of fraunce come with vj C knygh tes toward gysors and the kyng rychard met hym and tho wol de haue yeue hym bataylle but the kynge of fraunce fledde and an honderd knyghtes of his were take and ij C stedes were trap ped with yren And anon after went kyng richard for to besyege the castel of gayssard And as he rode vpon a day by the Castell to take auysement of the castel an Arbalaster smote hym with a quarel that was enuenimed the kyng drofe out the shaft of the quarell but the quarellys heede abode styll in his heede and it by gan for to rancle that he myght not helpe hym self ne meue his armes and tho he wyst that he had deths wounde that he myght not be hole for noo maner thyng he commaunded anone sharpely al his men for to assayle the castel So that the castel was taken or that he dyed so manlyche his men dyden that alle the people that were in the castel were al taken the kyng dyde with hem what he wold commauÌ„ded his men that they shold brynge byfore hym the man that hym so wounded hurt And whan be co me byfore the kyng the kyng axed what was his name be sayd my name is bartram guerdon wherfor said the king hast thou me slayne syth that I dyd the nener none harme Syr sayde he though ye dyd me neuer none harme ye your self with your hoÌ„d slewe my fader my broder therfor I haue quytte now youre trauayll Tho sayd kyng rychard he that dyed vpon the crosse to bringe maÌ„nes soule from peyne of helle foryeue the my deth I also foryeue it the Tho commanded the kyng that no man shold hym mysdoo But for al the kynges defendyng some of his men hym folowed pryuely hym slough and the syxth day after the kyng dyde shryuen hym sore repentaunce hauyng of his mysdedes was houseled ennoynted this kyng ne regned but â—…x yere xxxix wekes deid lieth besides his fadre at fouÌ„teuerard Of kyng Iohan that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost al nor mandy Ca C xlvj WHan kyng rychard was dede for encheson that he had none heyre nether sonne ne doughter his broder Iohn was made kyng and crouned at westmynstre of Huberd that was tho Archebisshop of Caunterbury And whan he bygan to regne be bycome so merueyllous man went ouer in to normandy werryd vpon the kynge of fraunce so long they werryd to geder til atâ—… last kynge Iohn lost normandye angeo wherfor he was sore annoyed it was no meruaylle Tho lete he assemble byfore him at london archebisshops bisshops abbotes priours erles baroÌ„s held ther a grete parlement axed ther of the clergye the x of euerych chirch of engloÌ„d for to coÌ„quere gete ayene normaÌ„dy angeo that he had lost they wolde not grauÌ„te the king wherfor he was wonder wroth And in the same tyme dyed Bisshop hubert the pryour of the couneÌ„t of cauÌ„terbury chosen ageynst the kynges wylle to be archebisshop mayster stephen of langewn a good clerk that woned at the court of Rome sente to the pope hir election the pope coÌ„fermed it sacred hym at vyterbe when the kynge wyst this tydyng he was wonder wroth drofe the pryour the conuent fro Cannterbury exyled hem out of En glond comaÌ„ded that no maner letter that come from Rome ne no mauÌ„dement shold be vnderfonge ne pleted in Englond whan this tydyng come to the pope he sent vnto kyng Iohn by his let ter prayd hym with good wyll with good hert that he wold vnderfonge steuen the archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury vnto his chirche suffre the pryour his monkes to come ageyne vnto hir own duellyng but the kyng wold not graunte it for no thyng How kyng Iohan wold no thyng done for the popes coÌ„mauÌ„de ment wherfor al englond was enterdyted suspeÌ„ded cao. C xlvij ANd atte last the pope sentâ—… by his auctoryte enioyned to the bisshops of englond that yf the kyng wold not vnder fong the pryour of Caunterbury his monkes that they sholde dene general enterdytyng thurgh oute al Englond graunted ful power to four bisshops to pronouÌ„ce the interdyting 〈◊〉 we re nede che fyrst was bisshop william of london that other bis shop â—…stace of ely the third was bisshop walter of wynchestre the fourth was bisshop gyles of Herford these four bisshopes prayd the kyng knelyng on hir knees sore weping that he wol de done the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement shewed hym the bulles of the enterdytyng but for no prayer that they myght pray he wold not consent therto And whan the bisshops sawe this they went from the kyng And in the morne after the annunciacion of oure lady they pronouÌ„ced the generall enterdytyng thurgh out al englond so that the chirch dores were shytte with keyes with other fast nynge and with walles And whan the enterdytyng was pronounced than the kyng bygan for to wex all oute of mesure toke in to his hond al the possessions of the four bisshopes and of all the clergye thurgh out all the lande ordeyned men for to kepe it that the clerkys myght not haue hyr lyuyng wherfor the bisshops cursed all hem that put or shold medle with holy chirch godes ayenste the wyll of hem that hem owed whan the kyng wold not cefe of his malyce for no maner thyng the four bisshops afore sayd went ouer the see went to the bisshop of CauÌ„terbury and told hym al the thyng And the Archebisshop to hem said that they sholde gone ageyne to Caunterbury he wold come thydder to hem or elles he wold sende thider certayn persones 〈◊〉 his stede that shold done as moche as him self were there And whan the bisshops herd this they turned ageyne in to Englond comen vnto caunterbury The tydyng come to the kynge that the bisshops were comen ageyne to Caunterbury hym selfe myght not come thyder that tyme he sente thyder bisshops Erles abbots for to trete with hem that the kynge shold vnderfonge the archebisshop stephen the pryour all the monkes of Caun terbury that he sholde neuer after that tyme no thyng take of holy chirch ayenst the wylle of hem that owed the goodes that the kynge shold make ful amendes to hem of whome he had ony goodes taken that hooly chirche shold haue al fraunchyses as ferforth as they had in saynt edwards tyme the Confessour How Stephen of langeton come in to engloÌ„d thurgh the popes commauÌ„dement he went ageyne Cao. C xlviij o WHan the fourme of accord thus was ordeyned hit was in a payr of Endentures and they put her seales vnto that one 〈◊〉 and they that comen in the kynges name putt her seales to thâ—… other part of endentures the four bisshops aboue
doÌ„fris he sente after hym specyally that Syre Iohan Comyn shold come speke with hym vpon that he sent after hym Iohan Comyns his broder prayd hym for to come and speke with hym atte gray Frerys at donfrys that was the thursday after Candelmasse Syr Iohan graunted hym for to wende with hym And whan he herde masse he toke a soppe drank afterward he bestrode his palfray and rode his wey so come to donfrys And Robert the brus sawe hym come at a wyn dowe as he was in his chambre tho made ioye ynow and come ageynst hym and colled hym aboute the neck and made with hym good semblaunt And whan all the eâ—…s barons of Scotland were present Robert the Brus spake and sayd Syres qd he ye wyte wel the encheson of this comyng wherfor it is yf ye wil graunte that I mote be kynge of Scotland as right heyr of the land and all the lordes that were ther said with one voys that he shold be crouned kyng of Scotland and that they wold hym helpe mayntene ageynst al maner men alyue And for hym yf it were nede dye The gentil knyght tho Iohn of Comyn ansuerd and said Certes neuer for me ne for to haue of me as moche helpe as the value of a botonne For that othe that I haue made to kyng Edward of Englond I shalle hold while my lyf last and with that word he went fro that companye and wold haue went vpon his palfray And Robert the Brus pursued hym with a drawe swerd and bare hym thurgh the body And Syre Iohn Comyn fell doune to the erthe But when Rogyer that was Syr Iohn Comyns broder saw the fal senesse and stert to Syr Robert the Brus smote hym wyth a knyfe but the fals traytour was armed vnder so that the stroke myght done hym none harme And so moche helpe come about sir Robert the Brus Soo that Rogyer Comyn was there slayne and al to hewe m to smale pyeces And Robert the Brus torned ageyne ther that Syr Iohn Comyn the noble baron lay wounded and pyned toward his deth besydes the hygh auter in the chirch of the gray frerys sa yd vnto Syr Iohan Comyn O traytour thou shalt be dede ne uer after let myn auauncement and shoke his swerd at the high auter smote hym on the hede that the brayne fel a doun vpon the ground the blode stert an high vpon the walles And yet vnto this day that blode is seyn ther that no water may wasshe it awey so dyed that noble knyght in holy chirche ANd whan the Traytour Robert the brus saw that no man tho wolde lette his coronacion he commaunded al hem that were of power sholde come to his crounyngâ—… to seynt Iohannes tonne in scotland and so it byfell that on oure lady of Anâ—…ciacion the Bisshop of glastone and the Bisshop of seynt Andrewe crouned for hir kyng Robert the Brus in saynt Iohannes Toune and made hym kynge And anon after he drofe oute asse the Englysshmen oute of Scotland and they fled and come playned vnto kyng Edward How Robert the brus had dryue he m oute of the land disheryted hem How kyng edward dubbed at westmestre xxiiij score knyghtes Cao. C. lxxx ANd whan kyng edward herd of this meschyef he swore that he wold therof ben auengyd and sayd that alle the Traytours of Scotland shold ben honged and drawe and that they shold neuer be raunsoned And kyng edward thought vpon this falsenesse that the scottes had done sent after al the bachyllerye of englond that they shold come to london at witsontyde he dubbed at westmestre xxiiij score knyÈtes Tho ordeyned hym the noble kyng edward for to wende in to scotland to werre vpon Robert the brus sent byfore hym in to scotlaÌ„d sir aymer the valauÌ„ce erle of penbroke sir henry percy baron with a fayre coÌ„panye that pursued the scottes brente tounes castels afterward come the kyng hym self with erles barons a fayr companye How Robert the brus was scomfyted in bataylle how Symond Frysel was slayne Ca C lxxxj THe fryday next before the assumpcion of our lady kyng edward mette Robert the brus besydes seynt Iohans Toune in scotlande and with his companye of whiche companye kynge Edward slewe vij M Whan Robert the brus saw this meschyef he gan to flee hyd hym that no man myght hym fynde but sir simond frisel pursued hym sore so that he torned ayene abode batayll For he was a worthy knyght and a bold of body the englysshmen pursued euer sore in euery side slewe the stede that sir Symond Frysel rode vpon and they toke hym lad hym vnto the hooste And sir Symond bygan for to flater speke fayre said Lordes I shal yeue yowe iiij M marc of syluer myn horse myn harnoys al myn armure bycome a begger Tho ansuerd Theobaude of Peuenes that was the kynges Archyer Nowe god me so help it is for nought that thou spekest for al the gold in englond I wold the not lete gone withoute commaundement of kyng edward And tho was he lad to kynge Edward and the kynge wolde not see hym but commaunded to lede hym away to haue his dome at london and on our ladyes euen natiuyte he was honged and drawen his heede smyten of and honged 〈◊〉 with cheynes of yren vpon the galowes And his hede was sette vpon london bridge vpon a spere and ageynst cristemasse the body was brent for enche son that the men that kepte the body by nyghte they sawe soo many deuyls raumpand with grete Iren erokes rennyng vpon the galowes horrybelyche tormented the body and many that hem sawe anon after they dyed for drede somme woxen mad or sore sykenesse they had And in that batail was take the bisshop of baston the bisshop of seynt Andrewes and the abbot of scone wel armed with yron as men of armes as fals traitours fals prelates ayenst hir oth they were brouÈt to the kynge the kynge sente hem to the pope of Rome that he shold done with hem what his wyll were How Iohan erle of atheles was take put to the deth Capitulo C lxxxijo. ANd at that bataylle fled syr Iohan erle of Atheles and went in to a chirch ther hyd hym for drede but he myghte haue there no refute for encheson that the chirche was enterdyted thurgh a general sentence in the same chirche he was take And this syr Iohan went wel to haue had escaped from the deth for encheson that he claymed kynered of kyng Edward and the kyng nold no lenger be taryed of his traytours but sent hym to london in hast ther he was honged his hede smyten of his body brente al to asshis But atte prayer of the quene margarete For encheson that he claymed of kyng Edward kynred his
had desyred it for as moche as they were of Engystes kynrede that fyrst had all the land of bri tayne and tho lete hem be callyd Englysshe men for encheson of Engystes name And the land they lete calle it Englond in hyr langage the folk ben callyd englysshmeÌ„ for as moch as in his tyme it was callyd engystes lond whan he hadde conquerd it of Mortiger that had spoused his doughter but from the tyme that brute come fyrst in to englond this land was callyd britayn the folk britons but syth the tyme that this gurmond eftsones conquerd it and yafe it vnto the saxons and they anone right chauÌ„ ged the name as byfore is sayd And whan this was done gurmond passed ouer in to FrauÌ„ce and ther conquerd many londes and destroyed al cristen peple ther that he come the saxons duel led in this land and bygan it fast to Inhabyte at hir owne wyl And they wolde haue made newe kynges and lordes but they myght neuer assenten to haue only one kyng for to be to hem en tendaunt and therfor they made many kynges in dyuers shyres as it was in engystes tyme The fyrst kyngdom was kent that other southsexe and the thyrd westsexe the fourth estsex and the v northuÌ„berlond the syxth estangle that is to say norfolke southfolke the seuenthe merchenorth that is the Erldome of nychol huÌ„tingdone herford gloucestre wynchestre warwyck and derby and so departed the englyssh al englond in vij partyes And after that it befell that tho kynges werryd oftyme to geder and euer he that was strengest bynome hym that was feblyst And so it was long tyme that they â—…ad no kyng crouned amoÌ„ges hem ne noo cristen man was tho amonges hem ne Crystendome nother But were Paynyms tylle that Saynt Gregorye was pope of Rome that hadde seen childeren of the Nacyon of Englond in the cyte of Rome that were wonder fayr creaâ—…res and had grete wylle and desyre hem to byholde axed of the marchauÌ„ts whens they were of what nacion mâ—…n told hym that they were of Englond and Englyssh they were callyd but they al the peple of englond were paynyms and byleued not vpon god Allas quod seynt gregorye wel mow they be callyd englissh for they haue the visage of angels therfor wel ought they to be cristen And for this encheson saynt gregory sente seynt Austyn in to englond xl good men with hym that were of gode lyf and holy men to preche and teche to conue â—…te the englisshe peple and hem turne to god and that was in the sixth yere that saynt gregory had ben pope that is to saye after the Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist v C lxxxvij yere as the cronycles tellen How saynt Austyn baptised conuerted kyng adelbright the bisshops that made his felawes Cao. lxxxxvijo. WHan saynt Austyn come fyrste in to englond he arryued in the I le of Tenet and so passed forth come vnto Caunterbury and ther soiourned And kynge Adelbryght of kent that was of the lygnage of Engyst fayr vnder fenge saynt Austyn his felaws with moche honour and hem fonde al that hem neded And ferthermore he yaf hem a fayr place that now is called the abbey of saynt austyns in whiche place he lyeth hym self shrined This kyng Adelbryght was a good man with good will herd seynt Austyns predicacions yafe hym leue to preche thurgh al his land to torne and conuerte to hym al the peple that he myght It befell soo afterward thurgh goddes grace that in lytell tyme the kyng hym self was conuerted to god alle his people of his land was baptysed And in the mene tyme whyle the peple turned hem to god Seynt Anstyn come to Rouchestre there preched goddes worde The paynyms therfor him scorned and cast on hym reygh taylles soo that al â—…s mantel was honged ful of reygh taylles and for more despyte they caste on hym the gutres of reyghes of fissh wherfor the good man saynt austin was so re annoyed greued prayd to god that alle the children that shold be born afterward in that Cyte of Rouchestre must haue tai les whan the king wist herde of this veÌ„geauÌ„ce that was falle thurgh saynt Austyns prayer he lete make an hous in honour of almyghty god wherin women shold be delyuerd of hir children at the bridges ende in whiche hous yet women of the cyte ben delyuerd of childe whan seynt gregory had herd telle how theÌ„gâ—… were tuurned to god and conuerted he sent to seynt Anstyn his passion by a bisshop that was callyd paulyn made hym pâ—…mat and Archebisshop of Englond and sent word that he than shold ordeyne make bisshops in the land And â—…non as Austyn had the passyon of the dignyte of the archebisshop he made two Bisshops of his felawes that come with hym from Rome that one was callyd mellyte he duellyd at london And that other was called Iustyn that helde the dygnyte of Rochestre this Bisshop mellite tho weÌ„t to preche in to estsex baptised the kyng of the couÌ„trey that was callyd Sygeberte that was kyng adelbryghtes cosyn his sustres sone This Instyne went to preche in southsex turned mocâ—… of the peple to god And seynt Austyn wentâ—… hym self prechyng thurgh out Englond How saynt Austyn wente in to wales there that the britons were how they nold not be obedyent to the Archebisshop of â—…uÌ„ terbury Cao. lxxxxviiio. WHan all Englond was baptysed turned to god Seynt Austyn wente in to that land ther that the britons were for to kepe hem from Englysshmen that is to seye in to wales And ther he founde monkes and abbeyes vij bisshops For the britons destroyed alwey the custen peple that seynt Austyn had coÌ„uerted said to the bisshops that he was a legate of rome pri mat of al englond that they shold by all wason to hym be obe dyent they sayd that they nold But to archebisshop of 〈◊〉 on sayd they wold neuer for no maner thyng ben obedyent to the englisshmen for the englisshmen they said ben our aduersaryes our enemyes haue dryueÌ„ vs out of our own couÌ„trey we be â—…sten men euer haue ben the englysshmen euer haue ben payâ—… but now late that they ben coÌ„uerted Seynt austyn myght of hem none ansuer haue other wyse but saiden aperâ—…ly that they nold neue hem meke to hym ne to the pope of Rome seynt au styn torned ageyne to kyng Adolbryght that was kyng of kent tolde hym that his folke nold not be to noman obedyent but to the archebisshop of Caerlyon And whan the kynge herd this he was sow annoyed and sayde that he wold hem destroye sente to â—…lfride kyng of northumberlond that was his frende that he shol de come to hym with al the power
partyes of the land as here ben deuysed the fyrst of westsex the second merchenrich the thyrdde estangle the fourthe kent the fyfth southsex Alle these regned in this land after Cadwaladre was passed oute of this land and duellyd in lytel Britayne with kynge Aleyne his cosyn trewe frende And whan he had long duellyd there and hadde knowynge that the mortalyte and pestylence was ouer passed that the londe was replenysshed of Alyene peple he thoughte to turne ageyne in to his owne lande And prayed kynge Aleine his cosyn of socour helpe that he myght be restored in to his pro pre realme and fyrste dygnyte And kynge Aleyne graunted hym his prayer Than dyd he apparayllen hym to take his weye and vyage in to this lande and prayd god Almyghty deuoutly that he wold make to hym demonstracion yf his prayer in to this land were to hym plesaunt or none for ageyne the wylle of god almyghty he wold nothyng done whan he had thus deuoutly ma de his prayer a voys fro heuen to hym sayd â—…and bad hym leue that Iourney awey in to englond that he go to the pope of Ro me For it was not the wyl of almyghty god that britons regne no more in Britayne ne neuer recouer the lande vn to the tyme that the prophecye that merlyn sayde byfore be fulfylled that sholde neuer ben vnto the tyme were comen that the relyques of his body shal be brought fro Rome and translated in britayn whan the relyques of other sayntes that haue ben hyd for the per secucion of the paynym folk shal be founden openly shewed than shal they recouer hir land ageyne whiche they haue so long tyme lost thurgh hyr desertes Whan Cadwaladre had herde this ansuere he merueyled gretely and told it to kyng Aleyne Than kynge aleyne dyd send for the clergye of his lond made hem to bringe the storyes prophecyes that merlyn sibiâ—… hadde sayd in hir prophecyes whan he knewe that the prophecye that festome had prophecyed of the egle other prophecyes acorded to the dyuyne ansuere that Cadwaladre had herd he couÌ„ceilled hym to leue his peple his nauye submytte hym to the disposiaon of god and done al that the angel had comanded hym Than cad waladre called ynor his sone yuory his cosyn that was his sus tres soue and sayd to hem Take sayd he my folk my nauye that is here al redy passe in to walys be ye lordes of britons that noo dishonour come to hem by Interupcion of the paynyme folke for defaute of lordes And he hym self left his reame of bri tayne his folke for euermore and toke his way to Rome to the pope Sergius the whiche worshipped hym moche and so he was confessyd and toke penannce for his synnes And he had not long duellyd there that he ne dyed the yij kalend of may the yere of grace v Câ—… lxxix How kyng offa was souerayne about al the kynges of Englond how euery kyng werrxd vpon other Ca C. ij IT befelle soo that alle the kynges in that tyme that were in the lond as they of westsex merchenryche Estangle of kent and of southsex and of other costes eche werryd vpon other be that was moost myghty toke the land of hym that was mooste feble But ther was a kyng amonges hem that was callyd Offa that was saynt oswaldes broder This offa conquerd alle the kynges of the lande regned aboue hem al And soo grete was the werre in euery countrey bytwene kynges that no man myght wyte how the land went But Abbots Pryours men of relygyon wryten the lyues the dedes of kynges how longe euery regned had in whos ceuntrey and in what maner euery kyng dyed of bisshops also And therof made grete bokes and lete cal le hem the cronycles And the good kyng Alured had that booke in his ward lete bringe it at wynchestre and lete it fast be 〈◊〉 ked vnto a pyler that men myght not remeue ne bere it thens soo that euery man myght it see and therupon loke For therin be the lyues of all the kynges that euer were in englond How the kyng of northumberlond osbright forlay the wyf of Buerne bocard thurgh strength and after this buerne conquerd the kyng with power strengthe Ca C iij ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that ther was a kynge in northumberlond that was callid Osbryght soiourned in york and this kyng went hym vpon a day in to a wode hym for to disporte and whan he come ageyne he wente priuely in to a good mannes how 's that was callyd Buerne And the good â—…n of that place was gone that tyme to the sce for oftymes he was woned ther aspye awaite theues robbours that oftymes were woned to come in to the land to robbe brenne and slee The lady that was this buernes wyf was a wonder fayr woman welcomed the kynge with mochel honour and worthely hym serued in al thyng whan the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the honde lad hir in to a chambre and sayd that he wold speke with hir a counceyll all the folk from the chambre he ma de voyde sauf only the lady he but the lady wist not wher for he it dyd til that he had done with hyr his wyll whan he had done this dede he torned ageyne to yorke And the lady he lefre there wonder sore wepyng for the dede that he had y done whan hir lord was comâ—… home saw hir wepe such sorow mornyng ma ke he axed of hir what she had done why she made suche sorow Syr qd she queyntely falsely the kyng Osbryght me hath do ne shame vylonye ayenst my wyll tolde hym treuthe howe the kyng had hir forlayne with strengthe wherfor she sayd she had leuer to deye than lyue Fayr leef be stylle quod he for ageynste strength feblenesse is lytel worth therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued namely for thou haste me tolde treuthe yf almyghty god grauÌ„te me lyfe I shal the wel auen ge This buerne was a grete man a myghty lord was well beloued and grete frendes had and let sende for the grettest lordes of the lande to hem made his compleynt of the despite that the kyng to him had y done and said that he wold bene auenged how so that euer it were and al his frendes connceyled grauÌ„ted to wende to ward yorke ther that the kynge was And buerne toke his meyne and come to the kyng whan the kyng hym saw he called hym courtously buerne by name and buerne hym ansuerde and to hym sayd Syr I yow deffye yelde vp feautes homa ges londes as moche as I haue holde of yowe so fro thys tyme forward I wyll neuer
went for to fyght with harold of denmarck and with his owne hond hym slewe the danes were discomfyted tho that left a lyue with moche sorowe fled to hir shippes And thus kyng Harold of englond slowe kyng harold of denmark How william bastard duk of normandy come in to englond and slewe kyng harold Cao. C. xxxijo. ANd whan this batayll was done harold bycome so proud wold no thyng parte with his peple of thyng that he had goten but helde it al toward hym self wherfor the moost partye of his peple were wroth from hym departed so that only with hym left no mo but his soudyours And vpon a daye as he sate at mete a messagyer come to hym sayd that william bastard duk of normandy was arryued in englond with a grete hoost 〈◊〉 had taken al the lande aboute hastynge and also myned the castell whan the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thyder with a litel peple with all the hast that he myght for a litel peple was with hym left And whan he come thyder he ordeyned for to yeue batayll to the duk william But the duk axed hym of these thre thynges yf that he wold haue his doughter to wyf as he had ma de and sworen his oth and behyght or that he wolde hold the laÌ„d of hym in truage or that he wold determyne this thyng thurgh bataylle This harold was a proude man and a stoute and trusted wonder moche vpon his strengthe and fought with the Duk and with his peple but harold and his men in this batayll were discomfyted hym self was ther slayne And this bataylle was ended at Conbrydge in the second yere of his regne vpon seynt kalyxtes day and he lyeth at waltham Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned hym well and wysely of the werre bytwene hym the kyng of Fraunce Capitulo C xxxiij wâ—… Han william bastard duk of normandy had conquerd al the land vpon crystemasse day tho next sueng he lete hym croune kyng at westmynster and was a worthy kyng and yafe to En glysshmen largely londes to his knyghtes And afterward went ouer the see and come in to Normandy and ther duellyd a whyle And in the second yere of his regne le come ageyne in to Englond and brought with hym maude hys wyf lete croune hir quene of englond on whitsonday And tho anon after the kyng of Scotland that was callyd malcolyn began to stryue and werre with the duk william and he ordeyned hym tho toward scotlande with his men to the by lande by see for to destroye kyng malcolyn but they were acorded And the kyng of scotland bycome his man and helde al his land of hym And kyng william resseyned of hym his homage come ayene in to englond and whan kyng william had be kyng xvij yere maude the quene dyed on whom kyng william had bygoten ma ny fayr children that is for to say Robert Curthose william le Rous Rychard also that deyde Henry beauclerk and maude al so that was the erles wyf of Bleynes other iiij doughters after his wyfes deth grete debate bygan bitwene hym the kyn ge of fraunce philip but atte last they were acorded tho duellyd the kyng of Englond in normandy no man hym werryd he no man long tyme the kyng of fraunce sayd vpon a daye in scorne of kyng william that kyng william had long tyme leyn in childbed and long tyme had rested hym this worde come to the kyng of englond ther that he laye in normandy at Roen for this word was tho ylle payd and eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frannce swore by god that whan he were aryse of his gysyn he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kyng of frauÌ„ ce And anone lete assemble a grete hoost of normandy and of en glysshmen in the bygynnyng of heruest he come in to fraunce brente all the tounes that he come by thurgh al the couÌ„trey rob bed and dyd al the euyl that he myght thurgh out al fraunce atte last he brente the cyte of mandos commaunded his people for to here wode as moche as myght brenne and hym self helpe therto al that he myght with a good wylle And there was grete hete what of fyre that was so grete of the soÌ„ne that tho was wonder hote that al stuffed hym self bycome fell in to a greete sikenesse whan he saw that he was so stronge syke he ordeyned and assigned al normandy vnto Robert Curthose his sone all englond to wylliam the rous byquath to henry beauclerk alle his tresour And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacramentis of holy chirche deyde the xxij yere of his regne and lyeth at Caan in normandye Of kynge william Rous that was wylliam bastardes sone that destroyed tounes houses of Relygyon for to make the newe forest Capitulo C xxxiiij ANd after this william bastard regned his sone william the Rous. and this william was a wonder contraryous man to god and to holy chirche and lete amende and make the toune of Cardeys that the paynyms had destroyed This kyng william destroyed holy chirche al hir possessions in what part he myght hem fynde therfor ther was so moche debate bytwene hym the Archebisshop of Caunterbury Ancâ—…lme for encheson that he vndernamme hym of his wykkednesse that he destroyed holy chir che And for encheson therof the kynge to hym bare grete wrathe and for that cause he exyled hym oute of the lande And the Archebisshop tho went to the court of Rome ther duellid with the pope and this kyng made the newe forest cast destroyed xxvj tounes and lxxx houses of Relygyon al for to make his foreste lenger and bredder And bycome wonder gladde and proude of his wode and of his forest and of the wylde beestes that were therin that it was meruayle for to wyte so that men callyd him kepar of wodes and of pastures and the lenger that he lyued the more wykked he bycome both to god to hooly chirche to alle his men And this kyng lete make the grete halle at westmynster so vpon a day of whitsonday he helde therin his fyrste feste and he loked about sayd that the halle was to lytel by the haluendele And atte last he bycome so contraryorous that al thyng that plesed god displesyd hym al thyng that god loued he bated dedely And so it befel that he dremed met vpon a nyghte a lytel or that he dyed that he was let blode and blod a grete quantite of blode a streme of blode lept an highe toward heuen more than an C fathem the clerenes of the daye was turned alle in to derknes and the fyrmament also And whan he awoke he had grete deede so that he nyst what to
sayd to see that one part of the endentures to hem that other part of the en dentures they bare with hem to shewe the kyng whan the kyng sawe the fourme vnderstode he helde hym ful wel payd of all maner thyng as they had ordeyned sauyng as touchyng the resty tucion of the goodes for to make ageyn to that thyng he nold not acord so he sent word ayene to the four bisshops that they sholde done oute put awey that one poynt of restitucion they ansuerd that they nold not done one word oute Tho sent the kyng to the archebisshop by tho four bisshops that he shold come to cauÌ„ terbury for to speke with hym ther sent vnto hym saufeenduit vnder pledges that is to sey his Iustyces gilbert peytewyn william de la brener Iohn le fitz hugh that in hir coÌ„duyt saufly be shold come gone ageyne at his wyll in this maner the arche bisshop stephen come to cauÌ„terbury whan the archebisshop was come the kyng come to chilham for he wold come no ner to caun terbury at that tyme but he sente by his tresorer bisshop of wynchestre that he shold done out of the endâ—…tures the clause of resci tucioÌ„ for to make of the goodes the archebisshop made his oth that he wold neuer out done one worde therof ne chauÌ„ge of that the bisshops had spoken and ordeyned and tho the archebisshop wente ageyne to Rome withoute ony more doyng kyng Iohan was tho wrother than euer he was byfore lete make a comune crye thurgh oute at englond that al tho that had holy chirche rentes went ouer the see that they shold come ageyne in to En glond at a certeyne day or elles they shold lese hir rentes for euer more that he commanded to euery shereue thurgh oute al Englond that they shold enquere yf ony bisshop Abbot 〈◊〉 your or ony prelate of holy chirche fro that day afterward resceyned ony mauÌ„dement that come fro the pope that they shold take the bodye brynge it byfore hym that they shold take in to the kynges honde al hir londes of holy chirche that were yeuen to any man by the archebisshop stephen or by the pryour of CauÌ„terbury from the tyme of election of the archebisshop commaunded that alle the wodes that were the archebisshops shold be caste a doune vnto the grounde al sold How kyng Iohan destroyed the ordre of Cisteaux cao. C xliy ANd in the same tyme the Irysshmen bygonne to werre vpon kyng Iohan and kyng Iohan ordeyned hym for to wende in to Irlond and lete arere an huge taxe thurgh oute al EngloÌ„d that is to saye xxxv M marc and sente thurgh al Englond to the monkes of the ordre of Cysteaux that they shold helpe hym of syxe M marc of syluer and they ansuerd sayd that they durst nothyng done without her chyef abbot of asteaux wherfor kynge Iohan whan he come ageyne from Irland he dyd hem so moche sorow care that they nyst where to abyde for he toke so moche rauÌ„sonne of euery hous of hem that the somme amounted to ix M CCC mark so that they were clene lost destroyed boy ded hir howe hir laÌ„des thurgh out al engloÌ„d the abbot of wa uersey drad so moche his manace that he forsoke al the abbey weÌ„t thens pryuely ordeyned hym ouer see to the hous of Ciste aux whan the tydyng come to the pope that the kyng had done so moch malyce tho was he to the kyngward ful wroth sent ij le gats vnto the kyng that one was callid pandolf that other du raÌ„t that they shold warne the kyng in the popes name that he shol de cese of his persecucion that he dyd vnto the holy chirch ameÌ„d the wroÌ„g the trespaas that he had done to the archebisshop of caÌ„ terbury to the priour vnto the moÌ„kes of caÌ„terbury to al the clergye of englond that he shold restore the godes ageyne that he had taken of hem ageynst hir wyll elles they shold curse the kyng by name and to doo this thyng and to conferme the pope to ke hem his lettres in bulles patrnts These two legats come in to Englond and comen to the kyng to northampton ther that he hel de his parlement and ful curtoysly they hym salued and sayden Syr we ben come fro the pope of Rome the pees of holy chirch of the land to amende And we amonest yow fyrst in the popes half that ye make ful restitucion of the goodes that ye haue rauy shed of holy chirche of the lande that ye vnderfonge stephen Archebisshop of caunterbury in to his dygnyte and the pryour of Caunterbury and his monkes that ye yelde ageyne vnto the Archebisshop al his londes and rentes without ony witholdyng And Syr ye more ouer that ye suche restitucion hem make as holy chirche shal holde hir payed Tho ansuerd the kynge as touchynge the Pryour his monkes of caunterbury al that ye haue sayd I wyll gladly done and al thyng that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchyng the archebisshop I shall telle yow in myn hert as it lyeth that the Archebisshop lete his Bisshopryche and that the pope than for hym wold pray and than vpon auenture me shold lyke somme other bisshopryche for to yeue hym in englond And vpon this condicion I wold hym resceyue and vnderfonge And netheles in englond as archebisshop yif he abyde he shalle neuer haue so good saufconduyt but he shall be take Tho sayd pandolf vnto the kyng Holy chirche was woned neuer to dyscharge an Archebisshop withoute cause resonable but euer she hath be woned to chastyse prynces that to god holy chirche were inobedyent What how nowe quod the kyng Manace ye me Nay sayd paÌ„dolf but ye now openly haue told as it standeth in your hert And to yowe we shall telle what is the popes wylle thus it stant that he hath yow holy enterdyted and acursed for the wronges that ye haue doo to holy chirche and to the Clergye And for as moche as ye duelle and bee in wylle to abyde in malyce and wylle not come to none ammendement ye shalle vnderstonde that fro this tyme afterward the sentence is vpon yow yeuen and holdeth stede and strengthe and vppon al tho that with yowe haue communed byfore this tyme whether they ben Erles Bawns or Knyghtes or ony other what soo euer they bee We hem assoylle saufly vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterward of what Condicion euer that they be we hem acurse that with yow comen so do we sentence vpon hem openly specyally And we assoylle quytely Erles baroÌ„s knyghts al other maner men of hir homages seruyces feau tes that they shold vnto yow done and this thyng to conferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshop of wynchestre
to the bisshop of northewiche And the same power we yeue in scotland to the bisshopes of rouchestre and of salysbury And in walys we yeue the same power to the bisshopes of seynt dauyd of landaf of seynt asse And more ouer we sende thurgh al crystendome that al the bisshops beyonde the see that they done acurse al tho that hel pen yow or ony counseyll yeuen yow in any maner nede that ye haue to done in ony party of the world And we assoylle hem al so al by the auctoryte of the pope commaūde hem also with yow for to werre as with hym that is enemy to all holy chirche Tho ansuerd the kyng what mowe ye done me more Tho ansuerd pan dolf we seyne to yow in verlo dei that ye ne none heyr that ye ha ue neuer after this day may be crouned Tho said the king by him that is almyghty god and I had wyst of this thyng er that ye come in to my land that ye had me brought suche tydyng I shold haue made yow ryde al an hole yere Tho ansuerd pādolf ful wel wende we at our fyrst comyng that ye wold haue ben obedyent to god to holy chirch haue fulfylled the popes commaūdement now we haue shewed to yow pronoūced the popes wylle as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue said that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comyng that ye wold haue made vs ry de al an hole yere as wel ye myght haue sayd that ye wold ha ue take an hole yere of respyte by the popes leue but for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyne we shal not spare for to telle yow holych al the popes message his wylle that we were charged with How pandolf delyuerd a clerk that had falsed coūterfeted the kynges money byfore the kyng hym self Ca. C L ANd anon tho commaunded the kyng the sherenes bailyfs of northampton that were in the kynges presence that they shold brynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done vn to the deth before pandolf for encheson the kyng wende that they wold haue gayn sayd hyr dedes for cause of deth al thyng that he had spoken afore whan the prisoners were come byfore the king he comaūded som to be honged somme to ben drawe somme to drawe hir eyen oute of hir heede and amonge al other ther was a clerk had falshed the kynges money the kyng commaūded that he shold be honged and drawe And when pandolf herd this commaundement of the kyng he sterte hym vp smertely anon axed a boke a candel wold haue cursed al hem that set vppon the clerk ony honde and pandolf him self wente for to seche a crosse the kyng folowed hym delyuerd hym the clerk by the honde that he shold do with hym what that euer he wold and thus was the clerk deliuerd went thens pandolf durant his felawe went fro the kyng Iohan come ageyne to the pope of rome told hym that kyng Iohan wold not amended ben but euer abyde so acursed and netheles the pope graunted that yere thurgh oute englond that men myght syng masses in couenable chirches and make goddes body yeue it to syke men that passe shold out of this world And also that men myght cristen children ouerall And whan the pope wyst and sawe that the kyng wold not ben vnder the rule of hooly chirche for noo maner thyng the pope tho sente to the kynge of fraunce in remissyon of his synnes that he shold take with hym alle the power that he myght wende in to Englond for to destroye kyng Iohan whan this tydyng come to kynge Iohan tho was he sore annoyed and sore drad lest that he shold lese his reame and him self be done to deth Tho sente he to the pope messagyers sayd that he wold ben Ius tyfyed and come to amendement in al thynges and wolde make satisfaction to al maner men after the popes ordynaunce Tho sent the pope ageyne in to englond pandolf and other messagyers comen to Caunterbury ther the kyng abode the xiij days of may the kyng made an oth for to stand to the popes ordynaūce before pandolf the legate in al maner thynges in whiche he was acursed and that he shold make ful restitucion to al men of holy chirche of relygyon and of the goodes that he had take of hem ayenst hir wyll and all the grete lordes of englond swore vppon the boke by the holy dome that yf the kyng wold not holde his othe they sayde that they wold make hym holde it by strengthe Tho put the kyng hym to the court of Rome and to the pope and tho yaf vp the reame of Englond and of Irlond for hym and for his heyres for euermore that shold come after hym So that kyng Iohan his heyres shold take tho two reames of the popes hand and shold holde tho two wyaines of the pope as to ferme payeng euery yere vnto the court of Rome a thousand marke of syluer tho toke the kynge the croune of his heede set hym on his knees and these wordes he sayd in heryng of al the grete lordes of englond here I resygne vp the croune the reame of Englond in to the popes bande Innocent the thyrdde put me ho lych in his mercy in his ordynannce Tho vnderfenge pandolf the croune of kyng Iohan and kept it v dayes as for seysen takyng of two reames of englond and of Irlond confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foloweth after Of the letter oblygatorye that kyng Iohan made vnto the court of Rome wherfor the petres pens ben gadred thurgh oute al En glond Cao. C ljo. TO all cristen peple thurgh oute the world duellyng Iohan by the grace of god kyng of englond gretyng to your vnyuersyce knowe thyng it be that for as moche as we haue greued and offended god oure moder chirche of Rome for as moche as we haue nede to the mercy of oure lord Ihu criste we may no thyng so worthy offre as competent satisfaction to make to god to holy chirche but yf it were our owne body as with our reames of Englōd of Irlond Than by the grace of god we des◅re for to meke vs for the loue of hym that meketh hym to the deth of the crosse thurgh coūceyll of the noble erles barons we offren frely graunten to god to the appostles seynt peter and seynt paule to or moder chirche of Rome to our hooly fadre the pope Innocent the thirde to al the popes that come after him alle the reame patronages of chirches of Englond of Irlond with hyr apperteuaūces for rmission of our synnes and helpe l◅lthe of our kyn soules of al cristen soules so that fro this ty me afterward we
the archebisshop and other grete lordes of the land of englond assembled hem byfore the fest of seynt Iohn baptist in a medewe besydes the toun of stanes that is callyd Romne mede And the kyng made hem ther a charire of fraunchyses such as they wold axen in suche maner they were acorded that a cordement last not full long for the kyng him self sone after did ayenste the poyntes of the same charter that he had made wherfor the mooste partye of the land of lordes assembled hem bygonne to werre vpon kyng Iohan brente his tounes robled his fol ke did all the sorow that they myght and made hem as strong as they myght with al hir power thought to dryue hym once of englond and make lowys the kynges sone of fraunce kyng of englond And kyng Iohan sente tho ouer see ordeyned so moche peple of normans of pycardes of Flemynges so that the land myght not hem susteyne but with moche sorow among al these peple ther was a man of normandy that was callyd Fonkes of brent this normand and his company spared nother chirche ne hous of relygyon that they ne brente and robled it bare a wey al that they myght take so that the land was all destroyed what in one syde and in that other The barons and lordes of englond ordeyned amonge hem the best spekers wysest men sente l◅m ouer see to kyng philip of fraunce prayd hym that he wold sen de lo wys his sone in to englond to ben kyng of englond to vnder fonge the croune How lowys the kyngys sone of fraūce come in to englond with a stronge power of peple to be kyng of englond Ca o C Liiij WHan kyng philip of Fraunce herd this tydyng he made c◅e reyne alyaunce bytwene hem by hyr commune election that lowys kynge philippes sone of fraunce shold goo with hem in to englond and dryne oute kyng Iohan of the lande and alle that were in presence of lowys made vnto hym homage bycome his men And the barons of Englond helde hem styll at london a bi den lowys the kynges sone of fraunce this was the next sacer day before the ascencion of our lord that lowys come in to englond with a strong power that tyme kyng Iohan had taken al the castels of englond in to Alyens hondes And lowys come tho be sieged at rouchestre the castel toke it with strength the thurs day in whitsonweke lete honge all the alyens that were therin the thursday tho next sueng he come to london ther he was vn der fonge with moche honour of the lordes that a byden hym ther all to hym made homage And afterward in the tewysday nexte after the trynyte sonday he toke the castel of reygate in the mo row after the castel of gilford the fryday next after the Castell of Fareham the mondaye next after the cyte of wynchestre to hym was yolde in the morow after seynt Iohans day the ma ner of woluesey the tewysday after the vtas of seynt peter saynt paule they toke the castel of Odyham And the monday next after saynt margarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besyge the castel ther he duellid xv dayes myght not gete the castel than went he thens come to london the tour to hym was yolde And in the same tyme the pope sent in to englond a legate that was callyd swalo of kyng Iohans deth Cao. C lvo. ANd in the same tyme the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was callyd swalo he was preest Cardynal of Rome for to mayntene kynge Iohans cause ageynst the barons of englond but the baarons had so huge part helpe thurgh lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyse not whydder for to torne ne to gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Ny chol as he went thyderward he come by the abbey of swyneshe de ther he abode two dayes and as he sate at mete he axed a mōke of the hous how moche a loofe was worth that was set byfore hym vpon the table the monk said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng here is grete cheepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may lyue suche a lofe shalle bee worth xx shyllyng or half a yere begoan whan he had said this worde moch he thought ofte he syghed toke ◅te of the brede sayd by god the worde that I haue spoken shal ben sothe The monke that stode byfore the kyng was for this word ful sory in herte thought rather he wold him self suffre pytous deth and thought yf he myght ordeyne therfor somme maner remedye and anon the monke went to his abbot was shryuen of hym told the abbot al that the kyng sayd preyd his abbot for to assoylle hym for he wold yeue the kyng suche a wassayle that al englōd shold be glad therof ioyefull Tho went the monk in to a gardeyn fonde a grete tode therin toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe prykked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes tille that the benym come oute in euery syde in to the cuppe tho toke he the cuppe filled it with good ale brought it byfore the kyng knelyng sayd sir qd he wassayle for neuer dayes of your lyfe ne dronke ye of suche a cuppe begynne monke qd the kyng the monk drāk a grete draught toke the kyng the cuppe the kyng also drank a grete draught sette doune the cuppe The monk anon right went in to the fermorye ther dyed anon on whos sou le god haue mercy amen v monkes syng for his soule specyal ly shullen whiles the abbey stant The kyng aroos vp anon ful euel at ese commaūded to remeue the table axyd after the mō ke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was broke in sunder whan the kyng herd this he commaunded to trusse but al it was for nought for his bely bygan so to swelle for the drynk that he drank that he dyed within two dayes the morow after seynt lukes day this kyng Iohan had fayr children of his body bygoten that is to saye henry his sone that was kyng after hys fadre rychard that was erle of Cornewayle Iabel that was Emperesse of Rome elyenore that was quene of scotland and this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere v monethes v dayes he deide in the castel of newe werke his body was bu ryed at wynchestre Of kynge henry the thyrd that was crouned at gloucestre Capitulo C lvj ANd after this kynge Iohan regned Henry his sonne and was crouned at gloucestre whan he was nyne yere olde on Seynt
in fraunce in englond in other many laÌ„des as they that were in pleyn coÌ„trees desert baren wytnes sodenly ther appered ij castels of the which wente out ij hoostes of armed men And that one hoost was clothed heled in whyte that other in black And whan batayl bitwe ne hem was bygonne the whyte ouercome the black And anon after the blac toke hert vnto him and ouercome the whyte And after that they went ageyne in to hir castels And than the Ca stelles and all the hoostes vanysshed awey And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of peple and namely of men whos wyues as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token husbondes as wel strauÌ„gyers as other lewde and symple peple the whiche foryetynge hir owne honoure and worshippe and byrthe coupled maryed hem with hem that were of lowe degre litel reputacion In this same yere dyed henry dust of laÌ„â—…stre And al so in this yere Edward prince of Walys wedded the CouÌ„trsse of sâ—…nt that was sir thomas wyf holand the whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro therle of Salisbury for cause of the same knyght And about this tyme bygan aroos a grete companye of dyuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple and they were cleped a peple with out an hede the whiche dyd moche harme in the partye of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose another company of dyuse nacions that was callid the white coÌ„pany the which in the partyes coÌ„trees of lumbardye dyd moche sorowe This same yere sir Iohn of gaunt the sone of kyng edward the iij was made duk of laÌ„castre by reson cause of his wyf that was the doughter heyr of Hen ry somtyme duk of lancastre Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshype of guyhenne of his fadre went thyder Cao. C Co. xxxijo. ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng Edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to saye on saynt maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come suche a wynde oute of the south with suche a fyersnesse and strength that he brast and vse we doune to grounde byghe houses and strong byldynges toures chirches steples other thynges and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle weren shake therwith that they ben yet shall be euer more the febler weyster whyle they stonde And this wynde la sted without ony tellyng vij dayes coÌ„tinuelly and anon after ther folewed suche watres in hey tyme in heruest tyme that all folde werkes were strongly let left vndone and in the same yere prin ce Edward toke the lordship of guyhenne and dyd to kyng Ed ward his fâ—…dre feaute homage therfor and went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf his children And anon after kyng ed ward made sir leonel his sone duk of Clarence and Edmond his other sone erle of Cambridge And in the xxx viij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe both of the temperall and of holy chirche lawe fro that tyme forth shold plete in hir moder tonge And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to saye the kyng of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to vysyte and speke with the kynge of Englond Of whome they were wonder welcome moche y worshiped And after that they had be here long tyme ij of hem weÌ„t home ayene in to hir own couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh grete sikenesse ma ladye that he had abode stille in englond in the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong an huge frost that lastid long that is for to say fro saynt Andrews tyde vnto the xiiij kal of Apul that the tilthe sowyng of the erth other suche feld werkes hand werkes were moche y let left vndo for cold hardnes of the er the. And at Orrey in britayne that tyme was ordeyned a greete dedely batayll bytwene sir Iohan of mouÌ„tfort duk of Britayne sir charlys of bloys but the vyctorye fyll to the forsayd sir Iohan thurgh help socour of the englysshmen And ther were take many knyÈtes squyers other men that were vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batail was slayn charlis him self with al that stode about hym of the englisshmen were slayn but vij And in this yere dei de at sauoy Iohn the kyng of frauÌ„ce whos seruyce exequyes kinge edward lete ordeyne did in dyuse places worshipfully to be done to douer of worshipful meÌ„ ordeyne hym worthely to be led with his owne costes expens from thens he was fet in to fraÌ„ ce beryed at seynt denys In the xl yere of kyng edward the vij kal of feuerer was borne edward prince edwardis sone the whi che when he was vij yere old he deide and in the same yere it was ordeyned y t saynt peters pens fro that tyme forth shold not be paid the whiche kyng yuo soÌ„tyme kyng of engloÌ„d of the coÌ„tre of west saxons that bygan to regne in the yere of our lord vj C lxxix first grauÌ„ted to rome for the scole of engloÌ„d ther to be coÌ„tinued in this same yere ther fil so moche xxi yne in sey tyme that it was â—…d destroyed both corn hey ther was such a debate fiÈting of sparewes by dyuse places in these dayes that men fouÌ„den innumerable multitude of hem dede in feldes as they weÌ„ten ther fil also suche a pestylence that neuer suche was seen in no maÌ„nes tyme that tyme alyue for many men anon as they were go to led hole in good poynt sodanly they deide Also that tyme a sikenes that men callyd the pokkes slowe both men women thurgh hir enfectyng And in the xlj yere of kyng edward was bore at bur deux Richard the secoÌ„d sone of prince edward of englond the whi che Richard kyng Richard of Armorican heued at the fonstone after whome he was callid Richard and this same richard when his fadre was dede and kyng edward was dede also was crouned kynge of englond the xj yere of his age thurgh ryght lyne and herytage and also by comyn assent and desire of the comynalte of the reame About this tyme at kyng Edwardys coÌ„mauÌ„ dement of englond whan all the castels and tounes were yold to hym that longe were holden in fraunce by a grete company assembled to geder Syr bartram cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good werryour went and purposed hym to put out pyers kynge of spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the moost partye of the forsaid grete coÌ„panye trustyng also vpon help fauour of the pope for as moche as it cam to his ere 's that the same pyers shold lede vse the moost werst and synfullist lyf oute the
places not holdyng ne strengthyng hem to geders as they ought for to do they fillen fiersly on oure men for the most partye toke hem or slowen hem tho that they toke led with hem prisoners And in the same yere pope vrban co me fro Rome to Auynyon for encheson cause that he shold acord and make pees bytwene the kynge of frauÌ„ce and the kynge of Englond for euermore but allas or he bygan his tretys he dyed with sykenes the xxj day of decembre was y buryed as for the tyme in the Cathâ—…dral chirche of auynyon fast by the hygh auter And the next yere after whan he had leyn so his bones were taken oute of the erth beryed newe in the Abbey of saynt â—…tour fast by marcile of the which abbey he was soÌ„tyme abbot hym self And in both places that he was buryed in ther be many grete myracles done wrought thurgh the grace of god almyghty to many a mannes helpe and to the worship of almyghty god And after whome folewed next and was made pope Gregorye Cardynal deken that byfore was callyd pyers Rogyer In the same yere the Cyte of Lymonge rebellid and fought a yenst the prince as other Cytees in guyhene for grete taxes costa ges and raunsonnes that they were putte sett to by prince Edward whiche charges weren Importable to chargeable wher for they torned fro hym fyllen to the kyng of frauÌ„ce and when prynce Edward saw this he was sow achafed greued in tor nyng home ward ayene in to Englond with sore scarmuches fiÈting grete assautes fouÈt with â—…m toke the forsayd cite de stroyed it almost to the grounde slowe al that were fouÌ„de in the Cyâ—… And than for to say the soth for dyuse sikenesse malady 〈◊〉 that he had also for defaute of money that he not myÈt wyth stoÌ„de nâ—… tarye on his enemyes he hyed hym ayene in to engloÌ„d with his wyfe his meyny leuyng behynde hym in gascoyne the dust of sanâ—…stre sir Edmond Erle of CaÌ„bridge with other worthy orped meÌ„ of armes in the xlvj yere of kyng edward at the ordy naunce sendyng of kyng edward the kyng of nauerne come to hym to Claryngdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touchyng his werre in NormaÌ„dye wher the kyng edward had lefte certeyn seges in his stede til he come ayene but kyng edward miÈt not spede of that that he asked of hym so the kyng of nauerne with grete worship grete yeftes toke his leue weÌ„t home ayene And about the begynnyng of marche whan the parlemeÌ„t at west 〈◊〉 was begoÌ„ne the kyng asked of the clergye a subsidye of â—…l m pouÌ„d the whiche by a good auysemeÌ„t by a general coÌ„uocacion of the clergye it was grauÌ„ted ordeyned that it shold be paid 〈◊〉 wysed of the lay fee And in this parlement at the request as kyng of the lordes m hadrede of men of holy chirch the chauÌ„celez the tresorer that were bisshops the clerk of the priue seal were remeued put out of office in hit séede were seculer men put in And while this parlemeÌ„t lasted ther come soleÌ„pne ambassadours y sent fro the pope to trete with the kyng of pees saiden y t y e pope desired to fulfyll his predecessours wil but for al hir comyng they sped not of hir purpose Of the besiegyng of Rochel how therle of penbroke his coÌ„ pany was ther y take in the hauen with spaynardys al his â—…s selles y brente Cao. CC xxxvo. â—…e ix day of Iuyn kyng edward in the xlvij yere of his regne helde his parlemeÌ„t at wynchestre it lasted but viij dayes to the parlement were sompned by writte of men of hooly chirch iiij bisshops iiij abbots withont ony mo This parlemeÌ„t was holden for marchauntes of london of nor wyche of other dyuerse places in dyuerse thynges poyntes of treson that they were diffamed of that is for to saye that they were rebelle and wolde aryse ageynst the kyng This same yere the Duk of lancastre and the erle of Cambridge his broder comen oute of Gascoyne in to Englond and token wedded to hyr wyues xe â—…s doughtres somtyme kyng of spayne Of whiche ij doughters the duk had the elder the erle the yonger And that same tyme ther were sent two Cardynals fro the 〈◊〉 that is to saye an Englissh Cardynal a Cardynal of parys to trete of pees byt wene the ij reames the which whan they had ben both long eche m his prouynces in places contrees fast by tâ—…tyng of y e forsaid pees At y e last they toke with he in hir lettres of procuracye weÌ„t ayene to the court of Romeward without ony effect of hir purpose In this yere also ther was a strong batayll on the see bitwene en glisshmen flemynges the englisshmen had the vyctorye token xxv shippes y charged with salt sleyng drenchyng al y e meÌ„ y t were therin vn wytyng hem y t they were of y t coÌ„tre redely mo che harme had falle by cause therof ne had pees be made acord the soÌ„ner bitwene hem in this same yere the frensshmen besieged the toun of y e Rochel wherfor therle of penbroke was sente in to gascoyne with a grete coÌ„pany of men of armes for to destroye the siege the which passed y e see comen sauf to the haueÌ„ of rochel whan they were ther at the hauen mouth or that they myÈt â—…ire sodeÌ„ly comen vpon hem a strong nauye of spayn y e which oucome tho the englisshmeÌ„ in moch blemysshyng hurtyng sleyng of ma ny persones for as moche as the englisshmen were not than redy for to fyÈt ne ware of hem in the comyng vpon the spaynar des al the englisshmen other they were take or slayne x of lx m were wouÌ„ded to the deth al hir shippes y brent ther they toke therle with an huge tresour of the reame of engloÌ„d many other noble men also on mydsomer euen the which is seynt etheldredes day ledden hem with hem in to spayn of this meschyef was no grete woÌ„der for this erle was a ful euil liuer as an open lechour also in a certeyn plemeÌ„t he stode was ayenst the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 frauÌ„ chises of holy chirche also he couÌ„ceiled the kyng his couÌ„ceil y t he shold axe more of men of holy chirche than of other persones of the lay fee for the kyng other of his couÌ„ceil accepted 〈◊〉 token rather euyl oppynyoÌ„s causes ayenst men of holy chirche than he did for to defende mayntene the right of holy chirch it was seen oftymes after for last of fortune grace they had not ne bare a wey so grete victorie ne power ayeÌ„st hir enemies as
Also this yere was a grete derth of corn in al Englond for a busshel of whete was worth xl pens in many places of englond yet men myght not haue ynowe Wherfor stephen Broun that tyme maire of loÌ„don sent in to pul se and brought to london certeyne shippes laden with Rye whiche eased and dide moche good to the people for corne was so skarce in Englond that in somme places of Englond poure peple made hem brede of fern rotes This yere the general counseyl of basyle deposed pope Eugenye And they chese Felix whiche was duke of Sauoye And than bygan the scysme which endured vnto the ye re of our lord Thu crist M CCCC xlviij This felix was a denoute prynce saw the sones of his sones And after lyued a ho ly and deuoute lyf And was chosen pope by the couÌ„seyll of basill Eugenye deposed and so the scysme was long tyme And this fe lix had not moche obedyence by cause of the neutralite for y e most parte and wel nyghe al cristendom obeyed and reputed Eugenye for very pope god knoweth who was the very pope of them both for bothe occupyed durynge the lyf of Eugenye This same yere Syr Rychard wyche vycary of hermettesworth was degrated of his preest hode at poulis and brente at tourhylle as for an heretik on saynt Botulphus day how wel at his deth he deyde a good cri sten man wherfor after his deth moch peple cam to the place whe re he hadde be brent offred made a heepe of stones set vp a crosse of tree helde hym for a saynt til the mayer sherenes by comaundement of the kyng of bisshops destroyed it and made there a donghylle Also this same yere the shereues of london fett out of saynt Martyns the graunt the sayntuarye fyue persones whiche afterward were restored ageyne to the sayntuarye by the kynges Iustyces After Albert the thyrd Frederyk was chosen emperour This frederyk duk of Osteryke was long emperour differred for to be crouned at rome bicause of the scisme but after that vnyon was had he was crouned with Imperyal dya deme with grete glorye tryuÌ„phe of pope nycholas the iiij This was a man pesible quyete of synguler pacyence not hatyng the chirche he wedded the kyng of portyngals doughter How the duchesse of gloucestre was arestyd for treson commytted to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man And of the deth of mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke Cao. CC lij IN this yere Elyanore Cobham duchesse of Gloucestre was arested for certeyne poyntes of treson leyd ageyne hir wher vpon she was examyned in saynt stephens chapel at westmestre before the Archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury and there she was enioy ned to open penauÌ„ce for to goo thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her honde and after to perpetuel pryson in the yle of man vnder the kepyng of syr Thomas stanley Also that same tyme was arestid Maister Thomas south wel a chanon of westmynstre mayster Io han hume a chapelayne of the sayd lady mayster Rogyer bolyng broke a clerk vsyng nygromaÌ„cye and one margery Iurdemayn called the witche of eye beside westmestre these were arestid as for beyng of couÌ„seyll with the sayd duchesse of gloucestre and as for mayster Thomas south wel he deyde in the toure the nyÈt before he shold haue be rayned on the morne for so he sayd hym self that he shold deye in his bed not by Iustyce And in the yere xx maister Iohan hume and mayster Rogyer Bolyngbroke were brouÈt to the guyldhalle in london and ther byfore the mayer the lordes chyef Iustyce of Englond were rayned and daÌ„pned both to be dra weÌ„ honged quartred but maister Iohn hume had his chartre 〈◊〉 was pardoned by the kyng but mayster Rogyer was drawen to tiborne where he coÌ„fessid that he deide giltles neuer had trespaced in that he deyd fore Notwithstondyng he was honged srded quartred on whos soule god haue mercy And margery Iurde mayn was brent in smythfeld Also this yere was a grece 〈◊〉 ye in fleetstrete by nyÈtes tyme bitwene men of court men of loÌ„ don and dyuerse men slayn soÌ„me hurt And one baâ—…l was chyef cause of the mysgouernaunce and affraye Also this yere atte chesyng of the mayre of loÌ„don the comyns named Robert clop ton Rawlyn holand Taylour And the Aldermen toke Robert clopton and brought hym atte ryght honde of the mayre as the cu stome is And thenne certayne Tayllours and other hond crafty men cryed nay nay not this man but Raulyn holaÌ„d wherfor the Maire that was padysly sent tho that so cryed to newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sent in to guyan for a mariage for the kyng for therles doughter of Armynack whiche was concluded But by the mene of the erle of Suffolk it was lette and putte a parte And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk wente ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce and there he treated the maryage bitwene the kyn ge of Englond and the kynges doughter of Secyle and of Iherusalem And the next yere it was concluded fully that mariage by whiche maryage the kyng shold delyuere to hir fadre the duchye of Angeo therldom of mayne which was the keye of nor mandye Thenne departed therle of Suffolk with his wyf dyuerse lordes and knyghtes in the moost ryal astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and palfrayees which went thurgh chepe and so went ouer the see and resceyued hyr syth brouÈt hyr in the lente after to hampton where she laÌ„ded was ryally resceyued And on CaÌ„delmasse euen bifore by a grete teÌ„pest of thonder lyghtnyng at after none Paulus steple was sett a fyre on the myddes of the shaft in the tymbre whiche was quen chid by force of laboure specially by the labour of the morowe masse preest of the bowe in chepe whiche was thought Impossible lauf only the grace of god This yere was therle of stafford ma de and create duk of Bokyngham the erle of warrewyk duk of warrewyk therle of dorset marquys of Dorset the erle of Suf folk was made marquys of Suffolk How kyng Henry wedded quene Margrete and of hir Coro nacyon Cao. CC lijio. IN this yere kyng Henry maryed at Southwyke Quene Margrete and she come to london the xviij day of Maye And by the wey all the lordes of englond resseyued hyr worshipfully in dyuerse places and in especial the duk of gloucestre and on the blakheth the Maire aldermen al the craftis in blewe gounes broudred with the deuyse of his craft y t they myÈt be byknowen met with hir with reed hoodes and brought hyr to london where were dyuerse pagentys contynaunce of dyuerse historyes shewyd in dyuerse places of the cyte Ryally costle â—…o And the xxx daye of maye the forsayd quene was crowned at
armager tho was kyng gouerned the land wel nobly al his lifs tyme And this Armager gote a sonne on his wyfe that was callyd westmer And whiles that this armager regned seynt peter pre ched in antyoche ther he made a noble chirche in whiche he sate fyrste in his chaier ther he duellyd vij yere and after he wente to Rome was made pope til that nero the emperour lete hym martren tho prechyd openly al the apoostles in diuerse landes the right fayth And whan Armager had regned xxiiij yere he dyed and lyeth at london How kyng westmer yaf to Berynger an yland forlet and ther this berynger made the toune of Berwyk Ca xlj ANd after this Armager regned his sonne westmer a good man a worthy of body wel gouerned the lande Hit befell so that tydyng ca in to hym on a day that the kyng Roderick of gascoyne was come in to his land with a huge nombre of pe ple and was duellyng in staynesmore whan kynge Westmer herde tho tydynges he leete assemble an huge boost of britons come to the kyng roderyk yaf him batayll kyng westmer slewe roderik with his owne hondes in playn batayll whan king roderykes men sawe that hir lord was dede they yolden hem alle vnto the kyng westmer bicomen his men for euermore he yaf hem a coūtre that was forleten wherin they myght duelle thyder they went duellyd ther all hir lyfes tyme ix c men ther were of hem no mo left at that batayll Hir gouernour prin ce was callid berynger and anon he bigan a toun that they myght ther in duell haue resorte lete calle the toun berwyk vp◅wede ther they duellyd and bycame riche but they had no women amonges hem and the Britons wold not yeue hir doughters to the strangers wherfor they wit ouer see in to Irlond brought◅ with hem women tho hem they spoused but the men coude not vnderstande the langage ne the speche of the women therfore they spoken to geder as scottes and afterward thurgh changyng of hyr langages in al feaunce they were callyd tho scottes and so shullen that folk of that countrey for euermore How kyng westmer lete arere a stone in the entryng of west merlād ther that he slow roderik and ther he bigan first housyng Capitulo xlij ANd after this bataill that is aboue said whan roderik was dede kyng westmer in remēbraūce of his vyctorye lete are◅ ther besides the wey a grete stone an high and yet hit stant and euermore shal stande and lete graue in the stone lrēs that thus sa yd The kynge westmer of britayne slewe in this place Roderick his enemye and this westmer was the first man that made toun and hous in englond and at that stone begynneth westmerland that westmer lete calle after his own name whan westmer had so done he duellid all his lifes tyme in that countre of westmerlond for he loued that countre more than ony other coūtre And whan he hadde regned xxv yere he dyed and lyeth at Carleylle Of kyng Coyl that was westmers sone that helde his lande in pees his lyfes tyme Ca xliij AFter this kyng westmer regned his sone Coill a good ◅ā and a worthy and of good condicions and wel gouerued his lād and of al men he had loue and pees and in his time was neuer contaek debate ne werre in britayne and he regned and was kyng in pees al his lyfes tyme. and whan he had ben kyng xj yere he dyed and lyeth at york How kyng lucye regned after coill his fadre that was a gode man and after he bycome cristen Ca xliiij AFter kyng Coyll regued lucye his sone that was a good man to god and to al the peple he sent to rome to thapposthe enlenthere that tho was pope said that he wold become a cri stē mā and resseyue the baptisme in the name of god and tourne to the right byleue eul◅there sent ij legats that were callyd pagā and elybayn in to this land and baptised the kyng and al his meyne and after went fro toune to toune and baptised the peple til all the lande was baptised and this was in the C lvj yere af ter thyncarnacion of our lord ihu crist and this kyng lucye made tho in this lande ij Archebisshops one at caūterbury an other at york and other many bisshops that yet be in this lande whan these two legats had baptised al that londe they ordeyned prestes for to baptyse children for to make the sacrament after they went ageyne to Rome the kyng duellyd in his land regned with moch honour xij yere and after dyed and lyeth at gloucetre How this land was long withoute a kyng and how the bretons chosen a kyng Ca xl THis kyng lucye had none heyr of his body bigotē that was afterward grete harme sorow to the land For after this kyng lucyes deth none of the grete of the land wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in werre in debate amonges hem L yere without kyng but it befell afterward that a grete prince come fro Rome in to this land that me callyd Seuerye nought for to werre but for to saue the right of Rome but netheles he hadd not duellyd half a yere in this lande that the Britons ne slewe hym whan they of Rome wyst that seuerye was so slayne they sent another grete lorde in to this land that me callid Allec that was a strong man and a mighty of body duellyd in this lād long tyme did moche sorowe to the britons so that after for pure malyce they chosen hem a kynge amonges hem that me callyd astlepades assembled a grete hoost of Britons went to london to seche allec ther they foūden hym slewe hym all his felaus one callyd walon defended hym fyersly and fought long with the britons but atte last he was discomfyted the britons toke him and bonde handes and feet and cast him in to a water wher for that watir afterward was callid euermore walbroke tho reg ned astlepades in quyete till one of his erles that me callyd Coill made a fayre toune ageynste the kynges wyll and lete calle the toune colchestre after his name wherfor the king was ful wroth and thought destroye therle and bygan to werre vpon hym and brought grete power yaf batail to therle therle defended him fyersly with his power and slowe the kyng hym self in that bataylle tho was coill crouned made kyng of this lande This Coyl regned and gouerned the royalme wel and nobley for he was a noble man wel byloued amōg the britons Whan they of Rome herde that astlepodes was slayn they were wonder glad and sente another grete prynce of Romayns that was callyd constance and become to the kyng coyl
fled and how the Cristen men were slayne in grete britayne thurgh paynyms and sarazenes he graunted hym Constantin his broder hym for to helpe with power of folke and hem dyde araye hors armure and shippes all thynge that hem neded to that vyage And whan al thynge was redy he called the bisshop and to hym said I take yow here to helpe and socoure Constantin my broder vpon this couenaunt that yf god yeue hym grace the paynyms the sarazenes to shen de and discomfyte that than ye make hym kyng And the Bisshop it graunted with good wyll Constantin and the bisshop toke leue of the kynge Aldroye and betoke hym to god toke her men xij M went to hir shippes sayled toward grete Britayne and arryued at Cotnesse Whan the britons herde the tydynges that to hem come socour they were strongly holpen and ordeyned hem an huge nombre of people and come to hem and vnder feng hem with moch honour Gowan anon as he wist of thise thynges he assembled all the sarazenes come ageynst hem yaf hem batayll and Constantin slowe him with his owne hondes And alle tho other sarasyns were discomfyted and slayne that none escaped but tho that were conuerted vnto god How Constantin that was the kynges broder of litil britayn was crouned kyng of moche Britayne for his worthynes Capitulo quinquagesimo tercio ANone after the bataylle they wente to london and crouned ther Constantin made hym kyng of this lande and the Bisshop Goselyne sette the croune on his hede annoynted hym as fallyth to a kyng for to ben â—…and tho bygan Crystendeme This kyng Constantin whan he was crouned anon after he spou sed his wyf thurgh counceyll of the britons he bygate thre so nes on hir the fyrst was callyd Constance that other Aurilambros and the third â—…ter Constance the elder broder whan he cam to age he made hym a monk at wynchestre CoÌ„stantyn hyr fadre was slayne thurgh treason for it be fel on a tyme that a 〈◊〉 come to hym vpon a day in message as it were said that he wol de speke with the kyng priuely in counceyll The kyng lete wyde his chaÌ„bre of tho men that were within there abode no mo but the kyng and the pehyte made a contenauÌ„ce as though he wold haue spoke with the kyng in his ere and ther he slew hym with a long knyf and after wente queyntely oute of the chambre in to another chambre so at the last no man wyst wher he was bycome Whan the kynges meyne wyst that her lord was so dede they made so moche sorowe they nyst al what to done for as moch as his two sones Aurilambros and â—…ter weren so yong that none of hem myght be kyng the thyrdde broder was monk at wyn chestre as is a fore said But â—…ortiger that was erle of wesâ—…seye thought priuely in his herte thurgh queyntyse to bee kyng and went to wynchestre there that Constance was monk and to hym said Constance sayd he your fadre is dede your two bâ—…rtheren that ben with Goselyn the bisshop of london to norissh ben so yong that none of hem may be kyng Wherfor I counceyl yow that ye forsake your abyte and come with me and I shall done soo to the Britons that ye shal be made kyng Of Constance that was kyng Constantines sonne that was monke at wynchestre and how he was made kyng after hyr fadres deth thurgh counseill of â—…ortiger that was erle of westsexe for as moche as Aurilambros and vter his two bretheren wâ—… but yonge of age And â—…ortiger lete slee hym to be kyng hym self Capitulo liiij THis â—…ortiger counceyled this Constance soo moche till he forsoke his abbot and went with hym And anon after he was crouned and made kyng by assent of the britons This kyng Constance whan he was crouned and made kyng he wist ne knewe but lytel of the world ne coude nothyng what knyghthode axed he made â—…ortiger his chyef mayster counceyl lâ—…r yafe hym all his power for to do ordeyne to do as moche as to the Royame apperteyned so that hym self no thyng entermelled but only bare the name of kyng whan wrtiger saw that he had al the land in his warde gouernayl at his owne wyll he thought a priue treson and to slee Constance the kyng that he myght hym self ben crouned made kyng and regne and lete sen de after an honderd knyghtes of pehytes the worthyest of alle the land and hem helde with hym to duelle with hym as to ben kepâ—…rs of his body as he wold wende thurgh the lande to ordeyg ne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng And this vortiger honoured so moche the hondâ—…rd knyghtes so moche yaf hem of gold and siluer so ryche Iewellys robes hors other thynges plente wherfor they helde hym more lord than they dyd the kyng and vortiger told hem yf he most be kyng ye as it were thurgh treson he wold make hem rychest of the land so at the last thurgh grete yefâ—…s that he had yeue largely they cryed thurgh the courte that â—…ortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfor â—…ortiger made semblaunt as he had ben wroth departed thens fro the court and sayd he must gone elles whyder for thyng that he had to done and so the treytour sayd for encheson that they shol de slee hym that is to say constance whan this vortiger was go ne it be fel sone after that tho honderd knyghtes of pehytes breken the dores of the kynges chambre ther they hym slowe and smyten of his hede and bare it to â—…ortiger ther that he duellyd and whan vortiger sawe that hede he wepte ful tenderly with his eye And netheles he was somdele glad of his deth And anone lete take the honderd knyghtes of â—…ytes and bynde hyr hondes be hynde hem and ledde hem to london and there they were dampned to the deth as fals traitours And anon after al the britons of the lande by comyn assent crouned vortiger and made hym kynge of the lande How the wardeyns that had tho two children to kepe that we re Constantines sones lad hem to lytel Britayne for the treson falsenesse of â—…ortiger Capitulo quinquagesimo quinto THis kyng vortiger whan he was crouned they that had the two children in kepyng Aurylambros vter thurgh ordy naunce of Gosselyne that was bisshop of london at his deth durst not duelle in the laÌ„d with the children but lad hem to the kyng of lytel brytayne for as moche as he tho wyst of the treason of â—…ortiger that tho was made kyng thurgh whome ConstauÌ„ce hir brother was slayne wherfor the honderd knyghtes of pehyâ—…s were put to deth and beren al the blame as that vortiger hadde not wyst ther of nother ther to consented And soo the kepars of tho two children
vppon hym for synne In the fyrst yere of his regne he shal haue of al good grete plen te in his lande and toward hym also and in his lande he shalle haue grete praysynge till the tyme that he shall suffre his people lyue in to moche pryde withoute chastysyng wherfor god wylle be wroth Than shal aryse vp a dragon of the north that shal ben full fyers and shal meue warre ageynst the forsayd mold warpe and shall yeue hym batayll vpon a stone This dragon shal gadre ageyne in to his companye a wolfe that shal come oute of the west to begynne werre ageynst the forsaid Moldwerpe in his syde and so shal the dragon and he bynde her tayles to geder Than shall come a lyon oute yf Irlond that shal falle in company with hem then̄e shal tremble the lande that than shall be callyd englond as an aspen leef And in that tyme shal castels be felled a doune vppon thamyse it shal seme that seuerne shal be drye for the bodyes that shul falle theryn The u◅ ehyef flodes in englond shull renne in blode and grete drede shall be and anguysshe that shal arrisen After the moldewarpe shall flee and the dragon The lyon and the wolf hem shal dryne aware and the lande shal be withoute hem And the moldwarpe shal haue no maner power sauf only a shippe wlerto he may wē de And after that he shal go to lond whan the see is withdrawen And after that he shal yeue the thyrd part of his land for to haue the fourth part in pees and reste and after he shal lyue in sorowe all his lyf tyme and in his tyme the hote bathes shullen by come cold and after shal the moldwarpe dye auentoursly and sodaynly Allas the sorow for he shal be dreynt in a flode of the see His seed shal bycome faderles in straūge lond for euermore And than shal the land be departed in thre partyes that is to say To the wolfe To the dragon and to the lyon and so shal it bee for euermore And than shal this land be callyd the land of con quest And so shall the rightful heyres of englond ende How Arthur ouercome guyllomer that was kyng of Irlōd And how the scottys bycomen his men Cao. Lxxvjo. WHan Guyllomer that was kynge of Irlond had tydyng that kyng Arthur was entered at glastenbury he ordeyned a grete power of Irysshe men come to the see with his Irysshe pe ple and so come in to scotlande ouer the see and arryned fast by ther that kyng Arthur was with his hoost anon as he wyste therof he went towardes hym and yaf hym batayll and ouercome hym anon right and guyllomer fledde with his men ayene in to Irlond And whan this discomfyture was so done Arthur tur ned hym ayene ther that he was in to the place ther that he hadd left the scottes wold haue hem all slayne But the Bisshops Abbots and other folk of the coutre and ladyes open ◅ded come byfore kyng athur and cryed hym mercy and sayd Syr gentil kyng and myghty haue mercy and pyte of vs And as yo wre sylf ben of the right lawe to holden and maintene cristendom ful grete dishonour it shold be to quelle hem that byleue in almygh ty god as ye done and for goddes loue haue mercy pyte of vs suffre vs for to lyue For we haue had moche sorow and payne For the saxons haue many tyme thurgh our land passed but that is not ynow to yow For oftentymes they hauen vs done sorowe and dysese For our Castels they haue taken our beestes slayne and eten and moche sorowe they haue vs done yf ye wold now vs slee it were none honour to a kyng to sle hem that cryen hym mercy For ynowe ye haue y done vs ouercome for the loue of ◅od suffre vs for to lyue and haue mercy of crysten peple that ◅euen in criste as ye done whan kyng Arthur herde this sorowe he had pyte of hem and yaf hem lyf lymme and they fyll douue to his feet and bycome his lyege men he toke of hem homages And after that kyng Arthur torned ageyne with his hoost and come ageyne to york and there abore duryng that vyage And tho yafe he al loegers to Aloth that had spou sed his suster and other yeftes grete plente and tho was gawen his cosyn but of yong age and to al his other men that had hym seruyd in his werre he yaf ryche yeftes he thanked hem moche of hyr good seruyse How kyng Arthur spoused gunnore that was gunnores Co syn erle of Cornewayle and after he conquerd of guyllomer all Irlond Cao. lxxvijo. WHan Arthur had brought his land in pees and reste and in good state and rest was in euery countrey tho toke he wedded a wyf that was callyd gunnor made hir quene a fayre ladye and a gentel that Cador the erle of Cornewayle had long tyme norysshed in his chambre that was his owne cosyn but neuer they had child to geder and netheles kyng Arthur loued hyr wonder well and derly And anone as wynter was passed he le te assemble a grete hooste and alle his barons and sayd that he wold wende in to Irlond for to conquere the land and he caryed not long that he ne passed ouer in to Irlond And guyllomer the kyng lete assemble a grete hoost and yaf batail to kyng Arthur But guyllomer was discomfyted and yelde hym to the kynge Arthur and bycome his man and to hym dyd feaulte and homa ge and of hym helde al that lond fro that tyme forward And after passed kyng Arthur furthermore and conquered gut land and yslande toke homages of folke of the lond there duellyd xij yere in pees and regned with ioye myrth and wer red noo maner man ne noo man vpon hym And he bycome soo courtoys and large and so honorable that themperours court of Rome ne none thurgh oute al the worlde was not acompted to kyng Arthure that ony man wyst ne none so wel preysed And therfor the best knyghtes of al maner lōdes come to him for to duelle and hem resseyued with good wylle and reuerence And al the knyghtes were so good that noman knewe the werst And therfor kyng Arthur made a round table that whan they shold sytten to the mete al shold be alych hygh euenly scrued at the table that none myght make a vaūt that none were hyer than other kyng Arthur had at that Table Batons Frenssh men ▪ normans Flemynges Burgoners Mausers Lotherms of al the landes a this balfe moūt of gorye and of his lande of britayne and of the grete Cornewayle of walys of Irland and of scotland and shortly to telle of al the landes that wolden worship chyualrye seche comen to kyng Arthures court How kynge Arthur come in to Fraunce and conquerd that
â—…rl le hym that I sent it hym and a full rycher yefte I wylle hym yeue For vpon the. xij day he shal come to me and euermore duel le in blysse withoute ende Syr sayd the pylgryms what man lâ—…n ye and in what place is your duellyng Fayr frendes quod le I am Iohan the euangelyst and am duellyng with almygh ty god And your kyng edward is my frende I loue hym specialy for encwson that he euer hath lyued in clennesse and is cle ne mayd And I pray yow my message al for to done â—…o I ha ue to yow y sayd whan seynt Iohan enangelyst hadde thus lâ—…m charged sodeynly he wyded out of her syght The pylgrymes tho thanked almyghty god and went forth in hir way And whan they had gone two or thre myle they bygonne to woâ—…e wery And sate a doune him for to reste and soo fyl a slepe And when they had slepte wel one of hem a woke lifâ—…e vp his heede and loked aboute and said vnto his felaw Arise vp and wende we in our weye what said that one felawe to that other wher be we nowe Certes said that other It semeth me that this is not the same countreye that we layd vs in for to wst and slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They token vp hir hondes and blessed hem and went forth in hir waye And as they went in hir weye they sawe shepeherdes goyng with hir shepe that speken none other langage but englisshe Leue freÌ„des qdâ—… one of the pilgrems what couÌ„tre is this who is lord chewf one of the shepeherdes ansuerd this is the couÌ„tre of kent in englond of the whiche the good kyng edward is lord The pylgryms thanked almyghty god and seynt Iohn euangelyste wente forth in hir wey come to Caunterbury and fro thens in to london ther they founde the kyng told hym al fro the begynnyng vnto the ende as moche as seynt Iohan had hem charged and of al thynges how they sped by the wey and toke the ryng to kyng edward he vnderfenge it thanked almyghty god and saynt Iohn euangelyst And tho made hym a redy euery day from day to day for to weÌ„de out of this lyfe whan god wold for hym sende How seynt edward dyed on the xij day Ca C xxx ANd after it befell thus in cristemasse eue as the hooly man Edward was at goddes seruyce mannes for to here of the high fest he bycome ful syke in the morow endured with moche payne the masse for to here and after lete hym be ladde in to his chambre there for to resten hym but in to his hall amoÌ„gs his bawns knyghtes myght he not come hem for to comfort sola ce as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest wherfor alle hir myrth comfort amonges all that were in the halle was tor ned in to care sorow for encheson that they dred for to lâ—…sc ler good lord the kyng And vpon saynt Iohans day euangelyst tho that come next the kyng vnderfenge his ryghtes of holy chirche as falleth to euery cristen man abode the mercy the wylle of god tho two pylgryms he lete byfore him come yaf hâ—…m rich yeftes bytoke hem vnto god And also the abbot of westmynstre he lete byfore hym come toke hym that rynge in honour of god saynt marye of seynt Iohn euangelyst the abbot toke put it among other relyques so that it is at westmynstre and euer more shal be so lay the kyng seke til the xij euen tho di ed the good kynge Edward at westmynstre ther he lyeth For whos loue god hath shewed many fayre myracles this was in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord ihu crist in lxv yere And after he was translated putte in to the shryne thurgh the noble martir seynt thomas of Caunterbnry How Harold that was gode wyns sone was made kyng and how he scaped fro the duk of normandye Cao. C xxxi WHan saynt Edward was gone oute of this worlde was gone to god worthely entered as it apperteyned to such a lord for to be the barons of the land wold haue hadde Edward Helyngus sone to Edward the outlawe that was edmond Irensydes sone to be kyng for as moche as he was moost kyndeste kynges blode of the reame But harold sone of therle godewyn thurgh the strengthe of his fadre goode wyn and thurgh other grete lordes of the royaÌ„me that were of his kyn vnto hym sibbe seysed al englond to his hand and anon lete hym croune kyng after the enterement of seynt edward This harold that was godewynes sone the second yere tofore that seynt edward was dede wold haue gone in to Flaundres but he was deyue thurgh tem pest in to the countre of pouÌ„tyf there he was take brought to the duke william And this harold went tho that duk william wolde haue ben auengyd vpon hym for encheson that therle Godewyne that was harols fadre had lete slee Alured that was seynt edwardes broder and pryncypally for encheson that alured was quene enimes sone that was rychardes moder duke of nor mandy that was ayell to the duke wylliam And netheles when the duk william had harold in pryson and vnder his power for as moche as this harold was a noble knyght wyse and worthy of bodye that his fadre and he were accorded with good kyng edward and therfor wold not mysdone hym but al maner thyn ges that bytwene hem were spoken ordeygned Harold by his good wyll swore vpon a boke vpon holy sayntes that he shold spouse wedde due williams doughter after the deth of saynt ed ward that he shold besyly done his deuer for to kepe saue the royame of englond to the profyte auauÌ„tage of duk william whan harold had thus made his othe vnto duke wylliam he lete hym goo yafe hym many ryche yeftes he tho went thens come in to englond anon dede in this maner whan seynt Edward was deede as a man falsely forswore he lete croune hym kyng of englond falsely brake the conenauÌ„ts that he had made byfore with duk william wherfor he was with him woÌ„der wroth and swore that he shold vpon hym ben auengyd what euer so him befell And anon duk william lete assemble a grete hoost come in to englond to auenge hym vpon harold to conquere the laÌ„d yf that he myght And in the same yere that harold was crouned harold harestrenge kyng of denmark arryued in scotlaÌ„d thouÈt to haue ben kyng of englond he come in to englond slewe and robbed destroyed al that he myght till that he come to york and ther he slewe many men of armes a M an honderd preestes whan this tiding come to the kyng he asseÌ„bled a stroÌ„ge power
that stronglych werryd vpon hym in euery place that he ne wyst whyther for to torne And the erle of gloucestre halpe hem with his power How gaufryd therle of Angeon yafe vp vnto Harry the Emperesse sone all Normandye Capitulo C xl ANd after this the kyng went vnto wylton and wolde haue made a castel there but tho come to hym therle of gloucestre with a strong power and almoost hadde take the kyng but yet the kyng escaped with moche payne and william martell ther was take And for whos delyueraunce he yafe vnto the Erse of gloucestre the good castel of shirburne that he had take And whan this was done the erle robert and al the kynges enemyes wente to Farynâ—…e bygonne ther for to make a strong Castel But the kynge come thyder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens 〈◊〉 that same yere The erle Randulfe of chestre was a corded with the kyng come to his court at his commandement And the â—…e wende sauelyche to come and the kyng anone lete take hym and putte hym in to pryson and muste neuer for noo thyng â—…e oute till that he had yelde vp vnto the kyng the Castel of nychol the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne And gaufred therle of Angeon yaf vp vnto Harry his sone al normandy And in the yere that next sued deyde the erle gaufred And henry his sone tho anone turned ageyne to Angeon and there was made Erle with moch honour of his men of the land and to hym dyden feaute â—…omamage the moost party of his land And theÌ„ne was this henry the emperesse sone Erle of Angewe and duk of normandy In the same yere was made dyuorce bytwene the kyng of frauÌ„ce and the quene his wyf that was right heyr of gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe proued that they were sybbe and nyghe of blode And tho spoused hyr Henry the emperesse sonne Erle of Angeo duk of normandy duk of Gascoyne The xviij yere of this kyng stephen this henry come in to engloÌ„d with a strong power and bygan for to werre vpon kyng stephen toke the castel of malmesbury and dyd moche harme and the kyng steuen had so moche werre that he nyst whyder for to wende but atte last they were acorded thurgh the archebisshop Theobald and thurgh other worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold departe the Royamme of Englond bytwene hem so that henry the emperesse sone sholde holych haue half the lande of Englond And thus they were acorded and pees cryed thurgh oute al Englonde And whan the acorde was made bytwene tho two lordes kynge stephen bycome soo sory fâ—…use he had lost half englond and felle in suche a maladye dyed in the xâ—…x yere viij wekes v dayes of his regne all in werre in con taâ—… and he lyeth in the abbey of Feueresham the whiche he leete make in the syxth yere of his regne Of kyng henry the second that was the emperesse sone in whos tyme saynt thomas of Caunterbury was chaunceler Ca C. xlj ANd after this kyng Stephen regned henry the emperesse so ne and was crouned of the archebisshop theobald the xvij daye byfore crystemasse And in the same yere thomas Beket of London archebisshop of caunterbury was made the kynges chauÌ„ celer of Englond The second yere that he was crouned he lete cast a doune alle the newe castels that were longyng to the croune the whiche kyng steuen had yeuen vnto dyuerse men and hem had made erles and barons for to holde with hym and to helpe hym ageynste Henry the Emperesse sone And the fourth yere of his regne he put vnder his lordship the kyng of walys And in the same yere whan the kynge of Scotland hadde in his owne honde that is to saye the Cyte of Caerlylle the Castell of Banburgh â–ª the newe castel vpon tyne the ersdom of lancastre The same yere the kyng with a grete power went in to walys lete cast a doune wodes make weyes and made strong the castell of rutlande basyng werk and among the castels he made an hous of the temple And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was erle of oxenford and the fourth yere of his regne he made gaufryd erle of Brytayne and in that yere he chaunged his money the syxth yere of his regne he ladde an huge hoost vnto Tolouse and conquerd it And the seuenth yere of his regne deyde thebault the archebtsshop of cauÌ„terbury And tho all the cyte of caunterbury almoost thurgh meschyef was brente The ix yere of his regne thomas beket his channceler was chosen to ben archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury And vpon seynt bernards daye he was sacred and in that yere was borne Alyenore the kynges doughter And in the tenth yere of his regne seynt Edward the kyng was translated with moche honour And the xâ—… yere of his regne he helde his parlement at north hampton from thens fled seynt thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury for the greete debate that was bitwene the kyng hym For yf he had ben founden in the morne he had be slayne therfore he fled thens with thre feâ—… lawes a fote only that no man wyst wher he was and wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome And this was the pryncypal encheson for as moche as the kyng wold haue put clerkes to deth that we re atteynt of felonye withoute â—…ny pryuelege of hooly chirche And the xij yere of his regne was Iohan his sone borne and the xiij yere of his regne deyde maude the emperesse that was his mo der And in that same yere was Iohan his doughter borne The xiiij yere of his regne the duke henry of Saxon spoused maude his doughter And he bygate on hyr thre sones Henry othnâ—… wylliam And in the xv yere of his regne deyde the good Erle to bert of Gloucestre that founded the abbaye of nonnes of Eâ—…n And in the same yere maryke kyng of Ierusalem conquerd babiloyne the xvj yere of his regne be lete croune his sone Henry at westmynstre hym crouned Rogyer Archebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas Archebisshop of caunterbury wherfor the same Rogyer was acursyd of the pope Of kyng henry that was sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone of the debate that was bytwene hym and his fudre whyle that he was in uormandye Capitulo C xlij AFter the coronacion of kyng henry the sone of kyng henry the emperesse sone That same henry the emperesse sone went ouer in to normandy and there he lete marye elyenore the dongh ter of the Dolfyne that was kyng of almayne And in the vij yere that the Archebisshop seynt thomas hadde ben outlawed the kyng of Fraunce made the kyng and saynt thomas acorded and tho come thomas the archebisshop to Caunterbury ageyne to
wylle resceyue holde of oure moder chirche of Rome as see ferme doyng feaute to our holy fadre the pope Inno cent the third to al the popes that come after hym in the maner aboue said in the presence of the wise man pandolf the popes sub del◅ene we maken lyege homage as it were in the popes presence byfore hym were we shal done al maner thynges aboue said therto we bynden vs and alle that come after vs and oure heyres for euermore withoute ony gayn sayeng to the Pope and eke the warde of chirche wcants And in token of this thynge euer for to last we wyl conferme and ordeyne that our special ren tes of the forsayd Royamme sauynge Seynt Peters pens in al thyng to the moder chirch of rome paiēg by yere a M marc of syluer at two termes of the yere for al maner custommes that we shold done for the forsayd royames that is to say at myche l inas and at estren that is to say vij C marc for englond and CCC marc for Irland sauyng to vs to our heyres our Iusty ces our other fraūchises other realces that apperteynen to the croune And alle these thynges that byfore ben sayd we wyl that it be ferme stable without ende to that oblygacion we our successours our heyres in this maner ben bound that yf we or ony of our heyres thurgh ony presumpcion falle in ony poynt a yenst ony of these thynges aboue sayd he be warned he wil not right amende hym he shal than lese the forsaid reame for euer more ◅and that this chartre of oblygacion our warraūt for euermore be ferme stable without gayne sayeng we shal fro this daye afterward be trewe to god to the moder chirche of rome to the pope Innocent the thyrdde to all that cometh after hym the reames of Englond and of Irlond we shal mayntene trewely in al maner poyntes ageynst al maner men by our power thurgh goddes helpe How the clerkes that were outlawed oute of Englonde come ageyne how kyng Iohan was assoylled Ca C lijo. WHan this chartre was made and ensealed the kyng vnder fenge ageyne his crone of pandolfes hande and sent anon vnto the archebisshop steuen to al his other clerkys and lrwd men that he had exyled oute of his land that they shold come ageyne in to englond haue ageyne al hir landes hir rentrs that he wold make restitucion of the goodes that he had taken of hir ageynst hir wylle The kynge him self tho and pandulfe erles and barons went tho vnto wynchestre ageynst the arcwbis shop stephen whan he was come the kyng went ageynst hym fell a doune to his feet and said to hym fair syre ye be welcome and I crye yow mercy for encheson that I haue trespaced ayenst yowe The archebisshop toke hym vp tho in his armes kyssed hym curoysly oftymes and after lad hym to the dore of Seynt Swythynes chirche by the honde and assoylled hym of the sentence hym reconciled to god and to holy chirche that was on seynt margarets day the Archebisshop anon went for to synge masse the leyng offred at the masse a marc of gold And whan the masse was done al they wente to vnderfonge alle hyr landes withoute ony maner gayn sayeng And that day they made all myrth and ioye ynough but yet was not the enterdytyng rele ced for encheson the pope had set that the enterdyting shold not be vndone til the kyng had made ful restituciō of the goodes that he had take of holy chirch also that hym self shold done homage to the pope by a certayne legate that he shold sende in to englond Tho toke pandolfe his leue of the kyng and of the archebisshop went ageyne vnto Rome And the archebisshop anone lets come before hym prelates of holy chirche at redyng for to trete coūseill how moche what they shold axe of the kyng for to make restitucion of the goodes that he had take of hem and they ordeyned sayd that the kyng shold yeue to the archebisshop thre M mark for the wrong that the kyng had done vnto hym and also to other clerkes by porcyons xv M marc in the same tyme Nycholas bisshop of Tuscan cardynall penytauncer of Rome come in to en glond thurgh the popes commaūdement the v kalend of october come to london the fifth nonas of october for encheson that kynge Iohan all the kynges that come after hym shold euermore hold the reames of englond of Irlond of god of the pope payeng to the pope by yere as is aboue sayd How the enterdytyng was vndone in englond of the debate that was bytwene kyng Iohan the barons of the reame Capitulo C quinquagesimo tercio WHan kynge Iohan had done his homage to the legate that shewed hym the popes letter that he shold paye to Iulyane yelde ageyne that was kynge Rychardes wyf the thyrd parte of the land of englond and of Irlond that he had witholde syth that kyng rychard deyde whan kyng Iohan herd this he was wonder wroth for vtterlych the enterdytyng myght not ben vndone till that he had made gree and restitucion to the forsayd Iulyane of that she axed The legate went tho ageyne to the pope after cristemasse the kyng sente tho messagyers ouer see to Iulyane that was kynge Rychardes wyf for to haue a relese of that she axed of hym and so it befell that Iulyane deyde anon after ester And in soo moche the kyng was quyte of thyng that she axed But tho at the feste of seynt Iohan that come next after thurgh the popes commaūdement the enterdytyng was fyrst relesed thurugh al englond the vij day of Inyll vij yere was the land en terdyted in the morowe men ronge sayd masses thurgh oute london so after thurgh out al englond And the next yere after ther bygan a grete debate bytwene kynge Iohan the lordes of englond for encheson that he wold not graunte the lawes holde the which seynt edward had ordeyned had ben vsyd hold vn to that tyme that he had hem broken for he wold noo lawe holde but dyd all thyng that hym lyked dysheryted many men with oute consente of lordes perys of the land he wold disherite the good erle Randulf erle of chestre for encheson that he vndertoke hym of his wykkednes by cause he dyd so moche shame vylo ny to god and to hooly chirche also for he helde haunted his owne broders wyf lay also by many other women grete lordes doughters for he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue wherfor al the lordes of the land were with hym wonder wrothe and wente to london toke the cyte And for to cese this debate sorowe the kynge
Symons daye and Iude of Swalo the legate of Rome thurgh counceylle of alle the greete lordes that helde with kynge kyng Iohan his fadre that is to say therle Randolf of Chestre william Erle marchal william erle of penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feryers Serle the maule baron and al other grete lordes of englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of fraū ce And anon after whan kyng henry was crouned Swalo the legate helde his counceyll at Brystow at seynt martyns fest and ther were xj bisshops of Englond and of walys and of other prelates of hooly chirche a grete nombre and erles and barons and many knyghtes of englond al tho that were at that coun ceyll swore feaute vnto henry the kyng that was kyng Iohans sone And anone after the legate enterdyted walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of Englond also al tho that holpen or yaue counceyll to meue werre ageyne the newe kyng henry he acursed hem in the begynnyng he putte in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And netheles the same lowys wold not spare for to werre for al that but went anon toke the castel of Barkemsted and eke the castel of herford And from that day afterward the barons dyd so moche harme thurgh oute al englond pryncypally the Frensshmen that were come with kyng lowys wherfor the grete lordes all the commune peple of englond lete hem croyse for to dryue lowys his company out of Englond but somme of the barons eke of the frensshmen were gone to the cyte of nychol token the cyte and helde it to kyng lowys profyt But thyder come kyng henryes men with a grete po wer that is to saye the Erle Randolf of Chestre and wylliam Erle marchal and william the brener erle of Feryers and ma ny other lordes with hem and yeuen batayll vnto Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of perches and lowys men were ther foule discomfyted ther was take erle serle of wynchestre and humfrey de boune Erle of herford And Robert the sonne of walter and many other that bygonne werre ageynst the kyng they were taken and lad vnto kyng henry kyng Iohans sonne whan the tydyng of this scomfyture come vnto Lowys the kyn ges sone of Fraunce he remeued thennes and wente vnto Lon don lete shytte fast the yates of the cyte And anon after the kynge sente to the Burgeys of london that they shold yelde hem vnto hym and the cyte also And he wold hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hym by his greete newe Charter vnder his greete Seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was callyd Eustace the monk come oute of fraunce with a grete companye of lordes wolde haue come in to Englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of fraunce but hubert of borugh the v portes with viij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assaylled hem egrely ouercome hem with strengthe smyten of Eustace the monkes hede token also x grete lordes of fraūce put hem in to pryson slowe almoost al the men that come with hem anon drenched the shippes in the see How lowys torned ageyne in to fraūce of the confyrmacion of kyng Iohans chartre Ca C lvij WHan lowys herde this tydyng he drad sore to be dede loste lete ordeyne speke bytwene the kyng lowys by the le gate Swalo thurgh the archebisshop of Caūterbury thurgh other grete lordes that al the prysonners on that one halfe on that other shold be delyuerd gone quyte lowys hym self shol de haue for his costages a M poūde of syluer sholde gone ou◅ of englond come neuer therin ageyne in this maner was the acord made bytwene kyng henry lowys tho was lowys assoylled of the popes legate that was callyd swalo of the sente◅ce that he was in the barons of englond also after this kyng henry Swalo the legate lowys wēt vnto merton ther was the pees confermed bytwene hem ordeyned And afterward lowys went fro thens vnto london toke his leue was brought with moche honour at the see with the archebisshop of Caunterbu ry and with other bisshops and also with erles barons soo went lowys in to fraunce And afterward the kyng and the Archebisshop and erles and barons assembled hem at london at my chelmasse that next come tho sewyng and helde ther a parlement ther were tho renewed all the frūchises that kyng Iohn graunted had at Romnemede kyng henry tho confermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden thurgh oute al englond in that time the kyng toke of euery plough lāde two shyllyng hubert of burgh was made tho chyef Iustyce of englōd this was the ◅ij yere of kyng henryes regne And in the same yere was seynt thomas of caūterbury translated the L yere after his martirdome And after it was ordeyned by al the lordes of englond that alle alyens shold gone oute of englond and come no more therin and kynge Henry toke tho alle the castels in to his honde that kynge Iohan his fadre hadd ◅ue taken vnto alyens for to kep◅ that held◅ with hym But the proude foukes of brent rychely lete a◅y hi◅ castel of Bedford whiche he had of the kynges yift Iohn and he helde that castel ayenst kyng henryes wyll with myght strengthe And the kyng come thyder with a strong power besi eged the castel And the archebisshop mayster stephen of langeton with a fayre companye of knyghtes come to the kyng hym for to helpe from the ascencion vnto the assumpcion of our lady laste the syege And tho was the castel wonne take the kyng lete honge al tho that were went in to the castel with hir good wylle for to holde the castel that is for to say lxxx men And tho after ward foukes him self was founde in a chirche of Couentre and ther he forswore all englond with moche shame went tho ayene in to his owne countrey And whiles that kyng henry regned ed mond of abyngdon that was tresorer of salysbury was consacred Archebisshop of Caūterbury And this kyng henry sent ouer the see vnto the erle of prouynce that he shold sende him his doughter in to englond that was callyd Elyenore he wolde wedde hir so she came in to englond after cristemasse in the morowe after seynt hillarye the Archebisshop Edmond spoused hem to gedre at Canterbury And at the vtas of seynt hillarye she was crouned at westmynster with moche solempnyte And ther was a swete syght bytwene hem that is to say Edward that was next kyng after his fadre flour of courtesy of la◅gesse and margarete that was after quene of scotland beatryce that was afterward
hym was done in Gascoyne And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon and the Prynce of Morrey he cesed â–ª and made hem acorded And whyle the good kyng Edward and the quene Elyenâ—…e his wyf were in Gascoyne the good Erle of Corne wayle was made wardeyne of Englond till that kyng Edward come ageyne And tho enquered â—…x of his traytours that congetted falsenesse ageynst hym And eche of hem alle â–ª vnderfenge her dome after that they hadde deserued But in the meâ—…ne tyme. while that the good kyng Edward was beyonde the see to done hem for to make amendes that ageynst hem had trespaced ther was a fals thefe a Traytoure that was callyd Rys aâ—… Merydock byganne for to make werre ageynste the Kynge Edward And that was for encheson of syr payne tiptot wrongfully greuid diseased that for sayd Riâ—… ap merydok And whan kyng Edward herd alle this he sente by his lettres to Ris ap merydok that he shold begynne to make no werre but that he shold be in pees for his loue when that he come ageyne in to englond he wold vndertake the quarell done amende alle that was mysdone The forsayd Rys ap Merydok despysed the kynges commandement spared not for to do al the sorow that he myght to the kynges men of Englond â–ª but a non after he was taken lad to york ther was drawe hon ged for his felonâ—… Of the redressyng that kyng edward made of his Iustyâ—…s of his clerkes that they had done for hir falsenesse how he drofe the Iewes out of englond for her vsery misbyleue ca o C 〈◊〉 WHan kyng edward had duellyd thre yere in gascoyne 〈◊〉 le come to hym for to wende ageyne in to Englond â–ª tho he was come ageyne he fouÌ„de so many playntes made to hym of his Iustyces and of his clerkes â–ª that had done so many wroÌ„ges falsenes that wonder it was to here And for whiche falsenes Syr thomas weylond the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonâ—… at the tour of london â–ª for falsenesse that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anon after whan the kyng had done his wylle of the Iustyces tho lete â—…x 〈◊〉 and aspye how the Iewes desceyued begyled his â—…ple thurgh 〈◊〉 synne of falsenes of vserye lete ordeyne a pryue parlemâ—…â—…mong his lordes they ordeyned among hem that al the Iewâ—… shold wyde englond for hir mysbyleue And also for hir fals vse rye that they dyd vnto Crysten men And for to spede to make an ende of this thynge al the coÌ„munyte of englond yaf vnto the kyng the xv peny of al hir goodes mâ—…able so were the 〈◊〉 dryuen onâ—… of Englond tho went Iewes in to frauÌ„ce there duellyd thurgh loue of kyng phelip that tho was kyng of frauÌ„ce How kyng Edward was seased in al the londe of scotland thurgh coÌ„sent grauÌ„t of al the lordes of scotlaÌ„d cao. C 〈◊〉o. HIt was not longe after that alysauder kynge of Scotland was dede And dauid Erle of Huntingdone that was the kynges broder of Scotland aâ—…ed and claymed the kyngdome of Scotland for encheson that he was right ful â—…yr But many grete lordes of Scotland sayden Nayâ—… â–ª Whâ—…fore gre 〈◊〉 debate aroose bytwene hem â–ª and hyr frendes For as moche that they wold not consente to his coronacion in the mene tyme the forsayd dauyd deyde so it by fell that the same dauid had thre doughters that worthely were maryed the firste doughter was maryed to baillol the second to brus the thyrd to hastynges and the forsayd brus bayllol chalengyd the land of scotland gre te debate stryfe aroos bytwene hem thre for encheson that eche of hem wold haue be kynge whan the lordes of scotland sawe the debate bytwene hem thre they come to kyng Edward of Englond seysed hym in al the land of scotland as hir chyef lord And whan the kyng was seised of the lordes of scotlaÌ„d the forsa yu baillol brus hastinges come to the kynges court axed of the kyng whiche of hem shold be kyng of scotland kyng Edward that was ful gentil trewe lete enquyre by the cronycles of Scotland of the grete lordes of scotlaÌ„d whiche of hem was of the eldest blode it was founde that bayllol was eldest And that the kyng of scotland shold hold of the kyng of Englond done hym feaute homage and after this was done bayllol weÌ„t in to scotland ther was crouned kynge of scotland the same tyme was vppon the see strong werre bytwene the englysshmen the normans but vpon a tyme the normans arryued al at douer ther they martred an holy man that was callid thomas of douer And afterward were the normane slayn that ther of hem escaped not one sone after kyng Edward shold lese the duchye of Gascoyne thurgh phelyp kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh fals castynge of the doussepyers of the laÌ„d wherfor syr edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder yafe vp his homage vnto the kyng of fraunce And in that tyme the Clerkes of englond graunted to kyng ed ward haluendese of holy chirche goodes in holyyng for to recouer his land ageyne in gascoyne the kyng sente thyder a noble coÌ„ panye of his bachyllers hym self wold haue wente to portesmouth But he was let thurgh one maddoke of walys that had seysed the Castel of swandone in to his hand for that encheson the kyng turned ageyn vnto walis at Cristemasse for encheson that the noble lordes of englond that were sent in to gascoyne had no comfort of hir lord the kyng they were take of Syr Charles of frauÌ„ce that is to say sir john of britayn Syr Robert Tiptoft Sir Rauf tanny sir hugh bardolf sir adam of cretynges yet at the asâ—…ion was madok take in walys another that was callyd morgan they were sent to the tour of london ther they were byheded How Syr Iohan bayllol kyng of scotlande withsayd his homage of syr thomas Turbeluylle Caâ—… C lxvijâ—… ANd whan syr Iohn bayllol kyng of scotlaÌ„d vnderstode that kynge edward was werryd in gascoyne to whome the Royamme of scotlande was delyuerd falsely tho ageynste his othe withsayd his homage thurgh procuryng of his folk and sente to the court of rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoylled of that othe that he swore vnto the kyng of Englond so he was by let tres enbulled Tho chosen they of scotland dousepers for to benym me edward his ryght and in that tyme come two Cardynals froÌ„ the court of rome from the pope Celestyne for to treate of acord bytwene the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng of Englond and as tho two Cardynals spoken of acord thomas Turbeluille was take at lyouÌ„s made feaute homage to the wardeyne of parys to
criste M CCC xvj Barwyck was loste thurgh fals treason of one Pyers of spaldyng the whiche pyers the kyng hadde putte ther for to kepe that same toune with many burgeys of the toun wherfore the children that were put in hostage thurgh the burgeys of Berwyck folowed the kynges marchalsye many dayes fetered in strong yâ—…ns And after that tyme ther come two cardi nals in to englond as the pope had hem sente for to make pets by twene scotland englond as they went toward duresme for to haue sacred mayster lowys of BeaumouÌ„t bisshop of durham as they went they were taken robbed vpon the more of wyngles doune of whiche Robbery Syr guyllebert of myddelton was atteynt take honged drawe at london his hede smyten of set vpon a spere sette vpon newgate the iiij quarters sent to four citees of engloÌ„d And that same tyme befel many meschyefs in englond for the poure peple deyde in englond for hunger so moche soo fast dyed that vnnethe men myght hem burye for a quarter of wheâ—…e was worth xl shyllynge ij yere an halfe a quarter of where was worthe x mart oftymes the poure peple stale children ete hem ete also al the houÌ„des that they myght take eke hors and catâ—…s And after ther. fell a grete moreyns among beestes in dyuerse countreyes of englond duryng this Ed wardys lyf How the Scottes robbed northumberlond Cao. C lxxxxo. ANd in the same tyme come the scottes ayene in to Englond and destroyed northumberlond brente that land and robbed it slewe men women children that leyne in cradels brent also hooly chirche and destroyed Crystendome and toke and bare Englysshmennys goodes as they had ben sarazenes or paynyms of the wykkednes that they dyden all the world spake therof thurgh al Cristendome How the Scottes wold not amende hir trespaas therfore Scotland was enterdyted Ca C lxxxxjo. ANd whan pope Iohn the xxij after seynt Peter herde of the grete soâ—…we and meschyef that the scottes wrought he was wonder sory that cristendome was so destroyed thurgh the scottes namely they destroyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sente a general sentence vnder his bulles of lede vnto the archebisshop of Caunterbury to the Archebisshop of yorke that yf Robert the Bâ—…us of Scotland wold not be Iustyfyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of Englond Edward hir lord make amendes of his losse of his harnoys that they had done in Englond also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy Chirche that the sentence shold be pronouÌ„ced thurgh al Englond whan the scot tes herd this they wold not lete hir malyce for the popes commaÌ„ dement wherfor Robert Brus. Iames douglas and Thomas Randulph erle of mâ—…ref all tho that with hym comuned or hem halpe in worde or in dede were acursed in euery chirch thurgh englond euery day at masse thre tymes no mo masse sholde be songe in hooly chirche thurgh oute al Scotland but yf the Scot tes wold make restitucion of the harmes that they had made vn to hooly chirche wherfor many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne thurgh the Reame of scotland for encheson that wol de synge noo masse ageynst the popes commauÌ„dement ageynste his wylle to done fulfyll the tyrunts wylle How Syr hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chaÌ„berlayne and of the batayll â–ª of mytone Ca. C lxxxxij o ANd it was not loÌ„g afterward that the kyng ne ordeyned a parlement at york ther was Syr hugh the spencers sone made chamberlayne in the mene tyme whyle the werre laste the kynge went ageyne in to scotland that it was wonder for to wyte and besyeged the Toune of Berwyk But Scottes went ouer the water of sole wath that was thre myle from the kynges hoste and pryuely they stele aweye by nyght and comen in to englond and robbed and destroyed al that they myght and spared no maner thyng til they comen vnto york whan the Englisshmen that were lefte at hoâ—… herd this thyng al tho that myghte trauaylle as wel monkes preestes Frerys and chanons seculeres come and mette with the Scottes at Mytone vp swale the xij day of October Allas what sorow For the Englyssh husbondmen that coude nothyng of the werre that ther we re slayn and drenched in an Arme of the See And hyr Chyuetayns sir william of melton archebisshop of york the abbot of seâ—… by with hir stedes fled comen vnto york that was hir own fo lye that they had that myschaÌ„ce for they passed the water of wa lye the scottes sette a fyre the stakkes of heye the smoke therof was huge that the Englysshmen myght not see the scottes and whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water tho comon the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of a shelde come toward the Englysshmen in aray and the englysshmen fled for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had hem almoost lost at the syege of Berwyck the scottes hobilers went bytwene the brud ge the englysshmen whan the grete hoost hem mette the En glysshmen fled bytwene the hobylers the grete hoost the En glysshmen were almost ther slayne he that myght wende ouet the water was saued But many were draynt Allas for there were slayne many men of Relygyon seculeres eke preestes clerkys with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the scottes callyd the batayll the whyte bataylle How kynge edward dyd al maner thyng that sir hugh the spencer wolde Ca C lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he remeued his si ege from Berwyke and come ageyne in to Englond But Syr hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte soo the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh bare hym soo stonte that al men had of him scorne despite the kyng hym self wold not ben go uerned ne ruled by noo maner man but only by his fadre by hym yf ony knyÈt of engloÌ„d had wodes maners or lordshippes that they wold couerte anon the kyng must yeue it hem or els the man that ought it shold be falsely endyted of forest or of felouye thurgh suche doyng they disheryted many a good bachiler so moche land geten that it was wonder whan the lordes of Englond sawe the grete couetyse the falsenesse of sir Hugh the spencer the fader of sir hugh the sone they come to the geÌ„til erle of lancastre axyd hym of couseyll of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Syr hugh the spencer his sone in haste by one assent they made a priue assemble at
had dispended moche of his tresour wasted in that tyme were seen two mones in the firmameÌ„t that one was clere that other was derk as men myÈt tho seen thurgh out the world a grete debate was that same tyme ayenst pope Iohn the xxij after seynt peter theÌ„perour of almayn tho made hym emperour ayeÌ„st the popes will that thâ—… helde his see at auinion wherfor theÌ„perour made his crye at rome ordeygned another pope that hight nycholas that was a frere menour that was ageynst the right of holy chirche wherfor â—…e was acursid the power of that other pope sone was leid And for encheson that suche merueylles were seen men sayd that the world was nygh at the ende ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward of Carnariuan Ca CC xvo. ANd now gone we ayene to sir edward of Carnariuan that was kyng somtyme of englond and was put doune of his dygnyte ¶ Allas for his tribulacion and sorowe that hym byfelle thurgh false counceille that he leued and truste vpon to moche that afterward were destroyed thurgh hir falsenesse as God wolde ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan was in the castel of berkeley vnder the kepyng of sir morys of berkeley sire Iohan of mautreuers and to hem he made his compleynt of his sorowe of his dysese oftymes he axed of his wardeyns what he had trespaced ageyst dame Isabel his wyf sire Edward hys sonne that was made newe kynge that they wold nought vysyte hym Tho ansuerd one of his wardeyns My worthy lord dysplese yow not that I shall telle yow the encheson is for it is done hem to vnderstonde that yf my lady your wyf come ony thyng nyght yowe that ye wold hir strangle and slee And also that ye wol de doo to my lord your sonne that same ¶ Tho ansuerd he wyth simple chere Allas allas am I not in prison al at your own will now god it wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I were dede so wold god that I were for than were al 〈◊〉 sorow passed Hit was not long after that the kyng thurgh coâ—…yl of mortimer graunted the ward kepyng of sir edward his fadre â—…o sir thomas Toiourney to the forsayd sir Iohn Mautreuers thurgh the kinges letter put out holy the forsaid sir moryce of the warde of the kyng they toke lad the kyng vnto the castel of Corffe the whiche castel the kyng hated as ony deth they kept hym there saufly â—…l it come vn to seynt mathewes day in septem bâ—… in the yere of graâ—… M ccc xxvij that the forsaid sir rogyer mor timer sent the maner of the deth how in what wise he shold be do ne to deth And anone as the forsayd thomas Iohan had seyn the letter coÌ„maundement they made kyng edward of carnariuaÌ„ good chere good solas as they myÈt at that soper nothyng the kyng wist of y t trecherye And when tyme was for to go to bed the kyng went vnto his bed lay slept fast as the kyng lay slept the traitourâ—… fals forsworen ayâ—…ns hir homage hir feaute comen priuely in to the kynges chambre and hir companye with hem leyden an huge table vpon his woÌ„be with men presseden helden faste a doune the iiij cornyers of the table vpon his body â—…r with the good man a woke was woÌ„der sore adâ—…d to be dede there slayne turned his body tho vpsodoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traytours as wode tirauntes an horne putte it in to his fundament as depe as they myÈt toke a spyte of coper bren nyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body ofte tymes â—…lled ther with his boweles and so they slewe hir lord that no thynge was perceyued and after he was entered at Gloucestre ¶ How kyng edward spoused philip the erles doughter of He naude at york Cao. CC xvjo. aNd after Cristemasse tho next sewyng sir Iohan of henaude a brouÈt with hym philip his broders doughter that was erle of henaude his nece in to englond kynge edward spoused hir at york with moche honour sir Iohan of Bothom bisshop of ely sir william of melton archebisshop of york songen the masse the souday in the eue of conuersion of seynt paule in the yere of grace a M ccc xxvij but for encheson that the kyng was but yoÌ„g ten dre of age when he was crouÌ„ed ful many wroÌ„ges were don whi le that his fâ—…dre lyued for encheson that he trowed the couÌ„ceilers that were fals aboute hym that couÌ„ceilled hym to dâ—…ne other wise than reson wold wherfor grete harme was do vnto the Reame to the kyng al meÌ„ directed it the kynges dede it was not so al myÈty god wote wherfor it was ordeyned at the kinges crouÌ„yng that the kyng for his tendre age shold be gouerned by xij grete lordes of engloÌ„d without which no thyng shold be done that is for to saye the archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury the archebisshop of yorke The bisshop of wynchestre the bisshop of herford the erle of lan castre the erle marchal the Erle of kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of garenne Syr thomas wake Syre henry of â—…ercy Syr Olyuer of yngham and Iohan of Roos Barons And these were sworen trewely for to couÌ„ceylle the kynge And they shold ansuere euery yere in the parlement of y t that shold be done iâ—… the tyme of that gouernaille but that ordynauÌ„ce was sone vndâ—…ne that was moche losse harme to al engloÌ„d for the king al the lordes that shold gouerne hym were gouerned ruled after the kynges moder dame Isabell by sir Rogyer Mortimer And as they wold al thyng was done both among highe lowe And they toke vnto hem Castels tounes landes rentes in grete harme losse to the croune of the kynges state oute of mesure How the pees was made bytwene the englysshmen the scot tes and also of Iustyfyeng of Troylbastone Cao. CC xvij o THe kyng Edward at wytsontyde the second yere of his reg ne thurgh counceylle of his moder of sire Rogyer mortymer ordeygned a parlement at northampton at the whiche parlement the kyng thurgh hir couÌ„ceil none other of the land within age graunted to ben acorded with the scottes in this maner that al the feautes homages that the scottes shold donÌ„ vnto the crounÌ„ of engloÌ„d foryaf hem vnto the scottes for euer more by his chartre â—…nfeled And ferthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kyng Edward that was kyng henryes sone whiche endenture they callid it rageman in the which were conteyned al the ho mages and feautes First of the kyng of Scotland and of al the prelatez Erles and barons of the Reame of Scotland with hyr seales sette theron and
the world in his tyme yet come neuer none such after for al the noble knyghtes in crystendom of dede of armes a losed duellyd with kyng arthur helde hym for hir lorde that was wel seyn for he coÌ„querd in batayll a romayn that was cal led Frolle gete of hym the reame of frauÌ„ce slewe hym with his houÌ„des And also he fought with a geant that was callyd dy nabus slewe hym that had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was kyng hoeles neâ—… kyng of lytel Britayne And afterward he slewe in bataill the emperour of rome that was callid lucye that had assembled ayenst kyng arthur for to fight with hym so moch peple of romayns phehyts of sarazyns y t no maÌ„ coude hem noÌ„ bre he discomfited hem alle as the story of hym tellyth in the same tyme comune loos sprong in englond thurg comectyng or dynauÌ„ce of the frere prechours that fire Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng edwardes fadre of whome the gest tellith saiden y t he was alyue in the castel of Corf wherfor alle the comunes al most of engloÌ„d were in sorow in drede whether that it were so or not For they wyste not how traytoursly the mortimer had hym done mordred How Edmond of wodestoke that was erle of kent the kynges broder Edward of Carnariuan was byheded at wynchestre Capitulo CC xxjo. ANd vpon a tyme it byfel so that sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent spake vnto the pope Iohan the xxij of Auynyon and sayd that almyghty god had softymes done for thomas loue of lancastre many grete myracles to many men womeÌ„ that were thurgh dyuerse maladyes vndone as vnto the world thurgh his prayer they were brought vnto hir he le And so Syr Edmond prayd the pope hertely that he wold grauÌ„te hym grace y t the forsaid thomas myÈt be translated but the pope said nay that he shold not be translated vnto the tyme that he were better certifyed of y e clergye of englond seyn by hir obedyence what thyng god had done for the loue of thomas of laÌ„castre after the suggestyon y t the forsayd Edmond erle of kent had vnto hym y made And whan this edmoÌ„d saw that he myght not spede of his purpose as touchyng the translacioÌ„ he praid hym of his couÌ„ceil as touchyng sir edward of Carnariuan his broder said that not long agone he was king of engloÌ„d what thyng miÈt best be done as touchyng his deliuerauÌ„ce sith that a comune fame is thurgh engloÌ„d that he is in lif hole sauf whan the pope herd hym alle that Syr edward was alyue he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpon his beneson that he shold helpe with al the power that he myght that he were deliud out of prison saue his body in al maner that he myÈt for to bringe this thyng to an ende he assoilled hym his coÌ„pany a pena culpa al tho that helpe to his delyuerauÌ„ce Tho toke EdmoÌ„d of wodestok his leue of the pope come ayene in to englond and whan sir Edmond was come som of the Frere prechours come sayd that sir edward his broder yet was alyue in the castel of corf vnder the kepyng of sir thomas gurnay Tho sped hym the forsaid edmond as fast as he myght til that he come vnto the Castel of Corffe and acqueynted and spak so fayre with Iohan Dauerill that was Conestable of the same castel and yafe hym riche yeftes for to haue acqueyntaunce of hym to knowe of his couÌ„ceyl And thus it byfel that the forsayd Syr edmond prayd specially to telle hym priuely of his lord his broder Syr edward yf that he lyued or were deede and yf he were alyue he prayed of hym ones to haue a sight And this Syr Iohan Dauerill was an high herted man ful of courage ansuerd shortely vnto syr Edmond sayd that sir edward his broder was in hele vnder his kepyng durst shewe hym vnto no maÌ„ sith it was defended hym in the kynges half edward that was edwardes sone of car narinan also thurgh comauÌ„dement of quene Isabel the kynges moder of sir rogyer the mortimer y t he shold shewe his body vn to no maner man of the world sauf only vnto hem vpon losse of life lymme to disheryteson of his heyres for euermore but the fals traitour falsely lyed for he was not in his ward but he was take thens lad vnto the castel of berklee thurgh Syr Thomas gurnay thurgh comauÌ„dement of the mortimer til that he was dede as byfore is sayd but sir edmoÌ„d of wodestok wyst nothyng that Edward his broder was dede wherupon he toke a lreÌ„ vnto the forsayd sir Iohan praid hym hertely that he wold take it vnto kynge edward his broder as to his worthy lorde And be vnderfeng the lreÌ„ of him behiÈt hym for to done his message withoute ony maner faill with that sir edmoÌ„d toke of hym his leue then of the forsayd Iohn went tho in to his owne couÌ„tre lordship in kent that he had there And anon as this same Iohn wyse that sir edmoÌ„d was gone in to kent his owne lordship anon he wente in al the hast that he myÈt fro the castel of Corfe come vnto sire Rogyer the mortimer toke hym the lreÌ„ that sir edmoÌ„d of wode stok erle of kent had take hym closed enseled with his own seal And whan sir rogyer had vnderfong the letter he vnclosed the lreÌ„ saw what was coÌ„teyned therin began it for to rede wher of the begynnyng was this worshippes reuerences with brothers legeaunce subiection Syre knyght worshipfull and dere broder yf it yow plese I pray yow hertely that ye be of good coÌ„fort for I shal so ordeyne for yow that sone ye shal come oute of prison be delyuerd of that dysese that ye ben in vnderstoÌ„deth of your grete lordship that I haue to me assentauÌ„t al most al the grete lordes of englond with al hir apparayll that is to say with armure with tresour without nombre for to mayntene and helpe your quarell so forsoth that ye shal be kyng ayene as ye were be fore and that they al haue swore to me vpon a book and as wel prelates as Erles and Barons whan Syr Rogrer the Mortymer sawe and vnderstode the myght and the strengthe of the letter anone for wrath his hert gan holle and euyl hert bare toward Syre Edmond of wodestok that was Erle of kent and so with alle the haste that he myghte he went to Dame Isabelle the quene that was the kynges moder and shewed hyr Syr EdmuÌ„des letter and his wylle his purpoose how he had conice ted and ordeyned to put a doune kyng edward of wyndesore hyr sone of ryalâ—… and of his kyngdome Now 〈◊〉 sir rogyer quod the quene hath sir edmond
me schyef come vnto hym on seynt andrews euen 〈◊〉 the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist a thousand CCC xxx How kyng Edward gete ageyne vnto hym gracyously the ho mages feautes of scotlaÌ„d wherof he was put out thurgh fals counceyll of Isabel his moder and sir Rogyer mortimer that was newe made erle of the marche Cao. CC. xxâ—…ijo. â—…Owe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bayllol in tyme of pees was chosen to ben kyng of ScotlaÌ„d fâ—…r ench son that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauyd of Hontyngton that was kyng Alysandres broder of scotland that deâ—…de without heyr of his body bygoten how this Iohan made frauce homage to kyng edward henryes sone the third for his laÌ„des of stotlaÌ„d and how he afterward withsayd his homage thurgh couÌ„ ceill of the scottes in the yere of our lord M ccc lxxij sent vnto y t pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vnto y t foâ—…said king edward ouer his astate his wil â–ª of which oth the pâ—…pe him assoylled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent And anone as kyng Edward wyst therof he ordeyned anon his barons câ—…me vnto Berewik conquerd the toune at which coÌ„quest ther were slâ—…y ne xxv M vij C And the Baillol that was kyng of scotlaÌ„d come yelde hym vnto kyng edward And the kyng afterward delyuerd him out of the toure of london and al the greâ—…e lordes of scotlaÌ„d with hym that were take at Berewyk yaf hem saufcoÌ„ duyt to go in to scotland and the scottes syth thurgh hir falsenes werred vpon kyng edward And whan Syr Iohan Bayâ—…loll kyng of scotlaÌ„d saw al this he went put hym ouer the see vnto Dunpier and liued ther vpon his owne landes as welle as he myght tille that the scottes wold amende hem of hyr mysdedes trespace and lad with hym Syr Edward his sonne wheâ—…fore the Scottes in despyte of hym callyd hym Syr Iohan Turnelabard for cause that he wold not offende ne trespace ayeÌ„st kyng edward of Englond And soo he forsoke his Reame of Scotland sette therof but lytell prys And this Syre Iohan longe tyme duellyd in fraunce til that he dyed there and sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vnto the kyng of frauÌ„ce for his laÌ„des of dunyyer so it fel afterward that edward y t was Iohan bayllols sone had with hym a squyer of engloÌ„d that was bâ—…re in yorkshyre that was callyd Iohan of barnaby this edward bayllol loued hym moche was nygh hym ful pryue And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a frensshmaÌ„ in the toune of Dunpyer soo he slewe hym went his waye in al that he myght in to the castel for to haue socoure helpe of his lord And anon come the officers of the toun to take Iohn of bar naby as a felon syr edward his lord halp hym rescued him by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the castel so he went his wey come in to Englond without ony harme And whan the kyng of fraunce saw that sir edward had rescued his felon he beco me wonder wroth ayenst Syr edward anon lete hym be a rest toke in to his hande al his londes Tho duellyd Syr edward in prison vnto the tyme that sir henry of beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyf was put oute of the forsayd erldom whan the accord was bytwene englond and Scotland thurgh the quene Isabel and sir rogyer the mortimer hir company for the maryage that she made bytwene dauyd that was Robert the brus sone dame Iane of the tour kyng edwardes suster of englond and well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his right but if it we re thurgh sir edward baillol that was right heir of the reame of Scotland And the kynge of frannce lowys loued moche this sir henry and he was with hym ful priue and thought for to make a delyueraunce of Sir edward baillols body yf he myght in ony maner wyse Tho prayd he the kyng that he wold graunte hym of his grace Syr edward bayllols body vnto the next par lement that he myght lyue with his owne rentes in the mene time and that he must stand to be Iugged by his peris at the parlement The kynge graunted hym his prayer and made the forsayd Edward be delyuerd oute of prison in the maner aboue sayd And anon as he was out of prison sir henry toke hym forth with hym and lad hym in to Englond and made hym duelle pri uely at the maner of sandehal vp ouse in yorkshyre with the lady besey and so he ordeyned hym there an huge retenaunce of people of Englisshmen and also of Alyens for to conquere ayene his heri tage And soo he yaf moche siluer vnto Sowdyours and to alyens for to helpe hym And they behight for to helpe him in al that they myght but they faylled hym at his most nede And at that tyme Donald erle of morryf hâ—…rde telle how that sir Edward was priuely come in to scotlond and come to hym and made with hym grete ioye of his comyng ayene and said to hym behight hym that al the grete lordes of englond shold be to hym en tendaunt shold hym holde for kyng as right heyr of ScotlaÌ„d so moche they wold done that he shold be crouned kyng of that land and dyden to hym homage feaute Tho come Syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge edward of Englond and prayd hym in wey of charite that he wold grauÌ„te of his grace vnto sir edward Baillol that he muste saufly gone by land from sandhall vn to Scotland for to conquere his right herytage in Scotland The kyng ansuerd and sayd vnto hym yf that I suffre the Bayllol wende thurgh my land in to scotland than the peple wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the companye Now Syr I pray yow that ye wold grauÌ„te hym leue to take vnto hym Soudiours of englisshmen that they myght saufly lede hym thurgh your saÌ„d vnto Scotland And Syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall that god it forbede that he be discomfyted in batayl thurgh the Scottes that I and also al the lordes that holden with Baillol ben for euermore put out of our rendes that we haue in En glond And the kynge vpon this couenaunt graunted hir bone as touchyng hym tho that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes or rentes in the Reame of Scotland And these were the names of the lordes that pursueden this ma ter that is to say Syr Edward the Baillol that chalengyd the Reame of Scotland Syr Henry Beaumout erle of Angos sir Dauid of stroboly erle of Atheles Syr Geffroy of Mombray waltier Comyn many other
was beyonde the see sauf only preestes and men of holy Chyrche and wymmen and children and plo wmen and such other laborers And ther they robbeden and dyden moch priue sorow but yet fouÌ„ de they ynow that hem wythstode by the grace of almyghty god And so a day of batayll was assygned bytwene hem and certeyne lordes and men of holy chirch that were of that couÌ„tre with other comune peple faste by the Cyte of duresme at whiche daye thurgh the grace helpe of almyghty god the scottes were ouer comen and yet were they iij fold so many of hem as of Englissh men And ther was slayn al the chyualrye and knyghthode of the Royamme of Scotland And there were take as they wolde haue fledde thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotland hym self The erle of Mentyf syr william douglas and many other grete men And after that our Englysshmen whan they hadde rested hem a fewe dayes had ordeyned ther kepars of the northcouÌ„trey they comen vnto london and broughten with hem dauyd kyng of Scotland and al these other lordes that were taken prisoners vn to the tour of london with alle the haste that they myght And ther they befâ—… hem in sauf kepyng vnto the kynges comyng Benâ—…n home ayene in to hir owne countrey And afterward was the kynges munsonne of Scotland taxed vnto an C M marc of siluer to be payd in x yere that is for to say euery yere x M marc How kyng edward besyeged Caleys how it was y wonnâ—… and yolde to him Cao. CC xxviijo. IN the xxij yere of kyng edwardes regne he weÌ„t ouer the see in the wynter tyme lay al the wynter at y e siege of Caleys the whiche yere the whyle the siege lasted phelip the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed trechouresly and with fraude to put awey the siege come the xxvij day of Iuyll in the same ye re with a grete hoost a strong power neyghed vnto the siege of caleys the which phelyp the last daye of Iuyl sent to kynge ed ward word that he wold yeue hym playn batayll the iij day next after that aboute euensong tyme yf he durst come fro the siege abide it whan kyng edward herd y t without ony long taryeng er loÌ„g auysemeÌ„t he accepted gladly the day hour of batayll that phelyp had assigned And whan the kyng of fraunce herd that the next nyÈt after he set his tentes a fire remeued weÌ„t aweyâ—… thens cowardly Than they that were in the toun and in the castel besieged seyng al this how that they had none othir help ne so cour of the kyng of frauÌ„ce ne of his men And also that her vyta ylles within hem were spended and wasted and for defaute of vytaylles and of refresshynge they eten hors houÌ„des cattes and myse for to kepe her trouth as long as they myght And when they sawe and was fouÌ„de amonge hem atte laste that they hadde no thyng amoÌ„g hem for to ete ne lyue by ne none socour ne rescu enge of the frensshmen of that other syde they wyst wel that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde the toune and anon they wenten and token doune the Baners and the armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were honged oute wenten vn to the walles of the toune on dyuerse places as naked as they were borne sauf only her shyrtes and breches and helde hir swerdes naked and the poynt dounward in hir hondes and putten ropes halters aboute hir nekkes and yelden vp the keyes of the toune â–ª and of the Castel to kynge Edward of Englond with greete fere and drede of hert And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a mercyable kyng and lord resseyued al to grace and a fewe of the grettest persones of state of gouernaunce of the tou ne he sente in to Englond ther to abyde hyr rauÌ„soâ—…e and the kyn ges grace And al the comynalte of the toune the kyng lete gone whider they wold in pees and withoute ony harme and lete hem â—…ere with hem all hir thynges that they myght here carye awey kepynge the toune and the castel to hym self Than thurgh medyacion of Cardynals that were sent fro the pope trewes was take ther byt wene Fraunce Englond for nyne monethes than next folewyng â–ª and aboute mychelmasse kyng Edward come ageyne in to Englond with a gloryous vyctorye And in the xxiij yere of his regne in the eest partyes of the world ther aroos and bygan a pestylence and deth of sarazeyns and paynyms that soo grete a deth was neuer herde afore And that wasted awey so the peple that vnnethes the tenthe persone was left alyue â–ª And in the same yere aboute the south countâ—…es and also in the west countreyes ther fyll so moche rayne so grete wa tres that from Crystemasse vnto mydsomer ther was vnnethes day ne nyÈt but that it rayned somwhat thurgh whiche watres the pestylence was so enfected â–ª and so habundauÌ„t in al countreyes and namely aboute the court of Rome and other places and see costes that vnneth ther were left lyuyng folk to burye hem that were dede honestly But maden grete dyches and pyttes that were wonder brode and depe and therin buryed hem â–ª and maden a renge of dede bodyes â–ª and caste a lytell erth to he le hem aboue than caste in another renge of dede bodyes and another renge of â—…th aboue hem And thus were they buryed and none other wyse But yf it were the fewer that weren grete men of astate that weren buryed as honestly as they myght And after al this in the xxiiij yere of kyng Edwardes regne hit was hym to done to wyte and vnderstonde of a treson that was be gonne at Caleys and ordeyned for to selâ—…e that toune for a grete somme of floreyns vnto kyng phelyp of Fraunce thurgh the falsenesse and ordynaunce of a knyght that was callâ—…d Syr geffrey of Charney that was wonder priue with the kyng phelip of FrauÌ„ ce And whan kyng Edward herd this â–ª he toke with hym the nobles and gentils lordes and many other worthy and orpeâ—… men of Armes that were ther present with hym for the solempny te of that highe fest And well and wysely in al the hast that he myght and as priuely as he myght he wente ouer see And that same yere the good kynge Edward held his Cristemasse at bauerynge And the morow after newe yeres day the kyng was in the castel of Caleys with his men of Armes that noue of the Alyens wyst therof And that fals conspy tour and traytour geffroy of Charney syth that he myÈt not open ly haue his purpose of the Castel priuely and stelyngly he come in and helde the toune with a grete hoost And whan he with his men was comen in â–ª he payd the forsaid somme of floreyns as co uenauÌ„t was bytwene hem to a genâ—…wey
in the toune that was ke per of the castel and consentynge to the same geffroy in alle this falsenes and trecherye â–ª and bounden the Englyssh mynystres and seruauntes that were in the castel that they myght not helpe hem self â–ª ne let hem of hir purpose And than wenyng that they had be syker ynowe they speken all hir wykkednesse and falsenesse openly â–ª an hyghe that al men myght here And nowe shall ye here how they were deceyned â–ª for they comen in by a priue posterne ouer a lytell bridge of tree And when they were comen in subtylly and priuely the bridge was drawen vp and kept that none of hem that comen in myght gone on t nâ—… no mo come in to hem And anone our Englysshmen wenten out at priue holes and wyndowes and ouer the walles of the toun and of the castel and wenten and foughten manly with the frensshmen that were withoute had the better of hem the which when they weren occupyed by hem self on hir side the kyng that was within the toune hauyng with hym scarcely but xxx men of armes drewe oute his swerd and with a loude boys cryed â–ª an hygh A seynt Edward A saynt George And whan folk herd that they comen rennyng to hym and yauen to hir enemyes soo grete assaute that ther were more than two honderd men of armes and many other slayne and many fledden awey and so by the grace of god Almyghty the victorie fyll to the Englysshmen Than the kyng toke with hym this gef froy that was fynder of this trecherye and also many other freÌ„ssh prisones And within a while after come ayene in to Englond â–ª And in this same yere in the yere afore also in the yere next after was so grete pestylence of men fro the eest in to the weste namely thurgh botches that tho that siked on this day dyed on the in day to the whiche men that so deyden in this pestylence hadden but litell respyte of lyggyng The pope clement of his goodnesse grace yafe hem ful remissyon foryeuenes of al hir sinnes that they were shriuen of this pestylence lasted in london fro mychâ—… masse in to august next folewyng almoost an hoole yere in the se dayes was deth without sorowe weddynges without freÌ„dship wylful penaunce derth without scarcite fleynge withoute refute of socour for many fledden fro place to place by cause of the pestylence but they were enfect myght not escape the deth after that the prophete Isaie sayth who that fleeth fro the face of drede he shal falle in to the dyche And he that wendeth hym on t of the the dyche he shal be hold and teyde with a grenne but whan this pestylence was seced as god wold vnnethes the x part of the peple was left alyue And in the same yere bigan a wonder thyng that al that euer were borne after that pestilence hadden ij châ—…teth in hir hede lesse than they had a fore How kyng Edward had a grete batayll with spaynardys in the see fast by wynchelsee Cao. CC xxixo. ANd in the xxv yere of his regne abonte seynt Iohannes day in heruest in the see fast by wynchelsee kyng edward had a grete bataylle with men of spayne â–ª where that 〈◊〉 shippes and nauye lay chayned to geder that ether they must fiÈt or drenche And so when al our worthy men of armes the See costes fast by wynchelsee Romeny were gadred to geder our nauye shippes al redy to the werre the englisshmen mâ—…n maÌ„ ly styfly with hyr enemyes comynge fiersly ageynst hem and when the spainyssh vessels nauye were closed in al aboute ther men myÈt see a strong batayll on bothe sides longe during in the whiche batayll ther nere but fewe that fouÈten that they nere 〈◊〉 tously hurt foule And after the batayll ther were xxiij 〈◊〉 pes of hers y take â–ª And so the englysshmen had the better â–ª in the next yere fole wyng of his regne that is to saye the xxvj yere the kyng thurgh his couÌ„seyl lotâ—… ordeyne make his newe money y t is to say the peny the grote of value of iiij pens the half groâ—… of value of ij pens but it was of lasse weyght â–ª than the old sterlyng was by v shyllyng in the pounde and in the xxxvii yere of his regne was the grete derth of vytaylles the whiche was callâ—…d y e dere somer and in the xxxviij yere of his regne in the parlemeÌ„t holden at westmestre after estren sir henry erle of lancastre was made duke of lancastre in this same yere was so grete a droâ—…t that fro the moneth of marche vnto the moneth of Iuyll ther fil noo rayne on the erthe wherfore alle fruytes sedes and Herbes for the moost partye were lost in defaute wherof ther come so grete disese of men and beestes and derth of vytaylles in englond soo that this land that euer afore had be plentiuous had nede that ti me to seke his vytaylles and refresshyng of other out yles â–ª contrees And in the xxix yere of kyng Edward it was acorded graunted sworne bytwene â–ª the kyng of frauÌ„ce and kynge Edward of Englond that he shold haue ayene al his landes lordshippes that longeden to the duchye of guyhenne of old tyme the whiche had ben withdrawe and wrongfully occupyed by diuerse kynges of fraunce before hand to haue to hold to kyng edward and to his heyres successours for euermore frely pesybly and in good quyete vpon this couenaunt that the kynge of englond shold leue of relese all his right and clayme that he had clay med of the kyngdom of fraunce of the title that he toke therof vpon whiche speche couenauÌ„ts it was sent to the court of rome on both sides of the kynges that the forsayd conenauÌ„tz shold be en bulled but god ordeyned better for the kynges worship of engloÌ„d for what thurgh fraude desceyt of the frensshmen what thurugh lettyng of the pope of the court of rome the forsayd couenauÌ„ts were disquatt left of And in the same yere the kyng reuoked by his wise discrete couÌ„seil the staple of wolles out of flaÌ„ dres in to englond with all the libertees frauÌ„chises fre custommes that longen therto ordeyned it in englond in dyuerse places that is for to say at westmester CauÌ„terbury Chichestre bristow Lyncolne Hull with all the forsayd thynges that longen therto that this thyng that shold thus be done the kyng swore hym self therto and prince edward his sone with other many gre te wytnesse that ther were present And in the xxx yere of his regne anon after wytsonday in the parlemeÌ„t ordeyned at west mynstre it was told and certifyed to the kynge that phelip that tho helde the kyngdome of fraunce was deede And that Iohan his sone was
xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij after none they comen to london by london bridge so wenten forth to the kynges â—…aleys of westmestre ther fyll so grete a multitude prees of peple aboute hem to behold see that wonder that rial sight that vnnethes froÌ„ mydday til nyÈt they myght come to westmynstre the kynges rauÌ„son of fraunce was taxed sette to thre myllyons of scutes of whome ij shold be worth a noble ye shal vnderston de that a myllyon is m m and after somme men his rauÌ„sonne was set at iij m m floreyns al is one in effect And this same yere were made solempne Iustes in smythfeld beyng ther present the kyng of englond the kyng of frauÌ„ce the kyng of scot land many other worthy and noble lordes The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng edward at wyndesore as wel for loue of knyghthode as for his owne worship at the reuerence of the kynge of frauÌ„ce of other lordes that were ther at that tyme be helde a wonder ryal costle we fest of saynt George passyng ony that euer was holden afore wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce in scornynge sayd that he saw neuer ne herd suche solompne feestes ne ryal tes holden ne done with taylles without payng of gold or siluer And in the xxxiiij yere of his regne the xiiij kal of Iuyl sir Io han erle of richemond kyng edwardes sone wedded dame blaunche duk henryes doughter of lancastre cosyn to the same Iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mene tyme were ordeyned Iu stes at london iij dayes of the rogacioÌ„s that is for to sey the mâ—…re of london with his xxiiij aldermen ayenst all that wold come in whos name stede the kyng priuely with his iiij sones edwards Leonel Iohn Edmond and other xix grete lordes helden that feld with worship And this same yere as it was told and sayd of hem that sawe it ther come oute blode of the tombe of Thomas toward vs the pees the acord made bitwene the ij kingis in no maner to do the contrary and ther amoÌ„g al his lordes for the mo re loue strength of wytnesse he deled departed the reliques of y e croune of criste to the knyÈtes of englond they curtoysly token hir leue And in the friday next the same maner oth in preseÌ„ce of the forsaid knyghtes of othir worthy men prince edward made at louers Afterward both kynges hir sones the most noble men of both reames within the same yere made the same oth for to streÌ„gthe al these thynges forsaid the kyng of engloÌ„d axed the grettest men of fraÌ„ce he had his axyng y t is for to say vj dukes viij erles xij lordes that is to say barons worthy knyghtes And whan the place the tyme was assigned in whiche bothe kynges with hir couÌ„seyll shold come to gedre all the forsaid thyn ges bitwene hem y spoke for to ratifye make ferme stable the kâ—…ng of englond anon went toward the see at houÌ„tfleet begaÌ„ to 〈◊〉 leuyng to his hostes that were left behynde hym by cause of his absence moche heuynes And after the xix day of may he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmestre on seynt duÌ„ 〈◊〉 day the iij daye after he visited Iohn kyng of frauÌ„ce that was in the tour of london deliuerd hym frely from al maner pri son sauf first they were acorded of iij mylleoÌ„s of floreyns for his rauÌ„son the kyng coÌ„forted hym chered hym in al places with al solas myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward And the ix day of Iuyl in the same yere the same Iohn kynge of frauÌ„ce that a fore hand lay here in hostage went home ayene in to his own laÌ„d to trete of tho thynges of other that loÌ„geden fil len to the gouernauÌ„ce of his reame And afterward metten co men to geder at caleys both ij kynges with both hir couÌ„ceyll abou te al halowen tide ther were shewed the coÌ„dicions the poyntz of the pees of the acord of both sides y wreton ther without ony wythsayng of both sides graciously they were acorded ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij agnus dei vp on goddes body also vpon y e masse boke both kynges hir sones the grettest lordes of both reames of her couÌ„ceyll that ther were than present had not y swroe bifore the forsaid oth y t they had made was titled bitwene hem they behiÈten ther to kepe al other couenauÌ„tz that were bitwene hem y ordeyned and in this sa me yere meÌ„nes beestes trees housing with sodeyn teÌ„pest stroÌ„g li ghtenyng were perissehd the deuel appered bodely in maÌ„nys a kenes to moch peple as they weÌ„t in diuerse places spak to hem How the grete company aroos in fraunce the whyte coÌ„pany in lumbardye of many other meruayle Ca o CCo. xxxjo. KYng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of Conuersion of seynt paul held his parlement at westmynster in the whiche was putte forth and she wed the acord the tretys that was stabylyssed y made bitwe ne the ij kynges the whiche acord plesyd to moche folk therfor by the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement ther were gadred come to geder in westmestre chirche the first sonday of lent that is to say the ij kal of feuerer the forsaid englisshmen frensshmen where was soÌ„ge a solempne masse of the Trinyte of the Archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury mayster simoÌ„d Islepe And whan agnus dei was done the kyng beyng ther with his sones also with the kynges sones of fraÌ„ce other noble grete lordes with candels y lyght crosses y brouÈt forth al that were called ther to y t were not swore afore swore that same oth that was writen vpon goddes body on the masse boke in this wise We N N swereÌ„ vpoÌ„ holy goddes body on the gospels stidfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the acord y made bitwene y e ij kynges neu for to do the coÌ„trary when they had thus y sworn they token hir scrowes that hir othes were coÌ„prehended in to the notaryes this same yere in the asceÌ„cion eue a bout mydday was seyn the eclyps of the soÌ„ne ther folowed su che a drought that for defaute of rayne ther was grete barines of corn fruyt heye And in the same moneth the vj kal of Iuyn ther fill a sanguyn rayne almoost like blode in burgoyne And a sangneyn crosse fro morne vnto prime Was y seen appered at bo loyne in the eyre the which many a man saw after it meued fill in the mydde see in the same tyme
whiche Piers y smyten with drede of this tydyng fled in to gascoyn to prin ce edward to haue helpe and socour of hym And whan he was fledde oute of spayn Henry his broder that was a bastard by assent of the most partye of spayne thurgh helpe of that fere full company that I spak of eâ—…rst was made and crouned kyng of spayn And the nombre of that same company was rekened setâ—…e at the nombre of lx M fightyng men This same yere in the moneth of Iuyn ther come a grete company nauye of the danes and gadred hem to gedre in the north see purposyng hem to come in to englond to renne and to robbe and also to slee with whome they countred and met in the see marpners and other orped fygâ—… tyng men of the couÌ„trey and disparpled hem And they asshamed went home ayene in to hir owne couÌ„treye But amonge alle other ther was a boystous and a stronge vessel of hir nauye that was ouersailed by the englysshmen and was perisshed and dreynt In the whiche the styward and other worthy and grete men of Denmarke were take prisonners and by the kyng of englond his couÌ„ceyll y prisoned the whiche lordes the danes afterward comen soughten al aboute for to haue had with her goodes y t they had lost they not wel apayd ne plesed of the ansuer that they hadd here torned home wardes ageyne leuyng behynde hem in her ynnes priuely y writen in sâ—…rowes and on walles Yet shalle danes wast the wanes Than happed ther an englysshe wryter wrote ayenst the dane in this maner wyse Here shal danes fet her banes And in this tyme pyers kyng of spayne with other kyn ges that is to say the kyng of nauerne and the kyng of malogre beyng menes wenten bytwene and prayd counseyll helpe of sir Edward the prince thurgh whoo 's couÌ„seyl when he had vnderstoÌ„d hir Articles hir desire that he was requyred of tho kynges loth he was and ashamed to say nay and contrarye hem but netheles he was agast ' lest it shold be ony preiudyce â—…yenst the pope longe tyme tâ—…ryed hem or that he wold grauÌ„te or consent ther to til he had better couÌ„seyll auysement with good delyberacion of kyng Edward his gretter his fadre But whan he was with euery dayes continuel besechynges of many noble men y requyred and spoken to and with many prayers y sent and made bytwene hem Than prince Edward sende to his fadre bothe by pleynyng lettres and also comfortable conteynyng alle hir suggestyons causes with al that other kynges Epystles and lettres for to haue comfort helpe of the wronges not only to the kynge of Spayne y do but also for suche thynges as myÈt falle to other kynges Also yf it were not the soÌ„ner holpen amended thurgh the dome helpe of knyghthode to hem that it asked and desired The whiche letter whan the kynge and his wyse counceyll had seyne and vnderstonden he had grete compassyon and heuynesse of suche a kynges spoyllyng and robbyng with moche meruaylle And sente ageyne comfortable lettres to prince Edward his sone and to that other forsayd kynges and warned hem for to arme hem ordeyne ayenst that mysdâ—…er and to wythstonde hem by the helpe of god that were suche enemyes to kynges whan this noble prin ce edward had resseyued these lettres hym self with that other kyn ges before sayd all hir counseyl called to geder or y t he wold vnder take the quarel he bounde knett sore the kyng that was deposed with a grete o the that is for to say that he shold euer after mayntene the right bileue feyth of holy chirche and holy chirch al so with al hir mynystres rightes lybertees to defende from al hyr enemyes al euyls And al that were ther ageynst bitâ—… ly to punyssh destrouble and al the rightes lybertees priueleges of holy chirche encrease mayntene and amende and alle thynges that were wrongfully betaken withdrawe and bore a wey by hym or by ony other by cause of hym hastely to restore ayene and to dryue and put out sarasyns and al other mysbyleuyd people oute of his kyngdome with all his strengthe and power and suffre ne admytte none suche for no maner thyng ne cause to duelle therin And that whan he had take a cristen woman he shold neuer come in none other womans bed ne none other mannys wyf to defoule Alle these forsayd thynges trewelych for to kepe con tinue and fulfyl as alle his lyf tyme he was bounde by othe afore noâ—…ryes in presence and wytnesse of tho kynges with othir Princes And than that graceous prynce Prynce Edward vndertoke the cause the quarel of the kyng that was deposed behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayene to his kyn gedom lede ordeyne gadre to geder forth within al hast his na uye with men of armes for to werre fight in this forsayd cause And in this same tyme vpon the sonde of the scottissh see that ma ny a man it sye iij dayes to geder ther were seyne ij Egles of the which that one come out of the south that other out of y e north cruelly strongly they foughten to gedre wrastled to geder the south egle fyrst ouercome the north egle al to rente and tare hym with his byll his clawys that he shold not rest ne take no brethe And after the south egle flygh home to his own costes And anone after ther folewed and was seyn in the morne afore thr sonne risynge after in the last day of october saue one daye many sterres gadred to geder on an hepe fyl doun to the erth le uyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lyÈtenyng whos flaÌ„mes brent consumed mennes clothes mennes here walkyng on the erthe as it was seyn and knowen of many a man And yâ—…t that northeren wynde that is euer redy and destynat to al euel fro saynt kateryns euen til iij dayes after destroyed good withoute nombre vnrecouerable in the same dayes ther fyll comen also suche lightnynges thonder snowe haylle that it wasted destroyed men beestes houses trees Of the batayll of spayne besides the water of Nazers that was bitwene the prince Edward sir henry bastard of spayn Capitulo CCo. xxxiij o IN the yere of our lord M CCC lxvij and of kyng Edward xlij the iij day of Aprill ther was a strong batayll and a grete in a large felde y callid priasers fast by the water of Nazers in spayne bytwene Syr Edward the prince and Henry the bastard of spayn but the vyctorye fill to prince edward by thâ—… grace of god And this same prince Edward had with hym sir Iohn duke of lancastre his brother other worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx M. And the
they did afore This same yere y t king with a grete host entred y e see to 〈◊〉 y e se ge of rochel but the wind was eueÌ„ coÌ„trary vnto him suffrid him not long tyme to go ferre fro the land wherfor he abode a certeyn tyme vpon the see costes abydyng after a good wynde for hem yet come it not So at the last he come thens with his men to lond ward ayene anon as he was a lond the wynd bygan to torne was in another coste than he was 〈◊〉 How the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to flauÌ„ dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh al frauÌ„ce til he come to burdeux Cao. CC xxxvjo. SOne after in the xlviij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duk of lancastre with a grete hoost went in to flauÌ„dres passed by parys thurgh Burgoyne thurgh alle frauÌ„ce til he come to Burdeux without ony maner wythstondyng of the freÌ„ssh men he dyd he in but lytel harme sauf he toke and raunsonned many places tounes many men lete hem after gone frely â—…he same yere the kyng sent certeyn ambassatours to the 〈◊〉 pra yeng hym y t he shold leue of medle not in his court of the kepyn ges reseruacions of benefyces in englond y t tho that were cho se to bisshoppeâ—… sees dignytees frely with ful right myÈt Ioye haue be coÌ„fermed to y e same of hir metropolitanes archebisshop pes as they were wonte to be of old tyme Of these poyntes of other touchyng the kyng his reame whan they had hir ansuere of the pope y e poâ—… enioyned hem y t they shold certyfye hym ayene by hir lettres of the kynges will of his reame or they determy ned ouÈt of y e forsaid articles In the same yere deide Iohn the ar chebisshop of york Iohn bisshop of Ely william bisshop of worcestre In whos stedes folewed were made bisshops by auctoryte of the 〈◊〉 mayster alysander neuyll to the archebisshoprich of yor ke Thomas of Arundel to the bisshopriche of Ely sir henry wa kefeld to the bisshopriche of worcestre In the which tyme it was ordeyned in the parlement that al cathedral chirches shold ioye haue hir elections hole that the kyng fro that tyme afterward shold not writte ayeÌ„st hem that were y chosen but rather help hem by his lreÌ„s to hyr coÌ„firmacion this statute was kept did mo che profyte good And in this parlemeÌ„t was grauÌ„ted to y t kyng a dysme of the clergye a xv of lay fee The next yere after of kyng edward xlix the xv day of Iuyn deyde mayster williaÌ„ wit lesey archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury wherfore the monkes of the same chirche asked desired a Cardynal of EngloÌ„d to be Archebis shop and therfor the kyng was agreued had ment purposed to haue exyled the monkes of the same hous And so they spended moch good or they myÈt haue the kynges grace ayene his loue but yet wold the kyng not consent ne graunt to hir election of the Cardynal ne the 〈◊〉 also ne his cardynals And aboute the be gynnyng of Auguâ—… was treted spoken at bruges of certeyn poyntes articles hangyng bytwene the â—…pe the kyng of eng loud this tretys last al most ij yere atte last it was acorded by twene hem that the 〈◊〉 fro that tyme forth shold not vse ne dele with the reseruacion of benefices in englond that the kyng shold not grauÌ„te ne let no benefices by his writte that is called Quare impedit But as touchyng the elections aboue sayd ther was no thyng touchyd ne do And that was y wyted put vpon certayn clerkes the whiche rather supposed hoped to be auauÌ„ced promo ted to bisshopriches whiche they desired coueited by the court of rome rather than by ony electioÌ„s This same yere about caÌ„delmasse 〈◊〉 met to geders at Bruges many noble worthy meÌ„ of both reames to trete of pees bitwene the ij kyngdoÌ„s and this treatys lastyd ij yere with grede costes huge expeÌ„se of both partyes and atte last they went departed thens without ony acord or effect The next yere after the l yere of kyng edward iiij NonÌ„ of may be yng yet voyde â—…acauÌ„t the Archebisshopriche of CauÌ„terbury maistyr Symond Sndbery bisshop of london was made archebisshop And mayster william Courteny that was bisshop of Herford was than made bisshop of london And the Bisshop of Bangore was made bisshop of herford And this same tyme in a certayne tretys spekyng of pees trewes was take bytwene fraunce and Englond fro mydsomer to mydsomer come ayene al 〈◊〉 hole yere And aboute the begynnyng of Aprill the duke of Britayn with many erles barons and other worthy men of Englond went ouer see in to britayne where he hath had al his lust desyre purpose ne had the forsayd trewes be so sone y take the whiche letted he m moche This same tyme the yle of Constantyn where that the cas tell of seynt sauour is in that long tyme was fought at and besie ged of the frensshmen was than yolden to the frensshmen with all the apportenauÌ„ces m to grete harme and hyndryng of the Reamme of Englond And this same yere ther were so grete and soo passyng heâ—…s and therwith al the pestylence in Englond and m other dyuerse partyes of the worlde that it destroyed and 〈◊〉 vyolently and strongly bothe men and women withoute nombre This same yere dyed Syre Edward the lord spencer a worthy knyght a bolde And in the mynster of Teukesbury worshipfully is buryed lastyng this pestylence the 〈◊〉 at the InstauÌ„ce prayer of an Englyssh Cardynal grauÌ„ted to al peple that deide in englond that were sory repentauÌ„t for hir synnes also shryuen ful â—…nyssyon by ij bulles vnder leed vj monethes than next to last In this same yere therle of penbroke was take rauÌ„soned by bartram Cleykyn bytwene parys caleys as he come toward englond vpon saynt etheldredes daye the whiche saynt as it was sayd the same erle oftymes had offended within a while after he deyde and in noueÌ„bre next after ther met at bruged the duk of lancastre the duk of Angoy with many other lordes prelates of bothe reames for to trete of pees Of the deth of prince Edward of the lord latymer dame alice peres thurgh whome hir mayntenours the reamme many a day was mysgouerned Cao. CC xxxvijo. NOt long after the lj yere of kyng edwardys regne he lete or deyne holde at westmynstre the grettest parlement y t was seyn many a yere afore In whiche parlement he axed of the comynalte of the reame as he had done bifore a grete subsydye to be grauÌ„ted to hym for defendyng of hym of his reame but y t comu nes ansuerd that
they were so ofte day by day greued charged with so many tayllages subsidyes that they myÈt no lenger suffre no suche burthons charges and that they knewen wysten wel y t the kyng had ynow for sauyng of hym of his reame if the reame were wel truly gouerned but y t it had be so long euell y gouerned by euyll offycers that the reame myÈt nether be plentiuous of chaffare marchandyse ne also with richesse And these thynges they profered hem self yf the kyng wold certeynly to preue stond by And yf it were fouÌ„de preued after that that the kyng had nede they wold than gladly euery maÌ„ after his power and state hym helpe lene And after this ther were publysshed shewed in the parlement many playntes defautes of diuerse officers of the reame namely of the lord latimer the â—…yn ges chamberlayne both to the kyng eke to the Reame And also at the laste ther was spoken and treted of dame Alice peres for the grete wronges euel gouernaunce that was done by her and by hir couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce peres the kyng had hold long tyme to his lemman wherfor it was y e lasse wonder though thurugh the fâ—…lte of the womannys exytyng and hir steryng he consented to hir le wdenesse and euell couÌ„ceylle the whiche dame alyce also the lord latimer other such that ste red y t kyng to euel gouÌ„nauÌ„ce ayenst his profite the reames also all the comynalte axed desired that they shold be meued putt a wey in hir stedes wyse men worthy that weren trewe wele assayed proued of good gouernauÌ„ce shold be put in hir stedes So amoÌ„g al other ther was one amoÌ„g the comunes y e was a wyse knyÈt a trewe an eloquent man whos name was pyers de la mare this same pyers was chosen to be speker for y e comunes in the parlement And for this same pyers told publysshed the trouthe reherced the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alice other certeyn persones the kynges couÌ„ceill as he was bode by the coÌ„munes also trustyng moche for to be supported mayntened in this mater by helpe fauour of the prince anon as the prince was dede at the InstauÌ„ce request of the forsayd dame alice this pyers de la mare was Iuged to â—…petuel preson in the castel of notynghaÌ„ in the which he was ij yere m y e vj kaâ—… of Iuil lastyng that same parlement dyed prince edward kyng edwardes first sone y t is to say in trinite soÌ„day in the worship of which fest he was wont euery yere wher that euer he were in the world to make hold the most soleÌ„pnyte y t he myÈt whos name fortune of knyÈthode but yf it had be of another ectour al meÌ„ both cristen hethen while he lyued was in good poynt woÌ„dred moche drad hym woÌ„der sore whos body is worshipfully y buryed in crychirch at cauÌ„terbury And in this same yere the men the erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arisen malâ—…ciously ayenst the abbot coÌ„ueÌ„t of eueshaÌ„ hir tenauÌ„ts destroyed fiersly the abbot the toune wouÌ„ded bet hir meÌ„ slowen of he m many one weÌ„ten to hir maÌ„ners places did moch harme breken doune her parkes hir closes brenten sloweÌ„ hir wilde beestes chaced be in brekyng hir fissh ponde hedes lede the water of hir pondes stewes riuers renne out token the fissh bere it with hem and did hem al the harme y t they myÈt m so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetu â—…lly that abbey with al hir meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„ces but yf y e kynge the soÌ„ner had holpen it taken hede therto therfor the kynge sente his lettres to therle of warrewyk chargyng hym commauÌ„dyng that he shold stynt redresse amende tho euel â—…ers and brekers of his pees â–ª And so by men ye of lordes and other frendes of both sides pees and good accord and loue was made bytwene hem and for this hurlyng as it was sayd the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that ther were in the parlemeÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duk of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the whiche stoâ—…e so styll as gouernour til the tyme y t he deyde The same yere anone after CaÌ„delmasse or the parlemeÌ„t was do the kyng asked a subsydye of the clergye of the lay fee it was grauÌ„ted hym y t is for to say that he shold haue of euy persone of the lay fee both of the man woman that passed xiiij ye re age iiij pens out take poure beggers that were knowe openly for nedy poure beggers that he shold haue of euery man of holy chirch y t was beneficed or promoted xij pens of al other that we re not promoted iiij pens out take the iiij ordres of the frere beg gers This same yere after mychelmasse Richard prince edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also the duchye of cornewaill with the erldom of chestre And about this tyme the cardynal of englond the iiij day bifore marye magdalene daye after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palsye lost his speche on mary magdaleyne day he deyde Of the deth of kyng edward sir Iohn monsterworth a knyght was drawe honged for his falsenesse Cao. CC xxxviijo. RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of October pope gregory the xj brought and reme ued his court with hym from Auynyon to Rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawâ—… honged than biheded after his body quartred sent to iiij chyef tounes of engloÌ„d his hede set vpon london bridge for this same Iohn was ful vntrewe to the kyng to y e reame ful couetous vnstable for he toke oftymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his couÌ„ceil for men of armes wages y t he shold haue payd hem toke it to his owne vse he dredyng that at the laste he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde priuely to the kyng of frauÌ„ce was swore to hym become his maÌ„ behyght hym a grete nauye onte of spayne in to confusion destroyeng of englond but rightful god to whom no priuyte is vnknowe suffrâ—…d him first to be shent spylt or that he so traitoursly falsely his lyege lord the kyng of engloÌ„d his peple his reame in the whi che grouÌ„d y e same Iohn was bore wikkedly thurgh batayll shold destroye or bringe his cursed purpose about In the fest of seynt gre gory tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Rychard of Burdeux his heyre that was prince edwardys
Also this same yere had ben a pees made and sworne bytwene the duke of Burgoyne the Dolphyn Whiche were sworne vp on our lordes body that they shold loue assiste eche other ageynst theyr enemyes and after this contrary to this othe the dule Iohan of Burgoyn was slayne and pytously murthred in the pre sence of the dolphyn wherfor the frensshmen were gretely deuyded of veray necessite labourid to haue a trayttye with the kynge of englond For the kyng of englond wan dayly of them tounes cas telles fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestyd brouÈt to the castel of ledis in kent And one frere rndolf a do ctor of dyuynyte her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes debate and after quene Iane was delyuerd In the. vij yere bothe kynges of frauÌ„ce of englond were acorded kyng henry was made heyr regent of frauÌ„ce wedded dame kateryn the kynges doughter of fâ—… ce at Troyes in champayn on Trinyte sonday And this was ma de by the mene of phelyp newely made duk of Burgoyn whiche was sworne to kyng henry for tauenge his fadres deth was be come englissh And thenne the kyng with his newe wyf wente to Parys where he was ryally receyued And from thens be with his lordes the duk of Burgoyne many other lordes of fraun ce leyd syege to dyuerse tounes and castels that held of the Dolphyns partyns and wan hem but the toune of Melun held longe for therin were good defendours In the viij yere the kyng the quene come ouer see londed on CaÌ„delmasse day in the morow at douer And the xiiij day of feuerer the kyng came to london the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come and the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmestre Also the same yere a non after ester the kyng helde a parlemeÌ„t at westmestre at which parlement it was ordeyned that the gold in Englissh coyn shold le weyed none resceyued but by weyght And anone after wyt sontyde the kyng sayled to Caleys and passed so forth in to fraÌ„ce And in marche the xxij day byfore the kyng ca in ouer the duk of clarence was slayne in feaunce dyuerse other lordes take priso ners as therle of huÌ„tingdon therle of somersete with dyuse other And al was bicause they wold not take with hem archieâ—… but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them self withoute hem And yet whan he was slayne the Archyers come rescued the bo dy of the duk which they wold haue caryed with hem god haue mercy on his soule he was a valiauÌ„t man And the same yere bi twene Cristemasse candelmasse the toune of melun was yolden to the kyng In the ix yere on seynt nycholas day in deceÌ„ber was born henry the kynges first bygoten sone at wyndesore whos god fadres at fontstone was heury bisshop of wynchestre Iohn duk of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmodâ—… henry chi cheley archebisshop of cauÌ„terbury was godfadre atte confermynâ—… And in the x yere the cyte of mews in brye was goten which had ben long besieged And this same yere the quene shipped at hamp ton sayled ouer to the kyng in frauÌ„ce where she was worshypfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of frauÌ„ce hyr fadre of hir moder And thus kynge henry wan fast in frauÌ„ce helde grete astate sate at dyner at a grete feste in parys crouned the quene also whiche had not ben seen to fore al peple resorted vn to his court but as to the kyng of frauÌ„ce he held none astate ne ru le but was left almost allone Also this yere the whethercock was sette vpon poulus steple at london And this yere in the moneth of August the kyng wexe seke at boys de vynceÌ„t whan he saw he shold dye he made his testameÌ„t ordeyned many thynges nobly for his soule deuoutly resseyued al the rightes of hooly chirche in so ferforth that whan he was enoynted he said the serui se with the preest at the vers of the psalme miserere mei deus that was Benigne fac dnÌ„e in bona voluÌ„tate tua syon vt edificen tur muri Ihrâ—…m he bad tarye there said thns O good lord thou knowest that myn entent hath ben yet is yf I myÈt lyue to reede fye the walles of Ihrâ—…m thenne the preest proceded forth ma de an ende and anone after this moost noble prynce victorious kyng flour in his tyme of cristen chyualrye whom al the world doubted gaf his soule in to the handes of god deyde made an ende of his naturel lyf at the sayd Boys de vyncent beside parys the xxxvj yere of his age on whos soule god haue mercy amen Thenne was the body enbamed cered leide in a rial chare an ymage like vnto hym was leide vpon the corps open with dyâ—…se baners horse couered rychely with tharmes of englond frauÌ„ce also thold armes of seynt edwardes seynt edmoÌ„d other with grete multitude of torches with whome went the kyng of scotlaÌ„d many other lordes whiche accompanyed the body til it come vn westmestre by london in englond and in euery toune by the wey he had solempnly his dirige on theuen masse on the morne and moche almesse was yeuen to poure peple by the way the vij day of noueÌ„bre after the corps was bronght thurgh london with gre te reuerence solempnyte to westmynstre where he nowe lyeth it was worshipfully beryed after was leyd on his tombe a ryal y mage lyke to hym self of siluer gylt whiche was made at the cost of quene kateryne And thus ended is entered buryed the noble kyng henry the fifth on whos soule al cristen soules god haue mercy Amen Of the lawde of kyng henry the fyfthe what he ordeyued for kyng Rychard for hym self after his deth Capitulo ducentesimo xlvj o HEre is to be noted that this kyng henry the v was a noble prince after he was kyng crouned how be it to fore in his yongthe he had ben wyld recheles spared no thyng of his lustes ne desyres but accomplysshed them after his lykyng but as sone as he was crouned enoynted sacred anone sodenly he was chauÌ„ ged in to a newe man sette al his entent to lyue vertuously in mayntenyng of holy chirche destroyeng of heretykes kepyng Ius tice defendyng of his reame subgettes And for as moche as his fadre had deposed by his labour the good kyng Rychard pytously made hym to dye for th offence done to hym ayenst his lygeauÌ„ce he had sent to rome to be assoilled therof for which offâ—…ce the pope our holy fadre enioyned hym to make hym be prayd for perpetuelly
kent vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so greete puyssaunce withdrewe hym with his peple to seuenok a lytell vyl lage and the xxviij day of Iuyn he beyng withdrawen goon the kyng come with his arme set in ordre enbataylled to y e blakheth And by aduys of his couÌ„ceyll sent sir vmfrey stafford knyght william stafford squyer two valyauÌ„t capytayns with certen peple to fight with the capytayn to take hym brynge hym his ac cessaryes to the kyng which wente to seuenok there the capitayn with his felauship met with hem fought ayenst hem in coÌ„ clusion slewe them bothe as many as abode wold not yelde hem ner flee Duryng this scarmuche fil a grete varyauÌ„ce amoÌ„g y e lordes men comyn peple beyng on the blakheth ayenst their lor des capytayns sayeng playnly y t they wold go to the capitayn of kent to assiste helpe hym but yf they myÈt haue execucion on the traitours beyng about the kyng wher to the kyng said nay they said playnly that the lord saye tresorer of engloÌ„d the bisshop of salisbury the baron of dudely the abbot of gloucestre Danyel Treuilyan many mo were traitours worthy to be dede herfor for to plese the lordes meyne also some of the kynges how 's the lord saye was arestid sent to the tour of london thenne y t kyng heryng tidynges of y t deth ouerthrowyng of the staffordes with drewe hym to loÌ„don fro thens to killyngworth for y t kyng ne y t lordes durst not truste theyr owne houshold meyne Thenne after that the capytayn had had this vyctorye vpon these staffordes anone he toke syr vmfreys salade his brigaÌ„tyns smyten ful of gylt nayles and also his gylt spores arayd hym lyke a lord and a capytayne resorted with al his meyne and also mo than be had to fore to the blakheth ageyne to whome come the Archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury and the duk of Bokyngham to the blacheth and spak with hym ' And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkyng and his request and so they departed And the thyrd day of Iuyl he come and entred in to london with alle his peple and there dyde make cryes in the kynges name in his name that no man shold Robbe ne take no mannys good but yf he payd for it and come rydyng thurgh the Cyte in greete pryde and smote his swerd vpon london stone in Canwykestrete And he beyng in the cyte sent to the towr for to haue the lord saye And soo they fette hym and brought hym to the guyldhalle before the mayre and the aldermen where he was examyned and he sayd he wold and ought to be Iuged by his peres And the comyns of kent toke hym by force from the mayre and offycers that kepte hym and toke hym to a preeste to shryue hym And 〈◊〉 myght be half shryuen they brought hym to the standard in 〈◊〉 and there smote of his heede on whoo 's soule almyghty god haue pyte and mercy A men And thus deyde the lord saye tresour of Englond After this they set his hede on a spere bare it aboute in the Cyte And the same day about the myle ende croume was beheded And the day bifore at after none the capitayn with â—…y ne of his meyne wente to phelip malpas how 's and robbed hym and toke awey moche good And fro thens he went to saynt mar gret â—…atyns to one gherstys how 's robbed hym toke aweye moche good also at whiche robbyng dyuse men of london of their neyghbours were at it toke part with them for this robbyng the peples hertes fylle from hym euery thryfty man was aferd for to be seruyd in lyke wise For ther was many a man in loÌ„don that awayted wold fayne haue seyn a comyn robberye whiche Almyghty god forbede for it is to suppose yf he had not robbed he myght haue goone ferre er he had be wythstonde For the kyng all the lordes of the Royame of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kepte the tour of london And the fifthe daye of Iuyll he dide done smyte of a mannys hede in southwerke the nyght after the mayre of london the Aldermen the communes of the Cyte coÌ„cluded to dryue awey the capytayn his hoost sent to the lord scales to the tour to Mathewe gouh a capytayn of NormaÌ„dy that they wold that nyght assaille the capitayn with them of kent so they did comeÌ„ to loÌ„don bridge in to southwerk er the capytayn had ony knowlege therof ther they fouÈt with them that kept the bridge And the kentysshmen went to harneis and come to the bridge shot fought with hem gate the brid ge and made them of london to flee slowe many of hem And this endured al the nyght to fro til ix of the clock on the morn And atte last they brent the drawebridge where many of them of loÌ„don were drowned in which nyght Sutton an Alderman was slayne Rogyer heysant mathew gouhe many other And after this the ChauÌ„celer of englond sente to the Capytayn a pardon general for hym another for al his meyne And thenne they departed from south werk euery man home to his how 's and whan they were al departed gone ther were proclamacioÌ„s made in kent southsex in other places that what man coude take tho Capytayn qnyk or dede shal haue a M mark And after this one Alisander Iden a squyer of kent toke hym in a gardyn in southsex in the takyng the capytayn Iohan Cade was slayne after byheded his hede set on london bridge And anone after thenne the kyng come in to kent dyd his Iustyces sytte at CauÌ„terbury enquere who were accessaryes chyef cause of this Insurrexion And there were eyght men Iuged to dethe in one daye in other places mo And fro thens the kyng went in to suffex in to the westcountrey where a lytel byfore was slayne the bisshop of Sa lysbury And this same yere were soo many Iuged to dethe that xxiij hedes stode at london bridge at ones Of the feld that the duk of york toke at brentheth in kent and of the byrthe of prince Edward And of the first batayl at saynt Albons ' where the duk of Somerâ—… was slayne Cao. CC. lvjo. IN the yere xxx the duke of york cam oute of the marche of walys with the erle of deuenshyre and the lord Cobham grete puyssauÌ„ce for reformacyon of certeyne Iniuryes wronges also to haue Iustyce on certeyne lordes beyng aboute the kyng toke a feld at breÌ„theth beside dertford in keÌ„te which was a stroÌ„g felde for whiche cause the kynge with al the lordes of the lande went vnto the blakheth with a grete strong multitude of peple armed
and ordeyned for the werre in the best wyse And whan they had musteryed on the blakheth Certeyn lordes were sent to hym for to trete make appoyntement with hym whiche were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of sa lisbury and of warrewyk And they concluded that the duk of Somersete shold be had to warde to ansuere to suche articles as the duk of york shold put on hym than the duk of york shold breke his feld and come to the kyng which was al promysed by the kyng And so the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that the duk of Somersete shold be had in warde And thenne the duk of yorke brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promyse afore made the duk of Somersete was present in the feld awaytyng and chyef aboute the kyng and made the duk of york ryde to fore as a prysoner thurgh london and after they wold haue put hym in hold But a noyse aroos that the erle of marche his sonne was comynge with x M men to london ward wherof the kyng his couÌ„seyl fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duk of york shold departe at his wyllâ—… Aboute this ty me began grete dyuysyon in Spruyse bytwene the grete Maister the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that couÌ„tre tre For the comyns and Towues rebellyd ageynst the lordes made so grete werre that at the last they callid the kyng of â—…ole to be theyr lord the whiche kyng come was worshipfully receyued and layde syege to the castel of Maryenburgh whiche was the chyef castel strengthe of al the lord wanne it and drofe oute the mayster of danske and al other places of that lond And soo they that had ben lordes many yeres lost al theyr seygnâ—…ye and possessions in tho landes And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M CCCC liij on saynt Edwardes day the que ne margrete was delyuerd of a fayre prynce whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to ben Maire of london And the day that he shold take his oth at west mynster he went thider by water with al the craftes where afore tyme the mayre aldermen al the craftes rode a horsbak whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue gone euer by water in Barges Ye haue wel vnderstonde to fore how that contrarye to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons taken bytwene the Kynge and the Duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But alode aboute the kynge had grete râ—…ule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Caleys rewled the kyng his Reamme as he wold wherfor the grete lordes of the Reame also the coÌ„mons were not plesyd for whiche cause the duk of york the erles of warre wyk of Salysbury with many knyghtes Squyers and moche peple cam for to remeue the sayd duke of Somersete other fro the kyng and the kyng heryng of theyr comyng thouÈt by his counseylle for to haue gone westward and not for to mete with hem had with hym the duk of somersete the duk of bokyn gham therle of stafford therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyf ford and many other And what tyme that the duk of york and his felauship vnderstode that the kynge was departed with these sayd lordes from london Anon he chauÌ„ged his wey and costed the contre come to seynt Albons the xxiij day of may there mett with the kyng to whome the kyng sent certeyn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees departe but in conclusion whiles they trea ted on that one side the erle of warre wyk with the marche men and other entred the toun on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partye and so bygan the bataylle fyghtyng which en dured a good whyle but in conclusion the duk of york obteyned had the vyctorye of that iourneye in whiche was slayn the du ke of somersete therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyfford and many knyghtes squyers and many mo hurt And on the morn after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london whiche was lodged in the bisshops palays of london And anone after was a grete parlement In whiche parlement the duk of york was made protectour of Englond and therle of warrewyk Capytayn of ca leys and the erle of Salysbury chauÌ„celer of Englond And all suche persones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were sette a part and myght not rewle as they dyd to fore In this same yere dyed pope nycholas the fifthe and after hym was Calyxte the iij This Calyxte was a Catalane and an old man whan he was chosen contynuelly seke wherfor he myÈt not performe his zele desyre that he had ageynst the turke conceyued the cause of let tyng therof was his age and sekenesse This Calyxte institued ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on saynt syxtes day in August bycause of the grete victorye that they of hungary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was cho sen pope in the yere of our lord M cccc lv And dyed the yere M cccc lviij that same day that he ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfigura cion to be halowed In this same yere fylle a grete affray in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause bygan bycause a yong man loke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yoÌ„gman on â—…he morne was sente for to come to fore the mayre and Aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde And theÌ„ne â—…e mayre departed from the guyldhal for to goo home to his dyner but in the chepe the yoÌ„gmen of the mercery for the most part prentyses held the mayre shereues styll in chepe wold not suf fre hym to departe vnto the tyme that their felaw whiche was co mytted to warde were delyuerd so by force they rescued theyr felawe from prison that done the mayre shereues departed the prisoner delyuerd which yf he had be put in prison had be in â—…opar dye of his lyf And bygan a rumour in the cyte ayenst the lumbardes the same euenyug the handcrafty peple of the toune arose ran to the lumbardes houses robbed despoylled dyuerse of hem wherfor the mayre aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune drofe them thens sent som of them that had sto len to newgate the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete rumour affraye Robberye ensyewed of his first meuyng to the lumbard departed went to westmestre to sayntu arye or ellys it had costed hym his lyf for anon after come deâ—… an Oeyer determyne for to doo Iustyce on al them that so rebeâ—… in the cyte
broder was in his tyme but sir edward that was kynge Edwardes fadre made sorow without ende for cause that he myÈt not speke with his wif ne with his sone wher for he was in moche meschyef for though it were so that he was lad ruled by fals couÌ„ceyll yet he was kyng edwardys sone cal led Edward with long shankes come of the worthyest blode of the world And thylk to whome he was woned to yeue greete yeftes large were moost priue with the kyng his owne sone they were his enemyes both by nyght by day procured for to make debate contake bytwene hym his sone Isabell his wif But the Frere prechours to hym were good frendes euer more caste ordeyned both by nyght and day how they myght breng hym out of prison And among hir companye that the freres had priuely brought ther was a frere that was callyd dunhened he had ordeyned gadred a grete coÌ„panye of folk to helpe at that nede but the frere was take putt in the castel of pouÌ„tfret there he deyde in prison And sir henry erle of laÌ„castre that had the kynges fadre in kepyng thurgh commandement of the kyng delyuerd edward the kynges fadre by endenture vnto sir thomas of berkeley And so Syr Iohan mautreuers and they lad hym from the cas tel of kenelworth vnto the castel of barkley kept hym ther sauf ly And at estren next after his coronacion the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght ayenst the scottis And Syr Iohan therles broder of henaud fro beyonde the see come for to helpe kyng ed ward brought with hym vij C men of armes arryued at do uer they had leue for to gone forth til that they come to york ther that the king abode hem the scottes come thider to the kyng for to make pees acord but the acordement bitwene hem last but a lytel tyme And at that tyme the englysshmen were clothed al in cotes hodes peynted with lettres and with floures ful semely with longe berdes And therfor the scottes made a bylle that was fastned vpon the chirche dores of seynt petre toward stangate thus sayd the scripture in despyte of Englysshmen Longe berde hertelees Peynted hood witlees Gaye cote graâ—…lees makes englond thriftlees ANd the Trinite day next after bygan the contake in the Cy te of yorke bytwene the englysshmen the Henewers And in that debate were slayne of the Erldome of Nychol and mordred lxxx after they were buried vnder a stone in saynt clemeÌ„tz Churcheyerde in Fossegate And for encheson that the Henewers come to helpe the kyng her pees was cryed on peyne of lyfe and lymme And in that other halfe it was founde by an Enquest of the Cyte that the englysshmen bygonne the debate How the englysshmen stopped the scottes in the parke of stanhope how they turned ayene in to Scotland Ca CC xiiijo. ANd at that tyme the scottes hadde assembled al hir power and comen in to Englond and slewe and robbed alle that they ' myghten take and also brenten destroyed al the north couÌ„ tre thurgh oute til that they come to the parke of stanhope in wy redale and ther the scottes helde hem in a busshement But when the kyng had herd thurgh certeyne espyes where the scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged hem within the forsayd park soo that the scottes wyst neuer wher to gone oute but only vnto hir armes they abyden in the parke xv dayes and vytaylles hem faylled in euery a syde soo that they were gretely empeyred of her bodyes And syth that brute come fyrst in to britayne vnto this tyme was neuer seen so fair an hoost what of Englysshmen and of Alyens and of men a foâ—… the whiche ordeyned hem for to fight with the stottes thurgh eggynge of sir henry erle of lancastre and of sir Iohan henaud that wold haue goone ouer the wa ter of wythe for to haue fought with the scottes But sir rogyer mortimer consented not therto For he had priuely taken mede of the scottes hem for to helpe that they myght weÌ„de ageyne in to hyr owne couÌ„treye And the same mortimer counceyled so moche Thomas of brothertone the erle marchal that was kyng edwardes vncle that the forsayd thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto the scottes he assented but he wyst not the doyng bytwene the scottes and the forsayd mortimer And for encheson that he was marchal of Englond to hym perteyned euer the vauntwarde he sente hastely to therle of lancastre and to Syr Iohan of henaud that they shold not fyght vpon the scottes in preiudice and harmyng of hym his fee yf they dyd that they shold stonde to hir owne perylle And the forsaid erle marchal was all arayed with his batayll at the reredoos of the erle of lancastre for to haue fought with hym and with his folk yf he had meued for to fyght wyth the scottes and in this maner he was deceyued and wyst no thyng of this treson And thus was the kyng prin cipally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortimer that had the wach for to kepe of the hoost that nyght distourbled the wach that no thyng myght be done And in the mene whyle the scottes stele by nyght toward hir owne couÌ„tre as fast as they myght And so was the kyng falsely bytrayd that wende that that al the traytours of his lande had be brouÈt to an ende as it was sayd byfore Now here ye lordes how traytoursly kyng Edward was desceyued how meruailously boldly y e scottes did of werre for Iames douglas with CC men of armes riden thurugh out the hoost of kyng edward the same nyght the scottes we re scaped toward hit owne couÌ„tre as is aboue sayd till that they come to the kynges pauylon slewe ther many meÌ„ in hir beddes cryed som naward naward anothir time a douglas a douglas wherfor the kynge that was in his pauylon moche other folke were woÌ„der sore effrayed but blyssed be almyghty god the kyng was not taken in grete peryll was tho the royame of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone ful clere bright for al the kyngesmen the scottes escaped harmeleâ—…s ¶ And in the mo rowe whan the kyng wyst that the scottes were escaped in to hyr contre he was woÌ„der sory ful hertely wepte with his yoÌ„g eyen yet wyst he not who hym had done that treson but that fals tre son was ful wely knowe a good while after as the storye telleth The kynge edward come ageyne tho to york ful sorowful hys hoost departed euery man went in to his owne couÌ„trey with ful heuy chere mornynge semblauÌ„t the henewers toke hir leue went in to hir couÌ„trey the kyng for hyr trauaylle hem hugely rewarded for encheson of that vyage the kyng