whiche childe he set betwyxt the knees of Iupiter in the temple feyned afterward the Iupiter had goten her wherfore he dyd dâ—trye through the countre the all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hyÌ„selfe sent it to one Patronie president at Ierusalé vnder the Romayns coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym that he shold compell the iewes to do worshyp therto And for these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne palays ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassibalon had grauÌ„ted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after the deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man and a worthy was of so hygh herte that he wolde not paye to Rome the trybute that kynge Cassybalon had graunted vnto Iulius Cesar wherfore the emperour that was than that was Claudius Cesar was sore anoyed and greued and ordeyned a grete power of Romayns and came in to this londe for to conquere yâ— trybute through myght and strengthe and for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Armager his broder assembled and gadered a grete hoost togyder of BritoÌ„s and gaue batayle to the emperour Claudius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The emperour had afterward one yâ— was called Hamon yâ— sawe theyr people were there fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed bryton armed hym therwith and came in to the batayle to the kynge thus he sayd Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns your enemyes anone shall be slayne discoÌ„fyted And the kyng gaue no kepe to his wordes for bycause of the armes that he had vpon hym wend it had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym nexte the kynge pryuely vnder the sholder of his arme he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge dyed fell downe to the erth WhaÌ„ Armager sawe his broder so deed he cast awaye his armes toke to hym his broders armes came in to the batayle amonge the brytons badde them hertely for to fyght fast lay downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had ben kyng Gynder that afore was slayne that they wyst not Than began the Brytons fyersly to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the last the emperour for soke the felde fledde as fast as he myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kyng fast anone began to flee with all the haste that he might And Armager the kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water and there he toke hym anone smote of bothe handes feet heed hewed the body all to peces than let cast hym in to the water wherfore that water was called Hamons hauen And afterwarde there was made a fayre towne that yet standeth that is called Southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchester to seke Claudius the Emperour and there toke hym And Claudius the emperour through couÌ„seyle of his Romayns that were lefte alyue made peas with Armager in this maner folowyng that is to saye that Claudius sholde gyue vnto Armager Gennen his doughter to wyfe that this londe fro that tyme forward shold be in the emperours power of Rome takyng none other tribute but homage And they were accorded And vpon this couenauÌ„t Claudius cesar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And whaÌ„ she was comeÌ„ Claudius gaue her to Armager to wyfe And Armager spoused her at London with grete solemâ—nite And thaÌ„ he was crowned kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely gouerned well the loÌ„de And Claudius cesar in remembrauÌ„ce of this accorde for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this londe a faâ—â—e towne castell let call the towne after his name Claucestren the new is called Glocestre And whaÌ„ this was all done the emperour toke his lâ—ue went to Beâ—â—â— And Armager gate a sone on his wyfe that was called Westmer And whyle 〈◊〉 Armager regned saint Peter preched in Antioche there he made a noble chirche in the whiche he sate fyrst in his chayre there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he went to Rome was made pope tyll that Nero the emperour let martyr hym And than preched openly all yâ— apostles in dyuers londes the true faythe And whan Armager had regned .xxiiij. yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ How kyng Westmer gaue to Berynger an ylonde forlet there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyk ANd after this A 〈…〉 ager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man and a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym on a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an huge hoost of people and was dwellynge in Stanesmore And whan kyng Westmer herde those tydynges he let assemble an huge hoost of Brytons and came to kyng Roderyk gaue hym batayle And kynge Westmer slewe Roderik with his owne handes in playne batayle And whan kynge Roderykes men sawe that theyr lord was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euermore And he gaue them a couÌ„tre that was forlet wherin they myght dwell thyder they went and dwelled there all theyr lyfe tyme .ix. C. men there were of them no moo lefte at that batayle Theyr gouernour prynce was called Beringer anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwell haue resorte let call the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no women amonge them and the Brytons wolde not gyue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers wherfore they went ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them women and there they them spoused But the men coude not vnderstande theyr language ne speche of these women therfore they spake togyder as scottes And afterwarde through chaungynge theyr languages in all FrauÌ„ce they were than called scottes and so sholde the folke of that countre be called for euermore ¶ How kynge Westmer let arere a stone in the entrynge of WestmerloÌ„de there as he slewe Roderyk there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayle that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was slayne kyng Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his vyctory let arere there besydes yâ— waye a grete stone on hygh and yet it standeth and euermore shal stande and he let graue in the said stone lettres that thus sayd The kyng Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemy And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous and towne in Westmerlonde and at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer let call
morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the confessour that was Aluredes broder and how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whaÌ„ this was done all the barons of englond sent another tyme in to Normandy yâ— Edward sholde come in to englond with moche â—onout And this Edwarde in his chyldhode loued 〈◊〉 hey god hym dradde and in honeste clennes ladde his lyfe hated synne as deth And whan he was crow ned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condicyons that he fyrst vsed forgate not all good customes for no maner honour ne for no rychesse ne for no maner hygnes But euer more more gaue hym to goodnes well loued god holy chirche passyng all other maner thynge And poore men also he loued helde them as they had ben his owne bretherne to them ofte he gaue grete almes with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyall loue that god shewed to saynt Edward lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he went froÌ„ the chirche of westmynster had herde masse of saynt Iohn the euangelyst for as moche as he loued sayÌ„t Iohn the euangelist more specyally after god and our lady than he dyd ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgrym prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the euangelyst some good for to gyue hym And the kyng pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it gaue it to the pilgrym he it receyued went thens This king Edward made all the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And he was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godwyn came agayne in to Englonde and had agayne all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter WHan the erle Godwyn that was dwellynge in Denmark had moche herde of the goodnes of kynge Edwarde that he was full of mercy and pyte he thought that he wolde go agayne in to Englond for to seke to haue grace of the good kyng Edward that so mercy full was that he myght haue agayn his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hym towarde the see came in to Englonde to London where the kynge was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde helde a parlyameÌ„t Godwyn sent to them that were his frendes were the moost gretest lordes of the loÌ„de prayed them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde graunte him his peas his loÌ„de The lordes lad hyÌ„ before the kyng to seke his grace And anone as the kyng sawe hym he appeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes to hym sayd Traytour Godwyn I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my broder Alured Certes syr sayd Godwyn saue your grace your peas your lordshyp I neuer betrayed hym â—e yet lewe hyÌ„ And therfore I put me in reward of the caurte Now fayre lordes sayd the kynge ye that be my lyeges erles barons of the londe that here ben assembled full well ye herde myn appele the answere also of Godwyn therfore I wyll that ye awarde do ryght The erles barons than gadred them all togyder to do this awarde by themselfe so they spake dy uersly among them for some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce nor by lordshyp bytwene Godwyn Alured for whiche thynge they myght hym drawe And at the last they deuysed demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder ThaÌ„ sna ke the erle Leuerike of Couentre a good man to god to all the worlde told his reason in this maner and sayd The erle Godwyn is the best frended man of Englonde after the kyng well myght it not be gaynsayd that without couâ—se yle of Godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfore I awarde as touchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xii. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere bytwene our handes prayenge the kynge to forgyue his euyll wyll to the erle Godwyn and receyue his homage yelde agayn his londe And they accorded vnto that awarde and came euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myght bere bytwene theyr handes before the kynge and there sayd the forme and the maner of theyr accorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not them gaynsaye but as moche as they had ordeyned he grauÌ„ted and coÌ„fermed And so was the erle Godwyn accorded with the kynge and had agayne all his londes And afterward he bare hym so well so wysely that the kynge loued hym wonders moche with hym he was full preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued so moche that the kynge spoused Godwyns doughter and made her quene And neuertheles though the kyng had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastite and clennes of body wtout ony flesshely dede doynge with his wyfe And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyfe two yere dyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe without ony wyfe The kyng gaue the erledome of Oxford to Harolde that was Godwyns sone made hym erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fader and he were so preuy with the kynge that they myght do by ryght what thynge they wolde For agaynst ryght wold he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Iesu Chryst specyall loue shewed to hym ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe â—â—wyne kynge of Denmarke drowned in the see in the tyme of the leuacyon of the sacrament as he stode and herde masse IT befell vpon a whytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmynster at the leuacion of Iesu Christes body as all men were gadred in the chirche and came nigh the awter for to se the sacrynge the kyng lyft vp his handes on hygh toke vp a grete laughter wherfore all that stode aboute hym began gretly to wonder And after masse they asked why the kyÌ„ges laughter was Fayre lordes said kynge Edward I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kyng of Denmarke come in to the see with all his power for to haue comen in to Englond to warre vpon vs I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see all this I sawe in the leuacyon of Chrystes body bytwene the preestes haÌ„des I had therof so grete wye that I myght not my laughter withholde And the erle Leuerich stode besyde hym at the leuacion openly sawe the forme of breed turne in to the lykenes of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght hande blyssed the kynge afterwarde the erle the erle anone turned hym toward the kynge for to
in all yâ— haste yâ— they myght brake al yâ— bridges where as ony passage was for hors man in so moche that there myght no man passe ouer the ryuers neyther on hors ne on foâ—e but yf he shold haue bendrowned And therfore our king with all his people went sought his way ferre vp toward Paris there was all yâ— ryall power of FrauÌ„ce assembled redy to gyue hym batayle for to destroye all his people But almyghty god was his guyde saued hyÌ„ all his meyny defended hym of his enemyes power purpose thanked be god yâ— saued so his owne knyght kyng in his ryght full tytel And than our kyng beholdyng seynge yâ— grete multytude nombre of his enemyes to withstande his waye gyue hym batayle Than the kyng with a meke herte a good spiryte lyfte vp his handes to almyghty god besought hyÌ„ of his helpe yâ— daye to saue his true seruauÌ„tes Than our kynge gadred all his lordes other people aboute bad them al to be of good chere for they shold haue a fayre a gracyous victory the better of all theyr enemyes prayed them to make theÌ„ redy to yâ— batayle for he wolde rather dye yâ— daye in the felde than to be taken of his enemyes for he wold neuer put yâ— realme of Englonde to rauÌ„som for his persone And yâ— duke of Yorke fell on his knees besought yâ— kyng of a bone yâ— he wold grauÌ„t hym that daye yâ— vauÌ„tward in his batayle the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his askyng and sayd gramercy cosyn of Yorke prayed hym to make hym redy And than badde he euery man to ordeyn hym a stake of tree sharpe bothe endes that yâ— stake myght be pyght in yâ— erth a slope that theyr enemyes shold not ouer come them on horsback for that was theyr fals purpose arayed them for to ouer ryde our meyny sodeynly at the fyrst comyng on of them at yâ— first brunt And al the nyght before yâ— batayle yâ— frensshmen made many grete fyers moche reuell with howting showting played our kyng his lordes at yâ— dyse an archer alwaye for a blanke of theyr money for they wend al had beÌ„ theyrs The morne â—â—ose yâ— daye gan sprynge the kyng by good aduyse let araye his batayle his wynges charged euery man to kepe them hole togyder prayed them all to be of good chere And whaÌ„ they were redy he asked what tyme of the daye it was they said pryme Than sayd our kyng now is good tyme for al engloÌ„d prayeth for vs therfore be of good chere let vs go to our iourney And thaÌ„ he sayd with an hye voyce in the name of almighty god saynt George auauÌ„t baner saynt George this day thyne helpe And than the Frensshmen came pryckynge downe as they wold haue ouer rydden all our meyny but god and our archers made them ryght soone to stomble for our archers shotte neuer arowe amysse but it perysshed brought to the grouÌ„de bothe hors man for they shotte that daye for a wager And our stakes made them toppe ouer terue eche one ouer ouer yâ— they laye on hepes two speres length of heyght And our kyng with his meyny with his men of armes archers that thacked on them so thycke with arowes layde on with stakes And our kyng with his handes fought manly yâ— daye And thus almyghty god saynt George brought our enemyes to grouÌ„de gaue vs that daye the victory There were slayne of frensshmen that daye in the felde of Agincourt mâ—â— than .xi. M. Without prysoners that were takeÌ„ there were nombred that daye of Frensshmen in the felde moo than syxe score M. But god that daye fought for vs. And after came there tydynges to our kynge that there was a newe batayle of frensshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on hym came towardes hym And anone our kyng let crye that euery man sholde slee his prysouers that he had taken anone araye the batayle agayne redy to fyght with the Frensshmen And whan the Frensshmen sawe that our men kylled downe theyr prysoners than they withdrewe them brake theyr batayle and al theyr araye And thus our kyng as a worthy conquerour had that daye the victory in the â—elde of Agincourt in Pycardy And than our kynge returned agayn where as the batayle was for to â—e what people were slayne of Englysshmen and yf ony were hurte yâ— they myght be holpen And there were deed in yâ— felde the duke of Barry the duke of AlauÌ„son the duke of Braband the erle of Nauerne thefe constable of FrauÌ„ce and .viij. other erles and the archebysshop of Saunce and of good barons an C. and mo of worthy knyghtes of grete alyaunce of cote armures .xv. hoÌ„dred And of Englysshmen were deed that daye the good duke of Yorke and the erle of Suffolke and of all other Englysshmen there were not deed passyng .xxvi. bodyes thanked be god And this batayle was on a frydaye whiche was saynt Crispyne Crispinians day in the moneth of October anone the kynge coÌ„mauÌ„ded to bury them and the duke of Yorke to be caryed forth with hym the erle of Suffolke And there were prysoners yâ— duke of OrlyauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon the erle of Vendome the erle of Ewe the erle of Richemond syr But sigauÌ„t marshaâ—â—f FrauÌ„ce many other worthy lordes were taken there in this batayle of Agincourt were brought to the towne of Calays so ouer the see with the kyng in to Englonde londed at Douer in Kent with all his prysoners in safete thanked be almyghty god so came to Casâ—terbury offred at saynt Thomas shryne And so forth he rode through the â—oâ—â—â—re of Kent the next waye to Eitham thâ—re he rested tyll that he wolde come to London And than the Mayre of London the aldermen sheryues with all yâ— comuners craftes came to yâ— blacke â—eth well worthely arayed to welcome our kyng with dyuers melodyes â—hanked almyghty god of his gracyous vyctory that he shewed for hym And so yâ— kyng his prisoners passed forth by them tyâ— he came to saynt Thomas of wateryng there mette with hym all religyous men with processyon welcomed hym And so the kyng came rydyng with his prysoners through yâ— rite of LondoÌ„ where as was shewed many a fayre syght at all that condythes at that crosse in chepe as in heuenly araye of auÌ„gels archauÌ„gels patriarkes prophetes virgyns with diuers melodyes sensyng syngynge to welcome the kynge all the condâ—thes â—eâ—â—ynge with wyne the kynge passed forth to saynt Paules there mette with hyÌ„ 〈◊〉 bysshops reuested mytred with sensers to welcome the kynge there they songe for his gracyous victory â—e deuÌ„â—audamus And there the kyng offred after toke his hors rode to
that rebelled and prospered ryght wysly euermore on them At the last with a blyssed ende he decessed And in the lyf of saynt Laurence he and his wyfe be put for ensamples bycause of theyr holy and vertuous lyuynge ¶ Benedictê° was pope after Iohn .xi. yere This man had grete stryfe in his dayes For he was put out an other was put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy bysshop in a wretched fygure he had grete payne And this fygure sayd he trusted no thynge in the mercy of god no thynge profyted hym that was done for hym for it was goten by extorcyon vniustly ThaÌ„ this bysshop lefte his bysshopryche for drede of this sight went in to a monastery lyued vertuously all his dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xx. was pope after hym .xi. yere lytell profyted ¶ Of kyng Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the deth of this Eldred Knoght that was a Daue begaÌ„ to regne But Edmund Irensyde that was king Eldredes sone by his fyrst wyfe ordeyned a grete power of men began to warre on kynge Knoght And so he dyd many tymes ofte the warre was so stroÌ„ge harde the wonder it was to wyte And the quene Emme that than dwelled at westmynster had grete drede of her two sones Alured Edward lest they sholde be destroyed through the warre wherfore she sente them ouer see in to Normandy to the duke Richard theyr vncle there they dwelled in safete peas loÌ„ge tyme. ¶ This Edmund Irensyde Knoght the Dane warred fyersly togyder But at the last they were accorded in this maner that they sholde departe the realme bytwene them and so they dyd and loued togyder lyke two bretherne ¶ How kyng Edmund Irensyde was slayne through treason by a traytour that was called Edryth of Stratton ANd than after regned kyng EdmuÌ„d Irensyde Knoght the dane But thus it befel afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moche loued togyder wherfore a fals traytour had enuy at the loue that was bytwene them whose name was Edrith of straâ—toâ— that was a grete lorde that was Edmunde Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had neuerthelesse he thought to betraye his lorde make Knoght kyng of all the londe to the entent rychely to be auauÌ„ced with hym to be well beloued Wherfore he prayed his lorde Edmunde Irensyde on a daye with hym for to ete And the kyng hym curteysly grauÌ„ted and to hym came at his prayer And at meet the kyng was ryally serued with dyuerse metes and drynkes And whan nyght came that he sholde go to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyny and went to the chambre where as he shold take his nyghtes rest And as he loked aboute hym he sawe a fayre ymage a well made in semblauÌ„t as it were an archer with a bowe bent in his hande in the bowe a fyne arowe Kynge Edmund went nere to beholde it better And whan he was by it anone the arowe smote hym through the body there slewe the kynge for the engyn was made to slee his owne lorde traytoursly And whan kynge Edmund was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people made moche sorowe for him his body they bare to Glastenbury there buryed hym And this fals traytour Edrith anone went to the quene that was kynge Edmundes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had goten on her that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde them with hym to London toke them to kyng Knoght that he sholde do with them what his wyl were And told hyÌ„ how subtylly he had slayne king Edmund bycause the Knoght sholde haue all the londe of Englonde ¶ O thou fals traytoure hast thou slayne my true broder that was so true bycause of me a man that I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauayle the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone let hym be taken and bouÌ„de hym handes feet in maner of a traytour let cast hym in to the ryuer of Tamyse And in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe The kyng toke the two chyldren put them vnto the abbot of West mynster to warde to kepe tyll he wyst what was best with them for to do ¶ How kynge Knoght sent bothe kyng Edmondes sones in to Denmarke for to be slayne and how they were saued ANd it befel soone afterward that kynge Knoght had all the londe in his handes spoused the quene Emme through consent of al his barons for she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyfe and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng asked vpon a daye couÌ„seyle of the quene what was best to do with Edmond Irensydes sones Syr sayd she they be the ryght heyres of the londe and yf they lyue they wyll do you moche sorowe with warre and therfore let sende them in to a strauÌ„ge londe aferre to some man that may destroye them The king anone let call a Dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym that he sholde lede those two chyldren in to Denmarke so to do and ordeyne for them that he sholde neuer more here of them Syr sayd this Walgar your commauÌ„dement gladly shall be done And anone he toke the two chyldren ledde them in to Denmarke And for as moche as he sawe that the chyldren were wonders fayre mâ—ke he had of them grete pite ruth wold not slee them but ledde them to the kynge of Hungary for to nourysshe For this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kynge asked fro whens the children were And Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englonde and therfore men wolde destroye them therfore syr vnto you they be comen to seke mercy helpe for soth yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungary receyued theÌ„ with moche honour and let them worthely be kepte And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger broder dyed Edwarde the elder broder lyued a fayre man and a stronge and a large of body gentyll and curteys of condicyons so that all men loued hym And this Edwarde in the cronycles is called amonge Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungary loued him moche for his goodnes and his fayrnes so that she called hym her derlynge The kynge that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was bytwene them two he had none heyr but onely that doughter And the kynge vouchedsafe his doughter to no man so well as he dyd to hym that she loued
those two realmes of the popes handes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And than toke the kynge the crowne of his heed set hyÌ„ on his knees and these wordes he sayd in herynge of all the grete lordes of englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne the realme of englonde in to the handes of pope Inno cent the thyrde put me hooly in to his mercy in his ordinauÌ„ce Pandulf than receyued yâ— crowne of kyng Iohn kept it .v. dayes as for a seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde and Irlonde And confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foloweth after ¶ Of the lettre oblygatory that kynge Iohn made vnto the courte of Rome wherfore the Peter pens ben gadered through out all Englonde TO all christeÌ„ people throuâ—h out all the worlde dwellynge Iohn by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vniuersite And be it knowen that for as moche as we haue greued offended god our moder chirche of Rome And for as moche as we haue nede vnto the mercy of our lorde Iesu Chryst also we may no thynge so worthy offre as competent sa 〈…〉 to make to god to holy chirche but 〈◊〉 it were our owne body as with â—ur realmes of Englonde of Irlonde Than by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hym yâ— meked hym to the deth vpon the crosse through counseyle of the noble erles barons we offre and frely grauÌ„te to god to yâ— apostles saynt Peter saynt Paule and to our moder chirche of Rome to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thyrde to all yâ— popes yâ— come after hym all the realmes patronages of chirches of EngloÌ„de of Irlonde with theyr appertenauÌ„tes for remyssyon of our synnes for helpe helth of our kynne soules all chrysten soules So yâ— from this daye afterward we wyl receyue and holde of our moder thirche of Rome as fee farme doynge feaute to our holy fader pope Innocent the thyrde so to all the popes that cometh after hym in yâ— same maner aboue sayd And in yâ— presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes subdeken we make lyege homage as it were in the popes presence before hym were and shal do all maner thynges aboue sayd therto we bynde vs all that cometh after vs our heyres for euermore without ony gaynsayenge to the pope eke yâ— warde of chirche vacauÌ„tes And in tokeÌ„ of this thynge euermore for to last we wyl con ferme ordeyn that our specyall rentes of yâ— foresayd realme sauynge saynt Peters pens in all thynge to yâ— moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousan de marke of syluer at two termes of the yere for all maner customes yâ— we sholde do for yâ— foresayd realmes that is to saye at Myghelmasse and at Eester that is to saye vij C. marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlond sauyng to vs to our heyres our Iustyces and our other fraunchyses other ryaltees that perteyneth vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyl that it be ferme and stable without ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours and our heyres in this maner be bounde that yf we or ony of our heyres through ony presumpcyon fall in ony poynt agaynst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende hym he shall than lose the foresayd realmes for euermore And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our warrauÌ„t for euermore be ferme and stable without ony gaynsay enge we shall fro this daye afterwarde be true to god and to the moder chirche of Rome and to the pope Innocent the thyrde and to all them that cometh after hym and the realmes of Englonde and of Irlonde we shall trewly mayntayne in all maner poyntes agaynst all maner men by our power through goddes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outlawed of Englonde came agayn how kynge Iohn was assoyled WHan this chartre was made ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfs hande sente anone vnto the archebysshop Stephen to all his other clerkes and lewd men that he had exyled out of this londe that they sholde come agayn in to Englonde haue agayn theyr londes also theyr rentes that he wolde make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs agaynst theyr wyll The kyng hymselfe than Pandulf the erles barons went to wynchestre agaynst yâ— archebysshop Stephen And whan he was comen the kynge wente agaynst hym fell downe to his feet thus to hym sayd Fayre syr ye be welcome I crye you mercy bycause that I haue trespaced agaynst you The archebysshop toke hyÌ„ vp tho in his armes kyssed hym curteysly ofteÌ„tymes after ladde hym to the dore of saynt Swythynes chirche by the hande assoyled hym of yâ— sentence and hym recoÌ„cyled to god to holy chirche And that was on saynt Margaretes daye And the arche bysshop anone went for to synge masse And yâ— kyng offred at the masse a marke of golde And whan yâ— masse was done all they went to receyue al theyr londes without ony maner gaynsayenge And that daye they made all myrth and ioye ynough But yet was not yâ— enterdytynge releaced bycause yâ— pope had set that the enterdytynge sholde not be done tyll the kyng had made full restitucyon of yâ— goodes that he had take of holy chirche And yâ— hymselfe sholde do homage to the pope by a tertayne legate that he sholde sende into englonde And thaÌ„ toke Pandulf his leue of yâ— kynge the archebysshop went agayne to Rome And the archebysshop anone let come before him prelates of holy chirche at Redynge for to treate couÌ„seyle how moche what they sholde aske of yâ— kynge for to make restytucyon of yâ— goodes yâ— he had taken of them And they ordeyned sayd that the kyng sholde gyue to yâ— archebysshop thre thousande marke for the wronge yâ— the kynge had done vnto hym And also by porcions to other clerkes .xv. M. marke ¶ And this same tyme Nicolas bysshop of Tuscan cardynall penytencer of Rome came in to Englonde through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement the .v. kalende of October came to London yâ— .v. nonas of October for bycause that kyng Iohn all the kynges yâ— came after hym shold euermore holde yâ— realme of Englonde of Irlonde of god of the pope payenge to the pope by yere as is aboue sayd ¶ How yâ— enterdytynge was vndone in englonde of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene kyng Iohn the barons of the realme WHan kynge Iohn had done his homage to yâ— legate yâ— shewed hyÌ„ the popes lettre yâ— he shold paye to Iulyan and yelde agayne that was kynge Rychardes wyfe yâ— thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde
men bette downe the kynges castels began fast for to destroye kyng Edwardes londes And whan the tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he went in to Wales so moche he dyd through goddes grace and his grete power that he droue Lewlin to grete myschefe that he fledde all maner strength came yelded hym vnto kynge Edward gaue hym .l. M. marke of syluer to haue peas toke the damoysell all his herytage made an obly gacyon to kyng Edward to come to his parlyament two tymes in the yere ¶ And in the seconde yere after yâ— kynge Edward was crowned he helde a generall parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comyn assent of all his baronage And at eester nexte after the kynge sent by his lettre vnto Lewlyn prynce of Wales that he shold come to his parlyameÌ„t for his londe for his holding of Wales as the strength of the lettre oblygatory wytnessed Than Lewlyn had scorne despyte of yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement And for pure wrath agayn begaÌ„ warre vpon kynge Edward destroyed his londes And whan kyng Edward herde of these tydyÌ„ges he waxed wonders wroth vnto Lewlyn in haste assembled a grete power of people went towarde Wales and warred so vpon Lewlyn the prynce tyll yâ— he brought hym in moche sorow dysease And Lewlyn sawe that his defence myght not auayle hym and came agayn yelded hym to yâ— kynges grace cryed him mercy longe tyme knâ—led before yâ— kynges feet The kynge â—ad of hym pyte coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym to aâ—â—se for his mekenes forgaue hyÌ„ his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ an other tyme that he wolde destroye hyÌ„ for euermore Dauid yâ— was Lewlins broder yâ— same tyme dwelled with kyng Edward was a fell man and a subtyll enuyous also ferre castynge and moche treason thought euermore made good semblaunt semed so 〈◊〉 yâ— no man myght perceyue his falsnes ¶ How Lewlyn through â—ggâ—nge of his broder Dauid warred agayn vpon kynge Edwarde IT was not longe tyme that tyme that kynge Edward gaue to Dauid Lewlyns broder the lordship of â—rodesham and made hym knyght And so moche honour dyd he neuer after to no man of Wales bycause of hym ¶ Kyng Edward helde his parlyament at London whan he had done in Wales al that he wolde chauÌ„ged his money yâ— was foule kyt rouÌ„ded wherfore the people coÌ„playned sore so yâ— the king let enquyre of the trespassours And .ccc. were atteynted of suche maner of falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawen hanged And afterward the kyng ordey ned that the sterling halfpeny ferthyng sholde go through out all his londe And coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man fro that daye afterwarde gaue ne â—eoffed hous of religyon with londe or tenemeÌ„t without specyall leue of the kynge he that dyd sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll the gyfte sholde be for nought ¶ And it was not longe after that Lewlyn prynce of Wales through the entycement of Dauid his broder and by bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kynge Edward in as moche as they myght so that through them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kyng Edward herde of this anone he sent his baroÌ„s in to Northum berlonde the surreys also that they shold go take theyr vsage vpon the traytours Lewlyn Dauyd wonders harde it was for to warre than For it is wynter in Wales whan in other couÌ„trees it is somer And Lewlyn let ordeyne well aray vitayle his good castel of Swandon and therin was an huge nombre of people plente of vitayles so that kyng Edward wyst not where to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strength of Wales they let come in to the see barges botes grete plankes as many as they might ordeyne haue for to go to the foresayd castell of Swandon with men on fote also on hors But the Walshmen had so moche people were so stronge that they droue the Englysshmen backe so that there was so moche prees of people at the turnynge agayn that the charge the burden of men made the barges botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyght that is to say syr Roger Clifford syr William of Lindsey that was syr Iohns sone fitz Robert syr Rychard Tanny an huge nombre of other all was through theyr owne foly for yf they had had good spies they had not ben harmed Whan kynge Edward herde tell that his people were so drowned he made sorowe ynough But than came syr Iohn of Vessye from the kynge of Aragon brought with hym moch people of bachelers of Gascoyns were soudyours dwellynge with Iohn of Vessye of hym receyued wages of hym were holden were noble men for to fyght and brent many townes slewe all the walshmen that they myght take And all those with strength myght made assaute vnto the castell of Swandon gate the castell And whaÌ„ Dauid herde of these tydynges he ordeyned hyÌ„ to flyght WhaÌ„ Lewlyn the prynce knewe that his broder was fledde thaÌ„ was he sore abasshed for he had no power his warre to maynteyn And so Lewlyn began to flee wende well to haue scaped But in a mornyng syr Roger Mortimer mette with hym onely with .x. knightes set hym rouÌ„de aboute to hym went smote of his heed presented it to kyng Edward And in this maner Lewlyn the prynce of Wales was taken his heed smytten of also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore through ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the realme ¶ How Dauid that was Lewlyns broder prynce of Wales was put to deth DAuid the prynces broder of Wales through pride wende to haue beÌ„ prynce of Wales after his broders deth And vpoÌ„ this he sent after walshmen to his patlyament at Dinbigh folysshly made Wales to aryse agaynst the kyng began to meue warre agaynst kyng Edward dyd all the sorowe dysease that he myght by his power Whan kynge Edward herde of this thynge he ordey ned men to pursue vpon hym And Dauid fyerâ—y hym defended tyll that he came to the towne of saynt Morite there was Dauid taken as he fledde ladde to the kynge And the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he shold be hanged drawen and smyte of his heed quarter hyÌ„ sende his heed to London the foure quarters to the foure chefe townes of Wales for they sholde take ensample therof be ware And afterward kynge Edward let crye his peas though out al wales seased all the londe into his handes all the grete lordes that were lefte alyue came to do feaute homage to kynge Edward as to theyr kynde lorde And than let kynge Edward amende the lawes of Wales
that were defectyue And after he sent to al the lordes of Wales by his lettres patentes that they sholde come all to his parlyameÌ„t And whan they were comen the kynge sayd to them full curteysly Lordes ye be welcome me behoueth your couÌ„seyle your helpe for to go in to Gascoyn for to amende the trespace that to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene the kynge of Aragon the pryÌ„ce of Morrey And all the kynges liege men erles barons consented grauÌ„ted therto And than kynge Edwarde made hym redy went in to Gascoyn let amende all the trespaces that was done hyÌ„ in Gascoyn And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon the prynce of Morrey he cessed accorded them And whyle kynge Edward quene Elenore his wyfe were in Gascoyn the good erle of Cornewayle was made wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kyng Edward came agayn And thaÌ„ enquyred he of his tray tours that coniected falsnes agaynst hym And eche of theÌ„ all receyued theyr dome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme whyle that kyng Edward was beyonde that see to do them for to make amendes that had trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ there was a fals traytour that was called â—isap Meridoc began to make warre agaynst kynge Edward that was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot the wrongfully greued diseased the foresayd Bisap Meridoc And whan kynge Edward herde all this he sente by his lettres to Bisap Meridoc that he sholde make no warre but that he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came agayne in to Englonde he wolde vndertake the quarell amende all that was mysdone This foresayd Risap Meridoc despysed the kynges coÌ„maundement spared not to do all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englond But anone after he was taken ladde to yorke and there he was drawen hanged for his felony ¶ Of the redressyng that king Edward made of his Iustices and of his clerkes that they had done for theyr falsnes and how he droue the Iewes out of Englonde for theyr vsury and mysbyieue WHan kynge Edward had dwelled thre yere in Gascoyn a desyre came to hyÌ„ for to go in to Englonde agayn And whan he was comen agayn there were so many coÌ„playntes made to hym of his Iustices of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnes that wonder it was to here For whiche falsnes syr Thomas weylonde the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonde at the Toure of LondoÌ„ for falsnes that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anone after whan the kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices than let he enquyre espye how the Iewes deceyued begyled his people through theyr synne of falsnes of vsury and let ordeyn a preuy parliament amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amoÌ„ge them that all the Iewes shold voyde out of Eng loÌ„de for theyr misbyleue also for theyr false vsury that they dyd vnto chrysten men And for to spede make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde gaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of al theyr goodes mouable And so were the iewes dryuen out of Englonde And than went the iewes in to FrauÌ„ce there they dwelled through leue of kyng Philyp that than was kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sent and grauÌ„te of all the lordes of Scotlonde IT was not longe after the Alexander kyng of Scotlonde was deed and Dauid the erle of Huntingdon that was the kynges broder of Scotlond asked claymed the kingdom of Scotlonde after that his broder was deed bycause that he was rightfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd naye wherfore grete debate arose bytwene them theyr fren des for as moche as they wolde not con sent to his crownacyon And the meane tyme the foresayd Dauid dyed And so it befell that the sayd Dauid had thre dough ters that worthely were maryed The fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus the thyrde to Hastynges The foresayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryfe arose bytwene them thre bycause eche of them wolde haue ben kyng And whan the lordes of Scotlonde sawe the debate bytwene them they came to kyng Edward of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlonde as chefe lord And whan the kyng was seased of the foresayd lordes of Scotlonde the foresayd Bayloll Brus Hastynges came to the kynges courte asked of the kynge whiche of them sholde be kyng of Scotlonde And kyng Edward that was full gentyll true let enquyre by the cronycles of Scotlonde of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blode And it was fouÌ„de that Bayloll was the eldest that the kyng of Scotlonde shold holde of the kyng of Englonde and do hym feaute homage And after this was done Bayloll went in to Scotlonde and there was crowned kynge of Scotlond And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the englyssh men the Normans But vpon a tyme the NormaÌ„s arryued at Douer there they martyred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne that there escaped not one of them ¶ And soone after kynge Edward sholde lese the duchy of Gascoyn through kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce through his fals castyng of the Douâ—e peres of the lond wherfore syr Edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder gaue vp his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englonde grauÌ„ted to kynge Edward halfe dele of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayn in Gascoyn And the kynge sent thyder a noble company of his bachelers And hymselfe wolde haue gone to Portesinouth but he was letted through one Maddok of Wales that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his handes for that cause the kyng turned to Wales at Chrystmasse And bycause that the noble lordes of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyn had no coÌ„fort of theyr lorde the kyng they were taken of syr Charles of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr Iohn of Brytayne syr Robert Typtot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardulf syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascencyon was Maddok taken in Wales another whiche was called Morgan and they were sent to the toure of London and there they were byheded ¶ How syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde withsayd his homage ANd whaÌ„ syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde vnderstode that kyng Edwarde was warred in Gascoyne to whome the realme of Scotlonde was delyuered falsly than agaynst his othe wtsayd his homage through procuryng of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome through a fals suggestion to be assoyled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of Englonde And so
kynges coÌ„pany of FrauÌ„ce and many shyppes cogges were taken And so through goddes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he had there yâ— victory bare theus a gloryous â—heualry And in yâ— same yere about saynt Iames tyme wold yâ— gates of saynt Diners Roberte of Aâ—theys 〈◊〉 men of ingâ—â—de fla 〈…〉 egerly fought agaynst yâ— duke of Blitgoyn yâ— frensshe men at whiche batayle were slayne taken of the Frensshmen .xv. barons .lxxx. knyghtes shyppes barkes were takeÌ„ vnto yâ— noÌ„bre of CC. .xxx. The same yere yâ— kyng makyng abydyng vpon yâ— syege of Turney the erle of Henaud with englisshe archers made assaut vnto the towne of saynt Amand where as they slewe .l. knightes many other also destroyed the towne ¶ And in the .xvj. yere of his regne folowynge in yâ— wynter tyme the king dwelled styll vpon yâ— foresayd syege sent ofte tyme in to Englonde vnto his tresourer other purueyours for gold money that shold be sent to hym in his nede but his proctours messengers cursedly full slowly serued hym at his nede deceyued him on whose defaut laches the king toke trewse bytwene hym the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And thaÌ„ kyng Edward full of sorowe shame in his hert withdrewe hym fro yâ— syege came in to Bry tayn there was so grete stryfe for vytayle that he lost many of his men whan he had done there that he came fore he dressed hym ouer see in to Englonde And as he sayled toward EngloÌ„de in yâ— hygh seâ— the most myshappes stormes teÌ„pestes thonder lyghtnynge fell to hym in the see the whiche was sayd that it was done reysed through euyl spirytes made by sorcery nygromancy of them of frauÌ„te Wherfore yâ— kynges hert was full of soro we anguysshe wellyng syghynge sayd vnto our lady iÌ„ this wyse O blyssed lady saynt Mary what is yâ— cause yâ— euer more goynge in to FrauÌ„ce all thynges wethers fall to me ioyful lyking as I wolde haue them but alway turnynge in to EngloÌ„de all thynges fall vn profitable very harmeful neuertheles he stopyng an 〈◊〉 of the s 〈…〉 worde came to theÌ„ 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 styght ¶ And the same yere yâ— kyng wolde his Chryst 〈…〉 e at M 〈…〉 s 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 word to yâ— Scottes 〈…〉 that he was tidy wold fyght with 〈◊〉 but the Scottes wold not â—hyde but fledde ouer yâ— scottysshe 〈…〉 them as 〈◊〉 as they myght And â—â—che .xvij. yere of his regne about yâ— feâ—â— of yâ— coÌ„ueâ—syon of saynt Pauleking Edward whaÌ„ he has ben in Scotlonde sawe that the Scottes were fled 〈◊〉 came agayn in to Englonde And aâ—ytel before â—ent was yâ— whiche tur neyment came al the yonge bachelary cheualty of Englonde â—â—many other â—rles 〈◊〉 at the 〈◊〉 turneyment kyng Edward hymselfe was there present ¶ And in yâ— .xviij. yere of his regne at his parlyamiÌ„t holdeÌ„ at Westmynster the auyâ—zeme of â—ester Edward yâ— thyrd made Edward his fyrst sone prynce of Wales ¶ And in yâ— .xix. yere of his regne andâ—â— afteriÌ„ Ia 〈…〉 y before lent king Edward let make ful noble Iustes grete feestes in the place of his byrth at Wyndsore that these was neuer none suche seen there afore At whiche feest royalte were two kinges two quenes the prynce of Wales the duke of Eornewayle .x. erles .ix. couÌ„tesses barous and many burgeyses the whiche might not lyghtly be nombred and of dyuers londes beyonde the see were many straungers And at the same tyme whan the Iustes were done kyng Edward made a grete souyer in the whiche he ordeyned began his rouÌ„de table ordeyned and stedfasted the daye of the rounde cable to be holden there at wyndsore in the whytsonweke euer more yerely And in this tyme Englysshnten so moche haunted and cleued to the woodnes foly of the strauÌ„gers that froÌ„ tyme of comynge of yâ— Hen 〈…〉 es .xviij. yere passed they ordeyned chauÌ„ged them euery yere dyuers shappes disguisynges of clothyÌ„g oflonge large wyde clothes destitute deserte froÌ„ all olde honeste good vsage And an othertyme short clothes strayt wasted iagged kyt on euery syde slatered botoned with sleues tapytes of surcotes hodes ouer longe ouer moche hangyng that yf I the sothe shall saye they were more lyke to turmeÌ„tours de uyls in theyr clothing shoynge other araye than to men And yâ— women more nycely yet passed the men in araye curiouslyer for they were so strayt clothed that they let hange foxe tayles sewed by uethe wtin theyr clothes for to hele hide theyr arses the whiche disguisynges pryde perauenture afterwarde brought forth raused many myshappes myschefe in yâ— realme of EngloÌ„de ¶ The .xx. yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Brytayn Gascoyn in whose company went yâ— erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolk the erle of Huntyngton the erle of Arundell many other lordes comyn people in a grete multytude with a grete nauy of CC. and .xl. shyppes anone after mydsomer for to auenge hyÌ„ of many wronges harmes to hym done by Phylyp of Valoys kynge of Fraunce agaynst yâ— trewse before hande graunted the whiche trewse he falsly and vntruly by cauellacyons losed disquatte ¶ How kynge Edwarde sayled in to NormaÌ„dy arryued at Hogges with a grete hoost IN the .xxi. yere of his regne kyng Edward through couÌ„seyle of all yâ— grete lordes of Englonde called gadred togyder in his parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster before eester ordeyned hyÌ„ for to passe ouer yâ— see agayn for to disease destrouble the rebelles of FrauÌ„ce And whaÌ„ his nauy was come togyder made redy he went with a grete hoost the .xij. daye of Iuly sailed in to Normandy arryued at Hogges And whan he had rested hym there .vj. days for bycause of trauayling of the see for to haue out all his men with al theyr necessaries out of theyr shyppes he went towarde CadomuÌ„ brennynge wastynge destroyenge all yâ— townes that he fouÌ„de in his waye And the .xxvj. day of Iuly at yâ— brydge of Cadony manly nobly strengthed defended with Normans he had there a stronge batayle a longe durynge through whiche a grete multytude of people were slayne And there were taken of prisoners the erle of Ewe the lord Tankeruyll and an C. of other knightes men of armes vj C. fote men noÌ„bred the towne that subbarbes vnto yâ— bare wall of all thynge that they myght bere cary out was robbed despoyled After yâ— king passed forth by the couÌ„tre about the brede of .xx. myle be wasted all maner thynge that he fouÌ„de Whan Philip of Valois perceyued this all though he were fast by hym with a stronge hoost yet he wold not come nye hym but brake all the brydges beyonde the water of Seyn fro Roen to Parys
byÌ„ selfe fledde vnto the same cite of Parys to all the haste that he myght For sothe the noble kyng Edward whan be came to Parys brydge fouÌ„de it broken wtin two dayes he let make it agayne And on yâ— morowe after the Assumpcion of our lady kynge Edwarde passed ouer yâ— water of Seyn goynge to warde the water of Cresâ—y destroyed by yâ— waye townes with the people owenynge therin And in the feest of saynt Barthylmewe he passed ouer the water of SoÌ„me vnhurte with all his hoost there as neuer before had beÌ„ ony maner waye ne passage where two M. were slayne of them that letted theyr passage ouer Therfore the .xxvj. daye of August kynge Edward in a felde fast by Cresâ—y hauynge thre batayles of Englysshmen encountred mette with Philip of Valoys hauyng with him .iiij. batayles of whiche the leest passed gretly the nombre of Englysshe people And whaÌ„ these two hostes mette togyder there fell vpon hym the king of Beme the duke of Loreyn erles also of FlauÌ„dres DalauÌ„son Blois Har court Aumarle and Neuers and many other erles barons lordes knyghtes men of armes the nombre of a. M .v. C. xlij wtout fote men other men armed that were nothynge rekened And for al this the vngloryous Philip wtdrew hyÌ„ with the resydue of his people Wherfore it was sayd in comyn amonge his owne people NrÌ„e bel soy retreit that is to saye our fayr wtdraweth hym Than kynge Edward our englisshmen thanked god of suche a victory after theyr grete labour taken to them all thynge nedeful to theyr suste nauÌ„ce sauynge of theyr lyues and for drede of theyr enemyes rested theÌ„ there And full erly in the mornynge after the frensshmen with a grete hoost came agayn for to gyue batayle fyght with yâ— englysshmen with whome mette encountred the erle of warwik Northamton Northfolke with theyr coÌ„pany slewe ij M. and toke many prisoners of the gentils of them the remenauÌ„t of the same hoost fled .iij. myle thens And the thyrd daye after the batayle the kyng went to Ca lays warde destroyenge all yâ— townes as he rode thyder Whan he was comen that is to saye the thyrde daye of SepteÌ„ber he began to besyege yâ— towne with the castel coÌ„tinued his syege fro yâ— foresaid thyrd day of September to yâ— thyrde day of August yâ— next yere after And in yâ— same yere duryng yâ— syege of Calays yâ— kyng of scot londe with a grete multytude of scottes came in to Englond to Nouiles crosse about saynt Lukes daye the euangelyst hopyng trustyng for to haue fouÌ„de all the londe best ytute and voyde of people for as moche as the kynge of Engloude was beyonde the see saue ouely preesteâ— men of holy chirche women children and plowmen suche otherlabourers there they came robbed dyd moche preuy sorow but yet fouÌ„de they ynough that wtstode them by the grate of almyghty god And so a daye of bacayle was assygned bytwene them certaynelordes men of holy chirche that were of the couÌ„tres with other comyn people fast by the cite of Durham at whiche daye through the grace of almyghty god yâ— Scottes were ouercomen yet were there thre tymes so many of them as of the englysshmen And there was slayne all the cheualry knyghthode of the realme of Scotlonde And there was taken as they wolde haue fled thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotlonde hymselfe the erle of Mentyf syr William Douglas many other grete men of Scotlonde And after that our Englysshmen whan they had rested them a fewe dayes had ordeined theyr kepers of yâ— north couÌ„tree they came to London brought with them syr Dauid the kyng of Scotlonde all the other lordes that were taken prysoners vnto the toure of London with all the haste that they myght lefte them there in safe kepyng vnto the kynges comynge went home agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„tre And afterward was the kynges rauÌ„som of Scotlonde taxed to an hondred thousand marke of syluer to be payed within .x. yere that is to saye euery yere .x. thousande marke ¶ How kynge Edwarde besyegeâ—â— Calays and how it was wonne yelded vnto hym IN the .xxij. yere of yâ— regne of king Edwarde he went ouer the see in the wynter tyme laye all the wynter at the syege of Calays the whiche yere whyle yâ— syege lasted endured Philyp the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed tray toursly with fraude to put away yâ— syege came the .xxvij. day of Iuly in yâ— same yere with a grete hoost a stronge power nighed to yâ— syege of Calays the whiche Philip the last day of Iuly sent to kyng Edward worde that he wold gyue hym playne batayle yâ— thyrde daye after that about euensonge tyme yf he durst come fro yâ— syege abyde And whan kyng Edward herde that without ony longe taryenge or longe auysemeÌ„t accepted gladly yâ— day houre of batayle that Philip had assygned And whan the kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde that the nexte nyght after he set his tentes a fyre remeued wente awaye cowardly Than they that were in the towne in the castel besyeged seynge al this how that they had none other helpe ne socour of the king of FrauÌ„ce ne of his men also that theyr vitayles wtin them were spended wasted for faute of vitayles re fresshing they ete horses houÌ„des cattes myce for to kepe theyr treuth as longe as they myght whaÌ„ they sawe was fouÌ„de amonge them at the last that they had no thynge amoÌ„ge them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour nor rescowe of the frensshe men of that other syde they wyst well that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde yâ— towne anone they went toke downe yâ— baners yâ— armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were hangen out wente on the walles of the towne in dyuers places as naked as they were borne saue onely theyr shertes their preuy clothes helde theyr swerdes naked the poynt downward in theyr haÌ„des put ropes halters aboute theyr neckes yelded vp the keys of the towne of the castell to kyng Edward of Englonde with grete fere and drede of herte And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a merciable king and lorde receyued them all to grace a fewe of the gretest persones of estate of gouernaunce of the towne he sente in to Englonde there to abyde theyr raunsom the kynges grace And all yâ— comynalte of the towne the kynge let go whyther they wolde in peas wtout ony harme and let them bere with them all theyr thynges that they myght bere and cary awaye kepynge the towne the castell to hymselfe Than through medracion of cardinals that were sent from yâ— pope trewse was takeÌ„ there bytwene FrauÌ„ce Englonde for .ix. monethes
Westmynster than the Mayre toke his leue of yâ— kyng rode home agayne ¶ And in yâ— thyrde yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne yâ— fyfth came the emperour of Almayn kyng of Rome of Hungry in to Englonde so to yâ—â—â—â—e of London And the Mayre the aldermen with the sheryues worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke heth 〈◊〉 yâ— best aray that they coude on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym brought hyÌ„ to London with mâ—â—he honoure grete reuerence And at saynt Thomas of wâ—terynge there mette with hym the kyng with all his lordes in good araye And there was a worthy metyng bytwene yâ— emperour kyng Henry yâ— fyfth there they kyâ—â—ed togyder embraced eche other than yâ— king toke yâ— emperour by yâ— hande so they came rydyng through yâ—â—â—te of LondoÌ„ vnto saynt Paules there they â—â—yghted offred all yâ— bysshops stode reâ—ested with sensers in theyr handes sensynge to them And than they toke theyr horses rode to Westmynster And the kynge lodged the emperour in his owne palays and there he rested hym a grete whyle all at yâ— kynges cost And soone after came yâ— duke of Holland in to Englonde to come se yâ— emperour speke with hym with our kyng Henry of Englonde he was worthely receyued lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely all at yâ— kynges cost And whan the emperour had well rested him seen yâ— londe in dyuers partyes knewe the coÌ„modytees than by processe of tyme he toke his leue of the kynge but or he wente he was made a knyght of the garter receyued ware the lyuerey And thaÌ„ he thanked yâ— kyng all his lordes And than the kyng he went ouer yâ— see to Calays abode there longe tyme to haue an answere of the frensshe kynge at the last it came and pleased hyÌ„ ryght nought And so yâ— emperour toke his leue of yâ— kynge passed forth in goddes name our kyng came ouer agayn in to Englonde in all yâ— haste that he myght yâ— was on saynt Lukes euen that he came to Lambeth on the mondaye nexte after he came in to yâ— parlyament at Westmynster ¶ In yâ— same yere was a grete derth of corne in englonde but thaÌ„ked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfthe he helde his parlyament at Westmynster in yâ— be gynnynge of October lasted to the puryficacyon of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to maynteyn his warres bothe of yâ— spirytualte of the temporalte an hole taxe 〈◊〉 dieme And than anone yâ— kyng prayed all his lordes to make them redy for to strength hyÌ„ in his ryght And anone he â—et make a newe retynue charged all 〈◊〉 men to be redy at Hamton in whyt 〈…〉 weke nexte after without ony delay And there the kyng made yâ— duke of Bedford protectour defender of his realme of Englonde in his absence charged hym to kepe his lawes and maynteyne bothe spirituall temporall And whan the kyng had thus done set all thynge in his kynde on saynt Markes daye he toke his hors at Westmynster came rydyng to Paules there he offred toke his leue so rode forth through yâ—â—ite takyng his leue of all maner of people as well of poore as of riche prayenge them all in generall to praye for hyÌ„ And so he rode forth to saynt Georges there offred toke his leue of the Mayre chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hamton there abode tyll his retynue were redy comeÌ„ for there was all his nauy shyppes with his ordynauÌ„ce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge with all maner of vytayles for suche a ryall coÌ„pany as wel for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryour that is to say goÌ„nes tripgites engynes sowes bastyles brydges of lether scalyng ladders malles spades shouelles pykes paueys bowes arowes bowstringes tonnes chestes pypes full of arowes as neded for suche a worthy warryour that no thynge was to seche whaÌ„ tyme came thyder came to hyÌ„ shyppes laden with gonnes gonpowdre And whan this was redy his retynue came the kyng all his lordes with all his ryal hoost went to shyppe toke yâ— see sayled in to NormaÌ„dy londed at â—ouke vpoâ— LaÌ„masse daye than nexte after there he made .xlviij. knyghtes at his londing than yâ— kynge heryng of many enemyes vpon the see that is to saye .ix. grete Carakes hulkes galeys shyppes yâ— were comyng to destroy his nauy And anone he coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— erle of marche to be cheâ—e chefetayne many other worthy lordes 〈◊〉 to dethe for treason And so he was 〈◊〉 to the Courâ— agayn and there he 〈◊〉 laydâ— vpon an hurdeâ— and drawen through the Cite to saynt â—yles felde there was made a newe payre of gaâ—â—â—â—s and a stronge â—heynâ— and a coller of yren for 〈◊〉 there he was hangeâ— and breâ—t oâ—â— the galow 〈…〉 â—nâ— all for his 〈…〉 es and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yeâ—â— of kyng Henryes â—ogne the fyfth he sent his 〈…〉 Beaâ—ford duâ—â— of â—x 〈◊〉 with a â—ayre coÌ„pany of men of arâ—es archers before the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 there displayed his 〈◊〉 and sent his h 〈…〉 des vnto the towâ—â— hadde them 〈◊〉 that cite vnto our king theyr lyege lorde And they sayd he toke them noâ—â— for â—o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he sholde haue theâ—â— but yf it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bought and proued with theyr handes for other answere wolde they 〈◊〉 〈…〉 And there 〈◊〉 du 〈…〉 good 〈…〉 of the groside all 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 out of 〈…〉 o◠〈◊〉 oâ— aâ—mes bothe on hor 〈…〉 on 〈…〉 〈◊〉 out 〈…〉 with them and 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 taken and â—â—yâ—◠〈◊〉 â–ª â—â—â—sones o◠〈◊〉 good 〈…〉 â—nd 〈◊〉 to the towne And the kyng with his lordes were lodged in the Charterhous and grete strength about them that was in the â—est parte of yâ—â—â—te And the duke of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende of the 〈◊〉 in a waste abbey before the porte Caux And the duke of Excestre with his meyny on the north syde before the porte Beauuoysyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was yâ— erle Marshall lodged with moche solke a stronge power before the castell gate And than was yâ— erle of Ormonde the lorde Haryngton and also the lorde 〈◊〉 with theyr retynue and company nexte to hym And than 〈◊〉 Iohn Corâ—e wayle with many other noble knyghtes and squyers of name with all theyr retynue saye with the noble duke of ClareÌ„â—â— And from the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the lorde â—oos and the lorde Wyllybe with the lorde Phehewâ— and syr
agayn to king Adelbryght yâ— was king of Kent tolde him yâ— his folke wold not be to no man obedyent but to yâ— archebysshop of Carlyon Whan the king herde this he was sore anoyed sayd that he wolde destroye them sent to Elfryde kyng of Northumberlonde yâ— was his frende yâ— he shold come to hym with all yâ— power that he myght he wold mete hym at Leycestre and fro thens they wolde go in to wales there destroye yâ— archebysshop of Carlyon and all those that had refused saynt Austyn ¶ How kyng Adelbryght kyng Elfry de slewe Brecynall yâ— was a kyng of bry tons that helde yâ— couÌ„tree of Leycestre IT befell so that there was a kyng of brytons that helde the couÌ„tre of Leycestre all the countre aboute his name was Brecynall And this bryton herde tell yâ— those two englysshe kynges wolde mete there at Leycestre for to go in to wales he let ordeyne all the power that he had for to go fyght with these two kyÌ„ges but lytel it auayled hym for his folke were all slayne hymself fledde lost his londes for euermore And these two kyÌ„ges Adelbryght Elfryde dwel led a whyle at Leycestre departed the londe amonge them and toke homage feaute of the folke of yâ— couÌ„tree And af ter they went toward wales And they of wales herde tell of yâ— discoÌ„fyture that Brecmal had at Leycestre were won ders sore adrad of those two kynges toke chose amoÌ„ge them good men ho ly of heremytes moÌ„kes preestes of other people grete plente yâ— wente bare fote and wolwarde for to haue mercy of those two kynges But yâ— kynges were so sterne so wycked yâ— they wold neuer speke with them but slewe them all Alas for sorowe for they ne spared them no more than the wolfe doth the shepe but smote of theyr hedes euerichone And so they were all martyred yâ— to them came that is to vnderstande .v. C. and .xl. And after they wente fro thens to Bangore for to slee all those yâ— they myght fynde there of yâ— brytons And whan yâ— britons herde that they assembled ordeyned all theyr power for to fyght with them Than was there a baron of wales whi che was called Bledrik of Cornewayle that somtyme was lorde of Deenshyre but king Adelbright had dryuen hyÌ„ out in to wales after there he gaue them batayle at yâ— batayle was kyng Adelbryght slayne Elfryde sore wouÌ„ded forsoke yâ— felde the moost parte of his people slayne And king Elfryd fled in to Northumberlond yâ— was his owne loÌ„de And after the people of Leycestreshyre made with strength Cadewan yâ— was Brecinals sone kyng of Leycestre he after regned nobly with grete honour ¶ How Cadewan kynge of Leycestre Elfryde king of Northumberlond were frendes And of the debate yâ— after was bytwene Edwyn and Cadwalyn that were bothe theyr sones AFter that this bataile was done the britons assembled them and went thens came to Leicestre made there Cadewan yâ— was Brâ—â—ynals sone kyng of Leycestre of all yâ— couÌ„tree And he toke homage feaute of all yâ— folke of the couÌ„tree And after that he assembled a grete hoost and sayd he wolde go in to Northumberlonde to destroye kyng Elfryde slec hym yf he myght And whaÌ„ he was comen thyder frendes went so bytwene them that they accorded them in this maner That Elfryde shold hold all yâ— londe from Humber vnto scotlonde and Cadewan sholde haue all yâ— londe on this syde Humber to yâ— south And after that they were good frendes all theyr lyf loued togyder as they had ben bre therne And this Elfryde had a sone called Edwyn yâ— helde all yâ—â—ond of Northâ—berlonde after his faders deth as his fa der had hold al his lyfe tyme. And Cade wan had another sone called Cadwaâ—â— that helde his faders londe as he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whaÌ„ he was alyue these loued as bre therne the loue insted bytwene them but onely two yere after began debate bytwene them thrugh an euyl enuyous cosyn of Cadwalyns called Bryens so yâ— they assembled a grete host on bothe par tyes And at yâ— last it befell yâ— Cadwalyn was discoÌ„fyted Edwyn pursued him and droue hym froÌ„ place to place so yâ— at the lasthe fled in to IrloÌ„de And Edwyn destroyed his londe cast downe castels brent his maners departed all Cad walyns londe among his frendes And loÌ„ge tyme after came Cadwalyn agayn from Irlonde with a stronge power in playne batayle slewe Edwyn and all his frendes namely them that withhelde his londes by Edwyns gyfte ¶ How kynge Oswalde was slayne by kynge Cadwalyn Peanda And how Oswy that was saynt Oswaldes broder regned after hym slewe Peanda WHan Edwyn was slayne Offris his sone vndertoke the warre agaynst Cadwalin his vncle so that this Offris dyed duryng yâ— warre And after the deth of Offris regned a gentyl chrysten man that moche loÌ„ued god almygh ty that had all yâ— londe of Northumberlonde by herytage yâ— was called Oâ—â—ald he was kyng of all yâ— londe But for as moche as he was frende to Edwin and helde a grete parte of yâ— londe of Cadwa lyn This Cadwalyn warred vpon him and droue hym towarde scotlonde And whan Cadwalyn sawe that he wold not abyde he wolde no longer pursue hym but toke some of his folk to Peanda his broder in lawe prayed hym to pursue after Oswald tyll that he were taken or slayne And Cadwalyn returned home agayn Whan Oswald herd yâ—â—ydyÌ„ges that Cadwalin turned home agayn he wolde no longer flee but abode Peanda gaue hym batayle Peanda was dis comfyted fled came agayn to Cadwa lyn sayd yâ— wolde neuer holde a fote of londe of hym but yf so were yâ— he wolde auenge hym on Oswald Cadwalyn let assemble a grete hoost for to fyght with Oswald so that he and Peanda came to Northumberlonde gaue batayle vnto Oswald in yâ— same batayle was Oswald slayne his heed smyttenof after he was buryed in yâ— abbey of Bardeney in whiche place god hath wrought for hym many a fayre myracle bothe there and els where And anone Oswy his broder seased all the londe in to his handes yâ— was this Oswaldes And the folke of NorthuÌ„berlond loued hym won ders well helde hym for theyr lorde But he had men of his kynne worthy ynough yâ— wolde haue departed yâ— londe they warred loÌ„ge togyder And for as moche as they were not stroÌ„ge ynough they came to Pcanda prayed hym of helpe socour pmysed hym of yâ— londe largely vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— he wolde gouerne them helpe couÌ„seyle Peauda herde theyr prayer so spake with king Cadwalyn that he shold ordeyn a grete hoost fast ordeyn hym in to Northum berlonde for to fyght with Oswy And Oswy was a
entred yll in to his benefyce but he gouerned hym well he suffred his perse cucyon pacyently and he was exiled fro Rome And at yâ— last after grete passions of Theodora in Constantynople dyed ¶ Sinodus quarta CoÌ„staÌ„tinopolitana contra TheodoruÌ„ et oeÌ„s hereticos alios fuit isto teÌ„pore Ista sinodê° dampnauit heresim Theodori qui dixit aliuÌ„ esse deuÌ„ veruÌ„ et aliuÌ„ ChristuÌ„ Et quam beata virgo non sit dei genitrix sed hominis tantuÌ„ ¶ Pelagius was pope after Virgilius foure yere and .x. monethes This man ordeyned that heretykes scysmatykes renegates sholde be punysshed by the seculer power ¶ Iohannes the thyrde was pope after this man .xiij. yere Of this man lytel is wryteÌ„ but that he restored yâ— chircheyerde of yâ— apostles Philip Iacob ¶ Iustinus the seconde after Iustinian was Emperour .xj. yere This man despysed poore men he robbed the senatours he was gyuen to all couetousnes so that he made chestes of yren for to kepe his money in Than anone he fell in to heresye wexed out of his mynde And than was chosen Tyberius a good man for to gouerne the co myn people ¶ Tyberius yâ— second was emperour after Iustinê° .vij. yere This man was a vertuous man He gaue innumerable good to poore men in so moche that his wyfe often chydde with hym sayd that he kest awaye the goodes of the empyre as stones And he answered agayne sayd I trust in god that our chestes shall neuer lacke of money we put treasure in to heuen And vpon a certayn daye whan he went by his palays at Constantynople he sawe in the marble pauemeÌ„t a crosse grauen thought it sholde not be troden vpon comaunded to take it vp For the crosse ought to be put in the hertes of faythfull men there he founde inestymable treasour of golde This man subdued Harsas and dyed blissedly ¶ Benedictus was pope after Iohn .iiij. yere This man suffred grete persecucyon of hunger pestylence and enemyes This man brought many a thousande quarters of where from Egypte whan Rome was besyeged by kyng Albanak almoost lost for vitayle wherfore they wrote on his graue this epytaphe Magnatuis monumeÌ„ta pater Benedicte reliqis virtutuÌ„ titulus et deâ—us atque dolor ¶ Pelagius was pope after Benedictus .v. yere In his tyme Rome was besyeged by yâ— loinbardes lytel he dyd in his dayes ¶ Mauricius was emperour after Tyberiê° .xxj. yere This was a very chrysten man subdued Persas Armenias in yâ— latter ende of his dayes he dyscorded with saynt Gregory entended to haue slayne hyÌ„ And than there appered a man in Rome clothed in a religyous habyte holdyng a naked swerde in his hande cryed about yâ— cite in this wyse The emperour shall be destroyed the whiche the emperour herde he correcked hyÌ„selfe of his trespace prayed to god to withdrawe his sentence from hym To whome our lorde appered in his slepe sayd Wylte thou that I spare the now or in tyme to come And he was alouer of wretches sayd Gyue me here my reward ThaÌ„ he was emperour after many a daye And whaÌ„ he shold haue correcked his knighttes for theyr extorcyon yâ— they dyd they asked hym why that he wolde not paye them theyr wages And so they fell at varyaunce chose Foca for to be emperour slewe hyÌ„ his .iij. sones ¶ This tyme saynt Austin came in to Englonde and ordeyned two archebysshops that is to saye of London of yorke by the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of saynt Gregory And remeÌ„bre yâ— many tymes is made mencyon of dyuers regyons couÌ„trees that ofteÌ„ tymes they haue ben turned to yâ— fayth For alwaye the fayth abode not in them for dyuers causes So it is of Englonde FrauÌ„ce Persia Iewry in this thyÌ„ge Rome was preuileged for there yâ— fayth of Peter neuer fayled ¶ Focas was emperour after Maurici his maister whome he other slewe bycause he began yll he ended nought For in his dayes yâ— Romayns fought strongly agaynst the Perses the Romayns were discomfy ted lost many a prouynce at the last he was slayne of Heraclius For as he dyd to other men so was he done to ¶ Anno domini .v. C. lxxxiiij GRegory the first a Romayn and a moÌ„ke was pope after Pelagius xiij yere This man was called Gregorius magnus for many thyÌ„ges that he exceded in he passed other men in power in ryches in vertue in noblenes in wysdom in holynes in fame in experience And vnder this man the yll thynges of cursednes passed seced many a noble boke he wrote to yâ— incomparable ê“fyte of all holy chirche He was one of yâ— pryncypal doctours of all the .iiij. doctours of the chirche This man forsothe alone with sayiit Fabian after sayÌ„t Peter was chosen of god in all the ordres of yâ— popes of Rome many thynges he ordeyned in yâ— chirche as is shewed in his regystre Deus in abiutoriuÌ„ for to be afore yâ— begynnynge of yâ— houres he coÌ„maunded to be sayd He renewed made all the offyces of the chirche in a fayrer a more coÌ„ pendyous maner the whiche abydeth yet vnto this daye it is called GregorianuÌ„ And shortly to coÌ„clude on this holy man mannes tongue can not expresse lyghtly the louynges of this maÌ„ what in wrytynges also in examples of vertuous dedes ¶ Saumianê° was pope after Gregory one yere .v. monethes This man ordeyned yâ— ringyng of belles at the houres of the daye But this man backbyted saynt Gregory for his liberalite that he had to poore men thought he sawe sayÌ„t Gregory rebuke hyÌ„ thryse for it the fourth tyme he lay in his bed thought saynt Gregory smote him on the heed and he waked dyed anone This was the thyrde pope amonge all yâ— popes yâ— whiche is noted to dye a dredefull deth ¶ Bonifacius yâ— thyrde was pope after Sauimanus .viij. monethes He ordeyned yâ— none but whyte clothes sholde be put on yâ— awter ¶ Bonifacius the fourth was pope .iiij. yere and .viij. monethes This man purchased of the emperour Foca that the chirche of saynt Peter of Rome shold be yâ— heed of all the chirches in yâ— worlde For afore CoÌ„stantinople was yâ— heed chirche Also he gaâ—e lycence yâ— the chirche called Panton the whiche was dedycate to the honour of Neptunus other fals goddes where chrysten men many tymes were slayne of deuyls myght be dedycate to yâ— worshyp of all sayntes in heuen This man ordeyned yâ— monkes myght vse yâ— offyce of prechynge chrystenynge coÌ„fessyon ¶ Heraclius was emperour after Foca xiij yere And in the thyrde yere of his regne Coâ—â—ras yâ— kyng of Perses brent Ierusalem and other worshypfull places â—achary the patriarke with moche other people he toke put in captyuice The parte of the holy crosse the whiche Cleyn lefte there he toke with hym in to his
so well and he her agayn and gaue her vnto hym with a good wyll And Edwarde her spoused with moche honour The kyng of Hungary sent after all his barons and made a solempâ—e feest and a ryche weddynge and made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kyng after his decesse of all the londe of Hungary Of the whiche tydynges they were all ryght glad And this Edwarde begate vpon this lady a sone the whiche was called Edgar Helyng and afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englonde through kyng Henry yâ— was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded he begate on her a doughter that was called Maud that afterward was empresse of Almayne And of this Maud came the kyng of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry the empresse sone and yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyfe that was called Christian she was a nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Nor way and how he became afterwarde meke and mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmunde Irensydes sones that king Knoght wende they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„ mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his handes all yâ— realme of Englond Denmark And after that they went vnto Norway for to coÌ„quere that londe But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende to haue well kepte defended his londe so there he faught with hym tyll at yâ— last he was slayne in that batayle And thaÌ„ this Knoght toke all yâ— londe in to his haÌ„des And whaÌ„ he had coÌ„quered Norway takeÌ„ feaute homage there he came agayne in to Englonde helde hyÌ„selfe so grete a lorde that hym thought in all the worlde was not his pere became so proude hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herd masse at west mynster wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely came agaynst hym yâ— almoost they touched his feet Than sayd yâ— kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to turne agayn or elles I shall make the. The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t wold not spare but flowed in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of herte that he wold not flee yâ— water but abode styll in yâ— water bette it with a yerde yâ— he had in his hande coÌ„mauÌ„ded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement yâ— water wold not cese but encreased more more so that the kyng was all wete stode depe in the water And whan he sawe the water wold not do his coÌ„mauÌ„dement he wtdrewe hym stode vpon a stone holdyng vp his handes on hye sayd herynge all yâ— people This god that maketh yâ— see thus aryse on hye is kyng of all kynges of all mygh tes moost and I am a caytyf a deedly man he may neuer dye all thynge doth his coÌ„mauÌ„dement hym obeyeth To that god I praye that he be my warrauÌ„t for I knowlege me a caytyf feble of no power therfore I wyll go vnto Rome without ony longe lettyng my wycked nes to punysshe me to amende For of god I clay me my londe for to holde of none other And anone made redy his heyre hyÌ„selfe went to Rome without ony lettynge And by yâ— waye dyd many almes dedes at Rome also And whaÌ„ he had ben there done penauÌ„ce for his synnes he came agayn in to Englonde became a good man an holy leuyng all maner pryde lyued an holy lyfe made two abbeys of saynt Benet one in Englonde and another in Norway by cause he loued saynt Benet more specyally than ony other sayÌ„t he loued moche also saynt Edmund the kyng often he gaue grete gyftes to the hous made it ryche And whan he had regned .xx. yere he dyed lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M .xviij. BEnedictê° the .ix. was pope after Iohannes he was a grete lethour therfore he was dampned he appered to a certayne man vnder a meruaylous fygure an horryble His heed his tayle was lyke an asse that other part of his body lyke a beer And he sayd to this maÌ„ to whom he appered Be not aferde for I was a man as ye be now but for my beestly lyuynge whaÌ„ I was pope I appere now lyke a beest ¶ In this maÌ„nes tyme was grete diuisyon sclauÌ„dre to yâ— chirche for he was put out in two tymes And here Ptholomeus noteth that the pryde of bysshops had euer an euyl ende it was euer yâ— occasyon of moche vnrest batayle ¶ CoÌ„radus the fyrst was emperour after HeÌ„ry .xx. yere This maÌ„ made many lawes coÌ„mauÌ„ded peas to be kept moost straytly of ony man But yâ— erle of Ludolf was accused he fledde froÌ„ his londe desyred more to lyue lyke a chorle than lyke a gentylman yet meruaylously his sone was made emperour by yâ— coÌ„maundement of god agaynst the wyl of Conradus And at the last they were accorded he toke Conradus doughter to his wyfe ¶ Of kynge Harold that had leuer go on fote than ryde on horsbacke THis Knoght of whome we haue spokeÌ„ of before had two sones by his wyfe Emme that one was called Hardiknoght that other Harold he was so lyght on fote that men called hym comynly Harold hare fote And this Harold was no thynge manerd after Knoght his fader for he set not by cheualry curteysy ne worship but onely by his owne wyll And he became so wicked that he exiled his moder Emme And she went in to FlauÌ„dres there dwelled with yâ— erle wherfore he his broder hated echeother deedly And whan he had regned ij yere more hedyed lyeth at West mynster ¶ Of kynge Hardiknoght that was Haroldes broder AFter this Harold hare fote regned his broder Hardyknoght a noble knight a worthy moche loued cheualry and all maner of goodnes And whan this Hardiknoght had regned a lytell whyle he let vncouer his broder Harold smote of his heed made it to be cast in to a gonge the body in to Ta myse And after came fysshers toke yâ— bedy with theyr nettes by nyght bare hym to saynt ClemeÌ„tes chirche there buryed hym Thus auenged hym Hardiknoght on his broder Thus kyng Har diknoght was so large a gyuer of meet drynke that his tables were set euery daye thre tymes full with ryall metes drynkes for his meyny for them that came to his courte And this kyng Hardiknoght sent after Emme his moder made her to come agayn for his broder Harold hare
make hym se that holy syght And than sayd the kynge Syr erle I so well that ye se thanked be god that I haue honoured my god and sauyour vysybly Iesu Chryst in forme of man whose na me be blyssed in all worldes Amen ¶ How the rynge that saynt Edwarde had gyuen to a poore pylgrym for the loue of god and saynt Iohn the euangelyst came agayne to kynge Edwarde THis noble man saynt Edwarde regned .xiii. yere And thus it be fell vpon a tyme or he dyed the two men of Englond were gone in to the holy londe and had done theyr pilgrymage were goynge agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they went in the waye they mette a pilgrym that curteysly salewed them asked of them in what londe and in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Than asked he who was kyng of Englonde And they answered and sayd the good king Edward Fayre frendes sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree agayne I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kyng Edwarde greet hym oftentymes in my name oftenty mes him thanke of his grete curteysy that he to me hath done namely for the ryng that he gaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmynster for saynt Iohns loue the euaÌ„gelyst And than toke the rynge toke it to the pylgryms sayd I praye you go bere this ryng take it vnto kyng Edward tell hym that I sende it hym and a full ryche gyfte I wyll gyue hym For vpoÌ„ the .xij. daye he shal come to me euermore dwell in blysse wtouten ende Syr sayd the pilgryms what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge Fayre frendes sayd he I am Iohn the euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kynge Edward is my frende I loue hym in specyall for bycause that he hath euermore lyued in clennes is a clene mayd I praye you my message to fulfyll as I haue sayd Whan sayÌ„t Iohn the euaÌ„gelyst had thus charged them sodeynly he voyded out of bothe theyr sightes Than thanked the pylgryms almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they begaÌ„ to ware wery set them down for to rest them so they fell on slepe And whan they had well slepte one of them awoke lyft vp his heed loked aboute sayd to his felowe Aryse vp and go we in our waye What sayd that our felowe to that other where be we now Certes sayd the other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tre that we layde vs â—owne in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They toke vp theyr handes and blyssed them went forth on theyr waye as they went they sawe shepes herdes goyng with theyr shepe that spake none other laÌ„guage but englisshe Good frendes sayd one of the pylgryms what couÌ„tre is this who is lord therof And anone the shepeherdes answered sayd This is the couÌ„tree of Kent in Englond of the whiche the good kynge Edward is lorde of Than the pilgryms thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euangelyst went forth on theyr waye came to Caunterbury from thens to London there they fouÌ„de the kynge And tolde hym all from the begynnynge to the endynge as moche as saynt Iohn had charged them of all thyÌ„ges how they had speÌ„dde by the waye toke the rynge to kyng Edward he receyued it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euan gelyst And than made hym redy euery daye from daye to daye to departe out of this lyfe whan god wold send for hym ¶ How saynt Edwarde dyed on the .xij. daye ANd after it befel thus on Chryst masse euen as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruyce for to here matyns of the hygh feest he became full seke on the morowe endured with moche payne for to here the masse after masse he let hym to be ladde in to his chambre there for to rest hym But in his hall amonge his barons knyghtes myght he not come for to comforte them and solace as he was wont to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and coÌ„forte amonge all that were in the hall was turned in to care sorowe bycause they drad to lese theyr good lorde the kyng And vpon saynt Iohns daye the euangelyst that came nexte the kynge receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery chrysten man abode the mercy the wyll of god And the two pylgryms he let come before hym gaue them ryche gyftes betoke them to god And also the abbot of Westmynster he let come before hym toke hym that ryng in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohn the euangelyst And the abbot toke put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmynster euer shall be And so laye the kynge seke tyll the .xij. euen and than dyed the good kyng Edward at Westmynster there he lyeth For whose loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle And this was in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Chryst Iesu M .lxv. And after he was translated and put in to the shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury â—Ictor the seconde was pope after Leo lytell of hyÌ„ is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was emperour after the first Henry .xvij. yere This man was cosyn to Conrade he was borne in a wode and twyes taken to be slayne whaÌ„ he was a childe but god defended hyÌ„ euermore Whan he was made emperour he made a monastery in the same place in the wode where he was borne This man was a vicyous man and he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Pandulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Ste phanê° the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus was after hyÌ„ he toke the dignite of the pope Stephen by strengthe kepte it .ix. monethes than decessed ¶ Henry the thyrde was emperour after Henry the second This Henry was an vnquyete man many tymes troubled the holy man Gregory the .vij. And fyrst he asked forgyuenes was assoyled but he perseuered not but brought in an other pope agaynst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregory cursed hym And the chosers of the emperour chose the duke of Saxon for to be emperour whome this Henry in batayle ouercame And than he came to Rome with his pope and pursued pope Gregory the cardynals also And than anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens delyuered the pope his cardynals Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almes and .xij. tymes he fought in batayle And at the last he dyed wretchedly For he was put downe by his owne sone For so as he dyd to other men so was he done to
of Irlonde yâ— he had with holden syth that kyng Rycharde dyed Whan kynge Iohn herde this he was wonders wroth For vtterly yâ— enterditynge myght not be vndone tyll that he had made gree resticucyon to the foresayd Iulyan of that she asked The legate than went agayn to yâ— pope after Chrystmasse And the kynge than sent messengers outr see to Iulian that was kyng Rychard wyfe for to haue a relese of yâ— she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell yâ— Iulyan dyed anone after â—â—ster And in so moche the kyng was quyte of that thynge that she asked But than at the feest of saynt Iohn that came nexte after through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t yâ— enterdityng was fyrst released through out all Englonde the .vij. daye of Iuly And .vij. yere was the londe enterdited And on the morow men ronge and sayd masse through out all London so after through out all Englonde ¶ And yâ— next yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kyng Iohn the lordes of Englonde for bycause he wolde not graunte the lawes and holde the whiche saynt Edwarde had ordeyned had ben vâ—ed and holden vnto that tyme that he had them brokeÌ„ For he wolde holde no lawe but dyd all thynge that hym lyked and dysheryted many men without consent of lordes peres of the londe And wold dysheryte yâ— good erle Radulf of hestre for bycause that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednes and for cause that he dyd so moche shame vylany to god to holy chirche And also for he helde haunred his owne broders wyfe and lay also by maner other womeÌ„ grete lordes doughters for he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all yâ— fordes of the londe were wroth toke the cyte of London To cease this debate the archebysshop lordes of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn baptyst in a medow besyde yâ— towne of Stanes that is called Romney mede And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse suche as they wolde aske and in suche maner they were accorded And that accordement lasted not longe For the kynge hymselfe soone after dyd agaynst the poynces of yâ— same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost part of the lordes of the londe assembled them began to warre vyon hyÌ„ agayn and brent his townes robbed his folke and dyd all thesorowe that they myght and made themselfe as stronge as they myght with all theyr power thought to dryue hym out of Englonde make Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce kynge of Englonde And than kyng Iohn sent ouer see and ordeyned so moche people or normans of pyecardes and of flemmynges soo that the londe myght not susteyne them but with moche sorowe And amonge all this people there was a man of Normandye that was called Faukes of Brent this Norman his coÌ„pany spared neyther chirche ne hous of religyon but they brent and robbed it bare awaye all that they myght take so that yâ— londe was all destroyed what on one syde what on another The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge them the best spekers and wysest men and sent them ouer the see vnto kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym yâ— he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde and to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of people to be kynge of Englonde WHan kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce herd these tydynges he made certayn aliaunce bytwene them by theyr comyn eleccyon yâ— Lowys kynge Philyps sone of FrauÌ„ce shold go with them in to Eng londe and dryue out kynge Iohn of the londe And all that were in the presence of Lowys made vnto him homage and became his men And the barons of eng londe helde them styll at London and abode Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And this was the nexte batardaye brfore the Astention of our lorde yâ— Lowys came into Englonde with a stronge power And that tyme kynge Iohn had taken all the castelles of Englonde in to alyens handes And than came Lowys and besyeged â—ochesters castell toke it with streugthe And the thursdaye in whytson weke let hange all the alyens that were therin And the thursdaye after he came to London there he was receyued with moche honour of the lordes that abode hym there all to hym made homage And afterwarde on the tewesdaye nexte after Trynite sondaye he toke the castell of Reigate and on the morowe after the castell of Gylforde the frydaye next after the castell of Farneham And the mondaye nexte after the cyte of wynchestre vnto hym was yolden And on the morowe after saynt Iohans daye the manoyre of woluesey to hym was yolden And the tewesdaye after the vtas of saynt Peter and saynt Paule they toke the castell of Odiham And the mondaye after saynt Margaretes daye he ordeyned hym towarde Bawmore for to syege the castell and there he dwelled .xv. dayes and myght not gete the castell and than wente he thens and came to London the toure to hym was yolden ¶ How the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was called Swalo and of the deth of kynge Iohn ANd in yâ— same tyme yâ— pope sente in to engloÌ„de a legate yâ— was called Swalo he was preest Cardynall of Rome for to mayntayn kynge Iohns cause agaynst the barons of Englonde But the barons had so huge party and helpe through Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce that kyng Iohn wyst not wheder to turne ne go And so it befell that he wolde haue gone to Nycholl as he went thyderwarde he came by the abbey of Swynestede there he abode two dayes And as he sate at meet he asked a monke of the hous how moche a lofe was worth that was set before hym vpon the table And the monke sayd that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O said the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Now quod the kynge I may lyue suche a lofe shall be worth .xx. shyllyÌ„ges or halfe a yere be gone And whaÌ„ he had sayd these wordes moche he thought oft he syghed toke and ete of the breed and sayd by god the wordes that I haue spoken it shall be soth The monke that stode before the kynge was for these wordes full sory in his herte thought rather he wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought how he myght ordeyn therfore some maner remedy And the monke anone went to his abbot was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd and prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wold gyue the kynge suche a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glad therof and ioyfull Than went the monke in to a gardeyn fouÌ„de a grete tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe and prycked the tode through with a broche many
yelde you traytours yelde you And whan they were yolden they were robbed bouÌ„de as theues Alas the shame and despyte that the gentyll ordre of knyghthode had there at that batayle And the lond was than without lawe for holy chirche had than no more reuerence thaÌ„ yf it had ben a brodell hous And in that batayle was the fader against the sone and the vncle agaynst the neuewe For so moche vnkyndnes there was neuer seen before in Englonde as was that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynrede had no more â—yte on that other than an ho 〈…〉 gry wolfe hath of a shepe it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englonde were not all borne of oâ—â—â—aâ—yon but were 〈…〉 edled with other na 〈…〉 s that is for to saye some were Brytons some Saâ—oâ—s some â—â—nes some Pehytes some Fren 〈…〉 some NormaÌ„s Spanyaâ—des Romayns Henoâ—ers 〈◊〉 Fâ—emâ—â—ges with mâ—â—y other â—â—oyons the whiche nacyons ac 〈…〉 ed not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf so gretâ— lordes haâ— beÌ„ onely â—â—dded â—o â—nglysshe people than sholde rest and peâ—s haue ben a 〈…〉 ge them without oâ—y enâ—â—y And at the batayle were taken prysoners syr Roger E 〈…〉 ord syr Iohn M 〈…〉 bray syr Wyllyam Tuchit syr Willyam â—itz Willyam many other worthy knygh tes there were takeÌ„ at that batayle And syr Hugh Dandell the nexte daye after was taken put in to prison and sholde haue beÌ„ done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was erle Gylbertes syster of Glocestre And anone after was syr Barthâ—â—mew of Badelsmere taken at Stowe parke a manoyr of the bysshop of Lyncolnes that was his neuewe many other barons baronets wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ How syr Thomas of Lancastre was byheded at Pountfret and .v. barons a knyght drawen hanged there NOw I shall tell you of the noble erle syr Thomas of Lancastre Whan he was taken brought to yorke many of the cyte were full glad vpon hym cryed with an hygh voyce O syr traytour ye be welcome blyssed be god for now ye shall haue the rewarde that longe tyme ye haue deserued And cast vpon hym many snowe balles many other reproues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle suffred all and sayd not one worde agayne And at the same tyme the kynge herde of this discoÌ„fyture was full glad and in haste came to PouÌ„tfret and syr Hugh Spenser syr Hugh his sone syr Iohn erle of Arundel and syr Edmond of wodstok the kynges broder erle of Kent syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke that was preuy and dwelled in the kynges courte all came thyder with the kynge And the kynge entred in to the castell And syr Andrewe of Herkela a fals tyrauÌ„t through the kynges coÌ„maundement toke with hym the gentyll erle Thomas to Pountfret and there he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode agaynst the abbey of kynge Edwarde And syr Hugh Spenser the fader his sone cast in theyr thoughtes how and in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shold be put to deth without ony iudgemeÌ„t of his peres Wherfore it was ordeyned through the kynges Iustices that the kynge shold put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bare heded as a thefe in a fayre hall in his own castell where as he had made many a grete feest to riche poore And these were his Iustices syr Hugh Spenser the fader Aymer of â—aâ—aâ—â—e erle of Penbroke syr EdmoÌ„d of wodstok erle of Kent syr Iohn of Brytayn erle of Rychmond syr Robert Malâ—m 〈…〉 Iustice this syr Robert him acouâ—ped in this maner Thomas at the first our lorde the kyng this courte excludeth yâ—u of all maner answere Thomas our lâ—â—d the kyng putteth vpon you that ye haue 〈◊〉 his loÌ„d ryden with baner displayed against his peas as a traytour And with that worde that gentyll erle Thomas with an 〈◊〉 voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth by â—aâ—â— Thomas I was neuer traytour The Iustyce sayd agayn Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpoÌ„ you that ye haue robbed his folke murdred his people as a thefe Thomas also the kyng putteth 〈◊〉 you that he discoÌ„fyted you your people with his folke in his owne realme wherfore ye went â—â—ed to the wode as an 〈◊〉 And Thomas as a traitour ye ought to be hanged by reason but the kyng hath forgyuen you that Iudgement for â—â—ue of quene Isabell And Thomas reason wolde that ye sholde be hanged but the kynge hath forgyuen you ytâ—udgement for loue of your lygnage But Thomas for as moche as ye were taken fleynge as an ouâ—lawe the kyng wyll that your heed be smytten of as ye haue well deserued Anoue haue hym out of prâ—es brynge hym to his iudgement Whan the gentyll knyght Thomas had herd al these wor des with an hye voyce he cryed sore wepyng sayd Alas saint Thomas fayre fader alas shall I be deed thus GrauÌ„t me now blissedfull god answere But all auayled hym â—o thynge For the cursed Gascoyns put hym hyder thyder on hym cryed with an hye voyce O kyng Arthur moost terryble and dredefull well knowen is now thyn open traytory an euyll deth shalt thou anone dye as thou hast well deserued it And than they set vpon his heed in scorne an olde chapelet that was all to rent that was not worth an halfpeny And after that they set hyÌ„ vpon a lâ—ne whyte palfrey full vnsemely also all bare with an olde brydell and with an horryble noyse they droue hym out of the castell toward his deth and they cast vpon hym many balles of snowe in despyte And as the traytours ladde hym out of the castel he sayd these pyteous wordes holdynge vp his handes towarde heuen Now the kynge of heuen gyue vs mercy for the erthly kyng hath vs forsaken And a frere prechour went with hym out of the castell tyll he came to the place that he ended his lyfe vnto whom he shroue hyÌ„ of all his lyfe And the gentyll erle helde the frere wonders fast by the clothes sayd to hym Fayre fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quaketh for drede of deth And the sothe to saye the gentyl erle set hym vpon his knees and turned hym towarde the eest But a rybaud that was called Higone of Moston set hande vpon the gentyl erle sayd in despyte of hym Syr traytour turne the toward the Scottes thy foule dethe to receyue and turned hym toward the north The noble erle Thomas answered than with a mylde voyce sayd Now fayre lordes I shall do your wyll And with the worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaud wente to hym and
take syr Andrewe of Herkela put hym to deth And to bryng this thynge to an ende the kynge sente his coÌ„myssyon so that this same Andrewe was taken at Cardoyll ledde to the barre in yâ— maner of an erle worthely arayed and with a swerde gyrde aboute hym and boted sporred ThaÌ„ spake syr Anthony in this maner syr Andrewe sayd he the kynge putteth vpon the for as moche as yâ— hast benorped in thy dedes he dyd to the moche honour made the erle of Cardoyll thou as a traytour to thy lorde laddest the people of his countree yâ— sholde haue holpe hym at yâ— batayle of Beighlond thou laddest them away by yâ— couÌ„tree of Copelonde through yâ— erledom of Lancastre wherfore our lorde yâ— kynge was discoÌ„fyted there of the Scottes through thy treason falsnes yf thou haddest comen betymes he had had the batayle And treason yâ— dydest for yâ— grete somme of gold and syluer that thou receyued of Iames Douglas a Scotte the kynges enemy And our lorde yâ— kyng wyll that the ordre of knyghthode by the whiche yâ— receyued all thyne honour and worship vpon thy body be all brought to nought thyne estate vndone yâ— other knightes of lower degree may after be ware the whiche lord hath hugely auaunced the in dyuers couÌ„trees of Englonde that all may take ensample by yâ— theyr lorde afterward truly for to serue Than commauÌ„ded he a knaue anoue to hewe of his sporres on his heles And after he lette breke the swerde ouer his heed the whiche the kyng gaue hym for to kepe defende his londe therwith whan he had made hym erle of Cardoyl And after he let hyÌ„ be vnclothed of his furred tabard and of his hode of his furred cotes of his gyrdell And whaÌ„ this was done syr Anthony sayd than to hym Andrew sayd he now arte thou no knyght but a knaue and for thy treason the kynge wyll that yâ— shalte be hanged drawen and thy heed smytten of thy bowelles taken out of thy body brent before the thy body quartred thy heed sente to LondoÌ„ there it shall stande vpon London brydge the foure quarters shal be sente to foure townes of Englonde that all other may be ware chastised by the And as syr Anthony said so it was done all maner thynge on yâ— last daye of October in the yere of grace M CCC .xxij. And yâ— sonne turned in to blode as yâ— people it sawe that dured from yâ— morowe tyll it was .xj. of the clocke of the daye ¶ Of yâ— myracles that god wrought for saynt Thomas of Lancastre wherfore the kynge let close in the chirche dores of the pryory of Pountfret that no man sholde come therin for to offre ANd soone after that yâ— good erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was martyred there was a preest that loÌ„ge tyme had ben blynde dremed in his slepe yâ— he sholde go to yâ— hyll there yâ— good erle Thomas of Lancastre was put to deth he sholde haue his syght agayn so he dremed thre nyghtes suynge yâ— preest let lede him to yâ— same hyll whan he came to the place yâ— he was martyred on full deuoutly he made there his prayers prayed god sayÌ„t Thomas yâ— he myght haue his syght agayne as he was in his prayers he layde his ryght hande vpon yâ— same place yâ— the good man was martyred on and a drop of drye blode small sande cleued on his hande therwith stryked his eyen anone through the myght of god and saint Thomas he had his syght agayne thanked than almyghty god saynt Thomas ¶ And whaÌ„ this myracle was knowen amoÌ„ge men yâ— people came thyder on euery syde and kneled made theyr prayers at his tombe that is in yâ— pryory of PouÌ„tfret prayed yâ— holy martyr of socour helpe god herde theyr prayers ¶ Also there was a yonge childe drowned in a welle in yâ— towne of PouÌ„tfret was deed thre dayes thre nyghtes and men came layde yâ— deed chiloâ— vpon saynt Thomas tombe yâ— holy martyr the chylde arose froÌ„ deth to lyfe as many a man it sawe ¶ Also moche people were out of theyr mynde god sent them theyr mynde agayn through vertue of yâ— holy martyr ¶ Also god hath gyuen there to exepyls theyr goynge to croked theyr handes theyr feet to blynde also theyr fyght and to many seke folke theyr helth of byuers dyseases for yâ— loue of this martyr ¶ Also there was a ryche man in Coâ—â— dom in Gascoyn and suche a malady he had that all his ryght syde roâ—â—ed fell away froÌ„ hym yâ— men might se his â—â—uer his herte so he stanke yâ— vnneth men myght come nye hyÌ„ wherfore his frendes were for hym wonders sory but at the last as god wold they prayd to saynt Thomas of Lancastre yâ— he wold praye to god for that prisoner behyght to go to PouÌ„tfret for to do theyr pylgrymage he thought yâ— the martyr samâ— Thomas came to him anouâ—ted ouer all his seke body therwith the good man aweke was all hole his flesshe was restored agayn yâ— before was torred falleÌ„ away For whiche myracle the good man his frendes loued god saint Thomas euer more after And this good man came in to Englonde toke with hym foure selowes and came to PouÌ„tfret to the holy martyr dyd theyr pylgrymage the good man that was seke came thyder al naked saue his preuy clothes And whaÌ„ they had done they turned home agayn in to theyr owne rouÌ„tree and tolde of the myracle where so euer that they came ¶ And also two men haue beÌ„ heled there of the mormale through helpe of yâ— holy martyr though that euyll be holden incurable ¶ And whan yâ— Spensers herd that god dyd suche myracles for this holy man they wold not byleue it in no maner wyse but said openly yâ— it was grete heresy suche vertue of hyÌ„ to byleue And whan syr Hugh Spenser the sone sawe all this doynge anone he sente his messenger from PouÌ„tfret where as he dweled to kyng Edward that than was at Grauen at Scipton bycause yâ— the kyng sholde vndo yâ— pylgrymage And as yâ— ry baud messenger went to ward the kyng for to do his message he came by the hyll where as the good martyr was done to deth in the same place he made his ordure whaÌ„ he had done he rode toward the king a stronge flyxe came vpon hyÌ„ or that he came to Yorke thaÌ„ he shedde all his bowels at his foundament And whan syr Hugh Spenser herde these ty dynges somdele he was adradde and thought for to vndo yâ— pilgrymage yf he myght by ony maner waye And anone he went to the kyng sayd yâ— they shold be in grete sclauÌ„dre through out all chry stendom for the deth of
these two worthy dukes came ouer yâ— water at Grauenyng so to Calays with this worshyp full lady dame Isabell yâ— was yâ— kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce and with her came many a worthy lord lady knyghtes squyers in yâ— best araye that myght be And there they met with our meynr at Calays whiche welcomed her her meyny with grete reuerence so brought her in to the towne of Calays there she was receyued with all the solempnite worshyp yâ— might be done to suche a lady And than they brought her to yâ— kyng the kynge toke her welcomed her all her fayre coÌ„pany made there a grete solempnite And than yâ— kyng his couÌ„seyle asked of the frensshe lordes whether all the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the coÌ„posycyon yâ— were ordeyned made on bothe partyes shold be truly kepte holdeÌ„ bySpanâ— theÌ„ And they sayd ye there they swore toke theyr charge vpon a boke and made theyr othe well truly it to holde i al maner poyntes couenauÌ„ces wtout coÌ„tradic cyoÌ„ or delay in ony maner wyse And thaÌ„ was she brought to sayÌ„t Nicolas chirche in Calays there was worthely wedded with the moost solempnite yâ— ony kyng or quene myght be with archebysshops bysshops all yâ— mynystres of holy chirche And than they were brought to the castell set to meet were serued with all delycasy of ryall metes dryÌ„kes plenteously to all maner of strauÌ„gers al other no creature warned yâ— feest but al were welcome for there were grece halles tentes set vpon yâ— grene wtout yâ— castell to receiue al maner of people euery office redy to serue theÌ„ all And thus this worthy mariage was solemply done ended with all ryalte Than these two dukes of FrauÌ„ce with theyr people toke theyr leue of the kynge of the quene wente agayne vnto Grauenynge water And there the Frensshe lordes that is to saye the two dukes all theyr folke were comen ouer the water to Grauenyng and there they mette euerichoue toke leue at other so they departed our lordes came agayne to Calays the Frensshe lordes wente ouer the water so home in to Fraunce agayne And anone after the kyng made hym redy with the quene and all his lordes ladyes and all theyr people with them came ouer the see in to Englonde and so vnto London And the Mayre and the sheryues with all the aldermen worthy comyns rode agaynst them vnto the blacke heth in Kent and there they mette with the kyng and the quene welcomed them that in good araye and euery man in the clothyng of his craft theyr mynstrels before them And so they brought them to saynt Geor ges barre in Southwerke there they toke theyr leue And the kynge and the quene rode to Kenyngton and than the people of London turned home agayn in turnynge agayne to London brydge there was so grete prese of people bothe on hors on fote that there were deed on the brydge .xi. persones of men women and chyldren on whose soules god haue mercy pyte Amen And than afterwarde the quene was brought to the toure of London and there she was all nyght on the morowe she was brought through the cite of London and so forth to Westmynster there she was crowned quene of Englonde than she was brought agayne vnto the kynges palays and there was holden open courte and a ryall feest at her crownacyoÌ„ of all maner people that thyder came And this was done the sondaye nexte after the feest of saynt Clement in the .xx. yere of kynge Rychardes regne ¶ And than the .xxv. daye of August nexte after by euyll excitacyon fals couÌ„seyle and grete wrath malyce that the kynge had of olde tyme to his vncle the good duke of Glocestre to the erle of Arundell to the erle of war wyk Anone the kyng by his euyll excitacyon his euyll counseyle and malyce late in the euenynge on the same daye aboue sayd ma 〈…〉 edy with his strength and rode in to 〈◊〉 to the towne of Chelmelâ—ord and â—o came to Plasshe sodeynly there syr Thomas of Wodstok the good duke of Glocestre laye And the good duke came anone to welcome the kynge And the kynge arested the good duke hymselfe his owne body so he was ladde down to the water anone put in to a shyppe and had to Calays brought in to the capytayns warde to be kepte in holde by the kynges coÌ„maundement And that tyme the erle Marshall was capytayn of Calays And anone after by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kynge by his fals couÌ„seyle commauÌ„ded that capytayn to put hym to deth And anone certayn yemen that had the good duke in kepyng toke theyr couÌ„seyle how that they sholde put hym to dethe And this was theyr appoyntment that they shold come vpon hyÌ„ whan he were in his bedde a slepe on a fether bedde anone they bouÌ„de hym hande fote and charged hym for to lye styll And whan that they had done thus they toke two towelles made on them two rydynge knottes cast the towelles aboute his necke than they toke the fether bedde that laye vnder hym cast it vpon hym and than they drewe theyr towelles eche wayes some laye vpon the fether bedde and vpon hym vnto the tyme that he was deed bycause that he sholde make no noyse And thus they strangled this worthy duke vnto the deth vpon whose soule god for his hygh pyte haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan the kyng had thus arested this worthy duke his vncle and sente hym to Calays he came agayn to London in all the haste with a wonders grete noÌ„bre of people And as soone as he was comen he sent for yâ— erle of Arundell for the good erle of warwyk And anone as they came he arested them hymself and syr Iohn Cobham and syr Iohn Cheyn knyghtes he arested them in that same ma ner tyll he made his parliameÌ„t anone they were put into holde but the erle of Arundell went at large vnto the parly a ment tyme for he fouÌ„de sufficient surety to abyde the lawe to answere to all ma ner poyntes that the kynge his couÌ„seyle wolde put vpon hyÌ„ ¶ And the .xxi. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he ordeyned hyÌ„ a parlyament at Westmynster whiche was called that grete parlyament And this parliament was made for to iudge these thre worthy lordes other moo as them lyst at that tyme. And for that iudgement the kyng let make in all the haste a long hous a large of tymbre the whiche was called an hall couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on bothe sydes at the endes that all maner of men myght se throughout there the dome was holden vpon these foresayd lordes iudgemet
gyuen at this foresayd parlyament And for to come to this parlyament the kyng sent his wrytes to euery lorde baron knyght sâ—uyer in euery shyre throughout Englonde that euery lorde sholde gadre brynge his retynue with hym in as shorte tyme in the best araye that they myght geâ—e in maynteyâ—yage strengthinge of the kyng agaynst them that were his enemyes that this were done in all the haste come to hym 〈◊〉 payne of deth And the kyng hymself sent into Cl 〈…〉 shyre to cheâ—taines of the 〈…〉 tree they gadred brought a grete and an huge multytude of people bothe of knyghtes â—â—uyers pryncypally of yemen of Chestershyre whiche yeâ—ten archers the kyng toke to his own courte and gaue them bowge of courte good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe by nyght by daye aboue al other persones moost loued best trust the whiche soone afterward turned the kyng to grete losse shame hyndrynge his vtter vndoynge destruccion as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came sir Henry of Derby with a grete meyny of men of armes archers And the erle of Rutlonde came with a stronge power of people bothe of men of armes archers The erle of Kent brought a grete power of men of armes archers the erle Mar shall came in the same maner the lordâ— Spenser in the same maner The erle of Northumberlonde and sir Henry Pe 〈…〉 his sone syr Thomas Petâ—y the erles broder all the worthy lordes brought a fayre meyny a stroÌ„ge power and eche man in his best aray the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke came in the same maner with men of armes archers folowyng the kyng syr Willyam Sâ—rope tresourer of Englonde came in the same maner And thus in this araye came all the worthy men of this londe vnto our kyng all this people came to London in one daye in so moche that euery 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lane in London in the subbarbes were full of them lodged and .x. or xâ—â— myle about London euery waye And this peo ple brought the kyng to Westmynster 〈◊〉 went home agayne to theyr lodgyngâ—s bothe hors man than on the mondayâ— the .xii. daye of September the pa 〈…〉 began at Westmynster whiche was cal led that grete parlyameÌ„t And on that frydaye next after the erle of Aâ—â—dell was brought in to the parlyameÌ„t amonge all the lordes and that was on saynt Mathewes day the apostle and euangelist there he was for iudged vnto the deth in this hall that was made in the palays at Westmynster And this was his iudgement He shold go on fote with his handes bouÌ„de behynde hym from the place that he was iudged in so forth through the cite of London vnto the toure hyll his heed to be smytten of so it was done in dede in the same place And vl of the gretest lordes that sate on his iudgement rode with hym vnto the place there he was done to dethe so to se that the execucyon were done after the dome by the kynges coÌ„maundement with them wente on fote men of armes archers a grete multytude of Chestre shyre men in strengthynge of the lordes that brought this erle to his dethe for they were in drede leest the erle sholde be rescowed taken from them whan they came in to London Thus he passed forth through the Cite vnto his deth there he toke it full pacyently on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And than came the Austyn freres toke vp the body the heed of this good erle bare it home to theyr place buryed him in theyr quere And on that morow after was syr Rychard erle of warwik brought in to the parlya ment there as the erle of Arundell was for iudged they gaue the erle of warwyk the same iudgemeÌ„t that the foresayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon on hym bycause he was of more greter age and released hym to perpetuall pry son put hym in the yle of Man And than on the mondaye nexte after the lorde Cobham of Kent and syr Iohn Cheyn knyght were brought also in to the parlyament in to the same hall there they were iudged to be hanged and drawen but through the prayers and grete instaunce of all the lordes that iudgement was forgyuen them and released to per petuall pryson ¶ And this same tyme was Rychard Whyttyngdon Mayre of London and Iohn Wodecocke Wyllyam Askam sheryues of London And they ordeyned at euery gate of London durynge this same parlyament stronge watche of men of armes archers and through out euery warde also And the kynge made .v. dukes one Markeys foure erles the fyrst of them was the erle of Derby and he was made duke of Herford and the seconde was the erle of Rutlonde he was made duke of Awemarle the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surry the fourth was the erle of HuntyÌ„gdon he was made duke of Excestre the fyfth was the erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolk And the erle of Somerset was made Markeys of Dor set the lorde Spenser was made erle of Glocestre the lorde Neuyll of Raby was made erle of Westmerlonde syr Thomas Percy was made erle of Worcestre syr Willyam Scrope that was tresourer of Englonde was made erle of Wylshyre syr Iohn Montagu erle of Salisbury And whan the king had thus done he helde the parlyameÌ„t ryall feest vnto all his lordes to all maner of people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere dyed syr Iohn of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle duke of Lancastre in the bysshops Inne in Holborne was brought fro thens to saynt Paule there the kyng made helde his enteremeÌ„t well worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of saynt Paule in London there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌ„che his wyfe that was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of L 〈…〉 te ¶ In the same yere there fell a 〈…〉 cyon bytwene the duke of Herford the duke of Norfolke in so moche yâ— they waged batayle cast down theyr gloues than they were ta ken vp ensealed the batayle ioyned the daye set the place assygned where and whan this sholde be at Couentre And thyder came the kyng with all his lor des at that day was set in the felde than these two worthy lordes came into the felde well clene armed well arayed with all theyr wepen redy to do theyr batayle were redy in the place to fyght at vtterauÌ„ce But the kyng had them cesse toke the quarell in to his handes And forth with ryght there present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of .x. yere the duke of
of whyte lyme There is also whyte claye reed for to make pottes crockes stenes other vessell and brent tyle to couer the houses chirches as it were in the other samia that is named samos also Flaūdres loueth well y◠woll of this londe Hollonde the skylles and felles of al maner beestes Guyen y◠yren the leed Irlonde the oor the salt All Europa loueth desyreth y◠whyte metall of this londe ¶ Alfre Britayn hath ynough of al mater y◠there nedeth to bie sell or is nedefull to mannes vse there lacketh neyther salte nor yren Therfore a versefyour in his metre prayseth this londe in this maner Englond is a good londe fruytful of woll but it is a corner Englonde is full of playe free men well worthy to playe free men free tongues free hertes free ben all theyr thynges theyr handes is more free better than theyr tōgue Also Englōde is beauteous of londe floure of londes all aboute that lōde is full payed with fruyte good of his owne that londe releueth straunge men that hath nede therto And whā hunger greueth other londes that londe fedeth them That londe bereth fruyte corne grete plente ynough That londe is well at ease as lōge as men lyue in peas eest west in eche londe ben wel knowen the hauens of Englōde Theyr shyppes foūdes ofte helpeth many londes Theyr meet money men haue there more comyn alway And for to lerne men gladly gyue gyftes In londe stronde wyde speketh men of Englonde Londe hony mylke chese this ylonde therof shall bere the pryce This ylonde hath no nede of other londes al lōdes must seke helpe at this alone Of the lyking of theyr woun might wonder kyng Salomon The ryches y◠there is an wold desire Octauiā ¶ Of the meruayles wonders ca .iiij. IN Brytayn ben hote welles well arayed adressed to y◠vse of manhode maystresse of those welles is the grete spiryte Minerua In her hous the fyre endureth alway that neuer chaungeth in to asshes but there y◠fyre slaketh it chaūgeth in to stone clottes ¶ Alfre In Brytayn ben many wonders neuer theles foure ben moost wonderfull the first is at Pecton there bloweth so stronge wynde out of the chynes of the erthe that it casteth vp agayne clothes y◠men cast in The second is at Stonehenge besyde Salysbury there ben grete stones wonders huge bē rered on hygh as it were gates set vpon other gates Neuertheles it is not knowen clerely ne apperceyued how wherfore they ben so arered and so wonderfully hanged The thyrde is at Cherdhoke there is a grete holownes vnder y◠erth often many men haue walked therin haue seen ryuers stremes but no where can they fynde none ende The fourth is that rayne is seen reysed vpon hylles none spronge about in the feldes Also there is a grete ponde that conteyneth .lx. ylondes couenable for men to dwell in that ponde is becleped about with syxe score roches and vpon euery roche an egles nest and thre score ryuers renne in to y◠ponde none of them all ren in to y◠see but one There is a ponde closed aboute with wall of tyle of stone In that ponde men wasshe and bathe ryght sore euery man feleth the water hote or colde ryght as he wyll hȳ selfe There ben salte welles ferre from the see ben salte all y◠weke longe vnto saterdaye at none fresshe fro saterday at none vnto mondaye The water of these welles whan it is soden turneth in to small salte fayre whyte Also there is a ponde the water therof hath wonders werkynge for though all an hoost stode by the ponde turned theyr faces thyderwarde the water wolde drawe them violently towarde y◠ponde wete all theyr clothes and so sholde a hors be drawen in the same wyse And yt y◠face be turned awaye fro the water the water noyeth not There is a well that no streme renneth fro neyther therto yet foure maner of fysshe ben taken therin that well is but .xx. fote longe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fote brode not depe but to the knee closed with hye bankes on euery syde In the coūtree about Wynchestre is a denne or a caue out of that caue bloweth alwaye a stronge wynde so that no man may endure to stande to fore y◠denne or cane ¶ There is also a ponde y◠turneth tree in to yren yf it be therin a yere so trees ben shapen in to whetstones Also there is in the toppe of an hyll buryels euery man that cometh meteth that buryell he shall fynde it euen of his owne length mesure And yf a pylgrym knele therto anone he shall be all fresshe fele no grefe of werynes ¶ Gir. in top Fast by the mynstre of wymburney that is not ferre fro Bathe is a wode that bereth moche fruyte yf the trees of that wode fall in to water or groūde that is nygh lye there all a yere the trees turne in to stones ¶ Gir. in itinere Vnder y◠cite of Chestre renneth the ryuer Dee that now departeth Englōde wales That riuer chaūgeth eueri moneth his sordes as men of that coūtre tell leueth often the chanel but whether y◠water drawe more towarde Englonde or toward Wales to what syde y◠it be that yere men of that syde haue y◠worst ende be ouer set And men of that other syde shal haue better ende ben at theyr aboue Whan the water so chaungeth his course it bo deth suche happes This riuer Dee ren neth cometh out of a lake that hyght Pymblemere In this ryuer is grete plente of samon neuertheles in the lake is neuer samon founde ¶ Wilhel dere le .ij. Take hede how grete lyght and bryghtnes hath ben shewed vpon Englysshmen syth they fyrst turned to ryght byleue So y◠of no men in ony prouynce ben foūden so many hole bodyes of men after theyr dethe in lykenes of euerlastynges that shall be after the daye of dome as it well semeth in these holy sayntes Etheldrede Edmond the kyng Elphege Edgar Cuthberte and saynt Edward many other I trowe that it be done by a specyall grace of almyghty god for the nacion that is set as it were without the worlde sholde take hede to buryenge of bodyes wtout corrupcyon rottynge and ben the more bolde and stedfast for to trust vpon the fynall arysyng of deed bodyes for to last euermore after the daye of dome ¶ Of the chefe partyes of the same londe Ca .v. AFter the fyrst Brutes tyme the ylonde of Brytayne began for to haue the pryncypall partyes that ben Loegria Cambria that is Wales Albania that is now Scotlonde Loegria hath that name of Locrinus that was 〈…〉 es eldest sone hyght Loegria as it were Locrinus londe But now Loegria is called Englonde The boundes markes were