the quarters seÌ„t forth to othir good tounes And in the same yere at Prittelwell in a Mille in Estsex ther sir IohnÌ„ Holand the duke of excestre wos take with the comunes of the cuntre and they brought him from the Mille vn to Plasshe And to the same place that kyng Richard had a restid sir Thamas of wodstok the Duke of Gloucestre right ther in thee same place they smyten of the dukis hede of Excestre Ì„ brought it vn to londoÌ„ vpon a polle â–ª and it was set vpon londoÌ„ brigge And in the same yere at Bristow wos taken the lord Speenser that kyng Richard had made erle of Gloucestre and the comunes of the touÌ„e of Bristow toke him and brought him in to the market plase of the toune ther they smyten of his hede and sent it vn to london and there it was set vpon london brugge And in this same yere was sir Barnard Brokeye knyght taken and arestid and put in to thee tour of london and sir IohnÌ„ Shelly knyght and sir IohnÌ„ Maudelyn and sir willm Feribe persons of kyng Richardis they wer arestid and put in to the tour of london· And the der come the kyngê Iustices and sat vpon them in the tour of london and ther they wer dampnid all .iiij. vn to thee deth and the dome wos yeuen vn to sir Barnard Brekeys that he shuld gon on fote from thee tour thurgh london vn to Tiburn and ther be honged and after his hede smyten of· and sir IohnÌ„ Shelly knyghte and sir Iohan Maudelyn and sir willm Feribe parsone wer draw thurgh out thee cite of London to Tyburn and ther they wer honged and ther hedis smyten of and set on London brigge And in this same yere kyng Henri sentquene Isabell home ayen in to fraunce thee wich wos kyng Richardis weddid wife and yaf hir gold and siluer and mony othir iewellis so she was discharged of all hir dower Ì„ sent out of englond ¶ And iÌ„ the secund yere of the regne of kynn Henri the iiij wos sir Roger of Claryngton knyght and two of his men the priour of lauÌ„de Ì„ .viij frere mynors sum masters of diuinite othir for tresoÌ„ that they wrought ayenst the kyng wer draw hanged at Tyburne all xij ê‘sons ¶ And ther began a gret discencion debate in the cuntre of wales bitwen the lord Grey rithen Owen of glendere squier of wales Ì„ this Owen arered a gret nombre of walshmen kepid all that cuntre about right strong did moch harme destroid the kiÌ„ges touÌ„es lordshippis thurgh out wales Ì„ robbed slew the kiÌ„ges pepull both englissh Ì„ walsh Ì„ thê° he endurid a xij yere largely ¶ And he toke the lord Grey rithen prisoner Ì„ kept him fast in hold till he wos ransomed of prisonerres of the march kept him long time in hold And at thee last he made him wedde on of his doughtres kepid him therst ill with his wife and sone after he died ¶ And than the kyng HeÌ„ri knowyng this mischief destruccioÌ„ tresoÌ„ that this Owen had wrought than anone he ordeyned a strong pouer of meÌ„ of armes Ì„ of archiers Ì„ moch other stuf that longed to were for to abate destroy the malace of this fals walshmeÌ„ ¶ And than the kyng come in to wales with his pouer for to destroy this Owen and othir rebellis fals walshmeÌ„ ¶ And anone they fled in to the mouÌ„tayns and ther might the kyng do them no harme in no maner wise for the mouÌ„tayns ¶ And so the kiÌ„g come ayen in to engloÌ„d for lesing of mo of his pepull And thus he sped not ther ¶ In this same yere wos gret scarcite of whete in englond for a quartir of whete wos at xvi shilling And ther was marchandis of englond sent in to Pruce for whete Ì„ anoÌ„e they had lade and freght shippis y now and come home iÌ„ saufte blessib be god of all his yeftis ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Henries regne ther was a sterre seyn in the firmament that shewed him self thurgh all the world for diuerse tokenynges that shÌ„uld befall sone after the wich sterre wos named and called by clargie Stella Comata and on sent marie Magdelenes day next folowyng iÌ„ the same yere wos the bataill of shrowesbury And thidder come sir Henri Percy the erles son of northumberland with a gret multitude of men of armes Ì„ archiers yaf a bataid to kyng henri the iiij thurgh the fals couÌ„cell wykked rede of sir Thomas percy his vncle erle of wurcestre ther wos sir henri Perci slâ—yn the most partie of his pepull in the feld And sir Thomas Percy taken and kept fast in hold ij days till the kyng had set rest among his pepull on both sides ¶ And than sir Thomas Perci was Iugged to be dede draw honged Ì„ his hede smyten of for his fals treson at shrowesburi his hede brought to londoÌ„ set on londoÌ„ brigge ¶ And the othir pepule that ther wer slayn on both ê‘tis the kyng let berie And ther wos slayn on the kiÌ„ges side in that bataill the erle of Stafford Ì„ sir walter BlouÌ„t in the kyngê cote armure vnder the kyngê baner moÌ„y mo worthy meÌ„ on whos soules god haue mercy amen ¶ And iÌ„ the iiij â–ª yere of kiÌ„g henri regne come the emprour of CoÌ„stantinoble with mony gret lordis knyghtes Ì„ moch othir pepull of his cuntre iÌ„ to englond to kiÌ„g henri with him to speke to disporte to se the good gouernance Ì„ ê¯dicions of our pepull to knaw the comodites of englond our kyng with all his lordis goodly Ì„ worshipfully him receyued Ì„ welcomed him all his menye that come with him and did him all reuerence worship that they coud and myght ¶ And anone the kiÌ„g commauÌ„ded all maner officers that he shuld be serueid as worthely Ì„ rially as it longed to such a worthy lord and Emprour on his own cost as loÌ„g as the Emprour wos in engloÌ„d all his men that com with hiÌ„ ¶ And in this same yere come Dame Iane the duchisse of Britan iÌ„ to engloÌ„d Ì„ landid at fallemouth in Cornwale and from theÌ„s shÌ„e wos brought to the cite of wynchestre And ther shÌ„e wos weddid vn to kyng henri the iiij in the abbey of sent Swythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that myght be done and made ¶ And sone afterward she wos brought from thens to london And the maire and the aldermen and the communes of the cite of london ridden ayens hir hir welcomed and brought hir thurgh the cite of LondoÌ„ to westmynstre and ther she wos crouned quene of englond ther the kyng made ariall and solempne fest for hir and for all maner of
with a huge a strong power and anone they yeld and put them all in to the kinges good grace an in his merci Ì„ so did moni mo strong tounes and Castellis that wer in tho parties ¶ And from theÌ„s they went to vermill in Perche and anone it wos yolden vn to the king both the touÌ„e the Castill bodis goodis at the kiÌ„gê good grace â–ª so the kiÌ„g gate conquered all the tounes and Casstellis Pyles strenthes Ì„ Abbeys vn to PouÌ„tlarge and from thens vn to the Cite of Rone ¶ And in the fifth yere of kiÌ„g HeÌ„ries regne the v. sir IohnÌ„ Oldcastell that was the lord Cobham wos arestid for heresi and brought vn to the toure of londoÌ„ and anone after he brake out of the tour Ì„ weÌ„t in to wales Ì„ there keped him long time ¶ And at the last the lorde powys toke him â–ª bot he stode at gret defence long time Ì„ wos sore wouÌ„ded or he wold be take and so the lord Powys men broght him out of wales to londoÌ„ in a wherlecole so he wos brought to westmynstre ther was examined of certayn pointes that wer put vpon him he sayd not nay and so he wos conuycte of the clargie for his heresi dampned before the Iuttices vn to the deth for treson ¶ And so he wos lad vn to the toure ayen and ther he was laid on an hurdell and draw thurgh the cite to sent Giles feld and ther wos made a new pair of galowes and a strong chine and a coler of yreÌ„ for him and ther he wos hongid and brent on the galowes Ì„ all for his lewdnesse Ì„ his fals opinions ANd in the vi yere of kyng Henris regne the fifth he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beaufort duke of Excestre wyth a fair menye of men of armes and archiers be for the cite of Rone and ther displayed his baner and sent heroudes vn to the toune and bad them yelde that cite vn to owr kyng ther liege lord and they sayd he toke them none for to kepe ne none he shuld haue ther but if it wer dere bought and meued with ther hondis for othir ansuere wold they none yef but gonnys ¶ And ther the duke toke good auisement of the ground all about And anoÌ„e ther issued out of the cite a gret meny of men of armes both on horsebake and on foot and anone owr meni met with them ouer threw an hepe of them and ther wer taken Ì„ slain xxx parsons of full right good mennis bodis and the remenauÌ„te fled ayen in to the toune the Duke went vn to Pountlarge vn to the king an told hym all how that he had spede an how he liked the ground· ¶ And anone as he was go they cast doune all ther subarbis about the cite vn to the harde grouÌ„d for the king ther no refresshing shÌ„uld haue at his comyng And the friday before laÌ„mesda than next folowyng our kyng with his host come before Rone anone he set his sege rouÌ„d a bout that Cite and anone let lay to his ordinaunce vn to the toune And the kyng and his lordis wer logged in the chartre house and gret strength about them that was in the est perte of the cite ¶ And the duke of Clarence logged him at the west ende in a wast abbey before the porte Chanx Ì„ the Duke of Excestre in the North side before thee Porte Beauuesyn and bitwen the duke of Clarence and thee duke of Excestre wos the Erle Marchall logged with a strong power before the castell gate ¶ And than was the erle of Ormond the lord Harington and the lord Talbot with ther retenu next him ¶ And than sir Iohan Cornwaill and mony oder nobull knyghtis of name with ther retenue lay with the duke of Clarence ¶ And froÌ„ the duke of Excestre toward the kiÌ„g wer logged the lord Roos the lord of wylluby the lord phehew Ì„ sir william Port knight with ther retenue before the port of sent Hillarie ¶ And thaÌ„ wos the erle of mortayn with his retenue logged in the abbey of sent Katrines ¶ And the erle of salâ—sberi with his retenue lay on that othir side of sent Katrins sir IohnÌ„ Gray knyght wos logged at the abbey that is called mouÌ„t sent michell ¶ And sir Phelip Lech knyght the kiÌ„gê tresorer wos logged bitwen the water of Seyn and the abbey kepid the ward vnder the hill the baron of Carow wos logged vnder the water side to kepe the passage And Ienico the squyer lay next him on the water side and thos two squiers kepid manli the water of Seyn and faughte with ther enmys oft tymes ¶ And on that othir side of seyn lay the erle of Hontingdon master Neuill the erles son of westmerland sir Gilbert vmfreuill erle of Keme and sir Richard of arundell and the lord Feriers with ther retenue before Port du pounte and eche of thees lordis had stroÌ„g ordinaunce the kyng did make at Pountlarge ouer the water of siyn a stronge and a mygity chyen of Iren and put it thurgh gret Pyles fast pyght in thee grounde and that went ouer the reuer of Seyne that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And about that cheyne the kyng litt make a brigge ouer thee water of Seyn thatt man and hors and all othir cariage myght go to and fro at all tymes whan nede wer And than come the erle of warwike had gote Dounfront vn to the king Henri of Englond ¶ And anone the kyng sent the Erle of Warwike to Cawdebeke to besege it And whan that he come before the toune he sent his heraudes vn to the capitaine and bad him yeld vp the toune vpon pe in of deth Ì„ anone he laid his sege the capitayn besought the Erle that the myght come vn to his presens and it plesed him and speke with him Ì„ so the good erle graunted him sor to cum Ì„ than he come out Ì„ foure othir burgeis come with him· Ì„ entreted so with this Erle that this same toune was vnder composicion to done as the cite of Rone did and the Erle grauÌ„ted and consentid ther to vpon this condicion that the kingê nauy of engloÌ„d with his ordinauÌ„ce myght passe vp by them in saufte with out any maner of lette or destrubauÌ„ce to his composicioÌ„ they set to ther seales ¶ And the shippis passed vp by them in saufte come before the cite of rone in to an hondreth shippis and ther they cast ther ankers than this cite wos beseged both by land by watir And whan all this wos done Ì„ shippis comen vp thaÌ„ cume the Erle of Warwik ayen to the kyng Ì„ logged him bitwen the abbey of Seint Katerins and the knig till that the abbey entreted
Subandy the wich wos cosin and alied almost to all the princes of cristyndoÌ„ and euerychon left him Then iÌ„ the yere after ther wos a pees made Felix resauid for it plesid our lord his name to be glorified by a obiect of the world as wos that Ianuens· in comê‘ison to the duke the pope This Nicholas was a maister in diuinite and actiue man a rich man iÌ„ ê¯saites moÌ„y thyngê that wer fallen he bildid ayen all the wallis of rome he renewed for dred of the Turke And ther was a uerse made of this vnite and publisit in the cite Lux fulsit muÌ„do cessit felix nicholao And that iÌ„ the yere of our lord M.iiijC.xlix The yer of grece with a gret deuocion was ê¯firmid Ì„ innumerabull pepull weÌ„t to the apostill setis ¶ How kyng Henri the vi regned beyng a child not oon yere of age of the bataill of vernaill in Perche AFter kyng Henri the v. regned henri his son but a child and not fulli on yere of age whos regne began the frist day of Septembre in the yere of our lord M. cccc.xxij This king beyng iÌ„ his cradell wos moch dowtid and drad by cause of the gret ê¯quest of his fader Ì„ also the wysdoÌ„ guydyng of his vncles the duke of Bedford Ì„ the duke of Gloucestre ¶ This yere the xxi day of October dyed Charles the kyng of frauÌ„ce lieth beried at sent Denys And than wos the duke of bedford made regent of fraunce And the duke of Gloucestre wos made ê“tector and defendour of englond ¶ And the frist day of march after wos sir willm Taillour prest degradid of his presthode and on the morow after he wos brint iÌ„ smythfeld for herise ¶ Thys yere sir Iames stiward kyng of scottis maried Dame Iane the duches doughter of Clarence of hir frist housband the erle of somerset at sent mari ouays ¶ Also this yere the xvij day of August wos the bataill of vernaill in perche bitwen the duke of bedford regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce Ì„ the duke of AlauÌ„sone wich was a gret bataill The duke of Bedford had â— on his sid with hiÌ„ the erle of salusberi MouÌ„tagu the lord Talbot all the pouer that they coud make in Normandie the garysouns kept And also mony Capitayns with moch pepull of the duke of Borgoyns ¶ And on that other side was the duke of Alaunson the duke of Turon that wos therle douglas the erle Boughan with moÌ„y lordis of frauÌ„ce Ì„ gret coÌ„ponie of scottis and Armynakis And than the Erle douglas called the duke of Bedford Iohan with the leden swerd And he sent him word ayen that he shÌ„old find that day that his swerde wos of stele ¶ And so the bataill ioyned on both sides and faught long tyme that ther wist no man who shÌ„old haue the better a gret while bot at the last as god wold the victori fell vn to the English partie For ther wer slaiÌ„ the erle douglas wich a litel before wos made duke of Turon the erle of boughan the erle of Almarre the erle of TouÌ„ar the erle of vauÌ„tedor and the viscount of Nerbonne wich was on of them that slew duke IohnÌ„ of Borgoyn knelyng before the Dolphyn Ì„ mony mo vn to the nombre of x. thosand and mo And ther wos taken prisoners thee duke of AlauÌ„son and mony othir lordid and gentillis of frauÌ„ce bot scottis that day wer slayn doune right the substance of them all ¶ And the thrid yere of kyng henri the sext the Duke of Gloucestre maried the duchisse of holand weÌ„t ouer the se with hir in to henaude for to take possession of hys wyfes heritance wher he wos honorably receyuid and taken for lord of the land bot sone after he was fayn to returne home ayen tho and left his wyfe Ì„ all his tresour that he had broght with him in a toune that is called Mounse in henaud wich promised him for to be trew to him Notwithstondyng they deliuered the lady vn to the duke of borgoyn wich sent hir to Gaunt And from thens she ascapid in a man nys clothyng and come in to Zeland to a touÌ„e of hir own callid Ziorixee And from thens she went to a toune in holand called the Ghowde and ther shÌ„e wos strong ynowgh and withstode the said duke of Burgoyn ¶ And sone after the duke of gloucestre sent ouer in to Zeland the lord fitzwater with certayn men of were and archiers for to help and socour the forsaid duchefse of holand wich â—andit at a place in Zeland called brewers hauen wher the lordis of the contre come douÌ„e and faght with him and in conclosion he wos fayn to with draw him and his meny to the see ayen But yit he slew and hurt diuerse lordis and moch pepull of that same cuntre And so retourned home ayen with his meny and preuaylid no thyng ¶ And also this same yere theâ— Erle of Salusberi the erle of suffolke the lord Wylby and thee lord scalis with ther retenue laid sege to the cite of Manus the wich cite wos yolden to them with mony othir strong touÌ„es and Castellis to the nombre of xxxvi ¶ This tyme all NormaÌ„die and a gret part of frauÌ„ce vn to Orliaunce wos vnder the obeyssaunce of the kyng of englond And all the remenauÌ„t of fraunce wos in gret tribulacion and mischief ¶ How ther wos a gret fray lyke to haue bene bitwene the cardinall the duke of Gloucestre And of the coronacion of king Henri the sext both in englond in frauÌ„ce IN the iiij yere the same nyght that the maire of london Iohan Couentre had takyn his charge was a gret watch in London for a fray that wos betwen the bisshop of wynchestre and the Duke of Gloucestre protectour c ¶ For the maire with the pepull of the cite wold abide bi the duke of gloucestre as ê“tectour of the reame bot by labour of lordis that went bitwen in speciall by the labour of the prince of Portyngale ther was a pointement taken that ther was no harme done And after the bataill of verneyll in perche thee duke of bedford com ouer in to Englond And on witsonday this same yere at Laycestre he dubbed kyng Henri knyght And forthwith the said kyng Henry dubbed all thes knyghtis whos names folowith that is to wit sir Richard duke of yorke also the son and heir of the duke of Norfolke the erle of Oxford the Erle of westmerland the son and heir of the erle of Northumburland the son Ì„ heir of the erle of vrmond the lord Roos sir Iamys buttelar the lord martrauas sir Henry gray of Tankeruile sir willm Neuill lord fawconbrigge sir George Neulll lorde latimer the lord wellis the lord berkle the son and heir of the lord Talbot sir Raufe gray of werk Sir robert veer sir Richad gray sir Edmond hongerford Sir Robert
out of that beym rome vij bemes full clere long as it were the light fier ¶ This sterne was seyn of mony a man but none of them wist wat it betokened ¶ vter that wos the kynges brother that wos iÌ„ wales with his host of bretoÌ„s saw that sterre Ì„ the gret light that it yaf he woÌ„dred ther of gretli what it myght betokeÌ„ Ì„ let call MerliÌ„ prayed hiÌ„ for to tell what it myght betoken ¶ Of the betokenyng of the stere MErlin saw that starre Ì„ beheld him long tyme and sithen he quoke and weped tendirli And sayed alas alas that so nobull a kyng and worthy is deid ¶ And I doo you to vnder stand that Aurilambros your brother is enpeysened and that I se well iÌ„ this sterre Ì„ yourself is betokeÌ„d bi the heed of the dragoÌ„ that is seiÌ„ at the bought of the beem that is yourself that shal be kyng Ì„ regne ¶ And by the beem that standeth toward the est is vnderstoÌ„d that ye shall get a son that shal conquere al fraunce all the landes that belongeth to the croune of fraunce that shal be a worthier kyng Ì„ of more honour than euer wos ony of his auncetours ¶ And bi the beem that strechys toward Irland is betokened that ye shall get a doughter that shall be quene of Irland ¶ And the vij bemes betokene that ye shall haue vij sonnis euerichon of them shall be kyng regne with moch honour abyde ye no longer heir but goth yef bataill to your enmys Ì„ fight with them bodely for ye shall ouer cuÌ„ them and haue the victori ¶ vter thanked hertely Merlyn toke his men and went toward his enmy Ì„ they foughten to gedre mortali so he discomfited his enmy them distroyed And him self kylled Passent that wos vortiger son ¶ And his bretons killed Guillomer that wos kyng of Irland Ì„ all his men ¶ And vter anone after that bataill toke his way toward winchester for to done entere Aurilambros kiÌ„g that wos his brother ¶ But tho was the body borne to stonheÌ„ge with moch honour that he had done made in remembrance of the bretons that ther wer slaiÌ„ thurgh treson of Engist that sam day that they shuld haue bene accordid in the same place they entered aurilambros the secuÌ„d yere of his regne with al the worshipe that myght belong to sich a kiÌ„g of whos soull god haue meâ—ci ¶ Of vter pendragon and werfor he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouer take wyth the loue fe Igerne that was the Erle of Cornewaill wife AFter the deth of aurilambros vter his broder wos crouned and regned well and worthely and in remembrance of the dragon that he wos likened to he let make ij dragons thurgh councell of his bretons Ì„ made that one for to be borne before hiÌ„ when he went in to bataill and that other to abide at winchester in the bisshoppis chyrche ¶ And for that cause he wos called euer after vter peÌ„dragoÌ„ ¶ And Otta that was Engistes son commendid vter bot lytell that wos made new kyng and ayens him begon to meue were and ordined a gret company of his frendis of his kin of Ossa his brother had takeÌ„ all the land froÌ„ humber vn to yorke but tho of yorke held strongly ayenes them and nold not suffer them to cuÌ„ iÌ„ to the cite nother to yeld the cite to heÌ„ he beseged the toune anoÌ„e right yaf therto a strong assaut bot they of the cite hem keped well Ì„ stroÌ„gly ¶ And wheÌ„ vter herd ther of he come theder with a gret pouer for to help rescu the toune Ì„ put away the sege yaf a stroÌ„g bataill Otta Ì„ his coÌ„pany them defeÌ„did as well as they myght but at the last they wer discoÌ„fitid the most ê‘t of them slaiÌ„ Ì„ Otta Ossa wer takeÌ„ put iÌ„ prison at london ¶ And vter hiÌ„ self duelled a while at yorke Ì„ after he went to london Ì„ at the estir after he wold bere croune hold a solempne fest and let somen all his Erles and Barons that thei shuld cum to that fest and all tho that had wyfes shuld bringe them also to that fest and all comeÌ„ at the kynges cummandmeÌ„t as they wer cummaundid ¶ The fest wos richely arrayed Ì„ holdyn and all worthely set to mete after that they wer of astat so that the erle Gorloys of Cornwaill Igern his wif setâ—Ì„ alther next the kiÌ„g Ì„ the kiÌ„g saw the fairnes of that lady that she had ¶ And wos rauysshed for hir beaute Ì„ oft he made to hir nyse sembland iÌ„ lokiÌ„g laughyng so at the last the erle ê‘ceyued the preue lokiÌ„g Ì„ laughyng the loue bitwen them ros vp froÌ„ the â—aâ—ullull iÌ„ wroth teke is wife Ì„ called to hiÌ„ his knyghtes Ì„ went thens all in wroth with out takiÌ„g leue of the kiÌ„g The king anone sent after hym that he shuld cum ayen and goo not thens in despite of hym ¶ And the Erle wold not cum ayene iÌ„ no maner of wise ¶ Wherfor the kyng wos full wroth and in wrath hym deffied as his deidly enmy And the Erle went thens in to cornewaill with his wife in to the Castell of Tyntagell ¶ And the kyng let ordin a gret host come in to Cornwaill for to distruy the Erle if that he myght but he had put hym iÌ„ sich a castell that was strong and well arayed of Tyntagell wold not yeld hym to the kyng and the kyng anone beseged the castel ther duelled xv dayes that neuer myght sped euer thought vpoÌ„ Igerne vpoÌ„ hir laid so moch loue that he not wist to done So at the last he called to hym a knyght that was callid vlfyn that wos preue with him told hiÌ„ all his councell and axed of him what wos best for to done ¶ Sir qd he doth send after Merlyn anone for he can tell you the best counsell of oÌ„ny man leuyng Merlin anone was sent after come to the kyng and the kyng told him all his councell his will ¶ Sir qd Merlin I shall done so moche thurgh craft that I can that I shall make you cuÌ„ this nyght iÌ„ to the castell of Tyntagell shall haue all your will of that lady ¶ How vter bigat on Igerne that wos the Erlis wife of cornewaill Arthur kyng MErlyn thurgh craft that he coud changed the kynges figure iÌ„ to the liknesse of the Erle Ì„ vlfyn garlois his chaÌ„berlayn in to the figure of iordan that wos the Erles chambirlayn So that yche of them wos transfigured to oder lekenesse ¶ And when Merlyn had so done he sayed to the kyng Sir qd he now may ye go sodenly to the castell of Tyntagell axen
his tyme the hote bathes shalÌ„ becoÌ„ cold and after that shall the molwarp die auentouâ—sli and sodanli A las for sorow for he shall be drowned in a flod of the see his seed shall become fadreles in strange lond for euermore And than shall the land be deê‘ted in to .iij. partes that is to say to the wolfe to the dragon and to the lyon ¶ And so shal it be for euer more and than shall this land be called the land of conquest And so shall the rightfull heyris of englond ende ¶ How Arthur ouer come Guillomer that was kyng of Irland and how the scotes become his men WHen Guillomer that was kyng of Irland hard tidyngê that kyng Arthur was entred at Glastenbury he ordeyned a gret pouer of Irissh men and come to the see with his Irissh pepull and so come in to Scotland ouer the see and ariued fast by ther that kyng Arthur wos with his host and anone as he wyst ther of he went towardes him and yaf him bataill and ouer come him anone right and guyllomer fled with his men ayen in to irland ¶ And when this was done Ì„ he discomfited Arth â— turned him ayen ther that he wos in to the place ther that he had left the Scotys and wold haue them all slayn But the bisshoppes abbotes and other folke of the cuntre and ladies open heed coÌ„ befor kyng arthur and cried him mercy and sayed sir gentill kyÌ„g and myghty haue mercy and pytte vpon us And os your selfe be of the right law to hold and maynten cristindom for full gret dishonour it shuld be to kyll them that beleueth in alÌ„ myghty god as ye done and for goddis loue haue mercy and pytte of vs and suffre vs for we haue had moch sorow and pyne for the Saxones has mony tyme passed thurgh our lond bot that is not ynough to you for often tymes they haue vs done serow and disese ¶ For our casteles they haue taken and our bestes slain and eten and moch harme they haue vs done and if ye wold vs now kyll hit wer no honour to a kyng to kill them that cries him mercy ¶ For ynough ye haue done to vs and has vs ouercuÌ„myn and for the loue of god that ye wyll suffre vs for to life Ì„ haueth merci of cristeÌ„ peple that beleuen iÌ„ crist os ye doo ¶ wheÌ„ kiÌ„g arthur herd this sorow he had pytte of them and yaf them liyfe and lym with out any more harme and they fell doune to his fete Ì„ than kyd him and become his leige men and he toke of them homages ¶ And after that kyng arthur turned ayene with his host and come vn to yorke and ther his bydyng made during that viage ¶ And tho yaf he all loegers to Aloth that had spoused his sustre and other yeftes gret plente and tho was Gawen his cosin bot of yong age and to all his other men that him had seruid in his were he yaf rich yeftes and he thanked them moch all of ther good seruesse ¶ How kyng arthtr spoused GuÌ„nore that wos guÌ„nores cosiÌ„ Erle of cornwaill and after he conqured of guillomer all Irland WHen Arthur had brought his land in pees and rest and in good state and all wos well in euery cuntre tho toke he Ì„ wedded a wife that was called GuÌ„nor Ì„ made hirquene a fair lady and a gentill that Cador the erle of Cornwaill had norisshid in his chambre that wos his own cosin but neuer they had child to gedre and neuertheles kyng Arthur loued hir wonder well and derly ¶ And anone os wynter was passed he let assemble agret host and all his barons and sayed that he wold wend in to Irland for to conqure the land Ì„ he taried not long that he ne passed ouer in to Irland ¶ And Guillomer the kyng let assemble a gret host and yaf bataill to kyng arthur But Guillom wos discomfited and yeld him to the kyng and become his man and to hiÌ„ did feaulte and homage and of him held all that land fro that tyme forward ¶ And after passed kyng arth â— forthermore and coÌ„quered Gutland Island and toke homages of folke and of the land Ì„ ther duelled xij yere in pees and regned with ioy myrthe and ther wered no man ne woman vpon hiÌ„ ¶ And he become so curtas and large and honorabull that the Emprours court of Rome ne none oder thurgh out all the world wos not accompted to kyng Arth â— that ony man wist of ne none so well prâ—sed ¶ And therfor the best knyghtis of all maner landes come vn to him ther for to duelÌ„ and he them ressaued with good will and reuerence ¶ And all the knyghtys weren so good that nomaÌ„ knew the werst And therfor kyng Arthur made a round table that when they shuld sit to ther mete all shuld be elike hie and euenly serued at the tabull that none of them shuld make a vauÌ„ce that on werhier than an other ¶ And kyng arthur had at thatt table Britons Ì„ FrenshmeÌ„ Normans Ì„ Flemynges BurgoÌ„s Mausers Ì„ Loherms of all the landes a this half of monte go rye of his laÌ„d of breton Ì„ of the gret CornwailÌ„ of wales of Irland Ì„ of scotland Ì„ shortely to tell of all the laÌ„des that wold worship cheualrie seche come to kyng Arthurs courte ¶ How kyng Arthur went in to Fraunce and conquered that land of Froll that was a Roman and how he him kylled SYth it befell that kyng Arthur thurgh conceill of his barons and lordis wold go to conquire all fraunce that tho was called Galle thurgh romans that tho held that land in ther pouer and in ther gouernance Ì„ the romans had take that land to a nobulÌ„ knyght a worthy of bodi that wos called Froll Ì„ when he wist that arthur come he ordend an host a gret pouer Ì„ fought with the kiÌ„g and he Ì„ his folke wer discoÌ„fyted fled vn to Paris Ì„ entred the cite Ì„ closed the yates ther hem held ¶ Arthur wyst that frolÌ„ wos gone to paris he pursued after come theder Ì„ hiÌ„ beseged but the Cite was so strong welÌ„ araied tho that wer therin defeÌ„ded them well manli ¶ KyÌ„g arth r duelled thermore theÌ„ a moneth ther wos so moch peple iÌ„ the cite Ì„ dispeÌ„did alÌ„ ther vitails that wer with iÌ„ Ì„ so gret hunger bicom amoÌ„ges them that they died wonder thikke withiÌ„ the cite for hunger and come â—on to Frol and prayed him to be accorded with kyng arthur for to haue pees and they wold yelde them vn to him and the toune also ¶ Froll saw that no longer he myght hold the toune ayens ther wilÌ„ trust gretli vpoÌ„ his own streÌ„gth Ì„ seÌ„t to kiÌ„g arthur that he shÌ„uld cum fight with him body
child so made hiÌ„ to go about the stake till that all his bouels werdrawen out of his body Ì„ so died Alured ther thurgh treson of the erle godwyn ¶ When tho lordis of englond had hard wist how alured that shuld haue bene ther kyng was put to deth thurgh the fals tratour godwin they wer woÌ„der wroth suore bitwin them god Ì„ bi his holy names that he shuld die a more werse deth than did Edrith of strattoÌ„ that had betraied his lord EdmoÌ„d Irenside Ì„ they wald haue put hiÌ„ to deth bot the thefe tratour fled thens in to denmarke and ther held him iiij· yere Ì„ more lost all his land in englond SIluester the thrid wos pope after BnÌ„dic This Siluester was chosiÌ„ and Benedict was expulsid And afterward was he expulsid and benedict was put vp ayene And after he was put out and Gregori wos made pope and he wos but a sympull letterd man and ther for he chose an other pope to be coÌ„secrate with hiÌ„ and when mony men wer displesid with this gydyng of ij popis the thrid was brought in the wich shuld ocupye the place of both the two And so they strofe emonges them self bot then Henri the emprour come to rome and deposit them all ond made Clement the secumd pope whom he made anone to croune him and he sayd to the romans they shuld neuer chese pope with out his assent so v. beyng pope the sex wos put in But mony men sayth this Gregori was an holy man Damasus the secund wos after Clement xxiij days This man was an vsurper of the pope seet he died sodenly And anone the Romans asked to haue a pope and that the almayns shÌ„uld haue none for they wer so herd hertid that they myght not incline to the iÌ„tent of the emprour the wich said ther shÌ„uld be no pope chosin bot if he wold be of counsell of the eleccion bot for all that they put in this holy man Leo. and after he had of that consciens and refuseyd and anone he was chosin bi the comyn assent This Leo put crist in the forme of a lasur in his own bede and in the morow he fond no thyng ther. ¶ Of sent Edward the confessour that was Alured is broder how he wos kyng of englond ANd when this was done all the barons of englond senseÌ„ an other tyme in to Normandie for that Edward shuld cum in to englond with moch honour ¶ And this edward in his childhode loued almyghty god and him drad and in â—â—â—â—ste and clennes lad his life and hatid sin os deth ¶ And whâ—n he wos crouned and annoynted with a riall pouer he for yat not his good maners Ì„ condicioÌ„s that he frist vsed And for yat not all good customs for no maner honour ne for no riches ne for no â—â—ner highnesse but euer more more yaf him to goodnes 〈◊〉 loued god all mekenes and loued god holy chirch passing al maner thyng And poer men also he loued and them held as they had bene his own bretheren and to them oft yaf gret almys with full good wyll ¶ Of the frist speciall loue that god shewed to sent edward leuiÌ„g IT befell on a day as he went from the chirche of westmynstre and had herd masse of sent IohnÌ„ the Euangelist for as moche as he loued sent iohnÌ„ euangelist more specially after god and our lady than he did any other sent ¶ And so ther come to him a pylgrame and prayed him for the loue of god our lady and IohnÌ„ euangelist some good him for to yefe ¶ And the kyng priuely toke his ring of his fynger that no man ê‘saued it and yaf it to the pilgrame and he it vndirfenge and weÌ„t theÌ„s ¶ This kyng Edward made all the good lawes of englond that yit bene most vsed and holden And was so merciabull and so full of pitte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle godwyn come ayene in to englond and had ayeÌ„ all his land aftward sent edward weddid his doughter WHen the erle godwyn that was duellyng in Denmarke had moch herd of the goodnesse of kyng Edwarde and that he wos so full of merci and of pitte He thought that he wold gone ayene in to englond for to sech and to haue grace of the good king edward that 〈◊〉 â—â—â—cifull was that he myght haue his land ayen in pees aâ—â—â—ayed hiÌ„ as moch as he myght and put him toward these 〈◊〉 in to englond to london ther that the kyng was that tyme all the lordis of englond Ì„ held a parlament ¶ Godewyn sent to them that wer his frendis Ì„ wer the most grettest lordis of the land Ì„ prayed theÌ„ to besech the kynges grace for him Ì„ that he wold his pees and his land grant him This lordys laddâ—n him before the kyng to seeâ—e his grace ¶ And anone os the kyng him saw he appeled hiÌ„ of tresoÌ„ and of the deth of alured his â—â—â—ther and thes wordis vn to him seyed Traytour Godewin quod the kyng I the appele that thow hast betrayed and slayn my brother Alured ¶ Certis sir quod Godwyn saue your grace and your pees and your lordship I him neuer betrayed ne yit him slew And therfor I put me in reward of the court ¶ Now fair lordis quod the kyng ye that bene my lieges erles barens of the land that here bene assembled Full well ye hard myne appele and the ansuer also of godwyn And therfor I will that ye awarde and doth right ¶ The Erlis and Barons tho gadered them all to geder for to done this award by them self Ì„ so they spoken diuersely emonges them For sum sayed ther wos neuer aliaunce by homage serment seruice ne by lordship bitwen Godwyn and alured for wich thing they myght him draw ¶ And at the last they deuised demyd that he shold put him in the kynges marci al to gedres ¶ Tho spake the erle Leuerich of Couentre a good man to god to all the world told his reson in this maner and sayd The erle godwyne is the best frendid man of englond after the kyng and well myght it not bene gayn sayd that with out consell of godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth Wherfor i award as touchiÌ„g my parte that hiÌ„self and his son euery of vs xij erles that bene his frendis wend before the kyng chargid with as mich gold and siluer as we may bere be twix our handis Ì„ prayng the kiÌ„g for yefe his euell will to the erle godwyn and resaue his homage Ì„ his land yeld ayene ¶ And they accordid vn to that awarde Ì„ come in this maner as is aboue sayed euery of them with gold siluer as moch as they myght bere betwen ther handis before the kiÌ„g thei said the forme the maner of ther acord
of ther award ¶ The kyng wold not them gayn say but as moche as they ordeyned he graunted and confermed And so wos thee Erle Godwyne accorded with the kyng and so he had ayen all his land And afterward he bere him so well and so wysely that thee kyng hym loued wonder moch and with him he was full priue And with in a litell tyme thei loued so mache that ther the kyng spoused Godwyns doughter Ì„ made hir quene ¶ And neuertheles for tho the kyng had a wife he leued euer more iÌ„ chastite iÌ„ cleÌ„nes of body with out any fleshly dede doyng with his wife and the quene also in hir halfe lad an holy life ij yere and died ¶ And afterward the kiÌ„g lyued all his lyfe with out any wife ¶ The kiÌ„g yaf the erldon of Oxford to Harold that wos godwiÌ„ sone made hiÌ„ herle ¶ And so well they wer beloued both the fadre he so priue with the king both the fadre the son that they might done what thyng they wold by right ¶ For ayens right wold he nothing done for no maner man so good trew he wos of coÌ„scicience therfor our lord IhuÌ„ crist gret special loue to hiÌ„ shewed ¶ How kyng Edward saw Swyne kyng of denmarke drenched iÌ„ the se iÌ„ the tyme of the sacrameÌ„t as he stode Ì„ herd masse IT befell vpon whitsonday as kyng Edward herd his masse in the gret chirche of westmynster right at the leuacioÌ„ of Ihesu cristis body Ì„ as all men were gadred in to the chirche come nere the auter for to se the sacring the kyng his handis lyft vp on high Ì„ a gret laughter toke vp wherfor all that abouâ—e him stod gretly gon wonder And after masse the axed why the kynges laughter was ¶ Fair lordis qd the kiÌ„g edward I saw Swyne the yoÌ„ger that wos kiÌ„g of deÌ„marke cuÌ„ iÌ„ to the see with all his pouer for to haue comeÌ„ iÌ„ to engloÌ„d vpoÌ„ vs to where I saw hiÌ„ all his folke drenched iÌ„ the see ¶ And all this I saw iÌ„ the eleuacioÌ„ of ihuÌ„ cristis bodi bitwen the pristis handis Ì„ I had therof so gret ioye that i might not my laughtÌ„ withhold ¶ And the erle Leuerich beside him stod at the leuacioÌ„ Ì„ opeÌ„ly he saw thee forme of brede turne iÌ„ to the liknes of a chyld yoÌ„g toke vp his right hond Ì„ blissed the kiÌ„g afterward the erle the erle anone turned him toward the kyng to make hiÌ„ se that holy sight ¶ And tho said the kyng Sir erle qd he iÌ„ se well that ye se thankid be god that i haue honourd my god my saueour visiblly ihuÌ„ crist in forme of man whos name be blissed in 〈◊〉 â—orldes AMEN ¶ How the ring that sent edward had yeuen to a poerpilgram for the loue of god Ì„ sent iohnÌ„ euangelist come ayen to kyng edward THis nobull man sent edward regned xiij yere and thus it befell vpon a tyme before er he died that ij men of englond were went in to the holy land and had done ther pylgramage and wer goyng ayene in to ther own cuntre wher they come fro ¶ And as they went in the way they met a pylgrame that courtasly them salued and axed of them in what land and in what cuÌ„tre they were borne and they sayd in englond ¶ Tho axid he who was kyng of englond and they ansured and sayd the good kyng Edward Fair frendis tho sayd the pilgram when that ye cum in to your cuntre ayene I pray you that ye wold go vn to kyng Edward and oft tymes him grete in myne name And oft tymes him thanke of his gret curtasi that he come hath done naÌ„â—y for the ring that he yaf me when he had herd masse at westmynster for sent IohnÌ„ loue Euangelest and toke tho the ring Ì„ toke it to the pilgrames and sayd I pray you nou gone and bere this ring and take it vn to kyng Edward and tell him that I send it him and a full riche yeft I wyll him yeue For vpon the xij day he shall cum to me euer more duell in blisse with owt any end ¶ Sir sayd the pilgremes what man be ye and in what cuntre is your duellyng ¶ Fair frendis quod he I am IohnÌ„ thee Euangelest and I am duellyng with almyghty god and your kyng Edward is my frende and I loue him in specialy for the encheson that he hath euer more leued in clennesse and is a clene maid And I pray you my message all for done as I haue you saied ¶ When that sent IohnÌ„ the Euangelest had them thâ— charged sodenly he voided out of ther sightes bothe· ¶ The pilgrames tho thankid almyghti god and wente forth in ther way ¶ And wheÌ„ they had gone ij or iij. myle they began to wax weri set them a doune them for to rest and so they fel on step ¶ And whâ— they had slepid well on of theÌ„ awoke Ì„ lyft vp his hede and lokyd a bout sayed vn to his felaw arise vp and wend we in our way ¶ What sayd that on felow vn to that other wher be we now Certes sayd that other it semeth me that this is not the same contre that we layd vs doune in for to rest and slepe For we wer from Ierusalem but iij. myles ¶ They toke vp ther handis and blissed them went forth in ther way ¶ And as they went in ther way they saw shepeherdes goyng with ther shepe that spekeÌ„ none other lanage bot english ¶ Leue frendis qd on of the pylgryms what cuntre is this who is lord therof ¶ And on of the shepeherdes ansuerd Ì„ said this is the cuntre of kent in englond of the wich the good kiÌ„g edward wos lord of ¶ The pylgramys thankid tho almyghty god Ì„ sent IohnÌ„ euanglist Ì„ weÌ„t forth iÌ„ ther way come to Cantorburi froÌ„ theÌ„s vn to london Ì„ ther they fond the kiÌ„g told him all froÌ„ the begynyng vn to the endyng as moch as sent iohnÌ„ had theÌ„ charged of all thiÌ„ges how thay had sped by the way Ì„ toke the ring to kiÌ„g edward 〈◊〉 vnderfenge it thankid almyghti god Ì„ sent iohnÌ„ euangelist tho made hiÌ„ a redi euery day froÌ„ day to day for to wend out of this lyfe when god wold for him send ¶ How sent Edward died on the xij day ANd after it befell thus in cristynmas eue as the holy maÌ„ Edward was at goddis seruis matines for to here of that high fest he become full sike and in the morw endured with moch payn the masse for to here and after masse he let him be lad in to his chambre ther for to reste him but in his hall amonges his barons and his knyghtys might he not cum them for to
to say the cite of Karlill the castell of Bamburgh Ì„ the new castell vpoÌ„ Tyne and the erledom of lancastre ¶ The same yere the kyng with a gret pouer went in to wales and let cast doune wodes and make wayes and made strong the Castell of Rutland basingwarke and emong the castels he made an house of the tempull ¶ And in the same yere was Richard his son borne that afterward wos erle of Oxforde and the iiij yere of his regne he made Gaufrid erle of BretaÌ„ And in that yere he changed his monay the vi yere of his regne he lad an huge host vn to Tolouse and conquered it ¶ And the vij yere of his regne died Theabult the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And tho all the cite of Cantorburi alÌ„most thurgh meschefe wos brenned ¶ The ix yere of his regne Thomas Bekit that wos his chanceler wos chosen to bene Erchebisshop of cauÌ„torburi And vpon sent Barnardis day he wos sacred and iÌ„ that yere wos borne Helienor the kynges doughter ¶ And in the x. yere of his regne sent Edward the kiÌ„g was translated with moch honour ¶ And the xi yere of his regne he held hys parlament at Northamtoon And from thens fled sent Thomas erchebisshop of cantorburi for the gret debate that wos betwix the kiÌ„g hiÌ„ for if he had ben founde iÌ„ the morne he had ben slaiÌ„ therfor he fled thens with iij. felowes on fote onli that no man wisten wher he wos went ouer the see to the pope of Rome ¶ And this was the principall encheson for as moch as the kyng wold haue put clarkes to deth that wer atteyntit of felonye with out ony preuylege of holy chirch ¶ And the xij yere of his regne was Ion his son borne And the xiij yere off his regne died Maude the emprice that was his mother ¶ The xiiij yere of his regne the duke Henri of Saxon spoused Maude his doughter he begat vpon hir iij sonis that wor called Henri Othus Willm ¶ And in the xv yere of his regne died the good erle Robert of Glocestre that founded the abbey of Nonnes of Eton. ¶ And in the same yere Marike kyng of Ierusalem coÌ„quered Babilon ¶ And the xvi yere of his regne he let croune his sone Henri kyng at westmynster Ì„ him crouned Roger Erchebisshop of yorke in harmyng of Thomas erchebisshop of Cantorberi wherfor this same Roger was acursed of the pope ¶ How kyng henri that was son of kyng henri the emprise son and of the debate that wos bytwen him and his fader while thatt he wos in Normandie AFter the coronacion of kyng henri the son of kyng henri the emprise son ¶ That same henri the emprise son went ouer in to Normandie Ì„ ther he let marie Elenour the doughter of the Dolfyn that was kyng of Almayn ¶ And in the vij yere that the erchebisshop 〈◊〉 Thomas had bene outlawed the kyng of frunce made the kyng Ì„ 〈◊〉 Thomas accordid tho come thomÌ„s the erchebisshop to CaÌ„torburi ayen to his own chirche ¶ And this accord was made in the begynyng of aduent And afterwarde he wos kylled 〈…〉 the v. day of cristynmasse that tho next come ¶ For kyng henri thought vpon 〈◊〉 Thomas the erchebisshop vpon cristinmasse day os he sat at his mete Ì„ thees wordis said That if he had any good knyghtys with him he had be mony a day passid avengid vpon the erchebisshop Thomas ¶ And anone sir willm Breton sir hugh Moruyle sir william Traci Ì„ sir Reignold fitz vrse beres son in Englissh preueli went vn to the see comen in to englond vn to the chirche of cantorburi and ther they him 〈◊〉 at sent Benettes auter iÌ„ the moder chirche ¶ And that was iÌ„ the yere of the Incarnacion of ihuÌ„ crist M.C lxxij yere ¶ And anone after Henri the new kyng began for to make were vpon Henri his fadre and vpon his brether willm O thus ¶ And so vpon a day the kyng of fraunce and all the kynges sonnes and the kyng of scotland and the grettyst lordis of englong were arisen ayens thee kyng Henri the fadre and at the last as god wold he conquered all his emnys ¶ And the kyng of fraunce he wer accordit tho sent kyng henri the fadre speciali vn to the kyng of france Ì„ prayed him herteli for his loue that he wold send to him the names by letter of them that wer the begyners of the were ayens him ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sent ayene to him bi letter the names of them that begon the were ayens him ¶ The frist was IohnÌ„ his son Ì„ Richard his brother and henri the new kyng his son Tho was henri the kyng wonder wroth and cursid the tyme that euer he him begat ¶ And while the were dured Henri his sone the new king died sore repentyng his misdedis most sorow made of ony man for because of 〈◊〉 thomas deth of cantorburi ¶ And prayed his fadre with moch sorow of hert merce for his trespasse his fader for yaf him and had of him gret pitte and after he died the xxxvi yere of his regne and lieth at rediÌ„g ¶ How the cristyn lost the holy land in the forsaid kynges tyme thurgh a fals cristyn man that bicome a sarisen ANd while that kiÌ„g henri the emprise son leued and regned the gret bataill wos in the holy land bitwen the cristyn meÌ„ and the sarisens but the cristyn men wer ther kylled thurgh grett treson of the erle Tirpe that wold haue had to wife the quene of Ierusalem that som tyme wos Baldewyns wife but she forsoke him and toke to hir lord a knyght a worthi man that wos called sir Gnyê‘ches wherfor the erle Tirpe wos wroth and weÌ„t anone right to Soladyne that was soudeyn of Babilon Ì„ bicome his man And forsoke his cristindom Ì„ all cristyn law and the cristiÌ„ men wist not of this dedis but wened for to haue had gret help of him as they wer wont to haue before ¶ And when they comen to the bataill This fals cristyn man turned vn to the sarisens forsoke his own nacions Ì„ so wer the cristyn men ther kylled with the sarisens ¶ And thus wer the cristyn men slayn put to horibull deth Ì„ the cite of IerusaleÌ„ destruied and the holy cros borne away ¶ The kyng of fraunce and all the gret lordis of the land let them cros for to go vn to the loly land ¶ And amoÌ„g them went Richard kyng Henri son frist after the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that toke the cros of the erchebisshop of tours but he toke not the viage at that tyme for encheson that he wos let bi other maner weys nedis to be done ¶ And whaÌ„ kiÌ„g henri his fader had regned xxxvi yere
v. monethis iiij dais he died lieth at foundenerard Anno domini M C.lvi. ADrianus the fourth wos pope after Anastasy v. yere This pope was an englisshman the voce of the comyn pepule saeth he wos a bondman to the abbot of sent albons iÌ„ engloÌ„d And wheÌ„ he desired to be made a moÌ„ke ther. he wos expulsid hee weÌ„t ouer the see gaf hiÌ„ to study Ì„ to vertu after wos made bisshop of Albanacens then he wos made legate iÌ„ to the land of wormacian he coÌ„uertid it to the faith theÌ„ he wos made pope Ì„ for the woundyng of a Cardinall he enterditit all the cite of rome hee cursid willm the kyng of Cecill causid him to submitt him This man the frist of all popis with his cardinales dueld in the old cite Alexandre the thrid wos pope after him xij yere This Alexander had strife xvij yere and the iiij striuers that the Emprour set ayens him he ouer come them and cursid them Ì„ they all dred an yll deth ¶ This man also accordid Frederic the emprour Emanuell of ConstaÌ„tioÌ„ble· the kyng of Siculorum And this man norisshed sent Thomas of cantorberi iÌ„ his exile Nota. Sent Bernard wos canonisit bi this alexander his abbot forbad him he shuld do no mo myraclis for ther wos so myghty coÌ„cours of pepull And he obeyed to hiÌ„ when he wos deid did no mo Lucius the thrid was pope after Alexander iiij yere ij monethes and of him litell is written ¶ In this mans dais decessid Henri the frist son of henri the secund Ì„ this his his epytasi ¶ OmiÌ„s honoris honos decor et decus vrbis et orbis Milicie splendor gloria lumen apex Iulius ingenio virtutibê° hector Achilles viribê° Augustus moribê° Ore paris Vrbanus the iij. wos pope after Lucius ij yere This man decessid for sorow when he hard tell that Ierusalem was take with thee sarisens Gregori the viij wos pope after hiÌ„ iiij moÌ„this he practiset mighteli how IerlmÌ„ might be won ayen bot anone he decessid ClemeÌ„s the iij. wos pope after hiÌ„ iij. yere Ì„ litell did ¶ Of kyng Richard that conquered all the holy land that cristiÌ„ men had lost ANd after this kiÌ„g henri regned Richard his son a stout maÌ„ Ì„ a strong and a worthy and also bold and he was crouned at westmynster of the erchebisshop Baldewyn of Cantorburi the thrid day of septembre and the secuÌ„d yere of his regne kyng Richard him self and Baldewyn the erchebisshop of cantorburi Ì„ Hubert bisshop of Salisburi Raudulfe Erle of Gloucestre and other mony lordis of englond went in to the holy land and in that viage died the erchebisshop of cantorburi ¶ And kyng Richard went before in to the holy land Ì„ restid not till that he come forth iÌ„ his way vn to Cipers toke it with gret force and sithen that kyng Richard went forth toward the holy land and gete ther as moch as the cristyn men had ther before losten and conquered the land ayen thurgh gret myght saufe oÌ„ly the holy cros ¶ And when kyng Richard comen to the cite of Acres for to get the cite ther aros a gret debate bitwen him and the kyng of fraunce so that the kyng of france went ayen in to fraunce Ì„ wos wreth toward the kyng Richard but yit for al that or kyng richard went ayen he toke the cite of acres ¶ And when he had taken it he duelled in the cite a while but to him come tydynges that the erle IohnÌ„ of Oxford his brother wold haue sesed all englond in to his hand and Normandie also and wold crouÌ„e him kyng of the land ¶ And whan kyng richard hard tell off this tidyng he went ayen toward englond weth all the spede that he might ¶ But the duke of Ostriche met with him toke hiÌ„ brought hiÌ„ vn to the Emprour of Almayn the emprour hiÌ„ brought in to his prison ¶ And afterward he was deliuerid for an huge raunsum that is for to say an hondreth thousand pound And for the wich ranson to be payed eche other â—hales of Englond wos molten and made in to monay and all the monkis of the order of cisteaux yefen all ther bokes thurgh out all englond for to done them to sell the raunsom for to pay ¶ How kyng Richard come ayen from the holi land and aveÌ„ged him of his emnys WHyles this kyng richard wos in prison the kyng of fraunce wereed vpon him strongly in Normandie and Iohan his brother wered vpon him in Englond ¶ But the bisshoppes and barons of englond withstod him with all the pouer thatt they might get and toke the castell of wyndosore and other castelles ¶ And the forsaied IohnÌ„ saw that he had no might ne pouer ayenis the barons of englond for to fight but anone went him ouer see vn to the kyng of fraunce ¶ And wheÌ„ kyng richard come out of prison and wos deliuered and come in to englond anone after candilmasse in gret hast he went vn to notyngham and the castell of Notyngham to him wos yolden And tho discoÌ„fitid he his brother Iohan and tho that with him held ¶ And after hee went vn to the cite of wynchestre and ther he let him croun kyng of Englond Ì„ after he went vnto Normandie for to were vpon the kyng of fraunce ¶ And the kyng of fraunce come withe v. C. knyghtys toward Gisors and the kyng Richard met him and tho wold haue yefen him bataill but the kyng of frauÌ„ce fled tho and an hundreth knyghtys of his wer take and ijC. stedis were ther trappid with yren ¶ And anone after went kyng richard for to besege the castell of Gaillard and as he rode vpon a day by the castell to take auisement of the castyli an arbalastier smote him with a quarell that wos enuenyned Ì„ the kyng drofe out the shaft of the quarell but the quarell heed abood still in his heed it began for to rankill that he might not help him self ne meue his armes ¶ And tho he wist that he had dethes wouÌ„de vpoÌ„ him that he might not be hole for no maner thing he commauÌ„ded annone sharpili all his men for to assaill the castell So that the castell was take or that he died so manli his men did that all the pepull that wer iÌ„ the castill wer takeÌ„ the kyng did with them what he wold Ì„ coÌ„mandid his men that they shuld briÌ„g before him the man that him so hurt so wouÌ„did ¶ And wen he come before the kyng the kiÌ„g axed hiÌ„ what was his name Ì„ he said mi name is bartram gurdon wherfor said the kiÌ„g hast tow me slayn· sith that I did the neuer none harme ¶ Sir said he though ye did me neuer none harme ye yourself with your hond killed my
for as moch as we haue nede vn to the merci of our lord ihuÌ„ crist also we may nothing so worthy offer as compitent satisfaccion to mak to god to holy chirche but if that it wer our own bodi as with our reames of englond of Irland ¶ Than bi the grace of god we desire to meke vs for the loue of him that meked him to the deth vpon the cros thurgh couÌ„sell of the nobull Erles Barons we offer and freli grauÌ„ten to god to the apposteles sent petre sent paule Ì„ to our moder chirche of rome Ì„ to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thrid Ì„ to all the popis that cometh after him â–ª al the reame Ì„ patrenages of chirches of englond Ì„ of Irland with ther appertenaunces for remyssion of our sinnes and help Ì„ helthe of our kyne soules of all cristen soules So that fro this daâ— afterward we will resaue hold of our modre chirche of rome as fe faâ—me doyng feaute to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thrid so to all the popis that cometh after hym in the same maner aboue saied And in presens of the wise man pandolf the popis subdekyn we make liege homage as it wer iÌ„ the popis pÌ„sens before him wer shall done all maner thiÌ„ges aboue said Ì„ ther to we bynd vs all that cometh after vs. Ì„ our heiris for euer more without any yeÌ„ sayng to the pope Ì„ eke the ward of churche vacauntz in token of this thiÌ„g euer for to last we will confirme Ì„ orden that our special rentis of the forsaid reame sauiÌ„g sent petres pens iÌ„ all thiÌ„g to the moder chirche of rome payng by yere a M. mark of siluer at ij termes of the yere for all maner customs that we shold do for the foresaied reames that is to say at myhelmasse and at Estyr that is to sai vijC. mark for englond and iijC. mark for Irland sauyÌ„g to vs Ì„ to our heiris our iustices Ì„ our other fraunches other realtes that ê‘teneth vn to the croune And thes thynges that be fore bene sayed we will that it be firme Ì„ stabull with out end to that obligacion we our successours our heirris in this maner bene bound that if we or any of our heiris thurgh any pÌ„sumpcion fall in any point ayenst any of thes thynges aboue said he be warned Ì„ will not right ameÌ„d him he shall than lese the for said reame for euermore that this chartre of obligacioÌ„ our warrant for euer more be firme stabull without gayn saing we shall fro this day afterward be trew te god to the moder chirche of rome to the pope Innocent the iij. to all that cometh after hiÌ„ Ì„ the reames of engloÌ„d Ì„ of irland we shall maynteÌ„ trewli iÌ„ all maner pointis ayens all maner meÌ„ by our pouer thurgh godis helpe ¶ How the clerkis that wer outlawed of englond come ayenê and how kyng Iohan was assoiled WHen this chartre was made and enseled the kyng vnderfeÌ„g ayen his croune of Pandolfes hand and sent anone vn to the Erchebisshop Stephen and to all his other clerkis and lewd men â–ª that he had exiled out of this land that they shÌ„uld come ayen in to Englond and haue ayen ther landes also ther rentis and that he wold make restitucioÌ„ of the gooddis that he had taken of thers ayenst ther will ¶ The kyng him self tho and Pandolf erles and barons went vn to wynchestre ayens the Erchebisshopp Stephen Ì„ when he wos come the kyng went ayenst him and fell a doune to his fete and thus to him said fair sir ye be wellcome and I cry you merci for encheson that I haue trespassed ayenst you ¶ The Erchebisshop toke him vp tho in his armys and cussed him courtasly oft tymys and after lad hiÌ„ to the dore of Sent Swythynes chirche by the hond and assoyled him of the sentance Ì„ hiÌ„ reconsiled to god and to holy chirche and that was on Sent Mergaretes day and the erchebisshop anone went for to synge masse and the kyng offered at the masse a marke of gold ¶ And when the masse was done all they went to vnderfong all ther landis with out ony maner gayn sayng And that day they made all myrth Ì„ ioye y nowgh but yit was not the enterdytyng releced for encheson the pope had set that the enterditing shold nat be vndone till the kiÌ„g had made full restitucion of the goodis that he had taken of holy chirche and that him self shuld done homage to the pope by a certayn legat that he shuld send in to englond ¶ Tho toke Pandolf his leue of the kyng and of the erchebisshop and went ayen vn to Rome And the erchebisshop anone let come before him prelatis of holy chirche at Redyng for to trete and councell how moch whot they shuld axe of the kyng for to make restitucion of the godis that he had take of them ¶ And they ordined and said that the kyng shuld yet vn to the erchebisshop iij. M. marke for the wrong that the kyng had done vn to hiÌ„ ¶ And also by porcions to other clerkys xv M. marke And the same tyme Nicholas bisshop of Tuscan Cardinall pennitancer of rome come in to englond thurgh the popis coÌ„mandement the v. kalend of October come to london the v. non as of Ootober for encheson that kyng Iohn and all the kynges that come after him shuld euer more hold the reames of englone of Irland of god of the pope payng to the pope by yere as it is aboue said ¶ How the enterdityng wos vndone iÌ„ engloÌ„d and of the debate that wos bitwen king IohnÌ„ the barons of the reame WHen kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ had don his homage to the legat that shewed him the popes letter that he shuld pay to Iulian and yelde ayen that was kyng Richard wife the iij· part of the land of englond Ì„ of irland that he had with hold sith that kiÌ„g Richard died â–ª ¶ When kyng iohnÌ„ herd this he was wonder wroth for vtterli the enterditing myght not be vndone till that he had made gree and restitucion to the forsaid Iuliane of that she axed The legat went tho ayen to the pope after cristemasse Ì„ the kyng sent tho messangers ouer se to Iulian that wos kyng Richard wife for to haue a relese of that she axed of him ¶ And so it befell that Ivlian died anone after Estir And in so moch the kiÌ„g was quyte of that thing that she axed ¶ But tho at the fest of sent Iohan that come next after thurgh the popis commaundemeÌ„t the enterditing wos frist relesed thurgh all englond the vij day of Iuyll And vij yere was the land enterdited iÌ„ the morne men rong
Iustice of engloÌ„d ¶ And this wos in the iiij yere of kyng henris regne· in thâ—â—ame yere wos sâ—nt Thâ—mâ—s of Cantâ—rburi 〈…〉 after his maâ—doÌ„ ¶ And after it wos ordend by all the lordis of engloÌ„d that all alieÌ„s shuld go out of engloÌ„d Ì„ cuÌ„ no more theriÌ„ and kyng henri toke tho all the castellis in to his hond that kyng IohnÌ„ his fadre had yeue and taken vn to aliens for to kepe that held with him ¶ But the proud Faukes of Brent richeli let aray his Castell of Bedeford wich he had of king Iohans yeft and he held that castell ayens kyng henris will with myght and strength ¶ And the kyng come thider with a strong poer and beseged the castell And the Erchebisshop mastir stephen of langton with a fair coÌ„pany of knyghtys come to the kyng him for to help Ì„ fro the asceÌ„cion vn to the assumpcion of our lady lasted the sege And tho was the castell wone and take Ì„ the kyng let hong all tho that wer went in to the castell with ther good well for to hold the castell that is for to say lxxx men ¶ And tho afterward Faukes him self wos found in a chirche of Couentre and ther he forswore all englond with moch shame went tho ayen vn to his own cuÌ„tre ¶ And whiles that kiÌ„g Henri regned EdmoÌ„d of Abyndon that was tresurer of Salusburi wos consacred Erchebisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And this kyng Henri send ouer se vn to the erle of Prouynce that he shuld send him his doughter in to englond that wos called Elinore Ì„ he wold spouse hir and so she come in to englond after Cristemasse and in the morow after sent Hillarie day The erchebisshop Edmond spousid them to geder at westmynstre with moch solempnite And ther wos a swete fight bitwen theym that is to sai Edward that was next kyng after his fader flour of curtasi Ì„ of largesse Margaret that was afterquene of scotland Ì„ Beatrice that was afterward Countâ—sse of Britan. Katrin that died maid in relegion ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodis that wer grantid for the new chartre of the purueance of Oxford â–ª ANd thus it befell that the lordis of englond wold hauen somme addicions mo in the chartre of fraunches that thei had off the kyng and spekyn thus bitwen them and the kyng grauntid them all ther axyng and made to them ij chartres that on is called the gret chartre of fraunchises that other is called the chartre of forest and for the graunt of thes ij charters pÌ„latis Erles Ì„ barens all the coÌ„myns of englond yaf to the kiÌ„g a. M marke of siluer when kiÌ„g Henri had bene kyÌ„g xliij yere the same yere he and his lordis Erles Ì„ barons of the reame went to OxuÌ„ford ordeyned a lawe in amendement off the Reamme And first swore the kyng him selfe and afterward all the lordis off the land that they wold hold that statute for euer more And who that them brake shuld be deid But the secund yere after that ordinance the kyng thurgh councell of sir Edward his sone and of Richard his brother that was erle of Cornewale and also of oder repentid him of that oth that he had made for to hold that law and ordenauÌ„ce sent to the court of Rome to be assoyled of that oth ¶ And in that yere next comyng after wos the gret derth of corne in englond For a quarter of whete wos worth xx iiij shilliÌ„g and the poer pepull ete nettylles other wedis for gret honger died mony a thousand for defaute of mete ¶ And in the xlviij yere of kyng Henries regne began were and debate bitwene hiÌ„ Ì„ his lordis for enchesen that he had broke the couenauntes that were made bitwen them at Oxford ¶ And in the same yere was the toune of Northamton taken folke slayn that wer within for encheson that thei had ordeyned wild fiere for to brenne the cite of london ¶ And in the moneth of may that come next after vpoÌ„ sent Pancras day was the bataill of Lewes that is to say the wedynisday before sent Dunstones day and ther was takyn kyng Henri him self and sir Edward his son and Richord his broder erle of Cornewaill and mony other lordis ¶ And in the sam yere next sewyng Sir Edward the kynges sone brake out of the ward of sir Symond of Mountforth erle of Leycestre at herford and went vn to the Barons of the marche and they vndirfenge him with moch honour ¶ And the same tyme Gilbert of Clarence erle of Gloucestre that was in the warde also of the forsaid Symond thurgh the commaundemeÌ„t of kyng Henri that wente from him with gret hert For encheson that he said that the forsaied Gilbert was a foole in his counsell wherfor he ordeyned him afterward so and held him with kyng Henri ¶ And on the satirday next after the myddes of August Sir Edward the kynges sone discomfited sir Symond de Mountfort at Kemlworth ¶ But the gret lordis that were ther with hiÌ„ were taken that is to sayen Baldewyn wake and willyam de Mounchensie and mony other gret lordis And the twisday next after wos the bataill done at Eusham and ther was kylled Sir Symond de mounford Hugh the spenser and Mounforth that was Raufe Bassettz fadre of Draiton and other mony gret lordis ¶ And when this bataill wos done all the gentillmen that had bene with the Erle SymoÌ„d wer disherited Ì„ ordeyned to gedre Ì„ did moch harme to all the land For they distroied ther enmys in all that they myght ¶ Of the sege of Kemlworth Ì„ how the gentilmeÌ„ wer disherited thurgh councell of the lordis of the reame of englond and how they come ayen and had ther landis ANd the next yere coÌ„yng in may the fourth day before the fest of sent Dunstan was the bataill and scomfiture at Chesterfeld of them that wer disherited Ì„ ther was mony off them kylled ¶ And Robert erle of Feriers ther he was taken and also Baldewyn wake and IohnÌ„ delahay with moch sorow a scappid thens And on the sent ioheÌ„s eue the Baptist tho next sewyng began the sege of the castell of Kemlworth Ì„ the sege last till sent Thamas eue the appostell in wich day sir Hugh hastiÌ„g had the castell for to kepee that yeldid vp the castell vn to the kiÌ„g in this maner that him self and that other that wer with in the castell shold haue ther lyues Ì„ limme as moch thyng os they had therin both horse and harnes Ì„ â–ª iiij dais of respip for to deliuer clenly the castell of them self and of all other maner thiÌ„g as they had with iÌ„ the castell so they weÌ„t froÌ„ the castell And sir SimoÌ„de the mounteforth the yonger Ì„ the CouÌ„tesse his moder wer flede ouer the see in
to fraunce ther held them os pepull that wer exiled out of englond for euer more ¶ And sone after it was ordeyned by the legat Octobone Ì„ by other gret lordis the wisest of Englond that all tho that had bene ayenst the kyng wer disherited shÌ„uld haue ayen ther landis by grevous raunsuns after that it was ordeyned and thus they wer accordid with the kyng and pees cried thurgh out Englond Ì„ thus the were was endied ¶ And when this was done the legate toke his leue of the kyng of the quene Ì„ of all the gret lardis of englond weÌ„t tho to rome the lv yere of kyng Henris regne And Edward king Iohon son of Britan IohnÌ„ vessy Thomas of clare Roger of Clifford Othes of Graunston Robert le Brus IohnÌ„ of verdoÌ„ Ì„ mony other lordis of englond and of by yond the see token ther way toward the holy land Ì„ the kyng Henri died in the same tyme at westmynster when he had be kiÌ„g lv yere xix wokis on sent Edmondis day the Erchebishop of Cantorburi he was entered att westmynster on sent edmondes day the kyng in the yere of incarnacion of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M.CC.lxxij ¶ Profecie of Merlin of the kyng Henri the frist expouned that was Kyng â—hohan son ANd of this Henri profecied Merlin saied that a lomb shold come out of wynchestre iÌ„ the yere of the IncarnacioÌ„ of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M CC. and xvi with trew lippis Ì„ holynes written in his hert Ì„ he said soth for the good Henri the kyng wos borne in wynchestre in the yere aboue sayd he spake good wordis and swete and wos an holy man of good concience ¶ And Merlyn said that this henri shÌ„old make the fairest place of the world that in his tyme shuld not be fully endid ¶ And he said soth for he made the new werke of the abbey of sent Petris chirch at westmynster that is fairer of sight then ony other place that ony men knaweth thurgh out all cristyndom but kiÌ„g henri died or that werke wer fully at an end that wos gret harme ¶ And yit said Merlyn that this Lambe shuld haue pees the most tyme of his regne And he said full soth for he wâ—s neuer annoyed thurgh were ne desesed iÌ„ no maner wise till a lytell before his deth Merlyn said iÌ„ his ê“fecie more Ì„ iÌ„ the regne end of the forsaid laÌ„be a wolfe of a straÌ„ge land shÌ„uld do hiÌ„ moch harme thorow his were that he shuld at the last bene master thurgh help of a reed fox that shuld cum forth of the northwest and shuld him ouercum And that he shuld driue him out of the water and that ê“fecy full well was knawen for within a litell tyme or the kyng died SymoÌ„d of Mounteford erle of Leicestre that was borne in frauÌ„se began ayenst him strong were thurgh which doyng mony a good bacheler was shent deid Ì„ disherite ¶ And when kyng Henri had the victori at Eusham Ì„ SymoÌ„d the erle wos slayn thurgh help might of Gilbert of Clare erle of Gloucestre that wos in kepiÌ„g ward of the forsaid SymoÌ„d thurgh ordinance of kyng Henri that weÌ„t ayen vn to the kyng with moch pouer ¶ Wherfor the forsaid SymoÌ„d wos shÌ„ent and that wos gret harme to the ê¯mynes of Englond that so good a man was sheÌ„t for the trouth and died in charite and for the commyns profite of the same folke and therfor almyghty god for him hath sithens shewed mony a full fair myracull vn to diuerse men and women of the sekenes Ì„ disese that they haue had for the loue of him ¶ And Merlyn also told and said in his propheci that after that tyme the Lambe shuld leue no while and than his seed shuld bene in strange land with out any pasture ¶ And he said so the. for kyng Henri leued no while after when that Symond mouÌ„fort wos deid that kyng Henri ne died anone after him ¶ And in the meyn tyme Sir Edward his son that wos the best kyng of the world of honour wos tho in the holy land gat there Acres ¶ And in that cantre he begate on dame Elenour his wife iohan of acres his doughtre that aftward wos Countasse of Glocestre And made such a viage in the holy land that all the world spake of his knyghthod and eueri man drad him high and low thurgh out all cristyndom as the stori of him telleth as afterward ye shall here more openli And from the tyme that kyng Henri died till that sir Edward wos crouned kiÌ„g all the gret lordis of engloÌ„d were as faderles children without any socour that theÌ„ might maiÌ„ten Ì„ gouerne defend ayens ther dedely emnys GRegririus the ix was pope after Honori This man canonysit mony saintis Ì„ defendit mighteli the chirche ayenes Frideric therfor he toke mony pÌ„latis and ij cardinalis the wich went to couÌ„sell ayens hyÌ„ This pope wos seged iÌ„ the cite of Rome by the emprour Ì„ he saw the romans wer corruppid by the monay of the emprour Then he toke in his handis the hedes of the appostils Petur Paule and went with precession fro the chirche of sent IohnÌ„ latronens to sent petres chirche And so he gat the hertis of the romans and then tho emprour went far a way fro the cite This pope made frere Iaymond to ê¯pill the .v. bokis of the decretals of mony pistils docreis· And after with mony tribulacions of this tyrand and other he decessid and 〈…〉 Celestinus the iiij was pope after Gregori almost a moÌ„the and he was in his lyfe and in his conyng laudabull And he was an old maÌ„ a febull Ì„ decessid and ther was no pope after him almost a xij monthes Innocenciê° the iiij was pope after him xi yere sex moÌ„thes This man canonysit mony sentis Ì„ Frederik the emprour he deposid Ì„ cursed as a emny to god the chirch in the thrid yere that he was made pope Ì„ he was holpen by the ianuencis ¶ Then was henri the sex chosen willm by the popis commandement ayens Frederic on after an other bot they ê“ualid not to ower cum his tyrannyde for he was ouer mighti ne thes wer not crouned for they decessid anoÌ„e Thomas de aquino an holy doctor Albartus magnus the bisshop of RatisponeÌ„s Eustacius Boneauentur a deuote doctor wer this tyme the wich distruied moch heresi enfeckid by the Emprour Alexander was pope after Innocent vij yere litell of him is writyn Vrbanus was after him iij. yere iij. moÌ„thes This maÌ„ drofe a way the host of the sarisens by men merkid with the cros thee wich Maufred had send ayens the chirche Ì„ the pope toke the kiÌ„gdome of Cicill to the kiÌ„gis broder of fraunce that
wos the erles broder of mouÌ„ford wer takeÌ„ iÌ„ the see THe frist yere afterward that kyng Edward was crouned Lewelin prince of wales sent in to fraunce to the erle mouÌ„fort that thurgh counsell of his frendis the Erle shuld wedde his doughter and the erle tho a vised him vpon this thyng and sent vn to Lewelyne and said that he wold send after his doughter ¶ And so he sent Aymer his brother after the damisell and Lewelyn arayed shippis for his doughter and for sir aymer and for hir fair companye that shuld gone with hir ¶ And this lewelyn did gret wrong for it was couenand that he shuld yef his doughter to no maner man with out councell and consent of kiÌ„g edward ¶ And so it befell that a burgies of Bristow come in the see with wyne laden and met them and toke them with might and pouer Ì„ anoÌ„e the burgeis sent them to the kyng ¶ And when Lewelyn herd this tydyng he was wonder wroth Ì„ also sorowfull gan for to were vpoÌ„ kyng edward Ì„ did moch harme vn to the englisshmen and bet douÌ„e the kynges castelles and began fast for to distroy kiÌ„g Edwardis landys ¶ And wheÌ„ tiding come vn to kyng edward of this thing he went in to wales so moch he did thurgh goddis grace and his gret pouer that he drofe Lewelyn vn to moch mischeif that he fled all maner strength Ì„ come and yeld him vn to the kiÌ„g edward and yaf him .l. M marke of siluer to haue pees Ì„ toke the Damisell Ì„ all his heritage Ì„ made an obligacion to kyng edward to cum to his parlament ij tymes of the yere ¶ And in the secund yere after that kyng edward wos crouned he held a generall parlameÌ„t at westmynstre Ì„ ther he made the statutis for defaute of law by the ê¯mune assent of all his baronage And at estre next sewyng the kyng sent by hys letter vn to Lewelyn Prince of wales that he shuld cum to hys parlament for his land and for his holding in wales as the strength of the letter obligatorye witnessid ¶ Tho Lewelin had scorne Ì„ dispite of the kynges commaundement and for poer wrath ayen began were vpoÌ„ kyng Edward and distroyed his landis ¶ And tho when that kyng Edward herd of this tidynges he waxed wonder wroth vn to Lewelin in hast assembled his pepull and went him toward wales and werid so vpon Lewelin the prince till that he brought him in mych sorow and disese ¶ And Lewelyn saw that his defence might him not a vaill and come ayen yelde him to the kynges grace· and cried him merci and long tyme knelid before the kynges fote ¶ The king had of him pitte coÌ„mandid him for to arise for his mekenesse for yaf hym his wroth to him said that if he trespassid ayen him an other tyme that he wold distroy him for euer more ¶ Dauid that wos lewelins brother that same tyme duellid with the kyng edward and was a fell man a sotill Ì„ enuyous and also farre castyng and moch treson thought Ì„ euer more held him still for to wit and aspi the kiÌ„ges will Ì„ euer more made good sembland semid so trew that no man might ê‘saue his falsenesse ¶ How Lewelin thurgh eggyng of Dauid his brother werid ayen vpoÌ„ kyng edward IT wos not long after that time that kyng Edward did yef to Dauid Lewelins brother the lordship of FrodeshaÌ„ and made him a knyght And so moch honour did he neuer after to no man of wales for encheson of hiÌ„ ¶ Kyng edward held his ê‘lament at londoÌ„ when he had done in wales all that he wold and chaÌ„gid his monay that tho wos fouyll cut and roundid wherfore the romyn pepull plenyd them wonder sore So that the kyng let enquere of them that such trespoces did ¶ And .ccc. wer atteyntâ—d of such moner falsenes wherfore som wer honged Ì„ som drawe and afterward honged ¶ And afterward the kyng ordeyned that the sterling half penne and ferthyng shuld gone thurgh out his laÌ„d and commanded that no man fro that day afteerward yaf ne seffed hous of religion with land tenement with out speciall leue of the kiÌ„g he that did shuld be ponysshed at the kynges will Ì„ the yift shuld be for nought ¶ And it wos not long after that Lewelin Prince of wales thurgh the ticement of Dauid his broder and by both ther consent they thought to disherite kyng Edward iÌ„ as moch as they myght so that thurgh them both the kingê pees wos broken ¶ And wheÌ„ kyng edward herd this anone he sent his barons in to NorthuÌ„berland and the furreis also that they shuld go take ther viage vpoÌ„n the tratours LeweliÌ„ Dauid Ì„ wonder herd it was for to were tho for it is wynter in wales wheÌ„ in other cuÌ„tres is somer ¶ And Lewelin let ordeyn and well araye vitolle his good castell of Swandon wos therin an huge nombre of pepull plente of vitales so that kiÌ„g edward wyste not wherfor to entre ¶ And wen the kiÌ„ges meÌ„ it ê‘saued also the strength of wales they let come in the se barges and botes and gret plankis as mony os they myght ordeyn and haue for to gon to the forsaid castell of SwandoÌ„ with men on fote eke on horse ¶ But the walshmen had so moch peple wer so strong that they driuen the englisshmen ayen so that ther was so moch prese of peple at the turnyng ayen that the charge Ì„ the burthen of them made the barges and botis to sinke ¶ And ther wos drenched full mony a good knyght that is to say Sir Roger Clifford sir willm of lyÌ„desey that wos sir IohnÌ„ son fitz Robert Ì„ sir Richard Tanny Ì„ an huge nombre of other all wos thurgh ther own folie for yf they had had good espies they had not be harmed ¶ When kyng Edward herd tell that his pepull wer so drenched he made sorow ynough ¶ But tho come sir Iohan of vessye from the kyng of Aragon and brought with him moch pepull of bachilars and of Gascoyns wer sowdiours and duellyng with the forsaid Iohan of vessie vnderfong of him wages wyth him wer withold and nobull men they wer for to fight and brent mony tounes kylled moch pepull of walshmen all that they myght take ¶ And all tho with strength and myght made assaute vn to the Castell of Swandon and get the castell ¶ And when Dauid the priÌ„ce brother herd this tydyng he ordeyned him to flight ¶ And Lewelin the prince saw that his brother was fled Then he was sore abassed for he had no pouer to his were for to maynten ¶ And so Lewelin gan for to fle and wened well for to haue scappid But in a morow sir Roger Mortemer met with him
only with x. knyghtis and set him round about Ì„ to him went smoten of his hede presentid it vn to the kyng Edward ¶ And in this maner the prince of wales was taken his hede smyten of Ì„ al his heiris disherited for euer more thurgh rightfull dome all the landis of the reame ¶ How Dauid that was Lewelins brother prince of wales wos put to the deth DAuid that was the PriÌ„ces brother of wales thurgh prid wened for to haue bene prince of wales after his brothers deth ¶ And vpon this he sent after walshmen to his parlament at Dinbigh Ì„ folishly made walis for to arise ayens the kyng and began to meue were ayens kiÌ„g Edward Ì„ did all the sorowe disese that he myght bi his pouer ¶ When kiÌ„g Edward herde of this thyng he ordeyned men to pursue vpoÌ„ him And Dauid fersly him defendid till that he come to the toune of sent Morice ther wos Dauid take as he fled lad to the kyng ¶ And the kiÌ„g commauÌ„did that he shuld be honged Ì„ draw and smyte of his hede quartir him send his hede to londoÌ„ the iiij quartirs send to the iiij chief touÌ„es of wales for they shuld take exampull therof Ì„ beware ¶ And afterward kyng Edward let cry his pes thurgh out all walis Ì„ seised all the land in to his hond and all the gret lordis that wer left a liue come to done feaute Ì„ homage to the kyng Edward as to ther kynde lord ¶ And tho let kiÌ„g edward ameÌ„d the lawis of walis that wer defectiue ¶ And after he sent to all the lordis of wales bi his letter patent that they shÌ„uld cuÌ„ all to his ê‘lament when they wer comen the kyng said to them full curtesly Lordynges ye be welcome and me behoueth your couÌ„cell and your help for to wend in to Gascoyn for to ameÌ„de the trespaces that me wos dene when I wos ther and for to entret of pees bitwen the kyng of Aragon and the prince of Morrey ¶ And all the kynges liege men Erles and Barons consentid and grauntid therto ¶ And tho made him kyng edward redy went in to Gascoyn and let amend all the trespaces that him wos done in gascoyn And of the debate that wos betwen the kyng of Aragon the prince of Morrey he cesid made them accordid ¶ And whyle good kyng edward the quene Elienore his wife were in gascoyn The good erle of Cornewaill wos made wardeyn of englond till that kyng Edward come ayen· ¶ And tho enquerid he of his traitours that congetten falsenesse ayens him and eche of them all vnderfenge ther dome after that they had deserued ¶ But in the mene tyme while that the good kyng edward was beyond the se to done them for to make amendis that ayens him had trepassid ther was a fals thefe a tratour that wos called Risap Meridoc began for to make were ayens kyng Edward and that wos for encheson of Sir Payne Tiptot wrongfully greued and disesed the forsaid Risap Meridoc ¶ And when kyng edward herd all this he sent bi his letter to Risap meridoc that he shold begynne for to make no were but that he shuld be in pees for his loue and when he come ayen in to englond he wold vnder take the quarell and ameÌ„d all that wos mysdone ¶ This forsaid risap meridoc despisid the kynges coÌ„mandemeÌ„t Ì„ sparid not to do all the sorow that he myght to the kiÌ„gê men of englond but anone after he wos takyn lad to yorke and ther he wos draw Ì„ honged for his felonye ¶ Of the redressing that kyng edward made of his Iostices of his clerkis that they had done for ther falsenes how he drofe the Iues out of engloÌ„d for ther vseri Ì„ misbeleue WHen kyng Edward had duelled iij. yere in gascoyn wylle come to him for to wend ayen in to englond and wen he wos cume ayen he fonden so mony playntes made to him of his Iustices Ì„ of his clerkis that had done so moÌ„y wronges Ì„ falsenesse that wondir it wos to here ¶ And for wich falsnes Sir Thomas weylond the kiÌ„ges Iustice forswore engloÌ„d at the toure of lundoÌ„ for falsenes that men put vpoÌ„ him wherof he wos atteint proued fals ¶ And anoÌ„e after when the kyng had do his wyll of the Iustices ¶ Tho let he enquere aspi how the Iues desaued Ì„ begiled his pepull thurgh ther sine of falsenesse of vserie let ordeyn a priue parlameÌ„t among his lordis they ordeynid emoÌ„g them that all the Iues shuld void out of engloÌ„d for ther misbeleue and also for ther fals vseri that they did vntill cristyn men ¶ And for to sped to make an end of this thiÌ„g all the communite of englond yaf vn to the king the xv peny of all ther goodis meuabull Ì„ so wer the Iues driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d ¶ And tho went the Iues in to frauÌ„ce Ì„ ther they duellid thurgh leue of kiÌ„g Philip that tho wos kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce ¶ How king Edward wos seised in all the land of scotland thurgh ê¯sent Ì„ grauÌ„t of all the lordis of Scotland IT was not long after that Alesander kyng of ScotloÌ„d was deid and Dauid the Erle of Huntindone that was the kynges brother of Scotland axed and clymed the kyndom of Scotland after that his brother wos deid for enchesoÌ„ that he was rightfull heir But mony gret lordis of Scotland saiden nay wherfore gret debate arose bitwen them and ther frendis for as moch that they wold not consent to his coronacion the mene tyme the forsaid Dauid died ¶ And so it befell that the same dauid had iij. doughtres that worthely wer maried The frist doughter wos marid to Bailloll the secuÌ„d to Brus the thrid to HastiÌ„g the forsaid Bailloll Ì„ Brus chalenged the land of scotland and gret debate strife arose bitwen them iij. for encheson that ych of them wold haue bene kyng ¶ And when the lordis of scotland saw the debate bitwen them iij. They come to kyng Edward of engloÌ„d Ì„ seisid him in all the land of scotland as chefe lord ¶ And when the kiÌ„g wos seised of the forsaid lordis of scotland The forsaid Bailloll Brus Hastynges come to the kynges court and axed of the kyng wich of them shuld be kyng of scotland ¶ And kyng Edward that wos full gentill Ì„ trew let enquere by the Croniclis of scotland of the gret lordis of scotland wich of them wos of the eldest blod And it wos fouÌ„de that Bailloll wos the eldist And that the kyng of Scotland shuld hold of the kyng of englond Ì„ do him feaute homage ¶ And after thys wos done Bailloll went in to Scotland Ì„ ther wos crouÌ„ed kyng of scotland ¶ And the
same tyme was vpoÌ„ the see gret were bitwen the eÌ„glishmeÌ„ the NormaÌ„s but vpoÌ„ a time the normaÌ„s arriued all at Douer ther they martired an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward wer the normans kylled that ther ascappid not on of theÌ„ ¶ And sone after kiÌ„g edward shuld lese the duchie of Gascoyn thurgh kiÌ„g Philip of fraunce thurgh his fals castyng of the douseperis of the land wherfor sir Edmond that wos kiÌ„g Edwards brother yaf vp his homage vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkis off englond grauÌ„tid to kyng Edward halfendele of holy chirch gooddis in helpyng to recouer his land ayen in Gascoyn ¶ And the kiÌ„g sent thider a nobull company of his bachilers him self wold haue gone to Portesmouth but he wos let thurgh on Maddoc of wales that had seised the castell of SwandoÌ„ in to his hand Ì„ for that enchesoÌ„ the kiÌ„g turned to wales at cristemase And for enchesoÌ„ that the nobull lordis of engloÌ„d that wer seÌ„t iÌ„ to gascoyn had no coÌ„forth of ther lord the kiÌ„g they wer take of sir Charles of frauÌ„ce that is to say sir IohnÌ„ of bretaÌ„ sir robert Tiptot â–ª sir Raufe taÌ„ny sir hugh Bardolf Ì„ sir Adam of Creting Ì„ yit at the ascencioÌ„ was Madoke take in wales an other that wos called Morgan they wer sent to the tour of londoÌ„ Ì„ ther they wer heded ¶ How sir IohnÌ„ Bailloll kiÌ„g of scotlaÌ„d withsaid his homage ANd when sir IohnÌ„ bailloll kyng of scotland vnderstode that kyng Edward wos wered in Gascoyn to whom the reame of Scotland was delyuered Falsely tho ayen his oth with said his homage thurgh procuring of his folke· And sent vn to the court of rome thurgh a fals suggestion to be assoiled of that othe that he swore vn to the kyng of EngloÌ„d so he wos by letter enbulled ¶ Tho chosen they of scotland Dousspers for to be nymme edward of his right ¶ And in that tyme come ij cardinales from the court of rome fro the pope Celestine to trete of accorde bitwen the kng of frauÌ„ce Ì„ the kyng of englond ¶ And as tho two Cardinales speke of accorde Thomas Turbeluill was take at Liouns Ì„ made feaute homage to the warden of Paris Ì„ to hiÌ„ put his ij sonys in hostage for that he thought to go iÌ„ to englond for till aspie the cuntre Ì„ tell them when he come in to englond that he had brokyn the kynges prison of frauÌ„ce by nyght said that he wold done that al englisshmeÌ„ Ì„ walshÌ„men shÌ„old a bow to the king of frauÌ„ce Ì„ this thyng for to bring to the ende he swore Ì„ vpoÌ„ this couenant dedis wer made betwen theÌ„m and that he shÌ„uld haue by yere a M· pouÌ„des worth of lond to bring this thing to an ende ¶ This fals tratour toke his leue Ì„ weÌ„t theÌ„s and come in to englond vn to the kyng said that he wos brokyn out of prisoÌ„ that he had put him in such ê‘ill for his loue wherfore the kyng coude him moch thanke and full glad wos of his commyng ¶ And the fals tratour fro that day aspied all the doyng of the kyng Ì„ also his couÌ„sell for the kyng loued him wel Ì„ was with him full priue But a clerke of englond that wos in the kynges house of fraunce herd of this treson of the falsnes wrot to an other clerke that tho wos duellyng with edward kyng of englond all how Thomas Turbeluill had done his false coniectyng all the councell of engloÌ„d wos writte for to haue sent vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh the foresaid letter that the clerke had sent fro frauÌ„ce hit wos fouÌ„de vpoÌ„ him wherfor he wos lad to londoÌ„ honged draw ther for his tresoÌ„ and his ij sonys that he had put in frauÌ„ce for hostage wer tho beheded ¶ Of the counquest of Berewyke WHen tho two Cardinales wer went ayene in to Fraunce for to trete of the pees at Cambrey the kyng sent thider of his erlis and barouns That is to say sir Edmond his brother erle of Lancastre and of Leycestre sir Henri Lacy erle of Nichol Willm vessy a baron and of other baronettis about xiiij of the best Ì„ wisest of engloÌ„d ¶ And iÌ„ the same tyme the king Edward toke his viage to Scotland for to were vpoÌ„ IohnÌ„ Bailloll kyng of scotland ¶ And sir Robert Roos of Berewyke fled fro the englisshmeÌ„ went to the scottys And kyng Edward went him toward berewike Ì„ beseged the touÌ„e Ì„ tho that wer within manly them defendid and set a fire and brint ij of kyng Edwardis shippis and said in dispite and reproue of him ¶ Weneth kyng edward with his long shankis to haue get berewike al our vnthankis Gas pikes him And when he has done Gas dikes him ¶ When kyng Edward herd this scorne anone thurgh his myghtynes he passid ouer the dikes Ì„ assailed the touÌ„e come to the yates and gat and conquerid the touÌ„e and thurgh his gracious pouer kylled xxv thousand Ì„ vijC scottys And kyng Edward lost no man of renoune saufe sir Richard of Cornewaill and him kylled a Flemmyng out of the reed hall with a quarell as the foresaid Richard did of his helme and commauÌ„did them for to yeld them and put them to the kynges grace and the scottis wold not wherfor that hall was brent and castyn doune and all tho that wer therin wer brant ¶ And king Edward lost no mo men at that viage of symple estate but xxvij Englisshmen And the wardeyn of the castell yaf vp the keys with out any assaute ¶ And ther wos takyn willm Douglas and Sir Symond Frisell Ì„ the erle Patrike yeld them to the pees bot InghmÌ„ of Humsremille Robert the Brus that wer with the kyng Edward forsoke kyng edward and held with the scottis and afterward they wer takyn and put in to prison and after that the king for yaf them ther trespasse and deliuerid them out of prison ¶ And tho let kyng edward close in Berwik with wallys with dychis afterward Robert Rous went to Tindale and set wuyebrugge a fire Exham Ì„ Lamerstok and kyllid and robbed the folke of that cuntre ¶ And after that he went from thens vn to Dumbarre ¶ And the frist wedenesday of Marche the kyng sent the erle of Garenne Sir hugh Perci and sir hugh Spenser with a fair companye for to besege the castell ¶ But on that wos called sir Richard Syward a traitour and a fals man ymagyned for to begile the englisshnen sent to the englisshmen them for to dissaue And said that he wold yelde vn to them the castell yf they wold grauÌ„te them viij· dais of respit that he myght send Ì„ tell to sir Iohan Bailoll that wos kyng of
Scotland how his men faired that wer with in the castell send hiÌ„ word bot if he wold remeue the sege of the englisshmen· that they wold yelde the castell vn to the englisshmeÌ„ ¶ The messinger tho come vn to sir Iohan bailoll that tho wos the kyng of Scotland wher that he wos with his host and the messinger told hiÌ„ al the case ¶ And sir Iohan toke tho his host Ì„ come in the morow erly toward the castell ¶ And sir Richard Siward saw him cum that wos master of the counsell keê‘ of the castell Ì„ said vn to the englissmen O qd he now I se a fare coÌ„panye well appariled I will gon ayens them Ì„ with them to mette them assaill ¶ And sir hugh Spenser saw the falsenesse of him the treson said to him O tratour take Ì„ proued your falsenesse shall not a vaill you And hugh the speÌ„ser coÌ„maÌ„did anone for to bynde hiÌ„ iÌ„ all hast weÌ„t ayens ther enmys and killid of the scottys xxijM. For the scottys had that time no man with them of honour sauf sir Patrik graham that manli faught Ì„ long Ì„ at the last he was kylled And tho said the englisshmen iÌ„ reproue of the scottys ¶ Thes scaterand scottys hold I for sottis of wrenches vn ware Erli in a mornyng in an euell tymyng went ye fro Dunbare WHen tho that were in the castell saw the scomfiture they yolden vp the castell vn to the englisshmen and bouÌ„deÌ„ hir bodies londis castellis to the kiÌ„g Edward so thei wer take ther in the castell iij. erles and vij barons Ì„ xxviij knyghtis and xi clerkis vij Picardis Ì„ all wer presentid to kyng Edward and he sent them vn to the toure of londoÌ„ to be keped ther ¶ How kyng edward of his gret grace deliuered ayeij the scotis out of prison that wer chieftens of that land and they drew theÌ„ to the frensshmen thurgh couÌ„sell of willm waleis WHen kyng edward had made tho an end of the were and taken the chefetayns of scotland Tho come sir Iohane bailloll and yelde him vn to kyng Edward and put him in his grace he was lad to london And when kyng Edward was comeÌ„ thider they wer brought before him and the kiÌ„g axed of them how they wold make amendis of that trespasse and losse that thei had done him thei put them iÌ„ his merci ¶ LordiÌ„ges qd the kiÌ„g I wyll not your landis ne your goodis But I wyll that ye make to me an oth vpon goddis body to be trew to me neuer after thys tyme ayenst me bere armys And all they ê¯sentid to the kynges will swore vpoÌ„ goddis body ¶ That is to say sir Iohan of Comyn the erle of the strathorne the erle of Carrik also iiij bisshoppis vndertoke for all the clarge so the kiÌ„g deliuerid them yaf them saufe condithys to wend iÌ„ to ther own land And it was not long afterward that they ne arisen ayen kyng Edward for encheson that they wist well that kyng Edwardis folke was take in Gascoyne as before is sayed but sir IohnÌ„ bailloill kiÌ„g of scotland wist well that his land shuld haue sorow and shame for ther falsenesse in hast went him ouer se to his own landes and ther he held him and come neuer ayen wherfor the Scottys chosin vn to ther kiÌ„g willm waleis a ribaud and an harlot cumen vp of noght Ì„ moch harme did to the englisshmen ¶ And kyng Edward thought how he myght haue deliuerance of his pepull that wer take in gascoyn Ì„ iÌ„ hast went him ouer see in to FlauÌ„dres for to were vpon the kiÌ„g of fraunce And the erle of flaundres vnderfenge him with moch honour Ì„ grauÌ„ted him all his landis at his own will ¶ And when the king of frauÌ„ce herd tell that the kynge of englond wos ariued in flauÌ„dres Ì„ come with an huge pouer hiÌ„ for to distruye he praied him of trews for ij yere so that englissh marchantis Ì„ also frenssh might saufely go cum in bothe sidis ¶ The king Edward grauÌ„ted it so that he must haue his men out of pÌ„son that wer iÌ„ gascoyn Ì„ the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce grauÌ„tid anone Ì„ so they wer deliuerid ¶ And iÌ„ the same tyme the scottys sent by the bisshop of sent Andrews in to frauÌ„ce to the kiÌ„g to sir Charles his brother that sir charles shuld cum with his pouer Ì„ they of scotland wold cum with ther pouer and so they shuld go in to englond that land for to distruy from scotland vn to they comen to kent and the scottys trastid moch vpoÌ„ the frensshmeÌ„ but of that thyng they had no maner grauÌ„te ¶ And notheles the scottis began to robbe Ì„ kill in northumberloÌ„d did moch harme ¶ How willm waleis let sle sir Hugh of Cressingham and of the bataill of fonkirke WHen this tidyng was comen te kyÌ„g Edward that willm waleis had ordeyned such a strong pouer and also that all Scotlond vn to him wos entendant and redy for to kyll englissh men and to distroye the land he was sore annoyed and sent annone by letter to the erle of Garren and to sir henri ê‘cy and to sir Willm Latomer and to sir Hugh of Cressingham his tresorer that they shuld take pouer and wend in to Northumberland Ì„ so forth in to scotland for to kepe the cuntris ¶ And when william waleis herd of hir commyng he gan for to fle and the englishmen him folewid and drefe him till he come to Striuelyn ther he held him in the castell ¶ And the walsshmen euery day them escried and manaced did all the dispite that they myght So that the englisshmeÌ„ vpoÌ„ a tyme in a mornyng weÌ„t out from the castell the mouÌ„tenaÌ„ce of x. mile Ì„ passid ouer a brigge And willm waleis come with a strong pouer Ì„ drofe them a bake for the EnglisshmeÌ„ had ayens him tho no myght but fled they that myght take the brigge ascappid but sir Hugh the kynges tresorour ther was slain and mony other also wherfore wos made mich sorow ¶ Tho had kyng Edwar sped all his nedis in FlauÌ„dris and wos ayen comen in to englond and in hast he toke his way in to scotland and come theder at the AscencioÌ„ tide And all that he fouÌ„d he set a fire brent ¶ But the poer pepull of scotland coÌ„ to him wonder thyke prayd him for goddis loue that he wold on them haue merci pitte ¶ Wherfor the kyng â—ho commandid that no man shÌ„old do them harme that wer yoldin to him ne to no man of ordir ner to no house of religion ne no maner chirche But let aspie all that he myght wher that he myght find ony of his enmys ¶ Tho
and defend And tho said in presens of them all that he wold yef him a thousand pound for to maynten that land Ì„ all the other grauÌ„ted the land to hiÌ„ with ther pouer him for to help defied kyng edward of englond Ì„ said that Robert the Brus â–ª shÌ„uld be kiÌ„g of englond ¶ How sir IohnÌ„ of Comyn yen said the crounyng of sir Robert the Brus LOrdynges said sir IohnÌ„ of Comyn thenketh vpon the truth and the oth that ye made vn to kyng Edward of englond and touchyng my self I will not breke myne oth for no man and so he went from that company at that tyme wherfore robert the Brus and all tho that to him consentit wer wonder wroth and tho manaced sir IohnÌ„ of Comyn ¶ Tho ordeyned they an other councell at Domfris to the wich come the forsaid sir Iahan Comyn for he duelled but .ij. myle from Domfris ther that he was woned for to sodiorne and a bide ¶ How sir IohnÌ„ was traitoursâ—y kylled WHen Robert the brus wist that all the grete lordis of scotland wer commyn to Scone sauf sir iohnÌ„ Comyn that sodiorned tho nygh Scone he sent after him specialli that sir Iohan Comyn shuld cum and speke with him and vpon that he come Ì„ speke with him at the gray freris in Damfres and that was the thursday after Candilmasday and sir IohnÌ„ grauntid him for to wend him with ¶ And when he had herd masse he toke a soppe Ì„ drank and afterward he bestrod his palfray and rode his way and so come to Domfres And robert the brus saw him cum at a wiÌ„daw as he was in his chambre and tho made ioye ynough and come ayens him and coled him about the nec and made with hiÌ„ goode semblant ¶ And when all the erles and barons of scotlaÌ„d wer present ther. ¶ Robert the Bruse spake and said Sirres said he ye wot well the encheson of this commyng and wherfore it is if ye will graunte that I might be kyng of Scotland as right heir of the land· And all the lordis that wer ther said with on vois that he shuld be crouned kyng of scotland and that they wold him helpe and maynten ayens all maner men on liue and for him if it wer nede for to die ¶ The gentill knyght tho Iohan of Comyn answerid and said Certis neuer for me ne for to haue of me as moch help as the vaill of an boton For that oth that I haue made vn to kyng Edward of englond I shall hold whil my lefe will last and with that worde he went from the companie Ì„ wold haue wened vpon his palfrie And Robert the Brus pursued him with a drawen sword and bare him thurgh the bodi and sir Iohan Comyn fell doune vn to the erthe But whenne Rogier that wos sir IohnÌ„ Comyns brether saw the falsenesse he starit to sir robert the Brus and smote hym wyth a knyfe but the false tratour wos armyd vndir so that the stroke myght done him no harme AnÌ„d so moch help come a bout sir robert the Brus. so that Rogier Comyn was ther kylled and all to hew in to peses ¶ And robert the Brus turned ayen ther that sir iohon Comyn the nobull baron lay wounded and pyned towarde his deth by sides the high auter in the chirche of the gray freris and said vn to sir iohan Comyn O traytour thou shall be deid and neuer after let myne a vauncement and shoke his swerde at the high auter smote him on the hede that the brayn fell doune vpon the grounde and the blod stert an high vpon the walles And yit vn to this day is that blod seyn ther that no water may washe it a way Ì„ so died that nobull knyght in holy chirche ANd when this tratour robert the Brus saw that no man wold let his coronacion he commaunded all them that were of pouer shuld cum vn to his crounyng to sant Iohanes touÌ„e in Scotland ¶ And so it befell that vpon our lady day of the Annuncion the bisshop of Glaston and the bisshop of sente Andrewes crouned for ther kyng this Robert the Brus in sent iohanes toune and made him kiÌ„g ¶ And anone after he drofe all the englisshmen cut of scotland and they fled and come and plened them vn to kyng Edward how that Robert the Brus had driuen them out of the land and disherited them ¶ How that kyng Edward dubbed at westmynstre .xxiiij. score knyghttis ANd when kiÌ„g edward hered of this myscheef he swore that he shuld bene a venged therof And said that all the tratours of Scotland shÌ„uld bene honged and draw and that they shuld neuer be raunsomed ¶ And kyng edward thought vpoÌ„ this falsenesse that the scottis had to him done and sent after all the bachelars of englond that thei shuld cum to londoÌ„ at witsontide· he dubbed at westmynstre xxiiij score knyghtis ¶ Thâ— ordeyned him the nobull kiÌ„g edward for to wend in to scotland to were vpon Robert the brus sent before hiÌ„ iÌ„ to scotland sir Aymer the valauÌ„ce erle of penbruke Ì„ sir henri Percy baron with afair coÌ„panye that pursued the scotis brend touÌ„es Ì„ castels Ì„ afterward come the kiÌ„g hiÌ„ self with erles barons a fair companye ¶ How Robert the Brus wos discomfited in bataill Ì„ how Symond Frisell was slayn THe friday next before the Assumcion of our lady kyng Edward met robert the Brus beside sent Iohanes toune in scotland and with his componye of the wich companye kyng Edward kylled .vij. thousand ¶ When robert the brus sawe this mischief he gan to fle hid him that no man might him fiÌ„d but sir Symond frisell pursued him sore so that he turned ayene Ì„ a bode bataill for he wos a worthi knyght Ì„ a bold of body and the englisshmeÌ„ pursued euer sore in euery side and kylled the stede that sir Symond frisell rode vpon and they toke him lad him vn to the host ¶ And sir Symond began for to flater speke fair said lordis I shall yef you iiij M â–ª marke of siluer and myn horse myne harnes all myne armure and becum a beggar ¶ Tho ansuered Theobaude of Peuenes that wos the kinges archier Now so god me helpe it is for nought that thou speketh for all the gold in englond I wold not let the go with out ê¯maundement of kiÌ„g Edward ¶ And tho wos he had vn to king edward and the kyng wold not se him but commauÌ„ded to lede him a way to haue his dome at London ¶ And on our ladies eue naâ—â—te he wos honged and drow dnd his hede smyten of and honged ayeÌ„ with chynes of yren vpon the galowes And his hede was set vpoÌ„ london brigge vpoÌ„ a spere and ayenst cristemasse the body wos brenned for encheson that the men that keped the body by nyght
they saw so mony deuels rampaand with gret yren crokys rennyng vpon the galowes and orabuli turmented the body and mony that them saw anone after they died for drede and some waxen mad or sore sekenesse they had ¶ And in that bataill was take the bisshop of Baston the bisshop of sent Andrewes the abbot of Sconne all armed with yren as men of armes as fals traitors and fals prelatis ayens ther oth Ì„ they wer brought to the kyng the kyng sent them vn to the pope of rome that he shuld done with them what his will were ¶ How Iohn erle of Atheles wos taken Ì„ put to deth ANd at that bataill fled sir Iohan Erle of Atheles and went in to a chirche and ther hid him for drede but he myght haue ther no refute for enchesan that the chirche wos enterdited thurgh a generall sentens and in the same chirche he wos taken ¶ And this sir Iohan went well to haue scapped from the deth for encheson that he clamed kynrad of kyng Edward And the king nold no longer be trayed of his traitours but sent hiÌ„ to london iÌ„ hast ther he wos honged Ì„ his hede smyten of Ì„ his body brend all to assis but at the prayer of the quene Margaret for enchesoÌ„ that he clamed of kiÌ„g edwar kynred his drawyng wos foryeue him ¶ How IohnÌ„ that wos willm waleis broder wos put to deth WHen the gretest masters of Scotland wer thus done to euell deth and shendid for ther falsenesse Iohan that wos willm waleis brother wos take and done vn to deth as sir IohnÌ„ erle of Atheles wos ¶ How Robert the Brus fled from scotland to Norway ANd at that same tyme wos Robert the Brus moch hated among the pepull of Scotland so that he wyst not what he wos best for to done for to hide hiÌ„ he weÌ„t iÌ„ to Norway to thee kyng that had spoused his sustre Ì„ ther held him socour for to haue ¶ And robert the Brus might not be fouÌ„de in scotland so kyÌ„g Edward tho let crie his pees thurgh out all the laÌ„d his lawes wer vsid his ministres serued thurgh out all the land ¶ How kyng edward died WHen kyng Edward had abated his enmys he turned ayene southward and a maladie toke him at Burgh vpsand in the marche of Scotland and he wist well that his deth was full nigh called to hiÌ„ sir Henri the laci erle of Nicholl sir Guy erle of werwik sir Aymer valeÌ„ce erle of Penbroke sir robert of Clifford barone Ì„ prayd them vpoÌ„ the faith that they him owed that they shuld make Edward of Carnariuan kyng of englond as raathe os they myght that they shuld nat suffre Pers of Ganaston cum ayen in to engloÌ„d for to make his son to riot Ì„ they grauÌ„ted him with good will ¶ And the kiÌ„g toke his sacrement of holy chirche as a good criste man shÌ„uld died iÌ„ veray repeÌ„tance wheÌ„ he had bene kiÌ„g xxxv yere he died wos buried at westmiÌ„stre with moch solempnite vpoÌ„ whos soule god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlin ê“phecies that wer declarid of kyng edward that wos kyng Henri son ANd of this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlin and called him a dragon the secund of the vi kynges that shuld be for to regne in englond and said that he shÌ„uld be medeled wyth merci and also with strength and sternesse that shuld kepe englond from cold hete that he shuld open his mouth toward wales that he shuld set his fote in wyke that he shuld closen with walles that shuld do moch harme to his sede ¶ And he said soth for the good kyng Edward was medled with merci Ì„ with fersenesse with merci ayens his enmys of wales Ì„ after of Scotland with fersenesse wheÌ„ he put them to deth for ther falsenesse tratori as they had deseruied it ¶ And well keped he englond from colde hete sith he keped it from all maner enmys that ronne vpon hym to done him any wronge ¶ And well he opyned his mouth toward wales Ì„ made it quake thurgh the hidour of his mouth wheÌ„ he coÌ„querid it thurgh dynt of swerde· for the prince Leuelin Dauid his brother Ris Morgan wer put to deth for ther falsenes ther foly ¶ And he set his fote in to wike and conquered berewyke at the wich conquest wer slayn xxv thousand and vij hondreth out take them that wer brend in the reed hall ¶ And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vn to his sede as meÌ„ shal here after see in the lifee of Sir Edward of Camarauan his son ¶ And yit said Merlin that he shuld make riueris ren iÌ„ blod and with brayn that semed well in his weris ther that he had the mastrie ¶ And yit Merlin said that ther shÌ„uld cum a pepull out of the north west during the regne of the forsaid dragon that shuld be lad by an yll grehound that shuld the dragoÌ„ croune king that afterward shuld fle ouer the see for drede of the dragon with out cummyng ayen Ì„ that wos proued by sir Iohan Bailloll that kyng Edward made for to be kyng of Scotland that falsely arose ayens him and after he fled vn to his own landes of fraunce and neuer he come ayen in to Scotland for drede of kiÌ„g Edward ¶ And yit said Merlin that pepull that shuld lede the forsaid grehond shuld be faderles vn till a certan tyme Ì„ he said soth for the pepull of scotlaÌ„d gretly wer disesed siith that sir IohnÌ„ bailloll ther kiÌ„g fled froÌ„ scotland ¶ And yit said Merlin that the son shulde become in his tyme as reed as ony blode in tokenyng of gret mortalite of pepull that was well knaw when the scottis wer slayn ¶ And sith said Merlin that ylke dragoij shuld norish a fox that shuld meue gret were ayens him that shuld not iÌ„ his tyme be endid ¶ And that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward norished in his chambre that sithene stale a way and meued gret were ayenst him wich were wos not endid iÌ„ hys tyme ¶ And afterward Merlin told that this dragon shuld bene hold the best body of all the world· and he said sothe for the good kiÌ„g Edward wos the worthiest knyght of all the world in his tyme ¶ And yit said Merlin that the dragon shÌ„uld die in the marche of an other land and that his land shuld be long without ony good keê‘ that meÌ„ shÌ„uld wepe for his deth froÌ„ the I le of shepei vn to the I le of marcill ¶ Wherfor alas shold be ther songe emong the comyn pepull fadetlas in the land wasted ¶ And that profecie wos knowe ouerall full well For the good kiÌ„g edwarde died at Burgh vp sandis that is vpoÌ„ the marche of scotland wherfor
the englisshmeÌ„ wer discomforted Ì„ sorowed in northhuÌ„berland ¶ For enchesoÌ„ that kiÌ„g Edwardis son set by the scottis no force for the riot of Perys of Ganaston wherfore Alas wos the song thurgh out all englond for defaute of they re good werdeyn froÌ„ the I le of shepey vn to the I le of marcill the pepull made moch sorow for good kiÌ„g Edwardis deth ¶ For they wened that good kiÌ„g edward shuld haue gone iÌ„ to the holy land for that was holy his purpose vpon whos soule god for his high grace haue inci Anno domini M.CC.lxxxiiij CElestinus wos pope after Nicholas v. monethis and nothynh nobull of him is written bot that he wos a vertuus man Bonefacius the .viij. wos after him viij yere This Bonefaci wos a man iÌ„ thos thinges the wich ê‘teneth to court for he wos vere exparte in such maters And because he had no peer he put no mesurnesse to his prudens And toke so gret pride vpon him that he said he wos lord of all the world and mony thyngê he did with his myght the wich failed wriechedly in the end he yaf a sampull to all prelatis that they shuld not be proude but vnder the forme of a veray schepard of god they shuld more study for to be loued of ther subiectis then to be drad This man is he of whome it is said that he entred as a fox he leued as a Lyon and died as a dog ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an hondreth yere to an hondreth yere And the frist Iubile was in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.ccc.. Benedictus the xi was after Boneface xi monethis This maÌ„ wos an holi man of order of the frere prechours litill wile liued but decessid anone Adulphus wos emprour vi yere this maÌ„ was the erle of anoxone And wos not crouned by the pope for he wos slayn in bataill Albertus was emprour after him x. yere This man wos the duke of Anstrie and frist was repreued of the pope and after wos confirmed by the same pope for the maleâ—â— of the kyng of fraunce the wich wos an enmy vn to the chirche And to that Albert the same pope yaf the kyngdom of fraunce as he did other kyngdoms bot it profettid not for at the last he wos slayn of his nevu Clemens was pope after Benedictus almost ix yere And he was a gret bylder of castelles and other thinges and he dampned the order of templaries and he ordeyned the vij boke of the decretalis the wich be called the questions off Clementyns And anone after iÌ„ a counsell the wich he held at vienna he reuokid that same boke· the wich his successari IohnÌ„ called ayen iÌ„corporit it pupplicit it This ClemeÌ„t first of all popis translatid the popis seet fro rome to the AuiÌ„non· wheder it was done bi the mocion of god or the boldenes of man diuerse meÌ„ merueleth Iohan the xxij was pope after him xviij yere This man was all glorious as for thos thynges that wer to be vsid thurgh the actyue liffe And he pupplishit the constitucoÌ„is of the Clementines and send them to all the vniuersites and moÌ„y santis he canonised thes fat bisshopbriches he deuidid he ordined mony thinges ayens the pluralite of benefices and moÌ„y heritikes he dampned bot wheder he wos saued or not oure lord wold not shew to thos he louyd veray well Henri the .vij. was emprour after Albert v. yere This Henri was a nobull man in were and he coueted to haue pees by land and water he wos a glorius maÌ„ in bataill And neuer ouercummyn with enmys And at the last he wos poysened of a frere when that he houselid him bi resauiÌ„g of the sacrament ¶ Of kyng Edward that wos kyng Edwardis son ANd after this kyng Edward regned Edward his son that was borne in Carnariuan and this Edward went him in to fraunce and ther he spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of Fraunce the xxv day of Ianiuer at the chirche of our ladi at Boloyn in the yere of our lord ihesu crist a M.ccc.vij And the xx day of Feuyer the next yere that come after he wos crouned solempli at westmynstre of the Erchebisshop Robert of wynchelse and of the erchebisshop off Cantorburi And ther wos so gret prece of pepull that sir iohan bakwell wos deid and mordred ¶ And anone as the good kyng Edward was deid sir Edeward his son kyng of englond sent after Pers of Ganastane in to Gascoyn and so moch loued him that he called him his broder And anone after he yaf vn to him the lordship of walyngforde and it wos not long after that he ne yaf him the erldom of Cornewaill ayens all the lordis wyll of the reame of englond ¶ And tho brought he sir Walter of Langton bisshop of Chestre in to prison in to the tour of london with two knaues allone him to serue For the kyng was wroth with him for because that sir walter made complaynte vpon him to his fader wherfor he was put in to prison in the tyme of Troilebaston ¶ And the forsaid Pers of Ganaston made so gret mastries that he went in to the kynges tresorie in the abbey of westmynster and toke the table of gold with the tristyls of the same mony other riche Iewels that sum tyme wer the nobull and good kiÌ„g Arthurs Ì„ toke theÌ„ to a marchand that was called Aymeri of Friscombaand For he shulde bere them ouer see iÌ„ to Gascoyne and so he went thens and they come neuer ayen after wherfore it wos a gret loose vn to this land ¶ And when this Pers wos so richeli auaunced he be come so proud and so stout wherfor all the gret lordis of the reame had him iÌ„ dispite for his gret bering wherfore sir HeÌ„ri the laci erle of Nicholl and syr Guy erle of warrewik the wich good lordis the goode kyng Edward sir Edwardis fader kyng of Englond charged that Peris of Ganaston shuld not cum in to englond for to bring his son Edward in to riot ¶ And all the lordis of Englond assemled them a certayn day at the freris prechours at London and ther they spekyn of the dishonour that kyng Edward did vn to his reame and to his croune ¶ And so they assentid all bothe erles and barons and all the commyns that the foresaid Pers of Ganastone shuld be exiled out of Englond for euer more and so it wos done for he forswore Englond and went in to Irlond and ther the kyng made hym chiuetayn and gouernour of the land by his commission and theer this pers was cheuetayne of all the land and did ther all that hiÌ„ liked and had pouer what he wold and that tyme wer the templars exiled thurgh all cristinte for encheson that men put vpon them that they shuld done thynges ayens the faith and good beleue·
¶ Kyng Edward loued Pers of Ganastone so moch thatt he myght not forlet his componye and so moch the kyng yaf and behight to the pepull of englond that the exiling of the foresaid peris shuld be reuoked at stamford thurgh them that him had exiled wherfore peres of ganaston come ayen in to englond and when he was come ayen in to his land he dispised the grettist lordis of this land and called sir Robert of Clare erle of glocestre horeson And the erle of Nicholl sir henri the Lacy brustynbely and sir Guy erle of warwik the blak hound of Arderne Ì„ also he called the nobull erle and Thomas of Lancastre Churle and mony oder scornes and shame them said and mony other gret lordis of englond ¶ Wherfor they were toward hiÌ„ full angri wroth right sore annoyed ¶ And iÌ„ the same time died the erle of Nicholl bot he charged or that he wos deid Thomas of Lancastre erle that was his son in law that he shuld maynten his quarell ayens this same Pers of Ganaston vpoÌ„ his blissing ¶ And so it befell thurgh help of the erle of Lancastre and also of the erll of werwic that the forsaid sir Pers wos hedid at Gausich beside werwyk iÌ„ the xix day of Iune in the yere of grace a M.ccc .xij. ¶ Wkrfor the kyÌ„g was sore annoyed prayd god that he myght se that day to be a venged vpoÌ„ the deth of the forsaid Pers. ¶ And so it befell afteerward as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the forsaid erle of Lancastre and mony other gret barons wer put to pytuus deth and martired for enchesoÌ„ of the forsaid quarell ¶ The kyng wos tho at london and held a ê‘lament and ordeyned the lawes of sir Symond Mounford wherfor the erle of Lancastre and the erles and all clerge of englond made an othe thurgh counsell of Robert of wynchelse for to maynten tho ordinauÌ„ces for euer more ¶ How Robert the Brus come ayen in to scotland Ì„ gadered a gret pouer of men for to were vpon kyng Edward ANd when sir Robert the Brus that made him kyng of scotland that before wos fled in to Norway for dreed of deth off the good kyng Edward and also he herid of the debate that tho was in Englond bi twene the kyng and his lordis he ordeyned an host come iÌ„ to englond iÌ„ to NorthuÌ„berland cleyn distruid the contre ¶ And when kyng Edward herd this tidyng he let assembull his host and met the scottis at edstreuelin in the day of natiuite of sent IohnÌ„ baptist in the iij yere of his regne in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.CCC xiiij Alas the sorow Ì„ losse that ther wos done ¶ For ther wos slayn thee uery nobull erle Gilbert of Clare sir Robert of Clifford baroun· ther kyng Edward was scomfited and edmoÌ„d of maule the kingê stewerd for dred went and drenched him self iÌ„ a fresh riuer that is called Bannokesborne wherfor thei said iÌ„ reproue dispite of kiÌ„g Edward for as moch as he loued to gon bi water also for he wos discomfited at bannokesborne Therfor the maidens made a song therof iÌ„ that cuÌ„tre of kyng edward of englond iÌ„ this maner they song ¶ Maydens of englond sore may ye morne for tiÈt haue lost your lemmans at bannokesborne with heuelogh what weneth the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d to haue geten scotland with rombilogh· WHen kyng Edward discomfited was wondir sore and fast he fled with his folke that was left on lyue and went vn to Berewik and ther held him And after he toke hostages thatt is to say ij child of the richest of the toune and the kyng wenteÌ„ to lundon Ì„ toke counsell of thinges that wer nedefull vn to thee reame of englond ¶ And in the same tyme it befell that tho was iÌ„ englond a ribaude that was called Iohan Tanner and he went said that he wos the good kyng edwardis son and let him call edward of Carnariuan and therfore he wos take at Oxforde and ther he chalanged the frere carmes churche that kyng Edwarad had yefen them the wich chirch sum tyme was the kynges hall ¶ And afterward was this IohnÌ„ lad vn to NorthmÌ„toÌ„ and draw and honged for his falsenesse and or that he wos dede he confessid and said before all tho that ther war That the deuell behight him that he shÌ„uld be kyng of englond and that he had serued the deuell .iij. yere ¶ How the toune of Berewyc wos taken thurgh tresoÌ„ Ì„ how ij Cardinales wer robbid in englond ANd in mydlentyn sonday in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.CCC.xvi Berewyc wos lost thurgh fals treson of on Pers of Spaldyng the wich pers the kyng had put ther for to kepe that same toune with mony burgeis of the same toune ¶ Werfor the children that wer put in hostage thurgh the burgeis of Berewyk folowed the kiÌ„ges marchalsie moni dais fetered in strong yrans ¶ And after that tyme ther come ij Cardinales in to englond as the pope had them sent for to make pees bitwen engloÌ„d Ì„ scotland ¶ And as they went toward Doram for to haue sacrid mastyr Lowys of Beaumont bisshop of Doram and os they went they wer taken Ì„ robbid vpoÌ„ the more of wynglesdoÌ„ of wich robbery sir Gilbert of Middelton wos atteint take and honged Ì„ draw at londoÌ„ Ì„ his hede smyten of and set vpoÌ„ a spere and set vpoÌ„ new gate the iiij quartres sent to iiij cites of englond ¶ And that same tyme befell mony mischefes in engloÌ„d for the poer pepull died in englond for hunger so moch so fast died that vnneth men migh them berie for a quart of whete wos worth xl shilling and ij yere an half a quarter whete was worth ·x marke And oft times the poer pepull stole children ete them ete also al the houndis that thei might take Ì„ also horse cattis And after ther fell a gret moreyn among bestis in diuerse cuÌ„tres of Englond during kiÌ„g Edwardis lifes time ¶ How the Scottis robbid Northumberland ANd in the same time come the scottis ayen in to Englond and distruyd Northumberland and brend that land Ì„ robbid it and kylled men and womeÌ„ and children that didly in ther cradeles and brend also holy chirche and destruyd cristyndoÌ„ and toke and bore Englisshmens goodis as they had be sarisens or paynyms and of the wikkidnesse that they did all the world spaken thurgh all cristyndome ¶ How the scottis wold not a mend ther trespase Ì„ therfor scotland wos enterdited ANd when pope Iohaij the xxij after sent Petre herd of the gret sorow and mischief that the scottis wrought he wos wonder sori that cristindom was so distroid thurgh the Scottis Ì„ namly they distruyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sent a generall
sentence vnder his bulles of lede vn to the erchebisshop of cantorburi and to the erchebisshop of yorke that if Robert the brus of scotland wold not be Iustified and make a mendes vn to the kyng of englond Edward ther lord and make amendis of his losse and of his harmes that they had done in englond and also to restore the goodis that they had taken of holy chirche that the sentence shuld be prenounced thurgh out all englond ¶ And wheÌ„ the scottis herd this they wold not leue ther malece for the popis commaundement ¶ Wherfor robert the Brus Iames Douglas and Thomas Raudulfe erle of Moref and all tho that with them comuned or them help in worde or dede wer cursed in euery chirche thurgh out all englond euery day at masse .iij. tymes and no masse shÌ„uld be songe in holy chirche thurgh out all scotland bot if the scottis wold make restitucion of the harms that they had made vn to holy chirche werfor mony a good prest and holy men therfor wer slayn thurgh the reame of scotland for encheson that thei wolde not sing no masse ayens the popes commandemeÌ„t ayens his will Ì„ to done Ì„ fulfill the tirantes will ¶ How sir Hugh the spensers son wos made the kynges chamberlayn and of the bataill of Mitone ANd it was not long afterward that the kyng ne ordened a parlament at yorke and ther was sir hugh the spencers sone made chambrelayn and the meyn tyme while the were lasted the kyng went ayen in to scotland that it wos wonder for to witte and beseged the toune of Berewik but the scottis went ouer the water of Solewath that wos iij. myle from the kyngê host priueli they stele a way by nyght and come in to Englond robbed destruyd all that they myght Ì„ sparid no maner thing till that they come vn to yorke ¶ And when the EnglisshmeÌ„ that wer left at home herd this tidyng all tho that myght trauell as well moÌ„kes and prestis Ì„ freris chanons seculars come met with the scotis at Miton vpswale the xij day of October ¶ Alas that sorow for the english husbondmen that coud no thiÌ„g of the were that ther wer kylled and drenched in an arme of the see And ther chiefteynes sir willm of Melton Erchebisshop of yorke and the abbot of Selby with ther stedis fled and come to yorke and that was ther own folie that they had that myschance for they passid the water of swale and the scottis set a fier the stakkis of hey the smok ther of wos so huge that the englissmeÌ„ myght not see the scottis ¶ And when the englismen wer gone ouer the water tho come thee Scottis with ther wynge in maner of a shelde and come toward the englishmen in a ray Ì„ the englisshmen fled for vnneth they had any men of armes for the kyng had them almost lost at thee sege of Berewyk and the scottis hobilers went bitwix the brige the englismen ¶ And when the gret host them met the englishmen fled bitwen the hobilers the gret host and the englishmeÌ„ almost wer ther kylled ¶ And he that might wend ouer the water was saued bout moÌ„y wer dreÌ„chid ¶ Alas for ther wos slaiÌ„ moÌ„y meÌ„ of religioÌ„ Ì„ seculers prestis clerkis with moch sorow the erchebisshep ascapid therfore that scottis called the bataill the white bateill ¶ How kiÌ„g edward did all maner thiÌ„g that sir hugh spenser wold ANd when kyng edward herd this tidyng he remeued his sege from Berewik and come ayen to englond but sir hug the spenser the son that wos the kynges chambrelayn kepid so the kynges chamber that no man might speke with the kiÌ„g ¶ Bot he had made with him a fret for to done all his nede Ì„ that ouer mesur ¶ And this hugh bare him so stout that all men had of him scoornne Ì„ despite And the kyng hiÌ„ self wold not be gouerned ne ruled by no maner man but only bi his fadre Ì„ bi him Ì„ if ony knyght of englond had woddis maneres or lordis that they wold couet anone the kiÌ„g must yef it them or els the maÌ„ that ought it shuld be falsely endited of forfit or felonye And thurgh such doyng they desherited mony a good bachiler Ì„ so moch land getten that it was wonder· ¶ And when the lordis of englond saw the grete couetise the fassenesse of sir hugh the spenser the fadre Ì„ of sir hugh the son they come to the gentill erle of Lancastre and axed hiÌ„ of ê¯cell of the disese that wos iÌ„ the reame thurgh sir hugh the spenser Ì„ his son And in hast by one assent they made a pÌ„ue assembull at shirborne iÌ„ Elmede Ì„ they made ther an oth for to breke and destroble the doyng bitwen the king Ì„ sir hugh spenser Ì„ his son vpon ther pouer ¶ And they went in to the march of wales Ì„ destruid the land of the forsaid sir hughes ¶ How sir hugh Spenser his fader wer exiled out of englod WHen kyng edward saw the gret harme and destruccion that the barons of Englond did vn to sir hugh the spensers lande and to his sones in euery place that they come vpon ¶ And the kyng tho thurgh his counsell exiled sir IohnÌ„ monbray sir roger Clifford and sir Gosselin dauill and mony other lordis that wer to them concent wherfore the barons did tho more harme then thei diden before ¶ And when the kyng saw that the barons wold not sese of ther cruelte the king wos sore adrad lest they wold destruy him and his reame for his meyntenance but if that he ascented to them ¶ And so he sent for them by letters that they shuld cum to london to his parlament at a certan day as in his letters wos contened ¶ And they come with iij. batailles well armed at all pointis and euery bataill had cote armures of grene cloth ther of the right quart wos yalow with whit bendis wherfore that that parlament wos called the parlament of the white bend And in that companye was sir vmfrcey of Bohâ—ne erle of herford and sir Roger of Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Mombray sir Gecelin dauill sir Roger Mortimer vncull of sir Roger Mortimer of wigmore sir heÌ„ri of Trais sir Iohan Giffard and sir Bartholomew of badeles more that wos the kynges stiward that the kyng had sent to shirborne in elmede to the erle of Lancastre and to all that with him wer for to tret of accorde that him allied to the barons and come with that companye ¶ And sir roger Dammorie Ì„ sir hugh Dandale that had spoused the kinges neces sustre and sir Gyllebert of Clare erle of Glocestre that wos killed in scotland as before is said ¶ And tho ij lordis had tho two ê‘ties of the erledom of glocestre Ì„ sir hugh the
spenser the son had the thrid ê‘te in his wifes half the iij. sustre tho ij lordis went to the barons with al ther pouer ayens sir hugh ther broder in law and so ther come with them sir Roger of Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Mombrey sir Goselin dauill sir roger Mortimer of werke sir roger mortimei of wigmore his nepheu sir Henri Trais sir IohnÌ„ Giffrad sir Bartholemew of badelsmore with all ther companye and mony oder that to them were consent all the gret lordis comen vn to westmynstre to the kyngê ê‘lament and so they spoken and did that bothe sir huge Spenser the fadre and also the son were outlawed of Englond for euer more ¶ And so sir hugh the fadre went vn to Douer and made moch sorow and fell doune vpon the ground by the see banke acros with his armes and sore wepiÌ„g said Now fair englond good englond to all myghty god I the betake and thries cussid the grouÌ„d and wened neuer for to haue comen ayen and wepyng full sore cursed the tyme that euer he begat sir Hugh his son And said for hiÌ„ he had lost all Englond and tho in presence of them all thatt were about him he yaf him his curse and went ouer the see to his landis ¶ But hugh the son wold not gone out of Englond bot held him in the see he and his companye robbed .ij. DromoÌ„dis beside Sandewich and toke and bare away all the goodis that wos on them the value of xl M. pound ¶ How the kyng exiled Erle Thomas of Lancastre Ì„ all that held with him and how the Mortimer come yeld him to the king and of the lordis HIt wos not long after that the kyng ne made sir Hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the son cum ayen in to engloÌ„d ayens the lordis will of the reame ¶ And sone after the kyng with a strong pouer come and beseged the castell of Ledes Ì„ in the castell was the lady of Badelesmore for encheson that she wolde not graunte that castell to quene Isabell kiÌ„g Edwardis wife ¶ But the principall cause was for encheson that sir Bartholomew badelesmere was ayens the kiÌ„g held with the lordis of englond notheles the kiÌ„g by help socour of meÌ„ of londoÌ„ Ì„ also of help of southeren men gat the castell maugre of them all that wer therin Ì„ toke with them all that thei might find ¶ And when the barons of engloÌ„d herd this tidyng sir Rogere Mortimer and other mony lordis toke the touÌ„e of burggeworth with strength wherfore the kiÌ„g was wonder wroth let outlaw thomas of Lancastre Ì„ vmfra de Bohoune erle of herford Ì„ all tho that wer assentant to the same quarell ¶ And the kyng asseÌ„bled an huge host Ì„ come ayenst the lordis of engloÌ„d wherfor the Mortimers put theÌ„ in the kiÌ„gê merci Ì„ his grace Ì„ anoÌ„e they wer sent to the toure of london Ì„ ther kept iÌ„ prisoÌ„ ¶ And when the barons herd this thyng they comen to Pountfret ther that the erle Thomas sodiourned Ì„ told him how that Mortimers both had yeld them to the kyng Ì„ put them in his grace ¶ Of the sege of Tykhill WHen Thomas erle of Lancastre herd this they wer wonder wroth and all that wer of his companie Ì„ gretly they wer discomfited and ordeyned theyr pouer to geder beseged thee castell of Tykhill but tho that wer within so manly defeÌ„did heÌ„ that the barons might not get the castell wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g herd that his castel was beseged he swore by god Ì„ bi his names that the sege shÌ„old be remeued and assemaled an huge pouer of pepull went thiderward to reskewe the castell his pouer encresid froÌ„ day to dai ¶ When the erle of Lancastre Ì„ the erle of Herford the barones of ther companye herd of this thiÌ„g they assembled all ther pouer went them to Burton vpoÌ„ Trent kept the brigge that the king shold not passe ouer ¶ But it befell so on the x. day of march in the yere of grace M.ccc Ì„ xxi· The kyng the spenser sir Aymer valaunce erle of PeÌ„broke IohnÌ„ erle of AruÌ„dall Ì„ hir pouer weÌ„t ouer the water discomfited the erle Thomas his companye and they fled to the castell of Tutberi and from thens they weÌ„t vn to Pountfret ¶ And in that viage died sir Roger Danmore in the abbey of tutberi ¶ And in that same time the Erle Thomas had a traytour with him that wos called Robert of HolaÌ„d a knyght that the erle had brought vp of nought had norisshed him iÌ„ his botelerie had yeue him a thousand marke of land by yere so moch the erle loued him that he myght do in the erles courte all thiÌ„g that him liked bothe among hie lawe and so quenteli tho these bare him ayens his lorde that he tristed more vpon him then he did vpon ony man a liue ¶ And the erle had ordened by his letters for to wend in to the erledom of Lancastre to make men arise to helpe him that viage that is to say v. C men of armes ¶ But the fals traytur come not ther no maner men for to warne ne for to make arise to help his lord ¶ And wheÌ„ that the fals traitour hard tell that his lord was discomfited at burtâ—n vpon trent as a fals traytour thefe stole a way and robbed iÌ„ Rauensdele his lordis men that come from the scomfiture and toke of them hors and harnes and al that they had killid of them all that he myght take come yeld hiÌ„ to the kiÌ„g ¶ WheÌ„ the good erle Thomas wist that he wos so betraied he wos sore abashed Ì„ said to hiÌ„ self O all mighty god how myght Robert Holand find in his hert me to betray sithens that I haue loued hiÌ„ so moch O god well may naw a man see bi him that no man may dissaue an oder rather than he that he trustis most vpon he hath full euell yeld me my goodnesse and the worshÌ„ip that I haue to him done and thurgh my kyndenesse haue him a vaunced and made hie wher that he wos lowe And he maketh me go from high vn to lâ—w but yit shall he die an euell deth ¶ Of the scomfiture of Burbrugge THe good Erle Thomas of Lancastre Humfrey de bohouÌ„e Erle of Herford and the barons that with hem were tokeÌ„ councell bitwen them at the frere prechours in Pountfret Tho thought Tomas vpoÌ„ the traitorie of robert Holand and seied in reproue Alas holand had me betraied ay is the reed of some euell shreed and by the commune assent they shuld all wend to the castell of Dunstanburgh the wich ê‘teyned to the erldom of Lancastre that they shold abide ther till that the kiÌ„g had foryef them ther
maletalent ¶ But wheÌ„ the good erle Thomas this herd he ansuerd in this maner and said lordis quod he if we gone toward the north the northeren men will say that we go toward the scottis Ì„ so we shall be holden traitours for cause of distance that is betwen kyng edward Ì„ Robert the brus that made him kiÌ„g of scotland and ther fore I sai as touchyng my self that I will not go no ferther in to the north than to myn own castell of PouÌ„fret ¶ And wen sir roger Clifford herd this he arose vp anone in wroth and drew his swerde on high suore by almyghty god and by his holi names but if that he wold go with them he shuld him sle ther. ¶ The nobull and gentill erle Thomas of Lancastre was sore adrad said fair sirs I will gon with you whither so euer ye me bidde ¶ Tho went they to gedres in to the north Ì„ with them they had vij C. men of armes and come to Burbrugge ¶ And when sir Andrew of herkela that was in the north cuÌ„tre thurgh ordynaunce of the kyng for to kepe the cuntre of scotland herd tell how that Thomas of lancastre wos discomfited and his ê¯panye at Burton vpon trent he ordyned him a strong pouer and sir Symond ward also that was tho shereue of yorke and met the baronnes at burbrugge and anone they breke the brugge that wos made of tre ¶ And whan sir thomas of Lancastre herde that sir Andrew of herkela had brought with him such a pouer he was sore a drad and sent for sir andrew of herkela and with him spake· and said to him in this maner ¶ Sir andrew quod he ye mow well vnderstond how that our lord the kyng is lad and misgouerned by moch fals councell thurgh sir hugh the Spenser the fadre and sir hugh his son and sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell and thurgh master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clerke that now is in the kynges court duelling Wherfore I pray yow that ye wold cum with vs with all the pouer that ye haue ordened and help to distro the venym of England and the tratours that bene therin and we will yeue vn to yow all the best parte of .v. erledoms that we haue and holdeth and we will make vn to you an oth that we wil neuer done thyng with out your councell and so ye shall bene eft as well with vs as euer wos Robert of Holand ¶ Tho ansuerd sir Andrew of herkela and said sir Thomas that wolde not I done ne consent ther to for no maner thing ye might me yeffe without the will and commauÌ„dement of our lore the kyng for than shuld I be holden a tratour for euer more ¶ And when that the nobull Erle Thomas of Lancastre saw that he wold not consent vn to him for no maner thing sir Androw he said will ye not consent for to distroye the venym of the reame as we be consent now at one worde sir Androw I tell the that or this yere be gone that ye shall be take and hold for a traitor and more than ony of yow hold vs now and in wors deth ye shall die than euer did any knyght of Englond And vnderstand well that ye did neuer thyng that sorer ye shall you repente and now goth Ì„ dothe what you good liketh And I wyll put me in to the mercy of god ¶ And so went the fals traytour tirant and as a fals for sworin maij for thurgh the noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre he vnderfenge the armes of chiualri and thurgh hiÌ„ he wos made a knyght ¶ Tho myght men see archeris drawe them in that one side and in that other and knyghtes also and foughten tho to gedre wonder sore and also among other sir Humfrey de Boughon Erle of herford a worthy knyght of renoune thurgh all cristyndome stode fought with his enmys vpon the bruge and as the nobull lord stode and faught vpon the brugge a thefe a ribaude skulked vnder the brugge fersly with a spere smote the nobull knyght in to the fouÌ„dement so that his bouell is comen out a bout his fete ther. ¶ Alas for sorow for ther was slayn the flour of solace of comforth and also of curtesie ¶ And sir Roger of Clifford a nobull knyght stode euer and faught well worthely him defendid as a nobull baron But at the last he was sore wounded in his hede sir willm of Sullay and sir Roger of bernefeld wer slayn at that bataill ¶ When sir Androw of herkela saw that sir Thomas men of lancastre lassed and slaked anone he and his compani comen vn to the gentill knyght sir Thomas of Lancastre said vn to him in high yelde the tratoure yeld the. ¶ The gentill Erle ansuerid tho and said Nay lordis trators be we none and to you will we neuer vs yeld while that our lyues last but leuer we haue to be slain in our treuth than yeld vs vn to yow ¶ And sir Androw ayen gard vpon sir Thomas componi yollyng as a wode wolfe Ì„ saied yelde you tratours takeÌ„ yeld you And said with an high vois beth war sires that none of yow be so hardy vpon lyfe and limme to mysdone Thomas bodi of Lancastre ¶ And with that word the good Erle Thomas weÌ„t iÌ„ to the chapell said kneling vpon his knees Ì„ turned his visage towardes the crosse and said Almyghty god to the I me yelde holli I put me vn to thy merci And with that the vileyns and ribaudes leped a boute him on euery syde as tirantis wode turmeÌ„tours and dispolid him of his armurie and clothed him in a robe of rey that was of his squyers liueira and forth lad him vn to yorke by water ¶ Tho myght men se moch sorow Ì„ care for thee gentill knyghtis fled in euery side Ì„ the ribaudis Ì„ the vileyns egreli them discried and gried an high yeld yow tratours yeld you ¶ And when they wer yolden they wer robbed bounde as thefues Alas the shame and dispite that the gentill ordir of knyghthod ther had at that bataill and the land was tho with out law for holy chirche tho had no more reuerance than it had bene a brodell hous and in that bataill was the fadre ayens the sone and the vncle ayens his nepheu For so moch vnkyn denes was neuer seyn before in Englond as wos that tyme among folke of one nacion ¶ For on kynrad had no more pitte of that other than an hungri wolfe hath of a shepe and it wos no wonder ¶ For the gret lordis of englond wer not all of one nacion but wer medled with other nacions that is for to say some Bretans some SaxoÌ„s som Danys some Pehites som Frensshemen some Normans some Spanyardis some Romans some Henaudes some Flemmyng and other diuerse nacions the which nacions
accordid not to the kind blod of englond And if so gret lordis had bene onli weddid to english pepull than shuld pees haue bene and rest amonges them with owt any enuy ¶ And at that bataill was roger Clifford take sir IohnÌ„ monbray sir willm Tuchit sir willm Fitz willm Ì„ moÌ„y other worthy knyghtys ther wer take at that bataill And sir hugh Dandell the next day after wos taken Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison and shuld haue be done to deth if he had not spoused the kyngê nece that was erle Gilbertis sustre of Glocestre ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir Bartholomew of badelsmere taken at stowe paarke a maner of the bisshoppis of Lyncolne that wos his nepheu Ì„ mony other barons Ì„ banerâ—ttz wherfore wos made moch sorow ¶ How Thomas of Lancastre wos heded at pounâ—fret .v. barons honged and drawen ther. ANd now I shall tell yow of the nobull erle Thomas of Lancastre when he wos taken and brought to yorke moÌ„y of the Cite wer full glad and vpon him cried with an high vois O sir traitour ye er welcome blissid be god for now shall ye haue the reward that long tyme ye haue deserued cast vpon him mony snowe balles and mony other reproues they did him bot the gentill erle all suffred Ì„ said nothir on word ne other ¶ And in the same tyme the king herd of this same scomfiture and wos full glad Ì„ in hast come to PouÌ„tfret sir hugh spenser sir hugh his son sir IohnÌ„ erle of Arundell Ì„ sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of Kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and master Robert Baldoke a fals piled clarke that was priue duellid in the kynges courte all come theder with the kyng and the kyng entred iÌ„ to the castell ¶ And sir Andrew of Herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with him the gentill erle Thomas to PouÌ„tfret Ì„ ther he was prisoned in his own castell that he had new made that stode ayen the abbey of kyng Edward ¶ And sir hugh the spenser the fader his son cast Ì„ thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shÌ„uld be dede with out ony Iugement of hys perys ¶ Wherfore it was ordened thurgh the kyngê Iustices that the kiÌ„g shold put vpon him pointes of treson ¶ And so it befell that he was led to barre before the kiÌ„gis Iustis barehed as a thef in a fair hall in his own castell that he had made ther in moÌ„y a fair fest both to rich and to poer ¶ And thes wer his Iustises sir Hugh spenser the father Aymer of valauÌ„ce erle of peenbroke sir EdmoÌ„d of wodestoke erle of kent sir IohnÌ„ of Bretan erle of Richemond sir Robert of Malemethrop Iustice sir roberte him a coulpid in this maner ¶ Thomas at the frist owr lord the kyng this court excludeth you of all maner ansuere ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpon yow that ye haue in his land riden with banner displayed ayens his pes as a tratoure And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordis forsoth bi sent Thomas I was neuer traytour ¶ The Iustice said ayen tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng puteth vpon you that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his pepull as a thefe ¶ Thomas also the kyng put vpon you that he discomfited you and your pepull with his folkd in his own reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wodde as an outlawe ¶ And also ye were taken as an outlawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shall be hanged by reson but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell ¶ And thomas reson wold also that ye shuld be hanged but the kiÌ„g hath for yef you that Iewes for cause and loue of your linage ¶ But Thomas For os moch as ye wer take fleyng Ì„ as an outlaw the king wyll that your hede shall be smyte of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth him out of prece and anone bring him to his iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas had herd all thes wordis with an high vois he cried sore wepyng and said alas sent thomas fair fader Alas shall I be dede thus ¶ Graunte me now blissidfoll god ansuer but all a vailled him nothyng For the cursed Gascoyns put him hither thedder and on him cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knawen is now thyn open traitorie an euell dethe shalt thow die has thow hast it well diseruyed ¶ And tho they set vpen his hede in scorn an hold chapelet that wos all to rent that wos not worth an half penne ¶ And after that they set him vpon a leue white palfra full vn semeli and eke all bare and with an hold bridell and with an horribul noise they droue him out of the Castell toward his deth and they cast vpon him mony balles of snowe iÌ„ disspite ¶ And as the traitoris lad him out of the Castell tho saied he this pytouse wordis and his handes held vp on hight toward the heuen Now the kyng of heuen yef vs merci for the erthely kyng hath vs forsakyn And a frere prechour wenten with him out of the castell till that he com to the place that he endid his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe him all his life ¶ And the gentill erle held the frere wonder fast by the clothis and said to him fair fadre abide with vs till that I be dede for my flesh quaketh for drede of deth ¶ And the soth for to say the gentill erle set him vpon his knees and turned him toward the est but a ribaud that was called Higone of Moston set hand vpon the gentill erle and saied in despite of him Sir traytour turne the toward the scottes thy soule dede to vnderfenge and turned him toward the Northe ¶ The nobull erle Thomas ansuered tho with a myld vois said now fair lordis I shall done your will And with that woide the frere went from him sore wepyng and anone a ribaude went to him and smote of his hede the xi Kal. of Auerell in the yere of grece M.ccc xxi ¶ Alas that euer such a geÌ„till blod shall be done to deth with out cause and reson ¶ And tratorsly wos the kyng couÌ„cellid wheÌ„ he thurgh the fals counsell of the speÌ„sers suffred sir Thomas his vncles son to be put to such a deth so bene heded ayens all maner of reson and gret pitte it was also that such a nobull kyng shÌ„uld be desceiued mysgouerned thurgh counsell of the fallis spenseres the wich tho he maiÌ„teneyd thorow loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fell gret vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the foresaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill
erle of his life was passid The priour and the monkis of Pountfret getten the body of sir ThomÌ„s of the kiÌ„g and they beried it before the high auter on the right side◠¶ That same day that this gentill knyght was dede ther were honged draw for the same quarell at Pountfret sir willm tuchet sir willm Fitz willm sir warreyn of ysell sir HeÌ„ri of brad borne and sir william cheynye barons all· and Iohane Page esquyre ¶ And sone after at Yorke were draw and honged sir Rogeri Clifford Sir Iohan of Mambray barons And sir Goselin dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristow were drawe honged sir henri of wemyngton sir henri Mounfort barons and at Glocestre wer draw and honged Sir Iohan Geffard and sir willm of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london wer honged and drow sir henri Tyes baron And at wynchelse sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at windesore sir Fraunces of waldenham baron And at Cantorburi wos draw Ì„ honged sir Bertholome of Badelesmere sir Bartholomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe iÌ„ wales sir willm FlemmiÌ„g baron ¶ How kyng Edward weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thousand men of armes Ì„ might not spede ANd when kyng edward of englond had brought the flour of Chiualrie vn to ther deth thurgh councell and consent of sir hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the son he become as wode as any Lyon ¶ And what so euer the Spensers wold haue it was done so well the kyng loued them that they might done with him all thyng that them liked Wherfor the kyng yaf vn to sir hugh spenser the fadre the erledom of wynchestre and vn to sir Andrewe of Herkela the erdom of Cardoill in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And kyng Edward tho thurgh ê¯sell of the spensers disherited all them that had bene ayens him in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre mony oder wer disherited also for encheson stat the spensers couetted for to haue ther landes and so they had all that they wold desire with wrong and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piled clerke Chauncelar of englond thurgh caunsell of the forsaid spensers he was a fals ribaud and a couetise Ì„ so they couÌ„celed the kyng moch that the kyng let take to his own warde all the goodis of the lordis that were put wrongfully to the deth in to his own hond and as well they token the goodis that wer in holy chirche as the goodis that were wythout And let them bene put in to his tresorie in london and let them call his forfaittis bi ther councell the kyng wrought for euermore he dysherite them that the goodis owghten ¶ And thurgh ther counsell let a rere a talliage of all the goodis of englond ¶ Wherfor he was the richest kyng that euer wos in englond after willm basterd of NormaÌ„die that conquerid Englond â–ª ¶ And yit thurgh councell of them him semed that he had not ynough bot made yit euery toune of Englond for to find a man of armys vpon ther own costages for to gone and were vpon the scottis that wer his enmys wherfore the kyng weÌ„t in to scotland with an hondreth thausand meÌ„ of armes at witsontide in the yere of our lord IhuÌ„ crist M.ccc xxij ¶ But the scottis went and hid them in mouÌ„tayns Ì„ in woddis taried the englishmen fro day to day that the kiÌ„g myght for no maner thyng them find in playn feld ¶ Wherfor mony englishmeÌ„ that had litell vitayles died ther for hunger wonder fast and sodenly in goyng and in comyng and namly tho that had bene ayens Thomas of Lancastre and robbed his men vpon his landis ¶ When kyng Edward saw that vitayles failed him he wos tho wonderfore discomforted for encheson also that his men died and for he myght not speed of his enmys So at the last he come ayen in to Englond ¶ And anone after come Iames Douglas also Thomas Randulph with an hoge host in to Englond in to Northumberland with them the englishmen that wer driueÌ„ out of engloÌ„d come robbed the cuÌ„tre kylled the pepull also brend the toune that wos called northallerton Ì„ mony other touÌ„es to yorke ¶ And when the kiÌ„g herd this tidyng he let sompne all maner men that might trauell And so the englishmen mett the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland the xv day after Mihelmasse in the same yere abouesaid And the englishmen wer ther discomfited ¶ And at that scomfiture wos toke sir Iohan of Bretan Erle of Rochemond that helde the cuntre and the Erldom of Lancastre ¶ And after he paied an huge raunsome and wos let go and after that he wente in to frauÌ„ce and come neuer afterward ayen ¶ How sir Andrewe of Herkela was take Ì„ put vn to the deth that wos erle of Cardoill ANd at that tyme sir Andrew of herkela that new was made erle of Cardoill for cause that he had taken the good erle Thomas of Lancastre he had ordeyned thurgh the kynges ê¯mandement of englond for to bring him all the pouer that he might for to help him ayenst the scottis at the abbey of Beigheland ¶ And when the fals tratour had gadred all the pepull that he myght and shuld haue come to the kyng vn to the abbey of Beigheland ¶ The fals tratour lad them by an other cuntre thurgh Copeland thurgh the erledom of Lancastre went thurgh the cuntre robbed Ì„ killed folke all that he myght ¶ And forther more the fals tratour had taken a gret soume of gold and siluer of sir Iames Douglas for to be ayens the kyng of englond and to bene helpyng holdyng with the scottis thurgh whos treson the kyng of englond wos discomfited at Beigheland or that he come theder ¶ Wherfor the kyng wos toward him wonder wroth and let priueli enquere by the cuntre about how that it wos· ¶ And so men enquerid and aspied so at the last trewth was fouÌ„d and sought he atteynt take as a fals tratour as the good erle Thoms of Lancastre him told or that he wer put vn to deth at his takyng at burbrugge ¶ And to him said or that yere wer done he shuld be take and hold a tratour ¶ And so it wos as the holy man said wherfor the kyng sent preueli to sir Anthoyn of Lucy a knight of the cuntre of Cardoill that he shuld take sir Andrew of Harkela and put him vn to the deth ¶ And to bring thys thyng vn to the end the kyng sent his comission So that this same Andrew was take at Cardoill Ì„ led vn to the barre in the maner of an erle worthely arrayed Ì„ with a swerde gurt aboute hiÌ„ hosed Ì„ spored ¶ Tho spak sir Anthoyn in this maner sir Andrew ê™ he the king put vpon the
for as moch as thou hast bene orped in thy dedis he ded to the moch honour and made the erle of Cardoill thou as a traytour to thi lord the kyng ladest his pepull of his cuntre that shuld haue holpe him at the bataill of Beiland and thou ladest them a way by the cuntre of Copeland and thurgh the Erledom of of lancastre Wherfor our lord the kyng was discomfited ther of the scottis thurgh thy treson and falsenesse And if thou hadest comen be tymes he had had the bataill and tresō thou diddest for the gret soume of gold and siluer that thou vnderfenge of Iames Douglas a scot the kynges enmye ¶ And our lord the kyng will that the ordir of knyghod by the which thou vnderfeng all thyn honoor and worship vpon thy body be al brought to nought thi estate vndone that other knyghttes of lawer degre mow after be war the wich lord hath the a vaūced hugli in diuerse cuntreis in Englond that all may take exsample by the ther lord afterward trewly for to serue ¶ Tho commanded he a knaue anone to hewe of his spors on his heles And after he let brake the swerd ouer his hede the wich the kyng yaf him to kepe ̄ defēd his land ther with when he had made him erle of Cardoill ¶ And after he let him be vnclothed of his furred tabard ̄ of his hode of his furred cotes and of his gurdel when this wos don sir Antonye said vn to him Andrew quod he now art thow no knyght bot a knaue ̄ for thi treson the kyng will that thow shalt bene honged and drawe ̄ thyn hede smyten of ̄ thi bowelels taken out of thy body ̄ brent before the thy body quartired thyn he desent to london and ther it shall stond vpō londō brigge and the .iiij. quarters shall be sent to iiij toūes of englond that all other may be war ̄ chastised bi the. ¶ And as Antonye said so it was done all maner thyng in the last day of October In the yere of grace M ccc xxij yere ¶ And the sone turned in to blod as the pepull it saw that durid from the morne till it was xi of the cloke of the day ¶ Of the myracles that god wrought for sent thomas of Lancastre wherfore the kyng let close in the chirche doris of the Priore of pountfret that no mā shuld cum therin to the body for to offren ANd sone after that the good erle Thomas of Lancastre was martired ther was a prest that long tyme had be blind dremed in his slepyng that he shuld gone vn to the hill ther that the good erle thomas of lancastre wos done vn to deth and he shold haue his sight ayen and so he dremed .iij nyghtis fewyng ¶ And the prest let lede him to the same hill And when he com to that place that he was martirid on full deuoutly he made ther his praiers ̄ prayed god ̄ sent Thomas that he myght haue his sight ayen os he was in his praiers he laid his right hand vpō the same place that the good man was martired on ̄ a drope of dry blod smale sand cleued on his hand ther with striked his eeyn And anone thurgh the might of god of sent Thomas of Lancastre he had his sight ayen and thanked tho almyghty god and sent Thomas ¶ And whē this miracle wos knowen among men the pepull come thider on euery side and knelid made ther praiers at his toumbe that is in the priorie of pountfret and praied that holy merter of socour and of help god herd ther prayer ¶ Also ther wos a yong child drenched in a well in the toune of poūtfret wos dede .iij. dais ̄ iij. nyghtis men come ̄ laid the deid child vpō sent Thomas tombe the holy marter the childe arose from deth to liue as mony a man it saw ¶ And also moch pepull wer owt of ther mynd and god hath sent them ther mynd ayen thurgh uertu of that holy martir ¶ And also god hath yeuen ther also to crippils ther goyng ̄ to crokid ther handis ther fete and to blind also ther sight· ̄ to mony seke folke ther helth of diuerse maladies for the loue of this good martir ¶ Also ther wos a rich mā in Coundom in gascoyn ̄ such a maladie he had that all his right side roted and fell away frō hī that men myght se his liuer his hert so he stonke that vnneth men might cū ny hī wherfor his frēdis wer for hī wōder sori bot at the last as god wold they praid to sent Thomas of lancastre that he wold prai to almyghty god for that prisoner ̄ behight to go to Pountfret for to done ther pilgrimage he thoht that the mertir sent Thomas cō to him annoynted ouer all his sike body ¶ And ther with the good man awoke wos all hole his fleshe wos restorid ayen that before wos roted fallen away ¶ For wich miracle the good man his frēdis loued god sent Thomas euer mere after ¶ And this good man come ī to englōd ̄ toke with hī iiij felowes come to poūtfret vn to that holy marter ̄ did ther pilgrimage ̄ the good man that was seke come theder all naked safe his priue clothis ¶ And whē they had done they turned home ayen ī to ther own cūtre told of the miracle wher so euer that they come ¶ And also ij mē haue be heled ther of the mormale thurgh helpe of that holy marter though that euell be holdē incurabull ¶ And whē the spensers herd that god did such miracles for this holi mā they nold be leue it ī no maner wise ▪ bot said opēli that it was grete heresi such vertu of hī to beleue ¶ And when sir hugh the spenser the son saw all this doyng anōe he sent his messanger frō pountfret ther that he duellid to the kīg Edward that tho wos at Grauen at Scipton for cause that the kīg shold vndo that pilgrimage ¶ And os the ribaud the messīger went toward the kīg for to done his message he come bi the hill ther the good marter was don to deth ̄ in the same place he made his ordure And when he had don he went toward the kīg a strong flix come vpō him or that he come to yorke tho he shedde all his bowels at his foūdement ¶ And when sir hugh the spenser herd this tydīg somedele he was a drad ̄ thought for to vn do the pilgrimage if he myght by ony maner way ¶ And anōe to the kīg he went said that they shuld be in gret sklander thurgh out all cristīdom for the deth of Thomas of Lancastre if that he suffred the
exiled out of englond for sent Thomas cause of Lancastre that is to say sir Roger of wigmore sir willm Trussell sir IohnÌ„ of Cromewell Ì„ moÌ„y oder good knyghtys ¶ Wherfor thei toke ther couÌ„cell Ì„ ordeyned amoÌ„ges them for to make a mariege bitwen the duke of gnyheÌ„ the kiÌ„gys son of engloÌ„d Ì„ the erles doughter of henaud that was a nobul knyght of name a doughty iÌ„ his time ¶ And if that thiÌ„g myght be brought about than stode they trowyng with the help of god with his help to recouer ther heritage in engloÌ„d wer of they wer put out thurgh the fals congettynges of spensers ¶ How kyng edwar thurgh couÌ„cell of the spensers sent to the douzeê‘s of frauÌ„ce that they shÌ„uld help that the quene Isabell hir son sir edward wer exiled out of frauÌ„ce WHen kyng edward Ì„ the spensers herd how that quene Isabell and sir Edward hir son had alied them to the erle of Henaud and to them that wer exiled owt of englond for encheson of Thomas of Lancastre they wer so sori that thei not wist what for to done ¶ Wherfor sir hugh spenser the son said vn to sir hugh his fadre in this maner wyse ¶ Fadre cursed be the tim and the couÌ„cell that euer ye consentid that quene Isabell shuld go vn to fraunce for to trete of accord bitwen the kyng of englond and hir brother the kyng of frauÌ„ce for that was your councell for at that tyme forsoth your wit failed ¶ For I drede me sore lest thurgh hir and hir son we shall be shÌ„ent bot yf we take the better councell ¶ Now fair sirres vnderstond how meruelus felonie falshed thÌ„e spensers ymagened and cast for priuely they let fill v. barellis ferrors with syluer tho soume amounted v. thousand pound and they sent tho barrels ouer se priuely by an alien that wos called Arnold of Spayn that was a brocour of London that he shuld gone to the dâ—usepers of Fraunce that they shuld procuren speke to the kyng of fraunce that quene Isabell and hir son Edward wer driuen and exiled out of Fraunce ¶ And among all other thynges that they wer brought to the deth as priuely as they myght ¶ But almighty god wold not so for when this Arnold wos in the high see he wos take with se land res that met him in the high see toke him lad him to ther lord the erle of henaud Ì„ moch ioye was made for that taking Ì„ at the last this Arnold priueli stole away fro thens come to london ¶ And of this takiÌ„g of oder thiÌ„ges the erle of henaud said to the quene Isabell Dame maketh you meri be of good chere for ye be richer than ye wened to haue bene take thes v. barell is full of siluer that wer sent to the douzeê‘s of frauÌ„ce for to kyll yow and your son Edward thinketh hasteli for to wend in to englond taketh ye with you sir Iohan of henaud my brother v. C meÌ„ of armes for mony of theÌ„ of frauÌ„ce iÌ„ whome ye haue had grett trust done you for to scorne ¶ And almyghti god graunte you grace your enmys to ouer cum ¶ The quene Isabell sent tho thurgh henaud and FlauÌ„dres for hir saudiowrs and ordeyned hir euery day for to wend in to Englond ayen and so she had in hir coÌ„panye sir edmond of wodstoke that was erle of kent that was sir Edwardis brother of englond ¶ How kyng edward let kepe the costes by the see Ì„ let trie all the prise men of armes fote men thurgh englond WHen kyng Edward herd tell that quene Isibell and Edward hir son wold cum in to Englond with a gret pouer of aliens and with them that wer outlawed owt of Englond for hir rebelnesse he was sore adrad to be put douÌ„e and for to lese his kyngdom ¶ Wherfor he ordeyned to kepe his castels iÌ„ wales as well as in englond with vitales and ther apparile and let kepe his riueres and also the see costes Wherof the v. portes toke to kepe them and also the see ¶ And at the fest of DecolacioÌ„ of sent IohnÌ„ Baptest the Citizenis of london sent to the kyng to porchestre an hondreth men of armes ¶ And also he commauÌ„ded bi his letters ordeyned that euery hondreth and wapentake of englond to triours as well of men of armmes os men of fote Ì„ that they shold bene put in xx some Ì„ in an hondreth some coÌ„maÌ„ded that all tho men wer redy when any outese or crie wer made for to pursue and take the aliens that come to englond for to benomme him the land for to put him owt of his kyngdom· ¶ And more ouer he let crie thurgh his patent in euery faire and in euery marketh of Englond that the quene Isabell and sir Edward his eldest son the erle of kent that they wer take and saufely keped with out any maner harme vn to them doyng and all other maner pepull that come with them anone smyten of ther hedis with out any maner of ransome takyng of them ¶ And what man that might bringe sir Roger hede Mortimer of wygmore shuld haue an hondreth pouÌ„de of monay for his trauell ¶ And forthermore he ordend by his patent and coÌ„mauÌ„ded to make a fire vpon euery hyll beside the riueres and in law cuntres for to make hie beekenes of tymbbre that if it so wer that the aliens come vn to the land by nyght that men shuld tend the bekenes that the contre might be warned and cum and mete ther enmys and in the tyme died sir Roger Mortimer his vncle in the tour of london ¶ How the quene Isabell and sir Edward duke of Gnyhene his son com in to lond at herewich and how they did WHen quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone Duke of gnyhenne sir Edward of wodstoke erle of Kent and sir Iohan the erles brother of Henaud and ther company drad not thee manace of the kyng ne of his traitours for they trustid all in goddis grace Ì„ com vn to herewich in sauthfolke the xxiiij day of Septembre in the yere of grace M.ccc.xxvi And the quene Ì„ sir edward hir son sent lettres to the maire Ì„ coÌ„mmalte of londoÌ„ requiring them that they shuld be helpyng in the quarell Ì„ causa that they had begonne that is to say to distroy the tratours of the ream bot none ansuer was sent ayen wherfore the quene syr Edward hir son senteÌ„ an other patent letter vnder ther seales the tenour of wich letter here foloweth in this maner ¶ Isabell by thee grace of god quene of englond lady of Irland Countes of pountyf we Edward the eldest son of the kyng of englond Duke of gnyhen erle of chestre of Pauntif of Moustroill to the maire to all the cominalte of the cite of
london sendeth gretyng For as moch as we haue before the tyme sent to yow by our letters how we be cuÌ„ in to this land with good aray and iÌ„ good maner for the honour and profet of holy chirche and of our right dere lord the kiÌ„g and all the reame with all oure myght and pouer to kepe and maynten as we and all the good folkis of the forsaid reame ar holden to done ¶ And vpon that we pray you that ye wold be helpiÌ„g to vs iÌ„ as moch as ye may iÌ„ this quarell that is for the comune profet of all the forsaid reame And we haue had to this tyme none ansuer of the forsaid lettres ne know not your will in that partie ¶ Wherfor we send to you ayen and pray charge you that ye bere you so ayens vs that we haue no cause to greue you bot that ye bene vn to vs helpyng by all the wayes that ye may or may knowe For wyte ye well in certayn that we and all tho that be comen with vs in to this reame thynke not to done any thyng but that thyng that shall be for the commune ê“fet of all the reame bot onli to distroy hugh spenser our enmy Ì„ enmy te all the ream as ye it well knowith ¶ Wherfor we pray you charge you in the faith that ye owe on to our lord the kiÌ„g to vs and vpon all that ye shull mow forfet agayn vs that if the said hugh spenser our enmy come with in your pouer that ye don him hasteli to ben takyn and saufli keped vn till we haue ordeyned of him our wyll and that ye leue it not in no maner wyse as ye desire honor and profit of vs all and of all the ream ¶ vnderstondyn ye well that if ye doo our prayer and commandemeÌ„t we will the more be holdeÌ„ vn to you And also ye shall get you worship and profet yf ye send vs hastely ansuer of all your will ayen at Baldok the vi day of October ¶ Which letter erly in the dawyng of the day of sent Denis wos takked vpon the new crosse in chepe and mony copies of the same letter wer tacked vpoÌ„ wyndowes and doris and vpon other places in the Cite of london that all men passing by the way myght them see and rede ¶ And in the same tyme kyng Edward was at london in the tour at his mete ¶ And amessinger come in to the hall and said that the quene Isabell wos comen to land at Herewich hath brought in hir companie sir iohnÌ„ of Henaud Ì„ with him men of armes without nombre ¶ And with that word sir Hugh the spenser the fadre spake and thus vn to the kyng said My most worshipfull lord and king of englond now we make good chere for certanly they benÌ„ all ours ¶ The kyng saw this word comfortable yit he was full sorowfull Ì„ pensife iÌ„ his hert ¶ And the kiÌ„g had not fully eten bot ther come in to the hall an other messinger and said that the quene isabell was ariued at herewich beside yepswyche in southfolke ¶ Sir hugh the spenser the fadre spake to the messinger and said tell soth in good faith to the messinger my fair frende is she come with a gret strength ¶ Now sertis sir the soth for to say she ne hath in hir componye but vij houndreth men of armes ¶ And with that word sir hugh spenser the fader cried with an high vois Ì„ said Alas alas we bene all betrayed for certis with so litil pouer she had neuer comen to land but if folke of this lond wer vn to hir consent ¶ And therfor after the mete they token ther couÌ„cell and went toward wales for to arere the walshmen ayenst the quene isabell and Edward hir sone all for to fight and so they wer in purposed euerychone ¶ How master walter Stapilton bisshop of excestre that was the kynges tresorer wos heded at london ANd in the same tyme kyng Edward wos sore adrad lest that men of london wold yeld them vn to the quene Isabel and to hir son Edward ¶ Wherfor he set master walt stapiltoÌ„ his tresorer for to be wardeyn and keper of the cite of londoÌ„ with the maire ¶ And so come to the gyldehall of london and axid the keyes of the yates of the cite thurgh vertu and strength of his coÌ„mission and wold haue had the kepyng of the Cite And the comuners ansuered and said that they wold kepe the cite to the honor of kyng Edward and of Isabell the quene and of the duke the kynges son with out ony more the bisshop wos tho sore annoyed swore othes that they all shuld abie it anone as the kyng edward wer comen out of wales ¶ And the communers all anone of the cite toke the bisshop Ì„ lad him a myddes of the chepe ther they smyten of his hede and set his hede in his right hand ¶ And after they heded ij of his squyers that held with the bisshÌ„op and on of them was called willm of waile that was the bisshopis nepheu ¶ And that other was called Iohan of Padyngton And also they toke a burgeis of london that wos called IohnÌ„ Marchall that wos sir hugh spensers aspie the fader smoten of his hede also ¶ And iÌ„ that same tyme that bisshoop had iÌ„ londoÌ„ a fair tour iÌ„ makiÌ„g iÌ„ his close vpoÌ„ the riuer of the Thamese that wos with out tempull barre and he failed stone to make ther of an end wher for he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his men to go to the chirche of the frere Carmes and ther they toke stone to make ther with the touer moch sand Ì„ mort old robous that wos left ¶ And for the dispite that the bisshop had done vn to holy chirche he his ij squyers wer beried in that sand os though they had bene houndes ¶ And ther they lay a xi wekis till that the quene Isabell sent hir lettres to the comuners praid them that they wold suffre Ì„ grauÌ„te that the bisshop myght be take out of that place be beried at excestre at his owne chirche ¶ And so he was his ij squyers wer beried at sent Clementis chirch with out tempull barre Ì„ it wos no woÌ„der though that bisshop died an euell deth ¶ For he was a couetous maÌ„ Ì„ had with hiÌ„ no merci euell couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g ¶ And sone aftar was Arnold of spayn taken that was assentant to haue lad vM. pound of siluer iÌ„ .v. bareles ferriers vn to the douzeê‘s of fraunce for to help and hast the quene Isabell to hir deth and Edward hir son also And this Arnold wos put to deth with owt the cite of london ¶ How kyng Edward and sir hugh spenser and the erle of Arundell wer taken WHen kyng Edward had sent master walter Stapilton his tresorer in to
london for to kepe the Cite vn to him ayen the quene Isabell his wyfe and ayens edward his sone anone hiÌ„ self toke with him sir hugh spenser the son and sir Iohan erle of Arundell and master Robert Baldoke his Chancelar a fals piled prest and token ther way toward Bristow ¶ And ther the kyng abode a litell tyme and made sir hugh the spenser the fader as conestable and keê‘ of the castell ¶ And the kyng thatt other spenser went in to ship Ì„ sailed toward wales toke no leue of the stiward ne of none in the kingê housold Ì„ went ouer iÌ„ to wales for to arere the walshmen ayen dame Isabell the quene thee duke hir son the erle of Kent Ì„ sir Iohan of Henaud and thei went Ì„ pursued after them and ther pouer encresid euery day So at the last the kyng was taken vpon a hill in wales sir hugh thee spenser the son in that other side of the same hill and the fals pilede clarke master Robert Baldoke ther fast besides them Ì„ wer brought ayen in to englond as almighti god wold ¶ And the kyng him self was put in sauf kepyng in the castell of Kemlworth hiÌ„ kept sir HeÌ„ri that was sent Thomas broder of Lancastre ¶ And sir hugh the fader come put him iÌ„ the quenes grace and sir Edward hir sun duke of Gnyhenne ¶ But sir hugh thee spenser after the tyme that he was taken nold neuer ete no maner mete ne drinke no maner drinke froÌ„ he wist to haue no mercy sauf only to be dede ¶ And the quene hir counsell tho had ordeyned that he shuld haue be do to deth at londoÌ„ bot he was so febull for hys moch fastyng that he was ny dede And therfor it wos ordend that he shuld haue his Iugemet at herford Ì„ at a place of the toure his hood wos take from his hede and also from Robert of Baldoke that wos a fals piled clarkd and the kynges Chauncelare and men set vpon ther hedis chappelettis of sharpe netteles and two squyers blew in ther ere 's with .ij. gret bugles hornes vpoÌ„ tho ij prisoners that men might here ther blowyng out with hornes more than a myle◠¶ And on Symond of Ridyng the kyngê marchall bare before them ther armes vpoÌ„ a spere reuersed iÌ„ tokeÌ„ that they shÌ„uld be vndone for euer more ¶ And vpoÌ„ the morew was sir hugh spenser the sone dampned to deth wos draw honged Ì„ heded Ì„ his bowels takin out of his body brent and after thatt he was quartired Ì„ his .iiij. quarters wer sent to iiij tounes of englond and his hede sent to London brigge ¶ And this Simond for encheson that he dispised quene Isabell he was draw honged in a stage made a myddest the forsaid sir hugh galewes ¶ And the same day a litell from thens wos sir IohnÌ„ of aruÌ„dell beheded for encheson that he wos on of sir hugh spensers councelers ¶ And anoÌ„e after wos sir hugh spenser the fader honged draw and heded at Bristow Ì„ after honged ayen bi the armes with ij strong ropes the iiij· day after he was hewen all to peces and houndes eten him and for that encheson that the kyng had yeffen him the erledom of wynchestre his hede wos sent thider Ì„ put vpoÌ„ a spere ¶ And the fals Baldoke wos sent to londoÌ„ Ì„ ther he died iÌ„ prison amonges thefes for men did hiÌ„ no more reuerens than they wold done vn to an hound Ì„ so died the traitours of englond blissed be almyghty god ¶ And it wos no woÌ„der for thurgh ther councell the good erle Thomas of lancastre wos don to deth and all that held with Thomas of lancastre thurgh the traitours wer vndone all ther heires disherred ¶ Hw kiÌ„g edward was put douÌ„e his dignite take froÌ„ him ANd anone after as all this was done The quene Isabel and Edward hir sone and all the grett lordis of Englond at one assent sent to kiÌ„g Edward to the castell of kenilworth ther that he was in kepyng vnder the ward of sir Iohan HachiÌ„ that wos the bisshop of Ely Ì„ of sir Iohan of Percy a baroun for encheson that he shuld ordeyn his parlament at a certain place in england for to rodresse Ì„ amend the state of the reame ¶ And kyng Edward them ansuerd and said lordis quod he ye see full well how it is Lo haueth here my seal and I yef yow all my pouer for to ordeyn a parlament wher that ye will ¶ And they toke ther leue of him come ayen to the barons of englond ¶ And when they had the kiÌ„ges patent of this thyng they shewed it to the lordis ¶ And tho was ordeyned that the parlameÌ„t shuld be at westmynstre at the vtas of sent Hillarie ¶ And all the gret lordis of englond let ordeyn for them ther ayens that tyme that the parlament shuld be ¶ And at wich day that parlament wos the kiÌ„g wold not cum ther for no maner thyng as he had set him self and assigned ¶ And notheles the barons sent vn to him o tyme other And he suore by godis soule that he nold not cuÌ„ ther on fote Wherfore it wos ordeyned by all the gret lordis of engloÌ„d that he shuld no longer be kyng but be deposid said that they wold croune Edward his sone the elder king that wos the duke of Gnyhenne sent tydyng vn to the kyng ther that he was in ward vnder sir Iohan erle of Garen and sir Iohan of Bothun that was bisshopp of Ely and sir Henri Percy a barone and sir willm Trussell a knyght that wos with the erle sir Thomas of Lancaster for to yeld vp ther homages vn to him for all them of englond ¶ And sir willm Trussell said thes wordis Sir Edward for encheson that ye haue traied your pepull of englond and haue vndone mony gret lordis of englond with outen any cause ye shall be deposid now ye be withstond thanked be god ¶ And also for encheson that ye wold not cuÌ„ to the ê‘lameÌ„t as ye ordeyned at westmynstre as in your own letter patent is contend for to tret with your lege men as a kyng shÌ„uld ¶ And therfore thurgh all the comuns assent Ì„ of all the lordis of englond I tell vn to yow thes wordis ye shall vnder stond sir that the barons of englond at on assent will that ye be no more kyng of Englond but vtterly haue put yow out of your rialte for euer more ¶ And the bisshop of Ely said tho to the kyng ¶ Sir edward heri I yeld vp feaute and homage for all the erchebisshoppis bisshoppis of englond for all the clerge ¶ Tho said sir Iohan erle of Garenne sir edward I yeld vp here vn to yow feaute homage for me
Ì„ for all Erles of englond ¶ And sir HeÌ„ri Percy yaf vp also ther his homage for him for all the barons of englond ¶ And tho said sir willm Trussell I yeld vp now vn to you sir myne homage for me also for all the knyghtes of englond for all them that holden by seriauntre or by any other maner thyng of you ¶ So that from this day afterward ye shall not be clamed kyng nother for kyng be holde ¶ But froÌ„ thys tyme afterward ye shall bene holden for a singuler man of all the pepull And so they went thens to London ther that the lordis of englond them abode And sir edward abade in prisonne in good kepiÌ„g that wos the day of Conuersion of sent Paule in thee xx yere of his regne ¶ Of the ê“phecie of Merlin declarid of kiÌ„g edward the sone of kyng edward the frist OF this kyng Edward ê“phecied Merlin and said that ther shuld cum a Goot out of Carre that shuld haue horns of siluer a berd as white as snow â–ª and a doppe shÌ„uld cum out of his nosethriles that shuld betoken moch harme hounger dethe of the pepull Ì„ gret losse of his land and that in the begynnyng of his regne shuld be hauÌ„ted moch lechorie ¶ And he said soth alas the tyme for kyng edward that was kyng edward son was bonre at Carnariuan in wales for soth he had hornes of syluer a berd as white os snow when he was made prince of walis to moche he yaf hiÌ„ to riot Ì„ to folie ¶ And soth said Merlin in his prophecie that ther shulde cum out of his nose a doppe for in his tyme was gret honger among the poer pepull and strong deth among the riche that died in strange land with moch sorow Ì„ iÌ„ were in scotland and afterward he lost scotland gascoyn whiles that him self wos kiÌ„g ther wos moch lechori hauÌ„ted ¶ And also Merlin told said that this Goot shÌ„uld seche the flour of lyfe and of deth And he said soth for he spoused Isabell the kynges sustre of fraunce ¶ And in his tyme Merlin said that thei shuld be made brigges of folke vpoÌ„ diches of the se And that was well seyn at Banokkes borne in scotland whan he was discomfited ther of the scottis ¶ And Merlin told also that stones shuld fall from castels and mony tounes shuld be made playn ¶ And he said soth for whan kyng Edward wos discomfited in scotland and come tho southward the scottis beseged tho castels did them moch harme and brend tounes vn to the herd erthe ¶ And afterward Merlin told that an Egle shuld cum out of Cornwaill that shold haue fetherris of gold that of pride shuld haue no peir and he shuld despise lordis of blod and after he shuld die thurgh a bere at Gausich and that propheci was full wel know and found soth ¶ For by the egle is vnderstond sir Pers of Ganaston that tho wos erle of Cornewaill that was a wonder proud man that dispised the baronage of engloÌ„d but afterward he was heded at gausich thurgh the erle of Lancastre and thurgh the erle of werwik ¶ And Merlin told that iÌ„ his tyme it sholde seme that the bere shuld brenne and that bataill shÌ„old be vpon an arme of the see in a feld araied like a shÌ„eld wher shuld die mony whit hedis ¶ And he said soth for bi the brenniÌ„g of the bere is betokened gret dred thurgh cuttyng of swerdis at that bataill of miton for ther come the scottis in maner of a sheld in maner of a wynge slew vpoÌ„ swale men of religion prestis Ì„ seculers wherfore the Scottis called that bataill in dispite of englishmeÌ„ the white bataill ¶ And after merliÌ„ said that the forsaid bere shÌ„uld do the Goot moch harme and that shuld be vpon the southwest and also vpon his blod and said also that the goot shuld lese mich dele of his land till the tyme that shame shuld him ouer cum and than he shuld cloth him in a Lyon skyn Ì„ shuld wyn ayen that he had lost and more thurgh pepull that shÌ„uld cum out of the northwest that shold make him to bene adrad him a venge vpon his enmys thurgh councell of ij Owles that frist shÌ„old be in ê‘ell to be vndone ¶ And that tho two Owles shuld wend ouer the see in to a strange land and ther they shuld duell vn till a certan time Ì„ after they shÌ„uld cum iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen ¶ And tho two Owles shuld do moch harme vn to moÌ„y on Ì„ that they shold coÌ„cell the goot to meue were ayens the foresaid bere ¶ And the got the owles shold cuÌ„ to an arme of the see at borton vp Trent Ì„ shuld wend ouer Ì„ that for drede the bere shold fle with a Swan iÌ„ his coÌ„panye to Buri toward the north thurgh an vnkind outpulÌ„ter that the Swan than shall be slayn with sorow the Bere shuld be slayn full ny his owne nest that shÌ„old stond vpoÌ„ PouÌ„tfret vpon whom the sonne shall shed his bemes and mony folke him shall seke for vertu he said soth for the good erle Thomas of Lancastre was borne in the northwest Ì„ cosin to the kiÌ„g and his vncle son ¶ And by law he made the kyng lese moch land the wich he had purchesed wilfulli till at the last the kyng ther of toke shame him self filled wyth cruelte ¶ And after he gat ayen that he had lost moch more thurgh folke that he let assemble out of the northwest that made him to be adrad and a venged him of his barons thurgh couÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fadre and of sir hugh the son that be fore wer owt lawed of englond for ther wikkednes ¶ Bot afterward they cume ayen in to engloed sir hugh spenser the fadre out of fraunce And so moch coÌ„celed the kyng that he shuld were vpon Thomas of Lancastre ¶ So that the kyng and the spensers and the erle of Arundell and ther pouer met with Thomas of Lancastre at Burton vpon Trent and him ther discomfited and sir Humfry Erle of Herford wos in his companye ¶ And after fled the forsaid Thomas and Humfrey with ther company at Burbruge with sir Andrew of erkela that is called the vnkind outpulter ¶ And also sir Symondward erle of yorke they come mete with Thomas of lancastre with an huge companye them ther discomfited Ì„ in that scomfiture the erle of herford wos slayn vpoÌ„ the bruge couherdly with a spere in the foundement And the erle Thomas wos take and lad vn to PauÌ„tfret tho was heded beside his own castell But afterward mony men him sought for miracles that god did for him ¶ And in that tyme MerliÌ„ said for sorow and harme shuld die a pepull of his land wherfore mony other
landis shuld be vpoÌ„ him the more bolder ¶ And he said soth for by encheson of his barons that wer done to deth for sent thomas quarell of lancastre pepull of mony landis become the bold for to meue were vpoÌ„ the kyng for ther blod wos turned to moÌ„y nacions ¶ And afterward Merlin told Ì„ said that the forsaid Owles shuld do moch harme vn to the floor of life deth they shuld bring hir to moch disese so that she shÌ„uld weÌ„d ouer se iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce for to make pees to the flour delise Ì„ ther shuld a bide till on a tyme hir sede shuld cum and sech hir And tho they shÌ„uld a biden bothe till the tyme that they shuld cloth them with grace Ì„ tho two Owles she shold seke Ì„ put them vn to pytuus deth that ê“phecie wos well know and was full soth ¶ For sir Hugh spenser the fadre and sir hugh the sone did moch sorow and persecucion vn to the quene Isabell thurgh her procurment to hir lord the kyng ¶ So they ordeyned amonges that she was put vn to hir wages that is to say .xx. shÌ„ylling in the day ¶ Wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce hir brother was sore annoyed and sent in to englond by his letters vn to kyng Edward that he shold come vn to hys ê‘lament to Paris in fraunce but kyng Edward was sore adrade to cum ther. for he wened to haue bene arested till that he had made amendis for the trespase that sir hugh spenser the fadre the sone had done And for the harme that they had done vn to thee quene Isabell his sustre ¶ Wherfor thurgh hir ordeynaunce Ì„ consent of the spensers the quene Isabell went ouer se iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce for to make accorde bitwen kyng Edward the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce hir brother ¶ And ther duelÌ„led she in frauÌ„ce till edward hir eldest son come hir to sech Ì„ so they duelled ther both till that aliance was made bitwen them the gentill erle of Henaud that if they with ther help might destroi Ì„ ouer cuÌ„ the venym Ì„ the falsenes of the spensers that sir edward shuld spouse Dame Philip the worsshipfull lady Ì„ the erles doughter of henaud ¶ Wherfor the quene Isabell Ì„ sir edward hir son sir edward of wodstoke the kynges brother of Englond sir IohnÌ„ of henaud Ì„ sir Roger Mortimer of wigmore and sir Thomas Rocelin sir IohnÌ„ of CroÌ„well sir willm Trussell and mony other of the a liaunce of the geÌ„till erle Thomas of Lancastre that wer exiled out of englond for his quaril wer disherited of ther landis ordeyned them a gret pouer and ariued at herewich in southfolke ¶ And sone after they pursued the spensers till that they wer takyn put vn to spitouse deth as before is said and ther company aâ— also for the gret falsenes that thei did to kiÌ„g edward to his pepull ¶ And Merlin said also more that the goot shÌ„uld be put iÌ„to gret disese in gret anguysh Ì„ in gret sorow he shÌ„uld lede his lyfe ¶ And he said soth for aftir the tyme that kyng edward wos take he was put in to ward till that the spensers wer put vn to the deth ¶ And also for encheson that he wold not cum vn to his own ê‘lament at london as he had ordened and assigned himself and to his baronage and also wold not gouerne and rule his pepull ne his ream as a king shold done ¶ Wherfore sum of the barons of englond come Ì„ yeld vp ther hamages vn to him for them and all the other of the ream in the day of ê¯uersion of sent paule in the yere of his regne xx Ì„ they put him out of his rialte for euer more euer he leued his lyfe afterward in moch sorow anguyssh LOdewicus the fourth wos emprour after Henri iiij yere This Lodewic wos duke of Banare he dispised the coronacion of the pope wherfore the pope deposit him and moch labour and mony ê‘ell he had after And he trubled gretly the vnite of holy chirch Ì„ then wos chosin ayens him Frederik the duke of Austrich he ouer come the duke and boid a rebelion to his end Ì„ in gret parell to his soule and at the last Karolus wos chosin ayens him the wich pÌ„uayled and sodenly Lodewik fell douÌ„e of his horse Ì„ decessed Iohan Maundevill a doctor of fesike a knyght borne wos in englond a bout this tyme. Ì„ he made a meruelus pilgrimage for he went almost a bowt all the world and he wrot his dedis in .iij. langages decesid wos buried at sent Albons Benedictus the xxij wos pope after IohnÌ„ vij yere and more This man wos a monke in all his youth he wos of good conuersacion a doctor of diuinite And weÌ„ he wos made pope he reformed the ordir of sent Benet in that thyng that was necessari And he wos an hard man to grauÌ„t benefice lest he had grauÌ„ted it to an vnconyng man he made a decretall the wich began Benedictus deus in donis suis he wos veray cruell in his faithe And for that of som men litell loued he wos so stout a man that almost he wold not know his own cosyns Anno domini M.iij C xxvij ¶ Of kyng Edward the thrid after the conquest ANd after this king Edward Carnariuan regned sir edward of windesore his son the wich wos crouned kyng annoynted at westmynstre thurgh councell and consent and will of all the gret lordis of the Reame the sonday in Candelmasse eue in the yere of grace M CCC.xxvi that wâ—s of age at that tyme but xv yere and for encheson that his fadre was in warde in the castell of kenilworth and eke wos put doune of his rialte the reame of englond was with out king fromme the fest of sent Katerin in the yere abouesaid vn to the fest of Candelmasse Ì„ tho wer all maner plees of the kynges bynch astent ¶ And tho wos coÌ„manded to all the shereues of englond thurgh writ to warn the ê‘ties to defendauÌ„tis thurgh somnyng ayen ¶ And also forthermore that all prisoners that wer in the kynge gailÌ„les that wer attached thurgh shereues shÌ„uld be let gone quyte ¶ The kiÌ„g Edward after his coronacion at the praier besechiÌ„g of his liege of the reame grauÌ„tid them a chartre of stedfast pees to all them that wold it axe ¶ And sir iohnÌ„ of Henaud Ì„ his coÌ„panye toke ther leue of the kiÌ„g Ì„ of the lordis of the reame turned home to ther own coÌ„tre ayen eche of them had full rich yeftes euer ych maÌ„ as he wos of value estate ¶ And tho wos englond iÌ„ pees Ì„ iÌ„ rest Ì„ gret loue bitwene the kiÌ„g his lordis comynly english men said amoÌ„ges them that the deuell
was dede But the tresour of the kiÌ„g his fadre the tresour of spensers both the fadre of the son of the erle of Arundell Ì„ of master Robert baldok that wos the kinges chancelar was deê‘tid after the quene Isabellis ordenaunce and Sir Roger Mortimers of wigmore so that the kyng had nothyng ther of but at hir will Ì„ hir deliuerance ne of ther landis as afterward ye shall here ¶ How kiÌ„g Edward weÌ„t to stanthop for to mete the scottis ANd yit in the same tyme was kyng Edward in the Castell of Kenilworth vnder the kepyng of sir Henri that was Erle Thomas brother of Lancastre that tho wos erle of Leycestre and the kyng grauntid him the Erledom of Lancastre that the kyng his fadre had seised in to his hand put out Thomas of Lancastre his brother ¶ And so was he erle of Lancastre Ì„ of Leicestre Ì„ eke stiward of englond as his brother wos in his tyme. but sir Edward that wos kiÌ„g edwardis fadre made sorow with out end for because he myght not speke with his wyfe ne with his sone wherfor he wos iÌ„ moch mischief for though it wer so that he wos lad Ì„ ruled by fals councell yit he wos kyng Edwardis so ne called edward with long schankis Ì„ come of the worthiest blode of the world ¶ And they to whome he wos woned to yeue gret yeftes Ì„ large wer most pÌ„ue with the kiÌ„g his own son Ì„ they wer his enmys both bi nyght bi day Ì„ procurid to make debate coÌ„take bytwen hiÌ„ and his son Ì„ Isabell his wife bot the frere prechours to hiÌ„ wer good freÌ„dis euermore cast both bi nyght Ì„ bi day how they myght bring hiÌ„ out of prisoÌ„ ¶ And amoÌ„g ther coÌ„pany that the freris had priueli brought ther wos a frere that was called Dunhened Ì„ he had ordeyned gadred a gret coÌ„panye of folke to kepe at that nede but the frer wos take put iÌ„ the castel of pouÌ„fret ther he died in prison ¶ And sir henri erle of Lancastre that had the kinges fadre iÌ„ keping thurgh coÌ„mandemeÌ„t of the kiÌ„g deliuered Edward the kiÌ„ges fader bi endeÌ„tur to sir Thomas of berkeley And so sir IohnÌ„ Mautreus Ì„ they led him from the castell of kemlworth to the castyll of Berkeley kept him ther saufly ¶ And at Estren next after his coronacioÌ„ the kiÌ„g ordyned a huge host for to fight ayens the scottis And sir IohnÌ„ the Erles brother of heenaud froÌ„ be yond the se come for to help kyng Edwarde brought with hiÌ„ vij houdreth men of armes ariued at douer they had leue for to go forth till they come to yorke ther that thee kyng them abode ¶ And the scottis come theder to the kyng for to make pees accorde· but the accordement lasted not bitwein tham bot a litell tyme. ¶ And at that tyme the englisshmen wer clothed all in cotes Ì„ hodes peynted with lettres Ì„ with floures full semeli with long berdes And therfor the scottis made a bill that wos fastyned vpoÌ„ the chirch doris of sent Petre toward stangate thê° said the scripture in dispite of englishmen ¶ Long berde hertles Paynted hod witles Gay cote gracelas makes englond thriftles ANd iÌ„ the Trinite day next after began the ê¯take in the cite of yorke bitwen the englisshmen and the Henaudires in that debate wer kylled of the erledom of Nycholl and mordred lxxx and after they wer buried vnder a stone in sent Clementis chirchhawe in fosgate ¶ And for enchesoÌ„ that the henauders come to helÌ„p the kyng ther pees wos cried on payn of life Ì„ limme ¶ And in that other halfe it wos found bi an enquest of the cite that the englishmen began the debate ¶ How the englishmen stoppid the scottis in the parke of stanhope and how they turned ayen in to scotland ANd at that tyme the scottis had assembled all ther pouer and comen in to englond and kylled and robbed all thatt they myght take and also brennet and distroid all the north cuntre thurgh out till that they come vn to the parke of stanhope in wyredall and ther the Scottis held them in a buschement ¶ But when the kyng had herd thurgh certayn aspies wher the Scottis wer anone right with his host beseged them within the forsaid parke so that the scottit wist not wher to gone out but only vn to ther harmis and they abiden in the parke xv days Ì„ vitales them failed in euery side so that they wer gretli appaired of ther bodies ¶ And sith that Brut come fyrst in to bretan vn to this tym wos ther neuer seyn so fair an host what of Englisshmen and of a lyens and of men of fote the wich ordeyned them for to fight with the scottis thurgh eggyng of sir Henri erle of Lancastre and of sir Iohan henaude that wold haue gone ouer the water of with for to haue foughten with the scottis ¶ But sir Roger Mortimer coÌ„sentid not ther to For he had priuely takyn mede of the scottis theÌ„ for to help that they myght wend away ayen in to ther own cuntre ¶ And this same Mortimer councelled so moch Thomas of Brotherton the erle marshall that was kyng Edwardis vncle that the fersaid Thomas shuld not assembull at that tyme vn to the scottis and he assentid but he wist not the doyng bitwene the scottis and the forsaid Mortimer ¶ And for encheson that he was marshall of Englond and to him ê‘teyned euer the vauntward he sent hasteli to the erle of Lancastre and to sir Iohan of henaud that they shuld not fight with the Scottis in preiudice and harmyng of him and his fee. And if they did that they shuld stond to ther own perrill ¶ And the forsaid erle marshall was al araied with his bateill at the reredoos of the erle of Lancastre for to haue fought with him and with his folke if he had meued for to fight with the proud scottis ¶ And in this maner he was deceyued and wist nothing of this treson And thus was the kyng principalli dissaued ¶ And when it wos nyght Mortimer that had the wach for to kepe of the host that nyght distrobled the wach that nothyng myght be done ¶ And iÌ„ the meiÌ„ while the scottys stole be nyght toward ther own cuntre as fast as they myght ¶ And so wos the kyng falsly betraied that wened that all the traitours of his land had bene brought to an end as it wos said before ¶ Now here ye lordis how tratoursly kiÌ„g Edward was dissaued Ì„ how meruelusly Ì„ boldly the scottis did of were for Iamys Douglas with CC. men of armes riden thurgh aut all the host of gyng Edward the same nyght the scottis wer ascaped toward ther own cuntre as is aboue said till that they com
to the kynges pauilon Ì„ killed ther mony men in ther beddis cried some Naward naward an oder time a Douglos a douglas Wherfor the kyng that wos in his pauilon mech oder folk were wonder sore afraied but blyssid be almyghty god the kyng wos not taken in gret parell was tho the ream of englond ¶ And that nyght the mone shone full clere bright for all the kiÌ„gê meÌ„ the scottis ascappid harmeles ¶ And iÌ„ the morow whaÌ„ the kyng wist that the scottis wer a scappid iÌ„ to ther own cuntre he wos wonder sori Ì„ full hertely wepid with his yong eyn Ì„ yit wist he nott who had hiÌ„ done that treson bot that falÌ„s tresoun was full well knaw a good while after as the stori telleth ¶ Tho kiÌ„g edward come ayen to yorke full sorowfull his host deê‘ted and euery man went in to his own cuntre with full heuy chere and mornyng semblant the henaudes toke ther leue Ì„ went iÌ„ to ther own cuntre the kynge for ther trauell hugeli them rewardid ¶ And for encheson of that viage the kyng had dispendid moch of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme wer seyn ij mones in the firmament that on was clere that other was derke as men might se thurgh out the world and a gret debate wos that same tyme ayens pope Iohan the xxij after sent petre Ì„ the Emprour of Almayn tho made him Emprour ayens the popis wyll that tho held his see at Auinion ¶ Wherfor the eÌ„pror made his crie at Rome ordeyned an oder pope that hight Nycholas that wos a frere mynor and that was ayens the right of holy chirch ¶ Wherfor he wos cursed the pouer of that oder pope sone wos leid And for enchesoÌ„ that suche meruellis wer seyn meÌ„ said that the world was nygh at an end ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward Carnariuan ANd now go we ayen to sir Edward of Carnariuan that was kyng Edward fadre sum tyme kyng of englond put doune of his dyngnite Alas for his tribulacion and sorow that him befell thurgh fals councell that he loued and triftid vpoÌ„ to moch that afterward wer destroyed thugh ther falsenesse as god wold ¶ And this Edward of Carnariuan wos in the castell of Berkelay vnder the kepyng of Sir Moris of Berkeley sir Iohan of Mautreus and to them he made his complaynt of his sorow and of his disese and oft tyme he axed of his wardens what he had trespased ayens Dame Isabell his wife and Sir edward his son that was made new king that they wold not viset him ¶ And tho ansuerid on of his wardeynes and said my worthy lord displese yow not that I shall tell you the encheson is for it is done them to vnderstond that if my lady your wife come any thing ny you that ye wold hir strangle and kyll and also that ye wold do to my lord your son the same ¶ Tho ansuered he with simple chere Alas alas am I not iÌ„ prison and all at your own will now god hit wote I thought it neuer and now I wold that I wer dede so wold god if that I wer for than wer all my sorow passed ¶ Hit was not long tyme after that the kyng thurgh ê¯cell of Roger Mortimer grauÌ„tid the ward kepiÌ„g of sir edward his fadre vn to sir Thomas Toiourney Ì„ to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ Mautreuers thurgh the kynges lettre put out holy the forsaid sir Morice of the ward of the kyng they toke Ì„ led the kyng vn to the castell of Corfe the wich castell the kyng hated as any deth they keped hiÌ„ ther till it come vn to sent Mathewes day iÌ„ septeÌ„bre in the yere of grace M.ccc.xxvij that the forsaid sir Roger Mortimer sent the maner of the deth how Ì„ in what wise he shÌ„old be done to deth ¶ And anone as the forsaid Thomas Iohan had seyn the letter Ì„ commaundemeÌ„t they made kiÌ„g Edward Carnariuan good chere good so las as they myght at that soper nothiÌ„g the kiÌ„g wist of the tratorie ¶ And wheÌ„ time wos for to go to bedde the kiÌ„g went vn to his bed Ì„ lay slept fast as the king lay slept the tratourys fals for sworne ayens ther homage ther feaute come priueli in to the kynges chambre Ì„ ther company with them and laid an huge tabull vpoÌ„ his wombe with men pressed held fast douÌ„e the .iiij corners of the tabull vpon his body wherwith the good man awoke Ì„ wos wonder sore a drad to be dede ther and slayn and turned his body tho vpsedoune ¶ Tho toke the fals traitours and wode tirantis an horne and put it in to hys fundement as depe as they myght toke a spit of coper brennyng put it thurgh the horne in to his body and oft tymes roulled ther with his bowels and so they kylled ther lord that nothyng wos ê‘saued Ì„ after he was entered at glocestre ¶ How kyng Edward spoused Philip the Erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Cristemasse tho next swyng sir IohnÌ„ of henaud brought with hiÌ„ Phelip his brothers doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to englond· Ì„ kiÌ„g edward spoused hir at york with moch honour ¶ And sir IohnÌ„ of Bothum bisshop of Ely and sir wyllm of melton Erchebisshop of yorke songen thee masse the sonday in the eue of ê¯uersion of sent Paule In the yere of grace a M.ccc.xxvij but for encheson that the kyng wos bot yong tendre of age when he wos crouned full mony wronges wer done while that his fadre leued for encheson that he trowed the councelers that wer fals a bout him that counceled him to done other wise than reson wold wherfor gret harme was done to the reame to the kyng all meÌ„ directid it the kiÌ„es dede Ì„ it was not so almighty god it wote Wher fore it wos ordeyned at the kynges crouning that the kyng for his tendre age shuld be gouerned by xij of the gretest lordis of englond with out wich no thiÌ„g shÌ„uld be done that is to sai The erchebisshop of Cantorburi the erchebishop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre Ì„ the bisshop of herthforth the erle of Lancastre the erle marshall the erle of Kent that wer the kiÌ„ges vnches the erle of Garenne sir Thomas wake sir heÌ„ri of Perci sir oliuer of yngham IohnÌ„ of Roos barons ¶ All thes wer sworne trewly for to councell the kyng And they shuld ansuer euery yere in the ê‘lament of that that shuld be don in the tyme of that gouernall bot that ordeynance wos sone vndone Ì„ that wos moch harme to all englond· ¶ For the kiÌ„g all the lordis that shuld gouerne hiÌ„ wer gouerned Ì„ ruled after the kyngê
moder Dame Isabell by sir Roger Mortimer ¶ And as they wold all thyng wos done both emong high and low And they token vn to them Castels tounes landis Ì„ rentis in gret harme losse to the croune Ì„ of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the pees was made bitwene the english men and thee scottis Ì„ also of Iustifieng of Troylebastone THe kyng Edward at witsontide in the secund yere of his ragne thurgh the councell of his modre sir Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlament at Northamton And at that ê‘lament the kyng thurgh hir councell and none other of the land with in age graunted to be accordid with the Scottis in this maner that all the feautes and homages that the scottis shuld do vn to thee croune of Enlond for yaf them vn to the scottis for euer more by his chartre enseled ¶ And forthermore an endeÌ„ture wos made of the scottis vn to kyng edward that wos kyng Henris son wich endenture they called it rageman in the wich wer contenyd all thee homagis and feautes Frist of the kyng of Scotland and of all the prelatis erles and barons of the reame of scotland with ther seales set theron and other chartres and remembraunces that kyng Edward and his barons had of ther right in the foresaid reame of Scotland it wos for yeue them ayen holy chirche And also with the blake crosse of scotland the wich the good kyng edward conquerid in Scotland and brought it owt of the Abbey of Scone that is a full preciouse relique ¶ And also forthermore he relesid and for yaf all the landis that thebarons of englond had in scotland by old conquest ¶ And this pees for to be hold and last the scottis wer bouÌ„d vn to the kyng in xxx thousand pound of siluer to be paid with in .iij. yere that is euery yere x. thousand pound by evyne porcions ¶ And forthermore aboue all this they speke bitwen the ê‘teis aboue said that Dauid dritonautier that was kyng Robert the Bruit son the fals tyrant and fals forsworin ayenst his othe that arose ayens his liege lord the nobull and good kyng Edward and falsely made him kyng of Scotland that was of age of .v. yere ¶ And so thurgh this cursed councell Dauid spoused at Barewik Dame Iohane of the toure thatt was kyng Edwardis sustre as the geest telleth vpoÌ„ mare Magdalene day In the yere of grace a ·M ccc and xxviij to gret harme and empeiring to all the kynges blod wher of that gentill lady come Alas the tyme For wonder moch was that fair damisell disê‘aged sith that she was maried ayens all the commune assent of Englond And froÌ„ the tyme that Brut had coÌ„quered Albion and named the land after his own name Bretan that now is called Englond after the name of Engest ¶ And so the reame of Scotland wos holden of the reame of englond and of the croune bi feaute and by homage ¶ For Brut conquered that land and yaf it vn to Albanak that wos his secund son and he called that land Albayn after his own name So that the heires that comen after him shuld hold of Brut and of his heires that is to sai of the kynges of Bretan by feaute and homage and froÌ„ that tyme vn to this tyme of kyng Edward the reame of scotland wos holden of the reame of Englod by feautes and seruices as aboue is said iÌ„ the crenicles of Englond and of scotland bereth witnesse more planarly ¶ And acursed be the tyme that this parlament was ordeyned at Northamton For ther thurgh falÌ„s councell the kyng was ther falsly disherited and yet he was with in age ¶ And yit whan that kyng Edward wos put out of his rialte of englond Yit men put not him out of the feautes seruices of the Reame of Scotland ne of the fraunchises disherited him fer euermore ¶ And neuerthelas the gret lordis of englond wer ayens to confirme the pees and the trewâ—s abaue sayd sauf only quene Isabell that tho was the kynges mother Edward and the bisshop of Ely and the lord Mortimer bot reson and law wold not that a finall pees shuld be made by twene them with out the coÌ„mune assent of englond ¶ Of the debate that was bitwen quene Isabell sir HeÌ„ri erle of Lancastre of Leycestre Ì„ of the ridiÌ„g of Bedford WHen the forsaid Dauid had spoused Dame Iohane of the tâ—ur in the toune of Berrewik as be fore is sayed the scottis in despite of the Englisshmen called Dame Iohane the CouÌ„tesse make pees For the cowardyse pees that tho wos ordeyned but the kiÌ„ges ê‘son bare all the wite and the blame with wronge of the makyng of the accorde And all wos done thurgh the quen and Roger Mortimer ¶ And it was not long after that the quene Isabell ne toke in to hir own hand all the lordship of Pountfret almost all the landis that wer of any value that apperteyned to the croune of Englond· ¶ So that the kiÌ„g had not for to dispende bot of his vses Ì„ of his Escheker For the quene Isabell and Mortimer had a gret menye of ther retenauÌ„ce that folowed euermore the kynges court And went and toke the kynges prises for hir peny worthes at good chepe ¶ Wherfore the contre that thei comen iÌ„ wer full sore a drad and almost distroid of them ¶ Tho began the comminalte of englond for to haue enuy to Isabell the quene that so moch loued hir before wen she come ayen for to pursue the fals traitours the spensers from fraunce ¶ And in that same tyme the fals traitour Robert of Holand that betraied his lord sir Thomas of Lancastre was tho deliuered owt of prison and was wonder priue with the quene Isabell and also with Roger the Mortimer ¶ Bot that auailed not him but litell for he was taken at myhelmasse that tho come next sewyng after as he rode toward the quene Isabell to londoÌ„ sir Thomas wither smote of his heed besides the toune of sent Albons ¶ And this sir Thomas duelled with sir HeÌ„ri erle of Lancastre and he put him iÌ„ hidiÌ„g for dred of the quene for she loued him wonder moch prayed vn to the kyng for him that the same Thomas myght be exiled out of Englond ¶ And the nobull erle sir Henri of Lancastre had oft tymys herd the comune clamor of the EnglishmeÌ„ of the disese that wer done in EngloÌ„d and also for diuerse wronges that wer done among the comune pepull of the wich the kyng bare the blame with wrong For he was bot full yong and tender of age And thought as a good man for to done a way and slake the sklandre of the kynges parson if that he myght in any maner of wise So as the kyng was ther of nothyng gylty wherfor he was in perell of lyfe and lyme ¶ And so he assembled all his retenauÌ„ces and went
and spake vn to them of the kynges honour and also for to amend his estate And sir Thomas brotherton erle Marchall and sir Edmond of wodstoke that wer the kynges vncles and also men of londoÌ„ made ther othe him for to maynten in that same quarell ¶ And ther cause wos this that the kyng shuld hold his house and his meny as a kyng ought for to done and haue all his riallti and that the quene Isabell shuld deliuer out of hir hand in to the kynges haÌ„d all maner lordshippis rentis tounes castels that apê‘tened vn to the croune of englond as other quenes did hir before and medle with none other thyng ¶ And also that sir Roger Mortimer shuld duell vpon his own landis for the wich landis he had holpe to disherited moch pepull so that comune pepull wer distroyd thurgh wrongfull takyng ¶ And also to enquere how Ì„ by whom thee king was betraied and falsly disceyued at Stanhop and thurgh whois councell that the Scottis went a way by nyght from thee kyng ¶ And also how Ì„ thurgh whos couÌ„cell the ordenaunce that was made at the kynges coronacion was put doune that is to sai that the kyng for amendement and helpyng of the reame in honour of him shuld be gouerned and ruled by xij of the gretest Ì„ wisest lordis of the reame Ì„ with out them shÌ„uld no thyng ben graunted ne done as before is said the wich couenantis maliciusli wer put douÌ„e fro the kiÌ„g werfor moni harmes shames reê“ues haue falle to the kyng and his ream And that is vnderstond for as moch as Edward sum tyme kyng of englon was ordeyned by assent of the cominalte in playn ê‘lameÌ„t for to be vnder the warde Ì„ gouernaunce of Henri erle of Lancastre his cosin for saluacioÌ„ of his body he was take out of the castell of Kemlworth ther that he was in ward and thurgh colour of quene Isabell and of the Mortimer with out consent of any ê‘lament they toke lad him ther that neuer after none of his kynrad myght with him speke ne se and after tretourslÌ„y toke and him mordred For whos deth arose a sclandre thurgh all cristendoÌ„ when it was done ¶ And also the tresour that sir edward of Carnariuan had left iÌ„ moÌ„y places in Englond and in wales wer wasted and borne away without the will of kyng Edward his son in destruccion of him all his folke Also thurgh whos councell that the kyng yaf vp the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of scotland For the wich reame the kynges ancestres had full sore trauaill and so did mony a nobull man for ther right Ì„ was deliuered vn to Dauid that wos Robert the Brus son all the right that no right had to the reame as all the world it wist ¶ And also bi whom the chartres remembrances that they had of the right of Scotland wer take out of the tresorie and taken vn to the scottis the kynges enmys to disherityng of him and of hys successours to gret harme vn to his lieges Ì„ gret reproue vn to all englisshmen for euer more ¶ Also wherfor Dame Iohana of the tour the kynges sustre Edward wos disê‘aged and marid vn to Dauid that wos Robert the Brus son that was a traitour and enmye vn to englond Ì„ thurgh whos councell she wos take in to our enmys handis out of englond ¶ And in the meyn while the good erle Henri of Lancastre his companie toke councell how thes pointes aboue said myght be amendid vn to the worsship of the kiÌ„g Ì„ to his ê“fet Ì„ to the ê“fite also of his lieges ¶ And the quene Isabell thurgh coniecting sotelti also of the Mortimer let ordeyn a parlament at Salisberi ¶ And at that same ê‘lameÌ„t the Mortimer was made erle of the march ayenst all the barons will of engloÌ„d in preiudice of the kyng Ì„ of his croune Ì„ sir IohnÌ„ of Eltham the kyngê brother was gurt with a swerd of Cornwaill tho wos called erle of Cornewaill And euer more quene Isabell so moch pracurid ayens hir son the kyng that she had the ward of the forsaid sir Edward Ì„ of his landis· ¶ And at that ê‘lament the erle of Lancastre wold not cum but ordeyned al his pouer ayens quene Isabell the mortimer men of londoÌ„ ordened them with v. hondreth men of armes ¶ WheÌ„ quene Isabell wyst of the doyng she swore by god bi his names full angrely that in euell tyme he thought vpoÌ„ tho pointes ¶ Tho sent the quene Isabell the Mortimer after ther retene Ì„ after the kynges retenue so that they had ordeyned amonge theem an huge host they councelled the kyng so that vpoÌ„ a nyght they riden xxiij myle toward bedford theâ— that the erle of lancastre wos with his ê¯pani thought to haue hiÌ„ destroied And that nyght she rode bi side the king hir son as a knyght armed for dred of deth ¶ And it was done the kyng to vnderstond that the erle henri of lancastre his companie wold haue distroid the kyng and his couÌ„cell for euer more wherfor the kiÌ„g wos somdele towardis hiÌ„ heuy annyed ¶ Whan the erle marshall and the erle of kent the kiÌ„ges broder herd of this tyding they riden so iÌ„ message bitwen them that the king grauÌ„ted him his pees to erle henri of lancastre for a certan rauÌ„sone of xi M. pound but that wos neuer paied afterward ¶ And thes wer the lordis that held with sir henri of Lancastre sir Henri beamoÌ„t sir Fouke fitzwaren sir Thomas Rocelyn sir willm trussell sir Thomas wyther and about an hondreth knyggtis mo that wer to him concentid all tho wer exiled thurgh couÌ„cell of quene Isabell Ì„ of the Mortimer for the mortimer weited for to haue ther landis if that he myght thurgh ony maner ê¯iecting for he was to couetous Ì„ had to moch his will Ì„ that wos gret pitte ¶ How kyng edward went ouer see for to do his homage vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce for the duchie of Gnyhen IT wos not long after that the kyng of fraunce thurgh coÌ„cell of his dousepe is sent to kyng Edward of englond that he shuld cume to Paris and done his homage as reson it wold for the duchie of Gnyhen ¶ And so thurgh counsell of the lordis of englond kyng edward went ouer the see at the ascencion tide he come vn to Paris the thrid yere of his regne for to do his homage vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce and the kyng vnderfenge his homage made of hiÌ„ moch ioye worsship ¶ But when kiÌ„g Edward had made his homage hasteli he was sent for in to engloÌ„d thurgh the quene Isabell his moder Ì„ anone hastely he come ayen in to englond vpon witsonday with out any takyng leue of the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce wherfore he wos wonder
wroth ¶ How sir Roger Mortimer bare him proudly Ì„ so hie ANd now shall ye here of sir Roger Mortimer of wygmore that dissired and couyted to be at an high a state so that the kyng graunted him to be called erle of marche thurgh out all his lordship ¶ And he become so proud and so hauteyne that he wold lese forsake the name that his ancestres had euer before ¶ And for that encheson he let him call the erle of marche and none of the comuns of englond durst call him bi name other name for he was called so thurgh the kyngê crie that men shuld call him erle of the marche ¶ And the Mortimer bare him so hauteyne Ì„ so proud that wonder it was for to wit also disgised hiÌ„ with wonder rich clothes out of all maner reson both of shapping of wering Wher of the englisshmen had gret wonder how Ì„ in whot maner he myght contreue or find such maner pride and they said amoÌ„ges them all comenli that his prid shÌ„old not long endure ¶ And the same tyme sir Geffrey Mortimer the yong that was the mortimer son let him call kyng of folie so it befell afterward in dede for he wos so full of pride Ì„ of writchednesse that he held a rouÌ„de tabull in wales to all men that thider come contrefete the doiÌ„g Ì„ the maner of kyng Arthurs tabull bot openli he failed For the nobull kyng Arthur wos the most worthy lord of renoune that was in all the world in his tyme yit come neuer none such after For al the nobull knyghtis in all cristendome of dede of armes asayed duellid with kyng Arthur Ì„ held him for ther lord and soferen ¶ And that wos well sayn for he ê¯quered in bataill a roman that wos called Froll Ì„ get of him the reame of frauÌ„ce and kylled him with his own handis ¶ And also he faught with a geant that wos called Dinabus kylled him that had rauesshed fair Eleyn that wos kyng Hocles nece kyng of litell bretan ¶ And afterward he kylled in bataill the emprour of Rome that wos called Lucie that had assembled ayens king Arthur for to fight with him so moch pepull of romaÌ„s Phethis sarisens that no man coud them noÌ„bre Ì„ he discomfited them all as the stori telleth ¶ And in the same tyme coÌ„mune loos sprong in engloÌ„d thurgh coniecting ordinauÌ„ce of the freres prechours that sir Edward of Carnariuan that wos kyng edward fadre of whom the geest telleth said that he was on liue in the castell of Corf wherfor all the coÌ„myns all most of englond wer in sorow iÌ„ dred wherfor that it wer so or not For they wist not how traitoursly the mortimer had him done mordrid ¶ How EdmoÌ„d of wodstok that wos erle of kent the kinges brother edward of Carnariuan was heded at wynchestre ANd vpoÌ„ a tyme it befell so that sir edmond of wodstoke erle of Kent spake vn to the pope Iohan the xxij at Auinion said that almyght good had oft tymes done for Thomas loue of Lancastre mony gret miraclls to mony men and women that wer thurgh diuerse maladies undone as vn to the world and thurgh his praier they wer brought vn to ther helÌ„th ¶ And so sir edmond praied the pope herteli that he wold grauÌ„te him grace that the forsaid Thomas myght be translatid But the pope said nay that he shuld not be translatid vn to the tyme that he wer better certefied of the clargie of englond seyn by ther obedeÌ„ce what thyng god had done for the loue of Thomas of lancastre after the suggestion that the forsaid edmoÌ„d erle of kent had vn to him made ¶ And whan this edmond saw that he myght not spede of his purpose as tochyng the translacion he praied him of his couÌ„cell as toching sir edward of Carnariuan his broder said that not long a gone he wos kyng of englond what thiÌ„g might best be done as toching his deliuerance sith that a comune fame is thurgh engloÌ„d that he his on liue hole Ì„ sauf ¶ Whan the pope herd hiÌ„ tell that sir edward was on liue he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the erle vpoÌ„ his benison that he shÌ„uld help with all the pouer that he myght that he wer deliuered out of prisun sâ—ue his body iÌ„ all maner that he might for to bring this thiÌ„g to an end he assoyled hiÌ„ his coÌ„pani a pena culpa all tho that holp to his deliuerance ¶ Tho toke edmoÌ„d of wodstoke his leue of the pope come ayen iÌ„ to engloÌ„d And whaÌ„ sir edmond wos comeÌ„ suÌ„ of the frere precheurs come Ì„ said that sir edward his broder yit wos on liue iÌ„ the castell of Corf vnder the kepiÌ„g of Sir Thomas Gurnay ¶ Tho sped him the forsaid EdmoÌ„d as fast os he might till he come to the castell of Corf Ì„ a queynted hiÌ„ Ì„ spak so fair with IohnÌ„ Dauerell that was ê¯stable of the same castell and yaf him rich yeftes to haue acqueyntance of him and to knaw of his couÌ„cell ¶ And thus it befell that the forsaid sir edmoÌ„d praied specially to tell him priuely of his lord his brother sir Edward if that he leued or wer dede and if he wer on liue he praied of him ons to haue a sight ¶ And this sir Iohan Dauerill was an high herted man and full of curage Ì„ ansuerid shortely vn to sir Edmond and sad that sir edward his brother was in helth and vnder his kepyng and durst shew him vn to no man sith it was defended him in the kynges half edward that was edwardis son of Carnariuan and also thurgh commaundement of the quene Isabell the kynges modre Ì„ of sir Roger Mortimer that he shÌ„uld shew his body vn to no maner man of the world sauf only vn to them vpon lesyng life and limme Ì„ disherityng of his heiris for euer more ¶ But the fals traitour falsly lied for he was not in his ward but he wos take thens lad vn to the castell of berkeley thurgh sir Thomas Gurnay thurgh ê¯mauÌ„demeÌ„t of the Mortimer til that he wos dede as before is said but sir edmoÌ„d of wodstoke wist nothyng that Edward his broder was dede wher vpon he toke a lettre vn to the kiÌ„g edward his broder as to his worthi lord ¶ And vnderfeng the letter of him be hight him for to do his message with out any maner faill with that sir edmoÌ„d toke leue of the forsaid IohnÌ„ weÌ„t iÌ„ to his own ê¯tre lordship iÌ„ kent that he had ther ¶ And anone as this same iohnÌ„ wist that sir edmond wos gone iÌ„ to kent his own lordship anone he went iÌ„ all the hast that he myght fro the castell of Corf comen vn to sir Roger mortimer toke him the letter that sir edmoÌ„d of
wodstoke erle of kent had takeÌ„ him closed Ì„ enseled with his own seale ¶ And weÌ„ sir roger mortimer had vnderfeng the letter he vnclosid it Ì„ saw what was coÌ„teyned theriÌ„ Ì„ began it for to rede wherof the begynnyng wos this ¶ Worshippes reuerens with brothers legeaunce subieccion Sir knyght worsshipfull dere broder if it you plese I pray you hertely that ye be in good coÌ„forth for I shall so ordeyn for you that ye shall cum out of prison be deliuered of that disese that ye be in And vnderstondeth of your gret lordship that I haue to me assentant almost all the gret lordis of englond with all ther apparaill that is to sai with armure with tresour with out nombre for to maynten yor quarell so ferforth that ye shall be kyng ayen as ye wer before and that they haue suorne to me vpon a boke Ì„ as well prelatis as erles and barons ¶ When sir Roger the Mortimer saw and vnderstode the myght and thee strength of the lettre anone his hert for wroth gan boll and euel hert bare toward sir Edmond of wodstoke that was the erle of kent And with all the hast that he myght he went vn to Dame Isabell the quene that wos the kiÌ„ges moder Ì„ shewed hir sir edwardes lettre and his will and his purpose And how that he had coniected and ordeynde to put doune kyng edward of wyndesore hir son of his rialte and of his kyngdom ¶ Now certis sir Roger qd she hath sir edmond done so now by my fadre soule quod she I will bene therof auenged if that god graunte me life and that in a shorte tyme ¶ And with that the quene Isabell went vn to the kyng edward hir son ther he was at thee ê‘lament at wynchestre for to haue a mende the wronges and the trespaces that were doon among the pepull in his reame ¶ And tho toke she shewed him the letter that sir Edmond of wodstoke erle of kent had made and enseled with his own seale And bad him vpon hir benyson that he shÌ„uld be a venged vpon edmond as vpon his dedely enmye ¶ Tho was the quene so wroth toward sir edmond the erle of kent cessid neuer to pray vn to hir son till that he had sent in all the hast after him ¶ And vpon that the kyng sent by his lettres after sir Edmond of wodstoke that he shuld cum and speke with him at wynchestre all maner thyng left ¶ And whan sir edmond saw that the kyng sent after him with his lettres enselid he hasted him in all that he myght till that he come vn to wynchestre but wen the quene wist that ser edward wos cumyn to wynchestre tho anone she praied and so fast went vn to the kyng edward hir son that the good erle wos a restid anone and lad vn to the barre before Robert of Hamond that wos coroner of the kynges house hold and he associed vn to him sir Roger the Mortimer Ì„ tho spake the foresaid Robert and said ¶ Sir Edmond erle of kent ye shall vnderstond that it is done vs to witt and principally vn to our liege lord the kyn Edward of englond all myghty god him saue and kepe that ye be his dedely enmye a tratour Ì„ also a comune enmye vn to the reame and that ye haue ben a bout mony day for to make priue deliueraunce of sir edward sum tyme kyng of englond your brother the wich was put doune of his rialte by the comun assent of all the lordis of englond in pesyng of our lord the kyng estate and also of his reame ¶ Tho ansuerid the good man Ì„ said forsoth sir vnderstondeth well that I was neuer traitour to my kyng ne to the ream that I do me on god and on all the world Ì„ therfore be my kinges leue I shÌ„all it pÌ„ue and defend as a man aught for to do ¶ Tho said Mortimer sir edmoÌ„d it is so ferforth know that it may not be well gaynsaid that iÌ„ presens of all that here be it shal be well proued Now had this fals Mortimer the same lettre that sir Edmond had taken vn to sir Iohan Dauerill in the castell of Corf for to take to kyng Edward his brother that sir edmond wist not of ne supposed no thyng that sir IohnÌ„ Dauerell had bene so fals to deliuer his letter in such wise vn to the Mortimer and thought no maner thing of that letter thaÌ„ mortimer said to sir edmoÌ„d shewed a letter seled axed him if that he knew that letter the seal ¶ This sir edmond loked ther on Ì„ a vised him long tyme on the printe of the seal for he might not se the letter with in what wos theriÌ„ wist well that it was his seal and thought that it had be some letter that had bore no gret charge and thought no thing of that oder letter and said openly in hering of them all ye forsoth this is my seall I will it not forsake ¶ Lo quod the mortimer sires ye hereth all what he has said that he knowleches hiÌ„ that this is his letter and his seal and now ye shall here all what is conteyued ther in ¶ And than this mortimer opened the letter that he had folden afore to gedre and red it openli word be word in hering of them all ¶ And wheÌ„ the letter was red he said lo sires ye haue herid all that here is written Ì„ that he hath knowlecheth that this is his letter and his seal Ì„ he may not go ther fro ¶ And than they cried yaf dome that he shuld be honged and draw and his hede smyten of in maner of a trator and he and his heiris disherited for euer more And so he was lad forth and put in to prison ¶ And when this wos done and the quene wist that he wos dampned by way of law both of life and limme and his heires disherited for euer more thurgh opyn knowle chyng in playn court ¶ Wherfore them thought that it wer good that the forsaid sir edmond wer hasteli kylled with out wittiÌ„g of the kyng or els the kyng lyghtly wold for yef him his deth and than it shuld turne them to moch sorow so os he wos enpeched ¶ And anone the quene thurgh councell of the Mortimer and with out ony other councell sent in hast to the Balifs of wynchester that they shuld smyte of sir Edmond hede of wodstoke erle of Kent with out any maner of bydyng or respite vp payn of lyfe and lyme and that he shuld haue none other execucion be cause of tarieng not withstonding the IugemeÌ„t Tho tokeÌ„ the balifs sir Edmond out of prisoÌ„ and lad him beside the castell of wynchestre and ther they made a gong fermer smyte of his hede for none other durst it done so died he ther
Alas the while that is to sai the x. day of October the iij. yere of kyng Edwardis regne and whan the kyng wist ther of he wos wonder sori Ì„ let entier him at the frere mynors at wynchestre ¶ Of the deth of sir Roger mortimer erle of march ANd so it befell at that tyme that sir Roger Mortimer erle of the marche was so proud and se hauteyn that he helde no lord of the reame his pere and tho become he so couetous that he folowed Dame Isabell the quenes court that wos kyng Edwardis modre and beset his penyworthis with the offics of the quenes housold in the same maner that the kynges officers did and so he made his takyng as tochyng vitalles and also of cariagis all he did for because of spensis and for to gadre tresur and so he did with out nombre in all that he myght ¶ Tho made he hym wonder priue with the quene Isabell Ì„ so moch lorship Ì„ reteneu had so that al the gret lordis of englond of him wer adrad Wherfore the kyng his coÌ„cell towardis hiÌ„ wer agreued Ì„ ordeyned among them to vndo hiÌ„ thurgh pure resoÌ„ law for cause that king edward that was the kyngê fadre traitoursly thurgh him was mordred in the castell of Berkeley as bofore is said more planly iÌ„ the same part of this boke of his deth ¶ And suÌ„ that wer of the kynges coÌ„cell loued the martimer and told him in priuete how that the kiÌ„g Ì„ his couÌ„cell wer about froÌ„ day to day hiÌ„ for to shend and vndon wherfor the Mortimer was sore annoyed Ì„ angri as the deuell ayens them that wer of the kiÌ„ges couÌ„cell said he wold of thaÌ„ bene avenged how so euer he toke on ¶ It was not long afterward that kynd Edward Ì„ Dame Phelip his wife Ì„ Dame Isabell the kyngê modre sir Roger mortimer ne went vn to Notyngham ther for to sodiorne so it befell that the quene Isabell thurgh councell of the Mortimer toke to hir the keys of the yatis of the castell of Notingham so that no man mygh cum nother in ne out by nyght but thurgh commaundement of the Mortimer ne the kyng ne none of his councell ¶ And that tâ—me it fell so that the Mortimer as a deuell for wroth bolled and also for wrath that he had ayens the kyngê men edward Ì„ principally ayenest them that had him accused to the kyng of the deth of sir Edward his fadre ¶ And pÌ„uely a couÌ„cell was take bitwen quene isabell Ì„ the Mortimer the bisshÌ„op of Lyncoln sir Symond of Beford sir Hugh of Trumpyngton and oder priue of ther couÌ„cell for to vndone them all that had accused the Mortimer vn to the kyng of his fadres deth of treson and of felonie ¶ Wherfore al tho that wer of the kynges councell whan they wysteÌ„ of thee mortimers castyng priuely come to kiÌ„g edward Ì„ said that the mortimer wold them destroy for cause that they had him accused of kiÌ„g edwardis deth his fadre praid him that he wold maynten them iÌ„ ther right ¶ And thes were the lordis to pursue this quarell sir william of mountagu sir Humfrey de boâ—hun sir william his brother sir Rauf of Stafford sir Robert of Hereford sir willm of Clinton sir IohnÌ„ Neuil of hornby moÌ„y othre of ther conseÌ„t and alÌ„l thes sworen vpon a boke to mayÌ„ten the quaril in as moch as they myght ¶ And it befell so after that sir william moÌ„tagu ne none of the kiÌ„ges frendis must nat be herbrugged in the Castel for the mortimer· but went and toke ther herbrughe in diuerse places in the toune of Notyngham ¶ And tho were they sore adrad lest that mortimer shuld them destroy And iÌ„ hast thei come vn to kyng Edward ser william mountagu tho that he wos in the castell and priueli him told that he ne none of his companie shuld not take the mortimer with out couÌ„cell help of willÌ„m of Eland ê¯stabul of the same Castel Now certes ê™ the kiÌ„g I loue you wel and therfore I councel you that ye go to the forsaid ê¯stabull and commaund him in my name that he be your fiend and your help for to take the Mortimer all thing I left vpon parill of life and limme ¶ Tho said mountaygu sir my lord grouÌ„t mercy ¶ Tho went forth the forsaid montaygu come to the cuÌ„stabull of the castell Ì„ told him the kyngê will ¶ And he ansurid Ì„ said the kynges will shuld be done in as moch as he myght and that he wold not spare fore no maner deth and so he swore made his oth ¶ Tho said sir willm mountagu to the conestabull iÌ„ hering of all them that were helpyng vn to the same quarell ¶ Now certis dere frend vs behoueth to worch do by your quentyse for to take the mortimer sith that ye be keê‘ of the castell and haueth the keyes in your ward sir quod the constabull will ye vnderstond that the gates of the castell ben lokked with the lockis that Dame isabell send hider and be nyght she hath the keys therof lieth them vnder the leuesell of the bed vn to the morow and so ye may not cuÌ„ in to the castell bi the yates in no maner of wise ¶ But I knowe an aley that stretcheth out of the ward vnder the erth in to the forsaid castell that goth in to the west wich aley Dame Isabell the quene ne none of hir men ne the Mortimer ne none of his companie knoweth it not ¶ And so I shall lede you thurgh that aley and so ye shall cum in to thee castell with out aspieng of oni maÌ„ that ben your emnys ¶ And thee same nyght sir willm mouÌ„tagu all the lordis of his quarel the same ê¯stabul also weÌ„t them to horse Ì„ made semblaÌ„t as it wer for to wend out of the mortimer sight ¶ But anone as the mortimer herd this tydyng he weÌ„t that they wold haue gon ouer see for dred of hiÌ„ and anone he his companie token councell amonges them for to let ther passage sent lettres anone to thee portes so that none of the gret lordis shuld weÌ„d home to ther own cuÌ„tre bot if they were arestid Ì„ take ¶ And amoÌ„g oder thingê willm Eland conestable of the foresaid castel priueli lad sir william mountagu and his compain by the foresaid way vnder the erth so tilÌ„ they com iÌ„ to the castell and went vp in to the toure there that Mortimer was in ¶ But sir hugh of Trumpyngton them ascried hidously and said A traitours it is all for nought that ye be comen vn to this castell ye shall die yit an euell deth euerychon and anone on of them that was in Mountagu is companie vp with a mace and smote the same hugh
vpoÌ„ the heed that the brayn brest out and fel on the ground and so was he dede an euell deth ¶ Tho toke they the Mortimer as he armed him at the toures dore when he hard the noyse of them for dred And when the quene Isabell saw that the Mortimer was taken she made moch sorow in hert and thes wordes vn to them said ¶ Now fair sires I pray you that ye don no ne harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frend our dere cosyn ¶ Tho went they thens and come and brought the mortimer and presentid him vn to the kyng Edward and he commaunded to bring him in sauf ward But anone as they that wer consent vn to the Mortimers doyng herd tell that he was taken they went and hid them and priuely by nyght went out of the toune eche in his side with heuy hert and mornyng and leued vpon ther landis as well as they myght ¶ And so that same yere that the Mortimer was take he had at his retene ix score knyghtis with out squyers and sergiauntys of armes and fote men ¶ And tho was the mortimer lad to london And sir SymoÌ„d of Beford was lad with him and was take to the conestabull of the toure to kepe ¶ But afterward wos the mortimers liif examined at westmynstre before the kiÌ„g and before al the gret lordis of engloÌ„d for ê‘ill that might fall to the reame to enquere also wich were assentyng to sir edwardis deth the kiÌ„ges fader also thurgh whom the scottis ascappid from stanhope in to scotland with out the will of kyng edward ¶ And also how the chartre of ragman was deliuered vn to the scottis wherin the homag feautes of scotland were conteyned that the scottis shuld done euer more to the englishÌ„ kiÌ„g for the reame of scotland wherfore in his abseÌ„s he was dampned to be draw and honged for his treson this myschief come vn to him on sent Andrewes euen in the yere of incarnacioÌ„ of our lord IhuÌ„ crist M.ccc xxx ¶ How kyng edward get ayen vn to him grociously the homages and feautes of ScotlaÌ„d wher of he was put out thurgh fals couÌ„cell of Isabell his modre and sir Roger Mortimer that was new made erle of marche NOw ye haue hard lordis how sir Iohan Bailloll in the time of pees was chosen to be kyng of Scotland for encheson that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of HontiÌ„gton thas wos kyng Alexandre brether of Scotland that died with out heir of his body begoten And how this Iohan made feaute homage to kyng Edward Henris son the iij. for his landâ—s of scotland And how he afterward withsaid his homage thurgh councell of the scottis in the yere of our lord a M.cc lxxiiij Ì„ sent vn to the pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made his oth vn to the forsaid kyng edward ouer his astate Ì„ his will of wich othe the pope him assoilled thurgh his bulsis to hiÌ„ y sent ¶ And a none as kiÌ„g edward wist ther of he ordeyned anoÌ„e his barons come vn to Berewike Ì„ ê¯querid the touÌ„e at wich coÌ„quest ther were sloyn xxvM. Ì„ vijC. and the bailloll that was kiÌ„g of scotland coÌ„ yeld hiÌ„ to good kiÌ„g edward Ì„ the kiÌ„g afterward deliuered hiÌ„ out of the tour of londoÌ„ And all the gret lordis of ScotlaÌ„d with him that tho were taken at Berewik and yaf them sauf condithis to gone in to scotland ¶ And the scottis sith thurgh ther falsenesse wered vpon good kyng edward ¶ And when sir Iohan bailloll kiÌ„g of scotland saw all this he went ouer the see vn to Dunpier and leued ther vpoÌ„ his own landis as well as he myght till that the scottis wold amend them of thermisdedis and trespace Ì„ lad with him sir edward his son wherfore the Scotâ—s in dispite of him called him sir Iohan Turnlabard for becaâ— that he wold not offende ne trespace ayens the good kyng edward of englond ¶ And so he for soke his Reame of Scotland set thar of but litell price ¶ And this sir IohnÌ„ long tyme duelled in fraunce till that he died ther And sir Edward his son vnderfeng his heritage and did homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for his landis of Dunpier and so it fell afterward that Edward that wos IohnÌ„ Bailloll son had with hiÌ„ a squyer of engloÌ„d that wos borne in yorkshire that was called IohnÌ„ of Barnabi this Edward bailloll loued him moch wos ny him full priue ¶ And so this IohnÌ„ of barnaby was in debate with a frensh man in the toune of Dunpier Ì„ so he killed him weÌ„t in his wai in all the hast that he myght in to the Castell for to haue socour help of his lord ¶ And anoÌ„e come the officers of the touÌ„e to take iohan of Barnaby as a felon sir edward his lord holp hym Ì„ rescued him Ì„ by nyght made hiÌ„ weÌ„d out of the castell so he went his way come iÌ„ to engloÌ„d with out any harme ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce saw that sir Edward had rescued his felon he become wonder wroth ayens sir Edward and anoÌ„e let him be arestid toke in to his hand all his landis ¶ Tho duelled sir Edwar in prison vn to the tyme that sir Henri of Beaumont come in to fraunce the wich Henri sum tyme was erle of angos in scotland thurgh his wife wos put out of the forsaid erldom wheÌ„ the accordemeÌ„t was bitwen Englond and Scotland thurhh the quene isabell and sir Roger Mortimer and ther copani for the mariage that she made bitwen Dauid that wos Robert the Brus son Dame Iohana atte Toure kyng Edwardis sustre of engloÌ„d well vnderstode this that at the end he shÌ„uld cum to his right but if it wer thurgh sir edward Bailloll that was right heir of the reame of Scotland ¶ And the kyng of frauÌ„ce Lowys loued moch this sir Henri and he was with him full priue and thought for to make a deliueraunce of sir Edward Baillolls body if he migh in any maner of wyse ¶ Tho praied he the kyng that he wold graunte him of his grace sir Edward Baillolls body vn to the next ê‘lament that he myght lyue with his own rentis in the meyn tym and that he myght stand to be Iuged bi his peris at the parlameÌ„t ¶ And the kyng grauÌ„tid him his praier and made the forsaid Edward to be deliuered out of prison in the maner aboue said And anone as he wos out of prisoÌ„ sir Henri toke him forth with him and lad him to englond and made him duell priuely at the maner of sandhall vp onse in yorkeshire with the lady vescy so he ordeined him ther an houge retenaunce of pepul of englisshmen Ì„ also of aliens for to conquere ayen
to Baillollis folke Ì„ said Now for the loue of god almyghty bene of good coÌ„ forth for ye shal haue bataill anone right ¶ And tho spak sir Fouk the son of Gareyne a baron of gret renowne of dede of armes ¶ Sirris lordinges vnderstoÌ„d what I will say I haue seyn mony diuerse wiÌ„ges as well amoÌ„g sariseÌ„s Ì„ Iues as amoÌ„g the scottis And yit saw I neuer the fourth ê‘te of the wynge fight ther far if ye will abide our enmys we be ynow for to fight ayeÌ„s them But if we be not of good hert and of good will for to fight with them for certis we bene full few ayens this compani ¶ And therfore for the loue of god take to vs good hert Ì„ let vs bene bold thynke we neuer on our wifes ne on our childre bot onli to conquere our enmys iÌ„ bataill ¶ And thurgh the help of our lord god we shall them ouer cum ¶ And with that come the host of the scottis towardis them full serely ayens sir Edward Bailloll iÌ„ iij. bataiâ—les well araied in armure ¶ And wonder fersly they come toward the bailluls compani But whan sir Donald erle of Marcill that was with the scottis saw all this he said vn to Robert Brus the son of Robert the brus thes wordis ¶ Sir Robert ê™ he full sore me forthynketh at my hart that thes pepull that the bailloll hath brought with him shuld die with dynt of scottis swerdis sith that they be cristyn men as well as we ben ¶ And therfor me thynke that it wer gret charite to send vn to them for to yeld them vn to our mercy raunson them thurgh grevos ranson for as moch as they haue taken our land and done ill ¶ Now certes quod sir Robert the Brus I haue well ê‘saued that thou art an enmy a traytour vn to scotland sith that thou will ê¯sent to saue our dedeli enmys that hath done vs moch sorow Ì„ shame now it semeth well that ye bene of ther assent ¶ Now certes Robert quod sir Donald falsly ye lie I am not of ther coÌ„pani ne of ther ê¯sent and that hastely ye shall see For I will fight with them rather than any of this ê¯pani ¶ And certis sir Robert said he I shall iÌ„ maugri of thy hede assaill them or thou ¶ And with that they pricked ther stedis fersly vpoÌ„ Caskemore Ì„ ther wyng them folewed on a renge tho come they met the bailloll his coÌ„pani at a hongyng bough of the more iÌ„ a strat passage Ì„ so fast they hasted them vn to the englisshmen so that thousandis fell to the grouÌ„d ech ouer other iÌ„ to an hepe both hors man ¶ The bailloll his men myghtely stode ayens them fast killed the scottis to the grouÌ„d Ì„ mony they sore wouÌ„ded so loÌ„g till that they stod vpoÌ„ them Ì„ foyned them with ther suerdis speris thurgh theâ— bodies Ì„ so sore traualed vpoÌ„ theÌ„ till that thei become wonder weri wist not what for to do and the scottis that wer left an liue fled away for to saue them self iÌ„ the best maner that they myght ¶ And tho pursued them sir edward Bailloll his men and killed of them till it was nyght fro theÌ„s thei went to sent iohanes touÌ„e Ì„ toke it held them ther vitailed them self at ther own will for they fouÌ„den inough wherwith to make them meri ¶ Tho made the bailloll his men that wer woÌ„did go to ship for to wend iÌ„ to engloÌ„d to hele ther wouÌ„des ¶ And iÌ„ that time ther was a flemiÌ„g iÌ„ the see a strong thefe a robber that wos caled Crabbe ¶ And this flemmyng was driuen out of flauÌ„dres for his wikkednes therfore he come iÌ„ to scotland to hold with the Scottis and did as moch harme vn to thee englisshÌ„men as he myght ¶ And this Crabbe met the bailloll men in the se that wer wounded before in bataill that wer sent ayen in to englond for to hele ther woundâ—s this Crabbe yaf vn to them a gret assaute and wold haue killed them euerychon bot the englishmen defendid them well manly and discomfited crab and his companie ¶ And tho gan he fle in to scotland and as he come toward sent Iohanes toune he fond a gret coÌ„pany of scottis that wer comen ayen to gedre after the discomfiture of Gaskemore the wich beseged Bailloll and his men in the same toune of sent IohnÌ„ and anone told the scottis how that he wos discoÌ„fited of the englisshmen that wer wouÌ„did at gaskemore that weÌ„t toward engloÌ„d for to he le ther wouÌ„des and said to the scottis that they shuld haue no pouer ne myght ne grace a yens edward Bailloll for encheson that he scomfited empired all the chiualri of Scotland with an handfull of men as to accompt as a yens the Scottis that wer slayn Wherfor he couÌ„celled to remeue the sege from sent Iohanes toune and kepe them in the best maner that thei coude and might ¶ The scottis vnderstod that crab said sothe forsoke the sege and weÌ„t thens by night Ì„ helpe them self iÌ„ the best maner that thei might ¶ When this thing wos know thurgh scotland how that the lordis Ì„ knyghtis wer discomfited at gaskemore of scotland thurgh sir edward the bailloll ¶ Ye shall vnderstond that the lordes ladies the gentils of Scotland com woÌ„der fast to sent Iohanes toune and yelÌ„d them vn to the Baillol and to him did homage and feaute for ther landis yelde them to his pees and he them resaued frely ¶ And fro theÌ„s he weÌ„t to the abbey of Scone and ther he was crouned kyng of scotland And after he let crie his pees thurgh out all the land ¶ And at that same tyme it befell that kyng Edward held his ê‘lament among his lieges at the new castell vp Tyne for to ameÌ„d the trespaces and the wronges that had be done in his land Ì„ sir edward the bailloll kyng of scotland come to him thider and did to him feaute and homage for the reame of scotland ¶ And in this maner kyng edward of englond gadred ayen his homages and feautes of scotland wher of he was put out thurgh councell and assent of Dame Isabell his modre and of sir Roger Mortimer erle of the marche Tho toke bailloll kyng of scotland his leue of kyng Edward of englond went thens in to his own land of Sotland and set bot litell by them that had counceled him and holpen him in his quarell wherfore they went fro him and went and leued by ther landes and rentis in scotland ¶ And so it befell afterward not long that the kyng of Scotland ne remeued and come to the toune of Anand Ì„ ther token his duelling and thidder come to him a company of knyghtes
wos seyn Ì„ aperid iÌ„ the firmament a bemed sterre the wych clarkys calle stella Comata that sterre wos seyn in diuerse ê‘tes af the firmament ¶ Where after anone ther folowed iÌ„ englond good chepe and wonder gret plente of all cheffar vitaill and marchandise and ther ayens honger scarcite mischief nede off monay ¶ In so moch that a quarter of whete at london was sold for ij shillyng and a good fat ox at a nobull v good doue briddis for a pene in which yere died sir IohnÌ„ of eltham erle off Cornewaill that wos kiÌ„g edwardis broder lieth at westmiÌ„stre ¶ How king Edward made a duchie of the Erldom of Cornwaill also of vi other erles that weer new made Ì„ of the frist chalenge of the kyngdoÌ„ of fraunce IN the yere of our lord a. thousand CCC Ì„ xxxvij of kyng Edward xij in the month of march during the ê‘lament at westmynstre in lent tym kyng Edward made of the erledom of Cornwaill a duchie and let it call the duchie of Cornewaill the wich duchie he yaf vn to Edward his frist son with the erledom of Chestre ¶ And also kyng Edward made at that same tyme .vi. other erll that is for to say sir Henri erle of LaÌ„castre son erle of Leycestre willm of Boghun erle of Northhamton villm of Mountagu erle of Salusberi ¶ Hugh of Awdell erle of Glocestre ¶ Robert of vfford erle of Southfolke and willm of Clyton erle of Huntyngton ¶ And in that same yere it wos ordeyned in the same parlament that no maÌ„ shuld were no clothe that wos wrought out of Englond as clothe of gold ne of silke or veluet or Damaske or Satin Baudkin ne none such other ne none wilde ware ne Furrure of beyond the se but such as myght spendeÌ„ C. pounde of rent by yere But this ordinance and statute wos but of litell effect For it was nothyng holden ¶ In the .xiij yere of his regne kiÌ„g Edward went ouer se in to Braban with quene Philip his wyfe ther bering a child at Andewerp ther he duelled more than a yere for to trete with the duke of Braban Ì„ other allied vn to him of thee chalanging of the kyngdom of FrauÌ„ce to kiÌ„g Edward of englond by right by heritage after the deth of Karoll the gret kyng of FrauÌ„ce brother Germayne of quene Isabell kiÌ„g edwardis moder the wich was holden occupied vnrightfull by Philip of valoys the emes sone of the kyng Karoll the wich Duke all his iÌ„ the forsaid thynges and all other longyng ther to with all his men Ì„ goodis kiÌ„g edward fonde redy vn to him and made beheighten him seurte by good feith and trust and after that the kiÌ„g hasted him in to Englond ayen and left ther the quene styll behynd him in Braban ¶ Than in the xiiij yere of his regne whan all the lordis of his ream and other that fallen to be at his parlament wer called and assembled to gedre in the same parlament holden at london after the fest of sent helarie ¶ The kynges nedes wer put forth and promoted as touching the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of fraunce For which nedis to be sped the kyng axed the fifth ê‘te of all the meuable goodis of englond and the wulles the .ix sheef of euery corne And all lordis of euery toune wher sich thyngê shuld be taxed and gadred shuld ansuer to the kyng ther of and he had it and held it at his own lust and will Wherfore if I shall knowlech the veray trewth the ynner loue of the pepull was turned in to hate and the comyn prayers in to cursing for cause that the comune pepull wer so strongly greued ¶ Also the forsaid Phelip valois of fraunce had gadred vn te him a gret host Ì„ destruid ther in his ê‘ties and kyngdome mony of the kiÌ„gê frendis of englond with tounes and Castels and mony other of ther lordeshippis and mony harmes shames and dispites did vn to thee quene Wherfore kyng Edward whan he herd this tdyng wos strongly meued and therwith an angred and sent diuerse lettres ouer see to the quene and to other that wer his frendis gladyng them certefieng them that he wold be ther him self in all the hast that he myght ¶ And anone after Ester wan he had sped of al thynges that to him neded to haue he went ouer the se ayen ¶ Of whos comyng the quene and all his frendis wer wonder glad and made moch ioye And all that wer his enmys and ayens him held made as moch sorow ¶ In the same tyme thee kyng thurgh councell of his trew lieges and couÌ„cell of his lords that ther wer present with him toke the kyng of fraunces name and toke Ì„ medled the kynges armes of fraunce quartled with the armes of englond commaundid forth with his coyen of gold vnder descripcion and writiÌ„g of the name of engloÌ„d Ì„ of frauÌ„ce to be made best that myght be and that is to say the floreyn that was called the nobull pris of vi shilliÌ„g viij pens the sterliÌ„g the half nobull of the value of iij. shilliÌ„ges Ì„ iiij pens and the farthynges of value xx pens ¶ How Kyng Edward come vn to the scluys and discomfited all the pouer of fraunce in the hauen ANd in the next yere after that is to say the xv yere of his rene he coÌ„mandid let writ iÌ„ his chartres writtis other lettres the date of the regne of frauÌ„ce frist And while that he wos thus doiÌ„g Ì„ traueling iÌ„ frauÌ„ce thurgh his couÌ„cell he wrot to al the pÌ„latis Dukis erles Ì„ barons the nobull lordis of the cuÌ„tre also to diuerse of the commune pepull diuerse lettres mauÌ„dementis bering date at GandauÌ„e the viij dai of februari And anoÌ„e after with iÌ„ a litell tyme he come ayen iÌ„ to engloÌ„d with the quene Ì„ hir childer ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere on mydsomer eue he begaÌ„ to sail toward frauÌ„ce ayen maÌ„ly stifly fell vpoÌ„ Phelip of valois thee wich long tyme lay Ì„ had gadred to hiÌ„ a full long boustous menye of diuerse nacions iÌ„ the hauen of Scluys ther they foughten to geder the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce he with ther hostes fro midday to iij. of the cloke iÌ„ the morn iÌ„ which bataill wer slayn xxx thousand men of the kiÌ„gê coÌ„pani of frauÌ„ce Ì„ moÌ„y shÌ„ippis Ì„ cogges wer taken And so thurgh goddis help he had ther the victori Ì„ bere thens a gloriê° chiualri ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere about sent Iamis tide without the yates of sent Omers Robert of Artheis with meÌ„ of engloÌ„d flauÌ„dres bitterly faught ayens the duke of burgoÌ„ the frenshmen at wich bataill wer slayn Ì„ take of the frensshmen xv barons lxxx knyghtis shÌ„ippis barges wer take vn
the same cite of paris with all the hast that he myght ¶ For soth the nobull kyng Edward when he com to Paris brugge and fond it broken with in two dayes he let make it ayen And in the morn after thee AssumciooÌ„ of our lady kyng Edward passed ouer the water of seyn goyng toward Crescy and distroyed by the way tounes with the pepull duelling ther in And in the fest of sent Bartholomew he passid ouer the water of somme vnhurt with all his host ther as neuer before hand wos ony maner way ne passage wher ij M. wer slaiÌ„ of them that lettid ther passage ouer Therfor the xxvi day of august kyng Edward in a feld fast by Crescy hauyng iij batailles of englishmen countred and met with Philip of valois hauyng with him iiij bataillis of wich the lest passed gretly the nombre of english pepull ¶ And when thes ij hostes mete to gedre ther fell vpon hiÌ„ the kiÌ„g of Beme the Duke of Loren. and erles also of Flaundres Dalaunson Bloys Harecourt Aumarle and Neuers and mony other erles barons lordis knyghttis Ì„ meÌ„ of armes the nombre of a M.v. C.xlij. with out fote men other men armed that wer nothiÌ„g rekened ¶ And for all this the vnglorius Philip with drew him with the residew of his pepull ¶ Wherfor it was said in commune among his own pepull NreÌ„ beal soy retreyt that is to say our fair with draweth him ¶ Than kyng Edward and our englisshmen thanked god almyghti for such a victori after ther gret labour taken to them all thyng nedefull to ther sustinance and sauyng of ther lyues and for dred of ther enmys rested them ther. ¶ And full erly in the mornyng after the frenshmen with an hugh passing host come ayen for to yef bataill and fight with the EnglÌ„ishmeÌ„ with whom met and countred the erll of Werwik Northamton and Northfolke with ther companie and slew ij thousand and toke mony prisoners of the gentils of them ¶ And the remenant of the same host fled iij mile thens And the thrid day after the bataill the kiÌ„g weÌ„t to Calaysward destroyng all the tounes as he rode thidder whaÌ„ that he was comen that is for to say the thrid day of September he began to besege the toune with the castele and continued his sege fro the forsaid therid day of septembre to the thrid day of August the next yere after ¶ And in the same yere during the sege of Calys the kyng of Scotland with a full gret multitude of Scottis comen in to Englond to Neuiles crosse about sent Lukes day the euangelist hopyng and trustyng for to haue found all the land destitute and void of pepull For as moch as the kyng of englond wos by yond the see sauf onli prestis and men of holy chirche Ì„ women Ì„ children and plowmen and such other labourers and ther they come and robbed and did moch priue sorow ¶ But yit fond they ynow that them with stode by the grace of almyghty god ¶ And so a day of bataill wos assigned bitwen them and certan lordis and men of holi chirche that wer of that cuntre with other commune pepull fast by the cite of Duresme At wich day thurgh the grace and help of almyghti god the scottis wer ouer comen and yit wer ther iij. sold so mony of them as of Englishmen ¶ And ther wos slayn all the Chiualri and knyghthod of the reame of scotland ¶ And ther wer taken as thei wold haue fled thens Dauid the kyng of Scotland him selfe and the erle of Mentif sir Willm Douglas and mony other gret men of scotland ¶ And after that our Englishmen whaÌ„ they had rested them a few dais and had ordeyned ther kepers of the north cuntre thei comen to london and brought with them sir Dauid kyng of scotland and all thes other lordis that were taken prisoners vn to the toure of londoÌ„ with all the hast that they myght ¶ And ther left hem in sauf kepiÌ„g vn to the kiÌ„gê cuÌ„miÌ„g weÌ„t home ayen iÌ„ to ther own cuÌ„tre Ì„ afterward was the kiÌ„gê râ—uÌ„son of scotland taxed vn to an C.M. marke of siluer to be paied in .x. yere that is to say euery yere x. M. marke ¶ How kyng Edward beseged Calays and how it wos wone and yold to him IN the xxij yere of kyng Edwardis regne he went ouer the see in the wynter tyme and lay all the wynter at the sege of Calays the wich yere the while the sege lasted and endurid Philip the kyng of fraunce cast and purposed trechouresly with fraud to put a way the sege Ì„ come the xxvij day of Iuyll in the same yere with a gret host and a strong pouer Ì„ neyghed to the sege of Calais ¶ The wich Philip the last day of Iulij sent to kyng Edward word that he wold yef him playn bataill the iij day after that about euensong tyme if he durst cum fro the seege Ì„ abide ¶ And when kyng edward herd that with out ony loÌ„g tarieng or long a visement he accepte gladly the day and houre of bataill that Philip had assigned ¶ And when the kyng of frauÌ„ce herd that the next nyght after he set his tentis a fire Ì„ remeued Ì„ went away thens cowardly ¶ Than they that wer iÌ„ the toune in the castell beseged seyng all this how that they had none other help ne socour of the kyng of fraunce ne of his men ¶ And also that ther vitales within them wer spendit and wasted forfaut of vitales and of refrishing they eten hors houndes cattes myce for to kepe ther trewth as long as they myght ¶ And when they saw and wos found among them at the last that thei had no thyng among them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour ne rescueng of the frenshmen of that other side they wist well that they most nedis die for defaut or elÌ„s yeld the toune and anone tho thei wenten and token downe the baners and the armes of fraunce on eueri side that wer hongen out and wenten on the walles of the forsaid toune on diuerse places as naked as ouer they wer borne sauf onli ther shertis and ther priue clothes and held ther swerdis naked the point donward in thiâ— hondis and puten ropes halters about ther nekkis and yelden vp the keys of the toun and of the Castill to kyng Edward of englond with gret fere and dred of hert ¶ And when kyng Edward saw this as a marciabul kyng and lord receued all to grace and a few of the gretest personers of state and of gouernauÌ„ce of the toune he sent in to engloÌ„d ther to abide ther ranson and the kynges grace And all the comminalte of the toune the kyng let go whider they wold in pees with out ony harme and let them bere with them
kiÌ„g thugh his couÌ„cell let orden Ì„ make hys new monay that is to say the peny the grot value of iiij pens the half grot of ij pens bot it wos of les weight than the old sterliÌ„g wos be v. shillyng in the pouÌ„de ¶ And in the xxvij yere of his regne wos the gret derth of vitailles the wich was called thee dere somer ¶ And in the xxviij yere of his regne iÌ„ the ê‘lament holden at westmiÌ„stre after Ester sir Henri erle of Lancastre wos made duke of lancastre iÌ„ this yere wos so gret a drought that froÌ„ the moneth of marche to the moÌ„eth of Iuyll ther fell no rayn on the erthe wherfore all frutis sedis and herbes for the most ê‘tie wer lost in defaute ¶ Wherof ther come so gret disese of men and bestes derthe of vitales in englond so that this land that euer afore had bene plenteous had nede that tyme to feke his vitalis and refresssyng of other out Iles cuÌ„tres ¶ And iÌ„ the xxix yere of kyng edward it was accordid graunted and sworne bytwen the kyng of fraunce and kyng Edward of englond that he shuld houe ayen all his landis and lordeshippis that longed to the duchie of Gnyhen of old tyme the wich had bene with draw and wroÌ„gfulli occupied bi diuerse kynges of fraunce before hand to haue and to hold to kyng Edward and to his heires and successours for euer more frely pesabully and in good quiet vpoÌ„ thys couenaunt that the kyng of Englond shuld leue of and relesen all his right and claym that he had claymed of the kyngdom of fraunce and of the titell that he toke ther of vpoÌ„ wich speche couenauntis it wos sent to the court of Rome on both sides of the kynges that the forsaid couenauÌ„t shÌ„uld be enbulled bot god ordeyned better for the kiÌ„ges worsship of engloÌ„d· for what thurgh fraud discert of the frenshmen Ì„ what thurgh lettyng of the pope Ì„ of the court of rome the forsaid couenauÌ„tis wer disquat left of ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere the kiÌ„g reuoked bi his wise Ì„ discret couÌ„cell the stapull of wolÌ„les out of flauÌ„dres iÌ„ to englond with all the libertes frauÌ„ches Ì„ fre customys that longed ther to· Ì„ ordeyned it in engloÌ„d in diuerse places that is for to say at westmynstre Cantorberi Chichestre Bristow Lyncolne Hull with all the forsaid thynges that longen ther to ¶ And that this thing that shuld thus be done the kyng swore him self ther to And prince edward his sone with other moÌ„y gret witnesses that ther wer present ¶ And the xxx yere of his regne anone after witsontide in the parlament ordeyned at westmynstre it wos told and certefied to the king that Philip that tho held the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of frauÌ„ce was dede And that IohnÌ„ his son wos creuned kiÌ„g that this IohnÌ„ had yeuen Karoll his son the Duchie of Gnyhen· of thee wich thyng kyng Edward when he wist ther of had gret indignacion vn to him and was wonder wroth and strongly meued ¶ And therfor afore all the worthy lordis that ther wer assembulled at that parlament he called edward his son vn to hym to whome the duchid of Gnyhen by right heritage shuld long to Ì„ yaf it him ther. byddyng and strengthyng him that he shuld ordene him for to defende him and a venge him vpon his enmys and saue maynten his right ¶ And afterward kyng edward hiÌ„ self his eldest son Edward wente to diuerse places Ì„ seintes in englond on pilgrimage for to haue the more help Ì„ grace of god of his seintes and ij KalÌ„ â–ª of Iuyll when all thyng wos redy to that viage bataill all his retenue pouer assembled his nauye also redy he toke with hiÌ„ the erle of warwike the erle of suffolk the erle of Salusberi the erle of Oxford and a thousand meÌ„ of armes and as mony archiers Ì„ in the Natiuite of our lady tok ther shippis at Plymmouth Ì„ began to saill ¶ And when hee come and wos ariued in Gnyhen he was ther worsshipfully take receyued of the most nobull men lordis of that cuÌ„tre ¶ And anone after kyng Edward toke with him his ij sonys that is to say sir Leonell erle of vlton sir IohnÌ„ his brother erle of Richemond sir Henri duke of Lancastre with mony erles lordis Ì„ men of armes and ij thousand archiers Ì„ failed toward frauÌ„ce restid hiÌ„ a while at Calais afterward the kiÌ„g weÌ„t with his folke aforsaid and with other soudiours of beyond the se that ther abide the kynges comyng the secund day of Nouember and toke his iourney toward kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ of fraunce ther as he trowed to haue founden him fast by Odomarum as his lettres couenaunt made mencion that he wold a bide him ther with his host ¶ And wheÌ„ king Iohan of fraunce herd tell of the kynges ê¯yng of englond he went away with his men cariege cowerdly shamfully fleyng and wastyng all vitales that the englishmen shuld not haue ther of ¶ And when kyng edward herd tell that he fled he pursued him with all his host till Hedene Ì„ than he beholdyng the waÌ„ting and scarcite of vitales Ì„ also the cowerdise of the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce he turned ayen wastyng all the cuntre ¶ And while all thes thynges were a doyng the scottis priueli and by nyght token the toune of Berewike slayng them that withstode them no man els but blissed be god the castell wos saued kept by englishmeÌ„ that wer theriÌ„ Than the kiÌ„g ê‘saued all this he turned ayen iÌ„ to englond as wroth as he myght be wherfor iÌ„ ê‘lament at westmynstre wos grauÌ„tid to the kiÌ„g of euery sake of wolle .l. shillyng during the terme of vi yere that he myght the myghtelyer fight Ì„ defend the reame ayens the scottis othir misdoers ¶ And so wheÌ„ all thynges wer redy the kyng hasted hiÌ„ to the sege ward ¶ How kyng Edward wos crouned king of scotland how Prince Edward toke the kyng of fraunce sir Philip his yonger son at the bataâ—ll of Peyters ANd in the xxxi yere of his regne the xiij day of Ianiuer the kyng in the Castill of Berewik with a few men but hauyng ther fast by a grett host The toune wos yolden vn to him with outen ony maner defence or difficulte· than the kyng of scotland that is for to say sir Iohan Bailloll considering how that god did mony merueâ—les and gracious thiÌ„ges for king Edward at his own will fro day to day he toke yaf vp the reame of Scotland and the crouÌ„e of scotland at Rokisburgh in the kinges handis of englond vnder his patent letter ther made ¶ And anone after king Edward in presence of all the prelatis othir worthy men and lordis that wer ther
let crouÌ„e him kiÌ„g ther of the reame of Scotland ¶ And when all thynges wer done Ì„ ordened in thike contres at his lust he turned ayen iÌ„ to Englond with an hugh worship· And while this viage wos a doyng in Scotland sir Edward prince of wales as a man enspired in god was iÌ„ Guyhen in the Cite of Burdeux treting Ì„ spekiÌ„g of the chalengyng and of the kynges right of Englond that he had of the reame of Fraunce and that he wold a vengid be with stroÌ„ghond the prelatis peres Ì„ myghti men of that cuntre consented well to him ¶ Than sir Edward the prince with a gret host gadred to him the sext day of Iuyll went from Burdeux goyng and trauelyng by mony diuerse cuntres Ì„ he toke moÌ„y prisoners mo than .vi. thousand men of armes by the cuntre as he iournyed toke thee toune of RemorantiÌ„ iÌ„ saloigne beseged the Castell vi days And at the vi day end they yolde the castell vn to him And ther wer take the lord of CrouÌ„e sir Bursigaud mony other knyghttis men of armes moo than lxxx ¶ And fro thens by Toren Ì„ peten fast by chmeney his nobull men that wer with him had a strong bataill with frenshmen Ì„ an .c. of ther men of armes wer slayn And the erle of Daunce Ì„ the stiward of frauÌ„ce wer take with an hondreth men of armes ¶ In the wich yere thee xix day of September fast by Peightres the same prince with a thousand and ix hondrith men of armes and archiers ordeynid a bataill to kyng IohnÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce comyng to the prince ward with vij thousand chosen men of armes other moch pepull in an huge passing nombur of the wich ther wer slayn the duke of Burybon and the duke of Athenes and mony othir nobull men and of the prince men of armes a thousand Ì„ of other after the trew accompte and rekenyng viij hondrith And the kyng of fraunce wos ther take and sir Philip his yonger son Ì„ moÌ„y Dukis and nobull meÌ„ worthy knyghtis Ì„ meÌ„ of armes about ij thousaÌ„d And so the victori fell ther to the prince to the pepull of englond by the grace of god And moÌ„y that wer taken prisoners wer set at ther rauÌ„son and vpoÌ„ ther trougth knyghthod wer chargid had leue to go But the prince toke with him the kyng of fraunce Philip his son with all the reuerence that he myght went ayen to Burdeux with a glorius victorie â–ª The somme of the men that ther wer take prisoners of them that wer slaiÌ„ the day of bataill wos iiij M. iiijC.xl ¶ And in the xxxij yere of kyng Edward the v. day of May prince Edward with kyng IohnÌ„ of frauÌ„ce Philip his son and moÌ„y othir worthy prisoners ariued graciously iÌ„ the haueÌ„ of Plummouth the xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij· after none they com to london by londoÌ„ brugge so weÌ„t forth to the kiÌ„gê palace of westmiÌ„stre ther fell so gret a multitude Ì„ prees of peple about them to behold and se that wonder Ì„ that riall sight that vnnethes fro midday till nyght they myght not cuÌ„ to westmynstre Ì„ the kiÌ„gê ranson of frauÌ„ce wos taxed and set to iij myllions of scutis of whom ij â–ª shuld beworth a nobull ye shÌ„all vnderstond that a myllion is a M.M. and after somme meÌ„ his raunsome wos sat at .iij. M.M florens all is on effect And this same yere wer made soleÌ„pne Iustis iÌ„ smythfeld beiÌ„g ther pÌ„sent the kyng of englond the kiÌ„g of fraunce and the kyng of Scotland and mony other worthy and nobull lordis ¶ The xxxiij yere of his regne the same kyng Edward at wyndesore as well for loue of knyghhod as for his own worsship at the reuerence of the kyng of fraunce and of other lordis that wer ther at that time he held a wonder riall and costle fest of sent George passing any that euer wos holdyn a fore ¶ Wherfor the kyng of frauÌ„ce in scornyng said that he saw neuer ne herd such solempne festis ne rialtes holdin ne done with tailles with out paiÌ„g of gold or siluer ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxiiij yere of his regne the x iiij KalÌ„ of Iulij sir IohnÌ„ Erle of Richemond kyng Edwardis son wedded dame Blaunch duke Henris doughter of Lncastre cosin to the same iohan by dispensacion of the pope and in the mein tyme wer ordened Iustes at london iij. daies of rogacions that is for to sai the mair of London with his xxiiij aldermen ayenes all that wold cum in whos name Ì„ sted the kyng priuely with his iiij sonys Edward Leonell IohnÌ„ and Edmond and other xix gret lordis helden the feld with worshÌ„ip ¶ And this same yere as it wos told said of them that saw it ther come blod out of the tombe of Thomas some tyme erle of Lancastre as fresh as that day that he was done to deth And in the same yere kiÌ„g Edward chose his sepulture and his liggyng at westmynstre fast by the shrine of sent Edward ¶ And anone after the xxvij· day of October he went ouer see to Calais makyng protestacion that he wold neuer cum ayen in to englond till he had full endid the were bitwen fraunce him ¶ And so in the xxxvi yere of his regne in the wynter tym kyng Edward wos and traueled in the Ryne costes about sent HilÌ„larie tide he departid his host and went to Burgoyn ward with whom than met pesibely the Duke of Burgoyn behighting him lxx thousand floreyns that he shuld spare his men and hys pâ—pull and the kyng grauÌ„ted at his request and duelled ther vn to the xvij day of Marche· the wich tyme come to kiÌ„g Edward ere that stroÌ„g theues wer on the se vnder the erle of sent Poule the xv day of Marche liggyng a wayt vpon the tounes of hastyng Rie and other places and villages on the see cost haddyn entred as enmys in to thee toune of wynchelse and slewen all that euer withstoden them and withsaid ther comyng Wherfore the kyng was gretly meued and wratthed and he turned ayen to Paris ward and commaunded his host to destroy and sle with dynt and strength of swerd them that he had before hand sparid ¶ And the xij day of Aprill the kyng come to Paris and ther departed his host in diuerse batailles with iiij C. of knyghtis new dubbed on that one side of him ¶ And sir Henri duke of Lancastre vnder pees and trews went vn to the yates of the Cite profering to them that wold abyde a bataill in the feld vnder such condicion that if the kyng of englond wer ouer comen ther as god forbede it shuld that than he shuld neuer chalenge the kyngdom of frauÌ„ce ¶ And ther he had of them but shÌ„ort and scornfull ansuer
put furth and shewed the accord Ì„ the tretis that wos stabilisshed Ì„ made bitwen tho ij kynges wich accord plesid to moch pepull and therfore by the kynges commaundement ther wer gadred Ì„ come to gedre in west mynstre church the frist sonday of lent that is to say the ij KalÌ„ of Februer the forsaid englishmen and frauÌ„shemun where was song a solempne masse of the Trinite of the arche bisshop of cantorburi master Simond Islepe ¶ And when the agnê° dei wos done the kyng beyng ther with his sonnys and also the kyng sonnys of fraunce othir nobull and gret lordis with candell light Ì„ crosses broght forth all that wer called ther to that wer not sworne a fore swore that same oth that wos writtyn vpoÌ„ goddis body on the masse boke in this wise we N. Ì„ N. swerin vpon goddis body Ì„ on the holy gospelles stedfastly to hold kepe toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges and neuer for to do the coÌ„trarie whan they had thus sworne they tokeÌ„ ther scroues that ther othis wer comprehendid in to the notaries this same yere in the ascencion eue about mydday was seyn the clipes of the son ther folowed soch a drought that for defaut of reyn ther wos gret barnesse of corne frute and hey ¶ And in the same moneth the vi KalÌ„ of Iune ther fell a sanguyn rain almost like blode at Burgon And a sangwyne cros from morne vn to prime wos seyn aperid at Boloyn in the heier the which mony men saw· and after it meued and fell in the midde see ¶ And in the same tyme in frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d moÌ„y other land as they that wer iÌ„ playn cuÌ„tres desert baren witnesse sodenli ther apperid ij Castels of the wich went out ij hostes of armed meÌ„ ¶ And that one host wos clothed iÌ„ white Ì„ that other iÌ„ blake and when bataill wos betwne them be gun· the white ouercome the blake And anone after the blake toke hert vn to them and ouercome the white and after that they went ayen in to ther castels than the castels and all the host vanesshed away ¶ And in this same yere wos a gret and an huge pestilence of pepull and namly of men whos wifes as women out of gouernauÌ„ce toke housbandis as well strangers as other lewde and simpull pepull the which foryeting ther honour Ì„ worsship and berthe coupled and maried them with them that wer of low dedre Ì„ litell repitacion in this same yere died Henri duke of Lancastre Ì„ also in this yere Edward prince of wales weddid the countes of kent that wos Sir Thomas wife holand the wich wos deê‘ted some time and deuorced fro the erle of Salisberi for cause of that same knyght ¶ And about this tyme began and arose a gret companie of diuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome ther leders gouernours wer englissh pepull And they wer called a pepull with out any hede the wich did moch harme in the ê‘tie of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose an other companie of diuerse nacions that wos called the whit companie the wich in the parties Ì„ cuntres of Lumbardie did moch sorow ¶ This same yere sir Iohan of Gaunt the sone of kyng Edward the thrid wos made duke of Lancastre by reson Ì„ cause of his wife that was the doughter heir of Henri sum tyme duke of lancastre ¶ Of the gret wynd and how prince edward toke the lordshyp of Gnyhen of his fadre went theder ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng edward the xv day of Ianiu that is to sai on sent Maures day about euâ—Ì„sâ—ng tyme ther arose and come such a wynd out of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that it bristed and blew doune to thee ground high houses and strong bildynges toures churches and stepulles and other stronges and all other strong werkes that stoden still wer shake ther with that they ben yit and shall be euer more the febuller weykir while they stond And this wind lasted without any cessing vij dais continually ¶ And anone after ther folowed such waters in hey tyme Ì„ in haruest tyme that all felde werkis wer strongly let left vn don ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere prince edward toke the lordship of Guyhen and did to kyng Edward his fadre homage and feaute therfore Ì„ wend ouer see in to Gascoyn with his wife children And anoÌ„e after kiÌ„g edward made sir Leonell his son duke of Clarence sir edmond his other son erle of Cambrigge ¶ And in the xxxviij yere of his regne it wos ordeyned in the ê‘lament that men of law both of the chirche and temê‘all law shÌ„uld fro that time forth plete iÌ„ ther mother tong ¶ And in the same yere comen in to englond iij kynges that is for to sai The kyng of Fraunce the kyng of Cipres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to viset and for to speke with the kyng of englond Of whome they wer wonder wel come and moch worsshÌ„ippid ¶ And after that they had be here long time two of them went ayen home in to ther own cuntres Ì„ kyngdomes But the kyng of fraunce thurgh gret sekenesse maladie that he had abode still in englond ¶ And iÌ„ the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong Ì„ an huge frost Ì„ that lasted long that is to say fro sent Andrewes tide to the .xiiij. KalÌ„ of aprill that the tylth sawyng of the erth Ì„ other such feld warkie and hand werkes wer moch let left vn done for cold Ì„ hardenesse of the erth ¶ And at Orray in bretan that tyme wos ordeyned a gret dedely bataill bitwene sir IohnÌ„ of Mounfort duke of Britan sir Charles of bloys but the victorie fell to the forsaid sir IohnÌ„ thurgh help and socour of the englisshmen And ther were taken mony knyghtis Ì„ squyers and other men that wer vnnombred in the wich bataill wos slayn Charles him self with all that stode aboute him of the englishmen wer slayn but vij And in this yere died at Sauoy IohnÌ„ the kyng of fraunce whos seruice Ì„ exequies kiÌ„g edward let ordeyn did in diuerse places worsshÌ„ipfully to be don Ì„ to Douer of worshipfull men ordeyned him worthely to be led with his own costis Ì„ expens froÌ„ theÌ„s he was fet in to fraunce Ì„ beried at sent Denys ¶ In the xl yere of kyng Edward the vij KalÌ„ of Februer wos borne Edward prince edward son the wich wan he wos vij yere of old he died ¶ And in the same yere it wos ordeyned that sent Petres peÌ„s fro that tyme forth shuld not be payed the wich kiÌ„g· Yuo sometyme kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d of the cuÌ„tre of west saxons that began to regne in the yere of our lord god ¶ C.lxxix first
put it of wold not graunte vn to Ester next comiÌ„g than they greuÌ„ted well that iÌ„ iij. yere by certan termes that dyme shuld be payd Ì„ also of the lay fe wos a iij. yeres xv grauÌ„ted to the kyng ¶ How sir Robert KnolÌ„les with other certayn lordis of the reame weÌ„t ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce· Ì„ of ther gouernauÌ„ce ANd in the xlv yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng kyng Edward with vn wyse counsell and vn discrete borawed a gret soume of gold of the prelatis lordis marchantis and other rich men of his reame sayng that it shuld be dispendid in defendyng of holy chirche and of his reame ¶ Neuerthelatter it profited nought· wherfor about midsomer after he made a gret host of the worthiest men of his reame Amonges whome wer som lordis that is for to say the lord Fitzwater and the lord Graunson other worthy knyghtis of wich knyghtis the kyng ordeyned sir Robert Knolles a prouede knyght Ì„ a well as said in dede of armes for to be gouernour and that thurgh his couÌ„cel and gouernaunce all thyng shuld be gouerned Ì„ dressed ¶ And wen thei come iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce as long as thei duelled helde them hole to geder the frauÌ„shmen durst not fall vppon theym ¶ And at the last about the begynnyng of winter for enuy coueteys that wos amoÌ„g them And also discorde they sondred partid them in to diuerse companies vn wisely folely But sir Robert knolles his men wente and keped them sauf within an Castell in Bretan ¶ And when the frenshmeÌ„ saw that our meÌ„ wer deuidid in to diuerse companies Ì„ places not holdiÌ„g ne strengthyng them to gedres as them ought for to do they fell fersly on our men And for the most partie toke them or slowen them tho that they myght take led with them prisoners ¶ And iÌ„ thee same yere pope vrbane come fro rome to AuinioÌ„ for eÌ„chesoÌ„ cause that he shuld accord make pees bitwen the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce the king of Englond for euer more But alas or he began his tretis he died with sekenesse the ·xxi day of December wos beried as for the time iÌ„ the cathedrall chirche of AuinioÌ„ fast by the high auter ¶ And the next yere after whan he had lyne so his bones wer taken out of the erth and beried new in the abbey of sent victorie fast by marcile of the wich abbey he wos sum tyne Abbot him self ¶ And iÌ„ both places that he was beried in ther be moÌ„y grete miracles done and wrought thurgh the grace of almighty god to mony a mannys help and to the worship of god almyghty ¶ And after whom folewed next and wos made pope Gregorie Cardinall Deken that before wos caled Pers Roger ¶ In this same yere the cite of Lymoge rebellid and faught ayens the prince as othir Cites in Gnyhenne did for gret taxes costages and raunsons that they wer put and set to by prince edward wich charges weren Inportable and to chargeabull wher for they turned fro him and fellen to the kyng of frauÌ„ce And whan prince edward saw this he wos sore a chafed and greued in turnyng homward ayen iÌ„ to englond with soro skarmisshes and fighting gret assautes fought with them toke the forsaid cite and distroied it almost to the grund and slew all that wer fouÌ„d in the cite And than for to say the soth for diuerse sikenesse and maladies that he had Ì„ also for defaute of monay that he not might with stond ne tari on his enmys he hied him ayen in to englond with his wife his menye leuyng behind him in gascoyn the duke of Lancastre sir edmond erle of Cambrigge with othir worthy and orped men of armes ¶ In the xlvi yere of kiÌ„g edward at the ordinaunce Ì„ sendyng of king edward the kyng of Naune com to him to Claringdon to tret with hiÌ„ of certain thinges touchyng his were iÌ„ Normandie wher kiÌ„g Edward had left certayn seges in his stede till he come ayen ¶ But kyng edward myght not sped of that that he askid him And so the kyng of Naun with gret worship gret yeftes toke his leue weÌ„t home ayene ¶ And about begiÌ„nyng of marche when the ê‘lament at westmiÌ„stre wos begun the kiÌ„g askid of the clargi a subsidie of .l. M. pound the wich by a good avisement Ì„ bi a generall ê¯uocacioÌ„ of thee clargie it wos grauÌ„ted and ordeyned that it shÌ„uld be paied resed of the lay fee. ¶ And iÌ„ this ê‘lament at the request Ì„ askiÌ„g of the lordis in hatered of men of holy chirch the Chanceler Ì„ the tresorer that wer bisshoppis the clarke of the priue seale wer remeued and put out of office and in ther stede wer secular men put in ¶ And while this ê‘lament lasted ther come solempne embassatours sent fro the pope to trete with the kiÌ„g of pees said that the pope desired to fulfill his predicessours will but for all ther comyng they sped not of ther purpose ¶ Of the besegyng of Rochell and how the Erle of penbruke and his companie wos ther take in the hauen with Spanyardis all his shippis brent· THe ix day of Iune kyng Edward iÌ„ xlvij yere of his rene held his parlament at wynchestre and it lasted but viiij days to the parlament wer sompned by writ of men of holy chirche iiij bisshoppis Ì„ iiij abbotes with out any mo ¶ This parlament wos holdeÌ„ for marchantis of london of Norwich of other diuerse places in diuerse thingê and pointes of treson that they wer defamed of that is to say that they wer rebell and wold rise ayens the kyng ¶ This same yere the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Cambrege his brother come out of Goscoyn in to englond toke and weddid to ther wifes Petres doghters suÌ„ tim kiÌ„g of spayn Of wich ij doughtris the duke had the elder and the erle the yonger ¶ And that same time ther wer sent ij Cardinales fro the pope That is to say an english cardinall a cardinale of paris to tret of pees bitwen thes ij reames the wich when they had bene both long eche iÌ„ his ê“uinces Ì„ iÌ„ his places Ì„ cuÌ„tres fast bi tretyng of the forsaid pees at the last they toke with them thee letters of ê“curacie went ayen to rome with out ony effect of ther purpose ¶ In this yere ther wos a strong bataill on the se bitwen englishmeÌ„ flemmiÌ„g the englisshme had the victori toke xxv shippis with salt Ì„ sleyng drenchiÌ„g all the men that wer therin vn wyttyng them that they wer of that cuntre And redely moch harme had fallen bi cause ther of ne had pees accord the sonÌ„ be bitwen theÌ„ And iÌ„ this same yere the frenshmen besegie the touÌ„e of Rochell
to lecherie the end wos with out honour for he went gretly from the maners and the vertuus of his nobull fadre And he wos crouned with the impariall dyodeme and the wisdom of his father passed in to Sygmunde his brother as after shall apeyr Vrbanus was pope after Gregarie vi yere This vrbane wos chosen in the cite of Rome by the strength of the Romans but the Cardinalles did that for dred and not willengly wher fore they fled vn to the Cite of Fundorum And they saied that he was not Pope And chose in his place sir Robert of Gebennys the same yere the wich was called Clement the vij Nota ¶ And here began the xxij striffe in the chirch And it was more wors then euer wos ony other before for it was so sotell that the wisest men that wer and the best conciencied culd not discerne with whom it wos best to say and hold ¶ And this striffe durit xl yere with a gret sclaunder vnto all the clargie and gret parell vn to men sowles for herisees and other yll thynges thee wich wer brought in then In so moch that ther wos no doctrine in the chirch for misdoyng· And ther for from this vrbane the vij vn to Martine I know not who was pope ¶ The fest of the visitacion of our lady was ordeyned by vrbane the sext after the forme of the Sacrament of the auter for a pees and a vnite for to be had among them thurgh the merites of oure blissid lady Bonefacius the ix was pope after vrbane xv yere This boneface was chosen at Rome in the stede of vrbane and the striffe continued for Benedictus was chosen in Auinion in the place of Clement and wos called petrue deluna and he durid to the coÌ„cell of Constantineys and then he wold not abey bot euer abode obstenat And at the last he decessid in the kyngdoÌ„ of Aragon And he comanded his cardinailes to chefe an othir pope the wich they did anone and set vp an Ydoll and named him Clement bot they ê“fettid not Circa annuÌ„ domini M.ccc Ì„ lxxx ¶ And after kyng Edward the iij. that wos borne in wyndesore regned Richard of burdeux that wos prince Edwardis sone of wales wich prince edward was kiÌ„g edward sone ANd after the good kiÌ„g Edward the thrid that wos born at wyndesore regned Richard the secund that wos the good sir Edwardis sone prince of wales wich kyng Richard was borne in the cite of burdeux in gascoyn and wos crouned at westmynstre in the xi yere of his age â–ª ¶ And in the second yere of his regne for debate that wos betwen the lord latimer sir raufe Feriers knyght that weren ayens Hawell shakell squiers for the prisoner that was take in spayn bi thes ij squiers and the wich the lord Latimer sir raufe Feriers wold haue had the wich prisoner was the erle of dene that thay toke in the bataill of Spayne wherfor thes ij lordis come in to the chirch at westmynstre and fond this one squier hering his masse beside sent Edwardis shrine and ther they slew him the wich was called hawell And Shakell was arestid put in the tour of londoÌ„ And ther he was long time for he wold not deliuer the Erle of Dene his prisoner vn to thes ij lordis bi sir Aleyn Buxhill constable of the tour and by sir rauf ferriers on of his aduersariers till the kyng grauÌ„tid him grace In the iij. yere of kyng richard com the galayes of fraunce in to englond vn to diuerse portes brent and robbed Ì„ slew moch pepull of englond that is to say at wynchelserie and hastyng Portesmouth Hamton stormore and grauesend and did moch harme and went home ayene· ¶ And in this same yere was a parlament holdeÌ„ at westmynstre And at that same ê‘lament wos ordeyned that euery man woman and child that wer at the age of xiiij yere and a boue thurgh out all the reame poer folk other shuld pay to the talage iiij pens Wherfor come Ì„ befell afterward gret mischief and moch disese to all the comynalte of the reame ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Rechardis regne the comunes arisen vp in diuerse ê‘ties of the reame did moch harme the wich they called the builing tyme. ¶ And they of kent Ì„ of estsex made them ij chiuetayns to rule gouerne the compani of keÌ„t of estsex That on wos called Iak straw that oder wat tyler and they come assembled them vpoÌ„ the blak heth iÌ„ kent And on the Corpus xpÌ„i day after they come doune iÌ„ southward Ì„ breken vp the prison hous that is to say the kynges benche Ì„ the marchalsie Ì„ deliuered out all the prisoners ¶ And so the same day they com in to londoÌ„ ther they robbed the pepull slew all aliens that they myght find in the cite about the cite Ì„ dispoiled all ther goodis and made hauoke ¶ And on the fryday nex after that was on the morne Ì„ they come than to the tour of londoÌ„ Ì„ the kyng beyng ther iÌ„ they fet out of the tour the Erchebisshop of CaÌ„torberi sir edmond sudbery sir Robert halys hospitiler priour master of sent Iohanes house and a white frere that was confessour vn to kyng Richard Ì„ brought them to the tour Ì„ they smyten of theâ— hedis and come ayen to londoÌ„ and slew moch pepull of the Cite ¶ And than they weÌ„t vn to the dukes place of lancastre beyoÌ„de sent mari strond that wos called the sauoy Ì„ ther they deuourid Ì„ destroied all the goodis that they might find ther Ì„ bare them a wa and brent vp the places ¶ And than after they went to sent iohanes with out smythfeld destroied the goodis ther Ì„ brent vp that hous â–ª and went to westmynster and seint Martins graunte and made them gone out of the sent were all that wer with in for any maner of gyrth ¶ And than come vn to the tempull to all other yns of men of law and dispoiled them robbed them of ther goodis also tore ther bokis of law than they come to london brake vp the prison of new gate and drofe out all the prisoners felons other and of both countours and all the pepull that were with in them and distroied all the bokis of the countres ¶ And thus they continued both satirday sonday vn to the moÌ„day next after in all ther malace Ì„ wikkidnesse ¶ And than on moÌ„day kiÌ„g Richard with his lordis that wer with hiÌ„ that tym and with the maire of london willm walworth that wos that tyme come with the aldermen and the comunes of the cite and comen in to southwarke to here and to know the entencion of thes rebeles and misgouerned pepull And this Iak straw than made
annoye iÌ„ the feld that all the pepull of accord shuld cum nere Ì„ here his clamours and his crie and his wyll ¶ And the lordis the maire and the aldermen with the comynalte hauyng indignacion of his couetize and falsenes and his foull presumcion And anone willm walworth that tyme beyng maire drew out his knife and slew Iak straw And anone right ther did smyte of his hede and set it vpon a spere shÌ„aft Ì„ so it wos bore thurgh london set an high vpoÌ„ londoÌ„ brigge ¶ Anon thes risers misgouerned meÌ„ wer void clene vanisshed as it had nought be they And than the king of his gret goodnesse by prayer of his lords made ther vi knightis of good worthy men of the Cite of londoÌ„ That is to say willm walworth that at that tyme wos maire slew Iak strawe And the secund was Nicholas brembre Ì„ the iij. IohnÌ„ Philipot the iiij Nicholas twifâ—â—d the v Robert lauÌ„des the vi Robert gaytoÌ„ And thaÌ„ the kiÌ„g with his lordis his knyghtis retourned ayen to the toure of londoÌ„ Ì„ ther he restid hiÌ„ till this pepull wer better seced set in rest and pees And than by ê“cesse of tyme as they myght get and toke thes rebelles Ì„ risers they hong them vpoÌ„ the next galois iÌ„ euery lordship thurghout the reame of englond by xl Ì„ bi xxx bi x. by xij euer as they myght be geten Ì„ taken iÌ„ ony ê‘ties ¶ And in the v. yere of kiÌ„g Richardis regne wos the gret erth quake was generall thurgh out the world the wedenesday after witsonday iÌ„ the yere of our lord a M. ccc.lxxxxi Wherfor all maner pepull wer sore a gast Ì„ dredfull loÌ„g tyme for dred of veÌ„geauÌ„s that our lord shÌ„ewid and did ¶ And in the vi yere of kyng Richard sir Henri spenser bisshop of Norwich went with a Croiserie ouer the see in to the cuntre of Flaunders and ther they gat the toune of Grauenyng and the toune of broburgh Dunkerk Newport and ther thei laded and fraughtid li. shippis with pelage for to haue comeÌ„ in to englond with thes shyppes and goodis ¶ And the bisshop of Norwich and his couÌ„cell let brenne thes shippis with all the pelage in the same hauen all in to hard asshes and at Dunkerke wos done a gret bataill bitwen the Flemmynges and the Englishhmen And at that bataill wer slayn a gret multitude of thes Flemmynges an huge nombure ¶ And than went thee bisshop with his retenew to Ypers and beseged it a long tyme but it myght not be geten And so lefte that sege and comen ayen in to Englond For our englishmen wer fowly destroyed and mony died on the flix ¶ And in this same yere come the Quene Anne in to englond for to be spoused to kyng Richard And hir fadre wos Emprour of Almayne And kyng of Beme ¶ And with hir come the Duke of Tassi hir vncle and mony other worthy lordis and knyghtis of hir cuÌ„tre of beme and of other duche tonges to do hir reuerrauÌ„ce worship And sir Symond beuerle a worthy knyght of the garter other knyghtis squyers that wer the kynges embassetours brought hir iÌ„ to englond so forth to londoÌ„ And the pele of the cite that is to sey the mare the aldermen and all the comunes riden ayens hir to welcuÌ„ hir and euery man in good aray and euery craft with his mynstral see in the best maner mette with hir on the blake heth in Kent and so brought hir vn to London thurgh the cite and so forth vn to west mynster vn to the kynges palais And ther she was spoused vn to kyng Richard well and worthely in the abbey of westmynstre ther she wos crouned quene of englond â–ª And all hir frendis that come with hir had gret yeftes and weren well cherid and refreshed as long tyme as they byden ther. ¶ And in this same yere ther was a bataill done in the kynges palays at westmynster for certayn pointes of treson bitwen sir Iohan Ansley knyght defendant And Carton squier the appellaunt But this sir IohnÌ„ of Ansley ouer come this Carton and made him to yeld him withiÌ„ the lystes ¶ And anone wos this Carton dispoiled of hys harnes and draw out of the listes and so forth to Tyburne Ì„ ther he wos honged for his falsenese ¶ And iÌ„ the viij yer of the regne of kyng Richard sir Edmond of Langley Erle of Cambrige the kynges vncle went in to portyngalÌ„e with a fair mâ—ny of men of armes and archiers in strengthing and helpyng of thee kyng of Portingale ayens the kyng of Spayn and his pouer ther the kyng of portingale had the vyctorie of his enmys thurghe help and comforth of our englisshmen· ¶ And whan that iorney wos done the erle of Cambrigge come home ayen with hys pepull in to englond in hast blissid be god and his blissid yeft ameÌ„ ¶ And this same yere kyng Richaâ—d held his Cristemasse in the maner of Eltham ¶ And the same tyme the kyng of Ermoyne fled out of his own land and come in to englond for to haue help an socour of our kyng ayens his enmys that had driueÌ„ him out of his own reame And so he wos brought vn to the kyng to Eltham ther as the kyng held his riall fest of Cristemase ¶ And ther our kyng welcomed him and did him moch reuerence and worsship and commaundid all his lordis to make him all the chere that they coud And than he besought the kyng of grace and of help and of his comforth in his nede ¶ And that he myght be brought ayen to his kyngdom and land For the Turkes had deuoured and destroid moch parte of his land and for drede how he fled and come hidder for socour and helppe· ¶ And then the kyng hauyng on hiÌ„ pitte and coÌ„passioÌ„ of his gret mischief and greuous disese anone he toke his councell and asked what wos best to done ¶ And they ansuerd and said yif it liked him to yef him ony good it wer well done And as touchyng his pepull for to trauell so fer iÌ„ to out landes it wer a grete iuê‘die And so the kyng yaf him gold siluer and mony riche yeftes and iewelles and betaught him to god And so he passed ayen out of Englond ¶ And in this same yere kyng Richard with a riall pouer went in to scotland for to were vpon the scottis for the falsenesse and destruccion that the scottis had done vn to englishmen in the marches And than the scottis come douÌ„e vn to the kyng for to tret with him Ì„ with his lordis for trews as for certayn yeres ¶ And so our kyng Ì„ his couÌ„cell grauÌ„t them trews certayn yeres to ther askyng our kiÌ„g turned him ayen in to englond And when he wos cumyn
vn to yorke ther he a bode and rested him ther ¶ And ther sir IohnÌ„ Holand the erle of kentis brother slew the erle sone of Stafford Ì„ his heir with a daggar in the cite of Yorke werfor the kyng wos sore anoyed greued and remeued thens Ì„ com to londoÌ„ ¶ And the maire with the aldermen the coÌ„myns with all the solempnite that might be done riden ayens the kiÌ„g and brought him rialli thurgh the cite and so forth vn to westmiÌ„ster vn to his own palais ¶ And iÌ„ the ix yere of kyng Richardis regne he held a ê‘lament at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marqueyes and v· Erles ¶ The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle sir Edmond of laÌ„glee erle of Cambrigge hiÌ„ he made duke of york ¶ And his other vncle sir Thamas of wodstoke that was erle of Bukkyngham him he made duke of gloucestre sir Lyon ueâ— that was erle of Oxford him he made markeys of Dyuelyne ¶ And Henri of Balynbroke the duke son of Lancastre hiÌ„ he made erle of Derby ¶ And sir Edward the dukes son of yorke him he made erle of Ruttelond sir IohnÌ„ Holand that was the erle of kentis brother him he made erle of Hontingdon ¶ And sir Thomas Mombray erle of Notingham and erle Marshall of Englond And sir Michell de la pole knyght him he made erle of Southfolke Chancelar of EngloÌ„d ¶ And the erle of the march at that same parlament holden at westmynstre in playn parlament amongis all the lordis and communes was proclamed erle of the march and heir Parent to the croune of englond after kyng Richard the wich erle of the march weÌ„t ouer see in to Irland vn to his lordshippis and landis For thee erle of marche is erlÌ„e of vlster iÌ„ Irland Ì„ bi rightline heritage ¶ And ther at the castell of his he lay that tym thir come vpoÌ„ hym a gret multitude in busshementis of wild Irishmen hiÌ„ for to take and destroy And he com out fersly of his castill with his pepull maÌ„li faught with them Ì„ ther he was take he wall to peces ther he died on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And iÌ„ the .x. yere of kyng Richardis regne the erle of Arundell went to the se with a gret nauy of shippis enarmid with men of armis good archiers And whan they com iÌ„ thee brod see they met with thee hole â—lete that com with wyn lade from Rochill the wich wyne were enmys goodis And ther our nauy set vpon them and toke theÌ„ all and brought them vn to diuerse portes Ì„ hauens of Englond Ì„ sum to london and ther ye myght haue had a ton of Rochill wyne of the best for xx shillyng sterling and so we had gret chep wyne iÌ„ EngloÌ„d that tym thankid be god almyghty ¶ How the v. lordis arisen at Rattecot brigge ANd in thee regne of kiÌ„g Richard thee xi yere thee v. lordis arisen at Rattecot bruggee in thee distrucion of rebelles that weren that tym iÌ„ all thee ream ¶ The frist of v. lordis was sir Thomas of wodstoke the kynges vncle duke of glocestre the secund wos sir Richard erle of Arundell Ì„ the .iij. wos sir Richard erle of werwik the iiij wos sir Henri bolinbroke erle of Derby the v. was sir Thomas Mombray erle of Notingham ¶ And thes v. lordie saw the myschef Ì„ mysgouernaunce the falsenesse of the kyngê couÌ„cell wherfor they that wer that tyme chief of the kynges couÌ„cell fled out of this land ouer the see that is to say sir Alisander Neuell the erchebisshop of yorke sir Robert leweermarkis of deuelyn erle of Oxford and sir mychell de la Pobe erle of Southfolke chancellr of Englond And thes iij. lordis went ouer see· and come neuer ayen for ther they died ¶ And than thes v. lordis aboue said made a ê‘lament at westmynster And ther they toke sir Robert Tresiliam the Iustice and ser Nicholl Brembre knyght and citesen of london and sir Iohan Salusburi a knyght of the kynges housold and vske sergeaunt of armes and mony moo of othir pepull wer taken and Iuged vn to the deth by the councell of thes v. lordis in ther parlament at westmynster for the treson that they put vpon them to be drawen from the toure of London thurgh out the Cite and so forth vn to Tyburne and ther they shuld be honged and ther throtis to be cut and thus they wer serued died ¶ And after that in this same parlament at westmynstre wos sir Symond Beule that was a knyght of the garter sir Iohan beauchamp knyght that wos stiward of the kyngê housold and sir Iames Berners wer foriugged vn to the deth and than they wer led on fote to the toure hill and ther wer ther hedes smyten of and mony other moo by thes v· lordis ¶ In this same parlament and in the xij yere of kyng Richardis regne he let cri ordeyn a generall Iustis that is called a turnement of lords knyghtis Ì„ squiers And this Iustis and turnement war holdeÌ„ at london in smythfeld of all maner of strangers of what land or cuntre that euer they wer and thidder they wer right wolcum and to them and to all other wos holden vpen housold And gret festes and also gret yeftes ther yefen to all maner of straungers ¶ And of the kynges side wer all of sute ther cotes ther armur sheldis hors trappure And all wos white hertis with crounes aboute ther neckis and chaynes of gold hangyng ther vpon Ì„ the croune hangyng law before the hertis body the wich hert wos the kyngê leueray that he yaf to lordis Ì„ ladies knyghtis squiers for to know his howseold from othir pepull ¶ And in this fest comyng to ther Iustis xxiiij ladies led thes xxiiij lordis of the garther with chynes of gold and all the same sutes of hertes as is before said from the toure on horsbake thurgh the cite of london in to smythfeld ther that the Iustis shuld be holden ¶ And this fest Ì„ iustis wos hold generall for all tho that wold cum theder of what land or nacion that euer thâ—y wer ¶ And this was hold during xxiiij dais of the kyngê cost And thes xxiiij lordis to ansuer all maner pepull that wold cum thider â–ª ¶ And thieder come thee erle of sent Paul of frauÌ„ce and mony othir worthy knyghtis with him of diuerse parties full well arayed and out of Holand Ì„ Henaud come the lord Ost reuaunt that wos the dukes son of holaÌ„d and mony othir worthy knyghtis with hiÌ„ of Holand full wel araied ¶ And when this fest iustiÌ„g was endid the kiÌ„g thaÌ„kid thes strangers yaf them mony rich yeftes ¶ And than they token ther
leue of the kyng Ì„ of othir lordis Ì„ ladies wenten home ayen in to ther own cuntres with gret loue and moch thanke ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Richardis regne ther was a bataill done in the kynges palais at westmiÌ„stre bitwen a squyer of Nauerne that wos with the kyng Richard and an othir squier that wos called IohnÌ„ walsh for pointee of treson that this Naune put vpon this walshman but this naune wos ouer comen yeld him creaunt to his adusarie ¶ And anone he wos despoled of his armur draw out of the Palays to tiburne Ì„ ther wos hanged for his falsenesse ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Richardis regne sir IohnÌ„ of Gaunte duke of Lancâ—stre went ouer the see in to Spayn for to chalenge his right that he had bi his wifes titell vn to the croun of Spayn with a gret host of pepull of men of armes and archiers ¶ And he had with him the Duchisse his wife and his iij· doughters ouer see in to Spayn And ther they wer a gret while at the last the kyng of Spayn began for to tret with the duke of Lancastre they wer accerded to geder thurgh ther both councell in this maner that the kiÌ„g of spaiÌ„ shuld wedde the dukis doughter of lancastre that was the right heir of spayn and he shÌ„uld yef vn to the Duke of lancastre gold and seluer that wer cast in to gret wegges Ì„ moÌ„y other iewelles as mony as viij charietes myght carie ¶ And euery yere after during the life of the duke of Lancastre of the duchâ—s his wyf x. M. marke of gold Of wich gold the auenture charges they of spayn shuld auâ—Ì„ture bring yerly vn to Bayon to the dukis assignes by surite made ¶ And also the duke maried an oder of his doughters vn to the kyng of Portingale the same tyme. And whan he had done thus he come home ayen in to englond the good lady his wyfe also but mony a worthy man vpon the flix died ¶ And in the xv yere of kyng Richardis regne hee held his cristeÌ„mase iÌ„ the maner of wodstoke the erle of Penbroke a yong lord tendre of age wold lerne to Iust with a knyght that was called sir IohnÌ„ sent IohnÌ„ riden to gedre in the parke of wodstoke And ther this worthi erle of penbroke was slayn with that othir knyghtis spere as he kest it from him whan they had coupled and thus this good erle made ther his end and ther for the kyng Ì„ the quene made moch sorow for his dethe ¶ And in the xvi yere of kyng Richardis regne IohnÌ„ hende beyng that tyme maire of london Iohan walworth Henri â—anner beyng shereues of london that same time a bakers man bare a basket of horsbred in to fletstret toward on hostre ther come a yong man of the bisshoppis of Salisberi that wos called romayn and he toke an hors lofe out of the baskit of the bakers Ì„ he askid him why he did so and this romayn turned ayen brak the bakerhede And neghbours come out and wold haue a rested this romayn he brake from them fled to the lordis place the ê¯stabull wold haue had him out but the bisshoppis men shet fast the yates keped the place that no man might entre And than moch more pepull gadred thidder and said that they wold haue hiÌ„ out or elles they wold brenne vp the place and all that wer theriÌ„ ¶ And than come the maire and sheriues with other moch pepull cessed the malice of the comunes Ì„ made euery man to go hom to ther houses kepe the pees ¶ And this romayns lord ther bisshop of Salisburi master Iohan waltham that at that tyme wos tresorer of englond went to sir Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of yorke chanceler of engloÌ„d Ì„ ther the bishop made his coÌ„plaint vn to the chanceler vpoÌ„ the pepull of the cite of london ¶ And than thes ij bisshoppis of gret malace veÌ„geauÌ„ce coÌ„ vn to the kyng to wyndesore Ì„ made a gret complaiÌ„te vpoÌ„ the maire Ì„ sheriues And anon all the cite afterward wer before the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell Ì„ they cast vn to the cite a greuous hert and wonder gret malice ¶ And anoÌ„e sodeÌ„li the kiÌ„g sent after the maire of londoÌ„ for the ij· sheriues Ì„ thei come to him vn to the castell of wyndesore And the kyng rebukid the maire shÌ„eriues full foule for the offence that they had done ayens him and his officers in his chambur at londoÌ„ Wherfor he deposit and put out the mare and bothe sheriues Ì„ this wos done a xiiij daies afore the feste of sent Iohan baptest ¶ And than the kyng called to him a knyght that wos called sir Edward dalingrigge Ì„ made hiÌ„ wardeyn gaunour of the cite Ì„ chambur of londoÌ„ Ì„ ouer all his peple theriÌ„ ¶ And so he kepid that office but iiij wekis be cause that he wos so gentill and tendir to the citisens of londoÌ„ Wherfor the kyng deposit him and made sir Baudwyn radyngton knyght that wos courtrouller of the kng housold wardeyn Ì„ gouernour of hys chambre and of his pepull therin and chese to him ij worthy men of the cite to be shiriues with him for to gaune and kepe the kyngee lawes in the cite· on was called Gilbert mawefeld and that other Thomas Newenton shereues and than the maire and the ij shereues and all the aldermen with all the worthy craftes of loÌ„don went on fote vn to the tour and ther come out the Constable of the tour yaf the maire and the sheriues ther oth Ì„ charge as they shuld haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kingê court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker and than went they home ayen ¶ And than the kyng and his councell for the gret malace and despite that they had to the cite of londoÌ„ remeued all his courtis from westmynstre vn to the cite of yorke that is to say the Chaunceler the Escheker the kyngê bench and the comune place· ther they held all thes courtes of law fro midsomer that is to say the fest of sent IohnÌ„ baptist vn to the fest of cristemase next suyng And than the kyng and his councell saw it not so ê“fitabull ther as it wos at londoÌ„ than anoÌ„e he remeued it ayen vn to londoÌ„ so to westminstre for gret ese of his offics a vauÌ„tage to the kyng and all the comunes of the reame ¶ And when the pepull of londoÌ„ saw Ì„ knew that thes courtes wer come ayen ¶ And the kyng his pepull also than the maire Ì„ the aldermen with thee chief comunes of the cite let gader a gret somme of gold of all the comunes of the
And they said ye and ther they swore toke ther charge vpoÌ„ a boke made ther oth well Ì„ trewly it to hold in all maner of pointes couenauÌ„tis with out contradiccion or delay in ony maner wise ¶ And thaÌ„ wos she brought vn to sent Nicholas chirche in Calais Ì„ ther she wos worthely weddid with the most solempnite that ony kyng or quene myght be with Erchebisshoppis bisshoppis Ì„ all the ministers of holi chirch And than they wer brought home vn to the Castell and set to mete ¶ And wer serued with all maner of delicasie of riall metis and drinkes plenteuousli to all maner of straungeis and all othir and no creature warned that fest bot all wer welcum for ther wer gret halles and tentis set vpon the grene with out the castil to receyue all maner of pepull and euery office redy for to serue them all and thus this worthy mariage wos solemply done and endid with all rialte ¶ Than thes ij dukes of fraunce with ther pepull token ther leue of the kyng and the quene and went ayen vn to Grauenyng water And ther the frensh lordis that is to say the ij dukis and all ther menye weren come ouer the water to Grauenyng and ther they met and euerichoÌ„ toke leue at othir and so they deê‘ted and our lordis comen ayen vn to Calais the frensh lordis wenten ouer the water and so home in to fraunce ayen· ¶ And anone after the kyng made him redy with the quene and all his lordis and ladies all ther peple with them and come ouer thee see in to Englond and so vn to london And the maire and the sheriues with all the aldermen ond worthy communes ridden ayens them vn to the blak heth in Kent Ì„ ther they met with thee kyng and the quene and wolcomed them that in good aray and euery man in the clothyng of his craft Ì„ ther minstrelles before them ¶ And so they brought them vn to sent Gregoris barre in southwarke and ther they token ther leue And the kyng and the quene ridden to Kenyngton than the pepull of londoÌ„ turned home ayen ¶ And in turnyng ayen to londoÌ„ brigge ther was so gret pÌ„se of peple both on hors Ì„ on fote that therwer dede on the brigge xi· ê‘sons of meÌ„ women Ì„ of children on whos soules almighty god haue pited and merci amen ¶ And than afterward the quene wos broght vn to the tour of londooÌ„ Ì„ ther she was all nyght and on the morow she wos brought thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ all ouer so forth vn to westmynstre ther she wos crouÌ„ed quene of EngloÌ„d than she wos brought ayen to the kyngê palais ther wos holdeÌ„ an opeÌ„ and riall fest at hir coronacion of all maner pepull that thidder come and this wos done the sonday next after the fest of sent Clement in the xx yere of kyng Richardis regne ¶ And than the xxv day of August next after by euell excitacion fals councell for gret wrath and malice that the kyng had of old tyme vn to his vncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the erle of Arundell and to the erle of warwik Anone the kyng by his euell excitacion Ì„ his euell councell and malice late iÌ„ the euenyng on the same dai aboue said made him redy with his strength rode in to Estsex vn to the touÌ„e of Chelmesford so come to plasshe sodenly ther sir Thomas of wodstok the good duke of gloucestre lay And the good duke come to welcum the kyng anone ¶ And the kiÌ„g a restid the good duke him self his own body Ì„ so he was lad doun to the water and annone put to a shipp anone had to calais and brought in to the capitayns ward to be kepid in hold by the kyngê commaundement of englond ¶ And that tyme the erle Marchall wos capitayn of Calis And anone after by commauÌ„demeÌ„t of the kyng and by his fals councell commaunded the capitayn to put him to the deth ¶ And anoÌ„e certayn yomen that had the good duke in kepyng toke thir councell how that they shuld put him vn to deth ¶ And this was ther oppoyntment that they shuld cum vpoÌ„ him when he wer iÌ„ his bedde and a slepe on a fether bedde And anoÌ„e they bond him hand fote charged him to lie still whan that they had done thus they token two smale towellis and made on them ij rid knottis Ì„ cast the towellis about his nee than thei toke the fethir bede that lay vndir him Ì„ cast it aboue hiÌ„ and than they drew ther towellis eche weis and sum lay vpon the fethir bede vpoÌ„ him vn to the tyme that he wos dede by cause that he shuld make nonoyse and thus they strangled this worthy duke vn to the deth on whos saule god for his high pitte haue merci amen ¶ And when the kyng had a restid this worthy duke and his vncle Ì„ sent him to Calais he come ayen vn to londoÌ„ in all the hast with an wonder gret pepull And os sone as he wos comen he sent for the erle of Arundell for the good Erle of warwike ¶ And anone as they come he arestid them him self sir IohnÌ„ Cobham sir IohnÌ„ Cheyn knyghtis he arestid them in the same maner till he made his ê‘lament anone they werput in to hold but the erle of Arundell went at large vn to the ê‘lameÌ„t time For he fonde sufficient sureti to abide the law to ansuer to all maner pointes that the kyng and his councell wold put vp on him ¶ And in the xxi yere of kyng Richardis regne he ordeyned him a ê‘lament at westmynstre the wich wos called the gret parlament And this ê‘lament wos made for to Iugge this iij. worthy lordis othir mo as them list at this tyme ¶ And for that Iuggement the kyng let make in all the hast aloÌ„g house Ì„ a large of tymbre the wich wos called an hall couerid with tyles ouer it was oppiÌ„ all about on both sides at the endis that all maner of men myght see thurgh out and ther the dome was holden vpon thes forsaid lordis Iuggement yef at this forsaid parlament ¶ And for to cum vn to this ê‘lament the kiÌ„g sent his writtis to euery lord baroÌ„ knight euery squier in euery shire thurgh out engloÌ„d that euery lord gadre Ì„ bring his retenew with him in as short time Ì„ in the best aray that they myght gete in mayntenyng iÌ„ strengthiÌ„g of the kiÌ„g ayens them that wer his enmys Ì„ that this wer done iÌ„ all the hast they come to him iÌ„ payn of deth ¶ And the kiÌ„g him self sent in to Chestershire to chiuetaÌ„s of that cuntre they gadred
brought a gret a huge multitude of pepull both of knightis squiers Ì„ principalli of yemen of Chestershire the wich yomen and archiers the kyng toke to hys own courte Ì„ yaf them bowge of court Ì„ good wages to be keê‘s of his own body both by nyght Ì„ by day aboue al othir ê‘sons Ì„ most loued best trust The wich sone afterward turned the kiÌ„g to gret losse Ì„ shame hyndring Ì„ his vtterly vndoyng destrucioÌ„ as ye shall here after that tyme come sir Henri of Derby with a gret menye of men of armes archiers and the erle of RutlaÌ„d come with a stronge pouer of pepull both of men of armes archiers ¶ And the erle of Kent brought a gret pouer of men of armes Ì„ archiers The erle Marchall come in the same maner the lorde SpeÌ„ser in the same maner the erle of northumberland sir Henri Percy his son sir Thomas Percy the erlis broder And all thes worthy lordis brought a fair menye Ì„ a strong pouer ech maÌ„ in his best aray Ì„ the duk of lancastre the duke of yorke comeÌ„ in the same maner with men of armes and archiers folowyng the kyng ¶ And sir willyam strop tresorer of englond come in the same maner And thus in this aray come all the worthy meÌ„ of this land vn to our kyng Ì„ all thes pepull com to londoÌ„ iÌ„ on day in so moch that euery stret lane iÌ„ londoÌ„ iÌ„ the subarbes were full of them logged x. or xij myle about londoÌ„ euery way And thees pepull brought the kyng at westmynstre went homi ayen to ther loggyng both hors and man Ì„ than on the moÌ„day the xij day of September the ê‘lameÌ„t began at westmiÌ„stre the wich was callid the gret ê‘lament ¶ And on the friday next after the erle of arundelÌ„ wos brought in to the ê‘lament among all the lordis and that wos on sent Matheues day the apostill and euangelist ther he wos for Iugged vn to the deth in this hall that wos made iÌ„ the palays at westmynstre And this wos his Iugement he shuld go on fote with his handis bound behynde him from thee place that he wos Iuggid in and so forth thurgh the Cite of londoÌ„ vn to the toure hill and his hede to be smyten of and so it was do in dede in the same place And vi of thee gret lordis that sat on his Iuggement ridden with him vn to the place ther he wos do vn to thee deth so to see the execucion wer don aftar ther dome ¶ And bi the kynges commaundement with them went on fote of men of armis and archiers a gret multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthyng of thee lordis that brought this Erle to his deth for they dred lest thee Erle shuld be reseued takin froÌ„ them whan they com in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth and ther â—e toke it full paciencli on whos soul god haue mercy amen ¶ And than come the freris Austyns and toke vp the body the hede of this good erle Ì„ bare it home vn to ther place and beried him in ther quere And in the morow after wos sir Richard erle of werwike brought in to the parlameÌ„t ther as the erle of Arundell wos for iugged and they yaf the erle of Werwike the same Iugement that the forsaid erle had but the lordis had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuall prison and put him in thee I le of man ¶ And than the moÌ„day next after The lord Cobhan of keÌ„t Ì„ sir IohnÌ„ Cheyn knyghtie wer brought in to the parlament iÌ„ to the same hall and ther they wer Iugged to be honged and draweÌ„ but thurgh the prayer and gret instance of all the lordis that Iuggement wos foryeuen them and relesed to perpatuall prison ¶ And this same time was Richard Whittyngdon maire of Londoni Ì„ IohnÌ„ wodecoke willm Askam shereues of london ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of londoÌ„ during this same parlament strong watche of men of armes archiers thurgh out euery ward also ¶ And the kyng made .v. Dukis on Duchisse and a Markeys and .iiij. Erles Ì„ thee frist of them wos the Erle of Derby Ì„ he wos made duke of Herford thee secund was the Erle of rutland and he wos made Duke of Awe marle and the thrid wos Erle of Kent Ì„ wos made thee Duke of Surre and the iiij wos thee erle of Huntingdone Ì„ he wos made duke of Excestre Ì„ the fifthe wos the erle of NotiÌ„gham he wos made thee Duke of Northfolke and the erle of Somerset he wos made the Marquies of Dorset the lord Spenser was made erle of Gloucestre Ì„ the lord Neuill of raby wos made erle of westmerland Ì„ sir Thomas Percy wos made erle of worcestre ¶ And sir Willm Scrope that was tresorer of englond he wos made erle of wilteshire and sir Iohan Montagu erle of salisburi ¶ And whan the kyng had thus don he held the parlament and riall fest vn to all his lordis and to all maner of pepull that theder wold cuÌ„ ¶ And this same yere died sir Iohan of gaunte the kinges vncle and duke of Lancastre in the bisshoppis yn in holborne wos brought froÌ„ theÌ„s to sent Paules and ther the kyng made and held his enterement well Ì„ worthely with all hys lordis in the chirch of sent Paules iÌ„ londoÌ„ ther he wos beried beside Dame blaunch his wife that wos doughter heir to the good Henri that wos duke of Lancastre ¶ And iÌ„ the same yere ther fell a discencioÌ„ bitwen the duke of Herford duke of Norfolk iÌ„ so moche that they waged bataill Ì„ casten doune ther gloues and than they wer taken vp and enseled the bataill ioyned the day set the place assigned wher when And this shuld be at Couentre And theder come the kyng with all his lordis at that day wos set in the feld and than thees two worthi lordis comen in to the feld well and cleen armed and well arayed with all ther wapen redy to done ther bataill and weren redy in the place for to fight at vtteraunce ¶ But the kyng bad them cese and toke thee quarell in to his hand ¶ And forth with right ther present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of x. yere the duke of norfolke for euer more ¶ And sir Thomas arundell erchebisshopp of Cantorbury wos exiled the same tyme for euer Ì„ depesit out of his see for malice of the kyng and anone thes iij. worthy lordis wer commaunded and defendid the kynges reame And anone they gat them shippis at diuerse hauens went ouer the see in to diuerse
landis eche his way ¶ And the duke of norfolke weÌ„t to venice and ther he died on whos soule god haue merci amen ¶ And than kyng Richard made a clarke of his sir rogier Walden Ercheaisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And in the xxij yere of kyng Richardis regned by fals councell ymaginacion of Couetous men that wer about him wer made and ordeyned blanke chartres and made them to be enseled of all maner rich meÌ„ thurgh out the reame In so moch that they compelled diuerse pepull to set ther seall ther to And this wos done for gret couetise wherfore all good hertis of the reame wer clene turned away from him that was kyng euer after ¶ And that was vttirly destruccioÌ„ and end to him that was so high and excellent prince Ì„ king and thurgh couetous fals couÌ„cell falsely betrayd Alas for pitte that such a kiÌ„g myght not se ¶ And thaÌ„ king Richaid set his kiÌ„gdome and his riall land of englond to ferme vn to iiij ê‘sons the wich wer thes Sir willm strop erle of wylÌ„teshire Ì„ tresorer of englond sir IohnÌ„ Bussh Henri Grene sir IohnÌ„ Bagot knyghtis wich that turnid them to mischief Ì„ deth with in a litill tyme. as ye shall afterward find here writtyn ¶ And thaÌ„ king Richard made gret ordynauÌ„ce weÌ„t him ouer se in to Irland Ì„ moni gret lordis with him with gret hostis for to strength ther king with men of armes archiers moch gret stuf right good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vn to were ¶ And or he passed ouer the se he ordand Ì„ made sir EdmoÌ„d of Langley his vncle the duke of yorke his liuetenauÌ„t of englond in his absent with the gouernance Ì„ couÌ„cell oÌ„f thes iiij knyghtis that had take EngloÌ„d to ferme of the kyng And thaÌ„ he passed the se come in to Irland ther wos well Ì„ worthely reseyued ¶ And thees rebelles that ben called wild IrishmeÌ„ coÌ„ douÌ„e to the kyng Ì„ yeld them to him bothe body and goodis all at his own will suore vn to him to be his liege men ther to him did ther homage Ì„ feaute Ì„ good seruice And thus he conquered the most partie of Irland iÌ„ litell time ¶ And while that kyng Richard was thus in Irland sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derby that the kiÌ„g had made before Duke of Herford the wich duke the kyng had exiled owt of this land was comen ayen in to Englond for to chalenge thee dukedom of Lancastre as for his right Ì„ trew heritage And he come doune out of fraunce by land vn to Calays ¶ And ther met him Sir Thomas of arundell that wos Erchebisshopp of Cantorburi that wos exiled out of englond Ì„ with him com the erle of Arundell his son heir the wiche wos in ward and kepiÌ„g of sir Ion shelley knyght sum tyme with the Erle of HuntiÌ„gdone and with the Duke of Excestre thee wich wos tho in thee Castell of Reigate in Southsex And ther he stole him away and come to Calais and ther he wos kepid well and worthely till thees othir two lordis wercomen to Calais And than this worthy Duke and the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi Arundell shippid in the hauen of Calais and drew ther course northward and ariued in Yorke shire at Rauensporne fast by wydelyngtoÌ„ and ther he come and entred thee land and two lordis with him and ther manye ¶ And than moche pepull of the reame that herd of his commyng and knewen wher that he wos anane they drew vn to him and welcomed these lordis and so coraged them in all maner thyng and passed forth in to the land and gadred moch pepull ¶ And whan kyng Richard herd and wist that thees ij lordis wer cumen ayen in to englond and wer londid ¶ Than the kyng left his ordynauÌ„ce in Irland come in to englondward in all the hast that he myght come to thee castell of flint and ther he abode for to take his councell what myght be don but to him com none ¶ And than sir Thomas Percy Erle of worcestre that was the kiÌ„ges Stiwarde wyst knew this anone he come in to the hall amoÌ„ges all the pepull and he brake thee yerde of the riall kynges housold and anone euery man wos disê‘ bled and euery man went his way and for soke ther mastir souerayne lord Ì„ left him alloyn ¶ And thus wos kiÌ„g Richard brought doune and destroid and stoden him self allone without comforth or socour or ani good councell of any man alas for pite of this riall kyng ¶ And anone come tidynges that sir Henri of BoliÌ„gbroke wos vp with a wonder strong pouer of pepull that all the squiers of englond risen vp thee shires in streÌ„gthiÌ„g of hiÌ„ ayen thee kyng Richard And thus sone wos come out of thee north cuntre to Bristow and ther he met with sir willm Scrope Erle of wylteshire Tresorer of englond and with sir Iohan Bussh and sir Henri Grene and Iohan Bagot but he ascapid from them went ouer these in to Irland and thes iij. knyghtis wer taken and thir hedis smyten of And thus they died for ther false couetise ¶ And than wos kyng Richard take and brought vn to the duke and anone the duke put him in fast ward and strong hold vn to his comyng to londoÌ„ And than was ther a romer iÌ„ londoÌ„ Ì„ a strong noyse that kyng Richard com to westmynstre Ì„ the pepull of londoÌ„ ranne thidder wold haue done moch harme and scathe in ther wodenesse had not the maire Ì„ the aldermen othir worthy men seced them with fair wordis Ì„ turned them home ayen vn to London ¶ And ther wos sir Iohan Slake deyn of the kynges chapell of westmiÌ„ster take brought to londoÌ„ put in prison in Ludgate ¶ And bagot was take in Irland brought to london put in prison iÌ„ newgate ther to bekeped and to abide his ansuer ¶ And sone aftir thee Duke brought kyng Richard priuely vn to londoÌ„ and put him in the tour vnder suer kepyng as a prisoner And thaÌ„ come the lordis of the reame with all ther couÌ„cell vn to the tour to kiÌ„g Richard saied to him of his mysgouernauÌ„ce Ì„ extorcioÌ„ that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse all the comiÌ„e pepull also to all the reame ¶ Wherfor all the comyn peple of his ream wold haue hiÌ„ deposit of his kiÌ„gdoÌ„ And so he wos deposit at that tyme in the tour of londoÌ„ by all his lordis couÌ„cell comune assent of all the reame ¶ And ther he wos put froÌ„ the tour vn to the castell of ledes in kent ther he wos kepeid a while Ì„ thaÌ„ was he had from theÌ„s vn to the castell of PouÌ„fret in the north cuÌ„tre to be kepid iÌ„ prisoÌ„
sone afterward right ther he made his end And theÌ„ whan kyng Richard was deposit and had resyned his crouÌ„e and his kyndoÌ„ and was kepid fast iÌ„ hâ—ld thaÌ„ all the lordis of the reame with the comunes assent and bi accord choseÌ„ this worthy lord Sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derbi duke of Herford and duke of Lancastre bi right lyne and heritage for his rightfoll manhode that the pepull fond in him before all other they chose hiÌ„ made him kiÌ„g of Englond amongê them INnocencius the vij wos chosin at Rome and leued bot ij yere then Gregorie the xij wos after him xij yere euer was debate Then wos Alexander chosen in the counsell of Pysan and he wos called frist Petrus de Candia so wos put strife to strife euerychon of thos iij. sayd they wer pope Then was ther a councell at Pysan wher they began to make a ê¯corde Ì„ ther they deposit ij and the thrid stode Ì„ so wors diuision was made then before for that they ordant preualid not Robart wos Empraur after Wensolans ix yere This man wos the duke of Banary and the erle of Palatyn a iust man and a good and wos crouned of Boneface the ix This man entred Italy with a gret host of Almayns ayens IohnÌ„ the duke of Galias but with an heuy bost he turnid ayen wos had worthy to suffre for his rightwysnesse Iohan the xxiij succedit Alexander iiij· yere and frist he began well for a vnite hee wos in the counselÌ„ at Constant and offred him to resine the pope hood and after secretly and vntrewly he fled away bot it profited not him for he wos take and constrened to pees and wos made a Cardinalle beried at Florens SigismuÌ„dus wos emprour after robert xxvij yere And he wos son to Karolus Ì„ kiÌ„g of vngarie and most cristyn prince he wos so deuoute to god that he deseruied to be cannonysit This man holp the chirch thurgh his meruelus prudens and wit for he sparid no labour ne nothyng that he had till he had made a full pees among the clargie And he had ix batailles ayens the Turke and he euer had the victorie Ì„ what more all thyng that euer wos written in louyng to Constantine Theodosio Karolo Otto may trewly be writtyn of him And he was crouned in vngrie decessed a blissid man Circa annum domini M.iiijC. ◠¶ Of sir Henri of Bolinbroke erle of Derby that regned after kiÌ„g Richard wich wos the iiij henri after the ê¯quest ANd after kyng richard the ij· wos deposid and out of his kyngdome The lordis and the comunes all with one assent and all othir worthy of the reame chosen sir Henri of Bolingbroke erle of Derby son and heir of IohnÌ„ the duke of Lancare for his worthy manhood that oft tyme had be found in him Ì„ in dede preued vpoÌ„ sent Edwardis day the confessor he wos crouned kyng of englond at westmynstre by all the reame assent next after the deposing of kyng Richard ¶ Than he made Henri his heldist son prince of wales and duke of Cornwaill and erle of Chestre ¶ And he made sir Thomas of Arundell erchebisshop of Cantorburi ayen as he wos before ¶ And sir roger Walden that kiÌ„g Richard had made Erchebishop of Cantorberi he made hiÌ„ bisshop of londoÌ„ for that tyme it stod void And he made the erles son of Arundell that come with him ouer the se from Calais in to englond He made him erle of Arundell as his fadre had bene and put him in possession of all his londis ¶ And he made homage and feaute vn to his liege lord thee kyng as all othir lordis had done ¶ And than anone died kyng rechard in the castell of PouÌ„tfret in the north cuntre For ther he wos enfamed vn to the deth by his keê‘ For he wos kepid ther iiij or v. dais from mete drinke and so he made his ende iÌ„ this world yit moch pepull in englond Ì„ iÌ„ other landis said that he wos on liue mony a yere after his deth But whether he were a liue or dede forth they held thir fals oppynions Ì„ beleue that men haddee in moch pepull wich come to gret myschief foull deth as ye shall here afterward ¶ And whan kyng Henri wist and knew veraly that he was dede he let sere him in the bes maner and closed it in a fair chest with diuerse speceries and baumes closed him in a linnen clothe all sauf his visage and that wos left opeÌ„ that al men myght se his parsoon from all othir men And so he was brought to london with torche light brinnyng to sent Poules chirch and ther he had his masse Ì„ his dirige with moch reuerence and solempnite of seruice ¶ And when all this wos don he wos brought from sent paules in to the abbey of westmynstre and therhe had all his hole seruice ayen ¶ And from westmister he wos brought to Langeley and ther he wos beried on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in the first yere of king Henris regne he held his cristimasse in the castell of wyndesore and on the xij euen come the duke of Awemarle vn to the kyng Ì„ told him that he and the duke of Surre Ì„ the duke of Excestre and the erle of Salusburi and the erle of Gloucestre and othir mo of ther affinite wer accordid to make a mommyng vn to the kyng on xij day at nyght Ì„ ther they purposed for to sle the kyng in thee reueling thus the duke of Awemarle warned the kyng ¶ And than the kiÌ„g come that same nyght to londoÌ„ priueli in all the hast that he myght to get him help socour and comforth couÌ„cell ¶ And anone thes other that wold haue do the king to deth fled in all the hast that they myght for they knew well that ther couÌ„cell wos bewried ¶ And than fled the duke of Surre and the erle of Salisberi with all ther menye vn to the touÌ„e of Cecester ¶ And ther pepull of the toune wold haue arestid theÌ„ and they wold not stand to ther arest bot stode at defence Ì„ faught manli ¶ But at the last they wer ouer comen and take And ther they smyten of the dukis hede of Surri Ì„ the erles hede of salisburi mony othir mo and thar they put the quarters in to sâ—kkes and ther hedis on poles borne on high and so they wer brought thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to london brigge and ther thes hedis wer set vpon high and ther quarters wer senten vn to other good tounes and Cities of englond and set vp ther At Oxford wer take Blounte knyght and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas Wyntersell squyer and thes wer behedid and quartired and the knyghtis hedis wer set vpon polles Ì„ brought to london and set vpoÌ„ the brugge and
men that theder wold cum ¶ And in this same yere Dame Blaunche the eldest doughter of kyng Henri the iiij wos sent ouer the se with the erle of somerset hir vncle and with mastir Richard Clifford thaÌ„ bisshop of wurcestre and with mony othir worthy lordis knyghtis and ladies Ì„ worthy squiers as longed to such a worthy kyngê doughter and come vn to Colayn ¶ And thidder come the dukis sone of barre with a fair menye and ressaued this worthy lady and the bisshope of wurcestre weddid and sacred them to geder as holi chirche it wold ¶ And ther was made ariall fest and a gret IustiÌ„g in the reuerence and woâ—â—hÌ„ip of them and all pepull that thedder com ¶ And whan this mariage and fest wos done the Erle and the bisshop and all ther menye token ther leue of lord and lady Ì„ come home ayen in to englond in saufte thanked be god almyghty ¶ And in the v yere of kyng Henris regne the lord Thomas his son weÌ„t ouer the see and the erle of Kent and mony othir lordis and knyghtis with men of armes and archiers a gret noÌ„ bur to chastise the rebellis that a fore had done moch harme to our englishmen marchantis to mony tounes and portâ—s in Englond on the see costis ¶ And the lord Thomas the kynges soÌ„ come in to Flaundres be fore a toune that is called the Skluse among all the shippis of diuerse nacions that wer ther. and after ther they ridden with ther shippis among them Ì„ went on land sported them ther ij dais and come ayen to ther shippis and toke the brode see Ì„ ther they met with iij. Carikkis of Iâ—ne that wer â—aden with diuerse marchandize and well mannyd they foughten to gedres long time but the englishmen had the victori and brought the Carrikkis in to the Cambre befor wynchelse and ther they caÌ„ted thees goodis and one of thees Carrikkes was sodeÌ„li brent ther ¶ And the lordis and ther pepull turned them home ayeÌ„ and went no ferthir at that tyme. ¶ And iÌ„ the same tyme serle yoman of kyng Richerd robes come in to engloÌ„d out of scotland and told to diuerse pepull that kyng Richard wos on liue in Scotland and so moch pepull beleued in his wordis wherfor gret ê‘tie of thee pepull of the reame wer in gret errour and grutchyng ayenest the kyng thurgh informacion of lies and fals lesinges that this Serle had made ¶ For moch pepull trustid Ì„ beleued in his seyng But at the last he wos taken in the northcuntre and by law Iugged to be drawe thurgh euery cite and good burgh tounes in englond and so he wos serued and at the last he wos brought to londoÌ„ vn to the gild hall before the Iustice ther he was Iugged for to be brought to the toure of london and ther to be laid on a hurdell and than to be drawen thurgh the cite of londoÌ„ to Tyborne Ì„ ther to be honged than quartired Ì„ his hede smyteÌ„ of and set on LondoÌ„ brigge and his quarters to be sent to iiij good tounes of englond and ther set vp thus endid he for his false treson Ì„ desseyd ¶ And in the sext yere of kyng Henris regne the iiij The erle of Marre of scotland by saifcondit come iÌ„ to EngloÌ„d to chalenge sir Edmand the erle of Kent to certayn courses of were on horsbake ¶ And so this chalange wos acceppid and grauÌ„ted the place taken in smythfeld at londoÌ„ this Erle of Marre the scot com proudly iÌ„ to the feld as his chalenge asket ¶ And anone come in the erll of Kent and rode vn to the scot and manfulli rode to geder with sharpe speris diuerse courses but the erle of Kent had the feld and gat him moch worship and thanke of all maner of men for his manfull dedis ¶ And iÌ„ the vij yere of kyng Henris regne the iiij Sir Richard Scrop erchebisshop of Yorke and the Erle Marchall of Englond gadred vn to them a strong power ayens kyng Henri ¶ And the kyng hering ther of in all the hast that he myght come with his pouer northward and met with them at yorke Ì„ ther wer thes ij lordis take and brought to the kyng ¶ And anone the Iugges wer set thes ij lordis brought forth and ther they wer dampned vn to the deth and both ther hedis smyten of and ther they maden ther end on whos soules god for his pite haue mercy Amen ¶ And whan this was done the kyng come to londoÌ„ ayen and ther restid him Anone god of his gret goodnesse wrought and shewed mony gret miracles for this worthy clerke Erchebishop of yorke that thus wos done to deth ¶ And iÌ„ the vij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne Dame Luce the dukis suster of Milane come iÌ„ to englond so to londoÌ„ Ì„ ther wos wedid to sir Edmond Holand erle of Kent in the priori of sent marie oueis in suthwarke wyth moch solempnite and gret worship ¶ The kyng was ther him self and yaf hir at the chirch dore Ì„ whan that they wer weddid and masse was done the kyng his own parson brought and lad this worthy lady in to the bisshoppis place of wynchestre and ther wos a wonder gret fest holdyn to all maner of pepull that wold cum ¶ And the same yere sir Robert Knolles bnyght a worthi weriour died at his maner in Northfolk and from thens he was brought to london vpoÌ„ a hors bere with moch torch light Ì„ so he wos brought vn to the white freris in fleetstret and ther wos do and made for him a solempne fest and ariall enterement for tho that thidder wold cume both rich and poer and ther he lieth beried by Dame Constance his wife in the midde of the body of the chirche on whos soule god for his pitte haue merci amen ¶ And thus iÌ„ this same yere sir Thomas Rampston knyght Constabull of the tour of london wos drenchid at londoÌ„ brugge as he com fro westmynstre inwardis to the tour iÌ„ a barge and al thurgh lewdenesse ¶ And in the sama yere Dame Philip the yonger doughter of kiÌ„g henri wos lad ouer see with sir Richard thee dukis brother of yorke and sir Edmond Courteney bisshop of Norwych and mony other lordis knyghtis and squiers ladies gentilwomen that apparteyned to such a worthy kynges doughter and come in to Denmarke and the kyng resceyued this worthi lady for his wyfe and welcomed thes worthy lordis and did vn to them moch worshÌ„ipp and they wer brought vn to a toune that wos called London in Denmarke and ther wos this lady weddid and sacrid to the kyng of Denmarke Norway and SwytheÌ„ and ther was crouned quene of Denmarke with moch solempnite and ther wos made ariall fest ¶ And whan this fest
Ì„ mariage wos done and endid thes lordis and ladies toke thir leue of the kiÌ„g the quene and come ayen in to Englond in hast thaÌ„ 〈◊〉 be IhuÌ„ ¶ And in the viij yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne ther wos a man that wos called the walsh klarke he oppellâ—d a knyght that wos callid sir Perceuall Sowdone of treson Ì„ ther they wer Ioyned to fight vn to vtteraunce withyn Listes the day place tyme assigned and lymitted to be done Ì„ end iÌ„ smygthfeld at the wich day tho two parsons comen in to the feld Ì„ foughten sâ—re and myghteli to gedre but at the last the knyght ouercom the clarke made him yeld him creaunt of his fals enpechemeÌ„t that he had said on him than was he dispoyled of his armure drawe out of the feld to Tyborne Ì„ ther he wos honged the knyght take to grace and wos a good man ¶ And in this same yere sir Henri erle of Northumberland the lord Bardolf come out of Scotland in preiudece destruccion of kyng henri wherfore they of the northcuntre arisen vpon them and faugit with them and scomfitid them and toke them Ì„ smyten of ther hedis Ì„ quartrid ther bodies sent the hede of the erle Ì„ a quartir of the lord bardolf to londoÌ„ and ther they wer set vpon london brigge for fals treson that they had purposed ayenst the kyng ¶ And in the ix yere of kyng henris regne was sir Edmond Holand erle of keÌ„t made Amirell of englond for to kepe the see he went to the see with mony riall shippis that wer full well arayed and enparelled and enarmed with mony a good man of armes and archiers and of good defence of weyr in the kynges name of Englond and so he landid at the last in the cost of Bretan in the I le of Briak with all his pepull and he beseged thee Castell and sautid it and they withstode him with gret defence and strength ¶ And anoÌ„e he leyed his ordynauÌ„ce And in the leyng of a gone come a quarell Ì„ smote the good erle EdmoÌ„d in the hede and ther he caught his dethis wounde but yit they left not till that they had geten the Castill and all that wer ther in ¶ And ther this good lord died on whos soule god haue mercy amen ¶ And than this menie come home ayen in to Englond with the erlis body wos beried amoÌ„gê his auÌ„cestres right worthely ¶ And in thee same yere was a gret frost in Englond that durid xv wekis ¶ And in the x· yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij com the Seneschall of henaud with othir meni to seke auÌ„tres and to get him worshipp iÌ„ dedis of armys both on hors and on fote at all maner of pointes of were ¶ And the Seneschall chalenged thee erle of Somerset and the erle deliuered hiÌ„ ful manfulli of all his chalenges Ì„ put his adusarie vn to the worse iÌ„ all pointes and wanne him ther gret worshÌ„ypp and the degre of thee feld ¶ And the next day after come iÌ„ to thee feld an other man of armes of the seneschallis partie ¶ And ayens him come sir Richard of arundell knight and the henaud had the better of him on fote iÌ„ on poiÌ„te for he brought hiÌ„ on his kne ¶ And the thrid day come iÌ„ an othir man of armes iÌ„ to the feld and ayeÌ„s him ther come sir IohnÌ„ Cornewaill knight manly and knightely he quitte him in all maner poyntis ayeÌ„s his adusarie and had the better iÌ„ thee feld ¶ And on thee iiij day come an other maÌ„ of armes of Henaude iÌ„ to the feld and ayens him come sir Iohan Cheynes son manly quitte him ayens his adusarie for he cast hors Ì„ man iÌ„ to the feld And the kyng for his manhod at that tyme dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And the v. day ther come an other man of armes of the henaudis partie in to the feld and to him come in sir Iohan stiward knyght and manfulli he quitte him ther in all maner of pointes and had the better ¶ And the sext day after come an other henaud to him come willm porter squyer Ì„ manfulli he quitte him Ì„ had the better in the feld Ì„ the kyng dubbed him knyght the same tyme. ¶ And the vij day after come an othir henaud in to the feld and to him come IohnÌ„ standissh squier manly he quitte him on his adusarie had the better in tho feld and the kyng dubbed him knyght the same day ¶ And on the same day come an othir henaud to him come a squyer of Gascoyn and proudly and manli he quitte him on his adusarie Ì„ had the better and anone the kyng dubbed hiÌ„ knyght ¶ And on the viij day come in to the feld ij men of armes of henaude and to them come ij soudiours of Calais that were brether that wer called Burghes Ì„ well and maÌ„ly quitte them on ther adu*aber siries and had the better in the feld thus endid the chalenges with moni worshippes ¶ And the kyng at the reuerence of the stringers made a gret fest and yaf them rich yeftes they token ther leue and weÌ„t home in to ther own cuntre ¶ And in the xi yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the iiij ther was a gret bataill do in smythfeld bitwen two squiers that on wos called Gloucestre that was appelauÌ„t Arthur wos the defendauÌ„t Ì„ well and manfulli foughten to geder long time the kyng for ther manfulnesse Ì„ of his grace toke ther quarell in to his hand Ì„ made them to go out of the feld at ons so they wer deuided of ther batailles thee kyng yaf them grace ¶ And the xij yere of kyng heÌ„ris regne the fourth Risdie a squier of wales that was a rebell a riser supporter to Owen of Glendre that did moch destruccion to pepull of wales wos taken and brought to London and ther he come a fore the Iustices and wos dampned for his treson and than he wos laid on an hurdell and so draw forth vn to Tyborne thurgh the cite ther he wos hanged and let doune a yen and his hede smyten of the body quartired and sent vn to iiij tounes and his hede set on london brigge ¶ And in the xiij yere of kyng Henris regne tho died sir IohnÌ„ Beauford the erle of somerset that wos capitayn of Calais and wos beried at the abbey of the tour hill on whos soule god haue merci amen· ¶ And in the same yere thee lord Thomas kyng Henris son wedded thee couÌ„tosse of somerset ¶ And in this same yere com thee embassatours of frauÌ„ce in to englond from the duke of Burgoyn vn to the prince of englond kyng henris son and heir for to haue help and socour of men
of armes archiers ayenst the duke of Orliaunce And tho went ouer the se the erle of Arundell sir Guillebert vmfreuill Erle of Keme and the lord Cobham Sir Iohan Oldecastell and mony othir good knyghtis and worthy squiers and men of armes and good archiers in to fraunce and come to Paris to the duke of burgoyn ¶ And ther he resaued welcomed thes Englishmen the lordis and all other meny ¶ And than it wos done him to wit that the duke of OrliauÌ„ce was comen to semtclowe fast by Paris with a gret nombur of men of armys arbalasters and thidder went our Englishmen fought with them gat the brigge of semtclow ther they slew moch pepull of frenshmē· and arminakis and thee remenaunt fled and wold no longer abide ¶ And than our Englishmen come ayen vn to Paris and ther they token thir leue of the Duke and come home ayen in to Englond in saufte and the Duke yaf them gret yeftes anone folowyng the duke of OrliauÌ„ce sent embassatours iÌ„ to EngloÌ„d to kiÌ„g Henri the iiij besechyng hiÌ„ of his help socour ayens his dedly enmy the duke of burgoyn ¶ And than the kiÌ„g made Thomas his son duke of Clarence his othir sone Iohan duke of Bedford Ì„ his othir sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre and sir Thamas Beauford erle of Dorset the duke of awemarle he made duk of yorke tha the kiÌ„g ordeyned his son sir Thomas duke of clarence sir ThomÌ„s Beauford Erle of Dorset and sir IohnÌ„ Cornwill with many othir lordis knyghtis and squyers men of armes archiers to go ouer the see in to fraunce in helpyng and strengthyng of the duke of OrliauÌ„ce ¶ And thes worthy lordis with ther retenue shippid at HamptoÌ„ sailed ouer iÌ„ to NormaÌ„die Ì„ landid at hogges And ther met with them the lord Hambe at ther landyng with vijM. men of armes of frenshmen iij â–ª sergauntis of armes with them and all wer put to flight and takeÌ„ of them vij C men of armes Ì„ iiij hondreth hors with out tho that wer slain iÌ„ the feld ¶ And so they riden forch thurgh out frauÌ„ce toke castellis Ì„ touÌ„es Ì„ slew moch pepull of frenshmen that withstode theÌ„ Ì„ toke mony prisoners as they riden And so they passed forth till they come to Burdeux Ì„ ther they restid them a while set the cuÌ„tre in pees and restid till the vyntage wer redy to saill And thaÌ„ the duke with his menye come home in to Englond in saufte thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere wos the kynges coyn changed thurgh out englond by the kyng and his councell that is to say the nobull half nobull ferthyng of gold ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Henris regne the .iiij. he let moke Galeys of were for he had hoped to haue passed the gret see so forth to IerusaleÌ„ ther to haue endid his liffe but god viseted him so sone after with infirmites and gret sikenesse that he myght not well endure no while so feruently he wos take and brought in bed at westmiÌ„ster in a fair chambur ¶ And os he lay in his bede he askid his chamberlayn what they called that chamber that he lay in he ansuerid said Ierusalem than he said that the ê“phecie said that he shuld make an ende and die in Ierasalem And than he made him redy vn to god and disposed all his will And sone after he died Ì„ wos caried by water from westmynster in a barge vn to Feuersham And from thens he wos caried to cantorberi by land with moch torche light brinnyng in to the abbey of Crichurch ther he wos entered beried 〈…〉 thus endid the worthy kiÌ„g Henri about midlentyn sonday iÌ„ the yere of our lord a. M. cccc.xiij on whos sovle god haue merci anen ArtiÌ„ the v. wos 〈◊〉 after IohnÌ„ xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by thee couÌ„cell of CoÌ„stantinopliÌ„ othir wos deposit that streffe and so come pes in the chirch the wich long tyme afore wos desyrid and necessari for thee defence of the faith This was the myghtiest 〈◊〉 that euer wos of riches and a gret Iugge he edefied tounys wallis stretis and he distroyd herises and he did moch good thurgh the nobull prince Sygmunde And he gadred moch monay for the holy land to geten ayen bot deth come oppon him and lettid him and he made a couÌ„cell afore his deth for that mater and ther decessed ugeniê° wos 〈◊〉 after Martin xvij yere This Eugeny wos chosen pesablie after the deth of Martin no man dowtid bot he wos 〈◊〉 bot after shortly he wos expulsit from Rome for it wos so that he fled nakid Also he wos cited to the couÌ„ncell of Basiliens and deposit bothe chargid not for that ayen began thee striffe the wich stode to his deth Ì„ thos that fauoured him said he was worthy moch louyng and the coÌ„trari said thos that wer ayens him bot what sum euer he wos after hee had takyn the dignite vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ a fore he wos of gret absteneÌ„s of good fame Ì„ that he did after I leue to thee IugemeÌ„t of god Circa annum domini M.iiijC.xiij. Of kyng Henri thee fifth that wos kyng Henris sone â—Nd after the deth of kyng Henri the iiij regned kyng Henri his sone that was borne at Monmouth in wales that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man and a gret conquerour And in thee frist yere of his regne for gret loue goodnesse he sent to the freris of Langely ther as his fader had do berie kyng Richard the secuÌ„d and let take his body out of the erth â—yen did bring it to westmynster iÌ„ a riall chare couered with blake veluet and baners of diuerse armes about and all the hors drawyng the chare wer trappid in blake and beten with diuerse armes Ì„ many a torche brennyng by all the way till he come to westmiÌ„stre and ther he let make for him a riall and a solempne enterement â–ª Ì„ beried hiÌ„ by quene Anne his wife as his own desire was on the ferther side of sent Edwardis shrine in the abbey of seint Petris of westmynstre on whos soule god haue merci ¶ And in this same yere wer a certayn of lollers taken and fals heritikis that had purposed thurgh fals treson for to haue slayn our king Ì„ for to haue distroid all the clargie of the reame they myght haue had ther fals purpose ¶ But our lord god wold not suffre it for in hast our kyng had warnyng ther of of all ther false ordynauÌ„ce wurchyng come sodeÌ„ly with his pouer to sent Iohanes without smythfeld anone they toke a certayn of the lollerres fals heritikes brought them vn to the kiÌ„ges prisence Ì„ ther told all ther fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how
they wold haue do wrought they myght haue regned had ther will ther they told wich wer ther capitayns Ì„ gouernours Ì„ than the kiÌ„g comaunded them to the tour of londoÌ„ than toke mo of them both with in the cite with out Ì„ sent them to Newgate Ì„ to both couÌ„tres Ì„ than they wer brought iÌ„ examinacion before the clargie Ì„ the kinges Iustices ther they wer conuicted before the clargie for thir fals herisi and dampned before the Iustice for ther fals tresoÌ„ ¶ this wos ther iugemeÌ„t that they shuld be draw froÌ„ the toure of london to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ ther to be honged breÌ„t on the galewes ¶ And also ther was taken sir Roger Actoâ— knyght for heresi eke for tresoÌ„ ayens the kyng the reame he come a fore the clargi was ê¯uicte for his heresi to be breÌ„t dampnid before the Iustices to be draw froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thurgh the cite to sent Gilesfeld Ì„ to be honged Ì„ brent ¶ And iÌ„ the secuÌ„d yere of kyng HeÌ„ris regne the fifth he held a couÌ„cell of all the lordis of the reame at westmynster ther he put hiÌ„ this demauÌ„de prayeâ— and besought them of ther goodnesse Ì„ of ther good councell and good will to shew him as touchyng the titell the right that he had to Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenue the wich the kyng of fraunce withheld wrongfully and vnrightfully the wich his auncestres before him had be trew titell of conquest right heritage the wich Normandie Gascoyn and Guyhenne the good kyng edwarde of wyndesore and his auncestres before him had holdyn all ther lifes tyme. ¶ And his lordis yaf him couÌ„cell to send enbassetours vn to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ his couÌ„cell and that he shÌ„uld yeue vp vn to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoyn Guyhenne the wich his predicessours had hold afore â–ª hī· or els he wold it wynne with dynt of swerd in short tyme with the help of almyghti god ¶ And than the Dolphyn of fraunce ansuerid to our embasfatours Ì„ said in this maner that the kyng was ouer yong and to tendre of age to make any were as ayens him Ì„ wos not like yet to be no good weriour to do to make such a coÌ„quest ther vpon him ¶ And somwhat in scorne and despite he sent to him a Tone full of tenys baules be cause he wold haue suÌ„ what for to play with all for him and for his lordis for that be come hiÌ„ bettir thaÌ„ for to maynten ony were ¶ And than anoÌ„e our lordis that wer embassatours token ther leue and come in to Englond ayen and told the kyng his couÌ„cell of the vngodli ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of the present the wich he had sent vn to our kyng ¶ And whan the kyng had herd ther wordis and the ansuere of the Dolphyn he wos wonder sore agreued right euell apayed toward the frenshmen Ì„ toward the kiÌ„g the Dolphyn thought to avenge hiÌ„ vpoÌ„ them as sone as god wold send him grace myght and anoÌ„e let make teÌ„nys balles for the Dolphyn in all the hast that myght be And they wer gret gonstonys for the Dolphyn to play with all ¶ And than anone the kyng sent for all his lordis and held a gret couÌ„cell at westmynster and told vn to them the ansuer that they had of the Dolphyn and of his worthy present that he sent to him and to his lordis to play with all ¶ And ther the kyng Ì„ his lordis wer accordid that they shuld be redy iÌ„ armes with ther pouer in the best aray that myght be done Ì„ get men of armis and arâ—hiers that myght be geten and all othir stuf that longed to were Ì„ to be redy with all ther retenue to mete at southampton be Lammasse next suyng with out ony delâ—y wherfore the kyng ordeyned his nauy of shippis with all maner of stuff Ì„ vitaill that longed to such a weriour of all maner ordenauÌ„ce in the hauen of southampton iÌ„ to the nombre of .ccc. xx sailles ¶ And than fell ther a gret dissese a foull mischief for ther wer iij. lordis wich that the kyng trustid moch on And thurgh fals couetise they had purposed and ymagined the kiÌ„gê deth thought to haue slayn him and all his brethir or he had take the see The wich wer named thus sir Richard erle of Cambrigge brothir to the duke of yorke The secund was the lord Scrope tresorer of englond The thrid wos sir Thomas Gray knyght of the northcuntre· ¶ And thees lordis afore said for lucrie of mony had made ê“misse vn to the frenshmen for to haue slayn kyng Henri the fifth and all his brethir by a fallis trayn sodenli or they had be war ¶ But all myghti god of his gret grace held his holi hand ouer them saued them froÌ„ thees ê‘llous menye ¶ And for to haue done this they resaued of the frenshmen a Million of gold that wos ther openli pruued ¶ And for thir fals treson they wer all ther Iuggid vn to the deth this was the IugemeÌ„t that they shuld be lad thurgh Hampton and without north gate ther to be heded Ì„ thus they endid ther life 's for ther fals couetise treson ¶ And anone as this wos done the kyng and all his menye made them redy went to shippe sailled forth with xv hondred shippis and ariued within Seyn at Kydecause vpoÌ„ our ladies eue the Assumpcion in Normandie with all his ordinauÌ„ce And so went him forth to Harflet he beseged the toune all about by laÌ„d and eke by water and sent to the capitayn of the toune and charged him to deliuer the toune And the capitayn said that he deliuerid him none ne none he wold him yeld but bad him do his best ¶ And than our kyng laid his ordinauÌ„ce vn to the touÌ„e that is for to say Gonnys Engynes Ì„ Tripgettes shetten Ì„ cast to the walles Ì„ eke vn to the touÌ„e Ì„ cast doune both toures and toune laid them on the erth and ther be played at the tennys with his hard gonstonys ¶ And they that wer within the touÌ„e whaÌ„ they shuld play ther song wos wellaway Ì„ alas that euer any such tennys balles wer made cursid all tho that were began the tyme that euer they wer borne ¶ And on the morow the kiÌ„g did crie at euer gate of the touÌ„e that euery man shÌ„uld be redy on thee morow erly to make assaute vn to the toune ¶ And willyam Bouchier and IohnÌ„ Graunt with xij othir worthy burgies come to the kyng and besought him of his riall princehode Ì„ power to withdraw his malice and destruccion
this bataill wos on a friday wich wos Crispine Crispinianes day in the monith of Octobre Ì„ a none the kyng commauÌ„did to beri them and the duke of yorke to be caried forth with him and the erle of Southfolk â–ª ¶ And ther wer prisoners the Duke of Orliaunce the duke of Burbon the Erle of vendome the erle of Ewe the erle of Richemond and sir BursigauÌ„te Marchall of fraunce and mony othir worthy lordis weren take ther in this bataill of agencourt and wer brought vn to the touÌ„e of Calais and so ouer these with the kyng iÌ„ to Englond and landid at Douer in kent with all his prisoners in saufte thankid be god all myghti And so com to Cantorberi 〈…〉 ¶ And so forth he rode thurgh the cuntre of Kent the next way vn to Eltham and ther he restid till that he wold cum to londoÌ„ ¶ And than the maire of london the aldermen shireues with all the worthy communs and craftis come to blake heth well Ì„ worthely araied to welcum our kiÌ„g with diuerse melodies ¶ And thankid almyghti god of his gracious victorie that he had shewed for him ¶ And so the kyng Ì„ his prisoners passed forth by them till he come to sent Thomas watering and ther met with him all religious with procession Ì„ wel comed him and so the kiÌ„g come ridyng with his prisoners thurgh the cite of london wher that ther wos shewed mony a fair sight at all the condithes and at the crosse in chepe as in heuenli aray of angeles arcangeles patriarches prophetis virgines with diuerse melodies sensing and singyng to welcum our kyng and all the condithes rennyng with wyne And the kyng passed forth vn to Seint Poules and ther met with him xiiij bisshoppis reuessed and miterid with sensers to welcum the kyng And ther they song for his gracious victori Te deum laudamus ¶ And ther thee kyng offred and toke rode to westmynstre and than the maire toke his leue of the kyng and rode home ayen ¶ And iÌ„ the thrid yere of kyng Henris regne the v. com the Emê“our of Almayn kiÌ„g of Rome Ì„ of huÌ„gri iÌ„ to engloÌ„d so to the Cite of london ¶ And the maire and the aldermen with thee shereues and worthy craftis of londoÌ„ by the kynges commaundement met with him on the blake hath in the best aray that they coud on horsbake ¶ And ther they welcomed him Ì„ brought him vn to londoÌ„ with moch honour and gret reuerence ¶ And at sent thomas watring ther met with him the king with all his lordis in good aray ¶ And ther wos a worthy metyng bitwen the emprour and the kyng Henri the v. and ther they kissed to gedres enbrached eche othir and than the kyng toke thee Emprour by the hand and so they come ridyng thurgh the cite of LondoÌ„ vn to sent Poules and ther they alightid and offrid and all the bisshoppis stod reuessed with sensers in ther handis sensing to them ¶ And than they toke ther hors and riden vn to westmiÌ„ster And the kyng logged the Emprour in his oune palais and ther he resttid him agret while and all at the kynges cost Ì„ sone after come the duke of Holand in to englond to cum and se ther the Emprour and to speke with him and with our kyng Henri of englond he wortheli ressaued and loggid in the bisshoppis yn of Ely and all at the kynges cost ¶ And whan the emprour had well restid him and seyn the land in diuerse perties and know the commodites than by ê“cesse of tyme he toke his leue of the kyng but or he yed he was made knyght of the garter Ì„ reseyued Ì„ we rid the liueray And than he thankid the king all his lordis than the kiÌ„g Ì„ he weÌ„t ouer the see vn to Calais Ì„ abiden ther long tyme to haue an ansuer of the frensh kyng Ì„ at the last it come plesed him right noght ¶ And the emprour toke his leue of the kyng Ì„ passid forth in goddis name and our kyng come ouer ayen in to englond in all the hast that he myght that was on sent Lukis eue that he come to Lambithe on the monday next after he come iÌ„ to the ê‘lameÌ„t at westmynstre ¶ And iÌ„ this same yere was a gret derth of corne iÌ„ englond bot thankid be god it lasted not long time ANd in the .iiij. yere of kiÌ„g Henris regne the v â–ª he held his ê‘lament at westmynstre iÌ„ the begiÌ„nyng of October last vn to the PurificacioÌ„ of our ladi thaÌ„ next after ¶ And ther wos grauÌ„ted vn to him to mayten his weris both of spiritualte of temê‘alte an hole tax and a dieme And than anone the kiÌ„g prayed all his lordis to make them redy to strength him iÌ„ his right And anone he let make a new retenue Ì„ chargid all meÌ„ to be redy at hamton in witson weke thaÌ„ next after with out any delay ¶ And ther the kyng made the duke of Bedford ê“tector and defend of his reame of englond iÌ„ his absens chargid him to kepe his lawes maynteÌ„ both spirituall temê‘all ¶ And whaÌ„ the kiÌ„g had thê° do set all thiÌ„g iÌ„ his kynde On sent Marke day he toke his hors at westmynstre and come ridyng to Poules and ther he offred and toke his leue so rode forth thurgh the cite takyng his leue of all maner of pepull as well of poer as of rich prayng them all in generall to pray for him ¶ And so he rode forth to sent Georges Ì„ ther offred toke his leue of the maire chargyng him to kepe well his chambur ¶ And so he rode forth to Hampton ther abode till his retenue wer redy Ì„ comeÌ„ for ther wos all his nauy of shippis with his ordinauÌ„ce gadred to geder well stuffid as longed to soch a riall kiÌ„g with all maner of vitailles for such a riall pepull as well for hors as for man as longed for such a weriour that is for to say armur gonnys Tripgites engynes sowes bastiles brigges of lether scaling laddres malles Ì„ spadis shoueles pickis paueys Bowes arowes bowstringes tonnys chestis pypis full of arowes as nedid for such a worthi weriour that no thing wos to seche whan time come thidder come to him shippis ladeÌ„ with gonnes gonpowder ¶ And whan this wos redy and his retenue come the kyng and al his lordis with all his riall host went to shÌ„ip and toke the see and sailed in to normandie and landid at Touke vpon Lammasse day than next after And ther he made xlviij knyghtis at his landyng ¶ And than the kyng hering of moÌ„y enmys vpoÌ„ the se that is to say ix gret carickes hulkis galeis and shippis that wer cumeÌ„ to
distroy his nauy And anone he commaundid the erle of march to be chief chiuetayn and mony othir worthy lordis with him with men of armes and archiers to go to the see that none enmys defoulid his nauy ne entred his land in no partie for to distrouble his viage ne his iourney ¶ And anone the erle toke his menye and went to ship and scummed the see and kepid the se costis that no maner of enmye durst rowt vpon the see anone the king sent his heraudes vn to the capitayn of Touke and charged him for to deliuer him his castell and his toune els he wold nothir leue man ne child a liue ¶ And anone the capitayn and iiij othir burgesis of the toune brought the keis vn to the kyng and besought him of grace And the kyng deleuered the keis to sir Iohan Kekeley and made him capitayn and commaundid him for to put out all frenshmen both of the castell and also of the toune ¶ And ther beside wos the castell of lous Ì„ thidder the kiÌ„g seÌ„t the erle marchal with a fair meny Ì„ sauted the touÌ„e anoÌ„eit wos yolde to the erle Ì„ brought hiÌ„ the keis Ì„ he brought them to the kiÌ„g and the kyng toke him ayen made him capitayn of the castell of Louers of all that longed ther to Ì„ chargid him to deliuer out all the frenshmeÌ„ ¶ And than the kiÌ„g held forth his way to Cane that was a stroÌ„g touÌ„e afair a riall castell ther in anoÌ„e he sent his heroudis to the capitayn chargid him to deliuer the toune and his castell or els he wold them get with strength of hand And they ansuered and sayd that he toke them none for to kepe ne noÌ„e they wold deliuer vn to him ¶ And than anone he laid his sege vn to the toune and laid gonnys on euery side and bet doune both walles and toures and slew moch pepull in thir houses also in the stretis And the good duke of Clarence laid doune the walles on his side vn to the grouÌ„d And so within a while the kyng by his councell sawted the toune all about ¶ And anone the duke of Clarence had entred in to the toune and slew do un right till he come to the king and sparid nothir man ne childe and euer they cried a Clarence a Clarence and sent George ¶ And ther wos dede on the walles on the kyngis side a worthy man that wos called Springes the wich the king commaundid to be beried in the abbey of Cane fast by wyllm coÌ„querour on whos soule god haue merci ameij ¶ And than the king come iÌ„ to the touÌ„e with his brothir the duke of Clarence and mony othir worthy lordis with moch solempnite mirth ¶ And than the king commauÌ„did the Capitayn to deliuer him his castell and he be sought the kyng to yef him xiiij dais of respit if any rescue wold cum and yf none wold cum to delyuer him the keis and thee Castell at his coÌ„mauÌ„dement ¶ And vnder this composicioÌ„ was the touÌ„e the castell of Baious with othir touÌ„es fortresses and villages in to the nombre of xiiij vpoÌ„ the hill before the castell of Cane our kyng pight all his tentis that semed a touÌ„e as moch as cane by that tyme com tidingê that no rescu wold cum ther. ¶ And so at the xiiij days end the capitayn of the castell com out and deliuerid the keis Ì„ the castell to our kyng Baious the othir xiiij· touÌ„es wer deliuerid vn to him also anone the kyng deliuered the keis to the duke of Clarence Ì„ made him capitatn both of the touÌ„e and also of the castell and made him Capitayn of baious and of all the othir tounes also ¶ And so he entrid thee toune and the castell and ther he held Sent Georgi fest ther he made xv knightis of the bath ther wos sir Lowys Robersart salyn Chaynye Mougomery and mony othir worthy men· and the kyng commaundid them for to put out all the frenshmen and women no man so hardy to difoule no woman ne take no maner of good away from them but let them passe in pees iÌ„ payn of deth ¶ And ther passid out of the toune in on day mo than xv C women ¶ And than our kyng let stuffe the toune and Castell with Englishmen and ordeyned ther two Capitayns on for the toune and an othir for the Castell and chargid them vpon ther lifes for to kepe well thee toune and the Castell ¶ And or our kyng went thens he gatte valeys Newelyn Ì„ laid a sege to Chirburgh and that sege laid the Duke of Gloucestre with a strong power and myghti and be processe of tyme gate it and made ther a capitayn of the same toune and this same tyme the Erle of Warwic leid a sege vn to Dounfraunte and gat it and put therin a capitayn ¶ And for to speke more of the Erle of marche that the kyng ordeyned tho for to scum the see and to kepe the costes of Englond for all maner of enmis the wind arose vpon them· that they wend all to haue be lost but thurgh the grace of god almyghty and good gouernaunce they riddiÌ„ afore wyhte all that storme ¶ And ther wer lost ij â–ª Carik kis and two balingers with marchondize and othir gret goodis and all the pepull that wer within them and an othir Carrokke droue before hampton and thrâ—w his mast ouer the toune walles and this was on sent Bartholomews day ¶ And whan all this storme wos sesed this worthy Erle of march toke his shippis with his meme and went to the se and landit in Normandie at hogges and so ridden forth towardis the kyng euer as he come the freÌ„shmen fled ¶ And ther come to them an Anthony pigge and folowed the host all that way till they come to a gret water and theer they drad for to haue bene drenched thee water closed them so that they myght no wher get out But at the last god almyghti and this pigge brought them out all saufe and ther they caught a gide that knew all the cuntre about and hee brought theÌ„ thurgh a quike sand Ì„ so in to an I le and thei toke mony prisoners in ther way toward thee kyng in ther iournay Ì„ so they comeÌ„ vn to Cane And ther the kyng welcomed him and toke his Iournay at Argentun and anone tho it wos yoldeÌ„ vn to thee kyng and they had ther liues and went ther way ¶ And than our king remeued to a strong toune that was tho called Cese and ther wos a fair mynster and they yeld it anone vn to the king than the king went him from thens to alauÌ„ some Ì„ wan thee touÌ„e and the brigge and thee kyng sent the Erle of Warwike to a toune that wos called Belesme
and tho was yold vn to the kyng ¶ And than he remeued him theÌ„s logged him before Porte martenuylle tho was the Erle of Salisberi commauÌ„did by the king to make him redy to ride â–ª but thiâ— come hasty tidinges made him to abide so he returned ayen and logged him beside the erle of Huntingdon till the sege was endid ¶ And than come the duke of gloucestre the kingê brother from the sege of Chirbourgh the wich he had wone and geten and stuffed ayen vn to the kynges behoue and profit vn to the croune of Englond and whan he wos comen to the kyng be fore Rone anone he loggid with gret ordinauÌ„ce before port seint Hillari more nere the toune his enmys than any othir lay by xl roddes of length with in shot of quarell And with him lay the Erle of Southfolke and the lord of Bergeyeney with all ther retenue and strong ordinaunce and manly and prowdly faught euery day with ther enmys ouer whon they issued owt of the cite ¶ And than come the Priour of Kilmayn of Irland ouer the see to the kyng with a fair meny of meÌ„ of armis of thir own cuntre gyse the somme of xv hondreth good meÌ„nys bodis and the kyng welcoaed them and made them right good chere ¶ And thaÌ„ come tidingê vn to the king that the kyng of frauÌ„ce and the dolphyn and the duke of Borgoyn wold cum douÌ„e and rescue the citi of Rone with a strong power of all maner of nacions and breke the sege and he cast him to entre on the north side of the host be cause that ther wos the best entre and most plain grond And therfore the kyng assigned the Priour of kylmayn with his power and loggid him on the Northside of the host to stope ther passage and was by the forest of Lyous And of this ordinaunce they wer full glad and so they went forth in hast and kepid thee grouÌ„d and the place that the kyng and his councell had assignid ¶ And they quitte them as good weriours vn to their kyng ¶ Now will I tell yow wich were thee chief Capitayns and the gouernours of thee Cite of Rone ¶ Mon sir Gny Botiler was chief Capitayn both of thee Cite and of the Castill And Mon sir Termegan he was Capitayn of Port de Canx MoÌ„ sir de la Roche he wos capitain of the Disns MoÌ„ sir Anthonie he was Leuetenant to moÌ„ sir Gni botiller HeÌ„ri chantfieÌ„ he was the Capitain of the Porte de la pount IohnÌ„ Mantreuas he was capitain of the porte de la Chastell MoÌ„ sir de Preanx he was Capitain of the porte of sent Hillarie the bastard of Tyne he wos Capitain of the port marteniulle And graunt Iakes a worthy weriour he wos Capitayn of all men of were Ì„ he wos gouernour outward both on horsbake and on foot of all men of armes whan they essued out of the Cite of all the portes he them arayed as they shuld couÌ„tre with our menie And eche of thee capitayns lad v. M. men of armes and sum moo ¶ And at the frist comyng of our kyng ther wer nombred by heraudes in to .ccc. M. of men women and children what yong old And amoÌ„g all thes was mony a manfull man of his handis Ì„ so they preued them whan they essued out of the cite both on hors bake and on foot for they come neuer at on gate out alone but at iij. or iiij gates and at euery gate ij or iij. M. of good mennys bodies armed and manful couÌ„tred with our englishmen and moch pepull slayn diuerse tymes with gonnes quarellis and othir ordinauÌ„ce ¶ And this sege durid xx wekis and euer they of the toune trastid to haue be rescued bot ther come none so at the last they kepid so long the touÌ„e that ther died mony thousandis with in the touÌ„e for defaute of mete of men Ì„ womeÌ„ children for they had heten ther hors dogges cattis that wer in the touÌ„e ¶ And oft tymes the men of armes drofe out the poer pepull out at the gates of the touÌ„e for spending of vitaill anone our englishmeÌ„ drofe them in to the touÌ„e ayen ¶ So at the last the capitayn of the touÌ„e saw the mischief that they wer not rescued also the scarcite of vitaill Ì„ that the pepull died so for defaute of mete euery day moÌ„y thousandis also saw yong children lie and souke ther moders pappis Ì„ wer dede Than anoÌ„e they sent to the kiÌ„g besechyng him of his grace mersci broughte the keis of the touÌ„e vn to the kyng Ì„ delyuered the touÌ„e to him all the soudiours voided the touÌ„e with ther hors Ì„ harnes and tho comunes of the toune for to abide and duell still in the toune yerly to pay to him Ì„ to his successours for all maner customes and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than thee kyng entred in to the toune and restid him in the Castell till the toune was set in rewle and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kyng of england was made heritier regent of fraunce Ì„ how he weddid quene Katrine ANd anone after that Rone wos goten Depe mony oder tounes in the baas Normandi yaf them ouer with out stroke or sege whan they vnder stode that the king had goten rone Also this same yere had bene a pees made and suorne bitwen the Duke of BurgoÌ„ Ì„ the Dolphin wich wer sworen on godis bodi that they shuld loue and assiste ech othir ayenst ther enmys ¶ And after this ê¯trari to this oth the duke Iohan of Burgoyn was slayn Ì„ pituysly mordred in the presence of the dolphiÌ„ wherfore the frenshmeÌ„ wer gretli deuidid Ì„ of verray necessite laborid to haue a trayttye with the kyng of englond For the king of Englond wan dayli of them tounys castillis fortresses ¶ Also this same yere wos quene Iane arestid Ì„ brought in to the castell of Ledis in Kent And oone frere Randolf a doctor of diuinite hir confessour wich afterward wos slayn by the ê‘soÌ„ of the tour falling at wordis Ì„ debate after quene Iane was deliuered ¶ And in the vij yere both kiÌ„gis of frauÌ„ce of Englond wer accordid kyng Henri was made heir and regent of fraunce and weddid Dame Katrin the kyngê doughter of fraunse at Troyes in Champain on Trinite sondai ¶ And this was made by the meyn of Phelip new made duke of Burgoyn wich wos sworn to kyng Henri for to a venge his fadres deth was becomeÌ„ English ¶ And than the kyng with his new wife went to Paris wher he wos rially ressaued And from thens he with his lordis and the duke of Burgon mony othir lordis of frauÌ„ laid sege to diuerse tounes and Castelles that held of the Dolphyns partie Ì„ waÌ„ them But
tho cited to cum And be cause he com not they deposit him but he rought not ne set not ther by but gat the cite of Rome and abode styll Pope xvij yere This yere about witsontide the heritikes of Praghe wer destruyd For at two Iournays wer distruyd of them mo thaÌ„ xxij thousand with ther capitayns· that is to wyt Procapiê° Saplico Lupê° presbiter Also ther wos takyn on lyue master pers clarke an EnglishmaÌ„ and an heritike ¶ Also this same yere wos a gret frost a strong during xi wekis For it began on seint Katrines euen lasted vn to seint Scolasticais day iÌ„ Feuerer iÌ„ wich tyme the vyntage that com fro Burdeux come ouer shotres hill ¶ This yer wos the couÌ„cell of Aras a gret trayte bitwene the kyng of EngloÌ„d and the kiÌ„g of fraunce wher was assembled mony gret lordis of both parties at wich councell wos offrid to the kyng of Englond gret thynges by the meyen of a Legate that come from rome wich wos Cardinale of sent crosse wich offres wer refusid by the Cardinall of Englond and othir lordis that wer ther for the kyng wherfor the duke of Burgoyn the wich had bene long english sworn for soke our partie and retourned frensh by the meyn of the forsaid legat and made a pees with the frensh kyng resauyng of the kyng for recompensing of his fadris deth the counte pontiu the lordshÌ„ip of Maâ—oâ—â— with moch oder as is specified in the said trayttie And so our embassatouris come home ayen in warse caas than they went out For thei lost ther the duke of burgoyn wich had bene with his bourgoynous and Picardes a singuler help in all the conquest of Normadie of FrauÌ„ce ¶ This same yere wos a gret bataill on the see betwen the Ienewes and the kyng of Aragon of wich bataill the Ienewes had the victorie for they toke the kyng of Aragon the kyng of Naune and thee gret mastir of sent Iames in Galise with iij. hondrith knyghtis and squiers and moch othir pepull And this was on sent dominikys day ¶ And this same yere wer seyn iij sonnys at ons and anone folowid the threfold gouernance iÌ„ the chirch that is to wit of Eugenye of the concell of neutralite ¶ Also this same yere M. cccc.xxxiiij wos a passing gret wynd by wich stepillis houses treis wer ouer throwen About this tyme wos an holi maid in holand called Lydwith wich liued onli by miracle not etyng any mete This yere the duke of Burgoyn began his ordre at lyle of the golden Flyes ordeyned certayn knightis of the order and made statutis and ordinauÌ„ces moch accordyng vn to the order of the garter ¶ Also this same yer the frenshmeÌ„ had enterprised to haue stole Calais iÌ„ the fisshiÌ„g tyme. for mony botis of fraunce had safecoÌ„dithes to cum to Calais for to take hering And the soudiours of the toune had a custoÌ„ to cuÌ„ to the chirch leue ther staffis standiÌ„g at the chirche dore wich staffis the frenshmen wich wer arayd like fisshers purposid to haue taken ther wapen and for to have won the toune bot on of them lay with a comyn woman the nyght be fore and told to hir ther couÌ„cell And shÌ„e on the morow told the leuetenaunt wich forthwith commaundid that euery man shuld kepe his wapen in his hand sakring time and othir ¶ And whan they ê‘sauyd this that they wer mispoynted they sayled streght to Depe and stole and toke that toune ¶ And on the Newyeres euen after they tokeÌ„ Harflet· and thus the englishmeÌ„ began to lese a litell and a litell in Normandie ¶ How Calais guynes wer besegid by the duke of BurgoÌ„ how they wer rescued by the duke of Gloucestre THys yere wos a gret noyse thurgh all englond how the duke of Burgoyn wold cum and besege Calais wherfore thee Erle of Mortayn with his armye that he had for to haue go with in to frauÌ„ce wos contremauÌ„did Ì„ chargid that he shold go to Calais wich wos at that time well vitailled Ì„ maÌ„nyd for sir IohnÌ„ Ratclife wos leuetenauÌ„t of the kyng in that toune the baron of Duddeley liuetenauÌ„t of the castell ¶ And the ix day of Iulij the duke of Borgoyn with all the power of Flaundres and moch othir pepull com before Calays and set his sege about the touÌ„e euery touÌ„e of Flaundres had ther tentis by them self ¶ And this sege endurid iij. wekis In the meyn while the duke of Gloucestre beyng ê“tector of englond toke the most ê‘tie of the lordis of Englond went ouer thee see to Calays for to rescue the touÌ„e or to fight with thee duke his host yf they wold haue byden this time london Ì„ euery good touÌ„e of Englond sent ouer se to thys rescu certayn pepull well arayd of the best and chosin men for the were ¶ And the secund day of august the forsayd duke of Gloucestre ariuid at Calays wyth all his armie and v. hondreth shippis Ì„ mo ¶ And the Duke and all his host that lay in the sege as sone as they aspied the saylles in thee see before they apporched Calays hauen sodenly in a mornyng deê‘tid from the sege leuyng behynd him moch stuffe and vitall fled in to FlauÌ„dres and Picardye and in lyke wyse dide the sege that lay be fore Guyns wher as they of guyns token the gret gonne of brasse called digeon and mony othir gret gonnys and serpentins ¶ And then whan the duke of gloucestre wos ariued with al his host he went in to flaundres and wos ther xij dayis and did but litell harmi except he brent two fair vilages Popering and Belle. and othir houses wich wer of no strength so he retourned home ayen ¶ And this same yere the kyng of scotland beseged Rokesburgh with moch pepull But sir Raufe Gray deê‘ted fram the castell and ordined for rescu But os sone as the kyng vnderstode his deê‘ting he sedenli brake his sege and weÌ„t his wa and left moch ordinauÌ„ce behynd him wher he gat no worsshipp ¶ This same yere the secund day of Ianuer quene katrine wich wos the gynges moder and wyfe to kyng henri the fift died and deê‘tid out of this world and wos brought rially thurgh london so to westmiÌ„ster and ther she lieth worchipfully buried in our lady chapell ¶ And also this same yere the iiij day of Ianuer fell doune the gate with the toure on it on londoÌ„ brigge toward southwerk with two arches and all that stode ther on ¶ This same yere wos a gret traitte holdyn betwen Grauenyng and Calais bitwen the kyng and the duke of bourgoyn wherfor the kyng wos the Cardinall of Englond the duke of Norfolk and mony othir lordis and for the duke wos the duchisse hauiÌ„g full pouer of hir lord as regent ladi of his landis wher wos takeÌ„ by thauys of both perties an
gret fray in london in flete strete by nyghtis tyme bytwen men of court and men of london and diuerse men slayn and sum hurt And on herbotell was chief causer of the misgouernaunce Ì„ affray ¶ Also this yere at chesing of the maire of londoÌ„ the comuÌ„es named Robert Clopton Raulin holand taliour And the aldermen toke robert clopton and brough him at the right hand of the meirs as the custom is And than certayn tailours and othir hond craftis men cried nay nay not this man bot Raulyn Holand wherfore the maire that wos padysly sent them that so cried to newgate where they abode agret while and wer ponisshed ¶ In this same yere wer diuerse enbassatours sent in to Guyan for a mariage for the kyng for the Erles doughter of Armynake wich wos ê¯cludid but by the meyn of the erle of suffolke it was let and put a parte ¶ And after this the said erle of Suffolke went him ouer the see in to fraunce and ther he tretid the mariage bitwen the kyng of Englond and the kynges doughter of Cecile and of Ierusalem And the next yere it wos concludid fully that mariage by wich mariage the kyng shold deliuer to hir fadre the duchie of Angeo and the Erledom of Mayn wich wos the keye of Normandie ¶ Then departid the Erle of suffolke with his wife diuerse lordis and knyghtis in the most raal astate that myght be out of Englond with new chares and palfreys wich went thurgh Chepe and so went ouer the se and resaued hir and sithen brought hir in the lent after vn to hampton wher she landid and was rially resaued ¶ And on Candilmasse euen before by a gret tempest of thounder and lightenyng at afternone Poules steple wos set on fire on the middis of the shaft in the timbur wich was quenched by force of labour and specially by the labour of the morow masse prest of the bow in chepe with was thought impossible sayf onli the grace of god ¶ This yere wos the erle of stafford made create duke of Bokyngham the erle of werwik duke of warwyke the erle of Dorset marquis of Dorset Ì„ the erle of suffolke wos made marquies of suffolke ¶ How kyng Henri weddid quene Margarete and of hir coronacion IN this yere kyng Henri maried at southwik quene Margaret And she com· to london the xviij day of May by the way all the lordis of englond ressayued hir worshipfully in diuerse places And iÌ„ especiall the duke of gloucestre and on thee blake heth the maire with the aldermen and all the craftis in blewe gounys browderd with the deuise of his craft that thei myght be bi knowen mette with hir with reed hodis and brought hir to london wher wer diuerse pagentis and countinaunce of diuerse histories shewed in diuerse places of the cite rially and costely ¶ And the xxx day of May the forsayd quene wos crouned at westmynster And ther wos Iustis iij. days during within the sentorie be fore the abbey ¶ This yere the priour of kylmian appellid the erle of vrmond of treson wich had a day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld And the listis wer made and feld drassid but whan it come to point the kyng commaundid that they shuld not fight but toke the quarell in to his hand And this wos done at the instance Ì„ labour of certayn prechours and doctours of london as mastir Gilbert worthyngton parson of sent Andrewes iÌ„ holborne and othir ¶ Also this same yere come a gret enbassade in to Englond out of frauÌ„ce for to haue concludid a ê‘petuall pees but in conclusion it turned vn to a trews of a yere ¶ About this tyme dred sent Barnardyn a gray frere wich began the new reformacion of that ordir in mony places in so moche that they that wer reformed bene called obseruauntes wich obseruauÌ„tes bene encresid gretli iÌ„ Ytali iÌ„ Almayn ¶ This Bernardyn was Canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. In the yere of our lord M. cccc.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano wos his desciple wich ê“fited moch to the reformacion of that order for whom god hath shewed mony a fair miracle also here is to be notid that froÌ„ this tyme forward kyng Henri neuer ê“fited ne went forward bot fortune began te turne from him on all sides as well in fraunce Normandie Guyan as in engloÌ„d Sum men holden opinion that kyng Henri yaf comyssion plenery to sir Edward hull sir Robert Roos Dene of sent sauerins and othir to conclude a mariage for him with the erle of armynakis sustre wich wos ê“mised as it wos seid Ì„ ê¯cludid but afterward it wos brokyn he wedded quene margaret as afore is said wich wos a dere mariage for the reame of englond For it wos knowen verili that for to haue hir wos deliuered the duchie of Angeo and the erledoÌ„ of mayne wich wos the keye of Normandie for the frenshmen to entre ¶ And about this the said marquies of suffolke axed in plaiÌ„ ê‘lameÌ„t a xv Ì„ an halfe for to fetch hir out of frauÌ„ce Lo what a mariage wos this as to the comparison of that othir mariage of armynake For ther shuld haue bene deliuered so mony castels Ì„ tounes iÌ„ Guyan and so moch good shÌ„uld haue be yeuen with hir that all englond shÌ„uld haue bene ther by enriched but ê¯trari wyse fell wherfore euery gret prince ought to kepe his ê“misse for be causa of brekyng of this ê“misse and for mariage of quene margaret what losse hath the reame of englond had by losing of normandie and guyan â–ª by diuision in the reame the rebellyng of comunes ayenst ther prince Ì„ lordis what diuision among the lordis what murder sleyng of them what feldis foughten and made in conclusion so mony that mony a man hath lost his life and in conclusion the kyng deposed the quene with hir son fayn to flee in to scotland and from thens iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce and so to loriyn the place that she come frist fro ¶ Mony men demeth that the brekiÌ„g of the kiÌ„ges promise to the sustre of the erle of armynake was cause of this gret losse and aduersite ¶ How the duke of gloucestre the kiÌ„gê vncle wos arestid at the ê‘lameÌ„t of bury his deth how angeo iÌ„ mayn wos deliuered IN the xxv yere of kyng Henri wos a ê‘lament at Burâ— called sent Edmondis buri about wich was commauÌ„did all the comunes of the cuntre to be ther in ther most best defensabull aray for to await vpon the kyng To wich ê‘lament come the duke of Gloucestre vmfrey the kyngê vncle wich had bene ê“tectour of englond all the none age of the kyng and anone after hee wos iÌ„ his loggiÌ„g he wos arestid by the viscouÌ„te bemoÌ„d the coÌ„st a bull of engloÌ„d whom accompanied the duke of Bokyngham and mony othir lordis And forthwith all his seruauÌ„tes wer coÌ„mauÌ„did for
to deê‘te froÌ„ him xxxij of the chief of them wer arested Ì„ sent to diuerse prisons and anone after this said arest the said duke wos on the morow dede on whos soule god haue merci amen But how he dred in what maner the certayn is not to be knowen suÌ„ said he died for sorow suÌ„ said he wos murdrid bitwen two fethir beddis othir sum said that an hote spite wos put iÌ„ his foundemet but how he died god knoweth· to whom is nothiÌ„g hid ¶ And then when he wos dede he wos laid oppen that all men myght hiÌ„ se ¶ And so both lordis and knyghtis of the shires with burgises come and saw him lie dede but wouÌ„de ne token coud they ê‘saue how he died here may men marke what this world is This duke wos a nobull maÌ„ a gret clarke had worshÌ„ipfully ruled this reame to the kiÌ„gê behoue neuer coude befound faute to him ¶ But enuy of them that were gouernours Ì„ had ê“mised the duchie of Angeo and the erledom of mayn caused the destruccioÌ„ of this nobull man for they drad that he wold haue enpeched that deliueraunce And after they sent his body to sent Albons wyth certayn lightis for to be beried ¶ And so sir Geruays of CliftoÌ„ had than the charge to ê¯uay the corps so it was buried at sent albons in the Abbey v. parsons of his housold wer sent to london and ther wer reyned and Iugged to be drawen hanged and also quartired of whom the names wer sir Roger Chamburlain a knyght and on Miedelton a squier Herbard a squier Arthur a squier and Richard Nedham wich v. persons wer drawen froÌ„ the tour of londoÌ„ thorow chepe to Tyborne ther honged and lat doune quyke and then striped to haue bene hedid and quartired then the marquies of suffolke shewed ther for them the kyngis perdon vnder his gret seall and so they wer pardonned of the remenaunt of the exicucion had ther liues Ì„ so they wer brought ayen to londoÌ„ and after frely deliuerid ¶ Thê° began the trubull in the reame of Englond for the deth of this noble duke of Gloucestre All the comunes of the reame began for to murmur for it and wer not content ¶ After that Pope Eugeny wos dede Nicholas the v. wos electe pope This Nicholas wos choson for Eugeyn yit hauiÌ„g the scisme Notwithstondyng he gat the obedience of all cristyn reames For after he wâ—s electe Ì„ sacred pope certayn lordis of fraunce and of EngloÌ„d weâ— sent in to Sauoye to pope Felix for to entrete him to ceese of the papacie And by the speciall labour of the bisshop of Norwich the lord of sent IoÌ„hes he cessid the secund yere after that the pope Nicholas wos sacred ¶ And the said Felix was made Legate of fraunce and Cardinall of Sauoye And resigned the hole papacie to Nicholas Ì„ after leued an holy lyfe and died an holy man and as it is saied almyghti god sheweth miracles for hiÌ„ ¶ This wos the xxiij scisme bitwen Eugeny and felix and durid xvi yere the cause wos this The generall councell of Basile deposed Eugeny wich was only pope and indubitate for as moch as he obserued not and keped the decrees Ì„ statutis of the councell of Constance as it is afore saied Nothir he rought not to yef obedience to that genall councell in no maner wise wherfore arose agret altricacion amonges writers of this mater pro and contra wych can not accord vn to this day ¶ On partie sayth that the councell is aboue the pope that othir parti sayd nay but the pope is aboue the couÌ„cell god blissed aboue all thingê yeue grauÌ„t his pees in holy chirche spouse of crist anen This Nicholas wos of Iene comen of low burth a doctour of diuinite an actif mā· he reedefied moÌ„y places that wer brokyn and ruynous and did do make a gret walle about the palais made the walle new about rome for drede of the Turkis ¶ And the pepull wondred of the ceesing resynyng of Felix to him considered that he wos a man of so homly a burth And that othir wos of a affinite to all the most ê‘tie of cristyn princes wherof ther wos a uerse publisshed as afore sayde ¶ How sir Franceys aragonoys toke fogiers in NormaÌ„die And of the losse of Constantinoble by the Turke IN the yere of kiÌ„g henri xxvij beyng trews bitwen frauÌ„ce engloÌ„d a knight of the english ê‘ti named sir FrauÌ„ces aragonis toke a touÌ„e of Normandi named fogiers ayens the trews of wich takiÌ„g begaÌ„ moch sorow losse For this was the occasioÌ„ by wich the frenshmen gat all Normandie c ¶ About this tyme the cite of CoÌ„nstantinople wich wos impariall Cite in all grâ—ce was taken by the Turkis infidels wich wos betrayed as suÌ„ holde oppinion and the emprour taken and slayn And that riall chirch of sent Sophia robbed and despoiled and the relyquis ymages and the Rode drawen about the stretis wich was done in spite of cristyn faith And sone after all cristyn saith in Grece ê‘isshed and cessid Ther wer mony cristyn men slayn and innumerabull sold and put in captiuite by the takyng of this toune thee Turke his gretly enhauÌ„sed iÌ„ pride it is a gret losse to all cristendome ¶ In the xxviij yere wos a ê‘lameÌ„t holdiÌ„ at westmiÌ„ster Ì„ from thens adiourned to the blake freris at londoÌ„ after cristemasse to westmynster ayen· And this same yere Robert of Cane a maÌ„ of the westcuntre wyth a few shippis toke a gret flet of shippis comyng out of the baye ladeÌ„ with salt wich shÌ„ippis wer of pruce flauÌ„ders holand zeland Ì„ brought them to hampton wherfor the marchaÌ„dis of engloÌ„d beiÌ„g iÌ„ flauÌ„ders wer arested iÌ„ bruges I pre oder places might not be deliuered ne ther dettis discharged till they had made a poiÌ„temeÌ„t for to pay for the hurtis of thos shippis wich wos payed by the marchantis of the stapull euery penny And in like wise the marchantes and goodis beyng in danske wer also arestid and made gret amendis ¶ This same yere the frenshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayn the toune of pount al arche and therin the lord Fauconbrige wos take prisoner And after that in decembre Roan wos take and lost beyng ther in the duke of Somersete Edmond the erle of Shrewsberi wich by a pointement left plegges and lost all Normandie and come home iÌ„ to englond And during the said parlament the duke of soffolke wos arested and sent iÌ„ to the toure ther he was a moneth and after the kyng did do fetche him out for wich cause all the coÌ„munes of Englond wer in a gret rumer what for the deliuerauÌ„ce of Angeo and mayn and after losing of all Normandie iÌ„ especiall for the deth of the good duke of Gloucestre iÌ„ so
of the stepull in the castell of Douer fell douÌ„e this same yere ¶ How the noble duke of yorke wos slayn and of the feld of wakefeld and of the secund Iourney at sent Albons by the quene and the prince THen for as moch os the quene with the prince hir son was iÌ„ the Northcuntre and absent hir from the kyng and wold not obeye such thynges as wos concludid in the parlament it was ordeyned that the duke of Yorke as protectour shuld go Northward for to bring in the quene subdue suche as wold not obeye wyth whom weÌ„t the erle of Salisberi sir Thomas Neuill his sone with moche pepull· And at wakefeld in Cristemasse weke they wer all ouerthrowen and slayn by the lordis of the quenis partie that is to wit the Duke of yorke wos slayn the erle of Rutland sir Thomas Neuill and mony mo and therle of salisburi wos takyn othir as IohnÌ„ harow of London Captayn and rewlar of the foot men and hanson of hull wich wer brought to pouÌ„fret and ther after behedid and ther hedis senten to yorke Ì„ set vpon the yatis ¶ And thus wos that nobull prince slayn the duke of yorke on whos soule and all cristyn soules god haue mercy And this tyme therle of marche beiÌ„g iÌ„ shrowsberi hering the deth of his fader desired assistence ayde of the touÌ„e to aveÌ„ge his faders deth ¶ And from thens went to wales wher at Candilmase after he had a bataill at mortimers crosse ayenst therles of Penbroke and of wylshire wher therle of march had the victorie Then the quene wyth tho lordis of the north after they had distressâ—d and slayn thee Duke of Yoâ—ke and his felishÌ„ip com southward with a gret multitude and puissaunce of pepull for to cum to the kiÌ„g and defete such conclusions as had ben taken before by the parlament ayens whos commyng the duke of Norfolke the Erle of warwik wyth moch papull and ordinaunce went to sent Albons and sad kyng Henri wyth them And ther encountred to gedre in such wyse and faught so that the duke of Norffolke and the Erle of warwyke wyth mony othir of ther partie fled and lost yâ— Iourney wher that kyng Henri was taken and with the quene and wyth the prince Edward his son wych two had geten that feld ¶ Then the quene and hir pertie beyng at ther aboue sent anone to london wych wos on askiswedineday the first day of Lente for vitaill for wych the mayre ordined by thauys of the Aldermen that certayn cartis laden with vitaill shuld be sent to Seint Albons vn to them ¶ And when that tho cartis come to Crepylgate the comunes of the cite that keped that gate token the vitaillis from the cartis and wold not suffre it to passe ¶ Then wer thâ—â— certayn Aldermen and comuners appoyntid to go vn to Barnet for to speke wyth the quenes counsell for to entreyt that the Northerin men shuld be sent home in to their cuntre ayen For the cite of London dred sore to be robbed and despoyled yf they had comen ¶ And thus during this trayte tydynges comen that the Erle of Warwike had met wyth thee Erle of the Marche on Cottyswold comyng out of walis wyth a gret menye of walsshmen And that they both wer commyng vn to londonward ¶ Anone as thes tidyngê wer knoweÌ„ thâ— trayâ—te was broken for the kyng quene prince and all thee othir lordis that weren with them departid from Seint Albons northward wyth all theâ— pepull Yit or they departid from thens they hedid the lord bonuyle sir Thomas Kiriell wich wer taken in the iourney done on shroftewisday ¶ Then the duchis of yorke beyng at london hering of the losse of the feld at sâ—nt albonis sent ouer se hir two yong sonnys George Richard wich went to vtrecht ¶ And Phâ—lip malpas a rich marchant of loÌ„doÌ„ Thomas vaghan squier mastir willm hatteclif mony othir fering of the comyng of the quene to londoÌ„ toke a ship of andwarp for to haue gone in to Zeland· and on that other coost wer taken of on Colompne a franshmaÌ„ a ship of were Ì„ he toke them prisoners brought them in to fraunce wher they paied gret good for their ransum ther wos moch good riches iÌ„ that ship ¶ Of the deposiocion of kyng Henri the sext and how kyng Edward the fourth toke possession And of the bataill on palmesonâ—ay how he wos crouned THen whan the erle of March and the Erle of warwike had mette to gedres on Cotiswold in continente they conclud for to go vn to london And sent word anone vn to the maire to the cite that they shuld cum and anane the cite was glad of their comyng hopyng to be releuyd by them ¶ And so they comen to london whaÌ„ they wer comyn Ì„ had spokiÌ„ with the lordis estates theÌ„ beiÌ„g ther ê¯cludid for as moch as kiÌ„g Henri was gone with them norward that he had forfited his croune Ì„ aught for to be deposed accordyng vn to the actes made and passid in the last parlament ¶ And so by thauys of the lordis spirituall and temperall then beyng at londoÌ„ the erle of the march Edward by thee grace of god oldest sun of Richard duke of yorke as rightfull heire next enheritour to his fader the iiij day of march the yer of our lord M. cccc lix toke possessioÌ„ of the reame of engloÌ„d at westmiÌ„ster iÌ„ the gret hall after iÌ„ the chirch of the abbey offerd as king with the septre royall to whoÌ„ all the lordis both spirituall teÌ„ê‘all did homage obeyssauÌ„ce as to ther soferayn liege lord and kyng And forthwith it wos ê“clamid thurgh the cite kyng Edward the fourth of that name And anone after the kyng rood iÌ„ his riiâ—ll astate northward with all his lordis to subdue his subiectis that tyme beyng in the north Ì„ to avenge his fadres deth ¶ And on Palme sonday after he had a gret bataill in the northcuntre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke wher with the help of god he gat thee feld and had the victorie wher wer slayn of his aduersaries xxx thousand men and mo as it wos said by them that wer ther. ¶ In wich bataill wos slayn the Erle of Northumberland the lord Clifford sir IohnÌ„ Neuill the erle of westmerlandis brother Andrew Trollopâ— mony knyghtis squiers ¶ Then kyng Henri that had bene kyng beyng with the quene the prince at yorke hering the losse of that feld and so moch peple slam ouerthrowen anone forthwith deê‘tid all thre with the duke of sumerset the lord Roos othir toward Scotland ¶ And thee next day kyng Edward with all his armye entrid in to yorke wos ther proclamed kiÌ„g obeyed as he ought to be And the mair aldermen and comuns sworen to be his lege men And when
all his folke them presented to belyn Ì„ belyn put them iÌ„ to preson ¶ How Belyn drofe out of this land kyng Gutlagh of DeÌ„marke and Samye HIt was not long after that brenne come ayene with a gret nauye sent to his brother belyn that he shold yeld ayene his land to his wife his folke his castels also or els he wold destru his land belyn drad no thyng hâ—s malas Ì„ wold no thyng do after that he had said wherfor brenne come with his folke fought with belyn brenne was discoÌ„fited Ì„ his folke slayn Ì„ him selfe fled with xij meÌ„ iÌ„ to fraunce And this belyn that wos brennes brother weÌ„t then to yorke and toke counsell what he myght do with kynd gutlagh for kyng gutlagh profered to be come his man and to hold his land of hym yeldyng bi yere a M. pound of siluer for euer more Ì„ for sikernesse of this coÌ„uenyant to be holden Gutlagh shold bring hym good hostages Ì„ to him shold do homage all his folke And yit he shold swere vpon a boke that it shold neuer be broken ne saled ¶ Belyn tho bi counsell of his folke graÌ„ted hym his axyng And so gutlagh become his man and belyn vnder toke of him his homage by an oth Ì„ bi writyng the same conuenantes and vpon thes couenants kyng Gutlagh toke samie and his folke Ì„ went thens turned ayene to Denmarke euermor after were the couenants holden and the truage payed till the tyme that Honelus was kyng of Denmark and also of this land thurgh his wife Gildeburgh that he had spoused for sho wos the righ heir of this lond ¶ This belin duelled tho in pees and worshipfully hym held among his barons and he made iiij· riall weyes one from the Est in to the west and that was called watling stret and an other from the northe vn to the south and that wos called Ikelme strete and ij other weyes he made iÌ„ bossyng thurgh out the land that on is called fosse and that other fossedike and he maintened well the good lawes that Doneband his fadre had made and ordened in his tyme as befor is saied ¶ How a cordment wos made be twene Brenne and BeliÌ„ thurgh Cornewen ther moder BRenne that was Belenê° brother had long tyme duellid in fraunce and ther had conquered a gret lordshyp thurgh mariage For he wos duke of Burgoyne thurgh the doughter of the duke Fewyn that he had spoused that wos right heir of thee lond and this Brenne ordeyned a gret pouer of his folke and also of fraunce and come in to this land for to fight with BeliÌ„ his brother and belin come ayens hym with a gret poer of bretoÌ„s Ì„ wold tho haue yeuen hym batell but ther mother Cornewyn that tho liued had herd that that on brother wold haue destruyed that othir and went bitwene hir sonnys and them made accorded with moch peyne ¶ So that at the last tho .ij. bretheren with mych blis went to gedre in to new Troy that now is called London Ì„ ther they duelled a yere and after they toke ther counsell for to go Ì„ conquer all fraunce Ì„ so they did and brent tounes and destrued the land bothe in length in breyd the kyng of fraunce yaf them batell with his poer but he wos ouer comen yaf truage vn to Belin and to his brother ¶ And after that they weÌ„t forth vn to Rome and conquered rome and all Lumbardy Germani and toke homage feaute of Erles Barons of al other and after they come in to this land of bretan and duelled with ther bretons in Ioye and rest and tho made Brenne the toune of bristowe and sith he went ouer to his own lordshipp and ther dueld he all his life and belin duelled atnew Troy Ì„ ther he made a fair gate that is called belynges gate after his own name and wheÌ„ this belyn had regned nobuly xi yere he deid lieth at new Troy ¶ How kyng Cormbatrus kylled the kyng of denmarke for encheson that be wold not pay hym his truage ANd after this Belyn regned his son Cormbatrus a good maÌ„ a worthy the kyng of Danmark wold not pay vn to him his truage that is to saye a M. pound as he had sworne bi oth for to pay it also by writing recorde to Belin his fader wherfor he wos euell a payed Ì„ wroth Ì„ assemled a gret host of bretons Ì„ weÌ„t in to denmarke slew the kyng Gutlagh Ì„ brought the land iÌ„ subieccioÌ„ all new toke of folke feautes Ì„ homage and after weÌ„t ayene iÌ„ to his lond Ì„ os he come forth bi Orkeney he foÌ„d xxx shippes full of meÌ„ Ì„ womeÌ„ be side the cost of the see Ì„ the kyng axed what they war And an Erle that wos master of them all curtesly aunsuerd vn to the kyng said that they war exiled out of spayne Ì„ so that they had trauelled half a yere Ì„ more iÌ„ the see to wit yf they myght fynd any kyng iÌ„ ony land that of them wold haue pite or merci to yeue them any land iÌ„ ony contre wher iÌ„ they might duell Ì„ haue rest Ì„ becum his liege meÌ„ to hym wold do homage feaute whilles that he leued Ì„ to his heiers after hiÌ„ Ì„ of him Ì„ of his heirs holden that land And wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g this hard he had pite off them Ì„ yafe them an I le all wildernes ther that no man was duellyng saue only wyld beestes and the Erle thanked moch thee kiÌ„g Ì„ becom his man did hym homage Ì„ feaute Ì„ toke all his folke went iÌ„ to the same yle and the Erle wos called irlamall Ì„ therfor he let call the land Irland after his owne name This kiÌ„g Cormbatrus com ayene in to his land and regned xxv yere and after he deid and lyeth at new Troye Anno muÌ„di iiij M iiij C xl Et anÌ„ xpÌ„i natiÌ„tateÌ„ vij C lvi IOathan son to Osias regned in the iure xvi yere Off this ioathan nothyng is wreten of bot that he toke not a way excelsa os other did vt pêª patet 2º para Amarias wos bysshoppe And Ysoyas the nobull prophet wos in his dayes Olympias with the grekes be gan the fyrst yere of ioathaÌ„ after iosaphÌ„ê° after Beda Troy wos destrued cccc.vi yere afor the fyrst Olymphias be gan vnder Eâ—alo a iuge of Athens in the wich Corebus gat the cheualri a monges all men Olimpê° is the name of an hill in Grecia the wich for his preciosnes is called the hyll of god And after Ierom on Olimpias coÌ„tenes fulli iiij yeres in the wich iiij yeres iiij yerly pinces ar made thes Olimpiades ar places ordant to the worship of Iupater vndyr the hyll
romaÌ„s for ê‘cialyte of ij bretheren s. Aristobolus and Ercanus bothe of them for enuy of odirkest them to the Romans that they myght regne ¶ This tyme iij sonnes appered in heuyn toward the est parte of the world the wich be lytill and lytyll wer brought in to on body A gret signe it wos that Affrica Asia Ì„ Europa shuld be brought in to on Monarch and that the lordship of Anthom the senetour and Lucus Antonij shuld turne in to on lordship Marcus Cicerio Tulyus the most excelent retricion wos consull of Rome this tyme. ¶ How that the Bretons graunted vn to Cassibolan that wos Ludd brother the land In whos tyme iulyus cesar come twyes for to conquere the lond of bretan AFter the deth of kyng Lud regned his brother Cassibolon and become a good man and mych belowed of his bretoÌ„s so that for his goodnes and curtesie they graunted hym the reame for euermore to hym and to his ayres And the kyng of his goodnes let norisch worthely bothe the sonnys that wos Ludis his brother and after made the eldest son erle of Cornwaill Ì„ the yongest son he made erle of London And while this kyng cassibulon regned come Iulius cesar that wos Emprour of Rome iÌ„ to this land with a pouer of romans and wold haue had thys land thurgh strength but Cassibalon ouer come hym iÌ„ batell thurgh helpe of the bretons and drofe hym out of this land and he went ayen to rome and assemled a gret pouer an other tyme and come ayene in to this land for to gif batell to Cassibalan bot he wos discomfitied thurgh strenght of the britons and thurgh helpe of the erle of cornwaill and the erle of London his brother and thurgh help of Gudian kyng of scotland and corbond kyng the kyng of north walles and of Bretaill kyng of southwales Ì„ in thys batell wos slayn Nennon that wos cassibolams brother wherfor he made moch sorow And so went Iulius cesar out of this land with a few of Romans that were left on lyue And tho Cassibalan went ayene to LondoÌ„ made a fest vn to all his folke that tho hym had holpen and when that this fest was done ther euery man went in to his own cuntre ¶ Of the debate that wos bitwix cassibolom an the Erle of LondoÌ„ of the truage that was paied to Rome ANd after it befell thus vpon a day that the gentilmen of the kynges houshold and gentilmeÌ„ of the Erles houshold of lÌ„ondon after mete went in fere for to play and thurgh debate that arose emong them Enelyn that wos the erles cosen of London kyiled Irenglas that wos the kynges cosin wherfor the kyng swore that Enelyn shold be honged bot the Erle of London that was Enelyns lord wold not suffre hym wherfor the kyng was gretly vexid and wroth towarde the Erle and thought him to destru preualy the Erle seÌ„t lettres to Iulius cesar that he shold cum iÌ„ to this land for to helpe hiÌ„ hiÌ„ a venge vpon the kiÌ„g Ì„ he wold help hym with all his myght And when that the Emprour herd this tidyngê he was full glad Ì„ ordeyned a stroÌ„g pouer and come a yene the thrid tyme in to this land and the Erle of London helpe hym with vijM. men and at the thrid tyme was Cassibalon ouer comen and discomfited and made pees to the Emprour for iijM. ponde of syluer yeldyng by yere for truage for this land for euer more And then half a yere after passed the Emprour weent vn to rome and the erle of London with hym for he durst not abid in this land and after Cassibolan regned xvij yere in pees tho he died the xvij yere of his regne and lieth at yorke ¶ How that the lordis off the land after the deth of Cassibolan and for encheson that he had no heir made Andragen kyng AFter the deth of Cassibolon for as myche as he had none heir of his lefull body begottyn the lordes of the lond bi the comyns asent crouned Andragen Erle of Cornwaill and made hym kyng and he regned well and worthely and he wos a good man and well gouerned the lond and when he had regned viij yere then he died and lieth at London Circa annuÌ„ muÌ„di vM.C.lix Et xpÌ„i natiuitateÌ„ xl IOseph of the lyne of crist abowt this tyme wos borne and after wos husband vn to our lady Antigonus was Bysshope this tyme in the Iuri This Antigonus was son vn to Aristoboly and on euery side he was fals for he obeyed not to the Romans and a gret plage he brouaht vn to the land for to destruy Hircanus his vnkyll that he mygh regne kyng And so Hircanuu was expulsed and Falelus wos kylled· and Herod wos flemyd bot wheÌ„ Herod come vn te Rome and told to the Senetours all thes thynges The Emprour creatit hiÌ„ kyng seÌ„diÌ„g with hiÌ„ an host the wich toke ierusalem And Antigonum the Bysshope taken led to Anthony the senetour the wich made hym sekyr And so wos Herod confirmed in to his kiÌ„gdoÌ„ Ì„ he a strang regned on the iues And so the kiÌ„gdoÌ„ of the iues seesyd as Iacob had said Titê° liuiê° historicê° and Ouidius wer this tyme. IncipiuÌ„t imê‘atores augusti â—et dictus est Augustus quia augebat populuÌ„ OCtauian wos Emê‘our of rome lvij yere vi monethes and x. dayes This Octauian Neuew to Iuly wen he wos a yonge man toke the Empire vpon hym His florichyng youth he spend in were .vM. batels he did And chortly after mony batels he brought all the world in to on monarche This maÌ„ had no felow And in his dayes pees was iÌ„ all the world thurgh the prouision of the veray god that the temporall pees myght glorify the Natiuite of our sauyour crist ihesu This Octauian wos the fayrest man that myght be and hegh in witt the most fortunate in all thynges and he lakked not the vice of his fleshly lust This man made all the world to be mesured and the .lij. yere of his regne wos our lord Ihesu crist borne the sauer of this world the wich granteth eternall pees to his louery ¶ Hic nota secund ieroiÌ„muÌ„ that Anna and Emeria wer sistirs and of Emeria wos borne Elezabeth mother to IohnÌ„ baptiste she wos fyâ—st wedded to Iochym of whom she toke Mari mother of crist ¶ The secuÌ„d housbond wos Cleaphe he gat on hir Maria Cleaphe the wich wos wedded to Alphe of whom procedid Iamys the lesse Symon Cananeus Iudas Taddeus Ì„ ioseph the wich is called Barsabas ¶ The thrid tyme anna wos wedded to Salome of whom she toke Mari salome the wich was weddid to Zebedi Ì„ of them coÌ„ iamis the more and iohnÌ„ the EuaÌ„gelist the first mari wedded ioseph broder to Cleaphe a fore sayd ¶ Thys tyme Sibilla tiburtina ê“phesied of crist And sayed to the Emê‘our august that he shold not
god yit kepe the forme for to the appostill the bisshoppis succede and to the discipuls prestis to the wich ij ordirs all the chyrche is geuen as a godly gerarche vt patet in decreto Damasie pape IoheÌ„s wrot in Asia iÌ„ greke laÌ„gage In principio erat verbum etcc Lucas wrot iÌ„ grecia in greke laÌ„gage Fuit in diebus herodis regis iude sacerdos etc Marcus wrot iÌ„ ytalia bot iÌ„ greke langage InitiuÌ„ euaÌ„gelii ihuÌ„ cristi etcc Matheê° wrot in the Iuri iÌ„ hebru langage Liber generacoÌ„is ihesu cristi c ¶ Her begyneth the ordir of popys of Rome and continuys as the lyne of crist did afoor for iÌ„ thâ— god lâ—st hi◠〈◊〉 Anno domini xxxiiij PEtur a Iue the fyrst pope wos a blissed man and a glorius postyll of crist he wos heed of the chyrche after Ierom xxxvij yere And he held his bisshoprik in the est v. yere and said masse he made our lord and alone said the pater noster ¶ TheÌ„ after he come to Anthiociam and ther he a boed vij yere techyng the way of trowth and Symon magus he flemed a way that seson he prechid to the pepull that wer circumsisit the wych wer in poÌ„to of galati Capadecia Asia Bithinia ¶ TheÌ„ he herd that Symon magus deludit the romans thurgh the lufe of the faith he come to Rome in the iiij yere of Claudius the emprour and ther he preched the word of god and shewd the falsed of Symon magus and turned mony aman to the fayth Then he send his prechours bi diuerse prouynse by whom cristyn relegion was myghtyly encresed ¶ He ordand the fest of lentyn a fore estyr and the aduent and the emyring dayes to be fastid of all cristeÌ„ pepull in to the merour of the frist and the secund comynge of our lord Then when he had be pope at Rome xxv yere vij moneths viij dayds he was slayn of Nero. eiê° plurima oê‘a vide actibê° apostolorum Gayus this tyme wos Emprour at rome and regned iij. yere and x monethes This Gayus wos full vicius in leuyng for ij of his own systres he mysused and on of them hee gat a doughter wich child he set be twix the keis of Iupiter in the tempull and fened afterward that iupater had be gettyn hyr wherfoor he did cry thurgh the cuntre that all men shuld worshyp hyr as a goddesse ¶ This mon also made an ymage like hym self and send it to oon Patronie presedent at ierusalem vndir the romans coÌ„maundyng hym that he shuld compell the Iues to doo worship therto And for thes enormytes and mony other owr lord suffyrd hym to be slayn at Rome in his own pales ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was kymbalin son that wold nott pay the treuage to Rome for the land that Cassibalon had granted and how he wos slayn of a romayn ANd after the deth of this Kymbalin regned Gynder hys sun a good man and a worthe and wos of so hygh hert that he wold not pay to Rome that tribute that kyng Cassibalon had graunted vn to Iulius Cesar wherfor the Emprour that wos tho that wos called Claudius cesar wos sore annoyed and ordaÌ„t a gret power of remans and com in to this land for to conquere the tribute thurgh strength and for to haue it on the kyng but this kyng Gynder and Armager his brether assembled and gedired a gret host yfere of Britons and yaf bataell to the Emprour Claudius and kylled of the romans gret plente The emprour had afterward one that wos called Hamon that saw ther pepull theer whaerfast slayn and preuali kest a way his own armes and toke the armes of a dâ—ed breton and armed him with his armuro and come in to the batell to the kyng and sayed in this maner Syr be ye good of hert for goddis loue for the romans that be your enmys anone shall be slayn and discumfited euerychon Ì„ the kyng yaf no kepe vn to his wordes ne his speche for because of the armes that he had vpon hym and wened it had be a Briton but the tratour euer held hym next the kyng and preualy vnder the shulders of his armes he smot the kyng wherfor he was deid and fell doune to the erthe Whan Armager saw his brother deid he caste away his armes and toke to hym his brothers armes and come in to the botaill among the Britons bad them hertely for to fight and fast lay a doune the Romans and for the armes they wened it had be kyng Gynd that afore wos slayn that they wyst not then begone the Britans fersly for to fight and kyld the romans so at the last the Emprour for soke the felde Ì„ flede as fast os he myght with his folke in to wynchestre and the fals traitour Hamon that had slayn the kyng fast anone gan for to fle with all the hast that he myght and Armager the kynges brother pursued him full fersly with a fers hert and drofe hym vn to a water and ther he toke hym and anone smot of bothe hand Ì„ hede and feet and hewed the body all to peces and tho let cast him in to the water wherfor that water was called Hamanus hauen and afterward ther was made a fayr toune that yet standeth that is called southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchestre for to seke Claudius cesar the Emprour of Rome and ther Armager hym toke and Claudius the emprour thurgh concel of his romans that with him left a lyue made pees with armager in this maner as ye shall here that is to say how that Claudius the Emprour shuld yeue vn to armager Gennen his fair doughter for to haue to wife so that this land fro that tyme forward shuld be in the empreurs poer of rome uppon suche conueant that neuer afterward no Emprour of Rome shuld take none other tribute of this land bot only feaulte and they wer acorded And vpon this conand Claudius cesar sent to reme for his doughter Gennen and when she wos comen claudiê° cesar yaf hir to Armager to wife and armager spoused hir at london with mych solempnite Ì„ myrth tho was Armager crouned made kiÌ„g of Britan ¶ Of kyng Armager in whose tyme sent Petre preched in Antiochie with other apostoles in diuerse cuntreis THis Armager regned well and worthely and the lond gouerned and Claudius cesar in remembrans of this acord and for reuerence and honour of his doughter made in this lond a fair toune and a castell and let call the toune after his name Claucestren that now is called Gloucestre and when this wos all done the Emprour toke his leue and tho went to Rome and Armager tho was kyng and gouerned the lond well and nobely all his lifes tyme and this Armager gat a son of his wife thatt wos called Westmer Ì„ whiles that this Armager regned sent Petre preched in Antioche and
seknes Marcus Antoniê° the trew Ì„ Lucius Comodê° wer Emprours xix yere Thes ij toke the empire after Antoni the meke And then began ij eÌ„prours to regne bot Luciê° comedê° decessed and Antoni wos empror ther a lone the wich wos a victorius man and a nobyll Bot that hee made the iiij ê‘secucion to kyll cristyn men This marcus wos of so gret sadnes and stedfastnes that for no chawnce he loogh neuer ne changed no cheir nother for gladnes ne for sorow ¶ And when he wos a childe he wos of sich manhoed that on a certayn tyme wheÌ„ he loked his tresor Ì„ had not the wich he myght giffe his knyghtes Ì„ his men when he went to fight ayenes the Germans the Sclauos Ì„ Sarmatas he wold hurt ne greue no body bot had leuer to sell his wifes goldyn vessell hir araymeÌ„t hir beddyng all hir riall stufe theÌ„ take tax of the senetours or of his ê“uynce vnder hym bot he gat the victori of his enmys and recouered all ayene and relesed the ê“uyncis of ther tributis And thos that wold sell hym his wefes tresor ayene· he restored them ther monay and thos that wold not he neuer greued them bot the tabuls of ther dettys be twix hym and them he briynt opynli in the marketh place and changed them at they helped hiÌ„ iÌ„ his necessite ¶ How kyng Lucie regned after his fadre that was a good maÌ„ and after he become cristen AFter kyng Coill regned Lucie his son that was a good man to god Ì„ to all the pepull he sent to Rome to the appostell EuleÌ„thre that tho was pope and saied that he wold become a cristen man and resaue baptym in the name of god and turne to the right faieth and beleue ¶ Eulenthre sent .ij. legats that wer called Pagan an other Elibayn in to this lond and baptised the kyng Ì„ all his mayne and after went from toune to toun and baptised the pepull tyll al the land was baptised and this wos in the yere C.lvi. after the incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist And this kyng Lucie made tho in this land ij arche bisshoppes on at Canterberi an other at Yorke and other many bysshoppis that yet be in this lond ¶ And when thes ij legates had baptised all this land they ordeyned prestys fer to baptise chyldren Ì„ for to make the sacrament and after they went ayene to rome Ì„ the kyng dulled in his land and regned with mekyll honour xij yere and after died and lieth at Glocestre ¶ How this laÌ„d wos loÌ„g with out a kiÌ„g how britoÌ„s chose a kiÌ„g THis kyng Lucie had none heire of his body begoten thatt was after ward gret harme and sorow to the land For after this kiÌ„g Lucis deth none of the gret of the lond wold suffre an other to be kyng but leuyd in were and debate emonges them selfe .l. yere with out kyng But it befell afterward that a gret priÌ„ce come fro rome in to this land that was called Seuerie nought for to were bot for to saue the right of rome But nerthe les he had not duelled half a yere iÌ„ this land bot that the bretons hym kylled and when tho of rome wist that Seuerie wos so slaiÌ„ they sent an other gret lord in to this lond that wos called Allec that was a strong man and a myghty of body Ì„ duelled iÌ„ this land long tyme did moch sorow to the bretons so that after for pure malece they chosen them akyng emenges them that wos cald astlepades assemled a gret host of bretons and went to London to seche Allec and ther they fond him and killed hym and all hys felows one that wos called walon defendid hym fersely fought long with the bretons but at the last he was discoÌ„fited Ì„ the bretoÌ„s toke him and bond hym handes feet and cast hym in to awater wherfor that water afterward was called euermore walbroke ¶ Tho regned Astlepades in pees till on of his Erles that wos called Coill made afair toune ayenes the kynges wyll and let call the toune Colchestre after his own name wherfor the kiÌ„g wos full wroth thought to destruy him and begon to were vpoÌ„ hym Ì„ brought gret pouer of meÌ„ yaf the erle batell the Erle defendid hym fersly with his power Ì„ slew the kyng him self iÌ„ that bataill Ì„ tho wos Coill crowned and made kyng of this land ¶ This Coill regned and gouerned the reame well and nobilli for he wos a nobull man and welbeloued among the bretons When tho of rome herd that Astlepades was slayn they wer woÌ„der glad and sent an other gret prince of Romans that wos called Constance and he come to the kyng Coill for to chalengf the tribute that wos woÌ„t to be payed to rome And the kiÌ„g answerd wel and wisely and sayed that he wold pay to rome all that right and reson wold with full good wyll And so they acorded tho with good will and with out any contake and so bothe they dueled to geder in loue ¶ The kyng Coill yaf to hym his doughter Elene vn to haue hir to his spouso that wos bothe fair and wise and good Ì„ weli lettred And this Constance spoused hir ther with moch honour and it befell sune afterward that this kyng Coill dyed in the xiij yere of his regne and lieth at colchestre entired ¶ Of kyng Constance that wos a Roman that was chosen kyng after the deth of coyll for as mych that hed spoused Elene that wos kyng Coill doughter AFter this kyng coill Constance was made kyng Ì„ crouned for as mych that he had spoused kyng coilles doughter that wos heir of the land the wich constance regned well Ì„ wortheli gouerned the land and he begat of his wife Elene a son that wos called constantine this kiÌ„g bore trew faieth and trewly did vn to them of Rome all his life and when he had regned xv yer then he died and lieth at yorke ¶ How constantine that wos kiÌ„g constancis son Ì„ the son of seynt Elin gouerned and ruled the land and was Emprour of rome AFter kyng constance deth regned constantine his son and the son of sent Eline that fond the holy crose in the holy land and how constantine become Emprour of Rome Hit befell so in that tyme ther was an emprour at rome that wos a Sarzyn Ì„ a tyrant thas wos called Maxence that put to deth all that beleued in god Ì„ destruyed holy chrche by all his pouer and slew all cristen men that he myght fynd And emong all other he let marter sent Katrin mony other cristiÌ„ pepull that had drede of deth that fled Ì„ come in to this lond to kyng constantine and told hym of the sorow that Maxence did to cristiÌ„te wherfor ConstaÌ„tine had pitte and gret sorew made
assemled a gret host and agret pouer and went ouer vn to Rome and ther toke the cite and kylled all that ther wos in that wer of mysbeleue that he myght ther fynde And tho wos he made Emprour and was a good man and gouerned hym so well that all londes to hym wer attendaunt for to be vnder his gouernance ¶ And this duell Ì„ tyrant Maxence that tyme wos in the land of Grece and herd this tydynge hee become wode and sodanly he died and so he endid his lyfe when ConstaÌ„tine went from this land vn to rome he toke with hym his moder Elyne for the moch wisdom that she coude and iij. other gret lordes that he most loued that on was called Hoell and an other was called Taberne and the thrid Morhin and toke all his loÌ„d to kepe vn to the Erle of Cornwaill that was called Octauian ¶ And anone as this Octauian wist that his lord was duellyng at Rome he seised all the land in to his hand and ther with did all his will among hygh and law and they held hym for kiÌ„g whan this tydynges come to Constantine the Emprour he was wonder wroth toward the erle octauian and sent Taberne wyth xijM. men for to destruye the Erle for his falsenes and they ariued at portesmouth ¶ And when octauian wist that he asseÌ„led agret pouer of bretons and discoÌ„fited Taberne and taberne fled thens in to Scotland and ordened ther a gret pouer and com ayene in to this land an other tyme for to yef batell to OctauiaÌ„ ¶ When octauian herd tell that he assemled a gret power and com ayen towardes Taberne as moch as he myght so that thos ij hostys metten to gedre vpoÌ„ stanysmore and strongly smot to gedre and tho wos octauian discomfited and fled thens vn to Norway and Taberne seysed all the land iÌ„ to his hand tounes Ì„ castelles as moch as they ther had And sith octauian come a yen fro norway with a gret pouer Ì„ seised all the land iÌ„ his hand drofe out all the romans and wos tho made kyng and regned ¶ How Maximian that was the Emprours cosyn of Rome spoused Octauians doughter and wos made kyng of this land THis Octauian gouerned the land well and nobully but he had none heir saufe a doughter that was a yong chyld that he loued as moch as his lyfe and for as mych thatt he waxed seke and wos iÌ„ poynt of deth myght no longer regne he wold haue made one of his nepheus to haue ben kyng the wich was a nobull knyght and a strong man that wos called Conan meriedoke Ì„ he shuld haue keped the kynges doghter Ì„ haue maried hir wheÌ„ tyme had bene but the lordes of the land wold not suffer it but yaf hir councell to be maried to sum hygh maÌ„ of gret honour and than might she haue all hir lust And the coÌ„sell of thee Emprour Constantyne hir lord and at this counsell they accorded and chose tho Cador of cornwaill for to wende to the emê‘our for to do this message Ì„ he toke the way Ì„ went to rome tolde the emprour this tydyng well Ì„ wysely Ì„ the emê‘our sent in to this land with him his own cosyn that wos his vnkyll son a nobull knyght and a strong that wos called Maximian and he spoused Octauians doughter and wos crouned kyng of this land ¶ How Maximian that wos the emprours cosyn conquered the land of Amorican and yaf it to Conan meriedok THis kyng Maxmian becom so riall that he thoght to conquere the land of Amarican for the gret riches that he herd tell that wos in that land so that he ne left man that wos of worthines knyght squyer ne none othir man that he ne toke with him to gret damage to all the lond for he left at home behynde him no man to kepe the land bot toke them with hym fro this land xxx M knyghtes that wer doughty menys bodies and went ouer iÌ„ to the land of Amorican thor slew the kyng that was called Imball coÌ„quered all the lond ¶ And wheÌ„ he had so done he cald Conan Ì„ said for as mich os kiÌ„g Octauian haue made yow kiÌ„g of bretoÌ„ thurgh me ye werlett and distrobled that ye wer not kiÌ„g I yeue yow this land of amorican and yow ther of maketh the kynge ¶ And for as moch as ye ben a Breton I wyll that thys land haue the same name and no more be called Amorican but bi called litell bretan and the land fro whens we ben comen shall be called moch bretan ¶ And so shall men knaw that on bretan fro that other Conan meridok thanked him hendely and so wos he made kyng of lytell bretan ¶ And when all this was done Maximian went fro thens vn to Rome and was tho made Emprour after constantine and Conan meriedok duelled in lytell bretan with mych honour and ther let ordand ij M. plough men of the land for to erie the land to harow it and for to sowe it and â—effed hem richely after that they wer ¶ And for as miche os kyng Conan and none of his knyghtes ne none of his other pepull wold not take wyfes of the nacion of fraunce hee tho sent in to gret breten to the Erle of cornwaill that men cald Dionothe that he shuld cheâ—e thurgh out all this land xiM. of madens that is to say viijM. for the mene pepull and iijM. for thee grettest lordes that shuld them spouse ¶ And wheÌ„ Dionoth vnder stode this he made acoÌ„mandement thurgh out all the land of bretan and as mony os the noÌ„bro come to he assemled to geder of maydens for ther wos no man that durst withstonde his commandmeÌ„tes for as mich that all the land was take hym to warde and to kepe to done all thinge that him good liked ¶ And when thes maydens wer assemled he let them cum be fore iym att London and let ordan for them shippes hasteli Ì„ os mich as theÌ„ neded to that vyage and toke his own doughter that wos called vrsula that wos the fayrest creature thot any man wyft and he wold haue sent hir to kyng Conan that shuld haue spoused hir Ì„ made hir quene of the land but she had made preuali to god a vowe of chastyte that hir fadre not wyst ne no other man els that wos leuyng vpon ethr ¶ How vrsula and xi M. maydens that wer in hir company went toward litell bretan and all they wer martired at Coloyn THis vrsula chose vn to hir company xi M. maydens that of all other she wos ladie and mastresse and all they weÌ„t in to shipp at on tyme in the water that is called thamse and coÌ„manded hir kyn and all hir frendis to almyghty god and sailed toward litele breton bot wheÌ„ they wer comen in to the hygh see a strange tempaste arose
frist wos cald Constance and that other Aurilambros and the thrid vter this Constance the Elder brother when he come to age he made hym a monke at wynchestre This Constantin ther fadre thurgh tresone wos slayn For it befell on a tyme that a Pehite come to hym vpon a day in message as it were and sayed that he wold speke with the kyng preuali in councill The kyng let voied his chambre of the men that ther wer withyn and ther a bode no mo bot the kyng and the Pehite Ì„ he made a countinance as tho hee wold haue spoken with the kiÌ„g iÌ„ his ere and ther he kylled hym with a long knyfe after that he went quaiÌ„teli owt of the chambre in to an oder chaÌ„bre so at the last no man wyst wher he wos bicomen ¶ When the kynges men wyst that ther lord wos so deid they made so moch sorow they not wist what to done ¶ For as myche as his .ij. sonnes Aurilombros and vter wer so yonge that noÌ„e of them myght be kyng the thrid brother wos moÌ„ke at wenchestre as is saied befoor But vortiger that wos Erle of westsexe thought priuyly in his hert thurgh queÌ„tance to be kyng and went to wynchestre ther that Constance was monke Ì„ to hym sayed Constans quod he your fadre is deid and your ij bretheren that ben with Gosseline the bisshope of london to norissh ben so yong that none of them may be kyng ¶ Wherfor I councell yow that ye forsake your habit and come with me Ì„ I shall make sych a meyn vn to the bretons that ye shall be made kyng ¶ Of Constans that wos kiÌ„g CoÌ„stantine son that was moÌ„ke at wynchestre and how he wos made kyng after his fadres deth thurgh consell of vortiger that wos Erle of westsexe for as mich as Aurilambros and vter his ij brether wer but yong of age And vortiger let sle hym to be kyng hym self THis vortigâ—r consceled this Constance so mych tyll he forsoke his Abbot and went with hym and anone after he wos crouned kyng by assent of the Bretons ¶ This kyng Constance whan he wos crouned and made kyng he wist ne knew bot litell of the world na coude no thing wat knyghthod axed and he made vortiger his chief mastir and conceller and yaf hym all hys pouer for to ordeyne and to do as mych as to the reame apertened So that hym self no thyng entermelled but onli bare the name of kyng ¶ When vortiger saw that he had all the land in his warde and gouernall at his own wyll he thought a preuy treson and to sle Constance the kyng that he myght hym self be crouned and made kyng and regne and let send after a hundreth knyghtes of Pehetes the worthiest of al the land and them heeld wyth hym for to duell as to be kepers of is body as he wold wende thurgh the land to ordeyne thynges that apperteyned to a kyng ¶ And this vortiger honoured so moch the hondred knyghtes and so moch yafe them of gold and siluer and so riche iuelles robes hors and other thynges plente wherfor they held hym more lord than they did the kyng ¶ And vortiger told them yf he might be kiÌ„g ye as it wer thurgh treson he wold make hem richest of the land So at the last thurgh gret yeftes that he had yefuen largeli they cried thurgh the court thatt vortiger wer better worthy to be kyng than Constance wherfor vortiger made semland as he had bene wroth and he departed thens from the court and saied he most gon elles where for thinges that he had to done and so the tratour saied for encheson that they shuld hym slee that is to say constance ¶ When this vortiger wos gone it befell sone after that tho hundreth knyghtes of Pehites broken the dores ef the kynges chamber and ther they hym slew Ì„ smote of his heed and bore it to vortiger ther that he duelled and when vortiger saw that heed he wepped full tenderly with his eye and nerthelees he wos somedell glad of his deth ¶ And anoÌ„e let take the houndreth knyghtes of Pehites and bynd ther handes be hynd them an led them to London ther they wer dampned to deth as fals tratours And anone after all the bretans of the land bi the commune assent crouned vortyger and made hym kyng of the land Anno domini C.lxxiiij SOther a martir wos pope after AuicetuÌ„ ix yere the wich decreit that a NuÌ„ne shuld not towch the pall of the awter ner pit in sence ther to And that she shuld were a wompull about hir heed and mony ê‘ellis he saw a bout matimony ther for he ordand that no woman shuld be called a lefull wyfe bot if she wer blessed of the prest Elentherê° a martir wos pope after Sother xv yere the wich ordand that cristyn men shuld furese no mete resonabull that wos mannys mete Nota. Also that no man vn acused in acrime shuld be put from his dignite or his degre til he was conuyckyt thurgh ensampull of criyst the wich keppid styll Iudas scaryoth not a cused And crist knaw hym gylty And what sum euer he did among the apostils for the dyngnite of his seruis a boode firme and stabull And he send also Legatis vn to Lucie the kyng of Bretan the wich baptised hym and his pepull And Fagus and Domianus legates the wich the pope sent fyrst preched in englond and this cristyndom durit in Bretan CC. yere vn to the tyme of Dioclision the emprour when sent Albone wos martired Marchus Antonius and Lucius Comodus wer emprours bot marcus dyed anone and Lucius comodus regned Comodus wos called profitabull of scorne for he wos to euery man vnprofitabull he wos yeffen vtterly to lechori mony senetours and cristyn men he made for to be kylled he dampned his own wife to deth for age he died a sodaÌ„ deth with stranggilling among maydens Helius ê‘tenax after this man wos emprour sex monethes and wos a man of gret discrecion whom Iulian the gret lawyer killed And he entrid the empire and was slayn the vij moneth of Seuerê° Victor a martir was pope after ElentheriuÌ„ x. yere and for the discorde of the pascall tyme he called a counsele in alexander wher be was present that tyme. mony other wher he decreit that Estyr day shuld be keped on the sonday bot he most kepe the change of the mone of aprill And that wos to differ fro Iues. for mony bisshopis of the est a boid that tyme the same day the Iues did haloe that fest ¶ Also he ordand that in tyme of neede child might be cristyned iÌ„ euery place Ì„ iÌ„ euery water Zepherinê° a marter Ì„ a Roman wos pope after victor ix yere This man ordaud that cristen pepull of xij yere age a bown shuld resaue his god on estyr day on s â—â— yere Also he ordant that all the
ne shuld not wasshe the awter Celestinus a roman wos pope after Boniface viij yere Ì„ ix dayes the wich ordand the psalme a fore masse s. Iudica me deus etcc and at the begiÌ„nyng of the masse shold be saied with a verse of a psalme and at the graell and at the offertory shuld be saied a fore the sakirryng this same man send sent Patryke to Ireland to coÌ„uerte that land and PalladiuÌ„ a dekyn of Rome to the scottys to be coÌ„uertid Ì„ iÌ„ the iiij yere of this maÌ„ ther wos a gennerall Synody at Ephisina of CCC bisshoppis a yenes NestoriuÌ„ an heritike Theodosius the yonger with valentinan his neue regned xxvij yere In his tyme wos the fest ordined wich is called AduiÌ„cula sciÌ„ Petri ¶ And in his tyme died sent Austyn in the yere of his age lxxvi ¶ And this tyme wos rased the vij slepers the wich sleped ·CC yere This man died at Constantinople and ther wos beried ¶ This tyme the Soxons entrid Englond Ì„ anone be litell and litell they grew vp myghtely And at the last they obtened all the land Sextus a Roman was pope after Celestinê° viij yere This was an holy man and a meeke and litill of hiÌ„ is writtyn bot that he byld scaÌ„ maria maior Leo Tuscus a confessur was pope after SixtuÌ„ xxi yere This man was as holy as ony man .v. tymes or more in a day he wold say masse and on a tyme after it be fell when a certayn woman kyssid his hand he wos temped with hir and for the trespas that he had done vn to his pennance he made his hand to be strekyn of And when the noese rose vpon hym that he myght not say masse os he wos wont to done he wos right sory and allonly betoke hiÌ„ to our lady in prayer to help hym ¶ And our lady restored hym his hand a yene than he sayed masse os he was wont to done so that myracull wos opynly shued to all pepull ¶ And in the tyme of this pope Marcian the Emprour beyng ther. wos congregate at calcedeny the iiij vniusall Sinody of viC. xxx bisshoppis a yens Eusticem the Abbot of constantinopolitoÌ„ Ì„ AlexandrinuÌ„ epmÌ„ qui negaueruÌ„t in xpÌ„o veram carnem fuisse eciam negabant carnis nreÌ„ resurreccionem And after he had made mony notabull sarmons and epistils he decessid Marcianê° and valentinianus wer emprours this tyme vij yere in whoys tyme wos the gret Sinody a foro rehersed when Eusticem and Dioscurus wer condempned ¶ In the tyme that Marcianus wos emprour in rome vortiger wos kyng in Bretan now called Englond in whoys tyme the Saxons come in to bretan and made mony kynges that is to wit as is playn by the crouniclys vij And be cause it is tediê° to mannys reson to reherse mony diuerse namys to gedre os vij kynges of englond in on tyme the emprours and popys Ther for the cronyelis of englond shall be set to geder tyll it becuÌ„myn vn to Alured in whoys tyme the Danys com iÌ„ to Englond and the popys and the emprours and other thynges in thee same tyme shall be set to gedre Circa annuÌ„ domini .iiijC.xl ix ¶ How the wardeyns that had tho childrin to kepe that were Constantine sonnys lad them to lytell Bretan for the treson Ì„ the falsenese of vortiger Engist Here begiÌ„nith the fift parte during to the coÌ„ing of the danys Thys tyme come the Saxons that wer pagons fyrst in to bretoÌ„now called englond vnder vortiger the wich wos crouned kyng of this lond This time tho that had thies ij chylder in kepyng the wich was Constantine sonnys that is to say Aurilambros and vter thurgh ordinance of GosliÌ„ that was bisshop of london after ther faderes deth that is to say Constantine durst not duell iÌ„ thys land with thos chyld but conueyd them vn to the kyng of lityll Breton for as moch as he tho wyse the treson of vortiger that tho wos made kynd thurgh whom constance ther eldyr brother wos slayn wherfor the hundreth knyghtes of Pehites wer put to deth and beren all the blame as that vortiger had not wist ther of nether to consented ¶ And so the kepers of thos tow childer dred lest vortiger wold put them to deth thurgh his treson and falsnes as he had done ther brother be forne And therfore they wer lad ouer in to litell bretan Ì„ the kyng them resaued with moch honowr and let them to norissh Ì„ ther they duelled till they become fair knyghtes and strong and fers and thought to be auenged vpon the deth of Constantine ther brother when they saw ther tyme and so they did as ye shall here tell afterward ¶ Hit wos not long after that the tidiÌ„ges come ouer see to the kynred of tho hundreth knyghttes of Pehites that wer dampned put to deth thuâ—gh vortiger iÌ„ this land therfor they wer woÌ„dirly wroth suore that they wold be auenged of ther kiÌ„nes deth and come iÌ„ to this lond with a gret pouer Ì„ robbed iÌ„ moÌ„y places Ì„ killed Ì„ did all the sorow that they myght Whan vortiger it wist he made moch sorow was sore anoyd And iÌ„ an other place also tydynges come to hiÌ„ that Aurilambros vter his brother ordined assembled a gret host for to cum in to mekell bretan that is to say in to this land to be auenged vpoÌ„ Constance ther brothers deth So that iÌ„ on half in that other he was brought in to so moch sorow that he ne wist whider to wende ¶ How Engist and .xi. thousand men come in to this land to the whom vortiger yafe a place that is called Thongcastell ANd sone after this sorow tydyng come to vortiger that a grete nauye of strangers wer ariued iÌ„ the cuÌ„tre of kent he wylt not whens they wer ne wherfor they wer come in to this land ¶ The kyng sent anone a messenger thider that sum of them shold cum speke with hym for to wit what folk they wer what they axed iÌ„ to what cuÌ„tre they wold goo ¶ Ther wer ij brether masters Ì„ princes of that strong coÌ„pany that on wos cald Engist and that other Horsse Engist went to the kyng and told him the encheson wherfor they wer comen iÌ„ to his land ¶ And sayed syr we be of a cuntre that is called Saxonie that is the land of Eermayne wher in is so moch sorow that of the pepull be so mony that the lond may not them susteyne ¶ And the masters and princes that haue the lond to gouerne and to rule they make to cum before them men and women that boldest ben amonges them for to fight and that best may trauaill iÌ„ to diuerse landes ¶ And so they shul them yef hors and hernes armuri Ì„ all thing that them nedeth and after they shall say to them that they gone
euery bataill and come in to this land ¶ And whan vortiger herd tell that engist was come ayene with a grett pouer in to this lond· he assemled his bretons and tho went ayens engist for to haue yef hym bataill and his folke ¶ Butt Engist drad him sore of the Bretons For thei had driuen him beforne and discomfited hym with strength wherfor this engist prayd hym a loue day Ì„ sayed he wos not cuÌ„yn in to this laÌ„d for to fight but for to haue his land ayen if he might accord with the bretons and of them to haue luffe and grace ¶ The kiÌ„g vortiger thurgh counsell of his bretons graunted a loue day thus it wos ordeyned thurgh the bretons that the saame day shuld be holdin fast be side Salisberi vpon an hyll ¶ And engitt shuld come thidre with iiij hundreth knyghtys with out mo And the kyng with as mony of the wisest men of his land ¶ And at that day the kyng come with his counsell as it wos ordined but Engist had warned his knyghtys preualy and them commanded that euery of them shuld put a long knyfe in his hosyn whan he saied fair sers now is tyme to speke of loue and pees euery maÌ„ a none shuld draw out his knyfe and sle a breton and so they killed a thousand lxi of knyghtes and with moch sorow mony of them ascaped ¶ And the kyng vortiger ther hym self tho wos taken and lad to Thongcastell and put in to prison and summe of Engistes men wold that the kyng had bene brent all quyke ¶ And vortiger tho for to haue his lyfe granted them as moche as the wold axe and yaf vp all the land tounes Castelles cites and brughes to Engist and to his folke ¶ And all the bretons fled thens in to wales Ì„ ther they held them styll And Engist went thurgh the land and seysed all the lond with fraunchisos and iÌ„ euery place let cast a doune chirches Ì„ houses of religione Ì„ destruid cristiÌ„dom thurgh out all this land Ì„ let change the name of the land that no man of his wer so hardy after that tym to call this lond britan but call it Engist land Ì„ he deê‘ted all the land to his men ther made vij kiÌ„ges for to strenght the laÌ„d that the bretons shuld neuer cuÌ„ after ther iÌ„ ¶ The fyrst kyngdom wos kent ther that Engist him self regned and wos lord Ì„ master ouer all the other ¶ The other kyng had southsexe that now is chichestre The thrid kyng had westsexe ¶ The iiij king had Estsexe ¶ The v. kyng Estangill that now is called Northfolk Southfolk Merchemerich that is to say the Erldom of Nicholl ¶ The vi had Lecestre shiere NorthhamtoÌ„ shiere Hertford and Huntyngdon ¶ The vij had Oxunford Gloucestre Wynchestre Warwik and Derbyshire ¶ How vortiger went in to wales and bigan ther a castell that wold not stond with out morter tempred with blod WHen Engist had deê‘ted all the land in this maner betwen his men and deliuered vortiger out of prison and suffred him frely to gone whidre that he wold and he toke his way and went in to wales ther that is bretons dulled for as moch as that land was strong an wekked to wyn And Engist neuer come ther ne neuer know it befor that land vortiger held him ther with his bretaÌ„s axed concell what hiÌ„ wos best to doo ¶ And they yaf hiÌ„ concell to make a stroÌ„g castel that he might hiÌ„ self ther iÌ„ kepe Ì„ defend if nede wer ¶ MasoÌ„s iÌ„ hast tho wer fet Ì„ bigan the werk vpoÌ„ the hill of Breigh but certes thê° it be fel all the werk that the masoÌ„s made a day doun it fel the nyght Ì„ thei wist not what it might be ther of the kyng wos soro anoyed of that chance and wist not what to doen ¶ Wherfor he let send after the wisest clerkis and also lerned meÌ„ that wer thurgh out wales that myght be found for they shuld hym tell what wos best to done ¶ For they shuld tell wharfor the foundment so failed vnder the werke and that they shuld hym tell what wos best for to done ¶ And the wisest men long tyme had studied they sayed to the kyng that he shuld done seke a chylde borne of a woman that neuer had with man to done and that chyld he shuld sle and temê‘ with his blod the mort of the werk so shuld the werke euer endure with out ende ¶ How the kyng let sech Merlin thurgh out all wales for to speke with hym WHen the kyng herd this he commanded his mesangeres anone to wend thurgh out all wales to seke that chyld yf he myght hym fynd and that they shuld hym bring forth with theÌ„ vn to hym and in recorde and in witnes of this thyng he had tak them his lettres that they ne wer destrobled of no man ne lette ¶ And tho the messangeres went thens and sped so fast thatt they come in to a toune that was called Karmardine and os they passed forth ther way they funden ij child of xxiiij yere age chydiÌ„g yfâ—re with hasty wordes and on of them sayed to that other Donebat quod he ye do all wrong to chide or strife wyth me ¶ For ye haue no wit ne no resoÌ„ as I haue Certes MerliÌ„ ê™ he of your wit ne your reson I make no force for meÌ„ tell ê¯minly that ye haue no thyng of god almygfty sith ye had neuer fadre but euery mau knaweth well who was your mother ¶ The messingers of the kynges vortiger when they herd this strife be tuix the tow gromes they axed of them that stood besides them whens that Marlyn wos borne and also who hym norisshed and the folke hem told that a gret gentyll woman hym bare in KarmardiÌ„e that wos called Adhan but neuer myght man wit who was his fadre ¶ When the kynges messangeris herd this tydyng they went anone to hym that wos wardayne of the toune and toold hym the kynges will and his letter shewed hym wherfor they wer comen theder ¶ Merlyn and his moder anone wer sent be fore the wardayne of the toune he coÌ„manded them that they shuld gone to the kiÌ„g as it wos ordand by his massengers ¶ Merlyn and his moder went thens Ì„ come vn to the kyng Ì„ ther they wer vnderfonge with moch honour and the kyng axed of that lady yf that child wer hir son and who hiÌ„ begate ¶ The lady ansuered full tendirly wepyng and sayed she had neuer company of man worldly ¶ But sir quod she os I wos a yong mayden iÌ„ my faders chambre and other of gret linage wer in my coÌ„pany that often tymes wont to play solace I beleft allone in my chambre wold not gone forth for byrnyng of the sone ¶ And on a tyme ther come a fair bachelar Ì„ entrid in my
chambre ther that I was allone but how he come in to me wher I wist it neuer ne yit wot it not For the dores wer fast barred with me he did game of loue For I ne had myght ne pauer him to defend fro me Ì„ oft he come vn to me in the fore sayed maner so that he begot this child but neuer myght I wit what he was ¶ Of the ansuere of merlin wherfor the kyng axed whi his castille myght not stond that he had be gonne ner proue WHen Merlin had herd all that his mother had said he spake to the kyng in this maner ¶ Sir how I wos begoten ax ye no more for it falleth not to yow ne to noÌ„e other to wit but telleth me the encheson wherfor I am to you brought and wherfore ye haue sent after me Certis quod the kyng my wise cowncelers haue done me to vnderstond that the mort of a werke that i haue be gone behoueth to be tempred with your blod or the foundameÌ„t shall faill for euer more· ¶ Sir quod Merlin will ye sle me for my blod to temê‘ with your mort ye quod the kyng or els shall neuer my castell stand as my councelars done me to vnderstand ¶ Tho ansuerd merlyn to the kyng Sir he sayed let them cum by fore me tho wise concelers and I wyll preue that they say not well ne trewly ¶ And when the wise meÌ„ wer com MarliÌ„ axed if his blod wer the encheson to make the werke stand and endure All thos wise wer abashed and coud not ansuer ¶ Merlyn tho sayed to the kyng Sir I shall you tell the enchesoÌ„ wherfor your werke thê° faleth Ì„ may not thand ¶ Ther is vnder the montayn ther that ye haue belden your tour a gret pond of water in the botom of the pond vnder the water ther is .ij. dragoÌ„s that on is white that other reed that fighten to gods ayens your werke ¶ Doo ye myne depe till your men come to the pond and doth your men take a way the water all out then ye shall se the dragons as I haue you told that to geder fighteÌ„ ayens your werke ¶ And this is the encheson wher fore the fundament faleth ¶ The kyng anone let digge vnder til that meÌ„ come to that pond Ì„ let done a way all that water ther they fond ij dragons as Marlyn had them told that egorly foughten to geders ¶ The white dragon egrely assayled the reed Ì„ laid on hiÌ„ so strongly that he myght not endure bot with drew him rested iÌ„ the same caue ¶ And when he had a while restyd hym he went before Ì„ assayled the reed dragon angrely held hiÌ„ so sore that he myght not ayens hiÌ„ endure but with drew hiÌ„ restid And after come ayen the white dragon strongly fought with the reed dragon bote hym euell and hym ouercome that he fled from thens and no more come ayen ¶ Off the syngnificacion of thas .ij. dragons thot wer in thee bottom of the ponde that foughten to gedre THis kyng vortiger and his men that saugh this batayll had gret meruell and prayd Merlyn to telle hym what it myght betoken ¶ Sir quod Merlin I shall yow tell ¶ The reed dragon betokeneth yourself and the white betokeneth the folk of Saxonie that fyrst ye toke and held in your land thatt fightten ayens yow and yow haue driuen and enchaced ¶ But bretons of your linage ouer comen them and driuen them a way and sithen at the commyng ayene of the saxons they recouered this land and held it for euer more and driuen out the britons and did with this lond all ther will and destruyed cristiÌ„doÌ„ thurght out this land ¶ Ye had first ioy with ther cuÌ„mynge but now it is turned to you gret damage sorow ¶ For tho ij brethern of Constance that wos kyng the wich ye let sla Shall cum bi for a quinzeme passed with a gret pouer from litell bretoÌ„ and shul a venge the deth of ther brother Ì„ they shall brin yow fyrst with sarow And afterward they shall sle a gret part of Saxons Ì„ shall driue out all the remenant of the land Ì„ therfor abyed ye here no longer to make castell ne none other werke bot anone go els wher your life all for to saue to god I you by take treuth I haue sayed to you of thinges that shall be fall ¶ And vnderstond ye well that Aurilanbros shall be kyng bot he shall be enpoysened and litell tyme shale he regne ¶ Of kyng Aurilambros how that he pursued vortiger and Engist and how they diden MErlen and his modre deê‘ted from the kyng and turned ayen to Karmardine ¶ And sone after tydyngê come to the bretons that Aurilambros Ì„ vter his brother wer ariued at Tottenesse wyth a gret host ¶ And anone thee Bretons assemled them and went to vnderfonge Aurilambros Ì„ vter with gret nobulnes and had them vn to london croned aurilambros made him kyng and did vn to hym humage And anon he axed wher vortiger that was kyng myght be founden for he wold be avenged of his brother deth and after he wold were vpoÌ„ paynems ¶ And they told hym that vortiger was in wales so they lade hym thiderward ¶ vortiger wist well that tho brether come hiÌ„ to conquere and fled thens iÌ„ to a castell that wos cald Gerneth that stood vpon an hygh mantayn and ther hym held◠¶ Aurilambros and vter his brother ther folke had beseged theÌ„ castell full long tyme for the castell was strong well arayed ¶ Soo at the last they kest wildfyre and brent houses and men and all ther aray and os mych os was with in the castell So that vortiger was brent among all other and so he died with moch sorow ¶ Tho was Engist in Kent and regned ther and hard this tydyng and anone fled Ì„ wold haue gone in to Scotland for to haue had socour But aurilambros and his men met with him iÌ„ the northcuntre and yaf hym bataill and Engist and his men defended whiles that they myght but he Ì„ his folke wer discomfited Ì„ slayn and Oâ—ta his son fled vn to yorke and Aurilambros hym foloed egrely Otta a litell while ayens him stod but afterward he put hym to his merci ¶ And arilambros vnderfeng hiÌ„ Ì„ to him to his men yaf the cuntre of galeway iÌ„ Scotlond and ther they duelled ¶ The kyng arilambros weÌ„t thurgh out the lond put away the name of Engistland that engist after his name had called it before Tho let he it call ayen gret bretan and let make ayen chirches houses of relegion Castelis cites burghes Ì„ tounes that the Saxons had destruyed and come to londoÌ„ let make the walles of the cite wich Engist and his folke had casten doune
¶ The bretons lad hym to the mount of Anbrian som tyme was an house of religion that tho wos destruyed thurgh paynyms ¶ Wher of a knyght that was called Anbry that some tyme wos found of the house and therfor the hyll wos called the mount of brian and after it wos called Ambresbury and shall so be for euermore ¶ How Aurilambros did redresse the lond of gret Bretan that was destrayed thurgh the Saxons HOw the kyng aurilambros let a meÌ„d Ì„ redresse the house of Amlesburi and ther in put monkes but now ther bennonnys a littell from the plaace that wos called Salisburi ther that the Saxons kylled the Bretans wher Engist and he shuld haue made a loue day iÌ„ wich tyme ther wer slayn a M.lxi. knyghtes thurgh treson of engist ¶ The kyng therof had gret pitte and thâ—ught to make iÌ„ mynd of them a monumeÌ„t of ston that myght endure to the wordes end and of this thing they toke ther counsell what ther of wos best for to done ¶ Tho spake to the kyng the bysshop of london that wos called Ternekyn that he shuld enquere after Marlyn for he coud best tell how this thiÌ„g myght best be made· and merlin after wos sought Ì„ fouÌ„d Ì„ come to the kyng ¶ And the kyng toold hiÌ„ his will of the monumeÌ„t that he wold haue made ¶ Tho ansuerd Merlin to the kiÌ„g Ì„ sayed ther bene gret stonys iÌ„ Irland Ì„ long vpoÌ„ the hill of kyan that meÌ„ called GeaÌ„ts karoll Ì„ if they wer iÌ„ this place as thei be ther. they wold endure for euer more iÌ„ remeÌ„brance of thoo knyghtes that heir be entered ¶ Per maâ—oy ê™ the kiÌ„g as hard stones be iÌ„ my land as iÌ„ Irland ¶ Soth qd merlin ¶ But iÌ„ all your land ther be none soch For geantes set them for grete good of them self For at euery tyme that they wer woundet or iÌ„ ony maner hurt they wesshen the stones with hote water and than they wesshe them ther with and anoon they wer hole ¶ How the bretons weÌ„t for to sech the gret stons iÌ„ Irland WHen thes bretons had herd of this thing they went swore emong them that they wold gonne seche tho stonnes toke with them vter the kynges brother to be ther cheftayn v M men and Merlin counselled them for to go vn to Irland and so they diden ¶ And when the kyng of Irland that wos cald Guillomer herd tell that strangers wer ariued iÌ„ his lond he asseÌ„bled a gret pouer Ì„ fought ayens them but he his folke was discomfited ¶ The bretans went be for till they come to the mouÌ„t of Kylian and climed vp vn to the mouÌ„t ¶ But when they saw the stones the maner how they stood they had gret meruell and sayed bitwyn them self that no man shuld hem remeue for no strength ne engyne so huge they wer so long But merlin thurgh his craft he remeued them Ì„ brought them iÌ„ to ther shippes Ì„ come ayene in to this land And merlin set the stones ther that the kiÌ„g wold haue them and set them in the same maner that they stoden in Irland ¶ And when the kyng saugh that it was made he thanked Merlyn and richeli him rewarded at his own will and that place let call stonhenge for euer more ¶ How Passent that wos vortigers sone the kyng Guillomer come in to this land and how a tratour that was called Cappa enpuysened the kyng Aurilambros ANd men shall vnder stand stat Passent that was vortigers sone leued in the same tyme and come in to this land with a gret pouer and ariued in the north cuntre and wold ben a venged of his faders deth vortiger ¶ And strongly trusted vpon the componye that he had brought with hym out of the land of Germayne and had conquered all the north cuntre vn to yorke ¶ And when kyng Aurilambros herd this he assembled a gret pouer of Bretons and went for to fight with passent and he wos discomfited and all his pepull but passent ascapped theÌ„s with sum of his men and fled thens in to Irland and come to kiÌ„g Guillomer and prayed hym of help and socour The kyng granted hym with good will and sayed that he wold help hym vpoÌ„ that couenant that I my self must gone with you with all my pouer in to breton and I wold me a venge vpon the Bretons rather for they cum in to my land and token the stones with strength that is called Geantes karoll The kyng guillomer let ordeÌ„ his shippes and went to the see with xv M. men and ariued in wales and be gon to rob and moch sorow did ¶ Hit befell so that kyng arilombros lay seke at wynchster and myght not helpe him self So that he sent in his name vter his brother with a pouer to helpe wales and thederward he went as moch os he myght The kyng of Irland and Passent had herd tell that Aurilambros was seke and to hym ther come a Sarizen that was called Coppa and sayed Sir duell ye her all in pees with your host Ì„ I be hyght you thurgh my quentize that I shall sle the kyng aurilambros that is seke Then sayed Passent if ye doo so I shal yow richely auaunce This ttoraur Coppa put vpon him an abbyt of Relegion and let shaue hym a brod croune and come vn to the kynges court and sayed that he wold help the kyng of hys maladie· Tho sayed the tretour Coppa vn to the kyng Sir ben of good comforth for I shall yef you sich a medicin that ye shall swete anone right and lusten to slepe and haue good rest Ì„ thee tratour yaf hym sich poysin to slep anone right and died in hys slepyng the trator sayed that he wold gone out in to the feld till he wer a waked and so scapped he a way for no man had to him suspeccion for be cause of his habbit that he wos in clothed and also for his brood shauynne croune but when the kynges men it wist that he wos deid they become wondir sori and fast sought the tratour But they myght not fynd hym for that Coppa turned ayene to the host fro whens that he come ¶ When Aurilambros was deid a sterre in the morne wos seiÌ„ with a clere light and at the bught of the beme wos seyne the hed of an horribull dragon WHen the kyng Aurilambros wos thus deid Ì„ enpoysened at wynchester on the morne after that he wos deid a bowt the tyme of prime ther was seyne a stere gret and clere and the beme of that sterne wos brighter then the son and at the bought of the beem a pered a dragoÌ„s heed Ì„ out of his mouth come ij huge lightes that wer as bright as ony fier brennyng ¶ And that one beme toward france and stryght ouer the see thiderward ¶ And
entre ther haue your will The kiÌ„g toke priueli all the host to gouerne Ì„ lede to a knyght that he mich loued toke his way toward the castell with hiÌ„ toke vlfyÌ„ his chaÌ„birlayn Ì„ merlin ¶ And when they come theder the porter went that it had bene hys owne lord Ì„ when tyme come for to go to bede ¶ The kyng went to bede with Igerne the Erles wife dyd with hir all his will and bigat vpon hir a son that wos called arthur ¶ And vpoÌ„ the morow the kyng toke his leue of the lady and went ayen to hys host ¶ And the same nyght that the kyng lay by Igerne in bedde that wos the Erles wife the kynges men yaf a gret assaut vn to the castell and the Erle and his men manli them defended But at the last it befell so that in the same assaut the Erle hym self wos slayn and the castell taken ¶ And the kyng a none turned ayen to Tyntagell and spoused Igerne with moch honor and made hir quene and sone after tyme come that she shuld be deliuered and beyr a child a son that wos called Arthur and after he gat a doughter that was called Amya Ì„ when she come of age a nobull Baron that was called Aloth that wos lord of leons wed hir ¶ When vter long tyme had regned ther come vpon hiÌ„ a gret sekenes as it wer a sorow ¶ And iÌ„ the meyn tyme tho that had to kepe Otta that wos Engist son and Ossa his brother that tho wer in prison they let them gone for gret yeftes that they hom yaf and went with them ¶ And when tho .ij. bretheren wer ascappid and come ayen in ther own cuÌ„tre They ordined an grert pouer and begon to were eftsones vpon the kyng ¶ How kyng vter chese Aloth to kepe the land of breton whiles that he wos seke for as moch as he myght not for his seknes ANd for as moch as kyng vter wos seke and myght nott help hym self he ordined Aloth son of Eleyn that tho was chosen for to be wardeyn and cheftayn of all his folke and so he anone and his bretans assemled a gret host and yaf batell to Otta to his folke but Otta at the last wos discomfitid ¶ Hitt befell thus afterward that thes bretons had dedignacion of Aloth wold not to hiÌ„ be attendant wherfor the king wos anoid wonder sâ—re let put hym in a litter in the host emonges folke ¶ And they lad hiÌ„ to veroloyn that tho was a fair cite ther that sent Albon wos martired after wos that cite destroied with payniÌ„s thurgh were Ì„ theder thei had seÌ„t Otta Ossa ther peple entrid iÌ„ to the toune let make fast the yates ther thei held them Ì„ the kiÌ„g come Ì„ them beseged made a stroÌ„g assaute but tho that wei with in maÌ„li them defended ¶ The kiÌ„g let ordeyn his goÌ„nes and his engynes for to brek the walles Ì„ the walles wer so stroÌ„g that nothiÌ„g myght them mysdoo ¶ Otta Ì„ his pepull had gret despite that a kiÌ„g liggyng iÌ„ a lytter had them beseged they toke concell a monges them for to stand vp iÌ„ the morow Ì„ cuÌ„ out Ì„ yef batall to the kiÌ„g so they did Ì„ iÌ„ that batall wer both Otta Ossa slayn all tho other that ascapped a lyue fled iÌ„ to scotland made ColeguÌ„ ther chyftayn Ì„ the saxons that wer on lyue Ì„ ascaped fro the bataill brought ayan a gret strength emoÌ„ges them they sayed that if kiÌ„g vter wer deid they shuld well coÌ„quere the land amonges them they thought to enposin the kiÌ„g ordeyned meÌ„ for to do this dede and yaf them of yeftes gret plente this thyng to done and they ordined hem thiderward ther that the kiÌ„g was duelliÌ„g clothed hem iÌ„ pouer wede the better all for to sped therlyd purpose but neuertheles for all ther falsnes quaÌ„tize they might neuer cuÌ„ to nyghthe kiÌ„g ¶ But so at the last they aspied that the kiÌ„g draÌ„knoÌ„e o th erlycour but only water of a cler wel that was negh beside ¶ And thes fals tratours vpoÌ„ a day preuali weÌ„t to the wel put theriÌ„ poyson so that all the water was enpoysened and anoÌ„e after os the kiÌ„g had dronkyn of the water he begoÌ„ to fuell Ì„ sone after he died Ì„ os moÌ„y as dronk of that water died also ¶ And anoÌ„e as this wos aspied folke of the toune let stop the well for euer more ¶ When the king wos dred his folk bere hiÌ„ to Stonhenge with gret solempnite of bisshoppis of baroÌ„s that werther hiÌ„ to bery besides Aurilambros his brother after turned ayen tho euerychone send after Arthur his son Ì„ they made him kiÌ„g of the land with moche reuerence after his fadres deth xvij yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that wos the son of vter was crouned after his fadre deth and how he drofe Colegrin and the Saxons and Cheldrik of almayne out of this lond WHen Arthur wos made kyng of the lond he wos bot yong of age of xv yere but he wos fair and bold and doughty of body and to meke folke he wos good and curtas and large off spendyng and made hym wonderly well beloued among all men ther that it wos need ¶ And when he begone to regne he swore that the saxons neuer shuld haue pees ne rest till that he had driueÌ„ them out of the lond and assembled a gret host and faught with ColegriÌ„ the wich after the time that Otta wos deid the saxons mayntened this Colegrin wos discomfited fled vn to yorke toke the toune and ther hym held ¶ And the kyng beseged hiÌ„ ther but he myght nothyng sped for the cite wos so strong and they with in the toune kepped the cite well and orpedly ¶ And in the meyn tyme Colegrin let the toune to Bladulf fled hym self to Cheldrik that wos kyng of Almayne for to haue of him socour Ì„ the kyng assemblid agret pouer Ì„ come ariued in scotlond with .v. C. shippis and wheÌ„ arthur wist of this tidiÌ„g that he had not pouer Ì„ strength y nough to fight ayens Cheldk he let be the sege went to london and sent anone his letters to the king of litill bretan that was called Hoel his nepheu his sustres son that he shuld cuÌ„ to hiÌ„ with all the pouer that he myght and he assemblid a gret host ariued at southinton ¶ And when kiÌ„g arthur it wist he wos glad i nough Ì„ went ayens them them resaued with moch honour so that thos ij hostes met assembled them and toke ther way euen vn to Nichol that Cheldrik had beseged but it wos not taken ¶ And they come vpoÌ„ cheldrik
his pepull or they wist wer that they wer Ì„ them egrely asseilled ¶ The kiÌ„g cheldrik Ì„ his meny defeÌ„did them maÌ„ly bi ther pouer but kiÌ„g arthur his meÌ„ kylled so moÌ„ny saxoÌ„s that neuer wos seyne sich slaughter ¶ And Cheldrik Ì„ his men that wer left a lyue fled a way ¶ And arthur them pursued and droue oute them in to a wod that they myght no ferther passe Cheldrik his men saw well that they wer brought in to moch disese Ì„ them yold to arthur in this maner wyse that he shold take ther hors and ther armur all that they had they must onli gone oÌ„ fote in to ther shippis and so they wold gone home in to ther own land and neuer cuÌ„ ayen in to this land ¶ And vpon assurance of this thyng they yeuen hym good hostagâ—s ¶ And arthur by couÌ„cell of his men granted this thyng and resaued the hostages and ther vpoÌ„ the other weÌ„t to ther shippes ¶ And when they wer in the hy see the wynd changed as the deuell it wold and thei turnd ther nauy and come a yen to this land and ariued at Totnesse weÌ„t out of the shippes and toke the land clen robbed it moch pepull slew and taken all the armur that they myght find and so they weÌ„t forth till thei come vn to Bathe but the men of the toune shitteÌ„ fast ther yates and nold not suffre them to cum with in the toun and they defendit them well and orpedly ayens them ¶ How Arthur yaf bataill vn to the Saxons when they com ayen iÌ„ to this land Ì„ beseged the toune of bathe Ì„ them ouer come WHen arthur herd this tydyng he let hong anone the hostages and left Hoel of bretan his nepheu for to kepe the marche toward Scotlond with halfe his pepull and hym self weÌ„t to helpe and rescu the toune of Bathe and when he come theder hee yaf a strong bataill to Childrik and kylled almost all the peple that he had· for no man myght hym withstond ne endure vnder thee stroke of his swerd ¶ And ther bothe wer slayn Colegrin Ì„ Bladud his brether ¶ And Cheldrik fled thens and wold haue gone to his shippis But when arthur it wist he toke .x. M knyghtis to Cador that was Erle of Cornwaill for to let Ì„ stop his cumming ¶ And arthur hym self went toward the marche of scotlaÌ„d for messingers told hiÌ„ that the scottys had beseged Hoil of bretan ther that he lay seke and therfor he hasted hym thederward ¶ And Cador pursued after Cheldrik toke him er he might come vn to his shyppis and kylled Cheldrik and his pepull ¶ And when Cador had done this viage he hasted hiÌ„ ayen as fast os he myhht towardes Arthur and fond hym in Scotland ther that he had rescued Hoel of britan But the scottys were fer with in Mounref And ther they held them a while but arthur them pursued Ì„ they fled thens in to Lymoigne that wer in thatt cuÌ„tre lx iles and gret plente of briddis Ì„ gret plente of Egels that wer woned to cry and fight to geders and make gret noyse whan folke come to rob that land and weren as moch os they myght so they did for the Scottis wer so gret rauenours that they toke al that thei might fiÌ„d iÌ„ the laÌ„d of Lymoign with out ani spariÌ„g ther with charged ayen the folke in to Scotland for to wende ¶ How kiÌ„g arthur axed of merlin the aueÌ„turs of vi of the last kiÌ„gê that wer to regne iÌ„ englond how the land shuld enden â–ª SIr qd Merlin in the yere of the incarnacion of ihuÌ„ crist M.CC.xv. shall come a Lamb out of Wynchestr that shall haue a white tong Ì„ trew lippis Ì„ he shall haue writeÌ„ in his hert holinesse ¶ This Lam shall make mony goddis houses he shall haue pees the most ê‘t of his lyfe And he shal make on of the fairest places of the world that in his tyme shall not fulli be made an end of ¶ And iÌ„ the end of his life a wolf of a strange land shall do hym moch harme Ì„ sorow thurgh wer but at the end the lamb shall be master thurgh help of a red fox that shall cum out of the northwest him shall ouer cum Ì„ the wolf shall dy in water And after that tyme the Lamb shal lyue no while bot he shal die ¶ His seede shall be in a strange land Ì„ thee land shall be with out a gouernour a litelÌ„lÌ„ tyme. ANd after this tyme shall come a dragon melled wyth mercy and eke wyth wodenesse and that shallÌ„ haue an berde as a goot that shallÌ„ yef iÌ„ englond shadow shallÌ„ kepe the land from colde Ì„ hete Ì„ his on foot shall be set in wyke Ì„ that other in london and he shall enbrace in habitacions and he shall opyn his mouth toward wales Ì„ the trimbilyng of the hidour of his mouth his ere 's shall strech toward mony habitacions and cuÌ„tres and his breth shall be full suete in strange land ¶ And iÌ„ his tyme shall the reuers renne blod and with brayn Ì„ he shall make iÌ„ places of his land walles that shall do moch harme vn to his seed after his tyme ¶ Then shall ther cum a pepull owt of the north west during his regne that shall be lad thurgh out a wikked hare that the dragon shall doo croune kyng that afterward shall fle ower the see with out cummyng ayene for dred of the dragon ¶ Ì„ iÌ„ that tyme the son shall be as reed as blode as meÌ„ shall se thurgh out all the world that shall be tokyn gret pestylence and deth of folke thurgh dynt of suerd and that pepull shall bene fader les tile the tyme that the dragon die thurgh an hair that shall meue ayens hym were vn to the end of his life that shall not fully be endit iÌ„ his tyeÌ„ ¶ This dragoÌ„ shal be hold iÌ„ his tyiÌ„ the best bodi of the world and he shall die by sides the marches of a strange land the land shall duell faderles with out a good gouern and men shall wepe for his deth from the I le of shepey vn to the hauen of mareil ¶ Wharfor alas shall be ther song of fadroles folke that shall ouer lyuen in his land destruied ANd after this dragon shall cuÌ„ a goot out of kar that shal haue hornes and a berd of siluer and ther shall cum out of his nosthrell a domp that shall be tokyn hunger Ì„ sorow and gret deth of the pepull and moch of his land in the begynnyng of his regne shall be wasted ¶ This goot shall go ouer to france and shall opene the flour of his lyfe and deth In his tyme ther shall a rise an Egle in Cornwaill that shal haue fetres of golde that of
for body and so shuld they deê‘te fraunce betwene them two ¶ Kyng arthur anone graÌ„ted it Ì„ wold not that none of his peple vndertoke the bataill for hiÌ„ ¶ And vpon the morn bothe come well araied with out paris ther that they shuld fight and anone they smyten to geders so fersly so well they foughten in both sidis that no man coud deme the better of them ¶ And so it befell that Froll yaf Arthur such a stroke that he kneled to the ground wold he nold he and os frolÌ„ withdrew his swerde he wounded kyng Arthur in the forhed that the blood fell doune by his eyn and his face ¶ Arthur anone stert vp hertely when he felt him hurt as a man that semed almost woâ—d and he toke Tabourne his good suerd Ì„ drow it vp an high Ì„ yaf Froll such a stroke that ther with he clafe his hed doun to the sholdres so that his helme myght not be his warent so he fell doune deid in the place ¶ And theÌ„ tho of the cite made gret sorow for froll and euerichon yeld them to kyng Arthur the toune also and become his men and did to him humage and feaulte Ì„ he vnderfenge them and toke of them good hostages Ì„ kyng Arthur after that went forth with his host and conquered Augien and Angiers Gascoyn Pehito Nauerne Burgon Berri Lotherne Turyn and Peithers and all the other land of fraunce he coÌ„quered holli ¶ And wheÌ„ he had all coÌ„querd Ì„ taken bi humages feautes he turned ayen to Paris Ì„ ther he duelled long tyme. ordined pees long tyme ouer alÌ„ the cuÌ„tre thurgh out all fraunce ¶ And wheÌ„ pees wos made ouer alÌ„ thurgh his noble kynghthod that he had also for his own worthines ¶ And no maÌ„ werhe neuer so gret a lord durst not meue were ayenst hiÌ„ noder to arise to make the loÌ„d of france iÌ„ quiet iÌ„ pes he woned ther ix yere did moÌ„â— gret wonders Ì„ reproued moÌ„y proud men lither tirantis them chastised afterther deseruise ¶ How kiÌ„g arth r auauÌ„ced alÌ„ his meÌ„ that had trauild iÌ„ his seruis ANd afterward it befell thus at Estren ther that he held a fest at Paris richly he gan auaunce his knyghtis for ther seruice that they had him holpen in his comquest ¶ He yafe to his stoward that wos called Key Augien and Angiers And to Bedeler his botler he yaf Normandie that tho wos called Neustrie and to Holdyn his chamberlayn he yaf Flaunders and Mance and to Dorell his cosyn he yaf Boloyne and to Richard his nephu he yaf Pountif and to all other he yaf large landis and feys after they wer of estate ¶ And when arthur had thus his knyghtis feffed at auerill next after sueyng he come ayene in to Bretan his own land and after at whitsontied nex sewyng be councell of his barons he wold be cronned kiÌ„g of Glomergon and held a solempne fest and let sompne knyghtis Erles and Barons that they shuld come thedre euerychon Ì„ ther was Scaterkyng of scotland Cadwere kyng of southwales ¶ Guillomer kyng of northwales Maded kyng of Irland Malgamus kyng of gutlande Achilles kyng of Iseland Aloth kyng of denmarke Gonewas kyng of norway and Hell his cosin kyng of dorkeny Cador kyng of litell breton Morwith erle of cornwaill Mauran erle of gloucestre Guerdon erle of wynch es tre Boell erle of harford vrtegy erle of oxford Cursall erle of bath Ionas erle of chestre Eneral erle of dorsestre Kimare erle of salusberi Waloth erle of canteâ—beri Iugerne erle of chichestre Arall erle of leicestre and the erle of werwik and mony other mo riche lordis ¶ Bretons also ther come mo that is to say Dippon Donaud Gennes and mony oder that be not named heir wer at that fest and mony afair fest kyng arth r had holden be forne but neuer none such ne so solempne and that lasted xx daies with moch honour and myrth ¶ Of the letter that wos sent from Rome for prid to kiÌ„g arth r THe thrid day as kyng Arthur sat at his mete amang his kynges and amonge them that sittyn at the fest byfoâ— them come in xij eldren men of age richeli arayed and courtesli they salued the kyng and sayed they come from Rome sent os be messangers fro the Emprour and toke to him a letter that thus moch was to vnderstoÌ„d ¶ Gretly vs meruyleth arthur thatt thow art ons so hardy with eien in thi heed to make open were contake ayens vs of Rome that owne all the world to deme for thou hast neuer yit be forne this tyme proued ne assayed thy strength of the romans and therfor thou it shall in a litell tyme ¶ For Iulius sesar conquered all the land of Bretan toke ther of truage and our folke haue it long y had and now thurgh thi prid thou witholdes it ¶ Wherfor we of rome commaunde the that thou it yeld ayen and yit hast you more foly done that thou hast slayn Froll that wos our baâ—on of fraunce all with wronge ¶ And therfor all the communs of Rome warneth the and commaundeth the vpon life and lymme that thou in hast be at rome amendis for to make of thy mysdedis that thou hast done ¶ And it be so that thow cum not we shall passe the hill of Ioye with strength and we shall the sech wher euer thow may bee founde and thow shalt not haue a fote of land of thyn own that we ne shatt destruy it afterward with thi bode we shall doo all our wyll ¶ When this letter was red alÌ„ men it herd they wer annoied all at wer at that solempne fest Ì„ the bretoÌ„s wold haue slaiÌ„ the messangers but the kiÌ„g wold not suffre them Ì„ said that thee messangers shuld haue no harme may bi resoÌ„ noÌ„e deserue but coÌ„maÌ„ded them to be worshipfulli serued Ì„ after mete he toke coÌ„cell of kyngê erles barons what ansuer he myght yef ayen to the messangers Ì„ they coÌ„celled him at onys that he shuld assemble agret pouer of all the landis of wich he had lordship and maÌ„ly aueÌ„ge him vpoÌ„ the Emprour of the dispite that he had send him such an letter Ì„ thei swore by god Ì„ by his namys that they shuld hiÌ„ pursue brenne as moch as they myght and sayd that they â—old neuer faill kyÌ„g Arthur rather to be deid And they let write a letter to send to the Emprour by the same messangers in this maner ¶ Off the bold ansuere that kyng Arthur sent to the Emprour of Rome and to the romans VNderstondeth amonges you of Rome that I am kyng arthur of Breton and frely it holdis shall hold and att Rome hastile I will be nat to yef you truage but for to axen truage For ConstaÌ„tine that was Eleyns son that was emporour of
emprour had .v. men or vi ayenest on of his ¶ Kyng arthur wos bold and hardy and for no thyng him dismade and saied go we bodile in goddis name ayens the Romans that with them lede sarasens and paynyms that no maner trust they haue in god but only vpon ther strength ¶ Go we now and sech them sharpely in the name of almyghty god and sle we the paynyms and cristyn men that be ayenes vs with them for to distruy cristyn men And god shall vs help them to ouercum For we haue the right oppynyon and therfor haue we trust in god and doo we so that the enmys that be to cristiÌ„dom and to god may be destruyd and ouer cuÌ„myn and that men may recorde the worthines of knyghthod ¶ When kyng Arthur had thus saied they cried all with an high vois ¶ God that is fadre almyghty worsshipped be thy name with out end amen And grante vs grece well for to do to destru our enmys that be ayens cristiÌ„doÌ„ In the name of the fader the son the holi gost ameÌ„ god yef him neuer grace ne worship iÌ„ the world ne mÌ„ci of hiÌ„ to haue that this day shall feynt wel for to smyt Ì„ egreli Ì„ so they riden softeli ordyned his wynges well and wysely ¶ The Emprour herd tell that kyng Arthur his folke wer redy araied for to fight with him and theder they come and he ordined his wynges iÌ„ the best maner that he myght and more trust vpoÌ„ his strength than in god almyghty and that wos seyn afterward ¶ For when tho ij hostis meten the Emprour lost iiij of his folke ayenst on of Arthur and so mony wer slayn what in that on parti and in that other that it was gret pitte to wit be hold ¶ In this bataill wer slayn thurgh kyng Arthur v. kynges of the paynyms and of other wonder moch pepull ¶ And kyÌ„g Arthurs men foughten so well that the romans paynyms had no more strength to withstond them then xx shepe ayens v. wolfes ¶ And so it befell that in this bataill iÌ„ the showre that wos wonder hard Ì„ long during in that on side and iÌ„ that other the Emprour amonges them ther wos slayn but ther wos no man that wyst for veray sothe who hym slew ¶ How kyng Arthur let entere his knyghtes that he had lost ther in bataill and how he sent the Emprours body to Rome that ther wos slayn in bataill WHen the Romans wist that the Emprour wos deid they forsoke the feld and the paynems also And kyng arth r after them chased till it wos nyght and so mony of them kylled that it wos wonder to tell ¶ And tho turned kyng Arthur ayen wen it wos nyght and thanked god of his victori And in the morow he let loke and see al the feld for his knyghtys that he ther lost that is to say Borel erle of maunt Bedewer and Key and Ligiers erle of Boloyne vrgeti erle of baac Aloth erle of wiÌ„chestre Cursael erle of chestre and after holden erle of flaunders thes wer the gret lordes that kyng arthur lost in that batail with other worthy knyghtes them emong ¶ And suÌ„ he let entire in abbeis by the cuntre suÌ„ he let be borne iÌ„ to ther own cuÌ„tre ¶ And the Emê‘ours body he let take put vpoÌ„ a bere seÌ„t it to rom and sent to say the romaÌ„s that for briton and france wich thatt he held other truage wold he none pay And if they axed hiÌ„ ony other truages right soch truage he wold them pay ¶ The kiÌ„g let ber Key to kenen his own castell Ì„ ther him entired Ì„ Ligier wos borne to Boloyn ther he wos lord And Holden wos borne to flaundres and ther he was entered ¶ And all the other he let entere with moch honour in abbais Ì„ in houses of relegion in thee cuntre ther that they werdeid ¶ And arthur him self soiourned that same yere in Burgon with his host Ì„ thoght the same yere fâ—loyng to pas the mount of Ioye Ì„ haue gone to Rome al for to take the cite and haue put the romans in subieccioÌ„ but thee wykked tirand Mordred him let as after ye shall heir ¶ How the tratour Mordred to whome kyÌ„g Arthur toke his land to kepe and his Castelles and he held hem ayens hym WHen kyng Arthur had taken to Mordred his Reame to kepe was gone ayens the Emprour of Rome Ì„ was passed the see Mordred anone toke homages Ì„ feautes of all them that wer iÌ„ this land wold haue had the land to his owne vse Ì„ toke castels about and let them be araied ¶ And after this falsnesse he did an other gret wrong for a yens the law of cristiÌ„te he toke his own emes wife os a tratour shuld ordined hiÌ„ a gret host ayens arthurs coÌ„yng to hold the lond ayens hiÌ„ with strongth for euermore And to slee kyng arthur if he myght Ì„ sent by the see be land let assemble panyms cristiÌ„ pepul he sent to saxons Ì„ to Danys for to help him ¶ And also Mordred sent to Childrik to done men to cuÌ„ to him out of saxoyne that was a worthy duke hight hiÌ„ if that he brought with hiÌ„ mich pepull he wold grante hiÌ„ in heritage for euermore all the land froÌ„ beyond huÌ„ber to scotlaÌ„d And all the land that Engist had of vortigers yeft when that he spoused his doughter ¶ And Cheldrik come with a gret strength pouer of pepull Ì„ Mordred had assembled also iÌ„ his halfe that they had xlM. of strong knyghtes when that they had nede ¶ How Arthur enchased Mordred the tratour and how he wos slayn and also kyng Arthur wounded to deth WHen this tydynges come to kyng Arthur ther that he wâ— as in Burgoyne he was full sore anoyed and toke all fraunce to hoel for to kepe with halfuendel of his men and prayed him that he wold it kepe till he come ayene for him self wold weÌ„d iÌ„ to Breton and a venge hiÌ„ vpon Mordred that was his tratour and forth went his way and come to whitsand and made hys men to gone in to ship and wold haue ariued at sandwich and brought with him a gret host of fraunch men also with his owne land men But or that he myght cum to lond with his pepull that wer comen out of his shippes Mordred wos comen with all hys pouer and yaf a strong bataill so that kyng Arthur lost maÌ„y a man or that he myght cum to land ¶ For ther was Gawen his nephu slayn and Augnissell that held Scotland and mony other wherof kyng Arthur wos full sori But after that they wer comen to lond Mordred myght not ayens them endure but anone wos discomfited and fled thens the same nyght with his men and vpon the morne come to
london bot tho of the cite wold not suffre him to cum in and from thens he fled to winchestre Ì„ ther he him held with his pepull that come with him ¶ Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawen his cosyn and the body of Augnissell and let them be borne in to Scotland in to ther own cuntre ther they wer entired ¶ And after anone kyng Arthur toke his way to distruy Mordred and he fled thens in to Cornewail ¶ And the quene GuÌ„nor that wos kyng arthurs wife thatt tho sogerned at yorke and herd that Mordred wos fled thens that he might not endure ayens king Arthur she wos soradrad and had gret dout and wist not what wos best all for to done For she wyst well that hir lord kyng Arthur wold neuer of hir haue mercy For the gret shame that she had him done and toke hâ—â— way preuali with iiij men with out mo and come to Karlion ther she duelled all hir lifes tyme neuer was seyn amonge folke hir life during ¶ Arthur wist that Mordred wos fled in to Cornwaill and let send after his men in to scotland and northhuÌ„berland vn to humber and let assemble folke with out nomber come fro thens in to Cornwaill to sech and pursue after Mordred ¶ And mordred had assembled to him all the folke of cornwail and had pepull with out nombre and wist that Arthur was commyng and had leuer to die and take his chaunce thÌ„en longer fle aboid and yaf an hard bataill to kyng arthur and to his pepull so that so moch pepull was slayn what of that on side and of that other that no man wist who had the bettir parti ¶ But so it be fell at the last that Mordred wos slayn and all his folke and the good chiualri that kyng arthur had gadred and norishid of diuers landis and also the nobull knyghtis of the round tabull that so moch was prased thurgh out all the world werther slayn and arthur him self was wounded to the deth but he let him be borne in a litter to a vyoun to be heled of his woundes yet the bretons supposen that he liueth in an other lond and that he shall cum yit and conquere all breton ¶ But certis this is the prophesi of Merlin he sayd that his deth shall be dowtous and saied sothe for ther of yit meÌ„ haue dout shul haue for euer more as meÌ„ sayen ¶ For men wot not wheder that he is on lyue or deid ¶ Arthur was borne to Auyon the xxij yere of his regne after thÌ„e Incarnacion of our lord thuÌ„ crist vC. and xlvi yere ¶ How kyng Arthur deliueryd the reame vn to Costantine the son of Cador his Niphu WHen kiÌ„g Arthur wist that he myght regne no longer he let cum before him Costantine that wos Cadors son erle of Cornewaill his cosin to him bitoke all his reame and to him sayed and bad him therof to be kyng till that he come ayen for as moch os he had none heire of his body begoten and harme wos â—t that so nobull a kyng and so doughty os he wos had no child of his body begoten But all thyng that god wyll haue done must be done whos name be blissid with out end Amen ¶ How kyng Costantine was wered of Mordredes ij sonnis THys Costantine wos a nobull knyght and a worthy of bodi tho ij sonnys that Mordred had begoten had grete envy vn to Costantine that tho was crouned kyng ¶ And so it befell that they begon to meue were ayenes hiÌ„ assembled a gret host of them that wer be fore with mordred and had bene driuen away and that did moch sorow thurgh all that land that â—on brother ordeyned him to london for to take the cite· and that other to wynchistre ¶ But Costantine come to london and slew him that was ther. and after he weÌ„t to wynchestre slew him that ther was also So that bothe his enmys wer deid ¶ And when Costantine had regned worthelâ— iiij yere then he died and lyeth at london ¶ Of the kynges Adelbright and of Edell AFter kyng Costantines deth ther wer ij kynges iÌ„ bretan that on was called Adelbright that wos a danoys he held the cuÌ„tre of northfolke Ì„ southfolke that other hight Edell Ì„ waas a bretoÌ„ Ì„ he held NicholÌ„ LiÌ„desei Ì„ alÌ„ the laÌ„d vn to huÌ„ber ¶ Thes ij kiÌ„ges fast wered to geders but after they wer accorded loued to geder os thei had be bore of o bodi ¶ The kiÌ„g Edell had a sustre that wos called Orewenne Ì„ he yaf hir thurgh gret frendship to kyng Adelbright to wife And he begat vpon hir a doughter that was called Argentill and in the thrid yere after come vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ a stronge sekenes that nedes he must die ¶ And he sente to kyng Edell his brother in law that he shuld cum Ì„ speke with hiÌ„ Ì„ he come to him with good will ¶ Tho prayed he the kyng ê¯iured also iÌ„ the name of god that after wheÌ„ he wer deid he shuld take Argentill his doughter the land that he keped hir well Ì„ norisshe hir in his chambre ¶ And when she wer of age she shuld be maried to the strongest and worthiest man that he myght find and than he shuld yeld vp hir land ayene ¶ Edell it granted and by oth coÌ„fermed hys prayer wheÌ„ a delbright was deid and entered Edell toke the damisell argentill norisshed hir iÌ„ his chambre Ì„ she become the fairest creat r that might lyue or ony maÌ„ find ¶ How kiÌ„g Edell maried the damisell to a knaue of his kicheÌ„ THis king Edell that wos vncle to the damisell ArgeÌ„tilÌ„ bethought how that he myght falsli haue the land froÌ„ his nece for euer more falseli ayenest his oth thought to dissaue thee damisell and to marie hir to a knaue of his kichen that wat cald Curan Ì„ he become the worthiest Ì„ strongest man of body that ony man wist in ony land that tho leued and to him he thought hir shendfulli haue maried for to haue had hir land afterward bot he wos clen dissaued ¶ For this Curan wos Hauelockes foÌ„ that wos kyng of Kyrkelane in denmarke and this Curan coÌ„quered his wifes lond afterward Ì„ slew kiÌ„g Edell that wos his wifes vncle and had all hir land os in an other place it telleth more openli he ne regned bot iij. yere for saxons danys hiÌ„ killed and that was gret harme to all breton Ì„ bretans bore him to Stonkenge ther they him entered with moch honour ¶ Of kyng Conan that wos Curan cosin AFter this curan regned Conan that was his cosiÌ„ that wos a wonder proud knyght and regned coud haue no maner of loue but euer he was medelyng with his pepull and toke his vn kill with were killed his ij
he knew that the ê“phesy that festome had ê“phecied of the Egle and other ê“phecies accorded to the dyuine ansuer that Cadwaldre had herd he councellid to leue his pepull and his naue and submitte him to the disposicion of god and done all that the angell had commanded him ¶ Than Cadwaladre called Ynor his son and Yuory his cosin that was his sustres son and saydd to them Taketh saied he my folke and my naue that his heir all redy and passe ye in to wales and be ye lordis of bretons that no dishonor come to them by interrupcion of the paynyms folke for defaute of lordis ¶ And then he him self left his reame of Bretan and his folke for euer more and toke his way vn to the pope of Rome Sergius the wich worsshipped him moch and so he wos confessed and toke pennaunce for his synnes ¶ And he had not longe duelld ther that he ne died the .xij. Kalend of May the yere of grace .v. C.lxxix ¶ How kyng Offa wos soueraxn a boue all the kynges of Englond ana how euery kyng wered vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that wer in the lond as thei of Westsex Merchenrich EstaÌ„gle of keÌ„t and of southsex and of other costes eche wered vpon other and he that was most myghty toke the land of him that was most febel ¶ But ther was a kyng amonges them that wos called Offa that wos sent Oswaldes brother This offa conquered all the kynges of the land and regned a boue them all ¶ And so grete wos the were in euery cuÌ„tre bitwen kynges that no man might wit how the lond went ¶ But abbotis Priours men of relegion writen the lyues Ì„ dedis of kynges and how long euery of them regned and in what cuntre and in what maner euery kyng died Ì„ of bisshoppis also And ther of made gret bokes and let call them the cronicles And the good kyng Alured had that boke in hys warde and let bring it vn to wynchester and let it be fast tached to an piler that men shuld it not remeue ne bere it thens so that eueri man myght it se and ther vpon loke ¶ For ther in be the liues of all the KiÌ„ges that euer wer in Englond ¶ How the kyng of Northhumberland Osbright for lay the wyfe of Buerne bocard thurgh strength and after this buerne conquered the kyng with pouer and strength ANd thus it befell in the same tyme that ther wos a king in Northhumberland that wos called Osbright and soiorned at Yorke and this kyng went hiÌ„ vpon a day in to a wod him for to disporte and when he come ayene he went priueli in to a good mans hous that was called Buerne Ì„ the good man of that place wos gone that tyme to the see ¶ For often tymes he wont ther to aspie theues and robers that oft tymes wer woÌ„t to cum in to the land to rob brene and sle ¶ The lady that was buernes wife was a wonder fair woman and the kyng com vn to hir when that hir housbond wos absent And so she trastid none harme vn to the kyng and welcomed him with moch honour and worthely him serued in all thing ¶ When the kyng had eten he toke the lady by the hand leed hir iÌ„ to a chamber sayd that he wold speke with hir a councell Ì„ all the folke froÌ„ the chamber he made void saf only the lady he but the lady wist not wherfor he it did till that he had done al his will And wheÌ„ he had done this dede he turned ayene to yorke the ladi he left ther woÌ„der sore wepyng for the dede that the kyng to hir had done ¶ And wheÌ„ hir lord was comeÌ„ home saw hir wepe sich som mornyng make he axed of hir what she had done why she made such sorow ¶ Sir qd she queinteli falseli the kiÌ„g Osbright me hath done shame velonye ayens my will· told hiÌ„ the trewth how the kiÌ„g had hir forlayne with strength wher for she sayd she had leuer to be deid than lyue ¶ Fair leef be styll ê™ he for ayenes strength febelnesse is litell worth therfor of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued and namly for thou hast told me the trewthe ¶ And if almyghty god grante me lyfe I shall the well auenge ¶ This Buerne was a gret man a myghty lord wos well beloued gret frindis had and let send for the grettest lordis of the land to them made his ê¯playn of thee dispite that the kyng to hiÌ„ had done said that he wold be auengid how so euer that it wer all his frendis concelled grented to wend vn to yorke ther that the kyng wos ¶ And buerne toke hys meyne come to the kyng And wheÌ„ the king hiÌ„ saw he called hiÌ„ courtasly Buerne by name buerne him ansuerd and to him saied Sir I you defy and yelde vp feutes hoomages and londis and os moch as I haue holden of you and so fro this tyme forward I wyll neuer of the nothing hold so he deê‘tid from the kyng with out more speche or ony a bydyng toke loue of his freÌ„dis Ì„ weÌ„t in to Denmarke plened to the kyng Godryne told hiÌ„ of the dispite that kiÌ„g Osbright to hiÌ„ had done of his wyf praid him of socour and help him to auenge ¶ When kyng Godrine of denmarke and the danois had herd the complaynt of this Buerne and of the preier that he had they wer right wonder glad iÌ„ hert for as moch that they myght find a cause for to gone in to Englond for to were vpoÌ„ the English men also for to aueÌ„ge Buerne of the dispite that the kyng Osbright had done vn to his wife ¶ And for as moch os Buerne wos sibbe to the king of Denmarke Anone they let ordeyne a gret host of men let ordeyne them shippes and as moch as them nede to haue to that viage ¶ And when all the host was redy the kyng made his ij bretheren cheftaynes that wer nobull knyghtes of body and also bold that on was called Hunger that other Hubba ¶ How the Danys toke yorke and kylled the kyng Osbright and afterwarde kyng Elle WHen all thyng wos redy tho ·ij bred token leue of the kiÌ„ge Godryn and went toward the see for to wend ouer in to Englond as fast as they myght spede Now is Buerne so well comforthed and fast hyed him with the Danois that they bene ariued in the north cuntre and comen thurgh out Holdernesse and destruyed all the cuntre and brenned tounnes and robbyd folÌ„ke and kylled all that myght be taken till that they comen vn to yorke ¶ And wheÌ„ kyng Osbright saw them cum he toke his pepull that he had with him and come out of the cite and
faught with them but no foyson he nad ayens them and moch was the pepyll that ther wos slayn in bothe ê‘tes and kiÌ„g Osbright him self ther wos slayn and the cite anone wos take and the danois went in ¶ And ther wos also an other kyng in northuÌ„berland that Buernes freÌ„des had chosen and held him for king a man that wos called Elle for as moch as they wold not to king Osbright bene entendant for the dispite that he had done vn to buerne ther cosin ¶ Hit befell thus that the kyng Elle was gone to the wode him for disporte and of venison sum he had take and os he sat in the wode at mete to a knyght he sayed we haue well sped and moch venisan taken ¶ And with that word come in a man and to him sayed yf ye so moch of venison had wonnen an hondreth tymes so moch more ther ayens ye haue lost ¶ For all this cuntre the Danois haue get and take the cite of yorke and ayens you shÌ„uld it hold that neuer ye shall not cuÌ„ therin And for so moch they hauen slayn king Osbright ¶ When kyng Elle herd thes wordis he let assemble all thee folke of the cuntre and ordeyned all the pouer that he myght haue and wold haue gete the toune of yorke with strength but the danois comen out anone yaf hiÌ„ a strong bataill and kylled the king Elle and the most parte of his pepull that he had brought with him and the same place ther they wer slayn shall euer more be called Ellecroft and that place is a litell from yorke ¶ And tho rested the danois neuer tyll they had conquered all northhumberland and in that cuÌ„tre they made wardeyns and went ferther in to the land and toke notyngham and ther they abyden all thee wynter and did the sorow that they might ¶ And after wheÌ„ somer tyme come they remeued from Notingham and come iÌ„ to Nycholl and to Lyndesey and to holand ¶ For no man myght them withstond so moch pouer and strength they had ¶ How sent Edmund the kyng was mertired ANd so fer had the danois passed from cuntre â—on to cuntre and euer more brennyng and robbyng and destruyed alÌ„ that they myght till they come vn to Thetford ¶ And in that cuntre they founden a cristyn kyng that moch loued god and his werkis that wos called Edmund And he wos a kyng of Northfol ke anp southfolke ¶ This sent Edmund kyng ordined as moch folke as he myght and fought with the danois but he and his folke wer discomfited and the kynd him self driuen vn to thee castell of framelynham ¶ And the danois him pursued and comen vn to the same castell And when kyng Edmund saw that the castell myght nat them withstond he come ayens them with whom the danois first speken· and anone they axed of him wher kyng Edmond was now for sothe quod he when I was iÌ„ the catf tell ther was the kyng and when I went out of the castell he weÌ„ out also and whether he shall ascape or die att godis will myght it be ¶ When sent Edmunde had neuenid god by that they wisten well all that it was him self and anone Hubba and HuÌ„gar toke him and sayd that he shuld god for sake and all cristyn law as mony other had done him beforne ¶ And sent Edmond said that he nold neuer but rather he wold suffre deth for goddis loue and his lawis to kepe Tho toke they king Edmund and bond him vn to a tre and made ther ardheres to him shote with arous till that his bodi stykked as full of arows as an vrchon is full of prickis but for all the payn that they him did he nold neuer god forsake and in the same payn and turment he died betoke his sowle to all myghty god ¶ And when they saw that he wos deid they smyten of his heed and of this maner os ye haue hard was sent Edmond martired ¶ How Hubba and Hungar toke the toune of Redyng WHen sent Edmond was martired hungar and hubba weÌ„t thens with all ther danois vn to Redyng ¶ And os they went thederward they brenned tounnes and cites and kylled all cristyâ— pepull that wold not god forsake and cast doune churches and come to Redyng and toke the toune and ther held them till that the kyng Edelf of westsex come theder with all his pouer for to take the toune Tho comen out the danois for to yef bataill to kyng Edelf and at that bataill wos kylled an erle of danys that was callee Cidrak vpon the morow come the kyng Eldred his brother Alured with a stronge pouer and a gret host ¶ And the kyng Edelf come ayen that had foughten the day before to that bataill ¶ And the danois tho comme out for to fight with them and the bataill wos wonder strong for mony a man wos ther slayn And the danois that day had the victorie and the kyng Eldred his brother Alured that day wer discomfited ¶ But the iiij day afterward the danois and the englissh-foughten to gedre an other time vpon Ekeldene And ther wos slayn a kyng of denmarke that wos called Rafing iiij erles of gret pouer And that day had the danois shÌ„ame for thei wer driuen vn to engilfeld ¶ And the xv day after the danois the englisshmen foughten an other tyme at Rafyng ther wer the englisshmen discomfited from thens a danois that wos called Roynt went to redyng with his host and distroid all that he myght take And kyng Eldred faught with hiÌ„ but he wos wouÌ„dit so wherfor he was deid Ì„ he regned but v. yere Ì„ lieth at woÌ„burn Popis eÌ„ê“ures regniÌ„g the time of the saxoÌ„s begiÌ„ne now Circa AnnuÌ„ dniÌ„ .iiijC. xl.ix LEo the fyrst was emprour after Marcianus xvij yere In his tyme wer the rogacions days ordand a fore the assencion of sent Mamert bisshop of vyenne the pope of rome att that tyme heit leo a nobull clerke with hym had mony clerkys Hillarius wos pope after Leo vij yere this man ordant thatt no bisshop shuld ordeyn his succersari vt pêª patet 8.9.1 Simplicius wos pope after hiÌ„ The wich ordand that no clarke shuld take no garment to be clothed in after the seckit or maner of a lay man thurgh the reson of his office or of his benefyce Zeno wos emprour after Leo xv yere and this man wos an heritike and cruel ayenes cristin men and in this mans days the bodied of sent Mathew the Euangelist sent Barnaby the apostell wer foÌ„den and with them the gospell that sent Mathew wrott ¶ About this tyme ther wos a certayn comyn woman that bare vij chylderat o byrth of the wich on wos made after the kyng of Lumbardy Felix the thrid wos pope after Symplicius iij. yere viij moneches This man ordand that respite shuld be gyuen
therfor god wold not that he shuld regne no longer than iiij yere died lieth at winchester Leo the sext a roman wos pope sex monethes Stephanus the vij a roman wos after him ij yer IohnÌ„ the xi a roman wos pope iij. yere Stephanus the viij a germane was after hiÌ„ viij yere Martin the thrid wos after him iij. yere and of thes sex popis is nothyng had in scriptur for what cause I canot tell Anno domini ixC.liiij AGapitus a roman wos pope after Martin ij yere viij monethes and nothyng of him is writtyn Iohannes the xij a roman wos pope after Agapite almost viii yere he had a fader that heght Alberyke wos a worthi man in the cete of rome He inducit the nobull men to swer that after the deth of agape they shuld chese OctouianuÌ„ his sonne pope so it was done Ì„ was named IohnÌ„ and he was an hunter and a lecherus man so that opynli he kepid women wherfor certayn cardinals wrot to Otthoni the emprour of saxon that he shuld cum â—on to rome for to help to distruy the sklandir of the cherche this the pope persaued and the hand that wrot that pystyll he made to be cut of And mony timis he was warned by the eÌ„prour the clarge that he shuld correc him self bot he nold not for nothing then he was deposed and Leo wos put in vn to his place wherfor the emprour wos anoyed and come ayen and beseged Rome so long tyll they toke Benedict to him restorid Leo. ¶ Of kyng Edgar that regned a bone the kynges of scotland and of wales and how that he was begyled thurgh the takyng of his wife ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his brother a maÌ„ that moch loued god and pees and holy cherche also And was a worthy man a gret lord of blod myghty Ì„ mayntined well this lond in pees ¶ And this Edgar wos lord Ì„ king aboue all the kynges of scotland and of wales from the tyme that Arthur was a gone Ì„ neuer wos sithen kyng of his pouer And this edgare wos sent Edwardis fadre when edgares wif wos deid that wos sent edwardis moder Ì„ entered he hard speke of the fairnes of Estrild that wos Orgarus doughter a baron of deueÌ„shire that wos so farr a woman that all men did speke of hiâ— he called on of his knyghtes that he moch loued Ì„ trustyd vpon Ì„ told him Go quod he to the nobull baron Orgar of deueÌ„shire se if that is doughter be so farr as men spekith of if it be soth I wyll haue hir vn to my wife ¶ This knyght that was called Edelwold went forth his way as the kyng him had sayd and come ther that the lady wos and when he saw hir so fair he thought to haue hir hiÌ„self to wife and therof spakeÌ„ to Orgar hir fader Ì„ hir fadre wos an old man and had no mo childre but only hir and saw that Edel wold wos a fair yong knyght and worthi and riche and wos well beloued with the kyng and thought his doughter shuld well be maried beset vpon him and granted hiÌ„ is doughter if the good lord the kyng wold consent ther to ¶ Then thys Edelwold come ayene to the kyng and told him that she wos fair ynough vpon to see but she wos wonder lothly Tho ansuerd thee kiÌ„g said that he toke bot litell charge Sir qd edelwold tho she is hir fadres heir and I am not riche of landis and if ye wold coÌ„sent and grant that I myght hir haue than shuld I be rich ynowghe In goodis name qd the kyng I consent ther to Edelwold thankid tho the kyng moch and went ayene in to Deuenshire and spoused the damisell in that cuntre he duelled ¶ And thê° it befell vpon a tyme that he told his counsell and all this thing vn to his wife howe and in what maner he had begiled his lord the kyng that wold haue had hir vn to wife And anone as she it wist she loued him neuer more afterward os she did before ¶ This lady consaued bi him a son and â—â—heÌ„ tyme wos that the child shuld be borne Edelwold come to the kyng prayed hiÌ„ to heue a son of his at fontstone the kyng him granted let call hiÌ„ Edgar of his own name ¶ And when this wos done he thought that all was syker ynowgh for the kyng that he wold not taken his wife for as moch as his lord wos a â—oly maÌ„ an amerous ¶ How that kiÌ„g edgar weddid estrild after the deth of edelwold THus it befell that all men in kyng Edgarys court thospeken and sayed that edelwold was richely avaunced thurgh the mariege of his wife and yit they sayd he was a vaunced â–ª an hondreth fold more For he had spoused the fairast woman that euer was seyn And the kiÌ„g herd speke so moch of hir bewte he thoght that edelwold had him dessaued and begiled Ì„ thought priuely in his hart that he wold gone in to deueÌ„shire as it wer for till huÌ„t for the hert Ì„ for the hynde Ì„ other wild bestis than he shuld se ther the lady or he deê‘ted thens And this lady wos duelling at a maner place beside the forest ther that the king wold huÌ„t and at that maner he wos herburghed all nyght and when tyme come that the kyng shuld sope and the sone shone the kyng asked after his gossip and after his godson and edelwold made hir to cuÌ„ before the kyng And neuertheles if it otherwise myght haue bene she shÌ„uld not haue comen in his sight by his will ¶ The lady welcoÌ„ed the kyng and swetly him cussed and he toke hir by the hond Ì„ tho next by him hir set so soppid they to gedre And ther was a custom Ì„ an vsage in this land that tyme that when on dronke to an other the drinker shuld say wassayll and that other shuld ansuer say drinke haill and thus did the kyng the lady mony tymes Ì„ also kyssed And after sopper when tyme was to go toâ—ed the kyng went to bed thynkyng hertely on the fairnes of that lady tho was ouer comen for hir loue that him thought that he shuld die bot if he had his wyll on hir vpon the morne the kyng aroos in the forest went him for to disport with hertis hyndes Ì„ all other wild bestys of the hertis gret plente he sent to that lady thris he went to solacen speke with that lady whilles he duelled ther in that cuÌ„tre ¶ And after that the kyng remeued thens Ì„ thought hiÌ„ how he might best deliuer edelwold from his wyfe as he had him fryst dissaued ¶ And the kyng anone after viij days let ordeyn a parlament at Salesberi of all his baronage
vn to the erth The quene for this dede yaf the knyght gold siluer gret plenti Ì„ of other riches ynough And the knyght anone as this wos done went him ouer the se Ì„ so scappid he out of this land ¶ When this kyng Edward thus wos martired Hit was in thee yere of the Incarnacion after our lord ihuÌ„ crist ixC. lxxx· yere he had regned xij yere and an halfe Ì„ lieth at glastenburi ¶ Of kyng Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of denmarke held englond and how eldred that wos sent edwardis bred was not beloued iÌ„ his reame therfor he fled in to Normandie AFter this kyng edward regned eldred his brother and sent Dunstan crouned him and this sent Dunstone died sone after that he had for yefen the quene hir trespasse estrild for encheson that she wos cause of kyng edwardis deth and sent duÌ„stane had hir asoled and pennance hir enioyned and she lyued after chaste life and clene ¶ This kyng Eldred weddid an englissh woman on hir he begate edmond Irenside an other son that wos called edwyne And after died the quene ther mother And in that tyme come Swyne in to englond that was kyng of Denmarke for to chalange and conquere all that his auncestres had before that tyme and so he conquered and had it all at his axyng ¶ For the good erle Cutâ—ert of lyndesey Ì„ all the pepull of northhumberland and almost all the gret of englond held with Swyne that was kyng of Denmarke for os moch as they loued not kyng eldred for encheson that his good brother wos slaiÌ„ edward falsely for encheson of him and therfor no man set but litell by hiÌ„ wherfor kyng swyne had all his will and toke all the land and eldred the kyng flede tho in to Normandie so spake to the duke Rechard that the duke yaf hym his sustre Emma to wife vpoÌ„ the wich he gat ij sonnys that on was caled Alured that other edward when Swyne had conquered all the land he regnet nobeli leued xv yere Ì„ then died Ì„ lieth at yorke ¶ How kiÌ„g eldred come ayen froÌ„ Normande how knoght the danois regnet of the were betwix him edmond Irenside AFter the deth of Swyne that wos a Danois Knoght his son duelled in englond and wold haue be kyng and tho come ayene Eldred owt of Normandye with moch nomber of pepull with a strong menye that Knoght durst not abide bot fley thens in to Denmarke The kyng eldred had ayen his reame and held so gret lordship that he by gan to distruy all tho that holpid Swyne that wos a Danois ayens him ¶ And afterward come ayen this Knoght from denmarke with a gret pouer so that kyng Eldred durst not with him fight but fled fro thens vn to london and ther held hym ¶ Tho come Knoght and him beseggid so long tyll that kyng Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at sent paulus and he regned ix yere BOnus was pope after Benedictus on yere This maij abode bot litell tyme. Bonefacius wos after him .v. monethes Benedictus wos after him x. yere This man crovned otto the secund and made mony romans to be take he gedrit a consell ayens the kyng of fraunce wher Gylberd the Negramensier wos deposit Iohannes the xiiij was pope after him viij monethis and he wos put in castell angill and wos famed to deth Iohannes the .xv. wos after him iiij monethis Iohannes the xvi wos after him almost xi yere This man was taught in Armys and made mony bokys and els litell of him is writtyn Gregorius the v. wos pope after this man almost iij yere This Gregori was made pope at the instans of the emprour Otto the thrid for he wos his cosin And when he had be a litell while pope and the emprour recedid from the cite of rome Placentinê° wos put in bi Crescencio a consull for monay and then was strife a few dais bot the emprour come sone after ayen and toke CrescenciuÌ„ the consull and stroke of his heed and put out the eyn of this man the wich put out his cosin of the dignite of the pope And maymet him on odir menbyrs and his knyghtis ne his dukys holped him nothyng For he did that thing that he shÌ„uld not haue done and he suffred that at he diserueâ—d Nota ¶ This Gregori wyth the emprour Otto ordand ther the chesers of the empire the wich from thens forthe hath a bydyn vn to this day For the frensshmen nor none othâ—r myght not breke that ordinanse thos chesers of the empire by the pope and Otto wer not made for ony blame of the Saxons bot to eschew the ê‘els to cum aned the namys be writyn for lerned men in latyn in thes versis Maguntinensis Treuerensis Coloniensis Quilibus imê‘ij fit cancellarius horum Et palatinê° dapifer Dux portitorensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna bohemus Hij statuuÌ„t dnÌ„m cunctis ê‘ secula suÌ„muÌ„ Palatinê° est comes renâ— Marchio est Brandeburgensis Dux saxonuÌ„ et Rex bohemorum verum vt quidam dicuÌ„t thurgh this occasion the Egill has lost mony a fether Ì„ in the end he shall be made nakid Otta the thrid wos emprour xviij yere This man was a worthy man all the dais of his empire after the wisdom of his fader he wos a veray faithfull man to the chirche and in mony batailles he ê“sperit be cause he wos deuote to almyghty god his sentis and yaf mighty worsshippyng to the Relekes of sentis oft tymes he vesid holy places This man wos crouned bi gregori his cosin Ì„ at the last he decessed at rome No Anno domini M.iiij SIluester the secund wos pope after Gregori iiij yere And he wos made pope bi the help of the deuell to whom he did homage· for he shuld yef him all thing that he desyrid he wos called Hylberd his emny gat him the grace of the kyng of fraunce and he made him the bisshop of Remensis bot anone he was deposit and after he gat the grace of the emprour and wos made the bishop of RaueÌ„nie and after pope bot he had an end anone so haue all that puttys ther hope in fals deuelis Yit men tristin iÌ„ his saluacion for certayn demonstracion of his sepulcur for the gret pennance that he did in his last end For he made his haÌ„d Ì„ his leggis to be cut of Ì„ dismeÌ„byrt iÌ„ al his body to be cast out at the doore to foulys theÌ„ his bodi to be drawi with wild bestis ther to be beried wher suÌ„ euer they restit as an hound and they stoed still at sent IohnÌ„ latronys Ì„ ther he wos beried and that wos sign of his salÌ„uacion Iohannes the xviij wos pope .v. monethis Iohannes the xix wos pope after
him v. yere and thes ij did litell thynges Henricus the frist wos emprour in almane xx yer This henri was duke of Barri and all acording he was chosen for his blissed fame the wich he had it is red that mony of thos dukis of barri were oly not aloÌ„li iÌ„ absteniÌ„g of fleshli desiris bot iÌ„ vertuus leuiÌ„g And he had a sustir that wos as holy as he whoÌ„ he yaf to wife vn to the kyng of vngre and she brought all vngre to the cristiÌ„ faith Ì„ his wiuys name wos scÌ„a KoÌ„nogundis with whom he leued a virgin all his days he did mony a bataill al 's well iÌ„ Italy as iÌ„ Almane ayens rebelians prospert rightwysly at the last with a blissed end he decessid And in the lyfe of sent Laurens he his wife be put for sampuls Benedictus wos pope after Ihon .xi yere This man had gret strife in his days for he was put out and an other put in And this Benedict after that he wos deid was seyn of an holy bisshope in a wricchid figure Ì„ he had gret payn And this figur said he tristed nothing in the merci of god And nothing profettit him that wos done for him for it wos getyn with extorcion Ì„ vniustly ¶ Then this bisshop left his bisshopprik for dred of this sight weÌ„t iÌ„ to a monestari leued vertuusly all his dayes Iohannes the xx was pope after him xi yere lityt profettit ¶ Of kyng Knoght that wos a danois ANd after the deth of this Eldred Knoght that was a danois begaÌ„ to regne but Edmond Irenside that wos kiÌ„g Eldredis son by his fyrst wyfe ordyned a gret pouer of men and began for to were vpon kyng Knoght and so he did mony tymes and oft and the were wos so strong hard that wonder it was to wit the quene Emme that duelled tho at westmynster had gret drede of hir ij sonnys of the were Alured and Edward lest they shuld be diffoilled and misdone thurgh this were wherfor she seÌ„t them ouer see in to Normandie to the duke Richard hir vnkyll and ther they duelled in safete and pees long tyme ¶ Thys Edmond Irenside and Knoght the danois wered strongly to geders but at the last they wer accordid in this maner that thei shold depart the reame be twix them both Ì„ so they did and after they become good frendis and so well loued to gedres as thei had bene brether gettyn of on bodi and of on mother borne ¶ How kyng Edmond Irenside tratoursly wos slayn thurgh a tratour that wos called Edrith of stratton ANd after tho regned kyng Edmond Irenside Knoght the danois But thus it befell afterward that in the same yere that they were accordid and so moch loued to gedre wher for a fals thefe tratour had enuy vn to the loue that was betuix them and frendship whos name wos Edrith of stratton that was a gret lord that wos Edmond Irensides man and of him held all the land that he had and nothelas he thought his lord to bitray make Knoght kyng of the land iÌ„ iÌ„tent richely to bene auanced and with him bene welbeloued wherfor he praied his lord edmoÌ„d Irenside vpon a day with him for to eten and to duell Ì„ the kiÌ„g courtasly hiÌ„ grantid to him come at his prayer at the mete the kyng riole wos serueid with diuerse metis drinkes And wheÌ„ nyght come that he shuld go to beede the kyng toke his own meny Ì„ went vn to chambre ther that he shuld take his nyghtys rest as he loked him about he saw a fair ymage well made iÌ„ semblant as it wer an archer with a bow bent in his hand in the bow a fine arow ¶ Kyng Edmond went tho nerre to be hold it better what it might be Ì„ anone the arow him smot thurgh the body Ì„ ther slew the kyng for that engyn wos made to kyll his owne lord tratoursly ¶ And wheÌ„ kiÌ„g edmond wos thus deid slayn he had regned but x. yere and his pepull for hiÌ„ made moch sorow his body thei bere vn to glastiÌ„beri and ther they hiÌ„ enâ—ed And this fals tratour Edrith anone went to the quene thatt was kyng edmondis wyfe that wist of hir lordis detheÌ„ anone he toke from hir ij sonnys that were fair and yong that hir lord had vpon hir goten that one was called Edward and that other Edewyne and lad them with him to london and toke them vn to kyng Knought that he shuld do with them what his will were and told him how quently he had kylled king Edmond for enchesoÌ„ and loue of him so that kyng knoght all englond in his pouer holly myght haue ¶ O thow fals tratour hast thou my trew brother that wos so trew thus slayn for encheson of me a man that I most loued in the world Now be my hed I shall for thi trauaill the well reward as thou hast deserueid and anone let him be take bonde hand and feet in maner of a tratour and let cast him ther in to Thamyse and in this maner the fals tratour endid his life ¶ The kyng toke the ij childer and put them vn to the abbot of west mynster to ward and to kepe till he wyst what that it was best with them for to done ¶ How kyng knoght sent kyng Edmondis sonnys bothe in to Denmarke for to sle and how they wer saued AIt befell sone afterward that kyng knoght had all the land in his hand and spoused the quene Emma thurgh consent of his Baronage for she was afarr woman the wich was Eldredis wife and the dukis sustre of Normandie and they leued to gedre with moch loue as reson wold ¶ The kyng axid vpoÌ„ a day consell of the quene what was best to done with the sonnys that wer Edmond Irensides ¶ Sir qd she they be the right theires of the land and if they lefen they will do you moch sorow with were and therfor let send them in to a strange land afer to sum man that may them defoull and distroy ¶ The kiÌ„g anone let calle a danois that was called Walgar and commanded him that he shuld lede thos ij childer in to Denmarke and so to do ordeyn for them that they shÌ„uld neuer heir more of them ¶ Sir sayd this walgar gladly your coÌ„mandment shall be done and anone tho .ij. child he toke Ì„ led them in to Denmarke and for as moch os he saw that the childer wer woÌ„dir fair also meke He had of them gret pitte and rewth wold not them slee but let them to the kyng of Hungri for to norrich for this walgar wos welbeknowen with the kyng and welbeloued ¶ Anone the kyng axed whens the childer wer and walgar told him sayed that they wer the right heiris of englond and therfor men
that other Harold he wos solyght of fote that men called hym most comenly harold hare fote ¶ And this harold had nothyng the condicions maner of kyng knoght that was his fadre for he set bot litell price of cheualri ne no curtesi nother worship but only bi his own wil ¶ And he become so wykkid that he exiled his moder emma Ì„ she went out of the land in to flandres ther duelled with the erle wherfor after ther was neuer good loue betwix hyÌ„ his brother for his brother hated him dedly Ì„ wheÌ„ he had regned .ij. yere a litell more he died lieth at westmynstre ¶ Of kyng Hardeknoght that wos haroldis brother AFter this harold harefote regned his brother hardeknoghtt aÌ„ nobull knyght and a worthy and moch loued cheualri and all maner of goodnese ¶ And when this hardiknoght had regned a litell while he let vncouer his brother harold Ì„ smot of his hede that wos his brother at westmynster let cast the hede in to a gonge Ì„ the body in to thamysâ— and after come fisshers Ì„ toke the body with ther nettis be night Ì„ bere him to sent clemeÌ„tis chirche and ther him beried ¶ And in this maner a venged hym hardiknoght of his brother for in none other maner he myght be a vengid ¶ This kyng hardiknoght was so large a yeuer of mete and drinke that his tabullis wer set euery day iij. tymes full with riall metes drinkis for his own meny for all that com vn to his court to be richeli serueyd of riall metis ¶ And this king hardiknoght sent after Emme his moder made hir to cuÌ„ ayeÌ„ in to englond for she was driuen out of englond whiles that harold harefote regned thurgh cunsell of the erle goodwyn that tho wos the grettest lord of englond next the kiÌ„g most might do what he wold thurgh out all englond thurgh his coÌ„mandement for as moch as he had spoused the doughter of the good king knoght that wos a danois wich daughter he had by his frist wxfe ¶ And when this quene was driueÌ„ out of englond Ì„ come to the erle of flaunders that wos called Baldewyne his cosin he fond hir ther al thing that hir nedid vn to the tyme that she went ayen in to engloÌ„de that the kyng hardiknoght had send for hir that wos hir sone and made hir cum ayen with moch honour ¶ This kiÌ„g hardyknogh when he had regned v. yere he died Ì„ lieth at westmiÌ„ster ¶ Of the velani that the danois did to the english men wherfor from that tyme after wos no danois made kyng of this land AFter the deth of this kyng hardiknoght for as moch as he nad no thyng of his body begoten The erles and barons assembled and made a counsell that neuer more afrte no man that wos a danois though he he wer neuer so gret a man amonges them he shuld neuer be kyng of englond for the dispite that the danis had done to englismeÌ„ ¶ For euer more be fore and if it wer so that the englishmen and the danois hapened for to mete vpoÌ„ a 〈◊〉 the englishmen shÌ„old not be so hardi to meue ne styr a fote â—â—t and still till the danoÌ„is war appassid forth ¶ And more ouer if the englishmen had not bowed doune ther hedis to done reuerens vn to the danois they shuld haue bene bet and defouled soch maner despites velanye diden the danois to our englishmen wherfor they wer driuen out of the land after tyme thet kyng hardiknoght was deid for they had no lord that them might maynten ¶ And in this maner avoided the danois englond that neuer they comen ayen ¶ The erles and barons bi ther comyn assent and consellees sent vn to normandye for to seche tho ij brether Alured Ì„ Edward that wer duelling with the duke Richard that was ther eme in intent for to croune Alured the elder brother and him make kyng of englond and of this thing to make an end The erles and barons made ther othe But the erle Godwyn of westsex falsly and tratoursly thought for to sle thes two bretheren anone as they shuld cum in to englond iÌ„ intent to make his son harold kiÌ„g the wich son he had begoten vpon his wife the wich was kyng knoghtys doughter that wos a danois ¶ And so this godwyne priuely him went vn to south hamton for to mete ther the ij bretheren when that they shuld come vn to land ¶ And thus it befell that the messingers that went in to Normandie fond nott but only Alured that wos the elder brother For Edward his brother wos gone to hungrie for to speke with his cosin Edward the owtlaw that was Edmondis son with the Irenside ¶ The messingers told and said to Alured how that the erles barons of englond sent after him and that he boldely shold cum iÌ„ to engloÌ„d and vnderfonge the reame for kyng hardiknoght was deid and all the danois driuen out of the land ¶ How Godewyn the fals tratour toke Alured vpon Gildesdoune when that he come from Normandie to bene kyng of englond and how he did him be martired in the I le of Eli. WHen Alured herd this tydyng he thankid god and in to shipe went with all the hast that he might and passed the see and ariued at southamton ther Godwyn the fals tratour was And tho this tratour saw that he was cumyn he welcumed him vnder fonge him with moch ioye sayd that he wold lede hiÌ„ to loÌ„don ther that all the barens of englong hiÌ„ abode for to make hiÌ„ kyng Ì„ so they went on ther way toward london ¶ And when they come vpon Gildesdone tho sayd the tratour Godwyne vn to Alured take kepe about you both on the left side Ì„ on the right side And of all ye shall be kyng and of such an huÌ„dreth more ¶ Now for soth qd Alured I behight you Ì„ if I be kiÌ„g I shall ordeyn Ì„ make such lauys wherof god Ì„ maÌ„ shall be well apayed ¶ Now had the tratour coÌ„manded all his meÌ„ that werwith hiÌ„ that when they wer comeÌ„ vpoÌ„ gildesdone that they shuld sle all that were iÌ„ Alured is coÌ„panye that com with hiÌ„ froÌ„ Normandie Ì„ after that take alured led hiÌ„ in to the I le of Eli after put out both his eyn of his hede afterward bring hiÌ„ vn to deth ¶ And so they did for they kylled all the companye that ther wer the nombre of xij gentillmen that wer comeÌ„ with alured froÌ„ normandie ¶ And after toke they alured and in the I le of Eli they put out his eyn Ì„ rent his wombe Ì„ toke the chefe of his bouels put a stake in to the grond and an end of the bouels ther to fastined with nedilÌ„les of Iren they prikked the good
comforth solacen as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest ¶ Wherfor all ther myrth and coÌ„forth emoÌ„gê all that wer iÌ„ the hall wer turned iÌ„ to eare sorow for encheson that they dred for to lefe the gad lord the kyng ¶ And vpoÌ„ sent Iohanes day the euangelist tho that come next the kiÌ„g vnderfeÌ„ge his rightes of holy churche as it faleth to euery cristiÌ„ man and abode the merci the will of god tho ij pylgrymes he let be fore him cum Ì„ yaf them rich yeftes betoke them to god ¶ And also the abbot of westmiÌ„ster he let before him cum toke him that ring iÌ„ honor of god Ì„ sent Marie of sent iohnÌ„ the Euangelest the abbot toke and put it emoÌ„g other reliques so that it is at westmynster euer shall be so lay the kyng seke till the xij euen tho died the good king edward at westmiÌ„ster ther he lieth for whos loue god hath shewid moÌ„y a fair miracull ¶ And this wos iÌ„ the yere of the iÌ„carnacioÌ„ of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M.lxv. and after he wos translate put iÌ„ to the shrine by 〈…〉 Thâ—â—â—â— of â—toâ—â—â—â— VIctor the secund was pope after Leo lytell of him is writyn Henri the secund wos emprour after the frist henri xvij yere This man wos cosin to Conrady Ì„ he wos borne in a wode and twyes takyn to be slayn when he was a child bot god defendi him euer more When he wos made emprour he made a monasteri in the same place in the wode wer he vas borne This man wos a victorius man And he entyrd in to Italy and ther he toke Pandulphum the prince of campony Stephanus the ix was pope after victor ix monethis Benedictus after him he toke the dignite of the pope Stephyn by strength and keppid it ix monethis then dicessed Henricus the thyrd wos emprour after Henri the secund This Herri was an in quiet man And mony tymes troblid that holy man gregori the vij And frist he askyd foryefnes was a soyled bothe ê‘sauered not bot brought in an other pope ayens him And sayd he was an heritike and Gregori cursid him And the chesars of the emprour they chose the duke of Saxon for to be Emprour whom this Henri in bataill ower come And then he come to rome· wyth his pope and pursued pope Gregori and the Cardinales also And then anone Robert the kyng of Napyls droffe him thens And delyuered the pope and his Cardinales neuer the lese yit he wos a man of gret almys And xij tymes he faught in batall and at the last he died wricchetly for he wos put therby his owne son for so os he did to other men so wos he done to Nicholas the secund wos pope after Benedict ij yere Thys Nicholas called a counsell ayens the archedekyn of TuronoseÌ„s the wich was an heritike he taught ayens the faith for he arrit in the sacrament after wos he conuertid and wos an holy man bot he coud neuer conuerte his decipuls Nota. Alexander the secund was pope after him xij yere This Alexander wos an holy man And he ordend that vnder payn of cursing that no man shÌ„uld heir a prestis masse whome men knew had a lemman vt pêª patet 32 dist preter hoc He had strife with on Codulo bot he expulsit him as an vsorpeâ— Ì„ put hym out as a symoyer ¶ How harold that wos goodewynes son wos made kyng and how he scappid fro the Duke of bretan WHen sent edward wos gone out of this world and was passid to god Ì„ worthely entered as it apertenyt to such a gret lord for to be The barons of the land wolde haue had edwarde Helingus son to edward the owtlaw that wos Edmond IreÌ„sides son to be kyng for as moch as he wos most kyndest kynges blode of the raame ¶ But Haroldes son thurgh the erle goodwyne Ì„ the strength of his fadre Godewyn thurgh other gret lordes of the reame that wer of his kyn vn to him sib seised all englond in to his hand anone let croune him kyng after the enterment of sent edward ¶ This Harold that wos godewiÌ„s sone the secund yere after that sent Edward was deid wold haue gone in to Flaunders bot he wos dreuen thurgh tempast in to the cuntre of Pountife and ther he was takyn and brought vn to duke wyllyam And this Harold wened that tho this duke william wold haue bene a veÌ„ged vpon him for encheson that the erle Godewyn that wos haroldis fader had let kyll Alured that was sent edwardis brother and principally for encheson that Alured was quene emma sone that wos Richardus mother duke of Normandie that wos aiell to the duke william ¶ And neuertheles when the duke wyllm had harrold in prison and vnder his pouer for as moch as this harold wos a nobull wise knyght and a worthy of body that his fadre and he wos a cordid with good kyng edward Ì„ therfor wold not misdone him but all maner thinges that be twix them wer spoken and ordeined harold by his good wil swore vpon a boke and vpon holy sentis that he shold spouse and wed duke wyllm doughter after the deth of sent edward that he shuld besili done his deu for to kepe saue the reame of englond vn to the profet and a vauntege of duke willm ¶ And when harold had thus made his oth vn to duke willm he let him go Ì„ yaf him mony riche yeftis And he tho went thens Ì„ com in to engloÌ„d anone did in this maner when sent edward was deid as a man falsly for sworen he let croune him kyng of englond falsely brake the counant that he had made before with duke willm wherfor he wos wonder wroth with him and swore that he wold vpon hiÌ„ ben a vengid what so euer him befell ¶ and anone duke willm lett assembull a gret host come in to englond to a venge him vpoÌ„ Harold to conquere the land if that he myght ¶ And in the same yere thot harold was crouned Harald harestrenge kyng of Denmarke ariued in scotland Ì„ thought to haue be kyng of englond Ì„ he come in to englond kylled Ì„ robbid destroyed all that he might till that he come to yorke Ì„ ther he killed mony men of armys a thovsand Ì„ an hondreth prestys ¶ When this tydyng come to the kyng he assembled a strong pouer went for to fight with harold of denmarke with his own hand hiÌ„ killed Ì„ the danois wer discomfited Ì„ tho that left alyue with moch soreu fled to ther shippis And thus kyng harold of englond kylled kyng harold of denmarke Anno domini M.lxvi. ¶ How wylliam basterd duke of Normandie come in to englond and kylled kyng Harold
Willamê° CoÌ„qÌ„stor Here come Normans and expulsed Harold a saxon ANd when this batall was done harold bicome so proude and wold nothing ê‘t with his pepull of thyng that he had goteÌ„ bot helde it all to ward him self wherfor the most part of his peple weer wroth and froÌ„ hiÌ„ deê‘ted so that only with hiÌ„ left no mo bot his soudiuors ¶ And vpon a day as he sat at mete a messenger com to hym and sayed that wylllyam basttard thee Duke of Normandie was ariued in englond with a gret host and had takeÌ„ al the land about hastynge and also myned the castell ¶ When the kyng had herd this tydynge he went thider with a litell pepull in all the hast that he might for ther wos but lytell pepull with hiÌ„ left ¶ And when he wos comen thider he ordryned for to yef bathill to the duke willm But the duke axed him of thes iij. thinges if that he wold haue his doughter to wyfe as he had made and suorne his hoth Ì„ behight or that he wold hold the loÌ„d of hiÌ„ iÌ„ truage or that he wold determyn this thyng thurgh bataill ¶ This harold was a proud man and a strong and tristed wonder moch vpon his strength and faught with the duke willm and with his pepull bot harold and his men in this bataill wer discomfited and him self ther was slayn and this bataill was endid at toÌ„brigge in the secund yere of his regne vpon sent Kalixtes day and so he wos beried at waltham ¶ Of kyng william bastard how he gouerned him well wyseli and of the were betwen him Ì„ the kyng of fraunce WHen willm bastard duke of normandie had conquered all the land vpon cristynmasse day tho next sueng he let croune him kyng at westmynster and wos a worthy kyng and yaf vn to Englisshmen largeli landis and to his knyghttys ¶ And afterward he went him ouer the see and comen in to Normadie Ì„ ther duelled a while and in the secund yere of his regne he come ayen in to englond and brought with him Maude his wyfe and let croune hir quene of englond on withsonday ¶ And tho anone after the kyng of scotland that wos called MaÌ„colyn began to striue were with the duke willm ¶ And he ordeyned him toward scotland with his men bothe by land and bi see for to distruy the kyng Mancolin but they wer acordid the kyng of scotland become his man and held all his land of him And kyng willm ressaued of him his homage and come ayene in to englond ¶ And when kyng willm had bene kyng xvij yere Maude the quene died on whom kiÌ„g willm had begoten many fair child that is for to say Robert curthose william rous Richaâ—d also that died Henri beauclerc and Maude also that wos the erles wife of Bleynes other iiij fair doughters ¶ And after his wifes deth gret debate began betwix hiÌ„m Ì„ the kyng of fraunce Philip but at the laast they weer accorded And tho duelled the kyng of englond in Normandie and no man him wered he no man long tyme. ¶ And the kyng of fraunce sayd vpoÌ„ a day in scorne of kyng willm that kyng willm had long tyme lyen in child bede and long tyme had restid him ther. ¶ And this word come to the kiÌ„g of englond ther that he did lye in Normandie at Roen And for this word was tho ill apayed eke wonder wroth toward the kyng of frauÌ„ce suore by god that when he wer arise of his gisin he wold lyght a thousand candels to the kiÌ„g of france ¶ And anone let asseÌ„ble a gret host of NormaÌ„die and of englissmen And in the begiÌ„yng of heruest he come iÌ„ to fraunce· brened all the tounes tha the come by thurgh all thee cuntre and robbid did all the sorow that he myght thurgh owt al fraunce Ì„ at the last he brenid the cite of Mandos and commandid his pepull for to bere wod as moch as he might bren himself holpe ther to all that he might with a good will ¶ And ther was gret hete what of fiere that wos so gret of the sone that it wos wonder hoot that it stuffid him so that he become fell in to a gret disese and sekenes ¶ And whan he saw that he wos so strong seke he ordined and assigned all normandi to Robert curthos his sone And all englond to willm the Rousse and bi quathe to Henri beauclerc all his tresur And tho he thus had done he vnderfenge all the sacrameÌ„tis of holy churche Ì„ died the xxij yere of his regne lieth at Caan in Normandie Anno domini M.lxvi. GRegorius the vij wos pope after Alexander xij yere This man ordend iÌ„ a generall sinodi that no prest shold haue a wife ne shuld duell with women bot tho that the holy sinodi of Nicena or other decreis haue suffred and then the prestis set noght or litel pondrid his ordinans this pope commanded that no maÌ„ shÌ„uld heir masse of a prest that had a coÌ„cubine And he on a certan tyme whan he was cardinall and legate in to fraunce ê“cedid sharply ayens prelatis and prestis that wersymonyes And amoÌ„g other ther wos on bisshop that wos gretly famyd with symonye and thos that accusid him priueli he hired them to say the coÌ„trari The wich the legate consaued and afore all the pepull he sayd let this iugement of this man sese at this tyme. for it is dissauabull And let god dispose for it and sayd thus it is certan that the dingnite of a bisshop is the yefer of the holy gost and who suÌ„ euer byes a bishopprik doys ayens the holi gost Then if thow bisshop did not ayens the holy gst Say opynli afore all pepull gloria patri et filio et spiritui sancto And mony tymes he began to say it bot he could neuer speke spiritur sancto ¶ Then he wos deposit of his bisshopprik and after he could speke it well ynough Victor the thrid wos pope after him on yere And this maÌ„ was poysenned with vennuÌ„ in the chalas Vrbanus was pope after him ij yere This man cursed the kyng of fraunce for his avoutre and he called a counsell at Clarum in the wich he ordined that matyns of our ladi shÌ„uld be said euery day Ì„ on settyrday hir solempne mase it is sayed that this was sheued vn to the freris of Cartusis Also he called an other counsell at Turam for the holi land to be won ayene Ì„ ê“uokid the pepull to that mater with iÌ„ a litell after that tyme. the most parti of the holy land wos recouerid the glorius sepulcur of our lord ihuÌ„ crist and an thyochia with mony othyr nobull cites wer takyn from the handis of the sariseÌ„s And it is sayed men beleued that ijCM cristyn men went to that iornay
maude wos afterward the emprisse of Almayne ¶ And in the secund yere of his regne his brother Robert Curthose that was duke of Normandie come with an huge host in to englond for to chalenge the land but thurgh concell of the wise men of the land they wer accordid in this maner That the kyng shold yeue the duke his brother a thousand pound euery yere and wich of them leued longest shuld be other heir and so bitwen them shuld be nâ— debate ne strife ¶ And when they wer thus accordid the Duke went home ayen in to Normandie ¶ And when the kyng had regned iiij yere ther aroos a gret debate bitwen him and the erchebisshop of canwrburi Ancelme For because that the Erchebishop wold not grant him for to take talagie of chirches at his will Ì„ therfor eftsone the Erchebisshop went ouer the see vn to the court of rome and ther duellid with the pope ¶ And in the same yere the Duke of Normandie come in to englond for to speke with his brother ¶ And among all other thinges the Duke of normandie for yaf vn to the kyng hys brother the forsayed thousand pound by yere that he shuld pay vn to the duke and with good loue the kyng Ì„ the duke ê‘ted Ì„ ther the duke went ayen iÌ„ to normaÌ„di ¶ And when tho ij yere wer a gone thurgh enticement of the deuell of lithermen a gret debate arose bitwin the kyng and the duke so that the kyng thurgh consell went ouer the see in to normandi ¶ And when the kyng of Englond was cumyn in to NormaÌ„die All the gret lordis of normandie turned vn to the kiÌ„g of englond and held ayens the Duke ther own lord Ì„ him forsoke Ì„ to the kyng them yelden and all the good castels and tounes of Normandie And sone after wos the duke taken led with the kiÌ„g in to englond Ì„ the kyng let put the duke iÌ„ to prison ¶ And this was the vengeance of god ¶ For when the Duke was iÌ„ the holy land god yaf him such myght Ì„ grace that he was chosiÌ„ for till a bene the kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wold not take it vppon hym And therfor god send him that shame despite for to be put iÌ„ to his brothers pÌ„son ¶ Tho seysed kiÌ„g herri all Normandie in to his hand and held hit all his lifes tyme iÌ„ the same yere come the bisshop Ancelme from the cour of Rome iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen and the kyng he wos accordid ¶ And in the yere next commyng after ther began a gret debate betwen the kyng Phillip of Fraunce Ì„ kyng Henri of EngloÌ„d ¶ Wherfor kyng Herri went in to Normandie ther wos strong were betwen them two and tho died the kyng of france and Lowys his son wos made kyng anone after his deth ¶ And tho went kyng Henri ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ maried Maude his doughter to Henri the emprour of almayne ¶ Of the debate that wos betweÌ„ kiÌ„g Lowis of france Ì„ kiÌ„g HeÌ„ri of eÌ„gloÌ„d Ì„ how kiÌ„g henris ij sonnys wer lost iÌ„ the high see WHen kyng henri had ben kyng xvij yere a gret debate aroos betwyn kyng Lowys of fraunse and kyng Hnri of Englond for encheson that the kyng had sent in to Normandye to his men that they shuld be helpyng vn to the Erle of Bloyes as moch as they might in were ayeÌ„s the kyng of fraunce ¶ And that thei shuld bene as redy to him as they wer vn to ther own lord for encheson that the Erle had spoused his sustren dame Maude ¶ And for this encheson the kyng of franse did moch sorow to Normandie ¶ Wherfore the kyÌ„g of engloÌ„d was wonder wroth and in hast weÌ„t ouer the see with a gret pouer and come in to Normandie for to defend that land And the were betwyn them lastid ij yere till at the last they two faughten to geder Ì„ the kyng of fraunse wos discomfited vneth scappid a way with moch payn the most parti of his men wer takeÌ„ the kiÌ„g did with them what him best likid ¶ And sum of them he let go frely sum let he be put vn to the deth But afterward tho ij kiÌ„ges wer accordid ¶ And whan king herri had holy all the land of Normadie scomfited his emnys of franse he turnid ayen in to englond with moch honour ¶ And his ij sonis Wyllm Richard wold haue commen after ther fadre and weÌ„t to the see with an gret componye of pepull But or that they myght cum to land the ship come ayens a roch brak all iÌ„ to peses all wer drenchid that wer ther in sauf on man that wos in the same shipe that ascappid ¶ And this wos on sent Katrines day thes werthe names of them that wer drenchid willm Richard the kiÌ„gê sonys the erle of chester Ottonell his broder Geffray ridell walter emurci Godfray erchdekeÌ„ the kiÌ„gê dought the CuÌ„tes of ê‘ches the kiÌ„gê neci the CouÌ„tes of chestre moÌ„y oder wheÌ„ kiÌ„g henri Ì„ oder lordis ariuid in engloÌ„d herd thes tydyngê they made sorow ynowgh al ther myrth Ioye wos turned iÌ„ to mornyng sorow ¶ How Maude the Emprise come ayen iÌ„ to englond Ì„ how she wos afterward weddid to Geffroi the erle of angoy ANd when that ij yere wer a gone that the Erle had duelled with the kiÌ„g· the Erle went from the kyÌ„g and began to were vpon him and did moch harme in the land of Normandie toke ther a strong castell and ther he duellid all that yere tho comme to him tydynges that Henri the Emê‘our of Almayn that had spoused Maude his doughter wos deid and that she duelled no longer in Almayn and that she wold cum ayen in to Normandie to hir fadre ¶ And when that she woâ—s comyn vn to him he toke hir tho to him and come ayen in to Englond and made the englishmen to done othe and feaute vn to the emprise and the frist man that made the otho wos willm the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And that other Dauid kyng of Scotlond and after him all the Erles and Barons of englond ¶ Also after that the nobull man the erle of Angoy that was a worthy knyght sent vn to the kyng of englond that he wold graunte him for to haue his doughter to spouse that is to say Maude thee emprisse ¶ And for encheson that hir fadre wist that he wos a nobull man The kyng him grauntid and consentid ther to ¶ And tho toke he his doughter and lad hir in to Normandie and come to the nobull knyght Gaufrid and ther he spoused thee foresaid Maude with moch honour And the Erle begat vpon hir a son that was called Henri the Emprisse sone ¶ And after when all this wos done kyng Henri
duelled al that yere in Normandi And after that long tyme a greuê° sekenesse toke him wherthurgh he died ¶ And this kyng henri regned xxxv yere and iiij monethis and after he died as is before sayd in Normandie and his hert wos entered in the gret chirche of our lady in Rouen and his body was brought with moch hoynour iÌ„ to englond and entered at Redyng iÌ„ the abbey of the wich abbey he wos begynner and founder HEnricus the fourth was emê‘our in Alman after Herri the thrid xv yer This maÌ„ put his own fader iÌ„ pÌ„son Ì„ ther held him till he died he toke pope pascall with his cardinales Ì„ present theÌ„ as it is saied a foro for the wich cause as it is supposid he lackid ussu for he weddid Maude the kyngê doughter of englond bot afterward he come to grace all the lawys of the chirche the landis frely he refined to Calixto the pope besought him to yef hiÌ„ in pennance that he shuld neuer cum ayen to his empire that he might haue remission of his trespasse and after the opinyon of moÌ„y a man he was willely exiled Ì„ died and his wife bothe at chestre in englond Gelasius was pope after Paschall ij yere and fled froÌ„ Henri the emprour in to Burgon ther decessid This emê‘our chose Benedicte a spanyard to be pope the wich strofe wyth Calixto Calixtus was pope after him ij yere v. monethes This Calixt was the son of the duke of Burgon Ì„ was chosen in the place of Gelasii Ì„ wheÌ„ he shuld cum to rome he toke thee forsaid Benedict made him to ride a fore him shamfully for he on a Mule turned his face to the tayll of the mule held the taill in his hond as a bridyll till he come thurgh the cite ther he was put in prison and this pope made pees with the emprour Honorius was pope after him ij yere litell of him is writtin Nota. Harri the fourth emprour of Alman decessed this tyme and wos beried with his progenytours after sum men with suche an Epithapei Filiê° hic pater hic Auê° hic proauê° iacêª istis bot it is likly to be truyr that at Gerald sais in Itinario wallie wher he says that after he had prisened his carnall fadre his spirituall fadir the pope with his cardinales after he was recoÌ„siled willely he was made exile And he left Maud his wyfe the kiÌ„gê doghter of englond preÌ„uely leued an harmytes life at Chestre x. yere wher he might liue as no man knew hiÌ„ he called hiÌ„ self GodiscalÌ„lus the wich godisson is cald So the Emê‘our secretly y went away And Maude his wife the Emprisse ther she went to hir fadre Herri in to Normandie wher anone after she wos weddid to Gefferay Plantagines the duke of andegaÌ„me vpon whome he begat Herri the secund after kyng of EngloÌ„d vnder whom sent Thomas of Cantorburi regned and died Lotharius wos emprour after henri the fourth xij yere and litell of him is writtyn bot that he wos manerly to the chirche· and that he subduid Roger the vsurper of the kyng of Cicely Hugo de sancto victori was a nobull man this tyme at paris a nobull doctor of the nacion of the saxons The ordir of sent IohnÌ„ baptist at Ierusalem began this time be the worshipfull man Raymond mightely disposid to werkis of merci all thys ordir make ther waye to serue poer men Anno domini M.C.xxxiiij INnocencius wos pope after Honorius xiiij yere vij monethis This man was a veray deuote man with sich men he societ him he had striffe vij yere ayens Pers of Lion the wich names him AnocletuÌ„ and by strength he toke the popehood the wich Innocent saw with ij galeys he fled in to frauÌ„ce and wos worsshipfully resaued of sent Berenard the wich that time had all the kynges Ì„ the princes in his hand he ê“uoked them for to bring this pope Innocent in to his dignite ayene all the last althyng was cessid his emnys wer distruyed thurghe the iugement of god Ì„ he wos pope ayene and leued profetabuly and was beried at Lauronynce ¶ How Stephen that wos kyng Henri sustres son wos made kyng of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the frist was made kyng his nepheu his sustres sonne Sstephen Erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herd the tydyng of his vncles deth than he passid the see and come in to englond thurgh consell streÌ„gth and helpe of mony gret lordis in englond ayens ther othe that they had made to Maude emprisse toke the reame and let croune stephen kyng of the land ¶ And the archebisshop wiliam of Cantorburi that frist made the oth of feaute to Maud the emprissi set the croune vpon kyng stephens hede him anoynted Ì„ bisshop Roger of Salisburi mayntened the kynges partie in as moch as he myght ¶ The frist yere that kyng Stephen begaÌ„ to regne he assembled a gret host and went towward Scotland for to haue wered vpon the kiÌ„g of scotland but he come ayens hiÌ„ in pees and in good maner and to him trustid but he made to him none homage for as moche as he had made vn to the Emprise Maude ¶ And in the iiij yere of his regne Maude the emprise come in to englond and tho began debate betwin kiÌ„g StepheÌ„ Ì„ maude the Emprise ¶ This Maude went vn to the cite of Nicholl the kiÌ„g hiâ— beseged long time Ì„ myght not spede so well the cite was keped and defendid and tho that wer with in the cite quantely ascapped away with out any maner of harme tho toke the kyng the cite and duelled therin till candilmasse And tho come the Barons that held with the emprice that is for to say thee erle Randulfe of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bigot Robert of morlay And thes brought with them a stroÌ„g pouer Ì„ faught wyth the kyng yaf him a gret bataill in the wich batall kiÌ„g stephen was takeÌ„ set iÌ„ prisoÌ„ iÌ„ the castell of bristowe ¶ How maude the emprice weÌ„t fro wiÌ„chester to Oxford Ì„ after she ascapped to waliÌ„gford of the sorow disese that she had WHen the kyng was taken and brought in to warde in the castell of Bristow This Maude the Emprise anone wos made lady of all Englond and all men held hir for lady of the land But tho of Kentheld with kyng Stephens wife and also william of Pree and his reteune help them and held were ayens maude the Emprise and anoÌ„e after the kyng of scotland com to them with an huge nombre of pepull tho went they yfere to wynchester ther that the emprise wos wold haue takeÌ„ hir but the Erle of gloucestre come with his pouer Ì„ faught with them Ì„ the emprise in the meyn while that
the bataill dured scappid from thens and went vn to Oxford ther hir held And iÌ„ that bataill was ther the duke of Gloucestre discomfited and takyn and wyth him mony other lordis ¶ And for his deleueranse wos kyng Stephen deliuerid out of prison ¶ And when he wos delyuerid out of prison he went thens vn to Oxford besegyd the emprise that was tho at Oxford Ì„ the sege endurid fro Michelmase vn till seynt Andrewes tide ¶ And the emprise let tho clothe hir all in whit lynnen clothe for encheson that she nat woldeÌ„ be know for in the same tyme ther wos moch snow Ì„ so she ascappid by the thamse from them away that wer hir emnys And fro thens she went to walynford ther hir held ¶ And the kyng wold haue besegid hir but he had so moch to done with the erle RaÌ„dulfe of chestre and with Hugh bygot that strongli wered vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ in euery place that he not wist whither for to turne And the Erle of gloucestre holp him with his pouer ¶ How Gaufrid the erle of Angeon yaf vp on till Herri the emprise son all NormaÌ„dy ANd after this the kyng went vn to wilton and wold haue made a Castell ther but tho come to him the Erle of gloucestre with a strong pouer ther almost he had takyn the kyng but yit the kyng ascapid with moch payn and willm martell ther wos take And for whos delyueraÌ„s thei yaf vn to the erle of Gloucestre the good castell of Shirborne that he had taken ¶ And whan this wos done the Erle Robert all the kingê enmys went vn to Faringdone begone ther for to make a strong Castell But the kyng come thedre with a strong pouer and droue him thens and in that same yere the Erle Randulfe of Chestre wos accordid with the kyng and come to his court at his coÌ„mandement and the Erle wened saufely for to cum Ì„ the kiÌ„g anone let take him and put him in to prisone and myght neuer for thyng cum out till that he had yeld vp vn to the kyng the Castel of Nicholl the wych he had take from the kyng with his strengthe in the xv yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufryd the erle of angeon yaf vp vn to Henri his son all Normandie And in the yere that next sued died the erle Gaufrid and Henri his son tho annoÌ„ turned ayen to Angeon Ì„ ther was made erle with moch honor of his men of the land and tho to him diden feaute and homage the most parte of his land ¶ And tho was this Henri the emprice sone Erle of Angew and also the duke of Normandie ¶ In the same yere was made diuorce bitwen the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce and the quene his wife that was right heir of Gascoyn for encheson that it was know and proued that they wer sibbe and nye of blod And tho spoused hir Henri the Emprise sone Erle of angon Ì„ the Duke of Normandie and Duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the xviij yere of this Stephen This Henri come in to englond with a strong pouer and began for to were vpon thys kyng Stephen and toke the castell of Malmesburi and did moch harme Ì„ the kyng Stephen had so moch were that he not wist for to wende but at the last they wer accordid thurgh the Erchebisshopp Theobald thurgh other worthy lordis of Englond vpoÌ„ this condicion that they shuld departe the reame of Englond bytwyn them so that Henri the emprise son shÌ„uld holy haue the half of all the lond of englond ¶ And thus they wer accordid pees cried thurgh out all englond ¶ And when the accorde was made bitwen tho ij lordis Kyng stephen become so sory for because that he had lost halfe englond and fell in to such amaladie and died in the xix yere viij wekes and v. days of his regne all iÌ„ were and iÌ„ contake and he lyeth in the abbay of feueresham the wich he let make iÌ„ the vi yere of his regne CElestinus the secund wos pope after Innocent v. moneth is and litell he did Lucius was after him and litell ê“fettyd for they died both in a pestylens Eugenius the secund was pope after him v yere and iiij monethes This man frist wos the descipull of sent Barnard and after the abbot of sente Anastasy by rome and come to the chirche of sent Cesari was chosin pope by the Cardinales he no thyng knawyng therof and for dred of the senatours he was consecratid with out the cite· This man was an holy man and suffred trubilacioÌ„ Ì„ at the last with moch holynes he decessid Ì„ lieth at sent petres and after anone decessid sent barnard Petrus lambardus the bisshoê‘ of Paris broder to GraciaÌ„ coÌ„pilet the iiij bokis of the seÌ„teÌ„s this tym Petiê° ê¯mestor broder to gracian to Peris luÌ„ard made historiaÌ„ scolasticam oder bokis Fredericus primê° after Conrad wos emprour in almayn iÌ„ rome xxxiij yere This man after the deth of AdriaÌ„ the pope the wich crouned him did cursedly with alexander to him gret preiudice for he did help iiij that strofe ayens the apostill seâ—t And he faught myghteli ayens the kyng of frrance thurgh pouer of the danois and other nacions But Richard the kyng of englond holp for to expuls him he distroied MediolanuÌ„ to the gronde of the wich cite the walles wer hyer then the wales of any other cite This man at the last after he had done moÌ„y vexacions to the pope he wos reconsiled For he dred lest the LuÌ„bardis wold haue rebelled ayence him he asked foryefnes of the pope toke the cros vpon him and went vn to the loly land Ì„ did mony meruelus thinges ther· almost as moch as euer did Karolê° magnê° And ther he com by a toune that men called ArmenyaÌ„ iÌ„ a litell water he wos drenched Ì„ at TiruÌ„ he wos beried Anastasius wos pope after Eugeny iiij yer more This maÌ„ wos abbot of Rufy theÌ„ he wos chosin cardinale after pope ¶ Of kyng Henri the secund that wos the emprise son in whos tyme sent Thomas of cantorburi wos Chaunceler ANd after this kyng Stephen regned Henri the emprise soÌ„ and was crouned of the Erchebisshop Theobald the xvij day before cristynmes And in the same yere Thomas Beket of London Erchebisshop of Cantorburi was made the kingê chanceler of englond ¶ The secund yere that he was crouned he let castdoune all the new castelles that wer longyng to the croune the wiche king Sstephen had yef vn to diuerse men and them had made Erles and barouns for to hold with him to help him ayens HeÌ„ri the emprise son ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne he put vnder his own lordship the kyng of wales And in the same yere the kiÌ„g of Scotland had in his own hand that is
fadre my brother therfor I haue quyte now your trauell ¶ Tho said kiÌ„g Richard he that died vpon the cros to bring mans soule from pyne of hell for yef the my deth I also for yef it the. ¶ Tho coÌ„mandid he that no man shuld him misdo ¶ But for all the kynges defeÌ„diÌ„g som of his men him folowed Ì„ pÌ„ueli him kylled Ì„ the vi day after the kiÌ„g did shriue hiÌ„ sore repeÌ„tans hauiÌ„g of his mysdedis Ì„ wos houseled anoynted this kiÌ„g regned bot ix yer xxxix wekis died Ì„ lieth beside his fadre at fountenerard HEnricus the v. wos emprour viij yere This henri was son to Frederik Ì„ he weddid Constans the kynges doughter of Cecill And thurgh the occasion of hir he subduid all the kyngdom of apulie he drofe all the pepull out that inhabit that land Celestinê° the thrid wos pope after ClemeÌ„s almost iij. yere This man wos crouned vpon Estyr day the day foloiÌ„g he crouned Henri the emê‘our he made a palas at sent Petres decesid Innocencius the thrid was pope after him viij yere Ì„ v. monnethes This man was well lettred and he made a boke of the wrecchidnes of mans condicion And he made splmÌ„ misse he made mony coÌ„stitucioÌ„s This man dampned the boke of IohnÌ„ ioachim the wich he made ayens mastyr Pers Lumbard the maker of thee sentans ¶ This tyme decesid the emê‘our Henri the princes of Almayn discordid for sum chose Otto suÌ„ choso Philip brother to henri then philip wos falsly slayn Ì„ Otto was crouned of Innocens in frauÌ„se the wich anone faught with the Romans for they yaf him no dew honor And for that cause ayens the popis will he toke the kyngdoÌ„ of Apulie froÌ„ Frederik wherfor the pope cursid him then after the fourth yere of his regne the prince of almayn made Fredirik emê‘our Ì„ victoriusly he subduid Otto Wyllyam of Paris this tyme began the ordir of the freres austyn the wich be calÌ„led freris mendicantes Franciscus an Italian a man of gret ê‘feccioÌ„ Ì„ a sampill to mony a man did mony a myracull this tyme and he ordand the frere Minores ¶ And the vi yere of pope Innocent the thrid The ordir of the freris preche is began vndir Dominik bot it myght not be coÌ„firmyd till the frist yere of honory ¶ Of kyng IohnÌ„ that in the frist yere of his regne lost all Normandie WHen kyng Richard was deid for encheson that he had non heir nother son ne doughter his brother Iohan was made kyng an crouned at westmynster of Hubert that tho was Erchbisshop of Cantorburi ¶ And whan he began to regne he become so meruelus a man and went ouer in to Normandie wered vpoÌ„ the kyng of fraunce Ì„ so long they wered to gedre till at the last kyng IohnÌ„ lost all Normandie Angeon wherfor he was sore anoyed it was no meruell ¶ Tho let he assemble before hiÌ„ at London erchebisshoppis bisshoppis abbots priors erles Ì„ barons held ther a gret ê‘lameÌ„t Ì„ axed ther of the clerge the tenth of euery chirche of englond for to coÌ„quere Ì„ get ayen Normandie Angeon that he had lost They wold not grauÌ„t that thiÌ„g wherfore he was wonder wroth ¶ And in that same tyme died Hubert the prior the coueÌ„t of Cantorburi chosen ayens the kiÌ„gê will to be Erchebirspop mastyr Stephen of langton a good clerk that woned at the court of rome send to the pope ther eleccion Ì„ the pope ê¯firmid it sacrid him at viterbi ¶ When the kiÌ„g wist this tyding he wos wonder wroth drofe the prior coueÌ„t fro cantorbury exiled them out of englond coÌ„mandid that no maner letter that come froÌ„ rome ne no coÌ„mandement shuld be vnderfenge ne pleted in englond ¶ When this tydiÌ„g come to the pope he sent to kiÌ„g Iohan be his letter prayed hiÌ„ with good will good hert that he wold vnderfenhe Stephen erchebisshÌ„op of Cantorburi to his chirche suffer the prior Ì„ his monkis to cuÌ„ ayen to ther own duelliÌ„g bot the kyng wold not grauÌ„te it for no thing ¶ How kyng IohnÌ„ wold nothiÌ„g done for the popis coÌ„mandement wherfor all engloÌ„d was enterdited and suspended ANd at the last the pope sent by his auctorite and enioyned to the bisshoppis of englomd that if the kyng wold not vndirfenge the prior of Cantorburi and his monkis that they shuld done generall interdityng thurgh out all englone and graunted full pouer to iiij bisshoppis to pronounce the interditing if it werned ¶ The frist was bisshop willm of LoÌ„don and that other bisshop Eustace of Ely Ì„ the iij was bisshop walter of wiÌ„chestre the iiij was bisshop Giles of Herford ¶ And thes iiij bisshoppis praied the kyng kneling on ther kneys Ì„ sore weppiÌ„g that he wold do the popis commandemeÌ„t shewed him the popis bulles of the enterditiÌ„g bot for no prayer that they myght pray he wold not consent ther to ¶ And wheÌ„ the bisshoppis saw this they weÌ„t from the kiÌ„g And in the morne after the AnuÌ„ciaon of our lady they pronouced the generall enterditiÌ„g thurgh out all englond so that the chirche doris wer shit with keis and with other fastynyng with walles ¶ And when the enterditing was pronouÌ„ced than the kyng be gane for to wax all out of mesure Ì„ anone in to his hand all the possessions of the iiij bisshoppis of all the clarge thurgh out all the land he toke Ì„ ordened men for to kepe it that the clarkis myght not haue ther leuiÌ„g Wherfore the bisshoppis cursed all them that put or shuld medle with holy chirche goodis ayens the will of them that owed them ¶ And when the kiÌ„g wold not of his malace sees for no maner thing Thes iiij bisshoppis a fore said went ouer the see come to the bisshop of CaÌ„torburi Ì„ told him all the thyng ¶ And the ErchebisshÌ„op to them said that they shuld gone ayen to CaÌ„torburi he shuld cum thider to them or els he wold send vn to them certan ê‘sons in his stede that shuld do as moch as him self wer ther ¶ And wheÌ„ the bisshoppis herd this They turned ayen in to engloÌ„d Ì„ come vn to CaÌ„torburi ¶ The tydiÌ„g comen to the kiÌ„g that the bisshoppis wer come ayen to cantorburi him selfe might not cuÌ„ theder that tyme. he send thider bisshÌ„oppis erles Ì„ abbotis for to trete with them that the kyng shÌ„uld vnderfenge the erchebisshÌ„op stephen the prior Ì„ all the moÌ„kis of cantorburi that he shuld neuer after that tyme no thiÌ„g take of holi chirche ayens the will of them that awed the goodis that the kyng shuld make full amendis to them of whom
he had any goodis taken and that holy chirche shuld haue all fraunchis as ferforth as they had in sent Edwardis tyme the confessour ¶ How Stephen of langton com in to englond thurgh the popis coÌ„mandemnt and how he went ayen When the forme of accordement thus wos ordened hit was in apayr of endenturs and thei put ther seales to that one part and they that comen in the kynges name put ther seales to that other parte of the Endentures and iiij bisshoppis aboue said toke that on part of the endenturs to them and that other part of the endenturs they bore with them to shew to the kyng ¶ When the kyng saw the forme Ì„ vnder stode he held him full well apayed of all maner thyng as they had ordeyned sauyng as techiÌ„g restitucion of the goodis for to make ayen to that thyng he wold not accorde so he send word ayen to the iiij bisshoppis that they shuld do out and put a way that on poynt of restitucion ¶ But they ansuerd that thei wold not done on word out Tho sent the kyng to the erchebisshop by tho iiij erchebisshoppis that he shuld cuÌ„ to caÌ„torburi for to speke with him ther sent vn to him saufcondit vnder plegges that is to say his Iustices Gilbert Peitevyn willm de la Brener and Iohn be fitz Hugh that in ther conduit saufely he shuld come Ì„ go ayen att his own will iÌ„ this maner the erchebisshop Stephen come to cantorburi ¶ And when the erchebisshop was comeÌ„ the kiÌ„g come to Chilham for he wold no ney cantorburi at that time but he sent bi his tresorour bisshop of wynchestre that he shuld done out of the endenturs the clause of restitucion for to moke of the goodys ¶ And the Erchebisshop made his oth that he nold not neuer don out o word therof ne yit change of that the bisshoppis had spoken ordeyned And tho the erchebisshopp weÌ„t ayen to rome with out any more doyng ¶ KiÌ„g iohnÌ„ was tho wrother then euer he wos before and let make a comyn cry thurgh out all englond that all tho that had holy chirche rentis and went ouer the see that thei shuld cum ayen in to Englond at a certan day or els they shuld lese ther rentis for euer more Ì„ that he coÌ„mandid to euery shereue thurgh out all englond that they shuld enquere if any Bisshop Abbot Prior. or ony other prelat of holy chirche fro that day afterward resaued any coÌ„maundemeÌ„t that comen fro the pope That thei shuld take the bodi briÌ„g it before hiÌ„ that they shold take in to the kynges hondis all ther landis of holy chirche that wer yefen to ony man bi the erchebisshop Stephen or bi the prior of cantorbury from the tyme of eleccion of the erchebisshop commandid that all the woddes that wer the erchebisshoppis shÌ„uld be castyn doune vn to the gronde Ì„ all solde ¶ How kyng IohnÌ„ destruyed the ordir of Cisteaux ANd iÌ„ the same tyme the IrishmeÌ„ began to were vpon kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ and kyng IohnÌ„ ordeyned hym for to wend in to Irland and let arere an huge taxe thurgh out all Englond that is for to say xxxv M marke And thus he sent thurgh out all englond vn to the monkis of the ordir of Cisteaux that they shuld help him of vi M. marke of siluer ¶ And they ansuerd and said that thei durst nothiÌ„g done with out ther chief abbot of cisteaux wherfor kyng IohnÌ„ when he come ayen from Irland did them so moch sorow care that they not wist werfor to abide for he toke so moch ransom of euery house of them that the somme ammounted to ix M.ccc marke So that they were clene lost Ì„ destruid and voided ther houses ther landis thurgh all eÌ„glond Ì„ the abbot of wauersay dred so moch his manace that he for soke al the abbey weÌ„t theÌ„s Ì„ priuoly ordeyned hiÌ„ ouer see to the hous of cisteaux when the tidiÌ„g come to the pope that the kiÌ„g had don so moch malice tho was he toward the kiÌ„g full wroth Ì„ sent ij Legates vn to the kyng that on wos called Pandolf Ì„ that other DuraÌ„t that they shold warne the kiÌ„g iÌ„ the popis name that he shuld cese of his ê‘secucioÌ„ that he did vn to holy chirche and amend the wrong and the trespase that he had done to the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi and to the priour and vn to the monk is of Cantorburi and to all the clarge of Englond and that he shuld restore all the goodis ayen that he had teken of them ayens ther will And els they shuld curse him bi name and to do this thing and to conferme the pope toke them his letters in bullis patentz ¶ Thes ij legatis come in to englond and come to the kyng to Northamton ther that he held his parlament and full courtasly they him salued and saied Sir we be comen fro the pope of Rome the pees of holy chirche and the land to a mend ¶ And we amonest you frist in the popis halfe that ye make full restitucion of the goodis that ye haue raueshed and take of holy chirche and of the land and that ye vndirfenge Stephen erchebisshop of Cantorburi in to his dignite and the Prior of Cantorburi and his monkis and that ye yeld ayen vn to the Erchebisshop all his landis and rentis with out any wtholdyng ¶ And sir yit more ouer that ye shall make restitucion vn to all holy chirche wherof they shall hold them well apayed ¶ Tho ansuerd the kyng as tochyng the priour his monkis of Cantorburi all that ye haue said I will done gladly and all thyng that ye will ordeyn ¶ But os tochyng the Erchebisshop I shull tell you in myn hert as it lieth that the erchebisshop let his bisshopprich and that the pope than for him wold pray and than vpoÌ„ a venture me shold like some other bisshopprich for to yef him in Englond Ì„ vpon this condicion I wold him resaue and vnderfenge ¶ And notheles in Englond as erchebisshop yef he abyde he shall neuer haue so good saufcondit but he shall be take ¶ Tho said Pandolfe vn to the kyng sir holy chirche wos woned neuer to discharge an Erchebisshop with out cause resonable but euer it hath be woned to chastyse princes that to god and holy chirche wer inobidient ¶ What how now quod the kyng manace ye me ¶ Nay said pandolf but ye now opeÌ„le haue told as it standeth in your hert ¶ And to yow we will telle what is the popis will And thus it standith that he has you holy enter dited and a cursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chyrche and to the clarge ¶ And for as moche as ye duell beth in will to a bide in malace wricchednes Ì„ woll not
said masse thurgh out all london Ì„ so after thurgh out all engloÌ„d ¶ And the next yere after ther began a gret debate bitwene king IohnÌ„ Ì„ the lordis of engloÌ„d for encheson that he wold not grauÌ„te the lawes hold the wich sent Edward had ordeyned had be vsed hold vn to that tyme that he had them broken for he wold hold no law bot did all thiÌ„g that hiÌ„ likid desheried mony meÌ„ with out ê¯sent of lordis Ì„ peris of the land wold desherite the good Erle Randulf of Chestre for enchesoÌ„ that he vndertoke hiÌ„ of his wykkidnesse for cause that he did so moch shame Ì„ velany to god and holy chirche And also fer he held hauntid his own brothers wife lay also bi mony other womeÌ„ gret lordis doughtres for he sparid no woman that him liked for to haue wherfore all the lordis of the land wer with him wonder wroth and went to london Ì„ toke the cite ¶ And for to cese this debate and sorow the erchebishop and other gret lordis of the land assembled them before the fest of sent Iohan baptist in a medow besides the toune of stanes that is called Romnemede And the kyng made them ther a chertour of fraunches such as they wold axen Ì„ iÌ„ soch maner they wer accordid and that accordemeÌ„t last not full longe for the kyng him selfe sone after did ayens the pointis of the same chartre that he had made wherfor the most parte of the land of lordis assembled them and began to were vpoÌ„ him ayen and brened his tounes and robbid his folke did all the sorow that they myght Ì„ made them as stronge as they myght with all ther pouer thoght to driue him out of englond and make Lowys the kynges son of fraunce kyng of englond ¶ And kyng IohnÌ„ sent tho ouer see and ordeyned so moch pepull of Normans Ì„ of Piccardes Ì„ of Flemmynges So that the land myght not susteyn them but with moch sorow ¶ And among all thes pepull ther was a maÌ„ of Normandie that was called Faukis of brent and this Normand his ê¯pany spared nother chirche ne house of religion bot thei briÌ„t robbed it Ì„ bare away all that they might take so that the land wos all destroied what on oon side on other ¶ The barons lordis of Englond ordeyned amoÌ„g them the best spekers and wysest meÌ„ sent them ouer se to kiÌ„g Philip of fraunce and prayed him that he wold send lowys his son in to engloÌ„d to be kyng of engloÌ„d Ì„ to vnderfenge the croune ¶ How Lowys the kinges son of fraunce come in to englond with a stronge pouer of pepull to be kiÌ„g of englond WHen kyng Ppilip of fraunce herd this tydyng he made certayn aliaunce bitwene them by ther commune eleccion that Lowys kyng Pphilipes sone of fraunce shÌ„uld go with them iÌ„ to Englond driue out kiÌ„g IohnÌ„ of the land and all that wer in presence of Lowys made vn to him homage and bicome his men ¶ And the barons of englond held them styll at londoÌ„ abiden Lowys the kiÌ„ges son of frauÌ„ce this was the next saturday before the Ascencion of our lord that lowys come in to englond with a strong pouer that tyme kyng IohnÌ„ had takyn all the castels of engloÌ„d in to alyens handis ¶ And tho com Lowys be segid Rouchestres castell toke it with strength the thursday in whitson wâ—ke lethonge all the aliens that wer theriÌ„ the thursdai tho next suyng he come to London ther he wos vnderfenge with mech honour of the lordis that a byden him ther all to him made homage ¶ And afterward on the tewysday next after the Trinite sonday he toke the castell of Reigate Ì„ in the morow after the castell of Gilford Ì„ the friday next after the castell of Farneham Ì„ the moÌ„day next after the cite of wynchestre to him was yold Ì„ in the morow after sent IohnÌ„ day the maner of woluesey and the tewisday after the vtas of sent Petre sent paule they toke the castell of Odiham and the moÌ„day after sent Margaretes day he ordend him toward Bawmore for to sege the castell and ther he duelled xv dais Ì„ myght not get the castell Ì„ than when the thens Ì„ come to london Ì„ the toure to him wos yolde ¶ How the pope send in to Englond a legat that wos called Swalo and of the deth of kiÌ„g iohnÌ„ ANd in the same time the pope send in to england a legat that wos called Swalo and he wos prest Cardinall of rome for to maynten kyng Iohans cause ayens the barons of Englond but the barons had so huge part and help thurgh Lowys the kynges son of fraunce that kyng IohnÌ„ wist not whidder for to turne ne gone ¶ And so it befell that he wold haue gone to Nycholl and as he weÌ„t thiderward he come by the abbey of Swynes hede Ì„ ther he abode ij dais ¶ And as he sat at mete he axed a monke of the house how moch a lofe was worth that wos set befor him vpoÌ„ the tabull And the moÌ„ke said that the lofe was worthe but and halfpeny ¶ O quod the kyng tho here is gret chepe of brede Now quod the kyng I may life soch a lofe shall be worth xx shillyng or half a yere be gone ¶ And wheÌ„ he had said this word moch he thougt oft he sighed tok ete of the bred said by god the word that I haue spokyn it shall be soth ¶ The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this word full sori in hert thoght rather he wold him self suffre deth and thought if he myght ordeyn ther fore some maner remedie ¶ And anone the moÌ„ke went to his abbot Ì„ wos shriuen of him Ì„ told the abbot all that the kyng had said· and praid his abbot for to assoill him for he wold yef the kiÌ„g such a drink that all Englond shuld be glad ther of ioyfull ¶ Tho went the monke in to a gardeyn and fouÌ„d a gret to de therin toke hir vp Ì„ put hir iÌ„ a cup Ì„ prikked the tode thurgh with a broche moÌ„y tymes till that the venym comen out of euery side iÌ„ the cup. tho toke the cup Ì„ fillled it with good ale brought it before the kiÌ„g kneliÌ„g said sir qd he wassale for neuer the days of your life dranke ye of so good a cup ¶ Begin monke qd the kiÌ„g Ì„ the monke dranke a gret draught Ì„ toke the kyng the cup the kiÌ„g also dranke a gret draught set douÌ„e the cup ¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t iÌ„ to the farmori ther died anone on whâ—â— seule god haue merci amen And v. moÌ„kis sing for his
soule specially shall whiles the abbey staÌ„deth ¶ The kyng a rose vp anone full euell at ese coÌ„mande to remeue the table axed after the monke meÌ„ told him that he wos dede for his wombe was broke iÌ„ suÌ„der ¶ When the kyng herd this he coÌ„maÌ„ded to trusse but all it wos for noght for his belly began to swel so for the drink that he had dronkeÌ„ â–ª with in ij days he died on the morow after sent Lukes day ¶ And this kyng IohnÌ„ had mony fair child of his body begoten that is to say Henri his son that wos kiÌ„g after his fadre Richard that wos erle of Cornewaill and Isabell that was emprise of rome Elenor that wos quen of scotland ¶ And this kyng iohnÌ„ whan he had regned xiiij yere and. v monethis and v. dais he died in the castell of Newarke his bodi wos beried at wynchestre Anno domini M.CC. FRedericus the secund wos emprour xxxiij yere This maÌ„ wos crouned of Honorius the pope ayens Otto that he shold fight with hiÌ„ the wich he did expulsid hiÌ„ frist he nurisshed the chirche after he spolid it as a stepmoder wherfor Honoriê° cursed hym Ì„ all that wer ê¯trari to his oppynyon the pope assoiled Ì„ the same sentans Gregori the ix renewid and this same man put henri his own son iÌ„ pÌ„son ther morderid him â–ª wherfore when this Emprour an other seson wos seke bi an other son of his own he wos mordered in the tyme of Innocent the fourthe Honorius the thrie was popo after Innocent x. yere and confirmed the order of Freris prechuâ—s mynors made certaÌ„ decretals· ¶ Of kyng Henri the thrid that wos crouned at Gloucestre ANd after this kyng IohnÌ„ regned his son Henri and was crouned at Glocestre whan that he was ix yere old on seÌ„t Symondes day and Iude of Swalo the legat of rome thurgh councell of all the gret lordis that held with kyng Iohan his fader that is to say the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre Willm erle Marchall erle of Penbroke willm the Brener erle of Feriers Serle the manle baron all other gret lordis of englond held with lowys the kyng son of fraunce ¶ And anone after when king Henri wos crouned Swalo the legate held his councell at bristo at sent Martins fest and ther wer xi bisshoppis of englond and of wales Ì„ of other prelates of holy chirche a gret nombre erles and barons and mony knyghtys of EngloÌ„d and all tho that wer at that counsell swore feaute vn to Henri the kyng that wos king Iohanes sun ¶ And anone after the legate enterdited walis for encheson that they held with tha barons of Englund also all tho that holpen or yaf ony counsell to meve were ayen the newe kyng Henri he a cursed hem Ì„ at the begynnyng he put in the sentance the kynges son of frauÌ„ce Lowys ¶ And notheles the same Lowys wold not space for all that bot went and toke the castell of Barcamsted Ì„ also the castell of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did ther so moch harme thurgh out all Englond and principall the frensshmen that wer come with king Lowys wherfor the gret lordis Ì„ all the commyn pepull of englond let them dresse forto driue lowys and his companye out of engloÌ„d but sum of the barons and of the frensshmeÌ„ wer gon to the cite of Nicholl and toke the toune Ì„ held it to kyng Lowys profit ¶ But thider come kyng henris men with a gret pouer that is to say the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre and willm erle Marshall and willm the brener erle of Feriers and mony other lordie with them and yefen bataill vn to Lowys men And ther wos slayn the erle of Perches and Lowys men wer ther foule discomfited ¶ And ther wos taken Serle erle of wynchestre Ì„ Humfrey de Bowne erle of Herford and Robert the son of walter and moÌ„y other that begane were aynes the kyng ther they wer takyn and lad vn to kyng Henri thatt wos kyng Iohaanes son ¶ And when the tidynges come to Lowys of the discomfitur that was the kynges son of frauÌ„ce he remeued from thens and went vn to LoÌ„don and let shit the yates fast of the cite And anone after the kiÌ„g sent to the burgies of loÌ„don that they shÌ„uld yeld them vn to him and the Cite also and he wold them graunt all ther frauÌ„shis that euer they wer woned to haue before and wold confirme them by his gret new chartre vnder his brode seall ¶ And in the same tyme a gret lord that was called Eustace the monk come out of Fraunce with a gret companye of lordis Ì„ wold haue comen in to EngloÌ„d for to haue holped Lowys the kynges son of frauÌ„ce But Hubert of burgh and the v portis with viij shippis tho met with them in thee high se and assailid them egreli ouer come them with strength Ì„ smyten of Eustace the monkis heed toke also x. gret lordis of frauÌ„ce put them in to prison Ì„ killed almost all the men thatt come with them anone drenched the shippis in the see ¶ How Lowys turned ayen in to frauÌ„ce Ì„ of the confirmacion of kyng Iohanes chartre WHen Lowys herad this tydynges he drad sore to be dede Ì„ lost and let ordoyne and speke bitwen the kyng and lowys by the legat Swalo and thurgh the erchebisshop of canterburi Ì„ thurgh other gret lordis that all the prisoners on that one half and that otheer shuld be deliuered and gone quite Lowys him selfe shÌ„uld haue for his costages a M. pound of siluer shuld gone out of Englond Ì„ cum neuer more therin ayen ¶ And iÌ„ this maner was the accorde made bitwen kyng henri lowys tho wos lowys assoiled of the popis legat that wos called Swalo of the seÌ„tance that he was in Ì„ the barons of englond also ¶ And after this the king Henri Ì„ Swalo the legate Ì„ Lowys weÌ„t to Merton ther wos the pees confirmyd bitwen them ordeyned And after Lowys went fro thens vn to london Ì„ toke his leue and was brought with moch honour vn to the see with the Erchebisshop of cantorburi and with other bisshoppis Ì„ also with erles and barons and so went Lowys in to fraunce ¶ And afterward the kyng and the Erchebisshop and erles Ì„ Barouns assembled them at London at Mihelmasse that next come tho â—ewyng and held ther a gret parlament ther wer tho renewid all the fraunches that king IohnÌ„ had graunted at Romnemede Ì„ kiÌ„g henri tho ê¯firmed by his chartre the wich yit bene holdein thurgh out all englond And in that tyme the kyng toke of euery plough land ij shillyng And Hubert of Burgh was made tho chief
come aspi vn to the kyng and told him wher the Scottys wer assembled for to a bide bataill ¶ And on sent mari Magdelene day the kyng come to fonkirke and yaf bataill to the scottis and at that bataill wer kylled xxxiij thousand scottys and of englishe men but xxviij no mo of the wich was a worthy knyght slayn that wos a knyght an hospiteler that wos callid Freri brian Iay. ¶ For when willm wales fled from the bataill thatt same frere Brian him pursued fersly as his hors ran it start in to a myere of a maries vp to the bely ¶ And willm walis turned tho ayene Ì„ there kylled the forsaid Brian that wos moche harme ¶ And that while kyng Edward weÌ„t thurgh scotlaÌ„d for to enquere if he myght find any of his enmys And iÌ„ that land he duelled as long as him likyd and ther wos none enmye that durst him abide ¶ And sone afterward kiÌ„g Edward weÌ„t to south hamtoÌ„ for he wold not abyde in scotland in wynter seson for esemeÌ„t of his pepull And when he come to londoÌ„ he let ameÌ„d mony misdedis that wer done ayens his pees and his law while that he wos in Flaundres ¶ Of the last mariege of king Edward and how he went the thrid tyme in to Scotland ANd afterward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of rome that kiÌ„g edward shuld wedde dame Margaret that was kiÌ„g Philip sustre of frauÌ„ce and the Erchebisshop Robert of wynchelse spoused theÌ„ to gedre thurgh the wich mariege ther wos made pes betwen kyng Edward of englond kyng Philip of fraunce ¶ Kyng edward went tho the thrid tyme in to Scotland tho within the first yere he had enfamined the land so that ther left not on that he ne come to his merci sauf tho that wer in the castell of Estreuelin that wos well vetaled Ì„ astorid for vij yere ¶ How the castell of estreuelin wos beseged KYng Edward come with an huge pouer to the castell of estreuelin and beseged the castell but it litell a vailed for he might do the scottis none harme For the castell wos so strong well kepid ¶ And kyng edward saw that thought him vpoÌ„ a queyntize Ì„ let make anone ther .ij. paire of high galews before the tour of the castell Ì„ made his oth that as moÌ„y as wer iÌ„ the castell wer he erle or baron he wer take with strength but if he wold the rather him yold he shÌ„uld be honged vpoÌ„ the galewis ¶ And when tho that wer within the castell heerd this they come yeld them all to the kyngê grace Ì„ merci And the kiÌ„g for yaf them all his maletalent ¶ And ther wer all the gret lordis of scotland swore to kyng edward that they shuld cum to london to euery parlament shuld stond to his ordynance ¶ How Troylebastonne wos first ordeyned THe kyng Edward went thens to londoÌ„ and wenet for to haue had rest Ì„ pees of his were iÌ„ the wich were he wos ocupied xx yere That is to say in wales in Gascoyn and in ScotlaÌ„d And thught how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spendid about his were let enquere thurgh the reame of all the tyme that he had bene out of his reame that men called Troillebaston And ordeyned ther to Iustices Ì„ in this maner he recoueryed tresour with out nombre ¶ And his enchesoÌ„ wos for he had thought for till haue gone iÌ„ to the holy land for to haue werid vpon goddis enmis For enchesoÌ„ that he was crossid long tyme before ¶ And neuer thelas that law that he had ordeyned did moch good thurgh all englond to them that wer mysbode For tho that trespassid wer well chastised and afterward the moch more meker Ì„ the better Ì„ thee poer commyns wer in rest Ì„ in pees ¶ And the same tyme kiÌ„g Edward prisoned his own son edward for enchesoÌ„ that Walter of langtoÌ„ bisshop of Chestre that wos the kynges tresorar had made vpoÌ„ him complayn said that the forsaid edward thurghe couÌ„sell Ì„ ê“curment of on Pers of Ganaston a squyer of gascoiÌ„ had brokyn the parkis of the forsaid bisshapois Ì„ this Pers couÌ„cellid and lad this same edward ¶ And for this cause kyng odward exiled his son out of englond for euer more ¶ Of the deth of willm waleis the fals tratour ANd wheÌ„ this kyng Edward had his enmys ouer cummyn in wales Gascoyn and in Scotland and distroyd his traitours all but only that ribaud willm wales that neuer to the kiÌ„g wold him yeld and at the last in the toune of sent Dominic iÌ„ the yere of kyng Edwards regne xxxiij That fals tratour wos take Ì„ presentid to the kyng but the kyng wold not se him and sent him to london to underfenge his Iugement vpon sent Bartholomes eue he wos honged and draw his hede smyten of hys bowelis take out of his bodi and brint Ì„ his bodi quartired and sent vn to iiij of the best tounes of scotlad and his hede put vpoÌ„ a spere set vpon london brigge in exampull that the scottis shuld haue in mynd for to do amys ayens ther leige lord eftsones ¶ How the scottis come to kyng edward for to ameÌ„d ther trespasse that they had done ayens him ANd at Mihelmasse tho next commyng kyng Edward helde his parlament at westmynstre and thider come the scots that is to say the bisshop of sent Andrewes Robert the Brus erle of Carik SimoÌ„d the Frisell IohuÌ„ the erle of Athell thei wer accordid with the kiÌ„g and bounde and by oth swore that they afterward if any of them misbore them ayens kyng Edward that they shuld be disherited for euer more ¶ And whan ther pees was thus made They toke ther leue priueli and weÌ„t home vn to ther own cuntre ¶ How Robert the Brus chalenged scotland ANd after this Robert the Brus erle of carik sent by his letter to the erles and barons of Scotland that they shulde come to him to Scone in the morow after the concepcion of our lady for hegh nedes of the land and the lordis come at the day assined ¶ And the same day sir Robert the Brus said fair lordis full well ye know that in my ê‘son duelled the right of the reame of scotland os ye wate well i am rightfull heir sith that sir iohan Bailoll that wos our kyng vs hath forsaken Ì„ left his land ¶ And though it so be that kyng Edward of englond with wrongfull pouer hath made me to him assent ayens my wyll if that ye wyll graunt that I may be kyng of scotland I shall kepe you ayens kyng edward of englond ayens all maner men and with that word the abbot of Scon arose vp and before them all said that it was reson for to helpe him Ì„ the land ta kepe
peple to do ther pilgrimage at pountfret Ì„ so he couÌ„celled the kiÌ„g that he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to closse the chirche dores of pountfret in the wich chirche the holi marter sent Thomas was entered thus they did ayen all frauÌ„chises of holy chirche so that· iiij yere after might no pilgrime cuÌ„ vn to that holy body ¶ And for encheson that the monkis suffred men to cuÌ„ honour that holy body of sent Thomas the martir thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh spenser the son and thurgh couÌ„cell also of master Robert Baldoke the fals piled clarke that wos the kiÌ„ges chauncelar the kyng consentid that they shuld be set to ther wages and let make wardeyns ouer ther own good long time thurgh coÌ„maÌ„dement of the forsaid sir hugh the spenser xiiij Gascoynes well armed kept the hill ther that the good man sent Thomas was done vn to his deth so that no pilgrame might cum by that way ¶ Full well went he to haue be take cristis myght Ì„ his pouer and the gret boos of miracles that he shewed for his marter Sent Thomas thurgh all cristyndom ¶ And that same tyme the kyng made Robert of Baldok the fals piled clarke thurgh praier of sir hugh the spenser the son ChauÌ„celar of englond ¶ And in the same tyme was the castell of Walynford holdeÌ„ ayens the kyng thurgh the prisoners that wer within the castell for sent Thomas quarell of Lancastre ¶ Wherfor the pepull of the câ—ntre come and toke the castell vpon the prisoners ¶ Wherfore Sir IohnÌ„ of Goldington knyght sir Edmond of beche prisoners Ì„ a squyer that was called Roger of walton· wer take and sent vn to the kyng to Pountfret and ther they werdone in to prison and the forsaid Roger was sent vn to yorke Ì„ ther he was draw honged ¶ And anone after sir roger Mortimer of wygmore brake out of the tour of London in this maner ¶ The forsaid reg herd that he shÌ„uld be draw Ì„ honged at londoÌ„ in the morow after sent Laurence day Ì„ on the day before he held a fair fest in the tour of londoÌ„ ther wos sir Stephen segraue constable of the tour moÌ„y gret men with them ¶ And when they shuld sope the forsaid Stephen sent for all the offisers of the tour and they come sopid with him And when they shuld take ther leue of him a squyer that was called Stephen that was full priue with the forsaid Roger thurgh his couÌ„sell yaf them all such a drinke that the lest of them all slept ij dais ij nyghtis iÌ„ the meyn tyme he scappid away by water that is to say bi the Thamse weÌ„t ouer the see held him in fraunce ¶ Wherfor the kiÌ„g wos sore annoyed tho put thee same Stephen out of his coÌ„stablerie ¶ How the quene Isabell went in to fraunce for to treten of pees bytwen hir lord the kyng of Englond and the king of fraunce hir brother THe kyng went tho vn to london ther thurgh coÌ„cell of sir hugh the spenser the fader Ì„ of his son of master robert baldoke a fals piled clarke his Chanceler let seise tho all the quenes landes iÌ„ to his handis Ì„ also all the landis that wer sir Edward his son wer so put to hir wages ayenst all maner resoÌ„ that wos thurgh the falsenesse of the speÌ„sers ¶ And wheÌ„ the kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce that wos quene Isabelles broder herd of this falsenes he was sore annoyed ayens the kiÌ„g of englond Ì„ his fals couÌ„celers ¶ Wherfor he sent a letter to kiÌ„g edward vnder his seal that he shuld cuÌ„ iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce at a certen day for to done his homage ther to he somened hiÌ„ Ì„ elles he shold lese all Gascoyn ¶ And so it was ordeyned in englond thurgh the kiÌ„g his couÌ„cell that quene Isabell shold wend in to frauÌ„ce for to tret of pees bitwen hir lord hir brother And that oliuer of Yngham shuld weÌ„d in to gascoyn haue with him vij thousand men Ì„ mo of armes to be seneshall Ì„ wardeyne of gascoyn so it wos orddyned that quene Isabel weÌ„t ouer se come in to frauÌ„ce with hir went sir Aymer of valaÌ„ce erle of peÌ„brok that wos ther mordred sodeÌ„li iÌ„pue sege bot that wos thurgh godis veÌ„geaunce for he wos on of the Iustices that ê¯sentid to sent Thomas deth of laÌ„castre Ì„ wold neuer after repeÌ„te hiÌ„ of that wikkid dede Ì„ at that tim sir oliuer of ynghaÌ„ went ouer iÌ„ to gascoiÌ„ did moch harme to the kiÌ„g of Fraunca and tho he gat ayen that kyng Edward had lost and moch more ther to ¶ How kyng Edward sent sir Edward his son the eldest in to fraunce THe quene Isabell had but a quart of a yere duelled iÌ„ frauÌ„ce bot sir Edward hir eldest son axed leue tho for to wende in to fraunce for to speke with his mother Isabell the quene ¶ And his fader the kyng grauÌ„ted him with a good will and said to him Go my fair sone in goddis blissing myne thiÌ„ke for to cuÌ„ ayen as hastely as thou may ¶ And he went ouer see Ì„ come in to frauÌ„ce ¶ And the king of frauÌ„ce his vncle vnderfenge him with moch honour said vn to him fair son ye be welcoÌ„ for be cause that your fader come not to done his homage for the duchie of Gnyhene as his auncestres wer wont for to do I yeue you that lordship to hold it of me in heritage as all maner auÌ„cestres did be fore you wher fore he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the kiÌ„g exiled his quene Isabel edward his heldest son WHen kyng Edward of englond herd tell how the kyng of fraunce had yeue the duchie of Gnyhen vn to sir Edwarde his son with out consent Ì„ will of him Ì„ that his sone had vnderfonge the duchie he become wonder wroth Ì„ sent to his sone by letter to his wyfe also that they shuld cum ayen in to englond in all the hast that they myght And the quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone wer woÌ„der sore adrad of the kynges manace and of his wroth principally for the falsenes of the spensers both of the father Ì„ eke the son at his commaundement they wold not cum ¶ Wherfore kyng edward wos full sore annoyed Ì„ let make a crie at londoÌ„ that if quene Isabell and edward hir eldest sone come not in to englond that they shuld bene holde as our enmys both to the reame and eke to the croun of engloÌ„d ¶ And for that thei nolÌ„d cum in to englond bot both wer exiled the moder and hir son ¶ When the quene Isabell herd this tidinges she wos sore adrad to be shÌ„ent thurgh the fals congettyng of the spencers ¶ And weÌ„t with the knyghtys that wer
his heritage ¶ And so he yaf moch siluer vn to the sowdiours Ì„ to aliens for to help hiÌ„ ¶ And they behight for to help him in that they myght but they failed hiÌ„ at his most nede ¶ And at that tyme Donald erle of Morrif herd tell how that sir Edward bailloll wos priuely cum in to englond and come to him and made with him gret ioye of his comiÌ„g ayen and said vn to him Ì„ behight him that all the gret lordis of englond shuld be to him entendant and shÌ„uld him hold for hyng as right heir of scotland and did to him homage feaute ¶ Tho come sir Henri of Beaumont to kyng Edward of englond Ì„ praied him in way of charite that he wold grauÌ„t of his grace vn to sir Edward bailloll that he myght sauflÌ„y gone bi land from Sandhall vn to scotlond for to coÌ„quere his right heritage in scotland ¶ The kyng ansuerid said if that I suffre the Bailloll wend thurgh my land in to scotland than the pepull wold say that I shuld be assentyng vn to the compani ¶ Now sir I pray yow that ye wold yef him leue to tak with hiÌ„ soudiours of englishmen that they myght saufly lede him thurgh yowr land vn to scotland ¶ And sir vpon this couenauÌ„t that if it so befal that god it forbide that he be discomfited in batell thurgh the Scottis that I and also all the lordis that holden with Bailloll bene for euermore out of your rentis that we haue in englond ¶ And ther the kyng vpon thys couenaunt graunted ther bone as tochyng him tho that wer of the same quarell the wich clamed for to haue landis or rentis in the ream of Englond ¶ And thes wer the names of the lordis that pursued this mater that is to say sir Edward the Bailloll that chalenged the reame of Scotland sir Henri Beammont erle of Angos sir Dauid of Stroboly erle of Atheles sir Geffrey of monbray Walter Comyn Ì„ mony oder that wer put out of ther heritage in Scotland whan the pees wos made bitwen englond and scotland as before is said ¶ And ye shall vnderstond that thes lordis toke with them v. hondreth men of armes ij thousand archers and of fote men Ì„ tho weÌ„t iÌ„ to ship at rauenspore and sayled by the se till that they come vn to scotland come to land at kynkehorne xij myle froÌ„ sent Iohanes toune and anone sent out ther shippis ayen for they shÌ„uld not be hurte ne empayrid nether that no man shÌ„uld go iÌ„ to the shippis ayen though that they had nede bot a bideÌ„ all ê‘rillis not fle but staÌ„d and rather suffre deth than flee for to maynten ther trew quarell ¶ When the Erle of Fiffe a fers man a sterne herd that the Bailloll was comyn for to take the land of scotland he come iÌ„ hast to kynghorn with xij thousand scottis to destroy hiÌ„ that he shÌ„uld not cum to land ¶ But sir Edward Bailloll his compani ther him descomfited at the wich discomfiture sir Alesander of seton wos ther kyllid mony oder ¶ The erle of Fiffe was tho sore full yll a shamed that so litell a compani had him discomfited Ì„ shamly put him al his compani that was a lyue for to flee ¶ Tho come sir Edward bailloll Ì„ token the cuntre all about him till he com vn to the Abbey of Dunfermilyn ther he found vitallis for him for his folke Ì„ among all other thyngê he fond iÌ„ a chambre a bout v. hondreth of gret stauis of fine oke with long pykis of yren of stele he toke them deliuered them to the most strongest men of his compani ¶ And anone after he went fro thens and logged him iÌ„ a felde ij myle from sent Iohanes toune and when the burgies of the toune herd how the Erle of Fiffe was discoÌ„fited thurgh the Bailloll they wer sore adrâ—d and brâ—ken ther brugges that they hed made ouer the water of erne so that the Bailloll myght not gone ouer wherfore he loged hiÌ„ ther all that nyght but litell hede he toke of rest and said vn to his pepull ¶ Now dere lordis ye know full well that we be now logged bitwen our enmys and if they may vs hampre ther is no bote but deth wherfore if we abide here still all this nyght I leue that it shall turne vs to moch sorow and harme For the pouer of scotland may euery day wax and encrece we may not so done And we be bot litell pepull as ayenst them ¶ Wherfor I pray you for the loue of almyghty god make we vs bold and hardy and that we may mighteli take the scottis this nyght and boldely were vpon them and let vs pursue them this night Ì„ if they be traueled thurgh vs and se oure heidines oder scottis that se them so traueled and wery the sorer will they be adrad with vs for to fight and fersely than we shall fight with them Ì„ on them pursue so that thurgh the grece of god almyghty all the world shall speke of the doughtynesse of our chiualrie ¶ And sires vnderstondeth wel that all the companye that comen with sir Edward Bailloll grauÌ„ted wel vn to that councell and werther of right glad and anone pursued vpon the scottis that they becomen wonder wery ¶ And the Bailloll his companie sore folowed them Ì„ did then moch harme Ì„ sorow thurgh ther assaut so that they might not for febull them help and for litell pepull ¶ But tho said the scottis amonges them what is now befall that so litell a pepull as the bailloll hath in wynge done vs so moch trauell and sorow ¶ Now certes it semeth vs that he wyrketh bi grace for he is wonder gracious in his quarell we certes shall be dede or that we may cum to hiÌ„ vs for to yeld sith that his fadre set of vs no price ¶ And among all other thinges the BailÌ„loll his pepull passed the water of Erne so that sir Roger of Swynerton the son wos fers and angri and went forth they saw pepull of armes ful well araied and forth they went vn to them with them faught and kyled or take as mony as wold abide ¶ And nothles at that assaute they wend it had bene the gret host of scotland ¶ And wheÌ„ it come to the morow they gadred them to gedre and restid them a while but the while that the englisshmeÌ„ rested theÌ„ the nobull baron Thomas of vescy and the nobull baron of stafford prikked ther hors vp douÌ„e by the hilles for to kepe the Estres of the cuÌ„tre And as they pricked vp and douÌ„e they saw a gret ost of good aray ordeyned in ther wynges with helmys Ì„ sheldis shynyng coÌ„iÌ„g vpon them ¶ And ther come tho two lordis ayen vn
strong men and worthy and yeld them vn to the kyng and bere them so fair in dede in countinaunce so that he trustid moch vpoÌ„ them ¶ And anone as the traytours saw that he trust moch vpon them â–ª they ordeyned amonges them .l. in a compani wold haue kyled ther lord the kyng ¶ But thurgh the grace of almighty god he brakeÌ„ thurgh a walle an hole in his chambre and os god wold ascappid theyr trecherie and all his men wer kylled and he ascappid with moch dred vn to the toune of Cardoil and ther held him sore anoyed and this befell in our ladies eue the concepcion· ¶ Tho sent kyng Edward the Bailloll to kyng Edward of englond how falsely tratoursly he was in litell tyme put to shame sorow thurgh his liege men vpon whom he trustid woÌ„der moch praid him for the loue of god that he wold maynten him Ì„ help him ayens his enmys ¶ The kyng of englond had of him gret pitte behight to helpe him and socour him Ì„ sent him word that he shuld hold him in pees still in the forsaid Cite of Cardoill till that he had gadred his pouer ¶ Tho ordeyned kyng Edward of Englond a couÌ„cell at london and let gadre his men in diuerse shires of englond and whan he wos all redi he went toward thee toune of Berewill vpon Twede and thider come vn to him kiÌ„g Edward bailloll of Scotland with his pouer and beseged the toune and made with out the toune a fair toune of pauilons and â—iked them all about so that they had no dred of thee scottis and made mony assaute with gonnys and with other engynes to the toune wherwith they distroid mony fair houses and chirches also wer bet doune vn to the erth with gret stones that spituusly come out of gonnys and of other engynes And notheles the scottis kept well the touÌ„e that tho two kynges might not come theriÌ„ long tyme. ¶ And notheles the kiÌ„ges abyde ther so loÌ„g till tho that were in the toune failed vitales and also they wer so wery of wakyng that they wist what for to done ¶ And ye shall vnderstaÌ„d thas tho scottis that wer in the toune of Berewik thurgh commune couÌ„cell and ther assent let crie vpon the walles of the toune that they might haue pees of the englishmen ther of they praied the kyng of his grace and merci and praied him of trewes for viij days vpoÌ„ this couenaunt that if they wer not rescued in that side of the toune toward scotland of the scottis with in viij daies that they wold yeld them vn to the kyng and the toune also ¶ And to hold this couenant they proferid to the kyng xij hostages out of the toune of berewik ¶ When the hostages wer deliuered vn to the kyng anone tho of the touÌ„e send vn to the scottis and told them of ther sorow and mischief ¶ And thee scottis come tho priuely ouer the water of Twed to the bought of the abbey And sir willm Dyket that wos tho stiward of scotland and mony other that come with him put them ther in gret ê‘ill of them self at that tyme of ther life For they come ouer a brugge that wos to broken and the stones away and mony of ther coÌ„pani wer ther drenched but the forsaid willm went ouer and other of his companie and come bi the shippis of englond kylled iÌ„ a barge of hul xvi men And after they went in to the toune of berrewik by the water side ¶ Wherfore the scottis held tho the toune rescued asked ther hostages ayen of the kyng of englond ¶ And thee kyng sent them word ayen that they axed the hostages with wrong sith that they come in to the toune of englond side for couenant was bitwen them that the toune shuld be rescued by the half of Scotland ¶ And anone kyng Edward tho coÌ„maunded to yeld the toune or he wold haue the hostage ¶ And the scottis said the toune was rescuyd wel ynowgh and ther to they wold them hold ¶ When kyng Edward saw the scottis brek ther couenaunt that they made he wos wonder wroth and anone let take sir Thomas fitzwillm sir Alexander of seton wardeyn of Berewik the wich Thomas wos person of Dunbar and let them be take fyrst a fore that other hostages For encheson that sir Alexander fadre wos keê‘ of the touÌ„e ¶ And tho commaunded euery day ij hostages of the toune till that they wer all done to deth but if they yeld the toune ¶ And so he shuld teche them for to breke ther couenauntes ¶ And when tho of the toune herd thes thingê they becomen wonder sori and sent to the kyng of engloÌ„d that he wold graunte them other viij dais of respet so that bitweÌ„ tho hondreth men of armes and xx· men of armes myght be strength gone bytwen them to the toune of Berewyk them for to vital that the toune must be holde for rescued ¶ And if so wer that xxi or xxij or more wer slayn of tho hundreth beforesaid that the toune shuld not be holden for rescued And this couenaunt to be holden they sent to him other xij of the forsaid toune in hostage ¶ The kyng of englond graunted them ther praier and token the hostages on sent Margaretis eue In the yere of grace a M.CCC xxxij the scottis com fersely in iiij wengis well a raid iÌ„ armys for to mete kiÌ„g Edward of engloÌ„d Ì„ Edward the kiÌ„g of scotland with ther pouer com fast sharpely ayens euensong tyme Ì„ the same tyme wos flode at berewik iÌ„ the water of twed that no man myght wend ouer on his hors nor on fote and the water wos betwen the ij kyngê and the reame of englond that tyme abideÌ„ the scortis iÌ„ that othir side for encheson that the englisshmen shÌ„old haue ben drenched or slayn ¶ This wos the aray of the Scottis how that they comeÌ„ iÌ„ bataill ayens the ij kynges of englond and scottelaund In the vaunt ward of scotland wer thes lordis THe erle of Morif Iames Frisell SymoÌ„d Frisell walter Stiward Reynold Cheyn Patrik of graham Iohan le graunt Iames of Cardoill Patrik Parkers Robert Caldecottes Phelip of Melledrum Thamas Gilbert Raufe wiseman Adam Gurdon Iamis Gramat Robert Boid hugh parke with xl knyghtis new dubbed viC. men of armes and iijM. of communes ¶ In the frist parte of the halfe batail wer thies lordis ¶ The stiward of scotland The erle of morie iamis his vncle Willm Duglas dauid of Lyndesei MaÌ„colin flemiÌ„g Willm of Kethe DuÌ„ken Kamboke with xxx bacheleris new dubbed ¶ In the secoÌ„d part of the bataill wer thes lordis ¶ Iames stiward of Colden Aleyn stiward willm Abbrehyn willm Morice iohnÌ„ fitz willm Adam le mose walter fitz Gilbert iohnÌ„ of Cerlton Robert walham with vijC. men of armes and xvijM. of
communes ¶ In the iij. part of the bataill of scotland wer thes lordis The erle of Maâ—rethe erle of Rof the erle of Straherne the erle of sotherland willm of kyrkkeley iohnÌ„ Cambron Gilbert of Hay willm of Ramsey willm prendegest Kyrstyn hardde willm Gurdon Arnold Garde Tomas Dolphyn with xl knyghtes new dubbed ixC. men of armes xvM. of communes ¶ In the iiij ward of the bataill of scotland werthes lordis Archebald Douglas the erle of Leneuax Alisander librus the erle of Fif iohnÌ„ Cambell erle of atheles Robert Lawether Willm of uipount willm of Lonstone iohan de LabelÌ„s Groos de Sherenlawe iohan de Lyndesey Alisander de gray In gram de vmfreville Patrik de Pollesworth Dauid de wymes Michell scot Willm Landy Thomas de boys Roger the Mortimer with xx Bachelers new dubbed ix hondreth men of armes xviijM. and iiij hondreth of comunes ¶ The erle of Dunbar keê‘ of the castell of Beâ—rewik holp the scottis with .l. men of aâ—mes ¶ And sir AlexaÌ„der of seten keper of the forsaid toune of Berrewike with an hondreth men of armes also the ê¯mune ris of the toune with iiij hondreth meÌ„ of armes and with them viij hondreth of fote men ¶ The soume of the erles and lorddis aboue said ammounteth lxvi ¶ The soume of bachelers new dubbed ammounteth to an hondreth and .xl. ¶ The soume of men of armes ammouteth to iijM.C. ¶ the somme of of the comuners ammounteth to liijM. ij C ¶ The somme totall of the pepull aboue saied ammounteth lviM.vij .vijC.xlv ¶ And thes lxvi gret lordis laden al the other gret lordis aboue said in iiij batailles as it is told before all on fote ¶ And kyng edward of englond Ì„ edward bailloll king of scotland had well appareiled ther folke in iiij batailles for to fight on fote ayens the scottis ther enmys ¶ And the englisshmen mynstrelles blew ther trumpes and ther pipes and hidously ascried the scottis ¶ And tho had euery englissh bataill ij wynges of price Archiers the wich at that bataill shot arowes so fast and so sore that the scottis myght not help them self and they smyten the scottis thousandis vn to the ground And they gun for to fle fro the englishmen for to saue ther lifes ¶ And when the english knaues saw the scomfiture and the scottis fall fast to the ground they priked ther mastres horse with the spores for to kepe them fro ê‘ill set ther mastres at no force ¶ And wen the englishmeÌ„ saw that they lepten on ther hors and fast pursued the scottis and all that abyden they kylled doune rigth Ther men might se the doughtinesse of the nobull kyng edward and of his men how manly they pursued the scottis that flowen for dred ¶ And ther men myght see mony a scottishman cast doune vn to the ground dede Ì„ ther baners displaied hacked in to peces and mony a good haberione of stele in ther blod bath ¶ And mony a tyme the Scottis wer gadred in to companies but euer more they wer descomfited ¶ And so it be fell as god almyghty wold that the scottes had that day no more foyson ne myght ayens the englisshme than xx shepe shuld haue ayens v wolfes and so were the Scottis discomfited And yit the Scottis had wele v. men ayens on Englishman ¶ And that bataill was done on Halidoun-hill â–ª beside the toune of Berewik at the wich bataill wer slayn of the Scottis xxxv M. Ì„ .vijC.xij Ì„ of englisshmen but onli xiiij and tho wer fotmen ¶ And this victori befell to the englishmen on sent Margaretis eue In the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a M.CCC.xxxij ¶ And while this doyng lastid the English pages toke the pilfry of the Scottis that wer killed euery man that he myght take with out ony chalengyng of any man ¶ And so after this gracious victori the kyng turnyd him ayen vn to the same sege of berewik And whan they besegid saw Ì„ herd how kiÌ„g Edward had sped They yolden to hiÌ„ the toune with the castell on the morn after sent Margaretis day ¶ And than the kyng ordeyned sir Edward Bailloll wyth other nobull and worthy men to be kepers and gouerners of Scotland in his absence him self turned ayen come in to Englond after this victori with moch ioye and worship ¶ And in the next yere sewyng that is for to say in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord IhuÌ„ crist a thousand CCC Ì„ xxxiij and of kyng Edward vij· he went ayen in to scotland in winter tyme. at wich viage the Castill of Kilbrigge in scotland for him his men that with hiÌ„ com he recoueryd and had ayens the Scottis all at his own lust ¶ And in that same yere sir Edward Bailloll kyng of Scotland held his parlament in scotlaÌ„d with moni nobull lordes of EngloÌ„d that wer at that same parlament for encheson of ther landes Ì„ also lordshippis that they had in the reame of scotland Ì„ helden all of that same Bailloll ¶ And in the viij yere of his regne about the fest of sent Iohan baptist sir Edwarde Bailloll the veray and trew kyng of scotland as by heritage and right lyne made his homage and feaute vn to kiÌ„g edward of englond for the Reame of Scotland at the new castell vpon Tyne in the presence of mony a man worthy lordis also of comunes both of the reame of englond and also of scotland and a none after in the same yere kyng Edward of englond resaued of the Duke of Bretan his homage for the erldom Ì„ lordship of Richemond ¶ And so folowyng in the ix yere of his rene after Mihelmasse Kyng Edward rode in to scotland and ther was fast by sent Iohanes toune almost all the wynter tyme and so he held his Cristemasse at the Castell of Rokesburgh ¶ And in the same yere thurgh out all Englond about sent Clementis tyde in wynter ther arosen such a springyng and welling vp of watres and also of slodis both of the see and also of fresh reuerys springê that the see bankes walles Ì„ costes brekeÌ„ vp that meÌ„ bestis Ì„ houses iÌ„ moÌ„y places namly iÌ„ low cuÌ„tres violeÌ„tli Ì„ sodeÌ„ly wer drenchid ¶ And frutis driueÌ„ away of the erth thurgh ê¯tinuance Ì„ habuÌ„dauÌ„ce of waters of the see euer more afterwarde wer turned iÌ„ to more saltenes sowrnes of sauour The x. yer of kiÌ„g edward regne kiÌ„g edward entred the scottis se after midsomer to moÌ„y of the scottis he yaf bataill Ì„ ouer coÌ„ them moÌ„e he treted and boued vn to his pes thurgh his doughtynesse· ¶ And after mihelmasse thaÌ„ next foloyng wos the erle of Morif take at Edenburgh brough iÌ„ to engloÌ„d Ì„ put iÌ„ to prison ¶ And iÌ„ the monethes of Iune Iulij than next foloyng iÌ„ the xi yere of his regne
to the noÌ„bre of CC and xxx ¶ The same yere the kiÌ„g makyng and abidyng vpon the sege of Turney the erle of Henaude wyth Englissh archers made assaute vn to the touÌ„e of sent AmaÌ„d wher they slow .l. knyghtys and mony other and also destroied the toune ¶ And in the xvi yere of his regne folowyng in the wynter tyme the same kyng duelled still vpon the forsaid sege and sent oft tyme in to Englond vn to his tresorer and other puruâ—iours for gold and monay that shuld be sent vn to him ther iÌ„ his nede but his proctours and messingers cursedly and full slouli serued him at his nede and him deceyued on whos defaute and laches the kyng toke trewes be twen him Ì„ the kyng of frauÌ„ce And the kyng Edward full of sorow Ì„ shame iÌ„ his hert withdrow hiÌ„ fro the sege and come in to bretan and ther wos so gret strife for vitaill that he lost mony of his pepull ¶ And when he had done ther that he come for he dressed him ouer see in to englond ward ¶ And os he sailed toward engloÌ„d iÌ„ the high see the most myshappis stormes and tempestes thundre and lightynynges fell to him in the see the wich wos said that it wos done and araysed thurgh iuell spretes made by sorsorie and nygromanci of them of fraunce wherfore the kynges hert was full of sorow and anguyssh wellyng and sighyng and said vn to our lady in this wise ¶ O blissed lady sent Mari what is the cause that euer more goyng in to fraunce all thynges and wethers falen to me Ioyfull and lyking Ì„ gladsum and os I wold haue them bot al way turnyng in to Englond ward all thynges falen vnprofitabully and ueri harmfull neuerthe later he scapyng al ê‘rels of the see as god wold come to the tour of london by nyght ¶ And the same yere the kyng held his cristeÌ„masse at MenÌ„es and sent word to the scottis by his messingers that he wos redy wold fight with them bot the scottis wold not abide that but fled ouer the Scottis see and hid theÌ„ as welÌ„ as thei myght ¶ And iÌ„ the xvij yere of his regne about the fest of Conuersion of sent Paule kyng Edward wen he had bene in scotland and saw that the scottis wer fled tho he come ayen in to englonde ¶ And a litell before lent was the turnement at Dunstabull to the wich turnement come al the yong bachelary and chiualrie of Englond with mony other Erles and lordis At the wich turnement kyng Edward him self was ther present ¶ And the next yere folewyng iÌ„ the xviij yere of his regne at his ê‘lament holden at westmynstre the auynzeme of Paske the kyng Edward the thrid made Edward hys frist son prince of wales ¶ And in the xix yere of his regne anone after in Ianiu by fore lent the same kyng edward let make full nobul Iustes and gret festis in the place of his birth at windesore that ther wos neuer noÌ„e such seyn ther a fore At wich fest and rialte wer ij kynges ij quenes the prince of wales the duk of Cornewaill x. erles ix CouÌ„tesses barons mony burgeis the wich myght not lightly be nombrid And of diuerse landis beyoÌ„d the see weren mony strangers ¶ And at the same tyme whan the Iustis wer done kyng Edward made a gret soê‘ in the wich he ordeyned frist and began his rouud tabul and ordeyned stedfasted the day of the round tabull to be holden ther at wyndesore in the witson weke euer more yerly ¶ And in this time englishmeÌ„ so moch haunted Ì„ cleued to the wodnesse Ì„ foly of the strangers That froÌ„ tyme of comyng of the Henaudres xviij yere passed â–ª they ordeyned changid them euery yere diuerse shappis Ì„ disgising of clothing of long large wide clothis destitut disert from al old honeste good vsage ¶ And an other tyme short clothis and strayt wasted dagged kyt on euery side slatered botoned with sleues Ì„ tapitis of surcotes hodis ouer long ouer moch hangyng that if I the soth shall say they wer more like to tormentouris deuels in ther clothing shoyng Ì„ other aray than to men ¶ And the women more nysely yit passid the men in aray Ì„ coriousloker for they wer so strait clothid that they let hang fox tailles sewed by neth within ther clothis for to hele hide ther arses the wich disgysynges and pride ê‘auentur afterward brought forth caused mony myshappis Ì„ myschief in the reame of englond ¶ The xx yere of kyng Edward he went ouer in to Britan and Gascoyn in whos companie went the erle of warwyk the erle of Suffolke the erle of HuÌ„tyngton the erle of Arundel Ì„ mony other lordis and comune pepull in a gret multitude with a gret nauye of CC. xl shippis anone after midsomer for to a venge him of mony wronges and harmes to him done by Philip of valois kyng of fraunce ayens the trews before hand graunted the wich trews he falsely Ì„ vntrewli by cauelacioÌ„s losed Ì„ disquatte ¶ How kyng Edward sailed in to Normandie and ariued at Hogges with a gret host IN the xxi yere of his regne kyng Edward thurgh councell of all the gret lordis of the reame of englond called Ì„ gadred to geder in his perlament at westmynster be fore Ester ordeyned him for to passe ouer the see ayen for to disese destrobull the rebelles of frauÌ„ce ¶ And when his nauye wos come to gedre and made redy he went with an huge host the xij day of Iulij and sailed in to Normandie and a riued at hogges ¶ And when he had rested him ther vi dais for by cause of trauelyng of the se and for to haue out all his men with all ther necessaries out of ther shippis he went toward CadomuÌ„ brennyng wastyng and distroyng all the tounes that he fond in his way ¶ And the xxvi day of Iulij at the brugge of Cadony manli and orpedly strengthed and defended with Normans he had ther a strong bataill and a long during thurgh wich a gret multitude of peple wer slayn ¶ And ther war take prisoners The erle of ewe the lord of Tankervill and an hondreth of other knyghtis and meÌ„ of armes Ì„ vi hondreth foot men nombred the toune Ì„ the subbarbes vn to the bare walle of all thing that they myght be bore caried out wos rebbed and dispoyled ¶ After the kyng passed forth by the cuntre about the brede of xx myle he wasted all maner thyng that he fond ¶ When Philip of valois ê‘ceuid this all though he wer fast by with a strong host yit he wold not cum no nye but breke all the brugges by yond the water of seyn fro Royn vn to Paris and him self fled vn to
all ther thynges that they myght bere and carie away kepyng the toune and the Castell to hym self ¶ Than thurgh mediacion of Cardinales that wer sent from the pope trews was teke ther bitwen frauÌ„ce and englond for ix monethes than next foloyng about mihelmasse kyng edward come ayen in to englond with a glorius victorie ¶ And in the xxiij yere of his regne in the est parties of the world ther arose and began a pestilence and deth of sariseÌ„s and paynyms that so gret a deth wos neuer herd of a fore And that wasted away the peple so that vnneth the tenth ê‘soÌ„ wos left on liue ¶ And in the same yere about the south cuntres also in the west contres ther fell so moch rayn and so gret watres that from cristemasse vn to midsomer ther was vnnethes day ne nyght but that it rayned sumwhat thurgh wich waters the pestileÌ„ce wos so enfecked and so habundand in all cuntres and namli about the court of rome and other places see costis that vnneth ther wer left leuyng fulke for to beri them that wer dede honestly But made gret diches and pittes that wer wonder brod Ì„ depe Ì„ therin beried them made a renge of dede bodis Ì„ cast a litell erthe to hele them aboue than cast in an othe regne of dede bodis an other regne aboue them And thus wer they beried noÌ„e oder wise but if it wer the fewer that wer men of gret estate that were beraid as honestly as they myght ¶ And after all this in the xxiiij yere of kiÌ„g Edwardis regne it was don him to wit vnderstond of a treson that wos begun at Calais Ì„ ordeyned for to sell that toune for a gret somme of florens vn to kiÌ„g Philip of FrauÌ„ce thurgh the falsenesse Ì„ ordynauÌ„ce of a knyght that wos called sir Gefferey of Cherney that wos wonder priue with king Philip of fraunce ¶ And when kyng Edward herd this he toke with hiÌ„ the nobles and gentils lordis and mony other worthy and orped men of armes that wer ther present with him for the soleÌ„pnite of that high fest ¶ And well and wiselÌ„y in all the hast that he myght and as priuely os he myght he wenten ouer the see toward calais ¶ And that same yere the good kyng edward held his cristemasse at Hauering ¶ And the morn after newyeres day the kyng wos in the castell of Calays with his men of armes that none of the aliens wist ther of And that fals conspiratour and traitour Geffri of Charney seth that he myghte not openli haue his purpese of the castell priuely stelynly he com in and held the toune with a gret host ¶ And when he with his men wer comen in he paied the forsaid somme of floreyns as couenaunt was bitwen them to a Genewey in the toune that was keper of the castell and consenting to the same geffri in all this falsenesse and trechorie and bounden the englissh mynstrels Ì„ seruantis that wer in the castell that they myght not help them self ne let them of ther purpose And than wenyng that they had be siker ynough thei speken all ther wikkednes falsenesse opeÌ„ly an high that all men myght here ¶ And now shall ye here how they wer deceyued for they comen in by a priue postterne ouer a litell brugge of tre and when they wer comen in sotaly and priuely the brigge wos draw vp and kept that none of them that comen in myght go out ne no mo cuÌ„ in to them ¶ And anone our englyshmen went out at priue holes and wyndous and ouer the walles of the toune of the castell and went and faughte maÌ„ly with the frenshmen that wer with out and had the better of them the wich when they wer occupied by them selÌ„f on ther side The king that was with in the toune hauyng with him scarsly but xxx men of armes drew out his swerd and with a loud vois he cried vp an high A sent Edward A sent George ¶ And when folke herd that they comen rennyng to him yaf ther to ther enmys so gret assaut that ther wer mo than two hondrith men of armes and mony mo other slayn and mony fleden away And so by the grace of god almyghty the victorie fell vn to the Englishmen Than the kyng toke with hym this Geffry that was finder of this trechorie and also mony other frensh prisoners Ì„ with in a while after he come ayen in to englond ¶ And in this same yere in the yere afore and in thee yere next after was so gret pestilence of men from the est in to the west and namli thurgh botches that tho that sekiÌ„d on this day died on the iij. day after to the wich men that so died in this pestilence had but litell respite of liggyng ¶ The pope Clement of his goodnesse Ì„ grace yaf them full remission and foryefnesse of all ther sinnes that they wer shriuen of and this pestilence lasted in london fro Mihelmasse vn to August next folewyng almost an hole yere ¶ And thes days wos deth without sorow weddyngis with out frenship wilfull penaunce derth without scarcite fleyng without refute or socour for mony fled from place to place be cause of the pestilence but they wer enfeckid myght not ascap the deth after that the ê“phet Isae saieth who that fleith fro the face of dred he shall fall in to the diche And he that windeth him out of the diche he shall be hold Ì„ tied with a grenne but wheÌ„ this pestilence wos cesed as god wold vnnethes the tenth parte of the pepull wos left on liue ¶ And in the same yere began a wonder thyng that all that euer wer borne after that pestilence had .ij. chekteth iÌ„ ther hede las than they had a fore ¶ How kyng Edward had a gret bataill with spanyardis in the se fast by wynchelsee ANd in the .xxv. yere of his regne about the sent Iohannes day in haruest iÌ„ the see fast by winchelse king Edwarde had a gret bataill with men of spayn wher that ther shippis and nauye lay chaned to gedre that other they must fight or be dreÌ„ched ¶ And so when all our worthy men of armes Ì„ the see costes fast by wynchelse Romeny wer gadred to geder our nauye shippis all redy to the were the englisshmen met manly Ì„ stifly with ther enmys comyng fersly ayens them ¶ And wheÌ„ the spanys vessailles nauy wer closed iÌ„ all about ther meÌ„ might se a stroÌ„g bataill on both sides loÌ„g during iÌ„ the wich bataill wos but few that faught but they wer spitously hurt And after the batail ther wer xxiij shippis of thers take Ì„ so the englishmen had the better And in the next yere folowyng of his regne that is to say the xxvi yere the
and come and told it to the kyng and his lordis what he had herd and what they sayd ¶ And than went forth the new knyghtys with moÌ„y other making assaut to the cite to they destroyd hougeli the subbarbis of the Cite ¶ And while all thes thynges wer in doiÌ„g the Englishmen made them aredy for to be a venged vpon thee shame and despite that was done that yere at wynchelsee and ordeyned a nauye of lxxx shippis of men of Landon and of other marchauntis and xiiij thousand of men of armes and archiers and went and serched and skummed the see and manly tokeÌ„ and helde thee I le of Caux Wherfore the Frenshmen that is for to say the Abbot of Cluyn the Erle of Tankeruill and bursygand that tho was Stiward of FrauÌ„ce with moÌ„y other men of the same cuÌ„tre by thee commuÌ„e assent of the lord Charles that tho wos regeÌ„t of frauÌ„ce thei hasted them went to the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d askiÌ„g besechiÌ„g him stedfast pees Ì„ euer lastiÌ„g vpoÌ„ certan ê¯dicions that ther wer shewed writtin ¶ The wich when the kyng Ì„ his ê¯cell had it seiÌ„ â–ª it plesed hiÌ„ neuer a dele but sith it wold be none othir in tyme of better accord and deliberacion the frenshmen besely and with gret instaunce asked trews for ther see costes and the king grauntid them ¶ And in the morow after the vtas of pasche the kyng turned him with his host toward OrliauÌ„ce destroyeng and wastyng all the cuntre by the way ¶ And os thei weÌ„t thiderward ther fell vpon them such a storme tempast that noÌ„e of our nacion herd ne saw neuer none such thurgh the wich thousaÌ„des of our men and of ther horse in ther iourneyng as it wer thurgh vengeaunce sodenly wer slayn Ì„ perisshed the wich tempastes full moch yit fered not the kyng ne moch of his pepull that they ne went forth in ther viage that they had begun wherfor about the fest of fililp iacob in May fast by incarnocum the forsaid lordis of fraunce metiÌ„g ther with the kyng of englond a pesable accord Ì„ a finall vpoÌ„ certan condicions grauÌ„tes articularly gadered writen to geder euer more for to last full discretly made to bothe the kynges ê“fetabul to ther reames both with on asseÌ„t of Charles the regent gouernour of frauÌ„ce of Paris of the same reame writen Ì„ made vnder date of CarnocuÌ„ the xv day of May they offerid ê“ferd to the kiÌ„g of engloÌ„d riquiring his grace iÌ„ all thiÌ„gê writin that he wold benyngly admitte them Ì„ hold them firme stabull to them Ì„ to ther heiris for euer more thens forth the wich thiÌ„gê articles whan kiÌ„g edward had seyn them he grauÌ„ted them so that bothe parties shuld be suorne on goddis body Ì„ on the euangelist that the forsaid couenauÌ„t shuld be stabulihed and so they accordid graciously ¶ Therfor ther wer ordeyned drassid on euery side ij barons ij banerettis ij knyghtis to admitte receue that hothes of the lord Charles reget of frauÌ„ce Ì„ of sir edward the frist soÌ„ heir of kiÌ„g Edward of engloÌ„d ¶ And the x. day of May ther was songen a solempne masse at paris after the iij. Agnê° dei said with dona nobis pacem iÌ„ presens of the forsaid men that were ordeyned to admitte receyue the othes of al other that ther myght be ¶ Tho Charles laid his right hand on the patent with goddes bodi his left hond on the missale saied we N. suereth on godis body the holy gospels that we shall trewli Ì„ stedfastli hold toward vs the pees the accord made bitwen the ij kynges Ì„ iÌ„ no maner to do the contrarie And ther among all his lordis for more loue strength of witnesse he deled Ì„ deê‘ted the reliques of the croune of criste to the knyghtis of englond they courtesli token ther leue· And in the fryday next the same othe in presence of the forsaid knyghtis Ì„ of other worthy meÌ„ prince Edward made at louers ¶ Afterward both kynges ther sonnys the most nobull men of both reames with in the same yere made the same oth for to strength all thes thynges a forsaid the kyng of englond axed the gretest men of frauÌ„ce and had his axyng that is for to say vi dukis viij erles Ì„ xij lordis that is to say barons Ì„ worthy knyghtis ¶ And when the place Ì„ the tyme was assined in wich both kynges with ther councell shuld cum to gedre all the forsaid thynges bitwen them spoke for to ratifie maken firme and stabull the kyng of englond anone went toward the see at Hounflet began to saill leuyng to his hostes that wer left behynd him by cause of his absence moch heuenesse ¶ And after the xix· day of May he come in to englond went to his paleys at westmynstre on sent Dunstane day the thrid day after he viseted IohnÌ„ kyng of fraunce that wos in the tour of london deliuered him frely from all maner prison sauf frist they wer accordid of iij. myllions of floreyns for his raunson Ì„ the kyng coÌ„forthed him cherid him in all places with all solace Ì„ myrthes that longen to a kyng in his goyng homward ¶ And the ix day of Iulij in the same yere this same IohnÌ„ kyng of fraunce that afore hand lay here in hostage went home ayen in to his oun land to tret of tho thynges and of other that longed and fellen to thee gouernance of his reame ¶ And afterward mett Ì„ come to gedre at Calays both ij kynges with bothe ther councell about all haluw tide ther wer shewed the condicions and the pointis of thee pees Ì„ of the accorde of bothe sides writtyn ther without any withsayng of both sides graciously they wer accorded And ther was done songen a solempne masse after the iij Agnê° det vpon godis body also vpoÌ„ the masse boke bothe kynges ther sonnys the gretest lordis of both remes of ther ê¯cell that ther wer present had not sworne be fore the forsaid oth that they had made titelled bitwene them they behighten to kepe all other couenauÌ„tes that wer bitwene them ordeyned ¶ And in thys same yere mens bestis tres Ì„ houses with soden tempast Ì„ strong lightenyng wer ê‘issed the deuell apperid bodely in mannys likenes to moch pepull as they went in diuerse places in the cuntres and spake to them in that likenesse ¶ How the gret companie arose in fraunce Ì„ the white companie in Lumbardie of other mony meruailles KYng Edward in the xxxvi yere of his regne anone after cristemasse in the fest of conuersion of sent Paule held his ê‘lament at westmynstre in the wich ê‘lament wos
greunted to Rome for the scole of englond ther to be continued ¶ And iÌ„ this same yere ther fell so moch rayn iÌ„ hey tyme that it wastid Ì„ distroyed bothe corne and hey And ther wos such a debate fightiÌ„g of sparous by diuerse places iÌ„ thes dais that men fond innumerable of theÌ„ deid iÌ„ feldis as they went ther fell also such a pestilence that neuer wos seyn such in no mannys tyme that leued than for meÌ„ that went to bede hole in good point· sedenly they died ¶ Also that tyme a sekenes that meÌ„ called the pokkis slow both men Ì„ womeÌ„ thurgh ther enfectyng ¶ And in the xli yere of kiÌ„g edward was borne at Burdeux Richard the secund son of prince edward of Englond the wich Richard kyng Richard of Amorican heued at the fountstone after whom he wos called Richard And this same Richard whan his fadre wos dede and kiÌ„g Edward also wos crouned kiÌ„g of englond the xi yere of his age thurgh right lyne and heritage and also by the comunes assent and desire of the cominalte of the reame ¶ About this tyme at kiÌ„g edwardis coÌ„mauÌ„dement of englond when all the castelles and tounes were yold to him that long wer holde in frauÌ„ce by a gret companie assembled to geder sir Bartram Cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good weriour went and purposed him to put out Pers kyng of Spayn out of his kyngdom with help of the most ê‘tie of the forsaid gret companie trustyng also vpon help and fauour of the pope for as moch as it come to his heir that the same Pers shuld lede and vse the most werst and sinfullest life out the wich Pers smiten with drede of this tidyng fled iÌ„ to Gascoyn to prince Edwarde for to haue help and socour of him ¶ And when he wos fled out of Spayn Henri his brother that was a basterd by assent of the most partaâ— of Spayn and thurgh help of that ferrefull companie that I spake of erste was made and crouned kyng of spayn And the nombre of that same companie wos rekened and sette at the nombre of lx M. fighting men ¶ This same yere iÌ„ the moneth of Iune ther come a gret companie and a nauye of thee danes and gadred them to geder in the north se purposing them to cuÌ„ in to englond to reue Ì„ robbe and also to sle with whome they countrid and met in the see Mariners and othir orped fighting men of the cuntre and disê‘peled them And they asshamed wente home ayen in to ther own cuntre ¶ But among all other ther wos a boustous vessell and a strong of ther nauye that wos ouer sayled bi the Englisshmen and wos parisshid and drenchid In the wich the Stiward and other worthi and gret men of Denmarke wer take prisoners and the kyng of englond and his councell prisoned the wich lordis the danois afterward come soughten all a bout for to haue had with ther goodis that they had lost and thay not wele apaied ne plesed of the ansuer that they had ther turned homewardis ayen leuyng be hind them in ther innes priuely writen in scrowes and on wallis Yit shall Danois wast thee wanes Than happid ther an english writer Ì„ wrot ayenst the dane in this maner wise Here shall danys fet ther banes ¶ And in this tyme Pers kyng of Spayn with other kyngê that is to say the kyng of Naune and the kyng of Malogre beyng menes weÌ„ten bitwen and praied couÌ„cell and help of sir Edward the prince thurgh whos couÌ„cel when he had vnderstond ther articles and desire that he wos required of tho kyngê loth he wos and ashamed to say nay and coÌ„trarie them bot notheles he wos a gast lest it shuld be ony preiudice ayens the pope and long time taried them or that he wold grauÌ„to or consent ther to till he had better councell and avisement with good deliberacion of kyng Edward his fader ¶ But whan he wos with euery dais and continuall besechiÌ„g of mony nobull men requirid and spoken to and withe mony praiers sent and made bitwen them Than prince edward sent to his fader both be pleynyng letteers and also be confortabull contenyng all ther suggestions and causes with all that other kynges Epesteles letters for to haue comforth and help of the wronges not onli to the kyng of spayn doo but also for such thyngê as myght fall to other kynges ¶ Also if it wer not the sonner holpeÌ„ and amendid thurgh the dome and help of knyghthod to them that it askid Ì„ desirid ¶ The wich letter whan the kyng and his wise councele had seyn such a kyngê spoyling and robbyng with moch maruell ¶ And sent ayen comfortable letters to prince Edward his son and to that other forsaid kyngê warned them for to arme them and ordeyn them ayens that misdoer Ì„ to withstond them by the help of good that wer such enmys to kyngê whaÌ„ this nobull prince had receyued thes letters him self with that oder kynges before said all ther councell called to gedre or that he wold vndertake the quarell he bonde knytt sore the kiÌ„g that was deposed with a gret oth that is to say that he shÌ„uld euer after maiÌ„ten the right beleue feith of holi chirche holy chirche also with all ther miÌ„stres rightis Ì„ lebertis to defeÌ„d froÌ„ all ther enmys all euels ¶ And all that wer ther ayens bitterli to puÌ„ysh destrobull all the rightes libertes pÌ„ueleges of holy chirch encrese Ì„ maiÌ„ten amend all thiÌ„ges that wer wrongfully takeÌ„ with draw Ì„ bore away by hiÌ„ or by ony oder bi cause of him hastely to restore ayen Ì„ to driue put out sarisens Ì„ al other misbeleued pepull out of his kiÌ„gdom with all his strength pouer suffre ne admitte noÌ„e soch for no maner thiÌ„g ne cause to duell ther in ¶ And that whan he had take a cristen womaÌ„ he shuld neuer cuÌ„ iÌ„ none other womans bed ne noÌ„e other mannys wife to defoule ¶ Al thes forsaid thingê trewly for to kepe ê¯tinu Ì„ fulfill as all his life time he wos bouÌ„d by oth a fore notaries in presons wytnesse of tho kynges with other princes ¶ And than that gracious prince prince Edward vnder toke the cause and the quarell of the king that wos deposid and be hight him with the grace of almighty god to restore him ayen to his kyngdom and let ordeyn Ì„ gadre to geder forthw t iÌ„ al hast his nauy with men of armes for to were Ì„ fight iÌ„ his forsaid cause ¶ And in this same tyme vpon sond of the scottis fe that moÌ„y a man it saw iij. days to gedre ther wer seyn ij Egles of the wich that on come out of the south that other out of the north cruelli stroÌ„gly they foughten to gedre Ì„ wrasteled to
gedre and the south egle frist ouer come the north egle and all to rent and tore him with his bill his clawys that he shuld not rest ne take no breth ¶ And after the south egle fligh home to his own costes ¶ And anone after ther folowed wos seyn in the morn a fore the son rising and after iÌ„ thee last day of October saue on day mony sterris gadred to gedre on an hepe fell doune to the erth leuyng behynd them fery bemys in maner of lightynyng whos flaumes brent and ê¯sumed mens clothis mens here walkyng on the erth as it was seyn and knwen of mony a man ¶ And yit that northeren wynd that is euer redy destinat to all ill fro sent Kat mes eueÌ„ till iij. days after lost good with out noÌ„bre vnrecouerabull And iÌ„ the same days ther fell come also such lightiÌ„yng thuÌ„der snow haill that it wasted destroid meÌ„ bestis houses Ì„ trees ¶ Of the bataill of spayn beside the water of Nazers that was bitwen prince Edward Ì„ sir Henri basterd of spayn IN the yere of our lord a M.ccc.lxvij of kyng Edward xlij· the iij. day of Aprill ther wos a strong batall and a gret in a large feld called Priazers fast bi the water of Nazers in spayn bitwen sir edward the prince Henri the bastard of spayn but the victori fell to prince edward bi the grace of god ¶ And this same prince edward had with hiÌ„ sir IohnÌ„ duke of lancastre his broder other worthi meÌ„ of armes about the nomber of xxx M. ¶ And the kiÌ„g of spayn had on his side men of diuerse nacioÌ„s to the noÌ„bre of an C. M· Ì„ mo wherfor the sharpenesse Ì„ fersenes of his adusarie with his full boystous gret strength made driuen the rightfull ê‘tie a bak a gret way but thurgh the grace of almyghty god passing any mans strength that huge host wos disê‘bled myghtfully be the nobull duke of Lancaster his host or thot the prince Edward come nigh him ¶ And whan Henri the bastard saw that he turned with his men in so grete haste and strength to fle that an huge companie of them iÌ„ the forsaid flode and of the brigge therof fellen doune Ì„ parisshed ¶ And also ther wer take the erle of Dene and sir Bartram Clekyn that wos chief maker and causer of the were also chiuetayn of the vaunt ward of the bataill with moÌ„y other gret lorddis and knyghtis to the nombur of ij thousand of whom ij hondrith wer of frauÌ„ce and moÌ„y also of scotland And ther wer felled in the feld on our enmys side of lordis and knyghtis with oder meyn pepull to the nombre of vi thousand and moo and of englishmen bot a few ¶ And after this The nobull prince edward restorid thee same Pers to his kyngdom ayen the wich Pers afterward thurgh trechery and falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spayn as he sat at his mete was strangled and deid But after this victori mony nobull and hardy men and nobull of englond in Spayn thurgh the flâ—x and other diuerse seknes toke ther deth ¶ And also in the same yere iÌ„ the Marche wos seyn stella Comata bitwen the North costis and the west whos bemes stretched toward Fraunce ¶ And in the next yere suyng of kyng Edwardis regne xliij in Aprill Sir Leonell kyng Edwardis son that was Duke of Clarence went toward Mileyne with a chose meyne of the gentils of Enlond for to wedde Galoys doughter and haue hir to his wife by whom he shuld haue half the lordship of Mileyn But after that they wer solemply wedded and a bout the Natiuite of our lady the same duke of MileiÌ„ died And in the same yere the frenshmen breken the pees and the trews ridyng on the kynges ground and lordship of Englond in the shÌ„ire and cuntre of Pountife And token and held Castelles and tounes And bere the Englishmen on hond falsely and sotelly that they wer cause of brekyng of the trewes ¶ And in this same yere died the duches of Lancaster And is beried worshipfully in sent Paules chirche ¶ The xl iiij yere of kyng Edwardis regne was the gretest pestilence of meÌ„ and of gret bestes and by the gret fallyng of waters that fell at that tyme. ther fell gret hyndring and destroyeng of corne in so moch that the next yere after a busshell of whet was sold for xl pens ¶ And in this same yere about thee laste ende of May kyng Edward held tho his parlament at westmynster in the whiche parlament wos tretid and spoken of the oth and the trewes that was broke betwen him and the kyng of fraunce and how he myght best vpoÌ„ his wroÌ„g be aueÌ„gid ¶ In this same yer iÌ„ the assuÌ„cion of our lady died quene Philip of englond a full nobull and good woman at westmiÌ„ster full worsshipfully is beried entered about midsomer the duke of lancastre Ì„ the erle of Herford with a gret coÌ„panie of knyghtis weÌ„t iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce wher they get them but litell worship name for ther wos an huge ost of freÌ„shmen vpoÌ„ chalkhull brigge an other ost of englishmen fast by the sam brige that loÌ„g tyme had leued ther. And moÌ„y worthi men gret of the englisshmen ordeyned yaf couÌ„cell for to fight Ì„ yaf botaill to the frenshmen but the forsaid lordis wold nothing ê¯sent ther to ne assent for no maner thing ¶ Ther anone after it happid that the erle of werwike come thederward for to were when the frenshmen herd of his comyng or that he come fully to land they left theâ— tentis Ì„ pauilyons with all ther vitales Ì„ fled and went a way priuely And when the erle was comyn to land with his men he went in all hast toward Normandie Ì„ destroyed the I le of caws thurgh dynt of swerd and thurgh fier ¶ But alas in his returnyng to englondward home ayen at Calais he wos taken with sekenesse of the pestilence died not leuyng behind hiÌ„ after his daies so nobull a knyght and orped of armes ¶ In wich tyme rened Ì„ wered thilk orped knyght sir IohnÌ„ Hawkewod that was an englishmaÌ„ borne hauyng with hiÌ„ at his gouernauÌ„ce thilk white coÌ„panie that is aforsaid the wich o tyme ayens holy chirche and an other time ayens lordis werid Ì„ ordeyned gret batailles and ther in that same cuntre he did mony meruelus thynges ¶ And a bout the conuersion of sent Paule the kyng when he had endid and done the entering and the exiquies with gret costes and rialtes a bout the sepulture berieng of quene Philip his wife he held a ê‘lament at westmynstre in wich ê‘lament was axed of the clargie a thre yeres dyme that is for to say a gret dyme to be payed iij. yere during ¶ And the clargi
wherfor the erle of penbroke wos sent iÌ„ to gascoyn with a gret companie of men of armes for to distro the sege the wich passed the see and comen sauf to the hauen of Rochell Ì„ whan they wer ther at the hauen mouth or that they myght entre sodenly come vpon them a strong nauy of Spayn the wich tho ouercome thee englishmen in moch blemysshyng hurtyng slayng of moÌ„y peple for as moch as theenglish men wer not than redi for to fight ne warned of them And in the cuÌ„myng vpoÌ„ the Spanyardis all the english men othir they wer take or slayn x. of them wer wouÌ„did to the deth Ì„ all ther shipis brint ther they toke the erle with an huge tresour of the reame of engloÌ„d moÌ„y other noble men also on midsomer eue the wich is sent Edeldredis day Ì„ led them with them in to spayn ¶ And of this mischief wos no gret wonder for this erle wos a full ill liuer as an open lichour And also in a certayn parlament he stod was ayens the rightis and frauÌ„ches of holy chirch And also he couÌ„celed the kyng and his councell that hee shuld ax more of men of holy chirch than other ê‘sons of the lay fe ¶ And for the kyng other of his counsell acceppid toke rather ill opinions causes ayens men of holy chirch than he did for to defend Ì„ maynten the right of holy chirch it wos seyn after mony tymes for lake of fortun grace they had not ne bare away so gret victorie ne pouer ayens ther emnys as they did before ¶ This sam yere the kiÌ„g with a gret host entred the se to remeue theseege of Rochell but the wind wos euen contrari vn to him suffred him not long time to go ferfro the land wherfor he abode a certayn tyme vpon the see costes abidyng after a good wynde for them Ì„ yit come it not so at the last he come thens with his men to lond ward ayen anone as he wos on land the wynd began for to turne wos in an other cost than he wos afore ¶ How the duke of Lancastre with a gret host went in to flaunders passed by Paris thurgh Burgon Ì„ thurgh all frauÌ„ce till he come to Burdeux SOne after in the xlviij yere of the regne of kyng edward the duke of Lancastre with a gret pouer went in to flaunders and passed by Paris thurgh Burgon and thurgh all fraunce till he come vn to burdeux with out ony maner withstoÌ„diÌ„g of the frensshmen Ì„ he did them but litell harme sauf he toke ransoned mony places touÌ„es moÌ„y men let them after gon frely· ¶ The same yere the kyng sent certayn enbassetoure to the pope prayng him that he shÌ„uld leue of and medle not in his court of the kepyng reseruacions of benefices in englond Ì„ that tho that wer chosen to bisshoppes sees dignites frely Ì„ with ful right might ioy haue be confermed to the same of ther metropolitans Ì„ erchebishoppis as they wer wont to be of old tyme. ¶ of thes poyntes of othir touchyng the kyng his reame whan they had ther ansuer of the pope the pope enioyned them that they shuld certefi him ayen by ther lettir of the kynges will and of his reame or they determined ought of the forsaid articles ¶ In the same yere died Iohan the Erchebisshop of yorke IohanÌ„ bisshop of Ely willm bisshÌ„hop of Worcestre In whos stedis folowed were made bishoppis be auctorite of the pope mastir Alexander Neuyll to the erchebishoprich of york Thomas of Arundell to thee bisshÌ„oprich of Ely sir Henri wakseld to the bisshop of worcestre ¶ In the wich tym it wos ordeyned in the ê‘lameÌ„t that all cathedrall churches shuld ioy haue ther eleccions hole Ì„ that the kiÌ„g fro that tym afterward shuld not write ayens them that wer choseÌ„ bot rather help theÌ„ by his letter to ther ê¯firmacioÌ„ this statuti did moch ê“fit ¶ And iÌ„ this ê‘lameÌ„t wos graÌ„tid to the kiÌ„g a dyme of the clergi Ì„ a xv of lay fe In the xlix yere of the kiÌ„g edward died master willm witlesey erchbishoo of cantorberi the moÌ„kes of the same church askid Ì„ desierid a Cardinale of engloÌ„d to be erchebishop And therfor the kyng wos agreuid Ì„ had meÌ„t purposed to haue exilid the monkis of the same house And they speÌ„did moch good or they myght haue the kyngê graci ayen and his loue but yit wold the kyng not consent ne graunte to ther eleccion of the Cardinall ne of the pope also ne his Cardinales ¶ And at the begynnyng of August it wos tretid Ì„ spoken at burges of certayn pointes and articles hanging bitwene the pope the kiÌ„g of englond and this tretis lasted almost ij yere ¶ At the last it wos accordid bitwen them that the pope fro that time forth shuld not vse ne dele with the reseruacions of benefices in englond and that the kyng shÌ„uld not graunte ne let no benefices bi hys write that is called Quare impidit But as toching the eletcion aboue said ther wos no thyng touched ne do ¶ And that was wyted and put vpon certayn clerkis the wich rather supposid and hoped to be avaunced promotid to bisshoppriches wich they desired Ì„ couetid bi the court of rome rather than by any other eleccions ¶ This same yere about candelmasse ther met to geder at Bruges mony nobull worthy men of both sides and reames to trete of pees bitwen tho ij kynges ¶ And this tretis lasted ij yere with gret costes huge expensis of both ê‘ties And at the last they went and deê‘ted thens with out ony accord or effect the next yere after the .l. yere of kyng Edward iiij NonÌ„ of May beyng yit void and vacand the Erchebisshoprich of cantorburi master Symond sudberi bisshop of london wos made Erchebisshop master willm Courtney that was bisshop of Herford was than made bisshÌ„op of london and the bisshap of Bangore wos made bisshop of Herford ¶ And this same tyme in a certayn tretis and spekyng of pees trews wos taken bitwen them of fraunce englond fro midsomer to midsomer come ayen all an hole yere and about the begynnyg of Aprill the duke of Bretan with mony erles barons and other worthi lordis men of englond went ouer se in to Bretan wher he hath had all his lust desire and purpose ne had the forsaid trwys be so sone take the wich lettid them moch this same tyme the I le of Constantine wher that the castell of sent Saueour is in that long tyme was fought at and beseged of the frenshmen wos than yoldeÌ„ to the frenshmeÌ„ with all the appotenaunces in to gret harme and hindring of the reame of englond ¶ And this same yere ther wer so
day after met sodenly wos smyten with a palasie lost his speche on marie magdelene dai died ¶ Of the deth of kyng edward how sir IohnÌ„ Monsterwarth knyght wos drawen honged for his falsenesse RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of october Pope Gregarie the xi brought remeued his court with him from Auinion to rome ¶ And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was draw Ì„ honged than quartired sent to iiij chief touÌ„es of englond and his hede smyten of set vpon london brigge for this same IohnÌ„ wos full vn trew to the kyng to the reame Ì„ couetous vnstabull for he toke oft tymes gret soumes of monay of the kyng his councell for men of armes wagis that hee shÌ„uld haue paid them toke it to his own vse he dred that at the last he shold be shent acused for the same cause Ì„ fled priuely to the kyng of fraunce Ì„ wos suore to him Ì„ bicome his man Ì„ behight him a gret nauy out of spayn in to confusion distroyng of engloÌ„d ¶ But rightfull god to whom no priuite is vnknowne suffrid him frist to be shend Ì„ spilt or that he so tratoursly falsly his lige lord the kyng of englong Ì„ his pepull in his ream in the wich ground the same Iohan wos bore wykkedly thurgh bataill destroie or bring his cursed purpose about ¶ In the fest of sent George tho next after kyng Edward yaf to Richard of Burdeux his heir that wos prince edwardis son at wyndesor the ordir of knyghthod made him knyght the wich kyng edward whan he had regned li. yere and more the xi KalÌ„ of Iune he died at Shene and is buried worshipfulli at westmynstre on whois soule god haue merci amen ¶ This kyng edward was forsothe of a passing goodnesse full grecious among all the worthy men of the world for he passid shone by vertu of grace yef to him fro god a boue all his predicessours that wer nobull men worthy he wos a well herted maÌ„ a hardy for he drad neuer no mishâ—ppis ne harmes ne euell fortun that might fall a nobull weri our and a fortunat for both on land se in all batailles and assembles with a passing glorie ioye he had the victorie he was meke benyngne homeli sobre soft to all maner of men as well to straÌ„gers os to his own subgectis Ì„ to oder that wer vnder his gouernauÌ„ce ¶ He wos deuout holy both to god Ì„ holy chirch for he worshipped holpe Ì„ mayntened holy chirche Ì„ ther mynisterres with all maner reueraunce he wos tretabull well auised in temê‘all and wordly nedes wise iÌ„ couÌ„cell discret meke to speke wt. iÌ„ his dedis Ì„ maners geÌ„till wel taught hauiÌ„g pitte of them that wer iÌ„ disese plentious in yeueng of benefaites almose bisi Ì„ curious iÌ„ bylddyng Ì„ lighili he bere suffred wroÌ„ges Ì„ harmis wheÌ„ he was yeue to any ocupacioÌ„ he left all oder thiÌ„g for the tyme tent ther to semly of body a meyn stature hauiÌ„g all way to high to lawe a good chere ¶ And ther sprong shone so moch grace of hiÌ„ that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hiÌ„ he hoped that day that all thiÌ„g shÌ„uld hap to hiÌ„ ioyfull likiÌ„g ¶ And he gouned his kyngdoÌ„ gloriously vn to his age he was large iÌ„ yeueÌ„g wise iÌ„ speÌ„ces he was fulfilled with all honeste of good maners Ì„ vertues vnder whoÌ„ to liue it wos as for to regne wherfor his fame his loos sprong so fer that it come iÌ„ to hethennesse barborie shewiÌ„g Ì„ telling his worthenes Ì„ manhod iÌ„ all landis that no land vnder heuen had brought forth so nobull a kiÌ„g so gentill so blessid or myght rase such an other whan he wos dede ¶ Neuer the latter lechorie and meuyng of his flesh haunted him in his age wherfor the rather as it is to suppose for vnmesurable fulfilliÌ„g of his lust his lyfe shorted the sonn ¶ And here of take good hede lyke as his dedis berith witnesse· for as in his begynnyng all thiÌ„ges were ioyfull and likyng to hiÌ„ Ì„ to all pepull ¶ And iÌ„ his midde age he passid all pepull in high Ioye worship and blissednesse right so when he drew in to age drawyng douÌ„ward thurgh lechori othir sinnes litell and litell all tho ioyfull and blissid thyngê and ê“sparite decreced and mishappid Ì„ infortunat thyngê Ì„ vnê“fitable harmes with mony euels began for to spring the more harme is it continued long time after CLemens the sext wos pope after Bendict x. yere this maÌ„ in name dede was vertuus mony thyngê that benedict was rigus iÌ„ he made ese certan that he depriuyt he restorid and the rigusnesse of the faith of Benedict was laudabull But moch more laudabull wos the mekenesse of Clement ¶ This man wos a nobull prechour and mony sermones he geddrid he let no man paasse from him bot he yaf him good councell And decessid a blissid man Karolus the iiij wos Emprour after Lodewik xxxi yere This man wos the kyng of Beeme a wise man a myghty And this man wos chosin Emprour by the coÌ„maundement of Clemens Lodewik beyng on liue in his coÌ„temacy be cause he asked mekely the popes blissing Ì„ to be crouned of him as ather good kynges did Therfor he wos proteckid of god and preualed ouer all his enmys And mony fauerabull lawes he made to spirituall men the wich yit er called Karolma at the last he decessid a rich man iÌ„ vertu and goodis Innocencius the sext wos pope after Clement x. yere And he wos a gret louer of religious men and he founded a monastery in frauÌ„ce of the ordir of Cartusiens and was a gret canonyst Vrbanus the v. wos pape after Innocent This man was abbot of Missolens of the ordir of sent Benet a doctur and is take for a seint He made the crosse to be prechit ayens the turkis And he made a pasage to the Turkis· And to him sent Brygit wos sente from crist for the confirmacion of ther rule And then he wos poysenned and decessid Gregorie the xi wos pope after hiÌ„ viij yere This Gregorie did litell And after hiÌ„ foloyd the tribulacioÌ„ the wich our lord shewed to sent Brigit for the sinne of the clargie Venselans son to Karolus a forsaid was Emprour xiiij yere And he wos a child and was chosen when his fadre wos on liue but he toke no kepe of the empire and when he wos warned mony tymes to take heid vn to it and wold not he was deposed For he yaf all his delite and lust vn
cite And ordeyned made gret rialte ayens his comyng to londoÌ„ for to haue hys grace good lordship also ther liberties frauÌ„chies grauÌ„tid vn to them ayen as they wer wont to haue afore tyme ¶ And thoru gret instance Ì„ prayr of the quene and of othhir lordis and ladies the kyng grauÌ„tid them grace this wos don at shene iÌ„ sutherei ¶ And thaÌ„ the kyng with in ij dais after com to londoÌ„ And the maire of the cite with shereues aldermeÌ„ all the worthy meÌ„ of the cite afterward ridden ayens him in good aray vn to the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttyng them huÌ„bâ—ly and mekely with all maner obeissaunce vn to him as they ought to do ¶ And thus they brought the kyng Ì„ the quene to londoÌ„ And than the kyng come to the yate of thee brugge of londoÌ„ ther they presented him with a mylke white stedesadiled brideled trapped with cloth of gold rede ê‘tied to gedre And the quene a palfrey all white in the same aray trappid with white and rede all the condites of london ranne with wyne both white and rede for all maner pepull to drinke that wold ¶ And bitwen sent poules the crosse in cheppe ther was made a stage a riall standiÌ„g vpon high Ì„ therin wer mony angels with diuerse melodies Ì„ songe ¶ And than an Angell come doune froÌ„ the stage an high by a vise and set a crouÌ„e of gold pight with rich perle and precious stonys vpoÌ„ the kyngê hede and an othir vpoÌ„ the quenes hede And so the citisens brought thee kyng and the quene vn to west mynstre iÌ„ to ther palais And than on the morne after the mayre and the shereues and the aldermen of london come vn to the kiÌ„g in to his palays at westminstre and presentid him with ij basiÌ„s of siluer and ouer gilted full of coyned gold the soum of xx hondreth pound prayng him of his high merci and grace and lordship and speciall grace that they myght haue his good loue with the liberties and frauÌ„cheses like wise as they wer wond for to haue be fore tymes Ì„ by his lettres patentis and his chartri confermed ¶ And the quene othir worthy lordis ladies fell on knees besought the kyng of grace to coÌ„ferme this ¶ Than the kyng toke vp the quene Ì„ grauÌ„ted hir all hir askiÌ„g Ì„ than they thankid the kyng the quene went home ayen ¶ And in the xvi yere of kyng Richardis regne certayn lordis of scotlond come in to englond for to get worship as be feet of armes Thes wer the ê‘sons the erle of Marre he chaleÌ„gid the erle Marchall of englond to iust with him certayn pointes on horsbake with shÌ„arp speris Ì„ they riden to geder as ij worthi knyghtis lordis certayn courses but not the full chalenge that the scottis erle mado for he was cost both hors and man ij of his ribbes broken with that fall and so he was borne then out of smygthefeld hom vn to his yn And with in a litell tyme after he wos caried homward iÌ„ a litter and at yorke ther he died And sir willm Darell knyght tho the baner of scotland than made an other chalenge with Sir Pers courtayn knyght and the kyngê banerer of englond of certaiÌ„ courses yit on hors bake in the same feld Ì„ when he had riden certayn curses Ì„ assayd he myght not haue the better he yaf it ouer wold no more of his chalenge with sir Pers courtayn knyght and the kynges baner of englond and turned his hors rode home vn to his own yn ¶ And one Cokkeborne a squier of scotland chalenged sir Nicholl hawbarke knyght of certayn courses yet with sharp speris on horsbake Ì„ riden v. courses to geder Ì„ at euery course the scot wos casten doune both hors and man thus our english lordis thankid be god had the feld ¶ And iÌ„ the xvij yere of kyng Richardes regne died the good gracious quene Anne that wos wife to kyng Richard in the maner of shene in the shire of furre vpoÌ„ witsonday and than wos she brought to londoÌ„ so to westmynstre and ther â—os she beried worthely entered beside sent edwardis shrine on whos soule almyghty god haue pitte and in his merci amen ¶ How kyng Richard spoused dame Isabell the kyngê doughter of fraunce iÌ„ the toune of Calais brought hir in to engloÌ„d let hir be crouÌ„ed quene iÌ„ the abbey of sent Petres of westmynstre IN the xx· yere of kyng richardis regne he went him ouer see vn to Calais with Dukis Erles Lordis and Barons and mony other worthy squiers with gret aray comune pepull of the reame iÌ„ good aray as loÌ„ged to such a kiÌ„g Ì„ pÌ„nce of his nobley of his own ê‘son to do hiÌ„ reuerence Ì„ obseruauÌ„ce as ought to be done to ther liege lord so mighti a kiÌ„g Ì„ emê‘our iÌ„ his own to abide resaue ther that worthy gracious lady that shuld be his wyfe a yong creature of xix yere of age dame Isabell the kingê doughter of fraunce and mony othir worthy lordis of gret name both barons and knyghtis with moch other pepull that comen vn to the toune of Grauenyng and ij dukis of fraunce that on was the duke of Burgoyn and that othir the duke of Barre that wold no ferther lesse than they had plegges for them ¶ And thaÌ„ the kyng Richard deliuered ij plegges for them to go sauf and cum sauf his two worthi vncles the duke of Gloucestre the duke of yorke ¶ And thes two went ouer the water of Grauenyng and abeden ther as for plegges vn to the time that the mariage the fest was done that thes ij dukis of fraunce wer comen ayen vn to Grauenyng water ¶ And when thes ij worthy dukis comen ouer the water at grauenyng and so to Calays with this worsshipfull lady Dame Isabell that wos the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce and with hir come mony a worthy lord eke lady and knyghtes and squiers in the best aray that myght be And ther they met with our menay at Calais the wich welcomed hir hir meny with the best honor and reuerence that myght be and so brought hir iÌ„ to the toune of Calais ¶ And ther she wos resaued with all the solempnite and worship that myght be done vn to such a lady And than they brought hir vn to the kyng the kyng toke hir Ì„ welcomed hir and all hir fair companie and made ther all the solempnite that myght be done ¶ And than the kyng and his couÌ„ncell askit of the frensh lordis whethir al the couenauÌ„tes forwardes with the composicion that wer ordeyned made on both parties shuld be trewly keped and hold bitwen them ¶
that he did vn to them and besought him of viij dayes of respite and trews if ony rescu might cum vn to them and els to yeld vp the touÌ„e vn to hiÌ„ with all ther goodis and than the kyng sent forth the capitayn and kepid the remenauÌ„t still with him ¶ And the lord Gaucorte that was capitayn of the toune went forth to Royn in all the hast vn to the Dolphyn for help socour bot thir was none ne no maÌ„ of rescue for the Dolphyn wold not abide ¶ And thê° this capitayn come ayen vn to the kyng and yild vp the toune and deliuered him the keis And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorset and made him capitayn of the toune of Harflet and deliuered hiÌ„ the keis and bad him go Ì„ put out all the frensh peple both meÌ„ women and child and stuff his touÌ„e of harflet with english pepull ¶ And than the kyng sent in to Englond and did crie iÌ„ euery good toune of Englond that what crafti man wold cum thidder and inhabite him ther in that toune he shÌ„uld haue house and houshold to hiÌ„ and to his heiris for euer more ¶ And so theder went mony diuerse marchantis and crafti men and enhabyted them ther to strength the toune And were welcome ¶ And whan the kyng saw that this toune wos well stuffed both of vitaill and of men this worthy prince toke his leue and went to Calais ward by land and the frenshmen herd of his commyng they thought for to stopâ—e him his way that he shÌ„uld not passe that way and in all the hast that they myght brekyn all the brigges ther wher ony pessage wos for hors and man in so moch that ther myght no man passe ouer the Riuers nothir on hors ne on fote bot if he shÌ„uld be drenchid ¶ And therfore our kiÌ„g with all his pepull went and sought his way ferre vp to paris ward And ther wos all the riall pouer of fraunce assembled and redy to yef him bataill for to distroy all his pepull But almyghti god wos his gyde and saued him and all his menye and defendid hiÌ„ of his enmys pouer and purpose thanked be god that saued so his own knight king in his rightfull titell ¶ And than our kyng beholdiÌ„g seyng the multitude Ì„ nombre of his enmys to with stond his way and yef him bataill Than the kiÌ„g with a meke herte and a good spirit liften vp his handis to almyghti god and besought him of his help and socour and that day to saue his trew seruauÌ„tis ¶ And than our kiÌ„g gadred all his lordis oder pepull about bad them all be on good chere· For they shold haue a fair day Ì„ a gracious victorie Ì„ the bettir of all thir enmys Ì„ prayed them all to make them redy vn to the bataill for he wold rathir be dede that day in the feld than to be take of his enmys for he wold neuer put the reame of englond to ransome for his parson ¶ And the duke of yorke fell on knees Ì„ besought the kiÌ„g of abone that he wold grauÌ„t him that day the avauÌ„teward in his batall and the kyng grauÌ„ted him his askyng Ì„ said graunte merci cosiÌ„ of yorke prayed him to make him redy ¶ And than he had euery man to ordeyn him a stake of tre sharp both endis that the stake myght be pight in the erth a slope that ther enmys shuld not ouer cum them on hors bake For that wos ther fals purpose and araied them all ther for to ouer ride our menye sodenli at the frist commyng on of them at the frist brunt ¶ And all nyght before the bataill the frenshmen made mony gret fiers and moch reuel with howting showting and plaid our kiÌ„g and his lordis at the dise Ì„ an archier alway for a blanke of ther mony For they wend all had bene theris the morne arose the day gune springe ¶ And the kyng by good auise let aray his bataill Ì„ his wenges and chargid euery man to kepe them hole to gedres and praid them all to be of good chere ¶ And whan they wer redy he askid what time of the day it wos Ì„ they said prime Than said our kyng now is good time for all Englond prais for vs and thir fore be good of chere and let vs go to our Iournay And than he said with an high vois in the name of almyghti god and sent Georgy a vaunte Baner and sent Georgy this day thyn help ¶ And than thees frenshmen come prickyng doune as thei wold haue over ridden all our meny â–ª bot god our archiers made them right sone to scombull for our archiers shot neuer arow amys but it parisshed and brought vn to the ground both hors Ì„ man ¶ For they shot that day for a wager And our stakes made them toppe our terue eche on ouer othir that they lay on heps two spere length of hight ¶ And our kyng with his meny Ì„ with his men of armes archiers that thakkid an them so thike with arowes and layed on with stakis and our kyng with hys handis faught manly that day ¶ And thus almyghty god and sent Georgi brought our enmys to grouÌ„d and yaf vs that day the victorie ¶ Ther wer slayn of frenshmen that day iÌ„ the felde of Agincourt mo than xi thousand wtout prisoners that wer take Ì„ ther wer nombred that day of frenshmeÌ„ in the feld mo than sex score thousand and of englishmeÌ„ not vij thousand but god that day faught for vs ¶ And after come ther tydynges to owr kyng that ther wos new bataill of frenshmen ordeyned redy for to stele on him Ì„ come towardis him And anone our kyng let cri that euery man shuld sle his prisoners that he had taken and anone aray the bataill ayen redy to fight with the frenshmeÌ„ ¶ And whan they saw that our men killed doune his prisoners than thei with drew them and brake ther bataill and all ther aray· ¶ And thus our kyng as a worthy conquerour had that day the victori in the feld of Agencourt in picardie ¶ And thaÌ„ our kyng retourned ayen ther that the bataill wos for to se what pepull wer slayn of Englishmen and if ony wer hurt that myght be holped And ther wer dede in the feld the Duke of Barrie the duke of Alaunsome the duke of Braban the Erle of Nauer ne the chief Constabull of fraunce and viij othir erles and the Erchebisshop of Saunce and of good barons an hondreth and mo and of worthy knightis of gret aliaunce of cote armures a thousand and v hondreth ¶ And so of englishmen was dede that day the good duke of Yorke and the erle of southfolke and of all othir Englisshmen ther wer not dede passing xxvi bodyes thankid be god· ¶ And
abstinence of were for a certayn tyme in the name of the Duchesse not of duke because he had gon froÌ„ his othe legeaunce that he had made to kyng Henri therfore the kyng neuer wold write ne oppointe ne haue to do with hiÌ„ after bot al in the duchesse name ¶ Also this same yere quene Iane died the secund day of Iule wich had bene kyng Henri the fourthis wife and wos caried fro Bermondsey vn to Cauntorberi wher she lieth beried bikyng Henri the iiij hir housbond ¶ This same yere died all the lions in the toure of london the wich had not ben seyn mony yeres before out of mynde ¶ How Owayn a squier of wales that had weddid quene Katerine wos arestid And of the scisme bitwen Eugenie Ì„ felix IN the xvi yere of kyng Henri died Sigismond Emprour of Almayn knyght of the garter whos terment the kyng keped at sent poules in london rialli wher was made a riall heerse and the kyng in his astate clad in blew wos at euen at dirige and on the morow at masse c. ¶ And after him wos elect and chosin Albert duke of Ostrich wich had weddid SigismoÌ„dê° doughter for to be epÌ„rour This maÌ„ wos taken resaued to be kiÌ„g of beme vngari be cause of his wife that was sigismondê° doughter wich left after him none othir heir ¶ This Albert wos emprour but on yere for he wos poysened so died sum saieth he died of a flix bot he wos a vertuus man petifull so moch that all the pepull that knew him said that the world wos not worthy to haue his presens ¶ This same yere on Owayn a squier of walis a man of law byrth wich had mony a day before secretly weddid quene Katerine and had by hir iij. sonnys and on doughter wos taken Ì„ commauÌ„did to newgate to prison be my lord of Gloucestre ê“tectour of the reame ¶ And this yere he brake prison by the meyn of a prest that wos his chapelayn and after he was takiÌ„ ayen by my lord Bemond and brought ayen to newgate wich afterward wos deliuered at large And on of his sonnys afterwarde was made erle of richemond and an othir erle of penbroke Ì„ the thrid a monke of westmynstre wich monke died sone after This same yere also on Newyeres day at baynardis castell fell doune a stake of wod sodenli at afternone slew iij. meÌ„ mischeuisli and foule hurt othir Also at bedford on a shrireday wer xviij men murtherid with out stroke by falliÌ„g doune of a stair as they com out of ther comune hall mony foule hurt ¶ In the xviij yer sir Richard Beauchamp the good erle of werwike died at Roon he beyng that tyme leuetenaunt of the kyng in Normandie from thens his body wos brought to warwike wher he lieth worsshipfully in a new chapell on the south side of the quere ¶ Also this yere wos a gret derth of corne in all englond for a busshell of whete wos worth xl pens in mony places of engloÌ„d yit men myght not haue y nough wherfor Steuen broune that tyme mare of londoÌ„ seÌ„t iÌ„ to pruce broght to londoÌ„ certain shippis ladeÌ„ with rie wich did moch good to the poer pepull for corne wos so scarce iÌ„ engloÌ„d that iÌ„ suÌ„ places of engloÌ„d poer pepull made them bred of fern rotes ¶ This yere the generall councell of Basilie deposid eugenye And they chose Felix wich wos duke of Sauoye And than began the scisme wich endurid vn to the yere of our lord ihuÌ„ crist M. cccc.xlviij This felix wos a deuoute priÌ„ce Ì„ sawe his sonnys son after leued an holi life wos chosin pope of the councell of Basile Eugenye deposed And so the scisme wos long time and this Felix had not moch obedience be cauce of the neutralite for the most parte and well nygh all cristyndome obeied reputid Eugenye for veray pope god knawoth who was veray pope of them both for both occupied during the life of Eugeny ¶ This same yere sir Richard wiche vecarie of hermettesworth wos degratid of his presthode at Poules brint at toure hill as for on heritike on sent Botulphus day how well at his deth he died a good cristyn man wher for after his deth moch pepull come to the place wher he wos brent and offrid made a heppe of stonys Ì„ set vp a crosse of tre Ì„ held him for a sent till the maire sheriues by the kyngê commauÌ„demeÌ„t Ì„ of bisshoppis destruyed it made ther an dong hill ¶ Also this same yere the shireues of london set out of sent Martins the grauÌ„t the sentorie v. ê‘sons wich afterward wer restorid ayen to the sentorie by the kiÌ„gê Iustices ¶ After albert the thrid Frederike wos chosin Emprour This Frederik duk of Osterik wos long Emprour Ì„ differid for to be crouned at rome because of the scisme but after that vnite wos had he wos crouned with imê‘iall diademe with gret glorie and triumphe of pope Nicholas the iiij This wos a pesabull man quiet and of siÌ„gular paciens not hating the chirch he weddid the kyng of Portingales doughter c ¶ How the duchesse of gloucestre wos arestid for treson committed to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of maÌ„ And of the deth of mastir Roger Bolingbroke IN this yere Elinour Cobham duchesse of gloucestre was arestid for certayn pointes of treson laid ayen hir wher vpoÌ„ she was examined in sent Stephenys chepell at westmynster before the Erchebisshop of Cantorburi And ther she wos enioyned to open penaunce for to go thurgh chepe bering a taper in hir hand and after to ê‘petuall prison in the I le of man vnder the kepyng of sir Thomas stanley ¶ Also that same tyme wos arestid master Thomas southwell a chanon of westmynster mastir Iohan Hume a chapelayn of the said lady mastir Roger bolingbroke a clarke vsing nigromancie on mariorie Iurdemayn called the wicch of Eye beside westmynstre Thes wer arestid as for beyng of councell with the said duchesse of gloucestre And as for mastir Thomas southwell he died iÌ„ the toure the nyght before he shÌ„uld haue be reyned on the morne For he him self sayd that he shold die iÌ„ his bed not by Iustices ¶ And iÌ„ the xx yere maistir IohnÌ„ hume and mastir Roger bolingbroke wer brought to the gild hall in london and ther before the mair the lordis chief iustices of englond wer rayned and dampned both to be drowen hanged quartired but master iohnÌ„ hume had his chartre and wos ê‘doned by the kyngo· bot mastir Roger wos drawen to Tyburne wher he confessid that he died giltles neuer had trespasid in that he died fore Notwithstondyng he wos honged hedid quartired on whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And margeri iurdmain wos brent in smythfeld ¶ Also this yere wos a
moch that iÌ„ some places men gadred to geders and made them Captayns as blew berd and othir wich wer taken and resistid and had Iustices and died ¶ And than the said ê‘lament wos adiourned to leycestre And theder the kyng brought with him the duke of suffolke ¶ And when the comunes vnderstode that he was out of the tour Ì„ comyn thidder they desiered to haue execucion on them that wer cause of the deliueraunce of Normandie and had ben cause of the deth of the duke of Gloucestre had sold Gascoyn and guyen of wich they named to begiltâ— the duke of suffolke as chief the lord saye the bisshop of salisberi Daniell monâ— mo ¶ And for to pease the comyns the duke of suffolke was exiled out of englond v. yere ¶ And so duriÌ„g the ê‘lament hee went iÌ„ to Norfolke and ther toke shippyng for to go out of thee reame of engloÌ„d iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce ¶ And this yere as he sailid on the se aship of were callid the Nicholas of tour met with his shipp and fond him therin whom they token out and brought hym iÌ„ to ther shippe to the maister and the Capitayns and ther he was examined and at the last Iugged to deth And so they put him in a Cabon and his chapelayn for to shriue him And that done they brought him in to Douer rode and ther set him in to the bote And ther smoten of his hede and brought the body on land vpon the sandis and set the hede ther by ¶ And this wos done thee frist day of May ¶ Lo what auaylÌ„ed him now all his deliueraunce of Normandie c. And here ye may here how he was rewardid for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorowe vpoÌ„ sorow and deth for deth c. ¶ How this yere wos the insurrexcion iÌ„ KeÌ„t of the comunys of whom Iak Cade an Irishman wos capitayn THis yere of our lord M. cccc.l wos the gret grace of the Iubile at Rome wher wos gret perdone in so moch that from all places in cristyndome gret multitude of pepull resorted thidder ¶ And this yere wos a gret assemble and gadriÌ„g to geder of the comunes of kent in gret nombur Ì„ made an insurrexcion rebelled ayen the kyng his lawes ordeyned them a capitayn called iohnÌ„ Cade an Yrishman wich named him self Mortimer cosin to the duke of yorke ¶ And this capitayn held thes meÌ„ to geder made ordinaunce among them brought them to the blake heth wher he made a bill of peticions to the kyng his councell shÌ„ewed what iniuries oppressioÌ„s the poer comiÌ„s suffrid Ì„ all vnder colour for to cuÌ„ to his abone he had a gret multitude of pepull ¶ And the xvij day of Iune the kiÌ„g moÌ„y lordis capitayns Ì„ meÌ„ of were weÌ„t toward him to the blake heth whan the Capitayn of Kent vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so gret puissaunce he withdrew hiÌ„ with his pepull to seuenoke a litell village ¶ And the xxviij day of Iune he beyng withdrawen Ì„ gon the kiÌ„g come with his armie set in order enbatailled to the blake heth And by aduys of his couÌ„cell sent sir vmfrey stafford knight willm stafford squier two valiauÌ„t capitaiÌ„s with certaiÌ„ pepull to feght with the capitayn Ì„ to take him Ì„ bring hiÌ„ his accessaries to the kyng wich weÌ„t to souenoke ther the capitayn with his felyship met with them and fought ayens them and in conclusion slew them both as mony as abode wold not yeld him wer slain During this skarmush fell a gret variaunce among the lordis men and comyn pepull beyng on blake heth ayenst ther lordis Ì„ capitayns sayng playnli that they wold go vn to the capitayn of Kent to assiste and help him but if they might haue execucion on the traytours beyng about the kyng wher to the kyng said nay thei saied playnli that the lord saye tresorer of engloÌ„d the bishope of Salisburi the baron of dudby the abbot of glouceturdames treuilian Ì„ mony mo wer traytours Ì„ worthy to be dede herfore for to plese the lordis meny also sum of the kiÌ„ges hous the lord saye wos arestie sent to the toure of londoÌ„ And then the kyng hering tydynges of the deth and ouerthrowyng of the staffordis he with drew him to london and from thens to kylingworth For the kyng ne the lordis durst not trust ther own housold men ¶ Then after that the capitayn had had this victori vpoÌ„ thes staffordis anone he toke sir vmfrey salat and his brigantins smyten full of giltnales And also his gilt sporris Ì„ arayed him like a lord and a capitayn and resorted with all his meny and also mo than he had before to thee blake heth ayen to whom come the Erchebisshop of Cantorberi and the duke of bokyngham to thee blake heth and spake with him and as it wos said they fond him witty in his talkyng and his request And so they departed ¶ And thee thrid day of Iuyll he come and entred in to London with all his pepull and ther did make cries in the kynges name and in his name that noman shuld robbe ne take no maner of goodis but if he payed for it and come ridyng thurgh the cite in gret pride and smote his swerd vpon londoÌ„ ston in Canwyk strete ¶ And he beiÌ„g iÌ„ the cite sent to the tour for to haue the lorde saye and so they set him and brought him to the Guyldhall before the Maire Ì„ the Aldermen wher that he was examined and he said he wold and ought to be Iuged by his peris And the communes of Kend toke him by force fro the maire and officers that kepid him and toke him to a prest to shriue him and or he myght be half shriuen they brought him to the standart in Chepe and ther smote of his hede on whos seule god haue marci Amen ¶ And thus died the lord saye tresorer of Englond After this they set his hede on a spere and bare it about in the rite And the same day about the myle ende Crowmer wos beheded ¶ And the day before at afternone the capitayn with certayn of his menye went to Philip Malpas house Ì„ robbed him toke away moch good And from thens he went to sent margaret patyns to on gherstis house robbed him Ì„ toke away from him moch good also at wich robbyng diuerse men of london of ther neyghbours wer at and toke part with them ¶ For this robbyng the pepull hertis fell from him Ì„ euery thrifty maÌ„ wos aferd for to be seruied in like wyse ¶ For ther wos mony a man in londoÌ„ that awayted and wold fayn haue seyn a comune roberie wich almyghty god forbed for it is to suppose if he had not robbid he myght haue gon fer or he had
bene withstonde ¶ For the kyng Ì„ all the lordis of the ream of Englond wer departed except the lorde Scales that kepid the tour of london ¶ And the fifth day of Iuyll he did done smyte of a mannys hede in southwark and the nyght after the â—naire of london with the aldermen and the communes of the cite concludid to driue a way the capitayn his host sent to the lord scalis to the toure Ì„ to mathew gohe a copitayn of Normandie that they wold that nyght asaille the capitayn with them of Kent ¶ And so they did y come to londoÌ„ brige iÌ„ to southwarke or the capitayn had ony knowlege ther of ther they sought with them that keped the brigge And the Kentishmen went to harnes and come to the brigge Ì„ shot faught with them gat the brigge made them of londoÌ„ to fle slow mony of them this endurid all the nyght to Ì„ fro to ix of the cloke on the more And at the last they brent the draw brigge wher mony of them of londoÌ„ wer drowned In wich nyght Sutton an aldermaÌ„ was slayn Roger heysant and Mathew gohe and mony othir And after this the Chancilar of Englond sent to the Capitayn a pardone generall for him othir for all his menye And then they deê‘ted from southwarke euery man home vn to his own hous ¶ And when they wer all deê‘tid and goon· ther wer ê“clamacions madem Kent southsex and othir places that what man coude take the captayn quike or dede shÌ„old haue a M. mark And aftir this on Alixander Iden a squier of Kent toke him in a gardeÌ„ in southsex iÌ„ the takiÌ„g the CaptaÌ„ IohnÌ„ Cade wos slaiÌ„ Ì„ after behedid his hede set on londoÌ„ brigge ¶ And anone after then the kyng come in to Kent and did his Iustices sitte at Cauntorberi and enquered who wer causaries chief cause of this Insurreccion ¶ And ther wer viij men Iuged to deth in on day in othir places mo And from thens the kyng weÌ„t in to southsex and in to the westcuntre wher a litell before wos slayn the bisshop of Salisberi ¶ And this same yere wer so mony iugged to deth that xxiij hedes stode vpon londoÌ„ brigge at on s ¶ Of the feld that the duke of york toke at brentheth iÌ„ KeÌ„t and of the burth of prince Edward of the frist bataill at sent Albons wher the duke of Somersete wos slayn IN the xxx yere of the kiÌ„g The duke of yorke com out of the march of wales with therle of DeuiÌ„shire the lord Cobham gret puissaunce for reformacion of certayn Iniuries and wroÌ„ges also to haue Iustice on certayn lordis beyng about the kyng Ì„ toke a feld at brontheth beside dertford in Kent wich wos a stroÌ„gfeld for wich cause the kyng with all the lordis of the lande went vn to the blake heth with a gret and strong multitude of pepull armed and ordeyned for the were in the best wyse And when they had mustred on the heth Certayn lordis wer tho sent vn to him for to tret and make appointement with him wich were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of Salisberi and of werewyke And they concludid that the duke of Somersete shold be had to ward Ì„ to ansuer to such articles as the duke of yorke shold put on him and than the duke of yorke shÌ„usd breke his feld and cum to the kyng wich wos all promised by tho kyng ¶ And so the kyng commaundid that the duke of Somersete shold be had in ward And than the duke of york brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was comen ê¯trarie to the promisse afore made the duke of somerset was preseÌ„t in the feld a waytyng and chief about the kyng made the duke of yorke ride before as a prisoner thurgh londoÌ„ and after they wold haue put him iÌ„ hold But anoyse aroso that the erle of march his son was commyng with x. thousand men to londonward wherfore the kyng and his couÌ„cell ferid and than they concludid that thee duke of yorke shold deê‘te at his own will ¶ About this tym began gret diuision in Spruce bitwen the gret mastir and the knyghtis of the duche ordre wich wer lordis of that cuntre For the comunes and touÌ„es rebellid ayenst the lordis and made so grete were that at the last they called the kyng of Pole to be ther lord the wich kyng come and wos worshipfully resaued and laid sege to the castell of Marienburgh wich was the chief castell of strength of all the land wan it and drofe out the mastir of dansk Ì„ all othir places of that land And so they that had ben lordis mony yeres lost all thirseygnorie and possessions in tho landis ¶ And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M. cccc liij on sent Edwardis day the quene Margaret wos deliuered of a fair prince wich wos named Edward That same day IohnÌ„ Norman wos chosin for to be maire of londoÌ„ And the day that hee shuld take his oth at westmynsire he went theder by water with all the craftis wher afore tyme the maire aldermen and the craftes rode on horsbake wich wos neuer vsed after For sen that tyme. they haue gone euer by water in barges ¶ Ye haue well vnderstond before how that contrari to the promisse of the kyng and also the ê¯clusioÌ„s taken bitwen the kyng the duke of yorke at brentheth the duke of Somerset went not to ward but abode about the kyng and had gret rule and anone after he wos made capitayn of calais ruled the kyng his reame as he wold wherfore the gret lordis of the reame Ì„ also the comunes wer not plesid For wiche cause the duke of yorke the erle of warwyk the erle of salisburi with mony knyghtis and squiers and moch pepull come for to remeue the said duke of somersete othir fro the kyng ¶ And the kiÌ„g hering of ther comyng thought by his couÌ„cell for to haue gon westward and not for to haue met with them Ì„ had with him the duke of somerset the duke of Bokyngham the erle of stafford the erle of NorthuÌ„berland the lord Clifford mony othir ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship vnderstode that the kyng wos deê‘ted with thes lordis from london Anone he changed his way and coste the cuÌ„tre come to sent Albonys the xxiij day of May Ì„ ther met with the kyng to whom the kyng sent certayn lordis desired them to kepe the pees and deê‘te but in conclusion whils they treted on that on side· the erle of warwik with the march men oder entred the toune on that oder side fought ayeÌ„st the kyng and his ê‘tie and so began the bataill Ì„
fighting wiche endurid a gret wyle but in conclusion the duke of yorke obtened had the victorie of that iournay ¶ In wich wos slayn the duke of somerset the erle of NorthuÌ„berland the lord Clifoord mony knyghtis squiers moÌ„y mo hurt ¶ And on the morne after they brought the kyng in gret astate to londoÌ„ wich was logged in the bisshoppis palais of london ¶ And anone after wos a gretê‘lament In wich ê‘lament the duke of yorke wos made ê“tectour of Englond the erle of werwike Capitoyn of Calais the erle of Salisberi Chancelar of englond And all such parsons as had the rewle be fore about the kiÌ„g wer set a part myght not rule as they did be fore ¶ And this same yere died pope Nicholas the v. and after him was Calixte the thrid This calixt wos a catalane and thactis of him shall be shewyd sone after ¶ In this same yere fell a gret affray in London ayenst the Lumbardes The cause began because a yong man toke a dagger from a lumbard and brake it wherfore the yong man on thee morne wos sent fore to cum before the mayre and the aldermeÌ„ and ther for the offence he wos comytted to warde ¶ And then the maire deê‘ted from the gyldhall for to go home vn to his dynner but in the Chepe the yong men of the mercerie for the most part preÌ„tises held the maire and sheriues styll in châ—pe and wold not suffre them to depart vn to the tyme that ther felow wich wos comitted to ward wer deliuered and so bi force they rescued ther felow from prison and that done the maire and sheriues departed Ì„ the prisoner deliuered wich if he had bene put to prison had be in iupardie of his life ¶ And than began a romur in the cite ayenst the lumbardis and the same euenyng the handcraftimen of the toune arose and ran to the lumbardis houses and despoiled Ì„ robbed diuerse of them wherfore the maire and aldermen come with the honest pepull of the cite drofe them thens and sent sum of them that had stolen to newgate ¶ And the yong man that wos rescued by his felowes saw this gret romur afray and roborie enshewed of his frist meuyng to the lumbard deê‘tid and went to westmynstre to sentorie or els it had cost him his life For anoÌ„e after come doune an Oeyr determyne for to do Iustice on all them that so rebelled in the cite ayens the Lumbardis on wich sat with the maire that time willm Marow the duke of Bakyngham and mony othir lordis for to see execucion done ¶ But the comunes of the cite secretly made them redy and did arme them in ther houses wer inpurposed for to haue rongyn the comune bell wich is called bow bell but they wer let by sad men wich come to the knowleche of the duke of Bokyngham and othir lordis and incontinente they arose for they durst nolanger abide For they doutid that the hole cite shÌ„uld haue arisen ayenst them ¶ But yit neuerthelesse two or iij. of the cite wer Iugged to deth for this robborie Ì„ wer honged at Tiborne ¶ Anone after the kyng Ì„ the quene and othir lordis rode vn to Couentre and withdrew them froÌ„ london for thies cause Ì„ a litell before the duke of yorke wos seÌ„t fore to Grenwich ther wos discharged of the ê“tectourship And my lord of Salisberi of his Chancelarship Ì„ after this thei wer sent fore by priue seale for to cum vn to couentre wher they wer almost deceyued the erle of werwike also and shuld haue bene destruyed if they had not seyn well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was taken by the erle of Salisberi sonnys and of the robbyng of Sandwich THis yere wer takyn iiij gret fisshes bitwen Eereth and london that on wos called mors marine the secund was a swerd fisshe and the othir twayn wer whales ¶ In this same yere for certan affrayes done in the northcuntre bitwen the lord Egremond and the Erle of Salisburi sonnys the said lord Egremond whom they had takyn was condempned in a gret soum of monay to the said Erle of salisburi and therfore comittid iÌ„ to prison in newgate in london wher when he had bee a certayn space he brake thee prisun and iij. prisoners with him and ascapid and went his way ¶ Also this yere thee Erle of werwik and his wyfe went to Calais with a fair feliship and toke possession of his office ¶ About this tyme was a gret reformacion of mony monasteries of religion in diuerse parties of the world wich wer reformid after the frist institucion continued in moÌ„y places ¶ This same yere wos a gret bataill in the marches bytwen the land of Hungrie and the Turkye at a place called septedrad wher innumerabull Turkis wer slayn more by miracle thaÌ„ by mannys hond For only the hand of god smote them sent IohnÌ„ of capistrane wos ther present and prouoked the cristyn pepull beyng then aferd after to porsue the Turkis wher an infinite multitude wer slayn and destroyed And the Turkis said that a gret nombre of armed men folowed them that they wer aferd to turne ayen and they wer holi angellis ¶ This same yere the prisoners of newgate in london brake ther prison went vp on the leedis fought ayens them of the cite Ì„ kepid the gate a long while but at the last the toune gat the prison on them than they wer put in fetrris Ì„ Irons wer sore punysshed mensamof othir ¶ In this yere also ther wos a gret erthquake in Naples in so moch that ther perisshed xl· thousand pepull that sanke ther in to the erth ¶ Item in the yere xxxvi sent Osmond sum tyme bisshop of Salisberi wos canonised at Reme by pope Caliste And the xvi day of Iuyll he was translated at Salisbery by the bisshop of Cantorburie and mony othir bisshoppis ¶ And in August after sir Pers de Bresay seneschall of Normandi with the Capitayn of Depe and mony othir Capitayns and men of were went to the see with a gret nauy and come in to the Downes by nyght on the morne erly before day they londid and come vn to Sandwych both by land and water and token the toune and Rifled and despoiled it and toke mony prisoners And left the toune all bare wich wos a rich place and moche good therin And lad with them mony rich prisoners ¶ In this same yere in mony places of fraunce Almayn flauÌ„dris Holand and Zeland Childer gadrid them to geder by gret companies for to go on pylgrimage to sent Mihele mount iÌ„ Normandie wich come from fer cuntries wherof the pepull maruellid and mony supposid that sum wickid spret meued them to do so bot it endurid not long be cause of the long way and also for lake of vitaill as they went ¶ In this
yere Rainold pecok bisshop of Cheiester wos fonden an heritike the iij. day of December was abiurid at Lambheth in the presens of the Erchebisshop of cantorbery and mony othir bisshoppis doctours and lordis temperall And his bokys brint at Poules crosse Ye haue hard before how certayn lordis wer slayn at sent albons wherfore wos alway a grutche and wroth had by theyres of them that wer so slaiÌ„ ayens the duke of yorke the erles of warwik and of salisberi wherfore the kyng by thauys of his councell sent for them vn to london to wich place the duke of yorke come the xxvi day of Ianuer with cccc men Ì„ logged at baynardes castell in his own place ¶ And the xv day of Ianuer come the erle of salisburi with v hondred men and was loggid in therâ—â— his own place ¶ And then come the dukis of Excestre and of somerset with viij hondreth men lay without temple barre ¶ And the erle of northumbarland the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv hondreth meÌ„ and loggid without tonne ¶ And the maire that time Gefferey Boleyn kept gret watch with the comunes of the cite and rode aboute the cite by hol borne and flet strete with a v thousand men well arayed and armed for to kepe the pees ¶ And thee xiiij day of Feuerer the erle of warwik come to london froÌ„ Calais well be seyn and worshÌ„ipfully with vi hondreth men in rede iakkettis brodderd with a ragged stafe be hynd be fore was logged at grafreris ¶ And the xvij day of march thee kyng come to london and the quene and ther wos a concorde Ì„ a pees made amonges thes lordis and they wer set in pees ¶ And on our lady day the xv day of Marche in the yere of our lord a M. cccc lviij the kyng the quene and all thes lordis went precessioÌ„n at poules in londoÌ„ anone after the kiÌ„g the lordis deê‘ted ¶ And in this yere was a gret affray in fletestrete bitwen men of court and men of the same strete In wich affray the quenys attorney wos slayn ¶ How the kynges housold made afray ayenst the erle of warwike Ì„ of the Iourney at bloreheth ALso this same yere as therle of warwike wos at councell at westmynstre All the kynges housold menye gadred them to geder for to haue slayn the said Erle but by the helpe of god and his frendis he recouerid his barge Ì„ escapped ther euell enterprise How well the Cokis come runnyg out with spittis pestels ayens him· And the same day he rode toward warwike and sone after he gat him a comission and wenten ouer the see to Calais ¶ Sone after this the erle of Salisberi comyng to london wos encountred at Blureheth with the lord Awdeley and moch othir pepull ordeyned for to distroy him but he hauyng knawlech that he shuld be met with wos accomponied with his two sonnys sir Thomas and sir IohnÌ„ Neuill and a gret feliship of good men ¶ And so they faught to gedres wher therle of Salisberi whan the feld and the lord Awdeley wos slayn and moÌ„y gentilmen of Chesshire and moch pepull hurt and therles two sonnys wer hurt and goyng homward afterward they wer taken and had to chestre by the quemes menye ¶ After Calixt Pius wos pope and was chosin this yere a M. cccc Ì„ lviij And he wos called be fore Eneas an eloquent man and a poete laureate He was embassatour of the emprours a fore tyme And he wrote in the couÌ„cell of basilie a nobull traittie for the auctorite of the same ¶ Also he canonised sent Katherine of senys This pope ordined gret indulgens and pardon to them that wold go and were ayenst the turke wrote an epistle to the gret turke exorting him to becum cristyn Ì„ iÌ„ the end he ordined a passage ayenst thee Turke at Ankone to wich moch pepull drew out of all ê‘ties of cristyndoÌ„ of wich pepull he sent mony home ayen because thei suffised not anone after he died at the said place of Ankone the yere of our lord a M. cccc.lxiiij the xiiij day of august ¶ How Andrew Trollop Ì„ the soudiours of calais forsoke the duke of yorke ther mastir therle of warwik iÌ„ the west cuntre THe duke of yorke the erles of warwike and of Salisbiri saw the gouernaunce of the reame stode most by the quene hir councell how the gret princes of the land wer not callid to councell but set a ê‘te not onli so bot it wos said thurgh the reame that tho said lordis shuld be destroyed vtterli as it openli was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wold haue slayn the erle of salisberi ¶ Than thei for sauacion of ther lyues and also for the comyn well of the reame thoght for to remedie thes thyngê assembled them to gedre with moch pepull and toke a feld in thee west cuntre to wich the erle of warwike come from calais with mony of thold soudgers as Andrew trowlop othir in whos wisedom as for the were he moch trusted ¶ And whan they wereÌ„ thus assembled and made ther feld The king sent out his comissions and priue seals vn to all the lordis of his reame to cum await on him in ther most best defensable aray and so euery man come in such wise that the kyng wos stronger and had moch more pepull than the duke of yorke Ì„ the erles of warwik and salisberi For it is here to be noted that euery lord in englond at this time durst not disobey the quene for she rewled peasibly all that was done about the kyng wich wos a good simple and an Innocent man ¶ And than when the kyng wos comen to the place wher as they wer the duke of yorke Ì„ his feliship had made ther felde in the strongest wise â–ª and had purposid verely to haue byden and haue foughten but in the nyght Andrew Trollop Ì„ all the old soudiours of Calais with a gret feliship sodenly deê‘ted out of the dukis host Ì„ went streght vn to the kynges feld ther they wer ressaued ioyously for they knew th entent of the othir lordis also the maner of ther feldis ¶ And than the duke of york with the othir lordis seyng them dissaued toke a couÌ„cell shortely in that same nyght deê‘tid froÌ„ thee feld leuyng behynd them the most parti of ther pepull to kepe the feld till on thee morn ¶ Then the duke of yorke with his secund son deê‘tid thurgh wales toward Irland leuyng his eldest son the Erle of the march with the erles of warwik of Salusberi wich rode to geder with iij. or iiij ê‘sons streght in to Deuenshire ther bi help and ayde of on Denham a squier wich gate for them a ship wich cost .cc.xx. nobles with thee same ship sailed from thens
in to garnesey And ther refresshid them and from thens sailed to Calais wher they wer resaued in to the castell by the postren or they of the toune wist of it And the duke of yorke toke shippyng in walis and sailed ouer in to Irland wher he wos well resayued ¶ How therles of march warwik Ì„ salisberi entrid in to Calais how therle of warwik went in to Irland THen kyng Henri beyng with his host in the feld not knowyng of this soden deê‘ting on the morne fonde none in the felde of the said lordis sent owt in all the hast men for to folowe pursue after to take them but they met not with them as god wold and then the kyng went to Ludlowe Ì„ dispoiled the castell and the toune and sent the duches of yorke with hir child to my lady of Bokyngham hir sustre· wher she wos kepid long tyme after ¶ And forthwith the kyng ordeyned the duke of Somersete to be capitayn of Calais And thes othir lordis so deê‘ted as afore is said wer ê“clamid rebellis gret traytours ¶ Then thee duke of Somerset â—oke to him all the soudiours that deê‘ted froÌ„ the feld and made him redy in all the hast to go to calais Ì„ take pocession of his office Ì„ whan he come he fond therle of warwike therin as Capitain Ì„ therles of march of Salisberi also Ì„ than he landid by scales went to Guisnes Ì„ ther he wos resaued it fortoned that sum of tho shÌ„ippis that come ouer with him come iÌ„ to calais hauen by ther fre will for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warwike than to the duke of somerset in wich shÌ„ippis wer takin diuerse meÌ„ as Ienyn finkhill IohnÌ„ felow Kailles and purser wich wer behedid sone after in Calais· ¶ And after this come men daly ouer the see to thies lordis to calais and began to wax stronger Ì„ stronger And they borowed moch good of the staple ¶ And on that othir side the duke of somersete beyng in Guysnes gat pepull to him wich come out and scarmusshed with them of Calais and they of Calais with them wiche endurid mony dayes During thus this same scarmusshyng moch pepull dayly come ouer vn to thes lordis ¶ Than on a tyme by the avise of counsell the lordis at Calais sent ouer master Denham with a gret feliship to sandwich wich toke the toune Ì„ theriÌ„ the lord Riueris the lord Scalis his son toke moÌ„i shippis in the haueÌ„ brought them all to Calais with wich shippis mony marinere of ther fre will come to calais to serue the erle of warwike ¶ And after this the erle of werwike by thauys of the lordis toke all his shippis mannyd them well sailed him self in to Irland for to speke with the duke of yorke to take his avise how they shÌ„uld entre iÌ„ to engloÌ„d ayen ¶ And when he had be ther done his erandis he returned ayen toward Calais and brought with him his modre the countesse of salisberi ¶ And comyng in the west cuntre vpon the se the duke of Excestre amirell of englond beyng in the grace of Due accompanied with mony shippis of were met with therle of warwik and his flete but they faught not for the substance of the pepull beyng with the duke of Excestre ought bettir will more fauour to the erle of warwike thaÌ„ to him and they deê‘ted come to calais in saufte blissid be god ¶ Then the kyngê councell seyng that thes lordis â—ad getin thos shippis froÌ„ sandwich takyn the lord Riuers his son· ordined a garnyson at sandwich to abide and kepe the toune made on MouÌ„tford capitayn of the touÌ„e that no man ne vitaill ne marchand that shuld go in to flauÌ„dres shuld go in to Calais ¶ Then they of calais seyng this made out master DenhaÌ„ mony othir to go to sandwych so they did and assailed the touÌ„e by water by lond gat it brought MouÌ„tford ther capitayn ouer se to Rysebanke ther smoti of hys hede yit dayly men com ouer to them out of all ê‘ties of englond ¶ How the erles of march and of warwike of salisberi enterid in to englond And of the feld of Northamton wher diuerse lordis wer slayn ANd after this the fore said erles of March warwik and of Salisberi come ouer to Douer with moch pepull and their landid â–ª to whom all the cuntre drew and come to LondoÌ„ armed ¶ And for to let the lordis of the kynges councell know their treuth and also ther entent assembled them Ì„ told them that they entendit no harme vn to the kyngê parson sauf that thei wold put from him such ê‘sons as wer about him And so deê‘ted froÌ„ londoÌ„ with a gret puissaunce toward Northamton wher the kyng was accompanied with mony lordis and had made a strong feld wyth out the toune and ther both parties met and wos foughten a grete bataill In wich bataill wer slayn the duke of Bokyngham the erle of Shrowesberi the viscounte Beamond the lord Egremond and mony knyghtis and squiers othir also and the kiÌ„g him self wos taken in the feld and afterward brought to london· ¶ And anone after wos a parlament at westmynstre during wich parlament the duke of yorke come out of Irland with the erle of Rutland ridyng with a gret felishÌ„ip iÌ„ to the palais at westmynstre and toke the kynges palais And come in to the parlament chambre Ì„ ther toke the kynges place and clamed the crouned as his propre enheritaunce and right and cast forth in writiÌ„g his titell Ì„ also how he wos rightfull heir wherfore was moch to do but in conclusion it was appointed and ê¯cludid that kyng henri shÌ„old regne and be kyng during his naturall life For as moch as he had be kyng so long and wos possessid and after hys deth the duke of yorke shuld be kyng and his heiris kyngê after him And forthwith shuld be ê“clamed heire apparaunt· and shÌ„uld also be protectour and regent of Englond during the kynges life with mony othir thyngis ordeyned in the same parlament and yf kyng Henri during his life went from this oppoynttement or ony article concludid in the said parlament he shuld be deposid and the duke shuld take the croune and be kyng all wich thyngê wer enacted by the auctorite of the said parlament att wich parlamenÌ„t the comunes of the reame beyng assembled in the comune hous comonyng and treating vpoÌ„ the titell of the said duke of yorke sodenli fell doun the croune wich honge then in the middes of the said hous wich is the frayter of the abbey of westmynstre wich was taken for a ê“dige or token that the regne of kyng Henri was endid And also the croune wich stode on the hyghest toure
wold them destruye and therfor sir to you they be comen merci help for to sech and for soth if they may lyuen your men they shall become and of you they shall hold all ther land ¶ The kyng of huÌ„gri them vnderfoÌ„g with moch honor let them wortheli be keped ¶ And thê° it befell afterward that Edwyne the yoÌ„ger broder died edward the elder broder lyued a fair man Ì„ a strong Ì„ a laâ—ge of bodi and gentill courtais of condicions So that all men him loued And this edward in the croniclis is called emonges englishmen Edward the outlay ¶ And when he was made knight the kyÌ„ges douter of hungeri hiÌ„ moch loued for his godnes Ì„ hys fairnesse that she him called hir derling The kyng that wâ—s hir fader ê‘ceyued well the loue that wos betuyx them two Ì„ had none heier bot that doughter Ì„ the king wochedsafe his doughter to no maÌ„ so well os he did to him that she loued he hir And yaf hir vn to him with good will and edward hir spoused with moch honour The kyng of hungeri sent after all his baronage and made a solempne fest and a riche wedding Ì„ made all men to vnderstond that this edward shuld be kiÌ„g of that loÌ„d after the decesse of hiÌ„ therfor all they made gret ioye Ì„ of that tydinges thei wer full glad ¶ This edward begate vpoÌ„ this ladi a son that wos called edgar helyng and afterward a doghter that was called Margaret that afterward wos quene of scotland· and by the kiÌ„g of scotland that was callid Mancolin she had a doughter that was called maud that wos quene afterward of englond thurgh kyng Henry that wos the frist son of the coÌ„querour that hir weddid And he begate vpon hir a doughter that wos called Maude that after wos emê‘esse of almayn And of this maude come the kyng of englond that vn to this day is called henri the emprise son ¶ And yit had this Edward an other doughter by his wife that wos called CristiaÌ„ and she wos a Nonne ¶ How kyng knoght that wos a proud man conquered Norway Ì„ how he become afterward meke and mylde NOw haue ye hard of Edmondis Irendeshed sonnis thatt kyng Knoght wend they had bene slayn as he had coÌ„mandid walgar before ¶ And this Knaght had in his hand all the reame of englond and denmarke after that he went vn to Norway that land for to conquere But the kyng of the land that was called Elaf come with his pepull Ì„ wend his land well to haue kepid and defendid so ther he faught with him till at the last he was slayn in that bataill And tho thys knoght toke all that land in to his hond ¶ And when he had conquered Norway and taken feautes homages ther. he come afterward ayen in to englond held him self so gret a lord that him thought in all the world his pere no man wos become so proud hauteyn that it was gret wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a day as he had herd masse at westmynster wold haue gone in to hys palais the wawis of the thamyse so swyftely ayens him come that almost they touched his fete ¶ Tho sayd the kyng with a proud hert I coÌ„maÌ„d the water to turne ayen or els I shall make the. ¶ The wawes for his commandement wold not spare bot fluwed ouer in hie more and more ¶ The kyng wos so proud of hert that he wold not fle the water but abode still in the water Ì„ bet it with a yerde that he had in his hond and commandid the water that it shÌ„uld wend no ferther but for all his ê¯mandemeÌ„t the water wold not cese bot euer waxed more and more an high so that the kyng was all wete and stod depo in the water ¶ And when he saw that he had abiden ther to long the water wold nothing done his commandement· tho sone he with drew him and tho stod he vpon a stone and held his handis an high and sayed thes wordis hering all pepull ¶ This god that maketh the see thus arise an high he is liyng of all kynges and of all mightes most And I am a caytif and a man dedeli he may neuer die and all thyng doth his coÌ„mandement Ì„ to him is obedient ¶ To that god I pray thatt he be my werrand For I knowlege me a caytif febull of no pouer Ì„ therfor I wyll go vn to rome with out ony lettyng my wikkidnes to ponysshe and me to a mend for of god I clame my land for to hold Ì„ of none other ¶ And anone made redy his hâ—yr Ì„ him self to rome with out ony lettyng and by the way did many almys dedis and when he come to rome alÌ„so ¶ And when he had bene ther Ì„ for his synnes done pennance he come ayene in to englond become a good man an holy And leued Ì„ left all maner pride stoutnesse Ì„ leued an holy life after and made ij abbeis of sent Benet on in englond and an other in norway for as moch os he loued sent benet more speciali then other santis Ì„ moch he loued also sent EdmoÌ„d the kyng of the yaf gret yeftis to the house wherfor it wos made rich Ì„ when he had regned xx yere he died lieth at wynchestre Anno domini M.xviij BEnedictus the ix wos pope after iohnÌ„ Ì„ he wos a gret liâ—hout Ì„ therfor he was damned Ì„ he a perid to a certan maÌ„ vnder a meruelus figour an horibull His heed his taill was like an asse the other parte of his body like a bere And he said to this man to whom he apperid be not a ferde for I wos a man os ye be now bot I appeir now for i leuyd vnhappeli in old tyme like a best when I wos pope ¶ In this mans tyme ther was gret diuision and sclander to the chirche for he wos put out and in two tymes ¶ And here Tholomeus notis that the pride of bisshoppis had euer an euell end and it wos euer the occasion of moch vnrest Ì„ bataill Conradus the frist wos emprour after Henry xx yere This man made mony lawys and commanded pees to bekeped most stratly of any man bot the erle of Ludolfe was acused and he fled from his land desired more to liue like an karle then lyke a gentilman yit meruelusly his son wos mad emprour by the coÌ„mandement of god ayens the wyll of Conredy at the last they wer accordid he toke corodis doughter to his wif ¶ Of kyng Harold that leuer had gone on fote theÌ„ ride an hors THis Knoght of whom we haue spokin of before had ij sons by his wife Emme Ì„ that on wos called Hardyknoght Ì„