other syde and fought ayenst the kynge his partye so began the batayll and fyghtynge whiche endured a greate whyle But in conclusyon the duke of yorke obteyned and hadde the vyctory of that Iourneye In whiche was slayne the duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberlonde the lorde Clyfforde many knyghtes squyres many moo hurte And on the morne after they broughte yâ kynge in grete astate to London whiche was lodged in yâ bysshops palays of London And anone after was a grete parlement at London in whiche parlemente the duke of yorke was made protectour of Englonde the erle of werwyk Capytayne of Calays the erle of Salysbury Chaunceler of Englonde And all suche persones as had the rule before aboute the kynge were set a part myght not rule as they dyd before ¶ And this same yere deyed pope Nicholas the fyfte and after hym was Calixt yâ thyrde This Calixt was a Catalane the actes of hym shall be shewed here after folowynge ¶ In this same yere fell a grete affraye in London ayenste the Lumbardes the cause began bycauce a yonge man toke a dager frome a Lumbarde brake it wherfore the yonge man on the morne was sente fore to come before yâ Mayer the aldermen and there for the offence he was commytted to warde and thenne the mayer departed fro the yelde halle for to go home to hys dyner But in the Chepe the yonge men of the mercerye for the moost partye prentyses helde the Mayre Shyrefs styll in Chepe and wolde not suffre theym too departe vnto the tyme that theyr felowe whiche was commytted to warde were delyue red and so by force they rescowed theyr felowe frome pryson And that done the Mayre departed and the Shyrefs also the prysoner delyuerd which yf he had be put to pryson he had be in Ieoperdye of hys lyfe And theme beganne a rumoure in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes And the same euenynge the hondcrafty men of the towne arose and ranne to yâ Lumbardes houses and dyspoyled and robbed dyuers of them wherfore yâ May ââ and the Aldermen came with the honest people of the cyte and droue them thens and sent some of theym that had stollen to Newgate ¶ And yâ yong man that was rescowed by his felowes sawe this greate rumoure affraye robbery ensewed of his fyrste meuynge to yâ Lombarde departyd went to westmynster to sayntwary Or elles it had coste him his lyfe for anone after came downe an Oyer determyne for to do Iustyce on al theym that so rebelled in the cyte ayenst the Lumbardes On whiche sate with yâ Mayre that tyme wyllyam Marowe yâ duke of Bokyngham many other lort des to se execucyon done But the comynes of the cyte secretly made them redy and dyd arme them in theyr houses and were in purpoos to haue rongen the comyne belle whiche is callyd bowe belle but they were lette by sadde men which came to the knowlege of the duke of ââkyngham other lordes And in contynent they arose for they durst no lenger abyde for they dowtyd that the hole ãâã te sholde haue rysen ayenst theym But yet neuertheles two or thre of the cyte we re Iugyd to dethe for this robbery and were hangyd and Tyberne ¶ Anone after the kynge and the quene other lordes rode to CoueÌtre withdrewe theym fro London for this cause And a ãâã before yâ duke of yorke was sent for to gââânewych there was dyschargyd of the protectourshypp therle of Salysbury of his Chauncelershyp And after thys they were sent fore by preuy scale for too come to Couentre where they were almoost dysceyued the erle of wer wyke also sholde haue ben dystroyed yf they had not seen well to ¶ Howe the lorde Egremonde was take by the erle of Salysbury sones and of yâ robbynge of Sandwytche THis yere were taken foure grete fysshes bytwene Ereth LondoÌ That one was called Mors Maryne yâ seconde was a swerde fysshe the other ââeyne were whalys ¶ In this same yere for certayne affrayes done in yâ nor the countre bytwene lorde Egremond the erle of Salysbury sones the sayd lorde Egremond whome they had condeÌpned in a greate somme of moneye to the sayd Erle of Salysbury and therfor he was commytted into pryson in Newegate in London where whan he had be a certayne space he brake the pryson and thre prysoners with hym escaped and went his waye Also this yere yâ erle of warwyk his wyfe went to Calays with a fayr felysshyp toke possessyon of his offyce ¶ Abowte this tyme was a grete reformacyon of many monesteryes of relygyon in dyuerse partyes of the worl de whiche were refourmed after yâ fyrste Instytucyon contynued in many places ¶ This same yere was a greate batayll in the Marches bytwene the londe of Hungry and Turkey at a place called Septedrad where Innumerable turkys were slayne more by miracle thann by mannes honde for oonly the hond of god smote theym Saynt IohnÌ of Capystrane was there present prouokyd the crysten people beynge theme aferde for co pursue after the Turkys where an Infynyte multytude were slayne and dystroyed the Turkys sayd that a grete nombre of armyd men folowed them that they were aferde to turne ayen and they were holy angelles ¶ This same yere the prysoners of Newgate in London brake theyr pryson and went vpon the ledes and fought ayenst theym of yâ cyte and kepte the gate a longe whyle But atte the laste the towne gate yâ pryson on theym And thenne they were put in fettres and yrens were sore punysshed in ensample of other ¶ In this yere also there was a greate erthquake in Naples in so moche that there perysshyd xl thousande people that sanke therein to the erthe ¶ Also in the .xxxvi. yere saynt Osmonde somtyme bysshop of Salysbury was canonysed at Rome by pope Calist. yâ .x. day of Iuly he was traÌslatyd at Salysbury by the bysshopp of CauÌterbury many other bysshoppes ¶ And in August after syr Pers de brasay seneschall of Normandye with the Capytayne of Depe many other Capytaynes men of werre went to the se with a greate Nauy came into yâ downes by nyghte And on the morne erly before daye they londed and came to Sand wytche bothe by londe water toke the towne and ryfled and dyspoyled it And toke many prysoners and left the towne all bare whiche was a ryche place and moche goode therin And ladde with theym many ryche prysoners In this same yere in many places of FrauÌce Almayne Flaundres Holonde and zelonde chyldren gadred theym togyders by greate companyes for to goo on pylgrymage to saynt Myghels mounte in Normandye whiche came fro ferre couÌtrees wherof the people merueyled And many supposyd yâ some wyckyd spyryte meued theÌ to do so but it dured not long by cause of the
erles of Marche werwik and Salysbury entred in too Calays how the erle of werwyke wente in to Irlonde THen kynge Henry with his host in the felde notte knowynge of this sodeyne departynge on the morow fouÌde none in the felde of the sayd lordes sent out in all the hast men for to folowe pursue after to take them but they met not with them as god wolde And then the kynge went to Ludlowe dyspoyled the castell the towne And sent the duchesse of yorke her chyldren to the duchesse of Bokyngham her syster where she was kept longe tyme after And forth with the kynge ordeyed the duke of Somerset to be Capytayne of Calays and thyse other lordes so departed as afore is sayd were proclamyd rebels and greate traytours Then the duke of Somerset toke to hym all the souldyours yâ departyd fro the felde and made hym redy in all the hast for to go too Calays and take possessyon of his offyce And whanne he came he fonde therle of werwyk therin as Capytayne the erles of Marche of Salysbury also then he londed by Scalys went to Gynes there he was receyued And it fortuned that some of thoo shyppes yâ came ouer with hym came in to Calays hauen by ther fre wyll for yâ shypmen ought more fauour to therle of werwyk than to yâ duke of Somerset in whiche shyppes were take dyuerse men as Ienyn Fynkyl Iohan felowe Kaylles and Purser whiche were beheded sone after in Calays and after this came men dayly ouer these to thyse lordes too Calays and began for to wexe stronger and stronger and they borowed moche goode of the Staple on that other syde the duke of Somerset beynge in Gynes gate people too hym whiche came out and scarmysshed wyth theym of Calays and they of Calays with them whiche endured many dayes Durynge this skermysshynge moche peple came ouer dayly vnto thyse lordes ¶ Then on a tyme by thaduys counseyll of the lordes at Calays sente ouer mayster Denham with a grete felyshyp to Sandwytche whiche toke the towne therin the lorde Ryuers the lorde Scalys his sone toke many shyppes in the hauen brought them all to Calays with whiche shyppes many maryners of ther fre wyll came to Calays to serue therle of werwyk And after this the Erle of werwyk by the aduys of the lordes toke all his shyppes and manned theym wel and sayled hymself in too Irlonde for too speke with the duke of yorke and to ke hys aduys how they sholde entre into Englond And whan that he had be there and done his erandes he retorned ayeÌ towardes Calays and broughte with hym his moder the countesse of Salysbury And comynge in the weste countre on the see yâ duke of Excetre Admirall of Englonde beynge in yâ grace of duâc coÌpanyed with many shyppê of werre met with the erle of werwyk his flete but they faught not for yâ substauÌce of yâ peple beynge with the duke of Excetre ought better wyll fauoure to the erle of werwyk than to hym they departed came too Calays in sauftee ¶ Then the the kynges couÌseyll seynge yâ thyse lordê had goten those shyppes fro Sandwhtche taken the lorde Ryuers his sâue ordeyned a garyson at Sandwytche ãâã abyde kepe yâ towne made one ãâã forde capytayne of yâ towne yeâââvytaylle ne marchaust yâ shold ge to ãâã unders sholde go to calays Thithes of Calays seynge this made Dââham many other to go to Sandwytche as sayled yâ towne by londe by water ãâã it brought yâ capytayne ouer se and smote of his heed yet dayly men came ouer to theym fro all partyes ¶ How therle of Marche and of Wââwyk and of Salysburâ catred in to Eâtglonde of yâ felde of Northapton wâere dyuerse lordes were llayne ANd after this yâ forsayd erles of Marche warwyk Salysburâ came ouer to Douer with moche people there londed to whome all yâ countâe drewe came to London all armyd for to lete the lordes of yâ kynges couÌsell knowe theyr truth also they ententeâ assembled theym and tolde theym that they entended no harme to yâ kyngê persone sauf yâ they wolde put frome hym suche persones as were about hym And so departed frome London wyth a grete puyssaunce towarde Northampton where the kynge was accompanyed with many lordes and made a stronge felde withoute the towne And there both partyes met was fought a greate batayll In whyche batayll were llayne the duke of Bokyngham and therle of Shrewesbury the vycount Beamonde yâ lorde Egremonde and many other knyghtes and squyres and other also and the kyÌge hymself was taken in the felde and afterwarde brought to London And a none after was a parlement at westmyÌster durynge whiche parlement the duke of Yorke came out of Irlonde with the erle of Rutlonde rydynge with a greate felyshyp into the palays atte westmynster and toke the kynges palays came in to the parlement chambre there toke the kynges place claymyd the crowne as his propre enherytauuÌce ryghte caste forth in wrytynge his tytle also how he was ryghtfull heyre wherfor was moche to doo but in conclusyon it was appoynted coÌcluded the kyng Henry sholde regne be kynge durynge his naturall lyfe for as moche as he hadde be kynge so longe was possessyd after his dethe the duke of Yorke shold be kynge his heyres kynges after hym forth with sholde be proclamyd heyre apparauÌt shold also be protectour regete of Englonde durynge yâ kyngê lyf with many other thyngê ordened in the same parlement yf kynge Henry durynge his lyf went frome this apoyntmente or ony artycle coÌcludyd in yâ sayd parlemeÌt he sholde be deposyd the duke sholde take the crowne be kynge all whyche thynges were enacted by thauctoryte of yâ same at whiche parlement the comyns of the reame beynge assembled in the comyn hous comynyng and treatyng vppon the tytle of the for sayd duke of yorke sodeynly fell downe the crowne whiche henge thenne in the myddes of the sayd hous whiche is the frayter of the abbaye of westmynster whiche was taken for a prodyce or token yâ the regne of kyÌge Henry was endyd also the crowne whiche stode on the hyghest toure of the stleple in the castell of Douer fell downe this same yere ¶ How the ãâã of Yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefelde and of the seconde Iourneye at saynt Albons by the quene and the prynce BIcause the quene with the prynce her sone was in the northe and absent her fro the kynge and obeyed not suche thynges coÌcluded in the parlemente was ordeyned yâ the duke of yorke as protector sholde go northwarde to bryn in yâ quene subdue suche as wolde not obey with whome went the erle of Salysbury syr Thomas Neuyll his sone with
moche people And at wakefelde in Cristmas weke they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lordes of the quenes parti that is to wyte the duke of yorke was slayne the erle of Rotlonde Syr Thomas Neuyl many mo the erle of salysbury was take other as Iohan Harowe of London capytayne ruler of the fotemen hauÌson of hull whiche were brought to pouÌfret there beheeded ther hedes sent to yorke set vpon the yates thus was the noble prynce slayne the duke of yorke on whos soule god ha ue mercy And this tyme therle of Mar +che beynge in Shrowesbury herynge the deth of his fader desyred ayde of yâ towne to auenge his faders dethe fro theÌs went to walys at Candelmasse after he had a batayll at Mortimers crosse ayenst therle of Penbroke of wyleshtyre where the erle of Marche had the vyctori Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd slayn the duke of yorke and his felysshyp came south warde with a greate multytude of people for to come to the kynge and defete suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlement ayenst whoo 's comynge yâ duke of Northfolke the erle of werwyk with moche peple ordynaunce went to sayne Albons and lad kinge Henry with them there encountred to vyder in suche wyse and faught so yâ the duke of Northfolke therle of werwyk with many other of ther party fled and lost that Iourneye where that kynge Henry was taken with the quene and prynce Edwarde his sone whiche two had goten that felde Then the quene hir partye beynge at hir aboue sânt anone to London whiche was on an Asshewenesdaye the fyrst daye of Lente for vi tayll for whiche the Mayre ordeyned by thaduys of the Aldermen yâ certen cartes lade with vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to them whan tho cartes camto Crepyll gate the comyns of the Cyte that kepte that gate toke the vytaylles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe Thenne were there certayn Alder men comyns apoynted to go vnto bernet to speke with the quenes counseylle to entreate that the northern men shold be sente home ayen in to theyr couÌtre for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they hadde come ¶ And duryng this treatyse tydynges came that the erle of warwyk had met with the erle of Marche on Cottes wolde comynge out of walys with a greate menye of walsshmen and that they bothe were comynge vnto London warde Anone as thyse tydynges were knowe the treatyse was broke for the kygne quene prynce all the other lordes yâ were with the departed fro saynt Albons north warde with all ther people yet or they departyd thens they be heeded yâ lorde Bonuyll sir Thomas Kryell whiche were taken in the Iourney done on Shrouetewesdaye ¶ Then the duchesse of yorke keynge at London he rynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albonâ sente ouer see hir two yonge sones George Rycharde whiche wente too Vtrech Philyp Malpas a ryche marchaunte of London Thomas Vaghan squyre mayster wyllyam Haâclyf many other ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London toke a shyp at And werpe to haue gone in to zelande on that other coste were taken of one Colomyne a Frensshman a shyp of werre And he toke theym prysoners brought theÌ in to Fraunce where they payed greate good for theyr raunson there was grete gode rychesse in yâ shyppe ¶ Of the deposynge of kynge Henry yâ vi and how kynge Edwarde the fourthe toke possessyon of yâ batayll on Palmsondaye how he was crowned THen whan the erle of Marche the erle of warwyk had mette to gyder on Cottyswold incontynent they concludyd to go to London sent word anone to the Mayre too the cyte that they wolde come and anone yâ cyte was gladde of theyr comynge hopynge to be releuyd by theym and soo they came too London And whan they were come and hadde spoke with the lordes and estates beynge there concluded for as moche as kynge Henry was gone with them northwarde that he had forfeyted his crowne and ought to be deposyd accordynge vnto the actes made and passyd in the last parlement And so by the aduys of yâ lordes spyrytuall and temporall thenne be ynge at London the erle of March Edwarde by the grace of god Eldest sone of the duke Rycharde of Yorke as ryght fulle heyre and nexte enherytour to hys fader the fourth daye of Marche the yere of our lorde god M. CCCC.lix toke possessyon of the reame at westmynster in the chirche of the abbaye offred as kynge with the ceptreryall To whome all the lordê spyrytuall teÌporall dyde hamage as to theyr souerayne lorde kynge And forthwith if was proclamid thrugh the cyte kynge Edwarde the fourth by name And anone after the kynge rode in his ryalle estate northwarde with all his lordes to subdue his subgeâtê yâ tyme beynge in yâ north and for to auenge his faders dethe And on Palmsondaye after he had a greate batayll in the northe couÌtre at a place called Towton not fer from yorke where with the helpe of god he gate the felde and hadde the vyctory where were slayne of his aduersaryes xxx thousande men mo as it was sayd by them that were there In whiche batayll was slayne the erle of Northumber londe the lorde Clyfforde syr IohnÌ Neuyll the erle of westmerlondes brother Andrewe Trollop many knyghtes squyres ¶ Thenne kynge Henry that had be kynge beynge with the quene the prynce at yorke herynge the losse of that felde somoche peole slayne and ouerthrowe anone forth with departed all thre with the duke of Somerset the lorde Roos other towarde Scotlonde And the next daye after kynge Edward with all his armye entred into yorke was there proclamyd kynge obeyed as be ought to be And yâ mayre comyns swore to be his lyegemen whan they had taryed a whyle in the north that all the north couÌtre hadde torned to hym he retorned southwarde leuynge behynde hym the erle of werwyk in tho partyes to gouerne rule that couÌtre And about Mydsomer after the yere of our lorde M. cccc.lx the fyrste yere of his regne he was crowned at westmynster anoynted kynge of Englonde hauynge possessyon of all the reame CAlixtus the thyrde was pope after Nicholas thre yere .v. mone thes this Calixt was an olde man whaÌ he was chose pope was contynuelly seke ne he myghte not fulfyll his desyre whiche he entended to do ayenste yâ Turkes For dethe came vpon hym And he was chose in yâ yere of our lorde M. cccc lv he deyed the .vi. daye in the whiche he made the fyguracyon and also he chanonysed saynt Vyncent a frere precher and there was a greate reformacyon of many monasteryes in
of London ¶ And they ordeyned at euery yate of London duryÌge this same parlement stronge watche of men of armes and archers and thrughe out euery warde also And the kyng made .v. dukes and one markeys four erles and the fyrste of them was the erle of Derby he was made duke of Herforde And the seconde also was the erle of Rutlonde and he was made duke of Awemarle And the thyrde was the erle of Kent and he was made duke of Surre And the fourth was the erle of Huntyngdon and he was made duke of Excestre And the fyfte was the erle of Notyngham a he was made duke of Northfolke And the erle of Somersete he was made markeys of Dorset And the lord Spenser was made Erle of Goucestre And the lorde Neuyll of raby was made erle of westmerlonde And syr Thomas percy was made erle of worcestre And syr wyllyam scrope that was tresourere of Englonde was made erle of wylteshyre And syr IohnÌ moÌtagu erle of Salesbury And whan the kynge had thus done he helde the parlemente and ryalle fest vnto all his lordes and to all maner people that thyder wolde come ¶ And this same yere deyed syr IohnÌ of GauÌt the kynges vncle and duke of Lancastre in yâ bysshops inne in Holdorne and was brought fro thens to saynt Poule there the kynge made and helde this enterement well and worthely with all his lordes in the chirche of saynt Poule in London and there he was buryed besyde dame BlauÌce his wyfe yâ was doughter heyre vnto the good Henry that was duke of Lancastre In the same yere there fell a dyscencyon bytwere yâ duke of Herforde and the duke of Norfolk in so moche yâ they waged batayll and âasten downe theyr gloues than they were taken vp ensealed yâ batyyll Ioyneâ the day set yâ place assygned ãâ¦ã and this sholde be at Couâtre ¶ And thyder come the kynge wyth all hys ãâã at that daye and was set in the felde and than these two worthy lordes came into yâ felde well and clene armed wel arayed with all theyr wepen redy too done theyr batayll were redy in the place for to fyght at vtterauÌce But yâ kyng had them cesse toke yâ quarell into his honde And forth with ryght there preseÌte exyled yâ duke of Herforde forterme of x. yere the duke of Norfolke for euere more And syr Thomas of AruÌdell Archebysshop of CauÌterbury was exyled yâ same tyme for euer deposed out of his see for malyce of the kynge anone these thre worthy lordes were coÌmauÌded defeÌded yâ kyngê reame And anone they gate theym shyppes at dyuerse hauens and went ouer see into dyuerse londes eche his waye And the duke of Norfolke wente too Venece and there he deyed on whos soule god haue mercy Amen and than kynge Rycharde made a clerke of his syr Roger walden Archebysshop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the .xxii. yere of kynge Rychardes regne by fals couÌseyll ymagynacyon of coueytous men yâ were about hym were made ordeyned blanke chertres and made theym to be enseled of all maner ryche men thrugh oute the reame In so moche that they compelled dyuerle people to sette theyr seales therto And this was done for greate couetyse wherfore all gode hertes of the reame were clene torned awaye fro the kinge for euer after And that was vtterly his dystruccyon and ende to hym yâ was soo hyghe and soo excellente prynce and kynge and thrugh couetous fals counseyll falsly betrayed Alas for pyte that suche a kynge myght not se ¶ And thaÌ kynge Rycharde sette his kyngdome hys ryall londe of Englonde too ferme vnto four persones the whiche were the se Syr wyllyam strop erle of wyleshyre and tresourer of Englonde and syr Iohan Busshe and Henry grene and syr Iohan Bagot knyghtes that whyche torned theym too myscheyf and dethe with in a lytell tyme as ye shall fynde here afterwarde wryten ¶ And than kyng Rycharde made greate ordynauÌce ânte hymself ouer see in to Iâlonde many grete lordes with hym ãâã a grete hoste for to strenth theyr kynge with men of armes archers and moche greate stuff ryghte good ordynauÌce as longed vnto warre And or he passed ouer see he ordeyned made syr Edmonde of Langley his vncle yâ duke of yorke his ãâã of Englonde in his absence with she gouernauÌce couÌseyll of theâe ãâ¦ã that had taken Englonde to âââme of the kynge And than he ãâ¦ã see and came into Irlonde and ãâã was well worthely receyued And ãâã rebelles that ben called wolde ãâã came downe to the kynge yolde them to hym both body goodes all at his ãâã wyll and swore vnto hym to be ãâã lyege men and there dyd to hym ãâã and feaute and good seruyse thus he conquered the moost parte of Irlonde in a lytell tyme. ¶ And whyse that kyng Rycharde was thus in Irlonde syr Henry of Bolyngbroke erle of ãâã the kynge had made before duke of âââforde the whiche duke the kynge had ââled out of this lond was comen ãâã to Englende for to chalenge the dukeââ me of Lancastre as for his ryght new herytage he came downe out of FrauÌce by londe vnto Calays And tâere âeâ hym syr Thomas of AruÌdell yâ was Archebysshop of CauÌterbury yâ ãâã eâyled out of Englonde with hym came the erle of AruÌdell his sone ãâã yâ which was in kepyÌg of syr IohnÌ shelley knight soÌtyme with the erle of ãâã with the duke of Eâcesââ yâ which was tho in yâ castell of Reygate in southsex there he stale hym awaye came too Calays and there he was keped well worthely tyll these other two lordes were comen to Calays ¶ And than this worthy duke and syr Thomas of Arundell Archebysshop of CauÌterbury shypped in yâ hauen of Calays drewe theyr cours nor warde and aryued in yorke shyre at Rauensporne faste by wydelyngton there he came entred fyrste the londe two lordes with hym and theyr nauye And soo thanne moche people of the reame that whan they herde of his comynge knewen where that he was and anone they drewen vnto hym and welcomed these lordes and soo gaaf theym courage in all manere thynge and soo passed forth into the londe and gadred moche people to them ¶ And whan kynge Rycharde herde and wyste that these twoo lordes were comen ayen in to Englonde and also were londed Than the kynge lefte his ordynaunce in Irlonde and come in to Englonde warde in all the hasâe that he myghte and come to the castell of Flynte and there he abode to take his counseyll and what myght he done but too hym come none And thanne syr Thomas Percy erle of worcestre yâ was the kynges stewarde wyst and knewe all this anone he came into the hall amonges althe people he brake yâ yerde of yâ ryall kynges housholde
parlement came the duke of Gloucestre Vmfrey yâ kynges vncle whiche hadde be protectoure of Englonde all yâ noncage of the kynge And anone after as he was in his lodgynge he was arested by yâ VycouÌte Beaumont the Conestale of Englonde whome accompanyed the duke of Bukyngham many other lordes And forth with all his seruauÌtes were coÌmauÌded to departe frome hym And xxxxii of the chyef of them were arested and sente to dyuerse prysons And anone after this sayd arest yâ sayd duke was on the morow deed on whos soule god haue mercy but how he dyed in what maner the certente is not knowe Some sayd he dyed for sorowe some sayd he was murdred bytwene two federbeddê some sayd yâ a ãâã was put in his fuÌdmente But how he deyed god knoweth to whome no thynge is hydde then whan he was deed he was layed open yâ all men myght hym see And soo bothe lordes knyghtes of yâ shyre with burgeys came sawe hym lye dede but wouÌde ne token coude they not perceyve how he dyed here may men mark ãâã this worlde is ¶ This duke was a noble man a grete clerk ãâ¦ã fully yâ reame to yâ kynges behoue nuuer cowde be fouÌde fawte to hym But enuye of them yâ were gouernours had promysed the duchy of Angeo the ãâã dome of Mayn causyd yâ ãâ¦ã this noble man For they dradde ãâã wolde haue empeshyd yâ ãâ¦ã And after they sente his body to ãâã Albons with certayne lyghtes for ãâã buryed And so syr Geruays of ãâã had then yâ charge for to conuey yâ ãâã And so it was buryed at sayne ãâã in the abbaye And fyue persones at his housholde were sente too London and there were they reyned and Iugâd to be drawen hanged also quartred Of whome yâ names were syr Roger âham brelayne a knyghte one ãâ¦ã squyre Arthur a squyre and ãâã Nedbam whiche .v. persones were draw fro the Toure of London thrugh Chepe to Tyborn there lete downe ãâã thenne stryped too haue ben heeded and quartred and thenne the Marquayâ of Suffolke shewed there for theym yâ kynges perdon vnder his grete seale And so they were pardonned of the remenaunce of all that other ãâã had theyr lyued and so they were broughte ayentoo London and after freely delyuered Thus began trowble in this reame of Englonde for the dethe of thys noble duke of Gloucestre all the ãâã of the reame began for to murmure for it and were not content ¶ After that pope Eugeny was deede Nicholas the fyfth was elect pope this Nicholas was chose for Eugeny yet hangynge yâ scysme not withstandyng he gate the obedyence of all crysten reames for after he was elect and sacred pope certayne lordes of Fraunce and of Englonde were sent in to Sauoy too pope Felyx for to entreate hym to scasse of the papacy And by the specyall laboure of the bysshop of Norwiche and the lord of saynt Iohannes he sessed the seconde yere after yâ pope Nicholas was sacred And yâ sayd Felyx was made Legate of Fraunce and Cardynall of Sauoy and he resygned yâ hole papacy to Nicholas And after lyued an holy lyfe and deyed an holy man And as it is sayd almyghty god shewyth myracles for hyÌ Thys was the .xxiii. scysme bytwene Eugeni and Felyx and dured .xvi. yere The cause was this the generall couÌseyll of Basyle deposed Eugeny whiche was oonly pope and Indubytate for as moche as he obserued not and kepte the decrees statutes of the couÌâeyll of Constance as it is sayd before Nother he rought notte to yeue obedyence to the generall couÌseyl in no maner wyse wherfore arose a grete alteracoÌn among wryters of this matere pro et contraâ whiche can not accorde vnto this daye one partye sayth that the counseyll is aboue the pope and that other partye sayth nay but the pope is aboue yâ counseyll God blessed aboue all thynge yeue and graunte his peas in holy chirche spouse of cryste Amen Thys Nicholas was of Iene comen of lowe degre a doctoure of dyuynyte an actyf maÌ he reedyfyed many places that were broken ruynous and dyd make a walle abowte the palays and made the walle newe abowte Rome for drede of yâ Turkys ¶ And the people wondred grete ly merueyllyd of yâ ceasynge resynyÌge of pope Felyx to pope Nicholas consyde rynge that Nicholas was a man of soo homely a byrth And that other was of affynyte to all the moost party of crysten prynces wherfore there was a verse publysshed as afore sayd ¶ How syr Fraunsoys Aragonoys toke Fogiers in Normandye and of the losse of Constantynople by the Turke IN the yere of kynge Henry .xxvii. beynge trewes bytwene Fraunce and Englonde a knyghte of yâ Englysshe partye named syr FrauÌces Aragony toke a towne in Normandye named Fogyers ayenste the trewes of whiche takynge began moche sorowe and losse for this was the occasyon by the whiche the Frensshmen gate all Normandye ¶ Abowte this tyme yâ Cyte of Constantynople whiche was the imperyall cyte in all Grece was taken by the Turkes Infydels whiche was bytrayde as some holde oppinyon and them peroure takeÌ and slayne and yâ ryall chirche of saynt Sophia robbed and dyspoylled and the relyques and ymages and the rode draw enge about the stretes whiche was done in spyte of Crysten fayth and sone after all crysten fayth in Grece perysshed and cessyd There were many Crysten men slayne and innumerable solde and put in captyuyte By yâ takynge of this towne the Turke gretly was enhauncyd in pryde a grete losse to all crystendome ¶ In the .xxviii yere was a parlement holden at westmynster and frome thens adiourned to the blacke freres at London after crystmas to westmynster ayen ¶ And this same yere Robert of cane a man of the westcouÌtre with a fewe shyppes toke a grete flete of shyppes comynge out of yâ bay lade with salt whyche shyppes were of Pruce Flaundres Holande and zelonde and brought thez to Hampton wherfore the marchauntes of Englonde beynge in Flaundres were arested in Brydges Ipre othere places and myghte not be delyuered ne theyr dettes dyscharged tyll they hadde made apoyntment for to paye the hurtê of those shyppes whiche was payde by the marchauntes of the staple euery peny And in lyke wyse the marchauntes goodes beynge in Dansk were also are sted and made grete amendes ¶ This same yere yâ Frensshmen in a mornyng toke by a trayne the towne of PouÌte all Arche therin the lord Fawconbrydge was taken prysoner And after that in Decembre Rone was taken and lost beynge therin syr Edmonde duke of Somerset and the erle of Shrewesbury the whiche by a poyntment left pledges and lost all Normandye and come home in to Englonde And durynge the sayd parlement the duke of Suffolke was arested sent in to the toure there he was a moneth after the kynge dyd do
fetche hym oute for whiche cause all the comunes were in a greate rumoure what for the delyueraunce of Angeo Mayn and after lesynge of all Normandye and in especyall for the dethe of the good duke of Gloucestre in soo moche in some places men gadred and made them Capytayns as Blewherde other whiche were take putte to dethe And then the sayd parlement adiouned was to Leycetre And theder the kynge brought with hym the duke of Suffolk And whan yâ comyns vnderstode that he was oute of the Toure and comen thyder they desyred for to haue execucyon on them that were cause of the delyuerauÌce of NormaÌ dye and hadde be cause of the dethe of the duke of Gloucestre and hadde solde Gascoyn Guyan of the whiche they named to be gylty the duke of Suffolk as chyef the lorde Saye the bysshop of Salysbury Danyell many mo And for to pease yâ comyns the duke of Suffolke was exyled out of Englonde for .v yere ¶ And so durynge the parlemente he wente in to Norfolke and there he toke hys shyppynge for to goo oute of the reame of Englonde in to Fraunce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shypp of werre called Nicholas of yâ tour mett with hys shyp and founde hym therm whome they toke out and brought hym in to theyr shyppe to the mayster and yâ capytayne and there he was eramyned and atte the laste Iuged too dethe And soo they putte hym in a caban and hys chapelayne wyth hym for to shryne him And that done they brought hym in too Douer rode and set hym in to the ãâã and smote there of his heede And broughte the body a londe vpon the ãâã and sette the heede therby ¶ And thys was done the fyrst daye of May. ¶ ãâã what auayled hym nowe all his ãâã rauÌce of Normandye And here ãâã se how he was rewarded for the deth of yâ duke of Gloucestre thus began sorow vpon sorowe dethe for dethe ¶ How this yere was InsurreccoÌn ãâã te of the comyns of whome Iack ãâã an Irysshe man was Capytayne THis yere of our lorde M. CCââ was the greate grace of the Iubyle at Rome where was grete ãâã in so moche yâ frome all places in ãâã dome greate multytude of people ãâã tyd thyder And in this same yere was a greate assemble and gaderynge togyâder of the comunes of Kente in to grece nombre And made an Insurreccyon rebelled ayenste the kynge and his lawes And ordeyned theym a Capytayne called Iohan Cade an Irysshman whiche named hymself Mortymer cosyn to the duke of yorke And this Capytayne helde theym togyder made ordynaunces amonge theym and brought theym to the black hethe where he made a byll of petycyons to the kynge his couÌseyll and shewed what Iniuryes and oppressyons yâ poore comyns suffred vnder colour for to come to his aboue he had a grete multytude of people ¶ And the xxvii daye of Iune the kynge many lordes Capytayns men of werre went towarde hym to yâ black heth And whaÌ the Capytayne of Kent vnderstode yâ comynge of the kynge with so greate puyssauÌce he withdrewe hym his peple to senok a lytell vyllage ¶ And the .xxviii day of Iune he brynge withdrawen and gone yâ kyng came with his armye set in ordre enbataylled to yâ black heth and by aduys of his couÌsell sent syr Vmfrey Stafforde knyght wyllyam Stafforde ãâã two valyaunt Capytayns with certayne people for to fyght with the capytayne to take brynge hym his accessaryes to the kynge whiche went too Senol And the Capytayne with hys felyshyp and mette with them fought ayenste theym and in conclusyon slewe theym bothe and as many as abode wolde not yelde theym were slayne ¶ Durynge this skyrmysshe felle a gretr varyaunce amonge yâ lordes men and comyn people beynge on black heth ayeÌste them lordes capytayns saynge playnly yâ they wolde go vnto the capytayne of Kent to assyst helpe hym but yf they myght haue execucoÌn on the traytours beynge about the kynge wherto yâ kynge sayd nay And they sayd playnly that the lorde Saye tresourer of EngloÌde and the bysshop of Salysbury and yâ baron of Dubby the abbot of Gloucestre Danyell Treuilyon many mo were traytours and worthy to be dede wherfore for to please the lordes meny also some of the kynges hous yâ lorde Saye was arested and sent to the toure of London And then the kynge herynge tydynges of the dethe and ouerthrowenge of the Staffordes he withdrewe hym to London and frome thens to Kelyng worth For the kynge ne the lordes durst not truste theyr owne housholde men ¶ Then after that the Capytayne had had this vyctory vppon the Staffordes anone he toke syre Vmfreys salette and his Brygantynes smyten full of gylte naylles and also hys gylte sporys and arayed hym lyke a lorde a âapytayne and resorted with all his menye also mo than he had before to the black heth ayen To whome came yâ Archebysshop of Caunterbury and the duke of Bokyngham to the blacke hethe and spake with hym And as it was sayd they founde hym wytty in his talkynge and his requeste so they departyd ¶ And the thyrde day of Iuly he came entred into London with all his people And the re dyde make cryes in the kynges name and in his name that noo man sholde robbe ne take no manere goodes but yf he payed for it And came rydynge thrughe the cyte in greate pryde and smote his swerde vppon London stone in Can wyk strete ¶ And he beynge in yâ cyte seÌte to the toure for to haue the lorde Say And so they fette hym brought him to the yelde halle before the mayre th alder men where yâ he was examyned And he sayd he wolde and oughte to be Iugyd by his perys And the comyns of Kente toke hym by force frome the Mayer offycers that kept hym and toke hym to a prest to shryue hym And or he myght be halfe shryuen they broughte hym to the standarde in the Chepe syde there smote of his hede on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And thus deyed the lorde Saye tresourer of Englonde After this they sette his heede vpon a spere bare it all aboute the cyte And the same daye abowte Myle ende Cromere was beheeded And the daye before atte after noone the Capytayne with certayne of his men wente to Phylyp Malpas house and robbyd hym and toke awaye moche good And frome thens he went to saynt Margaretes patens to one Gertys hous and robbed hym toke away fro hym moche good also At whiche rob bynge dyuerse men of London of theyr neyghbours were at and toke part with theym ¶ For this robbynge the peoples hertes felle frome hym and euery thryfty man was a ferde for to be serued in lyke wyse For there was many a man in London that awayted
yâ flyr and in the yere come euerie Anne into EngloÌde ãâã to be spoused to kynge Rycharde hir ââder was Emperour of Almaynt kynge of ãâã with hir ãâ¦ã be of ãâ¦ã and many other worthy ãâã knyghtes of hys ãâã of Beme and of other duche tonges to do hyr reuerence worshyp And syr Symonde veuerle a worthy knyght of yâ garter and other knyghtes and squyres that were the kynges embassatoureâ brought hyr in to Englonde and so forth to London And the people of yâ cyte that is to saye the mayer the aldermen and all comynes roden ayenste hyr to welcome hyr and euery man in goode araye and euery craft with his mynstralsye in the best maner wyse and mette with hyr on the blacke hethe in Kent and so brought hyr vnto London thrugh the cyte and so forth vnto westmynster vnto the kynges palays And there she was spoused vnto kynge Rycharde well and worthely in the abbaye of westmynster and there she was crowned quene of Englonde And all hyr frendes that came with hyr had den grete gyftes were well cherysshed refresshed as longe tyme as they abode there ¶ And in this same yere ther was a batayll done in the kynges palays at westmynster for certayn poyntes of treason bytwene syr IohnÌ Ansley knyght defendaunt and Carton squyre the appellaunt But this syr IohnÌ of Ansley ouer came this Carton and made hym to yelde hym within yâ lystes And anone was this Carton dyspoyled of his harneys drawen out of the lystes and so forth vnto Tyburne and there he was hanged for his falsnesse ¶ And in the .viii. yere of the regne of kynge Rycharde the seconde syre Edmonde of Langley the. Erle of Cambrydge kynge Rychardes vncler wente in too Portyngale wyth a fayr companye of men of armes and archers in strengthynge and helpynge the kynge of Portyngale ayenst yâ kynge of spayne his power and there the kynge of Portyngale had the vyctory of his enemyes thrughe helpe and comforthe of oure Englysshmen And. whan that Iourney was done yâ erle of Cambrydge come home ayen with his people into Englande in hast blessed be god and his blessyd gyftes Amen ¶ And this same yere kyng Rychard helde his Crystmas in the maner of Eltham ¶ And the same yere and tyme the kynge of Armony fledde out of his owne londe and come in to Englonde for to haue helpe and so coure of oure kynge ayenst his enmyes that hadde dryuen hym out of his owne reame And so he was brought vnto the kynge to Elcham there as the kynge helde his ryall feest of Crystmasse ¶ And there our kynge welcomed hym and did hym moche reuerence worshyp commaunded all his lordes to make hym al the chere that euer they coude And than he besought the kynge of his grace and of helpe of his comforth in his nede yâ he myght be brought ayen to his kingdome and londe For the Turkes hadde deuoured and bestroyed the moost parte of his londe how he fledde for drede and come hyder for socout helpe And thenne the kynge hauynge on hym pyte and compassyon of his greate myscheif and greuous dysease anone he toke hys couÌseyll and asked what was beste to do And they answered and sayd yf it lyked hym to gyue hym ony good it were weldone And as touchynge his people for to trauell so ferre into out londes it were a greate Ieoperdye And soo the kynge gaaf hym golde and syluer and many ryche gyftes and Iewels and betaughte hym to god and so he passed ayen oute of Englonde ¶ And in this same yere kynge Rycharde with a ryall power weÌ te into Scotlonde for to warre vpon the Scottes for the falsnes and destruccyon that the Scottes had done vnto Englysshmen in the Marches And thanne the Scottes come downe too the kynge for to treate with hym and with his lordes for trewes as for certayne yeres And so our kynge his couÌseyll grauÌted theym trewes for certayne yeres and our kyng torned hym ayen into Englonde And whan he was comen vnto yorke there he abode and rested hyââ there And there syr IohnÌ Holonde the erle of Kentes broder slewe the erles sone of Scafforde his heyre with a dagger in yâ cyte of yorke wherfore the kynge was sore anoyed greued remeued thens came to LoÌdon And the mayer with yâ aldermen the comyns with all the solempnyte that myght be done ryden ayenste yâ kynge brought hym ryally thrugh the cyte and soo forth vnto westmynster to his owne palays ¶ And in the .ix. yere of kynge Rychardes regne he helde a parlement at westmynster there he made two dukes a marqueys fyue erles The fyrst that was made duke was the kynges vncle syr Edmonde of Langle erle of Cambrydge hym he made duke of yorke his other vncle syr Thomas of wodstok that was erle of Bukyngham hym he made duke of Gloucestre And syr Lyonuer yâ was erle of Oxforde hym he made marqueys of Deuelyne And Hernry of Balyngbrok the dukes sone of Lancastre hym he made erle of Derby And sir Edwarde yâ dukes sone of yorke hym he made erle of Ruttelonde And syre Iohan Holonde that was the Erle of Kentes broder and hym he dyd make erle of Huntyngdon ¶ And Syre Thomas Mombraye hym he made Erle of Notyngham and the Erle Marshalle of EngloÌde And sir Mychelde lapole knyght hyÌ he made erle of South folk and ChauÌceler of EngloÌde And yâ erle of yâ Marche at yâ same parlelemeÌt holden at westmynster in playne parlemeÌt amonges all the lordes comyns was proclamed erle of the Marche and heyre Parente to the crowne of Englonde aftere kynge Rycharde the whiche erle of the Marche wente ouer see in to Irlonde vnto his lordshyppes and londes for the erle of Marche is erle of Vlster in Irlonde and by ryght lyue and herytage And there atte the castell of hys he laye that tyme and there came vpon hym a grete multytude in busshmeÌtes of wylde Irysshmen for to take hym and destroye hyÌ And he come out fyersly of his castell with his people and manly faught with theÌ and there he was taken hewen all too pyeces and so he deyed vpon whos soule god haue mercy ¶ And in the .x. yere of kynge Rychardes regne the erle of AruÌdell went to the see with a greate nauye of shyppes armed with men of armes good archers And whan they come in the brode see they mette with the hole flete that come with wyne lade from Rochell the whiche wyne were enemyes goodes And there our nauye sette vpon theym toke theym all and brought theym vnto dyuerse portes and hauens of Englonde some to London and there ye myghte haue had a tonne of Rochell wyne of yâ heste for xx shellynge sterlynge and soo we had greate chepe of wyne in Englonde yâ tyme thanked be god almyghty ¶ How
reyned and dampned bothe to be drawen and hanged quartred but mayster IohnÌ hume had his chartrel was pardoned by the kynge but mayster Roger was drawen to Tyburne where he confessed that he deyed gyltles of this mater neuer had trespaced in yâ he deyed fore Notwithstandynge he was hanged heeded and quartred on whos soule god haue mercy Amen And Margere âârde mayn was brent in smythfelde ¶ Also this yere was a greate fraye in London in flete strete by nyghte tyme bytwene men of court men of London and dyuerse men slayne and some hurte and one Herbotell was the chyef causer of the mysgouernauÌce affray ¶ Also this yere at yâ chesynge of the mayer of LondoÌ the comyus named Robert Clopton Raulyn Holande talyour and the aldermen toke Robert Clopton broughte hym at the ryghte hande of the mayer as custome is And thaÌ certayn talyours and other hande craftes men âyed nay nay not this man but Raulyn Holande wherfore the mayer that was Padyslye sente theym that so cryed too Newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punysshed ¶ In this same yere were dyuerse enbassatours sente into Guyon for a maryage for the kynge for the âââles doughter of Armynake that whiche was concluded but by the meane of the erle of Suffolke it was lette and put a parte ¶ And after this the sayd erle of Suffolk went hymself ouer se in FrauÌce there he treated the maryage bytwene the kynge of Englonde the kynges doughter of Cycyle and of Iherusalem And the nexte yere it was concluded fully that maryage by whiche maryage yâ kynge sholde delyuer to hir fader the duchye of Angeo and the erldome of Mayn whiche was the keye of Normandye Than departed yâ erle of Suffolke with his wyfe and dyuerse lordes knyghtes in the moost ryall astate that myght be oute of Englonde with newe chares palfreys whiche went thrugh the chepe and so wente ouer the see and receyuedâ hir and than after in the Lenten broughte hir vnto Hampton where she landed and there was ryally receyued ¶ And vpon Canââmasse euen before by a grâ tempeste of thândre and ãâã to at after none Poules steple was sett on fyre on the myddes of the shaft in yâ tym âre whiche was quenchyd by force of labour specyally by the morowe masse preest of the Bowe in chepe whiche was thought impossyble sauf only the grace of god ¶ This yere was yâ erle of Staf forde made and create duke of Bukyng ham therle of wer wyk duke of war wyk the erle of Dorset markys of Dorset the erle of Suffolke was made markis of Suffolk ¶ How kynge Henry wedded quene Margarete and of hyr coronacyon THis yere kynge Henry maryed at Such wyk quene Margarete she came too London the .xxviii. daye of May. And by the waye all the lordes of Englonde receyued hir worshypfully in dyuerse places And in especyall the duke of Gloucestre on the black hethe the mayer with all the aldermen all the craftes in blewe gownes broudred with the deuyse of his crafte that they myght be be knowen met with hir with redde hodes brought hir to London where were dyuerse pagentys couÌtenaunce of dyuerse hystoryes shewed in dyuerse places of the cyte ryally costely ¶ And yâ .xxx. daye of May. yâ forsayd quene was crowned at westmynster And there was Iustes thre dayes durynge within the Sayntwary before the abbaye ¶ This yere yâ ãâã your of Kylmayn apeled therle of Vrmonde of treason whiche hadde a daye to theym assygned for to fyght in Smythfelde And the lystes were made and the felde dressyd But whan it came too poynt the kynge coÌmauÌded yâ they shold not fyghte but toke the quarell into his hânde And this was done at the Instaunce and labours of certayne prechers doctours of London as mayster ãâ¦ã persone of ãâ¦ã in Holborn and other ¶ Also this yere came a greate ãâã in to Englonde out of FrauÌce for to haue coÌcluded a parpetuall peas but in conclusyon it torned vnto a trewes for a yere ¶ About this tyme dyed sayne Barnar dyne a gray frere whiche began yâ new reformacoÌn of yâ ordre in many places in so moche that they that were reformed ben called Obseruauntes whyche obseruauÌtes ben gretly encreased in yea ly and in Almayne This Barnardyn was canonysed by pope Nicholas the .v. in the yere of oure lorde M. CCCC.l ¶ Iohannes de Capistrano was his discyple whiche profyted moche to the reformacoÌn of yâ ordre for god hathe shewed many a fayre miracle ¶ Also here is to be noted that frome this tyme forwarde kynge Henry neuer proffyted ne went for warde but fortune began to torne frome hym on all sydes as well in FrauÌce Nor mandye Guyon as in Englonde some men holde oppinyon yâ kynge Henry ya af commyssyon preuarly to syr Edwarde Hull sir Robert Roos Deane of saynt Senerynes and other to conclude a maryage for hym with the erle of Army nakes syster whiche was promysed as it was sayd and concluded after broken and he wedded quene Margarete as afore is sayd a full dere maryage for yâ reme of EngloÌde for it was know verily yâ for to haue hir delyuerde was yâ duchy of Angeo the erldom of Mayn whiche was yâ keye of Normandye for yâ Frensshmen to entre ¶ And about thys the sayd Markys of Suffolke axyd in playne parlement a fyftene and an halfe for to fetche hyr out of Fraunce ãâã what a maryage was this as to the comparyson of that other maryage For the re sholde haue be delyuerde so many castels townes in Guyon soo muche gold sholde haue be yeuen with hir yâ all Englonde sholde haue be therby euryrhed but contrary wyse fell wherfore euery grete prynce oughte to kepe his promyse For bycause of brekynge of thys promyse for maryage of quene Margarete what losse hathe the reame of Englonde had by lesynge of Normandye Guyon by dyuysyon in the reame yâ rebellynge of comyns ayenst ther prynce lordes what dyuysyon amonge yâ lordes what murdre sleynge of theym what feldes foughte and made in conclusyon so many yâ many a man hathe loste his lyfe in conclusyon the kynge deposyd the quene with hyr sone fayne to fle into Scotlonde frome thens into FrauÌce so to Loreyne the place yâ she came fyrst fro Many men deme that the brekynge of yâ kynges promyse to yâ syster of the erle of Armynak was cause of his greate losse and aduersyte ¶ How the duke of Gloucestre the kynges vncle was arested at the parlemente of Bury and of his dethe and how Angeo in Mayn was delyuered IN the .xxvi. yere of kynge Henry was a parlement at Bury called faynt Edmondes bury abowte whyche was coÌmauÌded all the comyns of yâ couÌtre to be there in theyr moost beste defensyable araye for to wayte vpon yâ kynge To whiche