peas contynued durynge theyr lyues THE CXCI. CHAPITER LOthayre thus beyng in loue and amytye wyth the Normans caste in his mynde howe he myght wynne from his neuewe Otthon kynge of Germany y e prouynce of Austracy or Lorayn y t in tyme passed was belongynge to his progeny tours And this to brynge to effecte he gaderyd in right secret wyse a chosen host of Frenchemen with them passed the countrey in such wise that he was entred the cytye of Aquisgrani or any great fame or noyse were therof made wherwith Ottho beyng dysmade fledde for that season suffred the sayde Lothayr for that tyme to execute his pleasure so y t the sayd Lothayre spoyled the kynges paleys and other places to the great enrychinge of hym his hoste And when he hadde taryed there a certayne of tyme he retourned wythout batayll wyth great pompe into Fraunce It is shewyd before in the begynnyng of the story of Ethelstane kyng of England that Henry duke of Saxony the whyche is ment for Germany sent vnto the sayde Ethilstane to haue his suster Alunda to mary vnto his sonne Ottho or Otthon ye shall vnderstande this Henry is of some wryters admytted for emperour But his sonne Ottho forenamed was emperour in dede whose sonne this Ottho was abouenamed and called the seconde of that name and emperour after hys father and son of the forenamed Alunda suster to Ethilstane Then this second Ottho emperour kyng of Germany beyng thus as ye haue hard surprised of his neuew Lothayre kyng of west Fraunce gaderyd a stronge hoste and entred the realm of FrauÌ„ce And as wytnessyth Gerardus wryter of hystoryes destroyed the couÌ„trey of Soysons and lastly came vnto Paris and brent y e suburbes of that cytye and hadde a great parte of his wyll of the sayde Lothayre But the frenche cronycle varyeth from this saynge and sayth that Lothayr by the helpe of the duke of burgoyne and of Hugh Capet erle of Paris after y e sayd OtthoÌ„ had fyred the suburbes of the citye of Parys issued out of the towne faught wyth the emperoure and compelled him to gyue backe and fle whom the kynge pursued tyll he came to the ryuer of Isayr or Sue where eyther hoste encouÌ„tred wyth other faught cruelly But at length the emperour was forced to forsake y e feld mych of his people slayn and droned with in the said ryuer And so grete a nomber as affermeth the frenche storye that the course of the water was stopped and ouerflowed the feldes nere vnto the sayde ryuer But this victory not wythstaÌ„dyng as wytnessyth mayster Gagwyn the kynge coÌ„trary the mynde of the duke of Burgoyne and also of Hugh Capet releasyd vnto the emperour the tytle and ryghte of Lorayne The whyche was cause of couetynge of the realme by the sayde Hugh and vsurpynge of the same as affermeth the sayde authoure whyche agrement betwene the two princes stablisshed and ended eyther retourned into his own countrey After the which season no notable dede is put in memory of the sayde Lothayre so that he fynally sykened and dyed in the yere of our lorde .ix hundred .lxxx. vi when he had ruled his pryncypat vygurously by the full terme of .xxx. wynter and was buried in the mynster of saynte Remigius in the cytye of Raynes leuynge after hym a son named Lewys Anglia THE CXCII CHAPITER Edredus or Edwyne the eldeste son of Edmund brother of Ethil stane began his reygne ouer Englande in the yere of our lord .ix. hundred .lvi and the second yere of Lothayre then kynge of Fraunce This Edwyne was crowned kynge at Kyngistone or Kyngestowne besyde London of the archbyshoppe of Caunterbury The whych selfe daye of his ê“fessyon or coronacion broke sodeynly from his lordes entred a secrete chaÌ„ber there occupyed him selfe synfully wyth a nother mannes wyfe wherof saynt DuÌ„stane hauyng knowlege rebuked and blamed hym greuously caused the woman to be voyded from his bed and company whose husband as one authour testyfyeth he slew for to haue y e vnlawful vse of her beaute not coÌ„sideryng y e allyauÌ„ce of affynyte of kynred betwene them affermeth y e sayde authour Guydo writer of storyes sayth that Edwyn coÌ„trary y e lawes of y e chyrch held a woman as his coÌ„cubyne wherfore holy DuÌ„stane accused him vnto Oddo archbishop of CauÌ„terbury by whose power the kynge was causyd to refuse forsake the coÌ„pany of that woman For the which dede Edwyn bare great malice vnto the holy man Dunstane at length by his extorte power banyshed hym his lande and forced hym for a season to holde hym in Flaunders And for the malyce y e he bare towarde hym he dyd myche dyspleasure to all blacke munkes of Englande in so myche that at Malmysbury he put oute the moÌ„kes and set in seculer prestes in theyr stede It is rad of hym that he also toke from the chyrch what he myght and specyally from the blacke monkes In so myche that such precyouse iewellys as Ethylstane hadde before receyued from OthonÌ„ the emperour gyueÌ„ vnto wynchester and Malmysbury he toke theym thens and gaue theym vnto alyauntes and straungers And thus was not onely vnkynde to god but also he vsyd suche tyranny and other vnlefull meanes to hys subiectes that lastely they rebelled agayn hym and specyally the inhabytauÌ„tes of the countre of Mercia or myddell Englande and also of Northumbers and put hym clerely from all kyngely honour and dygnytye when he had reygned after most wryters the full terme of .iiii. yeres and was buryed after in y e cathedrall chyrche of wynchester leuynge none heyre of his body wherfore the rule of the lande fyll vnto Edgar his yonger brother Antoninus archebyshop of FloreÌ„ce in this worke often before mynded amonges many myracles and vertues actes which he in y e .vi. chapiter of y e .xvi. title of his boke called SmÌ„ Antonini reherseth of this holy man DunstanÌ„ sayth that when he had vnderstandynge of the deth of thys EdwynÌ„ by reuelacyon or otherwyse he made hys specyall prayer to god to know what state the soule of EdwynÌ„ was in To whome after thys prayer made apperyd to the sayde DuÌ„stane a great company of feÌ„des turmentynge the soule of the sayde Edwyn and ledynge yt vnto the places of peyne The whyche when this holy man hadde sene he fell to great wepynge and sorowe besechynge god with most deuocyon to haue pytye and compassyon of that soule And whyle he was occupied in his prayer the sayde coÌ„pany of fendes returned wyth yellynge and cryenge shewynge to hym that thorough hys prayer the angelles of god had byrafte from them the soule of Edwyn THE CXCIII CHAPITER EDgar the seconde sonne of Edmunde and brother of Edwyn laste kynge began hys reygne ouer the realme of Englande in the yere of our lorde .ix. hundred and .lx and the .v. yere of Lotharius then kynge of Fraunce The whyche of dyuers wryters is wytnessed to be
And the other .vii gaue vnto hym the .vii. gyftes of grace in maner as foloweth God the endowe with crowne of glory And with the ceptre of clennesse and pytye And with a swerde of myghte and victorye And with a mantell of prudence clad thou be A shylde of fayth for to defende the An helme of helthe wrought to thyne encreace Gyrte with a gyrdyll of loue and parfyte peace And after they had thus saluted the kynge anone they beganne thys roundell wyth an heuenly melodye and songe as foloweth Souerayne lorde welcome to your cytye Welcome our ioye and our hartes pleasaunce Welcome our gladnesse welcome our suffysaunce Welcome â–ª welcome ryghte welcome â—ut ye be Syngynge before thy royall mageste We saye with harte withouten varyaunce Souerayne lorde now welcome out of Fraunce The mayre and cytesyns with all the comynaltye Reioyse your comynge newly out of Fraunce Wherby this cytie and they rescuyd be Of all theyr sorow and former greuaunce Wherfore they saye and synge without greuance Welcome welcome welcome our hartes ioye Welcome you be vnto your owne newe Troye Than the kyng rode forth a softe pase tyll he came at the entre of Corn hylle where vpon y e hylle was ordeyned a tabernacle of curyous worke in the which stode dame Sapyence and about her the .vii. artes or scyences lyberall as fyrst gramer logike rhetoryke musyke arithmetyke geometry and astronomye euerych of them exercysynge theyr connynge facultye and the lady her selfe hadde thys speche to the kynge Lo I chyefe pryncesse dame Sapience Shewe vnto you this sentence of scripture Kynges that ben most of excellence By me they reygne and moste ioye endure For through my helpe and my besy cure To encrease theyr glory and theyr hygh renowne They shall of wysdome haue full possession Than the kynge passed on tyll he came to the conduyte in Cornehylle where was set a pageaÌ„t made cercle wyse in the summet or toppe therof was set a chyld of wonderfull beaute apparayled lyke a kyng UpoÌ„ whose ryght hand satte lady Mercy vpon the lefte hande lady Trouth and ouer them stode dame Clennese embrasyng the kynges trone Then before the kynge stode two iudges viii sergeauntes of the coyfe And dame Clennesse had thys speche to y e vi Henry the kynge Lo by the sentence of prudent Salomon Mercy and ryght preseruyn euery kynge And I Clennesse obserued by reason Kepe his trone from myschyefe and fassynge And maketh it stronge with longe abydynge So I conclude that we ladyes thre A kynge preserue in longe prosperite And Dauyd sayd the psalme beryth wytnesse Lorde god thy dome thou to the kynge And gyue to hym thy trouth and ryghtwysnesse The kynges sonne here on erth lyuynge And thus declared he by his wrytynge That kynges and prynces shuld about theÌ„ drawe Folke that ben trewe and well lerned in lawe After hys speche thus declared y e kynge rode forth a quycker pase tyll he came vnto the conduyt in Chepe where were ordeyned dyuers wellys as y e welle of mercy y e welle of grace and the welle of pyte And at euery welle a lady standynge that mynystred the water of euery welle to such as wold aske it and that water was turned into good wyne About these welles were sette dyuers trees wyth flouryshynge leues and fruytes as orenges almandes pomegarnardes olyues lymones dates pepys quynces blauÌ„derelles peches other more comon fruytes as costerdes wardeÌ„s pomewardoÌ„s rycardoÌ„s damysyns and pluÌ„mes wyth other fruytes longe to reherse y e which were so cuÌ„nyngly wrought that to many they appered naturall trees growynge In the bordour of thys delicious place whych was named Paradyse stode two forgrowen faders resemblynge Enocke and Hely the whych hadde thys sayenge to the kynge Ennok fyrste with a benygne chere Prayed god to vpholde his prosperite And that none enemyes haue of the power Nor that no chylde of false iniquyte Haue power to pertuâ—be thy feiycyte This olde Ennok to processe can well tell Prayed for the kynge as he rode by the welle After Helias with his sokkys hore Sayde well deuoutely sokynge on the kynge God conserue the and kepe euermore And make the blyssed here on erth lyuynge And preserue the in all maner thynge And specyall amonge kynges all In enemyes handes that thou neuer fall And that speche fynyshed y e kyng rode forthe a lytell forther And there was ordeyned a tower garnysshed wyth the armys of Englande and of Fraunce Thys tower was wonderfull to beholde for there was shewed in order the tytle whyche the kynge hadde vnto the crowne of Fraunce And vpryght by thys tower stode .ii. grene trees artifycyally wyth grene leuys garnysshed and wrought that one verynge the genelogy of saynte Edward and that other of saynt Lewys and garnyshed with leopardes and flourdelyces And ouer these .ii. foresayde trees was ordeyned the thyrde whyche was made the forthe spryng of Iesse wherin was shewed the genelogy of our blessed lady sette out in moste curyous wyse And vpoÌ„ the front of thys tower were wryten these verses folowynge By these .ij. trees whiche here grâ—we vpright From saynt Edwarde also sent I owys The rote I take palpable to eche syght Conueyed by syne from kynges of great pryce Whiche some bare Leopardes som flourdelice Armys excellent of honour haue no lacke Which the .vi. HeÌ„ry may now bere on his backe As in degre of iust successiowne As olde cronicles truely determine Vnto this kyng is now discended downe From eyther partye right as any syne Vpon whose hede now fresshesy doth shyne Two ryche crownes moche soueraygn pleasauÌ„ce To bringe in peas betwene Englande FrauÌ„ce Than from thys the kyng passed on tyll he came at the coÌ„duyt at Paulys gate where was pyghte a celestyall trone and therein was sette a personage of the Trinyte wyth a multytude of aungels playenge and syngynge vpon all instrumentes of musyk And vpon the front of y e sayd trone was wrytten these verses or balades folowynge the whych were spoken by the father vnto the kyng To you my aungels this precept ye assure This prince that is so yonge tender of age That ye entende do your besy cure To kepe saue hym from all maner damage In hys lyfe here duryng all his age That his renowne may sprede shyne ferre And of his two realmes to cease the mortal warre And I will ferther as I shewe to hym here Fulfyll hym with ioye worldly habundaunce And with lengthe of many a holsome yere I shall comfort helpe with all pleasaunce And of his lieges to haue faythfull obeysaunce And also multiply encrease his lyne And cause his nobles thorugh the worlde shyne ANd thys done he entred the churcheyarde where he was mette wyth processyon of the deane the chanoÌ„s of Paulys wyth whome also in pontificalibus came the archbysshop of Cauntorbury and chauÌ„celer of Englande with the bysshop of Lyncolne of
rule therof This Crotild had before that day receyuyd the fayth of Cryste and so coÌ„tynuynge her relygyon was maryed to Clodoueus then a paynym and so endured a certayne of tyme. But yet she left not to enduce and tourne her lorde to the fayth in all that she myghte And after a certayn of tyme she was delyueryd of a sonne the whyche by meanes of the holy man Remigius byshop of Raynes and of the quene Crotyld was crystyned and named Clodomerus the whych dyed wyth in shorte processe after For y t happe the kyng sayd that his goddes were dyscontented wyth hym that he had suffred his chylde to be crystyned for wrathe therof had taken froÌ„ hym his chylde The quene takynge the kynges sayenge in pacyence conceyued the seconde sonne whyche also by the kynges agrement was also baptysed This also after a certayne of tyme was vexed wyth a greuous sekenes in suche wyse that yt was lykely to haue dyed wherfore the kynge was then more impacyent and blamed y e relygyon of his wyfe in moste impacyent maner The whych sayenges the quene toke pacyeÌ„tly and put all her confidence in god to whom both she and Remigeus prayed so effectuously that the chylde was restored vnto perfyte helth Thus Clodoueus perseuerynge in his erronyous lawe made warre vppon the Almaynes In whych warre beynge one daye occupyed in fyght agayne hys enymyes he wyth hys people was put to the werse wherof whan Clodoueê° was ware hauyng greate drede of hym selfe called to mynde the often exortacyon of hys wyfe and of the greate vertue of her goddes lawe and sodaynly lyfte his eyen towarde heuen and sayde god the whyche Clotylde my wyfe doth honoure now helpe me And yf this daye I may passe thys daunger and opteyne vyctory I shall euer after worshyp the wyth true fayth The whyche prayer skantly fynysshed the Frenchemen by dyuyne power were so vnyed and knyt togyther and so knyghtly wythstode theyr enemyes that in shorte whyle after they opteyned vyctory whyche vyctory had y e kynge with greate tryumphe retourned into Fraunce wherof whan Clotylde was warned she anone receyued hym wyth all ioye and gladnes thankynge her lord god of his great vyctory but more for that y e he had forsaken hys idolatrye and was becomen seruaunt of y e onely god fourmer of all the worlde THE XCVIII CHAPITER IT was not longe after y t blessyd Remigius was sent for The whyche enfourmed the kynge suffycyently in the fayth of Cryst vppon an Eester daye folowynge wyth great solempnyte baptysed the kynge In tyme of which solempnysacyon doynge the holy Crysine or oyle by neglygence of the mynysters or otherwyse lackynge a doue discendyng from heuen brought in her becke or byll a vyoll fylled wyth oyle of moste swetest sauour and delyuered it to saynt Remigius The which was construed to be done by vertue of y e holy ghost And wyth thys holy oyle whan the kyng was anoynted the surplusage therof was kept with moste reuerence I haue herde reported that this oyle is kept at the cytye of Reynes or at Parys and that yt neuer fayleth or wasteth and that al ryghtfull enherytours of y e crowne of Fraunce be therwyth at theyr coronacyoÌ„ anoynted But it happen any myghty maÌ„ to vsurpe y e crowne by myghte when the bysshoppe cometh for thys holy oyle he fyndeth y t vyoll or glasse drye and ellys not To thys reporte euery man maye gyue credence as hym lyketh for I fande not this wryten in the gospell nor yet in no boke of holy scrypture Then it foloweth after thys soleÌ„pnyte done the kynge hadde certeyne wordes to the people in exortynge them to leue theyr idolatrye and to byleue in Cryste and hys fayth by whose myghte and power onely he hadde venquysshed hys enemyes By the whyche exortacyoÌ„ and other meanes of the holy bysshop Remigius myche people were some after conuertyd and baptysed Then the kyng buylded certeyne newe monasteryes and dedycat the olde temples of idollys in honoure of Crystes sayntes Among y e which one was nere vnto the cytye of Parys in the honour of the apostles Peter and Paule It is wytnessed of mayster Robert Gagwyne that before these dayes all Frenche kynges vsed to bere in theyr armes .iii. todys But after thys Clodoueus had receyued Crystes relygyon .iii. floure de lyse were sente to hym by dyuyne power sette in a shylde of asure the whyche syns y e tyme hath ben borne of all Frenche kynges The sayd authour myndeth also that in a monastery of Fraunce called the monastery of saynte Bartylmewe was somtyme kepte a clothe of redde sylke whyche was named the aurysflambe and borne for a baner in the felde agayne the Barbaris or hethen people by vertue wherof the frenche prynces wan many vyctoryes But after whan thys precyous relyke or aurysflaÌ„be was borne agayne Crysten prynces the vertue therof seasyd and lastly was lost But yet the lyke therof is kepte at saynt Denys and had in greate reuerence of the bysshoppes and abbottes of the same place Then it foloweth in y e storye whan Clodoueus hadde set hys realme in due order Clotyld callyng to mynde the treason done to her fader and also the wrongfull wythholdynge of her ryghtfull enherytaunce by her vncle Cundebalde exorted her lorde Clodoueus to sende an embassade to requyre restytucyon of her sayde ryght y t whych was sone after done And whan the kynge had receyued an answere y t the sayd Cundebalde wolde not restore the sayd ryghte of hys wyfe he in all goodly wyse prepared an armye and made warre vppon the sayd Cundebalde And after greate waste and dystruccyon of the couÌ„tre Clodoueus fynally besegyd hym in a cytye after toke the sayd cytye by strength and the sayd Cundebalde wythin y e same as prysoner But by medyacyon of frendes and greate gyftes wyth also a yerely trybute to be payed to Clodoueus the sayd Cundebalde was releaced and sette at lybertye THE XCIX CHAPITER THis voyage thus spedde and orderyd the kynge lefte behynde hym an armye of .v. thousand knyghtes vnder the gydyng of GuÌ„defyll brother of the foresayd Cundebalde and after retourned into Fraunce But sone after the kynges departynge Cundebalde coÌ„trary to the promyse before made gaderyd a power of knyghtes made warre vppon hys sayde brother and lastly beseged hym in the cytye of Uienne where vppon eyther parte was by skyrmysshes assautes great people slayne All be yt in the ende Cundebalde wanne the cytye and hys brother therein beynge he afterwarde behedyd About thys tyme great discencyon grewe atwene Clodoueus and the kynge of Gothys called Alericus whyche varyauÌ„ce by agremeÌ„t of bothe partyes was put to the iugement of Theodorycus than kyng of Longobardes or of ItalyaÌ„s The whyche after the sayde causes were well and suffycyently argued and debatyd before hym and hys couÌ„sayle he fynally gaue sentence y t a knyght of Clodoueus shulde stande vppon an hylle holdynge a
the monastery of saynt Antony Charlys brother to the kynge caused .iiii. letters to be deuysed wherof one he sent to the bysshoppes and spyrytuall men within the cytye the seconde to the consulles or hed men the thyrde to y e scolers of the vnyuersyte and y e .iiii. vnto the comynaltye Of whyche letters the entent ensueth that he nor none of hys company was comen thyder as an enemye to the cytye or to make warre agayne it or the comon weale of the land but for the encreace and augmentacyon therof to the vttermost of theyr powers After receyte of whyche letters and the mater in them conteyned well vnderstaÌ„den and debatyd certeyne oratours for the sayde .iiii. partyes were assygned as thre for the spyrytuall men thre for the consuls thre for the vnyuersyte thre for comynaltye whose names I ouer passe The whyche wyth the bysshop of Parys were sent vnto the barons after longe communycacyon wyth them hadde retourned to the cytie with such report as foloweth Fyrste the lordes wolde that the inhabytauntes of the cytye shulde coÌ„syder the condycyons of the kynge y t whyche yerely oppressyth his subiectes with taskes and other greuouse seruagys Secondaryly how he despyseth y e noble blode of hys realme and draweth to hym vylaynes and men of no reputacyon by whose couÌ„sayls onely all the comon weale of y e land is ruled and guyded Thyrdely how he ruleth hys subiectes by force and wyll wythout mynystracyon of iustyce and hym selfe in all couÌ„sayls and parlyaments is iudge in all causes and callyth hys selfe counsayls and parlyamentes more for hys synguler weale than for the comoÌ„ weale of his realme Fourthely how he enhaunsyth men of lowe byrthe vnto greate honours and causyth noble men to be obedyent vnto them entendynge to brynge the same ignoble men for to be egall wyth the prynces of the lande Fyftely how the lawes be delayed and bolstred by suche as stande in his fauour where thorugh as thys daye lawe is wyll and wyll is lawe and no man almoste in any suerty of lyfe or goodes in so moche that dayly many ben banysshed and put to deth for vnlefull causes and also to any noble man at this daye no power or rome of honour belongeth so that to wylde bestes in the forestes apperteyneth more lybertye and suertye than the more partye of the kynges subgettes Syxtly the greate taskes and summes of money whych dayly be leuyed of the comoÌ„s ben not spent in the kynges honourable nedes and for the comon weale of the realme but are spent nysely ryottously and brybed out of y e kynges cofers For whyche enormytees mysgouernauÌ„ce with many other the sayde lordes were thyder comen in defensyble araye for y e sauegarde of theyr owne persons as to the hed and pryncypall cytie of the realme for to haue ayde and counsayle to refourme the foresayd euyls not with standynge any harme vnto the kynges persone or yet to remoue hym from his regally or kyngly maieste but to enduce hym aduertyse hym to that that shuld be his honour and the weale of hys realme and to lyue in welthe and honour as hys noble ê“genitours haue lyued before hym For the whyche causes and consyderacyons wyth many other whych I passe ouer the sayde lordes as y e kynges trewe subeittes and frendes vnto the comon weale of the lande and of that cytye desyre to entre there to refresshe them and theyr people and to pay truely for all thynge that they shulde take wythout doyng harme or vyolence to any persone All whyche requestes and maters of the lordes shewed vnto the inhabytauntes of the cytye by fauour of some frendes that they there had it was with the more partye well acceptyd and thought conuenyent that they sayde nobles shuld be receyued into the cytye How be it that after longe debatynge of thys mater by meane of the forenamed erle of Donoyse a sparynge of thys receyte of the lordes shuld be tyll they had forther knowlege of the kynges pleasure whyche prouysyon the sayd erle fande for so mych as he was secretely warned of the kynges thyder comynge And vpon thys agremeÌ„t the cytye rested For suertye wherof suche as were within the cytye of the kynges seruauntes and frendes rode dayly nyghtly about y e cyty wyth a stronge company in harneys to se the people kepte in due order Than vppon the daye folowynge came vnto Parys a capytayne of y e kynges named MouÌ„talbone and wyth hym a good bend of men the whyche shewyd vnto the cytesyns that the kyng was comyng out of Normandye with a great host of The lordes beynge warned enbatayled them in the foresayde playne of saynte Antoyn to shewe the strength of theyr hoste vnto the cytye or suche as were therin as theyr enemyes where they so lyenge certayne knyghtes of the kynges party diuerse and sondry tymes brake out by sodeyne resys and skyrmysshed wyth the lordes people to the lytell hurte of bothe partyes In the whych passe tyme kynge Lewys comynge out of Normandye was receyued into the cytye where after hys comynge he put in execucyon .v. persons named IohnÌ„ worter Eustace and Arnolde worter IohnÌ„ Coart and Fraunceys Hasle The whyche persons were accusyd to hym to be chyefe occasyoners of the legacyon made vnto the lordes Of whyche sayde .v. persons thre as IohnÌ„ Coart Fraunceys Hasle Arnolde worter were messengers assygned in the sayde legacyon for the consuls of Parys and the forenamed Eustace worter was one of the thre assygned for the clergye The kynge thus beynge in possessyoÌ„ of the cytye many and dyuers assautes and skyrmysshes bytwene hys knyghtes and the lordes were made but no notary batayle for the kynge was ferre weker And ouer that in thys tyme season the sayde lordes gat vnto them sondry castels and stronge holdes Than at length meanes of a peace was offeryd by y e kynge For concludyng wherofê for the kynge was admytted the erle of Mans with certayne other persons And for the barons was assygned IohnÌ„ sonne vnto the duke of Calabre Lewys erle of saynt Poule and other the whyche assembled and coÌ„moued togyder by sondry tymes .ix. dayes In whyche season came vnto the kynge a newe strength of soudyours out of Normandye the whych the kyng appoynted to kepe the subarbes of saynt Marcell Thys treaty thus hangyng wythout conclusyoÌ„ or ende takynge vppon the .xiiii. day of October in the .vii. yere of y e reygn of thys Lewys was proclaymed thorough the cytye and also the hoste a day of lenger treuce so that thanne the lordes wythdrewe theym vnto theyr stronge holdes and castels holdynge wyth them many soudyours whyche fyll to robbynge and other vnlefull actes to the greate daunger and hurte of the lande And at suche seasons as the arbytrours met to fynysshe this great mater among other thynges offeryd by the kynge he graunted to gyue vnto hys brother Charlys for hys porcyon all Champayne wyth the lordshyppe