was Godewynes sone made him erle And so well they were beloued bothe the fadre he so priue with the kyng both the fadre the sone yâ— they myÈt done what thyng they wold by right For ayens right wold he no thynâ— done for no maner man so good trewe he was of conscience therfor our lord â—hesu crist grete specially loue to him shewed ¶ How kyng Edward saw Sweyne kyng of denmarke drenched in the seâ— in the sacrameÌ„t as he stode herd his mâ—sse Ca. C. xxv.ij IT befeâ—l vâ—on whitsonday as kyng edward herde his masse in â—he grete church of westmestre right at yâ— leuacion of 〈◊〉 cristes body as all men were gadred in to the church comen nere the Auter sacringe for to see the kyng his hondes lyft vpon high a grete laughter toke vp wherfor all that aboute him stode gretly gonne wondâ—â— and after masse they axed why the kynges laughter wa◠¶ Fair lordes qd the kyng Swryne the yoÌ„ger that was kyng of deumarke come in to the see with all his powâ—r for to haue comen in to Englond vpon vs to haue werred and I sawe hym and all his folke drenched in the high see And all this sawe I in the eleuacion of â—huÌ„ cristes body bitwene the prestes hondes and I had ther of so moch â—oie that I myght not my langhter withholde ¶ And the Erle leuerich besides him stode atte leuacion and openlich he saw the foâ—me of brede turne in to a likenesse of a childe yonge and toke vp his right honde fyrst blisshed yâ— kyng and afterward the erle and the erle anone turned him toward the kyng to make him see that holy sight And tho said the kyng Sir Erle qd he I see well that ye see thanked be god thaâ— I haue honoured my god my sauiour visibely â—hesu crist in fourme of man whos name be blisshed in all worldes Amen ¶ How the ringe that seint Edward had yeue to a poure pilgryme for the loue of god and seint â—ohan Euangelist come ayene vn to kyng Edward Capitulo Câ—ntâ—simo vicâ—simononâ— THis noble man seint Edward regned xiij yere and thus it befell vpon a tyme beforne er he died that ij men of Enlond were went in to the holy land and hadden done hir pilgremage and were goyng ayene to hir owne contre And as they went in the wey they mette a pilgryme that courtosely hem salued and axed of hem in what land and in what coÌ„tre they were borne And they said in Englond ¶ Tho axed he who was kyng of Englond and they ansuerd and said the good kyng Edward Fair frendes tho said the pilgrime when that ye come in to your contre ayen I pray yowe that ye wold gone vn to kyng Edward and ofte tymes hym grete in myn name And ofte tymes thonk hym of his grete courtesye that he to me hath donÌ„ and namely for the ring that he yaf me when he had herde messe at westmynster For seint Iohannes loue Euangelist and nomme tho the ring and toke it to the pilgrymes And said I pray yowe for to gone and bere this ring and take it to kyng Edward and telle hym that I sent it hym and a full richer yifte I wull hym yeve For vpon the xij day he shall come to me and euermore duelle in blisse withouten ende ¶ Sir said the pilgrymes what maÌ„ben ye and in what place is your duellyng Fair frendes quod he I am Iohan the euangelist and am duellyng with almyghty god and your kyng Edward is my frende and I loue hym specialy for encheson that he hath euer lyued in clennesse and is clene maid And I pray yowe my message all for to done as I haue to yowe y said ¶ When seint Iohan Euangelist had thus hem charged sodenly he voided oute of hir sight ¶ The pilgrimes tho thanked Almyghty god and went forth in hir way ¶ And when they had gone ij er iij. myle they begonne to weâ— wery And sate adoune hem for to rest And so they fill a sleep ¶ And when they had slept well one of hem awoke lyfte vp his hede and loked aboute and said vn to his felawe Aryse vp and wende we yn our way ¶ What said that one felawe to that othir wher be we nowe ¶ Certes said that othir it semeth me that this is nat the same contre that we laid vs in for to rest â—eâ—e For we were from Ihâ—lmÌ„ but iij. myles ¶ They noÌ„men vp hir hondes and blissed hem and went forth in hir way And as they went in hir way they saw shepeherdes goyng with hir shep that speken none othir langage but Englissh Leue freÌ„des qd one of the pilgrymes what coÌ„tre is this who is lord ther of And one of the shepeherdes ansuered this is the contre of kent in Englond of the which the good kyng Edward was lond The pylgrymes thanked to almyghty god and seint Johan Euangelist and went forth in hir way come to Caunterbnry and fro thennes in to london ther they fonde the kyng told him all fro the beginnyng vn to the ende as moch as seint â—ohan had hem charged aud of all thynges how they spedde by the wey and toke the ring to kyng Edward and he vnderfeng it thanked Almyghty god seâ—â—t Johan Euangelist And tho made him a redy euery day from day to day for to wende oute of this lyfe when god wold for hym sende ¶ How seint Edward died on the xij day Ca. C.xxx ANd after it befell thus in cristesmasse eue as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruice matines for to here of yâ— high fâ—ste he become full sike and in the morwâ— endured with moch â—ayne the masse for to here after let hym be lad in to his chambre ther for to resten him but in to his halle amoÌ„ges his barons his knyghtes myÈt he not come hem for to comfort solace as he was woned for to done at that worthy fest wherfor alle hir myrth comfort amonges all that were in the halle was turned in to care sorwe for encheson that they dred for to lese hir good lord the kyng ¶ And vpon seint â—ohanes day Euangelist tho that come next the kyng vnderfenge his rightes of holy church as falleth to euery cristen man and abode the mercy the wyll of god tho ij pylgrymes he let before hem come yaf hem rich yiftes betoke hem vn to god ¶ And also the Abbot of westmynstre he let before him come toke hym that ring in honour of god seint Mariâ— of seint Johan Euangelist And the Abbot toke put it among othir reliques so that it is at westmynstre euer more shall be so lay the kyng sike till the xij euen tho died the good kyng edward at westmynster ther he heth for whos loue god had
masses in couenable chyrches make goddes body and yeve it to sike mâ—n that passe shold oute of this world And also that men myght cristen children oueralle ¶ And when the pope wyst and saw that the kyng wold not ben vnder the rule of holy chyrche for no maner thyng the pope tho sent to the kyng of Fraunce in remission of his synnes that he sholde take with hym all the power that he myght and wende in to Englond for to destroie kyng Iohan ¶ When this tydynge come to kyng Iohan tho was he sore annoied and sore drad left that he sholde lese his Reame and hym selfe be done to deth ¶ Tho sent he to the pope messagiers and said that he wolde bene Iustified and come to ammendement in all thynges and wolde make satisfaction to all maner men after the popes ordeynaunce Tho sent the pope ayene in to Englond Pandolfe and othir messagiers comen to Canterbury ther the kyng abode And the xiij day of May the kyng made an oth for to stand to the popes ordinaunce before Pandolfe the legate in all maner thynges in whiche he was accursed and that he shold make full restitucion to all men of holy chyrche and of religion and of the goodes that he had take of hem ayens hir wylle and all the grete lordes of Englond swore vpon the boke and by the holy dome that yf the kyng wolde nat holde his otheâ— they said that they wolde make hym holde it by strength ¶ Tho put the kyng hym to the court of Rome and to the Pope and tho yafe vp the royame of Englond and of Irland for hym and for his heires for euermore that sholde come after hym So that kyng Iohan and his heires sholde take tho ij royams of the popes hand and sholde holde tho ij Royamrs of the Pope as to ferme payng euery yere vn to the court of Rome a thousand marc of 〈◊〉 and tho toke the kyng the croune of his â—â—rd and set hym on his knees and theeâ— wordes he said in â—ering of all the grete lordes of englond here I resigne vp the crount and the reame of Englond in to the popes â—and Innocent the iij. put me hollich in his mâ—rcy and in his ordinaunâ—◠¶ Tho vnderfeng Pandolfe the croune of kyng Iohan kept it v. daies as for seisyn takyng of ij reames of â—nglond and of Irland confermed all maner thynges by his chartre that foleweth after ¶ Of the letter obligatorie that kyng Iohan made vn to the court of Rome wherfor the petreâ— penâ— bene gadred thurgh oute alle Englond Ca. C. â—â— TO all cristen peple thurgh oute the world duelling Iohan by the grace of god kyng of â—nglond greting to yoâ—r vniuersite and knowe thyng it be that for as moche â—s we haue greued offended god and our modre church of Rome and for as moche as we haue nede to the mercy of our lord Ihesu crist we may no thyng so worthy offre as competent satisfaction to make to god to holy church but if it were our owne body as with our â—eames of englond and of Irland ¶ Than by the grace of god we desire to meke vs for the loue of hym that meked hym to the deth of the crosse thurgh couÌ„seill of the noble Erles and baroâ—s we offâ—â—n and frely grannten to god to the apposteles seint petre and seint Paule and to our modre church of Rome and to our holy fadre the pope Innocent the thridde and to all the ropes that cometh after hym all the reame and patronages of churches oâ— englond of Irland with hir appertenaunces for remission of our sinnes and helpe and helthe of our kyn soules and of all cristen souâ—â—s so that fro this tyme afterward we wull resceyue and holde of our modrâ— churche of Rome as fee ferme doyng feaute to our holy fadre the pope InnoceÌ„t the thridde and to all the popes that comen after hym in the maner aboue said And in presence of the wise man Pandolfe the popes subdekene we maken liege homage as it were in the popes presence and before hym were and we shull done alle maner thynges aboue said and ther to we bynden vs and alle that cometh after vs and our â—eires for euer more withoute any gayne seyeng to the Pope and eke the ward of churche vacauntz and in token of this thynge euer for to laste we wulle conferme and ordeyne that our specialle rentes of the forsaid Royame sauyng Sâ—int Petres penâ— in all thyng to the moder chyrch of rome payeng by yere a M. marc of siluer at ij termes of the yere for all maner customes that we sholde done for the forsaid Royames that is to seyne at mihelmasse and at Estren that is to seyne vij C. marc for englond and ccc marc for Irland sauyng to vs and to our heires our Iustices our othir fraunchises othir realtes that apê‘teyneth to the croune And all these thynges that before bene said we wull that it be ferme stable withouten ende to that obligacion we our successours our heires in this maner ben bound that yf we or any of our heires thurgh any presumpcion falle in any point ayenst any of these thyngis aboue said and he be warned he wull nat right amend hym he shall than lese the forsaid Reame for euermore and that this chartre of obligacion our warrant for euermore be ferme and stable withoute gayne sayeng we shull fro this day afterward be trewe to god to the moder chirche of Rome to the pope Innocent the thridde to all that cometh after hym the Reames of Englond of Irland we shull maynten trewly in all maner pointz ayens all maner men by our power thurgh goddes helpe ¶ How the clerkes that were outelawed oute of Englond come ayene how kyng Iohan was assoiled Ca. C. â—ij WHenne this chartre was made and enseled the kyng vnderfenge ayene his croune of pandolfes hande sent anonÌ„ vn to Erchebisshopp Stephen to all his othir clerkys lewd men that he had exiled oute of his land that they shold coâ—e ayene in to Englond and haue ayene hir landes hir renâ—â—s and that he wold make restitucion of the goodes that he had taken of hirs ayenst hir wyll ¶ The kyng hym selfe tho aud Pandolfe Erles and barons went tho vn to wynchestre ayens the Erchebisshopp Stephen and when he was come the kyng went ayens hym and fel a doune to his fete and said to hym fair sir ye be wellcome and I criâ— yowe mercy for â—â—cheson that I haue trespased ayenâ— yow◠¶ The Erchebisshopp toke hym vp tho in his armes and cussed hym courtoisely ofte tymes and after lad hym to the doâ—e of seint Swythynes chyrche by the honde and assoiled hym of the sentence and hym recoÌ„siled to god and to holy chyrche and that waz on seint
that lightely I let hir gone fro me withoute any rewarde or yiftes and she said that she loued me as moche as she ought to loue hir fadre by all maner of reson and tho I sholde haue axâ—d of hir nomore tho that me othirwise behighten thurgh hir fals speche nowe haue me disceyued In this maner Leir long tyme began to make his mone and at the last he shope hym to the see and passed ouer in to fraunce and asked and aspied wher the Qâ—ene myght be founden and men tolde hym wher she was And whan he come to the Cite that she was in preuelich he sent his squyer vn to the quene to telle hir that hir fadre was comen to hir for grete nedes And when the squyer come to the quene he tolde hir euery dele of hir sustres from the begynnyng vn to the ende Cordeill the quene anone toke gold and siluer plente and toke it to the squyer in counceille that he shold gone and bere it vn to hir fadrâ— and that 〈◊〉 shold go in to a certain Cite and hym araien laten and wasshen than come ayene to hir and bring with hym an honest companye of knyghtes xl atte lest with her meyne and than he shold sende to hir lord the kyng and sayne that he were comen for to speke with his doughter and hym for to seen and so he did And whan the kyng and the qâ—ene herde that they comen with mochel honour they hym resseyued And the kyng of fraunce tho let sende thurgh alle his Reame and commaunded that all men sholde to hym bene entendant to kyng Leir the Quenes fadre in all maner of thyng as it were to hym selfe When kyng Leir had duelled ther a moneth more he tolde to the kyng and to the Quene his doughter how his two eldest doughtres had hym serued Agampe anone let ordeyne a grete host of fraunce and sent it in to Britaigne with leir the quenes fadre for to conquer his land ayene his kyngdom Cordeill also come with hir fadre in to britaigâ—e for to haue the royame after hir fadres deth And anone they went to shipp and passed the see and come in to britaigue and foughten with the felons hem scomfited and queld And tho had he his land ayen after leued iij. yere and helde his royalme in pees and afterward died Cordeill his doughter hym let entier with mikel honour at leicestre ¶ Howe morgan and Conedage that were newus to Cordeill wrrred vpon hir and put hir in to prison Ca. xiiij WHen that kyng leir was dede Cordeill his yongest doughter helde and had the land v yere and in the mene tyme died hir lord AgamÌ„p that was kyng of fraunce and after his deth she left widue And tho came Morgan and Conedage that were Cordeill sustre sones and to hir had Enymite for as moche as there aunte sholde haue the lande So that bitwene hem they ordeyned a grete power and vpon hir werred gretly and neuer they rest till they had hir taken and put hir vn to deth And tho Morgan and Conedage seised all the laâ—de and deê‘ted it bitwene hem And they helde it xij yere and when tho xij yere were gone ther bigan bitwene hem a grete debate so that werred strongely yfere euery of hem did othir moche disese For Morgan wolde haue had all the lande fro beyonde humbrÌ„ that Conedage helde But he come ayens hym with a strong poâ—r so that Morgan durst nat abide but fled awey in to wales and Conedage pursued hym and toke hym and queld hym Tho come Conedage ayen and seised alle the lande in to his hande and helde it and regned after xxxiij yere and tho died and lieth at newe Troye ¶ Howe Reignold that was Conedages sone regned after his fadre and in his tyme it rayned blode iij. dayes in tokenyng of grete deth Ca. xv ANd after this Conedage regned Reignold his sone a wise knyght an hardy curteis that well nobely goâ—ned the land wonder well made hym beloued of all maner of folke in his tyme it rayned blode that lasted iij. dayes as god wolde sone after ther come grete deth of peple for hostes without nombre of peple foughten till that they were dede wherof no man myght haue lette til that almyghty god therof toke mercy and pite and thogan it cese this Reignold regned xxij yere died lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian regned in pees that was Reignoldes sone aft he died lith at york ca. xvj AFter this Reignold regned Gorbodian his sone xv yere died and lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian had ij sones how that one sâ—owe that othir for to haue the heritage how ydoyne hir moder quelled that othir wherfor the land was destroied Ca. xvij WHen this Gorbodian was dede his ij sones that he had becomen stoute proude euer werred to gedre for the land that one was called ferres that othir porres And this ferres wold haue all the land but that othir wolde nat suffre him Ferres had a felons hert and thought thurgh treson to slee his brother but preuelich he went in to fraunce ther abode with the kyng Syward till vpon a tyme whan he come ayene faught with his brother ferres but full euell it happed tho for he was slayne fyrst When ydoyne hir moder wist that Porres was dede she made grete sorwe for encheson that she loued hym more than that othir thought hym for to quelle preuely preuely she come to hir sone vpon a nyght with ij knyues therwith cutte his throte the body also in to smale peces who herd euer suche a cursed modre that quelled with hir owne hondes hir owne sone and longe tyme after laste the reproue shame to the moder that for encheson of that one sone murdred that othir so lost hem both ¶ How iiij kyngis courtesly helde all Britaine and which bene hir names Ca. xviij WHen the ij bretheren were so dede they nad left behynd hem nethir sone ne doughter ne none othir of the kynred that myght haue the heritage for as moch as the strengest meÌ„ driuen and scomfited the feblest and token all hir landes so that in euery contrey they had grete werre strife vnder hem but among all othir thynges ther were amonges hem in the contre that ouercome all tho othir and thurgh hir strenght and myght they token all the landes and euery of hym toke a certayn contre and in his contre let calle hym kyng one of hem was called Scater and he was kyng of Scotland and that othir was called Dawalliere and he was kyng of loegers of alle the lande that was Lotrinus that was Brutes sone The thridde was called Rudac and he was kyng of walys and the iiij was called Cloten and he was kyng of Cornewaille But this Cloten
kyng worthy is dede ¶ And I do yowe to vnderstonde that Aurilambros your brother is enpoysened that I see well in this sterre your self betokened by the hede of the dragonÌ„ that is seynÌ„ at the bought of the beem that is your self that shall be kyng regne And by the beem that stoÌ„t towardes the Est is vnderstonde that ye shall gete a sone that shall conquere all frauÌ„ce all the landes that ben lougyng to the crounâ— of fraunce that shall be a worthier kyng of more honour than euer was any of his auncestres ¶ And by the beem that streyght toward Irland is betokened that ye shall geten a doughter that shall be quene of Irland ¶ And the vij bemes betokened that she shall haue vij sones euery of hem shall be kyng regne with mochell honour abyde ye no lenger here but goth yeue bataille to your enemies fyghted with hem boldely for ye shull ouercome hem haue the victorie ¶ Vter thanked hertely Merlyn and noÌ„me his men and went toward his enymie they foughten to gedre mortaly so he discomfited his enymies all destroied hym self quelled passent that was Vortigers sone ¶ And his britons queld Guillomer that was kyng of Irland all his men ¶ And Vter anonÌ„ after that bataill toke his way toward wynchestre for to done eÌ„tier Aurilambros kyng thas wat his brother ¶ But tho was the body borne to stonhenge with mochel honour that he had done made in remeÌ„brauÌ„ce of the britons that ther ware slaynÌ„ thurgh treson of Engist that same day that they shold haue bene accorded in the same place they entered Aurilambros the seconde yerr of his regne with all the wurshipp that myÈt belongen to such a kyug of whos soule god haue mercy ¶ Of Vter pendragon and wherfor he was called so after ye shall here and how he was ouer take with the grete loue of Igerne that was the erle of Cornewailles wife Ca. lxx AFter the deth of Aurilambros Vter his brother was crouned and regned well and worthely and in remembraunce of the dragon that he was liked to he let make two dragons thurgh counceill of his britons that one to be bore before hym whenne he went in to bataille and that othir to abide at wynchestre in the bisshoppes chyrche ¶ And for that encheson he was called euer after Vter pendragon ¶ And Otta that was Engistes sone commended but litell Vter that was made newe kyng and ayens hym began to meue werre and ordeyned a grete companie of his frendes and of his kynne and of Ossa his brother and had take all the land from humber vn to yorke but tho of yorke helde strongely agayne hem nold not suffre hem to come in to the toune nothir to yelde the Cite to hem And he beseged the toune anone right yafe ther to a stronge assaute but they of the Cite hem kepte well and strongly ¶ And when Vter herde ther of he come thidder with a grete power for to helpe rescue the toune and put away the siege yafe a stronge bataille and Otta his companie hem defended as well as they myght but at the last they were discomfited the most part of hem aueld and Otta Ossa were taken put in to prison at london ¶ And Vter hym selfe dnelled a while at yorke after he went to london and at the Ester after sueng he wolde bere corone and holde a solempne fest and let sompne all his Erles and Barons that they shold come to that fest and all tho that had wyfes sholde bring hem also to that feste and all comen at the kynges coÌ„maundement as they were commaunded The fest was richely holden and all worthely set to mete after that they weren of estate so that erle Gorloys of Corne waill and Igerne his wyfe seten alther next the kyng and the kyng saw the fairnesse of that lady that she had And was ranysshed for hir beaute and ofte he made to hir nyce semblant in lokyng laughyng so at the last the Erle ê‘ceyued the â—ue lokyng laughyng the loue bitwene hem aroos â—p froÌ„ the toble all in wrath toke his wyfe called to him his knyghtes went thens all in wrath withoute takyng bene of the kyng The kyng anone sent after hym that he shold come ayene and goo not thens in despite of hym ¶ And the Erle wold not come ayene in no maner wyse ¶ Wherfor the kyng was full wroth and in wrath hym deffied as his dedely eÌ„nymy And the Erle weÌ„t 〈◊〉 in to Cornewaille with his wif in to the Castell of Tyntagell ¶ And the kyng let ordeyne a grete host come in to Cornewaill for to destroie the Erle yf he myght But he had put hym in such a castell that was stronge well araied of Tyntagell and wold not yeld hym to the kyng The kyng anone beseged the castell and ther duelled xv dayes that neuer myght spede and euer thought vpon ygerne and vpon hir laid so moche loue that he nyst what to donÌ„ So at the last he called to hym a knyght that was called Vlfyn that was priue with hym and told hym all his conseill and axed of hym what was best for to done ¶ Sir qd he dothe send aftâ—r Merlyn for he can telle yowe the best couÌ„ceill of any man lyuyng Merlyn anone was sent after and come to the kyng and the kyng told hym all his wyll ¶ Sir qd Merlyn I shall done so moche thurgh crafte that I can that I shall make yowe come this nyÈt in to the castell of Tyntagell and shall haue all your wyll of that lady ¶ Howe Vter bigate on Igerne that was the Erles wif of Cornewaille Arthur kyng Ca. lxxj MErlyn thurgh craft that he coude chaÌ„ged the kynges figuâ— in to the likenesse of the erle vlfyn garloys his chaÌ„birâ—ayne to the figure of Iordan that was the Erles chambirlayne So that eche of hem was transfigured to othir likenesse ¶ And when Merlyn had so done he said to the kyng Sir qd he nowe mowe ye gone sodeynly to the castell of Tyntagell axen entre ther haue your wyll The kyng toke priuely all the host to go â—ne lede to a knyÈt that he moche loued noÌ„me his way toward the castell with hym vlfin his chambirlaynÌ„ Merlyn ¶ And when they come thidder the Portier went that it had bene his ownÌ„ lord when tyme come for to go to ledde ¶ The kyng weÌ„t to bedde with Igerne the Erles wyf did with hir all his wyll bigate vpon hir a sone that was called Arthur ¶ Vpon the mor we the noble myghty kyng noÌ„me his leue of the lady went ayen to his host ¶ And the same nyght that the kyng lay by ygerne in bedde y fere with the Erles wif the kynges men yeuen a stronge assaut
till he come to Striueâ—yn and ther he helde him in the Castell ¶ And the walsshmen eueâ—y day heÌ„ escried and manaced and did all the despite that they myâ—t ¶ So that the englisshmen vpon a tyme in a mornyug wente oute from the Castell the mountaunce of x. myle and passed ouer a brugge And william waleis come with a stronge power drofe hem a bake for the englisshmen had ayens him tho no myÈt but fled they yâ— myÈt take the brugge ascaped but sir hugh the kynges tresorer ther was slayne and many othir also wherfor was made moche sorwe Tho had kyng Edward sped all his nedes in Flaundres and was a yene come in to englond and in haste toke his wey toward Scotland and come thidder at ascâ—ncion tyde And all that 〈◊〉 founde be sette a fire and brend But the poure peple of Scotland come to him wonder thikke and praied him for goddes loue that â—e wolde haue on them mercy and pite wherfor the kyng tho commaunded that no man sholde done harme to hem that were yolden to him ne to no man of ordre ne to no â—ous of religion ne no maner chirch But let aspie all that he myÈt wher that he myght finde any of his enemies Tho come a spie to the kyng and tolde him 〈◊〉 the Scottes were assembled for to abyde bataille and on seint marie Magdalenâ— day the kyng come to fonkirke and yafe bataille to the scottes And at that bataille were quelled xxviij thousand and of Englisshmen but xxviij and no mo of the whiche was a worthy knyght slayne that was a knyght an hospiteler that was called Frere Brian â—ay ¶ For when william waleys fled from the bataille that same Frere Brian him pursued forselich and as his hors ran it stâ—rt in to amere of mareys vp to the bely ¶ And william waleis turned tho ayene and there quelled the forsaid Brian and that was moche harm◠¶ And that while kyng Edward wente thurgh Scotland for to enquere if he myght finde anâ— of his ennemies And in that land he duelled as longe as him liked and ther was none enemie that durst him abide ¶ And sone afterward kyng Edward went to southampton for he wolde not abide in Scotland in winter seson for esement of his peple And whan he come to london he let amende many mysdedes that were done ayens his pees and his lawe while that he was in Flaundres Of the last mariage of kyng edward how he weÌ„t yâ— iij. tyme in 〈◊〉 Ca. C.lxxj ANd aftward it was ordeyned thurgh the court of Rome that kyng Edward sholde wedde dame margarete kyng Philippes â—uster of fraunce and the â—rhebisshopp Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem to gedre thurgh which mariage there waz made pees bitwene kyng Edward of Englond kyng philipp of frauÌ„ce ¶ Kyng Edward went tho the iij tyme in to Scotland and tho withyn the fyrst yere he had enfamined the londe so that ther left not on that ne come to his mercy sauf tho that were in the castell of Estreuelyne that was well vitailled astored for vij yere ¶ How the castell of Estreuelyne was beseged ¶ Ca. C.lxxij HYng Edward come with an huge power to the Castell of Estreuelyn beseged the castell but it litell a vailled for he myÈt do the scottes none harme For the castell was so stronge wel y kept ¶ And kyng Edward saw that thought hym vpon a queyntize let make anone there ij peâ—re of high gale wes before the tour of the castell made his othe that as many as were in the castell were he erle or baron he were take with streÌ„gth but yf he wold the rather hym yelde he sholde bene honged vpon the gale weâ—◠¶ And when tho that were in the castell herd this they come and yelde hem all to the kynges grace and mercy And the kyng foryafe hem all his maletalent And ther were all the grete lordes of Scotland swore to kyng Edward that they shold come to london to euery parlement shold stonde to his ordinaunce ¶ How troylebastonne was fyrst ordeyned Ca. C.lxxiij THe kyng Edward went thens to london and went haue had reste pees of his werre with which werre he was acupied xx yere that is to seyne in waâ—ys in gascoyne in Scotland And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he had spended aboute his werre let enquere thurgh the reame of all mystakynges and wronges done thurgh mysdoers in englond of all the tyme that he had bene oute of his reame that men called Troillebaston And ordeyned ther to Iustices in this maner he recouered tresour withoute nombre And his encheson was for he had thought for to haue gon in to holy land for to werre vpon goddes enemies For encheson that he was croised longe tyme before And nothelees that lawe that he had ordeyned ded moche good thurgh all Englond to hem that were mysbode For tho that trespaced were well chastized and afterward the meker and the better the poure coÌ„munes were in rest in pees And the same tyme kyng Edward enprisoned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of langeton bisshopp of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made vpon hym complaint said that the for said Edward thurgh couÌ„ceill ê“curement of one piers of Ganastone a squyer of Gascoyne had broke the parkes of the forsaid bisshopp the forsaid piers couÌ„ceilled lad the same edward And for this cause kyng edward exiled his sone out of englond for 〈◊〉 more ¶ Of the deth of william waleis the fals traitour Ca. C.lxxiiij ANd when this kyng Edward had his enemies ouer come in walys Gascoyne in Scotland and destroied his traitours but onâ—â—ch that ribaude william waleys that neuer to the kyng wold hym yelde and at the last in the toune of seint do meniâ— in the yere of kyug Edwardes regne xxxiij that fals traitour was take presented to the kyng sauf the kyng wolde not see hym but sent hym to londoÌ„n to vnderfonge his â—ugement on seint Bartholomâ— wes eue he was honged and drawe his hede sâ—â—yten of and his boweles take oute of his body and brende and his body quartred and sent to iiij â—he best tounes of Scotland and his hede sette vpon a spere sette vpon london brugge in example that the Scottes sholde haue in mynde for to â—ere hem amys ayens hir liege â—â—rd eftsones ¶ How the Scottes comeÌ„ to kyng Edward for to amende hir trespace thatâ— they had done ayens hym Ca. C.lxxv ANd at Mihelmasse tho next comyng kyng Edward held his parlement at westmynstre thidder come the Scottes that is to seyne the bisshoppe of seint Andrewe Robert 〈◊〉 Brus Erle of Carryk Symond the frisell Iohan the Erle of â—thell and they were accorded with the kyng and bounde and by othe sworne that afterward yf any of hâ—m â—isbere hem ayens kyng
of yorke also chaunceler of englond And ther the bisshopp made his coÌ„pleint vn to the Chaunceler vpon the peple of the cite of london ¶ And than these ij bisshoppes of grete malice vengâ—aunce come vn to the kyng to wyndesore made a grete compleint vpon the maire shereues And anone all the Cite afterward were before the kyng his counceill And they cast vn to the Cite a greuous hert and wonder grete malice And anone sodenly the kyng sent after the maire of london and for the ij shereues and come vn to him vn to the Castell of wyndesore And the kyng rebuked the maire shereues full foule for the offence that they had done ayens him and his officers in his chambre at london wherfor the deposed and put oute the maire and bothe shereues and this was done a xiiij daies afore the feste of seint Iohan baptist ¶ And than the kyng called to him a knyght that was called sir Edward dalingrigge made him wardeyne goâ—nour of the Cite chambre of london ouer all his peple therin And so he kept that office but iiij wekes be cause that he was so geÌ„till and tendre to the citezeins of london wherfor the kyng deposed hym and made sir Baudewyne radyngton knyght that was count roller of the kynges houshold wardeyne gouernour of his chambre and of his peple therin and chese vn to him ij worthy men of the Cite to be shereues with hym for to gouerne and kepe the kynges lawes in the cite one was called Gilbert mawefeld and that othir Thomas Newenton shereues And than the Maire the ij shereues and all the aldremen with all the worthy craftes of london wente on foot vn to the toure and there come oute the Constable of the toure and yafe the Maire and the sherenes hir othe and charge as they shold haue take in the Escheker of westmynstre in the kynges court of his Iustices and Barons of the Escheker And than wente they home ayene ¶ And than the kyng and his counceille for the grete malice and despite that they had to the Cite of london remeued alle his courtes from westmynstre vn to the Cite of yorke that is for to say the ChauÌ„celerie the Escheker the kynges benche the coÌ„mune place And ther they held all the se courtes of lawâ— fro midsomer that is to say the fest of seint IohaÌ„ the Baptist vn to the fest of Cristmasse next suyng And than the kyng his couceill saw it nat so ê“fitable there as it was at london than anone he remeued it ayene vn to london so to westmynster for grete ese of his officers a vauÌ„tage to the kyng all the coÌ„munes of the reame ¶ And when yâ— peple of london saw knewe that thees courtes were come ayene ¶ And the kyng his peple also thanne the maire the aldermen with the chief coÌ„muners of the Cite let gadre a grete somme of gold of all the coÌ„munes of the Cite And ordeyned made grete rialte ayens his comyng to london and for to haue his grace good lordshipp and also hir libertees frauÌ„chises graunted vn to hem ayene as they afore tymes hadde ¶ And than by grete instaunce praier of the Quene Anne of hir lordes ladies the kyng graunted hem grace this was done at shene in sutheceie And than the kyng withyn ij daies after come to london And the maire of london shrefs aldermen all the worthy meÌ„ of the Cite afterward ridden ayens the kyng in good array vn to the heth on this side the maner of shene submittyng hem huÌ„bely mekely with all maner obeissaunce vn to hym as they ought to done ¶ And thus they brought the kyng the Quene to london And when the kyng come to the gate of the brugge of london there they presented hym with a mylke white stede sadled bridled trapped with clothe of gold rede parted to gedre And the Quene a palfrey all white in the same arraie trapped with white reed And alle the condites of london ronnen with wyne bothe white rede for all maner peple to drynke of ¶ And bitwene seint powles and the crosse in cheep there was made a stage a riall standyng vpon high and there ynne were many Augles with diuerse melodies song ¶ And than an Augle come a doune from the stage an high by a vise and sette a croune of gold pight with riche perle and precious stones vpon the kynges hede and an othir vpon the Quenes hede And so the Citezeynes brought the kyng and the Quene vn to westmynster in to hir Paleys And than on the morne after the maier and the shreues and the aldermen of london comen vn to the kyng in to his Paleys at westmynster And presented hym with two basyns of siluer and ouer gylt full of Coyued gold the somme of xx honderd â—ounde prayeng hym of his high mercy and lordshippe and special grace that they myght haue his good loue with the libertees and fraunchises like as they haue hadde before tymes and by his lrÌ„ez paâ—ntz and his chartre confermed And 〈◊〉 quene and othir worthy lordes and ladies fell on knees besought the kyng of grace to conferme this ¶ Than the kyng toke vp the quene and graunted hir all hir askyng and than they thanked the kyng and the quene and wenten home ayene ¶ And in the xvj yeof kyng Richardes regne certeyne lordes of Scotland come in to englond to gete wurshipp as be feet of armes These were the persones the erle of marre and he chalanged the erle marchall of englond to Iuste with hym certeyne pointes an horsbake with sharpe 〈◊〉 and they ridden to gedres as ij worthy knyÈtes and lordes certeyne courses but not the full chalenge that the scottyssh erle made for he was cast bothe hors man and ij of his ribbes broke with that fall And so he was borne home oute of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a litell tyme after he was caried homward in a litter and at yorke ther he deide And Sir william Darell knyght and tho the Baâ—er of Scotland was made an othir chalenge with Sir Piers courâ—eyne knyght and the kynges banerer of englond of certeyne courses yit on horsbak in the same felde And whan he had ridden certeyn courses hit and assaied he myght not haue the better he â—afe hit ouer wold no more of his chalenge turned his hors rode home to his owne yn And one cokkeborne a squyer of scotland chaleÌ„gid sir Nicholl hawbarke knyght of certeyn courses yit with sharp spâ—res on horsbake and ridden v. courses to gedres And at euery course the scotte was cast a doune bothe hors and man And thus our englissh lordes thanked be god hadden the felde ¶ And in the xvij yere of kyng Richardes regne deide the good
stode at defence and faught manly But at they last they were ouercome and take And there they smyte of the dukes heed of Surre and the Erles heâ—d of Salisbury and many othir mo and there they put the quarters in to sakkes and hir hedes on poles borne on high and so they were brought thurgh the Cite of london vn to london brigge and there hir hedes were sette vpon high and hir quartres weren sente to othir good tounes and Citees and sette vp there ¶ At Oxenford were take Blounte knyght and Benet Cely knyght and Thomas wyntersell squyer And these were beheded and quartred and the knyghtes hedes were sette on polles and brought to london sette on the brugge and the quartres sent forth to othir good tounes ¶ And in the same yere at Prittelwell in a Mille in Estsexe there Sir Iohan Holand the duke of Excestre was take with the commune of the contre and they brought hym froÌ„ the Mille vn to Plasshe ¶ And to the same place yâ— kyng Richard had arested Sir Thomas of wodeste the duke of Gloucestre And right there in the same place they smyten of the duke of Excestre his hede and brought it to london vpon a pole and it was sette on london brigge ¶ And in the same yere at Bristowe was take the lorde spencer that kyng Richard had made erle of Gloucestre and the communes of the toune of Bristowe toke hym and brought hym in to the market place of the toune and there they smyten of his hede and sente it vn to london and ther it was sette on london brigge ¶ And in this same yere was Sir Barnard Brokeys knyght take and arested and put in to the toure of london and Sir Iohan Shelley knyght and Sir Iohan Maudelyn and Sir williaÌ„ Fereby persones of kyng Richardes and they weren arested and put in to the toure of london ¶ And thidder come the kynges Iustices and sate vpon hem in the toure of london and there they were dampned all foure vn to the dethe and the dome was yeue vn to Sir Bernard Brokeys that he shold gone on foot from the toure thurgh london vn to Tiborne and ther to be hanged and after his hede smyten of and Sir Iohan shelley knyght and Sir Iohan maudelyn and Sir william Fereby persones were drawe thurgh oute london to Tiburne and there hanged and hir hedes smyten of and sette on london brigge ¶ And in this same rere kyng Henry sente Quene Isabell home ayene in to Fraunce the which was kyng Richardes wedded wife and yafe hir gold and siluer and many othir â—eweles and so she was discharged of all hir dower and sente oute of Englond ¶ And in the second yere of the regne of kyng Henry the four the was Sir Rogier of Claryngdone knyght and two of his men the priour of launde viâ—â— frere menours somme mastres of diuinite othir for treson that they wrought ayene the kyng were drawe houged at Tyborne all xij ê‘soâ—es And ther began a grete distencion debate in the contre of walys bitwene the lord Grey rithen Owen of glendere squyer of walys And this owen arered a grete noÌ„bre of walshmen kept all that contre aboute right stronge did moche harme destroied the kynges tounes lordshippes thurgh oute walys robbed slow the kynges peple both englissh walsh And thus he endured a xij yere large ¶ And he toke the lord Grey rithen prisoner kept hym fast in hold till he was raunsond of prisoners of the marche And kept hym longe tyme in hold And at the last he made hym wedde one of his donghtres kepte hym ther styll with his wife And sone after he died ¶ And than the kyng Henry knowyng this meschief destruction treson that this owen hadde wrought thanne anone he ordeyned a stronge poer of men of armes of archers and moche othir stuffe that longed to werre for to abate destroie the malice of this fals walshmen ¶ And than the kyng come in to walys with his power for to destroie this owen and othir rebellis false walshmen And anonÌ„ they fledden in to the mountayns And ther myght the kyng done hem no harme in no maner wyse for the mouÌ„taignes And so the kyng come in to Englond ayene for lesyng of mo of his peple And thus he sped nouzt there â—n this same yere was grete scarate of whete in Englond for a quarter of whete was at xvj shilling And there was marchandize of englond sente in Pruys for whete And anonÌ„ they had lade and fregÈt shippes y nowe and come home in saufete blessed be god of all his yiftes And in the iiij yere of kyng henries regne ther was a sterre seyne in the firmament that shewed him selfe thurgh all the world for diuerse tokenes that shold befalle sone after the which sterre was named and called by clergie Stella Comata And on seint Marie magdaleyne day next folewyng in the same yere was the bataille of shrowesbury ¶ And thidder come Sir Henry Percy the Erles sone of Northumberland with a grete multitude of men of armes and archiers and yafe a bataille to kyng Henry the iiij thurgh the fals counceill and wykked rede of Sir Thomas Percy his vncle Erle of wurcestre and there was Sir Henry Percy slayne and the moste partie of his meyne in the feld And Sir Thomas Percy take and kept fast in holde two daies till the kyng had sette reste amonge his peple on bothe sides And than Sir Thomas Percy anone was â—ugged to be dede drawe honged his hede smyten of for his fals treson aâ— shrowesbâ—ry his hede brought to london sette on london brugge ¶ And the othir peple that there were slayne on bothe parties the kyng let herie And there was slayne on the kynges side in that bataille the erle of stafford sir waltier blounte in the kynges cote armure vnder the kynges baner many mo worthy men on whos soules god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the iiij yere of kyng Henries regne come the Emê‘our of Costantine noble with many grete lordes knyghtes moche othir peple of his coutre in to Englond to kyng henry with hym to speke to disporte to see the good gouernaunce condicions of our peple to knowe the coÌ„moditees of englond And our kyng with all his lordes goodly wurshipfuly hym resseyued wâ—lcomed hym all his meyne that comen with hym and did hym all the reuerence wurshipp that they coude and myght ¶ And anone the kyng coÌ„maunded all maner officers that he shold be serued as worthily rially as it loÌ„ged vn to such a worthy lord Emê‘our on his owne coste as longe as the emê‘our waz in englond and all his men that comen with hym And in this same yere comâ— damâ— Iane the duchesse of Britaigne in to Englond and loÌ„ded at fallemouthe in
at the Abbey of the tourehyll on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in the same yere the lord Thomas kyng Henries sone wedded the Countesse of Somersete ¶ And in this same yere come the enbassatours of Fraunce in to Englond from the duk of Burgoyne vn to the Prince of Englond kyng Henries sone and heire for helpe and socour of men of armes and archiers ayens the duke of Orliaunce And tho wente ouer the see the Erle of Arundell Sir Guillebert vmfreuille Erle of keme and the lord Cobham Sir â—ohan Oldecastell and many othir good knyghtes and worthy squyers and men of armes and good archiers in to Fraunce and come to Paris to the duke of Burgoyne And there he resseyued welcomed thees Englisshmen the lordes and all othir meyne And than it was done hym to wyt that the duke of Orliaunce was come to semtclowe fast by Paris with a grete nombre of men of armes and arbalastiers and thidder wente onre Englisshmen and foughten with hem and gate the brigge of Semtclowe and there they slowe moche peple of Frensshmen and Arminakes and the remenaunt fledde and wold no lenger abide ¶ And than oure Englisshmen comen ayene to Paris and there they token hir leue of the duke comen home ayene in to englond in saufete the duke yafe hem grete yiftes AnonÌ„ foâ—ewyng the duke of Orliaunce sent embassatours in to englond to kyng Henry the iiij be seching hym of his helpe socour ayens his dedely enemie the duke of Burgoigne ¶ And than the kyng made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his othir sone Iohan duke of Bedford And his othir sone Humfrey duke of Gloucestre and sir Thomas Beauford Erle of dorset and the duke of awmarle he made duke of yorke And than the kyng ordeyned his sone sir Thomas duke of Clarence sir Thomas Brauford erle of dorset and sir â—ohan Cornewaile with many othir lordes knyghtes squyers men of armes archers to gone ouer the see in to fraunce in helpyng strengthyng of the duke of Orliaunce ¶ And these worthy lordes with hir retenue shipped at hampton and sailled ouer in to normandie and londed at hogges And there mette with hem the lord hambe at hir londing with vij M. men of armes of frenshmen iij. sergeauntz of armes with hem And all were put to flight And taken of hem vij C. men of armes CCCC hors withoute tho that were slayne in the feld ¶ And so they ridden forth thurgh oute fraunce token castelles and tounes slowe moche peple of frenshmen that withstode hem token many â—soners as they ridden And so they passed forth till they come to Burdeux and there they rested hem a while and sette the contre in pees and rested till the vyntage were redy to saill◠¶ And than the duke with his meyne come home in to englond in saufete thanked be god ¶ And in the same yere was the kynges coyne changed thurgh oute Englond by the kyng his counceill that is to say the noble halfe noble fâ—rthyng of gold ¶ And the xiiij yere of kyng Henries regne the iiij he let make galeys of werre for he had hoped to haue passed the grete see and so forth to Iherusalem and therto haue ended his lyfe but god visited hym so sone after with infirmites and grete sikenesse that he myght nat well endure no while so feruently he was take and brought in bet at wâ—stmynster in a faire chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlaynÌ„ what they called that chamber that he lay ynne and he ansuerd said Ihâ—lmÌ„ And than he said that the prophecie said that he shold make an ende and die in Iherusalem And than he made hym redy vn to god and disposed all his wylle And sone after he died and was caried by water from westmyâ—ster in a barge vn to Feuersham And from thens vn to Caunterbury by land with moch torche light brennyng in to the Abbey of Crichurche ther he was entered and â—eried beside seint Thomas of Caunterbury shrine and thus ended the worthy kyng henry aboute midlenten sonday in the yere of our lord a M. cccc.xiij on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ Of kyng Henry the v. that was kyng henries sone Capitulo ducentesimo xliiij ANd after the dethe of kyng Henry the iiij regned kyng Henry his sone that was borne at Monmouth in walys that was a worthy kyng and a gracious man a grete conquerour And in the first yere of his regne for grete loue goodnesse he sente to the freres of langely there as his fadre had done bery kyng Richard the second and let take his body oute of the erth a yene did bring it to westmynstre in a riall chare couered with blake veluet baners of diuse armes aboute all the hors drawyng th chare were trapped in blake and beten with diuerse armes many a torche brennyng by all the wey till he come to westmynstre there he let make for hym a riall a solempne enterement â—eried hym by Quene Anne his wyfe as his owne desire was on the ferther side of seint Edwardes shrine in the Abbey of seint Petres of westmynstre on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And in this same yere were a certayne of lollardes taken and fals heretikes that had purposed thurgh fals treson to haue slayne our kyng for to haue destroied all the clergie of the reame they myÈt haue had hir fals purpose but our lord wold not suffre it for in hast oure kyng had warnyng ther of of all hir fals ordinaunce wurchynge come sodenly with his power to seint â—ohanes withoute smythfeld And anone they token a certayne of the lollardes fals heretikes brought hem vn to the kynges presence there tolde all hir fals purpose ordinaunce how they wold haue done wrought they myÈt haue regned had hir wyllâ—And there they told which were hir capitayns hir gouernours And than the kyng commaunded hem to the toure of london than toke moo of hem bothe within the Cite withoute sent hem to Newgate to bothe couÌ„tres And than they were brought in examinacion before the clergie the kynges Iustices there they were conuicted before the clergie for hir fals heresie and dampned before the â—ustice for hir fals treson And this was hir â—ugement that they shold be drawe from the toure of london vn to seint Giles fâ—ld there to be honged brent on the galewes And also ther was taken sir Rogier Acron knyght for heresie eke for treson ayens the kyng the reame and he come afore the clergie and was conuicted for his heresie to be brent and dampned before the â—ustices to be drawe from the toure of london thurgh the cite to seint Giles felde and to be hanged and brend ¶ And in the second yere
crafty men and enhabited hem there to strength the toune And weren welcome And whan the kyng sawe that this toune was wele stuffed bothe of vitaille and of men this worthy Prince toke his leue and wente to Caleys ward by londe and the Frensshmen herde of his comyng they thought to stoppe hym his way that he sholde not passe that way and in all the haste that they myght breken all the brigge there any passage was for hors and man in so moche that there myght no man passe ouer the Riuers nothir on hors ne on foot but yf he sholde be drowned ¶ And therfor our kyng with all his peple wente and sought his waye ferre vp to Paris ward And there was all the riall power of Fraunce assembled and redy to yeue him bataille and for to destroie all his peple But Almyghty god was his gyde and saued hym and alle his meyne defended hym of his enemies power purpose thanked be god that saued so his owne knyght and kyng in his rightfull titell ¶ And than our kyng beholdyng seyng the multitude nombre of his enemies to withstoÌ„de his wey yeue hym bataille Than the kyng with a meke hert a good spirit left vp his handes to Almyghty god and besought hym of his helpe and socour that day to saue his trewe seruauntz And than our kyng gadred all his lordes and othir peple aboute and bad hem all be a good chere For they shold haue a faire day a gracious victorie and the better of all hir enemies and praied hem all to make hem redy vn to the bataille for he wold rather â—e dede that day in the feld than to be take of his enemies for he wolde neâ— put the Reame of Englond to raunsone for his ê‘sone ¶ And the duke of york fell on knees besought the kyng of a bone yâ— he wold graunte hym that day the avaunteward in his bataille And the kyng graunted hym his askyng And said graunte mercy cosyn of yorke and praied hym to make hym redy ¶ And than he bad euery man to ordeyne a stake of tree sharp both endes that the stake myght be pight in the erthe a slope that hir enemies shold not oâ— come hem on horse bak For that was hir fals purpose and araied hem all ther for to ouer ride our meyne sodenly at the fyrst comyng on of hem at the fyrst brount And all nyght before the bataille the frenshmen made many grete fires and moche reuell with howting and showting and pleide oure kynge and his lordes at the dise and au archer allwey for a blank of hir money For they wenden alle had bene here 's the morne arose the day gan spring ¶ And the kyng by good auise let araie his bataille and his wenges and charged euery man to kepe hem hole to gedres and praied hem all to be of good chere ¶ And whan they were redy he asked what tyme of yâ— day it was And they said Prime Than said said our kyng now is good tyme ¶ For all Englond praieth for vs and therfor be of good chere and let vs go to oure â—ourney And than he said with an high vois in the name of Almyghty god and of seâ—â—t George a vaunt Baner and seint George this day thyne helpe ¶ And than these frensshmen come prikyng doune as they wolde haue ouer ridden alle oure meyne But god oure Archiers made hem sone to stomble For our Archiers shet neuer arowe amys but it ê‘isshed and brought to gronnde man or hors ¶ For they shoten that day for a wager ¶ And oure stakes made hem toppe ouer â—erue eche on othir that they lay on hepes two spere lengthe of heyhte ¶ And our kyng with his meyne with his men of armes and archiers that thakked on hem so thikke with arewes and leyde on thith stakes and our kyng with his owne hondes faught manly ¶ And thus Almyghty god and seint George brought our enemies to grounde and yase vs that day the victorie and there were slayne of frensshmen that day in the felde of Agincourte moo thanne xj M. with prisoners that were taken And ther were nombred that day of frensshmen in the felde moo than six score thousand and of Englisshmen nat vij thousand but god that day faught for vs ¶ And after come there tydynges to our kyng that ther was a newe bataille of frensshmen ordeyned redy to stele on hym comen towardes hym Anone oure kyng â—et crie that euery â—an shold slee his prisoners that he had take and anone araied his bataille dyene redy to fight with the frensshmen ¶ And whan they sawe that our men kylled doune hir prisoners thanne they with drowe hem and brake hir bataille and all hir aray ¶ And thus oure kyng as a worthy conquerour had that day the victorie in the felde of Agencourt in picardie ¶ And than our kyng retorned ayene ther that the bataille was to see what peple were dede of Englisshmen and yf any were hurt that myÈt be holpe And ther were dede in the felde the duke of Barrye The duk of Alaunsome the duke of Braban the Erle of Nauerne the chief Conestable of Fraunce and viij othir Erles and the Erchebisshoppe of Saunce and of good Barons an hondâ—â—d and moo and of worthy knyghtes of grete aliaunce of cote arâ—â—ures a thousand and fiue houndâ—ed ¶ And of Englissh men was dede that day the good duke of yorke and the Erle of southfolke and of all othir of Englisshmen there were nat dede passyng xxvj bodies thanked be god ¶ And this bataille was on a friday whiche was Crispyue Crispinianes day in the moneth of Octobre And anone the kyng commaunded to bery hem and the duke of yorke to be caried forth with hym and the Erle of southfolke ¶ And there were prisoners the duke of Orliaunce the duke of Burbone the Erle of â—endome the Erle of Ewe the Erle of Richemond and Sir Bursigaunt Marchall of Fraunce and many othir worthy lordes weren there taken in this bataille of Agencourt and were brought vn to the toune of Caleys and so ouer the see with the kyng in to Englond and londed at Douer in kente with all his prisoners in saufeâ—e thanked be god almyghty And so come to Caunterbury and offred at Seint Thomas shrine ¶ And so forth he rode thurgh kente the next way to Eltham and there he rested till that he wold come to london ¶ And than the Maire of london and the Aldermen Shreues with all the worthy coÌ„muners and craftes comen to Blakhethe well and worthely arâ—â—ied to welcome our kyng with diuerse melodies ¶ And thanked to Almyghty god of his gracious victorie that he had shewed for hym ¶ And so the kyng and his prisoners passed forth by hem till he come to seint Thomas wateryng And there mette with him all religious with processâ—on and welcomed hym And so the
toune a faire and a riall Castell theryn And anone he sent his heraudes to the Capitayne and charged hym to deliuer the toune and his Castell or elles he wolde hem gete with strength of honde ¶ And they ansuerd and said that he toke hem none ne none they wold deliuer vn to hym ¶ And than anone he laide his siege vn to the toune and laid gonnes on euery side and bete a doune bothe walles and toures and slow moche peple in hir houses and eke in stretes And the good duke of Clarence laid a doune the walles on his side vn to the grounde And so withyn a while the kyng by his counceill sawted the toune alle aboute ¶ And anone the duke of Clarence had â—ntred in to the toune and slowe doune right till he come to the kyng and spared nothir man ne child euer they cried A Clarence A Clarence and seint George And ther was dede on the walles on the kynges sides a worthy man that was called springes the whiche the kyng coÌ„maunded to be beried in the Abbey of Cane fast by william conquerour on whos soule god haue mercy Amen ¶ And than the kyng come in to the toune with his brother the duke of Clarence and many othir worthy lordes with moche solempnite and myrthe ¶ And than the kyng commaunded the Capitayn to deliuer hym his Castell and he besought the kyng to yeue hym xiiij daies of respite yf any rescue wold come and yf none come to deliuer hym the keies and the Castell at his commaundement ¶ And vnder this composâ—cione was the toune and the Castell of Baious with othir tonnes fortresses and villages in to the nombre of xiiij vpon the hill before the Castell of Cane our kyng pight all his tentes that semed a toune as moche as Cane and by that come tydynges that no rescue wolde come there ¶ And so at the xiiij day at ende the Capitayne come oute of the Castell and deliuered the keies and the Castell to our kyng and Baious and the othir xiiij tounes weren deliuered vn to hym also And anone the kyng deliuered the keies to the duke of Clarence and made hym Capitayne bothe of the toune and of the Castell and made hym Capitayne of Baious and of alle the othir tounes also And so entred the Castell and the toune also and there he helde seint Georges feste And there he made xv knyghtes of the bath ther was Sir Lowys Robersart Salyn Chaynye Mougomery and many othir worthy men And the kyng coÌ„maunded hem for to put oute all the frenshmen and women and no man so hardy to defoule no woman ne take no maner good away from hem but lete passe in pees in payne of dethe ¶ And there passed oute of the toune in one day mo than xv honderd wymmen And than our kyng let stuffe the toune and Castell with Englisshmen and ordeyned there two Capitaynes one for the toune and an othir for the Castell And charged hem vp on hir lyfe for to kepe well the toune and the Castell And or our kyng went thens he gate Valeys Newelyne and leid a siege to Chirburgh And that siege leid the duke of Gloucestre with a stronge power and myghty and by processe of tyme gate it and made ther a Capitayne of the same toune And the same tyme the Erle of warrewyke leid a siege to Dounfraâ—nce and gate it and put therin a Capitayne ¶ And for to speke more of the Erle of the marche that the kyng ordeyned to skym the see and to kepe the costes of Englond for all maner enemies the wynde arose vpon hem that they wende alle to haue be loste but thurgh the grace of god Almyghty and good gouernaunce they ridden afore wyhte all that storme ¶ And there were lost ij Carrikkes and two balingers with marchaundises and othir goodes and alle the peple that were withynne And an othir Carrik droue before hampton and threwe his mast ouer the toune walles and this was on seint Bartholmewes day ¶ And whan all this storme was sesed this worthy Erle of march toke his shippes with his meâ—ne and wente to the see and londed in Normandie at hogges and so ridden forth toward the kyng And euer as he come the frensshmen fledde ¶ And there come to hem an Anthony pigge and folowed the hoost alle that way till they come to a grete water and there they drad to haue bene dede the water closed hem so that they myght no where gete oute But at the last god Almyghty and this pigge brought hem oute alle saufe And there they caught a gyde that knewe all the contre aboute and he brought hem thurgh a quyke sand and so in to an I le and ther they toke many prisoners in hir way toward the kyng in hir â—ourney and so they comen vn to Cane And there the kyng welcomed hym and toke his â—ourney at Argentone And anone it was yold vn to the kyng and they had hir lyues and went hir way ¶ And than our kyng remeued to a stronge toune that was called Cese and there was a faire mynster and they yelde it anone vn to the kyng And than the kyng wente from thens to Alaunsome and wan the toune and the brigge And the kyng sente the Erle of warrewyke to a toune that was called Belesme with a huge and a stronge power and anone they yelde and put hem in the kynges grace and in his mercy And so did many moo stronge tounes and Castelles that were in tho parties ¶ And from thens they wente to Vernill in Perche and anone it was yolde vn to the kyng bothe toune and Castell bodies and goodes at the kynges grace And so the kyng gate and conquered all the tounes and Castelles Pyles strengthes and Abbeys vn to Pountlarge And from thens vn to the Cite of Rone ¶ And in the v. yere of kyng henries regne the v. Sir Iohan Oldecastell that was the lord Cobham was arested for heresie and brought vn to the tour of london And anone after he brake oute of the toure and went in to walys and there kepte hym longe tyme ¶ And at the last the lord Powyâ— mette with hym and toke hym but he stode at grete defence longe tyme and was sore wounded or he wold be take And so the lord Powys men brought hym oute of walys to london in a wherlecole so he was brought to westmynster and there was examined of certeyne pointes that were put vpon him he said not nay and so he was conuicte of the clergie for his heresie and dampned before the Iustices vnto the dethe for treson And so he was lad vn to the toure ayene and there he was leid on an hurdell and drawe thurgh the Cite to seint Giles feld and there was made a newe paire of galewes and a stronge cheyne and a coler of yren for hym and ther he was honged and brent on the Galewes
by the forest of lyous And of this ordinaunce they were full glad And so they went forth in hast and kepte grounde and the place that the kyng and his counceill had assigned hem ¶ And they quitte hem as good werriours vn to hir kynge ¶ Nowe wull I tell yowe whiche were the chief Capitayns and â—ouernours of the Cite of Rone ¶ Mon Sir Gny Boâ—â—â—ere was chief Capitayne bothe of the Cite and of the Castell And sir Termegan he was Capitayne of Porte de Canx â— mon Sir de la Roche he was Capitayn of the disners Mon sir Anthoyne he was lieutenaunt to mon sir Gny botiller Henry chantfien he was Capitayne of the porte de la pounte â—ohan Mantreuas he was Capitayne of the porte de la Chastell Mon Sir de Preanx he was Capitayne of the porte of seint Hillarie the Bastard of Tyne he was Capitayne of the porte martenuille And graunte â—akes a worthy werriour he was Capitayne of all men of werre And he was gouernour outeward bothe on horsebake a foot of all men of armes whan they issued oute of the Cite of all the portes he hem araied as they shold countre with our meyne And eâ—he of these Capitaynâ— lad â— M. men of armes and somme moo And at the first comyng of oure kyng there were nombred by heraudes in to â—cc M. of men women and children what yonge and olde and amonge alle thees was many a manfull man of his hondes so they preued hem whaÌ„ they issued oute of the Cite bothe on horsebake and on foot for they come neuer at one gate oute allone but at iij. or iiij gates at euery gate ij or .iij. M. of good mennes bodies y armed and manfully couÌ„tred with our Englisshmen and moch peple slayne diuerse tymes with gonnes quarelles and othir ordinaunce ¶ And this siege durâ—d xx wekes And euer they of the toune hoped to haue be rescued but ther come none so at the last they kepte so longe yâ—â—oun that â—heâ— deide many thousandes within the toune for defaute of meâ—e of meÌ„ of wymmen of children for they had eten hir hors dogges and cattes that wâ—â—e in the toune ¶ And ofte tymes the men of armes drofe oute the poure peple oute at the gates of the toune for spendyng of vitaille And anone our Englisshmen drofe hem in to the toune agayne ¶ So at the last the Capitâ—yne of the toune saw the meschief that they were nat rescued And also the scaâ—ate of vitaille and that the peple so deide for defaute of mete euery day many thonsandes And also saw yong children lie and soâ—ke hir modres pappes and wereâ—â— dede ¶ Than anone they sente vn to the kyng besechyng hym of grace and mercy and brought the keies of the toune vn to the kyng and deliuered the toune to hym and all the â—oudiours voided the toun with hir hors and harneis the communes of the toune for to abyde and duelle styll in the toune yerly to pay to hym and to his successours for aâ—â—e maner customes and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than the kyng entred in to the toune and rested hym in the Castell till the toune was sette in 〈◊〉 and in gouernaunce ¶ How the kyng of Englond was made heritier regent of fraunce and how he wedded quene katherine Ca. CC.xlv ANd anone after that rone was goten Depe many othir tounes in baas normandie yaf them ouer withoute strok or siege whan they vnderstode that the kyng had goten rone Also this same yere had bene a pees made and sworne bitwene the duke of Burgoyne and the dolphyne whiche were sworne vpon oâ—r lordes body that they shold loue and assiste eche othir ayenst theyr enemies And after this contrary to this oth the duke Iohan of Burgoyne was slayne and pitously murthred in the presence of the dolphyne wherfore the frenshmen were gretly deuided of verray necessite labouryd to haue a trayttye with the kyng of englond For the kyng of Englond wan daily of them tounes Castâ—lles and fortresses Also this same yere was quene Iane arestid brought to the castell of ledis in kente And one frere randolf a doctor of diuinite her confessour whiche afterward was slayn by the person of the tour fallyng at wordes and debate And after Quene Iane was deliuered ¶ In the vij yere bothe kynges of fraunce of Englond were acorded kyng henry was made heir and regent of frauÌ„ce And wedded dame katerine the kynges doughter of frauÌ„ce atte Troyes in Champaine on trinite sonday And this was made by the mâ—ne of Phelip newly made duke of Bourgoyne which was sworne to kyng henry For tauenge his fadres deth was he come Englissh ¶ And thenne the kyng with his newe wyfe went to Parys where he was rially receyued And from thens he with his lordes and the dukâ— of Bourgoyne and many othir lordes of fraunce leid sâ—ege to diuerse tounes and Castelles that helde of the dolphynes partie and wan hem but the tounâ— of Melun held longe for theryn were good defendours ¶ In the viij yere the kyng and quene came ouer see and londed on Candelmasse day in the morwe at douer And the xiiij day of fenerer the kyng came to london Aud the xxj day of the same moneth the quene come And the xxiiij day of the same she was crouned at westmynster Also the same yere anone after ester the kyng helde a ê‘lement at westmynster at which ê‘lement it was ordeyned that the gold in englissh coyne shold be weyed and none resseyued but by weight And anone after whit sontyd the kyng sailled to Calens and passed so forth in to fraunce And in marche the xxij day before the kyng came ouer the duk of clarenâ—e was slayne in fraunce and diuerse othir lordes taken prisoners as the erle of huÌ„tyngdon the erle of somersete with diuâ—se othir And all was be cause they wold not take with hem archiers but thought to haue doo with the frensshmen them selfe withoute hem And yit whan he was slayne the archers come rescued the body of the duke which they wold haue caried with hem god haâ—â— mercy on his soule he was a valiaunt man And the same yere bitwene Cristemas Candelmas the toune of Melun was yolâ—en to the kyng ¶ In the ix yere on seint Nicholas day in decembre was born Henry the kynges first begoten sone at wyndesore whos godfadreâ— at fontstone was Henry bisshopp of wynchestre Iohan duke of Bedford the duchesse of holand was godmoder Henry chiche ley Erchebisshopp of Caunterbury was godfadre atte conferming And in the x. yere the Cite of Mâ—ws in brie was goten which had bene longe beseged And this same yere the quene shipped at hampton sailled ouâ—r to the kyng in fraunce where she was wurshippfully receyued of the kyng also of the kyng of fraunce hir fadre of hir modre And thus kyng Henry
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
Edmonde the Erle of shrewsbury whiche by a â—oyntement lefte plesges and loste alle Normandie and come home And during the said parlement the duke of suffolke was arested and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng did do feâ—che hym oute for which cause all the communes of Englond were in a grete rumour what for the deliuerauÌ„ce of Angâ—o and mayn and after losing of all Normandie and in especiall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in so moch that in somme places men gadred to gedres and made hem Capitayns â—s blew herd and othir which were resisted and taken and had Iustice and deide And thenne the said parlement was adiourned to leycestre And thidder the kyng brought with hym the duke of suffolke And whan the commune hous vnderstode that he was oute of the tour and comen thidder they desired to haue execucion on them that were cause of the deliueraunce of Normandie and had ben cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and had sold Gascoyne guyan of which they named to be gilty the duke of Suffolke as chief the lord saye the bisshopp of Salisbury Danyell and many moo Aud for to pease the comons the duke of suffolke was exiled oute of Englond v. yere And so during the parlement he wente in to Norffolk and there toke shipping for to goo oute of the reame of Englond in to Fraunce And this yere as he sailled on the see a shippe of werre called the Nicholas of tour metâ—e with his shippe and founde hym therinne whom they toke oute and brought hym in to their shippe to fore the mastir and Capitayns there he was examined and atte last Iugged to the deth And so they put him in a Caâ—on and his Chapelayne for to shriue hym And that done they brought hym in to douer Rode and there sette hym in to the 〈◊〉 and there smote of his hede and brought the body a londe vpon the sondes and sette the â—ede ther by And this was done the first day of Maye Lo what auaylled hym now all his deliueraunce of Normandie â— and here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorow vpon sorow and deth for deth ◠¶ How this yere was thynsurrexion in kente of the coÌ„muues of whom Iakâ—â—ade an yrisman was captayn Capitulo ducentesimo lv THis yere of our lord M. cccc.l was the grete grace of the Iubilee at Roome where was grete pardon in so moche yâ— from all places in cristendome grete multitude of peple resorted theder This yere was a grete asseble gadring to geder of the comons of kente in grete nombre made an insurrexion rebelled agayn the kyng his lawes ordeyned hym a captayn called Iohan cade an Irisshman whiche named hym selfe Mortimer cofin to the duke of yorke And this Captayn helde these men to geder made ordenauÌ„ces among them brought hem to blakketh where he made a bille of peticions to the kyng his coÌ„â—rill shewd what Iniuries oppressions the ponre comyns suffrid all vnder colour for to come to his abone And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyne the kyng many lordes Capitayns meÌ„ of werre wente to ward hym to the blakheth And whan the captayn of kente vnderstode the comyng of the kyng with so grete puissaunce withdrewe hym with his peple to seuenoke a litell village And the xxviij day of Iuyne he beyng withdrawen goon the kyng come with his armie sette in ordre enbatailled to the blakheth And by aduys of his counseill sent sir vmfrey stafford knyght and william stafford sqnyer two valyant Captayns with certayn peple to fight with the captayn to take hym bring him his accessaries to the kyng whiche went to seuenoke there the Captayn with his felawshipp mette with hem fought ayenst hem and in conclusion slewe them both as many as abode wold not yelde hym ner flee Duryng this skarmussh fylle a grete variaunce amonge the lordes meÌ„ comyn peple beyng on blakâ—eth ayenst their lordes captayns sayyng playnly that they wold go to the captayn of kente to assiste helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucion on the traytours beyng aboute the kyng wher to the kyng said nay And they said playnly that the lord saie tresorer of Englond the bisshopp of salisbury the baron of duddely the abbot of gloucetur Daniell treuilian many mo were traitours worthy to be ded herfore for to plese the lordes meyne also somme of the kynges hous the lord saye was arested sente to the tour of london And thenne the kyng hering tydynges of the deth ouerthrowyng of the staffordes with drewe hym to london fro thens to kyllingworth For yâ— kyng ne yâ— lordes duâ—st not trust their owne houshold meyne ◠¶ Thenne after that the Capitayne had had this victorie vpon these staffordes anone he toke Sir vmfryes salade and his brigaÌ„tins smyten fulle of gilt nailles and also hir gilt spores and araied him like a lord and a Capitayne and resorted with all his meyne and also moo than he had to fore to the blakeheth agayne to whom come the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blakeheth and spake with hym and as it was said they founde hym witty in his talkyng and his requeste And so they departed And the thridde day of Iuyll he come and entred in to london with alle his peple and there dide make cries in the kynges name and in his name that no man shold Roble ne take no mannes good but if he paid for it and come ridyng thurgh the Cite in grete pride and sâ—iote his swerd vpon london stone in Can wykestrete And he beyng in the Cite sente to the toure for to haue the lord saye and so they felte hym and brought hym to the Guyldhall before the Maire and the Aldeâ—men where he was examined and he said he wold and ought to bene Iuged by his peres And the communes of kente toke hym by force from the Maire and officers that kepte hym and toke hym to a pâ—â—ste to shriue hym And 〈◊〉 he myght bene halfe shriuen they brought hym to the standard in chepe and there smote of his â—ede on whos soulâ— Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen And thus deide the lorde saye tresorer of Englond After this they sette his hede on a spere and bare it aboute in the Cite Aud the same day aboute the myle ende crowmer was beheded And the day before at afternone the Capitayne with certeyne of his meyne wente to Phelipp Malpas hous and robbed hym and toke away moche good And fro thens he wente to Seint margret Patyns to one gherstis hous robbed hym toke away moch good also at whiche robâ—yng diuerse men of london of their