than renewed all the frauÌ„chyses that kynge Iohn had grauÌ„ted at Romney mede kyng Henry than coÌ„fermed by his chartre the whiche yet ben holden through out all Englonde And in yâ— tyme yâ— kyng toke of euery plough londe two shyllynges And Hubert of Burgh was than made chefe iustyce of engloÌ„de And this was in yâ— fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne And in yâ— same yere was saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury translated the .l. yere after his martyrdome ¶ And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of Englonde yâ— all alyens shold go out of Englonde come no more therin And kyng Henry toke than all yâ— castels in to his handes yâ— kyng Iohn his fader had gyuen taken to alyens for to kepe that held with hym But yâ— proude Faukes of Brent rychely let araye his castell of Bedford whiche he had of king Iohns gyfte and he helde that castell agaynst kyng Henryes wyl with might strength And the kyng came thyder with a stronge power and besyeged the castell And the archebysshop mayster Stephen of lang ton with a fayre company of knyghtes came to the kyng for to helpe hym And from the Ascencyon of our lord vnto the Assumpcyon of our lady lasted yâ— syege and than was the castell wonne and taken And the kynge let hange all those that were gone in to yâ— castel wich theâ— good wyll for to hold the castell agaynst hym that is to say .lxxx. men And than afterwarde Faukes hymselfe was fouÌ„de in a chirche of Couentre and there iâ— forsware all Englonde with moche shame and than wente agayne in to his owne couÌ„tree ¶ And whyles that kyng Henry regned Edmonde of Abyndon that was tresourer of Salysbury was consecrate archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And this kynge Henry sente ouer see vnto the erle of Prouance that he sholde sende him his doughter in to Englende that was called Elâ—nore and he wolde spouse her And so she came in to Englonde after Chrystmas and on the morowe after saynt Hylaryes daye the archebysshop Edmonde spoused them togyder at Westmynster with grete solempnite And there was a fayre syght bytwene them that is for to saye Edwarde that was nexte kynge after his fader floure of curteysy and of largesse and Margarete that was afterwarde quene of Scotlonde and Beatryne that was afterwarde duchesse of Brytayne And Katheryne that dyed a mayde in relygyon ¶ Of the quinzeme of goodes that were grauÌ„ted for the newe chartre and of the purucyaunce of Oxford ANd thus it befell yâ— the lordes of Englonde wold haue some addicyons moo in the chartre of frauÌ„chyse yâ— they had of the kynge spake thus bytwene them And yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted them all theyr askynge made to them two chartres yâ— one is called yâ— grete chartre of frauÌ„chyses that other is called the chartre of forest And for yâ— grauÌ„t of these two chartres prelates erles barons all the comyns of Englonde gaue to yâ— kynge a. M. marke of syluer ¶ Whan kynge Henry had ben kynge .xiiij. yere the same yere he his lordes erles barons of the realme went to Oxford and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of yâ— realme And fyrst sware yâ— kyng hymselfe and afterwarde all the lordes of yâ— londe that they wolde holde yâ— statute for euer more who that them brake sholde be deed But the seconde yere after that ordynauÌ„ce the kynge through couÌ„seyle of syr Edwarde his sone of Rychard his broder that was erle of Cornewayle also of other repented hym of that othe that he had made for to holde that lawe ordynauÌ„ce sente to yâ— courte of Rome to be assoyled of that othe ¶ And in the yere nexte comynge after was the grete derth of corne in englonde for a quarter of whete was worth .xxiiij. shyllynges And the poore people ete nettyls other wedes for grete honger many a. M. dyed for defaute of meet ¶ And in the xlviij yere of kyng Henryes regne begaÌ„ warre debate bytwene hym and his lordes for bycause that he had broken yâ— couenauÌ„tes yâ— were made bytwene them at Oxford ¶ And in the same yere was the towne of Northamton taken folke slayne that were within for bycause yâ— they had made and ordeyned wylde fyre for to brenne the cite of London ¶ And in the moneth of Maye that came nexte after vpon saynt Pancras daye was yâ— batayle of Lewes whiche was yâ— wednesdaye before saynt Dunstans daye there was taken kyng Henry hymselfe syr Edwarde his sone Rychard his broder erle of Cornewayl many other lordes ¶ And in the same yere nexte folowynge syr Edwarde the kynges sone brake out of the warde of syr Symon of MouÌ„tford erle of Leycestre at Herford and went vnto the barons of yâ— Marche and they receyued hym with moche honour ¶ And the same tyme Gylbert of Clarence erle of Glocestre that was in yâ— ward also of yâ— foresayd SymoÌ„ through the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of kynge Henry that went from hym with a grete herte for bycause he sayd yâ— the foresayd Gylbert was a fole in his couÌ„seyle wherfore he ordeyned hyÌ„ afterward so helde hyÌ„ with kyng Henry And on yâ— saterdaye next after yâ— myddes of August syr Edwarde yâ— kynges sone discomfited syr Symon of MouÌ„tford at Kelinworth but the grete lordes yâ— were there with hyÌ„ were taken yâ— is to saye Baldewyn wake WilliaÌ„ de MouÌ„chensie many other grete lordes And yâ— tewesdaye nexte after was yâ— batayle done at Eusham there was slayne syr Symon of MouÌ„tford Hugh spenser MouÌ„tford that was Rafe Bassets fader of Draiton and many other grete lordes And whaÌ„ this batayle was done all yâ— gentylmen that had ben with the erle Symon were disheryted they ordeyned togyder dyd moche harme to all yâ— lond For they destroyed theyr enemyes in all that they myght ¶ Of the syege of Kelynworth how the gentylmen were disherited through counseyle of the lordes of the realme of Englonde and how they came agayne and had theyr â—â—â—des ANd the nexte yere comynge in Maye the fourth daye before yâ— teest of saynt Dunstan was the batayle dyscomfyture at Chest erfelde of them that were disheryted there was many of them slayne And Robert erle of Fe riers there was takeÌ„ also Baldewyn and Iohn de la hay with moche sorowe escaped thens And on saynt Iohn baptystes eue than nexte folowynge began the syege of the castell of Kenilworth the syege lasted to sayne Thomas eue yâ— apostle on whiche daye syr Hugh Hastynge had yâ— castell for to kepe that yelded vp the castel vnto the kynge in this maner that hymself the other yâ— were within the castell sholde haue theyr lyues lyÌ„mes all that they had therin bothe hors harneys foure dayes of respyte for to delyuer clenely yâ— castell of themself of all other maner thynge as they had within the castell And so
to her with a good wyll Than went out of the shyppe all the systers toke the londe Albion as theyr syster called it there they went vp downe fouÌ„de neyther man ne woman ne chylde but wylde beestes of dyuers kyndes And whan theyr â—ttayles were dispruded sayled they fedde them with herbes fruytes in season of that yere so they â—â—ued as they best myght after that they toke flesshe of dyuers beestes beraâ—â— wonders faâ—â—e so they desyred maÌ„nes company maÌ„nes kynde them fayâ—ed And for here they wexed wonders couragyous of kynde so that they desyred more mannes company than ony other solace or myrth Whan the deuyll that perâ—â—yued went by dyuers couÌ„tries toke a body of the ayre lykyng natures shâ—â— of men came in to the londe of Albion lay by those women shad tho natures vpon them they conceyued brought forth gyauÌ„tes Of whiche one was called Gogmagog another Langerigan And so they were named by dyuers names in this maner they came forth were borne horryble gyauÌ„tes in Albion And they dwelled in caues in hylles at theyr wyll had the londe of Albion as them lyked vnto the tyme that Brute arryued came to Totnes that was in the yle of Albion there this Brute coÌ„quered discoÌ„fyted the gyauÌ„tes aboue sayd ¶ Explicit prima pars ¶ Here begyÌ„neth now how Brute was goten how he slewe fyrst his moder after his fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he named Brytayne after his owne name that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst of Saxonye This Brute came in to Brytayne aboute the .xviij. yere of Hely BE it knowen that in the noble cite of grete Troy there was a noble knyght and a man of grete power that was called Eneas And whan the cite of Troy was lost destroyed through them of Grece This Eneas with all his meyny fledde thens came in to Lombardy And tho was lorde gouernour of that londe a kyng that hyght Latyne And another kynge there was the hyght Turocelyne that strongly warred vpon this kynge Latyne the oftentymes dyd hym moche harme And whan this kynge Latyne herde that Eneas was come he receyued hym with moche honour hym with helde for as moche as he had herd of hyÌ„ and wyst well that he was a noble knight and a worthy of his body of his dedes This Eneas helped kynge Latyne in his waâ—â—â— shortly for to tell so well so worthely he dyd that he slewe Turocelyne dyscomfyted hym all his people And whan all this was done kyng Latyne gaue all the londe that was Turocelynes to this noble man Eneas iâ— maryage with Lauyne his doughter the moost fayrest creature that ony man wyst And so they lyued togyder in ioye and myrth all the dayes of theyr lyues ¶ And after Ascanius sone to Eneas wedded a wyfe and vpon her he gate a sone that was called Siluine And this Siluyne whan he coude some reason of man vnwytyng his fader and agaynst his wyll acqueynted hym with a damoysel that was cosyn to Lauyne that was kynge Latynes doughter the quene that was Eneas wyfe and brought the damoysell with chylde And whan Ascanius his fader it wyst anone let enquyre of the wysest maysters and of the gretest clerkes what chylde the damoysell sholde brynge forth And they answered and sayd that she sholde brynge forth a sone that shold kyll bothe his fader and his moder And so he dyd For his moder dyed in berynge of hym And whan this chylde was borne his fader let call hym Brute And the maysters sayd that he sholde do moche harme and sorowe in many dyuerse places and after he sholde come to grete honour and worshyp This kyng Ascanius dyed whan god wolde and Siluyne his sone receyued the londe and made hym wonderâ—ly well beloued among his people And so whaÌ„ Brute that was Siluynes sone was .xv. yere olde he went vpon a daye with his fader for to playe solace And as Brute shold haue shotte vnto an hart his arowe myshapped glanced and so there Brute slewe his fader ¶ How Brute was dryuen out of the londe how he helde hym in Grece ANd whan this mischauÌ„ce was befallen all the people of the londe made grete sorowe and were sore dyspleased And bycause therof they droue Brute out of the londe wolde not suffre hym amonge them And whan he sawe that he might not abyde there he went from thens in to Grece there he fouÌ„de vij thousande men that were of the kynrede of Troye and were comen of grete blode as the story telleth as of men and women children the whiche were all holden in thraldome bondage of kyng Pandras of Grece for the deth of Achylles that was betrayed slayne at Troy This Brute was a woÌ„ders fayre man and a stronge huge of his age and of gladde chere semblauÌ„t also worthy of body was well beloued amoÌ„ge his people This kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnes condicyons anone made hym to dwell with hym So that Brute became wonders preuy moche beloued with the kynge dwelled longe tyme with the kynge So at the last they of Troy Brute spake togyder of kynrede lygnage of acqueyntauÌ„ce and there complayned them vnto Brute of theyr sorowe of theyr bondage and of many other shames the kynge Pandras had done to them to Brute they sayd vpon a tyme. Ye be a lord of our lignage a stronge man a myghty be ye our capytayne gouernour we wyll become your men fulfyll al your coÌ„mauÌ„ dementes brynge vs out of this wret chednes bondage we wyll fyght with the kyng for trouth with the grace of the grete god we shall ouercome hym we shall make you kynge of this londe to you do homage of you we shall holde for euermore Brute had tho grete pyte of theyr bondage that they were brought in pryuely went fro the kynges courte and tho that were of Troy went put them in to woodes in to mouÌ„taynes helde them there and sente vnto kynge Pandras that he sholde gyue them lycence for to departe safely out of his loÌ„de and kyngdom for they wolde no longer dwell in his bondage Whan kyng Pandras herde this he was sore vexed and anoyed tho sware that he wolde â—e them euerychone and ordeyned a grete power and went towardes them for to fyght with them But Brute and his men manly them defended and fyersly fought slewe all the kynges men that none of them escaped and toke the kynge and put hym in pryson and ordeyned a couÌ„seyle amonge them selfe what they myght do with the kynge And some sayd that he sholde be put to deth and some sayd that he sholde be exyled out of the londe
some sayd that he sholde be brent And than spake a wyse knyght that was called Mempris sayd to Brute to all them of Troy Yf kyng Pandras wolde yelde hym haue his lyfe I couÌ„seyle that he gyue vnto Brute that is our duke our souerayn his doughter Geâ—â—ogâ—â— to wyfe in maryage with her an hondred shyppes well arayed all his treasour of golde syluer of corne of wyne and as moche as we nede of one thynge other than go we out of this londe and ordeyne vs a loÌ„de els where for we nor none of our kynrede that come after vs shall neuer haue peas in this londe amonge them of Grece for we haue â—â—ayne so many of theyr knyghtes of other frendes that euermore warre dyscord shall be amonge vs. Brute tho all his folke consented gladly to the couÌ„seyle and this thyÌ„ge they tolde to kyng Pandras And he for to haue his lyfe grauÌ„ted as moche as they demaunded and anone gaue vnto Brute the fayre lady Gennogen his doughter to wyfe and an hondred shyppes with as moche as them 〈◊〉 of all vytayles as afore was ordeyned ThaÌ„ Brute toke his wyfe all his men that forsoke the londe of Grete went to the see had wynde weder at theyr wyll came the thyrde daye in to an yle that was called Logres This Brute anone sent of his men to londe for to espye the maner of the couÌ„trce And they founde an olde cite all wasted forlet so that there was neyther man nor womaÌ„ therin dwellynge And in the myddle of this cyte they fouÌ„de an olde temple of a fayre lady that was called Diane the goddesse And they came agayne vnto Brute tolde hym what they had seen fouÌ„de they couÌ„seyled hym to go do sacrifyce vnto dame Diane for she was wont to gyue answere of what thynge that meÌ„ asked her namely vnto them that honour her with sacryfyce Brute wente vnto that ymage sayd Diane noble goddesse that all thynge hast in thy myght wyndes waters woodes feldes all thynges of the worlde all maner of beestes that ben therin vnto you I make my prayer that ye couÌ„seyle me and tell where in what plaÌ„ce I shall haue a coÌ„uenyent place to dwell in with my folke And there I shall make in the honour of the a fayre temple a noble wherin ye shall alwaye be honoured Whan he had done his prayer Diane answered in this maner Brute sayd she go euen forth thy way ouet the see in to frauÌ„ce towarde the west there ye shal fynde an yle that is called Albion that yle is becompassed all with the see no man may come therin but it be by shyppes in that londe were wont to dwell gyauntes but now it is not so but all wyldernes that londe is destenyed ordeyned for you for your people ¶ How Coryn became Brutes man how kynge Goffar was discomfyted ANd whan Brute had this answere of Diane the goddesse anone he let wyÌ„de vp the ancres sayled in to the hye see And whaÌ„ he his men had sayled .xx. dayes more they fouÌ„de fall besyde a coost of the see a. M. men of the kynrede of Troy theyr souerayne mayster was called Coryn And whan Brute wyst whens they were he toke them with moche ioye in to his shyppes so he ladde them forth with hym This Coryn there became Brutes man to hyÌ„ dyd homage And so loÌ„ge they sayled forth in the see tyll they came in to Gascoyne anone they arryued in the hauen of Lyegers there they dwelled .viij. dayes for to rest them and to amende theyr sayles there as they had nede Ty dynges soone came to kyng Goffar that was lord of that londe how that moche people of straunge londe were arryued in to his londe in the hauen of Lyegers wherfore he was sore angred anoyed that they came and arriued in his londe without his lycence his leue And anone ordeyned hym a grete power for to dryue out Brute to destroye hym all his people But it was so the kynge Goffar was dyscomfyted all his people hymselfe fledde in to fraunce for to haue helpe socour And in that tyme regned in fraunce .xij. kynges and .xj. of them assembled a grete power for to belpe Goffar for to fyght agaynst Brute This Goffar dwelled with the kynges of frauÌ„ce halfe a yere more And in the meane tyme that Goffar was in frauÌ„ce Brute his company destroyed all the londe of Gascoyne and let take all the treasour that kynge Goffar had made it to be brought in to his shyppes ¶ And this Brute fouÌ„de in that londe a fayre place and a conueny ent there he let make a fayre castell and a stronge Whan this was all done kynge Goffar came from fraunce and .xj. kynges with hym and brought with hym .xx. M. men for to fyght with Brute his company And Brute had but .vij. M. and .iij. C. men neuer theles whan the two hoostes mette togyder Brutes folke through helpe of hym selfe of Turyn his cosyn of Coryn yâ— well manly him defended so yâ— within a whyle they had slayne of yâ— frenshmen moo than two M. Anone all tho yâ— were alyue fledde away And in this batayle Turin Brutes cosyn was slayne Brute let bury hym worthely whan he had space in the castell that he had made tho let call that same castell Tours for bycause of the name of Turin that there was buryed And yet vnto this daye there is a noble cite that is called Tours And whan kyng Goffar wyst that Turyn was deed he came agayne with his men gaue a stronge batayle to Brute But Brute his men were so wery for fightyÌ„ge that they might no longer endure than went in to his castel with all his men made yâ— gates fast for to saue them toke couÌ„seyle amoÌ„ge them what they sholde do Brute Coryn gaue couÌ„seyle ordeyned pryuely yâ— Coryn shold go out and busshe hym in a wode tyll on yâ— morowe so that in the mornynge whan Brute sholde fyght with his enemyes Coryn shold come with his folke on the one syde slee do all the harme that he myght And on the morowe at the dawnynge of yâ— daye Brute wente out of the castel fought fyersly with his enemyes they manly defended them But within a lytell tyme BruÌ„te his men slewe viij hondred of kynge Goffers men than came Corin with the busshemeÌ„t he his company smote to the grouÌ„de all those yâ— wolde stande or abyde so the kynge Goffar his company were discomfyted fast they began to flec And Brute Coryn with theyr company fyersly them pursued and slewe moo of them in the fleynge than they dyd in yâ— batayle And in this
maner Brute had yâ— victory neuertheles Brute made moche sorow for his cosyn Turyn that there was slayne other also that he had lost of his men that is to saye .vij. hondred and .xv. the whiche nobly he buryed in the same castell of Tours there where that he had buryed Turyn his cosyn ¶ How Brute arryued at Totnes in the yle than called Albyon and of the wrastlyng that was bytwene Coryn and Gogmagog ANd whaÌ„ all this was done Brute wold no longer dwell there for to fyght lose his men For kyng Goffers people myght euery day encrease moo and moo Brutes men lessed therfore he toke all his men wente vnto the see had wynde weder at theyr wyll And the fyfth daye after they arryued in an hauen at Cornes came in to this realme that than was called Albyon where they founde neyther man nor woman saue grete gyauntes they dwelled in mountaynes in cauernes And Brute sawe the londe was fayre and at his ly kynge and was good also for hym for all his people as Diane the goddesse had behyght hym And therof was Brute wonders gladde and let assemble vpon a daye all his folke to make a solempne sacrifyce and a grete feest in the honour reuereÌ„ce of Diane the goddesse whiche had couÌ„seyled hyÌ„ fyrst to come in to this londe And whaÌ„ they had done theyr soleÌ„ pnite as they sate at theyr meet vpon a daye there came in vpon them .xxx. gyauntes and slewe .xxx. of Brutes men Brute his meÌ„ anone stert vp fought with the gyauntes slewe them euerychone saue one that was called Gogmagog he was mayster of all yâ— gyauÌ„tes he was stroÌ„ger hyer than ony of the other Brute kepte hym for to wrastle with Corin his man for he was greter and hyer than â—ny of Brutes men from the gyrdelstede vpwarde Gogmagog Corin vndertoke there for to wrastle so togyder they went wrastled a loÌ„ge tyme but at the last Gogmagog helde Coryn so fast that he brake two rybbes in his syde wherfore Coryn was sore angry there he toke Gogmagog bytwene his armes cast hym downe vpon a roche soo that Gogmagog brake all to peces so he dyed an euyll deth therfore the place is called yet vnto this day the saute of Gogmagog And thaÌ„ after Brute gaue all that couÌ„tree vnto Corin And than Corin called it after his name Cornewayle his men ben called Cornewayles so sholde men of that countree be called for euermore And in that countree dwelled Corin his men and they made townes and houses euhabyted that londe by theyr owne wyll ¶ How Brute buylded London called this londe Brytayn and Scotlonde Albanye and Wales Cambar ¶ London BRute his men wente forth and sawe aboute in dyuerse places where that they myght fynde a good place and couenable that they myght buylde and make a cyte on for hym and for his folke And so at the last they came by a fayre ryuer whiche now is called Temmes and there Brute began to buylde a fayre cyte and called it newe Troye in remembraunce of grete Troye from the whiche place all theyr lygnage was comen And this Brute let fell downe wodes let ere sowe londes let mawe down medowes for the sustenauÌ„ce of hyÌ„ his people And thaÌ„ he departed the londe to them so that eche of them had a parte place to dwell in And thaÌ„ Brute let call all this londe Brytayne after his name and his folke Brytons And this Brute had goteÌ„ on his wyfe Gennogen .iij. sones that were worthy of dedes the first was called Lotryn the seconde Albanak the thyrde Cambar Brute bare crowne in the cite of newe Troy .xx. yere after yâ— tyme that the cyte was made And there he made the lawes that the Britons holde And this Brute was wondersly well be ioued amonge all his people And Brutes sones also loued wondersly well togyder And whan Brute had sought all the londe in length brede he founde a londe that ioyned to Brytayne in the north And that londe Brute gaue to Albanak his sone let call it Albanye after his name that now is called Scotlonde And Brute fouÌ„de an other countree to warde the west and gaue that to Cambar his other sone let call it Cambar after his name and now it is called Wales And whan Brute had regned .xx. yere than he dyed in the cite of newe Troye ¶ How Lotryn that was Brutes sone entred with moche honour and gouerned the londe well and worthely AFter Brute regned Lotryn his sone that was the seconde kynge in Brytayn And he began to regne the seconde yere of Samuel This Lotryn was crowned kyng with grete solempnite of all Brytayne And after whaÌ„ he was crowned kyng Albanak Cambar his bretherne departed in to theyr owne couÌ„trees there they lyued with moche honour and worshyp And Lotryn regned well wysely was moche beloued of his people And it befell so that as Albanak dwelled in his his owne londe with moche honour worship there came kyng Hum bar of Hunlonde with a grete power â—â—ryued in Albanye wold haue coÌ„queâ—â—â— the londe and began to warre vpon Albanak slowe hyÌ„ in batayle Whan Albanak was deed the people of the loÌ„de fledde vnto Lotryn tolde him bycause he was kynge of Brytayne how that his broder was slayne prayed hym of his helpe socour for to auenge his broders deth Lotryn thaÌ„ anone let assemble all the Brytons of Kent of Douer vnto derewent of Norfolke Suffolke of Keft fen Lyndessey And whan they were assembled they sped them fast towarde theyr enemyes for to gyue them batayle And Lotryn had sente to Cambar his broder that he sholde come vnto hym with all the power that he myght make for to helpe hym to auenge his broders deth And so he dyd with a good wyll Whan they came togider they toke theyr waye pryuely for to go seke kynge Humbar where they myght fynde hym And so it befell that this kynge Humbar was besyde a water that was a grete ryuer with his folke for to dysporte hym And there came Lotryn Cambar his broder with all theyr folke sodeynly or that ony of theyr enemyes wyst And whan Humbar sawe them come he was sore adrad for as moche as his men wyst 〈◊〉 not afore and also they were vnarmed And anone Humbar for drede 〈◊〉 in to the water and drowned hymselfe and so he dyed and his men were all flayne in so moche that there escaped not one awaye on lyue And therfore is that water called Humbar and euermore shall be as longe as the worlde standeth for bycause that this kynge Humbar was drowned therin And after that Locryn went to his shyppes toke there golde and syluer as moche as he founde vnto himselfe all that other pylfre be gaue
vnto other folke of his hoost And they founde in one of the shyppes a fayre damoyfell whiche was kynge Humbars doughter and she was called Estrylde And whan kynge Lotryn sawe her he toke her with hym bycause of the grete beaute and fayrnes that he sawe in her And for her he was ouertaken in loue and wolde haue wedded her These tydynges came to Corin anone thought to auenge hym on Lotryn for as moche as Lotryn had promised hym to wedde Guentolyn his doughter And Corin in haste toke his waye to newe Troy vnto hym sayd thus to Lotryn Certes ye rewarde me full euyll for the paynes that I haue had for your fader Brute wher fore syth it is so I wyll auenge me now on the. And with that drewe his swerde wolde haue slayne Lotryn the kyng But the damoysel went bytwene them and made them to be accorded in this maner that Lotryn sholde take Guentolyn Corins doughter to wyfe And so Lotryn dyd Neuertheles after he was maryed he wente pryuely to Estrylde gate on her a doughter that was called Abram And it befell so that anone after Corin dyed after whan he was deed Lotryn forsoke Guentolyn that was his wyfe made Es 〈…〉 quene And than Guentolyn dep 〈…〉 froÌ„ theâ—s 〈◊〉 grete wrath in to Cori 〈…〉 e there seased all the londe in to her owne haâ—ors for as moche as she was her faders heyre toke homage of all yâ— men of yâ— londe And afterwarde she assembled a grete hoost a myghty of men for to be auenged vpon Lottyn yâ— was her lorde gaue hym a stronge but a yle where Lotryn her husbonde was slayne his men discoÌ„fyted in the .v. yere of his regne GueÌ„tolyn let take Estrylde Abram her doughter bounde them bothe handes fete cast them bothe in to a water so they were droâ—â—â—ed wherfore yâ— water was euermore after called Abram after yâ— name of yâ— damoysell yâ— was Estâ—yldes doughter englysshe men call that water Seuerine walshmen call it Abram yet vn to this daye And whan this was done Gu 〈…〉 ol yn let crowne her quene of all yâ— londe And she gouerned the londe well and wysely vnto thâ—ty me that 〈◊〉 her sone that Lotryn had goten 〈…〉 was .xx. yere of age that he myght be kyng And so the quene regâ—â—d .xv. yere And than let she crowne her sone kyng and he regned and gouerned the 〈◊〉 well worthtly And his moder went in to Cornewayle and there she dwelled all the dayes of her lyfe ¶ How Madan regâ—ed in peas all his lyfe THis Madan sone to Lotryn regned on the Brytons .xl. yere the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Saul And this Madan lyued in peas all his dayes gate two sones Mempris and Maulyn Than he dyed and lyeth at newe Troye ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M C .xxij. â—t 〈◊〉 Christi na 〈…〉 tatem M. â—xxiiij ¶ Here begynneth the fourth age durynge to the transmygracyon Dauyd _â—Auyd the seconde kynge 〈◊〉 Israell regned this tyme 〈◊〉 man chosen after yâ— desy 〈…〉 god And he was anoy 〈…〉 in his yonge age by Sam 〈…〉 after yâ— deth of kynge Saul he regâ—â—d x◠〈◊〉 This D 〈…〉 d was as a 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 mankynde in whome 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 so moche power so moche humyâ—â—te so moche noblenes so moche 〈◊〉 so grete a charge of seculer thynges so pure beuoute 〈◊〉 contemplacyon of spirytuall thynges so many men to 〈…〉 e so many teres to â—â—epe for his â—â—espace â—ide plura 〈◊〉 regum ¶ Abâ—athar this tyme was bisshop he fledde fro Saul vnto Dauid he was gloryous with hym all his dayes Gâ—d Nathan and Asoph were prophetes than And Nathan was broders sone to Dauid ¶ How Mempris slewe his broder Maulyn THis MeÌ„pris his broder Maulyu stroue fast for the londe And Mempris began to regne the .xxxv. yere of Dauid for bycause that he was the eldest sone he wold haue had all yâ— londe and Maulyn wolde not suffre hym so yâ— they toke a day of loue accorde and at this daye Mempris let kyll his broder through treason hymselfe afterward helde the londe anone let crowne hym kyng regned after became so lyther a man that he wtin a whyle all yâ— men of his londe And at the last he became so wycked so lecherous yâ— he forsoke his owne wyfe vsed the synne of sodomye wherfore almighty god was gretly displeased wroth with hym vpon hym toke vengeaunce bycause of his wyckednes For vpon a daye as he went forth on huntyng in a forest there he lost all his men yâ— were with hym wyst not what he shold do so he went â—p downe hymselfe alone cryed after his meÌ„ but they were gone there came wolues anone all to drewe hym in peces whan he had regned .xxiiij. yere And whaÌ„ his people herde yâ— he was so deed they made ioy myrth ynough and anone made Ebraâ— his sone kynge and he regned with moche honour ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M C .lxv. Et ante Christi na 〈…〉 tem M .xxxiiij. SAlomon the kyng of peas of the gyfte of our lorâ— had a synguler excedynge aboue all men yâ— euer was in this world but alonely god in wysdom in tychesse in deyntees in glory â—a miliarite with god And all though Moyses Dauid Peter Paule Ierome Austyn other moo exceded hym in holynes but yet they exâ—â—ded hym not 〈◊〉 glorye rychesse And this man so excedynge all men wretchedly 〈◊〉 Of this Salomon is redde in an epystle of saâ—â—â— Ierome yâ— he gate a chylde on yâ— doughter of Pharao at xâ— yere of his age Vâ—de psa reguÌ„ ¶ Sadoch this tyme was bysshop for he deriyned not to yâ— parte of Adonie Dauids sone but was with Nathan for Salomon Abâ—athaâ— on the other parte was deposed ¶ Anno mundi â—iij M. ij C .v. Et ante Christi nat 〈…〉 tem .ix. C. lxxxxâ—â—â—j ROboas succeded SalomoÌ„ his 〈◊〉 der in his kyngdome but not 〈◊〉 wysdome He was deceyued through yâ— couÌ„seyle of yonge men lost .x. 〈◊〉 in so moche as he answered noâ— wysely the people as it is open 〈◊〉 regum ¶ Achimias was bysshop and was yâ— sone of Sadoth Vt pêª patet 〈◊〉 Paraâ—â—po ¶ Reges Israel inâ—â—piâ—â—â— I Heroâ—â—as regned kyng in Israel xxij yere he was fyrst of yâ— hous holde of Salomon and a good man â–ª but whaÌ„ he was made kyng he was a myschenous 〈◊〉 ydolatry made israel to synne i 〈…〉 ry many grete incoÌ„uenyentes 〈…〉 one â–ª almoost to the destruâ—â—yon of 〈◊〉 Israel For he was yâ— fygure of Ma 〈…〉 â—â—de pâ—a .iij. reguÌ„ ¶ Abdias yâ— sonâ— of Robâ—as regned in 〈◊〉 Iewry thre yere and other whyle as a good maÌ„ holpen by god other whyle wretchedly
sone to Ioathas regned iÌ„ israel .xvij. yere he troubled Amazia Vide pl’a plura iiij reguÌ„ .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Leyr sone to Bladud of the answere of his yongest doughter that gracyously was maryed vnto the kynge of fraunce AFter kyng Bladud regned Leyr his sone and this Leyr made yâ— towne of Leycestre he let call yâ— towne after his name he gouerned yâ— towne well nobly This kyng Leyr had thre doughters yâ— fyrst was called Gonorill the seconde Rigan yâ— thyrde Cordeill and the youngest doughter was fayrest best of coÌ„dicyons The kyng theyr fader became an olde man wolde that his doughters were maryed or yâ— he dyed but fyrst he thought to assay whiche of them loued him moost best for she yâ— loued him best sholde best be maryed And he axed of yâ— first doughter how well she loued hyÌ„ And she answered sayd better than her owne lyf Now certes sayd her fader yâ— is a grete loue ThaÌ„ he axed the seconde doughter how moche she loued hym And she sayd more passynge all yâ— creatures of yâ— worlde Per ma foy sayd her fader I may no more axe And than he axed of yâ— thyrde doughter how moche she loued him Certes fader sayd she my systers haue tolde you glosyng wordes but I shall tell you trouth for I loue you as I ought to loue my fader And for to brynge you more in certayne how I loue you I shall you tell as moche as ye be worth so moche shall ye be loued The kyng her fader wende yâ— she had scorned hym and became wonders wroth sware by heueÌ„ erth she shold neuer haue good of him but his doughters yâ— loued hym so moche shold be well auauÌ„ced maried And yâ— first doughter he maryed to Maugles kynge of Scotlonde the seconde he maryed to Hauemos erle of Cornewayle so they ordeyned spake bytwene them yâ— they sholde departe yâ— realme bytwene them two after yâ— deth of kyng Leyr theyr fader so yâ— Cordeill his yongest doughter sholde no thynge haue of his londe But this Cordeill was wonders fayre of good coÌ„dicyons maners that yâ— kynge of frauÌ„ce AgaÌ„pe herde of her fame sent to kyng Leyr her fader for to haue her vnto his wyfe prayed hym therof And kynge Leyr her fader sent him worde yâ— he had departed his londe gyueÌ„ all to his two doughters before said sayd he had no more lond wherwith her to mary And whan Agampe yâ— kynge of frauÌ„ce herde this answere he sente anone agayne to Leyr sayd yâ— he asked no thynge with her but onely her clothinge her body And anone kyng Leyr sent her ouer yâ— see to yâ— kynge of frauÌ„ce And he receyued her with moche worship with solempnite he spoused her made her quene of frauÌ„ce ¶ How kyng Leyr was dryuen out of his londe through his folke And how Cordeill his yongest doughter helped hym at his nede THus it befell afterwarde yâ— these two eldest doughters wolde not abyde tyll Leyr theyr fader was deed but warred vpon hym whyles that he was on lyue dyd hym moche sorow shame wherfore they toke froÌ„ hym all the realme bytwene them had ordeyned that one of them shold haue kyng Leyr to soiourne all his lyfe tyme with .lx. knyghtes squyers that he myght worshypfully go ryde wheder that he wolde in to what couÌ„tree that hym lyked to playe to solace So that Maugles kyng of Scotlond had kyng Leyr with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd or a yere was passed Gonoril that was his eldest doughter quene of Scotlond was so anoyed of hym of his people that anone she her lorde spake togyder wherfore halfe his knyghtes his squyers went froÌ„ hym no more were lefte with hym but .xxx. And whan this was done Leyr began for to make moche sorow for bycause that his estate was empayred men had of him more scorne despyte than euer they had before wherfore he wyst not what to do And at yâ— last thought yâ— he wold go in to Corne wayle to Rigan his other doughter And whaÌ„ he was come yâ— erle his wyfe that was Leyrs doughter welcomed hym with hym made moche ioye there he dwelled with .xxx. knyghtes squyers And he had not scarsly dwelled there a yere but that his doughter of hym of his company was wery her lord she of hym had grete scorne despyte so that froÌ„ .xxx. knyghtes they brought vnto .x. and afterwarde had he but .v. so they left hym no moo Than made he grete sorowe sayd sore wepyng Alas that euer I came in to this londe sayd yet had it ben better to haue dwelled with my fyrst doughter And anone he went thens to his fyrst doughter agayn but anone as she sawe hym come she sware by god by his holy name by as moche as she myght that he shold haue no more with hym but one knyght yf he wold there abyde Than began Leyr agayne to wepe and made moche sorowe sayd Alas now to longe haue I lyued that this sorowe myschefe is to me now fallen For now am I poore that somtyme was ryche but now haue I no frende ne kyn that to me wyll do ony good But whaÌ„ I was ryche all meÌ„ me honoured worshypped now euery man hath of me scorne despite now I wote wel that Cordeil my yoÌ„gest doughter said trouth whaÌ„ she sayd as moche as I had so moche sholde I be loued all yâ— whyle that I had good so loÌ„ge was I loued honoured for my rychesse but my two doughters glosed me tho now of me they set lytel pryce sothe tolde me Cordeil but I wolde not byleue it ne vnder stande therfore I let her go fro me as a thinge that I set lytell pryce of now wote I not what to do syth my two doughters haue me thus deceyued that I so moche loued now must I nedes seke her that is in an other londe that lyghtly I let go â—â—o me wtout ony reward or gyftes and sâ—e sayd that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue her fader by all maner of reason thaÌ„ I sholde haue aâ—â—d her no more those that me other wyse bebâ—ght through theyr fals speche now haue me deceyued In this maner Leyr 〈◊〉 tyme began to make his moâ—e And at the last he shope hym to the see passed ouer into frauÌ„ce asked espyed where the quene myght be founde And men tolde hym where she was And whaÌ„ be came to the cite that she was in pryuely he sene his squyer vnto the quene to tell her that her fader was comen to her for grete nede And whan the squyer came to the quene he told her euery dele of her systers from the
begynnynge vnto the ende Cordeil the quene anone toke gold syluer plente toke it to the squyer in couÌ„seyle that he sholde go in to a certayne cite and hym araye wasshe than come agayn to her and brynge with him an honest company of knyghtes .xl. at the leest with theyr meyny and than he sholde sende to her lorde the kynge feyne that he were comen for to se speke with his doughter hyÌ„ And so he dyd And whan the kynge and the quene herde that they came with moche honour they hym receyued And the kynge of frauÌ„ce than let sende through all his realme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that all men sholde be as entendauÌ„t to kynge Leyr yâ— quenes fader in all maner of thinges as it were vnto hymselfe WhaÌ„ kyng Leyr had dwelled there a moneth more he tolde to yâ— kynge to yâ— quene his doughter how his two eldest doughters had serued hym Agampe anone let ordeyne a grete host of frenshmen sent in to Britayne with Leyr yâ— quenes fader for to conquere his kyngdome agayne And Cordeil also came with her fader in to Britayn for to haue the realme after her faders deth And anone they went to shyppe passed the see came in to Brytayne fought with the felons discoÌ„fited them slewe than had he his londe agayn after lyued thre yere helde his realme in peas afterward dyed And Cordeil his doughter him let bury with moche honour at Leycestre ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .xlix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem viij C .liij. AMasias sone to Ioam regned on the Iewes .xxix. yere after yâ— whiche yâ— kyngdom of iewes was wtout kyng .xiij. yere This man worshypped the goddes of Seyr Vt pêª patet .ij. para .xxv. ¶ Ieroboam sone to Ioam regned on Israel .xlj. yere yâ— whiche was manly vyctoryous for he ouercame the kynge of Sirie restored Israel Damaske after the worde of Iono yâ— prophete but he was not good Therfore sayth saynt Austyn Yf good men regne they ê“fyte many men And yf yll men regne they hurte many men ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .lxxxviij. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .viii. C. xj Ozias or Azarias sone to Amasias regned on the Iewry .lij. yere the whiche lyued well afore our lorde of hyÌ„ is none euyll thyÌ„ge wryten but that he vsurped the dignite of preesthode vnder Azari the whiche he forbade hym For the whiche cause our lorde stroke hym with a lepre Vt patet .ij. para ¶ Ozee bysshop prophete was this tyme the fyrst of the .xij. that was sent agaynst yâ— xij trybes Iohel the seconde of the .xij. prophecyed of Iuda Ananias yâ— thyrde prophecyed agaynst many people Abdias the fourth of the .xij. prophecyed agaynst Edom. ¶ zacharias sone to Ieroboam regned in Israel .vj. monethes the whiche began to regne the .xxxviij. yere of Ozias was nought in his lyuynge as his predecessours were And zellum slewe hym regned a moneth And Manahen slewe hym and toke his kyngdome Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ This Manahen regned .x. yere the whiche began to regne yâ— .xxxix. yere of Osias he ruled hym mischeuously our lord betoke hym in yâ— power of yâ— kyng of AssurioruÌ„ and he payed to hym a. M. talentes of syluer Vt pêª patet .iiij. reguÌ„ ¶ Phaseia sone to Manahen regned in Israel two yere and he began to regne the .l. yere of Ozias and he was nought in his lyuyng ¶ Phasee slewe Phaseia regned .xx. yere he began to regne the .lij. yere of Ozias dyd as other cursed men dyd Vide pl’a plura iiij reguÌ„ And after this Israel was wtouten ony kyng .viij. yere ¶ How Morgan Conedag neuewes to Cordeil warred on her put her to deth WHan that kyng Leyr was deed Cordeill his yongest doughter regned yâ— .x. yere of Ozias kyng of the Iewry And after her regned Conedag the .xv. yere of Ozias And Cordeill that was Leyrs yongest doughter after the deth of her fader had al yâ— londe fyue yere in the meane tyme dyed her lorde Agampe yâ— was kyng of fraunce And after his deth there came Morgan Conedag that were Cordeyls systers sones to her had enemite for as moche as theyr aunt had yâ— londe so yâ— bytwene them they ordeyned a grete power and strongly warred on her neuer rested tyll they had taken her put her to deth And than Morgan Conedag seased al the londe departed it bytwene them they held it .xij. yere whan yâ— .xij. yere were gone there began bytwene them a grete debate so yâ— they warred strongly togyder dyd to eche other moche dysease for Morgan wold haue all yâ— londe fro beyonde Humber yâ— Conedag helde But he came agaynst hym with a stronge power so yâ— Morgan durst not abyde but fledde away in to Wales and Conedag pursued hym toke hym slewe hym And than Conedag came seased al the londe in to his handes helde it regned after .xxxiij. yere than he dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ And bycause yâ— mater coÌ„teyneth most coÌ„modiously togyder of yâ— kynges of Britayn now called Englonde for yâ— tyme of them is not certaynly knowen what tyme of yâ— worlde these kynges folowynge regned therfore they shall be togyder tyll it be comen vnto Euentolyn kyng of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ How Reynolde that was Conedags sone regned after his fader and in his tyme it rayned blode thre dayes in tokenynge of grete deth AFter this Conedag regned Reynold his sone yâ— was a wyse an hardy knyght curteys yâ— well nobly ruled yâ— londe was well beloued of all folke And in his tyme it rayned blode yâ— lasted thre dayes as god wolde soone after there came a grete deth of people for hoostes wtout noÌ„bre of people fought tyll yâ— god therof toke pite than it cesed And this Reynolde regned .xxij. yere than dyed lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian regned in peas that was Reynoldes sone AFter this Reynolde regned Gorbodian his sone .xv. yere than dyed and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How Gorbodian had .ij. sones how the one slewe yâ— other for to haue yâ— londe how ydoyne theyr moder slew yâ— other wherfore the londe was destroyed WHan this Gorbodian was deed his two sones yâ— he had became stoute proude euer warred togyder for the londe yâ— one was called Ferres yâ— other Porres And this Ferres wolde haue all yâ— londe but that other wold not suffre hym This Ferres had a felonous hert thought through treason to slee his broder but pryuely he wente in to frauÌ„ce there abode with the kynge Syward tyll vpon a tyme whan he came agayn to fyght with his broder Ferres but full euyl it happed him for he was slayne fyrst Whan ydoyne theyr moder
wyst that Porres was deed she made grete sorowe for bycause yâ— she loued hyÌ„ more than yâ— other thought for to slee hym pryuely And pryuely she came to her sone vpon a night with two knyues therw t cut his throte yâ— body also in to small peces Who herde euer of suche a moder yâ— slewe with her owne handes her owne sone And loÌ„ge tyme after lasted yâ— reprefe shame to yâ— moder that for bycause of that one sone she murdred that other and so lost them bothe ¶ How foure kynges curteysly helde all Brytayne and what be theyr names ye shall here after WHan the two brethern were deed they ne had lefte behynde them neyther sone ne doughter ne none other of the kynrede that might enheryte yâ— londe And for as moche as the strongest men droue discomfyted the feblest toke all theyr londes so that in euery couÌ„tree they had grete warre and stryfe vnder them But amoÌ„ge all other thyÌ„ges there were foure in the couÌ„tree that ouercame all yâ— other through theyr myght streÌ„gth they toke all the londes euery of them toke a certayne couÌ„tree in his couÌ„tree let call hym kynge one of them was called Scater he was called kynge of Scotlonde that other was called Da walier he was kynge of Logres of all the londe that was Lotryns that was Brutes sone The thyrde was called Ru dac he was kynge of Wales And the fourth was called Cloten he was kyÌ„g of Cornewayle But this Cloten sholde haue had all the londe by right bycause there was no man yâ— wyst none so ryght heyre as he was But they that were strongest set lytel by them yâ— were of lesse estate therfore this CloteÌ„ had no more londe amonge them but Cornewayle ¶ Of kynge Donebant that was Clotens sone how he wanne the londe THis Cloten had a sone that was called DonebaÌ„t yâ— after the deth of his fader became an hardy man and a fayre a curteys so yâ— he passed all the other kyÌ„ges of fayrnes of worthynes And anone as he was knyght he wyst wel that whan his fader lyued he was moost ryghtfull heyre of all yâ— londe and sholde haue had it by ryght but yâ— other kynges yâ— were of moche more strength than he toke froÌ„ hym yâ— londe Wherfore this Donebant ordeyned hym a grete power conquered fyrst the londe of Logres and after he went to conquere all the londe of Scotlonde and Wales And Scater came with his men gaue him batayle Rudac came also with his walshe men for to helpe hyÌ„ but so it befell yâ— Rudac was slayne Scater also in playne batayle And so DonebaÌ„t had yâ— vyctory conquered all the londe well mayntayned it in peas and in quyete that neuer before it was so well mayntayned ¶ How DonebaÌ„t was the fyrst kyng yâ— euer bare crowne of golde in Brytayne THis Donebant let make hym a crowne of gold ware the crowne vpon his heed as neuer kyng did before he ordeyned a statute that yfa man had done neuer so moche harme and myght come in to the Temple there sholde no man hym mysdo but go there in safete and in peas after go in to what londe or countree that hym pleased without ony harme and yf ony man had set ony hande vpon hym he than shold lese his lyfe And this Donebant made yâ— towne of Malmesbury yâ— towne also of yâ— vise And whaÌ„ he had regned well worthely .xl. yere he dyed lyeth at new Troy ¶ How Brenne Belyn departed bytwene them the londe after the deth of Donebant theyr fader And of the warre bytwene them ANd after yâ— this Donebant was deed his sones departed yâ— londe bytwene them as theyr fader had ordeyned so yâ— Belyn his eldest sone had all yâ— londe of Brytayn from Humbar southwarde his broder Brenne had all the londe from Humbar to Scotlonde But for as moche as Belin had yâ— better part Brenne therfore waxed wroth wolde haue had more of the londe Belyn his broder wolde grauÌ„te hyÌ„ no more wherfore stryfe warre arose bytwene them two But Brenne yâ— yoÌ„ger broder had no myght ne strength agaynst Belyn and therfore Brenne through couÌ„seyll of his folke went fro thens in to Norwey to yâ— kyng Olsynges prayed hym of helpe soâ—our for to conquere all yâ— londe vpon Belyn his broder vpon yâ— couenauÌ„t that he wolde haue his doughter to wyfe And kyng Olsynges hyÌ„ grauÌ„ted And Belin anone as his broder was gone to Norwey he seased in to his haÌ„des all yâ— londe of Northumberlond toke all yâ— castels let them be arayed kept yâ— coostes of the see yâ— Brenne sholde not arryue on no syde but yâ— he were taken Kyng Olsynges let assemble a grete hoost delyuered his doughter to BreÌ„ne all yâ— people that he had ordeyned This damoysell Samye had longe tyme loued a kyng yâ— was called Gutlagh to hym she tolde all her couÌ„seyle how yâ— Brenne sholde haue her lede her with hym for euermore so he sholde lese her but that she myght forsake Brenne And whaÌ„ Gutlagh had herde these tydynges he laye for to espye Brenne with as many shippes as he myght make haue So the two fletes mette togyder longe tyme they fought so that Brenne his men were dyscomfyted And kynge Gutlagh toke Samye put her in to his shyppe And Brenne shamefully fled thens as a man discomfyted And this kynge Gutlagh wolde haue gone in to his owne touÌ„â—tre but there came vpon hyÌ„ so grete a 〈…〉 st that lasted .v. dayes so yâ— through y◠〈◊〉 pest he was dryuen in to Brytayn with thre shyppes no moo And tho yâ— kepte the coostes of yâ— see toke Gutlagh Samye all his folke them presented to Belyn And Belyn put them in pryson ¶ How Belyn let departe out of his londe kynge Gutlagh of Denmarke and Samye 〈◊〉 I was not longe after yâ— Brenne came agayn with a grete nauy sente to his broder Belyn that he sholde yelde agayn his londe to his wyfe his folke his castles also or els be worde destroye his londe Belyn drad nothâ—ge his malyce wolde no thynge do 〈◊〉 that he had sayd Wherfore Brenne came with his folke fought with B 〈…〉 Brenne was discomfyted and his folke slayne hymselfe fledde with 〈◊〉 men in to frauÌ„ce And this Belyn that was Brennes broder went than to Yorke toke couÌ„seyle what he myght do with kyng Gutlagh for kyng Gutlagh profered to become his man to holde his londe of hym yeldynge yerely a thousande pouÌ„de of syluer for euermore and for sykernes of this couenaunt to be hol den Gutlagh sholde brynge hym good hostages to hym sholde do homage all his folke yet he sholde swere vpon a
boke yâ— it sholde neuer be broken ne fayled ¶ Belyn tho by couÌ„seyle of his folke grauÌ„ted hym his askyng so Gutlagh became his man And Belyn toke of hyÌ„ his homage by an othe by wrytynge the same couenauntes And vpon these couenauÌ„tes kynge Guthlagh toke Samie his folke went thens returned agayne to Denmarke Euermore after were the couenauÌ„tes holden yâ— truage payed tyll the tyme that Honâ—lus was kyng of Denmarke also of this londe through his wyfe Gildeburgh yâ— he had spoused for she was right heyre of this londe This Belyn dwelled tho in peas worshypfully hym helde amonge his baroÌ„s And he made foure ryall wayes one from yâ— eest vnto yâ— west that was called watlyng strete an other from yâ— north vnto the south that was called Ikelme strete and two other wayes he made in bossyng through out yâ— londe yâ— one is called Fosse and that other Fosse dyke And he maynteyned well yâ— good lawes yâ— DonebaÌ„t his fader had made ordeyned in his tyme as before is sayd ¶ How accordmeÌ„t was made bytwene Brenne and Belyn through Cornewen that was theyr moder BRenne that was Belyns broder had longe time dwelled in frauÌ„ce there had conquered a grete lordshyp through maryage For he was duke of Burgoyne through yâ— doughter of duke Fewyn yâ— he had spoused whiche was right heyre of yâ— londe And this Brenne ordeyned a grete power of his folke and also of frauÌ„ce came in to this londe for to fight with Belyn his broder And Belyn came agaynst hym with a grete power of brytons wolde haue gyuen hym batayle But whaÌ„ theyr moder Cornewen that thaÌ„ lyued had herde that yâ— one broder wold haue destroyed that other she went bytwene her sones made them accorde with moche payne So yâ— at the last the two bretherne with moche blysse went togyder in to new Troy yâ— now is called LondoÌ„ where they dwelled a yere after they toke theyr counseyle for to go coÌ„quere all frauÌ„ce so they dyd brent townes destroyed the londe in lengthe brede the kyng of frauÌ„ce gaue them batayle with his power but he was ouer comen gaue truage to Belyn to his broder And after yâ— they went forth vnto Rome coÌ„quered it all Lombardy and Germany toke homage of all the chefe lordes barons And after they came in to this londe of Brytayn dwelled with theyr brytoÌ„s in ioye rest And than made Brenne yâ— towne of Brystow and after he went ouer to his owne lord ship there dwelled he all his lyfe And Belyn dwelled at newe Troye there he made a fayre gate that is called Belynges gate after his owne name And whan this Belyn had regned nobly xâ— yere he dyed lyeth at newe Troye ¶ How kynge Cormbatrus slewe the kyng of Denmarke for bycause that he wolde not paye to hym his truage ANd after this Belyn regned his sone Cormbatrus a good man a worthy And the kyng of Denmarke wolde not paye to hym his truage yâ— is to say a. M. pouÌ„de as he had sworne by othe for to paye it also by wrytyng recorde to Belyn his fader wherfore he was euylapayed wroth assembled a grete hoost of brytons and went in to Denmarke slewe yâ— kyng Gutlagh brought yâ— londe in subieccyoÌ„ all newe toke of yâ— folke feaute homage after went agayne in to his owne londe as he came forth by Orkeney he fouÌ„de xxx shyppes ful of men women besyde the coost of yâ— see yâ— kyng asked what they were And an erle that was mayster of them all curteysly answered to yâ— kynge sayd that they were exiled out of spayne so that they had trauayled halfe a yere more in the see to wyte yf they myght fynde ony kynge in ony londe yâ— of them wolde haue pite or mercy to gyue them ony londe in ony countree wherin they myght dwell haue rest become his lyege men to hym wold do homage feaute whyle they lyued to his heyres after hym of hyÌ„ of his heyres holde that londe And whan yâ— kyng herd this he had pite on them gaue them an yle all wyldernes where no maÌ„ was dwellynge saue onely wylde beestes And yâ— erle thaÌ„ked moche yâ— kyng became his man dyd hym homage feaute toke all his folke went in to the same yle And yâ— erle was called Irlamal therfore he let call yâ— londe Irlonde after his name This kyng Cormbatrus came agayn in to his londe regned .xxv. yere after dyed lyeth at newe Troye ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iiij C .xl. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vij C .lvj. IOathan sone to Osias regned in the Iewry .xvj. yere of this Ioathan no thynge is wryten but 〈◊〉 he toke not away exceâ—sa as other dyd Vt patet ij para ¶ Amarias was bysshop And Ysayas the noble prophete was in his dayes ¶ Olympias with yâ— grekes began yâ— fyrst yere of Ioathan after Iosephus after Bede Troy was destroyed iiij C .vj. yere afore the first Olympias began vnder Esalo a iudge of Athenis in the whiche Corebus gate yâ— thyualty amonge al men Olympus is the name of an hyll in Grecia the whiche for his precyousnes is called yâ— hyll of god And after Ierome one Olimpias coÌ„teyneth fully iiiâ— yeres in yâ— whiche .iiij. yeres foure yerely prynces are made these Olympiades are places ordeyned to the worshyp of Iupyter vnder the hyll of Olympo And the lawe of them is this That who someuer is best in our chyualry what gyfte someuer he desyreth he shall haue ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iiij C .lvj. Et ante Christi natiuitatem vâ—â— C .xliij. ACham the sone of Ieathan regned on the Iewes .xvi. yert Of this Acham no thynge that is good is 〈◊〉 ten for he forsoke our lorde our lorde stroke hym with his owne people strongly with yâ— kynges of Sirry Vt p◠〈◊〉 para .xxviij. Achitob this tyme was bysshop ¶ Ozee kyng of Israel regned .ix. yere the whiche began to regne the. 〈◊〉 yere of Acham kynge of Iewes This Ozee drad not god for he lyued nought And he was yâ— last kyng of Israel in yâ— ix yere of his regne he was takeÌ„ of Sal manasar Israel was translated in to Assirias Vt habeâ— .iiij. reguÌ„ .xvij. ¶ Explicit secunda pars ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iiij C .lxij. Et aute Christi natiuitatem vij C .xl. ¶ Roma caput 〈◊〉 AFter Euseby Rome was made on the hyll of Palatyn the fourth yere of Acham kyng of Iewes of two bretherne Romulê° Remus .xj. kal. Maij. the. vij Olimpiades begynnynge Iosephus Bede sayen the .vj. Olimpiades so they dyffer a yere Neuerthelesse it is redde other men to haue regned about the place myghtely in ytaly
in scripture ¶ Elyasib or Elysaphat succeded Ioachym in the bysshopryche Vt dicit Eusebiê° et magrÌ„ histo ¶ Camillus was Dictator at Rome in whose dayes mischeuous playes were ordeyned that the pestylence shold cese at Rome Of these playes saynt Austyn treateth diligently in repreuyng the falshede of the goddes the whiche desyred to be pleased with suche wretched playes So shamefully these playes were vsed with naked men women that honest men and women wolde not be at those playes ne yet behold them Vide pâ—a in Aug. de ci dei ¶ Darius notus regned on the Perses .xix. yere ¶ Plato the diuyne philosopher Aristotel his discyple were this tyme noble famous clerkes ¶ Tytus quintius was Dictator at Rome and he was a couetous man whome Austyn de ciui dei bryngeth in agaynst couetous proude chrysteÌ„ men ¶ â—â—yus was a senatour under whom was agrete batayle agaynst the kyng of â—usâ—orum and viij M. meÌ„ of them were taken ¶ Marcê° Valeriê° was an other senatour the whiche with .lx. M. Romayns fought with the frenshmen had the victory slewe many of them ¶ Artharerses kynge of Perses called agayn to his empyre Egypte he put Nâ—â—tâ—â—abo the kyng in to Ethiopia many Iewes in to transmygracyon Also he sent Vagosum a prynce ouer Flum Iordan to aske agayne the tribute that was forgyuen to Esdre that was the .vij. yere rent propter sabbaÌ„ terre ¶ Arsamus succeded hym and regned a yere ¶ Darius the sone of Arsamus regned with yâ— Perses .xxiiij. yere This Darius was a myghty maÌ„ a bolde the whiche asked of the Grekes a trybute that was the cause of the destruccyon of the monarchy of PersaruÌ„ For it was translated to the Grekes after the prophecy of Danyel For it is sayd that Dariê° brought .xv. hondred thousande fyghtyng men whome all Alexander slewe ¶ Iodas the sone of Elysaphat was hye bysshop in Ierusalem in tyme of Matdachij IohaÌ„nes his sone succeded hyÌ„ ¶ Aristoteles the moost subtyll famous philosopher lyued this tyme. ¶ Senocrate the moost chaste philosopher was this tyme with dyuers other moo ¶ Bycause the kynges of Britayne nexte after lyued in peas moost parte lytell of them is wryten therfore they shal be set togyder tyll it be comen to Cassybalon kyng of Brytayne the whiche was broder to Lud. ANd whaÌ„ Cormbatrê° was deed Guent holen regned which was his sone a man of good condicyons and well beloued and he gouerned the londe well wysely and he regned .xxvj. yere and after dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How kyng Seysell regned and well gouerned the londe after Guentholen AFter this GueÌ„tholen regned his sone Seysell well worthely 〈◊〉 gouerned the londe as his â—ader had done before hym he regned .xv. yere dyed and lyeth at newe Troy ¶ How â—ymor regned after Seysell his fader and he begate How an that regned in peas after his fader Bymor regned after his fader Seisell well nobly .xix. yere in peas And than after hym regned How an his sone .x. yere dyed lieth at Ikaldown ¶ How kynge Morwith dyed through myschau 〈…〉 of a beest MOrwith regned after Howan he became so wycked that vengeauÌ„ce fell on hym For ou a tyme as he went by the see syde he mette with a grete beest that was black horrible he wend it had ben a whale of yâ— see bent an arblast wolde haue slayne yâ— beest with his quarell but he myght not smyte hym whaÌ„ he had shot all his quarels yâ— beest anone came to him deuoured hyÌ„ alyue so he dyed for his wyckednes by gods vengeauÌ„ce after he had regned .ix. yere ¶ Of Grandobodyan that was sone to Morwith that made Cambrydge WHan this Morwith was deed yâ— brytons crowued Grâ—dobodian his sone this Grandobodian longe tymed regued in goodnes made temples townes he made yâ— town of Cambrydge the town of GrauÌ„tham was well beloned of ryche poore he had .iiij. sones Arthogaile Hesidur Higamê° Petitur whan he had regnâ—d xj yere he dyed lyeth at newe Troy ¶ Of Arthogasle that was Grandobodians sone how he was made kynge after put downe for his wyckednes AFter Grandobodian regned his sone Arthogaile .v. yere he became so wycked yâ— the brytons wold not suffre hym to be kyng but put hyÌ„ down made Hesidur his broder kyng he be came so mercyable yâ— men called hyÌ„ kyng of pite whaÌ„ he had regned .v. yere he had so grete pite of his broder Artogaile that was kynge before yâ— he forsoke his dignite and toke his broder yâ— crowne as gayn made hym kynge agaynst all yâ— brytons wyll after Artogaile became so good of coÌ„dicions yâ— all the londe loued hym for his debonayrte doynge right reason to euery man And he regned .vj. yere than dyed lyeth at GrauÌ„tham ¶ How Hesidur was made kynge after the deth of his broder AFter the deth of Artogaile yâ— brytons crowned an other tyme Hesidur but his two bretheru Higamus Petitur had of hym grete spyte scorne ordeyned them helpe for to warre vpoÌ„ the kyng theyr broder and so they toke hym put hym in to pryson the seconde yere of his regne they departed al the londe betwyxt them bothe but Higamê° lyued but .vij. yere thaÌ„ had Petit al yâ— londe he made yâ— towne of Pickering ¶ How the Brytons came and toke Hesidur out of pryson made hym kynge the thyrde tyme. WHan this Petitur was deed the Brytons toke Hesidur anone and made hym kynge the thyrde tyme and than regned he 〈◊〉 peas .xiiii. yere after he dyed and â—â—th at Kararleyll ¶ How xxx 〈…〉 kynges regned in peas â—â—he after other after yâ— deth of Hesidur AFter the deth of Hesidur regned xxxiij kynges â—â—he after other in peas without ony longe taryenge I shall shewe theyr names how longe eche of them regned as yâ— story telleth The fyrst kynge was called Gerbodia and he regned .xij. yere and after hym regned Morgan .ij. yere and after hym regned Cighnus .vj. yere after hym Idwalan .viij. yere after hym regned Rohugo .xj. yere after hyÌ„ Voghen .xiij. yere after hym Caril .xj. yere after hyÌ„ Porex .ij. yere after hym Cherin .xvij. yere after him Coyl .xij. yere after him Sulgenis .xiiij. yere after hym Esdad xx yere after hym Andragie .xvij. yere after hym Vrian .v. yere after hym Eliud .ij. yere after hym Eldagan .xv. yere after hym Claten .xij. yere after hym Ouirgunde vilj yere after hym Mortan .vj. yere after hyÌ„ Bledagh .iij. yere after hym Caph .j. yere after hym Gen ij yere after hym Seysell kyng Bled xxij yere kyng Tabreth .xj. yere and after hym Archinall .xiiij. yere and after hym Croll .xxx. yere and after hym regned Rodyngu .xxxij. yere and after hym regned Hertir .v. yere
dyed wretchedly for he was begiled through the fraude of Parthorum the whiche Antigonus hyred agaynst him Vide plene magrÌ„m histo ¶ The heresy of the pharisees about this tyme began amonge them were .iij. sectes in the Iu ry Pharisei Saducei Essei all these were deuyded fro the comyn vse of the Iewes were infecte with many errours for they sayd that they were holyer than other men for they lyued straytlyer thaÌ„ other men dyd Vide plus alias ¶ Virgyll the moost famous and excellent of poetes was magnifyed this tyme and mernaylous thinges he dyd amonge other whan than Neopolis was vexed with deedly payne of myghty wormes Virgyl cast a worme of gold in to a pond or a water it laye there a cetayn season And whan it was takeÌ„ vp in to the towne all the cite was made full of wormes tyll the worme of golde was put in to the water agayne they had infynyte wormes whan it was in the water all the wormes went away ¶ Also it is wryten in the cronycles of Rome the Virgyll by coÌ„nynge coÌ„densed or thycked the ayre so that he walled his gardyn with the ayre he made a brydge of the ayre by the whiche he myght passe euery tyme that he lyst Also he asked MarcelluÌ„ NeopolitanuÌ„ neue we vnto the emperour yf he wolde haue a byrde taught to kyll all byrdes or a flye taught to dryue all flyes out of the cyte And this MarcelluÌ„ tolde this to the emperour And he desyred to teche a flye to kyll all flyes for the comyn people were sore anoyed with flyes And many other meruayles he dyd Vide magrÌ„m Rodulfum CesternÌ„ ¶ Dracius Flaccus and Salustius Crispus historicus were this tyme. ¶ Quintus Cipio Gaius Lucius this tyme were consules at Rome ¶ Pompeius Marcus Crassus Julius Cesar this tyme were Dictatours at Rome For as it is sayd afore there were many dignytees at Rome of the whiche some dured one yere some two yere And amonge all the dignytees the Dictatours exceded for it dured fyue yere contynually But whan the comyn people the lordships of Rome encreasyng were made .iij. Dicta tours And this tyme were Pompeius Iulius Marcê° crassus dictatours bycause PoÌ„peius was of grete honour and aged he abode at Rome to kepe the comyn people of Rome ¶ Marcê° Crassus was sente to subdue fyght with the regyon of Perthus through treason he was taken slayne ¶ Iulius Cesar was sent to the west parte of the worlde to subdue them And he had with hym viâ— le gyons of people And whan he had subdued Lombardye FrauÌ„ce his .v. yere were spended that whiche were assygned to hym no longer There by his owne auctorite he toke other .v. yere on hym in that which he subdued Cassibalon kyng of Brytayn the frenshmen that rebelled agaynst hym This Iulius after he had coÌ„quered these couÌ„trees vnto Rome he rode agayne for to be receyued with certayne worshyp as coÌ„querours were before hym but it was denyed him also the entre of the cite by instigacyon of a lorde called Pompey Wherfore this Iultê° Cesar was anoyed with force of myght entred the cite robbed the comyn treasour ledde it with hym departed it amonge the .v. legyons that were his seruauÌ„tes Than went he in to Spayne to fyght agaynst this Pompey for Pompey had the gouernauÌ„ce of Cartago But after that iourney in ytalye Pompey he encouÌ„tred togyder in which batayle Pompey fledde vnto the kyng of Egipt And that same kynge for specyall loue that he had vnto this Iulius Cesar smoâ—e of Pompeys heed sent it to Iulius Cesar Yet for all the enemyte that was betwixt these two Iulius wepte whan that he same this Pompeys heed This Iuliê° was excedyng in wytte afore other men he fought in batayle .lij. tymes This man alone exceded Marcê° Crassus the whiche is sayd to haue foughten .xxxix. tymes This man toke fyrst the empyre of Rome vpon hym whan Pompey and other noble men of the Romayns were clayne And at the last the fyfth yere of his empyre this Iulius Cesar the ruler of all the world was slayne in the couÌ„seyll hous thrugh treason of his lordes ¶ Cathon the moost named philosopher leyng Iu lius cesar haue the victory whome he fauoured not at a town called VticaÌ„ slewe hymselselfe Iuxta illud Mauult Cato mori quaÌ„ deroget vrbis honori But for that after Austyn he was not excused of synne ¶ This tyme the Iury was tributary to the Romayns for parcialite of two bretherne Aristobolus Erranus both of them for enuy of other kest them to the Romayns that they myght regne ¶ This tyme thre sonnes appered i heuen towarde the eest parte of the worlde the whiche by lytel lytel were brought in to one body A grete signe it was that Affrica asia Europa shold be brought in to one monarchy that the lordshyp of Anthony the senatour Lucus Antonâ—â— sholde turne in to one lordshyp ¶ Marcus Cicero Tulius the moost excellent â—ethoricien was coÌ„sul of Rome this tyme. ¶ How that the Britons grauÌ„ted vnto Cassibalon that was Luddes broder the londe in whose tyme Iulius Cesar came twyes for to conquere Brytayne AFter the deth of kyng Lud regned his broder Cassibalon became a good man moche beloued of his Bry tons so that for his goodnes curteysy they graunted hym the realme for euer more to hym and to his heyres And the kyng of his goodnes let nourysshe worthely bothe the sones that were Luds his broder after made the eldest sone erle of Cornewayle and the yongest sone he made erle of London And whyles this Cassibalon regned came Iulius cesar that was emperour of Rome in to this â—oâ—de with a power of romayns wold haue bad this londe through strengthe but Cassybalon ouercame hym in batayle through helpe of yâ— brytoÌ„s droue hym out of this londe And he went agayn to Rome and assembled a grete power an other tyme and came agayne in to this londe for to gyue batayle to Cassibalon but he was discoÌ„fyted through strength of the brytons through helpe of yâ— erle of Cornewayle the erle of London his broder and through helpe of Gudyan kynge of scotlonde and Corbond kynge of north wales and of Bretayll kyng of south wales And in this batayle was slayne Nemyon that was Cassybalons broder wherfore he made moche sorow And so wente Iulius Cesar out of this londe with a fewe of Romayns yâ— were lefte alyue And than Cassybalon went agayne to London made a feest to all his folke yâ— had holpen hym And whan that this feest was all done than euery man went home to his owne couÌ„tree ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene Cassybalon the erle of London of the truage that was payde to Rome ANd after it befell vpon a daye yâ— the gentylmen of yâ—
kyÌ„ges housholde the gentylmen of yâ— erles housholde of London after meet went togyder for to playe through debate that arose amonge them Enelin that was yâ— erles cosyn of London slewe Irenglas that was the kynges cosyn wherfore yâ— kynge sware yâ— Enelyn shold be hanged But the erle of London yâ— was Enelyns lorde wolde not suffre hym wherfore yâ— kyng was gretly vexed worth to war dethe erle thought to destroye hym pryuely yâ— erle sent lettres to Iulius Cesar that he sholde come in to this londe for to helpe hym hym auenge vpon yâ— kyng he wold helpe hym with all his myght And whan the emperour herde these tydynges he was full glad ordeyned a stronge power came agayne the thyrde tyme in to this londe yâ— erle of London holpe him with .vij. M. men And at yâ— thyrde tyme was Cassybalon ouercomen dyscomfyted made peas with the emperour for there thousande pounde of syluer yeldynge by yere for truage for this londe for euermore And than within halfe a yere after Iulius Cesar the emperour went vnto Rome and the erle of London with hym For he durst not abyde in this londe And after Cassibalon regned .xvij. yere in peas and than he dyed the .xvij. yere of his regne and lyeth at Yorke ¶ How the lordes of the londe after the deth of Cassybalon for bycause he had none heyre made Andragen kynge AFter the deth of Cassybalon for as moche as he had none heyre of his body lefully begoten the lordes of the londe by the comyns assent crowned Andragen erle of Cornewayle made hym kynge And he regned well worâ— thely and he was a good man and well gouerned the londe And whan he had regned .viij. yere than he dyed lyeth at London ¶ Circa annum mundi .v. M C .lix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .xl. IOseph of the lyne of Chryst was borne aboute this tyme and after was husbonde vnto our lady ¶ Antigonus was bysshop this tyme in the Iury. This Antigonus was sone vnto Aristobolus and on euery syde he was fals For he obeyed not to the Romayns and a grete plage he brought vnto the londe for to destroye Hircanus his owne vncle that he myght regne kynge and so Hircanê° was expulsed Falelê° was slayne Herode was exiled But whan Herode came to Rome tolde the senatours all these thynges the emperour created hym kyng sendyng with hym an hoost the wâ—â—the toke Ierusalem AntigonuÌ„ the bysshop was takeÌ„ ledde to Anthony yâ— senatour the whiche made him syker so was Herode coÌ„fermed in to his kyngdome And he a strauÌ„ger regned on the Iewes And so the kyngdom of the Iewes cessed as Iacob had sayd ¶ Titus Liuius historicus and Ouidius were this tyme. ¶ IncipiuÌ„t imê‘atores Augusti et dictê° est Augustus quia augebat populuÌ„ OCtauian was emperour of Rome ivij. yere .vj. monethes .x. dayes This Octauian neuewe to Iuly whan he was a youge man toke the empyre 〈◊〉 hym His floury sshynge youth he spended in warre Fyue M. batayles he did And shortly after many batayles â—â—â—he worlde he brought in to one monarchy This man had no felow in his dayes peas was in all the worlde through the prouisyon of the very god that yâ— tempo rall peas myght gloryfye the Natiuite of our sauyour Chryst Iesu This Octa uyan was yâ— fayrest man yâ— myght be hygh in wytte the most fortunate in all thynges he lacked nor the vyce of his fleshly lust This man made all yâ— world to be mesured And in the .lij. yere of his regne was borne the sauyour of all the worlde Chryst Iesu the whiche grasifeth eternal peas to his louers ¶ Hir no â—a sedz Ieronymsi that Anna Emeria were systers and of Emeria was borne Elizabeth â—â—der to Iohn baptyst And Anna was fyrst wedded to Ioachun of whome she toke Mary 〈…〉 of Chryst The seconde husbonds was Cleophe be gate on her Marye Cleophe whiche was wedded to Alphe of whom ê“ceded Iames yâ— lesse Symon Cananeus Iu das Tadeus Ioseph which is called Barsabas The thyrd tyme Anna was wedded to Salome of whome she toke Marye Salome whiche was wedded to zebedi of them came Iames yâ— more Iohn the euaÌ„gelyst The fyrst Mary wedded Ioseph broder to Cleophe afore sayd ¶ This tyme Sibilla Tiburtina prophecyed of Chryst sayd to yâ— emperour August yâ— he sholde not â—ro we yâ— he was god after yâ— folysshnes of yâ— paynyÌ„s And there she shewed hyÌ„ a sayre virgyn in heuen holdyng a childe in her ariues sayd to hyÌ„ This childe is greter than thou therfore do hyÌ„ worshyp ¶ The monarchy of Rome about this tyme encreased myghtely And whan it was so that by all yâ— worlde in dyuers ê“uynces batayles were reysed sodeynly all men meruaylynge they were sessed and put them holy to yâ— prince of Rome yâ— openly it myght be shewed that suche an vnyuersal peas came neuer by labour of batayle but of yâ— power of yâ— very god that in his natyuite peas sholde regne in the worlde ¶ Herode Ascolonita was kyng in the Iury .xxxvij. yere This Perede ydumeus was the fyrst strauÌ„ge kynge that regned on yâ— Iewes The mayster in hystoryes sayth he was a noble man and faythfull in the begyÌ„uynge in all thynge he had hym nobly He was very gentyll vnto the Romayns to yâ— people that loued peas And in his olde age whan he wolde ouer moche please yâ— Ro mayns herd of yâ— byrth of Chryst dredyng to be expulsed of his kyngdom as a strauÌ„ger wretchedly fell slewe yâ— Innocentes dyuers of his owne children And at yâ— last was hatefull to all people fell seke dyed wretchedly ¶ Mary the moder of Chryst was borne afore yâ— nati uite of Chryst .xvj. yere or there about ¶ Of Kymbalyn that was Andragens sone that well gouerned Brytayne AFter yâ— deth of Andragen regned Kymbalyn his sone that was a good man well gouerned the londe in grete ê“sperite peas all his lyfe tyme. And in his tyme Chryst was borne of yâ— blyssed virgyn Mary This kyng Kym balyn had two sones Gynder Armager good knyghtes and worthy And whan this Kymbalyn had regned xxij yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ Christus natus est ex virgine Maria anno mundi .v. M C lxxxxviij IN the begyÌ„nynge of the .xlij. yere of Octauian the emperour yâ— whiche began to regne in Marche yâ— .xxxj. yere of Herode the. vij C .lj. yere after yâ— Rome was buylded the .vj. moneth froÌ„ the conceyuynge of Iohn Baptyst the viij kalend of Apryll the .vj. fery at Nazareth of Galylee of the virgyn Marye was coÌ„ceyued Chryst our sauyour and the same yere was borne ¶ Here at Chrystes natiuite begynneth the syxth age duryng to yâ— fynall iudgement hauynge yeres as god knoweth ¶ Here begynneth the syxth age durynge
whiche childe he set betwyxt the knees of Iupiter in the temple feyned afterward the Iupiter had goten her wherfore he dyd dâ—trye through the countre the all men sholde worshyp her as a goddesse This man also made an ymage lyke hyÌ„selfe sent it to one Patronie president at Ierusalé vnder the Romayns coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym that he shold compell the iewes to do worshyp therto And for these enormytees many other our lorde suffred hym to be slayne at Rome in his owne palays ¶ Of kyng Gynder that was Kymbalyns sone that wolde not paye the truage to Rome for the londe that Cassibalon had grauÌ„ted and how he was slayne of a Romayne ANd after the deth of this Kymbalyn regned Gynder his sone a good man and a worthy was of so hygh herte that he wolde not paye to Rome the trybute that kynge Cassybalon had graunted vnto Iulius Cesar wherfore the emperour that was than that was Claudius Cesar was sore anoyed and greued and ordeyned a grete power of Romayns and came in to this londe for to conquere yâ— trybute through myght and strengthe and for to haue it on the kynge But this kynge Gynder and Armager his broder assembled and gadered a grete hoost togyder of BritoÌ„s and gaue batayle to the emperour Claudius slewe of yâ— Romayns grete plente The emperour had afterward one yâ— was called Hamon yâ— sawe theyr people were there fast slayne pryuely cast awaye his owne armes toke yâ— armes of a deed bryton armed hym therwith and came in to the batayle to the kynge thus he sayd Syr be of a good herte for goddes loue for the Romayns your enemyes anone shall be slayne discoÌ„fyted And the kyng gaue no kepe to his wordes for bycause of the armes that he had vpon hym wend it had ben a Bryton But the traytour euer helde hym nexte the kynge pryuely vnder the sholder of his arme he smote the kynge wherfore the kynge dyed fell downe to the erth WhaÌ„ Armager sawe his broder so deed he cast awaye his armes toke to hym his broders armes came in to the batayle amonge the brytons badde them hertely for to fyght fast lay downe the Romayns And for the armes they wende it had ben kyng Gynder that afore was slayne that they wyst not Than began the Brytons fyersly to fyght slewe the Romayns So at the last the emperour for soke the felde fledde as fast as he myght with his folke in to Wynchestre And the fals traytour Hamon that had slayne the kyng fast anone began to flee with all the haste that he might And Armager the kynges broder pursued hym full fyersly with a fyers herte droue hym vnto a water and there he toke hym anone smote of bothe handes feet heed hewed the body all to peces than let cast hym in to the water wherfore that water was called Hamons hauen And afterwarde there was made a fayre towne that yet standeth that is called Southamton And afterward Armager went to Wynchester to seke Claudius the Emperour and there toke hym And Claudius the emperour through couÌ„seyle of his Romayns that were lefte alyue made peas with Armager in this maner folowyng that is to saye that Claudius sholde gyue vnto Armager Gennen his doughter to wyfe that this londe fro that tyme forward shold be in the emperours power of Rome takyng none other tribute but homage And they were accorded And vpon this couenauÌ„t Claudius cesar sente to Rome for his doughter Gennen And whaÌ„ she was comeÌ„ Claudius gaue her to Armager to wyfe And Armager spoused her at London with grete solemâ—nite And thaÌ„ he was crowned kynge of Brytayne ¶ Of kynge Armager in whose tyme saynt Peter preched in Antioche with other apostles in dyuers couÌ„trees THis Armager regned well and worthely gouerned well the loÌ„de And Claudius cesar in remembrauÌ„ce of this accorde for reuerence honour of his doughter made in this londe a faâ—â—e towne castell let call the towne after his name Claucestren the new is called Glocestre And whaÌ„ this was all done the emperour toke his lâ—ue went to Beâ—â—â— And Armager gate a sone on his wyfe that was called Westmer And whyle 〈◊〉 Armager regned saint Peter preched in Antioche there he made a noble chirche in the whiche he sate fyrst in his chayre there he dwelled .vij. yere And after he went to Rome was made pope tyll that Nero the emperour let martyr hym And than preched openly all yâ— apostles in dyuers londes the true faythe And whan Armager had regned .xxiiij. yere he dyed and lyeth at London ¶ How kyng Westmer gaue to Berynger an ylonde forlet there this Berynger made the towne of Berwyk ANd after this A 〈…〉 ager regned his sone Westmer that was a good man and a worthy of body well gouerned the londe It befell so that tydynges came to hym on a daye that the kynge Roderyk of Gascoyne was come in to this londe with an huge hoost of people and was dwellynge in Stanesmore And whan kyng Westmer herde those tydynges he let assemble an huge hoost of Brytons and came to kyng Roderyk gaue hym batayle And kynge Westmer slewe Roderik with his owne handes in playne batayle And whan kynge Roderykes men sawe that theyr lord was slayne they yelded them all to kynge Westmer became his men for euermore And he gaue them a couÌ„tre that was forlet wherin they myght dwell thyder they went and dwelled there all theyr lyfe tyme .ix. C. men there were of them no moo lefte at that batayle Theyr gouernour prynce was called Beringer anone he began a towne that they myght therin dwell haue resorte let call the towne Berwyk vpon Twede And there they enhabyted became ryche But they had no women amonge them and the Brytons wolde not gyue theyr doughters to the strauÌ„gers wherfore they went ouer see in to Irlonde brought with them women and there they them spoused But the men coude not vnderstande theyr language ne speche of these women therfore they spake togyder as scottes And afterwarde through chaungynge theyr languages in all FrauÌ„ce they were than called scottes and so sholde the folke of that countre be called for euermore ¶ How kynge Westmer let arere a stone in the entrynge of WestmerloÌ„de there as he slewe Roderyk there he began fyrst housynge ANd after this batayle that is aboue sayd whan Roderyk was slayne kyng Westmer in remembrauÌ„ce of his vyctory let arere there besydes yâ— waye a grete stone on hygh and yet it standeth and euermore shal stande and he let graue in the said stone lettres that thus sayd The kyng Westmer of Brytayne slewe in this place Roderyk his enemy And this Westmer was the fyrst that buylded hous and towne in Westmerlonde and at that stone begynneth Westmerlonde that Westmer let call
his wyll he came to the empyre but he gouerned hym very well Whan the senatours prayed hym to call his sone emperour after hym he sayd It is ynough to me that agaynst my wyl I haue regned whiche I haue not deserued For the empyre of Rome sholde not go by succession of blode but to suche men as deserue it through theyr merytes Many tymes he regneth vnuertuously that is a kyng borne and vertue shold come before his kyngdome ¶ Eustachius otherwyse called Placidus Therospita his wyfe and two of theyr sones of whome meruaylous thynges ben redde were martyred by the coÌ„maundement of Adrian This Placidus was mayster of the emperours knyghtes ¶ Ierusalem was restored by Adrian and made larger so that the place where Chryst dyed was within the walles that whiche was without before And this is the thyrde buyldynge agayne of that cyte For it was thryes destroyed that is to saye of Cal dees in the tyme of zedechie of Anthiocus in the tyme of Machabeorum of Titus in the tyme of Vaspasian ¶ Anno domini C .xliiij. â—Elesphorus a Romayn was pope .xi. yere This man ordeyned this auÌ„gelles ympne to be songen in the masse Gloria in excelsis deo c. and the gospel to be redde afore the sakeryng on Chrystmas day .iij. masses to be songen And he ordeyned there shold no masse be sayd afore .iij. of the last he was martyred buryed at sayÌ„t Peters ¶ Ignius a greke was pope .iiij. yere This man ordeyned that a childe sholde haue a godfader a godmoder at baptym coÌ„fyrmacyon Also that no archebysshop excepted the pope sholde condempne his suffrygan but yf that the cause were shewed in the prouyncyall couÌ„ seyle of bysshops Than he was martyred buryed at sayÌ„t Peters ¶ Anthonius Pius was emperour .xxij. yere with his sones Aurolio Lucio This man was myghtely wyse naturally fayre of speche the whiche lyghtly in one maÌ„ is not fouÌ„de Nota. Excedynge men in wysdom comynly are not fayre speched nor peasfull namely of nature Nor contrarywyse Excedynge men in fayre speche comynly are lesse than wyse This maÌ„ was meued with bothe these ê“pertees Therfore many kyngdomes the which receded from other emperours wylfully to this man returned agayne And to chrysten men was none so gentyll He sayd through the ensample of Cipio I had leuer kepe one heere of a man than slee an hondred of myne enemyes And some martyrs were made vnder hym but they were made vnder the coÌ„maunde ment of the emperours afore And the chrysteÌ„ people were so hatefull to the bysshops to the preestes of the teÌ„ple of the fals goddes that they prouoked the princes alwaye agaynst them For they supposed that the chrysteÌ„ fayth shold destroye them Ther fore it was no meruayle all though the prynce was yll pleased for they sayd all theyr goddes were deuyls yf lower iudges pursued christeÌ„ folke martired theÌ„ ¶ This tyme .x. M. martyrs were crucifyed in Armenia on an hye hyll called Arath ¶ Pompeius trogus isto â—eÌ„pore historias toâ—iê° orbis a Nino vsque ad Occauianum deduxit ¶ Anno domini C .liiij. PIus ytalicus was pope .xj. yere iiij monethes .xij. dayes This man ordeyned the feest of eester euermore sholde be halowed on the sonday And also an heretyke comynge fro the secte of the Iewes shold be receyued be baptysed ThaÌ„ he was martyred buryed in fast Peters ¶ Anicetê° was pope after Pius almoost .x. yere This man made manâ— decrees of the Canon for bysshops Vt in ca. violatores c. ¶ Galienus a lâ—â—â—e goten in pergamo was in grete fame â—â— Rome that whiche not all onely expowned the bokes of Ypocras but he put many of them to his bokes And of this mâ—â—â— sayd for his discrete abstinence that 〈…〉 he lyued an C. and. â—l yere be neuer â—â— ne dranke his fyll Nota abstinentiaÌ„ He neuer toke rawe fruytes alway he had a swete breth He dyed all onely through age no sekenes ¶ Martus Antonius the true Lucius Comodus were emperours .xix. yere These two toke the empyre after Anthony the meke And than began two emperours to regue but Iucius Comodus decesed Anthony was emperour alone that whiche was a 〈◊〉 ryous man a noble but that he made the fourth persecucyon to slee chrysten men This Marcus was of so grete sad nes stedfastnes that for no chauÌ„ce he neuer laughed ne chaunged no there neyther for gladnes ne for sorowe And whan he was a chylde he was of suche manhode that on a certayne tyme whaÌ„ he loked his tresour had not that whiche he myght gyue his knyghtes his men whan he went to fyght agaynst the Germayns the SciauoÌ„s Sarmatas he wolde hurte ne greue no body but had leuer to sell his wyues golden vessell her arayment her beddyng all her ryall stuffe than take taxe of the senatours or of his prouynce vnder hym But he gate the victory of his enemyes recouered all agayn releaced the prouynces of theyr tributes And those yâ— wold sell hyÌ„ his wyues tresour agayne he restored them theyr money those yâ— wolde not he neuer greued them But the tables of theyr dettes betwixt hyÌ„ them he brent openly in the market place thaÌ„ked them that they helped hym in his necessite ¶ How kynge Lucie regned after his fader whiche was a good man after he became chrysten AFter kynge Coyll regned Lucie his sone that was a good man to god and to all the people He sente to Rome to Eleuther that than was pope sayd that he wolde become a chrysten man receyue baptym in the name of god turne to the right fayth byleue Eleuther sente two legates that one was called Pagan and that other Elibayn and came in to this londe baptised the kynge all his meyny And after went from towne to towne and baptysed the people tyll all the londe was baptysed And this was in the yere an C. and. lvj after the incarnacyon of our lorde Iesu Chryst And than this kyng Lucie made in this londe two archebysshops one at CauÌ„terbury an other at yorke and many other bysshops that yet be in this londe And whan these two legates had baptysed all this londe they ordeyned preestes for to baptyse chyldren and for to make the sacrament And after they went agayne to Rome And the kynge dwelled in this londe and regned with moche honour .xij. yere and after dyed and lyeth at Glocestre ¶ How this londe was long without a kynge how the brytons chose a kynge THis kyng Lucie had none heyre of his body begoten that was after warde grete harme sorowe to the londe For after this kynge Lucies deth none of the grete lordes of the londe wold suffre an other to be kyng but lyued in warre debate amonge themselfe .l. yere wtout kyng But it befell afterwarde yâ—
a grete prynce came fro Rome in to this londe y◠was called Seuerye not for to warre but for to saue the ryght of Rome But neuertheles he had not dwelled halfe a yere in this londe but that the brytons slewe hym And whan the Romayns wyst that Seuerye was so slayne they sente an other grete lorde in to this londe that was called Allec that was a stronge man a myghty of body dwelled in this londe longe tyme dyd moche sorow to the brytons so that after for pure malyce they chose them a kynge amonge them that was called Asclepades and assembled a grete hoost of Brytons went to London to seke Allec there they foūde him and slewe hym all his felawes one y◠was called walon defended hym fyersly fought longe with the Brytons but at the last he was discōfyted the Brytons toke hym boūde hym handes feet cast hym in to a water wherfore y◠water was called for euermore Walbroke Than regned Asclepades in peas tyll one of his erles that was called Coyl made a fayre towne agaynst the kynges wyll let call y◠towne Colchestre after his name wherfore the kynge was wroth thought to destroye hym and began to warre vpon hȳ brought grete power of men gaue the erle batayle the erle defended hym fyersly with his power slewe the kynge hymselfe in that batayle And thā was Coyll crowned and made kynge of this londe This Coyll regned nobly was well beloued of the brytons Whan y◠Romayns herde y◠Asclepades was slayne they were wonders glad sent an other grete prȳce of y◠Romayns that was called Constance he came to kynge Coyll for to chalenge y◠trybute of Rome which he graūted hym full gladly So they accorded y◠kyng Coyll gaue to hym his doughter Eleyne to wyfe y◠was bothe fayre wyse well lettred dwelled togyder in loue And soone after this kyng Coyll dyed in the .xiij. yere of his regne lyeth at Colchestre ¶ How Constance a Romayn that had spoused Eleyne kynge Coyls doughter was chosen kynge after kynge Coyll AFter this kynge Coyll Cōstance was made kynge crowned for as moch as he had spoused kyng Coyls doughter that was heyre of the londe the whiche Constance regned well worthely gouerned the lōde And he begate on his wyfe Eleyne a sone that was called Cōstantyne And this kyng bare true fayth truly dyd to them of Rome all his lyfe And whā he had regned .xv. yere he dyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How Constantyne that was kynge Constances sone sone to saynt Eleyne gouerned and ruled the londe and after was emperour of Rome AFter kynge Constance deth regned Constantyne his sone sone to saynt Eleyne that foūde y◠holy crosse in the holy londe how Cōstantyne became emperour of Rome It befell that in that tyme there was an emperour at Rome that was a sarasyn a tyraūt that was called Maxence whiche put to deth al y◠byleued in god destroyed holy chirche by all his power slewe all chrystē men that he myght fynde amōge all other he let martyr saynt Katheryne many other christen people that had drede of deth fled came in to this londe to kyng Constantyne tolde hym of y◠sorowe that Maxence dyd to chrystē folke wherfore Cōstantyn had pite made grete sorow assembled a grete host a grete power and went ouer vnto Rome there toke the cyte slewe all y◠was therin of mys byleue And than was he made emperour was a good man and gouerned hym so well y◠all londes were to hȳ attendaūt for to be vnder his gouernaūce ¶ And this deuyll tyraūt Ma 〈…〉 y◠tyme was in the londe of Grece herde these tydȳges sodeynly became wood dyed sodeynly ¶ Whan Constantyne went from this londe to Rome he toke with hȳ his moder Eleyne for her grete prudence thre other grete lordes y◠〈◊〉 moost loued the one was called Howell y◠other Taberne the thyrde Mo 〈…〉 And toke all his londe to kepe to the erle of Cornewayle that was called Octauian And anone as this Octauian wyst that his lorde dwelled at Rome incontynent he cesed all the londe into his handes therwith dyd all his wyll amōge 〈◊〉 lowe they helde hym for kyng Whan these tydynges came to Cōstantyne the emperour he was wonders wroth towarde the erle Octauyan and sent Taberne with .xij. M. men agaynst hym they arryued at Portesmouth Whan Octauian wyst that he let assembled a grete power of Brytons dyscomfyted hym And Taberne fledde in to Scotlonde ordeyned there a grete power came agayne in to this londe another tyme for to gyue batayle to Octauyan And whan Octauyan vnderstode that he assembled a grete power and came towarde Taberne as fast as he myght so that those two hoostes mette togyder on Stanesmore strongly smote togyder And than was Octauyan dyscōfyted fledde thens vnto Norway And Taberne seased all the londe in to his handes bothe townes castelles But Octauyan came agayne fro Norway with a grete power droue out al the Romayns than he was made kyng of this lond ¶ How Maximian that was the emperours cosyn of Rome spoused Octauyans doughter and after was made kynge of this londe THis Octauian gouerned the londe well and nobly but he had none heyre saue a doughter that was a yōge chylde that he loued as moche as his lyf And for as moche as he waxed seke and was in poynt of deth and might no longer regne he wolde haue made one of his neuewes to be kyng which was a noble knyght a stronge man that was called Conan Meriedok he shold haue kepte the kynges doughter haue maryed her whan tyme had ben But the lordes of the londe wolde not suffre it but gaue her coūseyle to be maryed to some hygh man of grete honour thā might she haue al her lust the coūseyle of her lord Cōstātyne the emperour And at this coūseyle they accorded chose Cador of Cornewayle for to go to the emperour on this message he toke the waye went to Rome tolde the emperour these tydynges well wysely And the emperour sent in to this londe with hym his owne cosyn that was his vncles sone a noble knyght a stronge that was called Maximyan he spoused Octauyans doughter was crowned kyng of this londe ¶ How Maximian that was the emperours cosyn cōquered the londe of Amorican gaue it to Conan Meriedok THis kyng Maximian became so ryall that he thought to conquere the londe of Amorican for the grete rychesse that he herde tell that was in y◠londe so that he ne left no man of worthynes knyght ne squyer ne none other mā that he ne toke with him to the grete domage of all
the loÌ„de For he lefte at home no man to kepe the londe for he had with hym .xxx. M. knyghtes of good mennes bodyes went ouer in to the londe of Amorican there slewe the kyng that was called Imball and conquered all the londe And whan he had so done he called Conan sayd For as moche as kyng Octauyan wolde haue made you kyng of Brytayn through me ye were let dystroubled yâ— ye were not kyng I gyue you this loÌ„de of Amorican make you kyng therof And for as moche as ye be a bryton I wyl that this loÌ„de haue the same name and that it be no more called Amorican but shall be called lytell Brytayne and the londe fro whens we be comen shall be called fro hens forth grete Brytayne And so shall men knowe that one Brytayne fro that other ThaÌ„ this Conan Meriedok thanked hyÌ„ curteysly so was he made kynge of lytell Brytayn And whan all this was done Maximyan went from thens vnto Rome and was than made emperour after Constantyne And Conan Meriedok dwelled in lytell Britayn with moche honour there let ordeyne two M. plowmen of the londe for to ere the londe to harowe sowe it feffed them rychely after that they were And for as moche as kynge Conan none of his knyghtes ne none of his other people wolde not take wyues of the nacyon of frauÌ„ce he sent in to grete Brytayne to the erle of Cornewayle that men called Dio nothe that he sholde chose through out all this loÌ„de .xj. M. maydens that is to saye .viij. M. for the meane people .iij. M. for the gretest lordes that sholde them spouse And whaÌ„ Dionothe vnderstode this he made a coÌ„mauÌ„dement through out all the londe of Brytayn as many as the nombre came to he assembled togyder of maydeÌ„s for there was no man that durst withstande his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t bycause he was protectour And whan these maydens were assembled he let them come before hym at London let ordeyne shyppes for them hastely with all that therto belonged And toke his own doughter that was called Vrsula that was the fayrest creature yâ— ony man wyst And he wolde haue sent her to kyng Conan that shold haue spoused her made her quene of the londe But she had made pryuely to god a vowe of chastite that her fader wyst not ne none other man lyuynge ¶ How Vrsula and .xj. M. maydens that were in her company wente towarde lytell Brytayne and all they were martyred at Coleyne THis Vrsula those vnto her company .xj. M. maydens that of all other she was lady maystresse and all they toke shyppynge at one tyme in the water that is called Tamyse coÌ„mauÌ„ded her kyn frendes to almyghty god and sayled toward lytell Brytayn But whan they were comen in to the hygh see a stronge teÌ„pest arose as it was goddes wyll Vrsula with her shyppes her coÌ„pany were dryueÌ„ to HunloÌ„de through tempest arryued in yâ— hauen of the cite of Coleyne And the kynge of the londe that was called Gowan was than in yâ— cite whan he wyst the tydynges that so many fayre maydens were there arryued he toke Elga his broder other of his housholde with hym and went to the shyppes to se that fayre company And whan he sawe them so fayre he his coÌ„pany wold haue ouerâ—ayen them and haue taken fro them theyr virgy 〈…〉 te But Vrsula that good virgyn counseyled prayed warned taught then that were her felawes that they sholâ—â— defend them with all theyr myght and rather suffre deth than suffre theyr bodyes to be defouled So that all the virgyns became so stedfast in god that they defended them through his grace that none of them had power to do them shame Wherfore kynge Gowan was sort anoyed that he for wrathe slewe them euerychone anone ryght And so were all those virgyns martyred for the â—our of god and they lye at Coleyn ¶ How kynge Gowan came for to destroye this londe and how a man of grete power that was called Gracian defended the londe WHan all this was done kynge Gowan whiche was a sarasyn called to hym his broder Elga and sayd to hym that he sholde go and conquere the londe that all those fayre maydens were borne in And thaÌ„ he ordeyned a grete power of Pehites of denmarke of Orkeney of Norway And they came in to this londe brent townes slewe folke cast down chirches houses of religyon robbed the londe in length brede put to deth all those that wolde not forsake the ryght byleue chrysteÌ„dom For as moche as there was no souerayne that myght helpe them For the kyng Maximian had taken with hym all the worthy men whan he went to conquere lytell Brytayn And in the same tyme was saynt Albon martyred through the wode tyrauÌ„t Dioclesyan in the same place where is now an abbey made of saynt Albons whyles that he was a paynym But he was conuerted vnto god through the predycacyon of a clerke a wyse man that was called Ancibel that was herborowed a nyght in his hous And this was after the incarnacion of Iesu Chryst CC .xxvj. yere And it is to be vnderstaÌ„de that saint Albon suffred his martyrdom before saynt Edmond And therfore is sayÌ„t Albon called the fyrst martyr of Englonde ¶ This Gowans broder his folke that were sarasyns went through out the londe and destroyed all thynge that they founde no thynge they spared Whan these tydynges came to Rome how the kynge Gowan had begon for to destroye this londe the emperour the Romayns sent a stronge man of grete power that was called Gracien with xxiiij M. fyghtynge men for to cast out of this londe all those sarasyns And all they arryued at Portesmouth Maximian myght not come himselfe bycause he was chosen emperour after the deth of CoÌ„stantyne that was saynt Eleyns sone Whan this Gracian was arriued with his hoost he let espye pryuely where the kynge Gowan myght be fouÌ„de he set vpoÌ„ them sodeynly as they lay in theyr beddes discoÌ„fyted them slewe them in theyr beddes euerichone that none of them escaped saue Gowan that fledde in to his owne couÌ„tre with grete sorowe Soone after it befell the Maximyan was slayne at Rome through treason And whan Gracian wyst of those tydynges he let crowne hymselfe kynge of this londe ¶ How Gracian made him kyng whan Maximyan was slayne afterward the Britons slewe hym for his wyckednes THis Gracian whan he began to regne he became so wycked and so sterne and so moche sorow dyd to the Brytons that they slewe hym amonge them Whan kyng Gowan vnderstode that Gracian was slayne he assembled a grete power came agayne in to this londe and yf he had fyrst done harme than dyd he moche more For he than destroyed all this londe and the chrysten people that were therin
so that no man was so hardy to name god and yf they dyd they were put to strauÌ„ge deth But the bysshop of London that was tho whiche was called Gosselyn scaped went thens to them of Rome to seke socour to helpe to destroye the sarasyns that had destroyed this londe And the Romayns sayd that they had ben so often anoyed for theyr sendyng of folke in to Britayne all for to helpe the Britons they wold no more so do And so the bysshop Gosselyn went thens without ony socour or helpe And than went he to the kyng of lytell Brytayne that was called Aldroie this was the thyrde kyng after Gowan Meriedok as before is sayd The bysshop prayed this kynge Aldroie of helpe socour And the kynge had pite in his herte whan he herde how the bysshop fledde how the chrysten men were so slayne in grete Brytayne through the paynyms sarasyns he grauÌ„ted hym CoÌ„stantyne his broâ—er for to helpe hym with power of folke And chaâ— dyd araye hors harneys shyppes all thynge that neded to that vyage And whan all thynge was redy he called the bysshop sayd to hym I take you here CoÌ„stantyne my broder vpon this couenauÌ„t that yf god gyue hym grace to discoÌ„fyte the infydeleÌ„s that than ye shall make hym kyng And the bisshop grauÌ„ted it with a good wyll CoÌ„stantyne the bysshop toke leue of the kyng Aldroie betoke hym to god toke .xij. Mâ—inen went to theyr shippes sayled towarde grete Britayn arryued at Totnes Whan the Britons herdethese tydynges that socour came they were glad ordeyned them an huge noÌ„â—re of people went receyued them with moche honour ¶ Gowan anone as he wyst of these ty dynges he assembled all his farasyns came agaynst them gaue theÌ„ batayle And CoÌ„stantyn slewe hym with his owne handes all the other sarasyns were dyscomfyted slayne that none escaped excepte those that were couerted to god ¶ How Constantyne that was the kynges broder of lytel Britayn was crowned kynge of grete Brytayne for his worthynes ANone after the batayle they went to London crowned there Constantyne kyng of this londe the bysshop Gosselin set the crowne on his heed and aâ—oynted hyÌ„ as it belongeth for a kyng And thaÌ„ began christeÌ„dom in this londe agayn And anone after whaÌ„ this kyng Constantyn was crowned he spoused a wyfe through rouÌ„seyle of the Brytons begate on herthre sones The fyrst was called CoÌ„stance the seconde Aurilambros the thyrde Vter This Constance that elder broder whaÌ„ he came to oâ—â— he 〈◊〉 hym a monke at Wynchestre And ConstaÌ„tyne theyr fader was slayne through treason For it befell vpon a tyme that a Pehyte came to hym vpon a daye as it were on a message sayd that he wolde speke with the kynge pryuely in couÌ„seyle The kyng let â—oyde his chambre of the men that were there within and there abode no moo but the kynge and the Pehite and he made a countenauÌ„ce as though he wolde haue spoken with the kyng in his eere And there he shewe hym with a longe knyfe And after that he went meruaylously out of that chambre in to an other chambre so that at the last no man wyst where he was bâ—romen Whan the kynges men wyst that theyr lord was so deed they made than so moche sorowe that they wyst not what for to do For as moche as his two sones Aurilambros and Vter were so yonge that none of them myght be kynge and the thyrde broder was a monke at â—â—â— chestre as is sayd before But â—oâ—nger that was erle of Westler thought pryuely in his herte through some subryâ—e for to be kynge hymselfe And wente to Wynchestre where as Constance was monke sayd to hym CoÌ„stance qued be your fader is deed your two brethern that ben with Gosselyn the bysshop of London to nourysshe be so yonge that neue of them may be kyng wherfore I couÌ„seyle you that ye forsake your habyte come with me and I shall make suche a meane vnto the Brytons that ye shall be made kynge of this londe ¶ Of Constance that was kynge Constantynes sone whiche was a monke at Wynchestre and how he was made kynge after his faders dethe through counseyle of â—oâ—â—ger that was â—â—â—e of Westser for as moche as Aurilambros and 〈◊〉 his two bretherne were but yonge of age And Vortiger let shee â—yaâ— for to be kynge hymselfe THis Vortiger couÌ„seyled this CoÌ„sâ—aÌ„ce so moche tyll he forsoke his abâ—ot and went with hym And anone after he was crowned kyng by the assent of the Brytons This kynge Constance whan he was crowned made kynge he wyll ne knewe but lytell of the worlde nor coude no thynge what knyghthode axed And he made Vortyger his chefe mayster couÌ„seyler gaue hym all his power for to ordeyn to do as moche as to the realme aperteyned So that hymselfe no thynge entermedled but onely bare the name of kyng WhaÌ„ Vortiger sawe that he had all the loÌ„de in his warde gouernauÌ„ce at his owne wyll he thought by preuy treason to slee CoÌ„stance the kyng that he myght hyÌ„selfe be crowned made kyng regne let sende after an hondred knyghtes of Pehytes the worthyest of all the londe them helde with hym for to dwell as to be kepers of his body as he wolde go through the londe to ordeyne thynges that appertayned to a kyng And this Vortiger honoured so moche the hondred knyghtes so moche gaue them of golde syluer of ryche iewelles robes horses other thyÌ„ges plente wherfore they helde hym more lord than they dyd the kyng And Vortiger told them yf he myght be kyng ye as it were through treason he wold make them rychest of the londe So at the last through grete gyftes that he had gyuen largely they cryed through the court that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng thaÌ„ CoÌ„stance Wherfore Vortiger made semblauÌ„t as he had ben wroth he departed thens from the courte and sayd he must go elles where for thinges that he had to do And so the traytour sayd bycause that they sholde slee kynge Constance Whan this Vortiger was gone it befel soon easter 〈◊〉 those hondred knyghtes of Peâ—ites wiche the dores of the kynges chambre there they slewe hyÌ„ smote of his heed baâ—e it to Vortiger there as he dwelled And whaÌ„ Vortiger sawe the heed he wepte full tenderly with his eyen neuertheles he was somdele gladde in his herte of his deth And anone Vortiger let take those hondred knyghtes of Pehites hadde his seruauÌ„tes bynde theyr haudes behynde them lede them to London and there they were dampned to deth as fals traytours And anone after all the Brytons of the londe by the comyn assent crowned Vortiger made hym kyng of the londe ¶ Auno domini C .lxxiiij. SOther a martyr was pope after
of Pehytes yâ— they were dampned put to deth through Vortiger in this londe wherfore they were wondersly wroth and swore that they wolde be auenged of the dethe of theyr kynnesmen came in to this lond with a grete power robbed slewe in many places dyd all the sorowe that they myght Whan Vortiger it wyst he ma de moche sorowe and was sore anoyed And in another place also tydnges came to hym that Aurilambros and Vter his broder ordeyned and assembled a grete hoost for to come in to grete Britayn for to be auenged vpon Vortiger for yâ— deth of theyr broder Constance So that on yâ— one syde on the other he was brought in to so moche sorowe that he ne wyst wheder to go ¶ How Engyst and .xj. thousande men came in to this loÌ„de to whom Vortiger gaue a place yâ— is called Thonge castell ANd soone after this sorowe tydynges came to Vortiger that a grete nauye of strauÌ„gers were arryued in yâ— couÌ„tree of Kent wyst not whens they were ne wherfore they were comeÌ„ in to this londe The kynge sent anone a messenger thyder that some of them sholde come speke with hym for to knowe what folke they were what they asked in to what couÌ„tre they wolde go There were two bretherne maysters prynces of that stronge company yâ— one was called Engist that other Horne Engist went to the kyng and tolde hym the cause wherfore they were comen in to this londe sayd Syr we be of a couÌ„ tree yâ— is called Saxonie that is yâ— londe of Germayne wherin is so moche sorowe that of the people be so many that the londe may not them susteyne And yâ— prynces maisters of the londe make to come before them men womeÌ„ of yâ— boldâ—st yâ— may best trauayle in to diuers lon des gyue them hors harneys al yâ— them nedeth thaÌ„ they byd them go in to an other to 〈…〉 e where they may lyue as theyr auÌ„ceters dyd before them And therfore syr kynge yf ye wyll haue our seruice we wyll helpe you against your enemyes Whan Vortiger herd this he sayd gladly he wold wtholde them vpon suche couenauÌ„t yâ— yf they might delyuer his londe of his enemyes he wold gyue them reasonable loÌ„des for to dwell in for euer Engist thanked hym goodly in this maner he his coÌ„pany .xj. M. were reteyned with kyng Vortiger at the last delyuered clene yâ— londe of his enemyes Than prayed Engist the kyng of so moche loÌ„de yâ— he myght make for hym his folke a cite The kyng answered it was not to do wtout couÌ„seyle of his brytons Engist prayed hym agayn of as moche place as he might compasse with a thonge of a skyn wheron he might make a maner for hyÌ„ to dwell in And yâ— kyng grauÌ„ted him frely Than Engist cut a bulles skyn as small as he myght in to a thoÌ„ge therw t compassed as moche lond as he myght buylde on a fayre castell was called Thong castell ¶ How Vortiger loued Ronewen Engistes doughter how he spoused her WHan this castell was made and well arayd Engist pryuely sent by lettre in to the couÌ„tree where he came fro for an hondred shyppes fylled with men that were stronge bolde and also well fyghtyng in all batayles and that they sholde also brynge with them Ronewen his doughter whiche was the fayrest creature that ony man myght se And whan those people were comen that he had sente for he toke and ladde them in to the castell with moche Ioye And hymselfe vpon a daye went vnto the kynge and prayed hym there full worthely that he wolde come and se his newe manoyr that he had made in the place that he had compassed with the thonge of the skynne The kynge anone frely graunted hym went with hym thyder and was full well pleased with the castell with the fayre weeke And togyder there they ete and dranke with moche ioye And whan nyght came that kynge Vortiger sholde go in to his chambre to take there his nyghtes rest Ronewen yâ— was Engistes doughter came with a cup of golde in her haÌ„de and kneled before the kynge and sayd to hym wassayll And the kynge wyst noâ— what it was to mene â—e what he shold answere therto for as moche as hym selfe nor none of his brytons coude speke none Englysshe nor vnderstande it but spake in yâ— same language that Britons do yet Neuerthelesse a latiner tolde the kynge the full vnderstandynge of waâ—sayll that other shold answere drynke hayll And that was the fyrst tyme that wassayll and drynke hayll came vp in this londe and froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme it is well vsed in all this realme of Englonde And whan kynge Vortiger behelde yâ— grete beaute of this fayre lady Ronewen that kneled before hym he toke her vp layde bothe his armes aboute her necke thryes swetely kyssed her anone ryght he was enamoured vpon her so that he desyred to haue her to wyfe and asked her of Engist her fader And Engist graunted hym vpon this couenauÌ„t that the kyng shold gyue hym all the couÌ„tree of Kent that he his people myght dwell therin The kynge grauÌ„ted hym pryuely with a good wyll And anone after he spoused the damoysell and that was moche confusyon to hym selfe And therfore all the brytons became wrothe bycause he spoused a woman of mysbyleue wherfore they went all froÌ„ hyÌ„ wold do no thynge that he had to do ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made kyng Engyst dryuen out how Vortimer was poysoned THis Engist went in to Kent and seased all the londe in to his haÌ„des for hym for his men became within a lytel whyle of so grete power had so moche people that men wyst not in litel tyme whiche were the kyÌ„ges men whiche were Engystes wherfore the Brytons had of hym drede sayd amonge them but yf they ne toke other couÌ„seyle bytwene them all the londe shold be destroyed through Engist and his people Vortiger the kyng had begoteÌ„ on his fyrst wyfe thre sones the fyrst was called Vortimer the seconde Catagren the thyrde Passent The brytoÌ„s by one assent chose Vortimer to be theyr lorde souerayne crowned hym kyng wold not suffre Vortiger no longer to regne bycause of the alyauÌ„ce bytwene Engist and hym The brytons ordeyned a grete hoost for to dryue out Engist his company of the londe and gaue hym thre batayles the fyrst was in Kent where he was lorde the seconde was at Tetford the thyrde was in a shyre on this side Colchestre in a moor And in this batayle mette them Catagren Horne Engystes broder so that eche of them slewe other But for as moche as the couÌ„tre was gyuen longe before to Horne through Vortiger whaÌ„ he spoused his cosyn there he made a fayre castell
that is called Horne castell after his owne name Vortimer was so sore anoyed for his broders deth that anone he let cast downe the castell to the erth And after he stynted not nyght nor daye tyll he had dryuen out Engyst all his people of the londe And than Ronewen his doughter made grete sorowe and craftely spake to them that were nexte to the kyng Vortimer pryuely entreated them and so many gyftes she gaue them that the kynge was empoysoned and dyed at London the fourth yere of his regne and there he lyeth ¶ How the britons chose an other tyme Vortiger to be theyr kynge and Engist came in to this londe agayne and how they fought togyder AFter Vortimers dethe the Brytons by theyr comyn assent made Vortiger agayne theyr kynge vpon this couenaunt that he sholde neuer after suffre Engist nor none of his to come agayne in to this londe And whan all this was done Ronewen the quene pryuely sent by lettre to Engist that she had empoysoned Vortimer and that Vortiger her lorde bare agayne the crowne regned and that he sholde come agayne in to this londe wel arayed with moche people for to auenge hym vpon the brytons and to wynne this londe agayne by myght and strength And whan Engist herde these tydynges he made grete ioye apparayled hym hastely with xv thousande men that were boughty in euery batayle came in to this londe And whan Vortiger herde tell that Engist was comen agayn with a grete power in to this londe he assembled his brytons went to mete Engist for to gyue hym batayle But Engist dredyng the brytons sore for they had dyscoÌ„fyted hyÌ„ before prayed Vortiger of a loue day sayd he was not comen in to this londe for to fyght but for to haue his londe agayn yf he myght accord with the brytoÌ„s Kyng Vortiger through couÌ„seyle of his brytons grauÌ„ted hym a loue day And it was ordeyned by the brytons that the loue daye shold be holden besyde Salysbury on an hyll Engyst sholde come thyder with iiij C. knyghtes no moo And the kyng with as many of the wysest men of his londe And at that daye the kyng came with his couÌ„seyle as it was ordeined But Engist had warned his knightes pryuely that eche of them sholde put a longe knyfe in his hose whan he sayd fayre syrs it is tyme to speke of loue peas euery man anone shold drawe out his knyfe slee a bryton And so they slewe a. M. and .lxj. knyghtes with moche sorowe many oâ— them escaped And the kynge Vortiger there was taken ledde to Thongcastel and put in prison And some of Engistes men wolde that the kyng had ben brent all quycke And Vortiger than for to haue his lyfe graunted them as moche as they wolde aske gaue vp all the londe townes castelles cytees bourghes to Engyst his folke And all the brytons fledde thens in to Wales there helde them styll And Engist went through the londe seased all the londe with frauÌ„chises in euery place let cast down chirches houses of religyon destroyed the chrysteÌ„ fayth through out all this londe and let chauÌ„ge the name of the londe that no man of his were so hardy after that tyme to cal this loÌ„de Britayn but call it Engist loÌ„de And thaÌ„ he departed the londe to his men and made .vij. kynges for to strengthe the londe that the brytons sholde neuer after come therin The fyrst kyngdome was Kent where Engist hymselfe regned was lorde mayster ouer all the other The .ij. was Southsex that now is called Chichestre The .iij. Westsex The .iiij. Eestsex The .v. Estangyl that now is called Norfolk Suffolk Merchemeâ—k that is to saye the erledom of Nicholl The. vâ— had Leycestre shyre Northamton shyre Herforde Huntyngdon The .vij. had Oxforde Glocestre Wynchestre Warwyk and Derby shyre ¶ How Vortiger wente in to Wales began there a castell that wolde not stande without morter tempred with blode WHan Engist had departed all the londe in this maner to his men delyuered Vortiger out of pryson to go where he wold he toke his way in to wales where his brytons dwelled for that londe was stronge yll to wynne Engist neuer came there â—e neuer knewe 〈◊〉 Vortiger helde hym there with his brytoÌ„s asked couÌ„seyle what was best to do 〈…〉 they gaue hyÌ„ couÌ„seyle to make a strong castell that he might kepe defende hyÌ„self therin yf nede were ¶ Masons in haste were fette began the werke vpon the hyll of Breigh But certes thus it befelâ— all the werke that the masons made a daye â—t feâ—l downe the night they wyst not what it myght be therof the kynge was sore anoyed of that chauÌ„ce wyst not what to do Wherfore he let send after the wysest clerkes lerned men that were through out wales that myght be fouÌ„de for they shold hym tell wherfore the fouÌ„dameÌ„t so fayled vnder the werke that they shold hym tell what was best to do And whaÌ„ these wyse men longe tyme had studyed they sayd to the kyng that he sholde do seke a childe borne of a woman that neuer had to do with man and that chylde he sholde do slee tempre with his blode the morter of the werke and so sholde the werke euer endure without ende ¶ How the kyng let seke Merlin through out all Wales for to speke with hym WHan the kyng herde this he coÌ„mauÌ„ded his messengers anone to go through out all Wales to seke that chylde yf they myght fynde hym and that they sholde brynge hym forth with them vnto hym And in recorde and in wytnes of this thynge he had taken them his lettres that they ne were destroubled of no man ne lette And than the messengers went thens spedde so fast that they came in to a town that was called Karmardyne and as they passed forth theyr waye they fouÌ„de two chyldren of .xxiiij. yere of age chydynge togyder with hasty wordes and one of them sayd to that other Donebat quod he ye do all wronge to stryue with me for ye haue no wytte ne no reason as I haue Certes Merlyn quod he of your wytte ne your reason I make no forte for men tell comynly that ye haue no thyÌ„ge of god almyghty syth ye had neuer fader but euery man knoweth well who was your moder ¶ The messengers of kynge Vortiger whan they herde this stryfe bytwene the two gromes they asked of them that stode besyde them whens that Merlyn was borne and also who nourysshed hym And they tolde them that a grete gentylwoman of Karmardyne called Adhan was his moder but none knewe who was his fader Whan the kynges messengers herd these tydyÌ„ges they went anone to hym that was wardeyne of the towne tolde hym the kynges wyll shewed hym his lettre wherfore they were comen thyder
Merlyn his moder anone were fetched before the wardeyn of the towne he coÌ„mauÌ„ded theÌ„ that they sholde go to the kynge with his messengers Merlyn his moder went thens came vnto the kyng there they were receyued with moche honour And the kyng asked of the lady yf that chylde were her sone who hym begate The lady answered full tenderly wepynge sayd she neuer had company of man worldly But syr sayd she whan I was a yonge mayden in my faders chambre with other of grete lignage in my coÌ„pany that ofteÌ„ tymes went to sporte them I left alone in my chambre wolde not go forth for breÌ„nynge of the sonne there came on a tyme a fayre bacheler entred iÌ„ my chambre where I was alone but how he came in where I wyst it neuer ne yet knowe I not for the dores were fast barred with me he dyd game of loue For I had no myght nor power to defende me from hyÌ„ And ofteÌ„ he came to me in the fore sayd maner so that he begate this chylde but neuer myght I wyte what he was ¶ Of the answere of Merlyn vpon the kynges castell that wolde not stande WHan Merlyn had herde all that his moder had sayd he spake to the kynge in this maner ¶ Syr how I was begoten aske ye no more for it falleth not to you nor to none other to knowe but tell me the cause wherfore I am brought to you wherfore ye haue sent for me Certes quod the kynge my wyse couÌ„seylers haue done me to vnderstande that the morter of a werke that I haue begon behoueth to be teÌ„pred with your blode or the fouÌ„dament shall fayle for euermore Syr said Merlin wyll ye slee me for my blode to tempre with your morter Ye quod the kynge or elles shall neuer my castell staÌ„de as my couÌ„seylers tell me Than answered Merlyn to the kyng Syr said he let them come before me those wyse couÌ„seylers I wyll preue that they saye not well ne truly And whan the wyse men were comen Merlyn asked yf his blode were the cause to make the werke stande endure All those wyse men were abasshed and coude not answere Than sayd Merlyn to the kyng Syr I shall tell you the cause wherfore your werke thus falleth may not stande There is vnder the mouÌ„tayn where ye buylde your toure a grete pond of water in the bottom of the ponde vnder the water there is two dragons that one is whyte that other reed that fyght togyder agaynst your werke Do ye depe myne tyll your men come to the pond do your men take away the water all out than ye shal se the dragons as I haue tolde you that fight togyder agaynst your werke And this is the cause wherfore the fouÌ„dament falleth The kyng anone let dygge vnder tyll the men came to that ponde let do away all the water there they fouÌ„de two dragons as Merlin had tolde them that egerly fâ—ught togyder The whyte dragon egerly assayled the reed layde on hym so strongly that he myght not endure but withdrewe him 〈◊〉 rested in the same caue And whan he had a whyle rested hym he went before the reed dragon assayled hym angerly helde hym so sore that he myght not endure agaynst hym but with drewe hym rested And after came agayn the whyte dragon strongly fought with the reed dragon bote hym euyl ouercame hym the he fled froÌ„ thens no more came agayn ¶ Of the significacyon of these two dragons that were in the bottom of the ponde that fought togyder â—His kyng Vortiger his men the sawe this bataile had grete meruayle prayed Merlyn to tell hyÌ„ what it myght betoken Syr sayd Merlyn I shall tell you The reed dragon betokeneth your selfe the whyte betokeneth the folke of Saxonie that fyrst ye toke helde in your lond that fought agaynst you haue dryuen chaced you awaye But Britons of your lignage ouercame them droue them awaye And sythen at the comynge agayne of the Sarons they recouered this londe helde it for euermore droue out the brytoÌ„s dyd with this loÌ„de al theyr wyll destroyed chrystendom through out this londe Ye had fyrst ioye with theyr comyng but now it is turned to your grete domage sorowe For the two bretherne of CoÌ„stance that was kyng whiche ye let see shall come before a quinzeme passed with a grete power froÌ„ lytel Brytayn shall auenge the deth of theyr broder and they shall brenne you fyrst with sorowe and afterwarde they shall slee a grete parte of saxons shall dryue out all yeâ—emenauÌ„t of the londe therfore abyde ye here no lenger to make castel ne none other wâ—rke but anone go els where to saue your lyfe To god I you betake trouth I haue sayd to you of thynges that shall be fall And vnderstande ye well that Aurilam bros shall be kynge but he shall be poysoned lytell tyme shall he regne ¶ Of kynge Aurilambros and how he pursued Vortiger and Eugist and how they dyed MErlyn his moder departed froÌ„ the kynge and returned agayne to Karmardyne And soone after tydynges came to the Brytons that Aurilam bros and Vter his broder were arryued at Totnes with a grete host And anone the Brytons assembled them and went to receyue Aurilambros and Vter with grete noblenes brought them to London and crowned Aurilambros made hym kyng and dyd vnto hym homage And anone he asked where as Vortiger myght be fouÌ„de that was kynge for he wolde be auenged of his broders deth and after he wolde warre vpon the paynyms And they tolde hym that Vortiger was in wales so they ladde hym thyder warde Vortiger wyst well that those bretherne came to conquere hym and fledde thens into a castell that was called Gerneth that stode vpon an hye mouÌ„tayne and there helde hym Aurilambros and Vter his broder and theyr folke had besyeged the castell full longe tyme for the castell was stronge well arayed So at the last they kest wylde fyre and brente houses and men and all theyr araye as moche as was within the castell So that Vortiger was brent amonge all other and so he dyed with moche sorowe ¶ Than was Engist in Kent and regned there and herde these tydynges anone he fledde wolde haue gone in to Scotlonde for to haue had socoure But Aurilambros and his folke mette with hym in the north countree and gaue hym batayle And Engist and his men defended them whyles that they myght but he and his folke were dyscomfited and slayne And Otta his sone fledde vnto yorke And Aurilambros folowed hym egerly And Otta with stode hym a lytell whyle but afterwarde he put hym to his mercy And Aurilabros receyued hym and to hym to his men gaue the countree of Galeway in Scotlonde there they dwelled
After that the kynge Aurilambros went through out the londe and put awaye the name of Engyst londe that Engyst after his name had called it before Than he let call it agayne grete Brytayne and let make agayn chirches and houses of relygyon castelles cytees and borowes and townes that the Saxous had destroyed and came to London and dyd do make the walles of the cyte whiche Engist his folke had cast downe The Brytons ladde hym to the mouÌ„t of Ambrian where somtyme was an hous of relygyon whiche than was destroyed through the paynyms wherof a knyght that was called Ambry that somtyme was fouÌ„der of that hous and therfore the hyll was called the mount of Ambryan And after it was called Ambesbury and shall be so for euermore ¶ How Aurilambros dyd redresse the londe of grete Brytayne whiche was destroyed through the Saxons HOw the kynge Aurilambros let amende and redresse the hous of Ambesbury and put there in monkes but now there be Nonnes alytell from the place that was called Salysbury or where as the Saxons slewe the Britons where as Engist and the Britons sholde haue made a loue daye in that whiche tyme there were slayne a thousande .lxj. knyghtes through treason of Engist The kynge therof had grete pyte thought to make in mynde of them a monument of stone that myght endure to the worldes ende And of this thynge they toke theyr counseyle what therof was best to do Than spake to the kynge the bysshop of London that was called Ternekyn that he shold enquyre after Mer lyn for he coude best tell how this thyÌ„ge myght best be made And Merlyn after was sought fouÌ„de came to the kynge And the kyng tolde hym his wyll of the monument that he wold haue made Merlyn answered to the kynge sayd There ben grete stones in Irlond longe vpon the hyll of Kian that ben called gyauÌ„tes ka roll yf they were in this place as they be there they wold endure for euermore in remembrauÌ„ce of those knyghtes that here be buryed Perma foy sayd the kyng as harde stones ben in my loÌ„de as in Ir loÌ„de Soth sayd Merlyn but in all your londe there be none suche For gyauntes set them for grete good of themselfe For at euery tyme that they were wouÌ„ded or in ony maner hurt they wasshed the stones with hote water and thaÌ„ they wasshed them therwith anone they were hole ¶ How the Brytons went for to seke the grete stones in Irlonde ANd whaÌ„ these BritoÌ„s had herd of this thyÌ„ge they went swore amonge them that they wolde goo seke those stones toke with them Vter the kyÌ„ges broder to be theyr chefe capitayn and .v. M. meÌ„ Merlin couÌ„seyled them for to go vnto Irlonde and so they dyd And whan the kynge of Irlonde that was called Guillomer herde tell the strauÌ„gers were arriued in his londe he assembled a grete power fought agaynst them but he his folke were discoÌ„fyted The Brytons wente before tyll they came to the mouÌ„t of Kylian clymmed vp vnto the mouÌ„t But whan they sawe the stones the maner how they stode they had grete meruayle and sayd bytwene themselfe that no man sholde them remeue for no strength ne engyne so grete they were so loÌ„ge But Merlin thrugh his crafte he remeued them brought them in to theyr shyppes came agayn in to this londe And Merlin set the stones where the kyng wolde haue them set them in the same maner that they stode in Irlonde And whan the kynge sawe that it was made he thaÌ„ked Merlin ryche ly hym rewarded at his own wyll let call the place Stonehenge for euermore ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone kyng Guillomer came in to this londe how a traytour that was called Cappa empoysoned the kyng Aurilambros ANd men shall vnderstaÌ„de the Passent that was Vortigers sone liued the same tyme came in to this lond with a grete power arryued in the north couÌ„tre wold be aueÌ„ged of his faders deth Vortiger strongly trusted vpon the com pany that he had brought with hym out of the londe of Germany had conquered all the North couÌ„tre vnto Yorke And whaÌ„ kyng Aurilambros herde this he assem bled a grete power of britons went for to fyght with Passent he discomfyted Passent and al his people But Passent escaped thens with some of his men fledde thens in to IrloÌ„de came to kyng Guillomer prayed hym of helpe socour The kynge grauÌ„ted hym with good wyll sayd that he wold helpe hym vpon that couenaunt that I my selfe must go with you with all my power in to Brytayne and I wold me auenge vpon the Brytons the rather for they came in to my londe toke the stones with strength that is called gyauÌ„tes karoll The kyng Guillomer let ordeyne his shyppes and went to the see with .xv. 〈◊〉 men arryued in wales began to robbe dyd moche sorowe ¶ It befell so that kyng Aurilambros lay feke at Wynchestre myght not helpe hymselfe So that he sent in his name Vter his broder with a power to helpe wales thyderwarde he went as moche as he myght The kyng of Irlonde and Passent had herde tell that Aurilambros was seke and to them there came a sarasyn that was called Coppa and sayd Syr dwell ye here all in peas with your hoost I behyght you through my queyntyse that I shall slee the kynge Aurilambros that is seke Than sayd Passent yf ye do so I shall rychely auaâ—iâ—e you This traytour Coppa put vpon hym an habyte of relygyon let shaue hym a brode crowne came vnto the kynges courte sayd that he wolde helpe the kyng of his malady Than sayd the traytour Coppa vnto the kynge Syr be of good conforte for I shall gyue you suche a medycyne that ye shall swete anone ryght and lyst to slepe haue good rest And the traytour gaue hym suche poyson to slepe that anone ryght in his slepyng he dyed the traytour sayd that he wolde go out in to the felde tyll he were awaked And so escaped he away for no man had to hym suspeccyon for bycause of his ha byte that he was clothed in and also for his brode shauen crowne But whan the kynges men wyst that he was deed they became wonders sory fast sought the traytour but they myght not fynde hyÌ„ For that traytour returned agayne vnto the hoost fro whens he came ¶ Whan Aurilambros was deed a sterre on the morow was seen with a clere lyght at that bought of the beme was seen the heed of an horryble dragon WHan the kyng AurilaÌ„bros was thus deed empoisoned at wyn chestre on the morowe after that he was deed aboute the tyme of pryme there was seen a sterre grete clere the beme of the sterre was bryghter than the
soune at the bought of the beme appe red a dragons heed out of his mouth came two huge lyghtes that were as bryght as ony fyre brennynge the one beme toward frauÌ„ce streyght ouer the see thyderwarde out of the beme came vij bemes full clere longe as it were the lyght fyre This sterre was seen of many a man but none of them wyst what it betokened Vter that was kyng Auri lambros broder that was in Wales with his hoost of Brytons sawe that sterre the grete light that it gaue he wondred therof gretly what it myght betoken let call Merlyn prayed hym for to tell what it myght betoken ¶ Of the betokenynge of the sterre MErlyn sawe that sterre behelde it longe tyme sythen he quoke and wept tenderly and sayd Alas alas that so noble a kynge and so worthy is deed And I do you to vnderstande that AurilaÌ„bros your broder is empoysoned and that I se well in this sterre your selfe is betokened by the heed of the dragon that is seen at the bought of the beme that is your selfe that shall be kyng and regne And by the beme that staÌ„deth toward the eest is vnderstande that ye shall gete a sone that shall conquere all Fraunce all the londes that belongeth to the crowne of frauÌ„ce that shall be a worthyer kyng and of more honour than euer was ony of his aunceters And by the beme that stretcheth toward Irlonde is betokened that ye shall haue a doughter that shall be quene of Irlonde And the .vij. bemes betoken that ye shall haue .vij. sones euery one of them shall be kynge shall regne with moch honour And abyde ye no longer here but go gyue batayle to your enemyes fyght with them boldly for ye shal ouercome them haue the victo ry Vter thaÌ„ked Merlyn hertely toke his men went towarde his enemyes they fought togyder mortally so he discomfyted his enemyes and destroyed them hymselfe slewe Passent that was Vortigers sone And his Britons slewe Guillomer that was kynge of Irlonde and all his men And Vter anone after the batayle toke his waye towarde Wynthestre for to do bury kynge AurilaÌ„bros that was his broder But thaÌ„ was the body borne to Stonehenge with moche honour that he had do make in remem brauÌ„ce of the Brytons that there were slayne through treason of Engyst that same daye that they sholde haue ben accorded and in the same place they buryed Aurylambros the seconde yere of his regne with all the worship that myght belonge vnto suche a kynge On Whose soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of Vter pendragon wherfore he was called so ye shall here And how he was ouertaken with the loue of Igreyne that was the erles wyfe of Cornewayle AFter the dethe of Aurilambros Vter his broder was crowned regned worthely And i remembrauÌ„ce of the dragon that he was likened to he let make two dragons through couÌ„seyle of his Britons made that one for to be borne before hym whaÌ„ he went in to ba tayle that other for to abyde at Wynchestre in the bysshops chirche And for that cause he was called euer after Vter pendragon And Otta that was Engistes sone coÌ„mended Vter but lytell that was made newe king agaynst hym began to moue warre ordeyned a grete company of his frendes of his kynne of Ossa his broder had taken all the londe from Humber vnto Yorke But those of Yorke helde strongly agaynst them and wold not suffre them to come in to the cite neyther to yelde the cite to them he besyeged the towne anone ryght gaue therto a stroÌ„ge assaute but they of that cite kepte them well strongly And whan Vter herde therof he came thyder with a grete power for to helpe and rescow the cite put awaye the syege and gaue a stronge batayle Otta his company defended them as well as they myght But at the last they were discoÌ„fyted the moost parte of them slayne and Otta Ossa were taken put in prison at Lon don And Vter hyÌ„selfe dwelled a whyle at Yorke after he went to Londe And at Eester after he wolde bere crowne holde a solemâ—ne feest and let somon all his erles barons that they shold come to that feest all those that had wyues shold brynge them also to yeâ—eest And all came at the kynges coÌ„maundement as they were commauÌ„ded The feest was rychely arayed holden all worthely set to meet after that they were of estate So that the erle Gorloys of Corne wayle Igreyne his wyfe sate nexte to the kynge And whan the kynge sawe the fayrnes of that lady that she had anone he was rauysshed for her beaute ofre he made to her nyce countenauÌ„ce in lokynge and laughynge So at the last the erle perceyued the preuy lokynge laughynge and the loue bytwene them and rose up from the table in wrath toke his wyfe and called to hym his knightes went thens all in wrath wtout takyng leue of the kynge The kynge anone sent after hym that he sholde come agayn go not thens in despyte of hyÌ„ And the erle wolde not come agayne in no maner of wyse Wherfore the kynge was full wroth in wrath hym defyed as his deedly cuâ—my And the erle went thens in to Cornewayle with his wyfe in to the castell of Tyntagell And the kynge let ordeyne a grete hoost came in to Cornewayle for to destroye the erle yf he myght But he had put hym in yâ— stronge castell of Tyn tagell that was well arayed wolde not yelde hym to the kyng And the kyng anone besyeged the castell there dwelled .xv. days might not spede euer thought vpon Igreyne vpon her layde so moche loue that he wyst not what to do So at yâ— last he called to hym a knyght that was called Vlfin that was preuy with hym tolde hyÌ„ all his couÌ„seyle asked of hym what was best to do Syr sayd he sende after Merlyn anone for he can tell you the best couÌ„seyle of ony man lyuynge Merlyn anone was sent after came to the kyng And the kyng told hym all his couÌ„seyle and his wyll Syr sayd Merlyn I shall do so moche through the crafte that I can that I shal make you come to nyght in the castell of Tyntagell shall haue all your wyll of that lady ¶ How kyng Vter begate on Igreyne that was the erles wyfe of Cornewayle Arthur kynge MErlyn through crafte that he coude chaunged yâ— kynges fygure in to the lykenes of the erle Vlfin Garloys his chamberleyn in to the fygure of Iordan that was yâ— erles chamberleyn so yâ— eche of them was traÌ„sfigured to others lykenes And whan Merlin had so done he sayd to the kynge Syr sayd he now may ye go sodeynly to the
castell of Tyntagell aske entre there and haue your wyll The kyng toke pryuely all the hoost to gouerne and lede to a knyght that he moche loued toke his waye towarde the castell with hym toke Vlfyn his chamberlayne and Merlyn And whan they came thyder yâ— porter wende it had ben his owne lord And whaÌ„ tyme came for to go to bedde yâ— kyng went to bedde with Igreyne the erles wyfe and dyd with her all his wyl begate vpon her a sone whiche was called Arthur And on the morowe the kyng toke his leue of the lady and went agayn to his hoost And the same nyght that the kynge laye by Igreyne in bedde that was the erles wyfe the kynges men gaue a grete assaute to the castel And the erle his men manly defended them But at the last it befel so that in the same assaute the erle hyÌ„selfe was slayne the castell taken And the kyng anone returned agayn to Tyntagell and spoused Igreyne with moche honour and made her quene And soone after that the tyme came yâ— she sholde be delyuered had a sone whiche was called Arthur And after that gate on her a doughter that was called Amya And whan she was of age a noble baron that was called Aloth yâ— was lorde of Leons wedded her ¶ Whan Vter longe tyme had regned there came vpon hyÌ„ a grete sekenes as it were a sorowe And in the meane tyme those that had in kepynge Otta that was Engistes sone and Ossa his broder that than were in pryson they let them goo for grete gyftes that they gaue and wente with them And whan these two bretherne were escaped came agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree they ordeyned a grete power of folke began to warre agayn vpon the kyng ¶ How kynge Vter chose Aloth to kepe the londe of Brytayne whyle that he was seke for as moche as he myght not for his sekenes ANd for as moche as kyng Vter was seke myght not helpe hyÌ„ selfe he ordeyned Aloth sone of Eleyne that than was chosen for to be wardeyn and â—heftayne of all his folke And so he anone his Brytons assembled a grete hoost gaue batayle to Otta and to his folke but Otta at the last was discomfyted ¶ It be fell thus after warde that these brytons had indignacyon of Aloth wolde not be to hym attendauÌ„t wher fore yâ— kynge was wonders fore anoyed and let put hym in a lyttet is the hoost amonge his folke And they ladde hym to Veroâ—oin that than was a fayre cite where as saynt Albon was martyred and after was that cite destroyed with paynyms through warre and thyder they had sent Otta Ossa theyr people entred in to the towne let make fast the gates there they helde them And the king came besyeged them made a stronge assaute But they yâ— were win manly defended them The kyng let ordeyn his goÌ„nes his engynes for to breke yâ— walles yâ— walles were so stroÌ„ge yâ— no thynge myght misdo theÌ„ Otta his people had grete despite yâ— a kyng lyenge in a lytter had besteged them toke couÌ„ seyle to come out on the morow gyue batayle to the king in that batayle Otta Ossa were slayne al the other alyue fled in to Scotlonde made Colegrin theyr cheftayne And the saxons yâ— were escaped brought agayn a grete strength sayd amonge them yf kyng Vter were deed they shold well coÌ„quere the loÌ„d thought to poyson hyÌ„ ordeyned men to do this dede gyuyng them grete gyftes they went thyderward in poore meÌ„nes wede to accomplysshe theyr fals purpose but it auayled not for they myght not come nygh yâ— kyng Tyll at the last they espyed that the kyng draÌ„ke none other lyâ—our but water of a clere well yâ— was nigh besyde these traytours on a day priuely went to the well put therin poyson so that al the water was poysoned anone after aâ— the kyng had dronken of yâ— water he began to swell soone after dyed as many as dranke of yâ— water dyed also And anone as this was espyed folke of the towne let stop yâ— well for euermore WhaÌ„ the kyng was deed his folke bare hyÌ„ to Stonehenge with grete solempnite of bysshops barons yâ— were there to bury hyÌ„ besyde Aurilambros his broder after returned agayn euerythone sent after Arthur his sone they made hym king of the londe with moche reuerence after his faders deth .xvij. yere of his regne ¶ How Arthur that was the sone of Vteâ— was crowned after his faders dethe how he droue out of this londe Coleg 〈…〉 the saxons Cheldrik of Aimayne WHan Arthur was made kynge of the londe he was but yonge of .xv. yere of age but he was fayre and bolde and doughty of body to meke folke he was good and curteys and large of spendynge and made hym wondersly well beloued among all men where it was nede And whaÌ„ he began to regne he sware that the saxons neuer showe haue peas ne test tyll he had dryuen them out of the londe assembled a grete hoost fought with Colegrin the whiche after the tyme yâ— Otta was deed the saxons maynteyned And this Colegrin was discoÌ„fyted fledde vnto yorke toke the cite there helde hym And the kynge besyeged hym there but he gate no thynge it was so stronge yâ— cite defended it manly In yâ— meane tyme Cole grin left yâ— cyte to Bladud fled hymself to Cheldrik that was kyng of Almayne for to haue socour of hym And he assembled a grete power arryued in scotlond with .v. C. shyppes And whan Arthur wyst of these tydynges sawe he had not folk ynough to fyght with Cheldrik he lefte the syege went to London sent anone lettres to Howell of lytell Brytayn his neuewe his systers sone that he sholde come to hym with all the power that he myght And he assembled a grete host arryued at southampton where king Arthur receyued hym Ioyously with moche honour And those two hostes mette assembled them toke theyr waye to Nichol that Cheldrik had besyeged but it was not taken And they came vpon Cheldrik his people or they wist where that they were assayled theÌ„ egerly Kyng Cheldrik his men defended them manly to theyr power But kyng Arthur and his men slewe so many saxons yâ— neuer was seen such slaughter And Cheldrik his men that were left alyue fledde away and kyng Arthur pursued them droue theÌ„ out in to a wode that they myght no ferder passe Cheldrik his meÌ„ sawe well that they were brought in to grete disease yelded them to kyng Arthur in this maner wise that he shold take theyr horses harneys all that they had they wold onely go on fote in to theyr shyppes so they
wold go home in to theyr own loÌ„de and neuer come agayn in to this londe And vpon assurauÌ„ce of this thynge they gaue hym good host ages And Arthur by counseyle of his men graunted this thynge and receyued the hostages and thervpon the saxons went to theyr shyppes And whan they were in the hye see the wynde chauÌ„ged as the deuyll it wold and they turned theyr nauy and came agayne in to this londe and arryued at Cotnes went out of the shypp 〈…〉 and toke the loude and clene robbed it and slewe moche people and toke all the armure that they myght fynde so they went forth tyll they came vnto Bathe But the men of yâ— towne shette fast theyr gates wolde not suffre them to come within the towne they defended them well and manly agaynst them ¶ How king Arthur gaue batayle vnto the sarons whan they came agayne in to this londe had besyeged the towne of Bathe and ouercame them WHan kyng Arthur herde these tydynges he anone let hange the hostages lefte Howell of Brytayn his neuewe for to kepe the marche to warde Scotlond with halfe his people hymselfe went to helpe rescowe the towne of Bathe Whan he came thyder he gaue a stronge batayle to Cheldrik slewe almoost all the people that he had For no man myght wtstande hym ne endure vnder the stroke of his swerde there were slayne bothe Colegrin and Bladud his broder and Cheldrik fledde thens wold haue gone to his shyppes But whan kynge Arthur wyst it he toke .x. M. knyghtes to Cador that was erle of Cornewayle for to let stop his passage And Arthur hymselfe went toward yâ— marche of scot londe for messengers told hym that the scottes had besyeged Howell of Britayn there as heâ—ay seke therfore he hasted hym thyderwarde And Cador pursued after Cheldrik toke hym or he myght come to his shyppes slewe hym his people Whan Cador had done this viage he hasted hym agayne towarde Arthur as fast as he myght fouÌ„de hym in Scotlonde where he had rescowed Howell of Brytayne But the Scottes were ferre within Mountef and there they helde them a whyle but Arthur pursued them they fledde thens in to Limoigne there were in that couÌ„tre .lx. yles grete plente of byrdes Egles yâ— were wont to crye fyght togyder and make grete noyse whan folke came to robbe that londe and warne as moche as they myght and so they dyd for the Scottes were so grete rauenours that they toke all that they myght fynde in the londe of Limoigne without ony sparynge therwith charged agayne the folke for to go in to Scotlonde ¶ How kynge Arthur asked of Merlyn the aduentures of .vj. of the last kynges that were to regne in Englonde how the londe sholde ende SIr sayd Merlyn in yâ— yere of the incarnacyon of Iesu Chryst M CC .xv. shall come a lambe out of Wynthestre that shall haue a whyte tongue true lyppes he shall haue wryten in his hert holynes This lambe shall make many goddes houses he shall haue peas the moost parte of his lyfe he shall make one of the fayrest places of the worlde that in his tyme shall not fully be made an ende of And in the ende of his lyfe a wolfe of a strauÌ„ge londe shall do hyÌ„ moche harme sorowe through warre but at the laÌ„be shall be mayster through helpe of a reed foxe that shall come out of the north west shall ouercome hym the wolfe shall dye in water And after that tyme the lambe shal lyue no whyle but shal dye His seed shal be in a strauÌ„ge londe And the londe shall be without a gouernour a lytell tyme. ANd after this tyme shall come a dragon medled with mercy and also with woodnes and he shall haue a berde as a gote that shall gyue in Englonde a shadowe and shall kepâ— the lond from colde hete and his one fote shall be set in wyke and that other in London he shall embrace in habytacyons And he shall open his mouth towarde wales the tremblynge of the hydour of his mouth his eeres shall stretche towarde many habyâ—acyons countrees his breth shall be full swete in strauÌ„ge londe And in his tyme shall the ryuers renne blode with brayne And he shall make in places of his londe walles that shall do moche harme vnto his seed after his tyme. And than shall there come a people out of the Northwest durynge his regne that shall be ladde through a wycked hare that the dragon shall do crowne kyng that afterwarde shall flee ouer the see without comynge agayne for drede of the dragon And in that tyme the sonne shall be as reed as blode that men shall se through out all the worlde that shall betoken grete pestylence and deth of folke through dynt of swerde that people shall be faderles tyll yâ— tyme that the dragon dye through an hare that shal mâ—ue warre agaynst hym vnto the ende of his lyf that shall not fully be ended in his tyme. This dragon shall beholde in his tyme the best body of the worlde and he shall dye besyde the marches of a strauÌ„ge londe the londe shall dwell faderles without a good gouernour and men shall wepe for his deth from the yle of Shepey vnto the hauen of Marâ—yl wherfore alas shall be theyr songe of faderlesse folke that shall ouer lyue in his londe destroyed ANd after this dragon shall come a gote out of Kar that shall haue hornes and a berde of syluer and there shal come out of his nosethrilles a domp that shall betoken hungre sorowe and grete dethe of the people And moche of his londe in yâ— begynnynge of his regne shall be wasted This gote shall go ouer in to FrauÌ„ce shall open yâ— floure of his lyfe deth In his tyme there shal aryse an Egle in Cornewayle that shall haue fethers of golde that of pryde shall be with out pere of the londe he shall despyse lordes of blode And after he shal flee shamefully by a bere at Gauerscch And after shal be made brydges of men vpon yâ— costes of the see stones shall fall from castelles many other townes shall be made playne In this tyme shall seme that the bere shall brenne a batayle shall be done vpon yâ— armes of yâ— see in a felde ordeined as a shelde at that batayle shal dye many whyte hedes wherfore this batayle shall be called yâ— whyte batayle And the foresayd bere shall do this gote moche harme it shall come out of the south west of his blode Than shal the gote lese moche of his londe tyll yâ— tyme that shendshyp shall ouercome hyÌ„ And than shall he clothe hym in a lyons skyn than shall he wynne that he had lost more therto For a people shall come out of the northwest yâ— shall
make the gote so sore aferde that he shall be in grete ê‘plexite And he shall auenge hyÌ„ on his enemyes by the counseyle of two owles that fyrst shall be in peryll for to be vndone But yâ— olde owle shall go away a certayn tyme and after he shall come agayn in to this loÌ„de These two owles shall do grete harme to many one so they shal couÌ„seyle yâ— gote to arere warre agaynst yâ— foresayd bere And at the last the gote yâ— owles shall come at Burton vpoÌ„ Trent shall go ouer for drede the bere shall flee a swan with hym fro his coÌ„pany to Burton towarde yâ— north there they shall be with an harde shoure thaÌ„ shall the swanne be taken slayne with sorowe yâ— bere taken heded nexte vnto his nest yâ— shall stande vpon a broken brydge on whom the sonne shall cast his bemes many shall hym seke for vertue that shal come from hym In the same shall dye for sorowe care a people of his londe so that many londes shall be vpon hym yâ— more bolder afterward And those two owles shall do moche harme to yâ— soresayd floure of lyfe shall lede her in to dystresse so that she shall passe ouer the see in to frauÌ„ce for to make peas bytwene yâ— gote the flourdelyce there she shall dwell tyll a tyme that her seed shall come and seche her they shall be styll tyll a tyme that they shall clothe them with grace and they shall seche yâ— owles put them to despytous dethe And after shall this gote be brought to dysease anguysshe and in sorowe shall he lyue all his lyfe AFter this gote shall come out of wyndsore a bore that shall haue an heed of a whyte lions hert piteous lokynge His vysage shall be rest to seke men His brest shal be stauÌ„chyÌ„g of thurst to yâ— thursty his word shal be gospel his herynge shall be meke as a lambe In yâ— first yere of his regne he shal haue grete payne to iustyfye them that be vntrue And in his tyme shall his loÌ„de be multyplyed with aliauÌ„tes And this bore thrugh fyersnes of his hert shall make wolues to become lambes And he shal be called through out the worlde the bore of holynes of fyersnes of noblenes of mekenes And he shall do mesurably all that he shall do vnto yâ— bourgh of Ierusalem And he shall whette his tethe vpon the gates of Parys and vpon foure londes Spayn shall tremble for drede Gascoyn shall swete In FrauÌ„ce he shall put his wynge His grete tayle shall rest in Englonde softly Almayne shal quake for drede of him This bore shal gyue mantels to two townes of EngloÌ„de shal make the ryuer ren with blode brayne he shal make many medowes reed shall gete as moche as his auncesters dyd or he dye he shall bere thre crownes he shal put a lond in to grete subieccyon after it shal be recouered but not in his tyme. This bore after he is deed for his dough tynes shal be buryed at Coleyn and his londe shall than be replete of all good AFter this bore shal come a lambe hauyng feet of leed an heed of brasse a hert of a loppe a swynes skyn and an hard And in his tyme his londe shall be in peas the fyrst yere of his regne He shal do make a cite that all the worlde shal speke of This lambe shall lese through a wolfe a grete part of his londe but he shall recouer it gyue a lordshyp to an egle of his lond this egle shal well gouerne it tyll pryde shall ouercome hym alas yâ— sorowe for he shall dye of his broders swerde And after shall the londe fall to the foresayd lambe that shall rule the loÌ„de in peas all his lyfe after he shal dye the londe shall be fulfylled with all goodes AFter this laÌ„be shall come a mold warpe cursed of gods mouth a caytyf a coward an hare He shal haue an elderly skyn as a gote vengeaunce shall fall vpon hym for synne The fyrst yere of his regne he shal haue of al good grete plente in his londe and shall haue grete praysyng in his lond tyll yâ— tyme yâ— he shall suffre his people lyue iÌ„to moche pryde wtout chastysynge wherfore god wyll be wroth ThaÌ„ shall aryse vp a dragon of the north that shal be full fyers shal meue warre agaynst yâ— moldwarpe gyuynge hym batayle on a stone This dragon shal gadre in his coÌ„pany a wolfe comynge out of the west to meue warre agaynst the moldwarp in his syege so shal yâ— dragon he bynde theyr tayles to gyder Than shall come a lyon out of It londe that shal fall in coÌ„pany with them than shall tremble the londe that shall be called engloÌ„de as an aspen lefe in yâ— tyme shall castels be kest down vpon Tamyse And it shal seme yâ— Seuerne shal be drye for the deed bodyes that shall fall therin The .iiij. chefe flodes in Englonde shall ren in blode grete drede shall be anguysshe that shal aryse After the moldwarp shall flee the dragon The lyon the wolfe shall dryue them away the londe shall be wtout them And the moldwarp shall haue no maner of power saue onely a shyppe wherto he may go And after that he shall gyue the thyrde parte of his londe to haue the fourth parte in rest peas after he shall lyue in sorowe all his lyfe tyme. And in his tyme the hote baths shal become colde And after that shall the moldwarp dye auenturously sodemly alas for sorowe for he shall be drowned in a flode of the see His seed shall become faderles in stranÌ„ge londes for euermore than shall the lond be departed in to thre partes that is to say to the wolfe to the dragon to the lyon And so shal it be for euer more And than shall this londe be called the londe of coÌ„quest And so shal the tyght heyres of Englonde ende ¶ This same tyme that Merlin tolde to kyng Arthur of those kynges Guillomer of Irlonde ordeyned a grete power of Irysshmen arryued in Scotlonde fast by where as kyng Arthur lay with his hoost ¶ How kyng Arthur fought with Guillomer ouercame hym And how the scottes became his men WHan Guillomer that was kyng of Irlonde herde tydinges that king Arthur was entred at Glastenbury he ordeyned a grete power of Irysshmen came to yâ— see with them so came in to scotlond ouer yâ— see arryued fast by there as king Arthur was with his hoost And anone as he wyst therof he went towardes hym gaue hyÌ„ batayle ouercame hym And Guillomer fled with his men agayn in to Irlonde And whaÌ„ this was done Arthur returned agayn in to yâ— place where he had lefte yâ— scottes wold haue slayne them all
But yâ— bysshops abbots other folke of yâ— couÌ„tre ladyes open heded come before kyng Arthur cryed hyÌ„ mercy sayenge Gentyl kyng as ye are a mayntayner of christeÌ„dom haue pite on vs your euen chrysteÌ„ for by our deth ye gete no worship as to slee chrysteÌ„ folke therfore haue mercy on vs for we haue had moche sorowe by the Saxons yâ— haue passed through our countree but yâ— is not ynough to you for they haue taken our castels slayne out beestes eten moch harme haue done vs yf ye slee vs cryenge you mercy it sholde be grete dyshonour to you For ye haue done ynough to vs haue ouercomeÌ„ vs for goddes loue suffre vs to lyue haue mercy on chrysteÌ„ people yâ— byleue in Chryst as ye do Whan kyng Arthur herd this sorowe he had pite on them gaue them lyf lymme wtout ony more harme they fell down to his feet thaÌ„ked hym became his lyege men he toke of them homage And after yâ— kyng Arthur turned agayn with his host came to yorke there abode duryng yâ— vyage And than gaue he al Logres to Aloth that had spoused his syster plente of other gyftes ThaÌ„ was Gawen his cosyn but yoÌ„ge of age To al his men yâ— had serued hym in his warre he gaue ryche gyftes thankynge them of theyr good seruyce ¶ How kyng Arthur spoused Gueneuer yâ— erles cosyn of Cornewayle and after he conquered all Irlonde WHan kynge Arthur had brought his londe in peas rest in good state and all was well in euery couÌ„tree ThaÌ„ toke he wedded a wyfe yâ— was called Gueneuer made her quene a fayre lady a gentyl yâ— Cador yâ— erle of Cornewayle had nourysshed in his chambre that was his cosyn But neuer they had childreÌ„ togyder neuertheles king Arthur loued her full well And anone as wynter was past he let assemble a grete host and all his barons sayd that he wold go in to Irlonde for to conquere yâ— londe And he taryed not longe yâ— he ne passed ouer in to IrloÌ„de And Guillomer yâ— king let assemble a grete host gaue batayle to kynge Arthur But Guillomer was discoÌ„fyted and yelded hym to the kynge became his man to hym dyd feaute homage of hym helde all that londe fro that tyme forward And after passed kyng Arthur ferthermore and coÌ„quered Gutlonde Islonde toke homage of yâ— folke of the londe and there dwelled .xij. yere in peas and regned with ioye and myrth there warred no man nor woman vpon hym And he became so curteys large honourable that the emperours courte of Rome ne none other through out all yâ— worlde was not accouÌ„ted to kyng Arthur yâ— ony man wyst of nor none so well praysed And therfore yâ— best knyghtes of all maner londes came vnto hym there for to dwell And he receyued them with good wyll reuerence And all the knyghtes were so good that no man knewe the werst And therfore kynge Arthur made a rouÌ„de table that whan they sholde syt at theyr meet all sholde be lyke hye euenly serued at the table that none of them sholde make vaunt that one were hyer than an other And kyng Arthur had at that table brytons frenshmen normaÌ„s flemynges bur gonyons mausers lotherins of all the londes on this halfe the mouÌ„t Gorye and of his londe of grete Brytayne of Cornewayle of Wales of Irlonde of Scotlond and shortly to tell of all the londes that wolde worshyp cheualrye suche came to kynge Arthurs courte ¶ How kyng Arthur went in to frauÌ„ce conquered the londe of Froll that was a Romayne how he slewe hym SIth it befell that kynge Arthur through couÌ„seyle of his barons lordes wolde go to conquere all Fraunce that than was called Galle through Romayns that than helde yâ— londe in theyr power in theyr gouernauÌ„ce And yâ— Romayns had taken that londe to a noble knyght and a worthy of body that was called Froll And whan he wyst yâ— kyng Arthur came he ordeyned an hoost of a grete power fought with the kynge And he his folke were dyscomfyted fledde vnto Parys entred the cite and closed the gates and there helde hym WhaÌ„ Arthur wyst that Froll was gone to Parys he pursued after came thyder besyeged hym But the cite was stronge well arayed they that were therin defended them well and manly Kynge Arthur dwelled there more than a moneth there was so moche people in the cite yâ— they dispended all theyr vytayles yâ— they had wtin so grete hunger became amonge them yâ— they dyed wonders thycke within yâ— cite for hunger came vnto Froll prayed hym to be accorded with kyng Arthur for to haue peas and they wolde yelde them vnto hym the cite also Froll saw that he might no longer holde the cite agaynst theyr wyll trusted gretly vpon his owne strength sent to kynge Arthur yâ— he sholde come fyght with hym body for body so sholde they departe frauÌ„ce bytwene them two Kyng Arthur anone grauÌ„ted it 〈◊〉 not that none of his people vndertoke yâ— batayle for hym And on yâ—â—â—orow bothe came well arayed wtout Parys where as they shold fyght And anone togyder they smote so fyersly and so well they fought on bothe sydes yâ— no man coude deme the better of them And so it befell that Froll gaue Arthur suche a stroke yâ— he kneled to the grouÌ„de wheder he wold or not as Froll withdrewe his 〈…〉 erde he wouÌ„ded kyng Arthur in the foreheed that yâ— blode fell downe by his eyen his face Arthur anone sterte vp egerly whaÌ„ he felte hyÌ„selfe hurte as a man yâ— semed almoost wood he toke Tabourne his good swerde drewe it vp on hygh and gaue Froll suche a stroke yâ— therwith he claue his heed downe to yâ— sholders so yâ— his heline myght not be his warent so he fell down deed in the place And than they of the cite made grete sorow for Froll And euerychone yelded them vnto kyng Arthur the towne also became his men dyd to hyÌ„ homage feaute And he receyued them toke of them good hostages And kynge Arthur after that went forth with his host coÌ„â—uered Angeo Angiers Gascoin Poytou Nauerne Burgoyn Berry Lotherin Turin Poytiers all the other londes of frauÌ„ce he conquered holly And whaÌ„ he had all conquered taken homage feaute he â—â—turned agayn to Parys there dwelled he longe tyme ordeyned peas loÌ„ge tyme ouer all the couÌ„tree through out all frauÌ„ce And whan peas was made ouer all through his noble knyghthode that he had also for his own worthynes And no man were he neuer so grete a lorde durst not meue warre agaynst hym neyther to aryse to make the londe of
and weder at wyll And as soone as they myght they arryued at Haâ—â—â—et and as shortly as they coude they went a londe out of theyr shyppes and spradde ouer all the countree ¶ How kyng Arthur fought with a gyauÌ„t in Spayne that was called Dinabus that slewe Eleyue that was kynge Howels cosyn of lytell Brytayne BYnge Arthur had not dwelled in the couÌ„tree but a lytell tyme that men tolde hym that there was comen a grete gyaunte in to Spayne and had rauysshed fayre Eleyne that was cosyn vnto Howell of lytell Brytayn and had brought her vpon an hyll that is called the mouÌ„t of saynt Bernarde and there was no man in that couÌ„tree so bolde nor so hardy that durst fyght with hym ne come nye the place where as the gyauÌ„t dwelled that was called Dinabus and moche sorowe he dyd in that countree Whan kyng Arthur herde these tydynges he called to hym Kay Bedewere and coÌ„maunded them for to go pryuely and espye where the gyaunt myght be fouÌ„de And they came to the ryuage there as men sholde go to the mouÌ„t that was all enclosed aboute with water yet is and euer shall be And they sawe a brennynge fyre vpon the hyll And there was also an other hyll nye that there was vpon that an other fyre breÌ„nynge Kay and Bedewere came to the nexte hyll founde a wydowe open heded syttynge besyde a tombe sore wepyng and made grete sorow ofte she sayd Eleyn Eleyn And Kay Bedewere asked what she was and wherfore she made so moche sorow who lay in that tombe O sayd she what sorowe mysauenture fayre lordes seke ye here for yf the gyaunt may fynde you here he wyll slee you anone Be styll good wyfe sayd they therof dismay you not but tell vs the sothe why that thou makest so moche sorowe and wepynge Syrs sayd she for a damoysell that I nourysshed with my brestes that was called Eleyn that was cosyn to Howell of Brytayn And here lyeth the body in this tombe whiche to me was taken to nourysshe And so there came a deuyll a gyaunt and rauysshed her and me also and ladde vs bothe with hym away And he wolde haue forlayn that mayde that was so yonge and tender of age but she myght not suffre it so grete and so huge as the gyauÌ„t was And for certayne yf he come now as he is wont to do he wyll you now bothe â—lee ther fore go ye hens Than spake these two messengers and sayd to her wherfore go ye not froÌ„ hens Certes syrs sayd she whan that Eleyn was deed the gyaâ—â— made me to abyde to do and haunte his wyll 〈◊〉 I must it 〈◊〉 suffre god it wâ—teth I do it not with my wyll for I had â—euer to be deed than to deale with him so moche payne sorowe I haue whan he me forlyeth Whan Kay Bedewere had herde all that this woman tolde them they returned agayne came to kynge Arthur tolde hym all that they had seen herde Arthur anone toke them bothe with hym and went pryuely by nyght that none of his hoost wyst came on the morow erly to the gyauÌ„t faught with hym strongly at the last slewe hym And Arthur â—ad Bedewere to smyte of his heed brynge it in to the hoost to shewe it for a wonder for it was so grete and huge Whan they came agayn to the hoste they told wherfore they had beÌ„ out shewed to them the heed And euery man was glad ioyfull of the worthy dede that kyng Arthur had done that was theyr lorde And Howell was full sorowfull for his cosyn that was so lost And after warde whan he had space he let make a fayre chapell of our lady ouer Eleyns tombe ¶ How kynge Arthur gaue batayle to the emperour in the whiche batayle the emperour was slayne ARthur his people had tydynges that the emperour had assembled a grete power as well of sarasyns as of paynyms chrysten men wherof the noÌ„bre was .lxxx. M. hors men with fote men Arthur his people ordeyned fast forth in theyr waye toward the empe rour passed Normandy FrauÌ„ce vnto Burgoyn wolde haue gone to the hoost For men tolde hym that the emperours hoost wolde come to Lucie The emperour his hoost in the begynnynge of August remeued from Rome came forth ryght the waye towarde the hoost Than came kyng Arthurs espyes sayd yf that Arthur wolde he sholde fynde the emperour there fast by but they sayd that the emperour had so grete power with hym of kynges of the londe of paynyms also chrysten people that it were but foly to kyng Arthur to mete with them For the spyes tolde that the emperour had fyue or syxe men agaynst one of his Kynge Arthur was bolde hardy and for no thynge hym dysmayed sayd Go we boldly in goddes name agaynst the Romayns that with them lede sarasyns paynyms that haue no maner trust in god but onely vpon theyr strength Go we now seke them sharply in the name of almyghty god slee we the paynyms chrysten men that be agaynst vs with them for to destroye chrysten men god shall helpe vs to ouercome them for we haue the ryght opynyon therfore haue we trust in god do we so that the enemyes that be to chrystendom to god may be destroyed ouercomen that men may recorde the worthynes of knyghthode WhaÌ„ kyng Arthur had thus sayd they cryed all with an hye voyce God that is fader almyghty worshypped be thy name wtout ende ameÌ„ And grauÌ„t vs grace well for to do to destroye our enemyes that be agaynst chrystendome In the name of the fader the sone the holy ghost ameÌ„ And god gyue hym neuer grace nâ— worshyp in the worlde ne mercy of hym to haue that this daye shall feynt well for to smite egerly And so they rode softly ordeyned theyr wynges wel wysely The emperour herde tâ—ll that kyng Arthur his folke were redy apparaylled for to fyght with him how they were comynge he let ordeyue his wynges in the best maner that he coud more trusted in his strength than in almyghty god that was seen afterwarde For whan the two hostes mette the emperour lost iiij of his men agaynst ouâ— of Arthurs so many were slayne what on the one party what on that other that it was grete pyte to wyte beholde In this batayle were slayne through kyng Arthurs .v. kynges of the paynyms of other wonders moche people And kyng Arthurs men fought so wel that the Romayns paynyms had no more strength to with stande them than .xx. shepe agaynst .v. wolues And so it befel that in this batayle in the shoure that was wonders hard longe duryng on that one syde on that other the emperour among them there was slayne but
there was no man that wyst for very sothe who hym slewe ¶ How king Arthur let bury his lordes knyghtes that he had lost in the batayle and how he sent the emperours body to Rome that there was slayne in batayle WHan the romayns wyst that the emperour was deed they for soke the felde the paynyms also And kyng Arthur chaced after them tyl it was nyght so many of them slewe that it was wonder to tell And whaÌ„ it was nyght kyng Arthur turned agayn thanked god of his victory And on the morowe he let loke serche all the felde for his knyghtes that he there lost that is to saye Borel erle of maunt Bedewer kay Ligiers erle of Boloyn Vrgety erle of Baar Aloth erle of Wynchestre Cursael erle of Chestre and Holden erle of FlauÌ„dres These were the grete lordes that king Arthur lost in that batayle with other worthy knyghtes amonge them And some he let bury in abbays by the couÌ„tree some he let be borne into theyr owne couÌ„tree And the emperours body he let take put vpon a bere sent it to Rome sent to saye the Romayns that for Brytayn FrauÌ„ce whiche he helde other truage wolde he none paye And yf they asked hym ony other truages ryght suche truage he wold tham paye kyng Arthur let here kay to kenen his owne castell there buryed hym And Ligier was borne to Boloyn where he was lorde And Holden was borne in to FlauÌ„dres and there was buryed And all the other he let bury with moche honour in abbays in houses of relygyon in the countree there they were slayne And kynge Arthur hymselfe soiourned that same yere in Burgoyne with his hoost thought that same yere folowyuge to passe the mount of Ioye and to haue gone to Rome for to take the cite and to haue put the Romayns in subieccyon but the wycked tyraunt Mordred letted hym as after ye shall here ¶ How the traytour Mordred to whom kyng Arthur toke his loÌ„de to kept his castels he helde them agaynst hym WHan kynge Arthur had taken to Mordred his realme to kepe and was gone agaynst the emperour of Rome was passed the see Mordred anone toke homage feaute of all them that were in this londe wolde haue had the loÌ„de to his owne vse toke castels all about and let them be arayed And after this faisnes he dyd an other grete wronge for agaynst the lawe of thrystendom he toke his own vncles wife as a traytour and ordeyned hym a grete host agayust kyng Arthurs comyng to holde the londe agaynst hym with strength for euermore and to slee kyng Arthur yf he myght sent by see by londe and let assemble paynyms christen people And he sent to saxons and to danes for to helpe hym And also Mordred sent to Cheldrik to do men come to hyÌ„ out of saxon that was a worthy duke promised hym yf that he brought with hym moche people he wolde graâ—â—â—e hym in herytage for euer more all the londe froÌ„ beyonde Humber to scotlonde all the londe that Engist had of Vortygers gyste whan that he spoused his doughtcr And Cheldrik came with a grete strength power of people And Mordred had assembled also on his halfe that they had .xl. M. of stronge knyghtes whan that they had nede ¶ How king Arthur chaced that traytour Mordred how he was slayne kyng Arthur Wounded to deth THese tydynges came to kyng Arthur where as he was in Burguyn was therof sore anoyed toke all FrauÌ„ce to Howell for to kepe with halfe of his men prayed hym to kepe it tyll he came agayn for he hyselfe wolde go into Britayn auenge hym on the fals traytour Mordred went his waye came to whytsand toke shyppyng with his men a grete hoost of frenshmen arryued at Sandwyche But or that he myght come to londe with his people Mordred was come with all his power gaue a stronge batayle so that kyng Arthur lost many a man or he myght come to londe For there was Gawayne his neuewe slayne Augnissell that helde Scotlonde many other wherof kyng Arthur was ful sory But after that they were comen to loÌ„de Mordred might not agaynst them endure but was discoÌ„fyted fled thens the same nyght with his men on the morowe came to London but men of the cite wold not let hyÌ„ entre from thens fled to wynehestre there helde hym with his people Kyng Arthur let take the body of Gawayn his cosyn the body of Augnissel let that one be borne to scotlond that other to Pouer buried And after king Arthur toke his waye to destroye Mordred he fled thens into Corne Wayle And the quene Gueneuer that was kynge Arthurs wyfe that thaÌ„ soiourned at yorke herde that Mordred was fled thens that he myght not endure agaynst kyng Arthur she was sore aferde and had grete doubte wyst not what was best to do For she wyst well that her lorde kynge Arthur wolde neuer of her haue mercy for the grete shame that she had done hyÌ„ toke her waye pryuely with .iiij. men no mo came to Karlyon there she dwelled all her lyfe was neuer seen amoÌ„ge folke Kyng Arthur wyst that Mordred was fledde in to Cornewayle let send after his men in to Scotlond NorthuÌ„berlonde vnto Number and let assemble folke wtout nombre went vnto Cornewayle to seke Mordred And Mordred had assembled to hyÌ„ all that folke of Cornewayle without noÌ„bre wyst that Arthur was comynge had leuer to dye take his chauÌ„ce than longer to flee abode gaue an hard batayle to kyng Arthur his people so that there escaped none away on lyue saue kynge Arthur other that were wouÌ„ded to deth for Mordred was slayne all his people and all kyng Arthurs noble knyghtes of the rouÌ„de table wherof it was grete pyte And king Arthurs made hym to be borne in a lytter to Auyon to be heled of his woundes And yet the Brytons suppose that he lyueth in an other lond that he shall come yet conquere all Brytayn But cerâ—es this is the prophecy of Merlyn He sayd his dethe shold be doubtous he sayd trouth For therof yet men haue doubte shal haue for euermore as men saye For meÌ„ wote not whether that he is on lyue or deed ¶ Arthur was borne to Auyon the. xxii yere of his regne after the incarnacyon of our lorde Jesu Chryst .v. C .xlvi. yere ¶ How kynge Arthur delyuered the realme vnto Constantyne the sone of Cador his neuewe WHan kyng Arthur wyst that he myght regne no lenger he let come before hyÌ„ CoÌ„stantyne that was Cadors sone erle of Cornewayl his cosyn and to hym betoke all his realme byddynge hym to be kynge therof tyll that he came agayne for
as moche as he had none heyre begoten of his body and grete harme it was that so noble a kyng and so doughty as he was had no childe of his body begotē But all thȳge that god wyll haue done must be done whose name be blyssed wtout ende amē ¶ How Constantyne slewe Mordreds two sones that warred vpon hym THis Constantyne was a noble a worthy knyght of body And that two sones that Mordred had begoten had grete enuy vnto Constantyne that than was crowned kynge And so it befell that they begā to meue warre agaynst hym assembled a grete hoost of them that were before with Mordred had ben dryuen awaye whiche dyd moche sorowe through out all the londe That one broder ordeyned hȳ to go to London for to take the cite that other went to wynchestre But Constantyne came to London and slewe hym that was there And after he wēt to wynch estrē sleme hym that was there also And so was he quyte of bothe his enemyes Whan Cōstantyne had regued well worthely foure yere he dyed lyeth at London ¶ Of kynge Adclbryghe and of kynge Edell AFter kynge Constantynes deth there were two kynges in Brytayne that one was called Adtlbryght that was a Dane he helde the coūtree of Norfolke and Suffolke That other hyght Edell and was a bryton and he helde Nicholl Lyndesey all the londe vnto Number These two kynges fast warred togyder but they were after accorded loued togyder as they had ben borne of one body The kyng Edell had a syster that was called Orewenne and he gaue her through grete frendshyp to kynge Adelbryght to wyfe And kynge Adelbryght begate vpō her a doughter that was called Argentyl And that thyrde yere after came vpon hym a straūge sekenes that nedes he must dye And he sent to kynge Edell his broder in lawe that he sholde come speke with hym and he came to hym with a good wyll Than prayed he the kyng and coniured hym also in the name of god that after whan he were deed he sholde take his doughter Argentyll the londe kepe and nourysshe her in his chambre And whan she were of age that he shold mary her to the strongest worthyest man that he myght fynde and than he shold yelde vp her londe agayne Kyng Edell graunted it and by othe confermed his prayer And whā Adelbright was deed buryed Edell toke that damoysell Argentyll nourysshen her in his chambre she became as fayre as ony myght be ¶ How kyng Edell maryed the damoysell to a knaue of his kerhym THis kyng Edell that was vncle to Argent yit bet hought how he might falsly haue the londe frō his nece falsly agaynst his othe to deceyue the damoysell to mary her to a knaue of his kechin that was called Curan he became the worthyest strongest man of body that ony man wyst in ony londe lyuyng to him he thought shamefully to haue maryed her for to haue had her londe afterwarde but he was deceyued For this Curan was Haueloks sone that was king of kyrklane in Dēmarke this Curan tōquered his wyues londe afterward slewe king Edel that was his wyues vncle had all her lond as in an other place it telleth more openly he regned but thre yere for saxons danes slewe hym that was grete harme to all Brytayn the brytons bare hym to Stonehenge and there buryed hym honourably ¶ Of king Conan that was Curans cosin AFter this Curan regned Conan his cosyn a proude knyght he regned wtout loue euer was medlyng with his people toke his vncle with warre sleynge his two children The Saxons warred agaynst hȳ oftentymes but he ouercame them so he was in peas all his lyftyme he regned .xiiij. yere after he dyed lyeth at London ¶ Of kyng Cortyf Gurmond that came through the paynyms in to Brytayne AFter this Conan regned his cosyn Cortyf that was behated of all his people this Cortyf lost all britayn through warre in his tyme fel that grete myschefe in brytayn that thrystēdom was destroyed all the brytons were wyuen out of the londe but afterward lefte 〈◊〉 to the saxons as afterward ye shal here For in that tyme there was a paynym that was called Gurmond the kȳges sone Daufrikes of the paynyms folke shold haue ben kynge after his fader but he gaue it to his broder sayd he wold be no kynge tyll he had cōquered a realme in a straūge coūtree And of hym prophe cyed Merlyn callynge him a wolfe of the see And he let assemble paynyms wtout nomrbe shyppes And goynge by the see he conquered dyuers londes takyng he mage of many And he came in Irionde conquered it that oftētymes warred vpon brytons brytons vpon them ofte wonne oft lost gaue hostages to brytons And so they sente to Gurmond there as he was in Irlonde that he sholde come helpe them agaynst that brytons they wold gladly make hym theyr lord For he was a paynim they were paynyms and the brytons were chrysten Whan Gurmond herde this he hasted hym arryued in scotlonde came in to Northumberlond where as the saxons were dwellyng they cōfermed that couenaūtes bytwene them made by othes hostages for to bere hym true fayth holde hym forlorde paye to hȳ truage by yere Than began that saxons the affricans to destroye robbe brenne to wnes destroyed all maner thynge sparyng neyther man woman ne chylde lerned nelewde but slewe all kest downe townes castels chirches so put that londe to grete destruceyon And as soone as they myght flee they fledde thens as well poore as ryche bysshops men of religyon grete small some in to lytell Britayn some in to Cornewayle and all those that myght haue shyppes ¶ How kynge Gurmonde droue kynge Cortif to chuhestre slewe the britons and through subtylte gate the towne COrtyf the kyng fledde thens in to Chichestre that than was a good cite and a stronge there helde hym .xx. dayes And this Gurmond came and be syeged it But y◠cite was so stronge y◠he myght not gete it by no maner of wyse wherfore they thought by subtylte to brenne the towne they made engynes with glewe of nettes and toke peces of tunder fyre boūde it to sparowes feet and afterwarde let them flee and they anone ryght flewe in to the towne there as theyr nestes were in thackes and in euyssynges of houses the fyre began to kyndle brent all the towne Whan y◠brytons sawe that they hyed them out fought but anone they were slayne discomfyted whyle the batayle duted the kynge all in despayre pryuely went in to wales so y◠men wist not where he became And so was the towne of Chichestre takē destroyed And after
agayn to king Adelbryght yâ— was king of Kent tolde him yâ— his folke wold not be to no man obedyent but to yâ— archebysshop of Carlyon Whan the king herde this he was sore anoyed sayd that he wolde destroye them sent to Elfryde kyng of Northumberlonde yâ— was his frende yâ— he shold come to hym with all yâ— power that he myght he wold mete hym at Leycestre and fro thens they wolde go in to wales there destroye yâ— archebysshop of Carlyon and all those that had refused saynt Austyn ¶ How kyng Adelbryght kyng Elfry de slewe Brecynall yâ— was a kyng of bry tons that helde yâ— couÌ„tree of Leycestre IT befell so that there was a kyng of brytons that helde the couÌ„tre of Leycestre all the countre aboute his name was Brecynall And this bryton herde tell yâ— those two englysshe kynges wolde mete there at Leycestre for to go in to wales he let ordeyne all the power that he had for to go fyght with these two kyÌ„ges but lytel it auayled hym for his folke were all slayne hymself fledde lost his londes for euermore And these two kyÌ„ges Adelbryght Elfryde dwel led a whyle at Leycestre departed the londe amonge them and toke homage feaute of the folke of yâ— couÌ„tree And af ter they went toward wales And they of wales herde tell of yâ— discoÌ„fyture that Brecmal had at Leycestre were won ders sore adrad of those two kynges toke chose amoÌ„ge them good men ho ly of heremytes moÌ„kes preestes of other people grete plente yâ— wente bare fote and wolwarde for to haue mercy of those two kynges But yâ— kynges were so sterne so wycked yâ— they wold neuer speke with them but slewe them all Alas for sorowe for they ne spared them no more than the wolfe doth the shepe but smote of theyr hedes euerichone And so they were all martyred yâ— to them came that is to vnderstande .v. C. and .xl. And after they wente fro thens to Bangore for to slee all those yâ— they myght fynde there of yâ— brytons And whan yâ— britons herde that they assembled ordeyned all theyr power for to fyght with them Than was there a baron of wales whi che was called Bledrik of Cornewayle that somtyme was lorde of Deenshyre but king Adelbright had dryuen hyÌ„ out in to wales after there he gaue them batayle at yâ— batayle was kyng Adelbryght slayne Elfryde sore wouÌ„ded forsoke yâ— felde the moost parte of his people slayne And king Elfryd fled in to Northumberlond yâ— was his owne loÌ„de And after the people of Leycestreshyre made with strength Cadewan yâ— was Brecinals sone kyng of Leycestre he after regned nobly with grete honour ¶ How Cadewan kynge of Leycestre Elfryde king of Northumberlond were frendes And of the debate yâ— after was bytwene Edwyn and Cadwalyn that were bothe theyr sones AFter that this bataile was done the britons assembled them and went thens came to Leicestre made there Cadewan yâ— was Brâ—â—ynals sone kyng of Leycestre of all yâ— couÌ„tree And he toke homage feaute of all yâ— folke of the couÌ„tree And after that he assembled a grete hoost and sayd he wolde go in to Northumberlonde to destroye kyng Elfryde slec hym yf he myght And whaÌ„ he was comen thyder frendes went so bytwene them that they accorded them in this maner That Elfryde shold hold all yâ— londe from Humber vnto scotlonde and Cadewan sholde haue all yâ— londe on this syde Humber to yâ— south And after that they were good frendes all theyr lyf loued togyder as they had ben bre therne And this Elfryde had a sone called Edwyn yâ— helde all yâ—â—ond of Northâ—berlonde after his faders deth as his fa der had hold al his lyfe tyme. And Cade wan had another sone called Cadwaâ—â— that helde his faders londe as he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whaÌ„ he was alyue these loued as bre therne the loue insted bytwene them but onely two yere after began debate bytwene them thrugh an euyl enuyous cosyn of Cadwalyns called Bryens so yâ— they assembled a grete host on bothe par tyes And at yâ— last it befell yâ— Cadwalyn was discoÌ„fyted Edwyn pursued him and droue hym froÌ„ place to place so yâ— at the lasthe fled in to IrloÌ„de And Edwyn destroyed his londe cast downe castels brent his maners departed all Cad walyns londe among his frendes And loÌ„ge tyme after came Cadwalyn agayn from Irlonde with a stronge power in playne batayle slewe Edwyn and all his frendes namely them that withhelde his londes by Edwyns gyfte ¶ How kynge Oswalde was slayne by kynge Cadwalyn Peanda And how Oswy that was saynt Oswaldes broder regned after hym slewe Peanda WHan Edwyn was slayne Offris his sone vndertoke the warre agaynst Cadwalin his vncle so that this Offris dyed duryng yâ— warre And after the deth of Offris regned a gentyl chrysten man that moche loÌ„ued god almygh ty that had all yâ— londe of Northumberlonde by herytage yâ— was called Oâ—â—ald he was kyng of all yâ— londe But for as moche as he was frende to Edwin and helde a grete parte of yâ— londe of Cadwa lyn This Cadwalyn warred vpon him and droue hym towarde scotlonde And whan Cadwalyn sawe that he wold not abyde he wolde no longer pursue hym but toke some of his folk to Peanda his broder in lawe prayed hym to pursue after Oswald tyll that he were taken or slayne And Cadwalyn returned home agayn Whan Oswald herd yâ—â—ydyÌ„ges that Cadwalin turned home agayn he wolde no longer flee but abode Peanda gaue hym batayle Peanda was dis comfyted fled came agayn to Cadwa lyn sayd yâ— wolde neuer holde a fote of londe of hym but yf so were yâ— he wolde auenge hym on Oswald Cadwalyn let assemble a grete hoost for to fyght with Oswald so that he and Peanda came to Northumberlonde gaue batayle vnto Oswald in yâ— same batayle was Oswald slayne his heed smyttenof after he was buryed in yâ— abbey of Bardeney in whiche place god hath wrought for hym many a fayre myracle bothe there and els where And anone Oswy his broder seased all the londe in to his handes yâ— was this Oswaldes And the folke of NorthuÌ„berlond loued hym won ders well helde hym for theyr lorde But he had men of his kynne worthy ynough yâ— wolde haue departed yâ— londe they warred loÌ„ge togyder And for as moche as they were not stroÌ„ge ynough they came to Pcanda prayed hym of helpe socour pmysed hym of yâ— londe largely vpon this couenauÌ„t yâ— he wolde gouerne them helpe couÌ„seyle Peauda herde theyr prayer so spake with king Cadwalyn that he shold ordeyn a grete hoost fast ordeyn hym in to Northum berlonde for to fyght with Oswy And Oswy was a
mekeman moche loued peas charite prayed Peanda of loue peas profred hym of golde syluer grete plente And this Peanda was so proude yâ— he wolde not grauÌ„te hym peas for no maner thynge but for all thynge he wolde fyght with hym So at yâ— last there was set a day of batayle Oswy euer had trust vpon god Peanda trusted to moche vpon his pryde and vpon his hoost that he had and togyder they smote egerly But Peanda was anone discomfyted flayne And this was after the incarnacion of our sauyour â—esu Chryst vj C. and .lv. yere And this Oswy regned .xxviij. yere a kynge that was called Oswyne that was Peandaes cosyn warred vpon hym and togyder they fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne was discomfyted and slayne and lyeth at Cynmouth ¶ How kynge Cadwaldre yâ— was Cadwalins sone regned after his fader and was the last kynge of Brytons AFter yâ— deth of Cadwalin regned his sone Cadwaldre well nobly his moder was yâ— sister of Peanda And whaÌ„ he had regned .xij. yere he fell in to a grete sekenes than was there a grete discorde bytwene the lordes of yâ— londe that eche warred vpoÌ„ other And yet in that tyme there fell so grete derth and scarcete of corne other vytayles in this londe yâ— a man myght go .iij. or .iiij. dayes fro towne to towne that he sholde not fynde to bye for golde ne syluer breed wyne ne none other vytayle wherw t a man myght lyue But onely the people lyued by rotes of herbes for other lyuynge had they none so moche was it fayled all about fysshes wylde beestes all other thynge so yâ— yet to this mysauenture there fell so grete mortalyte pestilence amonge the people by the corrupcyon of yâ— deed bodyes For they dyed so sodeinly both grete small lorde seruauÌ„t in etynge goynge spe kyng they fell downe dyed so yâ— neuer was herde of more sodeyn deth amonge the people For he yâ— went for to bury the deed body with yâ— same deed body was buryed And so they yâ— myght flee fledde forsoke theyr londes houses as well for the grete hunger derth scarcete of corne other vytayle as for yâ— grete mor talite pestylence in the londe went in to other londes for to saue theyrlyues lefte yâ— londe all deserte wasted so that there was no man for to trauayle tyll the loude so that yâ— loude was â—aâ—ayne of corne all other fruytes for define of tillers this misaueÌ„ture duted .xj. yere more yâ— no man myght ere ne sowe ¶ How Cadwaldre went out of this londe in to lytell Brytayne CAdwaldre sawe grete hunger mortalite pestilence the londe all poore faylynge cornes other vytayles his folke perisshed sawe also the moost party of his lond all wasted voyde of people he apparayled hyÌ„ his folke yâ— were lefte alyue passed ouer in to lytel Brytayn with a lytel nauy vnto kyng Aleyn yâ— he moche loued that was his cosyn that his fader had moche loued in his tyme. And as they sayled in the see he made moche lameÌ„tacyon so dyd all those that were with hym and sayd Dedisti nos dite tanquam oues estaruÌ„ et in gentibus dispersisti nos ¶ And than began Cadwaldre to complayne hym to his tolke pyteously and sayd Alas sayd he to vs wretches and caytyues is sorowe for our grete synnes of the whiche we wolde not amende vs whyle we had space now repentauÌ„ce is comen vpon vs through mysaueÌ„ture whiche chaceth vs out of our owne realme propre soyle out of the whiche somtyme Romayns Scottes Saxons nor Danes myght not exple vs. But what auayleth it now to vs that before tyme dyuers tymes haue goten many other londes syth it is not yâ— wyll of god that we abyde dwell in our owne lode God that is very iudge that all thinges knoweth before they be done or made he seeth that we wolde not cese of our synnes that our enemyes myght not vs nor our lygnage exyle fro and out of our realme he wolde that we amended vs of our folyes and that we sholde se our propre defautes therfore hath shewed to vs wrathe wyll chastyse vs of our misdedes syth that he doth vs without batayle or strengthe of our enemyes by grete coÌ„panyes wretchedly to leue our realme propre londe Turne agayn ye Romayns turne agayne ye Scottes turne agayne ye Saxons turne agayn ye frensshmen now sheweth to you Britayn all deserte the whiche your power myght neuer make deserte ne yet your power hath not put vs now in exde but onely the power of the kyng almyghty whome we haue oft offended by our folyes the whiche we wolde not leue vntyll he chastised vs by his diuyne power Amonge the wordes lament acyons yâ— kyng Calwaldre made to his folke they arryued in lytel Gritayn came to king Aleyn And yâ— kyng receyued hym with grete ioye made him to be serued won ders nobly and there he dwelled longe tyme after The englysshe people that were lefte alyue were escaped yâ— grete hunger mortalite lyued in yâ— best wyfe that they might moche people sprang and came of them And they sente in to saxonie where they were borne to theyr frendes for men women and chyldren to restore the citees with people and the townes that were all boyde of people for to labour trauayle and tyll the eâ—th Whan the Saxons had herde these tydynges they came in to this londe won ders thycke in grete coÌ„panyes lodged themselfe in the couÌ„tree all about where that they wolde for they fouÌ„de no man to with stande them ne lette And so they wexed multyplyed gretly vsed the customes of yâ— couÌ„tre wherof they were comen and the lawes the language of theyr owne londe And they chaunged yâ— names of citees townes castelles and boutghes and gaue them names and called them as they now be called And they helde the couÌ„tets the batonages and the lordshyppes countrees in maner as yâ— Brytons before ryme had compassed them And amonge other grete companyes that came from Germayn in to this londe came yâ— noble quene that was called Sexburga with men women without nombre arryued in the couÌ„tree of Northumberlonde toke the lond from Albion vnto Cornewayle for her for her folke For there was none that myght them let for all was desolate voyde of people but it were a fewe poore Brytons that were lefte on mouÌ„taynes wodes vutyll that tyme. And fro that tyme forth lost the Britons this realme for all theyr dayes and the Englysshe people began to regne departed the londe bytwene them and they made many kynges aboute by dyuers partes of the londe as here ben deuysed The fyrst of Westsex the seconde Merchenrych the thyrde
Estangle the fourthe kent the fyfthe Southsex All those regned in this londe after that Cadwaldre was passed out of this londe dwelled in lytell Brytayn with kynge Aleyn his cosyn and true frende And whan he had longe dwelled there and had knowlege that the mortalite pestylence was ouerpassed that the londe was replenysshed with alyen people he thought to come agayn in to this londe prayed kynge Aleyn his cosyn of socour helpe that he myght be restored agayn to his owne propre realme fyrst dignite And kynge Aleyn grauÌ„ted hym his askyng Than dyd he apparayle hym to take his waye vyage in to this londe And prayed god almyghty deuoutly that he wolde make to hym demonstracyon yf his prayer in to this londe were to hym pleasauÌ„t or not For agaynst the wyll of god almyghty he wolde no thynge do Whan he had thus deuoutly made his prayer a voyce from heuen sayd to hym and badde hym leue that iourney away in to Englonde and that he sholde go to the pope of Rome for it was not yâ— wyll of almyghty god that yâ— Brycons sholde regne ony more in Brytayne nor neuer recouer the lond vnto the tyme that the pphecy that Merlyn sayd before be fulfylled And that shold neuer be vnto the tyme were comen that yâ— relykes of his body shall be brought fro Rome translated in to Brytayne And whan the relikes of other sayntes yâ— haue ben hydde for the persecucyon of the paynym folke shall be fouÌ„de and openly shewed than shall they recouer theyr loÌ„de agayn the whiche they haue soo longe tyme loste through theyr deseruynge Whan Cadwaldre had herde this answere he mer uayled gretly tolde it to kyng Aleyn Thankynge Aleyn sent for the clergye of his londe and made them to brynge the storyes prophecyes that Merliu Sybyll had sayd in theyr prophecyes And whan he knewe that the prophecy that Festom had prophecied of the Egle and other prophecyes accorded to the diuyne answere yâ— Cadwaldre had herdehe couÌ„seyled hym ryght faythfully desyred hym to leue his people his nauy and submytte hym to the disposicyon of god do all that the auÌ„gell had coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym Than Cadwaldre called ynor his sone and yuory his cosyn that was his systers sone sayd to them Take sayd he my folke my nauy that is here all redy and passe in to wales and be ye lordes of Brytons yâ— no dyshonour come to them by interrupeyon of yâ— paynyms folke for defaute of lordes And than he hymselfe lefte his realme of Brytayne his folke for euermore toke his waye vnto the pope of Rome Sergius the whiche worshypped hym moche and so he was confessed toke penaunce for his synnes And he had not longe dwelled there that he ne dyed the .xij. kalend of Maye the yere of grace b C .lxxix. ¶ How kynge Osfa was souerayne aboue all the kynges of Englonde how euery kyng warred vpon other IT befell so that all the kynges in that tyme that were in the londe as they of Westsex Merchenrych Estangle of Kent and of Southsex and of other costes eche warred vpon other he yâ— was moost myghty toke the londe of hym yâ— was moost feblest But there was a kynge amonge them that was called Offa that was saynt Oswaldes broder This Offa conquered all yâ— kynges of the lond and regned aboue them all And so grete was the warre in euery couÌ„tre bytwene kynges that no man myght wyte how the londe went But abbottes pryours and men of religyon wrote the lyues dedes of kinges how longe euery of them regned in what countree in what maner euery kyng dyed and of bysshops also And therof made grete bokes and let call them cro nycles And the good kynge Alured had that boke in his warde And let brynge it vnto Wynchestre and let it be fast tached to a pyller that men sholde it not remeue ne bere thens so that euery man myght se it thervpon loke For therin ben conteyned the lyues of all yâ— kynges that euer were in Englonde ¶ How the kyng of Northumberlonde Osbryght forlaye the wyfe of Buerne Bocard through strength afterward this Buerne conquered the kynge with power and strengthe ANd thus it befell in yâ— same tyme that there was a kyÌ„g in NorthuÌ„ berlonde that was called Osbryght soiourned at Yorke this kynge wente vpon a daye in to a wode for to dysporte hyÌ„ And whan he came agayn he went pryuely in to a good mannes hous that was called Bucrne the good man of that place was gone that tyme to yâ— see For oftentymes he went there to espye theues robbers that ofteÌ„tymes were wont to come in to the londe to robbe brenne slee The lady that was Buer nes wyfe was a wonders fayre womaÌ„ And the kyng came vnto her whan her husbonde was absent Ad so she trusted none harme vnto the kynge and welcomed hym with moche honour worthely serued hym of all thynges Whan the kynge had eten he coke the lady by the hande and ladde her in to a chambre and sayd that he wolde speke with her in couÌ„seyle And made all yâ— folke vor de out of the chambre saue onely the lady and he But the lady wyst not wherfore he dyd it tyll yâ— he had done all his wyll And whan he had done this dede he returned agayne to Yorke lefte the lady there sore wepyng for the dede that the kynge had done to her And whan hee lord was comen home sawe her wepe make suche sorowe mournynge he asked of her what she had done why she made suche sorowe Syr she sayd subtylly and falsly the kynge Osbryght hath done me shame vylany agaynst my wyll tolde hym the trouth how yâ— kynge had forlayne her with strength wherfore she sayd she had leuer be deed than lyue Fayre loue be styll sayd he for agaynst strengthe feblenes is lytell worth therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lesse be loued and namely for thou hast tolde me yâ— trouth And yfalmyghty god grauÌ„te me my lyfe I shall well auenge the. This Buerne was a grete man a myghty lorde was well belo ued had grete frendes let sende for the gretest lordes of the londe to them made his complaynt of the despyte that the kynge had done to hyÌ„ sayd yâ— he wolde be auenged how so euer it were And all his frendes couÌ„seyled hym that he shold go to yorke where as the kyng was to defye hym And Buerne â—eke his meyny came to the kyng And whan the kyng sawe hym he called hyÌ„ curteysly by his name And Buerne answered hym to hym sayd Syr I you defye yelde vp feautees homages londes as mothe as I haue holden of you and from this tyme forwarde I wyll neuer of the no thynge holde And so he departed fro
.xv. days ¶ Benedictê° the .iiij. was .iii. yere two monethes ¶ Leo yâ— .iiij. was .xl. days ¶ XpÌ„oforus the fyrst .vij. monethes These .viii. popes were but lytell tyme therfore we can not tell of them no notable thynges but yf we shold wryte sclauÌ„dre of them yâ— myght be fouÌ„de for the vnherd stryfe coÌ„tencyon in that holy apostles seet for one stroue agaynst another repreuing eche others dedes for to tel how they stroue it were no grete honour to shew for yâ— holy apostles se et ¶ Ludouicus yâ— thyrde was emperour after Arnulphê° .vi. yere This maÌ„ had not yâ— popes blessing for yâ— vnstablenes of them yâ— regned in Ytaly he was coÌ„strayned to expulse Bering And this man was the last emperour of all yâ— kynrede of Karolus king of frauÌ„ce ¶ This tyme the Empyre was remeued translated and deuyded For the Frensshmen helped not the chirche the whiche theyr faders had edyfyed fortefyed but destroyed them nor helped not the Romayns agaynst the Lombardes whiche vexed the Romayns ryght sore Therfore by yâ— comyns assent they were excluded from the Empyre the ytalyens began to be emperours in yta lye the Almayns in Almayne vntyll Octauien whiche regned in bothe yâ— places The frensshmen were constrayned to abyde in theyr owne couÌ„tre no more to be emperours for theyr myscheuous lyuynge ¶ Beringarius the fyrst Contadus Beringarius the seconde and Hugo were emperours after Lodewyke but they are not nombred amonge the Emperours For some were but in Almayne and some in Ytalye ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Aluredes sone ANd after this Alured regned edward his sone and was a good man and a wyse was also wonders curteys The Danes dyd moche sorowe in the londe theyr power encreased began for to wexe from daye to daye for the Danes came oft with theyr companyes in to this londe Whan the kynge sawe that he myght no better do than he made peas with them and grauÌ„ted them his trewse And neuerthelesse the trewse dured not longe yâ— the Danes ne begaÌ„ to warre strongly vpon yâ— englysshmen dyd them moche sorowe wherfore kynge Edward let assemble a grete hoost for to fyght with them And than this kynge Edwarde dyed whan god wolde And he regned .xxiiij. yere and lyeth at Wynchestre besyde his fader ¶ Anno domini .ix. C. xiiij SErgius the thyrde was pope after Christofer .vij. yere This maÌ„ was a cardynall of Rome was expulsed by Formose the pope than he went to the frenshmen through the helpe of them he came agayne to Rome and expulsed Christofer the pope was pope hymselfe And for to auenge his exile he toke out yâ— body of pope Formose where as he was buryed and arayed hym in popes arayment and caused hym to be heded to be cast in to the water of Tyber by Rome Than fysshers fouÌ„de hym and brought hym in to the chirche the holy ymages of fayntes bowed downe vnto hym whan the body of hym was brought in to the chirche that all men myght se and honourably hym halsed Yet Sergius destroyed all those thynges the whiche the holy man had ordeyned ¶ Anastasius was pope after hym two yere ¶ Laudo was pope .v. monethes lytel they did ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .x. was pope than This Iohn was yâ— sone of Sergiê° pope bothe of nature of maners he was pope by myght wretchedly was slayne by G 〈…〉 does knightes for they put on his mouth a pyllow and stopped his breth And after hyÌ„ was another put in but anone he was put out and therfore he is not named a pope ¶ Henricus the duke of Saxonye was emperour of Almayn .xviij. yere This Henry was a noble man but he is not nombred amonge the emperours for he regned but al onely in Almayn he had a very holy womaÌ„ vnto his wyfe her name was Matilda on whom he gate two sones that is to saye OttoneÌ„ Harry Otto succeded hym in the empyre and Harry had moche londe in Almayn And he gate an other sone yâ— hyght Brimon was a very holy man and was bysshop of Coleyn and he founded the monastery of Panthaleon ¶ Of kynge Athelstone AFter this Edward regned Athelstone his sone and whan he had regned .iiij. yere he held batayle against the Danes droue kyng Gaufrid that was kyng of Danes all his hoost to yâ— see rested by scotlonde toke strongly all yâ— couÌ„tree an hole yere And after that they of Cumberlonde the Scottes of WestmerloÌ„de began to warre vpoÌ„ king Athelston he gaue them so stronge batayle yâ— he slewe so many of them that no man coude tell yâ— noÌ„bre of them And after that he regned but .iij. yere he regned in all .xxv. yere lieth at Malmesbury ¶ Of kynge Edmund AFter this Athelstone regned Edmund his broder for king Athelston had no sone this Edmund was a worthy man a doughty knyght of body also noble And the thyrd yere after that he was kyng he went ouer HuÌ„ber into yâ— couÌ„tree where he fouÌ„de two kynges of Danes yâ— one was called Enelaf and that other Renant This kyng Edmund droue them bothe from the londe and after went and toke a grete prey in Cumberlonde This Edmunde regned but .vij. yere lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred ANd after this Edmund regned Eldred his broder that auenged Edward his fader of his enemyes yâ— did slee hym and afterwarde he seased all Northumberlond in to his handes and made the Scottes for to bowe and meke vnto his wyll And in the second yere of his regne came Arnalaf Guyran that was kyng of Denmarke and seased all Northumberlonde helde yâ— londe two yere And after that came kyng Eldred with a grete power droue hym out of this londe And this king Eldred was a noble man a good of whose goodnes saynt DuÌ„stan preched And this Eldred regned .xj. yere lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Edwyn ANd after this Eldred regned Edwyn the sone of Edmund he was an vncouenable man towarde god and the people For he hated folke of his owne londe loued honoured strauÌ„ge men set lytell by holy chirche and he toke of holy chirche all the treasour that he myght haue that was grete shame and vylany to hymselfe peryll to his soule And therfore god wolde not that he sholde regne no longer than .iiii. yere and dyed and lyeth at Wynchestre LEo the syxthe a Romayns was pope .vj. monethes ¶ Stephanus the .vii. a Romayn was pope after hyÌ„ two yere ¶ Iohn the .xj. a Romayn was pope .iij. yere ¶ Stephanus the viij a Germayne was pope after hym viij yere ¶ Mart 〈…〉 s the thyrde was pope after hym thre yere And of these vj. popes is no thynge had in scripture For what cause I can not tell ¶ Anno domini .ix. C. liiij AGapitus a
Romayn was pope after Martyn two yere and. viij monethes no thynge of hym is wryten ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xij. a Romayn was pope after Agapitus almoost .viij. yere and he had a fader that hyght Alberyke was a worthy man in the cite of Rome He enduced the noble men to swere that after the dethe of Agapitus they sholde those OctauianuÌ„ his sone pope And so it was done was named Iohn he was a hunter and a lecherous man so that openly he kepte women Wherfore certayn cardynalles wrote to Ottonem the emperour of Almayn that he sholde come to Rome for to helpe to destroye the sclaundre of the chirche This the pope perceyued the hande that wrote that pystle he made to be cutte of And many tymes he was warned by the Emperour the clergy that he sholde correcte hym selfe But he wolde not for no thynge Than he was deposed Leo was put in to his place Wherfore the emperour was anoyed and came agayne and besyeged Rome so longe tyll they toke Benedicte to hym and restored Leo. ¶ Of kynge Edgar that regned aboue the kynges of Scotlonde and of Wales And how he was begyled through the takynge of his wyfe ANd after this Edwyne regned Edgar his broder a man that moche loued god peas holy chirche also and was a worthy man a grete lorde of blode myghty maynteyned well this loÌ„de in peas And this Edgar was lorde kyng aboue all the kynges of Scotlond of Wales from the tyme that Arthur was gone was neuer syth kynge of his power And this Edgar was saynt Edwardes fader And whaÌ„ Edgars wyfe was deed that was sa yt Edwardes moder and buryed he herde speke of the fayrnes of Estrylde that was Orgarus doughter a baron of Deuenshyre that was so fayre a woman that all men spake of her He called one of his knyghtes that he moche loued trusted vpon sayd to hym Go sayd he to the noble baron Orgarê° of Deuenshyre se yf that his doughter be so fayre as men speke of yf it be soth I wyll haue her to my wyfe This knyght that was called Edelwolde went forth his waye as the kynge hym had sayd came where as the lady was And whaÌ„ he sawe her so fayre he thought to haue her hyÌ„selfe to his wyfe therof spake to Orgarus her fader her fader was an olde man and had no moo chyldren but her onely and sawe that Edelwolde was a fayre yonge knyght and worthy ryche and was well beloued with the kynge and thought his doughter shold well be maryed beset vpon hym grauÌ„ted hym his doughter yf the good lorde the kyng wolde coÌ„sent therto And thaÌ„ this Edelwold came agayn to the kyng told hym that she was fayre ynough to se vpon but she was wonders lothly Than answered the kyng sayd that he toke but lytel charge Syr sayd Edelwold she is her faders heyre and I am not ryche of londes yf ye wolde consent graunte that I myght haue her than shold I be ryche ynough In goddes name sayd the kyng I consent therto Edelwold than thanked the kynge moche and went agayn in to Deuenshyre and spoused the damoysell and in that couÌ„tree he dwelled And thus it befell vpon a tyme that he tolde his counseyle all this thynge vnto his wyfe how in what maner he had â—egyled his lorde the kyng that wolde haue had her to wyfe And anone as she it wyst she loued hym neuer more after warde as she dyd before This lady conceyued by hym a sone And whan tyme was that the chylde shold be borne Edelwold came to the kyng prayed hym to heue a sone of his at the fontstone The kyng hym grauÌ„ted let call him Edgar after his owne name And whan this was done he thought that al was syker ynough for the kyng that he wolde not take his wyfe for as moche as his lord was a ioly man and an amerous ¶ How kynge Edgar wedded Estrylde after the deth of Edelwolde â—Hus it befell that all men in king Edgars court than spake sayd that Edelwolde was rychely auaunced through the maryage of his wyfe and yet they sayd he was auaunced an hondred folde more for he had spoused the fayrest woman that euer was seen And whan the kyng herde speke so moche of her beaute he thought that Edelwold had hym deceyued begyled and thought pryuely in his herte that he wolde go in to Deuenshyre as it were for to hunt for the harte for the hynde other wylde beestes than he sholde se there the lady or he departed theÌ„s And this lady was dwellynge at a maner place besyde the forest where that the kyng wolde hunt at that maner he was herborowed all nyght And whan tyme came that the kyng sholde soupe the sonne shone the kynge asked after his gossyp after his godsone And Edelwold made her to come before the kyng neuerthelesse yf it otherwyse myght haue ben she sholde not haue comeÌ„ in his syght by his wyll The lady welcomed the kyng swetely hym kyssed And he toke her by the hande and nexte by hym her set and so souped they togyder And there was a custome and an vsage in this londe that tyme that whan one dronke to an other the drynker sholde saye wassayle and that other sholde answere and saye drynke hayâ—e And thus dyd the kynge the lady many tymes also kyssed And after souper whan tyme was to go to bedde the kyng went to bedde thynkyng hertely on the fayrnes of that lady than was ouercomen for her loue that hym thought the he sholde dye but yf he had his wyll on her Vpon the morowe the kynge arose and went in the forest for to dysporte hym with hartes hyndes all other wylde beestes and of the hartes grete plente he sente to that lady And thryes he wente to solace speke with that lady whâ—â—es he dwelled there in that countree And after that the kynge remeued th 〈…〉 s bethought hym how he myght best delyuer Edelwolde from his wyfe as he had hym fyrst deceyued And the kynge anone after .viij. dayes let ordeyn a parlyament at Salysbury of all his baronage to haue counseyle for to ordeyne how the countree of Northumberlonde shold best be kepte that the danes came not there to destroye the londe And this Edelwolde came vnto the kynges parlyament And the kynge sent hym vnto yorke for to be keper of that countree And thus it befell that men that knewe hym not slewe hym by the waye And anone as the kyng herde tell that Edelwolde was deed he let sende after the fayre lady Estrylde that she sholde come to the cyte of London and there be wedded to the kynge with grete solempnite and worshyp And whan he was come to London soone after he helde a soleÌ„pne feest
and he ware a crowne that was of golde the quene an other And saynt Dunstan on the morowe came to the king in his chambre fouÌ„de the kynge the quene in bedde togyder And saynt Dunstan asked the kyng who she was And the kyng answered sayd This is the quene Estrylde And the archebysshop saynt Dunstan sayd that he dyd grete wronge agaynst goddes wyll to take a woman to wyfe whose chylde he had holden at the fontstone And the quene for that worde neuer loued saynt Dunstan after And neuertheles the good maÌ„ warned of that foly to be lefte but it auayled but lytell for the loue bytwene them was so moche The kynge begate vpon her a sone that was called Eldred WhaÌ„ this childe was .vj. yere old the king his fader dyed aboute that tyme he had regned xvij yere and lyeth at Glastenbury â—Eringarius the thyrde was emperour after Henry .vij. yere this Beringariê° was emperour in Ytaly in whose tyme was grete dyuysyon And Henry the emperour decessed Otto began to regne in Almayne ¶ Lotherius regned after hym two yere and decessed whan Otto regned in Almayn had a wyfe that hyght Dalnidam whiche after wedded Otto ¶ Beringarius the fourth was after hyÌ„ This man with grete tyranny subdued Ytaly wherfore the pope other Romayns called Otto that he myght delyuer them whiche he dyd he toke Beringary by strength twyes he outlawed hym he toke Lotherius wyfe whiche the tyrauÌ„t had prysoned ¶ Leo the viij was pope after Benedictê° one yere foure monethes This man was chosen with the comyn voyce Iohn was deposed This Leo ordeyned that no pope sholde be made without consent of the emperour for the malyce of the Romayns the whiche oppressed them This man graunted all the gyftes to Otto and his successours the whiche were gyuen by Iustinyan and Karolus to the chirche that he myght defende Ytaly from the rebellions ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xij. was pope after hym almost .viij. yere This Iohn suffred grete wronge of the Romayns for he was taken exiled but Otto bare this heuyly For he slewe the noble men of Rome and certayn of them exiled for euermore ¶ Benedictus the sixth was pope after hym .vj. yere This maÌ„ was taken and in the castell Aungell was strangled ¶ Nota. The empyre this tyme was translated to the Almayns And the same cause is here as was before for the vicyous lyuynge Ne these vnhappy men coude not be enformed that they coude eschewe that one vyce through the whiche they sawe so many noble men perysshed ¶ Otto was emperour after Beringarius .xij. yere This Otto was the fyrst emperour of Almayne and he was all vertuous as an other kyng Karolus for he was the defender of the chirche of god and the synguler promoter for the whiche he was worthy to be emperour Many men of fals byleue he coÌ„uerted And he helde with hym pope Benedictus the vsurper of the popehede in to Saxony there he decessed in his exile And after this Otto the emperour decessed a ryche man in vertue goodes ¶ Otto the seconde was emperour after his fader And he was a noble man to the chirche as his fader was And many a batayle he had agaynst fals men of byleue And at the last he had almoost lost all his hoost in Kalabre Yet he for sothe with all his mynde besought saynt Peter to helpe And meruaylously sayÌ„t Peter delyuered hym And his wyfe was the doughter of the emperour of Constantinople of the Romayns blode this man was crowned of Benedictus the pope ¶ Of saynt Edward the martyr how Estrilde his stepmoder let sâ—ee hym for to make Eldred her owne sone kynge AFter this Edgar regned Edwarde his sone that he begate vpon his fyrst wyfe that well nobly gouerned the londe For he was full of all maner of goodnes ladde a full holy lyfe and aboue all thynge he loued god holy chirche And the quene Estrylde that was his stepmoder let slee hym bycause to make her owne sone Eldred kynge thus on a day he was slayne as ye shall here afterwarde ¶ It befell thus vpon a daye that the kynge Edward went in to a wode for to playe in the south couÌ„tree besyde a towne that is called Warham in whiche forest was grete plente of hartes and hyndes And whaÌ„ he had ben a whyle there for to sporte hyÌ„ he thought vpon his broder Eldred that was with his moder the quene for her place was nygh the forest and thought for to go thyder and vysyte se his broder And toke with hym but a lytell meyny and went towarde his stepmoders hous that in that tyme soiourned in the castell of Corfe And as he rode in the thycknes of the wode to espye his game it befell that he wente amysse and lost his meyny that came with hym And at the last he came out of the wode and as he loked aboute hym he sawe there fast besydes a maner that his stepmoder dwelled in and thyderwarde he wente alone And anone it was tolde the quene how that the king was comen alone without ony company And therfore she made Ioye ynough and thought how she myght do that he were slayn as pryuely as she myght and she called to her one of her knyghtes to whome she had tolde moche of her couÌ„seyle bytwene them And bothe they came to the kyng curteysly receyued hym And the kyng sayd that he was comen to visyte her and also for to speke with Eldred his broder The quene many tymes thanked hym and bade hym to alyght harborowe with her all that nyght The kynge sayd that he myght not but agayn he wold go vnto his folke yf he myght fynde them And whan the quene sawe that he wold not abyde she prayed hym that he wolde ones drynke And he grauÌ„ted her And anone as the drynke was come the queâ—e dranke vnto the kynge And the kynge toke the cuppe set it to his mouth in the meane whyle that he dranke the false knyght that was with the quene with a knyfe smote the kynge vnto the herte and there he fell downe deed froÌ„ his palfrey vnto the erthe The quene for this dede gaue the knyght golde and syluer grete plente of other rychesse ynough And the knyght anone as this was done wente hym ouer the see so escaped he out of this londe Whan this kyng Edwarde was thus martyred it was 〈◊〉 the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde â—x C .lxxx. and he had regned .xij. yere and an halfe and lyeth at Glastenbury ¶ Of kynge Eldred and how the kyng Swyne of Denmarke held Englond how Eldred that was saynt Edwardes broder was not beloued in his realme therfore he fledde in to Normandy AFter this kyng Edward regned Eldred his broder saynt Dunstan crowned hym And this saynt Dunstan dyed soone
that rebelled and prospered ryght wysly euermore on them At the last with a blyssed ende he decessed And in the lyf of saynt Laurence he and his wyfe be put for ensamples bycause of theyr holy and vertuous lyuynge ¶ Benedictê° was pope after Iohn .xi. yere This man had grete stryfe in his dayes For he was put out an other was put in And this Benedictus after that he was deed was seen of an holy bysshop in a wretched fygure he had grete payne And this fygure sayd he trusted no thynge in the mercy of god no thynge profyted hym that was done for hym for it was goten by extorcyon vniustly ThaÌ„ this bysshop lefte his bysshopryche for drede of this sight went in to a monastery lyued vertuously all his dayes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xx. was pope after hym .xi. yere lytell profyted ¶ Of kyng Knoght that was a Dane ANd after the deth of this Eldred Knoght that was a Daue begaÌ„ to regne But Edmund Irensyde that was king Eldredes sone by his fyrst wyfe ordeyned a grete power of men began to warre on kynge Knoght And so he dyd many tymes ofte the warre was so stroÌ„ge harde the wonder it was to wyte And the quene Emme that than dwelled at westmynster had grete drede of her two sones Alured Edward lest they sholde be destroyed through the warre wherfore she sente them ouer see in to Normandy to the duke Richard theyr vncle there they dwelled in safete peas loÌ„ge tyme. ¶ This Edmund Irensyde Knoght the Dane warred fyersly togyder But at the last they were accorded in this maner that they sholde departe the realme bytwene them and so they dyd and loued togyder lyke two bretherne ¶ How kyng Edmund Irensyde was slayne through treason by a traytour that was called Edryth of Stratton ANd than after regned kyng EdmuÌ„d Irensyde Knoght the dane But thus it befel afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded so moche loued togyder wherfore a fals traytour had enuy at the loue that was bytwene them whose name was Edrith of straâ—toâ— that was a grete lorde that was Edmunde Irensydes man of hym helde all the londe that he had neuerthelesse he thought to betraye his lorde make Knoght kyng of all the londe to the entent rychely to be auauÌ„ced with hym to be well beloued Wherfore he prayed his lorde Edmunde Irensyde on a daye with hym for to ete And the kyng hym curteysly grauÌ„ted and to hym came at his prayer And at meet the kyng was ryally serued with dyuerse metes and drynkes And whan nyght came that he sholde go to bedde the kyng toke his owne meyny and went to the chambre where as he shold take his nyghtes rest And as he loked aboute hym he sawe a fayre ymage a well made in semblauÌ„t as it were an archer with a bowe bent in his hande in the bowe a fyne arowe Kynge Edmund went nere to beholde it better And whan he was by it anone the arowe smote hym through the body there slewe the kynge for the engyn was made to slee his owne lorde traytoursly And whan kynge Edmund was thus deed slayne he had regned but .x. yere And his people made moche sorowe for him his body they bare to Glastenbury there buryed hym And this fals traytour Edrith anone went to the quene that was kynge Edmundes wyfe that wyst not of her lordes deth toke from her two sones that were fayre yonge that her lorde had goten on her that one was called Edwarde that other Edwyne ladde them with hym to London toke them to kyng Knoght that he sholde do with them what his wyl were And told hyÌ„ how subtylly he had slayne king Edmund bycause the Knoght sholde haue all the londe of Englonde ¶ O thou fals traytoure hast thou slayne my true broder that was so true bycause of me a man that I moost loued in the worlde Now by my heed I shall for thy trauayle the well rewarde as thou hast deserued anone let hym be taken and bouÌ„de hym handes feet in maner of a traytour let cast hym in to the ryuer of Tamyse And in this maner the fals traytour ended his lyfe The kyng toke the two chyldren put them vnto the abbot of West mynster to warde to kepe tyll he wyst what was best with them for to do ¶ How kynge Knoght sent bothe kyng Edmondes sones in to Denmarke for to be slayne and how they were saued ANd it befel soone afterward that kynge Knoght had all the londe in his handes spoused the quene Emme through consent of al his barons for she was a fayre woman the whiche was Eldredes wyfe and the dukes syster of Normandy they lyued togyder with moche loue as reason wolde The kyng asked vpon a daye couÌ„seyle of the quene what was best to do with Edmond Irensydes sones Syr sayd she they be the ryght heyres of the londe and yf they lyue they wyll do you moche sorowe with warre and therfore let sende them in to a strauÌ„ge londe aferre to some man that may destroye them The king anone let call a Dane that was called Walgar coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym that he sholde lede those two chyldren in to Denmarke so to do and ordeyne for them that he sholde neuer more here of them Syr sayd this Walgar your commauÌ„dement gladly shall be done And anone he toke the two chyldren ledde them in to Denmarke And for as moche as he sawe that the chyldren were wonders fayre mâ—ke he had of them grete pite ruth wold not slee them but ledde them to the kynge of Hungary for to nourysshe For this Walgar was well beknowen with the kynge well beloued Anone the kynge asked fro whens the children were And Walgar tolde hym sayd that they were the ryght heyres of Englonde and therfore men wolde destroye them therfore syr vnto you they be comen to seke mercy helpe for soth yf they may lyue your men they shall become and of you they shall holde all theyr londe The kynge of Hungary receyued theÌ„ with moche honour and let them worthely be kepte And thus it befell afterwarde that Edwyne the yonger broder dyed Edwarde the elder broder lyued a fayre man and a stronge and a large of body gentyll and curteys of condicyons so that all men loued hym And this Edwarde in the cronycles is called amonge Englysshmen Edwarde the outlawe And whan he was made knyght the kynges doughter of Hungary loued him moche for his goodnes and his fayrnes so that she called hym her derlynge The kynge that was her fader perceyued well the loue that was bytwene them two he had none heyr but onely that doughter And the kynge vouchedsafe his doughter to no man so well as he dyd to hym that she loued
¶ Nycolas the seconde was pope after Benedicte two yere This Nycolas called a couÌ„seyle agaynst the archedeken of Turonosens whiche was an heretyke he taught agaynst the fayth For he erred in the sa crament after he was coÌ„uerted was an holy man but he coude neuer coÌ„uerte his discyples ¶ Nota. ¶ Alexander the seconde was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere This Alexander was an holy man he ordeyned that vnder payne of cursynge that no man shold here a preestes masse whome they knewe had a â—â—man Vt pâ— xxxij dist preter hoc He had strife with one Codulo but he expulsed hyÌ„ as an vsurper put hym out as a symoner ¶ How Harolde that was Godwyns sone was made kynge how he escaped fro the duke of Normandy Whan â—ayÌ„t Edward was gone out of this worlde and was passed to god worthely buryed as it apperteyned to suche a grete lorde for to be The barons of the londe wolde haue had Edward Helingus sone to Edward yâ— outlawe that was EdmuÌ„d Irensydes sone to be kyngr bycause he was of yâ— moost kyndest kynges blode of yâ— realme But Harold through the erle Godwyn his fader through other grete lordes of yâ— realme that were of his kynne seased all Englonde in to his handes anone let crowne hym kyng after the buryenge of saynt Edward ¶ This Hatold yâ— was Godwyns sone two yere afore saynt Edward dyed he wold haue gone in to FlauÌ„dres but he was dryuen by teÌ„pest in to the couÌ„tree of Pountyf there he was taken brought to duke Willyam And this Harold wende that duke Willyam wolde haue ben auenged on hyÌ„ bycause that Haroldes fader had let slee Alured saynt Edwardes broder pryncypally bycause Alured was sone to quene Emma that was Rychardes moder duke of Normandy yâ— was grandfader to duke Willyam Neuerthelesse he dyd not so for as moche as Harold was a noble a wyse knight that his fader he were accorded with saynt Edwarde therfore he wolde not mysdo hym but alowed all thynge ordeyned bytwene them Harold by his good wyll sware vpon a boke vpon holy saintes that he shold spouse wedde duke Wyllyams doughter after the deth of saynt Edward yâ— he sholde do his besy cure to saue kepe yâ— realme of Englonde vnto yâ— profyte auauÌ„tage of duke William And whaÌ„ Harold had thus made his othe vnto duke William he let hym go free out of pryson gaue hyÌ„ many ryche gyftes And than he departed thens came in to Englond and anone dyd in this maner whaÌ„ saynt Edward was deed as a fals forsworne man let crowne hymselfe kynge of Englonde and falsly brake the couenaunt yâ— he had made before with duke Willyam wherfore he was wonders wroth with hym swore that he wolde be auenged vpon hym what someuer hym befell And anone duke Willyam let assemble a grete hoost came in to Englonde to auenge hym vpon Harold to conquere yâ— londe yf that he myght ¶ And in yâ— same yere that Harold was crowned Harald Hare strenge kyng of Denmarke arryued in Scotlonde thought to haue ben kyng of Englonde he came in to Englond robbed slewe all yâ— he myght tyll yâ— he came to Yorke and there he slewe a. M. men of armes and an hondred preestes ¶ Whan these tydynges came to yâ— king he assembled a grete power went for to fyght with Haralde of Denmarke with his owne handes he slewe hym the danes were discomfyted And those that were left alyue with moche sorow fledde to theyr shyppes And thus kyng Harold of Englonde slewe kyng Harald of Denmarke ¶ Here came the Normans and expulsed Harold a Saxon. Wilhelums conquestor ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M .lxvj. ¶ How Willyam bastard duke of Normandy came in to Englonde and slewe kynge Harolde ANd whaÌ„ this batayle was done Harolde became so proude that he wolde no thynge parte with his people of ony thynge yâ— he had goten but helde it all to hymself wherfore yâ— moost parte of his people were wroth and departed from hym so that onely were left with hym but his soudyours ¶ And vpon a daye as he sate at meet a messenger came to hym sayd that William bastard duke of NormaÌ„dy was arryued in Englonde with a grete hoost had taken all the londe aboute Hastynges also myned the castell Whan yâ— kyng had herde these tydynges he went thyder with a small power in all the haste yâ— he myght for there was but fewe people left with hym And whan he was comen thyder he ordeyned to gyue batayle to the duke Wyllyam But yâ— duke asked hyÌ„ of these thre thynges yf that he wold haue his doughter to wyfe as he had promysed sworne his othe or that he wolde holde the londe of hym in truage or that he wold determyne this thynge in batayle This Harold was a proude man and a stronge trusted moche in his strength and fought with the duke Willyam his people But Harolde and his men were discomfyted in that batayle hymselfe there was slayn And this batayle was ended at Toubrydge in the seconde yere of his regne vpon saynt Calixtes daye and so he was buryed at waltham ¶ Of kynge Willyam bastard how he gouerned hym well and wysely and of the warre bytwene hym the kynge of Fraunce WHan Wyllyam bastard duke of Normandy had conquered all yâ— londe of Englond vpon Chrystmasse daye nexte folowynge he let hym to be crowned kynge at westmynster was a worthy kyng gaue to englyssh men londes largely to his knyghtes And afterwarde he went ouer the see came in to Normandy there dwelled a whyle And in the seconde yere of his regne he came agayne in to Englond brought with hym Maude his wyfe let crowne her quene of Englonde on whyt sondaye ¶ And than anone after yâ— king of Scotlond that was called Mancolyn began to stryue warre with the kyng William And he ordeyned hym toward Scotlond with his men bothe by londe and by see for to destroye kynge Mancolyn But they were accorded the kyng of Scotlonde became his man helde all his londe of hym And king William receyued of hym his homage and came agayn in to Englond And whan kyng William had regned .xvij. yere Maude the quene dyed on whome kynge Wyllyam had begoten many fayre children that is to saye Robert Curtoys WilliaÌ„ Rous Rycharde also that dyed Henry Beauclerk Maude also that was the erles wyfe of Bleynes and other foure fayre doughters And after his wyues deth there began grete debate bytwene hym Philyp the kyng of FrauÌ„ce But at the last they were accorded And than dwelled yâ— kyng of Englond in Normandy no man hym warred he no man longe tyme. ¶ And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce sayd vpon a daye in scorne of kyng William yâ— he had longe tyme lyen
in chyldbed longe tyme had rested hym there And this worde came to yâ— king of Englonde where as he lay in Normandy at Roen And for this worde was he euyll appayed also wonders wroth toward the kyng of FrauÌ„ce swore by god that whan he were arysen fro chyldbedde he wolde lyght a thousande candels to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And anone let assemble a grete hoost of Normans of Englyssh men And in the begynnynge of heruest he came in to Fraunce and brent all the townes that he came by through all the â—onÌ„tree and robbed dyd all the sorowe that he myght through out al FrauÌ„ce at the last he brent the cite of Mandos coÌ„maunded his people to bere wode brenne as moche as they myght hym self holpe therto all yâ— he myght with a good wyll And there was grete hete what of fyre that was so grete of the sonne yâ— it was wonders hote stuffed hyÌ„ so yâ— he became fell in to a grete sekenes And whan he sawe yâ— he was so sore seke he assygned all Normandy to Robert Curtoys his sone all EngloÌ„de to William Rous bequethed to Henry Beauclerk all his tresour And whan he had thus done he receyued all the sacramentes of holy chirche dyed the .xxij. yere of his regne lyeth at Cane in Normandy ¶ Anno domini M .lxvj. O Regory the .vii. was pope after Alexander .xij. yere This man ordeined a general sinody that no preest sholde haue a wyfe ne shold dwell with women but those that yâ— synody of Nicena other decrees haue suffred And than the preestes set lytell or nought by his ordynauÌ„ce This man coÌ„maunded yâ— no maÌ„ sholde here masse of a preest yâ— had a coÌ„cubyne And he on a certayne tyme as he was cardynall legate of FrauÌ„ce proceded sharply agaynst prelates and preestes yâ— were symoners And amonge other there was one bysshop that was gretly famed with symony those yâ— accused hym he hyred pryuely to saye yâ— contrary the whiche yâ— legate conceyued afore all yâ— people he sayd Let the iudgement of this man cease at this tyme for it is deceyuable let god dispose for it sayd thus It is certayne that yâ— dignite of a bysshop is the gyuer of yâ— holy ghost And who someuer byeth a bisshopryche doth agaynst the holy ghoost Than yf thou bysshop dyd not agaynst the holy ghoost saye openly afore all the people Gloria patri et filio et spiritui saucto And many tymes he began to saye it but he coude neuer speke spiritui sancto Than he was deposed of his bysshopryche And after he coude speke it well ynough ¶ Victor the thyrde was pope after hym one yere And this man was poysoned with venym in yâ— chalyce ¶ Vrbanus was pope after hym two yere This man cursed the kynge of Fraunce for his aduoutry And he called a counseyle at ClaruÌ„ in yâ— whiche he ordeyned that matyns of our lady sholde be sayd euery daye and on Saterdaye her solempne masse And it is sayd that this was shewed vnto the monkes of Charterhous ¶ Also he called another couuseyle at Turam for the holy londe to be wonne agayn prouoked the people to that thynge And within a lytell tyme after that the holy londe was recouered the gloryous sepulere of our lorde Iesu Chryst Anthiochia with many other noble cytees were taken from yâ— handes of yâ— sarasyns And it is sayd men byle ued that CC. M. chrysteÌ„ men went to yâ— Journey For there wente of states olde men yonge ryche poore no man coÌ„ pelled them And this passage was made by yâ— visyon of our lady And yâ— pryÌ„ces of this people were dyuers One was Godfrey of Bollyon yâ— noblest man of all the worlde a vertuous man And an other was Bemond yâ— duke of Naples The thyrde was Hugh the kynges broder of FrauÌ„ce many other the whiche dyd full nobly for the fayth of god And it were to longe in this boke to recherse the gloryous actes that they dyd ¶ Of kynge Willyam Rous that was kynge Wyllyam bastardes sone that destroyed townes houses of relygyon for to make the newe forest ANd after this Willyam bastard regned his sone Willyam Rous This Willyam was a wonders coÌ„tratyous man to god holy chirche let amende make yâ— towne of Cardeis that the paynyms had destroyed This king Willyam destroyed holy chirche theyr possessions in what parte he myght fyn be them And therfore there was so moche debate bytwene hym and the archebysshop of Caunterbury Ancelme bycause he cepreued hyÌ„ of his wyckednes that he destroyed holy chitche And for yâ— cause yâ— kynge bare to hym grete wrath and therfore exiled hym out of this loÌ„de And the archebysshop than went to the courte of Rome there dwelled with yâ— pope ¶ And this kynge made the newe forest and kest downe destroyed .xxvj. townes and .lxxx. houses of religion all for to make his forest longet broder became wonders proude gladde of his wode forest of yâ— wylde beestes that were within it that it was manuayle to wyte so that men called hym kepet of wodes pastours And the longer that helyued the more wycked he became bothe to god to all holy chirche to all his nien ¶ And this kyng let make the grete hall of Westmynster So vpon a day at whytsontyde he helde therin his fyrst feest he loked aboute hym sayd that yâ— hall was to lytell by yâ— halfedele And at the last he became so coÌ„traryous that all thynge yâ— pleased god displeased hym all thynge yâ— god loued he hated deâ—dly ¶ And so it befell that he dremed vpon a night alytel or yâ— he dyed that he was let blode bâ—â—dde a grete quantite of blode a streme of it â—epte â—n hye towarde hellen more than 〈◊〉 â—â—deed fadom the clerenes of the daye was 〈◊〉 ned vnto â—yght derknes the 〈…〉 ament also And whan he awoke he had grete drede so that he wyst not what to do tolde his dreme to men of his coun seyle said that he had grete drede and supposed that to hym was some myschaunce to come ¶ And yâ— second nyght before a monke dremed of the housholde that the kyng went in to a chirche with moche people he was so proude that he despysed all yâ— people that were with hym and that he toke the ymage of the crucyfyxe and shamefully bote it with his tethe And the crucifyxe mekely suffred all that he dyd But the kynge as a wood man rent of the armes of the crucyfyxe and kest it vnder his feet and defouled it and threwe it all abrode And a grete flame of fyre came out of the crucyfyxe mouth Of the whiche dreme many men had grete meruayle wonder ¶ The good man that had dremed this
strauÌ„ge dreme tolde it to a knyght that was moost preuy with the kynge of all men the knyght was called Hanumdes Soone the monke and he tolde the dreme vnto the kynge and sayd that it sholde betoken other thynge than good And neuertheles yâ— king laughed therac twyes or thryes and lytell set therby thought that he wolde go hunte and playe in the forest And men counseyled hym that he sholde not go that daye for no maner thynge ne come in yâ— wode so that he abode at home before meet But anone as he had eten no man myght let hym but that he wolde go vnto yâ— wode for to haue his dysporte And so it befell that one of his knyghtes that hyghte Walter Tyrell wolde haue shorte to a grete harte his arowe glansed vpon a braunche and through mysauenture smote the kynge vnto the herte And so he fell downe deed to the grounde without ony worde spekynge and so ended his lyfe days And it was no mecuayle for the daye that he dyed he had let to â—erme the archebysshopryche of Caunterbury and .xij. abbeys also and euer more dyd grete destruccyon to holy chirche through wrongfull takynge and askyng For no man durst withstaÌ„de that he wold haue done of his â—ewdnes he wolde neuer wtdrawe neyther amende his lyfe And therfore god wolde suffre hym no longer to regne in his wyckednes And he had ben kyng .xiij. yere and vj. wekes lyeth at Westmynster ¶ Anno dâ—i M .lxxxviij. PAscall was pope after Vrbanus xviij yere and .v. monethes the whiche the .xiij. yere of his bysshoprych with his cardynais was put in pryson by the emperour Henry the fourth And they myght not be delyuered tyll the pope had sworne that he sholde kepe peas with hym that he sholde neuer curse hym And on that promesse the pope gaue the emperour a preuylege And the yere after the pope dampned that preuplege and sayd on this wyse Let vs comprehende all holy scripture the olde testameÌ„t the newe the lawes the ê“phetes the gospell the canons of apostles all the decrees of the popes of Rome that the they helde I hold that that they dampned I dampne moost specially that preuy lege graunted to Henry the emperour the whiche rather is graunted to venge his malyce than to multyply his pacyence in vertue for euermore I dampne that same preuylege ¶ Of king HeÌ„ry beauclerke that was Willyam Rous broder of the debate bytwene hym Robert Curtoys his broder ANd whan this Willyam Rous was deed Henry beauclerk his broder was made kynge bycause that William Rous had no childe 〈◊〉 of his body this Henry Beauclerk was crowned kyng at London the fourth daye after that his broder was deed that is is saye the fyfth daye of August ¶ And anone as Ancelme that was archebysshop of Caunterbury beynge at the courte of Rome herde tell that Wyllyam Rous was deed he came agayne in to Englonde kyng Henry Beauclerk welcomed hym honourably And the first yere that he regned he spoused Maude that was Margaretes doughter the quene of Scotloâ—de the archebysshop Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded them And this kynge begate vpon his wyfe two sones a doughter that is to saye Willyam Rychard and Maude And this Maude was afterwarde the empresse of Almayn And in the seconde yere of his regne his broder Robert Curtoys duke of Normandy came with an huge hoost in to Englond for â—â— chalenge the londe But through couÌ„seyle of the wyse men of the londe they were accorded in this maner That the kyng shold gyVe his broder the duke a. M. pouÌ„d euery yere whiche of them lyued longest shold be others heyre so bytwene them sholde be no debate nor stryfe And whan they were thus accorded the duke went home agayn in to NormaÌ„dy And whan the kynge had regned foure yere there arose a grete debate bytwene hym and the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury Ancelme For bycause that the archebysshop wolde not grauÌ„â—e hym to take talage of chirches at his wyll therfore the archebysshop Ancelme went agayne ouer the see vnto the courte of Rome there he dwelled with the pope And in the same yere the duke of Normandy came in to Englonde to speke with his broder And amoÌ„ge all other thynges the duke of Nor mandy forgaue vnto the kyng his broder the foresayd M. pouÌ„de that he sholde paye vnto the duke And with good loue the kyng the duke departed and than the duke went agayn in to NormaÌ„dy And whan two yere were gone through the entycement of the deuyll of lewde men a grete debate arose bytwene the kynge and the duke so that through counseyle the kynge went ouer the see in to Normandy And whaÌ„ the kyng was comen in to Normandy all the grete lordes of Normandy turned vnto the kyng of Englonde and helde agaynst the duke theyr owne lorde forsoke hyÌ„ yeldyng them vnto the kyng with all the good castels townes of NormaÌ„dy And soone after was the duke taken ledde with the kyng in to Englonde and the kyng let put the duke in to pryson And this was the vengeauÌ„ce of god For whan the duke was in the holy londe god gaue hym suche myght grace that he was chosen for to haue ben kyng of Ierusalem and he forsoke it wolde not take it vpon hym And therfore god sente hym that shame despyte for to be put in to his broders prison ThaÌ„ ceased kyng Henry all Normandy in to his haÌ„des helde it all his lyfe tyme. And in the same yere came the bysshop Ancelme from the courte of Rome in to Englonde agayne And the kyng he were accorded ¶ And in the yere nexte comynge after there began a grete debate bytwene kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and kyng Henry of Englond Wherfore kyng Henry went in to Normandy and there was â—roÌ„ge warre bytwene them two And than dyed the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and Lowys his sone was made kynge anone after his dethe And than wente kynge Henry agayne in to Englonde maryed â—aâ—de his doughter to Henry the emperour of Almayne ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene kyng Lowys of Fraunce and kynge Henry of Englonde how kynge Henryes two sones were drowned in the hyâ— seâ— WHan kyng Henry had ben kyng xvij yere a grete debate arose bytwene kyng Lowys of FrauÌ„ce kynge Henry of Englonde bycause the kynge had sente in to Normandy to his men that they shold be helpynge vn to the erle of Bloyes as moche as they myght in warre agaynst the kynge of FrauÌ„ce that they sholde be as redy to hym as they were to theyr owne lorde for bycause that the erle had spoused his syster dame Maude And for this cause the king of FrauÌ„ce dyd moche sorowe to Normandy Wherfore the kynge of Englonde was wonders wrothe in ha 〈…〉 went ouer the see with a grete power
and came in to Normandy for to defende that londe And the warre bytwene them lasted two yere tyll at the last they two fought togyder and the king of FrauÌ„ce was dyscomfyted and escaped awaye with moche payne and the moost parte of his men were discomfyted and taken And the kyng dyd with them his pleasure some of them he let go frely and some he let put to deth But afterwarde the two kynges were accorded Whan kynge Henry had hoolly all the loâ—de of Normandy discomfyted his enemyes of FrauÌ„ce he returned agayn in to Englonde with moche honour And his two sones Willyam Rychard wolde haue comen after theyr fader went to the see with a grete coÌ„pany of people But or that they might come to loÌ„de the shyppe stroke agaynst a roche brake in peces were all drowned that were therin saue one mâ— that was in the same shyppe yâ— escaped And this was on saynt â—atherynes daye these were the names of theÌ„ that were drowned Willyam Rychard the kyÌ„ges sones the erle of Chestre Ottonell his broder Geffrey rydel Walter emurci Godfrey archdeken the kynges doughter the couÌ„tesse of perches the kyÌ„ges nece the couÌ„tesse of Chestre many other Whan kynge Henry other lordes arryued in engloÌ„de and held these tydynges they made sorowe ynough all theyr myrth Ioye was turned in to mournynge sorowe ¶ How Maude the empresse came agayn in to englond how she was afterward wedded to Geffrey the erle of Angeo ANd whan two yere were gone that the erle had dwelled with the king the erle went from the king began to warre vpoÌ„ hym dyd moche harme in the londe of Normandy toke there a stronge castell there he dwelled all the yere And than came to hym tydynges that Henry the emperour of Almayne that had spoused Maude his doughter was deed that she dwelled no longer in Almayn that she wolde come agayne in to NormaÌ„dy to her fader And whaÌ„ she was comen vnto hym he toke her than to hym came agayn in to Englonde made the englysshmen to do othe feaute vnto the empresse And the fyrst man that made the othe was Wylliam the arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury and that other Dauid kyng of Scotlonde after hym all the lordes and barons of Englonde ¶ Also after that the noble erle of Angeo a worthy knyght sent vnto the kyng of Englonde that he wolde grauÌ„te hyÌ„ to haue his doughter Maud the empresse to wyfe And bycause that her fader wyst that he was a noble man the kynge grauÌ„ted hym consented therto And than toke he his doughter ladde her in to NormaÌ„dy came to the noble knyght Geffrey there he spoused the foresayd Maude with moche honour And the erle begate vpon her a sone that was called Henry the empresse sone And after whaÌ„ all this was done kyng Henry dwelled all the yere in Normandy And after that a longe tyme a greuous sekenes toke hyÌ„ where through he dyed And this king Henry regned .xxxv. yere and .iiij. monethes His herte was buryed in the grete chirche of our lady in Roen And his body was brought with moche honour in to Englonde and buryed in the abbey of Redynge of that whiche he was founder HEnricus the fourth was emperour in Almayn after Henry the thyrd xv yere This man put his owne fader in prison there helde hym tyll he dyed He toke pope Pascall with his cardynalles and prysoned them as is sayd afore for the whiche cause as it is supposed he lacked yssue For he wedded the kynges doughter of Englonde Maude But afterwarde he came to grace and all the lawes of the chirche he resygned frely to Calixte the pope and beâ—ought hym to gyue hym in penaunce that he sholde neuer come agayne to his empyre that he myght haue remyssyon of his trespace And after the opynyon of many a man he was wylfully exiled and bothe he and his wyfe dyed at Chestre in Englonde ¶ Gelasius was pope after Pascall two yere and fledde from Henry the emperour in to Burgoyn and there decessed This emperour chose Benedicte a Spanyarde to be pope the whiche stroue with Calixtus ¶ Calixtus was pope after hym two yere and fyue monethes This Calixtus was the sone of the duke of Burgoyne and was chosen in the place of Gelasius And whan he sholde come to Rome he toke the foresayd Benedictus and made hym to ryde afore hym shamefully For he on a mule turned his face to the tayle of the mule helde the tayle in his hande as a bryâ—â—â— tyll he came through the cite than he was put in pryson And the pope made peas with the emperour ¶ Honorius was pope after hym two yere lytel of hym is wryten ¶ Nora ¶ Henry the fourth Emperour of Annâ—yne decessed this tyme was buryed with his progeâ—ytours after some men with suche an epiâ—aphe Filius hic pater hic auus hic proauus â—acer istis But it is lykely to be truer that the Gerald sayth in Itinerario wallie where he sayth that after he had prysoned his carnall fader his spirytuall fader the pope with his cardynals after he was reconsyled wylfully he was exiled And he left Maude his wyfe the kynges doughter of Englonde pryuely and lyued an heremytes lyfe at Chestre .x. yere where he myght lyue as no man knewe hym he called hyÌ„selfe Godiscallus the whiche godson is called So the emperour went secretly awaye and Maude his wyfe the empresse went to her fader Henry in to NormaÌ„dy where anone after she was wedded vnto Geffrey plantagines the duke of AndegaÌ„me vpon whome he begate Henry the seconde that afterward was kyng of Englonde vnder whome saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury regned dyed ¶ Lotharius was emperour after Henry the fourth .xij. yere And lytell of hym is wryten but that he was manerly to the chirche and that he subdued Roger the vsurper of the kyngdom of Cycyle ¶ â—agâ— de sancto Victore was a noble man this tyme at Parys and a noble doctour of the nacyon of Saxons ¶ The ordre of saynt Iohn baptyst at Ierusalem began this tyme by the worshypfull man Raymond myghtely disposed vnto the werkes of mercy All this ordre made theyr waye to serue poore men ¶ Anno domini M C .xxxiiij. INnocencius was pope aftre Honorius .xiiij. yere .vij. monethes This man was a very deuoute man with suche men he cöpanyed hym And he had stryfe .vij. yere agaynst Pyers of Lyon that whiche named hym Anocâ—eâ—uÌ„ by strength he toke the poperyche the whiche Innocent sawe with two galeys fledde in to FrauÌ„ce was worshipfully receyued of saynt Bernard the whiche that tyme had all the kynges prynces in his handes and he ê“uoked them for to brynge this pope Innocent in to his dignite agayn At the last all thynge was cessed and his enemyes
were destroyed through the iudgemeÌ„t of god he was pope agayn and lyued profytably and was buryed at saynt Iohn de Latran ¶ How Stephen the was kyng Henryes systers sone was made king of englond AFter this kyng Henry that was the fyrst was made kynge his neuew his systers sone Stephen erle of Bolloyn For anone as he herde the rydynges of his vncles deth he passed the see came in to Englonde through counseyle and helpe of many grete lordes of Englonde agaynst theyr othe that they had made to Maude the empresse toke the realme let crowne Stephen kyng of the londe And the archebysshop Willyam of CauÌ„terbury that first made the othe of fâ—aute to Maud the empresse set the crowne vpon Stephens heed and hym anoynted bysshop Roger of Salysbury maynteyned the kynges party in as moche as he might The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete hoost went towarde Scotlonde for to haue warred vpon the kyng of ScotloÌ„de But he came agaynst hym in peas and in good maner and to hym trusted but he made to hym none â—omage for as moche as he had made vnto the empresse Maud. And in the fourth yere of his regne Maude the empresse came in to Englond And than began debate bytwene kyng Stephen Maude the empresse This Maude went to the rite of Nicholl the kyng her besyeged longe tyme myght not spede so well the cite was kepte defended And those that were wtin the cite subtylly escaped awaye without ony maner of harme And than toke the kynge the cite dwelled therin tyll Candelmas And than came the barons the helde with the empresse that is to saye the erle Randulf of Chestre the erle Robert of Glocestre Hugh Bygot Roberte of Morlay these brought with them a stronge power faught with the kynge gaue hyÌ„ a stronge batayle in the whiche batayle kyng Stephen was taken and set in pryson in the castell of Brystowe ¶ How Maude the empresse wente fro Wynchestre vnto Oxford and after she escaped to Walyngford of the sorowe and dysease that she had WHan kyng Stephen was taken brought in to warde in the castell of Brystowe this Maude the empresse was made lady of all Englonde and all men helde her for lady of the londe But those of Kent helde with kynge Stephens wyfe also Willyam of Pree his retynue helped them and helde warre agaynst Maude the empresse And anone after the kyng of Scotlond came to them with an huge noÌ„bre of people And than went they togider to Winchestre where as the empresse was wolde haue taken her But the erle of Glocestre came with his power faught with them And the empresse in the meane whyle the the batayle dured escaped from them went vnto Oxford and there helde her And in that bataylâ— was the erle of â—â—o cestre discomfyted taken with hym many other lordes And for his delyueraunce was kynge Stephen delyuered out of prison And whan he was delyuered out of pryson he wente thens vnto Oxford besyeged the empresse the than was at Oxford And the syege endured fro Myghelmasse vnto saynt Andrewes tyme. And the empresse than let clothe her all in whyte lâ—nen cloth for bycause she wolde not be know 〈…〉 For in the same tyme was moche â—â—owe so she escaped by the Tamyse from her enemyes And from thens she went to Walyngforde there helde her And the kynge wolde haue besyeged her but he had so moche to do with the erle Randulf of Chestre and with Hugh By got the strongly war red vpon hym in euery place the he wyst not whether for to turne And the erle of Glocestre holpe hym with his power ¶ How Gaufryde the erle of Angel gaue vnto Henry the empresse sone all Normandy ANd after this the kynge wente vnto Wylton and wolde haue made a castell there But than came to him the erle of Glocestre with a stronge power there almoost he had taken the kynge but yet the kynge escaped with moche payne Willyam Martell there was taken and for whose delyuerauÌ„ce they gaue vnto the erle of Glocestre the good castell of Shyrborne that he had taken And whan this was done the erle Robert all the kynges enemyes went vnto Faringdon began there to make a stronge castell But the kynge came thyder with a stronge power droue hym thens And in the same yere the erle Randulf of Chestre was accorded with the kynge and came vnto the courte at his coÌ„muÌ„demeÌ„t And the erle wende safely for to come the kyng anone let take hyÌ„ and put hym in pryson â— myght neuer for no thynge come out tyll that he had yelded vp to the kynge the castell of Nicholl the whiche he had taken from the kyng with his strength in the xv yere of his regne And Gaufryde the erle of Angeo gaue vp to Henry his sone all Normandy And in the yere nexte folowynge dyed the erle Gaufryd And anone Henry his sone returned agayne to Anglo there was made erle with moche honour of his men of the londe to hym dyd feaute and homage the moost parte of the londe And than was this Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo and also duke of Normandy ¶ In the same yere was made a dyuorse bytwene the kynge of FrauÌ„ce and the quene his wyfe that was right heyre of Gascoyne for bycause the it was knowen proued that they were sybbe and nye of blode And than spoused her Henry the empresse sone erle of Angeo duke of Normandy duke of Gascoyne ¶ In the .xviij. yere of this Stephen this Henry came into Englonde with a stronge power began to warre vpon this kyng Stephen and toke the castell of Malmesbury and dyd moche harme And the kynge Stephen had so moche warre that he wyst not whether for to go But at the last they were accorded through the archebysshop Theobalde and other worthy lordes of Englonde vpon this coÌ„dicyon that they sholde departe the realme of Englonde bytwene them so that Henry the empresse sone sholde holly haue the halfe of all the londe of Englonde And thus they were accorded and peas was cryed through out all Englonde And whan the accorde was made bytwene those two lordes kynge Stephen became very sory for bycause that he had lost halfe Englonde fell in to suche a malady that he dyed in the .xix. yere and. viiâ— wekes .v. dayes of his regne all in trouble warre he lyeth in the abbey of Feuersham the whiche he let make in the .vj. yere of his regne CElestinus the seconde was pope after InnoceÌ„t .v. monethes lytell he dyd ¶ Lucius was after hym lytell profyted for they dyed bothe in a pestylence ¶ Eugenius the seconde was pope after hym .v. yere iiiâ— monethes This man fyrst was the discyple of saynt Bernarde and after the
lettre of them the were the begynners of the warre agaynst hym And the kynge of FrauÌ„ce sent agayn to hym by lettre the names of them that began the warre The fâ—ast was Iohn his sone Rychard his broder and Henry the newe kyng his sone ThaÌ„ was kyng Henry wonders wrotâ— cursed the tyme the euer he begaâ—e them And whyle the warre lasted Henry his sone the newe kynge dyed sore repâ—ntynge his mysdedes and moost sore we made of ony man for bycause of saynt Thomas deth of CanÌ„terbury prayed his fader with moche sorowe of herâ—e mercy for his trespace And his fader forgaue hym and had of hym pâ—â—e And after he dyed the .xxxvj. yere of his â—rgne and lyeth at Redynge ¶ How the chrysten men lost the holy londe in the foresayd kynges tyme through a fals chrysten man the became a sarasyn ANd whyle this kyng regned the grete batayle was in the holy lâ—de bytwene the chrysten men the sarasyns but the chrysten men were there slayne through grete treason of the erle â—yrpe the wolde haue had to wyfe the quene of Ierusalem thou somtyme was Baldewyns wyfe but she forsoke hym toke to her lord a knyght a worthy man the was called syr Gnyperches Wherfore the erle Tyrpe was wroth went anone right to Saladyne the was soudan of Babylon became his man forsoke his christeÌ„ dom all chrysten lawe And the christeÌ„ men wyst not of his dedes but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hyÌ„ as they were wont to haue before And whan they came to the batayle this fals chrysten man turned to the sarasyns forsoke his owne nacyon And so were the chrysteÌ„ men ouercomen with the sarasyns And thus were the chrysten men slayne and put to horryble deth and the cite of Ierusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne awaye ¶ The kynge of FrauÌ„ce all the grete lordes of the londe let them be crossed for to go to the holy londe And amonge them went Rychard kyng Hen ryes sone fyrst after the kyng of FrauÌ„ce that toke the crosse of the archebysshop of Tours But he toke not the vyage at that tyme for bycause the he was let by other maner wayes nedes to be done And whan king Henry his fader had regned xxxvi yere .v. monethes foure dayes he dyed and lyeth at Founteuerard ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M C .lvj. ADrianus the fourth was pope after Anastasius .v. yere This pope was an Englysshe man and the voyce of the comyn people sayth he was a bondman to the abbot of saint Albons in Englond And whan he desyred to be made a monke there he was expulsed and he went ouer the see gaue hym to study to vertue and after was made bysshop of Albanacens Than he was made legate in to the londe of Wormacian he coÌ„uerted it to the fayth Than he was made pope And for the wouÌ„dyng of a cardynall he enterdited all the cite of Rome And he cursed Wyllyam the kynge of Cecyle caused hym to submyt hym This man the fyrst of al the popes with his cardynalles dwelled in the olde cite ¶ Alexander the thyrde was pope after hyÌ„ .xij. yere This Alexander had stryfe xvij yere the foure stryuers that the emperour set against hym he ouercame them cursed them all dyed an euyll deth This man also accorded Frederyk the emperour Emanuell of CoÌ„stantynople the kyng of Siculorum And this man nourysshed saynt Thomas of CauÌ„ terbury in his exile ¶ Nota. ¶ Saynt Bernard was canonysed by this AlexaÌ„der his abbot forbade hym the he sholde do no more miracles bycause there was so myghty concourse of people And he obeyed to hym whan he was deed and dyd no moo ¶ Lucius the thyrde was pope after Alexander .iiij. yere and two monethes of hym lytel is wryten In his dayes decessed Henry the fyrst sone to Henry the second this is his epytaphe Ois honoris honos decor decus vrbis et orbis Militie spleÌ„dor glia lumeÌ„ apex Iulius ingenio virtutibê° hector Achillis viribê° Augustê° moribê° Ore Paris ¶ Vrbanê° the thyrde was pope after Lu cius .ij. yere This maÌ„ decessed for sorow whan he herd tell the IerusaleÌ„ was takeÌ„ with the sarasyns ¶ Gregorius the .viij. was pope after hym foure monethes he practysed myghtely how Ierusalem myght be wonne agayne but anone he decessed ¶ Clemens the thyrd was pope after hym thre yere lytell he dyd ¶ Of kyng Rychard that conquered all the holy that chrysten men had lost AFter this kynge Henry regned Rychard his sone whiche was a stoute man a stronge and a worthy and also bolde And he was crowned at Westmynster of the archebysshop Baldewyn of CauÌ„terbury the thyrde daye of September And the seconde yere of his regne kynge Rychard hymselfe and Baldewyn the archebysshop of Caunterbury and Hubert-bysshop of Salysbury and Randulferle of Glocestre and many other lordes of Englonde went in to the holy londe And in that vyage decessed the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And kynge Rycharde went before in to the holy londe and rested not tyl that he came forth in his waye vnto Cipers toke it with grete force And after that kynge Rychard went forth toward the holy londe and gate there as moche as the chrysten men had lost before conquered the londe agayne through grete myght saue onely the holy crosse And whan kynge Rycharde came to the cite of Acres for to gete the cite there arose a grete debate bytwene hym the kynge of FrauÌ„ce so that the kynge of Fraunce went agayn in to FrauÌ„ce was wroth towarde kyng Rychard But yet for all that or kynge Rycharde wente agayne he toke the cyte of Acres And whan he had taken it he dwelled in the cite a whyle But to hym came tydynges that the erle Iohn of Oxford his broder wolde haue seased all Englonde in to his handes Normandy also wolde crowne hym selfe kynge of all the londe Whan kyng Rychard herde these tydynges he came toward Englonde with all the spede that he myght But the duke of Ostryche mette with hym toke hym brought hym vnto the emperour of Almayn And the emperour put hym in prison And af terward he was delyuered for an huge rauÌ„som that is to saye an hondred M. pounde For the whiche raunsom to be payed eche other chalice of EngloÌ„d was molten made in to money And all the monkes of the ordre of Cisteaux gaue all theyr bokes through out all Englonde for to be solde for to paye the raunsom ¶ How kynge Rychard came agayn from the holy londe and auenged hym on his enemyes WHyles this kyng Rycharde was in pryson the kynge of Fraunce warred vpon hyÌ„ strongly in Nor mandy And Iohn his broder warred vpon hym in Englond But the bysshops and barons of Englond withstode hym with all the power that they myght gete and toke the
of Irlonde yâ— he had with holden syth that kyng Rycharde dyed Whan kynge Iohn herde this he was wonders wroth For vtterly yâ— enterditynge myght not be vndone tyll that he had made gree resticucyon to the foresayd Iulyan of that she asked The legate than went agayn to yâ— pope after Chrystmasse And the kynge than sent messengers outr see to Iulian that was kyng Rychard wyfe for to haue a relese of yâ— she axed of hym ¶ And so it befell yâ— Iulyan dyed anone after â—â—ster And in so moche the kyng was quyte of that thynge that she asked But than at the feest of saynt Iohn that came nexte after through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t yâ— enterdityng was fyrst released through out all Englonde the .vij. daye of Iuly And .vij. yere was the londe enterdited And on the morow men ronge and sayd masse through out all London so after through out all Englonde ¶ And yâ— next yere after there began a grete debate bytwene kyng Iohn the lordes of Englonde for bycause he wolde not graunte the lawes and holde the whiche saynt Edwarde had ordeyned had ben vâ—ed and holden vnto that tyme that he had them brokeÌ„ For he wolde holde no lawe but dyd all thynge that hym lyked and dysheryted many men without consent of lordes peres of the londe And wold dysheryte yâ— good erle Radulf of hestre for bycause that he vndertoke hyÌ„ of his wyckednes and for cause that he dyd so moche shame vylany to god to holy chirche And also for he helde haunred his owne broders wyfe and lay also by maner other womeÌ„ grete lordes doughters for he spared no woman that hym lyked for to haue Wherfore all yâ— fordes of the londe were wroth toke the cyte of London To cease this debate the archebysshop lordes of the londe assembled before the feest of saynt Iohn baptyst in a medow besyde yâ— towne of Stanes that is called Romney mede And the kynge made them there a chartre of fraunchyse suche as they wolde aske and in suche maner they were accorded And that accordement lasted not longe For the kynge hymselfe soone after dyd agaynst the poynces of yâ— same chartre that he had made Wherfore the moost part of the lordes of the londe assembled them began to warre vyon hyÌ„ agayn and brent his townes robbed his folke and dyd all thesorowe that they myght and made themselfe as stronge as they myght with all theyr power thought to dryue hym out of Englonde make Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce kynge of Englonde And than kyng Iohn sent ouer see and ordeyned so moche people or normans of pyecardes and of flemmynges soo that the londe myght not susteyne them but with moche sorowe And amonge all this people there was a man of Normandye that was called Faukes of Brent this Norman his coÌ„pany spared neyther chirche ne hous of religyon but they brent and robbed it bare awaye all that they myght take so that yâ— londe was all destroyed what on one syde what on another The barons and lordes of Englonde ordeyned amonge them the best spekers and wysest men and sent them ouer the see vnto kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce and prayed hym yâ— he wolde sende Lowys his sone in to Englonde to be kynge of Englonde and to receyue the crowne ¶ How Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce came in to Englonde with a stronge power of people to be kynge of Englonde WHan kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce herd these tydynges he made certayn aliaunce bytwene them by theyr comyn eleccyon yâ— Lowys kynge Philyps sone of FrauÌ„ce shold go with them in to Eng londe and dryue out kynge Iohn of the londe And all that were in the presence of Lowys made vnto him homage and became his men And the barons of eng londe helde them styll at London and abode Lowys yâ— kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And this was the nexte batardaye brfore the Astention of our lorde yâ— Lowys came into Englonde with a stronge power And that tyme kynge Iohn had taken all the castelles of Englonde in to alyens handes And than came Lowys and besyeged â—ochesters castell toke it with streugthe And the thursdaye in whytson weke let hange all the alyens that were therin And the thursdaye after he came to London there he was receyued with moche honour of the lordes that abode hym there all to hym made homage And afterwarde on the tewesdaye nexte after Trynite sondaye he toke the castell of Reigate and on the morowe after the castell of Gylforde the frydaye next after the castell of Farneham And the mondaye nexte after the cyte of wynchestre vnto hym was yolden And on the morowe after saynt Iohans daye the manoyre of woluesey to hym was yolden And the tewesdaye after the vtas of saynt Peter and saynt Paule they toke the castell of Odiham And the mondaye after saynt Margaretes daye he ordeyned hym towarde Bawmore for to syege the castell and there he dwelled .xv. dayes and myght not gete the castell and than wente he thens and came to London the toure to hym was yolden ¶ How the pope sent in to Englonde a legate that was called Swalo and of the deth of kynge Iohn ANd in yâ— same tyme yâ— pope sente in to engloÌ„de a legate yâ— was called Swalo he was preest Cardynall of Rome for to mayntayn kynge Iohns cause agaynst the barons of Englonde But the barons had so huge party and helpe through Lowys yâ— kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce that kyng Iohn wyst not wheder to turne ne go And so it befell that he wolde haue gone to Nycholl as he went thyderwarde he came by the abbey of Swynestede there he abode two dayes And as he sate at meet he asked a monke of the hous how moche a lofe was worth that was set before hym vpon the table And the monke sayd that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O said the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Now quod the kynge I may lyue suche a lofe shall be worth .xx. shyllyÌ„ges or halfe a yere be gone And whaÌ„ he had sayd these wordes moche he thought oft he syghed toke and ete of the breed and sayd by god the wordes that I haue spoken it shall be soth The monke that stode before the kynge was for these wordes full sory in his herte thought rather he wolde hymselfe suffre deth and thought how he myght ordeyn therfore some maner remedy And the monke anone went to his abbot was shryuen of hym and tolde the abbot all that the kynge had sayd and prayed his abbot for to assoyle hym for he wold gyue the kynge suche a drynke that all Englonde sholde be glad therof and ioyfull Than went the monke in to a gardeyn fouÌ„de a grete tode therin and toke her vp and put her in a cuppe and prycked the tode through with a broche many
that were defectyue And after he sent to al the lordes of Wales by his lettres patentes that they sholde come all to his parlyameÌ„t And whan they were comen the kynge sayd to them full curteysly Lordes ye be welcome me behoueth your couÌ„seyle your helpe for to go in to Gascoyn for to amende the trespace that to me was done whan I was there for to entreate of peas bytwene the kynge of Aragon the pryÌ„ce of Morrey And all the kynges liege men erles barons consented grauÌ„ted therto And than kynge Edwarde made hym redy went in to Gascoyn let amende all the trespaces that was done hyÌ„ in Gascoyn And of the debate that was bytwene the kyng of Aragon the prynce of Morrey he cessed accorded them And whyle kynge Edward quene Elenore his wyfe were in Gascoyn the good erle of Cornewayle was made wardeyn of Englonde tyll that kyng Edward came agayn And thaÌ„ enquyred he of his tray tours that coniected falsnes agaynst hym And eche of theÌ„ all receyued theyr dome after that they had deserued But in the meane tyme whyle that kyng Edward was beyonde that see to do them for to make amendes that had trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ there was a fals traytour that was called â—isap Meridoc began to make warre agaynst kynge Edward that was for cause of syr Payne Tiptot the wrongfully greued diseased the foresayd Bisap Meridoc And whan kynge Edward herde all this he sente by his lettres to Bisap Meridoc that he sholde make no warre but that he sholde be in peas for his loue whan he came agayne in to Englonde he wolde vndertake the quarell amende all that was mysdone This foresayd Risap Meridoc despysed the kynges coÌ„maundement spared not to do all the sorowe that he myght to the kynges men of Englond But anone after he was taken ladde to yorke and there he was drawen hanged for his felony ¶ Of the redressyng that king Edward made of his Iustices and of his clerkes that they had done for theyr falsnes and how he droue the Iewes out of Englonde for theyr vsury and mysbyieue WHan kynge Edward had dwelled thre yere in Gascoyn a desyre came to hyÌ„ for to go in to Englonde agayn And whan he was comen agayn there were so many coÌ„playntes made to hym of his Iustices of his clerkes that had done so many wronges falsnes that wonder it was to here For whiche falsnes syr Thomas weylonde the kynges Iustyce forswore Englonde at the Toure of LondoÌ„ for falsnes that men put vpon hym wherof he was atteynt proued fals And anone after whan the kynge had done his wyll of the Iustices than let he enquyre espye how the Iewes deceyued begyled his people through theyr synne of falsnes of vsury and let ordeyn a preuy parliament amonge his lordes And they ordeyned amoÌ„ge them that all the Iewes shold voyde out of Eng loÌ„de for theyr misbyleue also for theyr false vsury that they dyd vnto chrysten men And for to spede make an ende of this thynge all the comynalte of Englonde gaue vnto the kynge the .xv. peny of al theyr goodes mouable And so were the iewes dryuen out of Englonde And than went the iewes in to FrauÌ„ce there they dwelled through leue of kyng Philyp that than was kynge of FrauÌ„ce ¶ How kynge Edwarde was seased in all the londe of Scotlonde through coÌ„sent and grauÌ„te of all the lordes of Scotlonde IT was not longe after the Alexander kyng of Scotlonde was deed and Dauid the erle of Huntingdon that was the kynges broder of Scotlond asked claymed the kingdom of Scotlonde after that his broder was deed bycause that he was rightfull heyre But many grete lordes sayd naye wherfore grete debate arose bytwene them theyr fren des for as moche as they wolde not con sent to his crownacyon And the meane tyme the foresayd Dauid dyed And so it befell that the sayd Dauid had thre dough ters that worthely were maryed The fyrst doughter was maryed to Bayloll the seconde to Brus the thyrde to Hastynges The foresayd Bayloll Brus chalenged the londe of Scotlonde grete debate stryfe arose bytwene them thre bycause eche of them wolde haue ben kyng And whan the lordes of Scotlonde sawe the debate bytwene them they came to kyng Edward of Englonde seased hym in all the londe of Scotlonde as chefe lord And whan the kyng was seased of the foresayd lordes of Scotlonde the foresayd Bayloll Brus Hastynges came to the kynges courte asked of the kynge whiche of them sholde be kyng of Scotlonde And kyng Edward that was full gentyll true let enquyre by the cronycles of Scotlonde of the gretest lordes of Scotlonde whiche of them was of the eldest blode And it was fouÌ„de that Bayloll was the eldest that the kyng of Scotlonde shold holde of the kyng of Englonde and do hym feaute homage And after this was done Bayloll went in to Scotlonde and there was crowned kynge of Scotlond And the same tyme was vpon the see grete warre bytwene the englyssh men the Normans But vpon a tyme the NormaÌ„s arryued at Douer there they martyred an holy man that was called Thomas of Douer And afterward were the Normans slayne that there escaped not one of them ¶ And soone after kynge Edward sholde lese the duchy of Gascoyn through kyng Philip of FrauÌ„ce through his fals castyng of the Douâ—e peres of the lond wherfore syr Edmond that was kyng Edwardes broder gaue vp his homage vnto the kyng of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And in that tyme the clerkes of Englonde grauÌ„ted to kynge Edward halfe dele of holy chirche goodes in helpynge to recouer his londe agayn in Gascoyn And the kynge sent thyder a noble company of his bachelers And hymselfe wolde haue gone to Portesinouth but he was letted through one Maddok of Wales that had seased the castell of Swandon in to his handes for that cause the kyng turned to Wales at Chrystmasse And bycause that the noble lordes of Englond that were sent in to Gascoyn had no coÌ„fort of theyr lorde the kyng they were taken of syr Charles of FrauÌ„ce that is to say syr Iohn of Brytayne syr Robert Typtot syr Raufe Tanny syr Hugh Bardulf syr Adam of Cretynge And yet at the Ascencyon was Maddok taken in Wales another whiche was called Morgan and they were sent to the toure of London and there they were byheded ¶ How syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde withsayd his homage ANd whaÌ„ syr Iohn Bailoll kyng of Scotlonde vnderstode that kyng Edwarde was warred in Gascoyne to whome the realme of Scotlonde was delyuered falsly than agaynst his othe wtsayd his homage through procuryng of his folke sent vnto the courte of Rome through a fals suggestion to be assoyled of the othe that he swore vnto the kynge of Englonde And so
he was by lettre embulled ¶ Than chose they of Scotlonde Douspers for to take from Edward his ryght ¶ And in that tyme came two cardynals from Rome fro the pope Celestyne to treate of accorde bytwene the kyng of FrauÌ„ce the kyng of Englonde And as those cardynals spake of accorde Thomas Turbeluyl was taken at Lyons made feaute homage to the warden of Parys to hym put his two sones in hostage thought to go in to Englonde for to espye the couÌ„tre tell them whan he came in to Englonde that he had broken the kynges prison of FrauÌ„ce by nyght sayd that he wolde do that all englysshmen walshmen sholde be aboute the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And this thynge to bryng to an ende he swore vpon this couenauÌ„t dedes were made bytwene them that he sholde haue by yere a. M. pouÌ„des worth of londe to bryÌ„ge this thynge to an ende This fals traytour toke his leue went thens came in to EngloÌ„de vnto the kyng sayd that he was broken out of pryson that he had put hyÌ„ in suche peryl for his loue wherfore the kynge coude hyÌ„ moche thanke full glad was of his comynge And the fals traytour fro that daye espyed all the doynge of the kynge also his couÌ„seyle for the kynge loued hym well and was with hym full preuy But a clerke of Englonde that was in the kynges hous of FrauÌ„ce herde of this treason falsnes wrote to an other clerke that than was dwellyng with kyng Edward of Englonde all how Thomas Turbeluyll had done his fals conifeâ—tynge all the couÌ„seyle of Englonde was wryten for to haue sent vnto the king of FrauÌ„ce And through the foresayd lettre that the clerke had sent fro FrauÌ„ce it was fouÌ„de vpon hym wher fore he was ladde to London and there haÌ„ged and drawen for his treason And his two sones that he had put in FrauÌ„â—â— for hostage were than byheded ¶ Of the conquest of Barwyk ANd whan the two cardynalles were gone agayn in to Fraunce for to treate of the peas of Cambrey the kyng sent thyder of his erles barons that is to saye syr Edmonde his brodâ—â— erle of Lancastre of Leycestre 〈◊〉 â—en ry Lacy erle of Nycholl Wâ—â—yaÌ„â—â—ssâ— a baron and of other baronettes aboute xiiii of the best and wysest of Englonde And in the same tyme kyng Edward toke his viage to ScotloÌ„de for to warre vpon Iohn Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde And syr Robert Roos of Batwyk dedde fro the englysshmen and went to the Scottes And kyng Edward went toward Barwyk besyeged the towne And they that were within maÌ„ly defended them set a fyre and brent two of kyng Edwardes shyppes sayd in despyte repreâ—e of hym Weneth kyng Edward with his longe shankes to haue gete Barwik all our vnthankes gas pykes hyÌ„ whan he has done gas dikes hyÌ„ Whan kyng Edwarde had herde this sâ—orne anone through his myght he passed ouer the dyches assayled the towne and came to the gates and gate and conquered the towne through his gracyous power slewe .xxv. M. and. vij C. Scottes And kynge Edward lost no man of renome saue syr Richard of Cornewayle hym slewe a flemynge out of the reed hall with a quarell as the foresayd Rycharde dyd of his helme coÌ„mauÌ„ded them for to yelde them put them in the kynges grace the Scottes wolde not wherfore the hall was brent cast downe all those that were therin were brent And kyng Edward lost no moo men at that vyage of symple estate but .xxvij. Englysshmen And the wardeyn of the castell gaue vp the keys of the castell wtout ony assaute there was taken syr WilliaÌ„ Douglas syr Symond Ftâ—sell the erle Patrik yelded them to the peas But Ingham of Humsremyll Robert the Brus that were with kyng Edward forsoke kyng Edward helde with the Scottes and afterwarde they were taken put in to prison And than let kyng Edward close in Barwik with walles with dyches And afterwarde Robert Rous went to Tyndale set waybrygge a fyre Exham Lamerstok slewe robbed the folke of that couÌ„tre And after that he went fro thens to Dunbar And the fyrst wednesdaye of Marche the kyng sent the erle of Garenne syr Hugh Percy syr Hugh Spenser with a fayre coÌ„pany for to besiege the castell But one that was called syr Rychard Syward a traytour a fals man ymagyned for to begyle the englysshmen and sent to the englysshmen for to deceyue them sayd that he wold yelde to them the castell yf they wold grauÌ„t hym viij dayes of respyte that he myght sende tell to syr Iohn Bayloll that was kyng of Scotlonde how his men fared that were within the castell sent hym worde but yf he wolde remeue the syege of the englysshmen that they wolde yelde the castell to the englysshmen The messenger than came vnto syr Iohn Bailoll the than was kynge of Scotlonde where as he was with his hoost and the messenger tolde hym all the case And than syr Iohn Bayloll toke his hoost came on the morowe erly towarde the castell And syr Rychard Sywarde sawe hym come that was mayster of the couÌ„seyle and keper of the castell and sayd vnto the Englysshemen O quod he now I se a fayre company and well apparayled I wyll goo agaynst them and mete with them and assayle them And syr Hugh Spenser sawe the falsnes of hym the treason and sayd to hym O traytour taken and proued your falsnes shall not auayle you And syr Hugh Spenser coÌ„mauÌ„ded anone for to bynde hym and in all haste went agaynst theyr enemyes and slewe of the Scottes the nombre of xxij M. For the Scottes had that tyme no man with them of honour saue syr Patryk Graham that manly fought longe at the last he was slayne And than sayd the englysshmen in reprefe of the Scottes These scaterand Scottes holde I for sottes of wrenches vnware Erly in a mornynge in an euyll tymyng went ye fro Dunbare ¶ Whan those that were in the castell sawe the dyscoÌ„fyture they yelded vp the castell to the englysshe men and bouÌ„de theyr bodyes londes castels to kynge Edward And so there were taken in the castell thre erles .vij. ba rons and .xxviij. knyghtes and .xj. clerkes and .vij. Pycardes all were presented to kyng Edward he sent them to the toure of London to be kepte there ¶ How kynge Edward of his grete grace delyuered agayne the Scottes out of pryson that were chefetaynes of the londe and they drewe them to the Frensshmen through the couÌ„seyle of Wyllyam Waleys THan whan kynge Edward had made an ende of the warre taken the chefetaynes of Scotlond Than came syr Iohn Bayloll with other yelded them vnto kyng Edward put them in his grace were ladde to London And whaÌ„ kyng Edward was
comen thyder they were brought before hyÌ„ the kynge asked of them how they wolde make amendes of the trespace losse that they had done him they put them in his mercy Lordes sayd the kyng I wyll not your londes ne your goodes but I wyll that ye make to me an othe vpoÌ„ goddes body to be true to me neuer after this tyme agaynst me bere armes And they all consented to the kynges wyll swore vpon goddes body that is to say syr Iohn of Comyn the erle of Strathorne the erle of Caâ—yk also .iiij. bisshops vndertoke for al the clergy so the kynge delyuered them and gaue them safeconduytes to go in to theyr owne couÌ„tree And it was not loÌ„ge afterwarde but that they arose agaynst kyng Edward bycause that they wyst well that kynge Edwardes folke were taken in Gascoyn as before is sayd but syr Iohan Bayloll kynge of Scotlonde wyst well that his londe sholde haue sorowe ynough shame for theyr falsnes and in haste went hym ouer the see to his owne londes and there helde hym and neuer came agayne Wherfore the Scottes chose vnto theyr kyng Willyam Waleys a rybaud and an harlot comen vp of nought to englysshmen dyd moche harme ¶ And kyng Edward thought how he myght best delyuer his people that were taken in Gascoyne in haste went hym ouer the see in to Flaundres for to warre vpon the kyng of Fraunce And the erle of FlauÌ„dres receyued hym with moche honour grauÌ„ted hym all his londes at his owne wyl And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde tell that the kyng of Englond was arryued in FlauÌ„dres came with an huge power to destroye hym he prayed hyÌ„ of trewse for two yere so the englysshe marchauÌ„tes and also frensshe myght safely go come on bothe sydes Kynge Edwarde grauÌ„ted it so that he had his men out of prison that were in Gascoyn And the kyng of FrauÌ„ce grauÌ„ted anone so they were delyuered ¶ In the same tyme the Scottes sent by the bysshop of saynt Andrewes in to FrauÌ„ce to the kyng to syr Charles his broder that syr Charles shold come with his power and they of Scotlond wolde come with theyr power so they sholde go in to Englonde the londâ— to destroye from Scotlond vnto â—enâ— the scottes trusted moche vpon the frenssh men But of that thyÌ„ge they had no maner grauÌ„te Yet neuerthelesse the Scottes began to robbe slee in Northumberlonde and dyd moche harme ¶ How Willyam Waleys let slee syr Hugh of Cressingham and of the batayle of Fonkirke WHan the tydynges came to kyng Edward that Wyllyam Waleys had ordeyned suche a stronge power also that all Scotlonde to hym was attendaunt redy for to slee Englysshmen and to destroye the londe he was sore anoyed sent anone by lettre to the erle of Garren to syr Henry Percy and to syr Willyam Latomer and to syr Hugh of Cressyngham his tresourer that they sholde take power go in to Northumberlonde so forth in to Scotlond for to kepe the couÌ„trees And whan Willyam Waleys herde of theyr comynge he began for to flee the englysshmen folowed hym droue hym tyll he came to Sâ—ry uelyn there he helde hym in the castell And the walshmen euery daye them escryed thretened dyd all the despyte that they myght so that the Englysshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyng went out froÌ„ the castel the mountenauÌ„ce of .x. myle passed ouer a brydge And William Waleys came with a stronge power droue them backe for the englysshmen had no power agaynst hym but fledde they that myght take the brydge escaped But syr Hugh the kynges tresourer there was slayn many other also wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ Than had kyng Edward spedde all his maters in FlauÌ„dres was comen agayn in to EngloÌ„de hastely toke his waye in to Scotlonde came thyder at the Ascencyon tyde all that he fouÌ„de he set a fyre brent But the poore people of Scotlonde came to hym wonders thycke prayed hym for goddes loue to haue mercy on them Wherfore the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man shold do them harme that were yoldeÌ„ to hym ne to no maÌ„ of ordre nor no hous of religion ne no maner chirche but let espye where that he myght fynde ony of his enemyes Than came a spye to the kynge tolde hyÌ„ where the Scottes were assembled for to abyde batayle And so on saynt Mary Magdaleyns day the kynge came to Fonkirk gaue batayle to the Scottes at the batayle were slayne .xxxiij. M. scottes of englyshmen .xxviij. no mo of that whiche was a worthy knight slayne an hospytaler that was called Frere Brian Iay. For whan William Waleys fled from the batayle that same Brian hym pursued fyersly as his hors ran he start in to a myre of a marys vp to the bely WillyaÌ„ Waleys than turned agayne and there slewe syr Bryan that was grete harme And that whyle kynge Edwarde went through Scotlonde for to enquyre yf he myght fynde ony of his enemyes in the londe he dwelled as longe as hym lyked there was none enemy that durst him abyde And soone after that kyng Edward went to Southamton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlond in wynter season for esement of his people And whan he came to London he let amende many myâ— dedes that were done agaynst his peas his lawes whyle he was in FlauÌ„dres ¶ Of the last maryage of kyng Edward and how he went the thyrde tyme in to Scotlonde ANd afterward it was ordeyned through the court of Rome that kyng Edward shold wedde dame Mar garete that was kyng Philips syster of FrauÌ„ce And the archebysshop Robert of wynchelse spoused theÌ„ togider through whiche mariage there was made peas bytwene kynge Edward of Englonde kynge Philyp of FrauÌ„ce ¶ Kynge Edwarde went than the thyrde tyme in to Scotlond And than wtin the fyrst yere he famysshed the londe so that he lefte not one but that al came to his mercy saue they that were in the castell of Estreuelyn that well was vitayled stored for .vij. yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyn was besyeged and wonne BYnge Edward came to the castell of Estreuelyn with an huge power besyeged the castell but it lytel auayled For he myght do the Scottes no harme the castell was so stronge well kepte Whan kyng Edward sawe that he bethought hym on a queyntyse caused anone to make two payr of hye galowes before the toure of the castell made his othe that as many as were within the castell were he erle or baron he were taken with strengthe but yf he wolde the rather yelde hym he sholde be hanged vpon the same payr of galowes And whan they that were within the castell herde this they came and yelded them all to the kinges grace mercy And the kyng
forgaue them all his yll wyll And there were all the grete lordes of scotlonde sworne to kynge Edward that they sholde come to London to euery parlyament sholde stande to his ordynaunce How Troylebaston was fyrst ordeyned BYng Edward went thens to London wende for to haue had rest peas of his warre in that whiche warre he was occupyed .xx. yere that is to say in Wales in Gastoyn in Scotlonde thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended about his warre And let enquyre through the realme of all the tyme that he had ben out of his realme that men called Troylebaston ordeyned therto Iustices And in this maner he recouered tresour wtout nombre And his purpose was for to haue gone in to the holy londe for to haue warred vpon goddes enemyes bycause he was crossed longe tyme before And neuertheles the lawe that he had ordeyned dyd moche good through out all Englonde to them that were mysbode For those that trespaced were well chastysed afterwarde were moche more meker better the poore comyns were in rest peas And the same tyme king Edward prisoned his owne sone Edwarde bycause the bysshop of Chestre the kynges tresourer had complayned on hyÌ„ sayeng that he through couÌ„seyle of one Pyers of Ganaston a squyer of Gascoyn had broken his parkes And this Pyers couÌ„seyled ladde this same Edward And for this cause kynge Edward exiled this Pyers out of EngloÌ„de ¶ Of the deth of Willyam Waleys the fals traytour ANd whan this kynge Edward had ouercomen his enemyes in Wales Gascoyn Scotlonde had destroyed all his traytours saue onely the rybaud WillyaÌ„ Waleys the neuer wolde yelde hym to the kyng at the last he was taken in the towne of saynt Dominyk the .xxxiij. yere of king Edwardes regne was presented to kyng Edward But the kyng wolde not se hym sent hym to London to receyue his iudgement vpoÌ„ saynt Barthylmewes euen he was hanged drawen his heed smytten of and his bowelles taken out of his body and brent his body quartred sent to foure of the best townes of Scotlonde his heed put vpon a spere set vpoÌ„ London brydge in ensample that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to do amysse agaynst theyr lyege lorde agayne ¶ How the Scottes came to kyng Edward for to amende theyr trespace that they had done agaynst hym ANd at Michelmas next comyng kyng Edward helde his parlyament at Westmynster thyder came the Scottes that is to saye the bysshop of saynt Andrewes Robert the Brus erle of Carik Symond the Frisell Iohn the erle of Athell And they were accorded with the kyng bounde by othe swore that yf ony of them afterward mysbare them agaynst the kynge they sholde be disheryted for euermore And whaÌ„ theyr peas was thus made they toke theyr leue went home vnto theyr couÌ„tree ¶ How Robert the Brus chalenged Scotlonde ANd after this Robert the Brus erle of â—aryk sent by his lettres vnto the erles and barons of Scotlonde that they shold come to hym to Sconne on the morowe after the Coucepcyon of our lady for the grete nedes of the londe And the lordes came at the daye assygned And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes full well ye knowe that in my persone dwelleth the ryght of the realme of Scotlonde as ye well wote I am ryghtfull heyre syth that syr Iohn Baylon that was our kynge hath forsaken vs left his londe And though it so be that kyng Edward of Englond with wrongfull power hath made me assent to hym agaynst my wyll yf that ye wyll graunt that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shall kepe you agaynst king Edward of Englonde agaynst all maner men And with that worde the abbot of Sconne arose vp before them all sayd that it was reason for to helpe hym defende the londe sayd he wolde gyue hym a. M. pouÌ„de for to maynteyn the londe And all the other grauÌ„ted hym the londe and with theyr power hym for to helpe defyed kynge Edwarde of Englonde sayd that Robert the Brus sholde be kyng of Scotlonde ¶ How syr Iohn of Comyn gaynsayd the crownynge of syr Robert the Brus. ¶ Ordynges sayd syr Iohn of Comyn thynke on the trouth othe that ye made to kyng Edward of engloÌ„d as touchyng my selfe I wyll not breke myn othe for no man so he went from them wherfore Robert the Brus all tho that coÌ„sented to hym were yll content with syr Iohn of Comyn ThaÌ„ ordeyned they another couÌ„seyle at Domfris to which came the foresayd syr John of Comyn for he dwelled but two myle from Domfris there he was wont to soiourne abyde ¶ How syr John of Comyn was traytoursly slayne ANd whaÌ„ Robert the Brus wyst that all the grete lordes of Scot loÌ„de were come to ScoÌ„ne saue syr Iohn of Comyn that than abode nygh ScoÌ„ne he sent specially for the sayd syr Iohn of Comyn to come speke with hym And vpon that he came spake with him at the gray freres in Domfris that was the thursday after Candelmasse daye syr Iohn grauÌ„ted to go with hym And whan he had herde masse he toke a soppe and dranke afterward he bestrode his paâ— frey rode to Domfris Whan Robert the Brus sawe hym come at a wynow as he was in his chambre he made toye ynough came agaynst hym colled hym about the necke and made to hym good semblauÌ„t And whan all the erles and barons of Scotlond were there present Robert the Brus sayn syrs ye wote well the cause of this comynge wher fore it is yf ye wyll grauÌ„te that I may be kyng of Scotlonde as ryght heyre of the londe And all the lordes that were there sayd with one voyce that he sholde be crowned kyng of Scotlond that they wolde helpe hyÌ„ maynteyn agaynst all men lyuyng dye for hym yfnede were The gentyl knyght Iohn of Comyn answered Cet tes neuer for me ne for to haue as moche helpe of me as the value of a button for the othe that I haue made to kyng Edward of Englond I shall holde whyle that my lyfe lasteth And with the word be went from the coÌ„pany wolde haue lepte vpon his plafrey And Robert the Brus pursued hym with a drawen swerde and perced hym through the body syr Iohn Comyn fell downe to the erth But whan Roger that was syr Iohn Comyns broder saw the falsues he stert to Robert the Brus smote hym with a knyfe but the traytour was armed vnder so that the stroke might do hym no harme so moche helpe came aboute Robert the Brus that Roger Comyn was there slayne hewen to peces And Robert the Brus turned agayn where as syr Iohn Comyu the noble baron laye wounded and drewe towarde his deth
Bakwel was deed murdred And anone as the good kynge Edward was deed syr Edward his sone kyng of Englonde sent after Pyers of Ganaston into Gascoyn so moche he loued him that he called him broder And anone after he gaue hym the lordshyp of Walyngford after that he gaue him the erledom of Cornewayle agaynst all the lordes wyll of Englonde And thaÌ„ brought he syr Walter of Langton bysshop of Chestre to the tour of London in prison with two knaues al onely to serue hym For the kyng was wroth with hyÌ„ bycause that syr Walter made coÌ„playnt on hyÌ„ to his fader wherfore he was put in prison in the tyme of Troile baston And the fore said Piers of Ganaston made so grete maystryes that he went in to the kynges tresoury in the abbey of westmynster toke yâ— table of golde with the trestyls of the same many other ryche iewels that somtyme were kyng Arthurs toke them to a marchauÌ„t that was called Aymery of 〈…〉 and for he shold bere them ouersee in to Gascoyne so he went thens neuer came agayn after whiche was a grete losse to this londe And whan this Pyers was so rychely auauÌ„ced he beca me woÌ„ders proude wherfore al the grete lordes of the realme had hyÌ„ in despyte for his grete berynge wherfore syr Henry Laâ—y 〈◊〉 of Nichol and syr Guy erle of wa 〈…〉 the whiche good lordes the good king Edward syr Edwardes fader king of Englonde charged yâ— Pyers of Ganaston sholde not come in to Englond for to brynge his sone Edward in to ryot And all yâ— lordes of Englonde assembled them on a certayn daye at yâ—â—â—eres prechours at London there they spake of the dishonour that kynge Edward dyd to his realme to his crowne And so they assented all bothe erles barons all the comyns that the foresaid Pyers of Ganaston sholde be exiled out of Englonde for euer more And so it was done for he forswore Englond went in to Irlonde there the kyng made hym chefetayn gouernour of the londe by his coÌ„myssion And there this Pyers was chefetayn of all the londe and dyd there all that hym lyked had power to do what he wolde And that tyme were the templeâ—s exiled through all thâ—â— stendom bycause the men put vpon them that they shold do thynges agaynst the fayth good byl 〈…〉 Kynge Edward loued Piers of Ganaston so moche that he myght not forbere his company and so moche the kyng gaue behyght the people of Englonde that the erâ—lyng of the foresayd Pyers sholde be reuoked at Stamford through them that had eâ—â—led hym Wherfore Pyers of Ganaston came agayne in to Englonde And whan he was comeâ— agayn in to this lond he despysed the gretest lordes of this londe called syr â—â—bert of Clare erle of Glocester 〈◊〉 and the erle of Nycholl syr Henry Laâ—y bâ—rstenbely syr Guy erle of warwyk the blacke houÌ„de of Arderne and also be called the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre churle many other scornes shames them sayd many other grete lordes of Englonde â–ª wherfore they were toward hym full angry wroâ—â— aâ—d tyght â—ore anoyed And in the same tyme dyed the erle of Nycholl but he charged or that he dyed Thomas erle of LaÌ„castre that was his sone 〈…〉 e that he sholde maynteyne his quarell agaynst this same Pyers of Ganaston vpon his blessynge And so it befel through helpe of the erle Thomas of Lancastre also of the erle of Warwyk that the foresayd Pyers was heded at Gauersythe besyde Warwyk the .xix. daye of Iune in the yere of grace a. M .ccc .xij. Wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed prayed god that he myght se the day to be auenged vpon the deth of the foresayd Pyers And so it befell afterward as ye shall here Alas the tyme for the foresayd erle of Lancastre many other grete ba rons were put to pyteous deth marty red bycause of the foresayd quarell The kynge was than at London and helde a parliament ordeyned the lawes of syr Symond Mounford wherfore the erle of Lancastre the other erles all the clergye of Englonde made made an othe through counseyle of Robert of Wynchelse for to maynteyn tho ordinauÌ„ces for euermore ¶ How Robert the Brus came agayn in to Scotlonde gadred a grete power of men for to warre vpon kynge Edward ANd whan syr Robert the Brus that made hyÌ„ kyng of Scotlond that before was fledde in to Norway for drede of deth of the good kyng Edward also he herd of the debate that than was in Englonde bytwene the kynge his lordes he ordeyned an hoost came in to Englonde in to Northumberlond clene destroyed the couÌ„tree And whan kyng Edward herde these tydynges he let assemble his hoost mette the Scottes at Estre uelyn on the daye of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst in the thyrde yere of his regne in the yere of grace M.ccc.xiiij Alas the sorowe losse that there was done For there was slayne the noble erle Gylbert of Clare syr Robert Clifford baron there kyng Edward was discoÌ„fited Edmond of Maule the kynges steward for drede went drowned hymselfe in a fresshe ryuer that is called Bannokesborne Wherfore they sayd in reprofe of kynge Edward for as moche as he loued to go by water also for he was discomfyted at Bannokesborne therfore the maydens made a songe therof in the couÌ„tree of kyng Edwarde in this maner they songe Maidens of englond sore may ye morne for tyÈt haue lost your lemmans at Bannokesborne with heuelogh what weneth the kyng of EngloÌ„d to haue goten Scotlonde with rombilogh ¶ Whan kyng Edward was discomfited wonders fast he fled with his folke that were lefte alyue went to Barwyk there helde hyÌ„ And after he toke hostages that is to saye two chyldren of the rychest of the towne the kyng went to London toke couÌ„seyle of thyÌ„ges that were nedefull vnto the realme of Englonde ¶ In this tyme it befell that than was in Englonde a rybaud that was called Iohn Tanner he said that he was the good kyng Edwardes sone let call hym Edward of Carnaruan therfore he was taken at Oxford there he chalenged the frere Carmes chirche the kyng Edwarde had gyuen them the whiche chirche somtyme was the kynges hall And afterward was this Iohn ladde to Northamton drawen haÌ„ged for his falsnes or that he was deed he coÌ„fessed said before al those that were there that the deuyll behyght hym that he shold be kynge of Englonde and that he had serued the deuyll thre yere ¶ How the towne of Barwyk was taken through treason how two cardynals were robbed in Englonde ON mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M .ccc .xvj. Barwyk was lost through fals treason of one Pyers of
Englonde WHan kyng Edward sawe the grete harme destruccyon that the barons of Englond dyd to syr Hugh Spen sers londe to his sones in euery place that they came vpon the king than through his couÌ„seyle exiled syr Iohn Mombray syr Roger Clifford syr Gosselin Dauil many other lordes that were coÌ„sentynge to them wherfore the barons dyd than more harme than they dyd before And whan the kyng sawe the the barons wolde not cease of theyr cruelte the kyng was sore adrad lest they wold destroye hym his realme for his mayntenauÌ„ce but yf he assented to them so he sent for them by lettres that they sholde come to London to his parliament at a certayne daye as in his lettres were conteyned And they came with thre batayles well armed at all poyntes and euery batayle had cote armures of grene cloth therof the ryght quarter was yelowe with whyte bendes wherfore that parliament was called the parlyament of the whyte bende And in that company was syr Vmfrey of Bohoune erle of Herford syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortimer of Wygmore syr Henry of Trais syr Iohn Gif fard syr Barthilme we of Badelsmore that was the kynges steward that the kyng had sent to Shyrburâ—ein Elmede to the erle of Lancastre to all that were with hym for to treate of accorde that hym alyed to the barons came with that company And syr Roger Dammorie syr Hugh Dandale the had spoused the kynges neces syster syr Gylbert of Clare erle of Glocestre that was slayne in Scotlonde as before is sayd And those two lordes had than two partyes of the erledome of Glocestre syr Hugh Spenser the sone had the thyrde parte in his wyues halfe the thyrd syster those two lordes weÌ„t to the barons with all theyr power agaynst syr Hugh theyr broder 〈◊〉 lawe so there came with them syr Roger Clifford syr Iohn Mombray syr Gosselyn Dauyll syr Roger Mortymer of Wygmore his neuew syr Henry Trais syr Iohn Giffard syr Barthylmewe of Badelsmore with all theyr company many other yâ— to them were consentyng All the grete lordes came to Westmynster to the kynges parliament so they spake dyd the bothe syr Hugh Spenser the fader also the sone were outlawed of Englonde for euermore And so syr Hugh the fader went to Douer made moche sorow fell downe vpon yâ— grouÌ„de by the see banke acrosse with his armes sore wepyng sayd Now fayre Englonde good Eng londe to almyghty god I the betake thryes kyssed the grouÌ„de wende neuer to haue comen agayn wepyng cursed the tyme that euer he begate syr Hugh his sone sayd for hyÌ„ he had lost all engloÌ„de in presence of all gaue him his curse went ouer the see to his londes But 〈◊〉 Hugh the sone wolde not go out of Englonde but helde hym on the see he his coÌ„pany robbed two Dromondes besyde Sandwyche toke bare awaye all the was in them the value of .xl. M. pouÌ„de ¶ How the kyng exiled the erle Thomas of Lancastre all that helde with hym and how Mortimer came yelded hym to the kynge and of the lordes IT was not longe after the the kyng ne made syr Hugh Spenser thâ—â—a der syr Hugh the sone come agayne in to Englonde agaynst the lordes wyll of the realme And soone after the kyng with a stronge power came and besyeged the castell of Ledes in the castell was the lady of Badelsmore bycause the she wold not grauÌ„te that castell to the quene I sabell kyng Edwardes wyfe But the princypall cause was bycause the syr Barthilmewe was agaynst the kyng helde with the lordes of Englonde neuerthelesse the kynge by helpe and socour of men of London and also of helpe of southeren men gate the castell maugre of them all that were within toke with them all that they myght fynde And whan the barons of Englonde herde these tydynges syr Roger Morâ—â—mer many other lordes toke the towne of Burgworth with strength wherfore the kyng was wonders wrothe let outlawe Thomas of LaÌ„castre Vmfrey de Bohoune erle of Herford all those that were assentyng to the same quarell And the kyng assembled an huge hoost came agaynst the lordes of Englonde wherfore the Mortimers put them in the kynges mercy grace And anone they were sente to the toure of London there kepte in prison And whan the barons herde this thynge they came to PouÌ„tfret castell where as the erle Thomas soiourned told hym how that the Mortimers both had yelded them to the kyng put them i his grace ¶ Of the syege of Tykhyll WHan Thomas erle of Lancastre herd this he was woÌ„ders wroth and all that were of his company gretly they were discoÌ„forted ordeyned theyr power togyder besyeged the castell of Tykhyll But those that were within manly defended them that the barons coude not gete the castell And whan the kynge herde that his castell was besyeged he swore by god by his names that the syege sholde be remeued assembled an huge power of people and went thyderward to rescowe the castell his power encreased from daye to daye Whan the erle of Lancastre the erle of Herford the barons of theyr coÌ„pany herde of this thynge they assembled all theyr power went to Burton vpon Trent kepte the brydge that the kyng sholde not passe ouer But it befell so on the .x. daye of Marche in the yere of grace M .ccc .xxj. the kyng the Spensers syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke Iohâ—erle of AruÌ„dell and theyr power weâ—t ouer the water discomâ—yted the erle Thomas his com pany And they fled to the castell of Tutbery from thens to PouÌ„tfret And in the vyage dyed syr Roget Danmore in the abbey of Tuthery And that same tyme the erle Thomas had a traytour with him that was called Robert Holand a knight that the erle had brought vp of nought had nourysshed hym in his buttry and had gyuen hym a. M. marke of londe by yere so moche the erle loued hym that he myght do in the erles courte all that hym lyked with hye lowe so craftely the thefe bare hym that his lorde trusted hym more than ony man on lyue And the erle had ordeyned hym by his lettres for to go in to the erledom of LaÌ„castre to make men aryse to helpe hym in that viage that is to saye .v. C. men of armes But the false traytour came not there no maner men for to warne ne reyse to helpe his lorde And whan the fals traytour herde tell that his lord was discoÌ„fited at Burton vpon Trent as a fals traytour thefe stale awaye robbed in Rauensdele his lordes men that came from the discoÌ„fyture toke of them hors harneys
moche lechery And he sayd sothe alas the tyme for kyng Edward that was kyng Edwardes sone was borne at Carnaruan in Wales For sothe he had hornes of syluer and a berd as whyte as snowe whan he was made pryÌ„ce of Wales to moche he gaue hym to ryot and to foly And sothe sayd Merlyn in his ê“phecy that there shold come out of his nose a droppe For in his tyme was grete honger among yâ— poore people stronge dethe amonge yâ— ty the that dyed in strange londe with sorowe in warre in Scotlond And afterward he lost Scotlonde Gascoyn moche le chery in his dayes was hauÌ„ced ¶ Also Merlyn sayd that this gote sholde seke the floure of lyfe of deth And he sayd so the for he spoused Isabell yâ— kynges syster of FrauÌ„ce And in this tyme Merlyn sayd that there shold be made brydges of folk vpon dyches of the see And yâ— was well seen at Bannockesbourne in Scotlonde whaÌ„ he was discoÌ„tyted there of yâ— Scotces And Merlyn tolde also that stones sholde fall from castels many townes shold be made playne And he sayd sothe For whan kynge Edward was discomfyted in Scotlonde came than southwarde the Scottes besyeged castels dyd moche harme brent townes vnto the harde erth ¶ And afterward Merlyn tolde that an egle sholde come out of Cornewayle that sholde haue fethers of golde that of pryde sholde haue no pere and he shold despyse lordes of blode and after he shold dye through a bere at Gauersyche that prophecy was full well knowen fouÌ„de soche For by the egle is vnderstande syr Pyers Ganaston that than was erle of Cornewayle whiche was a wonders proude man despised the barons of Englonde but afterward he was heded at Gauersyche through the erle of Lancastre the erle of warwyk ¶ And Merlyn tolde that in this tyme it sholde seme that the bere sholde brenne and that batayle shold be vpon an arme of the see in a felde arayed lyke a shelde where sholde dye many whyte hedes he sayd sothe For by the brennynge of the bere is betokened grete drede through cuttynge of swerdes at that batayle of Myton for there came the Scottes in maner of a shelde in a wynge slewe men of religyon preestes and seculers wher fore the Scottes called that batayle in despyte of Englysshmen the whyte batayle ¶ And after Merlin sayd that the foresayd Bere sholde do the Gote moche harme that sholde be vpon the south west and also vpon his blode And sayd also that the Gote shold lese moche dele of his londe tyll the tyme that shame sholde hym ouercome than he shold clothe hym in a lyons skynne sholde wynne agayne that he had lost more through people that sholde come out of the north west that sholde make hym to be fered and hym auenge vpon his enemyes through counseyle of two owles that fyrst shold be in peryl to be vndone And those two owles sholde go ouer see in to a strauÌ„ge londe there dwell a certayn tyme after shold returne agayn in to Englond shold do moche harme to many one that they sholde couÌ„seyle the Gote to meue warre agaynst the foresaid bere the gote the owles sholde come to an arme of the see at Burton vpon Trent sholde go ouer that for drede the bere sholde flee with a swan in his coÌ„pany to Bury towarde the north through an vnkynde outpulter that the swan thaÌ„ shold be slayne with sorow and the bere shold be slayne full nye his owne nest that shold stande vpon PouÌ„tfret vpon whome the sonne sholde shede his bemes many folke shold seke hym for his vertue And he sayd sothe for the good erle Thomas of LaÌ„castre was borne in the north west cosyn to the kynge his vncles sone by lawe he made the kynge lese moche loÌ„de that he had purchased wyl fully tyll at the last the kynge toke therof shame hymselfe fylled with cruelte And after gate agayne that he had lost moche more through helpe of folk comyng out of the northwest by whom he was drad auenged hyÌ„ on his barons through couÌ„seyle of the two SpeÌ„sers that afore were out lawed for theyr wickednes after came agayne out of FrauÌ„ce so moche these Spensers couÌ„seyled the kynge that he shold warre vpon Thomas of Lancastre so that the kyng the Spensers and the erle of Arundell and theyr power mette with Thomas of Lancastre at Burton vpon Trent and hym there discomfyted and syr Vmfrey erle of Herford was in his company And after fledde the foresayd Thomas and Vmfrey with theyr company to Burbrygge metynge with syr Andrewe of Herkela that is called the vnkynde outpulter and also syr Symond Warde erle of Yorke they came met with Thomas of LaÌ„tastre with an huge company them there discoÌ„syted in yâ— discoÌ„siture yâ— crle of Herford was slayne vpon the brydge cowardly with a spere in the fouÌ„dement the erle Thomas was taken ladde to PouÌ„tfret than was he heded besyde his owne castell But afterward many hym sought for myracles yâ— god dyd for hym And in yâ— tyme Merlyn sayd for sorowe and harme sholde dye a people of his londe wherfore many londes sholde be vpon hym the more bolder And he sayd sothe for bycause of his barons that were put to deth for sayÌ„t Thomas quarell of Lancastre people of many londes became the bolder for to meue warre vpon theyr kyng for theyr blode was turned to many nacyons And afterward Merlyn tolde sayd that the foresayd owles sholde do moche harme vnto the floure of lyfe deth and they sholde brynge her to moche dysease so that she sholde go ouer see in to FrauÌ„ce for to make peas to yâ— floure delyce there sholde abyde tyll on a tyme her sede shold come and seke her and there they shold abyde bothe tyll yâ— tyme that they sholde clothe them with grace those two owles she sholde seke put them to pyteous deth And that prophecy was well knowen was full sothe For syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh the sone did moche sorowe and persecucyon vnto the quene Isabell through theyr ê“curemeÌ„t to her lord yâ— kyng So they ordeyned amonge them yâ— she was put vnto her wages yâ— is to saye .xx. shillynges in yâ— daye wher fore the kyng of Frauce her broder was sore alwyed sent in to Englonde by his lettres vnto kynge Edward yâ— he sholde come vnto his parlyament to Parys in FrauÌ„ce But kynge Edwarde was sore adradde to come there for he wende to haue be arested tyll that he had made amendes for the trespace that syr Hugh Spenser the fader the sone had done for yâ— harme yâ— they had done to the quene Isabell his syster Wherfore through her ordynauÌ„ce coÌ„sent of yâ— Spensers yâ— quene Isabell went ouer
to them he made his cōplaynt of his sorowe of his disease And ofte tymes asked of his wardeyns what he hadde trespaced agaynst dame Isabell his wyfe syr Edward his sone y◠was made newe kyng that they wold not visyte hym And thā answered one of his wardeyns sayd My worthy lorde dysplease you not y◠I shall tell you the cause is for it is done them to vnderstande y◠yf my lady your wyfe come ony thynge nye you that ye wolde her strangle slee also that ye wolde do to my lorde your sone y◠same Than answered he with a symple chere Alas alas am not I in prison and all at your owne wyll now god it wote I neuer thought it now I wolde y◠I were deed so wolde to god y◠I were for than were all my sorowe passed It was not longe after y◠the kyng through coūseyle of Roger Mortymer graūted y◠warde kepynge of syr Edward his fader to syr Thomas Toiourney to y◠foresayd syr Iohn Mautreuers through the kinges lettre put out holly y◠foresayd syr Moryce of the warde of the kyng And they toke lad the kyng to y◠castell of Corf ▪ y◠whiche castel y◠kyng hated as ony deth And they kept hym there tyll it came vn to saynt Mathewes day in September in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvii. that the foresayd syr Roger Mortimer sent y◠maner of y◠deth how in what wyse he shold be put to deth And anone as y◠foresayd Thomas Iohn had seen y◠〈◊〉 cōmaūdement they made kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan good chere good solace as they might at y◠souper and no thynge the kyng wyst of y◠treason And whan tyme was for to go to bedde the kynge wente vnto his bedde laye and slepte fast And as the kyng laye slepte the traytoures false for sworne agaynst theyr homage feaute came pryuely in to y◠kynges chambre theyr company with them layde an huge table vpon his wombe with men pressed helde fast down the foure corners of y◠table on his body wherwith y◠good man awoke and was wonders sore adrad to be deed there slayne turned his body tho vp so downe Than toke y◠fals traytours tyraūtes an horne put it in to his foundement as depe as they myght toke a spyt of coper brēnynge put it through the horne in to his body and ofte tymes therwith thyrled his bowelles so they slewe theyr lord that nothynge was perceyued was buryed at Glocestre ¶ How kynge Edward spoused Philip the erles doughter of Henaud at Yorke ANd after Chrystmasse than next folowynge syr Iohn of Henaud brought with hym Philip his broders doughter that was erle of Henaud his nece in to Englond kyng Edward spoused her at Yorke with moche honour And syr Iohn of Bothum bisshop of Ely and syr William of Melton archebysshop of yorke sange the masse the sonday on the euen of the cōuersion of saint Paule in the yere of grace M CCC .xxvij. But bycause that the kynge was yonge and tender of age whan he was crowned full many wronges were done whyle that his fader lyued bycause that he byleued the coūseylers that were fals aboute hym to do otherwyse than reason wolde wherfore grete harme was done to the realme to the kyng all men directed it to the kynges dede it was not so almyghty god it knoweth Wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownyng that the kyng for his tender age sholde be gouerned by .xij. of the gretest lordes of Englonde without whome no thynge shold be done that is to saye the archebysshop of Caūterbury the archebisshop of yorke the bisshop of wynchestre the bysshop of Herford the erle of Lancastre the erle Marshall the erle of Kent that were the kynges vncles the erle of Garen syr Thomas wake syr Henry Percy syr Olyuer of yngham Iohn of Roos barons All these were sworne truly for to coūseyle the kyng they shold answere euery yere in the parlyamēt of that that sholde be done in the tyme of theyr gouernall But the ordynaūce was soone vndone that was moche harme to all Englōde For the kyng all the lordes the shold gouerne hym were gouerned and ruled after the kȳges moder dame Isabell by syr Roger Mortimer And as they wolde all thynge was done bothe amonge hye lowe And they toke vnto them castels townes londes rentes in grete harme losse to the crowne of the kynges estate out of mesure ¶ How the peas was made bytwene the Englisshmen the Scottes and also of iustyfyenge of Troylebaston BYnge Edwarde at whytsontyde in the seconde yere of his regne through the coūseyle of his moder syr Roger Mortimer ordeyned a parlyamēt at Northamton And at that parlyamēt the kyng through theyr coūseyle none other of the londe within age graunted to be accorded with the Scottes in this maner That all the feautees and homages that the Scottes sholde do vnto the crowne of Englonde forgaue them for euer more by his chartre ensealed And forthermore an endenture was made of the Scottes vnto kynge Edwarde that was kyng Henryes sone whiche endenture they called ragman in the whiche were cōteyned al the homages feautees Fyrst of the kynge of Scotlonde of all the prelates erles barons of the realme of Scotlonde with theyr seales set theron and other chartres remembraunces that kynge Edwarde and his barons had of theyr right in the foresayd realme of Scotlond it was forgyuen them agaynst holy chirche And also with the blacke crosse of Scotlonde the whiche the good kynge Edwarde conquered in Scotlonde and brought it out of the abbey of Scone that is a full precyous relyke And also forthermore he relesed forgaue all the londes that the barons of Englonde had in Scotlonde by olde conquest ¶ And this peas for to be hold and last the Scottes were bounde vnto the kyng in .xxx. M. poūde of syluer to be payed within thre yere that is euery yere .x. M. poūde by euen porcyons And forthermore aboue all this they spake bytwene the partyes aboue sayd that Dauyd Dritonautier that was kynge Robert the Brus sone the fals tyraunt fals forsworne agaynst his othe that arose agaynst his lyege lorde the noble and good kyng Edward and falsly made him kyng of Scotlōde that was of the age of .v. yere And so through this cursed counseyle Dauid spoused at Barwyk dame Ione of the toure that was kynge Edwardes syster as the gest telleth vpon Mary Magdaleyns daye in the yere of grace M CCC and .xxviij. to grete harme empayrynge of all the kynges blode wherof that gentyll lady came alas the tyme for wonders moche was that fayre damoysell desparaged syth that she was maryed agaynst all the comyns assent of Englonde And fro the tyme that Brute had conquered
byÌ„ selfe fledde vnto the same cite of Parys to all the haste that he myght For sothe the noble kyng Edward whan be came to Parys brydge fouÌ„de it broken wtin two dayes he let make it agayne And on yâ— morowe after the Assumpcion of our lady kynge Edwarde passed ouer yâ— water of Seyn goynge to warde the water of Cresâ—y destroyed by yâ— waye townes with the people owenynge therin And in the feest of saynt Barthylmewe he passed ouer the water of SoÌ„me vnhurte with all his hoost there as neuer before had beÌ„ ony maner waye ne passage where two M. were slayne of them that letted theyr passage ouer Therfore the .xxvj. daye of August kynge Edward in a felde fast by Cresâ—y hauynge thre batayles of Englysshmen encountred mette with Philip of Valoys hauyng with him .iiij. batayles of whiche the leest passed gretly the nombre of Englysshe people And whaÌ„ these two hostes mette togyder there fell vpon hym the king of Beme the duke of Loreyn erles also of FlauÌ„dres DalauÌ„son Blois Har court Aumarle and Neuers and many other erles barons lordes knyghtes men of armes the nombre of a. M .v. C. xlij wtout fote men other men armed that were nothynge rekened And for al this the vngloryous Philip wtdrew hyÌ„ with the resydue of his people Wherfore it was sayd in comyn amonge his owne people NrÌ„e bel soy retreit that is to saye our fayr wtdraweth hym Than kynge Edward our englisshmen thanked god of suche a victory after theyr grete labour taken to them all thynge nedeful to theyr suste nauÌ„ce sauynge of theyr lyues and for drede of theyr enemyes rested theÌ„ there And full erly in the mornynge after the frensshmen with a grete hoost came agayn for to gyue batayle fyght with yâ— englysshmen with whome mette encountred the erle of warwik Northamton Northfolke with theyr coÌ„pany slewe ij M. and toke many prisoners of the gentils of them the remenauÌ„t of the same hoost fled .iij. myle thens And the thyrd daye after the batayle the kyng went to Ca lays warde destroyenge all yâ— townes as he rode thyder Whan he was comen that is to saye the thyrde daye of SepteÌ„ber he began to besyege yâ— towne with the castel coÌ„tinued his syege fro yâ— foresaid thyrd day of September to yâ— thyrde day of August yâ— next yere after And in yâ— same yere duryng yâ— syege of Calays yâ— kyng of scot londe with a grete multytude of scottes came in to Englond to Nouiles crosse about saynt Lukes daye the euangelyst hopyng trustyng for to haue fouÌ„de all the londe best ytute and voyde of people for as moche as the kynge of Engloude was beyonde the see saue ouely preesteâ— men of holy chirche women children and plowmen suche otherlabourers there they came robbed dyd moche preuy sorow but yet fouÌ„de they ynough that wtstode them by the grate of almyghty god And so a daye of bacayle was assygned bytwene them certaynelordes men of holy chirche that were of the couÌ„tres with other comyn people fast by the cite of Durham at whiche daye through the grace of almyghty god yâ— Scottes were ouercomen yet were there thre tymes so many of them as of the englysshmen And there was slayne all the cheualry knyghthode of the realme of Scotlonde And there was taken as they wolde haue fled thens Dauyd the kyng of Scotlonde hymselfe the erle of Mentyf syr William Douglas many other grete men of Scotlonde And after that our Englysshmen whan they had rested them a fewe dayes had ordeined theyr kepers of yâ— north couÌ„tree they came to London brought with them syr Dauid the kyng of Scotlonde all the other lordes that were taken prysoners vnto the toure of London with all the haste that they myght lefte them there in safe kepyng vnto the kynges comynge went home agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„tre And afterward was the kynges rauÌ„som of Scotlonde taxed to an hondred thousand marke of syluer to be payed within .x. yere that is to saye euery yere .x. thousande marke ¶ How kynge Edwarde besyegeâ—â— Calays and how it was wonne yelded vnto hym IN the .xxij. yere of yâ— regne of king Edwarde he went ouer the see in the wynter tyme laye all the wynter at the syege of Calays the whiche yere whyle yâ— syege lasted endured Philyp the kyng of FrauÌ„ce cast purposed tray toursly with fraude to put away yâ— syege came the .xxvij. day of Iuly in yâ— same yere with a grete hoost a stronge power nighed to yâ— syege of Calays the whiche Philip the last day of Iuly sent to kyng Edward worde that he wold gyue hym playne batayle yâ— thyrde daye after that about euensonge tyme yf he durst come fro yâ— syege abyde And whan kyng Edward herde that without ony longe taryenge or longe auysemeÌ„t accepted gladly yâ— day houre of batayle that Philip had assygned And whan the kynge of FrauÌ„ce herde that the nexte nyght after he set his tentes a fyre remeued wente awaye cowardly Than they that were in the towne in the castel besyeged seynge al this how that they had none other helpe ne socour of the king of FrauÌ„ce ne of his men also that theyr vitayles wtin them were spended wasted for faute of vitayles re fresshing they ete horses houÌ„des cattes myce for to kepe theyr treuth as longe as they myght whaÌ„ they sawe was fouÌ„de amonge them at the last that they had no thynge amoÌ„ge them for to ete ne lyue by ne no socour nor rescowe of the frensshe men of that other syde they wyst well that they must nedes dye for defaute or elles yelde yâ— towne anone they went toke downe yâ— baners yâ— armes of FrauÌ„ce on euery syde that were hangen out wente on the walles of the towne in dyuers places as naked as they were borne saue onely theyr shertes their preuy clothes helde theyr swerdes naked the poynt downward in theyr haÌ„des put ropes halters aboute theyr neckes yelded vp the keys of the towne of the castell to kyng Edward of Englonde with grete fere and drede of herte And whan kyng Edward sawe this as a merciable king and lorde receyued them all to grace a fewe of the gretest persones of estate of gouernaunce of the towne he sente in to Englonde there to abyde theyr raunsom the kynges grace And all yâ— comynalte of the towne the kynge let go whyther they wolde in peas wtout ony harme and let them bere with them all theyr thynges that they myght bere and cary awaye kepynge the towne the castell to hymselfe Than through medracion of cardinals that were sent from yâ— pope trewse was takeÌ„ there bytwene FrauÌ„ce Englonde for .ix. monethes
Henry the .iiij. besechinge him of his helpe and socour agaynst his deedly enemy the duke of Burgoyne And than the kynge made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence his other sone Iohn duke of Bedforde his other sone Vmfrey duke of Glocestre and syr Thomas Beauford erle of Dorset and the duke of Awemarle he made duke of Yorke And than the kyng ordeyned his sone syr Thomas duke of ClareÌ„ce sir Thomas beauford erle of Dorset syr Iohn Cornwyll with many other lordes knyghtes and squyers men of armes archers for to go ouet see in to FrauÌ„ce in helpynge and strengthynge of the duke of Orlyaunce And these worthy lordes with theyr retynue shypped at Hamton sayled ouer yâ— see in to NormaÌ„dy londed at Hogges And there mette with them yâ— lorde Hambe at theyr londynge with .vij. M. men of armes Frensshmen thre sergeauÌ„tes of armes with them all were put to flyght of them were takeÌ„ vij C. men of armes iiij C. horses without those that were slayne in the felde And so they rode forth through out all FrauÌ„ce toke castles townes slewe many Frensshemen that withstode them and toke many prysoners as they rode and so they passed forth tyll they came to Burdeux and there they rested them a whyle and set the countree in peas rested tyll the vyntage were redy to sayle And than the duke with his meyny came home in to Englond in safete thaÌ„ked be god ¶ And in the same yere was the kynges coyne chaunged throughout Englonde by the kynge his couÌ„seyle that is to saye the noble halfe noble ferthynge of golde ¶ And in the .xiiij. yere of kyng HeÌ„rpes regne the fourth he let make galays of warre for he hoped to haue passed the grete see so forth to Ierusalem there to haue ended his lyfe but god vysyted hym soone after with infirmite grete sekenes that he myght not well endure no whyle so seruently he was taken and brought in bed at WestmyÌ„ster in a fayre chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlayne what he called the chambre that he lay in And he answered sayd Ierusalem And than he sayd that the prophecy sayd that he shold make an ende dye in IerusaleÌ„ And than he made hym redy vnto god and dysposed all his wyll And soone after he died was caried by water froÌ„ Westmynster in a barge vnto Feuersham froÌ„ thens he was caryed to CauÌ„terbury by londe with moche torche lyght brennynge in to the abbey of Chrystchirche there he was entered buryed besyde saint Thomas of CauÌ„terburyes shryne And thus ended the worthy kyng Henry about mydlent sondaye in the yere of our lorde a. M CCCC and .xiij. vpon whose soule god haue mercy Amen MArtyn yâ— .v. was pope after Iohn xiiij yere This maÌ„ was chosen by the concyle of Constance the other were deposed yâ— stroue so came peas in the chirche the whiche longe tyme afore was desyred necessary for yâ— defence of the fayth This was yâ— myghtyest pope that euer was of ryches a grete iudge He edifyed townes walles stretes he destroyed heresyes he did moche good through the noble prynce Sygysmund And he gadred moche money for to gete yâ— holy londe agayn but deth came vpon hym letted hym he made a couÌ„seyle afore his deth for that mater there he decessed ¶ Eugenius was pope after Martyn .xvii. yere This Eugeny was chosen peasybly after the deth of Martyn no man doubted but he was pope But shortly after he was expulsed from Rome for it was so that he fledde naked Also he was cited to the concyle of Basilieus deposed but he charged hym not And for that began the stryfe agayne the whiche stode to his deth those that fauoured him sayd he was worthy moche louynge the contrary sayd those that were agaynst hym but what someuer he was after he had taken the dignite vpon hym afore he was of grete abstynence of good fame that he dyd after that I leue to the iudgement of god ¶ Circa annuÌ„ dnÌ„i M CCCC .xiij. ¶ Of kynge Henry the fyfth that was kynge Henryes sone ANd after the deth of king Henry the fourth regned kynge Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouth in Wales that was a worthy kyng a gracyous man and a grete conquerour And in the fyrst yere of his regne for grete loue and goodnes he sent to the fâ—â—res of Langley there as his fader had do bury kynge Rychard the seconde and let take his body out of the erth agayn dyd do bryÌ„ge it to Westmynster in a ryall chare couered with blacke veluet and baners of dyuers armes about all the horses drawing yâ— chare were trapped in blacke and beten with dyuers armes many a torche brennynge by all the waye tyll he came to Westmynster there he let make for hym a ryall and a solempne enterement buryed hym by quene Anne his wyfe as his owne desyre was on yâ— ferther syde of saynt Edwardes 〈…〉 yne in yâ— abbey of saynt Peters of Westmynster vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ And in this same yere were certayne lollers taken fals heretykes that had purposed through false treason for to haue slayne our kyng for to haue destroyed all the clergy of yâ— realme they myght haue had theyr false purpose But our lorde god wolde not suffre it for in haste our kynge had warnynge therof of all theyr fals ordinauÌ„ce werkyng came sodeynly with his power to sayÌ„t Iohns without sinythfelde anone they toke a certayn of the lollers fals heretykes brought them to the kynges presence and there they tolde all theyr fals purpose ordynauÌ„ce how they wolde haue done wrought yf they myght haue regned had theyr wyl there they told whiche were theyr capytayns gouernours than the king coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to the toure of LondoÌ„ than toke moo of them bothe win the cite wtout sent theÌ„ to Newgate to bothe Coâ—ters And than they were brought in examinacion afore the clergy the kynges Iustyces there they were coÌ„uicte for theyr fals heresy dampned before yâ— Iustyee for theyr fals treason this was theyr iudgemet that they sholde be drawen froÌ„ the toure of London to saint Giles felde there to be hanged brent on the galowes Also there was taken syr Roger Acton knyght for heresy eke for treason agaynst the kyng the realme he came afore yâ— clergy was coÌ„uict for his heresy to be brent dampned before the Iustyces to be drawen from the toure of London through the cite to saynt Giles felde to be hanged brent ¶ And in the seconde yere of kynge Henryes regne he held a couÌ„seyle of all the lordes of the realme at WestmyÌ„ster there
deth of yâ— worshypfull faders The feest of the Transfyguracyon was ordeyned of Calixt for the gyft of grace of yâ— meruaylous victory done agaynst the Turke in Hungary on saynt Sixtus daye M cccc lâ—ij For there was a meruaylous victo 〈…〉 gyuen to christen men in Hungary agaynst the grete Turke there he lost many a maÌ„ fledde shamefully for drede of his enemyes no man folowed by but alone yâ— hand of god fered the Turke his hoost on saynt Calixtes day Saynt Iohn de Capistrano was there seen present he prouoked the people that were aferde to folowe the myshyleuynge Turkes and there fell a grete 〈◊〉 on them for the Turkes sayd yâ— there was so grete a nombre of knyghtes that folowed them that 〈…〉 th they durst loke backwarde and therfore they fledde leste all theyr tresour behynde them they were holy aungelles that caused them to flee ¶ Nota. ¶ Prynters of bokes were this tyme myghtely multiplyed in Ma gâ—â—cie through out yâ— worlde there began fyrst helde theyr 〈◊〉 this tyme many mâ—n begaÌ„ to be more subtyll incraftes 〈…〉 er thâ— euer they were afore 〈◊〉 yâ— second was pope after â–ª 〈◊〉 lixt .vi. yere This 〈◊〉 ê° was chosen in the yere of our lorde â–ª 〈◊〉 cccc 〈◊〉 â–ª he was called Eâ—â— as an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â–ª a grete oratour a laurente porte afore he was yâ— emperours embassadour in yâ— coÌ„cyle of Basyle he wrote a noble treatyse for yâ— auctorite of yâ— same This man desyred to haue a passage to the Turke And moche people of dyuers countrees came to Rome he gaue them his blessynge sent them home agayn for they were not sufficyent for yâ— Turkes hoost and 〈◊〉 after he decessed PAulus a venicyan was pope after Pius .vij. yere This Paulus was chosen in the yere of our lord Iesu Chryst M cccc and .lxiiij. And anone he alowed the feest of the Presentacyon of our lady as Pius dyd This man was a taught man in ryght wysnes and he sayd it was better to make fewe thynges kepe them stedfastly than for to make many soone reuoke them And he made a grete palays at saynt Markes he decessed or that he had ended it in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst M cccc .lxxi. ¶ LeodinÌ„ the londe of Luke was oppressed with many tribulacyoÌ„s and after in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst M cccc .lxviij. vtterly it was destroyed by Charles the duke of Burgoyne the whiche wedded dame Margarete syster to kyng Edward yâ— fourth of Englonde Also the same duke Charles entred in to the londe of Geldre con quered it all ¶ The yere of grace was also chauÌ„ged by pope Paule for fauour of mannes soule froÌ„ .xxv. yere vnto .xxv. yere And bycause yâ— cursednes habounded so sore grace habounded as sore SIxtus the fourth a Geneuoys a â—rere mynour was pope after Paule This man was generall in the ordre of yâ— freâ—e mynours or he was cardynall And he was chosen in the yere of our lorde god M cccc .lxxj. and was called FraÌ„ciscus de Sanona of good fame and vertuous He was chosen cardynall without his knowlege tyll he was made And the same yere that he was chosen pope the Turke had taken froÌ„ chrysten men two empyres and .iiij. kyngdomes .xx. prouynces and two hondred 〈◊〉 tees and had destroyed men women without nombre And that meued the pope that he sholde dyspose hym to go to withstande hym And for an army to be made against the Turke the pope gaue grete indulgences of pardon of the treasour of the chirche vnto all chrysten realmes that he myght ordeyn some trea sour to withstande that mysbyleuynge Turke And in the realme of Englonde Iohn abbot of Abyngdon was the popes legate to dispose this godly treasour of the chirche vnto euery faythfull man that was disposed and that wolde abâ—â— themselfe to receyue it ¶ Thus endeth the Cronycles of Englonde with the fruyte of tymes compyled in a boke And was fyrst imprynted by one somtyme scole mayster of saynt Albons on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And now lately imprynted at London and dilygently amended in dyuers places where as ony faute was in Flete strete at the sygne of the Sonne by me Wynkyn de Worde in the yere of our lorde god M CCCCC .xxviij. the ix daye of Apryll Wynkyn worde The descripcyon of Englonde ¶ Here foloweth a lytell treatyse the whiche treateth of the descripcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was called Albyon and after Brytayne and now Englonde and speketh of the noblesse and worthynesse of the same ¶ It is so that in many diuers places the comyn Cronycles of Englonde ben had also now late emprynted in Flete strete at the signe of the Sonne And for as moche as yâ— descripcyon of this londe whiche of olde tyme was named Albion and after Brytayne is not descryued ne comynly had ne the noblenes worthy nes of yâ— same is not knowen Therfore I entende to set in this boke the descripcyon of this sayd yle of Brytayn with the coÌ„modytees of the same ¶ In the fyrst shall be tolde the names of the ylonde Caplo .i. ¶ Of the settynge boundynge length and brede of Englonde Ca .ij. ¶ Of yâ— worthynes and prerogacyons Capitulo .iij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and of the wonders Ca .iiij. ¶ Of the chefe partyes of the same londe Ca .v. ¶ Of the ylondes that ben therto adiacent Ca .vj. ¶ Of the kynges hye wayes and stretes Ca .vij. ¶ Of the famous ryuers and stremes Capitulo Ca .viij. ¶ Of auncient cytees townes Ca .ix. ¶ Of prouynces and shyres Ca .x. ¶ Of the lawes names of the lawes Capitulo .xj. ¶ Of kyngdomes of boundes markes bytwene them Ca .xij. ¶ Of bysshopryches theyr sees ca. xiij ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. ¶ Of the language of maners vsage of the people of this londe Ca .xv. ¶ Of the londe of Wales Ca .xvj. ¶ Of the name and why it is named Wales Ca .xvij. ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of Wales Ca .xviij. ¶ Of the maners and ryghtes of the walsshmen Ca .xix. ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Wales Ca .xx. ¶ Of the descripcion of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania Ca .xxj. ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde ca .xxiij. ¶ Of the gretenes and quantite of that londe ca .xxiiij. ¶ Of the defautes of the londe ca .xxv. ¶ Of them that fyrste enhabyted Irlonde ca .xxvj. ¶ Of the condycyons and maners of Irysshmen ca .xxvij. ¶ Of the meruaylles and wonders of Irlonde ca .xxviij. ¶ Of the meruaylles of sayntes of Irlonde ca .xxix. ¶ Thus endeth the table ¶ The names of this ylonde Caplo .j. FIrste as Galfridus sayth this loÌ„de was called Albyon after yâ—
of whyte lyme There is also whyte claye reed for to make pottes crockes stenes other vessell and brent tyle to couer the houses chirches as it were in the other samia that is named samos also Flaūdres loueth well y◠woll of this londe Hollonde the skylles and felles of al maner beestes Guyen y◠yren the leed Irlonde the oor the salt All Europa loueth desyreth y◠whyte metall of this londe ¶ Alfre Britayn hath ynough of al mater y◠there nedeth to bie sell or is nedefull to mannes vse there lacketh neyther salte nor yren Therfore a versefyour in his metre prayseth this londe in this maner Englond is a good londe fruytful of woll but it is a corner Englonde is full of playe free men well worthy to playe free men free tongues free hertes free ben all theyr thynges theyr handes is more free better than theyr tōgue Also Englōde is beauteous of londe floure of londes all aboute that lōde is full payed with fruyte good of his owne that londe releueth straunge men that hath nede therto And whā hunger greueth other londes that londe fedeth them That londe bereth fruyte corne grete plente ynough That londe is well at ease as lōge as men lyue in peas eest west in eche londe ben wel knowen the hauens of Englōde Theyr shyppes foūdes ofte helpeth many londes Theyr meet money men haue there more comyn alway And for to lerne men gladly gyue gyftes In londe stronde wyde speketh men of Englonde Londe hony mylke chese this ylonde therof shall bere the pryce This ylonde hath no nede of other londes al lōdes must seke helpe at this alone Of the lyking of theyr woun might wonder kyng Salomon The ryches y◠there is an wold desire Octauiā ¶ Of the meruayles wonders ca .iiij. IN Brytayn ben hote welles well arayed adressed to y◠vse of manhode maystresse of those welles is the grete spiryte Minerua In her hous the fyre endureth alway that neuer chaungeth in to asshes but there y◠fyre slaketh it chaūgeth in to stone clottes ¶ Alfre In Brytayn ben many wonders neuer theles foure ben moost wonderfull the first is at Pecton there bloweth so stronge wynde out of the chynes of the erthe that it casteth vp agayne clothes y◠men cast in The second is at Stonehenge besyde Salysbury there ben grete stones wonders huge bē rered on hygh as it were gates set vpon other gates Neuertheles it is not knowen clerely ne apperceyued how wherfore they ben so arered and so wonderfully hanged The thyrde is at Cherdhoke there is a grete holownes vnder y◠erth often many men haue walked therin haue seen ryuers stremes but no where can they fynde none ende The fourth is that rayne is seen reysed vpon hylles none spronge about in the feldes Also there is a grete ponde that conteyneth .lx. ylondes couenable for men to dwell in that ponde is becleped about with syxe score roches and vpon euery roche an egles nest and thre score ryuers renne in to y◠ponde none of them all ren in to y◠see but one There is a ponde closed aboute with wall of tyle of stone In that ponde men wasshe and bathe ryght sore euery man feleth the water hote or colde ryght as he wyll hȳ selfe There ben salte welles ferre from the see ben salte all y◠weke longe vnto saterdaye at none fresshe fro saterday at none vnto mondaye The water of these welles whan it is soden turneth in to small salte fayre whyte Also there is a ponde the water therof hath wonders werkynge for though all an hoost stode by the ponde turned theyr faces thyderwarde the water wolde drawe them violently towarde y◠ponde wete all theyr clothes and so sholde a hors be drawen in the same wyse And yt y◠face be turned awaye fro the water the water noyeth not There is a well that no streme renneth fro neyther therto yet foure maner of fysshe ben taken therin that well is but .xx. fote longe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fote brode not depe but to the knee closed with hye bankes on euery syde In the coūtree about Wynchestre is a denne or a caue out of that caue bloweth alwaye a stronge wynde so that no man may endure to stande to fore y◠denne or cane ¶ There is also a ponde y◠turneth tree in to yren yf it be therin a yere so trees ben shapen in to whetstones Also there is in the toppe of an hyll buryels euery man that cometh meteth that buryell he shall fynde it euen of his owne length mesure And yf a pylgrym knele therto anone he shall be all fresshe fele no grefe of werynes ¶ Gir. in top Fast by the mynstre of wymburney that is not ferre fro Bathe is a wode that bereth moche fruyte yf the trees of that wode fall in to water or groūde that is nygh lye there all a yere the trees turne in to stones ¶ Gir. in itinere Vnder y◠cite of Chestre renneth the ryuer Dee that now departeth Englōde wales That riuer chaūgeth eueri moneth his sordes as men of that coūtre tell leueth often the chanel but whether y◠water drawe more towarde Englonde or toward Wales to what syde y◠it be that yere men of that syde haue y◠worst ende be ouer set And men of that other syde shal haue better ende ben at theyr aboue Whan the water so chaungeth his course it bo deth suche happes This riuer Dee ren neth cometh out of a lake that hyght Pymblemere In this ryuer is grete plente of samon neuertheles in the lake is neuer samon founde ¶ Wilhel dere le .ij. Take hede how grete lyght and bryghtnes hath ben shewed vpon Englysshmen syth they fyrst turned to ryght byleue So y◠of no men in ony prouynce ben foūden so many hole bodyes of men after theyr dethe in lykenes of euerlastynges that shall be after the daye of dome as it well semeth in these holy sayntes Etheldrede Edmond the kyng Elphege Edgar Cuthberte and saynt Edward many other I trowe that it be done by a specyall grace of almyghty god for the nacion that is set as it were without the worlde sholde take hede to buryenge of bodyes wtout corrupcyon rottynge and ben the more bolde and stedfast for to trust vpon the fynall arysyng of deed bodyes for to last euermore after the daye of dome ¶ Of the chefe partyes of the same londe Ca .v. AFter the fyrst Brutes tyme the ylonde of Brytayne began for to haue the pryncypall partyes that ben Loegria Cambria that is Wales Albania that is now Scotlonde Loegria hath that name of Locrinus that was 〈…〉 es eldest sone hyght Loegria as it were Locrinus londe But now Loegria is called Englonde The boundes markes were
men call yâ— men of yâ— londe Englysshmen ¶ Alfre Than after that the Danes pursued the londe aboute a. ij C. yere that is to saye fro yâ— foresayd Edbartus tyme vnto saynt Edwardes tyme made yâ— fyfth maner of people in yâ— ylonde but they fayled after warde At the last came Normans vnto duke Willyam subdued Englysshmen yet kepe they yâ— londe they made the syxth people in yâ— ylonde But in the fyrst kynge Henryes tyme came many Flemynges receyued a dwellyÌ„ge place for a tyme besyde Maylros in the west syde of Englonde made the seuenth people in the ylonde Neuertheles by coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the same kynge they were put thens dryuen to Hauerfordes syde in yâ— west syde of wales ¶ R. And so now in Brytayn Danes Pictes fayle all out and fyue nacyons dwell therin that ben Scottes in Albania that is Scotlonde Brytayne in Cambria yâ— is Wales but that Flemynges dwell in yâ— is west Wales And Normans Englysshmen ben medled in al yâ— yloÌ„de for it is now doubte in storyes how and in what maner they were put away destroyed out of Brytayn Now it is to declare how yâ— Pictes were destroyed fayled ¶ Gir .j. ca .vij. Brytayn was somtyme occupyed with Saxons peas was made stablisshed with yâ— Pictes than yâ— Scottes yâ— came with the Pictes sawe yâ— the Pictes were nobler of dedes and better men of armes though they were lesse in nombre than yâ— Scottes Than the Scottes hauynge therof enuy turned to theyr natural treason yâ— they haue ofte vsed For in treason they passe other men beÌ„ traytours as it were by kynde for they prayed all the Pictes specially the gretest of them to a feest wayted theyr tyme whan the Pictes were mery and had well dronke they drewe vp nayles yâ— helde vp holowe benches vnder the Pictes the Pictes vnware sodeynly fell in ouer yâ— hammes in to a wonderfull pytfall Than yâ— Scottes fell on yâ— Pictes slewe them lefte none alyue And so of two maner people the better warryours were al destroyed But the other that ben yâ— Scottes whiche ben traytours all vnlyke to yâ— Pictes toke ê“fyte by that fals treason for they toke all that londe and holde it yet vnto this tyme call it ScotloÌ„de after theyr owne name In kynge Edgarus tyme Kynadius Alpinus sone was duke 〈◊〉 der of the Scottes and warred in Picte londe destroyed the Pictes He warred syxe tymes in Saxon toke all yâ— londe that is bytwene Twede yâ— Scottysshe see with wronge with strength ¶ Of the laÌ„guages of maners vsage of the people of that londe Ca .xv. AS it is knowen how many maner of people ben in this ylonde there ben also so many languages and tongues Neuertheles W 〈…〉 n and Scottes that ben not medled with other nacyons kepe yet theyr language speche But yet yâ— Scottes that were somtyme confederate and dwelled with Pictes drawe somwhat after theyr speche But the Flemynges yâ— dwell in the west syde of Wales haue lefte theyr straunge speche speke lyke to saxons Also Englysshmen though they had fro yâ— begynnynge thre maner of speches southerne northerne myddle speche in yâ— myddle of the londe as they come of thre maner of people of Germania Neuertheles by coÌ„mixcyon medlynge fyrst with Danes afterward with Normans in many thynges yâ— couÌ„tree language is appayred for some vse strauÌ„ge wlaffynge chyteryng harryng garryng grysbytyng This appayring of yâ— language cometh of two thynges One bycause yâ— children yâ— go to scole lerne to speke fyrst englysshe thaÌ„ ben compelled to coÌ„strue theyr lessons in frensshe that hath beÌ„ vsed syth yâ— Normans came in to Englonde Also gentylmens children ben lerned taught from theyr youth to speke Frensshe vplondisshmen wyll couÌ„terfeyte lyken them selfe to gentylmen and are besy to speke frensshe for to be more set by wherfore it is sayd by a comyn ê“uerbe Iacke wold be a gentylmaÌ„ yf he coude speke frensshe ¶ Treuisa This was moche vsed tofore the grete deth but syth it is somdele chaunged for syr Iohn Cornewayle a mayster of graÌ„mer chauÌ„ged yâ— techynge of graÌ„mer scole coÌ„struccyon of frensshe in to englysshe And other scole maysters vse yâ— same waye now in the yere of our lord M CCC .lxxxv. the .ix. yere of king Rychard yâ— seconde leue all frensshe in scoles vse all construccyon in englysshe wherin they haue auauÌ„tage one waye that is yâ— they lerne the sooner theyr graÌ„mer in an other disauauÌ„tage for now they lerne no frensshe nor can none whiche is hurte to them yâ— shall passe the see And also gentylmen haue moche lefte to teche theyr chyldren to speke Frensshe ¶ R. It semeth a grete wonder yâ— Englysshmen haue so grete diuersite in theyr owne language in sowne in speking of it whiche is all in one ylonde And yâ— language of Normandy is comen out of an other londe hath one maner sowne amonge all other yâ— speke it in Englonde for a man of kent southerne westerne northerne men speke frensshe all lyke in sowne speche but they can not speke theyr englisshe so ¶ Treuisa Neuerthelesse there ben as many diuers maner of frensshe in the realme of FrauÌ„ce as dyuers englysshe in yâ— realme of Englonde ¶ R. Also of the foresayd tongue whiche is departed in thre is grete wonder for men of yâ— eest with men of yâ— west accorde better in sownynge of theyr speche than men of yâ— north with men of yâ— south Therfore it is yâ— men of merc 〈…〉 yâ— ben of myddle Englonde as it were partyners with yâ— endes vnderstande better the syde languages northerne southerne than northerne southerne vnderstande eyther other ¶ Wilhel de pon .li. 〈◊〉 All yâ— language of the northumbres specially at Yorke is so sharpe shyteynge froâ—â—yng vnshappe yâ— we southerne men may vnneth vnderstaÌ„de yâ— language I suppose the cause be yâ— they be nigh to yâ— alyens yâ— speke strauÌ„gely Also yâ— kynges of Englonde abyde dwell more in yâ— south couÌ„tree thaÌ„ in yâ— north couÌ„tree bycause there is better corne londe more people more noble citees more ê“fytable hauens in the south couÌ„tre than in yâ— north couÌ„tre ¶ De gentis huius moribus Gir. in 〈…〉 ere FOr yâ— maners doynge of walssh men of Scottes ben tofore somwhat declared Now I purpose to tell declare yâ— condicyons of yâ— myddle people of Englonde But the Flemynges yâ— ben in yâ— west syde of Wales ben now all turned as they were Englisshmen bycause they company with Englysshmen And they be myghty stronge to fyght and ben the moost enemyes that Walshmen haue and vse marchaâ—dyse clothynge ben full redy to put themselfe in auentures to peryll in yâ— see londe bycause of grete wynnyng ben redy somtyme to the plowe somtyme
to dedes of armes whan tyme and place aâ—eth It semeth of these men a grete wonder yâ— in a bone of a wethers ryght sholder whan the flesshe is soden away and not rosted they knowe what hath be done is done and shall be done as it were by spiryte of propheeye wonderfull crafte They tell what is done in ferre countrees tokens of peas or of warre the state of the realme sleynge of men spousebreche suche thynges they declare â—â—rtayne of tokens sygnes that is in suche a sholder bone ¶ R. But the Englysshmen yâ— dwel in EngloÌ„de ben medled in yâ— ylonde and ben ferre from the places that they spronge of fyrst turne to the contrary dedes lyghtly without entycynge of ony other men by theyr owne assent And vn easy also vnpacient of peas enemyes of besynes and full of slouth ¶ Wilhel de pon .li .iij. sayth That whan they haue destroyed theyr enemyes all to yâ— grouÌ„de than they fyght with themselfe and slee eche other as a voyde and an empty sto mak werketh in it selfe ¶ R. Neuerthelâ—sse men of the south ben easyer more mylde than men of yâ— north For they be more vnstable more cruell and more vn easy The myddle men ben parteners with bothe Also they vse them to glotony more than other men ben more costlewe in meet clothynge Men suppose that they toke that vyce of kynge Hardyknoght that was a Dane For he badde set forth â—wyes double messe at dyner at souper also These men ben spedefull on hors a fote able redy to all maner dedes of 〈…〉 s ben wont to haue vyctory and maystry in euery fyght where no treason is walkyng and ben curyous can well tell dedes woÌ„ders that they haue seen And they go in dyuers londes vnneth ben ony men ryche in theyr owne londe or more gracyous in ferre and in strauÌ„ge londe they can better wynne gete newe than kepe theyr owne herytage Therfore it is that they be spradde so wyde wene yâ— euery londe is theyr owne The men ben able to all maner of sleyght wytte but tofore yâ— dede blonderynge hasty more wyse after the dede than tofore leue of lyghtly what they haue begon ¶ Solinê° li .vj. Therfore Eugenius the pope sayd that EnglysshmeÌ„ were able to do what euer they wolde to be set put tofore all other ne were that lyght wytte letteth And as Hanyball sayd that yâ— Romayns myght not be ouercomeÌ„ but in theyr own couÌ„tre so Englysshmen may not be ouercomeÌ„ in strauÌ„ge londes but in theyr owne couÌ„tre they be lyghtly ouercomen ¶ R. These men despyse theyr owne prayse other men vnneth be pleased with theyr owne estate what befalleth other men that they wyll gladly take to themselfe Therfore it is that a yeman arayeth him as a squyer a squyer as a knyght a knight as a duke a duke as a kyng Yet some go about wyll be lyke to all maner state be iÌ„ no state for they take euery degre that be of no degre for iÌ„ beryng outward they be min strels herawdes in talkyng grete spekers in etyng dryÌ„kyng glotons in gaderyng of catell hucksters tauerners in araye turmentours in wynnynges Argi in trauayle Tanâ—ali in takynge hede Dedali iÌ„ beddes Sardanapali in chirches mawmets in courtes thondre onely in ê‘uylege of clergy in prebeÌ„des they knowlege themself clerkes ¶ Treuisa As touchyng yâ— termes of latyn as Argi TaÌ„tali Dedali Sardinapali ye must vnderstande them as yâ— poetes feyned of them Argus was an herde and kepte beestes he had an hondred eyen Argus was also a shyppe a shipman a chapman so Argus myght se before and behynde on euery syde Therfore he that is wyse ware can se that he be not deceyued may be called Argus And so the cronycle sayth in plurell nombre yâ— Englysshmen ben Argi that is to saye they se about where as wynnyng is That other worde Tantali the poete feyneth that Tantalus slewe his owne sone wherfore he is dampned to perpetuall penauÌ„ce and he standeth alwaye in water vp to the nether lyppe hath alwaye rype apples noble fruyte hangynge downe to the ouer lyppe But the fruyte nor the water may not come wtin his mouth He is so holden staÌ„deth bytwene meet drynke and may neyther ete nor drynke is euer an hongred and a thyrst that woo is hym alyue by this maner lykenes of Tantalus they that do right nought there as is moche to do in euery syde ben called Tantali It semeth that it is to say in trauayle they be Tantali for they do ryght nought therto The thyrde worde is Dedali take hede that Dedalus was a subtyll and a slye man And therfore by lykenes they that ben subtyll and slye they ben called Dedali And the fourth worde is Sardanapali ye shall vnderstaÌ„de that Sardanapalus was kynge of Assyryens and was full vnchaste vsed hym for to lye softe And by a maner of lykenes of hym they that lyue vnchastly beÌ„ called Sardanapali ¶ R. But amoÌ„ge all Englysshmen medled togyders is so grete a chauÌ„gynge diuersite of clothynge of aray and so many maners dyuers shappes that well nygh is there ony maÌ„ knowen by his clothynge and his araye of what someuer degree that he be Therof prophecyed an holy Anker in â—ynge Egelfredes tyme in this maner Henâ—i .li .vj. Englysshmen for as moche as they vse them to dronklewnes to treason to rechelesnes of goddes â—ous fyrst by Danes than by Normans at yâ— thyrde tyme by yâ— Scottes that they holde the moost wretchest and leest worth of all other they shall be ouercomeÌ„ Than the worlde shall be so vnstable so dâ—uers varyable that yâ— vnstablenes of thoughtes shall be betokened by many maner dyuersytees of clothynge ¶ Here foloweth the descripcyon of the londe of Wales ¶ Of the londe of Wales Ca .xvj. NOw this boke taketh in honde Wales after Englonde So take I my tales And wende in to Wales To that noble flode Of Priamus blode Knowlege for to wynne Of grete Iupyters kynne For to haue in mynde Dardanus kynde In these foure tytles I fonde To tell the state of that londe Cause of the men I shall â—ell And than prayse the londe and well Than I shall wryte with my pen All the maners of the men Than I shall foâ—de To tell meruayles of the londe ¶ Of the name and wherfore it is named Wales Ca. xviâ— WAles now is called Wallia And somtyme it hyght Cambria For Camber Bruâ—es son Was prynce and there dyd won Than Wallia was to meâ—e For Gwalaes the quene Kynge Ebrancus chylde Was wedded thyder mylde And of that lorde Gwalon Withdraweth of the soun And put to .l .i. a. And thou shalte fynde Wallia And though this londe Be moche lesse than Englonde As good glebe is one as other
defaute of mannes wytte Grete tresour is hyd in grounde And after this it shall be founde By grete study and besynes Of them that come after vs That olde men had by grete nede We haue by besy dede ¶ Treuisa In bokes ye may rede That kynde fayleth not at nede Whan no man had crafte in mynde Than of crafte halpe god and kynde Whan no techer was in londe Men of crafte by goddes honde They that had crafte so then Taught forth crafte to other men Some crafte that came not yet in place Some men shall haue by goddes grace ¶ R. An ylonde is with noyse stryfe In west wales at Kardyfe Fast by Seuarne stronde Barry hyght that ylonde In the hyther syde in a chene Shalte thou here wonder dene And dyuerse noyse also If thou put thyne eere to Noyse of leues and of wynde Noyse of metals thou shalte fynde Frotynge of yren whetstones yâ— shalte here Hetyng of ouens than with fyre All this may well be By wawes of the see That breketh in thare With suche noyse and fare At Penbroke in a stede Fendes do ofte quede And throweth foule thynges inne And despyseth also synne Neyther crafte ne bedes may Do thens that sorowe away Whan it greueth soo To the men it bodeth woo At Crucynar in west wales Is a wonders buryales Euery man that cometh it to se Semeth it euen as moche as he Hole wepen there a nyght Shall be broken or daye lyght At Nemyn in north wales Alytell ylonde there is That is called Bardysay Monkes dwell there alway Men lyue so longe in that hurst That the oldest dyeth furst Men saye that Merlyn there buryed is That hyght also Siluestris There were Merlyns tweyne And prophecyed beyne One hyght Ambrose and Merlyn And was goten by a gobelyn In Demicia at Carmarthyn Vnder kynge Vortygeryn He tolde his prophecye Euen in Snowdonye At the heed of the water of Coneway In the syde of mount â—ryry Dynas embreys in walsshe Ambrose hyll in Englysshe Kynge Vortyger sate on The water syde and was full of wone Than Ambrose Meâ—lyn prophâ—eyed To fore hym ryght tho ¶ Treuisa What wytâ—e wolde wene That a fende myght gete a chylde Some men wolde wene That he may no suche werke welde That fende that goth a nyght Women full ofte to gyle Incubus is named by ryght And gyleth men otherwhyle Succubus is that wyght God graunte vs none suche vyle Who that cometh in her gyle Wonders happe shall he smyle With wonders dede Bothe men and women sede Fendes wyll kepe With crafte and brynge an hepe So fendes wylde May make women bere chylde Yet neuer in mynde Was chylde of fendes kynde For without eye There myght no suche chylde dye Clergy maketh mynde Deth sleeth no fendes kynde But deth slewe Merlyn Merlyn was ergo no gobelyn Another Merlyn of Albyn londe That now is named Scotlonde And he had names two Siluestris and Calidonius also Of that wode Calidonyâ— For there he tolde his prophecye And hyght Siluestris as well For whan he was in batell And sawe aboue a grysely kynde And fell anone out of his mynde And made no more abode But ranne anone vnto the wode ¶ Treuisa Siluestris is wode Other wylde of mode Other elles That at the wode he dwelles ¶ R. Siluestris Merlyâ—e Tolde prophecye well and fyne And prophecyed well sure Vnder kynge Arthure Openly and not so close As Merlyn Ambrose There ben hylles in snowdonye That ben wonderfull hye With heyght as grete a waye As a man may go a daye And hyght eryty in walsshe Snowy hylles in Englysshe In these hylles there is Leese ynough for all beestes of walis These hylles on top beres Two grete fysshe weares Conteyned in that one ponde Meueth with the wynde an ylonde As though it dyd swymme And nygheth to the brymine So that herdes haue grete wonder And wene that the worlde meueth vnder In that other is perche and fysshe Euery one eyed is So fareth all well In Albama the mylwell In Rutlonde by Tetynwell There is a lytell well That floweth not alwaye As the see twyes a daye But somtyme it is drye And somtyme full by the eye There is in northwallia In Mon that hyght Anglesia A stone accordynge well nygh As it were a mannes thygh How ferre euer that stone Be borne of ony mon On nyght it gooth home his waye That he founde by assaye Hugh therto of Shrowesbury In tyme of the fyrst Henry For he wolde the sothe fynde That stone to another he gan bynde With grete cheynes of yren And threwe all I feren Bounde at one hepe In to a water depe Yet amorowe that stone Was seen erly in Mon A chorle helde hymselfe full slygh And bounde this stone to his thygh His thygh was rotten or daye And the stone went awaye If men done lechery Nygh that stone by Swote cometh of that stone But chylde cometh there none There is a roche ryght wondersly The roche of herynge by countrey Though there crye ony man borne And blowe also with an horne Noyse there though thou abyde Thou shalte here none in this syde There is an other ylonde Fast by Mon at honde Hermytes there ben ryue If ony of them done stryue All the myce that may be gete Come and ete all theyr mete Than ceaseth neuer that woo Tyll the stryfe cease also As men in this londe Ben angry as in Irlonde So sayntes of this countray Ben also wretchefull alway Also in this londe In Irlonde and in Scotlonde Ben belles and staues That in worshyp men haues And ben worshypped so then Of clerkes and of lewde men That dreden also To swere on ony of tho Staffe eyther bell As it were the gospell At Basyngwerke is a well That Sacer hyght as men tell It spryngeth so sore as men may se What is cast in it throweth aye Therof spryngeth a grete stronde It were ynough for all that londe Seke at that place Haue bothe hele and grace In the welle ofter than ones Ben founde reed spercled stones In token of the blode reed That the mayde wenefrede Shedde at that pyt Whan her throte was kyt He that dyd that dede Hath sorowe on his sede His chyldren at all stoundes Barke as whelpes and houndes To praye to that mayde for grace Ryght at that welle place Eyther in Shrowesbury strete There that mayde resteth swete ¶ Of the descripcyon of Scotlonde somtyme named Albania Ca .xxj. IT is a comyn sawe that the couÌ„tre whiche is now named Scotlonde is an outstretchynge of the north syde of Britayn is departed in the south syde from Britayn with armes of that see on the other syde it is becleped with the see This londe hyght somtyme Albania had the name of Albanactê° that was kyng Brutes sone for Albanactê° dwelled fyrst therin or of the prouynce Albania that is a couÌ„tre of Scicia and nygh to Amazona therfore Scottes ben called as
it were Scyttes for they came out of Scicia Afterward that londe hyght Pictauia for the Pictes regned therin M CCC .lx. yere And at the last hyght Hibernia as IrloÌ„de hight ¶ Gir. in top For many skylles one is for affinite alte that was bytwene them Irysshmen for they toke their wyues of IrloÌ„de that is openly seen in their byleue in clothynge in language in speche in wepen and in maners An other skyll is for Irysshmen dwelled there somtyme ¶ Beda li .j. Out of Irlonde that is the ê“pre couÌ„tre of scottes came Irysshmen with theyr duke that was called Renda with loue with strength made them chefe sees citees besydes the Pictes in the north syde ¶ Gir. Now the loude is shortly called Scotlonde of Scottes that came out of Irlonde regned therin CCC rv vere vnto reed Willyams tyme that was Malcolyns broder ¶ R. Many euydeÌ„ces we haue of this Scotlonde the it is ofâ—e called and hyght Hibernia as Irlonde dothe ¶ Therfore Beda li .ij. ca .xj. sayth that LaureÌ„ce archebysshop of Dunbar was archebisshop of Scottes that dwelled in an ylonde that hyght Hibernia is next to Brytayn Beda li .iij. ca .xxvij. sayth pestylence of moreyn bare downe Hibernia Also li .iij. ca .ij. saith that the Scottes that dwelled in the south syde of Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .iij. he sayth that Clad was a yong lyng lerned the rule of monkes in Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xxij. Egfridus kynge of NorthuÌ„berlonde destroyed Hibernia Also li .iiij. ca .xv. the moost drie of Scottes in Hibernia in the same chapy 〈…〉 he called Hibernia proprely named the west ylonde is an hoÌ„dred myle from eueryche Brytayn departeth with the see bytwene called Hibernia the countre the now is called ScotloÌ„de there he telleth that Ada 〈…〉 abbot of this ylonde sayled to Hibernia for to teche Irysshmen the lawfull Eester daye at the last came agayne in to Scotlonde ¶ Ysid ethi lib .xiiij. Men of this Scotlonde ben named Scottes in theyr own laÌ„guage Pictes also for somtyme theyr bodyes were peinted i this maner They wolde somtyme with a sharpe edged â—ole prycke kerue theyr own bodyes make theron dyuers fygures shapes peynt them with ynke or with other peyn ture or colour and bycause they were so peynted they were called Picti that is to saye peynted ¶ Erodotus Scottes ben lyght of herte straunge and wylde ynough but by medlynge of Englysshe men they ben moche amended they ben cruell vpon theyr enemyes hate bondage moost of ony thynge holde for a foule slouth yf a man dye in his bedde grete worship yf he dye in yâ— felde They ben lytell of meet may fast longe ete selde whan yâ— sonne is vp and ete flesshe fysshe milke fruyte more than breed though they be fayr of shappe they ben defouled and made vnsemely ynough with theyr owne clothinge they prayse fast yâ— vsages of theyr own forefaders despise other mennes doynge theyr londe is fruytfull ynough in pasture gardyns feldes ¶ Gir. de pÌ„ ca .xviij. The pryÌ„ces of Scottes as yâ— kynges of Spayne ben not wont to be anoynted ne crowned In this ScotloÌ„de is soleÌ„pne grete mynde of saynt Andrewe yâ— apostle for sayÌ„t Andrewe had yâ— north partyes of yâ— worlde Scites Pictes to his lot for to preche coÌ„uerte yâ— people to Christes byleue at yâ— last he was martyred in Achata in Gretia in a cite named Patras his bones were kepte CC. lxiâ— yere vnto CoÌ„stantinus yâ— emperours tyme thaÌ„ they were translated into Constantynople kepte there C .x. yere vnto Theodosius yâ— emperours tyme than Vngê° kyng of Pictes in ScotloÌ„de destroyed a grete parte of Britayn was beset with a grete hoost of Brytons in a felde called Marke he herde saynt Andrewe speke to hyÌ„ in this maner Vngê° Vngê° here yâ— me Christes apostle I ê“myse yâ— helpe socour whan thou hast ouercomen thyn enemyes by my helpe thou shalt gyue yâ— thyrde dele of thyn herytage in almes to almyghty god in yâ— worshyp of sayÌ„t Andrew And the signe of yâ— crosse went to fore his hoost 〈◊〉 the thyrde day he had victory so turned home agayn deled his heritage as he was boden for he was vncertayne what cite he shold dele for sayÌ„t Andrewe he fasted .iij. dayes he his men prayed saynt Andrewe that he wolde shewe hyÌ„ what place he sholde chose And one of yâ— wardeyns yâ— kepte the body of saint Andrewe in CoÌ„stantinople was warned in his slepe yâ— he shold go in to a place whyder an auÌ„gell wold lede hyÌ„ so he came in to Scotlonde with .vij. felowes to the toppe of an hyll named Ragmont The same houre lyght of heuen beshone be cleped yâ— king of Pictes yâ— was comynge with his hoost to a place called Carceuan There anone were heled many seke meÌ„ There mette with the kynge Regulus the monke of Constantynople with the rely kes of saynt Andrewe There is fouÌ„ded a chirche in yâ— worshyp of saynt Andrew that is heed of all the chirches in yâ— londe of Pictes To this thirche come pylgryms out of dyuers loÌ„des There was Regulus fyrst abbot gadred monkes And so all the tenth londe that the kyng had assygned hym he departed it in dyuers places amonge abbeys ¶ Of yâ— descripcyon of Irlonde ca .xxij. HIbernia that is IrloÌ„de was of olde tyme incorperate in to yâ— lordship of Britayn so sayth Gir. in sua popÌ„ where he descryueth it at full yet is it worthy semeth to prayse that londe with large praysyng for to come to clere full knowlege of yâ— londe these tytles yâ— folow open the waye Therfore I shall tell of yâ— place stede of yâ— lond how grete what maner londe it is wherof yâ— londe hath plente and wherof it hath defaute also what men haue dwelled therin fyrst of maners of men of that londe of yâ— wonders of that londe and of worthynes of halowes sayntes of that londe ¶ Of the bouÌ„dyng of Irlonde Ca. xxiij IRlonde is the last of all yâ— west ylondes hyght Hibernia of one Hiberus of Spayne yâ— was Hermonius broder for these two bretherne gate wan that londe by conquest Or it is called Hibernia of yâ— ryuer Hiberus yâ— is in yâ— west ende of Spayne yâ— londe hyght ScotloÌ„de also for Scottes dwelled there som tyme or they came in to yâ— other ScotloÌ„de that longed to Brytayne therfore it is wryten in yâ— Martyloge Suche a daye in Scotlonde saynt Bryde was borne that was in Irlonde This loÌ„de hath in the southeest syde Spayne thre dayes saylynge thens a syde halfe hath in yâ— eest syde yâ— more Brytayn thens a days saylynge in the west syde yâ— endles Occean and in the north syde Yselonde thre dayes faylyng thens ¶ Solinus But the
see that is bytwene Brytayne Irlonde is all yâ— yere full of grete wawes vneasy that men may selde sayle sykerly bytwene yâ— see is C .xx. myle brode ¶ Of the gretenes and qualite of that londe Ca .xxiiij. IRlonde is an ylonde gretest after Brytayn stretcheth north ward froÌ„ Brendas hylles vnto yâ— londe ColuÌ„bina coÌ„teyneth .viij. dayes iourney euery iourney .xl. myle froÌ„ Deuelin to Patrykes hylles to yâ— see in yâ— syde in brede iiij iourneys Irlonde is narower in yâ— myddle than in the endes all otherwyse than Brytayn is as Irlonde is shorter north ward than Britayn so is it longer south ward the londe is not playne but full of mouÌ„taynes of hylles of wodes of marays of mores the londe is softe rayny wyndy lowe by yâ— see syde wtin hylly sondy ¶ Solmus There is grete plente of noble pasture and of leese therfore yâ— beestes must be ofte dryueÌ„ out of theyr pasture lest they â—te ouer moche for they sholde shende themselfe yf they myght ete at theyr wyll ¶ Gir. Men of that londe haue comynly theyr helth strauÌ„gers haue oft a perylous 〈◊〉 by cause of yâ— moisture of yâ— meet The flesshe of kyen is there holsom swynes flesshe vnholsom Men of yâ— londe haue no feuer but onely yâ— feuer ague and that ryght selde Therfore the holsomnes of yâ— londe the clennes out of venym is worth all the boost richesse of trees of herbes of spycery of ryche clothes of precyous stones of the eest londes The cause of yâ— helth holsomnes of yâ— londe is yâ— attemperate hete colde that is therin Inâ—bus rebê° sufficit In this londe ben mâ—o kyen than oxen more pasture than corne more grasse than seed there is plente of samon of lamprays of â—eles of other see fysshe Of egles of cranes of pecoks of curlewes of sparowhawkes of geshawkes of gentyll fawcons Of welues ryght shrewed myte there ben attercoppes blode soukers eeftes yâ— do nâ— harme there ben fayres lytell of body ful hardy stronge there ben batnacles foules lyke wylde gees whiche grewe wondersly vpon trees as it were nature wrought agaynst kynde Men of relygyon ete barnacles vpon fastyng dares bycause they be not engendred with flesshe wherin as me thyÌ„keth they erre for â—â—ason is agaynst yâ— for yf a man had eten of AdaÌ„s legge he had eteÌ„ flesshe yet AdaÌ„ was not engendred of fader nor moder but yâ— flesshe cometh wondersly of yâ— tree In this loÌ„de is plente of hony of mylke of vine of vyneyerdes ¶ Solinê° ysâ—d wryte yâ— IrloÌ„de hath no bees Neuerthelesse it were better wryten yâ— IrloÌ„de had bees no vyneyerdes ¶ Beâ—a sayth yâ— there is grete huÌ„tyng to roobuckes it is knowen yâ— there be none It is no wonder of Beda for he neuer sawe yâ— londe but some man tolde hyÌ„ suche tales Also there groweth that stone Saxagonê° is called Iris also as it were the rayne bowe yf that stone be holden agaynst yâ— sonne anone it shall shape a raynbowe There is also founden a stone yâ— is called Gagathes whyte margery perles ¶ Of the defaute of the londe Ca .xxv. â—Hete cornes ben there full small vnneth clensed with maÌ„nes hande reserued meÌ„ all beestes beÌ„ smaller there than in other loÌ„des There lacketh well nygh al maner fresshe water fysshe yâ— is not gendred in the see There lacketh vnkynde faucons gerfaucons pertryche fesauÌ„t nyghtyngales and pyes There lacketh also Roo Bucke Ilespyles wontes and other venymous beestes Therfore some men feyne that fauourably yâ— saynt Patryck clensed yâ— londe of wormes of venymous beestes But it is more probable skylfull yâ— this londe was from yâ— begynnynge alwaye wtout suche wormes for venymous beestes wormes dye there anone yf men brynge them thyder out of other loÌ„des Also venym and poyson brought thyder out of other londes lese theyr malyce as soone as it passeth the myddle of the see Also poudre erth of that londe cast sowen in other londes dryue away wormes so ferforth that yf a turfe of yâ— londe be put about a worme it sleeth hym or maketh hym thryll that erth for to escape away In that londe cockes crowe but lytell tofore daye so that the fyrst crowynge of cockes in that londe the thirde in other londes ben lyke ferre tofore the daye ¶ Of them that fyrst enhabyted Irlonde Ca .xxvj. GIraldê° sayth that Casera Noes nece drad the flode fledde with thre men fyfty women in to that ylonde dwelled therin fyrst the last yere tofore Noes flode But afterwarde Bartholanus Seres sone that came of Iaphet Noes sone came thider with his thre sones by happe or by crafte CCC yere after Noes flode dwelled there encreaced to yâ— nombre of .ix. M. men afterward for stenche of careyns of gyauÌ„tes yâ— they had slayne they dyed all saue one Ruanus that lyued M .v. C. yere vnto saynt Patrykes tyme enformed yâ— holy man of the foresayd men of all the doynges and dedes Than the thyrde tyme came thyder Nimeth out of Scicia with his iiij sones and dwelled there CC .xvj. yere And at yâ— last of his ofsprynge by dyuers my shappes of warre of moreyne they were clene destroyed and the londe lefte voyde CC. yere after The fourth tyme v. dukes that were bretherne Gandius Genandus SagaÌ„dius Rutheragus Slauius of the sayd Nimethes successours came out of Grece occupied that loÌ„de deled it in .v. partyes euery partye coÌ„teyneth .xxij. candredes A caÌ„drede is a couÌ„tree yâ— conteyneth an C. townes they set a stone in the myddle of yâ— lond as it were in the nauell and begynnyng of .v. kyngdomes At the last Slauius was made kyng of all yâ— lond The fyfth tyme whan this nacyon was .xxx. yere togyder they wexed feble Foure noble men that were Millesius yâ— kyÌ„ges sones came out of Spayne with many other in a nauy of .xl. shyppes .ij. of yâ— worthyest of these .iiij. bretherne yâ— hyght Hyberê° Hermon deled yâ— loÌ„de bytwene them two But afterward couenauÌ„t was brokeÌ„ bytwene them bothe Hyberê° was slayne Than Hermon was kyng of all yâ— londe And from his tyme to yâ— fyrst Patrykes tyme were kynges of yâ— nacyon C .xxxi. And so fro yâ— comynge of Hibernensis vnto yâ— fyrst Patryk were M. viij C. yere They had that name Hibernensis Hibernia of yâ— foresayd Hiberus or els of Hibetê° a ryuer of Spayne They were called also Gatels Scottes of one Gaytelus yâ— was Phenis neuewe This Gaytelus coude speke many laÌ„guages after the laÌ„guages that were made at Nemproths Toure and wedded one Scotta Pharoes doughter Of these dukes came yâ— HiberneÌ„sis Men saye yâ— this Gaytelus made yâ— Irysshe language called it Gaytelaf as it were a language gadred of all languages tongues At the last Belinus kyng of Britayn had a
sone and hyght GurguÌ„cius that came out of Denmarke at the ylondes Orcades he fouÌ„de men that were called Basclensis and were comen thyder out of Spayne these men prayed besought to haue a place to dwell in And yâ— kyng sent them to Irlonde that was tho voyde waste ordeyned sent with them dukes capytayns of his own And so it semeth yâ— It londe shold longe to Brytayne by ryght of olde tyme. From yâ— fyrst saynt Patryk vnto Fedliundius yâ— kynges tyme cccc yere regned .xxxiij. kynges eueryche after other in Irlonde In this Fedliundiê° tyme Turgesius duke and capytayne of Norway brought thyder men of Norway occupyed yâ— lond made in many places depe dyches and castels sengle double treble many wardes strongly walled many of them stande yet all hole but the Irysshmen retche not of castels for they take woodes for castels marays mores for castell dyches But at yâ— last Turgesius dyed by gylefulnes of women And Englysshmen saye that GurmuÌ„dus wan Irlonde made those dyches made no mencyon of Turgesius And Irysshmen speke of Turge 〈…〉 ê° knowe not of GurmuÌ„dus Therfore it is to wyte that GurmuÌ„dus had wonne Brytayn dwelled therin sent Turgesius with grete strengthe in to Irlonde for to wynne yâ— londe bycause Turgesius was capytayne leder of yâ— vâ—age iourney and seen amonge them therfore Irysshmen speke moche of hyÌ„ as a noble man yâ— was seen in yâ— londe knowen At the last whaÌ„ GurmuÌ„dus was slayne in FrauÌ„ce Turgesâ—ê° loued yâ— kynges doughter of Irlonde her fader behyght Turgesius yâ— he wolde sende heâ— hyÌ„ to yâ— lowe latheriâ— with .xv. maydens Turgesiê° promised to mete there with .xv. of the noblest men that he had held couenauÌ„t thought no gyle but there came .xv. yonge berdles men clothed lyke women with shorte swerdes vnder theyr clothes and fell on Turgesiê° slewe hym ryght there so he was traytoursly slayne after he had regned .xxx. yere Not loÌ„ge after thre bretherne Amelanus Sâ—tacus Iuoâ—us came in to IrloÌ„de with theyr men out of Norway as it had ben for loue of peas of marchauÌ„dyse dwelled by the see syde by assent of Irysshmen that were alwaye ydle as Paules knyghtes and the Norways buylded thre citees Deuelin waterford Lymerych encreased after wexed rebell agaynst men of that londe brought fyrst sparthes in to Irlonde So fro Turgesiê° tyme vnto Roderykes tyme kyng of Connatia that was the last that was kyng of all yâ— londe were .xvii. kynges in IrloÌ„de so the kynges that regned in Irlonde froÌ„ the Hermons tyme vnto the last Roderykes tyme were in all C. l 〈…〉 kynges that were not crowned neyther enoynted nâ— by lawe of herytage but by myght maistry and strength of armes The seconde Henry kynge of Englonde made this Roderyke subgect the yere of kynge Henryes age .xl. and of his regne xviij the yere of our lorde xj C .lxxij. ¶ Of the condycyons and maners of Irlonde Ca .xxvij. SOlinus sayth that men of this londe ben straunge of nacyon houseles and grete fighters and account ryght wronge all one thynge ben syngle of clothynge scarse of meet cruell of herte angry of speche drinketh fyrst blode of deed men that ben slayne than wasshe theyr visages therwith and holde them payed with flesshe and fruyte in stede of meet with mylke in stede of drynke vse moche playenge ydlenes and huntynge and trauayle but lytell In theyr chyldhode they ben harde nourysshed harde fedde they ben vnsemely of maners of clothynge haue breche hosen alone of wolle strayte hodes that stretcheth a cubyte ouer the sholders behynde and foldyÌ„ges in stede of mantels of clokes Also they vse no sadels bootes ne spurres whan they ryde but they dryue theyr horses with a chambred yerde in the ouer ende In stede of byttes with trenches and of brydels of reest they vse brydels that lette not theyr horses to ete theyr meet they fyght vnarmed naked in body neuertheles with two dartes speres and with brode sparthes they fyght with one hande These men forsake tyllynge of londe and kepe pasture for beestes They vse longe berdes longe lockes hangynge downe behynde theyr hedes they vse no crafte of flaxe of woll of metall nor of marchauÌ„dyse but gyue them to ydlenes to slouth reken rest for lykynge and for fredome for rychesse And though Scotlonde the doughter of Irlonde vse harpe tymbre and tabour Neuertheles Irysshe men be connynge in two maner instrumentes of musyke in harpe and tymbre that is armed with wyre and strenges of brasse on whiche instrumentes though they playe hastely and swyftly they make ryght mery armony melody with thycke tewnes werbles and notes and begyn from bemoll and playe secretly vnder dyme sowne on the grete strenges and turne agayne vnto the same so that the gretest party of the crafte hydeth the craft as it wolde seme as though the crafte so hydde sholde be ashamed yf it were take These men ben of euyll maners in theyr lyuynge they paye no tythynges they wedde lawfully they spare not theyr alyes but yâ— broder weddeth the broders wyfe they ben besy to betraye theyr neyghbours and other they bere sparthes in theyr haÌ„des in stede of staues fyght agaynst them that trust moost to them these men ben varyable vnstedfast trechours gylefull who that deleth with them nedeth more to beware of gyle than of crafte of peas than of breÌ„nynge brondes of hony than of gall of malyce than of knyghthode they haue suche maners that they be not stroÌ„ge in warre in batayle ne true in peas they become gosseps to them that they wyll falsly betraye in the gosseprede holy kynrede eueryche drynketh others blode whan it is shedde they loue somdele theyr nouryce and theyr playferes whiche that souke the same mylke that they souked whaÌ„ they were chyldren they pursue theyr bretherne theyr cosyns theyr other kynne despise theyr kynne whyles they lyue auenge theyr deth whan they ben slayne So longe hath yâ— vsage of euyll custome endured amonge them that it hath goten the maystry ouer them turneth treason in to kynde so ferforth that they ben traytours by nature And alyens and men of strauÌ„ge londes that dwell amoÌ„ge them folowynge theyr maners that vnneth there is none but he is besmetted with theyr treason also Amonge them many men pysse syttynge and women standynge ¶ There ben many men in that londe foule shapen in lymmes in body for in theyr lymmes they lacke the benefyce of kynde So that no where 〈…〉 better shapen than they that ben there wel shapen 〈…〉 〈◊〉 worse shapen thaÌ„ they yâ— ben â—â—yll shapen And skylfully nature hurt defouled by wyt 〈◊〉 of lyuynge bryngeth suche foul groâ—es euyll shape of them that with vn â—â—â—full
closed the pyt aboute with a wall is now in the chirche yerde at the eest ende of the chirche fast shette with a stronge dore for no man sholde nycely go in without leue of the bysshop or of the pryour of yâ— place Many men went in and came out agayne in saynt Patrykes tyme tolde of paynes Ioye that they had seen and the meruayles that they sawe ben there yet wryten and bycause therof many men turned were conuerted to ryght byleue Also many men went in came neuer out agayne In kyng Stephens tyme kyng of Englonde a knyght yâ— hyght Owayne went in to saynt Patrykes purgatory came agayn dwelled euer after duryng his lyfe in the nedes of the abbey of Ludensis that is of yâ— ordre of Cysteaux tolde many wonders that he had seen in Patrykes purgatory That place is called Patrykes purgatory and the chirche is named Reglis No man is enioyned for to go in to that purgatory but couÌ„seyled that he sholde not come therin but take vpon hym other penauÌ„ce And yf a man haue auoided be saable and wyl nedes go therin he shall fyrst go to the bysshop and than he shall be sent with lettres to the pryoue of yâ— place they bothe shall couÌ„seyle hym to leue And yf he wyll nedes go therto he shall be in prayers in fastynge .xv. dayes and after .xv. dayes he shall be houseled ladde to the dore of the purgatory with processyon letany and yet he shall be couÌ„seyled to leue it yf he be stedfast and wyll enâ—â—e the dore shall be opened he blyssed go in goddes name holde forth his waye and the dore shall be fast shette tyll the nexte daye and whan the tyme is the pryour shall come and open the dore and yf the man be comen he ledeth hym in to yâ— chirche with ê“cessyon and there he shall be xv dayes in prayers and fastynge ¶ Of the meruayles of sayntes of Irlonde Ca .xxix. HEre Giraldê° maketh mynde that as men of this nacyon ben more angry than other men more hasty for to take wreche whyles they ben alyue so sayntes halowes of this londe ben more wrechefull than sayntes of other londes Clerkes of this londe ben chaste and saye many prayers done grete abstynence a daye drynke al nyght so is accouÌ„ted for a myracle y◠〈…〉 ery 〈…〉 th not there as wyne regneth and ben chasen out of abbeys in to the clergy done as monkes sholde But they yâ— ben â—â—yll of them ben worste of all other So good men amonge them though they ben but fewe ben good at the best Prelates of that countree ben full â—â—owe in cor 〈…〉 oâ— trespace and besy in coÌ„templacyon and not in prechyng of goddes worde Therfore it is that all yâ— sayntes of that londe ben coÌ„fessours and no martyrs amonge them no wonder for al the prelates of this londe clerkes and prelates sholde do is to them vnknowen Therfore whaÌ„ 〈◊〉 was put agaynst the bysshop of Cassyll how it myght be that so many sayntes ben in Irlonde neuer a martyr amoÌ„ge them all sythen yâ— the men beÌ„ so shrewed and so angry the prelates so recheles and slowe in corâ—eccyon of trespace The bysshop answered frowardly ynough sayd Our men ben shrewed and angry ynough to themselfe but to goddes seruauÌ„tes they ley neuer haÌ„de but do them grete reuerence worshyp but englyssh men come in to this londe that can make martyrs were wont to vse that crafte ¶ 〈◊〉 The bisshop sayd so bycause yâ— kyng Henry the seconde was tho newe comen in to Irlonde fresshely after the martyâ— dome of saynt Thomas of CauÌ„terbury ¶ Gir. In this londe in wales in 〈◊〉 londe ben belles and staues with croked hedes other suche thyÌ„ges for retykes in grete reuerence worship so yâ— men of this londe drede more for to swere vpon one of those belles golden staues than vpon the gospels The chefe of all suche relykes is holden Iesus staffe that is aâ— Deuelyn with yâ— whiche staffe they say that yâ— fyrst saynt Patryke droue yâ— wormes out of Irlond ¶ Augê° de ci dei ca .vij. yf men aâ—e how it may be yâ— dyuers maner of beestes of dyuers kynde that 〈◊〉 kyndly goten bytwene male female come 〈◊〉 ben in ylondes after Noes flode Men suppose that suche beestes â—waÌ„me in to ylondes aboutâ— fyrst to the nexte and â—o forth in to other Or els men saylynge in to ylondes brought with them suche beestes for loue of huntynge Or aungels at god almyghtyes camaunde meÌ„t brought suche beestes in to ylondes aboute or the erth brought them forth fyrst and fulfylled tho goddes coÌ„maundement that coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— erth to brynge forth grasse and quycke beestes ¶ Here endeth the descripcyon of Brytayne the whiche conteyneth Englonde Wales and Scotlond and also bycause Irloude is vnder the â—ule of Englonde of olde tyme it â—ath so contynued ther fore I haue set the descripcyon of yâ— same after the sayd Brytayn whiche I haue taken out of 〈…〉 cronycon And bycause it is necessary vnto all Englysshemen to knowe yâ— propertees 〈…〉 modytees meruayles of them I â—illyaÌ„ Caxton haue set them fyrst in imprynt accordynge to the translacyon of Treuisa whiche at yâ— request of the lorde Barkeley traÌ„slated yâ— boke of Polyeronycon in to Englysshe ¶ Lately fynyssheâ— and Impaynted at London in Fletestrete at the sy 〈…〉 of the Sonne by wynkyn de Wo 〈…〉 the yere of our lorde god M CCCCC 〈…〉 viij the .ix. daye of Apryll
vide pl’a plura iÌ„ fine geâ—◠¶ Meâ—chisedech this tyme was kynge of Salem This man was called a right wyse kynge for his excedynge holynes And he offred breed wyne to Abraham in signe of a mystery He was in lyke wyse the preest of the hye god ¶ Semiramis the thyrde kynge of Babylon ordeyned an army went in to ynde obteyned the countree And so by all Asyam the kyngdome of Assuriorum was dylated And he multyplyed the cite of Babylon myghtely and made walles aboute it This Semiramis had a wyfe he for soke her And it is wryten that she was slayne of her sone Ninus bycause she prouoked hym to the vâ—leful coÌ„cupiscence Sic di Aug .xviij. de ci dei And the mayster iÌ„ his storyes sayth that she wedded her owne sone he gate a childe on her the whiche ordeyned Babylon to be the heed of all this realme ¶ Ninus the fourth kyng of Babylon was sone to grete Ni nus Of this man lytell is wryteÌ„ but that he slewe his owne moder as is said afore ¶ Arriê° was the fyfth kyng of Babylon And vnder hym was borne Ysaac ALso Ysaac sone of Abraham of the lyne of Chryst lyued C .lxxx. yere This ysaac had a wyfe called Rebecca and on her he gate two sones Esau Iacob This Esau solde his enherytauÌ„ce to his broder Iacob And he was the fader of IdumeoruÌ„ he had in possessyon the hyll of Seyr put first mares to asses wherof was engeÌ„dred mules ¶ About this tyme .xxx. lordshyps and Gomorra for theyr horryble synne were ouerthrowen The wyfe of Loth lokynge backwarde turned in to a salt stone she weth that no man in the waye of delyberacyon sholde desyre thynges past Hec Aug. de ciuitate dei ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. iij C .xliiij. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. viij C .lvj. IAcob lyued C .xlvij. yere This Iacob had foure wyues or some coÌ„cubynes that is to wyte Lyam BalaÌ„ zelpham Rachel Lyam was the fyrst wyfe she was blere eyed she bare hyÌ„ .vi. sones Iudas Ruben Simeon Leuy Ysachar zabulon a doughter yâ— hyght Dyna Bala seruauÌ„t to Lya coÌ„ cubyne to Iacob bare hym two sones Dan Neptalim Rachel the secoÌ„d wyfe to Iacob was barayn longe tyme at the last she bare him two sones Ioseph Beniamyn zelpha seruauÌ„t to Rachel â—are Iacob .ij. sones Gad Asar eueryche of these made a tribe of whom in this place is not necessary to speke Vide pl’a plura in genÌ„ ¶ Ioseph sone to Iacob was borne lxxxx yere of his faders age he lyued C. 〈◊〉 yere ¶ This tyme zerses was kyng of Babilon vnder whom was borne Iacob he was the seuenth kyng of Babylon ¶ Armauiâ—tre was kyng after him And after saynt Austin in the maÌ„nes dayes our lorde appered to Ysaac ê“mysynge hym those thynges that whiche he ê“mised to his fader ¶ Belocus the .ix. kyng of Babylon was after this man And vnder Belocus or in his tyme our lorde spake with Iacob promysyng hym that he had ê“mysed to his fader the whiche were two The possession of the londe of ê“myssyon Chanaam the benediccyon of all the people in his seed that whiche is our lord Iesu chryst ¶ Abraham aboute this tyme decesed was buryed in Nebron ¶ Inachus the first kyng that euer was in Grece was this tyme for than the kyngdome began ¶ Phoromius was kyng after hym he ordeyned lawes to the Grekes c. ¶ Anno muÌ„di iij. M. iij C .iiij. Et antâ— Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. vij C lxxxxix Iâ—â—as sone of Iacob descended of hym of this trybe of Iudas came the kynges ê“genye at the last Chryst our lorde Iudas gate Phares Phares Esron of these men lytel is had in scripture but Mathew reherseth them ¶ Belus in this Phares dayes was kynge of Assuriorum or of Babylon he was the .x. kyng vnder whom Ysaac decesed Athlas the grete astronomer was this tyme that whiche is lykened to bere vp heueÌ„ on his sholders bycause of his knowynge in sterres ¶ Sarapis was the thyrde kynge of Arguiorum or of GrecoruÌ„ this Sarapis was otherwyse called Apis he came in to Egypt with a mighty nauy there decesed and was made of the blynde gentyles the egypcyens the gretest god amonge them And that tyme began a meruaylous supstycyon in ydolatry of a calfe of two colours whiche they called Apem the calfe dyed the deuylles procured a lyke calfe to that for to be made that they myght deceyue the rude people And after that the children of israel dyd so in lyke wyse vt patz And what thyÌ„ge coude be more wretched or folisshe in man hauyng reason ¶ Argus was the fourth kyng of Grekes after whome the noble cite of Argê° toke his name Cicrophes edyfyed Athenes in Grece this cite was the nouryssher of liberal scyence of many philosophers yet they were deceyued by deuils grete supsticiosite in the cite was made vide Augê° mirabileÌ„ fabulaÌ„ reê‘ies ¶ Omogires was the fyrst man that put oxen to the plough ¶ Belus this tyme was kyng of Babylon he was the .x. kyng of that region vnder hym dyed Ysaac ¶ Pharao was kyng of Egypte whiche receyued Ioseph exalted hym for thinterpretacyon of his dremes vide sciÌ„am pulcherrimaÌ„que historiaÌ„ genÌ„ .xlij. c. ¶ Aâ—â—thus was the xij kyng of Babilon vnder whom dyed Ioseph a blissed man in chastite ¶ Pharao Emonophis about Esdroms dayes was kynge of Egypte this Pharao knewe not Ioseph ne none of his kynrede he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the chyldren of israel to be drowned as it is had Exodi .j. ye clerkes may loke that boke and we lay folke wyll loke to cronydes but aboute this tyme the story of Exodâ— began ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M .v. C. xliiij Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M .v. C .lx. ARam sone to Esrom of the lyne of Chryst was about this tyme he gate Amynadab Naason of these men is lytel wryten in scripture therfore I ê“cede to other ¶ Iob the holy maÌ„ ensample of all pacience this tyme was borne of the lyne of Nachor broder of Abraham he lyued many yeres after the god had assayed hym in his pacience he lyued an C. .xl. yere ê‘ Aug. gre 〈◊〉 Moyses about this tyme was borne the children of Israel were in grete perplexite Moyses was put in the water to be drowned Aaron aboute this tyme was borne ¶ Dafrus was the. 〈◊〉 kyng of Babilon Moyses was borne vnder hym in Egypte ¶ Câ—crops was the fyrste kynge of Athenes And after saynt Austyn the Grekes wrote many lesynges in theyr storyes that tyme for of a lytell thyÌ„ge they make a grete fame for to shewe theyr connynge for there was the vniuersite of Grekes ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M .vi. C .lxxviii.
Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M .v. C. xâ— THis time was Amâ—nadab of christes lyne sone to Aaron whiche after Moyses with a full fayth entred in to the reed see dradde not whaÌ„ many an C. were aferde lest they sholde haue ben drowned therfore he deserued to brynge forth the kynges lygnage of whome descended our lorde Iesu Chryst Moyses was the fyrst iudge of Israel the euer was and he was iudge .xl. yere This Moyses was the moost excellent ê“phete that euer god made the moost notable wryter of storyes of his louynge heuen erth speketh For he sawe our lorde face to face whiche here in scripture was none founde but he Paule the apostle ¶ Aaron the first bysshop lyued an C .xxiij. yere This Aaron was called of god in to the dignite of the hye preest or of a bysshop was ordeyned the eternal testa ment to hyÌ„selfe them that came after him for the grete power of preesthode Whan he was an C .xxiij. yere of age he dyed was buryed in the hyll of Hor. And his sone Heleazarus succeded in the bysshopryche ¶ Pharao Boccaris this tyme was kynge of Egypte this Pharao wolde not here the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of god ne delyuer the children of Israel wher fore he was punysshed with .x. plages Vt pêª patet oxod And after he with all his hoost were drowned in the reed see ¶ Nason sone to Amynadab was prince of the trybe of Iuda in the deserte And about this tyme the lawe of god was gyuen in the hyll of Synay and the boke of Leuitici was wryten an other boke was called Nu meruÌ„ the tabernacle was ordeyned The boke of deuteronomiuÌ„ was made Balaam was prophete was slayne ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. vij C .xxxv. Et an te Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. iiij C .lxxiiij. SAlmon of the lyne of Chryst was aboute this tyme had a wyfe that hyght Reab Moyses aboute this tyme decesed the water of flome Iordan was drye Ierico was taken the sonne stode in the firmameÌ„t vnmeuable Historia li. Iosue incipit et IudicuÌ„ Iosue the seconde Iudge of Israel was a mighty man in batayle the fyrst in deserte he ouercame Amalech after Moyses he was ordeyned of god iudge of Israel of whome the batayles the werkes the religyous lyfe ye may se in the boke of Iosue wryten ¶ Eleazar was the secoÌ„de bysshop he Iosue deuyded the loude of promyssyon to the children of Israel Of hyÌ„ descended almoost all the bysshops vnto Chryst ¶ Othonyel of the trybe of Iuda was the thyrde iudge this man delyuered the children of israel by batayle from the realme of Mesopotamye This man toke Axam to his wyfe the whiche asked the vale londes aboue bynethe of her fader Caleph Vt pêª patet iudic .j. ¶ Aoth was the fourth iudge of Israell This man subdued Eglon the kyng of Moab delyuered the chyldren of Israel This was a myghty maÌ„ in batayle he vsed the one as well as the other for his ryght hande About this tyme the kyng of ytalye began many tymes theyr names be chauÌ„ged of that whiche ê“genye the Romaynes shewe more clerely ¶ Ianas was the first kyng in ytalye afterward of the rude gentyles he was worshypped as god faynynge hyÌ„ to haue two faces For they worshypped his feest in the begyÌ„nynge of the yere as he were the ende of the last yere the begynnynge of the fyrst And of hym the moneth of Ianuary hath his name ¶ Amictus was the .viij. kyng of Babylon vnder whome Iosue decesed ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iij. M. vij C .lxxv. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. iiij C .xxiiij. BOos sone to Salmon of the lyne of Chryst was this tyme but of hyÌ„ is lytell wryten saue the Mathewe nombreth him in the genealogye As doctours saye there was made skyppynge of na mes bytwene Boos Obeth For at the lest bytwene them were ij C .lxxij. yere The whiche tyme to one man may not be referred therfore here many thynges is spoken or I come agayn to the lyne of Chryst Nicolaê° delyra 〈◊〉 suÌ„t tres Boos vnê° post aliuÌ„ ¶ Sangar was the v. iudge of israel but he lyued no yeres ¶ Delbora was the .vj. iudge This Del bora was a woman for the grace of her ê“phecy was gyuen to her honour that she iudged israel She by the coÌ„mauÌ„dement of god called Baruch that he shold go fight with the enemyes of Israel the chyldren of Israel gate the victory agaynst Iabyn kynge of Chanaan Cizaram the prynce of his chiualry he destroyed them Vt pêª patet iudicuÌ„ .iiij. ¶ Phenies was bysshop And this Phenies yet a yonge man for goddes sake slewe many lecherous men therfore our lord was pleased with hym ¶ Saturnus this tyme was kynge in ytalye he was the seconde kyng there this Saturnus is sayd to come from the londe of Cretens into ytaly whome by ydolatry through a meruaylous blyndnes they sayd he was no man but a god And yet they sayd that he regned vpon them as theyr kynge he taught men to dong theyr feldes And of Saturnus the Romayns were called Saturniam ¶ Picus was sone to Saturnus or he was kynge in ytalye he was kynge in Laurentyn after his decesse of the gentyles was worshypped for a god ¶ Anno mundi .iij. M. viij C .lxxv. Et ante Christi natiuitareÌ„ M. iij C .xliiij. GEdeon the .vij. iudge of Israell was this time this Gedeon sub dued .iiij. kynges Oreb zebee zeb and Salmana And he subdued Madean to Israel Vide pl’a plura IudicuÌ„ .vj. vij et .viij. ¶ Bocci was bysshop in Israell than ¶ Abimelech the .viij. iudge in Israell was natural sone to Gedeon he was not called of god but malycyously toke on hym the pryncehode of Israell And he slewe .lxx. of his bretherne wherfore he ended his lyfe myscheuously Vt peêª patet iudicuÌ„ .ix. ¶ Tola was the .ix. iudge of Israel this man guyded hym after the old gouernauÌ„ce of iudges by the maner of direccion couÌ„seyle more than by domi nacioÌ„ ¶ Bocci was bysshop about this tyme but of hyÌ„ is lytel wryten ¶ Iayr the .x. iudge of Israell had .xxx. sones whome he made prynces of .xxx. cytees And bycause there were good men ru led to the pleasure of god Therfore in the dayes of those two men Israell drewe to our lord therfore all thynge came was in prosperite weith ¶ Fannus was the .iiij. kynge of ytalye he was kyng of LaureÌ„tyn also ¶ Latinê° was kynge in ytalye after Fannus of this Latinê° was the kyÌ„gdom called Latino◠¶ And CarmeÌ„tis doughter to Euandâ—â— fouÌ„de first latyn lettres ¶ Thauranus about this tyme was kyng of Babylon or of Assurior vnder this man Troye was destroyed fyrst The occasyon of the batayle of Troy began for a lytel
thyÌ„ge in so moche as Lamydon kyng of Troy teceyued not Hercules Iason with due honour as they sholde haue beÌ„ receyued of so lytell a trespace how many harmes hurtes grewe ¶ Sibilla delphis ca afore the batayle of Troye prophecyed how a childe sholde be borne of a virgyn wtout manues seed ¶ Lamydon kyng of Troy was slayne and his doughter Eriona was taken in to Grekes londe For that whiche folowed myghty batayle moost ferefull myscheues Vide historiam troianaÌ„ Hercules with Iason destroyed IliuÌ„ or Troy the whiche anone after was buylded of Priamus sone to Lamydon This Hercules dyd many meruaylous thynges many myghty batayles infynyte lesynges ben fayned on hym It yâ— last whaÌ„ he had ouertomeÌ„ moche people he was betrayed by a sherte yâ— Deyanira his wyfe sent him enuenymed whaÌ„ he myght not suffre the payne he ranne in to a fyre brente hymselfe whan he was deed he was worshypped of the gentyles for a god ¶ Circa annuÌ„ mundi .iij. M .ix. C .lxxv. Et anÌ„ Christi natiuitateÌ„ M. ij C .xxiiij. AFter the deth of Iayr Iudge of Israel the people of Israel added newe synnes to theyr olde and our lorde toke them in to the power of the philistiens to the children of Amon .xviij. yere they were gretly oppressed thaÌ„ they cryed to our lord ThaÌ„ Iepte was enspyred with almyghty god faught agaynst Amon the sedycyous people of the hyll of Effraym And for an vnprudent voyce he slewe his owne doughter folyshly dyd sacriifâ—ce to god with her Iudic .xi. et .xij. ¶ Ozy this tyme was bysshop in Israel he was of the seed of Aron by the lyne of Eleazari the whiche deed through the prouysyon of god the bysshopryche turned to the lyne of Ythamar an C. .xx. yere in that whiche lyne Hely was the first hygh bysshop Abiathar was the last ¶ Ebessam was iudge in Israel .vij. yere he was the .xij. iudge he was named otherwyse Boos the whiche wedded Ruth ¶ Abialon ye. xiij iudge of Israel was iudge .x. yere And vnder these tymes the chyldren of Israel were quyete therfore no notable thyÌ„ges were done in these dayes ¶ Abdon the .xiiij. iudge gouerned in Israel .viij. yere And about this tyme the hystory of Ruth was wryten ¶ Authamis this tyme was kyng of Assuriorum And Priamus kynge of Troy sone to Laomedon buylded his cyte agayne meruaylously stronge began batayle with the Grekes to his owne hurte he had a sone was called Hector a leyfull goten sone by his wyfe Eccuba This man was faythful wyse incoÌ„parable of strength noblenes This Priamê° had an other sone that was called Paris the whiche toke away fro the loÌ„de of Grekes Helena wyfe to Menelaus the kyng ¶ Agamenon the kyng broder to Menelaus the leder of al the Grekes host faught agaynst Troy at the last he wanne the cite falsly to the gre kes moost shame sclauÌ„dre that might be For certaynly that myght be called an vnhappy batayle where no man giueth lo uyng to the Grekes but euery man repor teth shame ¶ Eneas was kyng in yta lye .iij. yere And this Eneas after that Troy was destroyed of the Grekes came in to ytalye with .xx. shyppes and dyd myghty batayles there And this man had wedded Priamê° doughter Elinsuram And he was made a god through the errour of the comyn people of this man came Iulius cezar Octauianus Augustus ¶ Vlixes an eloquent man amonge all the Grekes after many perylles on the see went home to his Penelopem the moost faythful the moost chaste woman that is redde of And the Grekes perisshed wretchedly after that they had destroyed Troye bothe on the water and on the londe as they wente homewarde agayn And that was the pryncypall date of theyr wrytynge after that vyctory For they wrote theyr hystoryes and other wrytynges thus Anno primo vâ— secuÌ„do c. post Troiam captam And that was the thyrde yere of Abdon iudge of Israel ¶ Circa annum mundi .iiij. M .xxv. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ M C .lxxiiij. OBeth of Chrystes lyne sone vnto Boos is rehersed in Mathewe ¶ Samson the .xv. iudge regned .xx. yere this SaÌ„son was the most stroÌ„gest man that euer was he delyuered Israell from the Philystyens for his meruaylous strength men trowed he had ben Hercules Et eiê° nurabilia oê‘a vide iudic .xiij. ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M .lxxv. Et ante Christi natiuitatem M C .xiiij. IEsse sone to Obeth of the lyne of Chryst otherwyse called ysay fa der to Dauid this tyme lyued a notable man in honeste no kyng ne grete gouer nour But of him many tymes is made mencyon in holy scripture For of hym descended Chryst our sauyour ¶ This tyme Hely was iudge bisshop in israel the whiche had .ij. sones Ophni Phi nees for he corrected them not sufficiently he they were punisshed bothe of our lorde for they were slayne of the PhilistieÌ„s Hely fell of his sete brake his necke This Hely was iudge next after Samson not of the lignage of Aron that was fyrst bysshop of god electe but of ythamar the lignage dured an C. .xx. yere in that whiche lignage Hely was the fyrst bysshop Abiathar the last Vide plura .j. regum THis tyme Saul was kynge in Israell after the mayster in his hystoryes Iosephus in his .viij. boke This Saul was the fyrst kyng in Israel regned .xx. yere the whiche or he was kynge was a good man electe of god but afterwarde wretchedly he fayled he was slayne and his thre sones on the hylles of Gylboy ¶ In the tyme of Saul Samuel was iudge ê“phete in Israel an holy man borne of a barayn moder many a daye he mynystred afore our lorde from a chylde to his age and was not hygh bysshop but he iudged Israel all the dayes of his lyfe was the very pro phete of god Two kynges he enoynted Saul fyrst after Dauyd This Samuel alone and Moyses are redde that they prayed for theyr enemyes in all the olde testameÌ„t Of this Samuel Saul ben dyuers opynyons Isoder sayth the Samuel Saul ruled Israel .xl. yere And Iosephus in his .viij. boke the mayster in his storyes sayen Samuel to be iudge .xij. yere alone And after hyÌ„ Saul to regne .xx. yere Vide plura .j. xe guin AScanius the .vij. kyng of ytaly was sone to Eneas buylded the cite of Albion he was called the kyng of Albanon This Ascanius gate Siluius the .viij. kyng of ytaly the whiche Siluius was fader vnto Brute kynge of Brytayn now called Englonde And I leue of the kynges of ytalye for they dyd but lytell noble thynges tyll it be co men to Romulê° Remus the buylded Rome than shall those kynges come agayn
And now to ê“cede to the cronycles of Englonde for that whiche namely this boke is made ¶ Venys Padua were buylded about this tyme of the resydue of the Troyans ¶ Homere the grete poete about this tyme was that whiche wrote fayned gloryously many a lesynge ¶ Incipit regnum Britannie nunc dicitur Anglia ¶ Here may ye se how Englonde fyrst began at Albyon Albyon ¶ Afore that I wyll speke of Brute it shall be shewed how the londe of englonde was fyrst named â—byon for what cause it was so named IN the noble londe of Sirrie there was a noble kynge myghty a man of grete renome that was called Dioclesyan that well worthely hyÌ„ gouerned ruled through his noble chyualry So that he conquered all the londes about hym so that almoost all the kynges of the worlde to hyÌ„ were attendauÌ„t It befell thus that this Dioclesian spoused a geÌ„tyll damoysel that was wonders fayre that was his vncles doughter Labana she loued hym as reason wolde so that he gate on her .xxxiij. doughters of that whiche the eldest was called Albyne and these damoyselles whan they came vnto age be came so fayre that it was wonder whereof Dioclesian anone let make a somnynge coÌ„maunded by his lettres that all the kynges that helde of hym sholde come at a certayn daye as in his lettres were conteyned to make a feest royal At whiche daye thyder they came brought with them admyrats princes dukes noble châ—ualry The feest was royally arayed and there they lyued in ioye and myrth ynough that it was wonder to wyte And it befell thus the Dyoclesyan thought to mary his doughters amonge all those kynges that were at the solempnite And so they spake dyd that Albyne his eldest doughter all her systers rychely were maryed to .xxxiij. kynges that were lordes of grete honour at this solempnite And whan this was done euery kynge toke his wyfe ladde them in to theyr owne couÌ„tre there made them quenes And it befell thus afterward that this dame Albine became so stoute so sterne that she tolde lytel pryce of her lorde of hyyÌ„ had scorne despyte wold not do his wyll but she wold haue her owne wyll in dyuers maters And all her other systers euerychone bare them so euyll agaynst theyr lordes that it was wonder to wyte And for as moche that them thought that theyr husbondes were not of so hye parentage comeÌ„ as theyr fader But those kynges that were theyr lordes wold haue chastysed them with fayre maner vpon al loue frendshyp that they shold amende theyr euyll condicyons But all was for nought for they dyd theyr owne wyll in all thynge that them lyked had of power Wherfore those .xxxiij. kynges vpon a tyme often tymes bette theyr wyues For they wende that they wold haueamended them theyr tatches wyckednes But of suche condicions they were that for fayre speche warnynge they dyd all the worse for betynges eftsones moche the worse Wherfore the kyng that had wedded Albyne wrote the tatches and condicyons of his wyfe Albyne the lettre sent to Dyoclesyan her fader And whan the other kynges herde that Albynes lorde had sente a lettre to Dioclesyan anone they sente lettres sealed with theyr seales the condicyons tatches of theyr wyues Whan the kynge Dioclesyan sawe herde so many complayntes of his doughters he was sore ashamed and became wonderssy angry and wroth toward his doughters and thought how he myght amende it that they so mysoyd anone sent his lettres to the .xxxiij. kynges that they sholde come to hym brynge with them theyr wyues euerychone at a certayn day for he wolde there chastyse them of theyr wyckednes yf he myght iÌ„ ony maner wyse So that the kynges came all at the tyme daye that tho was set bytwene hym and the kynges Dioclesyan receyued them with moche honour made a solemâ—e feest vnto all that were vndernethe his lordshyp And the thyrde daye after that solempnite the kynge Dioclesyan sent after his .xxxiij. doughters that they shold come speke with hym in his chambre And whaÌ„ they were come he spake to them of theyr wyckednes of theyr cruelte angerly them reproued blamed said to them That yf they wolde not be chastysed they sholde lose his loue for euermore And whan the ladyes herde al this they became abasshed gretly ashamed sayd to theyr fader that they wolde make all ameÌ„des And so they departed out of theyr faders chambre And Albyne that was the eldest syster ladde them all to her chambre tho made to voyde al that were therin so that no psone was amonge them but she her systers togyder ThaÌ„sayd this Albyne My fayre systers well we knowe that the kyng our fader vs hath reproued shamed despysed for bycause to make vs obedyent to our husbondes but certaynly that shall I neuer whyles the Ilyue syth that I am come of a more hyer kynges blode than myn husbonde is And whan she had thus said all her systers sayd the same And than sayd Albyne Well I wote fayre systers that our husbondes haue coÌ„playned vnto our fader vpon vs wherfore he hath vs thus foule reproued despysed wherfore systers my couÌ„seyle is that this night whan our husboÌ„des ben a bedde all we with one assent to kytte theyr throtes than we may beâ— peas of them better we may do this vnder our faders power thaÌ„ ony where els And anone all the ladyes consented grauÌ„ted to this counseyle And whaÌ„nyght was comen the lordes ladyes went to bedde And anone as theyr lordes were aâ—â—ept they kytte all theyr husboÌ„des throtes so they shewe them all Whan Dioclesian theyr fader herde of this thynge he became wroth ryght furyously agaynst his doughters anone he wole them all haue brent But all the harons lordes of Sâ—rrye counseyled not so for to do suche straytnes to his owne doughters but shold boyde the londe of them for euermore so that they neuer sholde come agayne so he dyd And Dioclesyan that was theyr fader anone coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to go in to a shyppe delyuered to them â—itayles for halfe a yere And whan this was done all the systers wente in to the shyppe sayled forth in the see betoke all theyr frendes to Appolyn that was theyr god so longe they sayled in the see â—yll at the last they came arryued in an yle that was all wyldernes And whan dame â—â—yne was come to the londe all her systers this â—â—byne went fyrst forth out of the shyppe sayd to her other systers For as moche as I am the eldest syster of all this coÌ„pany first this londe haue take for as moche as my name is Albâ—ne I wyl â— this londe be called Albion after myâ—â— owne name And anone all her systers grauÌ„ted
disposed in ydolatry ther fore our lorde suffred him to regne but a lytell tyme. Vt pêª patet .iij. reguÌ„ et .ij. para ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. ij C .xxv. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ix. C. lxxiiij ASa the sone of Abdias regned xvj yere in the begynnynge of his regne he was a ryght wys man walked as Dauyd dyd he ouercame the Ethyopes destroyed ydolles But after that he was sworne to the kyng of Sirry Benedab for Baasa kyng of Israel than began warre agaynst hym yâ— whiche displeased god wherfore he sent hym yâ— prophete Anani whome he put in prison and therfore he had the gowte strongly dyed therof Vt ptêª patet .iij. reguÌ„ .ij. para Azarias sone to Achonias was bysshop ¶ Nadab kyng of Israel regned two yere yâ— whiche began to regne the seconde yere of Asa kyng of Iewes dyd not as his fader And Baasa ouer threwe hym regned for hym Vt patet .iij. regum ¶ Baasa kyng of Israel regned .xxiiij. yere the whiche began to regne the thyrde yere of Asa kyng of Iewes he walked in the synnes of Iheroboam and slewe Iehen the prophete ¶ Hela the sone of Baasa regned in Israel two yere zamri slewe hym regned .vij. dayes ¶ Amri regned .xij. yere dyd nought as his predecessours dyd ¶ Acha sone to Amri regned on Israel xxij yere aboue all yâ— were afore hym he was cursed for wycked Iesabel ruled more than he and meued hym to folowe her Vt patet .iij. regum ¶ Of kyng Ebrac the whiche began to regne the .xv. yere of Dauyd and how he conquered fraunce THis Ebrac regned .lx. yere he was a stronge a myghty man through his myght helpe of his brytons coÌ„quered all frauÌ„ce wanne there so moche gold sylueâ— yâ— whan hâ—came agayne in to this londe he made a â—â—â—e after his own name called it Ebrac yâ— is now called Euery wyk And this kyng made the castell of maydens that now is called Edenburgh This kyng had .xix. sones .xxiij. doughters by diuers womeÌ„ goten and these sones were called as ye shall here Brute grenesheld Margand Seisell Morghwyth Flenghaâ—â— Bladud IakyÌ„ Kinbar Roselm Spadogh Godeherl Thormnan Gildaugh Iorkanghut Haibor Ketin Rother Kaier and Assaruth And the doughters hyght as foloweth Elegine ymogeÌ„ Oghdas Guenbran Gnardich Augarel Guent hold TaÌ„gustel GorghoÌ„ Michel Medhan Mailour Ondur CaÌ„bredan Ragan Renthely Neest Cheghan Skaldud Gladê° Heberhyn Abalaghe and Blandau these were the .xxiij. doughters And the bretherne became all good knyghtes worthy in many couÌ„trees ¶ Of kynge Brute greneshelde the fyrst sone of kynge Ebrac AFter yâ— deth of kynge Ebrac regned Brute greneshelde his sone xxx yere whiche was Ebracs first sone that well nobly regned whan tyme came he dyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ Of kynge Leyll that was Brute grenesheldes sone ANd whan kynge Brute grenesheld was deed regned his sone Leyll .xxij. yere and he made a fayre towne and let call it Karleyll after his owne name And he was a worthy man and well beloued of his people whan he had regned .xxij. yere he dyed lyeth at Karleyl ¶ And in this tyme regned kynge Salomon in IerusaleÌ„ made yâ— noble temple And to him came Sibelle quene of Saba for to here se yf it were soth yâ— meÌ„ spake of yâ— grete noble wytte wysdome of kyng Salomon And she fouÌ„de it sothe that men had her tolde ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. ij C .lxvj. Et ante Christi natiuitatem .ix. C. xlij IOsaphat kynge of Iewes was a good man a ryche a deuout in the waye of our lord regned .xxv. yere and dyd none yll but to yâ— cursed kyng of Israel gaue helpe other lytel thyÌ„ges And therfore our lorde was with hym Vt pêª patet .ij. para ¶ Helyas the grete ê“phete was this tyme an holy man that was lyfted vp in to paradyse with grete solace in a chayre Marcheas Abdias prophecyed with hym ¶ Ochosias sone of Achab regned in Israel two yere and sente to Belsabub god of Acharan to be heled for the whiche he dyed after yâ— sayenge of Helye Vt patet .iiij. regum ¶ Of kynge Lud Ludibras that was kynge Leyles sone ANd this kynge Lud Ludibras made the cite of Caunterbury Wynchestre he regned .xxxix. yere than he dyed lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Of kynge Bladud that was Ludibras sone how he regned and was a good man and a nygromancer AFter this Lud ludibras regned Bladud his sonâ— a grete nygromancer through his craste of nygromaÌ„â—y he made a meruaylous hote bath as the Iest telleth and he regned .xxj. yere and lyeth at newe Troye ¶ Anno mundi .iiij. M. ij C lxxxxj Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ .ix. C. viij IOram kyng of Iewes sone to Iosaphat regned .viij. yere this Ioram was a cursed man and had a good fader he slewe his brethern wretchedly lyued as dyd the kynges of Israell therfore he was sore correcked and dyed vnhappely Vt pêª patet iâ— para ¶ This tyme Helyas was tauysshed in to paradyse ¶ Ochosias or Asarias kynge of Iewes regned one yere liued nought as his fader dyd anone was slayne with all the hous of Achab. ¶ Achalia moder to Asarias toke the kyngdome slewe all the kynges blode regned â–ª 〈◊〉 the .vij. yere of Ioiada bysshop she was slayne .iiij. reg This Asarias his soâ—â— Ioas his neuewe Amazia Matheâ—e the euaÌ„gelyst putteth not in the lyne of Chryst for theyr mysdedes ¶ Ioram kynge of Israel regned .xij. yere yâ— whiche began to regne the .xviij. yere of Iosaphat for his broder Ochosâ—e cursedly he lyued was slayne of Ieâ—â—â— with al his faders housholde Vt pâ—z ¶ Iehen anoynted of yâ— chylde of Helâ—se vpon Israel slewe Achariam yâ— kyng of Iewes Ioram the kyng of Israel Iesabel moder to IoraÌ„ .lxx. children of Achab and .xlij. bretherne of Azari and all the preestes of Baal he regned .xviij. yere ¶ Athalia moder to Azari kyng of Iewes doughter to Achab regned on the Iewes vâ— yere slewe yâ— kynges blode of Ioram excepte Ioas yâ— sone of Azari the whiche was kepte amonge shepeherdes and after she was slayne ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. iij C .ix. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ viij C lxxxxiij IOam sone to Achazie regned in yâ— Iewry .xl. yere whome Ioiada yâ— bisshop crowned king at .vij. yere of age And he lyued well as loÌ„ge as he was ruled by Ioiada but after he forsoke god martyred Azarias yâ— tune bisshop tone to Iaiada for he blamed hyÌ„ yâ— he forsoke his god Vide pl’a plura ij para ¶ Ioathas sone to Iehen regned in israel .xvij. yere in whose dayes Helise yâ— prophete dyed he began to regne the .xx. yere of Ioas Vide pl’a plura iiij reg ¶ Ioam
after hym regned Hanipir .vj. yere and after hym regned Carpour .vij. yere after hym regned Digneill .iij. yere and after him regned Samuell .xxiiij. yere and after hym regned Rede .ij. yere after hym regned Ely .vij. monethes This kyng Ely had thre sones Lud Cassibalon Enemyon ¶ How Lud was made kynge after the deth of Ely his fader AFter the deth of Ely regned Lud his sone and gouerned well the londe and moche honoured good folke and tempred amended wyched folke This Lud loued more to dwell at newe Troy than in ony other place of yâ— londe wherfore the name of newe Troy was lefte than was yâ— cite called Ludstone but the name is chaunged through varyasite of lettres now is called Londe This kyng made in the cite a fayre gate called it Ludgate after his name yâ— folke of yâ— cite are Londoners And whaÌ„ he had regned .xj. yere he dyed lyeth at London He had two yonge sones yâ— one was called Andraghen that other Torinace but they coude neyther speke ne go therfore the brytons croward a stroÌ„ge knyght yâ— was called Lud yâ— was Cassibaâ—ons broder made hymkynge of Brytayne now called Englonde ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M. viij .c. lxxxxiiij Et ante Christi natiuitate ij C .xv. SAdoth of yâ— lyne of Chryst is nombred in Mat .j. but in scripture is no more had of hyÌ„ ¶ Iadus the â—one of Iohn was hye bysshop in Ierusalem ¶ This tyme kynge Alexander regned the whiche was wroth with the people of Ierusalem came to the cite Than Iadus arayed in his pontyfycall ornamétes came to meet hym he sodeynly was pleased worshypped the bysshop with peas ioye entred yâ— cite he made to be brought to hyÌ„ yâ— boke of Danyel the ê“phecy to be expowned to hym the whiche was spoken of him that done he ioyed strongly for all thyÌ„ge that he had herde by yâ— dreme in due ordre was fulfylled it was lykely to hym that he shold be the same ê‘sone of whom Daniel ê“phe cyed of that he toke more hardynes to fyght with Dariê° kyng of Perse he dyd the sacrifice coÌ„mauÌ„ded the iewes to axe what they wold haue grauÌ„ted them to kepe theyr owne lawes at the seueÌ„th yere shold be wtout tribute Vide magrÌ„m in histo The host of AlexaÌ„dre as Orosiê° saith was .xxxij. M. fotemen .iiij. M. horsmeÌ„ shyppes C.lxxx And it is vncertayne wheder it is more meruayle that he shold coÌ„quere all the worlde with so lytel a power or how he durst go vpon them with so litel a power And there was of AlexaÌ„der his host slayne the kyng of Perse Et vt Orosiê° dicit qinq nqies decies ceÌ„tena milia ¶ Enias the sone of Iadi was bysshop after his fader ¶ Maniliê° Papiriê° Fabius were â—sules at Rome This Papirius whaÌ„ he was a childe he was very wyse he fayned many a fayre lesynge that he myght kepe his maysters couÌ„seyle the senatours And whan he came to maÌ„nes age he was a noble warryour that whaÌ„ the Romayns dred AlexaÌ„dre he was chosen to go agayÌ„st hyÌ„ of the goddes he charged not but scorned them sayenge afore that vnhappy thyng shold fall that to his grete louynge holy doctours saye ¶ Incipit Monarchia GrecoruÌ„ et cessat Monarchia Persarum THis tyme kyng Alexander begaÌ„ to be lord of all the world he was called grete AlexaÌ„der for his grete victory that he had in so lytell tyme. It was an euydent iudgemeÌ„t of the wrath of god agayÌ„st synners of yâ— tyme certaynly some myracles our lord dyd for hyÌ„ in helpyng of his power for the see of paÌ„philicon was deuyded to hyÌ„ as the reed see to the iewes whan he persecuted Dariê° Also at his prayer the hylles of Caspij were shet that certayne cursed iewes myght neuer come out But at the last he was poysoned iÌ„ Babylon dyed the .xxxiij. yere of his age and the .v. yere of his monarchy the. xij yere of the kyngdom of Macedon Whan AlexaÌ„der was deed the .xij. to whom he deuyded his kyngdom coude not accord wherof arose infinyte batayles so ye. iiij had all the kyugdom Vide pl’a plura in Orosio ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .ix. C .ix. Et ante Christi natiuitateÌ„ CC .ix. AChym of the lyne of Chryst sone to Sadoth is noÌ„bred in Math .j. of hym is no more iÌ„ scripture ¶ SymoÌ„ was bisshop this tyme an holy man a ryghtwyse he was named of the people ¶ Eleazarê° was bysshop after Symen This man sent to Ptholomeo kynge of Egypt .lxxij. lerned men of euery trybe vj. to interprete the lawe of the iewes whiche they translated out of hebrewe in to greke by a grete miracle that so many men shold in .lxxij. dayes traÌ„slate all holy scripture with one accord Vide Aug. de ci dei ¶ Dolobela Emilius Marrê° Curius Genutiê° this tyme were coÌ„sules at Rome This Dolobela coÌ„quered SaÌ„nytes after many batayles had And Martus subdued Epirotas slewe .xxiij. M. of his men than fled kyng Pirro which kyng sent to hyÌ„ for peas offryng to him grete gyftes ThaÌ„ this coÌ„sul answered No batayle shall cause me to flee nor no money corrupt me for I had leuer commauÌ„de riche men to do this this than be riche my self ¶ Tonuâ—iê° subdued the cite of Argiuorum a legion of Rome knightes he sent to Rome to be beâ—eÌ„ openly in the market place for thet held theÌ„ not lefully to the court of rome For the law was kept so straitly at Rome that they had fayled to do theyr due obseruaunces in vertue they shold be punisshed The Romayns afore after were yâ— moost noble men after yâ— worldes honesty yâ— might be in al maner of vertue circuÌ„specte as holy doctours saye that they put examples to chrysten men but not the intencyon for they lacked the key of fayth ¶ IncipiuÌ„t reges egipti qr asr non poÌ„t fieri â—tinuatio intexunt reges Sirie PTholomus Philodolphus was this tyme kyng in Egypt This man was yâ— very worshipper of one god full gracyous to yâ— Iewes of whome xx M. C. he deliuered out of captiuite and yâ— he dyd yâ— he myght please yâ— god of Israel of whom he had herde meruayles his lawe he desired to haue that myght not be translated in to none other language but of deuoute men that with due reuerence soleÌ„pnite Certayn men attempted to haue wryten it amonge yâ— storyes of yâ— gentyles whom yâ— plage of god stroke tyll they repeÌ„ted This kyng sente vnto Eleazer the bysshop to sende to hym lerned men the whiche he dyd gladly Vide pl’a plura in magrÌ„o historio ¶ Anno muÌ„di .iiij. M .ix. C .lix. Et ante Christi natiuitatem ij C .xl. ALiud of the lyne of Chryst gate Eleasar as it is open in Math
after his owne name And whaÌ„ Westmer had so done he dwelled all his lyfe tyme in that countre of Westmerlonde for he loued that countre aboue all other countrees And whan he had regned .xxv. yere he dyed and lyeth at Karleyll ¶ Of kynge Coyll that was kynge Westmers sone that helde his londe in peas all his lyfe tyme. COyll Westmers sone was crowned kyng after his fader and he was a good man a worthy of good coÌ„dityons well gouerned his londe of all men he had loue and peas And in his tyme was neuer contacke debate nor warre in Brytayne And he regned in peas all his lyfe And whan he had regned .xi. yere he dyed lyeth at Yorke CLaudiê° was emperour at Rome nexte after Gayus he regned xiiij yere .viij. dayes This man came in to grete Britayn now called Englond for to chalenge the trybute whiche they dyd deny to yâ— Romayns And after grete batayles there was bytwene the emperour Claudius Armager kyng of Britayn And after accordement made that this Armager sholde wedde Claudius doughter and after they two shold euer lyue in peas in token wherof this Claudius named the cite where they were maryed after hym called it Claudicestre we call it now Glocestre This Claudiê° had .iij. wyues on Petiua the first wyfe he gate a doughter that hyght Antonia The fyrst wyfe decessed and he wedded MessalinaÌ„ gate a sone yâ— hyght Britanicê° Octauia a doughter The thyrde he wedded Agrippina hauynge a sone that hyght Nero. Claudiê° wedded his doughter Octauia to Nero his wyues sone This Claudiê° for loue that he had to Agrippina his last wyfe he slewe Messalina his secoÌ„d wyfe lest she shold haue helpe Britanicus her sone his to the empyre yet Agrippina the last wyfe of Claudius drad lest her husbonde wolde haue ê“ferred Britanicê° haue deposed Nero her sone therfore she poysoned her husbonde Claudius Nero was ê“moted to the empyre And this same Nero gaue his moder suche a reward agayn for he poysoned Britanicus slewe his owne 〈…〉 oder his wyfe Octauia ¶ Iames the more yâ— apostle this tyme was slayne of Herode Agrippa Peter was pryso 〈…〉 d. vt pêª patet act .xij. The body of saynt Iames was brought by myr 〈…〉 in to Ga 〈…〉 of Spayne ¶ Nero after Claudiê° ã€ˆâ€¦ã€‰ s emperour he regneâ— .xiij. yere vij monethes This Nero was a cursed maÌ„ made grete waste in yâ— empyre He wolde not fysshe but with nettes of golde ropes of sylke A grete parte of the lordes of Rome he slewe He was enemy to good men He slewe his broder his wyfe his moder and his mayster He slewe also Peter Paule He wolde neuer were one cloth two tymes His horses his mules were shod with syluer And at the last he dyd set a grete part of Rome on fyre some saye to se how Troy brent some saye the Romayns coÌ„playned the stretes were to narowe And whaÌ„ he had brent a grete parte of Rome Nero sayd there was space to buylde yâ— stretes wyder Than the senatours with the comyn people came vpon hym to 〈…〉 e hym And he fled by nyght in to the subbarbes of yâ— cite hyd hym amonge the vynes he herde karles beggers come by hym that sayd they wyst where the emperour were he sholde neuer scape them Nero thought it sholde be grete derogacion to his name he were slayne of karles on a grete stake he â—an hyÌ„selfe to the herte dyed there was buryed deuyls kepte his body many a day after dyd grete hurt to the people tyll by a myracle of our lorde the body was fouÌ„de taken away than the deuylles voyded ¶ Seneca was this tyme maister to Nero ¶ Iuuenalis poeta ¶ Lucanê° poeta ¶ Iames the lesse yâ— apostle bysshop of Ierusalem was slayne of the Iewes the vj. yere of Nero. ¶ Marcus the euaÌ„gelyst was martyred the fyrst yere of hym ¶ Cirâ—a annuÌ„ Christi .lxxiiij. â—Anus ytalicus was pope of Rome .x. yere .iij. monethes xi 〈…〉 dayes This Linê° his successour Clâ—tus through theyr holy coÌ„uersacioÌ„ were made to mynyster the treasour of the th 〈…〉 the to the people Peter beynge alyue 〈…〉 Peter attended to prayer prechynge It is redde of this Cletus that he wrote fyrst in his lettres SaluteÌ„ et apostolicaÌ„ vnÌ„dictioneÌ„ Afore this tyme was many a dyscyple of Peter slayne vnder Nero. ¶ Galba this tyme was emperour he regned seuen monethes This man was made emperour by the power of spayne in the same londe Nero lyuyng And after the dethe of Nero brought to Rome there was slayne of a man that came with whete to Rome He smote of his heed bare it to hym that was emperour nexte seynge all his meu none of them helpyng hym ¶ In this mannes dayes came the grete Rethorycyen to Rome fro Spayne was the fyrst the euer taught the seyence openly his name was Quintilian ¶ Ottho regned after hym and he regned but thre monethes for one Vitellus that was presydent of FrauÌ„ce chalenged the empyre in Ytalye bytwene these two were thre grete batayles in the fourth batayle Ottha sawe he sholde be ouercomen in grete despayre he slewe hymselfe ¶ Vitellus regned after this Ottho .viij. monethes for he was a folower of Nero moost specyally in glotony in syngynge of foule songes at feestes etyng out of mesure that he myght not kepe it ¶ Vaspasianus regned nexte after hym .ix. yere .x. monethes .xij. dayes The well gouerned men of Rome seynge the cursed successyon of Nero sente after this Vaspasyan vnto Palestyn for there he was his sone Titus whiche had besyeged Ierusalem And whan he herde that Nero was deed by whom he was sent to Ierusalem and herde of these cursed men regnynge at the instauÌ„ce of these wyse men of Rome not wylfully toke vpon hym the empyre And anone as he was comen to Rome he ouercame the tyrauÌ„t Vitellus let hym be drawen through Rome after in Tyber tyl he was died and than let hym sayle wtout sepulture for this the people desyred This man was cured of waspes in his nose anone as he byleued in our lorde Iesu that was the cause why he went to Ierusalem to venge Chrystes deth He fought xxxij tymes with his enemyes And he dyed the yere of grace .lxxix. ¶ Anno domini .lxxxiiij. â—Letê° a martyr was pope .xi. yere This Cletus was a Romayne gretly he loued pilgrimages to sayntes sayenge it was more ê“fyte to the helth of mannes soule to visyte the place the saynt Peter was in than to fast two yere He cursed all those men lettynge suche pylgrimages or couÌ„seylers coÌ„trary therto At the last was martyred by Damacian the emperour ¶ Titus soue to Vaspasyan was emperour this tyme regned .iij. yere he
fought with Emilianê° were slayne And Emilianê° the thyrde moneth was slayn ¶ Valerian was emperour with his sone Galyene .xv. yere This man was vertuous manly in the begynnyng but after he was gyueÌ„ to vyce moche wretchednes and so was his sone Galyene This Valerian went to the lond of Perse there for the blode shedynge of martyrs he was taken of the kynge of Perse And whan he had taken hyÌ„ he put out bothe his eyen kepte hym in grete bondage to this entent he kept hym that whan so euer he shold ryde this Valerian sholde lye down he shold set his feet vpoÌ„ his backe whaÌ„ he wold take his hors This herde Galiene his sone that was left at Rome that caused hym that he was not so cruell agaynst chrysten men And here was the .viij. persecucyon of the chirche made by this emperour made the Romayns to lese theyr kyngdomes the whiche were neuer recouered agayne to the emperour a generall pestylence was through all the worlde for theyr trespace ¶ Stephanus a martyr after Lucius was pope .iij. yere This man ordeyned that no maÌ„ shold vse no halowed clothes but to the worshyp of god ¶ Sixtê° a martyr and a Romayn was pope after Stephanus .ij. yere This man ordeyned that the masse shold be sayd vpoÌ„ an awter the whiche afore was not than he dyed ¶ Dionisius a Romain was pope after Stephanê° .ij. yere This man deuyded parysshes chircheyerdes assygned to chirches certayne preestes ¶ Felix a martyr was pope after Dionisius two yere He ordeined that for the memory of martyrs masses shold be sayd Also he ordeyned the Dedicacion of the chirche euery yere shold be said ¶ Claudius was emperour after Valerian This man subdued Gothas nobly than decessed ¶ Anno Christi CC .lxxiiij. EVticianê° a martyr was pope after Felix .viij. yere This man ordeyned yâ— corne benes sholde be blyssed on the awter And he buryed iij C. xliiij martyrs with his owne haÌ„des ¶ Aureliê° was emperour after Claudius .v. yere This Aurelius fyrst to christeÌ„ men was gentyll wherfore he had the vyctory in euery place gloryously whan he was deceyued by cursed men pursued chrysten men myghtely namely in frauÌ„ce for there he abode after that he had neuer good fortune but was slayne And this was the .ix. ê‘secucyon of the christen fayth ¶ Tacitus was emperour after this man he regned but .iii. monethes was slayne in Ponto ¶ Probus was Emperour after hym .v. yere .iiij. monethes This man recouered FrauÌ„ce agayne the whiche was occupyed with barbary men And he gaue them Pannonias lycence to haue vynyerdes And whan he had made almoost all thyÌ„ges well in peas he sayd Knyghtes within a lytell tyme shall not be necessary And anone after he was slayne at SyrmiuÌ„ ¶ Carus his two sones Carmê° Numerianê° were emperours after Probus but soone they dyed theyr fader was drowned the two sones were slayne All these regned but .ij. yere ¶ Dioclesian Maximyan came after these thre emperours the one regned in the eest the other regned in the west The fyrst thynge that Dioclesian dyd he brent all the chrysten mennes bokes that myght be fouÌ„de These two tyrauÌ„tes dyd more harme to christeÌ„ men than euer dyd ony other For .x. yere lasted theyr ê‘secucyon And as we rede wtin .xxx. dayes .xx. M. men were slayne for chrystes cause And in Englonde all the fayth was almoost destroyed in the tyme of Maximyan ¶ Gaius was pope after Euticianus This man ordeyned that no man sholde accuse a bisshop or an other clerke to ony seculer iudge And that a pagan or an heretyke shold not accuse a christeÌ„ man Also he ordeyned that he that was worthy shold ascende gree by gree to his ordres fyrst benet than â—ollet subdeken deken than preest And at the last he was martyred vnder Dioclesian ¶ Marcell 〈…〉 ê° a martyr was pope after Gaius .xi. yere .iiij. monethes This maÌ„ was sore ê‘secuted for drede of deth he offred 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nes of encense to the sacrifyce of the ydolles And afterward he openly repented and suffred deth for the fayth of Chryst His body laye vnburyed thre days for drede of the curse of god And after through a visyon of saynt Peter Marcell he was buryed at saynt Peters foâ—e ¶ Marcellus was pope after Marcell 〈…〉 ê° .v. yere This man ordeyned that a generall couÌ„seyle myght not be ordeyned without the auctorite of the pope vt pêª patet .xvij. d◠〈◊〉 sinoduÌ„ Also he chose .xv. cardynalles in the cyte to bury men chrysten At the last whan he had kepte beestes longe tyme in a hous closed in with them by the commaundement of Maximian he dyed for faute ¶ Eusebius a martyr was after this man two monethes and certayne days This man of a lay man was made pope he ordeyned that no laye man shold accuse his bisshop but yf he went from his fayth Vâ— pêª patet .ij .ix. vij .x. lai 〈…〉 s. ¶ Nota. This tyme saynt Albon was martyred in brytayn This Albon whaÌ„ he was a pagan he lodged a certayn maÌ„ the which coÌ„uerted hym to the fayth after was iudged vnto deth and moche people he turned vnto our lorde that were nygh the water the which he made drye through his prayer And he suffred deth nygh the cite of Veâ—elom Vide plura in vita sctiÌ„ Albani ¶ Melchiades a martyr succeded Eusebius foure yere This maÌ„ forbode the men shold fast on sondays on thursdays in so moche as pagans fast on those dayes At the last he was martyred as al his predecessours were ¶ And knowe ye that there were xxxiij popes of Rome martyred eche one after other Peter was the fyrst this Melchiades was the last And than it was laudable after Gregory a maÌ„ to desyre a bysshopryche ¶ Galerius was emperour after Dioclesian two yere and an other with hym called Constancius so was the empyre in those dayes deuyded This Constancius after he had conquered all Spayne he came in to grete Britayn there he wedded a kyÌ„ges doughter on whom he gate grete CoÌ„stantyne And this same CoÌ„stancius dyed in Brytayn lyeth at Yorke as Martin sayth in his cronycles lefte on lyue CoÌ„stantyne that was goten on Eleyne was kynge of Brytayne of Fraunce ¶ Anno Christi CCC .viij. SIluester was pope after Melchiades This was a gloryous confessour many wayes he worshypped the chirche of god what in wrytynge and what in myracles He receyued the patrimony of saynt Peter that is for to saye the kyngdome of Ytalye with the cite of Rome of Constantyne the emperour to the worshyp of the chirche of god he turned it He baptysed Eleyne the Iewes and than he decessed a confessour ¶ Constantyne the myghty was emperour this tyme. This CoÌ„stantyne was a gloryous man and a victoryous in
prynce with in the .xxx. days ¶ About this tyme was a childe borne in yâ— castell of Emons from yâ— nauyll aboue deuyded in to two bodyes hauyng .ij. hedes and two wyttes so that the one 〈…〉 epyng or erynge that other slepte nor ete not whaÌ„ they were two yere of age the one decessed that other lyued thre days after ¶ Claudius poeta was this tyme. ¶ Arcadius Honoriê° regned .xxx. yere And in theyr tyme Rome was almoost destroyed by a kynge called Alaticus of the whiche destruccyon rose a grete blas phemy of the Romayns For they sayd they fared neuer well sythen Chryst came to Rome bereued theÌ„ theyr goddes by the prechynge of Peter Paule And yet this Archadius subdued all his enemyes by yâ— power of god shed no blode Agaynst this blasphemy saynt Austyn made yâ— solempne werke yâ— whiche they call de ciuitate dei ¶ Honoriê° was emperour with Theodosius his broders sone xv yere he was a man of holy lyf for two wyues he had and with bothe yet he dyed mayden He loued specyally the chirche and hated heretykes ¶ Ierom dyed this tyme at Bethleem the yere of his age lxxxxj ¶ Sanctê° Herachydes that wrote Vitas patruÌ„ to Lansum epÌ„m was this tyme. ¶ IohÌ„es Crisostomus was exiled of Eudochia the wyfe of Arcadij through hete of the sonne he dyed ¶ Anastasius was pope after Siritius thre yere This maÌ„ ordeyned that euery man sholde stande at the redyng of the holy gospell that he that was a maymed man sholde not be preest ¶ InnoceÌ„tius was pope after Anastasius This man ordeyned that seke men sholde be enoynted with holy oyle And at masse the kysse of peas to be gyuen He dampned Pelagien an heretyke And many other thynges he dyd vt patet .xxvj. q .j. ¶ Anno Christi CCCC .xiiij. AFter InnoceÌ„tius zozimus was pope two yere .viij. monethes This man ordeyned that clerkes sholde be no tauerners ne sell no wyne that a bonde man sholde not be made preest without yâ— lycence of his lord ¶ Bonifa cius a Romayn was pope after zozimê° foure yere This man ordeyned yâ— a woman sholde not touche yâ— pall of yâ— awter ne sholde not wasshe yâ— awter ¶ Celestinus a Romayn was pope after Bonifacius .viij. yere .ix. dayes yâ— whiche ordeyned the psalme afore masse Iudica me deus c. And at the begyÌ„nynge of yâ— masse sholde be sayd a verse of a psalme and that yâ— Grayle the offertory sholde be sayd afore the sakerynge This man sent saynt Patryk in to Irlonde to conuerte that lond And Palladius a deken of Rome to the Scottes to be conuerted And in the fourth yere of this maÌ„ there was a generall Synody at Ephisina of CCC bysshops agaynst Nestorium an heretyke ¶ Theodosius yâ— yonger with Valentinian his neuewe regned .xxvij. yere In his tyme was yâ— leest ordeyned whiche is called AduiÌ„cula sancti Petri. And in his tyme dyed saint Austyn in yâ— yere of his age .lxxvj. ¶ And this tyme were the .vij. slepers reysed the whiche slepte CC. yere This man dyed at CoÌ„stantynople there was buryed This tyme the saxons entred in to Englonde and anone by lytell lytell they grewe vp mightely at the last they obteyned all the londe ¶ Sixtus a Romain was pope after Celestinus .viij. yere This was a holy man a meke And lytell of hym is wryten but yâ— he buylded sancta Maria maior ¶ Leo Tuscus a confessour was pope after Sixtus This maÌ„ was as holy as ony maÌ„ Fyue tymes on a day or more he wolde saye masse And on a tyme after it befell whan a certayn woman kyssed his hande he was teÌ„pted with her for the trespace that he had done to his penauÌ„ce he made his hande to be stryken of And whan yâ— noyse â—ose vpon hym that he myght not say masse as he was wont to do he was ryght sory and all onely betoke hym in prayer to our lady to helpe hym And our lady restored hym his hande agayne than he sayd masse as he was wont to do so that myracle was openly shewed to all people ¶ And in yâ— tyme of this pope Marcyan the Emperour beynge there was congregate at Calcedony yâ— fourth vniuersall synody of vj C. and .xxx. bysshops agaynst Eusticem yâ— abbot of Constantinople et AlexandrinuÌ„ epÌ„m qui negauerunt in Christo veraÌ„ carneÌ„ fuisseâ—et etiaÌ„ negabant carnis nrÌ„e resurrectioneÌ„ And after he had made many notable sermons epystles he decessed ¶ Marcianus ValeÌ„tinianê° were emperours this tyme .vij. yere in whose tyme was the grete Synody afore rehersed whan EusticeÌ„ Dioscorus were coÌ„dempâ—rd IN the tyme that Marcianê° was emperour of Rome Vortiger was kynge of Britayn now called Englonde in whose tyme yâ— saxons came in to Bry tayn made many kynges yâ— is to saye as is playne by the Cronycles .vij. And bycause it is tedyous to mannes reason to reherse many diuers names togyder as .vij. kynges of Englonde and in one tyme the emperours and popes Therfore the cronycles of EngloÌ„de shall be set togyder tyll it be comen vnto Alured in whose tyme the Danes came in to Englonde And the popes and yâ— emperours other thinges in the same tyme shall be set togyder ¶ Circa annuÌ„ d 〈…〉 CCCC .xlix. ¶ How the wardeyns that had yâ— chysdren to kepe yâ— were kyng CoÌ„stantynes sones ladde them to lytell Brytayne for the treason and falsâ—es of Vortiger ¶ Here begynneth the fyfth parte durynge to the comynge of the Danes Engist THis tyme came the saxons that were pagans fyrst in to Britayn now called Englonde vnder Vortiger yâ— whiche was crowned kyng of this londe This tyme those that had these two chyldren in kepyng the which were CoÌ„stantynes sones that is to saye Aurilambros and Vter through ordynaunce of Gosselyn that was bysshop of London after theyr faders dethe that is to saye CoÌ„stantyne durst not dwell in this londe with those children but conuayed them vnto the kynge of lytell Brytayn for as moche as he knewe the treason of Vortiger that than was made kynge through whome Constance theyr elder broder was slayne wherfore yâ— hondred knyghtes of Pehytes were put to deth and bare al the blame as that Vortiger had not wyst therof ne therto coÌ„sented And so the kepers of those two chyldren dred lest Vortiger wolde put theÌ„ to deth through his treason falsnes as he had done theyr broder before therfore they were ladde ouer in to lytell Brytayne the kynge them receyued with moche honour put them to nourysshe there they dwelled tyll they became fayre and stroÌ„ge knyghtes thought to be auenged of the deth of CoÌ„stance theyr broder whan they sawe theyr tyme so they dyd as ye shal here tell afterward ¶ It was not longe after that the tydynges came ouer see to the kynrede of the hondred knyghtes
frauÌ„ce vnquyete And in peas he dwelled there ix yere did many grete wonders re proued many proude men yll tyrauÌ„tes 〈◊〉 chastised them after theyr deseruyng ¶ How kyng Arthur auaunted all his men that had trauayled in his seruyce â—Nd afterwarde it befell thus at eester there as he helde a feest at Parys rychely he begaÌ„ to auauÌ„ce his knightes for theyr seruice that they had holpen hym in his conquest He gaue to his stewarde that was called Kay Angeo Angâ—ers to Bedeler his butler he gaue NormaÌ„dy that was called Neustrie And to Holdyn his chamberlayn he gaue Flaundres Mance to Dorell his cosyn he gaue Boloyne and to Rychard his neuewe he gaue Pountyf and to all other he gaue large londes fees after they were of estate And whan Arthur had thus feffed his knyghtes at Apryl nexte after folowynge he came agayn in to Britayn his owne londe and after at whytsontyde nexte folowynge by counseyle of his barons he wolâ— be crowned kyng of Glomergon helâ—e a solempne feest let somon knyghtes erles barons that they sholde come thyder euerychone there was Scater kynge of scotloÌ„de Cadwere kyng of southwales Guillomer kyng of Northwales Maded kyng of Irlonde Malgamus kyng of Gutlonde Achilles kyng of Islonde Aloth kynge of Denmarke Gonewas kyng of Norway Hell his cosyn kyng of Dorkeney Cador kyng of lytell Brytayne Morwith erle of Cornewayle Mauran erle of Glocestre Guerdon erle of winchestre Boâ—l erle of Harford Vrtegy erle of oxford Cursal erle of Bathe Ionas erle of Chestre Enerall erle of Dorchestre Kymare erle of Salysbury Waloth erle of Caunterbury Iugerne erle of Chichestre Arall erle of Leicestre the erle of Warwyk many other moo ryche lordes Brytons there came moo that is to say Dippon Donaud GeÌ„nes many other that be not named here were at that feest many a fayre feest kynge Arthur had holdeÌ„ before but neuer none suche ne none so solempne that lasted xv dayes with moche honour myrth ¶ Of the lettre that was sent from Rome for pryde to kynge Arthur THe thyrde daye as kyng Arthur sate at his meet amoÌ„ge his kynges amonge them that sate at the feeâ—â— before them came in .xij. men of age rychely arayed curteysly they salewed the kyng sayd they came from Rome sent as messengers fro the emperour toke to hym a lettre that thus moche was to vnderstande Gretely vs meruayleth Arthur that yâ— arte ones so hardy with the eyen in thy heed to make open warre and contake agaynst vs of Rome that owe all the worlde to deme for yâ— hast neuer yet before this tyme proued ne assayed the strength of the Romayns therfore thou it shall in a lytell tyme. For Iulius cesar conquered all the londe of Brytayn toke therof truage our folke haue it longe had now through thy pryde yâ— withholdest it wherfore we of Rome coÌ„mauÌ„de the that yâ— yelde it agayne And yet hast thou done more foly that yâ— hast slayne Froll that was our baron of FrauÌ„ce with wroÌ„ge therfore all the comyns of Rome warneth the coÌ„mauÌ„deth the vpon lyfe lymâ—e that yâ— in haste be at Rome for to make amendes of thy mysdedes that thou hast done And it be so that yâ— come not we shall passe the hyll of Ioye with strength we shall seke the where euer yâ— mayst be fouÌ„de thou shalte not haue a fote of londe of thyn owne that we ne shall destroye it afterward with thy body we shal do our wyll Whan this lettre was red al men it herde they were anoyed all that were at that solempne feest the Brytons wold haue slayne the messengers but the kyng wold not suffre them sayd that the messengers shold haue no harme may by reasoÌ„ none deserue but coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to be worshipfully serued And after meet toke couÌ„seyle of kyÌ„ges erles barons what answere he might gyue agayn to the messengers And they couÌ„seyled hym that he sholde assemble a grete power of all the londes of whiche he had lordship manly auenge hyÌ„ on the emperour of the despyte that he had sent hyÌ„ suche a lettre they swore by god by his naâ—es that they sholde pursue hym brenne as moche as they myght sayd the they wolde neuâ—â— fayle kynge Arthur had rather to be deed And they lâ—t wryte a lettre to send to the emperour by the same messengers in this maner of wyse ¶ Of the bolde answere that kynge Arthur sent to the emperour of Rome and to the Romayns â—Nderstande amonge you of Rome that I am kynge Arthur of Brytayne frely it holde shall holde And at Rome hastely I wyll be not to gyue truage but for to aske truage For CoÌ„stantyne that was Eleyns sone that was emperour of Rome of all the honour that therto belongeth And Maâ—imyan kynge conquered all Fraunce and Almayne passed mount Ioye conquered all Lombardy these two were myne auÌ„cesters that they helde had I shall haue through goddes wyll ¶ Of the reuerence that kynge Arthur dyd to the emperours messengers WHan this lettre was made 〈◊〉 sealed kyng Arthur vnto thâ—se messengers gaue grete gyftes And after that the messengers toke theyr leue wentâ— thens came to the courâ—â— of Rome agayne tolde the emperour how worthely they were receyued and also of the ryal company that he had for to serue hym and how he was more â—y ally serued than the emperour of Rome or ony other kyng lyuynge in the worlde And whan the emperour had ouersâ—en the lettre had herde what was therin and sawe that Arthur wolde not be â—uled after hym he let assemble ordeyne a grete hoost for to destroye kynge Arthur yf that he myght And kynge Arthur as touchyng his power and party ordeyned his power knyghtes of the rounde table ¶ Of the kynges and lordes that came for to helpe kynge Arthur agaynst the emperour â—He kyng of Scotlond of Irlond of Gutlonde of Denmarke of Almayne eche of them had .x. M. meâ— the duke of Normandy Gascoyn FlauÌ„dres Poytou and of Boloyne eche had foure thousand Gerin of Chartres had x. thousand Howell of brytayn had .xij. thousande himselfe of his owne londe xij thousand And of arbalastres and of archers of other folke on fote that no man coude nombre them And whan all were redy for to go kynge Arthur toke his londe Gueneuer his wyfe to kepe to one of his neuewes that was a wyse knight and a hardy whiche was called Mordred but he was not all true as ye shall here afterwarde Kynge Arthur toke all his realme to this Mordred saue onely the crowne And after that kynge Arthur toke his hoost went to South hamton where that the shyppes were brought the folke assembled and they went vnto the see and had wynde
Gurmond went destroyed townes citees that neuer after were made again as it is seen yet in this loÌ„de in many places ¶ How this londe was called EngloÌ„de for the name of Engist and how many kynges were made after in this londe WHan Gurmond had destroyed all the londe through out he gaue yâ— londe to the saxons anone they toke it with good wyll For yâ— saxons longe tyme had desyred it for as moche as they were of Engistes kynrede that first had all yâ— londe of Brytayn let them be called englyshmen for bycause of Engistes name And yâ— londe they let call Englond in theyr language the folke ben called Englyshmen for as moche as in his tyme it was called Engist londe whan he had coÌ„quered it of Vortiger But fro the tyme yâ— Brute came fyrst in to this londe it was called Britayn yâ— folke brytons But syth yâ— tyme yâ— Gurmond conquered this londe yâ— saxons named it Englonde as before is sayd And whan this was done GurmoÌ„d passed ouer in to frauÌ„ce there coÌ„quered many loÌ„des destroyed all chrysten people where as he came And the saxons dwelled in this londe began fast to enhabyte it at theyr owne wyll they wold haue made newe kyn ges lordes but they coude neuer assent to haue onely one kyng for to be to them attendauÌ„t therfore they made many kynges in dyuers shyres as it was in Engistes tyme. The fyrst kyngdoÌ„ was Kent that other Southsex yâ— thyrde westsex the fourth Estsex and the fyfth NorthumberloÌ„de the syxth Estangle yâ— is to saye Norfolk Suffolk the .vij. Merchenrich that is yÌ„ erledom of Ni choll Huntyngdon Harford Gloâ—estre wynchestre warwyk Derby so departed all EngloÌ„d in to .vij. partes And after that it befell yâ— tho kynges warred ofteÌ„ tymes togyder And euer he yâ— was strongest toke hym yâ— was feblest so it was longe tyme that they had no kyng crowned amonge them nor no chrysten man was than amonge them ne christeÌ„ dom neyther But were paynyms tyll yâ— saynt Gregory was pope of Rome that had seen children of yâ— nacion of EngloÌ„de in yâ— cite of Rome yâ— were wonders fayre creatures had grete wyll desyre to beholde them asked of yâ— marchauÌ„tes of whens they were of what nacyon And men tolde hym they were of Englonde englysshe they were called but they all yâ— people of englond were paynyms byleued not on god Alas sayd saynt Gregory well may they be called englysshe for they haue yâ— visages of auÌ„ gels and therfore well ought they to be christen And for this cause saynt Grego ry sent saynt Austin in to englonde .xl. good men with hym that were of good lyfe holy men to preche teche to coÌ„uerte the englysshe people turne theÌ„ to god yâ— was in the .vj. yere yâ— saynt Gregory had ben pope of Rome yâ— is to saye after the incarnacyon of our lord Iesu Chryst v C .lxxxv. yere as yâ— cronycles telleth ¶ How saynt Austyn baptysed coÌ„uerted kyng Adelbryght and the bysshops that he made his felawes WHan saynt Austin came fyrst in to englonde he arryued in the yle of Tenet so passed forth came to Caun terbury and there soiourned And kyng Adelbryght of Kent yâ— was of yâ— lignage of Engist goodly receyued saynt Austyn his felawes with moche honour fouÌ„de them all yâ— them neded And more ouer he gaue them a fayre place yâ— now is cal led the abbey of saynt Austin in whiche place helyeth hymself shryned ¶ This kynge Adelbryght was a good man with good wyll herd saynt Austyns pre dicacyons and gaue hym leue to preche through out al his loÌ„de of Kent to turne and coÌ„uerte to hym all yâ— people that he myght It befell so afterward through goddes grace yâ— in a lytell tyme yâ— kynge hymselfe was coÌ„uerted to god all the people of his londe was baptysed And in yâ— meane whyle yâ— people turned them to god saynt Austyn came to Rochestre there preched the worde of god the paynyms scorned hym therfore cast vpon hym reygh tayles so that all his mantell was hanged full of those reygn tayles for more despite they cast on hyÌ„ the guttes of reyghes and other fysshe Wherfore yâ— good maÌ„ saynt Austin was sore anoyed greued prayed to god yâ— all those children of yâ— cite that sholde be borne afterward yâ— is to saye in the cite of Rochestre myght haue tayles and so they had Whan the kyng herde of this vengeauÌ„ce yâ— was fallen through saynt Austins prayer he let make a hous in yâ— honour of almyghty god wherin women shold be delyuered of theyr children at the brydges ende in the which bous yet women of the cite ben delyuered of chylde Whan saynt Gregory had herde tell how the englysshe people were turned to god coÌ„uerted he sent vnto saynt Austyn his pallyon by a bysshop yâ— was called Paulyn and made hym prymate and archebysshop of Englonde and sent worde that he sholde ordeyne and make bysshoppes in the londe And anone as saynt Austyn had the pallyon of the dignite of the archebysshop he made two bysshoppes of his felawes the whiche came with hym from Rome of whome that one was called Mellyte he helde his dignite at London and that other was called Iustyne and he helde his dignite at Rochestre And this bysshop Mellyte than went to preche the worde of god in Essex and there baptysed the kynge of yâ— countree whiche was called Sicwith yâ— was kyng Adelbryghtes to syn his systers sone This Iustyn went to preche in Southsex turned moche of the people to god saynt Austin him selfe preched through out all Englonde ¶ How saynt Austyn went in to wales where as the Brytons were and how they wolde not be obedyent to the arche bysshop of Caunterbury WHan all EngloÌ„de was baptysed and turned to god saynt Austin went in to yâ— londe where as the brytons were to kepe them froÌ„ englyssh men that is to saye in wales there he fouÌ„de monkes abbeys .vij. bisshops For the brytons destroyed alway yâ— chry sten people yâ— saynt Austyn had coÌ„uerted And he sayd to the bisshops that he was a legate of Rome prymate of all Englonde that they sholde by all reason to hym be obedyent And they sayd yâ— they wolde not but to yâ— archebysshop of Car lyon they wolde they wold neuer for no maner thinge be obedyent to yâ— englyssh men For they sayd englysshmen be our aduersaryes and haue dryuen vs out of our couÌ„tree we ben chrysten men and euer haue ben the englysshmen haue euer beÌ„ paynyms saue now of late that they be coÌ„uerted Saynt Austyn might of them haue none other answere but sayd pertly that they wolde neuer meke them to hym ne to the pope of Rome Wherfore saynt Austin returned
And this Karolus than helde all yâ— hole kâ—ng dome .xiiij. yere to the yere of our lorde vij hondred .lxxxiiii. in the whiche yere he wente vnto Rome that he myght be crowned emperour of the pope Adryan And there he regned emperour rvi yere to the yere of our lorde god .viii. C. whan pope Leo confermed hym agayn to be emperour And after that he was emperour .xiiij. yere And this Karolus magnus decessed in the yere of his age lxxij the whiche was the yere of our lorde god .viij. hondred and. riiii ¶ Yf 〈◊〉 wyll se more of this Karolus go to the boke of the bysshop Turpinus and 〈◊〉 braminus his mayster for they wrote his noble actes euerychone ¶ â—â—o the fourth was pope after Adrian 〈◊〉 yere This man whan he went on a cetâ—ayn daye with the Letany to saynt Peters chirche on saynt Markes daye he was taken with cursed people the whiche put out bothe his eyen and his tongue was cutte of But our lord meruaylously restored hym agayne his syght his speche so that he spake without tongue and sawe by myracle And afterwarde he went to Karolus in to Fraunce And he came with hym to Rome and there venged the pope of his enemyes And than he crowned Karolus and he late afore crowned confermed hym agayne ¶ Ludouicus yâ— meke the fyrst begoten sone of Karolê° was emperour after his fader .xxvi. yere in whose time was put away that clerkes sholde vse no gyrdels with precyous stones ne strauÌ„ge arayment This Ludouicê° on his fyrst wyfe gate two childreÌ„ bothe had an yll ende In all thynge yâ— went agaynst hym he was pacyent in the last ende euer he ouercame it for towarde god he abode deuoute his chyldren folowed his condicyons and he decessed a blyssed man ¶ Stephanus the fourth was pope after Leo .iij. yere This Stephanus redemed many captyue men crowned Lodewyke the emperour than he decessed was buryed at Rome ¶ Paschall was pope after Stephanê° This Paschall gaue grete dilygeÌ„ce to relykes of sayntes he toke vp innumerable bodyes of sayntes buryed them worshipfully as in the visyon of saynt Cecile he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded ¶ Eugenius yâ— fourth was pope after Paschall and he was a very holy man and those thynges that were for Chryst he toke hede to This man was crowned a martyr by yâ— lay men of Rome he was buryed in saynt Peters chirche yerde ¶ Circa annuÌ„ duÌ„i viij C .xliiij. TAlentinus was pope after Eugeny .xl. days lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregory yâ— fourth was pope after him .xij. yere This Gregory sawe many heuy tymes for yâ— plages among the comyn people And at this mannes peticion Lodewyke yâ— emperour Marchio the prynce of Lombardy exyled all sarasyns from ytaly at the last he decessed after innumerable good dedes werkes yâ— he had done at saynt Peters ¶ Lotherius the first sone of Lodewyke was emperour .xv. yere in Ytaly and in Rome in the partes of Germayn nexte to the hylles of Alpy This Lothertus rose agaynst his broder Lodewike Karolus for the kyngdom of Duchelonde the whiche somtyme Pippinê° theyr broder helde they fought at a place called FontanetuÌ„ where Lothery was discoÌ„fyted there was suche slaughter made on bothe sydes that they had no men to resist theyr aduersaryes This vnderstode a fals chrysten man sent vnto yâ— Sowdan of the sarasyns that he sholde come anone And he toke Rome saynt Peters chirche was made a stable for theyr horses But Lodewyke with the frenshmen and lombardes all that infynyte multytude destroyed that with grete shedynge of chrysteÌ„ blode ¶ Sergius yâ— second was pope after Gregory two yere This maÌ„ was fyrst called Os porci in englisshe hogges mouth wherfore that man after all yâ— popes names are chauÌ„ged whan they be chosen And that for thre causes The first for Chryst chauÌ„ged yâ— names of those men whiche he made popes The secoÌ„d for as moche as they are chauÌ„ged in name so sholde they be chauÌ„ged in pfeccyon of lyfe The thyrde leest he whiche is chosen to an excedynge degree shold be hurte in name ¶ Leo was pope after Sergius .viij. yere This Leo was an holy maÌ„ also he was in prudence as sharpe as a serpent in his dedes as meke as a doue And he was brought forth vertuously in a monastery And whan that he was made pope he laboured to repayre his chirches agayn the whiche the fals sarasyns one after an other had destroyed This man was a myghty wryter and a grete precher a myghty labourer in watche prayer and so dyed and was buryed lyeth at saint Peters ¶ Bene dictus a Romayn was pope after Leo two yere This Benedictus had the name of the thynge for in all thynge was he blyssed And he ordeyned that clerkes shold go ordynatly honestly ¶ Ludouicus yâ— sone of Lothery was emperour this tyme anoynted of Sergio yâ— pope a whyle regned with his fader after he regned .xxi. yere alone This man had a sone yâ— hight Karolê° in to whom a deuil entred vexed hyÌ„ afore his fader thaÌ„ he conspyred his faders deth in his tyme fell many meruayles ¶ Nota. IohaÌ„nes Anglicê° of yâ— nacyoÌ„ of Maguntyn about this tyme was pope she was a womaÌ„ arayed in maÌ„nes garmeÌ„tes But she ê“fyted moche in holy scripture ThaÌ„ she was chosen pope but she was afterwarde with childe goynge openly in ê“cession she trauailed decessed And this is yâ— .vj. pope that to this tyme had yâ— name of holynes were vicious this ê‘son as other cursed popes were was punisshed of god nor she was not noÌ„bred in yâ— boke of popes ¶ Nicolaê° a Romayn was pope after this womaÌ„ .ix. yere This man exceded all other in holynes saue saynt Gregory after decessed lyeth in sayÌ„t peters chirch yerd ¶ Adrian a Romayn was pope after Nicolas This man cursed Lothery yâ— emperours broder king of Lothering for his aduoutry But whan he came with his noble men to Rome to excuse hyÌ„ for his auoutry he sayd he was cursed wrongfully all dyed in one yere yâ— king dyed goyng to yâ— cite of PlaceÌ„ciaÌ„ ¶ This tyme came the Danes in to Englonde Alured ¶ Anno dnÌ„i viij C .lxxiij. ¶ Of kynge Alured how the Danes in his tyme prayed hym of mercy that they myght go out of the londe AFter yâ— deth of Eldred regned his broder Alured yâ— Dolfynes was called Than weÌ„t yâ— Danes assembled them went forth to seke Alured yâ— tho was newly made kyng of Southsex there they fouÌ„de hym at Wylton with a lytell power neuerthelesse he fought with them but at yâ— last he fledde thens from the felde went in to westser ordeined of his owne realme of other yâ— he had a strong power so yâ— the Danes coude not withstande hyÌ„
after that he had forgyuen Estrilde the quene her trespace bycause that she was cause of kyng Edwardes deth and saynt Dunstan had her alloyled enioyned her penaunce and she lyued after a chaste lyfe and a clene This kyng Eldred wedded an Englysshe woman on her he begate Edmund Iren syde and an other sone that was called Edwyne And after dyed the quene theyr moder And in that tyme came Swyne in to Englonde that was kyng of Denmarke for to chalenge and conquere all that his auncestres had before the tyme And so he conquered and had it all at his askynge For the good erle Cuthbert of Lyndesey all the people of Northumlonde and almoost all the gretest men of Englond helde with Swyne that was king of DeÌ„marke for as moche as they loued not kyng Eldred bycause that his good broder Edwarde was falsly slayne for the loue of hym and therfore no man set but lytell by hym Wherfore kynge Swyne had all his wyll toke all the londe And Eldred the kyng than fledde in to Normandy and so spake to the duke Rycharde that the duke gaue hym his syster Emme to wyfe vpon the whiche he gate two sones that one was called Alured and that other Edwarde And whan kyng Swyne had coÌ„quered all the londe he regned nobly lyued .xv. yere and than he dyed and lyeth at yorke ¶ How kyng Eldred came agayn from NormaÌ„dy and how Knoght the Dane regned and of the warre bytwene hym and Edmunde Irensyde AFter the deth of Swyne that was a Dane Knoght his sone dwelled in Englonde wolde haue ben king And thaÌ„ came agayn Eldred out of Nor mandy with a grete nombre of people a stronge army that Knoght durst not abyde but fledde thens in to Denmark The kynge Eldred had agayne his realme and helde so grete lordshyp that he begaÌ„ to destroye all those that helped Swyne that was a Dane agaynst hyÌ„ And afterwarde this Knoght came agayn from Denmarke with a grete power so that kynge Eldred durst not fyght with hym but fledde from thens vnto London and there helde hym Than came Knoght and besyeged hym so longe tyll that kynge Eldred dyed in the cite of London and lyeth in saynt Paules chirche And he regned .ix. yere BOnus was pope after Benedict one yere This man abode but a lytell tyme. ¶ Bonifacius was pope after hym fyue monethes ¶ Benedictus was pope after hym .x. yere This man crowned Otto the seconde made many Romayns to be taken he gadered a couÌ„seyle agaynst the kynge of FrauÌ„ce where Gylbert the nygromancer was deposed ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xiiij. was pope after hym .viij. monethes he was put in the castell Aungell and was famysshed to deth ¶ IohaÌ„nes that .xv. was pope after hym .iiij. monethes ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xvj. was pope after hyÌ„ almoost xj yere This man was taught in armes made many bokes elles lytell of hym is wryten ¶ Gregorius the .v. was pope after this man almoost thre yere This Gregory was made pope at the instaunce of the emperour Otto the thyrde for he was his cosin And whan he had ben a lytell whyle pope and the emperour receded from the cite of Rome PlaceÌ„tinus was put in by Crescencius a consull for money than was stryfe a fewe dayes But the emperour came soone after agayn toke Crescencius the consul stroke of his heed put out the eyen of this man that put out his cosyn of the dignite of the poperyche maymed hym in other membres and his dukes ne his knightes helped hyÌ„ no thyÌ„ge For he dyd that thynge that he shold not haue done and he suffred that that he deserued ¶ Nota. This Gregory with the emperour Otto ordeyned there the chosers of the empyre the whiche from thens forth hath abyden vnto this day For the frensshmen nor none other myght not breke the ordynaunce And those chosers of the Empyre by the pope Otto were not made for ony blame of the saxons but to eschewe the petylles to come And theyr names ben wryten in latyn for lerned men in these verses Magun â—inensis Treuerensis Coloniensis quilibet imperij fit cancellarius horum Et Palatinus dapifer Dux portitor ensis Marchio prepositus camere Pincerna Bohemus Hij statuunt dominuÌ„ cuÌ„ctis per secula summuÌ„ Palatiâ—ê° est comes Reni Marchio est Brandeburgensis Dux SaxonuÌ„ Et rex BohemoruÌ„ VeruÌ„ vt quidam dicunt Through this occasyon the Egle hath lost many a fether and in the ende he shall be made naked ¶ Otto the thyrde was emperour .xviij. yere This man was a worthy man all the dayes of his empyre And after the wysdome of his fader he was a very faythfull man to the chirche And in many batayles he ê“spered bycause he was deuoute to almyghty god his sayntes And gaue myghty worshyppyng vnto the relykes of sayntes And oftentymes he visyted holy places This man was crowned by Gregory his cosyn And at the last he decessed at Rome ¶ Anno domini M .iiij. Nota. SIluester the second was pope after Gregory .iiij. yere he was made pope by the helpe of the deuyll to whome he dyd homage for he sholde gyue hym all thynge that he desyred he was called Gylbert And his enemy gate hym the grace of the kynge of frauÌ„ce and he made hym bysshop of Remensis but anone he was deposed And after he gate the grace of the Emperour was made bysshop of Rauennie after pope but he had an ende anone so haue all that put theyr hope in fals deuyls Yet men trust in his saluacyon for certayne demonstracions of his sepulture for the grete penauÌ„ce that he dyd in his last ende For he made his handes legges to be cut of dismeÌ„bred all his body made them to be cast out at the dore to foules than his body to be drawen with wylde beestes and there to be buryed where so euer they rested as an houÌ„de And they stode styll at saynt Iohn de Latrans there he was buryed that was signe of his saluacyon ¶ IohaÌ„nes the .xviij. was pope .v. monethes ¶ Iohannes the .xix. was pope after hym fyue yere And these two dyd lytel thyÌ„ges ¶ Henricus the fyrst was emperour in Almayn xx yere This Henry was duke of Barry and all accordyng he was chosen for his blyssed fame good name the whiche he had And it is redde that many of these dukes of Barry were holy men not all onely in absteynynge them from flesshly desyres but also in vertuous lyuyng And this Henry had a syster that was as holy as he whome he gaue to wyfe vnto the kynge of Hungary And she brought all Hungary vnto the right byleue and chrysten fayth And his wyues name was Sanâ—â—a Roâ—â—ogundis with whome he lyued a virgyn all the dayes of his lyfe And he made many a batayle as well in ytaly as in Almayn agayust them
so well and he her agayn and gaue her vnto hym with a good wyll And Edwarde her spoused with moche honour The kyng of Hungary sent after all his barons and made a solempâ—e feest and a ryche weddynge and made all men to vnderstande that this Edwarde sholde be kyng after his decesse of all the londe of Hungary Of the whiche tydynges they were all ryght glad And this Edwarde begate vpon this lady a sone the whiche was called Edgar Helyng and afterwarde a doughter that was called Margarete that afterwarde was quene of Scotlonde And by the kyng of scotlond that was called Mancolin she had a doughter that was called Maud that was quene afterwarde of Englonde through kyng Henry yâ— was the fyrst sone of the conquerour that her wedded he begate on her a doughter that was called Maud that afterward was empresse of Almayne And of this Maud came the kyng of Englonde that vnto this daye is called Henry the empresse sone and yet had this Edwarde an other doughter by his wyfe that was called Christian she was a nonne ¶ How kynge Knoght that was a proude man conquered Nor way and how he became afterwarde meke and mylde NOw haue ye herde of Edmunde Irensydes sones that king Knoght wende they had ben slayne as he had coÌ„ mauÌ„ded Walgar before And this kyng Knoght had in his handes all yâ— realme of Englond Denmark And after that they went vnto Norway for to coÌ„quere that londe But the kynge of the londe that was called Elaf came with his people wende to haue well kepte defended his londe so there he faught with hym tyll at yâ— last he was slayne in that batayle And thaÌ„ this Knoght toke all yâ— londe in to his haÌ„des And whaÌ„ he had coÌ„quered Norway takeÌ„ feaute homage there he came agayne in to Englonde helde hyÌ„selfe so grete a lorde that hym thought in all the worlde was not his pere became so proude hauteyne that it was grete wonder ¶ And so it befell vpon a daye as he had herd masse at west mynster wolde haue gone in to his palays the wawes of the Tamyse so swyftely came agaynst hym yâ— almoost they touched his feet Than sayd yâ— kyng with a proude herte I coÌ„maunde the water to turne agayn or elles I shall make the. The wawes for his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t wold not spare but flowed in heyght more more The kyng was so proude of herte that he wold not flee yâ— water but abode styll in yâ— water bette it with a yerde yâ— he had in his hande coÌ„mauÌ„ded the water that it sholde go no ferder But for all his coÌ„mauÌ„dement yâ— water wold not cese but encreased more more so that the kyng was all wete stode depe in the water And whan he sawe the water wold not do his coÌ„mauÌ„dement he wtdrewe hym stode vpon a stone holdyng vp his handes on hye sayd herynge all yâ— people This god that maketh yâ— see thus aryse on hye is kyng of all kynges of all mygh tes moost and I am a caytyf a deedly man he may neuer dye all thynge doth his coÌ„mauÌ„dement hym obeyeth To that god I praye that he be my warrauÌ„t for I knowlege me a caytyf feble of no power therfore I wyll go vnto Rome without ony longe lettyng my wycked nes to punysshe me to amende For of god I clay me my londe for to holde of none other And anone made redy his heyre hyÌ„selfe went to Rome without ony lettynge And by yâ— waye dyd many almes dedes at Rome also And whaÌ„ he had ben there done penauÌ„ce for his synnes he came agayn in to Englonde became a good man an holy leuyng all maner pryde lyued an holy lyfe made two abbeys of saynt Benet one in Englonde and another in Norway by cause he loued saynt Benet more specyally than ony other sayÌ„t he loued moche also saynt Edmund the kyng often he gaue grete gyftes to the hous made it ryche And whan he had regned .xx. yere he dyed lyeth at Wynchestre ¶ Anno dnÌ„i M .xviij. BEnedictê° the .ix. was pope after Iohannes he was a grete lethour therfore he was dampned he appered to a certayne man vnder a meruaylous fygure an horryble His heed his tayle was lyke an asse that other part of his body lyke a beer And he sayd to this maÌ„ to whom he appered Be not aferde for I was a man as ye be now but for my beestly lyuynge whaÌ„ I was pope I appere now lyke a beest ¶ In this maÌ„nes tyme was grete diuisyon sclauÌ„dre to yâ— chirche for he was put out in two tymes And here Ptholomeus noteth that the pryde of bysshops had euer an euyl ende it was euer yâ— occasyon of moche vnrest batayle ¶ CoÌ„radus the fyrst was emperour after HeÌ„ry .xx. yere This maÌ„ made many lawes coÌ„mauÌ„ded peas to be kept moost straytly of ony man But yâ— erle of Ludolf was accused he fledde froÌ„ his londe desyred more to lyue lyke a chorle than lyke a gentylman yet meruaylously his sone was made emperour by yâ— coÌ„maundement of god agaynst the wyl of Conradus And at the last they were accorded he toke Conradus doughter to his wyfe ¶ Of kynge Harold that had leuer go on fote than ryde on horsbacke THis Knoght of whome we haue spokeÌ„ of before had two sones by his wyfe Emme that one was called Hardiknoght that other Harold he was so lyght on fote that men called hym comynly Harold hare fote And this Harold was no thynge manerd after Knoght his fader for he set not by cheualry curteysy ne worship but onely by his owne wyll And he became so wicked that he exiled his moder Emme And she went in to FlauÌ„dres there dwelled with yâ— erle wherfore he his broder hated echeother deedly And whan he had regned ij yere more hedyed lyeth at West mynster ¶ Of kynge Hardiknoght that was Haroldes broder AFter this Harold hare fote regned his broder Hardyknoght a noble knight a worthy moche loued cheualry and all maner of goodnes And whan this Hardiknoght had regned a lytell whyle he let vncouer his broder Harold smote of his heed made it to be cast in to a gonge the body in to Ta myse And after came fysshers toke yâ— bedy with theyr nettes by nyght bare hym to saynt ClemeÌ„tes chirche there buryed hym Thus auenged hym Hardiknoght on his broder Thus kyng Har diknoght was so large a gyuer of meet drynke that his tables were set euery daye thre tymes full with ryall metes drynkes for his meyny for them that came to his courte And this kyng Hardiknoght sent after Emme his moder made her to come agayn for his broder Harold hare
fote had dryuen her out of yâ— lond through couÌ„seyle of yâ— erle Godwyn that than was the gretest lorde in Englonde nexte the kynge that had moost rule bycause he had spoused the doughter of kyng Knoght begoten on his fyrst wyfe And whan this quene was dryuen out of Englond came to the erle of Flaundres that was called Baldewyne his cosyn fouÌ„de her there all thyÌ„ge that her neded vnto the tyme that she went agayne in to Englonde that the kynge Hardiknoght had sent for her that was her sone and made her to come agayne with moche honour This kyng Hardiknoght whan he had regned .v. yere he dyed and lyeth at West mynster ¶ Of the vylany that the Danes ' dyd to the englysshmen wherfore fro that tyme after was no Dane made kynge of this londe AFter the deth of this kyng Hardiknoght for as moche as he ne had no chylde of his body begoten the â—â—les and barons asseinbled and made a couÌ„seyl that neuer more after no man that was a Dane though he were neuer so grete a man amonge them he shold neuer be kyng of Englonde for yâ— despyte that they had done to englysshmen For euer more before yf the englyshmen the da nes happened to mete vpoÌ„ a brydge the englyshmen shold not be so hardy to mene a fote but stande styll tyll the danes were passed forth And more ouer yf the englyshmen had not bowed down theyr heedes to do reuerence vnto the danes they sholde haue ben beten defouled suche despytes vylany dyd the danes to our englysshmeÌ„ wherfore they were driuen out of yâ— londe after Hardiknoghtes deth For they had no lorde yâ— myght mayntayne them And in this maner auoyded the danes Englonde that they neuer came agayn The erles barons by theyr comyn assent counseyle sente vnto NormaÌ„dy for to seke those two bretherne Alured and Edwarde that were dwellynge with the duke Rycharde yâ— was theyr vncle in entent for to crowne Alured the elder broder make hym kyng of Englonde of this thynge to make an ende The erles barons made theyr o the but the erle Godwyn of Westsex falsly traytoursly thought to slee these two bretherne anone as they shold come in to Englond in entent to make Harold his sone kynge the whiche sone he had begoten on his wyfe kyng Hardiknogh tes doughter yâ— was a dane And so this Godwyn went pryuely to southhamton for to mete there with the two bretherne at theyr landynge And thus it befell that the messengers that went in to Normandy fouÌ„de not but onely Alured that was yâ— eldest broder For Edwarde his broder was gone to Hungary for to speke with his cosyn Edwarde the outlawe yâ— was Edmund Irensydes sone The messengers said to Aluted how yâ— the erles ba rons of Englond sent for hyÌ„ yâ— he shold boldly come in to EngloÌ„de receyue the realme for king Hardiknoght was deed all the danes dryuen out of the londe ¶ How Godwyn the fals traytour toke Alured vpon Gildesdown whan that he came from Normandye to be kynge of Englonde how he caused hym to be martyred in the yle of Ely WHan Alured herd these tydyÌ„ges he thaÌ„ked god toke shyppyng with all yâ— haste that he myght and passed the see and arryued at south hamton there Godwyn yâ— fals traytour was And whan this traytour sawe yâ— he was comen he welcomed hym receyued hym with moche ioye sayd that he wold lede hym to London where as all the barons of Englonde hym abode to make hym theyr kynge And so they went on theyr waye towarde London And whan they came on Gyldesdowne tho sayd yâ— traytour Godwyn vnto Alured Take hepe aboute you bothe on the lefte syde on the ryght syde of all ye shal be kyng of suche an hondred mod Now forsothe sayd Alured I behyght you and yf I be kyng I shall ordeyne make suche lawes wherof god man shall be well apayed Now had the tray tour coÌ„mauÌ„ded all his men that were with hym that whan they were comen vpon Gyldesdown that they shold slee all that were in Aluredes company that came with hym from NormaÌ„dy after that take Alured lede hym in to yâ— I le of Ely and after put out bothe his eyen of his heed afterward brynge hym to deth And so they dyd for they slewe all yâ— company that were there the nombre of xij gentylmen yâ— were comen with Alured froÌ„ Normandy after they toke Alured in the yle of Ely they put out his eyen rent his wombe toke yâ— chefe of his bowels put a stake in to the grouÌ„de an ende of the bowels fastened therto with nedyls of yren they pricked yâ— good thylde so made hym to go aboute the stake tyll that all his bowels were drawen out of his body so dyed Alured there through treason of the erle Godwyne Whan the lordes of Englond had herde and wyst how Alured that sholde haue ben theyr king was put to deth through the fals traytour Godwyne they were wonders wroth swore bytwene them god his holy name that he sholde dye a worse deth thaÌ„ dyd Edryth of stration yâ— had betrayed his lorde Edmund Iren syde they wold haue put hym to deth but the traytour fledde thens in to Denmarke there helde hym .iiij. yere and more lost all his londe in Englonde SIluester the thyrde was pope after Benedictus This Siluester was chosen Benedict was expulsed And afterwarde was Siluester expulsed Benedict was put vp agayn And after he was put out Gregory was made pope he was but symple lettred man and therfore he chose an other pope to be coÌ„secrate with hym And whan many men were dyspleased with this guydyng of two popes the thyrde was brought in the whiche sholde occupy yâ— place of bothe yâ— two And so they stroue amonge them selfe But Henry the emperour than came to Rome and deposed them all and made Clement the second pope whome he made anone to crowne hym And he sayd to the Romayns they sholde neuer wtout his assent chose pope And so .v. beynge popes the syxth was put in But many men saye this Grego ry was an holy man ¶ Damasus the second was after Clement .xxiij. dayes This man was an vsurper of yâ— popery che he dyed sodeynly And anone the Romayns asked to haue a pope that the Almayns sholde haue none for they were so harde herted that they myght not enclyne to the entent of yâ— emperout the whiche sayd there sholde be no pope chosen but yf he wolde be of counseyle of the eleccyon But for all that they put in this holy man Leo and after he had of that conscyence refused it And anone he was chosen by yâ— comyn assent This Leo put Chryst in the forme of a lasar in to his owne bedde and on the
morowe he founde no thynge there ¶ Of saynt Edwarde the confessour that was Aluredes broder and how he was kynge of Englonde ANd whaÌ„ this was done all the barons of englond sent another tyme in to Normandy yâ— Edward sholde come in to englond with moche â—onout And this Edwarde in his chyldhode loued 〈◊〉 hey god hym dradde and in honeste clennes ladde his lyfe hated synne as deth And whan he was crow ned anoynted with a ryall power he forgate not his good maners condicyons that he fyrst vsed forgate not all good customes for no maner honour ne for no rychesse ne for no maner hygnes But euer more more gaue hym to goodnes well loued god holy chirche passyng all other maner thynge And poore men also he loued helde them as they had ben his owne bretherne to them ofte he gaue grete almes with full good wyll ¶ Of the fyrst specyall loue that god shewed to saynt Edward lyuynge IT befell on a daye as he went froÌ„ the chirche of westmynster had herde masse of saynt Iohn the euangelyst for as moche as he loued sayÌ„t Iohn the euangelist more specyally after god and our lady than he dyd ony other saynt And so there came to hym a pylgrym prayed hym for the loue of god our lady saynt Iohn the euangelyst some good for to gyue hym And the kyng pryuely toke his rynge of his fynger that no man perceyued it gaue it to the pilgrym he it receyued went thens This king Edward made all the good lawes of Englonde that yet ben moost vsed holden And he was so mercyable and so full of pyte that no man myght be more ¶ How the erle Godwyn came agayne in to Englonde and had agayne all his londe and afterwarde saynt Edwarde wedded his doughter WHan the erle Godwyn that was dwellynge in Denmark had moche herde of the goodnes of kynge Edwarde that he was full of mercy and pyte he thought that he wolde go agayne in to Englond for to seke to haue grace of the good kyng Edward that so mercy full was that he myght haue agayn his londe in peas And arayed hym as moche as he myght put hym towarde the see came in to Englonde to London where the kynge was that tyme all the lordes of Englonde helde a parlyameÌ„t Godwyn sent to them that were his frendes were the moost gretest lordes of the loÌ„de prayed them to beseche the kynges grace for hym that he wolde graunte him his peas his loÌ„de The lordes lad hyÌ„ before the kyng to seke his grace And anone as the kyng sawe hym he appeled hym of treason of the deth of Alured his broder these wordes to hym sayd Traytour Godwyn I the appele that thou hast betrayed slayne my broder Alured Certes syr sayd Godwyn saue your grace your peas your lordshyp I neuer betrayed hym â—e yet lewe hyÌ„ And therfore I put me in reward of the caurte Now fayre lordes sayd the kynge ye that be my lyeges erles barons of the londe that here ben assembled full well ye herde myn appele the answere also of Godwyn therfore I wyll that ye awarde do ryght The erles barons than gadred them all togyder to do this awarde by themselfe so they spake dy uersly among them for some sayd there was neuer alyauÌ„ce by homage serment seruyce nor by lordshyp bytwene Godwyn Alured for whiche thynge they myght hym drawe And at the last they deuysed demed that he shold put hym in the kynges mercy all togyder ThaÌ„ sna ke the erle Leuerike of Couentre a good man to god to all the worlde told his reason in this maner and sayd The erle Godwyn is the best frended man of Englonde after the kyng well myght it not be gaynsayd that without couâ—se yle of Godwyn Alured was neuer put to deth wherfore I awarde as touchynge my parte that hymself his sone euery of vs .xii. erles that ben his frendes go before the kynge charged with as moche golde syluer as we may bere bytwene our handes prayenge the kynge to forgyue his euyll wyll to the erle Godwyn and receyue his homage yelde agayn his londe And they accorded vnto that awarde and came euery of them with golde syluer as moche as they myght bere bytwene theyr handes before the kynge and there sayd the forme and the maner of theyr accorde of theyr awarde The kyng wolde not them gaynsaye but as moche as they had ordeyned he grauÌ„ted and coÌ„fermed And so was the erle Godwyn accorded with the kynge and had agayne all his londes And afterward he bare hym so well so wysely that the kynge loued hym wonders moche with hym he was full preuy And within a lytell tyme they loued so moche that the kynge spoused Godwyns doughter and made her quene And neuertheles though the kyng had a wyfe yet he lyued euer in chastite and clennes of body wtout ony flesshely dede doynge with his wyfe And the quene also in her halfe ladde an holy lyfe two yere dyed And afterwarde the kynge lyued all his lyfe without ony wyfe The kyng gaue the erledome of Oxford to Harolde that was Godwyns sone made hym erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fader and he were so preuy with the kynge that they myght do by ryght what thynge they wolde For agaynst ryght wold he no thynge do for no maner man so good and true he was of conscyence And therfore our lorde Iesu Chryst specyall loue shewed to hym ¶ How kynge Edwarde sawe â—â—wyne kynge of Denmarke drowned in the see in the tyme of the leuacyon of the sacrament as he stode and herde masse IT befell vpon a whytsondaye as kynge Edwarde herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmynster at the leuacion of Iesu Christes body as all men were gadred in the chirche and came nigh the awter for to se the sacrynge the kyng lyft vp his handes on hygh toke vp a grete laughter wherfore all that stode aboute hym began gretly to wonder And after masse they asked why the kyÌ„ges laughter was Fayre lordes said kynge Edward I sawe Swyne the yonger that was kyng of Denmarke come in to the see with all his power for to haue comen in to Englond to warre vpon vs I sawe hym all his folke drowned in the see all this I sawe in the leuacyon of Chrystes body bytwene the preestes haÌ„des I had therof so grete wye that I myght not my laughter withholde And the erle Leuerich stode besyde hym at the leuacion openly sawe the forme of breed turne in to the lykenes of a yonge childe toke vp his ryght hande blyssed the kynge afterwarde the erle the erle anone turned hym toward the kynge for to
make hym se that holy syght And than sayd the kynge Syr erle I so well that ye se thanked be god that I haue honoured my god and sauyour vysybly Iesu Chryst in forme of man whose na me be blyssed in all worldes Amen ¶ How the rynge that saynt Edwarde had gyuen to a poore pylgrym for the loue of god and saynt Iohn the euangelyst came agayne to kynge Edwarde THis noble man saynt Edwarde regned .xiii. yere And thus it be fell vpon a tyme or he dyed the two men of Englond were gone in to the holy londe and had done theyr pilgrymage were goynge agayne in to theyr owne couÌ„tree where they came fro And as they went in the waye they mette a pilgrym that curteysly salewed them asked of them in what londe and in what couÌ„tree they were borne And they sayd in Englonde Than asked he who was kyng of Englonde And they answered and sayd the good king Edward Fayre frendes sayd the pylgrym whan that ye come in to your couÌ„tree agayne I praye you that ye wyll go vnto kyng Edwarde greet hym oftentymes in my name oftenty mes him thanke of his grete curteysy that he to me hath done namely for the ryng that he gaue me whan he had herde masse at Westmynster for saynt Iohns loue the euaÌ„gelyst And than toke the rynge toke it to the pylgryms sayd I praye you go bere this ryng take it vnto kyng Edward tell hym that I sende it hym and a full ryche gyfte I wyll gyue hym For vpoÌ„ the .xij. daye he shal come to me euermore dwell in blysse wtouten ende Syr sayd the pilgryms what man be ye and in what couÌ„tree is your dwellynge Fayre frendes sayd he I am Iohn the euangelyst I am dwellynge with almyghty god your kynge Edward is my frende I loue hym in specyall for bycause that he hath euermore lyued in clennes is a clene mayd I praye you my message to fulfyll as I haue sayd Whan sayÌ„t Iohn the euaÌ„gelyst had thus charged them sodeynly he voyded out of bothe theyr sightes Than thanked the pylgryms almyghty god went forth theyr waye And whan they had gone two or thre myle they begaÌ„ to ware wery set them down for to rest them so they fell on slepe And whan they had well slepte one of them awoke lyft vp his heed loked aboute sayd to his felowe Aryse vp and go we in our waye What sayd that our felowe to that other where be we now Certes sayd the other it semeth me that this is not the same couÌ„tre that we layde vs â—owne in for to rest slepe For we were from Ierusalem but thre myles They toke vp theyr handes and blyssed them went forth on theyr waye as they went they sawe shepes herdes goyng with theyr shepe that spake none other laÌ„guage but englisshe Good frendes sayd one of the pylgryms what couÌ„tre is this who is lord therof And anone the shepeherdes answered sayd This is the couÌ„tree of Kent in Englond of the whiche the good kynge Edward is lorde of Than the pilgryms thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euangelyst went forth on theyr waye came to Caunterbury from thens to London there they fouÌ„de the kynge And tolde hym all from the begynnynge to the endynge as moche as saynt Iohn had charged them of all thyÌ„ges how they had speÌ„dde by the waye toke the rynge to kyng Edward he receyued it thanked almyghty god saynt Iohn the euan gelyst And than made hym redy euery daye from daye to daye to departe out of this lyfe whan god wold send for hym ¶ How saynt Edwarde dyed on the .xij. daye ANd after it befel thus on Chryst masse euen as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruyce for to here matyns of the hygh feest he became full seke on the morowe endured with moche payne for to here the masse after masse he let hym to be ladde in to his chambre there for to rest hym But in his hall amonge his barons knyghtes myght he not come for to comforte them and solace as he was wont to do at that worthy feest Wherfore all theyr myrth and coÌ„forte amonge all that were in the hall was turned in to care sorowe bycause they drad to lese theyr good lorde the kyng And vpon saynt Iohns daye the euangelyst that came nexte the kynge receyued his ryghtes of holy chirche as it befalleth to euery chrysten man abode the mercy the wyll of god And the two pylgryms he let come before hym gaue them ryche gyftes betoke them to god And also the abbot of Westmynster he let come before hym toke hym that ryng in the honour of god saynt Mary of saynt Iohn the euangelyst And the abbot toke put it amonge other relykes so that it is at Westmynster euer shall be And so laye the kynge seke tyll the .xij. euen and than dyed the good kyng Edward at Westmynster there he lyeth For whose loue god hath shewed many a fayre myracle And this was in the yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Chryst Iesu M .lxv. And after he was translated and put in to the shryne by the noble martyr saynt Thomas of Caunterbury â—Ictor the seconde was pope after Leo lytell of hyÌ„ is wryten ¶ Henry the seconde was emperour after the first Henry .xvij. yere This man was cosyn to Conrade he was borne in a wode and twyes taken to be slayne whaÌ„ he was a childe but god defended hyÌ„ euermore Whan he was made emperour he made a monastery in the same place in the wode where he was borne This man was a vicyous man and he entred in to Ytaly there he toke Pandulphus the prynce of Campany ¶ Ste phanê° the .ix. was pope after Victor .ix. monethes ¶ Benedictus was after hyÌ„ he toke the dignite of the pope Stephen by strengthe kepte it .ix. monethes than decessed ¶ Henry the thyrde was emperour after Henry the second This Henry was an vnquyete man many tymes troubled the holy man Gregory the .vij. And fyrst he asked forgyuenes was assoyled but he perseuered not but brought in an other pope agaynst hym and sayd he was an heretyke And Gregory cursed hym And the chosers of the emperour chose the duke of Saxon for to be emperour whome this Henry in batayle ouercame And than he came to Rome with his pope and pursued pope Gregory the cardynals also And than anone Robert the kynge of Naples droue hym thens delyuered the pope his cardynals Neuerthelesse yet he was a man of grete almes and .xij. tymes he fought in batayle And at the last he dyed wretchedly For he was put downe by his owne sone For so as he dyd to other men so was he done to
castell of Wyndsore other castelles And the foresayd Iohn sawe that he had no might ne power agaynst the barons of Englond for to fyght but anone wente hym ouer the see vnto the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan kynge Rycharde came out of pryson and was delyuered came in to Englond anone after Candelmasse in grete haste he went vnto Notyngham the castell of Notingham to hym was yelded And than discomfyted he his broder Iohn and all those that held with hym And after he went vnto the cyte of Wynchestre and there he let hym to be crowned kynge of Englonde And after he went vnto Nor mandy for to warre vpon the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce herde that he came with fyur hondred knyghtes towarde Gysors And kynge Rycharde mette hym and wolde haue gyuen hym batayle But the kynge of FrauÌ„ce anone fledde and an hondred of his knyghtes were taken two hondre horses that were trapped with yâ—en ¶ And anone after went kyng Rychard for to besyege the castell Gayllard And vpon a daye as he rode by the castell for to take auysement of the castell one of the arbalastres smore hym with a quarell that was enuenymed And kyng Richard drewe out the shafte of the quarell but the quarelles heed abode styll in his heed and it began for to rankle that he myght not helpe hymselfe ne meue his armes And whan he wyst that he had dethes wounde vpon hym and that he myght not be hole for no maner thynge he coÌ„mauÌ„ded anone all his men sharply to assayle the castell so the the castell was takeÌ„ or the he dyed so maÌ„ly his men dyd that all were taken the were wtin And the kyng dyd with them his wyl coÌ„mauÌ„ded his men to bryÌ„ge before hyÌ„ the man the so had wouÌ„ded hym And whan he came before hym the kynge asked hym what was his name And he said my name is BertraÌ„ gurdon Wherfore sayd the king hast the slayne me syth I dyd the neuer no harme Syr sayd he though ye dyd me neuer none harme ye your selfe with your handes slewe my fader my broder I therfore haue quytte you now your trauayle Than sayd kynge Rychard he the dyed vpon the crosse to bryÌ„ge maÌ„nes soule fro the paynes of hell forgyue the my deth I also forgyue it the. Than he coÌ„mauÌ„ ded the no man shold mysdo hym But for all the kynges defending some of his men folowed hym priuely slewe hym And the .vj. daye after the kyng dyd shryue hyÌ„ sore repented hym of his mysdedes was houseled anoynted had regned but .ix. yere .xxxix. wekes dyed and lyeth besyde his fader at FouÌ„teuerard HEnricus the fyfth was emperour viij yere This Henry was sone to Frederik he wedded Constans the kinges doughter of Cecile And through the occasion of her he subdued all the kingdom of Apulie droue out all the inhabytauÌ„tes therof ¶ Celestinus the thyrde was pope after ClemeÌ„s almost .iij. yere This man was crowned on eester daye the day folowyng he crowned Henry the emperour he made a palays at saynt Peters decessed ¶ Innocencius the thyrde was pope after hym .viij. yere v. monethes This maÌ„ was well lettred he made a boke of the wretchednes of maÌ„nes condicyon And he made speculuÌ„ misse and he made many coÌ„stitucyons This man dampned the boke of Iohn Ioachim the whiche he made agaynst mayster Pyers Lombard the maker of the sentence ¶ This tyme decessed the emperour Henry and the princes of Almayn dyscorded for some chose Otto some chose Philip broder to HeÌ„ry ThaÌ„ Philyp was falsly slayne Otto was crowned of Innocent in FrauÌ„ce the whiche anone gaue batayle to the Romains bycause they gaue hym no due honour And for the cause agaynst the popes wyll he toke the kyngdom of Apulie from Frederyk wherfore the pope cursed hym Than after the fourth yere of his regne the prynces of Almayn made Frederyk emperour and victoryously he subdued Otto ¶ Wyllyam of Parys this tyme began the ordre of the freres Austyns the whiche ben called freres mendicantes ¶ FraÌ„ciscus an ytalyan a man of grete perfeccyon and an ensample to many a man dyd many a myracle this tyme he ordeyned the freres minours ¶ And the .vj. yere of pope Innocent the thyrd the ordre of the freres prechours began vnder Dominik but it myght not be coÌ„fermed tyll the fyrst yere of Honorius ¶ Of kynge Iohn that in the fyrst yere of his regne lost all Normandy Bycause kyng Rychard had none heyre sone ne doughter after his deth they made Iohn his broder king crowned hyÌ„ at Westmynster by Hubert the archebysshop of Caunterbury And whan he began to regne he became so meruaylous a man the he went ouer in to Normandy warred vpon the kynge of FrauÌ„ce And so longe they warred togy der tyll at the last kyng Iohn lost all Normandy Angeo wherfore he was sore anoyed it was no meruayle Than let he assemble before hyÌ„ at London archebysshops bisshops abbottes pryours erles barons helde there a grete par lyament asked there of the clergy the tenth of euery chirche of Englonde for to conquere Normandy and Angeo agayn that he had lost They wolde not grauÌ„te that thyÌ„ge wherfore he was wonders wroth ¶ In the same tyme dyed Hubert Than the pryour the couent of Caunterbury chose agaynst the kynges wyll to be archebysshop mayster Stephen of Langton a good clerke that dwelled at the courte of Rome and sent to the pope theyr eletcyon And the pope confermed it sacred hym at Viterbi Whan the kynge wyst of these tydynges he was wonders wrothe droue the pryour the coueÌ„t fro CauÌ„terbury exiled them out of the londe coÌ„mauÌ„ded the no lettre nor coÌ„mauÌ„dement that came fro Rome sholde be receyued ne pleted in EngloÌ„de Whan the pope herd this he sent to kyng Iohn his lettres prayed hyÌ„ louyngly to receyue Stephen the archebisshop of CauÌ„terbury to his chirche suffre the pryour his monkes to come agayne to theyr owne dwellynge But the kynge wolde not grauÌ„te it for no thynge ¶ How kyng Iohn wolde no thynge do for the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement wherfore all Englonde was enterdyted suspended ANd at the last the pope sent by his auctorite enioyned to the bysshops of Englonde the yf the kyng wolde not receyue the pryour of CauÌ„terbury his monkes that they shold do generall enterdytyng through out all Englonde grauÌ„ted full power to foure bysshops to pronouÌ„ce the enterdytynge yf it were nede The fyrst was bysshop Wyllyam of London that other bisshop Eustace of Ely the thyrde was bysshop Walter of Wynchestre the fourth was bysshop Gyles of Herford these .iiij. bysshops prayed the kyng knelynge on theyr knees sore wepyng that he wold do the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement shewed hym the popes bulles
wherof they shall holde them well apayed Than answered the kynge as touchynge yâ— pryour his moÌ„kes of CauÌ„terbury all yâ— ye haue sayd I wyll do gladly all thynge that ye wyll ordeyne But as touchynge the archebysshop I shall tell you as it lyeth in my hert That the archebysshop leue his archebysshopryche that the pope than for hym wolde praye than vpon auenture me sholde lyke some other bysshopryche to gyue hyÌ„ in Englonde And vpon this coÌ„dicyon I wyll hym accepte and receyue And neuerthelesse in Englonde as archebysshop yf he abyde he shall neuer haue so good safecoÌ„duâ—te but that he shall be taken Than sayd Pandulf vnto the kynge Syr holy chirche was neuer wont to discharge an archebysshop without cause reasonable But euer it hath be wont to chastyse prynces that to god and holy chirche were inobedyent What how now quod the kynge menace ye me Nay sayd Pandulf but ye now openly haue tolde as it standeth in your herte And to you we wyll tell what is the popes wyll And thus it standeth that he hath you holly enterdyted accursed for the wronges that ye haue done to holy chirche to the clergy And for as moche as ye dwell be in wyll to abyde in malyce in wretchedues wyll not come out therof 〈◊〉 to none amendemeÌ„t ye shall understaÌ„de that this tyme afterwarde the sentence is vpoÌ„ you gyueÌ„ holdeth stede strength vpon all tho that with you haue comoned before this tyme whether they be 〈…〉 es barons or knyghtes or ony other what so euer that they be we them assoyle safely vnto this daye And fro this tyme afterwarde of what condicyon someuer that they be we them accurse that with you comon ony worde we do sentence vpon them openly specially And we assoyle clene erles baroÌ„s knyghtes all other men of theyr homages seruyce feautees that they sholde vnto you do And this thynge to coÌ„ferme we gyue playne power to the bysshop of Wynchestre to the bysshop of Norwyche And the same power we gyue in to Scotlonde to the bysshops of Rochestre of Salysoury And in Wales we gyue the same power to the bysshops of saynt Dauid of Landaf of saynt Asse And more ouer we sende through out all chrystendom that all the bysshops beyonde the see that they do accurse all those that helpe you or that ony couÌ„seyle gyueth you in ony maner nede that ye haue to do in ony parte of the worlde And we assoyle all them also by the auctorite of the pope and coÌ„maunde them also with you to fyght as with hym that is enemy to all holy chirche Than answered the kynge what may ye do more to me Than answered Pandulf we saye to you in the worde of god that ye nor none heyre that ye haue neuer after this day may be crowned ThaÌ„ sayd the kynge by hym that is almyghty I had wyst this afore or that ye came in to my londe that ye had brought me suche tydynges I sholde haue made you tyde all one yere Than sayd Pandulf full well wende we at our fyrst comyng that ye wolde haue ben obedyent to god holy chirche haue fulfylled the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement now we haue shewed vnto you pronounced the popes wyll as we were charged therwith And as now ye haue sayd that yf ye had wyst the cause of our comynge that ye wold haue made vs ryde all an hole yere and as well ye myght haue sayd that ye wolde haue takeÌ„ an hole yere of respyte by the popes leue But for to suffre what deth ye coude ordeyn we shal not spare for to tell you holly all yâ— popes message his wyll that we were charged with ¶ How Pandulf delyuered a clerke that had falsed and couÌ„terfeyted the kynges money before the kynge hymselfe ANd anone the kyng coÌ„maunded the sheriues baylyes of North hamton that were in the kynges presence that they sholde brynge forth all the prysoners that they myght be done to deth before Pandulf bycause the kyng wende that they wolde haue gaynsayd theyr dedes for cause of dethe all thynge that he had spoken afore Whan the prysoners were comen before the kynge the kyng coÌ„maunded some to be hanged some to be drawen some to drawe out theyr eyen of theyr heed And amoÌ„ge all other there was a clerke that had falsed the kynges money And the kyng coÌ„maunded that he sholde be hanged drawen And whan Pandulf herde this coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the kynge he sterte hym vp ryght quyckly and anone asked a boke and a candell and wold haue cursed the kynge and all them that wold set vpon the clerke ony hande And Paudulf him self went for to seke a crosse And the kyng folowed hym delyuered hym the clerke by the hande that he sholde do with hym what he wolde And thus was the clerke delyuered went thens And Pandulf and Durant his felowe went from the kynge and came agayne to the pope of Rome and tolde hym that kynge Iohn wolde not be amended but euer abode so accursed And neuerthelesse the pope grasited yâ— yere through out all EngloÌ„de that preestes myght synge masses in co uenable chirches coÌ„secrate our lordes body gyue it to seke meÌ„ whiche were lykely to passe out of this worlde also that men myght thrysten children ouer all the londe And whan the pope wyst sawe that the kyng wolde not be vnder the rule of holy chirche for no maner thinge the pope than sent to the kyng of frauÌ„ce in remissyon of his synnes that he shold take with hym all the power that he myght go in to Englonde for to destroye kynge Iohn Whan these tydynges came to kyng Iohn than was he sore anoyed sore drad lest he sholde lese his realme hymselfe be done to deth Than sent he to the pope messengers sayd he wold be iustyfyed come to amendmeÌ„t in all thynges wolde make satisfaccyon to all maner men after the popes ordyuauÌ„ce Than sent the pope agayn in to englonde Pandulf other messengers came to CauÌ„terbury to the kyng there abode And the .xiij. day of Maye the kyng made an other for to stande to the popes ordynauÌ„â—e before Pandulf the legate in all maner of thynges in whiche he was accur sed that he shold make full restitucion to all men of holy chirche of religyon of the goodes that he had taken of them agaynst theyr wyll And all the grete lordes of englonde sware vpon the boke by the holydome that yf the kyng wolde not holde his othe they wolde make hyÌ„ by strength to holde it Than the kynge put hym to the courte of Rome to the pope than gaue he vp the realme of englonde of Irlonde for him for his heyres for euermore that shold come after hym so that kyng Iohn his heyres shold take
those two realmes of the popes handes And sholde euery yere paye ferme vnto the courte of Rome a thousande marke of syluer And than toke the kynge the crowne of his heed set hyÌ„ on his knees and these wordes he sayd in herynge of all the grete lordes of englonde Here I resygne vp the crowne the realme of englonde in to the handes of pope Inno cent the thyrde put me hooly in to his mercy in his ordinauÌ„ce Pandulf than receyued yâ— crowne of kyng Iohn kept it .v. dayes as for a seasynge takynge of two realmes of Englonde and Irlonde And confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foloweth after ¶ Of the lettre oblygatory that kynge Iohn made vnto the courte of Rome wherfore the Peter pens ben gadered through out all Englonde TO all christeÌ„ people throuâ—h out all the worlde dwellynge Iohn by the grace of god kynge of Englonde gretynge to your vniuersite And be it knowen that for as moche as we haue greued offended god our moder chirche of Rome And for as moche as we haue nede vnto the mercy of our lorde Iesu Chryst also we may no thynge so worthy offre as competent sa 〈…〉 to make to god to holy chirche but 〈◊〉 it were our owne body as with â—ur realmes of Englonde of Irlonde Than by the grace of god we desyre to meke vs for the loue of hym yâ— meked hym to the deth vpon the crosse through counseyle of the noble erles barons we offre and frely grauÌ„te to god to yâ— apostles saynt Peter saynt Paule and to our moder chirche of Rome to our holy fader the pope Innocent the thyrde to all yâ— popes yâ— come after hym all the realmes patronages of chirches of EngloÌ„de of Irlonde with theyr appertenauÌ„tes for remyssyon of our synnes for helpe helth of our kynne soules all chrysten soules So yâ— from this daye afterward we wyl receyue and holde of our moder thirche of Rome as fee farme doynge feaute to our holy fader pope Innocent the thyrde so to all the popes that cometh after hym in yâ— same maner aboue sayd And in yâ— presence of the wyse man Pandulf the popes subdeken we make lyege homage as it were in the popes presence before hym were and shal do all maner thynges aboue sayd therto we bynde vs all that cometh after vs our heyres for euermore without ony gaynsayenge to the pope eke yâ— warde of chirche vacauÌ„tes And in tokeÌ„ of this thynge euermore for to last we wyl con ferme ordeyn that our specyall rentes of yâ— foresayd realme sauynge saynt Peters pens in all thynge to yâ— moder chirche of Rome payenge by yere a thousan de marke of syluer at two termes of the yere for all maner customes yâ— we sholde do for yâ— foresayd realmes that is to saye at Myghelmasse and at Eester that is to saye vij C. marke for Englonde and thre hondred marke for Irlond sauyng to vs to our heyres our Iustyces and our other fraunchyses other ryaltees that perteyneth vnto the crowne And these thynges that before ben sayd we wyl that it be ferme and stable without ende And to that oblygacyon we our successours and our heyres in this maner be bounde that yf we or ony of our heyres through ony presumpcyon fall in ony poynt agaynst ony of these thynges aboue sayd and he be warned and wyll not ryght amende hym he shall than lose the foresayd realmes for euermore And that this chartre of oblygacyon and our warrauÌ„t for euermore be ferme and stable without ony gaynsay enge we shall fro this daye afterwarde be true to god and to the moder chirche of Rome and to the pope Innocent the thyrde and to all them that cometh after hym and the realmes of Englonde and of Irlonde we shall trewly mayntayne in all maner poyntes agaynst all maner men by our power through goddes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outlawed of Englonde came agayn how kynge Iohn was assoyled WHan this chartre was made ensealed the kynge receyued agayne his crowne of Pandulfs hande sente anone vnto the archebysshop Stephen to all his other clerkes and lewd men that he had exyled out of this londe that they sholde come agayn in to Englonde haue agayn theyr londes also theyr rentes that he wolde make restytucyon of the goodes that he had taken of theyrs agaynst theyr wyll The kyng hymselfe than Pandulf the erles barons went to wynchestre agaynst yâ— archebysshop Stephen And whan he was comen the kynge wente agaynst hym fell downe to his feet thus to hym sayd Fayre syr ye be welcome I crye you mercy bycause that I haue trespaced agaynst you The archebysshop toke hyÌ„ vp tho in his armes kyssed hym curteysly ofteÌ„tymes after ladde hym to the dore of saynt Swythynes chirche by the hande assoyled hym of yâ— sentence and hym recoÌ„cyled to god to holy chirche And that was on saynt Margaretes daye And the arche bysshop anone went for to synge masse And yâ— kyng offred at the masse a marke of golde And whan yâ— masse was done all they went to receyue al theyr londes without ony maner gaynsayenge And that daye they made all myrth and ioye ynough But yet was not yâ— enterdytynge releaced bycause yâ— pope had set that the enterdytynge sholde not be done tyll the kyng had made full restitucyon of yâ— goodes that he had take of holy chirche And yâ— hymselfe sholde do homage to the pope by a tertayne legate that he sholde sende into englonde And thaÌ„ toke Pandulf his leue of yâ— kynge the archebysshop went agayne to Rome And the archebysshop anone let come before him prelates of holy chirche at Redynge for to treate couÌ„seyle how moche what they sholde aske of yâ— kynge for to make restytucyon of yâ— goodes yâ— he had taken of them And they ordeyned sayd that the kyng sholde gyue to yâ— archebysshop thre thousande marke for the wronge yâ— the kynge had done vnto hym And also by porcions to other clerkes .xv. M. marke ¶ And this same tyme Nicolas bysshop of Tuscan cardynall penytencer of Rome came in to Englonde through the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement the .v. kalende of October came to London yâ— .v. nonas of October for bycause that kyng Iohn all the kynges yâ— came after hym shold euermore holde yâ— realme of Englonde of Irlonde of god of the pope payenge to the pope by yere as is aboue sayd ¶ How yâ— enterdytynge was vndone in englonde of yâ— debate yâ— was bytwene kyng Iohn the barons of the realme WHan kynge Iohn had done his homage to yâ— legate yâ— shewed hyÌ„ the popes lettre yâ— he shold paye to Iulyan and yelde agayne that was kynge Rychardes wyfe yâ— thyrde parte of the londe of Englonde
they went from the castell And syr Symon de MouÌ„tford yâ— yonger the couÌ„tesse his moder were fledde ouer seem to FrauÌ„ce there helde them as people that were exiled out of Englond for euermore And soone after it was ordeyned by yâ— legate Dctobone by other grete lordes yâ— wysest of Englond that all those yâ— had ben agaynst the kynge and were disheryted sholde haue agayne theyr londes by greuous rauÌ„sons after yâ— it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the kynge peas was cryed through out Englonde thus yâ— warre was ended And whan this was done yâ— legate toke his leue of yâ— kynge of the quene of all the grete lordes of englonde tho went to Rome the .lv. yere of kynge Henryes regne And Edwarde kyng Iohns sone of Brytayne Iohn Vesst Thomas of clare Roger of Clifford Othes of grauÌ„ston Robert le Brus Iohn of verdon many other lordes of Englonde of beyonde the see toke theyr waye towarde the holy londe And kyng Henry dyed yâ— same tyme at Westminster whaÌ„ he had ben kyng .lv. yere .xix. wekes on saint Edmondes daye yâ— archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury And he was buryed at Westmynster on saynt EdmoÌ„des day yâ— kyng in the yere of our lorde M CC .lxxij. ¶ Prophecy of Merlyn of kynge Henry the fyrst expowned that was kynge Iohns sone ANd of this HeÌ„ry ê“phecyed Merlyn sayd that a â—aâ—â—be sholde come out of Wynchestre in yâ— yere of our lord M CC. and .xvj. with true lyppes holynes wryten in his herte And he sayd soth for yâ— good Henry yâ— kyng was borne iÌ„ wynchestre in yâ— yere aboue sayd he spake good wordes swete was an holy man of good conscyence And Merlyn sayd yâ— this Henry sholde make the fayrest place of yâ— worlde yâ— in his tyme shold not be fully ended And he sayd soth For he made yâ— newe werke of yâ— abbey of sayÌ„t Peters chirche at Westmynster yâ— is fayrer of syght than ony other place yâ— ony man knoweth through out all chrystendom But kyng Henry dyed or yâ— werke was fully at an ende that was grete harme And yet said Merlyn that this lambe shold haue peas yâ— most parte of his regne And he said soch For he was neuer noyed through warre ne dyseased in no maner wyse tyll a lytell before his deth And Merlyn said in his prophecy more yâ— in the ende of yâ— regne of yâ— foresayd lambe a wolfe of a strauÌ„ge loÌ„de sholde do hyÌ„ moche harme through his war yâ— he shold at yâ— last be maister through helpe of a reed fore that sholde come out of the Northwest shold outr come hym that he sholde dryue hym out of the water And that ê“phecy full well was knowen For within a lytell tyme or the kynge dyed Symonde of Mountforde erle of Leycestre that was borne in Fraunce began stronge warre agaynst hym through whiche doynge many a good bacheler was destroyed And whan kynge Henry had yâ— vyctory at Eusham Symon yâ— erle was slayne through helpe of Gylberte of Clare erle of Glocestre that was in kepyng of the foresayd Symon through ordynaunce of kynge Henry whiche went agayne to the kynge with moche power Wherfore the soresayd SymoÌ„ was destroyed and that was grete harme to yâ— comyns of Englonde that so noble a man was slayne for the trouth dyed in charite for the comyn profyte of the same folke And therfore almyghty god for hyÌ„ hath sythen shewed many a fayre myracle to dyuers men women seke for his loue ¶ And Merlyn also tolde sayd in his prophecy that after that tyme yâ— lambe sholde lyue no whyle and than his seed sholde be in strauÌ„ge londe without ony pasture And he sayd sothe For kynge Henry lyued no whyle after whan that Symon MouÌ„tford was deed but dyed anone after hym And in yâ— meane tyme syr Edwarde his sone that was the best kynge of yâ— worlde of honour was than in yâ— holy londe gate there Acres And in yâ— couÌ„tree he begate on dame Elenour his wyfe Ihone of Acres his doughter that afterwarde was countesse of Glocestre And made suche a vyage in yâ— holy londe that all the worlde spake of his knyghthode euery man dradde hym hye and lowe through out all chrystendome as the story of hym telleth as afterward ye shall here more openly And from the tyme yâ— kynge Henry dyed tyll that syr Gâ—warde was crowned kynge all the grete lordes of englonde were as faderles chyldren without ony socoure that them myght mayntayne gouerne and defende agaynst theyr enemyes GRegorye the .ix. was pope after Honory This maÌ„ canonysed many sayntes and defended myghtely the chirche agaynst Frederyc therfore toke he many prelates and two cardynalles the whiche wente to counseyle agaynst hym This pope was besyeged in yâ— cyte of Rome by the emperour he sawe the Romayns were corrupte by the money of the emperour Than he toke in his hande the hedes of the apostles Peter and Paule and wente with processyon fro the chirche of saynt Iohn LatraneÌ„ce to saynt Peters chirche And so gate he the hertes of yâ— Romayns And than the emperour went awaye fro the cite This pope made frere Iaymonde to compyle the fyue bokes of the decretals of many pystles decrees And after with many tribulacyons of this tyrauÌ„t other he decessed went to heuen ¶ Celestinus yâ— fourth was pope after Gregory almoost a moneth he was in his lyfe in his connnynge laudable he was an olde man a feble decessed there was no pope after hym almoost a .xij. moneth ¶ Innocentius yâ— fourth was pope after hyÌ„ .xj. yere .vj. monethes This man canonysed many sayntes he deposed yâ— emperour Frederye cursed as an enemy to god yâ— chirche in yâ— thyrde yere yâ— he was made pope he was holpen by the Ianuens ¶ And than was Henry yâ— syxth chosen Wylliam by yâ— popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement agaynst Frederye one after an other But they preuayled not to ouercome his tyranny for he was ouer myghty ne these were not crowned for they decessed anone ¶ Thomas de aquino Albertê° magnê° Eustacius BonaueÌ„ture were this tyme holy men whiche destroyed moche heresy infected by yâ— emperour ¶ AlexaÌ„der was pope after Innocent .vij. yere lytel of hyÌ„ is wryten ¶ Vrbanê° was pope after hym .iij. yere .iij. monethes This man droue away an hoost of sara zyns by men marked with the crosse that Maufred had sent agaynst the chirche The pope gaue yâ— kyngdom of Cicyle to the kynges broder of frauÌ„ce yâ— he sholde fyght with Maufred than decessed And Maufred after lost his lyf his kyngdoÌ„ by Karolê° Â¶ Alphonsus kyng of Castil Rychard broder to yâ— kyng of englonde were chosen emperours but Rycharde dyed Alphonsus renouÌ„ced his tytle of the empyre before Gregory the .ix. for he was a wytty maÌ„
men bette downe the kynges castels began fast for to destroye kyng Edwardes londes And whan the tydynges came vnto the kynge of this thynge he went in to Wales so moche he dyd through goddes grace and his grete power that he droue Lewlin to grete myschefe that he fledde all maner strength came yelded hym vnto kynge Edward gaue hym .l. M. marke of syluer to haue peas toke the damoysell all his herytage made an obly gacyon to kyng Edward to come to his parlyament two tymes in the yere ¶ And in the seconde yere after yâ— kynge Edward was crowned he helde a generall parlyameÌ„t at Westmynster there he made the statutes for defaute of lawe by the comyn assent of all his baronage And at eester nexte after the kynge sent by his lettre vnto Lewlyn prynce of Wales that he shold come to his parlyameÌ„t for his londe for his holding of Wales as the strength of the lettre oblygatory wytnessed Than Lewlyn had scorne despyte of yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„dement And for pure wrath agayn begaÌ„ warre vpon kynge Edward destroyed his londes And whan kyng Edward herde of these tydyÌ„ges he waxed wonders wroth vnto Lewlyn in haste assembled a grete power of people went towarde Wales and warred so vpon Lewlyn the prynce tyll yâ— he brought hym in moche sorow dysease And Lewlyn sawe that his defence myght not auayle hym and came agayn yelded hym to yâ— kynges grace cryed him mercy longe tyme knâ—led before yâ— kynges feet The kynge â—ad of hym pyte coÌ„mauÌ„ded hym to aâ—â—se for his mekenes forgaue hyÌ„ his wrathe and to hym sayd that yf he trespaced agaynst hyÌ„ an other tyme that he wolde destroye hyÌ„ for euermore Dauid yâ— was Lewlins broder yâ— same tyme dwelled with kyng Edward was a fell man and a subtyll enuyous also ferre castynge and moche treason thought euermore made good semblaunt semed so 〈◊〉 yâ— no man myght perceyue his falsnes ¶ How Lewlyn through â—ggâ—nge of his broder Dauid warred agayn vpon kynge Edwarde IT was not longe tyme that tyme that kynge Edward gaue to Dauid Lewlyns broder the lordship of â—rodesham and made hym knyght And so moche honour dyd he neuer after to no man of Wales bycause of hym ¶ Kyng Edward helde his parlyament at London whan he had done in Wales al that he wolde chauÌ„ged his money yâ— was foule kyt rouÌ„ded wherfore the people coÌ„playned sore so yâ— the king let enquyre of the trespassours And .ccc. were atteynted of suche maner of falsnes wherfore some were hanged and some drawen hanged And afterward the kyng ordey ned that the sterling halfpeny ferthyng sholde go through out all his londe And coÌ„mauÌ„ded that no man fro that daye afterwarde gaue ne â—eoffed hous of religyon with londe or tenemeÌ„t without specyall leue of the kynge he that dyd sholde be punysshed at the kynges wyll the gyfte sholde be for nought ¶ And it was not longe after that Lewlyn prynce of Wales through the entycement of Dauid his broder and by bothe theyr consent they thought to dysheryte kynge Edward in as moche as they myght so that through them bothe the kynges peas was broken And whan kyng Edward herde of this anone he sent his baroÌ„s in to Northum berlonde the surreys also that they shold go take theyr vsage vpon the traytours Lewlyn Dauyd wonders harde it was for to warre than For it is wynter in Wales whan in other couÌ„trees it is somer And Lewlyn let ordeyne well aray vitayle his good castel of Swandon and therin was an huge nombre of people plente of vitayles so that kyng Edward wyst not where to entre And whan the kynges men it perceyued also the strength of Wales they let come in to the see barges botes grete plankes as many as they might ordeyne haue for to go to the foresayd castell of Swandon with men on fote also on hors But the Walshmen had so moche people were so stronge that they droue the Englysshmen backe so that there was so moche prees of people at the turnynge agayn that the charge the burden of men made the barges botes to synke there was drowned many a good knyght that is to say syr Roger Clifford syr William of Lindsey that was syr Iohns sone fitz Robert syr Rychard Tanny an huge nombre of other all was through theyr owne foly for yf they had had good spies they had not ben harmed Whan kynge Edward herde tell that his people were so drowned he made sorowe ynough But than came syr Iohn of Vessye from the kynge of Aragon brought with hym moch people of bachelers of Gascoyns were soudyours dwellynge with Iohn of Vessye of hym receyued wages of hym were holden were noble men for to fyght and brent many townes slewe all the walshmen that they myght take And all those with strength myght made assaute vnto the castell of Swandon gate the castell And whaÌ„ Dauid herde of these tydynges he ordeyned hyÌ„ to flyght WhaÌ„ Lewlyn the prynce knewe that his broder was fledde thaÌ„ was he sore abasshed for he had no power his warre to maynteyn And so Lewlyn began to flee wende well to haue scaped But in a mornyng syr Roger Mortimer mette with hym onely with .x. knightes set hym rouÌ„de aboute to hym went smote of his heed presented it to kyng Edward And in this maner Lewlyn the prynce of Wales was taken his heed smytten of also all his heyres dysheryted for euermore through ryghtfull dome of all the lordes of the realme ¶ How Dauid that was Lewlyns broder prynce of Wales was put to deth DAuid the prynces broder of Wales through pride wende to haue beÌ„ prynce of Wales after his broders deth And vpoÌ„ this he sent after walshmen to his patlyament at Dinbigh folysshly made Wales to aryse agaynst the kyng began to meue warre agaynst kyng Edward dyd all the sorowe dysease that he myght by his power Whan kynge Edward herde of this thynge he ordey ned men to pursue vpon hym And Dauid fyerâ—y hym defended tyll that he came to the towne of saynt Morite there was Dauid taken as he fledde ladde to the kynge And the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that he shold be hanged drawen and smyte of his heed quarter hyÌ„ sende his heed to London the foure quarters to the foure chefe townes of Wales for they sholde take ensample therof be ware And afterward kynge Edward let crye his peas though out al wales seased all the londe into his handes all the grete lordes that were lefte alyue came to do feaute homage to kynge Edward as to theyr kynde lorde And than let kynge Edward amende the lawes of Wales
besydes the hye awter in the chirche of the gray freres sayd vnto syr Iohn Comyn O traytour thou shalte be deed and shalt neuer lette myn auauncement and shoke his swerde at the hye awter and smote hym on the heed that the brayne fell downe vpon the grouÌ„de the blode stert on hygh vpon the walles And yet vnto this daye is that blode seen there no water may wasshe it awaye so dyed that noble knyght in holy chirche ¶ Whan this traytour Robert the Brus sawe that no man wold lette his crownacioÌ„ he coÌ„mauÌ„ded all the barons to be at saynt Iohns town at his crownacion And on the AnnuÌ„ciacion of our lady the bisshop of Glaston the bysshop of saynt Andrewes crowned hym kyng And anone after he droue all the Englysshmen out of Scotlonde And they fledde and came complayned them vnto kyng Edward how that Robert the Brus had dryuen them out of the londe dysheryted them ¶ How that kynge Edward dubbed at Westmynster .xxiiij. score knyghtes ANd whan kyng Edward herde of this myschete he swore that he shold be aueÌ„ged therof hange drawe all the traytours of Scotlonde without rauÌ„som ¶ Than kyng Edward sent for all the bachelars of Englond that they shold come to LondoÌ„ at whytsontyde he dubbed at Westmynster .xxiiij. score knyghtes Than ordeyned he to go in to Scotlonde agaynst Robert the Brus sent before hyÌ„ in to Scotlond syr Aymer the valyauÌ„t erle of PeÌ„broke syr Henry Percy baron with a fayre company that pursued the Scottes brent townes castlels And afterwarde came the kyng hymselfe with erles barons a fayre company ¶ How Robert the Brus was dyscomfyted in batayle how Symond Frisell was slayne THe frydaye nexte before the Assumpcyon of our sady kyng Edward mette with Robert the Brus his company besyde saynt Iohns to â—â—ne in Scotlonde of that whiche company kyng Edward slewe .vii. M. ¶ Whan Robert the Brus sawe this myschefe he began to flee hyd hyÌ„ secretiy but syr Symod Frisell was fore pursued so that he turned again abode batayle for he was a wor thy knyght but our englysshman shewe his hors toke hym led hym to kynge Edward but or he came to hyÌ„ he began to flatre his takers pmysyng them iiij M. marke of syluer his hors â—arneys become a begger ThaÌ„ said Theobald of Peuenes that was the kynges arther Now so god me helpe it is for nought that thou spekest for all the golde in englend I wold not let the go wout coÌ„mauÌ„dement of kynge Edward And kynge Edward wolde not se hym but coÌ„mauÌ„ded to lede hym to London to haue his dome And on our ladyes eue the Nat 〈…〉 he was hanged drawen his herd smytten of hanged agayne with chaynes of â—ren vpon the galowes his herd was set vpon London brydge on a spere and agaynst Chrystmasse the body was brent bycause that the men that kepte the body by nyght sawe so many deuylles aboure hym turmentynge hym with yren crokes hortybly vpon the galowes many that sawe them anone after dyed for drede some waxed mad or fore seke And in that batayle was taken the bysshop of Baston the bisshop of saynt Andrewes the abbot of Sconne all armed as fals traytours fals prelates agaynst theyr othe And they were brought to the kynge And the kynge sent them vnto the pope of Rome that he sholde do with them his wyll ¶ How Iohn erle of Atheles was taken and put to deth ANd at that batayle fledde syr Iohn erle of Atheles and went in to a chirche there hyd hym for drede but he myght haue there no refute bycause that the chirche was enterdyted through a generall sentence in the same chirche he was taken And this syr Iohn wend well to haue scaped fro the deth bycause that he claymed kynrede of kynge Edward And the kyng wold no longer be betrayed of his traytours but sent hyÌ„ to London in haste there was hanged his heed smytten of his body brent But at the prayer of the quene Margarete bycause that he claymed kynrede of kyng Edward his drawynge was forgyuen hym ¶ How Iohn that was Wyllyam Waleys broder was put to deth ANd whan the gretest maysters of Scotlonde were thus done to euyll deth for theyr falsnes and treason Iohn that was Willyam Waleys broder was taken and done to dethe as syr Iohn erle of Atheles was ¶ How Robert the Brus fledde from Scotlonde to Norway ANd at that same tyme was Roberte the Brus moche hated amonge the people of Scotlonde so that he wyst not what was best to do for to hyde hym he went in to Norway to the kynge that had spoused his syster there helde hyÌ„ for to haue socour And Robert the Brus myght not be founde in Scotlonde So kynge Edward than let crye his peas through out all the londe and his lawes were vsed his mynystres serued through out all the londe ¶ How kynge Edwarde dyed ANd whan kynge Edwarde had abated the pride of his enemyes he returned agayne south warde and a malady toke him at Burgh vpoÌ„ saudes in the marche of Scotlonde he wyst well that his deth was full nygh called to him syr Henry Lacy erle of Nichol syr Guy erle of warwik syr Aymer Valence erle of Penbroke and syr Robert of Clifford baron prayed them vpon the fayth that they ought hym that they shold make Edwarde of Carnaruan kynge of Englonde as shortly as they myght that they shold not suffre Piers of Ganaston come agayn in to Englonde for to make his sone to ryot And they grauÌ„ted hym with a good wyll Than the kynge toke the sacramentes of holy chirche as a good christen man shold dyed in very repen tauÌ„ce whan he had regned .xxxv. yere was buryed at westmynster with grete solempnite on whose god haue mercy ¶ Of Merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kynge Edward that was kynge Henryes sone OF this kyng Edwarde pphecyed Merlyn and called hym a dragon the seconde of the. vs kynges that sholde tegne in Englonde sayd that he sholde be medled with mercy also with strengthe sternes that shold kepe Englonde from colde hete And that he sholde open his mouth toward Wales that he sholde set his fote in Wyke that he shold close with walles that shold do moche harme to his sede And he sayd sothe for the good kynge Edward was medled with mercy with fyersnes with mercy agaynst his enemyes of Wales after of ScotloÌ„de with fyersnes whaÌ„ he put them to deth for theyr falsnes traytory as they had deserued it And well kepte he Englond from colde hete syth he kepte it froÌ„ all maner of enemyes that came vpon him to do hym ony wronge And well he opened his mouth towarde Wales made it quake through the hidour
of his mouth whan he conquered it through dynt of swerde For the prynce Lewlyn Dauyd his broder Rys Morgan were put to deth through theyr falsnes theyr foly And he set his fote in wike conquered Barwyke at the whiche conquest were slayn .xxv. M. and. vij C. out take them that were brent in the reed hall And the walles that he let make shall be noyous vnto his sede as men shall here after se in the lyfe of syr Edward of Carnaruan his sone And yet sayd Merlyn that he sholde make ryuers ren in blode with brayn that semed well in his warres where as he had the maystry And yet Merlin sayd that there shold come a people out of the north west durynge the regne of the foresayd dragon that sholde be ladde by an yll greyhouÌ„de that the dragon sholde crowne kyng that afterward sholde flee ouer the see for drede of the dragon without comynge agayn that was proued by syr Iohn Bayloll the kyng Edward made to be kynge of Scotlonde that falsly arose agaynst him after he fled to his owne londes of FrauÌ„ce neuer came agayne in to Scotlonde for drede of kynge Edward And yet sayd Meriyn the people that sholde lede the foresayd greyhouÌ„de shold be faderles vnto a certayn tyme he sayd sothe for the people of Scotlonde gretely were dyseased syth that syr Iohn Bayloll theyr kung was fledde And yet layd Merlin that the sonne shold become in his tyme as reed as blode in tokenynge of grete mortalite of people that was well knoweÌ„ whan the scottes were â—ayâ— And Merlyn sayd that same dragon sholde nourysshe a foxe that sholde meue grete warre agaynst hym that shold in his tyme be ended that semed well by Robert the Brus that kyng Edward noursshed in his chambre that sythen stale aware meued grete warre agaynst hym whâ— the warre was not ended in his tyme. And afterward Merlyn tolde that this dra gon shold be holden the best body of all the worlde he sayd sothe for the good kyng Edward was the worthyest knyght of all the worlde in his tyme. And yet said mer lyn that the dragon sholde dye in the marche of an other londe that his londe sholde be longe wtout a good keper that men sholde wepe for his deth from the yle of Shepey vnto the yle of Mercill wherfore alas shal be theyr songe amonge yeâ—â—myn people faderles in the londe wasted And the pâ—hâ— cy was knowen ouer all full well For the good king Edward dyed at Burgh vpoÌ„ sandes that is in the marche of Scotlonde wherfore the englysshmeÌ„ were discoÌ„fâ—ed sorowed in Northumberiend bycause the king Edwardes sone set by the Scottes no force for the tyot of Pyers of Ganaston wherfore alas was the song through out all Englonde for defaute of theyr good wardeyn from the yle of Shepey vnto the yle of Mareyll the people made moche sorowe for good king Edwardes deth For they wende that kyng Edward shold haue gone in to the holy lond for that was holly his purpose Vpon whose soule god for his hygh grace haue mercy ¶ Anno dâ—â—i M CC. lxxxiiiâ— CElestinus was pope after Nicolas .v. monethes and no thynge noble of hym is wryten but that he was a vertuous man ¶ Bonifacius the. viiâ— was pope after hyÌ„ .viij. yere This Boniface was a man in those thynges that apperteyneth to courte for he was very eâ—pert in suche maters And bycause he had no pere he put no mesure to his prudence toke so grete pryde vpon hym that he sayd he was lord of all the worlde And many thyÌ„ges he dyd with his myght that fayled wretchedly in the ende He gaue an ensample to all prelates that they shold not be proude but vnder the forme of a very shepeherde of god they sholde more study to be loued of theyr subiectes than to be drad This man is he of whome it is sayd that he entred as a fox he lyued as a lyon dyed as a dogge ¶ This tyme the yere of grace was ordeyned from an C. yere to an C. yere the fyrst Jubile was in the yere of our lord god M CCC ¶ Benedictê° the .xj. was pope after Boniface .xi. monethes This man was an holy man of the ordre of the frere prechours lytell whyle lyued but decessed anone ¶ Adulphus was Emperour .vj. yere This man was the erle of Anoxone and was not crowned by the pope for he was slayne in batayle ¶ Albertus was emperour after hyÌ„ .x. yere This man was the duke of Austrie fyrst was repreued of the pope after was confermed by the same pope for the malyce of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce whiche was an enemy vnto the chirche And to that Albert the same pope gaue the kyngdom of frauÌ„ce as he dyd other kyngdomes but it ê“fyted not for at the last he was slayne of his neuewe ¶ ClemeÌ„s was pope after Benedictus almoost .ix. yere This man was a grete buylder of castels other thynges And he dampned the ordre of Templers And he ordeyned the .vij. boke of decretalles the whiche be called yâ— questyons of Clementyns And anone after in a couÌ„seyle the whiche he helde at Vienna he reuoked that same boke the whiche his successour Iohn called agayn incorpored it publysshed it This Clement fyrst of al popes translated the popes seet from Rome to Aumyon And whyder it was done by the mocyon of god or by the boldnes of man dyuerse men meruaylleth ¶ Iohn the .xxij. was pope after hym xviij yere This man was all gloryous as for those thyÌ„ges that were to be vsed through the actyfe lyfe And he publysshed the Constytucyons of the Clementynes sent them to all the vniuersitees And many sayntes he canonysed And the fatte bysshopryches he deuyded And he ordeyned many thynges agaynst the plu ralite of benefices and many heretykes he dampned but whyder he was saued or not our lorde god wolde not shewe to those that he loued very well ¶ Henry the .vij. was emperour after Albert .v. yere This Henry was a noble man in warre and he coueyted to haue peas by londe water He was a gloryous man in batayle was neuer ouercome with enemyes And at the last he was poysoned of a frere whan that he houseled hym by receyuynge of the sacrament ¶ Of kynge Edwarde that was kynge Edwardes sone ANd after this kynge Edwarde regned Edwarde his sone that was borne at Carnaruan And this Edward went in to FrauÌ„ce there he spoused Isabell the kynges doughter of FrauÌ„ce the .xxv. daye of Ianuary at the chirche of our lady at Boloyn in the yere of our lorde Iesu Chryst a. M CCC .vij. And the .xx. daye of Feueryer the nexte yere yâ— came after he was crowned solemply at Westmynster of the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury of the archebisshop of winchelse And there was so grete prees of people that syr Iohn
Spaldyng the whiche Pyers kynge Edwarde had put there for to kepe the same towne with many burgeyses of the same towne Wherfore the chyldren that were put in hostage through the burgeyses of Barwyk folowed the kynges marchalse many dayes fettred in stronge yrens ¶ And after that tyme there came two cardynals in to Englond whiche the pope had sent for to make peas bytwene Englond Scotlonde And as they went towarde Durham for to haue sacred mayster Lowys of Beaumont bysshop of Durham they were takeÌ„ and â—obbed vpon the more of Wynglesoown Of whiche robbery syr Gylbert of Middelton was atteynt and taken drawen hanged at London his heed smytten of put vpon a spere and set vpon newe gate and the foure quarters sent to foure citees of EngloÌ„de And that same tyme befell many myscheues in Englond for the poore people dyed for hunger and so moche so fast dyed that vnneth men myght them bury For a quarter of whete was worth xl shyllynges and two yere an halfe a quarter of whete was worth .x. marke And often tymes the poore people stale chyldren and ete them ete also all the houÌ„des that they myght take and also horses and cattes And after there fell a grete moreyn amonge beestes in diuers countrees of Englonde durynge kynge Edwardes lyfe tyme. ¶ How the Scottes robbed Northumberlonde ANd in the same tyme came the Scottes agayne in to Englond and destroyed Northumberlonde and brent robbed that lond and slewe men women chyldren that laye in theyr cradels brent also chirches destroied chrystendom and toke bare Englysshe meÌ„nes goodes as they had beÌ„ sarasyns or paynyms of the wyckednes that they dyd all chrystendom spake of it ¶ How the Scottes wolde not amende theyr trespace and therfore Scotlonde was enterdyted ANd whaÌ„ pope Iohn the .xxij. after saynt Peter herde of the grete sorow myschefe that the scottes wrought he was wonders sory that christendom was so destroyed through the Scottes and namely that they destroyed so chirches wherfore the pope sent a generall sentence vnder his bulles of leed vnto the archebysshop of Caunterbury to the archebysshop of yorke that yf Robert the Brus of Scotlonde wolde not be iustifyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of EngloÌ„de Edward theyr lord make amendes of his harmes that they had done also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy chirche that the sentence sholde be pronounced through out all Englonde And whan the Scottes herde this they wold not leue theyr malyce for the popes commauÌ„demeÌ„t wherfore Robert the Brus Iames Douglas Thomas Randulf erle of Moref all those that with them comoned or holpe them in worde or dede were accursed in euery chirche through out all Englonde euery day at masse .iii. tymes no masse shold be songe in holy chirche through out all Scotlonde but yf the Scottes wolde make restitucyon of the harmes that they had made vnto holy chirche wherfore many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne through the realme of Scotlonde bycause they wolde not synge masse agaynst the popes coÌ„mauÌ„dement agaynst his wyll and to do and fulfyll the tyrauntes wyll ¶ How syr Hugh Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne and of the batayle of Mitone ANd it was not longe afterward that the kynge ne ordeyued a parliament at yorke there was syr Hugh Spensers sone made chamberlain And the meane tyme whyle the warre lasted the kyng went agayn in to Scotlonde that it was wonder to wyte besyeged the towne of Barwyk but the Scottes went ouer the water of Solewath that was thre myle froÌ„ the kynges hoost pryuely they stale away by nyght came in to engloÌ„d robbed destroyed all that they myght spared no maner thyÌ„ge tyll that they came to yorke And whan the englysshmen that were lefte at home herd these tydynges all tho that might trauayle as well moÌ„kes preestes freres thanoÌ„s seculers came mette with the scottes at Miton vpswale the .xij. day of October Alas the sorow for the englisshe husbondmen that coude no thyÌ„ge of warre there were slayne drow ned in an arme of the see And the chefetaynes syr William of Melton archebisshop of yorke the abbot of selby with theyr stedes fled came to yorke that was theyr owne foly that they had that mischauÌ„ce for they pas sed the water of swale the scottes set a fyre the stackes of hey the smoke therof was so huge that the englysshmen myght not se the scottes And whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water than came the Scottes with theyr wynge in maner of a shelde came towarde the englysshmen in araye the englysshmen fledde for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had them almoost lost at the syege of Barwyk and the scottes hoblers went bytwene the brydge the englysshmen And whan the grete hoost them mette the englysshmen fled bytwene the hoblers the grete hoost the Englysshmen almoost were there slayn they that might go ouer the water were saued but many were drowned Alas for there were slayne many men of relygyon seculers preestes clerkes with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the Scottes called that batayle the whyte batayle ¶ How kynge Edwarde dyd all maner thynge that syr Hugh Spenser wolde ANd whan kyng Edward herde these tydynges he remeued his syege from Barwik came agayn in to Englonde But syr Hugh Spenser the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte so the kynges chambre that no man myght speke with the kynge But he had made with hym a fâ—ette for to do all his nede that ouer mesure And this Hugh bare hym so stoute that all men had of hym scorne and despyte And the kynge hymselfe wold not be gouerned ne ruled by no maner man but onely by his fader and by hym And yf ony knyght of Englonde had wodes maners or loÌ„des that they wolde coueyte anone the kyng must gyue it them or els the man that ought it sholde be falsly endyted of forfayte or felouy And through suche doynge they disheryted many a bacheler so moche loude he gate that it was grete wonder And whan the lordes of Englonde sawe the grete couetyse the falsnes of syr Hugh Spenser the fader syr Hugh the sone they came to the gentyll erle of Lancastre and asked hym of couÌ„seyle of the dysease that was in the realme through syr Hugh Spenser and his sone And in haste by one assent they made a preuy assemble at Shyrburne in Elmede and they made there an othe for to breke dystrouble the doynge bytwene the king syr Hugh spen ser his sone vpoÌ„ theyr power And they weÌ„t in to the marche of wales destroyed the londe of the foresayd syr Hughes ¶ How syr Hugh Spenser his fader were exiled out of
yelde you traytours yelde you And whan they were yolden they were robbed bouÌ„de as theues Alas the shame and despyte that the gentyll ordre of knyghthode had there at that batayle And the lond was than without lawe for holy chirche had than no more reuerence thaÌ„ yf it had ben a brodell hous And in that batayle was the fader against the sone and the vncle agaynst the neuewe For so moche vnkyndnes there was neuer seen before in Englonde as was that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon For one kynrede had no more â—yte on that other than an ho 〈…〉 gry wolfe hath of a shepe it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englonde were not all borne of oâ—â—â—aâ—yon but were 〈…〉 edled with other na 〈…〉 s that is for to saye some were Brytons some Saâ—oâ—s some â—â—nes some Pehytes some Fren 〈…〉 some NormaÌ„s Spanyaâ—des Romayns Henoâ—ers 〈◊〉 Fâ—emâ—â—ges with mâ—â—y other â—â—oyons the whiche nacyons ac 〈…〉 ed not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf so gretâ— lordes haâ— beÌ„ onely â—â—dded â—o â—nglysshe people than sholde rest and peâ—s haue ben a 〈…〉 ge them without oâ—y enâ—â—y And at the batayle were taken prysoners syr Roger E 〈…〉 ord syr Iohn M 〈…〉 bray syr Wyllyam Tuchit syr Willyam â—itz Willyam many other worthy knygh tes there were takeÌ„ at that batayle And syr Hugh Dandell the nexte daye after was taken put in to prison and sholde haue beÌ„ done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was erle Gylbertes syster of Glocestre And anone after was syr Barthâ—â—mew of Badelsmere taken at Stowe parke a manoyr of the bysshop of Lyncolnes that was his neuewe many other barons baronets wherfore was made moche sorowe ¶ How syr Thomas of Lancastre was byheded at Pountfret and .v. barons a knyght drawen hanged there NOw I shall tell you of the noble erle syr Thomas of Lancastre Whan he was taken brought to yorke many of the cyte were full glad vpon hym cryed with an hygh voyce O syr traytour ye be welcome blyssed be god for now ye shall haue the rewarde that longe tyme ye haue deserued And cast vpon hym many snowe balles many other reproues they dyd hym But the gentyll erle suffred all and sayd not one worde agayne And at the same tyme the kynge herde of this discoÌ„fyture was full glad and in haste came to PouÌ„tfret and syr Hugh Spenser syr Hugh his sone syr Iohn erle of Arundel and syr Edmond of wodstok the kynges broder erle of Kent syr Aymer of ValauÌ„ce erle of Penbroke mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke that was preuy and dwelled in the kynges courte all came thyder with the kynge And the kynge entred in to the castell And syr Andrewe of Herkela a fals tyrauÌ„t through the kynges coÌ„maundement toke with hym the gentyll erle Thomas to Pountfret and there he was prysoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode agaynst the abbey of kynge Edwarde And syr Hugh Spenser the fader his sone cast in theyr thoughtes how and in what maner the good erle Thomas of Lancastre shold be put to deth without ony iudgemeÌ„t of his peres Wherfore it was ordeyned through the kynges Iustices that the kynge shold put vpon hym poyntes of treason And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices bare heded as a thefe in a fayre hall in his own castell where as he had made many a grete feest to riche poore And these were his Iustices syr Hugh Spenser the fader Aymer of â—aâ—aâ—â—e erle of Penbroke syr EdmoÌ„d of wodstok erle of Kent syr Iohn of Brytayn erle of Rychmond syr Robert Malâ—m 〈…〉 Iustice this syr Robert him acouâ—ped in this maner Thomas at the first our lorde the kyng this courte excludeth yâ—u of all maner answere Thomas our lâ—â—d the kyng putteth vpon you that ye haue 〈◊〉 his loÌ„d ryden with baner displayed against his peas as a traytour And with that worde that gentyll erle Thomas with an 〈◊〉 voyce sayd Nay lordes forsoth by â—aâ—â— Thomas I was neuer traytour The Iustyce sayd agayn Thomas our lord the kyng putteth vpoÌ„ you that ye haue robbed his folke murdred his people as a thefe Thomas also the kyng putteth 〈◊〉 you that he discoÌ„fyted you your people with his folke in his owne realme wherfore ye went â—â—ed to the wode as an 〈◊〉 And Thomas as a traitour ye ought to be hanged by reason but the kyng hath forgyuen you that Iudgement for â—â—ue of quene Isabell And Thomas reason wolde that ye sholde be hanged but the kynge hath forgyuen you ytâ—udgement for loue of your lygnage But Thomas for as moche as ye were taken fleynge as an ouâ—lawe the kyng wyll that your heed be smytten of as ye haue well deserued Anoue haue hym out of prâ—es brynge hym to his iudgement Whan the gentyll knyght Thomas had herd al these wor des with an hye voyce he cryed sore wepyng sayd Alas saint Thomas fayre fader alas shall I be deed thus GrauÌ„t me now blissedfull god answere But all auayled hym â—o thynge For the cursed Gascoyns put hym hyder thyder on hym cryed with an hye voyce O kyng Arthur moost terryble and dredefull well knowen is now thyn open traytory an euyll deth shalt thou anone dye as thou hast well deserued it And than they set vpon his heed in scorne an olde chapelet that was all to rent that was not worth an halfpeny And after that they set hyÌ„ vpon a lâ—ne whyte palfrey full vnsemely also all bare with an olde brydell and with an horryble noyse they droue hym out of the castell toward his deth and they cast vpon hym many balles of snowe in despyte And as the traytours ladde hym out of the castel he sayd these pyteous wordes holdynge vp his handes towarde heuen Now the kynge of heuen gyue vs mercy for the erthly kyng hath vs forsaken And a frere prechour went with hym out of the castell tyll he came to the place that he ended his lyfe vnto whom he shroue hyÌ„ of all his lyfe And the gentyll erle helde the frere wonders fast by the clothes sayd to hym Fayre fader abyde with vs tyll that I be deed for my flesshe quaketh for drede of deth And the sothe to saye the gentyl erle set hym vpon his knees and turned hym towarde the eest But a rybaud that was called Higone of Moston set hande vpon the gentyl erle sayd in despyte of hym Syr traytour turne the toward the Scottes thy foule dethe to receyue and turned hym toward the north The noble erle Thomas answered than with a mylde voyce sayd Now fayre lordes I shall do your wyll And with the worde the frere went from hym sore wepynge And anone a rybaud wente to hym and
a doughty in his tyme yf that thynge myght be brought about than stode they trowynge with the helpe of god with his helpe to recouer theyr herytage in EngloÌ„de wherof they were put out through the fals coniectynge of the Spensers ¶ How kynge Edward through counseyle of the Spensers sente to the douze pers of Fraunce that they sholde helpe that the quene Isabell her sone syr Edward were exiled out of Fraunce WHan kynge Edward the Spensers herde how that quene Isabell syr Edward her sone had alyed them to the erle of Henaud to them that were exiled out of Englonde for cause of Thomas of LaÌ„castre they were so sory that they wyst not what to do Wherfore syr Hugh Spenser the sone sayd to syr Hugh his fader in this maner wyse Fader cursed be the tyme the couÌ„seyle that euer ye consented that quene Isabell shold go in to FrauÌ„ce for to treate of accord bytwene the kynge of Englonde her broder the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for that was your couÌ„seyle for at that tyme forsothe your wytte fayled for I drede me sore leest through her her sone we shall be destroyed but yf we take the better couÌ„seyle ¶ Now fayre syrs vnderstaÌ„de how meruaylous felony falshede the Spensers ymagyned cast For pryuely they let fyll .v. barels ferrours with siluer the somme amouÌ„ted to .v. M. pouÌ„de they sent those barels ouer see pryuely by an alyen that was called Arnolde of Spayne that was a broker of London that he sholde go to the douzepers of Fraunce that they sholde procure speke to the kynge of Fraunce that quene Isabell her sone Edwarde were dryuen exiled out of FrauÌ„ce and amoÌ„ge all other thyÌ„ges that they were brought to the deth as pryuely as they myght But almyghty god wold not so For whaÌ„ this Arnold was in the hygh see he was taken with Selanders that mette hym in the hygh see toke hym ladde hym to the erle of Henaud theyr lorde moche ioye was made for that takyng And at the last this Arnold pryuely stale away fro thens came to London And of this takyng and of other thynges the erle of Henaud sayd to the quene Isabell Dame make you mery be of good chere for ye be richer than ye wend to haue 〈…〉 n take these .v. barels full of siluer that were sente to the douzepers of Fraunce for to slee you and your sone Edward thynke hastely for to go in to Englonde take ye with you syr Iohn of Henaud my broder and .v. C. men of armes for many of them of Fraunce in whome ye haue had grete trust do but scorne you And almyghty god graunte you grace your enemyes to ouercome Than sent the quene Isabell through Henaud and FlauÌ„dres for her soudyours and ordeyned her euery daye for to goo in to Englonde agayne And so she had in her company syr Edmonde of Woodstocke that was erle of Kent and was also syr Edwardes broder of Englonde ¶ How kyng Edward let kepe the costes by the see let trye all the pryce men of armes fote men through Englonde â—Nd whan kyng Edward herde tell that quene Isabel Edward her sone wolde come in to Englond with a grete power of alyens and with them that were outlawed out of Englonde for theyr rebellyousnes he was sore adrad to be put downe and for to lese his kyngdome wherfore he ordeyned to kepe his castels in Wales as well as in Englond with vytayles theyr apparayle let kepe his riuers also the see costes wher of the .v. portes toke to kepe them also the see And at the feest of Decollacion of saynt Iohn baptist the citezyns of London sent to the king to Porchestre an C. men of armes And also he coÌ„mauÌ„ded by his lettres ordeyned that euery hondred wepentake of Englonde to trye as well men of armes as meÌ„ on fote that they sholde be put in .xx. somme in an hondred somme coÌ„mauÌ„ded that al those men were redy whan ony oyes or crye were made for to pursue take the alyens that came in to Englonde for to take the londe from hym put hyÌ„ out of his kyngdom And more ouer he let crye through his patent in euery feyre in euery market of Englond that the quene Isabel syr Edward his eldest sone the erle of Kent that they were taken safely kepte wout ony maner of harme vnto them doynge al other maner people that came with them anone smyte of theyr hedes without ony maner of rauÌ„som takynge of them And what man might bryÌ„ge syr Roger Mortimers heed of wygmore shold haue an C. pouÌ„de of money for his trauayle And ferthermore he ordeyned by his patent coÌ„manuded to make a fyre vpon euery hyll besyde the ryuers in lowe couÌ„trees for to make hye bekens of tymbre that yf it so were that the alyens came to the loude by nyght that men sholde kyndle the bekens that the countree myght be warned come mete theyr enemyes And in that tyme dyed syr Roger Mortimer his vncle in the â—ouâ—e of London ¶ How the quene Isabell syr Edward duke of Guyenne her soâ—e came to londe at Herewich and how they dyd â—Nd whan quene Isabel and syr Edward her sone duke of Guyenne syr Edmonde of Wodstocke erle of Kent and syr Iohn the â—riâ—s 〈◊〉 of Henaud and theyr company dâ—adde 〈◊〉 the threteuynges of kynge Edward 〈◊〉 of his traytours for they trusted a 〈…〉 goddes grace and came vnto 〈◊〉 in Suffolke the. xxiiâ—j daye of September in the yere of our lord Iesu Christ M CCC xxvâ— And the quene 〈◊〉 Edward her sone sent lettres to the Mayâ—â— and comynalte of London r 〈…〉 ge them that they wolde be helpyng in the quarell and cause that they had beg 〈…〉 that is to saye to destroye the â—rayâ—ouâ—s of the realme But none answere was sent agayne wherfore the quene syr Edward her sone sent another pa 〈…〉 〈◊〉 vnder theyr seales the 〈◊〉 of whâ—che lettre here foloweth in this maner ¶ Isabell by the grace of god quene of Englonde lady of Irlonde couÌ„cesse of Pountyf we Edward the eldest sone of the kynge of Englonde duke of Guyenne erle of Chestre of Pountyâ— and of Moustroyll to the Mayre and â—o all the comynalce of the cite of London sendeth gretynge For as moche as we haue before this tyme sent to you by our lettres how we be come in to â—his londe in good araye in good maner for the honour ê“fyte of holy chirche of our ryght dere lorde the kynge all the realme with all our myght to kepe maynteyn as we 〈◊〉 all the good folke of the foresayd realme are holden to do And vpon that we praye you that ye wyll be helpyng to vs in as moche as ye may in this
quarell that is for the comyn profyce of the foresayd realme And we haue had to this â—yme none answere to the foresayd lettres ne knowe not your mynde in that party Wherfore we sende to you agayn praye charge you that ye bere you so agaynst vs that we haue no cause to greue you but that ye be vnto vs helpyng by all the wayes that ye may or may know For wyte ye well in certayn that we all that be comen with vs in to this realme thynke not to do ony thynge but that thynge that shall be to the comyn ê“fyte of all the realme onely to destroye Hugh Spenser our enemy enemy to al the realme as ye it well know Wherfore we praye you charge you in the fayth that ye owe to our lyege lorde the kyng to vs vpon all that ye shall mowe forfayte agaynst vs that yf the sayd Hugh speÌ„ser our enemy come wtin your power that ye do hyÌ„ hastely to be taken safely kepe vntyll we haue ordeyned of hyÌ„ our wyll that ye leue it not in no maner wyse as ye desyre honour profyte of vs all of all the realme Vnderstande ye well that yf ye do this our prayer coÌ„maundement we wyll the more be holden vn to you And also ye shall gete you worshyp and pryfyte yf ye sende vs hastely answere of all your wyll agayn at Baldok the syxth daye of October Whiche lettre erly in the dawnynge of the day of saynt Denys was tacked vpon the newe crosse in chepe many copyes of the same lettre were tacked vpon windowes and dores and vpon other places in the cite of London that all men passyng by the waye myght them se rede And in the same tyme kyng Edward was at London in the toure at his meet and a messenger came in to the hall sayd that the quene Isabell was comeÌ„ to londe at Herewich hath brought in her coÌ„pany syr Iohn of Henaude with hym men of armes without nombre And with that worde syr Hugh Spenser the fader spake thus sayd vnto the kynge My moost worshypfull lorde kyng of Englond now make we good chere for certaynly they ben all ours The kynge herde this worde coÌ„fortable yet was he full sorowfull pen syfe in his herte And the kynge had not fully eten but there came in to the hall an other messenger sayd that the quene Isabell was arryued at Herewich besyde Ipswyche in Suffolk Syr Hugh spenser the fader spake to the messenger said Tell soth in good fayth my fayre frende is she comeÌ„ with a grete strength Now certes syr the soth for to saye she ne hath in her company but .vij. hondred men of armes And with that worde syr Hugh spenser the fader cryed with an hygh voyce and sayd Alas alas we ben al betrayed for certes with so lytel power she had neuer comen to londe but yf the folke of this londe were vnto her consentyng And therfore after meet they toke theyr counseyle and went towarde Wales for to arere the Walshmen agaynst the quene Isabell Edward her sone all for to fyght and so they were in purpose euerychone ¶ How mayster Walter Stapylton bisshop of Excestre the was the kynges tresourer was heded at London â—Nd in the same tyme kyng Edward was sore adrad lest that men of London wolde yelde them to the quene Isabel to her sone Edward Wherfore he set mayster Walter Stapylton his tresourer for to be wardeyn keper of the cite of London with the Mayre so came to the â—ylde hall of London asked the keyes of the gates of the Cyte through vertue and strength of his coÌ„myssyon wolde haue had the kepyng of the cite And the comuners answered and sayd that they wolde kepe the cite to the honour of kynge Edwarde of Isabell the quene and of the duke the kynges sone wtout ony moo Than was the bysshop sore anoyed and swore othes that they all sholde abye it anone as kynge Edwarde were comen out of Wales And all the comuners of the Cite anone toke the bysshop ladde hym amyddes of the Chepe and there they smote of his heed set his heed in his ryght hande And after they heded two of his squyers that helde with the bysshop one of them was called Wyllyam of Wayle that was the bysshops neuewe that other was called Iohn of Padington And also they toke a burgeys of London that was called Iohn Marshall that was syr Hugh spensers spye the fader smote of his heed also In the same tyme that bisshop had at London a fayre toure in makyng in his close vpon the ryuer of Tamys that was wtout temple barre stone fayled to make an ende therof wherfore he coÌ„manded his men to go to the freres Carmes there they toke stone to make therw t the toure moche sande morter olde robous that was lefte And for the despyte that the bysshop had done vnto holy chirche he his two squyers were buryed in the sande as though they had ben houÌ„des and there they laye .xj. wekes tyll that the quene Isabell sent her lettres to the comuners prayed them that they wolde suffre grauÌ„t that the bysshop myght be taken out of the place be buryed at Excestre in his own chirche so he was his two squyers were buryed at saint ClemeÌ„tes chirche wtout temple barre And it was no wonder though that bysshop dyed an euyl deth for he was a couetous man had with hym no mercy euyll couÌ„seylled the kynge And soone after was Arnold of Spayne taken that assented to haue ladde .v. M. pouÌ„de of syluer in .v. barels ferryers vnto the douzeâ—ers of FrauÌ„ce for to helpe haste the quene Isabell to her deth Edward her sone also And this Arnold was put to deth wtout the cite ¶ How kyng Edward syr Hugh spenser the erle of Arundell were taken WHan kynge Edwarde had sente mayster Walter Stapâ—lton his tresourer to London for to kepe the cite vnto hym agaynst the quene Isabell his wyfe agaynst Edwarde his sone anone hymselfe toke with hym sir Hugh Spenser the sene and syr Iohn oâ— Arundell mayster Robert Baâ—dok his chaunceler a fals pylled prcest and toke theyr waye toward Brystowe there the kynge abode a lytell tyme and made syr Hugh Spenser the fader as CoÌ„stable keper of the castell And the kyÌ„g that other spenser went to shyppe sayled toward Wales toke no leue of the steward nâ— of none of the kynges houshold w 〈…〉 euer in to Wales for to arere the W 〈…〉 agaynst dame Isabel the quene and the duke her sone the erle of Kent and syr Iohn of Henaud And they went pursued after theÌ„ theyr power encreased dayly So at the last the kyng was taken vpon an hyll in
there he dyed in pryson syr Henry erle of Lancastre that had y◠kynges fader in kepyng through cōmaundement of the kynge delyuered Edward y◠kynges fader by endenture to syr Thomas of Berkeley so syr Iohn Mautreuers they led him from y◠castel of Kenilworth to y◠castell of Berkley kept hȳ there safely And at cester next after his crownacyon the kynge ordeyned an huge hoost for to fyght agaynst y◠Scottes And syr Iohn the erles broder of Henaud came frō beyonde y◠see for to helpe kyng Edward brought with hym vij C. men of armes arryued at Douer they had leue for to go forth tyl they came to yorke where as the king them abode y◠Scottes came thyder to y◠kynge for to make peas accorde but the accordement lasted not bytwene them but a lytell tyme. And at y◠tyme the Englysshmen were clothed all in cotes hodes peynted with 〈◊〉 with floures full semely with lōge berdes therfore the Scottes made a byll that was fastened vpon the chirche dores of saynt Peters towarde stengace thus sayd y◠scripture in despyte of Englysshemen ¶ Longe berdes bertles peynted hodes wytles gaye cotes graceles maketh Englonde thryftles ON Trinite sondaye nexte after began the cōtake in the cite of Yorke bytwene the Englysshmen and the Henaudes in that debate were slayne of the erledom of Nycholl murdred 〈◊〉 men after they were buryed vnder a stone in saynt Clementes chirche in 〈…〉 gate And bycause y◠the Henaudes came to helpe the king theyr peas was cryed vpon payne of lyfe lymme in y◠other halfe it was foūde by an enquest of y◠cite that the Englysshmen began y◠debate ¶ How y◠Englysshmen stopped y◠Scottes in y◠parke of Stanhope how they returned agayne into Scotlonde ANd at y◠tyme y◠Scottes had assembled all theyr power came in to Englōde slewe robbed all y◠they myght take also brente destroyed all the north coūtree throughout tyll y◠they came to the parke of Stanhope in wyre dale there y◠Scottes helde them in a busshmēt But whan y◠kyng had herde through certayn spyes where y◠scottes were anone right with his hoost besyeged them within y◠foresayd parke so that y◠Scottes wyst not where to go out but onely to theyr harmes they abode in y◠parke .xv. days vytayles fayled them on euery syde so y◠they were gretly appayred of theyr bodyes And syth y◠Brute came fyrst in to Brytayn to this tyme there was neuer seen soo fayre an hoost what of Englysshmen of alyens of men on fote the whiche ordeyned them for to fyght with the Scottes through eggyng of syr Henry of Lācastre of syr Iohn of Henaud y◠wold haue gone ouer the water of wyth for to haue fought with the Scottes But syr Roger Mortymer consented not therto for he had pryuely takē mede of the Scottes to helpe them that they myght go in to theyr countre And this Mortimer coūseyled so moche Thomas of Brotherton y◠erle Marshall that was kyng Edwardes vncle that y◠foresaid Thomas sholde not assemble at that tyme vnto y◠Scottes he assented but he wyst not the doynge bytwene the Scottes the foresayd Mortimer And bycause y◠he was Marshall of Englōde to hym perteyned euer y◠vaūtwarde he sent hastely to y◠erle of Lancastre to syr Iohn of Henaud that they shold not fyght with the Scottes in preiudyce harmyng of hym his fee yf they did that they sholde stande to theyr owne peryll And y◠foresayd erle Marshall was al arayed with his batayle at y◠reredoos of the erle of Lācastre for to haue fought with hym with his folke yf he had meued for to fyght with the Scottes And in this maner he was deceyued wyst nothynge of the treason And thus was the kyng principally deceyued And whan it was nyght Mortymer that had the watche for to kepe of the hoost y◠nyght dystroubled y◠watche that nothynge myght be done And in y◠meane whyle y◠Scottes stole by nyght toward theyr owne countree as fast as they myght And so was the kynge falsly betrayed that wende y◠all the traytours of his londe had ben brought to an ende as it was said before Now here ye lordes how traytoursly y◠kyng Edward was deceyued and how meruaylously boldly the Scottes dyd of warre For Iames Douglas with two hondred men of armes rode throughout all the hoost of kyng Edward the same nyght y◠Scottes escaped toward theyr owne coūtre as is aboue sayd tyll y◠they came to y◠kynges pauylyon and slewe there many men ī theyr beddes cryed naward naward an other tyme a douglas a douglas Wherfore y◠kyng that was in his pauilyon moche other folk were wonders sore afrayde But blissed be god y◠kyng was not taken in grete peryll was than y◠realme of Englonde And y◠nyght the mone shone full clere bryght And for all the kynges men the Scottes escaped harmeles And on the morowe whan the kyng wyst that the Scottes were escaped in to theyr owne coūtre he was wōders sory full hertely wepte with his yonge eyen yet wyst he not who had done hym y◠treason but that fals treason was full well knowen a good whyle after as the story telleth Than kynge Edwarde came agayne to yorke full sorowfull his hoost departed and euery man went in to his owne coūtree with full heuy chere and mournynge semblaunt the Henaudes toke theyr leue went in to theyr owne countre the king for theyr trauayle hugely rewarded them And for bycause of that vyage the kynge had dyspended moche of his tresour wasted ¶ And in that tyme were seen two mones in y◠fyrmament that one was clere and that other was derke as men myght se through y◠worlde And a grete debate was y◠same tyme agaynst pope Iohn the .xxij. after saynt Peter the emperour of Almayn tho made hym emperour agaynst y◠popes wyll y◠tho helde his see at Auinyon Wherfore y◠emperour made his crye at Rome ordeyned an other pope y◠hyght Nicholas y◠was a frere Minour that was agaynst the ryght of holy chirche wherfore he was cursed the power of that other pope soone was layd And bycause y◠suche meruayles were seen men sayd y◠the worlde was nygh at an ende ¶ Of the deth of kynge Edwarde of Carnaruan ANd now go we agayn to syr Edward of Carnaruan y◠was king Edwardes fader somtyme kyng of Englonde was put downe of his dignite Alas for his tribulacion sorowe y◠hym befell through fals coūseyle y◠he loued trusted vpon to moche that afterwarde were destroyed through theyr falsnesse as god wold And this Edward of Carnaruan was in y◠castell of Berkeley vnder y◠kepyng of syr Moryce of Berkeley and syr Iohn of Mautreuers
Albion named the londe after his owne name Brytayn that now is called Englonde after the name of Engyst and so the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde of the crowne by feaute homage For Brute conquered that londe and gaue it to Albanack that was his seconde sone and he called that londe Albayn after his own name so that the heyres that came after hym sholde holde of Brute and of his heyres that is to saye of the kynges of Brytayne by feaute homage And froÌ„ that tyme vnto this tyme of kynge Edwarde the realme of Scotlonde was holden of the realme of Englonde by feaute seruyce as aboue is sayd in the Cronycles of Englonde of Scotlonde and bereth wytnes more plenarly ¶ And cursed be the tyme that this parliament was holden at Northamton For there through fals couÌ„seyle the kyng was there falsly dysheryted yet he was within age And yet whan that kyng Edward was put out of his royalte of Englonde yet men put not hym out of the feautees seruyce of Scotlonde ne of the frauÌ„chyses dysheryted hym for euermore And neuertheles the grete lordes of EngloÌ„de were agaynst to confyrme the peas the trewse aboue sayd saue onely quene Isabell that was the kynges moder Edwarde and the bysshop of Ely and the lorde Montmer But reason lawe wolde not that a fynall peas sholde be made bytwene them without the comyn assent of Englonde ¶ Of the debate that was bytwene quene Isabell syr Henry erle of LaÌ„castre of Leycestre of the rydynge of Bedford WHan the foresayd Dauid had spoused dame Ione of the toure in the towne of Barwik as before is sayd the Scottes in despyte of the Englysshmen called dame Ione the couÌ„tesse make peas for the cowardly peas that was ordeyned But the kynges persone bare al the wyte blame with wronge of the makynge of the accorde And all was done through the quene Roger Mâ—rtymer And it was not longe after that the quene Isabell ne toke in to her handes all the lordshyp of Pountfret almoost all the londes that were of ony value that apperteyned to the crowne of Englonde So that the kynge had not for to dyspende but of his vses of his excheker For the quene Isabell Mortimer had a greâ—e meyny of theyr retynue that folowed euermore the kynges courte went toke the kynges pryces for her peny worthes at good chepe Wherfore the couÌ„tre that they came in were full sore adrad and almoost destroyed of them ThaÌ„ began the cominalte of Englonde for to haue enuy to Isabell the quene that so moche loued her before whan she came agayne fro FrauÌ„ce for to pursue the fals traytours the Spensers And in that same tyme the false traytour Robert of Holand that beâ—rayed his lord syr Thomas of Lancastre was than delyuered out of pryson was wonders preuy with the quene Isabell also with Roger Mortimer But that auayled hyÌ„ but lytell for he was taken at Myghelmasse next folowyng as he rode toward the quene Isabell to London syr Thomas wyther smote of his heed besydes the towne of saynt Albons And this syr Thomas dwelled with syr Henry erle of Lancastre he put hym asyde for drede of the quene for she loued hym wonders moche prayed vnto the kyng for hym that the same Thomas myght be exiled out of Englonde And the noble erle syr Henry of Lancastre had oftentymes herde the comyn damour of the Englysshmen of that disease that was done in Englonde also for dyuers wronges that were done to the comyn people Of the whiche the kyng bare the blame with wronge For he was yonge tender of age And thought as a good man for to do awaye and slake the sclaundre of the kynges person yf that he myght in ony maner wyse so as the kyng was therof nothynge gylty wherfore he was in peryll of his lyfe And so he assembled all his retenaunces went spake with them of the kynges honour also for to amende his estate And syr Thomas Brotherton erle Marshall and syr Edmond of wodstok that were the kynges vncles also men of LondoÌ„ made theyr othe for to maynteyn hym in that same quarell And theyr cause was this that the kyng sholde holde his hous and his meyny as a king ought to do haue all his ryalte that the quene Isabell shold deliuer out of her handes in to the kynges handes all maner lordshyppes rentes townes castels that apperteyned vnto the crowne of EngloÌ„de as other quenes dyd before her and meddle with none other thynge And also that syr Roger Mortimer shold abyde dwell vpon his owne londes for the whiche londes he had holpen to disheryte moche people in so moche that the comyn people were destroyed through wrongfull takynge And also to enquyre how by whome the kynge was betrayed falsly deceiued at Stan hope and through whose couÌ„seyle that the Scottes went away by nyght from the kynge And also how and through whose couÌ„seyle the ordynaunce that was made at the kynges crownacyon was put downe that is for to saye that the kynge for amendement and helpyng of the realme and in honour of hym sholde be gouerned and ruled by .xij. of the gretest and wisest lordes of the realme and without them sholde nothynge be grauÌ„ted ne done as before is sayd the whiche couenauntes were malycyously put downe from the kynge wherfore many harmes shames reproues haue fallen to the kyng and his realme And that is to vnderstand for as moche as Edward somtyme kyng of Englonde was ordeyned by assent of the comynalte in playne parlyament for to be vnder the warde gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for saluacyon of his body he was taken out of the castel of Kenâ—â—worth where he was in warde through colour of quene Isabell of Mortimer wtout coÌ„sent of ony parliament they toke lad hyÌ„ where as neuer after none of his â—ynrede myght speke with hyÌ„ after tray toursly murdred hym for whose deth arose a sclaundre through all christendom whan it was done And also the tresour that syr Edward of Carnaruan left in many places 〈◊〉 engloÌ„d in wales was wasted borne awaye without the wyll of kyng Edward his sone in destruccion of hym and all his folke ¶ Also through whose couÌ„seyle that the kyng gaue vp the kyngdom of Scotlonde for the whiche realme the kynges auncesters had full sore trauayled and so dyd many a noble maÌ„ for theyr ryght was delyuered to Dauid that was Robert the Brus sone al the right that no ryght had to the realme as al the worlde it wyst ¶ And also by whome the charters remembrauÌ„ces that they had of the right of ScotloÌ„de were taken out of the tresoury taken to the Scottes the kynges enemyes to the dysherytyng of hym his successours
preuy And so this Iohn of Barnaby was in debate with a frensshe man in the towne of DuÌ„pier so he slewe hym went his waye in all the haste that he myght in to the castell for to haue helpe of his lord And anone came the officers of the towne to take Iohn of Barnaby as a felon syr Edward his lord holpe hym rescowed hym by night made him go out of the castell so he went his waye came in to Englonde wtout ony harme And whan the kyng of FrauÌ„ce sawe that syr Edward had rescowed his felon he became wonders wrothe agaynst syr Edward anone let arest hym toke in to his haÌ„des all his londes Than dwelled syr Edward in pryson vnto the tyme that syr Henry of Beaumont came in to FrauÌ„ce the whiche Henry was somtyme erle of Angos in Scotlonde through his wyfe was put out therof whaÌ„ the accordemeÌ„t was bytwene Englonde and Scotlond through quene Isabell Roger Mortimer theyr coÌ„pany for the maryage that she made bytwene Dauyd that was Robert the Brus sone dame Ione of the toure kyng Edwardes syster of EngloÌ„de well vnderstode this that at the ende he shold come to his ryght but yf it were syr Edwarde Bayloll that was ryght heyre of the realme of Scotlonde And the kyng of Fraunce Lowys loued moche this syr Henry he was with hym ful preuy thought for to make a delyuerauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde Bayloll yf he myght in ony maner of wyse Tho prayed he the kyng the it wolde please his noble grace to grauÌ„t hym syr Edward Baylols body vnto the next parlyament that he myght lyue with his own tentes in the meane tyme that he myght stande to be iudged with his peres at the parlyament And the kyng grauÌ„ted hym his prayer made the foresayd Edward to be delyuered out of pryson in the maner aboue said And anone as he was out of prison syr Henry toke hym forth with hym ladde hym in to EngloÌ„de made hym dwell pryuely at the maner of Sandhall vpon Ouse in Yorkeshyre with the lady Vescy And so he ordeyned him there an huge retynue of Englysshemen also of alyens for to conquere agayne his herytage And so he gaue moche siluer to the sowdyours to alyens for to helpe hym And they behyght for to helpe hym in that they myght but they fayled hym at his moost nede And at that tyme Donald erle of Moryf herde tell how that syr Edwarde Baylol was priuely come in to EngloÌ„de came to hym made grete ioye of his comynge agayn and sayd to hym behyght hym that all the grete lordes of Scotlonde shold be to hym attendauÌ„t shold holde hym for kynge as ryght heyre of ScotloÌ„de dyd to hyÌ„ homage feaute Than came syr Henry of Beaumont to kynge Edwarde of Englonde prayed hym in the waye of charite that he wolde grauÌ„t of his grace to syr Edward Bayloll that he myght safely go by londe froÌ„ Sandhal vnto ScotloÌ„de to coÌ„quere his ryght herytaunce in Scotlonde The kynge answered sayd Yf that I suffre Bayloll go through my londe in to Scotlonde the people wold saye that I shold be assentyng vnto the company Now syr I praye you that ye wolde gyue hym leue to take with hym sowdyours of Englysshe meÌ„ that they myght safely lede hyÌ„ through your londe in to ScotloÌ„de And syr vpon this couenaunt that yf it so befall as god it forbydde he be dyscomfyted in batayle through the Scottes that I also all the lordes that holde with Bayloll ben for euer more out of your rentes that we haue in Englonde And there the kyng vpon this couenaunt graunted theyr bone as touchynge hym those that were of the same quarell the whiche claymed for to haue londes rentes in the realme of ScotloÌ„de And these were the names of those lordes that pursued this foresayd quarell that is to saye syr Edward Bayloll the whiche chalenged the realme of Scotlonde syr Henry BeaumoÌ„t erle of Angos syr Dauid of Stroboly erle of Atheles syr 〈◊〉 frey of Mombray Walter Comyn and many other that were put out of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rytage in Scotlonde whan the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made bytwene Englonde S 〈…〉 〈◊〉 before is sayd And ye shall 〈◊〉 that these lordes toke with them .v. C. 〈◊〉 of armes and .ij. M. archers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tho wente in to shyppe at 〈◊〉 and sayled by the see tyll that they 〈◊〉 vnto Scotlonde came to londe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kehorne .xij. myle from saynâ— Ioh 〈…〉 towne And anone sente out theyr 〈◊〉 pes agayne for that they sholde no◠〈◊〉 hurt ne empayred neyther that no man sholde go in to the shyppes agayn though that they had nede but abyde all 〈◊〉 and not â—â—ee but stande rather 〈◊〉 deth thaÌ„ flee for to mayn 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quarell Whan the erle of Fi 〈…〉 a 〈◊〉 man a sterne herde that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comen for to take the londe of Scotlonde he came in haste to kynkehorne with xij M. scottes for to destroye hym that he sholde not come to londe But syr Edwarde Bayloll his company dyscomfyted hym there at the whiche discomfyture syr AlysauÌ„der of Seron was there slayne many other The erle of Fyffe was tho sore full yll ashamed that so lytell a company had dyscomfyâ—â—d hym and shamefully put hym all his company that were alyue for to flee Than came syr Edward Bayloll toke the coun tre all aboute hym tyll he came vnto the abbey of Dunfermelin there he fouÌ„de vytayles for hym for his folke and amonge all thyÌ„ges he fouÌ„de in a chambre aboute .v. C. of grete staues of fyne oke with longe pykes of yren of stele he toke them deliuered them to the moost strongest men of his coÌ„pany And anone after he went from thens lodged hym in a felde two myle fro saynt Iohannes towne And whan the burgeyses of the towne herde how the erle of Fiffe was dyscoÌ„fyted through Bayloll they were fore adrad brake theyr brydges that they had made ouer the water of Erne so that Baylol myght not go ouer wherfore he lodged hym there all that nyght but lytell hede he toke of rest sayd vnto his people Now dere lordes ye knowe full well that we be now lodged bytwene our enemyes yf they may vs hampre there is no bote but deth wherfore yf we abyde styll here all this nyght I wene it shall turne vs to moche harme For the power of Scotlonde may euer wexe encreace and we may not so do we be but lytell people agaynst them wherfore I praye you for the loue of almighty god make we vs bolde hardy that we may myghtely take the Scottes this night and boldly warre vpon them let vs pursue them this nyght yf they be through vs trauayled se our hardynes other scottes
that se them so trauayled and wery the sorer wyll they be adrad with vs to fyght fyersly than shall we fyght with them on them pursue so that through yâ— grace of god al yâ— worlde shall speke of yâ— dough tynes of our chyuairy And syrs vnderstande well that al the company yâ— came with syr Edward Bayloll grauÌ„ted well to yâ— couÌ„seyle were therof ryght glad and anone pursued vpon the Scottes yâ— they became wonders wery And Bayloll his company sore folowed them did them moche harme sorow through theyr assaut so yâ— they myght not for feblenes them helpe and for lytell people But tho sayd yâ— Scottes amonge them what is now befall that so lytell people as Bayloll hathe in wynge dothe vs so moche trauayle sorowe Now certes it semeth vs that he werketh by grace for he is wonders gracyous in his quarell we certes shal be deed or that we may come to hyÌ„ vs for to yelde syth that his fader set of vs no pryce And amonge all other thynges Bayloll his people passed the water of Erne so that syr Roger of Swynerton the sone was fyers angry went forth they sawe people of armes full well arayed and forth they went vnto them with them faught slewe toke as many as wolde abyde And neuertheles at that assaut they wende it had ben the grete hoost of Scotlonde And whan it came to the morowe they gadred them togyder and rested them a whyle And whyle the englisshmen rested them the noble baron Thomas Vescy the noble baron of stafford pricked theyr horses vp down by the hylles for to kepe the estres of yâ— couÌ„tree as they prycked vp and down they sawe a grete hoost of good araye ordeyned in theyr wynges with helmes and sheldes shynynge comynge vpon them And there came tho two lordes agayn to Baylols folke and sayd Now for the loue of god be of good coÌ„forte for ye shall haue batayle anone right And tho spake syr Fouke the sone of Gareyne a baron of grete renome and of dedes of armes Syrs vnderstaÌ„de what I wyll saye I haue seen many dyuers wynges as wel amonge sarasyns and iewes as amonge yâ— scottes yet sawe I neuer the fourth parte of the wynge fyght therfore yf ye wyll abyde our enemyes we be ynough to fight against them But yf we be not of good hert of good courage we be but lost therfore for the loue of god let vs take to vs good herte let vs be bolde thynke we neuer on our wyues ne on our childreÌ„ but onely to coÌ„quere our enemyes in batayle through the helpe of our lorde god we shall them ouercome And with that came the hoost of the Scottes towarde them full surely agaynst syr Edward Bayloll in thre bataylles well arayed in armure wonders fyersly they came towarde Baylols company But whaÌ„ syr Donald erle of Marcil that was with yâ— Scottes sawe all this he said to Robert Brus the sone of Robert the Brus these wordes Syr Roberte sayd he full sore me forthynketh at my herte that these people that Bayloll hathe brought with hym sholde dye with dynt of scottes swerdes lyth that they be chrysten men as we be therfore me thyÌ„keth that it were grete charite to sende vnto them for to yelde them to our mercy raunsom them through greuous raunsom for as moche as they haue takeÌ„ our londe done yll Now certes sayd syr Robert yâ— Brus I haue wel perceyued that thou art an enemy a traytour to Scotlonde syth that thou wylt consent to saue our deedly enemyes that haue done vs so moche sorowe shame now it semeth well that ye be of theyr assent Now certes Roberte sayd syr Donald falsly ye lye I am not of theyr company ne of theyr coÌ„sent that hastely ye shall se for I wyll fyght with them rather than ony of this coÌ„pany certes syr Roberte sayd he I shal in maugre of thy heed assayle them or thou And with that they prycked theyr stedes fyersly on Gaskmo re theyr wynges them folowed on a reÌ„ge tho came they mette with Bayloll his coÌ„pany at an hangynge bough of the more in a strayte passage and so fast they hasted them vnto the englysshmen that thousandes fell to the grouÌ„de eche ouer other in to an hepe bothe hors maÌ„ Syr Bayloll his men myghtely stode agaynst them fast slewe the Scottes to the grouÌ„de many they fore wouÌ„ded so longe tyll that they stode vpon them foyned them with theyr swerdes speres through theyr bodyes and full sore they were trauayled vpon them tyll that they became woÌ„ders wery wyst not what for to do And yâ— Scottes that were lefte alyue fledde away for to saue themselfe in the best maner that they myght And tho pursued them syr Edwarde Ba 〈…〉 and his men slewe of them tyll it was night And fro thens they went to saynt Iohns towne and toke it helde them there and vytayled themselfe at theyr owne wyll for they fouÌ„de ynough wher with to make them mery Than made Bayloll his men that were wounded go to shyppe for to sayle in to Englonde to 〈◊〉 theyr wouÌ„des And in yâ— tyme there was a flemyng in yâ— see a stronge thefe a robber that was called Crab this flem 〈…〉 was dryueÌ„ out of FlauÌ„dres for his wyckednes therfore he came in to scotlond to holde with yâ— scottes dyd as meâ—â—e harme to yâ— EnglisshmeÌ„ as he myght to And this Crab mette this Bayâ—eâ—s men in yâ— see that were wouÌ„ded before in barayâ—e that were sent agayn in to Englonde 〈◊〉 to hele theyr wouÌ„des this Crab gaue to them a grete assaure and wold haue slayne them But yâ— Englysshmen defended them manfully dyscoÌ„fyced Crab his coÌ„pany he fledde in to Scotlonde And as he came towarde saynt Iohns towne he fouÌ„de a grete coÌ„pany of Scottes that were comen agayn togyder after yâ— discomfyture of Gaskemore the whiche besyeged Bayloll his men in the same towne of saynt Iohn And anone tolde to the Scottes how that he was discofyted of yâ— Englysshmen that were wouÌ„ded at Gaskmore yâ— went towarde Englonde for to hele theyr wouÌ„des sayd to the scottes that they sholde haue no power ne myght nor grace agaynst Edwarde Bayloll bycause that he dyscomfyted empayred all the chiualry of Scotlonde with a handfull of men as to accompte agaynst the Scottes that were slayne wherfore he couÌ„seyled to remeue yâ— siege from saynt Iohns towne kepe them in yâ— best maner that they myght The Scottes vnderstode that Crab sayd sothe forsoke the syege went thens by nyght holpe themselfe in yâ— best maner that they myght Whan this thyÌ„ge was knowen through Scotlonde how that yâ— lordes knyghtes were discoÌ„fyted at Gaskmore of Scotlond through syr Edward
Bayloll ye shall vnderstande that the lordes ladyes the gentyls of Scotlonde came wonders fast to saynt Iohns towne yelded them to Bayloll to him dyd homage feaute for theyr londes yelded them to his peas And he them receiued frely fro thens he went to the abbey of Scone there he was crowned kyng of Scotlonde after he let crye his peas throughout all the londe And at that same tyme it befell that kynge Edward helde his parlyament amonge his lyeges at newe castell vpon Tyne for to amende y◠trespaces the wronges that had ben done in his londe syr Edward Bayloll king of Scotlonde came to hym thyder dyd to hym homage feaute for y◠realme of Scotlonde And in this maner kyng Edward of Englōde gadred agayn his homages feautees of Scotlond wherof he was put out through counseyle assent of dame Isabell his moder of syr Roger Mortimer erle of Marche Than toke Baylol kyng of Scotlonde his leue of kynge Edward of Englonde went thens in to his owne londe of Scotlonde set but lytell by suche as had coūseyled holpen hym in his quarell wherfore they went from hym went lyued by theyr londes rentes in Scotlond And so it befell not longe afterward that the king of Scotlonde ne remeued came to the toure of Anand and there toke his dwellyng thyder came to hym a cōpany of knyghtes stronge men worthy and yelded them vnto y◠kyng and bare them so fayre in dede in coūtenaūce so that he trusted moche vpon them And anone as the traytours sawe that he trusted moche vpō them they ordeyned amōge them fyfty in a company wolde haue slayne theyr lord y◠kyng But through y◠grace of almighty god he brake through a wall an hole in his chambre as god wolde escaped theyr trechery all his men were slayne he escaped with moche drede vnto the towne of Cardoyll there he helde hȳ sore anoyed And this befell on our ladyes euen the concepcyon Than sent kyng Edward Bayloll to kyng Edward of Englōde how falsly traytoursly he was in lytell tyme put to shame sorow through his lyege men on whom he trusted wonders moche prayed hȳ for the loue of god that he wolde maynteyn hym helpe hym agaynst his enemyes The kyng of Englōde had of hym grete pyte behyght to helpe socour hym and sent hym worde that he shold holde hym in the foresayd cite of Cardoyll tyll that he had gadred his power Than ordeyned kynge Edwarde of Englonde a counseyle at London he let gadre his men in dyuers shyres of Englonde And whan he was all redy he went toward the towne of Barwyk vpon Twede thyder came vnto hym kynge Edward Bayloll of Scotlonde with his power besyeged the towne made without y◠towne a fayre towne of pauylyons dy ched them all about so that they had no drede of the Scottes made many assautes with gonnes with other engynes to the towne wherw t they destroyed many fayre houses and chirches also were beten downe to y◠erth with grete stones that spytefully came out of gonnes of other engynes Neuertheles y◠Scottes kept well the towne that the two kynges myght not come therin longe tyme. And the kynges abode there so lōge tyll those that were wtin the town fayled vitayles also they were so wery of wakynge that they wyst not what to do And ye shall vnderstand that the Scottes that were in the towne of Barwyk through y◠comyn coū seyle and theyr assent let crye vpon the walles of the towne that they myght haue peas of the Englysshmen therof they prayed the kyng of his grace mercy prayed hȳ of trewse for .viij. dayes vpon this couenaūt that yf they were not rescowed in that syde of the towne toward Scotlonde of y◠Scottes within .viij. dayes that they wold yelde them vnto the kyng the towne also to hold this couenaūt they profred to y◠king .xij. hostages out of the towne of Barwyk Whan the hostages were delyuered to y◠kyng anone they of the towne sent to y◠Scottes told them of theyr sorowe myschefe And y◠Scottes came than priuely ouer the water of Twede to y◠bought of y◠abbey syr willyam Diket that was tho steward of Scotlonde many other that came with hym put themselfe in grete peryll of theyr lyues at that tyme for they came ouer a brydge that was broken the stones away many of theyr company were there drowned but the foresayd Wyllyam went ouer other of his cōpany came by y◠shippes of Englonde slewe in a barge of Hull xvj men after they went in to y◠towne of Barwik by the water syde Wherfore y◠Scottes helde than y◠towne rescowed asked theyr hostages agayn of the kyng of Englonde And the kynge sente them worde agayne y◠they asked theyr hostages with wronge syth that they came in to the towne of Englōde syde for couenaūt was bytwene them that the towne shold be rescowed by the halfe of Scotlonde Than anone cōmaūded kyng Edward to yelde the towne or he wold hange y◠hostages And the Scottes sayd the towne was rescowed well ynough and therto they wold them holde Whan kyng Edward sawe the Scottes breke theyr couenaūt that they had made he was wonders wroth anone let take syr Thomas fitz Willyam syr Alyfaūder of Feton wardeyn of Barwyk the whiche Thomas was parsone of Dunbar let them be taken fyrst afore that other hostages by cause that syr Alysaunders faders was keper of the towne And tho cōmaunded euery daye two hostages of y◠towne tyll that they were all done to dethe but yf they yelded y◠towne so he sholde teche them to breke theyr couenaūt And whā they of the towne herde these tydynges they became wonders sory sent to the kyng that he wolde graūt them other v 〈…〉 dayes of respyte so y◠bytwene tho hondred men of arntes and .xx. mē of armes myght by strength go bytwene them to the towne of Barwik them force vitayle that the towne must be holde for restowed And yf so were that .xxj. or .xxij. or more were slayne of tho C. beforesayd that the towne sholde not be holden for restowed And this couenaūt to be holdē they sent to hym other .xij. of y◠foresayd towne in hostage The kyng graūted them theyr prayer toke y◠hostages on saynt Margaretes euen in y◠yere of grace M .ccc. xxxij the Scottes came pricking fyersly in foure wynges well arayed in armes for to mete kyng Edward of Englonde Edward the kyng of Scotlonde with theyr power and came fast sharply agaynst euensonge tyme the same tyme was flode at Barwik in the water of Twede that no man myght go ouer on his hors nor on fote the water
of his people but went forth on theyr viage yâ— they had begon wherfore about yâ— feest of Philip Iacob in May fast by CarnoenÌ„ yâ— foresayd lordes of 〈◊〉 ce metynge there with the king of EngloÌ„de a peasyble accorde a 〈…〉 certayn coÌ„dicyons grauÌ„tes 〈◊〉 gadr 〈…〉 and wryten togyder 〈◊〉 to last but discretly made to bothe yâ—â—ynges 〈◊〉 table to theyr realms bothe 〈…〉 sent of Charles 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gouernour of FrauÌ„ce Parys of 〈…〉 writen 〈…〉 the .xv. daye of May they â—â—ffred 〈◊〉 to the kyng of Englonde requyryng his grace in all thynges wryten yâ— he wolde 〈…〉 them holde them fyrme stable to them to theyr heyres for euermore theâ—â— forth The whiche thynges artycles whaÌ„ kyng Edward had seen them he grauÌ„t to them so that both partyes shold be sworâ—â— on goodes body on yâ— gospels yâ— the foresayd couenauÌ„t shold be stablysshed so they accorded gracyolisly Therfore there were ordeyned dressed on euery side 〈◊〉 baroÌ„s twp baronets two knyghtes to admyt recoylle the othes of yâ— lorde Charles te gent of FrauÌ„ce of syr Edwarde yâ— fyrst sone heyre of king Edward of EngloÌ„de And yâ— .x. daye of May there was songen a solemâ—ne masse at Parys after the thyrde Agnê° deâ— sayd with dona nobis paceÌ„ 〈◊〉 presence of yâ— foresayd men yâ— were ordeyned to admytte receyue yâ— othes of all other yâ— there might be Tho Charles layde his tyght hande on yâ— patent with goddes body his lyft hande on yâ— masse boke sayd We N. swere on goddes bo dy the holy gospels yâ— we shall truly stedfastly helde toward vs yâ— peas yâ— ac corde made bytwene yâ— two kynges in no manes to do yâ— coÌ„trary there amoÌ„ge all his lordes for more loue strength of wytnes he deled departed the 〈◊〉 of the crowne of Chryst to yâ— knyghtes of engloÌ„de they curtâ—ysly toke theyr leue And yâ— fryday next yâ— same othe in ê“sence of yâ— foresayd knightes of other worthy men prynce Edwarde made at Louers Afterward doth kyÌ„ges theyr sones 〈◊〉 most noble men of bothe realmes 〈◊〉 yâ— same yere made yâ— same othe And for to strength all these thyÌ„ges aforesayd the kyng of Englonde ared yâ— gretest men of FrauÌ„ce had his askyng yâ— is to say .vj. dukes .viij. erles .xij. lordes all noble baroÌ„s worthy knyghtes And whaÌ„ yâ— place tyme was assigned in whiche bothe 〈…〉 theyr couÌ„seyl shold come togider all yâ— foresayd thyÌ„ges bytwene theÌ„ spoke for to ratify make firme stable yâ— kyÌ„g of engloÌ„de anone went toward yâ— see at Hounâ—let began to sayle leuynge to his hostes yâ— were lefte behynde hyÌ„ bycause of his absence moche heuynes And after the .xix. daye of Maye he came in to EngloÌ„de went to his palays at Westmynster on saynt Dunstans daye the thyrde daye after he vysyted Iohn the kyng of FrauÌ„ce that was in the toure of London delyuered hym frely from all maner of prison saue fyrst they were accorded of .iij. millyons of floreyns for his raimsom and the kynge coÌ„forted hym chered hym in all places with all solace myrthes that longeth to a kyng in his goynge homewarde ¶ And the .ix. daye of Iuly in yâ— same yere this same Iohn kynge of FrauÌ„ce yâ— afore laye here in hostage went home agayne in to his owne londe to treate of those thinges other yâ— longed fallen to the gouernauÌ„ce of his realme ¶ And afterward mette came togyder at Calays bothe yâ— two kynges with bothe theyr couÌ„seyles about all hâ— lowen tyde there were shewed the con dicyons the poyntes of the peas of yâ— accorde of bothe sydes wryten there wtout ouy with sayenge of bothe sydes gracyously they were accorded there was done and songen a solempne masse And after the thyrde Agnus dei vpon goddes body also vpon the masse boke bothe the kynges theyr sones and the gretest lordes of both realmes of theyr couÌ„seyles that there were present had not sworne before the foresayd othe that they had made tytelled bytwene them they behyght to kepe and all other couenauÌ„tes yâ— were bytwene them ordeyned ¶ And in this same yere men beestes trees houses with sodeyn tempest and stronge lyghtenynge were perysshed the deuyll appered bodyly in mannes ly kenes to moche people as they went in dyuers places in the countrees spake to them in that lykenes ¶ How the 〈…〉 Bynge 〈…〉 of his regne 〈…〉 Chrystin asse in the 〈◊〉 of y◠〈…〉 saynt Paule hâ—lde his 〈…〉 Westmynster in yâ— whiche parlyament was put forth shewed yâ— accorde 〈◊〉 yâ— treatys that was stablysshed 〈◊〉 bytwene the two kynges whiche accorde pleased to moche people therfore â—y yâ— kynges coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t there were 〈◊〉 come togyder in Westmynster chirche yâ— fyrst sonday of leâ—t that is to saye the second kal of February the foresayd Englysshe men Frenssomen where was songe a solempne masse of yâ— Crinite of the arche bysshop of Caunterbury mayster Symond Islepe And whan Agnê° dei was done the king beynge there with his sones also yâ— kynges sones of FrauÌ„ce other noble grete lordes with candellyght crosses brought forth al that were not sworne before swore that same yâ— was wryten vpon goddes body on yâ— masse boke in this wyse We N. and N. swere vpon goddes body on yâ— holy gospelles stedfastly to holde kepe toward vs the peas the accorde made bytwene yâ— two kynges neuer for to do yâ— coÌ„trary And whan they had thus sworne they toke theyr crosses yâ— theyr othes were compre heâ—ded in to yâ— notaryes And this same yere it for t 〈…〉 vpon the Aâ—ceÌ„cyon euen about mydday was seen yâ— eclypse of the 〈◊〉 there folowed suche a drought that for defaut ofâ—ayne there was grete brâ—nnynge ofcorâ—e fruyte 〈◊〉 ¶ And in the same moneth the .vj. 〈◊〉 of Iune there fell a sanguyne raynâ— almoost lyke blode at Burgoyne And a sanguyne crosse from morow vnto pryme appered and was seen at Boloyn in the â—yre the whiche many men sawe after it meued fell in yâ— myddes of the see ¶ And in the same tyme in FrauÌ„ce Englonde many other londes as they that were in playne couÌ„trees desert bare wytnes sodeynly there appered two castels of yâ— whiche wente out two hostes of armed men And that one hoost was clothed in whyte that other in blacke whan batayle bytwene them was begon the whyte ouercame the blacke anone after the blacke toke herte to them ouercame the whyte after that they went agayn i to theyr castels than yâ— castels all the hoost vanysshed awaye ¶ And in the same yere there was a grete an huge pestileÌ„ce of people namely of men whose wyues as women out
that he myght not withstande ne tary on his enemyes he hyed hym agayn in to EngloÌ„de with his wyfe meyny leuyng behynde hym in Gascoyn the duke of Lancastre syr EdmoÌ„d erle of Cambridge with other worthy and noble men of armes ¶ In the .xlvj. yere of kyng Edward at the ordinauÌ„ce sendyng of kynge Edward the kyng of Nauerne came to hym to Claringdon to treate with hym of certayne thynges touthynge his warre in Normandy where kyng Edward had lefte certayn lyeges in his stedetyl he came agayn But king Edward might not spede of that that he asked hym And so the kynge of Nauerne with grete worshyp grete gyftes toke his leue went home agayn ¶ And about the begynnynge of Marche whan the parliameÌ„t at Westmynster was begon theÌ„ kynge asked of the clergy a subsydy of .l. M. pouÌ„de the whiche by a good auysement by a generall conuocacyon of the clergy it was grauÌ„ted ordeyned that it shold be payed reysed of the lay fee. And in this parlyament at the request askynge of the lordes in hatred of men of holy chirche the chaunceler the tresourer that were bysshops the clerke of the preuy seale were remeued and put out of theyr offyce in theyr stede were seculer men put in And whyle this parlyament lasted there came solempne embassatours fro the pope to treate with the kynge of peas sayd that the pope desyred to fulfyll his predecessours wyll but for all theyr comynge they spedde not ¶ Of the besyegynge of Rochell how the erle of Penbroke his coÌ„pany was there taken in the hauen with Spanyardes and all his shyppes brent â—He .ix. daye of Iune kynge Edward in the .xlvij. yere of his regne helde his parlyameÌ„t at Wynchestre it lasted but .viij. dayes to whiche parlyament were sompned by wryte of men of holy chirche .iiij. bysshops .iiij. abbots wtout ony moo This parlyament was holden for marchauÌ„tes of LondoÌ„ of Nor wyche and of other dyuers places in dyuers thyÌ„ges poyntes of treason that they were defamed of that is to saye that they were rebell wold aryse agaynst the kyng ¶ This same yere the duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Cambrydge his broder came out of Gascoyne in to Englonde toke wedded to theyr wyues Peters doughters somtyme kyng of Spayne of whiche two doughters the duke had that elder the erle the yonger And that same time there were sent two cardynals fro the pope that is to saye an Englysshe cardinall a cardynall of Parys to treate of peas bytwene these two realmes whiche whan they had ben bothe loÌ„ge eche in his ê“uynce couÌ„trees fast by tretynge of the foresayd peas at yâ— last they toke with them the lettres of procuracy went agayne to Rome wtout ony effect of theyr purpose In this yere there was a stroÌ„ge batayle on the see bytwene Englysshmen Flemynges the Englisshmen had the victory toke xxv shyppes with salte sâ—eynge drownyng all the men that were therin vnwyting them that they were of the countree moche harme sholde haue fallen therof had not peas accorde soone be made bytwene them ¶ This yere the frensshmen besyeged the towne of Rochell wherfore the erle of Penbroke was sent in to Gascoyn with a grete coÌ„pany of men of armes for to destroye yÌ„ syege which passed the see came safe to the hauen of Rochell whan they were there at the hauens mouth or that they myght entre sodeynly came vpon them a stronge nauy of Spanyerdes whiche ouercame the Englysshmen in moche blemysshynge hurtyng sleynge of many people for as moche as the Englysshmen were not than redy for to fyght ne warned of theÌ„ And as the Spanyerdes came vpon them all the Englysshmen eyther they were takeÌ„ or slayne and. r. of them were sore wouÌ„ded to the dothâ— al theâ—r shyppes brent there they toke the erle with a grete tresour of the realme of Eng 〈…〉 many other noble men also on my 〈…〉 mer euen the whiche is saâ—t Etheldredes day ledde them with them in to Spaynâ— And of this myschefe was no grete w 〈…〉 der for this erle was a full 〈◊〉 lâ—uer as an open lechour And also in a certaâ—â—e parlyament he stode was agaynst the ryghtes frauÌ„chyses of holy chirche also he couÌ„seyled the kynge his co 〈…〉 that they shold aske more of men of holy chirche than other ê‘sones of the lay fee. And for the kynge and other men of his counseyle accepted and toke rather euyll opynyons causes agaynst men of holy chirche than he dyd for to defende and maynteyne the ryght of holy chirche â—t was after seen many tymes for lacke of fortune and grace they had not so grete victory ne power against theyr enemyes as they dyd before ¶ This same yere the kyng with a grete hoost entred the see to remeue the syege of Rochell but the wynde was euer contrary to hym suffred hyÌ„ not longe tyme to go ferre fro the londe wherfore he abode a certayn tyme vpon the see costes abyding after a good wynde yet came it not So at the last he came thens with his men to lonoward agayn anone as he was on loÌ„de the wyÌ„de turned was in an other coste thaÌ„ it was afore ¶ How the duke of Lancastre with a grete hoost wente in to Flaundres passed by Parys through Burgoyn and through all FrauÌ„ce tyll he came to Burdeux SOone after in the .xlviij. yere of the regne of kyng Edward the duke of Lancastre with a grete power went in to FlauÌ„dres and passed by Parys through Burgoyn through all Fraunce tyll he came to Burdeux wtout ony maner with standyng of the frensshmen he did them but lytel harme saue he toke rauÌ„soned many places townes many men after let them go frely ¶ The same yere the kyng sent certayne embassatours to the pope prayenge hym that he shold leue of not medle in his courte of the kepynges reseruacyons of benefyces in EngloÌ„de that those that were chosen to bysshops sees dignitees frely with full myght ioye haue be confermed to the same of theyr metropolytans archebisshops as they were wont to be of olde tyme. Of these poyntes of other touchyng the kyÌ„g his realme whaÌ„ they had theyr answere of the pope the pope enioyned them that they shold certyfy hym agayn by theyr lettre of the kynges wyll of his realme or they determyned ought of the foresayd articles ¶ In this same yere dyed Iohn the archebysshop of Yorke Iohn bysshop of Ely William bysshop of worcestre in whose stedes folowed were made bysshops by auctorite of the pope mayster Alexander Neuyll to the archebysshopryche of Yorke Thomas of Arundell to the bysshopryche of Ely syr Henry wakefelde to the bysshopryche of worcestre In the whiche tyme
he was .ij. yere And in yâ— vj kal. of Iuly lastyng yâ— same parlyament dyed prynce Edward kyng Edwardes fyrst sone yâ— is to saye on trinite sondaye in worship of whiche feest he was wont euery yere where yâ— euer he were in the worlde to hold make yâ— moost soleÌ„pnite that he myght whose name fortune of knyghthode but yf it had beÌ„ of another Hector all men bothe chrysten hethen whyle yâ— he lyued was in good poynt wondred moche drad hyÌ„ wonders sore whose body is worshypfully buryed in Chrystchirche at CauÌ„terbury ¶ And in this same yere yâ— men yâ— erles tenauÌ„tes of warwik arose malycyously agaynst yâ— abbot coueÌ„t of Euesham theyr tenauÌ„ces destroyed yâ— abbey yâ— town wouÌ„ded bet theyr meÌ„ slewe many of them went to theyr maner places dyd moche harme brake downe theyr parkes closes slewe theyr wyld beestes chaced them brekyng theyr fyssh pondes he des let yâ— water of theyr poÌ„des stewes ryuers ren out toke yâ— fysshe bare it with them dyd them all yâ— sorowe yâ— they myght so ferforth yâ— they had destroyed perpetually yâ— abbey with al theyrmeÌ„bres appertenauÌ„ces but yf the kyng yâ— sooner had not holpâ—â— it taken hede therte therfore yâ— kyng sent his lettres to yâ— erle of warwik chatgyng coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hyÌ„ yâ— he sholde siynt redresse amende those euyl boers brekers of his peas so by meanes oflordes other frendes yâ— peas was made bytwene them for this hur lyng as it was sayd yâ— kyng wold not be gouerned at yâ— time by his lordes yâ— there were in yâ— parliameÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duke of LaÌ„castre his gouernour of yâ— realme the which stode so styll as gouernour tyll yâ— tyme that he dyed ¶ The same yere after Candelmas or yâ— parlyament was done the kyng asked a subsydy of yâ— clergy of yâ— lay le it was grauÌ„ted hym yâ— is to say yâ— he shold haue of euery persone of yâ— lay le bothe man woman that passed .xiiij. yere of age iiij pens out take poore beggers that were knowen openly for nedy poore beggers And that he shold haue of euery man of holy thirche yâ— was benefyced or promoted .xij. pens all other yâ— were not proted iiij pens out take the .iiij. ordres of the freres beggers ¶ This same yere after Mighelmasse Rychard prynce Edwardes sone was made pryÌ„ce of Wales to whome yâ— king gaue also the duchy of Cornewayle with the erledome of Chestre And aboute this tyme the Cardynall of Englonde the fourth daye before Mary Mawdeleyns daye after dyner sodeinly was stryken with a palsey lost his speche and on Mary Mawdeleyns daye dyed ¶ Of the deth of kyng Edward how syr Iohn Monsterwarth knyght was drawen and hanged for his falsnes BYght anone after iÌ„ the .lij. yere of kyng Edward in the begyÌ„nynge of October poÌ„pe Gregory yâ— .xj. brought and remeued his courte with hym from Auinyon to Rome ¶ And the .xij. day of Apryll Iohn Monsterwarth knyght at London was drawen hanged than quartred sent to foure chefe townes of EngloÌ„de his heed smitteÌ„ of set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge For this Iohn was full vntrue to yâ— kyng to the realme couetous vnstable for he toke oftentymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his counseyle for men of armes wages that he sholde haue payed them toke it to his owne vse he drad that at yâ— last he shold be shent accused for yâ— same cause fledde pryuely to yâ— kynge of FrauÌ„ce was sworne to hym became his man and behyght hym a grete nauy out of Spayne to coÌ„fusyon and destroyenge of EngloÌ„de But yâ— ryghtfull god to whom no preuite is vnknowen suffred hyÌ„ first to be shent spylte or yâ— he so traytoursly falsly betrayed his lyege lord yâ— king of Englonde his people in his realme in the which grouÌ„de this same Iohn was borne wyckedly through batayle destroyed or he brought aboute his cursed purpose ¶ In yâ— feest of saynt Gregory nexte after kynge Edward gaue to Rycharde of Burdeux his heyre that was prynce Edwardes sone at Wyndsore the ordre of knyghthode made hyÌ„ knyght the whiche kyng Edward whan he had regned .lj. yere more yâ— .xj. kal. of Iune he dyed at Shene is buryed worshyp fully at westmyÌ„ster on whose soule god haue mercy This kyng Edward was forsothe of a passyng goodnes full gracyous among all the worthy men of the world for he passed shone by vertue of grace gyueÌ„ to hym froÌ„ god aboue all his pÌ„decessours yâ— were noble men worthy he was a well herted man an hardy for he drad neuer no myshappes ne barmes ne euyl fortune yâ— myght fall a noble warryour a fortunate for both on loÌ„de see in al batayles assembles with a passing glory ioy he had yâ— victory he was meke benigne homely sobre soft to al men as wel to strangers as to his owne subiectes to other yâ— were vnder his gouernauÌ„ce he was deuout holy both to god holy chirche for he worshipped holpe maynteyned holy chirch theyr mynistres with al maner reuereÌ„ce he was tre table well auysed in reÌ„porall worldly nedes wyse iÌ„ couÌ„seyle discrece meke to speke with iÌ„ his dedes maners geÌ„tyl well taught hauyÌ„g pite on them yâ— were in disease plenteous in gyuyng eâ— benefaytes almes besy curyous in buylding lyghtly he bare suffred wroÌ„ges harmes whan he was gyueÌ„ to ony occupacyoÌ„ he left all other thynges for yâ— tyme tended therto semely of body a mene stature hauyng alway to hygh to lowe a good chere And there sproÌ„ge shone so moche grace of hym yâ— what maÌ„ had behold his face or had dremed of hyÌ„ he hoped yâ— daye yâ— al thynge shold hap to hym ioyfull lykyng And he gouerned his kingdom gloriously vnto his age he was large in gyuyng wyse in expeÌ„ces he was fulfylled with al honeste of good maners vertues vnder whom to lyue it was as for to regne wherfore his fame his loos spronge so ferre yâ— it came in to hethynnesse Barbary shewynge tellynge his worthynes manhode in all londes yâ— no londe vnder heuen had brought forth so noble a kyng so gentyll so blissed or might reyse suche another whaÌ„ he was deed Neuertheles lechery meuynge of his flesshe hauÌ„ted hym in his age wherfore the rather as it is to suppose for vumesurable fulfyllynge of his lust his lyfe shorted the sooner And hereof take good hede lyke as his dedes bereth wytnes for as in his begyÌ„nyng all thynges were Ioyfull and lykyng to hym to all people And in his myddle age he passed all people in hygh Ioye worshyp
Christi daye after they came downe in to South werke brake vp the prison hous that is to saye the kynges benche the Marchalsee delyuered out all the prysoners And so the same daye they came in to London there they robbed the people and slewe all the alyens that they myght fynde in the cite aboute the cite and despoyled all theyr goodes made hauoke And on the frydaye nexte folowynge that was in the mornynge they came to the toure of London and the kyng beynge therin they fette out of the toure the archebisshop of Caunterbury syr Edmond Sudbery and syr Robert Halys hospitaler pryour and mayster of saynt Iohns hous and a whyte frere that was confessour vnto kynge Rychard brought them to the toure hyll and there they smote of theyr heedes and came agayne to LondoÌ„ and slewe moche people of the cite And than they went vnto the dukes place of Lancastre beyonde saynt Mary of the stronde that was called the Sauoy and there they deuoured destroyed al the goodes that they myght fynde therin and bare them awaye than brent vp the place And than afterward they went to saynt Iohns without Smythfelde and there they destroyed all the goodes and brent vp that hous And after they wente to Westmynster and to saint Martyns the grauÌ„de and made them to go out of the sentwary all that were within for ony maner of gylt And than they came vnto the temple and to all the other Innes of men of lawe despoyled them robbed them of theyr goodes also toke theyr bokes of lawe And than they came to London brake vp the pryson of Newgate droue out all yâ— prisoners felons other and of bothe Counters all yâ— people that were within them destroyed all the bokes of the Counters And thus they coÌ„tynued bothe saterday sondaye vnto the monday nexte after in all theyr malyce wyckednes And than on mon daye kynge Rychard with his lordes that were with hym that tyme with the Mayre of London Wyllyam Walworth that was that tyme came with the aldermen the comyns of the Cite and they came in to South werke to here to knowe the intencion of these rebelles mysgouerned people And this Iacke strawe than made a crye in the felde that all the people of accorde sholde come nere here his clamours and his crye his wyll And the lordes the Mayre the aldermen with the comynalte hauynge indignacyon of his couetyse falsnes and his foule presumpcyon Anone Willyam Walworth that tyme beynge Mayre drewe out his knyfe slewe Iacke strawe and anone ryght there smote of his heed and set it vpon a spere so it was borne through LondoÌ„ set vpon LondoÌ„ brydge Anone these rysers mysgouerned men were clene vanysshed as it had not ben they And than the kyng of his grete goodnes by prayer of his lordes made there .vj. knyghtes of good worthy men of the cite of London that is to saye Wyllyam Walwoorth at yâ— tyme Mayre slewe Iacke strawe yâ— second was Nicolas Brembre and the thyrde Iohn Philipot and the fourth Nicolas Twyford and the fyfth Robert Laundes and the syâ—th Robert Gayton And than the kynge with his lordes knyghtes returned agayne to the toure of London there he rested hym tyll this people were better seced set in rest peas And than by ê“cesse of tyme as they might take gete these rebelles rysers they henge them vpon the next galous through out euery lordshyp in yâ— realme of Englond by .xl. by .xxx. by .x. by .xij. euer as they myght be goten takeÌ„ in ony partyes ¶ And in yâ— .v. yere of kynge Rychardes regne was yâ— grete erth quake was generall throughout the worlde the wednesdaye after whytsondaye in the yere of our lorde M CCC lxxxxj wherfore all maner people were sore agast aferde longe tyme for drede of vengeaunce that our lorde shewed dyd ¶ And in the .vi. yere of kynge Rychard syr Henry SpeÌ„ser bysshop of Norwiche went with a Croiserie ouer the see in to Flaundres there they gate yâ— towne of Grauenyng the towne of Burburgh DuÌ„kerk Newport there they laded fraughted .lj. shyppes with pyllage for to haue comen in to EngloÌ„de with these shyppes goodes And the bysshop of Norwyche his couÌ„seyle let bren these shyppes with all the pyllage in the same hauen in to harde asshes And at DuÌ„kerk was done a batayle bytwene the Flemynges the Englisshmen And at that batayle were salyne a grete multytude of Flemynges And than went the bysshop with his retynue to ypers and besyeged it a longe tyme but it myght not be goten and so lefte that syege came agayn in to Englonde For our Englysshmen were fouly destroyed many dyed of yâ— flyx ¶ And in this same yere came quene Anne in to Englonde for to be spoused to kynge Rycharde And her fader was emperour of Almayn kyng of Beme And with her came yâ— duke of Tassy her vncle many other worthy lordes knyghtes of her couÌ„tre of Beme of other duche toÌ„gues to do her reuerence worshyp And syr Symond Beuerle a worthy knight of yâ— garter other knyghtes squyers that were yâ— kynges embassadours brought her in to Englonde so forth to London And the people of the cite that is to saye the Mayre yâ— aldermen all yâ— comyns rode agaynst her to welcome her euery man in good araye euery crafte with his mynstralsy in the best maner mette with her on the blacke heth in Kent so brought her vnto London through yâ— cite and so forth to Westmynster vnto the kyÌ„ges palays And there she was spoused vnto kyng Rychard well worthely in the abbey of Westmynster and there she was crowned quene of EngloÌ„d And all her frendes that came with her had grete gyftes were wel cherysshed and refresshed as longe tyme as they abode there ¶ And in yâ— same yere there was a batayle done in the kynges palaâ—s at WestmyÌ„ster for certayn poyntes of 〈◊〉 son of sir Iohn Ansley knight defendauÌ„t and Carton squyer the appellaunt But this sir Iohn Ansley ouercame this Car ton made hym to yelde hym within yâ— lyste And anone was this Carton despoyled of his harneys drawen out of yâ— lystes so forth to Tyburne there he was hanged for his falsnes ¶ And in yâ— viij yere of the regne of kynge Rychard syr Edmonde of Langley erle of Cambrydge yâ— kynges vncle went in to Portyngale with a fayre company of men of armes and archers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale agaynst the kynge of Spayne and his power there the kynge of Portyngale had the victory of his enemyes through helpe and conforte of our Englysshmen And whan the iourney was done yâ— erle of
Cambrydge came home agayn with his people in to Englonde in haste blyssed be god his blyssed gyftes Amen ¶ And this same yere kynge Rycharde helde his Chrystmasse in the manoyr of Eltham ¶ And the same yere yâ— kyng of Armony fledde out of his owne londe came in to Englonde for to haue helpe socour of our king agaynst his enemyes that had dryuen hym out of his realme And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Eltham there as the kynge helde his ryall feest of Christmasse And there our kyng welcomed hym dyd hym moche reuerence worshyp and coÌ„mauÌ„ded all his lordes to make hym all yâ— chere that they coude And than he besought the kynge of his grace of helpe and of his coÌ„forte in his nede that he myght be brought agayn to his kyngdom londe for the Turkes had destroyed the moost parte of his londe and how he fledde for drede and came hyder for socour helpe And than the kyng hauynge on hyÌ„ pyte and compassyon of his grete myschefe greuous dysease anone he toke his couÌ„seyle asked what was best to do And they answered sayd yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were well done and as touchynge his people for to trauayle so ferre in to out loudes it were a grete Ieopardy And so the kynge gaue hym golde syluer many other ryche gyftes iewels betaught hym to god and so he passed agayn out of Englonde ¶ And this same yere kyng Rychard with a royall power went in to Scotlonde for to warre vpon the Scottes for the falsnes destruccyon that the Scottes had done to the Englysshmen in yâ— marches And than the Scottes came downe to yâ— kyng for to treate with hym with his lordes for trewse as for certayne yeres And so our kyng his couÌ„seyle grauÌ„ted them trewse for certayne yeres and our kyng turned hym agayn in to EngloÌ„de And whaÌ„ he was comen to Yorke there he abode and rested hym And there syr John Holand the erle of Kentes broder slewe the erles sone of Stafford and his heyre with a dagger in the cite of Yorke wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed greued and remeued thens and came to London And the Mayre with the alder men the comyns with all yâ— solempnite that might be done rode agaynst yâ— kyng and brought him royally through yâ— cite and so forth to westmynster to his owne palays ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parliament at Westmynster and there he made two dukes and a markeys and .v. erles The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle sir Edmond of Langley erle of Cambrydge and hym he made duke of yorke And his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of BokyÌ„gham hym he made duke of Glocestre And syr Leonner that was erle of Oxforde hym he made markeys of Deuelyn And Henry of Balynbroke the dukes sone of Lancastre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward yâ— dukes sone of Yorke hym he made erle of Rutlonde And syr John Holand yâ— was the erle of Kentes broder hym he made erle of Huntyngdon And syr Thomas Mombray hym he made erle of Notyngham and erle Marshall of Englonde And syr Mychell de la pole knyght hym he made erle of Suffolk chaunceler of Englonde And the erle of the Marche at yâ— same parlyament holden at Westmynster in playne parlyament amonge all the lordes and comyns was ê“claymed erle of the Marche and heyre parent to the crowne of Englonde after kynge Rychard the whiche erle of the Marche went ouer the sce in to Irlonde vnto his lordshyps and londes for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlonde and by ryght lygne and herytage And there at the castell of his he lay that tyme there came vpon hyÌ„ a grete multytude in busshmentes of wylde Iryssh men for to take destroye hym And he came out fyersly of his castell with his people manly fought with them there he was take hewen all to peces so he dyed vpon whose soule god haue mercy ¶ And in the .x. yere of kyng Richardes regne the erle of Arundell went to the see with a grete nauy of shyppes enarmed with meÌ„ of armes good archers And whaÌ„ they came in yâ— brode see they mette with the hole flete yâ— came with wyne laden froÌ„ Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes there our nauy set vpon them toke them all and brought them to dyuers portes hauens of Englonde and some to London there ye myght haue had a toune of Rochell wyne of the best for .xx. shyllynges sterlynge and so we had grete chepe of wyne in EngloÌ„de that tyme thanked be god almyghty ¶ How the fyue lordes arose at Ratcote brydge ANd in yâ— regne of kyng Richarde the .xj. yere the fyue lordes arose at Ratcote brydge in the destruccion of yâ— rebelles yâ— were yâ— tyme in all the realme The fyrst of yâ— fyue lordes was syr Thomas of wodstok the kyÌ„ges vncle duke of Blocestre The seconde was syr Rychard erle of Arundell The thyrde was syr Richard erle of warwik The fourth was syr Henry Bolynbroke erle of Derby The fyfth was syr Thomas Mombray erle of Notyngham And these .v. lordes sawe the myschefe mysgouernauÌ„ce the falsnes of yâ— kynges couÌ„seyle wherfore they that were yâ— tyme chefe of the kynges couÌ„seyle fled out of this loÌ„de ouer yâ— see that is to saye syr AlysauÌ„der Neuell the archebysshop of Yorke syr Roberte Lewer markeys of Deuelyn erle of Oxford syr Mychell de la Pole erle of Suffolke and chaunceler of Englonde And these thre lordes went ouer yâ— see neuer came agayne for there they dyed And than these fyue lordes aboue sayd made a parliameÌ„t at Westmynster And there they toke syr Robert TresiliaÌ„ the Iustyce and syr Nycholl Brembre knyght citezyn of London syr Iohn Salysbury a knyght of yâ— kynges housholde Vske sergeaunt of armes many moo of other people were taken and iudged to deth by the counseyle of these fyue lordes in that parlyament at Westmynster for the treason yâ— they put vpon them to be drawen from yâ— toute of London throughout the Cite and so forth to Tyburne there they shold be hanged and theyr throtes to be cutte and thus they were serued dyed And after that in this same parliameÌ„t at Westmynster was syr Symond Beuerley that was a knyght of the garter syr Iohn Beauchamp knyght that was steward of the kinges houshold syr Iames Berners were foriudged to deth thaÌ„ they were ledde on fote to the toure hyll and there were theyr hedes smytten of and many other moo by these .v. lordes ¶ In this same parlyament and in the. 〈◊〉 yere of kynge Rychardes regne he let trye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turneymeÌ„t of lordes
knightes squyers And these Iustes and turneyment were holden at LondoÌ„ in smythâ—elde of all maner of strauÌ„gers of what londe or ceuÌ„tre that euer they were thyder they were ryght welcome to them to all other was holden open housholde grete feest also grete gyftes were gyuen to al maner of straungers And of yâ— kynges syde were al of one sute theyr coâ—â—s theyr armure sheldes hors trappures and all was whyte hertes with crownes aboute theyr neckes chaynes of gold haÌ„gyng thervpon the crowne hangynge lowe before the hartes body the whiche hart was yâ— kynges lyueray yâ— he gaue to lordes ladyes knyghtes squyers for to knowe his housholde from other people And in this feest came to yâ— Iustes .xxiiij. ladyes ledde .xxiiij. lordes of the garter with chaynes of gold all yâ— same sutes of hartes as it is before sayd froÌ„ yâ— toure on horsbacke through the cite of London in to smythfelde where as yâ— iustes shold be holdeÌ„ And this feest iustes was holden generally for all those yâ— wolde come thyder of what loÌ„de or nacyon that euer they were And this was holdeÌ„ duryng xxiiij dayes of yâ— kynges costes these xxiiij lordes to answere al maner people that wolde come thyder And thyder came the erle of saynt Paule of Fraunce many other worthy knightes with hym of dyuerse partyes full worthely arayed And out of Hollande Henaud came the lorde Ostreuaunt yâ— was the dukes sone of Holland many other worthy knightes with hym of Holland full well arayed And whaÌ„ this feest iusting was ended the kynge thanked these strauÌ„gers and gaue them many ryche gyftes And thaÌ„ they toke theyr leue of yâ— kyng of other lordes ladyes went home agayn in to theyr owne couÌ„trees with grete loue moche thanke ¶ And in yâ— .xiij. yere of kyng Rychardes regne there was a batayle done in yâ— kynges palays at westmyÌ„stre bytwene a squyer of Nauerne yâ— was with kyng Rychard another squyer yâ— was called Iohn walshe for poyntes of treason yâ— this Nauerne put vpoÌ„ this walsh man But this Nauerne was ouercomeÌ„ yelded hym creaunt to his aduersary anone he was despoyled of his armure drawen out of the palays to Tyburne and there was hanged for his falsnes ¶ And in yâ— .xiiij. yere of kyng Richardes regne syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancastre went ouer see into Spayne for to chalenge his ryght yâ— he had by his wyues tytell vnto yâ— crowne of Spayne with a grete hoost of people he had with hym yâ— duchesse his wyfe his thre doughters in to Spayne there they were a grete whyle And at yâ— last yâ— kyng of Spayne began for to treate with yâ— duke of Lancastre and they were accorded togyder through bothe theyr counseyles in this maner that the kyng of Spayne sholde wedde the dukes doughter that was yâ— ryght heyre of Spayne he shold gyue vnto the duke golde syluer yâ— were cast in to grete wedges many other iewels as moche as .viij. charyottes myght cary And euery yere after during yâ— dukes lyf the duchesse his wyfe .x. M. marke of golde of whiche golde the auenture charges sholde be to them of Spayne yerely brynge to Bayon to the dukes assygnes by surete made And also yâ— duke maryed another of his doughters to the kynge of Portyngale yâ— same tyme. And whan he had done thus he came home agayn into Englonde yâ— good lady his wyfe also but many worthy men dyed of the flix ¶ In the .xv. yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde his Christmasse in yâ— manoyr of wodstok there yâ— erle of Penbroke a yonge lorde tender of age wolde lerne to Iust with a knyght yâ— was called syr Iohn of saynt Iohn rode to gyder in yâ— parke of wodstok And there this worthy erle of PeÌ„broke was slayne with yâ— other knyghtes spere as he cast it from hym whan they had coupled thus this good erle made there his ende and therfore the kyng the quene made moche sorowe for his deth ¶ And in the xvj yere of king Richardes regne Iohn Hende beynge yâ— tyme Mayre of LondoÌ„ and Iohn Walworth Henry Vanner beynge sheryues of London that same tyme a bakers maÌ„ bare a basket of horsbrede into Fletestrete towarde an hostry and there came a yonge man of the bysshops of Salysbury that was called Romayn he toke a hors lofe out of yâ— basket of yâ— bakers he asked hym why he dyd so And this Romayn turned agayn brake the bakers heed neyghbours came out wolde haue arested this Romayn he brake from them fledde to his lordes place and the coÌ„stable wolde haue had hym out but yâ— bysshops men shette fast the gates kepte the place yâ— no man myght entre And than moche more people gadred thyder sayd that they wold haue hyÌ„ out or els they wold brenne vp yâ— place all that were therin And thaÌ„ came the Mayre sheryues with moche other people cessed yâ— malice of yâ— comyns made euery man to go home to theyr houses kepe yâ— peas And this Romayns lorde yâ— bysshop of Salysbury mayster Iohn Waltham that at yâ— tyme was tresourer of Englonde went to syr Thomas Arundel archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury chauÌ„celer of Englond there the bysshop made his coÌ„playnt vnto the chaunceler vpon the people of the cite of LondoÌ„ And than these two bysshops of grete malice vengeauÌ„ce came vnto the kynge at Wyndsore made a grete complaynt vpoÌ„ the Mayre sheryues And anone all yâ— cite afterward came before yâ— kyng his couÌ„seyle they cast vnto the cite a greuous hert wonders grete malyce And anone sodeynly the kynge sent for yâ— Mayre of LondoÌ„ the sheryues they came to hyÌ„ in yâ— castell of Wyndsore And the kyng rebuked the Mayre sheryues ful foule for the offence yâ— they had done agaynst hym his offycers in his chambre at LondoÌ„ wherfore he deposed put out the Mayre bothe sheriues this was done .xiiij. dayes before yâ— feest of saynt Iohn baptyst And than yâ— kyng called to hym a knyght that was called syr Edward Dalingrigge made hym wardeyn gouernour of yâ— cite chambre of London ouer all his people therin And so he kepte that offyce but foure wekes bycause that he was so gentyll tendre to the citezyns of London wherfore the kynge deposed hym made syr Bawdewyn Radyngton knyght yâ— was Controller of the kynges houshold wardeyn gouernour of his chambre and of his people therin and chose to hym two worthy men of the cite to be sheryues with hym to gouerne kepe yâ— kynges lawes in the cite that one was called Gylbert Mawfelde yâ— other Thomas Newenton sheryues And than the Mar 〈…〉 two sheryues all yâ— aldermen wall 〈◊〉 worthy
gyuen at this foresayd parlyament And for to come to this parlyament the kyng sent his wrytes to euery lorde baron knyght sâ—uyer in euery shyre throughout Englonde that euery lorde sholde gadre brynge his retynue with hym in as shorte tyme in the best araye that they myght geâ—e in maynteyâ—yage strengthinge of the kyng agaynst them that were his enemyes that this were done in all the haste come to hym 〈◊〉 payne of deth And the kyng hymself sent into Cl 〈…〉 shyre to cheâ—taines of the 〈…〉 tree they gadred brought a grete and an huge multytude of people bothe of knyghtes â—â—uyers pryncypally of yemen of Chestershyre whiche yeâ—ten archers the kyng toke to his own courte and gaue them bowge of courte good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe by nyght by daye aboue al other persones moost loued best trust the whiche soone afterward turned the kyng to grete losse shame hyndrynge his vtter vndoynge destruccion as ye shall here afterwarde And that tyme came sir Henry of Derby with a grete meyny of men of armes archers And the erle of Rutlonde came with a stronge power of people bothe of men of armes archers The erle of Kent brought a grete power of men of armes archers the erle Mar shall came in the same maner the lordâ— Spenser in the same maner The erle of Northumberlonde and sir Henry Pe 〈…〉 his sone syr Thomas Petâ—y the erles broder all the worthy lordes brought a fayre meyny a stroÌ„ge power and eche man in his best aray the duke of Lancastre the duke of yorke came in the same maner with men of armes archers folowyng the kyng syr Willyam Sâ—rope tresourer of Englonde came in the same maner And thus in this araye came all the worthy men of this londe vnto our kyng all this people came to London in one daye in so moche that euery 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lane in London in the subbarbes were full of them lodged and .x. or xâ—â— myle about London euery waye And this peo ple brought the kyng to Westmynster 〈◊〉 went home agayne to theyr lodgyngâ—s bothe hors man than on the mondayâ— the .xii. daye of September the pa 〈…〉 began at Westmynster whiche was cal led that grete parlyameÌ„t And on that frydaye next after the erle of Aâ—â—dell was brought in to the parlyameÌ„t amonge all the lordes and that was on saynt Mathewes day the apostle and euangelist there he was for iudged vnto the deth in this hall that was made in the palays at Westmynster And this was his iudgement He shold go on fote with his handes bouÌ„de behynde hym from the place that he was iudged in so forth through the cite of London vnto the toure hyll his heed to be smytten of so it was done in dede in the same place And vl of the gretest lordes that sate on his iudgement rode with hym vnto the place there he was done to dethe so to se that the execucyon were done after the dome by the kynges coÌ„maundement with them wente on fote men of armes archers a grete multytude of Chestre shyre men in strengthynge of the lordes that brought this erle to his dethe for they were in drede leest the erle sholde be rescowed taken from them whan they came in to London Thus he passed forth through the Cite vnto his deth there he toke it full pacyently on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And than came the Austyn freres toke vp the body the heed of this good erle bare it home to theyr place buryed him in theyr quere And on that morow after was syr Rychard erle of warwik brought in to the parlya ment there as the erle of Arundell was for iudged they gaue the erle of warwyk the same iudgemeÌ„t that the foresayd erle had but the lordes had compassyon on hym bycause he was of more greter age and released hym to perpetuall pry son put hym in the yle of Man And than on the mondaye nexte after the lorde Cobham of Kent and syr Iohn Cheyn knyght were brought also in to the parlyament in to the same hall there they were iudged to be hanged and drawen but through the prayers and grete instaunce of all the lordes that iudgement was forgyuen them and released to per petuall pryson ¶ And this same tyme was Rychard Whyttyngdon Mayre of London and Iohn Wodecocke Wyllyam Askam sheryues of London And they ordeyned at euery gate of London durynge this same parlyament stronge watche of men of armes archers and through out euery warde also And the kynge made .v. dukes one Markeys foure erles the fyrst of them was the erle of Derby and he was made duke of Herford and the seconde was the erle of Rutlonde he was made duke of Awemarle the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surry the fourth was the erle of HuntyÌ„gdon he was made duke of Excestre the fyfth was the erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolk And the erle of Somerset was made Markeys of Dor set the lorde Spenser was made erle of Glocestre the lorde Neuyll of Raby was made erle of Westmerlonde syr Thomas Percy was made erle of Worcestre syr Willyam Scrope that was tresourer of Englonde was made erle of Wylshyre syr Iohn Montagu erle of Salisbury And whan the king had thus done he helde the parlyameÌ„t ryall feest vnto all his lordes to all maner of people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere dyed syr Iohn of GauÌ„t the kynges vncle duke of Lancastre in the bysshops Inne in Holborne was brought fro thens to saynt Paule there the kyng made helde his enteremeÌ„t well worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of saynt Paule in London there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌ„che his wyfe that was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of L 〈…〉 te ¶ In the same yere there fell a 〈…〉 cyon bytwene the duke of Herford the duke of Norfolke in so moche yâ— they waged batayle cast down theyr gloues than they were ta ken vp ensealed the batayle ioyned the daye set the place assygned where and whan this sholde be at Couentre And thyder came the kyng with all his lor des at that day was set in the felde than these two worthy lordes came into the felde well clene armed well arayed with all theyr wepen redy to do theyr batayle were redy in the place to fyght at vtterauÌ„ce But the kyng had them cesse toke the quarell in to his handes And forth with ryght there present exiled the duke of Herford for terme of .x. yere the duke of
Norfolke for euermore And syr Thomas Arundell archebisshop of CauÌ„ terbury was exiled that same tyme for euer deposed out of his see for malyce of the kyng And anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌ„maunded defended the kynges realme And anone they gate them shyppes at dyuers hauens went ouer the see in to dyuers loÌ„des eche his waye And the duke of Norfolke went to Venise there he died on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And than kynge Rychard made a clerke of his syr Roger Walden arche bysshop of CauÌ„terbury ¶ And in the .xxij. yere of kynge Richardes regne by fals couÌ„seyle ymaginacyon of couetous men that were aboute hym were made ordeyned blancke chartres and made them to be ensealed of al maner ry the men throughout the realme in so moche that they compelled diuers people to set theyr seales therto And this was done for grete couetyse wherfore al good hertes of the realme were clene turned away fro the kyng for euer after And that was vtter destruccyon ende to hym that was so hygh so excellent a prynce kyng through couetous fals couÌ„seyle falsely betrayed Alas for pyte the suche a kynge myght not se And than kynge Rychard set his kyngdome and his ryall londe of Englonde to ferme vnto foure persones whiche were these syr WyllyaÌ„ Scrope erle of Wylshyre tresourer of Englond syr Iohn Busshe Henry Grene syr Iohn Bagot knyghtes whiche turned them to myschefe deth within a lytell tyme as ye shall fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kyng Rychard ma de grete ordynauÌ„ce went hymself ouer see into Irlonde many grete lordes with hym with grete hoostes for to strength theyr kynge with men of armes archers moche grete stuffe ryght good ordynauÌ„ce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer the see he ordeyned made 〈◊〉 Edmond of Langley his vncle the duke of Yorke his lewtenauÌ„â— of Englonde in his absence with the gouernauÌ„ce couÌ„seyâ—e of these .iiij. knyghtes that had taken Englonde to ferme of the kyng And than he passed the see came in to Irlonde and there he was well worthâ—ly receyued And these rebelles that ben called 〈◊〉 Irysshmen came downe to the kynge yelded them to him bothe body goâ—des all at his owne wyll swore vnto 〈◊〉 to be his lyege men there dyd to hym homage feaute good seruyce thus he coÌ„quered the moost parte of Irlende in a lytell tyme. And whyle that kyng 〈◊〉 chard was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of Derby that the kyng had made before duke of Herford y◠〈◊〉 che duke the kyng had exiled out of this londe was comen agayn in to Englonde for to chalenge the dukedom of Lancastâ—â— as for his right true herytage And he came downe out of FrauÌ„ce vnto â—alays And there mette hyÌ„ syr Thomas Arundell that was archebysshop of 〈◊〉 that was exiled out of Englond wiâ—â— hym came the erle of Arundel his soâ—â— heyre the whiche was in kepynge of syr Iohn shelley knight somtyme wtâ—he erle of Huntyngdon with the duke of Excestre the whiche was tho in the castell of 〈◊〉 gate in Sussex there he stale awaye came to Calays there he was well worthely kepte tyll these other two lordes were comeÌ„ to Calays And thaÌ„ this worthy duke the archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury Arundell shypped in the hauen of Calais drewe theyr course northward arryued in Yorkshyre at Rauensporne fast by Wydelyngton there he came entred fyrst the londe two lordes with hym and theyr meyny And than moche people of the realme that herde of his comynge knewe where that he was anone they drewe vnto hym welcomed these lordes so couraged them in all maner thynge and passed forth in to the londe and gadred moche people to them And whan kyng Rychard herde wyst that these two lordes were comen agayne in to Englonde and were londed Than the kynge lefte his ordynauÌ„ce in Irlonde came in to Englondward in all the haste that he myght and came to the castell of â—lyut and there he abode for to take his counseyle what myght be done but to hym came none And whaÌ„ syr Thomas Percy erle of Worcestre that was the kynges steward wyst and knewe this anone he came in to the hall amonge all the people and he brake the yerde of the ryall kynges housholde anone euery man was disperpied went his waye forsoke theyr mayster souerayn lorde and lefte hym alone And thus was kynge Rycharde brought downe destroyed stode hym selfe alone without comforte or socour or ony good counseyle of ony man alas for pite of this ryall kyng And anone came tydyÌ„ges that syr Henry of Boling broke was vp with a stronge power of people and that all the squyers of Englonde reysed vp the shyres in strengthyng of hym agaynst kyng Rychard And thus soone he was comen out of the North couÌ„tree to Brystowe there he mette with syr Wyllyam Scrope erle of Wylshyre and tresourer of Englonde with syr Iohn Busshe and syr Henry Grene and Iohn Bagot but he escaped froÌ„ them went ouer the see in to Irlonde And these thre knyghtes were taken and theyr herdes smytten of And thus they died for theyr fals couetyse And than was kynge Rychard taken and brought vnto the duke And anone the duke put hyÌ„ in fast warde and stronge holde vnto his comynge to London And than was there a rumour in London a stronge noyse that kynge Rychard came to Westmynster and the people of London ranne thyder wolde haue done moche harme hurte in theyr woodnes had not the Mayre aldermen and other worthy men cessed them with fayre wordes and turned them home agayne to London ¶ And there was syr Iohn Slake dene of the kynges chapell of Westmynster taken brought to London put in pryson in Ludgate And after that Iohn Bagot was taken in Irlonde brought to London put in prison in Newgate there to be kepte and abyde his answere ¶ And soone after the duke brought kynge Rycharde pryuely to London put him in the toure vnder sure kepynge as a prysoner And than came the lordes of the realme with al theyr couÌ„seyle vnto the toure to kynge Rychard sayd to hym of his mysgouernaunce extorcion that he had done made ordeyned to oppresse all the comyn people also to all the realme Wherfore all the comyn people of the realme wolde haue hym deposed of his kyngdome And so he was deposed at that tyme in the toure of London by all his lordes counseyle comyn assent of all the realme And than he was put from the toure vnto the castell of Ledes in Kent there he was kepte a whyle and than he was had from thens vnto the castell of
he put hym this demaūde prayed besouhgt them of theyr goodnes of theyr good coūseyle good wyll to shewe hym as touchyng the tytell the right that he had to Normandy Gascoyn Guyen the whiche the king of Fraūce whelde wrongfully vnryghtfully y◠whiche his auncestres before hȳ had by true tytell of cōquest right herytage the whiche Normādy Gascoyn Guyen the good kyng Edward of Wyndsore his auncestres before hym had holden all theyr lyf tyme. And his lordes gaue hym coūseyle to sende embassadours to the kyng of Fraūce his coūseyle that he shold gyue vp vnto hym his ryght herytage that is to saye Normandy Gascoyn Guyen y◠whiche his predecessours had holden afore hȳ or els he wold it wynne with strengthe of swerde in shorte tyme with the helpe of almighty god And than the Dolphyn of Fraūce answered to our embassadours saydi this maner that the kyng was ouer yonge to tender of age to make ony warre as agaynst hȳ was not lyke yet to be a good warryour to do make suche a cōquest there vpon hym And somwhat in scorne despyte he sent to hȳ a tonne full of tenes balles bycause he shold haue somwhat to playe withall for him for his lordes for that wolde become hym better than to mayntayn ony warre And than anone our lordes that were embassadours toke theyr leue came in to Englonde agayne tolde the kynge his couseyle of the vngoodly answere that they had of the Dolphin of the present y◠whiche he had sente to our kynge And whan the kynge had herde theyr wordes y◠answere of y◠Dolphyn he was wonders sore agreued ryght euyll apayed towarde the frensshmen towarde the kynge the Dolphyn and thought to auēge hym on them as soone as god wold sende hym grace myght And anone let make tenes balles for the Dolphyn in all y◠haste that he myght they were grete gonstones for the Dolphyn to playe withall And than anone the kynge sent for all the lordes helde a grete coūseyle at Westmynster told to them the answer that they had of the Dolphin of his worthy present that he sent to hym to his lordes to playe wtall And there the kyng his lordes were accorded that they shold be redy in armes with theyr power in the best araye that myght be done and gete all the men of armes archers that myght be goten all other stuffe that longed to warre to be redy with all theyr retynue to mete at Southhampton by Lāmasse nexte folowynge without ony delaye wherfore the kynge ordeyned his nauy of shyppes with all maner stuffe vytayle that lōged to suche a warryour of all maner ordynaunce in the hauen of Southhampton to the nombre of CCC and .xx. sayles And thā fell there a grete dysease and a foule myschefe For there were thre lordes whiche that the kyng trusted moche on through false couetyse they had purposed ymagined the kynges deth thought to haue slayne hym all his bretherne or he had taken the see whiche thre lordes were named thus syr Rycharde erle of Cambrydge broder to the duke of yorke the seconde was the lord Scrope tresourer of Englōde y◠thyrd was sir Thomas Gray knyght of the North coūtree And these thre lordes aforesayd for lucre of money had made a promesse vnto y◠Frensshmen for to haue slayne kyng Henry the fyfth and all his bretherne by a false trayne sodeynly or they had ben ware But almyghty god of his grete grace helde his holy hande ouer them saued them from these perillous meiny And for to haue done this they receyued of y◠frensshmen a millyon of gold that was there openly proued And for theyr fals treason they were all thre iudged to deth this was y◠iudgement that they sholde be ladde through Hampton without northgate there to be heded And thus they ended theyr lyues for theyr fals couetyse and treason And anone as this was done the kynge all his meyny made them redy went to shyppe and sayled forth with .xv. hondred shyppes arryued within Seyne at Kydecause vpon our ladyes euen the Assumpcyon in Normandy with all his ordynaūce so went forth to Harflet he besyeged the towne all about by londe also by water sent to the capytayne of the towne charged hym to delyuer the towne And the capytayne sayd that he delyuered hym none ne none he wolde hȳ yelde but badde hym do his best And than our kyng layde his ordinaūce vnto the towne that is to saye gonnes engynes tripgettes and shotte cast at the walles eke at the towne cast downe bothe toures towne layde them on y◠erth there he played at the tenes with his hard gonne stones And they y◠were with in y◠towne whan they sholde playe theyr songe was well away alas that euer ony suche tenes balles were made cursed al tho y◠warre began y◠tyme that euer they were borne ¶ And on the morowe y◠kyng let crye at euery gate of the towne that euery man shold be redy on the morowe erly to make assaute to y◠towne And Willyam Boucher Iohn Graūt with .xij. other worthy burgeses came to the kyng besought hym of his ryall pryncehode power to withdrawe his malyce bestruccyon that he dyd to them and besought hym of .viij. dayes respyte trewse yf ony rescowe myght come to them els to yelde vp the towne to hym with al theyr goodes And than the kyng sent forth y◠capytayne kepte the remenaūt styll with hym And y◠lord Gaucorte that was capytayne of y◠towne went forth to Roen in all the haste vnto the Dolphyn for helpe socour but there was none ne no man of rescowe for the Dolphyn wold not abyde And thus this capytayne came agayne vnto the kynge yelded vp the towne delyuered hym the keys And than he called his vncle the erle of Dorset made hym capytayne of the town of Harflet deliuered him y◠keys bad hȳ go put out all y◠frēsshe people bothe men womē children stuffe his town of Harflet with englysshe people And than the kyng sent in to Englōde let crye in euery good town of Englōde y◠what crafty mā wold come thyder enhabyte hym there in y◠town he shold haue 〈…〉 s houshold to hȳ to his heyres for euer more And thyder went many marchaūtes crafty mē enhabyted them there to strength the towne were welcome And whā y◠kyng sawe y◠this town was well stuffed bothe of vytayles of men this worthy prince toke his leue went toward Calays by lond y◠frensshmen herde of his comynge they thought for to haue stopped hȳ his waye y◠he sholde not passe that waye
Westmynster than the Mayre toke his leue of yâ— kyng rode home agayne ¶ And in yâ— thyrde yere of kyng HeÌ„ryes regne yâ— fyfth came the emperour of Almayn kyng of Rome of Hungry in to Englonde so to yâ—â—â—â—e of London And the Mayre the aldermen with the sheryues worthy craftes of London by the kynges coÌ„maundement mette with hym on the blacke heth 〈◊〉 yâ— best aray that they coude on horsbacke And there they welcomed hym brought hyÌ„ to London with mâ—â—he honoure grete reuerence And at saynt Thomas of wâ—terynge there mette with hym the kyng with all his lordes in good araye And there was a worthy metyng bytwene yâ— emperour kyng Henry yâ— fyfth there they kyâ—â—ed togyder embraced eche other than yâ— king toke yâ— emperour by yâ— hande so they came rydyng through yâ—â—â—te of LondoÌ„ vnto saynt Paules there they â—â—yghted offred all yâ— bysshops stode reâ—ested with sensers in theyr handes sensynge to them And than they toke theyr horses rode to Westmynster And the kynge lodged the emperour in his owne palays and there he rested hym a grete whyle all at yâ— kynges cost And soone after came yâ— duke of Holland in to Englonde to come se yâ— emperour speke with hym with our kyng Henry of Englonde he was worthely receyued lodged in the bysshops Inne of Ely all at yâ— kynges cost And whan the emperour had well rested him seen yâ— londe in dyuers partyes knewe the coÌ„modytees than by processe of tyme he toke his leue of the kynge but or he wente he was made a knyght of the garter receyued ware the lyuerey And thaÌ„ he thanked yâ— kyng all his lordes And than the kyng he went ouer yâ— see to Calays abode there longe tyme to haue an answere of the frensshe kynge at the last it came and pleased hyÌ„ ryght nought And so yâ— emperour toke his leue of yâ— kynge passed forth in goddes name our kyng came ouer agayn in to Englonde in all yâ— haste that he myght yâ— was on saynt Lukes euen that he came to Lambeth on the mondaye nexte after he came in to yâ— parlyament at Westmynster ¶ In yâ— same yere was a grete derth of corne in englonde but thaÌ„ked be god it lasted not longe ANd in the fourth yere of kynge Henryes regne yâ— fyfthe he helde his parlyament at Westmynster in yâ— be gynnynge of October lasted to the puryficacyon of our lady than nexte after And there was graunted vnto hym to maynteyn his warres bothe of yâ— spirytualte of the temporalte an hole taxe 〈◊〉 dieme And than anone yâ— kyng prayed all his lordes to make them redy for to strength hyÌ„ in his ryght And anone he â—et make a newe retynue charged all 〈◊〉 men to be redy at Hamton in whyt 〈…〉 weke nexte after without ony delay And there the kyng made yâ— duke of Bedford protectour defender of his realme of Englonde in his absence charged hym to kepe his lawes and maynteyne bothe spirituall temporall And whan the kyng had thus done set all thynge in his kynde on saynt Markes daye he toke his hors at Westmynster came rydyng to Paules there he offred toke his leue so rode forth through yâ—â—ite takyng his leue of all maner of people as well of poore as of riche prayenge them all in generall to praye for hyÌ„ And so he rode forth to saynt Georges there offred toke his leue of the Mayre chargynge hym to kepe well his chambre And so he rode forth to Hamton there abode tyll his retynue were redy comeÌ„ for there was all his nauy shyppes with his ordynauÌ„ce gadred togyder and well stuffed as longed to suche a ryall kynge with all maner of vytayles for suche a ryall coÌ„pany as wel for hors as for man as longed for suche a warryour that is to say goÌ„nes tripgites engynes sowes bastyles brydges of lether scalyng ladders malles spades shouelles pykes paueys bowes arowes bowstringes tonnes chestes pypes full of arowes as neded for suche a worthy warryour that no thynge was to seche whaÌ„ tyme came thyder came to hyÌ„ shyppes laden with gonnes gonpowdre And whan this was redy his retynue came the kyng all his lordes with all his ryal hoost went to shyppe toke yâ— see sayled in to NormaÌ„dy londed at â—ouke vpoâ— LaÌ„masse daye than nexte after there he made .xlviij. knyghtes at his londing than yâ— kynge heryng of many enemyes vpon the see that is to saye .ix. grete Carakes hulkes galeys shyppes yâ— were comyng to destroy his nauy And anone he coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— erle of marche to be cheâ—e chefetayne many other worthy lordes 〈◊〉 to dethe for treason And so he was 〈◊〉 to the Courâ— agayn and there he 〈◊〉 laydâ— vpon an hurdeâ— and drawen through the Cite to saynt â—yles felde there was made a newe payre of gaâ—â—â—â—s and a stronge â—heynâ— and a coller of yren for 〈◊〉 there he was hangeâ— and breâ—t oâ—â— the galow 〈…〉 â—nâ— all for his 〈…〉 es and his fals opynyons ANd in the .vi. yeâ—â— of kyng Henryes â—ogne the fyfth he sent his 〈…〉 Beaâ—ford duâ—â— of â—x 〈◊〉 with a â—ayre coÌ„pany of men of arâ—es archers before the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 there displayed his 〈◊〉 and sent his h 〈…〉 des vnto the towâ—â— hadde them 〈◊〉 that cite vnto our king theyr lyege lorde And they sayd he toke them noâ—â— for â—o 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he sholde haue theâ—â— but yf it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bought and proued with theyr handes for other answere wolde they 〈◊〉 〈…〉 And there 〈◊〉 du 〈…〉 good 〈…〉 of the groside all 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 out of 〈…〉 o◠〈◊〉 oâ— aâ—mes bothe on hor 〈…〉 on 〈…〉 〈◊〉 out 〈…〉 with them and 〈…〉 there 〈◊〉 taken and â—â—yâ—◠〈◊〉 â–ª â—â—â—sones o◠〈◊〉 good 〈…〉 â—nd 〈◊〉 to the towne And the kyng with his lordes were lodged in the Charterhous and grete strength about them that was in the â—est parte of yâ—â—â—te And the duke of Clarence lodged hym at the west ende of the 〈◊〉 in a waste abbey before the porte Caux And the duke of Excestre with his meyny on the north syde before the porte Beauuoysyn And bytwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was yâ— erle Marshall lodged with moche solke a stronge power before the castell gate And than was yâ— erle of Ormonde the lorde Haryngton and also the lorde 〈◊〉 with theyr retynue and company nexte to hym And than 〈◊〉 Iohn Corâ—e wayle with many other noble knyghtes and squyers of name with all theyr retynue saye with the noble duke of ClareÌ„â—â— And from the duke of Excestre towardes the kynge were lodged the lorde â—oos and the lorde Wyllybe with the lorde Phehewâ— and syr
Wyllyam Porter knyght with all theyr retynue before the port of sayâ—â— Hylâ—ry And than was the erle of Morâ—â—â—n with all his retynue lâ—dged in the abbey of saynt â—atherâ—â—s And the â—rle of â—alysâ—â—ry with his retynue laye on that other syde of saynt â—atherynes And syr Iohn Gray knyght was lodged at the abbey that is called le moâ—nâ— dâ— saynt Myâ—hâ—l And syr Philip 〈◊〉 knyght the kynges tresourer was lodged bytwene the water of â—eynâ— and the abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hyll And the baron of Carowe was lodged vnder the watâ—r syde for to kepe the passage And Ienâ—â—â— the squyer laye nexte hym on the water syde and these two squyers kepte maâ—ly the water of â—â—yne and often tymes fought with theyr enemyes And on that other syde of â—â—yne laye the â—rle of Huntyngdon 〈◊〉 mayster 〈◊〉 the erles â—â—ne of West 〈…〉 erlonde syr Gylbert 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Kent syr Rychard erle of Arundell the lorde Feryers with theyr retynue before the porte du pount eche of these lordes had stronge ordynaunce and the kynge dyd make at PouÌ„t de larche ouer the water of Seyne a stronge a myghty chayne of yren put it through grete pyles fast pyght in the grounde that went ouer the ryuer of Seyne that no vessell myght passe in no wyse about that cheyne the kyng let make a brydge ouer the water of Seyne that men and hors all other catyage myght go to fro at all tymes whan nede were And than came yâ— erle of warwik had goten Dounfrout to kyng Henry of Englonde And anone yâ— kynge sent the erle of War wyk to Cawdebecke to besyegâ—it And whan he came before the towne he sent his herawdes to the capytayne hadde hym yelde vp the towne vpon payne of deth and anone he layde his syege And the capytayne besought the erle that he myght come to his presence and it pleased hym and speke with hym And so yâ— good erle grauÌ„ted hym for to come And than he came out foure other burgeyses came with hym entreated so with this erle that this same towne was vnder composicyon to do as yâ— eâ—te of Boen dyd And the erle graunted consented therto vpon this condicyon that yâ— kynges nauy of Englonde with his ordynauÌ„ce myght passe vp by them in safetâ— without ony maner of lette or dysturbaunce and to his composicyon they set to theyr seales and the shyppes passed vp by them in safete and came before the cite of Boen vnto an hondred shyppes there they cast theyr ankers and than this cite was vesyeged bothe by londe 〈◊〉 by water And whan all this was done and the shyppes comen vp than came y◠〈◊〉 of warwyk agayne to the kynge 〈◊〉 hym â—yâ—â—ene the abbey of saynt Kathet yâ—s the kyng tyll that the abbey entreated so was the kyng And than he 〈…〉 lodged hym before the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 uylle than was the erle of 〈…〉 ry roÌ„maâ—ded by the kyng 〈…〉 redy to ryde but there 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tydynges made hym to abyde so he returned agayne lodged hym besyde the erle of Huntyngdon tyll that the syege was ended â–ª And than came the duke of Glocestre the kynges brother from the syege of Shyrâ—ouâ—gh yâ— whiche he had wonne goten and stuffed agayn to the kynges beh 〈…〉 profyte vnto y◠〈◊〉 of Englonde And whan he was comen to the kynge before 〈◊〉 â–ª as one he lodged with grete ordynauÌ„ce before yâ— porte saynt Hylary 〈◊〉 the towne and his enemyes than our other lay◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈…〉 es of lengthe within 〈◊〉 of quarell with hym laye y◠〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the lorde of 〈◊〉 with all theyr retynue strange ordy 〈…〉 〈◊〉 proudly 〈…〉 theyr enemyes euer 〈◊〉 they yssued out of the â—ite And than came the pryour of Kylmayn of 〈◊〉 the see to yâ— kyng with a fayre â—â—yny of men of armes af ter theyr own 〈◊〉 guyse to yâ— noâ—brâ— of â–ª xv C. 〈…〉 yâ— kyng welcomed them made them good chere ¶ And than 〈…〉 the kynge that 〈…〉 the Dolphyn 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 yn wolde come 〈…〉 with a stronge 〈…〉 cyons 〈…〉 entre on y◠〈◊〉 syde of y◠〈◊〉 bycause that there 〈◊〉 y◠〈…〉 〈◊〉 playn 〈◊〉 therfore yâ— kyng assigned the pryour of Kylmayâ— with his 〈◊〉 lodged hym on yâ— north syde of yâ— hoost for to stop theyr passage was 〈◊〉 yâ— foreth of Lyons of this ordinauÌ„ce they were 〈…〉 go to yâ— see y◠〈…〉 his â—â—uy ne 〈◊〉 his londe 〈◊〉 party for 〈…〉 his vsage 〈…〉 y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his 〈…〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yâ— see 〈◊〉 yâ— see co 〈…〉 yâ— no maneâ— of enemy 〈◊〉 route vpon yâ— see And anone yâ— kyng 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 to y◠〈◊〉 pytayn of 〈◊〉 charged hym to delyuer hym his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his towne or 〈◊〉 he wolde neyther leue 〈◊〉 thylde alyue And anone yâ— capytay◠〈…〉 burgeyses of the towne brought yâ—â—â—ys vnto the kyng besought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the kynge delyuered the 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 Iohn Kekeley made hym capytayn 〈…〉 ded hym to put out all yâ— Fren 〈…〉 men bothe of the castell of â—he towne 〈◊〉 there besyde was the castell of Lo 〈◊〉 â—hyder the kyng sent y◠〈◊〉 ma◠〈◊〉 with a fâ—yre company 〈◊〉 y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was 〈…〉 brought 〈…〉 them to the kyng 〈◊〉 the kyng 〈…〉 agayn 〈…〉 y◠〈◊〉 of Louers of all yâ— longe 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ged hym to 〈◊〉 all the F 〈…〉 men And than yâ— kynge helde 〈◊〉 his waye to Cane that was a stronge downe anâ— a â—â—yre 〈…〉 he sent his 〈◊〉 to yâ— capytayn 〈◊〉 ged hym 〈…〉 y◠〈…〉 his 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 he wolde gete th 〈…〉 strength of hande And they 〈…〉 〈…〉 hym â–ª 〈…〉 counseyle 〈◊〉 the to 〈◊〉 all about And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 duke of 〈◊〉 was entred in to the towne slewe downe ryght 〈◊〉 he came to yâ— kyng spared neyther man ne chylde euer they cryed a Clatente a Clatence and saynt George And there was dâ—â—d on the walles on yâ— kynges syde a worthy man that was called Springes the whiche yâ— kyng 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to be butyed in yâ— abbey of Cane fast William coÌ„querour on whose soule god haue mercy ameÌ„ And than yâ— kyng came in to the towne with his broder the duke of Clarete and many other worthy lordes with moche solempuite myrthe And than the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded yâ— capytayn to delyuer hâ— his castell And he besought the kyng to gyue hym .xiiij. dayes of 〈◊〉 spyte yf ony restowe wolde come 〈◊〉 yf none wold come to delyuer hym yâ— keys the castell at his coÌ„maundement And vnder this compo 〈…〉 was yâ— towne the castell of Baycus with other townes fortresses villages vnto the nombre of â—iiij Vpon yâ—â—yll before yâ— castell of Cane our kynge â—yght all his 〈◊〉 y◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—owne as
duke of Somerset the duke of Bokyngham y◠〈◊〉 of Stafford y◠〈◊〉 of Northumberlonde yâ— lord Clyfford many other ¶ And what tyme that the duke of yorke his 〈◊〉 vnderstode that the kyng was departed 〈◊〉 these lordes from London anone he chauÌ„ged his waye costed the couÌ„tre 〈◊〉 came to saynt Albons the. xxii◠〈◊〉 of Maye there mette with the kynge to whome the king sent certayn lordes desired 〈◊〉 to kepe the peas departe but 〈…〉 syon whyle they treated on yâ— one syde yâ— erle of Warwyk with the March 〈…〉 and other entred yâ— towne on that other syde sought agaynst the kynge his partye so began the batayle 〈◊〉 whiche enduted a grete whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke o 〈…〉 and had the victory of that â—ourney In 〈…〉 of Somer 〈…〉 yâ— lord 〈…〉 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 estate 〈…〉 whiche was 〈◊〉 in yâ— by◠〈…〉 London in whiche 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉 of â—orke was made 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉 of W 〈…〉 and the erle of Salysbury Chauncelet of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute yâ— kyng were sit aparte and myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere dyed pope Nycolas the fyfth And after hym was Calixt yâ— thyrde This 〈◊〉 was a Catalane and the art 〈◊〉 of hym shall be shewed here after ¶ In this same 〈◊〉 fell 〈…〉 LondoÌ„ agaynst 〈…〉 bycause a yo 〈…〉 man toke 〈…〉 from 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 was sent for to come before 〈◊〉 Mayre the â—ldermen there for the offence he was â—oÌ„mytted to warde And thâ— the Mayre departed from the 〈◊〉 for to go home to his 〈…〉 but in Chepe the yonge men of y◠〈…〉 for the 〈…〉 prentyses 〈…〉 in Cheâ—e 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 from wherfore the Mayre and the â—ldermen come with the honest people of the Cite and droue them thens and 〈◊〉 some of them that had stolen to Newgate And whan yâ— yonge man yâ— was 〈…〉 by his â—elawes sawe this grete rumour af fraye robbery enswed of his fryst meuynge to the Lombarde departed and wente to Westmynster to sent wary or 〈…〉 had cost hym his lyfe For anont after came downe an Oyer determined for to do iustyce on all them that so â—ebelled in the Cite agaynst the Lombardes on whiche sate with the Mayâ—e that tyme WillyaÌ„ Marow yâ— duke of Bo 〈…〉 am many other lordes for to se exe 〈…〉 dont But the comyns of the 〈…〉 ly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpose to haue rongen the comyn bell whiche is called home bell but they were 〈…〉 sadde men whiche came to yâ— knowlege of the duke of Bokyngham other lordes and incoÌ„tynent they arose for 〈◊〉 â—urst no lenger abide for they 〈…〉 that the hole Cite wolde haue rysen agaynst them But yet neuerthelesse or thre of yâ— Cite were iudged to doth for this robbery were haÌ„ged at 〈◊〉 ¶ And anone after yâ— kynge the quene other lordes rode to Couentre withdrewe them from London for this cause And a lytell before yâ— duke of yorke was sent for to 〈…〉 there was discharged of the prot 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 of Salysbury of his C 〈…〉 after this they were sent for by y◠〈◊〉 scale for to come to 〈◊〉 where they were almoost yâ— erle of war 〈…〉 also and sholde haue ben destroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord 〈◊〉 was taken by the 〈◊〉 of Sa 〈…〉 and of the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ„ that one was called Mors marine the seconde was a swerde fysshe the other twayne were whales ¶ In this same yere for certayne frayes done in the north countree bytwene the lorde Egremond the erle of Salysburyes sones the sayd lorde Egremond whom they had taken was condeÌ„pned in a grete somme of money to the sayd erle of Salysbury therfore he was commytted in to pryson in Newgate in London where whan he had ben a certayne space he brake the pryson thre prisoners with hym escaped went his waye ¶ Also this yere the erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayre felawship toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Aboute this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monasteryes of relygyon in dyuers partyes of the worlde whiche were reformed after the fyrst institucyon and coÌ„tynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a grete batayle in the marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where innumerable turkes were slayne more by myracle than by mannes hande for onely the hande of god smote them Saint Iohn of Capistrane was there present ê“uoked the chrysten people beynge than aferde for to pursue after the Turkes where an infynyte multytude were slayne destroyed And the Turkes sayd that a grete nombre of armed men folowed them that they were aferd to turne agayn they were holy auÌ„gels ¶ This same yere the prysoners of New gate in London brake theyr pryson and wente vpon the ledes fought agaynst them of the cite kepte the gate a longe whyle but at the last the cite gate the prison on them than they were put in fetters â—â—ens were sore punysshed in ensam 〈◊〉 of other ¶ In this yere also there was a grete erthquake in Nâ—ples in so moche that there perisshed .xi. M. people that sanke therein to the eâ—th ¶ Also in the yere .xxxvj. saynt Osmond sometyme bisshop of Salisbury was â—anonysed at Rome by pope Calixt the .xvj. daye of Iuly he was translated at Salysbury by the bysshop of Caunterbury many other bysshops ¶ And in August after syr Pâ—ers de Bresay Senesshall of Normandy with the capytayn of Depâ— and many other capytayns men of warre went to the see with a grete Nauy and came in to the downes by nyght And on the morow â—ely before daye they londed came to Sandwiche bothe by londe water toke the towne ryâ—â—ed despoy led it â—oke many prysoners lefte the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place moche good therin ladde with them many ryche prisoners ¶ In this same yere in many places of FrauÌ„ce Almayn Flaâ—idres Hollande 〈◊〉 chyldren gadred them togider by grete coÌ„panyes for to go on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mouÌ„t in NormaÌ„dy whiche came fro ferre couÌ„trees wherof yâ— people meruayled And many supposed that some wicked spiryte moued them to do so but it dured not longe bycause of the longe waye also for lacke of vytayle as they went ¶ In this yere Reynold Pecocke bysshop of Chestre was â—oâ—de an herety ke the thyrde daye of 〈◊〉 was 〈◊〉 at Lamâ—â—th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the archebysshop of 〈◊〉 and many other bysshops doctours lordes 〈…〉 all his â—okes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ¶ Ye haue herde before
〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—or des were 〈◊〉 at saynt 〈◊〉 wh 〈…〉 fore was alway a grutchyâ—ge â—râ—th had by the heyres of them that wh 〈…〉 slayn agaynst the duke of yorke the râ—â—e of Warwycke and the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 ry wherfore the kynge by the 〈◊〉 of his couÌ„seyle sente for them to London to whiche place the duke of Yorke came the .xxvj. daye of Ianuary with .iiii. C. men lodged hyÌ„ at Baynardes castell in his owne place And the .xv. daye of Ianuary came the erle of Salisbury with v C. men was lodged in therber his owne place And than came the duke of Excestre of Somerset wt. viij C. men laye wtout temple barre And the erle of Northumberlond the lorde Egremond and the lorde Clifford with .xv. C. men and lodged wtout the towne ¶ And the Mayre that tyme Geffray Boloyne kepte grete watche with the comyns of the cite rode aboute the cite by Holborne Flete strete with .v. M. men well arayed armed for to kepe the peas ¶ And the .xiiij. daye of February the erle of Warwyk came to London froÌ„ Calays well beseen worshypfully with vj C. men in reed Iackettes broddred with a ragged staffe behynde before and was lodged at the gray freres ¶ And the .xvij. daye of Marche the kyng the quene came to London And there was a coÌ„corde a peas made amonge these lordes they were set in peas And on our ladyes day in Marche in the yere of our lorde M cccc .lviij. the kyng the quene all these lordes went on processyon at Paules in London and anone after the kyng the lordes departed ¶ And iÌ„ this yere was a grete fraye in Flete strete bytwene men of courte men of the same strete In whiche fraye the quenes atturney was slayne ¶ How the kynges housholde made a fraye agaynst the erle of Warwyk and of the iourney at Bloreheth ALso this same yere as the erle of Warwyck was at counseyle at Westmynster all the kynges housholde meyny gadred them togyder for to haue slayne the erle but by the helpe of god his frendes he recouered his barge and escaped theyr euyll enterpryse how well the cokes came rennynge out with spyttes and pestels agaynst hym And the same daye he rode toward Warwyk soone after he gate hym a coÌ„myssyon wente ouer see to Calays ¶ Soone after this the erle of Salysbury comynge to London was encouÌ„tred at Blorâ—heth with the lord Awdley moche other people ordâ—y ned for to destroye hym But he hauynâ— knowlege that he sholde be mette with 〈◊〉 was accompanyed with his two sones syr Thomas syr Iohn Neuyll a grete 〈◊〉 shyp of good men And so they fought to gyder where the erle of Salysbury waâ— the felde the lorde Awdley was 〈◊〉 many gentylmen of Chessh 〈…〉 〈◊〉 moche people huâ—te And the erles two sones were hurte goynge homeward afterward they were taken had to Ch 〈…〉 by the quenes meyny ¶ After 〈◊〉 Pius was pope was chosen this yere M cccc .lviij. and he was called before Eneas an eloquent man and a poete 〈◊〉 reate He was embassadour of the empe rours afore tyme. And he wrote in the 〈◊〉 seyle of Basyle a noble treaty for the 〈◊〉 rite of the same Also he canonysed 〈◊〉 Katheryne of Senys This pope ordey ned grete indulgence pardon to them the wolde go warre agaynst the Turke 〈◊〉 wrote an epystle to the grete Turke 〈◊〉 hortynge hyÌ„ to become chrysten And in the ende he ordeyned a passage agaynst the Turke at Ankone to whiche moche people drewe out of all partyes of chrystendome of whiche people he sent many home agayne bycause they suffysed not And anone after he dyed at the sayd place of Ankone the yere of our lord M cccc .lxiiij. the .xiiij. daye of August ¶ How Andrewe Trollop and the sowâ—youres of Calays forsoke the duke of Yorke and theyr mayster the erle of war wyk in the west countree THe duke of Yorke the erles of warwyk of Salysbury sawe the gouernauÌ„ce of the realme stode moost by the quene her couÌ„seyle how the grete prynces of the londe were not called to couÌ„seyle but set aparte not onely so but it was sayd through the realme that those said lordes sholde be destroyed vtterly as it opeÌ„ly was shewed at Bloreheth by them that wolde haue slayne the erle of Salysbury Than they for saluacyon of theyr lyues also for the comyn wele of the realme thought to remedy these thynges assembled them togider with moche people toke a felde in the west couÌ„tre to whiche the erle of Warwyk came fro Calays with many of the olde sowdyours as Andrewe Trollop other in whose wysdome as for the warre he moche trusted And whaÌ„ they were thus assembled made theyr felde the kyng sent out his coÌ„myssyons preuy seales vnto all the lordes of his realme to come wayte on hym in theyr moost best defensable aray And so euery man came in suche wise that the kyng was stronger had more people than the duke of yorke the erles of warwyk of Salysbury For it is here to be noted that euery lorde in Englonde durst not disobey the quene for she ruled peasybly all that was done about the kyng whiche was a good a well disposed man And thaÌ„ whan the kyng was comen to the place where as they were the duke of yorke his felaw shyp made theyr felde in the stroÌ„gest wyse purposed verily to haue bydeÌ„ fought but in the nyght Andrewe Trollop all the olde sowdyours of Calays with a grete felawshyp sodeynly departed out of the dukes hoost wente streyght to the kynges feld where they were ioyously receyued for they knewe the entent of the other lordes also the maner of theyr felde And than the duke of yorke with the other lordes seynge them deceyued toke a couÌ„seyle shortly in the same nyght departed from the felde leuynge behynde them the moost party of theyr people to kepe the felde tyll on the morowe Than the duke of Yorke with his second sone departed through wales toward Irlonde leuynge his eldest sone that erle of Marche with the erles of warwik of Salysbury whiche rode togyder with thre or foure persones streyght in to Deuenshyre there by helpe ayde of one Denham a squyer gate for theÌ„ a shyppe which cost .xj. score nobles with the same shyppe sayled froÌ„ thens iÌ„ to Garnesey there refresshed them fro thens sayled to Calais where they were receyued in to the castell by that posterne or they of the towne wyst of it And the duke of Yorke toke shyppynge in Wales sayled ouer in to Irlonde where he was well receyued ¶ How the erles of Marche Warwyk Salysbury entred in to Calays how the erle of warwyk went in to Irlonde THan kynge Henry
name of Albyne yâ— elpest doughter of Dio clesyan had .xxxij. systers they were the fyrst that enhabyted this londe and bycause she was the eldest syster she named this londe Albyon after her owne name as the cronycles reherseth Other saye that this londe was named Albion as it were yâ— whyte loÌ„de of whyte rockes about the clyues of yâ— see yâ— were seen fro ferre Afterward Brute conquered this londe called it Brytayn after his owne name And thaÌ„ saxons or Englysshmen conquered this londe called it Anglia yâ— is Englonde Or it is called Anglia of a quene yâ— owed this loÌ„d yâ— was named Angela was a noble dukes doughter of the Saxons Or as ysid sayth Ethi .xv. Anglia hath yâ— name as it were an angle a corner of the worlde Or els as Beda sayth li .j. SayÌ„t Gregory sawe englisshe children to sell at Rome he accorded to the name of the londe and said they ben sothly aungels for theyr faces shyne as aungels for the noblete of yâ— londe shone in the childrens faces ¶ Alfre The Britysshe Anglia is called the other worlde and for grete plente of all good the grete Charles called it his owne chambre ¶ Solinus The edge of yâ— frensshe clyf sholde be the ende of the worlde yf the ylonde of Brytayn ne were not whiche is worthy to haue the name of an other worlde ¶ Alfre This ylonde is called insula for it is in salo that is the see is beten of with dyuers course of waters with stremes with wawes of the see ¶ Of the settynge boundynge length and brede of Englonde Ca .ij. THis Britayn is acounted a noble londe bothe in our storyes also in the storyes of Grekes is set agaynst Germania Gallia FrauÌ„ce spayne by twene yâ— north yâ— west yâ— see bytwene This londe is fyfty myle from the clyf of the men that be called morini gessorico ¶ Beda li .j. And for this ylonde lieth vnder the north heed of yâ— worlde it hath lyght bright nyghtes in yâ— somer tyme so yâ— oftentymes at mydnyght men haue questyons doubte whether it be euentyde or dawnynge yâ— is for yâ— tyme of the yere yâ— the sonne goth not ferre vnder the erth by nyght but passeth by yâ— north syde cometh soone in to yâ— eest agayn And therfore in yâ— somer ben theyr dayes full loÌ„ge of .xviij. houres yâ— nyghtes of .vj. houres And after in yâ— wynter ben longe nyghtes of .xviij. houres shorte dayes of .vj. houres Also in Armenia Macedo nia Italia in other loÌ„des of yâ— same line the longest daye loÌ„gest nyght also is of xv houres the shortest day or nyght is of .ix. houres ¶ Plimê° in meroe That ylonde is chefe of blacke men there is yâ— loÌ„gest day .xij. houres In Alexandry in Egypte of .xiij. houres in Ytalye of .xv. houres in Brytayn of .xviij. houres in the ylonde named Tyle all the .vj. somer monethes is daye all the .vj. wynter monethes is nyght ¶ Isid .li .xiij. Brytayn is set wtin Occean as it were wtout the worlde is set agaynst FrauÌ„ce and Spayne ¶ Giraldus Brytayn is endloÌ„ge larger in yâ— myddle thaÌ„ in yâ— endes ¶ Orostê° Brytayn stretcheth in length out of yâ— south iÌ„ to yâ— north in yâ— southest it hath FrauÌ„ce in yâ— south Spayne in yâ— north Norway in yâ— west Hâ—bernâ—a yâ— is Irlonde whan shypmen passe the next clyf of yâ— loÌ„de they se a cite yâ— hyght 〈◊〉 mouth Beda li .j. yâ— cite is now called of Englysshmen Reptacestre ¶ Solinus Brytayne is viij C. myle of length it be met from yâ— clyf of Tornes to yâ— angle of Calidon ¶ Alfre That is from Penwithstrete .xv. myle beyonde Myghels stowe in Cornewayle vnto Carnes yâ— is beyonde Scotlonde Brytayn is more than ij C. myle brode froÌ„ Meneuia yâ— is the vttermest place in Wales vnto Yaâ—mouth iÌ„ northfolke ¶ Beda Onely out take yâ— longest out shotyng of diuers fore londes with the whiche Brytayn is all about .xlviij. sythe .lxx. thousande pace ¶ Of the worthynes and preroga cyons Caplo .iij. AS FrauÌ„ce passeth Brytayne so Brytayn passeth Irlonde in fayre weder and nobleâ—e but not in helthe ¶ Beda lib .i. For this ylonde is best to bryÌ„ge forth trees fruytes Rutherne beestes wyne groweth therin in some places The londe hath plente of fowles and of beestes of dyuers maner of kynde The londe is plenteous and the see also The londe is noble copyous ryche of noble welles and ryuers with plente of fysshe There is grete plente of small fysshe of samon of eles ¶ Wilhel de pon .li .iij. So yâ— the people in some place fede theyr sâ—yne with fysshe Beda li .j. There ben oftentymes taken dolphyns see calues and baleyne grete fysshes as whales kynde and dyuers maner shelfysshe amonge yâ— whiche shelfysshe ben muscles that wtin them haue Margery perles of al maner of colour and hewe of rody reed purpure of blewe specyally moost of whyte There is also plente of shelfysshe yâ— men dye therwith fyne reed yâ— reednes therof is wonders fayre and stable stayneth neuer with colde ne with hete with wete ne with drye but euer the older yâ— colour is the fayrer There beÌ„ also salt welles hote welles therof rennynge stremes of hote bathes departeth in to dyuers places according for man woman of all maner age olde or yonge ¶ Basilius sayth That yâ— water that tenneth passeth by vaynes of certayn metall taketh iÌ„ his course grete hete This ylonde is plenteous of vaynes of metalles of bras of yren of leed of tynne of syluer also ¶ Plimê° li .vj. ca .vj. In this ylonde vnder the turfe of the loÌ„de is fouÌ„de good merle the thryfty of the farnes dryeth hyÌ„self therin So yâ— euer the thycker yâ— felde is merled yâ— better corne it wyll bere There is also an other maner whyte merle yâ— the londe is the better .lxxx. yere yâ— therwith is merled ¶ Solinê° In this ylonde groweth a stone that is called gagates yf ye wyll knowe his fayrnes it is blacke as gemmes ben yf ye wyll knowe his kynde it brenneth in water quencheth in oyle and as to his myght yf the stone be froted chafed it holdeth what hyÌ„ nigheth as Succuns a stone that is so named ¶ Ynd. li .xv. There ben shepe that bere good woll There ben many hartes and wylde beestes fewe wolues therfore shepe ben the surer wtout kepyng lefte in the felde ¶ 〈◊〉 In this ylonde also ben many citees townes fayre noble and ryche many grete ryuers stremes with grete pleÌ„te of fysshe many fayre wodes grete with ryght many beestes came and wylde The erth of that londe is copyous of metall oor of salte welles of quarreys of marble of diuers maner stones of reed of whyte of softe of harde of chalke
therof somtyme yâ— frensshe see bothe by cest by south ¶ Beda li .j. ca .ij. And by north two armes of the see that breketh ferre in to the londe eyther agaynst other but they reche not togyder The eest arme of those twayne begynnynge aboute a two lytell myle fro yâ— mynstre of Ebburcurynge In the west syde of Penulton in yâ— arme is a towne yâ— is called Guydy the west arme of these twayne hath in the ryght syde a stronge cite that hight Alcliud whiche in theyr language is called Clyntstone and standeth vpon a ryuer yâ— is called Clynt also ¶ R. Some men wolde mene that Loegria endeth at Humbre stretcheth no ferther northwarde The seconde party of Brytayn is called Albania yâ— is Scotlonde hath that name of Albanactus Brutes sone stretcheth fro yâ— foresayd two armes of yâ— see northward vnto yâ— see of Norway Neuertheles the south partyes of Albania where as Pictes dwelled somtyme that lyeth from yâ— water of Twede vnto the scottysshe see All yâ— longed somtyme to yâ— kingdom of Northumberlonde Brenycorne the north syde of Northumberlonde fro the fyrst tyme of Englysshe kynges to yâ— tyme whaÌ„ Kyna dius kyng of Scotlond yâ— was Alpinus sone dyd away yâ— Pictes so ioyned that couÌ„tre to yâ— kyngdom of Scotlonde The thyrde party of Britayn is Wales Wallia that hyght Cambria also hath yâ— name Cambria of Cambre Brutes sone for he was pryÌ„ce of wales In yâ— eest syde Seuarne somtyme departed bytwene Englonde Wales But in yâ— north syde the ryuer of Dee at Chestre and in the south the ryuer yâ— is named Vaga at the castell of Strygelyn departeth EngloÌ„de wales Also kynge Offa for to haue a dystynccyon for euermore bytwene the kynges of Englonde of wales made a longe dyche yâ— stretcheth forth out of the south syde by Bristowe vnder the hylles of wales Seuarne Dee almoost to the hedes vnto yâ— mouth of yâ— ryuer of Dee beyonde Chestre fast by the castell it renneth bytwene Colehyll the mynstre of Basyngwerke in to yâ— see This dyche is yet in many places seen In saynt Edwardes tyme walshmen shold not passe that dyche with wepen vpon a grete payne And that was at yâ— erle Haroldes procurynge as it shall be sayd here after But now in eyther sydes bothe of that halfe and of this halfe yâ— dyche specyally in the shyres of Chestre of Shrowesbury and of Herford in many places ben Englysshmen walshmen medled togyder ¶ Of the ylondes that ben therto adiacent Ca .vj. BRytayne hath thre ylondes that ben nygh and longynge therto al without yâ— ylondes Orcades as it were answerynge to the thre chefe partyes of Brytayn For the yle of wyght loÌ„geth lyeth to Loegria that is Englonde The ylonde Mon that is called Angleseia also longeth to Wales And yâ— ylonde Eubonia that hath two other names is called Meneuia Man also whiche longeth to ScotloÌ„de And all these thre ylondes Wyght Mon Man ben almoost alyke moche of quantite of the whiche thre alarowe foloweth our speche ¶ Be da li .j. ca .iij. Claudius sent Vaspasianê° and Vaspasianus wanne Wyght and Wyght stretcheth out of the eest in to yâ— west .xxx. myle longe out of the south in to the north .xij. myle and is in yâ— eest syde .vj. myle fro the south clyf of Brytayne thre myle in yâ— west syde ¶ Beda li .iiij. ca .v. The mesure of this ylond as Englysshmen gesse is a thousande housholdes two hondred ¶ Git in itinere Mon that is called Angleseia also is departed from northwales by a short arme of the see as it were two myle brode In Mon ben CCC townes .xliij. and ben accoÌ„pted for candredes that ben two hondredes The ylond is as it were xxx myle longe .xij. myle brode Candredus is so moche londe as conteyneth an hondred townes that name Candredus is made out of two languages of Brytysshe of Irysshe In praysyng of this yloÌ„de walshmen were wont to saye a prouerbe and an olde same Mon Man kembry that is to say in englysshe that londe is so good that it semeth yâ— it wold fynde corne ynough for all yâ— men of Wales Therfore Virgils verses may be accordynge therto as moche as gnawes beestes longe Inneth dawes so moche efte bryngeth colde dewe in a nyght In that arme of the see that departeth this londe northwales is a swalowe that draweth shyppes to it that sayleth by swaloweth them in ryght as doth Cylla Caribdis yâ— ben two peryllous places in the see of myddle erthe Therfore men may not sayle by this swalowe but slyly at a ful see ¶ R. Of the meruayles and wonders of the ylonde of Mon thou shalte fynde in the chapytre of Wales ¶ Gir. in itinere The thyrde ylonde yâ— is called bothe Eubonia Meneâ—â—a that is Man standeth in the myddle bytwene yâ— Irysshe vlstere yâ— scottysshe galleway as it were the nauell of the see ¶ Beda li .ij. ca .ix. This ylonde Man coÌ„reyneth as it were two ylondes The fyrste is southward the more couÌ„tre the better corne londe coÌ„teyneth .ix. C. .lx. housholdes The seconde conteyneth yâ— space of CCC and moo as EnglysshmeÌ„ gesse ¶ Giral in top Somtyme was stryfe whether this ylonde Man shold long to Britayn or to Irlond for as moche as venymous wormes that were brought thyder lyued there it was iudged that the ylonde of Man sholde longe to Brytayn ¶ R. In that ylonde is sortylege wytchecraft vsed For women there sell to shypmen wynde as it were closed vnder thre knottes of threde so that the more wynde he wyll haue the moo knottes he must vndo There often by daye tyme men of that londe se men that ben deed tofore hande byheded or hole and what dethe they dyed Alyens set theyr feet vpon the feet of men of that londe for to se suche syghtes as the men of that londe done ¶ Beda li .ij. Scottes dwelled first in this ylonde ¶ Thanatos that is Tenet and is an ylonde besydes Kent and hath that name Thanatos of deth of serpentes for there be none and the erthe therof sleeth serpeÌ„tes borne in other londes There is noble corne londe ryght fruytfull It is supposed that this ylonde was halowed blyssed of saynt Austyn the fyrst doctour of Englysshmen for there he arryued fyrst ¶ Of the kynges hye wayes and stretes Ca .vij. MOliuncius was the .xiij. kynge of Brytons and was the fyrst that gaue them lawe He ordeyned that plowmen folowes goddes temples and hygh wayes that lede men to cytees townes sholde haue yâ— fredome of colour so that euery man that wente to ony of them for socour or for trespace that he had done sholde be safe for pursute of all his enemyes But afterward for the wayes were vntertayne and stryfe was had therfore Belinus the kynge that was the
Cezar made there suche bathes ¶ R. But Gaufre monemutensis in his brytysshe boke saith that Bladud made those bathes bycause William hath not seen that brytysshe boke wrote so by tellynge of other men or by his own gessyng as he wrote other thynges not best auysedly Therfore it semeth more sothly that Bladud made not yâ— hote bathes ne Iuliê° Cezardyd suche a dede though Bladud buylded made the cite but it accordeth better to kyndly reason that the water renneth in the erth by vaynes of brymstone sulphur so it is kyndly made hote in that course spryngeth vp in dyuers places of yâ— cite And so there ben hote bathes that wasshen of teters sores scabbes ¶ Treuisa Though meÌ„ might by crafte make hote bathes for to endure longe ynough this accordeth well to reason to philosophy yâ— treateth of hote welles bathes that ben in diuers londes though yâ— water of this bath be more troubly sourer of sauour and of smell than other hote bathes ben that I haue seen at Acon in Almayn And eyges in Sauoye whiche ben fayre clere as ony well streme I haue ben bathed therin assayed them ¶ R. Claudiê° Cezar maryed his doughter to Aruiragus kyng of BritoÌ„s This Claudius Cezar buylded Glocestre in yâ— wedding of his doughter BritoÌ„s called this cite fyrst after Claudius name but afterward it was called Glocestre after one Gloria whiche was duke of yâ— couÌ„tre staÌ„deth vpon Seuarne in yâ— marche of EngloÌ„de wales Shrowesbury is a cite vpon Seuerne in yâ— marche of engloÌ„de wales is set vpon yâ— toppe of an hyll it is called Shrowesbury of shrobbes fruyte that grewe there somtyme oâ— that hyll Brytons called it somtyme Pengwerne that is yâ— heed of a fayre tree Shrowesbury was somtyme yâ— heed of Powesye that stretcheth forth toward ouer yâ— myddell of wales vnto the Irysshe see Notyngham standeth vpon Trent somtyme hyght Notyngham that is the wonnynge of dennes for the Danes dwelled there somtyme dygged dennes and caues vnder harde stones rockes dwelled there ¶ R. Lyncolne is chefe of the prouynce of Lyndesey was called somtyme Caerludcoit afterwarde Lyndecoln It is vncertayne who buylded fyrst this cyte but yf it were kyÌ„g Lud so it semeth by menynge of the name for caer is britysshe is to saye a cite coit is a wode so it semeth that Caerludcoit is to saye Luddes wode towne KyÌ„g Leir was Bladuddes sone buylded Leyceâ—tre as it were in the myddle of Englonde vpon the ryuer Sos and vpon Fosse the kynges hye waye ¶ Wilhel de pon lib .iij. yOrke is a grete cite in eyther syde of the water of Ouse that semed as fayre as Rome vnto the tyme that kyng Willyam had with brennynge fyre defouled it the couÌ„tree aboute so that a pylgrym wolde now wepe and he sawe it yf he had knowen it tofore ¶ Gaufre Ebrancus the .v. kyng of Britons buylded yorke called it after his own name Caerbranke He buylded also two other citees one in ScotloÌ„de is called Edenburgh an other toward Scotlonde in the ende of Englonde is called Alcliud ¶ R. Edenburgh is a cite in the londe of Pictes bytwene the ryuer of Twede the scottysshe see hyght somtyme the castell of Maydens was called afterwarde Edenburgh of Edan kynge of Pictes that regned there in Egfridus tyme kyng of NorthuÌ„berlonde Alcliud was somtyme a noble cite is now well nygh vnknowen to all Englysshmen For vnder the Brytons Pictes EnglysshmeÌ„ it was a noble cite to the comynge of the Danes But afterward about the yere of our lorde viij C .lxx. it was destroyed whan the danes destroyed the couÌ„tree of Northumberlonde But in what place of Britayn that cite Alcliud was buylded auctours tell diuersly Beda li .j. sayth that it was buylded by west that arme of the see that departeth bytwene the Britons and the Pictes somtyme there Seuerê° famous wall endeth westward and so it semeth by hym that it is not ferre froÌ„ Caâ—â—leâ—ll for that cite is set at the ende of the wall Other wryters of storyes wryte that the cite of Alcliud is that cite that now is called Aldburgh that is to saye an olde towne standeth vpon the ryuer Ous not ferre fro Burghbrigge that is .x. myle westward out of yorke it semeth that he preueth that by Gaufride in his boke of dedes of Brytons he wryteth ytâ—â—â—durus kynge of Britons was lodged at the cite of Alcliud bycause of soâ—aâ—e and huntynge founde his broder Argaâ—on maskynge in a wode nygh there bâ—â—â—â—â— that hyght Calatery but that wâ—dâ—â—â—latery whiche is Calters in 〈…〉 recheth almoost to yorke and strâ—â—â—â—eth towarde the north by Aldburgh 〈…〉 by space of .xx. myle the moost 〈◊〉 of that wode is now throwen down the 〈◊〉 tylled Other men wolde suppose that Alcliud was that cyte that now is called Burgham in the north couÌ„tree of wâ—â—â— merlonde fast by Comberlond and standeth vpon the riuer Eden the cite is 〈◊〉 wondersly seen Deme ye now where it is buylded ¶ Treâ—â—sa It is not harde to assoyle yf men take hede that many townes bere one name as Cartagâ— in Affrica Cartago in spayne Newporte in wales Newport in the parysshe of Barkeley Worten vnder egge worton passeth wyâ—war wyk payne wyk in the parysshe of Barkeley two shyre townes eyther is called Hampton as Southampton Northampton so it semeth by the storyes that one Alcliud was in York shyre an other in westmerloÌ„d one fast by the ryght syde of yâ— west arme of yâ— see that departeth Englonde Scotlonde But that Alcliud was a ryght stronge cyte as Beda sayth yâ— cyte standeth fast by a ryuer that is called Cliud there is not suche a ryuer in Yorkshyre nor in Westmerlonde as men of the couÌ„tree tell me Some men saye that the ryuer Cliud is now named Sulwatche Sulwatche is but .v. 〈◊〉 fro Caerleyll whiche is a cite in yâ—â—ouÌ„tre of north Englond toward yâ— north west hath an other name whiche is Luguball Leyll the .vij. kynge of BritoÌ„s buylded Caerleyll ¶ R. In this cite is som what of that famous wall that passeth Northumberlond ¶ Wiâ—hel de pon In this cite is yet a thre chambred hous made of vawte stones that neuer myght be destroyed with tempest of wederne with brennynge of fyre Also in yâ— couÌ„tree fast by westmerlonde in yâ— front of a thre chambred place is wryteÌ„ in this maner Marâ—â—ictori what this wrytyng is to saye I doubte somwhat but yf it were so that some of yâ— Combres laye there somtyme whan yâ— consull Mariê° had put hyÌ„ out of â—taly But it semeth better that it is wryten in mynde of Mariê° kyng of Britons that was Aruitagê° sone This Mariê° ouerâ—ame in that place Rodryk kynge of Pictes so sayth Gaufre in his brytysshe
to mene but poetes in theyr maner speche fayne as though euery kynde crafte lyuynge had a dyuers god eueryche from other And so they fayned a god of batayle of fyghtyng called hyÌ„ Mars and a god of couetyse richesse marchauÌ„dyse called hym Mercurius And so Bachus is called god of wyne Venus goodesse of loue beaute Lauer ua god of theire of robbery Protheus god of falshede of gyle Pluto god of hell And so it semeth that these verses wolde mene that these foresayd goddes regne ben serued in Chestre Mars with fyghtyng cockynge Mercurius with couetyse rychesse Bachus with grete dryÌ„kyng Venus with loue lewdly Lauerna with thefre robbery Procheus with faishede gyle ThaÌ„ is Pluto not vnserued that is god of hell ¶ R. There Babylon lore more myght hath trouth the more ¶ Of prouynces and Shyres Ca .x. TAke hede that Englonde conteyneth .xxxij. shyres prouynces that now ben called erledomes reserued Cornewayle that ylonde ¶ Alfre These ben the names of that erledomes shires Kent Southsex Sothery Namshyre Barok shyre that hath his name of a bare oke that is in the forest at wyndsore for at that bare oke men of that shyre were woÌ„t to come togyder and make theyr treatyes and there take couÌ„seyle aduyse Also Wylshyre that hight somtyme the prouynce of SemeraÌ„ Somerset Dorset Deuen shyre that now is called Deuonia in latyn These .ix. south shyres the Tamyse departeth froÌ„ the other dele of Englonde which were somtyme gouerned ruled by the westsaxons lawe Eestsex Myddelsex Southsex Northfolke Herford shyre Huntyngdon shyre Northamton shyre Cambrydge shyre Bedfordshyre BokyÌ„gham shyre Leycestre shyre Der by shyre Notyngham shyre Lyncolne shyre Yorkeshyre Durham shyre Northumberlonde Caerleylshyre with Cumberlonde Appelbyshyre with Westmer londe Lancastre shyre that conteyncth fyue lytell shyres These .xv. North and Eest shyres were somtyme gouerned ruled by the lawe called Mercia in latyn Marchene lawe in Englysshe It is to wyte that Yorke shyre stretcheth from that ryuer of Humber vnto that ryuer of Teyse And yet in Yorke shyre ben .xxij. hondredes hondred candrede is all one Candrede is one worde made of walssue and Irysshe is to menynge a couÌ„tree that conteyneth an hondred townes is also in Englysshe called wepentake for somtyme in the comynge of a newe lorde tenauÌ„tes were wont to yelde vp theyr wepen in stede of homage Durhamshyre stretcheth froÌ„ the ryuer of Teyse vnto that riuer of Tyne And for to speke properly of Northumberlond it stretcheth fro the ryuer of 〈◊〉 unto the ryuer of Tâ—oâ—de That is in the begynnyngs of ScotlondeThaâ— yâ— yâ— coâ—tree of Northâ—mberlonde that was somtyme from â—umber unto Tweâ—e be now accounted for one shyre one 〈◊〉 as it was 〈◊〉 yine Than ben in Englond but .xxii. shyres but yf the countre of Northumberionde be departed in to .vi. shyres that ben Euerwyke shyre Durhamshyre NorchumberloÌ„de Cuerleilshyre Appelbyshyre Laucastre shyre than ben in engloÌ„de .xxxvi. shyres without Cornewayle also without that ylondes Kynge William made all these prouynces and shyres to be descryued meue Than were fouÌ„den .xxxvi. shyres and halfe a shyre Townes .iii. M. and soure score Parysshe churches xivi M. and two knyghtes fees ixxv thousande wherof men of religyon haue .xxvij. thousande and .xv. any ghtes fees But now the wodes ben hewen towne and the londe newe tylled and made moche more than was at that tyme and many townes vyllages buyiden so there be many moo vyllages 〈◊〉 now than were at that tyme. And where as afore is wryten that Cornewayle is not fet amonge the shyres of Englonde it may stande amonge them well ynough for it is neyther in wales nor in Scotlonde but it is in Englonde it loyneth vnto Deuenshyre so may there be accounted in Englonde .xxxvii. shyres and an hath with the other shyles ¶ Oelegibus legumâ—â— vocabulis OVnwallâ— that hight Moâ—â—inâ—aê° also made fyrste â—aâ—es in Brytayne the whiche is 〈…〉 lawes were 〈…〉 vnto Willyam Conqueâ—â—â—â—s 〈…〉 his that lede men therto and pâ—owe men solowes sholde haue preuylege fredome for to saue all men that wolde flee therto for sorour and refuge Than afterward Mercia quene of Brytous that was Gwyl telinus wyfe of her the prouynce had that name of Mercia as some men suppose She made a lawe full of wytte reason and was called Merchene lawe ¶ Gyis das that wrote the Cronyeles and hysto ryes of the Brytons turned these two lawes out of Brytons speche in to laryn And afterward kynge Aluredus turned all out of latyn in to Saxons speche and was called Merchene lawe Also that same kynge Aluredus wrote in Englysshe put to another lawe that hyght westsaron lawe Than afterwarde Danis were lordes in this londe so came forth the thyrde lawe that hyght Dane lawe Of these threlawes saynt Edward that thyrd made one comyn lawe that yet is called saynt Edwardes lawe I holde it will done to wryte expowne many termes of these lawes Myndebruch hurtyng of honour worshyp In irenssbe blescâ—ur de honnour Burbruck in frenside dieschur de tourt ou de cioys Grithburche brekyng of peas Mylkennynge chaungynge of speche in courte Sbewynge set tynge forth of marchaundyse Hamsokne or Hamfare a rere made in hous forstallynge wronge or bette downe in that kynges hye waye Frith soken surete in defeÌ„ce Sak forsayte Soka sure of court and therof cometh Soken Theam sure of bondmen fyghrynge wytee Amersement for fyghtyng Blodemytte 〈…〉 sement for shedynge of blode Flyt 〈…〉 amendes for sheoyng of blode Leyr wyt amendes for lyenge by a boud woman 〈◊〉 yere amendes for trespace Scoe a gaderynge to werke of bayllyes Nydage tayllage for dydes of londe Danes sholde tayllage gyuen to that Dauts that was euery bona taterre That is euery exe londe thre pens A wepentake and an hondred is all one for the countree of townes were wonte to gyue vp wepen in the comynge of a lorde Lestage custome chalenged in chepynges fames and stallage custome for standyng in stretes in fayre tyme. ¶ Of kyngdomes of boundes and markes bytwene them Ca .xii. THe kyngdome of Brytayne stode without departynge hole and all one kyngdome to the Brytons from the fyrst Brute vnto Julius Cezars tyme and fro Julius Cezars tyme vnto Seuerus tyme this londe was vnder trybute to that Romayns Neuerthelesse kynges they had of that same londe froÌ„ Seuerus vnto the last prynce Gracian successours of Brytayn fayled and Romayns regned in Brytayn Afterwarde the Romayns lefte of theyr regnynge in Brytayne bycause it was fetre from Rome and for grete besynes that they had on that other syde Than Scottes and Pietes by mysledynge of Maximus the tyrauÌ„t pursued Brytayn warred there with grete strengthe of men of armes longe tyme vnto the tyme that the Saxons came at the prayenge of the Brytons agaynst the Pictes put
Bangor saynt 〈…〉 aph The archebysshop of yorke hath now but two bisshops vnder hym yâ— is Durham Caerleyll ¶ 〈◊〉 And so ben but two prymates in Englonde what of them shall do to the other in what mener poynt he shal be obedyent vnder hym it is fully conteyned within about yâ— yere of our lord god M .lxxij. tofore yâ— fyrst kynge Willyam the bysshops of Englonde by coÌ„maundement of yâ— pope the cause was handled treated bytwene the foresayd prymates ordeyned demed that the prymate of Yorke shal be subgecte to the prymate of CauÌ„terbury in thynges yâ— lâ—ngen to the worship of god to yâ—â—yleue of holy chirche so that in what place so euer it be in Englonde yâ— the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 holde constrayne to gader a counseyle of clergye the pryâ—â—ate of Yorke is holden with his suffrygans for to be there for to be obedyent to yâ— ordinaunce that there shall be lawfully ordeyned Whan the prymate of CauÌ„terbury 〈◊〉 deed the prymate of Yorke shall come to CauÌ„terbury and with other bysshops he shal sacre hym yâ— is chosen so with other bysshops he shall saâ—â—e his owne prymate Yf the prymate of Yorke be deed his successour shall come vnto yâ— bysshop of Caunterbury he shall take his ordynauÌ„ce of hym take his othe with possessyon lawful obedyence After aboute the yere of our lorde .xi. C lxxxxv in yâ— t 〈…〉 of kyng Rycharde ben reasons set for yâ— ryght party for eyther prymate what one prymate dyd to yâ— other in tyme of Thurstinus of Thomas and of other bisshops of Yorke from the conquest vnto kynge Henryes tyme yâ— thyrde Also there it is sayd how eche of them starte froÌ„ other This place is but a forspekynge not a full treatyse therof therfore it were noyful to charge this place with all suche reasons ¶ Of how many maner of people haue dwelled therin Ca .xiiij. BRitons dwelled first in this ylond the .xviij. yere of Hely yâ— prophete the .xj. yere of Solinus postamê° kynge of Latyns .xiiij. yere after the takyng of Troy â—ofore yâ— buyldynge of Rome 〈…〉 c .xxij. yere ¶ 〈◊〉 They came hyther toke theyr 〈◊〉 from Armonyk that now is that other Brytayne they helde longe tyme the s 〈…〉 couÌ„trees of y◠〈◊〉 It bâ—feâ— afterwarde in â—aspa 〈◊〉 tyme duke of Rome yâ— the Pâ—etes shypped out of 〈◊〉 in to 〈◊〉 and were dryuen aboute w 〈…〉 wynde entred in to the north co 〈…〉 of Irlonde and fouÌ„de there Sâ—â—ttes prayed them to haue a place to dwell in and myght â—one gete For Irlonde as Scottes sayd myght not sustayne bothe people Scottes sente the Pictes to the north syde of EngloÌ„de behyght them helpe agaynst the Brytons yâ— were theyr enemyes yf they wolde aryse toke them wyues of theyr doughters vpon suche condicyon yf doubte fell who sholde haue ryght to be kynge they sholde rather chose hyÌ„ of the moders side than of yâ— faders syde of the women kynne rather than of yâ— men kynne ¶ Gaufre In Vaspasyan yâ— emperours tyme whan Mariê° Aruiragus sone was kyng of Brytons one Rodryk kyng of Pictes came out of Scicia began to destroye Scotlonde Marius the kyng slewe this Rodryk gaue yâ— north party of Scotlonde yâ— hight Cathenesia to the men that were come with Rodryk were ouercome by hym for to dwell in But these men had no wyues ne none myght haue of yâ— nacion of BrytoÌ„s ther fore they sayled in to Irlonde toke to theyr wyues Irysshe meÌ„nes doughters by yâ— couenauÌ„t that yâ— moders blode shold be put tofore in successyon of herytage ¶ Gir. ca .xvij. Neuertheles Sirinê° suê‘ VirgiliuÌ„sayth yâ— Pictes agatirses yâ— had some dwellyng place about yâ— waters of Scicia they ben called Pictes of peyntynge smytynge of woundes therfore they are called Pictes as peynted men These men and these gothes ben all one people For whan Maximus the tyrauÌ„t was gone out of Brytayne in to FrauÌ„ce for to occupy yâ— empyre Than Gracianê° and Valentinianus yâ— were bretherne felowes of the empyre brought these gothes out of Scicia with grete gyftes with flaterynge fayre byhestes in to the north couÌ„tree of Brytayne For they were stalworth stronge men of armes And so these theues and brybouts were made men of londe of couÌ„tre dwelled in the north couÌ„tre helde there cytees townes ¶ Gaufre Carancius the tyraunt slewe Bassianus and gaue the Pictes a dwellyng place in Albama that is Scotlonde there they dwelled longe tyme afterward medled with Brytons ¶ 〈◊〉 Than sith the Pictes occupyed fyrst the north syde of Scotlonde it semeth yâ— the dwellynge place yâ— this Carancius gaue them is yâ— south syde of Scotlonde that stretcheth from the thwarte ouer walle of Romayns werke to yâ— Scottysshe see and conteyneth Galleway and Lodouia that is Lodeway ¶ Therfore Bede 〈…〉 .iij. ca .ij. speketh in this maner Nâ—â—an the holy man conuerted yâ— south Pictes Afterward the Saxons came made yâ— couÌ„tre longe to Brenicia the north party of Northumberlonde vnto yâ— tyme that Kynadius Alpinus sone kynge of Scotlonde put out yâ— Pictes made yâ— couÌ„tre that lyeth bytwene Twede the Scottysshe see long to his kyngdom ¶ Beda li .j. ca .j. Afterwarde longe tyme yâ— Scottes were led by duke Renda came out of Irlonde that is the propre countre of Scottes with loue or with strengthe made them a place fast by the Picces in the north syde of the arme of the see that breketh in to the londe in the west syde that departed in olde tyme bytwene Britons Pictes Of this duke Renda the Scottes had yâ— name were called Dalrendinê° as it were Rendaes parte for in theyr speche a parte is called dal ¶ Gir. pri The Pictes myght haue no wyues of Brytons but they toke them wyues of Iryssh Scottes and promysed them fayre for to dwell with them grauÌ„ted them a londe by yâ— see syde there yâ— see is narowe That londe is now called Galleway Marianus Irysshe Scottes londed at Argall yâ— is Scottes clyf for Scottes londed there for to do harme to yâ— Britons or for yâ— place is next to IrloÌ„d for to come a londe in Brytayn ¶ Beda And so the Scottes after yâ— Britons Pictes made yâ— thyrde people dwellynge in Brytayn ¶ R. Than after yâ— came yâ— SaxoÌ„s at the prayenge of the Brytons to helpe them agaynst yâ— Scottes Pictes And the Britons were soone put out in to wales Saxons occupyed the londe lytell lytell efte more to the Scottysshe see And so Saxons made the fourth maner of men in yâ— ylonde of Brytayn ¶ Beda lib .v. ca .ix. For Saxons Angles came out of Germania yet some BrytoÌ„s that dwel nygh call them shortly Germayns ¶ R. Neuertheles aboute yâ— yere of our lorde viij C. Egbartus kynge of Westsaxon coÌ„mauÌ„ded bad al
In the doughter as in the mother ¶ Of the commodytees of the londe of Wales Ca .xviij. â—Hough that londe be lyte It is full of corne and of fruyte And hath grete plente ywys Of flesshe and eâ—e of fysshe Of beestes tame and wylde Of hors shepe oxen mylde Good londe for all sedes For corne gras and herbes that spredes There ben wodes and medes Herbes and floures there spredes There ben ryuers and welles Valeys and also hylles Valeys brynge forth flood And hylles metals good Cooll groweth vnder londe And gras aboue at honde There lyme is copyous And sâ—lattes for hous Hony and mylke whyte There is deynte and not lyte Of braket meete and ale Is grete plente in that vale And all that nedeth to the lyue That londe bryngeth forth ryue But of grete rychesse to be drawe And close many in shorte sawe It is a corner small As though god fyrst of all Made that londe so fele To be seler of all hele Wales is deled by A water that hyght Twy North wales from the south Twy deleth in places full couth The south hyght Demicia And the other Venedocia The fyrst shoteth and arowes beres That other deleth all with speres In Wales how it be Were somtyme courtes thre At Carmarthyn was that one And that other was in Mon The thyrde was in Powysy In Pegwern that now is Shrowesbury There were bysshops seuen And now ben foure euen Vnder Saxons all at honde Somtyme vnder princes of that londe ¶ Of the maners and ryghtes of the walsshmen Ca .xix. â—He maner lyuynge of that londe Is well dyuers from Englonde In meet and drynke and clothynge And many other doynge They ben clothed wonders well In a shyrte and in a mantell A cryspe breche well fayne Bothe in wynde and in rayne In this clothynge they be bolde Though the weder be ryght colde Without shetes alwaye Euermore in this araye They go fyght playe and lepe Stande syt lye and slepe Without surcot gowne cote and kyrtell Without iopen tabarde cloke or bell Without lace chaplet yâ— theyr lappes Without hode hatte or cappes Thus arayed gone the segges And alwaye with bare legges They kepe none other goynge Though they mete with the kynge With arowes and shorte speres They fight with them that them deres They fyght better yf they nede Whan they go than whan they ryde In stede of castell and toure They take wodes mareys for socour Whan they seen it is to do In fyghtynge they wolde be a go Gyldas sayth they ben varyable In peas and not stable If men aske why it be It is no wonder for to se Though men put out of londe To put out other wolde fonde But all for nought at this stounde For all many wodes ben at grounde And put the see amonge Ben castels buylded stronge The men may dure longe vn ete And loue well comune mete They can ete and be mury Without grete cury They ete breed colde and hote Of barly and of ote Brode cakes rounde and thynne As well semeth so grete kynne Sâ—â—de they ete breed of whete And selde they done ones ete They haue gruell to potage And lekes kynde to companage Also butter mylke and chese yshape endlonge and corner wese Suche messes they ete snell And that maketh them drynke well Meete and ale that hath myght Theron they spende daye and nyght Euer the reder is the wyne They holde it the more fyne Whan they drynke at the ale They tell many a lewde tale For whan drynke is in handlynge They ben full of ianglynge At meet and after â—ke Theyr solace is salte and leke The husbonde in his wyse Telleth that a grete pryse To gyue a caudron with growese To them that syt at his mele He deleth his meet at mele And gyueth euery man his dele And all the ouer pluse He kepeth to his owne vse Therfore they haue woo And myshappes also They ete hote samon alway All though physyke saye nay Theyr houses ben lowe with all And made of yerdes small Not as in cytees nygh But ferre asonder and not to hygh Whan all is eten at home ThaÌ„ to theyr neyghbours wyll they come And ete what they may fynde se And than returne home aye The lyfe is ydle that they ledes In brennynge slepynge suche dedes Walsshmen vse with theyr myght To wesshe theyr ghestes feet a nyght If he wesshe theyr feet all and some Than they knowe that they be welcome They lyue so casely in a route That selden they bere purse aboute At theyr breche out and home They hange theyr money and combâ— It is wonder they be so hende And hate cracke at nether ende And without ony core Make theyr wardrope at the dore They haue in grete mangery Harpe tabour pype for mynstralsy They bere corps with sorowes grete And blowe lowde hornes of ghete They prayse fast Troyan blode For therof came all theyr brode Nygh kynne they wyll be Though they passe an hondâ—ed degrâ— Aboue other men they wyl them dyght And worshyp preestes with theyr myght As aungels of heuen ryght Thei worship seruauÌ„tes of god almight Ofte gyled was this brode And yerned batayle all for wode For Merlyns prophecye And ofte for sortylegye Best in maners of Brytons For company of Saxons Ben turned to better ryght That is knowen as clere as lyght They tyll gardyns felde and townes And drawe them to good townes They ryde armed as wolde god And go yhosed and yshodde And syt fayre at theyr mele And slepe in beddes fayre and we le So they seme now in mynde More englysshmen than walsshe kynde If men axe why they now do so More than they be wont to do They lyuen in more pees Bycause of theyr ryches For theyr catell sholde slake If they vsed ofte wrake Drede of losse of theyr good Make them now styll of mode All in one it is brought Haue nothynge and drede nought The poete sayth a sawe of prefe The fote man syngeth to fore the thefe And is bolder on the waye Than the hors man ryche and gaye ¶ Of the meruayles and wonders of Wales Ca .xx. THere is a pole at Brechnok Therin of fysshe is many a flok Ofte he chaungeth his hewe on cop And bereth aboue a gardyn crop Ofte tyme how it be Shape of hous there shalte thou se Whan the pole is frore it is wonder Of the noyse that is there vnder If the prynce of the londe hote Byrdes synge well mery note As meryly as they can And syngen for none other man Besydes Caerleen Two myle fro the town Is a roche well bryght of leem Ryght agaynst the sonne beem Goldelyf that roche hyght For it shyneth as golde full bryght Suche a floure in stone is nought Without fruyte yf it were sought If men coude by crafte vndo The vaynes of the erth come therto Many benefyce of kynde Ben now hyd fro mannes mynde And ben vnknowen yet For
deâ—ynge with foule maners euyll lyuyng so wyckedly defouleth kynde 〈◊〉 ¶ In this londe in Wales olde wyues women were wonte ben yet as men saye ofte for to shape themself in lykenes of hares to mylke theyr neyghbours kyen stele theyr mylke and ofte greyhouÌ„des tenne after them pursue them wene that they he hares And some by crafte of nygromaÌ„cy make fatte swyne for to be reed of colour sell them in markettes fayres But as soone as these swyne passe ony water they turne in to theyr owne kynde whether it be strawe hey grasse or turues But these swyne may not be kepte by no crafte for to endute in lykenes of swyne ouer thre days AmoÌ„ge these woÌ„dets other take hede that in yâ— vttermest ende of yâ— world falleth newe meruayles wonders as though kyÌ„de played with large loue secretly ferre in yâ— endes than openly â—nygh in the myddel therfore in this ylonde be many grysely wonders meruayles ¶ Of the meruayles and wonders of Irlonde Ca .xxviij. MAny men tell that in yâ— north syde of Irlonde is yâ— londe of lyfe In that ylonde no man may dye but whan they be olde vexed with grete sekenes they be borne out in to the nexte londe there dye ¶ There is another ylonde in Irlonde yâ— no woman therin may â—eâ—e a chylde but yet she may coÌ„ceyue ¶ Also there is an ylonde in whiche no deed body may rotte In Vltonia yâ— is Vlster is an ylâ—de that a â—uke wonderly departeth in twayne In yâ— one parte is grete distur baunce 〈◊〉 discomforte of frâ—des in that other party grete lykynge comforte of holy aungels There is also sayne Patrykes purgatory that was shewed at his prayer to conferme his prechynge his â—ore whan he preched to mysbyleued men of sorowe payne yâ— euyll men shold suffre for theyr euyll werkes of ioye of blysse that good men shall receyue for theyr holy dedes He telleth that who yâ— suffreth yâ— paynes of purgatory yf it be enioyned hym for penauÌ„ce he shal neuer suffre the paynes of hell but he dye fynally wtout tepentauÌ„ce of synne as the ensample is set more ful at the ende of this chapâ—â—te ¶ Treuisa But truly no man may be saued but yf he be very repeÌ„tauÌ„t what someuer penaunce he do euery man that is very repentauÌ„t at his lyues ende shal be sekerly saued though he neuer here of saynt Patrykes purgatory There is an ylonde in Connacte Saâ—â— yâ— is in yâ— see of Conaccina halowed by sayÌ„â— Brandon yâ— hath no myce there deed bodyes ben not buryed but beÌ„ kepte out of the erth rotte not In Mamoma is a welle who yâ— wassheth hym with the waterof yâ— welle he shall were hoore on his heed There is an other well in Vltonia who someuer is wasshen therin he shall neuer wexe hoore afterwarde There is a welle in MouÌ„stre or Mamoma yf â—ny man touche yâ— well anone shall fall grete rayne in all that prouynce that rayne shall neuer cesse tyll a preest yâ— is a â—â—â—ne mayden synge a masse in a chapell that is fast by blysse yâ— water with mylke of a 〈◊〉 that is of one yere besprynge yâ— welle and so reconcyle the welle in this straunge maner At Glyndalâ—an aboute the oratory of saynt Keywyn wytches bere apples as it were apple trees and ben more holsome than sauery That holy sayne brought forth these apples by prayers for to 〈◊〉 his childe yâ— was seke There is a lake in Vlster moche fysshe therin whiche is .xxx. myle in length xv in brede The ryuer Ban renneth out of that lake in to yâ— north Occean men saye that this lake began in this maner There were men in that countree that were of euyll lyuynge coeuntes cuÌ„ Brutis And there was a welle in yâ— londe in grete reuerence of olde tyme alwaye couered yf it were lefte vncouered the well wold ryse drowne all yâ— londe And so it happed that a woman went to that welle for to fetche water hyed her fast to her childe that wepte in the cradell lefte yâ— welle vncouered than the welle sprange so fast that it drowned the woman her chylde and made all the couÌ„tree a lake a fysshe ponde For to preue the this is sothe it is a grete argument that whan the weder is clere fysshers of that water se in yâ— grounde vnder the water rounde toures hygh shapen as steples chirches of yâ— londe In the north syde of Irlonde in the couÌ„tree of Ossyryens euery .vij. yere at the prayer of an holy abbot twayne that beÌ„ wedded a man a woman must nedes be exyled and forshapen in to lykenes of wolues abyde out .vij. yere And at yâ— ende of .vij. yere yf they lyue they come home agayne take agayn theyr owne shape and than shall other twayne go forth in theyr stede and so forshapen for other .vij. yere There is a lake in this londe yf a poole of tree pyght stycked therin that parte of the shafte or poole that is in the erth shall turne in to yren and that parte yâ— abydeth in the water shall turne in to stone and that parte that abydeth aboue shall be tree in his owne kynde Also there is a lake that turneth hâ—sell in to asshe and asshe in to hasel yf it be done therin Also in Irlonde beÌ„ thre 〈◊〉 lepes there as samons lepe a 〈…〉 st a roche a longe speres lengthe 〈…〉 Leg 〈…〉 is a pond there ben seen Colmans byrdes the byrdes called Certelles and come homely to 〈◊〉 hande but yf men do them wrougâ— or harme they go away come not agayn and the water there shall be bytter and stynke he that dyd yâ— wronge shall not astert without wreche myschefe but yf he do amendes ¶ 〈◊〉 As touchynge saynt Patrykes purgatory ye shall vnderstande that yâ— seconde saynt Patryke that was abbot not bysshop whyle he preched in Irlonde laboured studyen for to turne thylke wycked men yâ— lyued as beestes out of theyr euyl lyfe for drede of yâ— paynes of hâ—ll for to coÌ„ferme them to good lyf And they sayd they wold not turne but some of them myght knowe som what of the grete paynes also of yâ— blysse that he spake of Than saynt Patryke prayed to almyghty god therfore our lord Iesu Chryst appered to saynt Patryke toke hym a staffe ladde hyÌ„ in to a wylde place shewed hym there a rounde pyt yâ— was derke within sayd that yf a man were very repentauÌ„t stable in byleue went in to this pyt walked therin a daye a nyght he sholde se the sorowes the paynes of euyl men the Ioye and blysse of good men Than Chryst vanisshed out of Patrikes syght And saynt Patryke arered and buylded there a chirche and put therin chanons reguler
tymes tyl that the venym came out on euery syde in the cuppe and than toke the cuppe fylled it with good ale brought it before the kynge and knelynge sayd Syr quod he wassayle for neuer the dayes of your lyf dranke ye of so good a cuppe Begyn monke quod the kynge And the monke dranke a grete draught after toke the kynge the cuppe and the kyng also dranke a grete draught set downe the cup. The monke anone ryght went in to the farmery and there dyed anone on whose soule god haue mercy Amen And .v. monkes synge for his soule specyally and shall whyles the abbey standeth The kyng arose vp anone full euyl at ease and commauÌ„ded to remeue the table and asked after the monke And men tolde hym that he was deed and that his wombe was broken in sonder Whan the kynge herde this he coÌ„mauÌ„ded to trusse but it was all for nought for his bely began to swell of the drynke that he had dronken and within two dayes he dyed on the morowe after saynt Lukes daye And this kynge Iohn had many fayre chyldren of his body begoten that is to saye Henry his sone that was kynge after his fader Rycharde that was erle of Cornewayle Isabel that was empresse of Rome Elenour that was quene of Scotlonde And this kynge Iohn whan he had regned .xvij. yere and .v. monethes and .v. dayes he dyed in the castell of Newarke and his body was buryed at Worcetter ¶ Anno domini M CC. FRedericus the seconde was emperoure .xxxiij. yere This man was crowned of Honorius the pope agaynst Otto bycause yâ— he sholde fyght with hym the whiche he dyd expulsed hym And fyrst he nourysshed the chirche and after he spoyled it as a stepmoder Wherfore Honorius cursed hym all that were contrary to his opynyon the pope assoyled And the same sentence Gregorye the .ix. renewed And this same man put Henry his owne sone in prison and there murdred hym Wherfore whaÌ„ this emperour another season was seke by another sone of his owne he was murdred in the tyme of Innocent the fourth ¶ Honorius the thyrde was pope after Innocent .x. yere confermed the ordre of freres prechours minours made certayne deâ—râ—â—alles ¶ Of kynge Henry the thyrde that was crowned at Glocestre ANd after this kynge Iohn regned his sone Henry was crowned at Glocestre whan he was .ix. yere olde on saynt Symons daye Iude of Swalo yâ— legate of Rome through couÌ„seyle of all the grete lordes yâ— helde with kyng Iohn his fader that is to say the erle Radulfe of Chestre Wyllyam erle Marshall erle of Penbroke Willyam yâ— Brener erle of Feriers Serle yâ— manly baron and all the other grete lordes of Englonde helde with Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce ¶ And anone after whaÌ„ kyng Henry was crowned Swalo the legate helde his couÌ„seyle at Brystow at saynt Martyns feest there were .xj. bysshops of Englonde of Wales and of other prelates of holy chirche a grete nombre and erles barons and many knyghtes of Englonde all those that were at that couÌ„seyle sware feaute vnto Henry the kyng that was kyng Iohns sone ¶ And anone after yâ— legate enterdyted Wales bycause they helde with the brons of Englonde also all those that holpe or gaue counseyle to meue warre agaynst yâ— newe kyng he accursed them And at yâ— begyÌ„nyng he put in yâ— sentence the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce Lowys And neuertheles yâ— same Lowys wolde not spare for all that but went and toke the castell of Barcamstede also the castell of Herford And from yâ— day afterward yâ— baroÌ„s dyd there moche harme through out all EngloÌ„de pryncypally yâ— frensh men that were with Lowys wherfore the grete lordes all yâ— comyn people of Englond let dresse them for to dryue out of Englonde Lowys and his company But some of the barons of the frensshe men were gone to the cite of Nycholl toke yâ— towne helde it to kynge Lowys profyte But thyder came kynge Henryes men with a grete power that is to saye the erle Radulfe of Chestre and Wylliam erle Marshall and Wyllyam the brener erle of Feriers many other lordes with them gaue batayle vnto Lowys men And there was slayne the erle of Perches and Lowys men were there foule discomfyted And there was taken Serle erle of Wynchestre Vmfrey de Bowne erle of Herford Robert the sone of walter and many other that began warre agaynst the kynge there they were taken ladde vnto kyng Henry yâ— was kyng Iohns sone And whan the tydynges came to Lowys of yâ— discoÌ„ fyture yâ— was the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce he remeued from thens and went vnto London and let shette fast the gates of the cyte And anone after kynge Henry sent to the burgeyses of London yâ— they sholde yelde them to hym the cite also and he wolde graunte to them all theyr fraunchyses that euer they were wont to haue before wold coÌ„ferme them by his grete newe chartre vnder his brode seale ¶ And in the same tyme a grete lorde that was called Eustace yâ— monke came out of Fraunce with a grete company of lordes wolde haue comen in to Englonde for to haue holpen Lowys the kynges sone of FrauÌ„ce But Hubert of Burgh and the .v. portes with .viii. shyppes tho mette with them in yâ— high see and assayled them egerly and ouercame them with strength and smote of the heed of Eustace the monke and toke also .x. grete lordes of frauÌ„ce put them in prison and slewe almoost all the men that came with them anone drowned the shyppes in the see ¶ How Lowys returned agayne in to Fraunce and of the confyrmacyon of kynge Iohans chartre WHan Lowys herde these tydyn ges he drad sore to be deed lost and let ordeyn speke bytwene the kyng Lowys by yâ— legate Swalo And through yâ— archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury other grete lordes all yâ— prisoners on that one part on that other shold be delyuered go quyte Lowys hyÌ„selfe sholde haue for his costes a. M. pouÌ„de of syluer sholde go out of Englonde and neuer come agayne therin And in this maner was the accorde made bytwene kynge Henry Lowys And than was Lowys assoyled of yâ— popes legate that was called Swalo of yâ— sentence that he was in the barons of Englonde also And after this kyng Henry Swalo yâ— legate Lowys went to Merton and there was yâ— peas coÌ„fermed bytwene them ordeyned And after Lowys went fro thens to London toke his leue was brought with moche honour to yâ— see with yâ— archebysshop of Caunterbury with other bisshops erles barons so went Lowys in to FrauÌ„ce ¶ And afterwarde the kynge the archebysshop erles baroÌ„s assembled them at London at Mighelmas nexte folowynge helde there a grete parlyament there were
Wales syr Hugh spenser the sone on the other syde of the same â—yll the false pylled clerke mayster Robert Baldok there fast besydes them they were brought agayn in to Englonde as almyghty god wolde And the kyng hym selfe was put in safe kepyng in the castell of Kelynworth hym kepte syr Henry that was saynt Thomas broder of Lancastre And syr Hugh the fader came put hym in the quenes grace syr Edwarde her sone duke of Guy 〈…〉 But syr Hugh Spenser after the tyme yâ— he was taken he wolde neyther ete nor drynke for he wyst well he shold haue no mercy saue onely to be deed And the quene her couÌ„ seyle had ordeyned that he sholde haue ben done to deth at London but he was so feble for his moche fastynge yâ— he was nygh deed therfore it was ordeyned yâ— he shold haue his iudgement at Herford And at a place of yâ— toure his hode was taken froÌ„ his heed also froÌ„ Robert Bal dok that fals pylled clerke yâ— kynges chauÌ„ celer meÌ„ set vpoÌ„ theyr hedes chaplets of sharpe nettyls two squyers blewe in theyr ere 's with two grete bugles hornes vpon the two prisouers that one myght here theyr blowynge more than a myle And one Symond of Redyng yâ— kynges marshall bare before them vpon a spere theyr armes reuersed in token that they sholde be vndone for euermore And on yâ— morowe was syr Hugh Spenser yâ— sone dampned to deth was drawen hanged heded his bowelles taken out of his body brent after that he was quartred his .iiij. quarters were sent to iiij townes of Englonde his heed sente to London brydge And this Symond for cause that he despysed quene Isabell he was drawen hanged on a stage made amyddes yâ— foresaid syr Hughs galowes And yâ— same daye a lytell froÌ„ thens was syr Iohn of Arundell byheded bycause he was one of syr Hugh Spenses counseylers And anone after was syr Hugh Spenser yâ— fader drawen hanged heded at Brystowe after hanged agayn by the armes with two stronge ropes the fourth day after he was hewen all to pe ces houÌ„des ete hym And bycause the kyng had gyuen hym yâ— erledom of wyn chestre his heed was put vpon a spere sente thyder And the fals Baldok was sent to London there he dyed in prison amoÌ„ge theues for men dyd hyÌ„ no more reuerence than they wold do to a dogge And so dyed yâ— traytours of EngloÌ„d blissed be god And it was no wonder for through theyr couÌ„seyle yâ— good erle Tho mas of LaÌ„castre was done to deth all that helde with Thomas of Lancastre through the traytours were vndone all theyr heyres disheryted ¶ How kyng Edward was put downe and his dignite taken from hym ANd anone after as all this was done quene Isabell Edwarde her sone duke of Guyenne all the grete lordes of Englonde at one assent sente to kyng Edward to yâ— castell of Kenilworth where as he was in kepynge vnder the warde of syr Iohn Hachim that was yâ— bysihop of Ely of syr Iohn of Percy a baron for bycause that he sholde ordeyn his parlyament at a certayne place in Englond for to redresse and amende the estate of the realme And kyng Edward them answered sayd Lordes sayd he ye se full well how it is lo haue here my seale and I gyue you all my power for to ordeyne a parlyament where that ye wyll And than they toke theyr leue of hym came agayn to yâ— barons of Englonde And whan they had the kynges patent of this thynge they shewed it to the lordes And than was ordeyned that the parliament shold be at westmynster at the vtas of saynt Hylary And all the grete lordes of Englonde let ordeyne for them there agaynst that tyme that the parlyament sholde be At whiche daye that yâ— parlyament was the kyng wolde not come there for no maner thynge as he had set hymselfe assygned And neuerthelesse the barons sent vnto hym one tyme other And he swore by goddes soule that he wolde not come there one fote Wherfore it was ordeyned by all the grete Lordes of Englonde that he sholde no longer be kyng but be depo sed sayd they wolde crowne Edward his sone yâ— elder that was duke of Guyenne And sent tydynges vnto the kyng there as he was in warde vnder syr Iohn erle of Garen syr Iohn of Bothun that was bysshop of Ely syr Henry Percy a baron syr Willyam Trussell a knyght yâ— was with yâ— erle Thomas of Lancastre for to yeld vp theyr homages vnto hym for all them of Englonde And syr Wyllyam Trussell sayd these wordes Syr Edward bycause that ye haue betrayed your people of Englond haue vndone many grete lordes or Englond without ony cause ye shall be deposed now ye be withstande thanked be god And also bycause that ye wold not come to yâ— parliament as ye ordeyned at Westmynster as in your owne lettre patent is conteyned for to treate with your lyege men as a kyng sholde And therfore through all yâ— comyns assent of all the lordes of Englonde I tell vnto you these wordes Ye shall vnderstande syr that the barons of Englond at one assent wyll that ye be no more king of Englond but vtterly haue put you out of your ryalte for euermore And the bysshop of Ely than sayd to the kynge Syr Edwarde here I yelde vp feaute homage for all yâ— archebisshops bysshops of Englond for all yâ— clergy Than sayd syr Iohn erle of Garen Syr Edward I yelde vp here vnto you feau te and homage for me for all yâ— erles of EngloÌ„de And syr Henry Percy gaue vp also there his homage for him for all yâ— barons of Englonde And than sayd syr William Trussell I yelde vp now vnto you syr myn homage for me for all the knyghtes of Englonde for all them yâ— holde by sergeauÌ„try or by ony other maner thynge of you so yâ— from this day af terward ye shall not be claymed kynge nor for kynge be holden But from this tyme afterwarde ye shall be holden for a singuler man of all yâ— people And so they went thens to London where yâ— lordes of Englonde abode them syr Edward abode in prison i good kepyng And this was on the daye of yâ— coÌ„uersyon of saynt Paule in the .xx. yere of his regne ¶ Of the prophery of Merlyn declared of kynge Edwarde the sone of kynge Edward the fyrst OF this kyng Edward prophecyed Merlin sayd yâ— there sholde come a gote out of Carre that shold haue hornes of syluer a berde as whyte as snowe and a droppe shold come out of his nosethrylles that sholde betoken moche harme honger dethe of people grece losse of his londe And that in yâ— begynnynge of his regne sholde be hauÌ„ted