kyng Henry knyght And forthwith the said kyng Henry dubbed alle these knyghtes whos names folowe that is to wete Richard duke of yorke also the sone aud heire of the duke of Norffolke the Erle of Oxenford the Erle of westmerland the sone and heire of the Erle of Northumberland the sone and heire of the Erle of â—rmond the lord Roos Sir Iames buteleâ—â— the lord matrauas Sir Henry Gray of Tankeruile Sir william Neuill lord Fawconbrigge sir George Neuill lord latymer The lord wellis the lord berkley The sone and heire of the lord Talbot Sir Rauf gray of werk Sir Robert veer Sir Richard gray Sir Edmond hongerford Sir Robert wynkfeld Sir Iohan boteller Sir Raynold cobham Sir Iohan passheley Sir Ihomas Tunstall Sir Iohan Chidioke Sir Rauf langford Sir william drury Sir william ap Thomas sir Richard Carbonell Sir Richard wydeuile Sir Iohan Shâ—rdelowe Sir â—icholl blonket Sir Rauf Ratteclifeâ— sir Edmond trafford Sir william Cheyne sir williaÌ„ babyngton sir Iohan Iune sir Gilbert Beauchamp ¶ Item in the v. yere the duke of Bedford with the duchesse his wyfe went ouer see to Caleys And a litell to fore went ouer Harry bisshopp of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciacion in our lady châ—rche at Caleys the bisshoppe of wynchestre whan he had songe masse was made Cardinall And he knelyng to fore the hye auter the duke of Bedford sette the hat on his hede and there were his bulles red as well of his charge as the reioyssyng of his benefices spirituel and temporel ¶ And this same yere was grete habundaunce of Rayne that the substaunce of heye and of corne was destroied For it rayned almost euery othir daye ¶ This same yere the good Erle of Salisbury sir Thomas Montagu leid siege vn to Orliaunce at which siege he was slayne with a gonne which come oute of the toune on whos soule god haue mercy For sith that he was slayne english men neuer gate ne preuayled in Fraunce but euer after began to lese litel and litell till all was lost ¶ Also this same yere a breton murthred a good wedowe in her bedde withonte algate whiche wedowe fonde hym for almesse And he bare away all that she had And after this he toke the grith of holy chyrche at seâ—â—t Georges in south werk and there toke the crosse and forswore this lond And as he went it happend that he came by the place where he did this cursed dede in the subarbis of london And the women of the same parissh come oute with stones and canel dunge and slowe and made an ende of hym Notwithstanding the Constables and many other men beyng present to kepe hym For there were many women and had no pite ¶ Also this same yere the duke of Norfolke with many geÌ„tilmen and yomen toke his barge the viij day of Nouembre at seint mary ouereyes for to haue goo thurgh london brigge and thurgh mysguydyng of the barge it ouerthrewe on the piles and many men drowned but the duke hym selfe with ij or iij. lepe vpon the piles and so were saued with helpe of mâ—n that were aboue the brigge wiche casted donne Roopes by whiche they saued hem selfe ¶ This same yere on seint Lenardes day kyng Henry beyng vij yere of age was crouned at westmestre at whos Coronacion were made xxxvj knyghtes This yere on seint Georges day he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward fraunce ¶ Aboute this tyme and afore the Royame beyng in grete miserie and tribulacion the dolphyne with his partie began to make werre and gete certeyn places and make destrusses vpon englisshmen by the mene of his Capitayns that is to wete la heer poâ—â—n de seyntraylles and especiall a mayde whiche they named la pucelle de dien This â—â—aid roâ—d like a man was a valyant Capitayne amonge them and toke vpon hir many grete enterprises in so moche that they had a beleue to haâ—e recouered alle theyr losses by hir Not withstandyng at the laste after many grete feates by the helpe and prowesse of Sir Iohan Luxembâ—rgh whiche was a noble Capitayne of the dukes of Burgoyne and many Euglisshmen Picardes and Burgoygnous whiche were of oure partie before the toune of Compyne the xxiij day of May the forsaid pucelle was taken in the felde armed like a man and many othir Capitayns with her And were all brought to Roan and ther she was put in prison And ther she was Iugged by the lawe to be brent and then ne she said that she was with childe wherby she was respiâ—ed a while But in conclusion it was fouÌ„de that she was not with childe and thenne she was brent in Roan And the othir Capitayns were put to raunsone and entreated as men of werre bene aâ—â—stomed ◠¶ This same yere aboute Candelmasse Richard huÌ„der a wollepacker was dampned for an heretike and brente at tour hylle And aboute midlente Sir Thomas Baggely preest and vicarie of Mauen in Estsâ—xe beside walden was disgrated and dampned for an heritikâ— and brente in smythfelde ¶ And also in this same yere whiles the kyng was in Frannce ther were many heretiks and lollars that had purposed to haue made a risyng caste billiâ— in many places But blessed be god almyghty the Capitayn of hem was taken whos name was william Maundeuile a weâ—ar of abendone and bayly of the same toune whiche named hym selfe Iack sharp of wigmoresland in walys And afterward he was heheded at abendone in the whitsonweke on the tewysday This same yere the vj. day of decembre kyng henry the vj. was crâ—uned kyng of Fraunce at Paris in the church of our lady with grete so lempnite There beyng present the Cardinall of englond the duk of Bedford and many othir lordes of fraunce of englond And aft this coronacion grete feste holden at parys the kyng retorned from thens to Roan so toward Caleys And the ix day of Fâ—uerer londed at douer whom all the comyns of kente mette at beramdoun bitwene Caunterbury and Douer alle in rede hoodes And so came forth till he come to the black bethe where he was mette with the Mayre Iohan wellys with all the craftis of london clad alle in white And so they brought hym to london the xxj day of the same moneth ¶ This same yere was a restraynt of the wollis of Caleys made by the soudyours by cause they were not paid of their wages wherfor the duke of Bedford Regent of Fraunce beyng thenne Capitayn came to Caleys the tewisday in the esterwâ—ke And on the morne after many soudiours of the toune were arested and put in warde And in the same wâ—ke he rod to terewyne And by the mene of the bisshopp of terewyne he wedded the Erles doughter of seint Poul and came agyne to Caleys And the xj day of Iuyne on seint Bernabes day there were four soudiours of Caleys that were chief causers of the restreynt byheded that is to wete Iohan Maddeley Iohan
had made therin many a fair fest both to riche eke to poure And these were his â—ustices Sir hugh 〈◊〉 the fadrâ— Aymer of valaunce Erle of Penbroke Sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent Sir Iohan of Britaigne Erle of Richemond and Sir Robert of Malemethorppe Iustice and Sir Robert hym acoulped in this maner Thomas at the firste our lord the kyng and this court excludeth yowe of all maner ansuere Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue in his lande riden with baner displaied ayene his pees as a traitour And with that worde the gentill erle Thomas with an high vois said nay lordes forsoth and by seint Thomas I was neuer traitour ¶ The Iustice said ayene tho ¶ Thomas our lord the kyng put vpon yowe that ye haue robbed his folk and mordred his peple as a thefe ¶ Thomas the kyng also put vpon yowe that he discomfited yowe and your peple with his folk in his owne reame wherfor ye went and fled to the wode as an outelawe And also ye were taken as an outelawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitour ye shull he honged by reson but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for loue of quene Isabell And Thomas reson wolde also that ye sholde be honged but the kyng hath foryeue yowe that Iewes for cause and loue of your lynage But Thomas For as moche as ye were take fleyng and as an outelawe the kyng wyll that your hede shall be smyten of as ye haue well deserued Anone doth hym oute of prece and anone bryng hym to his Iugement ¶ The gentill knyght Thomas he had herde all these wordes with an high vois he cried sore wepyng And said Allas Seint Thomas â—aire fadre Allas shall I be deed thus ¶ Graunte me nowe blissefull god ansuere but all availled hym no thyng For the cursed Gascoynes put hym hidder and thidder and on hym cried with an high vois O kyng Arthur most dredfull well knowen is nowe thyn open traytrie an euell deth shalt thou die as thou hast well deserued ¶ Tho sette they vpon his hede in scorne an olde Chapelet all to rent and to torne that was nat worth an halpenye And after they sette hym vpon a leue white Palfrey full vn semelich and eke all bare and with an olde bridell and with an horrible noise they drove hym oute of the Castell toward his deth and cast vpon hym many balles of snowe ¶ And as the turmentours lad hym oute of the Castell tho said he this pitonse wordes and his hondes helde vpon high towardes heven Nowe the kyng of heven yeue vs mercy For the Erthely kyng hath vs forsake And a frere prechour went with hym oute of the Castell till that he come to the place that he ended his lyfe vn to whom he shrofe hym all his lyfe ¶ And the gentill Erle helde the frere wonder fast by the clothes and said faire fadre abide with vs till that I be ded for my flessh quaketh for drede of deth And soth for to say the gentill Erle sette hym vpon his knees turned hym toward the Est but a ribaude that was called Higone of Mostone set hande vpon the gentill Erle and said in despite of hym Sir traitour turne the toward the Scottes thy â—ouâ—e dede to vnderfong and turned hym toward the north ¶ The noble Erle Thomas ansuerd tho with a mylde vois said now fair lordes I shall done all your wylle and with that worde the frere went fro hym sore wepyng and anone a râ—baude wente to hym and smote of his hede the xj â—al of Auerill in the yere of grace M.CCC.xxj Allas that euer such a gentill blode shalâ— bene done to deth withoute cause and reson And traitoursly was the kyng counseiled when he thurgh the fals counceill of the spencers suffred Sir Thomas his vnclesâ— sone bene put to such a deth and so ben beheded ayenâ— all man of reson and grete pite it was also that such a noble kyng shold bene desceyued and mysgouerned thurgh couÌ„ceill of the false spencers the which he mayntened thurgh loselrie ayens his honour and eke ê“fite For afterward ther fill grete vengeaunce in englond for encheson of the forsaid Thomas deth ¶ When the gentill erle of his lyfe was passed The priour and the monkes of Pountfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the kyng and they buried it before the high Auter on the right side ¶ 〈◊〉 same day that this gentill lord was dede ther were honged and drawe for the sameâ—quarell at Pountfrete Sir william tuchet Sir william Fitz william sir watreyne of ysille Sir Henry of Bradborne and sir william cheynie barons alle and â—ohan page squyer ¶ And sone after at yorke were drawe and hongâ—d Sir Rogier Clifford Sir Iohan of Mombâ—â—y barons And Sir Gosselm dauill knyght ¶ And at Bristowe were drawe and honged Sir henry of wymyngton and sir henry MouÌ„tfort barons And at Gloucestre were drawe and honged Sir Iohan Giffard aud Sir william of Elmebrugge barons ¶ And at london were honged and drawe Sir Henry Tyes baron And at wynchelsee sir Thomas Colepepir knyght And at wyndesore Sir Fraunceis â—f waldenham baron And at Caunterbury was drawe and honged Sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmere and sir Barthâ—lomewe of asshebourneham barons And at kerdyfe in walys Sir william fleÌ„myng baron ¶ How kyng Edward went in to scotland with an hondrâ—d thousand men of armes myght not spede Ca. C. lxxxxix ANd when kyng Edward of Englond had brought the floure of Chiualrie vâ— to hir dethe thurgh couuceille of Sir hugh the spencer the fadre and Sir hugh the sone he become as wode as any lyonne And what so euer the spencers wolde haue it was done and so well the kyng loued hem that they myght done with hym all thynge that they wolde Wherfor the kyng 〈◊〉 vn to Sir hugh spencer the fadre the Erledome of wynchestre and to sir Andrewe of harkela the Erledome of Cardoilâ— in preiudice and in harmyng of his croune ¶ And â—yng Edward tho thurgh conseille of the spencers disherited all hem that had bene ayens hym in any quarell with Thomas of Lancastre many othir were disherited also for encheson that the spencers coueited for to haue hir landes so they had all that they wolde desire with wronge and ayens all reson ¶ Tho made the kyng Robert of Baldok a fals piâ—ed clerke chaunceler of England thurgh counceill of the forsaid spencers he was a fals ribaud and a coueitons so they counceilled the kyng moche that the kyng let take to his owne ward all the goodes of the lordes that wrongfully were put to the deth in to his owne hande and as well they token the goodes that were in holy chyrche as the goodes that were withoute and let hem be put in to his tresorie in london and let hem calle his forfaittz and by hir couÌ„ceill the kyng wrought for
of kente the kynges brother herde of this tydyng they ridden so in message bitwene hem that the kyng 〈◊〉 hym his peâ—s to Erle Henry of Lancastre fo a certayne 〈◊〉 of xj M. pounde but that was neuer paid afterward ¶ And these were the lordes that helde with sir Henry of Lancastre Sir Henry Beaumont Sir fouke fitzwaren Sir Thomas rocelyn Sir william Trussell Sir Thomas wyther and aboute an houndred knyghtes moo that were to hym consenting and all tho were exiled thurgh counceill of Quene Isabell and of the Mortimer for the Mortimer weited for to haue hir landes yf that he myÈt thurgh any maner coniecting for he was to couetous and had to moche his wylle and that was grete pite ¶ How kyng Edward went ouer the see for to do his homage vn to the kyng of frauÌ„ce for the duchie of Enyhenne Ca. cc.xix HE was nat longe after that the kyng of feauÌ„ce thurgh couÌ„ceill of his douzepiers sent to kyng Edward of Englond that he sholde come to Parys and done his homage as reson it wolde for the duchie of Gnyhenne And so thurgh counceill of the lordes of englond kyng Edward went oâ— the see at ascencion tyde he come vn to Parys the iij. yere of his regne for to do his homage vn to the kyng of fraunce the kyng vnderfong his homage and made of hym moche â—oye wurship But whaÌ„ kyng Edward had made his homage hastely he was asente in to Englond thurgh the Quene Isabell his modre and anone hâ—stely he come ayenâ— in to Englond vpon withsonday withoute any takyng leue of the kyng of fraunce wherfor he was wonder wrothe ¶ How sir rogier mortimer bare him proudely so hie ¶ Ca. cc.xx ANd now shull ye here of sir Rogier mortimer of wigmore that desired and coueyted to be at an hie astate so that the kyng grauuted hym to be called erle of the marche thurgh oute all his lordshipp ¶ And he become so proude so hauteyne yâ— he wolde lese forsake the name that his auncestres had euer befor And for that encheson he let hym calle Erle of the marche none of the coÌ„munes of englond durst calle hym by none othir name for he was called so thurgh the kynges crie that men shold call hym erle of the marche ¶ And the mortimer bare hym tho so hauteynÌ„ so proude that wonder it was for to wit also disgysed him with wâ—Ì„dre riche clothes oute of all maner reson both of shapyng of wering Wher of the englishmen had grete wonder how in what maner he myght contreue or fynde suche maner pride they said amonges hem all coÌ„munely that his pride shold not longe endure And the same tyme sir Gieffrey mortimer the yong that was the mortimers sone let him call kyng of folie so it befell afterward in dede for he was so full of pride of wrecchednesse that he helde a rouÌ„de table in walys to all men that thidder wold come countrefete the maner the doyng of kyng Arthures table but openly he failled For the noble kyng Arthure was the most worthy lord of renonÌ„e that was in all the world in his tyme yit come neuer none suche after For all the noble knyghtes in cristendome of dede of armes a losed duelled with kyng Arthure helde him for hir lord And that was well sene for he conquered in bataille a romayne that was called Frolle gete of hym the reame of fraunce quelled hym with his hondes And also he faught with a gâ—aunt that was called dinabus quelled hym that had rauysshed faire Eleyne that was kyng hoeles nece kyng of litell Britaigne ¶ And afterward he queld in bataill the Emê‘our of rome that was called Lucie that had assembled ayens kyng Arthure for to fight with hym so moch peple of romayns phehis of sarazyns that no man coude heÌ„ noÌ„bre he discomfited hem all as the stroy of hym telleth And in yâ— same tyme coÌ„mune loos sprong in englond thurgh coÌ„iectyng ordinaunce of the freris prechours that sir Edward of Canariuan that was kyng edwardes fadre of whom the geest telleth faiden yâ— he was a lyve in the castell of Corfe wherfor all the communes all most of englond were in sorwe in drede wether that it were so er not For they wyst not how traitouresly the mortimer had him done mordred ¶ How Edmond of wodestoke that was Erle of kent the kynges brother Edward of Carnariuan was beheded at wynchestre Capitulo ducentesimo xxj ANd vpon a tyme it befell so that sir Edmond of wodestoke Erle of kent spake vn to the pope Iohan the xxij at Auinion said that almyÈty god had ofte tymes done for Thomas loue of lancastre many grete miracles to many men women that were thurgh diuerse maladies vndone as vn to the world thurgh his praier they were brought vn to hir he le ¶ And so Sir Edmond praied the pope hertely that he wolde grauÌ„te him grace yâ— the forsaid Thomas myght be translated but the pope said nay that he shold not be translated vn to the tyme that he were better certified of the clergie of englond seyne by hir obediâ—ce what thyng god had done for the loue of Thomas of lancastre aft the suggestion that the forsaid Edmond Erle of kent had vn to hym y made ¶ And whan this Edmond saw that he myght not spede of his purpose aâ— touching the translacion he praied hym of his couÌ„ceill as touching sir edward of Carnariuan his brother said that not longe agone he was kyng of englond what thing myÈt best be done as touching his deliueraunce sith that a coÌ„mune fame is thurgh englond that he is in lyfe hole sauf whan the pope herde hym telle that Sir Edward was a lyue he coÌ„maunded the erle vpon his benyson that he shold helpe with all the power that he myght that he were deliuered oute of prison saue his body in all maner that he myght for to bring this thing to an ende he assoilled hym his companie a pâ—na culpa all tho that halpe to his deliueraunce ¶ Tho toke EdmoÌ„d of wodestoke his leue of the pope come ayene in to englond And whan sir Edmond was come somme of the frere prechours come said that Sir Edward his brother yit was a lyue in the Castell of Corff vnder the kepyng of Sir Thomas Gurnay ¶ Tho sped hym the forsaid Edmond as fast as he myght till that he come vn to the Castell of Corff and acqueynted and spake so faire with Iohan Dauerill that was Conestable of the same Castell and yafe hym riche yiftes for to haue acqueyntaunce of hym and to knowe of hiâ— counceill And thus it befell that the forsaid Sir Edmond praied specially to telle hym preuely of his lord his brother Sir Edward yf that he lyued or were dede and yf
was made kyng his nepheu his sustres sone Stephen Erle of Boâ—â—igne For anone as he herde the tydynge of his vncles deth he passed 〈◊〉 see and come in to Englond thurgh counceill strength and helpe of many 〈◊〉 lordes in englond ayens hir othe that they had made to Maude the Emê‘esse toke the reame and let croune Stephen kyng of the land ¶ And the Erchebisshopp william of CauÌ„tâ—rbury that first made the othe of feaute vn to maude the Emê‘esse set the croune vpon kyng Stephenes hede hym annointed bisshoppe Rogier of Salisbury maynteyned the kynges partie in as moth as he myght ¶ The first yere that kyng Stephen began to regne he assembled a grete host went hym toward Scotland for to haue werred vpon the kyng of Scotland but he come ayens hym in pees in good manâ—r to hym trusted but he made to him none homage for as moche as he had made homage vn to the Emê‘esse Maude ¶ And the iiij yere of his regne Maude the Emê‘esse come in to englond tho began debate bitwene kyng Stephen Maude the Emê‘esse ¶ This Maude went vn to the Cite of Nichol and the kyng hyr beseged longe tyme and myght not spede so well the Cite was kepte and defended and tho that were within the Cite queyntely ascaped away withoute any maner harme tho toke the kyng the Cite and duelled therin till condelmesse And tho come the Barons that helde with the Emê‘esse that is for to say the erle Randulphe of Chestre the Erle Robert of Ebucestre hugh bygot Robert of Morley and brought with hem a stronge power faught with the kyng yafe hym a grete bataille in which bataill kyng stephen was taken sette in prison in the Castell of Bristowe ¶ How Maude the Emê‘esse went fro wynchestre vn to Oxenford and after she ascaped to wallynford and what sorwe and disese that she had Capitulo Centesimo .xxxix. WHenne the kyng was take brought in to worde in the castell of Bristowe this Maude the Emê‘isse anone was made lady of England all men helde hir for lady of the lande But tho of kente helde with the kyng Stephenes wife and also william of Pree and his reteune helpe hem and helde werre ayens Maude the Emê‘esse anone aft yâ— kyng of ScotlaÌ„d come to him with an huge nombre of peple and tho went they yfere vn to wynchestre ther that the Emê‘esse was wolde haue take hir but the Erle of Gloucestre come with his power faught with hem the Emê‘esse in the mene while that the bataille dured scaped fro thens and wente vn to Oxenford there hir helde And in that bataille was the Erle of Gloucestre discomfited and taken and with hym many othir lordes ¶ And for his deliueraunce was kyng Stephen deliuered oute of prison And when he was deliuered oute of prison he went thens to Oxenford and beseged the Emê‘esse that was tho at Oxenford and the sege endured fro Mihelmasse vn to seint Andrewes tyde And the Emê‘esse let tho cloth hir all in whit lynnen cloth for encheson that she nat wolde be ne knowe for in the same tyme waâ— moch snowe so she ascaped by the thamyse from hem away that were hir ennemies And fro thens she went to wallyngford and ther hir helde ¶ And the kyng wold haue beseged hir but he had so moch to done with the erle RaÌ„dulfe of Chestre and with hugh bygot that stronglich werred vp on hym in euery place that he ne wist widder for to turne And the Erle of Gloucestre halpe hem with his power ¶ How Gaufride the Erle of Angron yafe vp vn to Henry the Emê‘esse sone all Normandie Capitulo Centesimo quadragesime ANd after this the kyng went vn to wilton and wolde haue made a Castell there but tho come to hym the Erle of Gloucestre with a stronge power and almost had take the kyng but yit the kyng ascaped with moch peyne and williaÌ„ martell ther was take And for whos deliueraunce the yafe vn to the Erle of Gloucestre the good Castell of shirborne that he had take ¶ And whan this was done the Erle Robert and all the kynges enemies wente to Faringdone and begonne ther for to make a stronge Castell but the kyng come thidder with a stronge power and drofe hem thens in that same yere The Erle Randulfse of Chestre was accorded with the kyng and come to his courâ— at his commaundement And the Erle wende saufelich to come and the kyng anone set take hym and put hym in to pâ—â—son and must neuer for no thyng come oute till that he had yelde vp vn to the kyng the Castell of Nicholl the whiche he had take from the kyng with strength in the xv yere of his regne ¶ And Gaufride the Erle of Angeon yafe vp vn to Henry his sone all Normandie And in the yere that next suâ—d deide the Erle Gaufride And Henry his sone the anone turned arene to Angeon and there was made Erle with mochel honour of his men of the land and to hym diden feaute and homage the most rartie of his land ¶ And tho was this henry the Emê‘esse sone Erle of Angewe and duke of NormaÌ„die In the same yere was made diuorce bitwene the kyng of Fraunce and the quene his wyfe that was right heir of Gascoyne For encheson that it was knowe and proued that they were sible and nygh of blode And the spoused her Henry the Emê‘esse sone Erle of â—ngoy and duke of Normandie and duke of Gascoyne ¶ The xviij yere of this kyng Stephen this Henry come in to englond with a strong power and began for to werre vpon kyng sâ—ephen and toke yâ— Castell of Malmesbury And did moche harme the kyng Stephen had so moche werre that he nyst whidder for to wende but at the last they were accorded thurgh the Erchebisshopp Theobald and thurgh othir worthy lordes of Englond vpon this condicion that they shold depart the Reame of Englond bitwene hem so that Henry the Emê‘esse sone sholde holich halfe haue all the land of Englond And thus they were accorded And pees cried thurgh oute all Englond ¶ And when the accorde was made bitwene the ij lordes Kyng Stephen become so sory for cause he had lost halfe Euglond and fell in to suche amaladie and died in the xix yere viij wekes and v. day of his regne all in werre and in contak and he â—eth in the Abbey of Feueresham the whiche he let make in the vj. yere of his regne ¶ Of kyng Henry the secoÌ„de that was the Emê‘esse sone in whos tyme seint Thomas of Caunterbury was Chaunceler Capitulo Centesimo quadragesâ—moprâ—mo ANd after this kyng Sâ—â—phen regned Henry the Emê‘esse sone and was crouned of the Erchebisshopp Theobald the xvii day before Cristemasse And in the same yere Thomas Beket of 〈◊〉 Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was made the
castell of Odiham And the monday next after seint Magarete day he ordeyned hym toward beaumer for to besege the castell ther he duelled xv daies myght not gete the castell then went he thens come to london the Tour to hym was yolde ¶ And in the same tyme the Pope sent in to englond a legat that was called Swalo of kyng â—ohanes deth Ca. C.lv. ANd in the same tyme the Pope sent in to Englond a legat that was called Swalo he was 〈◊〉 Cardinal of Roâ—ne for to maynten kyng â—ohanes cause ayens the baroÌ„s of Englond but the barons had so huge part helpe thurgh Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce that kyng Iohan wyst not whidder for to turne ne gone And so it fell that he wold haue gone to Nichol as he went thidderward he come by the Abbey of swyneshede ther he abode ij daies And as he sate at the mete he axed amoÌ„k of the house how moche a lofe was worth that was sette before hym vpon the table And the monke said that the lofe was worth but an halfpeny O quod the kyng tho here is grete chepe of brede Nowe quoth the kyng And I may leue such a lofe shall be worth xx shilling or halfe a yere begon and when he had seid this worde moch he thought ofte he sighed toke ete of the brede and said by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall bene soth The moÌ„ke that stode before the kyng was for this worde full sory in hert thought rather he wolde him selfe suffre pitouse deth and thought if he myght ordeyne ther for some maner remedie And anone the monke went to his abbot and was shriuen of hym tolde the abbot alle that the kyng said and praied his abbot for to assoille hym for he wolde yeue the kyng such a wassaille that all englond shold be glad ther of and â—oyfull Tho went the monke in to a gardeyne fonde a grete tode therin and toke hir vp put hir in a cuppe and prikked the tode thurgh with a broche many tymes till that the venyme comÌ„ oute in euery side in to the cuppe and tho toke he the cuppe and fylled it with good ale brought it before 〈◊〉 kyng and kneâ—yng said sir qd he wassaille for neuer daies of your lyfe ne dronke ye of such a cuppe Begynne monke qd the kyng and the monke drank a grete draught and toke the kyng the cuppe and the kyng also dranke a grete draught sette doune the cupp◠¶ The monke anone right weÌ„t in to the fermorie ther died anone on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and v. monkes sâ—ng for his soule specially shullen whiles the abbey stant ¶ The kyng aroos vp anone full euell at ese commaunded to remeue the table and axed after the monke men told hym that he was dede for his wombe was 〈◊〉 in sunder When the kyng herd this he commaunded to 〈◊〉 but alle it was for nought for his bely began so to swelle for the drinke that he draÌ„ke that he died withynne ij daies the morwâ— after seint lukrs day And this kyng â—ohan had fair children of his body begoten that is to say Henry his sone that was kyng after his fadre Richard that was Erle of Cornewaille and Isabell that was Emê‘esse of Rome and Eâ—â—eno 〈◊〉 was Quene of scotland ¶ And this kyng Iohan whan he had regned xvij yere â— moÌ„thes and v. daies he deide in the Castell of Newerke his body was buried at wynchestre ¶ Of kyâ—g Henry the thridde that was crouned at Gloucestre Capitulo Câ—ntesimo quinquagâ—simosexto ANd after this kyng Iohan regned Henry his soue and was crouned at Gloucestâ—â— whan he was ix yere olde on Seint Symondes day and Iude of Swalo the legat of Rome thurgh counceille of alle the gâ—ete lordes that helde with kyng Iohan his fadre that is to seyne the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre william Erle Marchall william Erle of Penbroke william the Brener Erle of Feriers Serle the Maule baron and all othir grete lordes of Englond helde with lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce And anone after when kyng Henry was câ—ouned Swalo the legat helde his counceill eat Bristo we at seint Martynes fest and ther were xj bisshoppes of Englond and of walys and of othir prelates of holy chyrche a grete nombre and Erles and Barons and many knyghtes of Englond and all tho that were at that coÌ„ceill swore feautâ— vn to Henry the kyng that was kyng â—ohanes so ne And anone after the legate enterdited walys for encheson that they helde with the barons of englond also all tho that holpen or yafe couÌ„ceill to meve werre ayene the newe kyng Henry he acursed hem and in the begynnyng he put in the sentence the kynges sone of fraunce lowys And nothelees the same lowys wolde nat spare for to werre for all that but went anone and toke the castell of Berkamsted and eke the castell of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did so moche harme thurgh oute all Englond and principally the frnshmen that were come wyth kyng lowys wherfore the grete lordes and all the coÌ„mune peple of Englond let hem croice for to driue lowys and his companye oute of Englond But somme of the barons and eke of the frensh men were gone to the Cite of Nichole token the Cite and helde it to kyng lowys profit But thidder come kyng Henries men with a grete power that is to seyn the Erle Raudolfe of Chestre and william Erle Marchall and william the Brener Erle of Feriers and many othir lordes with hem and yeuen batâ—ille vn to Lowys men And ther was slayne the Erle of Perches and Lowys men were there foule discomfited And ther was take Serle Erle of wynchestre and Humfrey de Bowne Erle of Herford and Robert the sone of walter and many othir that begonne werre ayens the kyng they were taken and lad vn to kyng Henry kyng Iohanes sone ¶ Whenne the tydyng of this scomfiture come vn to Lowys the kynges sone of fraunce he remeued thennes and went vn to london let shit the yates fast of the Cite And anone after the kyng sent to the burgeis of london that they shold yeld hem vn to hym and the Cite also And he wolde hem graunte all the fraunchises that euer they were woned for to haue and wolde conferme hem by his grete newe chartre vnder his grete seal And in the same tyme a grete lord that was called Eustace the monke come oute of fraunce with a grete companie of lordes wolde haue come in to englond for to haue holpe lowys the kynges sone of frauÌ„ce but hubert of borugh and the v. portes with v ij shippes tho mette with hem in the high see assailled heÌ„ egrely ouer come hem with strength smyten of Eustace the monkes â—eed token also x.
ye shull bene efâ—â—as welâ— with vs as euer was Robert of holand ¶ Tho anâ—uerd sir Andrewe of herkela and said Sir Thomas that wold I not done ne consent ther to for no maner thyng ye myght me yeue withoute the wyll and commaundement of 〈◊〉 the kyng for than shold I bene hold a traitour for euermore ¶ And when the noble Erle Thomas of laucastre saw that he nold not consent to hym for no maner thyng Sir Andrewe he said wyll ye nat consent to destroie the venym of the reame as we be consent At one word Sir andrew y telle the that or this yere be gone that ye shull bene take and holde for a traitour and more than ye hold vs nowe and in wers dethe ye shull die than euer died any knyght of Englond And vnderstondeth well that ye ded neuer thyng that sorrer shall yowe repent and nowe goth and dothe that yowe good liketh And I wull pnt me vn to the mercy and the grace of god And so went the fals traitour Sir Andrewe of herkela in his way as a fals traitour tirant and as a fals forsworne man For thurgh the noble Erle Thomas of laucastre he vnderfenge the armes of chiualrie and thurgh hym he was made knyght ¶ Tho myght men seen archiers drawe hem in that one side and in that othir and knyghtes also and foughten to gedre wonder sore and also among othir sir humfrey de Boughon Erle of herford a worthy knyght of renoune thurgh all cristendome stode and faught with his enemies vpon the brugge and as the noble lorde stode and faught vpon the brugge a thief a ribande skulked vnder the brugge and fersely with a spere smote the noble knyght in to the foundement so that his boweles comen oute there Allas the sorwe for ther was slayne the flour of solace and of comfort and also of curtesie ¶ And sir Rogier of clifford a noble knyÈt stode euer and faught and well and nobely hym defended as a worthy Baron But at the last he was sore wonuded in his hede and Sir william of Sullayand Sir Rogier of Bernefeld were slayne at that bataille ¶ When Sir Andrewe of herkela saw that Sir Thomas men lancastre lassed and slaked anone he and his companie comen to the gentill knyght Sir Thomas of Laucastre and said yeld the traitour yeld the ¶ The gentill Erle anâ—uerd tho and said Nay lordes Traitours â—e we none and to yowe wyll we neuer vs yelde while that our lyfes lasteâ— but leuer we haue to be slayne in our treuthe than yelde vs to yow ¶ And sir Andrewe ayene grad vpon sir Thomas companie yollyng as a wode wolfe and said yelde yowe traitours taken yeld yowe with an high â—â—is said â—ethe ware sires that none of yowe be hardy vpon lyfe and lymme to mysdone Thomas body of Lancastre ¶ And with that worde the good Erle Thomas went in to the chapell said knelyng vpon his knees and turned his visage towardes the crosse and said Almyghty god to the I me yelde and hollich put me in to thy mercy And with that the vileyns ribaudes lept aboute hym on euery side as tirauntz and wode turmentours and difpoilled hym of his armure and clothed hym in a robe of ray that was of his squyers liuere and forth lad hym vn to yorke by water ¶ Tho myght men see moche sorwe and care for the gentill knyghtes fledden in euery side and the ribaudes and the vileyns egrely hem discried and grad an high yeld yâ—we traitours yelde yowe And when they were y yolde they were robbed bounde as the ves allas the shame and despite that the gentill ordre of knyghthode ther had at that bataille and the lande tho was with oute lawe For holy chyrche tho had no more reuerence than it had bene a bordelhows and in that bataille was the fadre ayens the sone and the vncle ayens his nepheu For so moche vnkeÌ„denesse was neuer seyn before in Englond as was that tyme amonge folk of one nacion For o kynrede had no more pite of that othir than an hungrie wolfe hath of a shepe and it was no wonder For the grete lordes of Englond were not all of o nacion but were medled with othir nacions that is for to seyne somme britons somme Saxons somme Danois somme Pehites somme frenshmen somme normans somme Spaynardes somme Romayns somme Henaudes somme Flemmynges and of othir diuerse nacions the which nacions accorded not to the kynde blode of Englond And yf so grete lordes had bene onlich wedded to English peple than sholde peez haue bene and reste amonges hem withoute any envie ¶ And at that bataille was Sir Rogier Clifford take Sir Iohan Mombray Sir william Tuchet Sir william fitz william and many othir worthy knyghtes ther were take at that bataille And sir hugh dandell the next day after was taken and put in to prison and shold haue bene done to deth yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was Erle Gilbertes suster of Gloucester And anone afterwas sir Bartholomew of Badelesmere taken at stowe parke a maner of the bisshoppes of lincolne that was his nepheu and many othir barons banerettz wherfor was made moche sorwe ¶ Hâ—w Thomas of lancastre was beheded at Pountfrete v. barons honged deawen there Capitulo Centesimo lxxxxviij ANd nowe I shall telle yow of the noble Erle Thomas of lancastre when he was taken brought to yorke many of the Cite were full glad vpon him cried with high vois A sir traitour ye arne welcome blessed be god for nowe shull ye haue the reward that longe tyme ye haue deserued and cast vpon him many snowe balles and many othir reproues did hym but the geÌ„till erle all suffred said nothir one ne othir And in the same tyme the kyng herd of this same scomfiture and was full glad in hast come to Pountfrete sir hugh the speÌ„cer sir hugh his sone sir â—ohan erle of arundell sir Edmond of wodestoke the kynges brother erle of kent and sir Aymer of valaunce erle of Penbroke and mastir robert baldoke a fals piled clerc that was â—ue and duelled in the kynges court and all come thidder with the kyng and the kyng entred in to the castell And sir Andrewe of herkela a fals tirant thurgh the kynges commaundement toke with hym the gentill erle Thomas to Pountfrete ther he was prisoned in his owne castell that he had newe made that stode ayens the Abbey of kyng Edward And sir hugh the spencer the fadre his sone cast thought how in what maner the good erle Thomas of lancastre sholde be dede withoute any â—ugement of his Perys wherfor it was ordeyned thurgh the kynges â—ustices that the kyng shold put vpon hym pointes of treson And so it befell that he was ledde to barre before the kynges Iustices barehede as a thief in a faire hall withyn his owne castell that he
had folden afore to gedre and red it openly word by word in heryng of hem all And when the letter was red he said lo sires ye haue herde all what is here writen and that he hath knowelecheth that this is his letter and his seal and may not go ther from ¶ And than they all cried and yafe dome that he shold be honged and drawe and his heed smyt of in maner of a traitour and he and his heires disherited for euermore And so he was lad forth and put in to prison ¶ And when this was done and the quene wyst that he was dampned by wey of lawe both of lyfe and lymme and his heires disherited for euermore thurgh open knowelechyng in pleine court ¶ Wherfor hem thought that were good that the forsaid sir Edmond were hastely y quelled withoute wityng of the kyng or elles the kyng lightely wolde for yeue hym his dethe and than that shold turne hem to moche sorwe so as he was empeched ¶ And anone the Quene thurgh couÌ„ceill of the Mortimer and withoute any othir counceill sent in hast to the Baillifs of wynchestre that they shold smyte of sir Edmondes hede of wodestoke Erle of kent withoute any maner abydyng or respite vp payne of lyfe and lymme and that he shold haue none othir execucion be cause of tarieng nat withstandyng the IugemeÌ„t Tho token the baillifs sir Edmond oute of prison and lad hym best des the Castell of wynchestre and there they made a gongfermer smyte of his hede for none othir man durst it done so died he ther Allas the tyme that is to seyne the x. day of October the iij. yere of kyng edwardes regne when the kyng wyst ther of he was wonâ— â—ory let entier hym at the frere menors at wynchestre ¶ Of the deth of sir Rogier mortimer erle of the marche Capitulo ducentesimo xxij ANd so it be fell at that tyme that sir Rogier mortimer Erle of the marche was so proude so hauteyne that he helde no lord of the reame his pere tho become he so couetous that be folowed Dame Isabell the Quenes court that was kyng Edwardes moder besette his peny worthes with the officers of yâ— quenes houshold in the same maner that the kynges officers did so he made his takyng as touching vitailles also of cariages â—lle he did for cause of spences for to gadre tresour so he did withoute nombre in all that he myght Tho made he him wondre priue with the quene Isabâ—ll so moch lordship reteune had so that all the grete lordes of englond of him were adrad wherfor the kyng his couÌ„ceill towardes hym were agreued ordeyned amonge hem to vndo hym thurgh pure reson lawe for cause that kyng Edward that was the kynges fadre traitouresly thurgh hym was mordred in the castell of Berkelee as before is said more plenarly in the CC.xvij chapitre of this boke ¶ And some that were of the kynges counceill loued the mortimer tolde hym in â—uete how that the kyng and his counceill were aboute from day to day him for to shend and vndone wherfor the mortimer was sore aÌ„noied angry as the deuell ayens hem that were of the kynges counceill said that he wold on hem bene auenged how so euer he toke on ¶ Hit was not longe afterward that kyng Edward Dame Phelipp his wife Dame Isabell the kynges modre sir Rogier the mortimer ne went vn to No tyngham ther for to soiourne so it befell that the Quene Isabell thurgh counceill of the Mortimer toke to hir the keyes of the yates of the Castell of Notyngham so that no man myght come nethir in ne oute by nyght but thurgh commaundement of the Mortimer ne the kyng ne none of his counceill ¶ And that tyme it fell so that the Mortimer as a deuell for wrath bolled and also for wrath that â—e had ayens the kynges men edward principally ayens â—em that had hym accused to the kyng of the deth of Sir Edward his fadre And preuely a counceill was take bitwene Quene Isabell the Mortimer and the bisshopp of Lincolne sir Symond of Bereford and sir hugh of Trumpyngton othir priue of hir counceill for to vndone hem all that had accused the Mortimer vn to the kyng of his fadres dethe of treson and of felonie Wherfor alle tho that were of the kynges counceill whan they wist of the Mortimers casting preuely come to kyng Edward seide that the Mortimer wold hem destroie for cause that they had accused hym of kyng Edwardes deth his fadre praied hym that he wold maynten hem in hir right ¶ And these were the lordes to pursue this quarell Sir william mountagu Sir humfrey de â—oghun Sir william his brother Sir Rauf of stafford Sir Robert of herfford Sir william of Clynton Sir Iohan Neuille of horneby and many othir of hir consent and all these sworne vpon the boke to maynten the quarell in as moche as they myght ¶ And it befell so after that sir william mountagu ne none of the kynges frendes must not bene herburghed in the Castell for the Mortimer but went and toke hir herbuâ—ghe in diuerse places in the toune of Notyngham ¶ And tho were they sore adrad left that the mortimer shold hem destroie And in hast ther come vn to kyng Edward Sir william mountagu ther that he was in 〈◊〉 Castell and preuely told him that he ne none of his companie shold not take the Mortimer withoute couÌ„ceill helpe of willam of eland Constable of the same Castell Now certes qd the kyng â— loue yow well and therfor I counceill yow that ye goo to the forsaid Constable commaunde hym in my name that he be your frend your helpe for to take the Mortimer all thing y left vpon ê‘ill of lyfe and lymme ¶ Tho said Mountagu Sir my lord graunte mercy ¶ Tho went forth the forsaid Mountagu come to the Conestable of the Castell and tolde hym the kynges wylle And he ansuerd said that the kynges wyll shold â—e done in as moch as he myght that he wolde not spare for no mauer dethe and so he swore made his oth◠¶ Tho said Sir william Mountagu to the Conestable in â—eryng of all hem that were helpyng vn to the quarell ¶ Now certes dere frende vs behoueth for to wurch do by your queyntise for to take the Mortimer sith that ye be keper of the Castell and haue the keyes in your ward sir qd the Conestable wull ye vnderstoÌ„d that the gates of the Castell hen lokked with the lokkes that Dame Isabell send hidder and be nyght she hath the keyes ther of leith him vnder the leuesell of the bedde vn to the morwe and so ye may nat come in to the Castell by the yates in no maner wyse But I knowe an Aley that streccheth
oute of the warde vnder the erthe in to the forsaid Castell that goth in to the weste whiche Aley Dame Isabell the Quenâ— ne none of hir men ne the Mortimer ne none of his companine knoweth it not And so I shall lede yowe thurgh that Aley and so ye shull come in to the Castell withoute aspies of any man that ben your enemies ¶ And the same nyght sir william Mountagu and all the lordes of his quarell and the same Conestable also went hem to hors and maden sembland as it were for to wende oute of the Mortimers sight ¶ But anâ—ne as the mortimer herde this tydyng he weÌ„t that they wold haue gone ouer the see for drede of hym and anone he and his companie token counceill amonges hem for to let hir passage sent lrÌ„ez anone to the portes so that none of the grete lordes sholde wende home to hir owne contre but yf they were arested and take ¶ And among othir thynges william Eland Conestable of the forsaid Castell priuely lad Sir william Mountagu and his coÌ„panie by the forsaid wey vnder erthe so till they comen in to the Castell and went vp in to the toure there that the mortimer was in ¶ But sir hugh of Trumpyngton hem ascried hidously and said A traitours it is all for nought that ye ben comen in to this Castell Ye shull die yit an euell dethe euerychone And anone one of hem that was in Mountagu is companie vp with a mace smote the same hugh vpon the hede that the brayne brest oute and fell on the grounde and so was he dede an euell deth ¶ Tho toke they the Mortimer as he armed hym at the toures dore when he herde the noyse of hym for drede And when the Quene Isabell saw that the Mortimer was take she made moche sorwe in hert and the wordes vn to hem said ¶ Nowe faire sires I pray yowe that ye done none harme to his body a worthy knyght our welbeloued frende and our dere cosin Tho went they thennes and comen and brought the Mortimer and presented hym vn to the kyng Edward and he commaunded to bring hym in sauf ward But anone as they that were consent vn to the Mortimers doyng herd telle that he was take they went and hid hem and priuely by nyght went oute of the toune eche in his side with heuy hert and mornyng and lyued vp on hir landes as well as they myght ¶ And so that same yere that the Mortimer was take he had at his retenue ix score knyghtes withoute squyers and seriauntes of armes and footmen And tho was the Mortimer lad to london And Sir Symond of Bereford was lad with hym and was take to the Conestable of the toure to kepe ¶ But afterward was the mortimers lyf examined at westmynster bâ—fore the kyng before all the grete lordes of englond for ê‘ill that myght fall to the Reame and to enquere also whiche were assenting to sir Edwardes deth the kynges fadre and also thurgh whom the scottes ascaped from stanhope in to scotland withoute the wyll of kyng Edward ¶ And also how the chartre of Rageman was deliâ—ed vn to the scottes wherin the homages feautes of scotland were conteyned that the scottes shold done euer more vn to the kynges of englond for the reame of scotland wherfor in his absence he was dampned to be drawe honged for this treson And this meschief come vn to hym on seint Andrewes euen in the yere of â—ncarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a M.CCC and xxx ¶ How kyng Edward gete ayene vn to hym graciousely the homages feautes of scotland wher of he was put oute thurgh fals counceill of Isabell his modre aud sir Rogier Mortimer that was newe made Erle of the marche Ca. cc.xxiij NOwe ye haue herd lordes how sir Iohan of Bailloll in tyâ—e of â—ees was chosen to be kyng of scotland for encheson that he come of the eldest doughter of the erle Dauid of hontyngton that was kyng alisaundres brother of scotland that deide withoute heire of his body begoten how this Iohan made feaute homage to kyng Edward Henries sone the iij. for his landes of scotland And how he afterward withsaid his homage thurgh counceill of the scottes in the yere of our lorde M.ccc.lxxij sent vn to yâ— pope thurgh a fals suggescioÌ„ that he made his othe vn to the forsaid kyng edward ouer his â—state his wyll of which othe the pope him assoilled thurgh his bulles to hym y sent ¶ And anone as kyng Edward wyst ther of he ordeyned anone his barons come vn to Bâ—re wyke conquered the toune â—t which conquâ—st ther were slayne xxv M. vij C. And the Baill all that was kyng of scotland come yelde hym vn to kyng Edward And the kyng afterward deliuered hym oute of the toure of london and all the grete lordes of scotland with hym that were take at Berewyke yafe hem saufcoÌ„duyt to go in to scotland ¶ And the scottes sith thurgh hir falsenesse werred vpon kyng Edward ¶ And whan sir Iohan Bailloll kyng of scotland saw all this 〈◊〉 went put hym ouer the see vn to Dunpier and lyued ther vpon his owne londes as welle as he myght till that the Scottes wolde amende hem of hir mysdedes and trespace and lad with hym Sir Edward his sone wherfor the Scottes in despite of hym called hym Sir Iohan Turnelabard for cause that be wolde not offende ne trespace ayens kyng Edward of Englond And so he forsoke his Reame of Scotland and 〈◊〉 ther of but litell pris ¶ And this Sir Iohan duelled in fraunce till that he died there And sir edward his sone vnderfeng his heritage did homage vn to the kyng of fraunce for his landes of Dunpier so it fell afterward that edward that was Iohan baillols sone had with hym a squyer of englond that was bore in yorkeshire that was called Iohan of barnaby this Edward bailloll loued hym moche was nye hym full priue ¶ And so this Iohan of barnaby was in debate with a freÌ„shman in the toune of Dunpicr so he quelled hym went in his way in all that he myght in to the Castell for to haue socour helpe of his lorde And anone come the officers of the tounÌ„ to take â—ohan of barnaby as aâ— felon sir edward his lord halpe hym rescued hym by nyÈt made hym wende oute of the Castell so he went his way come in to Englond with outen any harme ¶ And when the kyng of fraunce sawe that sir edward had resened his felon he become wonder wroth ayens sir edward and anone let hym be areste â— toke in to his hande all his londes ¶ Tho duelled sir Edward in prison vn to the tyme that sir Henry of Beaumout come in to frauÌ„ce the which Henry somtyme was erle of angos in scotlaÌ„d thurgh his wyfe was
come faste and sharpely ayens euensonge tyme and the same tyme was flode at Berewyke in the water of Twede that no man myght wende ouer on his hoâ—s nor on foot and the water was bitwene the ij kynges and the reame of Englond and that tyme abiden the Scottes in that othir side for encheson that the englisshmen shold haue bene dreynt or slayne ¶ This was the aray of the Scottes how that they comen in batailles ayens the ij kynges of Englond and scotland ¶ In the vauntward of Scotland were these lordes Capitulo ducenâ—â—â—imo xxiiij THe Erle of morrif Iames Frisell Symond Frisell waltier Stiward Reygnold Cheyne Patrik of Graham â—ohan le graunt Iames of Cardoill Patrike Parkers Robert Caldecottes Phelipp of Melledrum Thomas Gilbert Raufe wyseman Adam Gurdone Iames Gramat Robert Boyde Hugh Parke with xl knyghtes newe dubbed and vj. C. men of armes and iij. M. of communes ¶ In the first partie of the halfe bataille weren these lordes ¶ The Stiward of Scotland The Erle of Mouref Iames his vncle William douglas Dauid of â—yndesey Mancolyn flemmyng William of kethe Dunkan kamboke with xxx bacheâ—ers newe y dubbed ¶ In the second parte of the bataille were these lordes ¶ Iames Stiward of Colden Aleyn stiward William Abbrehyn William Morice Iohan fitz william Adam â—e mose Walter fitz Gilbert Iohan of Cerlton Robert walham with vij C. men of armes and xvij M. of communes ¶ In the iij. parte of the bataille of Scotland were these lordes The Erle of Marrethe Erle of Roffe The Erle of Strahernâ— The Erle of sotherland William of kyrkeâ—â—y Iohan Cambron Gilbert of Hay William of Ramsey William Prendegest â—irstyn harde William Gurdon Arnold Garde Thomas Dolphyn with xl knyghtes newe dubbed ix C. men of armes and xv M. of communes ¶ In the iiij warde of the bataille of Scotland were these lordes Archebald douglas The Erle of leneuax Aâ—â—saundre le brus The Erle of Fyf Iohan Cambell Erle of Athles Robert Lawether William of Vipount William of lonstone Iohan de labels Groos de Sherenlawe Iohan de lyndesey Alisaundre de Gray Ingram de vmfreville Patryke de Pollesworth Dauid de wymes Michell Scott William landy Thomas de â—oys Rogier the Mortimer with xx Bachelers newe dubbed ix honderd men of armes xviij M. and iiij C. of communes ¶ The Erle of Dunbarre keper of the Castell of Berewyke halpe the Scottes with .l. men of Armes And Sir alisaundre of Seton keper of the forsaid toune of Berewyke with an honderd men of armes And the commnners of the toune with iiij hounderd men of armes and with hem viij honderd of footmen ¶ The somme of the Erles and lordes aboue said aÌ„mounteth lxvj The somme of bachelers newe duâ—â—ed ammounteth to an honderd and xl ¶ The somme of men of armes ammounteth M.M.M.C. ¶ The somme of the comuners aÌ„mounâ—teth liij M.CC ¶ The somme totall of the peple aboue said aÌ„mounteth lvj M.vij C.xlv ¶ And these lxv grete lordes ladden all the othir grete lordes aboue said in iiij batailles as it is told before all on fote ¶ And kyng Edward of Englond Edward kyng of Scotland had well apparailled her folke in iiij batailles for to fight on foot ayens hir enemies ¶ And the English mynstrelles blewe her trumpes and her pipes and hidously ascried the Scottes ¶ And tho had euery english bataill ij wynges of pris Archiers the which at that bataille shoten areweâ— so fast and so sore that the Scottes myght nat helpe hem selfe And they smyten the scotteâ— thousandes to grounde And they gun for to flee fro the Englisshmen for to saue her lyfe ¶ And whenne the â—nglish knaves sawe the scomfiture and the Scottes fall fast to the grounde they priked hir mastres hors with the spores for to kepe hem fro ê‘ill and set her mastres force ¶ And when the Englisshmen sawe that they lepten on hir hors and fast pursued the Scottes and all that abyden they queld doune right There meÌ„ myght see the doughtynesse of the noble kyng Edward and of his men how manly they pursued the Scottes that flowen for drede ¶ And ther man myght see many a Scottysshman cast doune vn to the grounde dede and hir bâ—ners displaied hakked in to pecys and many a good habe rione of stele in hir blode bathe ¶ And many a tyme the scottes were gadred in to companyes but euermore they were discomfited ¶ And so it befell as god almyghty wold that the Scottes had that day no more foyson ne myght ayens the Englisshmen than xx Shepe sholde haue ayens v. wolfes and so were the Scottes discomfited And yit the Scottes had webe v. men ayens one Englisshman And that bataille was done on halydounehylle besides the toune of Berewyke at the whiche bataille were flayne of the Scottes xxxv M.vij C. and xij of Englisshmen but only xiiij and tho were fotemen And this victorie befell to the Englisshmen on seint Margaretes â—ue In the yere of the â—ncarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist M.CCC.xxxij ¶ And while this doyng laste the Englissh pages toke the pilfre of the Scottes that were quelled euery man that he myght take withoute any chalengyng of any man ¶ And so after this gracious victorie the kyng turned hym ayene vn to the same siege of Berewyke whan they beseged saw and herd how kyng Edward had â—ped They yolden to hym the toune with the Castell on the morwe after that the bataille was done that is for to say on Seint Margaretes day And than the kyng ordeyned Sir Edward Bailloll with othir noble and worthy men to be kepers and gouernors of Scotland in his absence and hym selfe turned ayene and come in to Englond after this victorie with moche â—oye and wurshipp ¶ And in the next yere sewyng that is for to say the yere of â—ncarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a M.CCC.xxxiij and of kyng Edward vij he wente ayene in to Scotland in the wynter tyme at which viage the Castell of Kylbrigge in Scotland for hym and his meâ— that with hym comen he recouered and had ayens the Scottes all at his owne luste ¶ And in that same yere Sir Edward Bailloll kyng of Scotland helde his parlement in Scotland with many noble loâ—des of Englond that were at that same parlement for encheson of hir londes and lordshippes that they had in the Royame of Scotland and helden all of the same Bailloll ¶ And in the viij yere of his regne aboute the feste of Seint Iohan Baptist Sir Edward Bailloll the verray and trewe kyng of Scotland as by beritage and right lyne made his homage and feaute vn to kyng edward of Englond for the Royame of Scotland at the newe Castell vp tyne in the presence of many worthy lordes and also of communes bothe of the reames of Englond and also of Scotland and anone after in the same yere kyng Edward of Englond resseyued of the duke of Britaigne his homage for
deden moch harme and went home ayene And in this same yere was a parlement hold at westmynster And at that parlement was ordeyned that euery man woman and child that weren at the age of xiiij yere and aboue thurgh oute all the reame pore folk and othir shold paie to the tallage iiij pens Wherfor come and befell afterward grete meschief and moche disese to all the cominalte of the reame ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Richardes regne that coÌ„munes arisen vp in diâ—se ê‘ties of the reame didden moche harme the which they called the hurlyng time Aud they of kent of estsex made heÌ„ ij chyueteyns to rule goâ—ne the coÌ„panie of kent of estsexe That one was called Iakke strawe that othir wat tiler And they comen â—ssembled hem vpon the blake heth in kent And on the corpus xpâ— day after they comen doune in suthwerk and breken vp the prison hous that is to say the kynges benche the marchalfie deliuered oute all the prisoners ¶ And so the same day they come in to londoâ— and ther they robbeden the peple and slowe all aliâ—ntz that they myÈt finde in the Cite aboute the cite deâ—poiled all hir goodes made â—auoke And on the friday next after that was on the morne And they come than to the tour of london and the kyng being therin they â—et oute of the tour the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury Sir edmond sudbery and sir Robert halys hospitaler priour and mastiâ— of seint Iohanes house And a white feâ—re that was confessour to kyng Richard and brought hem vn to the toure and ther they smytâ—n of hir hedes and come ayene to london and slow mâ—â— peple of men of lawe and othir worthy men in diuerse parties of the Cite ¶ And than they wente vn to the dukes place of lancastre beyond seint Mary seconde that was called the sauoy And ther they deuoured and destroied all the goodes that they myÈt finde there and bare hem away and brent vp the place ¶ And than after they went to seint Iohanes withoute smythfeld destroied the goodes ther and brent vp that hous wente to westmynstre and seint Martins graunt and made hem gone oute of the seintewarie all that were within for any maner of Grith ¶ And then come vn to the Temple to all othir ynnes of men of lawe and despoiled hem and robbed hem of hir goâ—des and also tare hir bokes of lawe and than 〈◊〉 come to london brake vp the prison of newgate and drofe oute all the prisoners 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and othir and of bothe countours and all the peple tha◠〈◊〉 within hem and destroied all the bokes of bothe councers ¶ And thus they continued bothe satirday sonday vn to the monday next after in all hir malice and wikked â—esse ¶ And than on the moÌ„day kynâ— Richard with his lordes that were with him that tyme and with the maire of london william walworth that was that tyme come with the aldermaâ— and the communes of the Cite and come in to south wâ—rke to here to knowe the entencion of these rebelles mysgouerned peple And this Iake stawe than made an oye in the â—â—ld that all the peple of accord shold come nere here his clamours and his criâ— and his wyll ¶ And the lordes and the 〈◊〉 and the aldâ—â—men with the cominalte hauyng indignacion of his 〈◊〉 and falsenesse and his fouâ—e presumpcion And anone william walworth that tyme being Maire 〈◊〉 oute his knyfe and slow Ia◠〈◊〉 and anone right ther did smyte of his hede and sette hit vpon a spâ—re shaft so it was loÌ„re thurgh london set an high vpon london brigge ¶ Anone as thees risers misgouerned meÌ„ were voide clene vanysshed as it hadde nouzt be they And than the kyng of his grete goodnesse by pâ—â—aier of his lordes made there vj. knyghtes of good worthy men of the Cite of london that is to say williaÌ„ walworth that that tyme was maire slowe Iak strawe And the second was Nicholas brembre the iij. Iohan philipot the iiij Nicholas Twiford the v. Robert laundes The vj. Robert gayton ¶ And than the kyng with his lordes his knyghtes retourned ayene vn to the tour of london ther he rested hym till this peple were better seced sette in reste pees And than by ê“cesse of tyme as they myÈt gete take thees rebelles risers they henge hem vpon the next gale wes in euery lordshipp thurgh oute the reame of englond by xl by xxx be x by xij eâ— as they myÈt be geten taken in any ê‘ties And in the v. yere of kyng Richardes regne was the grete â—rthe quake was generally thurgh oute the world the wâ—denesday after whitsonday in the yere of our lord M. CCC.lxxxxi wherof all maner peple wâ—re sore agast dredfull longe tyme for drede of vengeaunce that our lord shewed and did And in the vi yere of the regne of kyng Richard Sir Henry spencer bisshopp of Norwiche went with a Croiserie ouer the see in to the contre of Flaundres And there they gate the toune of Graâ—ening and the toune of Broburgh Dunkerk and Newport and ther they laded and fraught lj shippes with pelage for to haue comen in to Englond with these shippes and goodes ¶ And the bisshopp of Norwyche and his counceill lete brenne thes shippes with all the pelage in the same haueÌ„ all in to hard asshes And at DuÌ„kerke was done a grete bataille bitwene the flemmynges and the Englisshmen And at that bataille was slayne a grete multitude of these flemmynges and an houge nombre ¶ And than went the bisshopp with his retenewe vn to Ypres and beseged it a longe tyme but it myght not be goten And so he lefte that siege and come ayene in to Englond For our Englisshmen were foull destroied and many died on the flix ¶ And in this same yere come Quene Anne in to Englond for to be spoused vn to kyng Richard And hir fadre was Emê‘our of Almaigne And kyng of beme And with hir come the duke of Tassy her vncle and many othir worthy lordes and knyghtes of hir contre of beme and of othir duche tonges â—o do hir reuerence wurshipp And sir simond beuerle a worthy knyght of the garter othir knyghtes squyers that weren the kynges embassatours brought in to englond and so forthe to london And the peple of the Cite that is say the mayre and the aldermen and all the coÌ„munes ridden ayens hir to welcome hir and euery man in good aray and euery crafte with his mynstralsie in the best maner mette with hir on the blake heth in kent and so brought hir vn to london thurgh the Cite and so forth vn to westmynstre vn to the kynges paleys And ther she was spoused vn to kyng Richard well and worthely in
put hym to the dethe ¶ And anone certeyne yomen that had the good duke in kepyng toke hir counceill how that they wold put hym vn to the dethe And this was hir appoyntement that they sâ—old come vpon hym when he were in his bedde and a slepe on a fethir bedde And anone they bonnde hym foot honde charged him to lye still And when they had done thus they token ij smale towailles made on hem ij rid knottes cast the towailles aboute the dukes nekke and than they toke the fethir bedde that lay vnder hym cast it aboue hym and than they drowen hir towailles eche wries some lay vpon the fetherbed vpon hym vn to the tyme that he were dede by cause that he shold make no noyse thus they strangled this worthy duke vn to the dethe on whos soule god for his high pite haue mercy Amen And whan the kyng had arested this worthy duke and his vncle sent hym to Caleys he come ayene to london in all haste with a wonder grete peple And as sone as he was come he sent for the Erle of Arundell and for the good Erle of warrrewyke ¶ And anone as they come he arested hem hym self sir Iohan cobham sir Iohan cheyne knyghtes he arested hem in the same maner till he made his parlement And anone they were put in to hold but the Erle of Arundell went at large vn to the parlement tyme For he fonde susfisaunt suerte to abide the lawe and to ansuere to all maner pointes that the kyng and his counceill wold put vpon hym ¶ And in the xxj yere of kyng Richardes regne he ordeyned hym a parlement at westmynster the which was called the grete parlement And this parlement was made for to Iugge this .iij. worthy lordes and othir mo as hem list at this tyme ¶ And for yâ—â—ugement the kyng let make in all hast a longe a large hous of tymbre the which was called an hale couered with tyles ouer it was open all aboute on bohe sides at the endes that all maner of men myÈt see thurgh out there the dome was holden vpon these forsaid lordes â—ugement yefe at this forsaid ê‘lement And for to come vn to this ê‘lement the kyng sente his wattes vn to enâ—ry lord baron knyght aud squyer in euery shire thurghout all englaÌ„d that euery lord gadre and bring his retenue with hym in as short tyme in the best aray that they myght gete in mayntenyng in strengh thyng of the kyng ayens hem that were his enemies that this were done in all hast they to come to him in payne of deche ¶ And the kyng hym self sent in to chestre shire vn to the chiuetâ—yns of that contre they gadred brought a grete an huge multitude of peple bothe of knyghtes of squyers principally of yomen of Chestre shire the which yomen archiers yâ— kyng toke to his ownÌ„ court yafe hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his owne body bothe be nyght by day aboue all othir ê‘sones most loued best trust The which sone afterward turned the kyng to grete losse shame hyndering his v â–ª terly vndoyng destruction as ye shall here sone after And that tyme come sir henry Erle of Derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archiers the erle of Rutteland come with a stronge power of peple bothe of men of armes archiers And the erle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes archiers the erle marchall come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner the erle of northuuberland sir henry Percy his sone sir Thomas Percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes broughten a faire meyne a strong power eche man in his best aray and the duke of lancastre the duke of yorke comen in the same maner with mâ—n of armes archiers folewyng the kyng Sir williaÌ„ strope tresorer of englond come in the same maner And thus in this aray come all the worthy men of this land vn to oure kyng and all this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london and in the subarbes weren full of hem logged and x. or xij myle aboute london euery way And thes peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir logging bothe hors man and than on the monday the xvij day of Septembre the ê‘lement began at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the friday next after the Erle of AruÌ„dell was brought in to the parlement amonge alle the lordes and that was on seint Mathewes day the appostell and euangelist ther he was foriugged vn to the dethe in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement â—e shold gone on foot with his hondes y bounde behinde hym from the place that he was for â—ugged in and so forth thurgh the cite of londâ—n vn to the toure hyll and there his hede to 〈◊〉 smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj. of the grete lordes that sate on his Iuggement ridden with hym vn to the place there he was done vn to the dethe so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commaundement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archiers a grete multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vn to his dethe for they dradde lest the Erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the Cite vn to his dethe and ther he toke it full paciently on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres Austyns and toke vp the body and the hede of this good Erle aud bare it home vn to hir hous and bnried hym in hir quere And in the morwe after was sir Richard Erle of warrewyke brought in to the parlement there as the Erle of Arundell was for iugged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyke the same Iuggement that the forsaid Erle had put the lordes had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuell prison and put him in the I le of man ¶ And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent sir Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iugged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the praier and grete instaunce of alle the lordes that Iuggement was foryeue hem and relesed to perpetuell prison ¶ And this same tyme was Richard whittyngdone Maire of london Iohan wodecoke and william Askam shereues of london ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of london during this same ê‘lement stronge
wacche of men of armes and archiers and thurgh oute euery ward also ¶ And the kyng made v. dukes a duchesse and a markeys and foure Erles and the first of hem was the Erle of Derby and he was made duke of Hereford and the second was the Erle of Rutteland and he was made duke of Awemarle and the iij was the Erle of kent and he was made duke of Surre and the iiij was the Erle of Huntyngdone and he was made duke of Excestre and the v. was the Erle of Notyngham he was made duke of Northfolk the Erle of Somersete he was made the markeys of Dorset and the lord Spencer was made Erle of Gloucestre and the lord Neuill of Raby was made Erle of westmerland and Sir Thomas Percy was made Erle of wurcestre ¶ And Sir william Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made Erle of wylteshire And sir Iohan Mounâ—â—gu 〈◊〉 of salisbury ¶ And whan the kyng had thus y done he helde the ê‘lement and riall feste vn to all his lordes and to all maner of peple that thidder wold come ¶ And this same yere died Sir Iohan of gaunte the kynges vncle and duke of lancastrâ— in the bisshoppes ynne in holborne and was brought from thens to seint poules and ther the kyng made and helde his enterement well worthely with all his lordes in the churche of seint poules in london and there he was beried beside dame blaunche his wife that was doughter and heire to the good Henry that was duke of lancastre And in the same yere there fyll a discencion debate bitwene the duke of hereford and the duke of Norfolke in so moche that they waged bataille cast doune hir gloues and than they were take vp and enseled And the bataille â—oyned and the day y set and the place assigned where and whan And this shold be at couentre And thidder come the kyng with all his lordes at that day and was sette in the feld and than thees two worthy lordes comen in to the feld clene armed well araied with all hir wepen and redy to done hir bataille and weren redy in the place for to fight at vtteraunce ¶ But the kyng bad hem cese and toke the quarell in to his hand And forth with right there present exiled the duke of Hereford for the terme of x. yere and the duke of Norfolke for euermore And Sir Thomas Arondell Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was exiled the same tyme for euer and deposed oute of his see for malice of the kyng And anone thâ—se iij. worthy lordes weren commaunded and defended the kynges Reame And anone they gate hem shippes at diuerse hauenes and wenten ouer the see in to diuerse londes eche his wey ¶ And the duke of Norfolk went to venice and there he died on whos soule god haue mercy Aman ¶ And than kyng Richard made a clerke of his Sir Rogier walden Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury ¶ And in the xxij yere of kyng Richardes regne by fals counceill and ymaginacion of Couetous men that weren aboute hym were made and ordeyned blank chartres and made hem to be enâ—â—â—â—d of all maner riche men thurgh oute the Reame In so moche that they compelled diuerse peple to sette her seal therto And this was done for grete couetise wherfor all good hertes of the Reame weren clene turned a way from hym that was kyng euer after ¶ And that was vtterly destruction and ende to hym that was so high and excellent Prince and kyng and thurgh couetise and fals counceill falsely betraied Allas for pite that such a kyng myÈt not see ¶ And than kyng Richard sette his kyngdome his riall londe englond to ferme vn to iiij persones the which were these Sir williaÌ„ strope Erle of wylteshire tresorer of englond sir Iohan Bussh and Henry Grene and sir Iohan bagot knyghtes whiche that turned hem to meschief dethe within litell tyme as ye shull finde here after writen and than kyng Richard made grete ordinaunce wente him ouer the see in to Irland and many grete lordes with hym with grete hostes for to strength hir kyng with meÌ„ of armes archiers moch grete stuffe and right good ordinaunce as longeth to werre And or â—e passed the see he ordeyned made sir Edmond of langeley his vncle the dnke of yorke his lieutenaunt of englond in his absence with the gouernaunce counceille of these iiij knyghtes that hadded take englond to ferme of the kyng And than he passed the see come in to Irland and there he was well worthely resceyued And these rebelles that bene called wylde â—â—ssh men anone hir chiuetayns hir gouernourus and hir leders comen doune vn to the kyng and yelden hem vn to hym bothe body and goodes all at his owne wyll and swore to be his liege men and ther to hym diden homage and feaute and good seâ—â—uce And thus he conquered the moste partie of â—rland in a litell tyme ¶ And while that kyng Richard was thus in Irland sir henry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that the kyng had made before duke of Hereford the which duke the kyng had exiled oute of this land was come ayene in to Englond for to chalenge the duke dome of lancastre as for his right and trewe heritage ¶ And he come doune oute of Fraunce by londe vn to Caleys And ther mette hym Sir Thomas of Arundell thas was Erchebisshop of Caunterbury that was exiled oute of Englond and with him come the Erle of Arundell his sone and heire the whiche was in warde and kepyng of sir Iohan shelley knyght somme tyme with the Erle of Huntyngdone with the duke of Excestre the whiche was in the Castell of Reigate in southsexe And there he stale hym away and come to Caleys and ther he was kept well and worthely till these othir two lordes weren come to Caleys ¶ And than this worthy duke and the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury Arundell shipped in the hauen of Caleys and drowe hir course northward and ariued in yorke shire at Rauen spore faste by wydelyngton and there â—e come and entred the londe and these ij lordes with hym and hir meyne ¶ And than moch peple of the Reame that herd of his comyng and knowe were he was anone they drewevn to hym and welcomed these lordes so coraged hem in all maner thyng and passed forth in to the land and gadrrd moche peple ¶ And whan kyng Richard herd and wyst that these ij lordes were come ayene in to englond and weren londed ¶ Than the kyng left his ordinaunce in Irland and come in to Englond ward in all the hast that he myght come vn to the castell of Flyut and there he abode for to take his counceill and myght beste be done but to hym come none ¶ And than Sir Thomas Percy Erle of wurcestre that was the kynges Stiward wyst and knewe this Anone he come in to the
and all for his lewdenesse and his fals opinions ANd in the vj. yere of kyng Henries regne the v. he sent his vncle sir Thomas Beaufort duke of excestre with a faire meyne of men of armes and archers to for the Cite of Rone and there displaied his baner and sent heraudes vn to the toune and bad hem yelde that Cite vn to our kyng hir liege lord And they said he toke hem none to kepe ne none he shold haue there but if it were right dere y bought and meued with hir hondes for othir ansuere wold they none yeue but gonnes ¶ And there the duke toke good auisement of the grounde all aboute And anone there issued oute of the Cite a grete meyne of men of armes bothe on horse bake and on foot and anone our meyne met with hem and ouer threwe an hepe of hem and there were slayne and take xxx ê‘sones of right good mennys bodies and the remenaunt fledde ayene in to the tounÌ„ And the duke went vn to Pountlarge vn to the kyng and tolde hym all how he had spedde and how hym liked the grounde ¶ And anone as he was go they cast a doune all hir subbarbes aboute the Cite vn to the hard grounde for the kyng there no refresshyng shold haue at his comyng And the friday before laÌ„masse day than next folewyng our kyng with his hoste come before rone and anone he sette his siege rounde aboute that Cite and anone let ley his ordinaunce vn to the toune And the kyng and his lordes wereÌ„ logged in the charterhous and grete strengthe aboute hem and that was in the Este partie of the Cite ¶ And the duke of Clarence logged hym at the west ende in a wast Abbey before the Porte Chaux And the duke of Excestre in the Northside before the Porte Beaâ—uesyn And bitwene the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was the Erle Marchall logged with a stronge power before the Castell gate ¶ And than was the Erle of Ormond the lord harington and the lord Calbot with hir retenue next hym And than sir Iohan Corne waille and many othir noble knyÈtes of name with hir retenue lay with the duke of Clarence And from the duke of Excestre toward the kyng were logged the lord Roos the lord of willâ—by the lorde Phehewe and sir william Porter knyght with hir retenue before the port of seint hillare And than was the Erle of Mortayne with his retenue logged in the Abbey of Seint katerines And the Erle of Salisbury with his retenue lay on that othir side of seint katerines And sir Iohan Grey knyght was logged at the Abbey that is called mount seint Michell And Sir Phelipp leche knyght the kynges tresorer was logged bitwene the water of Seyne and the abbey and kepte the warde vnder the hyll And the Baron of Carowe was logged vnder the water side to kepe the passage And Ienico the squyer lay next to him on the water side And they ij squyers kepte manly the water of seyne fought with hir enemies ofte tymes And on that othir side of seyne lay the erle of huntyngdone And Mastir Neuill the Erles sone of westmer land And Sir Gilbert vmfreuille Erle of keme and Sir Richard of Arundell and the lord feriers with hir retenue before Porte du pounte and eche of thees lordes had stronge ordinaunce And the kyng did make at Pountlarge ouer the water of seyne a stconge and amyghty cheyue of Iren and put it thurgh grete Pyles fast pight in the grounde and that wente ouer the Riuer of Seyne that no vessell myght passe that in no kynde And aboue that cheyne the kyng let make a brigge ouer the water of seyne that man and hoâ—s and alle othir cariage myght go to and fro at all tymes whan nede were And than come the Erle of warrewyke and had gote Dounfront vn to the kyng Henry of Englond ¶ And anone the kyng sente the Erle of warre wyke to Cawdebeke to besege it And whan he come before the toune he sente his heraudes vn to the Capitayne and bad hym yelde the toune vpon peyne of dethe And anone he leid his siege And the Capitayne besought the Erle that he myght come to his presence and speke with hym And so the good Erle graunted hym And than he come oute and foure othir Burgeis with hym and entreted so with this â—rle that this same toune was vnder composicion to done as the Cite of Rone did and the Erle graunted and consented ther to vpon this condicion that the kynges nauye with his ordinaunce myght passe vp by hem in saufte withoute any maner bette or desturbaunce and to his composicion they sette to thir 〈◊〉 ¶ And the shippes passed vp by hem in saufete and come before the Cite of Rone in to an honderd shippes aud there they cast hir ankers and than this Cite was beseged both by lond and by water And whanne all this was done and shippes comen vp than come the Erle of warre wyke ayene to the kyng and logged hym bitwene the Abbey of seint katerines and the kyng till that the Abbey entreted and was yold vn to the kyng And than he remeued hym thens and logged hym before Porte marcenuylle And tho was the Erle of Salisbury commaunded by the kyng to make hym redy to ride but ther comÌ„ hasty tydyng and made hym to abide And so he retourned ayene logged hym beside the Erle of Huntyngdon till the siege was ended ¶ And than come the duke of Gloucestre the kynges brother from the siege of Chirbourgh the which he had wonnen and geten and stuffed ayene vn to the kynges behoue and profit vn to the croune of Englond And whan he was come to the kyng before Rone anone he logged with grete ordinaunce before port seint Hillare more nere the toune and his ennemies than any othir lay by xl roddes of â—â—ugthe withyn shot of quarell And with hym lay the Erle of Southfolke and the lord of Bergeuenâ—y with alle hir retenue and stronge ordinaunce and manly proudely fouÈt euery day with hir enemies euer whan they issued oute of the cite ¶ And than come the priour of kylmayne of Irland ouer the see vn to the kyng with a faire meyne of men of armes of hir owne coÌ„tre gyse the somme of xv C. good mennys bodies and the kyng welcomed hem and made hem right good chire And than come tydynges vn to the kyng that the kyng of Fraunce and the dolphyne the duke of Burgoyne wolde come a doune to resâ—ue the Cite of Rone with a stronge power of all maner of nacionâ— and breke the siege and he casted hym to entre on the Northside of the hoste because that there was the beste entre and moost pleyne grounde And therfor the kyng assigned the Priour of kylmayne with his poer and logged hym on the Northside of the hoste to stoppe her passage and was
grete lordes of fraunce put hem in to prison queld almost all the men that come with hem anone drenched the shippes in the see ¶ How lowys turned ayene in to fraunce of the confirmacion of kyng Iohanes chartre Ca. C.lvij WHen lowys herde this tydynge he drad sore to be dede loste and let ordeyne speke bitwene the kyng lowys by the â—egat Swalo thurgh the Erchebisshopp of Caunterbuâ—ty thurgh othir grete lordes that all the prisoners on that one halfe on that othir shuld be deliuered gone quyte lowys him selfe shold haue for his costages a M. pounde of siluer and shold gone oute of englond come neuer therin ayene in this maner was the accord made bitwene kyng henry lowys and tho was lowys assoilled of the popes â—egat thas was called Swalo of scenteâ—â—e that he was in the barons of englond also And after this kyng Henry and Swalo the legat and lowys went vn to Merton ther was the pees confermed and bitwene hem ordeyned And afterward Lowys went fro thens vn to london toke his leue and was brouÈt with moâ—hel honour at the see with the Erchebisshopp of Caunterâ—bury and with othir bisshoppes and also with Erles and baronz and so went lowys in to fraunc◠¶ And afterward the kyng and the Erchebisshopp and erles Barons assembled hem at london at mihelmasse that next come tho sewyng and helde ther a parlement ther were tho renewed all the frannchises that kyng Iohan graunted had at Romnemede and kyng Henry tho coÌ„fermed by his châ—rtre the which yit bene hold thurgh oute all englond And in that tyme the kyng toke of euery plough lande ij shilling And hubert of burgh was made tho chief Iustice of englond And this was yâ— iiij yere of kyng henries regne And in the same yere was seint Thomas of Caunterbury translated the .l. yere after his martirdome ¶ And after it was ordeyned by all the lordes of englond that all aliens sholde gone oute of englond and come no more therin and kyng Henry toke tho alle the Castelles in to his honde that kyng Iohan his fadre had yeue and taken vn to aliens for to kepe that helde with hym But the proude faukes of Brent richely let aray his Castell of Bedford whiche he had of the kynges yift Iohan and he helde that castell ayens kyng henries wylle with myght strength ¶ And the kyng come thidder with a stronge poer beseged the castell And the Erchebisshopp mastir stephen of langeton with a faire companie of knyghtes come to the kyng him for to helpe from the ascencion vn to the assumpcion of our lady last the sege And tho was the castell wonne take the kyng let honge all tho that were went in to the castell with hir good wylle for to hold the castell that is for to seyne lxxx men ¶ And tho afterward â—aukes hym selfe was founde in a chyrche of Couentre And ther he forswore all Englond with moche shame and went tho ayene in to his ownÌ„ contre ¶ And whiles that kynge Henry regned EdmoÌ„d of Abyngdon that was tresorere of Salusbury was consacred Erchebisshopp of Canterbury And this kyng Henry sent ouer the see vn to the Erle of Prouynce that he sholde send hym his dought in to englond that was called Elienore he wolde wedde her and so she came in to Englond after Cristemasse in the morwe after seint Hillarie the Erchebisshopp Edmond spoused hem to gedre at Caunterbury And at the viij of seint Hillarie she was crouned at westmynster with moche soleÌ„pnite And ther was a swete sight bitwene hem that is to seyne Edward that was next kyng after his fadre flour ofâ— courtesy of largesse Margarete that was after quene of ScotlaÌ„d beatrice that was afterward Countesse of Britaigne and katerine that died maid in religion ¶ Of the quinzeme of godes that were graunted for the new chartres and of the purveaunce of OxuÌ„ford ¶ Ca. C.lviij ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englond wolde haue somme addicions mo in the chartre of fraunchises yâ— they had of the kyng speken thus bitwene hem the kyng graunted hem all her axyng made to hem ij chartres that one ys called the grete chartre of fraunchises that othir is called the chartre of forest for the graunte of these ij chartres Prelates Erles barons all the coÌ„munes of eÌ„glond yaf to the kyng a M. marc of siluer when kyng Henry had bene kyng xliij yere the same yere he and his lordes Erles and barons of the Rayme went to OxuÌ„ford and ordeyned a lawe in amendement of the Royame And fyrst swore the kyng hym selfe and after alle the lordes of the Reame that they wolde hold that statute for euer more And who that hem brake shold be dede But the seconde yere after that ordinauÌ„ce the kyng thurgh counceill of Sir Edward his sone and of Richard his brother that was Erle of Cornewaille and also of othir repented hym of that othe that he had made for to hold that lawe ordinaunce and sent to the court of Rome to â—ene assoilled of that othe And in that yere next comyng after was the grete derth of â—orne in englond for a quartier of whete was worth xxiiij shillinges and the poure peple ete neteles and othir wedes for hunger deide many a thousand for defaute of mete ¶ And in the xlviij yere of kyng Henries regne began werre and debate bitwene hym and hiâ— lordes for encheson that he had broke the couenanutz that were made bitwene hem at Oxenford ¶ And in the same yere was the toune of Northampton take and the folke slayne that were with ynne for eÌ„cheson that they had ordeyned wyldefire for to haue breÌ„d the Cite of london ¶ And in the moneth of May that come next after vpon seint Pancras day was the bataille of â—ewes that is to seyne the wedenesday before seint Dunstones day and ther was take kyng Henry hym selfe and Sir Edward his sone and Richard his brother Erle of Cornewaille and many othir lordes And in the same yere next sewyng Sir Edward the kynges sone brake oute of the warde of Sir Symond of Mountfort erle of â—ey câ—stre at he reford and went to the barons of the marche and they vnderfenge hym with mocâ—el honour ¶ And in the same tyme Gillebert of Clarence Erle of Gloucestre that was in the ward also of the forsaid Symond thurgh the commaundement of kyng Henry that wente from hym with grete hert for encheson that he said that the forsaid Gillebert was a foole iij his counceill wherfor he ordeyned hym afterd so and â—â—lde hym with kyng Henry ¶ And the Satirday next after the myddes of August Sir Edward the kynges sone discomfited Sir Symond de Mountfort at kemlworth But the grete lordes that were ther with hym were taken that is to
seyne Baldewyne wake william of Mounchensie and many othir grete lordes And the tewysday next after was the bataille done at Euesham And ther was quelled Sir Symond de Mountfort Hugh the Spencer and Mountforth that was Rafe Bassettz fadre of Draiton and othir many grete lordes And whan this bataille was done all the gentilles that had bene with the Erle Symond were disherited and they ordeyned to geder and did moche harme to alle the lande for they destroied hir ennemies in all that they myght ¶ Of the siege of keÌ„lworth how the gentilmen were disherited thurgh counceill of the lordes of the Reame of englond how they come ayene and had hir landes Ca. C.lix ANd in the yere next comyng in May the forth day beforne the fest of seint dunstan was yâ— bataille and scoÌ„fiture at Chesterfelde of hem that were disherited and ther many of hem were quelled And Robert Erle of Feriers ther was takeÌ„ and also Bawdewyne wake and Iohan da la hay with mochel sorwe ascaped thens And in seint â—ohanes eue the baptist tho next sewyng began the siege of the castell of kemlworth the siege last till seint Thomas eue the appostell in which day Sir hugh hasting had the castell for to kepe that yeldid vp the castell vn to the kyng in this maner that him self all the othirthat were withyn the castell shold haue hir lyfe lymme as moche thyng as they had theryn both hors harneis iiij daies of respite for to deliuer clenly the castell of hem self of all othir maner thyng that they had withyn the castell so they went from de castell And sir Simond the mountefort the yonger the Countesse his moder were fledde ouer see in to Fraunce ther helde hem as peple that were exiled oute of Englond for euermore And sone after it was ordeyned by the legat Octobone by othir grete lordes the wysest of Englond that all tho that had bene ayenst the kyng were disherited sholde haue ayene hir landes by grevous Raunsone after that it was ordeyned thus they were accorded with the kyng Tho was pees cried thurgh oute all Englond thus the werre was ended And when this was done the â—egat toke his leue of the kyng and of the quene of all the grete lordes of Englâ—nd went tho to rome the lv yere of kyng Henries regne And Edward kyng Iohanes sone of Britaigne Iohan vessy Thomas of Clare Roâ—ier of Clifford Othes of Grauntson Robert be Brus Iohan of verdon and many othir lordes of Englond aud of byyonde the see token hir way toward the holy land and the kyng Henry died in the mene tyme at westmynster when he had bene kyng lv yere and xix wokes in seint Edmondes day the Erchebisshopp of Canterbury he was entered atte westmynster on seint Edmondes day the kyng In the yere of â—ncarnacion of our lord â—huÌ„ crist M.CC.lxxij ¶ Profecie of Merlyn of the kyng henry yâ— fyrst â—â—pouned yâ— was kyng â—ohanes sone ¶ Ca. C.lx. ANd of this Henry profecied Merlyn said that a loâ—be shold come oute of wynchestre in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord M.CC. and xvj with trewe lippes holynes se writen in his hert and he said soth for the good Henry the kyng was bore in wynchestre in the yere aboue said he spake good wordes and swete and was an holy man and of good conscieÌ„ce And Merlyn said that this Henry shold make the fairest place of all the world that in his tyme shold not be full ended and he said fothe for he made the newe werke of the abbey of seint Petres chyrch at westmynster that is fairer of sâ—ght than any othir chyrche yâ— men kâ—owe thurgh all cristendome but kyng Henry died er yâ— werke were fully made and that was grete harme ¶ And yit said Merlyn that this lambe shold haue pees the most tyme of his regne he said full soth for he was neuer annoied thurgh werre ne disesed in no maner wise till a titell before his deth And yit said Merlin in his ê“phecie more and in the regne and ende of the forsaid lambe a wolf of a strange lond shold done him grete harmÌ„ thurgh his werre And that he shold at the last bene mastir thurgh helpe of a reed fox that shold come oute of the northwest and shold hym ouercome And that he shold driue hym vn to the water and that profecie full well was knowe for withynne a litell tyme or the kyng died Simond of Mounteford Erle of Leicestre that was borne in fraunce began ayens hym strong werre thurgh whiche doyng many a good bachilere was shent and dede and disheated ¶ And when kyng Henry had the victorie at Euesham and Simond the Erle was slayne thurgh helpe and myght of Gillebert of Clare Erle of Glouchestre that was in kepyng and ward of the forsaid Simoude thurgh ordinaunce of kyng Henry that weÌ„t ayene to the kyng with mochel power ¶ Wherfore the forsaid Simond was shent and that was grete harme to the communes of Englond that so good a man was shent for trouth and died in charite and for the commune profite of the same folk and ther for Almyghty god for hym hath Sithenes shewed many a faire miracle to diuerse men and women of the sikenesse and dissese that they haue had for the loue of hym ¶ And Merlyn also told and said in his profecie that after that tyme the lambe shold loue no whylle 〈◊〉 than his seed shold bene in strange lande withoute Pasture ¶ And he said sothe for kyng Henry leued no while after when Simond mountfort was dede that kyng Henry ne deide anone after hym And in the mene tyme Sir Edward his sone that was the best knyght of the world of honour was tho in the holy lande gete there Acres And in that contre he begate on dame Alienore his wife â—ohan of Acres his donghter that afterward was Countesse of Gloucestre And he made in the holy land such a viage that alle the world spake of his knyghthode and euery man dead hym high lowe thurghoute all cristendome as the storie of him telleth as afterward ye shull here more openly And from the tyme that kyng Henry deide till that sir Edward was crouned kyng all the grete lordes of englond were as fadrâ—les children withoute any socour that him myght maynten and gouerne and defende ayens hir dedely enemies ¶ Of kyng Edward that was kyng henries sone Ca. C.lxj ANd after this kyng Henry regned his sone Edward the worthiest knyght of all the world of honour for goddes grace was in him for he had the victorie of his enemies ¶ And assone as kyng henry deide he come to london with a faire companie of prelatz and of Erles and barons all maner men did hym moche honour For in euery place that Sir Edward rode in london the stretes were couered ouer his hede