IN the year of thyncarnation of our lord Jhu crist M. CCCC.lxxx. And in the xx. year of the Regne of king Edward the fourth/ Atte request of diverse gentlemen I have endevourd me to enprinte the chronicles of Englond as in this book shall by the sufferance of god follow/ And to th'end that every man may see and shortly find such matter as it shall please him to see or rede I have ordained a table of the matters shortly compiled & chapitred as here shall follow which book beginneth at Albyne how she with her sisters fond this land first & named it Albion & endeth at the beginning of the reign of our said sovereign lord king Edward the iiij. ¶ First in the prologue is contained how Albyne with her sustre● en●●d in to this isle/ and named it Albyon ¶ The beginning of the book containeth how Brutus was engendrid of them of Troy & how he slay his father & mother Ca i ¶ How B●ute was driven out of his land/ & how he held him in grece/ And delivered the troyans there out of bondage Ca ij ¶ How Coryn became Brutus' man & how king Goffar was discomfited And of the fondation of Tours in Turayne Ca iij. ¶ How B●ute arrived atte tottenesse in the isle of Albion/ And of the battle between Coryn & Gogmagog Ca iiij ¶ How Brutus made london & named this land britaigne/ & Scotland Albany/ & Wales Cambre/ And of the division of the land to his three sons Ca five. ¶ How king Madan reigned in pe●s/ & of the debate of his sons and how that one slow that other/ & how after wolves slew him that slay his brother Ca uj. ¶ How king Ebrac conquered france & begat xx. sons & yxiij daughters Ca seven. ¶ Of king Brutus grenesheld first sone of king Ebrac Ca viij ¶ Of king Leyl/ Brutus grenesheldis soon Ca.ix. ¶ Of king Lud ludibras that was king Leybes sone Ca x ¶ Of king Bladud that was soon of king lud ludibras Ca xj ¶ Of king Leyr & of his iij. doughtres and how the youngest was married to the king of france Ca xij ¶ How king Leyr was driven out of his land by his folly/ and how Cordeil his yong●st daughter helped him in his need Ca xiij ¶ How Morgan & Conedage which were n●uews to Cordeil werxyd on her/ & had her in ●●son Ca xiv ¶ How Reynold that was Conedages sone reigned aft his father And in his time it rained blood three days Ca xv. ¶ How Gorbodian reigned after after reygrold his father Ca. xuj ¶ How the two sons of Gorbodian fought for the heritage/ & how they both were slain Ca. xvij. ¶ How iiij. kings held all Britain/ And what their names were Ca. xviij. ¶ Of king Doneband that was Cleteus sone and how he won the land Ca nineteeen. ¶ How Doneband was the first king that e'er weared crown of gold in Britain Ca.xx. ¶ How B●●nne & Belyn departed between 'em the land after the death of & their were Ca. xxi. ¶ How Belyn drove out of this land Guthlagh of Denmark and Samye Ca xxij ¶ How wacoord was made between Brenne & belyn by the moyen of Cornewen her mother Ca. twenty-three. ¶ How king Cormbatrus slow the king of denmark by cause he would not pay him his truage Ca xxiv. ¶ How king Guenthelon reigned & gowned the land Ca twenty-five. ¶ How king Seysell reigned after Guenthelon Ca xxuj ¶ How kymor reigned aft seysell/ & howan reigned aft him ca xxvij ¶ How king morwith died through devouring of a best ca xxviij ¶ Of Grandebodian that was the sone of more with which made the town of Cambrige Ca xxix ¶ Of Ar●ogaill that was grandobodians soon/ how he was made king & after deposed for his wikkednesse Ca thirty. ¶ How Hesidur was made king aft the death of Artogaille his brother Ca xxxj. ¶ How the Britons token hesidur out of prison/ & made him king the thrid time Ca xxxij ¶ How xxxiij. kings reigned in peace each after other/ after the death of Hesidur Ca xxx.ij ¶ How lud was made king after the death of his father ca xxxiiij. ¶ How the britone granted Cassibalam which was luddes brother the Ream/ in whose time julius cesar come twice to conquer the land Ca xxxv. ¶ Of the debate that was between Cassibalam & the earl of london and of the truage that was paid to rome Ca xxxuj. ¶ How the lords of the land after the death of Cassibalam be cause he had none heir made Andragen king Ca xxxvij. ¶ Of kymbalin which was Andragens soon/ in whose time was Ihu born of the blessed virgin seint marry Ca xxxviij. ¶ Of king Guynder kymbalyns sone which refused to pay tribute to Rome/ & how he was slain Ca. xxxix. ¶ Of king Armager/ in whose time the apostles preached ca xl ¶ How king westmer gaf to Beringer an Island and made the 〈◊〉 of ●●re wyke Ca xlj ¶ How king westmer died do arere a stone in thentring of westmoreland/ where he slew Roderyke Ca xlij. ¶ Of king Coyll that was westmers soon Ca xliij ¶ How king lucie reigned after Coyll/ And was the first cristen king that ever was in this land Ca xliiij. ¶ How this land was long without a king/ and at last the britons cheese Astlepades/ which after was slain by Coeyll ca xlv ¶ How constance a romayn was choose king by cause he wedded Eleyne king Coeyls daughter Ca xluj. ¶ How Costantine sone of constance & of seint Eleyne Ruled the land/ & after was made emperor of Rome Ca xlvij. ¶ How Maxymian that was the emperors cousin of Rome wedded Octavians daughter/ & was made king Ca xlviij ¶ How Maximian conquered the land of Amorican. and gaf it to Conan meriedok Ca xlix ¶ How seint Ursula with xj. M. virgins in her company w●re martyred at Coleyne Ca l. ¶ How king Gowan came for to destroy this land/ And how Gracian defended it Ca lj. ¶ How Gracian made himself king when Maximian was slain & afterward the britons slay him Ca lij ¶ How Costantine that was the kings brother of little britain was crowned king of moche britayne Ca liij ¶ Of constance that was Costantins sone a monk at wynchestre was taken out by vortiger & made king after his fadres death whom vortigeer let slay him to make himself king Ca. liiij ¶ How the wardens that had though ij. children to keep which were constantines sons led them to little britain for the treason & falseness of vortiger Ca lv. ¶ How Engist with xj. M. men come in to this land to whom vortiger gaf the place that is called thongcastell Ca luj. ¶ Of Ronewen Hengist's daughter/ whom king vortiger wedded for her beauty Ca lvij. ¶ How Vortimer that was Vortigers sone was made king/ and how Engist was driven out/ and how Vortymer was slain by Ronewen Ca lviij. ¶ How the britons chosen Vortiger again to be king/ & how Engiste returned & how they fought together Ca lix. ¶ How Vortiger began a Castle that would not stand/ wherefore counscill was given him to tempre the mortar with blood Ca lx ¶ How M●rlyn was sought in Wales for to come & speak with the king Ca lxj ¶ Of the ansuere of Merlin to the king why the Castle might not stand Ca. lxij. ¶ Of the signification of ij. dragons that fought together ca lxiij ¶ Of king Aurilambros how he pursued Vortiger and Engiste and how they died Ca. lxiiij. ¶ How Aurilambros redressed the land of Britain which was destroyed by the saxons Ca lxv ¶ How the britons went to seche the great stones in Irland ca ●xvj. ¶ How Passent vortigers soon & king Guillomer come in to this land/ & how Coppa a traitor enpoysend the king Aurilambros Capitulo lxvij. ¶ When Aurilambros was deed a star was seen in the morning with a clear light/ & at the bought of the beam was seen the heed of an horrible dragon Ca lxu.ij. ¶ Of the betokening of the star Ca lxix ¶ Of Uter pendragon which was king after his brother/ & of the love that he had to ygerne therbes wife of Cornewaille Ca lxx. ¶ How Uter begat on Igerne countess of Cornewaille Arthur the king Ca lxxj. ¶ How king Uter ordained Aloth to rule the land while that he was seek Ca lxxij ¶ How Arthur soon of Uter was king after his father/ and how he drove Colegrine/ the saxons/ and Cheldryke of Almaigne out of this land Ca lxx●ij. ¶ How Arthur fought with the saxoves when they come again & besected the town of bath & hem overcombe Ca lxxiiij. ¶ How Arthur ayed of Merlin of uj. the last kings that we●● to reign in this land/ & of Merlyns prophecy Ca lxxv ¶ How Arthur overcome Guillomer king of Irland/ & the scots be●●me● his men Ca lxxuj. ¶ How the noble king Arthur wedded Gunnore co●●n to the●●● of corn waill/ & after how he conquered all Irland ca lxxvij ¶ How Arthur conquered france & slew frollo ca lxxviij ¶ Hnw Arthur advanced his men that had travailed in his service & how he was crowned king of Glomergan ca lxxix. ¶ Of the letter that was sent fro rome to king Arthur ca lxxx ¶ Of the manly ansuere that king Arthur sent to the emperor & to the Romayns ca lxxxj ¶ Of the reverence that king Arthur died to the messengers of the emperor ca lxxxij ¶ Of the kings & lords that comen to serve & aid king Arthur anent the emperor ca lxxxiij. ¶ How king Arthur fought & slay a geant called Dinabus that had slain heleyne king hoels cousin of little britaigne ca lxxxiiij. ¶ How king Arthur yaf battle to the emperor/ in which the emperor was slain ca lxxxv ¶ How king arthur buried the bodies of his knights that were slain in the bataille/ And how he sent the emperors body to Rome for tribute ca lxxxuj ¶ How Mordred to whom he had given the governance of his Ream in his absence rebellid against him ca lxxxvij ¶ How king Arthur enchaced Mordred the traitor and how he was slain & king Arthur wounded to the death ca lxxxviij ¶ How king Arth●r drlivered the ream to Costantyn the sone of Cador his nephew ca lxxxix ¶ How Costantine was warred of Mordred's ij. sons ca lxxxx. ¶ Of king Adelbright & of Edell ca lxxxxj ¶ How king Edell married the damoyfell Adelbrightes daughter unto a knave in his kichen ca lxxxxij ¶ Of king Conan ca lxxxxiij ¶ Of king Cortif & of Gurmonde that come by help of the ●●●nems in to britaigne ca lxxxxiiij. ¶ How king Gurmond drove king Cortif to chichestre & slew the britons & gate the town ca lxxxxv ¶ How this land was named Englond after the name of Engist And how many kings were made after in diverse parties of the land ca lxxxxuj ¶ How seint Austyn come first in to Englond & baptized & con●tid king Adelbright/ and of two bishops that were his fellows ca lxxxxvij. ¶ How seint Austyn went in to Wales/ and how the britons there would not obey tharchebisshopp of Caunterbury ca lxxxxviij. ¶ How king Adelbright & king Olfride slew brecinal king of britons that held the country of leycestre Ca lxxxxix. ¶ How Cadewan king of leycestre/ and Elfride king of northumberland were friends/ & after of the deba●e that was between Edwin and walyn which were both her sons Capitulo Centesimo ¶ How king Oswold was slain by king Cadwalyn & peanda And how Oswy seint oswald's brother reigned after him & slay Peanda/ And how king Cadewaldre that was Cadewalynes sone reigned after his father/ And was last king of the Britons Capitulo C.j. ¶ How Cadewaldre forsook this land and went in to little Britain ca c.ij ¶ How king Offa was sovereign above all the kings in Englond & their were/ & how Osbright enforced the wife of buerne bocarde/ whereof fill much sorrow ca c.iij. ¶ How the Danes took york and slew king Osbright/ and Elle ca c.iiij. ¶ How seint Edmond the king was martyred ca c.v ¶ How hubba & hunger took the town of reading ca c.uj ¶ Of king Alured & how the danes in his time required him to suffer them to depart out of this land ca c.vij ¶ How hubba & hunger were slain at Chippenham/ & how the danes brought her king to king Alured ca c.viij ¶ How the danes that went in to france with Gurmond come a gain in to englond/ & of the death of king Alured ca c.ix ¶ Of king Edward that was king Aluredes sone ca c.x ¶ Of king Adelston & of Edmond/ Eldrede and of Edwyne his brethren ca c.xj ¶ Of king Edgar how he reigned over the kings of scotland and walys/ & how he was deceived in taking of his wife ca c.xij ¶ How king Edgar wedded Estrilde after the death of Edelwold ca c.xiij ¶ How seint Edward the martyr was slain by his stepmodre Estrilde for to make Eldred her sone king ca c.xiiij. ¶ Of king Eldrede/ & how king swine of denmark held englond and how Eldrede seint Edward's brother was not beloved/ wherefore be fled in to normandy ca c.xv ¶ How king Eldrede come again from normandy/ & how knoght the dane reigned/ and of the were between him & Edmond Irenside ca c.xuj. ¶ Of king knoght ca c.xvij. ¶ How king Edmond Irenside was slain by a tcaitour named Edrith of Stratton ca c.xviij ¶ How king knoght sent king Edmond's sons in to denmark for to slay/ & how they were saved ca c.xix. ¶ How king knoght conquered norewey/ & how after his pride become meek & mild ca c.xx ¶ Of king harolde that liefer had to go on foot than ride ca c.xxj ¶ Of king hardeknoght haroldes brother ca c.xxij. ¶ Of the vylanye that the danes diden to englisshmen wherefore afterward was no dane made king of englond ca c.xxiiij ¶ How godewyn took Alured on gildesdoune when he came out of normandy to be kyug/ & how he was martyred in y● I'll of ely ca 124 ¶ How seint Edward Alureds' brother was made king of Englond ca c.xxv. ¶ Of the first miracle that god showed for seint edward ca c.xxuj ¶ How earl Godewyne returned in to englond/ and how seint Edward wedded his daughter ca c.xxvij. ¶ How seint Edward see sweyne drowned in the see/ as he stood and berde his mass ca c.xxviij. ¶ How the ring that seint Edward had given to seint johan the evangelist was sen● to him again ca c.xxix. ¶ How seint Edward died & is buried at westmestre ca c.xxx ¶ How harold good wines soon was made king/ & how he escaped fro the duke of normandy ca c.xxxj ¶ How william bastard duke of normandy conquered englond & slew king harold ca c.xxxij. ¶ How king william governed him well/ & of the were between him & the king of france ca c.xxxiij ¶ Of king william Rous/ william bastardis soon that destroyed towns & houses of Religion to make a forest ca c.xxxiiij ¶ How king henry beauclerke william Rous brother was king and of the de●ate between him and Robert Curthose his brother Capitulo c.xxxv. ¶ Of the debate that was between king Louis of feaunce & king henry of Englond/ and how his two sons were drowned in the see ca c.xxxuj. ¶ How Maude the empress come again in to englond/ and how she was wedded after to Geffrey earl of angeo ca c.xxxvij ¶ How stephen king henries sister sone was made king of Englond ca c.xxxviij. ¶ How Maude themꝑesse had moche trouble & disease/ And how she ascaped fro Oxenford to wallyngford ca c.xxxix ¶ How Geffrey earl of Angeo gave unto henry themꝑesse soon all Normandy ca c.xl. ¶ Of king henry the second themꝑesse soon in whose time seint Thomas of Caunterbury was made chancellor ca c.xlj ¶ Of king henry that was soon of king henry themꝑesse soon/ & of the debate of him & of his father ca c.xlij ¶ How cristen men lost the holy land in this time through a falls cristen man that renayed his faith & become a sarasyn ca c.xliij. ¶ Of king Richard Cuer de lion & of his conquest in the holy land ca c.xliiij ¶ How king Richard returned fro the holy land/ & how he avenged him on his enemies ca c.xlv. ¶ How johan his brother was made king/ And the first year of his reign he lost all Normandy ca c.xluj ¶ How king johan would not obeyee the pope's commandment/ wherefore all Englond was interdicted ca c.xlvij ¶ How stephen of langton come in to englond by the pope's commandment & how he returned again ca c.xlux ¶ How king johan destroyed thordre of Cisteaus ca c.xlix ¶ How Pandolf delivered a clerk that had falsed and counterfeited the kings money in the kings presence ca c.l. ¶ Of the letter obligatory that king johan made unto the court of Rome wherefore petre pens be paid ca c.lj. ¶ How the clerks that were outlawed come again/ And how king johan was assoiled ca c.lij. ¶ How the enterdiction ceased/ And of the debate between king johan & the barons of Englond ca c.liij. ¶ How Louis the kings sone of france come in to Englond with a strong power for to be king ca c.liiij. ¶ How the pope sent Swalo a l●gate in to Englond And of the death of king johan ca c.lv ¶ How king henry the third was crouned at gloucestre ca c.luj ¶ How Louis returned in to france/ And of the confirmation of king johanes chartre ca c.lvij. ¶ Of the quynzieme of goods granted for the new charters and of the purveyance of Oxenford Ca clviii ¶ Of the siege of kenilworth & how gentlemen were disherited by counseill of the lords/ & how they had her lands again Ca c.lix ¶ The prophecy of Merlin of king henry that was king johanes sone ca c.lx. ¶ Of king Edward king henries soon ca c.lxj. ¶ How ydeyne daughter of lewelyn prince of Wales/ & Aymer brother of th'earl of Mountfort were take on the see ca c.lxij. ¶ How lewelyne by encoraging of David his brother/ made were against king Edward ca c.lxiij. ¶ How david lewelyns brother prince of Wales was put to death Capitulo c.lxiiij. ¶ How king Edward redoubted his justises & clerks/ and how the jews were put out of Englond ca c.lxv ¶ How king Edward was seized in all the land of scotland by consent of all the lords of the same ca c.lxuj ¶ How sir johan bailloll withsaid his homage for scotland & of sir Thomas Turbeluyle ca c.lxvij ¶ Of the conquest of berewyke in scotland ca c.lxviij ¶ How king Edward delivered the scots out of prison/ & how they drews 'em to the frensshmen by counseill of william waleys Capitulo c.lxix ¶ How william waleys let i'll sir hugh of Cressyngham and of the battle of fonkyrke ca c.lxx ¶ Of the last marriage of king Edward/ and how he went the hear time in to scotland ca c.lxxj ¶ How the Castle of Estrevelyn was besieged ca c.lxxij ¶ How Troylebastone was first ordained ca c.lxxiij ¶ Of the death of william waleys the false traitor ca c.lxxiiij ¶ How the scots come to king Edward for tamende their offencis that they had trespacid against him ca c.lxxv ¶ How Robert the Brus challenged scotland ca c.lxxuj ¶ How sir johan of Comyn gaynsaide the crown of sir Robert the Bru● ca c.lxxvij ¶ How sir johan of common was piteously slain ca c.lxxviij ¶ How sir Robert the Brus wa● crowned ca c.lxxix ¶ How king Edward dubbed at westmynstre 〈◊〉 sco●●●nyghtes ca c.lxxx ¶ How Robert the Brus was discomfited in battle/ ● how Sir summoned frysell was slain ca c.lxxxj. ¶ How johan earl of atheles was take & put to death ca c.lxxxij ¶ How Iohn willian waleis's brother was put to death ca c.lxxxiij ¶ How robert the hrus fled fro scotland to norwey ca c.lxxxiiij ¶ How the noble king Edward died ca c.lxxxv. ¶ Of Merlyns prophecy declared on king Edward ca c.lxxxuj ¶ Of king Edward of Carnarivan which was king Edward's sone ca c.lxxxvij ¶ How robert the brus come again in to scotlā●● assembled a great power to were upon king Edward ca c.lxxxviij ¶ How the town of berewyk was taken by treason/ & how ij. Cardinallis were rob in englond ca c.lxxxix ¶ How the scots rob northumberland ca c.lxxxx ¶ How Scotland would not amend their trespasses/ wherefore the land was interdicted ca c.lxxxxj. ¶ How sir hugh the spencers soon was made the kings chamberlain & of the battle of mytone ca c.lxxxxij ¶ How king edward was all ruled by the spencers ca c.lxxxxiij ¶ How sir hugh spencer and his father were exibed out of Englond ca c.lxxxxiiij. ¶ How the king exiled Thomas earl of lancastre & all them that held with him/ And how mortime come and yielded him to the king ca c.lxxxxv. ¶ Of the siege of tickhille & of the earl of lancastre ca c.lxxxxv. ¶ Of the discomfiture of burghbrigge ca c.lxxxxvij. ¶ How Thomas of lancastre was biheded at pountfrete/ & u Barons hanged & drawn ca c.lxxxxviij ¶ How king edward went in to scotland with an honderd M. men of were & might not speed ca c.lxxxxix ¶ How sir Andrew of herkla was taken & put to death which wa● earl of cardoylle ca cc. ¶ Of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas of Lancastre wherefore the doors of the priory were closed by cause none should come & offer at his sepulture ca cc.j ¶ How Queen Isabella w●nte in to frannce for to trete for peace between both kings of englond & of france ca cc.ij ¶ How king Edward sent Edward his sone the Prince in to france ca cc.iij ¶ How king Edward exiled the queen his wife & Edward his odelst sone ca cc.iiij ¶ How king Edward by the council of the spencers sent to the xij. peers of france to help exile queen Isabella and her sone sir Edward out of france Ca cc.v ¶ How king Edward let keep the costs of the see/ & tried out the best men of were in englond Ca cc.uj ¶ How queen Isabella & Edward her sone duke of guyan londed at her wych & how they did●n Ca cc.vij. ¶ How mastir Walter Stapleton bishop of Excestre 〈◊〉 kings' tresorer was beheaded at london ca cc.viij ¶ How king Edward/ sir hugh spencer/ & th'earl of Arundel were taken ca cc.ix. ¶ How king Edward was deposed and his dignity taken from him ca cc.x ¶ The prophecy of Merlin declared upon king edward of Carnarivan sone of king Edward Ca cc.xj. ¶ Of king edward the third after the conquest Ca cc.xij ¶ How king Edward went to Stanhope for to meet the Scots Ca cc.xiij. ¶ How the englisshmen stopped the scots in the park of stanhope and how they turned again in to scotland ca cc.xiiij ¶ Of th● de●h of king Edward of Carnarivan sometime king of England Ca cc.xv. ¶ How king Edward spoused Phelip therles daughter of henande at york ca cc.xuj ¶ How the peace was made bitwent englisshmen & scots & of justifying of Troylebastonne Ca cc.xvij ¶ Of the debate that was between queen Isabella & sir henry earl of lancastre/ & of the riding at bedford ca cc.xviij ¶ How king Edward went over see to do his homage unto the king of france for guyan ca cc.xix ¶ How sir roger Mortimer bore him proudly & high ca cc.xx. ¶ How Edmond of wodestoke Earl of kente & brother to king Edward of Carnariua● was beheaded at wynchestre/ Capitulo cc.xxj. ¶ Of the death of Sir Roger mortime Earl of the March Capitulo cc.xxij. ¶ How king Edward gate again the homages & feautes of scotland which he had lo●● by his mother & sir Roger mortime new made Earl of the march ca cc.xxiij ¶ This was the array of the Scots that come in battle again the two kings of Englond and Scotland in the avauntward first were these lords Ca cc xxiv ¶ How king Edward made a duchy of the erledome of Cornwall And of other uj. new earls that he made/ & of the first challenge & title of the Ream of france Ca cc.xxv ¶ How king Edward fought in the haven of skluys against the power of france/ whereof he had the victory Ca cc.xxuj ¶ How king Edward sailled in to Normandy & arrived at hogs with a great host Ca cc.xxvij ¶ How king edward besieged caleys & how he gate it ca cc.xxviij ¶ How king Edward had a great battle on the see by winchelsea with spaynardes Ca cc.xxix. ¶ How king Edward was cronned king of Scotland/ & how pance Edward took the king of france & sir phelip his younger son at the battle of Peyters Ca cc.xxx ¶ How the great company arose in france/ & the white company in lumbardie/ & of other marvelous Ca cc.xxxj. ¶ Of the great wind & how prince Edward took the lordship of Gnyan of his father & went thider Ca cc.xxxij ¶ Of the battle of spain by Nazers between prince Edward & sir henry bastard of spain Ca cc.xxxiij ¶ How sir Robert knolles with other lords went over see in to ●●aunce/ & of their governance Ca cc.xxxiiij. ¶ Of the siege of Rochel/ And the earl of penbroke & his company were take with spaynardes Ca cc.xxxv. ¶ How the duke of lancastre with a great host wite in to flaundres & passed by paris through france till he come to burdenz ca cc.xxxuj ¶ Of the death of prince Edward/ And of the lord latimer & deign Alice piers by maintenance of whom the ream was lo●g● misgoverned Ca. cc.xxxvij. ¶ Of the death of king Edward and how sir johan Monster worth knight was draw & hanged Ca cc.xxxviij ¶ How king Richard prince Edwardes sone was made king/ & of Jack straw/ And how he wedded Queen Anne/ and of many other things Ca cc.xxxix. & cc.xl ¶ How u lords risen at Rafotrd brigge Ca cc.xlj. ¶ How king Richard wedded Isabella the kings daughter of france in Caleys/ & of her coronation at westmestre Ca cc.xlij. ¶ How king henry the fourth after the conquest regn●d a●t king Richard whom he deposed/ and of the battle of shrewisbury and of all his regue Ca cc.xliij. ¶ How king henry the fifth his sone was king/ & of his reigning in the beginning & of the siege of harflete/ battle of Again court & were in normandy ca cc.xliiij. ¶ How king henry was made heretier & regent of france/ & how he married quen● katherine ca cc.x●v. ¶ Of the laud of king henry the fifth/ & what he ordained for king Richard & for himself after his death ca cc.xluj ¶ How king henry the sixth reigned after his father being not full a year of ag●/ & of the battle of verneyll in perch ca cc.xlvij ¶ How there was like to have been a great affcaye between the Cardinal & the duk● of gloacestre/ & of the coronation of king henry the six he both in englond & in france ca cc.xlv●ij. ¶ Of the heresy of praghe/ & of the counseill of Aras where the duke of bourgoyne become frenssh ca cc.xlix ¶ How Caleys & guynes were besieged by the duke of burgoyne & how the duke of gloucestre rescued them ca cc.l. ¶ How Owayn a squire of Wales that had wedded queen kathe●ne was arrested & put in prison/ and of the scisine between Eugen●e & Felix ca cc.lj. ¶ How the duchess of gloucestre was arrested for treason/ & committed to perpetuell prison in the isle of man/ & of the death of mastir Roger bolynbroke ca cc.lij ¶ How king henry wedded queen Margarete and of her coronation ca cc.lij ¶ How the duke of gloucestre humfrey the kings uncle was arestid at the plement of bury/ & of his death & how Angeo in main was delivered ca cc.liij ¶ How sir fransoys Aragonoys took fogiers in normandy/ & of the loss of Constantinople by the turk ca cc.liiij ¶ Of thynsurr●xion in kente of the communes of whom an Irissh man called johan Cade was Captain ca cc.lv ¶ How the duke of york took a field in kente at brentheth/ And of the birth of prince Edward/ and of the first field of Seint Albon where the duke of Somersete was slain and other lords/ 〈◊〉 cc.luj ¶ How ●he lord egremond was take by th'earl of salisburies sons and of ●he robbing of sandwich ca cc.lvij. ¶ How they of the kings household made affray anent th'earl of warrewyke at westmynstre And of the journey of bloreleth Capitulo cc.lviij ¶ How the duke of york therles of warwyke & of salisbury took a field in the westcontre & how Andrew trollopp & the soudiours of Caleys forsook them Ca cc.lix ¶ How the ●rlis of March warrewyk & salisbury entrid in to Caleys/ And how the earl of warrewyke went in to Irland C●p●ulo ducentesimo sexagesimo ¶ How the arles of March warewyke & of salisbury entrid in to Englond/ And of the field of northampton where diverse lords were slain Ca. cc.lxj ¶ How the noble duke of york was slain at wakefelde/ And of the second journey at seint Albon by the Queen and the prince Ca cc.lxij. ¶ Of the deposition of king Henry the six●he And how king Edward the fourth took possession of the Ream And of the ba●●ille on palm●sonday/ and how he was crowned Ca cc.lxiij. & ultion ¶ How the land of England was first named Albyon And by what encheason it was so named N the noble land of Sirrie there was a noble king and myhty & a man of great renome that me called Dioclisian that well and worthily him gowned and ruled through his noble chinalrie. So that he conquered all the landez about him so that almost all the kings of the world to him were entendant. Hit befallen thus that this Dioclisian spoused a gentle damisell that was wonder fair that was his Emes daughter labana and she loved him as reason would so that he gate upon her xxxiij. doughtrez/ of the which the elder me called Albyne & these damiselles when they comen unto age becomen so fair that it was wonder Wherefore that this Dioclisian anon let make a sompning and commanded by his letters that all the kings that helden of him should come at a certain day as in his letters were contained to make a rial feast ¶ At which day thider they comen and brought with hem amirallies princes & dukes and noble thinalrie. The fist was rially arrayed and there they lived in joy and mirth enough that it was wonder to wit And it befallen thus that this Dioclisian thought to marry his doughtres among all though kings that tho were at that solempnite/ and so they spaken & dead that albyne his elder daughter and all her sustres richly were married unto xxxiij. kings that were lords of great honour and of power at this solempnite And when the solempnite was done every king took his wife and lad 'em in to her own country and there made 'em queens And it befallen thus afterward that this dame albyne bicome so stout and so stern that she told little pris of her lord and of him had scorn and despit and would not done his will but she would have her own will in diverse matters and all her other sustres e●ichone here hem so evil against her lords that it was wonder to wit and for as much as hem thought that her husbondes were naught of so high ●age comen as her father But the kings that were her lords would have chastized 'em with fair speech and behests and also by yefts and warned 'em in fair manner upon all love and frendshipp that they should amend her l●ther conditions but all was for naught for they didden her own will in all thing that hem liked and had of power wherefore though xxxiij. kings upon a time and often times beaten her wives for they wend that they would have amended her taches & her wilked thews but of soche conditions they were that for fair speech and warning they didden all the were and for be●ynges eftsoons mochel were wherefore the king that had wedded Albine written the tacches and conditions of his wife Albyn and the letter sent to Dioclisian her father/ And when the other kings heard that Albines lord had sent a left to Dioclisian/ anon they sent letters enseled with her seals the conditions & the tacches of her wife's ¶ When the king dioclisian see & herd so many plaints of his doughtres he was sore aschamed & become wonder angry & wroth toward hi● doughtres & thought both night & day if he though might amend it that they so mysded/ And anon sent his lr̄ez unto the xxxiij. kings that they should come to him & bring with 'em her wives everichone at a certain day/ for he would there chastise them of their wikkednesse if he might in any manner wise So that the kings comen all at that day and time that though was set between 'em and the king Dioclisian hem underfeng with moche honour & made a solemn fist to all that were under his lordship And the third day after that solempnite the king Dioclisian sent after his xxxiij. doughtres that they should come & speak with him in his chambre & when they were come he spoke unto 'em of her wikkednesse & of her cruelty & dispitously hem reproved & undernam & to hem he said that if they would nat be chastised they should his love lose for evermore And when the ladies herden all this they becomen abashed & greatly aschamed & to her father they said that they would make all amendss & so they departed out from her fadres chambre/ & dame Albyne that was the elder sister lad hem all to her chambre & tho made wide all that were therein so that no life was amongs 'em but she and her sustres yfere/ Tho said this Albyne My fair sustres well we known that the king our father us hath reproved shamed and despised for encheason to make us obedient unto our housbondes/ but certes that shall I never while that I leave sith that I am come of a more higher kings blood than mine housbonde is And when she had thus said all her sustres said the same And though said Albine full well I wot fair sustres that our housbondes have pleyned unto our fadrr upon us wherefore he hath us thus foul reproved and despised wherefore sustres my council is that this night when our housbondes been a bed all we with one assent cutten her throats and than we may been in peace of hem and better we mow do this thing under our fadres power than else where And anon all the ladies consented & granted to this counseill And when night was come the lords & ladies went to bed/ & anon as her lords were in sleep they cut all her housbondes throats/ And so they slowen 'em all when that Dioclisian the king her father herd of this thing/ he bicome hugely wroth against his doughtres and anon would hem all have brent ¶ But all the barons & lords of sirrie counciled not so for to do such sternesse to his own doughtres but only should void the land of 'em for evermore so that they new should come again. And so he died. And Dioclisian that was her father anon commanded 'em to go in to ship and delivered to hem vitailles for half a year/ And when this was done all the sistren went in to the ship and sailed forth in the see and bitoke all her friends to Appolyn that was her god. And so long they sailled in the see till at the last they come and arrined in an isle that was all wilderness. And when dame Albyne was come to that land and all her sustres this Albyne went forth out of the ship and said to her other sustres. For as moche quoth she as I am the oldest sister of all this company and first this land have taken/ and for as moche as my name is Albyne I will that this land becalled Albion after mine own name And anon all her sistren granted to her with a good will ¶ Thomas went out all the sustres of the ship and token the land Albion as her sister called it And there they went up and down and fond neither man ne woman ne child but wild bests of diverse kinds And when her vitailles where dispended and hem failled they fed 'em with herbs and fruits in seson of the year and so they lived as they best might and after that they token flesh of diverse bests and bicame wonder fat and so they desired man's company and man's kind that hem failled/ and for hete they woxen wonder courageous of kind so that they desired more man's company then any other solace or mirth When the devil that ꝑceyud and went by diverse countries and nom body of the eir and liking natures shad of men and come in to the land of Albion and lay by thoo women and shad tho natures upon hem and they conceived after they brought forth Geantz of the which one me called Gogmagog and an other laugherigan and so they were nempned by diverse names and in this manner they come forth and were born horrible giants in Albion and they dwelled in caves and in hulls at her will and had the land of Albion as hem liked unto the time that Brutus arrined and come to Totnesse that was in the isle of Albion and there this brut conquered and scomfited these giants above said ¶ Here endeth the prolog of Albion that though was an Isle and herkeneth now how Brutus was gotten and how he slow first his mother and after ward his father and how he conquered Albion that after he nempned Britain after his own name that now is called Englond after the name of Engist of Saxony ¶ Ca.j. In the noble Cite of great Troy there was a noble knight & a man of great poer that was called Aeneas and when the Cite of Troy was lost and destroyed through hem of Grece this Aeneas with all his main fled thence and come in to lumbardie that though was lord and governor of that land a king that was called Latin And an other king there was that was called Turocelyne that strongly warred upon this king latin that often times did him moche harm And when this king latin herd that Aeneas was comen he underfeng him with mochel honour and him with held for as moche as he had herd of him & witted well that he was a noble knight & a worthy of his body & of his deeds This Aeneas help king Latin in his were & shortly for to tell so well & worthily he did that he slow Turocelyne & discomfited him & all his people And when all this was done kxng Latin yaf all that land that was Turocelinis to Aeneas in marriage with lauyne his daughter the most fair creature that any man wist and so they lived to gedrr in joy and mirth all her lives time And after he wedded a wife and upon her he begat a sone that was called Silu●yne & this Silueyne when he could some reason of man unwitting his father and against his will acqueynted with a damsel that was cousin to Lavine that was king Latynes dougter the queen that was Aeneas' wife and brought the damisell with child And when Ascanius his father it witted anon let enqnere of the wisest masters and of the greatest clerks what child the damisell should bring forth and they answered and seid that she should bring forth a sone that should quelle both father and mother and so he did For his mother died in bearing of him/ And when this child was born/ his father let call him Brutus And the masters said that he should do moche harm & forwe in many diverse places/ and after he should come to great honour and wurshipp This king Ascamus died when god would/ and silueyne his sone received the land and mode him wonderlich well beloved among his people And when Brutus that was Silueynus soon was xv. year old he went upon a day with his father for to pley and solace and as this Brutus should sheet unto an her● his arwe myshapped and glaced and so there Brutus qu●lled his father. ¶ How Brutus was driven out of the land and how he held him in Grece Ca.ij. ANd when this mischance befall was the people of the land ●ade sorrow enough and were sore an angered and for encheason thereof they driven Brnte out of the land and would nat suffer him amongs hem and he sangh that he must not abide and went feo thence in to grece and there he fond seven. M. men that were of the ●●nage and kindred of Troy that were comen of great blood as the story telleth as of men and women and children the which were all held in thraldom and bondage of the king Pandras of grece for the death of achilles that was bitraied & slain at troy This Brutus was a wonder fair man and a strong and huge of his age and of glad cheer and semblant and also worthy of body and was well-beloved among his people. This king Pandras heard speak of his goodness and his conditions and anon made him duel with him so that Brutus bicome wonder prive & moche beloved with the king so that long time Brutus dwelled with the king So at the last they of Troy and Brutus spaken together of kindred and of lineage and of acqueyntance and there pleyned hem unto Brutus of her sorrow and of her bondage and of many other shames that the king Pandras had 'em done and to Brutus they saiden upon a time/ You be a lord of our lineage and a strong man and a mighty be you our captain and lord and we will bicome your men and your commandementzes done in all manner things and bring you us out of this wrecchednesse and bondage and fight we with the king for thorgh the grace of the great god we shall him overcome and we shall make yond king of the land and to you done homage and of you we shall hold evermore Brut had tho great pite of her bondage that they were brought yn and prevelich went him from the kings court and all though that were of Troy went and put 'em in to woods and in to mountains and hem held and sent unto king Pandras that he should yeve 'em leave savelich for to Wend out of the land for they nold no longer dwell in his bondage The king Pandras wax though sore annoyed and though sworn that he would slay 'em everichone and ordained a great poer and went to wards hem all for to fight but Brut and his men man●●che hem defended and fersely fought and quelled all the kings men that none of hem ascaped and token the king and him held in prison and ordained council between 'em what they might done some said that he should be put to death and some said that he should be exiled out of the land and some said that he should be brent/ And though spoke a wise knight that was called Menpris and said to Brutus and to all though of Troy if king Pandras would yield him and have his life I council that he yeve unto Brutus that is our duke and our sovereign his daughter Gennogen to a wife and in marriage with her an hundred ships well arrayed and all his treasure of gold and silver of corn and of wine and as moche as us needeth to have of oh thing and other and than go we out of his land and ordain we us land else wherefore we ne none of our kindred that comen after us shall never have peace in this land amongs hem of Grece/ for we have slain so many of her knights and of her other friends that evermore were and contake should been amongs us Brutus tho and all his folk consented well to that counceille and this thing they tolden to king Pandras and there for to have his life granted as moche as they axrd/ and anon yaf unto Brutus Gennogen his daughter to wife and the hundred ships with as moche as hem needed of all vitailles as before was ordained Brutus though took his wife and all his men that forsook the land of Grece and wenten hem unto the see and hadden wind and weder at will and comen the third day in to an isle that was called Lorgers Brutus anon sen●e of his men a land for to aspie the manner of the country and they founden an old Cite all wasted and forlet that nas therein nethir man ne woman ne no thing duelling and in the middle of this Cite they founden an old temple of a fair lady that was called Diane the goddess and they comen again unto Brutus and told him what they had seyne and founden and counc●illed him to go and to done sacrifice unto dame Diane/ For she was wont to yeve ansuere of what thing that ever men prayed her and namely unto them that her honoured with sacrifice Brutus went to that image and said Diane noble goddess lady that all thing hast in might and in thy poer winds waters woods fields and all things of the world and all● manner bests that there in been to you I make my prayer that ●e me councelle and tell where and in what place I shall have a covenable duelling for me and for my people and there I shall make in honour of you a well fair temple and a noble wherynne you shall evermore been honoured when he had done his prayer Diane answered in this manner Brutus quoth she go even forth thy way over the see in to france to ward the we●● and there you shall find an isle that is called Albion and that I'll is bicompassed all with the see and no man may come therein but it been by ships And in that land were wont to be giants but now it is nat so but all wilderness and that land is you destenyed and ordained for you and for your people. ¶ How Coryn become Brutus' man and how king Goffar was discomfited Capitulo tercio. WHen Brutus heard this ansuere of diane the goddess anon he let the anchors wind up and sailed 〈◊〉 to the high see & when he and his men had sailled xx. days and moo they founden fast beside a cost of the see a thousand men of the lineage and kindred of Troy and her sovereign & her master of all was called Corin/ And when Brutus wist whennes they were he though underfeng 'em with mochel joy in to his ships and hem lad forth with him/ This Coryn though become Brutus' man and to him did fealty and homage and so long they sailled forth in the see till they comen in to Gascoigne and anon they arrived in the haven of leigers and there they dwelled viij. days hem for to resten and her sailles to amend there that it was need Tiding soon come to king Goffar that was lord of the land how that mochel folk of strange land weren arrived in his land in the haven of leigers wherefore he was sore angered and anoied that they comen and arrived in his land without leave and anon he ordained him a great poer to driven out and to shend Brutus with his people but kung Goffar was discomfited and all his folk and himself fled in to feaunce to seek help and succour And in that time reigned in feaunoe xij. kings & the xj. assembled a great poer for to help Goffar for to fight against Brutus Goffar dwelled with 'em of france half a year and more And Brutus in the mean time and his company destroyed all the land of gascoigne and let take all the treasure that king goffar had and let bring it in to his ships And this Brutus found in that land a fair place and a covenable and there Brutus made a fair Castle and a strong ¶ When that was done king Goffar come fro france and xj. kings with him and broughten xx. M. men for to fight with Brut and his company and Brut had but seven. M. 〈◊〉 m●n Nothelees when the ij. hosts metten together Brut●● 〈◊〉 tho●gh help of himself & of Turyn his cousin and of Corin and manlich him defended and fought so that in little time they had quelled of the f●enshmen two M. and more and though that were alive fledden away ¶ And in this battle Turyn that was Brutus' cousin was slain and Brutus let enteer worthili him when he had space & leiser in the castle that he had made and though let call the castle Tours for the name of Turine that there was enteered & yet in to this day there is a noble cite that is called Tonrs when king Goffar witted that Turin was deed he come again with his men and after yaf a strong battle unto Brutus but Brutus and his men were so weary of fight that they might no longer endure but maugre him and all his Brutus went in to his castle with all his men and made the yates fast for to save 'em self and for to take conceill amongs 'em what were best for to done Brutus and Coryn nom conceill and ordained that Coryn privily should go out and bussh him in a wood till amorne So that in the morning when Brnte should fight with his Enymies Coryn should come with his folk in that one side and slay and done all the harm that he might And amorning in the dawning Brutus went out of the castle and fought with his Enymies and they fersely defended but within a little time Brutus and his folk slay viij. c. of Goffars men and though come Coryn fro the buschement and smete to ground he and his company all that would stand or abide so that king Goffar and his folk were discomfited and fast they gun to flee. And Brutus and Coryn with her company ferselich hem povesued and quelled more of 'em in the fleeing than they diden in battle And in that manner Brutus had the victory and natheless Brutus made moche sorrow for his cousin Toryn that there was slain and for other also that he had lost of his men that is to sayn seven. c. and xv. the which nobly he let entire in the castle of Tonrs there that he had entered Turyn his cousin. ¶ How Brutus arrined at Tottenesse in the isle of Albion and of the battle that was bytuene Coryn and Gogmagog ¶ Capitulo quarto WHen all this was done Brutus would no longer there dwell for to figgt ne no more lose of his pep●● For king Goffarus people might every day e●●resse more and more And Brutes lassen and there for he took all his men and went unto the see & had wind and weder at will/ and the fifth day afterward they arrived in an haven at Tottenesse and comen in to the isle of Albion and their fond nethir man nethir woman as the story telleth/ but Geantz and they woned in hills & in caves Brutus see the land was fair & at his liking and good also for him and for his folk as Diane the goddess had him behight Tho was Brutus wonder glad and late assemble upon a day all his folk to make a solemn sacrifice & a great fist in honour & reverence of Diane the goddess through whose council he was comen in to that land And when they had her solempnite made as they upon a day sat at meet/ there comen in upon 'em suddenly thirty. Geantz & quelled of Brutus' men thirty. Brutus and his men anon sturten up & fought with the giants and quelled 'em everichone/ but one geant that was master of all that was called Gogmagog that was stronger and higher than any of the other Geantz and Brutus ●●epte him and saved his life for encheason that he should wrestell with Coryn/ for Coryn was grief and hi●r than any of Brutus' men from the gerdelstede up ward ¶ Gogmagog and Coryn undertook for to wrastlyn yfere and so together they wrestled long time but at the last Gogmagog held Coryn so fast that he brake ij. ribs of his side wherefore Coryn was sore angry and took though Gogmagog between his arms and cast him down upon a roche so that Gogmagog brake all to pieces and so died an evil death and therefore the place is called yet unto this day the saute of Gogmagog/ And though yaf Brutus all that country to Corin and Corin it called after his name Cornwall and his men he called Cornewailles and so shall men of that country been called for evermore And in that country dwelled Corin & his men and made towns & houses & inhabited the land at her will ¶ How Brutus made london & called this land Britain & scotland Albyne and Wales Cambir Capitulo quinto BRute and his men wanton forth and saw aloute in 〈◊〉 places where they might find a good place and covenable that they might make a Cite for him and for his folk So at the last they comen by a fair River that is called the Thamies and there brute bigan a fair eaten and let call it new Troy in mind and remembrance of the great Troy from which place all her lineage was comen/ And this brute let fall a down woods and let erye and sow lands and done mow medes for sustenance of him and of his people and he departed the land to hem so that euer●chon of them had a certain place for to dwell upon Andrea Brutus let call all this land Bretaigue after his own name and his folk he let call Bretons And this Brutus had gotten an his wife Geunogen iij. soens that were worthy of deeds the first was called lotryn the second Albanac & the thread kamber And Brutus bore corone in the Cite of new Troy xx. year after time that the Cite was made & there he made the laws that the Bretons held And this Brutus was wonderly well beloved among all men and Brutes sons also loved wonderly well together And when brute had sought all the land in length & in breed he fond a land that joined to Britaigue in the north and that land brute yaf to Albanac his sone and let call it Albany after his name that now is called Scotland And Brutus fond an other country toward the west and that yaf to Camber his other sone and he let call it Camber after his name and now it is called wales And when Brut had reigned xx. year as before is said he died in the cite of new Troy and there his sone him entered with mochel honour. And lotryn Brutes sone was crowned king with mochel solempnite of all the land of Breteyn and after when he was crowned Albanac and Camber his ij. brethren whent again in to her own country and lived with mikel honour. And lotryn her brother reigned and was king and governed the land well and wisely for he was a good man and wonder well beloved of all his land/ And it befallen so that Albanac dwelled in his own land with mochel honour and wurshipp & thenne came king humbar of hunland with a great poer and arrined in albanie and would have conquered the land and bigan to were upon Albanac and him quelled in bataille. When Albanac was slain the folk of the land fled unto lotryn and told him for he was king of Bretaigue how that his brother was slain and prayed him of help for to a venge his brother's death ¶ Lotryne anon let assemble all the bretons of kent of dover in to derewent of Northfolk and Southfolke of keftefen and of lyndessey and when they were all ensembled they sped fast to ward their enemies for to yeve hem battle Lotrine had sent to Camber his brother that he should come also to him with all the power that he might make him for to help/ and so he did with good will and so they comen all togethers and took her weigh prevelich for to seche Humbar where they might him find ¶ And so it befallen that this Humbar was besides a water that was a great River with his folk him for to disport and though come Lotrine and Camber his brother with all her folk suddenly oer that any of that other witted ¶ And when Humbar see hem come he was sore adread For as moche as his men witted it not and also they were unarmed And anon Humbar for dread leapt in to the water and drenched himself and so died he and his men were all slain that none of hem ascaped and therefore is that water called Humbar and evermore shall be called thus for encheason that king humbar was therein drenched ¶ And after that Lotryne went to his ships and took there gold and silver and as moche as he found unto himself and all that other pilfer he yaf unto other folk of the host and they founden in one of the ships a fair damisell that was king humbars daughter and was called Estrilde ¶ And when Lotryne see her he took her with him for her fairness and for her was o●● taken with love and would have w●dded her/ This tidings come to Corin anon● he thought to avenge him upon Lotrine For as moche as Lotrine had made covenant for to spousen Corines' daughter that was called Guentolen And Coryn in haste went to him unto the new Troy and thus said to Lotryne/ now certes quoth he you reward me full evil for all the pains that I suffered and have had many times for Brutus your father/ and therefore I will now avenge me upon you and drew his falchion an high and would have slain Lotryne/ but the damisell went bitw●n● hem and made 'em accorded in this manner/ that Lotrine should spouse Guentolen that was coryne's daughter And so Lotryne did And nethelees that he had spoused Guentolen Coryne's dought prevelich he come to Estrilde and brought her with child and gate on her a daughter that was called Abren ¶ Hit befallen anon after that Corin died and anon as he was deed Lotrine for soak Guentolen his wife and made Estrilde queen And Guentolen went thence all in wrath in to Cornewaille and seized all the land in to her honde/ for as moche as she was her fadres eir and underfong feaultes and homages of all the men of the land and after assembled a great host & a great poer for to been upon lotryne avenged that was her lord and to him come & yaf him a strong battle and there was lotryn slain and his men discomfited the u year of his regne. Guentelon let take Estrild and Abram her daughter and bind both hands & feet and cast hem in to a water and so they were drenched wherefore that water was evermore called after abram after the name of the damisel that was Estril dies daughter and Englisshmen calleth that water severne and walshmen call it abram in to this day ¶ And when this was done Guentelon let crown her queen of that land and governed the land full well & wisely unto the time that Madhon her sone that lotryne had beget upon her were of xx. winter age that he might be king so that the queen reigned xv. year and though let she crown her sone and he reigned and governed the land well and honourabely & she went in to corn waille & there she dwelled all her lives tyme. ¶ Of king Madan how he reigned in peace all his life and of Menpris and of Maulyn his sons and how Menpris slow Maulyn his brother & how wolves drew him all to pieces Ca uj WHen Madan had reigned thirty. year he died and lieth in new troy and he had ij. sons that one me called Menpris and the other Maulyn and these ij. brethren after her fadre● death strinen fast for the land And menpris for encheason that he was the elder sone would have had all that land and Maulyn would not suffer him so that they token a day of love and accord And at this day Mempris let quelle his brother through treason and himself afterward held the land and a none let crown him king and reigned/ and after bicame so lither a man that he destroyed in a while all the men of his land And at the last he bicame so wikked and so lecherous that he forsook his own wife and used the sin of sodomy where for almighty god was wroth and upon him took vengeamice/ For on a day as he went in a wood an hunting he lost his folk and went alone up and down crying after his men and there come wolves and all to drou him into pieces when he had reigned xxiv year and when his people witted that he was deed they made ●oy enough and anon made Ebrac his son king and he reigned with mochel ●onour ¶ Of king Ebrac how he conquered frannce and bigate xx. sons and twenty-three. doughtres Ca seven. THis Ebrac reigned lx year and a strong man was and a mighty And this Ebra● through his might and help of his bretons conquered all framnce and won there so moche gold and silver that when he come again in to this land he made a noble cite and after his name let call it Ebrac that is called every wik and this king made the castle of maidenes that now is called Edinburgh This king had xx. sons and twenty-three. doughtres by diverse women gotten and the sons were called as you shall here Brutus Gr●nescheld Margand Seisel Morgh with Flengham Bladud Iak●n ●●ymbar Rocelm Spadogh Godeherl Thormnan Gldaugh jorkanghut Haibor ketin Rother kaier and assaruth. And the doughtres heighten as you shall here after Elegyne ymogen oghdas Guenbran gnardich Augarel guenthold Tangustel gorghon michel medhan mailour Ondur Cambredan Ragan Renthely Nees● Cheghan Skaldud Gladus Heberhyn Abalaghe and Blandan and these were tho twenty-three. doughtres and the brethren bicame good knights and worthy in many countries ¶ Of the king brute grenesheld the first sone of Ebrac the king Capitulo octavo. AFter the death of king Ebrac reigned Brutus grenesheld his sone thirty. year that was Ebrakes first sone that well and nobly reigned and when time came he died and lieth at york ¶ Of king leyl Ca.ix. ANd when Brutus grenesheld was deed reigned his sone leyl xxij. year and he made a fair town and let call it karlille after his name and was a worthy man and moche beloved of his people and when he had reigned xxij. year he died and lieth at Carlille And in his time reigned king Solomon in Ihrlm and made the noble temple and to him come Sibelle queen of Saba for to here and see if it were soothe that men speaken of the great and noble wit and wisdam of king Solomon and she fond it soothe that men had her told ¶ Of king lud ludibras that was king leyles soon Ca x ANd after this king leyl reigned his sone lud ludibras that made the cite of Canterbury and of wynchestre and he reigned xiij. year and died and lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of king Bladud that was ludibras soon how he reigned & was a good man and a necromancer Ca xj And after this lud ludibras reigned Bladud his sone a great necromancer and through high craft of necromancy he made the marvelous hot bath as the gest telleth and he reigned xxj. year and he lieth at the new Troy ¶ Of king Leir and of the ansuere of his youngest daughter that graciously was married to the king of france Ca xij. AFter this king Bladud reigned Leir his sone and this made the town of leycestre and let call the town aft his name and he governed the town well & nobly/ This king Leir had ij. doughtres the first was called Goneril the second Rigan and the third Cordeill and the youngest daughter was fairest and best of conditions/ The king her father become an old man and would that his doughtres were married ●r that he died/ but first he thought to assay which of hem loved him most and best/ for she that loved him best should best been married and he axed of the first daughter how moche she him loved and she answered and said better than her own life/ Now certes quoth the father that is a great love Tho axed he of the second daughter how moche she him loved and she said more and passing all the creatures of the world ● ma foy quoth the father I may no more axe And though axed he of the third daughter how moche she him loved/ certes father quod she my sustres have told you glozing words/ but forsooth I shall tell troth/ For I love you as much as I aught to love my father & for to bring you more in certain how I love you I shall you tell/ as moche as you been worth so moche shall you be loved ¶ The king her father went that she had scorned him and become wonder wroth and sworn by heaven and earth she should never ha●e good of him but his doughtres that loved him so moche should been well advanced and married And the first daughter he married to Maugles king of Scotland/ and the second he married to haneinos earl of Cornewaille and so they ordained and spoke between 'em that they should depart the Ream between hem two after the death of king Leir her father so that Cordeill his youngest daughter should no thing have of his land/ but this Cordeill was wonder fair and of so good conditions ●ud manners that the king of france Agampe heard of her speak & sent to the king leir her father for to have her unto his wife and prayed him thereof/ and king Leir her father sent him word that he had departed the land unto his two doughtres and said he had no more land wherewith her to marien ¶ And when Agampe heard this answer he sent anon again to leir and said that he axed no thing with her but only her clothing & her body And anon king leir sent her over the see to the king of france And he resseyned her with moche wurshipp and with moche solempnite her spoused and made her queen of france. ¶ How king leir was driven out of his land through his folly and how Cordeil his youngest daughter help him in his need ¶ Capitulo xiij. WHus it fell afterward that though ij. elder doughtrens would nat abide till leir her father was deed but warred upon him while that he lived and moche sorrow and shame him did wherefore they benommen him holy the roialme and between hem had ordained that one of hem should have king leir to sojourn all his life time with xl. knights and squires that he might wurshippfully go and ride whither that he would in to what country that him liked to pley and to solace. So that Managles' king of Scotland had king leir with him in the manner as is above said and or other half year were passed Corneill that was his elder d●ughter and queen of Scotland was so annoyed of him and of his people that anon she and her lord spoke together wherefore his knights half and his squires from him were go and nomo left but only thirty. and when this was done leir bigan for to make moche sorrow for encheason that his estate was empeired And men had of him more scorn and despite then ever they had bifor Wherefore he nift what for to done and at the last thought that he would wend in to Cornwall to Rigan his other daughter And when he was come the Earl and his wife that was leires daughter him welcomed and with him made moche joy & there he dwelled with thirty. knights and squires And he and naught dwelled there scarcely tuelfmonth that his daughter of him nas full and of his company and her lord and she of him had scorn and despite/ so that from thirty. knights they bronghten unto x. and afterward .v. and so there left with him no more. Tho made be forwe enough and said sore weeping Alas that ever he come in to that land and said yet had me better to have dwelled with my first daughter And anon ween thence to his first daughter But anon as she see him come she sworn by god and his holy names and by as moche as she might that he should have no more with him but one knight if he would there abide Tho bigan leir again we●e and made moche sorrow & said though alas now to long have I lyvet that this sorrow and meschief is to me now fall For now am I poorer that some time was rich/ but now have I no friend ne kin that me will do any good ¶ But when I was rich all men me honoured and wurshipped and now every man hath of me scorn and despite/ and now I wot well that Cordeill my yongeste daughter said me trougth when she said as moche as I had so moche should I been beloved and all the whil● that I had good though was I beloved and honoured for my ricchesse but my two doughtres glossed me though/ and now of me they set little pris and soothe told me Cordeill but I would nat believe it ne understand and therefore I let her go fro me as a thing that I set little pris of/ & now wot I never what for to done sigh my ij. doughtres have me thus deceived that I so moche loved/ and now mote I needs sechen her that is in an other land that lightly I let her go fro me without any reward or gifts and she said that she loved me as moche as she aught to love her father by all manner of reason and though I should have axed of her no more/ & though that me otherwise behighten through her false speech now have me deceived/ In this manner Leir long time began to make his moan and at the last he shope him to the see and passed over in to france and asked and aspied where the Queen might be founden/ and men told him where she was/ And when he come to the Cite that she was in/ prevelich he sent his squire unto the queen to tell her that her father was comen to her for great needs And when the squire come to the queen he told her every deal of her sustres from the beginning unto the end Cordeill the queen anon took gold and silver plente and took it to the squire in counceille that he should go and bear it unto her fadris and that 〈◊〉 should go in to a certain Cite and him araien latin and wasshen & than come again to her and bring with him an honest company of knights xl. atte jest with her main/ and than he should send to her lord the king and sayne that he were comen for to speak with his daughter and him for to seen/ and so he did. And when the king and the queen heard that they comen with mochel honour they him received And the king of france though let send through all his Ream and commanded that all men should to him been entendant to king Leir the queens father in all manner of thing/ as it were to himself When king Leir had dwelled there a month & more he told to the king and to the Queen his daughter/ how his two elder doughtres had him served/ Agampe anon let ordain a great host of france and sent it in to Britain with leir the queens father for to conquer his land again & his kingdom/ & Cordeill also come with her father in to britaig●e for to have the royame after her fadres death And anon they went to ship and passed the see and come in to britaigue and fought with the felons & hem scomfited and quelled And though had he his land again & after lived iij. year and held his royalme in peace and afterward died & Cordeill his daughter him let entire with mikel honour at leicestre ¶ How morgan and Conedage that were newus to Cordeill wrrred upon her and put her in to prison Ca xiv. WHen that king leir was deed Cordeill his youngest daughter held and had the land v year and in the mean time died her lord Agam̄p that was king of france and after his death she left widue And though came Morgan and Conedage that were Cordeill sustre sons and to her had Enymite for as moche as there aunt should have the land. So that between hem they ordained a great power and upon her warred greatly/ and never they rest till they had her taken and put her unto death And though Morgan and Conedage seized all the la●de and departed it between hem And they held it xij. year and when though xij. year were go there bigan between 'em a great debate so that warred strongly yfere & every of 'em did other moche disese For Morgan would have had all the land fro beyond humbr that Conedage held But he come against him with a strong po●r so that Morgan dared nat abide but fled away in to wales and Conedage pursued him and took him and quelled him Tho come Conedage again and seized all the land in to his hand and held it and reigned after xxxiij. year and though died and lieth at new Troy ¶ How Reignold that was Conedages sone reigned after his father and in his time it rained blood iij. days in tokening of great death Ca xv ANd after this Conedage reigned Reignold his sone a wise knight & an hardy & curteis that well & nobly gowned the land & wonder well made him beloved of all manner of folk & in his time it rained blood that lasted iij. days as god would & soon after there come great death of people for hosts without number of people fought till that they were deed whereof no man might have let till that almighty god thereof took mercy and pite and thogan it cese & this Reignold reigned xxij. year & died & lieth at york ¶ How Gorbodian reigned in peace that was Reignoldes soon & aft he died & lithe at york ca xuj AFter this Reignold reigned Gorbodian his sone xv. year & died and lieth at york. ¶ How Gorbodian had ij. sons & how that one s●owe that other for to have the heritage/ & how ydoyne her mother quelled that other wherefore the land was destroyed Ca xvij WHen this Gorbodian was deed his ij. sons that he had becomen stout & proud & ever warred together for the land that one was called ferres & that other porres/ And this ferres would have all the land/ but that other would nat suffer him Ferres had a felons heart and thought through treason to slay his brother but prevelich he went in to france & their abode with the king Syward till upon a time when he come again & fought with his brother ferres/ but full evil it happened tho for he was slain first When ydoyne her mother witted that Porres was deed she made great sorrow for encheason that she loved him more than that other & thought him for to quelle privily & privily she come to her sone upon a night with ij. knives & therewith cut his throat & the body also in to small pieces who herd ever such a cursed mother that quelled with her own hands her own sone and long time after last the reprove & shame to the mother that for encheason of that one sone murdered that other & so lost hem both ¶ How iiij. kings courtesly held all Britain and which been her names Ca xviij. WHen the ij. brethren were so deed they had left behind hem nethir soon ne daughter ne none other of the kindred that might have the heritage & for as much as the strongest men driven and scomfited the feblest and token all her lands so that in every country they had great were & strife under 'em but among all other things there were amongs 'em in the country that overcome all though other and through her strength and might they token all the lands and every of him took a certain country and in his country let call him king & one of 'em was called Scatter and he was king of Scotland and that other was called Dawalliere and he was king of loegers & of all the land that was Lotrinus that was Brutes sone/ The third was called Rudac and he was king of Wales/ and the iiij. was called Cloten and he was king of Cornewaille But this Cloten should have had all the land by reason for theridamas was no man that witted none so rightful heir as he was But they that were strongest set little by 'em that ware of less estate/ & therefore this cloten had no more land among 'em than Cornewaille ¶ Of king Donebaut that was Clotes sone and how he had won the land Ca nineteeen THis Cloten had a sone that was called Doneband that of the death of his father bicome an hardy man and a fair & curteis so that he passed all the kings of britaigue of fairness & of worthiness And anon as he was knight he witted well when that his father lived he was most rightful heir of all the land & should have had by reason but other kings that were of more strength than he benom him his land. And afterward this Doneband ordained him poer and first conquered all the land of logiers & after he would have couquered all Scotland and Wales and scatter came with his men and yaf him battle and Rudac come again with his walshmen for to help him But so it befallen that Rudac was quelled and Scatter also in pleyn battle & so Donebant had the victory and conquered all the land and well maintened it in peace and in quiet that never before it was so well mayntened How Doneband was first king that ever weared crown of gold in Britaigue ¶ Ca.xx. THis Doneband let make him a crown of gold and weared the crone upon his heed as new king did before & he ordained a statut that had a man done new so moche harm & he might come in to the temple should no man him mysdoo but go therein sauf and in peace and after go in to what country that he would without any harm and if any man set any honde upon him he than should lose his life And this Doneband made the town of Malmesbury and the town of the vice And when he had reigned well & worthily xl. year he died and lieth at new Troy. How Brenne and belin departed between 'em the land aft the death of Doneband her father and of the were Ca xxj. And after that thi● Doneband was deed his sons that he had departed the land between 'em as her father had ordained so that Belyn his elder sone had all the land of britaigue on this half humber & his brother Brenne had all the land from humber unto scotland but for as moche that Belin had the bet part brenne therefore wax wroth & would had more of the land & Belin his brother would grant him no more Wherefore contak & were arose between 'em two But brenne the younger brother had no might ne strength a●ens belin and therefore brenne through conceill of his folk went fro thence in to norwey to the king Olsinges & prayed him of help & succour for to conquer all the land upon belyn his brother upon that covenant that he would have his daughter to wife & the king Olsinges him granted Belyn anon as his brother was go to norwey he seized in to his honde all the land of northumberland and took all the Castles and let 'em array and keep the costs of the see that Brenne should not arrive in no side but that he were take ¶ The king Olfynges let assemble a great host and delivered his daughter to Brenne and all the people that he had ordained/ & this damisell Samye had long time loved a king that was called gutlaghen and to him she told all her council how that Brenne should her have and her lede with him for evermore & so he should lose her but that she might forsake Brenne And when Gutlagh had herd this tiding he lay for to aspie Brenue with as many ships as he might have so that the ij fletes metten together & long time fought so that Brenne and his ships turned again and were discomfited And king Gutlagh took Samye & put her in to his ship & Brenne shamefully flay thence as a man discomfited ¶ And Gutlagh would have went in to his own country but theridamas come up on him a great tempest that u days lastid so that through that tempest he was driven in to Britain with iij. ships and no more And tho that kept the costs of the see token Gutlagh and Samye and all his folk and hem presented to Belyn/ and Belyn put 'em in to prison ¶ How Belyn drove out of this land king Gutlagh of Denmark and Samye Ca xxij HIt was not long after that Brenne ne come a●ene with a great navy & scent to his brother Belyn that he should yield eyes his land to his wife and to his folk and his castles also or else he would destroy his land Belyn drade no thing his menace and would no thing done after that he said wherefore Brenne come with his folk & fought with belyn & Brenne was discomfited and his folk slain and himself fled with xij. men in to France/ And this Belyn that was Brennes brother went tho to york and took council what he might done with king gutlagh for king Gutlagh prof●ed to become his man and to hold hi● land of him yielding by year a thousand pound of silver for evermore and for sikernesse of this covenant to behold Gutlagh should bring him good hostages and to him should done homage and all his folk And yet should swear upon the book that these covenantzes should never been broken ne falsed ¶ Belyn tho by council of his folk granted him his asking And so Gutlagh become his man and Belyn underfeng of him his homage by oath and by writing the same covenants And upon these covenants king Gutlagh nom samye & his folk and went thence & turned again to denma●c Evermore after were the covenants held and the truage paid till the time that honeloes was king of denmarc and also of this land through his wife Gildeburgh that he had spoused for she wa● the right heir of this land ¶ This Belyn dwelled tho in peace & wurshippfully him held among his barons and he made iiij. real ways one from the Est in to west and that was called Watling street and an other from the north unto the south that was called Ikelmestrete and ij. other ways he made in bossing through out the land that on is called fossae and that other fossedike and he maintened well the good laws that Doneband his father had made and ordained in his time as before is said ¶ How accord was made between Brenne and Belyn through Cornewen her mother Ca twenty-three. GRenne that was Belynus brother had long time dwelled in france and there had conquered a great lordship through marriage For he was duke of Burgoyne through the daughter of the duke Fewyn that he had spoused that was right heir of the land and this Brenne ordained a great poer of his folk and also of france and come in to this land for to fight with Belyn his brother and Belyn come against him with a great poer of bretons & would tho have yeven him battle but her mother Cornewen that though lived had herd that that one brother would have destroyed that other and went between her sons and hem made accorded with moche pain So that at the last though ij. brethren with michel bliss went together in to great Troy that now is called london and there they dwelled year and after they nom her conseill for to go conquer all france & so they diden and brent towns and destroyed the land both in length & breed & the king of france yaf hem battle with his power but he was overcome & yaf truage unto Belyn and to his brother. And after that they wenten forth to Rome & conquered Rome & all lumbardie & Germany and took homage & fealty of Earls Barons & of all other & aft they come in to this land of Britaigue & dwelled with her britons in joy and rest & tho made Brenne the town of Bristol and sith he went over to his own lordship & there dwelled he all his life and Belyn dwelled at new Troy and there he made a fair gate that is called Belyngesgate aft his own name & when this belin had reigned nobly xj. year he died & lieth atte new Troy How king Cormbatrus quelled the king of denmark for encheason that he would not pay him his truage Ca xxiv. ANd after this Belyn reigned his sone cormbatrus a good man & a worthy & the king of denmar●● would not pay him his truage that is to say a M. pound as he had sworn by oath for to pay it & also by writing recorded to Belyn his father wherefore he was evil paid & wroth & assembled a great host of britons & went in to denmark & slow the king Gutlagh & brought the land in subjection all new & took of folk feautes & homages & after went again in to his land and as he come forth by Orkeney he fond thirty. ships full of men & women besides the cost of the see & the king axed what they were/ An earl that was mastir of 'em all courteisly answered unto the king & said that they were exiled out of spain & so that they had travailed half a year & more in the see to witen if they might find any king in any land that of hem would have pite or mercy to yeve 'em any land in any country wherein they mighten dwell & have rest and become his li●ge men and to him would done homage and fealty while that 〈◊〉 and to his heirs after him and him and of his heirs held that land And when the king this herd he had pite of 'em and yaf 'em an isle all wilderness there that no man was duelling safe only wild bests and the Earl thanked much the king and become his man & did him homage and fealty and took all his folk and went in to the same I'll and the Earl was called Irlamal & therefore he let call the land Irlande aft his own name The king Cormbatrus come again in to this land & reigned twenty-five. year & after he died and lieth at new Troy ¶ How the king Guentholen reigned in goodness and well gowned the land all his lives time Ca twenty-five ANd when Cormbatrus was deed reigned Guentholen his sone a man of good conditions & well-beloved & he gowned the land well & wy●ely & he reigned xxuj. year and after died and lieth at new Troy ¶ How king seisell reigned and well governed the land after Guentholen ¶ Ca xxuj. ANd after this Guentholen reigned his sone Seisell well & worthily and well governed the land as his father had done before him and he reigned xv. year and died and lithe at new Troy ¶ How kymor reigned after seisell his father and he begat howan that reigned after Ca xxvij. ANd after seisell reigned his sone kymor well & nobly nineteeen. year in peace & howan his sone x. year and died and lieth at Ikaldoune ¶ How king Mor with died through meschaunce through a best for his wikednesse Ca xxviij AFter this Howan reigned morwith & become wikked & so stern till at the last great vengeance come to him/ for as ●e went upon a time by the see side he meet a great 〈◊〉 that was black & horrible & hidous & he went that it had been a whale of the see & bend an arblast & would have slain that best with a quarrel but he might not smite him And when he had shot all his quarrels the best anon come to him in a great hast & him devoured a life & so he died for his wickedness through vengeance of god aft that he had reigned ix. year ¶ Of Grandobodian that was morwiths sone that made the town of Cambrigge Ca xxix. AFter this morwith was deed the britons crouned Grandobodi an his sone & this Grandobodian long time reigned in goodness & made temples & towns & this Grandobodian made the town of Cambrigge & the town of Grauntham & was welbe loved of rich & poer for he honoured the rich and help the poer This Grandobodian had iiij. sons Arthogaill/ Hesidur Higamus & petitur & when he had reigned xj. year he died & lieth at new Troy ¶ Of Artogaill that was Grandobodianus sone how he was made king & ●●th put a down for his wikkednesse Ca thirty AFter Grandobodian reigned his sone Artogaille u year & he become so wikked & so stern that the britons would not suffer him to be king but put him a down & made Hesidur his brother king & he become so good & merciable that men him called king of pite And when he had reigned u year he had so great pite of his brother Artogaille that was king before & anon he forsook his dignity & took his brother the croun again & made him king against all the britons will/ And afterward Artogaille become so good of condition that he was well-beloved of all the land for he become so debonair & free & did right & reason to all manner of men and he reigned uj. year and died and lieth at Grantham ¶ How Hesidur was made king after the death of Artogaill his brother Ca xxxj AFter the death of Artogaill the Bretons ●rouned an other ty●e Hesidur but his ij. brethren Higamus & Petitur hadden of him great despite & eke scorn & ordained 'em help fo● to were upon the king her brother and so they token him & put him in to prison the second year of his reign & they departed all 〈◊〉 between hem both but Higamus lived but seven. year & tho had petitur all the land & he made the town of Pykering ¶ How the Britons nomen Hesidur out of pr●son & made him king the third time Ca xxxij. ANd when this Petitur was deed Britons nom anon y●t Hesidur & made him king the thread time & tho reigned he in peace xiv. year and after he died and lieth at karlille ¶ How xxxiij. kings reigned in peace each after other after the death of Hesidur Ca xxxiij. AFter the death of Hesidur reigned xxxiij. kings every after other in peace & without any long tarrying I shall tell 'em all & how long each of 'em reigned as the story telleth. The first king of the xxxiij. was called Gerbodia & he reigned xij. year & aft him reigned Morgan ij. year. & after him reigned Cighnus uj. year & after him reigned Idwalan viij. year/ & after him reigned Rohugo xj. year. And after him reigned ●oghen xiij. year/ And after him reigned Catill xv. year/ And after him reigned Porrex ij. year And after him reigned Cheryn xvij. year And after him reigned Coyll xij. year And after him reigned Sulgenis xiv. year. And after him reigned Esdad xx. year And after him reigned Andragie xu.ij. year And after him reigned ●rian u year/ And after him reigned Elind ij. year And after him reigned Eldagan xv. year And after him reigned Claten xij. year And aft him reigned Quirgunde viij. year And after him reg●ed Mortan uj. year And after him reigned Bledagh iij. year And after him reigned Caph j year And after him reigned Gen ij. year And after him reigned Seisell & king Bled xxij. year And king Tabreth xj. year And Archinal xiv. year And Groll thirty. year And Rodingu xxxij year And Hert●r u year And Hampir uj. year And Car●our seven. year And Digneill iij. year And Samuel xxiv. year & Rede ij. year & Eln seven. months & this Ely had iij. sone●lud ca●sibalā & enemyon ¶ How lud was made king after the death of Ely his father Capitulo xx●iiij. AFter the death of Ely reigned Iud his sone and governed well ●he land and moche honoured good folk & tempered & amended wikked folk This lud loved more to dwell at Troy than in any other place of the land wherefore the name of new Troy was left and though was the Cite called ludstone/ But the name is changed through variance of lr̄ez and now is called london And this king made in the Cite a fair gate & called it ludgate after his name and the folk of the Cite hete it loundres and when he had reigned xj. year he died and lieth at london & he had ij. young sons And●aghen and Tormace/ but they could nethir speak ne go for youngth & therefore the britons crowned a strong knight that was called Iud that was Cassibalamus brother & made him king of Britain ¶ How the britons granted to cassibalam that was ludes brother the land in whose time julius Cesar come twice for to conquer the land Ca xxxv. AFter the death of king lud reigned his brother Cassibalam & become a good man & moche beloved of his britons so that for his goodness & courtesy they granted him the Ream for evermore to him & to his heirs/ & the king of his goodness bet norissh worthelich both sons that were lud his brothers & after made the elder sone earl of Cornewaill & that other earl of london And while this king Cassibalam reigned come julius cesar that was emperor of Rome in to this land with a poer of Romayns and would have had this land through strength/ but Cassibalan o●come him in battle through help of the britons & drove him out of thi● land & he went again to Rome & assembled a great poer an other time & come again in to this land for to yeve bataille to Cassibalan but he was discomfited through strength of the britons & through help of the earl of Cornwall & the earl of london his brother & through help of Gudian king of Scotland & Corband king of north Wales & of bretaill king of southwales/ & in this battle was slain Nennon that was Cassibalams brother wherefore he made much sorrow/ And so w●nt julius cesar out of this land with a sew of romayns that were left a live/ And though Cassibalam went again to london & made a fist unto all his folk that though had him holp and when that feast was done each man went in to his own country. ¶ Of the debate that was between Cassibalam & the Earl of london and of the truage that was paid to Rome Ca xxxuj ANd after it befallen thus upon a day that the gentlemen of the kings household & gentlemen of the Earls household of london after meet went in fere for to play and through debate that arose among 'em Enelyn that was the Earls cousin of london quelled Irenglas that was the kings cousin wherefore the king sworn that Enelin should been hanged but the Earl of london that was Enelinus lord would nat suffer it wherefore the king was wroth to ward the Earl & thought him destroy & privily the Earl sent letters to julius cesar that he should come in to this land for to help him and him a venge upon the king & he would help him with all his might And when the emperor heard this tiding he was full glad and ordained a strong poer & come again the thread time in to this land and the Earl of london halp him with seven. M. men and at the thread time was Cass●balan overcome and discomfited and made peace to the emperor for iij. M. pond of silver yielding by year for truage for this land for evermore & half a year passed the emperor went to Rome and the Earl of london with him for he dared not abide in this land and after Cass●balan reigned xvij. year in peace and though died he the xvij. year of his reign and lieth at york ¶ How lords of the land after the death of cassibalan for encheson that he had none heir made Andragen king Ca xxxvij. AFter the death of Cassibalan for as moche as he had non heir of his body the lords of the land by comune assent crowned Andragen Earl of Cornwaille and made him king and he reigned well and worthily & was a good man & well governed the land & when he had reigned viij. year he died & lieth at london ¶ Of kymbalyn that was Andragenys soon a good man & well governed the land Ca xxxviij. AFter the death of Andragen reigned Kymbalyn his sone that was a good man and well governed the land in moche ● sperite and peace all his life's time and in his time was born Ihu crist our saviour of that sweet virgin Marie. This king kymbelyn had ij. sons Guider and Armoger good knights and worthy and when this king kymbalyn had reigned xxij. year he died and lieth at london ¶ Of king Gynder that was kymbalynus sone that would nat pay the truage to Rome for the land that Cassibalan had granted and how he was slain of a romayne Ca xxxix ANd after the death of this kymbalyn reigned Gynder his sone 〈◊〉 good man and a worthy and he was of so high heart that he would nat pair to Rome that truage that king Cassibalan bade granted unto julius Cesar wherefore the emperor that was though that was called Claudius' cesar was sore annoyed and or ordained a great power of Romayns and come in to this land for to conquer the truage through strength and have it of the king/ but the king Gynder and Armager his brother gathered a great host yfere of Britons and yaf bataille to the Emperor Claudius and quelled of Romayns great plenty/ The Emperor had afterward one that was called Hamon that saw that her people ware fast slain prevelich he cast a way his own arms and took the arms of a deed Briton and armed him with his armure and come in to the bataille to the king and said in this manner/ Sir beye good of heart for God's love for the Romayns that been yone enemies anon shall be slain and discomfited everyone/ & the king yaf no keep ne reward to his speech for encheason of the arms that he had upon him and went it had been a Briton/ but the traitor ever held him next the king/ and prevelich under the shuldres of his arms he smote the king where for he was deed and fallen down to the earth/ when Armager saw his brother deed he cast away his arms and took to him his brother's arms and come in to the bataille among the Britons and bad hem heartily for to fight and fast obey a down the Romayns/ and for the arms they wend it had he king Gynder that erst was slain that they wise not then gone the Britons heartily fight and quelled the Romans so at the last the emperor forsook the field and fled as fast as he might with his folk in to the Cite of wynchestre and the falls traitor hamon that had quelled the king fast anon 'gan for to flee with all the haste that he might and Armager the kings brother pursued him full fersely with a fierce heart and drove him unto a water and there he took him/ and anon smo●e of both hon heed and feet and hew the body all to pieces & tho cast him in to the water wherefore that water was called hamonus haven and afterward there was made a fair town that yet standeth that is called southampton/ And afterward Armager went to wynchestre for to seek claudius cesar the emperor & their Armager him took/ & Claudius the emperor through council of his Romans that with him were left a live made peace with Armager in this manner as you shall here that is to say how that Claudius the emperor should yeve to Armager Gennen his fair daughter for to have to wife so that this land fro that time afterward should be in the emperors poer of Rome uppn such covenant that never afterward none emperor of rome should take none other truage of this land/ but only fealty & so they were accorded And upon this conenant Claudius' cesar sent to Rome for his daughter Gennen and when she was come Claudius' cesar yaf her to Armager to wyf and Armager spoused her at london with moche solempnite and mirth & tho was Armager crowned and made king of Britaigue ¶ Of king Armager in whose time seint Petre precked in Antioch with other apostles in du●erse countries Ca xl THis king Armager reigned well and worthily & the land gowned And Claudius Cesar in remembrance of this accord & for reverence & honour of his daughter made in this land a fair town & a fair castle and let call the town after his name Claucestren that now is called Gloucestre and when this was all done the emperor nom his leave & thowent again to Rome & Armager though was king and gowned the land well & nobly all his lives time and this Armager got a sone on his wife that called was westmer and while that this armager reigned seint petre preached in Antioch and there he made a noble church in which he sat first in his chair and there he dwelled seven. year and after he went to Rome & was made pope till that New the emperor let him martren and though preached openly all the apostles in diverse lands the right faith And when Armager had reigned xxiv. year he died & lieth at london ¶ How● king westmer yaf to Berynger an island forlet & there this Berynger made the town of Berewike Ca xli. ANd after this Armager reigned his sone westmer a good man & a worthy of body & well gowned the land. Hit befallen so that tiding came to him on a day that the king Rodryk of gascoine was come in to his land with a huge numbered of people and was duelling in staynesmore And when king westmer herd though tidings he let assemble an huge host of britons and come to the king rodrik & yaf him battle & king westmer quelled rodrik with his own hands in plain bataille And when king rodrikes men sow that her lord was deed they yolden hem all unto the king westmer & becomen his men for e●more and he yaf hem a country that was forleten where in they might dwell and thither they went & dwelled there all her lives time & ix. c. men there were of 'em & no more left at that battle. Her go●nour and prince was called Berynger and anon he bigan a town that they might there in duel and have restorte and let call the town Berewyk up twede and there they dwelled and bicame rich but they had no women amongs hem & the britons would nat yefe her doughtres to the strangers wherefore they went over see in to Irland & brought with hem women & tho hem though spoused but the men koude nat understand the language ne the speech of the women & there for they spoken together as scots & afterward through changing of her languages in all feaunce they were called the scots & so shullen that folk of that country for evermore ¶ How king westmer let arere a stone in the entering of westmoreland there that he slow roderic & there he began first housing Ca xlij ANd after this battle that is above said when Rodric was deed king westmer in remembrance of his victory let a●ere there besides the weigh a great stone an high and yet it stant & e●more shall stand and let grave in the stone l●ez that thus said The king westmer of Britain quelled in this place Roderic his enemy ¶ And this westmer was the first man that made toun & house in englond & at that stone beginneth westmoreland that westmer let call after his own name/ & when westmer had so done he dwelled all his lives time in that country of westmoreland for he loved that country more than any other country/ And when he had reigned twenty-five. year he died & lieth at Carlille ¶ Of king Coill that was westmers soon that held his land in peace his lives time Ca xliij AFter this king westmer reigned his sone Coill a goodman and a worthy & of good conditions & well governed his land & of all men he had love & peace & in his time was never contak debate ne were in Britain & he reigned & was king in peace all his lives time & when he had been king xj. year he died and lieth at york ¶ How king lucie reigned after Coill his father that was a good man & after he become cristen Ca xliiij. AFter king coill reigned lucie his sone that was a goodman to god & to all the people he sent to rome to the apostle eulenthre that though was pope and said that he would become a cristen man & resceyve baptism in the name of god & torn to the right be●eu● ¶ Eulenthre sent ij. begat that were called Pagan & Elibayn in to this land & baptized the king & all his main and after went fro town to town and baptized the people till all the land was baptized and this was in the C.luj year after the incarnation of our lord Ihu crist and this king lucie made tho in this land ij. erche bishops ●n at Canterbury an other at york and other many bishops that yet been in this land ¶ And when these ij. legatz had baptised all that land they ordained prestz for to baptaze children and for to make the sacrament & after they went ayen to Rome and the king dwelled in his land and reigned with mochel honour x.ij. year and after died and lieth at Gloucestre. ¶ How this land was long with out a king and how the bretons choose a king Ca xl. THis king lucie had none heir of his body begotten that was afterward great harm and sorrow to the land For after this king lucies death none of the great of the land would suffer an other to be king but lived in were and in debate amongs 'em l year without kyug But it befallen afterward that a great Prince come fro Rome in to this land that me called Severie naught for to were but for to save the right of Rome. but natheless he had nat dwelled half a year in this land that the bretonz ne quelled him when though of Rome wist that severie was so slain they sent an other great lord in to this land that me called Allec that was a strong man and a mighty of body and dwelled in this land long time and did moche sorrow to the Bretons so that after for pure malice they choose 'em a king amongs 'em that me called astlepades & assembled a great host of britons and went to london to seche Allec there they founden him and quelled him and all his felaws & one called walon defended him fersely and fought long with the britons but at the last he was discomfited and the britons nom him and bond hands and feet and cast him in to a water where for that water afterward was called evermore walbcoke. Tho reigned astlepades in quiet till one of his Earls that me called coill made a fair toun against the kings will and le● call the tounne Colchestre after his name wherefore the king was full wroth and thought destroy the earl and bigan to were upon him & brought great power and yaf battle to the earl and the Earl defended him fersely with his power & slow the king himself in that battle and though was Coill crowned and made king of this land. This Coill reigned and governed the royalme well and nobly for he was a noble man and well-beloved among the britons. When tho of rome heard that Astlepodes was slain they were wonder glad and sent an other great Prince of Romans that was called Constance and he come to the king Coill for to challenge the truage that was wont to be paid to Rome And the king ansuerd well and wisely and said that he would pay to Rome ●all that right and reason would with good will And so they accorded tho with good will and without any contak and both they dwelled to gedees in love ¶ The king Coyll yaf his daughter Eleyn to Constance for to have her to his spouse that was both fair wise and good and well lettered And this Constance spoused her there with moche honour/ And it befallen soon afterward that this king Coyll died in the year of his reign xiij. and lieth at Colcestre entierd ¶ Of king Constance that was a Roman that was choose king aft the death of coil for as moche that he had spoused Eleyn that was king Coil's daughter ¶ Ca xluj. AFter this king coil Constance was made king and crou●ed for as moche that he had spoused king Coil's daughter that was heir of the land the which Constance reigned well and worthily governed the land and he bigate on his wife Eleyn a sone that was called Constantine and this king bore tree we faith and truly did to hem of rome all his life and when he had reigned xv. year he died and lieth at york. ¶ How Constantine that was king Constance's sone and the sone of seint Eleyn governed and ruled the land and was Em●our of Rome ¶ Ca xlvij AFter king constance's death Constantine his sone and the one of seint Eleyn that fond the holy cross in the holy land and how Conseantine bicame emperor of Rome. Hit befallen so in that time there was an emperor at Rome a Sarazyne a tyrant that was called Maxence that put to death all that believed in god & destroyed holy church by all his power and slough all Cristen men that he might find. And among all other he let martre seint katerine and many other cristen people that had dread of death that fled and come in to this land to king Constantine and told him of the sorrow that Maxence died to Cristiente wherefore Constantine had pite and great sorrow made and assembled a great holt and a great power and went over to Rome and nom the city and quelled all that there in were of mysbeleve that he might find/ And though was he made emperor and was a good man and governed him so well that all lands to him were attendant for to been under his governaill. And this devil tyrant Maxence that time was in the land of Grec● and heard this tiding he become wood and soden●ch he died and so he ended his life when Costantine went fro this land to Rome he took with him his mother Eleyne for the mochel wisdom that she coude and iij. other great lords that he most loved that one was called Hoel an other was called Dalerne and the third Morhin and took all his land to keep unto the Earl of Cornewaille that was called Octavian/ And anon as this Octavian witted that his lord was duelling at Rome he seized all the land in to his hand and there with did all his will among high and low and they held him for king when this tiding come to Costantine the emperor he was wonder wroth to ward the earl Octavian and sent tavern with xij. thousand men for to destroy the Earl for his falseness & arrived at Portesmouth ¶ And when Octavian witted that he assembled a great power of britons and discomfited Taberne/ and Taberne fled thence in to Scotland and ordained there a great power and come again in to this land an other time for to yeve bataille to Octavian When Octavian heard tell that he assembled a great power and come towards tavern as moche as he might so that the ij. hosts metten upon steynesmore and strongly smote together/ and though was Octavian discomfited and fled thence in to Norwey and Taberne seized all the land in to his hand towns castles as much as they there had ¶ And sith Octavian come again fro Norwey with a great power and seized again all the land in to his hand and drove out all the Romans & was though made king and reigned ¶ How Maximian that was the emperors cousin of Rome spoused Octavians donghter & was made king ¶ Ca xlviij. THis king Octavian governed the land well and nobly but he and none heir save a dought that was a young child that he loved as moche as his life and for as much that he wax sick & was in point of death & might no longer regne he would have made one of his nepheus to have been king the which was a noble knight & a strong man that was called Conan meriedoke & he should have kept the kings daughter & have married her when time had been but the lords of the land nold nat suffer it but yaf her counseill to be married to some high man of great honour and than might she have all her lust And the counseill of the emperor Costantine her lord and at this council they accorded and choose though cador of cornewaille for to wend to the emperor for to do this message and he nom the way and went to Rome and tolde●eth emperor this tiding well and wisely & the emperor sent in to this land with him his own cousin that was his uncles soon a noble knight and a strong that was called Maximian and he spoused Octavians daughter and was crowned king of this land ¶ How Maximian that was the emperors cousin conquered the land of Amorican and yaf it to Conan Meriedok ¶ Ca xlix. THis king Maximian bicome so rial that he thought to conquer the land of Amorican for great ricchesse that he heard tell that was in that land so that he ne left man that was of worthiness knight squire ne none other man that he ne took with him to great damage to all the land for he left at home behind him no man to keep the land but nom 'em with him fro this land thirty. M. knights that were doughty mennys bodies and went over in to the land of Amorican and theridamas slew the king that was called Imball and conqnered all the land. And when he had so done he called Conan & said For as moche as king Octavian have made you king of Britaigue and through me you were let & destrobled that you were nat king I yeve you all this land of Amorican and you there of make king ¶ And for as moche as you been a briton and your men also and become fro britaigue I will that this land have the same name and no more be called Amorican but he called little britaigne and the land fro whence you been comen shall he called moche britaigue ¶ And so that men know that one britaigue fro that other Conan meriedok thanked him hendely and so was he made king of little britaigue ¶ And when all this was done Maximian went thence to rome and was though made emperor after Costantine Conan Meriedok dnelled in little britaigue with mochel honour & let ordain two. M. ploughmen of the land for to erie the land to harwe it and saw and feffed 'em richly after that they were ¶ And for as moche as king Conan and none of his knights ne none of his other people would nat take wives of the nation of france he tho sent in to great Britaigue to the Earl of Cornwaille that me called Dionothe that cheese through out all the land xj. M. of maidens that is to say viij. M. for the mean people & iij. M. for the greatest lords that should hem spouse ¶ And when Dionothe vn●fonge this commaundament he let seche through all great britaigne as many as the number came to for no man dared withstand his commaundaments for as moche as all the land was take him to ward and to keep to done all thing that him good liked And when all the maidens were as sembled be let 'em come before him to london and let ordain for hem ships hastily as moche as hem needed to the voyage & took his own daughter that was called Ursula/ that was the fairest creature that any man witted and would have sent her to king Conan that should have spoused her and made her queen of the land/ but she had made privily to god a vow of chastity that her father wist not ne no man else that was living upon earth. ¶ How Ursula and xj. M. maidens that were in her company went toward little britaigne and all were martyred at Coleyne Capitulo quinquagesimo THis Ursula cheese unto her company xj. M. maidens that of all other she was lady & mastresse and all they went in to ship at one time in the water that was called the thamise and commanded her kin and all her friends to almighty god and sailled to ward little britaigne/ But when they were comen in to the high see/ a strong tempest arose as it was God's will ¶ And Ursula with her ships and her company were driven to ward hundland through tempest and arrived in the haven of the Cite of Coloyne/ The king of the land that was called Geowan was tho in the Cite/ & when he wise the tiding that so many fair maidens were there arrived/ he took Elga his brother and other of his household with him and went to the ships to seen that fair company and when he see 'em so fair he and his company would have overlayne hem & betake fro hem her maydenhode But Ursula that good maid counceilled prayed warned & taught hem that were her fellows that they should defend 'em with all her might and rather suffer death than suffer her body to be defoiled So that all though maidens become so steadfast in god that they defended 'em through his grace so that none of 'em had poer to done 'em any shame/ ¶ Wherefore the king Gowan wax so sore annoyed that he for wrath let slay 'em everichone anon right/ and so were all though maydenes martyred for the love of god and lain at Coloyne ¶ How king Gowan come for to destroy this land & how a man of great power that was called Gracian defended the land Capitulo quinquagesimoprimo WHen all this was done king Gowan that was a sarazen called his brother Elga and said to him that he should go to conquer the land that all though fair maidens were in born And he ordained though a great poer of Pehites of denmare of orkoney and of norwey and they come in to this land and brent towns & slew folk and cast a down churches and houses & religion and rob the land in length & breed & put to death all though that would nat forsake the right believe & cristendome ¶ For as moche as there was no sovereign that might hem help For the king Maximian had taken with him all the worthy men he went to conquer little britaigne And in the same time that you here now tell was seint Albone martyred through the wood tyrant Dio●●cian in the same place where is now an Albaye made of seint Albone while that he was a paynyme ¶ But he converted him to god through the predicacion of a clear and a wise man that was called Anabel that was herburghed a night in his house And this was after the Incarnacion of Ihu crist●● xxuj. year And men shall understand that seint Albone suffered his matirdome before that seint Edmond was martyred and her for is seint Albone called the first martyr of England ¶ This Gowannes' brother & his folk that were Sarazens went through out the land & destroyed all thing that they found and no thing they ne spared When this tiding came to Rome Now that king Gowan had begined for to stroie this land the emperor and though of Rome sent a strong man and of great poer that was called Gracian with xxiv. M. men well fighting for to cast out Sarazens out of this land & all they arrined at portesmothe ¶ Maximian might nat come himself for as moche as he was choose emperor after the death of Constantine that was seint Eleynes sone ¶ When this Gracian was arrined with his host he let aspie privily where the king gowan might be found and he come upon 'em suddenly as they lay in her beds and descomfited him & slay 'em in her beds euerychon that none of him ascaped sauf Gowan that fled with moche sorrow in to his country ¶ soon after it befallen that Maximian was slain at Rome through treason And when Gracian wise that tiding be let crown him king of this land ¶ How Gracian made him king when Maximian was slain and afterward the britons quelled him for his wikkednesse Ca lij ¶ His Gracian when he bigan to regne he bicome so wikked and so stern and so moche sorrow did to the britons that they 〈◊〉 him amongs hem ¶ Thomas the king Gowan had understand tha● Gracian was slain and done to death he assembled a great power & come again in to this land/ and if he had erst done harm though did he moche more/ for though destroyed he all this land and the cristen people that was in moche britaigne so that no man was so hardy for to nempne god/ and he that so did anon he was put to strong death ¶ But the bishop of london that was though that was called Gosselyn scaped and went thence to them of Rome to seche succour to help cestroie the Sarazens that had destroyed this land ¶ And the Romans said that they had be so oft annoyed for her sending after folk in to Britain all for to help the Britons and they would no more so done ¶ And so the bishop Gosselyne went thence without any succour or help ¶ And though went he to the king of little britaigne that was called Aldroie and this was the third king after Gowan mer●edoke as before is said ¶ The bishop prayed this king Aldroie of help and succour ¶ The king had great pite in his heart when he had herd how the bishop fled and how the Cristen men weren slain in great britaigne through paynims and Sarazens he granted him Costantine his brother him for to help with power of folk and hem did array horse armure and ships & all thing that hem needed to that voyage ¶ And when all thing was ready he called the bishop and to him said I take you here to help and succour Costantine my brother upon this covenant that if god yeve him grace the paynymes and the Sarazens to shend and discomfit that than you make him king And the bishop it granted with good will ¶ Costantine and the bishop took leave of the king Aldroie and betook him to god and took her men xij. M. and went to her ships and sailled toward great Britain and arrived at tottenesse ¶ When the Britons heard the tidings that to 'em come succour they were strongly helped and ordained 'em an huge number of people and come to hem and underfeng 'em with mochel honour ¶ Gowan anon as he witted of this things he assembled all the Sarazens and come against hem and yaf 'em bataille/ And Costantine slow him with his own hands And all though other Sarazens were discomfited and slain that none ascaped but though that were converted unto god ¶ How Costantine that was the kings brother of little Britain was crowned king of mochel Britoigne for his worthiness Capitulo quinquagesimotercio Anon after the battle they went to london and couned there Costantine and made him king of this land and the bishop Goseline set the crown on his heed & anointed him as falls to a king for to been and though bigan cristendome This king Costantine when he was crowned anon after he spoused his wife through conceill of the britons and he begat iij. sons on her/ The first was called Constance that other Aurilambros and the third Uter Constance the elder brother when he came to age he made him a monk at wyuchestere Costantine her father was slain through treason For it befallen on a time that a Pchite come to him upon a day in message as it were & said that he would speak with the king privily in conceill The king let wide his chambre of the men that were wythynne and there abode no more but the king and the Pehite and made a countenance as they he would have spoken with the king in his ere and there he quelled him with a long knife and after went queyntely out of the chambre into an other chambre so at the last no man wist where he was bicome ¶ When the kings meyn wist that her lord was so deed they made so moche sorrow they nyse all what to done For as moche as his ij/ sons Aurilambros and Uter weren so young that none of hem might be king and the third brother was monk at win chestre as is said before But vortiger that was earl of westsexe thought privily in his heart through queyntyse to be king and went to wynchestre there that Constance was monk and to him said Constance quoth he your father is deed and your ij. brethren that been with Gosseline the bishop of london to norissh been so young that none of hem may be king ¶ Wherefore I conceill you that you forsake your abit and come with me and I shall done so to the britons that you shall be made king. ¶ Of constance that was king constantine's sone that was monk at wynchestre and how he was made king after his fadres death through conceill of Vortiger that was Earl of westsexe for as moche as Aurilambros and Uter his ij. brethren went but young of age And Vortiger let sle● him to be king himself ¶ Capitulo liiij. ¶ His Vorager conc●illed this Constan●t so moche till he forsook his Abbot and went with him And anon after he was wouned and made king by assent of the Britons ¶ This king Constance when he was crowned and made king he witted ne knew but little of the world ne coude no thing what knighthood axed he made Vortiger his chief mastir and counceiller and yaf him all his power for to ordain and to do as moche as to the Ream aꝑteyned So that himself nothing enternelled but only bore the name of king ¶ When Vortiger see that he had all the land in his ward and governail at his own will he thought a prive treason and to slay Constance the king/ that he might himself been crowned and made king and regne and let send after an hundred knights of Pehites the worthiest of all the land and hem held with him to dwell with him as to be keepers of his body/ as he would wend through the land to ordain things that appertained to a king ¶ And this Vortiger honoured so moche the houdred knights and so moche yaf him of gold and silver and so rich jewrlles robes horse and other things plenty where for they held him more lord than they did the king ¶ And Vortiger told 'em if he most be king you as it were through treason/ he would make 'em ricchest of the land So at the last through great gifts that he had yeve largely/ they cried through the court that Vortiger were better worthy to be king than Constance/ wherefore Vortiger made semblant as he had been wroth and departed thence fro the court and said he must go else whither for thing that he had to done/ and so the traitor said for encheason that they should slay him that is to say Constance ¶ When this Vortiger was go it befallen soon after that though houndred knights of Pehites break the doors of the kings chambre and there they him show and smitten of his heed/ and bear it to Vortiger there that he dwelled And when Vortiger see that heed/ he wept full tenderly with his eye And nothele●s he was somedell glad of his death ¶ And anon let take the hundred knights of Pehites and bind her hands behind hem and lede 'em to london and/ there they were dampened to the death as false traitors And anon after all the britons of the land by common assent crowned Vortiger and made him king of the land ¶ How the wardens that had though two children to keep that were constantine's sons led hem to little Britain for the treason & falseness of Vortiger. Capitulo quinquagesimoquinto THis king Vortiger when he was crowned though that had the ij. children in keeping Au●lambros and Uter through or dinaunce of Gosselyne tha● was bishop of london at his death dared nat dwell in the land with the children/ but lad hem to the king of little Britain/ for as moche as be though wist the treason of Vortiger that though was made king/ through whom Constance her brother was slain/ wherefore the houndred knights of Pehites were put to death and bearen all the blame/ as that Vortiger had not wist there of nothir there to consented ¶ And so the keepers of the two children dread left Vortiger would put 'em to death through his treason and falseness as he had done her brother before/ And therefore they were lad over in to little Britain/ and the king hem received with mochel honour and let hem to norisshe/ and there they dwelled till they become fair knights and strong and fierce and thought to be avenged upon the death of Constance her brother when they saw her time and so they did as you shnll here tell afterward ¶ Hit was not long after that the tidings ne come over see to the kindred of though houndred knights of Pehites that were dampened and put to the death through Vortiger in this land therefore they were wonderly wroth and sworen that they would been avenged of her kynnes death/ and comen in to this land with a great power and rob in many places and quelled and did all the sorrow that they might/ When Vortiger it witted he made moche sorrow and sore was annoyed/ And in an other place also tidings came to him that Aurilambros and Uter his brother ordained and assembled a great host for to come in to mochel Britain that is to say in to this land to been quenged upon Constance her brother's death/ So that in one half and in that other he was brought in to so moche sorrow that he ne wist whither to wend ¶ How Engist and xj. thousaud men come in to this land 〈◊〉 whom Vortiger yaf a place that called is thong●●stell Capitulo quinquagesimosexto ANd soon after this sorrow tiding come to Vortiger that a great navy of strangiers were arrived in the country of ●ent but he wist not whence they were ne wherefore they were come in to this land ¶ The king sent anon a messaiger 〈◊〉 that some of hem should come and speak with him for to 〈◊〉 what folk they were and what they axed and in to what country they would go ¶ There were ij. brethren masters and princes of that strong company that one was called Engist and that other horse Engist went to the king and told him encheason wherefore they were there arrined in his land. ¶ And said Sir we been of a country that called is Saxony that is the land of Eermayne where in is so moche for we that of the people be so moche that the land may not hem sustain ¶ The masters and princes that have the land to govern and rule make to come before hem men and women that boldest been among 'em for to fight and that best may travail in to diucrse lands ¶ And so they shall hem yeve horse and harnays Armure and all thing that hem needeth and after they shall say to 'em that they go in to a other country where that they mow liven as her did before hem ¶ And therefore Sir king if you have aught to do with our company we be come in to your land and with good will you will serve and your land keep help and defended, from your enemies if that you needeth ¶ When Vortiger heard this tiding he said he would gladly hem withhold upon such covenant if they might deliver his land of his Enemies he would yeve 'em reasonable lands where they should duel for evermore Engist thanked him goodly and in this manner he and his company xj. M. should dnell with the king Vortiger and so moche they did through her boldness that they delivered the land clean of his enemies Tho prayed Engist the kyug of so moche land that he might make to him a Cite for him and for his main ¶ The king ansuerd it was not to done with out conceill of his britons ¶ Engist prayed him eftsoons of as moche place as he might compass with a thong of a skin whereupon he might make him a manner and for him to duel on And the king granted him feely ¶ Tho nom Engist a bull skin and cut it as small as he might all in to a thwonge all a round and there with compassed he as moche land as he made upon a fair castle and when this castle was y made he let call it ●hwongcastell For as moche as the place was marked with a thong ¶ Of Ronewen that was Hengist's daughter and how the king Vortiger spoused her for her beauty Capitulo quinqnagesimo sepfimo. WHen this Castle was maked and fnll well arrayed Engist privily sent by letter in to the country that he came of after an houndred ships filled with strange men that beware bold and well fighting in all batailles/ and that they should bring with hem Rone when his daughter that was the fairest creature that a man might see ¶ And when the people was comen that he had sent after he took 'em in to the Castle with much joy And himself upon a day went unto the king and prayed him there worthily that he would come and see his new manner that he had made in the place that he compassed with a thong of the skin ¶ The king anon granted it him freely and with him went thither and was well a paid with the Castle and with the fair work/ and togethers there they eten and drunken with mochel joy ¶ And when night come that the king Vortiger should go in to his chambre for to take there his nights rest/ Ronewen that was Hengist's daughter come with a coupe of gold in her honde and kneeled before the king/ and said to him wassaille/ and the king witted not what it was to mean ne what he should ansuere for as much as himself ne none of his Britons yet could none Englissh speaken ne understand it/ but speaken though the same language that Britons yet done ¶ Nothelees a latymer told the king the full understanding there of wassaille/ and that other should an sure drink haille ¶ And that was the first time that wassail and drynkhaille come up in this land/ and from that time unto this time it is will used in this land. ¶ The king Vortiger saw the fairness of Rone wen and his arms laid about her nekke and iij. sweetly killed her and anon right he was anamered upon her/ that be desided to have her to wife and asked of Engist her fadris. ¶ And Engiste granted him upon this covenant that the king should yeve him all the country of kent that he might dwell in and his people ¶ The king him granted privily with a good will And anon after he spoused the damisell that was moche confusion to himself. ¶ And therefore all the Britons become so wroth for encheason that he had spoused a woman of mysbeleve/ wherefore they went all from him and no thing to him took keep ne help him in thing that he had to done. ¶ How Vortymer that was Vortiger● sone was made king & Engist druien ou●● and how Vortymer was slain Capitulo lviij. THis Engist went in to kent and seized all the land in to his hand for him and for his men and bicome in a little whyl of so great poer and so moche people had that men wist not in little time which were the kings men and which were Hengist's men wherefore all britaigne had of him dread & said among 'em that if they ne took other council between 'em all the land should be betrayed through Engist and his people ¶ ●ortiger the king had bigoten on his first wife iij. sons the first was callet Vortimer that second Catagren and the third passent ¶ The britons everyone by one assent choose Vortimer to be her lord and sovereign and her counceiller in every bataille & crowned him and made him king and would suffer Vortiger no longer to regne for encheason of the Alliance between Engist and him The britons ordained a great host to drive out Engist and his company of the land and yaf him iij. battles that first was in kent there he was lord The second what at Tette ford And the third was in a shire athishalf Cool in a more ¶ And in this battle hem met Catagren and horse Hengist's brother so that each of hem slew other ¶ But for as moche as the country was given long before to horn through Vortiger though he had spoused his cousin their h● had made a fair castle that me called hornecastell after his own name ¶ And Vortimer was so annoyed for his brother's death Catagren that he was deed in such a manner ¶ Wherefore anon he let fell the castle to ground ¶ And after that he ne left night ne day till he had driven out Engist & all his people of the land And when Engist was driven away Ronewen his daughter made forwey now and quentelyn spoke to 'em that were next the king Vortimer and privyest with him and so moche she yaf him of gifts that he was enpoisened and died at london the iiij. year of his regne and there he lieth ¶ How the britons choose an other time Vortiger to been her king and Engist came in to this land open and they fought together. Ca lix. ¶ AFter vortimer's death the Britons by her common assent eftsoons made Vortiger her king upon this covenant that he should never after suffer Engist ne none of his eftsoons to come in to this land ¶ And when all this was done Ronewen the Queen privily sent by letter to Engist that she had enpoisened Vortimer and that Vortiger her lord again bore the corone and reigned and that he should come in to this land well arrayed with moche people for to avenge him upon the Britons and to win this land again ¶ And when Engist hered this tiding he made great joy and apparailled him hastily with xv. thousand men that were doubghty in every bataille and come in to this land ¶ And when Vortiger herd tell that Engist was come ayen● with a great poer in to this land he assembled his Britons and though went against Engist for to have yeve him bataille and his folk ¶ But Engiste dread him sore of the Britons/ For they had discomficed him before/ and had driven him out with strength/ wherefore Engist p●aied a love day/ and said he was not comen in to this land for to fight/ but to have his land again if he might accord with the Britons and of 'em have grace ¶ The king Vortiger through council of his Britons granted a love day and thus it was ordained through the Britons/ that the same love day should been hold fast be side Salisbury upon an hull ¶ And Engist should come thither with four houndred knights without moo/ And the king with as many of the wisest of his land ¶ And at that day the king come with his council as it was ordained But Engiste had warned his knights prevelich and hem commounded that every of hem should put a long knife in his hose ¶ And when he said fair Sires now is time to speak of love & peace every man a none should draw his knife and sler a Briton and so they quelled a thousand lxj. of knights and with moche sorrow many of hem ascared ¶ And the king Vortiger himself though was taken and led to Thongcastell and put in to prison/ and somme of Hengist's men would that the king had been brent all quyke ¶ And Vortiger though for to have his life/ granted 'em as moche as they would axe and yaf up all the land towns Castles Cites and burghes to Engist and to his folk ¶ And all the Britons fled thence in to wales and there they held 'em still ¶ And Engiste went through the land and seized all the land with feaunchises and in every place let cast a down churches and houses of Religione and destroyed Christendom through the land and let change the name of the land/ that no man of his were so hardy after that time to call this land britaigne but call it Engistesland and he departed all that land to his men and there made seven. kings for to strength the land that the britons should never come after there in ¶ The first kyngdeme was kent there that Engist himself reigned and was lord and mastir over all the other ¶ An other king had southsex● that now is Chichestre the iij. king had westsex ¶ The iiij. king had Eestsexe ¶ The u king had Estangill that now is called northfolk Southfolc Mercheinerich that is to say the Erldome of Nichol ¶ The uj. had leicestreshire Northmmptonshire ¶ Hertford & huntyngdon ¶ The seven. had Oxunford Gloucestre Wynchestre Warwick and Derby shire ¶ How vortiger went in to wales and bigan there a castle that would nat stand without mortier tempered with blood Ca lx WHen Engist had departed all the land in this manner between his men he delivered Vortiger out of prison and suffered him freely to go whither he that would & be nom his way and went in to wales there that his britons dwelled for as moche as that land was strong and wykked to wy●●e And engist never come there ne knew it never before that land Vortiger held him there with his britons and axed council what him was best all for to done ¶ And they yaf him conceill to make a strong castle that might himself there in keep and defend if need were ¶ Masons in haste though were fet and bigan the work upon the hill of Breigh But certes thus it befallen all the werk that the masons made a day adoune it fallen anyght & witted not what it might been & there of the king was sore annoyed of that chance & wist nat what to done ¶ Wherefore he let sand after the wisest clerk and also lered men that weren through out wales that might been found. ¶ For they should tell wherefore the foundament so failled under the work and that they should him tell what was best to done ¶ And the wisest men long time had studied they said to the king that he should done seek a child born of awoman that never had with man to done and that child he should slay and tempre with his blood the mortier of the work and so should the work ever endure without end ¶ How the king let seche Merlin through all wales for to speak with him ¶ Ca lxj. WHen the king heard this he commanded his messagiers anon to wend through out all wales to seek that child if they might him find/ and that they should bring him forth with 'em unto him/ and in record and in witness of this thing he had take 'em his letter that they ne were destourbled of no man ne let ¶ And though the messagiers went thence and sped so fast that they come in to a town that was called ●rarmardine and as they passed forth her way they founden ij. children of xxiv. year age chidden yfere with hasty words/ and one of 'em said to that other Donebat quod he you done all wrong to chide or strife with me ¶ For you have no wit ne reason as I have Certes Merlin quoth he of your wit ne of your reason I make no force for men tell commonly that you have no thing of god almighty sith you had never father but every man knoweth well who is your mother ¶ The messagiers of the king Vortiger when they heard this strife between though two grooms they axed of 'em that stood besides hem whence that Merlin was born/ and also who him norisshed and the folk hem told that a great gentle woman him bore in karmardine that was called Adhan ¶ But never might man wite who might be the child's father ¶ When the kings messagiers heard this tiding they went anon to him that was warden of the town and told him the kings will and his lre she wed him wherefore they were come thither ¶ Merlin and his mother anon were sent before the warden of the town and he commanded 'em that they should go to the king as it was ordained by his messagiers ¶ Merlin and his mother went th●ns and comen unto the king and there they were underfang with mochel honour and the king axed of that lady if that child were her sone/ and who him beagte ¶ The lady ansuerd full tendrely weeping and said she had never company of man worldly ¶ But Sir quoth she as I was a young maiden in my fadres chambre and other of great ●nage were in my company/ that often times were wont to play and to solace I beleft alone in my chambre and would nat go out for brenning of the son ¶ And upon a time there come a fair bache ●er & entered in to my chamber they that I was alone/ but how he come in to me/ & where I wist it new ne yet wot it nat For that doors were fast barred/ & with me he did game of love For I ne had might ne power him to defend fro me/ & oft he come to me in the foresaid manner so that he begat this child/ but new might I wit what he was ¶ Of the answered of Merlin wherefore the king axed why his werk might not stand that he had begined ner prove ¶ Ca lxij. WHen Merlin had heard all that his mother had said spake●to the king in this manner. ¶ Sir how I was begotten axe you no more for it falls naught to ꝑowe ne to none other to wit but telleth me encheason wherefore I am to you y brought and wherefore you have sent after me. Certes quoth the king my wise councelers have done me to understand that the mortier of a work that I have begined behoved to be tempered with your blood or the foundement shall fail for evermore ¶ Sir quod Merlin will you slay me for my blood for to tempre with your mortier you quoth the king or else shall never my castle stand as my councelers done me to understand ¶ Tho ansuerde Merlin to the king Sir he said let 'em come before me tho wise concelers and I will prove that they say nat weal ne truly ¶ And when the wise were y comen Merlin axed if his blood were the encheason to make the work stand and endure All these wise were abashed and counde nat ansuere ¶ Merlin tho said to the king Sir I shall tell you then cheson wherefore your werk thus faileth and may nat stand ¶ There is under the montaigne there that you have begined your tower a great pond of water and in the bottom of the pond under the water there 〈◊〉. dragons that one is white that other reed that fyghten to ged●●● against your werk Do you mine deep till your men come to the ponce and doth your men take away the water all out & than you shall see the dragons as I have you we told that together fight against your work ¶ And this is the encheason certes wherefore the fundament faileth The king anon let dig under till that men come to that pond and let done away all that water & there they found ij. dragons as Merlin had told that eagerly fought togethers ¶ The white dragon eagerly assailled the reed and laid on him so strongly that he might nat end●re but withdrowe him and rested in the same caue● ¶ And when he had a while rested he went before & assailled the reed deagon angrely and held him so sore that he might not against him endure but wythdrowe him and rested And after come again the white dragon and strongly fought with the reed dragon and ●ote him evil and him overcome that he fleigh thence and no more come again ¶ Of the significacion of the ij. dragons that were in the bottom of the pond that fought together. ¶ Ca lxiij. THis king Vortiger and his men that fought this battle had great mervaille & prayed Merlin to tell him what it might betoken ¶ Sir quoth Merlin I shall you tell The rede dragon betokeneth yourself and the white betokeneth the folk of saxony that first you took and held in this land that now fighten against you and you we have driven and enchaced. ¶ But britons of your lineage overcomen 'em and driven 'em a way and sithen at the coming again of the saxons they recovered this land and held it for evermore & driven out the britons and did with this land her will and destroyed cristendome th●rgh out this land ¶ Ȝe had had first joy with her coming but no we it is turned to you great damage & sorrow ¶ For though ij. brethren of Constance that was king the which you let slay Shulle come before a quinzeme passed with a great poer from little britaigne and shullen avenge the death of her brother & they shall brenne you first with sorrow And after they shall slay a great party of Saxons & shall out drive all the remnant of the land & therefore abide you here no longer to make castle ne none other work but anon goth else where your life all for to save to god I you bytake/ for troth I have said to you of thing that shall befall ¶ And understandeth well that Aurilambros shall be king but he shall be empoisened & little time regne ¶ Of king Aurilambros how be pursued Vortig●● & Engist & how they diden ¶ Co. lxiiij. QErlyn and his mother departed fro the king & turned again karmardyne ¶ And so after tiding come to the britons that Aurilambros & Uter his brother were arrined at Cottenesse with a great host ¶ And the britons anon assembled hem & went to underfong Aurilambros & Uter with great nobilesse & lad hem to london & crowned there Aurilambros and made him king and diden to him homage And he axed where Vortiger that was king might be found for he would be a venged of hi● brother's death and after he would were upon paynims ¶ And they told him that Vortiger was in wales & so they lad him thitherward ¶ Vortiger witted well that the brethren come him to conquer & flew thence in to a castle that was called Gerneth that stood upon a hi●h montaigne and there him held ¶ Aurilambros and Uter his brother & her folk had besieged the castle full long time for the castle was strong and well arrayed ¶ So at the last they cast wyldefire and brent house and men and all her array and as much as was within the castle/ So that Vortiger was brend among all other and so died he with mochel sorrow ¶ The was Engist in kent and reigned there and heard this tiding and anon fled and would have go in to Scotland for to have had succour/ but Anrilambros and his men met with him in the northcontre and yaf him bataille and Engist and his men hem defended while that they might/ but he and his folk weren discomfited and slain And Otta his sone flay unto york/ and Aurilambros him followed eagerly Otta a little while against him stood/ but afterward he put him to his mercy ¶ And Aurilambros underfeng him & to him and to his men he yaf the country of Galewey in Scotland and there they dwelled ¶ The king Aurilambros went though th●rgh out the land and put away the name of Engistesland that Engist after his name had called it before Thomas let he it call again great britaigne and let make again churches houses of religion Castles Cites and burghes and towns that the Saxons had destroyed and come to london & let make the walls of the Cite which Engist and his folk had cast a down ¶ The Britons led him to the monte of Anbrian where some time was an house of religion that though was destroyed through paynymes ¶ Where of a knight was called Anbry that some time was founder of the house and th●r for the hill was called the mount of Brian/ and after was called Ambresbury and shall for evermore ¶ How Aurilambros did redress the land of great Britain that was destroyed through saxons Ca lxv HOw the king Aurilambros let amend and redress the house of Amlesbury and theryn put mon●●es but now there be nuns a little from the place that was called Salisbury there though the Saxones quelled the britons where Engist and he should have made a love day in which time there were slain a M.lxj knights through treason of Engis● ¶ The king there of had great pite/ and thought to make in mind of 'em a monument of stone that might endure to the worlds en●e And of this thing they took her counce●●● what there of was best foe to done ¶ Thomas spoke to the king the bishop of london that was called Cernekyn that he should enquere after Merlin/ for he could best tell how this thing might be made And Merlin after was sought & found & come to the king ¶ And the king told him his will of the monument that he would have made ¶ Tho ansuerde Merlin to the king and said There been great stones in Irland and long upon the hull of kyan that men called Geants karoll and if they were in this place as they been there here they would endure evermore in remembrance of the knights that here been entered ¶ Per ma foy ad the king as hard stones be in my land as in Irland ¶ Soothe quoth Merlin ¶ But in all your land been none such For Eeaunts set 'em for great good of 'em self ¶ For at every times that they were wounded or in any manner hurt they wesshen the stones with hot wat and than wessh 'em there with & anon they were hole ¶ How the britons went for to seche the great stones in Irland Capitulo lxuj. When this britons had heard of this thing they went & sworn among 'em that they would go seche the stones & nom with hem Uter the kings brother to been her cheveteyne & xv. M. men & Merlin conceilled 'em for to go in to Irland & so they diden ¶ And when the king of Irland that was called Guillomer herd tell that strangiers were arrived in his land he assembled a great poer & fought against hem. but he & his folk was discomfited ¶ The britons we●t biforne till they come to the monte of kylian & climbed unto the monte ¶ But when they saugh the stones & the manner how they stound they had great merwille and said between 'em that no man should remove for no strength ne engyve so huge they were & so long But Merlin through his craft● and queyntize removed 'em & brought 'em in to her ships and come again in to this land And Merlin set the stones there that the king would have 'em and set 'em in the same manner that they stooden in Irland ¶ And when the king saugh that it was made he thanked Merlin & richly hem rewarded at his own will and that place let call stouhenge for evermore ¶ How Passent that was Vortigers sone & the king Guillomer come in to this land and how a traitor that was called Cappa enpoysened the king Aurilambros ¶ Ca lxvij ANd men shall understand that Passant that was Vortigers sone leued in the same time and come in to this land with a great poer and arrived in the northco●tre and would been a veuged of his fodres death Vortiger. ¶ And strongly trusted upon the company that he had brought with him out of the land of Germayne & had conquered all the northcontre unto york ¶ And when king Aurilambros herd this he assembled a great po●r of britons & went for to befyght him And he & his people were discomfited but passent ascaped thence with some of his folk/ and fled thence in to Irland and come to king Guillomer and prayed him of help and succour/ The king granted him with good will/ and said he would help him with good will upon that covenant that I myself must go with you with all my power in to Britain/ and I would me avenge upon the britons rather than they in to my land comen and token the stones with strength that called is Geauntz karoll The king Guillomer let ordain his ships and went to the see with xv. M. men and arrived in wales and begun to rob and moche sorrow don● ¶ Hit befallen so that king Aurilambros lay sick at wynchestre and might not help himself So that he sent in his name Uter his brother with a great power to help wales and thidderwarde he went as moche as he might The king of Irland and Passent had herd ●elle that Aurilambros was sick & to him come a sarazen that was called Coppa & said Sir quoth he dwell you hear all in peace with your host and I behote you through my queyntize that I shall she the king Aurilambros that is sick/ yif you do so quod Passent I shall you richly advance This traitor Coppa put upon him an abbyt of Religion and let shave him a broad crown and come to the kings court and said that he would hele the king of his malady Tho said the traitor Coppa unto the king Sir been of good comfort for I shall yeve you such a medicine that you shall sweet anon right and lusten to sleep and have good rest and the traitor yaf him such poison that he sleep anon right and died in his sleeping And the traitor said that he would go out in to the field till he were a waked/ and so scaped he away/ For no man had to him suspection for encheason of his Abbyt that he was in clothed and also for his broad crown But when the kings men wist that he was deed they becomen wonder sorry/ and fast sought the traitor/ But they might not find him/ For Coppa turned again to the host frowhens that he come ¶ When Aurilambros was deed a star in the morn was seyne with a clear light and at the bought of the beam was seyne the heed of an horrible dragon Ca lxviij WHen the king Aurilambros was thus deed & enpoisened at wynchestre/ amorne after that he was deed about the time of prime there was seyne a st●rre great and clear & the beam of that star was brighter than the son and at the bought of the beem appeared a dragon's heed and out of his mouth come ij. huge lights that were as bright as any fire brennyg ¶ And that one beam till toward france and straught over the see thither ward ¶ And out of that beem come seven. beams full clear & long as it were the light of fire ¶ This stern was se●n of many a man but none of 'em wist what it betokened ¶ Uter that was the kings brother that was in Wales with his host of britons saw that star & the great light y● yaf he wondered there of greatly what it might betoken & let call Merlin & prayed him for to tell what it might betoken ¶ Of the betokening of the star ¶ Ca lxix MErlyn see that star & beheld him long time & sithene● 〈◊〉 qnoke & wept tenderly And said Alas alas that so noble king & worthy is deed ¶ And I do you to understand that Aurilambros your brother is enpoysened & that I see well in this star & yourself betokened by the heed of the dragon that is say at the bought of the beem that is yourself that shall be king & regne And by the beem that stont towards the Est is understand that you shall gete a sone that shall conquer all france & all the lands that been louging to the croun● of france that shall be a worthier king & of more honour than ever was any of his ancestors ¶ And by the beem that straight toward Irland is betokened that you shall geten a daughter that shall be queen of Irland ¶ And the seven. beams betokened that she shall have seven. sons & every of hem shall be king & regne with mochell honour & abide you no longer here but goth & yeve bataille to your enemies & fyghted with 'em boldly for you shall overcome 'em & have the victory ¶ Uter thanked heartily Merlin and nom his men and went toward his enymie & they fought together mortaly & so he discomfited his enemies all & destroyed & himself quelled passent that was Vortigers sone ¶ And his britons quelled Guillomer that was king of Irland & all his men ¶ And Uter anon after that battle took his way toward wynchestre for to done entier Aurilambros king that what his brother ¶ But tho was the body born to stonhenge with mochel honour that he had done made in remembrance of the britons that their ware slain through treason of Engist that same day that they should have been accorded & in the same place they entered Aurilambros the second yerr of his reign with all the wurshipp that might belongen to such a kyug of whose soul god have mercy. ¶ Of Uter pendragon and wherefore he was called so after you shall here/ and how he was over take with the great love of Igerne that was the earl of Cornewailles wife Ca lxx. AFter the death of Aurilambros Uter his brother was crowned and reigned well and worthily and in remembrance of the dragon that he was liked to he let make two dragons through council of his britons/ that one to be boar before him when he went in to bataille/ and that other to abide at wynchestre in the bishops church ¶ And for that encheason he was called ever after Uter pendragon ¶ And Otta that was Engistes sone commended but little Uter/ that was made new king and against him began to move were/ and ordained a great company of his friends and of his kin and of Ossa his brother and had take all the land from humber unto york/ but though of york held strongly again hem & nold not suffer 'em to come in to the town nothir to yield the Cite to hem/ And he besieged the town anon right & yaf there to a strong assault/ but they of the Cite 'em kept well and strongly ¶ And when Uter heard there of he come thither with a great power for to help & rescue the town and put away the siege & yaf a strong bataille and Otta & his company hem defended as well as they might but at the last they were discomfited & the most part of 'em aveld and Otta & Ossa were taken & put in to prison at london ¶ And Uter himself dnelled a while at york & after he went to london/ and at the Ester after suing he would bear corone and hold a solemn fist/ and let sompne all his Earls and Barons that they should come to that fist and all though that had wife's should bring 'em also to that feste and all comen at the kings commandment as they were commanded The fist was richly held and all worthily set to meet after that they weren of estate so that earl Gorloys of Cornwall and Igerne his wife seten alder-next the king/ and the king see the fairness of that lady that she had/ And was ranysshed for her beauty/ and oft he made to her nice semblant in looking & laughing/ so at the last the Earl perceived the ●ue looking & laughing & the love between hem & arose ●p from the toble all in wrath & took his wife & called to him his knights & went thence all in wrath without taking been of the king The king anon sent after him that he should come again and go not thence in despite of him ¶ And the Earl would not come again in no manner wise ¶ Wherefore the king was full wroth and in wrath him deffied as his deadly ennymy And the Earl went 〈◊〉 in to Cornewaille with his wife in to the Castle of Tyntagell ¶ And the king let ordain a great host & come in to Cornewaill for to destroy the Earl if he might But he had put him in such a castle that was strong & well arrayed of Tyntagell and would not yield him to the king The king anon besieged the castle and there dwelled xv. days that never might speed and ever thought upon ygerne and upon her laid so moche love that he nist what to don So at the last he called to him a knight that was called Vlfyn that was prive with him and told him all his conseill and axed of him what was best for to done ¶ Sir quoth he doth sand after Merlin for he can tell you the best council of any man living Merlin anon was sent after and come to the king and the king told him all his will. ¶ Sir quoth Merlin I shall done so moche through craft that I can that I shall make you come this night in to the castle of Tyntagell and shall have all your will of that lady ¶ How Uter bigate on Igerne that was the Earls wife of Cornewaille Arthur king Ca lxxj MErlyn through craft that he could changed the kings figu● in to the likeness of the earl & Ulfyn garloys his chābir●ayne & to the figure of jordan that was the Earls chambirlayne So that each of 'em was transfigured to other likeness. ¶ And when Merlin had so done he said to the king Sir quoth he now mow you go suddenly to the castle of Tyntagell & axen entre there & have your will The king took privily all the host to go ●ne & lede to a knight that he moche loved & nom his way toward the castle & with him ulfin his chambirlayn & Merlin ¶ And when they come thither the Portier went that it had been his own lord & when time come for to go to led ¶ The king went to bed with Igerne the Earls wyf & did with her all his will & bigate upon her a sone that was called Arthur. ¶ Upon the more we the noble mighty king nom his leave of the lady & went again to his host ¶ And the same night that the king lay by ygerne in bed yfere with the Earls wife the kings men yeven a strong assault to the castle and the Earl and his men manly hem defended But at the last it befallen so that at same assault the Earl himself was slain and the Castle taken. ¶ And the king anon turned again to Tyntagell and spoused Igerne with mochel honour & made her queen & soon after time come that she should be delivered and bear a child a sone that was called Arthur/ and after he gate on her a daughter that was called Amya/ And when she come to age nobly was married to a noble Baron that was called Aloth that was lord of leons ¶ When Uter long time had reigned there come upon him a great sikenesse as it were a sorrow ¶ And in the mean time though that had to keep Otta that was Engistes sone & Ossa his brother that though were in prison men let 'em go for great gifts that they hem yaf & went with hem ¶ And when though two brethren were ascaped & comen again in to her own country They ordained 'em a great host & a great poer and begun to were eftsoons upon the king ¶ How king Uter cheese Aloth to keep the land of Britain while that he was sick/ for as moche as he might not for his sikenesse Capitulo septuagesimosecundo ANd for as moche as king Uter was sick & might not help himself he ordained Aloth soon of Eleyne y● though was choose to be warden & chiveteyne of all his folk and he anon & his britons assembled a great host & yaf bataille to Otta and to his folk/ but Otta at the last was discomfited Hit befallen thus afterward that this britons had dedignation of Aloth and would nat to him been attendant/ wherefore the king was annoyed wonder sore & let put 'em in a litter in the host amongs folk ¶ And they lad him to veroloyne that though was a fair Cite there the seint Albone was martyred and after was that Cite destroyed with paynims & through were & thither they had sense Otta & Ossa & her people & entered in to the town & let make fast the yates and there they halde hem/ & the king come & hem besieged & made a strong assauce/ but though that were within manlich hem defended ¶ The king let ordain his gonnes & his engines for to break the walls & the walls were so strong that no thing might 'em mysdoo ¶ Otta & his people had great despite that a king bygging in a litter had 'em besieged/ & they token council amongs hem for to stand up in the morrow & come out & yeve bataille to the king & so they diden & in that bataille were both Otta & Ossa slain/ & all though other that ascaped a live fled in to Scotland & made Colegryne her chyvetay ne/ & the saxons that were a live & ascaped fro the battle borough ten again a great strength & amongs hem they seyden/ that if king Uter were deed they should well conquer the land and amongs hem they thought enpoisen the king and ordained men for to done this deed/ and yaf hem of gifts great plente this thing to done and they ordained 'em thitherward there that the king was duclling & clothed/ 'em in poverwede the better all for to speed her lither purpose/ but nothelees for all her falseness and queyntize they might ne● come to nigh the king ¶ But so at the last they aspied that the king drank/ none other liquor but only water of a clear well that was nigh besides ¶ And these false traitors upon a day prevelich went to the well & put therein poison so that all the water was enpoisened/ And anon after as the king had drunk of that what he began to swell & soon after he died/ and as many as drunken of that water died also ¶ And anon as this falseness was aspied foll● of the town let stop the well for evermore ¶ When the king was deed his folk here him to Stonhenge with great solempnite of bishops & of barons that were there that beried him beside Aur●lambros his brother & after turned again though everichone & lot send after Arthur his sone and they made him king of the land with much reverence after his fadres death the xvij. year of his regne ¶ How Arthur that was the sone of Uter was crowned after his fadres death & how he drove Colegrine and the saxones and Cheldrik of Almaigne out of this land Ca lxxiij WHen Arthur was made king of the land he was but young of age of xv. year/ but he was fair and bold and doughty of body and to meek folk he was good and cour●oi● and large of spending and made him well-beloved among all men there that it was need ¶ And when he began to regne he sworn that saxons neure should have peace ne rest till that he had drive 'em out of his land/ And let assemble a grate host and fought with Colegrine the which after time that Otta was deed the saxons mayntened, And this Colkgrine was discomfited & fled seven to york & took the town and there held him ¶ And the king besieged the town but he might no thing speed/ for the town was so strong/ and they within kept the town well & orpedly ¶ And in the meant ●yme Colegrive let the town to Bladulf & fled himself to Cheldryke that was king of Almaigne for to have of him succour & the king assembled a great power & come & arrived in scotland with u C. ships/ & when Arthur wist of this tiding that he had nat poer and strength enough to fight against Cheldryk he let been the fiene & went ot London And sent anon his lettres to the king of little britaigne that was called hoel his nepheu his sustres sone that he should come to him with all the poer that he might and he assembled a great host and arrined at southmmpton ¶ And when king Arthur it wist he was glad enough & went against hem and hem resceyned with mochel honour so that though ij hosts hem assembled & token her way even to ni●hol that Cheldrik had besieged but nouzt yet taken ¶ And they come upon Cheldrik & upon his people or they it wist there that they were & hem eagerly assailled The king and his meinie defended 'em manly by her poer But king Arthur & his men quelled so many saxons that never ere was say ne such slaughter ¶ And Cheldrik & his men that were left alive fledden a way ¶ And Arthur hem pursued & drove hem in to a wood that they might no ferthir pass Cheldrik & his men saw well that they were brought in to moche disese & hem yolden to Arthur in this manner wise that he should take her horse & her armure and all that they had they must only go a foot in to her ships And so they would go in to her own land and never come a then in to this land And upon assurance of this thing they yeven him good hostages ¶ And Arthur by conceill of his men granted this thing and received the hostages And her upon the other went to her ships ¶ And when they were in the high see her will changed as the devil it would and they returned her navy and come again in to this land and arrined at To●tenesse and went out of her ships and nom the land and clean rob it and moche people slay and token all the armure that they might find and so they went forth till they comen to Bath But the men of the town shitten fast her yates and would not suffer 'em come with yn the town and they defended 'em well and orpedly against hem ¶ How Arthur yaf battle to the saxones when they come again and besieged the town of Bath and hem overcome Capitulo. lxxiiij. WHen Arthur heard this tiding he let hung anon the hostages and left hoel of britayne his nepheu for to ke●e the march to ward Scotland with half his people & himself went to help rescue the town of bath & when be come thither he yaf a strong battle to cheldrik & quelled all most all the people that he had for no man might him withstond ne endure vn● the stroke of his sword ¶ And there both were slain Colegryne and Bladud his brother ¶ And Cheldryk fled thence & would have go to his ships/ But when Arthur it wist he took x. M. knygh 〈◊〉 to Cador that was Earl of Cornewaille for to let & stop his coming ¶ And Arthur himself went toward the march of scotland,/ For messagiers told him that the scots had besieged Hoell of britaigne there that he lay sick and therefore he hasted thitherward ¶ And Cador pnrsued after Cheldryke & took him oer he might come to his ships and quelled Cheldryke and his people And when Cador had done this voyage/ he hasted him again as fast as he might towards Arthur and fond him in Scotland there that he had rescued hoel of britaigne But the scots were all far with in Mounref/ And there they held 'em a while but Arthur hem pursued & they fled thence in to lymoigne that were in that country lx. Isles and great plente of briddes & great plente of Eagles that were wont to cry & fight togethers & make great noise/ when folk come to rob that land and werren as much as they might and so they diden for the Scots were so great ravenours that they to●e all that they might find in the land of lymoigne without any sparing and there with they charged again the folk in to scotland for to wend ¶ How king Arthur axed of Merlin the adventures of uj. the last kings that weren to regne in England and how the land should end Ca lxxv. SIr quoth Merlin In the year of incarnation of Ihesu criste M.cc.xu shall come a lamb out of wynchestre that shall have a white tongue & true lips/ and he shall have written in his heart holiness ¶ This lamb shall make many god's houses/ & he shall have peace the most part of all his life/ And he shall make one of the fairest places of the world that in his time shall nat fully be made an end ¶ And in the end of his life a wolf of a strange land shall do him moche harm & sorrow through were but at the end the lamb shall be mastir through help of a rede fox that shall come out of the northwest and him shall overcome and the wolf shall die in water/ and after that time the lamb shall live no while/ that he ne shall die ¶ His sede than shall be in a strange land/ & the land shall be without a governor a little while ANd after his time shall come a dragon melled with mercy and 〈◊〉 with woodness that shall have a ●erd as a good 〈◊〉 shall yeve in englond shade we and shall keep the land from cold & hete & his one scot shall be set in wyke & that other in london and he shall embrace in babitations and he shall open his mouth toward walis & the trembling of the hidour of his mouth his ears shall stretch toward many habitations and countries & his breath shall be full sweet in strange land ¶ And in his time shall the rivers run with blood and with brain and he shall make in places of his land walls that sh●lle done much harm unto his seed after his time ¶ Then shall there come a people out of the northwest during his reign that shall be lad through out a wikked hare that the dragon shall done crown king that afterwad shall ●lee over the see without coming again for dread of the dragon ¶ And in that time the son shall be as reed as blood as men shall see through all the world that shall betoken great pestilence and death of folk through dent of sword and that people shall been fadreles till the time that the dragon shall die through an hare that shall move against him were unto the end of his life that shall not fully been ended in his time This dragon shall be hold in his time the best body of the world and he shall die besides the marches of a strange land and the land shall dwell fadreles without a good governor and me shall were for his death from the isle of shepey unto the haven of Marall ¶ Wherefore Alas shall be the common song of fadrelees folk that shall overlynen in his land destroyed. ANd after this dragon shall come a good out of kar that shall have horns and a beard of silver and there shall come out of his nostril adomp that shall betoken hunger & for we and great death of the people and mochel of his land in the beginning of his reign shall be wasted ¶ This good shall go over to feaunce and shall open the flower of his life and of death In his time there shall arise an eagle in Cornwall that shall have feathers of gold that of pride shall be with out peer of the land and he shall despise lords of blood and after he shall flee shamefully by a bear at Gaversech and after shall be made brigges of men upon the costs of the see and stones shall fall fro Castles and many other towns shall be made plain In his time shall seem that the bear shall brenne and a bataille shall be done upon the arms of the see in a felled ordained as a sheld And at that bataille shall die many white heeds Wherefore his battle shall be called the white bataille ¶ And the foresaid bear shall done this good mochel harm and if shall come out of the south-west & of his blood/ than shall the good lose moche of his land till at the time that shendshipp shall him o● come/ and than shall he clothe him in a lion skin/ and than shall he win that he had lost and more there to/ For a people shall come out of the northwest that shall make the good sore adread & he shall venge him of his enemy's through council of two owls that first shall be in peril for to been undone/ but the old owl shall wend a certain time/ and after he shall come again in to this land ¶ These two owls shullen do great harm to many on and so they shall council the good that he shall arere were against the foresaid bear, and at the last the good & the owls shall come at Burton up Trent and shall wend over and for dread the bear shall flee/ and aswan with him fro his company to Burton toward the north & there they shall been with an hard shower and than the swan shall be slain with forwe and the bear taken and beheaded alder-next his nest that shall stand upon a broken brngge on whom the son shall cast her beams/ and many shall him seek for virtue that fro him shall come ¶ In the same shall die for sorrow and care/ a people of his land so that many lands shall been on him the more bolder afterward, and though two owls shulle do moche harm to the foresaid flower of lyse and her shall lede in distress so that she shall pass o● in to france for to make peace between the good and the fleur-de-lys and there she shall dwell till a time that her seed shall come & seche her & they shullen be still till a time that they shall hem clot with grace/ and they shall seche the owls and shall put 'em to despitous death ¶ And after shall this good been brought to disese and great augnyssh and in sorrow he shall leave all his life. AFter this goat shall come out of wyndesore a bore that shall have an heed of white a lions heart and a pitous ●okyng/ his visage shall be rest to sick men his word shall been staunching of therst/ to hem that been a therst his word shall be gospel/ his bearing shall be meek as a lombe/ In the first year of his reign he shall have great pain to justify 'em that been untrue/ And in his time shall his land be multiplied with aliens. ¶ And this bore through fersenesse of heart that he shall have/ shall make wolves become lambs/ and he shall be called through out the world boor of holiness fersenesse of nobilesse and of meekness and he shall done mesurably all that he shall have to done unto burgh of Ihrlm and he shall whet his teth upon the yates of Paris and upon iiij. lands Spaigne shall tremble for dread Gastoyne shall sweet In france he shall put his wing his great taille shall rest in England softly Almaigne shall quake for dread of him This boor shall yeve mantles to ij. towns of Englond and shall make the River run with blood and with brain & he shall make many medewes reed and he shall gete as moche as his ancestors diden and ere that he be deed he shall bear iij. crones and he shall put a land in to great subiectione and after it shall be relieved but not in his time ¶ This boor after he is deed for his doughtynesse shall be entered at Coloigne and his land shall be than fullfilled of all good AFter this Boor shall come a lamb that shall have feet of lead an heed of bras an heart of a lop a swines skin and an hard and in his time his land shall been in peace the first year of his reign he shall do make a cite that all the world shall speak there of ¶ This lamb shall leave in his time a great part of his land through an hidons wolf but he shall recover it & yeve a lordship to an Eagle of and this Eagle shall well govern it till the time that pride shall him overgone Alas the sorrow For he shall die of his brothers suerd and after shall the land fall to the foresaid lamb that shall govern the land in peace all his lives time and after he shall die and the land be full filled of all manner good AFter this lamb shall come a mould warp cursed of god's mouth a caitiff a coward an hare he shall have an Elderly skin as a goat and vengeance shall fall upon him for sin In the first year of his reign he shall have of all good great pleute in his land and toward him also and in his land he shall have great praising till the time that he shall suffer his people live in to moche pride without chastisyuge wherefore god will be wrath ¶ Than shall arise up a dragon of the north that shall been full fers and shall me●● were against the foresaid Mould warp and shall yeve him battle upon a stone. ¶ This dragon shall gadre again in to his company a wolf that shall out come of west to begin were against the foresaid Mould werpe in his side and so shall the dragon and he bind her tailles together ¶ Than shall come a lion out of Irland that shall fall in company with 'em/ and than shall tremble the land that than shall be called Englond/ as an aspen leaf/ And in that time shall castles be felled a down upon thamyse and it shall seem that severne shall be dry for the bodies that shall fall deed therein The iiij chief floods in Englond shall run in blood/ and great dread shall be and angnyssh that shall arisen ¶ After the mould warpee shall flee and the dragon ¶ The lion and the wolf hem shall drive a way/ and the land shall be without hem/ And the Moldewarpe shall have no manner power save only a ship where to he may wend/ And after that he shall go to land when the see is withdraw/ And after that he shall yeve the third part of his land/ for to have the fourth part in peace and rest/ and after he shall leave in sorrow all his lives time/ And in his time the hot baths shullen becomen cold/ and after that shall the Mould warp die aventoursly and suddenly/ Alas the sorrow/ for he shall be draynt in a flood of the see/ His seed shall become fadrelees in strange land for evermore/ And than shall the land be departed in iij. parties/ that is to say to the wolf/ to the dragon/ and to the lion/ and so shall it be for evermore/ and than shall this land be called the land of conquest And so shall the rightful heirs of Englond end ¶ How Arthur overcome Guyllomere that was king of Irland and how the scots becomen his men Capitulo septuagesimosexto WHen Guillomer that was king of Irland had tiding that king Arthur was entered at Glastenbury/ he ordained a great power of Irisshmen & come to the see with his Irissh people & so come in to Scotland over the see/ and arrived fast● by their that king Arthur was with his host & anon as he wist there of he went towards him/ and yaf him bataille/ and overcome him anon right and Guillomer fled with his men again in to Irland ¶ And when this discomfiture was done/ Arthur turned him again there that he was in to the place there that he had left the Scots and would have 'em all slain/ But the bishops Abbots and other folk of the country and ladies open heed come before king Arthur and cried him mercy and said Sir gentle king and mighty have mercy and pite of us/ And as your self been of the right law to hold and maintain cristen doom fall great dishonour it should be to quelle hem that believe in almighty god as you done and for gods love have mercy and pite of us & suffer us for to leave for we have had moche sorrow and pine for the saxonns have many time through our land passed but that is 〈◊〉 enough to you For often times they have done us sorrow & disese ¶ For our castles they have taken and our bests slain and eten and moche harm they have us done and if you would now us quelle it were none honour to a king to quelle hem that 〈◊〉 him mercy ¶ For enough you have y done and us overcome and for the love of god suffer us for to live and haveth mercy of cristen people that believed in crist as you done ¶ When king Arthur heard this sorrow he had pite of 'em and yaf hem life & limb and they fill down to his feet and bicome his liegemen and he took of hem homages ¶ And after that king Arthur turned again with his host and come again to york and there abode during that voyage ¶ And though yaf he all loegers to Aloth that had spoused his sister and other yiftes great plente and though was Gawen his cousin but of young age and to all his other men that him had served in his were he yaf rich gifts and he thanked 'em moche of her good service ¶ How king Arthur spoused Gunnore that was Gunnores cousin earl of Cornwaille & after he conquered of Giullomer all Irland ¶ Capitulo lxxvij. WHen Arthur had brought his land in peace and rest and in good state and rest was in every country the nom he & wedded a wife that was called Gunnor & made her queen a fair lady and a gentle that Cador the Earl of Cornwaill had long time norisshed in his chambre that was his own cousin ●ut never they had child together & nothelees king Arthur loved her wonder well & derly And anon as winter was passed he let assemble a great host and all his barons & said that he would wend in to Irland for to conquer the land and he tarried not long that he ne passed over in to Irlande ¶ And Guillomer the king let assemble a great host and yaf battle to king Arthur. But Guillomer was discomfited and yield him to the king Arthur and bicome his man and to him did fealty and homage and of him held all that land fro that time forward ¶ And after passed king Arthur furthermore and conquered Gutlande & Island & took homages of folk & of the land & th●r dwelled xij. year in peace and reigned with joy and mirth and warred no manner man ne no man upon him ¶ And he bicome so courtois and large and so honourable that the emperors court of Rome ne none through out all the world was not accounted to king Arthure that any man wist ne none so well preised ¶ And therefore the best knights of all manner lands come to him for to dwell and hem resseyned with good will and reverence ¶ And all the knights weren so good that no man knew the wert Andrea therefore king Arthur made a round table that when they should satin to the meet all should be aliche high and evenly served at the table that none might make a vaunt that none 〈◊〉 higher than other And king Arthur had at that table Britons French men Normans Flemynges Burgouners Mausers ●oherms & of all the lands a this half monte of Gory and of his land of britain and of the great Cornwall of Wales and of Irland and of Scotland and shortly to tell of all the lands that wold● wurshipp and chinalrie ●eche comen to king Arthur's court ¶ How king Arthur come in to france and conquered that land of Froll that was a Roman & him quelled Ca. lxxu.ij sith it befallen that king Arthur through conceill of his barons & lords would go to conquer all france that though was cleped Gall through romayns that though held that land in her poer & in her lordship & the romayns had take that land to a noble knight & worthy of body that was called Frolle & when he wist that Arthur come he ordained an host & a great poer and fought with the king And he & his folk were discomfited & thence they fled unto Paris & entered the town & closed the yates and there hem held ¶ Arthur wist that Froll was go to 〈◊〉 he pursued after & come thither & him besieged but the Cite was so strong & well arrayed & though that were within defended 'em well & manly ¶ King Arthur dwelled there more than a month & there was so moche people in the Cite & dispended all her vitailles that were within and so great hunger bicome amongs 'em that they died wonder thikke within the Cite for hunger and comen to Frolle and prayed him to been accorded with king Arthur for to have peace and they would yield 'em to him and the town also ¶ Froll see that no longer he ne might hold the town against her will & trust greatly upon his own strength & sent to king Arthur that he should come fight with him body for body/ and so should they depart france between 'em two/ King Arthur anon granted it & would nat that none of his people undertook the bataille for him ¶ And upon the morrow both comen well armed without Paris there that they should fight and anon they smitten togethers so fersely & so well they fought in both sides that no man could dame the better of hem And so it befallen that Frolle yaf Arthur such a stroke that he kneeled to the ground would he nold he/ and as Frolle withdrowe his suerd he wounded king Arthur in the forhede that the blood fallen a down by his yien and his face ¶ Arthur anon start up heartily when he felt him hurt as a man that seemed almost wood/ and he took Tabourne his good suerd & drew it upon high/ and yaf Frolle such a stroke that there with he clafe his heed down to the sholdres so that his helm might nat be his warrant/ and so he fill a down deed in the place/ and though of the Cite made great sorrow for Frolle/ anon everichone yield 'em to king Arthur/ and the town also/ and becomen his men and did to him homage and fealty/ & he underfeng 'em and took of 'em good hostages/ And king Arthur after that went forth with his host and conquered Augien and Angiers Gascoigne Pehito Naverne Burgoyne Berry Lotherne Turyn and Peithers/ and all the other land of france he conqnered hollych ¶ And when he had all conquered and taken by homages and feaultes he turned again to Paris and there he dwelled long time/ and ordained peace long time over all the country and through out all france ¶ And when peace was made o● all through his noble knighthood that he had and also for his own worthiness/ And no man were he never so great a lord dared not move were against him nothir to arise for to make the land of france in quiet and peace/ he woned there ix. year/ and did there many great wondres and reproved many proud men and lither tyrants & hem chastised after her deseruise ¶ How king Arthur advanced all his men that had travailed in his service Ca lxxix ANd afterward it befallen thus at Estren there that he held a fist at Paris/ richly he 'gan advance his knights for her service that had him helped in his conquest ¶ He yaf to his stiward that was called Kay Augien & Angiers/ And to Bedeler his Boteler he yaf Normandy that though was called Neustrie/ And to Holdyne his Chamburlayne he yaf Flaundres and Mance And to Dorell his cousin he yaf ●oloigne And to Richard his nepheu he yaf Pountyf And to all other he yaf large lands andrees ●ees after they were of estate And when Arthur had thus his knights feffed at averill next after sneing he come again in to Britain his own land And after at whytsontyde next sewing by conceill of his barons he would be crowned king of Glomergon and held a solemn fist and let sompne kings Earls and barons that they should come thither everichone There was Scatter king of Scotland Cadwere king of southwales ¶ Guillomer king of North-Wales Maded king of Irland Malgamus king of Gutland Achilles king of Iseland Aloth king of Denmark Gonewas king of norewey and Hell his cousin king of dorkeny Cador king of little britaigne Morwyth earl of Cornewaille Mauran earl of gloucestre guerdon earl of wynchestre Boel earl of hertford Vrtegy earl of Oxunford Cursall earl of Bath jonas earl of Chestre Enerall earl of dorsestre Kymare earl of salisburis waloth earl of Caunterburi jugerne earl of chichestre Arall earl of leicestre & the earl of warwyke & many other rich lords Britons also there came more that is to say dippondonaud gennes and many other that be nat here nempned weren at that fist and many a fair fist king Arthur had hold biforne but never none such ne so solemn & that lasted xv. days with mochel honour and mirth ¶ Of the letter that was sent from the cite of Rome for pride to king Arthur Ca lxxx. THe in day as king Arthur sat at his meet among his kings and among 'em that seten at the feast byforne hem come yn xij elder men of age richly arrayed and courtoisely salved the king and said they come from Rome sent as messagiers fro the emperor and took to him a letter that thus moche was to understand ¶ Greatly us mervaileth Arthure that thou art one's so hardy with eien in thy heed to make open were & contake against us of Rome that owen all the world to dame for thou hast new yet biforne this time proved ne assayed the strength of the Romayns and therefore thou it shalt in a little time For julius Cesar conquered all the land of Britain and took there of truage and our folk have it long y had and now through thy pride thou wythholdest it ¶ Wherefore we commannde the that thou it yield again/ and yet hast thou more folly done/ that thou hast slain Frolle that was our baron of frannce all with wrong/ & therefore all the communes of Rome warnen & command the upon life & limb/ that thou in haste be at Rome amendss to make of thy misdeeds that thou hast done/ And if it so be that thou come nouzt/ we shall pass the hill of joy with strength/ and we shall the seek where ever thou may be found and thou shalt nat have a foot of land of thine own that we ne shall destroy/ and afterward with thy body we shall done on● will/ when this letter was rad/ & all men it herd/ they were annoyed all that were at that solempnite/ and the britons would have slain the messagiers/ but the king would not suffer hem/ and said that the messagiers should have none harm/ & mow by reason none deserve/ but commanded hem to be worshipfully served/ And after meet he took council of kings arles and barons/ what ansuere he might yeve again to the messagiers and they counceilled him at once that he should assemble a great poe● of all the lands of which he had lordship. and manly avenge him upon the emperor of the despite that he had sent him such a letter/ & they sworen by god & by his names that they should him pursue & brenne as moche as they might/ and said that they nold never faille king Arthur/ and rather to be deed/ And they let writ a letter to send to the emperor by the same messagiers in this manner ¶ Of the bold ansuere that king Arthur sent to the emperor of Rome & to the romayns Ca lxxxj. UNderstondeth amongs you of Rome that I am king Arthur of Britain & freely it hold and shall hold and at Rome hastily I will be/ nat to yeve you trnage/ but for to axen truage/ For Costantine that was Eleynes sone that was emperor of Rome & of all the honour that there to belongeth And Maximian king conquered all france and Almaigne/ and mont joy passed & conquered all lumbardie/ and these ij. were mine ancestors and that they held & had/ I shall have through gods will ¶ Of the reverence that Arthur did to the emperors messagiers of Rome ¶ Ca lxxxij. WHen this letter was made and enseled king Arthur to the messagiers yaf great gifts/ and after that the messagiers took her leave and went thence and come to the court of Rome again and told the emperor how worthily they were underfongen and which a rialle company he had him to serve/ and how he was morally served than the emperor or any king ving in the world ¶ And when the emperor had sayne the leten & herd what was their yn and see that Arthur would nat be ruled after him he let assemble and ordain an huge host for to destroy king Arthur if that he might. ¶ And king Arthur 〈◊〉 touching his poer and party ordained his poer & knights of the round table ¶ Of the kings and lords that comen to help king Arthur against the emperor ¶ Ca lxxxiij. THe king of Scotlande and of Irland and of gutland of denmark & of Almaigne every of 'em had x. M. men The due of normandy gastoyne Flanders Pehito & of Boulogne had iiij. M. Geryn of Chartres had x. M. Hoel of britaigne had twelve. M. & himself of his own land xij. M. and of Arbalastiers & of archiers & of other folk in foot that no man could hem number And when all were ready for to wend king arthur his land & Gunnore his wife took to keep to one of his nepheus that was a wis knight & an hardy that was called Mordred but he was nat all true as you shall here afterward king Arthur took all his reaulme to this Mordred sauf only the crown And after that king Arthur nom his host & went to southampton there that the ships were brought & the folk assembled & they diden hem to the see & had good wind & wether at will & also soon as they might they arrmed at Harflete And as soon as they might they went out of her ships & spradden all the country ¶ How king Arthur fought with a Geaunte in spaigne that was called Dinabus that quelled Eleyne that was king hoels cousin of little britaigne Ca lxxxiiij. king Arthur had not dwelled in the country but a little while that men ne told him that there was comen a great geant in to spain & had ravished fair Eleyn that was cousin to ho●l of britaigne & had brought her upon an hill that is called the mount of seint Bernard & theridamas was no man in that country so bold ne so hardy y● dared with him fight ner come near the place there that geant dwelled & he was called dinabus that moche sorrow did in the country ¶ When king Arthur heard this tiding he called key and Bedewere and commanded 'em to go privily and espy where the geant might be found and they comen to the Rinage there that men should go to the mount that was all enclosed about with water and yet is and ever shall he ¶ And they see abrenning fire upon the hill/ and there was also an other hill nigh that/ then was there upon an other fire brenning ¶ Key & Bedewere comen to the next hill & founden a widewe openhede sitting besides a tomb sore weeping and great sorrow made/ & oft she said Eleyne Eleyne And Key and Bedewere axed what her was and wherefore she made so moche sorrow/ and who lay in that tomb O quoth she what sorrow and misadventure fair lords seek you here/ for if the Geant may you here find/ you worth deed anon/ Bene still good wife quoth they there of dismay you not/ but tell us the sooth why thou makest so moche sorrow and weeping ¶ Sires quoth she/ for a damisell that I norisshed with my breast that was called Eleyne that was niece to Hoel king of Britain/ and here lieth the body in this tomb that to me was betaken to norissh ¶ So there come a devil a Geant and ravished her and me also and lad us both away/ and he would have forlain that maid that was so young and tender of age/ but she might it nat suffer/ so great and so huge as the Geant was/ And if he now come as he is wont to do certis he will you quelle both to/ And therefore fast wend you hens And wherefore said they go you not hens ¶ Certes Sir quoth she when that Eleyne was deed the Geant made me to abide to done and hannte is will and me must needs it suffer And god it wot I do it not with my good will for me liefer were to be deed/ than with him to deal/ So moche pain I have when he me forlieth ¶ When Key & Bedewere had herd all that this woman had told they turned again and come to king Arthur and told him all that they had seyne and herd/ Arthur anon took hem both with him and went prevelich by night that none of his host it wist and come on the morrow erly to the geant and fought with him strongly and at the last him slow And Arthur bad Bedewere smite of his heed/ and bring it to the host to show 'em for a wonder/ for it was so great and so huge/ When they comen again to the host/ they tolden wherefore they had been out and showed to hem the heed/ and every man was glad and joyful of the worthy deed that king Arthur had done that was her lord ¶ And Hoel was full sorwefull for his niece that was so lost/ & after when he had space he let make a fair● chapel of our lady over eleyn's tomb ¶ How king Arthur yaf bataille to the emperor in the which bataille the emperor was slain Capitulo. lxxxv. ARthur and his people had tiding that the emperor had assembled a great poer az well of sarasyns as of paynymz and cristen men where of the number was lxxx. M. horse men and foot men Arthur & his people ordained fast forth in her way toward the emperor and passed Normandy and france unto Burgoyne and would even have go to the host For men told him that the emperors host would come to lucie The emperor and his host in the beginning of August removed fro rome & came forth right the way toward the host Tho comen king Arthur's espies and said if that Arthur would he should find there fast by the emperor But they said that the emperor had so great poer with him of kings of the land and of paynims yfere and also cristen people that it near but great folly to king Arthur to meten with him for the espies told that the emperor had u men or uj. against one of his ¶ King arthur was bold & hardy & for no thing him dismayed and said go we boldly in god's name against the Romayns that with 'em lede Saracens and paynims that no manner trust they have to god but only upon her strength. Go we now and sech 'em Sharply in the name of almighty god and slay we the paynims and cristen men that been ennmies with hem for to destroy cristen men and god shall us help for we have the right and therefore have we trust in god and do we so that the enemies that be to cristendome and to god mow be deed and destroyed and that men mow record the worthiness of knighthood When king Arthur had thus said they cried all with a high vois. ¶ God father almighty wurshipped be thy name withouten end amen and grant us grace well to done and to destroy our enemies that been against cristendome In the name of the father of the sone and of the holy ghost amen and god yeve him never grace ne worship in the world ne mercy of him to have that this day shall feyuten well for to smite and eagerly and so they riden softly and ordained his wings well and wisely The emperor herd tell that king Arthur and his folk were ready arrayed for to fight with him and thither they come And he ordained his wings in the best manner that he might and more trust upon his strength than in god almighty and that was seen afterward ¶ For when though ij. hosts met the emperor lost such iiij. of his folk as did Arthur and so many were slain what in that one side and in that other that it was great pite to wit and to seen ¶ In this battle were slain through king Arthur u kings of the paynims and of other wonder much people/ And king Arthures men fought so well that the roymains and paynims had no more strength to withstand/ than xx. sheep against u wolves/ And so it befallen that in this bataille in shower that was wonder hard and long during in that one side and in that other the emperor amongs 'em there was slain/ but no man witted for sooth who him slow ¶ How king Arthut let entire his knights that he had lost in the betaille and how he sent the emperors body to rome that there was slain in bataille Ca lxxxuj WHen the roman witted that the emperor was deed they for soak the field and the paynims also/ And king Arthure after hem chased till it was night & so many of hem quelled that it was wonder to tell ¶ And though turned king Arthur again though it was night/ & thanked god of his victory/ And in the morrow he let look & see all the field for his knights that he had there lost that is to say Borell earl of Maunt Bedewere and Key and Ligiers Earl of Boulogne V●geti Earl of Baac Aloth earl of wynchestre Cursale earl of chestre and after holdein earl of Flaundres these were the great lords that king Arthur lost in that bataille/ among other worthy knights/ And some he let entire in Abbeys by the country somme he let be born in to her own country/ And the emperors body he let take & put upon a beer & sent it to rome And sent to say the Romans that for britaigne and france which that he held/ other truage would he non● pay/ And if they axed him any other truages/ right such truage he would 'em pay ¶ The king let bear Key to kenen his own Castle and there he was entered/ & Ligier was born to Boulogne there he was lord/ And Holden was born to flaundres/ and there he was entered ¶ And all the other he let entire with mochell honour in Abbeys & in houses of religion in the country there that they were deed ¶ And Arthur himself sojourned that same year in Burgoyne with his host/ and thought the same year following to pass the mount of joy/ & have go to rome all for to take the Cite/ and have put the Romans in subjection but the wykked tyrant Mordred him let as after you shall here ¶ How mordred the traitor to whom king Arthur took his land to keep and his castles and held it against him ¶ Ca lxxxvij WHen king Arthur had taken to mordred his Ream to keep and was go against the emperor of Rome & was passed the see/ Mordred anon took homages & feautes of all hem that were in this land/ and would have had the land to his own use/ and took castles about and let 'em array/ And aft this falseness he did an other great wrong/ for against the law of cristente/ he took his own 〈◊〉 wife as a traitor should & envyned him a grece host against Arthur's coming to hold him with strength for evermore/ And to she king 〈◊〉 if he might and sand by the see and land & let assemble paynims & cristen people/ and he sent to sax●nes & to danois for to help him/ And also Mordred sent to Chel●rik to ●one men to come to him out of Saxoyne/ that was a worthy duke/ & byhet him if that he brought with him much people he would grant him in heritage for evermore all the laud from beyond humbe● unto scotland/ And all the land that Engist had of vortigers gift/ when that he spoused his daughter ¶ And Cheldrik come with great strength & poer of people/ and Mordred had assembled also in his half that they had xl. M. of strong knights/ when that they had need ¶ How Arthur enchased mordred the traitor & how he was slain & also king Arthur wounded to death ¶ Ca lxxxviij WHen this tiding come to king Arthur there that he was in Burgoyne he was full sore annoyed & took all frannce to ho●l for to keep with haluendel of his men and prayed him that he would it keep till he come again/ for himself woldwend in to Britain/ and an●nge him upon mordred that was his tral tonr and forth went his way/ and come to whytsand & made his men go in to ship and would have arrived at sandewych/ and brought with him a great host of france also with his own land● But oer that he might come to land with his people that were comen out of his ships Mordred was comen with all his power/ and yaf a strong bataille/ so that king Arthur lost many a man 〈◊〉 that he might comen to land ¶ For there was Gawen his nep●●u slain and Augnissell that held scotland and many other where of king Arthur was full sorry/ But after that they were comen to land mordred might not against 'em endure/ but anon was discomfited & fled this the same night with his men/ & upon the morn to londo● but though of the cite would not suffer him to come in/ & from thence he fled to wynchestre & there be held him with his people that with him 〈◊〉 King Arthur let take the body of Gawen his cousin and the body of Augnissell and let 'em 〈◊〉 in to Scotland in to her own centre and there they were entered ¶ And after anon king Arthur nom his way to destroy Mordred and fled fro thence in to Cornewaille ¶ The queen Gunnore that was king Arthuris wife that though 〈◊〉 at york and herd that Mordred was fled thenz that he 〈◊〉 must not endure against king Arthnr she was sore adread and 〈◊〉 great doubt and witted not what was best all for to done For the wist well that her lord king Arthur would never of her have mercy For the great shame that she to him had done & nom her weigh privily with iiij. men with out mother & come to karli one & there she dwelled all her life that new was say among folk her life during ¶ Arthur wist that Mordred was fled in to Cornewaille & let sand after his men in to Scotland & northumberland unto humber & let assemble folk withonte number & comen fro thence in to Cornwall to seche and pursue after mordred And Mordred had assembled to him all the folk of Cornewaille & had people without number and wist that Arthur was coming and had liefer to die & take his chance than longer i'll And abode & yaf an hard battle to king Arthur and to his people so that so moche people was slain what of that on half and in that other that no man wist who had the better ꝑtie But so it be fell at the last that Mordred was slain and all his folk and the good chivalry that king Arthur had gathered and norisshed of diverse lands And also the noble knights of the round table that so moche was preised through out all the world were there slain And Arthur himself was wounded to the death but he let him he born in a litter to a vyoun to be healed of his wonndes & yet the britons supposen that he live in an other land and that he shall come yet and conquer all Britain but certes this is the proficie of Merlin he said that his death shall be doubtous and said sooth for men there of yet have doubt and shulle for evermore as me ●aith ¶ For men wit nat whether that he liveth or is deed ¶ Arthur was born to Auyon the xxij. year of his reign after the Incarnacionn of our lord Ihu crist uc. and xluj. year ¶ How king Arthur delivered the reaulme to Costantyn the sone of Cador his Nepheu Ca lxxxix. WHen king Arthur wist that he might no longer regne he let come biforne him Costantine that was Cador's sone earl Cornewaille his cousin & to him bitoke all his realm & to him said and bade him there of to ben king till that he come ayen for as moche as he had none heir of his body begotten and me was it that so noble a king and so doughty had no body begoteu/ but all thing that god will have done whose name be blessed withouten end Amen ¶ How king Costantine was warred of Morde●●●● Capitulo lxxxx THis Costantine was a noble knight and a worthy of body & though ij. sons that mordred had begotten had great ●●uie to Costantine that though was crowned king/ and so that they begun to move were against him and assembled a grest host of hem that were before with mordrede/ and had been driven away/ and that diden moche sorrow through all that land/ that one brother ordained him to london for to take the Cite and that other to wynchestre/ but Costantine come to london and s●ow him that was there/ and after he went to wynchestre and slow him that there was also/ so that both his enemies were deed/ And when Costantine had reigned worthily iiij. year he died and lieth at london ¶ Of the kings Adelbright and of Edell Ca lxxxxj AFter king Costatines' death there were ij. kings in Britain that one was called Adelbright/ that was a dan●y● and held the country of Norfolk & southfolke/ that other height Edell and was a briton/ and held Nichol Lyndesey & all the land unto humbet ¶ These ij. kings fast warred togethers but after they we●en accorded and loved together/ as they had be born of oh body ¶ The king Edell had a sustre that was called Orewenne/ & he yaf her through great frendeshipp to king Adelbright to wife/ & he begat on her a daughter that was called Argentill/ And in the iij. year after come upon him a strong sikenesse that needs he must die/ And he sent to king Edelf his brother in law that he should 〈◊〉 me & speak with him and be come to him with good will ¶ Thomas prayed he the king and co●●●red also in the name of god/ that aft when he were deed he should take Argentill his daughter & the land and that he kept her well and norisshe her in his chamber ¶ And when she were of age she should be married to the strongest and wurthiest man that he might find/ and than he should yield up her land arene ¶ Edell it granted it and by oath confirmed his prayer. And when Adelbright was deed and entered Edell took the damisell Argentill and norisshed her in his chambre/ and she become the fairest creature that might live or any man find Edell married the damisell to a knave of his kyche● king Edelf that was uncle to the damisell Argentill 〈◊〉 how that he might falsely have the land from his niece for evermore & falsely against his oath thought to disceyne the damisell & to marry her to a knave of his kychen that was called Curan & he bicome the worthiest & strengist man of body that any man wist in any land that though lived and to him he thought her shendfully have married for to have had her land afterward but he was clean deceived ¶ For this Curan that was havelockes soon that was king of kyrkelane in denmark & this Curan conquered his w●fes land & show king Edelf that was his wife's uncle and had all her land as in an other place it telleth more openly & he ne reigned but iij. year For saxons & danoys him quelled & that was great harm to all britaigne & britons bore him to St●nhe●g & there they him entered with mochel honour ¶ Of king Conan Ca lxxxxiij. AFter this Curan reigned Conan that was his co●in that was a wonder proud knight & reigned & could have no manner love but ever he was meddling with his people & took his uncle with were & quelled his ij. children. The saxones warred against him often times but he hem overcome at the last and so he was 〈◊〉 peace all his life time & he reigned xiij. year & after he died and lieth at london Of king Cortif and of Gurmonde that comen through the paynims in to Britain Ca lxxxxiiij. AFter this Conan reigned his cousin Cortif that was bihated of all his people and nothing beloved and this cortif lost all britaigne through were and in his time fell that great mischief in britaigne that crystendome was destroyed & all the britons were driven out and the land y lost without any recover but afterward left the land to saxons as you afterward shall here For in that time there was a paynyme that was called Gurmond that was the kings sone Daufrikes of the paynims folk that had the name after his father and was king save be bequath and yaf it to his brother & said that he nold new be king but if he might gete & conquer a realm in a strange country For he was bold and eke strong of body & of him prophesied Merlin & said that he should he a wolf of the see and he let assemble paynims without number and let apparel ships and went by many lands and took homages & feautes of many/ and so he went by the see and conquered many diverse lands/ so that he come in to Irland 〈◊〉 conquered that land that oft times warred upon britons and britons upon hem/ and oft wonnen & oft losten/ & yeve hostages to britons and so they sent to Gurmonde there that he was in Irland that he should come in to Britain & help 'em against the britons/ to help 'em deliver that land of 'em/ and they would him hold gladly for her lord/ for he was a paynyme and they were paynims & the Britons were cristen/ well aught he them for to help so as they weren of one law ¶ When Gurmond herd this prayer he hasted him as moche as he might and arrived in scotland & come in to Northumberland there that the saxons were duelling/ and they confirmed that covenants between 'em that were made by oaths and by hostages for to bear him true faith & hold him for lord & pay to him truage by year ¶ Thomas began the saxons & the Africans to destroy rob & brenne towns and destroy all thing in as moche as they might/ & spared nethir man woman ne child lered ne lewd/ that all they quelled and cast a down towns Castles and churches/ and so put they all the land in great destruction/ & as soon as they might fleen they fled thence as well poor as rich/ bishops Abbots Canons/ and all other great and small some in to little Britain & some in to Cornwall/ All though that ships might have/ ¶ How king Gurmond drove the king Cortife to Chichestre and quelled the britons and through quentise gete the town Capitulo lxxxxv COrtife the king flay thence in to Chichestre that though was a good Cite and a strong & there held him xx. days And this Gurmond it besieged/ but the Cite was so strong that he might not gete that Cite by no manner engyn that he might done/ ¶ Tho bethought they upon a great queyntise for to brenne the town/ they made engines with glue of nets and token pieces of tunder and of fire and bound it to the sparwes feet and afterward let 'em flee/ and they anon right flay and logged 'em in the town there that her nests were/ and in stakkes and in evissing of houses/ & the fire began to tend & brend all the town/ & when the britons saw that in ●●y side they hied hem out & fauȝt but anon they were slain and discomfited and while the bataille dured the king privily hide him and stole away in to wales and men witted never where he bicome and so was the town of Chichestre taken & destroved ¶ And after went Gurmond and destroyed cities & towns that never were afterward made again as it is seen yet in many places ¶ How this land was cleped Englond for the name of engist and how many kings were made after in the land Capitulo lxxxxuj WHen Gurmond had destroyed all the land through out he yaf the land to they saxons anon the took it with good will For the Saxones long time had desired it for as moche as they were of Hengist's kindred that first had all the land of britaigne and though let 'em be called Englisshmen for enchesou of Hengist's name And the land they let call it England in her language & the folk been called Englisshmen for as moche as in his time it was called Hengist's land When he had conquered it of Vortiger that had spoused his daughter but from the time that brute come first in to England this land was called britaigne and the folk britons But sith the time that this Gurmond eftsoons conquered it and yaf it unto the saxons and they anon right changed the name as before is said ¶ And when this was done Gurmond passed over in to France and there conquered many lands and destroyed all cristen people there that he come and the Saxones dwelled in this land and bygonne fast it to inhabit at her own will And they would have made new kings and lords but they might never ●ssenten to have only oh king for to be to hem entendaunt and therefore they made many kings in diverse Shires as it was in Hengist's time The first kingdom was kent & that other southsexe and the third westsexe and the iiij. Estsexe and the u northumberland and the uj. estangle that is to say northfolk and southfolk and the seven. Merchenorth and that is the erledom of Nichol huntyngdone Herford Glouchestre wynchestre warrewyke and Derby and so departed the englissh all englond in seven. parties ¶ And after that it befallen that though kings warred oft time together and ever he that was strongest bynomme him that was feblest and so it was long time that they had no king crowned amongs hem ne no Cristen man was tho amongs 'em ne cristendome nothir But were paynims till that Seint Gregory was pope of Rome that had seyn children of the nation of Englond in the Cite of Rome/ that were wonder fair creatures and had great will and desire 'em to behold/ and axed of the marchantzes whennes they were and of what nation/ and men told him that they were of Englond/ and Englissh they were called/ but they and all the people of Englond were paynims/ and believed not upon god ¶ Alas quod seint Gregory well mow they be called English for they have the visages of Angeles & therefore well onght they to be cristen/ And for this encheason seint Gregory sent Seint Austyn in to Englond/ and xl. good men with him that were of good life and holy men to preach and teach and to convert the Engliss people/ and hem turn to god/ and that was in the uj. year that seint Gregory had been pope/ that is to say after the Incarnation of our lord Ihesu crist u. C.lxxxvij/ year as the chronicles telleth ¶ How seint Austyn baptized & converted king Adelbright and the bishops that he made his fellows ¶ Ca lxxxvij WHen seint Austyn come first in to Englond he arrived in the isle of Tenet/ and so passed forth & come unto Caunterbury & theridamas sojourned And king Adelbright of kent that was of the lineage of Engist fair underfeng seint Austyn and his fellows with mochel honour/ and hem fond all that hem needed/ and furthermore he yaf 'em a fair place/ that now is called the Abbey of seint Austyns/ in which place he lieth himself shrined This king Adelbright was a good man/ & with good will heard seint Austin's predications/ & yaf him leave to preach through all his land of kent to torn and convert to him all the people that he might/ It befallen so afterward through gods grace/ that in little time the king himself was converted to god & all his people of his land was baptised And in the mean time while the people turned 'em to god Seint Austyn come to Rouchestre/ & there preached god's word/ The paynims therefore him scorned and cast on him reigh tailles/ so that all his mantel was hanged full of reigh tailles/ and for more despite they cast on him the guts of reighes and of fissh wherefore the good man seint Austyn was sore annoyed and grieved and prayed to god that all the children that should be born afterward in that Cite of Rouchestre most have tailles/ And when the king wist and heard of this vengeance that was fall through seint Austin's prayer/ he let make an house in honour of almighty god wherein women should be delivered of her children at the brugges end/ in which house yet women of the Cite been delivered of child/ when seint Gregory had herd tell how the Englisshmen were turned to god and converted he sent to seint Austyn his pallione by a bishop that was called Paulyn and made him ●mat and Erchebishopp of England and sent word that he than should ordain and make bishops in the land And anon as Austyn had the pallione of the dignity of the Erchebishoppe he made ij. bishops of his felaws that come with him from Rome that one was called Mellit & he dwelled at london And that other was called justyn that held the diguite of Rouchestre & this bishop mellit tho went to preach in to Essexe & baptized the king of the country that was called Sicwith that was king adelbrightes cousin his sisters sone This justine went to preach in southsexe & turned moche of the people to god And seint Austyn went himself preaching through out Englond ¶ How seint Austyn went in to wales there that the britons were and how they nold nat be obbedient to the Erchebishopp of Canterbury Ca xcviij WHen all Englond was baptized & turned to god Seint Anstyn went in to that land there that the britons were & for to keep 'em from Englisshmen that is to seyne in to walis And there he found monks & abbeys & seven. bishops ¶ For the britons destroyed all way the cristen people that seint Austyn had converted & said to the bishops that he was a legate of rome & ●mat of all Englond & that they should by all reason to him be obedient & they said that they nold ¶ But to Erchebishopp of Carlion & said they nold never for no manner thing been obedient to the englishmen ¶ For the englishmen they said been our ad●saries & our enemies & have driven us out of our own country & we been cristen men & ever have been & the englishmen have ever been paynims but now late that they been converted ¶ Seint Austyn might of 'em none ansuere have othirwyse but saiden apertely that they nold never hem meek to him ne to the pope of Rome And seint Austyn turned ayen though to king Adelbright that was king of kent & told him that his folk nold not be to no man obedient but to the Erchebishopp of karlion And when the king heard this he was sore annoyed and said that he would 'em destroy and sent to Olferide king of Rorthumberland that was his friend that he should come to him with all the poer that he might and that he should meet him at leycestre and from thence they would go in to wales and destroy the Erchebishopp of Carlione and all though that had refused Seint Austyn ¶ How king Adelbright and the king Olfride quelled Bre●male that was a king of britons that held the country of leicestre Capitulo lxxxxix HIt befallen so that there was a king Britonn that held the country of leicestre & all the coutre about named Brecma● And this briton herd tell the though ij. englissh kings would me●e there at leicestre for to wend in to walis He let ordain all the poer that he had for to fight with these ij. kings but little it availed him for his folk that he had were slain & himself fled & lost his lands for e●more ¶ And these ij. kings Adelbright & Elfride dwelled a while at leicestre & departed the land amongs hem & token homages & feautes of folk of the country And after they wenten toward wales & though of Wales had herd tell of the scomfiture that Brecmal had at leicestre & were wonder sore adread of though ●. kings And nom & chose amongs 'em good men & holy of here mites monks & priests & of other folk great pleute that wenten baarfoot & wellewerd for to have mercy of the ij. kings But though kings were so stern & so wykked that they nold new speak with 'em but quelled hem everichone Alas for sorrow for they ne spared 'em no more than the wolf doth the sheep but smitten of the heeds of everichove & so all were there martyred that to hem come that is to understand u. C. & xl. & afterward though ij. kings went fro thence to Baugore for to quelle all though that they might there find of the britons And when the britons that heard that assembled & ordained all her poer for to fight with 'em Tho was there a baron in wales that was called Bledrik of Cornewaille that some time was lord of Denenshire but the king Adelbright had driven him in to Wales & yeve him bataille And at that bataille was king adelbright slain & Elfrid wounded sore & forsook the field & the most part of his people slain And Elfrid fled in to northumberland that was his own land ¶ And afterward the people of leicestreshire made with strength Cadewan that was Brecynalis sone king of leicestre & he after reigned nobly & with great honour ¶ How Cadewan king of leicestre and Elfride king of northumberland were friends and of the debate that after was between Edwin and Cadwalyn that were both her sons. Capitulo Centesimo ANd after that this bataille was done/ the britons assembled hem and went thence/ & comen unto leycestre & made Cadewan that was Brecinales sone king of leycestre/ & of all the country/ & he took homages & feautes of all the folk of the country/ & after that he assembled a great host & said he would go in to Northumberland to destroy king Elfride/ & slay him if he might & when he was comen thither/ friends went so between hem & made 'em accorded in this manner/ That Elfrid should hold all the land from humber unto Scotland/ & Cadewan should have all the land athis side humber unto the south/ and after that they becomen good friends all her lives during & loved together as they had be ij brethren/ And this Elfride had a sone that was called Edwyne that h●d & held all the land of Northumberland after his fadres death as his father had hold all his lives time And Cadewan had an other sone that was called Cad●alyn that held his fadres land as he it held while he was a life and they loved together as they had be brethren/ And the love last between 'em but only ij. year And after began debate between 'em through a lither enivons cousin of Cadwalyne that was called B●●ens/ so that they assembled a great host in both ꝑties/ and at the last it befell that Cadwalyne was discomfited/ and Edwin him pursued and drove him fro place to place/ so at last he flay in to Irland/ And this other destroyed his land/ and cast a down castles and brent his manners and departed all Cadwalyns land among his friends And long time after come Cadwalyn again from Irland with a strong power/ & in plain bataille quelled Edwyne and all his friendships/ and namely though that withheld his lands through Edwynes gift ¶ How king Oswolde was quelled through king Cadwalyn and Peanda/ and how Oswy that was seint oswald's brother reigned after him and quelled Peanda Ca C.j WHen that Edwyne was slain Offris his sone undertook the w●rre against Cadwelyne his Eme so that this Offris died during the were/ And after the death of Offris though reigned a gentle cristen man that moche loved god almighty/ that had all the land of Northumberland by heritage that was called Oswold/ and he was king of all that land/ ¶ But for as much as he was friend to Edwyne and held a great part of the land of Cadwalyn/ the same Cadwalyn warred upon him and drove him toward Scotland ¶ And when Cadwelyn saw that he nold not abide Cadewalyn nold no longer him pursue but took some of his folk to Peanda his brother in law and prayed Peanda to pursue Oswald till that he were take & slain And Cadwalyn turned home again when Oswald herd the tiding that Cadwalyn turned home again he would no longer flee but abode Peanda & yaf him battle and Peanda was discomfited and flay and come again to Cadwalyn and said that he would never hold o foot of land of him but if were so that he would avenge h●m of Oswald Cadwalyn let assemble a great host for to fight with Oswold so that he & Peanda come unto Northumberland & yeve battle unto Oswold and in the same battle was Oswold slain and his heed smitten of and after he was entered at the abbey of Bardeney in which place god hath wrought for him many a fair miracle both there and else where ¶ And anon Oswy his brother seized in to his hand all the land that was Oswaldes and the folk of Northumberland loved him wonder well and held him for her lord but he had men of his kin worthy enough that would have departed the land and they warred together & for as moche as they were not strong enough they comen to Peanda and prayed him of help and succour and byhete him of that land largely upon covenant that he would hem ghye and help & counceil● ¶ Peanda herd her prayer and so spoke with the king Cadwallyn that he should ordain a great host & f●st ordain him in to Northumberland for to fight with Oswy ¶ And Oswy was a meek man and moche loved peace and charity and prayed Peanda of love and peace and proffered him of gold and of sil● great pleute And this Peanda was so proud that he nold grant him peace for no ma● thing but for all thing he would with him fight So at the last there was set a day of battle ¶ And Oswy ever had trust upon god And this Peanda trust to moche upon his pride and upon his host that he had and together they smitten eagerly but Peanda anon was discomfited & slain & this was after the Incarnacion of our lord Ihu crist uj. C. ● lv year And this Oswy though reigned xxviij. year and a king that was called Oswyne that was Peanda is cousin warred upon king Oswy & together fought but Oswy had the victory of Oswyne & Oswyn was discomfited and slain and lieth at Tynnemouth. How king Cadewaldre that was Cadewaleynes sone reigned after his father and was the last king of britons Ca C.ij. AFter the death of Cadwaleyne reigned his sone Cadwaladre well and nobly & his mother was the sister of king Peanda and when he had reigned xij year he fallen in to a great sikenesse and than was there so great discord between the lords of the land that every warred upon other/ And yet in that time there fallen so great dearth and scarcite of corn & other vitailles in this land that a man might go iij. days or iiij. fro town to town that he should nat find to buy for gold ne for silver breed wine ne none other vitaille wherewith a man might live But only the people lived by rotes of herbs for other living had they none/ so moche was it failled all about fishes wildebestes and all other thing/ so that yet to this misadventure there fallen so great mortalite and pestilence among the people/ by the corruption of the eir/ that the living people ne sufficed nat to bury the deed bodies/ for they died so suddenly both great & small/ lord and servant/ eating going speaking/ so that never was herd of more sudden death among the people/ For he that went for to bury the deed body/ with the same deed body was buried/ They that mighten flee fledden & forsook her lands & houses as w●ll for the great hunger dearth and scarcite of corn and other vitaill as for the horrible mortalite and pestilence in the land and wenten in to other lands/ for to save her lives and left the land all desert/ and waste so that there was not any man to travail and till the land ne ere ne sow/ so that the land was bareyne of corns and all other fruits for defaute of tiliers/ and this misadventure dured xj. year and moo that no man might ere ne sow. ¶ How Cadewaldre went out of this land in to little Britain CAdwaladre see the great hunger mortalite and pestilence and the land all power/ and failing corns and other vitailles/ and his folk ꝑissed/ and saw also the most ꝑtie of his land all wasted and void of people/ he apparailled him and his folk that were left on live/ and passed over in to little Britain with a little navy unto king Aleyne that he moche loved that was his cousin/ and that his father had much loved in his time And as they sailled in the see he made great lamentation/ and so did all though that were with him/ and said ¶ Dedisti nos dne tan● oves esca● & in gentibus dispersisti nos ANd than began Cadwaldre to compleyn him to his folk piteously and said ¶ Alas said he to us wrecches and Caytyf For why for our great sins of the which we would nat amend us while we had space of repentance is comen upon us this mysaventur which chaseth us out of our own reaulme and proper soil fro and out of which sometime romayns Scots Saxons ne danes might nat exilen us ¶ But what a vailleth it now to us that before time oftsithes have gotten many other lands sith it is not the will of god that we abide & dwell in our own land God that is werray jug that all things knoweth before they be done or made he sethe that we would not cessen of our sins and that our enemies ne might not us ne our lineage exilen fro and out of our reaulme he would that we amend us of our follies and that we seen our proper defaults And therefore hath he showed to us his wrath and will chastise us of our misdeeds Sigh that he doth us without bataille or strength of our enemies by great companies wrecchedly to leave our own reaulme and proper land ¶ Turn again you Romayns turn again you scots turn again you Saxones turn again you Fraunsois now showeth to you Britain all desert the which your power might never make desert ne yet your power hath not now put us in exil but ouly the power of the king almighty whom we have oft offended by our follies the which we would not leaven until he chastised us by his divine power Among the words and lamentation that the king Cadwaladre made to his folk they arrined in little Britain and come to king Aleyne before said And the king received him with joy and made him to be served wonder nobly and there he dwelled long time after ¶ The englissh people that were left on live and were ascaped the great hunger and mortalite lived in the best wise that they might and moche people sprung and come of 'em ¶ And they senten in to Saxoyne where they were born to her friends For men women and children to restore the cities with people and other towns that were all void of people & fortolabour tranaille and tillen the earth When the Saxons had heard this tiding they comen in to this land wonder thikke in great companies and logged and herburghed 'em self in the country all about where they would for they found no man hem to let ne withstoude And so they woxen and multiplied greatly and used the customs of the countries where of they were comen and the laws and the language of her own land And they changed the names of cities towns castles & burghes & yaf hem names & called 'em as they be now called/ And they helden the Countees the baronages lordships and trees in manner as the Britons before time had compaced hem/ And among other great companies that come fro Germayne in to this land/ came the noble queen that was called Sexburga with men and women without number/ and arrived in the country of Northumberland/ and took the land from Alby●ne in to Cornwall for her and for her folk For there was none that might let hem/ for all was desolat and void of people But it were a few pour Batons that were left in mountains and woods until that time/ ¶ And fro that time forth losten Britons this royalme for all days/ and the Englissh people begun to reign and departed the land between hem and they made many kings about by diverse parties of the land as here been devised/ the first of westsex/ the second Merchenrich/ the third Estangle/ the fourth kent/ the fifth southsex/ All these reigned in this land after Cadwaladre was passed out of this land/ and dwelled in little Britain with king Aleyne his cousin and true friend ¶ And when he had long dwelled there/ and had knowing that the mortalite and pestilence was over passed and that the land was replenished of Alien people he thought to turn again in to his own land/ and prayed king Aleyne his cousin of succour and help that he might be restored to his proper realm and first dignity and king Aleyne granted him his prayer ¶ Than did ●e apparaillen him to take his way and voyage in to this land and prayed god almighty devoutly that he would make to him demonstration ȝif his prayer in to this land were to him pleasant or none/ for again the will of god almighty he would no thing done/ when he had thus devoutly made his prayer/ a vois fro heaven to him said/ and bad him leave that journey a way in to Englond/ and that he go to the pope of Rome For it was not the will of almighty god that Britons reign no more in Britain ne never recover the land unto the time that the prophecy that Merlin said before be fullfilled/ and that should never been unto the time were comen that the relics of his body shall been brought fro Rome and translated in Britain And when the relics of other saints that have been hide for the persecution of the paynyme folk shall be founden and openly showed than shall they recover her land again which they have so long time lost through her deserts ¶ When Cadwaladre had heard this ansuere he marveled greatly and told it to king Aleyne. Than king Aleyne did sand for the clergy of his land & made 'em to bring the stories and prophecies that Merlin & sibille had said in her prophecies and when he knew that the prophecy that festo me had prophesied of the eagle and other prophecies accorded to the divine ansuere that Cadwaladre had herd he counceilled him to leave his people and his navy & submit him to the disposicion of god and done all that the angel had commanded him ¶ Than Cadwaladre called Ynoz his sone and ivory his cousin that was his sustres sone & said to hem Taketh said he my folk & my navy that is here all ready and pass in to wales and be you lords of Britons that no dishonour come to hem by intereupcion of the paynyme folk for defaute of lords And he himself left his ream of Britain & his folk for evermore and took his way to Rome to the pope Sergius the which wurshipped him moche and so he was confessed and took penance for his sins And he had not long dwelled there that he ne died the xij. Kalend of May the year of grace u Clxxix. ¶ How king Offa was sovereign above all the kings of Engglond and how every king warred upon other Ca C.ij IT befallen so that all the kings in that time that were in the land as they of westsexe Merchenriche Estangle of kent and of southsexe and of other costs each warred upon other and he that was most mighty benom the land of him that was most feeble But there was a king amongs 'em that was called Offa that was seint oswald's brother This Offa conquered all the kings of the land & reigned above 'em all And so great was the were in every country between kings that no man might wit how the land went But abbots priors & men of religion written the lives and the deeds of kings & how long every reigned had and in whose country and in what maver every king died & of bishops also And there of made great books and let call hem the chronicles and the good king Alured had that book in his ward & let bring it at wynchestre and let it fast be takked unto a pillar that men might it not remeve ne bear it thence so that every man might it see and there upon look For there in been the lives of all the kings that ever were in Englond ¶ How the king of Northumberland Osbright forlay the wife of Buerne Bocard through strength and after this Buer●e conquered the king with poer and strength Ca C.iij ANd thus it it befallen in the same time that there was a king in Northumberland that was called Osebright and sojourned in york/ and this king went him upon a day in to a wood him for to disport/ and when he come again/ he went privily in to a good man's house that was called Buerne And the good man of that place was go that time to the see/ for often times he was wont there aspie and await thieves and robbours that oft times were wont to come in to the land to rob brenne and slay/ ¶ The lady that was this Buernes' wife was a wonder fair woman and welcomed the king with mochel honour/ and worthily him served in all thing/ when the king had eten/ he took the lady by the honde & lad her in to a chambre and said that he would speak with her a council/ and all the folk from the chambre he made void sauf only the lady & he/ but the lady witted not wherefore he it dead/ till that he had done with her his will/ And when he had done this deed he turned again to york And the lady he left their wonder sore weeping for the deed that he had y done ¶ And when her lord was comen home & saw her weep & such sorrow & morning make he axed of her what she had done & why she made such sorrow ¶ Sir quoth she queintely and falsely the king Osbright me hath done shame & vilanye against my will and told him truth how the king had her forlain with strength wherefore she said she had liefer to die than live ¶ Fair leaf be still quoth he/ for against strength feebleness is little worth and therefore of me shalt thou never the lass be loved/ and namely for thou hast told me truth ¶ And if almighty god grant me life/ I shall the well avenge ¶ This Buerne was a great man and a mighty lord & was well beloned and great friends had/ and let send for the greatest lords of the land & to hem made his compleint of the despite that the king to him had y done/ and said that he would been avenged how so that ever it were/ and all his friends councrilled & grawted to wend toward york there that the king was/ ¶ And Buerne took his main and come to the king/ And when the king him see he called him courtously Buerne by name/ and Buerne him answered and to him said/ Sir I you deffye/ and yield up feautes/ hoinages and lands/ and as moche as I have hold of you/ and so fro this time forward I will never of the no thing hold/ And so he departed from the king without more speech or any abiding/ and took ●●ue of his friends and went to denmark/ and plained to the king Godryne & told him of the despite/ that king Osbright to him had done of his wife/ and prayed him of succour and of help him to aven go ¶ When king Godryne of denmark and the danois had heard the pleint of this Buerne and of the prayer that he bade/ they were wonder glad in heart/ for as moche that they might find cause for to go in to Englond for to were upon the Englisshmen/ and also for to avenge Buerne of the despite that the king had done to his wife/ and for as moche as Burn was sib to the king of Denmark/ Anon they let ordain a great host of men and let ordain ships/ and as moche as was need to that voyage/ And when all the host was a ready/ the king made his ij brethren chieftains that were noble knights and bold that one was called hunger and that other hubba ¶ How the danois took york and quelled the king Osbright and afterward king Elle Ca C.iiij. WHen all thing was a ready Tho ij. brethren tok● leave of the king Godryn that went toward the see for to wend in to Englond as fast as they might speed Now is Burn so well comforted and fast hied him with the danois that they been arrived in the Northcontre and comen through out holdernesse/ and destroyed all the country and brend towns and rob folk/ and quelled all that might be take till that they come to york ¶ And when king Osbright see 'em come/ he took his people that he had and come out of the Cite and fought with 'em/ but no foison he had against 'em/ and moche was the people that there was slain in both parties And kyug Osbright himself there was slain/ and the Cite anon was take/ and the danois wenten in And there was also an other king in Northumberland that Buernes friends had choose and held him for king a man that was called Elle/ for as moche as they would not to king Osbright been entendaunt/ for the despite that he had done to Buerne her cousin/ ¶ Hit befallen thus that the king Elle was go to wood him for to desporte and of venison somdel he had take/ and as he sat in the wood at m●te to a knight he said/ we have well y sped and moche venison taken/ and with that word there come in a man/ and to him said/ if you so moche of venison had wonnen/ an houndred times so moche more there against you have lost/ For all this country the Danois have gete/ and take the Cite of york/ and against you shall it hold that never you shall nat come therein/ And for soothe they have slain the king Osbright And when king Elle these words heard he let assemble all the folk of the country & ordained all the poer that he might have & would have gete the town of york with strength but the danois comen out anon and yaf him hataill & qneld the king & the most ꝑtie of his men that he had brought with him and the same place there that they were slain shall ever be called Ellecroft and that place is a lite●● from york ¶ And though a bode the danois never till they had conquered all Northumberland and in that country they made wardens and went ferther in to the land and token Nothyngham and there they abyden all the winter and diden the sorrow that they might And after when Summer time come they removed from Notyngham and come in to Nichol & to lyndesey and to holand ¶ For no man might hem withstand so moche poer & strength they had. ¶ How seint Edmond the king was martyred Ca C.u. ANd so far had the danois passed from country unto country and evermore brenning & robbing and destroyed all that they might till they comen unto Thetford. And in that country they fonnden a cristen king that moche loved god and his works that was called Edmond And he was king of Northfolk and southfolk ¶ This seint Edmond king ordained as moche folk as he might and fought with the danois but he & his folk were discomfited & the king himself driven unto the castle of f●amelynham ¶ And the danois him pursued and comen unto the same castle And when king Edmond see that the castle might not hem withstond he come against hem with whom the danois ferst speaken And anon they axed of him where king Edmond was now forsooth quoth he when I was in the castle there was the king & when I went out of the castle he went out also and whethir he shall ascape or die at gods will might it be ¶ When seint Edmond had nempned god by that they wysten well all that it was he himself and anon hubba and humbar nommen him and said that he should god forsake and all cristen law as many other had done him before ¶ And seint Edmond said that he nold never but rather he would suffer death for god's love and his laws to keep though nom they king Edmond and bound him unto a tree and made her archiers to him sheet with arewes till that his body Stykked as full of arewes as an urchon is full of prikkes but for all the pain that he had/ he would never god forsake and in the same pain & torment he died and betook his soul to god And when they see that he was deed they smitten of his heed And this manner was seint Edmond martyred ¶ How hubba & hunger took the town of reading ¶ Ca C.uj WHen seint Edmond was martyred hunger and hubba went thence with all her danois unto Redinge/ And as they went thitherward they brende towns & Cites and quelled all cristen people that would not god forsake & cast a down churches & comen to Redinge & took the town and there held 'em till that the king Edelf of westsex come thither with all his power for to take the town Tho comen out the danois for to yeve battle to king edelf and at that bataille was quelled an earl of danois that was called Cidrake v●on the morrow come the king Elred & his brother Alured with a strong power and a great host/ And the king Edelfe come again that had fought the day before to that bataille/ And the danois though comen out for to fight with hem and the battle was wonder strong/ for many a man was there slain And the danois that day had the victory/ and the king Eldred & his brother Alured that day were discomfited But the iiij. day afterward the danois and the englisshmen fought together an other time v●on Ekeldenne And theridamas was slain a king of denmark that was called Rafing and iiij. earls of great power And that day had the danois shame for they were druien unto Engilfelde ¶ And the xv. day after the danois and the Englisshmen and the danois fongh●●n an other time at Rafing & there were the englisshmen discom●●●d and from thence a danois that was called Roynt went to Reding with his host and destroyed all that he might take/ And king Eldred fonght with him/ but he was wounded so wherefore he was deed/ and he had nat reigned but u year and lieth at wonburne ¶ Of king Alured & how the danois in his time prayed him of mercy that they must go out of the land Ca/ C.vij AFter the death of this Eldred reigned his brother Alured that Dolfynes was called Tho went the danois and assembled 'em/ and went for to seche Alured that though was th● new● king of southsex/ and there they founden him at wiltone with a li●ell people/ & notheles he fought with hem/ but at the last he fled thence from the field/ and went in to westsex/ and ordained so moche people of his own Realm and also of other so till that he had a strong host so that the danois had no power against him to stand And he come to london with his host and there were the danois sojourned and there would he have fought with hem but the danois dared not with him fight but prayed him of peace and that they must go again in to her own country and nevermore in to England for to come again any harm to done And upon this covenant they should yeve him to plegge good hostages and such az the Englisshmen would axen ¶ How hubba and hunger were quelled at Chippenham & how the danois brought her king to our king Ca C.viij. ANd the same day that the Danois departed from london so fast they ridden both night and day & never took rest of going till that they comen unto Excestre and token though the town and there held 'em. ¶ When king Alured herd the tiding anon he let take the hostages And went from thence to excestre with all the poer that he had ¶ And when the danois herd tell of his coming they wenten fro thence in to westsexe and comen to Chippenam and there they diden moche ●arme in the country they robbed folk and brought 'em in prison ¶ The king Alured hem pursued and come upon 'em and fersely hem assailled and there were slain both hubba and hunger his brother and Buerne Bocard and in this bataille was moche folk slain in oh ꝑtie & in that other but the gree of the field left with the danois For as moche as y●●yng tho come with little company The king hasted him as moche as he might for to wend again & when the danois founden hubba his body ligging deed they entered it a●d made upon it a great log and let call it hubbeslowe and so it is called in to this day And that place is in devenshire ¶ The barons of summersault wilteshire and dorset herd tell how that her king was discomfited & ordained all the poer that they mighten have & comen to the king there he was and thanked god that they had him found alive for they had went that the danois had him slain. ¶ Tho nom they a council the king and his barons that they would go & seche the danois with hem all for to fighten and so they ridden all that night hem all for to seche & comen a morrow abonte ●me to Abyngdon there that the danois wer● ¶ The king though Alured & his barons assembled & there assailled the danois eagerly & there yaf hem a strong battle & the danois nobly put 'em of long time that no man wist in whethir ꝑtie more people were slain. ¶ But thus it befallen as god would that the king Alured had the victory with mochel hononr for the danois were so driven that they ne wist whither for to torn/ and xv. days the king hem pursued at his will/ that glad and fain they were for to speaken of pee● and of accord & token him good hostages/ and said that they nold never more upon him were ne no deba●e are●● ¶ And more over they behight to the king Alured that they would go and bring her own king unto him/ and that her king and they all should be baptized/ And up on this condition king Alured him granted life & limb/ And said to 'em that they should go her king for to seche & at a ●●rtayne day to comen again that to hem was set/ And so they went forth fast and comen again at her day that was assigned/ And all the danois brought her king with him ¶ The king Alured anon bet● hem been baptized and her names change/ so that the king of danois called was A●helston/ & thirty. of his fellows names were changed also/ And the other were baptized to the right believe. And all● this was done at westmynstre And after that the king Alured held with him king Ath●lstone & all his danois xij. days at sojourn with mochel solempnite & yaf him great yif●es/ after that they were baptized & so they departed Tho was king allured all at ease when he had his enemies overcome and that they were turned to the right believe of almighty god ¶ How the danois that comen in to france with Gurmond comen again in to Englond and of the death of king Alured ¶ Ca C.ix ANd thu● it befallen afterward that the danois of Northumberland that were paynims comen with a great strength and an huge host of france that is to understand with hem that went in to frannce/ With Gurmond of Aufrike when he had conquered Englond/ And it yaf unto the sax●ns/ and though that comen fro france arriu●d in kent/ & sent in to Northumberland that they should come to hem/ and when though ij. hosts were come and assembled/ anon they went to destroy the cristen people of Englond from place to place and diden moche sorrow ¶ Hit befallen thus as almighty god would an hard chance in Englond/ For the good king Alured that was wont to abate the danois died in the mean time/ ¶ This king Alured reigned thirty. year/ and a good king had been/ and well could chastise his enemies/ for he was a good clerc/ and let make many books/ And a book he made of Englissh/ of auenture● of kings and of battles that had been done in the ●ond/ & many other books of gests he let 'em writ that were of great wisdom & of good learning through which bo●es many a man may him amend that will hem rede & upon look upon who● soul almighty god have mercy And this king Alured lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of king Edward that was king Aluredes sone ¶ Ca. C.x. ANd after this Alured reigned Edward his sone that was a good man and a wise that was called Edward that was wonder courtois ¶ The danois did moche sorrow in the land and her poer increased and 'gan for to wax from day to day for the danois comen oft with her companies in to this land A●d when the king saw that he might no better done he nom truce with hem and granted 'em his peace ¶ And notheles the trews dured nat long that the danois ne begun strongly for to were up on the englisshmen and did 'em moche sorrow wherefore king Edward did assemble a great host for to fight with hem ¶ And though this king Edward died when god would This king Edward reigned xxiv. year and lieth at wynchestre besides his father ¶ Of king Adelston and of Edmonde Eldred and of Edewyne his brother Ca C.xj AFter this Edward reigned Athelston his sone And when he had reigned iiij. year he held battle against the da●oys and drove king Gaufride that was king of the danoys and all his host unto the see and rested by Scotland and nom strongly the country all a year ¶ And after that though of Cumberland and the scots of westmoreland begun to were upon king Athelston And he hem yaf so strong battle that he quelled so many of 'em that no man coude tell the number of hem & after that he ne reigned but iij▪ year And he reigned in all twenty-five. and lieth at Malmesbu● ¶ And after this Adelston reigned Edmonde his brother for as moche as king Adelstone had no soon And this Edmond was a worthy knight and a doughty man of body & a noble knight And he iij. year after that he was king he went over humber in which place he found ij kings of danoys that one was called Enelaf And that other Renant This king Edmond drove hem both from the land and after wet and took a great prey in Cumberland This Edmond ne reigned but seven. year and lieth at Glastenburie ¶ And after this Edmond reigned Eldrede his brother that avenged Edward his father of his enemies that him quelled & afterward he seized northumberland in to his hand & made the scots abowe & meek unto his will ¶ And the second year that he had reigned come Arnalaf guyran that was king of demmarc and seized all Northumberland and held that land ij. year/ and after that come king Eldered with a great poer and drove him out of this land And this king Eldred was a noble man and a good of whose goodness seint Dunstan preached/ and this king Eldred reigned xj. year & lieth at wynchestre ¶ And after this Eldred Edwyne sone of Edmond his brother reigned & was a lither man toward god & the people/ for he hated folk of his own land & loved & honoured strange men And set little by holy church & betook of holy church all the treasure that he might have that was great shame & v●lanye to himself & peril to his soul And therefore god would not that he should nat regne no longer than iiij. year and died & lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of king Edgar that reigned a 'bove the kings of scotland & of wales & how he was beguiled through taking of his wife/ Capitulo Centesimo duodecimo ANd after this Edwyne reigned Edgare his brother a man that much loved god & peace & holy church also And was a worthy lord bold & mighty & mayntened well this land in peace And this Edgar was lord & king above all the kings of scotland & of Wales/ from the time that Arthur was a go & never was sithen king of his power And this Edgare was seint Edwardes father And when Edgares wife was deed that was seint Edward's mother & entered/ he heard speak of the fairness of Estrilde that was Orgarus's dought a baron of denenshire that was so fair a woman that all men speaken there of/ he call●d o● of his knights that he moche loved & trusted upon & told him/ Go quoth he to the n●ble baron Orgar of denenshire & see if his daughter be so fair as men spoken of/ & if it be sooth/ I will have her unto my wife ¶ This knight that was called Edelwold went forth his way/ & came there that the lady was/ & when he see her so fair he thought t● have her himself to wife/ and thereof spoke to Orgar her father and Orgar was an old man and had no moo children but only her and saw that Edelwold was a fair young knight and worthy and rich and was well with the king/ and thought his daughter should well be married/ & well beset upon him & granted him his daughter if the good lord the king would consent there to ¶ This Edelwold come again to the king & told him that she wa● fair enough v●on to see but she was wonder loathly ¶ Tho ansuerd the king and said that he took but little charge/ Sir quod Edelwold though she is her fadres heir/ and I am nat ●●che of lands and if you would consent and grant that I must her have than should I be rich enough In god's name quoth the king I consent there to Edelwold thanked though moche the king & went again in to Denenshire & spoused the damisell & in that country he dwelled And thus it befallen upon a time that he told his council & all this thing unto his wyf how & in what manner he had beguiled his lord the king that would have had her to wyf And anon as she it wist she loved him never more afterward as she had done before ¶ This lady conceived by him a sone and when time was that the child should be born Edelwold come to the king & prayed him to have a sone of his at fontston the king him granted & let call him Edgar of his own name ¶ And when this was done he thought that he was sicker enough of the king that not would have taken his wife for as moche as his lord was a ●oly man and an amorous. ¶ How that king Edgar wedded Estrilde after the death of edelwold Ca. C▪ xiij. THus it befallen that all men in king Edgarys court though speaken & said that Edelwold was richly avaunced through the marriage of his wyf & yet they said he was avaunced an hundred fold more For he had spoused the fairest woman that ever was say And the king heard speak so moche of her beauty he thought that Edelwold had him desseyved and beguiled and thought privily in his heart that he would go in to Denenshire as it were for to hunt for the heart & for the hind and other wild bests & than he should see there the lady or he departed thence And this lady was duelly●g at a manner besides the forest there that the king would hunt & at that manner he was harboured all night and when time come the king should soap and the son shone the king asked after his Gossip and after his godson and edelwold made her come before the king And notheles if it other might have been she should not have comen in his sight by his will The lady welcomed the king and sweetly him cussed and he nom her the honde and though next by him her set and so soped they together And though was a custom and an usage in this land that when a man drunk unto an other the drinker should say wassayl and that other should ansuere drynkehaille and thus did the king and the lady many times and also kissed And after sop●● whent yme was go to bed the king went unto his bed ●●rtely thenking upon that lady's fairness and though was overcome for her love that him thought that he should die but of her his will he had Upon the morn the king arose and in the forest went him there to disport with hearts and hinds and all other wild bests and of the hearts great ple●te to that lady he sent & thries he went to solacen and speak with that lady while he dwelled in that country And after that the king removed thence and thought how he might best deliver edelwold from his wife as he had him first deceived And the king anon after viij. days let ordain a parliament at Salesbury of all his baronage conceill to have and for to ordain how the country of Northumberland might best been kept that the danois comen not there the land to destroy And this Edelwold come also unto the kings parlement and the king sent him to york for to be keeper of that country And thus it befallen that men that knew him not slow him by the way. And anon as the king heard that he was deed he let sand after the lady Estrild that she should come to the Cite of london and theridamas been w●dded to the king with great solempnite and wurshipp an held a solemn feste and he weared a crown of gold and the queen an other ¶ And seint dunston amorwe came unto the king in to the chamber and found the king abedde and the queen also yfere And seint diniston axed ho she was the king ansuerde this is the queen Estrilde and the archbishop seint dunston said that he did great wrong and against gods will to take a woman to wife whose child you had take at the● fonstone and the queen for that word never after loved seint du●ston and nothelees the good man warned of that foli● to let but his warning availled little for the love between 'em was so moche ¶ The king begat upon this woman a sone was called Eldred and though this child was uj. year old the king his father died and about that time he had reigned xvij. year & lieth at Glastenbury ¶ Of seint Edward the martyr how Estrild his stepmother let him quelle for to make Eldred her own sone king Ca C▪ xiv ANd after this Edgar reigned Edward his sone that he bagate on his first wife that well and nobly governed the land for he was full of all manner of goodness and lad full holy life and above all thing he loved god and holy church and the queen Estrild his stepmoder let him slay for encheason to make her own sone Eldred king and thus was he slain as afterward you shall here ¶ Hit befallen thus on a day ●hat the king Edward went in to a wood for to play in the southcōtre besides a tou●e that is called warham in which forest was great plenty of hearts a●d hinds/ and as he had been a while there him for to pley he thought upon his brother Eldred that was with his mother the queen for her place was nigh the forest/ and thought for to go thither and visit and see his brother/ & took with him but a little main/ and went him tho toward his stepmodre● house that in that time sojourned in the Castle of Corfe/ and as he road in the thikkenesse of the wood to aspie his game it befallen that he went amiss and lost his meyn● that with him come/ and at the last he come out of the wood/ & as he looked about he saw there fast besides the manner that his stepmother dwelled in/ and thitherward he went alone and anon it was told the Queen how that the king was comen alone without company and therefore she made ●oie enough and thought how that she might done that he ner slain as prevelich as she might And anon prevelich she called to one of her knights to whom she had told much of her council between 'em/ & both they comen to the king and courtously him received/ and the king told that he was come her to visit and also for to speak with Eldred his brother/ The Queen many times him thanked and him prayed for to alight and herburgh with her all that night ¶ The king said that he might not/ but again he would wend unto his folk if he might 'em find/ ¶ And when the Queen see that he would nat abide she prayed him that he would once drink & he granted her and anon as the drink come the queen drank unto the king and the king took the cup and set it to his mouth and in the mean time while that he drank/ the knight that was with the Queen with a knife smote even the king unto the heart/ and there he fill a down deed of his palfrey unto the er●h The queen for this deed yaf to the knight gold and silver great plenty/ and of other ricchesse enough/ And the knight anon as this was done he went him over the see/ and so escaped he out of this land ¶ When this king Edward thus was matred/ Hit was in the year of incarnation after our lord ●hesu crist ix. C.lxxx. year and he had reigned xij. year and an half and lieth at Glast●nbury. ¶ Of king Eldred and how the king Swine of denmark held Englond and how Eldred that was seint Edward's brother wa● nat beloved in his ream and therefore he fled in to Normandy. Capitulo Centesimo decimoquint● AFter this king Edward reigned Eldred his brother & seint dunston crowned him & his seint dunston died soon after that he had forgive the queen her trespass Estrild for encheason that she was cause of king Edward's death & seint dunston had her assoiled & penance her emoyved & she lived aft chaste life & clen● ¶ This king Eldred wedded an Englissh woman and on her begat Edmond Irenside & an other sone that was called Edewyne And after died the queen her mother And in that time come in to England Swyn that was king of denmark for to challenge and conquer all that his ancestors had before that time and so he conquered & had it all at his axing ¶ For the good earl Cuthbert of lyndesey & all the people of northumberland and almost all the great of England held with Swine that was king of demmark for as moche as they loved not king Eldred for encheason that his good brother Edward was slain falsely for encheson of him and therefore no man set but little by him Wherefore king Swine had all his will and took all the land And Eldred the king fled tho in to Normandy and so spoke to the duke richard that the duke yaf him his sustre Emma to wife upon the which he begat ij. sons that one was called Alured and that other Edward And when Swyn had conquered all the land he reigned nobly and leued but xv. year & died and lieth at york. ¶ How king Eldred came again from Normandy and how knoght the danois reigned and of the were between him and Edmond Irenside Ca C.xuj AFter the death of Swine that was a danois knoght his sone dwelled in Englond and would have be king and tho come again Eldred out of Normandy with moche people and with a strong meinie that knoght dared nat abide but flay thence in to denmark The king Eldred had again his ream & held so great lordship that he began to destroy all though that holp Swyn that was a danois against him ¶ And afterward come again this knoght from denmark with a great power so that king Eldred dared nat with him fight but fled fro thence in to london and theridamas held him Tho come knoght and him besieged so long till king Eldred died in the cite of london and lieth at seint paulus & he reigned ix. year Of king knoght Ca C.xvij AFter the death of this Eldr●d knoght that was a danois ●●gan tho for to regne/ but Edmond Irenside that wa● king Eldred's sone be his first wife ordained a gret● host and began to were upon king knoght & so he did many times & oft/ & the were was so strong & hard that wonder it was to wite and the Queen Emme that dnelled tho at westmynstre had great dread of her ij. sons of the were Alured and Edward jest they should be defoilled & misdone thurgh this were/ wherefore she sent hem over see in to Normandy to the duke Richard her uncle/ and there they dwelled in sa●fte and peace long time ¶ This Edmond Irenside & knoght warred strongly togethers/ but at the last they were accorded in this manner that they should departed the ream between hem and so they diden/ and after they becomen good friends & so well loved that they becomen sworn brethren & so well loved to g●dres as they had he brethren geten of oh body and of one mother born ¶ How king Edmond ●renside traitoursly was slain through a traitor that was called Edrich of stratton ¶ Ca C.xviij ANd after though reigned king Edmond Irenside/ & knoght the danois/ but thus it befallen afterward that in the same year that they were accorded & so much loved together where for a false thef traitor had envy unto the love that was between 'em & frendshipp/ whose name was Edrik of stratton that was a great lord that was Edmond Irensides man and of him held all the land that he had/ and notheles he thought his lord to bitraie/ & make knoght king of the land in intent richly to ben● advanced and with him e'en well-beloved/ wherefore he prayed his lord Edmond Irenside upon a day with him for to eten and to duell● and the king courtously him granted and to him come at his prayer/ and at the meet the king rially was served with diverse metes and drinks/ And when night come that he should go to bed the king took his own main & went in to chambre/ & a● he looked about he see a wondre fair Image & well made & in semblant as it were an archer with a bow bend in his hand & in the bow a fine arwe/ King Edmond went tho nerre to behold it better what it might been and anon the arwe him smote through the body and there slow the king/ for that eugyn was made to quelle his own lord traitoursly/ And when king Edmond this was deed and slain he and reigned but y. year/ and his people for him made much sorrow and his body they bear unto Glastenburi and there they him entered And this falls traitor Edrith anon went to the Queen that was king Edmond's wife that wist of her lords death anon he nom from her ij. sons that were fair & young that her lord had upon her gotten that one was called Edward and that other Edewyne & lad hem with him at london & took him to king knoght that he should do with 'em what his will were and told him how quaintly he had quelled king Edmond for encheason & love of him so that king knoght all Englond in his poer holly might have. ¶ O thou falls traitor hast y● my true brother slain for acheson of me a man that I most loved in the world Now be mine heed I shall for thy tranaille the well reward as thou hast deserved and anon let him take & bind honde & feet in manner of a traitor and let cast him in the Thamyse and in this manner the false traitor ended his life The king nom the ij. children and took 'em to the Abbot of westmynster to ward and to keep till he wist what was best with 'em to done ¶ How king knoght sent king Edmond's sons both in to denmark for to slay and how they were saved ¶ Ca C.xix HIt befallen soon afterward that king knoght had all the land in his hand & spoused the qnene Emme through consent of his Baronage for she was a fair woman that was Eldred's wife and the duke's sister of Normandy & they lived together with moche love as reason would The king axed upon a day conceill of the queen what was best to done with the sons that were Edmond Irensides ¶ Sir quoth she they be the right heirs of the land and if they be ven they will do you much sorrow with were and therefore let sand 'em in to a strange land aferre to some man that may hem defoylle and destroy. The king anon let call a danois that w●s called walgar & commanded him that he sh●●d lede though ij. children in to Denmark & so do & ordain for 'em that never they heard moo tiding of 'em Sir said this walgar gladly your commandment shall be done And nom though ij. children & led 'em in to Denmark A●d for as moche as he see that the children were wonder fair and also meek he had of 'em great pite and routh & would nat hem slay but let 'em to the king of hungry for to norice For this walgar was welbeknowen with the king and well-beloved Anon the king axed whence the children were And walgare told him & said they were the right heirs of englond & therefore men would 'em destroy/ and th●● sir to you they be comen mercy and help for to seche/ & for sooth if they mow liven your men they shall becomen/ and of you they shall hold all her land The king of hungry hem underfeng with mochel honour and ●et● 'em worthily to been kept And thus it befallen afterward that Edwyne the younger brother died/ and Edward the elder brother lived a fair man & a strong & large of body & gentle & courtois of conditions So that all men him loved/ And this Edward in the chronicles is called amongs englisshmen Edward the outlaw/ And when he was made knight the kings daughter of hungry so moche him loved for his goodness and his fairness that she made and called him her derling The king that was her father perceived well the love that was between 'em two & had none heir but that daughter/ & the king vouched his daughter to no man as well as he did to him that she loved and he her/ and he yaff h●r unto him with good will and Edward her spoused with mochel honour/ the king of hungerie sent after all his baronage and made a solemn fist & rich wedding/ and made all men to understand that he should be king when that he were deed & therefore all they maden great ●oie/ & of that tiding they were full glad This Edward begat upon this lady a sone was called Edgar heling and afterward a dough● that was called Margarete that afterward was queen of Scotland & by the king of Scotland that was called Mancolyn she had a daughter that was called Maude that was Queen afterward of Englond through king Henry that was the first sone of the conqueror that her wedded And he begat on her a daughter that was called mand that after was empress of Almaigne/ And of this Maude come the king of Englond that unto this day is called Henry the empress sone/ And yet had this Edward an other daughter by his wife that was called Christian/ and she was a nun/ ¶ How king knoght that was a proud man conquered Norwey & how he become afterward meek and mild ¶ Ca C.xx. Now have you heard of Edmond's sons with Irenside that king Knoght wend that they had been deed as he had commanded walgar before/ And this knoght had in his hand all Englond and Denmark/ and after that he went to Norwey that land to conquer/ But the king of the land that was called Elaf come with his people and wend his land we'll have kept and defended and so 〈◊〉 he fought with him/ till at the last he was slain in that bataille And though this knoght nom all that land in his honde And when he had conquered Norewey and taken feautes & homages there he come after again in to England & held himself so great a lord that him thought in all the world his peer no man was & become so proud & hauteyn that it was great wonder And so it befallen upon a day as he had herd mass at west minster & would have go in to his palace the wawes of the thamyse so● wif●ely against him comen that all most they touched his 〈◊〉 ¶ Thomas said the king with a proud heart I command the water to turn again or else I shall the mak● ¶ The wawes for his commandment would not spare but flowed over in high more & more The king was so proud of heart that he would not flee the water but abode still in the water And bete the water with a small yerde that he held in his honde and commanded the water that it should wend no ferther but for all his commandment the water would not cese but ever wax more & more an high so that the king was all wete and stood deep in the water And when he see that he had abide there to long & the water would no thing done his commandment though soon he withdrowe him and though stood he upon a stone and held his hands an high and said this word in hearing all people ¶ This god that maketh the see thus arise an high he is king of all kings and of myghtes most and I am a caytyf and a man deadly and he may never die and all thing doth his commandment and to him is obedient To that god I pray that he be my warrant For I knowlech me caitiff feeble and of no power and therefore I will go to rome with out● any letting my wykkednesse to punish and me to amend ¶ For of that god I claim my land for to hold & of none other And anon made ready his heir & himself to Rome without any letting and by the weigh did many alms deeds And when he come to Rome also And when he had been there and for his sins done penance he come again in to Englond and become a good man and an holy and left all manner pride and stoutness and lived an holy life all his life after and made ij Abbeys of seint Benet one in Englond & that other in Norewey For as moche as he loved specially seint Benet before all other seintes And moche he loved also seint Edmond the king and oft he yaf great gifts to the house Wherefore it was made rich and when he had reigned xx. year he died and lieth at wynchestre ¶ Of king Harold that liefer had go in foot than rite an horse. Capitulo Centesimo vicesimo primo THis knoght of whom we have spoken before had ij. sons by his wife Emme that one was called hardyknoght & that other harold/ & he was so light of foot that men called him comenlich harolde harefoot/ And this harold had no thing the conditions & manner of king knoght that was his father/ for he set but little pris of chivalry ne of no curtosie nothir of wurshipp/ but only by his own will ¶ And he become so wykk●d that he exiled his mother Emme/ & she went out of the land in to flaundres/ and there dwelled with the earl werfor after there was never good love between him and his brother/ for his brother him hated deadly/ and when he had reigned ij. year & a little more he died & lieth at westmynstre ¶ Of king hardeknoght that was haroldes brother Capitulo Centesimo xxij. AFter this harold harefoot reigned his brother hardeknoght a noble knight & a worthy & moche loved chivalry & all manner goodness/ And when this hardeknoght had reigned a little while he let uncover his brother harold & smite of his heed that was his brother at westmynstre & let cast the heed in to a gonge & the body in to thamyse/ & after come fisshers & took the body with her nets be night & bear him to seint Clement's church/ and there him beried/ And in this manner avenged him hardeknoght of his brother/ for in none other manner he might be avenged ¶ This king hardeknoght was so large giver of meet and drink that his tables were set every day iij. times/ full with rial metes & drinks for his own main & for all that comen unto his court to be richly served of rial metes ¶ And this king hardeknoght sent after Emme his mother & made her come again in to Englond/ for she was drive out of Englond/ while that harold hare foot reigned through council of the earl godewyne that though was the greatest lord of Englond next the king/ & most might do what he would through all englond through his commandment/ for as moche as he had spoused the dought of the good king knoght that was a danois which daughter he had by his first wife And when this queen was drive ou●e of Englond & come to the earl of flaundres that was called Bald wine his cousin he fond her there all thing that her n●d●d unto the time that she went again in to englond/ that the king hardeknoght had sent for her that was her sone/ and made her come again with mochel honour This king hardeknoght when he had reigned u year he died & lieth at wrstmynstre ¶ Of the vilonie that the danois did to the Englisshmen wherefore from that time after was no danois made king of Englond Capitulo Centesimo twenty-three. AFter the death of this king hardeknoght for as much as he and no thing of his body begot/ the earls and barons assembled and made a council & never more after no man that was a danois/ though he were never so great a man amongs 'em he should never be king of englond for the despite that the danoiz had done to engli●shm●n ¶ For ever more before hand if it were so that englisshmen & dan●is hapeten to meet upon a brigge the englishmen should not be so hardy to move ne ster● a foot/ but stand still till he danois were appa●sed forth ¶ And more over if the englisshmen had not abowed down her hedes to done reverence unto the danois/ they should have been bet & defouled/ and soch manner despites & villainy diden the danois to our englisshmen wherefore they were driven out of the land after time that king hardeknoght was deed/ for they had no lord that hem might maintain In this manner voided the danois englond that never they come again ¶ The earls & barons by her commnne assent & counseill senten unto Normandy for to seche though ij. kretherens Alured and Edward that were duelling with the duke Richard/ that was her Eme in intent for to crown Alured the elder brother and him make king of englond and of this thing to make an end/ the Earls and Barons made her oath/ But the earl Godewyne of westsex falsely and traitoursly thought to slay the ij. brethren/ anon as they should come in to englond in intent to make his sone harold king the which soon he had begot upon his wife that was king knoghtes daughter that was a danois/ And this Godewyne privily went him in to sout hampton/ for to meet there the ij. brethren when that they should come to land/ And thus it befallen that the messagiers that went in to Normandy fou●de not b●t only Alured that was the elder brother/ for Edward his brother go was to hungerie/ for to speak with his cousin Edward the outelawe that was Edmond's sone with the Irenside/ The messagiers told and said to Alured how that the earls and barons of englond sent after him and that he boldelich should come in to Englond and underfang the ream For king hardeknoght was deed and all the danois driven were out of the land ¶ How Godewyne the false traitor took Alured upon Gildesdoune when he come fro normandy to been king of Englond and did him been martyred in the isle of Ely Capitulo. C.xxiiij. WHen Alured herd this tiding he thanked god and in to ship went with all the haste that he might & passed the see & arrived at southampton there that godwin the traitor was And though this traitor see that he was come he welcomed him & underfeng him with mochel ●oie & said that he would lede him to london there that all the barons of Englond him abode for to make him king & so they went in her weigh toward london And when they come upon Gildesdone though said the traitor Godewyne to Alured take keep about you both on the left side and on the right side And of all you shall be king and of such an hundred more Now forsooth quoth Alured I behote you and if I be king I shall ordain and make such laws where of god and all folk shullen hem hold well paid Now had the traitor commanded all his men that were with him that when they were come upon Gildesdon that they should slay all that were in Alureds' company that come with him from normandy and after that taken Alured and lede him in to the isle of Ely and there put out both his yien of his heed and afterward bring him unto death And they diden so for they quelled all the company that xij. were in number of gentlemen that were comen with Alured from normandy. ¶ And after nommen Alured & led him in to the isle of Ely and put out his yien out of his heed and rend his womb and nommen the chief of his boels & put a stake in to the ground & an end of the boels there to fastened And with needles of ●ren prikked the good child & so made him go about the stake till that all his bowels were drawn all out And so died there Alured through treason of the earl Godewyne ¶ When the lords of Englond had herd & wist how Alured that should have been her king was put unto the death through the false traitor Godewyne they were all wonder wroth & sworn between 'em god & by his holy names that he should die in more worse death than did Edrith of stratton that had betrayed his lord Edmond Irenside/ & they would have put him to death/ but the thief traitor f●ey thence in to denmark and there held him iiij. year & more and lost all his land in Englond ¶ Of seint Edward the confessor that was Aluredes brother how he was king of Englond ¶ Ca C.xxv. ANd when this was done all the barons of Englond senten an other time in to normandy/ for that Edward should come in to Englond with mochel honour/ And this Edward in his childehode loved almighty god & him dread And in honest & cleanness lad his life and hated sin as death And when he was crowned and anointed with a rial power he foryate nat his good manners & conditions that he first used/ and foryate nat all good customs for no manner honour ne for no ricchesse ne for no manner highness'/ b●t ever more & more yaf him to goodness & well loved god and all meekness/ and loved god and holy church passing all manner thing and pour men also a●d 'em loved and held as they had bene his own brethren and to 'em oft yaf great alms with good will ¶ Of the first specialte that god showed for seint Edward's love by his life Ca C.xxuj IT befallen on a day as he went from the church of westmynstre and had herd mass of seint ●ohan Evangelist/ for as moche as he loved seint johan Evangelist more specially after god and our lady than he did any other seint And so there come to him a pilgryme and prayed him for the love of god and of seint johan Enangeliste some good him for to yeve And the king privily took his ring of his finger that no man perceived it/ and yaf it to the pilgryme and he it underfeng and went thence This king Edward made all the good laws of Englond that yet been most held/ And was so merciable/ and so full of pite that no man might be more/ ¶ How the Earl Godewyne come again in to Englond and had again all his land and afterward seint Edward wedded his daughter Ca C.xxvij WHen the Earl Godewyne that was duelling in denmark had much herd of the goodness of king Edward and that he was full of mercy and of pite And thought that he would go again in to Englond for to seche and to have g●ac● of him and that he might have his land a●ene in peace/ and arrayed him as much as he might & put him toward the see & come in to England to london there that the king was that time and all the lords of Englong and held a parliament ¶ Godewyne scent to 'em that were his friends and were the most greatest lords of the land and prayed 'em to beseech the kings grace for him and that he would his peace and his land grant him his enemies lead him before the king to seche grace And anon as the king him see he appeled him of treason and of the death of Alured his brother and these words unto him said. Traitor Godewyne quoth the king I the appeal that thou hast betrayed and slain my brother Alured ¶ Certes sir quoth Godewyne save your grace and your peace and your lordship I never him betrayed ne slay him & there for I put me in reward of the court Now fair lords quoth the king you that bien my lieges Erles and barons of the land that here been all assembled Full well you have herd mine Appeal and the ansuere also of Godwyne And therefore I will that you award and doth right The Earls & barons tho drowen 'em all together for to done this award by 'em self & so they speaken diversely amongs 'em For some said there was new alliance by homage serment service ne by lordship between Godewyne & Alured for which thing they might him draw ¶ And at the last they devised & deemed that he should put him in the kings mercy all togethers Tho spoke the earl leverich of Coventre a good man to god & to all the world & told his reason in this manner & said The Earl Godewyne is the best freuded man of Englond after the king and well might it not been gain said that without conseill of godwin Alured was new put to the death wherefore I award as touching my part that himself & his sone & every of us xij. earls that been his fredes wend before the king charged with as moche gold & sil● as we mow bear between our hands & praying the king for yeve his evil will to the earl godwin & receive his homage & his land yield again ¶ And all they accorded unto that award & comen in this manner as is above said every of 'em with gold & sil● as moche as they might bear between her hands before the king & they saiden the form and the manner of her accord & of her award ¶ The king would not hem gain say but as moche as they ordained he granted and confirmed And so was the Earl Godewyne accorded with the king and had again all his land And afterward he bear him so well and so wisely that the king ●oned him wonder moche and with him was full privee And within a little time the king loved him so moche that he spoused Godewynes daughter & made her quen● And notheles for all that though the king had a wife he lived ever more in chastity/ and in cleanness of body without any fleshly deed doing with his wi● and the queen also in her half lad holy life ij. year & died ¶ And afterward the king lived all his life without any wif● ¶ The king yaf the erledome of Oxenford to Harold that was Godewynes sone & made him earl And so well they were beloved both the father & he & so prive with the king both the father & the sone that they might done what thing they would by right For against right would he no thyn● done for no manner man/ so good & true he was of conscience/ & therefore our lord ●hesu crist great specially love to him showed ¶ How king Edward see Sweyne king of denmark drenched in the se● in the sacrament as he stood & herd his m●sse Ca C. xxu.ij IT befallen v●on whitsonday as king edward heard his mass in ●he great church of westmestre right at the levation of 〈◊〉 Christ's body/ & as all men were gathered in to the church & comen near the Auter sacringe for to see the king his hands life upon high/ & a great laughter took up wherefore all that about him stood greatly gone wond●●/ and after mass they axed why the kings laughter wa● ¶ Fair lords quoth the king Swryne the younger that was king of deumarke come in to the see with all his pow●r for to have comen in to Englond upon us to have warred and I saw him and all his folk drenched in the high see And all this saw I in the elevation of ●hū Christ's body between the priests hands/ and I had there of so much ●oie/ that I might not my langhter withhold ¶ And the Earl leverich besides him stood atte levation/ and openlich he see the fo●me of breed turn in to a likeness of a child young/ and took up his right honde & first blessed the king and afterward the earl/ and the earl anon turned him toward the king to make him see that holy sight/ And though said the king/ Sir earl quoth he I see well that you see thanked be god tha● I have honoured my god my saviour visibely ●hesu crist in form of man whose name be blessed in all worlds Amen ¶ How the ring that seint Edward had yeve to a pour pilgryme for the love of god and seint ●ohan Evangelist come again unto king Edward Capitulo C●nt●simo vic●simonon● THis noble man seint Edward reigned xiij. year and thus it befallen upon a time before oer he died that ij. men of Enlond were went in to the holy land and hadden done her pilgrimage and were going again to her own country Andrea as they went in the way they met a pilgryme that courtosely hem salved and axed of 'em in what land and in what country they were born And they said in Englond ¶ Tho axed he who was king of Englond and they answered and said the good king Edward Fair friends though said the pilgrim when that you come in to your country again I pray you that you would go unto king Edward and oft times him great in mine name And oft times thonk him of his great courtesy that he to me hath done and namely for the ring that he yaf me when he had herd mess at westmynster For seint johannes love Evangelist and nom though the ring and took it to the pilgrymes And said I pray you for to go and bear this ring and take it to king Edward and tell him that I sent it him and a full richer yifte I will him yeve For upon the xij. day he shall come to me and evermore dwell in bliss withouten end ¶ Sir said the pilgrymes what mamben you and in what place is your duelling Fair friends quoth he I am johan the evangelist and am duelling with almighty god and your king Edward is my friend and I love him specially for encheason that he hath ever lived in cleanness and is clean maid And I pray you my message all for to done as I have to you y said ¶ When seint johan Evangelist had thus hem charged suddenly he voided out of her sight. ¶ The pilgrims though thanked almighty god and went forth in her way ¶ And when they had go ij. er iij. mile they begun to we● weary And sat adoune 'em for to rest And so they fill a sleep ¶ And when they had slept well one of 'em awoke & lift up his heed and looked about and said unto his fellow Arise up and wend we yn our ways ¶ What said that one fellow to that other where be we now ¶ Certes said that other it seemeth me that this is nat the same country that we laid us in for to rest & ●e●e For we were from Ih●lm̄ but iij. miles. ¶ They nommen up her hands and blessed hem and went forth in her way And as they went in her way they see shepherds going with her shep that speaken none other language but Englissh Leave friends quoth one of the pilgrymes what country is this & who is lord there of And one of the shepherds ansuered this is the country of kent in Englond of the which the good king Edward was land The pilgrims thanked to almighty god and seint Johan Evangelist and went forth in her way & come to Caunterbnry and fro thence in to london/ & there they fond the king/ & told him all fro the beginning unto the end/ as much as seint ●ohan had 'em charged and of all things how they sped by the way/ and took the ring to king Edward/ and he underfeng it & thanked almighty god & se●●t Johan Evangelist And though made him a ready every day from day to day for to wend out of this life/ when god would for him send. ¶ How seint Edward died on the xij. day Ca C.xxx. ANd after it befallen thus in cristesmasse eve as the holy man Edward was at god's service matines for to here of the high f●ste he become full sick/ and in the morwe endured with much ●ayne the mass for to here & after let him be lad in to his chambre there for to resten him but in to his hall amongs his barons & his knights might he not come 'em for to comfort & solace/ as he was wont for to done at that worthy fist/ wherefore all her mirth & comfort amongs all that were in the hall was turned in to care & sorrow/ for encheason that they dread for to lose her good lord the king ¶ And upon seint ●ohanes day Evangelist though that come next the king underfeng his rights of holy church as falls to every cristen man/ and abode the mercy & the will of god/ & though ij. pilgrims he let before hem come & yaf hem rich gifts & betook 'em unto god ¶ And also the Abbot of westmynstre he let before him come & took him that ring in honour of god & seint Mari● & of seint Johan Evangelist/ And the Abbot took & put it among other relics/ so that it is at westmynstre & ever more shall be & so lay the king sick till the xij. even & tho died the good king edward at westmynster & there he heth/ for whose love god had showed many fair miracles And this was in the year of incarnation of our lord ●hū crist. M.lxu year/ And after he was translated & put in to the shrine through the noble martyr seint Thomas of Caunterbury/ ¶ How Harolde that was Godewynes sone was made king and how he scaped fro the duke of Britain Ca C.xxxi WHen seint Edward was go out of this world & was go to god and worthily entered as it aꝑteyned to such a lord for to be/ the barons of the land would have had edward Helyngus sone to Edward the Outelawe that was Edmonde Irensides sone to be king for as moche as he was most kindest kings blood of the ream But haroldus soon through the earl godewyne and the strength of his father good wine and through other great lords of the royame that were of his kin and unto him sib seized all Engl●nd to his hand and anon● let crown him king aft the entremet of seint Edward ¶ This Harolde that was good wines soon the second year after that seint Edward was deed weld have go in to Flaundres but he was drive through tempest in to the country of Pountyfe and there he was take and brought to the duke william And this harold went though that Duke william would have been a venged upon him for encheason that the earl Good wine that was haroldus father had let quelle allured that was seint Edward's brother and principally for encheason that Alured was queen Emmes sone that was Richardus mother duke of normandy that was Aiell to the duke william ¶ And nothelees when the duke willian had harolde in prison and under his poer for as moche as this harolde was a noble knight wise and worthy of body and that his father and he were accorded with good king Edward & therefore would not misdone him but all manner things that between hem were spoken & ordained harolde by his good will sworn upon a book & upon holy saints that he should spouse & wed duke williams daughter after the death of seint Edward & that he should busily done his dever for to keep & save the royame of englond to the profit & a vantage of duke willian ¶ And when harold had thus made his oath unto duke willian he let him go & yaf him many rich gifts And he though went thence & come in to England and anon dead in this manner when seint Edward was deed and as a man falsely forswore he let crown him king of England and falsely brake the covenantzes that he had made before with duke willian Wherefore he was with him wonder wroth and sworn that he would upon him been a venged what ever so him be fell ¶ And anon duke willian let assemble a great host & come in to England to a venge him upon harold & to conquer the land if that he might ¶ And in the same year that harold was cronned harolde harestrenge king of denmark arrined in scotland & thought to have been king of Englond & he come in to englond & quelled & rob and destroyed all that he might till that he com● to york & there he quelled many men of Arms a thousand and an HUNDRED priests When this tiding come to the king he assembled a strong poer & went for to fight with harold of Denmark and with his own honde him quelled & the danois were discomfited & though that left alive with moche sorrow flay to her ships And thus king harold of Englond quelled king harold of denmark ¶ How william bastard duke of Normandy come in to Englond and quelled king harold Ca C. xxx●j ANd when this battle was done harold bicome so proud & would no thing part with his people of thing that he had gotten but held it all to ward himself wherefore the most ꝑtie of his people were wroth and from him departed so that only with him left no more but his saudiour● And v●on a day as he sat at meet a messagier come to him and said that william bastard duke of Normandy was arrined in Englond with a great host and had taken all the land about hastynge and also mined the castle when the king had herd this tiding he went thither/ with a little people with all the haste that he might for a little people was with him left ¶ And when he was come thither he ordained for to you ve battle to the duke william But the duke axed him of these iij. things if that he would have his daughter to wife as he had made and sworn his oath & behight or that he would hold the land of him in truage or that he would detmyn this thing through bataill● ¶ This harold was a proud man and a stout and trusted wonder moche upon his strength and fought with the duke and with his people but harold and his men in this bataille were discomfited and himself was there slain and this bataille was ended at Tonbrigge in the second year of his reign upon seint kalixtes day and he lithe at waltham ¶ Of king william bastard and how he govened him well & wisely and of the were bitweve him and the king of france Capitulo C.xxxiij. WHen william bastard duke of Normandy had conquered all the land upon Cristesmasse day though next suing he let ●roune him king at westmynster & was a worthy king and yaf to Englisshmen largely lands and to his knights. ¶ And afterward he went over the see and come in to Normandy & theridamas dwelled a whyl and in the second year of his reign he come again in to Englond and brought with him Mou●e his wife and let crone her queen of England on withsonday ¶ And though anon after the king of Scotland that was called Mancolyn began to strive and were with the duke william And he ordained him tho to ward Scotland with his men both by land and by see for to destroy the king Mancolyn/ but they were accorded And the king of Scotland become his man and held all his land of him And king william ress●yued of him his homage and come again in to Englond/ And when king william had be king xvij. year ●aude the Queen died on whom king william had begotten many fair children/ that is for to seyne Robert curthose williā●e Rous Richard also that died Henry beauclerc/ and Maude also that was the earls wife of Bleynes & other iiij. doughtres & after his wife's death great debate began between him & the king of france Ph●lip but at the last they were accorded And though dwelled the king of Englond in Normandy/ and no man him warred and he no manlonge time And the king of france said upon a day in scorn of king william/ that king william had long time leyne in child bed and long time had rested him ¶ And this word come to the king of englond there that he lay in normandy at Roen/ and for this word was tho ille paid and eke wonder wroth toward the king of france and sworn by god that when he were arise of his gysin he would light a thousand candles to the king of france ¶ And anon let assemble a great host of Normandy and of englisshmen And in the beginning of harvest he come in to france/ and brend all the towns that he come by through all the country and robbed and did all the en●ll that he might through out all france and at the last he b●en de the Cite of Mandos and commanded his ●eple for to ●ere wood and as moche as might brenne and himself help there to all that be might with a good will ¶ And there was great hete what of fire that was so great and of the son that t●o was wonder hoot that all stuffed himself become and fell in to a great sikenesse/ and when he saw that he was so strong like/ he ordained and as signed all Normandy unto Robert Cur●hoos his sone/ and all englond to william the Rous and bi●uath to henry beauclerk all his cresour/ And though he thus had done/ he underfeng all the sacraments of holy church and died the xxij. year of his reign & lieth at Caan in Normandy ¶ Of king william Roos that was william Bastardus soon that destroyed towns and houses of Religion for to make the new forest Capitulo Centesimo trice●imoquarto ANd after this william bastard reigned his sone willian the Rous and this william was a wonder contrarions man to god and to holy church and let amend and make the town of Cardeis that the paynims had destroyed ¶ This king william destroyed holy church and all her possessions in what part he might 'em find And therefore there was so much debate between him and the archbishop of Canterbury Ancelme for encheason that he undernamme him of his wikkednesse that he destroyed holy church And for encheason there of the king to him bore great wrath and for that ca●se he exiled him out of the land And the archbishop though went to the court of Rome & theridamas dwelled with the pope ¶ And this king made the new forest & cast and destroyed xxuj. touney and lxxx. houses of Religion all for to make his forest longer and broader And become wonder glad and proud of his wood and of his forest and of the wild bests that were theryn that it was mervaill for to wit so that men called him keeper of woods and of pastures and the longer that he leued the more wykked he become both to god and to holy church and to all his men. ¶ And this king let make the great hall at west minster so upon a day of witsonday he held theryn his first feste and he looked about & said that the hall was to little by the halvendeal ¶ And at last he become so contrarions that all thing that pleased god displeased him and all thing that god loved he hated deadly ¶ And so it befallen that he dreamed and met upon a night a little or that he deied that he was let blood and bled a great quāti●e of blood and a streme of blood leapt an high to ward heaven more than an HUNDRED ●ethem and the clernesse of the day was turned all in to darkness And the firmament also ¶ And when he awoke he had great dread so that he nist what to done and told his dream to many of his conceill and said that he had great dread and supposed that him was some mischance to come ¶ And the second night before a monk dreamed of the houhsold that the king went in to a church with moche people and he was proud that he despised all the people that was with him and that he nom the image of the crucifix and shamefully lote it with his teth. ¶ And the crucifix meekly suffered all that he dead but the king as a wode man rend of the Arms of the crucifix and cast it under his feet and defouled it and threw it all abroad and a great flame of fire came out of the crucifixes mouth of which dream many men had great wonder ¶ The goodman that had dreamed this dream had told it to a knight that though was most prive with the kxng of all men/ and the knight was called Hamundes sone and the monk a●d he told the dream to the king and said that it should betoken other thing than good/ and notheles the king laughed there at ij. or iij. and little set there of And thought that he would go hunt and pley in the forest/ and his men him counciled that he should not that day for no manner thing come in the wood/ so that he abode at home before meet But anon as he had eten no man might him let that he nold go to the wod● for to have his disport ¶ And so it be fell that one of his knights that height walter Tirell would have shot to an heart and his arwe glanced upon a branch and through misadventure smote the king to the heart/ and so he fallen down deed to the ground without any word speaking and so ended his life/ And it was no great wonder for the day that he died he had let to ferme the erchebisshopprich of Caunterbury and xij. abbeys also/ & ever more did great destruction to holy church through wrongful taking and axinges for no man dared withsay that he would have done and of his litherness he would never withdra we nothir to amend his life and therefore god would suffer him no longer regne in his wikkednesse and he had been king xiij. year and uj. weeks and lieth at westmynstre ¶ Of king Henry ●eauclerke that was william Rous brother & of the debate between him and Robert Curthose his brother Capitulo Centesimo xxxv. ANd when this william rous was deed Henry beauclerke his brother was made king for encheason that william Rou● had no child begotten of his body and this henry beauclerke was crowned king at london the iiij. day after that his brother was deed that is to say the u day of August ¶ And a none as An●●lme that was Erch●bisshoppe of Caunterbury that was at the court of Rome herd that william Rous was deed he come again in to englond/ and the king beauclerk welcomed him with mochel honour/ ¶ And the first year that king henry was crowned he spoused Maude that was Margaretes daughter the queen of Scotland and the Erch●bisshopp Ancelme of Caunterbury wedded hem And this king begat upon his wife ij sons and a daughter/ that is to say william Richard and Maude/ And this Maude was after the empress of Almaigne ¶ And in the second year of his reign his brother Robert Curthose that was duke of Normandy come with an huge maynye in to Englond for to challenge the land but through conceille of the wise men of the land they were accorded in this manner that the king should yeve the duke his brother a thousand pound every year and which of hem lengest leued should been others heir and so between hem should be no debate ne strife ¶ And when they were thus accorded the duke went home again in to Normandy And when the king had reigned iiij. year there arose a great debate between him and the archbishop of Canterbury Auncelme For cause that the archbishop would nat grant him for to take talliage of churches at his will And therefore eftsoon the archbishop went over the see to the court of rome and there dwelled with the Pope ¶ And in the same year duke of Normandy come in to Englond for to speak with his brother And among other things the duke of Normandy forgave to the king his brother the foresaid thousand pound by year that he should pay him And with good love the duke went tho again in to Normandy ¶ And when the ij. year were a go through enticement of the devil and of lither men a great debate arose between the king and the duke so that the king thnrgh conceill went over the see in to Normandy ¶ And when the king of England was comen in to Normandy 〈◊〉 the great lords of Normandy turned to the king of Englond and held against the duke her own lord and him forsook and to the king hem yelden and all the good castles and towns of Normandy And soon after was the duke taken and led with the king in to Englond & the king let put the duke in to prison And this was the vengeance of god For when the duke was in the holy land God yaf him such might and honour there wherefore he was choose to been of Iherusalem king And he would nat be it but forsook it and therefore sand him that shame and despite for to be put in to his brother's prison ¶ Thomas seized king Henry all Normandy in to his hand and held hit all his lives time and in the same year come the bishop Auncelme from the court of Rome in to Englond again and the king and he were accorded. ¶ And in the year next coming after there began a great debate between king Phillipp of France And king Henry of Englond ¶ Wherefore king Henry went in to Norma●die and the were was strong between hem two And tho died the king of france/ & Louis his sone was made king anon after his death And though went king henry again in to englond/ and married Maude his daughter to Henry the emperor of Almaigne ¶ Of the debate that was between king Louis of france & king Henry of englond and how king henries ij. sons were lost in the high see Capitulo Centesimo xxxuj when king Henry had been king xvij. year a great debate arose between king Louis of france and king henry of englond/ for encheason that the king had sent in to Normandy to his men that they should been helping to the earl of buoys as much as they might in were against the king of france/ and that they were as ready unto him as they would been unto her own lord/ for encheason that the earl had spoused his sustre dame Maude for which encheason the king of france did moche sorrow to normandy/ wherefore the king of englond was wonder wroth and in haste went over the see with a great power and come in to normandy for to defend that land/ and the were between 'em lasted ij. year till at the last they ij. fought together and the king of france was discomfited and uneath scaped a way with much ●eyne and the most part of his men were take/ and the king did with 'em what him liked And some of hem let he go frelich and some let he put to the death/ But afterward though ij. kings were accorded/ And when king Henry had holich all the land of Normandy/ and scomfited his enemies of france/ he turned again in to englond with mochel honour/ And his ij. sons william and Richard would come after her father and went to the see with a great company of people/ but ●r that they might come to land the ship come against a roche & broke all in to pieces and all were drenched that were therein sauf oh man that was in the savie ship that ascaped/ and this was on seint katerines day/ and these were the names of 'em that were drenched that is to say william the kings sone Richard his brother/ the earl of Chestre Qttonell his brother/ Gieffrey ridell/ walter emurcy/ Godfrey er●hedeken/ the kings daughter/ the Countess of Perches/ the kings niece/ the Countess of Chestre/ and many other/ When king henry and other lords arrived were in englond and heard these tidings/ they made sorrow enough/ and all her mirth & joy was turned in to morning and sorrow ¶ How Maude the empress come again in to Englond and how she was afterward wedded to Gieffroy the Earl of Angoy Capitulo C.xxxvij. ANd when that ij. year were agone that the Earl had dwelled with the king the Earl went tho from the king and began to were upon him and did moche harm in the land of Normandy and took there a strong Castle and there he dwelled all that year and though come to him tiding that Henry the emperor of Almaigne that had spoused Maude his daughter was deed and that she dwelled no longer in Almaigne And that she would come again in to Normandy to her father ¶ And when she was come to him he nom her tho to him and come again in to Englond and made the englisshmen done oath and fealty unto the empress And the first man that made the oath was william the archbishop of Caunterbury And that other king David of Scotland and after him all the Earls and barons of englond Also after the noble man the Earl of Angoy a worthy knight sent to the king of englond that he would grant him for to have his daughter to spouse Maude the empress And for encheason that her father wist that he was a noble man the king granted him and consented there to And though nom he his daughter and lad her in to Normandy and come to the noble knight earl Gaufride and he spoused the foresaid Maude with mochel honour And the Earl begat upon her a sone that was called Henry the empress sone ¶ And after when all this was done king Henry dwelled all that year in Normandy And after that long time a grievous sikenesse took him wherthurgh he died And this king Henry reigned xxxv. year and iiij. months and after he died as before is said in Normandy and his heart was entered in the great church of our lady in Roven And his body was brought with mochel honour in to England and entered at reading in the Abbey of the which abbey he was beginner and foundour ¶ How Stephene king Henry sustres sone was made king of Englond ¶ Ca C.xxxviij AFter this king Henry that was the first was made king his nepheu his sustres sone Stephen Earl of Bo●●igne For anon as he heard the tiding of his uncles death he passed 〈◊〉 see and come in to Englond through council & strength and help of many 〈◊〉 lords in englond against her oath that they had made to Maude the empress took the ream and let crown Stephen king of the land ¶ And the archbishop william of Caunt●rbury that first made the oath of fealty unto maude the empress set the crown upon king Stephenes heed & him anointed/ & bishop Rogier of Salisbury maintained the kings party in as moth as he might ¶ The first year that king Stephen began to regne he assembled a great host & went him toward Scotland/ for to have warred upon the king of Scotland/ but he come against him in peace & in good man●r & to him trusted/ but he made to him none homage/ for as moche as he had made homage unto the empress Maude ¶ And the iiij. year of his reign Maude the empress come in to englond/ & though began debate between king Stephen & Maude the empress ¶ This Maude went unto the Cite of Nichol and the king her besieged long time and might not speed so well the Cite was kept and defended/ and though that were within the Cite queyntely ascaped away without any manner harm/ & though took the king the Cite and dwelled therein till condelmesse/ And though come the Barons that held with the empress that is for to say the earl Randulphe of Chestre/ the earl Robert of Ebucestre hugh/ bygot/ Robert of Morley/ and brought with 'em a strong power & fought with the king & yaf him a great bataille/ in which battle king stephen was taken & set in prison in the Castle of Bristol ¶ How Maude the empress went fro wynchestre unto Oxenford and after she ascaped to wallynford and what sorrow and disese that she had Capitulo Centesimo xxxix when the king was take & brought in to word in the castle of Bristol/ this Maude the Emꝑisse anon was made lady of England & all men held her for lady of the land/ But though of kente held with the king Stephenes wife/ and also william of Pree and his reteune help 'em and held were against Maude the empress & anon aft the king of Scotland come to him with an huge number of people/ and though went they yfere unto wynchestre there that the empress was & would have take her/ but the Earl of Gloucestre come with his power & fought with 'em/ & the empress in the mean while that the bataille dured scaped fro thence and went unto Oxenford/ & there her held/ And in that bataille was the Earl of Gloucestre discomfited and taken/ and with him many other lords ¶ And for his deliverance was king Stephen delivered out of prison/ And when he was delivered out of prison he went thence to Oxenford and besieged the empress that was tho at Oxenford/ and the siege endured fro Mihelmasse unto seint Andrew's tide/ And the empress let tho clothe her all in whit linen clot/ for encheason that she nat would be ne know/ for in the same time wa● much snow/ & so she ascaped by the thamyse from 'em away/ that were her enemies/ And fro thence she went to wallyngford/ and there her held ¶ And the king would have besieged her/ but he had so much to done with the earl Randulfe of Chestre/ and with hugh bygot that stronglich warred up on him in every place that he ne witted whither for to turn/ And the Earl of Gloucestre halp 'em with his power ¶ How Gaufride the Earl of Angron yaf up unto Henry the empress sone all Normandy Capitulo Centesimo quadragesime. ANd after this the king went unto wilton/ and would have made a Castle there/ but though come to him the Earl of Gloucestre with a strong power/ and almost had take the king/ but yet the king ascaped with much pain/ and willian martell there was take/ And for whose deliverance the yaf unto the Earl of Gloucestre the good Castle of shirborne/ that he had take ¶ And when this was done the Earl Robert/ and all the kings enemies went to Faringdone and begun there for to make a strong castle/ but the king come thither with a strong power and drove hem thence in that same year The Earl Randulfse of Chestre was accorded with the king/ and come to his cour● at his commandment/ And the Earl wend saufelich to come and the king anon set take him and put him in to p●●son and must never for no thing come out till that he had yield up unto the king the Castle of Nicholl the which he had take from the king with strength in the xv. year of his reign ¶ And Gaufride the Earl of Angeon yaf up unto Henry his sone all Normandy/ And in the year that next su●d died the Earl Gaufride And Henry his sone the anon turned arene to Angeon/ and there was made Earl with mochel honour of his men of the land/ and to him diden fealty and homage the most rartie of his land ¶ And though was this henry the empress sone Earl of Angewe and duke of Normandy In the same year was made divorce between the king of France and the queen his wife that was right heir of Gascoigne For encheason that it was know and proved that they were sible and nigh of blood And the spoused her Henry the empress sone Earl of ●ngoy and duke of Normandy and duke of Gascoigne ¶ The xviij. year of this king Stephen this Henry come in to englond with a strong power and began for to were upon king stephen and took the castle of Malmesbury And did moche harm & the king Stephen had so moche were that he nist whither for to wend but at the last they were accorded through the archbishop Theobald and through other worthy lords of Englond upon this condition that they should departed the Ream of Englond between 'em so that Henry the empress sone should holich half have all the land of Englond And thus they were accorded And peace cried through out all Englond ¶ And when the accord was made between the ij. lords King Stephen become so sorry for cause he had lost half Euglond and fell in to such amaladie and died in the nineteeen. year viij. weeks and u day of his reign all in were and in contak and he ●eth in the Abbey of Feveresham the which he let make in the uj. year of his regne ¶ Of king Henry the second that was the empress sone in whose time seint Thomas of Caunterbury was Chancellor Capitulo Centesimo quadrages●mopr●mo. ANd after this king S●●phen reigned Henry the empress sone and was crowned of the archbishop Theobald the xvii. day before Cristemasse And in the same year Thomas Beket of 〈◊〉 archbishop of Caunterbury was made the kings chancellor of Englond ¶ The second year that he was crowned he let 〈◊〉 adoune all the new Castles that were longyug to the cr●●ne the which king Stephen had yeve unto diverse men and hem had made Earls and baron● for to hold with him 〈◊〉 to help him against Henry the empress sone ¶ And the iiij. year of his reign he put under his own lordship the king of wales And in the same year when the king of Scotland had in his own honde that is to seyn the Cite of karlille the Castle of Banburgh the new Castle upon Tyne and the Erldome of laucastre. ¶ The same year the king with a great powrr went in to waly● & let cast a down woles and make ways and made strong the Castle of Rutland basingwerk/ and among the castles he made an house of the temple ¶ And in the same year was Richard his sone born/ that afterward was earl of Oxenford and the fourth year of his reign he made Gaufride earl of Britain/ and in that year he changed his money/ and the uj. year of his reign he lad an huge host unto Tolouse and conquer by it/ And the seven. year of his reign died Thebault the archbishop of Caunterbury/ And though all the Cite of caunterbury all most through meschief was brend The ix. year of his reign Thomas Beket his Chancellor/ was choose to been archbishop of Caunterbury ¶ And upon seint bar nardis day he was sacred/ and in that year was born Alienore the kyuges daughter ¶ And the x. year of his reign seint Edward the king was translated with mochel honour And the xj. year of his reign he held his parliament of Northampton And from thence fled seint Thomas archbishop of Caunterbury/ for the great debate that was between the king and him/ for if he had been founden in the morn he had be slayye/ and therefore he fled thence with iij. fellows on foot only that no man witted where he was/ and went over the see to the pope of Rome/ And this was the principal encheason for as much as the king would have put clerks to death/ that were atteint of felony without any privilege of holy church And the xij. year of his reign was johan his sone born/ And the xi●j. year of his reign died Maude the empress that was his mod●● ¶ And in that same year was johan his daughter born ¶ The xiv. year of his reign the duke henry of Saxone spoused Maude his daughter/ And he begat on her iij. sons/ Henry Othus and william/ And in the xv. year of his reign died the good Earl Robert of Gloucestre that founded the Abbey of nuns of Eton ¶ And in the same year Marike king of Iherusalem conquered Babiloigne The xuj. year of his reign he let crown his sone Henry at westmynstre/ and him crowned Rogier archbishop of york in harming of Thomas archbishop of Caunterbury/ wherefore the same Rogier was accursed of the Pope ¶ Of king Henry that was soon of king Henry the empress son● and of the debate that was between him and his fad●● while that he was in normandy Capitulo Centesimo xlij. AFter the coronation of king Henry the sone of king henry the empress sone ¶ Tat same Henry the empress son went over in to Normandy and there he let many Elienore the daughter of the Dolfyne that was king of Almaigne And in the seven. year that the archbishop seint Thomas had been outelawed the king of frannce made the king and seint thomas accorded And though come Thomas the archbishop to Canterbury again to his own church And this accord was made in the beginning of aduent And afterward he was quelled and martyred the v●day of Cristemasse that though next come ¶ For king Henry thought upon seint Thomas Erchebisshope upon Cristemasse day as he sat at meet and these words said That if he had any good knight with him he had be many day passed avenged upon the archbishop Thomas ¶ And anon Sir william breton ¶ Sir hugh morvile Sir william Tracy And Sir Reignold fitz vese beres soon in Englissh privily went unto the see and comen in to Englond to the church of Canterbury and him there they martyred at seint Benettes Autre in the mother church And that was in the year of Incarnation of Ihesu crist M.C.lxxij. year. ¶ And anon after Henry the new king began for to make were upon Henry his father and eke upon his brethren also ¶ And so upon a day the king of france and a●l the kings sons and the king of Scotland and the greatest lords of englond were arisen against the king Henry the father and at the last as god would he conquered all his enemies ¶ And the king of france and he were accorded And though sent king Henry the father specially unto the king of France and prayed him heartily for his love that he would sand to him by letter the names of 'em that begunnen the were upon him ¶ And the king of france sent again to him by a letter the names of 'em that begunnen the were ¶ The first was johan his sone and Richard his brother and Henry his sone the new king Tho was Henry the king wonder wroth and cursed the time that ever he hem bigate ¶ And while the were dured Henry his sone the new king died sore repenting his mysdede and most sorrow made of onyman for cause of seint Thomas death of Caunterbury ¶ And prayed his father with moche sorrow of heart mercy for his trespass and his father yaf it him And had of him great pite and after he died the xxxuj. year of his reign and lieth at reading ¶ How the cristen lost the holy land in the foresaid kings time through a falls cristen man that become a sarazene Ca C.xliij ANd while that king henry the empress sone lived & reigned the great bataille was in the holy land between the cristen men & the Sarazens/ but the Christen men were there quelled through great treason of the earl Tirpe that would have had to wife/ the queen of ●hrlm̄ that some time was Baldewynes wife but she forsook him/ & took to her lord a knight a worthy man that was called sir Gny ꝑches wherefore the earl Tirpe was wroth & went anon right to Soladyne that was sultan of Babiloigne & become sarazene & his man/ & forsook his cristendome & all cristen law and the cristen men witted not of this deeds/ b●t went for to have had great help of him as they were wont to have before/ And when they comen to the bataille/ this falls cristen man turned unto the Sarazens/ & forsook his own nations & so were the cristen men there quelled with the Sarazens/ & thus were the cristen men slain & put to horrible death/ & the cite of ●h●lm̄ destroyed/ and the holy cross born away The king of france & all the great lords of the land let 'em cross for to go in to the holy land/ And amongs 'em went Richard king henries soon first after the king of france that took the cross to the archbishop of tours/ but he took nat the voyage at that time for encheason that he was let by other manner ways and needs to be done ¶ And when king henry his father had reigned xxxv. year & u months & iiij. days he died & lieth at foundenerard ¶ Of king Richard that conquered all the holy land that cristen men had 〈◊〉 Ca C.xliiij ANd after this king henry reigned Richard his sone a strong man & a worthy and also bold and he was crowned at westmynster of the archbishop Baldewyne of Caunterbury the iij. day of Septembre/ & the ij. year of his regne king Richard himself and Baldewyne the archbishop of Caunterbury and Hubert bishop of Salisbury and Raudulphe earl of Gloucestre/ and other many lords of englond went in to the holy land/ and in that voyage died the archbishop of Caunterbury ¶ And king Richard went before in to the holy land and rest not till that he come forth in his way unto Cipres/ and took Cypress with great force/ and sithen king Richard went forth toward the holy land and gete there as moche as the Cristen men hadden lost before & conquered the land again through great might safe only the holy cross ¶ And when king Rihard come to the town of Acres for to gete the cite Agrete debate a rose between him & the king of france so that king of france went again in to france & was wroth toward the king Richard but ere king Richard went again he took the cite of Acres ¶ And when he had taken it he dwelled in the cite a whyl but to him come tiding that the earl Johan of Oxunford his brother would have seized all Englond in to his hand And Normandy also and would crown him king of the land ¶ And when king Richard heard this tiding he went a ye●e toward Englond with all the speed that he might but the duke of Ostrich met with him and took him and brought him to the Emꝑo●r of Almaigne And the emperor brought him in to his prison And afterward he was delivered for an huge raunsone that is for to say an hounderd thousand pound And for which raunsone to be paid each other chalice of Englond was molte & made in to money & all the monks of the order of cisteanx yeven all her ●okes through englond to don hem to sell & the ransom for to pay ¶ How king Richard come again from the holy land & avenged him of his enemies Ca C.xluj. While this king Richard was in prison the king of france warred upon him strongly in Normandy and johan his brother warred v●on him in Englond but the bishops & barons of Englond withstood him with all the power that they might gete & geten the castle of wyndesore & all other castles ¶ And the foresaid johan see that he had no might ne power against the barons of Englond for to fight but anon went him over see unto the king of france And when king Richard come out of prison and was delivered and come in to Englond Anon after Candelmas in great haste he went unto Notyngham and the castle of Notyngham to him was yolden And tho discomfited he johan his brother and that with him held And after he went unto the Cite of wynchestre and there he let him crown king of Englond and after he went in to Normandy for to were upon the king of france ¶ And the king of france come with uj. C. knights toward Guysors and the king Richard met him and though would have yeve him bataille but the king of france fled and an hundred knights of his were take and ij. hundred steeds were trapped with iron And anon after went king Richard for to besege the Castle of Gaillard And as he road upon a day by the Castle to take advisement of the Castle/ an arbalastier smote him with a quarrel that was enuenyned/ & the king drove out the shaft of the quarrel/ but the quarellies heed abode still in his heed/ & it began for to rankle that ●e might not help himself ne move his arme● ¶ And though he witted that he had deaths wound that he might not be hole for no manner thing/ he commanded anon sharply all his men foe to assaill the Castle/ So that the castle was taken o● that he died/ & so manlich his men diden that all the people that were in the castle were all tak●n/ & the king did with hem what he would & commanded his men that they should bring before him the man that him so hurt & so wounded And when he come before the king the king axed what was his name And he said/ my name is Bartram gurdone/ wherefore said the king hast thou me slain/ sith that I did the never none harm ¶ Sir said he though you did me never none harm/ you yourself with your honde quelled my fodre & my brother And therefore I have qnytte now your travail ¶ Thomas said king Richard he that died upon the cross to bring man's soul from pine of hell foryeve the my death/ & I also foryeve it the ¶ Thomas commanded the king that no man should him mysdo/ But for all the kings defending some of his men him followed & privily him quelled/ & the uj. day af● the king did shriven him & sore repeutaunce having of his misdeeds & was houseled & anointed/ & this king ne reigned but ix. rear & xxxix. weeks & died & lieth besides his father at fountenerard ¶ Of king johan that in the first year of his reign lost all Normandy Ca C.lxuj WHen king Richard was deed for e●chesan that he had none heir nothir soon ne daughter his brother ●ohan was made king & crowned at westmynstre of Huberd that was though archbishop of Caunterbury ¶ And when he began to regne he become so marvelous man & went over in to Normandy/ & warred upon the king of france/ & so long they warred together till at the last king johan lost Normandy and Angeon/ wherefore ●e was sore annoyed it was no marvel ¶ Thomas let he assemble be fore him at london erchebisshoppes bishops abbots & ●ours earls & barons & held there a great ●lement & axed there of the clergy the tenth of every church of englond for to conquer & gete again normandy & Augeon that he had lost And thy would not grant the thing wherefore he was wonder wroth And in the same time died bishop Hubert & the ●our & the cou●t of Canterbury choose against the kings will to to been erchebisshop mastir stephan of langeton a good clear that woned at the court of rome & sand to the pope her Election & the pope confirmed it & sacred him at viterbe when the kyngwyst this tiding he was wonder wroth & drove the prior & the covent fro Canterbury & exiled 'em out of englond & commanded that no manner letter that come from rome ne no manudement should be underfang ne pleted in Englond when this tiding come to the pope He sent unto king johan by his letter & prayed him with good will & good heart that he would underfong stephan archbishop of Canterburi unto his church & suffer the prior & his monks to come again unto her own duelling but the king would nat grant it for no thing ¶ How king johan would no thing done for the pope's commaun dement wherefore all Englond was interdicted & suspended Ca. C.lxvij ANd at the last the Pope sent by his authority & enjoined to the bishops of Englond that if the king would nought underfong the prior of Canterbury & his monks that they should done g●all interdityug through out all Englond & granted full power to iiij. bishops to pronounce the interditing if it were need The first was bishop willian of london & that other bishop Eustace of Ely & the iij. was bishop walter of wynchestre & the iiij. was bishop Giles of Herford And these iiij. bishops prayed the king kneeling on her knees & sore weeping that he would done the Pope's commanudement and showed him the bulls of the Enterditing but for no prayer that they might pray he would not consent there to And when the bishops saw this they went from the king And in the morn after the Anunciation of out lady they pronounced the general interdicting through out all englond so that the church doors were shit with keys and with other fastening and with walls ¶ And when the interdicting was pronounced than the king began for to wax all out of measure & nom in to his honde all the possessions of the iiij. bishops and of all the clergy through out all the land and ordained men for to keep it that the clerks might not have her living Wherefore the bisshopes cursed all hem that put or should meddle with holy church goods against the will of 'em that hem owed. And when the king would nat cese of his malice for no manner thing the iiij. bishops afore said went over the see and went to the bishop of Canterbury and told him all the thing ¶ And the archbishop to hem said that they should go again to Canterbury & he would come thither to hem or else he would sand thither certain persones in his stead that should done as much as himself were there And when the bishops heard this they turned again in to englond & comen unto Canterbury The tiding come to the king that the bishops were comen again to Canterbury & himself might not come thither that time he sand thither bishops Erles & Abbots for to trete with hem that the king should underfang the archbishopric Stephen & the prior & all the monks of Canterbury & that he should never after that time no thing take of holy chyrhe against the will of hem that owed the goods & that the king should make full amendss to hem of whom he had any goods taken & that holy church should have all franchises as farforth as they had in seint Edward's time the confessor ¶ How stephen of langeton● come in to englond through the pope's commandment & he went again Ca C.xlviij. WHen the form of accord thus was ordained hit was in a pair of Endentures & they put her seals unto that one part & they that comen in the kings name put her seal●● to that other part of endentures & the iiij. bishops above said took that oh part of the endentures to hem & that other part of the endentures they bore with 'em to show the king when the king saw the form and understood he held him full well paid of all manner thing as they had ordained saving as touching restitution of the goods for to make again to that thing he nold nat accord and so he sand word again to the iiij. bishops that they should done out & put a way that oh ●oint of restitution and they answered that they nold not done oh word out Tho sent the king to the archbishop by though iiij. bishops that he should come to Caunterbury for to speak with him there and sent unto him saufcondit vuder plegges that is to seyne his justices Gilbert Peyte vyn william de la Brener and johan be fitz hugh that in her conduit safely he should come & go again at his will ● in this manner the archbishop Stephen come to Canterbury And when the archbishop was come the king come to Chilham for he would come no ner to Cannterbury at that time but he sent by his tresorer bishop of wynchestre that he should done out of the endentures the clause of restitution for to make of the goods ¶ And the archbishop made his oath that he would never done out ● word there of ne change of that the bishops had spoken & ordained And though the archbishop went again to Rome withonte any more doing King ●ohan was though wrother than ever he was before/ & let make a comune cry through out all englond that all though that had holy church rents & went o● the see that they should come again in to englond at a certain day or else they should lose her rents for ever more & that he commanded to every sheriff through out all englond that they should enquere if any Bisshopp/ Abbot/ Priour/ or any other prelate of holy church fro the day afterward resceyved any mandment that come fro the pope that they should take the body & bring it before him/ & that they should t●ke in to the kings hand all her lands of holy church that were yeven to any man by the archbishop stephen or by the ●our of caunterbury from the time of election of the archbishop/ & commanded that all the woods that were the erchebisshoppes should be cast a dou● unto the ground & all sold ¶ How king johan destroyed the order of Cisteaux Ca C. x●●● ANd in the same time the Irisshmen begun to were upon king Johan/ and king ●ohan ordained him for to wend in to Irland & ●et arere an huge tax through out all englond that is to say xxxv. M. marc/ and sent through all Englond to the monks of the order of Cisteaux that they should help him of uj. M. marc of silver ¶ And they ansuerd & said that they dared no thing done without her chief Abbot of Cisteaux/ wherefore king Johan when he come again from Irland he did 'em so much sorrow & care that they nist where to a bide for he took so much raunsone of every house of 'em that the some ammounted to ix. M. cc●. marc So that they were clean lost & destroyed & voided her house & her lands through out all englond/ And the abbot of waversey dread so moche his menace that he forsook all the abbey & went thence & privily ordained him over see to the house of Cisteaux when the tiding come to the pope that the king had done so moche malice/ though was he to the kyngward full wroth/ & sent ij. ●●gatz unto the king that one was called Pandolfe & that other durant that they should warn the king in the pope's name/ that he should cese of high persecution that he did unto holy church and amend the wrong and the trespase that he had done to the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and to the Prior and unto the monks of Caunterbury and to all the clergy of Englond and that he should restore the goods aye● that he had taken of 'em against her will and else they should curse the king by name and to do this thing and to confirm the Pope took hem his letters in bulls patents ¶ These ij. legatz come in to Englond and comen to the king to Northampton there that he held his parliament and full courteisely they him salved and sayden Sir we been come fro the pope of rome the peace of holy church and of the land to amend And we admonest you first in the Popi● half that you make full restitution of the goods that you have ravished of holy church and of the land and that you underfong stephen archbishop of Caunterbury in to his dignity and the prior of Caunterbury and his monks & that you yield again unto the archbishop all his lands and rents without any with holding ¶ And Sir yet more over that you such restitution hem make as holy church shall hold her paid Tho ansuerd the king as touching the Prior and his monks of Caunterbury all that you have said I will gladly do and all thing that you will ordain ¶ But as touching the archbishop I shall tell you in mine heart as it lithe that the archbishop let his bishop rich and that the Pope than for him would pray and than upon a venture me should like some other bisshoppriche for to yeve him in Engloud and upon this condition I would him resceyve and underfong ¶ And nothlees in Englond as archbishop yif he abide he shall never have so good saufconduit but he shall be take. ¶ Tho said Pandolfe unto the king Holy church was wont never to discharge an Erchebisshoppe without cause reasonably but ever the hath ●e woned to chastise princes that to god and holy chyche were inobedient ¶ What how now quoth the king menace you me Nay said Pandolfe but you now openly have told as it standeth in your heart ¶ And to you we will tell what is the Pope's will and thus it stant that he hath you holy interdicted and accursed for the wrongs that you have done to holy church and to the clergy And for as moche as you duels and beth in will to a bide in ma●● and will not come to no●● ammendement you shall understand that fro this time afterward the scentence/ is upon yowe you been and holdeth stead and strength and upon all though that with you have communed before this time wethir they been Earls Barons or Knights or any other what so ever they been we hem o●●oyle safely unto this day and fro this time afterward of what condition ever that they be we hem accurse that with you comen/ & so do we scentence upon 'em openly & specially ¶ And we assoille quytely Earls Barons knights & all other manner men of her homages services & feautes that they should/ un to you done/ and this tiding to confirm/ we yeve plain power to the bishop of wynchestre to the bishop of nor the wych● ¶ And the same power we yeve in scotland to the bishops of Rouchestre & of Salisbury ¶ And in Wales we yeve the same power to the bishops of seint david & of landaf and of seint ass/ And more over we send through all cristendome that all the bishops/ be yond the see that they done accurse a●le though that helpeth you or any council yeveth you in any manner need that you have to done in any ꝑtie of the world/ And we assoille 'em also all by the authority of the pope & command 'em also with you for to were as with him that is en●mie to all holy church ¶ Thomas ansuerd the king what mow you done me more ¶ Tho ansuerd Pandolf we say ne to you in verbo dei that you ne none heir that you have never after this day may be crowed Tho said the king by him that is almighty god & I had wist of this thing ere that you come in to my land that you had me brought such tiding I should have made you ride all an hole year/ Tho answered Pandolfe full well wend we at our first coming that you would have been obedient to god & to holy church/ & have fullfilled the pope's commandment/ & now we have showed to you & pronounced the pope's will as we were charged there with And as now you have said that if you had wist the cause of our coming that you would have made us 〈◊〉 all an hole year/ and as well you might have said that you would have take an hole year of respite by the pope's ●eue/ But for to suffer what death you could crdyne/ we shall not spare for to tell you hollich all the pope's message & his will that we were charged with ¶ How Pandolfe delivered a cler● that had falsed & counterfated the kings money before the king himself Ca C.l. ANd anon though commanded the king the shereves & 〈◊〉 of northampton that were in the kings presence that they should bring forth all the ●soners that they might been done unto the death before Pandolfe for encheason the king wend that they would have gain said her deeds for cause of death all thing that he had spoken afore/ when the ●soners were come before the king the king commanded some to be hanged & some to been draw & some to draw out her yien out of her heed and among all other there was a clerc had falsed the kings money & the king command that he should be hanged & draw And when Pandolf heard this commandment of the king he start him by smertely & anon axed a book & candle & would have cursed all 〈◊〉 that set upon the clerc any hand And Pandolf himself went for to seche a cross & the king folewed him & delivered him the clerc by the honde that he should done with him what that ever he would And thus was the clerc delivered and went thence and Pandolfe & durant his felaw went fro the king johan & come again to the Pope of Rome and told him that king johan would not amended been but ever abide so occur 〈◊〉 ¶ And nothelees the pope granted that year through out englond that men might sing masses in covenable churches & make god's body and yeve it to sick m●n that pass should out of this world And also that men might cristen children overall ¶ And when the pope wist and see that the king would not been under the rule of holy church for no manner thing the pope though sent to the king of France in remission of his sins that he should take with him all the power that he might and wend in to Englond for to destroy king johan ¶ When this tiding come to king johan though was he sore annoyed and sore dread left that he should lose his Ream and himself be done to death ¶ Thomas sent he to the pope messagiers and said that he would been justified and come to ammendement in all things and would make satisfaction to all manner men after the pope's ordeynaunce Tho sent the pope again in to Englond Pandolfe and other messagiers comen to Canterbury there the king abode And the xiij. day of May the king made an oath for to stand to the pope's ordinance before Pandolfe the legate in all manner things in which he was accursed and that he should make full restitution to all men of holy church and of religion and of the goods that he had take of 'em against her will and all the great lords of Englond sworn upon the book and by the holy doom that if the king would nat hold his other they said that they would make him hold it by strength. ¶ Tho put the king him to the court of Rome and to the Pope and though yaf up the royame of Englond and of Irland for him and for his heirs for evermore that should come after him So that king johan and his heirs should take though ij. royams of the pope's hand and should hold though ij. Royamrs of the Pope as to ferme paying every year unto the court of Rome a thousand marc of 〈◊〉/ and though took the king the crown of his ●●rd and set him on his knees and thee● words he said in ●ering of all the great lords of englond/ here I resign up the crount and the ream of Englond in to the pope's ●and Innocent the iij. & put me hollich in his m●rcy and in his ordinance ¶ Thomas underfeng Pandolfe the crown of king johan & kept it u days as for seisin taking of ij. reams of ●nglond and of Irland & confirmed all manner things by his chartre that foleweth after ¶ Of the letter obligatory that king johan made unto the court of Rome wherefore the petre● pen● been gathered through out all Englond Ca C. ●●. TO all cristen people through out the world duelling johan by the grace of god king of ●nglond greeting to your universite/ and know thing it be that for as moche ●s we have grieved & offended god and our mother church of Rome/ and for as moche as we have need to the mercy of our lord Ihesu crist & we may no thing so worthy offer as competent satisfaction to make to god & to holy church but if it were our own body as with our ●eames of englond and of Irland ¶ Than by the grace of god we desire to meek us for the love of him that meked him to the death of the cross/ through counsel of the noble Earls and barons we off●●n and freely grannten to god & to the apposteles seint petre and seint Paul and to our mother church of Rome and to our holy father the pope Innocent the third and to all the ropes that cometh after him all the ream and patronages of church's o● englond & of Irland with her appertenaunces for remission of our sins and help and health of our kin souls and of all cristen sou●●s/ so that fro this time afterward we will resceyve and hold of our modr● church of Rome as fee ferme doing fealty to our holy father the pope Innocent the third/ and to all the pope's that comen after him in the manner above said/ And in presence of the wise man Pandolfe the pope's subdekene we maken liege homage as it were in the pope's presence and before him were and we shall done all manner things above said and there to we bynden us and all that cometh after us/ and our ●eires for ever more without any gain saying to the Pope and eke the ward of church vacauntzes and in token of this thing ever for to last we will confirm and ordain that our special rents of the foresaid royalme saving S●int Petres pen● in all thing to the mother church of rome paying by year a M. marc of silver at ij. terms of the year for all manner customs that we should done for the foresaid Royames that is to seyne at mihelmasse and at Estren that is to seyne seven. C. marc for englond and ccc. marc for Irland saving to us and to our heirs our justices & our other franchises & other realtes that appeareth to the crown And all these things that before been said we will that it be ferme & stable withouten end & to that obligation we & our successors & our heirs in this manner been bond that if we or any of our heirs through any presumption fall in any point against any of these things above said and he be warned & he will nat right amend him he shall than lose the foresaid Ream for evermore and that this chartre of obligation & our warrant for evermore be farm and stable without gain saying we shall fro this day afterward be true to god & to the mother church of Rome & to the pope Innocent the third & to all that cometh after him & the Reams of Englond & of Irland we shall maintain truly in all manner points against all manner men by our power through gods help ¶ How the clerks that were outelawed out of Englond come again & how king johan was assoiled Ca C. ●ij. when this chartre was made and enseled the king underfeng again his crown of pandolfes' hand & sent anon unto archbishop Stephen & to all his other clerks & lewd men that he had exiled out of his land that they should co●e again in to Englond and have again her lands & her ren●●s and that he would make restitution of the goods that he had taken of hers against her will ¶ The king himself tho and Pandolfe & Erles and barons went though unto wynchestre against the archbishop Stephen and when he was come the king went against him and fell a down to his feet and said to him fair sir you be welcome and I cri● you mercy for ●●cheson that I have trespased ayen● yow● ¶ The archbishop took him up tho in his arms and cussed him courtoisely oft times and after lad him to the do●e of seint Swythynes church by the honde and assoiled him of the sentence and him reconciled to god and to holy church and that was on seint Margaretes day and the archbishop anon went for to sing mass and the king offered at the mass a marc of gold And when the mass was done all they went to underfang all her lands without any manner gain saying And that day they made all mirth and enough/ but yet was nat the interdicting releced/ for encheason the Pope had set that the interdicting should nat been undone/ till the king had made full restitution of the goods that he had take of holy church and also that him sel●e should done homage to the Pope by a certain legate that he should send in to Englond ¶ Tho took Pandolfe his leave of the king and of the Erchebisshop and went again unto Rome/ And the archbishop anon let come before him prelate's of holy church at reding for to trete and counsel how much & what they should axe of the king for to make restitution of the goods that he had taken of 'em/ And they ordained and said that the king should yeve to the archbishop iij. M. marc for the wrong that the king had done unto him And also to other clerks by portions xv. thousand marc. And in the same time Nicholas bishop of Tuscan Cardinal penitauncer of Rome come in to engloud through the Pope's commandment the u ●al. of Octo● & come to london the u nonas of Octobre for encheason that king Johan and all the kings that comen after him should evermore hold the reams of englond & of Irland of god & of the Pope paying to the pope by year as it is above said ¶ How the ●nterditinge was undone in englond and of the debate that was between king johan and the barons of the Ream Capitulo Centesimo quinquagesimo●ercio WHen king johan had done his homage to the begat that showed him the pope's letter that he should pay to ●uliane and yield again that was king Richard's wife the iij. part of the land of Englond and of Irland that he had withhold sigh that king Richard died ¶ When king johan heard this he was wonder wroth/ for utterlich the interdicting might nat been undone till that he had made gree and restitution to the foresaid Julian of that she axed The legate went tho again to he Pope after Cristemasse/ and the king sent though messagiers over see to Julian that was king Richard's wife for to have a relese of that she axed of him ¶ And so it befallen that Julian died anon after Estre/ And in so much the king was quite of thing that she axed ¶ But tho at the fist of Seint johan that come next after through the Pope's commaudement the interdicting was first relesed through all englond the seven. day of Inyll/ And seven. year was the land interdicted/ and in the morrow men rung and said massis through out london and so after through out all englond ¶ And the next year after theridamas ●egan a great debate between king johan & the lords of englond/ for encheason that he would not grant the laws & hold the which seint Edward had ordained/ & had been used & hold unto that time that he had 'em broken/ for he would no law hold/ but did all thing that him liked/ & disherited many men without consent of lords & peers of the land/ and he would disherit the good Earl Randulfe of Chestre for encheason that he undertook him of his wikkednesse/ and for cause that he did so moche shame & villainy to god & to holy church/ and also for he held & haunted his own brother's wife/ & lay also by many other women great lords doughtres/ for he spared no woman that him liked for to have/ wherefore all the lords of the land were with him wonder wroth and went to london and took the cite ¶ And for to cese this debate & sorrow the king & the archbishop and other great lords of the land of englond assembled hem before the fist of seint johan baptist in a medewe besides the toun of Stanes that is called Romnemede/ And the king made 'em there a chartre of franchises soche as they would axen & in soche manner they were accorded and that accordment last nat f●ll long/ for the king him self soon after did against the points of the same chartre that he had made wherefore the most party of the land of lords assembled hem & begun to we●re upon king johan/ and brend his towns & rob his folk and did all the sorrow that they might/ and made 'em as strong as they might with all her power & thought to drive him out of englond/ and make Louis the kings sone of frawce king of englond ¶ And king johan sent tho over see & ordained so moche people of Normans and of Picardes and of Flemmynges So that the land might not hem sustain but with moche sorrow/ And among all these people there was a man of No●mandie that was called Faukes of brent and this Normand & his company their church ne house of religion that they ne brend and 〈◊〉 it 〈◊〉 bore a way all that they might take/ so that the land 〈◊〉 all destroyed what in o side and that other ¶ The barons & lords of Englond ordained among 'em the best speakers and wisest men/ & sent 'em over see to king Philipp of france and prayed him that be would send Louis his sone in to englond to been king of englond and to underfeng the crown ¶ How ●owys the kings sone of france come in to englond with a strong power of people to be king of englond Capitulo C●ntesimo quinquagesimoquarto WHen king Philipp of france heard this tiding he made certain alliance between hem by her common election that Louis king Philippes sone of france should go with 'em in to Englond and drive out king johan of the land & all that were in presence of Louis made unto him homage & bicome his men And the barons of Englond held 'em still at london & abiden Louis the kings sone of france & this was the next saturday before the Ascension of our lord that Louis come in to Englond with a strong poer & that time king ●ohan had taken all the castles of Englond in to Aliens hands And Louis come tho & besieged at rouchestre the castle & took it with strength & the thursday in whitsonweke let hung all the Aliens that were therein & the thursday though next suing he come to london & there he was underfang with mochel honour of the lords that abiden him there & all to him made homage And afterward in the tewysday next after the trinity sunday he took the castle of Reigate & in the morrow after the castle of Gilford & the friday next after the castle of Farneham and the monday next after the cite of wynchestre to him was yolde & in the morrow after seint ●ohanes day the Manner of woluesey & the tewisday aft the Vt●s of seint petre & seint paul they took the castle of Odiham And the monday next after seint Magarete day he ordained him toward beaumer for to besege the castle & there he dwelled xv. days & might not gete the castle & then went he thence & come to london & the Tour to him was yolde ¶ And in the same time the Pope sent in to englond a legate that was called Swalo & of king ●ohanes death. Ca C.lu ANd in the same time the Pope sent in to Englond a legate that was called Swalo & he was 〈◊〉 Cardinal of Ro●ne for to maintain king ●ohanes cause against the barons of Englond but the barons had so huge part & help through Louis the kings sone of france that king johan wist not whither for to turn ne go And so it fallen that he would have go to Nichol & as he went thitherward he come by the Abbey of swyneshede & there he abode ij. days And as he sat at the meet he axed amonk of the house how moche a lofe was worth that was set before him upon the table And the monk said that the lofe was worth but an halfpenny. O quoth the king though here is great cheap of breed Now quoth the king And I may leave such a lofe shall be worth xx. shilling or half a year begun/ and when he had seid this word much he thought & oft he sighed & took & eat of the breed and said by god the word that I have spoken it shall been soothe/ The monk that stood before the king was for this word full sorry in heart/ & thought rather he would himself suffer pitouse death/ and thought if he might ordain there for some manner remedy/ And anon the monk went to his abbot and was shriven of him/ & told the abbot all that the king said/ and prayed his abbot for to assoille him/ for he would yeve the king such a wassaille that all englond should be glad there of and joyful/ Tho went the monk in to a gardeyne & fond a great toad therein and took her up & put her in a cup and prikked the toad through with a broche many times till that the venom come out in every side in to the cup/ and though took he the cup and filled it with good ale & brought it before 〈◊〉 king and kne●yng said/ sir quoth he wassaille/ for never days of your life ne drunk you of such a cup/ Begin monk quoth the king/ and the monk drank a great draft and took the king the cup/ and the king also drank a great draft & set down the cupp● ¶ The monk anon right went in to the fermorie & there died anon on whose soul god have mercy Amen/ and u monks s●ng for his soul specially & shullen while the abbey stant ¶ The king arose up anon full evil at ease/ & commanded to remove the table and axed after the monk/ & men told him that he was deed for his womb was 〈◊〉 in sunder When the king herd this he commanded to 〈◊〉 but all it was for naught/ for his belly began so to swell for the drink that he drank that he died withynne ij. days the morwe after seint lukrs day And this king ●ohan had fair children of his body begotten/ that is to say Henry his sone that was king after his father/ & Richard that was Earl of Cornewaille and Isabella that was empress of Rome and E●●eno 〈◊〉 was Queen of scotland ¶ And this king johan when he had reigned xvij. year ●. months and u days he died in the Castle of Newerke & his body was buried at wynchestre ¶ Of king Henry the third that was crowned at Gloucestre/ Capitulo C●ntesimo quinquag●simosexto ANd after this king johan reigned Henry his son and was crowned at Gloucest●● when he was ix. year old on Seint Symondes day and Jude of Swalo the legate of Rome through counceille of all the g●ete lords that held with king johan his father that is to seyne the Earl Raudolfe of Chestre william earl Marchall william Earl of Penbroke william the Brener Earl of Feriers Serle the Maule baron and all other great lords of Englond held with Louis the kings sone of france And anon after when king Henry was crowned Swalo the legate held his council eat Bristo we at seint Martynes fist and there were xj. bishops of Englond and of Wales and of other prelate's of holy church a great number and Earls and Barons and many knights of Englond and all though that were at that conceill sworn feaut● unto Henry the king that was king ●ohanes so ne And anon after the legate interdicted Wales for encheason that they held with the barons of englond also all though that helped or yaf council to meve were again the new king Henry he accursed hem and in the beginning he put in the sentence the kings sone of france Louis. And nothelees the same Louis would nat spare for to were for all that but went anon and took the castle of Berkamsted and eke the castle of Herford ¶ And from that day afterward the barons did so moche harm through out all Englond and principally the frnshmen that were come with king Louis wherefore the great lords and all the common people of Englond let 'em croice for to drive Louis and his company out of Englond But some of the barons and eke of the french men were go to the Cite of Nichole & token the Cite and held it to king Louis profit But thither come king Henry's men with a great power that is to seyn the Earl Raudolfe of Chestre and william earl Marchall and william the Brener Earl of Feriers and many other lords with hem and yeven bat●ille unto Louis men And there was slain the Earl of Perches and Louis men were there foul discomfited And there was take Serle earl of wynchestre and Humphrey de Bowne Earl of Herford and Robert the sone of walter and many other that begun were against the king they were taken and led unto king Henry king johanes sone ¶ when the tiding of this scomfiture come unto Louis the kings sone of france he removed thence and went unto london & let shit the yates fast of the Cite And anon after the king sent to the burgeiss of london that they should yield 'em unto him and the Cite also And he would hem grant all the franchises that ever they were wont for to have and would confirm 'em by his great new chartre under his great seal And in the same time a great lord that was called Eustace the monk come out of france with a great company of lords & would have come in to englond for to have holp Louis the kings sone of france/ but hubert of borugh and the u ports with five ij. ships though met with 'em in the high see & assailled hem eagerly & over come 'em with strength/ & smitten of Eustace the monks ●eed & token also x. great lords of france/ & put 'em in to prison/ & quelled almost all the men that come with hem & anon drenched the ships in the see ¶ How Louis turned again in to france & of the confirmation of king johanes chartre Ca C.lvij WHen Louis heard this tiding he dread sore to be deed & lost and let ordain & speak between the king & Louis by the ●egat Swalo/ & through the archbishop of Caunterbu●ty & through other great lords that all the prisoners on that one half & on that other should be delivered & go quite/ & Louis him self should have for his costages a M. pound of silver/ and should go out of englond & come never therein again/ & in this manner was the accord made between king henry & Louis/ and though was Louis assoilled of the pope's ●egat that was called Swalo of scente●●e that he was in & the barons of englond also/ And after this king Henry and Swalo the legate and Louis went unto Merton/ & there was the peace confirmed and between 'em ordained And afterward Louis went fro thence unto london & took his leave/ and was brought with mochel honour at the see with the archbishop of Caunter●bury/ and with other bishops/ and also with Earls and baronz and so went Louis in to fraunc● ¶ And afterward the king and the archbishop and earls & Barons assembled hem at london at mihelmasse that next come though sewing and held there a parliament & there were though renewed all the frannchises that king johan granted had at Romnemede and king Henry though confirmed by his charter the which yet been hold through out all englond And in that time the king took of every plough land ij. shilling And hubert of burgh was made tho chief justice of englond And this was the iiij year of king henries regne/ And in the same year was seint Thomas of Caunterbury translated the l year after his martyrdom ¶ And after it was ordained by all the lords of englond that all aliens should go out of englond and come no more therein and king Henry took though all the Castles in to his honde that king johan his father had yeve and taken unto aliens for to keep that held with him But the proud faukes of Brent richly let array his Castle of Bedford which he had of the kings gift johan and he held that castle against king henries will with might & strength ¶ And the king come thither with a strong poer & besieged the castle And the archbishop mastir stephen of langeton with a fair company of knights come to the king him for to help & from the ascension unto the assumption of our lady last the siege And though was the castle won & take & the king let hung all though that were went in to the castle with her good will for to hold the castle that is for to seyne lxxx. men ¶ And though afterward ●aukes himself was found in a church of Coventre And there he forswore all Englond with moche shame and went tho again in to his own country ¶ And while that king Henry reigned Edmond of Abyngdon that was tresorere of Salusbury was consacred archbishop of Canterbury And this king Henry sent over the see unto the Earl of province that he should sand him his dought in to englond that was called Elienore & he would wed her and so she came in to Englond after Cristemasse & in the morrow after seint Hilary the archbishop Edmond spoused 'em together at Caunterbury And at the viij. of seint Hilary she was crowned at westmynster with moche solemnity And there was a sweet sight between 'em that is to seyne Edward that was next king after his father flower of● courtesy & of largesse & Margarete that was after queen of Scotland & beatrice that was afterward Countess of Britain and katerine that died maid in religion. ¶ Of the quinzeme of gods that were granted for the new charters and of the purveaunce of Oxunford ¶ Ca C.lviij ANd thus it befallen that the lords of Englond would have some additions mother in the chartre of franchises that they had of the king & speaken thus between hem & the king granted 'em all her asking & made to hem ij. charters that one is called the great chartre of franchises & that other is called the chartre of forest & for the grant of these ij. charters Prelates Earls & barons & all the communes of englond yaf to the king a M. marc of silver when king Henry had been king xliij. year the same year he and his lords Earls and barons of the Rayme went to Oxunford and ordained a law in amendment of the royalme And first sworn the king himself and after all the lords of the Ream that they would hold that statute for ever more And who that hem broke should be deed But the second year after that ordinance/ the king through council of Sir Edward his sone and of Richard his brother that was Earl of Cornewaille and also of other repented him of that oath that he had made for to hold that law & ordinance/ and sent to the court of Rome to e'en assoilled of that oath/ And in that year next coming after was the great dearth of ●orne in englond/ for a quarter of wheat was worth xxiv. shillings and the pour people eat neteles and other wedes for hunger/ & died many a thousand for defaute of meet ¶ And in the xlviij. year of king Henry's reign began were and debate between him and hi● lords for encheason that he had broken the covenanutz that were made between 'em at Oxenford/ ¶ And in the same year was the town of Northampton take and the folk slain that were with in for encheason that they had ordained wyldefire for to have brend the Cite of london ¶ And in the month of May that come next after upon seint Pancras day was the bataille of ●ewes that is to seyne the wedenesday before seint Dunston's day and there was take king Henry himself and Sir Edward his sone and Richard his brother earl of Cornewaille and many other lords/ And in the same year next sewing/ Sir Edward the kings sone broke out of the ward of Sir Symond of Mountfort earl of ●ey c●stre at he reford and went to the barons of the march and they underfeng him with mochel honour ¶ And in the same time Gillebert of Clarence earl of Gloucestre that was in the ward also of the foresaid Symond through the commandment of king Henry that went from him with great heart/ for encheason that he said that the foresaid Gillebert was a fool iij his council/ wherefore he ordained him afterd so and●●lde him with king Henry ¶ And the Satirday next after the mids of August/ Sir Edward the kings sone discomfited Sir Symond de Mountfort at kemlworth But the great lords that were there with him were taken that is to seyne Baldewyne wake/ william of Mounchensie and many other great lords/ And the tewysday next after was the bataille done at Euesham/ And there was quelled Sir Symond de Mountfort/ Hugh the Spencer/ and Mountforth that was Ralph Bassettz father of Draiton and other many great lords And when this bataille was done all the gentiles that had been with the Earl Symond were disherited/ and they ordained together and did moche harm to all the land for they destroyed her enemies in all that they might. ¶ Of the siege of kenlworth & how the gentlemen were disherited through council of the lords of the Ream of englond & how they come again and had her lands Ca C.lix. ANd in the year next coming in May the forth day before the fist of seint dunstan was the bataille and scomfiture at Chesterfelde of 'em that were disherited and there many of 'em were quelled And Robert Earl of Feriers there was taken and also Bawdewyne wake and johan da la hay with mochel sorrow ascaped thence And in seint ●ohanes eve the baptist though next sewing began the siege of the castle of kemlworth & the siege last till seint Thomas eve the appostell in which day Sir hugh hasting had the castle for to keep that yeldid up the castle unto the king in this manner that himself & all the othirthat were within the castle should have her life & limb & as moche thing as they had theryn both horse & harness & iiij. days of respite for to deliver cleanly the castle of 'em self & of all other manner thing that they had within the castle & so they went from de castle And sir Simond the mountefort the younger & the Countess his mother were fled over see in to France & there held 'em as people that were exiled out of Englond for evermore And soon after it was ordained by the legate Octobone & by other great lords the wisest of Englond that all though that had been against the king & were disherited should have again her lands by grievous Raunsone after that it was ordained & thus they were accorded with the king Tho was peace cried through out all Englond & thus the were was ended And when this was done the ●egat took his leave of the king and of the queen & of all the great lords of Engl●nd & went tho to rome the lv. year of king Henry's regne And Edward king johanes sone of Britain johan vessy Thomas of Clare Ro●ier of Clifford Oaths of Grauntson Robert be Brus johan of verdon and many other lords of Englond and of byyonde the see token her way toward the holy land and the king Henry died in the mean time at westmynster when he had been king lv. year and nineteeen wokes in seint Edmond's day the archbishop of Canterbury & he was entered atte westmynster on seint Edmond's day the king In the year of incarnation of our lord ●hū crist M.CC.lxxij ¶ Profecie of Merlin of the king henry y● first ●●pouned that was king ●ohanes soon ¶ Ca C.lx ANd of this Henry profecied Merlin & said that a lo●be should come out of wynchestre in the year of Incarnation of our lord M.CC and xuj. with true lips & holiness see written in his heart and he said sooth for the good Henry the king was boar in wynchestre in the year above said & he spoke good words and sweet and was an holy man and of good conscience And Merlin said that this Henry should make the fairest place of all the world that in his time should not be full ended and he said fothe for he made the new work of the abbey of seint Petres church at westmynster that is fairer of s●ght than any other church that men know through all cristendome but king Henry died ere the work were fully made and that was great harm ¶ And yet said Merlin that this lamb should have peace the most time of his reign & he said full sooth for he was never annoyed through were ne disesed in no manner wise till a titell before his death And yet said Merlin in his prophecy more and in the regne and end of the foresaid lamb a wolf of a strange land should done him great harm through his were And that he should at the last been mastir through help of a reed fox that should come out of the northwest and should him overcome And that he should drive him unto the water and that profecie full well was know for within a little time or the king died Simond of Mounteford earl of Leicestre that was born in france began against him strong were through which doing many a good bachilere was shent and deed and disheated ¶ And when king Henry had the victory at Euesham and Simond the Earl was slain through help and might of Gillebert of Clare earl of Glouchestre that was in keeping and ward of the foresaid Simoude through ordinance of king Henry that went again to the king with mochel power. ¶ Wherefore the foresaid Simond was shent and that was great harm to the communes of Englond that so good a man was shent for troth and died in charity and for the common profit of the same folk and there for almighty god for him hath Sithenes showed many a fair miracle to diverse men and women of the sikenesse and dissese that they have had for the love of him ¶ And Merlin also told and said in his profecie that after that time the lamb should love no whylle 〈◊〉 than his seed should been in strange land without Pasture ¶ And he said sooth for king Henry lived no while after when Simond mountfort was deed that king Henry ne died anon after him/ And in the mean time Sir Edward his sone that was the best knight of the world of honour was tho in the holy land & gete there Acres/ And in that country he begat on dame Alienore his wife ●ohan of Acres his donghter that afterward was Countess of Gloucestre/ And he made in the holy land such a voyage that all the world spoke of his knighthood/ and every man dead him high & low thurghoute all cristendome/ as the story of him telleth as afterward you shall here more openly/ And from the time that king Henry died/ till that sir Edward was crowned king/ all the great lords of englond were as fadr●les children without any succour that him might maintain and govern and defend against her deadly enemies ¶ Of king Edward that was king henries soon Ca C.lxj ANd after this king Henry reigned his sone Edward the worthiest knight of all the world of honour/ for god's grace was in him/ for he had the victory of his enemies ¶ And assoon as king henry died he come to london with a fair company of prelatz and of Earls and barons & all manner men did him moche honour/ For in every place that Sir Edward road in london the streets were covered over his heed with rich clotheses of silk of tapites & with rich covering ¶ And for ●oye of his coming the noble burgeiss of the Cite cast out at her windows gold and silver hands full in tokening of love and of wurshipp sernyses & reverence ¶ And out of the conduit of cheap ran white wine and re●e as streams doth of the water and every man there of might drink at her own will ¶ And this king Edward was crowned & anointed as right heir of Englond with mochel honour And after mass the king went in to his paleis for to hold a rialle feast amongs 'em that him did honour/ And when he was fet unto his m●te/ the king Alisaundre of Scotland come for to done him honour and reverence with a queyntize and an houndred knights with him well horsed and draied/ And when they were light a down of her steeds they 〈◊〉 hem go whither that they would and who that might take 'em took at her own will without any challenge ¶ And afterward come Sir Edmond king Edward's brother a curteis knight and a gentle of renonne/ and the Earl of Cornewaille and the Earl of Gloucestre And after 'em come the Earl of Penbroke/ and the Earl of Garenne/ Andrea each of 'em by 'em self lad in her honde an hundred knights gaily disgised in her arms ¶ And when they were light of her horse they let hem goū whither that hem liked and who that might 'em take to have 'em still without any let And when all this was don● ¶ King Edward did his diligence & his might for to amend the ream & redress the wrongs in the best manner that he might to the honour of god & holy church & to maintain his honour and to amend the noyaunce of the common people ¶ How ydeyne that was lewelynes dought of Wales ●nce & aymer that was the earls brother of mountfort were taken in the see Ca C.lxij THe first year afterward that king Edward was crowned Lewelyne prince of Wales sent in to france to the Earl Mountfort that through council of his friends the Earl should wed his daughter and the Earl though avised him upon this thing & sent again to Lewelyne & said that he would send after his daughter And so he sent Aymer his brother after the damisell and Lewelyne arrayed ships for his daughter and for Sir Aymer and for her fair company that should go with her ¶ And this Lewelyn did great wrong for it was covenant that he should yeve his daughter to no manner man without council & consent of king Edward ¶ And so it fallen that a burgeiss of Bristol come in the see with wine lad and met hem and hem took with might and power & anon the burgeiss sent 'em to the king ¶ And when lewelyn heard this tiding he was wonder wroth and eke sorwefull and 'gan for to were upon king Edward & did moche harm unto the Englishmen & bete a down the kings castles & began fast to destroy king Edward's lands ¶ And when tiding come unto king Edward of this thing he went in to Wales And so moche he did through gods grace and his great poer that he drove lewelyn unto moche meschief that he fled all manner strength and come and yield him to king Edward and yaf him l M. marc of silver far to have peace and took the damisell and all his heritage and made an obligation to king Edward to come to his parliament ij. times of the year ¶ And in the second year after that king Edward was crowned he held a general parliament at westmynster and there he made the statutes for defaute of law by commue assent of all his baronage And at Estren next sewing the king sent by his letters to Lewelyn Prince of wales that he should come to parliament for his land and for his holding in wales as the strength of the letter obligatory witnessed ¶ Tho Lowelyne had scorn & despite of the kings commandment and for pure wrath began again for to were upon king Edward and destroy his lands ¶ And though kyug Edward heard this tydinge he wax wonder wroth unto lewelyn & in haste assembled his people and went him toward Wales & warred so upon Lewelyn the prince till that he brought him in moche sorrow & disese ¶ And Lewelyn see that his defence might not availle and come again & yield him to the kings grace/ and cried him mercy and long time kneeled before the kings feet ¶ The king had of him pite & commanded him for to arise/ and for his meekness foryafe him his wrath and to him said/ that it he trespaced again him an other time that he would destroy him for evermore/ David that was lewelynes brother that same time dwelled with the king Edward & was a fell man and a sotill and envious & far casting and moche treason thought/ and evermore held him still for to wit and aspie the kings will/ and evermore made good semblant/ and seemed so true that no man might perceive his falseness ¶ How Lewelyne through egging of david his brother warred again upon king Edward Ca C.lx ij. HIt was not long after that time that kyug Edward ne yaf to David lewelynes brother the lordship of frodeshan and made him a knight/ & so much honour did he never after to no man of Wales for encheason of him/ King Edw●rd held his parliament at london when he had done in Wales all that he would & changed his money that though was full cut and rounded wherefore the common people pleyned 'em wonder sore/ so that the king let enquere of 'em that such trespasses diden and ccc. were attaint of such manner falseness wherefore some were hanged and some draw and afterward hanged ¶ And afterward the king ordained that the sterling halfpenny & ferthing should go through out his land and commanded that no man fro that day afterward yaf ne ●effed house of religion with land ●●●ement with out special leave of the king/ and he that did should be punished at the kings will/ & the yift should be for naught/ And it was not long after that lewelyn Prince of walis through ticement of David his brother a●d by both her consence they thought to disherit king Edward in as moche as they might so that through hem both the kings peace was broken/ And when king Edward heard this/ anon he sent his barons in to northumberland and the sur●eis also that they should go & take her voyage upon the traitors Lewelyn and David And wonder hard was for to were tho for it is winter in walis when in other countries is summer ¶ And Lewelyne let ordain & well arrai● & vitaille his good castle of Swandon & was therein an huge number of people & plente of vitailles so that king Edward wist not where for to entre ¶ And when the kings me it perceived & also the strength of wales they let come in the see barges & botes and great planks as many as they might ordain & have for to go to the foresaid castle of Swandone with men on foot and eke on horse ¶ But the walshmen had so moche people & were so strong that they driven he englishmen again so that there was so moche prese of people at the turning again that the charge & the berthen of hem made the barges and botes sink And there was drenched full many a good knight that is to seyne Sir Rogier of Clifford Sir willian of lyndesey that was sir johanes sone fitz Robert & sir Richard Tanny and an huge number of other & all was through her own folly for if they had had good espies they had not been harmed ¶ When king Edward herd t●lle that his people was so drenched he made sorwey now But though come sir johan of vessye from the king of aragon & brought with him much folk of bachelors and of Gascoynes & were sowdiours and duelling with the foresaid sir johan of vessye & underfang of him wages & with him were withhold & noble men it were for to fight & brent many towns & quelled moche people of walshmen all that they might take. ¶ And all though with strength and might made assault to the Castle of Swandon and gete the castle And when David the princess' brother herd this tiding he ordained him to flight ¶ And Lewelyn the prince see that his brother was flown and sore was abashed For he had no power to his were for to maintain ¶ And so Lewelyn 'gan for to flee and wend well for to have ascaped. But an oh morrow sir Rogier Mortiemer met with him only with x. knights and set him round about and to him went & smote of his heed and presented him unto the king Edward And in this manner the prince of Wales was taken and his heed smitten of and all his heirs disherited for evermore through rightful doom of all the lands of the ream ¶ How David that was Lewelynes brother prince of Wales was put to the death Ca C lxiiij. David that was the Prince's brother of Wales through pride went for to have been Prince of Wales/ after his brother's death And upon that sent he after walsshmen to his parlement at dinbigh and follilich made Wales arise scions the king and began to move were against the king/ and did all the sorrow & disese that he might by his power When king Edward herd of this thing he ordained men to pursue upon him/ And David ferselich him defended till that he come to the toun of seint morris/ & there was David take as he fled and led to the king And the king commanded that he should be hanged and draw and smite of his heed and quarter him and send his heed to london and the iiij. quartiers send to the iiij. towns chief of Wales/ for they should take example and there of been ware ¶ And afterward king Edward let cry his peace thurghoute all Wales and seized all the land in to his hand/ and all the great lords that were left a live come to done fealty and homage to the king Edward/ as to her kind lord ¶ And though let king Edward amend the lawez of Wales that were defectife ¶ And after he sent to all the lords of Wales by his letter patent/ that they should come all to his parliament And when they were come the king said to hem full curteisely/ Lordynges you be well come/ and me behoveth your council and your help for to wend in to Gascoigne for to amend the trespasses that me was done when I was there And for to entreat of ●ees between the king of Arragon and the Prince of Morrey ¶ And all the kings liege men Earls and Barons consented and granted there to ¶ And though made him king Edward ready and went in to Gascoigne and let amend all the trespasses that him was done in Gascoigne And of the debate that was between the king of Arragon and the prince of Morrey he cesed and made 'em accorded ¶ And while the good king Edward and the Queen Elienore his wife were in Gascoigne/ the good Earl of Cornewaille was made warden of Englond till that king Edward come again ¶ And though enquered he of his traitors that congetted falfenesse against him/ and each of 'em all underfeng her doom after that they had deserved ¶ But in the mean time while that the good king Edward was beyond the see to done 'em for to make amendss that against him had trespaced there was a false the●e a traitor that was called Rys ap Meriedoke beg●n for to make were against king king Edward and that was for encheason of Sir Payne Tiptot wrongfully greved & disesed y● for said Ris ap Meriedo● ¶ And when king Edward herd all this he sent by his letters to Ris ap Meriedok that he should begin for to make no were but that he should be in peace for his love And when that he come again in to Englond he would undertake the quarrel & done amend all that was misdone ¶ The foresaid Ris ap meriedok despised the kings commandment & spared not for to do all the sorw that he might to the kings men of englond but anon after he was taken & led to york & there he was draw & hanged for his felony. ¶ Of the redressing that king Edward made of his justices & of his clerks that they had done for her falseness & how he drove the jews out of Englond for her usery & mysbeleue Capitulo Centesimo lxv. WHen king Edward had dwelled iij. year in gascoigne will come to him for to wend again in to Englond and though he was come again he fond so many plaints made to him of his justices & of his clerks that had don● so many wrongs & falseness that wonder it was to hear ¶ And for which falseness Sir Thomas weylond the kings justice forswore Englond at the tour of london for falseness that men put upon him whereof he was atteint & proved falls ¶ And anon after when the king had done his will of the justices ¶ Thomas let he enquere and aspie how the jews deceived & beguiled his people through her sin of falseness & of userie & let ordain a prive parliament among his lords & they ordained among 'em that all the jews should void Englond for her mysbeleve And also for her false userie that they did unto cristen men And for to speed and to make an end of this thing all the communite of Englond yaf unto the king the xv penny of all her goods mevable & so were the jews driven out of Englond ¶ And though went jews in to france and there dwelled through leave of king philipp that though was king of france ¶ How king Edward was seized in all the land of Scotland through consent & grant of all the lords of scotland Ca. C.lxuj HIt was not long after that Alisaunder king of Scotland nas deed And David Earl of Huntyngdone that was the kings brother of Scotland axed and claimed the kingdom of Scotland for encheason that he was right full heir But many great lords of Scotland saiden nay wherefore great debate arose between 'em and her friends for as moche that they would not consent to his coronation & in the mean time the foresaid david died And so it befallen that the sa●●e david had iij daughters that worthelich were married/ the first daughter was married to Bailloll/ the second to Brus/ the third to Hastinges And the for said Bailloll & Brus challenged the land of scotland & great debate & strife arose between hem iij. for encheason that each of 'em would have be king/ And when the lords of Scotland see the debate between hem iij. they come to king Edward of englond & seized him in all the land of Scotland as her chief lord/ And when the king was seized of the lords of Scotland/ the foresaid Bailloll Bru●● Hastinges come to the kings court & axed of the king which of hem should be king of scotland And king Edward that was full gentle and tre●e let enquere by the chronicles of Scotland & of the great lords of Scotland which of 'em was of the elder blood 〈◊〉 it was found that Bailloll was elder And that the king of 〈◊〉 land should hold of the king of englond & done him fealty & ¶ And after this was done Bailloll went in to Scotland and theridamas was crowned king of scotland/ And the same time was upon the see strong were between the englisshmen and the normans'/ but upon a time the normans arrived all at dover & there they martyred an holy man that was called Thomas of dover/ And afterward were the normans' 〈◊〉 that there scaped of 'em not one ¶ And so ne after king Edward should lose the duchy of Gascoigne through king Phelip of france through falls casting of the dossepiers of the land wherefore sir Edmond that was king Edward's brother yaf up his homage unto the king of france ¶ And in that time the clerks of englond granted to king Edward halfendele of holy church goods in helping for to recover his land again in Gascoigne And the king sent thither a noble company of his bachillers and himself would have went to Portesmouth/ But he was let through one Maddoke of Wales that had seized the Castle of Swandone in to his hand/ and for that encheason the king turned again unto Wales at crist●mass● ¶ And for encheason that the noble lords of englond that were sent in to Gascoigne had no comfort of her lord the king they were take of sir Charles of france that is to say 〈◊〉 johan of Britain/ sir Robert Tiptot/ sir Rauf Tanny ●ir 〈◊〉 Bardolf/ & sir Adam of Cretinges/ & yet at the ascension was 〈◊〉 doke take in Wales & an other that was called morgan/ & they were sent to the tower of london & there they were beheaded ¶ How sir johan bailloll king of scotland withsaid his homage & of sir Thomas Turbeluille Ca C.lxvij. ANd when sir ●ohan bailloll king of scotland understood y● that king Edward was warred in gascoigne to whom the ●eame of scotland was delivered/ falsely though ayeus his oath withsaid his homage through procuring of his folk/ and sent to the court of Rome through a false suggestion to be assoilled of that oath that he sworn unto the king of englond/ & so he was by letters enbulled/ Tho choose they of scotland doussepers for to benim edward his right And in that time come ij. cardinals from the court of rome from the pope Celestine for to trete of accord between the king of frallce & the king of englond ¶ And as though ij. Cardinals speaken of a cord Thomas Turbel●●lle was take at swoons & made fealty and homage to the warden of Paris & to him put his ij. sons in hostage/ for that he thought go in to englond for to aspie the country & tell hem when he come in to englond that he had broken the kings prison of france by night & said that he would done that all englissh men & walshmen should abowe to the king of france/ & this thing for to bring to the end he sworn/ and upon this covenant deeds were made between 'em/ and that he should have by year a M. ponndes worth of land to bring this thing to an end ¶ This falls traitor took his leave & went thence & come in to englond unto the king & said that he was broken out of prison & that he had put him in such peril for his love/ wherefore the king could him much thank and full glad was of his coming/ And the falls thief traitor fro that day aspied all the doing of the king & also his counseill for the king loved him well & was with him full prive But a clear of englond that was in the kings house of france herd of this treason & of the falseness & written to an other clerk that was duelling with the king of englond all how Thomas Turbeluille had done his false conjecting & all the council of englond was writ for to have sent unto the king of france/ & through the foresaid letter that the clerk had sent fro france it was found upon him wherefore he was lad to london & draw●n & hanged there for his treason/ And his ij. sons that he had put in france for hostages were though beheaded ¶ Of the conquest of Berewyke Ca C.lxviij WHen though two Cardinals were went anene in to France for to trete of the peace at Cambrey the king sent thither of his earls & barons/ that is to say sir edmond his brother earl of laucastre & of leycestre sir henry lacy earl of Nichol & ●●liain vessy a baron & of other baronettz about xiv. of the best and wisest of Englond And in the same time the king Edward took his voyage to Scotland for to were upon johan Bailloll king of Scotland ¶ And sir Robert Roos of Berewyk fled fro the englishmen & went to the scots And king Edward went him toward Berewyk & besieged the town And though that were within manlich hem defended & set a fire & brende ij. of king Edward is ships and said in despite and reprove of him ¶ Wend king edward with his long shanks To have gete Berewyk all our unthanks Gas pikes him And when he has done Gas dikes him 〈◊〉 When king Edward heard this scorn anon through his he passed over the dikes assailled the town and come to the yates and gate and conquered the town and through his gracious power quelled twenty-five. thousand and seven. C. Scots And king Edward lost no man of renonne save sir Richard of Cornewaille and him quelled a Fleming out of the rede hall with a quarrel as the foresaid Richard did of his helm and commanded 'em for to yield 'em and put 'em to the kings grace and the scots ●olde not wherefore that hall was brent and cast a down and all though that were within were brent And king Edward lost no more men at that voyage of simple estate but xxviij. Englishmen And the warden of the Castle yaf up the keys without any assault And there was taken william douglas and Sir Simond feisell and the Earl Patrick yield 'em to the pe●s but Ingham of Hwisremlle and Robert the Brus that were with the king Edward forsook king Edward and held with the Scots and afterward they were take and put in to prison and afterward the king foryaf hem her trespass and delivered 'em out of prison ¶ And though let king Edward close in Berewyk with walls and with dyches. And afterward Robert Rous went to Tyndale and set wuyebrugge a fire and Exham and Lamerstoke and quelled and rob the folk of the country And afterward he went fro thence unto Dumbarre And the first wedenesday of March the king sent the Earl of Garenne Sir hugh Percy and Sir hugh Spencer with a fair company for to besege the Castle But one that was called Sir Richard Syward a traitor a false man imagined for to beguile the Eng●●sshmen and sent to the Englisshmen hem for to desceyu● And said that he would yield to hem the Castle if they would grant 'em viij. days of respite/ that he might sand & tell to sir johan bailloll king of scotland/ how his men ferde that were with in the Castle & sand him word if that he nold rem●●e the stege of the englisshmen that they would yield the Castle to englisshmen ¶ The messagier though come to sir ●ohan bailloll king of scotland there that he was with his host & his message told him ¶ And sir ●ohan took though his host & come in the morrow erly toward the castle/ ¶ And sir Richard siward see him come that was mastir of the counsel & keeper of the castle & said unto the englisshmen O god quoth he now I see of folk a fair company & well appailled I will go ayen● hem & with hem to meet & hem assaill● ¶ And sir hugh the Spencer see the falseness of him & the treason & said to him O traitor take & proved your falseness shall nat avail you/ And hugh the spencer commanded anon for to bind him & in all haste went against her enemies & qneld of the scots xxij. M. For the scots had that time no man with hem of honour save sir Patrick graham that manlich fought & long & at the last he was quelled/ And though said the englisshmen in reprove of the Scots These scaterand scots hold I for sots of wrenches unwarre/ Erly in a morning in an evil timing went you fro diinbarre WHen though that were in the Castle see the scomfiture they yolden the castle unto englisshmen & ●ounden her body's lands & Castles to the king Edward/ & so they were take there in the castle iij. Earls and seven. barons & xxviij. knights and xj. clerks & seven. Picardes & all were presented to king Edward and he sent 'em to the tower of london to been kept there ¶ How king Edward of his great grace delivered again the Scots out of prison that were chieftains of the land and they drew 'em to the frensshmen through council of willian waleys Ca. c.lxix WHen king Edward had made though an end of the were & taken the chieftains of Scotland/ though come sir johan bailloll & yield him to king Edward & put him in his 〈◊〉/ & he was lad to london/ and when king edward was come 〈◊〉/ they were brought before him/ & the king axed of hem how they would make amendss of that trespass & loss that they had done him & they put hem in his mercy/ Lordingis quoth the king I will not your lands ne none of your goods but I will that you make to me an oath upon god's body to been trew● to me & new after this time against me bear arms/ & all they consented to the kings will & swo●e upon god's body ¶ That is to seyne sir johan of Comyn●/ & the Earl of the strathorne the earl of Carryk and also iiij. bishops undertook for all the clergy and so the king delivered 'em & ya●e hem saufconduit to wend in to her own land And it was not long afterward that they ne arisen again king Edward For encheason that they wist well that king Edwardys folk was take in Gascoigne as before is said but sir johan Bailloll king of scotland wist well that his land should have forwe & shame for her falseness & in haste went him over the see to his own lands and there held him & come never more again wherefore the scots choose to her king william walei●●a ●●baud & an harlot comen up of nought & moche harm did to the englishmen ¶ And king edward thought how he might have deliverance of his people that were taken in gascoigne & in haste went over the see in to flaundres for to were up on the king of france And the earl of flaundres underfeng him with mochel honour & granted him all his lands at his own will ¶ And when the king of france herd tell that the king of englond was arrined in flaundres & come with an huge poer him for to destroy he prayed him to trews for ij. year so that english marchantzes & also french might safely go & ●om̄ in both sides ¶ The king Edward granted it so that he must have his men out of ● son that were in Gascoigne & the king of france granted an●●e & so they were delivered ¶ And in the same time the scots sent by the bishop of seint Andrew's into frannce to the king & to sir Charlys his brother that sir Charlys should come with his power & they of scotland would come with her poer And so they should go in to englond that land for to destroy from scotland till that they come to kent And the scots trust moche upon the frenshmen but of that thing they had no manner grant ¶ And nothelees the scots begun to rob & quelle in northumberland & did much harm ¶ How william walleis let s●ee sir Hugh of Cressyngham & of the bataille of Fonkirke Ca C.lxx WHen this tiding was come to king Edward that willian walleis had ordained such a strong poer and that all scotland to him was attendant and ready to quelle Englishmen and to destroy the land he was sore annoyed and sent anon̄●y letters to the Earl of Garren and to Sir Henry Percy and to Sir William latomer and to Sir hugh of Cressyngham his tresorer that they should take poer and wend in to Northumberland & so forth in to Scotland for to keep the countries And when william waleys heard of her coming he 'gan for to flee and the Englisshmen him folewed and drove him till he come to Striue●yn/ and there he held him in the Castle ¶ And the walsshmen every day hem escried and menaced/ and did all the despite that they my●t ¶ So that the englisshmen upon a time in a mornyug went out from the Castle the mountaunce of x. mile and passed over a bridge And william waleis come with a strong power & drove hem a bake/ for the englisshmen had against him though no might but fled & they that might take the bridge ascaped/ but sir hugh the kings tresorer there was slain and many other also/ wherefore was made moche sorrow/ Tho had king Edward sped all his needs in Flaundres and was again come in to englond/ and in haste took his way toward Scotland and come thither at ascension tide/ And all that 〈◊〉 found be set a fire and brend/ But the pour people of Scotland come to him wonder thikke and prayed him for gods love that ●e would have on them mercy and pite/ wherefore the king though commanded that no man should done harm to 'em that were yolden to him ne to no man of ordre ne to no ●ous of religion ne no manner church But let aspie all that he might where that he might find any of his enemies/ Tho come a spy to the king and told him 〈◊〉 the Scots were assembled for to abide bataille/ and on seint marry Magdalen● day the king come to fonkirke and yaf bataille to the scots And at that bataille were quelled xxviij. thousand and of Englisshmen but xxviij. and no more of the which was a worthy knight slain that was a knight an hospiteler that was called Frere Brian ●ay ¶ For when william waleys fled from the bataille/ that same Frere Brian him pursued forselich and as his horse ran it st●rt in to amere of marsh up to the belly ¶ And william waleis turned tho again and there quelled the foresaid Brian/ and that was moche harms ¶ And that while king Edward went through Scotland for to enquere if he might find an● of his enemies And in that land he dwelled as long as him liked/ and there was none enemy that dared him abide ¶ And soon afterward king Edward went to southampton for he would not abide in Scotland in winter seson for esement of his people/ And when he come to london he let amend many misdeeds that were done against his peace and his law while that he was in Flaundres Of the last marriage of king edward & how he went y● iij. time in 〈◊〉 Ca C.lxxj ANd aftward it was ordained through the court of Rome that king Edward should wed dame margarete king Philippes ●uster of france and the ●rhebisshopp Robert of wynchelsee spoused hem together through which marriage there was made peace between king Edward of Englond & king philipp of france ¶ King Edward went though the iij time in to Scotland and though within the first year he had enfamined the land so that there left not on that ne come to his mercy sauf though that were in the castle of Estrevelyne that was well vitailled & astored for seven. year ¶ How the castle of Estrevelyne was besieged ¶ Ca C.lxxij HYng Edward come with an huge power to the Castle of Estrevelyn & besieged the castle but it little a availed for he might do the scots none harm For the castle was so strong & well y kept ¶ And king Edward see that & thought him upon a queyntize & let make anon there ij. pe●re of high gale wes before the tower of the castle & made his oath that as many as were in the castle were he earl or baron & he were take with strength but if he would the rather him yield he should been hanged upon the gale we●● ¶ And when though that were in the castle herd this they come and yield 'em all to the kings grace and mercy And the king foryafe 'em all his maletalent And there were all the great lords of Scotland sworn to king Edward that they should come to london to every parliament & should stand to his ordinance ¶ How troylebastonne was first ordained Ca C.lxxiij THe king Edward went thence to london and went have had rest & peace of his were with which were he was acupied xx. year that is to seyne in waries in gascoigne & in Scotland And thought how he might recover his treasure that he had spended about his were & let enquere through the ream of all mistakings and wrongs done through misdoers in englond of all the time that he had been out of his ream that men called Troillebaston And ordained there to justices & in this manner he recovered treasure without number. And his encheason was for he had thought for to have gone in to holy land for to were upon god's enemies For encheason that he was croised long time before And nothelees that law that he had ordained dead moche good through all Englond to 'em that were mysbode For though that trespaced were well chastized and afterward the meeker and the better/ & the power communes were in rest & in peace/ And the same time king Edward enprisoned his own sone Edward for encheason that walter of langeton bishop of Chestre that was the kings tresorer had made upon him complaint/ & said that the for said Edward through council & procurement of one piers of Ganastone a squire of Gascoigne had broken the parks of the foresaid bishop/ & the foresaid piers counciled & led the same edward And for this cause king edward exiled his sone out of englond for 〈◊〉 more ¶ Of the death of william waleis the false traitor Ca C.lxxiiij ANd when this king Edward had his enemies over come in Wales Gascoigne & in Scotland and destroyed his traitors but on●●ch that ribaude william waleys that never to the king would him yield and at the last in the town of seint do meni● in the year of kyug Edward's reign xxxiij. that falls traitor was take & presented to the king/ safe the king would not see him but sent him to londonn to underfang his jugement & on seint Bartholomewes eve he was hanged and draw/ & his heed s●●yten of and his boweles take out of his body and brende/ and his body quartered and sent to iiij. ●he best towns of Scotland/ and his heed set upon a spear & set upon london bridge in example that the Scots should have in mind for to ●ere hem amiss against her liege ●●rd eftsoons ¶ How the Scots comen to king Edward for to amend her trespass thate they had done against him Ca C.lxxv. ANd at Mihelmasse though next coming king Edward held his parliament at westmynstre & thither come the Scots that is to seyne the bishop of seint Andrew Robert 〈◊〉 Brus earl of Carryk/ Symond the frisell johan the Earl of ●thell/ and they were accorded with the king and bound and by oath sworn/ that afterward if any of h●m ●isbere 'em against king Edward that they should been disherited for ever more/ And when her peace was thus y made/ they took her ●eue privelich and went home to her coutre. ¶ How Robert the Brus chalanged Scotland Ca C.lxxuj ANd after this Robert the Brus Earl of Carryk sent by his letter to the Earls and Barons of Scotland that they should come to him to Scone in the morrow after the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of our lady/ for high needs of the land and the lords come 〈◊〉 the day assigned And at the same day Sir Robert the Brus said fair lords full well you know that in my person duell●d the right of the Ream of Scotland & as you wite well am right full ●eir Sigh that sir Johan Bailloll that was our king us hath forsake & left his land ¶ And though it so be that king Edward of englond with wrongful power hath made me to him assent against my will if that you will grant that I be king of Scotland I shall keep you against king Edward & against all manner men & with that word the abbot of scone arose & before hem all said that it was reason for to help him & the land to k●pe & defend And though said in presence of 'em all that he would yeve him a M. pound for to maintain that land & all the other granted the land to him & with her poer him for to help & defied king Edward of englond & said that Robert the Brus should be king of Scotland ¶ How sir johan of Comyn gainsaid the crown of Sir Robert the Brus Ca C.lxxvij lookings said sir johan of Comyn thenketh upon the truth & the oath that you made unto king Edward of englond & touching myself I will nat break mine oath for no man & so he went fro that company at that time wherefore Robert the Brus & all that to him consented were wonder wroth and though menaced sir johan of Comyn▪ ¶ Tho ordained they an other conceill at donfris to the which come t●e foresaid Sir johan Comyn he dwelled but ij. mile from donfris there that he was wont for to sojourn and abide ¶ How sir johan was treitoursely quelled Ca C.lxxviij. WHen Robert the Brus wist that all the great lords of Scotland were come to scone 〈◊〉 sir johan Comyn that sojourned though nigh scone he sent after him specially that sir johan Comyn should come & speak with him & upon that he sent after him johan Comyns his brother & prayed him for to come & speak with him at the grey friars at donfris & that was the thursday after Candelmasse & sir johan granted him for to wend with him ¶ And when he had herd mass he took a so●●e & drank and afterward he bestrode his palfrey and road his way & so come to donfris And Robert the brus see him come at a window as he was in his chambre and though made joy enough 〈◊〉 ●ome against him and colled him about the nek and made 〈◊〉 him good semblant. ¶ And when all the Erle● and ba● 〈◊〉 of Scotland were present ●Robert the Brus spoke and said Sires quoth he you wit well the encheason of this coming and wherefore it is if you will grant that I moat be king of Scotland as right he●r of the land and all the lords that were there said with one vois that he should be crowned king of Scotland a●● that they would him help and maintain against all manner men on life and for him yef it were need die ●The gentle knight though johan of Comyne answered and said Certes never for me ner for to have of me as moche help as the value of a botonne For that oath that I have made to king Edward of Englond I shall hold while my life last and with that word he went fro the company and would have went upon his Palfrey And Robert the Brus pursued him with a draw sword and bore him through the body and Sir johan Comyn fell down to the earth But when Rogier that was Sir johan Comyns brother see the falseness and start to Sir Robert the Brus and smote him with a knife but the falls traitor was armed under So that the stroke might do him none harm And so moche help come about Sir Robert the Brus So that Rogier Comyn was there quelled and all to hew in to small pieces. And Robert the Brus turned again there that Sir johan Comyn the noble baron lay wounded and pined toward his death besides the high auter in the church at the grey friars & said unto Sir johan Comyn O traitor thou shalt be deed and never after let mine advancement and shaken his sword at the high au●er and smote him on the heed that the brain fill adoune up on the ground and the blood start an high upon the walls And yet unto this day that blood is seen there that no water may wassh it away & so died that noble knight in holy church ANd when the traitor Robert the Brus see that no man though would let his coronation he commanded all hem that were of power should come to his crown to seint johanes' town in Scotland And so it befallen that on our lady day of Annunciation the bishop of Glastone and the bishop of seint Andrew crowned for her king Robert the Brus in seint johanes' town and made him king And anon after he drove out all ●he Englishmen out of Scotland and they fled and complained unto king Edward how Robert the Brus had drive them out of the land and disherited hem. ¶ How king Edward dubbed at w●stmynster xxiv. score knights Ca C.lxxx ANd when king edward ●erde of this meschief ●e sworn that he would there of e'en avenged/ and said that all the traitors of Scotland should been hanged & draw & that they should never ●e ransomed ¶ And king edward thought upon this falseness that the Scots had done/ & sand after all the bachillerie of englond that they should come to london at witsontyde/ ● he dubbed at westmynstre xxiv. score knyȝtes ¶ Thomas ordained him the noble king Edward for to wend in to scotland to were upon Robert the Brus/ & sent before him in to scotland sir Aymer the valaunce earl of Penbroke & sir henry Percy baronn with a fair company that pursued the scots & brend towns & Castles/ and afterward come the king himself with earls & barons a fair company/ ¶ How Robert the Brus was scomfited in bataille & how Symond Frisell was slain Ca. C.lxxxj. THe friday next before the assumption of our lady king edward met Robert the Brus beside seint johanes' town in scotland & with his company/ of which company king Edward quelled seven. M. ¶ Wh●n Robert the Brus see this meschi●f/ he 'gan to flee & hide him that no man might him find But sir symond Frisell pursued him sore/ so that he turned again & abode bataille/ for he was a worthy knight and a bold of body/ and the englisshmen pursued ever sore in every side and quelled the stead that sir Symond Frisell road upon/ and they took him and lad him unto the host ¶ And sir Symond began for to flater & speak fair/ and said/ lords I shall yeve you iijj. M. marc of silver and mine horse mine harness & all mine armure/ and become a beggar ¶ Thomas ansuerd Theobaude of Pevenes that was the kings archer/ Now god me so help it is for naught that thou speakest/ for all th● 〈◊〉 in englond I would the nat let go without commandment of king Edward ¶ And though was he lad to king Edward and the king would not see him but commanded to ●ede him a way to have his doom at london/ and on our ladies even nativity he was hanged and drawn and his heed smitten of and hanged again with chains of iron upon the galewes And his heed was set upon london h●ugge upon a spear/ and against Cristemasse the body was brend/ for encheason that the men that k●●te the body by night they saw so many develes raumpand with great Iren croaks running upon the Gale wes and horribe●●ch turmented the body and many that hem see anon after they died for dr●de and some woxen mad or sore sikenesse they had And in that bataille was take the bishop of Baston the bishop of seint Andr●w●s and the Abbot of scone all armed with iron as men of arms as false traitors and falls prelatz against her oath & they were brought to the king and the king sent 'em to the Pope of Rome that he should done with 'em what his will were ¶ How ●ohan earl of atheles what take & put to the death Capitul● Centesimo lxxxij. ANd at that bataille fled Sir johan earl of Atheles & went in to a church & there hid him for dread but he might have there no refute for encheason that the church was indited through a general sentence & in the same church he was take ¶ And this sir johan went well have had scaped from the death/ for encheason that he claimed kynered of king Edward And the king nold no longer be tarried of his traitors but sent him to london in haste & there he was hanged & his heed smy●en of & his body brent all to ass●his But at the prayer of the Queen Margarete for encheason that he claimed of king Edward kindred his drawing was forgive him ¶ How johan that was william Walleys' brother was put to the death Ca C.lxxxiij. WHen the greatest mastirs of Scotland were thus done to evil death & shended for her falseness johan that was wiliam walleis brother was take and done to death as Sir johan earl of atheles was ¶ How Robert the brus fled from scotland to Norwey Capitulo Centesimo lxxxiiij. ANd at that same time was Robert the brus moche hated among the people of Scotland So he wist not what was for to done & for to hide him he went in to Norwey to the king that had spoused his sister & there held him succour for to have ¶ And Robert the brus might not befounde in Scotland king Edward tho let cry his pese through out all the land & his laws were used and his ministers served through out all the land ¶ How king Edward died Ca C.lxxxv. WHen king Edward had abated his enemies he turned again southward & a malady took him at burgh up sand in the march of Scotland & he wist well that his death was full nigh & called to him sir henry the lacy earl of Nichol/ sir Guyerle of warrewyke sir Aymer valence earl of penbroke/ and sir Robert of Clifford baronn & prayed 'em upon the faith that they him owed that they should make Edward of Carnarivan king of Englond his sone as rathe as they might/ and that they should nat suffer piers of Ganeston come again in to englond for to make his sone to use riot/ and they granted him with good will/ And the king took the sacrament of holy church as a good cristen man should & died in very repentance/ & when he had be king xxxv. year he deid and was buried at westmestre with mochel solempnite upon whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ Of Merlyns prophecies that were declared of king edward that was king henries soon Ca▪ C.lxxxuj. ANd of this king Edward prophesied Merlin & called him a dragon the second king of the vi. last kings that should be for to regne in englond/ and said that he should be meddled with mercy & also with strength & sternesse that should keep englond fro cold & hete/ & that he should open his mouth toward walis/ & that he should set his o foot in wyke/ & that he should closen with walls that should do much harm to his seed/ And he said sooth for the good king Edward was meddled with mercy & with fersenesse with mercy against his enemies of Wales and after of Scotland/ with fersenesse when he put 'em to death for her falseness & traitrie as they had deserved it ¶ And well kept he englond from cold & hete sith he kept it from all manner enemies that run upon him to done him any wrong ¶ And well he opened his mouth toward Wales & made it quake through the hidour of his mouth when he conquered it through dint of sword/ for the prince ●ewelyne and David his brother Ri● and morgan were put unto the death for her falseness and her folly ¶ And he set his oh foot in to wyke/ and conquered Berewyke at the which conquest were slain twenty-five. thousand and seven. houndred outetake 'em that were brend in the reed hall ¶ And the walls that he let make shall be noyous unto his ●eed as men shall here after see in the life of Sir Edward of Carnarivan his sone ¶ And yet Merlin said that he should make rivers run in blood & with brain/ and that seemed well in his werres there that he had the mastery ¶ And yet Merlin said that there should come a people out of the north west during the reign of the foresaid dragon that should be lad by an ill grehounde that should the dragon Crown king that afterward should flee over the see for dread of the drag●n without coming again and that was proved by Sir johan bailloll that king Edward made for to been king of scotland that falsely arose against him and after he fled unto his own lands of france & never come again in to scotland for dread of king Edward ¶ And yet said Merlin that people that should bede the foresaid Grehond should be faderles until a certain time & he said sooth for the people of scotland greatly were disesed sigh that sir johan bailloll her king fled from scotland ¶ And yet said Merlin that the son should become in his time as reed as any blood in tokening of great mortalite of people & that was well known when the scots were slain ¶ And sith said Merlin that ylke dragon should norissh a fox that should move great were against him that should not in his time been ended And that seemed well by Robert the Brus that king Edward norisshed in his chambre that sithenes stolen away and moved great were against him which were was nat ended in his time ¶ And afterward Merlin told that this dragon should been hold the best body of all the world & be said sooth for the good king Edward was the worthiest knight of all the world in his time ¶ And yet said Merlin that the dragon should die in the march of an other land & that his land should be long without any good keeper & that men should we●e for his death from the isle of shepey unto the isle of marcyll ¶ Wherefore alas should be her common song among people fadreles in the land wasted & that prophecy was know overall full well For the good king Edward died at Burgh up sands that is upon the march of Scotland wherefore the Englishmen were discomforted & sorrowed in northumber land ¶ For encheason that king Edwardes sone set by the Scots no force for the Riot of piers of Ganaston wherefore alas was the song through out all englond For defaute of a good warden from the isle of shepey unto the isle of marcyll the people made moche sorrow for good king Edward's death ¶ For they wend that good king Edward should have go in to the holy land for that was hollyche his purposse upon whose soul god for his high grace have mercy ¶ Of king Edward that was king Edward'S sone Ca C.lxxxvij ANd after this king Edward reigned Edward his sone that was boar in Carnarivan and this Edward went in to france & spoused Isabella the kings dought of france the twenty-five. day of janiver at the church of our lady at Boulogne In the year of our lord Ihesu crist a. M.CCC.vij. and the xx. day of Feverer the next year that come after he was crowned solemplich at westmynstre of the Erchebisshoppe Robert of wynchelsee and of the archbishop of Caunterbury/ and there was so great prece of people/ that Sir johan Bacwell was deed and murdered ¶ And anon as the good king Edward was deed/ Sir Edward his sone king of Englond sent after Piers of Ganastone in to Gascoigne and so moche loved him that he called him his brother/ and anon after he yaf him the lordship of wallyngford/ and it was not long after that he ne yaf him the Erledome of Cornewaille against all the lords will of the Royalme ¶ And though brought he Sir walter of langeton bishop of Chestre in to prison in to the tower of london with two knaves alone him to serve For the king was wroth with him/ for 'cause that Sir walter made compleint upon him to his father/ wherefore he was put in to prison in the time of Troilebastone/ And the foresaid Peers of Ganastone made so great masteries that he went in to the kings tresorie in the Abbey of westmynstre and took the table of gold with the trestles of the same/ and many other rich jewels that some time were the noble and good king Arthur's and took 'em to a merchant that was called Aymery of Friscombande/ For he should bear 'em over the see in to Gascoigne & so he went thence/ and they come never again after/ wherefore it was a great loss unto this land ¶ And when this Peers was so richly advanced he become so proud and so stout/ where of all the great lords of the Ream had him in despite for his great bearing/ where for Sir Henry the lacy earl of Nichol/ and Sir Gny earl of warrewyke the which good lords the good king Edward Sir Edwardis king of Englond his father charged that Piers of ganastone should not come in to Englond for to bring his sone Edward in to Riot ¶ And all the lords of Englond assembled hem at a certain day at the freres preachers at london and speaken of the dishonour that king Edward did unto his royalme and to his crown and so they assented all both Earls and communes that the foresaid Peers of Ganastone should been exiled out of Englond for ever more and so it was done for he forswore Englond and went in to Irland and there the king made him 〈◊〉 vetayne and governor of the land by his commission and 〈◊〉 this Piers was chivetayne of all the land/ and did there a●le 〈◊〉 him liked and had power what ●e would and that time were the templars exiled through all cristiente for encheason that men put up on 'em that they should doen thing against the faith and good be leave ¶ King Edward loved Piers of Ganesto● so moche that he might nat forlet his company & so moche the king yaf & behight to the people of Englond that the exiling of the foresaid piers should been revoked at stamford through hem that him had exiled wherefore piers of Ganastone come again in to Englond And when he was come again in to this land he despised the greatest lords of this land and called sir Robert of Clare earl of Gloucestre horesone And the Earl of Nicholl sir henry the lacy brostebely and sir Gny earl of warrewik the black hound of Arderne and also he called the noble earl and gentle Thomas of Lancastre Cherle and many other scorns and shame hem said and by many other great lords of englond Wherefore they were towards him full angry & sore annoyed And in the same time died the Earl of Nichol but he charged or he was deed Thomas of Lancastre earl that was his sone in law that he should maintain his quarrel against the same Peers of Ganastone upon his beneson ¶ And so it was ordained through help of the Earl of Lancastre and of the Earl of warrewyke that foresaid sir Piers was beheaded at gaversich besides warrewyke the nineteeen. day of jun in the year of grace a M.ccc. and xij. wherefore the king was sore annoyed and prayed god that he might see that day to been a venged upon the death of the foresaid Piers ¶ And so it befallen afterward as you sh●ll here alas the time For the foresaid Earl of Lancastre and many other great barons were put to Pitons' death and martyred for encheason of the foresaid querell ¶ The king was tho at london and held a parliament and ordained the laws of sir Symond Mo●nfort wherefore the Earl of lancastre and the earls and all the clergy of Englond maden an oath through council of Robert of wynchelsee for to maintain though ordinances for evermore ¶ How Robert the Brus come again in to Scotland & gathered a great power of men for to were upon king Edward Capitulo Centesimo lxxxviij. ANd when sir Robert the Brus that made him king of Scotland that was fled in to Norwey for dread of death of the good king Edward and heard of therdebate that was in englond between the king & his lords he ordained an host & come in to englond in to northumberland & cleenly destroyed the country ¶ And when king Edward heard this tiding he let assemble his host & met the scots at Estrevelyne in the day of nativity of seint johan baptist in the seven. year of his regne/ and in the year of our lord ●hesu crist a M.CCC. & xiv. Alas the sorrow & loss that there was done ¶ For there was slain the noble earl Gillebert of Clare sir Robert of Clifford baronn/ & many other/ & of other people that no man coude number/ and their king Edward was scomfited/ and sir Edmond of maul the kings stiward for dread went and drenched himself in a fressh river that is called Bannokesborne/ wherefore the Scots said in reprove & despite of king Edward for as moche as he loved to go by water/ & also for he was discomfited at Bannokesborne/ therefore maidens maden a song there of in that country of king Edward of Englond and in this manner they song ¶ Manydens' of englond sare may you morn/ for tiȝt have you lost your lemans at Bannokesborne/ with hevalogh/ what wend the king of englond/ to have gete scotland with rombilough WHen king Edward was discomfited he was wonder sorry and fast fled with his folk that was left on live and went to B●rrewyke and there held him/ And after he took hostages that is to witen seven. children of the richest of the town and the king went to london & took council of things that were needful unto the ream of englond ¶ And in the same time i● befallen that though was in englond a ribaude that was called ●ohan tanner/ and he went and said that he was the good king Edwardes sone and let him call Edward of Carnarivan and therefore he was take at Oxenford/ and there he challenged the frere carmes church that king Edward had yeve 'em the which church some time was the kings hall ¶ And afterward was this johan lad to northampton and draw and there hanged for his falseness/ and er that he was deed he confessed and said before all the people that there was That the devil behight him that he should be king of englond and that he had served the devil iij. year/ ¶ How the town of Berewyke was take through treason & how ij Cardinals were rob in englond Ca C.lxxxix. ANd in mydlenten Sunday in the year of our lord Ihū crist M.ccc.xuj. Berewyke was lost through falls t●●son of one piers of spalding the which piers the king had put there for to keep that same town with many burgeis of the town/ Wherefore the children that were put in hostage through the burgeiss of Berewyke followed the kings marchalsie many days fe●ered in strong yrens ¶ And after that time there come ij. Cardinals in to englond as the pope had 'em sent/ for to make peace between Scotland & englond/ And as they went toward duresme for to have sacred mastir Louis of Beaumond bishop of dureham and as they went they were taken & rob upon the more of wynglesdoune of which robbery sir guillebert of Middelton was atteint & take and hanged & draw at london/ & his heed smitten of & set upon a spear and set upon Newegate/ & the iiij. quarters sent to iiij. cites of englond ¶ And that same time befallen many mischiefs in englond for the pour people died in englond for hunger & so moche & so fast deid that vuneth men might 'em bury for a quart of wheat was worth xl. shilling and ij. year & an half a quarter of wheat was worth x mar●/ and oft times the pour people stolen children & eat hem/ & et● also all the hounds that they might take and eke hor● and catte● And after theridamas fallen a great moreyne among bests in diverse countries of englond during king Edward's life ¶ How the scots rob northumberland. Capitulo Centesimo. lxxxx. ANd in the same time come the Scots again in to englond and destroyed Northumberland and brend that land & rob it/ and quelled men women and children that leyne in cradles/ and brend also holy church and destroyed cristendome & took & bore englisshmennys goods as they had been Sarazens or paynims & of the wykked●esse that they diden/ all the world spoke there of through all cristendome ¶ How the Scots would not amend her trespass/ & therefore Scotland was interdicted Ca C. lxxxxj. ANd when 〈◊〉 johan the xxij. after seint Petre heard of the great sorrow & meschief that the scots wrought he was wonder sorry that Christendom was so destroyed through the scots/ & namely they destroyed so holy church wherefore the pope sent a general sentence under his bu●●e● of lede unto the erchebissho●●e of Caunterbury and to the archbishop of york/ that if Robert the Brus of Scotland would not be justified and make amende● unto the king of Englond Edward her lord & make amendss of his loss and of his harms that they had done in Englond & also to restore the goods that they had taken of holy church that the sentence should be pronunced through all Englond ¶ And when the scots herd this they would not let her malice for the pope's commandment wherefore Robert Brus james douglas & Thomas Raudulph Earl of Mo●ref and all though that with hem communed or hem halp in word or in deed were accursed in every church through englond every day at mass iij. times and no mass should he song in holy church through out all Scotland but if the scots would make restitution of the harms that they had made unto holy church wherefore many a good priest and holy men therefore were slain through the ream of Scotland for encheason that would sing no mass against the pope's commandment and against his will & to done and fullfyll the tyrant's will ¶ How sir hugh the spencers soon was made the kings Chamberlain and of the bataille of Mitone Ca C. lxxxxij. ANd it was not long afterward that the king ne ordained a parliament at york and there was sir hugh the spencers soon made chamburlayne and in the mean time while the were last the king went again in to Scotland that it was wonder for to wit and besieged the town of Berewyke but scots went over the water of Solewath that was iij. mile from the kings host and privily they steel away by night and comen in to Englond and rob and destroyed all that they might and spared no manner thing till that they comen unto york ¶ And when the Englishmen that were left at home heard this thing all though that might travail as well monks and priests and freris and canons and seculars come and met with the scots at Mitone up small the xij. day of October ¶ Alas what sorrow for the English husbondmen that could no thing of the were that there were quelled and drenched in an arm of the se● And her chi●iteyns sir willian of melton Erchebishopp of york & the abbot of sell by with her steeds fled & comen unto york & that was her own folly that they had that myschannce for they passed the wa● of small & the scots set a fire the stakkes of hay & the smoke there of was huge that the englishmen might not see the scots ¶ And when the englishmen were go over the water though comen the Scots with her wing in manner of ashelde & come toward the englisshmen in array & the englisshmen fl●d for vuneth they had any men of arms/ for the king had 'em almost lost at the siege of Berewyke/ & the scottissh hobi●●rs went between the bruge & the englissh men/ And when the great host hem met the englisshmen fled between the hobilers & the great host/ and the englisshmen almost were there quelled/ & he that might wend over the water was saved/ but many were draint/ Alas for there was slain many men of religion & seculars & eke priests & clerks & with much sorrow the archbishop ascaped/ & therefore the scots called the bataille the white bataille ¶ How king Edward did all manner thing that sir hugh the spencer would Ca. C. lxxxxiij. ANd when king Edward heard this tiding he remeu●d his siege from Berewyke & come again in to englond/ but sir hugh the spencer the sone that was the kings Chamburleyne kept so the kings chambre that no man must speak with the king/ but he had made with him a fret/ for to done his need/ & that over measure/ & this hugh ●are him so stout that all men had of him scorn & despite/ & the king himself would not been governed ne ruled by no manner man/ but only by his father & by him/ & if any knight of englond had woods manners or lords that they would coveit/ anon the king must yeve it hem●or else the man that aught it should be falsely indited of forest or of felony/ And through such doing they disherited many a good bachiller & so much land geten that it was wonder ¶ And when the lords of englond see the great covetise & the falseness of sir hugh the spencer the father & of Sir hugh the sone they come to the gentle Earl of lancastre/ and axed him of council of the disese that was in the royalme through Sir hugh the spencer & his sone/ and in haste by one assante they made a ●ue assemble at shirborne in Elmede/ & all they made there an oath/ for to break & destourble the doing between the king & sir hugh the spencer & his sone upon her power ¶ And they went in to the marc●● of Wales & destroyed the land of the foresaid sir hughes ¶ How sir h●gh the spencer & his father were exiled on●e of Englo●d Ca C. lxxxxiiij WH●n king Edward saw the great harm and destruction that the Barons of Englond diden to Sir Hugh the spencers land and to his sons in every place that they comen upon And the king though through his counsel exiled sir johan monbray Sir Rogier of clifford and sir Gosselyne davill and many other lords that were to hem consent wherefore the Barons did tho more harm than they diden before ¶ And when the king see that the barons would not cese of her cruelty the king was sore adread left they would destroy him and his ream for his maintenance but if that he assented to hem And so he sent for 'em by let tres that they should come to london to his parlement at a certain day as in his letters was contained And they comen with iij battles well armed at all points and every bataille had cote arumres of green clot and there of the right quarter was yelwe with whit bends wherefore that plement was called the parlement of the whit bend And in that company was sir ●mfrey de Bohen Earl of herford and sir Rogier of clifford sir johan Mombray sir Gecelin davill sir Rogier Mortuner uncle of sir Rogier Mortimer of wigmore sir Henry of Trais sir johan Giffard & sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmore that was the kings stiward that the king had sent to Shirborne in elmede to the Earl of Lancastre & to all that with him were for to trete of accord that him allied to the harons and come with that company And sir Rogier dammorie and sir hugh Dandale that had spoused the kings neces sister & sir Gillebert of Clare earl of Gloucestre that was quelled in scotland as before is said And though ij. lords had tho ij. parties of the Erledome of Gloucestre & sir hugh the spencer the sone had the third part in his wives half the iij. sister & though ij. lords went to the barons with all her power against sir hugh her brother in law and so there come with 'em Sir Rogier of Clifford sir johan Mombray Sir Gosselme davill sir Rogier Mortimer of werk sir Rogier mortime of wigmore his nepheu sir Henry trays sir johan Giffard sir Bartholomewe of badelesmore with all her company and many other that to hem were consent All these great lords comen to westmynster to the kings parliament and so they spoken and did that both sir hugh spencer the father & sir hugh the sone were outelawed of Englond for evermore And sir hugh the father went to Dover & made moche sorrow and fell down upon the ground by the see bank acroes with his arms and sore weeping said Now fair England and good Englond to almighty god I the betake and thries cust the ground and wend never to have comen again and weeping full sore cursed the time that ever he begat Sir Hugh his ●●one And said for him he had lost all England and in presence of 'em that were about him he yaf him his curse and went over the see to his lands/ but sir hugh the sone would not goen out of englond but held him in the see/ & he & his company rob ij. dromondes beside sandewich and took and ●ere away all the good that was on 'em the value of xl. M. pound. ¶ How the king exiled earl Thomas of lancastre & all that held with him & how the Mortimer come & yield him to the king & of the lords Ca C. lxxxxv. HIt was not long after that the king ne made sir Hugh spencer the father & sir hugh the sone come again in to Englond against the lords will of the ream/ And soon after the king with a strong power come & besieged the Castle of beads/ & in the Castle was the lady of Badelesmere for encheason that she would not grant that Castle to queen Isabella king Edward's wife/ But the principal cause was for encheason that sir Bartholomewe badelesmere was against the king & held with the lords of englond/ and notheles the king by help & succour of men of london & also of help of southern men/ the king gate the Castle maugre hem all that were therein & took with him all that he might find/ And when the barons of englond herd of this thing sir Rogier Mortimer and other many lords took the town of Brugge worth with strength wherefore the king was wonder wroth & let outelawe Thomas of lancastre & umfrey de Bohounes earl of hertford & all though that were assentant to the same quarrel And the king assembled an huge host & come against the lords of englond wherefore the mortimerz put hem to the kings mercy & his grace & anon they were sent to the tower of london & theridamas kept in prison And when the barons herd of this thing they comen to Pounfret there that earl Thomas sojourned & told him how that Mortimers both had yield 'em to the king and put 'em in his grace ¶ Of the siege of Tykhille Ca C. lxxxxuj WHen Thomas earl of lancastre heard this/ they were wonder wroth/ & all that were of his company/ & greatly they were discomfited & ordained her power together & besieged the Castle of Tykhill/ but though that were withynne so manlich defended 'em that the barons might not gete the Castle/ & when the king herd that his Castle was besieged he sworn by god & by his names that the siege should be removed and assembled a huge power of people and went thitherward to rescue the Castle and his picked increased from day to day ¶ when the Earl of lancastre and the Earl of Herford and the barons of her company herd of this thing they assembled all her power and went 'em to Burton up Trent and kept the brigge that the king should nat pass over But it befallen so on the x. day of March In the year of grace M.ccc. and xxj. The king and the spencer Sir Aymer balance earl of Penbroke and johan Earl of Arundel and her power went on●● the water and discomfited the Earl Thomas and his company and they fled to the Castle of Tutbery and fro thence they went to Pounfret And in that voyage died Sir Rogier Dammorie in the Abbey of Tutbery And in that same time the Earl Thomas had a traitor with him that was called Robert of Holland a knight that the Earl had brought up of naught and had norrisshed him in his botelerie & had yeven him a thousand mar● of land by year and so moche the Earl loved him that he might done in the Earls court all thing that him liked both among high and low and so queyntelich the thief bore him against his lord that he trusted more upon him than upon any man a live. And the Earl had ordained by his lettres for to wend in to the Erledome of lancastre for to make men arise to help him in that voyage that is to seyne u C. men of Arms But the falls traitor come not there no manner men for to warn ne to make arise for to help his lord And when the traitor heard tell that his lord was discomfited at Burtone as a falls thief traitor he stolen a way and rob in Ravenesdale his lords men that come fro the scomfiture and took of 'em horse and harness and all that they had and quelled of 'em all that he might take and though come and yield him unto the king When the good Earl Thomas wist that he was so betrayed he was sore abashed and said to himself O almighty god quoth he how might Robert holand find in his heart me to betray sithenes that I have loved him so much O god weal may now a man see by him that no man may desceyve an other rather than he that he trust most upon he hath full evil yield my goodness and the wurshipp that I to him have done and through my kendenesse have him a advanced and made high from low and he maketh me go from high unto low but yet shall he die in evil death Of the scomfiture of Burbrugge Ca C. lxxxxvij THe good Earl Thomas of lancastre Humphrey de Bohonn Earl of herford and the barons that with hem were token council between 'em at frere preachers at pounfrete Tho thought Thomas upon the traitrie of Robert Holland and said in reprove/ Alas holand had me hetraied/ Aye is in the reed of some evil shred/ and by common assent they should all wend to the castle of Dunstanburgh the which pertained to the Erledome of lancastre and that they should abide there till that the king had forgive 'em her male talon ¶ But when the good Earl Thomas this herd he ansu●rd in this manner and said/ lords quoth he if we go toward the north the northern men will seyne that we go toward the scots & so we shall be hold traitors/ for cause of distance that is between king Edward and Robert the Brus that made him king of scotland and therefore I say as touching myself that I will go no fer●her in to the north than to mine own Castle of Pounfrete ¶ And when sir Rogier Clifford heard this he arose up anon in wrath and drew his sword and sworn by almighty god and by his holy names but if that he would go with hem he should ●e deed and that he would slay him there ¶ The noble and gentle Earl Thomas of lancastre was sore adread/ and said fair sires I will go with you whither so ever you me lede ¶ Thomas went th●y to gedre●● in to the north and with hem they had seven. C. men of arms and come to Burbrugge ¶ And when Sir Andrew of herkela that was in the northcontre through ordinance of the king for to keep the country of scotland heard tell how that Thomas of lancastre was discomfited and his company at Burton upon Trent he ordained him a strong power/ and sir Symond ward also/ that was tho sheriff of york and come and met the barons at burbrugge and anon they break the bridge that was made of tree ● And when Sir Thomas of Lancastre ●erde that Sir An●●ewe of herkela had brought with him such power/ he was sore adread/ and sent for sir Andr●we of Herkela and with him spoke/ and said to him in this manner Sir Andrew quod he you mow well understand how that our lord the king is lad and misgoverned by moche falls counceille thur●●h Sir Hugh the S●●ncer the father and Sir hugh his sone/ and Sir johan earl of Arundel and through Mastir Robert 〈◊〉 a falls ●iled clerk that now is in the kings court duelling/ wherefore I pray you that you would come with us with all the power that you have ordained and help to destroy the venom of Englond and the traitors that been therein and we will yeve unto you the best part of u Erldomes that we have & hold and we will make unto yow● an oath that we will neue● done thing without your council & so you shall been ef●●as wel● with us as ever was Robert of holand ¶ Thomas an●uerd sir Andrew of herkela and said Sir Thomas that would I not done ne consent there to for no manner thing you might me yeve without the will and commandment of 〈◊〉 the king for than should I been hold a traitor for evermore ¶ And when the noble Earl Thomas of laucastre see that he nold not consent to him for no manner thing Sir Andrew he said will you nat consent to destroy the venom of the ream as we be consent At one word Sir andrew I tell the that or this year be go that you shall been take and hold for a traitor and more than you hold us now and in were death you shall die than ever died any knight of Englond And understandeth well that you dead never thing that sorrer shall you repent and now goth and doth that you good liketh And I will pnt me unto the mercy and the grace of god And so went the false traitor Sir Andrew of herkela in his way as a falls traitor tyrant and as a falls forsworn man For through the noble Earl Thomas of laucastre he underfeng the arms of chivalry and through him he was made knight ¶ Thomas might men seen archiers draw 'em in that one side and in that other and knights also and fought together wonder sore and also among other sir humfrey de Boughon Earl of herford a worthy knight of renown through all cristendome stood and fought with his enemies upon the bridge and as the noble lord stood and fought upon the bridge a thief a ribande skulked under the bridge and fersely with a spear smote the noble knight in to the foundement so that his boweles comen out there Alas the sorrow for there was slain the flower of solace and of comfort and also of courtesy ¶ And sir Rogier of clifford a noble knight stood ever and fought and well and nobly him defended as a worthy Baron But at the last he was sore wonuded in his heed and Sir william of Sullayand Sir Rogier of Bernefeld were slain at that bataille ¶ When Sir Andrew of herkela see that Sir Thomas men lancastre lassed and slaked anon he and his company comen to the gentle knight Sir Thomas of Laucastre and said yield the traitor yield the ¶ The gentle Earl an●uerd tho and said Nay lords Traitors ●e we none and to you will we never us yield while that our lives laste● but liefer we have to be slain in our treuthe than yield us to you ¶ And sir Andrew again grad upon sir Thomas company yolling as a wode wolf and said yield you traitors taken yield you & with an high ●●is said ●ethe aware sires that none of you be hardy upon life and limb to misdone Thomas body of Lancastre ¶ And with that word the good Earl Thomas went in to the chapel & said kneeling upon his knees and turned his visage towards the cross and said almighty god to the I me yield and hollich put me in to thy mercy And with that the vileyns ribaudes leapt about him on every side as tyrants and wooed turmentours and difpoilled him of his armure and clothed him in a rob of ray that was of his squires livere and forth lad him unto york by water ¶ Thomas might men see moche sorrow and care for the gentle knights fledden in every side and the ribaudes and the vileyns eagerly hem descried and grad an high yeld y●we traitors yield you And when they were y yolde they were rob & bound as theves alas the shame and despite that the gentle order of knighthood there had at that bataille and the land though was with out law For holy church though had no more reverence than it had been a bordelhows and in that bataille was the father against the sone and the uncle against his nepheu For so moche unkendenesse was never seyn before in Englond as was that time among folk of one nation For oh kindred had no more pite of that other than an hungry wolf hath of a sheep and it was no wonder For the great lords of Englond were not all of oh nation but were meddled with other nations that is for to seyne some britons some Saxons some Danois some Pehites some frenshmen some normans some Spaniards some Romayns some Henaudes some Flemmynges and of other diverse nations the which nations accorded not to the kind blood of Englond And if so great lords had been onlich wedded to English people than should peez have been and rest amongs hem without any envy. ¶ And at that bataille was Sir Rogier Clifford take Sir johan Mombray Sir william Tuchet Sir william fitz william and many other worthy knights there were take at that bataille And sir hugh dandell the next day after was taken and put in to prison and should have been done to death if he had not spoused the kings niece that was earl Gilbertes sister of Gloucester And anon afterwas sir Bartholomew of Badelesmere taken at stow park a manner of the bishops of lincoln that was his nepheu/ and many other barons & banerettzes wherefore was made moche sorrow ¶ H●w Thomas of lancastre was beheaded at Pountfrete & u barons hanged & deawen there/ Capitulo Centesimo. lxxxxviij. ANd now I shall tell you of the noble Earl Thomas of lancastre/ when he was taken & brought to york many of the Cite were full glad/ & upon him cried with high vois/ A sir traitor you arne welcome blessed be god/ for now shall you have the reward that long time you have deserved/ and cast upon him many snow balls and many other reproves did him/ but the gentle earl all suffered & said nothir one ne other/ And in the same time the king herd of this same scomfiture and was full glad & in haste come to Pountfrete & sir hugh the spencer & sir hugh his sone & sir ●ohan earl of arundel/ & sir Edmond of wodestoke the kings brother earl of kent/ and sir Aymer of valaunce earl of Penbroke and mastir robert baldoke a falls piled clerc that was ●ue and dwelled in the kings court and all come thither with the king/ and the king entered in to the castle And sir Andrew of herkela a falls tyrant through the kings commandment took with him the gentle earl Thomas to Pountfrete/ & there he was prisoned in his own castle that he had new made that stood against the Abbey of king Edward And sir hugh the spencer the father & his sone cast & thought how & in what manner the good earl Thomas of lancastre should be deed without any jugement of his Peries/ wherefore it was ordained through the kings ●ustices that the king should put upon him points of treason/ And so it befallen that he was led to bar before the kings justices barehede as a thief in a fair hall within his own castle that he had made therein many a fair fist both to rich & eke to pour And these were his ●ustices Sir hugh 〈◊〉 the fadris/ Aymer of valaunce Earl of Penbroke/ Sir Edmond of wodestoke Earl of kent/ Sir johan of Britain earl of Richemond and Sir Robert of Malemethorppe justice/ and Sir Robert him acoulped in this manner/ Thomas at the first/ our lord the king and this court excludeth you of all manner ansuere Thomas our lord the king put upon you that you have in his land riden with banner displayed again his peace as a traitor And with that word the gentle earl Thomas with an high vois said nay lords forsooth and by seint Thomas I was never traitor ¶ The justice said again tho ¶ Thomas our lord the king put upon you that you have rob his folk and mordred his people as a thief ¶ Thomas the king also put upon you that he discomfited you and your people with his folk in his own ream wherefore you went and fled to the wood as an outelawe And also you were taken as an outelawe ¶ And Thomas as a traitor you shall he hanged by reason but the king hath forgive you that jews for love of queen Isabella And Thomas reason would also that you should be hanged but the king hath forgive you that jews for cause and love of your lineage But Thomas For as moche as you were take fleeing and as an outelawe the king will that your heed shall be smitten of as you have well deserved Anon doth him out of prece and anon bring him to his judgement. ¶ The gentle knight Thomas he had heard all these words with an high vois he cried sore weeping And said Alas Seint Thomas ●aire father Alas shall I be deed thus ¶ Grant me now blissful god ansuere but all availled him no thing For the cursed Gascoynes put him hither and thither and on him cried with an high vois O king Arthur most dreadful well known is now thine open traytrie an evil death shalt thou die as thou hast well deserved ¶ Tho set they upon his heed in scorn an old Chapelet all to rend and to torn that was nat worth an halpenye And after they set him upon a leave white Palfrey full unseemlyh and eke all bore and with an old bridle and with an horrible noise they driven him out of the Castle toward his death and cast upon him many balls of snow ¶ And as the turmentours lad him out of the Castle though said he this pitonse words and his hands held upon high towards heaven Now the king of heaven yeve us mercy For the earthly king hath us forsake And a frere prechour went with him out of the Castle till that he come to the place that he ended his life unto whom he shrofe him all his life ¶ And the gentle Earl held the frere wonder fast by the clotheses and said fair father abide with us till that I be dead for my flesh quaketh for dread of death And sooth for to say the gentle Earl set him upon his knees & turned him toward the Est but a ribaude that was called Higone of Mostone set hand upon the gentle Earl and said in despite of him Sir traitor turn the toward the Scots thy ●ou●e deed to underfong/ and turned him toward the north ¶ The noble Earl Thomas ansuerd tho with a mild vois & said now fair lords I shall done all your will/ and with that word the frere went fro him sore weeping and anon a rebaude went to him and smote of his heed the xj. ●al. of Auerill in the year of grace M.CCC.xxj. Alas that ever such a gentle blood shal● been done to death without cause and reason And traitoursly was the king counseiled when he through the false council of the spencers/ suffered Sir Thomas his vncles● soon been put to such a death and so been beheaded ayen● all man of reason/ and great pite it was also that such a noble king should been deceived and misgoverned through council of the false spencers/ the which he mayntened through loselrie against his honour and eke profit For afterward there fill great vengeance in englond for encheason of the foresaid Thomas death ¶ When the gentle earl of his life was passed/ The priour and the monks of Pountfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the king and they buried it before the high Auter on the right side ¶ 〈◊〉 same day that this gentle lord was deed/ there were hanged and draw for the same●quarell at Pountfrete/ Sir william tuchet Sir william Fitz william/ sir watreyne of ysille/ Sir Henry of Bradborne/ and sir william/ cheynie barons all and Johan page squire ¶ And soon after at york were draw and hong●d Sir Rogier Clifford/ Sir johan of Momb●●y barons/ And Sir Gosselm davill knight/ ¶ And at Bristol were draw and hanged Sir henry of wymyngton/ and sir henry Mountfort barons And at Gloucestre were draw and hanged Sir johan Giffard and Sir william of Elmebrugge barons/ ¶ And at london were hanged and draw Sir Henry Ties baron And at wynchelsee sir Thomas Colepepir knight/ And at wyndesore Sir Fraunceis of waldenham baron/ And at Caunterbury was draw and hanged Sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmere/ and sir Barth●lomewe of asshebourneham barons/ And at kerdyfe in Wales Sir william flēmyng baron ¶ How king Edward went in to scotland with an hondr●d thousand men of arms & might not speed Ca C. lxxxxix ANd when king Edward of Englond had brought the flower of Chivalry v● to her death through couuceille of Sir hugh the spencer the father and Sir hugh the sone he become as wooed as any lyonne And what so ever the spencers would have it was done and so well the king loved 'em that they might done with him all thing that they would Wherefore the king 〈◊〉 unto Sir hugh spencer the father the Erledome of wynchestre and to sir Andrew of harkela the Erledome of Cardoil● in prejudice and in harming of his crown ¶ And Edward though through conseille of the spencers disherited all hem that had been against him in any quarrel with Thomas of Lancastre & many other were disherited also for encheason that the spencers coveted for to have her lands & so they had all that they would desire with wrong and against all reason ¶ Thomas made the king Robert of Baldok a falls pi●ed clerk chancellor of England through council of the foresaid spencers & he was a false ribald and a coveitons & so they counceilled the king moche that the king let take to his own ward all the goods of the lords that wrongfully were put to the death in to his own hand and as well they token the goods that were in holy church as the goods that were without and let 'em be put in to his tresorie in london and let 'em call his forfaittz and by her council the king wrought for evermore he disherited hem that the goods owghten ¶ And through her council let arere a talliage of all the goods of Englond Wherefore he was the ricchest king that ever was in Englond after william Bastard of Normandy that conquered Englond ¶ And yet through council of hem him seemed that he had not enough but made yet every town of englond find a man of arms upon her own costages for to go & were upon the scots that were his enemies wherefore the king went in to Scotland with an hounderd thousend men of arms at witsontide in the year of our lord Ihesu crist M.CCC. and xxij. But the Scots went and hide 'em in mountains and in wades and ta●●ed the Englisshmen fro day to day that the king might for no manner thing hem find in plain field wherefore many Englissh men that few vitailles hadden for hunger there died wonder fast and suddenly for hunger in going and in coming and namelich though that had been against Thomas of Lancastre and had rob his men upon his lands ¶ when king Edward saw that vitailles failled him he was though wonder sore discomforted for encheason also that his m●n died and for he might nouzt spe●e of his enemies So at the last he come again in to Englond ¶ And anon after come james douglas & also Thomas Randulph with an hugh host in to Englond in to northumberland & with 'em the englisshmen that ●●ere driven out of englond & come & rob the country and quelled the 〈◊〉/ and also brend the town that was called No●tallertone & many other to●nes unto york ¶ And when the king heard this ty●ynge he let 〈◊〉 all manner men that mighten tranaille/ and so the englisshmen the abbey of Beigheland the xv. day after Mihelmasse in the same year about said/ and the englishmen were there discomfited/ and at that scomfiture was take sir ●ohan of Britain earl of Richemond that held the country and Erledome of lancastre And after he paid an huge raunsone and was let go/ and after that he went in to france and come never afterward again ¶ How Sir Andrew of herkela was take & put unto the death that was earl of Cardoille. Capitulo ducentesimo/ ANd at that time sir Andrew of herkela that new was made Earl of Cardoille for cause that he had taken the good Earl Thomas of lancastre/ he had ordained through the kings commandment of englond for to bring him all the ●ower that he might for to help him against the Scots at the Abbey of beigheland/ And when the false traitor had gathered all the people that he might & should have come to the king unto the Abbey of Brigheland the false traitor lad hem by an other country through Copeland and through the erledome of lancastre/ and wit through the country and robbed and quelled folk all that he might And furthermore the false traitor had taken a great some of gold and silver of sir james douglas for to be against the king of englond & to been helping & holding with the Scots through whose treason the king of englond was scomfited at Beigheland oer that he come thither wherefore the king was toward him wonder wroth/ and let ●uely enquere by the country about/ how that it was/ and so men enquered & aspied/ so at the last truth was found & ●ought & he atteint & taken as a falls traitor/ As the noble earl Thomas of lancastre him told/ ere that he were done unto the death at his taking at bnrbruge and to him said or that year were done he should be take and hold a traitor And so it was as the holy man said wherefore the king sent priu●lich to Sir Anthoyne of lucy a knight of the country of Cardoille that he should take sir Andrew of harkela and put him unto the death & to bring this thing unto the end the king sent his commissione So that the same Andrew was take at Cardoill & led unto the bar in the manner of an Earl worthily arrayed & with a sword gurt about him & hosed & spored ¶ Tho spoke sir Anthoyne in this manner Sir Andrew quoth he the king put up on the for as moche as thou hast been orped in thy deeds he dead unto the mochel honour & made the earl of Cardoill & thou as a traitor unto thy lord the king & leddest his people of this country that should have holp him at the battle of Beigheland & thou leddest them away by the country of Copeland & through the erledome of lancastre Wherefore our lord the king was stomfited there of the scots through thy treason & falseness And if thou hadst come be times he had had the mastery & all treason thou diddest for the great sum of gold & silver that thou underfeng of james douglas a scotte the kings enemy ¶ And our lord the kings will is that the order of knighthood by the which thou underfeng all thine honour and wurshupp upon thy body be all brought to nouzt & thy estate undone that other knights of lower degree mow after the beware the which lord hath the avaunced hugely in diverse countries in Englond & that all mow take example by the Her lord afterward truly for to serve ¶ Tho commanded he a knave anon to h●we of his spurs on his heel's And after he let break the sword over his heed the which the king him yaf to keep & defend his land therewith when he made him Earl of Cardoille ¶ And after he let him unclothe of his furred Tabard & of his hode & of his furred coats and of his gurdell & when this was done sir Anthoyne said unto him Andrew quoth he now art thou no knight but a knave and for thy treason the king will that thou shalt be hanged & draw and thine heed smitten of & thy bowels taken out of thy body & brent before the & thy body quartered & thine heed smitten of and sent unto london and there it shall stand upon london bridge and the iiij. quarter's shall be sent to iiij. towns of Englond that all other mow beware & chastized by the And as Anthoyne said so it was done all manner thing in the last day of October In the year of grace M.CCC. & xxij. year And the son though turned in to blood as the people it see & that dured fro the morn till it was xj. of the clokke of the day ¶ of the miracles that god wrought for seint Thomas l●ue of lancastre wherefore the king let close the church doors of the Priory of Pountfret for no man should come therein to the body for to off●en Capitulo du●●●tesimo primo ANd soon after that the good earl Thomas of lancastre was martyred a pressed that long time had been blind dreamed in ●is sleeping that he should go unto the hill there that the good earl Thomas of lancastre was done unto the death and he should have his sight again/ & so he dreamed iij. nights sewing/ & the priest let though lede him to the same hill/ & when he come to that place that he was martyred on●deuoutely he made there his prayers & prayed god & seint Thomas that he must have his sight again/ & was in his prayers he laid his right honde upon the same place that the good man was matred on/ & a drop of dry blood & small sand cleved on his honde & there with striked his yien/ & anon through the might of god & of seint Thomas of lancastre he had his sight again/ & thanked tho almighty god & seint Thomas/ And when this miracle was known among men the people come thither on every side & kneeled and made her prayers at his tomb that is in the priory of Pounfret/ & prayed that holy martyr of succour & of help & god herd her prayer ¶ Also there was a young child drenched in a well in the town of Pountfrete & was deed iij. days & iij. nights & men comen and laid the deed child upon seint Thomas tomb the holy martyr/ & the child arose there from death to life/ as many a man it see/ and also much people were out of her mind & god hath sent 'em her mind again through virtue of that holy martyr/ And also god hath yeven there to/ to creples her goyug & to crooked her hands & her feet and to blind also her sight/ & to many sick folk her hele of diverse maladies for the love of his good martyr ¶ Also there was a rich man in Coundom in gascoigne/ & such a malady he had that all his right side rooted & fallen away from him/ that men might see his liver & also his heart/ & so he stank that vuneth men might come nigh him wherefore his friends were for him wonder sorry Butt at the last as god would they prayed to seint Thomas of lancastre that he wollde pray to almighty god for that prisoner & behight to go to pountfrete for to done her pilgrimage that the martyr seint Thomas come unto him & anointed over all his sick body/ And their with the good man awoke & was all hole/ & his flesh was restored again that before was rooted & fall away/ For which miracle the good man & his friends loved god and seint Thomas ever more after/ And this good man come in to Englond and took with him iiij. fellows & come to Pounfreete unto that holy martyr and did her pilgrimage but the good man that was sick come thither all naked save his 〈◊〉/ & when they had don● they turned home again in to her country & told of the miracle where so ever they come ¶ And also ij. men have anheled there of the mormal through help of that holy martyr though that evil behold incurable ¶ When the spencers herd that god did such miracles for this ho●y martyr/ & they would be leave it in no manner wyse-but said openlich that it was great heresy such virtue of him to believe ¶ And when Sir hugh the spencer the sone see all this doing anon he sent his missagier from Pountfrete there that he dwelled to the king Edward that though was at Grau●●e at Skipton for cause that the king should undo that pilgrimage ¶ And as the Ribaude the messagier went to ward the king for to done his message he come by the hull on the which the good martyr was done to death and in the same place he made his ordure/ and when he had done he went toward the king/ And a strong flix him come upon ere he come to york/ and shed all his boweles at his fundement/ And when Sir hugh the spencer heard this tiding somed●ell he was adread/ and thought for to undone the pilgrimage if he might by any manner way/ a●d to the king went and said that they should be in great sklaundre through out all cristendome for the death of Thomas of lancastre if that he suffered the people done her pilgrimage at Pountfrete/ and so he counceilled the king that he commanded to close the church doors of pountfrete in the which church the holy martyr seint Thomas was entered/ and thus they diden again all franchises of holy church/ so that iiij. year after might no pilgryme come unto that holy body ¶ And for encheason that the monks suffered men come and honour that holy body of seint Thomas the martyr/ through council of Sir hugh the spencer the sone and through council also of mastir Robert of Baldoke the false piled clerk that was the kings chancellor the king consented that they should be set to her wages and let make wardens over her own good long time/ and through commandment of the foresaid Sir hugh the spencer xiv. Gascoyne's well armed kept the hull there that the good man seint Thomas was done unto his death so that no pilgrim might come by that way ¶ Full well went be to have be take cristes might & his power and the great loo● of miracles that he showed for his martyr seint Thomas through all cristendome And that same time the king made Robert of Baldok the piled clerk and false through prayer of Sir hugh the spencer the sone Chauncelere of Englond/ And in the same time was the Castle of walynford held against the king through the prisoners that were withynne the castle for seint Thomas quarrel of Lancastre wherefore the people of the country come & took the castle up on the foresaid prisoners wherefore sir johan of Goldington knight & sir Edmond of the beech prisoner & a squire that was called Rogier of walton were take & sent to the king to Punfrete and there they were done in to prison And the foresaid Rogier was sent unto york & there he was draw & hanged And anon after sir Rogier mortime of wygmore krake out of the tour of london in this manner the foresaid sir Rogier herd that he should be draw & hanged at london in the morn after seint laurence day and on the day before he held a fair fist in the tour of london & theridamas was sir Stephen segraue constable of the tower & many great men with hem And when they should soap the foresaid Stephen sent for all the officers of the tower and they come and souped with him And when they should take her leave of him a squire that was called Stephen that was f●ll privy with the foresaid Rogier through his connceill yaf 'em all such drink that the best of 'em all slept ij. days and ij. nights & in the mean time be scaped away by water that is to say by the thamyse & went over the see & held him in france. Wherefore the king was sore annoyed & though put the same Stephen out of his constablery ¶ How the queen Isabella went in to france for to treten of peace between her lord the king of Englond & the king of france her brother. Ca CC.ij. THe king went though unto london & their through council of sir hugh the spencer the father & of his sone & of mastir robert Baldok a falls piled clerc his chancellor let seize though all the queens lands in to his own hand & also all the lands that were sir Edwardis his sone & were so put to her wages against all manner reason and that was through the falseness of the spencers ¶ And when the king of france that was queen Isabelles brother herd of this falnesse he was sore annoyed against the king of englond and his false councelers wherefore he sent a letter unto king Edward under his seal that he should come in to feaunce at a certain day for to done his homage & there to he somened him and else he should lose all gascoigne ¶ And so it was ordained in Englond through the king & his ●●●nceill that queen Isabella should wend in to france for to trete of ●ees between her lord & her brother And that Oliver of yngham should wend in to Gascoigne & have with him seven. thousend men and moo of arms to been seveshall and warden of gascoine & so it was ordained that queen Isabella went tho over see & come in to france/ & with her went sir Aymer of balance earl of Penkroke that was there mordred suddenly in ●ue vage but that was through gods vengeance/ for he was one of the ●ustices that consented to seint Thomas death of lancastre & would never after repent him of that wykked deed/ and at that time sir Oliver of yngham went over in to Gascoigne & did much harm to the king of france and though gete again that king Edward had lost & much more there to ¶ How king Edward sent sir Edward his sone the eldest in to france Ca cc.iij. THe queen Isabella nad but a quarter of a year in france dwelled that sir Edward her elder sone ne axed leave for to wend in to france for to speak with his mother isabella the queen/ & the king his father granted him with a good will/ & said to him/ Go my fair sone in God's blessing & mine/ & think for to come ayen● as hastily as thou might And he went over see & come in to france And the king of france his uncle underfeng him with mochel honour & said unto him fair sone you be welcome and for cause that your father come not for to do his homage for the duchy of Gnyhenne as his ancestors were wont for to do ●yeue you that lordship to hold it of me in heritage as all manner ancestors diden to for you wherefore he was called duke of Gnyhenne ¶ How the king exiled his queen Isabella & Edward his eldest sone Ca cc.iiij when king Edward of englond heard tell how the king of france had yeve the duchy of Gnyhenn● unto sir Edward his sone without consent & will of him & that his sone had underfang the duchy he become wonder wroth & sent to his sone by his letter & to his wife also that they should come again in to englond in all the haste that they might ¶ The Queen Isabella and sir Edward her sone were wonder sore adread of the kings menace/ and of his wrath & principally the falseness of the spencers both of the father & of the sone/ and at his commandment they would not come/ wherefore king Edward was full sore annoyed & let make a cry at london that if Queen Isabella and Edward her elder sone come not in to Englond that they should been hold as our enemies both to the royalme and to the crown of englond And for that they would come in to Englond but both were exiled the mother and her sone ¶ When the queen Isabella herd these tidings she was sore adread to ben shent through the falls congetting of the spencers And went with the kuyghtes that were exiled out of Englond for seint Thomas cause of lancastre that is to seyne sir Rogier of wigmore sir william Trussell sir johan of Cromwell & many other good knights wherefore they took her counseill & ordained amongs 'em for to make a marriage between the duke of Gnyhenne the kings sone of Englond & the Earls daughter of henaud that was a noble knight of name & a doughty in his time And if that thing might be brought about than stood they trowing with the help of god & with his help to recover her heritage in Englond where of they were put out through the false congettynges of spencers ¶ How king Edward through council of the spencers sent to the douzepers of france that they should help that the queen Isabella & her sone sir Edward weren exiled out of france Ca Cc.u WHen king Edward & the spencers heard how Queen Isabella and sir Edward her sone had allied 'em to the Earl of benaud and to them that were exiled out of England for encheason of Thomas of Lancastre they were so sorry that they nist what to done ¶ Wherefore Sir hugh spencer the sone said unto Sir hugh his father in this manner wise. ¶ Father accursed be the time and the council that ever you consented that Queen Isabella should go unto france for to treten of accord between the king of Englond and her brother the king of france for that was your council For at that time forsooth your wit failled ¶ For I dread ●●e sore jest through her and her sone we shall be shent but if we take the better council Now fair sires understandeth how mervaillous felony and falsehood the spencers imagined and cast for privily they let fill u barill ferrors with silver the some amounted u thousend pound and they sent though barrels over see privily by an alien that was called Arnold of spaigne that was a brocour of london that he should go to the douzepers of france that they should procuren and speak to the king of france that Queen Isabella and her sone Edward were drive and exiled out of france ¶ And among all other things that they were brought to the death as privily as they might But almighty god would not so for when this Arnold was in the high see he was take with selandres that met him in the see and took him and lad him to her lord earl of henauld & much joy was made for that taking/ & at the last this Arnold ●uely stake away fro thence & come to london And of this taking & of other things the earl of henaude said to the Queen Isabella Dame maketh you merry & been of good cheer for you be more richer than you went have been/ & take you these u barrels full of silver that were sent to the douzepiers of France for to quelle you and your soon Edward/ & thenketh hastily for to wend in to englond and taketh you with you sir johan of henaude my brother and u C. men of arms for many of 'em of france in whom you have had great trust had great deinte you for to scorn And almighty god grant you grace your enemies to overcome The Queen Isabella sent though through renaud & fla●●dres for her soudiours/ & ordained her every day for to wend in to englond again & so she had in her company sir Edmond of wodestoke that was Earl of kent that was sir Edward's brother of englond ¶ when king Edward let keep the costs by the see & let try all the pri●e men of arms & footmen through englond Capitulo ducentesimo uj when king Edward herd tell that Queen Isabella & Edward her sone would come in to englond with mavy aliens and with 'em that were outelawed out of Englond for her rebelnesse he was sore adread to be put a down and lose his kingdom wherefore he ordained to keep his castles in Wales as well as in englond with vitailles and her ap●●ille and let keep his Rivers and also the see costs where of the u ports tok●● to keep 'em and also the se● ¶ And at the fist of decollation of se●●t ●ohan baptist/ the Citezems of london sent to the king to Porchestre an HUNDRED men of arms ¶ And also he commanded furthermore by his letters ordained that every hundred and wapentake of englond to triours as well of men of arms as of men a foot/ & that they should been put in xx. some & in an C. some & commanded that all though men were a red● when any oute●●se or cry were made for to pursue and take the al●ens that comen to englond for to benim him the land and for to put him out of his kingdom/ ¶ And more over he let cry through his ●atent in every fair and in every market of Englond that the Queen Isabella and Sir Edward his elder sone and the Earl of kent that they were take & safely kept without any manner harm unto hem doing and all other manner people that come with 'em anon smite of her hedes without any manner ransom ¶ And what man that might bring sir rogiers ●eed mortime of wygmore should have an C. pound of money for his travail And furthermore he ordained by his patent and commanded to make a fire upon every high hill besides the rivers and in low countries for to make high Bekenes of tymbre that if it so were that the Aliens come unto the land by night that men should tend the bekenes that the country might be warned and come & meet her enemies and in the same time died sir Rogier Mortimer his uncle in the tower of london ¶ How the queen Isabella and sir Edward duke of Gnyhenne his sone come to land at herewiche and how they diden Capitulo Cc.vij THe queen Isabella & sir Erward her sone duke of Gnyhenne sir Edward of wodestoke Earl of kent & sir johan the earl's brother of henaud & her company dread not the menace of the king ne of his traitors for they trust all in goddiz grace & come unto herewich in southfolk the xxiv. day of Sptembre & in the year of grace M.ccc.xxuj And the queen & sir Edward her sone sent lr̄ez to the mayor & cominalte of london requiring 'em that they should been helping in the quarrel & cause that they had begun that is to seyne to destroy the traitors of the ream But none ansuere was sent again wherefore the queen & Sir Edward her sone senten an other patent letter under her seals the tenor of which letter here foleweth in this manner ¶ Isabella by the grace of god queen of englond lady of Irland & Countess of 〈◊〉 & we Edward the elder sone of the king of Englond duke of Gnyhenne earl of Chestre of Pountyf & of Moustroille to the mayor & to all the cominalte of the cite of london sendeth greeting ¶ For as moche as we have before the time sent to you by our letters how we be come in to this land with good array and in good manner for the honour and profit of holy church and of our right dear lord the king and all the ream with all our might and power to keep and maintain as we and all the good folk of the foresaid Ream are held to done And upon that we pray you that you would been helping to us in as moche as you may in this quarrel that is for the 〈◊〉 profit of all the Ream and we have had unto this time n●ne ansuere of the foresaid lettres ne know not your will in that party. Wherefore we sand to you again and pray and charge you that you bear you so against us that we have no cause to grieve you but that you been to us helping by all the ways that you may or may known For wetith well in certain that we and all though that been comen with us in to this ream ne think not to done if it like god any thing but that shall be for the common profit of all the ream but only to destroy hugh spencer our enemy and enemy to all the ream as you well know/ wherefore we pray you and charge you in the faith that you own to our lord the king and to us/ and upon all that you shull● mow forfeit again us that if the said Hugh spencer our enemy come within your power that you done him hastily to been taken and safely kept until we have ordained of him our will/ and that you leave it not in no manner wise as you desire honour and profit of us all and of all the ream ¶ understanding well that if you done our prayer and mandment we shall the more be behold unto you/ And also you shall gete you wurshippe and profit if you send us hastily ansuere of all your will/ yenen at Baldok the uj. day of October ¶ Which ●ettre erly in the dawning of the day of Seint Denis was takked upon the new cross in cheap/ and many Copies of the same ●etter were takked upon windows and doors and upon other places in the Cite that all men passing by the way might seen and rede And in the same time king Edward was at london in the tour at his meet/ and a messagier come in to the hall and said that the Queen Isabella was come to land at herewyche/ and hath brought in her company Sir johan of henaude and with him men of arms without number ¶ And with that word Sir Hugh the 〈◊〉 the father spoke and thus to the king said/ my most wurshipfull lord and king of Englond now mow you make good cheer for certainly they been all ours ¶ The king saw this word comfortable yet he was f●ll sorewefull and pensyfe in heart ¶ And the king had not yet fullich ●●en that there come in to the hall an other messagier and said that the Queen Isabella was arrived at herewych beside yepswyche in Southfolk Sir Hugh the spencer the father spoke to the messagier and said tell sooth in good faith to the messagier my fair friend is she come with a strength Certys Sir sooth for to say/ she ne hath in her company but seven. houndred 〈◊〉 of arms/ and with that word Sir hugh the spencer the father cried with an high vois and said Alas alas we been all betrayed/ for certies with so little power she had never come to land but folk of this land were to her consent ¶ And therefore after the meet they took her council & went toward Wales for to arere the walshmen again queen Isabella and edward her sone all for to fight & so they were in purpose everichone ¶ How mastir Walter Stapilton bishop of excestre that was the kings tresorer was beheaded at london Ca CC.viij. ANd in the same time king Edward was sore adread best men of london would yield 'em unto the queen Isabella & to her sone edward wherefore he sent mastir walter stapilton his tresorer for to be warden and keeper of the cite of london with the mayor And so he come to the Gildehall of london and axed the keys of the yates of the cite through virtue & strength of his commission and would have had the keeping of the cite And the communers answered & said that they would keep the cite to the honour of king Edward and of Isabella the Queen and of the duke the kings sone withouten any more The bishop was so sore annoyed & sworn oath that they all should abye it anon as king Edward were come out of Wales ¶ And the communers all anon of the cite token the bishop & lad him amyddes cheap and there they smitten of his heed and set his heed in his right hand ¶ And after they beheaded ij. of his squires that held with the bishop and one of 'em was called willian of wall that was the bishops nepheu That other was called johan of Padyngton And also they took a burgeiss of london that was called johan marchall that was sir hugh the spencers aspie the father & smitten of his heed also And in that same time that same bishop had in london a fa●r tower in making in his close upon the river of the thamyse that was without templebarre and him failled stone to make there of an end wherefore he commanded his men to go to the church of frere carmes and there they token stone to make there with the tower and moche sand and mortier and old robous that was left ¶ And for the despite that the bishop had done unto holy church he and his ij. squires were buried in that sand as though they had been hounds And they there lain xj. weeks till that the queen Isabella sent her letters to the communers & prayed 'em that they would suffer & grant that the bishop must betaken out of that place and bene buried at excestre at his own church and so he was and his ij. squires were buried at seint clementzes church without temple bar & it was no wonder though the bishop died an evil death For he was a coveitous man and had with him no mercy & evil counceilled the king ¶ And soon af● was arnold of spain taken he that was assentaut to have lad the u M pound of silver in u barrels ferriers unto the douzepers of france for to help & hast the queen Isabella to her death & Edward her sone also And this arnold was put unto death without the Cite of london ¶ How king Edward & sir hugh spencer and the Earl of arundel were taken Ca. Cc.ix WHen king Edward had sent mastir walt Stapilton his tresorer in to london for to keep the cite unto him again the queen Isabella his wife & again Edward her sone anon himself took with him sir hugh spencer the sone and sir johan earl of arundel & mastir robert baldoke his chancellor a falls peeled priest & token her way toward bristol And there the king abode a little term & made sir hugh the spencer the father as constable & keeper of the castle And the king & that other spencer went in to the ship & sailled toward Wales & took no ●eue of the stiward ne of none in the kings housold And over in to Wales for to arere the walshmen again dame Isabella the queen & the duke her sone & the Earl of kent and sir johan of henaude and they w●nt & pursued after hem and her power increased every day So at the last the king was taken upon an hill in Wales and sir hugh the spencer the sone in that other side of the same hill and the falls piled clerc mastir Robert baldok there fast besides hem and were brought again in to Englond as almighty god would & the king himself was in sauf keeping in the castle of kenilworth and him kept sir henry that was seint Thomas brother of lancastre ¶ And sir hugh spencer the father came and put him in the queens grace and Sir Edward her sone duke of gnyhenne But sir hugh the spencer aft the time that he was take nold eat no manner meet nothir drink no manner drink for he wist to have no mercy sauf only to be deed And the Queen and her counceille though had ordained that he should have been do to death at london but he was so feeble for his moche fasting that he was deed almost And therefore it was ordained that he should have his judgement at herford And at a place of the tour his hood was take from his heed and also from Robert of baldok that was a peeled clerk and a falls and the kings Chauncelere and men set upon her hedes chop clettzes of sharp netteles and two squires blew in her ears with ij. great bugles horns upon the ij. prisoners that men might here there blowing out with horns more than a Mile And one Symond of Reding the kings marchall before hem bore her arms upon a spear reversed in token that they should be undone for ever more ¶ And upon the morrow was Sir hugh spencer the sone dampened to the death and was draw and hanged ●e●●ded and his boweles taken out of his body and brend and after he was quartered/ and his iiij. qnartiers were sent to iiij. towns of Englond and his heed sent to london bridge/ ¶ And this Symond for encheason that he despised Queen Isabella he was draw and hanged in a stage made amydde the foresaid sir hughes galewes ¶ And the same day a little fro thence was sir johan of Aruudell beheaded for he was of sir hugh spencers councelers ¶ And anon after was sir hugh spencer the father draw hanged and beheaded at Bristol/ and after hanged again by the arms with ij. strong ropes/ and the iiij. day after he was hewn all to pieces and hounds eten him/ and for that encheason that the king had yeven him the Erledome of wynchestre his heed was lad thither & put upon a spear And the● falls Baldoke was sent to london and there he died in prison amongs thefes/ for men did him no more reverence than they would done unto an hound/ and so died the traitors of englond blessed be almighty god And it was no wonder for her through council the good earl Thomas of lancastre was done unto death And all that helden with Thomas of lancastre through the traitors were undone and all her heirs disherited ¶ How kyug Edward was put a down and his dignity ●enōme Capitulo d●centesimo decimo ANd anon after as this was done the Queen Isabella and Edward her sone and all the great lords of englond at one assent sent to king edward to the castle of kenilworth the● that he was in keeping under the ward of sir ●ohan Hachim that was the bishop of Ely/ & of sir ●ohan of Percy a baron for encheason that he should ordain his plement at a certain place in Englond for to redress & amend the state of the ream ¶ And king Edward hem answered and said lords quoth here/ see full well ●ow it is/ ●o haveth here my seal/ I yeve you all mine powe● to ordain a parliament where that you will ¶ And they took her 〈◊〉 of him and come again to the barons of Englond. ¶ And when they had the kings patent of this thing they showed it to the lords ¶ And though was ordained that the parliament should been at westmynster at the utas of seint Hilary ¶ And all the great lords of Englond let ordain for hem there against that time that the parliament should been ¶ And at which day that parliament was the king would not come there for no manner thing as he had sett● himself and assigned And notheles the barons sent to him oh time & other And he sworn by god's soul that ●e nold come there oh foot Wherefore it was ordained by all the great lords of Englond that he should no longer been king but been deposed and said that they would crown king Edward his sone the elder that was duke of Gnyhenne and sent so tiding unto the king there that he was inward under sir johan earl of Garenne and sir johan of Bothun that was bishop of Ely and sir Henry Percy a baron & sir william Trussell a knight that wat with the Earl sir Thomas of Lancastre for to yield up her homages unto him for all th●● of Englond ¶ And sir william Trussell said these words ¶ Sir Edward for encheason that you have traied your people of englond and have undone many great lords of Englond without any cause but now you been withstond thanked be god ¶ And also for encheson that you would not come to the parliament as you ordained at westmynster as in your own letter patent is contained for to trete with your ●●ege men as a king should ¶ And there for through all the common assent of all the lords of Englond I tell unto you these words you shall understand sir that the Barons of Englond at one assent will that you be no more king of Englond but utterlich have put you out of your Realte for evermore ¶ And the bishop of Ely said tho to the king ¶ Sir Edward here I yield up fealty and homage for all the Jackanapes and bishops of Englond and for all the clergy ¶ Thomas said Sir johan earl of Garenne Sir Edward I yield up here unto you f●aute and homage for me and for all the Earls of Englond ¶ And Sir Henry Percy yaf up also there his homage for him and for all the Barons of Englond ¶ And though said Sir william Trussell I yield up now unto you Sir mine homage for me and also for all the knights of Englond and for all them that held by seriauntrie oer by any other manner thing of you. So that fro this day afterward you shall not be claimed king nothir for king be hold/ But from this time afterward/ you shall be hold for a singular man of all the people/ & so they went thence unto london there that the lords of englond hem abode/ And sir Edward abode in prison in good keeping and that was the day of Conversion of seint Panle in the xx. year of his regne ¶ prophecy of Merlin declared of king Edward the sone of king Edward Ca cc.xj OF this king Edward prophesied Merlin & said that there should come a goat out of Car that should have horns of sil● & a beard as white as snow/ & a doppe should come out of his nosethirles that should betoken much harm hunger & death of the people/ & great loss of his land/ and that in the beginning of his reign should be haunted moche lechery ¶ He said sooth alas the time for king Edward that was king Edward's sone was born at Carnarivan in Wales/ forsooth he had horns of silver & a beard as snow/ when he was made prince of Wales/ to much he yaf him 〈◊〉 riot & to folly/ And soothe said Merlin in his prophecy that there should come out of his nose a doppe/ for in his time was great hunger among the power people/ & strong death among the rich that died in strange land with mochel sorrow & in were in Scotland a●d afterward he lost Scotland & Gascoigne/ & while that himself was king there was moche lechery haunted ¶ And also Merlin told & said that this good should seche the flower of life & of death And he said sooth/ for he spoused isabella the kings daughter of france ¶ And in his time Merlin said that there should be made brugges of folk upon ditches of the see and that was well seyne at bannokkesborne in Scotland when he was discomfited there of the Scots And Merlin told also that stones should fall from castles and many towns should be made pleyn ¶ And he said sooth for when king Edward was discomfited in Scotland and come th●● southward the Scots besieged though Castles and did 'em moche harm and brend towns unto the hard earth/ ¶ And afterward Merlin told that an Eagle should come out of Cornewaille that should have fetheres of gold that of pride should have no pier/ And he should despise lords of blood/ and after he should die through a bear at Gaversiche and that prophecy was full well know and found sooth ¶ For by the Eagle is understand Sir Piers of Ganastone that though was Earl of Cornewaille that was a wonder proud man that despised the baronage of Englond but afterward he was beheaded at Gaversiche through the Earl of Lancastre and through the Earl of warrewyke ¶ And Merlin told that in his time it should seem that the bear should brenne and that bataille should be upon an arm of the see in a field arrayed like a shield were should die many white heeds. ¶ And he said sooth for by the brenning of the here is betokened great dread through cutting of sword at that bataille ordained in a field as a shield upon an arm of the see is betokened the battle of Mitone for their comen the Scots in manner of a shield in manner of a wing & slay upon small men of religion priests and seculars wherefore the Scots called that battle in despite of Englisshmen the white battle ¶ And after Merlin said that the foresaid bear should done the good much harm & that should be upon the south west and also upon his blood and said also that the good should ●ese much deal of his land till the time that shame should him o●come and than he should cloth him with a lions skin & should win again that he had lost and much more through people that should come out of the north west that should make him been dread and him a vienge of his enemy's through council of ij. owls that first should been in peril to be undone ¶ And that though ij. owle● should wend over the see in to a strange land and there they should dwell till a certain time and after they should come in to Englond again. ¶ And though ●j. owls should do moche harm unto many one & that they should counceille the goat for to meve were against the foresaid bear ¶ And that the good and the owls should come unto an arm of the see at Barton up trent and should wend over and that for dread the bear should flee with a swan in his company unto bury toward the north through an unkind outpulter and that the swan than should be slain with sorrow and the bear should be slaynfull nigh his own nest that should stand upon Pounfrete upon whom the son shall shed his beams and many folk him shall seche for the mochel virtue and he said full sooth for the good Earl Thomas of Lancastre was born in the northwest and cousin to the king and soon of his uncle ¶ And by law he made the king ●ese moche land the which he had purchased wilfully till at the last the king there of took shame and himself filled with cruelty And after he gate again that he had lost and moche more through folk that he let assemble out of the northwest that made him to been adread and avenged him of his Baron's through counceille of Sir Hugh the spencere the fadr● and of Sir Hugh the sone ●hat before were outelawed of Englond for her wykkednesse ¶ But afterward come again in to Englond Sir hugh spencer the father out of france/ and so moche counceilled the king that he should were upon Thomas of lancastre/ So that the king and the spencers and the Earl of Arundel and her power met with Thomas of la-castre at Burton up trent and him there discomfited and Sir humfrey earl of Hereford was in his company And after fledden the foresaid Thomas and Humphrey with her company at Burbrugge with Sir Andrew of herkela that is called the unkind outeputter ¶ And also Sir Symond ward earl of york they come and met with Thomas of lancastre with an huge company/ and hem there discomfited/ and in that scomfiture the earl of Hereford was slain upon the bridge cowardely with a spear in the fundement And the Earl Thomas was take and lad unto Pounfrete/ and though he was beheaded beside his own Castle/ But aftward many men him sought for miracles that god did for him ¶ And in that time Merlin said for ●orwe & harm should die a people of his land wherefore many lands should be upon him the boldre/ And he said sooth for by encheason of his barons that were done to death/ for seint Thomas quarrel of lancastre people of many lands become the bolder for to move were upon the king/ for her blood was turned to many nations ¶ And afterward Merlin told and said that the foresaid owls should done moche harm unto the flower of life and of death/ and they should bring her unto moche disese/ So that she should wend over the see in to France for to make pe●s to the fleur-de-lys/ and there should abide till on a time that her seed should come and seche her And though they should abide both till a time that they should clothe hem with grace/ and though two owls she should seek and put 'em unto spitu●se death/ And that prophecy was well known and was full sooth/ ¶ For Sir hugh spencer the father and Sir hugh the sone did moche sorrow and persecution unto Queen Isabella through her procurement to her lord the king ¶ So they ordained amongs 'em that she was put unto her wages that is to say xx. shilling in the day/ wherefore the king of France her brother was wonder sore annoyed and sent in to Englond by his lettres unto king Edward that he should come to his parliament to Paris in France/ but king Edward was sore adread to come there/ for he wend to have been arrested till that he had made amendss for the trespass that Sir hugh spencer the father & the sone had done/ & for the harm that they had done to Queen Isabella his sister ¶ Wherefore through her ordeynaunce & consent of the spencers the queen Isabella went over see in to france for to make accord between king Edward & the king of france her brother And there dwelled she in france till Edward her elder sone come her to seche & so they dwelled there both till that alliance was made between 'em And the gentle earl of henaude that if they with her help might destroy & over come the venom & the falseness of the spencers that sir Edward should spouse Dame Philipp the wurshipfull lady & the Earls daughter of henaude ¶ Wherefore the Queen Isabella & sir Edward her sone & sir Edmond of wodestok the kings brother of Englond & sir johan of henaude & sir Rogier mortime of wigmore and sir Thomas Rocelyn & sir johan of Cromwell & sir william Trussell and many other of the alliance of the gentle Earl Thomas of lancastre that were exiled out of Englond for his quarrel & were disherited of her lands ordained 'em a great power and arrined at Herewych in southfolk And soon after they pursueden the spencers till that they were taken & put unto spitouse death as before is said and her company and also for the great falseness that they did to king Edward and to his people ¶ And Merlin said also more that the goat should be put in to great disese and in great anguyssh & in great for we he should lede in his life and he said sooth For after the time that king Edward was take he was put in to ward till that the spencers were put unto the death ¶ And also for encheason that he nold not come unto his own parlement at london as he had ordained and assigned himself & to his baronage & also would not govern & rule his people ne his realm as a king should done ¶ Some of the barons of Englond comen and yield up her homages unto him for hem for all the other of the Ream in the day of Conversion of seint paul & in the year of his reign xx. and they put him out of his realte for evermore and ever he lived his life afterward in much sorrow and anguish ¶ Of king Edward the third after the conquest Capitulo CC.xij. ANd after this king Edward of Carnarivan reigned sir Edward of wyndesore his sone the which was crowned king and anointed at westmynster through consent and will of all the great lords of the Ream the Sunday in Candelmas eve in the year of grace M.ccc.xxuj. that was of age at that time but xv. year/ and for encheason that his father was in ward in the castle of kemlworth and eke was put down of his royalte/ the ream of englond was as without king fro the feast of seint katherine in the year above said unto the feast of Candelmasse and though were all manner pl●es of the kings bench astent/ ¶ And though was commanded to all the shereves of englond through writ to warn the parties to defendauntzes through somning again ¶ And also furthermore that all prisoners that were in the kings 〈◊〉 that were attached through shereves should be let go quite ¶ The king Edward after his coronation at the prayer & beseeching of his liege of the ream granted 'em a chartre of steadfast peace to all hem that would it axe/ And sir johan of henaude & his company took her leave of the king & of the lords of the ream/ & turned home to her own country again/ & each of 'em had full rich gifts everich man as he was of value & of estate ¶ And though was englond in peace and in rest & great love between the king and his lords/ and commonly englisshmen said amongs 'em that the devil was deed/ but the treasure of the king his father & the treasure of the spencers both of the father and of the sone/ & the treasure of the earl of Arundel & of mastir Robert Baldoke that was the kings chancellor was departed after the queen Isabellys ordinance & sir Rogier Mortimers of wygmore/ so that the king had no thing there of but at her will & her deliverance nought of her lands/ as afterward you shall here ¶ How king Edward went to stanthope for to meet the Scots; Capitulo ducentesimo xiij. ANd yet in the same time was king Edward in the castle of kemlworth under the keeping of sir henry that was earl Thomas brother of lancastre that though was earl of leycestre & the king granted him the erledome of lancastre that the king his father had seized in to his hand & put out Thom●s of lancastre his brother/ And so was he earl of lancastre & of leycestre & of englond as his brother was in his time/ but sir Edward that was king Edward'S father made sorrow without end/ for cause that he might not speak with his wife ne with his sone wherefore he was in moche meschief For though it were so that he was lad ruled by false council/ yet he was king Edward's sone 〈◊〉 edward with long schankes & come of the worthiest blood of the world ¶ And thilk to whom he was wont to yeve great yi●●es & large were most ●ue with the king his own sone/ & they were his enemies both by night & by day & ꝓaired for to make debate & contele between him & his sone & Isabella his wife/ but the frere p●●chours to him were good friends ever more & cast & ordained both 〈◊〉 ny●● & day how they might bring him out of prison/ And among her company that the freres had privily brought/ there was a frere that was called Dun●●ned & he had ordained & gathered a great company of folk to help at that need/ but the frere was take & put in the Castle of Pountfrete/ & there he died in prison ¶ And sir Henry earl of lancastre that had the kings father in keeping through commandment of the king delivered Edward the kings father by endenture unto sir Thomas of Berkeley/ And so sir johan Mautrevers/ and they lad him from the Castle of kemlworth unto the Castle of Berkely and kept him there safely/ ¶ And at Estren next after his coronation the king ordained an huge ●oste for to fight against the Scots/ ¶ And sir johan the earls brother of henaud fro beyonds the see come for to help king Edward and brought with him seven. houndred men of arms and arrived at Dover and they had leave for to go forth till that they come to york there that the king abode hem ¶ And the scots come thither to the king for to make peace & accord/ but the acordement between 'em last but a little time And at that time the Englisshmen were clothed all in coats and hoods peinted with l●ez and with flowers full seemly with long beards And therefore the Scots made a bill that was fastened upon the church doors of seint Petre toward stangate and thus said the scripture in despite of Englisshmen ¶ Long beard hertelees/ painted hood witlees/ Gay cote gracelees/ makes englond thriftlees/ ANd the trinity day next after began the contake in the Cite of york between the Englisshm●n and th' henaudiers/ And in that debate were quelled of the Er●●dome of Nicholl and mordred lxxx. and after they were buried under a stone in seint Clementzes churchhawe in fossegate/ And for encheason that the henauders come to help the king/ her rees was cried on ●yne of life and limb/ And in that other half it was found by an inquest of the Cite that the Englisshmen begonnne the debate ¶ How the Englissmen stopped the Scots in the park of stanhope and how they turned again in to Scotland Ca CC.xiiij ANd at that time the Scots had assembled all her poer and comen in to Englond and quelled rob all that they might take and also brenten & destroyed all the north country through out till that they comen to the park of stanhope in wyredale and there the Scots held 'em in a buschement ¶ But when the king had herd through certain aspies where the scots were anon right with his host besieged 'em within the foresaid park so that the Scots wist never where to go out but only unto her harms and they abiden in the park xv. days and vita ills hem failled in every a side so that they were greatly empeired of her bodies. ¶ And sith that brute come first in to Britain unto this time was never seyne so fair an host what of English men and of aliens and of men of foot the which ordained 'em for to fight with the Scots through egging of sir Henry earl of Lancastre and of sir johan henaude that would have go over the water of with for to have fought with the Scots. But sir Rogier mortime consented nat there to For he had privily taken meed of the Scots hem for to help that they might wend again in to her own country ¶ And the same Mortimer conceilled so much thomas of Brothertone the Earl marchall that was king Edward's uncle that the foresaid Thomas should nat assemble at that time unto the Scots and he assented but he wist not the doing between the Scots and the foresaid Mortimer. And for encheason that he was marchall of Englond and to him pertained ever the vauntwarde he sent hastily to the Earl of Lancastre and to Sir johan of henaude that they should not fight upon the Scots in prejudice and harming of him and his fee and if they did that they should stand to her own peril And the foresaid Earl marchall was all arai●d with his bataille at the reredoos of the Earl of Lancastre for to have fought with him and with his folk if he had meved for to fight with the Sco●tes and in this manner he was deceived and wist no thing of this treason And thus was the king principally deceived. ¶ And when it was night Mortimere that had the watch for to keep of the host that night destourbled the watch that no thing must be done And in the mean while the Scots steel be night toward her own country as fast as they might And so was the king falsely betrayed that wend that that all the traitors of his land had be brought to an end as it was● said before/ Now here you lords how traitoursly king Edward was deceived & how meruousely & boldly the scots did of were/ for james douglas with cc. men of arms riden through out the host of king Edward the same night the scots were scaped toward her own country as is above said till that they come to the kings p●uilon & quelled there many men in her beds & cried some Naward Naward & an other time a douglas a douglas/ wherefore the king that was in his pavilion & moche other folk were wonder sore affea●ed/ but blessed be almighty god and the king was not taken & in great peril was though the ream of Englond ¶ And that night the moan shone full clear & bright/ & for all the kings men the scots ascaped harmelees/ And in the morrow when the king witted that the scots were ascaped in to her country he was wonder sorry & full heartily wept with his young yien/ and yet witted he not who him had do●● that treason/ but that false treason was full well y knowe a good while after as the story telleth ¶ The king Edward come again tho to york full sorwefull & his host departed & every man went in to his own country with full ●eny cheer & morning semblant & the benaudes took her leave & went in to her own country/ & the king for her travail hugely hem rewarded And for encheason of that voyage the king had dispendid moche of his treasure & wasted ¶ And in that time were seyne ij. moans in the firmament that one was clear & that other was dark as men might tho see through out the world & a great debate was that same time against pope johan the xxij. aft seint petre/ and the Empour of Almaigne though made him emperor against the pope's will/ that though held his see at Avignon/ wherefore the emperor made his cry at rome & ordained an other pope that height Nicholas that was a frere menour/ & that was against the right of holy church/ wherefore he was cursed & the power of that other pope soon was leid/ And for encheason that such marvels were seyve men said that the world was nigh at an end ¶ Of the death of king Edward of Carnarivan Ca cc.xv ANd now go we again to Sir Edward of Carnarivan that was king some time of England and was put a down of his diguite/ Alas for his tribulation and sorrow that him befallen through falls council that he leued and trust upon to moche that afterward were destroyed through her falseness as god would ¶ And this Edward of Carnarivan was in the castle of Berkeley under the keeping of sir morys of berkeley & sir johan of Mautre vers and to 'em he made his compleint of his ●orwe and of his disese and oft times he axed of his wardens what he had trespaced against dame Isabella his wife and Sir Edward his sone that was made new king that they would nouzt visit him. ¶ Tho ansuerd one of his wardens My worthy lord displease you nat that I shall tell you the encheason is for it is done 'em to understand that if my lady your wife come any thing nigh you that you would her strangle and quelle And also that you would do to my lord your soon that same ¶ Thomas ansuerd he with simple cheer Alas alas am I nat in prison & all at your own will now god it wot I thought it never and now I would that I were deed so would god that I were for than were all my sorrow passed ¶ Hi● was not long after that the king through council of mortime granted the ward & keeping of sir Edward his father to sir Thomas Toiourney & to the foresaid sir johan Mautre vers through the kings letter & put out holy the foresaid sir Morris of the ward of the king & they took & led the king unto the Castle of Corffe the which Castle the king hated as any death & they kept him there safely till it come unto seint Mathewes day in septembre in the year of grace M.ccc.xxvij. that the foresaid sir Rogier mortime sent the manner of the death how & in what wise he should be do ne to death ¶ And anon as the foresaid Thomas & ●ohan had seyn the letter & commandment they made king Edward of Caruaivam good cheer & good solace as they might at that soper & no thing the king wist of that treachery And when time was for to go to bed the king went unto his bed & lay & slept fast and as the king lay & slept the traitors falls forsworn against her homage & her fealty comen prinely in to the kings chambre and her company with hem and leyden an huge table upon his womb & with men press den & helden fast a down the iiij. corniers of the table upon his body wherewith the goodman awoke & was wonder sore ●dr●d to be deed there and slain & turned his body though upsedoune ¶ Thomas took the false traitors and as wode tyrants an horn & put it in to his fundement as deep as they might & took a spite of copper brenning & put it through the horn in to his body & oft times ●olled therewith his boweles and so they quelled her lord that no thing was ꝑce●ued & after he was entered at Gloucestre ¶ How king Edward spoused Philipp the Earls daughter of henaude at york Ca Cc.xuj ¶ Not after Cristemasse though next suing sir johan of henaude brought with him P●elipp his brother's daughter that was earl of henaude his niece in to englond/ & king edward spoused her at york with much honour ¶ And sir ●ohan of Bothum bishop of Ely & sir william of Melton archbishop of york sungen the mass the sunday in the eve of conversion of seint Paul In the year of grace a M.ccc.xxvij. but for encheson that the king was but young & tender of age/ when he was crosied full many wrongs were done while that his father lived/ for encheason that he trowed the Councelers that were falls about him that counceilled him to done other wife than reason would wherefore great harm was do unto the Ream & to the king & all men directed it the kings deed/ & it was not so almighty god wot/ wherefore it was ordained at the kings crown that the king for his tender age should be governed by xij. great lords of inglond without which no thing should be done/ that is for to say The archbishop of Caunterbury/ the erchebisshop of yorke The bishop of wynchestre/ & the bishop of hereford/ the earl of lancastre/ the earl marchall/ & the Er●e of kent that were the kings uncles/ & the earl of Garenne/ Sir Thomas wake/ Sir Henry of Percy/ Sir Oliver of yngham/ and johan of Roos barons▪ ¶ All these were sworn truly for to council the king ¶ And they should ansuere every year in the parliament of that that should be done in the time of that governail but that ordinance was soon undone/ & that was much loss & harm to all englond For that king and all the lords that should gone●ne him were governed & ruled after the kings mother Dame Isabella/ & by Sir Rogier Mortimer And as they would all thing was done both among high & low And they token unto hem Castles towns lands & rents in great harm & loss to the cronne & of the kings state out of measure ¶ How the peace was made between the Englisshmen and the scots/ and also of justifying of Troylebastone Capitulo ducentesimo xvij. THe king Edward at witsontyde the second year of his reign through council of his mother & of sir Rogier Mortimer ordained a parlement at northampton/ at the which parlement the king through her council & none other of the land within age granted to been accorded with the scots in this manner/ that all the feautes & homages that the stottes should do unto the crown of englond foryafe 'em unto the scots for 〈◊〉 more by his chartre ens●bed ¶ And furthermore an endenture was made of the scots unto king Edward that was king Henry's sone which endenture they called it rageman in the which were contained all the homages and feautes first of the king of Scotland and of all the prelatz Earls and Barons of the Ream of Scotland with her seals set there on and other charters and remembrances that king Edward and his Barons had of her right in the 〈◊〉 of Scotland y● was forgive 'em again holy church And also with the black cross of Scotland the which the good king Edward conquered in Scotland and brought it out of the A●●ey of S●o●e that is a full precious relic ¶ And also furthermore he relesed and foryafe all the lands that the barons of Englond had in scotland by old conquest And this peace for to hold and lost the scots were bound unto the king in thirty. thousend pound of silver to be paid within in year that is to feyn every year x. thousend pound by evyn portions ¶ And furthermore above all this they speak between the parties above said that David driton●ntier that was Robert the Brus is soon the falls tyrant and traitor and falls forswore a●ens his oath that arose against his liege ●●d the noble king Edward and falsely made him king of Scotland that was of age of u year ¶ And so through this cursed council David spoused at Berewyke Dame johan of the tower that was king Edward's sister as the geest tr●eth upon mary Magdalene day In the year of grace a M.CCC. and xxviij. to great harm and empeiring to all the kings blood where of that gentle lady come Alas the time For wonder moche was that fair dan●ifell disraged fith that she was married against all the common ●●ente of Englond And fro the time that Brutus had conquered albion and nempned the l●nde after his own name Britain that now is called Englond after the name of Engist ¶ And so was the the Ream of Scotland held of the Recone of Englond and of the crown by 〈◊〉 and by homage ¶ For Brutus conquered that land and yaf it to Albana● his second sone and be called the land Albayne after his own name So that the heirs that com●n after him helden of Brutus and of his heirs the kings of Britain by fealty and homoge and from that time unto this king Edward the Ream of scotland was bolden of the Ream of Englond by feautes and services above said as the cronicbes of England and of Scotland bearen witness more plenarly ¶ And 〈◊〉 be the time that this parlement was ordained at Northampton/ For their through falls council the king was there falsely dishericed/ and yet he was within age ¶ And yet when king Edward was put a down of his Royalte of Englond/ yet men put him not out of the feautes and services of the Ream of Scotland ne of the fraunch●ses disherited him for ever more ¶ And notheles the great lords of Englond were against to confirm the peace and the truce above said s●uf only Queen Isabella that was the kings mother Edward/ & the bishop of Ely and lord Mortimer/ but reason and law would not that a final peace should be made between 'em without the common assent of Englond ¶ Of the debate that was between Queen Isabella and Sir Henry earl of Lancastre and of Leycestre and of the riding of Bedeford Capitulo ducentesimo xvij. WHen the foresaid David had spoused Dame johane of the tower in the town of Berewyke as before is said the Scots in despite of the Englisshmen called Dame johan the Countess make peace/ For the cowardyse peace that was ordained but the kings person bore the wite and the blame with wrong of the making of the accord/ and all was done through the Queen and Rogier Mortimere ¶ And it was not long after that the Queen Isabella ne took in to her own hand all the lordship of Pountfrete/ almost all the lands that were of value that appertained to the crown of Englond/ So that the king had not for to disp●ude but of his uses and of his exchequer/ For the Queen Isabella and Mortimere had a great meyn● of her retenaunce that followed ever more the kings court/ and went and took the kings prizes for her penny worths at good cheer/ wherefore the country that they comen in were full sore adread and almost destroyed ¶ Tho began the comminalte of Englond for to hate Isabella the Queen that so moche loved her/ when she come ayen● for to pursue the false traitors the Spencers fro France ¶ And that same time the fols traitor Robert of Holland that betrayed his lord Sir Thomas of Lancastre was tho delivered out of prison/ and was wonder prive with the Queen Isabella and also with Rogier the Mortimere/ But that availled him but little/ for he was take at Mi●elmasse that though come next ●ewyng after as he road toward the queen Isabella to london & sir Thomas wither smote of his heed besides the town of seint Alban's And this Sir Thomas dwelled tho with sir Henry earl of Lancastre & he put him in hiding for dread of the Queen For she loved him wonder nioche and prayed unto the king for him that the same Thomas must been exiled onte of Englond ¶ And the noble Earl Sir Henry lancastre had oft times herd the common clamour of the Englisshmen of the diseses that were done in Englond and also for diverse wrongs that were done among the common people of the which the king bore the blame with wrong For he nas but full young and tender of age and thought as a good man for to done away and slake the sclaundre of the kings person if that he might in any manner wise So as the king was there of no thing guilty wherefore he was in peril of lieth and limb ¶ And so he assembled all his retenaunces and went and spoke unto them of the kings honour and also for to amend his astate And Sir Thomas brotherton earl marchall and Sir Edmond of wodestoke that were the kings uncles and also men of london made her oath him for to maintain in that same quarill ¶ And her cause was this that the king should hold his housold and his meinie as a king aught for to done and have also his rialte and that the queen Isabella should deliver out of her honde in to the kings hand all manner lordships rents towns and Castles that apparteyned to the crown of Englond as other Quesnes had done before her and meddle with none other thing ¶ And also that Sir Rogier Mortimer should dwell upon his own lands for the which lands he had holp disherit moche people So that common people were not destroyed thurgh her wrong full taking ¶ And also to enquere how and by whom the king was betrayed and falsely deceived at Stanhope and through whose council that the Scots went away by night from the king ¶ And also how and through whose council the ordinance that was made at the kings coronacione was put a down that is to seyne that the king for amendment and helping of the Ream and in honour of him should be governed and ruled by xij. the greatest and wisest lorde● of all the Ream and without 'em should no thing be granted 〈◊〉 done as fore is said the which covenants malicyusly were put a down fro the king wherefore many harms shames and reproves have f●lle unto the king and his Ream And that is understand for as moche as Edward sum time king of Englond was ordained by assent of the commalte in plain parliament for to be under the ward & governance of Henry earl of Lancastre his cousin for savacione of his body he was take out of the Castle of kenilworth there that he was in ward and through colour of Queen Isabella and of the Mortimer without consent of any parliament they took & led him there that never after none of his kindred might with him speak ne see and after traitouresly took and him mordred For whose death a foul sclaundre arose through out all Christendom when it was done ¶ And also the treasure that Sir Edward of Carnarivan had left in many places in Englond and in Wales were wasted and bore away without the will of king Edward his sone in destructione of him and of all his folk Also through whose council that the king yaf up the kingdom of Scotland For the which Ream the kings ancestors had full sore y tr●●uailled and so did many a noble man for her right and was unto David that was Robert the Brus sone all the 〈◊〉 that no right had to the Ream as all the world it wist ¶ 〈◊〉 also by whom the charters and remembrances that they had of the right of Scotland were take out of the tresorie and taken unto the Scots the kings enemies to disheriting of him and of his successors and to great harm unto his lieges and great reprove unto all Englisshmen for evermore Also wherefore dame ●ohan of the tower the kings sister Edward was disꝑaged and married unto David that was Robert the Brus sone that was a traitor and enemy unto Englond And through whose council she was take in to our enemies hands out of Englond ¶ And in the mean time while the good Earl Henry of Lancastre and his company token council how these points above said might been amended unto the wurshipp of the king and to his profit and to the profit also of his lieges ¶ The Queen Isabella through conjecting and sotilte and also of the Mortimer● let ordain a parliament at Salisbury And at that same parliament the Mortimer was made Earl of the March against all the barons will of Englond in prejudice of the king and of his Coroun● And Sir johan of Eltham the kings brother was gurt with a sword of Cornewaille and though was called Earl of Cornewaille And evermore Queen Isabella so moche procured against her sone the king that she had the ward of the foresaid Sir Edward and of his lands ¶ And at that parlement the Earl of Lancastre would not come but ordained all his power ayen● the Queen Isabella and the Mortimer and men of london ordained 'em with u C. men of arms ¶ When Queen Isabella wist of the doing she sworn by god and by his names full angrely that in evil time he thought upon the points ¶ Thomas sent the queen Isabella and the Mortimer after her retenue/ and after the kings retenue/ so that they had ordained among 'em an huge host and they counceilled the king so that upon a night they ridden xxiv. mile toward Bedford there that the Earl of lancastre was with his company/ and thought to have him destroyed And that night she road besides the king her sone as a knight armed for dread of death/ And it was done the king to understand that the earl henry of lancastre & his company would have destroyed the king and his council for ever more/ wherefore the king was somedeal towards him ●eny and annoyed/ ¶ When the Earl marchall and the Earl of kente the kings brother heard of this tiding they ridden so in message between 'em that the king 〈◊〉 him his pe●s to earl Henry of Lancastre of a certain 〈◊〉 of xj. M. pound/ but that was never paid afterward ¶ And these were the lords that held with sir Henry of Lancastre/ Sir Henry Beaumond Sir fouke fitzwaren/ Sir Thomas rocelyn/ Sir william Trussell/ Sir Thomas Wither/ and about an houndred knights moo that were to him consenting/ and all though were exiled through council of Queen Isabella and of the Mortimer/ for the Mortimer weited for to have her lands if that he might through any manner conjecting for he was to covetous and had to moche his will and that was great pite ¶ How king Edward went over the see for to do his homage unto the king of france for the duchy of Enyhenne Ca cc.xix HE was nat long after that the king of feaunce through council of his douzepiers sent to king Edward of Englond that he should come to Paris and done his homage as reason it would for the duchy of Gnyhenne And so through council of the lords of englond king Edward went o● the see & at ascension tide he come unto Paris the iij. year of his reign for to do his homage unto the king of france & the king underfong his homage and made of him moche joy & wurship But when king Edward had made his homage/ hastily he was asente in to Englond through the Queen Isabella his mother/ and anon hastily he come ayen● in to Englond upon withsonday without any taking leave of the king of france wherefore he was wonder wroth ¶ How sir rogier mortime bore him proudly & so high ¶ Ca cc.xx ANd now shall you here of sir Rogier mortime of wigmore that desired and coveyted to be at an high astate so that the king grawted him to be called earl of the march through out all his lordship ¶ And he become so proud & so hauteyne that he would lose & forsake the name that his ancestors had ever before And for that encheason he let him call Earl of the march & none of the communes of englond dared call him by none other name for he was called so through the kings cry that men should call him earl of the march ¶ And the mortime bore him though so hauteyn & so proud that wonder it was for to wit & also disgysed him with w●̄dre rich clotheses out of all manner reason both of shaping & of wearing Where of the englishmen had great wonder how & in what manner he might contrive or find such manner pride & they said amongs 'em all commonly that his pride should not long endure And the same time sir Gieffrey mortime the young that was the mortimers sone let him call king of folly & so it befallen afterward in deed for he was so full of pride & of wrecchednesse that he held a round table in Wales to all men that thither would come & countrefete the manner & the doing of king Arthures table but openly he failled For the noble king Arthure was the most worthy lord of renone that was in all the world in his time & yet come never none such after For all the noble knights in cristendome of deed of arms a loosed dwelled with king Arthure & held him for her lord And that was well seen for he conquered in bataille a romayne that was called Frolle & gete of him the ream of france & quelled him with his hands And also he fought with a g●aunt that was called dinabus & quelled him that had ravished fair Eleyne that was king hoeles niece king of little Britain ¶ And afterward he quelled in battle the emperor of rome that was called Lucy that had assembled against king Arthure for to fight with him so much people of romayns & phehis & of sarazyns that no man could hem number & he discomfited 'em all as the stroy of him telleth And in the same time common loos sprung in englond through conjecting & ordinance of the friars preachers that sir Edward of Canarivan that was king Edward'S father of whom the geest telleth faiden that he was a live in the castle of Corfe wherefore all the communes all most of englond were in sorrow & in dread wether that it were so oer not/ For they wist not how traitouresly the mortime had him done mordred ¶ How Edmond of wodestoke that was Earl of kent & the kings brother Edward of Carnarivan was beheaded at wynchestre/ Capitulo ducentesimo xxj. ANd upon a time it befallen so that sir Edmond of wodestoke Earl of kent spoke unto the pope johan the xxij. at Avignon & said that almighty god had oft times done for Thomas love of lancastre many great miracles to many men & women that were through diverse maladies undone as unto the world & through his prayer they were brought unto her he'll ¶ And so Sir Edmond prayed the pope heartily that he would grant him grace that the foresaid Thomas might be translated/ but the pope said nay that he should not be translated unto the time that he were better certified of the clergy of englond & seyne by her obedi●ce what thing god had done for the love of Thomas of lancastre aft the suggestion that the foresaid Edmond Earl of kent had unto him y made ¶ And when this Edmond see that he might not speed of his purpose a● touching the translation he prayed him of his council as touching sir edward of Carnarivan his brother & said that not long agone he was king of englond what thing might best be done as touching his deliverance sith that a common fame is through englond that he is in life & hole & safe/ when the pope heard him tell that Sir Edward was a live he commanded the earl upon his benyson that he should help with all the power that he might that he were delivered out of prison & save his body in all manner that he might/ & for to bring this thing to an end he assoilled him & his company a p●na & culpa & all though that halp to his deliverance ¶ Thomas took Edmond of wodestoke his leave of the pope & come again in to englond/ And when sir Edmond was come some of the frere preachers come & said that Sir Edward his brother yet was a live in the Castle of Corff under the keeping of Sir Thomas Gurnay ¶ Tho sped him the foresaid Edmond as fast as he might till that he come unto the Castle of Corff and acqueynted and spoke so fair with johan Daverill that was Constable of the same Castle and yaf him rich gifts for to have acqueyntaunce of him and to know of hi● council/ And thus it befallen that the foresaid Sir Edmond prayed specially to tell him privily of his lord his brother Sir Edward if that he lived or were deed/ and if he were a live he prayed of him once to have a sight/ ¶ And this Sir johan Daverill was an high hearted man & full of Corage & ansuerd shortly unto sir Edmond & said that sir edward his brother was in hele & under his keeping & dared show him unto no man sith it was defended him in the kings half Edward that was Edward'S sone of Carnarivan & also through commandment of queen Isabella the kings mother & of sir Rogier the mortime that he should show his body unto no manner man of the world save only unto 'em upon loss of life & limb & to ●isheriteson of his heirs for evermore ¶ But the falls traitor falsely lied for he was not in his ward but he was take thence & lad unto the Castle of Berkelee through sir thomas gurnay through commandment of the mortime till that he was deed as before is said but sir edmond of wodestoke wist no thing that Edward his brother was deed where upon he took a letter unto the foresaid sir johan & prayed him heartily that he would take it unto king edward his brother as to his worthy lord ¶ And he underfeng the letter of him & behight him for to do his message without any manner fail & with that sir edmond took of him his leave then of the foresaid johan & went tho in to his own country & lordeshipp in kent that he had there And anon as this same johan wist that sir edmond was go in to kent his own lordship anon he went in all the haste that he might fro the Castel of Corfe & come unto sir Rogier the mortime & took him the letter that sir Edmond of wodestoke Earl of kent had take him closed & enseled with his own se all And when sir Rogier had underfong the letter he unclosed the letter & see what was contained therein & began it for to rede whereof the beginning was this ¶ Wurshippes' & reverences with brother's legeaunce & subiectione ¶ Sir knight wurshipfull & dear brother if it you please I pray you heartily that you be of good comfort for I shall so ordain for you that soon you shall come out of prison & be delivered of that disese that you been in And understandeth of your great lordship that I have to me assentaut all most all the great lords of Englond with all her apparaille that is to say with armure with treasure without number for to maintain and help your quarrel so farforth that you shall be king again as you were before and that they all have sworn to me upon a book and as well prelate's as Earls and Barons ¶ When Sir Rogier the Mortimore saw and understood the might and the strength of the letter anon for wrath his heart 'gan bowl and evil heart bore toward Sir Edmond of wodestoke that was Earl of kent And so with all the haste that he might he went unto Dame Isabella the Queen that was the kings mother and showed her Sir Edward'S letter and his will and his purpose/ and how he had coniected and ordained to put a down king Edward of wyndesore her sone of rialte and of his kingdom/ ¶ Now Crte● sir Rogier quoth the queen/ hath sir Edmond done so/ By my father soul quod she ● will be there of avenged if that god grant me life and that in a short time ¶ And anon● with that the Queen Isabella went unto king Edward her sone there that he was at the parliament at wynchestre for to have amended the wrongs and trespasses that were done among the people in his ream/ And though took she and showed him the letter that Sir Edmond of wodestoke Earl of kent had made and enscaled with his own seal/ and bad upon her benison that he s●●ld avenged be upon him/ as upon his deadly enemy ¶ Thomas was the Queen so wroth toward Sir Edmond earl of kente/ and ceased never to pray unto her sone till that he had sent in all haste after him ¶ And upon that the king sent by his letters after Sir Edmond of wodestoke that he should come and speak with him at wynchestre all manner thing left ¶ And when Sir Edmond see that the king sent after him with his letters enseled he hasted him in all that he might till that he come to wynchestre/ but though the Queen wist that Sir Edmond was come unto wynchestre/ anon she prayed and so fast went unto king Edward her sone that the good earl was arrested anon and led unto the bar before Robert of Hamonde that was coroner of the kings household and he associed unto him Sir Rogier the mortimere and though spoke the foresaid Robert and said ¶ Sir Edmond earl of kente you shall understand that it is done us to wite and principally unto our liege lord Sir Edward king of Englond that almighty god save and keep/ that you be his deadly enemy and traitor/ and also a common enemy unto the ream/ and that you have been about many a day for to make privy deliverance of Sir Edward sometime king of englond your brother the which was put a down of his rialte by common assent of all the lords of englond in pesing of our lord the kings astate and also of his ream ¶ Thomas ansuerd the good man & said/ forsooth sir understandeth well that I was never traitor to my king ne to the ream/ & that I do me on god and on all the world/ & ferther more by my kings leave I shall it prove & defend as a man aught to do ¶ Tho said Mortimer Sir Edmond it is so farforth y kuowe/ that it may nat well be gaynesaid and that in presence of all that here been it shall be well proved/ Now had this falls mortime the same letter that sir Edmond had take to sir johan daucrell in the Castle of Corff for to take unto king Edward his brother that sir Edmond wist not of ne supposed no thing that sir johan daverell had be so falls to deliver his letter in such wise to the mortime & thought no manner thing of that 〈◊〉 & said to sir Edmond and showed a letter sealed & axed him if he knew that letter and the seal ¶ This sir Edm●nd looked there on & avised him long on the print of the seel for he might nat see the better withynforth what was therein and wist well that it was his seal and thought that it had be some letter that had boar no great charge and thought no thing of that other letter and said openly in hearing of 'em all you forsooth this is my seal ● will it not forsake ¶ Lo quod the mortime sires you hearen all what he hath said & that he knowelecheth that this is his letter and his seal and now you shall here all what is contained therein And than this mortimere opened the letter that he had folden afore together and read it openly word by word in hearing of 'em all And when the letter was read he said lo sires you have heard all what is here written and that he hath knowelecheth that this is his letter and his seal and may not go there from ¶ And than they all cried and yaf doom that he should be hanged and draw and his heed smit of in manner of a traitor and he and his heirs disherited for evermore And so he was lad forth and put in to prison ¶ And when this was done and the queen wist that he was dampened by way of law both of life and limb and his heirs disherited for evermore through open knowledging in pleine court ¶ Wherefore hem thought that were good that the foresaid sir Edmond were hastily y quelled without witing of the king or else the king lightly would for yeve him his death and than that should turn 'em to moche sorrow so as he was empeched ¶ And anon the Queen through council of the Mortimer and without any other council sent in haste to the Baillifs of wynchestre that they should smite of sir Edmond's heed of wodestoke Earl of kent without any manner abiding or respite up pain of life and limb and that he should have none other execution be cause of tarrying nat withstanding the judgement Tho token the baillifs sir Edmond out of prison and lad him best des the Castle of wynchestre and there they made a gongfermer smite of his heed for none other man dared it done & so died he there Alas the time that is to seyne the x. day of October the iij. year of king Edward'S reign & when the king wist there of he was won● ●ory & let entire him at the frere menors at wynchestre ¶ Of the death of sir Rogier mortime earl of the march/ Capitulo ducentesimo xxij. ANd so it be fell at that time that sir Rogier mortime Earl of the march was so proud & so hauteyne that he held no lord of the ream his peer/ & tho become he so covetous that be followed Dame Isabella the queens court that was king Edward's mother & beset his penny worths with the officers of the queens household in the same manner that the kings officers did & so he made his taking as touching vitailles & also of carriages/ & ●lle he did for cause of spences & for to gather treasure & so he did without number in all that he might/ Tho made he him wonder prive with the queen Isab●ll & so much lordship & reteune had/ so that all the great lords of englond of him were adread/ wherefore the king & his council towards him were aggrieved & ordained among 'em to undo him through pure reason & law for cause that king Edward that was the kings father traitouresly through him was mordred in the castle of Berkelee as before is said more plenarly in the CC.xvij chapter of this book ¶ And some that were of the kings council loved the mortime/ & told him in ●uete how that the king and his council were about from day to day him for to shend and undone wherefore the mortime was sore annoyed & angry as the devil against hem that were of the kings council & said that he would on hem been avenged how so ever he took on ¶ Hit was not long afterward that king Edward & Dame Phelipp his wife & Dame Isabella the kings mother & sir Rogier the mortime ne went unto Notyngham there for to sojourn/ & so it befallen that the Queen Isabella through council of the Mortimer took to her the keys of the yates of the Castle of Notyngham so that no man might come nethir in ne out by night but through commandment of the Mortimer ne the king ne none of his council ¶ And that time it fallen so that the Mortimer as a devil for wrath bolled/ and also for wrath that ●e had against the kings men edward & principally against ●em that had him accused to the king of the death of Sir Edward his father/ And privily a council was take between Queen Isabella & the Mortimer and the bishop of Lincoln & sir Symond of Bereford and sir hugh of Trumpyngton & other prive of her council for to undone 'em all that had accused the Mortimer unto the king of his fadres death of treason and of felony/ Wherefore all though that were of the kings council when they witted of the Mortimers casting privily come to king Edward & said that the Mortimer would 'em destroy/ for cause that they had accused him of king Edward's death his father/ & prayed him that he would maintain hem in her right ¶ And these were the lords to pursue this quarrel Sir william mountagu Sir humfrey de ●oghun Sir william his brother Sir Rauf of stafford Sir Robert of herfford Sir william of Clinton/ Sir johan Nevil of horneby and many other of her consent/ and all these sworn upon the book to maintain the quarrel in as moche as they might ¶ And it befallen so after/ that sir william mountagu ne none of the kings friends must not been herburghed in the Castle for the Mortimer/ but went and took her herbu●ghe in diverse places in the town of Notyngham ¶ And though were they sore adread left that the mortime should 'em destroy And in haste there come unto king Edward Sir william mountagu there that he was in 〈◊〉 Castle and privily told him that he ne none of his company should not take the Mortimer without council & help of willam of eland Constable of the same Castle Now certes quoth the king ● love you well/ and therefore I council you that you go to the foresaid Constable & command him in my name that he be your friend & your help for to take the Mortimer all thing y left upon peril of life and limb ¶ Thomas said Mountagu Sir my lord grant mercy ¶ Thomas went forth the foresaid Mountagu & come to the Constable of the Castle and told him the kings will/ And he ansuerd & said that the kings will should ●e done in as much as he might/ & that he would not spare for no maver death and so he sworn & made his oth● ¶ Thomas said Sir william Mountagu to the Constable in ●eryng of all hem that were helping unto the quarrel ¶ Now certes dear friend us behoveth for to wurch & do by your queyntise for to take the Mortimer sith that you be keeper of the Castle and have the keys in your ward sir quoth the Constable will you understand that the gates of the Castle hen lokked with the lokkes that Dame Isabella sand hither and be night she hath the keys there of & leith him under the levesell of the bed unto the morrow and so you may nat come in to the Castle by the yates in no manner wise/ But I know an Aley that streccheth out of the ward under the earth in to the foresaid Castle that goth in to the west which Aley Dame Isabella the Quen● ne none of her men/ ne the Mortimer ne none of his companine knoweth it not/ And so I shall lede you through that Aley and so you shall come in to the Castle without aspies of any man that been your enemies ¶ And the same night sir william Mountagu and all the lords of his quarrel and the same Constable also went 'em to horse and maden sembland as it were for to wend out of the Mortimers sight. ¶ But anene as the mortime heard this tiding he went that they would have go over the see for dread of him and anon he and his company token council amongs hem for to let her passage & sent lr̄ez anon to the ports so that none of the great lords should wend home to her own country but if they were arrested and take ¶ And among other things william Eland Constable of the foresaid Castle privily lad Sir william Mountagu and his company by the foresaid way under earth so till they comen in to the Castle and went up in to the tour there that the mortime was in ¶ Butt sir hugh of Trumpyngton hem escried hidously and said A traitors it is all for naught that you been comen in to this Castle You shall die yet an evil death everichone And anon one of 'em that was in Mountagu is company up with a mace & smote the same hugh upon the heed that the brain breast out and fallen on the ground and so was he deed an evil death ¶ Thomas took they the Mortimer as he armed him at the towers door when he heard the noise of him for dread And when the Queen Isabella see that the Mortimer was take she made moche sorrow in heart and the words unto hem said ¶ Now fair sires I pray you that you done none harm to his body a worthy knight our well-beloved friend and our dear cousin Tho went they thence and comen and brought the Mortimer and presented him unto the king Edward and he commanded to bring him in sauf ward But anon as they that were consent unto the Mortimers doing herd tell that he was take they went and hide hem and privily by night went out of the town each in his side with heavy heart and morning and lived up on her lands as well as they might ¶ And so that same year that the Mortimer was take he had at his retenue ix. score knights without squires and seriauntes of arms and footmen And though was the Mortimer lad to london And Sir Symond of Bereford was lad with him and was take to the Constable of the tour to keep. ¶ But afterward was the mortimers life examined at westmynster b●fore the king & before all the great lords of englond for peril that might fall to the Ream and to enquere also which were assenting to sir Edward's death the kings father/ and also through whom the scots ascaped from stanhope in to scotland without the will of king Edward ¶ And also how the chartre of Rageman was deli●ed unto the scots wherein the homages & feautes of scotland were contained/ that the scots should done ever more unto the kings of englond for the ream of scotland wherefore in his absence he was dampened to be draw & hanged for this treason And this meschief come unto him on seint Andrew's even in the year of incarnation of our lord Ihesu crist a M.CCC. and thirty. ¶ How king Edward gete again unto him graciousely the homages & feautes of scotland where of he was put out through falls council of Isabella his mother and sir Rogier Mortimer that was new made Earl of the march Ca cc.xxiij Now you have herd lords how sir johan of Bailloll in ty●e of ●ees was choose to be king of scotland for encheason that he come of the elder daughter of the earl David of hontyngton that was king alisaundres brother of scotland that died without heir of his body begotten/ & how this johan made fealty & homage to king Edward Henry's sone the iij. for his lands of scotland And how he afterward withsaid his homage through council of the scots in the year of our lord M.ccc.lxxij. & sent unto the pope through a false suggestion that he made his oath unto the foresaid king edward over his ●state & his will of which oath the pope him assoilled through his bulls to him y sent ¶ And anon as king Edward wist there of he ordained anon his barons & come unto B●rewyke & conquered the town ●t which conquest there were slain twenty-five. M. & seven. C. And the Baill all that was king of scotland come & yield him unto king Edward/ And the king afterward delivered him out of the tour of london/ and all the great lords of scotland with him that were take at Berewyke & yaf hem saufconduyt to go in to scotland ¶ And the scots sigh through her falseness warred upon king Edward ¶ And when sir johan Bailloll king of scotland see all this 〈◊〉 went & put him over the see unto Dunpier and lived there upon his own lands as well as he might till that the Scots would amend 'em of her misdeeds and trespass/ and lad with him Sir Edward his sone wherefore the Scots in despite of him called him Sir johan Turnelabard for cause that be would not offend ne trespass against king Edward of Englond And so he forsook his Ream of Scotland and 〈◊〉 there of but little pris/ ¶ And this Sir johan dwelled in france till that he died there And sir edward his sone underfeng his heritage & did homage unto the king of france for his lands of Dunpier & so it fallen afterward that edward that was johan baillols soon had with him a squire of englond that was boar in yorkshire that was called johan of barnaby & this Edward bailloll loved him moche & was nigh him & full prive ¶ And so this johan of barnaby was in debate with a frenshman in the town of Dunpicr & so he quelled him & went in his way in all that he might in to the Castle for to have succour & help of his lord And anon come the officers of the town to take ●ohan of barnaby as a● fellow & sir edward his lord halp him & rescued him & by night made him wend out of the Castle & so he went his way & come in to Englond withouten any harm ¶ And when the king of france saw that sir edward had resened his fellow he become wonder wroth against sir edward and anon let him be areste ● took in to his hand all his lands ¶ Thomas dwelled sir Edward in prison unto the time that sir Henry of Beaumout come in to france the which Henry sometime was earl of angoes in scotland through his wife & was put out of the foresaid erledome when the accord was between Englond and Scotland through the Queen Isabella and sir Rogier the mortime and her company for the marriage that she made between David that was Robert the Brus sone & Dame johan at Tour king Edward'S sister of englond and well understood this that at the end he should come to his right but if it were through sir edward bailloll that was right heir of the Ream of Scotland ¶ And the king of france Louis loved moche this sir Henry and he was with him full prive and thought for to make a deliverance of Sir edward baillols body if he might in any manner wise ¶ Thomas prayed he the king that he would grant him of his grace Sir Edward baillols body unto the next parliament that he might live with his own rents in the mean time and that he must stand to be jugged by his peers at the parliament ¶ The king granted him his prayer and made the foresaid Edward be delivered out of prison in the manner above said And anon as he was out of prison sir henry took him forth with him and lad him in to Englond and made him dwell privily at the manner of sandehall up onse in yorkshire with the lady vesey and so he ordained him there an huge retenaunce of people of Englishmen and also of aliens for to conquer again his heritage ¶ And so he yaf moche silver unto Sowdiours and to aliens for to help him ¶ And they behight for to help him in all that they might/ but they failled him at his most need/ ¶ And at that time Donald earl of morrif heard tell how that sir Edward was privily come in to englond and come to him and made with him grece ●oye of his coming again and said to him & behight him that all the great lords of englond should be to him entendaunt and should him hold for king as right heir of Scotland and so moche they would done that he should be crowned king of that land and diden to him homage and fealty ¶ Thomas come sir Henry of Beaumond to king Edward of englond/ and prayed him in way of charity that he would grant of his grace unto sir edward Bailloll that he must safely go by land from sandhall unto Scotland for to conquer his right heritage in Scotland ¶ The king answered and said unto him/ If that I suffer the Bailloll wend through my land in to Scotland than the people would say that I should be assenting unto the company ¶ Now Sir I pray you that you would grawte him leave to take 〈◊〉 t● him soudiours of englisshmen that they might safely lede him through your land unto Scotland ¶ And Sir upon this covenant that if it so befall that god it forbid that he be discomfited in battle through the Scots/ that I and also all the lords that held with Bailloll been for evermore put out of our rents that we have in englond ¶ And the king upon this covenant granted her bone as touching him and though that were of the same quarrel/ the which claimed for to have lands or rents in the ream of Scotland ¶ And these were the names of the lords that pursueden this matter/ that is to say Sir Edward the Bailloll that challenged the Ream of Scotland Sir Henry Beaumond Earl of Angos Sir David of stroboly earl of Atheles Sir Gieffrey ap Mombray/ Waltier Comyne and many other that were put out of her heritage in Scotland when the peace was made between Englond & Scotland as before is said ¶ And you shall understand that these lords took with hem u honndred men of arms and ij. thousand archiers and of footmen and though went in to ship at ravenespore and sailled by the see till that they com●n unto Scotland and comen tot land at kynkehorne xij. mile from Seint johanes town/ and anon sent out her ships a●ene/ for they should nat be hurt ne empeyred nethir that no man should go in to the ship again/ though that they had need but abide at all perils and nat flee but stand/ and rather suffer death than flee for to maynt●n her true quarrel ¶ When the Earl of Fi●●e a fierce man and a stern herd that the Bailloll was comen for to take the land of Scotland he come in haste to kynghorne with x. thousend Scots for to destourble him that he should nat come to land ¶ But Sir Edward Bailloll and his company there him discomfited at the which discomfiture Sir Alizaundre of Seton was their y quelled & many other ¶ The Earl of Fyffe was tho sorry and full ill a shamed that so little a company had him discomfited and shamelich put him and all his company that was a live for to flee ¶ Thomas come Sir Edward Bailloll and took the country all about him till he come unto the Abley of Dunfermelyne and there ●e found vitailles for him and for his folk and among all other things he fond in a chambre a bout u hundred of great staffs of fine oak with long pikes of iron and of steel he took 'em and delivered 'em to the most strongest men of his company ¶ And anon after he went fro thence and logged him in a field ij. mile from seint johanes' town and when the Burgeiss of the town herd how the Earl of Fife was discomfited through the Bailloll they were sore adread and break their brigges that they had made over the water of Erue so that the Bailloll might not go over wherefore he logged him there all that night but little heed he took of rest and said unto his people ¶ Now dear lords you know full well that we be now y logged between our enemies and if they mow us hampre theridamas is no ●ote but death wherefore if we abide here all this night still I leave that it shall torn us to moche sorrow and harm For the power of Scotland may every day wax and increase and we may not so done And we been but little people as against hem Wherefore I pray you for the love of almighty god make we us to bold and hardy and that we may mightily take the Scots this night and boldly were upon hem and let us pursue 'em this night and if they he travailed through us and they see our hardiness so that other Scots that comen and meet hem and see 'em so travailed and weary the sorrer will they be adread with us for to fight and fersely than we shall fight with hem and upon 'em pursue so that through the grace of god almighty all the world shall speak of the d●ughtynesse of our hcivalrie ¶ And sire's unstondeth weal that all the company that comen with sir Edward Bailloll granted well unto that council and were there of glad/ and anon pursued upon the Scots that they ●●●●men wonder weary ¶ And the Bailloll and his company sore folewed hem and did 'em moche sorrow/ through her assault/ so that they might not for feeble hem help and for little people/ But though said the Scots amongs 'em what is now befall that so little a people as the Bailloll hath in wing done us so moche travail and sorrow ¶ Now cerces it seemeth us that he wercheth by grace/ for he is wonder gracious in his quarrel/ and all we certes shall been deed or that we may come to him us for to yield sith that his father set of us no pris ¶ And among all other things the Bailloll and his people passed the water of Erne/ so that Sir Rogier of Swynertone the sone was fers and angry and went forth/ and they see people of arms full well arrayed and forth they went unto hem and with 'em fought and quelled as many as would abide or took ¶ And nothelees at that assault they wend it had been the great host of Scotland ¶ And when it come to the morn they gathered 'em together and rested 'em a while But the while that the Englisshmen rested 'em the noble Baron Thomas of vesey and the noble baron of Stafford priked her horse up and down by the hills for to keep the Estres of the country Andrea as they priked up and down they see a great host of good array ordained in three wings with helms & sheleds shining coming upon hem And tho come though ij. lords again unto Bailloll is folk/ and said Now for the love of almighty god/ been of good comfort/ for you shall have bataille anon right ¶ And though spoke Sir fouke the sone of Gareyne a baron of great renown & of deed of arms ¶ Sires lordings understandeth that I will seyne I have seyne many diverse wings as well among sarazens & jews as among the scots/ And yet see I never the ferthe part of the wing fight/ And therefore if we will abide our enemies we be enough for to fight against hem/ But if we be not of good heart and of good will for to fight with 'em for certes we been full few against this company ¶ And therefore for the love of god take unto us a good heart and let us been bold and think we nethir on our wife's ne on our children/ but onlich to conquer 'em in bataille/ And through the help of our lord god our enemies we shall overcome/ And with that come the host of the Scots towards hem full serely and against Sir Edward the Bailloll in iij. battles well arrayed in armure ¶ And wonder fersely they come toward the Baillolls men But when Sir Donald earl of Maraille saw all this he said to Robert Brus the sone of Robert the Brus these words ¶ Sir rohert qnod he full sore me forthynketh at mine heart that these folk that the bailloll had brought with him should did with dint Scottish sword sith that they been cristen men as well as we been And therefore me thinketh that it were great charity to sand unto 'em for to yield 'em unto our mercy and grace and ransom hem through grievous ransom for as much a● they have taken our land and done ill ¶ Now certes quoth Sir Robert the Brus I have well perceived that thou art an enemy and a traitor unto Scotland Sigh that thou wilt consent to save our deadly enemies that have done us much sorrow and shame and now it seemeth well that you been of her assent ¶ Certes Robert quoth Sir Donald falsely you lie I am not of her company ne of her consent and that hastily you shall see ¶ For I will fight with hem rather than any of this company ¶ And certes sir Robert said he I shall maugre thine he●d assail 'em oer thou ¶ And with that they prikeden her steeds fersely upon Caskemore and her wenges hem folewed on a range And though come they & met the bailloll & his company at an hanging bought of the more in a straight passage & so fast they hasted 'em unto the englishmen so that thousands fallen to the ground ehe up other in to a heap both horse & man ¶ The bailloll tho & his men mightily stood against hem & fast quelled the Scots unto the ground & many sore they wounded so long till that they stooden upon hem & foined 'em with her swords & spears through her bodies & so sore travailed upon 'em till that they becomen full weary & witted nat what for to done & the Scots that were left alyve fledden away for to save 'em self in the best manner as they might ¶ And though pursued 'em sir edward bailloll & his men & quelled of 'em till that it was night And fro thence they went unto seint johanes' town & took it & held 'em there & vitailled 'em self at her own will for they founden enough wherewith to make 'em merry. ¶ Tho made the bailloll his men that were wounded go to ship for to wend in to Englond for to hele her wounds ¶ And in the time there was a Fleming in the see a strong thief and a robber that was called Crabbe And this Fleming was driven out of Flaundres for his wykkednesse And therefore he come in to Scotland to hold with the Scots and drd as moche harm unto Englisshmen as he might. ¶ And this Crabbe met in the see the Baillols men that were wounded in battle that were sent again in to Englond for to hele her wounds And this Crab yaf unto hem a great assante and would have quelled 'em everichone but the Englishmen defended 'em well and manly and discomfited Crab and his company ¶ And though go he flee in to Scotland And as he come toward seint johanes' town he fond a grette company of Scots that were come again together after the discomfiture of Gaskemore the which besieged bailloll and his men in the same town of seint johan and anon told the scots how that he was discomfited of the Englishmen that were wounded at Gaskemore that went toward Englond for to hele her wounds and said to the Scots that they should have no might ne grace against Edward bailloll for encheason that scomfited and empeired all the chivalry of Scotland with an handful of men as to account as against the Scots that were slain Wherefore he counciled for to remove the siege from seint johanes' town and keep 'em in the best manner that they coude and might ¶ The Scots understood though that Crable said 'em sooth and forsook the siege and went thence by night and halp 'em self in the best manner that they might ¶ When this thing was know through Scotland how that the lords and knyghttes were scomfited at Gaskemore of Scotland through sir Edward the bailloll● ¶ You shall understand that the lords and ladies and the gentiles of Scotland comen wonder fast to seint johanes' town and yield 'em unto the bailloll and to him diden homage and fealty for her lands and yelden hem to his peace And he hem resceyved freely ¶ And fro thence he went to the Abbey of Scone and there he was crowned king of Scotland And after he let cry his peace through out all the land ¶ And at that same time it befallen that king Edward held his parlement among his lieges at the new caastell up Tyne for to amend the trespasses and the wrongs that had he done in his land and Sir Edward the bailloll king of Scotland come to him thither and did to him fealty and homage for the ream of Scotland ¶ And in this manner king Edward of englond ●adred again the homages and feautes of Scotland where of he was put out through council and assent of Dame Isabella his mother and of sir Rogier the mortime Earl of the marhe Tho took bailloll king of Scotland his leave of king Edward of englond & went thence in to his own land of Scotland and set but little by 'em that had counceilled him & helped him in his quarrel wherefore they went fro him and went and lived by her lands and rents in Scotland ¶ And so it fallen afterward nat long that the king of Scotland ne removed and come to the town of Anande/ and there took his duelling and thither come to him a company of knights strong men and worthy and yield 'em unto the king/ and bear 'em so fair in deed and in continaunce/ So that he trust moche upon 'em/ And anon as the traitors see that he trust moche upon 'em/ they ordained amongs 'em fifty in a company and would have quelled her king But through the grace of almighty god he broke through a wall an hole in his chambre/ and as god would ascaped her treachery and all his men were quelled/ and he ascaped with much dread unto that town of Cardoill and there held him sore annoyed and this befallen in our ladies the conception ¶ Thomas sent king Edward the Bailloll to king Edward of Englond how falsely and traitouresly he was in little time put to shame and sorrow through his liegemen/ upon whom he trusted wonder moche and prayed him for the love of god that he would maintain him and help him against his enemies ¶ The king of Englond had of him though great pite/ and behight him help and succour and sent him word that he should hold him in peace still in the foresaid Cite of Cardoille till that he had ga●red his power ¶ Thomas ordained king Edward of Englond a counce●ll at london and let gather his men in diverse shires of En●lond and when he all was ready he went toward the town of B●rewyke up Twede and thither come to him king Edward Bailloll of Scotland with his power and besieged the town/ and made without the town a fair town of Panilous/ and diked 'em all about so that they had no dread of the Scots/ and made many assault with gonnes and with other engines to the town/ wherewith they destroyed many fair houses and churches also were be●e down unto the earth with great stones that spitousely come out of gonnes and of other engines/ And notheles the Scots kept well the town/ that though two kings might not come therein long time ¶ And notheles the kings abide there so long till though that were in the town failled vitailles/ and also they were so weary of waking that they wist nat what for to done ¶ And you shall understand that though Scots that were in the town of Berewyke through common counceille and her assent let cry upon the walls of the town that they might have peace of the Englisshmen/ and thereof they praiden the king of his grace and mercy and prayed him of trews for viij. days upon this covenant that if they were not rescued in that side of the town toward Scotland of the Scots within viij. days that they would yield 'em unto the king and the town also And to hold this covenant they proffered to the king xij. hostages out of the town of Berewyke ¶ When the hostages were delivered unto the king anon though of the town senden unto the scots and told 'em of her sorrow and meschief ¶ And the scots come tho privily over the water of Twede to the bought of the Abbey And Sir wiliam dyket that was tho stiward of Scotland and many other that comen with him put 'em there in great peril of 'em self at that time of her life for th●y comen over a bridge that was to broken and the stones away and many of her company were there drenched but the foresaid william went over and other of his company and come by the ships of Englond & quelled in a barge of hull xuj. m● And after they went in to the town of Berewyke by the water side ¶ Wherefore the Scots held though town rescued and asked her hostages again of the king of Englond. ¶ And the king sen● hem word again that they axed the hostages with wrong sith that they comen in to the town of Englondes side for covenant was between 'em that the town should be rescued by the half of scotland ¶ And anon king Edward though commaunded● to yield the town or he will have the hostages ¶ And the Scots said that the town was rescued weal enough and there to they would hold hem ¶ When king Edward see the Scots break her covenant that they made he was wonder wroth and anon let take sir Thomas fitz willian and sir Alexander of seton warden of Berewyke the which thomas was person of Dunbarre and let 'em be take first afore the other hostages For encheason that sir Alisaundres father was keeper of the town ¶ And though commanded every day ij. hostages of the town till that they were all done unto the death but if they yield the town ¶ And so he should teach 'em to break her covenants ¶ And when though of the town heard these tynges they becomen wonder sorry and senten to the king of Englond that he would grant hem other viij. days of respite So that between two hounderd men of arms and xx. men of arms might he strength go between hem to the town of Berewyke hem for to vitaille that the town must be hold for rescued ¶ And if so were that xx●. or xxij. or more were slain of the two hundred before said tha● the town should nat be hold for rescued and this covenant to be held they sent to him other xij. of the town in hostage The king of Englond granted hem her prayer and took the hostages in Seint Margaretes eve In the year of grace a M.CCC. & xxxij the Scots come fersely in iiij. wenges well arrayed in arms for to meet king Edward of Englond and Edward the king of Scotland and with her power and come fast and sharply against evensong time and the same time was flood at Berewyke in the water of Twede that no man might wend over on his ho●s nor on foot/ and the water was between the ij. kings and the ream of Englond/ and that time abiden the Scots in that other side for encheason that the englisshmen should have been dreynt or slain ¶ This was the array of the Scots how that they comen in batailles against the ij kings of Englond and scotland ¶ In the vauntward of Scotland were these lords Capitulo ducen●●●imo xxiv. THe Earl of morrif/ james Frisell/ Symond Frisell/ Walter Stiward/ Reygnold chain/ Patrick of Graham/ ●ohan le grant/ james of Cardoill/ Patrick Parker's Robert Caldecottes/ Phelipp of Melledrum/ Thomas Gilbert/ Ralph wiseman/ Adam Gurdone james Gramat/ Robert Boyde Hugh Park with xl. knights new dubbed/ and uj. C. men of arms and iij. M. of communes ¶ In the first party of the half bataille weren these lords/ ¶ The Stiward of Scotland The Earl of Mouref james his uncle/ William douglas David of ●yndesey Mancolyn Fleming/ William of kethe Dunkan kamboke with thirty. bachelors new y dubbed ¶ In the second part of the bataille were these lords ¶ james Stiward of Colden Aleyn stiward William Abbrehyn/ William Morice johan fitz william/ Adam ●e mose/ Walter fitz Gilbert johan of Cerlton Robert walham with seven. C. men of arms and xvij. M. of communes ¶ In the iij. part of the bataille of Scotland were these lords The Earl of Marrethe Earl of Roffe The Earl of Strahern●/ The earl of sotherland/ William of kyrke●●y johan Cambron Gilbert of Hay William of Ramsey/ William Prendegest ●irstyn hard/ William Gurdon Arnold guard Thomas dolphin with xl. knights new dubbed ix. C. men of arms and xv. M. of communes ¶ In the iiij ward of the bataille of Scotland were these lords/ Archebald douglas The Earl of lenevax A●●saundre le brus The Earl of Fyf johan Cambell Earl of Athles/ Robert Lawether William of Vipount/ William of lonstone johan de labels Groos de Sherenlawe johan de lyndesey Alisaundre de Gray/ Ingram de umfreville Patryke de Pollesworth David de wymes Michael Scott William landy Thomas de ●oys Rogier the Mortimer with xx. Bachelors new dubbed ix. hundred men of arms xviij. M. and iiij. C. of communes ¶ The Earl of Dunbarre keeper of the Castle of Berewyke halp the Scots with l men of Arms And Sir alisaundre of Seton keeper of the foresaid town of Berewyke with an honderd men of arms And the commnners of the town with iiij. hounderd men of arms and with hem viij hundred of footmen ¶ The some of the Earls and lords above said ammounteth lxuj. The some of bachelors new du●●ed ammounteth to an hundred and xl. ¶ The some of men of arms ammounteth M.M.M.C. ¶ The some of the comuners āmoun●teth liij. M.CC ¶ The some total of the people above said ammounteth luj. M.vij. C.xlv. ¶ And these lxv. great lords lead all the other great lords above said in iiij. batailles as it is told before all on foot ¶ And king Edward of Englond & Edward king of Scotland had well apparailled her folk in iiij. batailles for to fight on foot against her enemies ¶ And the English mynstrelles blew her trumps and her pipes and hidously escried the Scots ¶ And though had every english battle ij. wings of pris Archiers the which at that battle shoten arewe● so fast and so sore that the Scots might nat help 'em self And they smitten the scotte● thousands to ground And they gun for to flee fro the Englisshmen for to save her life ¶ And when the ●nglish knaves saw the scomfiture and the Scots fall fast to the ground they priked her master's horse with the spurs for to keep 'em fro peril and set her master's force ¶ And when the Englisshmen saw that they lepten on her horse and fast pursued the Scots and all that abiden they quelled down right There men might see the doughtynesse of the noble king Edward and of his men how manly they pursued the Scots that flown for dread ¶ And there man might see many a Scottysshman cast down unto the ground deed and her banners displayed hakked in to pecies and many a good habe rione of steel in her blood bathe ¶ And many a time the scots were gathered in to companies but evermore they were discomfited ¶ And so it befallen as god almighty would that the Scots had that day no more foison ne might against the Englisshmen than xx. Sheep should have against u wolves and so were the Scots discomfited And yet the Scots had web u men against one Englisshman. And that bataille was done on halydounehylle besides the town of Berewyke at the which bataille were slain of the Scots xxxv. M.vij. C. and xij. of Englisshmen but only xiv. and though were footmen And this victory befallen to the Englisshmen on seint Margaretes ●ue In the year of the incarnation of our lord Ihesu crist M.CCC.xxxij. ¶ And while this doing last the Englissh pages took the pilfer of the Scots that were quelled every man that he might take without any challenging of any man ¶ And so after this gracious victory the king turned him again unto the same siege of Berewyke/ & when they besieged see and herd how king Edward had ●ped/ They yolden to him the town with the Castle on the morrow after that the bataille was done/ that is for to say on Seint Margaretes day/ And than the king ordained Sir Edward Bailloll with other noble and worthy men to be keepers and governors of Scotland in his absence/ and himself turned again and come in to Englond after this victory with moche joy and wurshipp ¶ And in the next year sewing that is for to say the year of incarnation of our lord Ihesu crist a M.CCC.xxxiij. and of king Edward seven. he went again in to Scotland in the winter time/ at which voyage the Castle of Kylbrigge in Scotland for him and his me● that with him comen he recovered and had against the Scots all at his own lust ¶ And in that same year Sir Edward Bailloll king of Scotland held his parliament in Scotland with many noble lo●des of Englond that were at that same parliament for encheason of her lands and lordships that they had in the royalme of Scotland and helden all of the same Bailloll ¶ And in the viij. year of his reign about the feast of Seint johan Baptist Sir Edward Bailloll the very and true king of Scotland as by beritage and right line made his homage and fealty unto king edward of Englond for the royalme of Scotland at the new Castle up tyne in the presence of many worthy lords and also of communes both of the reams of Englond and also of Scotland/ and anon after in the same year king Edward of Englond received of the duke of Britain his homage for the Erledome and lordship of Richemond ¶ And so following in the ix. year of his reign after Mihelmasse/ King Edward rood in to Scotland and theridamas was fast by Seint johanes town all most all the winter time and he held his Cristemasse at the Castle of Rokesburgh ¶ And in the same year through out all Englond about Seint Clement's tide in winter there arose such a spiynging and welling up of waters and floods both of the see and also of fressh rivers & springs that the see brinks walls & costs break up that men bests & houses in many places & namely in low countries violently & suddenly were dreynt ¶ And driven away & fruits of the Earth through continuance & abundance of waters of the see evermore afterward were turned in to more saltness & sourness of savour The x. year of king Edwardes reign king Edward entered the Scottish see after mydsomer & to many of the scots he yaf battle and overcome hem and many he treted & bowed unto his peace through his doughtynesse And after mihelmasse than next following was the Earl of Mo●●●f y take at Edinburgh & brought in to Englond & put in to prison ¶ And in the months of juyn & juyll than next folewy●g in the xj. year of his reign was seyne & appeared in the firmament a bemed star the which clerks call stella Comata & that star was seyne in diverse ꝑties of the firmament. ¶ Where after anon there folewed in Englond good cheap & wondre great plenty of all chaffer bitaille & merchandise & their against hunger scarcite meschief and need of money ¶ In so moche that a quarter of wheat at london was sold for two shylling and a good fat ox at a noble & u good dove briddes for a penny in which year died sir johan of Eltham earl of Cornewaille king Edward's brother and lieth at westmynster ¶ How king Edward made a duchy of the Erledome of Cornewaille and also of uj. other Earls that were new made and of the first challenging of the kingdom of france ¶ Ca CCxxv IN the year of our lord M.CCC. & xxxvij. & of king Edward xij. in the month of march during the ꝑlemen● at westmynster in lent time king Edward made of the Earl doom of Cornewaille a duchy and let it call the duchy of Cornewallie the which duchy he ●afe unto Edward his first soon with the Erledome of Chestre ¶ And also king Edward made at that same time uj. other Earls that is for to say Sir Henry earl of Lancaster's sone Earl of leycestre William of Boghun earl of Northampton William of Mountagu earl of Salysbury Hugh of awdele earl of Gloucestre ¶ Robert of Vfford earl of Southfolke And william of Clytone earl of Huntyngdone. ¶ And in that same year it was ordained in the same parliament that no man should were no clot that was wrought out of Englond as cloth of gold Of silk Velvet or Damask satin Baudekyn ne none such other ne none wild ware ne furrure of beyond the see but such as might spend an C. pound of rent a year but this ordinance and statute was of little effect/ for it was no thing hold ¶ In the xiij. year of his reign king Edward went over see in to braban with Queen Philipp his wife there bearing child at Andewerpe there he dwelled more than a year to trete with the duke of Braban and other allied unto him of the chalanging of the kingdom of france to king Edward of Englond by right and by heritage after the death of Karoll the great king of France brother germane of Queen Isabella king Edward's mod●●/ the which was held and occupied unrightfully by Phelipp of Valois the Emes sone of king Karoll the which duke and all his in the foresaid things and in all other there to longing with all his men & goods king Edward fond ready unto him and maden and beheighten him seurte by good faith and trust/ and after that the king hasted him in to Englond again and left there the Queen still behind him in braban ¶ Than in the xiv. year of his reign wha●● all the lords of his ream and other that fallen to be at his parliament weren called and assembled together in the same parliament held at london after the fist of seint Hilary ¶ The kings needs were put forth and promoted as touching the kingdom of France For which needs to be sped/ the king axed the fifth part of all the m●ble goods of Englond and the wools and the ix. shefe of every corn And the lords of every town where such thing should be taxed and gathered/ should answer to the kyug there of/ and he had it and held it at his own lust and will/ wherefore if I shall know lech the very truth/ the inner love of the people was turned in to ha●e and the common prayers in to cursing/ for cause that 〈◊〉 common people were so strongly grieved ¶ Also the foresaid 〈◊〉 Valois of france had gathered unto him a great host & destroyed there in his parties and kingdom many of the kings friends of Englond with towns and Castles and many other of her lordships and many harms shames and despites diden unto the Queen wherefore king Edward when he heard this tidings was strongly moved and therewith an angered/ and sent diu●rse lettres over see to the Queen and to other that were his friends gladding hem and certifying 'em that he would be there himself in all the haste that he might ¶ And anon after Est●e when he had sped of all thing that him needed and come/ he went over the see again ¶ Of whose coming the Queen and all his friends were wondre glad and made moche ●oye/ And all that were his enemies and against him helden/ maden as moche sorrow ¶ In the same time the king through council of his true lieges and council of his lords that there were present with him token the king of fraunces name/ and took and meddled the kings arms of france quartled with the arms of Englond and commanded forth with his coin of gold under description and writing of the name of Englond & of france to be made best that might he/ that is for to seyne the floreyne that was called the noble pris of uj. shillings viij. pens of sterlinges & the half noble of the value of iij. shillings iiij. pens & the ferthing of value xx pens. ¶ How king Edward come to the s●luys and discomfited all the power of france in the haven Capitulo ducentesimo xxuj. ANd in the next year after/ that is for to say the xv. year of his regne/ he commanded and let writ in his charters writs and other lettres the date of the reign of France ferst/ And while that he was thus doing & travailing in france through his council he written to all the Prelate's Duke's Earls and Barons/ and the noble lords of the country/ And also to diverse of the common people diverse lr̄ez and maundementzes bearing da●e at Gandaune the viij. day of February And anon af● with in a little time he come again in to Englond with the Queen and her children ¶ And in the same year on Midsummer eve he began to sail toward france again/ and manly and stiffly fill upon Phelipp of Valois the which long time lay and had gathered to him a full huge and boistous main of divers nations in the haven of s●luys/ And there they fought together the king of france and he with her hosts fro midday unto the iij. hour in the morn in which battle were slain thirty. M. men of the kings company of france & many ships and cogs were taken/ And so through gods help he had there the victory/ & ●ere thence a glorious chivalry/ ¶ And in the same year about seint james tide without the yate● of seint Omers Robert of artheiss with men of englond & flaundre● bitterly fought against the duke of burgoyne and the frensshmen at which battle there were slain & take of the frensshmen xv. barons lxxx. knights/ & ships and barges were take unto the number of CC. and thirty. ¶ The same year the king making and abiding upon the siege of Turney the Earl of Henaude with Englissh archers maden assault to the town of Seint Amand where they slow. l. knights and many other and also destroyed the town ¶ And in the xuj. year of his reign following in the winter time the same king dwelled still upon the foresaid siege and sent oft in to Englond to his tresorier and other purueiour● for gold and money that should be sent to him there in his need but his procurators and messagiers cursedly and full slowly served him at his need and him deceived on whose defaute and laches the king took trews between him and the king of france ¶ And the king full of woe sorrow and shame in his bert withdrowe him fro the siege and come in to Britain and theridamas was so great strife for vitaille that he lost many of his people ¶ And when he had done there that he come for he dressed him over see in to Englond ward ¶ And as he sailled toward Englond in the high see the most mishaps storms and tempests thundered and lyghtnynges fill to him in the see the which was said that it was done and areised through evil spirits made by sorcery and nygromancie of hem of france wherefore the kings heart was full of sorrow and anguyssh wailing and sighing and said unto our lady in this wise Oblissed lady seint Marie what is the cause that evermore going in to France all things and wethers fallen to me joyful and liking and gladsum and as I would have 'em but alway turning in to Englond ward all things fallen unprofitable and harmful Ne●latter he scaping all ꝑilles of the see as god would come by night to the tower of london ¶ And the same year the king held his Cristemasse at Meries' and sent word to the Scots by his messagiers that he was ready & would fight with 'em But the Scots would nat abide that but fledden over the Scottyssh see & hide 'em as well as they might ¶ And in the xvij. year of his reign about the feast of Conversion of seint Paul king edward when he had be in Scotland and saw that the Scots were fled he come again in to Englond ¶ And a little bifor lent was the turnement at Dunstaple to the which turnement come all the young Bachelery and Chivalry of Englond with many other Erles and lords At the which turnement king Edward himself was there present ¶ And the next year following in the xviij. year of his reign at his parliament held at westmynstere the avynzeme of Paske the king Edward the third made Edward his first begotten son prince of Wales And in the xix year of his reign anon after in janiver before lent the same king Edward let make full noble justes and great festes in the place of his birth at wyndesore/ that there were never none such seen there afore/ At which feast and rial●● were ij. kings ij. queres the Prince of Wales/ The duke of Cornewaille x. Earls ix. Countess' barons and many burgeiss 〈◊〉 which mighten not lightly he numbered/ And of diverse lands beyond the see weren many strangiers ¶ And at the same time when the ●ustes were done/ ●yng Edward made a great soper in the which he ordained first & began his round table and ordained and stedfasted the day of the foresaid round de table to be held there at wyndesore in the wytson we●e evermore yerly ¶ And in this time englisshmen so moche haunted & cleved to the wodnesse & folly of the strangiers/ that fro the time of coming of the henaudres xviij. year passed they ordained & changed 'em every year diverse shappes & disguising of clothing of long large and wide/ clothes destitut and desert/ from all old honest & good usage ¶ And an other time short clotheses and strait wasted dagged and kit & on every side slatered & botened with sleeves & tapites of surcotes & hoods over long and over moche hanging/ that if that I the sooth shall say they were more ●●ch to tormentors and develes in her clothing & shoing & other array than to men And the women more nysely yet passed the men in array & coriousloker for they were so streyt clothed that they let hang fox tailles sowed byneth within her clotheses for to hele & hide her a●se● the which disguisings and pride peradventure afterward brought forth & encaused many mishaps & meschief in the ream of Englond ¶ The xx. year of king Edward he went over in to Britain & Gascoigne in whose company went the Earl of warrewyke/ the earl of suffolk/ the earl of huntyngton & the Earl of Arundel & many other lords and common people in a great multitude with a great navy of Cc.xl ships/ anon after Mydsomer for to avenge him of many wrongs and harms to him done by Phelipp of valois king of France against the trews before hand granted/ The which trews he falsely and untrewly by cavillations loosed & disquatte ¶ How king Edward sailed in to Normandy and arrived at hogs with a great host Ca cc.xxvij. IN the xxj. year of his reign king Edward through counceille of all the great lords of the royalme of Englond called and gathered together in his parliament at westmestre before Estren ordained him for to pass over the see again for to dissese & desto●●●ble the rebels of france ¶ And when his navy wa● come together & made ready he went with an huge host the xij. day of juyll and failled in to Normandy and arrived at hogs ¶ And when he had rested him there uj. days for by cause of travailing of the see and for to have out all his men with all her necessaries out of her ships he went toward Cadomun brenning wasting and destroying all the towns that he fond in his way And the xxuj. day of juyll at the bridge of C●dony manly and orpedly ystrengthed and defended with normans he had there a strong battle and a long during through which a great multitude of people were slain ¶ And there were take prisoners The Earl of ewe The lord of Tankerville and an C. other knights and men of arms & uj. C. footmen numbered & the town & the subarbes unto the bore walls of all thing that might be boar & carried out was rob and dispollied ¶ Afterwards the king passing forth by the country a bout the breed of xx. mile he wasted all manner thing that he fond ¶ When Philipp of Valois perceived all this all though he were fast by with a strong host he would not come no nerre but break all the brugges by yond the water of seyne fro Rone unto Paris And himself fled unto the same cite of Paris with all the haste that he might ¶ For sooth the noble king Edward when he come to Paris bridge and fond it broken within ij. days he let make it again And in the morrow after the assumpcione of our lady king Edward passed over the water of seyne going toward Cres●y and destroyed by the way towns with the people duelling there in And in the fist of seint Bartholomewe he passed over the water of some unhurt with all his host there as never before hand was any manner way ne passage where ij. M. were slain of 'em that letted her passage over Therefore the xxuj. day of August king Edward in a felled fast by Crescy having iij battles of englishmen countred and met with Philipp of valois having with him iiij. batailles of which the le●st passed greatly the number of the English people And when these ij. hosts metten together There fill upon him the king of beme the duke of loreyne And Earls also of flaundres Dalaunson Bloys Harecourt Aumarle and Nevers and many other Earls Barons lords knights and men of Arms the number of a M. V.C.xlij. without foot men and other men y armed that were no thing reckoned ¶ And for all this the unglorious Philippe wythdro we him with the residue of his people/ wherefore it was said in common among his own people N●e beal soy retreat That is for to say our fair withdra with him ¶ Than king Edward and our Englisshmen thanked god almighty for such a victory after her great labour taken to hem all thing needful to her sustenance a●●d saving of her life/ for dread of her enemies/ rested 'em the there/ And full erly in the morning after the frensshmen with an huge passing host come again for to yeve bataille and fight with 〈◊〉 Englisshmen with whom metten and countreden the Earls of 〈◊〉 ●●ewyke Northampton and Norfolk with her compavie 〈◊〉 slowen two thousand and token many prisoners of the gentiles of hem And the remnant of the same host ●l●dde iij. my●e thence And the third day after the battle the king went to Caleys ward destroying all the country as he road whither when that he was come that is for to say the third day of Septembre he began to besege the town with the Castle and continued his siege fro the foresaid third day of Septembre unto the third day of August the next year after ¶ And in the same year during the siege of Caleys the king of Scotland with a full great multitude of S●ottes come in to Englond to Nevil'S cross about Seint Luke'S day the evangelist hoping and trusting to have found all the land destitute/ and void of people/ For as moche as the king of englond was beyond the see/ safe only priests and men of holy church and women and children and plowmen and such other laboreres and th●re they robbeden and diden much prive sorrow/ But yet found they enough that hem withstood by the grace of almighty god. ¶ And so a day of battle was assigned between 'em and certain lords and men of holy church that were of that country with other common people fast by the Cite of Duresme/ At which day through the grace and help of almighty god the Scots went 〈◊〉 comen And yet were they iij. fold so many of 'em as of Englisshmen And there was slain all the Chivalry and knighthood of the royalme of Scotland ¶ And there were take as they would have fled there is David the king of Scotland himself The Earl of Mentife Sir william douglas and many other great men ¶ And after that our Englisshmen when they had rested 'em a few days and had ordained their keepers of the Northcontre they comen unto london/ and broghten with 'em david king of Scotland and all these other lords that were taken prisoners unto the tower of london with all the haste that they might/ And there they left 'em in sauf keeping unto the kings coming and wenten home again in to her own country And afterward was the kings raunsone of Scotland taxed unto an C.M. marc of silver to be paid in x. year that is for to seyne every year x M. marc ¶ How king Edward besieged Caleys and how it was y wonne and yolde to him Ca CC.xxviij. IN the xxij. year of king Edwardes reign he went over the see in the winter time & lay all the winter at the siege of Caleys the which year the while the siege lasted Philipp the king of france cast and purposed trechouresly & with fraud to put a way the siege & come the xxvij. day of ●uyll in the same year with a great host & a strong poer & neighed unto the siege of Caleys ¶ The which Philipp the last day of ●uyll sent to king Edward word that he would yeve him plain bataille the iij. day next after that about evesong time if he dared come fro the siege & abide it And when king Edward herd that without any long tarrying ex long avisement he accepted gladly the day & hour of battle that Philipp had assigned ¶ And when the king of france heard that the next night after ●e set his tents a fire & removed & went away thence cowardely ¶ Than they that were in the town & in the Castle besieged seeing all this how that they had none other help ne so cour of the king of france ne of his men ¶ And also that her vitailles within 'em were spended and wasted and for defaute of vitailles and of refreshing they eten horse hounds cats and miss for to keep her trougth as long they as might ¶ And when they saw and was found among 'em at the last that they had no thing among hem for to eat ne live by ne no succour ne rescuenge of the frensshmen of that other side they wist well that they most needs they for defaute or else yield the town and anon they wenten and token down the banners and the arms of France on every side that were hanged out and wenten on the walls of the town on diverse places as naked as they were born save only her shirts and her breeches and helden her swords naked and the point donward in her hands and putten ropes and halters about her nekkes and yelden up the keys of the town and of the Castle to king Edward of Englond with great fere and dread of heart ¶ And when king Edward saw this as a merciable king and lord received all to grace and a few of the greatest persons of state and of governance of the town he sent in to Englond there to abide her ransom and the kings grace/ And all the comminalte of the town the king let go whither they would in peace/ and without any harm/ and let 'em here with 'em all her things that they might here and carry away keeping the town and the Castle to himself ¶ Than through mediation of Cardinals that were sent fro the Pope trews was take their between France and Englond for ix. months than next fool wing/ and about Mihelmasse king Edward come again in to Englond with a glorious victory. ¶ And in the twenty-three. year of his reign in the e●st parties of the world there arose and began a pestilence and death of sarazens and paynims that so great a death was never heard of afore/ And that wasted a way so the people that uneaths the tenth person was left a live ¶ And in the same year about the southcontrees and also in the west countries there fill so moche rain and so great waters/ that from Cristemasse unto Midsummer there was vunethes' day ne night but that it rained somewhat through which waters the pestilence was so infected/ and so habundannt in all countries and namely about the court of Rome and other places and see costs/ that vunethes there were left living folk to berry hem that were deed honestely/ But maden great ditches and pits that were wonder broad and deep/ and there in buried 'em/ and maden a range of deed bodies/ and cast a vitell earth to h●l● hem above/ and than cast in an other range of deed bodies/ and an other range of earth above hem And thus weren they buried/ and none other wise/ But if it were the fewer that weren great men of estate that were buried as honestely as they might ¶ And after all this in the xxiv. year of king Edwardes regne it was him done to wite and understand of a treason that was begun at Caleys/ and ordained for to cell that town for a great sum of floreyns unto king Philipp of France through the falseness and ordinance of a knight that was called Sir G●effrey of Charney/ that was wonder prive with king Philipp of France ¶ And when king Edward heard this he took with him the nobles and gentiles lords/ and many other worthy and orped men of arms that were there present with him for the solempnite of that high feast ¶ And well and wisely in all the haste that he might and as privily as he might ●e went over see ¶ And that same year the good king Edward held his Cristemasse at havering ¶ And the morrow after newyears' day the king was in the Castle of Caleys with his men of arms that none of the aliens wist there of And that falls conspirator and traitor Gieffrey of charney seeth that he might not openly have his purpose of the Castle privily and stelyngly he come in and held the ton with a great host And when he with his men was comen in he paid the foresaid somme of floreyns as covenant was between 'em to a Genewey in the town that was keeper of the Castle and consenting to the same Gieffrey in all this falseness and treachery and bounden the Englissh ministers and s●ruauntz that were in the Castle that they might not help 'em self ne let 'em of her purpose And than weening that they had be sicker enough they speaken all her wykkednesse and falseness openly an high that all men might hear ¶ And now shall you here how they were deceived for they comen in by a prive postern over a little brigge of tree and when they were comen in sotilly and privily the brigge was drawn up and kept that none of 'em that comen in might go out ne no more come in to hem And anon our Englisshmen wenten out at prive holes and windows and over the walls of the town and of the Castle and wenten and faughten manly with the frensshmen that were without and had the better of 'em the which when they weren occupied by 'em self on her side The king that was within the town having with him scarcely but thirty. men of arms drew out his sword and with a loud vois cried an high A seint Edward A seint George ¶ And when folk heard that they comen running to him and ●aven there to her enemies so great assault that there were more than two hounderd men of arms and many other slain and many fledden a way and so by the grace of god almighty the victory fill to the Englisshmen Than the king took with him this Gieffrey that was finder of this treachery And also many other french prisoners And within a while after come again in to Englond ¶ And in this same year & in the year afore & also in the year next after was so great pestilence of men fro the East in to the west and namely through bocches that though that siked on this day died on the iij. day to the which men that so dieden in this pestilence hadden but little respite of ligging ¶ The pope clement of his goodness & grace yaf 'em full remission and forgiveness of all her sins that they were shriven of and this pestilence lasted in london fro Michaelmas in to Angust next following almost an hole year And in the se days was death without sorrow weddings without friendship wyllfull penance & dearth withonte scarcite & fleeing without refute or succour for many fledden fro place to place because of the pestilence but they were enfecte & might not ascape the death after that the prophet Isaie seith who that fleeth fro the face of dread he shall fall in to the diche And he that wendeth him out of the diche he shall he hold & teide with a grenne but when this pestilence was cesed as god would uneaths the x. part of the people was left alyfe ¶ And in the same year began a wonder thing that all that ever were born after that pestilence hadden ij. chektethe in her heed less than they had afore ¶ How king Edward had a great battle with spaynard●s in the see fast by wynchelsee Ca CC.xxix. And in the twenty-five. year of his reign about seint johanes' day in harvest in the see fast by wynchelsee king edward had a great battle with men of Spain where that her ships and navy lay chained to ged●●r that either they must fight or drench ¶ And so when all our worthy men of arms & the See costs fast by wynchelsee & Romeny were gathered together & our navy & ships all ready to the were the Englishmen metten manly & stiffly with her enemies coming fersely against hem ¶ And when the spanyssh vessels & navy were closed yn all about their men might see a strong battle on both sides & land during iij the which bataille there near but few that fought that they near spitously hurt & foul And after the bataille there were twenty-three. ships of hers y take And so the Englishmen had the better And in the next year following of his reign that is to say the xxuj. year that king through his council let ordain & make his new money that is to say the penny the groat of value of iiij. pens And the half groat of value of ij. pens but it was of less weight than the old sterling was by u shilling in the pound ¶ And in the xxvij. year of his reign was the great derthe of vitailles the which was called the dear summer And in the xxxviij. year of his reign in the parlement held at westmynster after estren Sir henry earl of Lancastre was made duke of lancastre & in this same year was so great a drought that fro the month of march unto the month of juyll there fill no Rain on the earth Wherefore all fruits sedes and herbs for the most party were lost in defaute ¶ Whereof there come so gr●●e disese of men and bests and derthe of vitailles in Englond so that this land that ever afore had be plen●●uous had need that time to seek his vitailles and refreshing of other out yles & countries ¶ And in the xxix. year of king Edward it was accorded granted and sworn between the king of france and king Edward of Englond that he should have again all his lands and lord ships that longeden to the duchy of Gnyhenne of old time the which had been wi●h draw/ and wrongfuly occupied by diverse kings of france before hand to have and to hold to king Edward and to his heirs and successors for evermore freely pesibely and in good quiet upon this covenant that the king of englond should be●e of and relese all his right and claim that he had & claimed of the kingdom of france/ and of the title that be took there of upon which speech and covenants it was sent to the court of rome on both sides of the kings/ that the foresaid covenants should be enbulled/ but god ordained better for the kings wurshipp of englond for what through fraud and deceit of the frensshmen & what burgh letting of the pope and of the court of rome the foresaid coue●aun●z were disquat and left of ¶ And in the same year the king re●●ked by his wise and discrete council the staple of wools 〈◊〉 of flaundres in to Englond with all the libertees fraunch●̄es and free customs that longen thereto and ordained it in englond in diverse places that is for to say at westmester Caunterbury Chic●●stre/ bristol Lyncolne Hull with all the foresaid things tha● longen thereto ¶ And that this thing that should thus be done the king sworn himself there to And prince edward his sone with other many great witnessed that there were present ¶ And in the twenty-five. year of his reign anon after witsonday in the parliament ord●yned at westmynstre it was told and certified to the king that Phelipp that though held the kingdom of France was deed/ And that johan his sone was crowned king And that this johan had yeve karoll his sone the Duchy of Guyhenne/ of the which thing king Edward when he wist there of had great indignation unto him and was wonder wroth and stronglich y m●●ed ¶ And there for afore all the wrothy lords that there were assembled at that parliament he called Edward his sone unto him to whom the duchy of Guyhenne by right heritage should long to and yaf it him there/ bidding and strengthing him that he should ordain him to defend him and vengy● him upon his enemies and save maintain his right ¶ And afterward king edward himself & his elder sone Edward wenten to diverse places & seintes in englond on pilgrimage for to have the more help & grace of god and of his seintes And the ij. Kal. of juyll when all thing was ready to that voyage & battle & all his retenue & power assembled & his navy also ready he took with him the earl of warrewyke the earl of suffolk the earl of salysbury & the earl of Oxunford & a M. men of arms & as many archiers & in the nativity of our lady took her ships at Plymmouth & begun to sail ¶ And when he come & was arrined in Gnyhenne he was there wurshipfully take & resceyved of the most noble men & lords of that country ¶ And anon after king edward took with him his ij. sons that is for to say Sir Leonell earl of ulton & sir johan his brother earl of richemond & sir henry duke of lancastre with many earls & lords & men of arms and ij M. archers & sailed toward france & rested him a while at caleys And afterward the king went with his folk aforesaid and with other soudiours of be yond the see that there aboden the kings coming the second day of Novembre and took his tourney toward king ●ohan of france there as he trowed to have founden him fast by Odoma● as his letters & covenant made mention that he would a bide him there with his host. ¶ And when king ●ohan of france herd of the kings coming of englond he went away with his men & carriage cowardely & shamefully fleeing & wasting all vitailles over that the Englisshmen should nat have there of ¶ And when king Edward herd tell that he fled he pursued him with all his oost till Hedene & than he beholding the wanting & the scarcite of vitailles & also the cowardice of the king of frannce he turned again wasting all the country ¶ And while all these things were a doing the scots privily & be night token the town of Berewyk slaying 'em that withstood 'em & no man else but blessed be god the castle ne●̄latter was saved & kept by englishmen that were therein Than the king perceived all this turned again in to englond as wroth as he might be wherefore in ꝑlement at westmynster was granted to the king of every sak of wool l shilling during the term of uj. year that he might the myghtloker fight & defend the Ream arens the scots and other misdoers ¶ And so when all things were ready the king hasted him to the siege ward ¶ How king Edward was crowned king of Scotland & how Prince Edward took the king of france & sir Philipp his younger sone at the bataille of Peyters Ca CC.xxx ANd in the xxxj. year of his reign the xiij. day of janiver the king in the Castle of Berewyk with a few men but having there fast by a great host/ the town was yolde to him without any manner defence or difficult/ than the king of scotland that is for to say sir johan Bailloll considering how that god did many marvels & gracious things for king edward at his own will fro day to day/ he took and yaf up the ream of Scotland & the crown of scotland at rokesburgh in to the kings hondez of englond under his patent lr̄ez ther y made ¶ And anon after king Edward in presence of all the prelate's & other worthy men & lords that there were let crown him king there of the ream of Scotland And when all things were done & ordained in thilk countries at his lust he turned again in to Englond with an huge wurshipp/ And while this voyage was a doing in Scotland Sir Edward Prince of Wales as a man inspired in god was in Guyhenne in the Cite of Bordeaux treating & speaking of the challenging/ & of the kings right of Englond that he had of the Ream of france and that he would avenged be with strong honde & the prelate's peers and mighty men of that country consented well to him ¶ Than Sir Edward the prince with a great host y gadred to him the sixte day of juyll went from Bordeaux going and travaylling by many diverse countries & he took many prisoners moo than uj. M. men of arms by the country as he ●ourneied and took the town of remorantyn in saloigne and besieged the Castle uj. days And at the uj. days end they yolden the Castle unto him And there were take the lord of Crown and sir Bursigaud and many other knights and men of arms moo than lxxx. ¶ And fro thence by Toren●/ & peten fast by chineney his noble men that were with him hadden a strong battle with frensshmen and an HUNDRED of her men of arms were slain And the Earl of Dance & the stiward of france were take with an HUNDRED men of arms/ ¶ In the which year the nineteeen. day of Septembre fast by Peighters the same Prince with a M. and ix. houndred men of arms and archers ordained a bataille to king johan of france coming to the Prince ward with seven. M choose men of arms and other much people in an huge passing number/ of the which there was slain the duke of Bourbon and the duke of Athenes and many other noble men/ and of the prince men of arms a M. and of other after the true account and reckoning viij. hundred And the king of france was there take & sir Phelipp his younger sone and many dukes and noble men & worthy knights & men of arms about ij. M. And so the victory fill there to the prince & to the people of Englond by the grace of god And many that were take prisoners were set at her raunsone & upon her trougth & knighthood were charged & had leave to go But the ●nce took with him though the king of france & philipp his sone with all the reverence that he might & went again to burdeux with a glorious victory The some of the men that were take prisoners and of the men that were slain the day of bataille was iiij. M.iiij. C.xl ¶ And in the xxxij. year of king Edward the u day of May Prince Edward with king johan of france & philipp his sone and many other worthy prisoners arrived graciousely in the haven of plymmouth and the xxiv. day of the same month about iij. after none they comen to london by londou brigge and so wenten forth to the kings palace of westmynster and there fill so great a multitude & press of people about 'em to behold and see that wondir & y● rial sight the uneaths fro midday till night they might come to westmynster & the kings raunsone of france was taxed and set to iij. myllionz of scutes of whom ij. should be worth a noble and you shall understand that a million is a M.M. and after some men his ramnsome was set at iij. M.M floreyns & all is one in effect And this same year were made solemn justes in smethfeld being there present the king of Englond the king of france and the king of Scotland and many other worthy and noble lords ¶ The xxxiij. year of his reign the same king Edward at wyndesore as well for love of knighthood as for his own wurshipp and at the reverence of the king of france and of other lords that were there at that time he held a wonder rial and costlewe fist of seint George passing any that ever was held afore Wherefore the king of France in scorning said that he saw never ne herd such solemn festes ne rialtes held ne done with taylles without paying of gold or silver And in the xxxiiij. year of his reign the xiv. Kal. of juyll sir ●ohan earl of richemond king Edward's sons wedded dame blanch duke Henry's daughter of lancastre cousin to the same ●ohan by dispensacione of the pope and in the mean time were ordained justes at london iij. days of the rogacious that is for to say the Meire of london with his xxiv. aldermen against all that would come in whose name and stead the king privily with his iiij. sons edward Leonell johan and Edmond and other nineteeen. great lords helden the felled with wurshipp And this same year as it was told and said of 'em that see it there come out blood of the tomb of Thomas some time Earl of lancastre as fressh as that day that he was do to death/ And in the same year king Edward cheese his sepulture and his ligging at westmynstre fast by the shrine of seint Edward/ ¶ And anon after the xxvij. day of Octobre he went over see to Caleys making protestation that he would never come again in to Englond till he had full ended the were between France & him ¶ And so in the xxxuj. year of his reign in the winter time king Edward was and travailed in the Ryne costs and about seint Hilary tide he departed his host and went to Burgoyne ward with whom than met pesibely the duke of Burgoyne behoting him lxx. thousand floreyns that he should spare his men and his people/ and the king granted at his request/ and dwelled there unto the xvij. day of March/ the which time come to king Edwardes ere that strange thieves on the see under the Earl of seint Poule the xv. day of March ligging a wait upon the towns of hasting Rye and other places and villages on the see cost haddyn entered as enemies in to the town of wynchesee/ and slowen all that ever withstoden hem and withsaid her coming/ wherefore the king was greatly moved and wratthed/ and he turning again to Parysward and commanded his host to destroy & slay with dint & strength of sword hem that he had before hand y spared / ¶ And the xij. day of April the king come to Paris and there be departed his host in diverse battles with iiij. C. of kynghtes new dubbed on that one side of him ¶ And Sir Henry duke of lancastre under peace and truce went to the yates of the Cite/ profring to hem that would abide a bataille in the field under such condition/ that if the king of Englond were overcome there as god for●ede it/ that than he should never challenge the kingdom of France ¶ And when he had of 'em but a short and a scornful ansuere he told it to the king and his lords what he had herd and what they said/ And than forth the new knights with many other making assault to the Cite to they destroieden hougely the subarbes of the Cite ¶ And while all these things were a doing the Englisshmen made 'em a ready to be avenged upon the shame and despite that was done that year at wynchelsee and ordained a navy of lxxx. ships of men of london and of other merchants and xiv. thousand of men of arms and archiers and went and searched and skimmed the see and manly token and helden the isle of Caux/ wherefore the frensshmen that is for to say the Abbot of Cluyne the Earl of Tankeruille and bursygand that than was S●●ward of france with many other men of the same country by common assent of the lord Charlis that though was regent of france they hasted 'em & went to the king of englond asky●g & beseeching him steadfast pese & e●lastyng upon certain conditions that there w●re showed written ¶ The which when the king & his council had seen it pleased him new a de●e but sethe it would be none other in time of better accord & deliberation the frenshmen busily & with great instance asked trews for her see costs & the king granted hem ¶ And in the morrow after the Vtas of Pasche the king turned him with his host toward Orliaunce destroying & wasting all the country by the way ¶ And as they wenten thitherward there fill upon 'em such a storm & tempest that none of our nation herdne saw never none such through the which thousands of our men & of her horses in her journeying as it were through vengeance suddenly were slain & perished the which tempests full moche yet feared not the king ne moche of his people that they ne wenten forth in her voyage that they had begonn wherefore abonte the feest of holy rood day in may fast by incarnocum the foresaid lords of france meeting there with the king of englond a pesible accord & a final upon certain conditions & grants articulerly gathered & written together evermore for to last full discretely made & to both kings profitable & to her reams both with one assent of Charlis the regent & governor of france & of Peries of the same ream written and made under date of Carnocum the xv. day of may they offered & ꝓferd to the king of englond requiring his grace in all things written that he would benyngly admit hem & hold 'em farm & stable to hem & to her heirs for evermore thence forth the which things & articles when king Edward had seyne 'em he granted 'em so that both ꝑties should be sworn on god's body & on the holy evangelies that the foresaid covenant should be stablished & so they accorded graciously ¶ Therefore there were ordained & dressed on every side ij. barons ij. banerettz & ij. knights to admit & receive the oaths of the lord Charlis regent of france & of si● Edward the first sone & heir of king Edward of englond ¶ And the x. day of may there was sungen a solemn mass at Paris & after the iij. Agnus dei y seid with dona nobis pacem in presence of the foresaid men that were ordained to admit & receive the oaths & of all other that there might be ¶ The same Caharlis leide his right hand on the Paten with god's body & his lift hand on the missal & seid we. N. sweren on god's body & the holy gospels that we shall truly & steadfastly hold toward us the peace & the accord made between the ij kings & 〈◊〉 no manner to do the contrary And there among all his lords for the more love & strength of witness he dealed & departed the relics of the crown of criste to the knights of englond/ & they courteisely token her leave/ And in the friday neyt the same manner oath in presence of the foresaid knights & of other worthymen Prince Edward made at lovers ¶ Afterwards both kings & her sons & the most noble men of both reams within the same year made the same oath/ & for to strength all these things foresaid/ the king of englond axed the greatest men of france & he had his axing that is for to say uj. dukes viij. Earls & xij. lords that is to say barons & worthy knights ¶ And when the place & the time was assigned in which both kings with her council should come together all the foresaid things between 'em spoken for to ratify & make farm and stable/ the king of englond anon went toward the see & at hountflete began to saille beving to his hosts that were left behind him by cause of his absence much heaviness ¶ And after the nineteeen. day of May he come in to englond & went to his palace at westmynstre on seint dunstones day & the iij. day after he visited ●ohan king of france that was in the tower of london/ & delivered him freely from all manner prison sauf first they were accorded of iij. millions of floreyns for his raunsone/ & the king comforted him & cheered him in all places with all solace & myrthes that longen to a king in his going home ward And the ix. day of juyll in the same year the same Johan king of france that afore hand lay here in hostage/ went home again in to his own land to trete of the things & of other that longeden & filzens to the governance of his ream/ And afterward met●●n & comen together at Caleys both ij. kings with both her council about all halewen tide/ & there were showed the conditions & the points of the peace & of the accord of both sides written/ & there without any withsaying of both sides graciously they there accorded/ & there was done & songen a solemn mass & after the iij. Agnus dei upon god's body & also upon the mass book both kings & her sonez & the greatest lords of both reams & of her council that there were than present/ & had not I sworn before the foresaid oath that they had made & was titled between hem they behighten there to k●pe & olle other covenautz that were between 'em ordained/ And in this same year men's bests trees & housing with sudden tempest & strong lightning were perished & the devil appeared bodily in man's likeness to much people as they went in di●se places in the country & spoke to hem ¶ How the great company arose in france & the white company ●n lumbardie & of many other marvel Ca cc.xxxj King Edward in the xxxuj. year of his reign anon after cristemasse in the fist of Conation of seint Paul held his parlement at westmynstre in the which was put forth and showed the accord & the tretis that was stablished & y made between though ij. kings the which accorded pleased to much people/ & therefore by the kings commandment there were gathered & come together in westmynstre church the first sunday of lent that is to say the ij. kal of Feverer the foresaid englisshm●n & frensshmen where was song a solemn mass of the trinity of the archbishop of Caunterbury mastir simond yclepe/ And when Agnus dei was done the king being there with his sons & also with the kings sons of france/ & other noble & great lords with candeles y light & crosses y brought forth/ all that were called there to y● were not sworn afore sworn that same oath that was written upon god's body & on the mass book in this wise/ We. N. &. N. sweren upon holy god's body & on the gospeles steadfastly to hold & keep toward us the peace & the accord y made between the ij. kings/ & new for to do the contrary/ & when they had thus sworn they token her scrowes that her oaths were cōpre●hended in to the notaries/ And this same year in the ascension eve about midday was seyne the Eclipse of the son/ & there folewed such a drought that for defaute of rain there was great barinesse of corn fruit & hay And in the same month the uj. kal. of June there fill a sangweyne rain almost like blood at Burgoyne And a sangweyne cross fro morn unto ●me was y seyne & appeared at boloigne in the heir the which many a man see & after it moved & fill in the mid see ¶ And in the same time in france & in Englond & in other many lands as they that were in plain countries & desert baren witness suddenly there appeared ij Castles of the which went out ij. ostes of arms men/ And that one oost was clothed and healed in white and that other in black/ And when battle between 'em was begun the white overcome he black/ And anon after the black took heart unto hem and overcome the white/ And after that they went again in to her Castles/ And than the Castles and all the hosts vanished away/ ¶ And in this same year was a great and an huge pestilence of people and namely of men/ whose wives as women out of governance token housbondes as well strangiers as other lewd and simple people/ the which forgetting her own honour and wurshippe and berth● coupled and married 'em with 'em that were of low degree & little reputation in this same year died Henry duke of lancastre And also in this year Edward Prince of wales wedded the countess of kent that was sir thomas wife holand the which was departed some time and divorced fro the Earl of salysbury for cause of the same knight ¶ And about this time began and arose a great company of diverse nations gathered together of whom her leaders and governors were englissh people And they were clepid a people without an heed the which did moche harm in the ꝑtie of france And not long after there arose an other company of diverse nations that was called the white company the which in the parties and countries of lombardy did much sorrow This same year Sir ●ohan of Gaunte the sone of king Edward the iij. was made duke of lancastre by reason & cause of his wife that was the daughter and heir of Henry some time duke of lancastre ¶ Of the great wind and how prince Edward took the lordship of Gnyhenne of his father and went thither Ca CC.xxxij. ANd in the xxxvij. year of king edward the xv. day of janiver that is to say on seint Maures' day about evensong time there arose and come such a wind out of the south with such a fersenesse and strength that he braced and blew down to ground high houses and strong bildynges towers churches & steeples and other stronges and all other strong works that stooden still weren shake there with that they been yet and shall be 〈◊〉 more the febeler & weaker while they stand And this wind lasted without any ceasing seven. days continuell ¶ And anon after their folewed such waters in hay time & in harvest time that all field works were strongly let & left undone And in the same year ●nce Edward took the lordship of Guyhenne and did to king Edward his father fealty and homage therefore & went over see in to Gascoigne with his wife & his children And anon after king Edward made sir Leonell his sone duke of Clarence and Edmond his other sone Earl of Cambrigge And in the xxxviij. year of his reign it was ordained in the parliament that men of law both of the temporal and of holy church law fro that time forth should plead in her modir tunge ¶ And in the same year comen in to Englond three kings that is for to seyne The king of France the king of Cypress and the king of Scotland by cause to visit and speak with the king of Englond Of whom they were wonder welcome & much y wurshipped ¶ And after that they had be bear long time ij. of hem went again home in to her own countries & kingdoms/ but the king of france through great sikenesse & malady that he had let still in englond ¶ And in the xxxix. year of his reign was a strong & an huge frost & that lasted long that is for to say fro seint Andrew's tide unto the xiv. Kal. of April that the tilth & sowing of the earth & other such field works and hand works were moche y let & left undo for cold & hardness of the earth ¶ And at Orrey in britaigne that time was ordained a great deadly battle between sir johan of Mountfort duke of britaigne & sir Charles of bloys/ but the victory fill to the foresaid sir johan through help & succour of the englisshmen/ And there were take many knights & squires/ & other men that were unnumbered/ in the which battle was slain charles himself with all that stood about him & of the englisshmen were slain but seven. And in this year died at savoy ●ohan the king of france/ whose ser●●● & exequys king Edward let ordain & did in di●se places wurshipfully to be done/ & to dover of wurshipfull m●● ordain him wurthely to be led with his own costs & expens/ & from thence he was fet in to france/ & beried at seint denies ¶ In the xl. year of king Edward the seven. kal of F●●●rer was born Edward prince Edwardes sone the which when he was seven. year old he died ¶ And in the same year it was ordained that seint Petres pens fro that time forth should not be paid the which king You/ some time king of englond of the country of west saxons that began to regne in the year of our lord DC.lxxix. first granted to rome for the school of englond there to be continued ¶ And in this same year there fill so much rain in hay ●yme that it wasted & destroyed both corn & hey/ And their was such a debate & fight of sparewes by diverse places in these days that men founden innumerable inultitude of 'em deed in fields as they wenten/ & there fill also such a pestilence that never such was seen in no man's time that time a live for many men anon as they were go to bed hole & in good point suddenly they died/ Also that time a sikenesse that men called the pokkes slow both men & women through her enfecting/ And in the xlj. year of king Edward was boar at Bordeaux Richard the second sone of Prince Edward of Englond the which Richard king Richard of Amorican heved at the fontstone after whom he was called Richard/ And this same Richard when his father was deed and king Edward was deed also was crowned king of Englond the xj. year of his age through right line and heritage and also by common assent and desire of the cominalte of the ream ¶ About this time at king Edward's commandment of englond when all the Castles and towns were yold to him that long weren hold in frannce by a great company assembled together Sir Bartram Cleykyn knight an orped man and a good werriour went and purposed him to put out Piers king of spain out of his kingdom with help of the most ꝑtie of the foresaid great company trusting also upon help and favour of the Pope for as moche as it came to his ears that the same Peers should bid and use the most wert and sinfullest life out the which Piers y smyten with dread of this tiding fled in to Gascoigne to ●nce Edward to have help and succour of him ¶ And when he was fled out of spain Henry his brother that was a bastard by assent of the most ꝑtie of spain and through help of that fearful company that I spoke of erst was made and crowned king of spain And the number of that same company was reckoned & set at the number of lx. M. fighting men ¶ This same year in the month of June there come a great company & navy of the danes and gathered hem together in the north see purposing 'em to come in to Englond to run and to rob and also to slay with whom they conntred and met in the see Marmers and other orped fighting men of the country and disparbled hem And they ashamed went home again in to her own country ¶ But among all other there was a boistous and a strong vessel of her navy that was oversailed by the Englisshmen & was perished and drey●te In the which the Stiward and other worthy and great men of Denmark were take prisoners and by the king of englond and his council y prisoned the which lords the danes afterward comen & soughten all about for to have had with her goods that they had lost and they not weal a paid ne pleased of the ansuere that they had here turned homewards again leaving be behind hem in her ynnes privily written in scrowes and on walls Yet shall danes waste thee wanes Than happened there an Englissh writer & written against the dane in this manner wise Here shall danes fet her banes ¶ And in this time Piers king of spain with other kings that is to say the king of Naverne and the king of Malogre be means wenten between and prayed council and help of sir Edward the prince through whose council when he had understand her Articles and desire that he was required of the kings loath he was and ashamed to say nay and contrary hem but notheles he was aghast jest it should be any prejudice against the Pope and long time tarried 'em or that he would graunce or consent there to till he had better council and advisement with good deliberation of king Edward his geter and his father ¶ But when he was with every days and continuell beseechings of many noble men y required and spoken to/ and with many prayers scent and made between 'em Than Prince Edward sent to his father both by pleyning letters and also comfortable containing all her suggestions and causes with all that other kings Epesteles and letters for to have comfort and help of the wrongs not only to the king of Spain y doo/ but also for such things as might fall to other kings Also if it were not the sumner helped and amended through the doom and help of knighthood to 'em that it asked and desired ¶ The which letter when the king and his wise counceille had seyne and understonden/ he had great compassion and heaviness of such a kings spoiling and robbing with moche marvel/ And sent again comfortable betters to Prince Edward his sone/ and to that other foresaid kings/ and warned 'em for to arm 'em and ordain 'em against that mysdoer/ and to withstond hem by the help of god that weren such enemies to kings/ when this noble Prince had received these lettres himself with that other kings before said all her council called together or that he would undertake the quarrel/ he bound and kuett sore the king that was deposed with a great oath that is for to say that he should ever after maintain the right believe and faith of holy church and holy church also with all her ministers rights and libertees to defend from all her enemy's and all evelles ¶ And all that were their ayen● bitterly to punyssh & destourble/ And all the rights libertees priveleges of holy church increase and maignten and amend/ and all things that were wrongfully betaken/ withdraw and bore away by him or by any other by cause of him/ hastily to restore again/ and to drive and put out sarazens/ and all other misbelieved people out of his kingdom/ with all his strength and power/ and suffer ne admit none such for no manner thing ne cause to dwell therein ¶ And that when he had take a cristen woman/ he should never come in none other womannies bed/ ne none other man's wife to defoule ¶ all these foresaid things trewlich for to keep continue and fullfyll as all his life time he was bound by oath afore notaries in presence and witness of the kings with other Princes ¶ And than that gracious prince Prince Edward undertook the cause & the quarrel of the king that was deposed & behight him with the grace of god to restore him again to his kingdom and let ordain & gadre together forth with yn all haste his navy with men of arms for to were & fight in this foresaid cause ¶ And in this same time upon the sonde of the scottyssh see that many a man it sye iij. days together there were seyne ij. Eagles of the which that one come out of the south & that other out of the north & cruelly & strongly they fought together & wrestled together & the south Egle first over come the north eagle and all to rent and tear him with his bill & his claws that he should nat rest ne take no breath ¶ And after the south eagle fly home to his own Costs And anon after their folewed & was seyne in the morn afore the sone rising and after in the last day of October save one day many sterces gathered together on an heap fill down to the earth leaving behind 'em ferry beams in manner of lightning whose flames brent and consumed men's clotheses & men's here walking on the earth as it was seen and known of many a man ¶ And yet that northern wind that is ever ready and destinat to all evil fro seint katerines even till iij. days after lost good without number unrecoverable And in the same days there fill and comen also such lightnynges thundre snow and haille that it wasted and destroyed men bests houses and trees. ¶ Of the bataille of spain besides the water of Nazers that was between the prince Edward & sir Henry bastard of spain Capitulo CC.xxxiij. IN the year of our lord M.CCC.lxvij. and of king Edward xlij. the iij. day of April there was a strong battle and a great in a large field y called Priazers fast by the water of Nazers in spain between sir Edward the prince & Henry the bastard of spaigne but the victory fallen to prince edward by the grace of god ¶ And this same prince Edward had with him sir ●ohan duke of lancastre his brother & other worthy men of arms about the number of thirty. M. And the king of spain had on his side men of diverse nations to though number of an C.M. and passing wherefore the sharpness & fersenesse of his adversary with his full boistous & great strength maden & driven the rightful ꝑtie a back a great way but through the grace of almighty god passing any man's strength that huge host was disparbled might fully by the noble duke of lancastre and his host or that the prince Edward come nigh him ¶ And when Henry the bastard see that he turned with his men in so great haste and strength t● fle●/ that an huge company of hem in the foresaid flood/ & of the bridge there of fyllen down and perished ¶ And also there were take the Earl of Dene and Sir Bartram Cleykyn that was chief maker and cause of the were and also ch●●etayne of the va●ūt ward of the bataille with many other great lords and knights to the number of two thousand of whom two hundred were of F●●●nce/ and many also of Scotland And there were felled in the field on our enemy's side of lords and knights with other me ne people to the number of uj. thousand and moo/ and of Englissh men but a few ¶ And after this The noble Prince Edward restored the same Peers in to his kingdom again/ the which pier● afterward through treachery and falseness of the foresaid bastard of Spaynt as he sete at his meet was strangled and died But after this v●ctorie many noble and hardy men and noble of englond in Spain through the 〈◊〉 and other diverse sikenesse token her death ¶ And in the same year in the March was seyne Stella Comata between the Northcostes and the west whose beams stretched toward france ¶ And in the year next suing of king Edwardes reign xliij. in April Sir Leonell king Edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence went toward Mileyn● with a chose main of the gentiles of Englond for to wed Galoys daughter and have her to wife by whom he should have half the lordship of Mileyne/ But after that they were solemnly wedded and about the nativity of our lady the same duke of Mileyne died/ and in the same year the frensshmen breaken the peace/ and the trews riding on the kings ground and lordship of Englond in the shire and country of Pountife/ and token and held Cast●l●s and towns/ and bear the Englisshmen on honde falfely and sotelly/ that they were cause of brekyng● of the trews/ ¶ And in this same year died the duchess of lancastre/ And is buried wurshipfully in seint Paul's church ¶ The xliiij. year of king Edwardes reign was the greatest Pestilence of me● and of great bests and by the great falling of waters that fill at that time/ there fill great hyndring and destroying of Corn in s● moche that the next year after a buss●●lle of wheat was sold for xl. 〈◊〉 ¶ And in the same year about the lost end of May k●ng Edward held though his parliament at westmynstre in the which parliament was treted and spoken of the oath and the t●●ws that was broken between him and the king of france & how he might best upon his wrong be avenged In this same year in the assumpcione of our lady died queen Philipp of Englond a full noble & good woman & at westmynster full wurshipfully is buried & entered & about midsummer the duke of lancastre & the Earl of herford with a great company of knights wenten in to france where they gete hem but a little wurshipp & name For theridamas was a huge oost of frensshmen upon chalkhull brigge & an other host of Englissh men fast by the same brygge that long time had leyne there And many worthy men & great of the englishmen ordained & yaf council for to fight & yeve bataille to the frenshmen But the foresaid lords would no thing consent there to ne assent for no manner thing ¶ There anon after it happened that the earl of warrewyke come thitherward for to were & when the frenshmen herd of his coming or that he come fullych to land they left her tents & pavylous with all her vitailles & fledden & went away privily And when the Earl was comen to land with his men he went in all haste toward normandy & destroyed the isle of Caws through dint of sword and through fire But Alas in his returning to englond ward home again at Caleys he was take with sickness of pestilence & died not leaving behind him after his days so noble a knight & orped of arms ¶ In which time reigned & warred thilk orped knight Sir johan hawkewode that was an Englisshman lorne having with him at his governance thilk white company that is afore nempned the which o time against holy church & an other time against lords warred and ordained great batailles and there in that country he did many marvelous things And about the Conversion of seint Paul the king when he had ended & done the entering & the exe quies with great costs and rialt●es about the sepulture & burying of queen philipp his wife he held ●is parliament at westmynster in which parliament was axed of the clergy a three years disme that is for to seyne a great dyme to be paid iij. year during And the clergy put it of a●d would not granted unto Estre next coming and than they granted weal that in iij. year by certain terms that disme should be paid And also of the lay fee was a iij. years xv. y granted to the king ¶ How Sir Robert knolles with other certain lords of the Ream went over the see in to france And of her governance Capitulo CC.xxxiiij. ANd in the xlv. year of king Edward in the beginning king Edward with unwise council and undiscrete borewed a great sum of gold of the prelatz lords marchantzes and other rich men of his ream saying that it should be dispended in defending of holy church and of his ream Neverthe latter it profited nouzt wherefore about midsummer after he made a great host of the worthiest men of his ream amongs whom were some lords that is for to say the lord fitzwater and the lord graunson and other worthy knights of which knights the king ordained Sir Robert knolles a proved knight and a well assayed in deed of arms for to be governor a●d that through his council and governance all thing should be governed and dressed And when they comen in to france as long as they dwelled and held 'em hole together the frenshmen dared not fall upon hem And at the last about the beginning of winter for envy and covetise that was among hem And also discord they sundered and parted 'em in to diverse companies unwisely and folily But sir Robert knolles and his men wenten and kepten hem sauf within a Castle in Britain And when the frenshmen saw that our men were divided in to diverse companies and places nat holding ne strengthing hem togethers as they aught for to do they fyllen fersely on our men And for the most party took 'em or slowen hem and though that they took led with 'em prisoners And in the same year Pope urban come fro Rome to Auinione for encheason and cause that he should accord and make peace between the king of France and the king of Englond for evermore but Alas or he began his tretes he died with sickness the xxj. day of decembre and was y buried as for the time in the Cathedral church of Auinione fast by the high autar And the next year after when he had leyne so his bones were taken out of the earth and beried new in the abbey of Seint Victor fast by marale of the which Abbey he was some time Abbot himself And in both places that he was buried in there be many great miracles done and wrought through the grace of god almighty to many a man's help and to the wurshipp of almighty god. ¶ And after whom folewed next and was made Pope Gregory Cardinal deacon that before was called Piers●Rogier In the same year the Cite of Lymoge rebelled and fought against the Prince as other cities in Gnyhenne did for great taxes costages and ransoms that they were put and set to by Prince Edward which charges weren unportable and to chargeable where for they turned fro him & fillen to the king of france ¶ And when Prince Edward see this he was sore a chafed & grieved/ & in turning homeward again in to englond with sore skarmysshes & fight & great assaults fought with hem & took the foresaid Cite & destroyed it almost to the ground & slow all that were found in the Cite And than for to say the sooth for diverse sikenesse & maladies that he had & also for defaute of money that he not might withstand ne tarry on his enemies he hied him again in to englond with his wife & his main leaving behind him in Gascoigne the duke of lancastre & sir Edmond earl of Cambrigge with other worthy & orped m●n of arms ¶ In the xluj. year of king Edward at the ordinance & sending of king Edward the king of Naverne come to him to Claringdon to trete with him of certain things touching his were in Normandy where king Edward had left certain seges in his stead till he come again/ but king Edward might not speed of that/ that he asked of him/ And so the king of Nau●rne with great wurshipp & great gifts took his leave & went home again And about the beginning of march/ when the parlement at westmynstre was begun the king asked of the clergy a subsidy of l M. pound the which by a good advisement & by a general convocation of the clergy it was granted and ordained that it should be paid & raised of the lay fee ¶ And in this parlement at the request & asking of the lords in haterede of men of holy church/ the Chancellor & the tresorer that were bishops & the clerk of the prive seal were removed and put out of office & in her stead were secular men put in/ ¶ And while this parlement lasted there come solemn embassatours y sent fro the pope to trete with the king of peace/ & saiden that the pope desired to fullfyll his predecessors will/ but for all her coming they sped not of her purpose ¶ Of the besieging of Rochel & how the earl of Penbroke & his company was there y take in the haven with spaynardes & all his vessels y brent Ca cc.xxxv THe ix. day of quyne king edward in the xlvij. year of his reign held his parlement at wynchestre & it lasted but viij. days to the parlement were sompned by writ of men of holy church iiij. bishops & iiij. abbots without any more/ This parlement was held for merchants of london of Norwych And of other diverse places in diverse things and points of treason that they were diffamed of/ that is for to say that they were rebel and would rise against the king ¶ This same year the duke of lancastre and the Earl of Cambrigge his brother comen out of Gascoigne in to Englond and token and wedded to her wives Petres doughtres some time king of spain Of which ij. doughtres the duke had the Elder and the Earl the younger And that same time there were sent ij. Cardinal's fro the Pope that is to say an English Cardinal & a Cardinal of Paris to trete of peace between the ij. reams the which when they had been both long each in his provinces & in places & countries fast by treting of the foresaid peace at the last they took with 'em her letters of procuracy & went again to the court of Rome ward without any effect of her purpose In this year also there was a strong battle on the see between englishmen & flemmynges & the englishmen had the victory and token twenty-five. ships y charged with salt slaying and drenching all the men that were therein unwiting 'em that they were of that country And readily moche harm had fall by cause there of ne had peace & accord the sooner between 'em And in this same year the frenshmen besieged the town of the Rochel wherefore he earl of penbroke was sent in to gascoigne with a great company of men of arms for to destroy the siege he which passed he see & comen sauf to the haven of rochell & when they were there at the haven mouth or that they might entre suddenly come upon 'em a strong navy of spain the which o●come though the englishmen in moche blemishing hurting and slaying of many persones for as much as the englishmen were nat than ready for to fight ne ware of 'em And in the coming upon of the spaynardes all the englishmen other they were take or slain & x of 'em were wounded to the death & all her ships y brent & there they took the earl with an huge treasure of the ream of englond & many other noble me also on midsummer even the which is seint Edeldredes day & leaden hem with hem in to spaigne ¶ And of this meschief was no great wonder for this earl was a full evil liver as on open lechour And also in a certain parlement he stood & was against the rights & franchises of holy church And also he counciled the king & his council that he should axe more of men of holy church than of other persones of the lay fee. And for the king & other of his council accepted & token rather evil opinions & causes against men of holy church than he did for to defend & maintain the right of holy church it was seen many times after for lak of fortune & grace they had not ne bear away so great victory ne power against her enemies as they did afore ¶ This san● year the king with a great host entered the see to remove the siege of Rochel But the wind was even contrary unto him & suffered him not long time to go far fro the land wherefore he a●ode a certain it me upon the see costs abiding after a good wind for hem & yet come it not/ So at the last he come thence with his men to land ward again/ & anon as he was a land the wind began to turn & was in an other cost than he was in afore ¶ How the duke of lancastre with a great host went in to flaundres & passed by Paris through Burgoyne & through all france till he come to Bordeaux Ca cc.xxxuj soon after in the xlviij. year of the reign of king Edward the duke of lancastre with a great host went in to flaundres & passed by paris through Burgoyne & through all france till he come to Bordeaux without any manner withstanding of the frensshmen & he did 'em but little harm save he took & ransomed many places & towns & many men & bet 'em after go freely ¶ The same year the king sent certain embassatours to the pope praying him that he should leave of & meddle not in his court of the kepinges & reservations of benefices in englond/ & that though that were choose to bishops seas & dignitees freely & with full right might joy & have & be confirmed to the same of her Metropolitans & erchebisshoppes as they were wont to be of old time ¶ Of these points & of other touching the king & his ream when they had her ansuere of the pope/ the pope eujoined 'em that they should certify him again by her letters of the kings will & of his ream or they determined aught of the foresaid articles/ In the same year died johan the archbishop of york johan bishop of Ely/ william bishop of wurcestre In whose steeds followed & were made bishops by authority of the pope Mastir Alisaundre neuyll to the Erchebisshopprich of york Thomas of Arundel to the bisshopprich of Ely/ & sir henry wakefeld to the bisshopprich of wurcestre ¶ In the which time it was ordained in the parlement that all Cathedral churches should joy and have her elections hool and that the king fro that time afterward should not writ against hem that were choose but rather help hem by his letters to her confirmation ¶ And this statute was kept & did moche profit & good ¶ And in this parlement was granted to the king a dysme of the clergy & a xv. of lay fee ¶ The next year after of king Edward xlix. the xv. day of June died mastir william witlesey archbishop of Caunterbury wherefore the monks of the same church asked & desired a Cardinal of englond to be archbishop And therefore the king was aggrieved & had meant & purposed to have exiled the monks of the same house And so they spended moche good or they might have the kings grace again & his love but yet would the king nat consent ne grant to her election of the Cardinal ne the Pope also ne his Cardinals And about the ●e ginning of August it was treted & spoken at bruges of certain points & articles hanging between the pope & the king of englond and this treties last all most ij. year At the last it was accorded between 'em that the Pope fro that time forth should not use ne deal with the reservations of benefices in englond & that the king should nat grant ne let no benefices by his write that is called Quare impedit But as touching the Elections above said there was no thing touchid ne do And that was y wyted & put upon certain clerks the which rather supposed & hoped to be avaunced & promoted to bisshopriches which they desired & coveted by the court of Rome rather than by any elections ¶ This same year about candelmass● there met togethers at Bruges many noble & worthy men of both reams to trece of peace between though ij. kingdoms And this treties lasted ij. year with great costs & huge expense of both ꝑties And at the last they went & departed thence without any aocord or effect The next year after the l year of king Edward iiij. Non̄ of May being yet void and vacant the Erchebisshopriche of caunterbury mastir Symond sudbery bishop of london was made Erchebisshoppe And master william Courteney that was bishop of hereford was than made bishop of london and the bishop of Bangore was made bishop of hereford ¶ And this same time in a certain tretis and speaking of peace trews was take between france and Englond fro midsummer to midsummer come again all an hole year And about the beginning of April the duke of Britain with many Earls barons and other worthy men of Englond went over see in to Britain where he hath had all his lust desire & purpose ne had the foresaid trews be so soon y take the which letted 'em moche This same time the isle of Constantine where that the Castle of Seint Savour is in that long time was fought at & besieged of the frenshmen was than yolden to the frenshmen with ●ll the Apportenaunces in to great harm and hindering of the Ream of Englond ¶ And this same year there were so great and so passing hetes and there with all a great pestilence in Englond and in other diverse parties of the world that it destroyed and slow violently and strongly both men and women without number ¶ This same year died Sir Edward the lord spencer a worthy knight & a bold And in the minster of Tarkesbury wurshipfully is buried And lasting this pestilence the pope at the instance & prayer of an englissh Cardinal granted to all people that died in englond that were sorry & repentant for her sins & also shriven full remission by ij. bull●s under lead uj. months than next to last ¶ In this same year the Earl of Penbroke was take & ransomed by bartram Cleykin between paris & Caleis as he come toward englond upon seint Etheldredes day the which seint as it was said the same Earl oft times had offended/ & within a while after he died/ And in november next after there met at bruges the duke of lancastre and the duke of Angoy with many other lords & prelatzes of both reams for to tret● of pe●s ¶ Of the death of prince Edward & of the lord latime● & dame Alice peers through whom and her mayntenou●s the ream many a day was misgoverned Ca CCxxxvij. NOt long after the lj. year of king Edward is r●gne be let ordain & hold at westmynstre the greatest parlement that was seen many a year afore In the which parlement be axed of the comminal●e of the ream as he had done before a great sub●d● to be granted to him for defending of him & of his ream but the communes answered that they were so oft day by day grieved and cha●ged with so many talliages & subsidies that they might no benger suffer no such burdens & charges/ And that they knewen & wisten weal that the king had enough for saving of him & of his ream if the ream were well & truly governed/ but that it had be so long evil governed by evil officers/ that the ream might nethir be plenteous of chaffer & merchandise ne also with ricchesse/ And these things they profred 'em self/ it the king would certainly to 〈◊〉 and stand by ¶ And if it were found & proved after that/ that the king had need/ they would than gladly every man after his pow●r and state him help and been ¶ And after this there were published and showed in the parlement many pleintes and defaults of diverse officers of the ream and namely of the lord latimer the kings Chamburleyne both to the king and eke to the ream ¶ And also at the last there was spoken and treted of dame Alice Peres for the great wrongs and evil governounce that was done by her and by her council in the ream/ the which dame Alice Peres the king had hold long time to his leman/ wherefore it was the less wonder though through the frailty of the womannies 〈◊〉 and her stering he consented to her lewdness and evil counceille the which dame Alice & also the lord latimere & other such that stirred the king to evil governance against his profit & the reams also all the commalte axed & desired that they should be moved & put away & yn her steeds wise men & worthy that weren true & weal assayed & proved & of good go●naunce should be put in her steeds ¶ So among all other there was one among the communes that was a wise knight & a true & an eloquent man whose name was Piers de la mare And this same piers was choose to be speaker for the communes in the parlement And for this same piers told & published the trouʒthe & rehearsed the wrongs against the foresaid dame Alice & other certain persones & the kings council as he was bode by the comes And also trust●g much for to be supported & mayntened in this matter by help & favour of the prince Anon as the Prince was deed at the instance & request of the foresaid dame Alice this Piers de la mare was jugged to perpetual prison in the castle of Noting●● in the which he was ij. year & in the uj. Kal. of juyll lasting that same parlement died prince Edward king Edward'S first sone that is to say in trinity sunday in the wurshipp of which feast he was wont every year where that ever he were in the world to make & hold the most solempnite that he might ¶ whose name & fortune of knighthood but if it had be of an other Ectour all men both cristen & hethen while he lived & was in good point wondered much & dread him wonder sore whose body is wurshippfully y buried in Crichyrch at Caunterbury And in this same year the men & the earls tenants of warrewyk arisen maliciously against the Abbot & covent of Euesham & her tenants & destroyed fersely the abbot & the town & wounded & bet her men & slowen of 'em many one And wenten to her manners & places & did moche harm & break down her parks & her closes and brenten & slowen her wild bests & cha●ed 'em breaking her fishpond hedes & let the water of her ponds stews & rivers run out & token the fissh & bear it with hem And did 'em all the harm that they might In so farforth that forsooth they had destroyed perpetually that Abbey with all her membres & appurtenances but if the king the sooner had helped it and take heed there to ¶ And therefore the king sent his letters to the Earl of war●ewyke charging him & commanding that he should stint redress & amend tho evil doers and breakers of his peace And so by means of lords and other friends of both sides peace and good accord and love was made between 'em And for this hurling as it was said the king would nat be governed at that time by his lords that there were in the parliament but he took & made his sone the duke of lancastre his governor of the ream the which stood so still as governor till the time that he died ¶ The same year anon after Candelmasse or the parliament was do the king asked a subsidy of the clergy & of the lay fee/ & it was granted him that is for to say that he should have of every person of the lay fee both of man & woman that passed xiv. year age iiij. pens outake pour beggars that were know openly for needy pour beggars/ And that he should have of every man of holy church that was beneficed or promoted xij. pens/ and of all other that were not promoted iiij. pens out take the un ordres of the friars beggars ¶ This same year after mihelmasse Richard Prince Edwardes sone was made prince of Wales to whom the king yaf also the duchy of Cornewaille with the Erledome of C●estre And about this time the Cardinal of englond the iiij. day before marry magdaleyne day after meet suddenly was smitten & take with a palasie & lost his speech and on marry magdaleyne day he died ¶ Of the death of king Edward & sir johan monster worth knight was draw & hanged for his falseness Ca cc.xxxu.ij. RIght anon after in the lij. year of king Edward in the beginning of Octobre Pope Gregory the xj. brought and removed his court with him from Avinion to rome/ And the xij. day of April johan Monsterworth knight at london was draw hanged & than beheaded & aft his body quartered & sent to iiij chief towns of englond and his heed set upon london ●●●gge/ for this same johan was full untrue to the king & to the ream & full covetous & unstable/ for he took oft times great sums of money of the king & his council for men of arms wages that he should have paid hem/ and took it to his own use & he dreading that at the last he should be shent & accused for the same cause fled privily to the king of frawce & was sworn to him & become his man & behight him a great navy out of Spain in to confusion & destroying of englond/ b●t rightful god to whom no privity is unknown suffered him ferst to be shend & spilled or that he so traitouresly & falsely his 〈◊〉 lord the king of englond & his people & his ream in the which ground the same johan was bore wykkedly through bataille destroy or bring his cursed purpose about ¶ In the fist of seint Gregory though next after king Edward yaf to Richard of Bur●eux his he●re that was Prince Edward's sone/ at wyndesore the order of knighthood & made him knight the which king Edward when he had reigned lj. year & more the xj. kal. of June he died at Shene and is buried wurshipfully at westmynstre on who● soul god have mercy Amen● ¶ This king Edward was for sooth of a passing goodness & full gracious among all the worthy men of the world for he passed & shone by virtue of grace that you to him fro god above all his predecessors that were noble men & worthy/ & he was a well & a hardy hearted man/ for he dread never of no mishaps ne harme● ne evil fortune that might fall a noble werriour & a fortunate/ for both on land & on see & in all battles & assembles with a passing glory & joy he had 〈◊〉 the victory he was meek & benyngne homely sober & soft to all manner of men as well to strangiers as to his ow● subg●ttes & to other that were under his governance/ he was devote & holy both to god & to holy church/ for he wurshipped halp and mayntened holy church & her ministers with all manner reverence he was tretable & well advised in temporal & worldly needs wise in council & discrete soft & meek & good to speak with In his deeds and manners full gentle & well y taught having pite of 'em that were in disese/ plenteous in yeving benefaites & alms/ busy & curious in bilding/ & full ligh●●●● he here & suffered wrongs & harms And when he was yeve to any occupation he left all other thing for the mean time & tent there to/ samely of body & a mean stature having all way to high & to low a good cheer And there sprang & shone so much grace of him/ that what manner man had behold his face or had dreamed of him he hoped that day that all thing should hap to him joyful & liking And he governed gloriousely his kingdom unto his age he was large in yeving and wise in spences he was fullfilled with all honest of good manners & virtues/ under whom to live it was as for to regne wherefore his fame and his lose sprang so far that it come in to hethnesse and barbarie showing and telling his worthiness and manhood in all lands and that no land under heaven had brought forth so noble king so gentle and so blessed/ or might raise such an other when he were deed ¶ Never the latter lechery and moving of his flesh haunted him in his age wherefore the rather as it is to suppose for unmeasurable fulfilling of his lust his life shorted the sooner ¶ And here of take good heed like as his deeds before ●ere witness/ for as in his beginning all things were joyful and liking to him and to all people ¶ And in his mid age ●e passed all people in high Io●e wurshippe and blessedness/ right so when he drew in to ag● drawing dounward through lechery and other sins little and little all though joyful and blessed things and prosperity decreced and myshapped & infortunate things & unprofitable harms with many evelles began for to springe & the more harm is it continued long time after ¶ And after king Edward the iiij. that was born in wind sore reigned Richard of burdeux that was prince Edward's sone of Wales which prince Edward was the sone of king Edward Capitulo ducentesimo quadragesimo ANd after the good king Edward the iij. that was boar at wyndesore reigned Richard the ij. that was the good sir Edward'S soon prince of Wales which king Richard was born in the Cite of Bordeaux in Gascoigne & was crowned at west minster in the xj. year of his age And in the second year of his reign for debate that was between the lord latimer & sir rauf feriers knight that weren against hawell & shakell squires for the prisoner that was take in the bataille of spain by these ij. squires And the which the lord latimer & sir rauf ferriers would have had the which prisoner was the earl of dene that they took in the bataille of spain wherefore these ij. lords comen in to the church at westmynster & fond this one squire hearing his mass beside seint Edward's shrine and there they slow him the which was called hawell ¶ And Shakell was arrested & put in the tower of london And there he was long time for he would nat deliver the Earl of Dene his prisoner unto these ij. lords by sir Aleyn Buxhill constable of the tour Andrea by sir rauf ferriers one of his adversaries till the king granted him grace In the iij. year of king Richard come the galley of france in to englond unto diverse ports & brent and rob and slow moche people of Englond that is to say at wynchelsee Rye & hasting Portesmouthe hampton stormore and g●auesende and diden much harm and went home again And in this same year was a parliament hold at westmynster And at that parliament was ordained that every man woman and child that weren at the age of xiv. year and above through out all the ream poor folk and other should pay to the tallage iiij. pens Wherefore come and befallen afterward great meschief and moche disese to all the cominalte of the ream ¶ And in the iiij. year of king Richard's reign that communes arisen up in di●se ꝑties of the ream & didden moche harm the which they called the hurling time And they of kent & of estsex made hem ij chyveteyns to rule & go●ne the company of kent & of estsexe That one was called jakke straw & that other wat tiler And they comen & assembled hem upon the black heth in kent/ And on the corpus xp● day & after they comen down in suthwerk and break up the prison house/ that is to say the kings bench & the marchalfie & delivered out all the prisoners ¶ And so the same day they come in to londo● and there they robbeden the people and slow all ali●ntz that they might find in the Cite & about the cite & despoiled all her goods & made ●auoke/ And on the friday next after that was on the morn And they come than to the tower of london and the king being therein they ●et out of the tower the archbishop of Caunterbury Sir edmond sudbery and sir Robert halys hospitaler prior and masti● of seint johanes' house And a white fe●re that was confessor to king Richard and brought 'em unto the tour and there they smyt●n of her hedes and come again to london and slow m●● people of men of law and other worthy men in diverse parties of the Cite ¶ And than they went unto the duke's place of lancastre beyond seint Mary second that was called the savoy And there they devoured and destroyed all the goods that they might find there and bore hem away and brent up the place ¶ And than after they went to seint Iohanes without smythfeld & destroyed the goods there and brent up that house/ & went to westmynstre and seint Martin's grant and made 'em go out of the seintewarie all that were within for any manner of Grith ¶ And then come unto the Temple & to all other ynnes of men of law and despoiled hem and rob 'em of her go●des and also tear her books of law/ and than 〈◊〉 come to london & broke up the prison of newgate and drove out all the prisoners 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and other/ and of both countours and all the people tha● 〈◊〉 within hem and destroyed all the books of both councers ¶ And thus they continued both satirday & sunday unto the monday next after in all her malice and wikked ●esse ¶ And than on the monday kyn● Richard with his lords that were with him that time/ and with the mayor of london william walworth that was that time come with the alderman and the communes of the Cite and come in to south work to here & to know the intention of these rebels & misgoverned people/ And this Iake stawe than made an oye in the ●●ld that all the people of accord should come near & here his clamours and his cri● and his will ¶ And the lords and the 〈◊〉 and the aldermen with the cominalte having indignation of his 〈◊〉 and falseness and his fou●e presumption And anon william walworth that time being mayor 〈◊〉 out his knife and slow Ia● 〈◊〉/ and anon right there did smite of his heed and set it upon a sp●re shaft & so it was lonre through london & set an high upon london brigge ¶ Anon as these risers & misgoverned men were void & clean vanished as it had nouzt be they And than the king of his great goodness & by p●●aier of his lords made there uj. knights of good & worthy men of the Cite of london. that is to say willian walworth that that time was mayor & slow Jack straw And the second was Nicholas brembre & the iij. johan philipot & the iiij. Nicholas Twiford & the u Robert lands The uj. Robert gayton ¶ And than the king with his lords & his knights returned again unto the tower of london & there he rested him till this people were better seced & set in rest & peace And than by process of time as they might gete & take these rebels & risers they hinge 'em upon the next gale wes in every lordship through out the ream of englond by xl. & by thirty. be x & by xij. e● as they might be geten & taken in any ꝑties And in the u year of king Richard's reign was the great earth quake & was generally through out the world the w●denesday after whitsonday in the year of our lord M. CCC.lxxxxi. whereof all manner people w●re sore aghast & dreadful long time for dread of vengeance that our lord showed and did And in the vi. year of the reign of king Richard Sir Henry spencer bishop of Norwiche went with a Croiserie over the see in to the country of Flaundres And there they gate the town of Gra●ening and the town of Broburgh Dunkirk and Newport and there they jaded and fraught lj. ships with pelage for to have comen in to Englond with these ships and goods ¶ And the bishop of Norwyche and his council let brenne these ships with all the pelage in the same haven all in to hard ashes And at Dunkirk was done a great battle between the flemmynges and the Englisshmen And at that bataille was slain a great multitude of these flemmynges and an huge number ¶ And than went the bishop with his retenewe unto Ypres and besieged it a long time but it might not be gotten And so he left that siege and come again in to Englond For our Englisshmen were foul destroyed and many died on the flix ¶ And in this same year come Queen Anne in to Englond for to be spoused unto king Richard And her father was emperor of Almaigne And king of beam And with her come the duke of Tassy her uncle and many other worthy lords and knights of her country of beam and of other duche tongues ●o do her reverence & wurshipp And sir simond beuerle a worthy knight of the garter & other knights & squires that weren the kings embassatours brought in to englond and so forth to london And the people of the Cite that is say the mayor and the aldermen and all the communes ridden against her to welcome her and every man in good array and every craft with his mynstralsie in the best manner met with her on the black heth in kent and so brought her unto london through the Cite and so forth unto westmynstre unto the kings palace/ And there she was spoused unto king Richard well and worthily in the abbey of westmynstre and there she was crowned Queen of englond/ And all her friends that come with her had great gifts and weren well cheered and refreshed as long time as they abbiden here ¶ And in this same year was a battle done in the kings palace at westmynstre for certain points of treason between sir johan Ansley knight defendant/ and Carton squire the appellaunt/ But this Sir johan of Ansley overcome this Carton/ and made him to yield him within the lists ¶ And anon was this Carton despoiled of his harness and draw out of the lists and so forth to Tyburn and there he was hanged for his falseness ¶ And in the viij. year of the reign of king Richard Sir Edmond of langeley Earl of Cambrigge the kings uncle went in to portugal with a fair main of men of arms and archiers in strengthing and helpyug of the king of Portugal against the king of Spain and his power/ And their the king of portugal had the victory of his enemy's through help and comfort of our Englisshmen● And when that journey was done the Earl of Cambrigge come home again with his people in to Englond in haste blessed be god and his gracious gift Amen ¶ And this same year king Richard held his cristemasse in the manner of Eltham A●d the same time the king of Ermoyne fled out of his own land and come in to Englond for to have succour and help of our king against his enemies that had driven him out of his royalme And so he was brought unto the king to Eltham there as the king held his rial feast of Castemasse/ ¶ And there our king welcomed him and did him moche reverence and wurshipp and commanded all his lords to make him all the cheer that they coude/ And than he besought the king of grace and of help and of his comfort in his need/ And that he might be brought again to his kingdom and land/ For the Turks had devoured and destroyed moche part of his land/ and for d●●de how he fled and come hither for succour and help/ ¶ And the king thenne having pite and compassion of his great meschief and grievous disese anon he took his council and asked what was best to done ¶ And they ansuerd and said yif it liked him to yeve him any good it were well y do And as touching his people to travail so far in to out lands it were a great iuꝑdie And so the king yaf him gold and silver and many rich gifts and jewels and betaught him to god And so he passed again out of Englond And in this same year king Richard with a rial power went in to Scotland for to were upon the Scots for the falseness and destruction that the Scots had done unto englishmen in the marches And than the scots come down unto the king for to entreat with him & with his lords for trews as for certain years ¶ And so our king & his council granted hem trews certain years unto her asking And our king turned him home again in to englond And when he was come unto york there he abode & rested him there ¶ And there sir johan holand the Earl of kentes' brother slow the earls soon of stafford & his heir with a dagger in the Cite of york wherefore the king was sore ameved & grieved & removed thence & come to london ¶ And the mayor with the aldermen & the communes with all the solempnite that might be donriden against the king and brought him rially through the Cite and so forth unto westmynster unto his own palace ¶ And in the ix. year of king Richardis reign he held a parliament at westmynster and there he made ij. dukes and a marqueyes and u Earls. ¶ The first that was made duke was the kings uncle Sir Edmond of langlec earl of Cambrigge & him he made duke of yo●k ¶ And his other uncle Sir Thomas of wodestoke that was earl of Bukkyngham him he made duke of Gloucestre And sir Lyone veer that was earl of Oxunford him he made marquis of dyvelyn ¶ And Henry of Bolyngbroke the dukes soon of lancastre him he made Earl of Derby ¶ And Sir Edward the dukes soon of york him he made Earl of Ruttelond Sir johan holand that was the Earl of kentes' brother him he made Earl of huntyngdon ¶ Sir Thomas Mombray Earl of Notyngham and earl Marchall of Englond And Sir Michael de la pole knight him he made Earl of south folk and Chancellor of Englond ¶ And the Earl of the march at that same parliament held at westmynster in plain parliament amongs all the lords and communes was proclaimed Earl of the march and heir Ap●ant to the crown of Englond after king Richard the which Earl of the march went over see in to Irland unto his lordships and and lands/ for the earl of the march is earl of vlster in Irland & be right line & heritage/ And there at the castle of his he lay that time And there come upon him a great multitude in busshemetis of wild jashmen him for to take & destroy And he come out fetsely of his costell with his people & manly fought with 'em/ & there he was take & hew all to pieces & there he died on whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ And in the x. year of kyug Richard's regne/ the earl of Arundel went unto the see with a great navy of ships enarmed with men of arms/ & good archiers And when they come in to the broad see they met with the hole fleet that comen with wine y lade from Rochel the which wine were enemies goods/ And there our navy set upon hem & took 'em all & brought 'em unto diverse ports & havens of englond/ & some to london & there you might have had a ton of Rochel wine of the best for xx. shilling sterlinges & so we had great cheap of wine through out the Ream at that time thanked be god almighty ¶ How the u lords arisen at Rattecotte brigge Ca cc.xlj. ANd in the reign of king Richard the xj. year the u lords a risen at Rattecot brigge in the destruction of rebels that weren that time in all the ream ¶ The first of the u lords was sir Thomas of wodestoke the kings uncle/ & duke of Gloucestre/ & the second was sir Richard earl of Arundel/ & the iij. was sir Richard earl of warrewyke/ the iiij. was sir Henry bolingbrok earl of derby/ the u was sir Thomas Mombray earl of Nottingham And these u lords see the meschief & misgovernance & the falseness of the kings council/ wherefore they that weren that time chief of the kings council fledden out of this land over the see that is to say Sir Alisaundre nevill the Erchebisshop of york and Sir Robert le veer marquis of develyn & earl of Oxenford/ & Sir Michael de la Pole Earl of southfolke and Chancellor of englond And these iij. lords wenten over the see/ and come never again for there they died ¶ And than these u lords above said maden a parliament at westmynstre/ And there they took Sir Robert Tresilian the justice and Sir Nichall Brembre knight and Citezeyne of london and Sir johan Salisbury knight of the kings household and uske sergeant of arms and many moo of other people weren take and jugged unto the death by the counceille of these u lords in her parliament at westmynstre for treason that they put upon 'em to be drawn from the tour of london through out the Cite and so forth unto Tyburn and there they should be hanged and there her throats to be cut and thus they were served & died ¶ And after that in this same parlement at westmynster was sir Symond Beverlee that was a knight of the garter and Sir johan Beaucham● knight that was stiward of the kings housold and sir james Berners were foriugged unto the death and than they were lad on foot to the tour hill and there weren her hedes smitten of and many other more by these u lords In this same parliament and in the xij year of king Richard's reign he let cry & ordain a general justes that is called a turnement of lords knights and squires And this justes and turnement was hold at london in smythfeld of all manner of strangiers of what land or country that ever they were and thither they were right welcome and to hem and to all other was held open housold And great festes and also great gifts weren yeven to all manner of strangiers. ¶ And of the kings side weren all of suit her coats her armure shields horse trappure And all was white hearts with crowns about her nekkes and chains of gold hanging there upon and the crown hanging low before the hearts body the which heart was the kings livery that he yaf to lords and ladies knights & squires for to know his housold from other people ¶ And in this fist coming to her justes xxiv. lady's lad these xxiv. lords of the garther with chains of gold And all the same suit of hearts as is afore said from the tower an horsebak through the cite of london in to smythfeld there that the justes should be hold ¶ And this feast & justes was hold general and to all though that would come of what land and nation that ever they were ¶ And this was hold during xxiv. days of the kings cost ¶ And these xxiv. lords to ansuere all manner people that would come thither ¶ And thither come the Earl of seint Paul of france & many other worthy knights with him of diverse parties full well arrayed and out of holand and henaud come the lord Ostreuaunt that was the dukes soon of holand and many other worthy knights with him of holand & full well arrayed ¶ And when this feast & justes was ended he king thanked these straungiers and yaf hem many great gifts And than they token her leave of the king & of other lords and ladies and wenten home again in to her own country with great love and moche thank ¶ And in the xiij. year of king Richard's reign theridamas was a ba. taille done in the kings palace at westmynster between a saviour of Nuaerue that was with the king Richard And an other squire that was called johan walshe for points of treason that this na●ne put upon this walshmen/ but this na●ne was o●com̄ & yield him creaunt to his ad●sarie ¶ And anon he was despoiled of his armure & draw out of the palace to tibourne & there was hanged for his falseness ¶ And the xiv. year of king Richard's reign sir johan of Gaunt duke of lancastre went over the see in to spain for to challenge his rihgt that he had by his wife's title unto the crown of spain with a great host of people of men of arms & archrers And he had with him the duchess his wife and his iij. daughters over the see in to spain And there they were a great while And at the last the king of spain began to trete with the duke of lancastre & they were accorded together through her both council in this manner that the king of spain should wed the duke's daughter of lancastre that was the right heir of spain and he should yeve unto the duke of lancastre gold & silver that weren cast in to great wegges & many other jewels as many as viij. chariettes might carry ¶ And every year after during the life of the duke of lancastre & of the duchess his wife x. M. marc of gold Of which gold the adventure & charges they of spain should adventure & bring yearly unto Bayone to the dukes assigns by surety made ¶ Also the duke of lancastre married an other of his doughtres unto the king of Portugal the same time And when he had done thus he come home again in to englond & the good lady his wife also/ but many a worthy man upon the flix in that voyage died ¶ And in the xv. year of king Richard's reign he held his Cristemasse in the manner of wodestoke And there the earl of penbroke a young lord & tender of age would learn to just with a knight that was called sir johan seint johan & riden together in the park of wodestoke And there this worthy earl of penbroke was slain with that other knights spear as he kest it from him when they had coupled and thuz this good earl made there his end And therefore the king & the queen made moche sorrow for his death ¶ And in the xuj. year of king Richard's reign johan hende being that time mayor of london & johan walworth & henry vanner being shreeves of london that same time a bakers man bore a basket of horsbrede in to fleetstrete toward an hostre & there come a yeoman of the bishops of salisbury that was called romayn & he took an horselofe out of the basket of the baker & he asked him why he did so & this romayn turned again & broke the bakers heed And neighbours come out & would have a rested this romayn and he broke from hem & fled unto the lords place & the Constable would have him out but the bishops men she● fast the yates & kept the place that no man might entre And than moche more people gathered thither and said that they would have him out or else they would brenne up the place and all that were with in ¶ And than come the mayor and shereves with other moche people and cesed the malice of the communes & made every man to go home to her houses & keep the peace ¶ And this Romayns lord the bishop of Salisbury master johan waltham that that time was tresorer of englond went to sir Thomas Arundel archbishop of york & also chancellor of englond And there the bishop made his compleint unto the Chancellor upon the people of the cite of london ¶ And than these ij. bishops of great malice & vengeance come unto the king to wyndesore & made a great compleint upon the mayor & shereves And anon all the Cite afterward were before the king & his council And they cast unto the Cite a grievous heart and wonder great malice And anon suddenly the king sent after the mayor of london and for the ij. shereves and come unto him unto the Castle of wyndesore And the king rebuked the mayor & shereves full foul/ for the offence that they had done against him and his officers in his chambre at london/ wherefore the deposed and put out the mayor and both shereves and this was done a xiv. days afore the feast of seint johan baptist ¶ And than the king called to him a knight that was called sir Edward dalingrigge & made him warden & go●nour of the Cite & chambre of london & over all his people therein And so he kept that office but iiij. weeks be cause that he was so gentle and tender to the citezeins of london/ wherefore the king deposed him and made sir Baudewyne radyngton knight that was count roller of the kings household warden & governor of his chambre and of his people therein/ and cheese unto him ij. worthy men of the Cite to be shereves with him for to govern and keep the kings laws in the cite one was called Gilbert mawefeld/ and that other Thomas Newenton shereves And than the mayor & the ij. shereves and all the aldremen with all the worthy crafts of london went on foot unto the tour/ and there come out the Constable of the tour and yaf the mayor and the sherenes her oath and charge as they should have take in the exchequer of westmynstre in the kings court of his justices and Barons of the Escheker And than went they home again ¶ And than the king and his counceille for the great malice and despite that they had to the Cite of london removed all his courts from westmynstre unto the Cite of york/ that is for to say the Chauncelerie the Escheker the kings bench & the common place And there they held all these courts of law● fro midsummer that is to say the fist of seint johan the Baptist unto the fist of Cristmasse next suing And than the king & his couceill see it nat so profitable there as it was at london/ than anon he removed it again unto london & so to westmynster for great ease of his officers & a vantage to the king & all the communes of the ream ¶ And when the people of london see & knew that these courts were come again ¶ And the king & his people also/ than the mayor & the aldermen with the chief communers of the Cite let gather a great sum of gold of all the communes of the Cite And ordained & made great rialte against his coming to london and for to have his grace & good lordship and also her libertees & franchises granted unto hem again as they afore times had ¶ And than by great instance & prayer of the Queen Anne of her lords & ladies the king granted 'em grace & this was done at sheen in sutheceie And than the king within ij. days after come to london And the mayor of london shrefs aldermen & all the worthy men of the Cite afterward ridden against the king in good array unto the heth on this side the manner of sheen submitting 'em humbely & meekly with all manner obeissaunce unto him as they aught to done. ¶ And thus they brought the king & the Queen to london And when the king come to the gate of the bridge of london there they presented him with a milk white stead saddled & bridled & trapped with cloth of gold & rede parted together And the Queen a palfrey all white & in the same array trapped with white & reed And all the condites of london runnen with wine both white & rede for all manner people to drink of ¶ And between seint poles and the cross in cheep there was made a stage a rial standing upon high and there in were many Angles with diverse melodies & song ¶ And than an Augle come a down from the stage an high by a vice and set a crown of gold pight with rich pearl and precious stones upon the kings heed and an other upon the queens heed And so the Citezeynes brought the king and the Queen unto westmynster in to her palace And than on the morn after the maier and the shreeves and the aldermen of london comen unto the king in to his palace at westmynster And presented him with two basins of silver and over gilt full of Coyved gold the some of xx. hundred pound praying him of his high mercy and lordship and special grace that they might have his good love with the libertees and franchises like as they have had before times and by his letters pa●ntz and his chartre confirmed/ And 〈◊〉 queen and other worthy lords and ladies fallen on knees & besought the king of grace to confirm this ¶ Than the king took up the queen and granted her all her asking/ and than they thanked the king and the queen and wenten home again ¶ And in the xuj. yeof king Richard's reign certain lords of Scotland/ come in to englond to gete wurshipp as be feet of arms These were the persons the earl of mar and he chalanged the earl marchall of englond to just with him certain points an horsbake with sharp 〈◊〉/ and they ridden togethers as ij. worthy knights and lords certain courses/ but not the full challenge that the scottyssh earl made/ for he was cast both horse & man/ and ij. of his ribs broken with that fall And so he was born home out of smythfeld home in to his yn And within a little time after he was carried homeward in a litter and at york there he died And Sir william Darell knight and though the Ba●er of Scotland was made an other challenge with Sir Piers cour●eyne knight and the kings banerer of englond of certain courses yet on horsbak: in the same field And when he had ridden certain courses it and assayed/ he might not have the better/ he ●afe it over & would no more of his challenge & turned his horse & road home to his own yn And one cokkeborne a squire of scotland chalengid sir Nicholl hawbarke knight of certain courses yet with sharp sp●res on horsbake/ and ridden u courses togethers/ And at every course the scotte was cast a down both horse and man/ And thus our englissh lords thanked be god hadden the field ¶ And in the xvij. year of king Richard's reign died the good gracious queen Anne that was wife to king Richard in the manner of sheen in the shire of surre upon witsonday/ and than was she krought to london & so to westmynstre and there was she beried and worthily entered beside seint Edward's shrine On whose sold almighty god have pite and mercy. Amen ¶ How king Richard spoused dame Isabella the kings daughter of france in the town of Caleys & brought her in to englond & let her le crowned queen in the abbey of seint Petres of westmynstre. Capitulo ducentesimo xlij. IN the xx. year of king Richard's reign he went him over the see unto Caleys with Duke's Earls Lords and Barons/ and many other worthy squires with great array and common people of the royalme in good a●aye as than longed to soche a worthy king and prince of his no●●ey and of his own person to done him reverence and observance as aught to be done unto her liege lord And so might a 〈◊〉 & emperor in his own to abide & receive there that worthy and gracious lady that should beve his wife a young creature of nineteeen. year of age Dame Isabella the kings daughter of france and many other worthy lords of great name both barons and knights with moche other ●eple that comen unto the town of Grauenyng and ij. dukes of france that one was the duke of Burgoyne and that other the duke of Bar that would no ferther lass than they had plegges for hem ¶ And than the king Richard delivered ij. plegges for 'em to go sauf and come sauf his ij. worthy uncles the duke of Gloucestre & the duke of york And they ij. wenten over the water of Grauenyng and abidden there as for plegges unto the time that the marriage and the feast was done and that these ij. dukes of france were come again unto Gravening water ¶ And then these ij. worthy dukes come over the water at Grauenyng and so to Caleys with this wurshipfull lady Dame Isabella that was the kings donghter of france and with her come many a worthy lord and eke lady and knights and squires in the best array that might be And there they metten with our meinie of Caleys the which well comed her and her main with the best honour and reverence that might be And so brought her in the town of Caleys ¶ And there she was received with all the solempnite and wurshipp that might be done unto such a lady And than they brought her unto the king And the king took her and welcomed her and all her fair main and made there all the solempnite that might be done ¶ And than the king and his council asked of the french lords whethir all the covenants and forwards with the composition that were ordained and made on both parties should be truly kept and hold between hem ¶ And they said you And there they sworn and took her charge upon a book and made her oath well and truly it to hold in all manner of points and covenants without contradiction or delay in any manner wise ¶ And than was she brought unto seint Nicholas church in Caleys and there she was worthily y wedded with the most solempnite that any king or Queen might be with Erchebisshoppes and bishops and all ministers of holy church And than weren brought home unto the Castle and set to meet ¶ And there were served with all manner of delicacy of all rial metes and drinks plenteously to all manner of strangiers and all other and no creature warned that feste/ but all were welcome/ for their weren great hales and tents set upon the green without the castle to resceyve all manner of people and every office ready to serve 'em all and thus this worthy marriage was solemnly y done/ and ended with all rialte ¶ Than these ij. dukes of france with her people token her leave of the king and the Queen and wenten again to Gravening water/ And there the frenssh lords that is to say the ij. dukes and all her main were comen over the water to Grauenyng and there they metten/ And every took leave of other and so they departed/ and our lords come again to Caleys and the frenssh lords went over the water and so home in to france again ¶ And anon after the king made him ready with the Queen and all his lords and ladies and all her people with hem and comen over the see in to Englond and so to london/ and the mayor and the shereves with all the Aldremen and worthy communes ridden against hem unto the black heth in kent/ And thee they metten with the king and the Queen and welcomed hem and that in good array and every man in the clothing of his craft and her mynstrelles tofore hem ¶ And so they brought 'em unto seint George's bar in south work and there they took her leave And the king and the Queen ridden to kenyngton and than the people of london turned home again/ And in turning again to londen brigge there was so moche prese of reple both an horse and a foot/ that their were deed on the brigge xj. persons of men of women and of children on whose souls almighty god have pite and mercy Amen/ ¶ And than afterward the Queen was brought unto the tour of london and there she was all night/ And on the morrow she was brought through the Cite of london all over and so forth unto west mynstre & there she was crowned Queen of Englond/ And than she was brought again to the kings palace and there was ●olden an open and rial feast a● her coronation of all manner of people that thither come/ And this was done the Sunday next after the feast of Seint Clement in the xx. year of king Richard's regne/ ¶ And than the twenty-five. day of August next after by evil excitation and false council and for great wrath and malice that the king had of old time unto his uncle the good duke of Gloucestre and to the Earl of Arundel and to the Earl of warrewyke ¶ And anon the king by his evil excitation and his evil council and malice late in the evening on the s●me day above said made him ready with his strength & road in to Essex unto the town of Chelmesford & so come to plasshe suddenly there sir thomas of wodestoke the good duke of gloucestre lay And the good duke come to welcome the king anon ¶ And the king arrested the good duke himself his own body And so he was lad down to the water and anon put to a ship And anon had unto Caleys & brought in to the captains ward to be kept in hold by the kings commandment of englond ¶ And that time the earl marchall was Capitayne of Caleys ¶ And anon after by the commandment of the king & by his false council commanded the capitain to put him to the death ¶ And anon certain yeomen that had the good duke in keeping took her council how that they would put him unto the death And this was her appointment that they s●old come upon him when he were in his bed and a sleep on a fethir bed And anon they bound him foot & honde & charged him to lie still And when they had done thus they token ij. small towailles & made on 'em ij. rid knots & cast the towailles about the duke's nekke and than they took the fethir bed that lay under him & cast it above him and than they drowen her towailles each wries & some lay upon the featherbed upon him unto the time that he were deed by cause that he should make no noise & thus they strangled this worthy duke unto the death on whose soul god for his high pite have mercy Amen And when the king had arrested this worthy duke and his uncle & sent him to Caleys he come again to london in all haste with a wonder great people And as soon as he was come he sent for the Earl of Arundel and for the good Earl of warrrewyke. ¶ And anon as they come he arrested hem himself sir johan cobham & sir johan chain knights he arrested 'em in the same manner till he made his parliament And anon they were put in to hold but the Earl of Arundel went at large unto the parliament time For he fond susfisaunt surety to abide the law and to ansuere to all manner points that the king and his council would put upon him ¶ And in the xxj. year of king Richard's reign he ordained him a parliament at westmynster the which was called the great parliament And this parliament was made for to jug this three worthy lords and other more as 'em list at this time ¶ And for y●●ugement the king let make in all hast a long & a large house of tymbre the which was called an hale & covered with tiles over & it was open all about on bohe sides & at the ends that all manner of men might see through out & there the doom was held upon these foresaid lords & jugement yefe at this foresaid parlement/ And for to come unto this parlement the king sent his wattes unto entry lord baron knight and squire in every shire thurghout all england that every lord gadre and bring his retenue with him in as short time & in the best array that they might gete in mayntening & in strength thing of the king against hem that were his enemies/ & that this were done in all haste & they to come to him in pain of deche ¶ And the king himself sent in to chestre shire unto the chiuet●yns of that country/ & they gathered & brought a great & an huge multitude of people both of knights & of squires & principally of yeomen of Chestre shire the which yeomen & archiers the king took to his own court & yaf 'em bowge of court & good wages to be keepers of his own body both be night & by day above all other persones & most loved & best trust The which soon afterward turned the king to great loss shame hindering & his utterly undoing & destruction as you shall here soon after And that time come sir henry earl of Derby with a great main of men of arms & archiers/ & the earl of Rutteland come with a strong power of people both of men of arms & archiers And the earl of kent brought a great power of men of arms & archiers/ the earl marchall come in the same manner/ the lord spencer in the same manner the earl of northuuberland & sir henry Percy his sone/ & sir Thomas Percy the earls brother/ And all these worthy lords broughten a fair main & a strong power & each man in his best array/ and the duke of lancastre & the duke of york comen in the same manner with m●n of arms & archiers following the king/ & Sir willian strope tresorer of englond come in the same manner And thus in this array come all the worthy men of this land unto our king/ and all this people come to london in one day/ in so moche that every street & lane in london and in the subarbes weren bookful of hem logged/ and x. or xij. mile about london every way/ And these people brought the king at westmynstre & wenten home again to her logging both horse & man/ and than on the monday the xvij. day of Septembre the parlement began at westmynstre the which was called the great parliament/ And on the friday next after the Earl of Arundel was brought in to the parliament among all the lords and that was on seint Mathewes day the appostell and evangelist there he was foriugged unto the death in this hale that was made in the palace at westmynstre/ And this was his juggement/ ●e should go on foot with his hands bound behind him from the place that he was for ●ugged in and so forth through the cite of lond●n unto the tour hill and there his heed to 〈◊〉 smitten of & so it was do in deed in the same place/ And uj. of the great lords that sat on his juggement ridden with him unto the place there he was done unto the death/ & so to see that the execution were done after her doom/ And by the kings commandment with 'em wenten on foot of men of arms and archiers a great multitude of Chestre shire men in strengthing of the lords that brought this earl unto his death/ for they dread jest the Earl should have be rescued & take from 'em when they come in to london/ Thus he passed forth through the Cite unto his death/ and there he took it full patiently on whose soul god have mercy Amen And than come the freres Austyns and took up the body and the heed of this good Earl and bore it home unto her house and buried him in her quere/ And in the morrow after was sir Richard earl of warrewyke brought in to the parliament there as the Earl of Arundel was for forejudged/ and they yaf the Earl of warrewyke the same juggement that the foresaid Earl had put the lords had compassion of him be cause he was of more age and relesed him to perpetuell prison and put him in the isle of man ¶ And than the monday next after the lord Cobham of kent & sir johan chain knight weren brought in to the parliament in to the same hall and there they were jugged to be hanged and draw but through the prayer and great instance of all the lords that juggement was forgive 'em and relesed to perpetuell prison/ ¶ And this same time was Richard whittyngdone mayor of london/ & johan wodecoke and william Askam shereves of london ¶ And they ordained at every gate of london during this same parlement strong watch of men of arms and archiers and through out every ward also ¶ And the king made u dukes a duchess and a marquis and four Earls and the first of hem was the Earl of Derby/ and he was made duke of Hereford/ and the second was the Earl of Rutteland and he was made duke of Awemarle/ and the iij/ was the Earl of kent and he was made duke of Surre/ and the iiij. was the Earl of Huntyngdone and he was made duke of Excestre/ and the u was the Earl of Notyngham & he was made duke of Northfolk/ & the Earl of Somersete he was made the marquis of Dorset/ and the lord Spencer was made Earl of Gloucestre/ and the lord Nevil of Raby was made Earl of westmoreland/ and Sir Thomas Percy was made Earl of wurcestre ¶ And Sir william Scrope that was tresorer of Englond he was made Earl of wylteshire And sir johan Moun●●gu 〈◊〉 of salisbury ¶ And when the king had thus y done he held the parlement and rial feste un to all his lords and to all manner of people that thither would come ¶ And this same year died Sir johan of gaunt the kings uncle and duke of lancastr● in the bishops in in holborn and was brought from thence to seint Paul'S and there the king made and held his enterement well & worthily with all his lords in the church of seint Paul'S in london and there he was beried beside dame blanch his wife that was daughter and heir to the good Henry that was duke of lancastre And in the same year there fill a dissension & debate between the duke of hereford and the duke of Norfolk in so moche that they waged bataille & cast down her gloves and than they were take up and enseled And the bataille joined and the day y set and the place assigned where and when And this should be at coventre And thither come the king with all his lords at that day and was set in the felled and than these two worthy lords comen in to the felled clean armed & well arrayed with all her weepen and ready to done her bataille and weren ready in the place for to fight at utterance ¶ But the king bade 'em cese and took the quarrel in to his hand And forth with right there present exiled the duke of Hereford for the term of x. year and the duke of Norfolk for evermore And Sir Thomas Arondell archbishop of Caunterbury was exiled the same time for ever and deposed out of his see for malice of the king And anon th●se iij. worthy lords weren commanded and defended the kings Ream And anon they gate 'em ships at diverse havens and wenten over the see in to diverse lands each his way ¶ And the duke of Norfolk went to venice and there he died on whose soul god have mercy Aman ¶ And than king Richard made a clerk of his Sir Rogier walden archbishop of Caunterbury ¶ And in the xxij. year of king Richard's reign by false council and imagination of Covetous men that weren about him were made and ordained blank charters and made 'em to be en●●●●d of all manner rich men through out the Ream In so moche that they compelled diverse people to set her seal thereto And this was done for great covetise wherefore all good hearts of the Ream weren clean turned a way from him that was king ever after ¶ And that was utterly destruction and end to him that was so high and excellent Prince and king and through covetise and false council falsely betrayed Alas for pite that such a king might not see ¶ And than king Richard set his kingdom & his rial land englond to ferme unto iiij. persons the which were these/ Sir willian strope earl of wylteshire & tresorer of englond/ & sir johan Bussh and Henry Grene and sir johan bagot knights which that turned hem to meschief & death within little time/ as you shall find here after written/ and than king Richard made great ordinance & went him over the see in to Irland and many great lords with him with great hosts for to strength her king with men of arms archiers & much great stuff and right good ordinance as longeth to were/ And or ●e passed the see he ordained & made sir Edmond of langeley his uncle the dnke of york his lieutenant of englond in his absence with the governance & counceille of these iiij. knights that hadded take englond to farm of the king/ And than he passed the see & come in to Irland and there he was well & worthily resceyved/ And these rebels that been called wild ●●ssh men anon her chieftains & her governourus and her leaders comen down unto the king and yelden hem unto him both body and goods all at his own will and sworn to be his liege men/ and their to him diden homage and fealty and good se●●uce/ And thus he conquered the most party of ●rland in a little time ¶ And while that king Richard was thus in Irland sir henry of Bolynbroke Earl of Derby that the king had made before duke of Hereford the which duke the king had exiled out of this land was come again in to Englond for to challenge the duke doom of lancastre as for his right and true heritage ¶ And he come down out of France by land unto Caleys And theridamas met him Sir Thomas of Arundel that was Erchebisshop of Caunterbury that was exiled out of Englond/ and with him come the Earl of Arundel his sone and heir the which was in ward and keeping of sir johan shelley knight some time with the Earl of Huntyngdone & with the duke of Excestre the which was in the Castle of Reigate in southsexe/ And there he stolen him away and come to Caleys and there he was kept well and worthily till these other two lords weren come to Caleys ¶ And than this worthy duke and the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury Arundel shipped in the haven of Caleys and drew her course northward and arrived in york shire at Rauenspore fast by wydelyngton and there ●e come and entered the land and these ij. lords with him and her main ¶ And than much people of the Ream that herd of his coming and know were he was anon they dreweun to him and welcomed these lords & so coraged 'em in all manner thing and passed forth in to the land and gadrrd moche people ¶ And when king Richard herd and wist that these ij. lords were come again in to englond and weren londed ¶ Than the king left his ordinance in Irland and come in to Englond ward in all the haste that he might & come unto the castle of Flyut and there he abode for to take his council and might best be done but to him come none ¶ And than Sir Thomas Percy Earl of wurcestre that was the kings Stiward wist and knew this Anon he come in to the hall among all the people And there he broke the yerde of the rial kings housold And anon they were disperbled And every man went his way and forsook her mastir and sovereign lord & left him allove ¶ And thus was king Richard brought a down and destroyed and stood alone without comfort or succour or any good council of any man Alas for pite of this rial king ¶ And anon come tidings that sir Henry of ●olyng broken was up with a wonder strong power of people and that all the shreeves of Englond raised up the shires in strengthing of him against the king Richard And thus soon he was come once of the northcontre to Bristol And there he met with sir wiliam scrope earl of wylteshire Tresorer of Englond and with Sir ●oh●n Bussh and sir Henry Grene and johan Bagot but he 〈◊〉 from hem and went over the see in to Irland and these iij. knights were taken and her hedes smitten of And thus they died for her false covetise ¶ And than was king Richard y take and brought unto the duke and anon the duke put him in fast ward and strong hold unto his coming to london And was there a romer in london and a strong noise that king Richard come to westmynster And the people of london ran thither and would have done moche harm and scathe in her woodness Nad the mayor and the Aldermen and other worthy men seced 'em with fair words and turned 'em home again to london ¶ And there was Sir johan slake deen of the kings charell of westmynster take and brought to london and put in prison in ludgate ¶ And Bagot was take in Irland and brought to london and put in prison in newegate there to be kept and to abide his ansuere ¶ And soon after the duke brought king Richard prinely unto london and put him in the tonre under sure keeping as a prisoner And than come the lords of the ream with all unto the tour to king Richard and ●●●den to h●m of his mysgonernaunce & extortion that he had done made & ordained to oppress all the common people and also to all the ream ¶ Wherefore all the commwe people of his ream would have him deposed of his kingdom/ And so he was deposed at that time in the tour of london by all his lords council/ and common assent of all the Ream ¶ And there he was pnt from the tour unto the Castle of ledes in kent and there he was kept a while And than was he had from thence unto the castle of pounfrete in the northcontre to be kept in prison & soon afterward right there he made his end ¶ And than when/ king Richard was deposed and had resyned his crown & his kingdom and was kept fast in hold/ than all the lords of the royalme with the communes assent and by accord choose this worthy lord Sir Henry of Bolyngbroke earl of Derby duke of Hereford & duke of lancastre by right line and heritage and for his rightful manhood that the people found in him before all other they chose him and made him king of englond amongs hem ¶ Of Sir Henry of Bolynbroke Earl of Derby that reigned after king Richard which was the iiij. henry after the conquest Capitulo ducentesimo xliij. ANd after king Richard the ij. was deposed and put out of his kingdom The lords and the communes all with one ossent and all other worthy of the ream choose Sir Henry of Bolynbroke Earl of Derby sone and heir of johan the duke of lancastre for his worthy manhood that oft time had be found in him and in deed proved upon seint Edward's day the confessor he was crowned king of englond at westmynstre by all the Reams assent next after the deposing of king Richard ¶ Than he made henry his eldelst sone and heir Prince of Wales and dnke of Cornewaille and earl of Chestre And he made Sir Thomas of Arundel archbishop of Caunterbury again as he was before/ And Sir Rogier walden that king Richard had made Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury he made him bishop of london/ for that time it stood void And he made Earls sone of/ Arundel that come with him over the see from Caleys in to Englond/ He made him Earl of Arundel as his father had been & put him in possession of all his lond●●. ¶ And there he made homage and fealty unto his liege lord the king as all other 〈◊〉 had done ¶ And than anon died king Richard● in the Castle of Pountfrete in the Northcontre For there he was enfamened unto the death by his keeper For he was kept there four. or u days from meet and drink And so he made his end in this world yet moche people in Englond and in other lands said that he was a live many year after his death But whethir he ware a live or deed forth they held her false opinions and believe that men hadden in moche people/ which come to great mischief and foul death as you shall here afterward ¶ And when king Henry wist and knew verrailly that he was deed he let sere him in the best manner and closed it in a fair chest with diverse speceries and baumes and closed hem in a linen cloth all safe his visage and that was left open that men might see his person from all other men And so he was brought to london with torch light brenning unto seint Paul'S And there he had his mass and his dirige with moche reverence and solempnite of service ¶ And when all this was done he was brought from seint Paul's into the Abbey of westmynster and there he had all his hole service again And from westmynster he was brought to langeley and there he was beried on whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ And in the first year of king Henry's reign he held his cristemasse in the Castle of wyndesore And on the xij. even come the duke of awemarle unto the king and told him that he and the duke of Surre and the duke of Excestre and the Earl of Salisbury and the Earl of Gloncestre and other more of her Affinite were accorded to make a momming unto the king on the xij. day at night and there they casten to slay the king in here revelling and thus the duke of awemarle warned the king ¶ And than the king come the same night to london privily in all the haste that he might to gete him help succour and comfort and council And anon these other that would have done the king to death fledden in all the haste that they might for they knewen well that her council was be bewrayed ¶ And than fled the duke of Surre and the Earl of Salysbury with all her main unto the town of Cissestre ¶ And there the people of the town would have arrested 'em and nold not stand to her areste but stood at defence and fought manly But at they last they were overcome and take And there they smite of the duke's heed of Surre and the Earls he●d of Salisbury and many other more and there they put the quarters in to sakkes and her hedes on poles born on high/ and so they were brought through the Cite of london unto london brigge/ and there her hedes were set upon high and her quarters weren scent to other good towns and cities and set up there ¶ At Oxenford were take Blounte knight/ and Benet Cely knight/ and Thomas wyntersell squire And these were beheaded and quartered and the knights hedes were set on poles and brought to london & set on the bridge/ and the quarters sent forth to other good towns ¶ And in the same year at Prittelwell in a mill in Estsexe there Sir johan Holland the duke of Excestre was take with the common of the country/ and they brought him from the mill unto Plasshe/ ¶ And to the same place that king Richard had arrested Sir Thomas of wodeste the duke of Gloucestre And right there in the same place they smitten of the duke of Excestre his heed and brought it to london upon a pole/ and it was set on london brigge ¶ And in the same year at Bristol was take the lord spencer/ that king Richard had made earl of Gloucestre and the communes of the town of Bristol took him and brought him in to the market place of the town/ and there they smitten of his heed and sent it un to london/ and there it was set on london brigge ¶ And in this same year was Sir Barnard Brokeys' knight take and arrested and put in to the tour of london and Sir johan Shelley knight/ and Sir johan Maudelyn/ and Sir willian Fereby persons of king Richard's and they weren arrested and put in to the tour of london ¶ And thither come the kings justices and sat upon 'em in the tour of london/ and there they were dampened all four unto the death/ and the doom was yeve unto Sir Bernard Brokeys that he should go on foot from the tour through london unto Tyburn and there to be hanged and after his heed smitten of/ and Sir johan shelley knight/ and Sir johan maudelyn and Sir william Fereby persons were draw through out london to Tyburn and there hanged and her hedes smitten of and set on london brigge ¶ And in this same rear king Henry sent Queen Isabella home again in to France the which was king Richard's wedded wife and yaf her gold and silver and many other jewels and so she was discharged of all her dower and sent out of Englond ¶ And in the second year of the reign of king Henry the four the was Sir Rogier of Claryngdone knight and two of his men & the prior of launde & vi●●. frere menours & some masters of divinity & other for treason that they wrought again the king were draw & houged at Tyburn all xij. ꝑso●es And there began a great distension & debate in the country of walys between the lord Grey rithen & Owen of glendere squire of Wales And this owen areared a great number of walshmen & kept all that country about right strong & did moche harm & destroyed the kings towns & lordships through out walys & rob & slow the kings people both English & welsh And thus he endured a xij. year large ¶ And he took the lord Grey rithen prisoner & kept him fast in hold till he was raunsond of prisoners of the march And kept him long time in hold And at the last he made him wed one of his donghtres & kept him there still with his wife And soon after he died ¶ And than the king Henry knowing this meschief destruction & treason that this owen had wrought than anon he ordained a strong poer of men of arms & of archers and moche other stuff that longed to were for to abate & destroy the malice of this false walshmen ¶ And than the king come in to Wales with his power for to destroy this owen and other rebellis false walshmen And anon they fledden in to the mountains And there might the king done 'em no harm in no manner wise for the mountains And so the king come in to Englond again for losing of more of his people And thus he sped nouzt there ●n this same year was great scarate of wheat in Englond for a quarter of wheat was at xuj. shilling And there was merchandise of englond sent in Pruys for wheat And anon they had lad and fregȝt ships enough and come home in saufete blessed be god of all his gifts And in the iiij. year of king henries reign there was a star seyne in the firmament that showed him self through all the world for diverse tokenes that should befall soon after the which star was named and called by clergy Stella Comata And on seint Marie magdaleyne day next following in the same year was the bataille of shrowesbury. ¶ And thither come Sir Henry Percy the earls sone of Northumberland with a great multitude of men of arms and archiers and yaf a bataille to king Henry the iiij. through the false council and wykked rede of Sir Thomas Percy his uncle earl of wurcestre and there was Sir Henry Percy slain and the most party of his main in the felled And Sir Thomas Percy take and kept fast in hold two days till the king had set rest among his people on both sides And than Sir Thomas Percy anon was ●ugged to be deed draw hanged & his heed smitten of for his false treason a● shrowesb●ry & his heed brought to london & set on london bridge ¶ And the other people that there were slain on both parties the king let herie And there was slain on the kings side in that bataille the earl of stafford & sir Walter blounte in the kings cote armure under the kings banner & many more worthy men on whose souls god have mercy Amen ¶ And in the iiij. year of king Henry's reign come the emperor of Costantine noble with many great lords & knights & moche other people of his coutre in to Englond to king henry with him to speak & to disport & to see the good governance & conditions of our people & to know the commoditees of englond And our king with all his lords goodly & wurshipfuly him received & welcomed him & all his main that comen with him and did him all the reverence & wurshipp that they coude and might ¶ And anon the king commanded all manner officers that he should be served as worthily & rially as it longed unto such a worthy lord & emperor on his own cost as long as the emperor was in englond and all his men that comen with him And in this same year com● dam● jane the duchess of Britain in to Englond and londed at fallemouthe in Cornewaille And from thence she was bronght to the Cite of wynchestre And there she was wedded un to king Henry the iiij. in the Abbey of seint swythynes of wynchestre with all the solempnite that might be done and mad● ¶ And soon after she was brought from thence to london ¶ And the mayor and the aldermen and the communes of the cite of london ridden against her and her welcomed and brought her through the Cite of london to westmynster and there she was crowned Queen of englond And there the king made a rial and a solemn feast for her and for all manner of men that thither would come And in this same year dame Blaunche the elder daughter of king Henry the iiij. was y sent over the see with the earl of somersete her uncle and with masti● Richard Clifford than bishop of wurcestre and with many other worthy lords knights and ladies and worthy squires as longed to such a worthy kings daughter and comen unto Coleyn And thither come the dukes soon of Bar with a fair main and received this worthy lady And there the bishop of wurcestre wedded and sacred hem together as holy church would ¶ And there was made a rial feste and a great justes in the reverence and wurshippe of 'em and of all people that thither come ¶ And when this marriage and fist was done the Earl and the bishop and all her main token her leave of lord and lady & come home again in to englond in saufte thanked be god And in the u year of king Henry's reign the lord Thomas his sone went over see and the Earl of kent/ and many other lords and knights with men of arms and archiers a great number to chastise the rebels that afore had done moche harm to our Englisshmen and merchants/ and to many towns and ports in Englond on the see coste●● ¶ And the lord Thomas the kings sone come in to Flaundres to fore a town that is called the skluse amongs all the ships of diverse nations that weren there And after there they ridden with her ships among hem/ and wenten a land and sported 'em there ij. days and comen again to her ships and token the broad see ● and there they metten with iij. Carrykkes of e'en that weren lade with diverse merchandise and well y manned and there they fought togethers long time but the Englisshmen had the victory and broughten the Carrykkes in to the Cambre before wynchelsee and there they canted these goods/ and one of this Carrykkes was suddenly there bren● ¶ And the lords and her people turned 'em home again and went no further at that time/ And in the same time Serle yo● man of king Richard Robes come in to Englond out of scotland and told to diverse people that king Richard was a live in Scotland/ and so moche people believed in his words wherefore great part of the people of the Ream weren in great error and grucching against the king through information of lies and falls losing that this Serle had made/ For moche people trusted and believed in his saying/ But at the last he was taken in the Northcontre and by law jugged to been draw through every Cite and good burgh towns in Englond And so he was served/ and at the last he was brought to london unto the Gyld hall before the justice/ and there he was jugged for to be brought to the tour of london/ and there to be ●eid on an hurdell/ and than to be draw through the Cite of london to Tyburn and there hanged and then quartered and his heed smitten of and set on london brigge and his quarters to be sent to four good towns of Englond and there set up/ and thus ended he for his false treason and deceit ¶ And in the uj. year of king henries reign the iiij. the Earl of Marre of Scotland by saufconduyt come in to Englond to challenge Sir Edmond the Earl of kente of certain courses of were on horsebake/ And so this challenge was accepted and granted and the place taken in smythfeld at london And this Earl of mar the scotte come proudly in to the felled as his challenge asked ¶ And anon come in the Earl of kent and road unto the scotte & manfully road together with sharpp spears diverse courses but the Earl of kent had the felled & gate him moche wurshipp & thank of all manner of men for his manful deeds ¶ And in the seven. year of king Henry's reign the iiij. Sir Richard scrope Erchebisshoppe of york & the lord earl marchall of englond gathered unto hem a strong power against king Henry ¶ And the king hearing there of in all the haste that he might come with his power northward and met with 'em at york And there were these ij. lords y take & brought to the king ¶ And anon the judges were set and these ij. lords brought forth and there they were dampened unto the death and both her hedes smitten of and there they made her end on whose souls god for his pi●e have mercy Amen ¶ And when this was done the king come to london again and there rested him Anon god of his great goodness wrought and showed many great miracles for this worthy clerc archbishop of york that thus was done unto the death And in the seven. year of king Henry's reign Dame Luce the duke's sister of Milane come in to Englond and so at london and theridamas was wedded to Sir Edmond Holland Earl of kent in the priory of seint Marie overeys in suthwerk with moche solempnite and great wurshipp The king was there himself & yaf her at the church door And when they were y wedded and mass was done the king his own person brought and led this worthy lady in to the bishops place of wynchestre and there was a wonder great fist held to all manner of people that comen ¶ In the same year Sir Robert knolles knight a worthy weryour died at his manner in Northfolk and from thence he was brought to london upon a horse bear with moche torch light And so was he brought unto the white freres in fleetstrete and there was done and made for him a solemn feste and a rial enterement for though that thither would come both ●ore and rich and there he lieth beried by Dame Constance his wife in the mid of the body of the church on whose soul god for his pite have ●ercy Amen ¶ And thus in this same year Sir Thomas Rampston knight Constable of the tour of london was dreynte at london bridge as he come from westmynster to wards the tour in a barge and all through lewdness ¶ And in the same year dame philipp the younger daughter of king Henry was lad over the see with sir richard the duke's brother of york and Sir Edmond Courteney bishop of Norwich and many other lords knights and squires ladies and gent●l women that appe●teyned to such a worthy kings daughter and come in to Denmark with his lords and resceyved this worthy lady for his wife/ & welcomed these worthy lords & did 'em much reverence & great wurship/ And they were brought unto a town that was called london in denmark & there was this lady wedded & sacred to the king of Denmark with moche solempnite/ and there she was crowned queen of Denmark Norway and Swythen/ and there was made a rial feast ¶ And when this feast and marriage was done and ended these lords and ladies took her leave of king & of queen and comen home again in to Englond in haste thanked be ●hesu ¶ And in the viij. year of king henries reign there was a man that was called the walssh clerk/ & he appealed a knight that was called sir Perceuall sowdone of treason/ and there they were joined to fight unto utterance within lists/ and the day & place & time assigned and limited to be done and ended in smyth field/ At the which day the ij. persones comen in to the field and fought sore and mightily togethers/ but at the last the knight overcome the clerk/ & made him yield him creaunt of his false enpechement that he said on him And than was he despoilled of his armure & draw out of the field to Tyburn and there was he hanged and the knight take to grace/ and was a good man ¶ And in this same year Sir Henry earl of Northumberland and the lord Bardolfe come out of Scotland in prejudice and destruction of king Henry/ wherefore they of the northcontre arisen upon hem and fought with hem and scomfited hem and took hem/ and smitten of her hedes and quartered her bodies/ and sent the heed of the Earl and quarter of the lord bardolfe to london and there they were set upon the brigge for false treason that they had purposed again the king ¶ And in the ix. year of king Henry's reign was sir Edmond Holland Earl of kente made Admiral of englond for to keep the see & he went to the see with many rial ships that weren full well arrayed and enparelled and enarmed with many agood man of arms and archiers & of good defence of were in the kings name of Englond/ and so he londed at the last in the cost of Britain in the isle of Briak with all his people/ and he besieged the Castle and sauted it and they withstood him with great defence and strength/ And anon he leid his ord●naunce/ and in the lexeng of a gone come a quarrel and smo●e the good Earl Edmond in the heed and there ●e caught death's wound but yet they left nouzt till that they had gete the Castle and all that were there in And there this good lord died on whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ And than his main come home again in to Englond with the Earls body and was beried amongs his ancestors right worthily ¶ And in the same year was a great frost in Englond that dured xv. weeks. ¶ And in the x. year of king Henry's reign the iiij. come the Seneschal of henaude with other main to seek Auntres and to gete him wurshippe in deeds of arms both on horse back and on foot at all manner of points of were ¶ And the Seneschal challenged the Earl of Somersete And the Earl delivered him manfully of all his challenges and put his adversary to the were in all points and wan him there great wurshipp and the gree of the field And the next day after come in to the field an other man of arms of the Seneschallis party ¶ And against him come Sir Richard of Arundel knight And the henaude had the better of him on foot in one point for he brought him on● his knee ¶ And the third day come in an other man of arms in to the felled and against him come Sir johan Cornewaill knight and manly and knyghtly quit him in all manner points against his adversary and had the better in the field ¶ And on the iiij. day come an other man of arms of henaude in to the field and against him come Sir ●ohan cheyny's soon and manly quit him against his adversary for he cast horse and man in to the field And the king for his manhood at that time dubbed him knight ¶ And the u day there come an other man of arms of the henaudes party in to the felled And to him come in Sir johan stiward knight and manfully quit him there in all manner of points and had the better ¶ And the uj. day come an other henaude and to him come william Porter squire & manfully he quit him & had the better in the field And the king dubbed him knight the same time ¶ And the seven. day come an other henaude in to the field and to him come johan standissh squire & manfully he quit him on his adversary and had the better in the field and there the king dubbed him knight the same day ¶ And on the same day come an other henaude and to him come a squire of Gascoigne and proudly & manly he quit him on his adversary and had the better And anon the king dubbed him knight. ¶ And on the viij. day come in to the field ij. men of arms of henaude and to hem come ij. soudiours of Caleys that were brethren that were called Burghes and well and manly quit hem on her adversaries and the better in the field/ And thus ended the challenges with moche wurshippes' ¶ And the king at the reverence of the strangiers made a great feast and yaf hem rich gifts and they token her leave and went home to her own country ¶ And in the xj. year of king henries reign the iiij. there was a great bataille done in smythfelde between two squires that one was called Gloucestre that was appellaunt. Arthur was the defendant/ and well and manfully fought together long time/ and the king for her manfulness and of his grace took her quarrel in to his hand/ and made 'em to go out of the field at one's and so they were divided of her battles and the king yaf 'em grace ¶ And the xij. year of king Henry's reign the fourth Ris die a squire of Wales that was a rebel a riser and supportier to Owen of Glendore that did moche destruction to the people of Wales was taken and brought to london/ and there he come afore the justices and was dampened for his treason/ and than he was leid on an hurdell and so draw forth unto Tyburn through the Cite/ and there he was hanged and let down again and his heed smitten of and his body quartered and sent to iiij towns/ and his heed set on london bridge ¶ And in the xiij. year of king He●ries reign though died Sir johan Beauford the earl of somersete that was Capitayne of Caleys and was beried at the Abbey of the tourehyll/ on whose soul god have mercy Amen/ ¶ And in the same year the lord Thomas king Henry's sone wedded the Countess of Somersete ¶ And in this same year come the enbassatours of France in to Englond from the duke of Burgoyne unto the Prince of Englond king Henry's sone and heir for help and succour of men of arms and archiers against the duke of Orliaunce/ And though went over the see the Earl of Arundel/ Sir Guillebert umfreville Earl of keme and the lord Cobham Sir ●ohan Oldecastell/ and many other good knights and worthy squires and men of arms and good archiers in to France and come to Paris to the duke of Burgoyne/ And there he received & welcomed these Englisshmen the lords and all other main/ And than it was done him to wit that the duke of Orliaunce was come to semtclowe fast by Paris with a great number of men of arms and arbalastiers/ and thither went onre Englisshmen and fought with 'em/ and gate the brigge of Semtclowe and there they slow moche people of Frensshmen/ and Arminakes and the remnant fled and would no longer abide ¶ And than our Englisshmen comen again to Paris/ and there they token her leave of the duke & comen home again in to englond in saufete & the duke yaf 'em great gifts Anon fo●ewyng the duke of Orliaunce sent embassatours in to englond to king Henry the iiij. be seching him of his help & succour against his deadly enemy the duke of Burgoigne ¶ And than the king made Thomas his sone duke of Clarence and his other sone johan duke of Bedford And his other sone Humphrey duke of Gloucestre and sir Thomas Beauford Earl of dorset and the duke of awmarle he made duke of york And than the king ordained his sone sir Thomas duke of Clarence sir Thomas Brauford earl of dorset and sir ●ohan Cornwall with many other lords knights & squires men of arms & archers to go over the see in to france in helping & strengthing of the duke of Orliaunce ¶ And these worthy lords with her retenue shipped at hampton and sailled over in to normandy and londed at hogs And there met with 'em the lord hambe at her londing with seven. M. men of arms of frenshmen & iij. sergeauntzes of arms with hem And all were put to flight And taken of 'em seven. C. men of arms & CCCC. horse without though that were slain in the felled ¶ And so they ridden forth through out france & token castles and towns & slow moche people of frenshmen that withstood 'em & token many ●soners as they ridden And so they passed forth till they come to Bordeaux and there they rested 'em a while and set the country in peace and rested till the vintage were ready to saill● ¶ And than the duke with his main come home in to englond in saufetes thanked be god ¶ And in the same year was the kings coin changed through out Englond by the king & his council that is to say the noble half noble & farthing of gold ¶ And the xiv. year of king Henry's reign the iiij. he let make galley of were for he had hoped to have passed the great see and so forth to Iherusalem and thereto have ended his life but god visited him so soon after with infirmities and great sikenesse that he might nat well endure no while so fervently he was take and brought in bet at w●stmynster in a fair chambre And as he lay in his bed he asked his chamberlain what they called that chamber that he lay in and he answered & said Ih●lm̄ And than he said that the prophecy said that he should make an end and die in Iherusalem And than he made him ready unto god and disposed all his will And soon after he died and was carried by water from westmy●ster in a barge unto Feversham And from thence unto Caunterbury by land with much torch light brenning in to the Abbey of Crichurche & there he was entered and wearied beside seint Thomas of Caunterbury shrine/ and thus ended the worthy king henry about midlenten sunday in the year of our lord a. M. cccc.xiij. on whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ Of king Henry the u that was king henries soon Capitulo ducentesimo xliiij. ANd after the death of king Henry the iiij. reigned king Henry his sone that was born at Monmouth in Wales that was a worthy king and a gracious man & a great conqueror/ And in the first year of his reign for great love & goodness he sent to the freres of langely/ there as his father had done berry king Richard the second/ and let take his body out of the earth again & did bring it to westmynstre in a rial chare covered with black velvet & banners of diuse arms about & all the horse drawing th' char were trapped in black and beaten with diverse arms/ & many a torch brenning by all the way till he come to westmynstre/ & there he let make for him a rial & a solemn enterement/ & wearied him by Queen Anne his wife as his own desire was on the ferther side of seint Edward's shrine in the Abbey of seint Petres of westmynstre on whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ And in this same year were a certain of Lollards taken and false heretics that had purposed through falls treason to have slain our king & for to have destroyed all the clergy of the ream/ & they might have had her false purpose/ but our lord would not suffer it/ for in haste our king had warning there of & of all her false ordinance & wurching/ & come suddenly with his power to seint ●ohanes without smythfeld And anon they token a certain of the Lollards & falls heretics & brought 'em unto the kings presence/ & there told all her false purpose & ordinance how they would have done & wrought & they might have reigned & had her wyll●And there they told which were her captains & her governors And than the king commanded 'em to the tour of london & than took moo of hem both within the Cite & without & sent 'em to Newgate & to both countries'/ And than they were brought in examination before the clergy & the kings justices/ & there they were convicted before the clergy for her false heresy and dampened before the ●ustice for her false treason/ And this was her jugement that they should be draw from the tour of london unto seint Giles f●ld & there to be hanged & brent on the galewes/ And also there was taken sir Rogier Acron knight for heresy & eke for treason against the king & the ream/ and he come afore the clergy and was convicted for his heresy to be brent/ and dampened before the ●ustices to be draw from the tour of london through the cite to seint Giles field and to be hanged and brend ¶ And in the second year of king hen●●es reign the u he held a cou●ceill of all the lords of the ream at westmynstre & there he put him this demand/ & prayed and besought 'em of her goodness & of her good council and good will to show him as touching the title & the right that he had to Normandy Gascoigne and Guyhenne/ the which the king of france withheld wrongfully and unrightfully/ the which his ancestors before him had be true title of conquest & right heritage th● which Normandy Gascoigne & Guyhenne the good king Edward of wyndesore and his ancestors before him hadden hold all her lives time/ And his lords yaf him council to sand enbassatours unto the king of france & his council and that he should yeve up to him his right heritage that is to say Normandye Gascoigne & guy hen the which his predecessors hadden hold afore him/ or else he would it win with dint of sword in short time with the help of almighty god ¶ And than the Dolphin of france answered to our embassatours and said in this manner that the king was over young and to tender of age to make any were as against him and was not like yet to be no good werriour to do and to make such a conquest there upon him/ And somewhat in scorn and despite he sen●e to him a ton full of tennis balls/ be cause he would have somewhat for to play with all for him and for his lords and that become him better than to maintain any were/ And than anon our lords that were embassatours token her leave and comen in to Englond again and told king and his council of the ungodly ansuere that they had of the dolp●yne/ and of the present the which he had sent unto the king ¶ And when the king had heard her words and the ansuere of the Dolphin he was wonder sore aggrieved and right 〈◊〉 p●ied toward the fr●●sshmen and toward the king & the dolphin/ & thought to avenge him upon ●em as soon as god would sand him grace & might/ and anon let make tennis balls for the dolphin in all the haste that they might be made/ and they were great gone stones for the dolphin to play with all ¶ And▪ than anon the king sent for all his lords and held a great counceille at westmynstre and told unto hem the ansuere that they had of the dolphin and of his worthy present that he sent to him and to his lords to pleye with all ¶ And there the king & his lords weren accorded that they should be ready in arms with her power in the best array that might be done And gete men of arms and archers that might be gotten and all other stuff that longed to were & to be ready with all her retenue to meet at southampton be lammasse next sewing without any delay wherefore the king ordained his navy of ships with all manner of stuff and vitaille that longed to such a w●rrour of all manner ordinance in the haven of Southampton in to the number of Ccc.xx sailles ¶ And than fallen there a great disese and a foul meschief for th●r were iij. lords which that the king trust moche on And through falls covetise they had purposed and Imagined the kings death And thought to have slain him and all his brethren or he had take the see The which were named thus Sir Richard earl of Cambridge brothir to the duke of york the second was the lord Scrope Tresorier of Englond the third was Sir Thomas grey knight of the Northcontre And these lords afore said for lucre of money had made promise to the frenshmen for have slain king Henry and all his worthy brethren by a falls train sodenliche or they had he ware But almighty god of his great grace held his holy honde over hem and saved 'em from this ꝑillous main And for to have done this they resceyved of the frensshmen a million of gold And that was there openly proved And for her false treason they were all there jugged unto the death And this was the I●ggement that they should be lad through Hampton and without Northgate there to be heded And thus they ended her life for her false covetise and treason ¶ Anon as this was done the king and all his main made 'em ready & wenten to ship & token and sailled forth with xv C ships and arrived within seyne at kydecause upon our ladies eve the assuption in Normandy with all his ordinance. And so went him forth to hareflete And he besieged the town all about by land and eke by water And sent to the Capitayne of the town and charged him for to deliver the town And the Capitayne said that he none delivered him ne none he would to him yield but bad him done his best ¶ And than our king laid his ordinance unto the town that is for to say Gonnes Eug●ues and Trip●ettes and shetten and cast to the walls and eke unto the Town And cast down both towers and town and leid 'em unto the ground And there he played at the tennis with his hard gone stones ¶ And they that were within the town when they should play/ there song was well away/ and Alas that ●uer any such tennis balls were made/ and cursed all though that were began/ and the time that ever they were born ¶ And on the morrow the king did cry at every gate of the town that every man should be ready on the morrow erly to make assault unto the town ¶ And william Bouchier and johan Grant with xij. other worthy Burg●● comen to the kyug and besought him of his rial Princehoode and power to withdraw his malice and destruction that he did unto 'em/ and besought him of viij. days of respite and truce if any rescue might comen unto hem/ and else to yield up the town unto him with all her goods/ And than the king sent forth the Capitayne and kept the remnant still with him. ¶ And the lord Gaucorte that was Capitayne of the town went forth to Rone in all haste unto the dolphyne for help and succour/ But there was none ne no man of rescue/ for the Dolphyne would not abide ¶ And thus this Capitayne come again unto the king and yield up the town and delivered him the keys/ And than he called his uncle the Earl of Dorset and made him Capitayne of the town of harflete and delivered him the keys/ and bade him go to put out all the frenssh people both men women and children and stuffed this town of Hareflete with Englisshmen ¶ And than the king sent in to Englond and did cry in every good town of Englond that what crafty man would come thither & inhabit him there in the town he should have house & household to him and to his heirs for ever more ¶ And so thither went many diverse merchants and crafty men and inhabited hem there to strength the town And weren welcome/ And when the king saw that this town was weal stuffed both of vitaille and of men this worthy Prince took his leave/ and went to Caleys ward by land/ and the Frensshmen heard of his coming they thought to stop him his way that he should not pass that way and in all the haste that they might breaken all the brigge there any passage was for horse and man in so moche that there might no man pass over the rivers nothir on horse ne on foot/ but if he should be drowned ¶ And therefore our king with all his people went and sought his way far up to Paris ward/ And there was all the rial power of France assembled and ready to yeve him battle and for to destroy all his people/ But almighty god was his guide and saved him and all his main & defended him of his enemy's power & purpose thanked be god that saved so his own knight and king in his rightful titell ¶ And than our king beholding & seeing the multitude & number of his enemies to withstand his way & yeve him bataille Than the king with a meek heart & a good spirit left up his hands to almighty god and besought him of his help and succour & that day to save his true servants And than our king gathered all his lords and other people about and bade 'em all be a good cheer For they should have a fair day & a gracious victory and the better of all her enemies and prayed 'em all to make 'em ready unto the bataille for he would rather ●e deed that day in the felled than to be take of his enemies for he would ne● put the Ream of Englond to raunsone for his person ¶ And the duke of york fallen on knees & besought the king of a bone that he would grant him that day the avaunteward in his bataille And the king granted him his asking And said grant mercy cousin of york and prayed him to make him ready ¶ And than he bade every man to ordain a stake of tree & sharp both ends that the stake might be pight in the earth a slope that her enemies should not o● come 'em on horse back For that was her false purpose and arrayed 'em all there for to over ride our main suddenly at the first coming on of 'em at the first brount And all night before the bataille the frenshmen made many great fires and moche revel with howting and shouting and pleide our king and his lords at the dise and au archer allwey for a blank of her money For they wenden all had bene heres the morn arose the day 'gan spring ¶ And the king by good advice let array his bataille and his wenges and charged every man to keep 'em hole togethers and prayed 'em all to be of good cheer ¶ And when they were ready he asked what time of the day it was And they said Prime Than said said our king now is good time ¶ For all Englond prayeth for us and therefore be of good cheer and let us go to our ●ourney And than he said with an high vois in the name of almighty god and of se●●t George a vaunt Banner and seint George this day thine help ¶ And than these frensshmen come priking down as they would have over ridden all our main But god & our Archiers made 'em soon to stumble For our Archiers shut never arrow amiss but it perished and brought to gronnde man or horse ¶ For they shoten that day for a wager ¶ And our stakes made 'em top over derue each on other that they lay on hepes two spear length of heyhte ¶ And our king with his main & with his men of arms and archiers that thakked on 'em so thikke with arewes and laid on with stakes and our king with his own hands fought manly ¶ And thus almighty god and seint George brought our enemies to ground/ and yase us that day the victory and there were slain of frensshmen that day in the field of Agincourte moo than xj. M. with prisoners that were taken/ And there were numbered that day of frensshmen in the field moo than six score thousand and of Englisshmen nat seven. thousand/ but god that day fought for us/ ¶ And after come there tidings to our king that there was a new battle of frensshmen ordained ready to steel on him & comen towards him/ Anon our king let cry that every man should slay his prisoners that he had take/ and anon arrayed his bataille dyene ready to fight with the frensshmen ¶ And when they saw that our men killed down her prisoners/ than they withdrew hem and broke her bataille and all her array. ¶ And thus our king as a worthy conqueror/ had that day the victory in the field of Agincourt in picardy ¶ And than our king returned again there that the bataille was/ to see what people were deed of Englisshmen/ and if any were hurt that might be holp/ And there were deed in the field the duke of Barrye The duke of Alaunsome/ the duke of Braban/ the earl of Naverne the chief Constable of France and viij. other Erles/ and the Erchebisshoppe of Saunce/ and of good Barons an hond●●d and moo/ and of worthy knights of great alliance of cote ar●●ures a thousand and five hound●ed ¶ And of Englissh men was deed that day the good duke of york and the Earl of southfolke/ and of all other of Englisshmen there were nat deed passing xxuj. bodies thanked be god ¶ And this bataille was on a friday which was Crispyve & Crispinianes day in the month of Octobre And anon the king commanded to berry hem and the duke of york to be carried forth with him and the Earl of southfolke ¶ And there were prisoners the duke of Orliaunce/ the duke of Burbone/ the earl of ●endome/ the earl of Ewe/ the earl of Richemond and Sir Bursigaunt Marchall of France/ and many other worthy lords weren there taken in this bataille of Agincourt and were brought unto the town of Caleys/ and so over the see with the king in to Englond and londed at Dover in kente with all his prisoners in saufe●e thanked be god almighty And so come to Caunterbury and offered at Seint Thomas shrine ¶ And so forth he road through kente the next way to Eltham and there he rested till that he would come to london ¶ And than the mayor of london and the Aldermen Shreves with all the worthy communers and crafts comen to Blakhethe well and worthily arrayed to welcome our king with diverse melodies ¶ And thanked to almighty god of his gracious victory that he had showed for him ¶ And so the king and his prisoners passed forth by hem till he come to seint Thomas watering Andrea there met with him all religious with procession and welcomed him And so the king come riding with his pasoners' through the Cite of london where that there was showed many a fair sight at all the conduytes and at the cross in cheap as in heavenly array of Angeles Archangeles patriarchs Prophets and virgins with diverse melodies sensing and singing to welcome our king And all the conduytes running with wine And the king passed forth unto seint Paul'S and there met with him xiv. bishops revessed and mitred with sens●ers to welcome the king And sungen for his gracious victory Te deum laudamu● ¶ And there the king offered and took and road to westmynster ¶ And than the mayor took his leave of the king and road home again ¶ And in the iij. year of king Henry's reign the u come the emperor of Almaigne king of Rome and of Hungary in to Englond and so to the Cite of london ¶ And the mayor and the Aldermen with the shreeves and worthy crafts of london by the kings commandment met with him on the black heath in the best array that they could on horse bake ¶ And there they welcomed him and brought him to london with moche honour and great reverence ¶ And at seint Thomas watering there met with him the king with all his lords in good array ¶ And there was a worthy meeting between the emperor and the king and there they kissed togethers and enbrached each other And than the king took the Empour by the honde and so they come riding through the cite of london unto seint Paul's and there they alight and offered and all the bishops stooden revessed with sensers in her hands sensing ¶ And than they token her horse and riden unto westmynstere And there the king logged the emperor in his own palace And there he rested him a great while and all at the kings cost● And soon after come the duke of Holland in to Englond to come and see there the emperor And to speak with him and with king Henry of Englond And he was worthily received and logged in the bishops in of Ely And all at the kings cost And when the emperor had well rested him and say the land in diverse ꝑties & know the commodities than by process of time he took his leave of the king/ but or he go he was made knight of the Gartier & received & weared the livery/ And than he thanked the king and all his worthy lords/ And than the king & he went over the see unto Caleys/ & abiden there long time to have an ansuere of the frenssh king/ and at the last it come & pleased him right nought And th● emperor took his leave of the king & passed forth in god's name/ and onre king come over again in to Englond in all the haste that he might & that was on seint Luke'S eve that he come to lambithe And on the monday next after he come in to the parlement at westmynstre ¶ And in this same year was a great derthe of corn in englond/ but thanked be god it lasted not long ¶ And in the iiij. year of king henries reign the u he held his parlement at westmynstre in the beginning of the month of Octobre and lasted unto the purification of our lady than next after/ And there was granted unto the king to maintain his werres both of spirituelte and of temꝑalte an hole tax and a d●s●●e/ And than anon the king prayed all his lords to make 'em ready to strength him in his right/ And anon he let make a new retenue/ and charged all men to be ready at hampton in witson week than next after without any delay ¶ And there the king made the duke of Bedeford protector and defendor of his Ream of Englond in his absence/ and charged him to keep his laws/ & maintain both spirituelte and temꝑelte ¶ And when the king had thus done and set all thing in his kind On seint marks day that was that time hokketewysday he took his horse at westmynstre and come riding to Paul's and there he offered and took his leave And so road forth through the Cite taking his leave of all manner of people as well of pour as of rich praying hem all in general to pray for him/ And so he road forth to Seint Georges and there he offered and took his leave of the mayor charging him to keep well his chambre/ And so road forth to hampton and there abode till his retenue were ready and comen/ for there was all his navy of ships with his ordinance gathered and well stuffed/ as longed to such a rial king with all manner of vitailles for such a rial people as well for horse as for man/ as longed for such a werriour/ that is for to say Armure/ guns/ Tripgetes/ eug●nes/ sows/ Bastiles'/ Brigges of leather/ Scaling laddres/ Malles/ S●●des/ shovels/ Pykeys/ Paveys/ Bows/ and arrows/ Bow strings/ Tons/ Chests and pipes full of arewes as needed for such a worthy werrour that no thing was to seche when time come thither come to him ships lad with gonnes and gonnepoudre And when this was ready and his retenue come the king and his lords with all his rial host went to ship and token the see and sailden in to Normandy and londed at Touke upon the lamasse ● day than next And there he made xlviij. knights at his londing ¶ And than the king hearing of many enemies upon the see that is to say ix. great carikkes hulks galleys and ships that weren come to destroy his navy And anon he commanded the Earl of the march to be chief chieftain and many other worthy lords with him with men of arms and archiers to go to the see that none enemies defouled his navy ne entered his land in no party for to destoruble his voyage ne his journey ¶ And anon the Earl took his meinie and went to ship and s●ymmed the see and kept the see costs that no manner of enemy dared rout upon the see And anon the king sent his heraudes unto the Capitayne of Touke and charged him to deli● him his Castle and his town and else he should neithir leave man child a live ¶ And anon the Capitayne and iiij. other burgeiss of the town brought the keys to the king and besought him of grace And the king delivered the keys to sir johan kykeley and made him Capitayne and commanded him to put out all frenshmen both of the town & of the Castle ¶ And there beside was the Castle of lovers and thither the king sent the Earl marchall with a fair main and sauted the town Anon it was yolde to the Earl and brought him the keys And he brought the keys to the king And the king took him the keys and made him Capitayne of the Castle of lovers and of all that longed there to and charged him to deliver out all the frenshmen ¶ And than the king held forth his way to Cane that was a strong town a fair and a rial castle therein And anon he sent his heraudes to the Capitayne and charged him to deliver the town and his Castle or else he would hem gete with strength of honde ¶ And they ansuerd and said that he took 'em none ne none they would deliver unto him ¶ And than anon he laid his siege unto the town and laid gonnes on every side and bete a down both walls and towers and slow moche people in her houses and eke in streets And the good duke of Clarence laid a down the walls on his side unto the ground And so within a while the king by his council sawted the town all about ¶ And anon the duke of Clarence had ●ntred in to the town and slow down right till he come to the king and spared nothir man ne child & ever they cried A Clarence A Clarence and seint George And theridamas was deed on the walls on the kings sides a worthy man that was called springs the which the king commanded to be beried in the Abbey of Cane fast by william conqueror on whose soul god have mercy Amen ¶ And than the king come in to the town with his brother the duke of Clarence and many other worthy lords with moche solempnite and mirth ¶ And than the king commanded the capitain to deliver him his Castle and he besought the king to yeve him xiv. days of respite if any rescue would come and if none come to deliver him the keys and the Castle at his commandment ¶ And under this compos●cione was the town and the Castle of Baious with other tons fortresses and villages in to the number of xiv. upon the hill before the Castle of Cane our king pight all his tents that seemed a town as moche as Cane and by that come tidings that no rescue would come there ¶ And so at the xiv. day at end the Capitayne come out of the Castle and delivered the keys and the Castle to our king and Baious and the other xiv. towns' weren delivered unto him also And anon the king delivered the keys to the duke of Clarence and made him Capitayne both of the town and of the Castle and made him Capitayne of Baious and of all the other towns also And so entered the Castle and the town also and there he held seint Georges feste And there he made xv. knights of the bath there was Sir Louis Robersart Salyn Chaynye Mougomery and many other worthy men And the king commanded 'em for to put out all the frenshmen and women and no man so hardy to defoule no woman ne take no manner good away from 'em but let pass in peace in pain of death. ¶ And there passed out of the town in one day more than xv. hundred women And than our king let stuff the town and Castle with Englisshmen and ordained there two Captains one for the town and an other for the Castle And charged 'em up on her life for to keep well the town and the Castle And or our king went thence he gate Valleys Newelyne and leid a siege to Chirburgh And that siege leid the duke of Gloucestre with a strong power and mighty and by process of time gate it and made there a Capitayne of the same town And the same time the Earl of warrewyke leid a siege to Dounfra●nce and gate it and put therein a Capitayne ¶ And for to speak more of the Earl of the march that the king ordained to skym the see and to keep the costs of Englond for all manner enemy's/ the wind arose upon 'em/ that they wend all to have be lost/ but through the grace of god almighty and good governance they ridden afore wyhte all that storm/ ¶ And there were lost ij. Carrikkes and two balingers with merchandises and other goods and all the people that were withynne/ And an other Carrik drove before hampton and threw his mast over the town walls and this was on seint Bartholomew's day ¶ And when all this storm was sesed/ this worthy Earl of march took his ships with his me●ne and went to the see and londed in Normandy at hogs/ and so ridden forth toward the king/ And ever as he come the frensshmen fled ¶ And there come to hem an Anthony pig and followed the host all that way till they come to a great water and there they dread to have been deed the water closed 'em so that they might no where gete out/ But at the last god almighty and this pig brought 'em out all safe/ And there they caught a guide that knew all the country about and he brought 'em through a quyke sand and so in to an isle/ and there they took many prisoners in her way toward the king in her ●ourney/ and so they comen unto Cane/ And there the king welcomed him and took his ●ourney at Argentone/ And anon it was yold unto the king and they had her lives and went her way ¶ And than our king removed to a strong town that was called Cese/ and there was a fair minster and they yield it anon unto the king/ And than the king went from thence to Alaunsome and won the town and the brigge/ And the king sent the Earl of warrewyke to a town that was called Belesme with a huge and a strong power and anon they yield and put 'em in the kings grace and in his mercy/ And so did many moo strong towns and Castles that were in though parties ¶ And from thence they went to Vernill in Perch and anon it was yolde unto the king both town and Castle bodies and goods at the kings grace/ And so the king gate and conquered all the towns and Castles piles strengths and Abbeys unto Pountlarge/ And from thence unto the Cite of Rone ¶ And in the u year of king henries reign the u Sir johan Oldecastell that was the lord Cobham was arrested for heresy and brought unto the tower of london And anon after he broke out of the tour and went in to Wales and there kept him long time ¶ And at the last the lord Powy● met with him and took him/ but he stood at great defence long time and was sore wounded or he would be take. And so the lord Powies men brought him out of Wales to london in a wherlecole & so he was brought to westmynster and there was examined of certain points that were put upon him/ & he said not nay and so he was convict of the clergy for his heresy and dampened before the justices unto the death for treason. And so he was lad unto the tour again/ and there he was leid on an hurdell and draw through the Cite to seint Giles felled/ and there was made a new pair of galewes and a strong chain and a collar of iron for him and there he was hanged and brent on the Galewes and all for his lewdness and his false opinions. ANd in the uj. year of king Henry's reign the u he sent his uncle sir Thomas Beaufort duke of excestre with a fair main of men of arms and archers to for the Cite of Rone and there displayed his banner and sent heraudes unto the town and bad hem yield that Cite unto our king her liege lord/ And they said he took 'em none to keep ne none he should have there/ but if it were right dear y bought and moved with her hands/ for other ansuere would they none yeve but gonnes ¶ And there the duke took good advisement of the ground all about/ And anon there issued out of the Cite a great main of men of arms both on horse bake and on foot and anon our main met with 'em/ and over threw an heap of hem and there were slain and take thirty. persones of right good mennys bodies and the remnant fled again in to the town And the duke went unto Pountlarge unto the king and told him all how he had sped and how him liked the ground ¶ And anon as he was go they cast a down all her suburbs about the Cite unto the hard ground/ for the king there no refreshing should have at his coming And the friday before lammasse day than next following our king with his host come before rone and anon he set his siege round about that Cite/ and anon let ley his ordinance unto the town/ And the king and his lords weren logged in the charterhous and great strength about hem/ and that was in the Este party of the Cite ¶ And the duke of Clarence logged him at the west end in a waste Abbey before the port Chaux And the duke of Excestre in the Northside before the port Bea●uesyn And between the duke of Clarence and the duke of Excestre was the Earl Marchall logged with a strong power before the Castle gate ¶ And than was the Earl of Ormond the lord harington and the lord Calbot with her retenue next him/ And than sir johan Cornwall and many other noble knights of name with her retenue lay with the duke of Clarence/ And from the duke of Excestre toward the king were logged the lord Roos the lord of will●by the lord Phehewe and sir william Porter knight with her retenue before the port of seint hillare/ And than was the Earl of Mortayne with his retenue logged in the Abbey of Seint katerines/ And the Earl of Salisbury with his retenue lay on that other side of seint katerines'/ And sir johan Grey knight was logged at the Abbey that is called mount seint Michael/ And Sir Phelipp leche knight the kings tresorer was logged between the water of Seyne and the abbey and kept the ward under the hill And the Baron of Carowe was logged under the water side to keep the passage/ And jenico the squire lay next to him on the water side/ And they ij. squires kept manly the water of seyne & fought with her enemies oft times And on that other side of seyne lay the earl of huntyngdone/ And Mastir Nevil the Earls sone of westmer land/ And Sir Gilbert umfreville Earl of keme/ and Sir Richard of Arundel and the lord feriers with her retenue before port du pounte and each of these lords had strong ordinance/ And the king did make at Pountlarge over the water of seyne a stconge and amyghty cheyve of Iren and put it through great piles fast pight in the ground and that went over the River of Seyne that no vessel might pass that in no kind/ And above that chain the king let make a brigge over the water of seyne that man and ho●s and all other carriage might go to and fro at all times when need were/ And than come the Earl of warrewyke and had goat Dounfront unto the king Henry of Englond/ ¶ And anon the king sent the Earl of warrewyke to Cawdebeke to besege it/ And when he come before the town he sent his heraudes unto the Capitayne and bade him yield the town upon pain of death And anon he leid his siege/ And the Capitayne besought the Earl that he might come to his presence and speak with him/ And so the good Earl granted him/ And than he come out and four other Burgeiss with him/ and entreted so with this ●rle that this same town was under composition to done as the Cite of Rone did and the Earl granted and consented there to upon this condition that the kings navy with his ordinance might pass up by hem in saufte without any manner bet or desturbaunce and to his composition they set to their 〈◊〉 ¶ And the ships passed up by hem in saufete and come before the Cite of Rone in to an honderd ships and there they cast her anchors and than this Cite was besieged both by land and by water And when all this was done and ships comen up/ than come the Earl of warrewyke again to the king/ and logged him between the Abbey of seint katerines and the king/ till that the Abbey entreted and was yold unto the king/ And than he removed him thence and logged him before port marcenuylle And though was the Earl of Salisbury commanded by the king to make him ready to ride but there come hasty tiding and made him to abide/ And so he returned again & logged him beside the Earl of Huntyngdon till the siege was ended ¶ And than come the duke of Gloucestre the kings brother from the siege of Chirbourgh the which he had wonnen and geten and stuffed again unto the kings behove and profit unto the crown of Englond And when he was come to the king before Rone anon he logged with great ordinance before port seint Hillare more near the town and his enemies than any other lay by xl. rods of ●●ugthe within shot of quarrel/ And with him lay the Earl of Southfolke and the lord of Bergeuen●y with all her retenue and strong ordinance/ and manly & proudly fought every day with her enemies/ ever when they issued out of the cite. ¶ And than come the prior of kylmayne of Irland over the see unto the king with a fair main of men of arms of her own country guise the some of xv. C. good mennys bodies and the king welcomed 'em and made 'em right good chire And than come tidings unto the king that the king of France and the dolphyne & the duke of Burgoyne would come a down to res●ue the Cite of Rone with a strong power of all manner of nacion● and break the siege and he casted him to entre on the Northside of the host/ because that there was the best entre and most plain ground/ And therefore the king assigned the Prior of kylmayne with his poer and logged him on the Northside of the host to stop her passage/ and was by the forest of lyous/ And of this ordinance they were full glad And so they went forth in haste/ and kept ground and the place that the king and his council had assigned 'em. ¶ And they quit 'em as good werriours unto her king. ¶ Now will I tell you which were the chief captains and governors of the Cite of Rone ¶ Mon Sir Gny Bo●●●ere was chief Capitayne both of the Cite and of the Castle And sir Termegan he was Capitayne of port de Canx ● mon Sir de la Roche he was capitain of the disners/ Mon sir Anthoyne he was lieutenant to monsir Gny botiller Henry chantfien he was Capitayne of the port de la pounte Johan Mantrevas he was Capitayne of the port de la castle/ Mon Sir de Preanx he was Capitayne of the port of seint Hilary the Bastard of Tyne he was Capitayne of the port martenuille/ And grant ●akes a worthy werriour he was Capitayne of all men of were/ And he was governor outward both on horsebake & a foot of all men of arms when they issued out of the Cite of all the ports he hem arrayed as they should country with our main/ And e●he of these Capitayn● lad ●. M. men of arms and some moo/ And at the first coming of our king there were numbered by heraudes in to ●cc. M. of men & women and children what young and old/ and among all these was many a manful man of his hands & so they proved 'em when they issued out of the Cite both on horsebake and on foot/ for they come never at one gate out alone/ but at iij. or iiij gates & at every gate ij. or three M. of good men's bodies y armed and manfully countred with our Englisshmen and much people slain diverse times with guns quarrels and other ordinance ¶ And this siege dured xx. weeks/ And ever they of the town hoped to have be rescued/ but there come none/ so at the last they kept so long y●●oun that ●he● died many thousands within the town for defaute of me●e of men of women & of children/ for they had eten her horse dogs and cats that w●●e in the town ¶ And oft times the men of arms drove out the power people out at the gates of the town for spending of vitaille/ And anon our Englisshmen drove 'em in to the town again ¶ So at the last the Capit●yne of the town see the meschief that they were nat rescued/ And also the sca●ate of vitaille/ and that the people so died for defaute of meet every day many thonsandes And also see young children lie and so●ke her modres paps and were●● deed ¶ Than anon they sent unto the king beseeching him of grace and mercy and brought the keys of the town unto the king and delivered the town to him and all the ●oudiours voided the toun with her horse and harness & the communes of the town for to abide and dwell still in the town yerly to pay to him and to his successors for a●●e manner customs and fee fermes and kateremes ¶ And than the king entered in to the town and rested him in the Castle till the town was set in 〈◊〉 and in governance ¶ How the king of Englond was made heritier & regent of france and how he wedded queen katherine Ca CC.xlv. ANd anon after that rone was gotten Deep & many other towns in baas normandy yaf them over without stroke or siege when they understood that the king had gotten rone/ Also this same year had been a peace made and sworn between the duke of Burgoyne and the dolphyne which were sworn upon o●r lords body that they should love and assist each other against their enemy's/ And after this contrary to this oath/ the duke johan of Burgoyne was slain and piteously murdered in the presence of the dolphyne wherefore the frenshmen were greatly divided/ & of very necessity laboured to have a trayttye with the king of englond/ For the king of Englond won daily of them towns Castles and fortresses/ Also this same year was queen jane arestid & brought to the castle of ledis in kente/ And one frere randolf a doctor of divinity her confessor/ which afterward was slain by the person of the tower falling at words and debate/ And after Queen jane was delivered ¶ In the seven. year both kings of france & of Englond were accorded & king henry was made heir and regent of france And wedded dame katerine the kings daughter of france at Troyes in Champain on trinity sunday And this was made by the m●ne of Phelip newly made duke of Bourgoyne/ which was sworn to king henry/ For tavenge his fadres death & was he come Englissh ¶ And thenne the king with his new wife went to Paris where he was rially received/ And from thence he with his lords and the duk● of Bourgoyne and many other lords of france leid s●ege to diverse towns and Castles that held of the dolphynes party/ and won hem/ but the tongue of Melun held long for therein were good defenders ¶ In the viij. year the king and queen came over see and londed on Candelmasse day in the morrow at dover And the xiv. day of fenerer the king came to london And the xxj. day of the same month the queen come And the xxiv. day of the same she was crowned at westmynster/ Also the same year anon after ester the king held a parlement at westmynster/ at which parlement it was ordained that the gold in englissh coin should be weighed/ and none received but by weight/ And anon after whitsuntide the king sailled to Calens and passed so forth in to france And in march the xxij. day/ before the king came over/ the duke of clarence was slain in france and diverse other lords taken prisoners as the earl of huntyngdon/ the earl of somersete with divise other And all was be cause they would not take with hem archiers/ but thought to have do with the frensshmen themself without 'em/ And yet when he was slain the archers come & rescued the body of the duke which they would have carried with 'em/ god ha●● mercy on his soul/ he was a valiant man/ And the same year between Cristemas & Candelmas the town of Melun was yolden to the king ¶ In the ix. year on seint Nicholas day in decembre was born Henry the kings first begotten soon at wyndesore/ whose godfadre● at fontstone was Henry bishop of wynchestre & johan duke of Bedford & the duchess of holand was godmoder/ & Henry chiche ley archbishop of Caunterbury was godfadre atte conferming And in the x. year the Cite of M●ws in brie was gotten/ which had been long besieged/ And this same year the queen shipped at hampton & sailled ou●r to the king in france/ where she was wurshippfully received of the king/ & also of the king of france her father & of her mother/ And thus king Henry won fast in france & held great astate/ & sat at dyner at a great fist in Paris crowned & the queen also/ which had not been seen tofore & all people resorted unto his court/ but as to the king of france he held none astateve rule but was left almost alone/ Also this year the wethercoke was set upon poulus steeple at london/ And this year in the month of August the king wax sick at boys de vyncent/ & when he see he should die he made his testament/ & ordained many things nobly for his soul/ & devoutly received all the rights of holy church/ in so farforth that when he was anointed he said the service with the pressed/ and at the verse of the psalm Miserere mei deus/ that was Benign fac dne in bona voluntate tua zion ut edificentur muri Ihrlm/ he bad tarry there & said thus/ O good lord thou knowest that mine intent hath been & yet is if I might live to reedyfie the wallis of Ihrlm/ and then the priest proceeded forth & made an end/ And anon after this most noble prince and victorious king flower in his time of cristen chivalry whom all the world doubted gaf his soul in to the hands of god & died & made an end of his natural life at the said Boys de vyncent beside parys the xxxuj. year of his age/ on whose soul god have mercy Amen Thenne was the body enbamed & cered & lerde in a rial chare and an image like unto him was laid upon the corpse open with diverse banners & horse covered richly with tharmes of Englond & france/ & also tholde arms of seint Edwardis/ seint Edmond & other & with great multitude of torchis/ with whom went the king of Scotland & many other lords which accompanied the body till it come unto westmynstre by london in Englond And in every town by the way he had solemnly his dirige on theven & mass on the morn/ & moche alms was given to pour people by the way/ And the seven. day of November after the corpses was brought through london with great reverence & solempnite to westmynstre where he now lieth/ it was worshipfully buried/ & after was leid on his tomb a rial image like to himself of silver and guilt which was made atte cost of queen katerine/ And thus ended & is entered & buried the noble king henry the fift on whose soul & all cristen souls god have mercy amen ¶ Of the laud of king Henry the fifth/ & what he ordained for king Richard & for himself after his death Capitulo du●ent●simo xluj. HEre is to be noted that this king henry the u was a noble prince after he was king & crowned/ how be it tofore in his yougthe he had been wild reckless & spared no thing of his lusts ne desires/ but accomplished them after his liking/ but as soon as he was crowned anointed & sacred anon suddenly he was changed in to a new man & set all his intent to live virtuously in mayntening of holy church/ destroying of of heretikis/ Keeping justice & defending of his Ream & subgettis And for as moch● as his father had deposid by his labour the good king R●chard/ & pytously made him to die/ & for th'offence done to him aye●●st his ligeaunce/ he had sent to Rome to be assoilled thereof/ For which offence the pope our holy father enjoined him to make him be p●●●●ed fore perpetually/ & like as he had done to be taken from him his ●aturell life therefore he should do found iiij. tapers to brenne perpetually about his body/ that for the extinction of his bodily life his soul may ever be remembered & live in heaven in spirituell life And also that he should ●uery week on the day as it cometh about of his death have a solemn mass of Requiem on the even to fore a dirige with ix lessons and a dole to pour people alway on that day of xj. shillings viij. pens to be delid penny meal/ And one's in the year at his annyversarie his terment to be held in the most honest wise/ and to be dealed that day xx. pound in pens to pour people/ And to every mo●ke to have xx. shillings which all these things performed this noble king for his ●adre/ for king henry the iiij. his father performed it not ducing his life/ whom as it is said god touchid and was a lepre oer he died/ Also thenne this noble prince let do call all the abbotties and priors of seint benets order in englond And had them in the chapter house of westmynstre for the reformation of the order wherein he had communication/ And also with bishops and men of the spunalte/ in so far forth/ that they doubted sore he would have had the ●emporaltees out of their hands/ wherefore by thavy/ labour and procuring of the spiritualty encouraged the king to challenge Norman die & his right in france/ to th'end to set him a work there that he should not seek occasions to entre in to such matters/ And all his live after he labourid in the werris in conquering great part of the royalme of france/ that by the agreement of the king Charlis had all the governance of the royame of france/ and was proclaimed regent & heir of france/ And so not withstanding all this great were that he had/ yet he remembered his soul & also that he was mortal and must die For which he ordained by lys life the place of his sepulture where he is now buried & every day iij. masses perpetually to be sungen in a fair chapel over his sepulture/ of which the myddil mass & the first & lass mass shall be as is assigned by him as it appeareth by these versis following ¶ Henrici miss quinti sunt hic tabulate ¶ Que successive sunt ꝑ monachos celebrated ¶ Die dmca ¶ Prima sit assumpt. de festo virgivis alme. ¶ Poscit postremam xpūs de morte resurgens. ¶ Feria ij. ¶ Prima salutate. festo virgins extat ¶ Nunciat angelicis. laudem postrema choris ¶ Feria iij ¶ Esse deum natū●e virgme prima fatetur ¶ Commemorat na●am. sic ultima missa mariam ¶ Feria iiij▪ ¶ Prima celebretur. ad honorem neupmatis almi ¶ ●ltima conceptam. denunciat esse mariam. ¶ Feria u. ¶ Semper prima coli. debet de corpore xpristi ¶ ●ltima sit facta. de virgine purificata ¶ Feria uj ¶ Condecet ut prima. celebretur de cruse sancta. ¶ At●● salutate. fiet postrema marry ¶ Sabbato ¶ Omnes alij scons. est prima colenda su●nos ¶ ●ltima de requie. pro defunctis petit esse ¶ Semper erit media. de ꝓprietate dei ¶ And yet the noble kyug henry the five fowded ij. houses of religion one called S●on beside braynford of the order of seint B●igitte both of men & women And on that other side of the riner of t●mise an house of monks of chartrehous in which two places he is continually pray for night & day/ for ever when they of sion rest/ they of the chartrehous done their service/ and in like wise when they of the chartrehous rest the other goon to/ & by the ringing of the bellis of either place/ each knoweth when they have ●ded their service which be nobly endowed/ & done daily there great alms deeds/ as in the chartrehous certain children ●en found to school & at sion certain alms given daily/ And yet beside all this he had founded a recluse which shall be always a priest to pray for him by the said chartrehous/ which priest is well & sufficiently endowed for him & a servant/ ●o here may all princes take ensample by this noble prince that regning so little time not fully x. year did so many noble acts as well for his soul to be perpetually remembered & prayed for as in hi● worldly conquestis & he being in his most lusty age despised & eschewed sin & was virtuous & a great justiser in so moche that all the princes of Christendom dread him & also of hethenes'/ & had de●myned iij himself if god would have spared him that he would have warred again the Sarazens/ & for to know the aid of other ●nces & all the passages in that journey he sent a knight of henaude named sir hugh de lanoye unto Ihrlm/ but e● he returned he died at boys du vincent in the xxxuj. year of his age on whose soul god have mercy ¶ How king Henry the uj. reigned being a child not one year of age/ & of the bataille of vernoill in perch Ca cc.xlvij AFter king henry the u reigned henry his sone but a child & not fully a year old whose reign begun the first day of September the year of our lord M. cccc.xxij. This king being in his cradle was much doubted & dread by cause of the great conquest of his father & also the wisdom & guiding of his uncles the duke of bedford & the duke of gloucestre/ This year the xxj. day of Octobre died Charles king of france/ & lieth buried at seint denies/ And then was the duke of bedford made regent of france/ & the duke of gloucestre was made protector & defender of englond/ And the first day of march after/ was sir william Taillour priest degrated of his priesthood & on the morn aft●r he was brent in smythfeld for heresy. This year sir james stiward king of scots married dame jane the duchess daughter of Claren●● of her first housbonde th'earl of Somersete/ at seint marrow overays/ Also this year the xvij. day of August was the battle of vernaill in perch bi●wene the duke of B●dtford regent of france and the duke of alaunsone/ which was a great bataille The duke of Bedford had on his side with him the Earl of Salysbury Mountagu and the lord Talhote and all the poer that they could make in Normandy the garnyso●s kep●e And also many captains with moche people of the duke of burgoyns And on that other side was the duke of Alaunson/ the du●● of Curon that was th'earl douglas/ the earl of Boughan with many lords of france and great company of Scots and army naks And then the Earl douglas called the duke of Bedford johan with the beden sword/ and he sent him word again that he should find that day that his sword was of steell/ And so the bataille joined on both sides and fought long/ that there wist noman who should have the better a great while/ but at the last as god would the victory fill unto the Englissh party/ For there were slain/ the earl douglas which a little before was made duke of Turone/ the earl of bowhayne/ the earl of almarre/ the earl of Tounar/ the earl of vauntedore and the viscount of Nerhonne which was one of them that slow duke johan of Bourgoyne kneeling tofore the dolphyne and many moo unto the number of ten thousand and moo And there was taken prisoner the duke of Alaunson and many other lords and gentiles of france/ but scots that day were slain down right the substannce of them all. ¶ In the third year of king Henry the uj. the duke of gloucestre married the duchess of holand and went over sea with her in to hena●de for to take possession of his wife's inheritance where he was honourably received and taken for lord of the land But soon after he was fain to return home again and left his wife and his treasure that he brought with him in a town is called Mounse in henaude/ which promised for to be true to him/ Notwithstanding they delivered the lady to the duke of Bourgoyne which sent her to gaunt And from thence she escaped in a man's array/ and come in to zealand to a town of her own called zierix●e And fro thence she went to a ton in holand called the ghowde and there she was strong enough and withstood the said duke of bourgoyne/ And soon after the duke of Gloucestre sent over in to Zealand the lord fitzwater with certain men of were and Archers for to help and succour the foresaid duchess of holand/ which londed at a place in Zealand called brewery haven/ where the lords of the country come down and fought with him/ and in conclusion he was fain to withdraw him and his main to the see again/ But yet he slew and hurt diverse lords and moche people of that same country/ And so returned home again with his main and prevailed no thing ¶ Also this same ye●● earl of Salisbury/ the earl of suffolk/ the lord wylby and the lord Scalis with their retenue leid siege to the Cite of Manus/ the which Cite was yolden to them in short time with many other strong towns and Castles to the number of xxxuj. ¶ This time all Normandy and a great part of france unto Orl●aunce was under thobeyssaunce of the king of Englond/ And all the remnant of france was in great tribulation and meschief ¶ How there was a great affray like to have been between the Cardinal and the duke of Gloucestre/ And of the coronation of king Henry the sixth both in englond and in france Capitulo ducentesimo xlv. ij. IN the iiij. year the same night that the mayor of london johan Coventre had taken his charge/ was a great watch in london/ for affray that was between the bishop of wynchestre and the duke of Gloucestre protector & ● For the mayor with the people of the Cite would abide by the duke of Gloucestre as protector of the Ream/ but by labour of lords that went between & in especial by the labour of the Prince of Portugal/ theridamas was a poyntement taken that there was no harm done/ And after the bataille of verneyll in perch the duke of Bedford come ●uer in to englond/ And on whitsonday this same year at leycestre he dubbed king Henry knight/ And forthwith the said king Henry dubbed all these knights/ whose names follow/ that is to wete Richard duke of york/ also the sone and heir of the duke of Norfolk/ the earl of Oxenford/ the earl of westmoreland/ the sone and heir of the Earl of Northumberland/ the sone and heir of the Earl of ●rmond/ the lord Roos/ Sir james butele●● the lord matravas/ Sir Henry Gray of Tankeruile/ Sir william Nevil lord Fawconbrigge/ sir George Nevil lord latymer/ The lord wellis/ the lord berkley The sone and heir of the lord Talbot/ Sir Rauf grey of werk/ Sir Robert veer/ Sir Richard grey/ Sir Edmond hongerford/ Sir Robert wynkfeld/ Sir johan boteller/ Sir Raynold cobham/ Sir johan passheley/ Sir Ihomas Tunstall/ Sir johan Chidioke/ Sir Rauf langford/ Sir william drury/ Sir william ap Thomas/ sir Richard Carbonell/ Sir Richard wydevile/ Sir johan Sh●rdelowe/ Sir nicholl blonket/ Sir Rauf Ratteclife● sir Edmond trafford/ Sir william chain/ sir willian babyngton/ sir johan june/ sir Gilbert Beauchamp ¶ Item in the u year the duke of Bedford with the duchess his wife went over see to Caleys And a little tofore went over Harry bishop of wynchestre And on our lady day Annunciation in our lady church at Caleys the bishop of wynchestre when he had song mass was made Cardinal/ And he kneeling to fore the high auter the duke of Bedford set the hat on his heed/ and there were his bulls read as well of his charge as the rejoicing of his benefices spirituel and temporel ¶ And this same year was great abundance of Rain/ that the substance of hay and of corn was destroyed/ For it rained almost every other day ¶ This same year the good Earl of Salisbury sir Thomas Montagu leid siege unto Orliaunce at which siege he was slain with a gone/ which come out of the town/ on whose soul god have mercy For sith that he was slain english men never gate ne prevailed in France/ but ever after began to lose little and little till all was lost ¶ Also this same year a breton murdered a good widow in her bed withonte algate/ which widow fond him for alms/ And he bore away all that she had. And after this he took the grith of holy church at se●●t Georges in Southwerk/ and there took the cross and forswore this land And as he went it happened that he came by the place where he did this cursed deed in the subarbis of london/ And the women of the same parissh come out with stones and canel dung and slow and made an end of him/ Notwithstanding the Constables and many other men being present to keep him/ For there were many women/ and had no pite ¶ Also this same year the duke of Norfolk with many gentlemen and yeomen took his barge the viij. day of Novembre at seint marrow overeyes for to have go through london brigge/ and through misguiding of the barge/ it overthrew on the piles and many men drowned/ but the duke himself with ij. or iij. lepe upon the piles and so were saved with help of m●n that were above the brigge wiche casted done Roopes/ by which they saved 'em self ¶ This same year on seint Leonard's day king Henry being seven. year of age was crowned at westmestre/ at whose Coronation were made xxxuj. knights This year on seint George's day he passed over the see to Caleys toward france ¶ About this time and afore the royalme being in great misery and tribulation/ the dolphyne with his party began to make were and gete certain places and make destrusses upon englisshmen/ by the mean of his captains that is to wete lafoy here & po●●n de seyntraylles and especial a maid which they named lafoy pucelle de dien/ This ●●aid ro●d like a man & was a valiant Capitayne among them and took upon her many great enterprises in so moche that they had a believe to ha●e recovered all their losses by her/ Not withstanding at the last after many great feats/ by the help and prowess of Sir johan Luxemb●rgh which was a noble Capitayne of the dukes of Burgoyne and many Euglisshmen Picardes and Burgoygnous which were of our party before the town of Compyne the twenty-three. day of May the foresaid pucelle was taken in the field armed like a man and many other captains with her/ And were all brought to Rouen and there she was put in prison/ And there she was jugged by the law to be brent/ and then ne she said that she was with child/ whereby she was respi●ed a while/ But in conclusion it was found that she was not with child/ and thenne she was brent in Rouen/ And the other captains were put to raunsone and entreated as men of were been a●●stomed & ●. ¶ This same year about Candelmasse Richard hunger a woolpacker was dampened for an heretic and brent at tower hill/ And about midlente Sir Thomas Baggely priest and vicarie of Maven in Ests●xe beside walden was disgrated and dampened for an heretic and brent in smythfelde/ ¶ And also in this same year while the king was in Frannce there were many heretics and lollars that had purposed to have made a rising & cast billi● in many places/ But blessed be god almighty the capitain of 'em was taken whose name was william mandevile a we●ar of abendone and bailie of the same town which named himself jack sharp of wigmoresland in Wales/ And afterward he was heheded at abendone in the whitsonweke on the tewysday This same year the uj. day of decembre king henry the uj. was crowned king of France at Paris in the church of our lady with great solemnity/ There being present the Cardinal of englond the duke of Bedford and many other lords of france & of englond/ And aft this coronation & great feast held at parys the king returned from thence to Rouen & so toward Caleys/ And the ix. day of F●uerer londed at dover/ whom all the commons of kente met at beramdoun between Caunterbury and Dover all in rede hoods/ And so came forth till he come to the black bethe/ where he was met with the Mayor johan wellx with all the crafts of london clad all in white/ And so they brought him to london the xxj. day of the same month ¶ This same year was a restraint of the wollis of Caleys made by the soudyours by cause they were not paid of their wages wherefore the duke of Bedford Regent of France being thenne captain came to Caleys the tewisday in the esterw●ke And on the morn after many soudiours of the town were arrested and put in ward And in the same w●ke he rod to terewyne And by the mean of the bishop of terewyne he wedded the Earls daughter of seint Paul and came agyne to Caleys And the xj. day of June on seint Bernabes day there were four soudiours of Caleys that were chief causers of the restreynt byheded that is to weet johan Maddeley johan lundaye Thomas palmer and Thomas Talbot And an C.x. banished the town that same time And before were banished hundred and xx. soudiours And on mydsomer even after came the lord regent and his wife to london Ca CC.xlix. About this time Pope Martin died And after him Eugenye the fourth was Pope This was pes●bly choose in Rome by the Cardinals and was very and indubitate Pope But shortly after he was put and expulsed out of rome in such wise that he was fain to flee naked In this same time was the Counseill of basyle to which counsel he was cited to come And because he came not they deposed him but he wrought not ne set not there by but gate the Cite of Rome and abode still Pope xvij. year This year about Whitsuntide the heretics of praghe were destroyed For at two journeys were destroyed of them more than xxij thousend with her captains that is to weet Procapius Saplico & lupus presbyter Also there was taken a live Master piers clerk an Englisshman and heretic Also this same year was a great frost and a strong during xj. weeks For it began on seint kateryns even and lasted unto seint Scolasticais day in feverer in which time the vintage that came from Bordeaux come over shoters hill This year was the Counseill of Aras and a great trayttye between the king of Englond and the king of France where was assembled many great lords of both ꝑties at which Counceill was offrid to the king of Englond many great things by the mo●en of a legate that come fro Rome which was Cardinal of seint Cross which offres were reffused by the Cardinal of Englond & other lords that were there for the king wherefore the duke of Bourgoine which had been long Englissh sworn forsook our party and retorted frensshe by mean of the said legate and made a peace with the french king receiving of the king for recompensing of his fadres death the count pon●●eu/ the lordship of Macon which moche other as is specified in the said trayttye/ And so our ambassadors came home again in worse caas than they went/ For they lost there the duke of bourgoyne which had been with his bourgoynous and picardes a singular help in all the conquest of normandy and of france ¶ This same year was a great battle on the see between the jeneweys' and the king of Arragon/ of which battle the Genoese had the victory/ for they took the king of Arragon/ the king of Naverne and the great master of seint james in galise with iij. C. kynghtes and squires and much other people/ And this was on seint Dominik's day ¶ This same year were seen iij. sons atones And anon followed the threfold governance in the church/ that is to weet of Eugenye of the Counseill/ & of the neutralite Also this same year M. CCCC.xxxiiij. was a passing great wind/ by which steeples houses & trees were overthrown About this time was an holy maid in holande called lid with/ which lived only by miracle not eating only meet This year the duke of Bourgoyne began his order at lyle of the golden Flies/ and ordeynid certain knights of the ordre and made statutes and ordinances moche according unto the order of the Garter/ Also this same year the fren●shmen had enterprised to have stolen Caleys in the fishing time/ For many ●ootis of france had sauf●onduytis to come to caleys for to take hearing/ And the soudiours of the town had a custom to come to church and leave their stavis standing at church door/ which stavis the frensshmen which were arrayed like fysshers had purposed to have taken so their weepen and win the town/ but one of them lay with a common woman the night tofore and told to her their counsel/ And she on the morn told the lieutenant which forthwith commanded that every man should keep his weepen in his honde sakring time and other/ And when they apperceyved this/ that they were myspoynted they sailled straight to D●pe and stolen and took that town And on Newyers even after they took harflete And thus Englisshmen began to loose a little and a little in Normandy. ¶ How Caleys and●uynes were besieged by the duke of Bourctoyne and how they were rescued by the duke of Gloucestre Capitulo ducentesimo quinquagesimo. THis year was a great noise through all Englond how the duke of Bourgyne would come and besege Caleys/ wherefore the Earl of Mortayne with his army that he had for to have goon with in to france/ was countremaunded & charged that he should go to Caleys/ which was at that time well vitailled and manned/ for sir johan Ratclife was lieutenant of the king in that town/ And the Baron of dnddeley lieutenant of the Castle/ And the ix. day of juyll the duke of Bourgoyne with all the power of Flaundres and much other people come before Caleys and s●tce his siege about the town/ and every town of Flaundres had their ten●es by 'em self/ And this siege endured ●hre wek●s/ In the mean while the duke of Gloucestre being protector of Englond took the most part of the lords of Englond and went over the se● to Caleys for to rescue the town or to fight with the duke and his ●ost if they would have ●yden this time london and every good town of Englond sent over see to this rescous certain people well arrayed of the best and choose men for the were/ And the ij. day of August the said duke of Gloucestre arrived at Caleys with all his army and u hundred ships and moo/ And the duke and all his ●ost that lay in the s●ege as soon as they espied the sailles in the see/ before they approached Caleys haven/ suddenly in a morning departed fro the siege/ bluing behind them moche stuff and vitaille/ and fled in to Flaundres and Picardy/ and in like wise died the siege that lay tofore Guynes/ where as they of Guynes took the great gone of brass called digeon and many other great gonnes and serpentines/ ¶ And thenne when the duke of Gloucestre was arrived with all his oost/ he went in to Flaundres and was therein xj. days and did but little harm except/ he brent two fair villages Poperinge and Belle/ and other houses which were of no strength/ and so he returned home again ¶ Also this same year the king of scotland besieged Rokesburgh with moche people/ But Sir Rauf Gray departed fro the Castle and ordained for rescous/ But assoon as the king understood his departing he suddenly broke his siege and went his way and leaving moche ordinance behind him where he gate no wurshipp/ ¶ This same year he ij. day of Ianiu●r Queen Katherine which was the kings mother and wife to king henry the fifth died and departed out of this world and was brought rially through london and so to westmynstre and there she l●eth wurshipfully buried in our lady chapel/ ¶ And also this same year the xiij. day of janiver fill down the 〈◊〉 with the tour on it on london bag toward southwerke with two archis and all that stood thereon/ ¶ This same year was a great traittie held between Grauenyng and Caleys between the king and duke of Bourgoyne where for the king was the Cardinal of englond the duke of norfolk and many other lords and for the duke was the duchess having full power of her lord as Regent and lady of his lands/ where was taken by thavy of both parties an abstinence of were for a certain time in the name of the duchess and not of the duke because he had goon from his oath & ligeaunce that he had made to king Henry therefore the king never would writ ne appoint ne have to do with him after/ but all in the duchess name Also thi● same year queen jane died the ij. day of juyll which had been king henry the fourth is wife & was carried fro bermondesey unto Caunterbury where she lieth buried by king henry the iiij. her housbond ¶ This same same year died all the lions in the tower of london the which had not be seen many years before out of mind. ¶ How Owayn a squire of wales that had wedded queen katerine was arrested/ and of the schism between Eugenie and Felix Capitulo Cc.li IN the xuj. year of king henry died Sigismonde emperor of Almaigne & knight of the garter/ whose terment the king kept at seint Paul'S in london rially where was made a rial hearse/ & the king in his astate clad in blue was at even at dirige & on the morn at mass & ●. And after him was elect & choose Albert duke of Ostrich which had wedded Sigismundus daughter for to be Emꝑo●r/ This was taken & received to be king of beme & ungarie because of his wife that was sigismundis daughter which left after him none other heir This Albert was emperor but one year/ for he was poisoned & so died/ somme say he died of a flix/ but he was a r●tuouse man & pitefull so moche/ that all the people that knew him said that the world was not worthy to have his presence/ This same year one Owayn a squire of Wales a man of low birth/ which had many a day tofore secretly wedded queen ketherine and had by her iij/ sons & a daughter was taken & commanded to newgate to prison by my lord of gloucestre protector of the ream/ Aod this year he broke prison by the mean of a priest that was his chapelayne/ And after he was taken again by my lord ●emond & brought again to newgate/ which afterward was delivered at large/ And one of his sons afterward was made earl of richemond & anothir earl of penbroke/ & the iij a monk of westmynstre which monk died soon after ¶ This same year also on New Year's day at baynardiscastell fill dou● a stake of wood suddenly at af●●rno ne and slow iij. men meschi●uously and foul hurt other Also at bed ford on a shrireday were xv●ij. men murdered without stroke by falling down of a steir as they come out of their common hall/ and many foul hurt ¶ In the xviij. year sir Richard Branchamp the good Earl of warrewyke died at Rouen he being that time lieutenant of the king in Normandy/ and from thence his body was brought to warrewyke/ where he lieth wurshipfully in a new Chapel on the southside of the choir/ Also this year was a great derthe of corn in all Englond/ for a bushel of whe●e was worth xl. pens in many places of Englond and yet men might not have enough wherefore Stephen Broun that time mayor of london sent in to pruse and brought to london certain ships laden with Rye/ which eased and did moche good to the people/ for corn was so scarce in Englond that in some places of Englond pour people made 'em breed of fern rotes ¶ This year the general counseill of basile deposed pope Eugenye/ And they cheese Felix which was duke of Savoy/ And than began the schism which endured unto the year of our lord Ihesu crist. M. CCCC.xlviij. This Felix was a devout prince/ and see the sons of his sons/ And after lived a holy and denoute life And was choose pope by the counseill of Ba●ile Eugenye deposed/ And so the schism was long time And this Felix had not much obedience/ be cause of the n●utralite/ for the most part and well n●gh all cristendome obedied and reputed Eugenye for very pope/ god knoweth who was the very pope of them both/ for both occupied during the life of Eugenye. ¶ This same year Sir Richard wiche vicarie of hermettesworth was degrated of his priesthood at Poulis and brent at tourhyll as for an heretic on seint Botulp●us day/ how well at his death he died a good cristemman/ wherefore after his death moche people come to the place were he had he brent and offered and made a heepe of stones and set up a cross of tree & held him for a saint till the mayor and sherevis by commandment of the king and of bishops destroyed it/ and made there a dou●hylle ¶ Also this same year the sherevis of london fet out of Seint Martin's the grant the sayntwarie five persons/ which afterward were restored again to the Sayntwarie by the kings ●●stices/ ¶ After Albert the iij. Fredrick was choose emperor/ This Fredrick duke of Osterike was long emperor & differred for to be crowned at rome by cause of the schism but after that vuion was had he was crowned with Imperial diadem with great glory and triumph of pope Nicholas the iiij This was a man pesible. quiet and of singular patience not hating the church he wedded the king of Portugese's dougter & ●. ¶ How the duchess of Gloucestre was arrested for treason/ and committed to perpetual prison in the isle of man/ And of the death of master Rogier ●olyngbroke Ca CC.lij. IN this year Elianore Cobham duchess of Gloucestre was arrested for certain pointies of treason leid again her/ where upon she was examined in seint stephens chapel at Westminster before the archbishop of Caunterbury And there she was enjoined to open penance for to go through cheap bearing a taper in her hand & after to perpetual prison in the isle of man under the keeping of sir Thomas stanley/ Also that same time was arrested Master Thomas south well a cannon of westmynstre master johan hume a chapelayn of the said lady/ master Rogger bolynbrok a clerk using necromancy And one margery Jurdemayn called the which of Eye beside westmynstre/ these were arrested as for being of counseill with the said duchess of gloucester And as for master Thomas southwell he died in the tower the night before he should have he reyned on the morn/ For so he said himself that he should die in his bed and not by justice/ And in the year xx. master johan hume and master Rogger bolynbroke were brought to the guyldhalle in london and theridamas before the mayor the lords and chief justice of Englond were rained and dampened both to be drawn hanged & qnarterd/ but master johan hume had his chartre & was pardoned by the king/ but master rogier was drawn to tyburn where he confessid that he died guiltless and never had trespaced in that he deid fore/ Notwithstanding he was hanged/ heded and quartered/ on whose soul god have mercy/ And margery Jurdemayn was brent in smythfeld/ Also this year was a great affray in fletstrete by nights time between men of court & men of london and diverse men slain and some hurt/ And one herbotells was chief cause of the misgovernance and affray/ Also this year atte chesing of the mayor of london the communes named Robert clopton & Rawlyn holand Taylourp And the Aldermen took Robert clopton and brought him at right honde of the mayor as the custom is/ And then certain Tayllours and other hon crafty men cried nay nay not this man but ra●lyn holande/ wherefore the mayor that was padysly sent though that so cried to Newgate/ where they abode a great while and were punished ¶ In this same year were diverse embassatours sent in to Guyan for a marriage for the king for the Earls daughter of Armynake/ which was concluded/ but by the mean of the Earl of suffolk/ it was let and put a part/ ¶ And after this the said Earl of suffolk went over the see in to France and there he treated the marriage between the king of Englond and the kings daughter of S●cyle and of Iherusalem/ And the next year it was concluded fully that marriage by which marriage the king should delivere to her father the duchy of Angeo/ and the Erledome of Main which was the key of Normandy/ Then departed the Earl of suffolk with his wife and diverse lords and knights in the most rial astate that might be out of Englond with new chares and palfreys which went through cheap/ and so went over the see/ and received her and sigh brought her in the lente after to hampton where she landed/ & was rially received/ And on Candelmasse even before by a great tempest of thunder and lightning at afternoon/ Paulus steeple was set a fire on the mids of the shaft in the tymbre/ which was quenched by force of labour/ and specially by the labonr of the morrow mass priest of the ●owe in cheap/ which was thought Impossible/ safe only the grace of god ¶ This year was the Earl of Stafford made & created duke of ●okyngham/ the earl of warrewyke/ duke of warwyke th'earl of Dorset marquis of Dorset/ & th'earl of suffolk wa● made marquis of suffolk ¶ How king Henry wedded Queen Margarete and of her coronation Capitulo ducentesimo lij. IN this year king Henry married at southwyke Qu●ne Margrete/ And she come to london the xv●ij. day of May And by the way all the lords of Englond received her wurshipfully in diverse places/ and in especial the duke of Gloucestre/ and on the black heth the mayor aldremen & all the crafts in blue gowns browdred with the devise of his craft that they might be byknowen met with her with reed hordes/ and brought her to london where were diverse pagentis and countenance of diverse histories showed in diverse places of the Cite Ryally and costlew And the thirty. day of may the foresaid Queen was Crowned at westmynstre And there was justes iij. days during/ within the sayntuarie to fore the abbey/ This year the prior of kylmian appeled the earl of urmond of treason/ which had a▪ day assigned to them for to fight in smythfeld/ And the lystis were made and field dressid/ but when it came to point the king commanded that they should not fight/ but took the quarrels in to his own hand/ and this was done at the Instance & labour of certain preachers and doctors of london as master Gilbert worthyngton parson of seint andrews in holborn and other/ Also this same year came a great enbassade in to Englond out of france/ for to have concluded a perpetuel peace/ but in conclusion it turned unto a triews of a year/ About this time died seint Bernardyne a grey frere which began the new reformation of that order in many places in so moche that they that were reform been called observants which observants be●● increased greatly in Italy & in Almaigne/ This Bernardyn was canonized by Pope Nicholas the fifth In the year M.CCCC.l. johanes de Capestrano was his disciple/ which proufited much to the reformation of that ordre/ for whom god showed many a fair miracle also/ here is to be noted that from this time forward king Henry never proufited ne went forward/ but fortune began to turn from him on all sides as well in france Normandy guyan as in Englond/ Somme men held opinion that king Henry gaf commission plenery to sir Edward hull sir Robert roos Dene of seint severins and other to conclude a marriage for him with the earl of Armynaks sister/ which was promised as it was said & cocluded/ but afterward it was broken/ and he wedded queen margret as afore is said/ which was a dear marriage for the Ream of Englond/ For it is known verily that for to have her was delivered the duchy of Angeo/ and the erledome of main/ which was the key of Normandy for the frensshe men tentre And above this the said marquis of suffolk asked in plain parliament a fyften●h and an half for to feche her out of france/ lo what a marriage was this/ as to the comparison of that other marriage of armynak/ For there should have been delivered so many Castles and towns in guyane and so moche good should have been yeven with her/ that all Englond should have been there by enriched/ but contrary wise fill where fore every great prince aught to keep his promise/ for because of breky●g of this promise/ and for marriage of Queen Margaret what loss hath had the Ream of Engloud/ by lo●yng of Normand●e and Guyan/ by division in the Ream/ the rebelling of communes against their prince & lords/ what division among the lords/ what murdre and slaying of them/ what fields fought and made/ in conclusion so many that many a man hath lost his life and in conclusion the king deposed and the queen with her sone fain to flee in to Scotland and from thence in to france and so to lorayne the place that she come first from/ Many men dame that the breaking of the kings promise' to the sister of therles of Armynake was cause of this great loss and adversity ¶ How the good duke of Gloucestre humfrey the kings uncle was arrested at the parliament of bury/ and his death/ And how Angeo in main was delivered Capitulo ducentesimo liij. IN the year twenty-five. of king Henry was a parliament at bury called seint Edmo●des bury/ about which was commanded all the communes of the country to be there in their most defensible array for to await upon the king/ To which parliament come the duke of Gloucestre humfrey the kings uncle ● which had been protector of Englond all the none age of the king/ And anon after he was in his logginge he was arrested by the viscount ●emond the Constable of Englond whom accompanied the duke of Bokyngham and many other lords And forthwith all his servants were commanded for to depart from him/ and xx●ij. of the chief of them were also arrested and sent to diverse prisons/ and anon after this said areste/ the said duke was on the morn● deed on whose soul god have mercy Amen/ but how he died and in what manner the certeynte is not to me known/ some said/ he died for sorrow/ somme said he was murdered between two fetherbeddes other said that on hot● spite was put in his foundement/ but how he died god knoweth/ to whom is no thing hid/ And thenne when he was so deed he was leid open that all men might see him/ And so both lords and knights of the shires with burgeises come & see him lie deed/ but wound ne token could they perceive how he died/ here may men mark what this world is/ this duke was a noble man & a great clerk/ and had wurshipfully tuled this Ream to the kings behoof/ and never could ●e found fault to him/ But envy of them that were governors and had promised the duchy of Angeo and the Erledome of Mayne caused the destruction of this noble man/ for they dread him/ that he would have impeached that deliverance/ And after they sent his body to seint Albon with certain lights for to be buried/ And so Sir Geruays of Clifton had than the charge to convey the corpse/ And so it was buried at Seint Albon in the Abbey/ and u persons of his haushold were sent to london/ and there were Rained and jugged to be drawn hanged and quartered of whom the names were Sir Rogger Chamburlayne knight on Middelton a squire/ Herbard a squire/ Arthur a squire/ and Richard Nedham/ which u persons were drawn from the tower of london through cheap unto Tilorne and there hanged and late down quyke/ and thenne stripped for to have been heded and quartered/ And then the marquis of suffolk showed there for them the kings pardon under his great seal/ and so they were pardoned of the remnant of the execution and had their lives And so they were brought again to london/ and after freely delivered ¶ Thus began the trouble in the Ream of Englond for the death of this noble duke of Gloucestre/ Alle the communes of the Royal began for to murmur for it and were not content ¶ After that Pope Eugenye was deed Nicholas the fifth was elect pope/ This Nicholas was choose for Eugenye yet hanging the schism notwithstanding he gate the obedience of all Cristen Royames/ For after he was elect and sacred pope/ certain lords of France and of Englond were sent in to Savoy to Pope Felix/ for to entreat him to cease of the papacy/ And by the special labour of the bishop of Norwych and the lord of Seint johanes he cessed the the second year after that pope Nicholas was sacred/ And the said Felix was made legate of France and Cardinal of Savoy And resigned the hole papacy to Nicholas/ And after lived an holy life and died an holy man/ and as it is said almighty god showeth miracles for him ¶ This was the twenty-three. schism between Eugenye and Felix/ and dured xuj. year/ the cause was this/ the general counseill of Basi●e deposed Eugenye which was only Pope & Indubitate for as moche as he observed not & kept the decrees and statutes of the counseill of constance as it is aforesaid/ N●thir he wrought not to give obedience to that general Counseill in no manner wise/ whereof aroose a great Altercation among writars of this mat●r pro and contra/ which can not accord unto this day ¶ One party says that the Counseille is above the Pope That other ꝑtie said nay/ but the pope is above the counsel God blessed above all thmges give & grant his peace in holy church spouse of Crist amen/ This Nicholas was of Iene comen of low birth/ a doctor of divinity/ an actif man/ he re-edified many places that were broken and ruinous/ and died do make a great wall about the palais/ and made the wall new about Room for dread of the turks/ And the people wondered of the ceesing and resigning of Felix to him considered that he was a man of so humble birth/ And that other was of affinite to all the most part of cristen princes/ whereof there was a verse published in Rome in thi● manner. Lux fulsit mundo cessit Felix Nicholas ¶ How sir Franceys aragonoys took fogiers in normandy And of the loss of Constantinoble by the turk Capitulo ducentesimo liiij. IN the year of king Henry xxvij/ being triews between france and Englond a knight of the Englissh party named sir Franceys aragonoys took a town of Norman die named Fogiers/ against ●he triews/ of which taking began moche sorrow and loss For this was the occasion by which the frenshmen gate all Normandy & ●. ¶ About this time the cite of Constantinople which was imperial cite in all grece was taken by the turks infidels/ which was betrayed as some hold opinion & the emperor taken and slain/ And that rial church of sancta sophia rob and despoilled and the relics and images and the Road drawn about the streets which was done in despite of cristen faith/ And soon after all cristen faith in grece perished & ●essid There were many cristen men slain and innumerable sold & put in captivity/ by the taking of this town the turk is greatly enhanced in pride/ And it is a great loss unto all cristendome ¶ In the year xxviij. was a parliament held at westmynstre/ And from thence adjourned to the black friars at london And after cristemas to west mynstre again/ And this same year Robert of Cane a man of the westcontre with a few ships took a great float of ships coming out of the bay laden with salt/ which ships were of pruys flanders holand & zealand & brought 'em to hampton/ wherefore the marchandis of englond being in flaundres were arestid in bruggis Ipre & other places/ & might not be deli●ed ner their debts deschargid/ till they had made a pointement for to pay for thamendes & hurts of the ships which was paid by the merchants of the staple every penny/ And in like wise the merchants and goods being in dansie were also arrested and made great amendss ¶ This same year the frensshmen in a morning took by a train the town of Pount al●rche and therein the lord Fa●conbrige was take prisoner/ And after that in December Roa● was taken and lost/ being therein the duke of Somersete Edmonde/ the earl of shrewsbury/ which by a ●oyntement left plesges and lost all Normandy and come home/ And during the said parliament the duke of suffolk was arrested and sent in to the tour/ and there he was a month/ and after the king did do fe●che him out/ for which cause all the communes of Englond were in a great rumour/ what for the deliverance of Ang●o and main and after losing of all Normandy/ and in especial for the death of the good duke of Gloucestre in so much that in some places men gathered togethers and made 'em captains ●s blue herd and other/ which were resisted and taken and had justice and died/ And then the said parliament was adjourned to leycestre/ And thither the king brought with him the duke of suffolk/ And when the common house understood that he was out of the tower and comen thither they desired to have execution on them that were cause of the deliverance of Normandy and had been cause of the death of the duke of Gloucestre/ and had sold Gascoigne & guyan/ of which they named to be guilty the duke of Suffolk as chief/ the lord say/ the bishop of Salisbury/ Danyell and many moo/ And for to pease the commons/ the duke of suffolk was exiled out of Englond u year/ And so during the parliament he went in to Norfolk and there took shipping for to go out of the ream of Englond in to France/ And this year as he sailled on the see/ a ship of were called the Nicholas of tower met●e with his ship and found him therein/ whom they took out and brought him in to their ship to fore the mastir and captains & there he was examined and atte last jugged to the death/ And so they put him in a Ca●on and his Chapelayne for to shrive him/ And that done they brought him in to dover Rode/ and there set him in to the 〈◊〉/ and there smote of his heed/ and brought the body a land upon the sondes and set the ●ede there by/ And this was done the first day of May/ Lo what avaylled him now all his deliverance of Normandy & ●/ and here you may here how he was rewarded for the death of the duke of Gloucestre Thus began sorrow upon sorrow/ and death for death & ●. ¶ How this year was thynsurrexion in kente of the commwes of whom Iak●●ade an yrisman was captain Capitulo ducentesimo. lv. THis year of our lord M. cccc.l. was the great grace of the jubilee at room/ where was great pardon in so moche that from all places in cristendome great multitude of people resorted thither/ This year was a great assemble & gadring together of the commons of kente in great number & made an insurrexion & rebelled again the king & his laws/ & ordained him a captain called johan cade an Irisshman/ which named himself Mortimer/ cofin to the duke of york/ And this Captain held these men together & made ordinances among them & brought 'em to blakketh/ where he made a bill of petitions to the king & his cō●rill/ & showed what Injuries & oppressions the ponre commons suffrid/ & all under colour for to come to his abone/ And he had a great multitude of people/ And the xvij. day of June the king many lords/ captains & men of were went to ward him to the blackheath/ And when the captain of kente understood the coming of the king with so great puissance withdrew him with his people to Sevenoke a little village/ And the xxviij. day of June he being withdrawn & goon the king come with his army set in order & enbatailled to the blackheath And by advys of his counseill sent sir umfrey stafford knight/ and william stafford sqnyer two valiant captains with certain people to fight with the captain & to take him & bring him & his accessaries to the king/ which went to Sevenoke & there the Captain with his felawshipp met with hem & fought against hem and in conclusion slew them both & as many as abode & would not yield him ner flee During this skarmussh fill a great variance among the lords men & common people being on blak●eth against their lords & captains saying plainly that they would go to the captain of kente to assist & help him/ but if they might have execution on the traitors being about the king/ where to the king said nay/ And they said plainly that the lord say tresorer of Englond/ the bishop of salisbury/ the baron of duddely/ the abbot of gloucetur Daniel & trevilian & many more were traitors & worthy to be dead/ herefore for to please the lords main & also some of the kings house/ the lord say was arrested & sent to the tower of london And thenne the king hearing tidings of the death & overthrowing of the staffordes with drew him to london & fro thence to kyllingworth/ For the king ne the lords dared not trust their own household main & ●. ¶ Thenne after that the Capitayne had had this victory upon these staffordes/ anon he took Sir umfryes salad and his brigantines smitten full of gilt nailles/ and also her gilded spurs and arrayed him like a lord and a Capitayne and resorted with all his main and also moo than he had tofore to the blackheath again/ to whom come the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury/ and the duke of Bokyngham to the blackheath and spoke with him/ and as it was said they found him witty in his talking and his request/ And so they departed And the third day of juyll he come and entered in to london with all his people/ and there died make cries in the kings name and in his name that no man should Roble ne take no man's good/ but if he paid for it/ and come riding through the Cite in great pride/ and sciote his sword upon london stone in Can wykestrete/ And he being in the Cite sent to the tour for to have the lord say/ and so they felt him and brought him to the guildhall before the mayor and the Aldermen/ where he was examined and he said he would and aught to been judged by his peers/ And the communes of kente took him by force from the mayor and officers that kept him/ and took him to a p●●ste to shrive him/ And 〈◊〉 he might been half shriven they brought him to the standard in cheap/ and there smote of his ●ede/ on whose soul● almighty god have pite and mercy Amen/ And thus died the lord say tresorer of Englond/ After this they set his heed on a spear and bore it about in the Cite And the same day about the mile end crowmer was beheaded/ And the day before at afternoon the Capitayne with certain of his main went to Phelipp Malpas house and rob him and took away moche good/ And fro thence he went to Seint margret Patyns to one gherstis house & rob him & took away much good also/ at which robbing diverse men of london of their neighbours were at it and took part with them/ For this robbing the people's hearts fill from him/ and every thrifty man was afeard for to be serve in like wise/ For there was many a man in london that awaited and would fain have seen a common robbery/ which almighty god forbid/ For it is to suppose if he had not rob he might have goon 〈◊〉 oer he had be withstand/ For the king and all the lords of the royalme of Englond were departed except the lord Scales that kept the tour of london/ And the fifth day of juyll he died done smite of a man's heed in southwerke/ And the night after the mayor of london the Aldremen and the communes of the cite concluded to drive away the Captain & his host/ & sent to the lord scales to the tower & to matthew gogh a Captain of Normandy/ that they would that night assail the Captain with them of kent/ And so they did/ & come to london brigge in to southwer●e oer the Captain had any knowledge there of/ & there they fonght with them that kept the brigge/ And the kentisshmen went to harness and come to the brigge and shot and fought with hem and gate the brigge/ and made them of london to flee & slow many of 'em/ And this endured all the night to & fro till ix. of the cloak on the morn/ And atte last they brent the drawebrigge/ where many of them of london were drowned/ In which night Sutton an alderman was slain Rogger heysant and matthew go●e and many other/ And after this the Chancellor of Engloud sent to the Captain a Pardone general for him & an other for all his main/ And thenne they departed from south werk every man home to his house/ And when they were all departed & goon/ theridamas were proclamations made in kent southsex and in other places/ that what man could take the Captain quyk or dead shall have a M. mark And after this one Alexander Iden a squire of kent took him in a garden in southsex & in the taking the Captain johan Cade was slain/ and after beheaded and his beed set on london brigge ¶ And anon after thenne the king come in to kente/ and did his justises sit at caunterbury & enquere who were accessaries and chief cause of this Insurrexion/ And there were viij. men jugged to death in one day/ and in other places moo/ and fro thence the king went in to sussex/ & in to the westcontre/ where a little before was slain the bishop of salisbury/ And this same year were so many jugged to death that twenty-three. heeds stood on london brigge/ atones ¶ Of the field that the duke of york took at brentheth in kente And of the burthe of prince Edward/ And of the first battle at seint Albon where the duke of Somerset was slain. Capitulo ducentesimo. luj. IN the year thirty. The duke of york came out of the march of Wales with the earl of devenshire & the lord Cobham & great puissance for reformation of certay Injuries & wrongs/ & also to have justice on certain lords being about the king & took a felled at brentheth beside deptford in kente which was a strong field/ For which cause the king with all the lords of the land went unto the blackheath with a great & strong multitude of pep●e armed and ordained for the were in the best wise/ And when they had musterid on the black heth/ Certain lords were sent to him for to trete and make appointment with him/ which were the bishop of Ely and the bishop of wynchestre and the Earls of salisbury and of warrewyke/ And they concluded that the duke of Somersete should he had to ward and to ansuere to such articles as the duke of york should put on him/ & than the duke of york should break his field and come to the king/ which was all promised by the king/ And so the king commanded that the duke of Somersete should be had inward/ And then the duke of york broke up his field and come to the king/ and when he was come contrary to the promise afore made/ the duke of Somersete was present in the field awaiting and chief about the king/ and made the duke of york ride tofore as a prisoner through loudon/ and after they would have put him in hold/ But a noise aroose that the Earl of march his sone was coming with ten. M. men to london ward whereof the king and his counceille feared/ And thenne they concluded that the duke of york should depart at his will ¶ About this time began great division in Spruysse between the great mastir & the knyghtis of the duche ordre which were lords of that country/ For the communes and towns rebelled against the lords and made so great were that at the last they called the king of Pole to be their lord the which king come & was wurshipfully received and laid siege to the Castle of Marienburgh which was the chief Castle and strength of all the land/ and won it and drove out the mastir of dansk and all other places of that land And so they that had been lords many years/ lost all their seygnorie and possessions in though lands ¶ And the year of the Incarnation of our lord M. CCCC.liij. on Seint Edwardis day the queen Margarete was delivered of a fair Prince which was named Edward/ That same day johan Norman was choose for to been mayor of london/ And the day that he should take his oath at westmynstre/ be went thither by water with all the crafts/ where afore time the mayor Aldremen and all the crafts/ Rood a horsebak which was never used after/ For sin that time they have goon ever by water in barges ¶ You have well understand tofore how that contrary to the promise of the king and also the conclusions taken between the king and the duke of york at brentheth/ the duke of Somersete went not to ward/ But a bode about the king & had great reule/ and anon after ●e was made Capitayne of Caleys/ and rewled the king and his roya●● as he would/ wherefore the great lords of the ream and also the commons were not pleased/ For which cause the duke of york the earls of warrewyke & of Salisbury with many knights and squires and much people came for to remove the said duke of somersete & other fro the king/ And the king hearing of their coming thought by his counseill for to have goon westward and not for to meet with hem & had with him the duke of somersete the duke of bokyngham/ the earl of stafford/ the earl of Northum●erland/ the lord Clifford and many other/ And what time that the duke of york and his felawshipp understood that the king was departed with these said lords from london/ Anon he changed his way and coasted the country and come to seint Albon the twenty-three. day of may & there met with the king/ to whom the king sent certain lords and desired hem to keep the peace and depart/ but in conclusion while they treated on that one side/ the earl of warrewyk● with the march men and other entrid the town on that other: & fought against the king and his party/ and so began the bataille and fighting/ which endured agood while/ but in conclusion the duke of york obtained and had the victory of that journey In which was slain the duke of somersete/ the earl of northumberland/ the lord Clifford and many knights and sqnyers/ And many moo hurt/ And on the morn after they brought the king in great astate to london/ which was logged in the bishops Palais of london/ And anon after was a great parliament/ In which parlement the duke of york was made protector of Englond/ and the earl of warrewyke capitain of Caleys/ and the earl of Salisbury chancellor of englond And all such persones as had the rule tofore about the king were set a part and might not rule as they did to fore/ In this same year died pope Nicholas the fifth and after him was Calixte the iij. This Calixte was a Catalane and an eld man when he was choose/ and continually seek wherefore he might not perform his zele & desire that he had against the turk/ conceived/ and the cause of letting thereof was his age and sickness/ This Calixte instituted & ordained the feast of the transfiguration of our lord to be hallowed on s●int sixtes day in August because of the great victory that they of hnngary had against the turks that same day/ he was choose pope in the year of our lord M. CCCC.lv. And died the year M. cccc.lviij. that same day that ●e ordained the feast of the transfiguration to be hallowed/ In this same year fill a great affray in london against the lombards/ The cause began because a youngman took a dagger from a lumbard and broke it/ wherefore the youngman on the morn was sent fore to come to fore the mayor and aldermen and there for the offence/ he was comytted to ward/ ¶ And thenne the mayor departed from the guyldhall for to go home to his dinner/ but in the cheap the youngmen of the mercery for the most part prentices held the mayor & sherevis still in cheap and would not suffer him to depart unto the time that their felaw which was comytted to ward were deli●yd & so by force they rescued their felaw from prison/ & that done the mayor & sherevis departed and the prisoner delivered which if he had he put to prison had be in Inpardye of his life/ And began a Rwour in the cite against the lombards and the same evening the handcrafty people of the town arose and ran to the lombards houses and despoilled & rob d●●erse of 'em wherefore the mayor and aldermen come with the honest people of the town and drove them thence & sent some of them that had stolen to newgate/ And the young man that was rescued by his fellows saw this great Rumour affray & robbery ens●ewed of his first moving to the lumbard/ departed and went to westmynstre to saynturie/ or else it had costed him his life For anon after come down an Oeyr determine for to do Justice on all them that so rebellid in the cite against the lombards/ on which sat with the mayor that time william Marrow/ the duke of bokyngham and many other lords for to see execution done/ but the commons of the cite secretly made them ready & died arm them in their houses/ and were in purpose for to have rungen the common bell/ which is named bow bell/ but they were let by sad men/ which come to the knoweleche of the duke of bokyngham and other lords/ and incontinent they arose for they dared no longer abide/ For they doubted that the hole cyte should have arisen against them/ but yet nevertheless ij. or three of the cite were jugged to death for this robbery and were hanged at Tyburn/ Anon after the king the queen and other lords road to coventre and withdrew 'em from london for these causes/ And a little to fore the duke of york was sent fore to grenewych and there was discharged of the protectoursipp/ And my lord of Salisbury of his Chauncel●rshipp/ And after this they were sent fore by privy seal for come to couentre/ where they were almost deceived and the Earl of warrewyke also/ and should have been destroyed if they had not seen well to ¶ How the lord Egremond was take by th'earl of salesteries sons And of the robbing of sandwich Capitulo ducentesimo lvij. THis yerewere taken iiij. great fishes between Eerethe & london/ that one was called mors marine/ the second a sword fish/ and the other twain were wales ¶ In this same year for certain affrays done in the northcontre between the lord Egremond and the Earl of Salisburies' sons/ the said lord Egremond whom they had taken was condemned in a great some of money to the said Earl of Salisbury/ and therefore comysed to prison in Newgate in london/ where when he had be a certain space he broke the prison and iij. prisoners with him and escaped & went his way/ Also this year the Earl of warrewyke and his wife went to Caleys with a fair felawshipp and took possession of his office/ About this time was a great reformation of many monasteries of religion in duierse parties of the world/ which were ●●formed after the first institution and continued in many places/ Also about this time the craft of enprinting was first found in Magunce in Almaigne/ which craft is mnltiplied through the world in many places/ and books been had great cheap and in great number by cause of the same craft/ This same year was a great battle in the marches between hungerie and turkye at a place called septedrade/ where innumerable turks were slain more by miracle than by man's honde/ For only the honde of god smote them/ seint johan of capestrane was there present & provoked the cristen reple ●eyng thenne afeard after to pursiewe the turks/ where an infinite multitude were slain and destroyed/ The turks said that a great number of armed men followed them/ that they were afeard to turn again/ they were holy angellies/ ¶ This same year the prisoners of Newgate in london broke their prison/ & went upon the leedes & fought against them of the Cite & kept the gate a long while/ but at the last the town gate the prison on them/ and than they were put in feteris & irons & were sore punished in ensample of other In this year also was a great erthequave in Naples in so much that there perished xl. M. people that sank● there in to the earth/ Item in the year xxxuj. seint Osmond sometime bishop of Salisbury was canonysed at Rome by Pope Caliste/ And the xuj. day of juyll he was translated at Salisbury by the Erchebisshoppe of Caunterbury and many other bishops ¶ And in August after Sir Pi●●s de brezei seneschal of normandy with the Captain of D●pe and many other captains & men of were went to the see with a great navy and come in to the downs by night/ and on the morn erly before day they londed and come to sand wych both by land and water and took the town and rifled and despoilled it/ and took many p●●soners/ And left the town all bore/ which was a rich place and moche good therein/ And lad with 'em many rich prisonerz In this same year in many places of france Almaigne flaundres holand and zealand Children gathered them by great companies for to go on pilgrimage to seint Michel's mount in mormandie which come fro far countries/ whereof the people marveled and many supposed that some wicked spirit moved them to so do/ but it endured not long because of the long way & also for lak of vitaill as they went/ In this year Raynold pecok bishop of Chichestre was founden an heretic and the iij. day of decembre was abjured at lambhythe in the presence of the archbishop of Caunterbury and many bisshopps and doctors and lords temporal/ And his books brent at Paul's cross/ you have herd tofore how certain lords were slain at seint albons/ wherefore was always a grucche and wrath had by theirs of them that were so slain against the duke of york the earls of warrewyk and of Salisbury/ wherefore the king by thavy of his counseill sent for them to london/ to which place the duke of york came the xxuj. day of Ian●uer with CCCC. men & logged at baynard's Castle in his own place/ And the xv. day of janiver come the earl of salisbury with u C. men and was logged in therber his own place/ And thenue come the dukes of Excestre and of somersete with viij. C. men and lay without temple ●arre/ And the earl of northumberland/ the lord Egremond and the lord Clifford with xv. C. men and logged without toun And the mayor that time Geoffrey boleyne kept great watch with the commons of the cite and road aloute the Cite by holborn and fleetstreet with a u M. men well armed and arrayed for to keep the peace And the xiv. day of Feverer the earl of warrewyk come to london from Caleys well be seen and wurshipfully with uj. C. men in rede Jaquettes browdred with a ragged staff behind and afore/ And he was logged atte grey freres/ And the xvij. day of March the king come to london and the Queen/ And there was a concord and peace made among these lords/ and they were set in peace And on our lady day the xv. day of March M. CCCC.lviij. the king Queen and all these lords went on procession at powlus in london/ and anon after the king and lords departed/ In this year was a great affray in fleetstreet between men of court & men of the same street/ in which affray the queens attorney was slain. ¶ How the kings household made affray against the earl of warrewyke/ and of the journey at bloreheth Capitulo ducentesimo lxviij ALso this same year as th'earl of warrewyke was at a counseill at westmestre Alle the kings household main gathered them together for to have slain the said Earl/ but by help of god and his friends he recovered his barge & escaped their enell enterprise/ how well the cooques come running out with spits and pestles against him/ And the same day he road toward warrewyke/ and soon after he gate him a commission and went over see to Caleys/ soon after this the Earl of Salisbury coming to london was encountrid at bloreheth with the lord Awdeley and much other people ordained for to have distressid him/ but he having knoweleche that he should be met with/ was accompanied with his ij. sons Sir Thomas and Sir johan Nevil and a great felawship of good men And so they met/ and fought to dedres/ where th●rle of Salisbury won the felled/ And the lord Awdeley was slain & many gentillmen of Chesshire and much people hurt/ and therles ij sons were hurt and going homeward/ afterward they were taken and had to Chestre by the queens main After Calixte Pius was pope and was choose this year M. CCCC.lviij. And he was called tofore Aeneas an eloquent man and a poet laureate/ He was embassatour of the Emperors a fore time/ And he written in the counsel of Basile a noble traittie for the authority of the same/ Also he canonized seint katherine of senys/ This pope ordained great indulgencis and pardon to them that would go were against the turk/ & written an epistle to the great turk/ exorting him to become cristen/ & in the end he ordained a passage against the turk at Ankone/ to which much people drew out of all parties of cristendome/ of which people he sent many home again be cause they sufficed not/ and anon after he died at the said place of Ankove the year of our lord M. cccc lxiiij. the xiv. day of August ¶ How Andrew trollop & the soudiours of Calebs forsook the duke of york & their mastir therl● of warwyke in the westcontre/ Capitulo ducentesimo lix. THe duke of york the earls of warrewyk and of Salisbury see the governance of the ream stood most by the Queen and her council/ and how the great princes of the land were not called to counseill but set a part/ and not only so/ but that it was said through the ream that tho said lords should be destroyed utterly as it openly was showed atte bloreheth by them that would have slain the earl of Salisbury/ Then they for salvation of their lives/ and also for the common weal of the ream thought for to remedy these things/ assembled them together with much people/ and took a field in the westcontre/ to which the earl of warwik come from Caleys with many of tholde soudiours/ as Andrew trollop and other/ in whose wisdom as for the were he much trusted/ And when they were thus assembled and made their field/ The king sent onte his commyssions and privy sealis un to all the lords of his ream to come and await on him in their most defensible wise/ and so every man come in such wise that the king was stronger and had moche more people than the duke of york & the earls of warrewyke and Salisbury/ for it is here to be noted that every lord in Englond at this time dared not disobey the queen For she rewlid peasibly all that was done about the king which was a good simple and Innocent man And thenne when the king was comen to the place where as they were/ the duke of york and his felawshipp had made their felled in the strongest wise/ and had purposed verily to abiden and have fought/ but in the night Andrew trollop and all tholde soudiours of Caleys with a great felawship/ suddenly departed out of the duke's oost and went straight unto the kings field where they were received joyously for they knew th'intent of the other lords and also the manner of their felled And thenne the duke of york with the other lords seeing them so deceived took a counseill shortly in that same night and departed from the felled beving behind them the most part of their people to keep the field till on the morn ¶ Thenne the duke of york with his second sone departed through walis toward Irland/ beving his oldest sone the earl of the march with the earls of warrewyke and Salisbury/ which together with iij. or iij. persons rood straight in to devenshire/ and there by help and aid of one denham a squire/ which gate for them a ship which cost cc.xx noblis & with the same ship sailled fro thence in to garneseye/ And there refresshid them and from thence sailled to Caleys/ where they were received in to the Castle by the postern/ ere they of the town knew of it/ And the duke of york took shipping in Wales and sailled over in to Irland where he was well received ¶ How therles of march warrewyke & salisbury entrid in to Caleys/ & how th'earl of warrewyke went in to Irland Capitulo ducentesimo lx. then king Henry being with his oost in the field not knowing of this sudden departing on the morn fond none in the field of the said lords/ sent a●te in all hast men to follow and pursue after to take 'em/ but they met not with them as god would and thenne the king went to ludlowe & dispoilled the Castle and the town/ and sent the duchess of york with her children to my lady of bokyngham her sustre/ where she was kept long after/ ¶ And forthwith the king ordained the duke of Somersete Captain of Caleys/ And these other lords so departed as afore is said were proclaimed rebellis & great traitors Thenne the duke of somersete took to him all the soudiours that departed from the field and made him ready in all haste to go to Caleys & take possession of his office/ & when he come he fond th'earl of warrewyke therein as Captain/ & therles of march & salisbury also/ & than he londed by scales & went to guysnes/ & there he was received And it fortuned that some of the ships that come over with him/ come in to Caleys haven by their fire will/ for the shipmen aught more favour to the earl of warrewyke than to the duke of somersete/ in which ships were take diverse men as jenyn finkhyll johan felaw/ kailles & purser/ which were beheaded soon after in Caleys/ And after this daily come men over see to these lords to Caleys/ and began to wax stronger & stronger/ And they borrowed much good of the staple/ And on that other side the duke of somersete being in guysnes gate people to him/ which come out & scarmusshed with them of caleys & they of Caleys with them which endured many days/ During thus this same skirmishing/ much people daily come over unto these lords/ Thenne on a time by thavy of counseill the lords at Caleys sent over mastir Denham with a great felawship to sandwich/ which took the town & therein the lord Rivers & the lord scales his sone & take many ships in the haven/ & brought 'em all to Caleya/ with which ships many maroners of their fire will come to Caleys to serve the earl of warrewyke/ And after this the earl of warrewyke by thavy of the lords take all his ships & manned them well & sailled himself in to Irland for to speak with the duke of york/ & to take his advice how they should entre in to englond again/ And when he had been there & done his erandes he returned again toward Caleys & brought with him his mother the Countess of Salisbury/ And coming in the westcontre upon the see the duke of Excestre admiral of englond being in the grace of dien accompanied with many ships of were/ met with th'earl of warwyke & his float/ but they fought not/ for the substance of the people being with the duke of Excestre aught better will & more favour to th'earl of warrewyke than to him/ and they departed & come to caleys in saufte blessed be god/ Then the kings counseill seeing that these lords had gotten these ships from sandwich & taken the lord Rivers & his sone/ ordained a garnyson at sandwich to abide and keep the to●ne & made one Mountfort Captain of the town/ & that no man n● u taille ne merchant that should go in to Flaundres should not go in to Caleys/ Then they of Caleys seeing this/ made out mastir Denha●● & many other to go to sandwich/ & so they did & assailled the town by water & by land & gate it & brought mount for't their Captain over see to Rysebanke & there smote of his heed And yet daily men come over to them out of all ꝑties of englond ¶ How the earls of March of warrewyke & of salisbury entrid in to englond/ And of the field of Northampton where diverse lords were slain Capitulo ducentesimo lxj. ANd after this the said Earls of march warrewyke and of salisbury come over to dover with much people & there londed/ to whom all the country drew & come to london armed And for to late the lords of the kings counsel know their troth and also their intent/ assembled them & told them that they intended no harm unto the kings person/ safe that they would put fro him such persones as were about him And so departed from london with a great puissance toward Northampton/ where the king was accompanied with many lords and had made a strong field without the town/ And there both parties met and was fought a great bataille/ in which bataille were slain the duke of bokyngham the Earl of Shrowesbury the viscount beamond/ the lord Egremond and many kuyghtes & squires & other also/ and the king himself taken in the felled and afterward brought to london/ And Anon afterward was a parliament at westmester during which parliament the duke of york come out of Irland with the earl of Ru●land riding with a great felawshipp in to the palace at westmynstre/ and took the kings palais/ And come in to the parliament chambre/ and there took the kings place/ and claimed the crown as his proper inheritance and right/ and cast forth in writing his title and also how he was rightful eyer/ wherefore was moche to do but in conclusion it was appointed and concluded that king Henry should regne and be kyug during his natural life/ For as moc●e as he had been so long king and was possessed/ And after his death the duke of york should be king and his eyre's kings after him/ And forth with should be proclaimed heyer apparent/ & should also be protector and regent of Englond duriug the kings life/ with many other things ordained in the same parliament/ And if king henry during his life went from this appointment or any article concluded in the said parliament/ he should be deposed/ & the duke should take the crown and be king/ all which things were enacted by the authority of the said parliament 〈◊〉 which parliament the communes of the ream being assembled in the common house comoning & treating upon the title of the said duke of york suddenly fill down the crown which hinge thenne in the mids of the said house which is the frraytour of the abbey of westmestre/ which was taken for a ꝓdige or token that the reign of king henry was ended And also the crown which stood on the hihest tower of the steeple in the Castle of donor fill down this same year ¶ How the noble duke of york was slain and of the field of wakefeld and of the second journey at seint Albon by the Queen and prince Ca cc.lxij THenne for as moche as the queen with the prince was in the north and absented her from the king/ and would not obey such things as was concluded in the parliament/ it was ordained that the duke of york as protector should go norward for to bring in the queen & subdue such as would not obey with whom went the earl of salisbury Sir Thomas neuyll his sone/ with much people and at wakefelde in Cristemas week they were all overthrown and slain by the lords of the queens party that is to weet the duke of york was slain/ the earl of Rutland Sir Thomas neuyll and m●ny mod/ the earl of Salisbury was taken a live and other as johan harow of london Capitayne of the footmen and hanson of hull/ which were brought to pountfrete and there after beheaded & their hedes sent to york & set upon the yates And thus was that noble prince slain the duke of york/ on whose soul and all cristen souls god have mercy Amen/ And this time th'earl of march being in shrewsbury hearing the death of his father/ desired assystence and aid of the toun for tavenge his fadres death/ And from thence went to Wales/ where at Candelmasse after he had a bataille at mortimers cross against therles of Penbroke & of wylshire/ where th'earl of march had victory Then the Queen with though lords of the north after they had distressed & slain the duke of york● and his felawship come southward with a great multitude & puissance of people for to come to the king and defete such conclusions as had been taken before by the parliament/ against whose coming the duke of Norfolk th'earl of warrewyke with much people and ordinance went unto Seint Albon's/ and lad king Henry with hem And there encountrid to gedr● in such wise and fought that the duke of Norfolk and the Earl of warrewyke with other of their party fled and lost that journey/ where king Henry was taken and went with the Queen and Prince his sone/ which though had gotten that field/ Thenne the Queen and her party being at their above sent anon to london which was on ass● wednesday the first day of lente for vitaille/ which the mayor ordained by thavy of the Aldremen that certain Cartes laden with vitaille should be sent to Seint Albon to them/ And when tho Cartes comen to Crepelgate/ the communes of the Cite that kept that gate took the vitailles from the Cartes and would not suffer it to pass/ Thenne were there certain Aldremen and communers appointed to go to barnet for to speak with the queens counseill for tentrete that the northern men should be sent home in to their country again/ For the Cite of london/ dread sore to be rob and despoilled if they had come ¶ And thus during this trait●ye/ tidings come that the Earl of warrewyke had met with the Earl of March on Cotteswold coming out of Wales with a great main of walsshmen/ And that they both were coming to london ward/ Anon as these tidings were known/ the traittye was broken/ For the King Queen Prince and all the other lords that were with them departed from Seint Albon's northward with all their people. yet or they departed from thence they beheaded the lord bonuyle & Sir Thomas kriell/ which were taken in the journey don● on shroftewisday/ Thenne the duchess of york being at london and beriug of the loss of the felled at seint Albon sent oversee her ij. young sons George and Richard which went to ●trecht/ And phelipp malpas a rich merchant of london/ Thomas vaghan squire master william hatt●clif and many other fering of the coming of the Queen to london took a ship of andwarp for to have goon in to zealand And on that other coast were taken of one colompn● a frenshman a ship of were/ & he took 'em prisoners & brought hem in to france where they paid great good for their raunsone/ & there was moche good & richesse in that ship ¶ Of the deposition of king henry the uj. And how king Edward the iiij. took possession/ And of the bataille on palmesonday & how he was crowned Ca CC/ lxiij THenne when the earl of march and the earl of warwick had met together on Cottyswold/ in continent they concluded to goon to london/ & sent word anon to the mayor & to the cite that they should come/ anon the cite was glad of their coming hoping to be relieved by them/ And so they come to london/ & when they were comen & had spoken with the lords & estates thenne being there concluded for as moche as king henry was goon with them northward that he had forfeited hts crown & aught for to be deposed acordyug unto the acts made & passed in the last parliament/ And so by thavy of the lords spirituell & temporell thenne being at london the earl of the march Edward by the grace of god oldest sone of Richard duke of york as rightful Eyer & next enheriteur to his father the iiij. day of march the year of our lord M. cccc.lix took possession of the Ream of englond at westmestre in the great hall/ & after in the church of the abbey & offrid as king bearing the septre royal/ to whom all the lords both spirituell & temporell died homage & obeyssance as to their sovereign liege & lawful lord & king And forth with it was proclaimed through the cite king Edward the fourth of that name/ And anon after the king road in his Ryall astate norward with all his lords for to subdue his subjects that time being in the north & tavenge his fadres death/ And on palmesonday after he had a great battle in the northcontre at a place called towton not far fro york/ where with the help of god he gate the field and had the victory where were slain of his ad●saries thirty. thousand men and moo as it was said by men that were there▪ in which bataille was slain the earl of northumberland/ the lord Clifford/ sir johan nevile the earl of westmerlandis brother/ andrew trollop/ & many other knights & squires/ Thenne king henry that had be king being with the queen & prince at york hearing the loss of that field & so moche people slain & overthrown anon forthwith departed all three with the duke of Somersete the lord roos & other toward Scotland/ And the next day king Edward with all his army entered in to york/ & was there proclaimed king & obeyed as he aught to be/ A●d the mayor Aldremen & commons sworn to be his liege men/ And when he had tarried a while in the north/ & that all the country there had turned to him he returned southward/ leaving the earl of warrewyke in though parties for to keep & govern that country/ And about midsummer after the year of our lord. M. cccc.lx. and the first year of his regne/ he was crowned at westmynstre & anointed king of englond having the hold possession of all the hole ream whom I pray god save & keep & send him the accomplishment of the remnant of his rightful inheritance beyond the see/ & that he may regne in them to the playsir of almighty god health of his soul honour & wurship in this present life/ & well & prouffyt of all hi● subgettis/ & that there may be a very final peace in all cristen reams that the infidelis & mysscreauntes may be withstanden & destroyed & our faith enhannced which in these days is sore mynusshed by the puissance of the turks & heathen men/ And that after this present & short life we may come to the ●uerlastuig life in the bliss of heaven Amen ¶ Thus endeth this present book of the chronicles of englond/ en●nted by me william Caxton In thabbey of westmynstre by london Fynysshid and accomplished the x. day of juyn the year of thincarnation of our lord god M. CCCC.lxxx. And in the xx. year of the reign of king Edward the fourth