contrey dyd remayn By this meanes the Britaynes with theyr kyngedome loste their name But they whiche affirme that name to be deriued of their kyng or queene without doubte be deceiued The countrey soyle towardes the sea coaste and in other places in the valleys and playnes is most fertile which yeldeth bothe to man and beaste great plentie of fruite and grasse but in other places for the moste parte it is bareyne and lesse fruitfull because it lacketh tyllage for whiche cause husbandmen do lyue hardly eating Oten cakes and drinkyng milke myxte with water and sowre whay There be many townes and strong castels and .iiii. Bishoprikes if the byshoprike of Hereforde be couÌ„ted in England as y e late writers declare The fyrst byshoprike is Meneue so called of Meneua whiche at this day they call Sainct Dauids a Citie very auncient situated vpon the sea coast and bouÌ„deth westward toward Ireland An other is Landaeffe the thirde Bangor and the fourthe All Saint Asaph whiche be vnder Tharchbyshoppe of Canterburye The walshmen haue a language from thenglishmen which as they say that fetche their Petigree frome the Troianes do the partly sounde of the Troian antiquitie and partly of the Greeke But how soever it is the walshemen do not pronounce their speache so pleasantely and gentilly as thenglyshmen dooe because they speake more in the throte contrary wise thenglishemen rightly folowynge the Latines do expresse theyr voyce somewhat within the lyps which to the hearers semeth pleasant swete And thus much of wales the third part of Britaine Nowe foloweth the fourthe and laste parte of Britayne named Cornewall This part beginneth on that syde whiche standeth toward Spayn westward Toward theast it is of bredth .iiii. score and tenne myles extendyng a lyttle beyonde saynt Germains which is a very famous village situated on the right hand vpon the sea coast where the greatest breadth of that countrey is but .xx. myles for thys parcell of lande on the right hand is compassed with the coaste of the mayne sea and on the left hande with that arme of the sea whiche as before is declared parteth the lande and runneth vp to Chepstoll where the couÌ„trey is in fourme of a Horne For at the fyrst it is narowe and then growethe broader a little beyonde the said towne of saint Germaine Eastwarde it bordreth vpon England West south and Northe the mayne sea is rounde about it It is a very barreyn soyle yeldynge fruite more through trauaile of the tyllers and husband men theÌ„ through the goodnes of the grouÌ„d but there is great plentie of leade and tyn in the myning and dyggyng wherof doth specially consist the liuynge sustentation of thinhabitants In this only parte of Britayn euen to this daye continueth the nation of the Britaines whiche in the begynnynge brought out of Gallia occupied inhabited that Ilande yf credite maye be geuen to them whyche reporte the firste inhabitantes of Britaine to come out of the Cities of Armerica The argumeÌ„t profe wherof is because y e Cornishmen do speake y e langage which the Britains vse now in France whom the Britons do cal BritonaÌ„tes This thing to be more true an old ancient chronicle dothe declare wherin I found written not Cornubia but Cornugallia compounded of Cornu a horne the forme wherof that countrey hath and of Gallia out of which contrey thinhabitantes came fyrst the maner of which name is not to be mislyked Their tongue is farre dissonant from englishe but is muche like to the Walshe tongue because they haue many wordes coÌ„mune to both tonges yet thys difference there is betwene them when a walsheman speaketh the Cornyshe man rather vnderstandeth many woordes spoken by the Walshman then the hole tale he telleth whereby it is manyfest that those thre people dooe vnderstande one an other in like maner as the Southerne Scottes doo perceiue and vnderstand the Northern But it is a thyng very rare and meruailous that in one Iland there should be such varietie of speches Cornewall or Cornugall is in the Diocesse of Excetour whyche was ones woorthye to bee counted the fourth part of the Iland as well for the contrarietie of language as for the fyrst inhabitantes thereof as is beforesayde Afterwardes the Normans which constituted a kyngdom of all those thre partes reckned Cornewall to bee one of the counties or shires of the contrey Thus muche of the particular descryption of Britayne that the whole bodye of the realm by the membres may be the better knowen to some peraduenture that neuer heard the same before The forme of the Iland is triquetra or thre cornered hauyng three corners or three sydes Two wherof that is to say The corner toward theast and thother toward the weast bothe extending northwardes are the longest The third syde whiche is the south syde is farre shorter then thother for the Iland is greater of length then of bredth And as in the other two partes is conteyned the lengthe euen so in the laste the breadth In whyche place the breadthe begynneth and so continuyng from the South parte to the north it is but narowe The fyrste and ryght corner of whyche Ilande eastwarde is in Kente at Douer and Sandwyche From whence to Caleys or Boloygne in France is the dystance of .xxx. myles From this Angle which is agaynst Fraunce to the thyrde Angle whyche is in the Northe in Scotlande the mayne whereof boundeth vpon Germany but no land seene and there the Iland is lyke vnto a wedge euen at the very angle of the land in Scotland The length wherof is .vii. hundreth myles Agayne the lengthe from this Corner at Douer in Kent to the vttermost part of Cornewall beynge saynt Myghels mount whych is the west part or weste angle is supposed to bee .300 myles FroÌ„ this left Angle beyng the west part and thuttermoste parte of Cornewall whiche hath a prosâ—ect towards Spain in whyche part also standeth Irelande sytuated betwene Britayne and Spayn to the northe angle in the further parte of Scotlande in which part the Ilande doth end the leÌ„gth is .viii. hundred miles in whiche parte there be very good hauens and saufe harboroughes for shyppes and apt passage into Ireland beyng not past one day saylyng but the shorter passage is from Wales to Waterforde a towne in Ireland vppon the sea coast muche lyke to that passage betwene Douer and Calaice or som what more but y e shortest passage of all is out of Scotlande From this last Angle to Hampton whiche is a towne vpon the sea coast with a hauen so called toward the southe and therefore called South-hampton betwene the Angles of Kent and Cornewall they doo measure by a strayght lyne the whole lengthe of the Ilande and doo say that it conteyneth 800. myles as the breadth from Meneua or Saint Dauids to Yarmouth whiche is in the vttermost part of the Iland towardes the East doth conteyn .200 miles for the breadth of the Iland is in
Conon Meridoke a Britayn was a stryfe and debate in whiche they both sped dyuersly but at at length they wer made frends Maximus reigned .viii. yeares Maximus kynge of Britayne made warre vpon the Galles and sayled into Armerica now called litle Britayn and subduyng the countreye gaue it to Conon Meridoke to hold for euer of the kynges of great Britayn Maximus was constrayned of the souldiours to take on hym the imperiall crowne therfore beyng in France passed further into the lands of the empire subdued a great part of France and all Germanie Gratian the Emperour of hym was put to flight at Paris and slayne at Lyons Whyles Maximus was occupied in the warres in Italye Melga kynge of Pictes and Guanius captayne of the Hunnes vexed the Britayns Wherof when Maximus had vnderstandynge he sente a captaine named Gratian to withstande their force Saint Ursula with the .11000 Uirgins whiche were sent into little Britayne to be maried to the foresayde Conon and his knyghtes wer slayn of the barbarous people beynge on the sea Forthwith the foresaid Gratian that was sent into Britayne of Maximus to defende the land from Barbariens toke on hym the kyngdom of Britayn and exercised all tyranny and exaction vppon the people for whiche cause hee was abhorred of all the Britaynes and by theym was slayne when he hadde reygned fower yeares Then was the Realme a good space wythoute heade or gouernoure In the whyche tyme they were nowe and then very muche vexed wyth the foresayde Barbarous people and other foreyne enemies Nere about the yeare of Christ .427 the Britaynes were inuaded agayne by the Pictes and Scots which not withstandynge the foresayde wall that was made by the Romanes spoyled the coūtrey very sore so that they were dryuen to seke for newe helpe of the Romanes who sent to them a company of souldiors which agayn chased the Picts and made a wall of stone of the thicknes of viii foot in height .xii. foote Which thing when they had done comfortyng the britones and admonishynge them hereafter to trust to their own māhod strēgth they returned agayn to Rome The Scottes and Pyctes yet once agayne entred the lande of Britayne spoylynge the countreye and chasyng the commons so cruelly that they were altogether comfortelesse and broughte to suche myserie that eche robbed and spoyled other and ouer this the groūde was vntylled whereof ensued greate scarcitie and hunger and after hunger deathe In thys necessitie they sente for ayde to Aetius the Romayne capitayne beynge then occupied in warres in a parte of Fraunce but they had no comfort at his hand And therfore wer forced to send ambassade to Aldroenus kynge of little Britayne to desyre ayde and comforte whiche they obteyned in condition that if they atchieued the victorie Constantine his brother shold be made king of britayn for to that day they had no gouernour Which thyng of the Ambassadours beyng graunted the sayd Constantine gathered a companye of souldiors and went forth with them And when he had manfully vanquished theyr enemies obteined the victorie accordynge to the promise made he was ordeyned their kynge and guyded this land .x. yeres Here endeth fynally the dominion tribute of the Romans ouer this lande whiche had contynued by the space of 483. yeares from the tyme that Brute began to rule this lande .1541 After the citie of Rome was builded .1585 yeres THen it folowed that when Constantine brother of Aldroenus had chased and ouercome the Pictes and Scots as is beforesaid he was crowned kynge of great Britayne and guyded the lande the space of .x. yeares in quietnes In the courte of Constantyne kynge of Britayn was a certayne Picte in so greate fauoure and authoritie with the kyng that he myght at all tymes come to his presence who watchynge hys tyme by secrete meanes trayterouslye slewe the kyng in his chamber Then Constantius hys eldest sonne whyche for his lofte spirite was made monke at saincte Swithens in Wynchester by the means of Uortiger duke of Cornwal was taken out of the cloister and made king vnder whose name the foresayd Uortiger ruled all the land and vsed great tyrannye Constantius kyng of Britayn was slayne of certayne Pictes or Scottes whom Uortiger had ordeined for a gard to the kynges bodye Whereof when Uortiger had knowledge he wept and made semblaunt of greate sorowe and heauynes and caused the sayd Scottes or Pictes to be put to deathe thoughe he in dede were the chief causer of their treason and murder So this Constantius reigned but .v. yeares And Aurelius and Uther the kynges younger brethren fled into little Britayn Uortiger was by force ordeined king of Britayne and gouerned the realme .xvi. yeares not without trouble For the nobles of Britayne suspected that Constantius was not murthered with out hys consent And therfore alienated their myndes from hym In Britayne was so great plentie of corne and fruite that the lyke had not ben seen many yeares before Whiche plentie was cause of idlenes gluttony lechery and other vices so that through their incontinent and riottous lyuyng ensued so great pestilence and mortalitie that the lyuynge scantely suffised to bury the dead The Pictes and Scotts also hauing knowledge of the death of their knightes whyche were slayne by Uortiger for murderyng of the kynge inuaded and in most cruell wise spoyled the land of Britayne Uortiger beyng sore abashed for so muche ashe knewe the myndes of hys people to be alienated from hym after some mens opinion sente for the Saxons named Angli whiche had no place to dwel in gaue to them inhabitāce in Kent By their helpe and manhoode in many batails he vanquished and droue back the Pictes and other enemies and therefore had them euer after in greate loue and fauour Hengist one of the captaines of the Saxons founde meanes that Uortiger kynge of Britayne maryed his daughter Rowan a mayden of wonderfulle beautie and pleasauntnesse but a myscreant and Pagane For her sake the kynge was deuorced frome his laufull wyfe by whome he hadde .iii. sonnes For whiche dede welnere all the Britones forsooke hym and the Saxons daily encreased bothe in fauoure multitude and auctoritie and from this tyme sought alwaye occasyon to extinguyshe vtterly the power of the britayns and subdue the lande to them selfe The Saxons couenanted with the Britons that they shold attend to their worldly busynes and the Saxons as their souldiors would defend the lande from the incursions of all enemies for which seruice the Britains should geue to them competent meate and wages And vnder thys pretence caused more Saxons to bee sent for entendyng at conueniente tyme by force to haue the lande in their subiection Sainct Germain came into Britayn to reduce them from the heresye of Pelagius to the fayth of Christe The britayns consyderyng the daily repaire of the Saxons into this realm
Kyng Iohn saylyng into Normandy warred on the borders of France but of his victories is lyttle written Anno. 5. Bayliffes Walter Browne WilliaÌ„ ChaÌ„berlain This yeare by meanes of euyl weather in the yeare passed wheate was solde for .xv. s. a quarter whyche was thought an extreme price Kyng Iohn maried his bastard daughter to Lewlyn prynce of Wales and gaue with her the castell and lordeshyp of Elyngsmore beynge in the marches of Southwales In this yeare the byshoppe of Rome wâ—ate to king Iohn freÌ„dly and gentilly requiring him to admit Stephen Langton into the bishoprike of Canterbury who before was chosen by the monks the monkes by him expelled froÌ„ their owne abbay to restore them agayne to the same but the more his lordes aduised him so to do the more was he beÌ„t to the coÌ„trary In so much that the bishop of Romes messengers returned without obteynynge of their request Anno Reg. 6. Bailyffes Thomas Haueril Hamond Bronde The bishop of Rome denounced king Iohn with his whole realm accursed because he wold not admit StepheÌ„ Langton to the byshopricke of Canterbury but he little regarded his thretnynges and would not obey him At this tyme in Suffolke a fishe was takeÌ„ like to a man was kept liuing .vi. moneths vpon the land with raw flesh and fishe and after when they saw they coulde haue no speche thereof they cast it agayn into the sea Anno Reg. 7. Bailyffes Iohn Walgraue Richard de Winchestar King Philip of FraÌ„ce subdued y e countrey of NormaÌ„dy which sens y e time of Charles the symple that is to saye the the space of .300 yeares was not in the possession of the kynges of France Anno Re. 8. Bailiffes Iohn Holylande Edmonds Fitz Gerrard About this tyme the Iryshemen and shortly after the Welshemen rebelled for that as some aucthors affyrme he leuied on them suche greuous taskes to warre agaynst France so that the king was fayne to raise a great taxe throughout this realme of England to withstaÌ„d theyr force He requyred of the white monkes .6000 marke but they refused the payement of so greate a summe so that the Kynge toke great dyspleasure against them by reson wherof after his returne out of Ireland he vexed theym sore and exacted of them more then before he had desyred whereby he caused some abbottes to forsake their houses Anno Reg. 9. Bailyffes Roger Wynchester Edmond Hardell Kyng Iohn sayled into Normandye wher after certain skirmishes he made peace with Philip of FraÌ„ce for .ii. yeres The .ii. bayliffes aboue named were discharged and in theyr place roome ii other chosen for the rest of that yere Also this yeare was graunted to the Citizens of London by the Kynges letters patentes that they should yearely chose to them selues a Mayre and .ii. shiriffes on S. Mathewes or Mychelmas day whose names were as foloweth Anno Reg. 10. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyne Maire Peter Duke S. Thom. Nelc S. Thys yere London bridge was begon to be builded of stone where as before it had ben builded of Timber and repaired by a colledge of Priests which then stode where the priorie of S. Mary auderis nowe standeth And for wante of other recordes I wyll declare the opinion of master Fowle who was the pryor of y e abouesayd S. Mary auderis concernynge the originall bothe of that bridge and also of Saint Mary auderis church Fyrst that beyng no bridge but a ferrie to cary and recarye wherby the Feryar gat great wealth lastly the Feryman and his wyfe deccasyng left the same to theyr daughter a mayden named Mary Audery who with the goodes left to her by her parentes and also the profites which came by the said Fery builded an house of sisters whiche is the vppermost ende of S. Mary Auderis churche aboue the quire where she lieth buried vnto the whiche house she gaue the ouersight profyt of the same ferry but afterward the same house of systers was coÌ„uerted vnto a colledge of priestes who builded the bridge of timber and from tyme to tyme kepte the same in reparations but consyderyng the great charges in repairyng y e same now lastly in the yere of our Lord .1209 by y e great ayde of the citisens of LondoÌ„ other they begon to build the same of stone and then the abouesayde colledge of priestes was conuerted vnto a priory of chanoÌ„s bearyng stil the name of the maiden whiche kepte the ferry and so called S. Mary Auderie Anno Reg. 11. Henry fitz Alwyne M. Peterle Iosue S WilliaÌ„ BlouÌ„d S The Englyshemen which were sent by kyng Iohn to ayde the erle of Flanders as sayth Thomas Couper chased the Frenchemen and in the hauen of Sluce compassed and toke theyr whole nauy of ships which was in nuÌ„ber .1020 sayle Anno. Reg. 12. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwine M Adam Whetley S. Stephen le grase S. This yere Pandolph a legate cam froÌ„ y e bishop of Rome monishing the king in sharp maner y t he shold restore maister StepheÌ„ LaÌ„gton to his see of CaÌ„terbury the monks vnto their abbay the king calliÌ„g to mynd y e dangers he was wrapped in both in his own realme also in Normandy made promise by othe to be obedieÌ„t to y e court of Rome as at large apereth in Ro. FabiaÌ„s cronicle At that tyme were granted the Peter pence Anno Reg. 13. Henry fitz Alwyn M. Iohn fitz Pet S Iohn Garlond S This yere StepheÌ„ LaÌ„gton archbishop of Canterbury w t the other exiles laÌ„ded in EnglaÌ„d y e king receuing theÌ„ ioyously was there assoiled of the said bishop after y t the king making restitutioÌ„ to y e bishop other according to y e third article of his othe the laÌ„d was released of y e interdictioÌ„ the king being bouÌ„den that as well he as his heyres should euer after be feuderys to the see of Rome payyng yerely tribute a thousand markes and to holde the Title of the Crowns by the byshop of Rome Anno. 14. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwayne Mair RaÌ„dolph EilaÌ„d S CoÌ„staÌ„tin Iosue S This yere fell greate discentiion betwene the kyng and his lordes partely for that he wolde not mainteyne the lawes of Kyng Edwarde partely for the displeasure he bare vnto them for that they ayded hym not agaynst the byshop of Rome and other causes not here spoken of Herevpon the kyng fell at suche dissention with his lordes that a greate numbre of people were raised on bothe parties The Erle of Chester with the other lordes toke the Citie of London and helde them there a certayne tyme. Caxton his chronicle wyth other saye that a great parte of this variance betwene kyng Iohn and his barons was for because the Kyng would haue exiled the Earle of Chester who oftentymes had aduised the King to leaue his cruelnes hys accustomed aduoâ—try which he exercised with his
greuous ennemy and hard to be pleased Desyrous of warre abhorryng idlenes enclined somewhat to pryde lecherye and auarice but moste of all he was to be blamed because he semed vnnatural towardes his father as ye haue partly hearde of hym and his brethren what warres they raysed agaynst him In his time were many robbers and outlawes amongest y e whiche as Iohn Maiore in his fourth booke De gestis ScotorniuÌ„ writeth Robert Hoode and lyttell John renoumed theues continued in woddes despoylynge and robbyng the goods of the ryche They kylled none but suche as would inuade them or by resistence for their owne defence The sayde Robert intertayned an hundred tall men and good archers wyth suche spoyles and theftes as he gotte Upon whome foure hundred were they neuer so stronge durste not geue thonset The tales and gestes of this Robert be comonly knowen by songes and balades vsed within this realme he suffred no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwyse molested Poore mens goodes hee spared abundantely releuyng theym wyth that whiche by theft he gotte frome abbeys and the houses of riche â—arles Whome the sayd Maior blameth for his rapyne and thefte but of all theues hee affyrmeth him to be the prince and the most gentle thefe In the fyrste yeare of thys Kynges reign the citisens of London obteined two officers to guide theyr Citie which were called Bayliffes whose names shall folowe here vnder Anno regni â— Bayliffes Henry Cornhyll Rychard Reinery In this yeare the Iewes were very brag here in thys realme for that theyr number was so greate But the coÌ„mon people especially about London fell vpon them and despoyled them without pitie or mercye they so hated theym for theyr vsury and other euyll conditions The kyng though he were not lyttle dyspleased wyth these offenders yet coulde he doo no execution on them for the fact the numbre was so great wher by they all escaped without punishmeÌ„t Also thys yere the king set at liberty Elianor his mother whiche long before at the commandement of his father hiâ— husbande had ben kept close prisoner But after her enlargement the realme was muche gouerned by her As sayth Ranulph kynge Rycharde gaue ouer the Castels of Berwyke and Rokesburghe to the Scottyshe Kynge for the suÌ„me of .x. M. li. for the charges of his voyage He also sold to the bishop of DurhaÌ„ his own prouince for a great piece of money and created him erle of the same Wherfore the king said after in game I am a wondrous craftesman I haue made a new erle of an old bishop He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities as the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshyre and Cornewall and created hym Earle of Lancaster This yere the king was assoiled of y e offence that he had coÌ„mitted in rebellioÌ„ against his father in recompence wherof as sayth Guido he voluntarily toke vpon him and promised to warre vpon Christes enemies But other authours affirme that his father hadde so wylled hym in his lyfe whervpon preparation was made towarde the perfourmance of thys iourney Anno reg 2. Bayliffes Iohn Herlyon Roger Duke In this yeare kyng Richard betooke the guidyng of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancellor of EnglaÌ„d sayled into Normandie when he had appoynted good gouernoures ouer that countrey he went to mete the frenche Kyng Philyp the seconde and hauyng made sure league one with an other went eyther of them the sayd yeare onward of their iorney toward Ierusalem In this meane time the Iewes in diuers places of thys Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at York to the numbre of four hundred and more had their maister vaynes cut and so bled to deathe Anno Reg. 3. baylyffes William Hauershall Iohn Bukmotte Kyng Richard in his iourney towardes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of Cypres then ioynynge his puisance with the French Kynges in Asia conquered Acon where ther grew betwene king Richard and Philip the frenche Kyng a greuous displeasure For whiche cause Philip shortly departed thens And coÌ„myng into France inuaded the contrey of Normandy And Iohn the brother of kyng Rychard tooke on hym the kyngdome of Englande in his brothers absence Kyng Richarde of England restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the turke to great sorowe Anno Reg. 4. Bayliffes Nycolas Duke Peter Newlay William byshop of Elye to whome kyng Richard had coÌ„mitted the gouernance of England dyd many cruell deedes and oppressed the clergie and also the laitie He woulde commonly ryde with a thousand horses and greued abbeyes by meane of his guestes and his lodgyng with them Kyng Richard erchaunged Cypres wyth Guye of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of Englande a long tyme after was called kyng of Ierusalem Anno Reg. 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke Richard Fitz Alyn Kyng Richarde hauynge knowledge that Phillyp of Fraunce inuaded Normandie and that Iohn his brother had made hymselfe King of England made peace wyth the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returnynge homewarde by Thrace was taken prisoner by the duke of Ostriches menne and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in strayte prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hart Anno Reg. 6. Bayliffes WilliaÌ„ Fitz Isabell WilliaÌ„ Fitz Arnolde William Longshampe bishop of Ely coÌ„tinuyng his crueltie in England was lastly by strength of the lordes banished the lande Then he came to the kynge beyng prisoner alledgyng for hym selfe the best that he could but when he saw he myght not begyle the kyng with his sugred wordes he returned into FraÌ„ce there to tary the kynges commyng This yere Iohn the kings brother by the settyng on of the Frence kyng wheÌ„ he herd of the imprisonment of his brother made great warr within the laÌ„d toke by strength the castels of Windsor of Notyngham and others And the Frenche kyng made stronge warre in Normandy Anno Reg. 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysani Ioke le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by kyng Richard sent into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guidynge therof and also to treate with the lordes coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance howe he myght be set at libertie The sayde Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archebyshoppe of Cantorburye Anno Reg. 8. Bailyffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant This yere as sayth Fabyan kynge Richarde was deliuered oute of prison for the summe of one C.M. poundes of sterlyng money for payment of which ransom all the woll of white monkes chanons was sold and rings and crosses of prelates with vessels and chalices of all churches through the land and .xvii. shrines were scraped and spoyled of the golde and syluer c. Kyng Richard being thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwiche
Oreland S This yere the kyng cōmaunded that Peter pence should no more be gathered nor payde to Rome This yere Prynce Edwarde had hys fyrst sonne whose name was Edward but he dyed at seuen yeres of age Prynce Edward entred Spayne with a great puysaunce where he ouercame the Spanyardes and Frenche men and expelled Henry the bastarde and set Peter in his former estate as kig of Spain But not long after the prynces retorne home agayne Henry repaired his army and warred vpon his brother so fiersly that in the ende he vtterly vanquyshed hym and put him to death and thē without resistance possessed the kyngdome of Spayne Anno. 41. Iohn Louekyn M. Iohn Warde S Williā Dickmā S This yere was borne the second son of Prynce Edward named Rychard Anno. 42. Iames Andrew M. Rich. Torgold S. Williā Dickmā S. This yere appeared Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And this yere the erles of Armenak of brett of Perygort with other nobles of y e duchie of Guyan appealed the Prynce of Wales in the Frenche kynges court that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great sommes of money c. But the Frenche king deferred it for certayne causes to long here to reherse Anno. 43. Symon Mordon M. Adā wymbinghā S. Robert Gyrdler S. This yere the kyng of Fraunce proceaded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by y e erle of Armenak the lorde of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst Prynce Edward Wherupon discorde variance began to take place betwene y e two kynges and those lords which before were sworne to kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the coūtrey of Poytiers vnto the Frēch kyng The Duke of Lācaster aryued at Caleis and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours wher not farre from Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of his army with a great power the space of .xviii. dayes and neuer profered battell But lastly went away by nyght and then the Duke passed further into Fraunce Anno. 44. Iohn Chichester M. Iohn Pyell S. Hugh hoiditch S. This yere dyed Quene Phylip wyfe to Edward the thyrd she buylded y e colledge in Oxēford called quenes colledge In this yere was the thyrd mortalitie or pestylence wherof dyed much people Anno. 45. Iohn Bernes M. Wil. Walworth S Robert Gayton S Iohn Barnes Mayor of Londō gaue a chest with three lockes and a. 1000. markee to be lent to yonge men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. markes and for the occupying therof if he were learned to saye at his pleasure Deprofundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But howe so euer the money was lent at this daie the chest standeth in the chamber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same This yere the countrey of Lymosyn with other became obeysaunt to the Frenche kyng and fell from the kynge of Englande by reason that Prynce Edward had lately assessed vpon the inhabytantes of the countrey a great and greuous taske by meanes whereof he lost the loue of the people Anno 46. Iohn Barnes M. Robert Hatfild S. Adam Staple S. The Erle of Penbroke as he passed the sea to reskewe the castell of Rochel was encoūtred with a fleete of Spanyardes whiche kyng Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruellfyght the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the number of .160 persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. Iohn Pyel Maior Iohn Phylpot S. Nycolas Brēber S. Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into Fraunce passed throughout the Realme by Uermendoys and Campayne nyghe to turdeaux in Aquitane without battayle not withstāding the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes countreys as they passed Anno. 48. Adam of Bury M. Iohn Aubery S. Iohn Fisshye S. Dyuers entreatyes of peace were made betwene the kyng of Englande Fraunce by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno 49. William Walworth M. Rychard Lyōs S W. wodhous S The entreatie of peace continued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the moste in which tyme of entreatie the Frenche kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englyshemen as well in Guyan as in Brytayne and in other places Anno. 50. Iohn Warde M. Iohn hadley S. Wil. Newport S. Many wonderfull sycknesses fell among the people as well in Italy as in England whereof there vsed an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. Adam staple M. Iohn Northampton S Robert Launde S Prince Edward departed out of this lyfe who was in his tyme the flower of chyualry He was buried at Caunterbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard sonne of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoketh rule of the lande to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued duryng his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thyrde ended his lyfe at Rychemonde the .xxi. daye of Iune in the yere of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned .50 yeres fyue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster he left behynde hym foure sonnes Lewes duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmond of Langley duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Cambrydge Richarde the second Anno regni .1 RIchard the second sonne of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of Englande beyng as yet but eleuen yeres of age He began his reigne the .xi. daye of Iune in the yere of our lorde .1377 and left the same the .xxix. daie of September in the yere .1399 so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight daies In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all hys progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to reste quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes and martial prowesse for that he was yong he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothyng the aduertysementes of the sage and wyse men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wysdome nor estimacion whiche thyng tourned this land to great trouble and him selfe in fine to extreame myserie Of hym Iohn Gower wryteth as Hardyng affyrmeth these verses in latyne folowyng Principio Regis oritur transgressio legis Quo fortuna cadit humus retrograda uadit Quomodo surrexit populus quem nō bene rexit Tēpus ad huc plangit super hoc quod Chronica tangit Stultorū uile cepit consiliū iuuenile Et sectam senium decreuit esse reiectam Tunc accusare quosdam presumpsit auare Vnde catallorum gazas spoliauit corum Whiche may be englyshed thus When this kyng fyrst began to reigne the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune him forsooke and thearth did quake for feare The people also whom
September she trauailed in childbedde and was delyuered of a man chylde whyche child the laste of September was baptised in the Queenes maiesties chapell of the White Halle of Westmynster the Quenes maiesty in her own person beyng godmother the archbyshop of Canburye and the duke of Norffolke godfathers the Quene gaue the name Edwardus Fortunatus for that God had so graciousely assisted his mother in so long and dangerous a iourney and brought her so fate to land in that place which she most desyred and that in so short tyme before her deliueraunce Rech Champion draper M Iohn Riuers S. Iam. Hawes S. Thus good reader I haue broughts as thou seest this small abridgement or Summarie of our englyshe Chronicle to these our present dayes meanyng as tyme shall increase so to encrease the same yf I be not discouraged of thee in these my symple beginnyngs Wherfore I beseche thee to iudge fauourably and to correct frendly so as thy correction maye rather be an Instruction then a condemnyng of me The ages of the world after the accompt of the Bible the Hebrues and after the most ueritable writers are in numbre .7 as foloweth THe fyrst age of the world toke his beginnyng at the creation of Adam and was finished at the floude of Noe whiche continued 1656. The second age toke his beginning at such time as Noe came out of the ark and cōtinued til the natiuitie of Abraham which was yeres 292. The third age continued from the birth of Abraham til the departyng of Israel out of Egypt whiche was yeres 503. The fourth age continued from the departing of Israel out of Egypt till the buyldynge of the temple whiche was yeres 481. The .5 age cōtinued frō the building of the tēple til the captiuity of Babilō which was yeres 414. The sixte age cōtinued from the captiuitie of Babylon tyl the birthe of our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christ which was yeares 614. The .7 age of the world toke his beginnyng at the birth of our sauior Iesus Christ and hath continued till this present yere of our Lord and shall last til the worldes ende 1565. The age of the world at the birthe of Christe was .3962 The age of the worlde this present yere of our Lord. 1565. is .5527 FINIS Here is shewed howe a man may iourney from any notable towne in Englande to the Citie of London or from London to any notable towne in the same realme ¶ Here foloweth the way from Walsingham to London FRom Walsingham to Pyknam xii myles From Pyknam to Brandonfery x. myles From Brandonfery to newmarket x. myle From newe market to Babrain x. myle From Babram to Bark way xx myle From Barkeway to Puchryche vii myle From Puchryche to Ware v. myle From ware to Waltham viij myle From Waltham to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the way from Barwyke to Yorke and so to London FRom Barwyke to Belforth xij myles From Belforth to Anwyke xij myle From Anwyke to Morpit xij myle From Morpit to Newcastell xij myle From Newcastell to Durham xij myle From Durham to Daryngton xiiij myle From Darington to Northalerton xiiij myle From Northalerton to Topclyfe vij myle From Topclyfe to Yorke xvj myle From Yorke to Tadcaster viij myle From Tadcaster to Wentbrydge x myle From Wenthrydge to Dancaster viij myle From Dancaster to Tutford xviij myle From Tutford to Newarke x myle From Newarke to Grantham x myle From Grantham to Stanford xvj myle From Stanforde to Stylton xij myle From Stylton to Huniyngton ix myle From Huniyngton to Boyston xv myle From Royston to Ware xij myle From Ware to Waltham viij myle From Waltham to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Carnaruan to Chester and so to London FRom Carnaruan to Conway xxiiij myle From Conway to Dynbygh xij myle From Dynbygh to Flynt xij myle From Flynt to Chester x myle From Chester to Wyche xiiij myle From Wyche to Stone xv myle From Stone to Lychfelde xvj myle From Lychfield to Colfill xij myle From Colfyll to Couentre viij myle And so from Couentre to London as hereafter foloweth ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Cokermouth to Lancaster and so to London FRom Cokermouth to Kyswyke vj myle From Kyswyke to Grocener viij myle From Grocener to Kendale xiiij myle From Kendale to Burton vij myle From Burton to Lancaster viij myle From Lancaster to Preston xx myle From Preston to Wygam xiiij myle From Wygam to Waryngton xij myle From Waryngton to Newe castel xx myle From Newe castell to Lychfield xx myle From Lychfield to Couentre xx myle From Couentre to Danetre xiiij myle From Danetre to Tocester x myle From Tocester to Stony Stratforde vj myle From Stony Stratford to Brychyl vij myle From Brychyl to Dunstable vij myle From Dunstable to S. Albons x myle From S. Albons to Barnet x myle From Barnet to London x myle ¶ Here fololoweth the waye from Yermouth to Colchester and so to London FRom Yermouth vnto Becclis viij myle From Becclis to Blybour vj myle From Blybour to Snapbrydge viij myle Frō Snapbrydge to Wodbridge viij myle From Wodbrydge to Ipswyche v myle From Ipswyche to Colchester xij myle From Colchester to Eastford viij myle From Eastford to Chelinesford x myle From Chelinesford to Brentwod x myle From Brentwood to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the way from Douer to London FRom Douer to Canterbury xij myle Frō Cāterbury to Sittingborn xij myle Frō Sittyngborn to Rochester viij myle From Rochester to Grauesende v myle From Grauesende to Datford vj myle From Datford to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from S. Burten in Cornwall to London FRom S. Burten to the mount xx myle From the mount to Thury xij myle From S. Thury to Bodnam xx myle From Bondain to Launston xx myle From Launston to Ocomton xv myle From Ocomton to Crokehornewell x myle From Crokehornewell to Exceter x myle From Exceter to Honiton xij myle From Honiton to Charde x myle From Charde to Crokehorne vij myle From Crokehorne to Shyrborne x myle From Shyrborne to Shaftisbury x myle From Shaftisbury to Salysbury xviij myle From Salysbury to Andeuor xv myle From Andeuor to Basyngstock xviij myle from Basingstocke to Harford viij myle from Harford to Bagshot viij myle from Bagshot to Stanes viij myle from Stanes to London xv myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Brystowe to London FRom Brystowe to Maxfelde x myle from Maxfelde to Chypnam x myle from Chypnam to Marleborow xv myle from Marleborow to Hūgerford viij myle from Hungerford to Newbery vij myle from Newbery to Redyng xv myle from Redyng to Maydenhead x myle from Maydenhead to Colbroke vij myle from Colbroke to London xv myle ¶ Here fololoweth the waye from S. Dauids to London FRom S. Dauids to Axforde xx myle from axford to Carmarden x myle from Carmarden to Newton x myle from Newton to Lanbury x myle from Lanbury to Brecknocke xvj myle from Brecknocke to Hay x
S. Austins at Canturbery S. Paules church iu LoÌ„don S. Andrews in Rochester Saint Peters at Westminster buylded 613 Mahomete fyrst begynnyng The vii kingdome Paulinus buylded the great churche at Lincolne Iron cuppes fastened by welles fountayns for trauayling meÌ„ to drynke on 635 The fyrste Schoole in Cambrydge buylded Policronica f. Columbe cronicis Colmanni The byshops see of Winchester buylded Glasynge brought fyrst into Englaud Chertesey in Southerye was afterwarde destroyed by the Danes 683 The kyng becam a monke The Ilande called vniuersally England 686 The colledge of Welles the abbey of Glastenbury newly builded The quene of West SaxoÌ„s was abbesse of Barkyng the kynge her husbande became a religious man 724 S. Beda in this tyme wrote in Englande 729 Two comets or blasynge starres Crowlande buylded Beda deceased 745 The kyng depriued and slayne by a swyneheard 748 Winchcombe abbey builded The abbey of S. Albons buylded The Kynge Kenulphus slayne 778 It rayned blood The Danes fyrst entred this lande The kynge poysoned by his wyfe 795 The Danes seconde entryng thys lande 832 Ethelwolphus gaue first tithes in Englande as Iohn Harding affirmeth An hospitall for englyshemen buylded at Rome Oxenforde buylded 855 856 The Danes third entryng this land 893 This kynge deuided y e day and nighte in iii. partes 8. howers to serue god .8 houres where suites of his people and viii houres to take his sleape reste The Danes landed in Northumberlande Kynge Edmunde slayne by the Danes Iohn Lidgate Women to kepe their chastitie disfigured them selues by cuttinge of theyr noses and ouerlyppes The king Etheldred slayn by the Danes The prioryist Excetor builded 872 The kynge counterfeated the mynstrell Shaftesbury Ethlingsey buylded The fyrste graÌ„mer scole in Oxenforde buylded Newe abbey in winchester 901 This K. Edwarde is called Edwarde the senior Herford castell buylded The monastery of S. Peter at Gloceter buyldyd 925 The Kinge was crouned at Kyngston Iohn Lidgate 940 946 The Kynge crowned at Kyngs town 955 He was crouned at Kyngstoune A vicious kinge The kyng depriued 959 He was crouned at Bathsome saye at Kyngstoune This kynge builded and repaired xi abbeis in England as Wilton Peterborowe Thorney Ramsey c. The wolues in Englande destroyed Good lawes made agaynst quaffyng and alehouses Eight pety kyngs rowed kynge Edgar vp and down the ryuer of Dee 975 The Kynge crowned at Kyngston The kyng murdered by his stepmother A blasynge sterre Almsbery Warwel builded 978 The kynge crowned at Kyngston Englande became tributary to the Danes The Danes besieged London Great tribute sayd to the Danes The Danes sodeynly murdered slayne A great number of Danes aryue in thys lande London besiged by the Danes S Edmondes Burye buylded A great fire in London A boke in the Guylde hall of London named domes daye 1016 EdmuÌ„d with the Iron sydâ— 1038 Kynge Edmunde slayne with a speare thrust vp into his foundment as he sat on a priuy I iuste reward geuen Iohn Hars dynge 1018 A parliameÌ„t at Oxforde Polidore Vergile 1038 1041 Reynolde of Chester Robert Fabian 1043 Robert Fabian William bastarde duke of Normandye Thomas Couper The lawes of S. Edwarde the confessor 1066 WillliaÌ„ duke of Normandy conquered this lande Waltham abbey Thomas Couper 1067 Thomas Couper The names of Normanes and other that came with the conqueror 1068 Two castels buylded at Yorke one other at Notyngham and other at Lincolne 1069 1070 1072 Iohn Hardynge The new forest in South-hampton Iohn Hardynge Execution at Wynchester 1079 1081 10â—â— 1082 Srhewsbury and WeÌ„loke bbeys buylded 1085 The numbre of men of cattell and howe many hydes of lande was noted in Englande A greuous reaction 1086 Great plages in England A parte of Poules churche was brent Battaile abbey and Barmondsey abbey builded 1087 It remaineth in recorde of good authoritie that the best payre of hose then to be bought for the kyng coste but .iii. s. as one Robert affirmeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thyrde 1088 A great earth quake 1089 1090 Greate teÌ„pest in Englande The roofe of Bowchurche and syxe hundred houses in London bloweÌ„ down 1091 Newe castell vpon Tyne buylded The roofe of Salisburye churche consumed with lyghtnyng 1092 Great frost The welshemen rebelled The dukedome of Normandy morgaged to y e kyng of England Chester abbey buylded 1093 The kyng of Scots slayne in Englande Greate pestilence 1094 Great morein of men Strange sightes sene in the ayre 1096 1097 Westminster hall buylded Iohn Rastall 1098 Great flouds A welle caste out bloud Great flames of fyre sene in the element 1099 Iohn Hardynge 1100 1101 A tribute payed to the duke of NormaÌ„dy 1102 The priory the hospitall of S. Bartholomewe in Smithfielde was begun to be buylded Smith feld a laystowe 1103 1104 Teukesbury abbey builded 1105 Rebellion in Shropshire Cornwall 1106 A blasynge sterre 1107 1108 1109 The strong castell of Brystow builded Euisham abbey buylded 1112 A great earth quake Hyde abbey buylded A blasyng sterre 1114 1117 1119 The kynges chyldren drouned in the sea 1123 Readyng abbey Cisseter Windilsore Woodstocke buylded 1126 The gray friers first came into EnglaÌ„de 1127 1131 Fountaynes abbey builded The priory of Norton and the abbeye of Combremore buylded 1132 1135 Henry the first toke his death by a â—all of his horse 1135 Hector Boice 1136 1138 1140 Kynge Stephen taken prisoner Stratford abbey buylded 1144 1144 1145 1148 A great frost 1150 1151 The abbeyes of Coggeshall of Fourneys and Feuersham buylded 1154 1155 1156 Two sonnes sene in the fyrmament The castel of Rutland and the abbeye of Basyngwerk buylded 1157 Thomas Couper 1159 1160 1161 Great fyre at Canturbery 1163 Thomas Becket bisshop of Canturbery 1167 K. Henries eldest sonne crowned hys rather beynge alyue 1170 1171 Thomas Gouper 1172 1174 The kynges sonne the seconde tyme crowned 1175 Henry the sonne of king Henry rebelâ— agaynst his father 1177 1179 1181 The Kynges son deceased 1184 1185 1187 1289 Thomas Couper Iohn Maiore Many outlawes in Englande The fyrst bailiffes in London 1189 Many Iewes slayne in Englande Quene Elianor released out of prison Ranulph of Chester Guido 1290 The Iewes in Englande were robbd many of them slewe them selues 1191 Kyng Rychard weÌ„t to Ierusalem in his absence his brother rebelled in Englande 1192 Thomas Couper 1193 Kyng Richarde taken prisoner 1194 1195 1196 Great ransom payde for the kyng Kyng Rychard agayne crowned at Wynchester A preacher called Willliam wyth y e long bearde WilliaÌ„ with the long beard forced by fyre to flye oute of Bowchurche in cheape 1197 1198 Kyng Richarde wounded to deathe with a venemous arrow 1199 1199 The kynge toke .iii. s. of euery plough lande Kyng Iohn dueorsed 1200 Ranulph of â—â—ester 1201 Fiue Mones sene in the firmament Robert Fabian xxv Gouernours of the Citie chosen 1202 Great tempest in Englande 1203 Great dearth of wheate in Englande 1204 England interdicted A monstrous fyshe taken 1205 Normandye loste 1205