god wol de and thenne the kyng went to ludlowe dyspoylled the castel and the toune and sent the duchesse of yorke with hir children to my lady of Bokyngham hir suster where she was kepte longe after And forth with the kyng ordeyned the duk of Somersete Capytayn of Caleys And these other lordes so departed as afore is said were proclamed rebellys grete traytours TheÌ„ne the du ke of Somersete toke to hym all the soudyours that departed froÌ„ the feld and made hym redy in al hast to go to caleys take pos session of his office whan he come he fonde therle of warwyck therin as capytayn therles of marche salysbury also thaâ—… he loÌ„ded by scales went to guysnes there he was receyued it fortuned that soÌ„me of tho shippes that come ouer with hym co me in to Caleys hauen by theyr fre wyll for the shipmen ought more fauour to therle of warrewyk than to the duk of somersete in which shippes were take dyuerse men as Ienyn fynkhill Iohn felaw kaylles purser which were byheded sone after in caleys And after this dayly come men ouer see to these lordes to caleys bygan to wexe stronger stronger they borowed moch good of the staple And on that other side the duk of somersete beynge in guysnes gate peple to hym whiche come out scarmuched with them of Caleys they of Caleys with hem whiche endured ma ny dayes Duryng thus this same scarmuchyng moch peple day ly come ouer vnto these lordes TheÌ„ne on a tyme by thauys of couÌ„ seyll the lordes at Caleys sent ouer mayster Denham with a gre te felauship to sandwich which toke y t toun therin the lord riuers the lord scales his sone toke many shippes in the hauen brouÈt hem al to Caleys with which shippes many maroÌ„ners of theyr fre wyl come to Caleys to serue therle of warwick af ter this therle of warwik by thauis of y e lordes toke al his shippes 〈◊〉 maÌ„ned them wel sayled hym self in to IrloÌ„d for to speke with the duk of york to take his aduys how they shold entre in to en gloÌ„d ayene And whan he had ben there done his erandes he re torned ayene toward Caleys brought with hym his moder the couÌ„tesse of salysbury And comyng in the westcouÌ„tre vpon the see the duk of excestre admyral of engloÌ„d beyng in the grace of dieu accoÌ„panyed with many shippes of warre met with therle of war wyck his flote but they fouÈt not for the substauÌ„ce of the peple beyng with the duk of Excestre ought better will more fauour to therlâ—… of warrewyk than to hym they departed come to ca leys in saufte blessyd be god TheÌ„ne the kynges couÌ„ceyll seyng y t these lordes had geten these shippes from sandwiche taken y e lord Ryuers his sone ordeyned a garnyson at sandwych to abide kepe the toune made one mouÌ„tfort Capitayn of the toun that no man ne vytaylle ne marchauÌ„t that shold goo in to FlauÌ„dres shold not go in to Caleys TheÌ„ne they of Caleys seyng this ma de out maister denham many other to go to sandwiche so they dyd assaylled the toune by water by lond gate it brouÈt mouÌ„tfort theyr capitayn ouer see to Rysebank there smote of his hede And yet dayly men come ouer to them out of al partyes of Englond How therles of marche of warwyk of salisbury entrid in to englond And of the felde of Northampton where dyuerse lordes were slayne Capitulo CC lxj ANd after this the sayd erles of Marche warwyk of Salysbury come ouer to douer with moche peple ther londed To whome al the couÌ„trey drewe come to london armed And for to late the lordes of the kynges couÌ„ceyll knowe theyr trouth and also theyr entent assembled them told them that they entended no harme vnto the kynges persone sauf that they wold put fro hym such persones as were about him so departed froÌ„ loÌ„don with a grete puyssauÌ„ce toward Northampton where the kyng was accompanyed with many lordes had made a strong feld without the toune And there bothe partyes mett was foughten a grete batayll in whiche batayll were slayne the duk of Bokyngham the Erle of shrowesbury the vysecounte leamond the lord Egre mond and many knyghtes squyers other also and the kyng hym self taken in the felde afterward brought to london And Anon afterward was a parlement at westmestre duryng whiâ—… parlement the duk of york come oute of Irland with the erle 〈◊〉 Rutland rydyng with a grete felauship in to the palays at wesâ—… mynstre toke the kynges palays And come in to the parlemâ—… chambre and ther toke the kynges place and claymed the croun as his propre â—…he rytaunce right caste forth in wrytyng his tytle also how he was rightful heyr wherfor was moche to doo but in conclusion it was appoynted concluded that kyng Henry shold regne be kyng duryng his naturel lyf For as moche as he had ben so long kyng was possessyd And after his deth the duke of york shold be kyng his heyres kynges after hym And forthwith shold be proclamed heir apparauÌ„t shold also be protectour regent of englond duryng the kynges lyf with maother thynges ordeyned in the same parlement And yf kyng hen ry durynge his lyf went from this appoyntement 〈◊〉 ony artycle coÌ„cluded in the sayd parlement he shold be deposed the duk shold take the croune be kyng All whiche thynges were enacted by the auctoryte of the sayd parlement at the whiche parlement the comyns of the reame beyng asseÌ„bled in the comyn hons comonyng treatyng vpon the tytle of the sayd duk of york sodenly fil doun the croune whiche henge thenne in the myddes of the sayd hous whiche is the fraytour of the abbey of westmestre whiche was ta ken for a prodyge or token that the regne of kyng henry was ended And also the croun whiche stode on the hyghest tour of the ste ple in the castel of Douer fylle doune this same yere How the noble duke of york was slayne and of the feld of wake feld And of the seconde Iourneye at saynt Albons by the Quene and prynce Cao. CC lxij THenne for as moche as the quene with the Prynce was in the north and absented her from the kynge and wold not obeye suche thynges as was concluded in the parlement It was ordeyned that the duk of york as protectour shold goo norward for to bringe in the quene subdue such as wold not obeye with whome went therle of Salysbury Syr Thomas Neuyll his sone with moche peple at wake feld in cristemasse weke they were al onerthrowen and slayn by the lordes of the Quenes partye that is to wete the duke of yorke was slayn the Erle of Rutland Syr Thomas Neuyll and many mo the Erle of salysbury was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—…atayll was slayn therle of Northumberlond the lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iohn Neuyl therle of westmerlaÌ„dys broder andrew 〈◊〉 many other knyÈtes squyers TheÌ„ne kyng henry that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kyng beyng with the quene prince at yorke heryng the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 feld so moche peple slayn ouerthrowen anon forth with departed al thre with the duk of somersete the lord roos othere toward scotlaÌ„d the next day kyng Edward with al his armye entred in to york was ther proclamed kyng obeyed as he ought to be And the maire aldermen comyns sworn to be his lyege men and whan he had taryed a while in the north that al the couÌ„tre ther had torned to hym he retorned southward leuyng therle of warwyck in tho partyes for to kepe gouerne that couÌ„tre And about mydsomer after the yere of our lord M cccc â—…y the fyrst yere of his regne he was crouned at westmestre enoyn ted kyng of engloÌ„d hauyng the hole possession of al the hole reame whome I pray god saue kepe send hym the accomplisshement of the remanauÌ„t of his rightful enheritauÌ„ce beyoÌ„de the see that he may regne in them to the playsie of almyghty god helthe of his soule honour worship in this present lyf wee l prouffit of al his subgettis that ther may be a veraâ—… final pees in al crisâ—… reames that the Infideles myscreauÌ„tes may be withstaÌ„den des troyed our feyth enhauÌ„ced whiche in these dayes is sore myâ—… ysshed by the puyssauÌ„ce of the turkes hethen men And that af ter this present short lyf we may come to the euer lastyng lyfe in the blysse of henen Amen Thus endeth this present book of the Cronycles of Englond Enprynted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmestre by london Fynysshed and accomplysshyd the viij day of Octobre The yere of the Incarnacyon of our lord God M CCCC lxxxij And in the xxij yere of the regne of kyng Edward the fourth
they were so ofte day by day greued charged with so many tayllages subsidyes that they myÈt no lenger suffre no suche burthons charges and that they knewen wysten wel y t the kyng had ynow for sauyng of hym of his reame if the reame were wel truly gouerned but y t it had be so long euell y gouerned by euyll offycers that the reame myÈt nether be plentiuous of chaffare marchandyse ne also with richesse And these thynges they profered hem self yf the kyng wold certeynly to preue stond by And yf it were fouÌ„de preued after that that the kyng had nede they wold than gladly euery maÌ„ after his power and state hym helpe lene And after this ther were publysshed shewed in the parlement many playntes defautes of diuerse officers of the reame namely of the lord latimer the â—…yn ges chamberlayne both to the kyng eke to the Reame And also at the laste ther was spoken and treted of dame Alice peres for the grete wronges euel gouernaunce that was done by her and by hir couÌ„seyll in the reame the whiche dame Alyce peres the kyng had hold long tyme to his lemman wherfor it was y e lasse wonder though thurugh the fâ—…lte of the womannys exytyng and hir steryng he consented to hir le wdenesse and euell couÌ„ceylle the whiche dame alyce also the lord latimer other such that ste red y t kyng to euel gouÌ„nauÌ„ce ayenst his profite the reames also all the comynalte axed desired that they shold be meued putt a wey in hir stedes wyse men worthy that weren trewe wele assayed proued of good gouernauÌ„ce shold be put in hir stedes So amoÌ„g al other ther was one amoÌ„g the comunes y e was a wyse knyÈt a trewe an eloquent man whos name was pyers de la mare this same pyers was chosen to be speker for y e comunes in the parlement And for this same pyers told publysshed the trouthe reherced the wronges ayenst the forsayd dame Alice other certeyn persones the kynges couÌ„ceill as he was bode by the coÌ„munes also trustyng moche for to be supported mayntened in this mater by helpe fauour of the prince anon as the prince was dede at the InstauÌ„ce request of the forsayd dame alice this pyers de la mare was Iuged to â—…petuel preson in the castel of notynghaÌ„ in the which he was ij yere m y e vj kaâ—… of Iuil lastyng that same parlement dyed prince edward kyng edwardes first sone y t is to say in trinite soÌ„day in the worship of which fest he was wont euery yere wher that euer he were in the world to make hold the most soleÌ„pnyte y t he myÈt whos name fortune of knyÈthode but yf it had be of another ectour al meÌ„ both cristen hethen while he lyued was in good poynt woÌ„dred moche drad hym woÌ„der sore whos body is worshipfully y buryed in crychirch at cauÌ„terbury And in this same yere the men the erles tenauÌ„tes of warwyk arisen malâ—…ciously ayenst the abbot coÌ„ueÌ„t of eueshaÌ„ hir tenauÌ„ts destroyed fiersly the abbot the toune wouÌ„ded bet hir meÌ„ slowen of he m many one weÌ„ten to hir maÌ„ners places did moch harme breken doune her parkes hir closes brenten sloweÌ„ hir wilde beestes chaced be in brekyng hir fissh ponde hedes lede the water of hir pondes stewes riuers renne out token the fissh bere it with hem and did hem al the harme y t they myÈt m so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed perpetu â—…lly that abbey with al hir meÌ„bres apportenauÌ„ces but yf y e kynge the soÌ„ner had holpen it taken hede therto therfor the kynge sente his lettres to therle of warrewyk chargyng hym commauÌ„dyng that he shold stynt redresse amende tho euel â—…ers and brekers of his pees â–ª And so by men ye of lordes and other frendes of both sides pees and good accord and loue was made bytwene hem and for this hurlyng as it was sayd the kyng wold not be gouerned at that tyme by his lordes that ther were in the parlemeÌ„t but he toke made his sone the duk of lancastre his gouernour of the reame the whiche stoâ—…e so styll as gouernour til the tyme y t he deyde The same yere anone after CaÌ„delmasse or the parlemeÌ„t was do the kyng asked a subsydye of the clergye of the lay fee it was grauÌ„ted hym y t is for to say that he shold haue of euy persone of the lay fee both of the man woman that passed xiiij ye re age iiij pens out take poure beggers that were knowe openly for nedy poure beggers that he shold haue of euery man of holy chirch y t was beneficed or promoted xij pens of al other that we re not promoted iiij pens out take the iiij ordres of the frere beg gers This same yere after mychelmasse Richard prince edwardes sone was made prince of walys to whom the kyng yaf also the duchye of cornewaill with the erldom of chestre And about this tyme the cardynal of englond the iiij day bifore marye magdalene daye after mete sodenly was smyten take with a palsye lost his speche on mary magdaleyne day he deyde Of the deth of kyng edward sir Iohn monsterworth a knyght was drawe honged for his falsenesse Cao. CC xxxviijo. RYght anone after in the lij yere of kyng Edward in the begynnyng of October pope gregory the xj brought and reme ued his court with hym from Auynyon to Rome And the xij day of Aprill Iohan Monsterworth knyght at london was drawâ—… honged than biheded after his body quartred sent to iiij chyef tounes of engloÌ„d his hede set vpon london bridge for this same Iohn was ful vntrewe to the kyng to y e reame ful couetous vnstable for he toke oftymes grete soÌ„mes of money of the kyng his couÌ„ceil for men of armes wages y t he shold haue payd hem toke it to his owne vse he dredyng that at the laste he shold be shent accused for the same cause fledde priuely to the kyng of frauÌ„ce was swore to hym become his maÌ„ behyght hym a grete nauye onte of spayne in to confusion destroyeng of englond but rightful god to whom no priuyte is vnknowe suffrâ—…d him first to be shent spylt or that he so traitoursly falsely his lyege lord the kyng of engloÌ„d his peple his reame in the whi che grouÌ„d y e same Iohn was bore wikkedly thurgh batayll shold destroye or bringe his cursed purpose about In the fest of seynt gre gory tho next after kyng Edward yafe to Rychard of Burdeux his heyre that was prince edwardys
in strengthyng of the kyng ayenst hem y t were his enemyes that this were done in al hast they come to hym in payne of deth the kyng hym self sent in to chestreshyre vnto the Chyuetayns of that coÌ„tre they gadred brouÈt a grete an huge multitude of peple both of knyÈtes of squyers principally of yomen of che streshire y e which yomen archyers y e kyng toke to his own court yaf hem bowge of court good wages to be kepers of his own body both by nyÈt by day aboue al other persones most loued best trust the which sone afterward torned yekyng to grete losse shame hynderyng his vtterly vndoyng destructioÌ„ as ye shal here sone after And that tyme come sir henry erle of derby with a grete meyne of men of armes archyers therle of RuttelaÌ„d co me with a stroÌ„g power of peple both of meÌ„ of armes archyers And therle of kent brought a grete power of men of armes ar chyers therle marchal come in the same maner the lord spencer in the same maner therle of northuÌ„berlond sir henry â—…ercy his sone sir thomas percy the erles brother And alle these worthy lordes brouÈten a fayr meyny a strong power eche man in his best aray the duke of lancastre the duk of york comen in the same maner with men of armes archyers folewyng the kynge sir williaÌ„ scrope tresorer of engloÌ„d come in the same maner and thus in this aray come al the worthy men of this land vnto our kyng al this peple come to london in one day in so moche that euery strete lane in london in the subarbes were ful of hem lodged x or xij myle about london euery way And these peple brought the kyng at westmynstre wenten home ayene to hir lodgyng bothe hors man And than on the monday the xvij day of September the parlement bygan at westmynstre the which was called the grete parlement And on the frydâ—…y next after therle of AruÌ„del was brought in to the parlement among al the lordes and that was on saynt mathewes day the apostel and euangelist ther he was foriuged vnto the deth in this hale that was made in the paleys at westmynstre And this was his Iuggement he shold gone on fote with his hondes y bounde behynde hym from the pla ce that he was for Iuged in so forth thurgh the Cyte of london vnto the â—…ure hyâ—…e ther his hede to be smyten of so it was do in dede in the same place And vj of the grete lordes that sate on his IugemeÌ„t riden with hym vnto the place ther he was done vn to the deth so to see that the execucion were done after hir dome And by the kynges commauÌ„dement with hem wenten on foot of men of armes and archyers a grete multitude of Chestreshyre men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vnto his deth for they drad lest the erle shold haue be rescued take from hem whan they come in to london Thus he passed forth thurgh the cite vnto his deth ther he toke it ful paciently On whos soule god haue mercy Amen And than come the freres austynâ—… toke vp the body the hede of this good erle bare it home vnto hir hous and buryed hym in hyr quere And in the morow after was syr Rychard erle of war wyk brought in to the parlement ther as the erle of Arundel was foriuged and they yafe the Erle of warrewyk the same Iugement that the forsayd Erle hadde But the lordes had compassion of hym bycause he was of more age and releced hym to perpetuel prison and put hym in the yle of man And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent syr Iohan Cheyne knyght weren brought in to the parlement in to the same halle and there they were Iudged to be honged and drawe but thurgh the prayer grete Instaunce of all the lordes that Iugement was foryeue hem and releced to perpetuel prison And in this same tyme was Rychard whyttyngdone mayre of london Iohan wodecok and William askam she reues of london And they ordeyned at euery yate of london duryng this same par lament stronge watche of men of armes and Archyers thurgh oute euery ward also And the kyng made fyue dukes and a markuys and foure erles and the fyrst of hem was the Erle of Derby and he was made duk of herford and the second was the erle of Rutteland and he was made duke of Aumarle and the thyrd was the erle of kent and he was made duk of Surre and the fourth was the Erle of huntyngdon and he was made duke of excestre the fyfthe was the erle of Notyngham he was made duk of northfolk the erle of Somersete â—…e was made the markuys of Dorset and the lord spencer was made er le of gloucestre and the lord Neuyll of Raby was made Erle of westmerland and Syre Thomas â—…ercy was made erle of worcestre And Syre William Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made erle of wylteshyre And sir Iohan MouÌ„tagu erle of salysbury And whan the kynge had thus y done he helde the parlement rial feste vnto al his lordes to al maner of people that thyder wold come And this same yere dyed Syr Iohan of gaunte the kynges vncle duke of lancastre in the Bisshoppes ynne in holborne and was brought from thens to saynt poules ther the kyng made held his enterement wel worthely with al his lordes in the chirche of seynt poules in london there he was buryed beside dame blauÌ„che his wyf that was doughter and heyre to the good henry that was duk of lancastre and in the sa me yere ther fyl a dyscencion debate bitwene the duk of herford and the duke of Norfolk in so moche that they waged batayll cast doune hir gloues than they were take vp ensealed and the batayll Ioyned the day y set the place assigned where whan And this shold be at Couentre And thyder come the kyng with al his lordes at that day and was set in the feld and than these two worthy lordes comen in to the felde clene armed wel arayed with al hir wepen and redy to done hir bataylle and we ren redy in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce But the kynge hadde hem cese and toke the quarel in to his hand And forth with right ther present exyled the duke of Herford for the terme of x yere and the duk of Norfolk for euermore And Syr Thomas Arundel Archebisshop of Caunterbury was exised the same tyme for euer and deposed oute of his see for ma lice of the kyng And anon these iij worthy lordes were coÌ„mauÌ„ded and defended the kynges reame And anone they
lyued an holy lyf and deyde an holy man And as it is said almyghty god sheweth myracles for hym This was the xx ij scysme bytwene Eugenye and felyx and dured xvj yere The cause was this the general counseyll of Basyle deposed Eugenye whiche was only pope Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not kept the decrees and statutes of the counseyll of Constaunce as it is afore sayd nether he rought not to gyue obedyence to that general couÌ„seylle in no maner wyse wherof arose a grete altercacyon among wryters of this mater pro and contra whiche can not acorde vn to this daye One partye sayth that the Counseylle to aboue the pope that other party said nay but the pope is aboue y t couÌ„seil God blessyd aboue al thynges gyue grauÌ„te his pees in hooly chirche spouse of crist amen This nycholas was of Iene comeÌ„ of sowe byrthe a doctour of dyuyuyte an actyf man he reedefyed many places that were broken ruynous dide do make a grete walle aboute the palais made the walle newe abonte Rome for drede of the turkes and the peple wouÌ„dred of the â—…syng and resygnyng of felix to hym consydered that he was a man of so huÌ„ble byrth And that other was of affynyte to al the most part of Cristen prynces wherof ther was a verse publysshed in Rome in this maner â—…ux fulsit mundo cessit Felix Nycholao How Syr FrauÌ„ceys Aragonoys toke fogyers in Normandye And of the losse of Constantynople by the turke Capitush CC liiij o IN the yere of kyng henry xxvij beyng trewes bytwene fraÌ„ce and englond a knyght of the englyssh partye named Syr FrauÌ„ce ys Aragonoys toke a towne of Normandye named Fogyers ageynst the trewes of whiche takyng bygan moche sorow and losse For this was the occasyon by whiche the frensshmen ga te al normandye Aboute this tyme the cyte of Costantynople whiche was the Imperyal cyte in al grece was taken by the turkes Infydeles whiche was bytrayd as soÌ„me holde oppiny on and theÌ„perour taken slayn And that ryal chirche of sancta Sophia robbed and despoylled the Relyques ymages and the Rode drawen about the stretes whiche was done in despyte of cristen feyth and sone after al crysten feith in grece perysshed ces syd Ther were many cristen men slayn Innumerable sold put in captyuyte by the takyng of this toun the turke is gretely enhauÌ„sed in pryde And it is a grete losse vnto al cristen dom In the yere xxviij was a parlement holden at westmestre and froÌ„ thens adiourned to the blak freris at london after cristemasse to west mynstre ageyn And this same yere Robert of Cane a man of the westcoÌ„tre with a fewe shippes toke a grete flote of shippes comyng out of the saye laden with salt which shippes were of pruys flaÌ„ dres holaÌ„d zeland brouÈt hem to hampton wherfor the mar chauÌ„tes of engloÌ„d beyng in flauÌ„dres were arested in brugys Ipre other places myÈt not be deliud ner their dettis discharged til hey had made a poyntemeÌ„t for to pay for â—…hameÌ„des hurtes of tho shippes whiche was payd by the marchauÌ„tes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauÌ„tes and goodes beyng in dâ—…s ke were also arested and made grete amendes This same yere the frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayn the towne of pouÌ„t al ar che ' and therin the lord Fauconbrydge was take prisoner and after that in december Roan was taken and lost beyng therynne the duk of Somersete Edmond the Erle of shrewesbury which by apoyntement lefte pledges loste all Normandye and â—…me home And duryng the sayd parlement the duk of Suffolk was arestyd and sente in to the toure and ther he was a moneth and after the kyng dyd do fetche hym out for whiche cause al the com munes of englond were in a grete rumour what for the delyuerauÌ„ ce of Angeo and mayn and after losynge of al Normandy in in especyal for the deth of the good duk of Gloucestre in so moch that in som places men gadred to geders made hem capitayns as blewe berd and other whiche were resysted taken bad Iu styce deyde And thenne the sayd parlement was adiourned to leycestre and thider the kyng brought with hym the duk of â—…uf folk And whan the comyn how 's vnderstode that be was out of the tour and comen thyder they desyred to haue execucion on them that were cause of the delyueraunce of Normandy had ben cau se of the deth of the duk of Gloucestre and had sold gascorne â–ª guyan of whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolke as chyef the lord saye the bisshop of Salysbury Danyel many moo And for to pease the comons the duk of suffolk was 〈◊〉 oute of Englond v yere And so durynge the parlement 〈◊〉 went in to Norfolk and there toke shyâ—…oyng for to goo oute of the re ame of englond in to frauÌ„ce this yere as he sayled on the 〈◊〉 a shyppe of warre callyd the Nycholas of tour meâ—… with his ship and founde hym therynne whome they toke oute brought hym in to theyr shippe tofore the mayster Capytayns ther 〈◊〉 was examyned And atte last Iudged to the deth and so they put hâ—… in a Cabon hiâ—… chapelyue for to shryue hym And that doone they brought hym in to douer Roode and there set hym in to the boot and there smote of his heede and brought the body a lond vp on the sondes and sette the heede therby â–ª And this was done the first day of maye Lo what auayled hym now al his delyuerauÌ„ce of Normandy And here ye may here how he was rewarded for the deth of the duk of gloucestre Thus bygan sorow vpon sorowe and deth for deth How this yere was thynsurrectyon in kente of the comyns of whome Iak â—…de an yrysshman was Capytayne Cao. CC lvo. THis yere of our lord M CCCC l was the grete grace of the Iubylee at rome where was grete pardon in so moch y t from al places in Crystendom grete multitude of peple resorted thider this yere was a grete asseÌ„ble gadyng to geder of the comons of kent in grete nombre made an Insurectyon rebel led ayenst the kyng his lawes ordeyned hem a capytayn cal led Iohn Cade an yrysshman whiche named hym self Mortymer cosyn to the duk of york this Capytayn held these men to geder made ordenauÌ„ces amoÌ„g them brought hem to blakheth where he made a bylle of petycyons to the kyng his couÌ„ceyl shewed what Iniuryes oppressyoÌ„s the poure comyns suffrid al vnder colour for to come to his aboue And he had a grete multitude of peple And the xvij day of Iuyn the kyng many lordes capitayns men of warre went toward hym to the blacheth whan the capytayn of
criste M CCC xvj Barwyck was loste thurgh fals treason of one Pyers of spaldyng the whiche pyers the kyng hadde putte ther for to kepe that same toune with many burgeys of the toun wherfore the children that were put in hostage thurgh the burgeys of Berwyck folowed the kynges marchalsye many dayes fetered in strong yâ—…ns And after that tyme ther come two cardi nals in to englond as the pope had hem sente for to make pets by twene scotland englond as they went toward duresme for to haue sacred mayster lowys of BeaumouÌ„t bisshop of durham as they went they were taken robbed vpon the more of wyngles doune of whiche Robbery Syr guyllebert of myddelton was atteynt take honged drawe at london his hede smyten of set vpon a spere sette vpon newgate the iiij quarters sent to four citees of engloÌ„d And that same tyme befel many meschyefs in englond for the poure peple deyde in englond for hunger so moche soo fast dyed that vnnethe men myght hem burye for a quarter of wheâ—…e was worth xl shyllynge ij yere an halfe a quarter of where was worthe x mart oftymes the poure peple stale children ete hem ete also al the houÌ„des that they myght take eke hors and catâ—…s And after ther. fell a grete moreyns among beestes in dyuerse countreyes of englond duryng this Ed wardys lyf How the Scottes robbed northumberlond Cao. C lxxxxo. ANd in the same tyme come the scottes ayene in to Englond and destroyed northumberlond brente that land and robbed it slewe men women children that leyne in cradels brent also hooly chirche and destroyed Crystendome and toke and bare Englysshmennys goodes as they had ben sarazenes or paynyms of the wykkednes that they dyden all the world spake therof thurgh al Cristendome How the Scottes wold not amende hir trespaas therfore Scotland was enterdyted Ca C lxxxxjo. ANd whan pope Iohn the xxij after seynt Peter herde of the grete soâ—…we and meschyef that the scottes wrought he was wonder sory that cristendome was so destroyed thurgh the scottes namely they destroyed so holy chirche wherfor the pope sente a general sentence vnder his bulles of lede vnto the archebisshop of Caunterbury to the Archebisshop of yorke that yf Robert the Bâ—…us of Scotland wold not be Iustyfyed and make amendes vnto the kyng of Englond Edward hir lord make amendes of his losse of his harnoys that they had done in Englond also to restore the goodes that they had taken of holy Chirche that the sentence shold be pronouÌ„ced thurgh al Englond whan the scot tes herd this they wold not lete hir malyce for the popes commaÌ„ dement wherfor Robert Brus. Iames douglas and Thomas Randulph erle of mâ—…ref all tho that with hym comuned or hem halpe in worde or in dede were acursed in euery chirch thurgh englond euery day at masse thre tymes no mo masse sholde be songe in hooly chirche thurgh oute al Scotland but yf the Scot tes wold make restitucion of the harmes that they had made vn to hooly chirche wherfor many a good preest holy men therfore were slayne thurgh the Reame of scotland for encheson that wol de synge noo masse ageynst the popes commauÌ„dement ageynste his wylle to done fulfyll the tyrunts wylle How Syr hugh the spencers sone was made the kynges chaÌ„berlayne and of the batayll â–ª of mytone Ca. C lxxxxij o ANd it was not loÌ„g afterward that the kyng ne ordeyned a parlement at york ther was Syr hugh the spencers sone made chamberlayne in the mene tyme whyle the werre laste the kynge went ageyne in to scotland that it was wonder for to wyte and besyeged the Toune of Berwyk But Scottes went ouer the water of sole wath that was thre myle from the kynges hoste and pryuely they stele aweye by nyght and comen in to englond and robbed and destroyed al that they myght and spared no maner thyng til they comen vnto york whan the Englisshmen that were lefte at hoâ—… herd this thyng al tho that myghte trauaylle as wel monkes preestes Frerys and chanons seculeres come and mette with the Scottes at Mytone vp swale the xij day of October Allas what sorow For the Englyssh husbondmen that coude nothyng of the werre that ther we re slayn and drenched in an Arme of the See And hyr Chyuetayns sir william of melton archebisshop of york the abbot of seâ—… by with hir stedes fled comen vnto york that was hir own fo lye that they had that myschaÌ„ce for they passed the water of wa lye the scottes sette a fyre the stakkes of heye the smoke therof was huge that the Englysshmen myght not see the scottes and whan the Englysshmen were gone ouer the water tho comon the Scottes with hir wynge in maner of a shelde come toward the Englysshmen in aray and the englysshmen fled for vnneth they had ony men of armes for the kyng had hem almoost lost at the syege of Berwyck the scottes hobilers went bytwene the brud ge the englysshmen whan the grete hoost hem mette the En glysshmen fled bytwene the hobylers the grete hoost the En glysshmen were almost ther slayne he that myght wende ouet the water was saued But many were draynt Allas for there were slayne many men of Relygyon seculeres eke preestes clerkys with moche sorow the archebisshop escaped therfore the scottes callyd the batayll the whyte bataylle How kynge edward dyd al maner thyng that sir hugh the spencer wolde Ca C lxxxxiij ANd whan kyng edward herd this tydyng he remeued his si ege from Berwyke and come ageyne in to Englond But Syr hugh the spencer the sone that was the kynges chamberlayne kepte soo the kynges chambre that no man must speke with the kyng but he had made with hym a frette for to done his nede that ouer mesure this hugh bare hym soo stonte that al men had of him scorne despite the kyng hym self wold not ben go uerned ne ruled by noo maner man but only by his fadre by hym yf ony knyÈt of engloÌ„d had wodes maners or lordshippes that they wold couerte anon the kyng must yeue it hem or els the man that ought it shold be falsely endyted of forest or of felouye thurgh suche doyng they disheryted many a good bachiler so moche land geten that it was wonder whan the lordes of Englond sawe the grete couetyse the falsenesse of sir Hugh the spencer the fader of sir hugh the sone they come to the geÌ„til erle of lancastre axyd hym of couseyll of the disese that was in the Royame thurgh Syr hugh the spencer his sone in haste by one assent they made a priue assemble at
in fraunce in englond in other many laÌ„des as they that were in pleyn coÌ„trees desert baren wytnes sodenly ther appered ij castels of the which wente out ij hoostes of armed men And that one hoost was clothed heled in whyte that other in black And whan batayl bitwe ne hem was bygonne the whyte ouercome the black And anon after the blac toke hert vnto him and ouercome the whyte And after that they went ageyne in to hir castels And than the Ca stelles and all the hoostes vanysshed awey And in this same yere was a grete and an huge pestylence of peple and namely of men whos wyues as wymmen oute of gouernaunce token husbondes as wel strauÌ„gyers as other lewde and symple peple the whiche foryetynge hir owne honoure and worshippe and byrthe coupled maryed hem with hem that were of lowe degre litel reputacion In this same yere dyed henry dust of laÌ„â—…stre And al so in this yere Edward prince of Walys wedded the CouÌ„trsse of sâ—…nt that was sir thomas wyf holand the whiche was departed somtyme deuorced fro therle of Salisbury for cause of the same knyght And about this tyme bygan aroos a grete companye of dyuerse nacions gadred to geder of whome hir leders and gouernours were englissh peple and they were cleped a peple with out an hede the whiche dyd moche harme in the partye of frauÌ„ce And not long after ther arose another company of dyuse nacions that was callid the white coÌ„pany the which in the partyes coÌ„trees of lumbardye dyd moche sorowe This same yere sir Iohn of gaunt the sone of kyng edward the iij was made duk of laÌ„castre by reson cause of his wyf that was the doughter heyr of Hen ry somtyme duk of lancastre Of the grete wynde how prince Edward toke the lordshype of guyhenne of his fadre went thyder Cao. C Co. xxxijo. ANd in the xxxvij yere of kyng Edward the xv day of Ianiuer that is to saye on saynt maures day aboute euensong tyme ther aroos and come suche a wynde oute of the south with suche a fyersnesse and strength that he brast and vse we doune to grounde byghe houses and strong byldynges toures chirches steples other thynges and all other stronge werkes that stoden stylle weren shake therwith that they ben yet shall be euer more the febler weyster whyle they stonde And this wynde la sted without ony tellyng vij dayes coÌ„tinuelly and anon after ther folewed suche watres in hey tyme in heruest tyme that all folde werkes were strongly let left vndone and in the same yere prin ce Edward toke the lordship of guyhenne and dyd to kyng Ed ward his fâ—…dre feaute homage therfor and went ouer see in to Gascoyne with his wyf his children And anon after kyng ed ward made sir leonel his sone duk of Clarence and Edmond his other sone erle of Cambridge And in the xxx viij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the parlement that men of lawe both of the temperall and of holy chirche lawe fro that tyme forth shold plete in hir moder tonge And in the same yere comen in to Englond thre kynges that is for to saye the kyng of Fraunce the kynge of Cypres and the kyng of Scotland by cause to vysyte and speke with the kynge of Englond Of whome they were wonder welcome moche y worshiped And after that they had be here long tyme ij of hem weÌ„t home ayene in to hir own couÌ„trees kyngdomes but the kyng of frauÌ„ce thurgh grete sikenesse ma ladye that he had abode stille in englond in the xxxix yere of his regne was a strong an huge frost that lastid long that is for to say fro saynt Andrews tyde vnto the xiiij kal of Apul that the tilthe sowyng of the erth other suche feld werkes hand werkes were moche y let left vndo for cold hardnes of the er the. And at Orrey in britayne that tyme was ordeyned a greete dedely batayll bytwene sir Iohan of mouÌ„tfort duk of Britayne sir charlys of bloys but the vyctorye fyll to the forsayd sir Iohan thurgh help socour of the englysshmen And ther were take many knyÈtes squyers other men that were vnnoÌ„bred in the whiche batail was slayn charlis him self with al that stode about hym of the englisshmen were slayn but vij And in this yere dei de at sauoy Iohn the kyng of frauÌ„ce whos seruyce exequyes kinge edward lete ordeyne did in dyuse places worshipfully to be done to douer of worshipful meÌ„ ordeyne hym worthely to be led with his owne costes expens from thens he was fet in to fraÌ„ ce beryed at seynt denys In the xl yere of kyng edward the vij kal of feuerer was borne edward prince edwardis sone the whi che when he was vij yere old he deide and in the same yere it was ordeyned y t saynt peters pens fro that tyme forth shold not be paid the whiche kyng yuo soÌ„tyme kyng of engloÌ„d of the coÌ„tre of west saxons that bygan to regne in the yere of our lord vj C lxxix first grauÌ„ted to rome for the scole of engloÌ„d ther to be coÌ„tinued in this same yere ther fil so moche xxi yne in sey tyme that it was â—…d destroyed both corn hey ther was such a debate fiÈting of sparewes by dyuse places in these dayes that men fouÌ„den innumerable multitude of hem dede in feldes as they weÌ„ten ther fil also suche a pestylence that neuer suche was seen in no maÌ„nes tyme that tyme alyue for many men anon as they were go to led hole in good poynt sodanly they deide Also that tyme a sikenes that men callyd the pokkes slowe both men women thurgh hir enfectyng And in the xlj yere of kyng edward was bore at bur deux Richard the secoÌ„d sone of prince edward of englond the whi che Richard kyng Richard of Armorican heued at the fonstone after whome he was callid Richard and this same richard when his fadre was dede and kyng edward was dede also was crouned kynge of englond the xj yere of his age thurgh ryght lyne and herytage and also by comyn assent and desire of the comynalte of the reame About this tyme at kyng Edwardys coÌ„mauÌ„ dement of englond whan all the castels and tounes were yold to hym that longe were holden in fraunce by a grete company assembled to geder Syr bartram cleykyn knyght an orped man and a good werryour went and purposed hym to put out pyers kynge of spayne out of his kyngdome with helpe of the moost partye of the forsaid grete coÌ„panye trustyng also vpon help fauour of the pope for as moche as it cam to his ere 's that the same pyers shold lede vse the moost werst and synfullist lyf oute the
meschyef greuous dysese anon he toke his couÌ„ceyll and as ked what was best to done And they ansuerd sayd yf it liked hym to yeue hym ony good hit were wel y do and as touchyng his peple to trauaylle so ferre in to out landes it were a grete Ieopardye And so the kyng yaf hym gold siluer many Rych yeftes and â—…e welles betaught hym to god And so he passyd ayene out of englond And in this same yere kyng richard with a ryal power went in to Scotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse destruction that the Scottes had done vnto en glisshmen in the marches than the Scottes come doun vnto the kyng for to entrete with hym with his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres and so our kyng his couÌ„ceill grauÌ„ted hem trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng And our kyng torned hym home ayene in to Englond whan he was come vnto york ther he abo de rested hym theye And there Syr Iohan holond the Erle of kentes broder slowe therles sone of stafford and his heyr with a daggar in the Cyte of yorke wherfor the kyng was sore ameued gâ—…eued remâ—…ued thens come to london and the mayer with the aldermen the comyns with al the solempnyte that myÈt be done riden ayenst the kyng brouÈt hym rially thurgh the ate so forth vnto westmynstre vnto his owne paleys And in the â—…x yere of kyng Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster ther he made ij dukes a marquys v Erles The fyrst that was made duk was the kynges vncle Syr Edmond of langle erle of Cambridge hym he made duk of york And his other vncle Syr Thomas of wodestoke that was Erle of Bukkyngham hym he made duk of gloucestre And Syr â—…y on â—…eer that was erle of Oxfford hym he made markuys of dyue lyn And henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes sone of laÌ„castre hym he made erle of Derby And syr Edward the dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelond Syr Iohan holand that was the erlâ—… of kentes broder hym he made Erle of Huntyngdon syr Thomas mombray Erle of Notyngham and Erle marchal of Englond and Syr mychel de la pole knyght hym he made Erle of Southfolk and Chaunceler of Englond And the Erle of the marche at that same parlement holden at westmynstre in playn parlement amonges al the lordes and comunes was proclamed Erle of the marche and heyre apparant to the croune of Englond after kyng Rychard the whiche Erle of the marche went ouer sce in to Irland vnto his lordshippes londes for the erle of the marche is erle of vlster in IrloÌ„d by right lyne heritage And ther at the castel of his he lay that tyme And ther come vpon hym a grete multitude in busshemeÌ„tis of wild Irisshmen hym for to take destroye he come out fiersly of his castel with his peple maÌ„ly fought with hem ther he was take hewe al to pyeces ther he deyde on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And in the x yere of kyng Richardys regne therle of Arundel went vnto the see with a grete nauye of shippes enar med with men of armes good Archyers And whan they come in to the brode sce they met with the hole flete y t comen with wyn y lade from Rochel the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes and ther our nauye set vpon hem toke hem all brouÈt hem vnto dy uerse portes hauenes of englond som to london ther ye myÈt haue had a tonne of Rochel wyn of the best for xx shyllyngster lynges so we had grete chepe of wyne thurgh oute the reame at that tyme thanked be god almyghty How the fyue lordes arisen at Rattecotte bridge Cao. C C â—…lj ANd in the regne of kyng Richard the xj yere the v lordes a risen at Rattecâ—…t bridge in the destruction of rebelles that weren that tyme in al the reame The fyrste of the v lordes was sire thomas of wodstok the kynges vncle duk of Gloucestre the seconde was sir Rychard erle of Arundel the thyrd was sir Richard Erle of war wyk the fourth was sir henry boâ—…ng bro ke erle of derby the. v. was sir thomas moÌ„bray erle of notynghaÌ„ And these v lordes saw the meschyef mysgouernauÌ„ce the fal senesse of the kynges couÌ„ceyll wherfor they that weren that tyme chyef of the kynges couÌ„ceyl fledden out of thâ—…o land ouer the see that is to say Sir alysander neuyl the Archebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer markuys of deuelyn erle of Oxfford sir Michel de la pole Erle of southfolk and ChauÌ„celer of Englond And these thre lordes wenten ouer the see come neuer ageyne for ther they deyde And than these v lordes aboue sayd maden a parlement at westmynstre And ther they toke Syre Robert Tresilian the Iustyce and Syr Nychol brembre knyght and Cytezeyn of london and Syre Iohan Salysbury knyght of the kynges houshold and â—…ske sergeauÌ„t of armes and many moo of other pe ple weren take Iugged vnto the deth by the counceylle of these fyue lordes in hir parlement at westmynstre for treason that they put vpon hem to be drawen from the toure of london thurgh once the Cyte and soo forthe vnto Tyborne and there they sholde be hanged and hyr throtes to be cut and thus they were seruyd dyed And after that in this same parlement at westmynstir was sir symond Beuerle that was a knyght of the garter and syre Iohan beauchamp knyght that was styward of the kynges hou shold and syr Iames berners were foriuged vnto the deth and than they were lad on fote to the toure hylle and there weren hir hedes sâ—…yten of many other mo by these v lordes In this same parlemeÌ„t in the yij yere of kyng Richardes regne he lete crye ordeyne a generall Iustes that is called a turnement of lordes knyghtes squyers And this Iustes turnement was holde at london in smythfeld of al maner of straungyers of what loude or couÌ„tre that euer they were thyder they were right welcome and to hem to al other was holden open houshold And grete festes and also grete yeftes were yeuen to al manere of straungyers And of the kynges side weren al of suâ—…e here coâ—… hyr armure sheldes hors tâ—…ppure And al was whyte hertes with crounes aboute hyr nekkes and chayne 's of gold hangyng therupon the croune hangyng lowe byfore the hertes body the whiche hert was the kynges lyuery that he yafe to lordes ladyes knyÈtes squy ers for to knowe his houshold froÌ„ other peple And in this fâ—…st comyng to hir Iustes xxiiij ladyes lad these xxiiijâ—… lordes of y e gar ther with cheynes of gold and al the same sute of hertes as is a fore
westmynstre and ther was Iustes thre dayes duryng within the sayntuarye to fore the abbey This yere the priour of kilmyan ap peled therle of â—…rmond of treason whiche had a day assygned to them for to fyÈt in smythfeld the lystis were made feld dressyd but whan it cam to poynt the kyng coÌ„maÌ„ded that they shold not fight but toke the quarellys in to his own hond this was done at the InstauÌ„ce labour of certeyne Prechours doctours of london as maister gylbert worthyngton parson of seynt Andrews in holborn other Also this same yere cam a grete enbas sade in to englond out of frauÌ„ce for to haue coÌ„cluded a perpetuelle pees but in conclusyon it torned vnto a tryews of a yere Aboute this tyme deyde seynt bernardyne a gray frere whiche bygan the newe reformacyon of that ordre in many places in so moche that they y t were reformed ben callid obseruauÌ„tes which obseruauÌ„ces ben encrecyd gretely in ytalye in Almayne This bernardyn was canonysed by pope nycholas the v In the yere M CCCC l IohaÌ„nes de capestrano was his disciple which profited moch to the reformacion of y t ordre for whome god shewed many a fâ—…u myracle also here is to be noted y t from this tyme forward kying Henry neuer proufyted ne went forward but fortune began to tourne from hym on al sydes as wel in frauÌ„ce NormaÌ„dy guyan as in Englond soÌ„me men holden opoynyon that kyng lenry gafe coÌ„myssion plenarly to syr edward hulle syr Robert Rooâ—… dene of saynt seueryns and other to conclude a mariage for hym with the erle of Armynaks suster whiche was promysed as it was sayd coÌ„cluded but afterward it was brokeÌ„ he wedded quene mar grete as a fore is said whiche was a dere maryage for the reame of engloÌ„d for it is knowen veryly that for to haue her was deâ—…uerd the duchye of Angeo the erldome of mayne whiche was the keye of Normandy for the frensshmen tentre And aboue this the sayd marquys of Suffolk axyd in playne parlement a yv and an half for to fetche hir out of frauÌ„ce lo what a mariage was this as to the comparison of that other maryage of armynak for ther shold haue ben delyuerd so many Castels Townes in guy an and so moche good shold haue ben yeuen with her that al Englond shold haue ben ther by enriched but coÌ„trary wyse fil wher fore euery grete prynce ought to kepe his promyse for bycause of brekyng of this promyse for mariage of quene margrete what losse hath had the reame of Englond by losynge of Normandy and guyan by dyuysyon in the reame the rebellyng of Comyns ayenst theyr prince and lordes what dyuysyon amoÌ„g the lordes what murdre sleyng of them what feldes foughten made in coÌ„clusyon so many that many a man hath loste his lyf in conclusyon the kyng deposed the quene with hir sone fayne to flee in to ScotlaÌ„d and from thens in to frauÌ„ce so to lorayne the pla ce that she come first fro Many men deme that the brekyng of the kynges promysse to the suster of the erles of Armynak was cau se of this grete losse and aduersyte How the good duk of Gloucestre Humfrey the kynges vnclâ—… was arestyd at the parlement of bnry and his deth and how an geo in mayne was delyuerd Capitulo Ducentesimo liijo. IN the yere xxv of kyng henry was a parlement at bury called saynt edmondes burye about whiche was commaÌ„ded al the comyns of the couÌ„tre to be there in theyr most defensable araye for to awayte vpon the kyng to which parlemeÌ„t come the duk of gloucestre vmfrey the kynges vncle which had ben protectonr of Englond alle the none age of the kyng and anone after he was in his lodgyng he was arestyd by the vysecouÌ„t bemond the conestable of englond whome accompanyed the duke of Bokyngham many other lordes And forthwith al his ser uauntes were commaunded for to departe from hym xxxij of the chyef of them were also arestyd and sent to dyuerse prysons anone after this saide areste the said duke was sone after deede on whos soule god haue mercy amen but how he deyde and in what maner the certeynte is not to me knowen soÌ„me saide he deide for so rowe soÌ„me saide he was murdred bitwene two fetherbeddes othir saide that an hote spitte was put in his fuÌ„dament but how he dei de god knoweth to whome is no thyng hyd And thenÌ„e whan he was so dede he was leid open that al men myÈt see hym so both lordes knyghtes of the shyres with burgeyses come saw hym lye dede but wouÌ„de ne token coude they perceyue how he deyde here may men marke what this world is this duk was a noble maÌ„ a grete clerke and had worshipfully ruled this reame to the kyn ges behoof and neuer coude be founde faute to hym but enuye of them that were gouernours and had promysed the duchye of an geo and the Erledom of mayne caused the destructyon of this no ble man for they drad hym that he wold haue enpesshed that delyuerauÌ„ce And after they sent his body to saynt Albons with cer teyne lyghtes for to be buryed And so syr Geruays of clyfton had than the charge to conueye the corps And so it was bâ—…ed at seynt albons in the abbey v persones of his houshold were sent to london and there were rayned Iuged to be drawen honged and quartred of whome the names were syre Rogyer chaÌ„burlayn knyght one myddelton a squyer Herbard a squyer arthur a squyer Richard Nedham whiche v persones were drawen from the tour of london thurgh chepe vnto Tyborn ther haÌ„ ged and late doune quyke and thenne stript for to haue ben heded and quartred And thenne the marquys of Suffolk shewed ther for them the kynges pardon vnder his grete seal soo they were pardonned of the remenauÌ„t of the execucion had theyr lyues And soo they were brought agayne to london after frely delyuerd Thus bygan the trouble in the Reame of Englond for the dethe of this noble duk of Gloucestre Alle the comyns of the royame bygan for to murmure for it and were not content After that pope Eugenye was dede Nycholas the fyfthe was electr â—…o pe This nycholas was chosen for Eugenye yet hangyng the scis me NotwithstoÌ„dyng he gate the obedyence of al Cristen royames For after he was elect and sacred pope certayne lordes of Fraun ce and of englond were sente in to sauoye to pope Felix for to entrete hym to cesse of the papacye And by the special labour of the bisshop of Norwiche and the lord of saynt Iohans he cessed the se cond yere after that pope nycholas was sacred And the sayd Fe lyx was made legate of fraunce and cardynal of sauoye And resygned the hole papacye to Nycholas and after
and ordeyned for the werre in the best wyse And whan they had musteryed on the blakheth Certeyn lordes were sent to hym for to trete make appoyntement with hym whiche were the bisshop of Ely and the bisshop of wynchestre and the erles of sa lisbury and of warrewyk And they concluded that the duk of Somersete shold be had to warde to ansuere to suche articles as the duk of york shold put on hym than the duk of york shold breke his feld and come to the kyng which was al promysed by the kyng And so the kyng coÌ„mauÌ„ded that the duk of Somersete shold be had in warde And thenne the duk of yorke brake vp his feld and come to the kyng and whan he was come contrary to the promyse afore made the duk of Somersete was present in the feld awaytyng and chyef aboute the kyng and made the duk of york ryde to fore as a prysoner thurgh london and after they wold haue put hym in hold But a noyse aroos that the erle of marche his sonne was comynge with x M men to london ward wherof the kyng his couÌ„seyl fered And thenne they coÌ„cluded that the duk of york shold departe at his wyllâ—… Aboute this ty me began grete dyuysyon in Spruyse bytwene the grete Maister the knyghtes of the duche ordre whiche were lordes of that couÌ„tre tre For the comyns and Towues rebellyd ageynst the lordes made so grete werre that at the last they callid the kyng of â—…ole to be theyr lord the whiche kyng come was worshipfully receyued and layde syege to the castel of Maryenburgh whiche was the chyef castel strengthe of al the lord wanne it and drofe oute the mayster of danske and al other places of that lond And soo they that had ben lordes many yeres lost al theyr seygnâ—…ye and possessions in tho landes And the yere of the Incarnacion of our lord M CCCC liij on saynt Edwardes day the que ne margrete was delyuerd of a fayre prynce whiche was named Edward That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to ben Maire of london And the day that he shold take his oth at west mynster he went thider by water with al the craftes where afore tyme the mayre aldermen al the craftes rode a horsbak whiche was neuer vsyd after For syn that tyme they haue gone euer by water in Barges Ye haue wel vnderstonde to fore how that contrarye to the promyse of the kyng also the conclusyons taken bytwene the Kynge and the Duke of yorke att Brentheth the duke of Somersete wente not to warde But alode aboute the kynge had grete râ—…ule And anone after he was made Capytayne of Caleys rewled the kyng his Reamme as he wold wherfor the grete lordes of the Reame also the coÌ„mons were not plesyd for whiche cause the duk of york the erles of warre wyk of Salysbury with many knyghtes Squyers and moche peple cam for to remeue the sayd duke of Somersete other fro the kyng and the kyng heryng of theyr comyng thouÈt by his counseylle for to haue gone westward and not for to mete with hem had with hym the duk of somersete the duk of bokyn gham therle of stafford therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyf ford and many other And what tyme that the duk of york and his felauship vnderstode that the kynge was departed with these sayd lordes from london Anon he chauÌ„ged his wey and costed the contre come to seynt Albons the xxiij day of may there mett with the kyng to whome the kyng sent certeyn lordes and desired hem to kepe the pees departe but in conclusion whiles they trea ted on that one side the erle of warre wyk with the marche men and other entred the toun on that othir fought ayenst the kyng and his partye and so bygan the bataylle fyghtyng which en dured a good whyle but in conclusion the duk of york obteyned had the vyctorye of that iourneye in whiche was slayn the du ke of somersete therle of Northumberlond the lord Clyfford and many knyghtes squyers and many mo hurt And on the morn after they brought the kyng in grete astate to london whiche was lodged in the bisshops palays of london And anone after was a grete parlement In whiche parlement the duk of york was made protectour of Englond and therle of warrewyk Capytayn of ca leys and the erle of Salysbury chauÌ„celer of Englond And all suche persones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were sette a part and myght not rewle as they dyd to fore In this same yere dyed pope nycholas the fifthe and after hym was Calyxte the iij This Calyxte was a Catalane and an old man whan he was chosen contynuelly seke wherfor he myÈt not performe his zele desyre that he had ageynst the turke conceyued the cause of let tyng therof was his age and sekenesse This Calyxte institued ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfiguracion of our lord to be halowed on saynt syxtes day in August bycause of the grete victorye that they of hungary had ayenst the turkes that same day he was cho sen pope in the yere of our lord M cccc lv And dyed the yere M cccc lviij that same day that he ordeyned the fest of the traÌ„sfigura cion to be halowed In this same yere fylle a grete affray in london ayenst the lumbardes The cause bygan bycause a yong man loke a daggar from a lumbard and brake it wherfor the yoÌ„gman on â—…he morne was sente for to come to fore the mayre and Aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde And theÌ„ne â—…e mayre departed from the guyldhal for to goo home to his dyner but in the chepe the yoÌ„gmen of the mercery for the most part prentyses held the mayre shereues styll in chepe wold not suf fre hym to departe vnto the tyme that their felaw whiche was co mytted to warde were delyuerd so by force they rescued theyr felawe from prison that done the mayre shereues departed the prisoner delyuerd which yf he had be put in prison had be in â—…opar dye of his lyf And bygan a rumour in the cyte ayenst the lumbardes the same euenyug the handcrafty peple of the toune arose ran to the lumbardes houses robbed despoylled dyuerse of hem wherfor the mayre aldermen come with the honest peple of the toune drofe them thens sent som of them that had sto len to newgate the yong man that was rescued by his felawes sawe this grete rumour affraye Robberye ensyewed of his first meuyng to the lumbard departed went to westmestre to sayntu arye or ellys it had costed hym his lyf for anon after come deâ—… an Oeyer determyne for to doo Iustyce on al them that so rebeâ—… in the cyte