghtnyng thondre snow â—â—yll yâ— if wasted destroyed men bestes houses trees ¶ Of the batayll of Spayne besyde the water of Nazers that was bytwene prynce Edward syr Henry bastard of SpayÌ„ IN yâ— yere of our lord a M.CCC lxvii and of kynge Edwarde .xlii the thyrde daye of Aprylle there was a stronge batayll and a greate in a large felde called Pryazers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene syre Edwarde the prynce syr Henry yâ— bastarde of Spayne but the vyctory
fell to prynce Edwarde by the grace of god ¶ And this same prynce Edwarde had with hym syr IohnÌ„ duke of Lancastre his broder other worthy men of armes about yâ— noÌ„ bre of .xxx. thousande ¶ And the kynge of Spayne had on his syde men of dynero nacyons to the nombre of an hondred thousande mo wherfore yâ— shar penesse and fyersnesse of his aduersary with his full boystous greate strenthe made and dryue the ryghtfulle partye a backe a greate waye but thrugh the grace of almyghty god passynge ony mannes strenthe that greate hooste was dysparpled myghtfully by the noble duke of Lancastre and his hoost or that prynce Edward came nyghe hym And whaÌ„ Henry bastarde sawe that he torned with his men in so greate hast and strenthe for to flee that a greate company of theÌ„ in the forsayd floode and of the brydge therof fellen downe and perysshed And also there were taken the erle of Dene syr Bartram Cleykyn yâ— was cheyf maker causer of the warre also cheyftayne of the vauÌ„twarde of yâ— batayll with many other greate lordes and kuyghtes to the nombre of two thousande of whom two hondred were of FrauÌ„ce many al so of scotlonde and there were felled in the felde on our enmyes syde of lordes knyghtes with other meyn people to the nombre of .vi. thousande and moo and of Englysshmen but a fewe And after this the noble prynce Edwarde restored the same Peers to his kyngdom ayen yâ— whiche Peers afterwarde thrugh trechery and falsenes of the forsayd basterd of Spayne as he satte at his mete he was strangled and deyed But after this vyctorye many noble men of Englonde also hardy in Spayne thrughe the flyx and dyuers other sekenesses toke theyr dethe ¶ And also in the same yere in yâ— Marche was seen stella Cometa bytwene the north costes yâ— west whos bemes stretched towarde FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in the next yere folowynge of kynge Edwardê regne .xliii. in Apryll syre Lyonell kynge Edwardes sone that was duke of Cla rence wente towarde Melayne wyth a chosen meyne of the gentyls of Englonde for to wedde Galoys doughter haue hyr to his wyf by whome he sholde haue halfe yâ— lordshyp of Melayne but after yâ— they were soleÌ„ply wedded about yâ— Natyuyte of our lady yâ— same duke of Melai ne deyed And in yâ— same yere yâ— Frensshe men brake yâ— peas yâ— trewes rydyng on yâ— kyngê grouÌ„de lordshyp of EngloÌ„de in yâ— shyre couÌ„tre of PouÌ„tyfe tokeÌ„ helde castell townes bere yâ— Englyssh men on honde falsly subtyll yâ— they were cause of brekyÌ„ge of trewes and in this same yere deyed yâ— duches of Lancastre is buryed worshypfully in saynt Poules chirche ¶ The .xliiii. yere of kynge Edwardes regne was yâ— grettest pestyleÌ„ce of men of grete bestes by yâ— grete fallynge of waters that felle at that tyme there fell grete hyndrynge destroyenge of corne in so moche that the next yere after a busshell of whete was solde for .xl. pens And in this same yere about yâ— last ende of Maykyng Edwarde helde tho his parlement at westmyster in which parlement was treated spoken of yâ— o the trewes that was borken bytwene hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce how he myght best be auenged vpon his wronge ¶ In this same yere in yâ— AssuÌ„pcyon of our lady deyed quene Philyp of Englonde a full noble gode lady at westmyster full worshypfully is buryed entered And about mydsomer yâ— duke of Lancastre the erle of Herforde with a grete coÌ„pany of knyghtes went into FrauÌ„ce where as they gate them but lytell worshyp name for there was a greate hooste of yâ— Frensshmen vpon Calkhull brydge an other hoste of Englysshmen fast by yâ— same brydge yâ— longe tyme had lyued there And maniworthy greate men of Englond ordei ned yaf couÌ„seyll for to fyght yaf batayll to yâ— Frensshmen but yâ— forsayd lordes wolde not consent therto for no maner thynge ¶ And anone after it happe ned yâ— the erle of warwyk come thyderwarde for to warre whan yâ— Frensshe men herde of his comynge or yâ— he came fully to londe they left theyr senses pauylyons with all theyr vytayls sled weÌ„t awaye pryuely And whan yâ— erle was comen to londe with his men he went in all hast towarde Normandye deshored yâ— I le of Caur with strenth of swerde thrughe fyre But alas in his reformynge to Englonde warde home ayen at Calays he was taken with sykenes of pestylence deyed not leuynge behynde hyÌ„ after hys dayes so noble a knyght of armes ¶ In which tyme regned warted yâ— noble knyght syr IohnÌ„â—â—â—wkewod yâ— was an Englysshman borne hauynge 〈…〉 at his gouernauÌ„ce yâ— whyte coÌ„pany 〈…〉 forsayd yâ— whiche o tyme ayenst 〈◊〉 â—â—â—che an other tyme ayenst lord 〈◊〉 ordeyned grete batayls there in 〈◊〉 me couÌ„tree he dydde many merueylleuâ— thynges ¶ And about y◠〈…〉 of saynt Poule yâ— kyng whan he had ended done yâ— entrynge crequyes with â—â—â—te costes ryaltees aboute yâ— scpuleâ—â—e buryenge of quence Phylip his wife 〈◊〉 helde a parlement at westmyster 〈◊〉 â—â—â—che parlemÌ„t was ared of yâ— clergre 〈◊〉 yeres dyme that is for to saye a greedy me to be payed thre yere durynge And the clargye put it of and wolde not 〈◊〉 it vnto Ester next comynge 〈◊〉 they graunted well that in thre 〈…〉 certayne termes yâ— dyme sholde be 〈◊〉 also of the lay fee was a thre yere 〈◊〉 graunted to the kynge ¶ How sir Robert Knolles with other certayne lordes of yâ— teame went ouer sent to FrauÌ„ce of theyr gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edwarde in yâ— begyunynge kynge Edwarde with vnwyse couÌ„seyll and vndyscrete borowed a greate soÌ„me of golde of yâ— prelaces marchauÌ„tes other tyche men of his reame saynge yâ— it sholde be spended in defendynge of holy chirche of his reame Netheles it profyted nothyÌ„ge wherfore aboute mydsomer after he made a grete host of yâ— worthyest men of his reame Amonges whome weresome lordê that is for to say yâ— lorde Fytzwater yâ— lorde grauÌ„son other worthy knightê of which knyghê yâ— kygne ordeyned syr Robert Knolles a proued knyzt a well assayd in dedes of armes for to be gouernour yâ— thrugh his couÌ„seyl gouernaunce all thyÌ„ge sholde be gouerned dressed And whan they come into FrauÌ„ce as longe as they dwelled helde them hole togyder yâ— Frensshmen durst not fall vppon theÌ„ And at the laste about the begyÌ„ nynge of wynter for enuye couetyse yâ— was amonge them also dyscorde they sondred parted theÌ„ into dyuerse coÌ„panyes vnwysely folely But syr Robert Knolles his men went keped theym sauf within a castell in Brytayne And whan yâ— Frensshmen sawe that ouer men felaushyp were deuyded into dyuerse
Thenne they prayed Machomyte to open that holy boke with his holy hondes the whiche was sente from heuen euermore to be kepte In the whiche boke is shewed how the people shal worshyp god ¶ And Machomyte sayd this boke was wryten with aungels honde So by these fals meanes he torned to his lawe all the londe of Perse and all the Erst Imperyall agaynst Heraclium the Emperour And he occupyed vnto the ende of Alexandre and Egypte Libia Arabia and Siria Thenne after he enfected all Affrycam And but the grace of god withstode hym he had enfected all Spayne and Fraunce And many other thynges he dyde whiche were to moche to wryte in this boke COnstantyne the thyrde the sone of Heraclij was Emperour .xxvij. yere This Constantyne was a grete tyraunt a cursyd man and an heretyke Fals subtyll and odyous to crysten men Ne he gaaf no place to pope Mertyne And he reysed a grete hoste agaynst the Lombardes And there he lost the felde and fledde vnto Rome And honourably was receyued of the pope Vitâ—llianus other of the cyte And he rewarded not them lyke after theyr merytes as a prynce sholde haue done But vsed forth tyrannye and heresye Wherfor at the last he was slayne of his owne knyghtes in a bath the whiche wolde no lenger suffre his tyrannye And soo he wretchedly lyued and deyed vnhappely ¶ Martinus the fyrst was pope after Theodor .vi. yere This Martinus was a very holy man strongely stroue for the fayth of god And whan he sange masse on a certayne daye at the awter there pursewed hym to slee hym a man that was called Spatarius of Olymphe And whan he wolde haue smyten hym he was blynde sodaynly This same man called a Synodi in the cyte of Rome and dampned Syrum AlexandruÌ„ Sergium Pyrum and Paulum heretykes Wherfore Constantyne the Emperour expled hym and he deyed a saynt ¶ Eugeniê° a Romayne was pope after Martyne almoost thre yere and was an holy man but of hym lytell actes is wryten ¶ Vitellianus was pope after hym 〈◊〉 yere This man made the songe that the Romayns vse and accorded it also with the organys And he also had the grace of the Emperour the whiche was wrothe with his predecessours Neuerthelesse afterwarde he stode not in his concoâ—de Ne hytherto I coude not fynde that euer the churche of Rome had fully after the deth of Constantyne yâ— myghty the lordshyp of the cyte and of other the whiche he yaue to the churche ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vi. C.xliiij ADeodatus a Romayne was pope after Vitellianus foure yere and in his dayes was translated the body of saynt Benedictus with the body of Saynt Scolastica his syster fro the hylle of Cassin vnto the monasterys of Floriecens nyghe Aurelian ¶ Constaâ— tyne the fourthe was Emperour after his fader Constantyne the cursyd man This Constantyne was a good man hated heretykes ouer all thynge The chirche he repeyred and grace he reconsyled agayne to the chirche of Rome he with the pope gadred togyder the .vi. generall Synodus in the whiche was graunted to preestes of Grece for to vse theyr leyffull wyues to the preestes of the Eest for cause of grete hete but not to those of the West party by no meanes For they amytted chastyte in the tyme of saynt Gregory And euery man may auertyse pondre how moche the goodnes of a prynce is worthe to the quyete state of the chirche to the promocyon of the fayth and also the contrary how moche the malyce of a prynce hurteth that thynge These two Constantyns the fader the sone shewed openly For in the faders dayes the chirche neuer had rest and in the sones tyme it was quyete Yet neuertheles our lorde suffred the Saâ—rasyns and the Bulgars to entre in this Emporours londe that he them myght not withstande but that he made his peas with them payed to them yerely a truage so myghtely preuaylled that cursyd secte of Machomyte after he deyed blessydly ¶ Nota. ¶ That there were .vi. generall Synodus and moost pryncypall of the whiche the auctoryte is equall to the gospell for the truthe of the gospell is declared by them ayenst the .vi. pryncypall heresyes the whiche strongely trowbled the chirche for the subtyltee of those heretykes to dysceyue symple men ¶ This tyme deyed saynt Cedde of Lytchefelde yâ— thyrde yere of his bysshopryche ¶ Demus a Romayne was pope after Adeodatus thre yere Of this man lytell is wryten ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym lytell of hym is wryten but that he lyued lyke a preest ¶ Agatho was popope after hym and he was a very holy man For on a daye whan he kyssed a lepre the lepre anone was made hole ¶ Iste et de consensu principis iussit celebrari sextuÌ„ sinoduÌ„ apud ostantinopoli CC.lxxx epÌ„orum in qua asseret duas naturas et duas voluntates esse in xpÌ„o ¶ Leo the seconde was pope after Agatho thre yere this Leo was an holy man and suffycyentely taugh in latyn greke this man ordeyned that the pax sholde be yeuen after Agnus dei and deyed a blessyd man ¶ Benedictâ—s the seconde was pope after Leo almoost thre yere This man about all thynge was vertuous his name accorded with his dedes And in his tyme was a grete pestylence ¶ Iustinianê° the seconde was Emperour this tyme he was a very good man a prudent a large and he encreaced the Empyre of Rome myghtly but but he charged the offyce of the chirche ouer moche Many lawes he made and after was not good he intended to haue lette yâ— decrees of the .vi. Synodus wherfore the .x. yere of his Empyre he was taken of Leo the prynce of Patricio and Tyberio they cutte of his nose his tonge exyled hym to CrysonaÌ„ There was then turbacyon in yâ— chirche for stryue heretykes ¶ And knowe all men whan varyaunce falleth betwixt grete lordes thenne errours ben multeplyed for there is no man corrected them therfore that is oftentyme preued in the chirche Thenne after felle a varyaunce betwixt Leo and Tyberio And Tybereo preuaylled he exyled Leo cutte of his nose the thyrde yere of his regne regned for hym Iustinianus fledde to the Sarrasyns the Bulgars the whiche restored hym ayen to his Empyre slewe Leo and Tyberio the whiche fauoured heretykes Thenne this same Iustinianus refourmed hymself to the chirche of god had grete repentaunce But he venged hym to cruelly on his aduersaryes so that he wolde haue slay 〈◊〉 theyr Innocent childern Therfore he was slayne with his sone of Phylyp whom he exyled ¶ Anno dmÌ„ .vi. C.lxxxiiij IOhaÌ„nes the fyfth was pope after Benedictê° â—o yere he was a good man but he decessid anone ¶ Zeno was pope after hym And he was a very holy man for he wolde not medle with seculer maters And in beaute he was an angell
moche herde of the goodnesse of kynge Edwarde that he was so full of mercy of pyte He thoughte that he wolde go ayen in to Englonde for to seke to haue grace of the good kynge Edwarde that so mercyfull was that he myght haue ayen his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hyÌ„ towarde the see came in to Englonde to London there that the kyng was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde and helde a parlyament Godewin sente to hym that were his frendes were the moost grettest lordes of the londe pray to them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde his peas his londe graunte hym The lordes ledde hym before the kynge to seke his grace And anone as the kyng hym sawe he apeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his brother and these wordes vnto hym sayd Traytour Godewin sayd the kynge I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my brother Alured Certes syr sayd Godewin sauynge your grace and your peas your lordshyp I hym neuer betrayed ne yet hym slewe And therfore I put me in rewarde of the courte Now fayr lordes sayd the kynge Ye that ben my lyeges erles and barons of the londe that here be assembled full well ye herde myn appele and the answere also of Godewin and therfore I woll that ye awarde dooth ryght The erles barons tho gadred them all togyder for to do this awarde by themself and so they spake dyuersely amonge them For some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage seriment seruyce ne by lordshypp bytwene Godewin and Alured for which thynge they myght hym drawe And aâ—â— the laste they deuysed and demed that he sholde put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder Tho spake the erle Leuerik of Couentree a good man to god and to all the worlde and tolde his reason in this maner sayd The erle Godewin is the best frended man of Englonde after the kynge well it myght not be agayne sayd that without couÌ„sell of Godewin Alured was neuer putt to dethe Wherfore I awarde as towchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xij. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere betwixt our hondes prayenge the kynge to forgeue his euyll wyll to the erle Godewin receyue his homage his londe yelde ayen And they accorded vnto that a warde and came in this maner as is aboue sayd euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myghte bere bytwene her hondes before the kynge there sayde the fourme the maner of theyr acorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not theym agaynsaye but as moche as they ordeyned he grauÌ„ted confermed And so was the erle Godewin accorded with the kynge so he had ayen all his londe And afterwarde he bare hym soo well soo wysely that the kynge loued hym worder moche with hym he was ful preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued soo moche that there the kynge spowsed Godewins doughter made her quene And neuerthelesse though the kynge had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastyte clennesse of body without ony flesshly dede doynge with his wyf And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyf two yere deyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe withoute ony wyf ¶ The kyng yaue the erledom of Oxenforde to Harolde that was Godewins sone made hym erle And soo well they were beloued bothe the fader he and so pryue with the kynge both the fader the sone that they myght do by ryght what thynge that they wolde For ayenst ryght wolde he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Ihesu Cryste grete specyll loue vnto hym shewed ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe Swyne kynge of Denmark drowned in the see in the tyme of the Sacrament as he stode herde masse IT befelle vppon Wytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmestre ryght at the leuacyon of Ihesu Crystys body as all men were gadred in to the chirche and came nygh the awter for to see the sacrynge the kynge his hondes lyft vp on hyghe and a grete laughter toke vp Wherfore all that aboute hym stode gretely ganne wonder And after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was Fayre lorde sayd kynge Edwarde I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kynge of Denmark come in to the see with all his power for to haue come in to Englonde vpon vs for to warre And I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see and alle this I sawe in the leuacyon of Crystis body bytwene the preestes bonde and I had therfore so grete Ioye that I myghte not my laughter withholde ¶ And the erle Leueryk besyde hym stode at the leuacyon and openly sawe the fourme of brede torne in the lyknesse of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght honde and blessyd the kynge after the erle and the erle anone tomed hym towarde the kynge for to make hym see that holy syght And tho sayd the kynge ¶ Syâ—â— Erle sayd he I see well that ye see thanked be god that I haue honoured my god my sauyour visybly Ihesu Cryst in four me of man Whoo 's name be blessyd in all worldes AMEN ¶ How the rynge that sayne Edwarde bod gyuen to a poore pylgryme for the loue of god sayne Iohan Euangelyst came ayen to kynge Edwarde THis noble man sayne Edwarde regned .xiij. yere And thus it befell vpon a tyme are he deyed that two men of Englonde were gone in to holy londe had done theyr pylgrymage were goynge ayen in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they wente in the waye they mette a pylgryme that curteysly them saluwed axed of them in what londe in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Tho axed he who was kynge of Englonde And they answered sayd the good kynge Edwarde ¶ Fayre frendes sayd tho the pylgryme whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree ayen I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kynge Edwarde oftentymes grete hym in myn name and oftentymes hym thanke of his grete curteysye that he to me hath done namely for the rynge that he yaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmestre for saynt Iohans loue Euangelyst And toke the rynge toke it to the pylgrymes sayd I praye you go and bere this rynge take it vnto kyng Edwarde telle hym that I sende if hym a full ryche yefte I wyll hym yeue For vpon the .xij. daye he shall come vnto me euer more dwelle in blysse without ony ende ¶ Syr sayd the pylgrymes what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge ¶ Fayre frendes sayd he I
grete attendynge to vertuous werkes This man cursyd the Emperour of Constancy nople in so moche as he promysed for to torne to the fayth in the generall connscyll dyde not for yâ— whiche he suffred many passyons all holy chirche Also he cursyd the kyng of Aragon for he expulsyd the kyng of Cecyle fro his kyngdome And after he had done many bataylles ayenst men of mysbyleue many trybulacoÌ„ns suffred he decessyd dyde many myracles ¶ Nicholaus de lyra a noble doctour of dyuynyte was this tyme at Parys this man was a Iewe of nacyon he was conuerted myghtley profyted in the ordre of frere Mynours he wrote ouer all the Byble Or elles he was in yâ— yere of our lorde M.CCC.xxx some man saye he was a Braban yâ— his fader his moder were crystned but for pouerte he vysyted yâ— scole of the Iewes so he lerned the Iewes langage or elles this Nicholaus was informed of the Iewes in his yonge aege Honorius the fourth was pope after Martinus two yere lytell of hym is wryten but that he was a temperat man a dyscrete ¶ Nicholaus the fourth was pope after hym foure yere this man was a frere Mynor alle though he was a good man in hyÌ„self yet many vnhappy thynges felle in his tyme to the chirche For many a batayll was in the cyte thrugh his occasyon for he drewe to moche to yâ— one parte And after hym there was no pope two yere .vi. monethes ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after this kynge Henry regned Edwarde his sone the worthyes knyght of the worlde in honour for goddes grace was in hym for he had the vyctorye of his enmyes as soone as his fader was deed he came to London with a noble company of prelates exles barons and all men dyde hym moche honoure For in euery place that syr Edwarde roode in London the stretes were couered ouer his heed with sylke of tapyser other ryche couerynges And for Ioye of his comynge the burgeys of the cyte caste out att theyr wyndowes golde and syluer hondes full in tokenynge of loue and worshyp seruyce and reuerence And out of the condyte of Chepe ranne whyte wyne and reed as stremes doth of the water euery man dranke therof that wolde at theyr owne wyl And this kyng Edwarde was crowned and enoynted as ryght heyre of Englonde with moche honour And after masse the kyng wente in to his place to holde a ryall feest amonge them that dyde hym honour And whan he was sette to meete the kynge Alexander of Scotlonde came to do hym honour and reuerence with a queyntesye an hondred knyghtes with hym well horsyd arayde And whan they were alyght of theyr stedes they lete theym goo whether they wolde who that myght take them toke at theyr owne wyll without ony chalenge And after came syr Edmond kynge Edwardes brother a curteys knyght a gentyll of renowne and the erle of Cornewaylle and the erle of Glocestre and after thenne came the erle of Penbroke the erle of Garenne And eche of them by themself ladde in theyr honde an hondred knyghtes gayly dysguysed in theyr armes And whan they were alyghted of theyr horses they lete them go whether that they wolde who that myght them catche them to haue styll withoute ony chalenge And whan alle this was done kyng Edwarde dyde his dylygence and his myght for to amende and dresse the wronges in the beste manere that he myght to the honour of god and holy chirche and to mayntene his honour and to amende the noyaunce of the comyn people ¶ How Ydeyne that was Lewelyns doughter of Walys prynce Aymer that was the erles brother of Mounforde were taken in the see THe fyrste yere after warde yâ— kynge Edward was crowned Lewelyn prynce of wales sente into Fraunce to the erle Mountforde yâ— thorough couÌ„seyll of his frendes the erle sholde wedde his doughter And yâ— erle tho auysed hyÌ„ vpon this thynge and sente vnto Lewelny sayd that he wolde sende after hys doughter and so he sent Aymer his broder after the damoysell Lewelyn arayed shyppes for his doughter for Syr Aymer and for her fayre company that sholde goo with her And this Lewelyn dyd grete wronge for it was couenauÌ„ted that he sholde yeue his doughter to noo manere man without counsell and consent of kynge Edwarde And so it befel that a Burgeys of Brystow came in yâ— see with wyne laden and mette them toke them with myght and power And anone the burgeys sente theym to the kyÌ„ ge And whan Lewelyn herde this tydyÌ„ ges he was very wrothe and also sorow full and gan to warre vpon kynge Edwarde and dyd moche harme vnto Englysshmen and bete downe the kynges castels and began for to dystroye kyng Edwardes londe And whan tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he wente into walys and somoche he dydd thoroughe goddes grace and his greate power that he drofe Lewelyn vnto grete myscheyf that he fledde all maner of strenth came yelded hym vnto kynge Edwarde yaue hym .l. marke of syluer to haue peas And toke the damoysel all his herytage made an oblygacioÌ„ to kynge Edwarde to come to his parlemente two tymes of the yere And in yâ— seconde yere after that kynge Edwarde was crowned he helde a generall parlement at westmestre there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comune assente of all his baronage And atte Ester nexte sewenge the kynge sente by his letter vnto Lewelyn prynce of wales that he sholde come too his parlemente for his londe for his holdynge in wales as the strenthe of his letter oblygatory wytnessyd Tho Lewelyn had scorne and dyspyte of the kynges commaundement And for pure wrathe ayen began werre vpon kynge Edwarde and dystroyed his londes And tho whanne kynge Edward herd of thyse tydynges he wexed wonder wrothe vnto Lewelyn and in hast assembled his people wente hym toward wales And warred so vpon Lewelyn the prynce tylle that he broughte hym in moche sorowe and dysease And Lewelyn sawe that his defence myghte hym notte auaylle and came ayen and yelded hym to the kynges grace 〈◊〉 hym mercye and longe tyme kneled before the kynges fote The kynge 〈◊〉 hym pyte and commaunded hym forâ—â— aryse And for his mekenes foryaue 〈◊〉 his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespassed to hym a nother tyme that he wold dystroye hym for euermore ¶ Dauyd that was Lewelyns broder that same tyme dwelled with kynge Edwarde and was a felle man and a subtyll and enuyous and also ferre castynge moche treason thoughte and euermore made good semblaunt and semed so true yâ— no man myght perceyue his falines ¶ How Lewelyn thrugh eggynge of his brother Dauyd werryd agayn vpon kyge Edwarde IT was not longe after that tyme
sayd Merlyn yâ— people that sholde lede the sayd greyhouÌ„de sholde be faderles vnto a certayne tyme soth he sayd For the people of Scotlonde gretly were dysesyd after syr IohnÌ„ bayllol was fled And Merlyn sayd the sone sholde become in his tyme as redde as ony blood in tokenynge of grete morta lyte of people And that was knowe wel whan the Scottes were slayne And syth sayd Merlyn yâ— same dragon shold nourysshe a Fox that sholde meue grete wâ—re ayenste hym that sholde not in his tyme be ended that semed well by Robert the Brus. that kynge Edwarde nourysshed in his chambre that sythen stale away meued grete werre ayenst hym whiche werre was nott ended in his tyme And yet sayd Merlyn that the dragon shold dep in the marche of an other londe that his londe sholde be longe withoute a gooâ—â— keper And yâ— men sholde wepe for his de the from the yle of Shephey vnto yâ— I le of Mercyll wherfore alas shall be theyr songeamonge the comyn people fader les in the lond wastyd And that prophecye was knowe ouer all full well For yâ— good kynge Edwarde deyed at Burgh vp sandys that is vpon the Marche of Scotlonde where the Englysshmen were dyscomforted and sorowed in NorthuÌ„berlonde For cause that kynge Edwardes sone set by the Scottes no force for the ryot of Peers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the songe thrughe oute all Englonde for defawte of theyr goode wardeyne from yâ— I le of Shephey vnto the yle of Marcill the people mad mo the sorowe for good kynge Edwardes dethe ¶ For they wend that gode kyng Edwarde sholde haue gone into the holy londe For yâ— was hooly his purpoos ¶ Vpon whoo 's soule god for his hygh Ingynyte grace haue mercy ¶ Anno dmÌ„ M. C.C.lxxxii.ij CElestnê° was pope after Nicholas fyue monthes and nothynge noble of hym is writen but that he was a vertuous man ¶ Bonefaciê° yâ— eyghte was pope after hym .viii. yere This bo nifacius was a man in those thynges yâ— whiche perteyneth to court For he was very experte in suche materes And bycause he had no pere he put noo mesure to his prudence And toke so grete pryde vpon hym yâ— he sayd he was lord of al yâ— worlde many thynges he dyd with his myght power yâ— which fayled wret chydly in yâ— ende He yaue an ensample to all prelatys that they sholde not be hault ne proude but vnder yâ— fourme of a very shepeherde of god they sholde more study for to be louyd of ther subgectes than dradde This man is he of whome it is sayd yâ— he entred as a fox he lyued as a lyon deyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an huÌ„dred yere to an houÌ„dred yere And the fyrst Iubyle was in the yere of our lorde IhuÌ„ 〈◊〉 a thousand thre hundred ¶ Benedictus the enleuenth was after Bonefacius enleueÌ„th monthes this maÌ„ was an holy man of the ordre of the fre re prechers lytyll whyle lyued bâ—t dyssessyd anone ADulphus was Emperoure .vi. yeres This man was yâ— erle of Anorone And this Adulphus was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayll Albertus was Emperoure after hym .x. yere This man was the Duke of Astrye and fyrst was repreued of the pope and after was confermed bi the same pope for the malyces of the kyÌ„ke of Fraunce the whiche was an enmy vnto the chirche And to that Alberte the same pope yaue the kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce as he dyd other kyngdoms but it proffyted not for at the laste he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ Clemens was pope after Benedictus almooste .ix. yere and he was a grete buylder of castels and other thynges And he dampnyd the ordre of Templaryes he ordeyned the .vii. boke of yâ— Decretales the whiche be callyd yâ— questyons of Clementyns And anone after in a counseyll the whiche he helde at Vyenna he reuokyd the same boke yâ— whiche his successary IohnÌ„ callyd ayen in incorporyd it publysshyd it This Clement fyrste of all popes translatyd the popes sete fro Rome to Auinion whether it was doon by the mocion of god or by the boldenes of man dyuers men meruaylle ¶ IohnÌ„ the .xxii. was pope after hym .viii. yere This man was all glorious as for those thynges yâ— were to be vsyd thrughe yâ— actyf lyfe And he publyshid the Constitucions of yâ— clementynes sent them to all yâ— vnyersi tees And many sayntes he canonysed thyse fatte bysshopryches he deuydyd he ordeyned many thynges ayenst yâ— pluralyte of benefyces many herytykes he dampned but whether he was saued or not our lorde wolde not shewe to those he louyd very well ¶ Henry the .vii. was emperour after Albert .v. yere this Henry was a noble man in werre and he coueytyd too haue peas by londe and water He was a glorious man in batayll And neuer ouercome with enmyes And atte the laste he was poysened of a frere whan that he houselyd 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 Carnariuan and this Edwarde wente hym into Fraunce and there he spousyd Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce the .xxv. daye of Ianuari atte the chirche of oure Lady atte Boloyne in yâ— yere of oure lorde IhuÌ„ Cryste M.CCC.vii And the .xx. daye of Feuerer the next yâ—ere that came after he was crownyd solemply at westmestre of the Archebysshop of Caunterbury And the re was so grete presse of people that syr IohnÌ„ Bakwell was slayne murdred And anone as the good kynge Edwarde was deed syr Edwarde his sone kyÌ„ge of Englonde sent after pers Ganaston into Gascoyne and somoche louyd hym that he callyd hym brother And anone after he yaue vnto hym yâ— lordshyp of walyngforde it was not longe after yâ— be ne yaue hym therldom of Cornewayll ayenst all the lordes wyll of Englonde ¶ And tho brought syr walter of laÌ„geton bysshop of Chestre into pryson durauÌ„ce in the toure of London with two knaues alonely hym to serue For yâ— kynge was wrothe with hym for bycause that syr water made complaynt on hym too his fader wherfore he was put in pryioÌ„ in the tyme of Troylebaston yâ— forsayd Pers of Ganaston made so grete mays tryes yâ— he went into yâ— kynges tresory in yâ— abbay of westmestre toke yâ— table of golde with yâ— trestyls of yâ— same many other ryche Iewels yâ— soÌ„tyme were yâ— no gode kynge Arthurs toke them too a marchauÌ„t yâ— was callyd ameri of Fris coÌ„hande for he sholde bere them ouer yâ— set into Gascoyne and so he went theÌ„s and they came neuer ayen after wherfore it was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Peers was so rychely auaun syd he became so proude and so stowte wherfore all the greate lordes of
kynges steward yâ— the kynge had sente to Shirborne in Elmede to yâ— erle of Lancastre to all yâ— with hym were for to trete of accorde yâ— hym alyed to yâ— barons came with yâ— company syre Roger Dammory syr Hugh Dandale yâ— had spousyd the kynges neres lyster syr Gylbert of clare erle of Gloucetre yâ— was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And tho two lordes hadde tho two partyes of yâ— erldom of Gloucetre syr Hugh Spenser had yâ— thyrde party in his wyues halfe the tyyrde syster and thoo two lordes wente to the barons with al theyr power ayenst syr Hugh theyr brothere in lawe And soo there came with them syr Robert Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ moÌ„bray syr Goselyn Daâ—yll syre Rogere Mortymer of werk syr Rogere Mortymer of wykmore his neuewe syr Henry Trals syr IohnÌ„ Gyffarde syr Barthil mewe of Bardesmore with all theyr coÌ„pany and many other that to them were consente all yâ— grete lordes came vnto westmestre to yâ— kynges parlement And so they spake dyde yâ— bothe syr Hughe Spenser yâ— fader also yâ— sone were out lawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh yâ— fader went vnto Douere made moche sorowe fell downe vppon the grounde by yâ— see banke a crosse with his armes and sore wâ—pynge sayd Now fayr Englonde good Englond to almyghty god I the betake And therâ— es kyssed yâ— ground venyd neuer to haue come ayen wepynge cursyd yâ— tyme yâ— euer he begate syr Hugh his sone and sayd for hym he had lost all Englonde And tho in presence of them all â— were abowte hym yaue hym his curse went ouer see to his londes But Hugh yâ— sone wolde not go out of Englonde but hel de hym in yâ—â—ee he his company robbyd two drome dores besyde Sand 〈◊〉 toke bare away all yâ— godes yâ— was in them to the value of .lx. M.li. ¶ How yâ— kynge exyled erle Thomas of Lancastre all yâ— helde with hym how the Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of all the lordes IT was not longe after yâ— the kyÌ„ge ne made syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh yâ— sone come â—yen in to Englonde ayenst yâ— lordes wyâ—l of the reame And sone after the kynge with a stronge power came and beseged the castell of Ledis and in the castell was yâ— lady of Bladelesmore for cause the she wolde notte graunte that castell to the quene Isabell kynge Edwardes wyfe but the pryncypall cause was for syrr Berthylme we was ayenste yâ— kynge and helde with yâ— lordes of Englond neuertheles the kynge by helpe sâ—coure of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of thez all that were within and toke with theÌ„ all that they myght fynde And whan yâ— barons of Englonde herde thyse tydynges syr Roger Mortimer many other lordes toke the towne of Burggeworth with strenth wherfore yâ— kynge was woÌ„der wrothe and lete outlawe Thomas of Lancastre Vmfroy de Bohounâ—erle of Herford all tho that were assentyÌ„ge to the same quarell And yâ— kynge assembled an huge hoste came ayenst the lordes of Englonde wherfor yâ— Mortmers put them in the kynges grace And anone they were sente to yâ— toure of London there kept in pryson And whan yâ— barons herde this thyng they came to pouÌ„tfret there that the erle Thomas soiourned tolde hym how yâ— Mortimers both had yelde them to yâ— kynge put them in his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll SO whan Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this he was wonder wrothe all that were of ther company greatly they were dyscomfyted and ordeyned ther power togyder besyegyd that castell of Tykhyll but tho that were within manly defended them that the barons myghte not gete the castell whan the kynge herd that his castell was besegyd he swore by god by his names that the sege shold be remeued assembled an huge power of people went thederward to rescowe the castell his power encresyd fro day to day whan the erle of Lancastre the Erle of Herforde the barons of ther coÌ„pany herd of this thynge they asseÌ„bled all theyr power went theÌ„ too BurtoÌ„ vpon trent kepte the brydge that the kynge sholde not passe ouer but it befell so on the tenthe daye of Marche in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxi the kyÌ„g and the Spenâ—erâ— syr Aymer Valaunce erle of Penbroke IohnÌ„ erle of Arun dell theyr power went ouer the water and dyscomfyted therle Thomas and his company And they fled to the castel of Tetbury from thens they went to Pountfret and in that vyage deyed sire Roger Daumore in thabbay of Tetbury And in yâ— same tyme the erle thomas had a traytour with hym that was callyd Robert Holonde a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his butrye had yeue hyÌ„ athousand marke of londe by yere And somoche the erle louyd hym that he myghte do in the erles courte all that hym lyked bothe amonge them hyghe and lowe so craftly the theyf bare hym ayenst his lorde that he trustyd more vpon hym than ony man on lyue and the erle had ordeyned by his letters for to go into the erledome of Lancastre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that vyage That is to saye .v. hundred men of arm ys But the fals traytour came not there noo manere men for to warne ne for to make aryse to helpe his lorde And whan that the fals traytour herde tell that hys lorde was dyscomfyted at Burton vppon Trent as a fals traytour theyf stele away and robbyd in Rauensdele his lordes men yâ— came fro the scoÌ„fyture And toke of thezhors and harneys and all that they had and slewe of them all that they myght take and came and yeldyd hym to the kynge ¶ whan the good erle Thomas wyst that he was so bytrayed he was so abasshed sayd to hymself O almyghty god how myght robert Holonde fyÌ„de in his hert me to betray syth yâ— I louyd hym so moche O god well maye now a man se by hym that no man may dysceyue a nother rather thaÌ„ he that he trustyth moost vpoÌ„ he hath full euyll yeldyd me mi goodnes the worshyp yâ— I haue to hym done thrugh my kyndnesse haue hym auauncyd and made hym hyghe where that he was low And he makyth me go from hyghe vnto lowe but yett shall he deye an euyll dethe ¶ Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge THe good erle Thomas of Lancastre HuÌ„froy de Bohoune erle of Herford the barons that with theym were toke couÌ„sell bytwene theÌ„ at yâ— frere prechers in PouÌ„tfret tho thought Thomas vpon yâ— traytour Robert Holonde sayd in repreyf Alas Robert Holond hathe me betrayed aye is yâ— red of some euyll shred And by yâ— comyn assent
of estate of gouernauÌ„ce of yâ— towne he sent intoo Englonde there for to abyde theyr rauÌ„son and the kynges grace And all the commynalte of the towne the kyng lete goo wheder they wolde in peas and without ony harme and lete them bere with them all theyr thynges that they myght bere and carye awaye kepynge the towne and the castell to hymselfe Thenne thrugh meditacyon of Cardynales that were sent frome the pope trewes was â—â—ke there bytwene Fraunce and Englonde for .ix. monethes than next folowyng And about Myghelmas kynge Edwarde come ayen into Englonde with a gloryous vyctory ¶ And in the .xxiii. yere of his regne in the Eâ—st partyes of yâ—â—worlde there arose and began a pestylence â— dethe of Sarasyns and Paynyms that so greate a dethe was neuer herde of a fore and that wasted awaye the people so that vnneth the tenthe persone was lefte alyue ¶ And the same yere abowte the southe countrees and also in the west countrees there fell so moche rayne and so grete waters yâ— from Crystmas to mid somer there was vnnethes nos daye â—enyght but yâ— it rayned somwhat thrugh whiche waters yâ— pestylence was so enfted so habuÌ„dante in all countreâ— namely acout yâ— court of Rome other places see costes yâ— vnneth there were left lyuynge folke for to bury theym yâ— were dede honestly But made greate dyches pyttâ— yâ— were wonder brode depe and therin buryed theÌ„ made a reâ—ge of dede bodyes caste a lytell erthe to fele theÌ„ aboue than caste in a nother renge of bede bodyes and an other renge aboue theym and thus were they buryed none otherwysâ— but yf it were so that they were men of greate estate soo that they were buryed as honestly as they myght ¶ And after all this in the .xxiiii. yereof kynge Edwardes regne it was done hyÌ„ to wete vnderstande of a treason that was begon at Calays ordeyned for to sell yâ— towne for a greate somme of Florens vnto kynge Phylip of FrauÌ„ce thrughe yâ— flasnesse ordynauÌ„ce of a knight that was called syr Geffrey of Cherney was wonder preuy with kynge Phylyp of FrauÌ„ce And whan kynge Edwarde herde this he toke with hym yâ— noblest geÌ„tyllest lordê many other worthy meÌ„ of armes yâ— were there presente with hym for the solempnyte of yâ— hygh fest And well wisely in all yâ— hast yâ— he myght as pryuely as he myght he went ouer se towarde Calays And yâ— same yere yâ— gode kynge Edwarde helde his Ceystmas at Hauerynge yâ— morne after newe yeres daye yâ— kynge was in yâ— castell of Calais with his men of armes that none of the alyens wist therof And that fals conspiratour traytoure Geffrey of Cherney syth that he myght not openly haue his purpose of the castell pryuely and stelyÌ„ gely he come in held yâ— towen with a grete hast And whan he with his men were comen in he payed yâ— forsayd soÌ„me of floreyns as couenauÌ„t was to a Geneweye in the towne that was keper of yâ— castell and consentynge to the same Geffreye in all his falsnesse and trechorye bouÌ„ den the Englyssh mynstrels and seruauÌ„â—es that were in the castell yâ— they myght not helpe themselfe ne lette theÌ„ of theyr purpos And than wenynge yâ— they had ben sure ynough thenne they spaken all theyr wyckydnesse and falsnesse openly on hygh that all men myght here And now shall ye here how they were deceyued for they came in by a prâ—uy posterne ouer a lytyll brydge of tree whan they were comen in subtyly pryuely yâ— brydge was drawen vp and kept that none of theÌ„ that came in myght go out neno mo myght come to theÌ„ anone oure Englysshmen went out at preuy holes wyndowes 〈◊〉 yâ— walles of the towne of the castell wente taught manly with yâ— Frensshmen yâ— were with out had che better of theÌ„ yâ— whiche whan they were occupyed by theÌ„self on theyr syde the kynge yâ— was with in yâ— towne hauyng scarsely but .xxx. men of armes drew out his swerde with a loude voys he cryed on hygh O saynt Edwarde A saynt Gâ—orge And whan yâ— people herde yâ— they come rennynge to hym gaaf there to theyr enmyes so greate assawte yâ— there were mo than two hondred men of armes many mo other slayne and many fledde away And so by yâ— grace of god alimighty the vyctory fell vnto the Englysshemen Thenne the kynge toke with him this Geffray yâ— was fynder of this trechory and also many other Frenssh prysoners and thenne within a whyle after he come agayne into Englonde and in this same yere and in the yere afore and alsoo in the yere nexte folowynge was so greate a pestylence of men frome the â—â—st in to the weste and namely thorughe botches that thoo that sykened as on this daye deyed on the thyrde daye after to the which men that so deyed in this pestylence hadde but lytell respyte of lyggynge ¶ The pope Clemente of his goodnesse and grace gaaf they us fulle remyssyon and forgyuenesse of all theyr synnes that they were shiyuen of and this pestylence lasted in London fro Myghelmas vnto August next folowynge almoost an hole yere ¶ And these dayes was dethe withoute sorowe weddyÌ„ges without frendshyp wylfull penauÌ„ce and derth without scharsyte fleyÌ„ge without refute or socour for many fledde frome place to place bycause of yâ— pestylence but they were enfected myght not escape the deth after that the prophete Isay sayth who that fleeth fro theface of drede he shall falle into the dyche And he that wyndethe hym oute of the dyche he shall be holde and tyed 〈◊〉 a 〈…〉 this pestylence was 〈…〉 vnnethes the tenth 〈…〉 people was left on lyue And 〈…〉 a wonder thynge 〈…〉 after yâ— pestyleÌ„ 〈…〉 in theyr heed lasse 〈…〉 hadde afore ¶ How kynge Edwarde hadde a greate batayll with Spanyardes in these fast by â—ynchelsee ANd in the .xxx. yere of his regne about saynt IohnÌ„s daye in haruest in yâ— see fast by wynchelse kynge Edwarde had a greate bataylle with men of Spayne where yâ— theyr shyppes and nauye laye chayne togyder yâ— other they muste fyght or be drenched soo whan all our worthy men of armes of yâ— se costes fast by wynchelse romeny were gadred togyder our nauye shyppê al redy to yâ— warre yâ— Englysshmen mette manly strongly with theyr enmyes comynge fyersly ayenst them ¶ And whaÌ„ the Spaynâ— vessels nauye were closed all about there men myghte see stronge batayll on both sydes longe duryng in yâ— whiche batayll was but fewe yâ— faught but they were pytously hurte And after yâ— batayll there were .xxiii shyppes taken so yâ— Englysshmen had yâ— better And in yâ— next yere folowynge of his regne yâ— is to saye yâ— .xxvi. yere yâ— kynge thrugh his couÌ„seyll let ordeyne make his new money
yâ— is to saye yâ— peâ—y yâ— grote value of iiii pens the half grote of .ii. pens but it was of lesse weyght than yâ— olde 〈…〉 be .v. shellynge in yâ— pounde ¶ And in yâ— .xxvii. yere of his regne was the greate derth of vytayls yâ— which was called y◠〈…〉 And the .xxviii. yere of his 〈◊〉 in yâ— parlement holden atte 〈◊〉 after 〈◊〉 syr Henry erle of Lancastre was made duke of Lancastre in this yere 〈◊〉 so greate a drought yâ— frome the 〈…〉 to yâ— Monethe of Iuyll there fell no rayn oâ—â— ther the wherfore all fruytes sedes herbes for the moost parte were loste in defaut wherfore come so greate dysease of men beestes derthe of vytayls in Englonde yâ— this londe yâ— euer afore had ben pleÌ„teuous had nede yâ— tyme to feâ—e vytayls and refresshynge at other out 〈◊〉 couÌ„tres And the .xxix. yere of kynge Edwarde it was accorded grauÌ„ted and sworne bytwene yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce kyng Edwarde of Englonde yâ— he sholde haue a yen all his londâ— lordshyppes yâ— longed to yâ— duchye of Guyhen of olde tyme yâ— whiche had ben with drawen wrongfully occupyed by dyuerse kyngê of FrauÌ„ce before honde to haue to holde to kyng Edwarde to his heyres successours for euer more frely peasybly in goode quyete vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— the kyng of Englonde sholde leue of releasen all his ryght clayme that he had claymed of yâ— kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce of y◠〈◊〉 he toke therof vpon whiche 〈◊〉 couenauÌ„tes it was sent to y◠〈…〉 Rome on bothe sydes of yâ— kynges 〈…〉 forsayd couenauÌ„t shold be 〈…〉 god ordeyned better for the kynges â—â—â—shyp of EngloÌ„de for what thrugh fraâ—de dysceyte of the Frensshmen what thrughe lettynge of the pope and of the courte of Rome the forsayd couenauntes were dysquate and left of ¶ And in the same yere the kynge reuoked by his wâ— se and dyscrete counseylle the staple of wulles out of Flaundres into Englond wyth all the lybertees fraunches and fre customes that longed therto and â—deyned it in Englonde in dyuerse places yâ— is for to saye at westmystre Caunterbury Chychestre Brystowe Lyncoln and Hulle with all the forsayd thynges that longen therto And yâ—â—hys thynge that sholde thus be done the kynge swoâ—â— hyÌ„self therto prynce Edwarde his sone with other many grete wyenesses yâ— therâ— were presente ¶ And the .xxx. yere of his regne anone after wytsontyde in the parleamente ordeyned at westmenstre it was tolde certefyed to yâ— kynge yâ— Phylyg yâ— helde yâ— kyngdome of FrauÌ„ce was deed and yâ— Iohâ—Ì„ his sone was crowned kynge and yâ— this IohnÌ„ had gyuen Karoll his sone yâ— duchye of Guyhen of yâ— whiche thynge kynge Edward whan he wyst therof he had greate IndygnacoÌ„n vnto hym was wonder wrothe stroÌ„g ly meued And therfore afore all yâ— worthy lordes yâ— there were assembled at that parlement callyd Edwarde his sone vnto hym to whome yâ— duchye of Guyhen by ryght herytage sholde longe to gat it hym there byddynge and strenthyng hym yâ— he sholde ordeyne hym for to defende hym auenge hyÌ„ vpon his enemyes saue mayntene his ryght And afterwarde kynge Edwarde hymselfe his eldest sone Edwarde went to dyuers places sayntes in Englonde on pilgrimage for too haue yâ— more helpe grace of god and of his sayntes And .ii. kal of Iuyll whan all thynge was redy to that vyage batayll all his retenue power assembled his nauye also redy he toke with hym yâ— erle of warwyk yâ— erle of Suffolk yâ— erle of Salesbury the erle of Oxford a thousande men of armes as many archers and in the Natyuyte of our lady toke theyr shyppes at pluÌ„mouthe began to sayll And whan he come was arryued in Guyon he was there worshypfully aken receyued of yâ— moost noblest men lordes of that countree ¶ And anone afer kynge Edwarde toke with hym his two sones that is to saye syr Lyonell erle of Vlton and sir IohnÌ„ his brother erle of Rychemonde syr Henry duke of Lancastre with many erles and lordes and men of armes two thousande archers saylled towarde FrauÌ„â—e rested hym a whyle at Calays after yâ— kynge went with his host aforsayd with other souldyours of be yonde yâ— see yâ— there abode yâ— kyngê comyÌ„ge the seconde daye of Nofuembre toke his Iourney toward kynge IohnÌ„ of fraunce there as he trowed too haue founde hym fast by Odomarum as his letters and couenauÌ„t made mencyon yâ— he wolde a byde hym there with his host And whaÌ„ kynge IohnÌ„ FrauÌ„ce herde telle of the kynges comynge of Englonde he went awaye with his men caryage cowardly shamfully fleynge wastynge all vytayls yâ— Englysshmen sholde not haue therof ¶ And whan kynge Edwarde herde telle yâ— he fledde he pursued hym with all his hoste tyll Henede than he beholdynge yâ— scarsyte and wantynge of vytayls also yâ— cowardyse of yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce he torned ayen wastynge all the couÌ„tree ¶ And whyle all thyse thynges were a doynge yâ— Scottê pryuely and bynyghte toke yâ— towne of Berwyksleyng theym yâ— withstode theym no manels but blessyd be god yâ— castell was saued kept by Englysshmen that were therin whan the kynge perceyued all this he torned ayen into Englonde as wroche as he myghte be wherfore in the parleament at westmynster was grauntyd to the kynge of euery sacke of wulle .l. shillyngâ— durynge the terme of .vi. yere that he myghte myghtlyer fyght and defend the reame ayenst the Scottes and other mysdoers And so whan all thynges were redy the kynge hasted hym towarde the syege ¶ How kynge Edwarde was crowned kynge of Scotlonde and howe prynce Edwarde toke the kynge of Fraunce syr Philyp his yonger sone at yâ— batayll of Peyters ANd in the .xxxi. yere of his regne the .xiii. daye of Ianyâ—â—re the kynge beynge in the castell of Berwyke with a fewe men but he hauyâ—ge there faste by a grete hoost The towne was yolden vnto hym without ony maner defence or dyffyculte Than the kinge of Scotlonde that is for to saye sir Iohanne Bayloll considerynge how that god dyd many meruaylles gracyous thynges for kynge Edwarde at his owne wyll fro daye to daye he toke gaaf vp yâ— reame of Scotlonde yâ— crowne of Scotlonde at Rokesburgh in yâ— kynges hondes of EngloÌ„de vnder his patent letter there made ¶ And anone after kynge Edwarde in presence of all yâ— prelatâ— other worthy men lordes yâ— were there lette hym crowne kynge of Scotlond And whan all thynges were done ordeyned in yâ— couÌ„trees at his wyll he torned ayen into Englonde with a grete worshyp ¶ And whyle this vyage was in doynge in scotlonde syr Edwarde prynce of wales as a man enspyred in god was in Guyhen in yâ— cyte of Burdeux treatyÌ„ ge spekynge of the chalenge
themself yf the kynge wolde certaynly to preue it and stande by yf it were founden and preued afterwarde that the kynge had nede they wolde gladlye euery man after his power and state hym helpe and leue And after this were publysshed and shewed in the parleament many playntes and defautes of dyuers offycers of the reame and namely of the lorde Latymer yâ— kynges chambrelayne bothe to the kynge eke to the reame ¶ And also at the laste there was spoken treated of dame Alyce pers for the grete wronges euyll gouernauÌ„ce yâ— was done by hyr couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce pers yâ— the kynge had holden longe tyme to his lemman wherfore it was the lasse wonder though thrugh yâ— trealtee of the womans excytyÌ„ge and hyr sterynge he consented to hyr lewdenesse euyll cuÌ„oseyll yâ— whiche dame Alyce also yâ— lorde Latymer other suche that meued the kynge to euyll gouernauÌ„ce ayenste his profyte and the reme also all the comynalte asked and desyred that they sholde be remeued put awaye and in theyr stedes wyse men and worthy that were trewe and well assayd and proued and of good gouernaunce sholde be put in theyr stedes So amonge all other there was one amonge the comunes that was a wyse knyght and a trewe and an eloquent man whoo 's name was Pers delamare And this same Peâ—s was chosen to be speker for the comunes in the parlement And for this same Pers tolde and publysshed the trouthe and rehersed the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alyce and other certayne persones of the kynges counseyll as he was bydden by yâ— comyns And also trustynge moche to be supported and mayntened in this mater by helpe and fauour of yâ— pryÌ„ce anone as yâ— pryÌ„ce was dede at yâ— instauÌ„ce requeste of yâ— foresayd dame alyce this pers de amare was Iugyd to perpetuall prysoÌ„ in yâ— castell of NotyÌ„ghaÌ„ ¶ And in yâ— .vi. kal. of Iule lastynge yâ— same parlemeÌ„t deyed pryÌ„ce Edward kyÌ„ge Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye in trynyte sondaye in worshyp of whiche feste he was wonte euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to holde and made yâ— moost solempnyte yâ— he myght whos name and fortune of knyghthode but yf it had he of an other Ectour all men both crysten hethen while yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche dradd hym wonder sore whos body is worshipfully buryed in Crychirche at CauÌ„terbury And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arose malycyously ayenst yâ— abbot couent of EueshaÌ„ theyr tenauÌ„tes destroyed thabbaye the towne wouÌ„ded bete theyr men and slee many of theym and wente too theyr maners places dyd moche harme brake downe ther parkes closes slewe theyr wylde bestes chaced them brekynge theyr fysshe pondes hedes lete the water of theyr pondes stewes ryuers renne out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them and dyd theym all the sorowe that they myght in so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetuall that abbay with all theyr membres apportenanuÌ„ces but yf the kynge the soner had not holpen it taken hede therto theâ—fore yâ— kynge sent his letters to yâ— erle of warwyk chargynge hym coÌ„mauÌ„dyÌ„ge hym yâ— he sholde stynt redresse amende tho euyll doers brekers of his peas and so by meanes of lordê other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene theÌ„ for this hurlynge as it is sayd yâ— kynge wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that there were in yâ— parlement but he toke made his sone yâ— duke of Lancastre hys gouernour of yâ— reame yâ— whiche stode so styll as gouernoure tyll yâ— tyme that he deied ¶ The same yere after Candelmasse or yâ— parleament was done yâ— kynge asked a subsydye of the clargy of the lay fee it was graunted him that is to say that he sholde haue of euery persone of yâ— lay fee bothe man and woman that passed fourtene yere of aege four pens out taken pore beggers that were knowen openly for nede poore beggers ¶ And that he sholde haue of euery man of the holy chyrche that was benefyced or promoted twelue pens and all other that were not promomed .iiii. pens out taken the .iiii. ordres of yâ— frete beggers ¶ This same yere after Myghelmasse Rycharde prynce Edwardes son was made pryÌ„ce of wales to whome yâ— kynge gaaf yâ— duchye of corneway le with yâ— erldom of chestre And about this tyme yâ— Cardynale of EngloÌ„de yâ— .iiii daye before Mary Mawdalenes daye after dyner sodaynly was smyte with the palsye and lost his speche on mary Mawdalenes daye deyed ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Edwarde and how syr IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyghte was drawen hanged for his falsnesse ' Byght anone after in the .lii. yere of kynge Edwarde in the begynnyÌ„ge of Octobre pope Gregorye yâ— .ix. broughte and remeued his courte with hym frome Auynyon to Rome ¶ And yâ— .xii daye of Apryll IohnÌ„ Monsterwarthe knyght at London was drawen hangyd than quartred sent to four cheif townes of Englond his heed smyten of sette vpon London brydge for this same IohnÌ„ was full vntrewe to yâ— kyng to the reame coueytous vnstable for he toke oftymes greate soÌ„mes of money of yâ— kynge his couÌ„seyll formen of armes wages that he sholde haue payed theÌ„ toke it to his owne vse he dradd that at the last he shold be shent accused for the same cause and fledde pryue ly to the kynge of Fraunce was sworne to hym and become his man behyght hym a greate nauye out of Spayn into confucyon and destroynge of Englonde But yâ— ryghtfull god to whome no preuyte is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ fyrste to be shente spylt or that he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lorde yâ— kynge of Englonde his people in his reame in yâ— which grouÌ„de this same Iohan was born wickydly thrugh batayll destroyed or he brought about his cursed purpose In the feest of saynt George thoe next kynge Edwarde gaaf to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyr yâ— was pryÌ„ce Edwardes sone at wyndsore thordre of knyghthode made hym knyght the whiche kyng Edwarde whan he had regned .li. yere the .xi. kal of Iune he deyed at Shene is buryed worshypfully at westmyster on whos soule god haue mercye ¶ This kynge Edwarde was forsothe of a passynge godenes full gracyous amonge all yâ— worthy men of yâ— world foâ— he passed shone by vertue of grace gyuen to hym from god about all his predecessours yâ— were noble men 〈…〉 he was a well herted man an hardâ—â— for he drad neuer no myshappes ne harmes ne euyll fortune yâ— myght talle a noble warryour a fortunate forboth on londe se in all batayls asseblâ—s with a passynge glory Ioy he had y◠〈◊〉
moche people And at wakefelde in Cristmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes parti that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde Syr Thomas Neuyl many mo the erle of salysbury was take other as Iohan Harowe of London capytayne ruler of the fotemen hauÌ„son of hull whiche were brought to pouÌ„fret there beheeded ther hedes sent to yorke set vpon the yates thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule god ha ue mercy And this tyme therle of Mar +che beynge in Shrowesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of yâ— towne to auenge his faders dethe fro theÌ„s went to walys at Candelmasse after he had a batayll at Mortimers crosse ayenst therle of Penbroke of wyleshtyre where the erle of Marche had the vyctori Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd slayn the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a greate multytude of people for to come to the kynge and defete suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlement ayenst whoo 's comynge yâ— duke of Northfolke the erle of werwyk with moche peple ordynaunce went to sayne Albons and lad kinge Henry with them there encountred to vyder in suche wyse and faught so yâ— the duke of Northfolke therle of werwyk with many other of ther party fled and lost that Iourneye where that kynge Henry was taken with the quene and prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Then the quene hir partye beynge at hir aboue sâ—nt anone to London whiche was on an Asshewenesdaye the fyrst daye of Lente for vi tayll for whiche the Mayre ordeyned by thaduys of the Aldermen yâ— certen cartes lade with vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to them whan tho cartes camto Crepyll gate the comyns of the Cyte that kepte that gate toke the vytaylles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe Thenne were there certayn Alder men comyns apoynted to go vnto bernet to speke with the quenes counseylle to entreate that the northern men shold be sente home ayen in to theyr couÌ„tre for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they hadde come ¶ And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the erle of Marche on Cottes wolde comynge out of walys with a greate menye of walsshmen and that they bothe were comynge vnto London warde Anone as thyse tydynges were knowe the treatyse was broke for the kygne quene prynce all the other lordes yâ— were with the departed fro saynt Albons north warde with all ther people yet or they departyd thens they be heeded yâ— lorde Bonuyll sir Thomas Kryell whiche were taken in the Iourney done on Shrouetewesdaye ¶ Then the duchesse of yorke keynge at London he rynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albonâ— sente ouer see hir two yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente too Vtrech Philyp Malpas a ryche marchaunte of London Thomas Vaghan squyre mayster wyllyam Haâ—clyf many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at And werpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colomyne a Frensshman a shyp of werre And he toke theym prysoners brought theÌ„ in to Fraunce where they payed greate good for theyr raunson there was grete gode rychesse in yâ— shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kynge Henry yâ— vi and how kynge Edwarde the fourthe toke possessyon of yâ— batayll on Palmsondaye how he was crowned THen whan the erle of Marche the erle of warwyk had mette to gyder on Cottyswold incontynent they concludyd to go to London sent word anone to the Mayre too the cyte that they wolde come and anone yâ— cyte was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd by theym and soo they came too London And whan they were come and hadde spoke with the lordes and estates beynge there concluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde that he had forfeyted his crowne and ought to be deposyd accordynge vnto the actes made and passyd in the last parlement And so by the aduys of yâ— lordes spyrytuall and temporall thenne be ynge at London the erle of March Edwarde by the grace of god Eldest sone of the duke Rycharde of Yorke as ryght fulle heyre and nexte enherytour to hys fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the reame at westmynster in the chirche of the abbaye offred as kynge with the ceptreryall To whome all the lordê spyrytuall teÌ„porall dyde hamage as to theyr souerayne lorde kynge And forthwith if was proclamid thrugh the cyte kynge Edwarde the fourth by name And anone after the kynge rode in his ryalle estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgeâ—tê yâ— tyme beynge in yâ— north and for to auenge his faders dethe And on Palmsondaye after he had a greate batayll in the northe couÌ„tre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctory where were slayne of his aduersaryes xxx thousande men mo as it was sayd by them that were there In whiche batayll was slayne the erle of Northumber londe the lorde Clyfforde syr IohnÌ„ Neuyll the erle of westmerlondes brother Andrewe Trollop many knyghtes squyres ¶ Thenne kynge Henry that had be kynge beynge with the quene the prynce at yorke herynge the losse of that felde somoche peole slayne and ouerthrowe anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde Scotlonde And the next daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred into yorke was there proclamyd kynge obeyed as be ought to be And yâ— mayre comyns swore to be his lyegemen whan they had taryed a whyle in the north that all the north couÌ„tre hadde torned to hym he retorned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that couÌ„tre And about Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of his regne he was crowned at westmynster anoynted kynge of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the reame CAlixtus the thyrde was pope after Nicholas thre yere .v. mone thes this Calixt was an olde man whaÌ„ he was chose pope was contynuelly seke ne he myghte not fulfyll his desyre whiche he entended to do ayenste yâ— Turkes For dethe came vpon hym And he was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc lv he deyed the .vi. daye in the whiche he made the fyguracyon and also he chanonysed saynt Vyncent a frere precher and there was a greate reformacyon of many monasteryes in
dyuerse partyes of the worlde and these reformacyons were made many tymes but almost none abode but they retorned ayen as they were afore by successyon of tyme after the dethe of the worshypfull faders the feest of the Transfyguracyon was ordeyned of Calixt for the yefte of grace of the meruelous vycotory done ayenst the Turke in HuÌ„gary on saynt Sirtê° day M. cccc.lvii For there was a merueylous vyetory yeue to the crysten men in HuÌ„gary ayenst the grete Turke there he loste many a man fled shamfully fordrede of enmyes no man folowed hym but alone the honde of god feryd the Turke his hoost on saynt Calixt day Saynt IohnÌ„ de Capystrano was there seen present he prouokyd the people that were aferde to folowe the mysbyleuynge Turkes there fell a grete vengeauÌ„ce on theÌ„ for yâ— Turkes sayd yâ— there was so grete a nombre of knyghtes yâ— folowed them yâ— vnnethe they durste loke bakwarde therfore they fled left all ther tresour behynde them they were angelles that causyd them to flee Nota. PRrynters of bookes were myghtely multyplyed in Maguncye thrugh out the worlde and there began fyrste and there helde theyr craftes and this tyme many men began to be more subtyll in craftes and swyfter than euer they were afore PIus the seconde was pope after Calixt .vi. yere this Piê° was chose in yâ— yere of oure lorde M. cccc.lviii he was callyd Ene as an eloquent man a grete oratour a laureate poete in the couÌ„seyll of Basyle he wrote a noble tretyse for thactoryte of yâ— same This maÌ„ desyred to haue a passage to the Turke moche people of dyuerse couÌ„tres came to Rome he yaue theym his blessynge and sent theym home ayen for they were not suffycyent for the Turkys hoste anone after he decessyd PAulus a Venician was pope after Pius .vii. yere this Paul was chose in yâ— yere of our lorde M. CCCC lxiiii And anone he halowed the fest of the presentacoÌ„n of our lady as Pius dyd This man was a tough man in ryghte wysnes and he sayd it was better to make fewe thynges kepe them stedfastly than for to make many soone renoke them And he made a grete palays at saynt Markys he decessed or he had ended it in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of Luke was oppressyd with many trybulacyons after in the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxviii vtterly it was dystroyed by CaroluÌ„ the duke of Burgoyn yâ— whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kynge Edwarde yâ— four the of Englonde Also the same KaroluÌ„ entred in the londe of Geldyr coÌ„quered it hooly The yere of grace also was chaunged by pope Paule for fauoure of maÌ„nys soule frome .xxv. yere to .xxv. yere And bycause yâ— cursydnesse abounded so sore grace abouÌ„ded also sore SIxtus the fourth a Ianuens a frere mynor was pope after Paule This man was generall in the ordre of the frere Mynoris or he was Cardynall And he was chosen in yâ— yere of our lorde M. cccc.lxxi And was called FrauÌ„cyscus de Sanona of good fame vertuous He was chosen Cardynall with oute his knowlege tyll he was made the same yere yâ— he was chosen pope the Turke had takeÌ„ frome crysten men two Empyres four kyngdoms .xx. pronynces two hondred cytees had destroyed men wyÌ„men without nombre and yâ— meued yâ— pope yâ— he sholde dyspose him to goo to withstonde hym And for an armye to be made ayenste the Turke the pope gaue grete Indulgences of pardon of yâ— tresory of the chirche vnto all crysteÌ„ reames yâ— he myght ordeyne some tresore to withstande yâ— mysbyleued Turke And in the londe of Englonde Iohan abbot of abyngdon was the popes Legate to dyspose this goodly tresoure of the chirche too euery faythfull man yâ— was dysposyd and that wolde able hym too receyue it ¶ Here endeth this present Cronycle of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in a booke and also enprynted by one some tyme scole mayster of saynt Albons vppon whoo 's soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And newely in the yere of oure lorde god M. CCCC.ii EnpryÌ„ted in Flete strete in the synge of the sone By me Wynkynde Worde ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treeateh of the descrypcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon And after Brytayne And no we is called Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same ¶ It is so that in many and dyuerse places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben hadde and also now late Enprynted in flete strete in the syne of the sonne And for as moche as the dyscrypcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albyon and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly hadde ne the noblenesse worthynesse of the same is not knowen Therfore I entende to sette in thys booke the descrypyon of this sayd Yle of Brytayne and with the commodytes of the same ¶ In the fyrst shall be tolde the names of the Ylond Ca .i. ¶ Of the setynge bouÌ„dynge lenthe and brede ca .ij ¶ Of the worthynesse and perogationes Capitulo .iij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and of the wondres ca .iiij. ¶ Of the chyef partyes of the same londe ca .v. ¶ Of the Ylondes that been therto adiacent ca .vi. ¶ Of the kynges hyghe wayes and stretes ca .vij ¶ Of the famous Ryuers stremes ca viii ¶ Of auÌ„cyent cytes and townes ca ix ¶ Of prouynces and shyres ca .x ¶ Of the lawes and names of the lawes ca .xi ¶ Of kyngdoms of boundes markes bytwene them ca .xij. ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca .xiij. ¶ Of howe many manere people haue dwelled therin ca xiiij Of the langages of maners vsage of the people of that londe ca .xv. ¶ Of the londe of wales ca xvi ¶ Of the name and whye it is namede wales ca .xvij. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of wales ca .xviij ¶ Of the maners and rytes of the walsshmen ca xix ¶ Of the mernaylles wondres of Wales ca xx ¶ Of the dyscrypcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albanya ca xxi ¶ Of yâ— dyscripcion of Irlonde ca .xxii ¶ Of the bouÌ„dynge of Irlonde ca xxiii ¶ Of the gretnes and quantyte of that londe ca .xxiiii. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca xxv ¶ Of theym that fyrst enhabyted Irlonde ca xxvi ¶ Of the condicions and maners of Irisshmen ca .xxvii. ¶ Of the merueylles wonders of Irlonde ca .xxviii ¶ Of the merueylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix ¶ Explicit tabula ¶ The names of this Ylonde ca. j. EIrste as Galfrydus sayth this londe was called Albyon after the name of Albyne the oldeste doughter of Dyoclesyan and had xxxii.systers theye were fyrste that enhabytede this londe And bycause she was the oldest syster she named his londe albyon
came in entente for to crowne Alured the elder brother hym make kynge of Englonde And of this thynge to make an ende the erles â—arons made theyr othe But yâ— erle Godewin of Westsex falsely traytoursely thought to slee these two brethern anone as they sholde come in to Englonde in entent to make his sone Harold kynge the whiche sone he had begote vpon his wyfe the whiche was kynge Knoghtes doughter that was a Dane And so this Godewin pryuely hyÌ„ went vnto South hampton for to mete there the two brethern whan that they sholde come vnto londe ¶ And thus it befell the messengers that wente in to Normandy fouÌ„de not but oonly Alured that was the elder brother For Edwarde his brother was gone in to Hungary for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe that was Edmondes sone with the Irensyde The messengers tolde sayd Alured how that the erles barons of Englonde sente after hym that he boldely sholde come in to Englonde receyue the reame For kynge Hardiknoght was deed all the Danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godewin the fals traytour toke Alured vppon Gyldesdowne whan that he came from Normandy to be kynge of Englonde how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely AS Alured herde these tydynges he thanked god And in to shyppe went with all the hast that he myght and passed the see arryued at South-hampton there Godewin the fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe that he was come he welcomed hym receyued hym with moche Ioye sayd that he wolde lede hym to London there that all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym kynge And so they wente on theyr waye towarde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd the traytour Godwin vnto Alured Take kepe about you bothe on the lyfte syde ryght syde of all ye shall be kynge of suche an hondred more Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you yf I be kynge I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherfore god man shall be well pleased Now had the traytour coÌ„maunded all his men that were with hym that whan they were come vpon Gildesdowne that they sholde slee all that were in Aluredes company that came with hym fro Normandy after that take Alured lede hym in to the yle of Ely after put out bothe his eyen of his heed afterwarde brynge hym to deth so they dyde For they slewe all the company that there were the nombre of .xij. gentylmen that were come with hym fro Normandy after toke they Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent his wombe toke the chyef of his bowels put a stake in the grounde an ende of the bowels therto fastened with nedyls eylesse of yren they pryched the good childe and so made hym to go about the stake tyll that all his bowels were drawen out of his body so deyed Alured there thorugh treason of the erle Godewin ¶ Whan the lordes of Englonde had herde wyst how Alured that sholde haue be theyr kynge was put to deth thrugh the fals traytour Godewin they were wonder wroth And swore bytwene god them that he sholde deye a more wors dethe than dyde Edrith of Stratton that had betrayed his lorde Edmonde Irensyde they wolde haue put hyÌ„ to deth but the theyf traytour fled thens in to Denmark there helde hyÌ„ foure yere more lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus This Siluester was chose and Benedictus was â—â—pulsyd And afterwarde was he expulsyd Benedictus was put vp ayen And after he was put out and Gregorius was made pope And he was but a symple lettred man therfore he chose an other man for to be consecrate with hym And whan many men were dyspleased with this gydynge of two popes the thyrde was brought in the whiche sholde occupye the place of bothe tho two And soo they stroue amonge themself But Henry the Emperour came thenne to Rome deposyd them all and made Clement the seconde pope whome he made anone to crowne hym And he sayd to the Romayns they sholde neuer châ—se pope without his assent And so fyue beynge popes the sixte was put in But many men saye this Gregorus was an holy man ¶ Damaâ—ius the seconde was after Clement .xx. dayes This man was an vsurper of the popeheed and soo he deyed sodenly And anone the Romayns asked to haue a pope that the Almaynes sholde haue none For they were soo harde herted that they myght not enclyne to the entente of the Emperour the whiche sayd There sholde be no pope chosen but yf he wolde be of counseyll of the eleccyon But for all that they putt in this holy man Leo after he bad of that conscyence refused And anone he was chosen by the comyn assent this Leo put Cryste in the fourme of a Lasâ— in his owne bedde in the morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the Confessour that was Aluredes brother how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whan this was done all the barons of Englonde sent an other tyme in to Normandy for that Edwarde sholde come in to Englonde 〈◊〉 moche honour ¶ And this Edwarde in his childehode loued almyghty god and hym dradde And in honeste clennesse had ladde his lyf hated synne as deth And whan he was crowned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condycyons that he fyrst vsed And forgate not al good customes for no manere honour ne for ryches ne no manere hyghnes But euer more and more yaue hym to goodnesse and loued god and holy chirche passynge all other manere thynge And poore men also he loued them helde as they had ben his owne brethern And to them oft he yaue grete almesse with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyal loue that god shewed to saynt Edwarde lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he wente from the chirche of Westmynstre had herde masse of saynt Iohan the Euangelyst for as moche as he loued saynt Iohn Euangelyst more specyally after god our lady than he dyde ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgryme prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the Euangelyst some good hym for to yeue And the kynge pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it yaue it to the pylgryme he it receyued went thens ¶ This kynge Edwardâ— made alle the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godewin came ayen in to Englonde had ayen all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter AS the Erle Godewin that was dwellynge in Denmarke had
walle and of all thynges that they myght bere caryen out was robbyd dyspoyled After yâ— kynge pasâ—sed forth by yâ— couÌ„tre about yâ— brede of 〈◊〉 myle he wastyd all manere thynge that he founde whan Philyp of valors per ceyued this all though he were faste by hym with a stronge hostâ— yet he wold not come nygh hym but breke all the bâ—â—dg beyonde yâ— water of Seyn fro Roâ—n too Parys hymself fledde vnto yâ— same â—â— te of Parys withall yâ— hast yâ— he myght ¶ Forsothe the noble kynge Edwarde whan he come to Parys brydge found it broken within two dayes be lete make it agayne And in the morowe after yâ— Assumpcyon of our lady kynge Edwarde passed ouer the water of Seyn goyâ—ge towarde Cresey and dystroyed by the waye townes with the people dwellynge therin And in the feestr of Saynt Bartholomewe he passed ouer the water of soÌ„me vn hurt with all his host there as neuer before honde ony manere wayne passage where two thouâ—d were slayne of them yâ— letted they re passage ouer ¶ Therfore the .xxvi. daye of Auguste kynge Edwarde in felde fast by Cresey hauynge thre bataylâ— of Englysshmen encouÌ„tred mette with Philyp of Valoys hauynge with hym .iiii. batayls of whiche yâ— leest passed gretly yâ— nombre of Englisshe people And whan these two hostes mette togyder there fell vpon hym the kynge of Beme yâ— duke of Loreyn erles also of FlauÌ„dres DalauÌ„son Bloys Harecourt Aumarle Neuors mani other erâ—es barons lordes knyghtê and men of armes yâ— noÌ„bre of a M.b. C.xlii. with out footmen other men armed that were not thynge rekened And for all this yâ— vngloryous Philyp withdrewe hym with the resydue of his people wherfore it was sayd in coÌ„mune amonge his owne people NereÌ„beall soy retreyt yâ— is to saye oure fayre withdraweth hym ¶ Than kynge Edward our Englysshmen thaÌ„ked almyghty god for suche a vyctory after theyr greate labour taken to theym all thynge nedefull to theyr sustynauÌ„ce sauynge of theyr lyues for drede of theyr enmyes rested them there And ful erly in yâ— mornynge after yâ— Frensshmen with a grete passynge hoste come ayen for to gyue batayll fyght with yâ— Englysshe meâ— with whome mette encouÌ„tred the erle of warwyk Northampton North folke with theyr company slewe two thousande toke many prysoners of the gentyls of theÌ„ And yâ— remenauÌ„t of yâ— same host fled thre myle thens And yâ— thirde daye after yâ— batayll yâ— kynge went to Calays ward destroyenge all yâ— townes as he rode thyder whan yâ— he was comeÌ„ yâ— is to saye yâ— thyrd daye of SepteÌ„bre he began to besege yâ— towne with yâ— castell coÌ„ tynued his sege fro yâ— forsayd thyrde day of SepteÌ„bre to the thyrd daye of August yâ— next yere after And in yâ— same yere durynge yâ— syege of Calays yâ— kyng of scotlonde with a greate multytude of scottê came into Englonde to Neuyles crosse aboute saynt Lucas daye yâ— Euangelyst hopynge and trustynge for to haue foâ—â—d all yâ— londe voyde of people for as moche as the kynge of Englond was beyoÌ„de the see sauf oonly prestes and men of holy chyrche and women chyldren plowmen suche other labourers there they come robbyd dyd moche preuy sorowe But yet founde they ynough that theym withstode by the grace of almyghty god And so a daye of bataylle was assygned bytwene theym certayn lordes men of holy chyrche yâ— were of that countre with other comune people faste by the cyte of Duresme atte which daye thrugh the grace and helpe of god almyghty the scottes were ouercomen yet were there thre tymes so many of theÌ„ as of Englysshmen And there was slayne all the chyualrye knyghthode of the reame of Scotlonde And ther was taken as they wolde haue fledde thens Dauyd the kynge of Scotlonde hymself the erle of mentyf syr wyllyam Douglas and many other greate men of scotlonde ¶ And after that our Englysshe men whan they had rested theym a few dayes and hadde ordeyned theyr kepers of the north couÌ„tree they came to LondoÌ„ and brougt with them syre Dauyd yâ— kynge of Scotlonde and all the other lordes that were taken prysoners vnto yâ— toure of London with all the haste that they myghte and left them there in saut kepynge vnto the kynges comynge and went home ayen into theyr owne couÌ„tre And afterwarde was the kynges raunson of Scotlonde taxed too an hondred thousande marke of syluer too be payed within .x. yere that is to saye euery yere .x. thousande marke ¶ How kynge Edwarde besyeged Calays and how it was wonne and yolden vnto hym IN the .xxii. yere of kynge Edwardes regne he wente ouer the see in the wynter tyme and laye all the wynter at the syege of Calays the whiche yere while the syege lasted endured Philyp the kynge of FrauÌ„ce caste purpoysed traytourously with fraude to put a wa ye the syege came yâ— .xxvii. daye of Iuyl â— yâ— same yere with a greate hoost and a stronge power neyghed to yâ— sege of Calays The whiche Phylip yâ— last daye of Iulii sent to yâ— kynge Edwarde worde yâ— he wolde gyue hym playne batayll the thyrde daye after yâ— about euensonge tyme yf he durste come fro the syege abide And whan kynge Edwarde herde yâ— withoute ony longe taryenge or longe auysement accept gladly yâ— daye houre of batayll yâ— Philyp had assygned And whan yâ— kynge of Fraunce herde yâ— the next nyght after he set his tentys a fyre remeued wente his waye thens cowardely Then they yâ— were in yâ— towne in the castell besyeged sawe all this that they had none other helpe ne socour of yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce ne of his men And also yâ— theyr vytayls within theÌ„ were spended wastyd for faute of vytayls of tefresshynge they eten horses houÌ„des cattes and myse for to kepe theyr trouth as longe as they myghte And whan they sawe and was founde amonge them at the last that they had no thynge among them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socoure ne rescowe of the Frensshmen of yâ— other syde they wyst well yâ— they muste nedes deye for defaute or els yelde yâ— towne anone they went toke downe yâ— baners the armes of Fraunce on euery syde yâ— were hangen out went on the walles of yâ— forsayd towne on dyuerse places as naked as euer they were borne sauf only theyr shertes theyr preuy clothes helde theyr swerdes naked the poynte doâ—â—warde in theyr hondes putten ropes halters about ther neckes yelded vp the keyes of yâ— towne of the castell to kynge Edwarde of Englonde wyth greate fere drede of theyr lyues godê and drede of herte And whan kyng Edwarde sawe all this as a mercyable kyÌ„ge and lorde receyued them to grace a fewe of yâ— grettest prysoners