his stepmoder callid iuliana did many other cruel dedê Basianus After the dethe of lucius ther was grete debate in the lande that many yeres after ther was no king the pictis and other ennemis invadid the land Therfore seuerus emperour of rome cam to britteÌ„ with .ii. legions of men to kepe them subiectes to deffende the lande and droue them that resistyd by yonde doram and made a grete diche wall of torues from the est see to the west see this seuerus had .ii. sonnes basianus and getanus and fell sike at yorke and dyed but after y e story of bryttayns one fulgeÌ„ciê° with a grete power of y e pictis fought agaynst seuerê° slew hym in opeÌ„ batell ¶ Basianus calid caracalla sone to seuerus whos moder was a britten with helpe of the brittons as y e britteyn story she with fought ageynst his brother getanê° whos moder was a romayn slewe hym in batell and soo was made kynge of brytteyn but other storyes affyrm that getanus was slayne at the cytte of edissa or emea fyghtyng agaynste the parthes this basianus after this went to rome and ther was made emperour and after as diuers cronacles aferme was sleyne at the seyde citte of edyssa but y e brytten story affirmith y t he was sleyn iÌ„ britteyn by caraÌ„ciê° Farabert SuÌ„no ¶ Farabert sone of clodomer was after his fader kynge of frenshe men the yere of cryst Clxv. he confirmed the old alyans made by francus with the germayns saxons teutonikkê cunbris in the displesure of y e romeyns therfore the romeyns entred in to germeyn with a grete power and ther was grete batell by twen them the frenchemeÌ„ and muche people sleyn after that farabert dyed after that he had reyned .xx. yere ¶ SuÌ„no sone to ferabert was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he was a hardy prynce and had many battelles agaynst the romeyns and galles he with y e gerineynes saxsoÌ„s eÌ„terid iÌ„ to galia distroyed a great ê‘t of y e cuÌ„tre retorned hom agayn he reyned .xxvi. yere Godfray ¶ Godfray sone of godard was duke of toÌ„gres brabaÌ„d after his fader he eydyd the eÌ„ê‘our marcê° aÌ„toniê° agaiÌ„st y e germaiÌ„s but after because y e eÌ„ê‘our coÌ„modê° slew a neuew of his a child that was in hostage at rome he brake lege with y e romeyns ioyned with the germayns this godfray maryed y e doughter of werik ducke of treues they so alyed to gyder had all gall bellgik vnder theyr dominnion by the space of .xii. yere without ony trybute paynge to the romans Calixte Vrban PoÌ„cioÌ„ Anther ¶ Calixte was next made pope the yere of crist CCxxi he held y e se .vi. yere and after was martired ¶ Vrban a romayn helde the see next .viii. yere and was martired ¶ PoÌ„cion a romayn held the see next .v. yere he was put to exyle in to y e yle of sardeyn where he died· ¶ Anther a greke hild the see ii yere opiliê° macrinus Anthonius aureliê° alexaÌ„d Iule marimÌ„ Gordiā· pupieÌ„ê° balbius ¶ Opilius macrinus was by the men of war made emperour the yere of crist CC.xx. hild the eÌ„pire but one yere for they that chase hym slew hym his sonne diaduenus in the cytte of antioch ¶ Anthonius heleogabalus bastard to caracalla was then made eÌ„perour his coÌ„dicioÌ„s were vile detestable wherfore by y e power of y e meÌ„ of war he his moder were slayn after y t he had reÌ„ynid ·iiii yere ¶ Aurelius alexander was next eÌ„ê‘our a vertious man it was neuer found that euer he dyd wrong to any man he made warre agaynst the parthes he was slayne by the men of warr by the occasion of maximian at the cite of magunce· ¶ Iule maximian occupyed then the eÌ„pire wythout auctorite of the senate he made the .vi. parsecucion vppon the crystin men this maximian as Capitalius resitith was sich a glotton that he wold ete xl l weyght of flesh in a day driÌ„k therto a mew of wyne which is almost .iiii. galons he was by the senate declaryd enmy to the romen wele depriuid of his empyre ¶ Gordian the old was emperour next after he reynid but one yere ¶ Pupienus Balbius were next made emperours gordian sonn of the doughter of Gordian the old made cesar these held the empire one yere then were both slayn in the paleys CaraÌ„cius ¶ Carancius a brittayn born of low degree 〈◊〉 to rome there had auctorite to him giffâ—n to rule y e land of brittayn entred in to brittayn did great pyllage he shewyd the bryttons that if they wold make him king he wold deffeÌ„d them froÌ„ the romayns so they made him king the yere of crist CC.xviii yet because he was not able to deffend the land from the pictê he gaue to the pictê the cuntrey of albania in pease now callyd Skotland Chelderik ¶ Chelderik sonn of suÌ„nâ— was made king of frenchmen the yere of cryst CC.xiii he was both hardy wyse incresyd his dominion as fast as he vsid his people to be callid frenchmen the romayns galloys callid them euer germayns hauing the name of french men in disdayn but yet they coÌ„tenuid theyr name with grete payn as hanibaldus wrytith Werik ¶ weryk sonn of godfrey was after his fader duke of tongres braband he lyuyd C. yere but when he was old he left the gouerment of his landys to his son Artford FabiaÌ„ Cornelle lucius Stephen Sixte ¶ Fabian a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst CCxl he helde y e see xiiii yere he ordeynyd that holy creme shuld be yerely renewd that no cristen man shuld mary within vâ— degrees of kynred he was martyryd by decius emperour ¶ Cornelle a romayne was next pope the yere of crist CCliiij he held the see .ij. yere and more was martyryd vnder gallus emperoure ¶ Lucius a romayn was next pope helde the see .iiii. yere ¶ Stephen held the see .iii. yere and was martirid by y e eÌ„ê‘our valerian and galieÌ„ he ordeynyd that non shuld were y e vestementis of the church but in time of deuyne seruyce ¶ Syxt was nexte pope helde the see .ii. yere was martyryd by y e eÌ„ê‘our galyeÌ„ GordiaÌ„ phillip darabi Decius gallê° hostiliê° liciniê° galieÌ„ ¶ Gordian the yonger before said cezar was theÌ„ next emperour the yere of crist CCxli he made war agayne the parthes and as he returnid by the meanys of phillip darabye he was slayn ¶ Phylip darrabye before sayd was theÌ„ made emperour the yere of crist CCxlvii he had a son callyd philip whiche he ioyned with hym in his eÌ„pyre he was the furst cristin man of all kyngys or eÌ„ê‘ours romaynes at which time he made grete soleÌ„nites sportis .iij. dayes nightis continuing this seyd phyllyp his son were put
from rome whcih was vncle lonn to constantine Dagobert Rychemer ClodioÌ„ Theodomer ¶ Dagobert son of genebault was after his fader duke of fraunce orieÌ„tall he with a gret host passid the ryne tooke the cyte of treues in gallia After hym one Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall ¶ Rychemer son of clodomer was after his fader kynge of frenchmen he with the help of genebault wan many battells agayne the romayns gallis but at the last he was slayne by the romayns ¶ Theodomer â—one of rychemer was after his fader kynge of frenchemen he hade many bateylls in gallia agayne the romayns but at the last he was takyn he dyd· tiâ—aÌ„tis vsurpatours of the eÌ„pyre becawse â—hereof merciaÌ„dus by priuelege imê‘iall exteÌ„did y e lâ—â—netê of his gouernauÌ„ce thorow owt all the cuÌ„treys of heynault arâ—oys and pycardy and died after that he had be duke .xl. yere damase siricius Anastace Innocent ¶ Damase a spanyard was pope the yere of Cryst CCC.lxviij hyld these .xix. yere In hys tyme was the secoÌ„d generall councell in the cite of coÌ„staÌ„tinople he approuid .x. werkis of saynt Ierome ¶ Siricius a romayne held the se .xvi. yere ¶ Anastace a romayne held y e see iij. yere he ordeynid y e men shuld staÌ„d while y e gospell was reding ¶ Innocent borne at albanie hyld y e see .xv. yere he ordeynid pax to be born at mas valeÌ„tinian ValeÌ„s GraciaÌ„ ¶ Valentinian born at panonie or hongarie with his brother Valens were eÌ„ê‘ours the yere of Cryst CCC.lxvii this valentinian was a good cristen man made warr agaynst the saxons germayns did them discomfit died after that he had holden the empyre .xi. yere ¶ Valens his brother suruiuid kept the empyre with gracian valentinian son to valentinian before sayd this ValeÌ„s executid y e .iii. ê‘secucion agaynst y â— cristeÌ„ meÌ„ for he was an arieÌ„ seÌ„d to the gotê doctours to iÌ„struct theÌ„ in the law feyth of the arieÌ„s but yet he was by them slayn ¶ Gracian son of valentinian ouer liuid valens his vncle then was made emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxii he ioynid with him in the empire of constantinople Theodose whyle that valentinian the yonger reynyd in the occident he put doune the ariens restorid the church put it in good estate Here endith the cronicle of seynt Ierome which lyuid vnto this time Maximius ¶ Maximianê° soÌ„ to leoniê° a britteyn vncle to saiÌ„t helin was next kyng the yere of crist CCClxxxii he coÌ„queryd the land amoricaÌ„ y t now is callid littell britteyn slew y e kyng with helpe of the britons gaue y e lond to Conon moredak a briten so callyd it litell brittayne wherfore his people callid him eÌ„perour after maximian went to rome by the way subduyd a grete part of germania a grete part of gallia fraunce wherfore the eÌ„ê‘ours gracian valentiniaÌ„ made sore ware agayns hym coÌ„myng with a grete host yet for fere of maximian valentine fled to constantynople and gracian to lyons in frauÌ„ce where he was slayn In this tyme conon morodak send in to gret britteyn to dionotê° duke of cornwall to haue meydens of they re owne nacion to be theyr wyfê which as galfridê° writeth seÌ„d to hiÌ„ vrsula his doughteâ— .xiM. other meydeÌ„s which by reÌ„peâ—t of y e se were driuiÌ„ to a place iÌ„ germania ClogioÌ„ Mercomer ¶ Clogion son of theodomer was after his father kyng of frenchmen the yere of cryst CCC.lx this Clogion to reuenge the deth of his fader with a grete host passed in to gallia and toke the cite of cambrey and slew all the romayns therin he conquered gallia vnto the flood of seyne ¶ Marcomer son of Clogion was after his fader kyng of frenchmen he had many grete bateylls agayn the romayns gallê but at the last he was sâ—eyn in germayn in an army agayns valentinian theÌ„ the frenchmen were with out kyng TaxaÌ„der ¶ Taxander sonn of Marciandus was after his father duke of tongres braband he was norisshid in the court of â—racian emperour which reynid the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxij he was there accusyd by eugenius graÌ„maticus one zozinê° Bonifaâ—e Celestine ¶ zorinus a Greke was nexte pope the yere of cryst CCCC xx he helde the see one yere in his tyme Pharamound began to reyne in fraunce ¶ Boniface a Romayne helde the see .ij. yere in his tyme saynt Ierome dyed ¶ Celestyne a Romayne borne in CaÌ„payne was pope the yere of cryst CCCC xxv helde the see .ix. yere in his tyme the .iii. generall counsayle was kepte in the cyte of Ephese agaynst the Nestoryens the Pellagiens heretykes at whiche counsayle there were CC. bysshoppes Theodose Archadius Honorius ¶ Theodose the graunte a Spanyarde borne was nexte Emperour the yere of cryst CCC.lxxxviii s. after the deth of Gracian for before he helde the Empyre of Constantynople .vi. yere with GraciaÌ„ and after helde it .xi. yere and than dyed at Mylleyne his body brought to Constnople in his tyme saynt Austyn lyued ¶ Archadius honoriê° sonnes to Theodose were ioynt eÌ„perous the yere of Cryst iiiC.xcviii but archadius was at constantinople honorius in the west ¶ Honorius ouer lifâ—id Archadius then began to be ioynt eÌ„ê‘our with Theodose the yoÌ„ger sonne to archadius the yere of cryst CCCCxi he held the empyre xv yere GraciaÌ„ amoÌ„g y e pagaÌ„ people where on Gwanê° beiÌ„g king melga his brother seiÌ„g theyr bewâ—e wold haue deuoured theÌ„ because Vrsula her maydens wolde not coÌ„sent therto they were therfore put to deth at a place where now y e cyte of Coleyn is sett but other storyes as Iacobus Philipê° anthoniê° sey y t they shuld not be sent furth of gret Bryttayne nor martired about y e tyme but in the time of Mercianus Emê‘our This Gwanus Melga were sent by the sayd emê‘ours Gracian Valentinian into grete bryttayne which there dystroyd churches of crystys fayth slew y e people wherof MaximiaÌ„ hauiÌ„g knolege seÌ„ta knyght of his thider callyd Gracianê° which droue out Gwanus Melga deffendyd kept the land to the vse of Maximian In his time Theodosius eÌ„perour of the Est with a grete power drofe Maxymian in to a towne in Italy callid aquilâ—a where he was takiÌ„ he did aft whos deth gracianê° beiÌ„g in britayn heriÌ„g therof a non made hiÌ„ self there kiÌ„g ¶ GraciaÌ„ after y e deth of MaximiaÌ„ was made kyng of bryttayne the yere of cryste CCCxc after that was so cruell vsid sich tirranny execucoÌ„n vppoÌ„ the britteyns y t at the last they rose agaynst hym by one assent slew hym after that he had reynyd there .iiii yere Mercomer PharamouÌ„d xv yere duriÌ„g which tyme .ii. dukis one aft another dyd gouern y e people y t is to sey furst dagobert broder to mercomer .v.
kyngdom Also after the deth of Cuthredus kyng of Essex the Essaxons lyffyd with out kyng long tyme tyll at the last they submyttyd them self to be subiectê to Egbert kyng of weste saxons This Egbert also wan the towne of Chester from the brytteyns whych they before long tyme had kepte And after this victory thus obteynyd he shortly callyd a councell of his lordis by they re aduyce was crownyd king of all EngloÌ„d then send forth hys coÌ„myssyoners cuÌ„mauÌ„dement chargyng straytly that from that day the saxons shuld be all callyd englysh men and all the hose shuld be callyd Englond This Charlmayn ordeynyd the .xii. perys of Fraunce to be at the crownyng noyntyng of the kyng He subduyd Dydyer kyng of Lumberdy which had by force takyn dyuers laÌ„dys froÌ„ the pope AdryaÌ„ restoryd the pope to the possessyon of them therfore the pope grauntyd hym many gret priuilegys conteynyd in the Canon Adrian Luderyk ¶ Luderyk borne in Germayne was by Charlmayn made forester of Flaunders and the contrey was callyd Flaunders after the name of his wife callyd Flandrie Pascall eugenie Valentyne ¶ Pascale a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii. C.xvi. he held the see .vii. yere and more he ordeynyd that no clerkis shuld obteyn benefices of lay men ¶ Eugenie a romayn hyld the see next .iiii. yere more he was martyrid his eyes put out by the romayns that hatyd hym ¶ Valentyne a romayn hyld the see next .xl. days Lews the milde ¶ Lewes the furst callyd the myld son to charlmayn was next bothe emperour kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .viii. C.xv. he ordeynyd by a couÌ„sell a booke to be made of the cerimonis of the church to be kept by y e clergy he reformyd y e pryde the suê‘fluite of the men of the church his .iii. soÌ„nis lothayr Lews Pepyn coÌ„spyryd agayns hym coÌ„pellyd hym to fle from the empyre in a monkê clothyng buâ— at the last he obteynyd agayn his Imperyall dygnite Mychell theÌ„perour of Constantinople send to hym the booke of seynt deâ—yse de celesti Ierarchia ¶ But yet not withstondyng that this Egberte had thus obtaynyd the Domynyon of the hole laÌ„d yet after that dyuers toke vppon them to be kyngis in dyuers of the .vii. kyngdomis as beforesayd and there rulyd for a seson but yet they neuer long contenued theryn but were subduid agayn shortly except that they were trybutaries to the kyngis of west saxons In the .xix. yere of this Egbert the danis enteryd in to this land the second tyme spoylyd the Ile of â—hepey wherfore Egberte his knyâ—htis met with theÌ„ gaue them battell but Egbert with his peple were compellyd to forsake the feld and after the danis coÌ„federyd with the west brytteyns dyd mych hurt to Egbertê land albeit Egbert kept nobly his domynyon as kyng of all the land but yet he coud not so expulse the danis but that they euer were abydyng in one place or other of the land duryng y e lyf of Egbert whych reynyd .xxxvii. yere then dyed Lews thâ— milde ¶ After that this Charlys subdewyd y e saxoÌ„s weÌ„t in to spayne with a grete host agayns y e infidellis and there conqueryd a grete contrey but as he cam home by the mouÌ„teyns of phyrâ—enes rouÌ„ceuaulz the Gascons gafe hym a grete battell where Rouland Olyuer were slayn and other of the noblest of his Army he ordeynyd the vnyuersite of Pares he byldyd .vii. Churches in y e honor of seynt Iamys Also he was Emperour made by pope Leo laft the gouernauÌ„ce of FrauÌ„ce to his eldyst soÌ„n Charles but he dyed before his father ¶ Lews y e myld was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce also Emê‘our as apperyth a boue among the Emê‘ours In his tyme a grete coÌ„pany of the Danis Normanys inuadyd the land of FrauÌ„ce dyd grete hurt but this Lews shorly after vanquesshyd theÌ„ drâ—fe them owt of his laÌ„dis Also this tyme in a grete tempest of hayle in FrauÌ„ce ther fell down owt of the heyre a pese of yse whych was .xv. fote in lenght .vi. fote in brede .ii. fote of thyknes Ingecam ¶ Ingecame was after Luderyk his fader forester of Flaunders .xv. yere lyeth at harelebeke Gregory Sergius Leo. ¶ Gregory a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii C.xxvii he held the see .x. yere ¶ Sergius the second a roman hyld the see next .iii. yere he was the furst that changyd his name at his creacion for before his name was Groâ—ng than wold be callyd Sergius ¶ Leo a roman hyld the see next .viii. yere more he was so holy a man that by his prayer to our lady he chasyd a serpent a Cokatryce from the furnase of seynt lucine of whos smell mych people dyed therfore he comauÌ„dyd the vtas of the assuÌ„pcion to be halowyd Loyter Lews ¶ Loytare son of lews the myld was next emperour the yere of cryst .viii. C.xl. he his brother lews had gret warr agayns theyr broder Charlys the bald kyng of fraÌ„ce where in a meruelous gret battell Charlys had the victory after that Loyther Ioynyd wyth hym in his empyre lews his son after he went to relygyon ¶ Lews son of Loyter was after his fader next emperour the yere of cryst .viii. C.lv. Ethelwolfê° ethelwaldê° ethelbertê° Â¶ Ethelwolphus soÌ„ to Egbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxoÌ„s the yere of cryst .viii. C.xxxii some sey y t this Ethelwold fouÌ„dyd furst y e vnyuersyte of OxoÌ„ford He had .iiii. sonnys by his wyfe Osburga a woman of low byrth the furst was callyd Ethelwold the .ii. Ethelbert the .iii. Etheldrede the .iiii. Alurede all these were kyngê of Englond after hym About thys tyme Bertulphus kyng of Mercya slew holy seynt wolstoÌ„ sone after Bertulphus dyed burdredus was kyng of mercia after him which after maryed the doughter of Ethelwolphus In this tyme the danis dyd gret hurt in englond cam to London ther robbyd spoylyd but y e kyng drofe them out of y e land and coÌ„pellyd theÌ„ to take the see after y e Ethelwolphus had thus reynyd .xxii. yere he dyed is buryed at wynchester ¶ Ethelwaldus the eldest son of Ethelwolph was next kyng of west saxons and of the most part of EngloÌ„d he was vicoius of lyuing was slayn of the danys In this tyme seynt Edmond was kyng of estangles ¶ Ethelbertus the .ii. son of Ethelwolphus began his reyn ouer the most part of Englond the yere of cryst .viii. C lvi In this tyme the danis with a more strenght enteryd the west part of this land cam to winchester toke the cite but the kyng coÌ„pellyd them to for sake theyr cite fought wyth them as they went to theyr shyppis many of them were slayn takyn Charlê the bald ¶ Charlys the
capteyn of the danys became a Crysten man Lews Lews son of Loyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryste .ix. C·lxxxvi Arnold ¶ Arnold son of Baldewyn was next yerle of Flaunders he lyeth at Gaunt IohnÌ„ Gregory IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .x. C.lxxxiii he helde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory was next pope he helde the see .ii. yere more he was nygh cosyn to otton the .iii. eÌ„perour he ordenyd y t y e emperour shulde be chosen by .vii. pryncis of almayne whych is obserued to this day ¶ IohnÌ„ that was byshop of Pleasaunce helde the see .x. monethis In his tyme one crescencius a consul put doun pope Gregory made IohnÌ„ byshop of PleasauÌ„ce for rewarde of money pope whereof Otto beyng not content cam to Rome with a grete power and beseged crescencius in castell angell and at y e last took hym smote of his hed put doun pope IohnÌ„ Sone after a grete sykenes of the bloody flyx reyned wherof mych people died and for lak of good Iustyce many theuis and bribors were in the land and grete mysery and myschefe This Egelredê° gafe hym self to lechery and polyng of his subiectis and disinherited men of they re possessions and caused them to redeme y e same agayn with grete summys of money for he payed grete tribute to danys yerely whych was called dane gylt or danys money which was iÌ„cresed froÌ„ .x. M l a yere to .xl. M l yerely These danys before were so proud y t they kept the husboÌ„dmeÌ„lyke vyleyns they lay in they re housys and ete drank and payed nought and kept theyr wyfes doughters and seruauntes at theyr plesurys as the kemys and galowglashis do now in yreland and the husbondmen callyd them then lorde dane whych word now we vse in obprobrye callynge hym y t we rebuke lurdayn This egelredê° maried Emma doughter to Rychard duke of Normandy after y t send streyte and secrete coÌ„myssions to euery ruler of euery towne in Englond y t vppon sent Brycis day at a certeyn howre y e danys shulde be sodenly slayne so it was ê‘formyd which turned after to more trouble After that tithingê cam in to denmark of the murder of these danis anon after swanus kyng of denmark with a grete host and nauy landyd in Cornwall and there dyd grete hurt and when he hard that the kyng was coÌ„myng to him with y e power of his land he toke his shippis landyd agayne in northfolk wher that duke Vskatell met hym and bete hym slew many of the danys wherfore Swanus for that yere retornyd agayne to denmark and ther made great prouyssyon y t the next yere after he landyd agayne at Sandwych and there spoylyd the cuntre and when he herd tell that any host was coÌ„myng agayne hym then he toke his shippis landyd agayn in suthsex spoylyd that contrey as sone as he hard of any host of Englyshmen comyng to ward hym then he wold enter land in a nother cuntrey and euer brent robbyd and slew the people without pyte and so weried the Englyshmen that inconclusioÌ„ y e kyng was fayn to take peace with theÌ„ gaue to kyng swanus therfore .xxx. M. l after which pease thus made Swanus returned agayn to denmark ¶ This Lewis was the last kiÌ„g of the blood of Pyppin he died without issue ordenid Hugh Capet his famylyer to be his heyr Siluesâ—ter ¶ Siluester borne in frauÌ„ce was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C. xâ—vii By art magyk the deuellê craft he demaundyd of the deuyll how long he shuld lyue which answeryd hym that he shuld syng in Ierusalem before so he sang in the chapell callyd Ierusalem in rome anon after dyed but in tyme of his deth he knolegyd his synnys Henry ¶ Henry was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.iii. he was the furst that was made emperour by y e ordynaunce of pope gregory by the .vii. elyzours of Almayne Thys yeer next folowyng the kyng Egelredus made one Edricus duke of mercia which was subtill of wytt secret false to the kyng to the realme and sone after one Turkyllus a prince of the danys landyd in kent with mych peopull there dyd sych harm that the keÌ„tyshmen were fayn to make pease with gret gyftys whych than departyd but this persecucyoÌ„ of the danys in one contrey or other in eÌ„gloÌ„d neuer seasyd nor the kyng neuer gaue to them any notable battayll for when he was dysposyd to gyue theÌ„ battayll this Edricus wold euermore councell him contrary so that the danys euer spoylyd robbyd waxyd rych the englyshmen euer poore nedy bare After this Swanus beyng in denmark heryng of thincrese of his people in englond brake his couenauntys before made with a great army nauey landyd in northumberland claymyd to be kyng of the hole laÌ„d causyd all the rulers ther to swere to him fealte so with a gret host cam into mercia kyllyng sleyng the pepull because the king Egelredus was at london swanus passyd the ryuer of temmys cam into kent ther besegyd CaÌ„terbury wan it took the goodys of the people fyryd the Cite slew the monkys but eueâ— kept the .x. monk alyue to do vylleyne seruyce slew .ix. of them there tooke Elphegus archbyshop after stonyd hym to deth at greenwych so that they slew there of relygyous men aboue .ix. C. persons and of men women chyldreÌ„ aboue .viii. M. then kyng Egelredus feryng this persecucyon sent his wyfe Emma his .ii. sonnis Alphryd Edward in to Normandy Sone after this the danys chasid the kyng Egelredus in to the I le of wyght after that cam in to London where the Londoners sent pledgis to Swanus great gyftys And after that kyng Egelredus fled without cattell or coÌ„fort Hue capet ¶ Hue Capet soÌ„ of Hugh y e grauÌ„t yerle of paris was next kyng of frauÌ„ce y e yeer of criste .ix. C.lxxxvii Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn bele barbe was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at flaunders Rychard ¶ Rychard callyd the good son to Rychard the hardy was next duke of Normandy he was louynge to Robert kynge of fraunce eydyd hym in his warrys wherby the seyd kyng subdued the contrey of Borgoyn to his obedyens IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ Sergius Benet ¶ IohnÌ„ was next pope the yere of cryste M.i. he held the see .iiii. monythis more he ordeynyd that y e dyryge shuld be song yerely in the euyn of all sâ—ynâ—is ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste M.i. he held the see .iiii. yere more ¶ Sergyus a romayn hyld the see next .ii yere ¶ Benet of tusque hyld the see next .xi yere in his tyme Iherusalem was takyn by the sarasyns and the Sepulcre of cryste distroyd saylyd
sauoy was next hâ— crownyd Henry the .iiii. emperour ¶ Alexander was next pope the yere of crist M.lxi. he hyld the see .xi. yere Harold ¶ Harold the son of yerle Goodwyn last kyng of saxoÌ„s begaÌ„ his reyn ouer Englond the yere of cryst M.lxvi. and sone after he had take vppon hym as kyng one Harold harefager son of kanutus kynge of Norway denmark cam with .iii. C. shyppis enteryd in to the north contrey claymyd the land after the deth of Edward but the lordis of the couÌ„trey arose gaue them batteyll but the danys had the victory and therfore Harold kyng of EngloÌ„d preparyd toward them in all hast and gaue them a strong batteyll had the vyctory and slew harold harefager wyth hys own handys where a gret nomber of Englyshmen were slayn but many mo of the danys were slayn and many takyn prysoners And after thys vyctory harold the kyng of englond waxyd so prowd and for couetouse wold not deuyde the prayes that he took to hys knyghtys that had well deseruyd it but kepte it to hym self that he therby lost the fauour of many of his knyghtys people ¶ Sone after this Duke wyllmÌ„ of Normandy seÌ„t to harold and warnyd him of his couenauÌ„tê brokyn whych was to haue kept the laÌ„d to his vse after the deth of Edward But because that the dougter of Duke willmÌ„ that was promysyd to harold was dede harold thought hym the more dyschargyd and seyd that sych a nyse couenauÌ„t owghte not to be holdyn of a nothers land wythout consent of the lordys of the land and also because he was therto somewhat coÌ„pellyd wherfore Duke wyllm with the assent of the lordê of Normandy gedyrd a great people and also wyth the assent of the pope Alexander which coÌ„fyrmid hym in takyng hys viage and sent a baner to hym wyllyng hym to bere it in hys owne shyp so cam ouer wyth a great people and laÌ„dyd at hastyngê in Sussex For .iii. causys Duke wyllm enteryd thys land to subdew harold One was because it was to hym geuyn by kyng Edward the Confessour the secoÌ„d was to take wrech for the cruell murdur of his neuew Alfryde broder to kyng Edward slayn by yerle Goodwyn whych dede he ascrybyd cheefly to harold the .iii. was to reuenge the wrong doon to Robert archebyshop of canterbury which was exylyd by the meanis labor of harold in the tyme of kyng Edward the confessour wherfore duke wyllyam send to kyng harold that he shold leue the kyngdome to hym or ellis to surreÌ„der it to hym and to take it agayn of hym beryng hym tribute or ells to trye the quarell hym self with duke wyllyam in hys owne ê‘soÌ„ but kiÌ„g harold refusyd al these iii. offers seyd it shuld be tried be dynt of swyrdis and gederd his people and Ioynyd battell with y e Normayns in a place where now standeth y e Abbay of batteyl In the bygynnyng of whych fyght y e englyshmeÌ„ kept them in good aray lyke to veÌ„quysh the normaÌ„s wherfore duke wyllyaÌ„ causyd his meÌ„ to giff bak as though they fled wherby the Englishmen folowyd and brake they re aray y e normans caÌ„f yersly vppon them in conclusyon had the vyctory where that kyng harold was woundyd wyth an arow in the left eye therof incontenent dyed and so was there slayne after that he had reynyd .ix. moÌ„this was buryed at walthaÌ„ whych was y e last y t reynyd in EngloÌ„d of y e blood of the saxons ¶ Thus endeth the cronicles of eÌ„gloÌ„d of dyuers other realmis vnto the tyme of king wilmÌ„ callyd the coÌ„querour whych was duke of Normandy ¶ wyllyam Conquerour ¶ Gregory Gregory was nexte pope the yere of chryst M.lxxiii he declaryd Henry the .iiii. Emperour accursed for promotynge of benefyces by Symony He hylde the see .xii. yere and more ¶ Henry ¶ Henry the .iiii. was electe Emperour the yere of Chryst M.lvii he maryed Maude doughter to kynge Henry of Englande and dyed without yssue by her he hylde the Empyre .l. yere ¶ wyllyam conquerour WIllyam the duke of Normandye called conquerour last son of Robert the .vi. duke of Normandye began his raygne ouer the realme of Englande The yere of Chryst M.lxvii the .xiiii. day of October and whan he had set y e realme in some quyetnesse he be toke the rule therof to his brother the bysshhop of Bayon in lent nexte after sayled into Normandye ledoe with hym the chefe rulers of Englande for feare of rebellyon in his absence The next wynter after he returned agayne into Englande then set a great trybute vpon the Englysshemen so that therfore some ê‘tes of the lande rebellyd and specially the citye of Excester but at y e last wyllyam ouercame them wanne the citye punysshed them greuously but for that and other sterne dedes of wyllyam Dyuers of the lordes departed to Scotlande wherfore he kept the other lordes that taryed the strayter and exalted the Normans gyuynge to them the chefe possessyons of the lande ¶ â—â—so sone after this kynge wyllyam caused a solempne counseyll of the clargye to be kept at wynchester to y e whiche there came .ii. Cardynals from Rome where by the meanes of kynge wyllyam dyuers bysshoppes abbottes priours englysshe men were put downe Normans put in theyr rowmes to the intent that y e kynge myght stande in more suertye of the lande ¶ Also about the .iii. yere of his rayne Harrolde Cauntus sonnes to Suanus kyng of Denmarke enteryd into the North countrey and with the helpe of some of the people of the coÌ„trey and of some of the cytezyns of yorke enteryd the citye and slewe mo than .iii. M. Normans But sone after kyng wyllyam chasyd them out and droue them to theyr shyppes and toke suche displeasure w t the inhabytans of that ê“uynce y t he distroyed the lande from yorke to Durham that .ix. yere after it lay vnlaboryd and vntylled and the people there were kept so harde by the warre of the kynge in suche famyne that they ete rattes cattes dogges and other vermyne Also in the .iiii. yere of wyllyam his reygne Malcolyn kynge of Scottes entryd into NorthuÌ„berlande and distroyed the contrey toke many prisoners and kept them lyke bondemen but within .ii. yeres after kyng wyllyam made suche warre vpon the Scottes y t he forcyd Malcolyn theyr kynge to swere to hym homage and fealte ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe the Fyrst of that name was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.lx. and whan he had reygned .xlix. yere he resygned his crowne to Lewes his sonne ¶ Baldewyn ¶ Charles ¶ Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Charles was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by his people in Brugys ¶ Robert ¶ Robert after the dethe of his father wyllyam Conquerour of Englande was nexte duke of Normandye whiche dyed in the prison of his brother
Iuliê° Cesar which indytyd y â— work hiÌ„ selfe at y e tyme when he coÌ„queryd this land made it subiect to the romayns which was .xlviii. yere before the byrth of cryst In the which he toke grete dylygeÌ„ce to dyscrybe the realme in so mych y t he shewyth playnly â— truly furst y e form facioÌ„ of this laÌ„d y e quantyte therof how maÌ„ny myle it coÌ„teyneth euery wey how y e greate ryuers reâ—â— also he dyscrybyth y e maner of y e vse of the people how be it he spekyth nothiÌ„g of Brute nor for al the â—â—rch that he made he cowd neuer come to the knowlege how this laÌ„d was furst inhabytyd Also Gyldas that wrot de gestis brittonuÌ„ about the yere after the byrth of cryst .vi. C. also holy Beda that wrot historia ecclesiastica geÌ„tis angloruÌ„ about the yere â—â—rist .vii. C.xxx speke nothyng that this Brute shuld be the furst inhabytor of this laÌ„d somtyme callyd gret brytteyn yet Beda writyth presysely in his seyd boke that the furst â—n habytors of this laÌ„d that cawsyd it to be callyd brytteyn were the brytteyns that cam froÌ„ lytyll brytteyn thaÌ„ callyd ArmonicaÌ„ also that the Pictis that cam from cythia were the furst that inhabydid the laÌ„d of skotlaÌ„d Also we can not fynde in the Cronycles of the Italyons nor of the romayns that euer there was any kiÌ„g callyd Siluiê° that had aÌ„ny sych sonne callyd Brutus which sholde sle his fader as Galfridus wrytith which thyng men thynk yf it had be trew they wold haue put that iÌ„ they re Cronycles as well as they dyd other thyngis of lasse meruell coÌ„syderyng that they touch speke both of ascanius of Siluius of all they re chyldern what became of them how they endyd that succedid theÌ„ as kyngis Also it is not oÌ„ly affirmid by y e seyd Galfridus but also by diuers other y t the coÌ„trey of Gallia was gretely inhabytid with peple at y e sege of troy loÌ„g many yeris before y e time supposid y t Brute shuld enter this land of brytteyn wherefore diuers greate lernid men thynke it is not lykely but in maner inpossible that this lande of britteyn shulde be so loÌ„g after that desolate with out people tyll the tyme supposid of the comyng of Brute coÌ„sideryng that the rokkis and mounteyns about douer be so grete and dayly opynly seen of them of Gallya and so small dystauns a sonder and the see so narrow that it may welbe sayled iÌ„ lesse than .iii. howris and this coÌ„trey of bryttayn so fayre so plesaunt so fertell that it is most likely that the people of Gallia shuld come ouer other to fyssh or for desyre of knolege of the land and to make some habytacioÌ„ therin and not to suffer it to be all desolate and vnknowyn till the comyng of Brute Therfore some men at this day therbe which what for these resons and dyuers other take that story of galfridê° but for a feyned fable supposyng that because this galfridus was a welchman born that he shuld fayn that story hiÌ„ self for the oÌ„ly preys of his coÌ„tremeÌ„ because we rede of no writer of storis before his dais yat euer wrot yerof or spekith of yis Brutê° nor makith yerof no meÌ„cioÌ„ But yat not with stoÌ„diÌ„g I will not deny that story of galfridus nor I will not precisely affirme it for all thoughe that many men suppose it to be but a feined story yet I will not let here in this littell worke to reherse hit some what after galfridus seing not only for this cawse that I wold haue euery man precisely to belefe it but because y t iÌ„ the same story reding a man may se many notable examples of diuers noble princes y t wisely vertuesly gouernid theire people which may be an example to priÌ„cis now liuing to vse the same also a maÌ„ reding in the same shall see how y t the stroke of god fell euer vppoÌ„ the people other by battell darth or deth for their vice and misleuing and also how diuers princis and grete meÌ„ exaltid in pride and ambicion vsing tiranny cruelte or ells being neclygeÌ„t in gouernyng of they re people or giffing them self to vicious liffing were euer by the stroke of god ponished for the same yer fore accordiÌ„g to my promise I shall breuely reherse y e seid story as here after iÌ„ yis ê“ces doth apere ¶ Also as to wchyng the begynnyng of the Frenchmen the comyn opinion amonge them is it y t they were furst callid SicaÌ„bri y t they shuld discend of Ector of Troy that is to sey of Francê° or FraÌ„cion son of Ector which after the distruccioÌ„ of Troy caÌ„ in to gallia and maried the doughter of Rhemus kyng of gallia but as to that opinion I can nother affyrm it nor denye but yet accordyng as the commyn opynyon is moste among them I shall reherâ—e it as here after shall appere ¶ Also for the more playn explanacion of this preseÌ„t work they that lyst to rede herin must note y t before the byrth of cryst the namis of the kyngê of Albaynis of whom the romayns descendyd also the romayns stand euer in the hyghyst part off this boke the namis off the brytteyns in the myddis the namis of the freÌ„chmeÌ„ staÌ„d beneth And after y e byrth of crist the namis of the popis staÌ„d in the hyghyst part of this boke aboue the romayns theÌ„ the eÌ„ê‘ours of rome And next the brytteyns or EngleshmeÌ„ And next beneth theÌ„ he freÌ„chmeÌ„ next beneth them the dukis of Braban Erlys off flauÌ„ders afterward the Normayns stand lowyst of all as more pleynly shall appere by theyr lynis and letters which well markyd shall dyrect you Iustly from one to a nother ⸫ Capis siluius Capetus siluius Tiberinus Agrippa siluius Aremulus Auentinus Procas Amulius †¶ Capis siluius soÌ„ of siluius Athis was next kyng of Latins Albayns it is seyd he byldyd Capia the grete cyte in Champyane but other wryters holde that it was furst callyd vâ—iternus when the samnytê toke it it was callyd Capia after the name of theyr duke callyd Capia ¶ Capetus siluius son of Capis was next kyng of Latyns Albayns ¶ Tiberinê° siluius soÌ„ to Capetê° was next kyng of Latyns Albayns he was drownyd in y e water of Tybere whereof as some afferme that water toke his name ¶ Agrippa siluius son to Tyberinus was next kyng of Latyns Albayns ¶ Aremulus siluius soÌ„ to Agrippa was next kyng of Latyns Albayns he was slayn in a tempeste by lightenyng thonder ¶ AueÌ„tinus siluiê° sonne to Aremulus was next kyng of Latyns Albayns he was slayn byryed in the mount auyntyn where of some say that hyll toke his name but some sey it toke his name of a flyght of certeyn byrdys
Ihesu cryste .xliiii. wher he held the se .xxv. yere froÌ„ y e time of Claudiê° to the tyme of the eÌ„ê‘our Nero which put to deth both hym seiÌ„t paul but seiÌ„t Peter in his lyfe coâ—sâ—tutyd S. Lyne S. Clete S. Clement Bysshoppis euery one of them succedyd hym in the see ¶ Lyne hyld the see next .xi. yere and .iii. monythis in the tyme of Nero Galba Oâ—to Viâ—elyus and Vespacian and was heddyd by Saturnius consull Claudius â–ª Nero. Galba Otto Viteliê° Vespacianus ¶ Claudius son of Drusyus which was broder to Tyberius vncle to Calygula was the v. emê‘our froÌ„ the byrth of Cryste .xliii. yere he caÌ„ in to Brytteyn now callyd EngloÌ„d slew the kyng Guiderê° Â¶ Nero soÌ„ of Claudiê° was the .vi. eÌ„ê‘our froÌ„ the byrth of cryst .lvii. yere he was most tirant cruell of all eÌ„ê‘ours he slew his moder to se y e place where he was coÌ„ceyuyd he slew his master Senecque Lucaâ—n many of y e Senatours he brent a gret part of Rome for his plesure he made the furst ê‘secucioÌ„ vppoÌ„ the Crysten men put to deth seynt Peter seynt Paull he fled froÌ„ the people that made insurreccion agayne hym fynally therfore slew hym self ¶ Galba after that cam 〈◊〉 spayne was made the .vii. eÌ„ê‘our from the byrth of Cryste .lxxi. But after that he had reynyd 〈◊〉 .vii. monythê they smote of his hed ¶ Otto was the .viii. emê‘our he wan .iii. batteyllis agayns Vitellius in the .iiii. was put to flyght wherfore in dyspayre thereof he slewe hym selfe after that he had be emperour .iii. monythis ¶ Vitelius was next emperour the yere of cryst .lxxii. he was takyn by y e people of VaspaciaÌ„ with in viii monythis slayn cast in the water of Tyber ¶ VaspaciaÌ„ was next eÌ„ê‘our he besegid the cyte of Ierusalem and last his son Titus at the sege and after came to Rome and ther dyed Aruiragus ¶ Aruiragê° the yoÌ„ger soÌ„ of KiÌ„belynê° broder to Guiâ—erê° was theÌ„ made kiÌ„g y e yere of Cryst .xliiii. he was a hardy wyse he bildid citê townis subduid y e peple by good laws iustyce y e aÌ„ll meÌ„ did gretly dred fere hiÌ„ also loue him he denied the tribute fealte to be payd to rome wherfore Vaspasianus was sent froÌ„ rome in to bryteyn with a grat power whoÌ„ Aruiragê° incouÌ„teryd in playn batteyll besid Oxonford where maÌ„ny of boâ—h ê‘tes were slayn y t noÌ„ coud tell who had the victory But oÌ„ the morow pease was made by the mediacioÌ„ of y e queen GeÌ„wissa Aruiragus submyttyd him self to the empyre was after gretly belouid of the hole senate rulyd the land by so good lawis y t al Europa spake of hym honour Athenor Ratherus Richemer ¶ Athenor sonn of Clodomer was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmen the yeer oeÌ„ crist .lxii he made a brygge wiâ— bottê ouer y e riuer of meuze to haue passyd in to gallia but wheÌ„ his peple were eÌ„teryd yeroÌ„ y e bryge brake mich of his peple wer drouÌ„nyd wherfor y e gallys caÌ„ vppoÌ„ Athenor theÌ„ y t wer past ouer Athenor vppoÌ„ his horse epâ— iÌ„ to the ryuer to haue swoÌ„ ouer to haue sauyd hym self there was drownyd ¶ Ratherê° soÌ„ to Athenor was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ y e yere of cryst .lxviii. he was a noble man hardy he defeÌ„did his laÌ„d froÌ„ y e Gallis made peaâ—e with germayns saxoÌ„s is buryed at Ratherdame ¶ Richemer soÌ„ of Ratherê° was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ y e yere of crist .lxxxix. heaydid wiÌ„dekiÌ„t kiÌ„g of saxoÌ„s agaiÌ„s y e gotis slew of theÌ„ .xx. M. made his yoÌ„ger soÌ„ callyd SoÌ„no duke priÌ„ce of a gret nuÌ„ber of peple which dyd iÌ„habyt y e laÌ„d now callid germania This SoÌ„no had a soÌ„ callid Clodomer which byldyd y e towne of Frankford Iuliê° Â¶ Iuliê° eldyst soÌ„ to charlê brabaÌ„ was after his fad duke of toÌ„gers brabaÌ„ iÌ„ y e lvii· yere after y e birth of crist a senatour of rome callid anthonie with his coÌ„panioÌ„ callid granê° for fere of Nero â— eÌ„ê‘our fled to vis â—uliê° for help which gaue theÌ„ theyr people a place callid hollaÌ„d wheâ— they bildyd a stroÌ„g place namyd hit aÌ„thonia after callyd wylteÌ„bourg now callyd vtâ—eth after â—eâ— weÌ„t with theyr people iÌ„ to y e forest of ardeyn yere bildiÌ„d a gooly pales which is callid at â—is day â—aâ—eÌ„ Clete clemeÌ„t Anaclete Euarist AlexaÌ„der ¶ Clete a Romayne was nexte made pope the yere of Cryst .lxxxi. he helde the see .xii. yere in the tyme of Tytus and Domician whiche dyde put hym to deth ¶ Clement a Romayne was nexte made pope the yere of Cryst .xCiiii. and helde the see .ix. yere and .ij. monthes and in the tyme of Nerua Troian and then was martred ¶ Anaclete a greke helde the see in the tyme of Troyan but the storyes make no mencyon howe longe and was martyred ¶ Euaryst a greke helde the see .ix. yere and .x monethes in the tyme of Troyan he ordeyned y e clerkes sholde were no berde nor longe here and after was martyred ¶ Alexander a Romayne helde the see .x yere and .vii monethes from the tyme of Troyan vnto the tyme of Adryan vnder whom he was martyred Titus Domician Nerua Troianus ¶ Tytus sone to Vaspasyan was nexte Emperour the yere of Cryst .lxxxi. he destroyed y e cyte of IherusaleÌ„ where .vi. C.M. Iewes were slayne a C.M. taken prysoners solde some wryte there was xi.c.m slayne then the kyngdome of Iewes decayed was destroyed ¶ Domician sone to Vaspasyan broder to Tytus was nexte Emperour he was a grete tyrauÌ„t and dyd y e .ii. persecucyon agaynst the crysten men and banysshed saynt IohnÌ„ the euangelyst in to the yle of Pathmos ¶ Nerua was nexte emperour he adnulled y e actê of Domician and then saynt IohnÌ„ came from Pathmos to Ephese ¶ Troianus sone Adoptyfe to Nerua was next emperour y e yere of crsty C. he dyde y e .iii. persecucyon of crysten men this Troianus was called the best of al emperours the moost ryghtful indyfferent Iuge y t euer was y t it is sayd y t saynt Gregory longe after his dethe prayed to god for his saluacyon by whose prayer by especyal grace he was delyuered out of hell and saued as some holde oppynyon Maurus ¶ Maurê° sone to Aruiragus was made nexte kynge of Brytayne y e yere of cryst .lxxiiii. In his tyme came one Roderyk to Brytayne with a grete nomber of people called Pictis which of olde tyme were named Gotes but Maurus gaue hym batayle anone slewe hym in westmerlande at Staynes more and the people y t fled made after y t humble request to Maurus whiche accepted them to grace gaue theÌ„ a wast countre in y e farthest ende of Skotlande
at the last one Coyl duke of colchester arose agayns hym slew hym in pleyn batell ¶ Coyll duke of colchester was then made kyng the yere of Cryste CC.lxii he was fader to seynte helene In his tyme coÌ„stancyus which late before had conqueryd spayne cam from rome with a great people in to brytayn to subdew y e bryttayns of whoÌ„ Coyll beiÌ„g a ferd gaue hym Helene his doughter to wyfe wherby pease was made Coyll dyed with in a monyth after Walter ¶ walter son of clodyon was after his fader kyng of freÌ„chmen the yere of cryst CC.xCviij In his tyme was great persecucyon of crysten men by dioclisyan maxymian he had but lytyll warr in hys tyme but dyed after that he had reynyd .viii. yere Also when the eÌ„perour constacyus was opressyd of the allmayns about langres the sayd Artsard gaue vnto hym sych eyde that at the last he had vyctory because that constaÌ„cyus wold be the more stronger agaynst the allmayns he maryed helene doughter to coyll king of bryttayn after besegyd the cytte of treues therfore the sayd Artsard coÌ„tynued great famylyaryte with the seyd eÌ„ê‘our Melchiades Siluester Marcê° Â¶ Melchiades born in affrik was pope the yere of cryst CCC.ix. he hild the se .iiii. yere he ordeynid that none shuld fast vppon the sonday was martyred vnder Galeryus Maxymyanus ¶ Syluester the furst a romayn born was next pope he hyld the see .xxiii. yere he ordeynyd y e fyrst of y e .iiii. generall couÌ„cels in y e cyte of Nycee agaiÌ„st y e arieÌ„s ¶ Mark a romayn hyld the see .ii. yere in the time of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„ciê° galeriê° coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius galeryus maxymianus were both made emperours the yere of cryst CCC.vii they partyd the empyre in two partis Maxymyan had all illyrycie or venys Asye all the oryeÌ„t CoÌ„staÌ„cyus had for his parte Ittalye affirke spayne gallya he maryed Helene doughter to Coell kyng of great bryttayne Looke more of hym among the kingis of bryttayne ConstaÌ„tyne the graunt son of constancius seynt helyn was next emperour the yere of cryst CCCix both of rome coÌ„stantinople In hys tyme MaxeÌ„ce son to maximyan was by dyuers men of war made eÌ„ê‘our but he was put douÌ„e by y e seyd coÌ„staÌ„tyne vnder whych maxeÌ„ce seiÌ„t Katerine was martiryd some say y t this coÌ„stantyn gaue furst possession to rome CoÌ„staÌ„cius coÌ„staÌ„tine the grauÌ„t ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„cius because his wyfe Helen was next heyr was theÌ„ made kyng the yere of cryste CC.lxxxix Thys helen fouÌ„d the crosse where vppon cryst suffred his passyoÌ„ thys constancyus maryed Nopces doughter of the kyng of Cipres in perse whych was his furst wyfe by her had a son callyd Costus y t was father to seynt Kateryne thys CoÌ„stans dyed in brittayn is buryed at yorke ¶ ConstaÌ„tine the grauÌ„t son of constaÌ„cyus helen was next kyng of great brytteyn â–ª the yere of cryste CCC.ix. there welbelouyd because he was born in brytton there dyd good Iustyce he came from britteyn to rome at y e iÌ„staÌ„ce of diuers of y e romayns there droue one maxeÌ„ce out which had vsurpyd the empyre at the last this maxence was slayne constantine made eÌ„ê‘our lyuyng his fader coÌ„staÌ„s Some storyes afferme y t he was the furst that euer gaue landis possessyons to the church of rome but this constantyne at the tyme of the deth of his fader was occupyed in the warrys in gallia was emperour before y t he was kyng of bryttayn Dagobert ClogioÌ„ Clodomer Genebault ¶ Dagobert sonne of walter was after hys father kyng of frenchmeÌ„ the yere of cryste CCC.vi. he was a good man Iust he was in all cawsis so indyfferent that it cowde neuer be prouyd that euer he did wroÌ„ge to any man or sufferid any to be done to his knolege he had .iii â–ª sonnis câ—ogion clodemer and genebault ¶ ClogioÌ„ eldist soÌ„ of dagobert was next kiÌ„g of freÌ„chmeÌ„ he reyned but .ii. yere laft .ii. yong sonnis which succedid not hym because of they re yong age ¶ Clodomer the second son of dagobart brother to clogion was next kyng of frenchmen he made pese betwen the saÌ„nis the thuringiens and becawse he fauorid the thuryngiens they gaue hym a coÌ„trey lieng betwen them the saÌ„nis which contrey Clodomer gaue to genebault his yonger brother which with gret people did inhabit it callid it frauÌ„ce oryeÌ„tall where now the cytee of wyrciburg is set merciandus ¶ Merciandus son of artsard was after his fader duke of tongres brabaÌ„d also had the gouernauÌ„ce of the prouynce by y e see cost for the emê‘ours romayens wan maÌ„ny grete â—hingis for them and specially in the lyfe of his fader taking part with constantine the graunt agayns maximian and licinius Iulius Liberius Felix ¶ Iulius a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst CCC.xxxix and hild the see .xv. yere vnder hym was the creacion of the proâ—onotarys ¶ Lâ—berius a romayn hild the see .vi. yere after some x. yere this lyberius became an herityke of the sekt of arientê ¶ Felyx a romayn hild the see .i. yere more he sufferyd martirdome by the aryeÌ„s but seynt Ierome puâ—â—ith not him in the nomber of popis CoÌ„staÌ„cius IuliaÌ„n Iouian â–ª ¶ CoÌ„stancius the second sonn of constaÌ„tyne the grauÌ„t was next emê‘our the yere of cryst CCC.xl vnder him was the .xi. parsecucion of crysten men for he fell to the sekt of arieÌ„tis ¶ Iulian apostata son of coÌ„stancius brother to constantine the graunt was next eÌ„perour he made y e xii· parsecuâ—ion agaynst the crysten meÌ„ vnder hym was marâ—â—rid seynt IohnÌ„ seynt pollâ—romaiÌ„s s. donat s blase s striace s Iuliane with many other he was namid apostata because he forsoke the feyth of cryst after did the seyd parsecucioÌ„ he was slaynÌ„ at a battell agayn the parses after that he had reynyd .i. yere .viii. monethis the cronicles here in couÌ„ting of yeris do gretly dyscord ¶ Iouian born at panone was next emperour he reynid but .viii. monthis Octauius ¶ Octauius duke of cornwall after the departing of constaÌ„tine made hym self kyng of bryttayn the yere of crist CCC.xxix slew them that constantine had made gouernours wherfore coÌ„staÌ„tine seÌ„d ouer one Traherus or Traben which made grete war agaynst octauius droue hym out of the laÌ„d traherus was kyng for a seaâ—on but afterward octauius by the ayd of gouâ—â—ertus king of norway which seÌ„d with hym a grete nuÌ„ber of people eÌ„terid in to the realme slew traheâ—us so recouerid his kyngdome agayn hild it in pease long tyme. therfore this traherus is not acouÌ„ptiâ— amoÌ„g the kiÌ„gis of brittayn this octauius had no heyr but a doughter which by councell of his lordis was maryed to one Maximian that came
yere after genebault soÌ„ of the seid dagobert whâ—â—h rulyd as duke .xi. yere Mercomer son of Clodion was duke of fraunce orientall y t is to sey of francony whyle that Dagobert rulyd the realme of frenchmeÌ„ In his tyme frenchmeÌ„ with the coÌ„duit of certeyn dukê weÌ„t in to germayn ouer the flood of ryne toke the cite of Treues wher of Lucius was gouernoure vnder the romayns after they cam from thens to the ryuer of seyne and for they saw it a goodly cuntrey they chase it for theyr habytacion ¶ Pharamound Sonne to Mercomer that was duke of FrauÌ„ce Oryentall was made furst kyng of Fraunce Oryentall And after by a comune assent was made kyng of all Fraunce Ansigisus Arbogastus but yet at the last he was prouyd a good cristin man but after because of the troble he had in gracians court he toke parte wyth Maxymyan agaynst gracian afetr y t was well in fauour with Theodose emperour ¶ Ansigisus son to taxaÌ„der was after his fader duke of toÌ„gres braban he was a good crysten prynce he slew in playne battayl grosius kyng of wandalys which was aÌ„ ydolatour a cruell tyraÌ„t Sixte ¶ Syxte a Romayne was made pope y e yere of cryst cccc.xiiii helde the see .viii. yere Theodose Marcian ¶ Theodose y e yonger succeded Archadius his fader in y e Empyre of CoÌ„staÌ„tynople the yere of Cryst CCCC xxi helde it with honore his vncle Emperour in the occydent .xv. yere after whose dethe he ioyned Valentynean the yonger with hym whyle that Pharamounde Clodyan Marouâ—e reygned in Fraunce ¶ Marcyan was Emperour in Constantynople after Theodose the yonger whose syster he maryed Valentyne the yonger was Emperour in Italy the yere of cryst CCCC liii this Marcyan was put to dethe in Constantynople by his owne seruauntê In his tyme saynt Vrsula as some wryters afferme was martyred at Coleyne with her .xi. M. virgyns ¶ After the dethe of Gracyan as Galfridus affermeth the foresayd kynge Gwanus assembled a grete power of Skottes Pictis Norways and Danes and came agayne in to Brytayne but other wryters make no mencyon whether Gwanus were leder of them or not But trouthe it is that they dyd then more harme then before for they destroyed all the crysten peeople that none durste name Cryst Ihesu but he was put to dethe But policronicon affermeth that after the dethe of Gracyan the Romayns sente a knyght called CoÌ„stantyne to haue the rule of grete Brytayne but because he was demed an enemy to the Emperour Honorius the emperour sente another knyght called Constanciê° in to grete Brytayne whiche slewe Constantyne in playne batayle after y t the brytons were vexed agayne by the Pictis other straungers dyuers times y t at the request of the brytons the Romayns sente to theÌ„ dyuers legyons of men dyuers tymes whiche chased the Pictis ouer the Skottisshe see made a wal of stone in y e same place where before Seuerus had made a wal of torues after y t the Romayns departed yet then soone after the Pictis Skottes entred againe brake y e wall before made spoyled y e couÌ„tre y t the lande all this whyle was in grete mysery bothe batayle derth dethe without a kynge by the space of .xxx. yere more wherfore they sente letters to Rome And also they sende embasset to Aecius kynge of Fraunce leuetenaunt to the Emperour Honorius whiche retourned agayne without comforte wherfore one Guitellinus bysshop of London as Galfryde wryteth wente to lytell Brytayne for helpe to the kynge Aldowinus whiche kynge sente his broder Constantyne with .xij. M. men with the bysshop in to grete Brytayne when the brytons herde therof a grete nombre of theÌ„ arose with CoÌ„stantyne gaue batayle to y e Pictis whiche were paynims of beleue destroyed theÌ„ droue theÌ„ out wherfore y e brytons made CoÌ„stantyne kynge of grete brytayne ClodioÌ„ and the fyrst that enhabyted Gallia the yere of Cryst CCCC xx he gaue his broder Marcomer the dukedome of FrauÌ„ce oryentall where nowe the cyte of frankforde is set he ordeyned the lawe salique ¶ Clodion sone of Pharamonde was the .ii. kynge of Fraunce the yere of cryst CCCC xxx he made warre vpon a certayne people called Turynges theÌ„ subdued he adioyned to y e royalme of FrauÌ„ce all the countre from the ryuer of Seyne to the ryuer of Leyre of whiche countres the Romayns had neuer after domynyon Charles labele· ¶ Charles Labele sone of ansigisus was after his fader duke of Tongres and Brabant he maryed the syster of the Emperour valentinian he gouerned Gall belgyk vnder the Romayns by the space of .xv. yere and exorted y e romayns to sende Aecius agaynst Attilia kinge of Huns whiche Attilia Leo ¶ Leo a tusque was next pope y e yere of cryst CCCC xlij he held y e see .xxi. yeris In his tyme was the .iiij. generall couÌ„sell in the cite of Calcidone he ordeynyd that in tyme of nede euery maÌ„ myght baptise ordeynyd y t Alleluya shuld not be soÌ„g nor seyd in lent nor Gloria in excelsis Leo. Leo zenon ¶ Leo y e furst was next emê‘our hyld y e eÌ„pyre .vi. yere y e yere of cryst CCCC lx ¶ Leo the second son of the doughter of Leo the furst was theÌ„ chosin emperour but because he was vnapt for y e warrys thought hym self not mete therfore for certeyn infirmites that he had hemade his father zenon emperour CoÌ„stantyne CoÌ„staÌ„s Vortiger ¶ Constantine thus beynge kyng the yere of cryst CCCC xxxiii Crystendome begayn agayn as galfridus writyth He toke a wyfe y t was of the noble blood of the romayns had by her .iii. sonis y t is to sey Constans Aurâ—lambrose or Aureliê° ambrosius Vter pendragoÌ„ CoÌ„stans the eldyst son was made a moÌ„k at winchester This coÌ„staÌ„tine was sleyn by treson of a pict whych was contynually in his court welbelouid of the kyng myght dayly come to his presence ¶ CoÌ„stans son of Constantyne as galfridus writyth was takyn out of religyoÌ„ and made kyng the yere of cryst CCCC xliii by meanis of Vortiger erle of Essex to whoÌ„ y e kiÌ„g gafe all y e rule wherfore he causid a C. knyghtis of the pictê to be reteynyd for the kyngê howshold seruaÌ„tys as a garde for the kyngis persoÌ„ whych people he knew well were vnstable apt to all myschefe wherfore Vortiger by maruelous secret subtyll meanis Imagening y e kingis distruccioÌ„ chyryshid those knyghtê aboue all other gaue them gret gyftis oft tymis seyd to them that yf he were more able of land he wolde better rewarde them wherby the knyghtis had hun in suche fauour that they slew the king in a night to the inteÌ„t to haue Vortyger kynge brought his hed vnto Vortiger This Vortyger theÌ„ because he wold
this tyme Lotharius king of keÌ„t was slayne by the south saxoÌ„s by the excityng of Edricus son to Egbert which succedyd hym with in a yere a halfe Edricus dyed widredus son also to Egbert succedyd hym Also about this tyme Alfridus Notus dyed after whom succedyd Osredus which was slayn by CoÌ„redus which succedid hym .ii. yere After whom succedyd Offricus ¶ Iue or Iewe descendyng of the blod of west saxons as willmÌ„s de regibus sayth was next kyng of west saxons after Cadwallader which made gret war vppon the kentysh saxons that the men of Dorobernia or Canterbury grauntyd to Iue for a recompence for the deth of Mulkyng brother to Cadwallader before slayne .iii. M. li This Iue by the excityng of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy woman abbesse of Berkyng gaue vp his kyngdome to Ethellerdus hys nevew toke a poore mannys wede in company of poore men went to rome therfore this Iue shuld seme to be the same person that Beda callyth HuÌ„ or Iue coÌ„sydering both the time of his reyne goyng to rome no variaunce but in wrytyng of the letters as in taking V. for N. that this Iuor Iue of whoÌ„ Galfridê° spekith to be other ê‘soÌ„s so all theyr seyngis may stand to geder ¶ Hit is seyd that this Iue was cause y t y e peter pens were grauntid to be payd of euery house in EngloÌ„d but the cause therof is not knowen certayn but som sey y t Ethelwold grauntyd them furst Also about this time Offa king of Essex kenredus kyng of Mercia went to rome were there ê“fessyd monkis after whoÌ„ succedyd in essex Sileredus in Mercia Colredus k  Edricê° Â Â Â k N Osredê° Â Conredê° Â Â N E     â—ileredê° E M  Kenredê° Â Colredê° Â M Clouis Cheldebert ¶ Clouis son of Theodor next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xciii ¶ Cheldebert .ii. soÌ„ of theodor was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce y e yere of crist viC.xcvii charlê mertel ¶ Charles mertell soÌ„ of Pepin was after his fader duke of Austry prince of the palece of fraunce He was protektour to Theodor the yong kynge of fraunce deffendyd his Gregory ¶ Gregory a sirien was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxx he held the see .x. yere more Anastace Theodose Leo ¶ Anastace was next emperour the yere of cryst .vii. C.xiiii he was put owte by Theodose ¶ Theodose was next emperour he was a crysten man but he was put from his empyre ¶ Leo was next emperour he was an heretyke He comauÌ„dyd the imagis of seyntys to be put down therfore he was cursyd of Gregory pope so dyed Ethellardus Cutbertus ¶ Ethellardus the neuew of Iue began hys reyn ouer the west saxoÌ„s the yere of cryst vii.xxiiii some men call him Etheldredus In this tyme Offricus or Osbrygh reynyd in northumberÌ„ to whoÌ„ Bede wrote the story callyd historia anglicana some say to his successour Colwolcus ¶ Cutbertus the neuew of Ethellardus began his reyn ouer the west saxons the yere of cryste .vii. C.xxxix In this tyme holy Bede before spokyn of dyed In this tyme Colwolphê° kyng of NorthuÌ„berÌ„ gaue vp his kyngome to Egbertê° his cosyn was made a monk this Cutbertê° made oft war agaiÌ„st Ethelwold kyng of Mercia Here is to be notyd that many of these saxons kyngis were holy men byldyd many churches foundyd many abbes indowyd them with gret land many of them liuyd verteously so dyed now be takyn as holy sayntys Also this Egbertus that was kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d forsoke his kyngdome for the loue of cryst toke the tonsure of seynt Peter Pall after whoÌ„ succedyd his son Osulphus which with in a yere was slayne by the northumbers after whoÌ„ succedyd Moll ethelwold within .vii. yere laft his kingdome to Helredus whych after .ix. yere was expulsid by the northumbers which made ethelbert theyr kyng which was expulsyd with in .v. yere Elwolphus made kyng which was slayne After whom succedyd Osredus which sone after was expulsyd by the northuÌ„bers Ethelredus made kyng which was after slayne And anon after Egbert kyng of west saxons subduyd them to his domynyon k    Wydredê° Â k N Offricê° Â Colwolfê° Â Egbertê° N E  Cuthredê° Â Â Â E M    Ethelwoldê° Â M Dagobert Cloiter Theodor ¶ Dagobert son to Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xv. ¶ Cloyter the second son of Cheldebert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xix ¶ Theodor son of dagobert was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxvi land from enmys In his tyme the sarsyns enteryd the realme of fraunce with an innumerable peple both men women children agaynst whom this Charlys martell made a gret battayll slew of them as some wryters affyrme .iii. C. lxxxv·M Saresyns zachari StepheÌ„ Pall ¶ zachary a greke was next pope the yere of Cryst vii C.xli. he helde the see .x. yere ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .v yere ¶ Pall a romayn held the see next .x. yere coÌ„stantine Leo ¶ Constantyne sonn of Leo was next emê‘our the yere of crist .vii. C.xlii. he was accursyd of pope Pall after dyed ¶ Leo sonne of Constantyne was nexte Emperoure He was couetouse of precious stonys tooke a crown full of precyous stonys out of the church of seynt Sophia put it vppoÌ„ his hed which stonis so brosid his hed that therof he died In his time the eÌ„pire decresyd and the saâ—â—yâ—s occupyed a greaâ— ê‘t of the Eest and the freÌ„chmeÌ„ rulyd in Italy Sigebertus Kenulphus ¶ Sigebertus cosyn to Cutbert begaÌ„ his reyn ouer the westsaxons y e yere of cryst .vii. C.xlv he was cruell tyraÌ„nous to his subiectê tornyd theyr lawes costomys after his one wyll put one of his lordis to deth which aduerâ—â—syd him to be reformyd wherefore his subiectis by one assent wyth y e eyd of one kenulphus deposyd him he was after in such mysery that he walkyng alone without comfort a swyne herd whose lord he before had slayne in reuenging his lordys deth there slew the seyd Segebert In his tyme Egberd was kyng of Northunberland· ¶ Kenulphus of the blod of Cerdicus son to Offa king of Merchis was made king of west saxoÌ„s y e yere of cryst .vii. C. xlviiiâ— he was a good man to his subiectis kept among them good pease In his tyme Offa slew a tyraÌ„t callid Bomredus that before had slayne Ethelwold king of Mercia made him self king After whose deth this Offa as neuew to Ethelwold reynid there as king he had warre with the northumbers them subdued also had war with Etheldred which than tooke vppon hym to be king of Estangles toke him
smote of his hed also this Offa had warr with Egbert kynge of kent also this Offa Chasid the bryttons or welch men in to walis made a famous dich there callyd Of dych a church callyd of church he foundyd the abbeys of seynt Albons and wynchcomb In thys time Egbert kyng of northumbers renouÌ„cid his kingdome becam a monk This offa when he had reynid .xxxix. yere laft his kingdome to his son kenulphus king of west saxons went to rome which kenulphus kept strongly his dominioÌ„s agaynst all his enmies during his life but at the last one Clito a kinsman of king Segebert that before was deposid by the seyd kenulphus lay in wayt vppoÌ„ kenulphus as he priuily was goyng to his paramour there slewe him which Clito was inmediat folowyd slayne mich his company k  Ethelbertê° Â Egbertê° Â k N Osulfê° â—ol â—â—heâ—â—â—old heleredê° Â Ethelbertê° N M  boâ—medê° Â Offa  M Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk sonn of Theodor was next king of frauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.xli. but because he gaue him self all to lechery plesure was vnprofitable to the realm he therfore was deposid by pope zachary after y t he had reinid .ix. yeris Pepin son to Charlis Martell made king Pepin ¶ Pepin son of Charles martell was by y e auctorite of the pope zachary declarid kinge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of crist .vii. C.l he passid the mouÌ„teyns twise cam in to Italy to socour the pope Steuin agaynst Astulph king of Lumberdy which kept the landis of the church from the pope restorid the pope agayn to his landis to his see StepheÌ„ AdriaÌ„ ¶ StepheÌ„ of secile was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxvii ¶ AdryaÌ„ a romayn held the see next .xxiii. yere more he was ê‘secutyd by desederius kyng of lumberdy for eyd fled to Charles kyng of FrauÌ„ce the which Charles subdewyd the seyd desederyus CoÌ„stantyne Hirenie ¶ CoÌ„stantyne the .vi. son to Leo was nexte emperoure y e yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxxii held it with his moder hyrenie .x. yere than put her out helde it sole but his moder put out his eyes and was emperesse afterward ¶ Hyrenie moder of Constantyne was empresse next .iiii yere after that the empyre cam to Charlmayn kyng of FrauÌ„ce Brigthricê° Â¶ Brygthrycus of the bloode of Cerdycus furst kyng of west saxons began his reyne ouer the west saxones the yere of cryst .vii. C.lxxviii one of his doughers was maryed to offa kyng of Marchys by whose helpe before tyme he put owt of his rule Egbart son of Alcumundus which Egbart was then an vnder kyng or ruler in west saxons wherefore Egbart saylyd into FrauÌ„ce there was in kyng Charles court duryng y e lyfe of Brygthricus the .ii. yere of Brygthrycus was seen grete wonder for crossis lyke to blood fell vppon mennis clothis in the street which some expouÌ„nyd betokeayd the coÌ„myng of the danis which danis enteryd the land after in the .ix. yere of Brygthricus but he y e other kyng saxons drof them out agayne at that tyme this Brygthrycus was poysonyd by his wyf namid Ethelburga which for fere therof fled in to FrauÌ„ce after endyd her lyfe in shame pouerte for her sake the kyngis of the land specially of the west saxons wold not suffer theyr wyâ—is to set by them in placis of honor long tyme afterward Also after the deth of kennul phus kyng of west saxons as is before seyd Egfertus the other sone of offa was kyng of Mercia dyed with in half a yere after whoÌ„ succedyd kennulphus after whoÌ„ succedyd his son kenelmus whych was wyth in few monythis martyryd heddyd by his sister quendrede after that Celwolphus broder to kenwolphus reynyd in Marcya one yere theÌ„ was put out by one bernulphus which bernulphus with in thre yere after was put out bi Egbart kyng of wessaxons slayn bi the estanglis whos predesessors before had subduid the estaÌ„gles after whoÌ„ Ludicamus reinid .ii yere in Mercia after in a battell agayns the aÌ„gles was slain after whom one wiglasius toke vppoÌ„ him to be king of Mercia which sone after was subduid bi Egbart king of wessaxons to whom he gaff it agayn so reynid there agayne .xii. yere bering tribute to Egbart after wiglasius dyed and berthulphus was made king of Marcia by Egbart king of westsaxons to whom he gaff tribute .viii. yere after berthulphus succedid burdredus which was subdued after he had reynid .xxiii. yere by the danis fled went to rome wherfor the danis made one Chelwolphus ruler of Marcia vnder the danis so ther was no king in Marcia tyl long after y t Edward king of westsaxons subduid it to his domynyans k  Cuthredê° Â baldredê° Â k N Elwolâ—ê° Osredê° Â Ethelredê° Osbrigh ella N M Egfertê° kenulfê° kenelinê° celwolfê° barnulfê° M Charlmayn ¶ Charlis y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayne was next king of FrauÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vii. C. â—â—viii Leo. StepheÌ„ ¶ Leo a romayn was next pope the yere of cryste .vii. C.xcv he crownyd Charlmayn emperour and declaryd Pepyn son to Charles kyng of Italy he held the see .xxi. yere ¶ StepheÌ„ a romayn hyld y e see next .vii. moÌ„thys he crounyd Lewes debonayr eÌ„ê‘our kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Charlys the grauÌ„t or Charmayne ⸫ Charlys y e grauÌ„t or Charlmayn beyng kyng of fraunce son of Pepyn was next eÌ„perour made by pope leo y e yere of crist .viii. C.i. because y e romayns coÌ„spyryd agaynst the pope leo the pope therfore cam to Charlys the graunt for help which restoryd hym agayn to hys see wherfore the pope by hys councell dyd crowne hym emperour declaryng that they of constantynople were vnworthy because they deffendyd not the church of rome Egbert furst Kyng of all Englond EGbert the son of Alcumundus as is before shewyd Began his reyne ouer the west saxons the yere of cryst .vii. C.xxv This Egbert whych was dryuyn owt by meanys of Brigthricus as is before rehersyd when he had obteynyd the gouernauÌ„ce of this land one Barnulphus kyng of Mercia had him in derysyoÌ„ makyng agaynst him Gestê Rymys whych Egbert for a tyme pacyeÌ„tly sufred tyll a season that he had gotten the fauour of his subiectys then assemblyd his knyghtys gaue batell to him wher Barnulphus had .vi. or .vii. men agaynst one of his but by reasoÌ„ that egbertus men were lene lyght long brethyd Barnulphus men were groce corpulent Egbert had the victory as is before sayd seasid the domynion of Mercia in to his own hand This Egbert also made war vppoÌ„ y e keÌ„tysh saxoÌ„s at leÌ„ght obteynid the vyctory he also subduyd the northuÌ„bers made Osbright Ella ther kyngys to be to him tributaryes and so ioynid these .iii. prouyncis to his own
pope the yeer of cryst M.xxxix hyld the see but .xl. days for then Benet was chosin agayn ¶ Gregory a romayn was next pope the yeer of cryst M.xlv. Henry ¶ Henry son of Conrard was next emperour the yeer of cryste M.xl he was crownyd afterward by pope Clement Harold harefot Hardekynyte Also in the tyme of this kanutus the skottys rebellyd wherfore kanutus with a great army enteryd in to skotland subdued Malcolyn kyng of skottys by reason wherof this kanutus was than kynge of .iiii. kyngdomys that is to say of Englond Skotland Denmark Norway After that he went in to Denmark from thens to rome on pylgrymage after returnyd in to Englond where he kepte all his lyfe good Iustyce was well belouyd dyd many good charytable dedis byldyd and repayryd many monestaris specyally such as were thrown downe in the tyme of his faders ê‘secucyon after dyed lyeth at winchester leuyng after hym .ii. sonnys one callyd Harold the other Hardykynâ—tus which hardykynytus was made kyng of Denmark in his faders days ¶ Harold callyd harefote for his delyuernes swyftnes soÌ„ne to kanutus by Elgyna hys furst wyfe began his reyn ouer EngloÌ„d the yeer of cryst M.xxxix Of hym is lytyll laft in memory for he reynid but .iiii. yeer saue that he banyshyd his stepmoder Emma tooke her goodis Iewellys from her ¶ Hardykynytus beyng kyng of DeÌ„mark second son to kanutus by his last wyfe Emma was next kyng of eÌ„gloÌ„d the yeer of cryste M.xli In hys tyme the .ii. soÌ„nys of Egelredus Alfridê° Edwardus cam from normaÌ„dy in to Englond to vyset theyr moder Emma brought with them a gret coÌ„pany of normaÌ„s wherfore one yerle Goodwyn which was most in the kyngê fauour of most myght next to the kyng councellyd the kyng the lordys not to suffer those normans to be within the realme for Ieoperdy by which meanys he gatt auctoryte to order the matter hym self wherfor he met wyth theÌ„ on Gyl downe there slew Alfrydus the most part of the normaÌ„s but Edward was conueyd to his moder whych for fere of Goodwyn sent hym agayn in to normandy Sone after this Hardykynytê° beyng mery at lambyth sodenly waxyd dome fell down to the grouÌ„d wythin .viii. days after dyed wyth owt issue of his body after he had reynyd .ii. yerys which was the last that reynyd in Englond of the blood of the danys In the tyme of this henry part of the borgonyons that had be long vnder the obedyence of frauÌ„ce refusyd the french kyng tornyd to Conrard eÌ„ê‘our ¶ This henry had .iii. sonnys one callyd Phyllyp which was kyng of fraunce his fader lyuyng a nother callyd Robert that was duke of Burgoyn an other callyd hugh the grauÌ„t y t was yerle of vermeÌ„ dose Robert ¶ Robert duke of fryse broder to baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lieth at cassel WillmÌ„ ¶ willmÌ„ bast sonne to Robert was next duke of Normandy which had gret war with henry kyng of frauÌ„ce as is aboue shewd clemeÌ„t damas Leo Victor ¶ Clement was next pope the yere of cryst M.xlvii ¶ Damasse hyld the see next .xxiii. days ¶ Leo hyld the see next .ii. monythis ¶ Victor hyld the see next .ii. yere and more This henry cam in to Italy and toke Pandulph prince of capia presoner edward ¶ Edward the son of Egelredus Emma began his reyn ouer engloÌ„d the yere of Cryste M.xliii he maryed Goduha doughter to erle Godwyn but he neuer flesshly dalt with her nor put her from his bed he dischargyd the Englyshmen of y e grete trybute callyd dane gelt for euer he banysshyd the yerle goodwin and his sonis for .ii yeris after that was agrement made and the kyng toke them agayne to grace in the tyme of which banyshment williaÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond and had grete chere of the kyng and retornyd agayne In this tyme y e skottis rebellyd wherfore seward yerle of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by y e kyngis commaÌ„dment power enteryd skotland and subduyd the skottis and chasyd theyr kyng owt of the land then kyng Edward gaff that land to Malkolyn soÌ„ of y e kyng of Combers to hold of hym and his heyris kyngê of Englond as off theyr cheff lord After this y e yerle goodwin sittyng at the kyngis bord was sodenly takyn with sekenis wherof he dyed with in thre days some sey he was takyn with a palsey and some seyd that he was chokyd with a morsell of bred because he sware falsely by that morsell of bred that he was not gylty of the deth of Alfrede broder to y e kyng sone aft this kyng Edward sent vnto henry the .iiii. emperour for Edward son of Edmond yronsyd to coÌ„ in to Englond to the intent to make hym his heyre which accordyng therto cam in to EngloÌ„d and sone after dyed also after the deth of yerle goodwiÌ„ harold his eldist soÌ„ waxyd so in the kyngis fauor that he rulyd the most grete causis of the realme and was ruler of the kyngis army and subduyd y e welchmen that rebellyd this harold saylyd in to normandy to see his broder welnotus that was sent thether for a plegge for the ê‘formance of the couenantis made be twen the kyng and his fader yeâ—le goodwyn wher wilmÌ„ duke of normandy made hym to swere that he shuld mary his doughter that was thaÌ„ with in yeris of consent and then after the deth of kyng Edward he shuld kepe the laÌ„d to his behoue accordyng to the mynd of kyng Edward afther some wryters after that this harold retornyd to EngloÌ„d and shewyd y e kyng what he had done wherwith the kyng was well contentyd after this the kyng fell seke and before he dyed he saw in a vysyon that by cause the nobles and the prelattis off EngloÌ„d were not goddis seruantê that god therfore shuld take this kingdome in to the handis of theyr enmis sone after y t this kyng Edward dyed with out issue and was acomptyd a virgyn when he dyed Robert ¶ Robert son to Robert was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at seynt vedast This wilmÌ„ duke of normandy cam in to Englond to kyng Edward of hym had grete chere he was cosyn to kyng Edward by his fader seyd that is to sey son to Roberd soÌ„ to Rychard the good soÌ„ to Rychard the hardy which Rychard the hardy was both fader to rychard the good and to eÌ„ma moder to y e seyd kyng Edward therfore as some afferâ—e kyng Edward grauÌ„tyd to hym 〈◊〉 kyngdome of Englond after his deth StepheÌ„ Benet Nicholas Alexander ¶ Stephen born at Loreyne was nexte pope the yere of cryste M.lvi he hyld the see .vii. monethis ¶ Benet a romayn hild the see next .ix. monethis but he was deposyd because he obteynyd the see by strenght and force ¶ Nycholas born at
wyllyam Rufus kynge of Englande And than the Duchye of Normandye was vnder the dominyon of the kynges of Englande many yeres afterwarde Victor ¶ Victor was nexte pope he contynued the sentence agayns Henry the Emperour but he was impoysoned by venym put in his chales after that he had be pope one yere But about this tyme a great plee and debate was bytwene one Thomas Archebysshop of yorke and Lamfranke archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury whether the archebysshop of yorke shulde be vnder the rule of the archebysshop of Caunterbury whiche matter was appelled to Rome And from thens sende downe to be determyned in Englande where the Archebysshop of CauÌ„terbury recouered and optayned that the archebysshop of yorke shulde be sacred of the archebysshop of Caunterbury and make to hym othe with professyon of obedyence ¶ About the .x. yere of his raygne Roger erle of Harforde and Rafe erle of Northfolke and Suffolke and one erle walreffe conspired agaynst the kyng but it was disclosyd wherfore the erle of Harforde and the erle of Northfolke fledde and were outlaude the erle walreffe was behedyd Also about the .xv. yere of his raygne Robert Curteyse the kynges eldyst son with the helpe of Philyppe the Frenche kynge made warre agaynst his father and gaue hym a great batell in Normandye where kynge wyllyam was sore hurte and fayne to forsake the fylde The cause of that batell was sor that that kynge wyllyam wolde haued resumyd from his sonne Robert the Duchye of Normandye for his wyldnesse which he before y e tyme had gyuen to him ¶ This wyllyam made the newe forest in Hampshyre and therfore cast downe dyuers churches by the space of .xxx. myles In his tyme he kept the englysshemen so lowe that fewe of them bare any offyce of honour or rule but somwhat he fauored the citye of London Also he buylded two abbayes in Englande that is to say the abbaye of Battell where he wanne the fylde agaynst Harolde and the abbaye of Barmesey in Southwarke besyde London and also he buylded .ii. other abbayes in Normandye ¶ Also in the .xix. yere of kynge wyllyam his raygne the kyng beynge in Normandye araysed a great trybute in Englande caused to be gathered of euery hyde of lande whiche contayneth .xx. acres .vi. s. And soone after that enteryd Fraunce with a great armye and brent a parte of the citye of Meaux and many other cityes townes but as some wryters say in that hete by the lepe of a horse he toke suche a disease that it was the cause of his dethe And made his testament gaue to wyllyam Rufus his seconde sonne the kyngdome of Englande and to Rober Courteyse his eldyst sonne the Duchye of Normandye And to Henry his thyrde sonne he gaue his treasour and warned wyllyam to be to his people louynge and lyberall and Robert to be to his people sterne and sturdye And dyed the .ix. day of September the yere after y e incarnacyon of Chryst M.lxxxvii after y t he had be kyng of Englande xx yere and duke of Normandye .lii. yeres was buryed in the citye of Cane in Normandye ¶ wyllyam ¶ wyllyam duke of Normandye was nexte erle of FlauÌ„ders by the ayde of the Frenche kynge willmÌ„s rufus Vrban ¶ Vrban was nexte pope The yere of Chryst M.lxxxviij he hylde the see .xii. yere and more Vnder hym was determyned the voyage to Ierusalem by Godfrey de Boleyn other chrysten men whiche wanne the citye of Ierusalem ¶ Wyllyam Rufus WIllyam Rufus or Wyllyam the redde the seconde son of wyllyam conquerour was crowned nexte kynge of Englande the .xxvii. day of Septembre the yere of Chryst M.lxxxvii Sone after that wyllyam Rufus had taken vpon hym the kyngdome His brother Robert Courteyse came out of Normandye and landed at Hampton to the intent to haue expulsed his brother from the kyngdome but wyllyam Rufus herynge therof sende to hym embassadours requyrynge hym that he myght inioye it duryng his lyfe payeng to hym yerely .iii. thousande markes with condicyon that whiche of them ouer lyued other to inioye the kyngdome To the whiche Robert by y e aduyse of his counsell assented returned agayne to Normandye This wyllyam Rufus was somwhat vnstable of maners and couetous and solde benefyces of the churche and bysshoprykes so that betwene hym and his lordes was oft discencyon wherfore well nere all the Normans toke parte agaynst hym so that he was forced of necessyte to drawe to hym the Englysshemen ¶ Also sone after Robert Courteyse duke of Normandye layde his dukedome to plegge to his brother kyng wyllyam Rufus for .x. M. li toke his voyage into y e holy lande Also in this tyme Malcolyn kyng of Scottê enteryd NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„de there dyd great distruccyon but yet after many coÌ„flyctê betwene y e kyng and hym Malcolyn was sworne to be obedient to kyng willyam ¶ The .iiii. yere of his rayne a great wynde was in London y e 〈◊〉 downe .v. C. howses and y e rofe of Bowe churche and dyd great hurte in wynthester in dyuers other places In this tyme also the welchemen rebellyd but they were subdued theyr duke or kyng called Ryse was slayne whiche was accompted the last kynge of wales After that Malcolyn kynge of Scottes rebellyd came into Englande w t his retenewe whome one Robert erle of NorthuÌ„berlande inconteryd there the kynge Malcolyn was slayne and by the ayde of kyng wyllyam Edgare his son was made kynge of Scotlande ¶ About this tyme the order of Cysteaux was fyrst brought into Englande by one water Espeke that founded the fyrst Abbey of that religyon at Ryuall ¶ This kynge wyllyam was a very couetous man a proude a wylfull and pylled both◠〈◊〉 sperytualte temperalte with sellynge of Bysshoprykes Abbeys benefyces and leuyenge vnresonable taxes trybutes on the temperalte specially by the onely counsell of one Ranulphe hys procuratour whiche ryches the kynge dyd spende vpon the Towre of London some say vpon the makynge of westmyster halle but yf y e sayenge be trewe of westmyster halle it must be some olde halle there nat the newe halle that is nowe For the armes that appere in the halle y t nowe is aswell in y e stone worke as in the tymber worke be y e armes whiche kyng Rycharde the seconde gaue which be .iii. Lyons with y e flour delyce quarterly the whyte hart for his badge For there was neuer kyng of Englande y t bare the armes of FrauÌ„ce whiche be the flour delyce before kyng Edwarde the thyrde for in his tyme the armes of FrauÌ„ce was fyrst ioyned to y e armes of Englande wherfore it shulde seme euydently that westmyster halle y t iâ— nowe was nat bylde in the tyme of kynge wyllyam Rufus except it were onely the foundacyon therof or els it was y e halle in westmyster aboue the steyres which is nowe called y e whyte halle By the
some were slayne at the seges some forsoke the Frenche kynge But at the last these .ii. prynces mette with .ii. great hoostes in a playne fylde where there was fouâ—â—â— a cruell battell but the Frenche kynge lost the fylde and many of his people were slayne 〈◊〉 he hym selfe fayne to flee but after these princes were agreed and wyllyam the eldyst son of kynge henry dyd homage to the kynge of Fraunce for Normandye the fre men of Normandye dyd homage to wyllyam the kynges sonne ¶ After this done kynge Henry sayled into EnglaÌ„de but the shyppe wherin wyllyam his eldyst son was and Rycharde his brothe rthe erle of Chester and his suster the kynges doughter the countes of Percye the kynges nyce and many other great estates and other to the nombre of C.lx. parsons strycke vpon a rocke and was sodaynly brokyn where they were all drowned saue one man that escaped ¶ About the .xxi. yere there was a great couÌ„sell called in LoÌ„don for y e correccyon of the vicyous lyuynge of preestes to be done by the kynges offycers Sone after this Henry the Emperour dyed and Maude the empresse came to her father kynge henry whiche caused Dauyd the kynge of Scotlande and the more parte of the lordes of Englande to do othe and fealte to the Empresse and to kepe the lande to her if the kynge dyed without issue male ¶ Also about the .xxviii. yere one Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo maryed the sayd Maude and after by her had issue Henry whiche henry after kynge Steuyn was kynge of Englande as shal be shewed after ¶ This kynge henry the fyrst buylded the Abbey of Redynge released to the Englysshemen the Dane gelt Also this kynge henry beynge in Normandye in the .xxxv. yere of his reyne the seconde day of December in the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv dyed Some say he dyed of a surfet and some wryters say that it was by a fall of a horse and his body was brought into Englande and is buryed in the Abbay of Redynge Stephanus Innocent Celestyne Lucius ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xxx He made the lawe y t none shulde ley no violent hande vpon a clerke payne of cursynge and he hylde the see .xiiij. yere ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .v. monethes ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see one monethe ¶ Conrade ¶ Conrade was next Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxviij In his tyme one mayster Arnolde preched in Rome agaynst the ryches superfluytes many men alowed hym therin and folowed hym But at the last he was put to deth because of y e hatered y t the clerkes had vnto hym ¶ Steuyn STeuyn erle of Boleyn and syster son to kynge Henry than toke vpon hym to be kyng of Englande For when he harde of kyng Henryes dethe he passed the see and came into Englande thorowe counsell of many of the great lordes of Englande contrary to their othe made to Maude y e Empresse and was crowned kynge vpon saynt Steuyns day the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxv after the count of Englande by wyllyam Archebysshop of Caunâ—erbury whiche fyrst made othe to Maude the Empresse This Steuyn the fyrst yere of his â—aygne araysed a great hooste to haue made warre agaynste kynge Daued of Scoâ—lande but he came and made a peace with hym But he dyd hym none homage because he had done homage before to Maude the Empresse Nat withstandynge yet Henry the eldyst son to kynge Daued dyd houâ—â—ge to kyng Steuyn But after that this Daued repented hym â—f that and entryd into Northumberlande with a great hoost brent and slewe the people in 〈◊〉 cruell wyfe and slewe man woman and chylde But the kynge sent one Thurstone with 〈◊〉 â—reat hoost agaynst them betwene whiche there was a great battell where the Scottes lost 〈◊〉 fylde and many of them slayne and the resyde we fled into Scotlande And after that this kynge Steuyn hym selfe made a great voyage into Scotlande but he dyd there but lyttel to his pleasure or profyte ¶ This kynge Steuyn beseged dyuers castels of dyuers by sshoppes and other lordes and toke them by force and fortefyed them with his knyghtes seruauntes to the entent to withstande the Empresse whose commynge he euer feared ¶ About the .vi. yere of his raygne Maude the Empresse came into Englande by the comfort of the erle of Glocester bastarde son to kynge Henry her father and of the erle of Chester but the kynge raysed so great a power y t the Empresse was fayne to go take the citye of Lyncolne for her refuge helpe and the kyng her beseged longe tyme but at the last she and her company escaped and than the kynge toke the citye And than the erle of Chester with a great power of welchemen and the erle of Glocester brought a great power to the Empresse and came agaynst the kynge betwene whome there was fought a cruell batell that dured a longe season it was harde to knowe who shulde haue the better but at the last the kynges people gaue backe and fledde And the kynge abode with a fewe of his knyghtes and was takyn prisoner and brought to the Empresse and after sent to Brystowe to prison ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son to Lewys the great was nexte kyng of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.C.xxxvii This Lewys beynge longe from the companye of his wyfe on a tyme fell sycke and his Phesicyons counselled hym to take a wenche but he wolde nat and sayd it was better for hym to dye vpon goddes hande than to lyue in spouse breche and sone after that he receyued helthe Eugenye Anastase ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. yere and more ¶ Anastase was nexte pope he hylde the see one yere ¶ After this fylde so wonne the Empresse thought her sure of the hole realme but she was disceyued for the kentysshemen toke parte with the kyng The quene also kynge Steuyns wyfe made great labour to haue the kynge delyuered promysynge that he shulde surtendre the lande to the Empresse he to go to religyon but the Empresse her couÌ„sayle wolde nat grauÌ„t therto ¶ Also they of the citye of London made great labour to the Empresse to vse saynt Edwardes lawes and nat the lawes that the Empresse father had ordayned whiche was more strayte straunge to them than the other but the Empresse and her counsayle wolde nat graunt it For these sayd causes the Citezyns of LoÌ„don were discontented wolde haue takyn the Empresse but she hauynge knowlege therof departed and fledde to Oxforde And the quene with ayde of the kentysshemen her fryndes raysed a great hoost y t the Empresse for feare fled to Gloucester and in this whyle the erle Robert of Gloucester araysed a great people and in a playne fylde besyde wynchester the erle was discomfet by them of the quenes parte there therle was takyn
prisoner then by medacion of fryndes they agreed vpon eschaunge of prisoners So that the kynge was delyuered for the erle Robert and sone after that the kynge waxed more stronge of people and besegyd the Empresse at Oxforde That the Empresse was fayne to clothe her and her people in whytte apparell and in a nyght whan the grounde was couered with Snowe she by that meanes escaped and fledde to walyngforde and sone after that with a small companye departed into Normandye to her husbande Geffrey Plantagenet but yet after this Robert erle of Gloucester and the erle of Chester were so stronge of people that the kynge was nat abyll to venquysshe them dyuers and many conflyctes was bytwene them yet at a batell at wylton bytwene them the kynge lost the fylde and was lyke to haue ben takyn but yet he escaped In this pastyme dyed Geffrey Plantagenet and Henry his eldyst sonne was made duke of Angeo and Normandye ¶ It was nat longe after but that Eustase sonne to kynge Steuyn with helpe of the Frenche kynge made warre vpon this duke henry in Normandye but he preuayled nat Sone after this duke Henry came from Normandye and with a great armye entred into Englande and wanne the castell of Maluysburye and dyd moche harme to the kynge and at the last came into London and wanne the Towre more by polecye and fayre promyse than by strength and after wanne walyngforde and many other stronge holdes that the kynge had so moche warre that he wyst nat whether to go But the kynge caused Theobalde Archebysshop of Caunterburye to make meanes to the duke for a peace whiche at the last was concluded about the feest of Epyphanye some say it was agreed that Steuyn shulde be kynge terme of his lyfe and the duke heyre Apparant to be kyng after his dethe And some storyes say that the lande was deuyded bytwene them but howe so euer the peace was concluded trewth it is that kynge Steuyn dyed as men sayde for thought and care in the .xxv. day of Octobre nexte folowynge The yere of Chryst M.C.liiii For he was in warre and trouble and in great vexacyon all the terme of his lyfe and he is buryed at Feuersham ¶ Margaret Baldewyn ¶ Margaret syster to Philyppe was maryed to Baldewyn erle of Henaude whiche was nexte erle of Flaunders ¶ Baldewyn sonne to Baldewyn was nexte erle of Flaunders and Emperour of Constantynople Henricus .ij. Adryan Alexander Lucius Vrban Gregory ¶ Adryan an Englysshe man was next pope y e yere of chryst M.C.liiii he hylde y e see .iiii. yere ¶ Alexander was nexte pope he hylde the see .xxi. yere but parte of the eleccyon dyd chose one Victor whiche was called the Antepape and was mayntayned by the Emperour Fredrycke but yet peace was made betwene them ¶ Lucius was nexte pope he hylde the see .iiii. yeres ¶ Vrban was next pope in his tyme IerusaleÌ„ was won by y e Sarazyns he hylde the see .ii. yere ¶ Gregory was nexte pope he hylde the see .viii. wekes Fredrycke ¶ Fredrycke Barbe was next Emê‘our y e yere of chryst M.C.lii he hylde y e empyre .xxxvii. yere Henry HEnry the seconde and son to Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angeo Maude the Empresse was crowned kyng the .xx. day of December the yere of Chryst M.C.liiii This henry was fortunate in his begynnynge and vnfortunate in his ende for fyrst he put downe all the newe castelles that were longynge to the crowne whiche kynge Steuyn before tyme had geuyn to dyuers men fortefyed them agaynst Maude the Empresse He put vnder his owne dominyon the kyngdome of wales and there let fall downe many great woddê and made hye wayes he wanne Irelande by strength He subdued wyllyam kynge of Scotlande whiche at that tyme hylde a great a parte of NorthumberlaÌ„de vnto Newe castell vpon Tyne and ioyned Scotlande to his owne kyngdome from the southe Occean to the Northe yles of Orkeys and made all these landes as vnder one pryncipate he had in his rule NormaÌ„dye Gascoyn Guyon Angeo and Chynon and made subiecte to hym Aluerne and by the tytle of his wyfe Elynor doughter to the erle of Petowe he optayned y e MouÌ„tes Pyranye in Spayne that we rede of none of his progenytours that had so many contreyâ— vnder his dominyon About the .vi. yere of his reyne he wanne the citye of Tolowys ¶ Also for dyuersacies that the kynge procured to be made agayne the lybertes of the churche There fell a great debate betwene hym and Thomas then Archebysshop of Caunterbury that the bysshoppe fled vnto Rome But after whan Thomas came agayne to Caunterbury .iiii. of y e kyngê knyghtes because the kyng beyng in NormaÌ„dye they harde y e kyng say these wordes if he had any men about hym he had ben a venged vpon y t traytour longe or that tyme. Therfore these knyghtes came fro the kynge beynge in Normandye and slewe this Thomas in the cathederall churche in Caunterbury at saynt Benettes auter whiche Thomas is nowe by the churche canonysed for a holy saynt dyuers myracles auctorysed by the churche that god hathe shewed for hym This kynge henry let crowne henry his eldyst sonne kynge of Englande and went hym selfe into Normandye but his son henry dyed before his father and therfore he is nat accounted in the noÌ„bre of kynges of Englande This Henry his son and his .ii. bretherne IohnÌ„ Rycharde made warre agaynst theyr father Some say the cause of the warre was because the kynge imprisoned Elynor his wyfe whiche was kept in prison tyll the kynge dyed and he kept the wenche Rosamonde ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of his reyne wyllyam the kynge of Scottê by the assent of all the lordes of ScotlaÌ„de dyd homage to kynge henry at yorke where y e kynge willyam grauÌ„ted by his letters patentes that he and his heyres and successours for euer shulde do homage vnto the kyngê of Englande ¶ This kynge henry in the later ende of his dayes was neclygent to do his duetye to god holy churche and also declygent in executynge of his lawes and was warned oft tymes to amende these thynges but he forced no suche monicyon nor regarded no counsell And therfore in his later dayes all thyngê went agaynst hym For fyrst about the .xxx. yere of his reyne he sent his son IohnÌ„ into Irelande whiche there dyd preuayle but lyttell And in the nexte yere the kynge went thyder hym selfe but fortune was to hym contrary y t he lost his trauayle And about the .xxxii. yere of his reyne he lost Aluerne agaynst the kynge of Fraunce And the next yere after he lost Butyrecan and the nexte after he lost Cenomenea Turyne with many holdes to them belongynge And in the next yere after in the .vi. day of Iuly the yere Chryst M.C.lxxxix he dyed and is buryed at Founteuerarde ¶ Ferrande son to the kyng of Portyngale maryed â—o Iohan eldyst
doughter to Baldewyn the emperour was 〈◊〉 of FlauÌ„ders Richardus .j. ¶ Clement Celestyne ¶ Clement was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxvii he hylde the see .iii. yere and more ¶ Celestyne was nexte pope he hylde the see .vii. yere Henry ¶ Henry sonne to Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxix he hylde the Empyre .x. yere Rycharde the fyrst RIcharde the fyrst sonne of kynge Henry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the .iii. day of Septembre the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxxix This kynge ordayned in the citye of London two Baylyffes to be chosen yerely to gouerne the citye whose names were The fyrst baylyffes of London Henry Tornehyll Rycharde fitz ryuer ¶ Vpon the whiche day of his coronacyon because the Iewes presumed further than they ought the people fell vpon them and droue them to theyr houses robbed and spoyled them without pyte and brent some of theyr houses that the kyng sent strayte coÌ„maundement to cesse the ryot but because the nombre of the trespassours were so many they escaped vnpunysshed ¶ In the begynnynge of his reyne wyllyam kynge of Scottes came to Caunterbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde This Rycharde toke vpon hym to warre agaynst Chrystes enemyes made great preparacyon of money and therfore he gaue ouer Berwyke and Rokysborowe to the kyng of Scottes for .x. M.li. and solde to the bysshoppe of Durham his owne prouynce made many bysshoppes and ryche preestes to pay great sommes of money Also he had lycence of the pope to dispence with them that had takyn vpon them the crosse wherby he raysed moche money than commytted the rule of Englande to his chauncelour the bysshop of Ely than went into Normandye and mette with Philyppe kynge of Fraunce at Turon whiche had promysed the same voyage In whiche metynge they deuysed assurance for the contynuance of theyr iourney into y e holy lande that is to say that kynge Rycharde shulde passe by the see and kynge Philyppe by the lande and to mete agayne at Cycyll where they mette accordynge to theyr apoyntement where sone after a grudge began betwene the .ii. kynge for correctyon of theyr soudyours wherfore kynge Philyppe departed but kyng Rycharde entryd the lande of Cypres made so sharpe warre that he toke the kynge of Cypres prisoner and layde hym in bondes of syluer because he had promysed he shulde nat be put in bondes of yron After y t he sayled to Acon or Acres where kynge Philyppe with his hoost lay and beseged the citye whiche than ioyously receyued kynge Rycharde whiche bothe princes set vpon the citye of Acres and wanne it But sone after that a greater grudge began betwene those two prynces Some say the cause therof was for the partynge of the pryes gotten at the sayd citye of Acres and some say it was for that that kynge Rycharde denyed to kynge Philyppe halfe that whiche was gotten at y e citye of Cypres whiche kynge Philyppe claymed by comenant made betwene them at Turon And some say it was because that the erle of Champeyne departed from kynge Philyppe and forsoke to do hym pleasure whiche erle kynge Rycharde receyued And some say the cause of the varyaunce was for y e that kynge Rycharde beynge in Cycell maryed the syster of the eynge of Nauerne where he before had promysed to mary the syster of y e sayd kynge Philyppe But what so euer was the cause of the grudge trouthe it is that kynge Philyppe departed from Acres contynued his iourney tyll he came into Fraunce Sone after this it was shewed kynge Rycharde that the towne of Iapheth whiche was than in chrysten mennes handes was beseged by one Salandyne lykely to be wonne wherfore kynge Rycharde sayled thyther by water a nother hoost of Frenchemen and other whiche remayned there after the departynge of kynge Philyppe he sent them to Iaphethe by lande there by strength rescued the towne wanne dyuers other holdes there nyghe ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe called philyppe Auguste was nexte kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.C.lxxx he wanne a great battell agaynst Otton the Emperour Ferrande erle of FlauÌ„ders Raynolde erle of Bulleyne and toke bothe those erles prisoners ¶ wyllyam ¶ wyllyam Dampeter maryed to Margaret syster to Iohanne before countes of Flaunders was nexte erle of Flaunders and lefte many chrysten knyghtes to kepe them slewe the Turkes which he had take prisoners by reason wherof kyng Rycharde was sore dredde fered of the Turkes In the whyle y t kynge Rycharde was thus occupyed in the holy lande the bysshhop of Ely y t had the gydynge of Englande dyd moche tyranye and extorcyon in Englande as in depriuynge of Bysshoppes Abbottes and kepynge theyr landes pollynge and oppressynge of lay people by dyuers meanes that at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the lande This kynge Rycharde perceyued that the Chrysten people decresyd in the holy lande aswell by infyrmytes as lacke of vytell toke a truce for .iii. yere and returned whome warde and sent the quene his wyfe by the see he sayled with a small company into Histra and there landed where he was takyn prisoner by the duke of Ostreche and by hym put in prison and brought to Henry Emperour of Almayne whiche put hym in stronge prison and after Raunsomed hym at C.M. li. whiche duke of Ostryche was afwarde therfore accursed of the pope for y e wronge done to kynge Rycharde ¶ Also for the payment of this sayd Raunsome afterwarde the woll of all the whyte monkes and chanons in Englande was solde and rynges iewels of prelates and vessels and chalyces of all the churches thorowe the lande dyuers many shrynes scraped and spoyled of theyr golde and syluer Dyuers causes there were as wryters reherâ—e that the Emperour shulde owe grudge to kynge Rycharde one was because kynge Rycharde had promysed to the Emperour an ayde for the wynnynge of the kyngdome of Cicyle whiche the Emperour claymed as his inheritance whiche promyse kynge Rycharde as he sayd brake Another cause was for that y e kyng Rycharde toke from a knyght of the duke of Ostryche the dukes banner and trode it vnder his fete in dispyte of the duke and of the Emperour his lorde and therfore the duke and the Emperour were gladde to do kynge Rycharde displeasure ¶ It is sayd that a Lyon was put to kynge Rycharde beynge in prison to haue deuoured hym and when the Lyon was gapynge he put his Arme in his mouthe pulled the lyon by the harte so harde that he slewe the lyon And therfore some say he is called Rycharde Cure de lyon but some say he is called Cure delyon because of his boldenesse and hardy stomake Also IohnÌ„ the kynges brother by excytynge of the Frenche kynge herynge that the kynge his brother was in prison in Almayne began to make warre within
was exyled agayne into Flaunders to the kynges displeasure ¶ About this tyme the knightes of saynt Iohans wanne the citye of the Rodes from y e Turkes Also the Templers landes for that they vsed thyngê contrary to the faythe of Christ were gyuen to them of saynt Iohans and the Templers were distroyed thorowe out all Chrystendome and about this tyme the order of the Crossyd freres came fyrst into Englande This Piers of Ganeston was suffered to come agayne into Englande whiche than demeaned hym selfe moche wors than euer he dyd before and waxed proude and reuyled so the iordes that they were sore moued agaynst hym that sodaynly they rose and beseged hym in the Castell of Scarbrugh and at the last wanne it and toke it and brought hym to a place besyde warwyke and there stroke of his hede wherwith the kynge was greatly displeasyd ¶ About the .vi. yere of this kynge Robert le Bruse herynge of the dyuisyon betwene the kynge his lordes came agayne into Scotlande there was admytted as kynge wherfore kyng Edwarde prepared a great armye and went into ScotlaÌ„de agaynst whome came Robert le Bruse with a great power of Scottes they met at a place nyghe a ryuer called Bannokisborne where was fought a great batell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde and many of the lordes and great men of Englande were slayne and taken and the kynge with a fewe of his hoost fled and escaped with great daunger into Berwyke wherfore the Scottê were so inflamed with suche pryde that they made this eyme ye maydens of Englande nowe may ye morne For ye haue lost your â—emans at Bannokes borne with heue a lowe what weanes the kynge of Englande So sone to wonne Scotlande with rumbelowe ¶ In the .ix. yere of kynge Edwarde Robert le Bruse kynge of Scottes gatte Berwyke which was by treason as the fame went And the nexte yere after the Scottes entred NorthuÌ„berlande and brent and slewe man woman and chylde and the contrey therby greatly hurte And yet to ¶ Lewys Huten ¶ Lewys Huten son of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xiiii he made the court of parlyament of Fraunce to be holden contynually in Parys he reyned .ii. yere and lafte his wyfe the quene with chylde ¶ IohnÌ„ son to Lewys was borne after his fathers dethe and reyned but .viii. dayes ¶ Robert ¶ Robert son to Guy countie of Flaunders was nexte erle of Flaunders Clement ¶ Clement was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auinyon .viii. yere and more â—his myschefe was ioyned another that vytell and corne was so scant that the people were fayne to eate hors flesshe dogges flesshe and some stale chylderne and ete them many for defaute of vytell dyed after insued great pestylence 〈◊〉 that the people of EnglaÌ„de wondersly decayde yet these monicyons mended nat the kynge of his yuell lyuynge ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of his reyne he assembled a great hoost of the Southe Eest partes of Englande came and beseged Berwyke wherfore the Scottes gathered a great company and came into Englande another way into the marches of yorke shyre there slewe moche people wherfore the Archebysshop of yorke and other Abbottes pryours clerkes withe husbandemen assembled a great companye gaue them battell at a place called Mytton where the Englysshemen were discomfyte and many of them slayne but the Archebysshop and the Abbot of Selby dyuers other there escaped But because there were so many spirituall men there slayne it was called therfore the whyte battell And whan kynge Edwarde harde therof because it was nyghe wynter he brake vp his sege and returned into yorke Also about this tyme there was nothynge done but by the aduyse of Hughe Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the son the coÌ„mons had them in as great hateryd as they had Piers of Ganeston before ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of this kynge two Legates whiche came from Rome made great labour to conclude a peace betwene the kynge of EnglaÌ„de the Scottes but that auayled nat wherfore kynge Edwarde gatte a curse of pope IohnÌ„ to accurse Robert le Bruse all other that toke his parte that had hurte the reame of Englande that to stande in strength tyll they had recoÌ„pensed for all harmes done to Englande but it auayled nothynge but put Englande to great cost for the optaynynge therof Also when the barons of EnglaÌ„de sawe this mysterye that y e Spencers mysgouerned all the realme they assembled them to gether made a reâ—uest to the kyng that he shulde remoue the Spencers from his person wherfore there was a parlyment called at LoÌ„don the barons came thyder with a great company in iakettes of yelowe and grene and a bande of whyte cast ouerthwarte and therfore it was called the parlyment of whyte bandes At whiche parlyment bothe the Spencers were banysshed the lande for terme of theyr lyues and they toke shyppynge at Douer â—o voyded the lande But it was nat longe after but the kynge contrarye to that ordynance made in the parlyment sent for these Spencers agayne set them in hyghe auctorite ruled all thynge after theyr sensuall appetytes nothynge regardynge Iustyce nor the coÌ„men welthe wherfore the barons intendyng agayne to reforme these myschefe assembled their powers but the kyng made so hasty spede gathered his people so sone was stroÌ„ger than they and pursued them so in dyuers places that the barons euer fled that in the ende Thomas erle of LaÌ„caster was taken by one Andrewe of Harkeley whome the kynge sent w t a great power at y e battell of Borough brygge where many other of the barons were sâ—ayne and taken And after that the sayd erle of Lancaster and dyuers other of the barons and knyghtes were put to dethe after that the kynges power and the Spencers powers greatly increasyd the barons powers decayde by the space of .v. yere contenuynge In whiche tyme one Robert Baldocke whiche was a man of euyll fame was Chaunceler of Englande by whose meanes the kynge gatheryd many forfettes and fynes of his people contrary to good order of Iustyce ¶ In the .xv. yere of this kynge one Edwarde le Bruse brother to the kynge of Scottes with a great power entred into Irelande intendynge to haue wonne that lande but the people of Irelande quytte them so well that they venquysshed the Scottes and slewe Edwarde le Bruse many of the nobles of Scotlande and many other and droue the resydewe out of the contrey ¶ Also the .xvi. yere the kynge prepared a meruaylous great armye as some wryters reporte to the nombre of C.M. and inuaded Scotlande But the Scottes for fere of the great multytude drewe them to mouÌ„taynes other places y t the Englysshe hoost preuayled lyttell agaynst them wherfore the kynge returned agayne into Englande because many
warwyke banysshed into the I le of man for euer and dyuers other persons coÌ„mytted to perpetuall prison And in this same parlyament all the actes made in the parlyament before the .xi. yere of kynge Rycharde were adnulled and in the same yere IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster dyed ¶ Also in the .xxi. yere the people of the lande greatly murmured and grudged at the mysorder of the kynge for dyuers causes one was for that he had leuyed many exaccyons and charges of the people and wasted it gyuen it to lyght persons And also for because that the duke of Glocester was secretly murdred without proces of the lawe And also for that he wolde chose Sheryffes and other offycers at his owne wyll and pleasure without aduyse of any discrete couÌ„sell Also another cause was that he wolde rebuke the Iudges yf they gaue any iugement contraâ—ye to his mynde wherfore they gaue many iugementes contrary to the order of the lawe And also that before his parlyament he wolde sende his letters to Sheryffes cityes and borowes commaundynge them to chose suche knyghtes of the shyre and suche citezyns and burgeses as he hym selfe wolde apoynt and name And also for that he coÌ„maunded the Sheriffes of his shyres and other offycers to cause the people to make certayne generall othes and to wrytte to seale certayne bondes and wrytynges for the performance of the same othes And also for y t he caused and compelled many men of great substaunce to seale certayne blanke charters and after put iÌ„ the soÌ„mes and wrote in them certayne clauses to the vtter vndoynge of them that sealed them And also an other rumour ranne vpon the kynge y t he had set Englande to ferme to .iii. ê‘sons that was syr IohnÌ„ Busshe syr IohnÌ„ Bagot and syr Henry Grene. ¶ Also sone after the forsayd parlyament a great discorde fell betwene the duke of Northfolke whiche before was erle of Notyngham and Henry Bolingbrake sonne to IohnÌ„ of Gaunt than duke of Herforde and the duke of Herforde accuseâ— the other that he had taken .iiii. M. markes of the kynges wherwith he shulde haue waged certayne Soudyers conuerted it to his owne vse vpon whiche tryall they shulde haue waged battell but at the last bothe these dukes were banysshed the lande And than the duke of Herforde sayled into Fraunce and there taryed and the duke of Northfolke went into Venyce and there dyed ¶ Also in the .xxii. yere of this kynge the kynge with a great armye sayled into Irelande and there conquered the lande and prospered marueylously and set the contrey in good order But than anone tythynges there came to the kynge that Henry Bolyngbroke duke of Herforde was landed in Englande at a place called Rauyns Sporre in the Northe contrey and proclaymed hym selfe duke of Lancaster and with that moche people resorted vnto hym wherfore the kyng in all hast came ouer into Englande with a small companye and lâ—fte moche of his ordynance behynde hym and came to the castell of Flynt and there rested hym to the intent to gather more strength But in the meane whyle the duke was coÌ„myn vnto Brystowe with a great companye and there toke syr willyam Scrope erle of wylshyre syr Iohan Busshy and syr IohnÌ„ Grene whiche .iii. anone had theyr hedes smytten of syr IohnÌ„ Bagot was taken there the same tyme but he escaped agayne and â—led into Irelande but after that he was taken agayne and brought vnto London and put into Newgate whan the kynge harde of the strength of the duke the kynge and all that euer were about hym feared sore wherfore one Thomas Percye erle of worcester stewarde of the kynges house contrary to his alegeaunce brake his whyte rodde openly in the kynges hall bad euery man shyfte for hymselfe wherby the kynges seruantes went away and there the kynge was lafte comfortles So that he was shortely after taken and brought to y e duke whiche in contynently brought hym to London and whan he was nyghe the citye he sent kynge Rycharde secretely to the Towre And dyuers wylde persons of the citye herynge therof assembled a great nombre to the intent to haue taken kynge Rycharde and to haue slayne hym or that he had coÌ„myn to the Towre for y e great cruelte that he before tyme had vsed to the citye But the Mayre and other discrete coÌ„myners herynge of theyr purpose gathered another companye and by good polecye but nat without great difficulte put those wylde felowes from theyr purpose Than anone after there was a parlyament called at westmyster where many of the artycles before rehersed were layde to the kynges charge that he had mysgouerned the realme and that he was nat worthy therfore to be the prince or gouernour of a realme whiche thynges he confessed hym selfe by his mouthe and renounced and resygned vp all his kyngly maieste all the tytle and ryght that he had to the crowne and further released to all lordes spirituall and temporall and to all other of euery degree all homage and fealte that euer they made or auowed to hym And than the kynge by the hole consent of all the lordes the coÌ„mons in the sayd parlyament was deposed of his kyngly dignyte all they by one assent chase the sayd Henry duke of Harforde for the great manhode and wysdome that they sawe in hym aboue all other to be kynge of Englande And thus this kynge Rycharde was deposed the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xCix the last day of SepteÌ„bre And he was fyrst buryed at Langley but he lyeth nowe at westmyster Henricus .iiij. Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.iiii he hylde the see .ii. yere Robert ¶ Robert was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.i he hylde the empyre .x. yere Henry the .iiii. HEnry the .iiii. son to Iohan of Gaunt the thyrde son of Edwarde the .iii. was crowned kynge of EnglaÌ„de the .xiii. day of October the yere of Chryst M. CCC.xC.ix and immedyatly after the sayd parlyament contynuynge all the actes made in the .xxi. yere of Rycharde the .ii. were adnulled And all the actes made in y e parlyament the .xi. yere of king Rycharde were agayne confyrmed ¶ Also in the fyrst yere of this kyng the duke of Awemarle came shewed the kynge than beynge at wyndesore that he and the duke of Surrey the duke of Excester and the erle of Salysburye and the erle of Glocester and other moo were accorded to make a mummynge on Twelfte day at nyght and that they purposed to sle the kyng wherfore the kynge sodaynly departed and came to London for socour and counsell wherfore these lordes when they knewe they were bewrayed they fledde shortely after they were taken all and beheded theyr hedes set vpon London brydge And in this whyle Rycharde late kyng was remoued from the castell of Ledys in Kent sent vnto Pomefret castell where sone after
Caleys where echone departed from other with great gyftes and thankes ¶ Also in the .iiii. yere of kynge Henry the duke of Bedforde the erle of Marche had a great battell vpon the see with a fâ—ote of Ianuays and the englysshemen had the victorye toke .iii. of the greatiest of theyr Caryckes ¶ Also in the .v. yere the kynge hylde his parlyament at westmyster where there was grauÌ„ted to hym towarde his warres a fyftene of the temperalte a disme of the spiritualte shortely after the kynge made prouisyon for his voyage with a great hoost landed in NormaÌ„dye and than tythynges came to y e kynge that a great Nauey of frenchemen intended to lande in Englande wherfore the kynge sent the erle of Marche the erle of Huntyngton with other with his shyppes to incounter with them whiche shortely met them in the see â— betwene whome was a great fyght but the englysshemen had the victorye the vycont of Narbon which was captayne of y e frenche flete was taken Also in this whyle the kyng leyde sege to the towne of Touke whiche was delyuered vnto hym after he went forwarde to Cane wan it the castell And than he seuered his armye into dyuers ê‘tes whiche euer as they went wan dyuers stronge holdê townes Also in this yere there was a derthe in Englande that a busshell of whete was worthe .ii. s ¶ Also in the .v. yere of kynge henry the kyng coÌ„tynuynge his warres he layde sege vnto y e citye of Roan whiche citye because they had no rescue by y e Dolphyn was gyuen vp to kyng HeÌ„ry but the frenchemen sayd the losse of that citye was because there was diuisyon amonge the citezyns ¶ Also sone after that the kynge went forth on his iourney towarde FrauÌ„ce and subdued many townes holdes as he went somwhat by the ayde helpe of Philyppe duke of Burgon whiche toke parte w t kynge Henry because IohnÌ„ his father was slayne by the Dolphyns seruantes in y e presens of the said Dolphyn Than after this the frenchemen made meanes for a peace treatye to be made betwene bothe y e realmes wherfore by y e meanes of y e sayd duke of Burgon at Troys in ChaÌ„payne y e kynge maryed Katheryn doughter to Charles the Frenche kynge a peace was coÌ„cluded w t certayne artycles that is to say because the frenche kynge was visyted with a contynuall syckenesse as is before sayd Kynge Henry as regent of FrauÌ„ce shulde haue the hole gouernaunce of the realme of Fraunce defence of the same specyally to withstande defende the Dolphyn whiche agreed nat to the same peace And also y t kynge Charles shulde haue the name to be called kynge of Fraunce durynge his lyfe naturall after his dethe kynge Henry of Englande to be his heyre and kynge bothe of FrauÌ„ce and of Englande that bothe these realmes shulde be vnder one monarchy with dyuers other artycles for the suraunce of the same peace After whiche artycles concluded kynge Henry w t his newe wyfe dame Katheryn sped hym vnto Parys where he was honorably receyued After this kynge Henry with dyuers of the lordes of Fraunce layde sege to dyuers townes whiche toke the Dolphyns parte and wanne them And when kyng Henry had thus done moche of his purpose in FrauÌ„ce he toke his leaue of his father the frenche kynge with the quene his wyfe sayled into Englande brought her to westmyster where she was crowned quene of Englande and left his brother the duke of Clarence his depute in Fraunce ¶ Also in the .viii. yere of this kyng Henry after this feest of the quenes coronacyon fenysshed the kynge made prouisyon for his warre in Fraunce agaynst the Dolphyn and the kynge thus beynge occupyed the duke of Clarence beynge in FrauÌ„ce was ouercome in battell slayne by a frenche captayne called IohnÌ„ de la Rose the erle of Huntyngton and Somerset with many mo gentylmen of Englande in Gascoyne taken prisoners ¶ Also in the .x. yere of his reyne the kyng toke shyppynge at Douer and landed at Caleys so went into FrauÌ„ce makyng warre styll agaynst the Dolphyn And after his departynge y e quene was brought to bedde in wyndesore the .vi. day of Decembre of a sonne called Henry and after that the quene went ouer the see to the kynge and was honorably receyued of her father and of her mother And kynge Henry the quene sat bothe at a great feest in Parys crowned whiche had nat be sene before the kynge Charles than kept no estate nor great rule And anone after that kynge Henry fell sycke at Boys de vincent ordayned there many thynges for his soule and than there after that dyed the .xxxi. day of August the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.xxii and after was brought ouer into Englande and buryed at westmyster ¶ Also in the monethe of October nexte folowynge dyed Charles the frenche kynge Henricus .vj. Eugeny ¶ Eugenye was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.iiii C.xxxi he hylde the seâ— .xvi. yere there was a varyaunce betwene hym and the duke of Sauoy who shulde be pope whiche duke at the last was admytted at the counsell at Bassel and called Felyx Albert. ¶ Albert was nexte Emperour the yere of chryst M.iiii C.xxxviii he hylde the empyre .ii. yere· Henry the syxte HEnry the syxte of that name and son to Henry the fyfte beynge of the age of .ix. monethes was proclaymed kyng of Englande the fyrst day of SepteÌ„bre the yere of Chryste M.iiii C.xxii. Also in the monethe of October nexte Charles the Frenche kynge dyed And sone after that the corps of his father kynge Henry the .v. was brought ouer into Englande and in the .vi. day of Nouembre with great solempnyte buryed at westmyster And than anone after a parlyament was holden at westmyster where aswell the gouernynge of this yonge kynge as of bothe the realmes was prouyded for And than the duke of Glocester the kynges vncle was made protector of Englande and the duke of Bedforde the kynges other vncle was made regent of Fraunce ¶ Also in the seconde yere of kynge Henry the .vi. the kynge with the quene his mother remoued vnto westmyster where than was holden a parlyament and the yonge kynge was set in his sete in the parlyament chambre amonge his lordes and in the same yere the duke of Bedforde as regent of Fraunce made stronge warre vpon charles the Dolphyn whiche of his fauourers was accompted kynge of Fraunce and gatte many stronge holdes of hym But at the last the sayde Charles sent the duke of AtauÌ„son w t dyuers other great lordes of Fraunce with a great armye whiche mette with the duke of Bedforde the regent and his hoost at Vernoyll betwene whome there was fought a great battell but the victorye fell to the Englysshemen for in that fyght was slayne the erles of Turon and BoucamÌ„
captayne Iacke Cade drewe backe with his people and the kyng went to Grenewyche lefte parte of his hoost lyenge vpon blacke hethe and sent syr Vmfrey Stafforde and his brother with many other gentylmen with a great nombre of people to folowe them And than nyghe Senoke Iacke Cade with his people turned agayne and gaue them a great battell had the victorye where the sayd syr Vmfrey Sstafforde his brother were bothe slayne and moche other people of his parte the resydue fledde whan tydynges came to the kynge and his counsell of this harde tell that parte of his hoost wolde take parte with Iacke Cade the kynge remoued to Kynelworthe wherfore Iacke Cade with his people drewe nere to London and came in Sothwarke and after Entryd ouer the brydge into the citye and there made proclamacyon in the kynges name and that payne of dethe none of his people shulde take no vytell nor other thynge but they payde for it but Iacke Cade hym selfe was the fyrst that brake it Also this Iacke Cade toke the sayd lorde Say y t than was prisoner in the Towre and smote of his hede at the Standarde in Chepe wherby he gatte the fauour of the people of the citye and so contynued .iiii. or .v. dayes in the citye in the nyght lay in Sothwarke and in that whyle he put to dethe other persons whiche fauoured the lorde Say but at the last Iacke Cade hym selfe went vnto an Aldermans house called Philyppe Malpas and robbed and spoyled his house and after went to another mans house called Gyser and dyned in his house and after dynner robbed and spoyled his house of all that euer he had for whiche two robberyes the citezyns of London grudgyd meruaylous sore agaynst hym wherfore the Mayre the citezyns sent to the lorde Skalys one Mathewe Gough hauynge y e rule of the Towre prayenge them to haue theyr assystence to resyst the captayne which grauÌ„ted to them theyr good myndes and helpe And the nexte day whan the captayne Iacke Cade and his people wolde haue come ouer the brydge the Mayre and citezyns with the sayd Mathewe Gough kept the brydge but the captayne the Kentysshemen set so fersly vpon them that they droue them backe to the drawe brydge where betwene them was a cruell fyght and many men of London drowned and slayne for this skyrmysshe contynued all nyght longe tyll the morowe at .ix. of the clocke and at the last the Kentysshemen brent the brydge And after this the ChauÌ„cellour of Englande sent to the captayne a pardon generall for hym and all his meanye than they departed and went euery man to his owne And after that there were ê“clamacyons made that who so euer coude take the sayd Iacke Cade a lyue or deed shulde haue M. markes for his labour whervpon one Alexander Eden a gentylman of kent toke hym in a gardayne in which takynge the sayd Iacke Cade was slayne And after that the kynge came into Kent and caused his Iustyces to sytte vpon this ryot where many of them aswell in Kent as in Sussex were therfore put to dethe And also in the same yere the coÌ„mons in the west contrey arose and slewe the bysshoppe of Salysbury wherfore the kynge went thyther and punysshed those doers ¶ Also in the .xxix. yere there was a ê‘lyament at westmyster where the duke of Somercet that was lately come out of Normandy and had there lost the citye of Roan all that contrey was put vnder a rest for he and the quenes couÌ„sell therfore were had in great hatered and the duke of yorke and other to hym alyed toke parte agayne the quene and her couÌ„sell so that mortall warre therof insued ¶ Also in the .xxx. yere of this kynge Henry the kynge and the duke of Somercet with many other lordes went to the marched of wales and the duke of yorke assysted with dyuers lordes men of name gathered a great strengthe of people to the intent to refourme certayne nunryes and also to haue Iustyce vpon the duke of Somercet certayne lordes beynge about y e kynge and with his people came into a place in Kent called brenthethe and the kyng with a great hoost came into blacke hethe But by mediacyon of certayne bysshoppes lordes a poyntement was taken that the duke of Somercet shulde be coÌ„mytted to warde there to answere certayne artycles that the duke of yorke wolde lay to his charge the whiche the kynge promysed to do whervpon the duke of yorke brake vp his fylde came to the kyngê tent where contrary to the kinges promyse he sawe the duke of Somercet chefe about the kynge by his counsell the kynge commaunded the duke of yorke to ryde before hym into LoÌ„don holdynge him in maner as prisoner and shulde haue ben more strayter kept but y e tydynges came that Edwarde the duke of yorke his eldyst son erle of Marche was coÌ„mynge with a great power of welchemen whiche feared so the kynge the quene and the other about the kynge that the duke of yorke was set at lyberte And about this tyme the towne of Hartlete in Normandye was wonne agayne by Frenchemen and the towne of Bayons gyuen vp by appoyntement Also about thâ—s tyme was the quene delyuered of a son called Edwarde ¶ Also about this tyme the citye of Constantynople with all the hole Empyre was wonne by y e Turkes to the great losse of Chrystendome and the increase of Macomyttes lawe ¶ Also in the .xxxiii. yere of this kynge one Iohan Norman Mayre of London went to westmyster by barge to take his othe whiche before that tyme were euer wont to ryde be lande for whiche the watermen made a songe to his great prayse whiche began rowe thy bote Norman ¶ Also in the .xxxii. yere of this kynge the kynge by the counsell of the quene and other coÌ„trarye to the kynges promyse put the sayd duke of Somercet at his lyberte and made hym captayne of Caleys and he ruled the kynge and all his realme as he lyst wherfore the great lordes of the realme and the coÌ„mons were nat pleased for the coÌ„mons had sustayned many greuous imposicyon and charges wherfore the duke of yorke beynge in the marches of wales called to hym the erles of warwyke and of Salysbury and many other knyghtes and gentylmen and with a great people came towarde London the kynge gathered a great hoost and came out of London to saynt Albons where bothe the hoostes came one hoost lyenge in one ende of the towne and the other in the other ende where in the begynnynge a meanes of a treatye or peace was coÌ„moned but in the tyme of the intreatye the erle of warwyke with his marche men entryd the towne and fought agaynste the kynges people so began the battell whiche contynued a longe season but in conclusyon the duke of yorke and the erle of warwyke and that parte
nyghe the towne of Barnet gathered his men so to gether agayne and set vpon them a fresshe whyle the erle of Oxforde was folowynge his chase that in conclusyon he wanne the fylde and slewe there of his enemyes the lorde markes Mountegue the erle of warwyke with many other and vpon kynge Edwardes parte was slayne the lorde barnes of the coÌ„mons vpon bothe partes .xv. C. men moo and than the duke of Excester the erle of Oxforde fled and escaped with great daunger and the same after none kynge Edwarde came into London agayne and brought kyng Henry with hym rydynge in a longe gowne of blewe veluet thorowe London and so to westmyster from thens sent hym vnto the Towre where he remayned as prisoner all his lyfe tyme after ¶ Kynge Edwarde than beynge in possessyon agayne of the hole realme made prouisyon to withstande the landynge of quene Margaret and Edwarde her son whiche all this whyle lay at the see syde in FrauÌ„ce taryenge for wynde And at the last landed with a strength of frenchemen and after that landynge dyuers other resorted to them and at the last at a place besyde Tewkysburye the .iiii. day of May kyng Edwarde with a great power met with them where betwene them was fought a cruell battell but kynge Edwarde had the victorye where the sayde quene Marget was taken prisoner and prince Edwarde her son taken immedyatly he was brought to kynge Edwarde where whan kynge Edwarde questyoneâ— with hym because he answered hym sharpely and contrarye to his pleasure therfore kynge Edwarde sodaynly smote hym on the face with his gauntlet vpon the whiche stroke so receyued his seruantes sodaynly fell vpon hym slewe hym out of hande And than anone after this kynge Edwarde sent quene Marget to London and at the last she was sent whome to her contrey ¶ Also after this the bastarde Fauconbryge with certayne ryotous maryners and dyuers ryotous persons of Kent and Essex came in great multytude to the citye of London and assauted the gates but the citezyns with strengthe droue them backe and chased them to theyr shyppes at blacke wall as farre as Stretforde and Detforde in Kent and slewe many of them and toke many prisoners ¶ Also vpon Ascencyon euyn nexte folowynge the deed corps of kynge Henry the syxte late kynge was brought from the Towre of London thorowe the citye and so to Poules churche and there lafte all nyght But howe this prince dyed there be dyuers opinyons but the moost coÌ„myn tale was that he was stycked with a dagger by y e handes of Rycharde duke of Elocester kynge Edwardes brother ¶ Also sone after that kynge Edwarde with a strength of people went into Kent there caused his Iustyce to syt vpon the ryottours that came with the bastarde Fauconbrydge and dyuers were put to execucyon as well in Kent as in Essex â— and after the sayd bastarde about Southhamton was taken and there beheded and his hede sent to London set vpon London brydge ¶ Also in the .xii. yere of his reyne kynge Edwarde called a parlyament at westmyster where there was graunted to hym an ayde for the great charge that he had in his warres And in the nexte yere after the deed corps of the duke of Exceter was founden drowned but howe he was drowned no man can tell ¶ Also in the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he intendynge to make warre agaynst Lewys the Frenche kynge requyred an ayde of his lordes spirituall and temporall and other ryche men within the realme whiche they graunted to hym and was called a benyuolence After the gatherynge wherof the nexte yere after the kyng with a great armye sayled vnto Caleys and so forth went into Fraunce agaynst whome y e frenche kynge assembled a great power But whan bothe hoostes shulde haue met certayne offers of peace was made and a day appoynted where bothe kynges dyd mete at a place callyd Pynyake where vpon a brydge ouer a ryuer there was made a particyon in the myddes therof that nother of them myght enter to other but with a lope that eyther prince myght take other by the hande and eyther of theyr hoostes standyng by them in good aray where a peace was concluded betwene them for .vii. yeres and agreed that kinge Lewys shulde pay to kynge Edwarde .xv. M. li. in hande and .x. M. li. euery yere after durynge vi yeres whiche thynge parfyrely fynysshed and assured kynge Edwarde returned agayne into Englande ¶ Also in the .xvi. yere of kynge Edwarde by the great excytynge of one Rafe Iosselyn draper than Mayre of LoÌ„don London walle was newe made almost from Crepylgate to Bysshoppê gate whiche was a wonderfull worke to be fynysshed in one yere ¶ Also in the .xvii. yere of this kynge George the duke of Clarence yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prisoner in the Towre was put to dethe and as it was sayd there drowned in a batell of Malmesey ¶ Also in the .xviii. yere of this kynge there was a great dethe in London and thorowe out all the lande and after that there was great quyetnesse peace within the realme vnto the .xxiii. yere of this kynge in y e whiche yere the .ix. day of Aprell the yere of Chryst M. CCCC.lxxxiii at westmyster the kynge dyed and is buryed at wyndesore Edwardus .v. Sege at yorke the kyng of Scottes slayn battel in NormaÌ„dye duke Robert take prisoner Battell with the kynge of FrauÌ„ce the kynges two sonnes drowned Battell the kyng taken prisoner Battell at wynchester Batell at wylton duke henrye landed saynt thomas of Caunterbury slayne The iewes spoyled voyage into the holy laÌ„de the kyng of cypres takyn The citie of Acres wonne varyaÌ„ce kynge rycharde takyn prisoner kynge rycharde slayne Varyance englaÌ„de interdyted NormaÌ„dye lost Voyage into Irelande Kynge IohnÌ„ reconsyled to y e pope Peter pens Magna carta first made Lewys son to y e Frenche kyng enteryd iÌ„to EnglaÌ„d Lewys returnd iÌ„to FraÌ„ce battel in Fraunce The Emperour deposed Libertes of loÌ„don seasyd The barons rose agaynst the kyng The batell at Lewys battel at Kyllyngworth battel at enesham The lybertes of London seasyd the standardes of weyghtes mesures lybertes of London voyage into the holy laÌ„de lewellyn prâ—nce of wales battell in wales lybertes of London seased Derthe The iugges punysshed welchemen subdued Sege at berwyke battell in scotlaÌ„de walys of scotlaÌ„de battel at FaÌ„kyrke Trolbaston the kyng imprysoned Edwarde his eldist son batell in scotlaÌ„de Piers of ganeston exyled The rodes won from the Turkes The temples dysstroyed Piers of GanastoÌ„ beheded batell at Bannokisborne battel of Mytton spenceâ—â— banysshed battel at borough bryg battell in Irelande battel at LeylaÌ„de Quene Isabell went iÌ„to Fraunce y e quene landed kyng edwarde takyn spencers beheded the kyng deposed Peace w t the scottes Syr roger mortymer taken the dethe of kynge edwarde the .ii. battel at hallydon hyll battell in the see battel in the see at Sluse Caleys wonne battell at Durham battell at Roche aryan skyrmysshe at Caleys the kyng of scottê taken prisoner battell at Leyre battell at Poyters Kynge Iohan of Fraunce takyn prisoner the kyng of frauÌ„ce raunsomed The coÌ„panions Kâ—nge Iohan of Fraunce dyed in London battell in brytten Prince edwarde soÌ„moned Syr robert knolles battell in Brytten battell in the see Prince edwarde dyed Cisme Iacke strawe Iacke strawe slayne battell in the see y e kinges councellours atteynt of treason Iohan of Gaunte weÌ„t into spayne A ryot in Fletestrete The terme remoued to yorke Conspiracye the artycles whiche causyd the peple to murmur againste the kyng the kyng sayled in to IrelaÌ„de henry boliÌ„gbroke landed the kyng came agayne in to Englande the kyng taken prisoner Conspyracye the dethe of kynge rycharde the .ii. a prior viii freres hanged at tyborne for treason battel at Shroysburye skyrmysshe at yorke voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce the king exyled his olde wylde familyers battel at saint gyles the fyrst voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce Conspyracye battell at Egyncourt the seconde voyage into fraunce battel in the see y e treaty of peace y e thyrde voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce battel in fraunce king henry the quene set at a feest in parys crowned battell at vernoyll battell at zelande dethe of the erle of salisâ—ury king henry crowned at westmist Le pusel de deiu y e mayde of god king henry crouÌ„de at Parys Philyp duke of Burgon forsoke y e englysshe men the duke of Bedford died the frenchemen wan Parys Cisme battell at Dâ—pe the kynges maryage coÌ„cluded Quene margarete crowned the dethe of yâ—â—ood duke of glocester the cause of y e Cisme the duke of suffolk beheded Iacke cade battell at Senoke skyrmysshe vpon London brydge Iacke cade slayn the fyrst battel at saynt Albons the duke of yorke made ê“tectour skyrmysshe in the North coÌ„trey the crafte of printyng first founde a dissemblynge peace battel in the see battel at blore hethe the kynges nauey takeÌ„ at sande wyche battel at northaÌ„pton the duke of yorke made heyre apparant battel at wakefylde y e secoÌ„de battel at saint Albons kyng Edwarde ê“claymed kynge battel at Towton battel at Exham kyng edward maryed lorde ryuers taken and beheded the lorde welles beheded battel at Egecot Duke of clarence and the erle of warwyk fled ouer the see the duke of Clarrence laÌ„ded kyng edwarde fled ouer the see kinge heÌ„ry again procâ—ayâ—edlâ—ge kyng edwarde the duke of glocecester attaynted as traytours kyng edwarde laÌ„ded kyng heÌ„ry taken at y e bysshops palese battel at Barnet battel at Tewkysbury the deth of kinge Henry voyage iÌ„ to frauÌ„ce
¶ The Cronycles of Englande and of dyuers other realmes breuely compyled with the pyctures and armes of all the kynges of Englande syth the conquest Prologus WHâ— so wyll rede in auncyon cronycles historyes shall fynde y t after the distructyon of Troye Eneas with his son Ascanius begotten of his wyfe 〈◊〉 doughter to 〈…〉 kyng of Troy came into Italye there maryed Lauina doughter to kyng 〈…〉 of Latinus was there kinge reyned .iii. yere After whome succeded 〈◊〉 son 〈…〉 of Alba in Italye reyned there .xxviii. yere after Ascaniâ—â— reyned 〈…〉 borne in y e woddê for y â— cause he was called Siluius which Siluius was 〈…〉 y â— reyned after in Alba. He was also by some wryters called 〈…〉 was 〈…〉 deth of his father Of this Siluius there be dyuers opinyons for some say 〈…〉 to Aâ—canius â— some holde y t he was son â—o â—neas by his wyfe Lauina also some wryters holde y t Lauina haâ— by Eneas a son called Ascaniuâ— â–ª But whether y t Ascanius son to Eneas Lauina or Ascanius son to Eneas and Crusa was the kynge of Latyns There be dyuers opinyons but all wryters agre that Ascanius was kyng of Latyn nexte after Eneas that Siluius reyned next Ascanius was the .iii. kyng of Latyns after kyng Latinus of whome Romuius discended y t fyrst bylded the citye of Rome and of hym toke the name of Rome fyrst as after shall appere in the processe of this worke ¶ And also of the begynnyng of y e inhabytacion of this realme of EnglaÌ„de somtyme called Britteyn before y t called Albion there be dyuers opinyons we rede in the englysshe cronycle y â— one Dioclesâ—an kyng of Siriens had .xxxii. doughters which were maryed vpoÌ„ one day to .xxxii. kingê which women all waxed stoberne disobedyent y t their husbaÌ„de 's coÌ„playned to their father therof which father called them all to gether therfore foule rebuked theÌ„ but all they beyng incorrygyble waxed more frowarde by one assent y e same nyght after for anger slewe all their husbandes cut theyr throtes wherfore the said Dioclesyan was so sore moued y t he intended to put them all to dethe but yet by the aduyse of his couÌ„sell refrayned that put them all in a shyp in y e see no nother ê‘son w t therâ— which women after by aduenture a ryued here in this realme whiche than was all wyldernes desolate of people called the laÌ„de Albyon after y e name of y e eldyst syster called Albyon after y t the deuyll takyng bodyes of y e eyre mans nature iÌ„ other coÌ„treys shed by polusyoÌ„ came lay by those women here begat of theÌ„ horryble Gyantê which there coÌ„tynued tyll y e coÌ„myng of Brute But this story semeth more meruaylous than trewe though it hath coÌ„tynued here in englaÌ„de taken for treuth amoÌ„ge vs englysshemen yet other people do therfore laugh vs to scorne so me semeth they may right well I meruayle iÌ„ my mynde y t men hauyng any good naturall reason wyll to such a thiÌ„ge gyue credeÌ„ce for no man can tell who is y e Auctour of this story nor of whome it shulde come nor of any wryter of name in this lande that euer wrote therof Nor also we rede in no historyes of any other couÌ„trey of any suche kyng in Siria nor of any 〈◊〉 story which story yf it were trewe wolde haue ben put iÌ„ wrytyng by some historyer in y e same 〈…〉 some other contrey coÌ„syderyng that in euery coÌ„trey they wryte of many other thyngê of 〈…〉 wonder And also a man hauynge reason may well iudge y t the thynges nat onely vnlyke to be trewe but almost impossyble y t a great kyng shulde haue .xxxii. doughters all to be maryed at one day also as vnlykely y t there shulde be .xxxii. kynges maryed at one day And also very vnlyke y t all those womeÌ„ shuld be of so yuell disposicyoÌ„ at one tyme so cruelly mynded to do such an abhominable dede but y t amoÌ„ge all theÌ„ there shuld be one of those systers at y e lest somwhat disposed to goodnesse to refrayne from y e doynge of suche a cruell dede In the whiche I trowe that women at this day wyll take my parte also very vnlykly y t suche a shyp comyng froÌ„ so farre a coÌ„trey shuld neuer touche laÌ„de tyll it came hyther coÌ„sideryng y t the cours is so longe aboue .iii. or .iiii. M. myles by see dyuers other landê IlaÌ„des betwene also y e passage so strayte dauÌ„gerous y t they must nedes come thorow many strayâ—ê shawlles lykly to touche lande iÌ„ many other places or they coude come into this Occian see as they that be sene in Cosmografye may well ê‘ceyue by y e syght of the quart or Mappa mundi And also it standeth nother w t good fayth nor reason y t the deuyll shuld by suche maner ingender w t women whiche if the deuyll had suche power than why shuld he nat nowe haue lyke power at this day wherof nowe a days we se no suche generacyon also if y e deuyll had suche power I se nat why those chylderne so gendred shuld be Gyauntes excede all other in greatnesse coÌ„sideryng that y e sede the place where it was sowne was no nother but suche wherof chylderne be ingendred at this day wherfore I suppose no nother but that it is but a fayned fable that this lande shulde be called Albyon for that cause But yet other wryters of historyes there be whiche say that this lande was fyrst called Albyon by reason of y e whyte Cleues rockes at Douer whiche be sene farre in a bryght day was so called Albyon of the Latyns as it were the whyte laÌ„de for Albus is latyn for whyte ¶ But ferthermore howe this lande after that toke the name of Britteyn there by dyuers opinyons howe be it y â— comen opinyons is that Brute son to Siluius son to Ascanius son to Eneas whiche came froÌ„ Troye was y e fyrst y t inhabyted this laÌ„de whaÌ„ there was no people here but onely Gyauntê which sayeng we haue onely of one Gaâ—tridus monumetensis which wrote y t storye in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. about y e yere of chryst M.C.lxx. and as it appereth by his prologe he directed his boke to Robert erle of Glocester which was vncle to the sayd kyng Henry affyrmynge in the same prologe y â— one water Archedeacon of Oxforde brought hym aÌ„ olde boke writeÌ„ in y e britteyn speche which he translatyd in to lateÌ„ coÌ„prehendiÌ„â— y â— sâ—yd story of Brute al beit he writâ—th not y e name of y e boke nor who was y e auctor therof but y e oldest writyng y t we rede of aÌ„ny auctor is y e boke of y e coÌ„meÌ„taryes of
commyng ouer it which they seyd in laten de aduentu auium ¶ Procas siluius son to Auentinus was next kyng of Latyns Albayns ¶ Amulyus siluius the yonger son of Procas was next kyng of Albayns he expulsyd his elder broder Numiter slew Lansus his sonne cawsyd Rehea his doughter to be a nonne of sych an order that yf she brake her vyrgynyte she shuld dye but that not with stondyng she was gotten with chylde by one vnknowyn had .ii chyldern at a byrth which after were callyd one Romulê° another Remê° wherfore Amulius causyd Rehea to be burned quik the ·ii cheldern to be cast in the water of Tiber but yet by ê‘uycyoÌ„ deuyne they were pÌ„seruyd by the water syde fouÌ„d alyue by one Faustulê° which norryshed them tyll they cam to age which chyldern than slew the seyd Amulius Ebrank Brute greenshyld Leyle Ludebras Bladud Leyre ¶ Ebrank soÌ„ to menpresyus reynyd next he coÌ„queryd frauÌ„ce wan there grete tresure cam agayn byldyd a cyte calfyd Eborak after his name which now is calleyd york byldyd Edinborow castell ¶ Brute grenshelde callyd viride stutun reynyd after his fader Ebrank .xxx. yere ¶ Leyle son to Brute reynyd next after he made the town of karlell in his tyme Salamon made y e temple of Ierusalem this Leyle reynyd .xxii. yere ¶ Ludibras son to Leyle reynyd after hym he made the ceties of Canterbury wynchester shaftisbury he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Bladud son to Ludibras reynyd next he made the cyte of Bath as the story seyth he was a grete nigromancyer by y t craft made there y e hote bathys but other clerkis hold opynyon that they come naturally of y e grounde be cause ther be manny sych in other placis as in darbyshyer at boxtone and many other in Italye dyuers other landis some phylozophers holde that y e cause therof is thus that whaÌ„ there is a hote fume which perpetuall comyth fumyth out of the yerth wherof ye may se manny of thâ—m by experyence in Italy which be euer perpetually hote fumyng smokyng out of the yerth lyke wyse as welspryngis come out of the yerth perpetually when anny welspryng brekyth out at any place of the yerth where sych a hote fume is nygh IoyniÌ„g thaÌ„ if y e hote fume be bygger of power theÌ„ it will naturally make the water hote because y e hote fume welspryng be both of theyr naturis perpetuall that hote bath of water must be perpetually hote but whether men will beleue the history or the phylozophers euery man is at his lyberte This bladud reynyd .xxi. yere ¶ Leyre soÌ„ to Bladud reynyd next he made y e town of Leycet after his name he had .iii. doughters because the eldest doughter Genoril seyd she louyd hym better than her lyfe the .ii. callyd Rogane seyd she loued hym passyng all creaturs the .iii. doughters called Cordell seyd that she louyd hym as she ought to loue her father he therfore maryed his eldest doughter to the kyng of skotland the .ii. to the yerle of Cornwall nothyng regardyng his yongist doughter gafe his hole realme land in his lyfe to his two eldest doughters but y e king of frauÌ„ce callyd Agamp herd speke of the bewty goodnes of Cordell toke her to wyfe though y e father had nothyng to gyfe her after this Leyr soiornyd with his eldest doughter a whyle with .xl. knyghtis squyeris waytyng on hym so long tyll y t she was wery of hym wherefore he departyd theÌ„s went to his other doughter in to Cornewall there soiornyd so long tell y t she was also wery of hym wherfore he departyd preuely in to frauÌ„ce to his yongyst doughter whiche there reseuyd hym louyngly when kynge Agampe knewe how vnkyndely his .ii doughters seruyd hym he sent hym ouer agayne with his doughter agrete people with hym whych iÌ„ stroÌ„g bateyl had y e victory so Leyr had his laÌ„d again lyffyd after y â— .iii. yere iÌ„ all reynyd .xl. yere ¶ The lyne of cicambres †Torgotus Tungrys Teutho Agrippa ¶ Pryam after the deth of Cicamber was next kyng of Cicambreys after whoÌ„ succedyd one Hector other as the lyne petegre aboue shewyth as the frenchmen hold oppynyon 〈…〉 Ancus marciê° Tarquimê° prisâ—us Sermus tulliê° Tarquimus suê‘bê° Â¶ Romulus Remus bredyrne â—wyndels after that they had slayne Anâ—â—ius byldyd a cyte in tâ—e place where they were cast in the water to haue been drownyd But because it was not knowyn who was the elder brother some dyscord grewe Betwene theÌ„ who shuld haue the name of the Cyte wherfore it was agreed after the custome of they re old wichcraftys that eyther of them shuld stand vppon dyuers hylâ—â—s ouer whose hed so euer it were that most nomber of Byrdys callyd vulturus dyd fle y t he shuld haue the preemyneÌ„câ— wherof the fortune fell to Romulê° wherfore he namyd the cyte Rome But incontinent after this Romulus slew his broder Remus because he went ouer the wallys of the Cyte contrary to his broderâ— coÌ„maundement wherfore then Romulus abode soole kyng of Rome This Romulus ordeynyd that there shuld be a C. of the wysyst of the people elect whiche were callyd Senatours by whose councell all matters shuld be dyrectyd This Romulus was slayn in a tempest of thunder lyghtenyng that no man coud tell where his body became Therefore the roÌ„mayns seyd that he was translatyd into heuyn wherfore afterward they honouryd hym as a god ¶ Numa pompilius a Sabyne born was next kyng of Rome because ther was oft dyscord betwen the Romayns Sabynis it was agreed that bothe cuntreys shuld be as one the kyng to be chosyn by eleccyon and agreemeÌ„t of both people which Numa so chosyn gouernyd y e people by sych maner that he was without any war duryng his lyfe wherfore the Romayns incresyd meruelously both in strenght and ryches ¶ Tulliê° hostiliê° a romayn was next chosyn kiÌ„g he made war agaiÌ„st y e Albayns subduyd the king callyd Caius Ciuilius and bâ—eâ—t and dyâ—lroyed the cyte of Alba And made all the people subduyd to Rome This Tullius was slayn with thonder and lyghtening ¶ Ancus marcius son to Numa was next chosyn king of Rome He adioynyd to the cite of Rome y t mountê Auentyne and Iamcule and was the furst that byldyd the bryge ouer Tyber ¶ Tarquinius priscus borne in the cite of Tarquia was next chosin king of Rome â—e dubled the noÌ„ber of the Senatours and made a nother C. which were callid Peeres or Faders of y e yoÌ„g senatours He fortefied gretly the cite of Rome he gaue his doughter in mariage to Seruius tullius wherefoâ—e by the menis of the chileren of Ancus he was in his â—ales slayn by treason ¶ Seruius tulliê° was next king Not made by the coÌ„seÌ„t
of all the peple but onâ—y by coÌ„seÌ„t of the Peres he made the diche about the town wallê of Rome and was after slayn by Tarquiniê° his soÌ„ in law ¶ Tarquinius suê‘bus s the proud son to Tarquinius priscus was nexte king of Rome he was the furst that vsurpid and took vppon hiÌ„ to be king without Eleccion of the people or of the peeris This Tarquiniê° suê‘bus had a soÌ„ callid Sextus tarquiniê° which raueshid one Lucres wife to Tarquiniê° Colantinus wherfore this Lucres thinkyng her self vnworthy euer after to lye by her husband and in purgyng her self because it was agaynst her wyll in the pÌ„lens of her husband and of diuers other stykkyd her self with a knyfe to the hart for a ê‘petuall memory therof to be had for which cruell deed of Rauyshment done by y e seyd Sextus tarquinius the romayns did put downe the seâ—d Tarquiniê° suê‘bus from his dignyte of kyngdome banyshyd hym all his chyldren for euer and after they had name of a kyng in as gret hatred as the name of a theef wherfore instede of a kyng they made .ii. Cousullê to gouern the peopuâ—l whose Auctorytis shuld last but for one yeer Cordell Morgan Conedak Riuallus GurguÌ„cius Sisilliê° yago Kymarcus Gorbonian Porrex Ferrex †¶ Cordell the yoÌ„gist doughter of Leyre hyld the land next after her father .v. yerê the meane whyle Agamp kyng of frauÌ„ce dyed howbeit the cronycles of frauÌ„ce disagreâ—th herin with Galfridê° for they wryte of non callyd agamp that shuld be kyng of fraunce ¶ MorgaÌ„ Conedak y t were soÌ„ns to y e other .ii. sisters warryd vppoÌ„ Cordell at y e last toâ—k her put her in prison ê‘tid y e laÌ„d betwen them after Conedak slew Morgan at a place in walis now callyd Glomorgan and reynid .xxxix. yere ¶ Riuallê° soÌ„ to Conedak reynid next gouernid well the laÌ„d In his time it reynid blood .iii. days after y t folowid gret deth of pepull bestê wheÌ„ he had reynid .xxii. yere he died is buried at york ¶ GurguÌ„ciê° soÌ„ to Riuallê° was a meeke man curteyse reynyd .vii. yere lyeth at yorke ¶ Sisillius reynyd next after as sone as he had take the crown he dyed ¶ yago â—euew to GurguÌ„cius reynyd nextr after but a short tyme. ¶ Kimarcê° soÌ„ to sisiliê° reynid next ¶ GorboniaÌ„ reynyd next after he had .ii. sonnys one callyd Porrex the other Ferrex ¶ Porrex ferrex strofe for the laÌ„d but Porrex slew his broder therfore his moder callid Idon with her maydyns wheÌ„ he was a slepe cut him all to pecis after y t y e laÌ„d was deuidid in to .iiii. kiÌ„gdomis one was callyd Stater kyng of Skotland an other Dawaller kyng of Loigers an other Rudak kiÌ„g of walis an other Cloten king of Cornwall The lyne of CicaÌ„bers †Ambro Turingus Simber Camber †The hystoryes speke but lytyll of the heyris of Francyon vnto the tyme of Magius· Dictatours †Largius Quintus Cincinatus CoÌ„sullê Luciê° iuniê° brutê° Tarquiniê° colatinê° Publiê° valeriê° publicola †¶ Lucius Iunius Brutus Tarquinius Colantinê° â—ere y â— furst coÌ„sullis chosyn in Rome but sone after Tarquinius Colantinus was put out because of Hatered that the Romayns had to the name of Tarquinius one Publius Valerius Publicola was made consull in his sted ¶ Publius Valerius Publicola thus beyng consull made warr agayns Tarquinius superbus and slew of his people aboue ·xviM for the which victory he was the furst of the consuâ—lis that euer rod in a chariot Triumphant in the cyte of Rome he was a man of grete Iustyce equite after that he had be .iiii tymis consull he made warr agaynst the sabyns dyscomfytyd them the prayes prycis that he toke there brought to Rome wherefore when he was ded the people of Rome dyd spend the .iiii. part of there goodis at his beryeng and cost at his funerallis Also after that there was a new order dygnyte made among the romayns which was callyd a Dictator a â—reter dygnyte aboue the consullis which had auctorite to make ordynances and lawis and was as master of y e people but this Dictator was chaungeable euery half yere sometyme after at euery thryd yeere as some wryters affyrme and some tyme at euery v· yere when his yerys was past and he dyschargyd of his auctocyte he shuld be than answerable to all byllis complayntis that any of the people coud alegge agayn hym and ponyshed for euery thyng that he had done contrary to Iustyce therfore ther was euer so good iÌ„dyffereÌ„t Iustyce vsyd and had among the romayns that all the world spake of theÌ„ honor the executyng of which good and indefferent Iustyce cawsyd them to grow in ryches to be of power strenght aboue aÌ„ny people in the world therfore wold good it were so vsyd at this day in the reaâ—me of England that euery Iugge and other offycers hauyng auctoryte to execuâ—e y e lawis or to gouerne or to rule in aÌ„ny office shuld be remouable at .iiii. or .v. yere or lesse theÌ„ to answere to all coÌ„playntis that shuld be allegid agayns him and to be ponished for euery offence that he had committid in his rome and then ther wold not be so mich extorcione and oppressione of the pore people nor so manny iniuries as is now adays The furst that euer was Dictator in Rome was was callid Largius and with hym was another chosyn to be master of y e chyualry of whoÌ„ y e furst was callyd Spurius cassius ¶ Also after this ther was one chosyn Dictator which was callyd Quintus Cincinatus which was an husband man which as he was dryfyng his cart was requyred by the senate to take vppon hym y e dygnyte of Dictator which he refusyd but at the last they constraynyd hym therto this Quintus Cincinatus and one Lucius Tarquinius which was elect captayn of cheualry had grete victory of theyr enmyes but this Quintus Cincinatus cawsyd all the prayse and pryses to be dystrybutyd to y e men of warr nothyng reseruyd to hym selfe therof DuÌ„wallo Belinê° breÌ„niê° GurguÌ„ciê° quiÌ„tilliê° Sisilliê° kimaurê° dauiê° Â¶ DuÌ„wallo soÌ„ to CloteÌ„ after y e deth of his fader was aÌ„ hardy maÌ„ a fayr passing all over of y e brytteÌ„s his fader CloteÌ„ was next heyr to y e hole laÌ„d therfor DuÌ„wall slew Stater Rudak in playn batell so coÌ„queryd all the hole laÌ„d was y e furst that euer ware crown of gold iÌ„ briteyn ordenyd diuers lawis wherof one was y t he y t had doÌ„ neuer so gret offeÌ„ce caÌ„ to y e teÌ„ple for sauegard y t no maÌ„ shuld hurt hiÌ„ but theÌ„ he might after y t go to what coÌ„trey hym lyst he reynyd .xl. yeer lyeth at new troye ¶ Belinus and Brenius sonnis to Dunwallo reynyd next Ioyntely They
went to germayn lombardy and Rome and had victory and tooke hostages and made the Romayne trybutaryes and galfrydus wrytyth and after cam agayn in to Brytteyn Also when Brenne was out of the lande one guthlach kyng of Denmarke beyng vppon y e see by tempest was dryueÌ„ to land in Northumberland which guthlach then becam Belinis man and dyd hym homage by othe and wrytyng and grauntid to hold his land of hym yeldyng a certeyn trybute by yere which couenantis were holden and payd vnto one hanelache was kyng of Denmarke This Brenne made the towne of Brystowe Belynmade Bylyngis gate after his name and when he had reynyd .xli. yere he dyed his body was brent y e ashis put in a vessell of gold set in the top of the Towre which he had made at Byllyngê gate ⸫ ¶ Gurgunciê° soÌ„ to Belyn reynyd next after a good man and a worthy he went to Denmarke slew Guthlach kyng because he payd not his trybute and so conqueryd the land agayn and as he retornid agayn to ward brytteyn as galfrydus wrytyth he met .xxx. sheppis on the see wyth men women y t were banysshyd owt of spayn that sought some contrey to dwell in and desyryd hym of socour theÌ„ Gurguncius sent his pepyll with them and lad them in to yreland that was than all wast and gaff yeÌ„ that land which toke it of his gyft and becam his trybutaryes he reynyd .xxv. yere ¶ Guitelinns soÌ„ to GurguÌ„cius reynyd next he wedyd a wyff callyd Marcia which was verey wyse acoÌ„nyng in all scyens She made the brytteyn lawys callyd the march laws he reynyd .xxvi. yere ¶ Sisilius son to Guiâ—elyne reynyd next peasably .xv. yere ¶ kymaurus son to Sisillius reynyd next â—ix yere ¶ Dauius brother to kymor reynyd next .x. yeer the lyne of cycambers †Melbrand Magius ¶ Magius was kyng of Cicambeâ—◠〈◊〉 Cymbers Bâ—â—gyeus â—ongers †Iuâ—ius Cesar Marcus regulus Lucius mallê° Scipio ¶ Also sone after this Marcus Regulus Luciê° Mallê° coÌ„su lis made warr agayns Aâ—â—lâ—ar duke of y e affricaÌ„s had victory slew mych peple brought xxvii M. presoners to rome wherfore y e CartagineÌ„s required peace coud not obteyn it wherfore y e warr coÌ„tynuyd after Marcus Regulus was dyscoÌ„fytyd Sone after that hannyball was made duke of the affrycaÌ„s cam with a grete nomber of people agayns the romayns in to Italy in a meruelous grete battell there had the victory slew of the romayns so many that the golde ryngê y t were pullyd of y e fyngers of the ded meÌ„ dyd fyll .iii. bushell yet after this Scipio beyng coÌ„sull of rome weÌ„t in to affrica against hannyball there in a battell venguyshyd the CartagineÌ„s slew aboue .xx. M. horse men toke allmost as manny prisoners subdewyd Cartage to the cyte of rome wherefore he was callyd Scipio affricanus The romayns at this tyme were meruelous strong they vsyd to send dyuers coÌ„sullê in to dyuers prouyncê to make war to make y e people subiectê tributaries to rome had no kiÌ„g nor over priÌ„ce nother gouernors but coÌ„sullis a dictator remouable which order so coÌ„tenuyd vntyll y e tyme of Caius Iulius Cesar ¶ Caius Iulius Cesar beyng consull was sent in to gallya which vanquysshyd the people there that lyftyd thaÌ„ with out aÌ„ny kyng but vnder certeyn soueryens in euery towne cyte by theÌ„ self made them subict to rome He vaÌ„quysshyd also Ariouistus kyng of Garmayn made the coÌ„trey subiect to rome he also passyd the se cam in to gret bryttayn but in his there aryving he lost many of his shippis much people agayns home Cassibelanus ther beyng kyng made sharp war that whether it were for lake of puruians of vitell or for lak of power he was fayn to retorne agayne in to gallya But ye next yere after he cam a gayn with a strong power ouer cam Cassibelan made the lande tributarie to rome payeng yeerely to the romayns .iii â–ª M.ii. after that Iulius retornyd in to gallya when he had ther made all the hole contrey vnder the subieccion of rome he sent vnto rome requiryng to haue a new luster to hym grauntyd which by Macellus coÌ„sull by meanis of pompeius was to hym denyed also y t he shuld not eÌ„ter in to rome with the power nomber of his harmy but Iulius what by his oun strenght with the helpe of his fryndys in rome enteryd with his army with triumphe grete pompe anon toke vppon hym to be callyd Dictator perpetuus so made hymself emperour Cesar made grete wart agayns his enmys of the Senators slew pompeius dyuers other But after y t with in v. yeris because he toke vpoÌ„ hiÌ„ to giue certeyn romes offyces which were accustomed to be gyuyn by y e people for y t y â— he was so hye myndyd y t he wold make no remouyng from his sege nor contenance of salutacion when the Senators cam toward hym his enmes of the Senators therfore conspyryd agayns hym in the councell house slew hym with bodkyns Heli Lud Cassibelan ¶ Hely that was son to Dignellius reynyd next his fader had .iii. sonis Lud Cassibelane Neâ—iê° Â¶ Lud son to Hely reynyd next after he gouernyd well the laÌ„d and louyd more to dwell at new troyâ— than at any other place of the land wherfore the name of new Troye was lost and callyd LuddestoÌ„ and now by chaunge of spech and letters it is callyd LoÌ„don This kyng made to the cite a fayre gate callyd Ludgate after his name he had ·ii sonnis Androgenus the other Tenencius he dyed and is buryed at London ¶ Cassibelan brother to lud was so good a man so wel belouyd that he was chosyn kyng next because Lud his sonnis were thaÌ„ so yong that they coud nother go nor speke But y e kyng afterward made Androgen yerle of loÌ„don Tenencius yerle of Cornwall In his tyme Iuliê° cesar that after was emperour of rome cam in to brytayn with gret power of romayns but cassibelan droâ— hym owt and after y t debate fell betwen the kyng androgen after that Iulius came agayne as galfridus writith by the help of androgen ouercam CassibelaÌ„ and made hym gyfâ— an yerely trybute to rome of .iii. M â— and anon after Iulius went to rome androgene with hym after in the Cenaâ—e house Iuliê° beiÌ„g emperour was slayn of the Cenatours with bodkyns This Cassybelan died withowt heyre of his body and is buryed at york Godfrey Charles ynach Saluiê° Swayne vxoreiê° Charlê brabaÌ„ ¶ Godfrey son to menapius was than sole kyng of tongres aft y e deth of his brethern leo thâ—utonicê° lyffyd iÌ„ grete heuynes iÌ„ his castel vppoÌ„ y e riuer of ryne payd yerly a rauÌ„soÌ„ to Rome to
opteyn the loue of the briteyns letid as thoughe he had ben wroth with that dede sodenly toke those C. knyghtis furst put them in pryson after causid them to be put to deth by the order of the law wherfore the brytteyns did chose Vortyger kyng ⸫ ¶ Vortiger was thus made kyng the yere of crist CCCC xl.viii thaÌ„ they that had the kepyng of the of the .ii. children Aurilambros Vter peÌ„dragon as galfridus writyth went with the cheldren in to lityll bryten Anon after y e freÌ„des of these C. knyghtis cam in to y e laÌ„d to be reueÌ„gid vppon Vorteger wherfore he ferid them also ferid the coÌ„miÌ„g of the .ii. children In this tyme that is to sey the yere of crist CCCC.l. one Engest his broder Horsus caÌ„ froÌ„ germania into briteyn with a grete multitude of the people of the saxons which cam from theyr coÌ„trey bycause they had to mich people wher of the kyng hering was very glad reseuyd them well after with theyr help ouercam the Pictis how be it holy Beda y t wrote historia ecclesiastica gentis angloruÌ„ spekyth nothing y t this Constantyne shuld come out of litill brittayn nor of his .iii. soÌ„nis CoÌ„staÌ„s Aurelius Vter but he sayth VortiÌ„ger beiÌ„g kyng of bryttayn in the tyme of this mysery send for the saxons for help wheruppoÌ„ Engest Horsa cam to hym wyth a great multytude of saxons help the bryttons agaynst theyr enmys Also after this Vortiger maried engest his doughter callâ—d RonweÌ„ gaue to engest y e coÌ„trey of keÌ„t wherfore y e brytteyns were wrothe put down Vortigerus crowned Vortimer his sonne kyng Merouee ¶ Merouee sone of ClodioÌ„ was the thirde kyng of frauÌ„ce In his time one Attilia king of Huns now callyd HoÌ„gry Callynge hym selfe y e skorge of god Cam into Galia with CC.M. meÌ„ there dystroyd many grete townys besegid the cite of Orleans and from theÌ„s cam to chaÌ„payn wher that one Aecius leuetenauÌ„t to the eÌ„ê‘our Theodose Merouee king of fraunce Theodoryk kiÌ„g of gotis other gaderyd to geder gaue hiÌ„ batell where on both ê‘tê were slain C.lxxx M meÌ„ where GuÌ„deris kiÌ„g or duke of borgoyn Theodorike kiÌ„g of Gotis were slayne gret nomber of Attilia his people slayne minished wherfore Attillia returnid agayne to hungery ⸫ kyng of huns whiche was dyscomfet in champayn and his people sore minishid Hillari SiÌ„plicius Felix ¶ Hillari born in sardayn was pope y e yere of cryst .iii. C.lxiiii he held y e see .vii. yere he ordeynyd that the bysshoppys shuld not chose theyr successoâ—rs ¶ Simplicius born at tyburce was next pope the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxx. he held the see .v. yere ¶ Felix a romayn born was next pope he held the see .ix. yere zenon Anastace ¶ zenon fader of Leo was after his son made emê‘our the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxxvi he lyffyd after .xvii. yere He ordeynyd the laws in the boke of the Code ¶ Anastase was next emperour he gaue great coÌ„mendacyon to Clouys the furst crystâ—nyd kyng of frauÌ„ce because he wan Bordeux Angolesme vppoÌ„ the Vysegotys which were of the sekt of aryeÌ„s Vortymer ¶ Vortymer was made kiÌ„g of bryteyn the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lxiiii he gaue .iiii. battels to Engest at y e last droue hym owt of the land wherof his doughter Ronwyn was sad causyd Vortymer to be poysonyd Then the bryttons by comen assent made Vortyger kyng agayne Anon after Engest cam agayn in to Englond wyth myche pepull to clayme hys couÌ„trey kent where vppon there was a day of trewse takyn y e vortyger he shuld mete but Engest made hys folkê pryuyly to put knyffys in theyr hose at a certayn wach word which was nempnith youre sexis euery saxon drew his knife slew a brytton there Vortyger was takyn put in pryson yet some wryters sey that these bryttoÌ„s were sleyn in Engestê castell where he desiryd the kyng to dyner and so for sauegarde of his lyfe he gaue .iii. ê“uincis vnto Engest to his pepull Vortyger hys pepull went to walys One of these prouyneys was kent where Engest dwelt hym selfe and there was furst kyng A nother was Essex And the thyrd was Estangles that ys northfolk suffolk Thys Engest toke vppon hym to be kyng of kent y e yere of crist ·iiii C.lxxvi coÌ„mamdyd his own contrey kent to be callyd Engest land where of Englond toke first his name but some sey y t Egbertus was y e fyrst that coÌ„mauÌ„dyd all y e hole land to be callyd englond as shal be shewyd afterward but yet long tyme before the coÌ„myng of Egbert y e peple were callyd Angles as apperyth by holy Bede other historyers whych were loÌ„g before y e tyme of the seyd Egbert ⸫ Engest kyng of Kent Chelderyk ¶ Chelderyk son of Merouee was next kyng of frauÌ„ce after his fader the yere of cryst .iiii. C.lx. He was so cruell y t hys people coÌ„spyryd agayns hym for fere whereof he fled to thuryng wherfore they dyd chose one Gelyon lieuetenent to the emperour to be theyr kyng whych Gelyon was more cruell LaÌ„do ¶ Lando son of Charlysle bele was next duke y e yere of cryst .iiii. C.lx. he ê‘seyuyng the frenchmen Gelase Anastase Simachus ¶ Gelase borne in Affryk was next pope the yere of Cryst .iiii. C. xc.iiii he ordeynyd that a Bygamê° shuld not reseyue holy orders and also that orders shulde be geuyn .iiii. tymys in a yere and vpon the saterday he hylde the see iiii yere ¶ Anastase was next pope he hyld the see .ii. yere and more ¶ Symachus was next pope he hyld the see .xv. yere and send hym a rich robe made hym a patrice and consull of rome at the last this Anastase by the exytyng of Achaticis byshop of coÌ„staÌ„tynople fell to heresye Hormisida pope seÌ„t legatys to coÌ„uert hym but he was obstinate wherfore in the presens of hys people by the iugemeÌ„t of god he was slayn wyth lyghtenyng after that he had holdyn the empyre .xxvi. yere AurilaÌ„brose ¶ Thys Engest when he had obteynyde victory dystroyed y e churches of crystendome he sent for mo saxons to inhabyte the land whych was deuydyd in .iiii. mo kyngdomys as how when they began hereafter shal be shewyd yet after this victory of Engest Aurylambrose Vter hys brother as Galfridus wrytyth cam in to England wyth mych people to whom y e bryttons resortyd and gaue battell to Engest where Engest was slayne but polycronycoÌ„ other afferme that Engest kept hys own laÌ„d keÌ„t in pease warr dyed in hys bed Otta hys son rulyd after hym there .xxiiii. yere but all stories afferme that Aurelius besegyd Vortyger in a castell in walys brent hym all that was therein and chasyd the SaxoÌ„s froÌ„ the .ij. prouyneys of EstaÌ„gles Essex but Beda affyrmith that thys
polycronycon .ii. cuntreyes Hampshyre and Somerset Thys Arthur had great war contynually wyth the the saxons but at the last as apperyth by the seyd galfridus wrytyng he brought them in to suche frame that he was accoÌ„ptyd for chefe lord of all brytteyn wheÌ„ he had set the land in some quietnes he gaue the rule therof to hys neuew Mordred with a grete army saylyd in to frauÌ„ce where as galfride wrytyth he wrought wonders but the french cronycles the wryters of the romayns speke nothyng therof nor that he shuld slee Luciê° the emperours lieutenaunt for they sey ther was no such Lucius lieutenaunt to the emperour at that tyme nor long before nor long after therfore some suppose that galfryde wrote that story for affeccioÌ„ because he was a welchman borne in the tyme of kyng Henry the .ii. syth the coÌ„quest And yet he that wyll now go to the shryne of seynt Edward at westmynster shall there fynd heÌ„gyng in the shryne the prynt of ascale in red wax about the border wherof is wryttyn thus Arthurus patricius BrittaÌ„nie Gallie Dacie iÌ„ê‘ator which they afferm was the seale takyn from an old dede of some gyft or grauÌ„t made to y e house by kiÌ„g Arthur wherof y e perchemeÌ„t wrytiÌ„g for age is wastyd putrefyed but yetsome meÌ„thnyk it but a thyng faynyd of late by some maÌ„ hauyng effeccioÌ„ to Arthur that for dyuers k Otta  k S   S A   A   Cerdreus w from heuyn for his armys also a staÌ„derd of red sylk whych they euer syth vse to bere in theyr batells whych before bare in theyr armis .iii. todys thys Clouys made war agaynst the gotys folowars of the sekt of the aryens wan of them Gascoyn Guyon of fraune vnder him rulyd gall belgyke and of his name it was furst callyd austry Siluester Vigilius ¶ Syluester born in campayn was pope next the yere of cryst .v. C.xxxviii he held the see one yere ¶ Vigilius a romayn hyld y e see next .xvii. yere more he was exylyd by belyzare lieutenant to IustimaÌ„ in to the yle of pontus where he dyed vyctory agaynst hys enmys send Belizare hys lyeutenaunt agaynst the Perses subduyd them made the wandellys in affryk obedyent to the empyre â— Thys Iustinian byldyd a temple in coÌ„stantinople iÌ„ the honour of seynt Sophia at the laste dyed beyng owt of hys mynde after that he had ben emperour .xxxix. yere ConstaÌ„tinus resoÌ„s one is for they say y e tyme of Artur supposid was befor y e westmister was fouÌ„did byld vppoÌ„ a wyld busâ—hy place full of thornis then callyd thorney which was in y e tyme of Sebertê° kyng of essex which was after y e deth of Arthur more thaÌ„ .xl. yere so y t Arthur coud make to that howse no such graunt And also they say that it is not possyble y t that wax shulde last so long vnto this day which is almost M. yere also they sey that y e tyme of Arthur supposid nor .v. C. yere after they vsyd to put no seale of wax to theyr dedis nor wrytyngys but y t vse began syth y e coÌ„quest of wyllyaÌ„ coÌ„querour for at the tyme of the seyd coÌ„quest they vsyd but only to subcrybe theyr handis to dedys wythout any seale of wax as apperyth as this day in dyuers abbeys in englond of the grauÌ„tis by dedys made by seynt Edward dyuers other to which ye shall neuer fynd seale of wax but only subcrypcyon of theyr handis but yet all this not withstandyng I wyl nother denye the seyd story of Arthur nor exort no man presysly to affyrme it but to let euery man be at his lyberte to beleue ther in what he lyste But yet forthere some sey that when Arthur was out of the realme this Mordred was desyrous to be kyng with grete gyftis drew to hym Cerdicus kyng of west saxons by whose assent he was crounyd at London kyng of Brittayn and Cerdicus crounyd kyng of west saxons at winchester to whoÌ„ this Mordredê° gaue .vii. other prouincis s southsex where Elle his .iii. soÌ„nis beforseyd reynyd Southereâ— Barâ—shere whilshire Dorset DecuoÌ„shire Cornwall sone after this Cerdicus dyed whereof hering Arthur cam in agayne and landyd at Sandwych where Mordrede gaue hym strong batteyl but arthur at lenght wan the land vpon hym wherfore Mordâ—ed repayryd to wynchester wyth new sodears and gaue to Arthur anewe battell wher Mordred was put to the wors yet thrydly he gaue to Arthur a nother battell besyde Glastonbury wher Mordred was slayn and arthur wouÌ„dyd to deth after he had reynyd ouer the bryttayns as gallfridus wrytith .xxvi. yere This Arthur is buried at Glastonbery wher his bonis were found in the tyme of king Henry the .ii. in a toÌ„be of stone with a crosse of led lyeng therin vppon which crosse was wrytyn thus Hiciaceâ— inclitus Arthurus quondam brittannie Rex et guenora vcor sua secunda in insula Auellona Also after Cerdicus kenricus his sone was kyng of westesaxons Also sone after this the kyngdome of soth saxons was subduid to the west saxons Tyll the tyme of Ethelwold which also was slayne by Cadwaleder kyng of westsaxons about thys tyme Otta kyng of kent dyed they were after y t with out kyng aboue .xl. yere til the tyme of Ethelbertus ¶ CoÌ„staÌ„tinus son of Cador duke of cornwale by asseÌ„t of the brytteyns was then made kyng of brittayns the yere of cryst .v. C.xliii agaynst whom the soÌ„nys of Mordred made war but at the last as k  k S o fimimt ê¯ectes soutsaxoimÌ„ pro tempore S A  A w kenrieê° w Cheldebert ¶ Cheldebert y e eldest soÌ„ of Clouis was next kiÌ„g he beldyd y e church of seynt germayn besyde parys Pelagius ¶ Pelagius a romayne was nexte pope y e yere of cryst vC.â—iii he held the see .xi. yere Iustin ¶ Iustyne y e yonger born at trace nevew to Iustynian was next emperour the yere of cryst vC.lxv he was an heritik of the sekt of pelagyen he dyed frantyk Aurelius Vortiporius galfride sayth he slew one of them in y e church of sent aÌ„phiabill in winchester the other in a hous of freris in London but that seyng of galfryde shuld not seme to be trew for than there were no freris in all britteyn yet after this war on Aurelyus conanus cosyn to Constantyne the kyng made warre agayns the kyng slew hym in the felde ¶ Aurelyus Conanus was made kyng of brittons the yere of cryst .v. C.xlvi he was a man of lyght credence beleuyng euery furst tale which was his grete hurte he toke hys vncle that shulde haue bene kyng put hym in pryson slew his .ii. sonnys reynyd but .ii. yere leuyng after hym a sonne callyd Vortiporius In the tyme of this aurelyus the yere of cryst
vC.xlvii one Ida a saxon began to reyn as kyng in northuÌ„berland which was deuydyd in two partes one was Deyra whych conteynyd from the water of Humber to the water of Tyne the other was Brennicia whych was from Tyne to the scottysh see but one Ella reyned as kynge in Deyra with in .iii. yerys after that Ida began his reyne and in the tyme of Vortiporiê° but in processe of tyme both were one kyngdome to this domynyon also were adioynyd york shyre Derby Nottyngame ¶ In thys countrey reynyd dyuers kyngis somtyme one somtym an other as here after by the namys ther vnder doth apere ¶ Vortiporiê° soÌ„ of Aurelius was next kyng y e yere of cryst v. C.xlviii he was a vyctoryous knight in dyuers battayls dyscoÌ„fetyd the saxons In this tyme Ella before seyd in the south part of the kygdom of nortthumberland callyd Deyra as before is shewyd was there furst kyng and sone after Ida dyed after whom succedyd Adda after hym Clappa and after hym Thedulphus after hym Fretulphus and after hym Theodricus about this tyme Vffa kyng of estangles died Redwaldus his soÌ„ succedid hym also about thys tyme keÌ„ricus kyng of westsaxons died his .ii sonns Ceolmus Cuta succedid hym which after the deth of Otta kyng of kent expulsyd all the brytteyns out of kent which Cuta was after sleyn at abattell agaynste the bryttayns k      k S      S A  â—edwnldê° Â Â Â A w    Ceolmê° cuta  w  Ida Ella Adda Clappa  Thedulfê° N Cloiter Aribert ¶ Cloyter sone of Clouis was next kyng of all fraunce the yere of cryst vClix he was an euyll man he slew his .ii. neuewis maryed they re mother he slew y e lorde Dyuetot in normandy therfore the pope Agapyt made hym to make fre the contrey so that the lorde thereof was namyd kyng is to thys day he reynyd .v. yere ¶ Aribert son of Clotyer was next kyng he was a commen aduouterer and dyed after he had reynyd .ix. yere Charlê nason ¶ Charlis nasoÌ„ soÌ„ to astraciê° was after his fader duke of Braban Austry he maried woldbury doughter to the duke of Turyng wherby he was after duke of Turynge IohnÌ„ Benet Pelagius ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .v. C.lxiiii he held the see .xiii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn held the see next .iiii yere more ¶ Pelagius a romayn hyld the see next .x. yere more he ordeynyd that clerkys in holy orders shulde sey dayly the .vii. hourys canonicall Tibere ¶ Tybere soÌ„ adoptyfe of Iustyne was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .v. C.lxxvi hyld y e eÌ„pire .vii. yere Malgo ¶ Malgo a duke and neuew to Aurelius conanus was made next kyng of bryttayn the yere of cryst .v. C.lii he manfully wythestode the saxons that they damagyd not that land greatly wherof he had possession In his tyme Ethelbertus began to reyn as kyng of kent gaue battell to Ceolmê° sone of kenricus then kyng of westsaxons it was the furst battell betwen the saxons This Ceolmus wann of the breytteyns diuers cites at the last chasyd Malgo hym pursuyd whych Malgo so dyscoÌ„fitid dyed after he had reynyd .xxxv. yere also sone after the deth of Malgo Ceolmus dyed after whoÌ„ his sonn Ceolricus succedyd kyng of westsaxons whych lyuyd not long after after whom succedyd his brother Chelwolphê° also about thys tyme Theodricê° kyng of BreÌ„nicia Ella kyng of Deyra dyed after whom Ethelricus succedyd as kyng of all Northumberland In thys tyme as some auctours affyrme began the kyngdome of essaxoÌ„s vnder a saxon callid Sledda after hym Erkinwinus which was crystenyd afterward but other affyrm that Sebertus was the furst kyng in essex that the oder before hym where as chefe rulers and no kyngis Also sone after this tyme Ethelbertus kyng of kent waxyd so vyctoryous y t he subduyd almost all the laÌ„d vnto the water of humber in to his dominion k   Ethelbertê° Â Â k S      S A      A w   Cheolrieê° Â Â w N fretufâ—s Theodriâ—us  Ethelricê° Ethelfâ—â—dus N    â—ledda   E Chelperyk ¶ Chelperyk son of Cloyter was next kyng of fraunce the yere of cryst .v. C.lxxiii he slew his wyfe in the nyght maryed one Andouere whome after he forsoke toke to wyfe on Fredegund an euyll and a cruell woman ⸫ Charlys haysbayn ¶ Charlys haysbayn son to Charles nason was after duke of tongres and Braband and Austry gregori the grauÌ„t ¶ Gregory the grauÌ„t a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryst .v. C.xCi held the se .xiii. yere more he coÌ„firmyd y e .iiii grete couÌ„sellê s of Nycee coÌ„stantynoble ephese calsidonieâ— this Gregory is one of the .iiii doctors of the chyrch he sent seynt Austen in to brytteyn which coÌ„uertyd y e people to crystis feyth This Gregory made dyuers holy omelyes anthemys hymnys responses more than any other pope he causyd all the heddys of all the ydolâ—s in rome to be smytten of also he was the furst pope that causyd hym selfe to be callyd in his style the seruant of the seruantis of god Mauryce ¶ Mauryce born in Cappadose begottyn of Tybere was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .v. C. lxxx.iii he was heddyd by Focas that was emperoure after hym ⸫ Carecticus Also abut this tyme Ethelricus kynge of all Northumberland dyed Ethelfridus his soÌ„ succedyd him whych dystroyd many brittoÌ„s slew .lij. moÌ„kis of baÌ„gar at a battell at westchester whych moÌ„kis were bryttayns lyuyd by the labour of theyr handis cam thy dyr only to pray for the brytteyns ¶ Carecticus was next kyng of bryttons the yere of cryste .v. C.lxxxvi He was yuell belouyd of hys own bryttoÌ„s wheâ—fore they excytyd the saxons to make war vppon hym which saxons send for GurmuÌ„dus kyng of Ireland by whose help they draue Carectycus in to Cambria now callyd walys and dystroed the church of crystis feyth that the byshop prestis fled hyd them for fere k   k S   S A   A w Chelwolfus  w N   N E  Erkinwinê° E Cloyter ¶ Cloyter son of Chelperyk was next kyng of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryst .v. Câ—lxxx vii wheÌ„ he was but .iiii. monethys old in y e kepyng of hys moder whych made great warr agaynst Theobert Thyery sonnys to Chyldebert kyng of metis Burgoyn when he was of age he was kyng of all frauÌ„ce Karloman ¶ karloman after the deth of Charlys was duke of Braban Sabinian Boniface Boniface ¶ Sabynian was next pope the yere of cryst .vi. C.vi he held the see one yere ¶ Bonyface born a romayn held the see next .ix. monethis ¶ Bonyface
born in marsâ— held y e see next .vi. yere he ordeynyd the fest of all seyntis Focas ¶ Focas was iÌ„ y e lyfe of mauryce next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of cryst .vi. C.iiii he gaue to boniface y â— .iiii. y e teÌ„ple callid poÌ„tâ—eoÌ„ there of made a church dedycate to our blessyd lady seiÌ„t mary This Focas was takyn by Heracle which smote of his fete handis after with a stone tyed about his nek cast hym in to the see after that be had holden the empyre .viii. yere CadwaÌ„nus About thys tyme begaÌ„ y e kiÌ„gdom of Est saxoÌ„s vnder Sebertê° y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiiii Also somwhat before this tyme .ii. cheldern of Angles were seÌ„t to Rome to be solde whych wheÌ„ seynt Gregory beyng a monk saw theyr bewty seyd they myght well be callyd angles for they were lyke Angellê he therfore after y t he was pope hauyng coÌ„passyon y t theyr cuÌ„tre was not crystynyd sent seiÌ„t AusteÌ„ thyder whych Came furst in to keÌ„t there coÌ„uertyd kyng Ethelbert crystynyd hym the yere of cryst after Bede other wryters .v. C. xC.vi a grete part of y e coÌ„tre of kent after crystenid Many M. mo of y e bryttons Thys Ethelbert began the church of polys as some wryters afferme excityd a cytyzin of LondoÌ„ to make a church in the worshyp of sent peter in the west end of LondoÌ„ theÌ„ callyd Thorney now callyd westminster but other hystories afferme y t Sebertê° kyng of Essex fouÌ„dyd y t seyd abbey of westmiÌ„ster Also about this tyme Redwaldê° kiÌ„g of EstaÌ„gles was crystyned whych sone after denyed y e feyth thys seynt Austen made one Melytus bysshop of london by whose prechyng Sebertus kyng of essex was crystynyd ¶ CadwaÌ„nus a duke of north wales was after y e deth of carecticus by y e brytteyns made they re kyng gouernoure in y e yere of cryst .vi. C.xiii. in y e time of Chelwolphê° king of west saxoÌ„s he made stroÌ„g warre vppoÌ„ Ethelfridus kyng of northuÌ„ber as some say he sâ—ew hym but some sey that there was a pese made bytwyxt hym Ethelfridus whych coÌ„tynued duryng they re lyfes but Giraldus caÌ„breÌ„sis affermith that Edwyn soÌ„ to Ella kyng of Deyra in northuÌ„ber slew Ethelfride kept the hole kyngdome of northuÌ„berland in his owne hand .xvii. yere oswold oswy sonis to Ethelfridus for fere were by theyr wardeÌ„s seÌ„t to Albania Thys Edwin was crystynyd by synt paulyn Also about this tyme Eden kyng of scottis eÌ„terid in to NorthuÌ„berland wyth a grete army whom this Ehtelfridus incoÌ„terid slew the most part of the scottis y â— frome that day C. yere after the scottis drust neuer Inuade the land in whych batell Theobald broder to Ethelfridus was slayn k    k S     A    A w  â—iâ—ctilsê° Â w N   Edwinê° N  â—ebertê° Â Â E Dagobert ¶ Dagobert soÌ„ of the secoÌ„d cloyter was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of crist .vi. C.xxxi he fouÌ„d y e church of seiÌ„t denis .ii. legê froÌ„ parê he gaue to heybert Pepin ¶ Pepyn the elder soÌ„ to karloman was duke of Braban Austry also prynce of the palys of frauÌ„ce he had a soÌ„ callid Grymoald .ii. doughters Begga Geretrude whych was a saynt Thys Grymold dyed with out issue Deus dedit Boniface Honore ¶ Deus dedit a romayn was next pope the yere of crist .vi C.xiiii he held the see .iii. yere ¶ Boniface borne in champayne helde the see nexte .v. yere ¶ Honore borne in champayne held the se next .xiii. yere Heracle CoÌ„staÌ„tine ¶ Heracle son to heracle pretor of affryk was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of ryst .vi. C. .xii. he enteryd perse with a gret hoste toke Cosdrey the kyng there he baptysyd his sone and brought the holy crosse that cryst dyed vpon in to Iherusalem before takyn by Cosdrey therfore the fest of the exaltacyon is halowyd he reynyd .xxx. yere ¶ Constantine the seconde sone to heracle was next emperour .iiii. monethis ¶ In his tyme .ii. sonnis of Cheolrycê° kingilsê° Quichelynus after the deth of theyr faders broder Colwolfus rulydâ— Ioyntly the priÌ„cypat of west saxonis which kyngylsus was after sole king of west saxons crystynyd by saynt byryne Thys kyngylsus fought oft agaynst the britteyns About this tyme the kyngdome of Mercya began vnder one Penda a saxon the yere of cryst vi·C.xxvi which was gretest of the other .vi. conteynyd from huntyngton to london from the este see to the riuers of Syuerne Dye he had a sone callyd wolpherus which reyned after hym and was crystyned Also in this tyme Orpewaldus son to Redwaldus kyng of EstaÌ„gles was coÌ„uertyd crystenyd ¶ Thys Edwyn was a noble man therfore for dysdayn that Penda had to hym Penda excytyd Cadwan to make warre vpon hym so that they .ii. assembled a grete hosteÌ„ gaue to hym battell where Edwine was slayn after whose deth Eufrycus son of Ethelfrydus was kynge of Brennicia Osrycus son of Elfricus brother to Ethelfridus was kyng of Deyra But anon after they were both slayne of CadwaÌ„ after whose deth Oswold secoÌ„d son of Ethelfridus was kyng of BreÌ„nycya whom CadwaÌ„ wolde haue subdyed and made grete ware vpon hym but Cadwan was ther slayn About thys tyme dyed Ethelbertus kyng of kent after whom reynyd hys son Edwaldus whych denyed crystys feyth maryed hys faders wyfe but after he was conuertyd to crystys feyth by seynt laurence successoure to seynt Austen Also about this tyme Sebertus kyng of Essex dyed lefte .iii. sones which denyed the fayth expulsyd Mellitus byshop of loÌ„don from hys dyosyse but sone after they were all slayne in a batteyll agaynst the west saxons and Segebertus made kyng of Essex which was after chrystynyd by exortacyoÌ„ of Oswy kiÌ„g of NorthuÌ„bers after was slayn Cuichelmê° made kiÌ„g also aboue this tyme Orpewaldus kyng of estangles son to Redwaldus was crystenyd and after dyed After whom succedyd his broder Sigebertus k     Edwalâ—â—â— Â Â k S        S A  Orpewaldê° Â Â Â â—â—â—â—bertê° Â A w        w N   Eâ—fricê° Ofricê° Â Â Â Oswoldê° N E Tres filij sâ—berâ— Pagam    â—igebertê° Â Â E     Penda    M hys broder the coÌ„trey of tholoâ—e to Sygebert his secoÌ„d soÌ„ y e contrey of austry he relessid to y e saxons the tribute of vC oxon whyche they payd yerely to the kyngys of Fraunce he warryd agaynst the Gascoyns And made the brittons in lyttell britteyne to hym tributaries aÌ„sigisê° et Begga vxorciê° Â¶ Ansigises whych was son to seynt Arnolde was maryed to Begga Doughter to Pepyn
whom Cadwalleder In this tyme begaÌ„ gret deth iÌ„ brytteyn wherof many bysshoppê died iÌ„ this tyme oswy yaÌ„ sole kiÌ„g of all northuÌ„ber dyed egfridê° his soÌ„ was kiÌ„g after hym about this tyme coÌ„walcê° kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s dyed keÌ„winê° succedyd hiÌ„ this keÌ„winê° made gret war agaiÌ„st y e brittons had vyctory also Egfrydus made oft war agaynst them the Pyctis had oft victory but the Pyctis one tyme by a polecy fleiÌ„g bak broght Egfride iÌ„to a strayt amoÌ„g mouÌ„teyns where Egfrydê° was slayn a gret part of hys people after whose deth a basterd brother of hys callyd Alfridus Notus was made kynge of all northumberland Sone after this Cad wall kynge of britteyns dyed but Polycronycon nor none other auctour shewyth any actys of Cadwall as galfryde doth nother of his beriall nor of the Image of brasse set vppon an horse of brase at Ludgate or y â— Cadwalladrus whych Bede callyth Cedwalla shuld be his son therfore I let all that matter pas ¶ Cadwalladrus which Bede callyth Cedwalla began to rule the bryttons as Galfryde affyrmith y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxxxiiii Thys Cadwalladrus by Galfryde is callyd sonn of Cadwall but willmÌ„s de regibus seyth he was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s next after kenwyn descendyng lyneally of the noble blod of germayns Also holy Beda whiche was lyuynge the same tyme affyrmyth that thys Cedwalla or Cadwalader was kyng of westsaxoÌ„s dyscendyng of the kyngis blod of y e people callyd Geuissi which he expounyth to be westsaxons whyce .ii. seyngys may wel accord because y e west saxoÌ„s caÌ„ out of germania this cadwallader as beda affyrmyth for deuocion forsoke his kyngdome câ—me to rome there of the pope Sergyus was crystynyd after whoÌ„ succedyd hiÌ„ one HuÌ„ kiÌ„g of westsaxoÌ„s xxx.vii yere which after forsoke hys kyngdome also came to rome Also about this tyme Sebba kyng of EssaxoÌ„s was coÌ„uerrid to crystys feyth by seynt Erkynwald k     k S     S A  Adulfus    w Kenwynê° Â Â Â w N   Alfridê° Â N E     E M    Wolferus M Cloiter ¶ Cloyter soÌ„ of clouis was next kiÌ„g of fraÌ„ce y e yere of cryst .vi. C.lxii. he ordeynyd mayrs of y e palys and after that the kyngis of frauÌ„ce left all bysynes of the comyn wele study therof gaffthem self to slewth gloteny other pleasurs dyd no good but ons in the yere shewd them selff to theyre people with pryde pompe Pepyn ¶ Pepyn son to aÌ„sigises begga was duke of braband austry also prynce of y e palece of frauÌ„ce Sergius IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ Sosinê° Â¶ Sergius borne at Annoch was next pope the yere of Cryste .vi. C.lxxxvii he hyld the see one yere and more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .iii. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a greke hyld the se next .ii. yere more ¶ Sosinus of Siria hyld the se next .xx. days In his tyme was made the furst duke of Venes callid Paulus Lucius LeoÌ„ciê° seÌ„d one IohnÌ„ Patrik which bete droue out y e sarsiÌ„s but after y e sarsiÌ„s returnid agayn wherfore IohnÌ„ Patryk returnyd toward y e eÌ„ê‘our for socour the people of his army therfore made one Tyber eÌ„ê‘our whych Tyber weÌ„t streyght to coÌ„staÌ„tynople cut of LeoÌ„ciê° nose put him in to exyle Also Ranulphus other auctours affyrme that Cadwalleder was kyng of west saxons And dyuers suppose that he myght be kyng both of weste saxoÌ„s kyng of bryttayns be inherytable to both for west saxons were next adioynyng to Cambria wher the bryttons dwelt This Cadwalladrus made war vppoÌ„ Lotharius kyng of kent dystroyd mych of that prouynce in whych war Lothariê° was slayne after whose deth one Edricus was kyng of kent after that Cadwalleder made war vppoÌ„ Ethelwold kyng of South saxons slewe hym in playne batâ—eyll made hys prouynce subduyd to hym In thys tyme the deth whych began in the tyme of Cadwall contynuyd so sore therwyth great darth by y e space of .xi. yere wherby the people at y e last were so mynyshyd y t vnneth y e quyk bodys suffysyd to bery the dede This Cadwallader as Galfridus wrytyth in the .iii. yere of hys reyn whether it were only for deuocyon or for fleyng of the deth went on pylgimage to rome and there by the pope Sergius was professyd a monk there dyed was the last kyng of the blood of brytteyns Also Galfrydus wrytyth that Iuor son to Cadwalleder Iue hys nevewe rulyd the bryttayns ioyntly after the departyng of Cadwallader made great war agaynst the saxons but they coud neuer preuayle after y e bryttayns were callyd welch meÌ„ of theyr duke leder callyd wallo or Gwallo or els of a quene of walys callyd Galaes Also about this tyme wolpherus king of Marches dyed after whoÌ„ succedyd hys broder Ertheldredus But now because y e Cadwallader as it apperyth was both kyng of brittoÌ„s of west saxons all the other kyngdomys were subduyd to the west saxons therfore in thys worke I wyl procede vppon the lyne of west saxons euer in tyme order shew how euery one of the other k Cothariê° k N  N E  E M Etheldredê° M Theodor ¶ Theodor son of Clouis was next kyng of france the yere of cryst .vi C.lxvi after y t he had bene a whyle kyng for his wantones lyghtenes he was expulsyd Chelderyk hys brother put in his stede after Chelderek for his cruelte was slayn than Theoder made kyng agayn CoÌ„staÌ„â—tine Gregory ¶ Constantyne of siria was next pope the yere of cryst .vii. C.vi he held the see .vii. yere he crystenyd ii kyngis of saxons which were at rome after went home becam relygyous men ¶ Gregory a romayn held the see next xâ—ii yere By his meanys y e germayns were coÌ„uertyd to cristê feyth he cursyd the eÌ„ê‘our Leo becaus he worshyppyd fals goddys Tibery Philippicus ¶ Tyber was next emê‘our the yere of cryst .vii. C. in his time IustynyaÌ„ before namyd emperour cam in agayne by the helpe of Carinus slew both Leoncius Tybere but he was after slayne in batteyll by one Phyllipicus and duryng this tyme the realme of Granado was takiÌ„ by the sarsyns ¶ Philippicus was next emperour he was declaryd an herytyk by y e pope CoÌ„staÌ„tyne put downe and hys eyeys put owte Iue Iewe or HuÌ„ kyngdomis endyd were subduyd to the west saxoÌ„s how the name of this hole laÌ„d of gret bryttayn was changyd in to EngloÌ„d which was in the time of of Egbert kyng of west saxoÌ„s as after shal be declaryd Also about this tyme Ethelrâ—dus kyng of Mercia was made a monke after whom succedyd in the kyngdome of Mercia kenredus Also about
bald sonne to lewys the mylde was next kynge of fruance the yere of cryst .viii. C.xl. after the deth of Lewys sonne of Lothayre he was made emperoure and after that he was in frauÌ„ce Andoquyre ¶ Andoquyer son to Ingecan was after his father forester of flanders IohnÌ„ Benet Nicholas Adrian ¶ IohnÌ„ Anglos born at magunce beyng a womaÌ„ so profited in lernyng in the vniuersite of athenis feynid her selfe to be a maÌ„ caÌ„ to rome was chosin pope y e yere of cryst .viii. C.lv. hild y e see .ii. yere ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .ii. yere and more ¶ Nycolas a romayn hild the see next .vii. yere he ordeynyd that no laye man myght take goodys parteynyng to a preste ¶ Adryan a romayne hyld the see next .v. yere and more Charlê the bald ¶ Charlys the balde son of lewys the myld was next eÌ„perour after y t he had be chosyn kyng of frauÌ„ce and after that he retornid from rome and came into fraunce where he was there poysonyd Etheldredus ¶ Etheldredus the .iii. son of Ethewollâ—hus began to reyne ouer the west saxons and moste parte of Englâ—nde the yere of cryst viiiC.lxiii in the begiÌ„ning of his reyn the danys landyd in estangles but they were compellyd to forsake the contrey and from thens saylyd to Northumberland wher Osricus or of bright Ella kyngis gaue them bateyll but the danys with the help of them of the countrey which were gladder to lyue vnder the danys then vnder the kyngê of westesaxons had the vyctory wan the cyte of yorke and after slew both those kyngis of northumberland wan the hole countrey and kept it vnto the tyme of kynge Ethelstone Also after this the seyd danys cam in to Marcya or myddyll Englond and wan part therof with the towne of notyngam wherfore the kyng with helpe of Burdredus than kyng of Mercya leyd sege to the towne whereupon the danys by apoyntemente departyd and retornyd agayne to york also after that those danys with a nother newe company that cam from denmarke that met them in the see of which theyr pryncis or leders wer callyd Hunger and hubba saylyd to estangles and ther landyd slew the good kyng ther callyd Edmond for whom god shewd after many myracles and lyeth now at seynt Edmundisbury he was furst shot with arowys and after behedyd because he wold not at the request of those danys reny the crysten feyth after this the seyd danys with theyr shippis landid in Suchsex and cam in to Suthrey and to Redyng with whom the kynge had oftymys warre and sped dyuersly after that a nother prynce of Danis callyd Osryk or osâ—g callyd kyng of denmark enterid the land with mo danyz but that Osryk was anone slayne but after that the danys made a newe battell besyde Marton agaynste the kyng and had the vyctory where the kyng was woundyd so what for pensifnes and for malady of his wouÌ„d he dyed poysonyd in his tyme the danys beyng panymis of beleue enterid first the cuntrey of Fraunce spoylyng the cuntrey and sleyng the people and so contynuyd long tyme after Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son of Andoquyr was by the emperour Charlys the bald made the furst yerle of Flaun he maryed Iudyth doughter to the seyd Charles IohnÌ„ Martyn Adrian ¶ Iohan a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxiii he toke part with Charlis the bald Lews the stutter agayns Charlys Charlom aÌ„ chyldren of Lewys kiÌ„g of germayn he ordeynyd atacouÌ„sell at troys that who so euer were a morderar shuld be irriguler vnable to receyue holy orders ¶ Martyn borne in Fraunce hyld the se next one yere and more ¶ Adrian a romayn hyld the see next one yere he ordenid that the emperour from thens forth shuld not medyll in the eleccion of the popis but only the clergy Lews Charlis ¶ Lews callyd the stutter son of Charlys the bald was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxviii and was also kyng of Fraunce and reynyd but .ii. yere ¶ Charlys the graunt sone of Lewys kyng of germayn was next emperour after he waxyd vnprofitable to y e comyn wele was put out therfore by the pryncis of y e eÌ„pyre after y t he had holdin it .x. yere Aluredus ¶ Aluredus or Alfred the .iiii. son of Ethelwolphus was next kyng of westsaxons of y e most parte of englond the yere of cryst .viii. C.lxxii he was .xii. yere old or y t he went to skole but than he profitid meruelously was very conyng subtyll of wyâ— he brought vp hys chyldren in lernyng causyd his-doughters to lerne the sciens of gramer with many other goodly vertwis he causid his lordis people to be obedieÌ„t to hym more by iustyce fayre behestys thaÌ„ by war or cruelte he warryd oft agaynst the danys but at the last by agrement he voydyd them the west contrey wherfore they drewe toward London there spoylyd and robbyd and afterwarde they went to Mercia and there slewe the kyng Burdredus and put in hys place one Chelwolphus theyr seruant but after this the kyng kept the danis so short that he constraynyd them to gyue hym pledgys for the pease also to agre to avoyde the land as sone as they myght haue shippyng after that appoyntment after the deth of Chelwolphus he cam to mercia seysyd that domynyon Ioynyd it to his own westsaxoÌ„s but yet the danys continuyd incresyd more by reason of the coÌ„minge of a nother prynce of danis callyd Gutteron or Gowrmond callyd kyng of demmark wherfore kyng Alured was feyne to fle to the wodis in sommyrsetshyre but after as it is sayd by the ayde and myrracle of sent Cutberd he droue the danys out of that cuÌ„trey forsed them to sewe for pese which was thus concludyd that this Gouteron shulde be crystenyd certeyne of his dukys which so performyd he grauntyd to them Estangles to dwell in and the contre of northumberland they that wold not be crystynyd departyd to frauÌ„ce which after Lews Lews y e stutter soÌ„ to charles y e bald was next kyng of fraÌ„ce also eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of rryst .viii. C.lxxviii Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn the bald sonne of baldwyn was the .ii. yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyffyd .xxxix. yere Stephen Formose Boniface Stephen Romayne Theodore IohnÌ„ Benet Leo. Cristofer Sergius ¶ Stephen a romayne held the see next .vi. yere the yere of Cryste .viii C.lxxxvi ¶ Formose a parauaÌ„t hyld the see next .v. yere and more ¶ Bonyface helde the see next .xxvi. dayes ¶ Stephen held the see a yere and more ¶ Romayne a spanyard held the see next .iii. monythis ¶ Theodore a romayn helde the see next .xx. days ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn held the seee next .ii yere ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst ixC.ii he held the see .iii. yere and more ¶
Leo aretius hyld the see next .lx. dayes but he was taken by Crystofer a connyng preest whych was desyrouse to be pope kept in a toure tyll he dyed ¶ Crystofer whych kept the seyd leo in prison was then next pope by vsurpacyon .vi. monethys but he was depryuyd from his see and sergius the next pope succedyng put hym in perpetuall pryson ¶ Sergius a romayn was than next pope the yere of cryst ixC vi he causyd pope formose his body to be taken out of his graue smote of his hed adnullyd all his actis allegyng that he had conspyryd agaiÌ„s pope IhonÌ„ Arnold Lewis CoÌ„rard Henri ¶ Arnold son of CarlomaÌ„ was next eÌ„ê‘our y e yere of crist .viii. C.xc. was crounyd by pope formose he was so etyn with lyse coud haue no medeciÌ„ dyed ¶ Lews soÌ„ of Arnold was next emperour y e yere of cryst .ix. C.iii. he coud not obteyn y e crown imperiall because Berenger occupyed the contrey of Italye ¶ Conrard broder soÌ„ of the emperour Lewis was next emperour he hyld the empyre in almayn but he coud not obteyn the crown emperiall ¶ HeÌ„ry soÌ„ of Otton duke of saxon was next emperour the yere of crist .ix. C.xx but he obteynid not the crown emperyall but hyld it in almayn as Conrard dyd Edward y e caÌ„ froÌ„ frauÌ„ce iÌ„ to eÌ„gloÌ„d were drifyn bak agayn also about the .xxi yere of kiÌ„g Alurede the danis landyd iÌ„ .iiii. ê‘tê of eÌ„gloÌ„d but Alurede euer resestid theÌ„ so maÌ„ly pursewd yeÌ„ froÌ„ place to place y t at y e last he drof theÌ„ to north walis This noble kiÌ„g Alurede deuydyd y e nyght day iÌ„ .iii. partes wherof he speÌ„â— .viii. houris in prayer charytable workis other .viii. houris with his couÌ„cellours or iÌ„ study of scyeÌ„s other .viii. houris iÌ„ his naturall rest sustinaÌ„ce which order he kept duly by tapers of war breniÌ„g tryeÌ„g y e certeynte of y e tyme except he were let by seknes or other gret iÌ„pedimeÌ„tê ¶ Edward soÌ„ of Alurede began his reyn ouer the west saxons and the more parte of Englond y e yere of cryst ixC in the ·v yere of his reyne one clyto Ethelwold kynisman to the kyng rebellyd excityd y e danis to rise agayns hym but the kyng compelled hym the danis to 〈◊〉 to frauÌ„ce which caÌ„ afterward agayn gaff batteyl to the kyng but Clyto many of y e danis were slayne y e reÌ„naÌ„t coÌ„strenid to seche pease which was to theÌ„ grauntyd payeng certeyn money but they anon after brake that couenantis asemblyd an other host and gaff batell to the kyng where ii· of they re kyngis .ii yerlis and many a M of the danis that occupied the contrey of norththumberland were slayne sone after etheldredus duke of Marcia dyed after whose deth the kyng commytyd the rule of that contrey to the dukis wyf Elfleda which was syster to the kyng about the .xiii. yere of kyng Edwardis reyn a nauye of danis which iÌ„ Aluredis tyme were dryuyn in to frauÌ„ce landyd a gayne and spoyled in dyuers placis wherfore y e kiÌ„g hym self preparyd toward them by land and send a nother nauye to enconter them vppon the see for fere wherfore those danis voydyd y e laÌ„d fled iÌ„ to Ireland also after y t the britoÌ„s enteryd the coÌ„trey of Breknowe But lewis Charlon ewdo charlâ— the siÌ„ple ¶ Lewys Charlon sonis to lewis the stutter were next kiÌ„gis of fraunce y t yere of Cryst .viii. C..lxxx they reynid v. yere y t is to sey lews .iiii. yere CharloÌ„ one yere ¶ Eudo soÌ„ of roâ—t yerle of aÌ„geow was next kiÌ„g ¶ Charlys the symple sonne of lewes the stutter was next kynge of fraunce the yere of â–ª cyste ixC.iiii In his tyme y e SareseÌ„s eÌ„tered y e laÌ„d of burgoyn but the kyng fought wyth theÌ„ had y e victory but not without losse of men arnold ¶ Arnold the graunt son to Balldewyn the balld was the .iii. yerle of Flaunders he lyeth at Gaunt Anasâ—tace Laudo IohuÌ„ Leo. Stephen IohnÌ„ Leo. Stephen Martin Agapit IohuÌ„ ¶ Anastace a romayn was next pope the yere of Cryst .ix. C.xiii. he hyld the see .ii. yere ¶ Lando of Sabye hyld the see next .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next .xiii. yere ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .vii. monethys ¶ Stephen hyld the see next .ii. yere ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next .iii. yere ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see .iii. yere more ¶ Stephen a romayne hyld the see next .iii. yere ¶ Martyn hyld the see next .iii. yere more ¶ Agapyt hyld the see next .x. yere ¶ Iohn a romayn hyld the see next .ix. yere OttoÌ„ Otton ¶ OttoÌ„ the furst callyd the grauÌ„t son of HeÌ„ry was next eÌ„ê‘our the yere of cryst ix C. xxxvii◠¶ Otton the .ii. sonne of OtoÌ„ the graunte was next emperour he was crownyd yuiÌ„g hys fader Ethelstane edmoÌ„d edredê° this Elfleda withstod theÌ„ droue theÌ„ bak took the queen of welchmeÌ„ prisoner the same yere Elfleda wan the towne of darby from the danys dyd many other noble dedys sone after that noble Prynces Elfleda dyed and than the kyng seisyd that contrey of Mercia ioynyd hit to his own kiÌ„gdome This Edward subduid y e kiÌ„g of skotlaÌ„d cuÌ„bers fortune was euer freÌ„dly to hiÌ„ iÌ„ his warris ¶ Ethelstane the son of Edward began his reyn ouer the most part of EngloÌ„d the yere of cryste .ix. Cxxv he maryed hys syster to Sitherus a dane then kyng of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d he made CoÌ„staÌ„tyne kyng of Skottys subiect vnto hym after y t restoryd him agayn to his kyngdome After this Sitherus died therfore Ethelstane seysid northuÌ„ber iÌ„ to his own haÌ„d wherfore y e soÌ„ of Sitherê° maried y e doughter of CoÌ„staÌ„tyne kiÌ„g of skottê whych both coÌ„fetheryd agaynst y e kyng Ethelstane eÌ„teryd northuÌ„berlaÌ„d by the ryuer of huÌ„ber with a gret host of danis skottys other whoÌ„ the kiÌ„g incouÌ„teryd there in playn battell CoÌ„staÌ„tyne was slayn .v. small vnder kiÌ„gis .xii â— dukys with y e more ê‘t of the straÌ„gers This Ethelstane subduid the west brittoÌ„s at harford â— he had mych war styll with the danys ¶ EdmoÌ„d broder to Ethelstane begaÌ„ his reyne ouer EngloÌ„d y e yere of cryst ix Cxl In the furst yere of his reyn the danys of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d rebellyd to whose help .ii. princis of danys one callyd Anlaff A nother callyd Reynold caÌ„ froÌ„ IrelaÌ„d with a gret host of danys other straÌ„gers but kiÌ„g EdmoÌ„d with Malcolyn kyng of skottis his people bete them bak made them to forsake that contrey of northuÌ„berlaÌ„d wherfor he gaff Malcolyn the contrey of Cumberland and scysyd y t resedu in to his own haÌ„dê ¶ Edredus the broder of EdmoÌ„d was next kyng
of EnlgoÌ„d the yere of cryst ixC.xlxii In his tyme the danys rebellyd a gayn too â— the cyte of york but the kyng preparyd toward theÌ„ dystroyed a gret ê‘t of y â— coÌ„trey iÌ„ coÌ„clusioÌ„ he subduid yeÌ„ but not without losse of meÌ„ by appoyntmeÌ„t banyshyd theyr duke hircus ioynyd y t kingedome of Northumberlande to hys owne domynyons Lews Loyter ¶ Lewes soÌ„ to Charlis the simple was nexte kynge of frauÌ„ce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xxxiiii ¶ Loyter the eldyst soÌ„ of lews was next kiÌ„g of frauÌ„ce Rollo WyllmÌ„ Rychard Rollo born iÌ„ norway with a grete coÌ„pany of norweys danis paneÌ„ mys infydels came iÌ„ to y e coÌ„trey of Neuster there toke y e cyte of roan and dyd in that contrey and other landis of fraunce grete cruelte distroyng the peple churchis of cristis feyth wherfore Charlis the siÌ„ple king of fraunce to make pease gaff hym the seyd contrey and his doughter gilda to wif and so be agrement Rollo was baptysyd and callyd Robert after y t chaÌ„chyd y e name of y t laÌ„d callyd hit normaÌ„dy so was furst duke of normaÌ„dy ¶ wilmÌ„ soÌ„ to Rollo callyd loÌ„ga spata was next duke of normandy he gouernyd that land with good Iustyce and after was slayn by the treson of Arnold yerle of flaunders ¶ Rychard callyd the hardy Sonne to wyllyam was nexte duke of Normandycand because kynge Loyter had wonne from hym the Cyte of bayon he by the help of Erard kyng of denmarke enteryd benet Leo. IohnÌ„ benet Donus ¶ Benet a romayn was next pope y e yere of cryste .ix. C.lxii y e emperour otton for varyance betwen them banyssyd hym in to Italye ¶ Leo a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn hyld the see next vi· yere more ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere more tyl that one Cyntheus a cytezyn of rome put hym in preson in the castell angell where he dyed for honger ¶ Donus a romayn hyld the see next .i. yere by pope IohnÌ„ he was emperour after the deth of his fader .x. yere more he made grete warr with Loyter kyng of Fraunce dyspoylyd the contrey cam to parys brent the subberbis of the cyte EdwiÌ„ Edgar ¶ Edwyn the eldest son of Edmond broder to Ethelstone was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst ixC lvi he banysshyd seynt donstone for a season toke goodis Iewelis froÌ„ relygyus housê gaft them to alyantis straÌ„gers he was a vycyus man of lyuyng also a tyrrant to his subiectis y t in conclucions they depryuyd hym from all kyngly dygnyte honoure ¶ Edgar second son of Edmond broder to Edwyn was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lx. he kept so good Iustyce dyd so sharp execucyon that in his days was lytyl felony or robbery vsed he cawsyd ludwallus prynce or kyng of walys to yeld to hym yerely by way of trybute CCC· wolphis by reasoÌ„ whereof the wolphis in Englond walys were dystroyed this Edgar vsyd euery somer to skour the see with shyppys kept them stel all the yere euer redy for the same purpose with all aperrell belongyng to them by meanis whereof he kept his land froÌ„ outward enmyes Also in his tyme as well the danis as all other peple in Englond vsyd mych vyse of grete drynkyng y e kyng ther for rode thorough the realme dystroyd many alehousis wold suffer but one alchouse in a vilage or towne except it were a grete borough ordenyd certeyn cuppys with pynnys naylys made a law that who so euer drank past that mark at one draught shuld forfeyt a certeyn payn whereof the accuser shuld haue the one half the ruler of the town the other half â—he subdewd the bryttoÌ„s in walys spoylyd theyr coÌ„trey this Edgar was vycyous louyd feyr womeÌ„ slew Ethelwold a knyght of his for the loue he had to his feyr wyff Elfryda whom he after maryed Also this Edgar begat of one wylfryth a non a doughter but after that both the mother the doughter prouyd holy women but after this Edgar by the counsell of seynt donston toke repentaunce therfore byldyd repayryd many housys of relygyon he made gret warr vppon Rychard duke of normandy wan the cyte of bayon Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn soÌ„ of arnold was next yerle of flanders he lyth at seiÌ„t bartyns in y e town of seiÌ„t omer in to fraunce spoylyng the countrey sleyng the peple with out pyte wherfore Loyter kyng of fraÌ„ce was compellyd to take pease to redelyuer to hym the cyte of bayon Boniface Benet IohnÌ„ IohnÌ„ ¶ Boneface was next pope the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxv He obteynyd the papacye by euyll ways and robbyd spoylyd the tresure of the church after dyed wrechydly ¶ Benet a romayn hyld the see next .viii. yere .vi. monethys ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn heeld the see next .iii. monethis he dyed for honger in castell Angell ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayne heeld the see .vi. monethis he was hatyd of all folk he dyd noughte but made his kyn ryche of the goodys of the church Otton ¶ Otton was next emê‘our the yeer of cryste .ix. C.lxxxiiii he was crownyd by pope Gregory held the empyre .xix. yer and more Edward Egelredus· ¶ Edward the eldest son of Edgar was next kyng of Englond the yere of cryst .ix. C.lxxvii this Edward rydyng in a forest lost his people sodeÌ„ly cam to the castell of Corf where Elfryda his moder in law last wyfe to kyng Edgar lay whom when she had aspyed desyryd hym to drynk as the kynge drank a seruaunt of hers whom she had hyryd stroke the kyng to the hart with a dager so she causid hym to be sleyne because she wold haue Egelredus her son kyng which was second soÌ„ of kyng Edgar which kyng wheÌ„ he was thus strykyn wold haue fled toward his company but he bled so sore that he fell from his hors the one foot fast in the styrrop so was drawn with the hors till he cam to a certeyn place where that he was fouÌ„dyn dede all alone that the maner of his deth was vnknowyn long after It is seyd y t this Elfrida toke repentaunce therfoÌ„re byldyd two monestarys of nonnys Amesbury warwell in which warwell she after lyuyd a solytary lyfe after dyed ¶ Egelredus the son of Edgar of the seyd Elfrida was next kyng of Englond the yere of 〈◊〉 ·ix C.lxxxi This kyng was vngracyous in the begynnyng wretchyd in hys mydyll lyfe hatefull to his peopull in the end In his tyme the Danys rose agayn dyd great harm in dyuers placys in EngloÌ„d that the kyng was glad to graunt them gret soÌ„mys of money for pease to be had for the assuraunce of which pease Anlaff
in to Normandy to his wyf and when swanus herd of his depertyng he areryd gret soÌ„mis of money of the people a grete parte of seynt Edmondis landis which the people there claymyng to be fre of kyngê trybute denyed to pay wherefor swanê° dyspysyng y e holy marter enteryd y e teritory of seynt Edmond spoylyd y e countrey so that men of that countrey fell to preyr so that shortly after this swanus dyed sodenly yellyng crieng among his knyghtis some sey that he was stykkyd with the swerd of sent Edmond wherof he dyed the .iii. day after In fere wherof Canutus his son which rulyd as kyng after his fader grauÌ„tyd to them all theyr lybertes after this when Egelredus herd of the deth of swanus he made prouysyon came in to Englond of whose coÌ„myng so kanutus beyng vnprouydyd saylyd in to Demars retornyd agayne the next yere with a grete nauey landyd in y e south countrey wherfore y e eldest son of kyng Egelredus callyd Edmond yronsyd made ê“uysyon with the eyde of Edrycus to mete hym but Edrycus cam not but dysseyuyd hym for as it was after prouyd Edrycus had promysyd his fauor to kanutus by reason wherof kanutus enteryd y e coÌ„trey of west saxons forsyd y e people there to swere to hym fealte to gyf to hym pleggis In this tyme Egelredus beyng at London was takyn with a grete sekenes there dyed was buryed in the north syde of Poulys church behynd the quere after that he had reynyd vnwysely gouernyd the realme .xxxvi. yeris leuyng after hym his seyd eldest son Edmond yronsyde Alfryde Edward whych were in Normandy and thyder before sent as is before rehersyd Robert ¶ Robert son of hugh capet was next kyng â—â—raunce the yere of cryste .ix. C.xCvi Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn bele barbe born at lysle was next yerle of flaunders he lyeth at lysle IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxi. he held the see .xi. yere more CoÌ„rard ¶ Conrard was next emperour the yere of cryst M.xxv. edmoÌ„d IroÌ„sid ¶ Edmond yronsyd eldist son to Egelredus â—y his furst wyf Ethelgina and kanutus son to swanus began to rule the Englyssmen the yere of cryst M.xvi. for some lordis toke part with Edmond and some with kanutus but Edmond beyng at London was Crownyd kyng sone after these .ii. Pryncis met in dorsetshyre where betwene them was a grete battell but kanutus was compellyd to fle the fyld after that they fought a nother battell in worsetorshyre so sore that non coud tell who had the better but other for werines for lak of day they depardyd from other on the next morow fought agayn but theÌ„ kanutus was coÌ„pellyd to forsake y e fyld after this they met in Marcia ther fought agayn wher Edmond as some sey by y e treasoÌ„ of Edrycus whom he before had reseyuyd to his grace had the wors Thus oft tymys thes .ii. pryncis fought to geder but vppon a season when the hostys were nygh ioynyng at a certeyn tyme of a trews a knyght of the parte of Edmond stod vppon an hygh place seyd these wordis dayly we dye none hath the victory when the knyghtis be ded on eyther part than the dukys compellyd by nede shall accord or elles they must fyght alone this kyngdome ys now as suffycyent for .ii. men that some tyme suffycyd for .vii. And yf the couetouse of lordshyp of these twayn be so grete that nother can be content to take a part lyf by the other nâ—r y e one vnder the other then let them fyght alone that wyll be lordys alone yf all men fyght stell at y e last all men shall be slayn non laft to be vnder theyr lord ship nor abel to defend the kyng that shal be agayne strange enemys nacions These wordis were so well alowyd by both the hostis the pryncis HeÌ„ry ¶ Henry son of Robert was next kyng of FrauÌ„ce the yere of cryst M.xxx. Baldewyn ¶ Baldewyn son to Baldewyn of lysle was next yerle of FlauÌ„ders he lyeth in an abbay in henon Rychard ¶ Rychard son to Rychard the good was next duke of normandy but with in .ii. yeris he was slayn by treason of his broder Robert Siluester ¶ Benet a tusque was next pope the yere of cryst M.xxxii he held the see .x yere more he was an â—uyl man he was put downe therfore from his pontyfycacy but after he was remyttyd agayn Kanutus both were coÌ„teÌ„t to try the quarell betwen them two only a place tyme was appoyntyd where they both met in syght of both hostê wheÌ„ eytheyr had assayd other wyth sharâ—e swyrdê strokê as some wryt by the furst mocyon of kanutus hasttly they were both agreyd kyssyd ych other to the comfort of both hostis and shorly after they agreyd vppon pertycyon of the lande after duryng theyr lyfis they louyd as brethern sone after a son of Edrycus as it was seyd by the mynd of his fader espyed when kynge Edmond was at the draught strak hym with a spere in to the fondement where of the seyd EdmoÌ„d shortly after dyed after y t he had reynyd two yeris laâ—t .ii. soms EdmoÌ„d Edward ¶ Kanutus after the deth of Edmond yronsyd was sole kyng of the hole realme of Englond after by the aduyse of his couÌ„cell he sent the forseyd sonis of Edmond yronsyd to his broder swanus theÌ„ kyng of Denmark to be slayn which abborryng that dede seÌ„t theÌ„ to Salomon theÌ„ kyng of hungary where Edmond dyed Edward was maryrd to agatha douthter of the .iiii. Henry emperour of almayn sone after swanus kyng of Denmark broder to kanutus dyed wherefore that land fell to kanutus which anoÌ„ after seylyd thydyr toke therof possessyoÌ„ set it in an order after returnyd in to Englond maryed emma late wyf before to Egelredus by her had a son callyd hardykynytus or knowgh also this kanutus callyd a parliament where it was agreyd that both EnglysshmeÌ„ danê shuld hold y e laws made by kyng Edgare because they were thought so good resonable aboue any other laws Arnold ¶ Arnold the son of Baldewyn was next yerle of flauÌ„ders he lyeth at seynt bertynis Robert ¶ Roberd broder to Rychard was next duke of normandy he toke repentaÌ„ce for the deth of this broder Rychard weâ—t to Ierusalem dyed as he retornyd homeward but at his departyng thydyr he wyllyd that his lordis shuld take his sone wyllmÌ„ the basterd to theyr lord so they dyd put out the yoÌ„g chyld y t was soÌ„ to Robert mulyery gotteÌ„ but therfore fell grete debate heÌ„ry kyng of frauÌ„ce toke parte a gayns wyllmÌ„ but euermore wyllmÌ„ had the victory Siluester Gregory ¶ Siluester a romayn was
Englande toke dyuers castels of the kinges as wyndesore Notyngham dyuers other And the frenche kynge made warre in NormaÌ„dye but the barons of Englande resysted so this IohnÌ„ the kynges brother that he was fayne to deê‘te to the kynge of Fraunce After whan kynge Rycharde came home into Englande he called a parlyment and set the realme in order exyâ—ed all the Iewes out of Englande saue onely a fewe whiche remayned in Norwyche but after that the Iewes were suffred to inhabyte agayne in dyuers places in Englande And than after he sayled into Normandye where his brother IohnÌ„ than was and made sharpe warre agaynst the Frenche kyng but after a truce peace was taken betwene them for a certayne tyme. And his brother IohnÌ„ was then reconsyled to the kyng whiche bothe to gyther returned into EnglaÌ„de But after when the day of truce was expyred kyng Rycharde sayled agayne into Normandye made newe warre agayne vpon the Frenche kyng In the whiche warre they sped dyuersly for the Frenche kynge toke dyuers of his holdes in Normandye kynge Rycharde toke dyuers of his holdes in Fraunce many great conflyctes was betwene them But at the last kynge Rycharde went to besege a castell called castyll Gayllarde and as he rode about the castell to aduyse it one marked hym with a quarell smote hym in the hede wherof anone after he dyed without yssue of his body the .vi. day of Apryll the yere of Chryst M. C·xCix and is buryed at Founteuerarde Iohannes Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.C.xCviii in his tyme lyued saynt Fraunces and saynt Dominycke fyrst begynners of those orders he hylde the see .xviii. yere ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe was nexte Emperour the yere of Christ M.C.xCix he hylde the Empyre .x â–ª yeres he had great warre with Otton whiche was also chosyn Emperour this Philyppe was slayne in his chambre IohnÌ„ IOhan brother to the forenamed Richarde was crowned kynge the .xxvi. day of Iulij the yere of Chryst M.C.xCix Philyppe the kynge of Fraunce hylde a counsell in Cenomenia in Maturyn and made one Artur sonne to Geffrey Plantagenet neuewe to kynge Iohan duke of Bretayne whiche incontynent enteryd the contrey of Angeo kynge Philyppe entryd into Normandye and toke many holdes there Kynge Iohan herynge therof came into Normandye to resyste kynge Philyppe but by mediacyon of fryndes a peace was made betwene the two kynges And after that kynge Iohan was deuorced from his wyfe which was doughter to the erle of Glocester for nerenesse of blode and maryed in Fraunce to Isabell doughter to the erle of Engolesym ¶ About the .iii. yere of kynge Iohan his reyne there were sene in the fyrmament .v. mones also about the same tyme at a parlyment holdyn at Verdon it was concluded y t kynge IohnÌ„ shulde appere at Parys within .xv. dayes after Ester next folowynge to answere to suche questyons as then shulde be layde agaynst hym for the Duchye of Normandye and the contrey of Angeo And because he appered nat nor none for hym kynge Philyppe enteryd into Normandye toke there dyuers holdes gaue the countye of Angeo to the forsayd Artur And whan kynge IohnÌ„ harde therof he came from Englande to Normandye and there made warre and toke the sayd Artur prisoner and dyuers other and returned shortely into Englande but yet he wanne nat y e contrey as it was sayd In the same yere folowynge was great stormes of wynde and rayne and hayle as bygge as hennes egges sperytes sene in the eyre lyke foules berynge fyre in theyr bylles whiche set dyuers houses a fyre This kyng IohnÌ„ than asked an eyde of the clergye of Englande for the optaynynge of Normandye whiche was lost whiche they denyed to gyue And also the pryour and couent of Caunterbury had chosyn one Steuyn Langton bysshop agaynst the kyngê wyll whome the pope confyrmed wherfore kynge Iohan was nat content and droue the pryour and dyuers of the couent out of the realme and commaunded that no letter nor commaundement of the pope shulde be receyued in Englande nor wolde nat at the popes request receyue that bysshoppe so chosyn wherfore suche varyaunce fell betwene the pope and the kynge that the pope interdyted the lande whiche stode so interdyted .vii. yeres tyll that kynge Iohan was reconsyled But as it is sayd this interdytynge was nat so strayte but that chylderne were chrystened in euery place and deuyne seruyce sayd in many houses of religyon and other places by lycence purchased than and before and people houselyd anayled except suche ê‘sons as were except by name in the bull About this tyme in Sussex was taken a fysshe lyke a man whiche was kept a lyue .vi. monthes after vpon lande with rawe flesshe but by cause they coude haue no speche of it they cast it into the see agayne ¶ About the .vii. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the sayd Frenche kynge Philyppe wanne all the hole contrey of Normandye Some auctours say that the frenche kynge made all this warre agaynst kyng IohnÌ„ by excytynge of the pope for his contumacye agaynst the churche ¶ About this tyme the Irysshemen rebellyd and than kynge Iohan with a pusant armye went into Irelande and shortely subdued them set the contrey in a rule and there bylde many great townes castels ordayned his lawes there to be kept and returned agayne into Englande ¶ Sone after this kynge Iohan prepared a great hoost and sayled into Rochyll and when the Frenche kynge harde therof he prepared another stronge hoost so that bothe the hoostes were within lytell dystannce to haue mette but by mediacyon of fryndes the two kynges there toke a peace for .ii. yeres folowynge Also about the .x. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the pope sent .ii. legates Pandulfe and Durrant to kynge Iohan that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his Archebysshopryke and sent a newe commyssion wherby the curse of interdytynge if the kynge wolde nat agree therto was newely denounced ¶ Otton ¶ Otton was nexte Eyperour he was crowned by pope Innocent after accursed of the same pope and deposyd of his Empyre at a counsell holdyn at Rome he hylde the Empyre .iii. yeres ¶ Also he assoyled and acquyted all the lordes of Englande spirituall and temporall of all homage and fealte that they owed to the kyng to the intent that they shulde aryse agaynst hym but the kynge wolde nat be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent to the kynge of Fraunce in remyssion of his synnes that he shulde take with hym all the power that he myght and go into Englande to distroy kynge Iohan. ¶ Also about this tyme the Citezyns of London made suche sute to the kynge that they optayned that the kynge graunted them to chose of them selfe yerely a Mayre ii Sheryffes and the names of Baylyffes clerely to be voyded whose names of the Meyre and Sherystes were The fyrst Mayre Henry
fitz Alwyn The fyrst Sheryffes Peter Duke Thomas Nele ¶ Also in the .x. yere of kynge IohnÌ„ London brydge was begon to be edefyed of stone whiche before was of tymbre and the monastery of saynt Mary oueres was begon for to be buylded ¶ Also about the .xi. yere of kynge Iohans reyne the kyng was in great feare lest he shulde lose his realme and to be vtterly vndone hym selfe wherfore in his mynde he was sore anoyed and sent to the pope and sayd he wolde be reconsyled wherfore the pope sent Pandulfe agayne into Englande with these artycles that he shulde receyue Steuyn to his archebysshopryke restore to hym and to all other all profytes frutes belongynge to them that he had wrongfully taken and that he shulde yelde vnto the popes handes the tytle of his crowne to holde it of the pope To the whiche thynges the kynge graunted and resygned his crowne to Pandulfe and toke it agayne of hym to holde it of the pope and to pay yerely to the churche of Rome M. markes of syluer and after that receyued Steuyn suffred hym to inioy his Archebysshopryke restored all suche profytes as he had from hym and all other wrongfully taken Some wryters affyrme that for this foresayd payment the Peter pens be payde at this day ¶ Also about the .xiiii. yere of his reyne kynge IohnÌ„ fell at a great discencyon with his lordes one cause of that varyance wos for that y t the kynge wolde nat holde y e lawes of saynt Edwarde but wolde holde no lawe but do all thiÌ„ge at his owne wyll dyd disinheryte many men without assent of his lordes or of any other counsell And also wolde haue disinheryte the erle of Chester because he rebuked hym of his wyckednesse for that that he hylde his owne brothers wyfe lay by many other great lordes dobghters and spared no woman that hym lyked wherfore his lordê toke the citye of London and bylde them there a certayne whyle But by meanes of the Archebysshoppe of Caunterbury and other prelates the kynge and his lordes met besyde Stanys at a place called Rumney mede and there agrement was made a charter made thereupon called Magna carta whiche charter anone after the kynge brake that newe varyance began betwene hym and his lordes agayne y t dyuers of the lordes sent vnto the kynge of Fraunce that he shulde sende his son Lewys hyther and they wolde rendre vnto hym the lande which Lewys therupon came into Englande and toke dyuers castels of the kynges by force and after came to London where the barons receyued hym and yelded to hym the Towre of London Kynge IohnÌ„ beynge thus ouer set with this Lewys by the eyde of dyuers of his lordes sent vnto the pope shewynge theyr rebellynge whiche sent vnto hym a Legate called Swallo whiche in the popes name commaunded Lewys to returne into Fraunce and labored to haue a peace betwene them but his labour was in vayne wherfore the kyng forfere fled towarde Lyncolne but sone after at Neuwarke he dyed of the flyx the .xix. day of October the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. But some say that a monke poysoned hym at Swynestede and he is buryed at worcester Henricus .iij. ¶ Honore Gregory Celestyne ¶ Honore was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M·CC xvi he hylde the see .x. yere and more ¶ Gregory hylde the see nexte .xiiii. yere ¶ Celestyne hylde the see nexte .xviii. dayes ¶ Fredrycke Henry ¶ Fredrycke was nexte Emperour the yere of Chryst M.CC.xii. he dyd persecute the churche but at a counsell at Lyon he was deposed by the pope Innocent that .xxvii. yere after the electours were in varyance who shulde be Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxxii. yere ¶ Henry was nexte Emperour he hylde the empyre .v. yere Henry the thyrde HEnry the thyrde of that name and eldyst sonne to kynge IohnÌ„ was crowned kyng the .xxviii. day of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.CC.xvi. whan he was but .ix. yeres of age And after his coronacyon this Lewis coÌ„tynued in his war which he had begon but dyuers of y e lordes toke ê‘te agaynst hym And also Swallo the Legate accursed this Lewys interdyted wales a cursyd Lewellyn prynce of wales and all that hylde ê‘te agayne this yonge kyng Henry And the erle of Chester and dyuers other lordes of the kynges parte went to Lyncolne and toke the towne and slewe many Frenche men beynge there forced this Lewys to take a peace whiche peace was thus concluded y t Lewys shulde go agayne into Fraunce and to haue a M. markes for his trauayle whiche he had and so deê‘ted Also in the thyrde yere of this kynge began y e newe worke of the churche of westmyster ¶ About the .viii. yere of this kynges reyne the charter called Magna carta was coÌ„fyrmed and dyuers artycles addyd therto howe the kynge shulde haue the warde and maryage of the lordes heyres beynge within age and the fyrst statute of Mortmayne than made and about that tyme the plees of the crowne were holden in the Towre of London And this kynge also graunted many lybertes to the citye of London Sone after this kynge Henry with a great hoost sayled into Normandye by the excytynge of a Frenche man named the erle of Marche where betwene the FreÌ„che kyng Lewys and hym was fought a great battell but in the ende the Frenchemen had the victory toke .xxii. knyghtes and noble men prisoners .v. C. meane people y t kynge Henry for feare fled and turned backe to Burdeux but after a peace was made kynge henry returned into Englande About this tyme was a great yerthe quake in Englande and also in the .xxxi. yere of this kynge the kynge seasyd the franches of London into his handes for a iugemeÌ„t gyuen by one Piers Alyn the Mayre Aldermen agaynst a wedowe called Margarete Vyell which iugemeÌ„t as it was sayd was after fouÌ„de good wherfore the Citezyns inioyed agayne theyr lybertes About the .xxxv. yere of this kynge the order of the freres Augustynes began in Englande in a place in wales called wodhouse And about this tyme the kyng maryed Margarete his doughter to AlexaÌ„der the kyng of Scottes which Alexander dyd homage to y e kynge at yorke This kynge Henry ofte tymes for dyuers coÌ„playntes made agaynst y e Mayres offycers of London seasyd the lybertes of the citye into his owne handes set other offycers to rule the citye but euer they were restored agayne Also about this tyme Rycharde the kynges brother erle of Cornewall was electe kyng of Almayne kynge of Romayns whiche toke shyppynge went thyder there was crowned in y e citye of AquisgranuÌ„ About the .xli. yere of kyng Henryes rayne a greuous byll of complaynt of the coÌ„mynalte of London was put agaynst the Mayre Aldermen and gouernours of the citye for wronges extorcyons done by them to the
the kyngê son mete them dyd discoÌ„fort them and syr Symon fled dyuers of his coÌ„panye were takyn prisoners But after that syr Symon Mounforde the erle of Leyceter hym selfe gatheryd a great coÌ„pany met with the sayd syr Edwarde at Enesham where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where syr Symon the erle was slayne and many other that toke the barons parte And after at a ê‘lyment holden at wynchester all the statutes ordynauÌ„ces made at Oxenforde were vtterly adnulled all bondes wrytynges made for the same were cancelled brokyn And after y t the kynge came to wyndsore intendynge to haue dystroyed the citye of London but the Mayre Aldermen other of citezyns put them into the kynges mercye and grace at wyndsore whervpon they were coÌ„mytted to prison put out of theyr offyces the CoÌ„stable of the Towre made custos of the citye But after they were restored and pardoned and the citye payde to the kynge for a fyne .xx. M. markes ¶ After this at a parlyament holdyn at Northampton many y t toke the barons parte were disinheryte whiche therfore gathered them to gyther went to the yle of Elye kept it w t strength ¶ Also about the .l. yere of his reyne he ordayned the statutê of Marlebryge And about the .li. yere the statuê were made ordayned for weyghtes mesures that is to say that .xxxii. greynes of whete drye rounde takyn in the myddes of y e ere shulde wey a sterlynge peny .xx. of those sterlyng pens shulde make an vnce .xii. vnce shulde make a pounde troy and .viii. pounde troy shulde wey a galon of wyne .viii. galons of wyne shulde make a busshell of London whiche is the .viii. ê‘te of a quarter Also that .iii. barly cornes drye rounde shulde make an ynche .xii. ynches to a fote â—iii fote to a yarde .v. yardes a halfe to a ê‘che or pole .xl. pole in lengthe foure in brede to make an acre of lande this staÌ„dardes of weyght were coÌ„fyrmed the xv yere of Edwarde the .iii. And also in the tyme of henry the .vi. and Edwarde the .iiii. and lastly coÌ„fyrmed in the .xi. yere of Henry the .vii. Howe be it in the tyme of kynge Henry the .vi. it was ordayned y t the same vnce shulde be deuyded in .xxx. ê‘tes called .xxx. pens in kyng Edwarde the .iiii. his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pens And in kynge Henry the .viii. his dayes into .xliiii. partes called .iii. â— viii d but the weyght of the vnce troy the mesure of the fote was ordayned euer to be at one stynt In the .lii. yere of his reyne y e erle of Glocester refused the kyng in the marches of wales gatheryd moche people many of the coÌ„pany disinheryted drewe to hym whiche came to the citye of London by intretye and fayre meanes polecye came into the citye and many of the coÌ„mons toke his parte fortefyed the citye with Bulwarkê Barbycans shortely after the kynge came to Stretforde of the bowe with a great coÌ„pany But by the meanes of one Octobanus y â— popes Legate whiche than lay in London a peace was takyn so the warre was endyd Also durynge the whyle of all this sayd besynesse after that syr Edwarde the kynges son had the victory tyll almost the later ende of this kynges reyne There were but fewe Mayres of the citye of London but the franches of London were seasyd into the kynges handes and there were ordayned custodyes gardens and no mayres who that was coÌ„stable of the Towre was also câ—stos of the citye In the .lv. yere of this kynge syr Edwarde the kyngê son toke his iourney into the holy laÌ„de whiche went to the citye of Acres defended it from the Soudan of Surrey whiche after his coÌ„mynge beseged it with C.M. Sarazyns whiche citye had byn lost if the sayd syr Edwarde had nat come manfully defendyd it Also in the .lvi. yere of this kynges reyne his son Edwarde thus beynge in the holy lande kyng Henry fell sicke at westmyster dyed the .xvi. day of Nouerbre the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxii and is buryed at westmyster Edwardus .j. Gregory Innocent Adryan Iohan. ¶ Gregory was nexte pope the yere of Chryst M.CC.lxxi he hylde the see .iiii. yeres ¶ Innocent hylde the see nexte .vi. monethes ¶ Adryan hylde the see nexte .xxxix. dayes ¶ IohnÌ„ hylde the see nexte .viii. monthes ¶ Radulphus ¶ Radulphe was nexte chosyn Emperour the yere of chryst CC.lxxiii and confyrmed by pope Gregory he hylde the see .xix. yere Edwarde the fyrst EDwarde the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the thyrde after he harde of the deth of his father came from the holy lande and was crowned kynge at westmyster the .xix. day of Auguste the yere of christ M.CC.lxxiii at whiche tyme Alexander kyng of Scottê was present and dyd homage to kynge Edwarde In the seconde yere of this kynges reyne the kynge went into wales and there subdued Lewellyn prynce of wales whiche after y e rebelled and was subdued agayne payde to the kyng a fyne of .l. M. markes Also in the .iii. yere of this kynges reyne were made the statutes called westmyster primer where ben contayned goodly statutes fyrst howe clerkes indyted of Felonye shal be delyuered to the ordynaryes of Assise of plees of lande of Arteyntes and many other goodly statutes ¶ In the .vi. yere of this kynge the Chauncery coÌ„myn place and Escheker were remoued to Glocester where dyuers statutes were made but the courtes contynued there but for one terme and about this tyme there was a parlyament at London for reformacyon of the kynges coyne whiche was clypped and wasshed by the Iewes and almost .iii. C. Iewes were cast therfore about the same tyme began the foundacyon of the house of the freres prechours at Ludgate ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge Lewellyn prince of wales rebelled agayne and the kynge sent thyther therles of Northumberlande and Surrey with many other knyghtes but Dauyd brother to Lewellyn with a great power met with them nere to a place called Hauardyne where betwene them was a great battell where the welchemen had the victorye and the erles fled many of the englysshemen slayne taken But the next yere after y e kyng sent thyther a more power to besege y e castell of Snowden but many of thenglysshemen were drowned beynge vpon a brydge made of barges and plankes but after that they pursued â—o the welchemen that Lewellyn and Dauyd his brother fledde but after Lewellyn was takyn by syr Edmonde Mortymer whiche smote of his heed and sent it to the kynge and after by dome of all the lordes he and his heyres were disinheryte for euer And after that Dauyd his brother was taken and after drawne hanged and quarterde And after
of his people there perysshed for â—â—â—ke of â—yrell wherfore syr Iames Dudglas with a great nombre of Scottes folowed and 〈◊〉 with the kynge at a place called Leylande in Northumberlande where was betwene them ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe le longe seconde son of Philypâ—e lâ—bell was nexte kynge of Fraunce he ordayned but one weyght and mesure to be thorowe all Fraunce IohnÌ„ ¶ IohnÌ„ was nexte pope he hylde the see in Auynyon .xix. yere a great battell but the Englysshemen lost the fylde the kynge fled escaped with great daunger In whiche battell the erle of Rychemonde was taken prisoner many men slayne dyuers other men taken â—nd the kynges treasure his ordynauÌ„ce was takyn and conueyed into Scotlande But this fylde was loste by the treason of the sayd Andrewe of Harkeley whome y e kynge had made erle of Carlyll whiche had a great nombre of people coÌ„mynge to the ayde of y e kynge toke secretely a great soÌ„me of money of the sayd Dudglas so betrayed the kynge came nat at the fylde whiche was cause y t the kynge lost the fylde for the whiche dede the sayd Andrewe was after drawne hanged quartered About this tyme warre began agayne betwene the Frenchemen the Englysshemen Gascons in Guyan For the pacifyenge of whiche warre kyng Edwarde sent ouer the quene his wyfe to her brother the Frenche kynge and whyle she was there Edwarde y e kyngê eldyst son beynge .xiiii. yere of age asked leaue of his father to go into FrauÌ„ce to his mother to se his vncle Philyppe le Belle kyng of Fraunce and had leaue and departed And because kynge Edwarde had denyed to do homage to the kynge of FrauÌ„ce for the Duchye of Guyan the sayd kynge Philyppe there made Edwarde the kynge of Englande his eldyst son duke of Guyan wherwith kynge Edwarde was nat content dyd exyle bothe the quene his sayd son out of Englande by the counsell of the Spencers of syr Robert Baldocke his ChauÌ„cellour wherfore the kynge made opyn Proclamacyons that yf the Quene her son came nat into Englande by a certayne day that they shulde be take as ennemyes to the kynge before the whiche day they came nat wherfore the kynge seased all the quenes landes his sons landes toke the hole profyte therof And after the kynge sent suche worde thretenynges to the kynge of Fraunce that he was compelled to auoyde the quene out of Fraunce wherfore she and her son went to the erle of Heynaude where Edwarde her son was shortly after contracte to Philyppe y e sayd erles doughter And whan this was knowen dyuers men of name of EnglaÌ„de came ouer to the quene and sone after the erle of Henaude prepared .v. C. men of armes of the whiche one syr IohnÌ„ of Henaude the erles brother was captayne and sent them ouer with the quene and her son into Englande whiche landed besyde Harwiche in Suffolke to whome a great nombre of people anone resorted to her ayde and than she came with great spede towarde London where the kynge at that tyme was whiche herynge therof for fere â—led towarde walys with a small companye and lefte the bysshop of Excester behynde hym to gouerne London And than the quene sent a letter to the Mayre and coÌ„mynalte of London whiche letter was tacked vpon the crosse in Chepe and dyuers copyes therof set vp in dyuers other places wherfore this bysshop of Excester sent to the Mayre to haue the keys of the citye spake to hym so sharpe wordes that they fell at suche a varyance that the coÌ„mons of the citye in a rage toke the sayd bysshoppe brought hym to the standarde in Chepe and smote of his hede and two of his seruantes hedes a cyteners hede called Marshall that was syr Hughe Spencers spye Than the kynge went to Brystowe and ordayned syr Hughe Spencer the father there to kepe castell and the towne and the kynge with Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke his Chauncelour and the erle of Arondell went into walys And the quene sent the erle of Kent and syr IohnÌ„ of Heynaude after them with a great companye whiche so pursued them that fyrst they toke Hughe Spencer the father at Brystowe and after pursued the kynge into walys and there toke the kynge and sent hym to the castell of Kenelworthe and toke Hughe Spencer the son and syr Robert Baldocke and the erle of Arondell and brought them all to the towne of Herforde anone after syr Hugh Spencer the father and Hughe Spencer the sonne were drawne hanged and quartered and syr IohnÌ„ of Arnudell was beheded and syr Robert Baldocke put in Newgate in London and there shortly after dyed amonge the theues anone after at a parlement holden at westmyster the .xxv. day of Ianuarii the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvi The kynge was deposyd of his kyngly dignyte and he is buryed at Gloucester ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the thyrde sonne of Philyppe le belle was nexte kynge of Fraunce Edwardus .iij. Benedicte Clement ¶ Benedicte was next pope y e yere of christ M.CCC.xxxiiii he hylde y e see in Auinyon .vii. yere ¶ Clement hylde the see nexte .xi. yere he ordaynde that the Iubely shulde be euery .l. yere Lewys ¶ Lewys was nexte Emperour he hylde y e empyre .xxiiii. yere he was deposed by pope Clement he had great warre with Fredrycke duke of Austryche whiche was also chosyn Emperour Edwarde the thyrde EDwarde the thyrde of that name son to Edwarde the .ii. of Isabell onely doughter of Philyppe le belle was crowned kynge the .ii. day of Februarii the yere of christ M.CCC.xxvi whan he was but .xv. yere of age In the fyrst yere of his reyne the Scottes entred into Englande the kynge with a great power came to them at the parke of Stanhope and set them rounde about yet the Scottes escaped that the kynge lost that iourney and returned with lytell honour And in the ende of the fyrst yere he maryed Philyppe the forsayd erles doughter of Henaude at yorke Sone after that the kynge made with the Scottes a peace and released to them theyr homage and delyuered vnto them theyr charter or indenture called Ragman as it was sayd by the counsell of the olde quene and syr Roger Mortymer whiche anone after was made erle of Marche And the olde quene and he toke vpon them the rule of the hole realme wherby many thynges grewe out of order ¶ About the thyrde yere of this kynge the erle of Kent the olde kynges brother supposynge his brother had ben a lyue deuysed certayne letters secretely to be sent to his brother for his delyuerance wherfore he was accused and by auctoryte of parlyament condempned and therfore was beheded This Roger Mortymer was so cruell couetous and so proude that the lordes and the people disdayned hym by secrete meanes brought him
out of the kingê fauour whervpon by the kynges mynde this syr Roger Mortymer was by a trayne taken in the castell of Notyngham where the kynge the quene and the olde quene that tyme lay And yet syr Roger kept the keys hym selfe and after at a parlyament at London he was condempned as a traytour after drawne and hanged for dyuers artycles that were layde vnto hym one was that by his meanes and treason the Scottes scaped at Stanhope And another was that he caused the forsayde indenture of Ragman to be delyuered to the Scottes wherby they were relessed of theyr homage and caused Dauyd kynge of Scottes son to Robert le Bruse to mary Ione syster to kynge Edwarde Another was that he had gotten the kynges treasure in his owne handes and wasted it Another was that he had broken the ordynance made at the coronacyon that .xii. lordes shulde haue had the rule of the kynge and that without them there shulde no thynge be done and that nat withstandynge he with the olde quene ruled all hym selfe to the great hurte of the realme Another that he had caused Edwarde the kynges father to be conueyed from Kyllyngworth to the castell of Barkeley and after by a letter deuysed by hym selfe in the kyngê name sent to the keper caused hym to be murdred As touchynge the dethe of this Edwarde of Carnaruan late before kyng it is sayd y t after that syr Roger Mortymer had sent the sayd letter to the kepers they caused a great table to be layde vpon his bellye beynge a slepe in his bedde pressed it downe with great weyghtes And afterwarde they toke an horne and put it into his foundament and toke a spytte hote brennynge and put it thorowe the horne into his body and so cruelly murdred hym ¶ About the .iiii. yere one Edwarde Baylolle son to syr Iohan Baylolle somtyme kynge of Scottes with the eyde of .ii. M. englysshemen by kynge Edwardes consent entred into Scotlande and claymed the crowne agaynst whome a great hoost of Scottes came and gaue hym a fyers battell but Edwarde baylolle had the victorye and after was shortely crowned kynge ¶ Philyppe ¶ Philyppe de Valoys son of Charles was next kynge of FrauÌ„ce the yere of Chryst M.CCC.xxvii he eyded Lewys the erle of Flaunders agaynst the flemynges that wolde nat obey hym slewe .vi. M. of them at Casell restored y e erle agayne to his coÌ„trey from whens he was dryuen ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys son of Lewys son of Robert after his grandefathers dethe was nexte erle of Flaunders he was slayne by the englysshemen at the battell of Cressy Innocent ¶ Innocent was nexte pope he hylde the see in Autnyon .x. yere Charles ¶ Charles was nexte Emperour he hylde the Empyre .xxii. yere of Scotlande And after that kynge Baylolle come to kynge Edwarde at Newe castell vpon tyne and dyd to hym homage for the lande of Scotlande returned agayne into Scotlande but sone after the Scottes rebelled agaynst Baylolle wherfore kynge Edwarde Baylolle sent vnto kynge Edwarde of Englande requyrynge hym of helpe And the kynge of Englande promysed to helpe hym and gathered a great hoost and came towarde the towne of Berwyke and thyder came kynge Edwarde Baylolle with his companye whiche .ii. kynges beseged the towne a longe tyme but at last a great hoost of Scottes came to the rescuynge of the towne aboue the noÌ„bre of .lvi. M. and at a place called Hallydone hyll besydes Berwyke there was betwene these two hoostes fought a marueylous cruell battell where the kynge of Englande had the victorye and there were slayne of the Scottes .viii. erles and .ix. C. knyghtes barons and baronettes and .iiii. C. esquyers and aboue .xxx. M. of the coÌ„mon people and of the Englysshemen were slayne but fewe persons And on the morowe the towne and castell of Berwyke was yelded to kynge Edwarde kynge of Englande Than the kynge of Englande be toke the guydynge of Scotlande to Edwarde Baylolle kynge of Scottes Than Dauyd sonne of Robert le Bruse beynge before kynge of Scottes fled with his wyfe into Fraunce to Philyppe de Valoys there beynge kynge whiche receyued them ¶ About the .vii. yere of kynge Edwarde Philyppe kynge of Fraunce sent a crewe of Frenchemen to ayde the kynges enemyes in Scotlande but kynge Edwarde of Englande went thyder and subdued them ¶ About the .xii. yere of kynge Edwarde because he intended to make tytle to the crowne of Fraunce by the tytle of Isabell his mother he went into Flaunders into Almayne and there ioyned him selfe in Amyte with dyuers of the lordes and with many other townes in Flaunders wherfore Philyppe the kynge of FrauÌ„ce supposynge that kynge Edwarde wolde haue inuaded Fraunce that yere gathered a great strengthe of people and lay at Amyas but kyng Edwarde entred nat that yere This Philyppe also the same tyme had a great Nauey vpon the see and xiii sayle of them met with .v. englysshe shyppes betwene whome there was a great fyght but the Frenchemen had the victorye and toke two great shyppes of Englande with great ryches and caryed them with them into the Frenche stremys and cast the men ouer the borde ¶ In the .xiiii. yere of kynge Edwarde he returned into englande and called his parlyament at westmyster and there by the aduyse of the hole realme toke vpon hym the tytle to be kynge of Fraunce and ioyned the armes of englande to the armes of Fraunce and bare them quarterly and asked an ayde towarde his charge that is to say the .v. parte of euery mannes goodes and the custome of wolles for .ii. yere to be payde before hande the .ix. shefe of euery mannes corne whiche thynges were there graunted but or it was gathered the people grudged sore therfore the kynge borowed before hande of dyuers ryche men great sommes of money to be repayde of the money of the forsayde graunt wherof the citye of London payde .xx. M. markes ¶ In the .xv. yere of his reyne as the kynge sayled towarde Flaunders with a Nauey of CCC sayle The Frenche kynges Nauey met them in the see nyghe a place called Sleuse with .iiii. C. sayle betwene whiche there was a cruell fyght that the lyke was neuer sene vpon the see But in the ende kynge Edwarde had the victorye in that fyght there were slayne as wryters testefye xxx M. frenchemen but the frenche cronycle sayth there were .xxx. M. slayne vpon bothe ê‘tes Sone after this kynge Edwarde sent an armye whiche entred into the borders of Fraunce layde sege to the towne of Torney lay hym selfe with a nother great hoost nygh to the same And Philyppe the kynge of Fraunce came with a nother great hoost lodged hym selfe within iii. myles of kynge Edwarde but sone after by the treatyse of the Countes of Henaude mother to the quene of englande and syster to the Frenche kynge a meane was made betwene the two ¶ Vrban ¶
Burgoyne came and gaue the kynge .xxx. M. â—i that he shulde do no hurt in that contrey wherfore he departed thens and went towarde Parys and his hoost lodged nyghe to Parys redy to gyue battell but y e bysshoppe of Beaux chauncellour of NormaÌ„dye with other toke a day of truse to conclude a peace at whiche day at a place within a myle of Charters the duke of Lanâ—aster the erle of warwyke and Northampton appered for kynge Edwarde for Charles than eldyst son to kynge IohnÌ„ whiche before was made Regent of Fraunce there appered the sayd bysshoppe of Beaux and dyuers other lordes whiche peace was thus concluded that kynge Edwarde shulde haue all the landes that he than had in Gascoyn and Guyan to hym and to his heyres without doynge for them any homage And that kynge Edwarde shulde gyue vp all his tytle y t he claymed to the crowne of Fraunce And also that the Frenche kynge shulde pay for his raunsome .iii. Millyons of Scutes whiche amount to .v. C.M. li. And also y t kynge Edwarde shulde nat alye hym with the Fâ—emynges nor ayde them agaynst kynge IohnÌ„ nor his heyres kynges of Fraunce ¶ After whiche treatye thus concluded kynge Edwarde returned into Englande and after kynge Edwarde and kynge Iohan at Caleys were bothe â—worne to mayntayne y e sayd artycles and than kynge Iohan was delyuered and went into Fraunce whiche was .iiii. yere after that he was taken and kynge Edwarde had Iohan duke of Amoâ— and mayne whiche was kynge Iohans sonne and Iohan duke of Aluerne and .viii. other erles delyuered hym for hostages he with them than returned into Englande ¶ Also after this a companye of dyuers nacyons called the companyons assembled them in the contrey of Champayn wherof y e captayns were englysshemen agaynst whome the Frenche king sent .iii. erles to subdewe them with a great power with them but the Frenchemen were discomfyt and one of the erles was slayne and .ii. of them taken prisoners and these companye coÌ„tynued .iiii. yeres to the nombre of .lx. M. And in the same tyme a lyke company assembled in Italye whiche dyd moche hurt ¶ In the .xxxvii. yere of kynge Edwarde kyng Iohan of Fraunce came ouer agayne into Englande of his free wyll to sporte hym and had great chere But the nexte yere after he fell sycke at the Sauey and there dyed and then Charles his son was crowned kynge in Parys And in the same yere the kynge of Cypres and the kynge of Scottes came into Englande to speke with kynge Edwarde Also sone after this prince Edwarde sayled to Burdeux and receyued poscessyon of Guyan that his father had newely gyuen hym dyd homage therfore to his father And in y e same season there was a great battell in Brytteyn fought betwene Charles de Bloys syr IohnÌ„ Momforde for the tytle of that dukedome but by y e ayde of Englysshemen syr IohnÌ„ Momforde had the victory Charles was slayne sone after that Charles than beynge kynge of Fraunce toke an order that the dukedome of Bryttayen shulde remayne to syr IohnÌ„ Momforde and his heyres foreuer ¶ Also about the .xl. yere of kynge Edwarde Piers kynge of Castell was expulsed by the ayde of the Frenchemen by Henry his bastarde brother But this Peter by the ayde of prince Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put hym to flyght and slewe .v. M. of his men and restored Peter to dyuers cityes and holdes whiche he before had lost But after that his brother Henry entred into Castell agayne and in proces wan the contrey agayne and toke his brother Peter and beheded hym ¶ Also about the .xlii. yere of kynge Edwarde the erles of Armenake of Dalbret and of Perygot with dyuers other lordes of Guyan appelled prince Edwarde to Charles the Frenche kynge that prince Edwarde had broken y e peace made betwene the .ii. kinges kynge Edwarde and kynge Iohan and one great cause that they layde agaynst prince Edwarde was because he leueyed a fowage in Guyan agaynst y e myndes of the lordes where the contrey ought to be free where vpon kynge charles sent his letters to prince Edwarde coÌ„maundynge hym to appere at Parys to answere there wherwith prince Edwarde was nat content ado sayde he wolde nat appere before hym but with his basenet on his hede and .lx. men of warre and sayd he receyued his lande of his father the kynge of Englande and yf any mysorder were it ought to be determyned before his father in Englande whervpon newe debate and varyaunce began betwene these .ii. kynges that kynge Edwarde sent ouer the duke of Lancaster â— whiche landed at Caleys with a stronge power and went to Turney and Ayre and wasted the contrey and after went towarde Harflete in Normandye after from thens to the contrey of Poyteou and the Frenche kynge sent the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Barre into the sayd contreys with a great power whiche toke many holdes and dyd great displeasure to the englysshemen there ¶ Also about this tyme there was a great pestylence in Englande and after a great derthe that whete was worthe .xl. d. a busshell ¶ Also after that syr Robert Knolles with the lorde fitz water and lorde Grauntson and with a great company of Soudyers entred saynt Omers and so to Aras and so to Parys whan they sawe that the frenchemen wolde gyue them no battell they returned towarde NormaÌ„dye and so to the erledome of Angeo But than varyance fell betwene syr Robert Knolles and the lorde Fitz water and lorde Grauntson wherfore syr Robert Knolles with the floure of the Archers went into Brytten and than the Frenche kynge sent the marshall of FrauÌ„ce with a great power agaynst the lorde Fitz water and lorde Grauntson and gaue vnto them a battell where the englysshemen were discomfyt the lorde Grauntson was there taken .iii. C. englysshemen slayne and the rest takyn prisoners and put to flyght ¶ Also in the .xlv. yere of kynge Edwarde the Frenche kynge contynued hys warre so sore in Guyan and many dyuers skyrmysshes were betwene the Frenchemen and the Englysshemen but most coÌ„menly alway the englysshemen were put to the wors and many holdes and townes were taken from them for the people of the contrey fauoured nat the englysshemen â–ª because of y e great Taskes that prince Edwarde had gathered there of them and the citye of Lymoge and other cityes rebelled agaynst prince Edwarde wherfore prince Edwarde perceyuynge all this and what for lacke of money what for syckenesse and maladyes that he had he departed into Englande leauynge behynde hym the duke of Lancaster and his brother the erle of Cambryge to rule Gascoyn but sone after that they came into Englande ¶ Also in the .xlvi. yere of kynge Edwarde the kynge sent the erle of Pembroke with a great companye to fortefye the towne of Rochell but he was met in
apparant whiche syr Roger went after into Irelande there was slayne by the wylde Irysshemen ¶ Charles ¶ Charles the .vi. was nexte Frenche kynge the yere of chryst M.CCC.lxxx he made great warre agaynst them of Gaunt and other of the Flemynges that wolde nat obey theyr duke and slewe of them .xl. M. ¶ Lewys ¶ Lewys called Lewys de marle was nexte erle of Flaunders Bonyface ¶ Benyface was nexte pope he hylde the see .xiiii. yere ¶ This syr Roger Mortymer had issue .ii. sonnes Edmonde Roger and .ii. doughters Anne and Alys that was made a nonne the .ii. sayd sonnes dyed without issue and Anne the eldyst doughter was maryed to Rycharde erle of Cambryge whiche was son to Edmonde of Langley before named whiche had issue betwene them Richarde duke of yorke father to kynge Edwarde the .iiii. as after shal be shewed ¶ In the .x. yere of this kynge the erle of Arondell was sent into Guâ—an to strengthe the souldyars there but in the se he mette with a flote of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them and toke them Amonge the whiche was taken the Admyrall of Fraunce ¶ In the .xi. yere Thomas of woâ—stocke than duke of Glocester y e kynges vncle y e erle of Arondell the erles of warwyke Darby and Notyngham consyderynge howe the kynge the lande was ladde caused a parlyament to be called at London and those lordes that knewe them selfes fautye fledde out of the lande and neuer came agayne that is to say Alexander Archebysshop of yorke Leonell Vere markes of Deuelyn and syr Myghell Delapole erle of Suffolke and Chauncellour of Englande And at this parlyament syr Robert Treuilyan the chefe Iustyce of Englande syr Nicholas Breneber late mayre of London syr Iohan Salysbury syr Iohan Beuchampe stewarde of the kyngê house syr Symon Beuerley syr Iames Bernet syr Robert Belknappe chefe Iustyce of the coÌ„mon place and a seriant of armes called Vske were by auctoryte of y e parlyament atteynt of treason and put to execucyon at Tyborne and at the Towre hyll and IohnÌ„ Holt IohnÌ„ LoctonÌ„ Rycharde Gray wyllyam Burgh and Robert Fulthorpe Iustyce were exyled the lande for euer ¶ In the .xiiii. yere of this kynge IohnÌ„ of Gaunt duke of Lancaster went into Spayne with a great armye and claymed to be kynge there by the tytle of his wyfe Constaunce doughter to Peter late before kynge of Spayne as is before rehersed and with the helpe of the kynge of Portyngale droue Henry kynge of Spayne to take a peace and a concorde with hym whiche was concluded thus that Henry kynge of Spayne shulde mary ConstauÌ„ce the eldyst doughter of the duke of Lancaster that was ryght heyre to Spayne that he shulde gyue the duke .viii. charyottes laded with wedges of golde yerely to pay to the duke and his wyfe .x. M. markes durynge theyr lyues After whiche thynge parfyted and done the duke with the kynge of Portyngale departed and after maryed his other doughter to the sayd kynge of Portyngale ¶ In the .xv. yere of this kynge a seruant of the bysshppe of Salysburye whiche was tresorer of Englande toke a horselofe from a bakers basket in Fletestrete and when the baker ranne to haue recouered his lofe the bysshoppes seruant brake his hede with his dagger and the inhalytaunce arose to haue brought this bysshoppes seruant to prison but his felowes rescued hym than the people in a furye wolde haue entryd into the bysshoppes place with force and the other made stronge resystence so at the last the Mayre with dyuers of the Aldermen and Sheryffes came thyder with a great companie but y e more the people increased the wors they were to rule that nat withstandynge the Mayres presence they assauted styll the bysshppes place that it was longe tyme or they coude be pacefyed wherof worde came to the bysshop of Salysburye beynge at wyndesore with the kynge that what by the meanes of the bysshoppe of Caunterburye then Chancellour of Englande the complaynt was made so greuous to the kynge that the Mayre was discharged of the rule of the citye and the lybertes seased into the kynges handes and syr Edwarde Dalyngtyge knyght made gouerner of the citye And the kynge and his couÌ„sell toke suche displeasure with the citye that the courtes in westmyster were remoued vnto yorke and y e terme kept there But then the kynge and his counsell perceyuynge it was nat so conuenyent for the welthe of the realme it was remoued agayne to London but yet the kynges displeasure towardes the citye somewhat styll contynued Therfore y e citye made dyuers meanes to obteyne his fauour and at the last by meanes of the quene and specially by one doctor Grauysende bysshoppe of London they opteyned the kynges fauour agayne And after they receyued the kyng into the citye where they made many goodly stages and thynges of pleasure And after gaue to the kynge a great soÌ„me of money and many other great gyftes of pleasure and so at the last obtayned his fauour and were agayne restored to theyr lybertes by the meanes of the sayde bysshoppe of London ¶ And in the .xvii. yere the kynges wyfe quene Anne dyed and is buryed at westmyster ¶ In the .xviii. yere of kynge Rycharde the heresyes of Iohan wykelyffe began to sprynge in Englande and the more because of the Cisme of the .ii. popes ¶ Also in the .xix. yere this kynge Rycharde maryed Isabell doughter to the Frenche kynge at Caleys and after brought her into London with a great tryumphe And also in the same yere the towne of Brest was delyuered vnto the duke of Brytteyn wherfore the duke of Glocester after that sayd to the kynge that it had ben more honour to the kynge to put his body to payne to wynne a stronge towne and holde than to gyue vp y t whiche was gotten by his progenytours by great diffyculte whervpon discencyon fell betwene the kynge and hym And after that the duke perceyuynge howe the kynge was myslad by certayne persons intendynge a reformacyon for the welthe of the realme caused an assemble to be at Arondell of dyuers lordes and other at whiche assemble there met the sayd duke the erle of Arondell the erle of warwyke the erle of Notyngham the bysshoppe of Caunterbury and dyuers other spirituall lordes and sware eche to other secretely to put theyr wylles and powers to auoyde from the kynge the duke of Lancaster and the duke of yorke and other whiche mysgouerned the realme but the erle of Notyngham vttred this conspiracye to the kynge wherfore the kynge sodaynly and secretely toke y e duke of Glocester and sent hym to Caleys where by his coÌ„maundement he was shortely after strangled in his bedde and so mourdred And after the kynge called a parlyament at westmyster where the erle of Arondell was Iudged to dethe and beheded at the Towre hyll and y e erle of
coste of Englande to haue stopped them but it was to late And than incontynent the kynge dispoyled the towne of Lodlowe and the castell and toke the Duches of yorke And anone after the kynge made y e duke of Somercetê son that was slayne captayne of Caleys wherfore he in all hast went ouer to haue taken Caleys but y e said other erles beynge there before kept hym out wherfore the yonge duke went and toke Guynes than dayly many great assautes were made betwene them of Caleys them of Guynes And many men resorted dayly and came out of Englande to Caleys to the socour of the lordes there and betause they lacked money they shyfted with the Staple of Caleys for .xviii. thousande pounde And after they sende ouer the sayd mayster IohnÌ„ Denham with a great companye of shyppes to Sandewyche to wynne the kynges Nauey there lyenge whiche so spedde hym that he toke there the towne and toke the lorde Ryuers in his bedde and toke the lorde Skalys and toke as many shyppes of the kynges Nauey as he lyst and with them returned into Caleys but nat without the consent of many of the maryners whiche fauoured the erle of warwyke Sone after this the kynge called a parlyament at Couentrye where the sayd duke of yorke with all the other lordes were attaynted of treason and theyr landes and goodes seasyd to the kynges vse And prouisyon made y t no man shulde passe ouer the see vnto Caleys but that nat withstaÌ„dyng comfort came to them of Caleys dayly out of Englande And at the last the sayd erle of Salysburye with the other lordes and with a great companye landed at Douer in Kent and so kept theyr weys towarde the kynge whiche lay than at Couentre gatherynge his people And so in conclusyon whan bothe the hoostes were gathered to a great nombre at the last they mette at Northampton where betwene them was fought a cruell battell where the erle of Salysburye his coÌ„panye had the victorye there was slayne the duke of Buckyngham the erle of Shroysburye the vycount of Beamount the lorde Egremount with many other knyghtes squyers and the kynge taken prisoner After whiche felde they brought the kynge with them into London there kepynge his estate and sent shortely worde to the duke of yorke into Irelande and immedyatly called a parlyament at westmyster to the whiche ê‘lyament the duke of yorke came and lodged hym selfe in the kynges palese where the kynge hym selfe was Than a great rumour sprange that kynge Henry shulde be deposed the duke of yorke made kynge And vpon this parlyament contynuynge the duke of yorke came boldely vpon a day in the parlyament chambre and there set hym downe in the kyngê sete and there made his clayme vnto y e crowne wherby many of the lordes were dismayde for dyuers of the lordes aswell the dukes fryndes as other were in the mynde that kynge Henry shulde be kynge durynge his lyfe For the whiche many great counsels were kept in this whyle the quene with suche lordes as were of her parte were in the northe contrey and assembled great strength of people At the last it was concluded at this parlyament that kynge Henry shulde contynue and reyne as kynge durynge his lyfe naturall and after his dethe the duke of yorke and his heyres to be kynges yf kynge Henry were disposed to resygne his crowne that he shulde resygne it to the duke of yorke and his heyres w t dyuers other artycles ¶ And also that if kynge Henry durynge his lyfe went from this appoyntement or from any other artycle therin that than he shulde be deposed than the duke of yorke or his heyre to take the crowne and be kynge And there the duke of yorke was made agayne protectour and gouernour of the lande and was proclaymed heyre apparant to the crowne of Englande ¶ And also than it was there concluded that because the quene and Edwarde her sonne and the yonge duke of Somercet and the duke of Excester and other wolde nat co London That the duke of yorke and the erle of Salysbury with a great power shulde goo and fatche the quene and the other lordes And whan the quene with her lordes harde tell of theyr coÌ„mynge they gathered to them a great strength of people and mette with them nere vnto a towne called wakefylde where betwene them was fought a cruell and a great mortall battell where the quene and her lordes had the victorye And there was slayne the sayd duke of yorke with his son the duke of Rutlande and syr Thomas Neuell son to the erle of Salysburye and dyuers other And the erle of Salysburye taken prisoner whiche w t many other prisoners were sent vnto Powmefret whiche erle was after there beheded and dyuers other and theyr heades sent vnto yorke ¶ Also in this tyme Edwarde the erle of marche eldyst son to y e duke of yorke beynge at Shroysburye herynge of the dethe of his father gathered some people there and went into wales to gether mo people to auenge his fathers dethe with whome the erles of Penbroke wylshyre met and gaue hym a sharpe skyrmysshe but the erle of marche had the victorye After that the quene with her lordes with a great coÌ„panye of Northermnen came towarde London as farre as saynt Albons In whiche meane tyme the duke of Norfolke and the erle of warwyke which were assygned to wayte vpon the kynge gathered vnto them a great strength mette with the quenes hoost at saynt Albons where betwene them was a stronge fyght where y e quenes parte had the victorye the duke of Norfolke the sayd erle were discomfyt and fayne to flee kynge Henry was there taken in the fylde and brought vnto the quene and dyuers that were taken prisoners as the lorde Boneuylle syr Thomas Tyrell were beheded And than dyuers Aldermen and coÌ„mons of London went to the quene and made request that the Northernmen myght be turned whome for feare of robbynge of the citye ¶ Sone after this Edwarde the erle of marche and eldyst son to the duke of yorke and the erle of warwyke met to gether at Cotyswolde and had gathered a great people And than y e kynge and the quene with theyr hoost returned Northewarde and than the forsayd erle of marche with the erle of warwyke with dyuers other lordes of theyr partye came vnto London to whome resorted the more partye of all the gentylmen of the South and Eest parte of EnglaÌ„de At theyr whiche fyrst coÌ„mynge to London there was a great counsell called of lordes spirituall and temporall where after many argumentes and reasons made it was concluded that for asmoche as kynge Henry contrary to his honour and promyse had broken the artycles made at that parlyament and was departed Northwarde with the quene other lordes And also for so moche as he was thought vnable to gouerne the
called Catenesey but y e brytons dysdeyned to gyue theyr doughters to theÌ„ in maryage therfore they aquaynted theÌ„ with Irysshmen maryed theyr doughters therfore y e lande as appereth in policronicoÌ„ was fyrst called Irelande after Pictauia lastly SkotlaÌ„de After y t this Maurê° coÌ„tynued in loue with y e Romayns payed his trybute to Rome ruled Brytayne doynge good Iustyce after dyed lyeth at Carlell Odemer therfore that couÌ„tre was called a whyle Fraunce after y t Marcomere by the duke called Marcomere whiche had a sone called Brandon whiche bylded y e towne of Brandenburgh wherof the markes Brandonburgh one of y e elizours of y e Emperour at this day bereth his name ¶ Odemer sone of Rychemere was after his fader kynge of y e Frensshmen he kepte peas bothe with y e Romayns Galleâ—s he augmented gretely y e sacrefyse to the goddes specyally he caused to honoure y e god Mars for by hym the people trusted for vyctory Octauius AqsgranuÌ„ which is y e cyte of Aâ—oÌ„ where y e emperour now taketh his fyrst crowne ¶ Octauius sone of Iulyus was after his fader duke of Tongres Brabande he kepte lege with the Romayns wherfore y e Emperour Troiane made hym gouernour of Gall belgik In his tyme saynt Martyn coÌ„uerâ—ed to y e fayth of cryst the cytees of Collen Tongres Sixte Thelesphore Higeme Pius Anicet Sother ¶ Syxt a Romayne was next pope y e yere of Cryste C.xxi. he helde the see x yere more in the tyme of Adrian vnder whom he was martyred ¶ Thelesphore a greke was next made pope the yere of cryste C.xxxi he held the see xi yere .iii. mâ—ne this he orderid the tyme of lent to be fast that at cristenmas a preest shulde sing iii masses also orderid y e gloria in exelcis shulde be song at mas he sufferid marterdome vnder Anthonius ¶ Higenie a greke held the see .iiii. yere he ordeynyd godfaders godmoders after was martiryd ¶ Pius aÌ„ ItalyoÌ„ helde the see xi yere he ordenyd ester to be hallowid on the soÌ„day also that who so euer vsurpid y e gooddis of y e church shuld be ponishid for sacralagie he was martirid by aÌ„thoniê° Â¶ Anyceta syryaÌ„ helde the see .x. yere was in rtyred by Anthonius Marcus ¶ Sother born at campayn held the see ix yere he ordeynid mariage to be opinly solemnisid and after was martired Adrian Anthoniê°piê° Marcê°aÌ„thoniê° Â¶ Adrian son of ely adrian cosyn to Troian was made emperour the yere of Cryste C.xix he was expert both in greke tong laten he restored the cyte of Alexander in Egypt late dystroyed by the romayns he reedified y e cite of Ierusalem set the sepulcre of Cryste within the same ¶ Anthoniê°piê° begottyn of adriaÌ„ his soÌ„ adoptyfe was after adriaÌ„ made eÌ„ê‘our reynid .xxiiii. yere ¶ Marcus aurelius anthonin callid the trew Lucius the trew his broder sonnis to Marcus held the Empyre ioyntely after theyr fader .xi. yere theÌ„ Lucius dyed Mercus contynnued eÌ„ê‘our .viii. yere he made the .iiii. percecusion vppon the cristen men Coelus Luciê° Â¶ Coelus son to maurê° was made next kyng of bryttayne the yere of Cryste C.xxvi because he was brought vp in youth among the romayns he louyd theÌ„ kept pease with theÌ„ in his tyme payed tribute he was welbelouid of his people for his liberalite he suffred the ryche to kepe theyr ryches dyd grete almys to the poor nedy ¶ Lucius son to coelus was after his father kyng of brittayn the yere of Cryste C.lxxx he seÌ„d to eluâ—terus pope of Rome to be crystynyd which sendin to bryttayne .ii. legattis one callyd faganus the other damianê° which baptisyd the kyng y e people In that tyme there were .iii. archflaÌ„mis .xxxviii. flaÌ„myns of the panym fayth which theÌ„ were chaungyd in to .iii. archbyshoppê .xxviii. byshoppê one was y e archbyshop of loÌ„doÌ„ y e other of york y e .iii. of gloceter which york yet coÌ„tinuith but the other were after chaungyd so all the ydols in the panym temples were dystroyed the temples were dedicate made churchys of the crysteÌ„ fâ—ayth this lucyê° as soÌ„ wryters afferme reynid .lxxviii. yere after dyed without issue is buried at gloceter Mercomer Clodomer ¶ Mercomer sonn to odemer was after his fader kiÌ„g of frenchmen the yere of Cryst C.xxvii he maryed Athyld doughter to maurus kyng of greate bryttayne had .vii. sonnis y t is to sey Clodomer mercomer that byldyd the cite of mercoburg Clogion Francus Meredak nichanor odemar duryng this mercomers tyme the frenchmen had no warris therfore they iÌ„cresid in grete ryches â–ª he reynyd .xxi. yere Clodomer son of mercomer was kiÌ„g â—fter his fader In his tyme the Galles prepared to make warre vppon him but by his wisdom he pacefied it y t they did no hurt he reynid .xvii. yere Goddard ¶ Godardus sonne to octauiê° was after his father duke of tongres brabaÌ„d y e yere of Cryste C.xl. he was gouernour of gallis belgyk by y e romayns as his fader was before Eluter Victor zepheriÌ„ ¶ Eluter a greke was next pope the. yere of crist C.lxxvii he hild the see .xv. yere was martirid ¶ Victor hild y e se .x. yere iÌ„ y e time of aÌ„thoniê° comodê° holie ê‘tinax IuliaÌ„ seuerê° eÌ„ê‘ours was martird ¶ zepherin a romayn hild the see .xvii. yere he ordeynid that euery man woman of .xiiii. yere shuld receyue at ester the body of crist consecrate Lucius Helius ê‘tinax dedius saluius seuerê° ê‘tinax basianê° caracalla ¶ Lucius aurelius anthonin callid comodus son of mercus was after his father emê‘our the yere of crist C.lxxxii he was lyke to nero of wykkydnes therfore of skorn he was callyd comodus that is to sey profitable for he was vnprofitable to euery man hurtfull in coÌ„clusion was slayne in his bed ¶ Helius partinax was next made emperour agaynst his wyll by the senat the yere of crist C. xc.iiii was slayne by one dedius saluius Iulianus after that he had holdin the empyre .vi. monethis ¶ Dediê° saluiê° Iulianê° a great coÌ„niÌ„g man of y e law after y e deth of helius whom he slew was made emperour but he was slayne within .vi. monethis after therfore some counte him for no emê‘our ¶ Seuerus ê‘tinax born in africa was emperour the yere of cryst C. xx.v he came with a great host in to grete briteiÌ„ Also he did the .v. ê‘secucioÌ„ vppon y e cristen meÌ„ where seynt hirenie archebisshope of lyon seiÌ„t lyonide ii saiÌ„tê ê‘petue felycyte were martered he dyed in grete brytein lyeth at yorke ¶ Basianê° called caracalla soÌ„ to seuerê° by a britteÌ„ womaÌ„ was next eÌ„ê‘oure after his fader y e yere of crist CC.xiii he was a lecherê° maÌ„ lay by
down slayn by decius y t is to sey the fader at veron and the son at rome after that they had reyned vii yere ¶ Decius borne in campeyn or hungarie was then made eÌ„perour he made the .vii. ê‘secutioÌ„ agaiÌ„st the cristin meÌ„ where seynt fabiaÌ„ saynt cornill pope seynt appolin where martyrid he was slayne in a battell but some say he slewe hym selfe ¶ Gallê° hostiliê° was theÌ„ made eÌ„ê‘our he ioynid with hiÌ„ his son volucianê° they kept y e eÌ„pire .ii. yere ¶ Lycinius valeriaÌ„ with galieÌ„ his son were made eÌ„ê‘ours the yere of crist CClvi at the beginynge he was good gentyll but by the instigacion of an herytyke that was his famylier he made the .viii. ê‘secution agayns the cristin men of whome god toke veÌ„geaÌ„ce for in a bateyle agayns sapor kyng of ê‘ces he was takyn his cyen put out and abode there all his life prysoner tyed wyth cheynis Alectê° Â¶ Alectus a romayn was then sent in to brytteyn with .iii. legions of men which flewe carancius in playn batell alectus crouned kyng the yere of crist CCxxiii and after that he ponishid the bryttoÌ„s so sore that â—hey chase one as clepidotus to be theyr king which then was duke of cornewall Bartherus ¶ Bartherus son of chelderyk was after his fader kyng of frenchmen the yere of criste CClij in his tyme ancharius son of bartherus and luter sone of kynge morbodus in saxone with the frenchemen saxoÌ„s germeyns went ouer the ryuers of ryne meuze in to galle dystroyng the couÌ„trey so forth ouer the reuer of seyne in to gall celtyk and from thens in to spayen wher they besegid the towne of tereskone toke it dystroyed it Artsard ¶ Artsard son of weryk was after his fader duke of tongres braband in the tyme of the emperour maximian and because that one namid carancius lyuetenauÌ„t to the emperour dyd not gouerne well Denis Felyx Euthichia Caius Mercellyn ¶ Denys was next made pope the yere of cryst CC.lxvi he was the fyrst moÌ„k y t euer was pope was martyryd· ¶ Felyx a romayn held the see .iiii. yere he ordeynyd that no masse shuld be song but in holy plaâ—is was martyryd ¶ Euthichian a tusque hyld these one yere and was martyryd ¶ Cayus an almayn held the se .xi. yere he ordeynyd holy orders of presthod As furst to be benet and after colet then subdeacon deacon then preest and after was martiryd ¶ Mercellyn a romayn hyld the see .ix. yere was martyryd vnder dyoclysyan Maxymian GalyeÌ„ decyus flauiê° claude Quintilius valeriê° aureliaÌ„ aÌ„nuus tacitus FloriaÌ„ aureliê° ê‘bus ¶ Galyen decius sonne of valeriaÌ„ after his fader was takyn began to be sole emperour the yere of cryste CC.lxii he made the .viii persecucyon agaynst the crysten men where seynt syxt pope saynt laurence seynt ypolyte were martyryd this galieÌ„ heryng of the misery of his fader refreynid to do forther persecucyon vppon the crysten men but he was slayne by the lernyd couÌ„cell after that he had reyâ—â—d sole emperour .ix. yere ¶ Flauius claude borne at dalmacie was next emperour one yere ¶ Quyntylyus brother to claude was next emperoure he was slayne by the lernyd men after he had bene emperour .xvii. days ¶ Valerius aurelyan borne in panonie or hongarye made the .ix. persecucyoÌ„ agaynst the crysten meÌ„ where saynt coluÌ„b S. patrocle S. agapit were martyryd thys aurelyaÌ„ was after breÌ„t by lyghteniÌ„g in byzunce now callyd constantynople ¶ Annuus tacytus was next emperour he was in the yle ef ponthus slayne ¶ Floryan brother to tacytus was next emperoure the yere of cryst CC.lxxix he was slayne by the people of tharsie after that he had ben emperour .ii. monethys ¶ Aurelyus probus borne in panonye or hoÌ„garye was next emperour he made great warr agaynst y e germayns had victory wherfore he was reseyuyd with tryumph in the cyte of rome and that was the last tryumph of CCC.xx. tryumphis this probus in an insurreccyoÌ„ of men of armys was slane after that he had ben emperour .vi. yere Asclepiodotus ¶ Asclepiodotus as sone as he was chosyn kyng the yere of cryst CC.xxxii cam with agreat power agaynst Alectus to london where alectus with mych of his peeople were slayn but one gallus after that with help of the romayns that were laft alyue kept the cyte but they were so sore besegyd that at ClodioÌ„ ¶ Clodyon sonn of bartherus was after his fader kyng of freÌ„chmen the yere of cryst CC.lxxi The .iii. yere of his reyne the romayns remembryng the hurte done them in the cuntrey of gallia by the frenchmen cam in to almayn with a gret host where ther was a great batell .xv. M. almayns slayn the .ix. yere after â–ª ClodioÌ„ eÌ„teryd in to gallia with a great host coÌ„queryd a great ê‘t of that cuntrey the prouynce the seyd Artsard was put in hys rome whych prouynce extendyd from the lordshyppe of ryne vnto the bryttayns see mercill euseby ¶ Mercil a romayn was next pope the yere of cryst CC.xCvij he held the see .v. yere he ordeynyd y e euery maÌ„ myght Apele to the se appostolicall also he ordeynyd y â— no clerk shuld be callid to aÌ„swere before a ley Iuge he was martired vnder Maxence ¶ Eusche a greke helde the se .vi. yere in his time y e holy crosse was found by seynt helene â–ª wherfore he ordeynid the day of the inuencion of that holy crosse to be hallowid aureliê° carus Dyoclysyan ¶ Aureliê° Carus born at narbone in gall was next eÌ„perour the yere of cryst CC.lxxxv he ioynyd wyth hym in the empyre his .ij. sonnis Carinus numerianus he made warr in mesopatonia toke y e town of chare in perse waÌ„ y e townis of sene thesyphoÌ„t he was slayn in a teÌ„pest with lightenyng in mediate numeryanus his son was slayn by the men of warr Carynus the other brother was slayn in a battell agayns dioclision ¶ Dioclisian born at dalmacye was then emperoure the yere of cryst CC.lxxxvi he Ioynyd wyth hym in the empyre Maximyan born at panonie These .ij. did the .x. persecusioÌ„ agaynste y e cristen men where saynt mauryce S. agnes S. anastasie S. barb S â–ª cryspyne cryspinian S. crystofer S. cosme damyan S. ciryace S. dorathe S. eleulye S. euphemy S. gervays S. prothays S Adryan S. Panthalyan S. quintyne S. sebastyan S. rheodore S. Vincent many mo in great noÌ„ber were martyryd at the last they renouÌ„cyd theyr empyre after they had reynyd .xx. yere Coyll y e last they were ouercome Gallê° was slayne cast in a water there whych after was callyd galbroke after his name now callyd walbroke wheÌ„ this asclepiodotus had thus vaÌ„queshyd the romayns he held the land in pease rulyd the bryttayns with good Iustyce a certeyne seasoÌ„ tyll