Cronycles of the londe of Englōd

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Here begȳneth the table of thys boke / that men kalled Cronycles of the lōde of Englond

  • FIrst in the prologue is cō ­teyned. how Albyne wyt hir sustres ētrid into this Ile. & named it Albyon
  • ¶The begynnȳg of the book cō ­teyneth how brute was engēdred of them of Troye. & how he slew his fadre & modre Cap. j
  • How Brute was dryuen oute of his lande: & how he helde hym in grece / ād delyuered the Troyans there out of bondage Ca. ij
  • How Coryn becam brutes man & how kȳg Goffar was discōfited & of the foundacyon of Tours in Torayne capit. iij /
  • How brute arryued atte Totte­nesse in the Ile of Albyō. & of the bataill bitwen̄ Coryn & Gogma­gog / capitu. iiij
  • How Brute made Londō: & na­med this lōde britaigne. & scotlād albanye: & Walys Cambre. & of the deuysiō of the lōde to his thresones Capit. v.
  • How kyng Madan regned in pees. & of the deth of his sones / & how that one slow that othir / ād how after the wulfes slewe hym that had slayne his brother. ca. vj
  • How kȳg Ebrak cōquered fraū ­ce: & begate xx sones & xxiij doug­hters Capitulo / vij
  • Of kȳg brute Grenesheld the first sone of kyng Ebrack capi. viij
  • Of kyng Leyl brute grenesheldis sone Capitulo ix
  • Of kyng Lud ludibras that was kyng Leyles sone Capit x
  • Of kȳg Bladud that was sone of king Lud ludibras capit. xi
  • Of king Leir & of hys iij. dough­ters: & how the yōgest was mari­ed to the kyng of Fraūce cap. xij
  • How king Leir was dryuē oute of his lōde bi his folie (punctel) & how cor­deill hys yōgest doughter helped him in his nede Capit. xiij
  • How Morgā & Codenage which̄ were nevews to cordeyll werryd on hir & had hir in prysō Ca. xiiij.
  • How Reynold that was Cone­dages sone regned after his fadre And in hys tyme it Rayned blo­de thre dayes Capit. xv
  • How Gorbodiā regned after rei­nold his fadre Capi / xvi
  • How the two sones of gorbodiā fought for ye heritage: & how they bothe were slayne capit / xvij
  • How iiij kȳges helde all Britaig­ne: And what their names were capitulo xviiij
  • Of kȳg Donebāt that was cleteꝰ sone: & how he wā ye land ca. xix.
  • Howe Donebant was the fyrste kyng that euer wered crowne of gold in britaigne cap. xx
  • How Brenne & Belyn departed bitwene hē the lōde after the deth of Donebāt hir fadre. ād of their werre capitulo xxi /
  • How belyn drofe out of thys lād [Page] Guthlagh of Dēmarke & samye cap. xxij
  • How accord was made bitwen̄ Brēne & Belȳ by ye moyen of Cornewan hir moder capit. xxiij
  • How kȳg corm­batrus slow the king of Dēmar­ke by cause he wold nat pay him his truage Capi. xxiiji
  • How kȳg Gwenthelō regned ād gouerned the lōd ca. xxv
  • How kyng Seysell regned after guenthelon cap: xxvi
  • How Kymor reigned after sey­sell. & owayne reigned aftyr hym capit. xxvij
  • How kȳg Mor­with deide through deuourȳg of a best capit. xxviij
  • Of Grabodyā that was the sone of morwith which̄ made ye toune of cambryge capi. xxix
  • Of Artogaill that was grādobo­dyās sone how he was made kīg & after deposed for his wikkednesse capitulo xxx
  • How hesidur was made kȳg af­ter ye deth of Artogai [...]l bi his bro­ther capitulo xxxi
  • How the britons token hesidur out of pryson & made hȳ kȳg the thridde tyme cap. xxxij
  • How xxxiij kīges regned in pees eche after othir after ye deth of he­sidur capit / xxxiij
  • How lud was made kȳg after ye deth of his fadre cap. xxxiiij
  • How ye britōs graūted cassibalā which̄ was luddes brother the re­aulme: in whos time julius cesar came twyes to ꝯquere the londe: cap. xxxv
  • Of the debate yt was bitwen̄ cassybalā & ye erle of Lōdō & of the truage that was paid to Rome. cap xxxvi
  • How ye lor­des of the lād after the deth of cassibalam bicause he had non̄ heir made Andragē kȳg ca. xxxvij
  • Of kȳbalm which̄ was Andrage­nes sone. in whos tyme was Ihū borne of the blessyd virgine seint marie cap. xxxviij
  • Of king Guynder kymbalȳs so­ne which̄ refused to pay Tribute to Rome: & how he was slayn̄ capi. xxxix
  • Of kyng armager in whos tyme ye apostles preched cap / xl
  • How king Westmer yaf to Beringer an Ilād: & made the towne of Berewyke cap / xli
  • How kȳg westmer dide do arere a stone in thenthrȳg of westmer­lād. wher he slewe roderyk. ca. xlij
  • Of kyng Coyll yt was Westmers sone cap. xliij
  • How kīg lucie regned after coyll And was the first cristē kȳg that euer was in this land capitulo .xliiij.
  • How this lād was long withou­te a king. ād at the last the britōs chosen Astlepades whyche after was slayne by Coeyll capitulo xlv
  • How Cōstaunce a Romaȳ was chosen kyng / by cause he wedded Eleyne king Coeyls doughter capitulo xlvi
  • [Page]How Cōstantine sone of coūstā ce of seint Eleyne ruled the lōde / & after was made emperour of rome Capitulo xlvij
  • How Maximian that was the emperours cosyn of Rome wed­ded octauyans doughter ād was made kyng capit / xlviij
  • How Maximian cōquered the londe of Amorican & yaf it to co­nan meriedoke ca / xlix.
  • How seint vrsula with xi / m vir­gyns in hir cōpanye were mar­tred at coleyne capit· l
  • Howe king Gowan came for to destroye this lande. & how Graci­an defended it capi. lj
  • How gracyā made hȳ selfe kyng whan M [...]ximian was slayn̄. ād afterward the britons slew hym capitulo lij
  • How constātyne that was ye kȳ ­ges brother of littel britaign̄ was crowned kyng of moche britaig­ne capitulo liij
  • Of Constaūce that was coūstā ­tynes sone a mōke at Wȳchestre was takē oute by vortiger & ma­de kȳg after his fadres deth whō vortiger let sle to make hȳ self kīg capitulo liiij
  • How the wardeȳs that had tho two childrē to kepe whyche were constātynes sones sedde them to littell bretaigne for the treson ād falsenesse of Vortiger ca / lv
  • How Engist with xi M men ca­me into this lōde to whō vortiger yaf the place that is called thōg­castell capitulo / lvi
  • Of Rowē ēgistes doughter whō kyng vortiger wedded for her be­aute capitulo lvii.
  • How Vortimer that was vorti­gers sone was made kȳg: & how Engist was dryuē oute. and how vortymer was slayn̄ bi Ronewē capitulo lviij
  • How the britōs chosen vortyger ayen̄ to be kȳg / & how Engist re­tourned & how they foughten to gedre capit. lix
  • How vortiger began a castell that wold not stā ­de: wherfor coūseyll was yeuē hȳ to tēpre the morter wt blode. ca lx
  • How merlȳ was sought in Wa­lys for to come & speke wt the king capitulo lxi.
  • Of the answere of Merlȳ to the king why the castell might not stonde cap. lxij
  • Of the significaciō of ye two dra­gōs that fought to gedre ca / lxiij.
  • Of king Aurilābros how he pur­sued vortiger & engist (punctel) & how thei dyden capitulo lxiiij
  • How aurilābros redressed ye land of britaign̄ (punctel) which̄ was destroied by the saxons capitulo: lxv
  • How ye Britons wēt to se [...]h̄ gre­te stones in Irlād cap. lxvi
  • How Passent Vortygers sone & kȳg Guillomer camen into this lāde / & how coppa a traitour en­poysened the king Aurilambros cap / lxvij
  • Whā Aurilābros was dede a sterre was seen in ye mor­nyng [Page] wyt a clere light & at the bo­ught of ye beme was seen the hede of an horryble dragon / cap / lxviij /
  • Of ye betokenȳg of ye sterre / ca. lxix
  • Of Vter pendragon / which̄ was kȳg after his brother. & of the lo­ue that he had to Igerne the erles wyfe of Cornewaille capi. lxx
  • How vter begate on jgerne coū ­tesse of cornewaill Arthur the kīg Capitulo lxxi
  • How king Vter ordeyned aloth to rule the londes whiles that he was seke capit. lxxij
  • How Arthur sone of Vter was kȳg after his fadre / & how he dro­fe Colegryne / the saxons & Chel­dryke of Almaign̄ out of this lād capitulo lxxiij
  • How Arthur fought with ye sax­ones whan they came ayen̄ & be­sieged the toune of Bathe & hē o­uercame capitulo lxxiiij
  • How Arthour axed of Merlȳ of vi. the last kȳges that were to re­gne in this lād (punctel) & of Merlȳs pro­phecie / capi. lxxv
  • How Arthur ouercame Guillo­mer kȳg of Irlād & the scottes be­camen his men cap. lxxvi
  • How the noble kȳg arthur wed­ded Gūnore cosyn to therle of cor­newaill. & after how he cōquered all Irland capitulo lxxvij
  • How Arthur cōquered Fraūce. & slew Frollo cap / lxxviij
  • How Arthur avaūced his men that had trauailled in his seruice ād how he was crouned kyng of Glomergan capi. lxxix
  • Of the lrē that was sente fro Ro­me to kyng Arthur capi / lxxx
  • Of the manly answer that king Arthur sent to the emperour. ād to the romayns cap. lxxxi
  • Of the reuerēce that kȳg arthur dide to the messagiers of the Emperour capit / lxxxij
  • Of the kȳges & lordes that camē to serue & ayde kȳg arthur ayenst the emperour capi. lxxxiij
  • How king arthur faught & slew a geant kalled Dynabꝰ that had slayn̄ heleyne kyng hoelles cosyn of littel britaigne cap. lxxxiiij
  • How king arthur yaf bataill to the emperour / in which̄ bataill ye emperour was slayn̄ ca / lxxxv /
  • How kīg arthur buried ye bodies of his knightes yt were slayn̄ in ye bataill. & how he sent ye emꝑours bodi to rome for tribute / c / lxxxvj
  • How mordred to whō he had gy­uē the gouernaūce of his reaume in his absēce rebelled ayēst hī. ca. lxxxvij
  • How Arthur enchased mordred the traitour: ād how he was slayn̄: & kyng arthur woun­ded to the deth ca / lxxxviij.
  • How king arthur deliured the reaume to constātȳ the sone of cader hys nevew cap: lxxxix
  • Of the werre yt was made ayēst cōstātine bi the ij sones of mordred. cap / xc
  • Of kȳg adelbright & Edell· ca. xci:
  • How kīg Edel maried ye damisell adelbrights dought vnto a kna­ue. c / xcij
  • Of kȳg Conan (punctel) c. xciij
  • [Page]Of kyng Cortyf & of Gurmonde that came bi helpe of the paynȳs into britaigne cap. xciij
  • How kyng Gurmōd drofe kyng Cortyf to chychestre / & slew ye bre­tons & gate the towne. ca / xcv
  • How this lōde was named En­glond after the name of Engyst: & how many kinges were made after in dyuerse partyes of the lō de cap. cxvi
  • How seint Austyn came first in to Englōd & baptysed & cōuerted kȳg Adelbright. & of two bisshop­pes yt were his felawes. ca xcvij
  • How seint Austȳ went into wa­lys. & the bretons ther wolde not obeye tharchebysshop of caūter­bury. capitulo xcviij
  • How king Adelbright & kȳg Ol­fryde slew Brecynale king of bre­tons that helde the contre of Lei­cestre capit. xcix
  • How king cadewā of leycestre: & Elfryde kyng of Northūberland were frendes: & of the debate that was bitwen̄ Edwȳ & Walȳ / whi­che that were bothe hir sones capitulo centesimo
  • How kȳg oswold was slayne by king cadwalȳ & Peanda· & how Oswy seint oswaldes brother re­gned after him & slew Peanda. & how kyng cadewaldre that was cadewalynes sone / regned after his fadre (punctel) & was laste king of the britons cap. cj
  • How cadwaldre forsoke this lād & wente into littel bretaign̄ / ca. cij
  • How kȳg offa was soueraine a­boue all the kynges in Englond that there were / & how Osoryght enforced the wyfe of Buerne bo­carde / wherof fyll moch sorwe capitulo ciij
  • How ye danes toke yorke & slewe the king of bright & Elle. cap. ciiij
  • How seint Edmōd the kȳg was martred capitul. cv
  • How hubba & hūgar toke ye tou­ne of Redyng cāp. cvi
  • Of kȳg Alured & how ye danoys in his time requyred hȳ to suffre thē to departe out of this lād. ca. cvij
  • How Hubba & hūgar we­re slayne at cipenham & how the danes brought hir king to kyng Alured capitulo cviij
  • How the danes that wente in to fraūce wt Gurmōd came agayne into englōd & of the deth of kyng Alured capitulo c / ix
  • Of kȳg Edward that was king Aluredes sone capit. cx
  • Of kȳg adesstō & of Edmōd El­drede / ād of Edwyne his brother cap / cxi /
  • Of kȳg Edgar how he regned ouer all the kynges of scotlād & walys. & how he was deceyued ī takȳg of his wife (punctel) ca / cxij
  • How kȳg Ebrak wedded estrilde after ye deth of Edelwold. ca / cxiij
  • How seȳt edward ye martir was slayn̄ bi hys stepmoder Estrylde: for to make Eldred hir sone king. capitulo c / xiiij
  • [Page]Of king Eldred & how kȳg Swy­ne of Denmarcke helde englond. ād how Eldrede seint Edwardes brother was nat beloued. Wher­fore he fledde into normandie capitulo cxv
  • How kyng Eldrede came agayn from Normādie / & how Knoght the Dane regned· ād of the werre bytwene him & Edmond Irēside capitulo cxvi
  • Of king Knoght capit: cxvij
  • How king Edmōd Irēside was slayn̄ bi a traitour named edrith of stratton cap. cxviij
  • How king knoght sente kȳg Ed­mondes sones into Denmarke / for to slee / & how thei were sauyd / capitulo cxix
  • How kȳg knoght cōquered nor­wey. & how after hys pryde beca­me meke & milde cap / cxx
  • Of kȳg harolde that leuer had to go on fote than to ryde cap. cxxi.
  • Of kyng hardeknoght haroldes brother capitulo cxxij
  • Of the vylanye that the danoys diden to englisshmē: wherfore afterward was no dane made kȳg of Englond cap. cxxiij
  • How Godewyn toke Alured on gildesdoune whā he cam oute of normandye for to be kȳg: & how he was martred in the Ile of ely. capitulo cxxiiij
  • How seīt Edward aluredis bro­ther was made kyng of englond capitulo cxxv
  • Of the fyrst miracle that god she­wed for seint Edward. cap. cxxvi
  • How erle Godewine retorned in to Englond & how seynt edward wedded his doughter c / cxxvij
  • How seint Edward sawe swyne drowned in the see as he stode ād herde his masse capit: cxxviij
  • How the rȳge that seȳt Edward had gyuē to seint Iohā ewāgelist was sēte to hȳ agaȳ cap / cxxix.
  • How saint Edwarde deide. & is buried at westmȳstre capi. cxxx.
  • How Harold Godewynes sone was made kīg / & how he escaped fro ye duke of Normādie. ca cxxxi
  • How William bastard duke of normādie cōquered Englōd and slew king Harold cap: cxxxij
  • How kȳg williā gouerned hym well. & of the werre bitwen̄ him & the king of Fraūce cap / cxxxiij
  • Of king William rous William bastardes sone: yt destroyed tow­nes & houses of religion to make a forest cap: cxxxiiij
  • How king Hēry beauclerk wil­liam Rous brother was kyng / & of the debate bitwen̄ hȳ & robert Curthose his brother ca. cxxxv:
  • Of the debate that was bitwene kyng Loys of Fraūce & kȳg hērj of englond. & how his two sones were drowned in ye see / cap: cxxxvi
  • How Maude the empresse came ayen̄ into englōd. & how she was wedded after to Geffrey Erle of Angeoye cap: cxxxvij
  • [Page]How Stephen kȳg Hēries sus­ter sone was made kīg of englōd capitulo cxxxviij
  • How Maude thēpresse had mo­che trouble & disease. & how she es­caped fro oxūford to walingford capitulo cxxxix
  • How Geffrey Erle of Angeoye yaf vnto hēry thēpresses sone all normandie cap. cxl
  • Of king henri the second thēpres­ses sone in whos tyme seȳt Tho­mas of caunterbury was made chauncheler cap: cxli
  • Of king henri that was sone of king benry thempresses sone / ād of debate of hȳ & of his fadre capitulo cxlij
  • How the crystē men lost the holi londe in this tyme thurgh a fals cristē men that renyed his fayth / & became a sarasin cap. cxliij:
  • Of king Richard cuer de lyon. ād of his conqueste in the holy lōde. capitulo cxliiij
  • How king Richard retorned fro the holy lande (punctel) & how he auēged hȳ on his enemies capi. cxlv
  • How johā his brother was ma­de king: & the first yere of his reg­ne he lost all normādie ca / cxlvi
  • How king johā wolde nat obeie the popes ꝯmaūdemēt: wherfo­re all Englōd was enterdyted capitulo cxlvij
  • How stephen of Lāgeton came into englōd bi the popes ꝯmaū ­dement. & how he retorned agaȳ capitulo cxlviij
  • How king Iohā destroyed thor­dre of Cisteaus capi cxlix
  • How Pandolf delyured a clerke that had falshed & counterfeyted the kinges money in ye kinges p̄ ­sence capitulo cl
  • Of the letter obligatorie that kīg Iohan made vnto the courte of Rome: wherfore petre pens ben paied capitulo cli
  • Howe ye clerkes that were owt­lawed cam̄ agaȳ & how kȳg jo­han was assoylled cap clij
  • How the enterdiction cessid & of the debate bitwene king Iohā & the barons of englōd ca / cliij
  • How Lowys the kinges sone of fraunce came into englōd wyth a stronge power for to be kyng. capitulo cliiij
  • how the pope sente Swalo a [...]e­gate in to englond ād of the deth of king Iohan capitulo clv
  • How king hēry the thridde was crowned at Gloucestre capitulo clvi
  • how lowys retorned into Fraū ­ce. & of the confirmacyon of king Iohannes chartre cap. clvij
  • Of ye quinzieme of goodes graū ted for the newe chartres & of the purveaūce of oxēford ca / cxlviij
  • Of ye siege of kemlworth (punctel) & how gentill men were disherited by ye counseill of the lordes: & how thei had hir londes ayen̄ cap. clix
  • [Page]The prophecye of merlȳ of kyng henry that was king johānes so­ne capitulo clx
  • Of king edward king Hēries so­ne capitulo clxj
  • How ydeyne doughter of Lewe­lyn prīce of walys: & Aymer bro­ther of therle of moūfort were take on the see capitulo clxij
  • How lewelyn by encoragyng of dauid his brother made werre a­yenst kȳg edward cap: clxiij
  • How dauid lewelȳs brother prī ­ce of Walys was put to deth ca. clxiiij
  • How king Edward re­dressid his justices & clerkes: and how the jewes were put oute of englond cap. clxv
  • How king edward was seised in all the land of scotland bi cōsente of all the lordes of the same. capi­tulo clxvi
  • How sir Iohan bailoll withsaid hys homage for scotlād: & sir thomas Turbeluille capitulo / clxvij /
  • Of the cōquest of berewyke in scotlād. ca / clxviij
  • How kȳg Edward delyured the scottes oute of pryson & how thei drew hē to the frensshmē by coū ­seill of Williā walys ca: clxix:
  • How Williā waleys lete slee syr Hugh̄ of cressynghē & of the ba­taille of foukyrke capi / clxx
  • Of the last mariage of king Ed­ward / & how he wēte the thridde tyme into scotland cap: clxxi.
  • How ye castell of Estreuelin was [...]eseged cap: clxxiij
  • How Troylebastone was fyrst ordeyned cap. clxxiij
  • Of the deth of william waleys ye fals traitour capit / clxxiiij
  • How the scottes came to kyng edward for tamende their offen­cis that they had trespaced ayēst him capit / clxxv
  • How Robert the brus chalēged scotland cap. clxxvi
  • How sir Iohan of comyn gayn­sayde the crounȳg of sir Robert the brus capitulo clxxvij
  • How sir Iohan of comyn was pytously slayne cap / clxxviij
  • How sir Robert the Brus was crouned capitulo clxxix
  • Howe king edward doubbyd at westmȳstre fourten score knigh­tes capit. c.lxxx
  • how robert the Brus was discō ­fyted in bataill: & how sir simōd frysell was slayne ca. clxxxi
  • How johan erle of atheles was take & put to deth cap / clxxxij
  • how Iohā williā waleys brother was put to deth ca· clxxxiij
  • How robert the Brus fledde fro scotlād to Norwey ca. clxxxiiij
  • How the noble kȳg edward dei­de capit / clxxxv
  • Of merlȳs ꝓphecie declared on kȳg edward ca / clxxxvi
  • Of kȳg edward of caernarvan: which̄ was kȳg Ed­wardes sone (punctel) capit. clxxxvij
  • how Robert ye brus came agayn into scotlād. & assembled a grete power to werre vpō kȳg edward capitulo clxxxviij
  • [Page]How the toune of barewyk was taken bi tresō. & how two cardy­nallys were robbed in Englond capitulo: clxxxix
  • How the scottes robbed Northū berland / capitulo c.xc /
  • How Scotland wold not amen­de their trespaces / Wherfore the land was enterdid cap. cxci
  • How sir hugh̄ the spencers sone was made the kinges Chaūber­layn & of the bataill of mytone capitulo cxcij
  • How king Edward was all ru­led by the Spencers cap / cxciij
  • How sir hugh̄ spencer & his fadre were exiled out of ēglōd. ca. cxciiij
  • How the kȳg exiled Thomas er­le of Lācastre & all thē that helde with him: & how mortimer cam̄ & yelded hȳ to the kȳg ca / cxcv
  • Of the siege of tickhille ād of the erle of Lācastre cap: cxcvi
  • Of the discōfiture of burghbri­ge capitulo cxcvij
  • How Thomas of Lācastre was biheded at pountfrete & v. barōs hanged & drawen ca. cxcviij
  • How king Edward wente into scotland with an hōdred M. men of werre & might not spede / capi. c / xcix
  • How sir Andrew of her­kela was takē & put to deth: whi­che was erle of cardoill cap. cc
  • Of the myracles yt god wrought for seynt Thomas of Lancastre: wherfor the dores of ye priore we­re closed by cause none shold co­me & offre at his sepulture. ca / cci
  • How quene Isabell wente in to fraūce for to trete for pees bitwe­ne both kinges of englōd and of fraunce capitl’. ccij
  • How king Edward sēte edward his sone the prynce into fraunce capitulo / cciij
  • How kīg edward exiled the que­ne his wife: & Edward his oldest sone capitulo cciiij
  • How king Edward by the coū ­seyll of the spencers sente to the yn peres of Fraūce to helpe exi­le quene Isabell & hyr sone sir Edward oute of Fraūce ca: ccv
  • How kyng Edward let kepe the costes of the see & tried out the beste men of werre in englond capitulo ccvi
  • How quene jsabell & edward hir sone duke of Gu [...]hēne londed at herwich / & how they didē. ca. ccvij
  • How maister Valtier Stapletō bisshopp of Excestre the tresorer was beheded at londō ca / cc:viij
  • How kȳg edward / sir hugh̄ spē ­cher & therle of Arundel were ta­ken capitulo ccix
  • How kȳg Edward was deposed and his dignite takē from hym capitulo ccx
  • The prophecie of Merlyn decla­red vpon king Edward of Caer­narvan· sone of kȳg edward capitulo ccxi
  • Of king Edward the thridde af­ter the conquest capi. ccxij
  • [Page]How kīg Edward wēte to Stā ­hope for to mete ye scottes. ca: ccxiij
  • How the englisshmen stopped ye scottes in the parke of Stāhope. & how they torned ayen̄ into scotland / capitulo. ccxiiij
  • Of the deth of king Edward of caernarvan Somtyme kyng of Englond cap / ccxv
  • How kȳg Edward spoused phe­lipp therles doughter of henau­de at yorke capi. ccxvi
  • How the pees was made bitwe­ne Englisshmen & Scotes: & of ye iustifiyng of troylebastone. capi / ccxvij
  • Of the debate that was bitwene quene Isabell & syr henry Erle of Lancastre And of the rydȳg to bedford ca / ccxviij
  • How king Edward wente ouer see to do his homage vnto ye kȳg of Fraūce for Guyan ca / ccxix /
  • How sir Rogier mortimer bare hȳ proudely & hye capit / ccxx
  • How Edmōd of wodestoke Erle of Kēte & brother to kīg Edward of caernarvan was beheded at wynchestre capitu. ccxxi
  • Of the deth of sir Roger morty­mer erle of the marche ca: ccxxij.
  • How king Edward gate ayen̄ ye homages ād feautes of scotland which̄ he had lost by his moder & sir Rogier mortymer Newe ma­de erle of ye marche cap. ccxxiij.
  • Thys was the arraye of the scot­tes that came in bataill agayn̄ ye two kinges of Englōd & Scotlād in the avautward fyrst were the­se lordes cap. ccxxiiij
  • How king Edward made a du­chye of the Erledomme of corne­waille / ād of othir vj. newe erles that he made & of the first chalē ­ge & title of the Reaulme of fraū ­ce capitulo: ccxxv
  • How king Edward fought in ye hauen of skluys ayēst the power of Fraūce: wherof he had the victorie capitulo: ccxxvi
  • How king Edward sailled in to normādye & arryued at Hogges with a grete hoost cap. ccxxvij
  • How king Edward besieged ca­leys & how he gate it: cap. ccxxviij
  • How kyng Edward had a grete bataille on the see by Wynchelse with spainardes ca. ccxxix
  • How kīg Edward was crouned king of scotlād & how prince Ed­ward toke the kīg of Fraūce & sir phelip his yonger sone at the ba­taille of peyters ca. ccxxx
  • How the grete cōpanie aroos in Fraūce: and of an othre cōpanie that roos in Lūbardie: & of othir mervaillys capi. ccxxxi
  • Of the grete wynde & how prin­ce Edward toke the lordshipp of gwyan of his fadre & wente thid­der capitulo ccxxxij /
  • Of the bataille of spaigne bi na­zers bitwen̄ prince edward & syr hēry bastart of spayne. c. ccxxxiij.
  • How sir robert knolles wyt othir lordes wente ouer see into fraūce [Page] & of their gouernaūce ca. cxxxiiij
  • Of the siege of Rochell. & how ye Erle of Penbroke & hys cōpanye were take with spaynardes capitulo ccxxxv
  • How the duke of Lācastre wyth a grete hoost wēte into Flaūdres & passed bi Paris thurgh fraūce. till he cam̄ to burdeux: ca / ccxxxvi
  • Of the deth of prince edward: ād of the lord Latymer & dame alice piers bi mayntenaūce of whom the Reaulme was lōged mysgo­uerned capit. ccxxxvij
  • Of the deth of king edward. and how sir Iohā mōsterworth kny­ght was drawe & hanged capitulo ccxxxviij
  • How king Rychard prynce Ed­wardes sone was made kȳg / and of Iake straw / & how he wedded quene Anne / and of many othir thinges cap. ccxxxix. & ccxl
  • How v / lordes rysen at Rafordt brigge capi / ccxli
  • How king Rychard wedded I­sabell ye kinges doughter of fraū ­ce in caleys: & of her coronaciō at westmynstre capitulo ccxlij
  • Howe kyng Henry the fourthe after the conqueste Regned after kyng Rychard: whom he depo­sed. and of the bataille of shrewysbury and of all his regne capitulo ccxliij
  • How kyng henry the fifthe hys sone was kyng / and of hys reig­nyng in the begynnyng. and of the siege of harflette bataille of Angecourt / ād werre in Normā ­dye capit. ccxliiij
  • How kyng henry was made he­retier and regent of Fraunce ād how he made quene katerine capitulo ccxlv
  • Of the lawde of kyng henry the fifthe and what he ordeyned for kȳg Richard and for hym self af­ter his deth Capitulo ccxlvi
  • how kyng henry the Sixthe reg­ned after his fadre Beȳg not full a yere of age: and of the bataylle of verneyll in perche capitulo cc.xlvij
  • How ther was lyke to haue ben grete affraye bitwene the Cardi­nall and the duke of Glowcestre and of the coronacyon of kyng henry the sixthe bothe in Englōd and in fraunce capitulo ccxvliij
  • Of the heresye of Praghe and of the counseill of Aras. where the duke of bourgoyn̄ became frēsh Capitulo cc.xlix
  • How caleys and Guyhenes we­re besieged by the duke of Bour­goygne: & how the duke of Glou­cestre Rescued them ca. ccl
  • How Owayn a squier of walys that had wedded quene Kathe­ryn was arested & put in pryson: ād of the sysme bitwen̄ Engenye and Felix cap / ccli
  • [Page]How the Ducesse of Glowcestre was arrested for treson & cōmyt­ted to perpetuell pryson in the I­le of mā And of the deth of mais­ter Rogier Bolȳbroke ca. cclij
  • How kyng Henry wedded que­ne Margarete & of hir coronaciō capitulo cc.lij.
  • How the duke of Gloucestre hū ­frey the kȳges vncle was arested at the parlamēt of Bury & of his deth / and how Angeo in mayne was deliuered capitulo ccliij.
  • How sir Frāchois Aragonoys toke Fogier in Normādye / And of the losse of Constantynople bi the Turke capi. ccliiij
  • Of thinsurreryon in Kēte of the cōmunes. of whom an jrysshmā kalled Iohan cade was capitaȳ / Capitulo cclv
  • How the duke toke a felde in kē ­te at Blackheth: and of the burth of prynce Edward: & of the fyrst felde of seint Albions. where the duke of Somersete was slayne & othir grete lordes capit. cclvi
  • How the lorde Egremond was taken by therle of Salysburyes sones (punctel) ād of the robbing of sand­wych Capit. cclvij
  • How thei of the kȳges houshold made affraye ayēst therle of warrewyke at Westmynstre / And of the iourney of Bloreheth Capitulo. cc / lviij.
  • How the duke of yorke therles of warrewyke & of Salisburj to­ke a felde in the west cōtre & how Andrew Trollopp and the sou­dyours of Caleys forsoke them capitulo cc.lix
  • How the Erles of marche War­rewyk and Salysbury entred in­to caleys: ād how the erle of war­rewyke wēte into Irland. ca / cclx
  • How the Erles of marche war­rewyke and of Salisbury entred into Englōd / And of the felde of Northamptō: where dyuerse lor­des were slayne capit: cclxi
  • How the noble Duke of yorke was slayne at wakfelde / And of the secōd journey at seint Albiōs by the quene and the prynce capitulo cc.lxij
  • Of the deposicyon of kyng Hen­ry the sixte: ād how kȳg Edward the fourth̄ toke the poscessyon of the Reaulme. and of the bataille on Palmesonday: And how he was crowned Cap / cclxiij

¶How the lāde of Englōde was fyrst named Albion / ād by what encheson it was so named

THer was in the no­ble lāde of Sur­re a no­ble my­ghti kīg & a mā of grete renome that men called Dioclisi­an: that well & worthely hym go­uerned and ruled thurgh his no­ble chiualrie. So that he conque­red all the landes about hym: so that almost all the kynges of the world to him were entēdant Hit befell thus that thys Dyoclesian spoused a gentill damysell that was wōder fair. and was his E­mes doughter. ād men called hyr labana. And she loued hȳ as resō wolde. so that he gate vpon her .xxxiij. doughtres / of the whiche the eldest men called Albine. and thees damiselles whā they comē vnto age: they bicomen so fayre / that it was wōder: Wherfor that this Dyoclisian anon̄ let make a somaunce / & commaūded by his lrēs that alle the kinges that hel­den of hȳ shold come at a certaȳ day as in hyr lrēs were cōteyned to make a ryall feste / At whyche day thider they comē & brought wyt hem amyrallis princes & du­kes ād noble chyualrye. The fest was rially arayed / & ther they ly­ued en ioye and myrthe ynough that it was wōder to wit. And it befell thus that thys Dyoclisian thought to marie his doughtres amōg all the kinges that tho we­re at that solēpnite (punctel) & so they spa­ken ād ded that albyne his eldest doughter & all hir sustres richely were maried vnto .xxxiij. kin­ges that were lordes of grete ho­nour & of power at this solēpnite And whan the solempnyte was done: every king toke his wyf ād lad hē in to her owne contre and ther made hē quenes. And it be­fell thus afterward that this da­me albyne bycome so stoute & so sterne that she tolde lytel prys of her lorde. & of hym had scorne ād despit & wolde not done his wyll but she wolde haue hyr owne wil in diuerse maters. & all hyr other sustres euerichone bere hē so euel ayēst hyr lordes that it was wō ­der to wyt / and for asmoch̄ as hē thought that hyr husbondes we­re nought of so hye ꝑage comen: as hyr fadre But the kinges that were hyr lordes wolde haue casti­sed him with fayr speche & behes­tes / and also by yeftes / & warned hem in fayr maner vpon all loue & frēdship that they sholde amē ­de her lyther condycyons / but all [Page] was for nought. for they dydden hyr owne will in alle thyng that hem lyked & had of power / Wherfor the xxxiij. kynges vpō a tyme and often tymes beten hyr wifes for they wēd that they wolde ha­ue amēded her tacches & hir wik­ked thewes / but of suche condici­ons they were. that for fair spech̄ and warnyng they dydden alle the wers / and for betynges eftso­nes mochel wers / Wherfore the kyng yt had wedded albyne wro­te the tacches and condicions of hys wyfe albyne. & sent the letter to dioclisian hyr fadre / And whā the other kinges herde that alby­nes lord had sent a letter to Dyo­clisiā. anone they sent lettres en­sealed with hyr seales the condy­cyons & the tacches of hyr wyfes also. Whan the noble kȳg dyocli­sian saw and herd so many com­playntes of hys doughtres: he was sore ashamed & became wō ­der angrye & wroth toward hys doughtres. ād thought both nig­ht & day how that he might amē de it that they so mysded. And a­none sent he his lrēs vnto ye xxxiij kȳges that they shold come to hȳ & bringe with hem hir wifes eue­richone at certaȳ day. for he wol­de ther castyse them of their wik­kednesse / yf he might in any ma­ner or wyse: So that the kīges ca­men alle at that day & tyme that tho was sette bytwene hȳ / & the kyng Dioclisian vnderfeng hem all with moche honour & made a solempne feest to alle that were vnder his lordship / And the thridde day after that solempnite the noble kyng Dioclisian sent after hys .xxxiij. doughtres that they shold come ād speke wyth him in his chābre / and whan they were come to hir fadre. he spake vnto hem of hyr wikkednesse ād of hir crueltie. and dispytously hem re­proued & vndernam (punctel) and to hem he said that yf they wold not be chastysed they shulde his loue le­se for euermore And when the la­dyes herdē all thys / they becamē moch̄ abasshed & gretly ashamyd & to her fadre they sayd / that they wold make alle amēdes & so they departed owt from hyr fadres chambre: And dame albyne that was the eldest suster lad hem alle to hyr chābre and to made voyde alle that were therȳne so that no lyue was amōge hē. but she & hyr sustres. Tho sayd this albine. my fayr sustres well we knowē that the kȳg our fadre vs hath repro­ued shamed & despysed for enche­sō to make vs obediēt vnto oure housbōdes: but certes that shal j neuer whiles yt j lyue. syth that I am come of a more hyer kynges blode thā mȳ husbōde is / & whā she had thꝰ sayd: all hir sustrē said ye same / & tho sayd albyne. j wote wel fayre sustres yt our husbōdes [Page] haue playned vnto our fadre vpō vs / wherfor he hath vs thus fou­le reproued & despysed. wherfore sustres my counseyll is that thys night whan our husbondes ben̄ a bedde all we wyth owne assent cuttē hir throtes: & than we may bene in pees of hem. ād better we mowe doo this thȳge vnder our fadres power than elles where. And anone all the ladyes consented & graunted to this counseyll / And whan nyght was comē the lordes & ladyes went to bedde / ād anone as hir lordes were a slepe: they cutte all hir husbōdes thro­tes. and so they slowen hem all. Whenne that Dioclisian the kȳg her fadre herd of this thȳg / he be­come hugely wroth ayēst his do­ughtres & anon̄ wold hem all ha­ue brent· But alle the barons ād lordes of Surre counceylled not so for to do suche sternesse to hys ownes doughtres. but only shol­de voide the lād of hem for euer­more: so that they neuer shold co­me ayen̄. and so he dyde. And Di­oclisiā that was her fadre anoue commaunded hem to gone in to a ship / and delyuered to hem vy­tailles for half a yere. And whan this was done all the sustren wēt in to the ship & sayled forth in the see. and bytoke alle hyr frēdes to appolyn that was hir god. And so lōge they saylled in the see tyll at the last they came ād arryued in an yle that was all wildernes­se And whan dame albyne was come to that londe and all hir sustres: this albyne went forth owt of the ship and sayd to hyr othyr sustres For asmoche sayd she as I am the oldest suster of all thys companye & fyrst this land haue taken. ād for as moch̄ as my na­me is albyne: I wyll that this lō ­de be called albyon after mȳ ow­ne name / ād anon̄ hir sustrē graū ted it to hyr wyt a good wyl. Tho went alle the sustres owt of the shippe and tokē the land Albyō as hyr suster called it. And ther they wente vp ād downe & fonde nether man ne woman ne child but wilde bestes of diuerse kȳdes. And when̄ hir vytailles were dispended & hem faylled: they fedde hem wyt herbes and frutes in se­son of the yere / and so they leued as they best myght. ād after that they token flessh̄ of dyuerses bes­tes and bicame wonder fat ād so they desired mannys companye & mannys kynde that hem fail­led: and for hete they woxen wō ­der coragious of kynde: so that they desyred more mannis cōpa­nie than ony othir solace or mir­the· Whan the deuel that percey­ued he went by dyuerse cōtreyes and nomme body of the eyr and likynge natures shad of men / ād come in to the lande of Albyon. and lay by the wymen and shad [Page] the natures vpon hem and they ꝯceyued: and after they brought forth Geants / of the whych̄ men kalled Gogmagog & an other lā ­gherigan. and so they were nēp­ned by dyuerse names: ād in this maner they came forth: ād were borne horryble geants in Albyō. and they dwelled in caues and in hulles at hyr will. and had the lō ­de of Albion as hem lyked / vnto the tyme that Brute arryued ād came to Totnesse that was ī the yle of albyon. And ther this bru­te conquered and sconfyted the geants aboue sayd

¶Here endeth the prolog of Al­byon: that tho was an Ile: and herkene now how brute was go­ten. and how he slowe fyrst hys moder / and afterward hys fader And how he conquered Albyon that after he nēpned Bretaygne after hys owne name / that now is kalled Englōd after the name of Engist of Saxonie

Capitulo primo

[Page] THer was in the no­ble cyte of grete Troye a noble king ād a man of grete power that was kalled Eneas / & whan the cyte of Troye was lost ād destroyed thurgh heem of gre­ce. this Eneas wyt all hys meyne fledde thēs & come in to lumbar­die / there that tho was lorde & go­uernour of that lōde a king that was called Latyne. And an othir kyng there was that was kalled Turocelyne. that strongely wer­red vpon this king Latyne. that often tymes dyd hym moch̄ har­me: And whē this kīg herde that Eneas was comē. he vnderfeng hȳ wyth mochel honour / & hym with helde for as moch̄ as he had herde of hȳ: and wist well that he was a noble kinght ād a worthy of his body ād of his dedes This Eneas helpe king Latyne in his werre. & shortly for to telle / so well & worthely he dyd: that he slowe Turocelyne and discomfyted hȳ and all his peple. And whan all thys was done: kyng latyne yaf all that londe that was Turoce­lynis to Eneas in mariage with Lauyne his doughter. the moost fayre creature that any mā wist: and so they lyued to gedre in ioye & myrthe all hir lyfes tyme. And after he wedded a wyfe / and vpō hir begate a sone that was called Silueyne: & thys Sylueyne whā he coude some reson of man. vn­wytyng his fadre and ayenst his will. acqueynted with a damisell that was cosȳ to leuine that was kȳg Latynes doughter the que­ne that was Eneas wyfe: & bro­ught the damisell with childe. ād whan Ascamus his fadre it wist anone let enquere of the wysest maistres & of the gretest clerkes what child ye damisell shold bring forth / and they answerd and seyd that she shold bryng forth a sone that sholde quelle bothe fadre ād moder. ād so he dyd For his mo­der deyed in berȳg of hȳ. Ad whā this child was borne his fadre let calle hȳ Brute. And the maistres sayd that he shold do moche har­me & sorwe in many diuerse pla­ces / ād after he shold come to gre­te honour & worship This kyng Ascamꝰ deyde whā god wolde & silueyne his sone receyued ye land & made hȳ wonderlich̄ wel belo­ued amōge his peple. And when brute yt was silueynus sone was xv. yere olde. he went vpō a daye wyt his fadre for to pley & solace: & as this brute shold shete vnto an hert / his arwe myshapped & gla­ced: & so there brute quelled his fadre.

How Brute was dryuen owt of the land / and how he helde hȳ in grece Capitulo secundo

ANd when this mys­chance befalle was: the peple of the lāde made sorwe ynough And were sore an ā ­gred / ād for encheson therof they dryuen Brute oute of the lande & wolde not suffre him amōges hē & he saugh that he must not abi­de. and went fro thens in to grece ād ther fonde he vij.M. men that were of the lygnage and kynryd of Troye that were comē of gre­te blode as the storie telleth. as of men and wymen ād chyldrē whiche were all holden in throldome and bondage of the kȳg Pādras of grece / for the deth of Achylles. that was bitraied and slayne at troye / This brute was a wonder fayr man and a stronge ād hughe of hys age & of glad chere and sē ­blant / & also worthy of body / ād was wel beloued amonge his peple. This king Pādras herde spe­ke of hys goodnesse & his cōdicy­ons: and anone made hȳ dwelle wyth him. so that Brute bicome wonder pryue & moch̄ beloued wt the king: so that longe tyme bru­te dwelled wyth the kyng. So at ye last they of Troye & Brute spa­ken to gydre of kynred & of lygnage and of acqueyntaūce. ād ther pleyned hem vnto Brute of hyr sorwe and of hyr boundage / and of many other shames that the kyng Pandras had hem done: & to Brute they saidē vpon a time Ye be a lord of owr lygnage ād a strōg man & a myghty: be ye our capiteyn & lorde / and we wyll by­come yowr men & your cōmaū ­dements done. in alle maner thȳ ­ges: ād bringe ye vs oute of this wrecchednesse & bondage. & fight we with the kyng: for thurgh the grace of the grete god we shal hȳ ouercome and we shal make you kyng of the lande & to yow done homage / & of yow we shull holde euermore. Brut had tho grete pi­te of hyr bondage that they were brought in. and preuely he went hȳ from the kīges court. & all tho that were of Troye went ād put hē in to the wodes & in to mōtai­gnes. & hem helde & sent vnto the kȳg Pandras that he sholde yeue hē leue sauelych̄ for to wēte owt of the lāde: for they wold no lēger dwelle in hys bōdage. The kyng Pādras wax tho sore annoied: & swore that he wolde slee hē eueri­chone: ād ordeyned a gret power & went towardes hem all for to fyght· But brute & his men māly hem defended & fiersly foughten & quelled all ye kȳges mē that no­ne of hē escaped. & tokē the kȳg & hȳ helde in prysō / & ordeyned coū ­seyl bitwene hē what they might [Page] done Somme sayd that he shold be put to deth. and somme sayd. that he shold be exiled oute of the lande. and somme sayd that he shold be brent. And tho spake a wyse knight that was called Mē ­prys: and sayd to Brute ād to all the of Troye / yf kyng Pandras wolde yelde him & haue hys lyfe. I coūseyll that he yeue vnto bru­te that is our duke and our soue­rayngne his doughter Gennogē to his wyfe and in mariage with hyr an hōderd shippes wel aray­ed: and all his tresour of gold ād syluer / of corne and wyne: and as moch̄ as nedeth to haue of o thīg and other / and than go owte of his land (punctel) and ordeyne we vs lan­de elles / wer fore we ne none of owr kynred that comen after vs shall neuer haue pees in this lād amonges hē of Grece / for we ha­ue slayne many of hyr knightes and of her other frēdes / that euer more werre ād cōtake sholde ben̄ amonges vs. Brute tho and alle his folke cōsented well to that cō ­seyll. and thys thyng they tolden to kyng Pandras: and therfor to haue hys lyfe he graūted as mo­che as they axed. and anone yaf vnto Brute Gennogē hys doug­hter to wyfe / & the .C shippes wyt as moche as hē nedeth of alle vy­tailles. as before was ordeyned. Brute tho toke hys wyfe & all his men that forsoke the lād of grece / & wentē hem vnto the [...] / & had­dē wynde & weder at will / & camē the thridde day in to an Ile that was called Lorgers / Brute anon̄ sente of his men a lande for to aspie the maner of the cōtre. & they fondē an olde Cyte all vasted ād forlet / & was therinne nether mā ne woman ne no thyng dwellȳg ād in the middel of this cyte they fondē an olde tēple of a fayre la­dy that was called Dyane ye god­desse And they camen ayen̄ vnto brute & tolde him what they had seyn & fondē / & counceilled hȳ to gone & to done sacrefice vnto da­me Dyane / For she was wont to yeue answer of what thyng that euer man praied hyr / ād namely vnto them that her honoured wt sacrefice. Brute wēt to that jma­ge & sayd. Dyane noble goddesse lady / that all thing hast in might & in thy power: wyndes / waters. wodes / feldes / & alle thynges of ye world. & alle maner of bestes that ther in ben̄: To yow I make my prayer that ye me counceylle and telle where ād in what place that I shall maye haue ād fynde a co­uenable dwellyng for me ād for for my peple. ād whan I shal ha­ue fonden thys by your coūceill: there shall I make in the honour of yow a well fayre temple and a noble. wherȳne that ye shal euer­more [Page] ben honowred: Whan he had done hys prayer: the goddes­se Dyane answerde to hȳ in this maner. Brute sayd she. go euen forth thy wey ouer ye see īto fraū ­ce toward the west / & ther ye shall fȳde an Ile that is kalled Albyō / & that yle is bycompasset all wyt the see (punctel) & no man may come ther in but it ben̄ by shippes: And in that lāde were wont to be geāts / but nowo it is not so: but all wyldernesse (punctel) and that forsayde land is destynyed ād ordeyned for you and for your peple

¶How that the vaillaūt knight Coryn became Brutes men. and how that the kyng Goffars was discomfyted Capitulo iij

WHan Brute herde thys āswere of Diane the god­desse. anone let he the an­cres wynde vp & sayled in to the hygh̄ see / ād whan he & hys men had saylled .xx. dayes & moo: they fonden fast beside a cost of the see a thousād men of the lygnage ād kynred of Troye / and hyr soue­raigne ād hyr maistre of all was kalled Coryn. And whan Brute wiste whennes they were / he tho vnderfeng hem wyth moch̄ joye. in to his shyppes. ād lad hē forth wyth hym / Thys Coryn tho be­come Brutes men̄ / and to him he dyd feaulte and homage. And so so longe they saylled forth in the see tyll they camen in to Gasco­nye· and anone they arryued in the hauē of Lyrgers. ād ther they dwelled .viij. dayes hē for to restē and hyr saylles for to amēde ther that it was nede.. Thyse tydȳges sone camen to the kyng Goffar (punctel) that was lord of that lande / how that mochel folke of strange lan­de weren arryued in hys land. in the hauen of Lirgers: Wherfore he was sore angred and anoyed / that they camen and arryued in his lande wythoute leue: and a­none he ordeyned hȳ a grete po­wer for to dryuen owte. ād to des­troye brute wyth his peple / But kyng Goffar was discomfyted and alle hys folke. and hym self fledde in to fraunce to seke helpe ād socour. And in that tyme reg­ned in Fraunce .xij / kynges: and the .xj. kynges assembled a grete power for to helpe Goffar for to fyght ayenst brute: Goffar dwel­led with hem of Fraunce halfe a yere and more / And brute in the mene tyme and hys companye destroyed alle the lād of gasconie and let take alle the tresour that the Goffar hath: and let bringe it in to his shippes: And this brute fonde in that land a fayre place and moche couenable. and there made he a fayre ād a stronge cas­tel.

[Page]Whan alle this thing was doū. Kyng goffar came fro Fraunce & xj. kynges wyth hym. & broug­htē xx.M / men for to fyght ayēst Brut and his companye / & brute had but vij.M / and / ccc / men: ne­uertheles when the two hostes metē to gedre / brutes folk thurgh helpe of him self & of Turyn his cosyn / and of Coryn that wel ād manly hym deffended & foughtē so that ī lytel time they had quel­led of the frenshmē two thousād and moo / and the other that tho were a lyue fledde a way / And in this bataill Turȳ that was bru­tes cosyn was slayn / ād Brut let burye him worthely whā he had space & leyser in the castell that he had made / and tho let he calle the castell Tours for ye name of Tu­ryne that there was buryed / ād yet in to thys day ther is a noble cyte that is called Tours:

Whan kyng Goffar wyste that Turyn was dede: he came ayen with hys men: & after yaf a strō ­ge bataill vnto Brute: but brute & his men were so wery of fygh­tyng that they myght no lenger endure: but māgre him & all hise. Brute went into his castell wyth alle his men / ād made the yates fast for to saue hym selfe. and for to take counseyll amonges hem what were best for to do / Brute & Coryn toke counceill and ordey­ned that Coryn preueli sholde go owte & hyde hym in a wode that ther bi was: tyl a morne / So that in the mornyng whan kȳg Bru­te sholde fyght wyt hys enemyes Coryn shold come with his folke in that owne syde. and slee and doo all the harme that he might: And on the mornyng in the da­wenyng Brute went owte of the castell and faught vaylliauntly with hys enemyes: ād they fiers­ly defended hem. But wythyn a lytel tyme Brute & his folke slew viij.C of kyng goffars men: tho came Coryn fro the busshement and smote to grounde he ād hys companye all that wolde stonde or abyde. so that the Kyng gof­fart and his folke were discomfi­ted / and begonne fast to flee. and Brute and Coryn with hyr com­panye fersely hem pursued and quelyd mo of them in theyr fled­dyng than they dyden in the ba­taille.

And in that maner the vaillaūt kyng Brute had the victorye of hys ennemyes / But neuertheles he made moch̄ sorowe for his co­syn Thurȳ that there was slayn̄ and for the othir also of hys men that he had lost in the bataille / & ther were slayn of hys men vij c. and xv / the whyche he let nobely burye in ye castell of Tours / ther that he had buryed Turyn hys cosyn

¶How king Brute arryued at [Page] Tottenesse in the Ile of Albyon. and of the bataille that was by­twene Coryn and Gogmagog Capitulo quarto

WHen alle thys thing was done Brute wolde no len­ger ther dwelle for to fyg­hte / ne moo lese of hys peple For kynghts Goffarus peple myght euery day encresse moo and moo And brutes peple lassen: ād ther­fore he toke alle hys men ād wēt vnto the see. ād had wynd ād we­der at wylle / And the fyfthe daye afterward they arryued ī an ha­uen at Tottenesse: and camen in to the jle of Albyon. And ther fō ­de thei nethir man nethir womā / as the storye telleth / but ye Geāts and they that were there dwelled in hylles ād in caues. Brute sawe that the lōde was fayre ād at his lyking / & good also for him ād for hys folke. as the goddesse Dyane had hym behyght. Tho was kīg Brute wonder glad ād ryght wel content / ād he lete assemble vpō a day alle hys folcke for to make a solempne sacrefyce and a grete fest in honowr and reuerence of Dyane ye goddesse: thurgh whos counseyll that he was comen in to that good and fayre lād. And whan they had hyr solempnyte made: vpon a day as they sate at mete / ther camen vpon hem so­denly xxx. geants. and quelled of Brutes men xxx. Brute and hys men anone sturtē vp and fough­ten wyth the geants and quelled hē euerychō: But one geant that was the maistre of alle the other and was called Gogmagog. He was stronger and hyer than any of the other geāts. ād Brute kept him and saued hys lyf / for enche­son that he shold wrestell wyt Co­ryn. for Coryn was greter & hyer than any of brutes men. frō the gerdelstede vpward. Gogmagog and Corȳ vndertoke for to wrast­lyn ynfere▪ and so to gedre they wrastled longe tyme. But at the last Gogmagog the geant held Coryn so faste that he brack two rybbes of hys syde. Wherfore the vaylliaūt knight Coryn was so­re angry: & toke tho Gogmagog the geant bytwene hys armes & kast him downe vpon a roche so that gogmagog brak all to peces & so deyed he an euyll deth: & therfore ye place is called yet vnto this day the saulte of gogmagog / ād tho yaf Brute alle that contre to Coryn: and Coryn it kalled after hys name Cornewaille: and hys men he kalled Cornewailles: ād so shull the men of that cōtre ben̄ called for euermore: And in that contre dwelled Coryn and all his men / and made there townes ād howses. and inhabyted the land at hyr wylle.

How that Brute made london: and kalled thys lande bretaigne / and scotland Albyne and walys Cambir. Capitulo quinto

BRute and his men wentē forth: and sawen aboute ī diuerse places wher they might fynde a good place & coue­nable: that thei might make a ci­te for him & for his folke: So at ye last they camen by a fayr Ryuer that is kalled the Thamys. & the­re brute begā to make a fair cyte / & let calle it newe Troye. in myn­de & remēbraūce of ye grete Troye from which̄ place all hir lygnage was comē And this brute let fall a downe wodes / and let crye and sowe lādes / ād done mowe mede for sustenaūce of him & of his pe­ple (punctel) & he departed the lād to hem. so that euerychon of them had a certaȳ place for to dwelle vpō. ād brute let calle all thys lande Bre­taigne after his owne name. and his folk he let calle Bretons. And this brute had goten on his wyfe Geunogen thre soens / that were worthy of deedes / The fyrst was kalled Lotrȳ. the secōd Albanak / & the thred Cāber. And brute ba­re corone in ye cite of newe Troye xx. yere / after the time that the ci­te was made. and ther he made the lawes that the Bretōs holdē / And thys noble kyng brute was wonderly well beloued among alle men and peple. and Brutes sones also loued wonderly well to gedre. And whē this king bru­te had sought alle ye londe in lēg­the and in brede / he fonde a lande that joyned to Bretaign̄ in the north / ād that land yaf Brute to Albanack his sone: and let kalle it Albanye after hys name: that now is kalled Scotlād. And bru­te fond an othre contree toward the west. and that he yaf to Camber hys other sone. and he let cal­le it Camber after his name: ād nowe it is kalled wales▪

And whā Brute had regned .xx. yere as before is sayd: he deyed in the cyte of newe Troye and the­re hys sone hym entryd wyt mo­chel honour. And Lotryn brutes sone was crownyd king wyt mo­chel solempnite of alle the lande of Bretaigne. And after whā he was crownyd: albanack & Cam­ber his two bretheren went ayen in to hyr owne contre. and lyued with mykel honour. And lotryn her brother regned and was kȳg and gouerned the land wel and wysely / for he was a good man & wonder well beloued of alle hys land.

And it befell so that Albanack Lotryns brother dwelled in hys owne lande wyt mochel honour and worshyp and gouerned hys lād wysely / and thenne cam the [Page] kyng Humbar of hunlād wyt a grete power & arriued ī Albayne & wolde haue cōquered the land: & began to werre vpō Albanack. & hȳ quelled in bataille / Whā al­banak was slayne: the folck of ye land fled vnto Lotryn & told him for he was kīg of Bretaigne how that his brother was slayne and prayed hȳ of helpe. for to auenge his brothers deth. Lotrine anon̄ let assemble alle the bretōs of kēt of douer in to derewent of north folk & southfolck of keftefen & of lyndessey / and when they were assembled they sped fast to ward their ennemies for to yeue hē ba­taille: Lotryne had sent to Cāber his brother that he shold come al so to hȳ with alle the power that he might make [...] hȳ for to helpe. & so he dyd with good will: And so they comē all to gedres & to toke her wey preuelich for to sech̄ Hū ­bar wher they might hym fynde And so it betell that this Hūbar was besides a water that was a grete ryuer wyt his folk hȳ for to dispotre. And tho came Lotryne & Cāber his brother with all hyr folk sodēly er that ony of that o­ther wist / And whan hūbar saw hȳ come he was sore adrad. for as moche as his men wist it not. ād also they were vnarmed. ād ano­ne Hūbar for drede lept in to the water & drēched hȳ selfe & so died he / and his men were alle slayne so that none of them escaped· ād therfore is that water called Hū bar / and euermore shall it be cal­led thus. for encheson that kyng Humbar was therinne drēched And after that Lotryne wente to hys shippes and toke there all their goold and syluer / as moche as he fand vnto hym selfe: ād all that othir pilfre he yaf vnto othir folke of the hoost. and they foun­den in one of the shippes a fayre damysell that was kyng Hum­bars doughter. and was kalled Estilde. And whan kyng Lotry­ne sawe hyr / he toke hyr with hȳ for hyr fayrnesse. and for her he was ouertaken wyt loue & wolde haue wedded hyr / This tydȳges came to Coryn. & anone he thou­ght to auenge him vpon Lotrin / for as moch̄ as lotryne had ma­de couenāt for to spouse Corines doughter that was kalled Guē ­tolen / and Coryn in haste wente to him vnto the newe Troye / ād thus sayd he to the kyng lotryne. Nowe certes sayd he ye rewarde me full euell for alle the paynes that I suffred and haue had ma­ny tymes for Kyng Brute your fadre: and therfore I wyll nowe auenge me vpon yow. ād drewe owt his swerd an hyghe & wolde haue slayne the kyng Lotryne. but the damisell wente bytwēne hem and made hem accorded in this maner that kyng Lotryne [Page] sholde spouse Guentolen. whiche that was Corynes doughter / ād so Lotryne dyde: And neuerthe­les that he had spoused Guento­len Corines doughtyr. preuelych̄ he came to Estrilde and brought hyr with chylde / and gate on hyr a fayre doughter which̄ was cal­led Abrā. Hit befell anone after that Corine deyed: and anone as he was ded / kyng lotryne forsake Guentolen hys owne wyfe / and made Estrilde quene of hys roy­aulme And guētolen wente thēs all in to Cornewaille & seysed a [...]le the londe in hyr handes (punctel) for as moch̄ as she was hir faders heir. ād vnderfong feaultres & homa­ges of all the men of the land. ād after assembled a grete hoost and a grete power for to ben vpon lo­tryne auenged that was hyr lord. & came to hym & yaf him a strōg bataylle / And ther was Lotryn slayne and his men discomfited / the xv. yere of his regne. Guento­len let take Estrild and Abrā hyr doughter ād lete bynde bothe hā ­des & fete ād cast hem in to a wa­ter. & so they were drenched: wher fore that water was euermore called after Abram· after the na­me of ye damisel that was Estril­dis doughter / And the Englissh­men calleth that water seuerne / and walshmen calle it abram in to this day / And when this was don: Gwentelon let crowne hyr quene of that londe. ād gouerned the land full well and wysely vn­to the tyme that Madan hyr so­ne that lotryne had beget vpon hir was of .xx. winter age that he myght be king. so that the quene regnyd xv. yere: ād tho let she hir sone crowne And he regned and gouerned the land well ād hono­rabely / and she went into Cornuwaille: ād ther she dwelled all hyr lyfes tyme

¶Of kyng Madan how he reg­ned in pees all hys lyfes tyme· ād of Menpris & of Maulyn his so­nes. & how Menpris slewe mau­lyn his brother: ād how the wul­fes drow hym all to peces / Capitulo sexto

WHan the vaylliaunt kȳg Madan had regned .xxx. yere· he deyed / And lyeth in the newe Cyte of Troye (punctel) and he had two sones / of whyche the owne was called Menprys and that other men kalled Maulyn / And thyse two brethren after hir fadres deth stryuen fast for the lande And Mēprys for encheson that he was the eldest sone wolde gladli haue had all that lāde (punctel) but Maulyn wolde not graunte ne suffre hym / so that they token a a day of loue and accorde: And [Page] at this day Mēpris let quelle his brother thurgh treson. and hym self afterward helde the londe ād anone let crowne hym kȳg and regned / ād after bicame so lither a man that he destroied in a whi­le alle the men of hys londe And at the last he became so wikked & so lecherous that he forsoke hys owne wyf. and vsed the synne of sodome Wherfore almighty god was wroth & vpon hȳ toke ven­geaunce. For on a day as he wēt in a wode an hountyng / he loste his folke: and went allone vp ād downe crieng after hys men. ād ther came wulfes & all to drowe him in to peces / when he had regned xxiiij. yere: And whā hys pe­ple wist that he was dede (punctel) they made ioye ynough: And anone made Ebrac his son kyng / ād he regned with moche honour.

¶Of Kyng Ebrack how he con­quered fraūce & bygate xx. sones and xxiij. doughtres: Cap. vij

THis Ebrac regned lx. ye­re: & he was a strōge man & a myghty. And this E­brac thurgh hys myght and the grete helpe of hys brytons con­querd all Fraunce / ād wan ther so moche gold & syluer: that whā he came ayen in to his lande He made a noble cyte / and after hys name let calle it ebrac / that is cal­led euery wik / And this kȳg ma­de ye castel of maidenes that now is called Edenburgh: This king had xx. sones ād .xxiij. doughtres by dyuerse wymen goten: ād the sones were called as ye shal here Brute grenesheld / Margāt Sey­sel Morgh wyth Flenghan Bla­dud Iakȳ Kȳbar Rocelm Spa­dogh Gother Kaier & Assaruth / And the doughters hyghten as ye shal here after Elegyne ymo­fen Oghdas Chel Medhan. mai­lour Omdur Cambredan Ragā Rēthely Neest Chegā Skalduld Gladus Heberhym Abalaghe & Blandan / ād thees were the xxiij doughters: and the bretherē by­came good knightes & worthy in many contrees

¶Of the kyng brute grenesheld the fyrst sone of Ebrack the king / Capitulo octauo

AFter the deth of kyng E­brac regned Brute grene­sheld his sone xxx. yere: that was Ebrakes first sone whi­che that wel and nobely regned (punctel) And whan tyme came: he deyed and lyeth at york:

Of kyng Leyl Capitulo ix

And whā Brute grenesheld was dede (punctel) regned hys so­ne leyl xx / yere: ād he ma­de a fayr towne & let kalle it kar­lyle after his name / & was a wor­thy [Page] man / and moche beloued of his peple. And whan he had reg­ned xxij. yere: he deyed ād lyeth at Carlille. And in this time regned kyng Salomon in Iherusalem: and made the noble temple / and to hym came Sybelle quene of Saba / for to here and see yf it we­re soth that men spake of the grete and noble wit ād wysedom of king Salomon: and she fonde it soth that men had hir tolde

¶Of kyng Lud ludibras that was kyng Leyles sone Capitulo x.

ANd after this kȳg leyl regned his sone Lud Ludy­bras: that made the Cyte of Canterbury and of wyncestre And he regned xiij. yere: ād deyed and lyeth at wynchestre

¶Of king Bladud that was Lu­dibras sone How that he regned and was a good man / and a ny­gromancer Capitulo xi.

ANd after this Lud Ludi­bras regned Bladud his sone: and he was a grete nygromancer / and thurgh hys craft of nygromancye: he made the meruailloꝰ hothe bathes as the gest tellyth̄ / and he regned xxi yere & he lyeth at the newe troye.

¶Of kyng Leyr and of the answere of his iōgest doughter that gracyously was maryed to the kyng of Fraunce Capitulo xij

AFter this kyng Bla­dud regned Leir his sone / and thys Leyr made the towne of lycestre. and let calle the Towne after his name and he gouerned the towne wel and nobely / Thys kyng leyr had .iij. doughteres / The fyrst was called Gonorill. the second Rygan: and the thridde doughter was called Cordeill. ād the iongest doughter was fairest ād best of condicyōs. The kyng hyr fadre became to an olde man and wold that hys doughtres were maryed er that he deyde: but fyrst he thought to assaye whiche of hem loued hym most ād best: for she whiche that loued hȳ best shold best ben̄ ma­ryed. And he axed of the fyrste how moche she hym loued / and she answerd & said. better thā hyr owne lyfe. Nowe certes sayd the fadre that is a grete loue Tho ax­ed he of the secōd doughter / how moche that she hym loued. and she sayd. more ād passȳg alle cre­atures of ye worlde / bi my trouth sayd ye fadre: I may no more axe [Page] And tho axed he of ye thridde dou­ghter how moche she him loued / Certes fadre sayd she / my susters haue tolde yow glosing wordes / but forsothe I shall telle trouth / for j loue you as moch̄ as j ought to loue my fadre / ād for to bryng yow more in certayn how I loue yow: I shal yow telle / as ye bene worth ye be loued. The kyng hyr fadre wende that she had scorned him & become wonder wroth ād swore by heuen & erthe she sholde neuer haue good of him. but his doughters that loued hȳ so mo­ch̄: sholde ben̄ wel auaūced & ma­ried And ye fyrst doughter he ma­ried to Managles kīg of scotlād And the second he maried to ha­nemos erle of cornualle. & so they ordeyned & spake bitwene hē that they sholde departe the reaulme bytwene hem two after the deth of kȳg Leyr hyr fadre / so that cor­deyl his yongest doughter shold no thyng haue of his land· But this Cordeyll was wonder fayre & of so good condicyōs & maners that the kyng of Fraūce Agāpe herde of hyr speke / ād sente to the kȳg Leir hyr fadre for to haue hir vnto his wyfe & praied hȳ therof And kyng Leir hir fadre sent hȳ word that he had departed the lō de vnto his ij. doughtres ād said he had no more lande wherwyth hir to marie And whan agāpe herde this answer: he sente anon̄ to Leir and said / that he axed nothȳg with hyr: but onely hir clo­thyng & hyr. And anone kȳg leir sent hyr ouer the see to the kyng of Fraunce. and he receyued hyr with moche worship. & wyt moch̄ solempnite spoused he hir / & ma­de hyr quene of Fraunce

¶How the kyng Leir was driuē owte of hys land thurgh hys fo­lye / and how Cordeill hys yōgest doughter helpe hym in hys nede Capitulo .xiij.

THꝰ it fel afterward that the two eldelst doughtres wolde not abyde tyll leir hyr fadre was dede: but werred vpon hym whiles that he lyued / & moche sorwe & shame hȳd dyd. wherfore they benōmen hȳ holy the royaulme / and bitwene hem had ordeined that one of hē shold haue kyng Leir to soiorne all his lyfe tyme / with .xl. knyghtes and squyers that he might worshup­ly go & ride whidder that he wol­de / in to what cōtre that hē lyked to pley &. to solace: So that Ma­nagles kyng of Scotlād had kīg Leir with hym in the maner as is aboue sayd / and or other half yere wer passed / corneil that was his eldelst doughter ād quene of Scotland was so anuoyet of hȳ & of his peple. that anone she ād hir lorde spake to gedre. wherfore his knyghtes half & hys squyers [Page] from hȳ were gone. & no mo left but only xxx / And whā this was don̄ Leir began for to make mo­che sorwe for encheson that his es­tate was empeired And mē had of hȳ more scorne & despyte / than euer they had befor. wherfore he wist not what for to do: & at ye last he thought that he wold go in to Cornewaille to Rygan his othir doughter. And whan he was co­men the erle & his wyf that was Leires doughter welcomed hym and wyth moche ioye dwelled he there wyt xxx. knyghtes & squiers And he had not dwelled ther scarsely xij monthes but that his do­ughter of hȳ was wery ād of his companye. & hir lorde & she of hȳ had scorne and despite: so that frō xxx· knyghtes they broughtē vn­to x / and afterward v. and so ther left with him no moo: Tho ma­de he sorowe ynough ād said sore wepyng. Allas that he euer cam̄ into that londe. and sayd yet had ben better to haue dwelled wt my fyrst doughter: And anon̄ he wēt thēnes to his fyrst doughter: but anone as she hym saw come: she swore by alle the goddes ād bi as moch̄ as she might / yt he shold ha­ue no mo wt hī but one knyght· if he wolde ther abide / Tho begā Leir ayen̄ to wepe & made moch̄ sorowe / & sayd tho / alas now ha­ue I to longelyued that this sor­we & this meschyef to me now is falle. For now am I poure / that som time was riche / but now ha­ue I no frende ne kyn yt me woll do any good: But whā I was ri­che all men me honoured & wor­shipped: & now euery man hath of me scorne & despyte. And now I wote wel that Cordeil my yon­geste doughter said to me trouth whan she sayd as moch as j had so moche shold I ben̄ beloued. ād alle the while that j had good tho was I beloued ād honoured for my richesse / but my two dough­ters glosed me tho / & nowe of me they sette lytell prys / & soth tolde me Cordeill: but I wolde not by­leue it ne vnderstande / & therfor j let hyr go fro me as a thing that I sette lyttell prys of / And now j wote neuer what for to do syth yt my two doughters me thus ha­ue disceyued that j somoch̄ loued And nowe must I nedes sech̄ hir that is in an othir lād that light­ly I let gone fro me wytoute any rewarde or yeftes: & she sayd that she loued me as moch̄ as she ou­ght to loue hir fadre by alle ma­ner of reson. & tho I sholde haue axed of hyr no more / ād so by the fayre beheftes & thurgh the fals speche of my ij. eldest doughters I am disceyued. In thys maner Leir lōg time began to make his mone. and at the last he shope hȳ to the see & passed ouer into fraū ­ce / and asked ād aspied wher the [Page] quene might be fondē / & mē told hȳ wher she was. ād whā he cam̄ to the cyte ther she was in / preue­ly he sēt his squyer vnto ye quene for to telle hir that hir fader was comen to hyr for gret nedes And whā the squyer came to the quen̄ he tolde hyr euery dele of hyr sus­ters from the beghȳnyng vnto ye ende / Cordeill the quene anon̄ to­ke gold & syluer plente & toke it to ye squyer in coūseille that he shold gon̄ & bere it vnto hir fadre & that he shold go in a certaȳ Cite & him araye & wasshe / & thā come ayen̄ to hir and bringe with hȳ an ho­nest cōpanye of knightes x [...] / atte lest wt her meyne / & then̄ he shold sende to hyr lord the king & saye yt he were comen for to speke wt his doughtir & him for to seen. & so he dyd. And whan the king & ye que­ne herde that they camen: wt mo­chel honour they him receyued. & the kyng of Fraūce tho let sende thurgh all his royaume & ꝯmaū ­ded that alle men sholde to hȳ be entendaund to kȳg Leir the que­nes fadre in alle maner of thyng as if it were to him self. Whā kȳg Leyr had dwelled ther a moneth & more. he tolde to the king & to ye quene his doughtyr / how hys .ij. eldest doughtres had him serued / Agāpe anone let ordeyne a gre­te hoost & send in to Bretaygne wt Leir the quenes fader for to con­quere his land ayen̄ & his kȳgdō. And Cordeyll also came wyt hyr fadre into bretaigne for to haue ye royaume after hyr fadres deth: & they went to ship & passed the see & came in to bretaigne & foughtē with the felons & hē scōfyted and quelled / And tho had he his land ayen̄ / and after lyued thre yere / & helde his Royaume in pees. & af­terward he deyed: & Cordeill hys doughter hȳ let ēburye with mi­kel honour at lycestre.

¶Howe Morgan & Conedage that were neveus to cordeyl wer­red vpon hir & put hir in to prysō Cap / xiiij

WHan that king Leir was dede· cordeil his yōgest do­ughter helde and had the land v / yere. and in the mene time deyed hir lord Agampe that was kyng of Fraunce / ād after his deth she left vydue And tho came Morgā and Conedage that were cordeyl sustre sones and to hyr had eny­mite for as moche as there aun­te sholde haue the lande. So that bytwene hē they ordeyned a gre­te power & vpon hir werred gret­ly: ād neuer they rest tyl they had hir taken and put hir vn to deth▪ And tho Morgā & conedage sey­sed alle the land and departed it bytwene hem And they helden it xij yere. & whā ye xij yere were gon̄ ther began bitwene hym a grete debate: so yt they werred strōgli togedre: & eueri of hȳ dyd othir mo­che [Page] disese. For Morgan wold ha­ue had all that lande fro beyonde hūbar that Conedage helde: but he came ayēst hȳ wyt a strōge po­wer so yt Morgā durst not abyde but fled away into wales & cone­dage pursued hī & toke hī & queld him: Tho came Conedage ayen & seysed all the lāde in to his hāde & helde it: and regned after xxxiij yere / & tho deyed he & lyeth at ne­we Troye

¶How Reygnold that was Co­nedages sone regned aftir his fa­dre / & in his time it rayned blood. thre dayes. in tokenyng of grete deth Capitulo xv

ANd after this Conedage regned Reygnold hys so­ne a wise knight & an her­dy & curtois that wel & nobeli go­uerned the lād. & wōder well ma­de hym beloued of alle maner of folcke: & ī his tyme it rayned blo­de that lasted thre dayes as god wold / & sone after ther came gre­te deth of peple / for it deyde with­out nōbre. wherfore no man mi­ght skape tyll that almighty god therof toke mercy & pite / & tho be­gan it cese & this reignold regned xxij yere. & dyed & lyeth at york

¶How Gorbodyan regned in pees that was reygnoldes sone: Capitulo xvi

After this reygnold regned Gorbodiā his sone / xv / ye­re: ād after he dyed & lyeth at york

How Gorbodyan had .ij. sones: & how that one slowe that other. for to haue the herytage: ād how ydoine hir moder quelled that o­ther / wherfor his lād was destro­yed Cap. xvij

WHen this Gorbodyā was dede. hys ij. sones that he had becamen stoute & prowde▪ & euer warred to gedre for ye lād. the one was called Ferre & that othir Porres: And this ferres wold haue all the lād / but that othir wold not suffre hȳ / Ferres had a felōs hert: & thought thurgh treson to slee his brother / But preuely he wēt in to fraūce. & ther abode he wt the king Syward: tyl vpō a ti­me when he came ayen̄ & fought wyt his brother ferres. but it hap­ped to hȳ euell· for he was slayne fyrst / Whā ydome hir moder wist that porres was dede she made a grete sorow for encheson that she loued hȳ more thā that other. ād thought hȳ for to quelle preuely. & preuely she came to hyr sone v­pō a night wyt two knyues & ther with cutte she his throte. & the bo­dy also ī to smale peces: who herd euer of such̄ a kursed moder that quelled wyt hyr owne hādes hyr owne sone / & lōge time after cam the reproue & shame to the moder that for encheson that owne sone murdrid that othir· so she lost hē both

How iiij. kinges courtoisly helde all Bretaigne & what ben̄ hir na­mes Cap / xviij

WHan the two bretheren were so dede they lefte be­hynd hē nethir sone ne doughter ne none other of the kynred that might haue the heritage / & for as moch̄ as the strēgest men dryuē & scōfyted ye feblest & tokē all hyr lā ­des: so that in euery contrey they had grete werre and stryfe vnder thaȳ. but amōg alle othir thȳges ther were amōges hē in the cōtre that ouercame all the othir / and through strēgth̄ & might they to­ken alle the lādes. & euery of thaȳ toke a certaȳ contre. & in his ꝯtre let kalle hȳ king: & one of hē was called Scater / ād he was kyng of scotland. ād that othir was called Dawailliere. & he was kȳg of loe­gers & of alle the lād that was lo­trinꝰ that was brutes sone. The thridde was called rudac and he was kīg of walys: And yt iiij was called Cloten (punctel) ād he was kyng of cornewaille / But this clotē shold haue had all the lande by resō. for ther was no man that wist non̄ so rightfull heyr as he was / But they that were strēghest set lytell bi hē that were of lesse estate: and therfor this clotē had nomore lād among hē than cornewaylle

¶Of kȳg Donebāt that was clo­tes sone: & how he had wōne the lād: Capitulo xix

THis clotē had a sone that was called Donebāt that after the deth of his fadre became an herdy man & a fayr & curtois. so that he passed all ye kȳ ­ges of britaigne of fraūce in mā ­hede & worthynesse And anon̄ as he was a knight he wist wel whā that his fader lyued he was most rightfull heyr of alle the lād. and shold haue had it by reson / but o­ther kīges yt were of more strēgth̄ than he was / benōme hȳ his lād. And afterward this Donebant ordeyned him power / & fyrst con­quered he all ye lande of Loegiers & after he wolde haue ꝯquered all Scotland & walys: & Scater cam̄ with his men & yaf hȳ bataill. ād Rudac cam̄ ayē with his walsh­men for to helpe him. but it befell so that Rudak was queled & sca­ter also in plaȳ bataill. & so done­bant had the victorye & cōquered all the lāde: & wel maintened it in pees & in quiete / that neuer befo­re it was so wel maintened.

How Donebant was fyrst kyng that euer wered crowne of golde in Bretaigne Capitulo xx

THys donebant let make hȳ a croune of golde and wered ye crowne vpō hys hede as neuer kyng dyd before: & he ordeyned a statut / that had a [Page] man done neuer so moch̄ harme yf he might come in to yt tēple no mā shold hȳ misdo / but gon̄ ther­in sauf & in pees / ād after go in to what ꝯtrey hȳ lyked / & if any mā set any hōde vpō hȳ / he thā shold lese his lyfe And this Donebant made the towne of Malmesbury & the towne of ye vyse: ād whā he had regned wel & wortheli xl. yere he deyed & lyeth at newe Troye

¶How Brenne & Belȳ departed bitwene thaȳ ye lād after the deth of donebāt hir fadre & of the wer­re Capitulo xxi

ANd after that this Done­band was dede / his sones that he had departed the land bitwene hē as hir fader had ordeyned. so that Belȳ hys eldest sone had all the lāde on thys half humbar. & his brother Brēne had all the lād frō humbar vnto scot­land / but for as moch̄ that belyn had the best part / Brēne therfore was wroth & wolde had more of the lād: & Belyn his brother wold graūte hī no more. wherfor cōtak & werre arose bytwene hē .ij. but Brēne the yonger brother had no might ne strengthe ayēs belȳ / ād therfor brēne thurgh cōseyl of his folck went fro thēs in to norwey to ye kyng Olsinges & praied hȳ of helpe & socour for to conquer all ye lād vpon Belyn hys brother vpō that couenant that he wolde ha­ue his doughter to wyfe / & the kīg Olsinges hym graunted. Belyn anone as his brother was to nor­wey: he seised in to hys hāde all ye lande of Northūberland / ād toke alle the castelles / & let hem araye ād kepe the costes of the see that brenne shold not arryue in no sy­de but that he were take The kīg Olsinges lete assēble a grete host & delyuerd his doughtyr to brēne & all that to hȳ was necessarie. & thys damisell Samye had longe tyme loued a kīg that was called gutlagh· & to hȳ she tolde all hyr coūsell / how that brēne shold ha­ue hir: & hir lede wt hȳ for euermo­re: & so he shold lese hir wtoute she might forsake & be delyuered frō Brēne. ād whā gutlagh had herd thys tidȳg he lay for to aspye brē ­ne wt as many shippes as he mi­ght haue: so that ye ij. fletes mettē to gedre & fougtē lōg time / so that Brēne & his shippes turned ayen̄ & were discōfyted / & kȳg gutlagh toke samie & put hir ī to his ship­pe: & Brēne shamefulli fled then̄s as a mā discōfyted / And gutlagh wolde haue gon īto his owne cō ­tre: but there cam vpō hȳ a grete tēpest that v. dayes lastyd. so that through that tēpest he was driuē into Bretaigne wyt iv / shippes ād no mo / & tho that kept the costes of ye see token Gutlagh & famye & all his folke. & hē presented to be­lyn. & belyn put hē in to pryson

¶How belyn drofe oute of hys [Page] lande kyng Gutlagh of Dēmar­ke and Samye Ca / xxij

HIt was not longe after ye Brēne came ayen̄ with a grete nauye & sēte to hys brother Belȳ / that he shold yelde ayen̄ hys land. his wyf. his folke. & his castelles. or elles he wold destroye his lāde / Belȳ drade no thīg his menace & wold no thing don after that his desyre. Wherfor brē ne came wyth his folk ād fought with belyn / Brenne was discōfy­ted and his folke slayne: & hȳ self fledde with xij / men into fraunce And this Belyn that was Bren­nes brother went to yorke & toke coūseyl what he might don with king Gutlagh. For kȳg gutlagh profred to become hys man and to holde hys lāde of hȳ yeldȳg by yere a thousand pounde of siluer for euer more / ād for sikernesse of this couenaunts to behold Gut­lagh shold brȳg him good hosta­ges & to him shold done homage & all his folke / & yet he shold swe­re vpon a boke yt these couenāts shold neuer ben̄ broke ne falsed / Belyn tho by counseyl of his lor­des & of his folke graūted hȳ his axyng / And so Gutlagh became his man / ād belyn vnderfeng of hȳ his homage by othe & by wri­tyng the same couenāts. And v­pō these couenāts king Gutlagh nōme samye & his folke. ād went thēs & turned ayen to denmarck / Euermore after. were the coue­nants holden & the truage paied tyll the tyme that Honelos was king of Denmark / & also of thys lāde thurgh his wyf Gildeburgh that he had spoused· for she was the right heir of this lande (punctel) This Belȳ dwelled in pees & worship­fully him helde amōg his barōs. & he made iiij real weyes one frō the Est in to the west: & that was kalled watlyngstrete: & an other / frō the north vnto the south. that was called jkelmestrete / & ij. othir weyes he made ī bossȳge thurgh oute the lāde. that on is called tosse / & that othir fossedike. & he maī ­tened wel ye good lawes that Do­nebant hys fadre had made & or­deyned ī his time. as before is said

Howe accord was made bitwe­ne Brēne & Belȳ thurgh Corne­wen hir moder Ca / xxiij

BRēne that was Belynus brother had lōg time dwelled in traūce: & ther had he cōque­red a grete lordship through ma­riage / For he was duke of Bour­goyn̄ / thurgh the doughter of the duke Fewȳ that he had spoused. that was right heyr of the lande And this Brēne ordeyned a grete power of hys folk / & also of fraū ­ce. And he came in to thys lande for to fyght wyth kyng Belȳ hys brother: and Belyn came also a­yenst hym with a grete power of [Page] bretons / & wolde haue yeuen hȳ batayll / but theyr moder Corne­wenne that tho lyued had herd yt one brother wolde haue destroied that other: ād went bytwene hyr sones & hem made accorded with moche payne. so that at the last ye two bretheren with michell blys went to gedre in to grete Troye / that nowe is called Londō / and ther they dwelled a yere. ād after they toke theyre coūseil for to go­ne conquere all fraunce / & so thei dydē: & brent townes & destroyed the land both in length̄ & brede. & the kyng of fraūce yaf hȳ batayll with his power. but he was ouer comen: & yaf truage vnto Belyn & to his brother. And after that: they wenten forth to Rome and cōquered Rome & all Lūbardye / & Germanye / & toke homage ād feaulte of Erles Barons & of all othir. And after thei camen in to this lande of Bretaigne ād dwel­led with Bretons here in ioye ād rest: And tho made Brēne ye tow­ne of Bristowe / and syth he went ouer to his owne Lordship & ther dwelled he all hys lyfe. ād Belyn dwelled at newe Troye / & ther he made a fayre gate that is kalled belyngesgate after his owne na­me. And whan thys Belyn had regned nobely xj. yere he dyed ād lyeth at newe Troye

How kyng Cormbatrꝰ quelled the kyng of Dēmarc for enchesō that he wold not paye hī his tru­age Capitulo xxiiij

And after thys belȳ regned his sone Cormbatrus a good man & worthy. ād ye king o [...] dēmarke wolde not paye hȳ hys truage: that is to say M. pounde as he had sworne by oth for to pay it [...] & also by writyng re­corded to belȳ his fadre [...] Wherfo­re he was euell payed For thys kyng Cormbatrꝰ assēbled a gre­te hoost of Brytons & went in to Dēmarke & slow the kȳg gut [...]ath & brought the lād in subiectyō all newe. & toke of the folke feaultes & homages. & after he went ayen̄ in to his lād. ād as he came forth by Orkeney: he fōde xxx. shippes full of men & women besides the kost of the see. & ye king axed what thei were / An erle that was maistyr of hem all courtoysly āswerd vnto ye kȳg & sayd that they we­re exiled oute of spaigne & so that thei had trauailled half a yere ād more in the see. for to wytē yf thei might fynde any king in any lō ­de that of hē wolde haue pyte or mercy to yeue hē any lāde in any contre / wher in they might dwel­le & haue rest ād become his liege men & to hȳ wolde don̄ homage & feaulte whiles that he lyued ād to his heyres after hȳ / & of hȳ ād hys heires holden that lande / ād whan the kȳg thys herde. he had [Page] pyte of hē & yafe hē an Ile al wil­dernesse ther yt nomā was dwel­lyng saufe onely wilde bestes / ād the erle thanked moch̄ the kȳg. & became his man. & dyd hī homa­ge & feaulte: & toke all his folk ād went in to the same jle. & the erle was called Irlamall· & therfor he let calle that land jrlāde after his owne name: The kȳg Cormba­trus came ayen̄ in to his lād / ād regned xxv. yere / & after he deyd & lyeth at newe Troye

¶How the kyng Gwētholē reg­ned in goodnesse And wel gouerned ye lād al his lyfes time / C. xxv

ANd whan Cormbatrus was dede: regned Gwēto­len his sone a mā of good condicyōs & wel beloued And he gouerned the lād wel & wysely: & he regned xxvi. yere / & after he de­yed & lyeth at newe Troye

¶How kyng Seysel regned and wel gouerned the lāde after gwē ­tholen▪ Capit. xxvi

ANd after this gwētholen regned his sone seysel wel ād worthely: & gouerned wel the lād as his fader had done before hī & he regned xv yere / and deyed & lyeth at newe Troye

¶How Kymor regned after his fadre Seysell. ād he begate how ā that regned after Ca. xxvij

ANd after seisell regned his sone Kimor wel & nobely xix. yere in pees / And ho­wan his sone x yere / ād deyed ād lyeth at Ikaldowne

¶How kyng Morwith deyed a myschevous deth thurgh a best for his wildernesse Ca xxviij

AFter this Howā regned morwith / & became wic­ked & so sterne: tyll at the last grete vengeaūce came to hȳ For as he went vpon a tyme by the see syde: he mete a grete best yt was black & horryble ād hydous / & he wēd that it had ben̄ a wha­le of the see / and bēt an alabastre & wold h [...]ue slayn that best wyt a quarell. but he might not smyte hȳ And whē he had shot all hys quarelles the beste anon̄ came to hȳ in a grete hast & hȳ deuoured a lyfe / ād so he deyed for his wik­kednesse thurgh vēgaūce▪ of god / after that he had regned ix. yere

Of Grādobodiā that was mor­withs sone that made the towne of Cambrigge: Capitulo xxix

AFter that this Morwith was dede ye bretōs crow­ned Grandobodiā his so­ne. and this Grādobodyan long tyme regned in goodnesse & ma­de temples ād townes: And this Grandobodian made the towne [Page] of Cambrigge. and the towne of Grauntham / & was wel beloued of ryche ād poure: for he honou­red the riche and halpe the poure This grandobodyan had iiij / so­nes / arthogaill / hesydur / hyganꝰ ād Petitur: and whā he had reg­ned xj yere: he dyed & lyeth at ne­we Troye

Of Artogaill that was Grando­bodianus sone / how he was ma­de kyng: & syth put a downe for his wikkednesse Capitulo xxx

AFter Grandobodian regned his sone Arthogaille v / yere. and he became so wikked ād so sterne that the bre­tons wold not suffre hȳ to be kȳg but hȳ down ād made Hesydur his brother kyng. ād he became so good ād merciable that mē hē kalled kyng of pyte / And whā he had regned v / yere he had so grete pyte of hys brother artogaylle. yt was kyng before him that anon̄ he forsoke his dignyte & toke hys brother the crowne ayen̄ & made him kyng / ayenst the bretōs wyll And afterward artogaille beca­me so good of condicions that he was wel beloued of all the lande. for he became so debonair & fre & did reight & reson to all maner of men (punctel) & he regned vi. yere: & deyed & lyeth at granthan

How Hesidur was made kīg after ye deth of Artogaill his bro­ther Capi. xxxi

AFter ye deth of artogail ye bretōs crouned an other time Hesidur. but his ij. bretherē Hyganꝰ & petytur had­dē of hȳ grete despyte: & eke scor­ne & ordeyned thaym helpe for to werre vpō ye king theyre brother / so they tokē hȳ & put hī in to pry­son the seconde yere of his reigne & they departed all bretaigne by­twene hem both: But hyganus lyued but vij. yere / & tho had Pe­tituralle the land. & he made the towne of Pykeryng

How the Bretons nōmen hessy­dur owt of pryson and made hȳ king the thridde tyme Ca xxxij

ANd whan thys Petytur was dede ye bretōs nōme anon̄ Hesidur & made hī king the thridde tyme: & tho reg­ned he ī pees xiiij yere: & after he deyed & lyeth at karlille

How xxxiij kȳges regned ī pees eche after other after the deth of Hesidur cap. xxxiij

After ye deth of hesidur reg­ned xxxiij kynges ech̄ aft other in pees. & wtoute a­ny lōg taryēg j shal telle hȳ all. ād how lōge ech̄ of hē regned as the storie telleth. The fyrst kyng was called Gerbodia. & he regned xij. yere: And after hȳ regned Mor­gan two yere And after hȳ reg­ned kyng Cyghnus vj yere / and [Page] after hȳ regned Idwalan viij. ye­re / & after him regned Rohugo xj yere. And aftyr hȳ regned Voghē xiij. yere. And aftyr hȳ regned ca­tyll xv. yere (punctel) And aftyr hȳ regned polrex ij. yere. aftir hȳ regned che­ryn xij yere And aftyr hȳ regned Sulgenus xiij yere: And aftir hȳ regned Esdad xx yere: And aftyr hȳ regned Andragie xviij yere / ād after hym regned Vrian v. yere / & after hym regned Eliud ij. yere. & aftyr hym regned Eldagan xv. yere / & after hȳ regned Claten xij. yere. And aftyr hȳ regned Quyr­gunde viij yere And aftyr hȳ reg­ned Mortā vi. yere / And after hȳ regned Bledagh iij. yere / And af­tyr hym regned Caph j yere And aftyr him regned Gen ij. yere: ād after hym regned Seysel & kyng Bled xxij yere: And kīg Tabred xj yere: & Archinal xiiij yere: & Groll xxx yere / & Rodingu xxxij yere: ād Hertyr v. yere And Hampyr vj yere / & Carpour vij yere: ād Dig­neil iij yere: & Samuel xxiiij yere. & Rede ij yere And Ely vij mon­thes. ād this Elyud had iij sones▪ Lud cassibalam & enemyon

How Lud was made king after the deth of Ely his fadre Capitulo xxxiiij

AFter the deth of Ely reg­ned Lud his sone & gouerned wel the lāde. & moche honoured good folk & tempred & amendet wicked folke: This lud loued more to dwelle at troye thā in any other place of ye lād wher­fore ye name of newe Troye was lefte and tho was the cyte kalled ludstone But the name is chāged through variance of lrēs & now is kalled London And this king made in the cyce a fair gate & kal­led it ludgate after his name / & ye folke of the cyte hete it Londres: & whā he had regned xj yere. he dei­de & lyeth at Londō And he had two yonge sones Andraghē and Tormace / but they coude nether speke ne go for yonthe. ād therfor ye bretōs crowned a strōgh knight that was called Lud: & was Cas­sibalamꝰ brother & made hȳ kȳg of Bretaigne

¶How the bretons graunted to cassibalam that was Ludes bro­ther the land In whos tyme Iu­lius cesar came twyes for to con­quere the land Capitulo xxxv

AFter the deth of kȳg Lud regned his brother cassy­balam ād bicame a good man and moche beloued of hys bretons. so that for his goodnesse ād curtosie they graunted hȳ the royaulme for euermore to him & to his heyres And the kȳg of hys goodnesse let norisshe worthelych̄ both̄ sones that were lud his bro­thers sones And after made he ye [Page] eldest sone Erle of Cornewaille. & that other erle of London / And whyle the kȳg Cassibalaȳ regned: came julyus cesar that was em­perour of Rome in to thys land with a power of Romayns / and wolde haue had thys lād thurgh strengthe / but Cassybalaȳ ouer­came him in bataill thurgh help of the Bretons & drofe hym owte of this lāde. & he went ayen̄ to ro­me & assembled a grete power an other tyme: & come ayen̄ in thys land for to yeue bataille to Cassi­balan. but he was discomfyted through strength̄ of the bretōs. & thurgh helpe of the erle of Corne­waille & the erle of londō his bro­ther. ād thurgh helpe of Gudyan kyng of Scotlād / & corband king of northwalys. & of Brytail king of southwalys: & in this batayll was slayn oon that was cassiba­lans brother / wherfore he made moche sorwe. ād so went Iuliꝰ ce­sar out of this lād with a fewe of romayns that were left a lyue / & tho went cassibalā ayen̄ to Lōdō & made a fest vnto all his folke yt tho had hȳ holpe. And whā that feste was done: eche man wēt in­to hys owne contre

¶Of the debate that was bitwe­ne Cassybalā & the erle of Londō / and of the truage that was pa­yed to Rome Cap / xxxvi

ANd after it befel thꝰ vpon a day that the gentil men of ye kȳges houshold & gē ­till men of the Erles houshold of lōdō after mete went togyder for to playe. ād through debate that arose amōg hē Euelyn that was the erles cosyn of Londō queld j­renglas that was the kynges co­syn. wherfor the kyng swore that Euelyn shold be hanged: but the Erle of London that was Eueli­nus lord wold not suffre it / wher­fore the king was wroth toward the Erle & thought hȳ to destroye. And preuel [...] the Erle sent [...]rēs to Iulius cesar. that he sholde come in to his lāde for to helpe hȳ: & hȳ auenge vpon the kȳg: & he wolde helpe hȳ with. all his might. And whan the emꝑour herde this ty­dȳg: he was full glad & ordeyned a strong power & came ayen̄ the thridde tyme in to thys lād. & the Erle of Londō halp him wyt .vij.M. men. And at the thridde time was cassibalā ouercomē & discō ­fyted & made pees to the Empe­rour / for thre thousād poūd of sil­uer: yeldȳg by yere for truage for this lāde for euermore: And half a yere passed the Emperour wēt to Rome: and the Erle of london with him: for he durst not abyde in thys land. And after cassyba­lam regned xvij yere in pees: ād tho deyed he the / xvij. yere of hys regne: and lyeth at york

Howe the lordes of the lande af­ter the deth of cassibalam for en­cheson that he had non̄ heir ma­de Andragen kȳg Cap. xxxvij

[Page] AFter the deth of Cassiba­lā for as moch̄ as he had non heyr of hys body: the lordes of the lād by cōmune assēt crowned Andragen erle of corne­waille & made hȳ kyng. & he reg­ned wel & worthely. & was a good man. & wel gouerned the lād / ād whan he had regned viij yere. he deyed and lyeth at london

Of kymbalaȳ that was Andra­genes sone a good man. & wel gouerned the lande. Capitulo xxxviij

AFter the deth of Andragē regned kȳbalaym his so­ne that was a good man & well gouerned the lāde in moch̄ prosperite & pees all hys lyfes ty­me. & in his tyme was borne jhū crist our sauyour of yt swete vyr­gine Marye. This kȳg kaȳbalaȳ had two sones Gwider & Armo­ger good knightes & worthy. and whan this kyng had regned xxij yere. he deyed & lyeth at london

Of king Gynder that was kym­balaynꝰ sone that wolde not pay the truage to Rome for the lande that Cassybalā had graūted. and howe he was slayne of ye romaȳs Capitulo xxxix

ANd aftyr the deth of thys kymbalaȳ regned Gȳder his sone a good man & a worthy: & he was of so hygh̄ hert that he wolde not paye to Rome that truage that kȳg Cassibalaȳ had graūted vnto Iulius Cesar / wherfor the Emperour that tho was that was called Claudiꝰ ce­sar / was sore annoyed & ordeined a grete power of romayns. & ca­men in to this lāde for to cōque­re the truage thurgh strēgthe ād haue it of the kyng / but the kyng Gynder & Armager hys brother gadred a grete hoost to gydre of bretons & yafe the bataylle to the Emperour Claudiꝰ. & quelled of the Romayns grete plente: The emꝑour had a knight that was kalled Hamō / that sawe that his peple were fast slayn̄ / preuelich̄ he kast a way his owne armes. & to­ke the armes of a dede breton ād armed hym wyt his armure: & ca­me in to the bataill to the kyng & sayd in this maner / Syr be ye of good hert for goddis loue: for the romaȳs that ben̄ your enemyes anone shal be slayne & discōfyted euerychon And ye kīg yaf no kepe ne reward to his spech̄ for enche­son of the armes that he had vpō him & wende it had ben a breton But the traytour euer helde him next the kyng. & preuely vnder ye shuldres of his armes he smote ye king that he was dede ād fell doū to the erthe. Whā armager sawe his brother dede (punctel) he caste away his armes & toke to him his bro­thers armes & came ī to ye bataill [Page] amonge the Bretons / & bad hem hertely for to fyght. and fastely a downe the romayns: and for the armes thei wendē it had ben the king Gynder that erst was slayn̄ that they wist not. Then̄ gon the Bretons hertely fight & quelled ye romains / so that at the last ye em­perour forsake the felde & fledde as faste as he might with his fol­ke in to the cyte of Wynchestre. & the fals traytour hamō that had queld the kyng began anon̄ faste for to fle with all the hast that he might / And Armager the kȳges brother pursued him full ferseiy with a ferse herte▪ & drofe hȳ vnto a water: & ther he toke him. and anone smote of both̄ hādes hede & feet & hewe the bodi all to peces and cast hȳ in to the water / wher­fore the water was called hamo­nus hauē. & afterward ther was made a fayre towne that yet stā ­deth & is kalled soupthanptō. ād afterward Armager wēt to wȳ ­chestre for to seke Claudius cesar the Emperour. & ther Armager him toke. & Claudiꝰ ye Emperour through coūseyll of his romains that with hȳ were left a lyue ma­de pees wyt Armager / in this ma­ner as ye shal here. that is to saye / how that Claudiꝰ the Emꝑour shold yeue to Armager Gennen his fayr doughter for to haue to wyfe: so that this lād fro that ty­me afterward shold be in the em­perours power of rome: vpō su­che couenaūt yt neuer afterward none Emperour of rome shold take non̄ othir truage of this lād but only feaulte (punctel) and so they we­re accorded. And vpon this coue­nant Claudiꝰ cesar sent to rome for his doughter Gennen / & whā she was comen claudiꝰ cesar yaf hyr to Armager for to be his wyf And armager spoused hyr at lō ­don with moche solempnite and mirthe / & tho was armager crou­ned & made king of Bretaigne

¶Of kyng Armager in whos ti­me saint petre preched in Anthi­ochie with the othir apostoles in diuerse contreyes Ca. xl

And this kīg Armager regned well & worthely & the lāde gouerned And clau­dius cesar in remembraunce of this accord & for the reuerence ād honour of his doughter made in this lande a fayre towne & a fay­re castel. & let calle the toune after his name claucestren that nowe is kalled Gloucestre: And whan this was all don̄: the emperowr toke his leue / and he went ayen̄ to rome. And armager was tho king and gouerned the land wel and nobely all his lyfes tyme / ād this Armager gote a sone on his wyfe / that was kalled westmer / And whyles that thys king Ar­mager [Page] regned / saȳt petre preched in Anthyoche. ād ther he made a noble chyrch̄ / in which̄ he sate first and there he dwelled vij. yere / ād after he wēt to rome / & was ma­de pope tyll that Nero the empe­rour let hym martre: ād tho pre­ched opēly alle the apostles in di­uerse lādes the ryght fayth. And whā Armager had regned xxiiij yere / he deyed & lyeth at londō

Howe the kyng Westmer yaf to Berynger an Iland forlet / & ther this Berynger made the towne of Berewyke Capitulo xli.

ANd after thys Armager regned his sone westmer a good man & worthly. & well gouerned the lande Hit be­fell so that tydynge came to him on a day. that the kyng Rodryck of Gasconye was comē in to his land wyt a grete nōbre of peple. & was dwelyng in stainesmore / ād whan kyng westmer herde thyse tydynges: he let assemble an gre­te hoost of Bretōs. & came to the kyng rodryck & yaf hȳ bataill / ād kyng westmer queld rodryck wyt his owne hādes in plaine bataill And whan kyng rodrykes men sawe that hir lord was dede. they yolden hym all vnto ye kȳg west­mer. & bicamē hys men for euer­more. and he yaf hȳ a contre that was forletē / wheryn they myght dwelle: And thydder they went & dwelled there all hyr lyfes tyme / & ixC / men there were of hem / & no mo lefte at that bataille Hyr gouerneur ād prince was kalled Berynger: and anon̄ he began a towne to make: that they might therȳne dwelle & haue restorte (punctel) & let kalle the towne Berewik vpō twede: & there they dwelled & by­came riche. but they had no wo­men amōges hem: & the Bretōs wold not yeue hyr doughtres to the strangers. wherfore they wēt ouer the see in to the Irland and brought with hȳ women & spou­sed thaȳ. but the men koude not vnderstande that lāgages ne the speche of the women: ād therfore they spaken to gedre as scottes: & afterward thurgh changyng of hir langages in alle fraunce they were called the scottes / & so shullē that folke of that contre ben̄ kal­led for euermore

How kyng Westmer let arere a stone in the entryng of westmer­land / ther that he had slayn king Roderyck· and ther he begā fyrst howsing Capitulo xlij

ANd after this bataill that is aboue said when rode­ryk was dede / kyng west­mer in remēbraūce of hys victo­rie lete arere ther besides the wey a grete stone / & yet hit stant and euermore shall it stande. and let [Page] graue in the stone lrēs that thus sayd. The kyng westmer of Bre­taigne quelde in this place Roderyk his enemye. And this Wast­mer was the fyrst man that ma­de townes & hous in englōd. & at that stone begȳneth westmerlād that westmer let calle aft his ow­ne name And whā westmer had so don̄: he dwelled all his lyfes ti­me in that contre of westmerlād For he beloued that contre more than ony othir contre And whā he had regned xxv. yere: he dyed & lyeth at karlille

Of kȳg Coil that was westmers sone that helde his lāde in pees al hys lyfes tyme Cap. xliij

After this kȳg westmer re­gned his sone coyl a good mā & a worthy & of good condicyons & well gouerned his lande: & of alle men he had loue & pees. & in hys lyfe was neuer cō ­tak debate ne werre in bretaigne & he regned & was a king in pees all his lyfes tyme. ād whā he had ben̄ kyng xi. yere / he dyed & lyeth at yorke.

How kȳg lucie regned after coill his fadre that was a good man & after he becam cristen Ca xliiij

After kȳg coil regned lucye his sone yt was a good mā to god & to all ye peple: He sēt to rome to that apostle Eulē ­tre that tho was pope & sayd / he wolde become a crystē man & re­ceyue baptisme in ye name of god & torne to the right beleue: Eulē ­tre sēt two legatys that were cal­led Pagan & elybayne in to thys land & baptysed the king & all his mayne. & after wēt they fro tou­ne to towne & baptysed the peple till all the lande was baptysed: & this was in the Clvj yere after ye incarnacion of our lord [...]hū crist. & this king made tho. ij erche bis­shoppes / on at cāterburye an o­ther at york / and othir many bis­shoppes that yet ben ī this lād. & whā thees ij legatys had bapty­sed all ye land: they ordeyned pres­tes for to baptise children & for to make the sacramēt / ād after they went ayen̄ to rome. & ye kȳg dwelled in his lāde & regned wt mochel honour xij yere: & after dyed & ly­eth at gloucestre

¶How this lād was lōg wtout a kīg & how ye bretōs chosē a kȳg C. xlv

THis kȳg Lucie had none heir of his bodi bygotē yt was atterward grete harme & so­rowe to ye lād For after this kȳg Lucies deth none of the grete of the lād wold suffre an othir to be kȳg / but liued in werre & in deba­te amōges hem l. yere wtout kȳg But it befel afterward that a gre­te prince came fro rome into this land that men called seuerie. no­ught for to werre: but for to saue ye right of rome / but natheles he had not dwelled half a yere ī this lād yt ye bretōs ne quelled hē. whā they of rome wyst that Seuerye [Page] was so slayne. they sent an other grete lord into this land that mē kalled Allec that was a strōg mā & a myghty of body· & dwelled in this land long tyme / & dyd moch̄ sorwe to the Bretōs. so that aftyr for pure malice they chosen hem a kyng amonges hem that men kalled astlepades. ād assembled a grete hoost of bretons & went to Londō to sech̄ allec: there they fō ­den him and queld hym and alle hys felaws: & one that mē kalled walon defended hȳ fersely & fou­ght longe with the bretons: But at the last he was discomfyted & the bretons nomme hī & boundē handes & feet & kast hȳ into a wa­ter. wherfore that water was cal­led afterward walbroke / Tho re­gned Astlepades in quyete tyl o­ne of his Erles that men kalled Coill. made a fayr town ayens ye kynges wyll & let kalle the town Colchestre after his name / wherfore the kyng was full wroth ād thought to destroye the Erle / ād began to werre vpon him. & bro­ught grete power & yaf batail to the erle: and the erle defended hȳ fersely with his power ād slowe the king hym self in that bataille & tho was Coill crowned & made kyng of this land: This Coil reg­ned and gouerned the royaulme wel and nobely: for he was a no­ble man & wel beloued amōg the Bretōs: Whā they of Rome her­den that Astlepades was slayne: they were wonder glad. & sent an other grete prynce of Romayns / whiche was kalled Constaūce. & he came to the kyng Coyll for to chalēge ye truage that was wont to be payed to rome. And the kīg āswerde wel & wysely: & sayd that he wold paye to rome all that re­son wolde with good wyll: And so they accorded & wythoute any contak both thei dwelled to gedre in loue / The kyng Coill yaf hys doughter Eleyne to Constāce for to haue hir to his spouse. whyche that was both fayr wyse & good & wel lettred. And this Constāce spoused hyr there with moch̄ ho­nour. ād it befell sone afterward that this King coyll deyed in the yere of hys regne xiij / ād lyeth at Colchestre entiered

Of king Constance that was an Romaȳ: whiche was chosen kīg after the deth of Coyll. for as mo­che yt he had spoused Eleyn why­che that was kȳg Coyles dough­ter Capitulo xlvi

AFter this kyng Coyl Cō ­stance was made kyng. & crowned for as moche as that he had spoused king Coyles doughter whiche was heir of the lande. The whiche Constāce reg­ned well & wortheli gouerned the lande. and he begate on his wyf [Page] Eleyn a sone that was called Cō stantyne. & this kyng bare trewe fayth & truely dyd to hem of Ro­me all his lyfe / And whan he had regned xv. yere: he dyed & lyeth at york.

¶How Constantyne that was king Constances sone & the sone of saint Eleyn / gouerned & ruled the lande. & was an Emꝑour of Rome Capitulo xlvij /

AFter kȳg Cōstāce regned Constantine his sone ād the sone of seint Eleyne yt fonde the holy crosse in the holy lande / & how Constantyne beca­me Emperour of Rome / Hit be­fell so in that tyme Ther was an emperour at Rome a sarazyne a Tyrant that was called Maxen­cyus / whiche that put to deth all that beleued in god ād destroyed the holy chirch̄ by all hys power: & slew all the crysten men that he might fȳde. And amōg all other he let martre saint Kateryne / ād many othir cristen peple that for drede of deth they fleddē & camen in to this lande to the king Con­stantine and tolde him of the sor­we that Maxence dyd to cristiēte Wherfore Constātyne had grete pyte & made moch̄ sorowe. & assē ­bled a grete host & a grete power / & went ouer to rome & toke ye cyte & quelled all that ther in were of mysbeleue that he might finde. & tho was he made Emperour: ād was a good man. & gouerned hȳ so wel that alle lādes to hym we­re attēdaūt for to ben vnd (er) his gouernaill / And this deuel Tyrant Maxence that tyme was in ye lā ­de of Grece & herde thys tydynge / then̄ he became wode. & sodenly he dyed / and so he ended hys lyfe: Whan Cōstantine went fro this land to Rome he toke with hym his moder Eleyne. for the mochel wysedome that she coude. & othir grete lordes yt he most loued· that one was called Hoell. & the other was called taberne. & the thridde Morhin. ād toke alle his lande to kepe vnto the erle of Cornewaille that was called Octauiā: & anon̄ as this octauyan wist that hys lord was dwellȳg at rome. he sei­sed alle the land in to hys hand. & therwith dyd all his wyl. among high̄ & lowe. & they helde hym for kyng. Whan this tydinge came to Constātyne the emperour: he was wonder wroth toward ye er­le Octauyan / & sente Taberne wt xij.M. men for to destroye the er­le for his falsenesse. ād he arryued at Portesmouth / And whan Oc­tauyan wiste that: he assembled a grete power of Bretons & discō ­fyted Taberne / & Taberne fledde thens in to Scotland / & ordeyned there a grete power. & came ayen̄ in to this land an othir tyme for to yeue bataille to Octauiā / Whē [Page] Octauyā herde telle that. he assē ­bled a grete power & cam̄ towar­des Taberne as moche as he mi­ght: so that the two hostes mettē vpon steinesmore & strōgeli smo­ten to gydre. And tho was Octa­uyan discōfited & fledde thens in to Norwey. and Taberne seysed alle the land in to his hādes. tow­nes castelles asmoch̄ as thei ther had And sith this Octauiā came ayen̄ fro Norwey wyt a grete po­wer & seysed ayen̄ all the lande in to his hande. ād drofe owt all the Romains. & was tho made king and regned

How Maruniā that was ye em­perours Cosyn of rome spoused Octauians doughter & was ma­de kyng. Capitulo xlviij

THis kyng Octauyan go­uerned the land wel & no­bely: but he had non̄ heir sauf a doughtyr that was a yōge child that he loued asmoch̄ as his lyfe / ād for as moche that he was seke & was in point of deth & my­ght no lenger regne: he wold ha­ue made one of his neveus to haue ben̄ kȳg / the which̄ was a no­ble knyght & a strōg man whiche was called Conan meriedok. ād he shold haue kept the kīges dou­ghtyr & haue maried hir whā ty­me had ben̄. But the lordes of the lande wolde not suffre it: but yaf hir coūseill to be maried to sōme hygh̄ mā of honour. & thā might she haue all hir lust & take coūseil of ye emꝑour Constātine hir lord. And at this coūseill thei accorded & chose tho Cador of Cornewaill for to wēte to ye emꝑour for to do thys message. & he toke the wey & went to Rome & tolde to ye empe­rour this tyding well & wysely / & the Emꝑour sent into this lande with hī his owne cosyn that was his vncles sone a noble knight & a stronge that was called Maxy­mian: & he spoused Octauianus doughtyr / & was crowned kȳg of this lande

How Maximian that was the emꝑours cosyn cōquered Almo­rican. & yaf it to Conāmeriedok. Cap. xlix

THis king Maxymiā bicame so ry­all that he thought to cō ­quere the land of Amorycan for grete rychesse that he herde telle yt ther was in that lande: so that he ne lefte man that was of worthi­nesse knight squier ne none othir man / that he ne toke wyt him to grete domage of all the land For he left at home behynd hī no mā for to kepe the lande / but he toke hem with hym fro this land .xxx. thousād knyghtes that were do­ubthy mennys bodyes: and wēt ouer in the lande of Amorican: & ther slewe he the king the whiche was called Imball: and conque­red alle the lāde And whā he had [Page] so done he kalled Conā & said· for as moch̄ as kȳg Octauyan haue made you king of Bretaigne and thurgh me ye were lette & destro­bled that ye were not kȳg I yeue you all this land of Amorican / & make you therof kȳg And for as moche as ye ben a breton & your men also and become fro bretai­gne I will that this lād haue the same name ād nomore be kalled Amoricā / but it shal be called lyt­tel Bretaigne: & the lād fro whēs ye ben comen shall be called mo­chel bretaigne: ād so shal mē kno­we that one Bretaign̄ fro that o­ther / Conan moriedok thāked hī frendeli. & so was he made kȳg of littel bretaigne. And whā al this was don Maximian went thēs to rome / & was tho made Empe­rour after Constantyne / Conan meriedok dwelled in littel bretai­gne with mochel honour & let or­deyne ij.M. plougmē of the lāde: for to erye the land to harwe it ād sawe / & fessed hē richely after that they were: & for as moche as kȳg Conan ne none of hys knyghtes or of his peple wolde no take wi­fes of the nacyon of fraūce. he sēt tho in to grete Bretaigne to ye erle of Cornewaille that men called Dyonothe. that he shold chese th­urgh owt alle the lande xj.M / of maydens that is to saye. viij / M / for the mene peple & thre thousād for the gretest lordes that sholde hem spouse: And whē Dionothe vnderfounge this cōmaūdemēt he let seche thurgh all ye grete bre­taygne as many as the nombre came to: for no man durst with­stonde his commaūdements for as moche as alle the lād was ta­ken to hymward & to kepe to do­ne all thing that hem good lyked And whan alle the maydēs we­re assembled he let hem come be­fore hym to londō: and let ordey­ne for hē shippes hastely asmoch̄ as hē nedeth to ye vyage & toke his owne doughtere that was called Vrsula: that was the fairest creature that any man wist / ād wold haue sent hyr to kȳg Conan that shold haue spoused hir & made hir quene of the land / but she anone made preuely to god a vowe of chastite that hyr fadre wiste not ne no man elles that was lyuing vpon the erthe.

How vrsula & xi.m. maidēs that were in his cōpanye wēt toward lyttell Bretaigne: & were all mar­tred at Coleyne Cap. l.

THis Vrsula chese on hyr companie xi m. maidēs. that of all other she was ladye ād maistresse: & alle they wente into the ship at one tyme. in ye water yt was called the Tamyse & ꝯmaū ­ded hyr kyn & alle hyr frendes to almyghty god: ād sailled toward lyttell Bretaigne. But when they [Page] were comē into ye hygh̄ see / a strō ­ge tēpeste arose as it was goddis wille. And vrsula wyt hyr shippes & hyr ꝯpanye were dryuē toward hundlād thurgh tempest & arry­ued in the hauē of the cyte of Co­leyne. The kȳg of ye lād that was called Gowan was tho in ye Cite / & whā he wist the tyding that so many fayr maidēs were ther ar­ryued. he toke Elga his brother & other of his houshold with hym: & went to the shyppes to seē that fayre companye / & whan he saw hem so fayre: he & his companye wold haue ouer fayne hē & beta­ke fro hem hyr maydēhode. But vrsula that good mayd coūseilled / prayed / warned & thought hem that were hir felawes that they shold defende hē with all hir my­ght. & rather suffre the deth than suffre hir body to be defowled / so that alle the maydens became so stedfast in god that thei hē defen­ded through his grace so that no­ne of hem had power to done hē any shame wherfore the kīg Go­wan was sore anoyed: that he for wroth let slee hem euerychone. ād so were alle the maydenes mar­tred for the loue of god / and lyen at Coleyne

¶How kȳg Gowan came for to destroye this lād. And how a mā of grete power that was kalled Gracyan deffended this land Capitulo lj.

WHā all this was don. kīg Gowā that was a sarezȳ called his brother Elga. & sayd to hȳ that he shold go to cō ­quere ye lād that all the fayr may­dēs were in borne. And he ordey­ned tho a grete power of pechitet / of Denmark. of orkoney / and of norwey / And thei came into this lande & brēt townes & slewe folck & cast a downe chyrches & houses & religiō / & robbed the lād in lēght & brede / & put to deth alle the that wolde not forsake the right bele­ue & cristēdome: & for as moch̄ as ther was no soueraigne that mi­ght hē helpe. For the kȳg Maxy­mian had takē wyt hȳ alle ye wor­thy men: & was goon to cōquere littel bretaign̄· & in the same time that ye here now telle. was seynt Albone martred thurgh ye wode tyrant Dyoclisiā in the same pla­ce where is now an abbye made of seint Albone whyles yt he was a paynyme. but he cōuerted hī to god thurgh the predicacyon of a clerk & a wyse man that was cal­led Antybell / that was herbur­ghed a night in his howse. & thys was after the incarnacyon of je­su crist / cc.xxvi. yere. And mē shal vnderstāde that saȳt Albone suf­fred his martyrdome before that seynt Edmond was martred. ād therfore is seȳt Albone called the fyrst Martyr of Englond / Thys Gowannes brother and his folk [Page] that were sarasynes wēt thurgh oute the land: & destroyed all thīg that they fonden. & no thing they ne spared. Whan this tydȳg cam̄ to rome. how that kyng Gowan had bigonne for to destroye thys land / the Emperour of Rome sēt a strong man ād of grete power that was called Graciā wyt xxiiij M. men wel fyghtyng for to cast owt Sarasenes owt of this land And alle they arryued at portes mouthe / Maximian might not come hym selfe for as moch̄ as he was chosen Emperour after the deth of Constātinꝰ that was saīt Elynes sone / Whan this gracyā was arryued with his host / he let aspie preuely wher the kīg Gowā might be fondē: ād he came vpō hem sodēly as they lay in hir bed­des & discomfited him & slew hem in hyr beddes euery chō that non̄ of hem escaped sauf Gowan that fled with moche sorowe into hys contre / Sone aftir this Maximi­an was slayne at Rome thurgh treson. And whan Gracyan wist that tydyng he let crowne hȳ self kyng of this lande.

¶Howe Gracyan made him self kyng whan Maximiā was slaȳ And afterward ye Bretons queld him for his wikkednesse. C. lij /

THis Gracyā whā he be­gan to regne / he became so wikked & sterne / and so moch̄ dyd he to ye bretōs that thei slowe hȳ amōges hē. Tho ye kȳg Gowan had vnderstōd that Gra­cyā was slayne & downe to deth he assēbled a grete power & came ayen̄ into this lād. & if he had ers [...] don̄ harme: tho dyd he moch̄ mo­re. for tho destroyed he alle thys lāde & the cristē peple that was in moche Bretaign̄ / so that no man was so herdie for to nempne god & he that so dyd anon̄ he was put to strōge deth: But the bisshop of londō that was tho that was called Gosseleȳ / escaped & wēte thēs to thē of Rome to seche socour to helpe to destroye the sarrazenes yt had destroyed this land. And the romaȳs saydē that thei had be so ofte anoyed for hir sending after folke in to bretaigne all for to hel­pe ye bretōs & they wolde not mo­re so done. And so ye bisshop Gos­seleyne went thēs withoute any socour or helpe: And tho went he to the kȳg of lytell bretaigne that was kalled Aldroye / ād this was the thridde king after Gowā me­riedoke as before is sayd / The bisshop prayed thys kyng Aldroye of helpe and socour: The kīg had grete pyte in hys herte whan he had herde how the Bisshop fled­de: and how the Cristen men we­ren slayne in grete Bretaigne th­urgh paynyms & sarazenes / He graunted hym Constantyne his brother for to helpe hȳ wyt power of folke: and hym dyd araye hors [Page] armure & shippes & alle thīg that hem nedeth to that vyage: And whan all thyng was redy he cal­led the bisshop & to hȳ said (punctel) I ta­ke you here to helpe & socour Cō ­stātyn̄ my brother vpon thys co­uenant that if god yeue him gra­ce the paynymes & the sarazenes to shende & to discōfyte that than ye make hȳ kȳg. And the bisshop graunted it hȳ with a good wille. Constantyne & the bisshop toke leue of the king Aldroye / & betok hem to god / ād delyuerd thaym xij M men / & wēte to hyr shippes & sailled toward grete bretaigne / & arryued at Totenesse. Whā the bretons herde the tydynges that to hē came socour / they were strō ­gely holpen & ordeyned hē an hu­ghe nombre of peple. & cam̄ to hē with moch̄ honour. Gowā anon̄ as he wist of his tydynges he as­sembled all the sarazenes & came ayenst hem & yafe hem bataille. & Constantyne slow him with his owne handes. And alle the other sarazenes were discomfyted and slayne that non̄ escaped but they that were conuerted vnto god

How Cōstantyne that was the kynges brother of lytel Bretaign̄ was crowned kȳg of mochel bre­taigne for his worthynesse Capitulo liij

ANnone after the bataylle they went to lōdō & crou­ned ther Constātyne / & made hȳ king of this lande: ād the bisshop Gosselyne sette the croune on his hede & anoyted him as falleth to a king for to ben̄ / and tho began cristēdome: This king Cōstātine whan he was crowned anone after he spoused hys wyfe thurgh ye counseyll of the Bretons. & he be­gate thre sones on hir: The fyrste was called Constance· that othir Aurelambros / & the thridde Vter / Constāce the eldest brother whā he came to age he made hī a mō ­ke at Wyncestre. Constātyne hyr fadre was slayne thurgh treson: for it befell on a tyme that Pehi­te came to hȳ vpon a day in mes­sage as it were & said that he wol­de speke preuely with the kyng in counseyl. The king let voyde his chābre of ye men yt were wythȳne / & ther abode no mo but the king & the Pehyte. & mad [...] a cōtenaū ­ce as though he wolde haue spo­ke with the king in his ere. & ther he queld hȳ with a longe knyfe. & after went he secretly oute of the chābre in to an othir chābre so at the last no mā wist where he was become. whā ye kīges meyne wist that hir lord was so ded they ma­de so moche sorwe yt they wist not what to doo: for hys two sones Anrilābros ād Vter werē so yō ­ge yt none of hē might be kȳg· & ye thridde brother was mōke at wī ­cestre / as is sayd. But Vortyger [Page] that was Erle of westsexe thoug­ht preuely in his herte through queyntyse to be kyng (punctel) & went to winchestre / ther that Constance was monke & to him said Cōstā ­ce your fader is dede. & yowr two bretheren that ben̄ wyt Gosseley­ne the bisshop of Lōdō for to no­rysshe ben so yonge that none of hem may be king: wherfor ·j coū ­seyll you that ye forsake your ha­byt & come with me / & I shal don so with the Bretons that ye shall be made kyng

¶Of Constance that was kyng Cōstantynꝰ sone that was mōk at Wynchestre / and how he was made king after hys faders deth through counseyll of Vortyger yt was Erle of Westsexe / for as mo­che as Aurylambros & Vter hys two brethren were but yonge of age / And Vortyger let slee hȳ for to be kyng hym selfe Ca / liiij

THys Vortyger coūceyl­led thys Constāce so mo­che tyll he forsoke his ha­byte & went with hȳ: And anone afterward he was crowned and made kȳg by assent of the bretōs. This kyng Constaūce whan he was crowned & made kīg he wist not ne knewe but lytel of ye world ne cowde no thȳg that aparteig­ned to a kyng / but he made Vor­tyger his chief maistre and coun­seillier / ād yaf him alle his power for to ordeyne and to do asmoche as to the royaulme aparteigned So that him selfe no thing enter­medled / but onely bare the name of Kyng. Whan Vortyger sawe that he had all ye land in his ward & gouernaille at his owne wyl he thought a pryue treson ād to slee Constaunce the king that he mi­ght him selfe ben̄ crowned & ma­de king and regne. And let sende after an C / knyghtes of Pehites the worthiest of alle the land. and helde thaym for to dwelle wyt hȳ: as to be kepars of his bodi. as he wold wente thurgh the lād to or­deyne thynges that aparteigned to a kȳg. And this Vortyger ho­noured so moche the hōdred kni­ghtes / & so moche yafe thaym of gold & syluer ād so ryche iewelles robes hors & of othir thȳges plē ­te / wherfore they helde him moch̄ more lord than they dydē the kȳg And Vortyger tolde hē yf he mi­ght be kȳg [...] ye: as it were thurgh treson: he wolde make him the ri­chest of all the lande. So at ye last thurgh grete yeftes that he had yeue largely / they cryed thurgh ye contre that Vortiger were better worthy to be kyng than Cōstaū ­ce: Wherfore vortyger made sem­blaūt as he had ben̄ wroth: & de­parted thens fro the court: & said he must gon̄ elles whidder for thī ­ges that he had to done: ād so the [Page] traitour sayd for encheson yt they shold slee him that is to say Con­stance / Whan this vortiger was gone it befel sone after that ye hō ­dred knightes of Pehites broken the dores of the kinges chābre ād ther they him slowē & smoten of his heed & bare it to vortiger ther that he dwelled And when vorti­ger saw that heed he wepte ful tē ­derly wyth hys eye / & notheles he was full glad of his deth And a­none let take the hondred knigh­tes of Pehites & bynde hir hādes behynde him & lede him to londō ād there they were dāpned to the deth as fals traitours And ano­ne after alle the Bretons of ye lāde by cōmune assent crouned vorti­ger & made hȳ king of the lande

¶How that the wardeyns that had the two children to kepe that were Cōstātynes sones lad­de hem to lytel Bretaygne for the treson & falsenesse of vortyger. Capitulo lv /

THis kyng vortyger whā he was crouned thei that had the two childrē in ke­ping Aurylābros & vter / thurgh ordināce of Gosseleyne that was bisshop of lōdō. at hys deth durst not dwelle in the lāde with ye chil­dren: but lad hē to the kȳg of litell Bretaigne. for asmoche as he tho wist ye treson of vortiger that tho was made king / thurgh whō cō ­stance hir brother was slaȳ. wherfore the hondred knightes of Pe­hytes were put to deth. and bare all ye blame as that vortyger had not wist therof: ne nothir ther to consented. And so the kepars of the two children dred lest vortiger wold put hē to deth thurgh hys treson & falsenesse as he had don hyr brother beforne / and therfore they were lad ouer in to littel bre­taigne / and the kīg thaym recey­ued with mochel honour and le­te hem to norysshe. and ther they dwelled tyll they becamen fayre knightes and stronge and fers: & thought to be auenged vpon the deth of Cōstāce hyr brother whā they sawe hir time: ād so they dyd as ye shall here telle afterward Hit was not longe after that the tydinges ne came ouer see to the kynred of the hondred knyghtes of Pehites that were dampned & put to deth through vortiger in this lāde. therfore they were wō ­derly wroth and sworē that they wolde ben̄ auēged of hir kynnes deth. and camen in thys land wyt a grete power. ād robbed in ma­ny places and queld and dyd alle the sorwe that they myght. Whā vortyger it wist: he made moche sorwe and was sore anoyed And in an other place tydynges came to him that Aurilābros and vter his brother ordeyned ād assēbled a grete host for to come in to mo­chel bretaign̄. that is to saye in to [Page] this lāde for to ben̄ auenged vpō Constance hir brothers deth So that in one halfe ād in that othir he was brought ī to so moch̄ sor­we that he ne wist whidder to gon̄

How Engist & xj thousand men came in to this lāde / to whō vor­tyger yafe a place that kalled is thong castell Capitulo lvi

ANd sone after this sorwe tydynge came to vortiger that a grete nauye of strā giers were arryued in the contre of kēt But he wist not whēs thei were. ne wherfore thei were comē into this lād / The kȳg sente ano­ne a messagier thidder / that sōme of hē sholde come & speke wyt hȳ: for to wyt what folke they were: and what they axed & into what contre they wolde gon Ther we­re two bretherē maistres & prīces of that strong cōpanye / that one was kalled Engist ād that othyr horsse· Engist went to the king & tolde him the encheson: wherfore that they were arryued in his lād And said: Syr we bene of contre that called is Saxonie that is the lande of Ermanie: wher yn is so moche sorwe that the peple be so moche that the lāde may not hē susteyne The maistres & princes that haue the lande to gouerne & rule. maken to comen before hem men and women: that bolde ben amonge hem for to fyght. & that best may trauaille in to dyuerse landes. and so they shall hem ye­ue hors and harnaye Armure & alle thyng that hem nedeth and after they shall saye to hem that they go in to an othir cōtre / wher that they mowe lyue as hir aun­cestres dyd beforne hē: And ther­fore Syre king yf ye haue ought to do with our companye. we be come into your lande and wyth good well: wyll we you serue and your lande helpe kepe and defen­de from your enemyes: yf ye [...]a­ue nede / Whā vortiger herde this tydinge he sayd he wolde glad [...]y hem withold vpon couenant [...] they might delyuere hys land of his enemyes / he wolde yeue hem resonable lōdes wher they sho [...]d dwelle for euermore: Engist thā ­ked him goodly. and in this ma­ner he and his companye xj.M. shold dwelle with the king vorti­ger. ād so moche they dyd thurgh his boldenesse that they delyured the land clene of hys ennemyes / Tho prayed Engyst the kyng of so moche lād that he myght ma­ke to hym a cyte. for hym and for his meyne. The kyng answerde / that it was not to done without the coūseyll of hys Bretōs / Thē ­ne Engyst prayed hym estsones for as moche lande or place as he myght compose wyth a thonge [Page] of a skynne. and wervpon he mi­ght make hī a maner for to dwel­le on / And the kyng graunted it hym freely. Tho nomme engyst a bullys skynne & cut it as smale as he might all in to a thwōge all a roūde. & ther with compased he as moche lande as that he made vpon a fayr castell And whē this castell was made. he let kalle it ye Thwoncastell / For as moche as the place was marked with the thonge

¶Of Romewen that was Engistes doughtyr. & how the kīg Vor­tyger spoused hir for hir beaute Capitulo lvij

WHā this castell was mad & full well arayed Engyst sent by letter in to the cō ­tre that he came of / after an hon­dred shippes fylled wyth stronge man. that were bolde for to fygh­tyng in all batailles. ād that they shold bryng with hem Romewē hys doughter that was ye fayrest creature that a man might see: & whan the peple was comen that he had sente after. he toke hem in to the castell with moche ioye. ād him selfe vpon a day wente vnto the king & prayed hym ther wor­thely that he wolde come & se his newe maner that he had made ī the place that he had compassed with a thonge of the skynne The kyng anone graūted it him free­ly & with hym wente thydder / ād was wel a payed with the castell & with the fayr werke. ād to gedre ther they eten & dronken wyt mo­chel ioye. And whan night came that the king Vortyger shold gon̄ in to his chambre for to take ther his nyghtes reste Romewē that was Engistes doughter came wt a coupe of gold in hyr handes ād kneled before the king & said to hī waissaille. & ye kīg wist not what it was to mene: ne what he shold āswere. For as moche as hym selfe ne none of hys Bretons yet cou­de none Englysh spekē ne vnder­stond it [...] but spoken tho the same langages that bretons yet done Neuertheles a latiner tolde ye kīg the fulle vnderstanding ther of waissaille ād that other shold ās­were drȳke haille: And that was the first tyme that wassaille and drinkhaille came vp in this land. and from that tyme vnto this ti­me it is wel vsed in this lāde / The king Vortyger sawe the fairnesse of romewen & his armes layd a­boute hir necke / and swetely kys­sed hir: And anone right he was anamered vpon hir that he desy­red to haue hir to wyfe / ād asked of Engist hir fadre: And Engyst graunted him vpō thys couenāt that the king shold yeue him alle the contre of kent that he might dwelle theryn ād his peple. The [Page] kyng him graunted preuely & wyt good will / & anone after he spou­sed the damysell. which̄ that was moche cōfusion to him selfe And therfore alle the bretons became so wroth for enchesō that he had spoused a woman of mysheleue. wherfor they went all frō him & no thing to him toke kepe ne hel­pe him in thīg that he had to don̄

¶How vortymer that was vor­tigers sone was made kȳg & En­gist dryuē owte & how Vortimer was slayne Cap / lviij

THis Engist wēt into kēt & seised all the lād ī to hys hād for him & for his men ād bicame in a lyttell whill of so grete poer & so moch̄ peple had yt men wist not in lyttel tyme whi­che were the kinges men & which̄ were Engist men / wherfor all bretaigne had of him drede & said a­mōg hē that if they ne toke othir counseill betwene hē. all the land shold be betraied thurgh Engyst & his peple / Vortiger ye king had bigotē on his first wife iij sones: the first was called vortimer / ye ij. catagrē & the thridde passēt. The bretons alle bi one assent chosen vortimer to be hir lord & souerai­ne & hir coūcellier in euery bataille & crowned hȳ & made hȳ king / & wolde suffre vortiger no lenger to regne. for encheson of the aliā ­ce bitwene Engist & hȳ / The bre­tons ordeyned a grete host to dri­ue oute Engist ād his cōpanie of the lande. & yafe him thre batail­les / that first was in kent ther he was lorde / The secōd was at tet­forde / & the thridde was in a shire and is kalled Nycoll in a more & in this bataille hem met Catagrē & Horsse engistes brother so that eche of hem slewe that other. but for as moche as the contre was yeuē lōg before to horne thurgh vortyger tho he had spoused hys cosin ther he had made a fair cas­tell that men called horne castell: after his owne name. And vorti­mer was so anoyed for his bro­thers deth Catagrē that he was dede in suche a maner: wherfore anone he let felle ye castel to groū [...]de. and after that he ne lest night ne day tyll he had dryuē owt en­gist & all his peple of the lande ād whan Engist was driuen away Romewen his doughtyr made sorwe ynowe: & queyntely spake to hē that were next the king vortymer & pryuyest with hym / & so moche she yaf him of yestes that he was enpoisened & deyed at lō ­don: the iiij. yere of hys regne. ād ther he lyeth

How the bretons chosē an othir tyme vortiger to be theyre kyng / and engyst came ayen̄ in to thys lande / & they foughten to gedre Capitulo lix.

[Page] AFter Vortemers deth the Bretons bi hir ꝯmune as­sent estsones made vorti­ger hir king. vpon this couenant yt he shold neuer after suffre En­gist ne none of his estsones to co­men in to this land / And whā all this was done / Romewen ye que­ne preuely sēte by letter to Engist that she had ēpoisened vortymer & that vortyger hir lord ayen̄ ba­re the crowne & regned. & that he shold come into this land well a­rayed with moche peple for to a­uenge him vpon the bretons & to wynne this lād ayene: And whā Engist herde this tidinge he ma­de grete ioye: & apparailled hym hastely with xv. thousand men yt were doubgthy in euery batayll & came into thys land: And whā Vortiger herd telle that Engyst ayen̄ was comē with a grete po­wer into this land: he assembled his Bretons & wente ayenst En­gist for to haue yeuen him bataill ād his folke. But Engist drad hȳ sore of the bretons / For they had discōfyted him beforne. & had dri­uen him owte wt strengthe / wherfore Engist prayed a loue day / ād said he was not comen into this lande for to fight: but for to haue his lāde ayen̄ if he might accorde with the Bretons and of hem ha­ue grace. The kȳg Vortiger thu­rgh coūceyll of hys bretōs graū ­ted a loue day: ād thus it was or­deyned thurgh the Bretons that the same loue day shold ben̄ hol­de fast besyde Salysbury vpō an hyll. And Engist shold come thidder wyt iiij.C / knightes withoute moo. & the king with as many of ye wysest of his lande And at that day the kyng came with his coū ­seyll as it was ordeyned But en­gist had warned his knightes preuely & hem cōmaūded that euery of hem shold put a longe knyf in his hose. And whan he said. fayre syres nowe is tyme to speke of lo­ue & pees / euery man anon̄ shold drewe out his knyfe & slee a bretō and so they quelled a thousand & lxi. of knyghtes / and with moche sorowe many of hem escaped. ād ye king vortiger him selfe tho was taken and lad to Thongcastell & put into pryson. And sōme of en­gystes men wolde that the kyng had ben brent all quyke. ād Vor­tiger for to haue his lyfe graūted hem asmoche as they wolde axe & yaue vp alle the landes townes castelles Cytees & burghes to en­gyst and to hys folke. ād alle the Brytons fledde thens into wales & there they helde him stille And engyst wente thurgh the lande & seised alle in to his hāde wyt fraū ­chises and in euery place let kast a downe chyrches and howses of Relygyone: and destroyed cristē ­dome thurgh the lande: & let chā ­ge the name of the land / that no­man [Page] of his were so hardy after y tyme to calle this lande Bretaign̄ but calle it Engistesland. & he de­parted all that land to his men: & made ther vij. kȳges for to strēg­hte the land: that the bretōs shold neuer come after therȳ / The first kingdome was kēt ther that Engist him selfe regned & was lord & maistre ouer alle the othir. And othir kȳg had southsexe. that no­we is called Chichesstre / The .iij. king had westsex / The iiij / kyng hadde Eestsexe / The v. kyng had Estāgyll that now is called nort­folk Southfok Merchemerich̄ yt is to saye the Erldome of Nychol: The vj / had leicestreshire North­m̄ptonshire Hertford & huntȳg­done. The vij / had Oxūford Glo­ustre Winchestre Warrewyk ād Derbyshyre /

How Vortiger wēt into wales: and begā there a castell that wol­de not stande wytout mortier tē ­pred with blode C lx

WHā Engist had departed all the lāde in this maner bitwene his men. he dely­uered Vortiger out of pryson / ād suffred him freely to gone whid­der that he wolde. & he nōme hys wey & went in to wales ther that hys bretons dwelled: for as mo­che as that lād was strōg & wyk­ked to winne: And Engist neuer came ther ne knewe it neuer be­fore that land. Vortiger helde hȳ ther with his bretons & ared coū ­ceyl what him was best all for to done / And they yaf him coūceyll to make a stronge castell that he might him self therynne kepe ād defende if it were nede: the werk­men anone begannen to werke that castell vpō ye hylle of breigh but certes thus it befel all ye wer­ke that the masons made a day: it fell downe on the night & wyst not what it myght ben̄: & therof the king was sore anoyed of that chaūce. & wist not what to done wherfore he sent after the wylest clerkes and also for alle lerned men that were thurgh oute wa­les that might be fondē For they sholde telle wherfore the founda­ment so failled vnder the werke: And they sholde hym telle what thyng that was best for to done (punctel) And whan thiese clerkes ād wy­se maistres longe tyme had stu­died. they sayden to the king that he shulde done seke a chylde bor­ne of a woman that neuer had with man to done and that chil­de he sholde slee and tempre with hys blode the mortier of the wer­ke. and so sholde the werke euer endure withoute ende

Howe the kyng lete seche merlȳ thurgh alle wales for to speke wyt hym Capitulo lxi

[Page] WHan the king herde this: he cōmaūded hys messa­giers anone to wēte thu­rgh oute alle wales to seke ye chil­de yf they might hym fynde: and that they shold bringe hym forth with hē vnto him· & in recorded & witnesse of thys thynge. he dely­uered hē his lrēs that thei ne we­re destroubled of no man ne lette / & tho the messagiers wente thēs and spedde so fast that they came in to a towne yt was kalled Kar­mardyne: ād as thei passed forth hir waye / they fonden two chyl­drē of xiiij yere age. chydȳg to gydre wt hasty wordes & one of hem said to that othir / Done bat sayd he. ye done all wronge to chydde or stryfe with me For ye haue ne wit ne reson as I haue / Certes Merlȳ said ye other child: of your wit ne of yowr reson I make no force. for men telle cōmuneli· that ye haue no thing of god almigh­ty / syth ye had neuer fadre. but e­uery man knoweth well who is your moder. The messagyers of the king Vortyger whā they her­dē the stryfe bytwene ye two chyl­dren. they axed of hem that stōdē besydes hem. whēs this Merlyn was borne & also who him noris­shed: And the folke hē tolde that a grete gentyll woman him bare in Karmardyne that was called Adhan: But neuer man might wite who that might be the chyl­des fadre. Whan the kynges messagiers herdē this tydīg they wē ­ten anone to him that was war­deyne of the towne & tolde hȳ the kynges wyll· & his lrē shewed hȳ wherfor they were comē thydder Merlyn & his moder anon̄ were sēt to fore ye wardeyne of the tow­ne: & he commaunded hem that they sholde gon̄ to the kyng as it was ordeyned by his messagiers. Merlyn and his moder wente thens and camen to fore the kȳg And there they were vnderfonge wyt mochel honour. And the kȳg axed of that lady yf ye childe were hyr sone: & who him begate / The lady answerde full tēderli wepȳg ād said. she had neuer companye of man wordely. But syre kyng quod she. as I was a yōge may­den in my fadres chābre & other of grete lygnage were ī my com­panye that oftē tymes were wōt to playe and to solace. I beleft al­lone in my chambre & wold not gon owte for brennyng of the sō ­ne: and vpon a time ther came a fayre bacheler & entred in to my chambre ther that I was allone / but how he came in to me & whe­re I wiste it neuer / ne yet wote j it not. for the dores were fast barred & wyt me he dyd game of loue. for I ne had might ne power him to deffende fro me. & ofte he cam to me in that forsaid maner / so that he begate thys chylde. but neuer [Page] might I wyt what he was

¶Of the answere of Merlȳ wher for the king axed why hys werke might not stande that he had be­gonne ner proue Cap / lxij

WHā Merlȳ had herde all that his moder had sayd / he spak to the kȳg in thys maner. Syre how I was begotē axe ye no more / for it fallyth nou­ght to you ne to non̄ othir to wy­te. but telle me the enchesō wher­for I am to you brought: & wher­fore ye haue sent after me. Certes said the king. My wyse counceil­liers haue don̄ me to vnderstōde that ye mortier of the werke that j haue begōne / behoued to be tem­pred with your blode / or the foū ­dament shall faill euermore: Syr sayd Merlyn wyll ye slee me for my blood for to tempre therwith your mortier / Ye sayde the kyng: or elles neuer shall my castell sta­de: as my counceilliers done me to vnderstōde Tho āswerde mer­lyn to the kȳg & said. Syr let hem come byfore me the wyse coūceil­liers. & I wyll proue that they say not wel ne trewly. And when the wise maistres were comen Mer­lyn axed of hē / if is blode were the encheson for to make the werke stand & endure. All the wyse were abasshed and coude not answere / Merlyn tho said to the kȳg Syr I shal telle yow thēcheson wher­fore your werke thus failleth ād may not stande / Ther is vnder ye montaigne ther that ye haue be­gonne your towre a grete ponde of water / & in the bothome of the water ther ben two dragōs: that one is white: that other reed / that fyghten to gydre ayēst your were Do ye dygge so depe tyll your mē comen to the ponde: ād do yowr men take away the water all ou­te: & than ye shall se the dragons as I haue you tolde that to gedre fyght ayēst your werk And this is the encheson certes wherfore y foundament failleth The kȳg a­none let dygge vnder tyll thei ca­mē to that pōde & let done away all that water. & ther they fonden two dragons as Merlyn had tol­de: which̄ egrely foughten to gy­dre. The whyte dragon egrely as­sailled the rede & layd on hym so strōgely that he might not endu­re / but withdrewe him & rested in the same caue. And when he had a whyle rested / he went before ād assailled the reed dragon angrely & helde him so sore that he myght not ayēst hym endure / but with­drowe him ād rest / And after ca­me ayen̄ the whyte dragō & strō ­geli fought with the reed dragon and bote hym euell and hȳ ouer­cam̄ that he fleigh thēs & nomore came ayene

Of the sygnyfycacion of the two [Page] dragōs that were in the bottom of the ponde / that foughtē to ge­dre Capitulo lxiij

THis king Vortiger and his men that sawe thys bataill had grete merua­ille & praied Merlyn to telle hym what it might betokē. Syre sayd merlyn. I shall telle yow / The re­de dragon that betokeneth yowr self. and the whyte betokeneth ye folk of Saxone: that fyrst ye toke & helde in this lande that now fy­ghten ayēst yow: & yow haue dri­uen & enchased: But ye bretons of your lygnage ouercamē hem ād drouē hem away. & sythen at the comyng ayen of the Saxōs they recoured this lād & held it for euer more: & dryuen owt the bretons & dyd wt this lād hir wyll / & destroy­ed cristēdome thurgh out this lā ­de. ye had first ioye wyt hir comȳg: but now it is turned to you gre­te domage & sorwe. For the ij. bre­theren of Constāce that was kīg the whiche ye let slee (punctel) shulle come beforn̄ a moneth passed wyt a gre­te power from lytell bretaigne: & shull auenge the deth of hyr bro­ther & they shull brenne yow first with sorwe / ād after they shul slee a grete partie of Saxons: & shull owt dryue the remanaūt of ye lād And therfore abide ye here no lē ­ger to make castell ne none other werke: but anone goo elles whe­re / yowr lyfe for to saue / to god I you bitake. for trouth j haue said to yow of thyng that shall befall And vnderstōdeth well that Au­rylābros shal be king: but he shal be enpoyesēd & lyttel tyme regne

¶Of kyng Aurilambros howe he pursued Vortyger & Engist: & howe they dydden Capitulo lxiiij

MErlyn and his moder de­parted fro the king & tur­ned ayen to Karmardy­ne. And so after tyding came to ye bretons that Aurylambros and Vter his brother were arriued at Tottenesse with a grete hoost. & the bretons anone assembled hē. & went & receyued Aurilābros & vter wit grete nobylesse: and lad hem to london (punctel) ād crowned ther Aurilambros: ād made him kȳg and dyden to him homage / And he axed wher vortyger the kyng might be fonden for he wold ben auenged of his brothers deth / ād after he wolde werre vpon pay­nyms And thei told hȳ that vor­tyger was in whales / ād so they ladde him thydderward Vorty­ger wyst well that the bretheren came for to cōquere hȳ: & he flew thens into a castelll yt was kalled Gerneth / that stode vpon a hygh̄ montaigne & ther helde he hym / Aurilambros & Vter his brother [Page] and hir folk had besieged the cas­tell full longe tyme: for the castell was stronge & wel arayed So at the last they cast therin wylde fire and brent hows & men ād all hir araye & as moche as was withȳ ye castel. so that Vortiger was brēt amonge alle other / & so deyed he with moch̄ sorwe / Tho was En­gyst in kent & regned ther & herde this tyding and anone fledde ād wold haue gone in to Scotland / for to haue had socour. but Aurilambros & his men met with hȳ into northcontre & yafe hym ba­taille: and Engist & his men hem defended whiles that they might but he & his folke were disconfy­ted and slayne: And Otta his so­ne fley to yorke / and Aurilābros hym folowed egrely. Otta a littel whyle ayēst him stode· but after­ward he putte him to his mercy / & Aurilambros vnderfenge him & to him & to his men he yafe the contre of Galewey in Scotland. & ther they dwelled. The kȳg au­rilābros went thurgh owt ye lāde & put away the name of Engistes land / that Engist after his name had called it before / Tho let he calle it ayen̄ grete Bretaigne. and let make ayen̄ chyrches / howses of relygion / castelles. cytees ād bur­ges and townes: whych̄ that the saxons had destroyed. & came to londō / ād let make the walles of the cyte: whiche engist & his folk had cast a downe The bretōs led hym to the monthe of Anbrian: wher some tyme was an hows of relygyō that tho was destroy­ed thurgh paynymes: wher of a knight that was called Anbri sō ­me tyme was founder of ye hous and therfore the hyll was called ye mont of Briā: & after was called Ambresbury & shal for euermore

¶How aurylābros dyd redresse the land of grete Bretaygne that was destroyed thurgh the saxōs. Capitulo lxv

THe king aurylābros let amēd & redresse the hous of Amlesbury. & therȳ he put mokes. but now ther be nō nes. a lyttell frō ye place that was called Salisbury. ther tho the saxons kyllyd the bretōs. where en­gist & he sholde haue made a loue day / in which̄ time ther were slai­ne a M [...] lxi. knightes thurgh tre­son of engist. The kīg therof had grete pyte [...] & thought to make in minde of hem a monument of a stone that might ēdure to ye worl­des ende And of thys thyng they toke hir coūseil what therof was best for to done / Tho spake to the king the bisshop of London that was called Ternekȳ. that he shol­de enquyre after Merlyn. for he cowde beste telle how this thyng myght best be made. And merlȳ [Page] after was sought and fondē: and he came to the kyng. And the kīg tolde him hys will of the monu­ment yt he wold haue made: Tho answerde Merlyn to the kyng & saide There ben grete stones in jrland & lōge / vpon the hyll of kyliā that men kalled Geants karoll: & yf they were in this place as they ben̄ there. here they shold endure euer more. in remēbraunce of the knightes that here ben entered. By my throuth̄ sayd the king. as hard stones be in my lād as in jr­land. Soth said merlȳ [...] But in all your landes bene not suche. For the geants set hem for grete good of hem selfe / for at eueri time that they were woūded or in any ma­ner hurte▪ they wesshē the stones with hote water / ād than wesshe they hem self ther with / and ano­ne they were hole.

How the Bretons wentē for to seche the grete stones in Irland Capitulo lxvi.

WHan the Bretōs had her­de of thys thing / they wēt ād swore among hē that they wolde gone seche the stones & nomme with hem Vter the kȳ ­ges brother to ben hir cheueteyne & xv.M. men / & Merlyn coūceyl­led hem for to gon̄ in to Irlād. ād so they dydē: And whan the kȳg of Irlād that was called Gwillo­mer herd tell that straūgiers we­re arryued in his lāde: he assēbled a grete power & fought ayenst hē but he & his folk was discōfyted / The bretōs wente forth tyll they camē to ye monte of Kylian & cle­med vnto ye mōte But whā they saugh̄ the stones & ye maner how thei stodē: thei had grete mervail­le & sayd bytwene hē that no mā sholde remene for no strength̄ ne engyne. so hughe they were ād so lōge. but merlȳ thurgh his craft & queȳtise remened hē & brought hē in hir shippes. & came ayen̄ in to this land. And merlȳ sette the stones there yt the kȳg wold haue hē. & set hē in ye same maner that they stodē in Irlād And whā the kȳg saugh yt it was made he thā ­ked merlȳ. & rychely hȳ rewarded at his owne wille / & that place is kalled stōheuge for euermore

How passēt that was Vortigers sone & ye kȳg Guillomer cam̄ into this lād / and how a traitour that was called Coppa ēpoisened the king Aurilābros Ca. lxvij

ANd men shall vnderstōde that passāt that was vor­tyger sone liued in ye same tyme & came into thys lāde wyth a grete power ād arryued in the north contre: & wolde ben̄ auēged of his fadres deth Vortyger. And strongely trusted he vpon the cō ­panye that he had brought with hȳ owt of the lande of Germay­ne / and he had conquered alle the [Page] north contre vnto york And whē king Aurylābros herd this: he assembled a grete hoost of brytons & went for to fyght with hȳ / And he and his peple were discōfyted / but passent eskaped thens wyth some of his folke & fled thēs in to Irland / ād came to the kȳg Guil­lomer & prayed him of helpe & so­cour: The kyng graunted hȳ wyt good wyll ād saide. he wold helpe him. vpō that couenāt that I my selfe must gone with you▪ alle my power in to bretaigne & I wolde me auenge vpō the bretōs. rather than they in to my lande camē & token the stones with strēth̄ that called is Geants karoll / The kȳg Guillomer let ordeyne hys shyp­pes and wente to the see with xv. thowsand men & arryued in wa­les & begōne to robbe & moch̄ sor­we done: Hit befell so that Kȳg Aurilambros lay seke at wȳchestre & might not helpe him self So that he sent in his name Vter his brother with a grete power for to helpe wales / ād thydderward he wente as moch̄ as he might The king of Irlād & Passent had herd telle that Aurylābros was seke: & to hē both̄ came a sarazen which̄ was called Coppa and said: Sire dwelle ye here all in pees wyt your hoost & I behote yow thurgh my queyntyse that I shal slee the kȳg Aurylābros that is seke / If ye do so said Passēt / I shal yow rycheli auaūce This traitour coppa put vpon him an habyt of relygyon / & let shaue him a brode crowne. & came to the kȳges court ād sayde that he wolde hele the kȳg of his maladie Tho said ye traitour to ye king Syr ben of good confort for I shal yeue you suche a medicine that ye shall swete anone right & lustē to slepe & haue good rest ād the traytour yaf hȳ suche a poy­son that he slept anone ryght ād deyed in his slepȳg And the trai­tour said that he wold gone owte in to the felde tyl he wer awaked & so escaped he away For no mā had to him suspectyon for enche­son of his habbyt that he was in clothed: & also for his brode croune. But whā the kinges men wisten that he was dede. they were moche sorwefully / & soughtē fast the traitour / but they might not fynde hȳ: for coppa turned ayene to ye hoost fro whēs that he was comen

How yt whā Aurilābros was de­de: in ye mornȳg a sterne was sey­ne wt a clere light: & at the bought of the beme was seyn̄ thē hede of an orryble dragon Cap. lxviij

WHā kīg Aurilābros was thus dede at winchestre. a morne after that he was dede / aboute ye time of prime ther was seyne a grete sterre & clere / & ye beme of ye sterre was brighter thā [Page] the sonne: & at ye bought of ye beē: appered a dragōs hede [...] & oute of his mouth came ij. grete lightes / that were as bryght as any fyre brēnȳg. & yt one beme saw toward fraūce & straught ouer ye see thid­derward And owt of that beem came vij bemes full clere & longe as it were the light of fyre / Thys sterre was seyn̄ of many a man. but none of hē wist what it beto­kened. Vter yt was the kȳges bro­ther that was ī walys wt his host of bretōs sawe that sterre. & ye gre­te light that it yaf. he wōdred ther of gretly what it might betokē: & let calle Merlȳ & praied hȳ for to telle what it might betokē

¶Of ye betokenȳg of ye sterre Cap. lxix

Merlyn saw ye sterre & behelde hȳ lōge time & fithenes he quoke ād wept tenderly ād sayd / Allas al­las that so noble kȳg & worthy is dede. And j do you to vnderstāde that Aurilābros your brother is ēpoisoned [...] & that j see wel in this sterre. & your self betokeneth by ye heed of ye dragō that is seyne at ye bought of ye beē that is your self yt shal be kȳg & regne. And bi ye beē that stond towardes ye Est: is vn­derstōdē that ye shal gete a sone yt shal conquere all Fraūce. all the lādes that bē longȳg to ye croune of fraūce: that shal be a worthier kȳg & of more honour than euer was of his aūcestres. And by the beē that stryght toward Irland: is betokened: that ye shall getē a doughtir that shal be quene of jr­land: & the vij bemes betokened (punctel) that ye shal haue vij sones. & eue­ry of hē shall be a kȳg & regne wyt mochel honour: & abyde ye no lē ­ger here: but goo & yeue bataill to your enemyes & fight wyt hē bol­dely for ye shal ouercome hē & ha­ue the victorie / Vter thāked hertely Merlȳ & toke hys men & went toward hys enemyes / And they foughten to gedre dedely: & so he discōfyted his ennemies all & destroyed: & hym self quelled Passēt that was vortigers sone And his bretons queld Gwillomer yt was king of Irlād & all his men / And Vter anon̄ aftir that bataill toke his way toward wȳchestre for to done enburye Aurylābros king yt was hys brother / But tho was the body brought to stōhēge wyt mochel honour that he had don made in remēbraūce of ye bretōs that there were slayn̄ thurgh tre­son of Engist that same day that they shold haue beū accorded / ād in the same place they beryed au­rylābros the secōde yere of his re­gne. wyt all the worship that my­ght belōgē to such̄ a kȳg: of whos sowle god haue mercy

¶Of Vter pendragon / and wher for he was kalled so after ye shall here / & how he was ouertakē wyt ye grete loue of jgerne / that was ye erles of Cornewaill wyfe C. lxx

[Page] AFter the deth of Aurylā ­bros vter his brother was crowned & regned well & worthely. & in remēbraūce of the dragon that he was lyked to: He let make ij. dragons thurgh coū ­seill of his bretons that one to be bore beforne hȳ whēne he wēt in to bataille: & that other to abyde at wynchestre in the bysshoppes chyrche And for that encheson he was called euer & after Vter. Pē ­dagron & Otta that was Engys­tes sone commended but lyttell Vter that was made newe kyng & ayēst hȳ began to meve werre & ordeyned a grete cōpanye of hys frēdes & of his kȳne & of Offa his brother: yt had take all the lād frō hūber vnto york: but thei of york helde strongely ayenst hē / & wold not suffre hem to come in to the towne nothir to yelde the cyte to hem· And he besieged the towne anone right & yafe ther to a strō ­ge assaulte / but they of the Cyte hē kepte well & strōgly: And whā Vter herde therof / he came thyd­der with a grete power for to hel­pe & reseue the toune: & put awey the siege & yafe a strōge bataill. ād Otta & his cōpanye hē deffended as well as they might But at the last they were discōfyted & ye most part of hē queld: & otta & offa we­re takē & put in to pryson at lōdō And Vter hȳ self dwelled a whi­le at yorke: ād after he went to lō ­don. and at the Ester after suyng he wolde be crowned and holde a solempne fest / and let sompne all hys erles and barōs that thei shold come to that fest / ād all thei that had wyfes shold bringe hem also to that fest. & thei camē all at the kynges commaūdement as they were commaūded The fest was rychely holden and all wor­thely settē to mete after that they werē of estate: so that the erle Gor­loys of Cornewaille & jgerne his wyfe seten alther next the king. & the kīg sawe the fairnesse of that ladi that she had. & was rauisshed of hir beaulte: ād ofte he made to hir nyce semblaūt in lokyng and lawghyng so that at the last the Erle perceyued the pryue lokyng & lawghyng & the loue bytwene hem. & aroos vp frō the table all in wroth̄. & toke his wyfe & called to him his knightes & went thēs all in wrath withoute takȳg leue of the king / The king anone sent after him that he shold come ayē & go no thēs in despyte of hȳ & ye erle wold not come ayē in no maner wyse. wherfore the king was full wroth. & in wrath̄ him deffied as his dedely enemye And the er­le went thens in to Cornewaylle with his wyf in to the castel of tȳ ­tagell. and the kyng let ordeyne a grete hoost ād came in to Corne­waille for to destroye the erle if he myght: But he had put hym in [Page] suche a castell that was stronge & wel arayed of Tyntagell & wold not yelde hȳ to the king The kȳg anone besieged the castel. & there dwelled he xv / dayes that neuer he might spede / & euer thought he vpon jgerne. & vpon hir laid he so moche bone that he nyst what to doū So at the last he called to hȳ a knight that was called Vlfyn / which̄ was pryue with hȳ. & told hȳ all his coūseyll. & axed of hym what was best for to done. Syre sayd he. dothe send after Merlyn for he kan telle yow the best coū ­seyl of any man lyuing / Merlyn anone was sent after & came to ye king. & the king told hym all hys wyll. Syr said merlȳ. I shal done so moch̄ thurgh craft that j can yt I shall make yow come this ny­ght in to the castell of Tyntagel & ye shal haue all your will of that lady:

¶How Vter bigate on Igerne yt was the erles wyf of Cornewaill kyng Arthour Capi. lxxi

MErlyn thurgh crafte that he cowde changed the kȳ ­ges figure in to the lyke­nesse of the Erle: & Vlfen garlois his chambirlayne vnto the figu­re of Iurdan: that was the erles chābyrlayne / so that eche of hem was trāsfigured to othir lykenesse: And whā Merlyn had so done he sayd to the kȳg: Syr now mo­we ye goo sodenly to the castel of Tyntagel & axe entrie there & haue your wyll: The king toke pre­uely all the hoost to gouerne & le­de to a knight that he moch̄ loued ād toke his way toward ye castel / & with him vlfyn his chāberlay­ne and Merlyn / & whan they ca­me thydder / the portier wēd that it had ben his owne lord. & whan tyme cam̄ for to go to bedde The king went to bedde with Igerne the Erles wyf and dyd wyt hir all his wille. and bygate vpon hir a sone that was called Arthur. V­pō the morne the noble myghty king toke his leue of the lady ād went ayen̄ to hys hoost: & in ye sa­me night that the kīg lay bi jger­ne in bedde wyt the erles wyf / the kinges knightes & men yauen a stronge assault to the castel / & the erle and his men manly hē deffē ­ded: but at the last it befell so that at the same assaulte the Erle him self was slayne & the castel taken / And the kyng anone turned ayē to Tyntagel and spoused Igerne wyth mochel honour / and made hyr quene. And sone after. the ty­me came that she shold be deliue­red and bere a chylde a sone. whi­che was kalled Arthour. and af­ter he gate on hir a doughtir whi­che was kalled Amya. and whā she came to age: she wa [...] nobely maryed to a noble Baron which̄ was kalled Aloth: that was lord [Page] of leons / Whan vter longe tyme had regned / ther came vpon him a grete sekenesse as it were a sor­we And in ye mene time thei that had to kepe Otta that was engistes sone & Offa hys brother that tho were in pryson: let hem gone owt for grete yeftes that they hē yaf. & wente with hem And whā the two bretherē were escaped ād came ayen̄ in to hir owne contre / they ordeyned hem a grete hoost / and a grete power / & begonne to werre vpon the king

How Kyng Vter chose Alot to kepe the land of Bretaigne why­les that he was seke. for as moche as he might not helpe hȳ self for his sekenesse Capitulo lxxij

ANd for asmoche as kȳg v­ter was seke and myght not helpe hȳ self / he ordei­ned Alot sone of eleyꝑ yt tho was chosen to be wardeyne ād chiue­teyne of all his folke: & he anon̄ & hys bretons assēbled a grete host & yafe bataille to Otta ād to hys folke: but Otta at the last was discōfyted / Hit befell thꝰ afterward that this Bretōs had indignacy­on of Aloth: & wolde not to hym ben̄ attendaunt: wherfor the kīg was anoyed wonder sore: & let hī putte in an horse or litter ȳ ye host amonges the folke: & they lad hȳ to veroloyne that tho was a fay­re cyte ther that seȳt Albone was martred / & after was that cite destroyed with paynims / and thyd­der they had sente Otta & offa ād hyr peple. & they dwelled into the towne & let make fast the yates & ther they helde hem / And the kīg came & besieged hē & made a strō ­ge assaulte: but they yt were therȳ manly hem defended. The kyng let ordeyne his gonnes & hys en­gynes for to breke the walles. ād they were so stronge that no thīg myght hem mysdoo. Otta & hys peple had grete despite that a kīg lyggyng in a lyttier had hem besieged / and they tokē counseyll amonges hem for to ryse vp in the morwe ād come owte & yeue ba­taille vnto the king / & so they dyden. and in that bataill were bothe Otta & Offa slayne. and al [...]e ye other that escaped fled into scot­land: & made Colegryne hir chy­uetayne. & the Saxons that were alyue and escaped fro the bataill broughten ayen̄ a grete strength̄ & amonges hem they saidē: that if kyng vter were dede thei shold wel conquere the land. & amōges hem they thoughtē to enpoisen̄ ye king. & ordeyned men for to done this dede: & yaf hē of yeftes grete plente for to don̄ this thing: And they ordeyned hem thidderward ther that the kyng was dwellȳg. & clothed hē in poure habites the better all for to spedde hyr lyther [Page] purpose. but neuertheles for alle his falsenesse & queȳtyse they mi­ght neuer come so nygh̄ the kȳg: but so at the last they aspied that the king drāke none other licour but onely water of a clere welle / that ther was nyghe besydes: ād thees fals traytour vpon a daye preuely wente to the welle & put therin poyson: so that all the wa­ter was enpoysened / and anone after as the king had dronke of ye water he begā to swelle & sone after he deyed. & as many as drōkē of that water deydē also. And a­none as this falsenesse was aspi­ed. the folke of the towne let stop­pe ye welle for euermore And whē the king was dede hys folke bere him to Stonhēge wyth grete so­lempnite of bysshops of barōs yt were there: and enburyed hȳ be­side Aurylambros his brother. & after they turned ayen̄ euerychō & let sendē aftyr Arthour hys so­ne: & they made him king of ye lād with moche reuerēce aftir his fa­ders deth / ye xvij / yere of his regne

¶How Arthour that was sone of Vter was crowned after hys faders deth / & how he drofe Cole­gryne & the Saxons & Cheldryck of almaygne owt of thys lād / C. lxxiij

WHan Arthur was made king of ye lād (punctel) he was but yonge of age of xv. yere / but he was faire & bol­de & doubty of body / and to meke folke he was good & courtoys ād large of spēdyng: & made hȳ well beloued among alle men ther it was nede / And whan he begā to regne: he swore that the saxōs ne­uer sholden haue pees ne rest tyll that he had dryuen thaȳ owte of his lād / & he assēbled a grete hoost & fought with Colegrine. whom after the tyme that Otta was de­de / the saxons mayntened / And this Colegryne was discōfyted & fledde vnto yorke. & toke the tou­ne / & ther helde he hī And the kȳg besieged the towne / but he might not spede. for the towne was so stronge. & they withynne kepte ye towne wel & orpedly / & in the me­ne tyme Colegrine let the towne to Bladulf / & fled hī selfe to Chel­dryke that was king of Almaig­ne for to haue of him socour / and the king assembled a grete power & came & arryued in scotland wyt v.C. shippes· And when arthour wist of thys tydyng that he had not power ne strēgth̄ ynough for to fight ayēs Childrike / he let ben the siege & wente to Londō & sen­te anone his lrēs to ye kȳg of littel bretaignn̄ that was called Hoell his neveu his sustres sone that he shold come to hī wyt all the power that he might: & he assēbled a gre­te hoost & arryued at southm̄ptō Whā artur yt wiste: he was glad & wēt ayēst hȳ & receiued hȳ with moch̄ honour. so that ye ij. hostes hē assēbled & tokē hir way to Ny­col [Page] yt Cheldryck had besieged: but not yet takē: They camē vpō childrik & vpō his peple er thei jt wist ther that they were. & hē egrely assailled The king cheldryk ād his meyny defended hē māly by hyr power. But kȳg Arthur & his mē queld so many saxōs that neuer er was sayne suche slaughter. ād cheldryk & his men that were left a lyue fledden awaye / & Arthour hē pursued & drofe hē in to a wo­de / that they might no ferthir passe / Cheldryk ād his men sawe wel that thei were brought in to mo­che dysese / & yoldē hem to arthur in this maner that he shold take hir hors & hir armures & all that they had. & suffre thaȳ to go a fo­te in to hir shippes / & so they shol­de gon̄ ī to her owne lāde & neuer come agayn into this land: And vpon assuraūce of this thȳg they yauē hȳ good hostages / & arthur bi coūseyll of hys men graunted this thȳg & receiued the hostages & her vpō ye other wēt to hir ship­pes. & whan they were in ye see. hir mynde chaunged as the deuell it wolde. & they retourned hyr na­uye & came ayen̄ in to this land & arryued at Tottenesse / & wēt out of hir shippes & toke ye lād & clene robbed it. & slewē moch̄ peple & token all the armure that they mi­ght fynde. & so they wēt forth tyll they camē to Bathe. but the men of the towne shittē fast hir yates & wolde not suffre hē come wyth in the towne & they deffended hē wel & orpedly ayens hē

Howe Arthour yafe bataill to the saxons whan they camē ayē & besieged the towne of bathe ād hem ouercame Cap. lxxiiij

WHan arthour herde thys tydinge / he let hāge anon̄ the hostages / & lefte Hoel of Bretaigne his neveu for to ke­pe the marche toward Scotland with half his peple: & hȳ selfe wē ­te to helpe reskew ye towne of ba­the. and whan he came thydder (punctel) he yaf a strōge bataill of cheldrik & killyd all most the peple that he had. for no man might him with stond ne endure vnder the stroke of his swerd: ād ther bothe were slayne Colegryne ād Bladulf his brother. & Cheldrik fledde thēs & wolde haue gone to hys shippes But when arthur it wist. he toke x.m. knightes to Cador that was erle of Cornewaill for to lete and stoppe his comȳg / & him self wē ­te toward the marche of scotlād: for messagiers told hī that ye scot­tes had besieged Hoell of bretaig­ne ther that he lay seke / & therfo­re hasted thydder ward. & Cador pursued after Cheldryk & toke hī er he might come to his shippes / and queld Cheldryke and all hys peple: And whan Cador had do­ne thys voyage: he hasted hym ayen̄ as faste as he might towardes [Page] Artur. & fonde him in scotlād ther that he had reseued Hoell of bretaigne / but the scottes were al ferre with in Moūref (punctel) And ther they held hem a while. but Artur hem pursued: & they fled thens in to limoigne. that were in that cō ­tre .lx. jles / & grete plēte of briddes & grete plente of egles / that were wont to crye & fyght to gedres. ād make grete noyse whā that any folk come to robbe that land and werren as moche as thei myght. & so they dyden. for ye Scottes we­re grete rauennours so that they token all that they myght fynde in the lād of Lymoigne without any sparȳg. & ther with thei char­ged ayen̄ the folke in to Scotlād for to wente

How King Artur axed of Mer­lyn the auentures of .vj. the laste kynges that weren to regne in Englond. & howe the land shold ende Capitulo lxxv

SIre sayd Merlyn. In the yere of Incarnacyō of je­su criste M.cc.xv. shall co­me a lambe owte of Winchestre that shal haue a whyte thonge. & trewe lippes: & he shall haue wri­tē in his herte holynesse: This lā ­be shal make many goddes hou­ses. & he shall haue pees the most part of all hys lyfe. And he shall make one of the fairest places of the world that in hys tyme shall not fully be made an ende. & in ye ēde of his lyfe a wolf of a straūg land shall do him moche harme. and sorwe thurgh werre / but at ye ende ye lābe shal be maister thur­gh helpe of a rede fox that shal co­me out of the nortwest & hȳ shall ouercome the wulf. and the wolf shal deye in a water· ād aftir that tyme the lābe shal lyue no while that he ne shal deye / His sede thā shal be in straunge land: & ye land shal be withoute gouerneur a li­tell whyle

And after his tyme shal come a dragon melled with mercy & Eke wyth wodenesse: that shall haue a berd as a goot. that shall yeue ī Englond sadewe: and shall kepe the land from colde and hete: ād his owne feet shal be sette in wy­ke & ye other in londō. & he shal en­brace inhabitacyons / ād he shall open his mouth toward walys· & the tremblyng of the hydour of his mouthe. Hys eres shal strech̄ toward many inhabitacions ād contreys / & his breth shall be full swete in straunge lande. And in his time shal the ryuers renne wt blode and with rayne: ād he shal make in places of his lād walles that shulle don̄ moche harme vnto his seed after his tyme. Then̄e shal ther come a peple owt of the northwest during his regne. that shal be lad thurgh owt a wikked [Page] hare that ye dragō shal don̄ crow­ne kyng. whyche that afterward shal flee ouer the see wythout co­myng ayen for drede of the dragō And in that tyme the sonne shal be as rede as bloode. as men thā shal see thurgh al the world: whi­che that shal betoken grete pesti­lence / & deth of folk thurgh dent of swerde. And that peple shal bē fadreles tyl the time that the dra­gō shal deye thurgh an hare that shal mewe ayenst him werre vn­to the end of his lyfe. which̄ yt shal not fully ben ended in hys time: This dragon shall be hold in his tyme for the best body of alle the world: & he shall deye besydes the marches of a straunge lande. ād the land shal dwelle fadreles wi­thout a good gouernour: & men shal wepe for his deth: from the Ile of scheppey vnto the hauē of Marcyll / Wherfor Allas shall be the commune songe of fadreles folke that shull ouerlyuen in hys land destroyed.

And after thys dragon shall co­me a goot owt of kar: the which̄ shall haue hornes and a berde of syluer. and ther shall come out of his nostrell a domp: that shal be­token hunger and sorwe ād gre­te deth of the peple (punctel) and moche of his lāde in the begynnyng of his regne shall be wasted / This goot shal go to Fraunce & shall opene the flour of hys lyfe and of his deth / ¶In his time ther shal ary­se an egle ī Cornewaille that shal haue tethres of golde: that of pri­de shal be wythout pere of the lā ­de / & he shal despyse lordes o [...] blo­de. ād after he shal flee shameful­ly by a bere at Gauersech / And after shull be made brigges of men vpon the costes of the see. ād sto­nes shull fall fro Castelles / & ma­ny other townes shull be made playne: In his tyme shal seme that the bere shal brenne. ād a ba­taill shal be don̄ vpon ye armes of ye see / in a feld ordeyned as a sheld. ād at that bataill shal deye ma­ny white hedes / wherfor this batayll shall be called the white ba­taill: And the forsayd bere shall done this goot moche harme ād it shal come out of the southwest and of his blood. Than shall the goot lese moche of hys lande tyll at the tyme that shendshyp shal hym ouercome: and than shal he clothe him in a lyon skynne [...] and than shal he vailliauntly wynne that he hast lost and more therto For a peple shall come owt of the Northwest. which̄ shal make the goot sore a drad. and thā shal he auenge hym of hys ennemy­es. thurgh the counseyll of twoo owles / whyche fyrst shull ben̄ in paryll for to bene vn done / But the olde owle shall wēte a certay­ne tyme. and therafter he shall [Page] come ayene in to this land. Thi­se two owles shall do grete harm̄ to many on: ād so they shal coū ­seylle the goot that he shall arere werre ayēst the forsayd bere· & at the last the goot & the owles shall come at Burton vp on trēt / and shull wente ouer / ād for drede the bere shall flee. & a swan with him fro his companye to Burton to­ward the north / ād ther thei shull ben̄ in an hard shour / & than the swan shall be slayne with sorwe / and the bere taken and beheded. alther next his nest that shal stō ­de vpon a brokē brygge. on whō the sonne shall cast hir bemes. ād many shall hȳ seke for vertu that fro hī shal come / jn the same shal deye for sorwe ād care a peple of his lād: so that many lādes shull ben̄ on hȳ the more bolder after­ward. & the two owles shulle doo moch̄ harme to the forsaid flour delyse & shull hyr lede in distresse. so yt she shall passe ouer into fraū ce for to make pees bytwene the goot & the flour delyse. & ther she shall dwelle tyll a tyme that hyr seed shal come & seche hir ād they shull hem clothe with grace / and they shull seche the two owles ād shull put hem to despytous deth. & after shall this goot ben̄ broug­ht to dysese & grete anguysshe ād in sorwe he shall lyue alle hys ly­fes tyme

After thys goot shall come oute of vyndesore a bore that shall ha­ue an hede of white. a lyons herte / ād a pytous lokyng. his vysage shal be reste to seke men: his brest shall be stanchyng of therst to hē that ben̄ a therst His worde shal be gospel: his beryng shal be me­ke as a lambe. ¶In the first yere of his regne he shal haue grete payne to iustifye hem that ben̄ vntrewe / And in his tyme shall his lād be multiplyed wt aliens: & this bere thurgh fiersnesse of her­te that he shall haue. shall make wolfes become lambes: & he shal be called thurgh owt the world the boor of holynesse / fersenesse & nobylesse ād mekenesse. & he shall done mesurably all that he shall haue to don̄ vnto the burgh̄ of je­rusalē. & he shall whette hys teth vnto the yates of Parys & vpon fowre lādes Spaigne shal trem­ble for drede Gascoyne shal swete In fraunce he shal put his wyn­ge. Hys grete taille shall reste in Englond softely. Almaigne shal quake for drede of hȳ / This boor shal yeue two mātelles to ij. tou­nes of Englond. & shal made the ryuer renne with blood ād with brayne / and he shall made many medewes red. ād h̄e shall gete as moche as his Auncestres dyden. ād er that he shal be dede: he shal bere thre crownes / & he shall put a land in grete subiectyon. & after it shall be releued. but not in hys [Page] tyme. Thys boor after that he is dede for his doughtynesse shal be entered at Coloigne. & his land shal be thā fullfylled of alle good

After the boor shall come a lābe that shal haue feet of leed: an he­de of bras. an hert of a loppe: a swynes skyn ād an harde / And in hys tyme his lād shall be in pees The fyrst yere of his regne he shal do make a cyte that ye world shall speke therof. This lambe shal le­se in his tyme a grete part of hys lāde thurgh an hydous wolf. but he shal recoure it. and yeue a lord ship to an Egle of his landes / ād this Egle shal well gouerne it. tyl the tyme that pryde shall hym o­uergone. Allas what sorowe / for he shal deye of his brothers fuered And after shal the lāde fall to the forsaid lābe: whiche that shal go­uerne the land in pees all hys ly­fes tyme (punctel) and after he shal deye & the lāde be ful fylled of all maner good /

After this lābe shal come a mol­de warpe kursed of goddes mou­the: a caytyfe / a coward an hare / He shall haue an Elderly skyne as a gote: And vengeaunce shall fall vpon hym for synne. In the fyrst yere of his regne he shal ha­ue of alle good grete plente in his lande & toward him also. & in his land he shal haue grete preysing / tyll the tyme that he shall suffre his peple lyue in to moche pride / withoute chastisȳg. wher for god wyll be wroth. Than shall aryse vp a dragon of the north whiche that shall be fulfers: ād shall me­we werre ayenst the forsaid mol­de warpe. & shall yeue hȳ bataill vpon a stone: This dragon shall gadre ayene in to hys companye a wolfe / that shal com̄ owt of the west to begynne werre ayēst the forsaid Molde warpe in hys syde And so shall the dragon and he bynde hyr taylles to gedre. Than shal come a lyon owte of Irland whiche also shall falle in compa­nye with hem: and than shal trē ­ble the land that thā shall be cal­led Englond / as an aspen leef ¶And in that tyme shullē castelles be felled a downe vpon Thamy­se. and it shal seme that she neuer shal flothe for all the bodyes that shull falle dede theryn: The fow­re chyef flodes in Englond shull renne in bloode: and grete drede shull be and anguysshe that shal arrysen / and ther after the molde warpe shal flee. ād the dragō. the Lyon and the wolfe shull hē dry­ue away: and the lande shall be withoute hem / & the molde war­pe shal haue no maner ne power sauf onely a shippe wher to that he shall mowe flee and wente. ād after that he shall gon̄ to lande. whan the see is withdrawe And [Page] after that he shal yeue the thridde part of his lande for to haue the fourth̄ part in pees & rest. & after he shal lyue in sorwe all his lyfes tyme / And in hys tyme the hote bathes shullē becomen colde. ād after that shall the molde warpe deye auētoursly. Allas what so­rowe. for he shal be draȳt in a flo­de of the see His seed shal become fadreles in straunge lād. for euer­more: And than shal the land be departed in thre partyes. that is to saye to the wolfe / to the dragō. & to the lyon. & so shall it be for e­uermore And than shal this lād be kalled the land of conqueste. & so shullē the righful heires of en­glond ende

How Arthour ouercame Gwil­lomere that was king of Irland and how the Scotes becamē his men Capitulo lxxv

WHā Guillomer that was king of Irland had tydȳ ­ge that kyng arthur was entred at glastenbury: he ordey­ned a grete power of Ires men & came to the see with Ires peple / & so came they in to scotland ouer the see and arryued faste by ther that kȳg Arthour was with his hoost: & anone as he wiste therof he wente towardes hem / ād yafe hē bataill / & ouercame hē anone right. & Gwillomer fledde wyt his men ayen̄ in to Irlād / & whā this disconfyture was done: arthour turned hym ayene ther yt he was into the place ther that he had lefte the scottes / and wolde haue hē all slayne / but the bisshoppes ab­botes and othir folke of the con­tre and ladyes wyth opēhede ca­me before the kȳg Arthour / and creyd him mercy. and saidē. Gen­tyll king & mighty haue mercy & pyte of vs. and as your selfe ben of the right lawe to hold & mayn­tē cristēdom̄. full grete dishonour it sholde be to kylle hem that by­leue in almyghty god as ye don̄. & for goddes loue haue mercy ād pyte of vs and suffre vs for to ly­ue / for we haue had moche sorwe & payne / for the Saxōs haue ma­ny tyme thurgh our lāde passed / but that is not ynowe to you. for often tymes they haue done vs sorwe and dysese. For our castel­les they haue taken and our bes­tes slayne and eten & moche har­me they haue vs don̄. & if ye wol­de now vs quelle / it were non̄ ho­nour to a kȳg to quelle hem that cryen him mercy: For now ye haue vs ynowgh̄ ouercome. ād for the loue of god suffre vs for to ly­ue and haue mercy of crysten pe­ple that byleuen in crist as ye do. Whan king Arthour herde this sorwe. he had pyte of hem. ād yaf hem hyr lyfe: and they fyll done to his feet & becamē his liegemē. [Page] ād he toke of hē homages: & aftyr that / kyng Arthour turned ayen̄ wyth hys hoost and came to yor­ke. & there abode he duryng that vyage. And tho yaf he all loegers to Aloth that had spoused hys suster. and othir yeftes grete plē ­te. and tho was Gawen his cosin but of yonge age: and to alle hys other men that hym had serued in hys werke he yaf ryche yeftes and he thāked hem moche of hyr good seruyce:

¶How Kyng arthour spoused Gūnore that was Gūnores cosȳ erle of Cornewaille. & after he cō ­querede of Gwillomer all Irland Capitulo lxxvij

WHā Arthur had brought his land in pees & rest ād in goode state / & that rest was in euery cōtre: tho toke he & wedded a wyf whiche was called Gunnor. and made hir quene / ād was a fayre lady & a gentyll. that Cador the erle of Cornewaill had longe tyme norysshed in his chā ­bre that was his owne cosyn. but neuer they had childe to gedre / ād neuertheles kyng Arthur loued hir wonder well & derely / And a­none as wȳter was passed / he let assemble a grete hoost & alle hys barons & sayd that he wolde wē ­te in to Irlād for to cōquere ye lād. & he taryed not longe that he ne passed ouer in to Irlāde / & Gwil­lomer the king let assemble a gre­te host & yaf bataill to kȳg arthur But Gwillomer was discōfyted / & yolde hȳ to the kȳg arthur / & bi­came his man: & to hȳ dyd feaul­te & homage. & of hȳ helde all that land fro that tyme forward / & af­ter passed kīg arthur furthermo­re & cōquered Gutland & Island: & toke homages of folke & of the lōde: & ther dwelled xij. yere ī pees and regned with ioye & myrthe & werred no maner man ne no mā vpō hym And he bicame so cour­toys & large & so honorable: that the emperours court of rome ne none thurgh out all ye world was not accompted to king arthour that any mā wist ne non̄ so well preised And therfore the best kni­ghtes of alle maner lōdes came to hī for to dwelle. ād he receiued hē all with a good wyll & reuerē ­ce· ād the knightes were so good that no mā knewe the werst ād therfore kȳg arthur made a roū ­de table. that whā thei sholde syt­ten to the mete all shull be alyche hir & euen lyk serued at the table / that none might make awaunt. that one wer hyer thā othir: ād king arthur had at the table Bre­tons: frēssh men / Normans Fle­mȳges Bourgouners Mausers Lotherms: and of alle the landes a this halfe the monthe of gorye And also of hys lande of Breta­igne. and of the grete lāde of Cor­newayille [Page] of walys. & of Irland & of scotland: and shorteli to telle of alle the landes that wolden wor­ship and chyualrye seche (punctel) camen to king arthoures court /

¶How king arthour came in to fraunce and conquerd that land of Froll that was a Romayne. & hym queld Capi. lxxvij

HIt befell that kȳg arthur thurgh counseyll of hys barōs & lordes wold gon̄ to conquere all Fraūce that tho was cleped Galle thurgh romaīs that helde that lāde in hir power and in hyr lordship. & the romaȳs had take that lād to a noble kny­ght ād worthy of body that was kalled Frolle & whā he wist that arthur came: he ordeined an host & a grete power & fought wyt the king and he & his folke were dis­comfyted. & thennes they fled vnto Parys / & entred the towne ād closed fast the yates. and whā ar­thour wyst that Froll was gone to Paris· he pursued after & cam̄ thydder & hȳ besieged. but the cy­te was so strōge and well arayed and thei that were withyn defen­ded hem wel ād manly / King ar­thour dwelled there more than a moneth / & ther was so moch̄ pe­ple in the cyte that vytailles fayl­led: & so grete hūger bicame amō ­ges hem. that they deyden won­der thykke in the cyte for hunger and camen to Frolle & praied hȳ to ben̄ accorded with kȳg arthur for to haue pees. and they wolde yelde them to hym ād the towne also: Froll saw that no lenger he ne might holde the towne ayenst hir wylle. & trust gretly vpon hys owne strength̄ / and sent to kyng arthour that he shold come fight wyth hym body for body: and so shold they departe fraūce bitwe­ne hem two. Kyng arthour ano­ne graūted it: ād wolde not that non̄ of his peple shold vndertoke it for hym. And vpon the morwe they bothe camen well armed a­boute the cyte of paris in a grene felde ther that they shold fyght: & anone they smytten to gedres so fyersly / & so well they foughtē in bothe sydes that no man cowde deme the better of hem. And so it befell that Frolle yaf Arthur su­che a stroke that he kneled to the grownde. wolde he / nolde he: and as Frolle withdrowe his swerde. he wounded king arthour in the forhede that the blood fell a dow­ne by his eyē on his face. Arthur anone sterte vp hertely whan he felte hym hurt: as a man that se­med almost wode. & he toke Ta­bourne his goode swerd & drewe it vpon hygh̄. & yafe Frolle suche a stroke that therwith he clafe his heed downe to the sholdres: so yt his helme might not be his war­rant [Page] / & so he fyll anon̄ dede in the place. & they of the cyte made gre­te sorowe for Frolle / neuertheles they anon̄ yolde hē to kȳg arthur & ye towne also / & becamē his men & dydē to hȳ homage & feaulte: & he vnderfēge hē & toke of hē good hostages. And king arthur after that went forth wyth his hoost & cōquered Angiē & Angiers Gas­coigne Pehyto / Nauerne / Bour­goigne Barry Lotherne Turȳ & Puthiers and all the othir lād of Fraūce he conquered holych̄ / ād whan he had all conquered & ta­kē by hōmages & feaultes he tur­ned ayen̄ to paris / & ther he dwel­led lōg tyme / & ordeyned pees lōg tyme ouer all the cōtrey & thurgh out alle Fraūce. And whā pees was made ouer all thurgh hys noble knighthood that he had / & also for hys owne worthynesse / & no man was so grete a lord that durst meve werre ayēst hȳ. nothir to aryse for to make The land of Fraūce was all in quyte & pees: & he dwelled there ix yere· ād dyde there many grete wondres. and reproued many proude man ād lyther tyraunt. & hē chastysed af­ter hyr deseruyng

How kyng Arthur auaūced all his men that had trauailled ī his seruyce Capitulo lxxix

ANd afterward it befel thꝰ at Estrē. ther that he hel­de a fest at Paris. rychely he began to auaūce his knightes for hir seruyce that they had him holpen in his conquest. He yafe to his Styward that was called Kay Angyē & angiers. & to Bed­deler his brother he yaf Normandye / that tho was called Nēstrie. And to Holdyne his chābirlayn̄ he yaf Flaūdree & Māce. & to Do­rell his cosyn he yaf Boloigne ād to Richard his nevew he yaf Pō ­tyf / & to all othir he yaf large lan­des & fees aftyr yt they were of es­tate / & whā Arthour had thꝰ hys knightes feffed at auerill next af­ter sewȳg / he came ayen̄ in to bri­taigne his owne lād And aftir at whytsontyde next sewȳg bi coū ­seil of his barōs he wold be crou­ned king of Glomergō. & helde a solēpne fest: & let sompne kynges Erles & barons that they sholde come thidder euerichone (punctel) There was scater kȳg of Scotlād. Cad­wre king of southwales. Gwillo­mer king of northwales Maded king of Irland: Malgamꝰ king of Gutland / Achilles king of Ise­land: Aloth kyng of Denmarck / Gone was king of Norwey: and Hell hys cosyn kȳg of Dorkeney Cador king of lyttell Bretaigne Norwyth erle of Cornewaill / Maurā erle of gloucestre: Gwer­don erle of Wynchestre. Boeller­le of Hertford / Vrtegy erle of ox­ūford. Cursall erle of Bathe. Io­nas erle of Chestre: Enerall erle [Page] of Dorchestre. Kymare erle of sa­lisbury / Waloth erle of Cāterbu­ry / Iugerne erle of Chichestre. A­rall erle of Leicestre: ād the erle of warwyke & many othir rych̄ lor­des Bretons / also ther cam mo. yt is to say dippon Donan Gēnes & many othir that be not here nēp­ned weren at that feste. & many a fair fest kȳg Arthur had hold be­forne / but neuer none suche ne so solempne & that lastid xv· dayes. with mochel honour & myrthe /

¶Of the letter that was sent frō the cyte of Rome for pryde to kīg Arthour Ca. lxxx.

THe iij. day as kīg arthur sate at his mete amōges his kīges & amōg hē that setten at the fest· a forne hē came in xij. eldren men of age richely a­rayed / & courtously salued the kīg & said. they camen frō Rome sent as messagiers fro the Emperour & toke to hȳ a lettre that thꝰ mo­che was to vnderstōde. Gretly vs mervaylleth Arthure that thow art ones so hardy with yen in thi hede to make open werre & cōta­ke ayens vs of Rome. that owen all the worlde to deme. for thow hast neuer yet beforne this tyme proued ne assayed the strēgth̄ of ye romains: & therfore thou it shalt in a lyttell tyme. For Iuliꝰ Cesar conquerd all the lād of Bretaign̄ and toke ther of truage and oure folk haue it longe had / and now thurgh thy pride thou witholdest it. wherfore we commaunde the that thou it yelde ayen̄. & yet hast thou more foly done: that thou hast slayne Frolle that was our baron of Fraunce all with wrō ­ge / & therfore alle the communes of Rome warnen and commaū ­de the vpon lyue and lyme that thou in hast be at Rome amēdes to make of thy mysdedes that thou hast done / ād if yt so be that thou come nought. we shull pas­se the hylle of ioye with strengthe / and we shull the seke wher euer thou may be fonden. & thou shalt not haue a fote of lād of thȳ ow­ne that we ne shall destroye. & af­terward wyth thy body we shull don̄ our wille / Whā this lrē was rad. & all men it herd they were ā ­noyed alle they that were at that solempnite / And the bretōs wol­de haue slain̄ the messagiers / but the kȳg wolde not suffre hem ād sayd that ye messagiers sholde ha­ue none harme & mowe by reson none deserue. but commaunded hem to be worshipfully serued. & after mete he toke coūseyll of his kinges Erles and Barons what answere he might best yeue ayen̄ to the messagiers. And they coū ­ceylled him at onys that he shold assēble a grete hoost ād power of [Page] all the lādes of which̄ he had lord­ship / & manly auenge hȳ vpō the Emperour of the despyte that he had sent him suche a letter / & thei sworē bi god & bi his names that they shold hym purswe & brenne as moche as they might. & saydē that they nold neuer faill kȳg ar­thour / & rather to be dede / & they let wryte a lettre for to sende to ye Emꝑour bi the same messagiers in this maner

Of the bolde answere that king Arthour send to the Emperoure of Rome & to ye Romaīs Ca. lxxxi

VNderstondeth amonges yow of Rome that I am kyng Arthour of Bretai­gne & freely it hold & shal hold: ād at Rome hasteli I will be / not for to yeue you truage: but for to ax­en truage. for Constātyne which̄ was Eleynes sone that was em­perour of Rome ād of all the ho­nour that ther to be longed / And Maxymian kyng conquered all Fraūce & Almaigne: and passed mounth yoye & conquered all lū ­bardye / ād thyse two were myne auncestres. and that they helden & had / j shal haue thurgh goddes wylle

Of ye reuerence that Arthur dyd to the Emperours messagiers of Rome Capit. lxxxij

WHan this lrē was made / & ensealed: kȳg arthur to the messagiers yafe a grete yeftes / ād after that the messa­giers toke hyr leue & went thēs & came to the court of Rome ayeū & tolde the Emperour how wor­thely they were vnderfongē: and whyche a ryalle cōpanye he had for to serue hī: & how he was mo­re rialli seruid thā ye ēꝑour or any kyng lyuing in the worlde / And whan the Emperour had seyne the lettre & herde what was therȳ / and saw that Arthur wolde not be ruled aftyr hym: he let assēble & ordeyne an hugh̄ host for to des­troye kyng arthur if that he myght. And kȳg arthur as touchȳg his power & partye ordeyned his power & knightes of the rownde table

¶Of the kynges & lordes that camē to helpe kyng Arthur ayēst the emꝑour. Ca. lxxxiij

THe king of Scotlād & of Irlād & of Gutlād of Dē marke & of almaign̄ euery of hē had M. men: The duc of Normādye Gascoyne Flaūdres. Pehyto & Boloygne had iiij / M Gerȳ of Chartres had .x M. Ho­ell of bretaign̄. had xij M▪ & hym self of hys owne lād xij M. And of alebrestriers & of archiers & of othir folk on foot that no mā hē cowde nōbre / & whē they alle we­re redy for to wente: Then̄e kyng arthour toke hys lād & Gunnore his wyf to kepe to one of hys ne­uews: that was a wys knyght & an hardy that was kalled Mor­dred. [Page] but he was not all trewe as ye shal here afterward / Kȳg Ar­thur toke all his reaulme to this Mordred sauf onely ye croune. ād after that kȳg arthur nōme hys hoost & wēt to southamptō there that the shippes were brought & the folk assembled. & they dydē hē to the see / & had good wynd & we­ther at wille / ād also sone as they myght they arriued at Harfleet. & went out of hir shippes & spradden all the contre

How kȳg Arthour fought wyt a Geaūte in spaigne that was cal­led Dynabus / that queld Eleyne that was kyng Hoelles cosyn of lyttel Bretaigne Cap· lxxxiiij

Kȳg Arthur had not dwel­led in the contre but a lit­tel while that men ne tol­de hym that there was comen a grete geaūt in to Spaigne: & had rauisshed ye fair Eleyne that was cosin to Hoell of bretaigne: & had brought hir vpon an hyll / that is kalled the moūte of seȳt bernard & ther was no man in that cōtre so bolde ne so hardy that durst wt him fight / ner come nere the pla­ce there that the geaunt dwelled / & he was called Dinabꝰ that mo­che sorwe dyd in the contre: Whā king Arthour herde this tyding: he kalled key & Bedewere & com­maūded hem to go preuely ād es­pie wher the geant might be fon­den. And they camen to the riua­ge ther that men sholde gon̄ to ye mounte that was all enclosed a­boute with water: & yet is. & euer shall be / And they saw brēnȳg fi­re vpon the hylle / & ther was also an othir hille nye that: & thervpō was an othir fire brēning· Key & Bedewere camen to the next hille & fondē a widewe opēhede sittȳg besides a tōbe sore wepȳg & grete sorwe made / & ofte she said Eley­ne eleyne. And Key & Bedewere a [...]ed what hir was & wherfor she made so moche sorwe / & who lay in ye tōbe / O said she. What sorwe & misauēture faire lordes seke ye here / for if the Geant may yowe here finde: ye worth anone dede / Bene stille good wyfe sayd they. Therof dysmay ye not / but telle vs the soth why thou makest so moch̄ sorwe & wepȳg: Syres said she: for a damisell yt I norisshed wt my brest which̄ mē called eleyne. yt was nece to hoell kȳg of bretai­gne: & here lyeth ye bodi in this tō ­be yt to me was betakē to norissh̄ So ther came a deuel a geāt & ra­uisshed hir & me also. & lad vs bo­th̄ a way. & he wolde haue forlain̄ that maide yt was so yōge & tēdre of age: but she might it not suffre so grete & so hugh̄ as ye geāt was (punctel) And if he now come as he is wo­ned to do. certis he wil you quelle both̄ to. & therfore fast wēt ye hē ­nes. & wherfor said they go ye not hēnes / Certis sires said she. when that Eleyne was dede / the geant made me to abide to don̄ & haūte [Page] his will. & me must nedes it suffre & god it wote I do it not with my good will / for me leuer were to be dede / than with hȳ to dele. so mo­che payne haue I whā he me for­lyeth. Whan key & Bedewere had herde al that this womā had tol­de / they turned ayen̄ and came to kȳg arthour & tolde hym all that they had seyne & herde. Arthour anone toke with hē Loth / & wēte preuely bi night that none of his hoost it wist. & came on the morū erly to the Geant & faught wyt hȳ strōgely / & at the laste he slowe hȳ & Arthur bad Bedewere to smy­te of hys heed. & brȳg it to ye hoost to shewe hem for a wonder / for it was so grete & so hugh̄ whā they camen ayen̄ to ye hoost they toldē wherfor they had ben̄ owte. and shewed to hem the heed ād euery man was glad ād joyefull of the worthy dede ye kyng Arthur had done which̄ that was hir lord. ād Hoell was full sorwefull for hys nece that was so loste / & aft whā he had space: he let make a fayre chapelle of our lady ouer Eleyns tombe

¶How kyng Arthour yafe ba­taille to the Emperour· in which̄ bataill the Emperour was slay­ne Capit. lxxxv

ARthour ād his peple had tydȳg that the emperour had assembled a grete po­wer / as wel of sarazīs as of pay­nyms & crysten men: wher of the nombre was lxxx M / hors men & fote men. Arthour & his peple or­deyned fast forth in hyr way to­ward ye Emperour & passed nor­mādye & Fraūce vnto Bourgoi­gne. and wold euen haue gon̄ to the hoost For men tolde hȳ that the Emperours host wold come to Lucie. The Emperour ād his hoost in the begȳnȳg of August remeved fro Rome & cam forth ye right way to ward ye hoost of kīg Arthur. And his espyes were co­men & saydē. that yf Arthur wol­de: he shold fynde ther fast by the Emperour / but thei said that the emperour had so grete power wt hȳ of kynges of the lāde & o [...] pay­nyms ynfere ād also cristē peple that it nere but grete folye to kīg Arthur to mete wyt hȳ. for the Es­pies tolde that the Emꝑour had v. men or vi. ayens owne of hyse / King Arthour was bolde & har­dy & for no thyng hym dismayed ād sayd: Gowe boldely in goddes name ayēs the Romaȳs that wt hȳ lede sarasins & paynyms that no maner trust they haue to god but oneli vpon hyr strēgth̄ Gowe now & sech̄ hem sharpely in ye na­me of Almyghty god & slewe the paynyms & crystē men that ben with hē for to destroye cristē men and god shal vs helpe. for we ha­ue the right / ād therfore haue we trust in god. & do we so that ye ene­myes [Page] that be to cristendome & to god / mowe be dede & destroied. ād that men mowe recorde the wor­thynesse of knygthode. Whā kȳg Arthour had thꝰ said. they cryed all with an hygh̄ voys: God fader almighty wurshipped be thy na­me withouten end / amē. & graū ­te vs grace well to don̄ and to destroye our enemies that ben̄ ayēst crystendome In the name of the fadre of the sone & of the holy gost amen. & god yeue hȳ neuer grace ne worship in the world ne mercy of him to haue that this day shal feynte wel for to smyte & egrely: & so they roden softely. & ordeyned his wȳges wel & wisely. The em­perour herd telle that kīg Arthur ād his folke were redy arayed for to fight wyt hȳ. & thydder they ca­me: & he ordeyned hys wȳges in the best maner that he might / ād more trust vpō his strengthe thā in god almyghty: & that was seȳ afterward / For whā ye two hoos­tes mettē to gedre: the emperour lost so moch̄ of his folk. & also dyd kīg arthur / & so many were slayn̄ as well in that one side as in that othir. that it was grete pyte to se & to wit / jn this bataill were slay­ne thurgh king Arthur v. kȳges of paynȳs & of othir wōder mo­che peple. And kīg arthures men foughtē so wel / that the Romaīs ād paynyms had no more strēg­the to withstonde: thā xx / shepes ayēs v / wolfes And it befell that in this batayll that was wonder hard & longe durȳg in that owne syde & in that other / ye Emperour amonge hē there was slaine. but no mā wist for soth who hȳ slowe

How kyng Arthour let enburie his knyghtes that he had there lost in that bataill. ād how he sēt the Emperours body to Rome: that there was slayne in bataille Capitulo lxxxvi.

WHan the Romaȳs wist yt the emperour was dede / thei forsoke the felde & the paynȳs also / And kȳg arthur af­ter hē chaced till it was night: ād so many of hē queld that it was wonder to telie. & tho turned kȳg arthour ayē tho it was night / ād thāked god of his victorye: & in ye morne he let loke & see all the felde for his knightes that he had loste that is to say / Burel erle of maūt Bedewere & kay / & Ligiers erle of Boloign̄ / Vrtegj erle of baar. A­loth erle of wȳchestre Cursale er­le of chestre: & after Holdē erle of Flaūdres. Thees were ye grete lordes that king arthour had lost in that bataille amonge other gre­te knyghtes / ād some he let entier in abbeyes bi the contre: somme he let be borne in to hyr owne cō ­tre / ād the emptrours body he let take and put vpon a beer ād sent it to Rome. & sēt to saye to the ro­mains [Page] / that for bretaigne & fraū ­ce whiche that he helde othir tru­age wold he non̄ pay· & if they ax­ed hȳ any othir truage / right su­che truage he wold hē paye. The king let bere key to kenē his ow­ne castel. & there he was entered. & Ligier was borne to Boloigne: ther he was lord. ād Holden was borne to flaundres & ther he was entered: & alle the other he let en­tiere with mochel honour in ab­beyes / in howses of Religyō in ye contre ther they were dede. And arthour him selfe soiourned that same yere in Bourgoigne wyt his hoost: ād thought the same yere folewyng to passe ye mounthe of ioye / & haue gone to Rome. all for to take the cyte / and haue put the romayns in subiectyon / but the wykked tyraunt mordred hȳ lete as ye shall after here

¶How mordred the traytour to whom kyng Arthour toke hys land to kepe & hys castelles. ād he helde it ayenst hym Capitulo lxxxvij

WHan King Arthour had taken to mordred his Re­aulme to kepe & was gon̄ ayens the emperour of rome: ād was passed the see / Mordred ano­ne toke homages & feautes of all hem that were in this lāde. & wolde haue had the lāde to his owne vse. & toke castelles aboute. ād let hē araye: and after this falsenes­se he dyd an other grete wrōge for ayens the lawe of cristēdom. He toke hys owne Emes wyfe / as a traitour shold. & ordeyned hym a grete hoost ayēst Arthurs comīg for to holde the lāde ayenst hȳ wt strēgth̄ for euermore. & to slee kȳg Arthur yf he might. & send by see & land: & lette assemble painyms & crysten peple / and he send to the saxones & to Danoys for to helpe hym / & also Mordred sēt to Chel­dryck to done men for to come to hȳ owte of Saxoyne that was a worthy duke. & promysed to hym if that he brought with hȳ moch̄ peple: he wold graūte him in bre­taigne for euermore all ye lād frō beyōde Humber vn to Scotlād: & all the lande that Engist had of Vortigers yift / whē that he spou­sed hys doughtyr. And Cheldryk came with grete strēgth̄ & power of peple / And mordred had assē ­bled also ī his halfe that they had xl.M. of stronge knightes when they had nede

¶How Arthour enchased mor­dred the traitour. ād how he was slayne / and also kyng Arthour wounded to deth. Capitulo lxxxviij

WHan thys tydynge came to Kȳg Arthur ther that he was in Burgoyne / He was full sore anoyed / ād toke alle Fraūce to Hoell / for to kepe wyt [Page] halnēdel of his men / & prayed hȳ that he wolde it kepe. tyl he came ayen: for him selfe wolde went in to Bretaigne. and auenge him v­pon Mordred that was his trai­tour. & forth went he hys way ād came to wytsand. and made hys men gone in the shippes & hȳ self wolde haue arryued at sādewith & brought with hȳ a host of fraū ­ce also with his owne lāde: but er that he might come to lande. hys peple that were comē oute of his shippes. mordred was comen wyt alle his power & yafe a strōge ba­taille. so that kȳg arthur lost ma­ny a man er that he might comē to londe. for there was Gawē his nevew slayne / & Anguysshel that helde Scotland and many other: Wherof kyng Arthour was full sory but after that they were co­men to land: Mordred might not ayēst hem endure. but anon̄ was discōfyted & fledde thēs the same nyght with hys men. & vpon the morne he cam̄ to londō. but they of the cyte wold not suffre hȳ for to come in: And frō thens he fled to wynchestre: and ther he helde hym with his peple that with hȳ came / Kyng Arthour let take the body of Gawen his cosyn / ād the body of Anguissell: and let hē be borne in to scotlāt into hyr owne contre / & there they were entered & after anon̄ kȳg arthur toke his wey to destroie mordred. & he fled fro thēs īto cornewaill / The que­ne Gūmore yt was kȳg arthours wyf that tho soiourned at yorke (punctel) & herd yt mordred was fled thēs & that he might not endure ayens kȳg Arthur / She was sore adrad & had grete doubte. and wist not what was best all for to done. for she wist wel that hir lord kȳg ar­thur wold neuer of hir haue mer­cy. for the grete shame that she to him had don̄. & toke hir way pre­uely with iiij / men withoute mo. & came to katlione / and there she dwelled all hir lyfe. that she neuer was seyne amonge folke hyr lyfe durȳg / Arthur wist that mordred was fledde in to Cornewaill & let sent after his men into Scotlād / & Northūberlād vn to Hūbar. & let assēble folk withoute nōbre. & camen fro thēs into Cornewaill. to seche & purswe after mordred: And mordred had assēbled to hȳ alle the folk of Cornewaille & had peple without nōbre & wyst that arthur was comȳg. ād had leuer to deye & take his chaūse thā fer­ther to flee. & abode & yaf an hard bataille to king Arthour & to his peple: so that so moch̄ peple was slayne what of that on half ād in that othir / that no mā wiste who had the better partie But so it be­fell at the last that morded was slayne & all his folke / ād the good cheualrie that king arthour had gadred & norysshed of dyuerse lā ­des [Page] / and also the noble knyghtes of the roūde table that so moche was preysed thurgh owt alle the world were there slayne: and ar­thour him selfe was wounded to the deth / but he let hȳ be borne in a lytier to a surgyē for to be heled of his woundes: & yet the bretōs supposē that he lyued in an othir lād: & that he shall come yet & conquere all bretaign̄ / but certes this is the proposicye of Merlyn: He sayd that his deth shall be doub­tous: & sayd soth· for men ther of yet haue doubte. & shullē for euer more as men saith For men wyt not whether that he lyueth or is dede. Arthur was borne to Auy­one the xxij / yere. of his regne: af­ter the Incarnacyon of owr lord Ihesu crist: V.C / and xlvi. yere

How King Arthour delyuered the Royaulme to Constantyn ye sone of Cador his Nephew. Capitulo lxxxix

WHan kyng arthour wyst that he myght no lenger regne he let come beforne hȳ Constātyne that was cadors sone Erle of Cornewaill his cosȳ & to hȳ he betoke all his reaulme & to him said & bad him therof to be kȳg tyll that he came ayen̄. for asmoch̄ as he had non̄ heir of his body begoten. & grete harm̄ was it that so noble a king & so doub­ty had no child of his bodi begotē: but alle thȳg that god wyl haue don̄ must be don̄. whos name be blesshed withoute ende Amē

How kȳg Constātyne was wer­red of Mordredes two sones Capitulo xc /

THys Constātyne was a noble knight & a worthy of body & ye ij sones that Mordred had begoten had grete enuye to Cōstātine that tho was crowned king / & so they begonne to mene werre ayens hȳ (punctel) & assē ­bled a grete hoost of hē that were be fore with mordred & had bene dryuen away & that dyde moche sorwe thurgh all that land. That one brother ordeyned him to Lō ­don for take the cyte & that other to winchestre / but Cōstātyne ca­me to london & slew hȳ that was there. and after he wēt to wȳchestre. & slow hȳ that there was also that both his ēnemies were dede & whā Cōstātine had regned iiij yere / he deyed & lyeth at lōdō

Of the kȳges Adelbright ād of Edelf Ca xcj

Affter kȳg Cōstātines deth ther were ij / kȳges in bre­taigne that one was called Adel­bright that was a Danoys & hel­de the cōtre of Northfolk & south fol: That othir hight Edel & was a bretō (punctel) & helde Nychol Lȳdesey & all ye land vnto Hūbar / Thise ij. kȳges fast werred to gydre / But after they were accorded / and lo­ued [Page] to gedre as they had be borne of owne body. The kīg Edel had a sustre that was kalled Orewē ­ne & he yafe hir thurgh grete frēd­shyp to king Adelbright to wyfe And he begate on hir a doughter that was kalled Argentyll. & in ye thridde yere after came vpō hym a stronge sekenesse. that nedes he must deye / & he sent to kyng edelf his brother in lawe that he shold come & speke with hym. & he cam̄ to him wyt a good will: Tho pra­yed the king ād coniured also in the name of god▪ that after when he were dede / he shold take Argē ­tyl his doughtyr & the lāde. & that he kept hyr well & norisshe hyr in hys chambre / And whā she were of age she shold be maryed to the strōgiest & worthiest man that he might fynde: & than he shold yel­de vp hyr sād ayene / Edel it graū ­ted· and by othe confermed hys prayer: And whan Adelbryght was dede and entered Edell toke the damysell argentil & norisshed hir in his chambre / and she beca­me the fayrest creature that my­ght lyue / or any man fynde.

How kyng Edel maried the Da­mysell to a knaue of his kychene Capitulo xcij

THis kīg Edell that was vncle to the damysel Ar­gentill: bethought howe that he might falsely haue ye land from his nece for euermore. & fal­sely ayēst his othe thought to de­ceyue the damisell. and to marye hyr to a knaue of hys kychē that was kalled Curan. & he bicame ye worthiest & strengist man of bodi that any man wyst in any lande that tho lyued / & to hym he thou­ght hyr shenfully haue maryed: for to haue had hir lād afterward But he was clene deceyuyd. For this Curā that was Hauelockes sone· which̄ was king of Kyrke­lane in Denmarke. & this Curan conquered his wyfes lād & slewe kīg Edelf that was his wifes vn­cle / and had all hyr land as in an othir place is telled more openly: & he regned but thre yere For the Saxons and Danoys hȳ kylled and that was grete harme to all Bretaigne: and the Bretons bare him to stonhenge. and there they hȳ enburyed wt mochel honour

¶Of kyng Conam Ca. xciij

AFter thys Curan regned Conam that was his co­syn. which̄ was a wonder prowde knight & regned / & coude haue no maner loue / but euer he was medelȳg with his peple. ād toke his vncle wt werre. & quelled his ij. children The saxones wer­red ayenst him ofte times / but he hē ouercame at the last / and so he was in pees all his lyfes tyme: & he regned xiiij yere: And after he [Page] deyed and lyeth at london /

¶Of kyng Cortyfād of Gurmō ­de that camē thurgh the paynȳs in to bretaigne Cap. xciiij

AFter this Conam regned his cosȳ Cortyf that was byhated of all his peple: & of no man he was beloued This Cortyf lost all bretaigne thurgh werre / And in his tyme felle that grete myschief in bretaigne that cristēdome was destroyed: & alle the Bretons were dryuē owte / ād the lāde he lost wythoute any re­couerȳg: but afterward left ye lād to the saxōs as ye afterward shal here / For in that tyme there was a paynym̄ yt was called Gurmōd that was ye kȳges sone Dauffry­kes of the paynȳs folke that had the reaulme after his fadre / and was kȳg / sauf he bequath & yave it to his brother. & said that he ne­uer sholde be kīg / but if he might gete ād conquere a reaulme in a straūge cōtre / For he was bold & right strōge of bodi▪ & of hȳ profe­cyed Merlyn & said that he shold be a wolfe of the see. & he let assē ­ble paynyms withoute nōbre ād let appareill shippes ād went by many londes & toke homages ād feautes of many. and so he went by the see / & conbuered many dy­uerse lādes. so that he came in to jrlād: and cōquered that lād that oftentymes werryd vpō bretōs / & bretons vpō hem. & ofte wōnē: & ofte losten / ād yaue hostages to Bretōs. And so thei sente to Gur­monde ther that he was in Irlād that he shold come into Bretaign̄ & helpe he ayēst ye Bretōs: to helpe hem delyuer that land of hē. and they wolde him gladly holde for hir lord: for he was a paynyme & they were also paynyms: & ye bre­tōs were cristē. Wel ought he thē for to helpe so as they were of o­ne lawe / Whā gurmōd herd this prayer: he hasted hȳ as moche as he might / & arryued in Scotland & came in to Northūberlād there that the saxons were dwel [...]ȳg. ād they cōfermed the couenaūts bi­twene hem that were made bi o­thes & by hostages for to bere hȳ trewe fayth: & holde hȳ for lorde & paye to him truage by yere Tho began the saxons & the Affrycās to destroye robbe & brēne townes & destroye all thing in asmoch̄ as they myght. & they spared nethir man / woman / ne childe. lered ne lewde. that alle they quelled. and cast a downe townes castelles ād chirches / & so put they all ye lād in grete destructyon: & alle thei that might fleen (punctel) fledde thens as well pore as ryche: bisshoppes: abbo­tes: chanons. & alle other grete & smale. Sōme in to littel Bretaig­ne: ād somme in to Cornewaille. alle they that shippes might ha­ue.

How kyng Gurmond drofe the kyng Cortyfe to Chichestre. and queld the bretōs & through queȳ ­tise gete the towne Cap. xcv

COrtife the kȳg fley thens in to Chychestre that tho was a goode cyte ād well stronge / & ther helde hȳ xx. dayes. And thys Gurmond besieged it. but the cyte was so stronge: that he might not gete that cite by no maner engyn that he might don̄: Tho bethought they vpō a gre­te queȳtise for to brenne the tou­ne: they made engȳs with glewe of nettes & tokē peces of tunder & of fire: & boūde it to the sparwers fete & afterward let hem flee (punctel) and they anone right fley & logged hē in the towne ther that hir nestes were / and instakkes & in euissing of houses. & the fire began to tēde & brent all the towne / And whan the bretons saw that in euery sy­de they hyed hem owte & faught But anone they were slayne and discōfyted. ād whiles the bataill dured the kyng preuely hyd hȳ & stale awaye in to walles: ād men wyst neuer wher he became: & so was the towne of Chichestre ta­ken & destroyed And after went Gurmond & destroyed Cytees & townes yt neuer were afterward made ayen as it is seȳ yet in ma­ny places

How thys land was cleped En­gland for the name of Engist. ād how many kȳges were made af­ter in ye land Capitulo xcvi

WHan Gurmond had des­troyed alle the lād thurgh oute. he yafe ye lōde to the Saxos. Anone they toke it wyth a good wille. For the saxons lōg tyme had desyred it / for as moche as they were of Engystes kȳrede that first had alle the land of bre­taigne: and tho let hem be kalled Englishmē. for encheson of En­gistes name. And the lād they let kalle it England in hir lāgage / & the folke ben kalled Englisshmē / for as moche as ī his time it was called Engistes land: whā he had cōquered it of Vortyger that had espoused his doughter: but from the tyme that brute came fyrst in Englād. this lād was called bre­taigne· ād the folke bretons: but syth the tyme that this Gurmōd eftsones conquered it & yaf it vn­to the saxons / and they anone ri­ght chaūged the name as before is sayd / And whan this was don Gurmōd passed ouer in to fraū ­ce & conquered many landes ād destroyed all crysten peple / there that he came. And ye saxōs dwel­led in this land ād begonne fast it to inhabite at hir owne wylle: & they wold haue made new kȳ ­ges & lordes. but they myght ne­uer assenten to haue onely a kȳg [Page] for to be to hem entendaūt & ther fore they made many kynges in dyuerse shyres / as it was in En­gistes time / The first kyngdome was kent & that other southsexe: & the thridde westsexe / & the iiij est­sexe / & the v / northūberland. & the vj estangle· that is to saye north­folk & southfolk. & the vij merche­north: & that is the erldom of Ni­chol: hūtyngdone. herford: glou­cestre / wynchestre. warrewyk ād derby / and so departed ye englissh all englond in vij. parties And after that it befell that the kynges werred ofte tyme to gedre / & euer he that was strengest benōme hī that was feblest. & so it was long tyme that they nad no kȳg crou­ned amonges hem. ne no crysten man was tho amonges hem / ne cristēdome nothir. but were pay­nyms: Tyll that saint Gregorye was pope of rome that had seyn children of the nacion of Englād in ye cyte of Rome. that were wō ­der fayre creatures / ād had grete will & desyre hem to beholde. and axed of the marchauntz whēnes they were & of what nacion. & mē told hȳ that they were of englōd / ād englisshe they were called. but they and all the peple of Englōd were paynȳs & beleued not vpon god. Allas said seȳt Gregorie wel mowe they be called englisshe for they haue ye vysages of Angeles. ād therfore wel ought they to be cristē. And for thys encheson seȳt Gregorie sent seȳt Augustin into Englād & xl. good men with him that were of good lyfe & holi men to preche & teche & to conuert the Englyssh peple & hē turne to god. and that was in the vi. yere that seint gregorie had bene pope that is to saye. after the incarnacyō of our lord jesu crist: V Clxxxvij ye­re: as the cronicles telleth

How seynt Augustyn baptysed & cōuerted king Adelbright and how he made ye bisshoppes of his felawes Capit / xcvij.

WHan seint augustin first came in to Englād he ar­ryued in the Ile of Tenet & so passed he forth ād came in to Caūterbury: & ther soiourned he And kȳg adelbright of kent that was of the lignage of Engist: vn­derfeng seint Augustin & hys fe­lawes wyth moche honour: & he yaf hȳ all that hē neded: & ferther more he yaf hȳ a faire place that nowe is called the abbey of seint augustȳs. in which̄ place he lyeth hē self shrined / This king adelbri­ght was a good mā & wt good wil herd seint augustīs p̄dicaciōs. ād yafe hē leue to preche thurgh all his lād of kent. to torne & cōuerte to hī alle the peple that he might / ād it befell so afterward thurgh goddes grace that in a littell ty­me ye king adelbright hē self was [Page] conuerted to god ād all his peple of his land was baptised And in the mene time while the peple hē turned to god: seint Augustin ca­me to Rouchestre & there preched he goddes word: The paynyms therfore him skorned & cast on hȳ reight tailles / so that al his man­tell was honged ful of reigh tail­les / and for more despyte thei cast on hym the gutes of reighes and of fysshe (punctel) wherfor the good man seint augustyn was sore anoyed & greued. & prayed to god that all the childrē that shold be borne af­terward ī that cite of Rouchestre most haue tailles / & whan ye king it wyst and herde of this vēgeaū ­ce that was fall thurgh seins au­gustyns prayer / He let make an hous ī honour of almyghty god wheryn women shold be deliue­red of hyr chyldren at the brug­ges ende (punctel) in which̄ hous yet wo­mē of ye cyte ben̄ delyuered of childrē. Whā seȳt Gregorie had her­de telle how the englisshmen we­re turned to god ād conuerted / he sente to seint augustyn his palio­ne by a bisshop that was called Paulyn: & made him prymat ād Erchebisshop of Englād / & yaf hī his power for to make & ordeyne bisshoppes in the land: ād anone as Augustyn had the pallione of the dignite of the Erchibisshoppe he made ij. bisshoppes of hys fe­laws that came with hȳ fro Ro­me. that one was called Mellyt / & he dwelled at Londō. and that o­ther was called Iustyn that held the dignyte of Rouchestre: & this bisshop Mellit tho wēt for to pre­che into Estexe and baptysed the kyng of the contre / that was kal­led Sicwith that was king Adel­brightes cosyn his sustres sone: ād Iustin wēt to preche in south­sexe & turned moche of the peple to god. and seynt augustin went him self prechȳg thurgh out En­gland

¶How seint augustyn went in to wales there that the Bretons were. and how they nold nat be obedyent to the Erchebisshop of Canterbury Capit. xcviij

WHā all englād was bap­tysed & turned to god: seȳt augustyn went into that land there that the Bretons were for to kepe hē fro the englisshmē: that is to seyne jn to wales. and there he fonde mōkes & abbeyes & vij bisshoppes For the bretons desyred allway the crysten peple that seint Augustyn had cōuer­ted / & said to the bisshoppes that he was a legat of Rome & pmat of all England. & that they shold by alle reson to him be obedyent. but for that he was wyt the En­glysshemen. they saidē that they noldē: but to the erchibysshop of Carlyon. ād said they nold neuer [Page] for no maner thyng ben obedyēt to the Englisshmē / for ye englissh­men they sayd ben our aduersai­res & our enemyes. & haue dryuē vs owt of our owne contre. & we ben cristen men & euer haue ben̄: & the englisshmen haue euer ben paynȳs: but nowe late that they ben conuerted. Seint Augustyn might of hē none answere haue otherwyse. but saydē aꝑtely that they nold neuer hem obeye to hȳ ne to the pope of Rome: And seīt augustyn turned ayen to ye kyng Adelbright that was king of kēt & told hȳ that thys folk wold not be to no man obedyēt: but to the Erchebisshop of Karlyon. And whan the kīg herde this / he was sore annoyed & said that he wold hē destroye / & sent to Olfride kȳg of Northūberland that was hys frend: that he shold come to hym wyt alle the power that he might: and that he shold mete hȳ at Lei­cestre (punctel) ād from thēs he wold gon̄ into wales & destroye the Erche­bisshop of Carlyon. and all them that had refused seynt Augustin

How kyng Adelbright & the kȳg olfride queld Brecmale that was a kyng of Bretons that helde the contre of Leicestre Capi. xcix.

HIt befel so that ther was a king a Breton. that hel­de the contre of Leicestre and all the contre aboute named Brecmale: and this breton herde telle that the two englysshe kyn­ges wold mete ther at leicestre for to wente in to Walys / He let or­deyne all the power that he had for to fight with thees two kȳges But lyttell it avaylled him: for all his folk that he had were slayne: and him self fled and lost his lan­des for euermore / And these two kynges Adelbright and Olfryd dwelled a whyle at Leicestre and departed the landes amōges hē / and token homages and feautes of folk of the contre / And ther af­ter they wentē to ward wales / & they of Wales had herd telle of ye discomfyture that Brecmale had hath at Leicestre. & were wonder [...]ore adrad of the two kynges: ād anone chose amonges hem good men and holy of heremytes mō ­kes and prestres. ād of othir folk grete plente / that wenten baar­foot & wollwerd for to haue mer­cy of the two kynges / But the kȳ ­ges were so sterne and so wikked that they [...]old neuer speke wyth hem: But queld hem all euerichō Allas what sorowe: For they ne spared hē nomore than the wolf doth the shepes (punctel) But they smotē of the hedes of euerychon / And so they were alle martred that to hem camen. that is to vnderstō ­de. V hōdred & xl. and afterward the two kynges went fro thēs to Bangore. for to quelle alle them [Page] that they might there fynde of ye Bretons: & whan the bretōs that herdē. they assembled & ordeyned all hir power for to fight wyt hem Tho was there a barō in wales that was called Bledrik of corne­waill. that som tyme was lord of denoushyre / but ye kȳg adelbright had driuen him to Wales & yeue him bataille. & at that bataill kȳg Aldelbright was slayne & Eldryf wounded sore / & forsoke the felde. & the most part of his peple slayn & Eldrif fled into Northūberland that was his owne land / And af­terward ye peple of Leycestre shi­re made with strēgthe Cadewan that was Brecynalis sone kyng of Leicestre. and he after regned nobely & with grete honour

¶How Cadewan Kyng of Lei­cestre and Elfryd king of Nortū ­berland were frendes. & of the de­bate that afterward was bitwe­ne Edwyn & Cadwalȳ that were bothe hyr sones Capit. C

And after that this bataill was don̄. the bretons as­sembled hem & went & ca­men vnto Leicestre & made Cad­wā that was Brecinalis sone. kīg of Leicestre & of all the contre / ād he toke homages and feautes of all the folk of that contre: & after that he assembled a grete hoost & said. he wolde gone in to northū ­berland for to destroye kyng El­frid & slee him yf he might / & whā he was comen thydder: frendes went so bitwene hem & made hē accorded in this manere that El­fryd shold hold alle the londe frō Hūbar vnto Scotland. Cadewā shold haue alle the land a this sy­de Hūber vnto the south: & after that (punctel) they became good frendes / all hys lyfes duryng ād loued to gedre as they had be two brethrē And this Elfride had a sone that was kalled Edwyn that had ād held all the lād of Northūberlād after his fadres deth· as his fader had holde all hys lyfes time / and Cadewā had an other sone that was called Cadwalyn that helde his fadres lād. as he it helde why­les he was a lyfe. ād they loued to gedre as they had be bretheren. & the loue last bitwene hē but one­ly two yere: And after began de­bate bitwen̄ hē through a lyther enuyous cosin of Cadwalyne yt was called Bryeny: so that thei assembled a grete host in both̄ par­tyes / & at ye last it befell that Cad­walyn was discomfited & Edwȳ him pursued & drofe him fro pla­ce to place: so at the last he fley in to Irlād. And this other destroy­ed his land / & kast a downe castel­les & brēt his maners / & departed all Cadwalyns land amōge hys frendes: & long tyme after came Cadwalyn ayen̄ from Irland wt [Page] a strōg power: & in plaine bataill quelled Edwyne and all his frēd­shippes. and nameli thaym that witheld his lādes thurgh Edwy­nes yefte

¶How king Oswald was queld thurgh kȳg Cadwalyn & Pean­da. and how Oswy that was seīt Oswaldes brother regned after him / & queld Peanda Capitulo Cj

WHan that Edwyne was slaine Offris his sone vn­dertoke the werre ayenst Cadwalyn his Eme. so that this offrys deyde duryng the werre: And after the deth of offrys. tho regned a gentill cristen man that moche loued god almighty / that had all the land of Northūberlād by herytage / that was called Os­wold. and he was kȳg of all that lād. But for as moche as he was frend to Edwyne: & helde a grete part of the land of Cadwalȳ. the same Cadwalȳ werred vpon hȳ / & drofe hȳ toward Scotland. and whē cadwalȳ sawe that / he wold no ferther hym purswe. but toke somme of his folke to Peāda his brother in lawe ād praied him to purswe oswald tyll that he were take and slayne / & Cadwalȳ tur­ned home ayene / Whan Oswald herd the tydyng that Cadwalyn turned hom ayen. he wold no lē ­ger flee: but abode Peāda: & yafe him bataille. and Peāda was dis­comfyted & fled: ād came ayen̄ to Cadwalȳ & said. that he wold ne­uer holde ony foot of lond of hȳ: but if it were so that he wold auē ge him of Oswold / Cadwalyn let assemble a grete hoost for to fight with oswold / so that he & Peada came vnto northūberlād & yaue bataill vnto Oswold / & in the sa­me bataille was oswold slayne. & his hede smyte of. & after he was ētered at the abbey of Bardeney. in whyche place god hath wrou­ght many a fayr myracle both ther and elles where. And anone Oswy his brother seised into hys hād all the lād [...] that was Oswal­des / and the folck of Northūberland loued him wonder wel. and helde him for hyr lord. but he had men of hys kyn worthy ynough that wold haue departed the lōd. & they werred to gedre [...] ād for as moche as they were nat strōg y­nough / they camē to Peāda and prayed him of helpe & socour. ād promysed him of that lōd large­ly vpon couenant that he wolde him gyde & help & counceill Peā ­da herd hyre prayer and so spake he with the king Cadwalyn that he shold ordeyne a grete hoost· ād fast ordeyn̄ him in to northūber­land for to fighte with Oswy. ād Oswy was a meke man & moche loued pees & charyte. and prayed [Page] Peanda of loue & pees. & proferd him of gold & of syluer grete pleī ­te / And this Peāda was so proud that he nolde graunte hym pees for no maner thīg. but for all thīg he wold wyt hȳ fighte / so at ye laste ther was set a day of bataill / and Oswyne had trust vpon god. and Peanda trustyd vpon his pryd & vpon his hoost that he had / And to gedre they smoten egrely / But Peanda anone was discomfited & slayne And this was after ye jn­carnacyon of our lord Ihesu crist Vj.C & lv. yere: & this oswyn reg­ned tho xxviij yere. ād a king that was called Oswyn that was Pe­anda his cosyn werred vpō kyng Oswy & foughten to gedre. but oswy had the victorie: & Oswȳ was discomfyted & slaine. and lyeth at tēnemouth

How kyng Cadewaldre yt was Cadewaleynes sone regned aftir his fadre / and was the laste kyng of Bretons Capitulo Cij

AFter the deth of Cadwa­leȳ regned hys sone Cad­waladre well and nobely And his moder was the suster of kyng Peanda. and whan he had regned xij. yere. he fell in to a gre­te sekenesse: & then̄e was there so grete discord bytwene ye lordes of the land / that euery on weried v­pon othir / & yet in that tyme ther fell so grete derth & scarcite of cor­ne and of other vytailles in thys [...]nd. that a man might goo thre days or iiij. fro towne to towne yt he shold nat fynde to bye for gold ne for syluer brede wyne ne none othir vytaille wher with a man myght lyue: But onely the peple lyued bi rotes of herbes: for othir lyuyng had they none / so moche was it failled / aboute fisshes wil­de bestes & alle other thȳg. so that yet to thys mysauenture ther fell so grete mortalite and pestilence amonge the peple by the corrup­cyon of the eir. that the lyuȳg pe­ple ne suffysed not to burye ye de­de bodies: for they deydē so sodēli both grete and smale / lord ād ser­uaunt / etyng / goyng / spekyng. so that neuer was herd of more so­deyne deth among the peple. For he which̄ that wende to goū and to burie the dede body: wyt the sa­me dede body was buried. they yt might flee fleddē & forsoke hir lō ­des & houses / as wel for the grete hūger & scarcite of corn̄ & other vitailles / as for ye horrible mortalite & pestilēce in the lād / & wentē into othir lādes for to saue hir liues: & left ye lād all desert & wast. so yt ther was not any man to trauaille & tille ye lōd ne ere ne sowe. so that ye land was bareyne of cornes & all othir fruites for defaulte of tiliers. and thys mysauenture dured xj yere & moo that no man myght ere ne sowe.

¶How Cadwaldre went owt of this land in littel bretaigne

CAdwaladre saw the grete hunger mortalite & pesti­lence / & the lond all poure & faylling cornes & othir vitailles & his folke perisshed / and saw al­so the moost partie of hys lād all wasted and voide of peple: he ap­pareilled hem and his folke that were left on lyue / & passed ouer in to lyttel Bretaigne wyt a littel na­uye vnto the kīg Alayne that he moche loued that was his cosyn and that his fadre had moche lo­ued in his time. and as they sail­led in the see. he made grete lamē tacyō / & so dydē they all that we­re with him. & saydē ‘Dedisti nos dn̄e tan (quam) oues esca­rum / & in gētibꝰ dispersisti nos’

And than began Cadwaldre to cōpleyne him to his folke pytously & said. Allas said he to vs wrec­ches & caytyfs (punctel) For why for owr grete sȳnes of the which̄ we wol­de not amende vs / whyle we had space of repētaunce / is comē vpō vs this mysauenture / which̄ cha­ceth vs oute of our owne reaulm̄ and propre soyle / fro and owt of whiche somtime Romains / scot­tes Saxons ne Danes might not exilen vs: But what avaylleth it nowe to vs that before tyme oft fithes haue gotē many othir lā ­des / sith it is not the wylle of god that we abyde and dwelle in owr owne lande: God that is werray jugge that alle thȳg knoweth be­fore they be done or made / he sech̄ that we wolde not cese of owr sȳ ­nes. ād that our enemies ne my­ght not vs ne our lignage exylen fro & out of our reaulme. he wol­de that we amend vs of our foly­es. ād that we sene our propr [...] de­faultes / & therfore had he shewed to vs his wrath & wull chastise vs of our mysdedes / Sith that he vs doth without bataill or strength of our enemyes bi grete cōpany­es wrecchedly to leue owre owne reaulme & propre land. Turne a­gayn ye Romains. turne agayn ye scottes. turne agayn ye sa [...]ōs: turne agayn̄ ye fraunsoys. now sheweth to you bretaygne all de­sert / the whiche your power my­ght neuer make desert. ne yet yo­wre power hath not now put vs in exill. but onely the power of ye king almyghty / whom we haue ofte offended bi our folyes why­che we wolde not leue vnto ye ty­me tyll that he chastised vs bi his dyuȳ power / Amōge the wordes & lamētacion that the kyng Cad­waladre made to his folk. thei ar­ryued in littell bretaigne & came to ye king Alayne before said: and the king receyued him wyt ioye. & made hī to be serued wondre no­bely. and there he dwelled longe [Page] time after The ēglissh peple that were lefte on lyue & were escaped the grete hūger & mortalite lyued in the best wyse that they might: & moche peple spronge & came of hem. And they sent into Saxoyn̄ where they were borne to hir frē ­des for men. women. & childrē to restore ye cytees with peple & othir tounes that were all voide of pe­ple: and for to trauailie & tellē the erthe / Whan the Saxons herden this tyding: thei camen in to this land wondre thikke in grete companye and logged ād herberwed hem self in ye cōtre all about whe­re they wolden: for they fonde no man hem to lette ne withstonde / And so they woxen & multiplied gretly. & vsed the customes of the contrees wher of thei were comē and the lawes and the langages of hir owne land And they chan­ged the names of cytees townes castelles and burghes & yaf hem names & called hem as thei now be kalled. and they helden the cō ­trees. the baronages lordshippes & trees in maner as the bretons before tyme had compassed hem And among othir cōpanies that came fro Germayne ī to this lād came the noble Quene that was kalled Sexburga wyt men & wo­men withoute nombre and arri­ued in the cōtre of Northumber­land: and toke the land from Al­byone in to Cornewaylle for hyr and for hyr folke / For there was none that might letten hem. For all was desolat and voide of pe­ple / but it were a fewe poure Bre­tons that were lefthe in moūtai­gnes and wodes vn tyll that ty­me. And fro that tyme forth los­te the bretons thys Reaulme for all dayes: and the Englissh peple begā to regne. And departed the land bitwene hem / ād thei made many kynges aboute by diuerse partyes of the lōd. as here ben̄ de­uised The fyrst of westsex / The se­conde Merchenrich̄ / The thridde Estangle. The fourth̄ Kent / The fyfthe southsex. Alle thees regned in this land after that Cadwala­dre was passed owte of this land & dwelled in lyttell Bretaigne wyt kyng Aleyne hys cosyn ād trewe frēde (punctel) And whā he had lōge dwelled there / and had knowing that the mortalite and pestilence was ouer passed / & that the lōde was replenisshed with aliene peple / he thought to turne ayene in to his owne lande & praied kȳg Aleyne hys cosyn of socour ād helpe that he myght be restored to hys pro­pre Reaulme & fyrst dignyte / and kyng Aleyne graunted him hys prayer wyt a good will. Than dyd he apparailen hȳ for to take hys way and viage into this lande: & prayed god almyghty deuoutly / that he wolde make to hȳ the de­monstracyon / yf yt hys prayer in [Page] to this land were to him plesaūce or none / for agayn the wyl of god almyghty he wolde no thȳg don̄ Whā he had thus deuoutly ma­de his prayer / a voys fro heuē to him said / & bad hȳ leue that iour­ney & way into Englond ād that he shold go to the pope of Rome / for it was so the wylle of almi­ghty god: that the Bretons shul­de nomore regne in Bretaigne / ne neuer recoure the land vnto ye ty­me that the prophecye that mer­lyn had sayd before be fullylled: & that sholde neuer ben̄ / vnto ye ty­me were comen that the reliques of his body shull ben̄ brought fro Rome & translated in bretaygne And whan the relyques of othir saintes that haue ben̄ hyd for the persecucyon of the paynyme fol­ke. shull be fondē & opēly shewed than shall they recoure hyr land ayene / whiche they haue so longe tyme lost thurgh hyr grete sȳnes Whā Cadwaldre had herde thys answere / he mervailleth gretly [...] tolde it to king Aleyne: Thā kȳg Aleyne dyd sent for the clergye of his londe / & made hem to brynge the stories & profecyes that Mer­lyn and Sybille hadde said in hir prophecyes. And whā he knewe that the prophecye that Festome had prophecyed of the regle. ād o­ther ꝓphecies accorded to the dy­uyne answere that Cadwaladre had herd / he counseylled hym for to leue his peple & his navie / & submitte hȳ to ye disposicyō of god. & done all that the āgele hȳ had cō ­maūded. Then̄ Cadwaladre cal­led Inor his sone & Yuory his co­syn that was his sustres sone. ād sayd to hē. take said he my folck & my nauye that is here all redy & passe in to Wales ād be ye lordes of the bretons. that no dishonour come to hem by inter [...]upcion̄ of the paynym̄ folke for defaulte of lordes. And he hȳ self left hys Re­aulme of Bretaign̄. & his fo [...]ck for euermore· & toke hy [...] way to Rome to the pope Sergiꝰ the which worshipped hȳ moche: and so he was cōfessyd & toke penaūce for his synnes. but he had not longe dwelled there but that he deyed y xij. kalēd of may: the yere of gra­ce v / Clxxix.

How kyng Offa was souera [...] aboue alle the kinges of Englōd & how euery king werred vpon y othir Capitu. Cij.

IT befel so that all ye kīges in that tyme that were in ye lōd. as thei of westsexe Merchē ­riche / estāgle of kēt: & of southsexe & of othir costes. ech̄ werred vpon other: & he yt was most mighti be­nōme ye lōd of hȳ that was most feble But ther was a kȳg amon­ges hē that was called Offa▪ that was seīt oswaldes brother [...] This offa cōquered alle the kynges of the lande / & regned aboue hē alle / & so grete was the werre [...] euery [Page] contre bytwene kynges / that no mā might wyt how the lāde wēt But Abbotes Pryours & men of relygyon wrytten the lyves & the dedes of kynges: & how long eue­ry had regned / and in whos cōtre & in what maner eueri kīg deyed. and of bisshoppes also: & ther of made they grete bokes / & let calle hem cronicles. and the good kȳg Alured had y boke in his warde. and let brynge it at wȳchestre ād let yt fast be takked vnto a piller / that mē might it not remeve / ne bere it thens / so that euery man might it see & thervpon loke For ther in ben the lyues of all the kȳ ­ges that euer were in Englōd

How the kyng of Northūberlād Osbryght forlay ye wyfe of Buer­ne bocard thurgh strēgth. & aftyr this Buerne conquered the king with power & strength̄. Capitulo .Ciij.

ANd thus it befel in the sa­me tyme that ther was a kyng in Northūberland. that was called Osbright and so­iourned in yorke. And this kyng wēt vpon a daye into a wode hȳ for to refresshe ād disporte: & whē he came ayene he went preueli in to a good mannes houses which̄ was called Buerne / and the good man of that place was gon̄ that tyme to the see / for often times he was woned there aspie & awaite theues & robbours that often ty­mes were woned to come in to ye land to robbe brenne ād slee / The lady that was this buernes wife was a wonder fayre woman ād welcomed the kyng with mochel honour. & worthely hȳ serued in all thing. Whan the king had etē he toke the lady bi the hand & lad hyr in to a chābre ād said: that he wolde speke wyt hyr a coūceil. and all the folke frō the chābre he ma­de avoide / sauf onely the ladi & he But the lady wist not wherfor he it dyd. tyll that he had done wt hir his wille / And whan he had don̄ this dede. he turned ayen̄ to york: & the lady he left there wōder so­re wepȳg for the dede that he had done / And whā hir lord was co­men home & sawe hyr wepe & su­che sorwe make. he axed of hyr what she had don̄ & why she ma­de such̄ sorwe / Syr said she / queȳ ­tely & falsely the kīg Osbright me had done shame & vylayne ayēst my will. & tolde hȳ trouthe how ye king had hir forlayne wyt strēgth̄ wher fore she said: she had leuer to deye thā lyue / Fair [...]eef be styll sayd he / for ayenst strength̄ feble­nesse is littell worth. and therfore of me shalt thou neuer the lasse be loued: & namely for that thow hast told me trewthe / ād if almy­ghty god graunte me lyfe: I shal yow well auenge / Thys Buerne [Page] was a grete man and a myghty lord & was beloued and had gre­te frendes. and let sende for ye gre­test lordes of the lande. and to hē he made his cōplaint of ye despyte that the king to him had done / & said that he wold bē auēged how so that euer it were: and alle hys frendes counceilled & graūted hȳ therto. & they went to ward york ther that the king was And Bu­erne toke his meyne & came to ye king. and when the king hȳ sawe he kalled hȳ curtously Buerne bi his name. & Buerne answerde to him & sayd. Syr I yow deffye: ād yelde vp feautes homages & lon­des: & as moch̄ as I haue holde of yow / & so fro this tyme foreward I wyl neuer of you no thȳg hold And so departed he from the kȳg withoute more speche or any abi­ding. & toke leue of his frendes. & went to Denmarke. & cōplayned to the Gordryne / and tolde hym of the grete despyte that the for­sayde king Osbright to hym had done of his wyfe & prayed him of socour & of helpe hym to auenge. Whan king Godryne of Dēmar­ke and the Danois had herde the pleȳte of this buerne & of the pra­yer that he had made: they were wonder glad in hert: for asmoche that they might fynd cause for to gone in to Englond for to werre vpon the Englisshmen / and also for to auēge Buerne of the despi­te that the kyng had done to hys wyfe: and for asmoch̄ as Buerne was sibbe to the king of Dēmar­ke. Anone they let ordeyne a gre­te hoost of men: and let prepare shippes & asmoche as was nede to that viage And whan alle the hoost was redy ye kȳg made his ij bretheren cheuytains that were noble knightes and bolde. That one was called Hungar. ād that othir Hubba /

How the Danoys toke yorke ād quelled the king Osbright and afterward king Elle Capitulo C.iiij

WHan all thing was redy. the two bretheren toke le­ue of the king Gordryn: & went toward ye see for to wente in to Englond as faste as they my­ght spede: Now is Buerne so wel conforted & fast hyed him with ye Danoys / that they ben̄ arryued in to northcōtre / & comen thurgh oute holdernesse / & destroied all ye contre and brent tounes ād rob­bed folke ād quelled all that they myght taken / tyll they camen to york / And whan king Osbryght saw hem come he toke hys peple that he had and came owt of the cyte: & faught wyth hem. but no foyson he had ayens hem: & mo­che was the peple that there was slayne in bothe parties And kȳg Osbright hȳ selfe ther was slayn̄. and the cyte anone was take: ād [Page] the Danois wentē theryn / & ther was also an othir king in North­umberland that Buernes frēdes had chosen / & helde him for kyng. & he was called Elle: for as moch̄ as they wold not to kȳg osbright bene entendaunt for the despyte that he had done to Buerne hyr cosyn. Hit befell thꝰ that the kȳg Elle was gon̄ to wode him for to disporte. and of venyson somdell he had take. & as he sate in ye wo­de at mete. to a knight he said / we haue well y sped and moch̄ veni­son takē. And wt that worde ther came in a man & to him said / jf ye moche of venyson haue wonnen. an hondred tymes so moch̄ mo­re ther ayens ye haue lost For all this contre the danoys haue getē and take the cite of yorke (punctel) & ayēs yowe shull it hold. that neuer ye shull come theryn / & for soth they haue slayne the king Osbright. & whā king Elle these wordes her­de. he let assemble all the folk of ye cōtre: And ordeyned all ye power that he might haue· & wold haue gete the towne of york wyt strēg­the / but the danoys camen owte anone ād yafe him bataille. and queld the king & the moost partie of his men that he had brought with hȳ: and the same place ther that they were slayne / shall euer be kalled Ellecrost. & that place is littel from yorke. And tho abode the Danoys neuer tyll they had conquered all Northumberland / & in that contre they made war­deyns. and went ferther in to the land & token nothyngam: & ther they dwelled all the wynter. and dyden the sorwe that they might And after whā somer tyme cam̄ they remeued from nothyngam and camen in to nychol: & to Lȳ ­desey: and to Holād / For no mā myght hem withstōde / so moche power & strength̄ they had.

¶How seynt Edmond the king was martred Cap. Cv /

And so ferre had the danois passed from contre vn to contre: & euer more bren­nyng and robbȳg: & destroied all that they might / tyll they camen vn to Thetford: & in that contre they foundē a crysten kyng. that moche loued god ād his werkes. & he was kalled Edmōd. And he was kīg of northfolk & southfolk This seynt Edmond king ordei­ned as moche folk as he might & fought with the Danoys / but he and his folk were discomfyted / & the king him selfe dryuen vnto ye castell of Framelyngham And the Danoys hym pursued & ca­mē vnto ye same castel: & whā kīg Edmōd sawe that ye castel might not hē witstond / he came ayēs hē. with whō ye Danoys first spekē: & anon̄ they axed of hȳ wher kīg Edmōd was nowe. for soth sayd he: whan I was in the castel ther [Page] was the king / & whā I went out of the castel he went oute also / ād whethir he shall escape or deye: at goddes wyll must it be Whā seȳt Edmōd had nēpned god. bi that they wistē well all that it was he him self / And anone Hubba and Hūbar tokē him ād said that he sholde god forsake and all cristen lawe as many other had don hȳ beforne. And seint Edmond said that he nold neuer. but rather he wolde suffre ye deth for goddes lo­ue & his lawes to kepe. Tho toke they the king Edmōd & boūde hī vnto a tree / ād made hir archiers to hȳ shete with his arewes tyll yt his bodi stikked as ful of arowes as an vrchone is full of prikkes: but for all the paynes yt he had he wold neuer god forsake. & in ye sa­me payne & turment he deyeth: & betoke hys sowle to god / ād whā they sawen that he was dede thei smyten of his hede. And in this maner was seint Edmond mar­tred

¶How Hubba & Hū ­gar tokē the toune of Redyng -ca. cvj

WHā seȳt Edmōd was martred Hūgar ād Hubba went thēs wyt all hir Danoys vnto Redȳge: ād as they went thidderward: they brē ­de townes & Citees: & quelled all crysten peple that wold not god forsake / & cast a downe chyrches / & camen to Redȳge / & toke ye tou­ne. and ther helde they hem tyll yt the kyng Edelf of Westsex came thidder wt all his power for to ta­ke ye towne Tho camē oute ye da­nois for to yeue bataill to kȳg E­delf. ād at that bataill was queld an erle of ye danoys that was cal­led Cydrake. Vpō the morwe ca­me ye kȳg Elred & his brother A­lured wt a strōge power & a grete hoost / & the kȳg Edelf came ayen̄ that had foughtē the daye before to that bataill / & ye Danoys camē tho oute for to fight wt hem. & the bataille was wonder stronge. for many a man was ther slayn̄: & ye danoys that day had ye victorye & the king Eldred & hys brother A­lured that day were discomfyted But the fourth̄ day afterward ye Danoys & the ēglisshmē foughtē to gedre an othir tyme vpō Ekel­dēne: & ther was slayn̄ a kyng of Dēmarke yt was called Rafȳg. & iiij erles of grete power: and that day had ye danoys shame for thei were driuen vnto Englisfelde. ād the xv. day after: the danoys & the englisshmē foughtē an othir ty­me at Rafȳg & there were the en­glisshmen discōfyted· And from thens a Danoys that was called Roynt. wēt to redȳg wt his hoost & destroyed all that he myght ta­ke And king Eldred fought with hym. But he was sore wounded / werfore that he deyed ād he had not regned but v. yere and lyeth at Wonburne

¶Of king Alured. and how the Danoys in his tyme praied him of mercy that they must goū out of the land Capitulo Cvij

AFter the deth of this El­dred regned his brother a­lured that Dolfynes was kalled. Tho wentē the Danoys & a [...]embled hem & wente for to se­che Alured that tho was ye newe king of Southsex and there they foundē him at wiltone with a littel peple. and notheles he faught with hem. but at the last he fled­de thens from the felde and went into westsex. ād ordeyned so mo­che peple of hys owne reaulme & also of othir· so tyll that he had a stronge hoost: so that the danois had no power ayens hym to stō ­de. And he came to london with his hoost & ther were the Danois soiourned / and ther wolde he [...] ha­ue foughten with hem: but ye da­noys durst not with him fyghte / but praird him of pees / and that they must gon̄ ayen̄ vnto hir ow­ne contre: & neuermore in to En­gland for to come ayen any har­me to done. And vpon this coue­nant they shold yeue hȳ to pleg­ge good hostages. and suche as ye Englisshmen wold axen

How Hubba and Hungar we­re quelled at Chipenham. and the danoys brought hyr kyng to our king Capitu. Cviij.

ANd the same day that the danoys departed frō Lō ­don so fast they rodē both̄ nyght and daye: & neuer toke rest of goyng: tyll that they camē vn­to Excestre. and token to the tou­ne. & there they helde hem Whan king Alured herd the tydīg. anon̄ he let take the hostages: and wēt from thens to Excestre with alle the power that he had: And whē ye danoys herd telle of his comīg. they wenten fro thens in to westsexe and camen to Chippenham and ther they didē moche harme in the contre: thei robbed folke & brought hem in pryson / The kȳg Alured hem pursued & came vpō hem and fersely hem assailled / ād there were slayne both Hubba & Hungar his brother: ād Buerne Bocard / and in thys bataill was moche folk slayne / as wel in that one side as in that other. but the gree of the felde lest with the Da­noys. For as moche as the kyng came with littell company. The king hasted hym as moche as he might for to wende ayene: And whan the Danoys foundē Hub­ba his dody dede they entered it. and made vpon it a grete logge & let kalle it Hubbes [...]owe: and so it is called in to this day / And that place is kalled denēshire. The ba­rons somerset wyllstshire & dor­set herd tell how that hir kīg was [Page] discomfyted· ād ordeyned alle the power that they myghten haue: & camen to the kyng ther he was. and thanked god that they had him fonden a leyue / for they had wend that the Danoys had hym slayne / Tho toke they a counseill the king and his Barōs that thei wolde gon̄ and seche the danoys with hem all for to fyghten: ād so they riddē all that nyght hem all for to seche. and camē in the mor­we aboute pryme to Abyngdon. ther that the Danoys were: The king tho Alured and his Barons assembled ād there they assailled the danoys egrely. & there yaf hē a strong bataill: and the danoys nobely put hem of lōge time that no man wist in whethir partye yt was the moost peple slayne / But thus it befell as god wolde that ye kȳg Alured had the victore with mochel honour / for the Danoys weren so driuen that they ne wist whyther for to torne / and xv. da­yes the king hem purswed at his wille. that glad ād fayne thei we­re for to speken of pees and of ac­cord. and token good hostages. ād said that they nold neuer mo­re vp on hym werre ne no debate arere. ād more ouer they behyght to the kȳg Alured that they wol­de gon̄ and bring hyr owne king vnto him / and that hir kyng and they all shold be baptised: & vpon this condycion the noble & vayl­liaūt kȳg Alured graunted hem lyfe and lymme / and said to hem that they shold gone hir king for to fetche: And at a certayn daye to comen ayen̄ that to hem was sette / And so wente thei fast forth and camen ayen̄ at hyr day that was assigned. ād alle the danoys brought hir king with thaȳ The kyng Alured anone let hem ben̄ baptysed and hir names chāged So that the king of the Danoys was kalled Athelston and xxx of his felawes names were chāged also: and the othir were baptised to the ryght beleue (punctel) and all thys was done at Westmynstre

And after that tyme: the kyng Alured helde with him kyng A­thelstone. and alle his danoys xij dayes at soioure with mochel so­lempnyte: ād yafe hem grete yef­tes after that they were baptised and so they departed.

And whan all this was don̄ tho was the good Kyng Alured all at ese ād for yt he had all hys ene­myes ouercomen and that they were turned to the ryght beleue of almyghty god.

How the Danois that were gon̄ wyth Gurmond in to Fraunce: camen ayen̄ in to Englond / And of the deth of kyng alured Capitulo Cix

[Page] And thꝰ it befell afterward that the Danoys of nort­hūberlād that were pay­nyms: camē with a grete strēgth̄ & an huge hoost of fraunce: that is to vnderstode. wyt hē that wēt in to fraunce wyth Gurmond of Auffryke whan he had cōquered Englōd / & it yafe vnto the saxons and tho they that camē fro fraū ­ce arryued in kēt & sēt in to nort­hūberland that they shold comē to hem: and whan the two hoos­tes were comē & assembled. anon̄ they went to destroye the crysten peple of Englōd fro place to pla­ce & dyden moch̄ sorwe: Hit befel thus as the almyghty god wold an hard chaūce in Englond· For the good kyng Alured that was woned to abate the Danois: dei­de in the mene tyme. This kīg A­lured had regned xxx. yere: and a good kīg had ben̄. ād coude well chastyse his enemies / for he was a good clere: & let make many bokes. And a boke of Englissh̄ of a­uentures. of kynges of batailles / that had ben done in the lond / ād manj othir bokes of gestes. he let hem wryte that were of gret wy­sedome & of good lernȳg / thurgh which̄ boke many a man may hī amend that wyll hem rede & vpō loke: vpon whos soule almighty god haue mercy / And this kyng Alured lyeth at Wynchestre▪

¶Of kȳg Edward that was kȳg Alured sone Capit. Cx

ANd after this Alured reg­ned Edward his sone the which̄ was a good man: and a wyse: and was wōder cur­tois: The danois dyd moche sor­we in the lond. and hir power en­cresced and began for to wexe frō day to day For the danoys camē ofte with theyr companyes in to this land / and whā the king saw that he might no better done: he nōme trewes wyth hem & graū ­ted hem his pees And notheles the truwes dured nat longe that the Danois ne begonne stronge­ly to werre vpō the Englysshmē. & dyd hem moch̄ sorwe Wherfore kīg Edward dyd assemble a gre­te hoost for to fyght with hem. ād tho deyed this kīg Edward whā god wolde. Thys kyng Edward regned xxiiij yere / & lyeth at wȳ ­chestre besides his fadre

Of kyng Adelston & of Edmon­de / & of Eldred ād of Edwyne his brother Capitulo Cxi

After this Edward regned Adelston his sone: & whā he had regned iiij. yere: he helde bataille ayenst the Danoys & drofe kyng Gaufride that was kȳg of Danois / and all hys hoost vnto the see. ād rested by Scotlād and avoyed strongeli the contre all a yere / & after that / thei of Cū ­berlād [Page] & the scottes of Westmer­land begonne to werre vpō king Athelston: & he yaf hem so stron­ge bataille that he quelled so ma­ny of hem that no man coude telle the nombre of hē. ād after that he ne regned but thre yere: and he regned in all xxv / yere· and lyeth at Malmesbury. And after thys adelston regned hys brother Ed­mond / for asmoche as king adel­ston had no sone: & this Edmond was a worthy knight & a dough­ty man of body. & a noble knight And ī the thridde yere after that he was king he wēt ouer Hūbar in whiche place he fonde ij. kȳges of Danoys. That one was called Enelaf: & that othir Regnaut / ād this king Edmond drofe hē both̄ from the land / and after went ād toke a grete prey in Cumberland / This Edmōd ne regned but vij. yere / and lyeth at Glastenbury. & after this edmond regned Eldre­de his brother / that avenged Ed­ward his fadre of hys ennemyes that hȳ quelled / ād after he seysed Northumberland in to his hand and made the scottes abowe and meke vnto his will And the secō ­de yere that he had regned / came Arnalaf gwyrā that was kȳg of Denmarke & seised all northum­berland. & helde that lōde two ye­re. & after that came kyng Eldred & drofe hym out of this land: ād this kȳg Eldred was a noble mā & a good. of whos goodnesse seȳt Dunstō preched. And this kyng Eldred regned xi. yere / ād lyeth at wȳchestre / And after this Eldred Edwyne sone of Edmōd his bro­ther regned. ād was a lyther mā toward the god ād the peple. for he hated folk of his owne land. & loued ād honoured straūge men & sette littel by the holy chirch̄. ād he toke of the holy chyrch̄ all the tresour that he mighte haue that was grete shame and vylanie to him selfe and peryll to his sowle and therfore god wolde nat that he shold regne no lenger than iiij yere. & deyed & lyeth at Wȳchestre

Of kȳg Edgar that regned abo­ue the kinges of Scotland ād of Wales / ād how he was begylled thurgh taking of his wyfe Capitulo Cxij

ANd after thys kyng Ed­wyne regned Edgare his brother a man that moch̄ loued god and pees and the holy chyrch̄ also / And was a worthy lord bolde stronge and mighty. & mayntened ryght well this land in pees. And thys kyng Edgar was lord and kyng aboue all the kynges of Scotland and of Wa­lys / from the tyme that Arthour was a gone. and neuer was sithē kyng of hys power. And this noble kīg edgar was seȳt edwardes [Page] fadre. & whā Edgares wyfe was dede yt was seint Edwardes mo­der & ētered / he herde speke of the fairnesse of Estrilde that was or­ga [...]us doughtir a baron of denē ­shire / that was so faire a woman that all men spekē therof He cal­led on of his knyghtes yt he moch̄ loued & trusted vpon & told hym Go said he to the noble barō Or­gar of Denēshire & see if hys dou­ghter be so fair as men speken of & if it be sothes: I will haue hir to my wyfe. This knight yt was called Edelwold wēt forth his waye & came there that the ladi was. & whan he saw hir so fayr he thou­ght to haue hir him selfe to wyfe. & ther of spake to Orgar hir fadre And Orgar was an olde man & had no moo childrē but onely hir: & saw that edelwold was a faire yonge knight & worthy & ryche. & was wel with the kȳg. & thought his doughter shold wel be mary­ed / & wel beset vpon hȳ & graūted hȳ his doughter yf the good lord the kȳg wold ꝯsente ther to. This edelwold came ayen̄ to the king. & told hȳ that she was fair yno­we vpon to see. but she was wō ­der lothly Tho answered the kīg & said that he toke but littel char­ge: Syre said Edelwold tho / She is hir fadres heir & I am nat rych̄ of landes / & if ye wold consente & graūte that I must hir haue / thā shold j be rych̄ ynowe / In goddes name sayd the king I cōsent ther to. Edelwold thanked tho moch̄ the king & went ayen̄ into Denē ­shire & spoused ye damisell in that contre. & dwelled there / And thꝰ it befel vpon a tyme that he tolde his counseyll & all this thing vn­to his wyfe. howe & in what ma­ner he had begylled his lord ye kīg that wolde haue had hir to wyfe / ād anone as she it wist she loued hȳ neuer more afterward as she had don̄ beforne. This lady con­ceyued by him a sone: and whan tyme was that the child shold be borne: edelwold came to the king and prayed him to haue a sone of his at fouston. The kīg hȳ graū ­ted and let calle hym Edgar aftir his owne name. And whan this was don̄. he thought yt he was su­re ynowe of ye king: that he shuld not take his wyfe: for asmoch̄ as his lord was a Ioly man and an amerous

¶How that the kyng Edgar wedded the fayre Estrylde after the deth of Edelwold: and how yt this Edelwold deyed Capitulo centesimo xiij

THꝰ it befell after that al­le men in kyng Edgarys court tho speken and sai­den that thys knyght Edelwold was rychely auawnced thurgh [Page] the mariage of his wyf / & yet thei said that he was avaūced an hō ­derfeld more / for he had spoused the fayrest womā that euer was seyne. And the kyng herde speke somoch̄ of hir beaute: he thought that Edelwold / had hȳ deceyued and begylled. & thought preuely ī his hert that he wold gone in to Denēshire. as if it were for to hū ­te for the hert & for the hynde ād othir wilde bestes. & than he shol­de se there the lady er he departed thēnes: And this lady was dwel­lȳg at a maner besides the forest / there that the king wold hunte. & at ye maner he was herburwed al ye night And whā tyme came the king shold sope / he axed after his Gossyp and after his Godsone: & Edelwold made hyr to come be­fore the kȳg / & notheles if it other had myght haue bene / she sholde not haue comen in hys sighte by his wyll: The lady welcomed the king & swetely him kissed & he to­ke hir by the hande / & tho next by hȳ he sette her: & so soped they to gedre / And tho was a custome & an vsage in thys land that whan a man dronke vnto an othir (punctel) the drynker shold sey Wassaill / & that othir shold answere drynkehaille / and thus dyd the kȳg & the lady many tymes. & also kyst they ech̄ othir. And after sope whā tyme was gone to bedde. the kȳg wēte vnto his bed hertely thȳkȳg vpō that ladies fairnesse: & tho was he ouercomen of hir loue that him thought that he shold deye / but if he had not his wyll of hyr. Vpon the morne the kyng aroos & wēt into the forest him there for to disporte with hertes & hyndes & alle other wilde bestes / & of the hertes grete plente to that ladi he sent. & ofte he wente to solacen & speken with that ladj whiles he dwelled ī that cōtre / And after that ye kȳg remeved thēnes: & thought how he myght best delyuer Edelwold from his wyfe as he had hȳ fyrst deceyued / And the king anone after viij. dayes let ordeine a parla­ment at Salesbury of all hys ba­ronage counceill to haue & for to ordeyne / how the contree of Nor­thūberland might best ben̄ kept that the Danoys camen not ther for to destroye the land / And this Edelwold came also vnto the kȳ ­ges parlamēt. And the king sent hī to yorke for to be keper of that cōtre. And thus it befel that men that knewe hym not slowe hȳ by the wey / and anone as the kyng herde that he was dede / he let sen­de after the lady Estryld: that she shold come to the cyte of Londō: and there ben wedded to the kȳg with grete solempnite and wor­ship. and he held a solempne fest. and he weryd a crowne of golde. ād the quene weryd also an othir And seint Dunston a morwe ca­me [Page] vnto the king in to the cham­bre and fonde the kyng a bedde: ād the quene also ynfere And seīt dunston axed. who she was / The king answerde / this is the quene Estrilde. And the Erchebisshop seint Dunstō said that he did gre­te wrong & ayenst goddes wylle. to take a woman to wyfe. whos child he had take at the foustoun̄ And the quene for that word ne­uer after loued seynt Dunston / & notheles the good man warned thaim of that foly to lete / but his warnȳg availled littell for ye loue bitwene hem was so moch̄ / The king begate vpon this woman a sone that was kalled Eldred. and tho this chylde was vi / yere olde: the kyng hys fadre deyed. and a­bout ye time he had regned .xvij. yere / and lyeth at Glastenbury

Of seynt Edward the martyr how Estrild hys Stepmoder lete hym quelle / for to make Eldred hyr owne sone kyng Capitulo Centesimo xiiij

ANd after this edgard reg­ned edward his sone that he had begotē on his first wyfe that wel and nobely gouer­ned the lande / For he was full of alle maner of goodnesse and lad full holy lyfe / and aboue alle thīg he loued good & the holy chyrche / And the quene Estrild hys step­moder let hym slee for enchesō to make hir owne sone Eldred king and thus was he slayne as after­ward ye shull here Hit befell thꝰ on a daye that the kyng Edward went in to a wode for to playe in the south contre besides a towne that is kalled Warham. in which̄ forest was grete plente of hertes and of hȳdes. And as he had ben̄ a while there hym for to pleye. he thought vpon his brother Eldred whiche that was with his moder the quene. for his place was nigh̄ the forest: & he thought for to gon̄ thydder and visite ād see his bro­ther / and toke with hȳ but a lyt­tel meyne. & went hȳ tho toward his stepmoders house: that ī that time soiourned in ye castel of Cor­fe. ād as he rode in the thikkenes­se of the wode to aspie hys game jt befell so that he went amys ād lost his meyne that with him ca­me / and at the last he came owte of the wode / And then̄e as he lo­ked aboute: he sawe ther fast besi­des the maner that his Stepmo­der dwelled in. ād thyddderward he went allon̄. And anon̄ it was told ye Quene. how that Edward the kyng was comen allone wy­thoute any companye. and ther­for she made yoye ynowe / and thought in hys mynde how that she might don̄ that he were slain̄ as preuely as she myght And a­none [Page] preuelich̄ she called to hir o­ne of his knightes to whō she had told moche of hir coūseill bitwen̄ hem: & both they camen to ye kīg. ād courtously hē receyued: & the king told that he was comen hir to visite & also for to speke wyt El­dred his brother / The quene ma­ny tymes him thanked & hȳ pra­yed that he wold there abyde wyt hir all the night / The kyng saide. that he myght not: but ayene he wolde wente vnto his his folke if he might hem fynde. And whan the quene sawe that he wold nat abyde: she praied hȳ that he wold ones drinke. & he graunted hir. & anon̄ as the drinke came the que­ne dranke vnto the kȳg / & the kīg toke ye cuppe & set it to his mouth And in the mene tyme whiles yt he dranke the knight that was wt the quene with a knife smote euē the king vnto the herte / & there he fyll a downe dede of hys palfray vnto the erthe The quene for this dede yaf to the knight gold & syl­uer grete plente & of othir richesse ynowe. And the knight anon̄ as thys was don̄. he wente hȳ ouer the see / & so escaped he oute of this land. Whan this kyng Edward thus was martred / hit was in ye yere of jncarnacyō after our lord Iesu crist / ix C.lxxx yere / & he had regned xij yere & an halfe. & lyeth at Glastenbury

Of king Eldred / & how ye kīg Swyne of Denmarke helde En­glond. and how Eldred that was seint edwardes brother was nat beloued in his Reaulme / And therfore he fledde into Normādie Capitulo Centesiō xv

AFter this king Edward regned Eldred his brother and seynt Dunston crou­ned hym king: and seynt Dunstō dyed sone afterward that he had foryeue the quene hir trespace Estrild for ēchesō that she was cau­se of king Edwards deth: ād seȳt Dunston had hir assoyled ād pe­naunce hir enioyned and she [...]y­ued after a chaste lyf and a clene This kȳg Eldred wedded an en­glissh woman ād on hir he bega­te Edmond Irenside: ād an othir sone that was called Edwyne: & after deyed the quene hir modre. And in that tyme came in to en­glād Swyn that was king of Dē marke for to chalenge and con­quer all that hys auncestres had before that tyme. and so he con­quered and had it all at his a [...]ȳg For the good erle Cutbert of lyn­des [...]y and all the peple of northū ­berland / ād all moost all the gre­te lordes of england helde wyth Swyne that was Kyng of Den­mark / for as moch̄ as they loued not kȳg Eldred for encheson that [Page] hys good brother Edward was slayne falsely for encheson of hȳ / & therfore no man sette but littel by him / Wherfore kyng Swyne had all his wille and toke alle the land & Eldred the king fledde tho into normandie. & so spake to the duke Rychard that the duke him yaf his suster emma to wyfe vpō the whyche he begate two sones: that one was called alured & that othir Edward: And whā Swyn had conquered all the lād. he reg­ned nobely / and lyued but xv. ye­re. & deyed & lyeth at yorke

¶How king Eldred came ayene from Normādye: & how knoght the Danoys regned: & of the wer­re bitwene him & Edmond Irē ­side Capitu / cxvi.

AFter the deth of Swyne yt was a danoys Knoght his sone dwelled ī englōd and wolde haue be kȳg / & tho ca­me ayen̄ Eldred oute of norman­dye with moche peple & wt a strō ­ge meyne that knoght durst not abyde but fley thens into dēmarke. The kȳg Eldred had ayen̄ his reaulme & helde so grete lordship that he began to destroye all thaī that had helpen Swyn that was a danoys ayenst him And after­ward came ayen̄ this knoght frō Dēmarke with a grete power so that king Eldred durst not wyth him fight. but fledde fro thens in to london (punctel) & ther helde him Tho came Knoght & him besieged so long tyll king eldred deyed in ye cyte of london / & lyeth at seȳt Pau­lus. & he regned ix. iere

Of kyng Knoght cap. cxvij.

AFter the deth of thys El­dred Knoght that was a danoys began tho for to regne· but Edmond jrenside that was kīg eldredis sone by his first wife. ordeyned a grete hoost & be­gan to werre vpon king knoght: and so he dyd many tymes & of­te / & the werre was so stronge ād so hard that wōder it was to wy­te: And the quene ēme that dwelled tho at Westmynstre had gre­te drede of hir two sones of ye wer­re alured & edward lest thei shold be defoilled and misdone thurgh this werre / wher fore she sente hē ouer see in to Normādye to ye du­ke Rychard hir vncle / & ther they dwelled in saufte & pees longe ti­me: Thys edmond jrenside and knoght werred strōgely to gedre. but at the last thei were accorded in this maner that thei shold de­part the reaulme bitwen̄ hē: and so they dydē / & after they becamē good frendes & so wel loued that they becamē sworne bretherē: ād so wel loued to gedre as they had be bretheren geten of o body & of one modery borne

How king Edmōd jrenside trai­toursly [Page] was slayn̄ thurgh a trai­tour. that was called Edrick of stratton Capit / Cxviij.

ANd after / tho regned kȳg Edmōd Irenside & Kno­ght the danoys / but thꝰ it befel afterward that in the same yere that they were accorded ād so moche loued to gedre: wherfor a false thef traitour had ēuye vn­to the loue that was bytwene hē & frendship / whos name was El­dryk of straton· that was a grete lord & was Edmond jrēsides mā & of him helde he all the lāde that he had / & notheles he thought to betraie his lord: ād make knoght king of the land. in intent richely to ben̄ avaūced & with hȳ be wel beloued. Wherfore he prayed hys lord Edmond jrenside vpō a day with him for to eten & to dwelle. & the kȳg courtously him graūted. & to him came at hys prayer. & at mete the king was serued ryally with dyuerse metes & drinkes. ād whā night came that he shold go to bedde. the king toke his owne meyne & wente in to chābre: & as he loked aboute: he saw a wōder fayr jmage & wel made & in sem­blant as it were an archier wyth a bowe bent in his hond: & in the bowe a fyne arwe / Kȳg Edmōd went tho nerre to beholde it bet­ter what it might ben̄ & anon̄ the arwe him smote thurgh the bodi and ther was the king slowē For that Engyn was made to quelle his owne lord traitoursly / & whā king Edmond thus was dede & slain̄: he had not regned but x / ye­re. & his peple for him made grete sorwe: and his bodi they bere vn­to Glastēbury: and there they hȳ ētered. And this fals traitour E­drik anone went to ye quene that was king edmondes wyfe ye wist of hir lordes deth. anone he nōme from hir. hir two sones that were fayre & yonge that hir lord had v­pon hir gote / that owne was cal­led Edward & that other edwyne & lad hem bothe with hȳ at lōdō. & toke hem to the kyng knoght y he shold do wyt hē what his wille were. & tolde him how que [...]tely he had quelled king Edmond for encheson & loue of hȳ so that kȳg Knoght all Englond in hys po­wer holy might haue. ¶O thow fals traitour hast thou my trew brother slayn̄ for encheson of me for he was a man that I most lo­ued in the world / Now by mȳ he­de I shal for thy trauaille you to rewarde well as thow hast deser­ued. & anon̄ let hȳ take & bȳd hō ­de & feet in maner of a traitour / & let cast hī in to Thamyse: and in this maner the false traitour en­ded his lyfe: The kyng nomme ye two children & toke hē to the Ab­bot of Westmynster / to warde & to kepe till he wist what was best with hem to done

How Kyng Knoght sent kyng Edmondes sones bothe in Den­marke for to flee / & how they we­re saued Capitulo / cxix /

HIt bebell sone afterward that kȳg Knoght had al the lande in his hande / & spoused the quene emme thurgh consent of his Baronage: for she was a fayre woman. yt was El­dredis wyfe: & the dukes suster of Normandie. & they leued to gedre with moche loue as reson wolde / The king axed vpon a day coū ­seyll of the quene. what was best for to done wyt the sones that we­re Edmōd Irēsides / Syr said she they be the right heires of the lād & if they lyuen they wyl you doo moche sorwe with werre. ād ther­fore let sent hem in to a straunge land a ferre to somme man that may hem defoille & destroie: The kīg anone let calle a danoys that was called Walgar & commaū ­ded him that he shold lede the ij. children in to Denmarke / & so do & ordeyn̄ for hem that neuer they herde moo tydinges of hem, Syr said walgar: gladly your cōmaū ­dement shall be done: & toke the two children & led hem in to Den / marke: ād for as moch̄ as he saw that the two chyldren were won­der faire & also meke. he had of hē grete pyte & routh. & wold not hē slee. but led hē to the kyng of Hū ­gerj for to noryce / for this walgar was wel be knowen with the kīg ād wel beloued▪ Anone the kyng axed whens the chyldren weren: & Walgare told him ād said they were the right heires of Englōd / & ther men wold hem destroye / & therfore syr to you they becomen mercy and helpe for to seche. and for soth if they mowe lyuen your men they shull becomen. and of yow they shull holde all hir land The kyng of Hungery hem vn­derfenge with mochel honour: & lete hē worthely to be kepte / And thus it befell afterward that Ed­wyne the yonge brother deyed. & Edward the elder drother liued a fair man & a stronge & a large of body & gētyl & curtoys of ꝯdiciōs So that all men hȳ loued & thys edward in the cronycles is called amonges englisshmen Edward the oute lawe And when he was made knight the kinges dough­ter of Hungery so moche hȳ lo­ued for his goodnesse ād his fair­nesse that she made & called hym hyr derling: The kyng that was hir fadre perceyued wel the loue / that was bitwene hē two: & had none heir but that doughter / ād the kyng vouched hys doughter to no man as wel as he dyd to hī that she loued & he hir. and he yaf hir vnto hy [...] [...]ith good will And Edward hir spoused with moch̄ honour / The king of Hongerye [Page] sent after all his baronage & ma­de a solempne fest & a ryche wed­dyng / ād made all men to vnder­stonde that he shold be king whā he were dede / and therfor all they maden grete ioye & of that tidin­ge they were full glad: Thys Ed­ward begate vpon this lady a so­ne yt was called Edgar belyng: ād afterward a doughtere that was called Margarete / that aft (er)ward was quene of Scotland. & by the king of Scotlād that was called Mancholyn: she had a doughter that was called maude / that quene was of Englond thurgh kȳg Henry that was the first sone of the conquerour that hir wedded. ād he begate on hir a doughtir yt was called maude. that aft was Empresse of Almaigne: & of this Maude came the kȳg of Englōd that vnto this day is kalled Hē ­ry the Empresses sone: & yet had this Edward an other doughter bi his wife that was kalled Cris­tian & she was a nonne

How kyng Knoght that was a proude man conquered norwey: & how he became afterward me­ke and milde Capitulo C.xx

NOw haue ye herde of Ed­mondes sones with Irē ­side that kīg Knoght wē ­de that had bene dede as he had commaunded walgare before (punctel) & this knoght had in hys hand all Englond and Denmarke. & after that he went to Norwey that lād to conquere / but the kyng of the lande that was called Elaf came with his peple & wende his lande well haue kept & defended ād so there he faught with him. tyll at the last he was slayne in that ba­taille / and tho this knoght nōme all that land in hys hande. And whan he had cōquered Norwey / & takē feautes ād homages ther. he came after ayen̄ into Englōd and helde him selfe so grete a lord that hȳ thought in all the world hys pere no man was. & became so proude & hauten that it was a grete wonder And so it befel vpō a day as he had herd messe at wesmynstre: & wolde haue gone into his palays / the wawes of ye Tha­myse so swyftely ayēst him camē that all moost they touched hys fette. Tho said the kȳg wt a prou­de hert. I commaūde the water to turne ayen̄ or elles I shal ma­ke you turne. The wawes for his commaundemēt wold not spare But flowed ouer in hye more ād more / The kīg was so proude of hert that he wold not flee the water: but abode stille in the water. and bete the water with a smale yerde: that he helde in his honde. & commaunded the water that it sholde wēte no ferther. but al for his commaundement the water [Page] wolde not cese but euer wax mo­re and more an hyghe so that the king was all vete & stode in ye wa­ter. & whan he saw that he had a­byde ther to lōg / & the water wol­de no thing don̄ his commaūde­ment: tho sone he withdrowe hȳ & tho stode he vpon a stone & hel­de his hondes an high̄ & said this wordes in heryng all peple This god that maketh the see thꝰ aryse an hygh̄. he is king of all kinges. & of mightes most: & I am a cay­tyf & a man dedely / & he may ne­uer deye· & alle thing doth his cō ­maūdement & to him is obediēt: To ye god I praye that he be my warrant / For I knowelech̄ me a caityf feble & of no poer. & therfo­re I wyll go to Rome wythoute any lettyng my wykkednesse to punysshe & me to amende For of that god j clayme my land for to hold and of non̄ othir And anon̄ made redy his heir / & him selfe to Rome withoute any lettyng. ād bi the waye dyd he many almesse dedes. & when he came to Rome also And whā he had ben there & for his synnes don̄ penaunce / he came ayen̄ into Englōd: & becam̄ a good man & an holy: & lefte alle maner pride & stoutenesse & liued an holy lyfe all his lyfe after: and made two abbeys of seȳt Benet. owne in Englōd: & that other in Norwey: for asmoch̄ as he loued specyaly seint Benet before all o­ther seintes. & moche he loued al­so seint Edmond the kyng & ofte he yaf grete yeftes to the hows. wherfor it was made rych̄: & whē he had regned xx yere. he deyed & lyeth at wynchestre

¶Of kyng Harold that leuer had gone ī fote thā ryde an hors Capitulo Cxxi

THis Knoght of whō we haue spoke before: had ij. sones bi his wife Emme / ye one was kalled Hardeknoght: and that othir Harold: & he was so lyght of fote that mē kalled hȳ communely Harolde harefoot / And this Harlod had no thyng the condicions & maner of kyng Knoght his fadre. for he sette but littel prys of cheualrye ne of cur­toisye nothir of worship. but on­ly bi his owne wyll And he beca­me so wykked that he exyled his moder Emme / & she wente oute of the lād in to Flaūdres. & there she dwelled with the Erle / wher­fore after that tyme was neuer good loue bitwen̄ him & his bro­ther / for hys brother hȳ hated de­dely / And whan he had regned ij yere and a lyttel more / he deyed & & lyeth at westmynstre

Of kyng Hardeknoght that was haroldes brother Capitulo cxxij

[Page] After this Harlot harefoot regned his brother Har­deknoght a noble knight and stronge ād a worthy (punctel) & mo­che loued cheualrie ād all maner goodnesse / And whan this Har­deknoght had regned a littel while. he let vncouer his brother Ha­rold & smite of his hede that was his brother at westmynster / & let cast ye hede in to a gonge & ye body in to Thamise. ād after came fis­shers and toke the body with hyr nettes bi nyght: & bere hȳ to seȳt clementes chirch̄ and ther hȳ be­ried. And in thys maner auēged him hardeknoght of his brother for ī none othir maner he might be auenged / Thys kyng Harde­knoght was so large yeuer of mete & drīke that his tables were set­te euery day thre times full with ryall metes and drynkes for hys owne meyne & for all that camen vnto his court to be rychely ser­ued of ryall metes / And this kȳg Hardeknoght sent after ēme his moder: & made hir come ayen̄ in­to englōd / for she was driuē oute of ēglōd whiles that Harlod ha­refoot regned thurgh coūseyll of the erle Godewyne that tho was the gretest lord of englōd next the king. & most myght doo what he wold thurgh all englond thurgh his commaūdemēt: For as mo­che as he had spoused the dough­ter of the good king knoght that was a danoys. whiche doughter he had bi his first wyfe. And whē this quene was driuen out of en­glond and came to ye erle of flaū ­dres that was kalled Baldwyne his cosyn / he sonde hyr there alle thyng that hyr nedeth vnto ye ty­me that she went ayen̄ in to En­gland that ye king Hardeknoght had sent for hir that was hir sone and made hir come ayen̄ wyt mochel honour. This kyng Harde­knoght whā he had regned v. ye­re: he deyed and lyeth at westmȳ ­stre

Of the bilonye that ye da­noys dyden to the englysshmen wherfor frō that tyme after was no Danoys made king of englōd Capitulo Cxxiiij

AFter the deth of this kȳg hardeknoght for as mo­che as he had no thȳg be­goten of his body. the erles & ba­rons assembled & made counceill & neuer more after to nomā that was a Danoys though he were neuer so grete a man amōges hē shold neuer be king of Englond for ye despite yt ye danoys had don̄ to Englisshmē. for euer more be­forne hand if it were so ye Englis­shmen & danoys hapetē to mete vpō a brygge / ye englisshmē shold n [...]t be so hardy to mene ne stere a foot: but stand still till ye danois were passed forth And more ouer if the gentyll englisshmē had not bowyd doune hir hedes for to do [Page] reuerence vnto the Danoys they shold haue bene bet ād defouled / ād suche maner despytes & vilai­nye dyden the danoys to our en­glisshmē / wherfore they were dri­uen oute of the land after the ty­me that kȳg Hardeknoght was dede. for they had no lord that hē might maynten

¶In this maner voyded the Da­noys englōd that neuer they ca­me ayen̄. The erles and the Ba­rons by hir commune assent ād counseill senten vnto Normādye for to seche the two bretherē Alu­red ād edward that were dwellȳg with the duke Rychard that was his eme [...] in entēt for to crowne a­lured the elder Brother and hym make kīg of ēglōd / & of this thīg to make an ende The erles & the barons made hir oth̄. but the er­le Godeweyne of Westsex falsely & traitoursly thought to slee the two bretherē anon̄ as they shold come into englond / in intēt for to make his sone Harold kyng. the whiche sone he had begotē vpon his wyfe that was kīg knoghtes doughter that was a danoys: ād this Godewyne preuely wēt him self in to southamptō for to met­te there ye two bretherē whā that they shold come to lōd. & thꝰ it be­fell that the messagiers that wēt into Normādie fonde not but o­neli Alured yt was ye elder brother for edward his brother was gon̄ to Hungerye for to speke wt hys cosyn edward the oute lawe that was edmondes sone with the I­renside: The messagiers told and said to Alured how the erles and the barōs of englōd sent after hȳ that he boldely shold come in to englond and vnderfenge the Re­aulme (punctel) for kīg hardeknoght was dede (punctel) & alle the danoys were dry­uen owt of the land

How Godewyne the fals tray­tour toke Alured vpō G [...]desdou­ne whan he came fro Normādie for to ben̄ king of englond. & dyd hym be martred in the Ile of ely. Capit. Cxxiiij

WHan Alured herde thys tydinge· he thanked god: & went in to a shyp wyt all the hast that he might & passed ye see / and arryued at sowthāpton. ther that Godeweyne ye traitour was: And tho this traitour saw that he was comē. he welcomed hym ād vnderfeng hȳ wyth mo­chel ioye. and said that he wold lede hym to London there that all the barons of Englōd him abo­de. for to make him king / and so they went in hir wey toward lō ­don. And whan they camen vpō Gyldesdoune: tho said ye traitour Godeweyne to alured: take kepe aboute yow both on the lyfte si­de [Page] & on ye right side & of all ye shul be kȳg [...] of such̄ an hondred more Now for soth said Alured j beho­te you & if j be king I shal ordeyn̄ & make such̄ lawes wher of god & all folk shall theȳ hold wel payed / Nowe had the traitour cōmaū ­ded all hys men that were wyt hȳ that whan they were comen vpō Gildesdone that thei shold slee all that were in Alureds companie that came with hȳ from normā ­dye. & after that take Alured and lede hȳ in to the Ile of Ely. & ther put oute both̄ his eyen of his he­de. and afterward bring him vn­to the deth. And they dydē so: for they quelled all the cōpanie that xij. were in nombre of gentil men that were comen wyt Alured frō normandye. And after tokē they Alured & lad hȳ into the Ile of ely & put his eyen owte of his hede: & kutte vp hys wombe & tokē vp ye chief of his boels / & put a stake in to the grounde: ād an ende of the boels ther to fastned / & with ned­les of jren prikked the good child & so made him go aboute the sta­ke: till that all hys bowelles were drawē all owte / and so deyed ther Alured thurgh treson of the Erle Godewyne: Whan the lordes of englōd had herd & wist how Alu­red that shold haue ben̄ her king was put vn to ye deth thurgh the fals traitour Godwine. they we­re all wōder wroth. & swore amō ­ges thaȳ bi god & bi hys holy na­mes yt he shold deye a more werse deth than dyd Edryk of stratton̄ that had betraied his lord edmōd jrenside. & they wold haue put hȳ to ye deth / but the thef & traytour fley thēnes into Dēmarke & ther he helde him iiij yere & more / and lost all his land in englōd /

¶Of seint Edward the cōfessour that was Aluredes brother how he was king of englōd Ca. cxxv /

Ad when this was done all the barōs of englōd sen­ten an othir tyme in to normādie for that Edward shold comen in to england wyt mochel honour / And this edward in his chyldehode loued almyghty god & him drad. & in honeste & clennes­se lad his lyfe and hated ye synnes as ye deth. And whā he was crou­ned & anoynted wt a ryall power he foryate not his good maners & cōdicions that he fyrst vsed. ād foryate not all good customs for no maner honour: ne for non̄ ry­chesse. ne for no maner hygh̄nesse But euer more & more yafe he hȳ to goodnesse & wel loued god & al mekenesse: & loued god & the holy chirch̄ passyng all maner thyng: and poure men also / & hem loued & helde as thei had ben̄ his owne bretherē / & to hem ofte he yaf gre­te almesse with a good wylle

¶Of the first specialte that god shewed for seint Edwardes loue. by his lyfe Capit / cxxvi.

It befel on a day as he wēt from the chyrche of West­mynstre & had herde mes­se of seynt Iohan euāgelist / for as moche as he loued more specialy seint Iohan euangelist after god & our lady. than he dyd any othir seynt: and so there cam to hym a pylgrym & prayed him for the lo­ue of god & of seynt Iohan euan­gelist some good him for to yeue / And the kȳg preuely toke his rȳ ­ge of his fynger that no mā per­ceyued it & yafe it vnto the pilgrȳ / & he vnderfenge it & went thēnes Thys kȳg Edward made all the good lawes of Englond that yet ben̄ moost holden: & was so mer­ciable & so full of pyte that nomā might be more

How the Erle Godewyne came ayen̄ into Englond & had ayene all his land. and afterward seint Edward wedded his doughter Capitulo Cxxvij /

WHan the erle Godewyne that was dwellyng in dē ­marke had mochel herde of the goodnesse of kyng edward and that he was full of mercy ād of pyte. ād thought that he wold go ayen̄ into Englōd. for to seche & to haue grace of hym. & that he might haue his lād ayen in pees. & arayed him as moch̄ as he my­ght & put him toward the see ād came into Englōd to Lōdō there that the kyng was at that tyme / & alle the lordes of englond & hel­de a parlament / Godewyne sent to hem that were his frendes: ād were the moost grettest lordes of the land & prayed hē to be sech̄ the kynges grace for him. ād that he wold his pees & his land graunte him Hys enemies ladden hȳ be­fore the king to seche grace. And anone as the king hȳ saw: he ap­pelled him of treson. & of the deth of Alured his brother. and these wordes vnto hȳ said. O traitour Godwyne I yt appelle that thow hast betraied & slayn̄ my brother Alured: Certes sir said Godwyne saue your grace & your pees and your lordship j neuer hȳ betraied ne slew him: & therfore I put me in reward of the court / Now fair lordes sayd the king ye that bien my lieges Erles & Barons of the land that here ben all assembled. full well ye haue herd mȳ appel­le & the āswere also of Godwyne: & therfore j wyll that ye award & do right The erles and the barōs tho drowē hem all to gedre for to done this award bi hem selfe. ād so thei spekē dyuersely amonges hem For somme said / there was neuer alience bi homage / sermēt. seruyce / ne by lordshyp bytwene [Page] Godwyne and Alured / for why­che thing they might him drawe & at the last they devised & demed that he shold put him in the kyn­ges mercj all to gedres. Tho spa­ke the erle Leuerich of Couētre a good man to god & to all ye world / and told his resō in this maner: & sayd / the erle Godewyne is the best frended man of englōd after the king & well might it not bene gain said / that withoute coūceill of Godewyne Alured was neuer put to the deth. wherfor I award as touching my part that hȳ self & his sone / & euery of vs xij / erles that ben̄ his frendes wente befo­re the king charged with as mo­che gold and syluer as we mowe bere bytwene our handes & pra­ye the kīg to foryeue his euell will to the erle Godewyne ād receyue his homage & his lād yelde ayen̄ And alle they accorded vnto that award: & camē in this maner as is aboue said: euery of hem with gold ād syluer as moche as they might bere bitwene hyr handes before the king / and they saydē ye forme & the maner of hyr accord. and of hir award. The king wol­de nat hem gayn saye / but for as moche as they ordeined he graū ­ted & confermed. And so was the Erle Godewyne accorded wyt the king· and had ayene all his land. And afterward he bere hȳ so wel and so wisely that the king loued him wonder moch̄ and wyth hȳ was full pryue And within a lit­tel tyme the kȳg loued hȳ somo­che that he spoused Edwyne hys doughter & made hir quene. And notheles for all that the king had a wife he lyued euer more in chastite & in clēnesse of body withou­the any flesshli dede doȳg wyt his wyfe. ād the q̄ne also in hir halfe lad an holy lyfe ij yere ād deyed: And afterward the kȳg lyued all his lyfe withoute any wyfe. The king yafe the erledome of Oxen­ford to Harold that was edwy­nes sone and made him erle: and so well they were beloued bothe fader & he / & so pryue wyt the kȳg both the fadre and the sone: that they might done what thȳg they wold by right For ayēst right he wold no thingh done for no ma­ner man: so good & trewe he was of conscience. & therfore our lord Ihesu cryst grete specyall loue to him shewed.

How kyng Edward saw Swy­ne kyng of Denmarke drenched in the see / in the sacrament as he stode and herd his masse Capitulo Cxxviij

IT befell vpō wythsōday as kīg Edward herde his masse in the grete chirche of Westmȳster right at the leua­cion of Ihesu cristes body: ād as [Page] all mē were gadred in to the chir­che ād camē nere the auter the sa­crȳge for to see: The king his hō ­des lyft vpō hyghe / & a grete lau­ghter toke vp (punctel) wherfore alle that aboute hȳ stode gretely wōdred. And after masse they axed why the kynges laughter was / Fayre lordes sayd he. the kȳg Wyne the yonger / that was kyng of Den­marke came into the see with all hys power for to haue comen in to Englōd vpon vs to haue wer­red / & I sawe hym ād alle his folk drenched in the high̄ see. & all this saw I in the eleuacyō of Iesu cristes body bytwene the prestes hō ­des / ād I had therof so moch̄ ioye that I myghte nat my laughter witholde. And the Erle Leuerich which̄ besydes hym stod at the le­uacyon / openly sawe the fourme of brede turne into a lykenesse of a childe yōge: & toke vp his ryght honde / & fyrst blessed the king / ād afterward the Erle. and the erle anon̄ turned hym toward ye kȳg to make him see that holy sighte: Tho said the kȳg / Syr erle quod he I see well that ye see. thanked be god that j haue honoured my god my sauuour vysibly Ihesu cryst in fourme of mā. whos na­me be blisshed in all worldes. am̄

¶How the rynge that seint Ed­ward had yeue to a poure pilgrȳ for the loue of god & of seint Iohā Euangelist. came ayen̄ vnto kȳg Edward Cap. Cxxix

THis noble man seint ed­ward regned viij yere / ād thus it befell vpō a tyme beforne er he deyed that two mē of englōd were gon in to the holi land. ād hadden done hir pilgre­mage and were goȳg ayen̄ to hyr owne contre / And as they went in the wey they mette a pilgrime that courtoisly hem sa [...]ued. & ax­ed of hem in what land & in what contre they were borne: and thei sayden in Englond. Tho axed he who was the kȳg of englond. ād they answered ād said: the good kīg edward / Fair frēdes tho said the pylgrim: when that ye come ayene in to your contre / I praye yow that ye wyll goo vnto ye kīg edward and ofte tymes him gre­te in myn name / and ofte tymes thanke him of his grete curtosye that he to me hath don̄ / & nameli for the rynge that he yaf me whē he had herd messe at westmȳster / for seynt johannes loue euāgelist: and delyueryd tho the rȳg vnto the two pilgrymes: & said j praye you for to gone & bere this ring / & take it to the king Edward ād telle him that I sent it hym. and a full rycher yefte I wol hȳ yeue For vpon the xij daye he shal co­me to me: and euer more dwelle in blisse withoute ende: Syr sayd [Page] the pylgrimes. what man ben ye and in what place is yowr dwel­lyng. Fair frendes sayd he: I am Iohan the Euangelist: and am dwellyng wyth almyghty god: & your kyng Edward is my frēde / and j loue him speciali. for enche­son that he hath euer liued in clē ­nesse / and is a clene mayd And I praye yow my message all for to done as I to you haue said. Whā seint Iohan Euangelist had thꝰ hem charged sodenly he voyded owte of hyr sight

¶The pylgrimes tho thanked almighty god. and went forth in hyr way. And whā they had gon̄ two or thre myles: they begonne to wex wery. ād sate a downe hē for to rest. and so they fyll a slepe. And whā they had slept well. the one of hem awoke and lyfte vp his hede: and loked aboute & said vnto hys felawe. aryse vp and le­te vs go in our waye / What sayd the one felawe to that othir: wher be we now / certes said that other It semeth me that this is not the same cōtre that we laid vs in for to reste & slepe For we were from jherusalem but thre miles. They nommen vp hir hondes & blissed hem and went forth in hyr waye. ād as they went in hyr way / thei sawe shepeherdes goȳg with hyr shep. that spaken none othir lan­gage but Englissh / Leue frendes said one of the pylgrimes. What contre is this. ād who is lord therof / And one of the shepeherdes āswered. This is the contre of Kēt in Englond / ād of the whych̄ the good kyng Edward is lord / The pylgrimes thāked god almyghti and seint Iohan euangelist. and went forth in hyr waye ād came to Canterbury / and fro thens in to London. and there they foun­den the kyng Edward. and tolde hym all fro the begynnyng vnto the ende: as moche as seint Iohā had hem charged: and of alle thī [...]ges how they spedde by the way▪ and toke the ryng to ye kyng Ed­ward / and he vnderferdeng it ād thanked god almighty and seint Iohan euangelist. And tho ma­de he hym redy from day to day: for to wente owte of his lyfe whē god wold for hym sende

¶How seint Edward deyed on the xij. daye Capitulo Cxxx

ANd after if befell thus in cristesmasse. eue as the holy man Edward was at goddes seruyce matynes for to here of that hygh̄ feste (punctel) he becam̄ ful seke. & in the morwe endured with moche payne the masse for to here / and after let hym be lad into hys chambre: ther for to res­te hym. but in to his halle amon­ges [Page] his barons ād his knightes might he not come hem for to cō fort & solace as he was wonet for to done at that worthy fest. wher for all hir myrth & comfort amō ­ges hem all that were in the hall. was turned into care & sorwe: for encheson that they dred for to le­se hir good lord the kȳg: And vpō seint johannes day ewāgelist tho that came next / ye king vnderfēge his ryghtes of the holy chirch̄ / as falleth to euery cristen man. and abode the mercy & the will of god: & tho he let the two pilgrimes before him come & yaf hem rich̄ yef­tes & betoke hem vnto god / And also the abbot of westmynster he let before hȳ come / & toke hȳ that rȳge in honour of god & seȳt ma­rie & of seint Iohā euāgelist: And the abbot toke & put it among o­ther reliques: so that it is at west­mynstre (punctel) & euer more shal be: and so lay the king sike till the xij euē / & tho deyed ye good king Edward at westmynstre / ād ther he lyeth: for whos loue god hath shewed many fair myracles. And thys was in the yere of Incarnaciō of our lord Ihesu crist Mlxv yere: & after he was translated & put in­to the shryne thrugh ye noble martyr seint Thomas of Cāterbury.

How Harolde that was Gode­wynes sone was made king / ād how he scaped fro the duke of bretaigne Capi. cxxxi

WHan seint Edward was gone oute of this world & was gone to god ād wor­the [...] entered as it aperteigned to suche a lord for to be. the barōs of the lād wold haue had Edward Helingꝰ sone to Edward the ou­te lawe that was Edmōdes Irē ­sides sone to be king: for asmoche as he was most kyndest kynges blode of the reaulme / But harol­des sone thurgh the erle Godewi­ne & the strength of his fader Go­dewyne / & thurgh othir grete lor­des of the Reaulme that were of his kyn & vnto hȳ sybbe seised all Englond to his hande. and ano­ne let croune this forsaid Harold king after the enterement of seȳt edward / This king Harold that was Godewynes sone the secon­de yere after that seynt Edward was dede. wolde haue gone in to Flaundres. but he was dryuen thurgh tēpest of the see in the cō ­tre of Pountyfe / and there was he taken and brought to the du­ke wiyllyam of Normādye. And this Harold wende tho that the duke william wolde haue ben̄ a­uenged vpon hym: for encheson that the erle Godewyne whyche was Haroldꝰ fadre had let quel­le Alured that was seint Edwardes brother. and prȳcipaly for en­cheson that ye forsaid alured was [Page] quene emmes sone that was ry­chardys moder duk of Norman­dye / that was ayell to ye duk Wil­liam. And notheles whan ye duk william had Harold in pryson & vnder his power / for as moch̄ as this Harold was a noble knight wyse & worthy of body: & that his fadre were accorded with ye good king Edward. & therfore he wol­de not misdone hym. but all ma­ner thinges that bitwene hē we­re spokē and ordeyned / Harolde bi his good wille swore vpō a bo­ke & vpon the holy saȳtes that he sholde spouse & wedde duke wyl­liams doughter after the deth of seint Edward: & that he shold be­syly done his dever for to kepe ād saue the Reaulme of Englōd / to the profyte & avauntage of duck wylliam: And whā Harold had thus made his oth̄ vnto duk william / he let him go and yafe hym many riche yeftes / ād he tho wēt thēnes & came in to ēglōd: & ano­ne dyd in thys maner whā seynt Edward was dede. & as a mā fal­sely forswore he let croune hȳ kīg of englōd / & falsely brak the coue­nant that he had made before wt duke william / wherfore the duke was with him wonder wroth. ād swore that he wolde vpō him ben̄ auēged what euer to him might come therof. And anon̄ duk wil­liam let assēble a grete hoost & ca­me in to Englōd for to auēge hȳ vpon Harold & to conquere ye lād if that he might. And in the same yere that Harold was crouned: harolde harestrēge kyng of Den­marke arryued in to scotlād / and thought to haue ben̄ king of En­glōd. & he came tho in englōd and & quelled & robbed & destroyed all that he might tyll that he cam to yorke & ther he quelled many mē of armes· a thousand & an C prestes. Whā this tidȳge came to the king / he assembled a strōg power & went for to fight wyt Harold of Dēmarke. & wyt his owne hōd hȳ quelled. & the Danoys were discō fyted: ād tho they that were left a lyue with moch̄ sorwe fleddē thēs to hir shippes. & thus kȳg harold of englōd quelled kyng harold of Dēmarke.

¶How Williā bas­tard duke of normādye came in­to englōd. & quelled kȳg Harold: Capitulo Cxxxij

And whā this bataill was done: Harold became so proud & wold no thing ꝑt wt his peple of thyng that he had goten. but held it all toward him self / wherfore the moost partie of his peple were wroth & frō hȳ de­parted. so yt only wt hȳ left no mo but his soudyours / And vpon a day as he sate at mete: a messa­gier came to hȳ ād sayd that wil­liam bastard duke of Normādye was arryued in Englond with a [Page] grete hoost & had taken al the lād aboute Hastynge. & also myned the castell: Whā the kīg had herd this tydinge / he went thidder wyt a lyttell peple wt all the hast that he might / for a littel peple was wt him left And whan he cam̄ thid­der he ordeyned his mē for to ye­ue bataille to the duke William / but the duk axed him of these iij / thinges / if that he wold haue his doughter to wyfe as he had ma­de and swore his othe ād behight / or that he wold holde the land of hȳ in truage· or that he wold de­termine this thīg thurgh bataill This Harold was a proude mā and a stoute. ād trustyd wonder moche vpon hys strength̄ & fau­ght with the duke and with hys peple but Harold & his men we­re discomfyted in this bataill: ād him self was ther slayne. ād thys bataille was ended at tonbrigge in the seconde yere of hys regne. vpon seint Calixtes day / And he lyeth at Walthā

Of kyng william bastard. & how he gouerned him well & wysely: & of the werre bitwene him ād the king of Fraūce Ca. cxxxiij

WHā william bastard du­ke of Normandye had cō ­quered all the land· vpon Cristmasse day tho next swynge / he let croune hī king at Westmȳ ­ster: and was a worthy king. and yaf to Englisshmen largeli lōdes and to his knightes. And after­ward he went ouer the see & cam̄ into Normādie and ther dwelled he a whyle. & in the secōde yere of his regne he came ayen̄ into En­glond: & brought wyt him Maude his wyfe / ād let croune hir quene of Englond on withsonday And tho anone after ye kīg of Scotlād that was called Mancolȳ began to strife & werre wyt the duke wil­liam / & king Williā ordeyned hȳ toward Scotland with his men bothe bi land and by the see for to destroye the kyng Mancolȳ. but they were accorded: And the kȳg of scotland became his man and helde all his lād of him And kȳg william receyued of him his ho­mage & came ayen̄ in to Englōd. And whan king william had be king xvij yere. maude the quene deyed. on whō king william had begoten many fair children / that is for to seyne Robert Curthuse. Willyam le Rous. Rychard also the whiche that deyde / Hēry be­auclerk. ād Maude also the whi­che that was ye erles wyfe of Bo­leynes / and othir foure doughte­res And after his wyfes deth be­gan ther grete debate bytwen̄ hȳ and the kyng of Fraūce Philip­pe: but at the last thei were accor­ded And tho dwelled the kyng of Englōd in the lād of normādye & [Page] no man him werred. and he also vpon no man longe tyme / And the king of Fraunce said vpon a day in skorne of kyng Wylliam: that king wylliam had longe ty­me lyued in chilhed and longe ti­me had rested hȳ / And thys wor­de came to the kyng of Englond ther that he lay in Normādye at Rouen. ād for this word was he euyll payd and ryght wroth to­ward the kinge of Fraunce: and swore by god that whan he were aryse of his gysin he wold lyghte a thowsand candeles to the kȳg of Fraunce. And anone he let assemble a grete hoost of norman­dye and also of Englysshmen / ād in the begynnyng of Heruest he came in to Fraūce and brend all the townes ther that he came by thurgh all the cōtre: and robbed ād dyd all the euell that he might thurghoute all Fraunce: and at the laste he brēde the cyte of Mā ­dos· and commaunded his peple for to bere strawe. and as moche as they might to brenne / and hȳ self helpe therto all that he might wyt a good wylle. And there was grete hete of the fyre whiche was so grete. ād of ye sunne yt tho was wonder hoot: that all stuffed hȳ selfe became and felle in to a gre­te sekenesse: And whan he sawe that he was so stronge seke / he or­deyned and assygned all normā ­dye vnto Robert Curthous hys sone. and all englond to William the Rous: and bequath to Hen­ry beauclerk all his tresour. And tho he thus had done: he vnder­fenge all the sacramēts of the ho­ly chyrche. ād deyde in the xxij ye­re of hys regne. ād lyeth at Caan in normandye

¶Of kyng Wylliam Rous / that was wylliā Bastardes sone that destroyed townes and houses of Religyon / for to make the newe forest. Capitulo Cxxxiiij.

ANd after this Williā bas­tard regned his sone wil­ [...]iam the Rows. and this william was a wōder contrary­ous man to god and to the holy chyrche: ād let amende and make the towne of Cardeys. that the paynyms had destroyed. Thys king williā destroyed ye holy chir­che: & all his poscessions in what part he might hē fynde And ther for there was so grete debate by­twene hȳ & the Erchebysshop of Canterbury Ancelme: for enche­son that he vndernāme hym of hys wykkednesse that he destroi­ed the holy chyrch̄ / And for enche­son ther of: the king Wylliam to him bare grete wrath. ād for that cause he exylled hym owte of the lande. & the erchebisshop tho wēt to the courte of Rome and there dwelled he with the [...]ope [Page] And this Kyng made the newe forest and cast and destroyed xxvi tounes ād lxxx houses of religyō. all for to make his forest lenger & bredder / & became wonder glad & proude of his wode ād of his fo­rest and of the wilde bestys yt we­re therȳ that is was mervaill for to wyt. so that men kalled hȳ ke­per of wodes & of pastures: ād the lēger that he lyued the more wik­ked that he became / both̄ to god / and to the holy chirche and to all his men And this king let make the grete hall at westmynster. so vpon a day of witsonday he hel­de therin his first feste ād he loked aboute & said. that the halle was to littel by the haluendel. And at the last he became so cōtrarious that all thing that plesed god dis­plesed hym / & alle thyng that god loued he hated dedely. ād so it be­fell that he dremed and met vpō a night a lyttel er yt he deyed. that he was let blode: and bled a grete quantyte of blode: and a streme of blode lept an hygh̄ toward he­uen more than an C vethemen / & the clernesse of the day was tour­ned all in to a derkenesse / and the firmament also And whan he a­woke he had grete drede / so that he ne wist what to done / and tol­de hys dreme to all the meyny of his counseill / ād said that he had grete drede. & supposed that hym was some myschaunce to come. And in the seconde nyght before a monke dremed of the houshold that the kyng went into a chyrch̄ with moche peple / and he was so proude that he despised all the pe­ple that was wyth him. ād he to­ke the ymage of the crucifixe. and shamefully bote he it wyt his teth / and the Crucifixe mekely suffrid all that he dyd. but the kyng as a wode man rent of the armes of the Crucifixe ād cast it vnder hys fete / and defowled it. and threwe it all a brode / And a grete flam­me of fyre came out of the cruci­fixes mouth: of which̄ dreme ma­ny man had grete mervaille / ¶The good man that had dre­med thys dreme / had told it to a knyght that tho was moost pry­ue with the king of alle men: and this forsayde knyght was kalled Hamundes sone / ād he tolde the dreme to the kyng / and sayd that it shold betoken other thyng thā good. Neuertheles when the kȳg this herd: he laughed ād sette lyt­tel therof: & thought that he wold gone hūte & pleye in the forest. ād his men hym counseilled that he shold nat that day ne for no ma­ner thing come in ye wode. so that he bode at home before mete: but anon̄ as he had eten: no mā my­ght hym lette that he nolde gone to ye wode for to haue his disporte And so it befell that one of hys knightes the whyche was kalled [Page] Walter tyrell / wolde haue shot to an hert ād his arwe glanced vpō a braunce & trough misauenture smote the king to the hert / & so he fell downe dede to ye grounde wi­thoute any worde spekȳg & so en­ded he his lyfe / ād it was no grete wonder for the day that he deyde he had let to ferme ye erchebisshop rich̄ of Canterburj. & xij. abbeyes also. ād euer more dyd grete des­tructyon to ye holy chirch̄ thurgh wrong full takyng & axinges / for no man durst with say yt he wolde haue don̄. & of hys lythernesse he wolde neuer withdrawe nothyr to amēde his lyfe / & therfore god wolde suffre him no lēger to reg­ne in hys wykkednesse / & he had ben̄ king xiij yere & vj. wekes. ād lyeth at westmynstre

Of kȳg Henry Beauclerke. that was williā rous brother / & of the debate bitwene him ād Robbert Curthouse his brother Capitulo centesimo xxxv

ANd whā this williā rous was dede henri beaucler­ke his brother was made kīg for encheson that williā rous had no child begoten of his body and this Henry beauclerke was crouned king at London the iiij. daye after that hys brother was dede that is to saye the .v. day of August: And anone as Ancelmꝰ that was Erchebysshop of Can­terbury that was at the court of Rome herd that wylliam Rous was dede: he came ayen̄ in to en­glond: & the kyng beauclerk wel­comed him with mochel honour And the first yere that king Hē ­ri was crouned he spoused Mau­de that was margaretes dough­ter the quene of Scotlād. & ye Er­chebysshop Ancelme of Canter­bury wedded hē / And this kyng begate vpon his wyfe ij sones: & a doughter that is to saye Williā Richard & Maude: ād this mau­de was after the Empresse of Almaigne / and in the seconde yere of his regne hys brother Robert Curthouse that was duke of nor­mandye came wyt an hugh̄ mey­ne into Englond for to chalēge ye lāde / but thurgh coūseill of ye wy­se men of the lande they were ac­corded in this maner. that ye king sholde yeue the duke his brother a thousand pounde euery yere: & which̄ of hem lengest lyued shol­de ben̄ others heir. and so bitwen̄ hem shold be no debate ne strife: And whan they were thus accorded / the duke went home ayen̄ in to Normandie: And when ye kȳg had regned iiij / yere: ther arroos a grete debate bitwene hym and the Erchebisshop of Canterbury ancelme: for cause that the erche­bisshop wolde not graunte hī for to take taliage of chirches at hys [Page] wille: and therfore eftsones ye Er­chebisshop wēt ouer the see to the court of Rome & ther dwelled he with the pope. And in the same yere the duke of Normādie came in to Englond for to speke wt hys brother: And amonge othir thȳ ­ges the duke of normādye forya­fe to the king hys brother the for­said thousand poūde bi yere that he sholde pay hī / And with good loue the duke wēt tho ayen̄ in to Normādye: And whan the ij ye­re were a gon̄ thurgh Enticemēt of the deuell and of lyther men a grete debate arose bitwen̄ the kīg & the duke / so that the kīg thurgh counseyll went ouer the see in to Normādye And whan the kyng of Englōd was comē in to Nor­mādye / alle ye grete lordes of nor­mandye turned to the kyng of englōd and held [...]n ayens the du­ke hyr owne lord and hym forso­ke ād to the kyng hem yelded / ād alle the good castelles ād tounes of normādye / ād sone after was the duke taken and lad wyth the kȳg in to englond. ād the king let put the duke in to pryson. ād this was the vēgeaūce of god. for whē the duke was in the holy lād / god yafe him suche might & honowr ther / wherfore he was chosen for to ben̄ kȳg of Iherusalem. ād he wolde nat be it / but forsoke it / ād therfor he sent hym that shame & despyte for to be put ī to hys bro­thers pryson.

Tho seysed king Henry all nor­mandye in to his hande ād helde it all hys lyfes tyme: And in the same yere came the bisshop Aun­celme from the court of Rome in to Englōd ayen̄ / And the kyng & he were accorded.

And in the yere next comyng after. ther began a grete debate by­twene kyng Philip of Fraūce: & kyng Hēry of Englōd. Wher fo­re kyng Hēry wēt in to Normā ­dye: & the werre was ryght stron­ge bytwene hē two And tho dey­ed the kȳg of Fraūce. ād Lowys hys sone was made kyng anone after his faders deth ād tho wēt kyng Hēry ayen̄ into Englōd (punctel) & maried Maude hys doughter to Hēry the Emperour of Almai­gne

Of the debate that was bitwene Kyng Lowys of Fraunce & kȳg Henry of Englōd. and how kȳg Henryes two sones were lost in the hygh see. Capitulo Cxxxvj

WHenne kyng Henry had ben̄ kȳg xvij yere / a grete debate arroos bytwene kyng Lowys of Fraunce ād kȳg Henry of Englōd. for encheson that the kyng had sent into Nor­mādye to hys mē that they shol­de ben̄ helpȳg to ye Erle of bloyes. [Page] as mochel as they might in wer­re ayēst the kyng of Fraūce· and that they were as redy vnto him as they wold ben vnto hyr owne lord. for ēcheson that the erle had spoused hys sustre dame Maude / for whiche encheson the kȳg Lo­wys kyng of Fraūce dyd moche sorwe to normādye: Wherfor the kyng of Englond was wonder wrothe. and with grete haste wēt he ouer the see wyt a grete power / and came into Normādye for to defende that land / And the wer­re bytwene hem lasted two yere / tyll at the last they two foughten to gedre. & ye kīg Lowys was discō fyted and vneth scaped a way wt moche peyne: ād the moste part of hys men were taken: & the kīg dyd wyth hem what hem lyked. ād somme of hem let he go freely ād somme let he put to the deth: But afterward the two kynges were accorded: And whan kyng Hēry had holy all the lād of nor­mandye & scōfyted hys enemyes of Fraunce: he turned ayen̄ into Englōd with mochel honowr: & hys two sones William ād Ry­chard wolde come after hyr fadre / & went to the see with a grete cō ­panye of peple but er thei might come to lōde: the ship come ayēs a Roche & brake all in to pecys. & they were all drownyd that were theryn / sauf o man that was in ye same shippe the which̄ that eska­ped And this was on seȳt Kate­rynes daye / and thees were ye na­mes of hem that were drownyd / that is to saye Wylliam the kyn­ges sone Rychard hys brother. the erle of Chestre. Octonell hys brother. Geiffrey Rydell / Walter emucry: Godfrey erchedeken. the kynges doughter the Countesse of Perses / The kynges Nece the countesse of Chestre: ād many o­ther / Whan kyng Henry ād the othir lordes were arryued in En­glond and herde thise tydynges: they made sorwe ynowe and all hyr myrthe and ioye was turned into mornȳg & sorwe

How Maude the Empresse ca­me ayen̄ into Englond: ād how she was wedded to Geyffroy the erle of Angeoy Capitulo Cxxxvij

ANd whan that two yere were a gone that the erle had dwelled with the kīg The erle went tho from the kȳg. and began to werre vpon hym / & dyd moche harme in the land of Normandye (punctel) and toke there wyt strength̄ a strōge castell. and ther he dwelled all that yere. And tho came to hym tydyng that Hen­ry the emperour of Almaigne. yt whiche had spoused Maude his doughter was dede. and that she dwelled no lēger in almaigne. & ye [Page] she wolde come ayene in to Nor­mandye to hir fadre. And whan she was come to hȳ he nōme hyr tho to him / & came ayen̄ in to en­glond· & made the englisshmē to make othe & feaute vnto the Empresse. ād the fyrst man that ma­de the othe was William the Er­chebisshop of Canterbury. & that othir king Dauid of Scotland / & after hym all the erles & barōs of Englōd. Also after the noble mā ye erle of Angoy a worthy knight sent to the king of Englond that he wolde graunte hym for to ha­ue his doughter to spouse Mau­de the Emperesse. & for encheson that hir fadre wist that he was a noble man / the kȳg graunted hȳ & consented therto. And tho toke he his doughter & ladde hyr in to Normandye. ād came to the no­ble knight Erle Gaufryde ād he spoused the forsaid Maude with mochel honour. & the erle begate vpon hyr a sone / that was called Henry the empresses sone. And after whan all this was don̄ / the king Henry dwelled all that yere in Normandye / ād after that lō ­ge time a grevons sekenesse toke him: wher thurgh he deyed.

And this kyng Henry had reg­ned xxxv. yere / & iiij. monthes: ād after he deyed as before is said in normandye. ād his hert was en­tered in the grete chyrche of owr lady in Rouen. ād his body was brought with mochel honour in to Englond: & entered at Redȳg. in the abbey. of the which̄ abbey he was begynner and foundour

How Stephane kynge Henry sustres sone: was made kyng of England Capitulo Cxxxviij

AFter this kȳg Henry the first. was made king his nepheu his sustres sone Stephē erle of Boloigne. For a­none as he herde the tidȳg of his vncles deth: He passed the see ād came into englond / thurgh coū ­seyll ād strength̄ & helpe of many grete lordes in englond ayēs hyr othe. that they had made Mau­de the empresse: & tokē the Reaul­me and let crowne stephen kyng of the land: ād the Erchebysshop william of Canterburj that first made ye oth of feaute vnto mau­de the ēpresse: set the croune vpō king stephenes hede and hȳ an­oynted / and bisshoppe Rogier of Salysbury mayntened the kyn­ges partye in as moch̄ as he my­ght: The first yere that king ste­phē began to regne he assembled a grete hoost: & went hȳ toward scotland for to haue werre vpō ye king of scotlād: but he came ayēs him in pees & in good maner ād to him trustyd: but he made to hī none homage for as moch̄ as he had made homage vnto the em­peresse [Page] Maude. And the iiij. yere of his regne Maude the Empres­se came in to englōd. And tho be­gan the debate bitwene kȳg Ste­phen and Maude the empresse. & this Maude wente vnto the cyte of Nichol. and the king hir besie­ged longe tyme / & might not spe­de so well the cyte was kepte and defended / ād they that were with in ye cyte queyntely escaped away withoute any maner harme· ād tho toke the king the cyte & dwel­led theryn tyll candellmesse And tho came the barōs that helde wt the Empresse / that is for to saye: the erle Randulfe of Chestre / the erle Robert of Gloucestre: Hugh̄ bygot: Robert of morley. & brou­ght with hem a stronge power / & faughtē with the king: and yafe him a grete bataill / in which̄ ba­taille kyng Stephen was taken / and sette in prison in the castel of Bristowe

How Maude the Emperesse went fro Wynchestre vnto Oxē ­ford / ād after she escaped to wal­lynford. and what sorwe and di­sese that she had Capitulo Cxxxix

WHēne the kyng was takē and brought in to warde in the Castell of Bristowe This Maude the empresse anon̄ was made lady of Englond: and alle men helde hyr for lady of the lande: but they of Kent helde wt the king Stephenes wyfe / ād al­so William of pree ād his reteu­ne helpe hem & helde werre ayēst Maude the Empresse and anon̄ after the king of Scotland came to hem with an hugh̄ nombre of peple. and tho went they ynfere vnto Wynchestre / there that the empresse was (punctel) ād wolde haue ta­ken hir / but the Erle of Glouces­tre came with his power ād fou­ghte with hem. and the emperes­se in the mene while that the ba­taille dured escaped fro thens ād wente vnto Oxenford and there she helde hir. & ī the same batail­le was the Erle of Glowcestre discomfyted and taken and wyt hȳ also many other grete lordes. And for his delyuerance so was king Stephen delyuered oute of pryson. And whan he was dely­uered oute of the pryson he went thēs to Oxenford and besieged the Empresse: the which̄ that tho was at Oxēford. & the siege endured fro Mychelmasse vnto seynt andrewes ryde. & the empresse let tho cloth hir all in white lynnen cloth / for encheson that she wold nat be knowē. for in the same ty­me was moche snowe / & so she escaped by the thamyse from hem away that were hyr ennemyes / And fro thēs she went to wallīg­ford [Page] / and ther she helde hir: ād the king wold haue besieged hir (punctel) but he had so moche to don̄ with the Erle Randolfe of Chestre. & with Hugh bigot that strongely wer­red vpon him in euery place that he ne wist whyther for to turne. and the erle of Glowcestre halpe hem with his power

How Gaufryde the Erle of An­geoy yafe vp vnto Henry ye Em­presses sone all normandye Capitulo Cxl.

ANd after this the kȳg wēt vnto Wylton / and wolde haue made a castel there: but tho cam̄ to hī ye erle of glouce­stre with a stronge power. ād al­most had takē the king / but ye kīg escaped with moch̄ peyne. & Wil­liam martel there was take / and for whos delyuerāce he yafe vnto the Erle of Gloucestre ye good castell of shirborne that he had take. And whan this was don̄: the er­le Robert and all the kinges ene­myes wente to Faringdone / ād begonne ther for to make a stronge castell / but the king came thid­der with a stronge power / & drofe hem thēs / In that same yere. the erle Randolfe of Chestre was ac­corded wyt the king: & came to his court at his commaūdemēt: and the erle wende saufely to come / & the kȳg anone let take him & put him into prison. and must neuer for no thīg come oute: till that he he had yelde vnto the king ye cas­tell of nychol: the whyche he had toke from the king with strēgth̄ / in the xv / yere of his regne. And Gaufryde the erle of angeoy yafe vp vnto Henry his sone all Nor­mandye. ād in the yere that next sued deyde the erle Gaufryde. ād Henrj his sone tho anon̄ turned ayen̄ to angeoy: ād there was he made Erle with mochel honour of his men of the land. & to hȳ di­den feaute and homage the most partie of his land. And tho was this Hēry the empresses sone er­le of angoye. and duke of normā ­die / In the same yere was made diuorce bitwene ye king of Fraū ­ce. and the quene his wyfe yt was right heir of Gascoygne. for ēche­son that it was knowē & proued / that they were sybbe & nyghe of blode. and tho spoused hir Henri the empresses sone of angeoy ād duk of normandye / and duke of Gascoygn̄ The xviij yere of thys king Stephen. This Hēry came into Englond with a stronge po­wer and began for to werre vpō king Stephen & toke the castel of Malmesbury & dyd moch̄ harm̄ / ād the king Stephen had so mo­che werre that he ne wist whither for to wente / but at the last they were accorded / thurgh ye Erche­bisshop Theobald & thurgh othir [Page] worthy lordes of Englond / vpon this condicion that thei shold de­part the Reaulme of Englōd bi­twene hē. So that Henry the empresses sone sholde haue halfe all the land of Englōd And thꝰ they were accorded. & pees cried thur­gh oute all englōd. And whā the accorde was made bitwene the ij lordes. kyng Stephen became so sory for cause he had lost halfe en­glond and fell in to a such̄ mala­dye / and deyed in the xix yere / viij wekes & v / dayes of his regne: all in werre and cōtak / and he lyeth in the abbey of Feneresham / the whiche he let make in the vij yere of his regne

Of kyng Hēry the seconde that was the empresses sone. in whos tyme seint Thomas of Canter­bury was chaūceler Cap / Cxli

ANd after this king stephē regned Henry the empe­resses sone: ād was crou­ned of ye erchebisshop Theobald / the xvij day before cristmasse. ād in the same yere Thomas beket of London Erchebisshop of can­terbury was made ye kīges chaū ­celer of englond / The seconde ye­re that he was crouned he let cast a downe all ye newe castelles that were longyng to the crowne: the which̄ king Stephen had yeuen vnto dyuerse men (punctel) & hē had ma­de erles and Barons for to holde with him and to helpe him ayēst Henry the empresses sone

And the iiij yere of his regne he put vnto his owne lordship ye kīg of Walys / And in the same yere whan the kyng of Scotland had in his owne hōde: that is to seyn the cyte of Carlylle the castell of Banburgh (punctel) the newe castell vpō tyne. & the Erldomme of Lācas­tre. The same yere the kȳg with a grete power went into walys. and let caste a doune wodes and make weyes and made stronge the castel of Rutlād basȳg werke / ād amōge the castelles he made an hous of the tēple And in the same yere was Rychard his sone borne that afterward was Erle of Ox [...]ford and in the fourth̄ ye­re of his regne he made Gaufride erle of Bretaigne: and in that yere he chaunged his money▪ & the vi. yere of his regne he had an hi­ghe hoost vnto tolouse. and con­quered it And the vij yere of his regne deyde Theobald the erchebisshop of canterbury. And tho alle ye cite of Canterbury allmost thurgh meschief was brent The ix. yere of his regne thoās Beker his chaūceler was chosen to ben̄ erchebisshop of cāterbury & vpō seīt bernardis day he was sacred & in yt yere was borne Alienore ye kinges doughter. And the x yere of hys regne / seynt Edward the kīg was translated with mochel [Page] honour / And the xi yere of his re­gne he helde his parlamēt at nor­thampton. & from thēs fled seint thomas Erchebisshop of Cāter­bury: for ye grete debate that was bitwene the king & hym / for yf he had ben̄ fonden / in the morne he had be slayn̄ / & therfore he fledde thens with thre felawes on fote: that no man wist wher he was. & wente ouer the see to the pope of Rome. And this was the princy­pal encheson. for as moch̄ as the king wolde haue put clerkes to ye deth: that were atteint of felonie withoute any priuelege of ye holy chyrch̄. And the xij. yere of his re­gne was Iohan his sone borne. & ye xiij yere of his regne deide maude the empresse that was his mo­der / & in that same yere was johā his doughter borne the xiiij. yere of his regne: that the duke Hēry of Saxone spoused Maude hys doughter: ād begate on hir iij so­nes. that is to saye: Hēry Othus & William. And in the xv. yere of his regne deide the good erle Ro­bert of gloucestre / the which̄ that had fownded the abbeye of non­nes Eton / And in that same yere [...]arike king of Iherusalem conquered Babiloigne / The xvi. yere of his regne he let crowne his so­ne Henry kyng at westmȳster. & him crownyd Rogier Erchebys­shop of york in harmyng of tho­mas erchebisshop of Cāterbury. wherfor the same Rogier was a­cursed of the pope

Of Kyng Henry that was sone of king Henrj the Empresses so­ne: ād of the debate that was bi­twene hȳ & hys fadre / while that he was in Normandye Capitulo Cxlij

AFter ye coronacyon of kīg henry / sone of king Hēry the Empresses sone went ouer in normādie (punctel) ād there he let marye Eleniore the doughter of the Dolphyne that was king of Almaigne. And in ye vij yere that the Erchebisshop seint Thomas had ben̄ outelawed / the kyng of Fraunce made the kyng & seynt Thomas accorded / And tho ca­me Thomas the erchebisshop to Canterbury ayene to hys owne chyrch̄. & this accorde was made in the begynnyng of Aduent: ād afterward he was quelled & martred the v. day of Cristmasse that tho next came: For kyng Henry thought vpon seynt thomas the erchebisshop vpō Cristmasse day as he sate at mete (punctel) and said thise wordes: that if he had any good knight with hȳ: he had be many day passed auenged vpon ye Er­chebisshop Thomas. And anon̄ Syr williā bretō. Syr hugh̄ mor­vile. Syr williā cracy / ād sir Rey­nout fitz vrse beres sone ī ēglissh [Page] preuely went vnto the see & camē into Englond to the chyrch̄ of cā ­terbury: and him ther they mar­tred at seȳt Benettes auter in the modre chyrche. & that was in the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist M.Clxxij yere / And anone after Henry the newe kīg began for to make werre vpō Hē ry his fadre / & vpon hys bretherē also. And so vpon a day the king of Fraunce & all the kȳges sones & the king of Scotland & the gre­test lordes of englond were arisen ayenst the king henry the fadre. & at the last as god wold he cōque­red all his enemies. And the kȳg of Fraūce & he were accorded / ād tho sent Henry the fadre specialy vnto the king of Fraūce & praied hym hertely for hys loue that he wold send to hȳ bi lettres the na­mes of hē that begonnē the wer­re vpō him And the kȳg of fraū ­ce sent ayen̄ to him bi a letter the names of hem that begōnen the werre. The first was Iohan hys sone. & Rychard his brother / and Henry his sone the newe kyng· Tho was hēry the kyng wonder wroth & cursed the time that euer he hē begate / And while the wer­re dured Hēry his sone deyed so­re repētȳg his misdede / & most sorwe made of onj man: for cause of seȳt Thomas deth of Canterbu­ry / & praied his fadre with moche sorwe of hert mercy for hys tres­pas: & his fadre foryafe it him: ād had of him grete pyte. and after he deyed the xxxvi yere of his reg­ne· and lyeth at Redyng

How the cristen lost the holy lād in the forsaid kȳges time thurgh a fals cristen man that became a sarazene Cap / Cxliij

ANd whiles that kȳg hēry the empresses sone lyued & regned the grete bataill was in the holy lād bytwene the crystē men & the sarazenes. but ye crystē mē were ther quelled thur­gh grete treson of the erle Tyrp [...] that wolde haue had to wife the quene of Iherusalem. that some tyme was baldewines wife but she forsoke him & toke to hyr lord a knight a worthi man that was kalled sir Emꝑches / wherfore the erle tyrpe was wroth & wēt ano­ne right to ye Soladyne that was soudan of Babiloigne / & became sarazene and his man▪ ād forso­ke his cristendomme & all cristen lawe / & the cristē men wist nat of this dedes. but wende for to haue had grete helpe of hȳ as they we­re wonet to haue before: & whan they camē in to the bataille / this fals cristē man turned vnto ye sa­rasēs: & forsoke his owne naciōs. & so were ye cristen men ther quel­led with the sarazens. And thus were the crysten men slayne ād put to horrible deth: and the Cite [Page] of Iherusalem destroyed and the holy crosse borne a way· The kȳg of Fraunce let hē crosse for to go into the holy land: And amōges hem wente Rychard king Hen­ries sone after the king of Fraū ­ce that toke the crosse of the erche bisshop of tours / but he toke nat the vyage at that time / for enche­son that he was let by othyr ma­ner wayes & nedes to be done. ād whan kyng Henry his fadre had regned xxxv. yere & v. monthes & iiij dayes he deyed & lyeth at foū ­tenerard.

Of Kyng Rychard that conque­red all the holy lande that the cri­sten men had lost Capitulo Cxliiij

ANd after this king Hen­ry regned Rychard his sone a strōge man & a wor­thy / and also a bolde. and he was crouned at Westmynster of ye er­chebisshop Baldewyne of Caun­terbury the iiij day of Septēbre. & the secōde yere of his regne kȳg Rychard him selfe & Baldewyne the erchebisshop of Canterbury. & Hubert bisshop of Salisbury / & Randulphe erle of Gloucestre. & othyr many lordes of Englond: went into the holy land: & in that vyage deyde the Erchebisshop of canterbury / And king Rychard wente forth / & rested nat till that he came in his way vnto Cipers / & toke cypres wyth grete force / & sythen kyng Rychard wēte forth toward the holy land / & gate the­re as moch̄ as the cristē men had­den lost before & conquered ye lād ayen̄ thurgh grete might sauf o­nely the holy crosse And whā kīg Richard came to the toune of A­cres for to gete the cite: a grete de­bate arose bitwene him & ye king of Fraunce. so that ye kȳg of fraū ce went ayen̄ in to fraūce / & was wroth toward the king Rychard But er king Richard went ayen̄ he toke ye cyte of acres: And whā he had taken it. he dwelled in the cyte a whyle: but to him came ti­dynges that ye Erle johan of Ox­ūford his brother wolde haue sei­sed all englōd & Normandye also & wolde croune him king of ye lād And whan king Rychard herde thys tiding / he wēt ayen̄ toward englōd with all the spede that he might: But the duke of Ostriche met with him & toke him & brou­ght him to the Emperour of Al­maign̄ / & the emperour brought him into his pryson: & afterward he was deliured for an hugh̄ raū ­son̄: that is for to saye an houn­derd thousand poūd. & for which̄ raunsone to be payed eche othir chalise of englond was molte ād made into money: & alle the mō ­kes of the ordre of cisteaulx yauē all hir bokes to don̄ hem to selle:

[Page] And at the last the pope sēt by his auctoryte & enioȳ ­ed to the bisshoppes of englond that if the kyng wolde not vnderfonge the Pryour of Caū ­terbury ād hys mōkes. that they shold don̄ generall enterdytynge thurgh all the land of Englond / and graūted full power to fowre bisshoppes to pronounce the en­terdytȳg if it were nede The first was bisshop Wylliam of Londō. & that othir bisshop Eustace of Ely. and the thridde was bisshop Walter of wynchestre / ād the iiij. was bisshop Giles of Herford: & these fowre bysshoppes prayed ye kyng knelȳg on hir knees ād sore wepyng that he wolde done the popes commaūdemāt & shewed hym the billes of the enterdytȳg. but for no prayer that thei might praye he wolde not consente therto. And whā these fowre bisshop­pes sawe this: they wēt from the kȳg with moch̄ sorowe And in ye morne after the ānuncyacion of owr lady they pronoūced the ge­nerall enterdytyng thurgh owte all Englōd / so that the chyrch̄ do­res were shit with keys ād with othir fastenȳg ād with walles: ād whan the enterdytyng was pro­noūced. than the kyng began for to wex all oute of mesure. ād nō ­me vnto his honde: all the poscessions of the fowre bisshoppes ād of all the clergye thurgh oute all the lande: ād ordeyned mē for to kepe it: that ye clerkis myght not haue hir lyuing / wherfore the bisshoppes cursed all hem that put or shold medle with holy chyrche goodes ayens the wyll of hē that hem owed / And whā the kīg wolde nat cese of his malyce for no maner thyng. the foure bisshop­pes a fore said went ouer see and wēt to the bisshop of Caūterburj & told hym alle thȳg And the Ec­chebisshop to hem said that they shold gon̄ ayen̄ to Caūterbury & he wold come thidder to hem: or elles he wold sent thydder certaȳ persones in hys stede. that shold done as moche as if him self we­re there. & whā ye bisshoppes her­de this: they turned ayen̄ into en­glōd & camē vnto Cāterbury the tydȳge came to ye kȳg that the bisshoppes were comē ayen̄ to caū ­terbury: & hȳ selfe myght nat co­mē thidder at ye tyme. but he sent thidder bisshoppes erles & abbo­tes for to trete wyt hē that the kȳg shold vnderfōge the erchebisshop Stephē & ye pryour. & all ye mōkes of caūterbury. & that he shold ne­uer after ye time no thȳg take of ye holy chyrch̄ ayēs ye will of hē that owed ye goodes / & that ye kīg shold make full amēdes to hē / of whō he had any goodes takē. & that ye holi chirch̄ shold haue all fraūchises as ferforth as they had in seīt Edwardes tyme the cōfessour

How Stephen of Langeton ca­me into Englond thurgh the po­pes cōmaūdement / & he went a­gayn Cap. Cxlviij

WHā the fourme of accord thꝰ was ordeyned. it was in apair of endētures. ād they put her seales vnto that one part: & they that camē in the kȳ ­ges name / put her seales to that othir part of endētures. & the iiij. bishoppes aboue said toke that o part of endētures to hem / & that othir part of the endentures thei bare with hem to shewe the king Whan the king sawe the fourme & vnderstōde he held him full wel paied of all maner thing as they had ordeyned / sauȳg as touchȳg restitucyō of ye goodes for to ma­ke ayene. to that thyng he wolde nat accorde / & so he sent word axē to ye iiij. bisshoppes that thei shold don̄ owte ād put away that one point of restitucion / and they ās­wered yt they nold don̄ ony word owt Tho sent the king to the Er­bishop bi the iiij bisshoppes that he shold come to Canterbury for to speke with hȳ there / & sent vn­to hȳ saufcōduyt vnder plegges: that is to seyne his justices Gille­bert peyntewyne Willyam de la Brener & Iohā lefirz Hugh̄. that in hir cōduyt saufely he shold co­me & gone ayen̄ And in this maner the Erchebisshopp Stephen came to canterbury: And whan the erchebisshop was comen: the king came to Chilham ād wolde come no nerrer cāterburj at that time. but he sent by his tresorer ye bisshop of wȳchestre that he sholde done owt of the endētures the clause of restituciō for to make of ye goodes. And the Erchebisshop made his oth that he wold neuer don̄ out anj word therof. ne chaū ge of that the bisshoppes had spoken and ordeined / And tho went the erchebisshop ayene to Rome withoute any more doyng: Kȳg Iohan was tho wrother than he euer was before / & let make a cō ­mune crie thurghoute all englōd that all they that had holy chyrch̄ rentes ād went ouer the see that thei shold come ayen̄ into englōd at a certaȳ day: or elles thei shold lese hyr rentes for euermore: and that he cōmaunded to eueri shir­refe thurgh oute all englād· that thei shold enquyre if any bisshop abbot pryour or any other p̄lats of holy chyrch fro that day after­ward receyued any maundemēt that come fro the pope that they shold take the body & brȳge it be­fore him / & that thei shold take in to the kinges hōde / all hir landes of holy chyrch̄ whiche that were yeuen to any man bi the Erche­bisshop Stephen or bi the priour of Caunterbury from the tyme of the electyon of the Erchebys­shop (punctel) [Page] & commaūded that all the wodes that were ye erchebisshop­pes shold be cast a downe vnto ye grounde & all solde

How king Iohan destroyed the ordre of Cisteaux Capi. cxlix

ANd in the same tyme the Irysshmē begōne to wer­re vpon kyng Iohan / and king johā ordeyned hȳ for to wē ­te into Irlād an hugh̄ taxe thur­gh oute all Englōd / that is to say xxxv.M / mark / And sent thurgh all Englōd to the monkes of the ordre of Cisteaux that they shold helpe him of vi / M. marck of syl­uer / & they answered ād said that they durst nothing do wythoute hyr abbot of Cisteaux. Wherfore kyng johan when he came from Irland he dyd hem so moch̄ sor­we & care that thei nyst where to abyde: for he toke so moch̄ raūso­ne of euerj house of hem that the somme of an mounted to ix / M:ccc. mark. so that they were clene lost & destroyed· & voided hir hou­ses ād hir landes / thurgh oute all englond / & the abbot of Wauer­ley drad so moch̄ his menace that he forsoke alle the Abbey & went thēs. & preuely ordeyned hȳ ouer see to the hous of Cisteaux. Whā the tyding came to the pope that the king had don̄ so moch̄ malice. tho was he to the king ward ful wroth / & sent two legatz vnto the king. that owne was caled Pan­dolfe & that othir durāt / that thei shold warne the kīg in the popes name that he shold cese of his persecuciō that he dyd vnto the holy chyrch̄ / & amende the wrōge & the trespasse that he had done to the Erchebisshop of Canterbury / ād to the pryour & vnto the monkes of canterbury & to all the clergye of Englōd. & that he shold restore the goodes ayen̄ that he had takē of hem ayens hir will. & elles thei shold kurse the kȳg bi name. & to do this thyng & to conferme: the pope toke hē his lrēs in billis pa­tentz. ¶These two legatz camen into englōd & wentē to the kyng at Northamptō ther that he hel­de his parlamēt. ād full curtous­ly they hym salued & saiden. Syr we ben come fro the pope of Ro­me the pees of holy chyrch̄ (punctel) & of ye land to amend / and we amones­te yow first in ye popis halfe that ye make ful restituciō of the goo­des that ye haue rauisshed of the holy chyrche & of the land / & that ye vnderfenge stephen the Erchebisshop of cāterbury in to his di­gnite▪ and the pryour of Canter­bury & his monkes. & that ye yel­de ayen̄ vnto the erchebisshop all hys landes & rentes withoute a­ny with holdȳg / & yet more ouer. that ye such̄ restituciō him make as holy chirch̄ shall holde hir paī ­ed. [Page] Tho āswered the king as tou­chyng the pryour & his mōkes of Cāterbury all that ye haue sayd / I wil gladly do & all thȳg that ye wyll ordeine But as touchȳg the erchebisshop I shall telle yow in myn hert as hit lithe: that the er­chebisshop leve his bisshoprich̄ / & that the pope thā for hī wol pray & than vpon auenture me sholde lyke some othir bisshoprye for to yeue him in englōd / & vpō this cō dicyon I wol hym receyue & vn­derfōge. And notheles in englōd as Erchebysshop yf he abyde: he shal neuer haue so good saufcon­duyt / but he shall be taken. Tho said Pandolfe vnto the king / the holy chirche neuer was wonet to discharge an Erchebisshop with­oute cause resonable / but euer she had be wonet to chastise prȳces yt to god & the holy chirch̄ were ino­bediant. What how now quod ye king Manace ye me / Nay sayde Pandolf. but ye now opēly haue tolde as it standeth in your herte: and to yow we will telle what is the popes wille. & thus it stand. yt he hath you holy interdited & ac­cursed for the wrōges that ye ha­ue done to the holy chirch̄ ād to ye clergye. ād for asmoch̄ as ye dwelle & beth in wille to abyde in ma­lyce ād wille not come to none a­mādement. ye shall vnderstonde that fro this time afterward / the sentence is vpon yow yeuē & hol­deth stede & strength̄. and vpō all thaȳ that with yow haue cōmu­ned before this time whethir thei ben̄ erles barons or knightes. or any othir what so euer they ben̄: we hem assoille saufly vnto thys day & fro this time afterward of what cōdicion euer that they be: we hem accurse that wyt yow co­men· & so do we sentēce vpon hē openly & specialy / And we assoill quytly Erles barons knightes & all othir maner men of hir serui­ces homages & feautes that thei shold vnto yow don̄ And this ti­dinge to cōferme we yeue pleyne power to the bisshop of wynchestre / to the bisshop of Northewhi­che: And the same power we ye­ue in Scotland to the bisshoppes of Rouchestre & of Salisbury: ād in wailis we yeue ye same power to the bisshoppes of seint dauid: & of Landalf & of seint asse. & mo­re ouer we sende thurgh all crys­tendome that all the bisshoppes beyonde the see that thei shal do­ne accurse alle thaȳ that helpeth yow or any coūceill yeueth yow in any maner nede that ye haue to don̄ in any partie of the world And we assoille hem aso all by ye auctoryte of the pope. & cōmaū ­de hē also with yow for to werre: as with hȳ that is enemye to all the holy chirch̄: Tho āswerde the kīg / what mowe ye done me mo­re Tho answered Pandolfe / We [Page] seyne to yow in verbo dei / that ye ne none heire that ye haue neuer after this daye may be crowned Tho said the king. bi him that is almighty god. & j had wist of this thȳg er that ye came into mi lād that ye had me brought suche ti­ding I shold haue made yow ry­de all an holy yere / Tho āswerde Pandolfe full well / wende we at our first comȳg that ye wold ha­ue ben̄ obedyent to god & to holy chirch. & haue fulfilled the popes commaūdement / & now we ha­ue shewed to you & pronoūced ye popes wille as we were charged therwyth: & as now ye haue said that if ye had wist ye cause of our comyng that ye wolde haue ma­de vs ryde all an holy yere (punctel) ād as well ye might haue sayd that ye wold haue take an holy yere of respyte bi the popes leue. but for to suffre what deth ye cowde or­deyne we shul nat spare for to telle yow holy all the popes messa­ge & his wille that we were char­ged with

How Pādolfe delyuered a clerk that had falsed & coūterfeted the kȳges money before the kȳg him selfe Capi. Cl.

ANd anone tho commaū ­ded the kȳg the sherews & & bailifs of Northāpton / that were in ye kinges p̄sence that thei shold bringe forth all ye prisō ­ners that they might ben̄ don̄ vnto the deth before Pādolf: for en­cheson the king wende that they wold haue gayne sayd hir dedes. for cause of deth all thynge that he had spoken afore Whā the pri­sōners were comē before the kȳg The kyng cōmaūded some to be hanged & some to ben̄ drawe: ād some to drawe out hir eyen oute of hir hede And amōge all other there was a clerk & had falsed the kinges money / & the king cōmaū ded that he shold be hāged. & whē pādolfe herde this cōmaūdemēt of the king: he stert hȳ vp smert­ly & anon̄ axed a boke & cādell ād wold haue cursed alle hē that set vpō the clerk ony hōde & pādolfe hī self went for to seche a crosse: & the kȳg folowed him & delyuered him the clerk by the hōde that he shold don̄ wyt hȳ what that euer he wold: & thꝰ was the clerk dely­uered & went thēs And pādolf & his felawe Durant wēt fro ye kȳg Iohan / & came ayen̄ to the pope of Rome. & told hȳ that kȳg johā wolde nat amēde but euer abide so accursed And notheles ye pope graūted ye yere thurgh oute ēglōd that mē might sing masses in co­uenable chirches & make goddes body & yeue it to sike mē that passe shold oute of this world & also that men myght christē children ouer all And whā the pope wist & sawe that the kyng wolde nat bē vnder ye rule or gouernaūce of [Page] holy chyrche for no maner thing / the pope sēt to the king of Fraū ­ce in remissyō of his synnes that he sholde take wyth hym alle the power that he might & wente in­to Englond for to destroye kyng Iohan. Whan this tyding came to kȳg Iohā / tho was he sore an­noyed & sore drad lest that he sho [...] ­de lese his Reaulme & him self be don̄ to deth / Tho sent he to ye po­pe messagiers & said that he wold ben̄ iustifyed & come to a maun­demēt in all thīges: & wolde mak satisfactyon to all maner men after the popes ordenaūce / Tho sēt the pope ayen̄ in to englond Pā ­dolf. & othir messagiers camen to Canterbury ther the king abode And the xiij day of may the kȳg made an oth for to stand to ye po­pes ordenance before Pādolf the Legat. ī all maner thīges in whi­ch̄ he was accused. & that he shold make full restitucion to alle men of the holy chyrch̄ & of religyon / & of the goodes that he had takē of hem ayens hir will: ād alle ye gre­te lordes of englōd swore vpō the boke ād by the holydome that yf the king wolde nat holde his oth they saydē that they wolde make him holde it by strēgth̄ / Tho put the kȳg him to the court of rome & to the pope· and tho yaf vp the Reaulme of Englond & of Irlād for him: and also for hys heires for euermore that shold come af­ter him: so that king Iohan & his heires sholde take two reaulmes of the popes hand· & shold holde tho two royaumes of ye pope / as to ferme payng euery yere vnto ye court of rome a thousād mark of siluer. and tho toke the kȳg the crowne of his hede ād set him on his knees / & thes wordes he sayd / in herȳg of all the grete lordes of Englond. Here I resegne vp the crowne & the Reaulme of englōd into the popes hond Innocēt the iij / and put me holy in his mercy & in his ordenaūce Tho vnderfē ­ge Pandolfe the croune of kyng Iohan ād kept it v dayes as for seysin takȳg of two reaulmes of englond and of Irland and con­fermed all maner thynges bi his chartre that foloweth after

Of the letter obligatorie that kīg Iohan made vn to the court of rome wherfor the petres pēs be­ne gadred thurgh oute alle En­glād. Ca Cli

TO all crystē peple thurgh oute all the worlde dwel­lyng Iohan by the grate of god Kyng of Englond gretȳg to your vniuersite & knowyng it be: that for asmoche as we haue greued ād offended god and owr moder chyrch̄ of rome for asmo­che as we haue nede to the merci of our lord Ihesu christ And we [Page] may nothyng so worthy offre as competant satisfactyon to make to god and to the holy chirch̄. but if it were our owne body. as with our reaulmes of Englōd & of Ir­land. than by the grace of god we desyre to mek vs for the loue of hī that meked hȳ to the deth of the crosse: thurgh counseil of the no­ble erles & barons we offren and freely graunte to god and to the apostles seynt petre & seint paule and to our modre chirch̄ of rome ād to owr holy fadre the pope jn­nocent the thridde: and to all the popes that cometh after hym all the reaulme and patronages of chyrches of Englond and of Ir­land with hir appertenaūces for remissyon of our synnes. & helpe and helthe of our kyn sowles ād of all cristen sowles. so that from this tyme afterward we woll re­ceyue & holde of our modre chyr­che of Rome as fee ferme doyng feaulte to our holy fadre the po­pe Innocent the thridde / and to all the popes that comen after hī in the maner aboue said And in presence of ye wyse mā Pandolfe the popes subdekene we maken liege homage as it were ī the po­pes presence / & before hym were / and we shull don̄ all maner thȳ ­ges aboue said. and therto we bȳ den vs & alle that comen after vs and our heires for euermore wi­thoute any gayne seyeng: to the pope ād eke the ward of chyrches vacaunt / and in tokē of this thȳ ­ge euer for to last we wyll ꝯferme & ordeyne that our specialle rētes of the forsaid reaulme sauȳg seīt petres pens in all thing to ye mo­der chyrche of Rome payeng by yere a thousand mark of Syluer at ij. termes of ye yere: for all ma­ner customes that we shold done for the forsaid reaulmes. that is to seyne at Mychalmasse and at Estren. that is to seyn̄ vij C marc for englōd and .ccc. mark for Ir­land: sauyng to vs & to our hey­res or Iustices ād our othir fraū ­chises & othir realtes that apper­teygneth to the crowne. And all these thȳges that before ben̄ said we wylle that it be ferme & stable withouten ende / and to that ob­lygacyō we & our successours ād our heires ī this maner bē boūd that if we or any of owre heyres thurgh any presumpcyō falle in any point ayēst any of these thȳ ­ges aboue said. & he be warned & wull he nat amende him: he shal than lese the forsayd reaulme for euermore: and that thys chartre of oblygacyō and owr warrant for euermore be ferme and stable withoute gayn sayeng. we shull fro this daye afterward be trewe to god and the moder chyrche of Rome and to the pope Innocēt the thridde. and to alle thaȳ that cometh after hym: ād the reaul­mes [Page] of Englōd ād of Irland we shull maynten̄ trewly in all ma­ner points ayēs all maner mē bi owr power thurgh goddes helpe

How the clerkes that were oute­lawed owt of Englōd came ayen̄ & how kȳg Iohā was assoilled Capitulo Clij

WHāne thys chartre was made & ensealed. the kȳg vnderfēge ayen̄ his crou­ne of Pandolfes hande: ād sent anon̄ vnto the erchebisshop Ste­phen and to all hys othir clerkys and lewd men that he had exilled oute of his land that they sholde come ayen̄ into englōd. ād haue ayen̄ hir landes and hir rentes: & that he wold make restitucyon of the goodes that he had taken of hem ayens hir will: The king him selfe tho and Pādolfe & erles & barons went tho vnto Wȳces­tre ayēs the erchebisshop Stephē And whā he was come the kyng went ayēs hym & fell a downe to hys fete & sayd to him. fair sire ye be wellcome & I crye yow mercy for encheson that I haue trespas­sed ayens you: The erchebisshop toke hȳ vp tho in his armes & kyssed hȳ courtously oftetymes / and after lad him to the dore of seynt Swytynes chyrch̄ by the hōde / & assoilled hym of the sentēce / and hym reconceilled to god ād to the holy chyrche / ād that was on seȳt margaretes day. And the erche­bilshop anon̄ wēt for to sing masse (punctel) and the king offred at the masse a mark of gold. & whā the mas­se was done all they went to vn­derfonge alle hir lādes withoute any maner gayne sayeng. & that daye they made all myrthe & ioye ynowe: but yet was not the ēter­dytyng relesed for encheson ye po­pe had set that the ēterditȳg not shold ben̄ vndoune tyll the kyng had made full restitucyon of the goodes that he had take of ye holi chyrch̄. & also that hym self shold done homage to ye pope by a cer­tayne legat that he shold sende in to englōd. Tho toke Pādolfe his leue of the king & of the bisshop & went ayen̄ to Rome. And the er­chebisshop anon̄ let come before him prelates of the holy chirch̄ at Redȳg for to trete & coūseill how moch̄ & what they shold axe of ye king for to make restituciō of the goodes that he had takē of hem. and they ordeyned & said that the king shold yeue to ye erchebisshop iij.M. mark / for the wronge that the king had don̄ vnto him. And also to the othir clerkes bi porciōs xv. thowsand Mark / And in the same tyme Nycholas bysshopp of Tuscan Cardynall an [...] peny­tauncer of Rome came into En­glond thurgh the Popes com­me [Page] tho & beseged Rouchestre the castell & toke it wyth strength̄ ād the thursaid in whitson weke let honge all ye aliens that were ther in: & the tursday tho next sweng / he came to londō. & there he was vndyrfonge wyt mochel honour of the lordes that abyden hȳ ther / and alle to him made homage. & aftyrward in the tewysday next after the trinite sonday / he toke ye castell of Reigate. ād in the mor­we aftyr the castell of Gilford. ād the friday next aftyr the castell of Farneham. ād the monday next aftyr the cite of wynchestre to hȳ was yolde / and in the morwe af­tyr seint Iohānes day the maner of wolnesy· and the tewisday af­tyr the wtas of seint petre & seint paule thei toke the castell of Odi­ham: and the monday next aftir seīt Margarete day he ordeyned him toward beaumer for to bese­ge the castell / and there he dwel­led xv / dayes. & myght not gete ye castell. & than went he thens / and came to londō. and the tour to hī was yolde

How in the same time the pope sēt into Englōd a legat that was called Swalo: and of king Iohā ­nes deth Capit. Clv.

ANd in the same tyme the [...]pe sent into Englōd a legat yt was kalled Swa­lo. and he was prest cardynall of rome for to maynten̄ kȳg Iohā ­nes cause ayens ye barōs of En­glond / but the barōs hath so hu­ge part & helpe thurgh Lowys ye kinges sone of Fraūce / that kȳg Iohan wist nat whydder for to turne or gone And so it fell that he wolde haue gon̄ to Nycholl & as he went thidderward: he cam̄ by the abbey of swyneshede▪ and there he abode twoo dayes. And as he sat at ye mete [...] he axed a mōk of the howse how moche a lofe was worth that was sete before hym vpon the table: & the mōke said that the lofe was worth but an halpeny. O sayd tho the king here is grete chepe of brede. nowe quod the kyng And I may lyue suc [...] a lofe shalbe worthy &c. shil­lyng or halfe a yere be gon̄ And whan he said this word moch̄ he thought and ofte he syghed and toke & ete the brede & said. by god the worde that I haue spoken it shall bene soth: The monke that stode before ye kyng was for thys worde full sory in hert. & thought rather he wolde hȳ selfe suffre pi­touse deth [...] & rather ordeyne ther­fore some maner remedie [...] & ano­ne the monke went to his abbot & was shryuē of hym & tolde the abbot all that the kȳg hath sayd & prayed his abbot for to assoille hȳ. for he wolde yeue the kīg such̄ a vassaille that all Englōd shold be glad therof & ioyeful Tho wēt [Page] the monke into a gardeyne and fonde a grete tode theryn. & toke hir vp and put hir in a cuppe ād prykked the tode thurgh wyth a broche many tymes tyll that the venime came oute in euery sides into ye cuppe. & tho toke he ye cup­pe & fylled it wyth good alle and brought it before the kyng & kne­lyng sayd Syr quod he Vassaille. for nevyr dayes of youre lyfe ne dronke ye of such̄ a cuppe / Begȳ ­ne monke quod the kȳg / and the monke drāke a grete draught / ād toke the kȳg the cuppe & the kȳg also dranke a grete draught: and sette downe the cuppe. The mō ­ke anone ryght went into ye fer­morie & ther deyed forthwyth̄ / on whos sowle god haue mercy. am̄ & v. mōkes sing for his sowle spe­cyaly: & shulen whyles the abbey stād. The kȳg aros vp anone full euyll at ease / and cōmaunded to remeue the table. & axed aftyr the monke / and men told hȳ that he was dede / for his wōbe was bro­ken in sunder. When the kȳg herde thys / he commaūded to trusse / but all it was for nought. for his bely begā so to swelle for the drȳ ­ke yt he drāke that he deyed withȳ two dayes the morwe aftyr seint Lucas day / And this kȳg Iohan had fayr childrē of his bodi bego­ten / that is to seye Henry his so­ne whych̄ was kyng aftyr his fa­dre. and Rychard that was Erle of Cornewaill. and Isabell that was emperesse of Rome / & Ely­onore that was quene of scotlād. And this king Iohā whā he had regned xvij yere .v. monthes & v. daies / he deide in the castell of ne­werke. ād hys body was buryed at wȳchestre

¶Of kyng Henry the thrydde that was crownyd at Gloucestre Capitulo C / lvi.

ANd aftyr thys king Iohā regned Henry his sone & was crowned at Gloucestre / whan he was ix. yere olde on seynt Symondes day & Iude / of Swalo the legat of rome thurgh coūceille of all ye grete lordes that helde with kyng Iohā hys fadre. that is to seye The Erle Randul­phe of Chestre / Wyllyam Erle marchall· Wyllyam the erle of Penbroke: Wylliam the Brener erle of Feriers: Serle the Maule baron And all othyr grete lordes of the reaulme of Englond helde wyth Lowys the kynges sone of Fraunce. And anon̄ aftyr when kyng Hēry was crowned Swa­lo the legat helde hys counceylle at Brystowe at seynt Martynes fest. and there were .xj / bysshop­pes of Englond and of Walys. and of othyr prelats of the holy chyrch̄ a grete nombre / and the Erles and Borons: and many [Page] knightes of Englond ād all they which̄ were at that counceill swore feaulte vnto Hēry ye king that was king johānes sone. & anone after the legate enterdited walys for enchesō that they helde wt the barons of Englōd. also all thaȳ that holpē or yafe coūceill to me­ue werre ayens the newe kȳg hē ­ry he kursyd hem / & in the begynnyng he put in the sentēce the kī ­ges sone of Fraūce Lowys / and notheles the same Lowys wolde nat spare for to werre for all that / But wēt anone & toke the castel of Berkāsted & the castell of Her­ford / and frō that day aftyrward the barons dyd so moche harme thurghoute all Englōd. & princi­paly the frēshmen that were co­men wyt king Lowys: Wherfore the grete lordes and all the com­mon peple of Englōd let hē croi­ce for to dryue lowys and hys cō ­panye oute of Englōd / But som­me of the barons & also the frēsh men were gone vnto ye cite of ny­chole. & token the cyte ād helde it to kȳg Lowys profyt: But thyd­der came king Henryes men wyt a grete power. that is to seye. the erle Randolfe of Chestre. & williā Erle marchall: & Williā the Bre­ner erle of Feriers & many other lordes with hem. & yafen bataill vnto Lowys men: ād there was slayne ye erle of perches: ād lowys men were there foulle discōfyted. And there was taken Serle erle of Wȳchestre & Hūfrey de bow­ne erle of Herford. ād Robert the sone of walter / and many other that begonne werre ayens ye kīg they were taken ād lad vnto kīg Hēry king Iohānes sone: Wha the tydyng of this scōfiture came vnto Lowys the kynges sone of Fraūce. he removed thens & wēt vnto London / & let shit the yates fast of the cyte: And anone aftyr the kȳg sent to the burgeis of lō ­don that they shold yelde hē vnto him and the cite also & he wol­de hem graūte all the fraūchises that euer they were wont for to haue: and wolde conferme hem by hys grete newe chartre vndyr his grete seall / and in the same ti­me a grete lord which̄ was called Eustace the monke came oute of Fraūce with a grete companye of lordes: and wolde haue comen into Englond for to haue holpē lowys the kinges sone of Fraū ­ce: but Hubert of borugh ād the v. portes wt viij shippes tho met­te with hem in the hygh̄ see ād as­saylled hem egrely ād ouercame hem with strengthe and smoten of Eustache the monkes heed. ād tokē also x. grete lordes of Fraū ­ce / and put hem into pryson and quelled almost all the men that camē with hem ād anone dren­ched the shippes in the see

¶How Lowys turned ayen̄ in­to Fraūce and of the cōfirmacyō of kyng Iohannes chartre Capitulo Clvij

WHen Lowys herde thys tydyng / he drad sore to be dede & loste / & let ordeyne and speke bitwen̄ the kyng and Lowys by the legat Swalo and thurgh the Erchebysshop of Cā ­terbury and thurgh othyr grete lordes that all the prysonners on that one halfe: & that othir shold be delyuered ād gon̄ quyte / And Lowys hīselfe shold haue for his costages a thowsand pounde of syluer and shold gon̄ oute of En­glond ād come nevyr therȳ ayen̄ And in thys maner was the ac­cord made bytwene kȳg Henry ād lowys: And tho was Lowys assoilled of the popes legat: that was called Swalo of the sentēce that he was in / and the barōs of Englōd also: and aftyr thys kȳg Henry and swalo the legat and Lowys went vnto Merton and there was the pees cōfermed ād bytwene hem ordeyned / And af­tyrward Lowys went fro thens vnto londō and toke his leue. ād was brought wyt mochel honour to the see with the Erchebysshop of Caūterbury & with othir bys­shoppes / and also with erles and barons: And so went Lowys in­to Fraūce ¶And aftyrward the kyng and the erchebysshop & the erles ād barons assembled hem at london at Mychelmasse that next came to sewyng / and helde there a parlament. and there we­re tho renewed all the fraunchy­ses that kyng Iohan had graun­ted at Romnemede▪ And kynge Henry the same confermed by hys chartre / the whyche yet ben̄ holden throughowte all Englōd And in that tyme the kyng toke of euery plough two shyllyng / & Huberth of Burgh was made tho chyef justyce of all Englond / And thys was the fowrthe yere of kyng Henryes regne: And in the same yere was seȳt Thomas of Caunterbury translatyd / the .l. yere aftyr hys Martyrdome And aftyr it was ordeyned by all the grete lordes of Englond / yt all alyens sholde gon̄ owt of the Reaulme of Englond and come no more theryn / And kyng Hē ­ry toke tho all the castelles into hys honde: whyche that king jo­han hys fadre had yeven and ta­ken vnto alyens for to kepe that helde wyth hym / But the prow­de Faukes of Brend rychely let araye hys castell of Bedfort. whi­che he had of the kynges yefte jo­han. and he helde that castell ay­ens kyng Henryes wylle wyth myght and strength̄ / wherfore ye kyng Henry came thydder with a stronge power ād besieged the castell anon̄ / ād the erchebisshop [Page] maister stephen of Langeton wyt a faire ꝯpanye of knightes came to the kyng him for to helpe / & frō the ascension vnto the assumpci­on of our lady last the siege: and tho was the castell wonne & take And the king let honge alle thaȳ that were theryn wyth hyr good wille for to holde the castell / that is for to seyne lxxx. men / And tho afterwardes foukes hȳ self was fonde in a chyrche at Couentre. & ther forswore he all englond with moche shame: & went tho ayene into his owne contre / And whi­les that kyng Henry regned Ed­mond of abyngdō that was tre­sorere of Salysbury was ꝯsacred Erchebisshop of caūterbury / ād this king henry sent ouer see vn­to the Erle Prouȳce that he shold sende him his doughter into En­glond that was kalled Elienore: & he wolde wedde her: & so she ca­me into Englond after cristmas­se / & in the morwe after seint Hi­lairie: the erchebisshop Edmond spoused hem to gedre at caunter­bury. & at the viij day of seȳt Hy­larie she was crouned at westmī ­ster with moche solempnite / and there was a swete syghte bitwen̄ hē / that is to seyne Edward that was next kīg after his fadre flour of courtesly & of largesse. & Mar­garete that was after Quene of Scotland. ād Baatrice that was afterward coūtesse of Bretaigne And katheryne that deyed maid in relygion

Of the quinzeme of goodes that were graunted for the new char­tres. & of the purveaūce of Drū ­ford Capitulo Clviij

ANd thus it befell that the lordes of Englond wolde haue sōme addicions mo in the chartre of Fraūchises that they had of the kȳg. & spekē thus bitwen̄ hem / & the kīg graūted hē all her axȳg· & made to hē ij char­tres / That one is kalled the grete chartre of fraūchises. & that othir is kalled the chartre of forest: and for ye graūte of these two chartres prelats Erles & barōs & all the cō ­munes of Englōd yaf to ye kyng a M. mak of syluer: Whan kyng Hēry had ben̄ kyng xliij yer̄ the same yere he & his lordes Erles & barons of the reaulme wente to Oxunford / and ordeyned a lawe in amendemēt of the royaulme: And first swore the kȳg him selfe and after alle the lordes of the re­aulme that they wolde hold that statute for euer more: And who that hem brake shold be dede. but the seconde yere after that orde­naunce / the kyng thurgh coun­ceille of Syr Edward his fair so­ne [Page] & of Richard his brother: that was erle of Cornewaille & also re­pented hym of that othe that he had made for to hold that lawe & ordenaūce And sent to the court of Rome to bene assoilled of that othe / And in the yere next comȳg afterward was the grete derth of corne in englōd. for a quartier of whete was worth xxiiij scellȳges And the poure peple ete netheles & othir wodes for hunger / & deide many a thowsand for defaute of mete.

And in the xlviij yere of kȳg Hē ries regne began werre & debate bitwene hym & his lordes: for en­cheson that he had broken the co­uenaūts that were made bitwe­ne hem at Oxēford: & in the same yere was the towne of Northāp­tō take / & the folke slayn̄ that we­re with hē. for encheson that they had ordeyned wildefyre for to ha­ue brend the cyte of Londō / & in ye moneth of may that cam next after vpō seynt Pātecras day was ye bataille of lewes. that is to seye the wonesday before seynt Dun­stones day: & ther was take kyng Henry hȳ selfe. & sir Edward hys sone and Richard his brother er­le of Cornewaill. ād many othir lordes. And in the same yere next sewȳg sir Edward the kȳges sone brake owte of the warde of sir sy­mond of moūtfort the erle of ley­cestre at Herfort / ād went to the barons of the marche. & they vn­derfonge hī with mochel honour And in the same tyme Gyllebert of Clarēce erle of Gloucestre that was in ye ward also of the forsayd Simond thurgh the cōmaunde­ment of kyng Henri that wente from him with grete hert for en­cheson that he said that gyllebert was a foole in his coūceill: wher­fore he ordeined hȳ after so & held hym with kȳg henrj. And the sa­terdaye next after the myddes of August syr Edward the kynges sone discomfyted sir Symond demoūfort at kenilword. but ye gre­te lordes there with him were ta­kē / that is to seye Baldewyn̄ wa­ke William of Mounchensie: ād many othir grete lordes / & the te­wisday next after was ye bataille don̄ at Euesham / And ther was quelled sir symond de mounfort / Hugh̄ the spencer & Mounfort yt was Rafe basettz fadre of draytō & othir many grete lordes / And whā this bataill was don̄ all the gentilles that had bene with the Erle symon were disherited. and they ordeyned to gedre and dydē moche harme to all the land. for they destroyed hir enemyes in all that they myght

Of the siege of kenilworth & how the gentill men were disheryted: thurgh counseyll of the lordes of the royaulme of englond / & how [Page] they came ayen̄ / and had hir lan­des Capitulo Clix

And in the yere next comīg in May: the ferst day be­forne the fest seynt Dūstā was the bataille & scomfiture at Chesterfelde of hem that were disherited & ther many of hem were quelled / ād robert Erle of feriers there was taken and also Balde­wyne wake: & Iohan de la hay wt moche sorwe eskaped thens / & in seint Iohannes eue the baptiste / tho next sewing: began the siege of the castel of Kenilworth & the siege last till seint thomas euē the apostle / in which̄ daye sir Heuch had the castell for to kepe which̄ yt yeldyd vp the castell vnto the kīg in this maner that him self & alle the othir that were within the castell shold haue hir lyfe ād lymme and asmoche thyng as they had theryn both hors and harnays / & iiij. dayes of respyte for to dely­uer clenly the castell of hem selfe. and of all other maner thīg that they had within the castell▪ and so they went from the castell. ād sir Symōd the mountfort the yō ger & the coūtesse his moder fled­de ouer see into Fraunce & there helde hem as peple that were exi­led owte of Englond for euermore. And sone after it was ordey­ned bi the legat Octobone and bi othir grete lordes the wysest of all Englond that alle they that had ben̄ ayenst the kyng & were disherited shold haue ayen̄ hir landes by greuous raunsone after that it was ordeyned And thus they were accorded with the king: tho was the pees cryed thurgh owte all englōd / & thus the werre was ended / And whan this was don̄ / the legat toke his leue of the que­ne & of all the grete lordes of En­glond: and wēt tho to Rome the lv. yere of kyng henryes regne / & Edward king Iohannes sone of Bretaigne Iohā vessy / Thomas of clare. Rogier of clifford Othes of Grauntson / Robbert le buns Iohan of verdon ād many othir lordes of England. & of by yonde the see token hir way toward the holy land: & the king Hēry deyed in the mene tyme at westmȳster / whan he had ben̄ king lv yere / & xix wokes in seint edmōdes day. the erchebisshop of Canterbury / And he was entered at westmȳs­ter on seynt Edmondes day the king In the yere of Incarnacyō of our lord Ihesu crist Mcclxxij /

Profecie of Merlyn the kyng hē ­ry the fyrst expouned· that was kyng Iohannes sone Capitulo C.lx

ANd of this Hēry profecy­ed merlyn ād said: that a lambe shold come out of [Page] Wynchestre in the yere of Incar­nacion of our lord MCC & xvi / with trewe lyppes / & holynesse in his hert / & he said soth: for ye good king Henry was borne in wyn­chestre / & he spake good wordes & swete: & was an holj man and of good cōscience / And merlȳ sayde. that this Henry shold make the fairest place of all the world. that in his tyme shold nat be full en­ded: & he said soth: for he made the newe werke of the abbey of seint petres chyrch̄ at westmȳster that is fairer of sighte thā any other chirche that men knowt thurgh all cristendome: but king Henry deied / er that werke was full ma­de: & that was grete harme: And yet said merlȳ. that this lābe sholde haue pees the moost tyme of his regne. ād he said full soth: for he was neuer annoyed thurgh werre ne disesed in no maner wi­se tyll a littel before his deth And yet said Merlȳ in his prophecye more: that in the regne & ende of ye forsaid lābe a wolfe of a straun­ge londe shold don̄ him grete harme thurgh hys werre / ād that he shold at ye last ben̄ maister thurgh helpe of a reed foxe that shold co­me out of the northwest ād shold him ouercome. ād that he sholde dryue him vnto the water: & that prophecye full well was knowe / for withinne a lyttell tyme er the king deyed Simond of Moūfort erle of Leicestre that was borne ī Fraūce began ayenst hȳ strōgeli to werre. thurgh which̄ doȳg ma­ny a good bachylere was shent & dede and disheryted / And whan king Hēry had the victorie at E­uesham / ād sir Symond the erle was slayn̄ thurgh helpe & might of Gilbert of clare erle of Glouce­stre that was in kepyng & warde of the forsaid simonde thurgh or­denaūce of king Henry that wēt ayen̄ to the kȳg with mochel· po­wer / wherfore the forsaid simond was shent. & that was grete har­me to the communes of englond that so good a man was shēt for trouthe & deyed in charite. ād for the cōmune proffyte of the same folk. and therfore almyghty god for hȳ hath sithenes shewed ma­ny a faire miracle to diuerse men & woman of the sikenesse & disese that thei haue had for the loue of him ¶And Merlyn also told ād said in his profecie that after that tyme the lāde shold lyue no why­le: and then̄ his seed sholde ben̄ in straunge lande withoute pastu­re And he said sothe For kīg Hē ­rȳ lyued no while after when Si­mond mounford was dede that king henry ne deyde anon̄ after hȳ / And in the mene tyme sir ed­ward hys sone that was the best knight of ye world of honour / was tho in the holy londe ād gete the­re Acres And in that cōtre he be­gate [Page] on dame Alienore his wyfe Iohan of Acres / his doughtyr yt aftyrward was coūtesse of Glou­cestre (punctel) And he made in the holy londe suche a vyage that all the world spake of hys knyghthode and euery man drad hȳ hygh̄ ād lowe thurghoute all crystendom as the storie of hym tellyth as af­tyrward ye shull here more opēly And from the time that kȳg hē ­ry deide till that sir Edward was crowned kȳg. all the grete lordes of Englōd were as fadreles chil­dren wythowte any socour that thaym might maynten̄ and go­uerne and defende ayens hyr de­dely ennemyes

¶Of kyng Edward that was kyng Henryes sone Capitulo Clxj

ANd aftyr this kyng Hēry regned his sone Edward the worthest knight of all the world of honour (punctel) for goddes grace was in hym. for he had the victorye of hys enemyes: Assone as he herd of the deth of hys fa­dre he came to Londō wyt a sayre companye of prelatz & erles & ba­rons. & all maner men dyd hym moch̄ honour For in euery place that sir Edward rode in Londō / the stretes were coured ouer hys h̄ede wt rych̄ clothes of silke. of ta­pytes & wyt ryche couerynge. and for ioye of hys comȳg / the noble Burgeys of the cyte cast owte at hyr wyndowes golde & siluer hō ­des full in tokenyng of loue and of worshipp / seruyse & reuerence. And owte of ye conduyt of chepe ran white wyne and rede as stre­mes doth of the watyr. ād euery man therof myght drȳke at hyr owne wyll ād this kȳg Edward was crownyd & annoȳtyd as ri­ght heire of Englond wyt mochel honour And aftyr masse ye kyng wēte into his paleys for to holde a ryall feste amōges hē that him dyd honour And whē he was set vnto hys mete ye kȳg Al [...]ēdre of Scotland came for to don̄ hȳ ho­nour & reuerēce wyt a queȳtyse. & an hondred knightes wyt hȳ well horsed & arayed. ād whē they we­re light a doune of hyr fredes the [...] let hē gon̄ whither that thei wol­de / & who that might take hē ▪ to­ke at hyr owne wyll wytoute any chalēge And aftyrward came sir Edmōd kȳg Edwardes brother a curtoys knight ād a gentyll of renōme. And the Erle of Corne­waille. & the Erle of Gloucestre: & aftyr hē came the Erle of Pābro­ke & the erle of Garenne. & ech̄ of hem by hē self lad in hyr hōde an hondred knightes gaylly disgised in hir armes And whā they we­re lyght of hyr horses thei let hem gone whyther that hem lyked: & who that cowde myght hē take to haue hem stylle withoute any lete: And whā all thys was don̄ / [Page] ¶Kyng Edward dyd his diligē ­ce and his myght for to amende the Reame and redresse the wrō ­ges ī ye best maner that he might to the honour of god & holy chir­che / and to maȳtene his honour & to amende the anoyaūce of the commune peple

How ydeyne that was Lewely­nes doughter prince of walys: & Aymer that was therles brother of Moūford were takē in the see Capitulo Clxij

THe fyrst yere afterward that kyng Edward was crownyd: Lewelyne prȳ ­ce of Walys sent into fraunce to the erle of moūtford that thurgh coūceill of his frendes ye erle shol­de wedde his doughtyr / ād the er­le tho avysed hȳ vpon this thing & sent ayene to Lewelyne ād said that he wold sende after h̄is dou­ghtyr. And so he sent Aymer his brother aftyr the damysell: & Le­welȳ arrayed shippes for his do­ughtyr and for sir Aymer ād for thayre companye that shold goo with hyr ¶And this Lewelȳ dyd grete wrōge: for it was couenaūt that he shold yeve hys doughtyr to no maner man withoute coū ­ceill and consent of kȳg Edward And so it befell that a burgeis of Brystrowe came in the see wyth wyne lade / & hem toke wyt might and power. And anone the bur­geis sent hem to the kyng / And whan Lewelyn herde this tydȳg he was wonder wroth & eke sor­wefull / and began to werre vpō king Edward. ād dyd moch̄ har­me vnto the Englysshmen / and bete a downe the kynges castel­les. ād began fast to destroie kȳg Edwardes londes▪ And whā ty­dyng came vnto kȳg Edward of this thing / he went vnto Walys and so moch̄ he dyd thurgh god­des grace & his grete power that he drofe Lewelȳ vnto moch̄ mes­chief that he fled all maner strēg­the / and came and yelde hym to kyng Edward. and yaf hȳ .l.M marc of siluer for to haue pees. & toke the damysell and all his he­ritage / and made an obligacyon to kyng Edward / to come to his parlament ij. tymes of the yere. And in the secōde yere after that king Edward was crownyd (punctel) he helde a generall parlament at westmynster / and ther he made ye statutes for defaut of lawe by cō ­mune assent of all his baronage & that Estre next sewȳge the kȳg sent bi his letter to Lewelȳ pryn­ce of walys that he shold come to his parlement for his lande. and for his holdyng in walles as the strength̄ of the letter obligatorye witnessed. Tho lewelyn had scor­ne and despite of the kynges cō ­maundement / & for pure wrath begā ayene for to werre vpō kȳg [Page] Edward and destroied his lādes And tho kȳg edward herde thys tydyng / he wex wōder wroth vn­to Lewelyn / ād in hast assembled his peple / and went hym toward walys & werred so vpon Lewelȳ the prȳce. tyll that he brought hȳ in moche sorwe and disese. And Lewelȳ saw that his defence mi­ght nat auaille: and cam̄ ayene & yelde hym to the kynges grace & cryed hym mercy ād longe tyme knelyd before ye kynges fete The kyng had of hym pyte & cōmaū ­ded hȳ for to aryse: & for hys me­kenesse foryafe him hys wrath & to him said / that if he tresspaced ayēst him an othir tyme he wol­de destroye hȳ for euer more. Da­uyd that was Lewelines brother that same time dwelled with the kyng Edward / ād was a fell mā / & a [...]otill & ēvyous / & ferre castȳg: ād moch̄ treson thought. & euyr­more helde hȳ stylle for to wyt ād aspye the kȳges will / ād euemore made good semblan̄t & semed so trewe that no man myght ꝑcey­ue his falsenesse

How Lewelyne thurgh engyne of Dauid his brother werryd ay­ene vpon kyng edward. ca. clxiij

Hjt was not lōge aftir that tyme that king Edward ne yafe to Dauyd leweli­nes brothyr the lordshyp of Fro­desham and made hȳ a knyght. & so mochel honour dyd he nevyr aftyr to no mā of Walys. for en­cheson of him kȳg edward helde his ꝑlamēt at londō. whē he had don̄ in walys all that he wolde / & chaunged his money yt tho was full cute & ended: wherfore the cō ­mune peple pleined hē wōder so­re: so yt the kȳg let enquere of hē yt such̄ trespaces didē & .ccc. were at­teynt of suche maner falsenesse. wherfore some were hōged & so­me drawen & aftyrward honged. The kȳg ordeyned that ye sterlȳg halpeny & ferthing shold gon̄ th­urgh out his lād. & ꝯmaūded that no man fro yt day aftyrward yaf ne feffed hous of religyō wyt lāde tenemēt wtoute specyall leue of ye kȳg: & he that dyd it shold be pu­nyssed at the kynges will & ye yift shold be for nought. And it was not lōge aftir yt Lewelȳ prynce of walys thurgh ticemēt of Dauyd his brother & by both̄ hir consent thei thought to disheryte kȳg ed­ward in as moch̄ as they might· so yt thurgh hē both̄ ye kīges pees was brokē· ād whā kȳg edward herde this / anon̄ he sente his ba­rons into Northūberlād & to the surreis also yt they shold gon̄ & ta­ke hyr vyage vpon the traitours Lewelȳ & Dauyd: & wōder hard was for to werre tho. For hit is wȳter in walys whē in othir cō ­trees is somer And lewelȳ let or­deyn̄ & welaraye wt vytailles his castell of Swādon: & was theryn [Page] wyth an hugh̄ nombre of peple / & plente of vytailles so that king Edward wist nat wher for to en­tre / And whan the kȳges men it perceyued: & also the strength of walys / they let come by ye see bar­ges & botes and grete plākes as many as they might ordeyne ād for to haue gon̄ to the forsaid cas­tell of Swandone wyth men on fote & eke on hors But the walsh men had so moche peple. & were so stronge that thei dryuen ye En­glysshmē ayen̄. so that ther was so moch̄ prees of peple at the tur­nyng ayen̄ that the charge & the berthen of hem made the barges and bottes sinke. & ther was drē ­ched full many a good knyght yt is to seye Syr Rogier of Gilford: Syr Williā of Lȳdesey: that was sir Iohannes sone sir Robert ād sir Rychard Tanny / & an hughe nōbre of othir. ād all was thurgh hyr owne folye. for yf they hath had good espies thei had nat ben̄ harmed. Whā kȳg Edward herd telle that hys peple was so dren­ched he made sorwe ynowe. but tho came sir Iohā of veyssye frō the kyng of Aragon & brought wt him moch̄ folk of Bachiloers ād of Gascoynes. & were sowdiours and dwellyng wyth the forsayde sir Iohan of veyssye. & vnderfōge of him wages & wyth hym were withholde ād noble men it were for to fyght / ād brent many tow­nes / and quelled moche peple of walsshmē all that thei might ta­ken And they all wyth myght & strength̄ made strōge assaulte to the castell of Swādon & gete the castell / And whā Dauyd the prȳ ­ces brother herd this tydynge. he ordeyned him to flyght / and Le­welȳ the prȳce saw that hys bro­ther was slowen & was sore abasshed. for he had no power hys werre for to mayntene / ād so Ie­welyn began for to flee ād wende well for to haue eskaped· But on a morwe sir Rogyer Mortiemer met with hym onely with x kny­ghtes / and set hym roūde aboute and to him went ād smote of his hede and presented him vnto the kyng Edward: ād in this maner the prynce of Walys was taken and his hede smyten of / and alle his heyres disherited for euermo­re thrugh right full dome of alle the landes of the Reaulme

How Dauyd that was Lewely­nes brother prȳce of walys was put to the deth Capitulo Clxiiij

DAuyd that was the prin­ces brother of walys thu­rgh pride wente for to ha­ue ben̄ prynce of walys aftyr hys brothers deth. and vpon that sēt he aftyr walsshmen to his parle­ment at dinbygh̄ ād folych̄ ma­de walys aryse ayens the kyng. & began to meue werre ayens the [Page] & began to meve werre ayēs the king & dyd all the sorwe & disese yt he might by his power. Whē kīg Edward herd of this thȳge he or­deyned men to purswe vpō hym. and Dauyd fersely him defēded tyll that he came to the towne of seint morice. and ther was dauid take as he fledde and lad to ye kȳg And the kyng commaūded that he shold be hōged & drawe & smi­ten of his hede. And quartryd hȳ & sende his hede to Londō. ād the fowre quartyers sende to the iiij. townes chief of Walys / for they sholde take example and therof ben̄ ware: And aftyrward kyng Edward let crie his pees through out all walys / & saised all the lāde into his hande· & all the grete lordes that were left a lyue came to done feaute & homage to the kȳg edward as to hir kȳde lord / And tho let kyng edward amende the lawes of walys that were defec­tife And aftyr he sēt to the lordes of walys by his letter patēt that they shold come all to hys parla­ment / And whā they were comē. the kyng said to hem full curtoisly Lordynges ye be well come ād me behoueth your coūceil & your helpe for to wente in to Gascoyn̄ for to amende the trespaces yt me was don̄ when I was there. and for to entrete of pees bytwen̄ the kyng of Aragon ād the prince of Morey: And all the kynges liege men Erles and barons consēted ād graūted therto And tho ma­de him kyng Edward redy & wēt into Gascoyn̄ & let amēde all the trespaces that hym was done in Gascoyne / & of ye debate that was bytwen̄ the kyng of Aragon ād the prynce of Morey / he cesed and made hem accorded. And whylle the good kȳg Edward & the que­ne Elianore his wyfe were ī gas­coyne: the good erle of cornewaill was made wardeyn̄ of englond. tyll that edward came ayene And tho enquered he of his trai­tours that cōgeted falsenesse ay­ens him. ād ech̄ of hem all vndyr­fēge her dome aftyr that thei had deserued: But in the mene tyme whiles that ye good kyng edward was beyonde the see to don̄ hem for to make amēdes [...] that ayens him had trespaced. There was a fals thefe traitour that was kal­led Rys ap meriedoke & begā for to make werre ayens kyng Ed­ward / and that was for encheson of sir Spayne tiptot wrongfully greved & disesed that forsayd rys ap Meriedok And whē kȳg Ed­ward herd all this he send by hys letter to Ris ap meriedok that he shold begȳne for to make no werre / but that he shold be ī pees for his loue: and when that he came ayene into Englond: he wold vndertake the querell ād don̄ amēd all that was mysdon̄ The forsaid [Page] Ris ap meriedoke despysed ye kȳ ­ges cōmaundement / and spared not for to done all the sorwe that he myght to the kynges men of Englōd. but anone aftyr, he was taken ād lad to york / & there was he drawen & hanged for hys felo­nye.

¶Of the redressyng that kȳg Ed­ward made of his iustyces ād of hys clerkes that thei had don̄ for hyr falsenesse. & how he drofe the yewes owte of Englond for her vsery & mysbeleue Capitulo Clxv

WHan kyng Edward h̄ad dwellyd thre yere in Gas­coyne / wille came to hym for to turne ayene into Englond And tho he was come ayene (punctel) he fonde so many plaȳtes made to him of his iustyces ād of his cler­kes that had done so many wrō ­ges and falsenesse that wondyr it was to here. And for whiche fal­senesse Syr thomas weilond the kynges justyce forswore Englōd at the towre of London for false­nesse that mē put vpon hȳ wherof he was atteynt ād proued fals And anone aftyr when the kyng had don̄ hys wyll of the iustyces: tho let he enquyre ād aspye how the jewes desceyued ād begylled hys peple thurgh her sȳne of fal­senesse & of vserye / ād let ordeyne a pryve parlament amonge hys lordes / & they ordeyned amōges hem that all the iewes shold voi­de Englond for mysbeleue & also for hir fals vserye that they dydē vnto the cristen men And for to spede & to make an ende of thys thyng all the communite of En­glond yafe vnto the kyng the xv / peny of all hyr goodes menable / And so werē the iewes dryvē ou­te of Englond. And tho went the iewes into fraunce and dwellyd there thurgh leue of kyng Phe­lyp that tho was kȳg of Fraūce.

¶How kyng edward was seysed in all the lōde of Scotlād thurgh consent & graunt of all the lordes of scotland Cap / C.lxvi

HIt was nat longe aftyr: that Alysander kyng of Scotland was dede. and Dauid erle of Huntȳgdone that was the kynges brother of Scot­land axed and claymed the kȳg­dome of Scotland: for encheson that he was rightful heyre of the lande of scotland: but many gre­te lordes of Scotland sayden nay Wherfore grete debate arose by­twene hem and hyr frendes / for as moch̄ that they wolde nat cō ­sente to his coronacyon / and in ye mene tyme ye forsayd dauid dey­de / And so it befell that the same Dauyd had thre doughtyrs. the whiche that were worthely ma­ryed [Page] / the fyrst doughtyr was ma­ried to Bailloll / the secōde to Brus / The thridde to Hastȳges / And ye forsaid Bailloll & Brus chalēged the land of Scotland / & grete de­bate & stryfe aroos bytwen̄ hem for encheson that eche of hē wold haue be kyng And when the lor­des of scotlād saw the debate by­twene hem / they came to kȳg ed­ward of Englōd & seysed hȳ all ye land of scotland as hir chief lord. And whan the king was seised of the lordes of Scoltlād: the forsaid Bailloll brus Hastynges camen to the kynges court & axed of the kyng whiche of hem shold be kīg of Scotland / And kȳg edward yt was full gentyll and trewe let en­quere by the cronycles of scotlād & by the grete lordes of scotland / which̄ of hē was of the eldest blo­de / & it was founde that Bailloll was eldest: & that the king of scotland shold hold of the king of en­glōd: & don̄ him feaute ād homa­ge. And aftyr as this was done: bailloll went into scotlād. & there was he crownyd kȳg of scotland. And in the same tyme was vpō the see stronge werre bytwen̄ the englisshmē & ye Normās: but vpō a tyme the normans arryued all at Douer. ād there they martred an holy mā that was called tho­mas of Douer / ād aftyrward we­re the Normās quelled that ther scaped of hem not on. And sone aftyr Kyng Edward shold lese ye duchye of Gascoyne thurgh kȳg Phelip of fraūce thurgh fals cas­tyng of the dousepieres of ye land Wherfore sir Edmond that was king Edwardes brother yafe vp his homage vnto ye king of fraū ­ce: And in that tyme the clerkes of Englond graūted to kyng ed­ward halfendelle of holy chyrche goodes in helping for to recoure his land ayen̄ in Gascoyne & the kyng sent thyder a noble compa­nie of Bacheliers And hym selfe anon̄ wolde haue wēte to portes­month. but he was let thurgh o­ne maddoke of walys that had seysed the castell of Swādone in­to his hand / & for that encheson ye kyng turned ayene vnto Walys at Crystmasse. And for encheson that the noble lordes of Englond that were sent into Gascoyne had no comfort of hyr lord of the kȳg. they were taken of sir Charles of Fraunce / that is to saye (punctel) sir johā of Britaigne. sir Robert tipttot sir Rauf Tanny. sir Hugh̄ Bar­dolf / & sir Adam of Cretynges & yet at the ascencion was Madok take in walys. and an othir that was kalled Morgan· & they were sent to the tour of London & ther they were beheded

How sir Iohan Bailloll king of scotland withsaid his homage. & of sir Thomas turbeluille Capitulo Clxvij

[Page] ANd when sir johā bailloll kyng of scotlād vndyrsto­de that kȳg edward was werred in Gascoyne / to whō the reaume of scotlād was deliuered falsely tho ayēs his oth withsaid hys homage thurgh procurryng of his folk / & sent to the courte of Rome thurgh a fals suggestyon to be assoilled of that oth̄ that he swore vnto the kyng of Englond & so he was bi letter ēbuled / Tho chosen they of scotland dousepie­res for to benymme edward hys right (punctel) And in that time came .ij. cardinalls from the court of Ro­me from the pope Celestine for to trete of accord bitwen̄ the kȳg of Fraūce & the kȳg of englōd / And as the two cardinals spakē of ac­cord. thomas turbeluille was ta­ken at Lyons / & made feaute and homage to the wardeyne of Pa / rys: & to him put his two sones ī hostage / for that he thought gon̄ into Englōd for to aspye the con­tre. & telle hem when he came īto Englond that he had brokē ye kȳ ­ges pryson of Fraūce by myght. & said that he wold done that all Englysshmē & walishmen shold abowe to the king of Fraūce. ād this thynge for to brȳge to an en­de he swore. & vpon this couenāt dedes were made bitwene hem & that he shold haue by yere a thousand poūdes worth of lād to brīg this thing to an ende / Thys fals traitour tok his leue & went thē ­nes & came into englōd vnto the kyng and said that he was brokē oute of pryson. and that he hath put him in such̄ peryll for hys lo­ue / wherfore the king cowde him moch̄ thāk & full glad was of his comyng / & the fals thefe traitour fro that day aspied all the doyng of the king & also his coūceill / for the king loued him wel / & was wt him full pryue: but a clerk of En­glōd that was in the kȳges hou­se of fraūce herd of this treson. & of the falsenesse: & wrote to an o­thir clerk that was dwellyng wyt the king of englōd / all how Tho­mas turbeluille had don̄ his fal­se coniectyng / & all the coūceill of englond was wryten for to haue sent vnto the king of Fraūce: ād thurgh the forsaid letter that the clerk had sent fro fraūce: hit was fonde vpō him / wherfore he was lad to London and drawen / and honged there for his treson / & his ij. sones that he had put in fraū ­ce for hostages were tho beheded

¶Of the cōquest of Berewyk Capitulo Clxviij

WHen ye ij / cardinals were wēte ayen̄ into fraūce for to trete of ye pees at cābry / the kȳg sent thidder of his erles & barōs that is to saye· sir edmond his brother. erle of lācastre & of leycestre / sir hēry lacy erle of nichol. & [Page] william Vesy a baron / & of other barons aboute xiiij: of the best & wysest of englōd / And in the sam̄ tyme the kyng Edward toke his vyage to Scotland: for to werre vpon Iohan Bailloll kȳg of scot­lād / & sir Robert roos of berewik fled fro the Englysshmen & went to the scottes / & kȳg Edward wēt him toward berewik & besieged ye toune. & tho that were withȳ mā ly hem defēded & set a fire & brēde two of kyng Edwardys shippes & said in despyte & reproue of him Wende kyng Edward wyt his lō ­ge shankes to haue gete Berewik all our vnthankes gas pykes hȳ When king Edward herde thys scorne anon̄ thurgh his myghty­nesse he passed ouer the dikes ād assailled the towne & came to the yates & gate & conquered ye toune / ād thurgh his gracyous power quelled xxv thousād & vij C scot­tes. & kyng Edward lost no man of renōme sauf sir Robert of cor­newaill / & him quelled a fleming oute of the rede halle with a qua­rell: as the forsaid Richard did of his helme. & cōmaunded hem for to yelde hem & put hem to ye kyn­ges grace. and the scottes wolde nat / wherfore that halle was brēt & cast a downe: & all tho that we­re withyn were brent. & kyng ed­ward lost no mo men at that vy­age of simple estate / but xxviij englysshmen And the wardeyns of the castel yafe vp the keyes wtou­te any assaute: And there was takē william Douglas & sir simōd Frisell / and the erle Panryk yeld hem to the pees. But Ingham of Humsrenille & Robert the brus that were with the kȳg Edward forsoke kyng Edward & helde wt the scottes / & aftyrward they we­re take & put into pryson. And afterward the king foryaf hem hyr trespace and delyured hem owte of pryson. And tho let kyng Ed­ward closen Berewyke with wal­lys and with dyches And aftyr­ward Robert Rous wēt to Tȳ ­dalle ād sette nyewebrugge a fyre and Exham. and Lamerstoke: & quelled and robed the folk of the contre. and aftyrward he wēt fro thens vnto Dunbare: & the fyrst wedenesday of March̄ the kyng sent the Erle of Garenne sir Hu­gh̄ party: & sir Hugh spencer wyt a fayre companye for to besiege ye castell (punctel) But one that was kalled sir Rychard syward a traitour a fals men ymagined for to begyll the Englysshmē. & sent to the en­glysshmē hē for to deceyue & said that he wold yelde to hē ye castell. yf they wold graūte hē viij dayes of respite that he might sēd & tell to sir Iohan Bailloll kȳg of scot­lād how his men ferde that were withyn the castell / & sent hȳ wor­de if that he nold remeue the sie­ge of the Englysshmen: that thei [Page] wolde yelde ye castell to ēglysshmē The messagier came tho to sir johan Bailloll kyng of scotlād ther that he was with his hoost & hys message told him: & sir Iohā toke tho his hoost & came in the mor­we erly to the castell: & sir rychard siward sawe him come that was maister of the castell. & said vnto the englysshmē. O god quod he I see now of folk a fair ꝯpanye wel apparayled I wyll go ayēs him & with hē to mete & hem assaille / And sir Hugh̄ the spencer saw ye falsenesse of him & the treson: ād said to him O traitour tak & pro­ued yowre falsenesse shall nat a­uaylle yow / And Hugh̄ the spen­cer commaūded anon̄ for to bīde him. & in all hast went to hir ene­myes & quelled of the scottes xxij.M. for the scottes had that tyme no man with hē of honour / sauf sir Patrik Graham that manly faught & lōge / & at the last he was quelled And tho sayd the ēglyssh men in reproue of the scottes: the se scater and scottes hold I for so­tes of wrences vnwarre erly in a mornȳg in an euyll tymyng wēt ye fro Dunbare

¶When they that were in the castell sawe the scomfyture they yolden the castell vnto the Englyssh men / and vnto the king Edward. And ther were in the castell thre erles & vij barons & xxviij knigh­tes and xi / clerkes & vij pycardes / and they all were presented vnto kyng Edward. & he sent hem to ye towre of Lōdō to ben̄ kept there:

¶How king Edward of his gre­te grace delyured ayen̄ the scottes owte of pryson that were cheuy­taynes of the land: & they drowē hem to the Frensshmen thurgh coūceyll of William waleys Capitulo Clxix

WHen kyng Edward had made tho an [...] of the werre & takē the cheuytaines of Scotland / tho came sir jo­han Bailloll & yelde hym to king Edward & put him in his grace / & he was lad to Londō. And whē kȳg Edward was come thydder they were brought before hȳ. ād the kyng axed of hem how they wolde make amēdes of that tres­pas & losse that they had don̄ hȳ. & they put hem in his mercj Lor­dynges quod the kȳg I wyll nat your lādes ne non̄ of youre goo­des / but j will that ye make to me an othe vpō goddes body to ben trewe to me: & nevyr aftyr this ti­me ayēs me bere armes: & thei all cōsented to the kīges will & sworē vpō goddes body That is to seye sir Iohan of Comyn / & the erle of the strathorne: the erle of Carryk & also foure bisshoppes vndertok for all the clergie▪ and also the kīg delyured hē & yaf hē saufcōduyt. to wente into hyr owne lande / and it was nat longe aftyrward [Page] that they ne arysen ayens kyng Edward / for encheson that they wist that kyng Edwardys folke was take in Gascoyne as before is said / But sir Iohā Baillol kȳg of Scotlād wist well that this lād shold haue sorwe & shame for hyr falsenesse. & in hast went hȳ ouer the see to his owne landes & ther helde he him. & came ne vyr more ayen̄. Wherfore the scottes chosē to hyr kīg williā waleis a ribaud & an harlot come vp of nought. & moch̄ harme dyd to ye Englyssh men. And kȳg Edward thought how he might haue delyuerance of his peple that were takē in ga­scoyne. & in hast went ouer the see into Flaūdres for to werre vpon the kyng of Fraūce / And the erle of Flaūdres vndyrfong him wyt mochel honour & graūted hȳ all his landes at his owne will And whē the kyng of Fraūce herd tel­le that the kyng of Englōd was arryued in Flaūdres & came wyt an hugh̄ power hȳ for to destroie: he praied hȳ of trews for two ye­res / so that englyssh̄ marchants & also frenssh̄ myght saufely gon̄ & come in bothe sydes. The kīg ed­ward graūted it so that he must haue his men owte of prysō that were in Gascoyne. & the kyng of fraūce graūted anon̄: ād so they were delyvred / And in ye same ty­me the Scottes sēt by the bisshop of seynt Andrewes into Fraūce to the kyng / & to sir Charlys hys brother. that sir Charlys shold come wyt his power: & they of scot­land wold come with hir power / & so they shold gon̄ into Englōd that lād for to destroye frō Scot­land tyll that they came to kent / and the scottes trust moch̄ vpon the Frensshmen. But of yt thyng they had no maner graūte. And notheles ye scottes begone to rob­be & quelle in Northūberland ād dyd moch̄ harme

¶How williā Waleis let slee syr Hugh̄ of Cressyngham: & of the bataill of Fonkyrke Cap clxx

WHen this tyding was co­me to kyng Edward that wylliā Waleys had orde [...]ned such̄ a stronge power & that all scotlād to hym was attēdaūt & redy to quelle Englysshmen ād to destroye the lande / he was sore annoyed: ād sent anone by lettyr to the Erle of Garen. & to sir Hē ry percy (punctel) and to sir Wylliā L [...]to­mer and to sir Hugh̄ of Cressyn­gham his tresorer. that thei shold take power ād gon̄ into Northū ­berland and so forth into scotlād for to kepe the cōtrees: And whā williā waleis herde of hir comȳg he began for to flee / and the En­glysshmen hym folowed & drofe him tyll he came to stryuelyn ād ther he helde him in the castell: ād the walsshmē euery day hē escri­ed & menaced: & dyd all the despi­te [Page] that they might / so that the en­glysshmen vpon a time in a mornyng wēt oute frō the castell the moūtaūce of x myle. & passyd o­uer a brygge / And wylliā waleys came with a strōge power & dro­fe hem a bake / for the englisshmē had ayēs him tho no might / but fled / & thei that might take ye brig­ge askaped / but sir Hugh̄ the kȳ ­ges tresorer there was slayne: ād many othir also / wherfore was made moch̄ sorwe / tho had kyng Edward sped all his nedes ī flaū ­dres. & was ayen̄ comen into En­glond / & in haste toke his way to­ward Scotlād: & came thydder at ascension tyde And all that he fō ­de he sette a fyre & brend / But the poure peple of scotlād came to hī wonder thykke & praied him for goddes loue that he wolde haue on thē mercy & pyte. wherfor the kyng tho cōmaūded no mā shol­de done harme to hem that were yolden to him ne to no mā of or­dre ne to hous of relygyon ne no maner chirch̄: but let aspie where that he myght fynde any of hys enemyes / Tho came aspye to the king & tolde hȳ where the scottes were assembled for to abyde ba­taille▪ And on seint Marie mag­dalene day the kȳg came to Fonkyrke: and yaf bataill to the scottes. and at that bataill were quelled xxxiij thousand. and of Englyssh men but xxviij & no mo / of ye whi­che was a worthy knight slayne. that was a knyght hospyteler ād was kalled Frere bryā: For whē William waleys fled from ye ba­taille / that same Frere bryā hym purswyd fersely. and as his hors ran it stert into a mere of mareis vnto the bely And williā Waleis turned tho ayen̄ and there quel­led the forsaid Briam. & that was moch̄ harme / ād that whyle kȳg Edward wente thurgh scotland for to enquere yf he myght fynde any of his enemyes And in that land he dwelled as longe as him lyked. & there was none enemye that durst him abyde / And sone aftyrward kȳg Edward went to Southampton for he wolde not abyde in Scotlād in wȳter. And whan he came to London. he let amēde many misdedes that we­re don̄ ayens his pees and his la­we: whiles that he was in Flaū ­dres

Of ye last mariage of kȳg edward. & how he wēt ye iij. time in scotland: Cap. Clxxi

ANd aftyrward it was or­deyned thurgh the court of rome that kȳg edward shold wedde dame Margarete / kyng Phelippes suster of Fraū ­ce. & ye erchebisshop robert of wȳ ­chestre spoused hē togedre. thurgh which̄ mariage there was made pees bitwen̄ kȳg edward of En­glōd & kyng Phelippe of fraūce / Kȳg edward wēt tho the iij time [Page] into scotland / & tho within ye first yere he had enfamined the londe so that ther left not on that ne ca­me to hys mercy: sauf thaȳ that were in the castell of Estrenelyne that was well vytailled & astored for vij / yere

¶How the castell of Estreneline was besieged Capi. Clxxij

Kyng Edward came wyth an huge power to the castell of Estrenelyn & besie­ged the castell: but it littell avail­led. for he might doo the Scottes non̄ harme: for the castell was so stronge & well kept / and kȳg Ed­ward saw that / & thought hī vpō a queȳtyze. & let make anon̄ the­re two peyre of hygh̄ galowes before the towr of the castell. & ma­de hys oth̄ that as many as were in the castell. were he erle or barō & he were take with strength̄. but if he wold the rather hym yelde / he shold ben̄ honged vpō the ga­lowes And whan they that were in the castell herd thys: they cam̄ and yelde hem all to the kynges grace & mercy. & the kyng foryafe hem all his maltalent / & ther we­re all the grete lordes of Scotlād & swore to kīg Edward that they shold come to Londō to euery ꝑ­lament: & sholde stonde to his or­denaūce

¶How Troylebaston was fyrst ordeyned Capitulo / C.lxxiij

THe kȳg edward wēt thēs to London: & wēde haue rest ād pees of hys werre wyt which̄ werre he was occuped xx. yere / that is to seye: In walys In Gascoyne & in Scotlād: And thought how he myght recouer his tresour that he hath spended aboute hys werre [...] ād let enquy­re thurgh the reaulme of all mystakȳges & wronges don̄ thurgh mysdores in Englōd of all y time that he hath ben̄ owte o [...] his [...]e­aulme / that men kalled Tro [...]e­baston: and ordeyned ther to [...]tyces: and in this maner he rec [...] ­ured tresour wythoute nombre And hys enchesō was for he had thought for to haue gon into t [...]e holy lād for to werre vpō goddes ennemyes For enche [...]on that he was crossyd longe tyme before. & notheles that lawe yt he had or­deyned dede moche good thurgh all Englōd to hem that were [...]bode: for they that trespaced we­re well chastyzed & aftyrward the meker ād the bettyr. & the poure cōmunes were in rest & in pees. & that same tyme kīg Edward en­prysōned his owne sone Edward for encheson that walter of Lan­getō bisshop of Chestre that was the kynges tresorer had made v­pon him complaynt. & sayd that the forsaid Edward thurgh coū ­ceill & procurement of one p [...]ers of ganastone a squyer of Gascoi­ne [Page] had broke ye parkes of the for­said bisshop / ād the forsaid piers coūceilled & lad the sam̄ Edward / and for this cause king Edward exilled his sone owt of Englond for evyrmore.

¶Of the deth of William waleis the fals traytour Cap. Clxxiiij

ANd whē this kȳg edward had his enemies ouerco­me jn walys / in gascoyne & in scotlād: & destroied hys tray­tours but only yt rybaulde williā waleys / that nevyr to the kȳg hȳ wolde yelde: & at the last in ye ton̄e of seȳt domenic in the yere of kīg edwards regne xxxiij ye fals tray­tour was tak & presēted to ye kȳg / sauf the king wold nat se hȳ. but sent hȳ to lōdō to vndyrfōge hys iugemēt. & on seint bartholome­wes euē he was honged & drawe & his hede smitē of: & his boweles take oute of his body & brāde: ād his body quartred / & sent to iiij. ye beste townes of scotlād / & his he­de sette vpō a spere & sette vpō lō ­don brugge / in example that the scottes sholde haue in mynde for to bere hem amis ayēs hyr liege lord eftsones

¶How the Scottes came to kȳg Edward for to amēde hir trespa­ce that they had don̄ ayēs hym Capitulo Clxxv

ANd at Mychelmasse tho next comȳg kȳg edward helde hys parlament at westmynster & thydder came the scottes that is to seye / the bisshop of seȳt Andrew. Robert the brus Erle of Carryk: Symōd the fry­sell. Iohan the Erle of Athell / ād they were accorded with the kȳg ād boundē. & by oth̄ sworne that aftyrward if any of hem mysbe­re hem ayens king Edward that thei shold ben̄ disheryted for euyr more. And whē hir pees was thꝰ made. they toke hyr leue preuely: & went home to hyr contre·

How Robert the brus chalēged scotland Capit. Clxxvi

ANd aftyr this Robert the Brus erle of Carryk sente by hys letter to the erles & barōs of Scotlād that they shold come to him to scone in the mor­we aftyr the conceptyō of our la­dy for hygh̄ nedes of the land / ād the lordes came at the day assyg­ned And at the same day sir Ro­bert ye brus said. Fair lordes full well ye knowe that in my perso­ne dwelleth the right of the reau­me of Scotlād. & as ye wyte well I am right full heyr▪ seth that sir Iohan Bailoll that was our kīg vs hath forsake & lefte hys lande: & though it so be that kyng Ed­ward of Englōd wyt wronge full power hath made me to hȳ assē ­te ayens my wyll yf that ye wyll graūte that I be kynge of Scot­land I shall kepe yowe ayēs kȳg [Page] Edward. & ayens all maner men And with that worde the abbot of Skone arose / and before hem all sayde: that it was reson for to helpe him: and the lande to kepe & defende. and tho sayd he in pre­sence of hem all that he wolde hȳ yeue a thousād poūde for to maȳ ten̄ that lād: & all the othyr graū ­ted the lād to him: & with hyr po­wer him for to helpe / ād defyend king Edward of Englōd: & sayd that robert the brus shold be kīg of scotland

¶How sir Iohā of Comyn gaȳ ­sayd the crownyng of sir Robert the Brus Cap. Clxxvij

LOrdynges sayd sir Iohan of Comyn thenketh vpō the truth̄ & the oth̄ that ye made vnto kyng Edward of en­glond. & thouchyng my self j will not breke myne othe for no man And so he went fro that cōpanie at that time. wherfore robert the brus & all that to hȳ cōsented we­re wonder wroth & thei menaced sir Iohā of Comȳ. Tho ordeyned they an othyr coūceill at Dōfrys to the which̄ came the forsayd sir johā comyn / he dwelled but two myle from donfrys there that he was wōt for to soiourne & abide

How sir Iohan was traitoursly quelled Ca. Clxxviij

WHē Robert the brus wist that all the grete lordes of scotlād were come to sco­ne sauf sir Iohan comyn that so­iourned tho nygh̄ Scone: he sent aftyr hī specially yt sir johā comȳ shold come & speke wt hī / & vpon yt he sent aftir hī johā comyns bro­ther & praied hī for to come & spe­ke wt him at ye gray frerys / & that was ye thursday after cādelmasse: & sir Iohā graūted hī for to wēte wt hȳ. And whē he had herd masse he toke a soppe & drāk & after­ward he bestrode his palfray ād rode his way. & so came to dofris. ād robert ye brus saw hī come at a wȳdowe as he was in his chā ­bre. & made tho ioye ynowe. & came ayēs him & co [...]ied him about ye neck & made wt hȳ good sēblāt. And whā all ye erles & barons of scotlād were p̄sent. robert ye brus spake ād said Lordes quod he ye wite well the encheson of this co­myng / & wherfore it is: yf ye wyll graunte that I be kȳg of scotlād as ryght heir of the lande. & alle ye lordes that were there sayd with one voys that he sholde be crou­nyd kyng of scotland and that they wold hym helpe ād mayn­tene ayens all maner men on li­ue / and for hym yeve it yf were nede. and deye also / The gentyll knyght tho Iohan of Comyne answeryd and sayde / Certes ne­vyr for me / ner for to haue of me as moche helpe as the value a boutouue / for that oth̄ whych̄ I haue made to the noble kynge [Page] Edward of Englōd I shall holde whiles my lyfe lastyth / & wyt that worde he went fro the cōpanye & wold haue lept vpon his palfray And robert the brus purswyd hī with a drawe swerde & bare him thurgh the body: & syr Iohan co­mȳ fylle downe to the Erthe. but whan rogyer that was sir Iohā comyns brother saw the falsenesse. he stert to sir Robert the Brus and smote hym wyt a knyfe: but the fals traitour was armed vn­dyr so that the stroke might do hī no harme. ād so moch̄ helpe cam̄ aboute sir Robert the Brus. so yt rogyer comyn was there quelled and all to hewe into smalle peces And robert ye brus turned ayen̄ ther that sir Iohan Comyn the noble baron lay wounded & py­ned toward his deth besydes the hyghe Auter in the chyrch̄ of the gray frerys: & sayd vnto syr Io­hā comȳ. O traitour thow shalt be dede & nevyrmore aftir let my­ne avaūcemēt. & toke his swerde at the hygh̄ auter & smote hȳ on the hede that ye brayne fyll a dou­ne vpon the groūde / & the blode stert an hygh̄ vpon the wallys: & yet vnto thys daye that blode is sene there. that no watyr may wasshe it away / ād so deyed that noble knight in the holy chyrche And whan the traitour Robert the Brus sawe that no man tho wold let hys coronacion he com­maūded all them which̄ were of grete power to come to his crou­nyng to seynt Iohannes towne in Scotlād. And so it befell that in owr lady day of Annūcyacyō the bisshop of Glastone and the bisshop of seynt Andrewe crow­ned for hyr kȳg Robert the brus in seint Iohannes towne & ma­de hym kyng. And anone drofe owte all the Englysshmē owt of scotland / and they fled and came and playned vnto kȳg Edward: how robert the Brus had dryuē hem owte of the land and dishe­rited hem

¶How kyng Edward dubbed at westmȳster xxiiij. score knigh­tes Capitulo / Clxxx

ANd whan kyng edward herde of this meschyef he swore that he wolde therof ben̄ auenged / ād sayd that all the traytours of scotland sholde ben̄ honged and drawē / ād that they shold nevyr ben̄ raunsoned And kȳg Edward thought vpō his falsenesse that ye scottes hath don̄: and sent aftyr all the bache­lerye of Englond that thei shold come to London at witsontyde. and he dubbed at westmynster xxiiij score knyghtes. Tho ordei­ned hym the noble kȳg Edward for to wente into Scotlād for to werre vpō that robbert the brus and sent before hym into scotlād sir Aymer ye vaillaūt erle of pan­broke [Page] / & sir Hēry percy baron wyt a fayre cōpanye that purswyd ye scottes & brent the townes & cas­telles. and aftyrward came ye kīg him self with erles and barons a fayre companye

¶How Robert the brus was scō fyted in bataille· & how symond Frysell was slayne Ca / clxxxj

THe Fryday next before ye assumpcyon of our lady kyng Edward mette Robert the Brus besyde seint Iohā ­nes towne in scotlād & with hys companye. of whych̄ companye kīg Edward quelled vij.M. whē Robert ye brus saw this meschief he began to flee ād hyd him that no man might him finde But sir simond Frysell pursued him sore so that he turned ayene ād abode bataill / for he was a worthy kni­ght and a bolde of body: and the Englysshmen pursued euer sore in euery syde And queld the stede that sir simond Frisell rode vpō / and they toke him & lad hȳ vnto the host And sir simond begā for to flater & speke fayre & said / Lor­des I shall yeve yowe iiij marke of syluer & myn horse. myne har­neys and all myn armure ād be­come a begger Tho āsweryd the­anbode of peuenes that was the kynges archier: nowe god me so helpe / it is for nought that thow spekest / for all the gold in englōd I wolde the nat let gon̄ withoute cōmaūdement of kyng Edward And tho was he lad to kyng Ed­ward. and the king wolde not see him but cōmaūded to lede hym a way to haue his dome at lōdō. And on our ladyes euen natiui­te he was honged and drawen. & his heed smyten of: and honged ayen̄ with cheynes of yren vpon the galowes / And hys hede was sette vpon london brugge vpō a spere: and ayens Crystmasse the body was brēd for encheson that the men that kepte the body by night they saw so many deueles raumped with grete jren crokes rennyng vpō the galowes ād horrybyly turmende the body & many that hem saw anon̄ aftyr thei deyed for drede. & some worē wo­de or sore sikkenesse they had ād in that bataill was take the bys­shop of Glaston̄. ye bisshop of seȳt Andrewes. ād the Abbot of sco­ne all armed with jren as mē of armes as fals traitours ād fals prelats ayens hyr othe. and they were brought to the kyng: and the kyng sent hem to the pope of Rome that he shold doo with hē what his will were

¶How Iohan Erle of Atheles was take and put to the deth Capitulo C.lxxxij

[Page] ANd at that bataill fled sir Iohan Erle of atheles ād went into a chirche & ther hyd he hym for drede: but he my­ght there haue no refute for ēche­son that the chyrch̄ was enterdy­ted thurgh a generall sentēce / ād in the same chyrche he was take. And this sir Iohā wende well to haue scapyd from the deth. for encheson that he claymed kynred of kyng Edward. And the kyng nold no lēger be taried of his trai­tours / but sent hȳ to lōdō in hast: & there he was hōged & hys hede smytē of / and his body brēt all to asshys But at the prayer of ye quene Margarete for encheson that he claymed of kȳg Edward kyn­red his drawyng was foryeve hȳ

¶How Iohan that was willyā waleys brothyr was put to deth. Capitulo Clxxxiij

WHen the gretest maistres of scotlād were thus don̄ to euyll deth & shēded for hyr falsenesse johā that was wil­liam waleys brother was take & done to deth as sir Iohan erle of Atheles was

¶How Robert the brus fled frō scotlāt to Norwey Ca / clxxxiiij

ANd at that tyme was ro­bert the Brus moch̄ hated amōge the peple of scot­land. so he wist nat what was for to done: and for to hydde hym he went to norwey to the kyng that had spoused his suster: & ther hel­de he hȳ socour for to haue. And whā Robert the brus might nat be foundē in scotland: kyng Ed­ward tho let crye his pees thurgh oute all the land / & his lawes we­re vsed And his ministres serued thurgh oute all the land

¶How kyng Edward deyed Capitulo C.lxxxv

WHen kyng Edward had abated hys enemyes (punctel) he turned ayen̄ southward. & a maladye toke him at Burgh vp sand in the marche of scotlād: & he wist well that hys deth was full nygh̄. & kallyd to him sir Hē ­ry ye Lacy Erle of nychol / sir Guy erle of warrewyk· sir Aymer va­launce Erle of Panbroke. and sir Robert of Gylford barō / & praied hem vpō the fayth that they him owed / that they shold make Ed­ward of Canervan kyng of En­glond hys sone as rathe as they might / ād that they shold nat suffre Piers of Ganestō come ayen̄ into Englond for to make his so­ne to vse ryotte. & they graunted hȳ with good wyll. And the king toke the sacramēt of holy chyrch̄ as a good crysten man shold. ād deyde in veray repentaūce. And whan he had be kyng xxxv. yere / he deyed: ād was buryed at west­mynster with mochel solempni­te / vpon whos sowle god haue mercy. Amen

¶Of Merlyns prophecyes that were declared of kyng Edward (punctel) that was kyng henryes sone Capitulo c.lxxxvi

ANd of this kyng Edward ꝓphecied Merlyn & called hȳ a dragō / the secōd king of the vj last kinges that shold be for to regne in englōd / & said that he shold be medled wyt mercy / ād also wt strength̄ & sternesse. yt shold kepe englōd for colde & here / and that he shold open̄ hys mouth toward walys. & that he shold sette his ony foot in wyke. and that he shold close wyt walles that sholde do moch̄ harme to his seed / ād he sayd soth: for ye good kȳg edward was medled with mercy & wt fer­senesse / with mercy ayēs hys en­nemyes of walys. & aftyr of Scotland with fersenesse when he put hem to deth for hyr falsenesse as they had deseruyd it. ād wel kept he Englōd from colde & hete. sith he kepte it from all maner enne­myes that came vpō him to don̄ him any wrōge And well he ope­nyd his mouth toward walys / & made it quake thurgh ye hydour of his mouth when he cōquered it thurgh dynt of swerd: for ye prī ­ce Lewelyne & Dauid his brothir Ris: and Morgan were put vn­to the deth / for their falsenesse ād hyr folye / And he sette his o foot into wyke ād cōquered Berewyk / at the which̄ cōquest were slayn̄ xxv / thousand· & vij hōdred owte take hem that were brend in the reed halle And the walles that he let make / shall be noyoꝰ vnto his seed (punctel) as men shall here aftyr se in the lyfe of sir Edward of Carnaruan his sone. And yet merlȳ said that he shold make ryuiers ren­ne in blode and with brayne and that semed well ī his werrys the­re that he had the maistrie And yet Merlyn said that there shold come a peple owte of the North west duryng the regne of the for­said dragon that shold be lad by an ylle greyhownde that shold ye dragon crowne kyng that aftyr­ward shold flee ouer ye see for dre­de of the dragon withoute comīg ayen̄ [...] and that was proued bi sir Iohan bailloll. that kȳg edward made to ben̄ king of scotlād that falsely arose ayēs him. & aftyr he fledde vnto hys owne landes of fraūce ād nevyr come ayen̄ into scotlād for drede of kyng edward And yet said merlȳ. that peple yt shold lede the forsayd Greyhoūd. shold be fadreles vn tyll a certaȳ tyme / and he said soth. for the pe­ple of scotland gretely were dise­sed aftyr that sir Iohan Bailloll hyr kyng fledde from scotland And yet said Merlyn that ye sun­ne shold become in hys tyme as rede as blode in tokenȳg of grete [Page] Mortalite of peple. and that was well knowē whē the scottes were slayne / & syth said Merlyn that ye same dragon shold noryssh a fox that shold meove grete werre ay­enst hym that shold nat in his ti­me bene endyd▪ And that semed well by Robert ye Brus that king Edward norysshed in his chābre that sythenes stale away & meo­uyd grete werre ayēs him which̄ werre was not endyd in his time And aftyrward Merlȳ told that this dragō shold be hold the best body of all ye world. & he said soth. for the good kyng Edward was ye worthyest knight of all ye world in his tyme. And yet said merlyn that the dragon shold deye in the marche of an othyr land / ād that his lād shold be longe withoute any good keper. & that mē shold wepe for his deth from the Ile of shepey vnto the Ile of marchyll / Wherfore allas shold be hir commune songe amonge peple fadreles in the land / ād that prophecie was knowē ouerall full well: for the good king Edward deyed at Burgh vp sādes / that is vpō the the marche of Scotlād. wherfore the Englysshmen were discōfited & sorowed in Northūberland: for encheson that king edwardes so­ne sette by the scottes no force for ye ryot of piers of Ganastō: wherfor allas was ye songe thurghout all englōd. for defaute of a good wardeyn from the jle of sheppey vnto the Ile of marcyll. the peple made moche sorwe for kyng Ed­wardes deth. for they wende that the good kyng Edward shold haue gon̄ into the holy lāde for that was holli his purpose / vpō whos sowle god for his hyghe grace ha­ue mercy

¶Of kȳg Edward that was kȳg edwardes sone. Cap. clxxxvij.

ANd aftyr this kīg edward regned edward his sone yt was bore in Caernarvā. & this Edward went into fraūce & spoused Isabell the kynges do­ughtyr of Fraūce the xxv / day of janyuer / at the chyrch̄ of our lady at Boloigne / In the yere of owre lord Ihesu Crist a M / ccc / vij and the xx day of Feuerer the next yere that came aftyr he was crow­ned solemply at westmynster: of the erchebysshop Robert of wȳ ­chestre: ād of the erchebysshop of Caūterbury (punctel) & there was so gre­te prece of peple yt sir Iohan Bac­well was dede ād murdred / And anone as the good kyng edward was dede / Sir edward hys sone kyng of englōd sente aftyr Piers of Ganaston̄ into Gascoyne: ād so moch̄ loued he him that he called hym hys brother. And anon̄ aftyr he yafe hym the lordshyp of Wallyngford. and it was not lō ­ge [Page] aftyr that he ne yafe hym the Erledome of Cornewaille ayens alle the lordes wille of the Reaul­me / And tho brought he sir Wal­ter of Langeton bysshop of Chestre into pryson into the towre of London with two knaves allon̄ hym to serue (punctel) For the kyng was wroth with hym for cause that sir Walter made compleynt vpō hȳ to his fadre: wherfore he was put into pryson in the tyme of troyllebastone ¶And the forsayd Piers of Ganaston̄ made so grete maistries that he wente in to the kynges tresorye in the Ab­beye of westmynstre and tok the table of goold with the tresselles of the same / and many othyr ry­che iewelles / that some tyme we­re the noble and good kyng Ar­thures: and toke hem to a mar­chaunt that was kalled Aymery of Friscombande. For he sholde bere hem ouer the see in to Gas­coyne / and so he wente thens. ād the iewelles came nevyr ayen̄ af­tyr. wherfore it was grete losse vnto thys lād / And whē this Piers was so rychely avaūced he beca­me so prowde and so stoute that it was a wondyr: wherof all the grete lordes of the Reaulme had hȳ in despyte for his grete berȳg. wherfore sir Henry the lacy Erle of Nycholl & sir Guy Erle of warrewyke. and them whyche good kyng Edward had yeven ye char­ge that Piers of Ganaston̄ shold nat come into Englōd for to brī ­ge his sone Edward into Riot And all the lordes of Englōd as­sembled hem at a certayn daye: at the freres prechours at Londō and spokē of the dishonour that kyng Edward dyd vnto hys Re­aume and to his crowne. and so thei aygred that the forsaid piers of Ganastone sholde ben̄ exilled oute of Englond for evyrmore & it was done. for he forswore En­glond / and wente into Irland: & the kyng made hym chiuetayne and gouernour of the lād bi his ꝯmyssyon / And there this piers was chyuetayne of all the lande: and dyd there all that hym lyked. and had power what he wolde / And at that tyme were the tem­plers exilled thurgh all crystien­te. for enchesō that men put vpō hem that thei shold done somme thyng ayens the ryght fayth ād good beleue ¶Kyng Edward lo­ued the forsayd Piers of Ganas­tone so moche that he might not forlet his companye: and so mo­ch̄ the kyng yafe and behyght to the peple of Englond that the e [...] ­illyng of the forsaid Piers sholde bene reuoked at Stawnforde th­urgh hem that hym had exylled: Wherfore the forsayd Pyers of Ganaston̄ cam̄ ayen̄ into englōd [Page] And whan he was come ayen̄ in to this land [...] he despysed the gret­test lordes of this lād. & kalled sir Robert of Clare erle of Glouces­tre bore sone / & the erle of Nichol sir Hēry the Lacy Brostebely: ād sir Guy erle of Warrewyk ye bla­ke hounde of Arderne / ād also he called the noble erle & gētyll Tho­mas of Lācastre Chorle: & many other scornes and shame hē said. and by many other grete lordes of Englond. wherfore they were towardys hym full angry & sore annoyed: and in the same tyme deyed the erle of Nychol. but he charged or he was dede Thomas of Lācastre Erle that was his so­ne in lawe that he shold mayten̄ his querell ayens the same Piers of Ganaston̄ vpon his beueson And so it was ordeyned thurgh helpe of the erle of Lancastre ād of the erle of warrewyk / that the forsayd Syr Piers was beheded at Gauesich besides warrewyk ye xix day of Iuyn̄. in ye yere of gra­ce a Mccc. & xij / wherfore the kȳg was sore annoyed & praied god yt he might se that day to ben̄ avē ­ged vpon the deth of the forsayd Piers / & so it befell aftyrward as ye shall here / Allas the tyme. for the forsaid Erle of Lancastre ād many othir grete barons were▪ put to pitous deth / & martred for ēcheson of ye forsaid querell. The kyng was tho at Londō: & helde a parlamēt: & ordeined the lawes of sir Symond monfort. wherfor the erle of Lancastre & the Erlys and all the clergye of englōd ma­de an oth̄ thurgh coūseill of Ro­bert of wynchestre for to maȳten̄ the ordenaūces for evyrmore

How Robert ye brus came ayen̄ into scotlād. & gadred a grete po­wer of men for to werre vpō kȳg Edward Capitulo Clxxxviij

ANd whan sir Robert the brus that made him kȳg of scotland that was fled īto Norwey for drede of the good kyng Edward: and herde of the debate that was ī englōd bitwen̄ the king ād his lordes / He ordey­ned an hoost & came into englōd into Northūberland & clenely destroyed the contre. And when kīg Edward herde thys tydynge: he let assemble his hoost (punctel) and mette the scottes at Estreuelyne in the day of natiuite of seȳt johā bap­tyst in the vij yere of his regne. & in the yere of our lord Ihesu crist a M / ccc. and xiiij. Allas the sorwe and losse that there was don̄. for there was slayne the noble Erle Gillebert of Clare. sir Robert of Gliford baron and many other. and of other peple that no man cowde nombre / and there kyng Edward was scōfyted. & sir Ed­mond of Maule the kynges sty­ward [Page] for drede went and drēched hym selfe in a fresh ryuer that is kalled Bannokesborne: wherfor the scottes said in reproue & despite of kyng Edward: for as moch̄ as he loued to gon̄ by water and also for he was discōfyted at Bā ­nokesborne / therfor maydēs ma­de a songe therof in that cōtre of kyng Edward of englond. And in thys maner they songē May­dens of englōd sare may ye mor­ne for ryght haue ye lost your lā ­mans at Bānokesborne with he­ualogh / what wende the kyng of Englond to haue gete Scotland with rumbylowe

When kyng Edward was discō fyted he was wonder sory: & fast fledde wyt hys folke that was left on lyue and went to Berewyke / and ther helde he hym / and aftyr he toke hostages that is to wytē. .vij. chyldren of the rychest of the towne / & the kyng wente to Lōdō & toke coūceyll of thȳges that were nede full vnto the reaulme of Englond And in the same tyme it befell that tho was in englond a rybaulde that was called Iohā Tanner & he went & said that he was the good kyng Edwardes sone. & let hym be called Edward of Carnarvan. & therfor he was take at Oxenford· & there he cha­lenged the freres Carmes chyrch̄ that kyng Edward had yeuē hē / the which̄ chyrch̄ some tyme was the kynges halle And aftyrward was this Iohan lad to Northāp­ton and drawe / & there hōged for his falsenesse. & er that he was de­de he confessyd & said before all ye peple that there was. that ye deuel behight him that he shold be kīg of Englond. & yt he had serued the deuyll thre yere

How ye towne of Berewyk was take thurgh treson: & how ij. car­dinalls were robbed in englond: .C. clxxxix

ANd ī mydlētē sōday in ye yere of our lord Ihū crist Mccc.xvi. Bere­wyk was lost thurgh fals treson of one Piers of Spaldīg the whi­ch̄ piers ye kȳg had put ther for to kepe ye same toune wt many bur­geis of the towne wherfor ye chil­drē that were put ī hostage thur­gh the burgeis of Berewyk fole­wed the kynges marchalsie ma­ny dayes fetered in strōge yrnes And aftyr that time ther camen cardinalles into englōd as ye [...]o­pe had hem sent for to make pees bitwene scotland & Englōd And as they wente toward Duresme. for to haue sacred maistir lowys of Beaumōt bisshop of Durehā / & as they went they were takē ād robbed vpō ye more of wīglesdou­ne. of which̄ robbery sir guillebert of middeltō was attaȳt & take: & hōged. & drawē at lōdon· and his heed smitten of: and sette vpon a spere and vpon newe gate And [Page] the iiij quarters sēt to for cites of englond And that same time be­fell many myschefes in ēglōd: for the poure peple deyde in englōd for hūger. & so moch̄ & so fast deid that vnnethe men might hē bu­ry. for a quartyr of whete was worth xl shyllȳges. & ij yere & an half a q̄rter of whete was worth x marc: and oftetymes the poure peple stale childrē & ete hem. & al­so all the hoūdes that thei might take. and eke hors and cattes / ād aftyr ther fyll a grete moreyne a­mōges bestes in dyuerse cōtrees of Englond durȳg kyng edwar­des lyfe

¶How the scottes robbed Nor­thumberland Capitulo Cxc

ANd in the same tyme ca­me the Scottes ayen̄ in­to Englōd and destroyed Northumberland and brēd that lād and robbed it. & quelled men women & chyldren that lyenth in cradellys / ād brent also holy chyr­che & destroied cristendome & to­ke & bare englysshmennys good­des as they had ben̄ sarazenes or paynyms. ād of the wykkednes­se that they dyden / all the world spake therof thurgh alle crysten­dome

¶How the Scottes wolde not amende hir trespace. and therfor scotland was enterdyted Capitulo Cxci

AN when pope Iohan the xxij / aftyr seynt petre her­de of the grete sorwe and meschief that ye scottes wrought. he was wonder sory that cristen­dome was so destroied thurgh ye scottes And namely thei destroi­ed so holy chyrch̄ / wherfore the pope sent a generall sentence vndyr his bulles of lede vnto the Archi­bisshop of Caunterbury / & to the erchbisshop of york / that if robert the brus of scotlād wolde not be iustifyed & make amendes vnto the kyng of englōd Edward hyr lord / & make amendes of his los­se and his harmes that they had don̄ in Englond: ād also to resto­re the goodes that they had takē of holy chyrche that the sentence sholde be pronūced thurgh all englond And when the scottes her­de this thei wolde not let hir ma­lyce for the [...]opes cōmaūdement Wherfor robert brꝰ Iames dou­glas ād Thomas Raudulph erle of Moiref· all tho that with him communed or hem helpe in wor­de or in dede were accursed in euery chyrch̄ thurgh all englōd eueri day at masse iij tymes: & no mas­se sholde be songe in holy chyrche thurgh oute all scotland / but yf ye scottes wolde make restytucyon of the harmes that thei had ma­de vnto holy chyrch̄: wherfor many [Page] a good prest & holy men therfore were slayn̄ thurgh the reaume of scotland / for encheson that they wold sing no masse ayens ye [...]opes commaūdement & ayens his will: & to done and fullfyll the tyraunts wille

¶How sir Hugh̄ the spēcers so­ne was made the kynges cham­berlayne & of ye bataill o Mytone Capitulo Cxcij

ANd it was not lōge aftyr­ward that the king ordei­ned a parlament at york and there was sir Hugh̄ the spē cers sone made chamburlayne / & in the mene tyme whyle the werre last: the king went ayene into scotland that it was wonder for to wyt. & besieged ye towne of Be­rewyke. but scottes wēt ouer the watyr of solewath that was thre myle from the kynges hoste / and pryuely they stelle away bi night and camē into Englōd & robbed & destroied all that they might & spared no maner thyng tyll that they camē vnto york. And when the Englysshmen that were lefte at home herde this thȳg / all they that might trauaille as well mō ­kes & prestes & frerys & chanons· and seculers came & mete with ye scottes a my [...]one vp Swale: The xij day of octobre Allas what sorwe. the Englyssh housbondmen that cowde nothing of the werre that there were quelled & drēched in an arme of the see And hir chi­viteyns Sir william of Melton / Erchebisshop of york & the abbot of Selby with her stedes fledde & camen vnto york: & that was hir owne foly that they had that mischaūce for they passed the watyr of Swalle: and the scottes sette a fyre the stakkes of hey & the smo­ke therof was hugh̄. that the En­glysshmen might not see the scot­tes / And whē ye Englysmen were gone ouer the watyr [...] tho camen the scottes wyt hir wynge in ma­ner of a shelde and camē toward the englysshmen in aray: and the Englysshmē fled. for vnneth thei had any mē of armes. for the k [...]g had hem almost loste at the siege of Berewyk / & the scottish hoby­lers went bytwene the brugge & the englysshmen And whan the grete host hem met· the englyssh men fledde bytwene the hob [...]ers & the grete host and the Englysshmen almost were there quelled & he that might wende ouer ye wa­tyr was saued / but many were draint. Allas for ther was slayne many men of relygion and secu­liers and eke prestes and clerk [...]s. and wyth moch̄ sorwe the erche­bysshop ascapyd. and therfor cal­led ye scottes that bataill the whi­te bataill

How kyng Edward dyd all ma­ner thyng that sir Hugh̄ the spē ­cer wolde. Cap. Cxciij

[Page] ANd whan king Edward herde this tydinge: he re­meued his siege from be­rewyk and came ayene into En­glond / But sir Hugh̄ the spencer the kynges sone that was the kȳ ges chambyrlayne kept so ye kin­ges chambre that no man must speke wyth the kyng but he that yaue him a brybe for to don̄ hys nede / and that ouer mesure. And this Hugh̄ bere hȳ so stoute that all man had of hȳ scorne & despy­te (punctel) & the kȳg hȳ self wold not ben̄ gouernyd ne rulyd by no maner man but only bi his fadre & bi hī / & if any knight of Englond had woddes maners or lordshyppes that they wolde coueyt. anon̄ the kyng must yeve it hem. or elles ye man that ought it shold be false­ly endyted of forest or of felonye: And thurgh such̄ doyng thei dis­heryted many a good bachelier & so moche land they geten that it was wondyr· & when the lordes of Englōd sawe the grete coueti­se and the falsenesse of sir Hughe the spencer the fadre & of sir hugh̄ the sone / they camē to the gentyll erle of Lancastre & axed him coū ceyll of the disese that was in the Reaulme thurgh sir Hugh ye spē cer the fadre. & of sir Hugh̄ the so­ne / and in haste by owne assente they made a pryue assēble at shirborne in Elmede / & all they made there an othe for to breke ād des­trouble the doyng bitwene ye kīg & sir Hugh the spencer & his sone vpō hir power / And they wente into ye marche of walys & destroi­ed the lād of ye forsaid sir hughes

How sir Hugh̄ the spencer & his fadre were exilled owt of Englōd Capi. Cxciiij

WHen king edward sawe ye grete harme and destruc / tiō that ye barōs of ēglōd didē to sir Hugh̄ the spēcers [...]āde & to his sones in euery place that they camen vpō. & the kīg tho th­urgh his coūceyl exilled sir Iohā Monbray: sir Rogier of Gliford: & sir Goselyne Dauill. & many o­ther lordes that were to hē cōsēt / Wherfore the barōs dyd tho more harme than they didē before. & when the kyng sawe that the ba­rons wold not cese of hir cruelte / the kyng was sore adrad lest they wolde destroye him ād his reau­me for his mayntenaunce / but if that he assēted to hem. And so he sent for hem by lettres that they shold come to lōdō to his ꝑlemēt at a certaȳ day as in his lrēs was ꝯteyned And they camē wyt thre batailles well armed at all poīts & eueri bataill had cote armures of grene cloth / & therof ye right q̄rt was yelwe wt whit bendes. wherfor yt parlamēt was called ye par­lamēt of the whitbende And in ye cōpanye was sir Vmfrey de Bo­hene / erle of Herford and sir Ro­gier [Page] of Clyfford: sir Iohan Mon­bray / sir Gecelyn dauyl / sir rogier mortymer vncle of sir rogier mortymer of wygmore: sir Henry of trais (punctel) sir Iohan Giffard. & sir bartholomewe of badelesmore: that was the kynges stiward: that the king had sent to shirborne in El­mede to the erle of Lācastre ād to all that with him were for to tre­te of accorde that him allied to ye barons. & with that cōpanye / ād sir Rogier Dāmorie / & sir Hugh̄ Dandale: that had spoused kīges neces suster. & sir Gillebert of Cla­re of Glowcestre that was queld in scotland as before is said And the two lordes had tho ij. parties of the erldome of gloucestre. and sir Hugh̄ the spēcer the sone had the thridde part in his wyfes halfe. the thridde sustyr & the ij. lordes went to the barons wyth all po­wer ayens sir Hugh̄ hir brother: in lawe / And so ther came wyt hē sir Rogier of Clyfford: sir Iohan Mōbray / sir Gosselme dauyll. sir rogier Mortymer of werke sipe / Rogier mortymer of Wygmore his nepheu / sir Hēry trais. sir jo­han giffard (punctel) sire Bartholomewe of badelesmore with all hir com­panye / & many othir that to hem were consent / All these grete Lor­des camen to westmynstre to the kynges parlemēt: & so they spokē and did that bothe sir Hugh spē ­cer the fadre. ād sir hugh̄ the sone were owtelawed of Englond for euermore / And sir Hugh the fa­dre went to Douer & made moch̄ sorwe / and felle downe vpon the groūde by the see banke acros wt his armes & sore wepīg said / now fayre Englond and good englōd to almighty god I the betake / ād thries cust the groūde & wēde ne­uer to haue comen ayen̄: ād we­pyng full sore kursed the tyme yt euyr he begate sir hugh̄ his sone: & said for hym he had lost all En­glong / And in presence of hē that were aboute him / he yafe hȳ hys curse: ād went ouer the see to his landes / but sir hugh̄ the sone wolde not gone out of Englond. but helde him in the see. and he & hys companye robbed two dromon­des besyde sādewych & toke & be­re away all the good that was in thaym to ye value of xl.M poūde

How the kyng exilled Erle Tho­mas of Lancastre & all that helde with hym / and how the Morty­mer came & yelde him to the kȳg & of the lordes Cap. Cxcv

IT was not longe aftyr yt the kyng ne made sir hu­ghe spencer the fadre and sir Hughe the spēcer the sone co­me ayene into Englond ayēs the lordes wyll of the reaulme: and sone aftyr the kyng with a stron­ge power came and besieged the [Page] castell of ledes & in the castel was the lady of Badelesmere / for ēche­son that she wolde not graunte ye castell to quene Isabell kyng Ed­wardes wyfe: but the pryncipall cause was for encheson yt sir Bar­tholomewe badelesmere was ayens the kyng. ād helde with ye lor­des of Englōd: & notheles ye kȳg by helpe & socour of men of lōdō. & also of helpe of southerne men the kyng gate the castell mangre hē all that were theryn / & toke wt hym all that he might fynde: and whan the barons of englōd herd of this thyng. sir Rogier morty­mer & othir many lordes toke the towne of brugeforth wyt strēgthe Wherfore the king was wonder wroth & let outelawe thomas of Lācastre & Vmfrey de bahoune erle of herford / & all tho that were assentant to the same quarel / ād the king assembled an huge host. & came ayēst the lordes of englōd. wherfore the mortymers put hē to the kynges mercy & his grace / ād anon̄ they were sent to ye tour of London & there kept in pryson / & when the barons herd of thys thyng they camen to Pounfret / there the erle thomas soiourned / and told hī how that Mortimers both had yelde hem to the kyng and put hem in his grace

Of the siege of Tykhill Capi. Cxcvi

WHen sir Thomas erle of Lancastre herde this thei were wonder wroth. and all that were of his companye. & gretly they were discomfyted. ād ordeyned hir power to gedre / and besieged the castell of Tykhyll. but they that were withynne. so manly defēded hem self that the barons might not gete the castel And when the kyng herde that his castell was besieged: he swore by god and by hys holy names / that the siege sholde be remeved / and assembled an hughe power of peple / and went thydderward to reskewe the castell / and his po­wer encresed from day to day. ¶Whenne the noble and gentyl Erle of Lancastre ād the Erle of Herford. and the barons of hyr companie herd of this thȳg they assembled all hir power and wēt hem to Burton vp Trent ād kepte the brygge that the kyng shold nat passe ouer But it befell so on ye / x / day of the moneth of march̄ In ye yere of grace thowsand thre hondred and xxi / the kyng ād the spencer sir Aymer Valaunce er­le of Penbroke. and sir Iohan er­le of Arundell / ād hyr power wē ­ten ouer the watyr and discomfi­ted the Erle Thomas and his cō panye. and they fledden vnto the castell of Tutbery: and fro then­nes they wenten to pounfret / ād [Page] in that vyage deyed sir rogier dā ­morie in the Abbey of Tutbery / & in that same tyme the Erle tho­mas had a traitour with hȳ that was kalled Robert of Holand a knight that the erle had brought vp of nought: & had norysshed hȳ in his botelerie / & had yeven him a thowsand mark of land by yere And so moche he loued hym that he myght don̄ in the Erles court all thing that him lyked bothe a­monge hye and lowe / & so quēte­ly yt thefe bare hȳ ayēs his lord / yt he trustyd more vpō hym thā v­pon any man a lyve. and the erle had ordeyned by his lettres for to wēte into ye Erldome of Lancas­tre for to make mē aryse to helpe him in that vyage· that is to seye .v.C / men of Armes: but the fals traitour came no ther no maner men for to warne ne to make ari­se for to helpe hys lorde And whā the traytour herde telle that hys lorde was discōfyted at Burtone as a fals thefe traitour he stalle away / ād robbed in Rauenesdale his lordes men that came fro the scomfyture. & toke of hem hors & harneis / & all that they had: and quelled of hem all that he myght take And tho came & yelde hȳ vnto the king. When the good Erle Thomas wist that he was so be­traied he was sore abasshed and said to him selfe O almighty god quod he how might robert holād fynde in hys hert me to betraye: sithen̄es that I haue loued hȳ so moch̄. o god wele may now a mā see by hym that no man may de­ceyue an othir rather thā he that he trust moost vpon: he hath full euyl yelde my godnesse & the worship that I to hȳ haue done: and thurgh my kēdenesse haue j him avaūced & made hī high̄ frō lowe / ād he maketh me go from hygh̄ vnto lowe. but yet shall he deye in euyll deth

¶Of the scomfyture of Burbru­ge / Capitulo / c.xcvij

THe good erle thomas of Lancastre. Humfrey de Bohōne Erle of Herford and the barons that wyt hem were. toke coūceill bytwene hem at frere prechours at Poūfret. Tho thought Thomas vpon the trai­trie of Robert Holād: & said in reproue Allas holand hath me be­traied. Ay is in the reed some euel shrede / ād by cōmune assent they shold all wente to ye castell of Dū ­stāburgh. the whiche parteyneth to the Erledome of Lancastre. ād that they shold abyde there tyll yt the kyng had foryeue hē hyr ma­letalent. But when the good Er­le Thomas this herde / he answe­red in this maner and saide Lor­des quod he: If we gon̄ toward ye North the Northren men wyll [Page] seyne that we go toward the scottes / and so we shuld be hold trai­tours: for cause of distaunce that is bitwene kyng Edward ād Robert the brus that made him kȳg of scotlād. & therfore I say as touching my self that I wyll goo no ferther into the north thā to mȳ owne castell of Pownfrete. And whē sir Rogier clyford herde this he aroos vp anone in wrath and drowe his swerde. and swore by almyghty god ād by his holy na­mes. but if that he wolde gone wt hem he sholde be dede: ād that he wolde slee him there / The noble & gentyll erle Thomas of Lācastre was sore a drad & said: fair sires I wyll gon̄ with yow whyder so e­uer ye me lede Tho went they to gedres into the North and wyt hē they had vij.C men of armes ād camen to Burbrygge: And whā sir Andrew of Herkela that was in the north contre thurgh orde­naūce of the kyng for to kepe the contre of scotland / herde tell how that thomas of Lācastre was discomfited & his companie at bur­ton vpon Trent: he ordeyned hȳ a stronge power: ād sir Symond ward also that was tho sherewe of york. & camē & mette ye barons at Burbrygge. & anon̄ they breke the brigge that was made of tree And when sir Thomas of Lan­castre herde that sir Andrewe of Herkela had brought with hym such̄ power he was sore adrad: ād sent for sir Andrew of Herkela & with him spake & saide to hym in thys maner. Sir Andrewe quod he / ye mowe wel vndyrstōde how that our lord the kynge is lad ād mysgouerned by moch̄ fals coū ­ceille thurgh sir Hugh the spēcer the fadre / & sir Hugh̄ his sone / ād sir Iohan Erle of Arundell. and thurgh maister Robert baldolke a fals pylled clerke that nowe is in the kȳges court dwellȳg / wherfor I praye yow that ye wolde co­me wyt vs wyt all the power that ye haue ordeyned ād helpe to des­troye the venȳ of Englond / & the traitours that ben therinne / and we wyll yeve vnto yow the beste part of v / Erledomes· that we haue ād holde / & we wyll make vn­to yow an othe: that we wyll ne­uer done thyng withoute yowre coūceill & so ye shalbe efte as well wt vs as euer was Robert of Ho­land / Tho answeryd sir Andrew of Herkela / ād said. Syr thomas that wold I not don̄ ne consente ther to: For no maner thyng ye myght me yeue (punctel) withoute ye wil­le and commaundement of owr lord the kynge: for than sholde I ben̄ holde a traytour for evyrmore. And whan the forsaid noble Erle Thomas of Lancastre sawe that he nold not yeue consent vnto hym for no maner thyng. Syr Andrewe sayd he / Wyll ye nowe [Page] nat consent to destroye the venȳ of the Reame as we be consent / at one word sir Andrew j telle the that or thys yere be gone that ye shull ben̄ take & holde for a tray­tour & more thā ye hold vs nowe ād in wers deth ye shall deye thā euyr deyed any knight of englōd And vnderstondeth well that ye dede nevyr thyng that sorer shall yowe repent: and nowe goth ād dothe that yow good lyketh. and I wull put me vnto the mercy & the grace of god / And so wēt the fals traitour sir Andrewe of her­kela ī his way as a fals traitour tyraunt & as a fals forsworne mā for thurgh the noble Erle of Lancastre / he vnderfeng the armes of cheualerie / & thurgh hym he was made knight. Tho might mē seē archyers drawe hem in that one syde and in that othir ād knygh­tes also: and fowghten to gedre wonder sore / & also among othir sir Humfrey de boughon erle of herford a worthy knyght of [...]nō me thurgh all cristendome stode and faught with hys enemies v­pō the brygge / a thief a Rybaude skulked vnder the brigge And fersely with a spere smote the noble knight into the fowndement. so that his bowelles camē oute the­re· allas the sorwe / for there was slayne the flour of solace. and of comfort. and also of curtesye And sir Rogier of Clyford a no­ble knyght stode euyr ād fought and well and nobely hym defen­ded as a worthy barō But at the last he was sore wownded in his hede. ād sir willyam of Sullayād Syr Rogier of Bernefeled were slayne at that bataille.

Whan sir Andrewe of Herkela sawe that sir Thomas men of lā castre lassed and slaked anone he and his companye camen to the gentyll knyght sir Thomas of Lancastre and seyd / yeld the trai / tour yeld the. The gentyll Erle āswered tho and sayd / Nay lordes. traitours be we none and to you wyll we nevyr vs yelde whyles yt owr lyfes lasten. but leuer we haue to be slayne ī our trouthe thā yelde vs to yow / And sir Andrew ayene grad vpō sir Thomas cō ­panye yollyng as a wode wolfe / and said: yelde yow traitours ta­ken yeld yow / and with an hygh̄ voys saide. bethe ware syres that none of yow be hardy vpon lyfe and vpon lymme. for to misdone Thomas body of Lancastre ād wyth that worde the good Erle Thomas went into the chapell / and sayd knelyng vpō his knees and turned hys visage towardes the crosse and sayd. O almyghty god to the I me yelde and holy put me into thy mercy And wyt that the vyleyns Rybaudes [...]ept aboute hym in euery syde as ty­raunts and wode turmentours [Page] and dispoilled hym of hys armu­re. and clothed hym in a robbe of ray that was of his squyers lyuere: and forth lad hym vnto yorke by water / Tho myght men seen moche sorwe and care / for the gē ­tyll knightes fledden in euery sy­de. and the rybaudes and the vy­leyns egrely hem discryed & grad an highe yelde yow traytours. yelde yow / And when they were yolden / they were robbed & boū ­den as thevys. Allas the shame / and despyte that the gentill ordre of knyghthode there had at that bataylle. and the lande tho was wytoute lawe. for holy chyrch̄ tho had no more reuerence thā it had bene a bordelhows (punctel) and in that bataille was the fadre ayens the sone· and the vncle ayens hys ne­phew: for somoche vnkendenesse was neuer seyn before in englōd. as was that tyme amonge folk of one nacyō / For o kynrede had no more pyte of that othyr· than an hungrie wolfe hath of a shepe. and it was no wonder / For the grete lordes of Englōd were nat all of o nacyon. but were medled with othir nacions / that is for to seyne / somme Bretōs. sōme Sax­ons: somme danoys. some Pehi­tes / somme Frenshmen: somme Normans: somme Spaynardes: somme Romayns / somme He­naudes. somme Flemmynges / & of othir dyuerse nacyōs / the whi­che nacyons not accorded to the kynde blode of Englond / And if so grete lordes had ben̄ only wedded to Englyssh peple / than shold pees haue ben̄ and reste amōges hem withoute any envye

And at that bataill was sir Ro­gier Cliford tak / Sir Iohan Mō ­bray. sir William tuchet. Sir wil­liam fits William. and many o­thir worthy knightes there were taken at that bataille: And sir hughe Dandell the next daye after was taken and put into pryson. and shold haue bene don̄ to deth / yf he had not spoused the kynges nece that was Erle Gyllebertes suster of Gloucestre. And anon̄ after was sir Bartholomewe of badelesmere taken at stowe park a maner of the bisshoppes of Lyn­colne that was his nephew: and many other barons ād baneretz wherfore was made moch̄ sorwe

How Thomas of Lācastre was beheded at Poūfrete: & v. barons honged and drawen there Capitulo Cxcviij.

ANd nowe shall I telle you of the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre whē he was taken and brought to york: ma­ny of the cyte were full glad (punctel) and vpon hym cryed wyth an hyghe voys O sir traitour ye arne well­come / blessed be god for now shal [Page] ye haue the reward that longe ti­me ye haue deserued / ād kast vpō him many snowe balles & many othyr reproues dyd they hȳ· but the gentyll erle all suffryd & sayd nothir oon ne othir / and in the same tyme the kȳg herd of this sa­me sconfiture and was full glad. and in hast came to Pounfret ād sir hughe the spencer and sir Hu­ghe hys sone (punctel) and sir Iohan Erle of Arundell / and sir Edmond of wodestoke the kinges brother er­le of Kent: and sir Aymer of va­launce Erle of Panbroke / & maister Robert Baldock a fals pyled clerck / that was pryue and dwel­led in the kynges court▪ ād all ca­me thyder with the kȳg. And the kyng entred into the castell: And sir Andrewe of Herkela a fals ti­raunt thurgh the kynges com­maundement toke with him the gentyll Erle Thomas to Poun­frete. and there he was prysoned ī hys owne castell that he had ne­we made· that stode ayens the abbey of kyng Edward· And sir hughe the fadre ād his sone cast and thought how ād in what maner the good Erle thomas of Lancastre sholde be dede wythoute any iugement of his perys / wherfore it was ordeyned thurgh the kin­ges iustices that the kyng sholde put vpon him poyntes of treson And so it befell that he was to ye barre before the kynges iustyces bare hede as a thief in a fair hal­le withyn his owne castel that he made therȳ many fest both to ri­che and eke to poure. ād these we­re his iustyces Syr Hugh̄ the spē cer of fadre / Aymer of valaunce erle of Pēbrok. sir edmond of wodestok erle of Kent: sir Iohan of bretaigne erle of Richemond / ād sir Robert of Nalemethorpe ius­tyce / and sir robert him acoulped in thys maner. Thomas at the fyrst owr lord the kyng and thys court excludeth you of all maner answere. Thomas our lord ye kyng put vpō you that ye haue in his lāde ridē wyt baner displai­ed ayēst his pees as a traitour. & with / that worde the gentyll erle thoās wyt an hygh̄ vois said. nay lordes for soth & bi seȳt Thomas I was neuer a traitour. the iusti­ce said ayen̄ the thomas / our lord the kīg put vpō you that ye haue robbed his folk & mordred his peple as a thefe. Thomas the king also put vpō yow that he discomfited you & your peple wt his folk in his owne reaume. wherfore ye went & fled to ye wode as an outelawe / & also ye were taken as an outelawe / And thomas as a traitour ye shul be hōged by resō but ye kīg had foryeve you that iewes for loue of quene Isabel. & thoās reson wolde also that ye shold be hōged: but the kȳg hath foryeve yow yt for cause of your lygnage [Page] But Thomas for asmoche as ye were take fleyng And as an ow­telawe the kyng wyll that youre hede shalbe smytten of / as ye ha­ue well deserued / anone doth hȳ owte of presence / and anone brȳg hym to hys jugemēt: Whan the gētyl knyght Thomas had herd all these wordes. wyth an hyghe voys he cryed sore wepyng & said Allas seynt Thomas fayr fadre allas shall I be deed thus. Graū ­te me nowe blyssefull god āswere but all avaylled hym no thyng / for the kursed gascoynes put hȳ hydder and thydder and on hym cryed with an hygh̄ voys. O god most dredfull wel knowē is now thyn open traitrye. an euyll deth shalt thow deye as thou hast wel deservyd / Tho sette they vpō hys hede in scorne an olde chappelet all to rent and to torne that was nat worth an halpeny And after they sette him vpon a leue white palfrey full vnsemelich ād eke all bare and with an olde bryddell. & with an horryble noyse they dro­uen him owte of ye castell toward his deth / and cast vpon hym ma­ny balles of snowe. And as the turmentours lad hym oute of ye Castell: Tho said he this pytouse wordes: And his handes helde v­pon hyghe towardes hevē (punctel) Now the kyng of heuen yeve vs mercy for the erthely kyng hath vs for­sake. and a frere prechour wente with hym oute of the castell: tyll that he came to the place that he ended his lyfe: vnto whō he shro­fe him all his lyfe: And the gētyl erle helde the frere wonder fast bi the clothes. and said fayr fadre a­byde wyth vs tyll that I be ded / for my flesh quaketh for drede of deth. And soth for to seye / the gē ­till Erle sette him vpon his knees and turned him toward the Est: but a Rybaulde that was kalled Hygone of Mostone set hāde v­pon the gentyll Erle and sayd in despyte of him: Syr traitour turne the toward the scottes thy foule deth to vnderfong. and turned him to ward the north: The no­ble and gentill erle Thomas answeryd tho with a mylde voys ād sayd. now fayrlordes I shall don̄ all your wille: and with that worde the frere went fro him sore we­pyng. and anone a ribaulde wēt to him and smote of his hede the xi. kal of apryll in the yere of gra­ce M / ccc.xxi. Allas that euer su­che a gētyll blode shuld ben̄ done to deth withoute cause & reson. & traytoursly was the kȳg coūceil­led / whē he thurgh the fals coun­ceill of ye spēcers suffred sir thoās his vncles sone be put to suche a deth. and so ben beheded ayens all maner of reson: and grete py­te it was also that suche a noble kyng shold ben̄ deceyued ād mys­gouerned thurgh the ryght false [Page] counceill of the false spencers the whiche he mayntened thurgh los lerie ayens his honour & eke pro­fyte (punctel) For aftyrward ther fyll gre­te vengeaunce in Englōd. for en­chesō of the forsaid thomas deth / ¶When the gentyll erle of hys li­fe was passed the pryour and the monkes of Pounfrete geten the body of sir Thomas of the kyng. and they buryed it before the hy­ghe auter on the ryght syde That same day that this gentyll lord was dede there were honged ād drawe for the same quarell at Pounfret / Sir william tuchet / sir william fitz willyā: Syr warrey­ne of ysille: sir Henry of Bradborne / and sir willyam chenie barōs all / and Iohan page squyer. And sone aftyr at york were drawē ād honged sir Rogier Cliford / Sir johan of Monbray barons. and sir Gosselm Dauyll knight. And at Bristowe were drawe ād honged sir Henry of wymyngton. ād sir Henry Mounfort barons: And at Gloucestre were drawe & hon­ged. Sir Iohan Giffard. and sir william of Emelbrugge barons And at London were honged ād drawe sir Henry Ties baron And at wynchelsee sir Thomas Colepepir knight. And at wȳde­sore sir Fraūceis of waldenham baron: And at Caūterbury was drawe & honged sir Bartholomewe of Badelesmere. And sir Bar­tholomewe of asshebourneham barōs: And at Kerdyfe in walys sir williā flemmȳg baron

How kyng Edward went into Scotland with an hoūdred thousand men of armes & might nat spede Capi. Cxcix

ANd whan kyng Edward of Englond had brought ye floure of cheualerye vn­to hir deth thurgh counceyl of sir hugh̄ spencer the fadre. and sir hughe the sone / he became as wode as any lyōne / And what so euer the spencers wolden haue it was done / And so well ye kȳg loued hē that they might don̄ wyt hym all thynge that they wolde. wherfor the king yafe vnto sir hugh̄ spen­cer the fadre the erledome of wȳ ­chestre: & to sir andrewe of Herke­la the erledome of Cardoill in p̄ ­iudice & in harmyng of his crou­ne / And kīg Edward tho th [...]gh coūseille of the spēcers disherited all hē that had ben̄ ayens him in any querell wt thomas of lācastre & many othir were disherited also. for enchesō yt the spēcer coueited for to haue hir lādes. & so thei had all that they wolde desire wt wrō ­ge and ayēs all reson Tho made the kȳg Robert of baldok a fals piled clerke chaūceler of englond thurgh counceyll of the forsayd spencers / & he was a fals ribaud· and a coueytous: And so they counceylled the kyng moch that [Page] the kyng let taken tho hys owne ward all the goodes of the lordes that wrongfully were put to the deth into his owne hande / And as well they token ye goodes that were in holy chyrche as the goo­des that were withoute / and let hē be put into his tresorye in the cyte of London. and therof let hem be kalled his forfayts / and bi hyr coūceill the kyng wrought for evyrmore / he disheryted hem that the goodes oughten / And thurgh hir counceyll lete arere a talliage of all the goodes of En­glōd / wherfore he was the richest kyng that euer was in England aftyr wylliam Bastard of Nor­mandye that conquered englōd: And yet thurgh counceyl of hem hym semed that he had not yno­we / but made yet euery towne of Englond fynde a man of armes vpō hir owne costages for to go­ne and werre vpon the Scottes that were his enemyes wherfore the kyng wente into scotland wyt an houndred thousād men of ar­mes at witsontyde in the yere of owr lord Ihesu crist M.CCC ād xxij But the scottes went ād hyd hem in mountaynes and in wo­des / and caried the Englysshmen fro day to day that the kyng mi­ght for no maner thyng hem fȳ ­de in playne felde / wherfor many englysshmen that fewe vitailles hadden / for hunger they deyden wonder fast sodenly in goynge & in comynge: ād namely tho that had ben̄ ayens Thomas of Lancastre and robed hys men vpon hys landes / Whenne kyng Ed­ward sawe that vitaylles failled hym: he was tho wonder sore discomforted for encheson also that his men deyed / and for that he nought might spede of his enne­mies / so at the last he came ayene into Englond: And anone after came Iames Douglas and also Thomas Randulph with an huge host into Englond into Nor­thumberland. and with hem the Englysshmen that were dryuen owte of englond. and camen and robbed the contre ād quelled the peple: & also brent the towne that was called Nortallertone ād many othir townes vnto york. And when the king herde this tidȳge / he let sompne all maner mē that myghten trauaille. ād so the en­glysshmen met the scottes at the abbey of Beigheland the xv. day after Mychelmasse in the same yere aboue said. and the englysshmen were there discomfyted. ād at that scomfyture was take sir johan of Britaigne erle of Riche­mond that helde the contre and Erledome of Lancastre. And af­ter he paied an huge raunsone & was let gone. And after that he went into fraunce: & came nevyr aftyrwdrd ayene

How sir Andrewe of Herkkela was taken ād put vnto the deth / that was erle of Cardoille Capitulo ducentesimo

ANd at that tyme sir An­drewe of Herkela that newe was made Erle of cardoille / for cause that he had takē the good Erle Thomas of Lācastre. he had ordeyned thurgh ye kȳ ges commaūdement of Englōd for to bryng hym all the power yt he might: for to helpe hym ayens the scottes at ye Abbey of Beighe­land / And whā the fals traitour had gadred all the peple that he myght / & shold haue comē to the kyng vnto the abbey of Beighe­lād: the fals traitour lad hem by an othir contre thurgh Copelād & thurgh the erldome of Lācastre & went thurgh the cōtre & robed & queld folk all that he might / ād ferthermore ye fals traytour had takē a grete some of gold and sil­uer of sir Iames Dowglas for to be ayens the kyng of Englond: & to be helpyng & holdyng wyth the scottes. through whos treson the kyng of Englond was scom­fyted at Beiheland er that he ca­me thydder: wherfor the king to­ward him was wonder wroth & let pryuely enquere by the contre aboute how that it was. & so mē enquered & aspied that at the last trewth̄ was founde & sought / ād he atteynt & taken as a fals trai­tour as the noble erle Thomas of lancastre him tolde. er that he were don̄ vnto the deth at his ta­kyng at burbrygge. & to hȳ saide: or that yere were don̄ he shold be take & holde a traitour And so it was as the holy man said. wher­fore the kyng sent pryuely to Syr anthoyn̄ of Lucy a knight of the cōtrey of Cardoille that he sholde take sir Andrewe of Herckela ād put hȳ vnto the deth. & to brynge this thȳg vnto the ende the kyng sent his cōmission so that the sa­me Andrewe was taken at Car­doill / & led vnto the barre in ye maner of an erle worthely arayed & with a swerd gurt aboute hȳ ād hosed & spored: Tho spake sir an­thoyne in this maner. sir Andre­we quod he the kȳg put vpon the for asmoch̄ as thow hast bene or­ped in thy dedes: he ded vnto the mochel honour & made the Erle of Cardoill: ād thow as traitour vnto thy lord the kȳg laddest hys peple of this cōtre that shold ha­ue holpe hȳ at the bataill of Bey­ghelād. & thow laddest thē away by the cōtre of Copelād & thurgh the erledome of Lancastre wherfore our lord the kyng was scom­fyted there of the scottes thurgh thy treson & falsenesse ād yf thou haddest com̄ be times. he had had the maistiry / & all thurgh treson thow dydest it for the grete some of goold and siluer that thou vn­derfēg of Iames douglas a scote [Page] the kynges enemye / & our lord ye kynges wille is that the ordre of knyghthode by the whiche thow vndyrfeng all thin honour & worship vpō thy body be all brought to nought. & thy estate vndone yt othir knightes of lowe degre mowe after the beware / the whyche lorde hath the avaunced hugely ī diuerse contrees in Englōd. and that all mowe take example by the hir lord aftyrward trewly for to serue / Tho commaūded he a knave anone to haue of hys spo­res on his helys / and aftyr he let breke ye swerde ouer his hede. the whiche the kyng him yafe to ke­pe and defēde his lande therwith when he made hī erle of Cardoil / and aftyr he let hym vnclothe of his furred tabart & of his hode & of his furred cotes & of his gurdel And when this was don̄ sir An­thoyne said vnto him. Andrewe quod he: now art thou no knight but a knaue / and for thy treson ye kyng wille that thou shalt be hō ­ged & drawe. and thy boweles ta­ken owte of thy body & brent be­fore the / and thy body quartred & thyn hede smyten of. & sent vnto Londō / & ther it shall stonde vpō Londō brugge. & thy fowre quarters shull be sēt to fowre townes of Englond that all other mowe be chastysed by the. And as An­toyne said so it was done all ma­ner thynge in the last day of Oc­tobre in the yere of grace M.ccc. & xxij yere And the sonne tho turned ī to blode. as the peple it saw And that dured fro the morne til it was xi of the clokke of the day.

¶Of ye miracles yt god wrought for seynt Thomas loue of Lācastre. wherfore the king let close the chyrche dores of the Pryowre of pounfret. for yt no man sholde co­me therȳ to the body for to offrē / Capitulo / CCj.

ANd sone aftyr that the er­le Thomas of Lancastre was martred a prest that longe tyme had bene blynde dre­med in hys slepyng that he shold gone vnto the hylle ther that the good Erle thomas of Lancastre was don̄ vnto the deth. & he shol­de haue his syght ayen̄ & so he dremed iij nightes sewȳg: & ye preste let tho lede him to the same hylle And when he came to that pla­ce that he was martred / on deuo­utely he made ther his prayers & praied god & seȳt Thoās that he must haue his sight ayene. & whē he was in hys prayers he laid his right honde vpon the same place that the good man was martred on. & a drope of drye blode & sma­le sand cleued on his honde and therwith stryked his eyen & ano­ne thurgh myght of god and of seȳt Thomas of Lācastre he had [Page] his sight ayen̄: and thanked tho almyghty god ād seint Thomas / And whē this miracle was knowen amonge men. the peple ca­me thydder in euery syde ād kne­led ād made hir praiers at his tō ­be that is in the pryorie of Poun­frete and praied the holy martyr of socour and of helpe: and god herde hir prayer /

Also ther was a yōge chylde drē ­chyd in a welle: in the towne of Pounfrete. ād was dede thre da­yes and thre nightes: ād men ca­men ād laid the dede childe vpon seynt Thomas tombe the holy martyr. and the child arose there from deth to life as many a man it sawe: ād also moch̄ peple were owte of hir mynde & god hath hē sent hyr mynde ayene through vertu of that holy martyr. and also god hath yeuen therto creples hyr goyng / and to croked hir hō ­des and hir feet: and to blynde also hir sighte / ād to many sike fol­ke hyr hele of dyuerse maladyes / for the loue of thys good martir Also there was a ryche man in Coundom in Gascoyne / and su­che a maladie he had / that all his right syde roted and fyll a way from hym that mē myght se his lyuer and also his hert. and so he stanke that vnneth men myght come nye hym. wherfore his frē ­des were for him wōdre sory. but at the last as the almyghty god wolde. they praied to seynt Tho­mas of Lancastre that he wolde praye to almyghty god for that prysoner. & behit to gon̄ to Poū ­frete for to don̄ hir pylgrymage / And in vysion the next aftyr the martyr seint thomas came vnto hȳ & annoynted ouer all hys sike bodj. & therwith ye good mā awo­ke & was all hole / & his flesh was restored ayen̄ that before was ro­ted & falle away: for which myra­cle ye good man & his frēdes loued god & seȳt thomas euyr more af­tyr. And this good mā came into englōd & toke wt hȳ iiij felawes & came to Pounfrete vnto that holy martyr ād did hir pilgrimage. but ye good man yt was sike came thyder all nakyd sauf his brech̄. & whē they had done they turned home ayen̄ into hyr cōtre & tolde of ye myracle wher so euer thei ca­me. And also ij mē haue be helyd there of ye mormall thurgh helpe of yt holy martyr though yt euyll be holyd īcurable Whē ye spēcers herd that god dyd such myracles for this holy martyr / & they wol­de beleve it ī no maner wyse. but said opēly yt it was grete heresye such̄ vertu of hȳ to beleue. & whā sir hugh̄ the spēcer the sone sawe all this doynge: anon̄ he sent his messagier frō poūfrete ther that he dwelled to king Edward that tho was in Crauene at Skyptō. for cause that the kyng shold vn­don̄ that pylgrimage. & as the ri­baude [Page] ye messagier wēte toward the kyng for to don̄ his message: he came by the hylle on the why­che the good martyr was done to deth / & in the same place he made hys ordure: & whā he had don̄ / he went toward the kyng. a stronge flix him came vpon that er he ca­me to york / & shedde all his bow­les at his fondemēt. And whan sir Hugh̄ the spencer herde thys tydyng some deel he was a drad. & thought for to vndone the pyl­grimage if he might by any ma­ner way / & to the kyng wente ād saide that they sholde be in grete sklaūdre thurgh oute all cristen­dome for the deth of Thomas of Lancastre yf that he suffred ye pe­ple don̄ hir pylgrymage at Poū ­frete. & so he counceilled the kyng that he commaūded to closse the church dores of Poūfrete. in the which̄ chyrch̄ ye holy martyr seint thomas was entered / & thus thei dyden ayens all fraunchyses of ye holy chyrch̄ / so that fowr yere af­tyr might no pylgrime come vn­to that holy body: & for encheson that the monkes suffred men come & honoure that holy body of seint thomas the martyr thurgh counceill of sir Hugh̄ spencer the sone: and thurgh coūceill also of maistir Robert of baldok the false pylled clerk that was the kyn­ges chaūceler / the kyng cōsentyd that thei shold be sette to hir wa­ges (punctel) And let make there war­deins ouer hir owne good longe tyme· & thurgh commaūdement of the forsaid sir Hugh̄ the spen­cer xiiij Gascoynes well armed kepte the hylle there that ye good man seint thomas was do [...] vn­to hys deth: so that no Pilgryme might come bi yt way: Full well wende he to haue be take crystes might and his power / and ye gre­te loos of myracles that he she­wed for hys martyr seȳt thomas through all crystendome. ād that same tyme the king made robert of baldolke the pyled clerke fals thurgh praier of sir hugh̄ the spē ­cer the sone chaūcelere of Englōd. And in the same tyme was ye castell of Walyngford yolden ayēs the kyng thurgh the prisoners yt were withinne the castell for seȳt thoās quarell of Lācastre. wher­fore the peple of the contre came and tokē the castell vpon the for­sayd prysonners. Wherfore sir johan of Golyngton knyght / and sir Edmond of the beche prison­ners & a squyer that was kalled Rogier of Walton were take ād sent to the kyng to Poūfrete / ād there they were done in pryson / & the forsaid Rogier was sent vnto york (punctel) and there he was drawe ād hanged: And anone after sir Ro / gier Mortymer of wigmore bra / ke owte of the toure of Londō in this manere. The forsaid sir Ro / gier herd that he shold be drawe [Page] & honged at london / in the morne after seint Laurence day. & on the day before he helde a faire fest in ye toure of Lōdō / & there was sir ste­phen segraue constable of ye toure & many grete men wyt him & whē they shold sope / the forsayd stephē sent for all the officiers of the tou­re / & they came & soped with hym And whē they shold take hir leue of hȳ / a squier that was called ste­phē that was full pryue wyth the forsaid Rogier thurgh his coūceil yafe hem all such̄ dranke that the leste of hem all slepē two dayes & ij. nightes: & in the mene tyme he scaped away by watyr / that is to saye by the Tamyse / & went ouer the see & helde him in fraūce: wherfore the kyng was sore annoyed & tho put the same stephē out of his constablery

¶How the quene Isabel went into fraūce for to trete of pees bi­twene hir lord the king of Englōd & the king of Fraūce hir brother Capitulo CC.ij

THe king wēt tho vnto lō ­don: & ther thurgh coūceil of sir hugh̄ the spēcer ye fa­dre ād of his sone: & of maistir Robert baldok a fals pyled clerk hys chaunceler let seise tho all the que­nes lōdes into his owne honde / & also all the landes that were sir edwardis hys sone / & were so put to hir wages ayens all maner reson / & that was thurgh the falsenesse of the spēcers And whē the kyng of Fraūce that was quene jsabel­les brother herde of this falsenesse he was sore annoyed ayēs the kīg of Englōd & his fals counceillers: wherfore he sent a letter vnto kīg Edward vnder his seal: yt he shold come into fraūce at a certaȳ day / for to don̄ his homage / & therto he somened hȳ. & elles he shold lese all gascoign̄. And so it was ordeyned in Englōd thurgh ye kȳg & his coū ceill that quene Isabel shold wēde into fraūce for to trete of pees bi­twene hir lord & hyr brother. And that Oliuer ynghā shold wēde in to Gascoigne & haue wt hȳ vij.M. men & moo of armes to ben̄ sene shall & wardeyne of gascoign̄ & so it was ordeyned that Quene Isa­bell wēt tho ouer see / & came into fraūce / & with hyr went sir aymer of valaūce Erle of pēbroke yt was ther mordred sodēly in priue sege: but that was thurgh goddes vengeaūce / for he was one of the iusti­ces that consented to seȳt thomas deth of Lācastre: & wolde neuer after repēte hȳ of that wykked dede: And at that time sir Oliuer of yn­ghā wēt ouer into gascoign̄ & dyd moch̄ harme to the kȳg of fraūce: & gate ayen̄ that kȳg edward had loste▪ & moch̄ more therto

¶How king Edward sent sir Edward hys sone the eldest into fra­unce Capi. CC / iij

[Page] THe quene Isabel not but a quarter of a yer̄ dwelled in Fraunce. Sir Edward hyr eldest sone ne axed leue for to wente into Fraūce for to speke wt his modre Isabell the quene. And the kyng his fadre graūted hȳ wyt a good will & sayd to hym Go my fayr sone in goodis blissyng & my­ne. ād thenke for to come ayen̄ as hastly as thou might. And he wēt ouer see & came into Fraūce. & the kȳg of Fraūce his vncle vnderfēg hym with mochel honour. & sayd vnto him. faire sone ye be welcom. ād for cause that your fadre come not for to do his homage for ye du­chye of Guyhēne as his aūcestres were went for to do. I yeue yow yt lordshipp to holde it of me in heri­tage as all your auncestres haue don̄ tofore yow: wherfore he was called duke of Gwyhenne

¶How the kyng exilled his quene Isabell & Edward his eldest sone / Capitu. CCiiij

WHenne kyng Edward of Englond herde telle howe the kyng of Fraūce had yeuen the duchye of Gwyhēne vnto sir Edward his sone withoute cō ­sent & wille of him. & that his sone had vnderfonge the duchye. he be­came wonder wroth & sente to his sone by his lettre & to his wyfe al­so that they shold come ayen̄ into Englond in all the haste that they myght: The quene Isabell and sir Edward hir sone were woder sore adrad of the kynges menace and of hys wrathe. & pryncipaly of the falsenesse of the spencers both̄ of ye fadre and of the sone / & at his commaūdement they wold not come. wherfore kyng Edward was sore annoyed & let make a crye at Lō ­don / that yf quene ysabell and ed­ward hir eldest sone Came not in to Englond. that they shold bene holden as enemyes to the Reame of Englōd. and for that they wold not obeye ād come by the kynges cōmaūdement into englond. they bothe were exilled the modre & hir sone. When the quene Isabel her­de thees tydynges she was sore a­drad to be shēt thurgh the fals cō ­getyng of the spēcers: And wēt wt ye knyghtes that were exilled oute of Englond for seynt Thoās cau­se of Lācastre: that is to seye sir ro­gier of wygmore / sir williā trussell / sir Iohan of cromwell. ād many othir good knightes. wherfor thei tokē hir coūceill: & ordeyned amō ­ges hē for to make a mariage by­twene the duke of Gwyhēne ye kȳ ­ges sone of Englōd & the erles do­ughter of Henaude. yt was a no­ble knight of name ād a doughty in his tyme. & yf that thȳg myght be brought aboute. thā stode thei trouwȳg with the helpe of god to recouer hir herytage in Englond. wherof they were put out thurgh the fals congettȳges of ye spēcers.

How kyng Edward thurgh coū ceill of the spēcers sent to the dou­seperes of Fraūce that they shold helpe that the quene Isabel & hyr sone sir Edward weren exilled ou­te of fraunce Capitulo. CCv

WHan kyng Edward & the spēcers herde howe quene jsabell & sir Edward hir so­ne had alied hem to the erle of he­naud & to them that were oute exilled of englōd for encheson of thomas of Lācastre. they were so sory that they wiste not what to done / Wherfore sir Hugh̄ the spēcer the sone said vnto sir Hugh̄ his fadre in this maner wyse· Fadre accur­sed be the tyme & the coūceill that euer ye consented that quene Isa­bell shold gon̄ vnto fraunce for to trete of accord bytwene the kyng of englōd & hir brother the kȳg of Fraūce for that was youre coun­ceyll. for at that time for soth your wit failled. For j drede me sore lest thurgh hyr & hyr sone we shull be shēt / but yf we take the better coū ­ceill / Now fayre Sires vnderston­deth how mervaillous felonye ād falshede the spēcers ymagined ād cast. for priuely they let fylle .v. ba­les wyt siluer. the somme amoun­ted .v. thousend pounde / & thei sēt the barelles ouer see preueli by an alyen that was kalled Arnold of spaigne that was a brecour of lō ­dō / that he shold gon̄ to ye douseperes of fraūce. that they shold pro­cure & speke to the kȳg of fraunce that quene Isabell & hir sone Ed­ward were dryuen ād exilled oute of Fraūce / And amonge all othir thȳges that they were brought to the deth as preuely as thei might be / But almyghty god wolde not so / for when this arnold was in ye hye see he was takē with zelāders that met hym in the see & toke hȳ: & lad hȳ to hyr lord Erle of henau­de. and moch̄ ioye was made for yt takyng. ād at the last this Arnold preuely stale hȳ self away fro thēs and came to london: And of thys takȳg & of othir thȳges the erle of Henaude said to ye quene Isabell Dame maketh yow mery & bene of good chere. for ye be rycher thā ye wend haue ben̄ ▪ & take ye these .v. barelles full of siluer that were sent to the douzeperes of Fraūce. for to quelle yow & your sone Ed­ward & thēketh hastely for to wēte in englōd & taketh ye with you sir Iohan of Henaude my brother. & v.C. mē of armes: for many of hē of fraūce in whō ye haue had gre­te truste / had grete deinte yow for to scorne. ād almyghty god graū ­te yow grace your ennemies to o­uercome. The quene Isabell sent tho thurgh Henaud & Flaūdres for hir sowdyours. & ordeyned hyr euery day for to wēte into Englōd ayene / & so she had in hir cōpanye Sir Edmond of Wodestoke that [Page] was Erle of Kēt that was sir ed­wardes brother of Englond

How kyng Edward let kepe the costes of the see / & tried out the beste men of werre in Englond Capitulo CCvi.

WHenne kȳg Edward her­de telle that quene Isabell & Edward hir sone wolde come into Englond wyth many aliens & with hem that were oute lawed oute of Englond for hir re­belnesse: he was sore adrad to be put a downe & lese his kyngdome Wherfor he ordeyned to kepe hys castelles in walys as wel as in en­glond with vitailles ād hyr appa­raille. & let kepe his Riuer & also ye see costes. wherof the v. portes to­ken to kepe hem and also the see. And at the feest of decollacyon of seynt Iohan baptist (punctel) the citezeins of London sent to the kȳg to Por­chestre an hondert men of armes And he commaūded ferthermore by his lrēs and ordeyned that euery hōdred men shold taken wapē of englōd to triours as wel of mē of armes as of men a foot. & that thei shold ben̄ put in xx. some / & in an C. some / & cōmaunded that all the men were a redy whā any ou­tehese or crie were made for to purswe and take the aliēs that camē into englond for to benymme hȳ the londe. & for to put him oute of hys kyngdome. And more ouer he let crye thurgh hys patent lrēs in euery place & in euery market of Englōd that the quene Isabell and sir Edward his eldest sone ād the erle of Kent that they were taken and saufli kept withoute any maner harme vnto hem doyng: & alle othir maner peple that came with hem anone smyte of hyr he­des withoute any maner raūsone And what man that myght brȳg sir Rogier heed mortymer of wȳg more shold haue an C. pounde for his trauaille. And furthermore he ordeyned by his patent lrēs & cō ­maūded to make a fyre vpō eueri hye hille besides the riuers / and in lowe contrees for to make hye be­kenes of tymbre that yf it so were that the aliens came vnto the lād by nyght / that men sholde tēde ye bekenes that the contre might be warned & come and mette hir en­nemyes: And in ye same tyme dei­ed Sir rogier mortimer hys vncle in the toure of London.

¶How the quene Isabel & sir Ed­ward duke of Gwihenne hir sone came to londe at Herewych / and how they dydē. Capitulo CCvij

THe quene Isabell & sir edward hir sone duke of guihēne: sir Edward of wodeboke erle of kent & sir johā therles brother of henaud & hir men drad [Page] not the menace of the kyng ne of his traytours. for they trust all in goddys grace. ād camē vnto here­wich in southfolk the xxiiij day of of Septēbre: & in the yere of grace .M.ccc.xxvi. And the quene ād sir Edward hir sone sēt lrēs to ye mai­re & comminalte of Londō requy­ryng hē that thei shold ben̄ helpīg in the quarel & cause that thei had begōne. that is to seye: to destroye the traitours of ye reame / But no­ne āswere was sent agayne. wherfor the quene & sir Edward hir so­ne senten an othir patēt letter vn­der hyr seales. the tenour of which̄ lettre here folowed in this maner Izabell by the grace of god quene of Englōd / lady of Irlād. & coūtes­se of pountyf. & we Edward the eldest sone of the kȳg of englōd / du­ke of Gwihenne. erle of chestre ād of Poūtyf: & of Monstroille to the maire & to all the ꝯminalte of the cyte of London sendeth gretȳg for as moche as we haue before ye ty­me sēt to yow by our lettres how we become into thys lād wt good aray & in good maner for the ho­nour and profyte of holy chirch & of our right dere lord the kyng ād all the Reame with all our might & power to kepe and maynten̄ as we & alle the good folke of the for­sayd reame are holdē to don̄. And vpon that we prayen yow that ye wolde ben̄ helpȳg to vs in as mo­che as ye may in this quarel. that is for the commune profyte of all the Reaume. & we haue had none āswere of ye forsaid lettres ne kno­we not yowr wille in that partye / wherfore we sent to yow agayne and pray and charge yow that ye bere yow so ayens vs that we ha­ue no cause to greue you: but that ye ben̄ to vs in helpyng by all the mayes that ye may. For ye may well openly knowen that we and alle they that ben̄ comen wyth vs into thys Reame thenken not to done thā alle thȳg if it lyked good and shal be for the commune proffyte of alle the Reame: and onely to destroye Hugh the spencer our enemye & also enemye to alle the Reame of Englond. as ye well o­pēly knoweth. Wherfor we praye yow & charge yow in ye sayth that ye owe to owre lord the kyng and to vs. that yf the said Hugh spēcer our enemye come withinne your power that ye don̄ him hastely to ben̄ takē & saufly kept▪ vnto ye ty­me tyll we haue ordeyned of hym owr wille: and that ye leue it not▪ in no maner wyse as ye desire ho­nour and profite of vs alle and of alle the Reame. Vnderstondyng well that yf ye don̄ owr prayer ād maundement. we shall the more be holden vnto yow and also ye shull gete for yowr self wurshypp and profyte yf ye sende vs hastely answere of all yowr wille. ¶Yeuē at Baldok the vj. day of Octobre / [Page] Which̄ lettre erly in the dawenȳg of the day of seynt Denys was ta­ken vpon the newe crosse in shepe And many copies of the same lrē were takked vpon wyndowes ād dores: & vpon othir places in ye cite that all men passyng by the way might seē & rede / And in the same tyme kyng Edward was at lōdō in the towre at hys mete / & a mes­sagier came into the hasle & sayd that the quene Isabell was come to londe at Herewych: & had bro­ught in hyr companye sir Iohan of Henaud & with hym mē of ar­mes wythoute nombre: And wyt that word Syr Hughe the spēcer the fadre spake & sayd thus to the kyng. My most wurshypfull lord and kyng of Englond. Now mo­we ye make good chere for certeȳ ­ly they ben̄ all owres The kȳg sa­we thys word confortable / nothe­les he was sorefull and pensyf in his herte / And the kyng had not yet fulfylleth hys mete: ther came in the halle an othir messagier ād sayd that the Quene Isabell was arryued at Herewych besyde yep­swych in southfolk. Syr hugh the Spencer the fadre spake and sayd to the messauger in this maner / Telle me that ye haue seyne / my fayr frēde is she come with a strē ­ghte: Certys sire soth for to saye / she ne had in hyr companye but vij. hōdred men of armes (punctel) & wyth that worde sir Hughe the spencer the fadre cryed with an hygh̄ vois & sayd: Allas allas we bene all be­traied: for certys with so lyttel po­wer she had neuer come to londe: but folk of thys londe were to hyr consent And therfor after the me­te they toke hyr counceill ād went toward walys for to arere ye wals­shmen ayens quene Isabell & ed­ward hyr sone all for to fyght / and so they were in purpose euerichō /

How maistir Waltier stapilton bysshop of Excestre that was the kynges Tresorer was beheded at London Capitulo / CCviij

ANd in the same tyme kȳg Edward was sore adrad / lest men of londō wold yelde hem vnto the quene Isabell ād to hir sone Edward: wherfore he sent Maistir Waltier Stapylton hys tresorer for to be wardeyne & keper of the cyte of London wyth the mayre / And so he came to the Gylldehall of London / And axed the keyes of the yates of the Cyte thurgh vertu and strength of hys commyssyon / ād wolde haue had the kepyng of the cyte / But the cō ­munes answeryd and sayd that they wolde kepe the cyte to the honour of kyng Edward ād of Isa­bell the quene / and of the duke the [Page] kynges sone withoute any more: The bisshop was tho sore ānoyed & swore othe that they all shold a­bye it anone as kȳg Edward we­re comen owte of walys / and the communes all anon̄ of the cite token the bisshopp & lad hym amy­des chepe / & there they smoten of hys hede / and set his heed into his right hond. And after they behe­ded two of his squyers that helde wyth the bisshopp / And one of hē was kalled Wylliā of walle / that was the bisshoppes nevew That othir was called Iohan of padȳgton / And also they tokē a burgys of London that was kalled Iohā marchall / that was sir Hugh̄ the spencers Spye the fadre: & smyten of hys hede also: And ī that same tyme that same bisshop had in lō don a fayr towr in makȳg in hys closse vpon the Ryuer of the Ta­myse· that was withoute temple bare: & hym faylled stone to make therof an ende / wherfore he com­maūded his men to gon̄ to ye chir­che of freres carmes. & there they token stone to make therwith the towre / & moche sand & morter ād olde robous that was left / ād for the despyte that the bisshopp had done vnto holy chyrch̄: he and his two squyers were buryed in that sand / as though thei had ben̄ hoū ­des: & ther they leyen xi. wekes tyll that the quene Isabel sent hir let­tres / to the communes ād prayed hem that thei wold suffre & graū ­te that the bisshop myght be takē owte of that place & bene buryed at Excestre at hys owne chyrche / & so he and hys two squyers were buryed at seynt Clemens chyrch / wytoute temple bare / And it was no wonder though ye bisshop dey­ed an euell deth / For he was a co­ueytous man. & had wyth hȳ no mercy. and euell coūceilled ye king And sone after was Arnold of Spaigne taken he that was assē ­tent to haue lad the v.M. pounde of siluer ī v. barelles ferryetes vn­to the douseperes of fraūce for to helpe & hast the quene Isabell to hyr deth and Edward hyr sone also: And thys Arnold was put to deth withoute the cyte of Londō:

How kyng Edward & sir Hugh̄ the spencer & the erle of Arundell were taken Capitulo CCix

WHen kyng Edward had sent maistir walter stapil­ton his tresorer into lōdō (punctel) for to kepe the cyte on them ayēs the quene Isabel his wyfe & ayēs Edward hyr sone Anone hȳ selfe toke with hym sir Hugh spencer the sone: and sir Iohan Erle of A­rundell. and maistir Robert Bal­dock hys Chaunceler a fals pyled prest: and token hyr way toward bristowe. & ther the kȳg abode a littel terme. & made sir hugh the spē ­cer [Page] the fadre as conestable & keper of the castell. And the kyng & that othir spencer went into the shipp & sailled toward walys: & toke no leue of the stiward ne of none in ye kynges houshold And went ouer into walys for to arere the walssh men ayens dame Isabell the que­ne & the duke hyr sone ād the Erle of kente & sir Iohan of Henaude / & they went & purswed after hem / & hyr power ēcresed euery day / so at the last the kyng was takē vpō an hylle in walys. & sir Hugh̄ the spencer the sone in that othir syde of the same hylle / And the fals pi­led clerk Maister Robert baldock there fast besides hem / & were bro­ught ayen̄ into englōd as almyg­hty god wold. & the kyng hym self was in sauf kepyng in the Castell of Kenilworth. & hȳ kept sir Hēri that was sir Thomas brother of Lācastre. And sir hugh̄ spēcer the fadre came & put hȳ in the quenes grace & sir Edward hyr sone duke of Gwihenne: But sir Hugh̄ spē ­cer ye sone after the tyme yt he was take wolde ete no maner mete no thir drȳke / for he wist to haue non̄ mercy sauf onely to be dede: And the quene & hir counceyll tho had ordeyned that he shold haue bene don̄ to deth at londō. But he was so feble for hys moch̄ fastyng that he was dede almost: And therfore it was ordeyned that he shold ha­ue his iugement at herfort. and at a place of the toure his hood was take from his heed. and also from Robert of Baldoke that was a pi­led clerk & fals / & the kinges chaū ­celere. & mē set vpō hir hedes chappelets of sharpe netlys. & ij. squy­ers blewe in her eres ij. with grete bugles hornes vpon the two pry­sonners that mē myght here ther blowyng owte wt hornes mo thā a myle: & one simōd of redȳg ye kȳ ­ges marhall before hem bare hyr armes vpō a spere reuersed: in to­ken that they sholde be vndon̄ for euermore: And vpon the morwe was sir hugh spēcer the sone dāp­ned to the deth. & was drawe hon­ged beheded: & his bowelles taken owte of hys body & brent / & after he was quartred. ād his iiij quar­tiers were sēt to iiij. townes of en­glond & his hede sent to lōdō brig­ge. And this Symond for enchesō that he despysed quene Isabell / he was drawe and honged in a stage made amydes the forsaid sir Hu­ghes galewes: And the same day a lyttell fro thens was sir Iohan of arūdel beheded. for he was of sir hugh̄ spēcers coūceillers / & anon̄ after was sir Hugh̄ spēcer the fa­dre drawe hōged & beheded at Bri­stowe: & after hōged ayen̄ by ye ar­mes wt ij. strōge repes: & ye iiij. day after he was hewē all to peces: ād howndes etē hȳ: & for ye encheson yt the kȳg had yeuē hȳ the erledome of wynchestre· hys hede was lad [Page] thidder and put vpon a spere. and ther the fals baldoke was sent to london. & ther he deyde in pryson amonges thefes For men dyd hē no more reuerēce than they wold done vnto an hoūde / And so dey­den the traitours of Englōd blys­sed be almyghty god / And it was no wonder / for thurgh theyr coū ­ceill the good erle Thomas of lā ­castre was don̄ vnto deth̄. and alle that helden with Thomas of Lā ­castre thurgh the traytours were vndon̄ / & all hyr heyres d [...]sherited

How kyng Edward was put a downe / & his dignyte benomme Capitulo CC.x.

ANd anon̄ after as all this was don̄ / the quene jsabel and Edward hir sone and alle the grete lordes of Englōd at one assent sentē to kyng Edward to the castell of kenillworth ther yt he was in kepyng vndyr the war­de of sir Iohan Hachȳ that was the bysshop of Ely. & sir Iohan of percy the barō / for encheson that he shold ordeyne hys parlemēt at a certeȳ place in englond for to re­dresse & amend the state of the Re­ame. And kyng edward hem ans­weryd & sayd / Lordes quod he / ye se full well how it is / loo take here my seall I yeue yow all myne po­wer to ordeyne a parlement wher that ye wyll. and they toke hyr le­ue of hym and camen ayen̄ to the barons of Englond. & whan they had the kynges patēt of this thȳg they shewed it to the lordes▪ And tho was ordeyned that the parle­ment shold bene at westmynster. at the vtas of seynt Hilarie. And all the grete lordes of Englond [...]et ordeyne for hem ther ayens y time that the parlemēt shold ben̄ And at which̄ day that yt ꝑlement was ordeyned the kȳg wold nat come therfor no maner thȳg. as he h [...]d sette hȳ self & assygned and nothe­les the barōs sent to hym o tyme ād othir: And he swore by goddes sowle that he wold not come [...] o foot.. wherfore it was ordeyned by all the grete lordes of Englond that he shold no lenger ben̄ kyng but ben̄ deposed: & sayd that they wold croune kȳg Edward [...] the elder that was duke or guy hēne / & sent so tydyng vnto ye kȳg there that he was in ward vndyr sir Iohā erle of garēne. & sir Iohā of Hachym that was bysshop of Ely. & sir Iohan percy a Baron. & sir William trussell a knight that was with the erle sir Thomas of Lancastre / for to yelde vp hyr ho­mages vnto hym for alle them of Englond.

¶And sir willyam Trussell sayd these wordes / Syr Edward for enchesō that ye haue traied yowr peple of englond ād haue vndon̄ many grete lordes of ye Reame of [Page] Englōd withoute any cause / But nowe ye bē withstond. thāked be god. And also for enchesō that ye wold not come to the ꝑlement as ye ordeyned at westmynster as in your owne letter patēt is ꝯteined for to trete wyt yowr liege men as a king sholde. & therfor thurgh all the ꝯmune assent of all the lordes of englond I telle vnto yow these wordes. ye shull vnderstonde sir yt the barons of englōd at one assēt wyll that ye be no more kyng of Englōd. but vtterli haue put you owte of your realte for euermore / And the bisshop of Ely said tho to ye kȳg sir Edward here I yelde vp feaute & homage for all the erche­bisshoppes & bisshoppes of ēglōd & for all the clergye. Tho said Syr Iohan of garenne. sir Edward I yelde vp here vnto you feaute and homage for me & for all the Erles of Englond. & sir Hēry percy yafe vp also ther hys homage for hȳ & for all the barons of englōd / And tho said sir williā Trussell I yelde vp now vnto you sir myn homa­ge for me. & also for all ye knyghtes of Englōd. & for all them that hol­den by seriaūrrye or by any othir maner thyng of yow / so that fro this day afterward ye shul not be claymed kyng. nothir for king be holde: but frō this time afterward ye shull be holde for a singuler mā of all the peple / And so they wēte thennes vnto londō ther that the lordes of Englond hem abode. ād sir Edward abode ī pryson ī good kepyng / & that was the day of cō ­uersion of seynt paule In the .xx. yere of his regne

¶Prophecye of Merlyn declared of kyng edward the sone of kyng Edward Cap / CCxi

OF this king Edward pro­phecied Merlȳ & said that ther shold come a goot ou­te of Care that shold haue hornes of siluer / and a berde as withe as snowe / & a doppe shold come owt of his nosethirles that shold beto­ken moche harme hunger / & deth of the peple: & grete losse of his lād & that in the begynnȳg of his reg­ne shold be haunted moche leche­rye. He said soth. allas ye tyme / for kyng Edward that was kȳg Ed­wardes sone was borne at canar­uan in Walys / for soth he had hornes of siluer ād a berde as snowe. whan he was made prince of wa­lys / so moche he yafe hȳ to riote & felonye / And soth said Merlyn in his prophecye / that there shold co­me oute of his nose a doppe for in his time was grete hūger amōge ye poure peple: & strōge deth̄ amonge the ryche that deyde in straūge land with mochel sorwe. & in wer­re in Scotlād / & afterward he loste scotland ād gascoigne: And whil­les that hym selfe was kyng. ther was moche lecherye haūted And also merlȳ told and said that this [Page] goot shold seche ye flour of lyfe & of deth. & he said sothe / for he spoused Isabel the kȳges doughter of fra­unce / And in his time Merlȳ said that there shold be made brugges of folke vpō dyches of ye see: & that was wel seen at bannokkesborne in scotlād whā he was discōfyted ther of the scottes And merlȳ told also that stones sholde fall frō cas­telles and many townes shold be made pleȳ / & he sayd soth̄: for whā kȳg Edward was discomfited in Scotlād. & came tho southward. ye scottes besieged the castelles & dyd hem moch̄ harme & brent townes vnto the hard erth̄. And aft (er)ward Merlȳ sayd that an egle shold co­me out of Cornewaille that shold haue fetheres of gold / that of pry­de shold haue no piere: & he shold despyse lordes of blood: and after deye thurgh a bere at Gauersise. & that prophecye was ful well kno­we ād fonde sothe. For bi the egle is vnderstōde sir Piers of Ganas­tone. that tho was erle of Corne­waille· that was a wonder prow­de man that despised the barona­ge of englōd▪ but aft (er)ward he was beheded at gauersichet through ye erle of Lācastre & through the erle of warrewyk. And merlyn tolde that in hys tyme yet shold seme yt the bere shold brēne. & that bataill shold be vpō an arme of the see in a felde araied lyke a shelde / where sholde deye many whyte hedes. & he said sothe / for by the brennyng of the bere is betokened grete dre­de thurgh cuttȳg of swerd at that bataill ordeyned ī a felde as a shel­de vpon an arme of ye see. is beto­kened the bata [...]lle of mytone For ther camē the scottes in maner of a shelde in maner of a wynge and slew vpon swalle men of relygyō [...] prestes ād seculers wherfor ye scot­tes kalled that bataille in despyte of englysshmē the white bataille: And after Merlȳ said that ye for­sayd bere shold done the goot mo­che harme· & that sholde be vpon the southwest also vpō his blode & said also that the goot sholde le­se moch̄ dele of his lande / tyll ye ty­me that shame sholde hȳ ouerco­me. & thā he sholde clothe him wyt a lyōs skȳne & sholde wȳne ayen̄ that he had loste. and moche more thurgh peple that shold come ou­te of the northwest. that shold make hȳ bene adrad. & him avenge of hys enemyes thurgh coūceil of ij. owles that fyrst sholde be in peril to be vndone / And that ij. owles sholde wende ouer ye see into straū ge lād / & ther they shold dwelle tyll a certeȳ tyme: & after they sholde come into englond ayene And the .ij. owles sholde do moch̄ har­me vnto many one / and that thei sholde cownceylle the gote for to meve werre ayens the forsayd be­re: and that the goot and the ow­les sholde come vnto an arme of [Page] the see at Burton vp trent & shold wēde ouer: & that for drede the bere sholde flee with a swan in his companye vnto bury toward ye north thurgh an vnkynde owtputter / & that the swan thā sholde be slaine with sorwe: and the bere sholde be slayn̄ full nygh̄ his owne nest that sholde stōde vpon Poūfrete· vpon whom the sōne shall shede his be­mes / & many folke him shall seche for the mochel vertue / And he said full sothe (punctel) for the good Erle thoās of Lācastre was borne in ye north­west & cosyn to the kyng & sone of his vncle▪ And by lawe he made ye king lese moche lād. the which̄ had purch̄ased wylfully· till at the last the king therof toke shame & him self fylled with cruelte▪ And after he gate ayene that he had loste ād moche more therto / thurgh folke that he let assēble oute of ye north­west that made him to ben̄ adrad & auēged hȳ of hys barōs thurgh coūceill of sir hughe the spēcer the fadre ād of sir Hugh̄ the sone that beforne were outelawed of ēglōd for hir wykkednesse But aft (er)ward came ayene into Englōd sir hugh̄ the spencer the fadre oute of fraū ­ce / & so moch̄ counceilled the kyng that he shold werre vpon Thoās of Lācastre / so that the kyng & the spēcers & the erle of arūdell ād hyr power met with Thomas of Lā ­castre at burton vp trente & hym there discōfited. & sir Humfrey er­le of Hereford was in his cōpanie / & after fleddē the forsayd Thoās & Hūfrey with hir ꝯpanie at bur­brugge with sir Andrewe of Her­kela that is kalled the vnkȳde ou­teputter / And also sir symōd warde erle of yorke they came ād met wt Thomas of lācastre wyt an huge companye: & hem ther discom­fited / & in that scomfiture the erle of Hereford was slayne vpon the brugge cowardely with a spere in the foundemēt: And the good er­le Thomas was take and lad vn­to pounfrete And tho he was be­heded besyde his owne castell: but afterward many men hȳ sought for myracles that god dyd for hȳ: And in that tyme Merlyn sayd for sorwe and harme shold deye a peple of hys land / wherfor many landes shold be vpō hem the bol­dre / and he said sothe: for by enche­son of his barons that were done to deth for seynt Thomas quarell of Lancastre. peple of many lon­des became the bolder for to meue werre vpon the kyng / for hyr blo­de was turned to many ād diuer­se nacyons.

And afterward Merlyn tolde ād said that the forsayd owles sholde done moche harme vnto the flour of lyfe ād of dethe: And they shold brynge hyr vnto moche disease / so that she shold goo and wēde oueruer [Page] the see into fraūce for to ma­ke pees to the flourdelyse & there sholde abyde tyll on a tyme that hyr seed shold come ād seche hyr / & tho they shold abyde both̄ tyll a tyme that they shold clothen hē with grace: ād the two owles she shold seke and put hem vnto spi­touse deth And yt prophecye was well knowen and was full sothe: for sir Hugh̄ spencer the fadre & sir Hugh̄ the sone dyd moch̄ sor­we and persecucyon vnto quene Isabell thurgh hyr procurement to hir lord the kīg. So they ordey­ned amonges hem that she was put vnto hir wages that is to sey xx. shillyng in the day. wherfore ye kyng of Fraūce hir brother was wonder sore ānoyed. & sente into Englond by his [...]rēs vnto kȳg edward that he sholde come to hys parlement to Paris into Fraūce: but kīg Edward was sore adrad to come there. for he wende haue bene arested till that he had ma­de amendes for the trespace that sir Hugh spencer the fadre ād the sone had done / and for the harme that they had done to quen̄ Isa­bell his suster. Wherfore thurgh hir ordenaūce and consent of the spencers the quene Isabell went ouer see into fraunce for to make accord bitwen̄ kyng edward and the kyng of Fraūce hyr brother. and there dwelled she in fraunce till Edward hyr eldest sone came hir to seche & so they dwelled ther bothe till that aliaunce was ma­de bitwen̄ hem & the gentill Erle of Henaude that yf they wyt her helpe might destroie and ouerco­me the venyn ād the falsenesse of ye spencers that sir Edward shold spouse dame Phelip the wurshipfull lady ād the erles doughtyr of Henaude. wherfore the quen̄ jsa­bell & sir Edward hir sone & sir ed­mond of Wodestoke the kynges brother of Englond & sir Iohan of Henaude & sir Rogier morty­mer of wȳgmore: & sir Thomas Rocelyn & sir Iohā of Cromwell & sir williā Trussel. & many othir of ye aliaunce of the gētil erle tho­mas of lācastre that were [...]illed owt of englōd for his quarell ād were disherited of hir lādes: ordeined hē a grete power ād arriued at Herwych in southfolk & sone aftyr they pursweden the spēcers till that they were takē & put vn­to spytouse deth as before is sayd & hir ꝯpanye. ād also for the grete falsenesse that they did to the kȳg Edward & to his peple: & Merlȳ said also more that the gote shold be put into grete disese & in grete anguissh̄ & in grete sorwe he shold lede his lyfe / & he said soth: for af­ter the tyme that kyng Edward was take he was put into warde tyll that ye spēcers were put vnto the deth / And also for encheson yt he nold nat come vnto his owne [Page] parlement at londō as he had ordeyned & assigned him selfe ād to his baronage: ād also wolde not gouerne ād rule his peple ne hys Reaulme as a kyng sholde done Somme of the barōs of Englōd camē & yeldē vp hir homages vnto him for hem. and for all the o­thir of the reaume in the daye of Conuersion of seynt paule / ād in the yere of his regn̄ xx: & they put him out of his ryalte for euermore: & euer he lyued hys lyfe after­ward in moch̄ sorwe & anguissh̄

Of kynd Edward the thridde af­ter the conquest Capitulo CCxij

And after this kīg Edward of Carnarvan regned sir Edward of wȳdesore hys sone. the which̄ was crowned kīg and annoynted at westmynster / thurgh consent ād will of all the grete lordes of the Reaume ye sonday in Cādelmasse eue: in the ye­re of grace / M.ccc.xxvi / that was of age at that tyme but .xv. yere: & for enchesō that hys fadre was ī ward in ye castell of Kenilworth & eke was put downe of hys roy­alte / the reame of englōd was withoute kyng fro the feste of seynt Katheryne in ye yere aboue sayd vnto the feste of Candelmasse. & tho were all maner plees of ye kȳ ­ges benche asten· And tho was cōmaūded to all the sherewes of englond thurgh wryte to warne the parties to defandauntz thur­gh̄ somnyng ayene. and also fer­thermore that all prysoners that were in the kȳges gaylles yt were attached thurgh sherewes shold be lete gone quyte. The kȳg Ed­ward aftyr hys coronacyon at ye prayer & besechīg of his liege mē of the reaulme graunted hem a chartre of stedfast pees to alle hē that wolde it axe. and sir Iohā of Henaude & his companie token hir leue of the king & of the lordes of the reaume & turned home to hir owne contre ayene / ād eche of hem had full riche yeftes euerych̄ man as he was of value & of es­tate / And tho was englōd in pees & in reste / & grete loue bitwen̄ the kyng & his lordes. and cōmuneli Englysshmen said amōges hem that the deuell was dede. but the tresour of the kȳg his fadre & the tresour of the spēcers both of the fadre & of the son̄ / & the tresour of the erle of Arundell: & of maistir Robert Baldoke that was ye kinges Chaūceler was deꝑted after the quene Isabellys ordenaūce. & sir Rogier mortymer of wȳgmore so that the kyng had no thyng therof but at hir wille & hir dely­uerāce nought of hyr londes as afterward ye shall here

How kyng Edward went to stā hope for to mete the scottes Capitulo CCxiij

[Page] ANd yet in the same tyme was king Edward in the castell of Kēlworth vnder the keping of sir henry yt was erle Thoās brothir of Lācastre yt thomas erle of Leycestre / & the kyng graunted him the erledom of Lā castre that the king his fadre had seised into his hond and put oute Thomas of Lācastre his brother & so was he Erle of Lācastre & of leicestre & eke styward of Englōd as his brother was in hys tyme: but sir Edward that was kīg ed­wardes fadre made sorwe wytout ende: for cause that he might not speke with his wyfe ne with hys sone / wherfore he was in moche meschyef / for though it were so yt he was lad & ruled by fals coun­ceill: yit he was kyng Edwardes sone / kalled Edward wt lōg shan­kes & comē of the worthiest blode of the world / & thoos to whom he was wonet to yeve grete yeftes and large / were moost pryue wyt the kīg his owne sone & they we­re his enemyes both̄ bi nyght ād by daye. & procured for to make debate & contek bytwen̄ hȳ & his sone and Isabell his wife: but the frere preschours to hȳ were good frendes euermore / & cast & ordey­ned both̄ by night & bi day howe they myght brynge hym owte of pryson / And amōge hir cōpanye yt the freres had pryuely brought there was a frere that was called Dunbenet: & he had ordeyned ād gadred a grete companye of folk to helpe at that nede: but the fre­re was take & put in the castel of Ponnfrete. & there he deide in pryson: And sir Hēry erle of Lancastre that had the kynges fadre in kepyng thurgh cōmaūdemēt of the kyng deliured Edward ye kȳ ­ges fadre by endenture vnto syr Thomas of Berewyk. & so sir jo­han Mautrevers & they lad him from the castell of Kemlworth vnto the castel of Berewyke and kept him ther saufly. And at E [...] ­tren next aftyr hys coronaciō the kyng ordeyned an huge hoste for to fyght ayens the scottes. & sir johan the erles brother of Henau­de fro beyonde the see came for to helpe kyng Edward ād brought wyt him seven hoūdred men of armes & arryued at Dover: & they were cōmaūded to go forth tyll that thei camē to yorke ther that the kȳg abode hem: And the scottes came thyder to the kȳg for to make pees and accord / but the accordement bitwen̄ hem last but a littel tyme: & at that tyme the en­glysshmē were clothed all in co­tes & hodes peynted with lettres and with flours full semely with longe berdes: and therfor the scottes made a bylle that was faste­ned vpon the chyrch̄ dores of seȳt petre toward Stangate ād thus said the scripture in despite of en­glysshmen

[Page]Lōge berde hertles: peȳted hood wytlees / gay cote graceles / ma­kes englond thriftlees

ANd the Trinite day next after began the contake in the cite of york bitwen̄ the Englisshmen & ye henaudiers And in that debate were quelled of the Erledome of Nycholl and mordred lxxx / & aftir they were buried vndyr a stone in seȳt clemēts chyrch̄ hawe in fossegate And for encheson that the Henaudes ca­me to helpe ye kyng / hir pees was cried on paine of lyfe and lymme / & in that other halfe it was fon­de by an Enquest of the cyte that the Englysshmen begōne the de­bate.

How the Englysshmen stoped ye Scottes in the park of Stanho­pe: & how they turned ayen̄ into scotland Capi. CCxiiij

ANd at that tyme the scot­tes had assembled all hyr power & camen into En­glond & quelled & robbed all that they might take / & also brenten & destroied all the north contre th­urgh oute tyll that they camē to the parke of Stanhope in wire­dale and there the scottes helden hem ī a buschemēt: but whē the kyng had herde thurgh certeyne aspies where the scottes were. a­none right wyt his hoste besieged hem withyn the forsaid parke so that the scottes wiste nevyr wherto gon̄ out: but only vnto hir harmes / and they abydē in the parke xv. dayes. & vitaylles hem failled in euery syde: so that they weren gretly epired of her bodies / And sith yt Brute came fyrst into Bry­taign̄ vnto this tyme was neuer seyne so fayre an host: what of englysshmen & of aliens ād of men of foot. the which̄ ordeyned hem for to fyght wt the scottes thurgh engyn of sir Henry Erle of Lan­castre. & of sir Iohan Henaude: yt wolde haue gone ouer the water of withe for to haue fought with the scottes. But sir Rogier morti­mer consented nat therto / for he had preuely taken mede of ye scottes hem for to helpe that thei mi­ght wente ayene vnto hyr owne contre / and the same Mortymer coūceilled so moch̄ thoās of Bro­therton̄ the Erle marchall yt was kyng Edwardes vncle. that the forsaid Thomas shold not assemble at that tyme vnto the scottes & he assented / but he wist not the doȳg bitwen̄ the scottes & the for­said mortymer / & for enchesō yt he was marchall of Englōd & to hȳ parteyned euer the vauntwarde he sent hastely to the erle of Lan­castre. & to sir Iohā of henaude yt they shold not fight vpō ye scottes in preiudice & harmȳg of hȳ & his fee. & if thei did that thei shold stō de to hir owne peryll. & the forsaid [Page] hys bataille. at the rere doos of ye erle of Lācastre for to haue foug­ht with hym & with his folk if he had meved for to fyght with the scottes / ād in this maner he was deceyued & wist nothyng of thys treson: and thus was the kȳg prī cipaly deceyued / ād when it was night Mortymer that had wach̄ for to kepe of the hoste that night destourbled ye wach̄ that no thȳg must be don̄ / & in the mene why­le ye scottes stele bi nyght toward hir owne contre as faste as they might / and so was the kyng falsely betraied that wēde that all the Traytours of his lande had ben brought to an ēde as it was sayd before. Nowe here ye lordes how traitoursly the kyng was decey­ued & how mervously ād boldely ye scottes dyd of werre. for Iames douglas with CC / hondred men of armes ryden thurghowte the hoste of kyng Edward: And in the same nyght the Scottes ska­ped frō hir place toward hir own̄ contre as is aboue sayd. tyll that they c [...]men to the kīges pawillō & quelled there many men in hyr beddes and cryed some tyme na­ward Naward. And an othir ty­me a dōglas a donglas. wherfor the king that was in his pauillō and moch̄ othir folke were won­der sore affraied / But blysshed be almighty god the kyng was not taken: ād in grete peryll was tho the reaume of Englond: ād that night the mone shone full clere & bryght & for all the kynges men the scottes escaped harmeles / ād in the morwe when the kȳg wyst that the scottes were ascaped in­to hyr contre / he was wonder so­ry & full hertely wept. ād yet wyst he not who hȳ had done that tre­son: but that fals treson was full well y knowe a good whyle after as the storie telleth: The kyng ed­ward came ayen tho to york sor­wefull: & his hoste departed and euery man went into hys owne contre with ful hevy chere & mor­nyng semblant. & the Henaudes toke hyr leue and went vnto hyr owne contre: and the kȳg for hyr trauaille hugely hem rewarded and for encheson of that vyage y kyng dispēdyd moche of hys tre­sour & wasted. And in that tyme were seyne two mones in the fir­mament that one was clere and that othir was derke as mē my­ght tho see thurghoute the world ad a grete debate was that same tyme ayens the pope Iohan the xxij aftyr seynt Petre. ād the em­perour of almaigne tho made hī emperour ayens the popes wyll that tho helde his see at Auymō wherfor that ēperour made hys crye at rome & ordeyned an othir pope that hyght Nycholas / that was a frere menour / & that was ayēs ye right of holy chyrch̄ wher­for he was kursed: and the power [Page] of that othir pope sone was leid & for encheson that such̄ mervail­les were seyne Men said that the world was nygh̄ at an ende

¶Of the deth of king Edward of Carnarvan Cap: ccxv

And nowe turne we ayene to sir Edward of Carnarvan / that was king sometyme of Englond. ād was put a down̄ of his dignite Allas for his tribulacion & sorw that hȳ befell thurgh fals coūceill that he leued & trusted vpō to moch̄ that after­ward were destroied thurgh hyr falsenesse as god wolde. And this Edward of Carnarvan was in ye castell of Berkley vnder the ke­ping of sir morys of berkeley / ād sir Iohan of Mautrevers & to hē he made his cōplaȳt of his sorwe & of his disese (punctel) & oftetymes he ax­ed of his wardeyns what he had trespaced ayēs dame Isabell his wife ād sir Edward his sone that was made newe kynge that thei wolde nought visite him / Tho āsweryd one of his wardeyns / my worthy lord displese you nat that I shall telle yow. the encheson is for it is done hem to vnderstōde that if my lady your wif came a­ny thyng nye yow that ye wolde hir strangle and quelle and also that ye wolde do to my lord your sone that same. Tho answeryd he with simple chere: allas allas am I not in pryson / & all at your owne wille: nowe god almyghty it wote I thought it nevyr. And nowe I wolde that I were dede / so wolde god that I were. for thā were all my sorwe passed

¶Hit was not longe after that the king thurgh coūseyll of mor­timer graunted the warde ād ke­pyng of sir Edward hys fadre to sir Thomas to iorney and to the forsayd sir Iohan Mautrevers thurgh the kynges lettre. ād put owte holy the forsaid sir Moryce: of the warde of the kyng. ād they toke and lad the kyng vnto the castell of Corfe / the whiche castell the forsayd kyng Edward hated as any deth / and they kept hym there saufly tyll it came vnto seīt mathewes day in Septembre in the yere of grace thowsand thre hondred xxvij / that the forsaid sir Rogier Mortymer sent the ma­ner of the deth how and in what wyse Edward of carnarvā shold be done to dethe / And anone as the forsaid Thomas and Iohan had seyne the lettre ād commaū ­dement / they made kȳg Edward of carnarvan good chere & good solas as thei might. at that soper and no thyng the kyng wyste of these traitrie And whan ye tyme was for to goo to bedde / the king wente vnto hys bedde / and laye [Page] and slept fast. and as the kȳg lay & slept / the traitours fals forsworne ayens hir homage & hir feau­te [...]mē pryuely into the kynges chambre & hir companye wyt hē / and leyden an hughe table vpon his wombe & wyth men pressedē & helden fast a downe iiij corners of the table vpon his body / wherwith the good mā awoke & was wonder sore adrad to be dede the­re and slayne: & turned hys body vp sodowne. Tho token the fals traitours & as wode tyraūts an horn̄ & put it into his foūdement as depe as they might / & token a spite of coper brēnyng and put it thurgh the horne into hys body: & oftetymes rolled therwith hys boweles / and so they quelled hyr lord that no thȳg was perceyued & aftyr he was entered at gloucestre.

How kyng Edward spowsed Phelip the Erlis doughtyr of he­nawde at york Cap. cc.xvij

ANd aftyr Cristmasse tho next swyng sir Iohan of Henaude brought wyth him Phelipp his brothers doug­htyr that was erle of Henawde his nece into Englōd / and kyng Edward spowsed hyr at york wyt mochel honour: ād sir Iohan of Bothum bisshop of Ely & sir wil­liam of Melton Erchebisshop of yorke songen the masse that son­day in the euen of Conuersion of seynt Paule. In the yere of grace a M.CCCxxvij / but for enchesō that the king was but yong and tendre of age when he was crou­ned full many wronges were do­ne whyle his fadre lyued / for ēche­son that he trowed ye coūceilliers that were fals aboute hym that coūceilled him to don̄ othir wise than reson wolde wherfor grete harme was done vnto the reau­me and to the kyng. & all men di­rected it the hynges dede: and it was nat so almyghty god wo [...]e wherfore it was ordeyned at the kynges crownyng that the king for his tendre age shold be gouerned by xij grete lordes of Englōd withoute which̄ no thyng sholde be don̄: that is for to seye. The er­chebisshop of Caunterbury▪ the erchebisshop of yorke: the bisshop of wynchestre and the bisshop of Hereford. The erle of Lancastre The erle Marchall (punctel) and the erle of Kent. that were the kȳges vn­cles: and the erle of Garenne / Sir Thomas wake: Sir Hēry of percy. Syr Oliuer wyngham ād [...]o­hā of Roos barōs / All these were sworne trewly for to coūceill ye kīg And they shold āswere euery ye­re in the parlement of that / that shold be done in the tyme of that gouernaille / but that ordenaūce was sone vndon̄ / & that was moche losse and harme to all englōd for that kyng & all the lordes that [Page] shold gouerne hȳ were gouerned & ruled aftyr the kȳges modyr da­me Isabell: & bi sir Rogier morti­mer. & as thei wolde all thīg was don̄ both amōge high̄ & lowe / ād they tokē vnto hem castelles tou­nes lādes & rētes in grete harme & losse to the croune & of ye kinges state owt of mesure

¶How ye pees was made bitwe­ne the Englysshmen & the scottes and also of iustyfyēg of Troille­bastone Capitulo CCxvii

THe kȳg Edward at wit­sontyde. the secōd yere of his regne thurgh coūceill of his modyr: & of sir Rogier mor­timer ordeyned a parlament at Northampton. at the which̄ par­lement the kȳg thurgh ther coū ­ceill & non̄ othir of the lād withȳ age graūted to bene accorded wyt the scottes in this maner that all ye feautes & homages that ye scot­tes shold do vnto ye crowne of en­glond foryafe hē vnto the scottes for euyrmore by his chartre ense­aled / And ferthermore an enden­ture was made of the scottes vn­to kyng Edward that was kyng Hēryes sone. which̄ ēdēture they called it Rageman / in the whiche were conteyned all the homages & feautes / Fyrst of ye kȳg of Scotland & of all the prelats Erles ād barons of the Reaulme of Scot­land with hir seales set ther on. & othir chartres & remembraūces that kyng Edward & his barons had of her ryght ī ye reame of scotland. it was foryeve hem ayene. holy chyrch: ād also with ye blake crosse of scotland. the whyche the good kyng edward conquered in scotland / & brought it oute of the abbey of Scone: that is a full precious Relique▪ And also ferther more he relesed ād foryafe alle the landes that the barōs of englōd had in scotland by olde conquest. And this pees for to be holde ād last the scottes were bounde vnto the king in xxx / thousād pownde of siluer to be paid withȳ thre ye­re / that is to seye euery yere x.M. pownde by evyn porcyons / & fer­thermore aboue all this thei spa­ke bitwen̄ the parties aboue said that Dauid Driton̄tier that was robert the brus is sone the fals ti­raunt & traytour & fals forswore ayens his othe that arose ayens his liege lord ye noble kȳg edward & falsely made hȳ kyng of scotlād that was of age of v / yere And so thurgh his kursed coūseill dauyd spoused at berewyke dame Iohā of ye tour that was kyng edwar­des suster as ye geest tellyth vpon Mary magdalene day In ye yere of grace a MCCC. & xxviij to ye grete harme & empeirīg of all the kȳges blod wherof yt gentyll lady was come. Allas the tyme (punctel) For wonder moch̄ was that faire da­mysel disparged sith that she was [Page] maried ayēs all the cōmune assē te of Englōd: & fro the tyme that Brute had conquered Albyon & nempned the lōde aftyr hys ow­ne name Britaigne that nowe is kalled Englōd after the name of Engyst. And so was the reaume of Scotland holden of the reaul­me of englond & of the crowne bi feaute ād by homage: For brute conquered that land ād yafe it to Albanak his second sone: and he kalled the lande Albayne aftyr his owne name. so that the hey­res that camen after hȳ heldē of Brute & of his heires the kīges of Bretaigne by feaute ād homage & from that tyme vnto thys kȳg edward / ye reame of scotland was holden of the reame of Englond by feautes & seruyces aboue said / as the cronycles of Englōd and of scotland beren witnesse more plenarly And accursed be ye tyme that this parlemēt was ordeined at Northamptō / for thurgh fals coūceyll there was falsely disherited & yet he was withyn age. ād yet whan kȳg Edward was put a downe of his Royalte of ēglōd yet men put hȳ not oute of the feautes & seruyces of the reaulme of scotland ne of the fraunchises disherited him for euermore And notheles the grete lordes of englōd & were ayēs to conferme the pees & the tremes aboue said. sauf only quene isabell that was the kynges modyr Edward & the bisshop of Ely ād lord mortimer. but reson & lawe wolde not that a fynall pees sholde be made by­twene hē wytoute the cōmune as­sent of Englōd

Of the debate that was bitwene quen̄ Isabell & sir Hēry erle of lā ­castre & of Leicestre & of the ridȳg to Beford Capi. CCxvij

WHē the forsaid dauid had spoused dame Iohane of the tour in ye toune of Be­rewyke as before is said / the scot­tes in despyte of ye englysshmē called dame johā the coūtesse make pees for ye corwardyse pees that was ordeyned: but ye kynges ꝑso­ne bare the wyte & blame wt wrō ­ge of the makȳg of ye accorde. and all was don̄ thurgh the quene ād Rogier mortymer / ād it was nat lōge aftyr that ye quene Isabell ne toke into hir owne hāde all ye lordship of Poūfrete almost / & all the lādes that were of value that apperteyned to the croune of ēglōd so yt the kīg had not for to dispēde but of his vses ād of his escheker / For the quen̄ jsabell & mortymer had a grete meyn̄ of hir retenaū ­ce. that folowed euermore the kȳ ­ges courte· and wente and toke at ye kȳges pryse for hir peny wor­thes at good shepe. wherfor ye cō ­tre that they camē ynne were ful sore adrad & almost destroied Tho [Page] begone the commynalte of En­glond for to hate Isabell the que­ne that so moch̄ loued hyr when she came ayene for to purswe the fals traitours the spencers from fraūce. And that same tyme the fals traitour Robert of Holand that betraied his lorde sir Thoās of Lancastre / was tho delyured owte of pryson▪ ād was wonder pryue with the quene Isabell / ād also with Rogier the Mortimer. but that availled hym but littell for he was take at Michelmasse. that tho came next sewyng after / as he rode toward the quene jsabell to Lōdō: & sir Thoās wither smote of his hede besides the toune of seynt Albones: and this sir Thomas dwelled tho wyt sir Hē ­ry erle of Lancastre. & he put him in hydyng for drede of the quene For she loued him wonder moch̄ and praied vnto the kyng for hȳ that the same thomas must ben̄ ex [...]ed oute of englōd. and the noble erle sir Henry of lācastre had ofte tymes herd the cōmune cla­mour of the englysshmen: of the diseses that were done in Englōd. & also for dyuerse wronges that were done amonge the commu­ne peple. of the which̄ the kȳg ba­re the blame with wronge. for he nas but full yonge & tēdre of age And thought as a good man for to don̄ away & slake the sklaūdre of the kynges persone if that he migh̄t in any maner wyse So as the kyng was therof nothȳg gyl­ty. wherfor he was in peril of [...]th and lymme And so he assembled all his retenaūces and went and spake vnto thē of the kynges ho­nour and also for to amēd his es­tate: And sir thomas brotherton erle Marchall. and sir Edmōd of wodestoke that were the kynges vncles. and also men of London made hir othe him for to maȳten ī that same querell And hir cau­se was thys / that the kyng shold holde his housold ād hys meyny as a kyng ought for to done and haue also his ryalte: and that the quene Isabell shold delyuer oute of hir honde into the kynges hō ­de all maner lordshyppes rentes townes and castelles that apper­teyned to the crowne of englond as othir quenes had done before hyr: and medle wyth none other thynge / And also that sir Rogier mortimer shold dwelle vpon his owne landes: for the whych̄ lon­des he had holpe disherite moche peple / so that cōmune peple were nat destroied thurgh hir wrongefull takyng / And also to enquere how ād by whom the kyng was betraied and falsely deceyued at Stanhope. ād thurgh whos coū ceyll that the scottes went away by night from the kyng. And al­so how & thurgh whos counceill the ordenaūce that was made at [Page] the kynges coronacion was put a downe. that is to seyne that the king for amendement & helping of the reaume & in honour of hȳ sholde be gouernyd & ruled by xij the gretest & wysest lordes of all ye reaume: & withoute hem sholde nothing be graunted ne done ne sayd. for the whiche couenaunts malycyously were put a downe fro the kynge: wherfor many harmes shames & reproues haue falle vnto the kyng & his reaume / & that is vndyrstōd for asmoche as Edward somtyme kyng of En­glond was ordeyned by the assēt of the comynaulte in playne parlement for to be vndyr the warde & gouernaunce of Henry erle of Lancastre his cosyn for savacion of his body. he was take owte of the castell of Kenilworth there yt he was in warde: & thurgh coun­seill of quene Isabell & of the mortymer withoute consente of any parlament they toke and lad hȳ there that nevyr after non̄ of his kynred myght wyt hym speke ne see / ād after him traitoursly mor­dred. for whos deth a foul slaun­dre arose thurghoute all crysten­dome when it was done / And also the tresour that sir Edward of carnarvan had left in many pla­ces in englond ād in Walys we­re wasted ād born̄ away withou / te the will of kyng edward his sone in destructyon of hym & of all his folk Also through whos coū ­seil that the kyng yafe vp the kīgdome of scotland: for the whyche reame the kinges aūcestres had full sore y trauailled: & so dyd many a noble man for her right and was deliured vnto Dauid yt was robert the Brus son̄ all the right that no right had to the reaume as all the world it wist. And also by whom the chartres & remembraūces that they had of ye ryght of scotland. were take oute of the tresorie & take vnto the scottes ye kynges enemyes in disherithing of him & of his successours. ād to grete harme vnto his lieges and grete reproue vnto all ēglysshmē for evyrmore / Also wherfor dam̄ Iohan̄ of the tour the kinges suster edward was disparged & ma­ried vnto dauid that was robert ye Brus sone. that was a traitour and enemye vnto englond: and thurgh whos coūceill she was take into our enemyes hōdes oute of englōd. And in the mene tyme while ye good erle Hēry of Lācas­tre & his ꝯpanie tokē coūceil how these poyntes aboue said myght ben̄ amended vnto ye worship of the king & to his profyte: and to the proffyte also of his lieges· the quene Isabell thurgh coniectȳg & soutilte: and also of the Morti­mere let ordeyne a parlement at Salisbury. ād at ye sam̄ parlemēt the Mortimer was made erle of [Page] the Marche ayens all the barōs will of Englōd in preiudice of the kyng & of his crowne. & sir Iohā of Eltham ye kȳges brother was gurt with a swerd of Cornewaill: and tho was kalled Erle of Cor­newaille. and evyrmore quene I­sabell so moch̄ procured ayēs hyr sone the king that she had ye war­de of the forsaid sir Edward ād of hys lādes: And at that parlemēt the Erle of Lācastre wold not come. but ordeyned alle hys power ayens the quene Isabell and the Mortymer. and men of London ordeyned hem wyt v.C. men of armes. When quene jsabell wist of this doyng: she swore bi god and bi his names full angreli: that in euyll tyme he thought vpon tho poyntes. Tho sent the quene Isabell ād the mortimer after hir re­tenue. and after the kynges rete­nue so yt they had ordeyned amō ­ge hem an huge hoste: And they coūceilled the kyng so that vpon a night they roden xxiiij myle to­ward bedford / ther that the Erle of Lancastre was with his com­panye and thought to haue him destroyed / and that night she ro­de besydes the kyng hyr sone as a knight armed for drede of deth / And it was done the kȳg to vn­derstonde that the erle Henry of Lācastre and his companye wolde haue destroyed the kyng & his counceill for evyrmore / wherfore the kȳg was somdelle towardes him hevy and annoyed (punctel) Whan the Erle Marchall ād the Erle of kente the kynges brother herden of this tydyng: they rydden so in message bitwene hem that ye kȳg graunted his pees to the erle Hē ry of Lancastre for a certaȳ raū ­sone for xi / M / pownde. but that was neuer paied aftirward And these were the lordes that helden wyth sir Henry of Lancastre: sir Henry Beaumount / Sir Fouke fitzwaren: sir Thomas Rocelyn. sir wylliā Trussell. syr Thomas wither / and aboute an hoūdred knightes moo that were to hym consentȳg. & all they were exilled thurgh coūceill of quene Isabell & of the mortymer. for the Mor­tymer weited for to haue hir lan­des yf that he might thurgh any maner coniectyng. for he was so­re couetous & had tho moch̄ hys wylle. and that was grete pyte

How kyng Edward went ouer the see for to do his homage vnto the kyng of Fraunce for the Du­chye of Gwyhenne Capitulo CC / xix

IT was not longe after yt the kīg of Fraūce thurgh coūceil of his douseperes [...]ent to kyng Edward of englōd that he shold come to Parys and done his homage as reson it wolde for the Duchye of Gwyhenne [Page] & so thurgh coūceyll of the lordes kyng Edward went ouer the see & at ascencion tyde he came vnto Parys the thridde yere of his regne for to do his homage vnto the kyng of Fraūce. who vnderfeng his homage: & made of him mo­che ioye & wurship / but whā kȳg Edward had made hys homage / hastely he was sent fore into Englond thurgh the quene Isabell his modre / & anon̄ he came ayene into Englond vpon witsonday / withoute any takyng leue of the kȳg of Fraūce. wherfore he was wonder wroth

How sir Rogier Mortimer bare him prowdely & so hye Capi. CCxx

ANd nowe shull ye here of sir Rogier Mortymer of wingmore that desired & coueyted to be at an hygh̄ astate. so that the kyng graūted hym to be called Erle of the march̄ thur­gh oute all hys lordshyp. And he becam̄ so prowde and so hautey­ne that he wolde lese & forsake the name that his auncestres had e­uer befor. ād for that encheson he let hem kalle Erle of the marche. & non̄ of the cōmunes of Englōd durst calle him by none othir na­me for he was called so thurgh ye kinges crye that men shold kalle him erle of the marche: And the mortymer bare hym tho so han­teyne & so proude that wonder it was for to wit. & also disgysed hȳ with wondre riche clothes out of all maner reson. both of shaping and of weryng: wherof the En­glysshmē had grete wōdyr how & in what maner he might cōtryue or fynde such̄ maner pryde: ād they said amonges hem all ꝯmunely that his pryde shold not longe endure. And the same time sir Geffrey mortimer the yōg yt was the mortimers sone let him kalle kȳg of folye / and so it befell aftyr­ward in dede: for he was so full of pryde & of wrecchednesse yt he helde a rounde table in walys to all men that thyder wold come. and coūtrefeted the maner & the doȳg of kȳg arthures table but opēly he failled. for the noble kȳg artur was the moost worthy lord of re­nōme that was in all the worlde in his time: & yet came neuer no­ne such̄ aftyr. for all the noble knightes in cristēdome of dede of armes a losed (punctel) dwelled wyt kȳg Ar­thure. & helde hȳ wt theire lord / & yt was well sene / for he cōquered in bataille a romayne yt was kalled Frolle / & gete of hȳ the reame of Fraūce & quelled hȳ wt his hōdes. & also he faught wt a geaūt that was called Dynabus ād quelled him that had rauisshed the fayre Eleyne yt was kyng Hoeles nece of littel britaigne / & aftirward he quelled in bataill the emꝑour of Rome yt was called Lucye / that [Page] had assembled ayēs kȳg Arthur. for to fight with him so moch̄ pe­ple of Romains. & Phehis / ād of sarasyus that no man cowde hē nombre. & he discōfyted hem all: as the story of hȳ telleth / & in that same tyme cōmune loos sprong in englōd thurgh coniectȳg & or­denaūce of the freres prechours that sir Edward of Carnarvan that was kyng edwardes fadre. of whom the geest telleth / sayden that he was a lyue in the castel of Corfe wh̄erfor all ye cōmunes all most of Englond were in sorwe & in drede whethyr that it were so or not for they wystē not how traitoursly the Mortimer had hī don̄ mordred

How Edmond of Wodestoke that was erle of Kent & the kyn­ges brother Edward of Ca [...]a [...] ­uan / was beheded at wȳchestre Capitulo CCxxi

ANd vpon a tyme it befell so that sir Edmōd of wo­destoke erle of Kent spake vnto the pope Iohan the xxij. at avyuion̄ and said that almighty god had oftetymes don̄ for Tho­mas loue of Lācastre many gre­te miracles to many men & wo­men that weren thurgh dyuerse maladies vndone as vnto the world / and thurgh his praier thei were brought vnto hir helthe. ād so sir Edmōd praied the pope hertely. that he wolde graūte hī gra­ce that the forsaid Thomas my­ght be translatyd. but the [...]ope said nay. that he shold not be trāslated vnto the time that he were bettyr certefyed of the clergye of Englond. & sent by hir obedience what thyng god had don̄ for the loue of Thomas of lācastre aftir the suggestyon that the forsayd Erle of Kent had vnto hȳ made. & when this edmōd sawe that he might not spede of hys purpose. as touchyng the translacyon / he praied him of his coūceill as tou­chyng sir Edward of Carnarvā his brother· & said that not longe a gone he was king of Englond. what thyng myght best be done as touching his delyurance syth that a commune fame is thurgh englond that he is a lyfe & hole & sauf. When the pope herde hym telle that sir edward was a lyve / he commaūded the erle vpon his benyson that he shold helpe with all the power that he might him to be deliured owte of pryson: ād saue hys body in all maner that he might / And for to breng thys thyng to an ende he assoilled hȳ and his companye a pena & cul­pa & all tho that helpe to hys deliurance / Tho toke Edmōd of wodestoke his leue of the pope & ca­me ayen into Englond / & whan sir Edmond was comen. somme of the freres preschours came ād [Page] said that sir edward hys brother yet was a liue in the castel of corf vndyr the kepyng of sir thomas gurnay. Tho sped hȳ the forsayd edmond as fast as he might till yt he came vnto ye castell of Corfe: & spake so faire wyt Iohan dauerill that was conestable of the same castell. & yafe hȳ rich̄ yeftes for to haue acquytaūce of hȳ & to kno­we of hys coūceill. & thus it befell that the forsaid sir Edmond pra­yed spicially to telle hȳ preuely of hys lord hys brother sir Edward yf that he lyued or were dede / & if he were a lyue he prayed of hym ones to haue a sight And this sir Iohā Dauerill was an hygh̄ her­ted man & full of corage. & answeryd shortely vnto sir Edmond▪ & said. that sir edward hys brother was in hele & vnder his kepyng: & durst shewe him vnto no man. syth yt was defended hȳ in ye kin­ges halfe Edward that was Ed­wardes sone of Carnarvā. & also thurgh cōmaūdemēt of quen̄ I­sabell the kȳges modyr / & of sir rogier the Mortymer that he shold shewe hys body vnto no maner man of ye world sauf onely vnto thaȳ vpon peine of lyfe & lymme & to disherityng of his heyres for euermore. But the fals traytour falsely lyed. for he was not in hys warde. but he was take thens & lad vnto ye castell of Berkelee th­urgh Thomas garnay bi ꝯmaū dement of the Mortimer till that he was dede as before is said / but sir Edmond of Wodestoke wyst no thȳg that edward his brother was dede: whervpō he toke a let­tre vnto the forsaid sir Iohā and praied him hertely that he wolde take it vnto kȳg edward his bro­ther as to his worthi lord / & he vnderfeng the lrē of hȳ: & behight hī for to do his message wtoute any maner faill & wt that sir Edmōd toke of him his leue thēs of ye for­said Iohan & wēt tho in his own̄ cōtre & lorshypp in Kent that he had there▪ & anone as this johan wist that sir edmō was gon̄ into kent his owne lordshyp. anon̄ he wēt in all the hast that he might fro the castell of Corfe & came vnto sir rogier the mortimer & toke hȳ the lettre yt sir edmōd of wode­stoke erle of Kent had take hym closed & ensealed wt his owne seal. & whan sir rogier had vnderfēg the lettre. he vnclosed ye lrē & sawe what was cōteyned theryn & be­gan it for to rede. wherof ye begȳ ­nȳg was this. wurshippes & reuerēces wyt brothers legaūce & sub­iectione Sir knight wurshipfull ād dere brother yf it yow plese I praye you hertely yt ye be of good confort / for I shall so ordeyne for yow that sone ye shull come oute of prysō & be delyured of yt disese yt ye ben in. and your great lorship shall vndrestande that I haue to me cōsentȳg almost all the grete [Page] lordes of Englond wyt all hyr ap­paraille that is to saye wt armure with tresour withoute nombre / for to maynten̄ & helpe your quarell ferforth that ye shull be kyng ayene as ye were before: ād that they all haue sworn̄ to me vpō a boke: as well prelates as erles ād barons / Whē sir Rogier the mortymer saw & vnderstode ye might & the strength̄ of the letter (punctel) anone for wrath his hert gan to swelle / ād euyll hert bare toward sir Ed­mond that was erle of Kent / ād so wyt all the haste that he myght he wente vnto dame Isabell the quen̄ that was the kȳges modre. & shewed hir Sir edwardes lrē & hys will and his purpose / & how he had coniectyd ād ordeyned to put a downe kīg Edward of wȳ ­desore hir sone of the ryalte ād of his kīgdome / Nowe certes sir ro­gier quod the quene hath sir Ed­mond done so / by my fadre soule quod she / I wull be therof auen­ged yf that god graunte me lyfe / and that in a short tyme / And a­none with that the quene Isabel wente vnto kyng edward hir so­ne there that he was at the parle­mēt at wȳchestre for to haue amē ded the wronges & trespaces that were done amonge the peple in his reaume And tho toke she ād shewed him the lettre that sir ed­mond of Wodestoke erle of Kēt had made & ensealed wt his owne seal. & bad vpon hir benyson that she shold be auenged vpon hym: as vpon his dedely enemye Tho was the quene so wroth toward sir edmond erle of Kent / ād cesyd never to praye vnto hyr sone tyll that he had sent in all hast aftyr him: And vpon that the kȳg sent by his lettres after sir edmond of wodestoke that he shold come ād speke with hym at wȳchestre all maner thing left / And whan syr edmond sawe that the kyng sent after hȳ with his lettres ensealed / he hasted hȳ in all that he might tyll that he came to wynchestre: but tho the quene wist that Syr edmond was come vnto wȳches­tre. anon̄ she praied & so fast wēte vnto kyng edward hyr sone that Syr edmond the good Erle was arestyd anone. ād led vnto barre before Robert of Henaude that was coroner of the kynges hou­shold: & he associated vnto hȳ sir Rogier the Mortimer: & tho spe­ke the forsaid robert ād said Syr edmond erle of Kente ye shal vnderstonde that it is to don̄ vs to wyte. and principaly vnto owr liege lord sir edward kyng of En­glond that almighty god saue ād kepe that ye be hys dedely enne­mye & a traitour / & also a cōmu­ne enemye vnto the reaume. and that ye haue bene aboute many a day for to make preuy delyue­rāce of sir edward som tyme kȳg [Page] of Englōd your brother the whi­che was put a downe of his rial­te by cōmune assent of all the lor­des of englond / in pesing of owr lord the kȳges astate: & also of his reaulme / Tho āsweryd the good man & said for soth sir vnderston­derstondeth well that I was ne­uer traytour to my kyng ne to ye reame. and that I do me on god ād on all the world: And ferther­more by the kynges leue I shal it preue & defende as a man owght to do. Tho sayd Mortimer / sir edmond it is so fer forth y knowe yt it may nat well be gaynesaid. ād that in p̄sence of all that here ben̄ it shalbe well prouyd. Now hath this fals mortimer the sam̄ lettre that sir Edmond had take to syr Iohan Daueryll in the castell of Corff. for to toke vnto kyng Ed­ward his brother / that sir edmōd wist not of ne supposed no thing that sir Iohan Daueryll had ben̄ so fals to delyure hys lrē in suche wyse to the Mortimer & thought no maner thing of that lettre. ād said to sir Edmond & shewed a letter sealyd & axed him if he knewe that lettre & the seal / This sir Ed­mond loked theron & avysed him longe on the printe of the seal. for he might not see the lettre withȳ ­forth what was therȳ / & wist wel that it was his seall. & thought yt it had be some letter that had bo­re no grete charge: & thought no thing of that other lettre / ād said openly in herȳg of hem all. ye forsoth this is my seall / I will it nat forsake / Loo quod the mortimer. Sires ye heren all what he hath said & that he knowelecheth that this is his lettre & his seal / & now ye shul here all what is cōteyned theryn / & than this mortimere o­pened the lettre that he had foldē a fore to gedre. & red it opȳli word by word in heryng of hē all· And whan the letter was red he sayd· [...]o sires ye haue herde all what is here wryten. & that he had knowlegyd that this is hys letter and his seal. & may not go ther from And than they all cryed and yafe dome that he shold be honged ād drawe / & his heed smyt of in ma­ner of a traytour & he & hys hey­res disherited for euermore: ād so he was lad forth & put into prisō And when thys was done & the quen̄ wist that he was dampned by wey of lawe. both of lyfe ād of lymme / & his heires disherited for euermore / thrugh open knowle­gyng in pleyne court: wherfor hē thought that were good that the forsaid sir edmōd were hastly put to deth withoute wityng of ye kīg / or elles the kyng lyghtely wolde foryeue hym his deth: & thā that shold turne hē to moche sorwe so as he was empeched (punctel) and anone the quene thurgh coūceyll of the mortymer / & withoute any othir [Page] coūceil sent in hast to the baillyfs of wȳchestre / that they shold smi­te of sir Edmondes hede of wodestoke erle of Kent withoute any maner abidȳg or respite vp pay­ne of lyfe and lymme / ād that he shold haue none othir execucion be cause of tarieng natwithstan­dyng the iugemēt: Tho tokē the baillifs sir Edmond oute of pry­son / & lad hȳ besides the castell of wynchestre: & there they made a gonge fermer smyte of hys hede. for none othir man durst it done. and so deyed he ther. allas the ty­me: that is to seye / the x. day of octobre / the thridde yere of kȳg ed­wardes regne. & whan the kyng wist therof he was wonder sory / for he louyd hī wel / and let entier him at the frere minours at wȳ ­chestre /

¶Of the deth of sir Rogier mortimer erle of the marche Capitulo CCxxij

ANd so it befell at that ty­me sir Rogier Mortimer Erle of the march̄ was so prowde and so hauteyne that he helde no lord of the reame his pe­re ād tho became he so couetous that he folowed dame Isabel the quenes court that was kyng Edwardes modyr / & besete his peny worthes wyt the officiers of ye quenes houshold in the same maner that the kȳges officiers did. ād so he made his takȳg as touchȳg vitailles. & also of cariages: & all he dyd for cause of spēces: & for to gadre tresour / & so he dyd wythoute nombre in al that he might / Tho made he hī wōdre secret wt ye quen̄ jsabel: & so moch̄ lorship & retinue had that all the grete lordes of englōd of hȳ were adrad. whefore ye kyng & hys coūceill toward hym were angry & ordeined amōge hē to vndon̄ hym thurgh pure resō. & lawe for cause that kȳg edward that was the kynges fadre tray­toursly thurgh hē was mordred / in the castel of Berkelee as before is said more plenarli in ye CCxvij chapitre of this boke / & some that were of the kīges coūceill loued ye mortimer / & told hym in pryuete how yt the kȳg & his coūceill were aboute frō day to day hym for to shēd & vndon̄: wherfor the morti­mer was sore ānoyed & āgry as ye deuel ayēs hē that were of the kȳ ges counceil: & said yt he wold ben̄ auēged how so euer he toke on. yt was not lōge afterward yt kȳg edward & dame Phelip hys wyfe & dame jsabel the kynges modre / & sir rogier the Mortimer ne went vnto Nothȳgham ther for to so­iourne / & so it befell that the quen̄ jsabell through coūceill of ye mor­timer toke to hir the keyes of the yates of the castell of Nothinghā so yt no man myght come nethyr in ne oute by night: but through the commaūdemēt of the morti­mer. [Page] neyther the kyng / ne non̄ of his coūceill. & at yt tyme it fell so yt the Mortimer for malyce that he had towardes the kinges men / & pryncipally ayens hem that had hym accused to the king of ye deth of sir Edward hys fadre / preuely a coūceill was take bitwen̄ quen̄ Isabell & the Mortymer. & ye Bis­shop of Lincoln / & sir Symōd of Bereford. & sir Hugh̄ of Ttrūpi­ton: & othyr pryue of his coūseill. for to vndon̄ hem all that had ac­cused the mortymer vnto the kīg of his fadres dethe / of treson & of felonye. wherfore all tho that were of the kȳges coūceill whā they wist of the Mortymers castyng / preuely came to kȳg Edward ād seydē / that the Mortymer wolde hē destroye for cause that thei had accused him of kyng Edwardes deth hys fadre. & praied hym that he wold maynten hē in hir ryght And these were the lordes to pur­swe this quarell: sir wylliā moū ­tagu / Sir Hūfrey de bogun. Sir Willyā his brother. Sir Rouf of stafford: Sir Robert of Herford: Sir wylliā of Clinton / Syr Iohā neuyll of horueby / & many othyr of hir consent: & alle these sworne vpō a boke to maynten̄ the qua­rell in as moch̄ as they myght / & it befell so aftyr that sir Wylliam Montagu ne none of the kȳges frēdes must not ben̄ herburghed ī the castel for the Mortimer: but went and token hyr herburghes in dyuerse places in the towne of Nothyngham. ād tho were they sore adrad / lefte that the Morty­mer shold hem destroye / And in hast ther came vnto kīg Edward Syr wylliam Mowntagu there that he was in the castel. and pre­uely told hym that he ne none of hys companye sholde [...] taken the Mortymer wythowte cown­ceyl and helpe of Wyllyam of E­land Conestable of the same cas­tell: Nowe certes quod the kyng I loue yow well. and therfore I cownceyll yow that ye goo vnto the forsayd conestable and com­maunde hym in my name that he be yowr frend and your helpe for to take the mortymer all thȳg left. vpon peryll of lyfe and lym­me: Tho sayd willyam Mounta­gu / sir mi lord graūte mercy Tho went the forsayd Mountagu ād came to the conestable of the cas­tel. and told hym the kynges will And the Conestable answeryd & said that the kynges wille sholde be don̄ and fulfylled in as moch̄ as he myght / and that he wolde nat spare for no maner dethe. ād so he swore ād made his oth̄ Tho sayd the forsayd sir Willyā moū ­tagu to the Conestable in herȳg of all hem that were helpyng vn­to the quarell / Nowe certes dere [Page] frende: vs behoueth for to werke & do bi your cownseyl for to take the Mortymer. syth that ye be keper of the castell ād haue also the keyes in your warde. Syr quod the conestable wyll ye vnderstōd that the yates of the castell bē lo­ked with the lokkes that dame j­sabell send hydder / And by night she had the keyes therof / And ly­eth hē vndyr the bolstyr of ye bed­de vnto the morwe / ād so ye may not comen into the castell by the yates in no maner wyse / But I knowe an vowte that streccheth owte of the park vndre the erthe into the forsayd castell that goth into the weste. whych̄ aley dame Isabell the quene ne none of hyr men ne the mortimer ne none of his cōpanye knoweth not. And so j shal lede you thurgh that aley that ye shull come into the castel withoute aspies of any mē that ben your enemies / And the same night sir william Moūtagu and all the lordes of his quarell & the same conestable also wēt hem to hors and maden semblant as it were for to wēde oute of the mortymer sight / But anon̄ as ye mor­timer herde this tyding he wend that they wold haue gone ouer ye see for drede of hym: & anone he & his companye tokē coūceyl amō ges hem for to let hir passage: ād sent letters anon̄ to the portes so that none of the grete lordes sholde passe / but if they were arestyd and take / And among othir thȳ ­ges williā Eland conestable of ye forsaid castell preuely lad sir wyl­liam Moūtagu and his compa­nie by the forsayd wey vndyr the erthe. so tyll they camen into the castel (punctel) and went vp into the tow­re there that the Mortimer was in / But sir Hugh̄ of Trumpȳg­ton hem af [...]ried hydously & sayd. A traitours it is all for nought that ye ben comen into this cas­tell: ye shull deye an euell deth euerychone. And anone one of hem that was in Mowntagu is companie vp with a mace and smote the same Hugh vpon ye hede that the brayne brest owte And fel on the grownde. and so was he de­de an euell deth· Tho toke they ye Mortymer as he armed hym at the towres dores whan he herde the noyse of hem for drede / & whā the quen̄ Isabell sawe that ye mortymer was taken: she made mo­che sorwe in hert / and the wordes vnto him said. Nowe fayre syres I praie yow that ye don̄ non̄ harme vnto his body for he is a worthy knight our welbelouyd fren­de and our dere cosyn. Tho went they thennes & camen & brought the Mortimer and presented hȳ vnto the kyng Edward / and he commaunded to brynge hym in sauf warde: but anone ryght as [Page] they that were cōsent vnto ye mortymers doyng herd telle that he was take: they went & hyd hem priuely & by night went oute of ye towne eche in his syde with heuy hert: & lyued vpon hyr londes as well as they myght: And so that same yere that ye mortymer was take. he had at his retenue ix / sco­re knightes wythoute squyers & seriaūtes of armes and footmē / And tho was the Mortymer lad to londō & sir Symōd of bereford was lad with hȳ / & was take to ye Conestable of the toure to kepe: But afterward was the Morty­mers lyfe examyned at westmȳ ­ster before the kyng: & before all ye grete lordes of Englōd for peryll that might falle to the reaume / & to enquere also which̄ were assē ­tyng to sir Edwardes deth ye kin­ges fadre. & also thurgh whō the scottes askaped from Stāhope / into scotland withoute the wyll of kyng Edward / And also how the chartre Rageman was dely­ured vnto the scottes: wherȳ the homages & feautes of Scotland were conteyned that the scottes sholde don̄ euermore vnto the kī ­ges of englond for the reaume of scotland. wherfore in his absence he was dampned to be drawe ād honged for his treson: And thys meschyef came vnto hȳ seȳt An­drewes euen. in the yere of Incarnacyon of our lord Ihesu Crist a .M.CCC. and xxx

How kyng Edward gete ayene vnto hym gracyously the homa­ges and feautes of Scotlād wher of he was put owte thurgh fals coūseyll of Isabell his modre / ād sir Rogier mortymer yt was newe made erle of the marche Capit / CCxxiij

NOw ye haue herde lordes how sir Iohan of bailloll in tyme of pees was cho­sen to be king of scotland for en­cheson that he came of the eldest doughtyr of the erle dauid of Hō tȳgton that was kȳg Alysādres brother of Scotlād that deide wi­thoute heire of his body begoten & how this Iohan made feaute & homage to king Edward hēryes son̄ the iij. for his lādes of scotlād And how he aftyrward withsaid hys homage thurgh coūceill of ye scottes in the yere of our lord .M.CC.lxxij. and sent vnto the pope thurgh a fals suggestion that he made hys othe vnto the forsayd king Edward ouer his astate ād his will / of which̄ oth the pope hī assoilled thurgh by hys bylles to hȳ sent / & anone as king edward wist therof. he ordeined anon̄ his barons & came vnto Berewyke / & cōquered the towne: at whyche cōquest ther were slayn̄ xxv / M & vij.C / & ye bailloll that was kīg of scotlād came & yelde hȳ vnto kȳg edward: & the kȳg afterward de­liuered [Page] him oute of the towre of London / & all the grete lordes of Scotland with him that were take at Berewyke & yaf hem saufcō duit to go into scotland / & the scottes sith thurgh hir falsenesse werred vpon kyng Edward. & when sir Iohan bailloll king of scotlād saw all thys he went & put hym ouer the see vnto Dūpier & lyued ther vpon his owne lōdes as wel as he might. tyll that the scottes wolde amende hem of hir mysdedes & trespace / & lad with hym sir Edward his sone. wherfore ye scottes in despyte of hym called hym Iohā turnelabard for cause that he wolde not offende ne trespace ayens kȳg Edward of Englond & so he forsoke his reame of Scotland & sette therof but littel prys: & this sir Iohan lōge tyme dwel­led in Fraunce tyll that he deyed there / And sir Edward his sone vnderfeng hys heritage And did homage vnto the kyng of Fraū ­ce for his landes of Dunpied and so it fell afterward that Edward that was johā baillols sone had with him a squyer of Englond yt was bore in yorke shyre that was kalled Iohan of Barnaby. & this Edward baillol loued him moch̄ & was ny him & ful pryue And so this Iohan barnaby was at de­bate with a Frenshman in ye toune of Dunpier. & so he quelled hȳ / & went his way in all that he mi­ght / into the castell for to haue so­cour & helpe of his lorde: & anone came the officiers of the town̄ to take Iohan of Barnaby as a felō & sir edward his lord halpe hym: & rescued him / ād by nigh̄t made him wende owte of the castel (punctel) ād so he went hys way ād came into Englond wythoute any harme / And when the kyng of Fraūce. saw that sir Edward had rescued his felō he became wōder wroth ayens sir Edward. & anon̄ let hȳ be arestyd. & toke into his hande all his londe. Tho dwelled sir Edward in pryson vnto the tyme yt sir Hēry of Beaumoūt came in­to Fraūce / the whych̄ Henry sō ­tyme was erle of Angos in Scotland thurgh his wyfe & was put oute of the forsaid Erledom̄ whē ye accord was made bytwen̄ En­glond & scotlād thurgh ye quen̄ jsabell and sir Rogier the mortymer and hir companye / for the mari­age that she made bitwen̄ Dauid that was Robert the brus sone & dame Iohan of ye tour kyng Ed­wardes sustyr of Englōd / & well vnderstode thys that at the ende he shold nevyr come to his right / But if it were thurgh the h̄elpe of sir Edward Bailloll. the whyche that was right heyr of the reau­me of Scotland. And the king of the reaume of fraūce which̄ was called Lowys loued moch̄ this sir Hēry / & he was wyt him full pry­ue [Page] and thought for to make a de­liurāee of sir Edward baillols body if he might in any maner wi­se / Tho praied he the kȳg that he wolde graunte hem of his grace sir Edward baillols body vnto ye next parlement that he might li­ue wyt his owne rētes in the men̄ tyme. & that he must stande to be iuged bi hys perys at ye parlemēt The kȳg graūted him his praier & made the forsaid Edward be delyured owte of pryson in the ma­ner aboue said: And anon̄ as he was oute of pryson: sir Hēry to­ke hym forth wyth hȳ and lad hȳ into Englond & made hȳ dwelle prevely at the maner of sandē vp onse in yorkeshire wt ye lady vescy & so he ordeyned hī there an great retinue of peple of Englysshmen ād also of aliens for to conquere ayene his heritage / And so he ya­fe moch̄ siluer vnto sowdeours & to aliens for to helpe hī / And thei promysed to helpe hȳ in all that they might / but they failled hȳ at his most nede / And at that tyme Donald erle of Morrif herd telle how that sir Edward was preuely come. & went to him & made wt hȳ grete ioye of his comȳg ayene & said to him & behight him that all the grete lordes of Skotlande shold be to hȳ entēdaūt / & sholde hȳ holde for kȳg as right heyre of scotland. ād so moch̄ they wolde done that he sholde be crowned kyng of that lande. & dyden to hȳ homage & feaute / Tho came Sir Henry of Beaumont to kȳg Ed­ward of englond & praied him in wey of charite that he wold gra­unte of his grace vnto sir edward bailloll that he must saufely goo by lād frō sand hall vnto scotlād / for to cōquere hys right heritage in scotland / The kyng answeryd & said vnto him. yf that I suffre ye bailloll wente thurgh my lād in­to scotland than the peple wolde say there I shold be assentyng to the companie: Nowe sir I praye yow that ye wold graūte hȳ leue to take vnto him Sowdeours of englisshmē that they might sau­fely lede hȳ thurgh your land vnto scotland / & sir vpon thys coue­naunt that if it so befell that god it forbede that he be discōfyted in bataille thurgh the scottes that j & also all the lordes that holdē wt bailloll ben̄ for euermore tint ou­te of owr rentes that we haue in englond. And the kyng vpō thys couenaūt graunted hyr bone as touchyng him. & tho that weren of the same quarell yt which̄ clay­med for to haue londes or rentes in the reaulme of Scotland

And these were the names of ye lordes that purswedē this mater that is to saye. sir Edward ye bail­loill that chalenged the reame of Scotland. sir Henry Beaumoūt erle of Angos. sir Dauid of stro­boly [Page] erle of Athelees / sir Geffroy of monbray: Waltier Comyne & many othir that were put owte of hir heritage in scotland. whan the pees was made bitwen̄ En­glond & scotland as before is said And ye shull vnderstōde that the lordes toke wyth hem v. hondred men of armes & two thousād ar­chiers & of footmen / and tho wē ­te into shippe at Rauenespore. & sailled by the see till that they ca­men to londe at Kynkehorne xij myle from seint Iohānes toune. & anone sent oute hir shippes ay­ene for they shold nat be hurte ne ēpired nethir that no man shold gon̄ into the shipp ayen̄ though thei had nede· but abide at all pe­rilles & not flee▪ but stonde / & ra­ther suffre dethe than flee for to maynten hir trewe quarell. whā the Erle of fiffe a fers man and a storne herd that the Bailloll was comen for to take the lāde of scotland: he came in haste to kȳg hor­ne with x. thousand scottes for to distrouble him that he shold nat come to londe. But sir Edward bailloll and his companye there him discōfyted at the which̄ discō ­fiture sir Alizaūdre of Fetō was there quelled & many othir. The Erle of fiffe was tho sory and ful ylle a shamed that so littell a companye had him discomfyted and shamefully put hȳ & all his cōpanye that were a lyve for to flee Tho came sir Edward Bailloll & toke the contre all aboute hym / tyll he came vnto ye abbey of Dū ­sermelyne & there he fownde vy­tailles for hym and for hys folke and amonge all othir thȳges he fonde in a chaūbre aboute v honderd of grete staues of fyne oke with longe pykes of yren and of stelle. he toke hē & delyured hē to ye most strengest men of his ꝯpanie And anone after he wēt fro thēs and loged hym in a felde ij. myle from seint Iohānes towne / And when ye burgeys of the toun̄ herd how the erle of Fiffe was discō ­fyted thurgh ye Bailloll / they we­re sore adrad & brak their brygges that they had made ouer the water of erne: so that Bailloll might not gon̄ ouer / wherfor he logged hȳ there all that night / but littell hede he tok of rest & said vnto his peple. Nowe fayre lordes ye kno­we full well that we ben̄ nowe y logged bitwen̄ our enemies: & yf they mowe vs hampre ther is no bote but deth̄. wherfor yf we abyde here all this nyght styll / I thȳ ­ke that it shall turne vs to moche sorwe and harme For the power of the scottes may euery day wex ād encresse & we may not so don̄ / And we bene but littell peple / as ayens hem. wherfore I pray you for the loue of almyghty god make we vs bolde and hardy. & that we may myghtely take the scot­tes [Page] this nyght and boldely werre vpon hem ād let vs purswe hem this night. & if they be trauailled thurgh vs ād they see our hardy­nesse. so that othir scottes that comen & mete hem & see hem so tra­uailled & wery / the sorer wull thei be a drad with vs for to fyght. ād fersly than we shull fyght wyt hē. & vpon hem purswe. so that thu­rgh the grace of god almighty all the world shall speke of ye dough­tynesse of our cheualrye. And sy­res vnderstōdeth wel that all the cōpanye comē wyth sir Erward Bailloll graunted well vnto that coūceil & were therof glad & ano­ne purswed vpō the scottes that they becomen wōder wery And the bailloll and his cōpanye sore folowed hem & dyd hē moch̄ sor­we thurgh hir assaulte: so yt they might not for feble hem helpe ād for littell peple But tho said ye scottes amonges hem / what is now befall that so littell a peple as the Bailloll hath in wynge don̄ vs so moch̄ trauaille and sorwe. Now certes it semeth vs that he wrec­cheth by grace / for he is wōder ḡ ­cyous in his quarell: & all we cer­tes shul ben̄ dede er that we may come to hym vs for to yelde sith that his fadre sette of vs no prys And amonge all othir thinges ye bailloll passed the watyr of Erne so that sir Rogier of Swynerton̄ the sone was fers and angrj and wente forth. and there they sawe peple of armes full well arayed. and forth they wente vnto hem / and wyth hem fowghten & quel­led as many as wold abyde or toke. And notheles at that same assaulte the Baillols men wende it had bene the moost grete hooste of Skotlande. And whan it ca­me to the morne. they gadred hē to gedre and rrsted hem a whyle But the whyle that the Englys­shmen rested hem: the noble ba­ron Thomas of wesy: and also ye noble and gentyll baron of staf­ford pryked hyr horses vp & dou­ne by the hylles for to kepe the of Estres of the contre And as they pryked vp and downe they saw a grete hoost of good aray ordey­ned in thre wynges with helmes and sheldes shynyng comyng v­pon hem. And when the two for sayd lordes sawe that / they camē ayene vnto Baillols folk wt grete hast and sayd. Nowe for the loue of god almyghty ben̄ of good cō ­fort: for ye shall haue bataill ano­ne ryght. And tho spake sir Fouke the sone of Gareyne a worthy baron / of grete renomme / and of dede of armes: Syres lordynges vnderstondeth well that I wull saye vnto yow. I haue seyn̄ ma­ny dyuerse wynges as well amō ­ge sarazens and jewes as amon­ge the scottes / And yet saw I ne­uer in any tyme the ferthe part [Page] of the wynge fyght. and therfore yf we wyll abyde our ennemyes / we ben ynowe for to fight ayens hē· But yf we be not of good hert and of good wille for to fight wyt hem: for certes we bene full fewe ayens this companye: And ther for the loue of god take vnto vs good herte And let vs ben̄ bold & thenke we nether on oure wyfes ne on our children: but only to cō quere hem in bataille / ād thurgh the helpe of our lord god our ene­myes we shull ouercome and wyt that came the hoste of the scottes toward hem full fersly / and ayēs sir Edward the bailloll in iij. ba­tailles well araied in armure. ād wōder fersly they camen toward the Baillolls men. But when sir Donald Erle of Marchille sawe all this. he said to Robert Brus ye sone of Robert ye brus these wor­des. Syr Robert quod he full so­re me fortinketh at myne hert yt thees folke that the bailloll hath brought with him shold deye wyt dynt of scottessh swerd syth that they ben crysten men as well as we ben: and therfore me thȳketh that it were grete charite to send vnto hem for to yelde hem vnto our mercy & grace. & raūsone hē thurgh grevous raunsone for asmoch̄ as they haue takē our lād. and done ylle / Nowe certes quod sir Robert the Brus I haue well perceyued that thou art on enne­mye and a traitour vnto scotlād syth that thow wilt consente to saue our dedely enemyes that haue don̄ vs moche sorwe & shame: & nowe it semeth wel that ye ben of hyr assēt. Certes Robert quod sir Donald falsely ye lye / j am not of hir companye ne of hir cōsent / and that hastely ye shul see. for I will fyght with hem rather than any of this companye: And cer­tes sir Robert said he j shal mau­gre thin heed assaille hē er thow / And with that they prykedē hyr stedes fersly vpon Caskemore / & wynges hem folewed on a rēche And tho came they ād mete the bailloll and his companye at an hongyng bought of the more in a streit passage. & so fast thei has­ted hem vnto the Englysshmen. so that thousendes fell to ye groū ­de the one vp yt othir into a hepe bothe hors ād man. The bailloll tho and his men mygthely stode ayens hem & fast quelled the scottes vnto the grounde & many so­re they wounded so longe tyll yt they stoden vpon hem & foyned hem with hyr swerdes ād speres thurgh her bodies / ād so sore tra­uaylled vpon hem till that they becamen full wery and wist nat what for to done / and the scottes that were left a lyve fleddē away for to saue hī selfe in the best ma­ner as they might. And tho purswed hē sir Edward bailloll & his [Page] men & quelled of hē tyll that was nyght / & fro thens they went vn­to seint Iohannes towne. & toke it & helde hem there. & vitailled hē selfe at hir owne wyll: for they fō ­den ynowe wherwith to make hē mery. Tho made the bailloll hys men that were wounded gon̄ to shipp for to wende into Englond for to hele hyr wowndes / And in that tyme ther was a flemmyng in the see a stronge thefe & robber that was called Crabe. And this flemmȳg was driuen out of flaū dres for his wykkednesse. ād therfore he came into scotland to hol­de with the scottes & did as moch̄ harme vnto Englysshmen as he might. And this crabbe met in ye see ye baillols men that were woū ded ī bataille that were sent ayen̄ into Englōd for to hele hyr woū ­des / & this Crabbe yafe vnto hem a grete assaute & wold haue quel­led hē euerichon̄ / but the englisshmen defended hem wel & manly / and discomfyted crabbe & his cō panye. & tho begonne he flee into scotland / and as he came toward seint Iohannes towne (punctel) he fonde a grete companie of scottes that were come ayene to geddre after the discomfyture of Gaskemore: the which̄ besieged baillol & hys men in the same toune of seȳt jo­han. and anone tolde the scottes how that he was discomfyted of the englysshmen that were woū ded at Gaskemore that went to­ward Englōd for to hele her wō ­des & said to the scottes that they shold haue no might ne grace ayens Edward bailloll / for enche [...]ō that he scōfyted & empeired all ye cheualrye of scotlād with an honde full of men as to accompte as ayens the scottes that were slay­ne: wherfor he coūceilled for to remeue the siege from seynt Iohā ­nes towne & kepe hem in the best maner that they cowde & myght. The scottes vnderstode that the Crabbe said soth & forsoke the liege and went thens by night. ād halpe hem selfe in the best maner that they might / When this thī ­ge was knowen thurgh scotland how that the lordes ād knightes were scomfyted at Gaskemore of Scotlād thurgh sir Edward the bailloil ye shul vnderstōde that ye lordes & ladies & the gētyls of scotlād camē wōder fast to seint johā nes town̄: & yeldē hē to ye baillol / & to hȳ dyden homage & feaute for hir lādes & yeldē hē to his pees. & he receyued hē frely And fro thēs he went to the abbey of Scone. & there he was crownyd kyng of ye reaume of Scotlād. And after he let crye his pees thurgh owte all the land: And at that tyme it be fell that kyng Edward Bay [...]o [...]l helde his parlement amōge hys lieges at the newe Castell vp ty­ne for to amende alle the trespa­ces [Page] and the wronges that had be done in his lād (punctel) And sir Edward the bailloll kyng of scotlād came to him thyder and dyd to hȳ feaute and homage for the reaume of scotland: And in this maner kīg Edward of Englōd gadred ayen̄ the homages and feautes of scotlād / wherof he was put oute thu­rgh coūceyll & assente of dame I­sabell his modre ād of sir Rogier the mortimer erle of the marche / Tho toke Bailloll kyng of Scot­land his leue of kyng edward of englōd: & went thēs into his ow­ne lande of scotlād. & sette but lit­tel by hem that had coūceylled hī and holpen hym in hys quarell: wherfore they went fro him and lyued by hyr londes ād rentes in scotlād. And so it befell after not longe that the king of Scotland ne remeued and came to the tou­ne of Anaude / and there toke his dwellyng and thyder came to hȳ a companye of knightes stronge men and worthy / & yelde hē vnto the kyng and bere hem so faire in dede and in continaūce / So that he trust moch̄ hem And anon̄ as the traytours sawe that he trust moch̄ vpon hem: they ordeyned amonges hem fyfty in a compa­nie ād wold haue quelled hir kīg but thurgh the grace of almigh­ty god he brake thurgh a wall an hole in his chābre: & as god wold he ascaped her trecherie & alle his men were quelled. & he escapyd wt moch̄ drede vnto ye towne of car­doill / & ther helde he him sore an­noyed: & this befell in our ladyes eue the conceptyō / Tho sent kȳg edward the Bailloll to kyng Ed­ward of Englond how falsely & how traitoursly he was in littell tyme put to shame & sorwe. thu­rgh hys liegmen: vpon whom he trusted wonder moch̄. ād prayed him for the loue of god yt he wold maynten̄ hym & helpe hȳ ayens his ennemyes / The kyng of En­glond had of him tho grete pyte. & behight him helpe and socour / ād sente him worde that he shold holde hȳ in pees stille in ye forsaid cite of Cardoylle till that he had gadred his power: Tho ordeyned kyng Edward of Englond a coū ceill at london. & let gadre his mē in dyuerse shires of Englōd. and when he all was redy he wēte to­ward the towne of Berewyke vp twede: & thyder came to him kȳg Edward Baillol of scotland with his power and besieged the tow­ne. & made withowte the towne a fayre towne of pauillons / and dyked hē all aboute / so that they had no drede of the scottes: & made many assaute with gonnes & with other engynes to the toune wherwith they destroyed many fayre howses and chyrches. also were bete downe vnto the erthe with grete stones that spitousely [Page] came oute of gonnes ād of othir engynes· And notheles the scot­tes kepte well the towne that the two kȳges might not come therin lōge time. & notheles the kȳges abyde ther so longe till thaȳ that were in the town̄ failled vitailles ād also they were so wery of wa­kyng that they wisten nat what for to don̄. And ye shul vndyrstō ­de that the scottes that were in ye towne of Berewyke thurgh commune coūceill and hir assente let crye vpon the walles of the toun̄ that they might haue pees of the Englysshmen. & therof they prai den the king of his grace & mercy & praied hȳ of trewes for viij dai­es vpon thys couenaunt that yf they were not rescued in that side of ye town̄ toward scotlād of the scottes withī viij. dayes that thei wold yelde hem vnto the kȳg ād the town̄ also. & to holde thys co­uenaūt they profred to the kyng xij. hostages out of the towne of berewyke. Whē the hostages were delyured vnto the king: anone they of the town̄ sent vnto ye scot­tes and told hem of hyr sorwe ād meschief. And the scottes camen tho preueli ouer ye watyr of Twe­de to the bought of the abbey. ād sir williā Dyket that tho was sti­ward of Skotland & many othir that camen with him put hē the­re in grete peryll at that tyme of hir lyfe: for thei camē ouer a brigge that was to brokē & ye stones a way. & many of hir cōpanie were there drenched. but ye forsaid wyl­liā went ouer & othir of his cōpa­nye & came by the shippes of Englond & quelled in a barge of hull xvi. men / And aftyr they wēt īto the towne of Berewyke by ye wa­tyr side / wherfore the scottes hel­de tho the towne reskued and as­ked hyr hostages ayen̄ of the kȳg of Englōd. & the king sent worde ayen̄ that they axed the hostages wt wrōge sith that they camē into the town̄ of Englōdes side: for ye couenaūt was bitwen̄ him that the towne shold be reskued by ye halfe of scotland. And anon̄ kȳg Edward tho cōmaūded to yelde the town̄ or he wolde hange ye hostages. And the scottes said that ye towne was reskued ynowe and ther to they wold holde hē. Whā kyng Edward sawe yt the scottes breke hir couenaūt that thei made / he was wōder wroth. & anone let take sir Thomas fitz willyā & sir Alexandre of setō wardeyne of Berewyk. the which̄ Thomas was person of dūbare: & led theȳ before alle the othir hostages for enchesō that sir Alixaūdres fadre was keper of the towne And cō ­maūded euery day that ij. hosta­ges of the towne shulde be han­ged tyll that were all done vnto the deth. but yf they wolde yelde the towne / and so he shold teche hem to breke hys couenauntes / And whā they of ye towne herde [Page] thees tydinges / they becamē wō ­der sory and sentē to the kyng of englond (punctel) that he wolde graūte hē other viij dayes of respite. so that bitwen̄ two hoūdred men of ar­mes ād xx. men of armes myght be strength̄ gon̄ bitwene hem to the towne of Berewyke hem for to vytaille that the town̄ must be holde for rescued: And if so were that xxi or xxij or more were slay­ne of the two hoūdred before said that the toune shold not be holde for rescued: and this couenaūt to be holden they sent to hym other xij of ye town̄ in hostage: The kīg of Englōd graunted hē her pray­er / ād toke the hostages on seynt Margaretes euen / in the yere of grace a M.ccc. & xxxij. The scot­tes came fersely in iiij wēges wel araied in armes for to mete kȳg Edward of englōd: & edward the king of scotland wt hir power / ād came fast ād sharpely ayens euē ­sōge tyme: & the same tyme was flode at Berewyke in the watyr of Twede: that no man myght wēte ouer on hir hors nor on foot / and the watyr was bytwen̄ the two kynges & the reaume of En­glond / & that tyme abyden ye scottes in that othir side / for encheson that the Englysshmen shold ha­ue ben̄ drownyd or slayne

This was the aray of the scottes how that they camen in batayl­les ayens the two kynges of en­glond & scotlād / in the vaūtward of scotland were these lordes Capieulo CCxxiiij

THe erle of Moryf. james frisel: Symōd frisel / wal­tier styward / Reygnold theyne. Patrik of grahā / Iohan le graūt Iames of Cardoil / Pa­trike parkes. Robert Caldecotes. Phelipp of Melledrum. Thoās gyllebert. Raufe wyse man. Adā Gurdone. Iohānes gramat / Ro­bert boyde. Hugh̄ parke with xl. knyghtes newe dubbed / ād vj.C. men of armes / and iij / M. of communes. ¶In the fyrst partie of ye halfe bataille weren these lordes. the Styward of scotland. The erle of Mouref: Iames hys vncle (punctel) willyam Douglas: Dauid of kȳsdesay· Mancolyn flemmȳg: wil­liam of the Dunkau: Kamboke wyt xxx bachelers / newe dubbed In the second part of the bataill / were these lordes Iames stiward of Cloden. Aleyn styward / williā Abbrehyn. Williā moryce. Iohā fitz williā / Adam leinose / Walter fitz Gillebert. Iohan of cerlton: Robert walleham / with vij.c. mē of armes ād xvij.M. of commu­nes / ¶In the thrydde part of the bataille of scotlād were these lor­des: The erle of marre / the erle of Roffe· the erle of straherne: The erle of sotherl / and williā of kyr­kely [Page] Iohan cambrō: Gillebert of hay / willyā of Rāsey: williā pren­degest: Kyrstȳ harde / williā Gur­don / Arnold garde. Thomas dolphȳ / with xl. knightes newe dub­bed. ixC men of armes. & xv:M. of cōmunes / ¶In the iiij. warde of the bataill of scotlād were the­se lordes: Archehald Dōglas: the erle of leneuay: Alixaūdre le brus The erle of Fif: Iohā cambel erle of atheles / Robert lawecher / wil­liam of Lonstone / Iohā de labels· Groos de sherenlawe. Iohan de lȳdesey Alixaūdre de gray. Ingrā de vmfreville / Patryke de polle­sworth: Dauid ye wymes: Michel Scott: williā Lādy. Thomas de boys: Rogier de mortimer wyt xx Bachelers newe dubbed. ixC mē of armes / xviij.M. & iiij.C of cō ­munes / the erle of Dūbare keper of the castell of Berewyke helped the scottes with l. men of armes / & sir Alixaūdre of seton keper of the forsaid town̄ of berewyke wyt an hōdred men of armes. & the cō munes of the toune wyth iiij hō ­dred men of armes. & wt hē viijC of footmē / The sōme of the erles & lordes aboue sayd ammoūteth lxvi / The somme of the bachelers newe dubbed ammoūteth to an hoūdred & xl. The somme of men of armes ammoūteth MMM.C / The somme of the cōmunes ammoūteth liijMCC. The sō ­me totall of the peple aboue said ammounted lvi.M.vij.C xlv. ād these lxv. grete lordes laddē all the othir grete lordes aboue sayd in fowre batailles as it is said befo­re: And kȳg Edward of Englōd & Edward kyng of Skotlād had well apparailled her folk in fou­re bataylles for to fighte on foot ayens hir enemies: And the En­glysh̄ minystrelles blewe her trū ­pes and her pypes / ād hydously ascryed the scottes. And tho had euery englyssh bataille two wȳ ­ges of prys archiers / the whyche at that batalll shoten arewes so fast and so sore. that the Scottes myght nat helpe hem selfe. and they shoten the scottes thowsan­des to grounde. and they gon for to flee fro the Englyssh men for to saue hir lyfe. ¶And whan the Englissh̄ pages sawe the scomfi­ture: ād the scottes fall fast to the groūde / they priked hir maystres hors wyt the spores for to kepe hē fro peryl / And set hir maistres at no force. And when the Englissh men sawe that they leptē on hyr hors and fast pursued the scottes & all that they abyden they quel­led doune right. There might mē see the doughtynesse of the noble kyng Edward & of his men how manly they pursued the scottes / th̄at fledden for drede / and there myght men see many a scottissh man cast down̄ on the grownde dede· And hyr baners displayed [Page] hakked into pecys: and many a good haberione of stelle ī hir blo­de bathe. & many a tyme the scottes were gadred into companies but euermore they were discom­fyted / and so it befell that as god almyghty wolde that the scottes had that daye no more foyson ne myght ayens the Englysshmen: than xx. shepe sholde haue ayens v. wolfes. and so were the scottes discomfyted: & yet the scottes had wele v. men ayens one englyssh­man / And that bataille was do­ne on halydonnehille besides the towne of Berewyke: at the why­che bataille were slayne of ye scot­tes xxxv.M.vij.C and xij / Of en­glysshmen but onely xiiij / & that were footmen And this victorye befel to the Englisshmen on seȳt margaretes eue In the yere of ye Incarnacyon of our lord Ihesu crist MCCCxxxij And while yt this doyng laste the englyssh pa­ges toke the pilfre of the scottes that were quelled euery mā that he might take withoute any chalengyng of any men: And so af­ter this gracious victorye the kīg turned him ayene vnto the same siege of Berewyke: & whan they besieged saw and herd how king Edward had sped they yolden to hym the towne wyth the castell on the morwe after that the ba­taille was don̄. that is for to seye: on seynt Margaretes day: And than the kyng ordeyned Sir Ed­ward baillol with othir noble ād worthy men to be kepers ād go­uernours of scotland in his absē ce / & hȳ selfe turned ayen̄ & came into Englond after this victory / with moch̄ ioye and wurship. ād in the yere next sewȳg that is for to saye the yere of Incarnacion of our lord Ihesu crist a MCCCxxxiij / and of kyng Edward vij / he went ayen̄ into scotlād in the wynter tyme. at which̄ viage the castell of Kylbrigge in scotland. for him & for his men that wyt hȳ came he recoured / and had ayēs all the scottes wille at his one luste. And in that same yere sir Ed­ward baillol kyng of scotlād hel­de his parlement in scotland wyt many noble lordes of englond yt were at that same parlement for encheson of hir londes & lordshippes that they had in the reaulme of scotland: & heldē all of the sam̄ Bailloll / And in the viij. yere of his regne. abowte the fest of seȳt Iohan baptist sir Edward bail­lol the veray and trewe kyng of scotland as by herytage ād right lyne made hys homage & feaute vnto kyng Edward of Englond for the reame of scotlād at the ne­we castell vpō tyne in the presen­ce of many worthy lordes and also of cōmunes bothe of the reau­me of Englond & also of scotlād. And anon̄ aftyr in the same yere [Page] kyng Edward of Englond receyued of the duke of Bretaigne hys homage / for the Erledōme & lord­ship of Richemond. And so folo­wyng in their yere of hys regne / after Mychelmasse kīg Edward rood into scotland: & ther was he fast by seint Iohānes towne all­most all the wynter tyme / and he helde his crystmasse at the castell of Rokesburgh. And in the same yere thurgh oute all Englond a­boute seynt Clementys tyde in ye winter ther arroos such̄ a spryn­gyng & wellyng vp of waters ād flodes both̄ of the see and also of fressh̄ ryuers and sprynges that the see brynkes walkes ād costes were breken vp / that men bestes & howses ī many places & name­ly in lowe contrees wiolently ād sodēly were dreynt. & dryuē awey & fruytes of the erthe thurgh cō ­tinuance & habundaunce of wa­ters of ye see euermore aftyrward were turned into more saltnesse / and sorwenesse of Sauor / The x. yere of kȳg Edwardes regne kȳg Edward entred the Scottyssh see aftyr mydsomer / and to many of the scottes he yafe bataill & ouer­came hem / And many he treted ād bowed vnto hys pees thurgh his doughtynesse. And after my­chelmasse thā next folowȳg was the Erle of Morryf take at Edenburgh & brought into Englōd / & put into pryson / And in the mo­neth of Iuyn̄ & Iuyll thā next fo­lowyng in the xi. yere of hys reg­ne & appyred in the firmament a bemed sterre / ye which̄ the clerkes kalled stella Comata. & that ster­re was seyne in dyuerse partyes of ye firmamēt where after anon̄ there folowed in Englond good shepe and wonder grete plente of all chafre vitaille & marchādyse & ther ayēs hōger scarcite meschief & nede of money in somoch̄ that a quarter of whete at londō was sold for two shillyng. & a good fat ox at a noble: & v. good peious for a peny: in which̄ yere deyed sir jo­han of Elthā erle of Cornewaille kyng Edwardes brother & lyeth at westmynster.

¶How kyng edward made a duchye of the Erledome of Corne­waill / & also of vj. othir erles that were newe made. & of ye fyrst cha­lengȳg of the kȳgdome of Fraū ­ce Capit. CC.xxv

IN the yere of our lord MCCC & xxxvij: and of kīg Edward xij / in ye moneth of Marche duryng the parlemēt at westmynstre in Lent tyme kīg edward made of the erledome of Cornewaill a Duchye: & let it cal­le the Duchye of Cornewaill the which̄ duchie he yaf vnto edward his fyrst sone wyth the erledome of Chestre / And also kȳg edward made at that same tyme vj. othir erles that is for to seye: sir Henri [Page] erle of Lancastres sone erle of leycestre. william of Boghune Erle of Northamptō / williā of Mon̄ ­tagu erle of Salysbury / Hugh̄ of Awdele Erle of Glowcestre. Ro­bert of Vford erle of Sowthfolke And williā of Clyton̄ erle of Hū tyngdone / And in that same ye­re it was ordeyned in ye same par­lement / that no man shold were no cloth that was wrought oute of Englond as cloth of gold of silke / velvet or Damaske / latyn: bā ­dekyn ne none such̄ other / ne no­ne wilde ware ne furre of beyon­de the see: but such̄ as might spēd an C. pownde of rent a yere. but thys ordenaūce & statute was of of lyttel effect. for it was no thȳg holde ¶In the xiij yere of his regne kyng Edward wente ouer see into Braban wyth quen̄ Phi­lipp his wyfe there beryng chyld at Andewarpe / there he dwelled more than a yere to trete wyt the duke of Brabā / & eche to othre al­lyed for chalengyng of the kyng­dome of Fraūce to kȳg Edward of Englond bi right & that by in­heritaunce aftyr the deth of Ka­roll the grete kȳg of Fraūce bro­ther germayne of quene Isabell kyng Edwardes modyr apper­teigned. the which̄ was holden & occupyed vnrightfully by phelip of Valoys ye Emes sone of kyng karoll / the which̄ duke ād all hys in the forsaid thȳges & in all othir therto belongyng wyt all his mē ād goodes. kyng Edward fonde redy vnto hȳ & maden & promy­sed bitwene thaȳ seurte by good fayth & trust / & aftyr that the kīg hasted him into englond ayen̄: & left there the quen̄ stille behynde him in brakan. Than in the xiiij yere of hys regne whan all ye lor­des of his reame & othir that fal­len to be at his parlement weren kalled & assembled to gedre in the same parlement holden at Lon­don. after the fest of seint Hilarie: the kinges nedes were put forth & promoted as touchȳg the kȳg­dome of Fraunce. For which̄ ne­des to be sped the king axed ye fif­the part of alle the mevable goo­des of Englōd: & the wulles & the ix shefe of euery corne. And ye for­des of euery toun̄ / wher such̄ thīg shold be taxed and gadred. shold answere to the kyng therof: & he had it & helde it at his one lust ād will / wherfor yf I shall knowlech̄ the veray trewth̄. the ynner loue of the peple was turned into ha­te. ād the commune praiers into kursyng for cause that the cōmu­ne peple were so strongely greued Also the forsayd Phelipp valoys of Fraūce had gadred vnto him a grete hoste. and destroyed there in hys partyes ād kȳgdome ma­ny of the kynges frendes of En­glond with townes & castelles of many othir of hyr lorshippes. ād [Page] mani harmes shames & despites dydē vnto the quen̄ / wherfor kȳg Edward whē he herde this tidȳ ­ges was strongely meved & ther­with an angred: & sēte diuerse let­tres ouer see to ye quen̄ & to other that were his frendes glading hē and certefyēg hē that he wolde be there hȳ selfe in all the haste that he might. And anon̄ aftyr Estre when he had sped of all thīg that hym neded / he went ouer the see ayen̄ / of whos comȳg the quen̄ & all his frendes were wondre glad & made moche ioye. And all that were his enemies & ayēs hȳ heldē maden as moch̄ sorwe. ¶In ye sa­me tyme the kȳg thurgh coūceyl of his trew lieges and coūceil of hys lordes that ther were present with him tokē the kyng of Fraū ces name. & toke & medled the kȳ ges armes of Fraūce quartred with the armes of Englōd & cō ­maunded forth with hys coygne of gold vndyr descriptiō & wrytȳg of ye name of Englōd & of Fraū ­ce to be made best that myght be. that is for to seye. the floryn̄ that was called ye noble prys of vj shil­lyng viij. pens of sterlinges. & the halfe noble of the value of iij. shillynghes / iiij pens. & the ferthyng of value / xx. pens

How kyng Edward came to the Sclus & discōfyted all the power of Fraūce in the hauen Capitulo CCxvi

ANd in the next yere after that is for to say / ye xv / yere of his regne. he commaū ­ded and let wryte in his chartres writtes and othir letters the date of the regne of Fraūce fyrst. And while that he was thus doyng & trauaillyng in Fraunce thurgh his con̄ceill he wrote to all the prelates dukes Erles & barons and the noble lordes of the contre. ād also to diuerse of the cōmune pe­ple diuerse lettres. and maunde­mēts berȳgh date at Gandaune the viij day of februarye. And a­none after with in a littell tyme he came ayene into Englond wyt the quen̄ & her chyldren. And in ye same yere on mydsomer eue he [...] began to saille toward Fraunce ayene: & manly & styfly fille vpon Phelip of Vajoys the which̄ lon­ge tyme lay and had gadred to hī a full grete meyne of dyuerse na­cyons in the hauen of Sclus. ād there they fowghten to gedre the kȳg of Fraūce & he with her hos­tes fro mydday vnto the thridde hour in the morne / in which̄ ba­taill were slayne xxx.M. men of the kinges companye of Fraūce and many shippes & kogges we­re takē. ād so thurgh goddes hel­pe he had there ye victorie. ād bere thēs a glorious chiualrie And in the same yere aboute seȳt james tide wytout ye yates of seīt Omers Robert of Autheis wt men of en­glond [Page] & flaūdres bitterly faught ayens the duke of Burgoygne & the frensshmrn: at which̄ bataill there were slayne & take of ye frēs­shmen xv. barons / lxxx knightes & shippes & barges were takē vn­to the nōbre of CC. & xxx: The sa­me yere the kyng makyng & abydyng vpon the siege of Turney / the erle of Henaude wyt Englissh archiers madē assaute to ye town̄ of seint Amēd: where they slowe l. knightes & many othir / ād also destroied the town̄ / And in ye xvj / yere of his regn̄ folowyng in the wynter tyme the same kȳg dwel­led still vpon the forsaid siege: ād sent ofte in Englōd to hys treso­rier & othir purneiours for gold & money that shold be sent to hym ther in his nede / but his procura­tours and messagiers cursedly & full flowly serued hȳ at his nede / & hȳ deceyued: on whos defaute & laches the king toke trewes bi­twen̄ hym and the kȳg of Fraū ­ce. And the kyng full of wo sorwe ād shame in his hert with drowe him fro the siege & came into Bri­taigne· & ther was so grete stryfe for vitaill that he lost manj of his peple. And whē he had don̄ there that he cam̄ for / he dressed hī ouer see into englond ward / And as he saylled toward Englōd in ye high̄ see / ye moste myshappes stormes & tēpestes / thūdring & lightnȳges fyll to hȳ in ye see / the whiche was sayd that it was don̄ and areised thurgh euyll spirites made bi sor­cery & nygromācy of hē of fraū ­ce. wherfor the kynges hert was full of sorwe and anguyssh wey­lyng & sighing & said vnto our la­dy in thys wyse / O blessyd lady seīt marie. what is the cause that euermore goyng into fraūce alle thȳges & wethers fallē to me ioy­efull & lykyng / & as I wolde haue hē: but allewey turnyng into en­glond ward / all thinges fallē vn­profytable ād harmefull. Neuyr­thelater he skapyng alle perilles of the see as god wold came bi ni­ght to the tour of Londō: & the same yere the kīg held his crystmasse at Meners. ād sent word to the Scottes by hys messagiers that he was redy & wold fight wt hem: but the scottes wold not abyde yt but fledden ouer the scottissh see / ād hyd hē as well as they might / And in the xvij yere of hys regne abowte the feste of Cōuersion of seint Paule kyng Edward when he had be in scotland & sawe that the Skottes were fledde he came ayen̄ into englōd. And a littel be­for Lent was the the turnement at Dunstaple· to the which̄ turnement came all the yonge Bache­lerie & Cheualrie of Englond wyt many other Erles and lordes / at the whych̄ turnement kyng Ed­ward him selfe was there presēt / And the next yere folowyng / in [Page] the xviij yere of hys regne at hys parlement holden at Westmyn­ster the quynzeme of pashe / king Edward ye thridde made Edward hys fyrst begoten sone prynce of walys. And in the xix. yere of his regne anone aftyr in Ianiuer be foresayd the same kyng Edward let make full noble ioustes & gre­te festes in the place of his byrthe at wyndesore. that there were ne­uer none such̄ seen ther before. at which̄ fest and ryalte were ij. kin­ges / two quenes. ye prynce of wa­lys: the Duke of Cornewaill / x. er­les / ix. cowntesses. barons & ma­ny burgeys / the whych̄ mighten not lightely be nombred: & of dy­uerse landes beyonde the see we­rē many straūgiers. And at ye sa­me tyme whan the ioustes were don̄: kyng Edward made a grete souper. in the which̄ he ordeyned fyrst & began his rownde table & ordeined & stefasted the day of the forsaid rownde table to be holdē there at wyndesore in the wytson wyke euermore yerly. And ī this tyme englysshmen so moch̄ han̄ ­ted & cleued to the wodnesse & fo­ly of the strangers that from the tyme of comyng of the Henaw­dres xviij yere passed they ordey­ned & chawnged hem euery yere by diuerse shappes & disguysyng of clothyng of lōge large & wyde clothes destitut and desert frō all olde honeste ād good vsage. And an othir time short clothes & strei­te wastyd bagged & kyt. & on eue­ry side slatered and botened with sleues & tapites of surcotes: & ho­des ouer lōg & ouermoch̄ hāgȳg that if that I the sothe shall saye. they were more lich to tormaun­tours & deueles in hir clothȳg ād shoyng & othir aray thā to men / And the women more nyfely yet passed the men in aray & corious­laker. For they were so streyt clo­thed that they let hange for tail­les sowed bineth wythin hyr clo­thes for to hele & hidde hir arses: ye which̄ disguysinges & pryde pa [...] aduēture aft (er)ward brought forth & caused many mysshappes and meschief in the reame of Englōd / The xx. yere of kyng edward he wēt ouer īto Britaign̄. & Gascoig­ne. in whos cōpanie wēt the erle of warrewyke. ye erle of southfolk / the Erle of Hūtȳgton. & ye erle of Arūdell. & many othir lordes. ād ꝯmune peple in a grete multitu­de / with a grete nauye of CC. & xj shippes anone aftyr mydsomer: for to auēge him of many wron­ges & harmes to hȳ don̄ by Phe­lipp of Valoys king of fraūce a­yēst the trewes before hād graū ­ted· the which̄ trewes he falsely & vntrewly by cauellaciōs losed ād disquate

¶How king Edward sailed into Normādye & arriued at Hogges with a grete host Ca / cc / xxvij

[Page] IN the xxi yere of his regn̄ kȳg Edward thurgh coū ceill of all the grete lordes of the reame of Englōd called ād gadred to gedre in his parlement at westmȳster before estrē ordey­ned hī for to passe ouer ye see ayen̄ for to disese & destrouble the rebel­les of Fraūce: & when his nauye was come to gedre & made redy / he wēt wt an hugh̄ host / ye xij day of Iuyll & sailled into normādye / & arryued at Hogges. And whā he had rested hym there vj dayes for by cause of trauaillyng of the see / & for to haue oute all his men wyt all hir necessaries oute of hyr shippes. he wēt toward Cadoun̄ brēnyng vastyng & destroyng all the tounes yt he fonde in his way And the xxvi day of Iuyll. at the brigge of Cadony māly & orpedli strengthyd & defēded wt normās he had there a strōge bataille: & a longe during thurgh which̄ a grete multitude of peple were slayn̄ And ther were take prysoners. ye erle of ewe. the lord of tākerwille / & an C knightes & men of armes & vj.C footmē nombred. & ye tow­ne and the subarbes vnto ye bare walles of all thing that might be bore and caried owt was robbed & despoilled. Afterward the king passyng forth by the cōtre abou­te the coūtre aboute the brode of xx mile / he vasted all maner thīg that he fōde / Whē Phelip of Va­loys ꝑceyued all this: all though he were fast by wt a stronge hoste he wolde not come no nerre. but breke alle ye brigges beyōde ye wa­tyr of seyne fro Rone vnto paris wyt all ye hast yt he might / For soth the noble kȳg edward whē he ca­me to Paris brigge & fonde it broken withȳ ij. dayes: he let make it ayen / & in the morwe after the as­sumptiō of our lady. kȳg edward passed ouer ye watyr of seyn̄ goȳg toward Crescy. & destroyed by the way tounes wt the peple dwellȳg theryn. And in the fest of seȳt bartolomewe he passed ouer ye water of Somme vnhurt wt all his host there as neuer before hand was any maner way ne passage wher ij / M. were slayn̄ of hē that letted hir passage ouer: Therfore ye xxvj day of August king edward in a feeld fast by Cresey hauȳg iij ba­tailles of Englisshmē coūtred ād met wt Philip of Valoys hauyng wyt hȳ iiij batailles. of whych̄ the leest passed gretli the nōbre of the englyssh peple / And whē thees ij hostes mettē to gedre / ther̄ fyll v­pō hȳ the king of Beme: the duke of Loreyne / & erles also of Flaū ­dres Dalunson. bloys / harecourt. anmarle & nevers. & many other Erles: barons / lordes / knightes (punctel) & men of armes ye nōbre of a M.v.C / xlij. wtoute footmen & othyr men wel armed / yt were nothyng rekened And for all this. the vn­vnglorious [Page] philippe withdrowe him with the residue of his peple wherfore it was sayd in cōmune amōg his owne peple / nostre be­al soy retreyt: That is for to seye. our fayr withdrawith him. Thā king Edward & our Englisshmē thanked god almighty for such̄ a victorie / after hir grete labour ta­ken to hem all thyng nedefull to hir sustynaūce & sauyng of hir lyfe for drede of hyr enemyes rested hem there: & full erly in the mor­nyng after the frensshmē wyt an hughe hoost came ayen̄ for to ye­ue bataille & fyght wyt ye englysshmen. with whō mettē & coūtredē erles of Warrewyke: northāptō & northfolk wyt hir cōpanye & slo­wen two thousand & tokē many prysoners of the gentills of hem. And the remanaunt of the same host fledde iij myle thēs. & ye thrid­de day after the bataill the kyng wēte to Caleys ward. destroyng all the countre as he rode thyder­ward. & whā that he was come. yt is for to say the thridde day of septēbre: he began to besege the tou­ne wyt the castel: & ꝯtinued his sie­ge fro ye forsaid thridde day of sep­tēbre vnto the thridde day of Au­gust the next yere after / And in ye same yere during the siege of Ca­leys: the kyng of Skotland wyt a full grete multitude of scottes ca­me into englōd to Nevilles crosse aboute seȳt Lucas day euāgelist hopȳg & trustyng to haue fondē all the londe destytute & voyde of peple. For asmoch̄ as the kȳg of Englōd was beyōde the see saufe only prestes & men of holy chyrch̄ & wymen & childrē & plowghmē: ād such̄ othir laborers / And there they robbedē & dydē moch̄ sorwe. but yet fondē they ynow that hē withstodē by ye grace of almighti god. And so a day of bataill was assigned bitwene hē & certaȳ lor­des & men of holy chyrch̄ that were of ye coūtre with othir cōmune peple fast by the cite of Duresme at which̄ day thurgh the grace of almighty god the scottes were o­uercomen / & yet were they iij fold so many of hē as of Englysshmē. & ther was slayn̄ all the cheualrie & knighthode of ye reame of scot­lād: And there were take as they wold haue fledde thēs Dauid the kyng of Scotlād him selfe. the er­le of Mentife. sir williā Douglas & many other grete men And af­tyr that our Englysshmē whan thei had rested hem a fewe dayes & had ordeyned the kepers of the northcontre / they camē vnto Lō don & broughten wyt hem Dauid king of Scotlād / & alle these othir lordes that were takē prysoners / vnto the towr of Londō with all ye hast that they might: And ther they left hem in sauf kepyng vn­to the kinges comyng / and wen­ten home ayē vnto hyr owne cō ­tre: [Page] And afterward was the kin­ges raūsone of Scotlād taxed vnto an C / M. mark of syluer to be paied in x. yere that is for to seyne euery yere x / M. mark.

How gȳg Edward besieged Ca­leys. & how it was wōne & yoldē vnto him Cap. CCxxviij /

IN the xxij yere of kȳg ed­wardes regne he went o­uer the see in the wȳter ti­me / & lay all the winter time at ye siege of Caleys. ye whiche yere the while the siege lasted Philp ye kȳg of Fraūce cast and purposed tre­chouresly & with fraude to put away the siege & came ye xxvij day of Iuyll in the same yere wt a grete host & strōge power & neyg [...]ed vnto the siege of Caleys: the whi­che Phelipp the last day of Iuyll sent to kȳg Edward word that he wold yeve hȳ pleme bataill the iij day next after that about euesōg tyme: yf he durst come fro ye siege y abyde it: And whē kīg Edward herd that. withoute any long ta­rieng er long avysemēt he accep­ted gladly the day & howre of ba­taill that Philip had assigned. ād whē the kȳg of Fraūce herd that the next night aftir he sette his tē tes a fyre. & remeved & wēt away thens cowardly Then̄ they yt we­re in the towne & in the castell be­sieged. seȳg all this how that thei had non̄ othir helpe ne socour of the kȳg of Fraūce ne of his men and also that hir vitailles withī ­ne hem were spended & vasted. ād for defaute of vitailles & of refresshing they eten hors hoūdes cat­tes & mys for to kepe hyr throuth̄ as lōge as they might. And whā they saw & was fondē amōge hē at the last that they had no thing amōge hem for to ete ne lyue by (punctel) ne no socour ne rescuynge of the Frēsshmē of that othir side. they wist well yt they must nedes deye for defaulte. or elles yelde the toune. and anone they wenten & to­ken downe the baners ād the ar­mes of fraūce on euery syde that were honged owte / & wenten on the walles of the towne on diuerse places as naked as they were borne saue onely shyrtes and her breches / & helden hir swerdes na­ked. & the poynt donward in hyr hondes & puttē roppes & balters aboute hir nekkes & yeldē vp the keyes of the towne & of the castell to kyng Edward of Englōd wyt grete fere and drede of hert / And when kyng Edward saw this as a mercyable king & lord receyued alle thaȳ to grace. & a fewe of the gretest personers of state & of go­uernaūce of the towne he sent in to Englōd ther to abyde hir raū ­sone· And the kynges grace suf­fred all the cōminalte of the tou­ne to go whidder they wolde in pees / And withoute any harme let hem bere wyt hem all hyr thȳ ­ges [Page] that they might bere and ca­rie away kepyng the towne and ye castell to him selfe: Thā thurgh mediacion of cardinals that we­re sēt fro the pope trews was ta­ke ther bitwene fraūce & Englōd for ix / monthes thā next folewȳg. & aboute Mychelmasse king ed­ward came ayen̄ into Englond: with a glorious victorie. And in the xxiiij yere of his regne / in the eest parties of the world ther arose & began a pestylence ād deth of sarazens & paynyms that so gre­te a deth was neuer herde of afo­re / ād that wasted away so the peple that vnethes the tenth perso­ne was left a lyue. And in the sa­me yere about the southcoūtrees and also in the west coūtres: ther fyll so moch̄ rayne ād so grete watres that from Crystmasse vnto midsomer ther was vnethes day ne night (punctel) but that it rayned somwhat / thurgh whych̄ watres the pestilence was so enfected & so a­bundaūt in all coūtrees & name­ly aboute the court of Rome and other places bi the see costes that vnethes ther were left lyuȳg fol­ke to bery hem that were dede honestly / but maden grete dyches & pittes that were wonder brode & depe. & theryn buried hem & ma­den a renge of dede bodyes & cas­ten a littel erthe to hele hem abo­ue: and than caste in an othir rē ­ge of dede bodyes. ād an other rē ­ge of erthe aboue hem. And thus weren they buried & none othyr wyse: But if it were ye fewer that werē grete men of estate were buried as honestely as they might: And after all this in the xxiiij ye­re of kīg Edwardes regne. it was hȳ don̄ to wyte & vnderstōde of a tresō that was begōne at Caleys & ordeyned for to seell ye towne for a grete somme of florȳs vnto kīg Phelipp of Fraūce: thurgh ye falsenesse & ordinaūce of a knyght yt was kalled sir Geffrey of Cha [...]ney that was wōder pryue wt kīg Philip of Fraūce / And whē kȳg Edward h̄erde this he toke wt hȳ the nobles & gentils lordes & ma­ny other worthy & orped men of armes that were there p̄sent wyt hȳ for the solēpnite of that hyghe fest: & well & wysely in all the hast that he might ād also as preuely as he might he wēt ouer see And that same yere the good kȳg Ed­ward helde his Cristmasse at ha­uerȳg: And the morwe after Ne­weyeres day the kȳg was in the castell of Caleys wt his men of armes that none of the aliens wyst therof / And that fals ꝯspi [...]atour & traitour Geffrey of charney sa­we that he might not openly ha­ue hys purpose of the castell: pre­uely ād stelyngly he came in and helde the toune with a grete hos­te / and when he wyt his men was comen in: he payed the forsaid sō ­me [Page] of Florȳs as couenaūt was bitwen̄ hem to a Genevey in the towne that was keper of the cas­tell. & cōsentyng to the same Gef­frey in all this falsenesse & treche­rie. & boūdē the ēglyssh ministres & seruauntes that were in the castell that they myght not helpe hē selfe. ne let hem of hyr purpose: & thā wenȳg that they had be sure ynow: thei spakē all hir wykked­nesse & falsenesse opynli an hyghe yt all men might here And nowe shull ye here howe they were dis­ceyued for they camē in by a pry­ue posterne ouer a lyttell brygge of tree: & when they were comen yn. softely and pryuely ye brygge was drawen vp & kept. that non̄ of hem that camē yn myght gon̄ oute. ne no mo come vnto hē. ād anon̄ our Englysshmen wenten oute at pryue holes & wȳdowes / & ouer the walles of the towne & of the castell / & wentē & foughten manly with the frensshmen that were withoute. ād had the better of hem: the which̄ wh̄en they we­ren occupyed by hem selfe on hyr side / the king was withȳ the tou­ne hauȳg with hym scarcely but xxx mē of armes / drewe owte his swerd / & with a lowde voys cryed an hygh̄ / a seynt Edward / a seynt George / And whē the folke herde that / they camen rennȳg vnto hī ād yauen ther to hyr enemyes so grete assaulte that ther were mo than two hoūdred men of armes and many othir slayne and ma­ny fledden away: & so by the gra­ce of god almighty ye victorie fyll to the Englysshmē: Thā the kȳg toke wt hȳ this Geffrey that was fynder of this trecherie. And also many othir frenssh prisoners / ād withȳ a while after he came ayē into Englond / And in this same yere & in the yere a fore & also in ye yere next after was so grete pestilaūce of men fro the eest into the west. and namely thurgh boches that tho yt siked on this day deyed on the thridde day / the which̄ mē that so deydē ī this pestilēce had­den but littell respite of lyggyng: The pope clementz of his good­nesse & grace yafe hē ful remissyō & foryevenesse of all synnes that they were shriven of / and this pestilēce lasted in Londō fro Michel masse vnto august next folowȳg almost an hole yere. And in these dayes was dethe wytoute sorowe· weddȳges wtoute frēdship. wyll­full penaūce & derth̄ wytoute scarcite. ād fleyng withoute refute or socour: for many fleddē fro pla­ce to place. because of the pestylē ­ce (punctel) but they were enfecte & might nat askape the deth (punctel) After that the Prophete Isaye sayth. Who that fleeth fro' the face of drede / he shall falle into the dyche. and he that wēdeth hym owte of the dyche / he shall be hold and teyde [Page] with a grēne / but whē this pesti­lence was rested as god wold vn­nethes the .x / part of ye peple was left a lyfe: And in ye same yere be­gan a wonder thing that all that evyr were borne after ye pestilence haddē ij. chektethe in hir hede les­se than they had a fore

How kyng edward had a grete bataylle wyt Spāyardes vpō the see fast by wynchelsee Capitulo CC.xxix

ANd in the xxv yere of hys regne aboute seint Iohā ­nes day in Heruest in the see fast bi wȳchelsee kȳg Edward had a grete bataille wyth men of Spaigne where that hir shippes & nauye lay clained to gedyr that ether they must fight or drēche / & so when all our worthy mē of ar­mes & the see costes fast by wyn­chelsee & Romeny were gadred to gedre. & our nauye ād shippes all redy to the werre: the englisshmē metten manly & styfly wt hir ene­mies comȳg fersely ayēs hē And whē the spanysh vesselles & nauie were closed in all aboute ther mē might se a stronge bataille there were but fewe that foughtē / but that thei were spitousely hurt ād foule / And after the bataille ther were xxiij shippes of the spāyar­des take: And so the englysshmē had the better. And ī the next ye­re folowyng of his regne that is to say ye xxvj yere the kȳg thurgh his counceyll let ordeyne & make hys newe money / that is to seye the peny the grete of value of iiij. pēs (punctel) And the halfe grote of value of ij pēs▪ but it was of lese weigh­te than the olde sterlȳg was by v. shillyng in the poūde / And in the vij yere of his regne was the gre­te derthe of vitailles. the whyche was kalled the dere somer ¶ And in the xxviij yere of his regn̄ in the parlemēt holdē at westmȳ ster aftyr Estren sir Hēry erle of lācastre was made duke of Lan­castre: & in this same yere was so grete drowghte yt fro the moneth of Iuyll ther fyll no rayne on the erthe / wherfore alle frutes sedes & herbes for the moost partie were lost in defaute. wherfor there ca­me so grete disese of men & bestes & derthe of vitailles in Englond. so that thys lād yt euer a fore had be plenteuous had nede that ty­me to seke his vitailles & refreshīg of othir owte yles & cōtrees And in the xix yere of kyng edward it was accorded graūted & sworne bytwen̄ the king of Fraūce and kyng Edward of Englond that he shold haue ayen all his lādes & lordshippes that apperteygned to the Duchye of Gwyhēne of ol­de tyme / the which̄ had ben̄ withdrawe and wrongfully occupyed by diuerse kynges of Fraūce be­fore hāde to haue and to hold to the kyng Edward & to his heires & successours for euermore freely [Page] pesibeli & in good quete. vpō this couenaūt that the kȳg of englōd shold leue of & relese all his right & clayme that he had & claymed of the kīgdome of fraūce / & of ye ritle that he toke therof / vpon whiche speche & couenaūt made: it was sent to the court of Rome on bo­the sides of the kinges that ye for­said couenaūts shold be enbulled / But god ordeyned better for the kynges wurship of Englōd / For what thurgh fraude & disceyt of the Frensshmen: & what thurgh letthȳg of the pope & of the court of Rome the forsaid couenauntz were disquat & left of: And in the same yere the kȳg reuoked bi his wyse & discrete coūceill the staple of wulles oute of Flaūdres into Englōd wyt all the libertees fraū chyses & fre customes that longē therto. & ordeyned in englōd in diuerse places. that is for to seye at westmȳstre. caūterbury Chichestre. Bristow Lyncolne Hull with all the forsaid thinges that lōgen therto And that this thyng that shold thus be don̄ the king swore him selfe therto / and prynce Ed­ward hys sone wyth othir many grete witnesses that there were p̄ sent: ¶And in the xxx yere of hys regne anon̄ aftyr wytsonday in the parlemēt ordeyned at West­mynster it was tolde and certefi­ed to ye kyng that Phelip that tho helde the kingdome of Frawnce was dede / & that Iohan his sone was crowned king / & yt this johā had yeue karol his sone ye duchie of Gwihenne. of the which̄ kīg edward whē he wiste therof / he had grete indignacyō vnto hȳ & was wōder wroth & strōgely meved. & therfor afore all ye worthy lordes that were assembled ther at that parlement / he called edward hys sone vnto him to whō the duchie of Gwihenne by ryght herytage shold longe to & yafe it him there chargȳg & cōmaūdȳg hȳ that he shold ordeyne hȳ to defēde & auē ­ge him vpō his enemies & saue & maynten̄ his ryght. & afterward king Edward hym selfe & hys el­dest sone edward wente to diuer­se places & seyntes in Englōd on pilgrimage for to haue ye more helpe & grace of god & of his seintes. And the ij. kal of Iuyll whē alle thīg was redi to ye viage & bataill & his retynue & power assēbled & his nauye also redy / he toke wt hī the erle of warrewyk: The erle of southfolk. the erle of Salysbury / & the erle of Oxūford. & a M. mē of armes & as many archiers / & in the natyuite of owr lady toke hyr shippes at Plymmownth / & begonne to sayle: And when he came ād was aryued in Gwyhē ­ne he was ther wurshipfully ta­ke and receyued of the moste no / ble men and lordes of that countre. And anone after kīg edward [Page] toke with hȳ his two sones: that is for to seye. Sir Leonell Erle of Vlton / & sir Iohā hys brother er­le of Rychemond / & sir Henri du­ke of Lancastre with many erles & lordes and men of armes. ād ij.M. archiers: and saylled toward Fraūce. & rested hym a whyle at Caleys. & afterward the kȳg wēt with his folk a forsaid & wyt other Sowdeours of beyonde the see yt ther aboden the kynges comyng the secōde day of Nouēbre / & toke his iournay toward kȳg Iohan of fraūce ther as he trowed to haue fondē hym fast by Odomarū / as his lrēs & couenaūt made mē ­cyō that he wold abyde him ther with his host. And whē kyng jo­han of fraūce herd of the kynges coming of Englōd: he wēt away with his men & cariage cowardli & shamefully fleyng & vastȳg alle vitailles ouer all that the englisshmen shold not haue therof And whē kȳg Edward herd telle that he fledde. he purswed hym wyt all his host tyll Hedene. and thā he beholdȳg the vantyng & the scar­cite of vitaylles. & also the cowar­dyse of the king of fraūce. he tur­ned ayen̄ vastyng all the contrey. And while all these thinges were a doyng. the scottes preuely ād bi night tokē the town̄ of Berewyk sleyng hem that withstodē hem / & no man elles / but blessed be god the castell nevyrthelater was sa­ued & kepet by englysshmen that were theryn. Thā the kyng per­ceyued all this & turned ayen̄ in­to Englōd as wroth as he might be: wherfor in parlemēt at West­mynster was graūted to the kȳg of euery sake of wolle / l. shillyng / during the terme of vj. yere that he myght the myght liker fyghte and defende the reame ayens the scottes & othir mysdores: And so when all thynges were redy. the kyng hasted hȳ to the siege ward

How kyng Edward was crow­ned kyng of Scotlād: & how prȳ [...]ce Edward toke the kȳg of fraū ­ce: & sir Philip hys yōger sone at the bataill of Peyters Capitulo. CCxxx

ANd in the xxxi. yere of [...] regne the xiij. day of [...] the king beyng in the castell of Berewyke wyth a few men. but hauyng ther faste by a grete host. the toune was yolden to him wtoute any maner defēce: or difficulte: Thā the kȳg of scot­lād: yt is for to seye sir johā ba [...]llol ꝯsyderyng how yt god dyd many mervailles & gracious thȳges for king edward at his own̄ will fro day to day. he toke & yafe vp the reame of scotlād & the croune al­so at Rokesburgh into the kȳges hādes of englōd vnder his patēt lrēs ther made. & anon̄ after kȳg edward in presence of all the p̄ [...]a­tes ād othre worthy men & lordes that there were / let crowne hym kȳg ther of the reame of Scotlād [Page] And when all thynges were don̄ and ordeyned in that cōtre at his lust & plesure. he turned ayen̄ in­to Englond with an hughe wor­ship: And while this viage was a doyng in skotland / sir Edward prynce of Walys as man enspy­red in god was in Gwyhenne in the cite of Burdeux tretyng & spekyng of the chalangyng & of the kynges right of Englond that he had of the reame of Fraūce / and that he wold auēged be wt strōge hōde / & the p̄lates peres & mighti men of that contre cōsented well to hym. Than sir Edward ye prī ­ce with a grete hoste gadred to hȳ the sixte day of Iuyll / & wente frō Burdeux goyng & trauaillȳg by many dyuerse contreyes & he to­ke many prisoners moo than vj.M / men of armes by the contre as he soiourneid and toke ye tow­ne of Remorantyn in Saloigne: And besieged the castell vi. dayes and at the vj / dayes ende they yolden the castell vnto hȳ / And ther were take the lord of crowne & sir Bursingād & many othir knigh­tes and men of armes moo thā lxxx. And than he went thens by Torene: ād fast by chyneney his noble men that weren with him hadden a stronge batayll wyt the Frensshmē: & an hoūdred of hyr men of armes were slaine And ye erle of Daūce and the Styward of Fraūce were take with an C men of armes. In the which̄ yere the xix day of Septembre faste by Peighters the same prynce wyt a M· & ix / houndred men of armes and archers ordeyned a bataille to kyng Iohan of Fraūce comīg to the prynce ward / wyth vij.M chosen mē of armes & othir mo­che peple in an hugh̄ passyng nō bre: of the which̄ ther was slayne the duke of Burbon: And the duke of Athenes. & many othir no­ble men. ād of the prynce men of armes a▪ M / & of othir after ye tre­we accompte and rekenyng viij. houndred: And the kȳg of fraūce was ther take: & sir Phelip his yō ­ge sone & many dukes and noble men & worthy knightes: ād men of armes aboute ij M. & so ye vic­torye fyll there to the prynce & to the peple of Englōd by ye grace of god. And many that were taken prysoners were set at hir raūsone & vpon hir trouth̄ ād knighthode were charged ād had leue to go / but the prynce toke wt hȳ tho the kyng of Fraūce & Phelip his so­ne wt all ye reuerēce that he might And went ayene to Burdeux wyt a gloriouse victorye: The somme of the men yt were tak prisoners / & of the men that were slayn̄ the day of bataill was iiijM / iiijC· & xl ¶And in the xxxij / yere of kīg Edwardes regne ye v. day of may prynce Edward with king Iohā of Fraunce and Phelip his sone [Page] many othir worthy prisoners ar­riued gracyously in the hauen of Plymmounth / and the xxiiij day of the same moneth aboute iij. aftyr none they camen to londō by london brigge. & so wenten forth to the kynges paleys of westmȳ ­ster. & ther fyll so grete a multitu­de ād prees of peple aboute hem. to behold and se that wondyr ād that ryall sight that vnnethes fro mydday till night they might co­me to Westmynster / And the kȳ ­ges raūsone of fraūce was tared & set to thre millions of scutes. of whō ij shold be worth a noble. ād ye shull vnderstōde that a mylliō is a MM. & after some men hys raūsone was sette a iij.M florȳs / & all is one in effect: And this sa­me yere were made solēpne ious­tes in Smethseld beyng ther pre­sente the kyng of Englōd / the kīg of fraūce & the kyng of Scotland & many othir worthy & noble lor­des: ¶The xxxiij yere of hys reg­ne the same king Edward at wȳ ­desore as well for loue of knight­hode as for his owne wurship / & at the reuerence of ye king of fraū ce & of other lordes that were the­re at that tyme / he held a wonder ryalle & costelewe fest of seynt Ge­orge passyng any that euer was holden fore· Wherfore the kȳg of frawnce in scornyng said that he sawe ne neuer herd suche solēpne festes ne rialtes holdē ne done wt tailles wtoute payeng of gold or siluer. And in ye xxxiiij. yere of his regne the xiiij Kal of Iuyll sir jo­han of Richemōd kȳg edwardes sone wedded dame Blaūce duke Hēries doughter of Lācastre co­sin to ye same Iohan by dispēsaci­on of the pope / & in ye mene tyme were ordeyned Ioustes at Lōdō / in the Rogaciō dayes (punctel) that is for to seye The meire of Lōdō wyt his xxiiij aldermen ayens all yt wold come· in whos name & stede ye kīg preuely wt his iiij sones Edward Leonell Iohā & Edmōd / & other xi [...] grete lordes helden ye feld with wurship (punctel) ād this same yere as it was told & said of hē that sawe it ther come owte blode of Thoās somme time erle of Lancastre as fressh as yt day yt he was done to deth: And in ye same yere kȳg Ed­ward chese his sepulture & his liggyng at westmynster fast by the shrine of seȳt edward▪ And anon̄ after xxviij day of octobre he wēt ouer see to Caleys makȳg ꝓtestaciō that he wold neuer come ayen̄ into englōd till he had full ended the werre bitwen̄ fraūce & hȳ. & so in the xxxvi yere of his regne in ye wynter tyme kȳg Edward was & trauaylled in the Ryue costes: & aboute seȳt hilarie tide he depar­ted his hoste & wēte toward bur­goygne / with whom thā met pe­sibely the Duke of Burgoygne / behotyng hym lxx. thowsandes [Page] florȳs that he shold spare his mē & his peple / & the king gran̄ted at his requeste / & dwelled there vnto the xvij day of Marche: the whi­che tyme came to kīg Edwardes ere that straūge theues on ye see vnder the erle of seynt Poule the xv / day of marche lyggng away­te vpon the tounes of hastȳg Rie & othir places ād villages. on the see coste haddē entred as enemy­es into the toune of Wȳchelsee. & slowen all that evyr withstodē hē & withsaid her comyng. wherfor the kȳg was gretly meved & wra­thed. & he turned ayene to Paris ward. & commaūded his host to destroye and slee wt dynt & strēgth̄ of swerde hem that he had before hād spared / & the xij day of apryll the kyng came to Paris & ther he departed his hoost in diuerse ba­tailles with iiijC. knightes newe dubbed on that one side of hym. & sir Hēry duke of Lancastre vn­der pees & trewes wēte to the ya­tes of the cyte profring to hē that he wold abide bataill in the felde vndyr such̄ condycyon that if the kyng of Englōd were ouercome there as god forbede it. that than he shold neuer chalenge the kȳg­dome of Fraunce. And when he had of hem but a short & a scorne­ful answere / he tolde it to the kȳg and his lordes what he had herde & what they said. And than forth the newe knyghtes wyt many o­ther makyng assaute to the cyte / tho thei destroyeden hongely the subberbes of the cyte: And while all thees thynges were a doȳg / ye englysshmē made hem a redy to be auenged vpon the shame & despyte that was done that yere at wynchelsee ād ordeyned a nauye of lxxx shippes of men of Londō & of othir marchaunts. & xiiijM of men of armes & archiers. and wente and sherched & saymmed the see and manly token & helden the jle of Cauxe. wherfor the frēsshmē that is for to sey. the abbot of Cluyne / the erle of Thākeruil­le and bursydand that than was Stiward of Fraūce with many othir men of the same contre by cōmune assente of the lord Char­lys that tho was regent of Fraū ce / they hasted hem & went to the kȳg of englōd assekȳg & besechȳg him stedfast pese and euer lastȳg vpon certeyn cōdicions that the­re were shewed writen. the which̄ when the kyng had seen it plesed hȳ neuer a dele: but sythen it wolde be non̄ othir in tyme of bettyr accorded & deliberacion the frēsshmen besyly ād with grete instaū ­ce asked trewes. for her costes ād the kyng graūted hē / And in the morwe after the vtas of pa [...]she ye king turned hȳ with his hoste toward Orliaunce destroieng and wastȳg all the contre by the wey And as they wentē thyderward [Page] ther fyll vpon hem such̄ a storme and tempest that none of our nacyon herd ne sawe neuer none suche / thurgh the which̄ thowsādes of our men ād of hir horses in her iourneyeng as it were thurgh vē geaūce sodenly were slayne & pe­risshed: the whych̄ tempestes full moch yet fered not the kyng ne moche of hys peple that they ne wenten forth in hyr vyage that they had begonne. wherfor aboute the fest of holy rood day ī may fast by incarnacyon the forsayd lordes of Fraūce methyng there wyth the kyng of Englōd a pesi­ble accord and a fynall vpon cer­teyne condycyōs and graūtes articulerly gadred ād wryten to ge­dre euermore for to last ful discretly was made: and to bothe kyn­ges profytable ād to her Reames both̄ with one assent of Charlys the regent and gouernour of fra­unce: ād of the Perys of the same Reame wryten and made vnder date of Carnocum the xv. day of May they offred and profred to the kyng of Englond requyryng hys grace in alle thȳges wryten / that he wald benȳgly amytte hē and holde hem ferme and stable to hem and to hir heyres for euer more thens forth / The which̄ thȳ ges and articles whan kyng Ed­ward had seyne hem: he graūted hem so that bothe parties sholde be sworne on godes bodi & on the holy euangelys that the forsayd couenaūt sholde be stablisshed: & so they accorded graciously Therfor there were ordeyned & dressed on euery side two barons: ij. bā ­cretz & two knyghtes to admitte & receyue ye othes of the lord char­lys regēt of Fraūce ād of sir Ed­ward of Englond / And the x day of may / ther was songē a solempne masse at Paris. & after ye thrid­de Agnus dei seyd wt dona no [...]is pacē. in presence of the forsaid mē that were ordeyned to admytte & receyue the othes and of all othir yt ther might be The same cha [...]s leide his right hond on the pa [...]en with goddes body / & his left hōde on the missale & seid: we N. swe [...]ē on goddes bodi & the holy gospelles that we shull trewly & stedfa­stly hold toward vs the pees and ye accord made bytwene the two kynges (punctel) & in no maner do the cō trarie. & ther amōg all his lordes for the more loue & strēgth̄ of wit­nesse deled & deꝑted the relyques of the croune of the criste to ye knightes of Englond / and they cur­tosely tokē hir leue. and in the fri­day next / the same maner othe in presence of the forsaid knightes & of othir worthy men prynce Ed­ward made at louers afterward bothe kynges & hyr sones ād the most noble men of both̄ reames wythyn the same yere made the same othe. ād for to strength alle [Page] thees thynges forsaid. the king of Englōd axked the gretest men of Fraūce: & he had hys axing / that is for to seye .vj dukes / viij erles / & xij lordes. that is to saye barons & worthy knightes / & when ye place & ye tyme was assigned. in whi­che bothe kȳges wyt hyr counceill shold come to gedre alle ye forsayd thynges bytwen̄ hem spoken for to ratefye & make ferme & stable / The kȳg of Englōd anon̄ wēt toward the see: & at hoūflette begā to saille leuȳg to his hoostes yt were left behȳde him by cause of his absēce moch̄ hevynesse / & at Estre the xix day of May he came into Englōd & went to hys paleys at westmȳster on seīt dūstones day. & the iij. day after he visited Iohā kȳg of fraūce that was in ye towr of London & deliured him freely frō all maner prysō sauf first thei were accorded of iij milliōs of florȳs for his raūsone. & the kȳg cō ­forted hȳ & chered hȳ in all places wt all solas & myrthes that lōgen to a kyng in his goȳg hom̄ward And the ix. day of Iuyll in the sa­me yere the same Iohan kyng of fraūce that afore hand lay here ī hostage wēt home ayen into hys owne land to trete of the thinges & of othir that lōgeden & fylle in ye gouernaūce of his reame. & afterward metten & camē to gedre at caleys bothe the ij kȳges wt both̄ hir coūceil: aboute all halewē ty­de: & ther were shewed the cōdici­ons & the points of the pees & of the accord of bothe sides wryten / & ther wythoute any withsayng of both̄ sides graciously they we­re accorded. & ther was done & sō ­ge a solēpne masse. and after the thridde Agnꝰ dei vpō goddes bo­dy & also vpō the masse boke bo­the kynges & hir sones & the gret­test lordes of bothe reames ād of hir coūceill that ther were thā p̄ ­sēt & had not swore before the for­sayd othe that they had made. ād was titled bitwene hem: they be­highten ther to kepe & all othir ꝯ­uenaūts that were bytwene hē ordeyned. & in this same yere mē ­nes bestes trees & howsing with soden tēpest & stronge lyghtenȳg were perisshed: & the deuel apꝑed bodely in mānys likenesse to moche peple / as they went in diuerse places in the cōtre & spokē to hē

¶How the grete cōpanye aroos in Fraūce. ād the white cōpanye in Lūbardye: and of many other mervaille Capit / cc.xxxi

Kyng Edward in the xxxvj yere of his regne anon̄ after Cristmasse in the feste of cōuersiō of seīt Poull held hys ꝑlemēt at westmȳster. in the whiche was put forth & shewed ye ac­cord & the tretys yt was stablisshed & made bitwen̄ the ij. kinges. the whiche accord plesyd to moch̄ pe­ple / & therfor bi the kȳges ꝯmaū ­demēt [Page] ther were gadred ād came to gedre in westmȳster chyrch the fyrst sonday of Lēt / that is to say the ij. kal of Feurer ye forsaid En­glysshmen & Frensshmen / wher was songe a masse of the Trini­te (punctel) of the Erchebisshop of Caun­terbury mayster Symōd Islepe. And whā Agnꝰ dei was don̄ the king beyng ther wyt his sones ād also wyt the kynges sones of fraū ce & othir grete lordes wyt candels light ād crosses brought forth all that were called therto. that were not swore a fore / sworne that sa­me othe that was wryten vpon goddes body / & on the masse bo­ke in thys wyse / we N. & N. swerē vpō holy goddes body ād on the gospelles stedvast to hold & kepe toward vs the pees ād the accord made bytwene the ij. kȳges & ne­uer for to do the cōtrarie. & when they had thus sworne they token hyr scrowes that hyr othes were cōprehēded into the notaires / ād this same yere in ye ascēcyō eue a­boute mydday was seyn̄ ye eclips of the sonne / & ther foloweth such̄ a drought. that for defaute of reyne ther was grete barinesse of corne fruyt & hey. & ī ye same moneth the vj Kal of Iuyn̄ ther fyll a sā ­gweyne rayne almost like blode. at Burgoyne / & a sangwyne crosse fro morne vnto prime was sey­ne & appeired at Boloigne in the eyre / the which̄ many a mā sawe & after it meved & fyll in ye midde see. & in the same time in fraūce & in englōd & in othir many lādes as they that were ī pleyne ꝯtrees & desert barē witnesse / sodēly ther aꝑed ij. castelles: of the which wē te owt ij / hostes of armed mē: ād that one hoost was clothed ī white / & that othir in blake. & whē bataill bitwen̄ hē was holdē ye whi­te ouercame the blake. & anon̄ after the blake toke hert vnto hē ād ouercame the white & after yt thei wēte ayen into hir castelles. & all ye hostes vanisshed away. & ī thys same yere was a grete & an hugh pestilēce of peple & namely of m [...] / whos wifes as wȳmē owt of gouernaūce tokē hous [...]ōdes as wel strāgiers as othir lewde & simple peple. ye which foryetenȳg hir owne honour & wurship & berthe coupled & maried hē wt hē yt were of lowe degre & littel reputaciō And in this same yere deyed Hēri duke of Lācastre. & also in thys ye [...]e Edward prȳce of Walys wedded ye coūtesse of Kēt. yt was sir Tho­mas wyfe of Holād the whiche was deꝑted some tyme & deuro­ced fro ye erle of Salisbury fro cause of the same knyght: ād aboute this time begā & arose a grete cō ­panie of diuerse naciōs gadred to gedre / of whō hir leders ād gouernours were englissh peple / & they were clepid a peple wtoute an he­de. ye which dyd moch̄ harme in ye [Page] partie of Fraūce / & not longe af­ter ther aroos an othir cōpanye the which̄ in the ꝑties & cōtres of Lūbardie did moche sorwe. This same yere sir Iohā of gaūte the sone of kīg Edward ye iij. was made duke of Lācastre by reson & cause of his wyfe that was the dough­ter & heyre of Henry some tyme duke of Lācastre.

Of the grete wȳde & how prince Edward toke ye lordship of Gwi­henne of his fadre & went thyder Capit. CCxxxij

ANd in ye xxxvij yere of kīg edward the xv▪ day of Ia­niuer that is to sey on seīt Maries day aboute euēsong ty­me ther aroos & came such̄ a wȳ ­de oute of ye south wt such̄ a ferse­nesse & strēgth that it brast & ble­we doune to groūde high̄ houses & strōge byldynges towres chur­ches & steples and all othir strōge werkes that stodē stylle werē shake / therwith that they ben̄ yet ād shull be euermore the febeler and weyker whyle they stonde / & this wynde lasted wytoute any cessȳg vij dayes cōtinnell And anon̄ after ther folewed suche waters in hey tyme & in heruest tyme that alle felde werkes were strongely letted & left vndone: And in ye sa­me yere prynce Edward toke the lordship of Gwihēne & dyd to kīg edward his fadre feaute & homa­ge therfor: ād went ouer see into Gascoigne with his wyfe & with his children. & anon̄ after kȳg Edward made sir Leonell hys sone duke of Clarēce. & edmond his o­ther sone Erle of Cābrigge / And ī ye xxxviij yere of his regne it was ordeyned in the ꝑlemēt that men of lawe bothe of the temperol ād of holy chyrche lawe fro that ty­me forth shold plete in hyr moder tunge / And in ye same yere camē into Englōd the kȳges that is for to seyne ȳ kȳg of Fraūce· the kȳg of Cypers / & the kȳg of Skotlad / by cause to visite & speke wt ye kȳg of englōd: of whō they were wonder welcome ād moche wurship­ped. & after that they had be here lōge tyme: ij. of hē went ayen̄ ho­me into hir owne coūtres & kȳg­domes. but the kyng of Fraūce thurgh grete sikenesse & maladie that he had left still in englōd / ād in the xxxix yere of his regne was a stronge & an hughe frost / & that lasted longe: that is for to seye fro seȳt Andrewes tyde vnto the xiiij kal of Apryl. that the tylthe & so­wyng of the erthe & other such̄ felde werkes & hādwerkes were moche letted & left vndon̄ for cold ād hardnesse of the erthe / And at or­rey ī bretaigne yt time was ordey­ned a grete dedeli bataill bitwene sir johā of moūtford duke of bri­taigne & sir Charles of bloys. but ye victorie fyll to sir Iohā thurgh helpe of ye Englisshmē: & ther wer̄ [Page] take many knightes & squyers & othir men that were vnnombred In the which̄ bataille was slayne Charles him selfe wyt all that sto­de aboute him: & of the Englyssh men were slayne but vij. And in this yere deyde at Sauoy Iohā ye kyng of Fraūce: whos seruyce & exequies kȳg Edward let ordeyn̄ & dyd in dyuerse places wurship­fully to be done: and at Douer of wurshipful men he ordeyned hȳ wurthely to be ledde wyt his own̄ costes & expens: and from chens he was fette into Fraūce & buri­ed at seȳt Denys In the xl. yere of kyng Edward. & the vij kal of Feuerer was borne prīce edwardes sone / the which̄ when he was vij. yere olde. he deide / And in the sa­me yere it was ordeyned that seīt Peters pens fro that tyme forth shold nat be payed / the which̄ kīg Iohā some tyme kȳg of Englōd of the contre of west Saxōs that began to regne in the yere of our lord CC lxxix fyrst graūted to ro­me for the scole of Englōd therto be contynued / And in this same yere ther fill so moch̄ rayne in hey tyme. that it vasted ād destroyed bothe corne and hey / ād ther was such̄ debate & fyghtyng of spare­wes by dyuerse places ī these da­yes that men fōdē innumerable multytude of hem dede in feldes as they wentē. & ther fill also such̄ a pestilence that neuer such̄ was sene in no mannys tyme. that ti­me a lyue. for many mē anon̄ as they were go to bedde hole and in good point sodēly they deidē / also that tyme a sikenesse that mē called the pokkes slow bothe men & womē thurgh hir enfectȳg: And In the xli. yere kȳg Edward was bore at Burdeux Rychard the se­cond sone of prȳce edward of en­glond. the whych̄ Rychard kyng Rychard of Amoricam heued at Fonstone / after whō he was cal­led Rychard. And this same Ry­chard whan his fadre was dede: & kȳg Edward was dede also. he was crowned kȳg of englōd. the xi yere of his age. thurgh right li­ue & heritage & also bi cōmune assent & desire of the cōminalte of ye reame Aboute this tyme at kȳg Edwardes cōmaūdemēt of En­glond when all the castelles and tounes were yold to him that lō ­ge weren hold in fraūce. by a gre­te companye assēbled to gedre sir Bartram Cleykyn knight an or­ped man & a good werriour wēt & purposed him to put oute Piers kȳg of Spaygne owte of his kȳgdome wyt helpe of the moste par­tie of the forsaid grete companye trustyng also vpō helpe & fauour of the pope for asmoch̄ as it cam̄ to hys eres that the same Piers shold lede & vse the most werst ād sinfullest lyfe / owt ye whych̄ piers smyten with drede of this tyding [Page] fled into Gascoigne to prynce ed­ward to haue helpe ād socour of him / And whē he was fledde out of Spaigne. henry hys brother yt was a bastard by assēt of ye most partie of Spaygne & thurgh hel­pe of that frefull companye that I speke of erste was made & crowned king of Spaigne. & the nombre of that same cōpanie was re­kened & sette at the nombre of lx / M fyghtyng men. This same yere in the moneth of Iuyn̄ ther came a grete cōpanye ād nauye of Danes / & gadred hē to gedre in ye North see purposyng hē to come into Englond to renne & to rob­be and also to slee with whō they countred ād met in the see mar­iners & othir orped fyghtȳg men of the coūtre· & disparkled hem. & they asshamed went home ayen into hir owne coūtre / But amōg all other ther was a boystons ād a stronge vessel of hir nauye that was ouersailled by the Englissh­men / & was perisshed & dreynt / in the which̄ ye styward & othir wor­thy & grete men of Dēmark were take prysoners. ād by the kyng of Englōd & his counceill prysoned / the which̄ lordes the danes after­ward came & soughten all abou­te for to haue had with her good­des that they had lost / & they not wele a payed ne plesyd of the ans­were that they had herē turned homewardes ayen̄ / leuȳg behȳde hem in her ynnes prevely wrytē. in scrowes & on wales / yet shulld danes wast the wanes / Thā happed ther an englyssh wryter and wrote ayēs the Dane in this ma­ner wyse. Her shul danes fet her­banes: And in this same time pi­ers kyng of Spaigne with other kynges / that is to saye. the kyng of Naverne and the kyng of ma­logre beyng menes wētē & praied coūceill & helpe of sir Edward the prince. thurgh whos coūceil whē he had vnderstond hir articles ād desire that he was required of the kynges lothe he was & ashamed to say nay & contrarie hē. but no­theles he was a gast lest it shold be any preiudyce ayens the pope. & lōge time taried hem or that he wold graūte or consent therto till that he had bettyr coūceill & avy­sement with good deliberaciō of kyng edward his getter and hys fadre / ¶But when he was euery day with continuell besechinges of many noble men requyred ād spoken to. and wyth many pray­ers sent and made bytwene hem than prynce Edward sent to hys fadre bothe by pleynynge letters and also confortable conteinyng alle hyr suggestions and causes with alle that othir kynges Epe­steles and letters for to haue con­fort and helpe of the wrōges not onely vnto the kyng of Spaigne [Page] but also for such̄ thȳges as might falle to ye othir kynges Also yf it were not the sonner holpen and amended thurgh the dome and helpe of knyghthode to hem that it asked ād desyred: the which̄ let­tre whan the kyng and hys wyse counceyll had seyne and vnder­stonde / he had grete compassyon and hevynesse of suche a kynges spoylyng and robbing with mo­che mervaille And sente ayen cō ­fortable lettres to prȳce Edward hys sone ād to that other forsaid kynges and warned hem for to arme hem and ordeyn̄ hem ayēs that mysdoer: and to withstonde hem by the helpe of god that we­ren suche enemyes to the kinges Whan thys noble prynce had re­ceyued these letters hym selfe wyt that othir kȳges before sayd / alle hyr coūceill called to gedre or that he wolde vndertake the quarell: he bownde and knet sore the kȳg that was deposed with a grete o­the: that is for to say▪ that he shol­de euer after maynteyne the ry­ght beleue and feyth of holy chyr­che ād holy chyrche also wyth all hyr mynystres ryght and lyber­tees to defende from all hir enne­myes and euelles: And all that were ther ayens bitterly to punisshe and destrouble: and all the ri­ghtes lybertees priueleges of ho­ly chyrche encrese and mayntene and amende and all thȳges that were wrōgfully betakē withdra­we & bore away by him or by any other bycause of hym hastely to restore ayene ād to dryue and put oute sarazens & all othyr mysbe­leued peple oute of his kȳgdome with all his strength̄ & power (punctel) ād suffre ne admyte none suche for no maner thing ne cause to dwelle theryn / And that when he had takē a cristen womē: he sholde neuer come in none othir woman­nys bedde ne none othir mānys wife to defowle And these forsaid thynges trewly for to kepe conti­nwe & fullfyll as all his lyfe time was boūde by othe afore notay­res in presence & witnesse of ye kȳ ­ges with other prynces And thā that gracyous prynce: prynce Edward vndertoke the cause ād the quarell of the kyng that was de­posed and behight hym with the grace of god to restore hym ayen to hys kyngdome & let ordeyne & gadre to gedre forth withyn alle hast his navye wyt men of armes for to werre & fight in this forsaid cause And in this same time vpō the sonde of the scot [...]issh see that many a man it sawe iij dayes: to gedre ther were sein ij egles of the which̄ that one came oute of the Sowth. & yt other owte of ye north And cruelly and strongely they fowghten ād wrastled to gedre. & [Page] the south Egle ouercame ye north egle / & all to rente & tare him with his byll & his clawes that he shold not rest ne take no brethe. & after the south Egle flygh hom̄ to hys owne costes And anon̄ after ther folewed & was seyne in the mor­ne afore the sonne rysing: & after in ye last day of Octobre saue own̄ day many sterres gadred to gedre on an hepe fyll downe to the erth̄ leuyng behynde hem fery bemes in maner of lyghtnȳg. whos flā ­mes brend & cōsumed mēnes clothes & mennes heres walkȳg on the erthe as it was seen & knowē of many a men. And wyth that northren winde that is euer redy & destinat to all euyll. fro seȳt ka­theryne euen thre dayes after lost good wythoute nombre vnreco­uerable / And in the same dayes ther fyll & camen also such̄ lyght­nynges thundre snow and haille that it vasted and destroyed men bestes howses and trees

¶Of the bataill of Spaygne besides ye watyr of Nazers / that was bytwene the prynce Edward / ād sir Henry bastard of Spaygne· Capit. CCxxxiij

IN the yere of our lord M.CCC / lxvij. and of kyng Edward xlij. the iij day of Apryll: ther was a stronge bataille and a grete in a large felde kal­led Priazers fast by the watyr of Nazers in Spaygne bitwene syr Edward the prynce. & Henry the Bastard of Spaygne / but the victorie fell to prynce edward by the grace of god. And this same prȳ ­ce Edward had with hym sir Io­han duke of Lācastre his brother and othir worthy men of armes aboute the nombre of xxx / M / ād the kyng of Spaigne had on hys side men of diuerse nacyons: to ye nombre of an CM. And passing wherfor the sharpnesse & tersenesse of his aduersayre with his full boistous and grete strength̄ ma­den & driuen the rightfull partye a bak a grete way: but thurgh ye grace of almyghty god passyng any mannys strength̄ that hugh̄ host was distroubled mightfu [...] by the noble duke of Lancastre & his host er that the prȳce edward came nygh hym / And when Hē ­ry ye bastard sawe that. he turned with his men in so grete haste ād strength to flee: that an hugh̄ cō ­panye of hem in the forsaid flode & of the brigge therof fyllen dow­ne and perisshed / And also there were take the Erle of Dene. ād sir bartram Cleykyn that was che­fe maker & cause of the werre & also cheuytayne of the vaūtwarde of the bataille / with many other grete lordes & knightes to the nō ­bre of two thowsād / of whō two houndred were of Fraūce & ma­ny also of Skotland / & there we­re felled in ye feld on owr enemies [Page] side of lordes & knyghtes with o­ther mene peple to the nombre of vj. thousand & moo: & of englyssh men but a fewe. And after thys / the noble prȳce edward restored ye same Piers īto his kȳgdome ayē. The which̄ Piers afterward th­urgh trecherye & falsenesse of the forsaid bastard of Spaigne as he sette at his met was strāgled and deyde / But after this victorie many noble & hardy men of englōd in Spaigne thurgh the flixe and othir diuerse sekenesse token hyr deth: And in the same yere in the marche was seyne stella Comata bitwene the northcostes & ye west / Whos bemes strecched toward fraūce / And in ye yere next sewȳg of kyng Edwardes regne xliij in Apryll. sir Leonell kȳg edwardes sone that was duke of Clarence wente toward myleyne wt a cho­se meyne of the gentils of englōd for to wedde Caleys doughter ād haue hyr to wyfe. by whome he sholde haue halfe the lordshyp of Myleine: but after that they we­re solēpnely wedded. & aboute the natiuite of our lady the same duke of Myleyne deyde / And in the same yere the Frensshmē breken ye pees and the trewes / Rydȳg on the kynges grownde and lorship of Englond in the shire and coū ­tre of Pountife / And token & hel­de castelles ād townes. & bere the Englysshmen on honde falsely & sotely that they were cause of brekyng of the trewes

And in this same yere deyde the duchesse of Lancastre. and is bu­ried wurshipfully in seynt Pau­les church̄

¶The xliiij yere of kyng Edwar­des regne was the grete pestilēce of men and of grete bestes ād by the grete fallyng of watres that fyll at that tyme. There fyll grete hynderyng & destroyeng of corne in so moche that the next yere af­ter a busshelle of whete was solde for xl. pens· And in the same yere aboute the laste ende of may k [...]g Edward helde tho hys parlemēt at Westmynster. In the whyche parlement was tretyd and spo­ken of the othe and trewes that was broke bytwene him and the king of Fraunce. ād how he my­ght vpon hys wronge be auēged ¶In this same yere in the assūp­cyone of owr Lady deyed Quen̄ Phelipp of Englond a full noble and good woman / and at West­mynster full wurshipfully is bu­ried and entered. ād aboute mydsomer the noble duke of Lancastre and the erle of Herford wyth a grete companye of knightes & men of armes wenten into fraū ce / wher they gete hem but littell wurshyp ād nauye / for ther was an huge oost of Frensshmen vpō chalkhull brigge. ād an othir hoste also of englysshmē faste by the [Page] same brygge that lōge tyme had leyne there: & many worthy men and grete of the englysshmen or­deyned & yafe coūceill for to fight ād yeve bataille to the Frēsshmē: But the forsayd lordes wolde nothing consent therto ne assent for no maner thynge. Ther anon̄ after it happed that the erle of warrewyk came thidderward for to werre / And whā the Frensshmē herd of his coming. er that he ca­me fully to lande. they left hir tē ­tes and pauillons with all hir vitailles. & fledden and went away preuely / And whan the erle was comen to land with hys men / he went in all hast toward Normā ­dye & destroyed the Ile of Caws: thurgh dynt of swerd ād thurgh fyre / but allas in his retournyng to Englond ward home ayen̄ at Caleys / he was take wyt sikenesse of Pestilēce & deied / not leuȳg be­hȳde hym aftyr hys dayes so no­ble a knight & orped of armes In whiche tyme regned ād werred ye orped knight sir Iohā hawkewode that was an Englysshmē bor­ne hauȳg wyth him at his gouernaūce that whit companye that is a fore nempned· the whiche so­me tyme ayens holy chyrche & some tyme ayens lordes werred ād ordeyned grete batailles. & therin that cōtre he dyd many mervail­lous thynges. And aboute ye conuersion of seynt Paule the kyng whā he had ended & done the en­thering & the axequyes wyt grete costes & rialtes aboute the sepul­ture & berieng of quene Phelypp his wyfe: he helde his parlement at Westmynster / in whiche parlement was axed of the clergie thre dismes: that is for to saye a grete disme to be paied thre yere durȳg And the clergie put it of ād wold not graunte vnto Estre next co­myng / & than they graūted wele that ī thre yere bi certeyn termes that disme shold be paied / and al­so of ye lay fee was a iij.xviiies graunted to the king to be payed in thre yeres

¶How sir Robert knolles wyth other certeyne lordes of the reau­me went ouer the see into fraun­ce & of hir gouernaūce Capitulo CCxxxiiij.

ANd in the xlv. yere of king Edward in the begynnȳg kyng Edward wyt vnwy­se counceyll And vndiscrete bore­wed a grete somme of gold of the prelatz lordes marchaūts & othir riche men of hys reaume seyng yt it shold be dispended in defendȳg of holy chirche and of hys reau­me neuerthelater it ꝓfyted nou­ght. wherfore aboute mydsomer aftir he made a grete hoost of the worthiest men of his reame amō ges whō were some lordes. that is for to saye the lord fitz water: & the lord graunson and othir wor­thy [Page] knightes: of which̄ knightes the kīg ordeyned sir Robert knol­les a proued knight & a wel assai­ed in dede of armes for to be go­uernour / & that through his coū ­ceill ād gouernaūce all thīg shold be gouerned & dressed. & whē they camē into fraūce as lōge as they dwelled ād helde hem hool to ge­dre the Frēsshmen durst not fall vpō hē And at the last aboute the begynnyng of wynter for enuye ād couetyse that was amōges hē & also discorde they sondred & parted hē into diuerse cōpanyes vn­wysely ād folely. But sir Robert knolles & his men wentē & keptē hē saufwithȳ a castell in britaig­ne. And when the frēsshmē sawe that our men were deuyded into dyuerse companies & places nat holdyng ne strēgthyng hē to ge­dres as they ought for to do / fyllē fersely on our men. & for the moste partye tokē hē or slowē hē: and tho that they toke. led wt hē priso­ners. And in the same yere Pope Vrban came fro Rome to Auion̄ for encheson & cause yt he shold accord & make pees bitwen̄ the kīg of Fraūce & the kȳg of Englond for euermore: but allas or he be­gā hys tretes / he deyed wt sikenes the xxi. day of Decēbre: And was buried as for the time ī the cathedrall church̄ of Auion̄ fast by the hygh̄ auter· & the next yere after / whan he had leyne so / hys bones were takē owt the erth̄ & buryed newe in the abbey of seīt victour fast by Marcill. of which̄ abbeye he was some time abbot hȳ selfe And in both̄ places yt he was bu­ried in. ther be many grete myra­cles done ād wrought thurgh the ḡce of god almyghty. & after whō folewed next ād was made pope Gregoire Cardinal Dekē: yt befo­re was called piers rogier. In the same yere the cite of rimoge rebelled & faught ayēs the prȳce as o­thir cites in Guyhēne dyd for grete taxes costages & raūsones that they were put & set to by prȳce ed­ward / which̄ charges weren im­portable & to chargeable. wherfore they turned fro hȳ & fyllen to the kȳg of Fraūce. And whē prȳ ­ce Edward sawe this: he was so­re chafed & greued ād in turnyng hom̄ward ayen̄ into Englōd wyt sore scarmysshes ād fightȳg & grete assautes fought wt hē ād toke ye forsaid cyte ād destroied it almost to the groūde ād slowe all yt were foūde in the cite / ād thā for diuer­se sikenesse and maladies that he had / ād also for defaute of money that he not myght wythstōde ne tarie on his enemyes: he hyed hȳ ayene into Englond / wyth hys wyfe and hys meyne / leuyng be­hynde hym in gascoygne the du­ke of Lancastre and sir Edmond Erle of Cambrygge wyth other many worthy & orped men of ar­mes: [Page] In the xlvi. yere of kyng Edward at the ordenaūce ād sendȳg of kyng Edward the kȳg of Na­uerne came to hȳ to Clarȳgdon / to trete with him of certeyne thȳ ges touchyng hys werre in Nor­mandye. where kȳg edward had left certayne seges in his stede till he came home ayene. But kyng Edward might not spede of that that he asked of hym. And so the kyng of Nauerne wyt grete wur­ship and grete yeftes toke hys le­ue & wēt home ayen And aboute the begynnyng of Marche whā the parlemēt at westmȳster was begonne. the kyng axked of the clergye a subsidie of .l.M. pown­de. the which̄ bi a good auysemēt and by a generall cōuocacyon of the clergye it was graūted ād or­deined that it shold be payed and reysed of the lay fee. And in thys parlement at the request and as­kyng of the lordes in haterede of men of holy church the chaunce­ler and the tresorer that were bysshoppes / & the clerke of the pryve seall were remeued and put owt of offyce: and in hyr stede were seculer men put in And while this parlemēt lasted there came solēpne embassatours sent fro ye pope to trete with the kyng of pees ād sayden: that the pope desired to fulfyll his p̄decessours wille / but for all hyr comyng they sped not of hir purpose.

¶Of the besegyng of Rochel▪ and how the erle of Penbroke ād hys companye was there take in the hauen with Spaynardes. ād all his vesselles brent Capit / CCxxxv

THe ix. day of Iuyne kȳg Edward in the xlvij yere of his regne helde his parlemēt at wȳchestre. & it lasted but vij dayes / to the parlement were sompned by wryte of men of ho­ly chyrche iiij bysshoppes / ād iiij abbotes wytoute any mo. Thys parlement was holden for mar­chaūts of Londō: of Norwych & of other diuerse places for diuer­se thynges and pointes of treson that thei were difamed of. that is for to saye that they were rebelle & wolde ryse ayens the kȳg.

This same yere the duke of Lancastre & the erle of Cambryge hys brother camē owte of Gascoigne into Englond. & tokē ād wedded to theyre wifes petres doughters sometime kyng of Spaygne / Of whiche two doughters the duke had the elder / and the erle the yō ­ger: and that same tyme ther we­re sent two cardinals fro the po­pe. that is to say. an Englyssh cardinall & a Cardynall of Paris to trete of pees bytwene the ij reau­mes: the whych̄ whē they had bē both longe eche in his prouȳces / and in places & in contres fast by [Page] tretyng of the forsaid pees / at the last they toke wyth hem her lrēs of procuracie. & went ayen to the court of Rome ward / withowte any effect of hir purpose. In this same yere also there was a stron­ge bataill on the see bytwen̄ En­glysshmē & Flēmȳges (punctel) & the En­glisshmen had the victorie & tokē xxv. shippes charged wyt salt. sley­eng & drenchȳg all the men that were theryn / vnwytȳg hem that they were of that cōtre: And red­ly moch̄ harme had falle bycause therof / ne had pees & accord ye sonner bytwene hē be made: And in thys same yere the Frēsshmē be­sieged the town̄ of Rochell: wher­fore the erle of Pēbroke was sent into Gascoigne with a grete companie of men of armes for to destroye the siege The whych̄ passed the see & came sauf to the Hauen of Rochell / & whē they were there at the hauen mouth or that they might entre / sodēly came vpō hē a stronge nauye of Spaigne / the which̄ ouercame tho ye Englysshmen in moch̄ blemysshyng hur­tyng & sleyng of many persones / for as moche as the Englysshmē were not than redy for to fyghte ne ware of hē. & in the comīg vpō of the Spaignardes alle the En­glysshmē othir they were take or slayne. & .x. of hem were woūded to the deth· & all hyr shippes brēt / & there they toke ye erle wyt an hu­ge tresoure of ye reame of englōd / & many othir noble men also on mydsomer euen the which̄ is seīt Etheldredes day. & ledden hem wt hem into Spaigne / And of thys meschief was no grete wōder for this erle was a full euyll lyuer as on opē lechour. & also in a certey­ne parlemēt he stode & was ayēs the ryghtes & fraūchyses of holy church̄. And also he counceylled ye king & his coūceill that he shold axke more of men of holy church thā of othir ꝑsones of the lay fee / And for that the kyng & othir of his coūceil accepted & tokē rather euyll opynyōs & causes ayēs mē of holy chyrch / than he dyd for to defende & maynten̄ the ryght of holy church: it was sene many ti­mes after for lake of fortune and grace / they had not ne bere awey so grete victorie ne power ayens hir ennemyes / as they dyd a fore. This same yere the kyng with a grete host entred the see to reme­ue the sege of Rochell. but ye wȳde was euen contrarie vnto hȳ and suffred him not longe time to go ferre fro the land. wherfor he abode a certeyn tyme vpō the see cos­tes abydyng after a good wynde for hem / & yet came it not so at ye last he came thens with his men to lond ward ayen̄ / & anon̄ as he was a londe. the wynde begā to turne & was in an othir coste thā he was in a fore

How the duke of Lācastre wyt a grete host went into Flaūdres. & passed bi Paris thurgh burgoig­ne / & thurgh all Fraūce till he ca­me to Burdeux Cap. cc.xxxvi.

SOne after in the xlviij ye­re of the regne of kȳg Ed­ward the duke of Lācastre with a grete hoost wēt into flaū ­dres and passed by Paris thurgh Burgoigne & thurgh all Fraūce tyll he came to Burdeux wytoute any maner withstōdȳg of ye frēshmen / & he dyd hem but littell har­me saue he toke & raūsoned ma­ny places & tounes & many men & let hem after gon̄ freely / The same yere the kȳg sēt certeȳ embas­satours to the pope prayng hym that he shold leue of & medle nat in his court of the kepinges & re­seruacyōs of benefyces in ēglōd / & that they that were chosē to bis­shoppes sees & dignites frely and with full right might ioye & haue & be confermed to the same of hir metropolytanes & erhebysshop­pes as they were wont to be of olde tyme. Of thees poyntes & of o­thir towchyng ye kȳg & his reame whan they had hir āswere of the pope / the pope enioyned hē that they shold certefye him ayene by hir lrēs of the kȳges wyll & of his reame or they determined ought of the forsaid articles. In the sam̄ yere deyde Iohā the erchebisshop of york. Iohā bisshop of Ely / wil­liā bisshop of wurcestre: jn whos stedes folowed & were made bys­shoppes by auctorite of the pope Maister alixādre neuill to ye erchebisshoprich̄ of york. Thoās of A­rūdel to ye bisshoprych̄ of Ely. & sir Hēry wakefeld to ye bisshopryche of wurchestre / In ye which̄ time it was ordeyned in ye ꝑlemēt yt all cathydrall chyrches shold ioye & ha­ue hyr electyons hool: & yt the kȳg afterward shold not write ayens hē yt were chosē. but rather helpe hē by his lrēs to hyr ꝯfirmacyon And this statute was kept & dyd moch̄ profyt & good. And in thys parlemēt was graūted to ye kīg a disme of ye clergie: & xv of ye lay fee The next yere aftir of kīg edward ye xlix / the xv / day of Iuyne deyde maistyr williā witlesey erchebys­shop of caūterbury / wherfore the mōkes of the same church̄ asked & desired a cardinall of Englond to be erchebisshop / & therfor ye kīg was agreued & had mēt & purposed to haue exilled ye mōkes of the same hous / & so thei spēded moch̄ good or they might haue ye kȳges ḡce ayē & his loue (punctel) but yet wolde the kīg not cōsēt ne graūte to hyr electyō of the cardinall / ne ye pope also ne his cardinals / & about the begȳnȳg of August it was treted & spokē at brugges of certeȳ poītz & articles beuȳg bitwene the po­pe & ye kīg of Englōd. & this tretis last almoost ij. yere: At the last it [Page] was accorded bytwene hem that the pope fro that time forth shold not vse ne dele with the reseruacions of benefyces ī englōd. & that the kȳg shold not grāte ne let no bn̄fyces by hys wryte. that is called quare īpedit. but as touchȳg the electyōs aboue said: ther was no thȳg touched ne do: ād yt was wyted & put vpō certeyne clerkes the which̄ rather supposed & ho­ped to be auaūced & promoted to bisshopriches / which̄ they desired & coueyted by ye courte of Rome rather thā by any electyōs This sam̄ yere aboute cādelmasse ther mete to gedres at Burges many noble & worthy men of both rea­mes to trete of pees bytwene the two kȳgdomes: And this tretys lasted two yere wyth grete costes & houge expēses of both̄ parties. And at the last they wēt & depar­ted thēs wythoute any accord or effect / The next yere after the l. yere of kyng Edward iiij. non as of May beyng voyde and vacaūt ye Erchebisshopryche of Caūterbu­ry Maister Symōd sudbery bys­shop of Londō was made Erchebisshop. & maistir Willyā Curte­ney that was bisshop of Herford was than made bisshop of Lōdō / and the bisshop of bangore was made bisshopp of Herford / And this same tyme in a certeyne tre­tys & speking of pees: trews was take bytwene Fraūce & Englōd fro mydsomer to mydsomer co­me ayen̄ all an hole yere. & abou­te the begynnȳg of Aprill the du­ke of Brytaigne with many erles barōs & othir worthy men of en­glond wēt ouer see into Britaig­ne where they had all theyre lust desire & purpose / ne had ye forsayd trews be so sone take. the whiche letted hem moche this same time: The Ile Constātyne where that yt castell of seint sauour is in that longe tyme was fowghten & be­seged of the Frensshmē was thā yolden to the Frensshmen wyth all the apportenaūces into grete harme & hyndryng of the reame of Englond / And thys same yere there were so grete & passyng he­tes that therwyth all a grete pes­tylence in Englond & in othir di­uerse parties of the world: that it destroied & slow vyolently & strō ­ghly bothe men & womā wytoute nōbre / Thys same yere deyed sir Edward the lorde spencer a wor­thy knyght and a bolde. ād in the mȳster of Tewkesbury wurship­fully is buryed. and lastyng thys pestilence the pope at the instaū ­ce & prayer of an Englyssh Cardinall grawnted to alle peple that deyde in Englond that were sory and repentaūt for hyr synnes ād also shryuen full remyssyon by .ij bulles vnder leed .vj mōthes thā next to last. ¶In this same yere the Erle of Penbroke was taken [Page] & rawnsoned by Bartrā cleykyn bytwene Parys ād Caleys as he came toward Englōd vpō seynt Etheldredes day. the which̄ seint as it was said the same erle ofte­tymes had offended. & withyn a while after he deide. & in nouēbre next after there mette at Bryges the duke of Lancastre & the duke of Angeoy wyt many othir lordes & prelats of bothe reames for to trete of pees

¶Of the deth of Prince Edward & of the lord Latimer & Dame A­lyce peres (punctel) thurgh whom ād hyr maȳtenours the Reame many a day was mysruled Ca cc.xxxvij

NOt lōge aftir the lj. yere of kyng Edwardes regne he let ordeyne & holde at west mynstre the grettest ꝑlemēt that was sene many a yere afor [...]: in ye which̄ ꝑlement he axed of the cō ­munalte of the reame as he had done before a grete subsidie to be graūted to him for defendyng of hym & of his reame. but the communes āsweryd that they were so ofte day by day greued & char­ged with so many tailliages and subsidies that they might no len­ger suffre non̄ such̄ charges: and that they knewe & wiste wel that the kyng had ynow for sauȳg of hym & of his reame. yf the reame were well and truwely gouerned· but that it had be so longe euyll gouernyd by euell offyciers that the reame myght nether be plen­teuous of chaffare & marchaūdi­se ne of rychesse: And these thyn­ges they profred hem self. if ye kȳg wold certeynly to preue and stōd by / And if it were fonde & preued after that. that the kyng had ne­de. they wolde than gladly euery men aftyr his power ād state hȳ helpe & lene / And after thys ther were publysshed and shewed in ye parlement many pleyntes & de­fautes of diuerse offyciers of the reame. & namely of the lord Lati­mer the kynges Chamburleyne bothe to the kyng & eke to the reame / And also at the last ther was spokē & treted of Dame Alice pe­res for the grete wronges & euyll gouernaunce that was done by her & by hyr coūceill in the reame: the which̄ dame Alyce peres the kȳg had holde longe tyme to hys lemmen. wherfor it was the lesse wonder though thurgh ye freelte of the womānys excitȳg & sterȳg he consented to hyr lewdnesse ād euell coūceill. ye which̄ dame alice & also ye lord latymer & othir such̄ that stered ye kyng to euell gouer­naūce ayēs his ꝓfyte & ye reames also / alle the comminalte axed ād desired that they shold be meved and put away: And in hyr stedes wyse men and worthy that we­ren trewe and well assayed & pro­ued & of good gouernaūce shold be put in hir stedes / So amōg all [Page] other: there was one amōge the cōmunes that was a wise knight & a trewe & an eloquēt mā whos nam̄ was piers de lamare: & this same Piers was chosen to be speker for the cōmunes in the parle­mēt And for this same piers told & plublisshed the trouthe & reher­sed the wronges ayēs the forsayd dame alyce & other certeȳ ꝑsones & the kynges coūceyll as he was desyred by the cōmunes And al­so trustȳg moch̄ for to be suppor­ted & maȳtened in this mater by helpe and fauour of the prȳce: A­none as the prȳce was dede at ye instaūce ād request of the forsayd dame Alyce this Piers de lama­re was iugged to ꝑpetual pryson in the castell of Nothyngam: in ye which̄ he was two yere: & in ye vj. kal of Iuyll lastȳg that same parlement deyed prȳce Edward kȳg edwardes fyrst sone that is to sey on the trinite sonday in the wur­ship: of whych̄ fest he was wōt e­uery yere: wher that euer he were in the world to make ād hold the most solempnyte that he myght. whos name & fortune of knight­hode / but yf it had be of an other Ectour all men bothe crysten ād hethen whyle he lyued ād was in good pointe wondred moch̄ and drad him wonder sore (punctel) whos bo­dy is wurshipfully buried in the chyrche at Caunterbuey. And in this same yere: the men & the Er­les tenaūtes of warrewyk arysē malicyously ayēs ye abbot & ye co­uent of Ensham & hir tenaūtz. & destroyed fiersly ye abbot & ye tow­ne & woūded & bet hir mē & slowē of hē many one / & wētē to hir maners & places. & dyd moch̄ harme & brekē downe her parkes ād hyr closes & brentē & slowē hyr wylde bestes & chached hē brekyng hyr fisshpondes hedes ād lete the wa­ter of hir pōdes stews & ryuers rē ne out & tokē the fyssh & bere it wt hē & dyd hē all ye harme that they myght in so ferforth that forsoth they had destroyed ꝑpetuely that abbey wt all hir mēbres & apper­tenaūces. but if the kȳg the sōner had holpen it & take hede therto. & therfor the kyng sent his lrēs to ye Erle of Warrewyk chargȳg hȳ & ꝯn [...]ūdȳg that he shold redresse & amēd tho euell doers & brekers of hys pees: & so by many lordes ād other frēdes of both̄ sides pees ād good accord & loue was made bi­twen̄ hem. & for this hurlȳg as it was said / ye kȳg wolde nat be go­uerned at yt tyme by hys lordes yt ther were in ye ꝑlemēt. but he toke & made his sone the duke of Lan­castre his gouernour of ye reaum̄ / the which̄ stode so still as gouer­nour till ye tyme yt he deyde. The same yere anon̄ after cādelmasse or ye ꝑlemēt was don̄ ye kīg asked a subsidie of the clergie & of ye lay fee / & it was graūted hym / that is [Page] for to say that he shold haue of e­uery ꝑsone of the lay fee bothe of man ād woman that passed xiiij yere age iiij. pens: owtake poure beggers. that were knowe opēly for nedy poure beggers: & that he shold haue of euery man of holy chyrch̄ that was benefyced or promoted xij pēs· & of other that we­re not ꝓmoted iiij. pens / owtake the iiij ordes of the freris beggers This same yere after michelmasse Rychard prynce Edwardes so­ne was made prȳce of Walys / to whō the kȳg yafe also the duchie of Cornewaill wyt the Erledome of Chestre: And aboute thys ty­me the Cardinall of Englōd / the iiij. day before Marie magdalene day after mete sodēly was smytē & take wyt a palasye & lost his spe­che. & on marie madalene day he deyde

¶Of the deth of kyng Edward & sir johā mōsterworth knight was drawe & honged for his falsenesse Capitulo CCxxxviij

RIght anone after in ye .lij. yere of king Edward in ye begȳnȳg of octobre pope Gregorie the xj. brought & reme­ued his court with hȳ frō Auyon̄ to rome: And the xij day of apryl Iohā mōsterworth knight at lō ­don was drawe honged & thā be­heded / & after his body quartred / ād sent to iiij. chief townes of en­glond: & his hede sette vpon lōdō brygge: for this same johan was full vntrewe to the kȳg & to ye reame. & full couetous & vnstable for he toke oftetymes grete sommes of money of the kȳg & his coūceil for men of armes wages that he shold haue payed hē: & toke it to his owne vse: & he dredȳg that at the fast he shold be shēd & accused for ye same cause fledde puely to ye kīg of fraūce & was swore to him & became hys man. & behight hȳ a grete nauye oute of spaygne in to confusion & destroyeng of Englōd / but rightfull god to whom no pryuete is vnknowen suffred hȳ fyrst to be shēd & spylt▪ or that he so traytoursly & falsely his lie­ge lord the kȳg of Englond & his peple & his reaume. in the whych̄ groūde the same Iohā was bore / wykkedly thurgh bataill to des­troye or brȳg his kursyd purpose aboute. ¶In the fest of seynt gre­gorie tho next after / kȳg Edward yafe to Rychard of Burdeux: his heire / that was prȳce Edwardes sone at wȳdesore the ordre of kni­ghthode & made him knight / the whych̄ kȳg Edward whā he had regned lj yere & more. the xj kal of Iuyne he deyde at shene / & is bu­ried worshipfully at westmȳstre on whos sowle god haue mercy· amē. And this kȳg edward was for soth̄ of a passȳg goodnesse ād ful gracyous amōg all ye worthy men of ye world / for he passed and [Page] shone by vertu of grace yone to him fro god aboue all hys prede­cessours that were noble men ād worthy· & he was a well ād a har­dy herted man. for he drede neuer of no myshapes ne harmes ne e­uell fortune that might fall a no­ble werriour & a fortunat for bo­the on lōd & on see & in alle batail­les and assembles with a passȳg glorie & ioye he had euer the victorie / he was meke & beningne: ho­mel / sobre & softe to all maner of men / as wel to straungiers as to his owne subgettes / and to other that were vnder his gouernaūce he was deuote & holy both̄ to god & to holy chyrche / for he wurship­ped / halpe & maȳtened holy chir­che & hir ministres wyth all ma­ner reuerence. he was tretable ād wel auysed in temporall & wordly nedes wyse coūceyl. & discrete sof­te ād meke. & good to speke wyth / in hys dedes & maners full gen­tyll / & well taught hauȳg pyte of hem that were in disese. plentous in yeuȳg bn̄faytes & almasse. be­sy & curiouse ī byldȳg (punctel) & ful light­ly he bare and suffred wrōges ād harmes: & when he was yeue to any occupacyon. he left all other thyng forth: mene tyme tendyd ād ther to semely of body & ame­ne stature hauȳg allwey to hygh̄ and to lowe a good chere. ād ther sprāge & shone somoche grace of him that what maner man had behold his face or had dremed of hym / he hoped that day that alle thyng shold happe to hȳ ioyefull & lykyng. & he gouerned gloriousely his kingdome vnto his age / he was large in yevȳg & wyse in spē ­ces / he was fulfyld with all hone­ste of good maners & vertues vndyr whom to lyue it was as for to reigne: wherfore his fame hys loose sprange so ferre that it came īto hethenesse & barbarie shewȳg & tellyng hys worthynesse & mā ­hood in all landes: & that no lāde vnder hevē had brought forth so noble a kyng so gentyll & so bles­shed or myght reise such̄ an othyr yf he were dede. nevyrthelater le­cherye and mevyng of his flesshe haunted him in hys age. wherfo­re the rather as it is to suppose for vnmesurable fullfyllyng of hys lust his lyfe shorted the sonner: & here of take good hede like as his dedes before bere witnesse for as in hys begȳnyng all thynges were ioyefull & lykyng to hym / & to alle peple. And in his mydde age he passed alle peple in hygh̄ ioye. wurshipp & blessednesse: right so when he drewe into age drawȳg doūward thurgh lecherie & othir sinnes littell & littel alle tho ioye­full and blesshed thynges & pros­perite decreced and misshaped ād infortunat thynges & vnprofita­ble harmes wyt many euelles be­gā for to sprāge & to more harme [Page] it continued lōge time after

¶How that after kyng Edward the thridde that was bore in wȳ ­desore regned Richard of Burde­ux: that was prynce Edwardes sone of Walys / which̄ prince Ed­ward was the sone of kyng Ed­ward Capit. CCxl.

ANd aftir the good kȳg ed­ward the iij. that was bore at wȳdesore regned Rychard the ij. that was the good sir Edwardes sone prȳce of Walys. which̄ kyng Richard was borne in ye cyte of Burdeux in Gascoig­ne & was crouned at westmȳster in the xi. yere of his age. ād in the secōde yere of hys regne for deba­te that was bytwene the lord La­timer & sir Rauf feriers knight: yt weren ayens hawell and shakell squyers: for ye prysoner that was take in the bataill of Spaygn̄ by these ij squyers. ād the which̄ the lord Latimer ād sir Rauf feriers wold haue had / the which̄ pryso­ner was the Erle of Dene yt they toke in ye bataill of spaygn̄. wher­fore these two lordes camen into the chyrch̄ at Westmynstre & foū ­den this one Squyer heryng hys masse beside seȳt Edwardes shri­ne / & there they slow hȳ. the why­che was called Hawell / & shakell was arested & put in the toure of London / & there he was lōge ty­me for he wold not delyuer the erle of Dene his prisoner vnto thees twoo lordes. by sir Aleyn buxhill constable of the tour / And by syr Rauf feriers one of his aduersai­ras tyll the kyng graūted hȳ gra­ce / In the thridde yere of kyng Richard came the galeys of Fraū ­ce into englond vnto diuerse por­tes brent & robbed & slowe moch̄ peple of Englōd. that is to say / at wȳchelsee. Rye. ād Hastyng / por­tesmouthe. Hāpton. stormore ād grauesende / & dydē moch̄ harme. ād went home ayen̄: And in this same yere was a parlemēt holdē at westmynster: & at that ꝑlemēt was ordeined that euery mā / woman & child that werē at the age of xiiij. yere & aboue: thurghoute all the reame pore folke ād othir shold paye to the tallage iiij pens / wherfore came & befell aft (er)ward grete meschief & moch disese to all the cōminalte of the reame. And in the iiij. yere of kyng rychardes regne the communes risen vp in diuerse parties of the reame. and dydē moch̄ harme / the which̄ thei kalled the hurlyng tyme (punctel) ād they of Kent & of Estsex made hem in cheuytaynes to rule & gouerne ye cōpanye of Kēt & of Estsex / that one was kalled jake straw & that other was tiler: & they camē & as­sembled hē vpon the blake heth ī kent on the corpꝰ (xp̄i)christi day. & after they camē downe in sowthwerk ād brekē vp the pryson hous that is to saye the kynges bēche. & the [Page] marchalsie & deliured oute all the prysoners. And so the same daye they camē into Lōdō / & ther they robbedē the peple & slowe all aly­ents that they might finde in the cyte & aboute the cite: & despoilled all hir gooddes ād made hauoke / And on ye fryday next after that was on the morne they camē thā to the tour of Londō / and the kīg beyng theryn they fet oute of the tour the erchebisshop of Caūter­bury / sir Edmond sudbery ād sir Robert haleys hospitaler priour ād maister of seint Iohānes hou­se (punctel) & a white frere that was cōfes­sour to king Rychard / & brought hem vnto the towre. & there they smyten of hir hedes & came ayen̄ to London: & slow moo peple mē of laws. & othir worthy men in diuerse parties of the cite / And thā they wēte vnto the dukes places of Lancastre beyond seȳt marye strōde that was called the sauoy. & ther thei deuored & destroied all the gooddes that they might fin­de there & bare hē away / & brendē vp the place And than after they went to seynt johānes withoute smythfeld & destroyed the good­des there / & brent vp that hous & wēte to Westmȳster & seint mar­tins graunt and made hem gone oute of the seītwarie all that we­re withȳ. for any maner of gryth And than came vnto the temple & to all othir ynnes of men of la­we. & despoilled hē & robbed hē of hyr goodes. & also tare hir bokes of lawe. & thā they camē to Lōdō & brak vp the pryson newgate ād drofe oute all the prysoners felōs & othir & of bothe countours. ād all the peple that were withyn hē & destroied all the bokes of bothe coūters / And thus they cōtinued bothe satyrday and sonday vnto the mōday next after in hyr ma­lyce & wikkednesse. & than on the monday kyng Rychard with his lordes that were with hȳ that ty­me & wyt the mayre of Lōdō Wil­liam walworth that was ye tyme comen wt the aldermē & the com­munes of ye cyte / & came in south­werke to here & to knowe the in­tēcyon of these rebelles & mysgo­uerned peple: & this Iake strawe thā made an oye in the feld that all the peple of accord shold come nere & here his proclamacyō his crye & his will / And the lordes ād the mayre & ye aldermē wyt the cō ­minalte hauīg indignaciō of his couetyse & falsenesse & hys fowle p̄sūpcyon. And anon̄ williā wal­worth ye time beyng mayr drowe owt his knyf & slowe Iak strawe: ād anon̄ right ther dyd of smyte his hede: and sette it vpō a spere shafte. and so it was bere thurgh lōdō ād set an hygh̄ vpō lōdō brigge. Anon̄ as thees rysers ād mysgouerned mē were voide ād cle­ne vanisshed as it had nought be [Page] they / than ye kīg of his grete goodnesse & by praier of his lordes made there vj. knightes of good and worthy men of the cyte of londō that is to saye. Williā walworth that that tyme was mayre & slo­we Iak straw: The seconde was Nycholas brēbre. & the thridde johan philiptot: & the iiij. nycholas Twiford / and the v. Robert laū ­des / the vj. Robert Gayton. And than the kyng with his lordes ād his knightes retourned ayen̄ vn­to the tour of Londō / & ther he rested him tyll the peple were better seted and sette in reste & pees / and than by processe of tyme as they myght gete ād take thes rebelles and rysers they henge hem vpon the nex galewes in euery lorshyp thurghoute the reame of englōd by xl. & by xxx / by x. ād by xij / euer as they might be geten and takē in any parties / And in the v. yere of kyng Rychardes regne was ye grete erthe quak▪ & was general­ly through oute the world / ye wo­nesday after witsonday in the yere of our lord M.ccc.lxxxxi / wherof all maner peple wer̄ sore agast & dred full longe tyme for drede of vengeaūce that our lord shewed & dyd / & in the vj yere of the regne of kȳg Richard sir Hēry spencer bisshop of Norwiche went wyth a croiserie ouer the see into ye coū ­tre of Flaūdres. & there they gate the towne of grauenyng & ye tou­ne of broburgh / dunkerk & new­port. ād ther they laded & fraught . [...]j. shippes with pelage for to ha­ue come into Englond with the­se shippes & gooddes / And ye bys­shop of Norwych and his coūceil let brenne thees shippes wyt all ye pelage in the same hauen all in­to hard asshes: and at Dunkerke was done a grete bataille bytwe­ne the Flēmȳges & the Englysshmē / & at that bataille was slayne a grete multitude of the Flēmȳ ­ges & an huge nōbre. & than wēt the bisshop with his retenwe vn­to ypre / & beseged it a longe tyme. but it might not be goten. & so he lefte that siege / & came ayen̄ into Englōd: for our Englysshmē we­re foull destroyed. & many deyed on the flixe And in this same ye­re came quene Anne into englōd for to be spoused vnto kyng Ry­chard: & hir fadre was Emperour of Almaigne & kyng of Beme. ād with her came the duke of Tassy her vncle / & many other worthy lordes and knightes of hyr cōtre of Beme and of other duche toū ­ges to do hir reuerēce & wurship And sir simōd Beuerle a worthy knight of the garter. & othir kni­ghtes and squyers that werē the kynges Embassatours brought hyre in Englond. & so forth to Lō dō. And the peple of the cyte that is to seye the Mayre and ye alder­men ād the cōmunes riddē ayēs [Page] hyr to welcome hyr. & euery man in good aray & euery crafte with his mynstralsie in the best maner mete with hir on the blakheth in kent. & so brought hir vnto Lōdō thurgh the cyte / ād so forth vnto westmynstre vnto the kȳges pa­leys / & ther she was spoused vnto kyng Rychard wel & worthely in the abbey of westmynstre. & ther she was crowned quen̄ of englōd And all hir frendes that camen with hir haddē grete yeftes & we­rē well chered & refresshed as lon­ge tyme as they abydē here. And in thys same yere was a bataille done in the kīges paleys at west­mynstre for certeyn poȳtes of treson bytwene sir Iohā ansley kni­ght defendant ād Carton squier appelaūt. but this sir Iohā of ās­ley ouercame this Carton & ma­de him to yelde him withyn ye lys­tes (punctel) & anon̄ was this Carton despoilled of his harneys & drawen oute of the lystes / & so forth to Ti­borne: & there he was honged for his falsenesse / And in ye viij yere of the regne of kyng Rychard sir Edmōd of Lāgely erle of Cābrigge the kȳges vncle wēte into por­tyngale wyt a fayre meyne mē of armes & archiers in strēgthyng & helpyng of the kȳg of Portynga­le ayens the kyng of Spaygne & his power: And ther the kyng of Portȳgale had the victorie of his enemies thurgh helpe & cōfort of our Englysshmē / And whē that iourney was done the erle of Cā ­brygge came home ayē with his peple into englōd in haste blessed be god & hys gracyous yifte. am̄ And this same yere kyng richard helde his Crystmasse in the mar­che of Eltham. And the same ty­me the kyng of Ermonye fledde owte of hys owne land ād came into Englond for to haue socour and helpe of our kyng ayens hys enemyes that had dryuen hȳ ou­te of hys Reame And so h̄e was brought vnto the kyng to Elthā there as the kyng helde hys ryall fest of Cristmasse: and there owr kyng welcomed him ād dyd him moch̄ reuerence and wurshipp. & cōmaunded all his lordes to ma­ke hȳ all the chere that they cow­de / And than he besought ye king of grace and of helpe and of hys comfort in his nede And that he myght be brought ayene to hys kyngdome and lōde: for the Turkes had deuoured & destroied the moste part of his lōde: & for thys cause he fledde & came thyder for socour & helpe / And the kȳg then̄ hauyng pyte & cōpassyon of hys grete meschief ād grevous disese anone he toke his counceyll and asked what was best to don̄ And they answeryd & said. yf it lyked him to yeue him any good· it we­re well y don̄: and as towchyng hys peple to trauaylle so ferre in [Page] to oute landes it were a grete ju­pardie / & so the kyng yafe hȳ gold & siluer and many rychesses yef­tes & iewelles and betaught him to god. & so he passed ayene oute of englōd: And in this same yere kyng Rychard wyt a ryall power went into Skotland for to werre vpon the scottes for the falsenesse & destructiō that the Scottes had don̄ vnto the Englysshmē in the marches. And thā the scottes ca­me vnto the kīg for to entrete wyt him and his lordes for trewes as for certeyne yeres. And so our kīg & his coūceyll graūted hē trewes certeyne yeres vnto her askyng / & our kyng turned hī home ayen̄ into Englōd: And whan he was come vnto york (punctel) ther he abode & rested hym / And there sir Iohan holād erle of Kētes brother slow the Erles sone of Stafford & hys heir wyth a Dagar in th̄e cyte of york. wherfor the kīg was sore a­meued & greued / & remeued thēs and came to Lōdō. And the mayre with the alder men & the com­munes with all the solempnite yt myght be done ryden ayēs ye kīg / & brought him ryally thurgh the cyte & so forth vnto westmynster. vnto his owne paleys: And in ye ix. yere of kȳg Rychardes regne / he helde a ꝑlement at westmȳster & ther he made two dukes and a marqueyes & v. erles / The fyrst yt was made duke was the kinges vncle. sir Edmond of Langlee er­le of Cambrigge: and hȳ he ma­de duke of york / ¶And his other vncle sir Thomas of wodestoke that was erle of Bukkyngham / hym he made duke of Gloucestre And sir Lyonevere that was er­le of Oxūford hym he made markeys of Dyueleyne. And Henry of Bolyngbroke / the dukes sone of Lancastre / hȳ he made Erle of Derby / And sir Edward the sone of yorke / hī he made Erle of Rut­celōd: Sir Iohā Holād that was the erles brother of Kent him he made Erle of Hūtȳgdō. Sir tho­mas monbray erle of Nothȳghā & Erle marchall of Englōd. And sir Mychell de la pole knyght. hȳ he made Erle of Sowthfolk and chaunceler of Englond. And the erle of Marche at that same par­lement holden at Westmȳster in playne ꝑlement among all other lordes & cōmunes was ꝓclamed erle of the Marche heire apꝑant to the crowne of Englond after kyng Rychard / the which̄ erle of the Marche wēt ouer see into Ir­land vnto his lordshippes & lon­des: for the Erle of the marche is Erle of Vlster in Irland by right lyne and herytage / & ther at ye castell of hys he lay that tyme And ther came vpon him a grete multitude in busshemētys of wild I­risshmen hȳ for to take & destroye / and he came owte fersely of hys [Page] his castell with hys peple ād mā ­ly faught wyt hem. & ther he was take & hewe all to peces. & ther he deyde / On whos sowle god haue mercy. Amen And in the x. yere of kyng Rychardes regne the er­le ot Arundell went vnto the see / wyt a grete Nauye of shippes en­armed with mē of armes & good archiers: And when they camen into the brode see they mette wyt the hole flete that camen wyt wy­ne laden from Rochel. the which̄ wyne were enemyes goodes· ād ther our nauye set vpon hem ād toke hem all & browght hem vn­to dyuerse portes ād hauenes of Englond: & some to londō / & ther ye might haue had a tonne of ro­chel wyne of the best for xx. shillīg sterlynges. & so we had grete che­pe of wyne thurghoute the reau­me at that tyme. thanked be god almyghty

How the v. lordes arysen at rat­tecoste brigge Capit. CC.xli

ANd in the Regne of kyng rychard the xi. yere / v. lor­des arysē at rattecort brigge in the destructyon of rebelles that weren that tyme in all ye rea­me. The first of the v. lordes was Syr Thomas of Wodestoke the kȳges vncle & duke of Gloucestre. And the secōd was sir Rychard erle of Arundell / & the iij. was sir Rychard erle of warrewyk. ye iiij was sir Hēry bolȳgbroke erle of Derby / the v. was sir thoās Mō ­bray Erle of nothȳghā / And the­se v. lordes saw the meschyef and mysgouernaūce ād the falsenesse of the kȳges counceyll / wherfore they that weren that tyme chyef of ye kynges coūceyll fleddē owte of this lād ouer the see. that is to saye. sir Alisaūdre neuill ye Erthe­bisshop of york and sir Robert leveer markeys of Deuelyn & Erle of Orēford: & sir Mychel de la po [...] ­le Erle of Sowthfolk & chaūche­ler of englōd: And these iij lordes wentē ouer the see & came neuer ayen̄ for they deyde. And thā the­se .v lordes aboue sayd maden a ꝑlemēt at westmȳstre: & ther thei toke sir Robert trefiliam chef justyce. & sir Nycholl brēbre knyght. & cytezeyne of Lōdō / & sir Iohan salibury knyght of ye kīges hows­hold & vske / sergeaūt of armes ād many mo of othir peple werē ta­ke & iugged vnto ye deth by ye coū ­ceyll of these v. lordes in hyr parlemēt at westmȳstre / for tresō that they put vpō hē to be drawen frō ye tour of london thurghoute the cyte / & so forth vnto Tyburne. ād there they shold be hōged / & there her trothetes to be kut. and thus they were serued and deyd / And after that in this same parlemēt at Westmynstre was sir Symōd of Beuerlee / that was a worthy [Page] knight of the garter (punctel) & sir Iohan beauchamp knight that was stiward of the kynges howshold / & sir james berners were iuged vnto the deth / & than they were lad on fote to the toure hyll / ād there werē hyr hedes smyten of / & ma­ny othir mo by these v. lordes In this same ꝑlement & in the xij yere of kyng rychardys regne he let crye & ordeyne a generall Ioustes that is kalled a turnemēt of lor­des knightes and Squyers: And this joustes and turnemēt was holdē at London in smythfeld of all maner of straūgiers of what lōde or coūtre that euer they we­re: & thydder they were right wel­come. ād to hem and to all othir was holdē open houshold & gre­te festes. & also grete yeftes weren yeuen to all maner of straūgiers And of the kynges syde werē all of sute hir cotes hir armures sheldes hors trappure & all was whi­te hertes wyt crownes aboute hir nekkes & chaynes of gold hauȳg thervpon / & the crowne hauyng low before the hertes body. The whiche herte was the kynges ly­uery that he yafe to lordes & ladi­es / knyghtes and squyers / for to knowe hys houshold from othir peple. And in this fest comyng to her joustes xxiiij ladyes: lad these xxiiij. lordes of gartes wyth chey­nes of gold / and all the same sute of hertes as is afore said from the tour an horsebak thurgh the cite of London into smythfeld ther yt ye ioustes shold be holde And this festes & ioustes was hold general & to all thaym that wold come of what land and nacyon that euer they were / And this was hold duryng .xxiiij. dayes of the kynges cost / & thees xxiiij lordes to āswe­re all maner peple that wold co­me thyder: And thyder came the Erle of seynt Poule of Frawnce & many othir worthy knyghtes / wyth hȳ of dyuerse partyes full well araied / & oute of Holand ād Henaud came ye lord Ostreuaūt / that was the dukes sone of Ho­land: & many othir worthy kny­ghtes with hym of Holand full well arayed: And when this feste & ioustes was ended. the kīg thā ­ked these straūgiers and yafe hȳ many grete yeftes. And thā they token hir leue of the kyng and of othir lordes and ladyes and wē ­tē home ayene into hir owne cō ­tre with grete loue ād moch̄ thāk. And in the xiij yere of kyng Ry­chardes regne ther was a bataill done in the kȳges paleys at westmynstre / bytwene a Squyer of Nauerne. that was with kȳg ry­chard. and an othir Squyer that was kalled Iohan Walsshe: for poyntes of treson that thys Na­uerous put vpon this walsshmā But this Nauerous was ouercome and yelde him creaunt to his [Page] aduersayre And anon̄ he was despoiled of his armure & drawe ou­te of the paleys to Tibourne and ther he was honged for hys false­nesse And the xiiij yere of kīg Rychardes regne sir Iohā of gaūte duke of lācastre wēt ouer the see into Spaigne for to chalenge his right that he had by his wyfes ti­tle vnto the croune of spaign̄ wyt a grete host of peple / of mē of ar­mes & archiers / & he had wyt hym the duchesse his wyfe & his iij do­ughters ouer the see into spaign̄ / And there they were a grete whi­le: And at the last the kīg of Spa­igne began to trete wt the duke of lācastre. ād they were accorded to gedre thurgh her bothe counceill / in this maner yt the kȳg of spaign̄ shold wedde the dukes doughter of lācastre that was the right hei­re of Spaigne / & he shold yeve vnto the duke of lācastre goold & sil­uer that was cast into grete wegges & many othir iewelles as many as viij chariettes might carie: & euery yere after during the lyfe of the duke of lācastre & of the duchesse his wife x.M. mark of gold of which̄ gold ye auenture & char­ges they of spaign̄ shold auēture & brȳg yerely vnto bayone to the Dukes assignes by surete made / Also the duke of lācastre maried an othir of his doughters vnto ye kyng of Portingale the same ty­me: & whē he had don̄ thus he ca­me home ayē in ēglōd: & the good lady hys wyfe also: But many a worthy mā vpō the flix in yt viage deyed And in the xv. yere of king rychardes regn̄. he helde his crist­masse in the march̄ of wodestoke And there the erle of Pēbroke a yōg lord & tēdre of age wold lerne to iouste wt a knight yt was called sir iohā seȳt johā & ridē to gedre in the parke of wodestoke. ād there this worthy erle of pēbroke was slayne wt that othir knightes spe­res as he kest it frō hȳ / whā they had cōpled. & thus this good erle made there his ende & therfor the kȳg & the quen̄ made moch̄ sorwe for his deth: & ī the xvj yere of kīg rychardes regn̄. johā hēde beyng yt time mayre of lōdō (punctel) & Iohā walworth & hēry vāner beyng shere­wes of lōdō yt same time a bakers mā bare a basket of horsbrede in­to fleetstrete toward an hostre. & ther came a yomā of the bisshop­pes of salisbury yt was called Ro­maȳ / & he toke an horselofe owte of the basket of the baker / & he as­ked hȳ why he dyd so· & this Ro­maȳ turned ayen̄ & brake the ba­kers hede: & neyghbours cam̄ oute & wolde haue arested thys Ro­maȳ. & he brake frō hē & fledde vnto the lordes place: & the cōstable wold haue hȳ out. but ye bisshop­pes mē shet fast the yates & kept the place yt no mā might entre: & thā moch̄ more peple gadred thy­der. [Page] & said that he wold haue him oute: or elles they wolde brēne vp the place & all that were withyn / And than came the mayre & she­rewes wyth othir moche peple & cessed the malyce of ye cōmunes. & made euery man to go home to hir howses & kepet the pees And this Romayns lord ye bysshop of Salisbury maistir johā Walthā yt tyme was tresorer of Englond & went to sir Thomas Arundell erchebisshop of york & also chaū ­cheler of Englōd / & ther ye bisshop made his cōplaynt vnto ye chaū ­cheler vpon the peple of the cyte of Lōdō. And thā these ij bisshoppes of grete malice & venyaūce came vnto the kyng to wyndesore / & made a grete compleynt vpō ye mayre and sherewes And anon̄ all the cyte afterward were befor the kyng & his coūceyll / and they cast vnto the cyte a grevous hert & wōder grete malyce And anon̄ sodenly the kȳg sent after ye may­re of London & for the two shere­wes ād came vnto hym vnto the castell of wyndesore: & the kȳg re­buked the mayre & sherewes full foully for the offēce that thei had done ayēs him and his officiers: in his chambre at London: wherfore he deposed and put owte the mayre. & both̄ shrewes: And thys was doū xiiij. dayes afore the fes­te of seȳt Iohā Baptist. And thā the kyng kalled to hȳ a knyght yt was called sir Edward delingry­ge & made hȳ wardeyne & gouer­nour of the cyte & chambre of lō ­don & ouer all his peple theryn. & so he kept that offyce but iiij we­kes: be cause that he was so gen­tyll & tendre to the cytezeins of lō don. wherfor the king deposed hī & made sir Baudewyne Radȳgtō knight that was cōtroller of the kynges houshold wardeyne & gouernour of his chambre & of his peple therin: & chose vnto hȳ two worthy men of the cyte to be she­rewes with hym for to gouerne & kepe the kynges lawe in the ci­te. The one was kalled Gillebert mawefeld. & that othir Thomas Newenton sherewes: And than the mayre & the ij. sherewes & alle the aldremen wyt all worthy craf­tes of Londō wente on foot vnto the toure / ād there came oute the constable of the towre & yafe the mayre & the sherewes hyr othe & charge as thei shold haue take in the Escheker of Westmynstre in the kynges court of hys iustyces and barons of the Escheker. and than went they home ayen̄ And than the kȳg & his coūceil for the grete malyce & despyte that they had to the cyte of londō remeued all his courtes from westmȳstre vnto the cyte of yorke / that is for to saye / the chaūcelerie: the Escheker: the kynges bēches & the commune place / ād ther they held all [Page] these courtes of lawe fro mydso­mer that is to seye· the fest of seȳt johan baptist vnto the fest of cri­stmasse next sewyng. & than the king & his coūceil saw it not pro­fitable there as it was at Lōdon / Than anon̄ he remeued it ayene vnto Londō: & so to westmynstre for grete ese of his officyers ād a­vauntage to the king & all the cō ­munes of the reame· And whan the peple of Londō saw & knewe that thees courtes were come a­yene / & ye kȳg & his peple also. then̄ the mayre & the aldermen wyt the chief communes of the cite let gadre a grete somme of gold of all ye cōmunes of the cyte. And ordey­ned & made grete ryalte ayēs his comȳg to London. & for to haue his grace & good lordship ād also hir libertees & fraunchises graū ­ted vnto hem ayen̄ as they a fore tyme hadde And thā by grete in­staūce & praier of the quen̄ Anne & othyr lordes & Ladies: the kyng graūted hem grace / ād this was done at shene in futhereie. & than the kyng withȳ two dayes aftyr came to londō And the mayre of londō sherews aldermē / & all the worthy mē of the cyte afterward ridden ayens the king in good a­ray vnto the heth on this side the maner of shene submyttȳg hem hūbely & mekely wyth all maner obeissaūce vnto hym as thei ou­ght to don̄. And thus they brou­ght the kyng & the quene to lōdō / ¶And when the kyng came as is forsayd to the yate of the brug­ge of London. there they presen­ted with hym a mylk white stede sadled & brydled & trapped wt clo­the of gold & rede parted to gedre. & the quene a palfrey all white: & in ye same araye trapped wt white & reed / & all the condytes of Lon­don ronnē wyt white wyne both̄ white & rede / for alle maner peple to drynke of: And bitwene seynt poweles & the crosse in cheep the­re was made a stage a ryall stan­ding vpon hygh̄. & therynne were many angels wyt dyuerse melo­dies & songe. And than an angle came downe frō ye stage an hygh̄ by a vyse & sette a crowne of gold pight with rych̄ perle ād precious stones vpon the kynges hede ād an othyr vpon the Quenes hede: & so the cytezeyns brought ye king and the quen̄ vnto Westmynstre into hyr paleys. And thā on the morne after the Mayre & the she­rewes & the aldermen of Londō. camē vnto the kyng into his pa­leys at westmynster: & presented hȳ wt ij. basȳs of siluer & ouer gilt full of coyned gold (punctel) the somme of xx / C. pownde prayeng hȳ of hys hygh̄ mercy & lordshyp & spicyall grace that they myght haue hys good loue wt ye libertees & fraūchises. lyke as they haue had before tymes. & by his lrēs patētz & hys [Page] chartre confermed / & the quen̄ ād othir worthy lordes ād ladies fell on knees: & besought ye kȳg of ḡce to cōferme this thȳg: Thā ye king toke vp the quene & graūted hyr all hyr askyng. & thā they thāked the kyng & the quene & wentē ho­me ayen̄. ¶And in the xvi. yere of kyng Rychardes regne / certeyne lordes of Skotlād came into En­glond to gete wurshyp as be feet of armes: These were ye persones the erle of Marre / & he chalenged the Erle marchall of Englond to iouste with him certeyne pointes on horsebake with sharpe speres: & they ryddē to gedre as two wor­thy knyghtes ād lordes certeyne courses. but not the full chalenge that the Scottyssh erle made / for he was cast both̄ hors & man / ād two of his rybbes broke wyt that fall. & so he was borne home oute of Smythfeld into hys yn / And withȳ a littell tyme after he was caryed hom̄ward in a lytier: & at yorke ther he deyde. And sir Wil­lyam Darell knyght Banerer of scotlād made an othir chalēge wt sir Piers courteyne knyght & the kynges banerer of Englōd of certeyne courses on horsbake in the same felde. & whē he had riddē certeȳ courses & he saw he might not haue ye bettyr / he yafe it ouer and wold no more of his chalēge & turned hys hors & rode home to hys own̄ loggȳg. And one cokkeborn̄ a squier of scotlād chalēged sir nychol haworke knight of certeī co­urses wt sharp speres on horsbake & ryddē v. courses to gedre / & at e­uery course ye scotte was cast a do­wne both̄ hors & mā / & thꝰ our en­glissh lordes thāked be god haddē the felde / And in ye xvij yere of kīg richardes regne deide ye good gracious quen̄ Anne yt was wyfe to kȳg Rychard in ye maner of sheū ī the shire of furre vpō witsōday / & thā was she brought to lōdō / & so to westmȳstre. & there was she beryed & worthely entered beside seint Edwardes shryne. on whos sowle god haue mercy / amē

¶How kīg Richard spoused da­me Isabel the kȳges doughter of fraūce in ye toune of Caleys & bro­ught hir into Englōd. & let hir be crouned quen̄ in ye abbey of seint Peters of westmȳstre. Ca. cc.xlij

In ye xx. yere of kīg Richar­des regne he wēte hī ouer the see vnto Caleys wt du­kes Erles lordes & barōs & many othir worthi squiers wt grete ara­ye & ꝯmune peple of the reame in good araye as than appertyned to such̄ a worthi kīg & prīce of his nobley & of his own̄ ꝑsone to don̄ hȳ reuerēce & obseruaūce as ouzt to be don̄ vnto hir liege lord as a mighty kȳg & emꝑour ī his owe­ne to abyde ād receyue there that worthy and gracyous lady that shold ben̄ hys wyfe. a yonge crea­ture [Page] of xix yere of age Dame Isa­bell the kȳges doughter of Fraū ce & many othir worthy lordes of grete name bothe barons & kny­ghtes wyt moch̄ othir peple that camen vnto the towne of Grauenyng / & ij. dukes of Fraūce: that one was the duke of Burgoigne. & that other the duke of Barry: yt wold no ferther lasse thā thei had plegges for hē. And thā the kyng Rychard delyured two plegges for hem to go sauf ād come sauf his two worthy vncles the Duke of Gloucestre & the duke of yorke And they two wentē ouer ye wa­tyr of Grauenȳg & abydē ther as for plegges vnto ye tyme that the mariage & the feste was don̄ and that thees ij. dukes of fraūce we­re come ayen̄ vnto the greuenȳg watyr And than thees two worty dukes came ouer the water at Grauenȳg & so to Caleys wt hys wurshipfull lady dame Isabell yt was the kīges doughter of fraū ­ce / ād with hir came many a worthi lord & ladi / knightes & squyers in the best araye that might be. & there they metten with our meyne at Caleys / ye whych̄ welcomed hyr & hir meyne with the best ho­nour & reuerēce that might be / ād so brought her in the towne of caleys. & there she was receyued wyt all the solēpnyte ād wurship that might be done vnto suche a lady. and than they brought hyr vnto the kyng: and the kyng toke hyr and welcomed hyr ād all hir fay­re meyne. and made there all the solempnyte that myght be done. And than the king & his coūceill asked of ye Frēssh lordes whethyr all the couenaūtes & forewardes wyt the compassyon that were ordeyned & made on bothe parties shold be trewly kepte & holde by­twene hem / And they said ye ād there they sworne & toke hir charge vpon a boke & made hyr othe well and trewely it to hold in all maner pointes & couenaūts wi­thowte contrdaictyō or delaye in any maner wyse (punctel) And than was she brought vnto seint Nycholas chyrche in caleys. & there she was worthely wedded wt moste solēp­nyte that any kyng or quen̄ my­ght be with the erchebisshop and bisshoppes and all mynystres of holy chyrch / & than werē brought home vnto the castell & set to me­te. And there were serued with all maner of delicasie of all ryall metys & drinkes plenteuoisely to all maner of strāgiers / and all othir and no creature warned yt feste: But all were welcome / For there weren grete halles & tentes sette vpon the grene withowte the castell to receyue all maner of peple and euery offyce redy to serue hē all / And thus this worthy mariage was solempnely done and en­deth with all ryalte· Than these [Page] two dukes of Fraunce wyth hir peple token hyr leue of the kyng / and the quene & wenten ayen̄ to Grauenyng water / And there the Frenssh lordes. that is to seye The two dukes & all hyr mesone were comen ouer ye watyr to Gre­uenyng / and there they metten. & euery toke leue of othyr. & so they departed / and owr lordes camen ayen to Caleys / and the Frenssh lordes wente ouer the watyr and so home into Fraunce ayene.

And anon̄ aftyr the kyng made hym redy with the quene and all hys lordes and ladyes and all hir peple with hem and camen ouer the see into Englond. and so to lō don. And the mayre and the she­reues wyth all the aldermen and worthy communes ryddē ayens hem vnto the blake heth in Ket: & there they metten wyth ye king and the quen̄ / ād welcomed hem & that in good aray / & euery man in the clothyng of his crafte / and her mynystrelles to fore hem. ād so they brought hem vnto seīt ge­orges barre in sowthwerke: and there they toke hyr leue (punctel) and the kyng & the Quene rydden to Ke­nygton / and than the peple of lō ­don turned home ayen̄. & in tur­nyng ayene to Lōdō brygge / the­re was somoch̄ presse of peple bo­the an hors ād on foot / that there were dede on the brygge xj. perso­nes of men. of womē & of chyldrē On whos sowles almyghty god haue pyte and mercy / amen

And than aftyrward the quene was browght vnto the towre of Londō: and there she was all ny­ght. And on the morwe she was brought thurgh the cyre of Lōdō all ouer. & so forth vnto Westmȳ ­stre. and there she was crowned quene of Englond: and than she was brought ayene to the kȳges paleys. and there was holde and open and a ryalle fest at hyr coro­nacyō of all maner of peple that thyder came: And this was don̄ the sonday next aftyr the feste of seynt Clement: In the xx. yere of kȳg Rychardes regne ¶And thā the xxv. day of August next after by euell excitacion & fals coūceill and for grete wrath and malyce / that the kȳg had of olde time vn­to hys vncle ye good duke of gloucestre. & to the Erle of Arundell & to the Erle of Warrewyke. And anon̄ the kyng by his euell excy­tacyon and his euyll counceyll & malyce late in the euenȳg on the same day aboue sayd made hym redy with his strength. and rode into essex vnto the toune of Chel­mesford / & so came to the place so­denly there where that the good sir Thomas of wodestoke. the gē ­till duke of Glowcestre lay in his place / And than̄e the good Du­ke [Page] came to welcome the kȳg anon̄ And the kyng arested the good duke him selfe hys owne body / and so he was lad downe to ye watyr & anon̄ put into a shyp: & anon̄ lad vnto Caleys ād browght into the Capyteynes warde to be kept in holde by the kynges cōmaūdemēt of Englond. And that tyme ye erle Marchall was Capyteyne of Ca­leys: and anone aftyr by the com­maūdemēt of the kīg & by his fals coūceill commaunded the capiteȳ to put hȳ to dethe. ād anon̄ certey­ne yomen that had te good Duke in kepyng / toke hyr counceyl how that they wold put hym vnto the deth: ād this was hir appoȳtemēt that they shold come vpō hȳ whā he were in hys bedde ād a slepe on a fethyr bedde / ād anon̄ they boū ­de hym foot ād honde. ād charged hym to lye styll / ād when they had don̄ thus / they tokē two smale to­wailles & made on hī two rid knottes & cast the towailles aboute the Dukes nekke / ād thā they tokē the fethir bedde that lay vndyr hym & cast it aboue him / and thā they drowen hyr towailles eche weyes and some lay vpon the fether bed vpō hym. vnto the tyme that he were dede. by cause that he shold make no noyse / ād thꝰ they strēgled this worthy Duke vnto the deth / On whos sowle god for hys hygh̄ py­te haue mercy / amen

And whan the kyng had arested this worthy duke and hys vncle & sent hym to Caleys: he came ayen̄ to Londō in all hast wyt a wonder grete peple. & as sone as he was come he sent for the Erle of Arūdell. and for the good erle of warrewyk & anon̄ as they came: he arestyd hē hym self / And sir Iohā Cobhā & sir Iohā cheyne knyghtes he arested hē hym selfe in ye same maner. tyll he made his parlemēt▪ And anon̄ they were put into hold / but ye erle of Arūdell went at large vnto the parlemēt tyme / for he foūde sufry­sant surete to abyde the lauwe & to āswere all maner poȳtes that the kyng & hys con̄ceyll wold put vpō hȳ / & in the xxi yere of kȳg Rychardes regne. he ordeyned a parlemet at westmynster / the whyche was kalled the grete parlement. & thys parlement was made for to iugge thys iij worthy lordes & othir mo. as hē list at this tyme. and for that iuggemēt the kyng let make in all hast a longe & a large hows of tymbre / the which̄ was kalled an halle & couered wyt tyles ouer / ād it was opē all aboute on bothe sides. and at the endes / that all maner of mē might see thurghout: ād there the dome was holden vpon these for­sayd lordes ād iuggement yafe at thys forsayd parlement. And for to come vnto thys parlement the kyng sente hys wryttes vnto eue­ry lord baron knyght and squyer in euery shire throughoute all en­glond [Page] that euery lord gadre / and brynge hys retenue with hym in as short tyme & in the best araye that they might gete in maynte­nyng & in strenghtȳg of the king ayens hē that were his ennemyes / & that this were don̄ ī all ha [...]t & they to come to him in paine of dethe. And the king hȳ selue sent into Cheshire vnto the cheuitais of that contre & they gadred and brought a grete & an hugh̄ multitude of peple bothe of knightes & of squyers & principally of yomē of Chestreshire / the which̄ yomē and archiers the kȳg toke to hys owne court / & yafe hem bouge of court & good wages to be kepers of his owne body both̄ by night & by day aboue all othir ꝑsones / & most loued & bed trust. the whiche sone afterward turned ye kȳg to grete losse / shame: hynderȳg & hys vttyr vndoyng & destruction as ye shall here sone aftyr. And yt tyme came sir Hēry Erle of der­by with a grete meyne of men of armes & archiers / and the erle of Ruttelād came with a strōge power of peple / bothe of men of armes and archiers. And ye Erle of Kent browght a grete power of men of armes & archiers / The erle marchall came in the sam̄ maner. The lord Spencer in ye same maner: The Erle of Northūber­land. & sir Hēry percy his sone / & sir Thomas percy hys brother / & all these worthy lordes broughtē a fayre meyne & a stronge power & eche man in his best aray And the duke of Lācastre and te duke of yorke camen in the same ma­ner wyth men of armes and ar­chiers folowyng the kyng. And sir Wylliam strope tresorer of englond came in the same maner / and thus in thys aray camē all the worthy men of thys land vnto our king. and all this peple came to Londō in one day / in somoche that euery strete and lane in subarbes weren full of hem log­ged. & x. of xij. myle aboute londō euery wey / And thees peple bro­ught the kyng at westmynstre. & wenten home ayen̄ to hyr loggynyng: bothe hors and man. And than on the mōday the xvij day of Septēbre the ꝑlement begā at westmynstre / the which̄ was kalled the grete ꝑlemēt. And on the fryday nex after the erle of Arū dell was brought into the parle­mest amōg all the lordes: & that was on seynt Mathews day the apostell ād Euangelist / there hewes iugget vnto the deth in this halle that was made in ye paleys at Westmynstre: And this was his iugement that he shold gon̄ on foot wyth hys hondes bownde behynde hym. from the place that he was iuged in. ād so forth throughout ye cyte of Lōdō vnto ye toure hille & ther his hede to be [Page] smyten of. & so it was don̄ in dede in the same place: And vi. of ye grete lordes that sate on hys iugge­ment riddē wyt him vnto the pla­ce ther he was don̄ vnto the deth / & so to see that the execucion we­re done after hir dome ād by the kynges cōmaūdemēt wyth hem wenten on foot of men of armes ād archiers a grete multitude: of chestre shire men in strengthyng of the lordes that brought this erle vnto his deth / for they drad lest the erle shold haue be rescued ād take from hem whan they came into Lōdō: Thus he passed forth thurgh the cyte vnto hys deth. ād ther he toke it full pacientely: on whos sowle god haue mercy. am̄ ¶And than came the freres Au­styns & toke vp the body and the hede of this good Erle ād bare it home vnto hir hous. & buried hȳ in hyr quere: And in the morwe after was sir rychard erle of warrewyk brought into the ꝑlement there as the erle of Arundel was iuged. & they yafe the erle of war­rewyke the same iugemēt that ye forsaid erle had / but ye lordes had compassyon of hym / be cause he was of more age & relesed him to perpetuall pryson. ād put him in the Ile of Man. And thā the mō ­day next aftyr the lord Cobham of Kent: & sir Iohan cheyne kni­ght weren brought into the par­lemēt into the same halle & there they were iuged to be hanged ād drawe. but through the prayer & grete instaunce of all the lordes (punctel) that iugement was foryeve hē & relesed to perpetuall pryson And in this same tyme was Rychard whittyngdone mayre of Londō / & Iohan Wodestoke & Wylliam vskem shereues of London. And they ordeyned at euery yate of lō don duryng thys same ꝑlement stronge wathe of men of armes & archiers ād thurghowte euery ward also. And the king made v. dukes / a Duchesse / & a markeys. & foure Erles. And the fyrst of hē was the erle of Derby. ād he was made duke of Hereford / & the se­conde was the erle of Rutteland & he was made duke of a wemarle: and the thridde was the erle of kēt & he was made duke of Fur­re / & the fourthe was the Erle of Huntyngdone ād he was made duke of Excestre. & the v. was the erle of Notynghā. & he was ma­de duke of northfolk & the erle of Somersete he was made ye mar­keys of Dorset. And the lord spencer was made erle of Glowcestre / ād the lord Neuill of Raby was made erle of westmerland: ād sir Thomas percy was made Erle of wurcestre: And sir williā scrop­pe that was tresorer of Englond he was made erle of wylyshire. & sir Iohan montagu Erle of Sa­lysbury / And whan the kȳg had [Page] thus don̄ (punctel) he helde parlemēt and ryall fest vnto all hys lordes & to all maner of peple yt thyder came And this same yere deied sir johā of Gaūt the kynges vncle & duke of Lācastre in the bisshoppes yn­nem holborn. & was brought frō thēs to seȳt Poules. & ther ye king made ād helde his entremēt well & worthely wt all his lordes in the chyrch̄ of seȳt Poules in lōdō and there he was buried beside dame blaūce his wyfe that was doug­hter & heyre to the good Henry yt was duke of Lācastre / And in the same yere there fyll a discencyon & debate bytwene the duke of he­reford & the duke of northfolk. in so moch̄ yt they waged bataille ād kast downe hir gloues / & thā thei were take vp & enseled / & ye bataill ioyned & the day set & the place assigned where & whā this shold be at couētre. & thyder came the kȳg wt all his lordes at yt day: ād was sette ī the feld & thā thees worthy lordes camē into the feld clene ar­med & well arayed wt all / & weren redy to don̄ hir bataill in the place for to fyght at vtteraunce. But the kīg bad hē cese & toke the quarell into his hond: And forth wyt ryght there p̄sent exilled the duke of Hereford for the terme of x. ye­re: & the duke of Northfolke for e­uermore: And sir Thomas Arū ­dell erchebisshop of Caūterbury was exilled the sam̄ time for euer & deposed oute of his see for malyce of the kȳg / And anon̄ these iij. worthy lordes werē commaūded & defended the kynges reame / ād anon̄ they gate hē shippes at dy­uerse hauenes & wētē ouer the see into diuerse lōdes ech̄ hys wey. & the duke of northfolk wēt to Ve­nyce ād there he deyed: on whos sowle god haue mercy / amē And thā king Rychard made a clerke of his sir Rogier waldē erchebis­shop of Caūterbury. And in the xxij yere of kȳg Richardes regne by fals coūceill & ymaginacyō of couetous men yt werē aboute hȳ were made & ordeyne blāke char­tres. & made hē to be ēseled of all maner ryche mē thurghoute the reame / in so moch̄ that they com­pelled diuerse peple to sette her se­al therto: & this was done for grete couetyse: wherfor all good her­tes of the reaume werē clene tur / ned away frō hȳ. that was kyng euer after. And that was an vt­tyr destructyō & ende to hȳ yt was so hygh̄ & excellēt prȳce & king / ād thurgh couetyse & fals coūceil falseli betraied: allas for pite that suche a kyng myght not see. & than kȳg Richard sette his kȳgdome & his ryall lōde of Englōd to ferme vnto iiij persones / the which̄ we­re these / sir Williā stroppe erle of wylteshire & tresorer of Englōd. & sir Iohā bussh & Hēri greue. & sir Iohan bagot knyghtes. whyche [Page] that turned hem to meschief and deth̄ withī a littell tyme as ye af­ter shull fynde wrytē. And than kyng Rychard made grete orde­naūce & wēte him ouer the see into Irland & many grete lordes wt him wt grete hostes for to strēgth̄ hyr king with men of armes ar­chiers & moch̄ grete stuffe & right good ordenaūce as lōgeth to werre / & or he passed the see. he ordey­ned & made sir Edmōd of Lāgely his vncle the duke of york his lieutenaūt of Englōd in his absēce wt the gouernaūce & coūceill of the­se four knightes that haddē takē Englōd to ferme of the king. and than he passed the see & came into Irlād. & there he was well & wor­thely receyued. & the rebelles that ben̄ kalled wilde Irisshmē. Anon̄ hir cheuitains & hir gouernours & hir leders came doune vnto the king & yeldē hē vnto hȳ both bo­dy & goodes all at his own̄ wylle. & swore to be his liege men: & ther to him dydē homaae & feaute ād good seruyce: ād thꝰ he cōquered the moste partye of Irland in a littel tyme / And while yt king Richard was thus in Irlād sir Hē ­ry of Bolynbroke Erle of Derby that the kȳg had made before duke of Hereford. the whyche duke the kyng had exilled oute of thys land / and was comen ayen̄ into Englond for to chalenge the Du­kedome of Lancastre as for hys right and trewe heritage And he came downe owte of Fraūce by londe vnto caleys: And ther me­te him sir Thomas Arūdel that was Erchebisshop of Caūterbu­ry yt was exilled oute of Englond ād with him came the Erle of A­rundel his sone & heire. the which̄ was in warde & kepyng of sir Iohā ād sheley knight somme tyme with the erle of Hūtyngdone ād with the duke of Excestre. which̄ was in the Castell of Reigate in southsexe / & ther he stale hȳ away ād came to Caleys & ther he was kepte well ād worthely: tyll these othir two lordes were comē vnto Caleys And thā this worthy duke and the Erchebisshop of Caū terbury Arōdell shiped in the hauen of Caleys ād drowe hir cour­se northward and aryued in yor­ke shire at Rauenesporte faste by wydelyngtō. ād there he came ād entred the londe / ād these two lordes wt him and hir meyne And thā moch̄ peple of the reame that herd of hys comyng ād knowen wher he was anon̄ thei drewe vnto him / welcomed these lordes ād so coraged hē in alle maner thing and passed forth into the lande & gadred moche peple

And whē kyng Rychard herd & wist that these two forsaid lordes were come ayene into Englond / and that they were lōded. thā the [Page] kyng left his ordenaūce in Irlād & came into Englōd ward in alle the hast that he might & came vnto the castell of Flynt: & there he abode for to take hys cownceill / what myght best be done. but to hȳ came none And than sir Thomas Percy erle of Wurchestre yt was the kynges styward wyst & knewe this anone he came into the halle among all the peple. ād ther he brake ye ryall kīges hows­hold. ād anone they were disper­kled & euery man went his way / and forsoke hir maister ād soue­raigne lord and left hym allone: And thus was kyng Rychard brought a downe & destroyed ād stode allone withoute comfort or socour or any good coūceyll of a­ny man allas for pite of this ry­all kyng And anone came tydȳ ­ges that sir Hēry of Holȳgbro­ke was vp with a wonder stron­ge power of peple. & that all sherewes of Englōd reysed vp the shi­res in strengthyng of hym ayēs the kyng rychard [...] & thus sone he was come oute of the northcōtre to Brystowe / and there he mette with sir willyā scrope erle of wil­deshire tresorer of Englōd and wt sir Iohan bussh & sir Henry gre­ne: and Iohan bagot: but he ska­ped from hem & wēt ouer the see into Irland. & these iij knyghtes were taken & hyr hedes smytē of. And thus they deyed for hir fals couetyse. & thā was kyng richard take & brought vnto the duke: ād anone the Duke put hym in fast ward and strōge hold / vnto hys comȳg to london / and than was ther a romer in Londō & a stron­ge noyse that kyng Rychard ca­me to westmynstre (punctel) ād the peple of Londō ranne thyder and wolde haue don̄ moch̄ harme & skate in hyr woodnesse: but the mayre and the aldermen & othir worthy men seced hem wyt fayre wordes / and turned hem home ayene to London: And ther was sir Iohā slake dekē of the kynges chappell of Westmynstre take ād brought to London and put in pryson in Ludgate. and Bagot was take ī Irland & brought to londō & put in pryson in Newgate ther to be kepte and to abyde his answere / And son̄ after the duke brought kyng rychard priuely vnto Lōdō and put him in the towre vndyr sure kepyng as a prysoner. & thā came the lordes of the reame wyt all her coūceyll vnto the toure to kyng rychard and saidē to hȳ of his misgouernaūce and extorciō that he had done made ād ordey­ned to oppresse all the commune peple & also all the reame. Wher­fore all the cōmune peple of hys Reame wold haue hȳ deposed of hys kyngdome / ād so he was de­posed at that tyme in the towre of London by all his lordes coū ­ceyll [Page] and commune assent of all ye reame. & there he was put frō the toure vnto the castell of ledes in kēt / & ther he was kepte a while And than was he lad vnto the castel of Poūfrete in the north cō tre to be kepte in pryson / & son̄ afterward right there he made his ende And than whē kīg rychard was deposed & had resygned his croune and hys kȳgdome & was kept fast in hald than all the lor­des of the reame with the cōmunes assent & bi accord chosen this worthy lord sir Hēry of Bolyngbroke Erle of Derby / duke of Hereford & duke of Lācastre by ry­ght line & heritage / & for his rightfull manhode that the peple fonde in hȳ before all othir they cho­sen hym & made him kȳg of Englond amonges hem.

¶Of sir Hēry of Bolȳgbroke er­le of Derby. that regned after kīg Rychard: which̄ was the fourth̄ Hēry aftyr the conquest Capitulo CCxliij

aNd after that kȳg rychard the xj. was deposed ād put owte of hys kȳgdome. the lordes & the cōmunes all wt own̄ assent / and all othir worthy of ye reame chosen sir Hēry of Bolȳgbroke erle of Derby sone & heyre of Iohan ye duke of Lācastre for his worthy māhode / that ofte tyme had be foūde ī hȳ. & in dede p̄ ued / vpō seynt Edwardes day ye cōfessour / he was crowned king of Englond at westmȳstre by all the Reames assent next after the deposyng of kyng Rychard / thā he made henry his eldest sone ād heyre prince of Walys & duke of Cornewaill & erle of Chestre. & he made sir Thomas of arūdell er­chebisshop of Caūterbury ayen̄ as he was before & sir rogier walden that king Richard had ma­de erchebysshop of Canterbury he made hȳ bishop of Lōdō. for that tyme it stode voyde And he made the erles sone of Arundell that came with him ouer the see from Caleys into Englond erle of Arūdell as his fadre had ben̄ & put him in poscessiō of all his lo­des. & there he made feaute & ho­mage vnto his liege lord ye kīg as all othir lordes had do [...] [...] no tha anon̄ deyed kȳg Richard in ye castell of Poūfrete in ye northcotre for ther he was ēfamined vnto ye deth bi his keper: for he was kepte there iiij. or v. dayes frō mete & drīke: & so he made his ende ī this world: yet moch̄ peple in Englōd & ī othir lādes sayd that he was a lyue many yere after his deth. but whetyr he were a lyue orde: de forth: they helde hyr fals opy­nyons and beleue that men had den in moche peple whiche c [...]m̄ to grete meschief ād fowle deth: as ye shall here afterward. [Page] ¶And when kyng Henry wiste & knewe verrailly that he was dede / he let sere him in the best ma­ner / and closed it in a fayre cheste with dyuerse speceries & baumes & closed hem in a synnē clothe all saufe hys visage. ād that was lef­te open that men myght see hys persone frō all othir men And so he was brought to london wt torche lyght brēnyng vnto seȳt Poules. & there he had his masse & his dirige: wyt moch̄ reuerēce & solēpnite of seruyce. And whā all this don̄: he was browght from seint poules into the abbeye of west­mynstre / and there he had all his hole seruyce ayen̄ / & frō westmȳ ­stre he was brought to Langely / & there he was buryed / on whos sowle god haue mercy amē ¶And in the fyrst yere of kȳg Hē ryes regne: he helde hys cristmasse in the castell of wȳdesore And on the xij. euen came the duke of a wemarle vnto the kīg & told hī that he & the duke of Surre & the duke of Excestre & the erle of Salysbury & the erle of Gloucestre: & othir mo of hir affinite were accorded to make a mōmyng vnto the kyng on the xij day at night and there they castē to slee ye kȳg in here reuelȳg and thꝰ the duke of a wemarle warned the kyng And than the kyng came the sa­me nyght to London pryuely in all the hast that he myght to ge­te hȳ socour & cōfort & coūceill / & anone these other that wolde haue don̄ the kynge to dethe. fleddē in all the hast that thei might for they knewen well that hir cownceyll was bewreyed

¶And thā fledde the duke of sur­re and the erle of Salysburye wyt all hyr meyne vnto the towne of Cissestre. & there the peple of the towne wold haue arested hem / & wold not stode to hyr arreste. but stode at defence & fawght manly But at the last they were ouerco­me and take / & there they smotē of the dukes hede of Surre. ād ye erles heed of Salisbury / & many other moo / & there they put quartres into sakkes ād hyr hedes on poles borne on high̄ & so they were brought thurgh the cyte of Lō don vnto Londō brygge / & there hyr hedes were sette vpō hygh̄. & hyr quartres werē sente to othir good tounes & cites & sette vpon trees / At oxēford were take Bloute knyght & benet cely knyght / ād Thomas wynterfell Squyer: ād these were beheded ād quarterd: & the knyghtes hedes were sette on Poles & brought to Londō ād sette on te brygge. ād ye quarters sent forth to othir good townes: And in the same yere at Prittell­well in a myle in Estsexe there sir Iohā holand: the duke of Exces­tre was take wyth the cōmunes of the contre: ād they brought hȳ [Page] from the mylle vnto plasshe. and to the same place that kyng Ry­chard had arested sir Thomas of wodestoke the duke of Glowces­tre / And ryght there in the same place they smyten of the duke of Excestre his hede / and brought it to london vpō a pole. and it was sette on londō brygge. And in the same yere at Brystowe was take the lorde Spencer that kyng Ry­chard had made erle of Glowces­tre: & the cōmunes of the town̄ of Bristowe toke him & brought hȳ into the market place of the tou­ne / & there they smyten of his he­de and sente it vnto Lōdō. & there it was sette on lōdon brygge ¶And in thys same yere was sir Barnard brokeys knyght take & arested and put into the towre of london. and sir Iohā shelley kni­ght. & sir Iohā maudelȳ & sir wil­liam Fereby Chapelayns of kȳg Rychardes / & they werē arested & put into the toure of Londō. and thyder came the kȳges iustyces & sate vpon hē [...] the toure of lōdō and there the [...] [...]ere dāpned alle fowre vnto the [...]th. ād the dome was yeve vnto sir Barnard bro­keys that he shold gone on foot from the toure thurgh lōdon vnto Tyborne. & there to be honged & after hys hede smyten of / ād sir Iohan shelley knight / & sir Iohā Mawdelyn. ād sir williā Fereby persones were drawe thurghou­te London to Tiborne / and there hanged and hyr hedes smyten of and sette on Londō brygge. ¶And in this same yere kȳg Hē ­ry the iiij sente quene Isabell ho­me ayen̄ into Frawnce. the whi­che was kyng Rychardes wed­ded wyfe / and yafe hir goold and siluer ynow: and many othir ry­che Iewelles and so she was dis­charged of all hir dower and sen­te owte of Englond

¶And in the second yere of the regne of Kyng Henry the four­the: was sir Rogier of Claryng­done knyght: ād two of his men and the Pryour of Launde: and .viij. frere menours. and somme maistres of Dyuinyte and othyr for treson that they wrought ay­enst the kyng were drawen and hanged at Tyborne all xij perso­nes / and ther began a grete discē ­sion & debate in the contre of wa­lys bytwen̄ the lord grey Ruthyn̄ and owen of Glendere squyer of walys / & this owē arered a grete nombre of walshmē & kepte alle that contre aboute right stronge & did moch̄ harme & destroied the kȳges townes & lorshippes thur­ghoute walys / & robbed & slowe the kynges peple bothe Englyssh and walyssh: and in thys maner he endured a xij. yere large And he toke ye forsaid lord greyruthyn̄ [Page] prysoner and kept hȳ fast in hold tyl he was raūsoned of prisoners of the marche / & kepte him longe time in hold. & at the last he made hȳ wedde one of hys doughters: & kepte him ther styll wyt his wy­fe▪ & sone after he deyed. And thā the king Hēry knowȳg this meschief destruction and treson that this owen hadde wrought then̄e anone he ordeyned a stronge po­wer of mē of armes & of archiers & moche othir stuffe that longed to werre for to abate ād destroye the malice of this fals walsshmā & thā the king came vnto walys wyt his power for to destroie thys owen & othir rebelles false walssh men / And anon̄ thei fledden into the moūtayns & ther myght the king done hem non̄ harme in no maner wyse for the moūtaignes / & so the king came into englond ayene forlesyng of mo of hys pe­ple & thus he sped nought there. In this same yere was grete scarcyte of whete in Englond. for a quarter of whete was at xv shyl­lyng / And there was marchan­dyse of Englōd sente in pruys for whete / & anon̄ they had lade and fregzt shippes ynowe / & came ho­me in saufte / blesshed be god of alle his yiftes And in the iiij yere of kyng Hēries reigne there was a sterre seyne in the firmamēt that shewed him selfe thurgh alle the world for diuerse tokenes yt shold befalle sone after. the which̄ sterre was named ād called by clergye stella Comata / & on seint Marye magdalene day next folewing in the same yere was the bataille of shrowesbury. and thider came sir Henry Percy the Erles sone of northumberland wt a grete mul­titude of mē of armes & archiers & yafe a bataille to kyng Henry the iiij: thurgh the fals counceyll and wykked rede of sir Thomas percy his vncle Erle of wurches­tre: and there was sir Henry per­cy slaine. and the moost partie of his meyne in the feld. ād sir Tho­mas percy take and kepte fast in holde two dayes tyll the kȳg had sette reste amonge hys peple on bothe sydes And than sir Thoās percy anone was iuged to be de­de / drawe / hōged. & hys hede smyten of. for his fals treson at shro­wesbury. ād his hede brought to London & sette on londō brygge / and the othir peple that ther we­re slayn̄ on bothe parties the kīg let burye: and ther was slaine on the kinges side in that bataill the erle of stafford ād sir walter bloū te in the kynges cote armure vn­der the kinges baner & many mo worthy men. on whos sowle god haue mercy / Amen. And in the iiij. yere of kyng Henryes regne: came the Emperour of Cōstāty­noble with many grete lordes ād knightes and moche othir peple [Page] of his cōtre into Englōd to kyng Henri wt hȳ to speke / & to disporte & to see the good gouernaūce & cō dicions of our peple & to knowe ye cōmodytees of Englōd. & our kīg with all his lordes goodly & wur­shipfully hȳ receiued & welcomed hȳ & all his meyne that camē wyt hym (punctel) & dyd hȳ all the reuerēce ād wurship that thei coude & might And anon̄ the kȳg ꝯmaūded all maner offyciers that he shold be serued as worthely & ryally as it lōged vnto such̄ a worthy lord ād Emperour on his owne coste as lōge as the emꝑour was in ēglōd & all his men that camen wyt hȳ / And in the same yere came dame Iane the duchesse of Britaigne in to Englōd / & londed at fallemou­the in Cornewaill. and frō thens she was brought to ye cyte of wȳ ­chestre. & ther she was wedded vnto kȳg Hēry the iiij in the abbey of seȳt swithynes of wȳchestre wt all the solēnite that might be don̄ & made / And sone after· she was brought frō thēs to Lōdon: & the mayre & the aldermē & the cōmu­nes of ye cite of Londō ryddē ayēs hyr & hir welcomed & brought hir thurgh the cyte of Londō to westmȳster / & there she was crowned quene of englōd. And there ye kȳg made a ryall and a solēpne feste for her and for all maner of men that thydder wold come / And in this same yere dame Blaūche the eldest dowghter of kyng Henry the iiij was sent ouer the see with the Erle of Somersete hyr vncle / and with maistir Richard Clyf­ford than bisshop of wurchestre / & with many othir worthi lordes knightes & ladies: & worthy squi­ers as longed to suche a worthy kynges doughter / & camen vnto Coleyn. And thyder came the dukes sone of barre wyt a faire mey­ne / & receyued thys worthy lady & there ye bisshop of wurcestre wed­ded & sacred hem to gedre as holy chyrch̄ wold. And there was ma­de a ryall feste & a grete Iustes in the reuerence & wurship of hem & of alle peple that thyder came. ād when this mariage and fest was done. the erle and the bisshop and all hyr meyne token hir leue of ye lord and the lady. and came hom̄ ayene into Englōd in saufte: thā ­ked be god▪ ¶And in the v. yere of kȳg hēryes regne the lord Thoās his sone wente ouer see. ād the er­le of Kent & many othir lordes & knightes wyt men of armes and archiers a grete nōbre to chastyze the rebelles that a forne had don̄ moch̄ harm̄ to oure Englysshmē & marchaūts & to many townes & portes in englōd on ye see costes And the lorde Thomas the kyn­ges sone came into Flaūdres to fore a towne: that is kalled the Skluse amonges all the shippes of dyuerse nacyōs that werē the­re. [Page] & after ther they ryddē wyt hyr shippes amēnge hem. & wentē a londe / & sported hem there ij / day­es / & camen ayene to hyr shippes & token the brode see / & there they metten wyth iij. Carikkes of Ie­ne that weren lade with dyuerse marchaūdyse & well manned / ād ther they foughtē to gedre longe tyme. but the englysshmen had ye victorye. and broughten the Car­rykkes into the cābre before wȳ ­chelsee: & there they canted thees goodes ād one of this Carrikkes was sodenly there brent And the lordes & hyr peple turned hē hom̄ ayen̄ & went no ferther at yt time: And in the same tyme Serle yo­man of kyng Rychard Robbes came into Englond oute of scot­land. & told to dyuerse peple that kȳg Rychard was a lyue in scot­land. & so moch̄ peple beleued in hys wordes: wherfor grete parte of the peple of the reame werē in grete errour. ād gru [...]chyng ayēs the kyng thurgh informacion of lies ād fals lesing that this Serle had made. For moch̄ peple trus­ted & beleued in his seyng / But at the last he was takē in the North cōtre & by lawe iugged to ben̄ drawe thurgh euery cyte & good bu­rgh townes in Englōd: and so he was serued / ād at the last he was brought to london vnto the Gild­halle before the iustyce. & there he was iuged for to be brought to ye toure of Londō to Tyborne / ād there honged (punctel) & than quartred / & hys hede smyten of & sette on Lō don brygge. & hys quartres to be sente to foure good tounes of en­glōd (punctel) & there sette vp. ād thus en­deth he his fals treson ād disceyt. ¶And in the vj / yere of king Hē ­ryes regne ye iiij. the Erle of mar­re of Scotlād by saufconduyt ca­me into englōd to chalēge sir Edmond the Erle of Kēt of certay­ne courses of werre on horsebak. and so this chalēge was accepted and graūted and the place taken in smytfeld at London: And this erle of marre ye Scote came prou­dely into the feld as his chalenge asked / and anon̄ came in also the Erle of Kente and rode vnto the Scote: and manfully rode to ge­dre wyt sharp speres diuerse cour­ses / But the erle of Kent had the feld & gate hym moche wurshyp & thanke of all maner of men for hys manfull dedes / ¶And in the vij. yere of kyng Hēryes regne ye iiij. Syr Rychard stroppe Erche­bisshop of yorke / ād the lord Erle Marchall of Englond gadred vnto hē a stronge power ayens kȳg Henry. And the kȳg herȳg ther­of in all hast that he myght came with his power Northward and mette with hē at york / And there were thees two lordes take & bro­ught to the king / And anone the iuges were sette. & thees ij. lordes [Page] brought forth: ād there they were dāpned vnto the deth / & both̄ hyr hedes smiten of: & there they ma­de hir ende / on whos sowles god for his pyte haue mercy / amen. And whē this was done the kȳg came to Londō ayene & there he rested hī / Anon̄ god for his grete goodnesse wrought & shewed many grete myracles for this worthi clerck Erchebisshop of york yt thꝰ was don̄ vnto the deth And in ye vij. yere of kȳg Hēryes regne / da­me Luce the dukes suster of My­lane came into Englōd. & so at lō don: & ther was she wedded to sir Edmōd Holād erle of Kēt in the priorye of seint Marie ouereis in southwerk wt moch̄ solēpnite ād grete wurship: the kīg was there him selfe & yafe hir at the church̄ dore: & whē they were wedded ād masse don̄: the kȳg his owne per­sone brought & lad this worthi lady into ye bisshoppes place of wȳ chestre: & there was a wōder gre­te fest holdē to all maner of peple ¶In ye same yere sir Robert knolles knight a worthi werrour dei­ed at hys maner in northfolk. ād frō thēs he was brought to Lōdō vpō an hors bare wt moch̄ torche lyght: & so was he brought vnto ye white freres in fleetstrete· & there was done & made for hī a solēpne feste & a ryall enteremēt / for thaȳ that thyder wolde come both̄ po­re & ryche. & there he lyeth beryed by dame Constaūce hys wyfe in the myddel of the body of ye chyr­che: On whos sowle god for hys pyte haue mercy Amē. And thꝰ in this same yere sir Thoās rāp­ston knyght Cōstable of the tou­re of Lōdon was dreynt at Lōdō brygge as he came from westmȳ stre towardes the towre in a barge / & all thurgh lewdenesse And the same yere dame Phelip the yonger doughter of king Hē ­ry was lad ouer the see wyt sir Ry­chard the dukes brother of yorke & sir Edmond courteney bisshop of Norwych / & many othir lordes knightes & squiers ladyes & gen­tyll womē that apperteygned to suche a worthy kynges doughter / and camen into Dēmarke with his lordes. And the kīg receyued this worthy lady for his wyfe ād welcomed thees worthy lordes & dyd hē moche reuerēce and grete wurshypp / & they were brought vnto a town̄ that was kalled Lō dō in Dēmarke & there was this worthy lady wedded & sacred to ye kyng of Denmarke wyth moche solēpnyte / & there she was crow­ned quene of Dēmarke Norway & Swytē. & there was made a ry­all feste: And whē this feste & ma­riage was done and ended. these lordes and ladies token hyr leue of the kȳg & of the quene. & camē home ayen̄ into Englond in hast thanked be god almyghty

[Page]And in the viij. yere of kȳg Hen­ries regne there was a man that was kalled the walssh clerke / and he appeled a knight that was called sir Percheual sowdone of tre­son· ād there they were joyned to fyght vnto vtteraūce withȳne listes: & the day and place & tyme assigned / & lemyted to be don̄ & en­ded ī smythfeld: at the which̄ day the persones camē into the felde / & foughten sore & mightely to ge­dres / but at ye last the knight ouer came the clerke ād made hȳ yelde hȳ creaunt of his fals empesche­ment that he said on hȳ. And thā was he despoilled of his armure: & drawe owte of ye felde to Tibor­ne: & there was he hōged. & ye kny­ght take to grace ād was a good man And in this same yere the Erle of Northūberlād ād the lord Bardolfe came owte of Scotlād / in preiudyce & destructyō of king Hēry. wherfor they of the North contre arysen vpō hē & fought wt hem & scōfy [...]ed hē & tokē hē & smi­ten of hyr hedes. ād quartred hyr bodies / & sente the heed of ye Erle: & quarter of the lord Hardolfe to london: and there they were set­te vpō the brigge for fals treson yt they had purposed ayēs the kȳg: And in the ix. yere of kyng Hen­ryes regne. was sir Edmōd holād erle of Kente made Admyrall of Englōd for to kepe the see: and he wente to the see with many ryall shippes that weren full wel ara­yed & empareled & enarmed with many a good men of armes and archiers & of good defence of werre in the kȳges name of Englōd / & so he londed at the last in ye cost of Britaigne in the Ile of Bryak. with all hys peple. ād he besieged the castell and sauted it / and they withstode hym with grete defen­ce and strengthe. And anone he leyed hys ordenaūce. & in ye leyēg of a gonne· came a quarell & smote the good erle Edmōd in the he­de / & there he caught dethes woū ­de / but yet they left nought tyll yt they had gete the castell / and alle that were therynne. ād there this good lord deyed / On whos sowle god haue mercy. amen: And thā thys meyne came home ayen̄ in to Englōd with the erles body / & was beryed amonges his aūces­tres ryght worthely: And in the same yere was a grete frost in englond. that dured xv. wekes

¶And in the x. yere of the noble kyng Henry the fowrthe: came the Senechall of Henaude with othyr meyne to seke Auntres ād to gete him wurshippes in dedes of armes bothe on horsbake and on foot at all maner of poyntes of werre / And the seneschall cha­lēged the erle of Somersete: & the Erle delyured hym manfully of alle hys chalenges ād put his ad­uersarie [Page] to the wers in all poītes and wanne him there grete wur­shyp & the gre of the felde / And ye next day after came into the felde an othir man of armes of ye Se­nechallis partie And ayēs hȳ ca­me sir Rychard of arūdel knight & the Henaude had the bettyr of hym on fote in one pointe for he brought hȳ on hys knee And the thrydde day came an othir mā of armes into the feld: & ayens him came sir johā of Cornewaill kni­ght / & manly & knightly quyte hī in all maner poȳtes ayēs his ad­uersarie. & had the better ī ye felde / And on ye iiij. day came an other man of armes of Henaude into the felde: & ayens hȳ came sir Io­han cheynys sone / & manly quy­te hym ayens hys aduersarie. for he caste hors & man into the feld / & the kȳg for his māhode at that tyme dubbed him knight And ye v. day there came an othir mā of armes of Henaudes partye into the feld: & to hȳ came in sir Iohan styward knight. & māfully quyte him there in all maner of poȳtes & had the better / And the vj. day came an othir Henaude / & to hȳ came Willyā porter squyer & mā fully quyte hym. & had the better in the felde / & the kyng dubbed hī knyght the same tyme: And the vij. day came an othir Henaude into the felde: & to hym came Io­han kandysh squyer. & manfully he quyte hȳ on his aduersarye / & had the better in the felde. & there the kyng dubbed him knight the same day. And on the same day came an othir Henaude & to him came a squyer of Gascoygne and proudely & māly he quite him on hys aduersarye & had the better / & anon̄ the kȳg dubbed hī knight And on the viij. day came into ye felde ij. men of armes of Henau­de / & to hem cam̄ ij. soudyours of Caleys that were bretheren that were kalled Burghes· & well and māly quyte hem on hyr aduersa­ries / & had the better in the felde & thus ended the chalenges with moch̄ wurshippes: And the king at the reuerēce of the straungiers made a grete feste & yafe hem ry­che yiftes· & they tokē hir leue ād went home to hyr owne contre▪ And in the xi. yere of kyng Hen­ries regne the iiij. there was a grete bataille done in smythfelde bi­twene two squiers that one was kalled gloucestre that was appellaūt Arthur was the defendaūt and well & manfully fowghtē to gedre longe tyme: ād the kyng for manfullnesse & of hys grace toke hyr quarell into hys honde & made hem to go owte of the felde at ones: ād so they were deuyded of hir batailles ād the kyng yafe hē grace. ¶And the .xij. yere of kyng Henries regne the fourthe Rys dye a squier of walys yt was [Page] a rebell aryser & supporter to owē of glēdore that dyd moch̄ destruc­tiō to the peple of Walys / was taken & brought to Lōdō / & there he came a fore the iustices & was dā ­pned for his treson. than he was leid on an hurdel & so drawe forth vnto Tyborne thurgh the cyte. & there he was hanged & let downe ayene / & his hede smytē of ād hys body quartred & sente to iiij. tou­nes / ād his hede sette on London brygge. And in the xiij yere of kyng Hēryes regne tho deyde sir Iohā beauford the erle of somer­sette that was Capitayne of Ca­leys: & was beried at the abbey of tourehyll: on whos sowle god haue mercy amen / And in the same yere the lord Thomas kȳg Hen / ries sone wedded the countesse of Somersette. And in this same yere came the ēbassotours of fraū ­ce into Englōd from the duke of Burgoygn̄ vnto the prȳce of En­glōd kȳg Hēries sone & heyre for helpe & socour of men of armes & archiers ayēs ye duke of Orliaūce / and tho wēte ouer the see the erle of Arūdell. sir Guillebert vmfre­uille Erle of kente. & the lord Cob­ham sir Iohā olde castell / & many othir good knightes and worthy squiers & men of armes ād good archiers into Fraunce & came to Paris to the duke of Burgoigne / & there he receyued & wellcomed thees Englysshmen / the lordes. & all othir meyne. & thā it was don̄ him to wyt that the duke of Orli­aunce was comen to semtclowe fast by Paris wyth a grete nom­bre of men of armes ād arbalas­triers / and thyder wēte oure En­glysmē & foughten wyth hē & ga­te the brigge of semtclowe. & there they slowe moch̄ peple of Frēsshmen & Armynakes / & the rema­naūt fledde & wold no lēger aby­de / And thā our Englysshmē ca­me ayen̄ to paris. & there they to­ken hyr leue of the duke & camen home ayen̄ into Englōd in saufte & the duke yafe hem grete yiftes / Anone folewȳg the duke of Orli­aūce sent enbassatours into En­glōd to kyng Henry the fowrthe besechyng hym of hys helpe & so­cour ayens hys dedely enemye ye Duke of Burgoygne / And than the kyng made Thomas his so­ne duke of Clarēce & his othir so­ne Iohan Duke of bedford. and his other sone Humfrey duke of Glowcestre. & sir Thomas beau­ford Erle of Dorset. and the duke of a Wamarle he made Duke of yorke / And than the kyng ordey­ned his sone sir Thomas duke of Clarence. sir Thomas beauford. erle of Dorset. & sir Iohan Corne­waylle wyth many othir Lordes knyghtes and Squyers / men of armes and archiers to gon̄ ouer ye see into Fraūce in helpȳg & strē ­gthyng of the duke of Orliaunce. [Page] And these worthy lordes wt hir retinue shipped at Hamptō & sail­led ouer into Normādie & londed at Hogges / and there mette with hem the lord Hambe at hyr lon­dyng wyt vij / M. men of armes of Frēsshmē / & iij. sergeaunts of ar­mes with hem / ād all were put to flyght. & tokē of hē vij.C. men of armes· & CCCC. hors withoute thaȳ that were slayne in the felde. And so they ryddē forth thurgh­oute Fraūce & tokē castelles and townes & slowen moche peple of frēsshmen that withstodē hē and tokē many prysoners as they riddē. & so they passed forth tyll they camē to Burdeux. & there thei rested hem a while & sette the contre in pees / & rested tyll the wyntage were redy to saille· And thā ye du­ke wt hys meyne came home into Englōd in saufte: thāked be god / And in the same yere was the kī ­ges coyne chāged thurghoute englōd by ye kyng & his coūceill: that is to seye / ye noble / halfe / & ferthȳg of gold. And in ye xiiij. yere of kȳg Hēries regne the iiij. he let make galeys of werre. for he had hoped to haue passed the grete see / ād so forth to Iherusalē. & there to ha­ue ended hys lyfe / but god visited hȳ so sone after wyt infirmites ād grete sikenesse that he might not well endure no while so feruētly / he was take & brought in bed at westmȳstre in a fayre chambre: & as he lay in hys bed / he asked hys chamberlayne what they kalled that chamber that he lay ynne. & he āsweryd & sayd jherusalē / And thā he said that ye prophecye said that he shold make an ende & deie in jherusalē. & thā he made hȳ re­dy vnto god & disposed all his will & sone after he deied & was caried by watyr from westmynster in a barge vnto Feuershā ▪ & frō thēs vnto Caūterbury by lande wyth moche torche light brēnyng into the abbey of Crichurche: & there he was entered ād buryed beside seȳt Thoās of Caūterbury shry­ne / & thus ended the worthy king Hēry aboute mydlēten sonday in ye yere of our lord a M.cccc.xiij on whos sowle god haue mercy. Amē.

¶Of kyng Hēry the v. that was kȳg Hēryes sone Capitulo CCxliiij

ANd after the deth of king Hēry the iiij. regned king Hēry hys sone that was borne at Monmouth in Walys: that was a worthy kīg & a graci­ous man & a grete cōquerour: ād in ye fyrst yere of his regne for gre­te loue & goodnesse he sente to the freres of Lāgely there as hys fa­dre had don̄ ē burye kȳg Richard the secōd / & let take his body oute of the erthe ayen̄ / & dyd bring it to westmȳster in a ryall chare coue­red wyth blak veluet and baners [Page] of dyuerse armes aboute / & alle ye hors that drowen the chare were trapped in blake / & betē wt diuerse armes / & many a torche brēnyng by all the wey till he came to westmȳstre / & there he let make for hȳ a ryall & a solēpne enteremēt. ād beryed hym by Quene anne hys wyfe as hys owne desire was on the ferther side of seīt Edwardes shryne in ye abbey of seint Peters of westmynster: On whos sowle god haue mercy / amē And ī this same yere were a certayne of lol­lardes takē / & fals heretikes that had purposed thurgh fals treson to haue slayne our kyng. & for to haue destroied all the clergye of ye Reame yf they myght haue had hir fals purpose. but our lord god wold not suffre it. for in hast our kȳg had warȳg therof & of all hir fals ordinaūce: & came sodēly wyt his power to seint Iohānes wtoute smythfeld / & anone they tokē a certaine of the lollardes & fals heretikes / & brought hē vnto the kī ­ges presence ād there told alle hir fals purpose and ordinaūce how they wold haue don̄ & wrought if they myght haue regned ād had hyr wille. & there they told whych̄ were hir capitaȳs & gouernours And thā the kȳg ꝯmaūded hē to be lad to ye toure of Lōdō. & thā toke moo of hē bothe withȳ ye cyte / & withoute. & sent hē to Newgate & to bothe cōtrees. & thā they we­re brought in examinaciō before the clergie & the kīges iustices / ād there they were cōvicted before ye clergye for hyr fals heresie & dāp­ned before the iustice for hyr fals tresō. And this was hir iugemēt that they shold be drawe frō the towre of Lōdō vnto seynt Gilles feld. & there to be hōged & brēt on the galewes. And also there was takē sir Rogier acton knyght for heresie & eke for treson ayēs ye kȳg & the Reame. & he came a fore the clergye & he was cōuicted for hys heresie to be brēd & dāpned before the iustyces to be drawen frō the towre of lōdō thurgh the cyte to seint Gilles felde & to be honged & brēt. And in the secōd yere of kȳg Hēries regne the v. he helde a co­ūceill of all the lordes of the Rea­me at westmȳster. & there he put hȳ this demāde & praied ād beso­ught hē of hyr goodnesse & of hyr good coūceill & good wyll to she­we him as touchȳg the title & the right yt he had to Normādie / Gas­coygne. & Guihēne: the which̄ the kȳg of fraūce wyt helde wrōgfulli & vnryghtfully / the which̄ his aū ­cestres before hȳ had be trewe ty­tle of cōqueste & right herytage: ye whych̄ Normādie Gascoign̄ and Guyhēne the good kȳg Edward of wȳdesore & his aūcestres befo­re hȳ haddē hold all hir lifes time And hys lordes yafe hȳ coūceyll to send ēbassatours vnto the kȳg [Page] of Fraūce & his coūceill / & that he shold yeue vnto hȳ his ryght he­rytage. that is to saye Normādye Gascoygne: & Gwyhēne: the whi­che his predecessours haddē hold a fore him: or elles he wold it wȳ ­ne with dynt of swerd in short ty­me wyth the helpe of Almyghty god / And than the Dolphyne of Fraūce answered to our embas­satours & said ī this maner / that the kyng was ouer yong & to tendre of age to make any werre as ayens hym. & was not lyke to be no good werriour to do & to ma­ke such̄ a conquest thervpon him & somwhat in scorne & despyte he sent to him a tonne full of tenys balles. because he sholde haue sō what for to playe wyth all for hȳ & for his lordes / & that became hȳ better thā to maynten any werre And than anon̄ our lordes that weren Embassatours tokē leue / and camē into Englōd ayene. ād told the kȳg & his coūceil of ye vn­goodly answere that they had of the Dolphyne / & of the presente ye which̄ he had sente vnto the king And whē the king had herde hir wordes & the answere of the Dol­phyn: he was wonder sore agre­ued & right euell payed toward ye Frēsshmen & toward the kȳg ād the Dolphyn. & thought to auen­ge him vpon hem as sone as god wold send him grace & myght / ād anon̄ let make tenys balles for ye dolphȳ in all ye hast yt they might be made / & they were grete gōne stone for the dolphyne to play wt all / And than anon̄ the kȳg sent for all hys lordes ād helde a grete coūceille at westmynstre. ād told vnto hem the answere that they had of the dolphyne & of his wor­thy presente that he sente to hym & to his lordes to pley with all: ād there the kyng & hys lordes werē accorded that they shold be redy ī armes wyth hyr power in ye best araye that might be done: & gete mē of armes & archiers yt might be goten / & all othir stuffe that lō ­ged to werre & to be redy with all hir retenue to mete at Sowthāpton be lammasse next sewȳg wi­thoute any delay. wherfore ye kȳg ordeyned his nauye of shippes wt all maner of stuffe & vitaille yt lō ­ged to such̄ a werrour of all ma­ner ordinaūce in ye hauē of south­ampton into the nōbre of CCC / xx. sailles / ¶And than fyll there a grete disese & a fowle meschyef. for ther were thre lordes whych̄ yt the king trust most moch̄ on. ād thurgh fals couetise thei had purposed & ymagined the kīges deth & thought to haue slayne hym & all hys Brotheren or he had take the see The whyche were named thus sir Rychard erle of Cābryg­ge brothyr to ye duke of york. The seconde was the lord scroppe tre­sorer of Englond. & ye thridde was [Page] sir Thoās gray knight of North­cōtre: & these lordes a fore sayd for lucre of money had made promisse to the frēsshmen for haue slay­ne kyng Henry and all hys wor­thy bretheren bi a fals trayne so­denly or they had be ware But al mighty god of his grete grace helde hys holy hōde ouer he & saued hē from his peryllous meyne ād for to haue done thys they recey­ued of the Frensshmen a million of gold: & that was there opynly preued. And for thys fals treson thei were all there iuged vnto the deth̄ / And thys was the iugemet that they shold be ladden thurgh Hampton & withoute Northga­te there to be beheded / And thus they ended hir lyfe for hir fals co­uetyse and treson.

Anone as this was don̄ the kīg & all his meyne made hem redy & wenten to shippe & tokē & sailled forth with xv.C. shippes and ar­ryued withyn seyne at kyde cau­se vpon our ladyes euen in the assumptyon jn Normandye wyth all his ordenaūce and so went hī forth to Hareflete: & besieged the towne all aboute by lond & eke bi watyr And sent to the capiteyne of the towne & charged him for to delyuer the towne And the capy­teyne sayd that he none delyured him & none he wold yelde to hym but bad hȳ don̄ his best. And thā our kyng laid his ordynaūce vn­to ye towne that is for to saye / gō ­nes Engynes & trypgetes & shetē and cast to the walles and eke vnto the toune / and kast downe bo­the toures & toune / & layd hē vn­to the grownde / ād there he play­ed at the tenys with his harde gō ne stone / And they that were wi­thyn the towne when they shold playe their songe was wel away ād allas that euer such̄ tenys bal­les were made. and cursed all thē that werre begā / & the tyme that euer they were borne And on the morwe the kyng dyd crye at eue­ry Gate of the towne that euery man shold be redy on the morwe erly to make assaute vnto ye tow­ne And willyam Bouchier & Io­han graūt with xij. othir worthy burgeys camē to the kyng ād be­sought him of his ryall pryncehode and power to withdrawe hys malyce & destructyon that he did vnto hem / and besought hī of viij dayes of respyte & trewes yf any reskue myght come vnto hē / & el­les to yelde vp the towne vnto hē with all hir goodes. And thā the kyng sente for the capyteyne and kept the remenaūt still wyt hym. And the lord Gaucorte that was Capiteyne of ye towne wēte forth to Rone in all hast vnto the Dol­phyne for helpe and socour. But there was non̄ ne no man of res­kue. for ye dolphȳ wold not abyde And thus this Capiteyne came [Page] ayene vnto the kyng ād yolde vp the towne and delyuered him the keyes: & than he kalled hys vncle the Erle of Dorset: and made hȳ capiteyne of the town̄ of Harfle­te / and delyuered him the keyes & bad hym gone to put oute all the frenssh peple bothe men women and children and stuffed this toune of Harflete with Englysshmē And than the kyng sente in En­glond ād dyd crye in euery good towne of Englōd that what crafty man wolde come thyder & in­habyte him there in that towne: he sholde haue hows and hows­hold to hȳ & to his heires for euer more And so thyder wente mani diuerse marchaūts & crafty men & enhabyted hē there to strēgth̄ ye toune and werē welcome: & whē the kȳg saw that this town̄ was wele stufed bothe of vitaille ād of men This worthy prȳce toke his leue and wente to caleys ward bi londe. ād the frensshmen herde of his comȳg / they thought to stop­pe him his way that he shold not passe that way and in all ye haste that they might brekē all the brigges ther ani passage was for hors and man in so moche that there might no man passe ouer the ri­uers nothyr on hors ne on foot / but yf he shold be drowned: And therfor our kyng with all his pe­ple wente and sought hys waye ferre vp to Paris ward. and ther was all the ryall power of Fraū ce assembled and redy to yeue hȳ bataille and for to destroye al his peple But almighti god was his gydde and saued him of his ene­mies power and purpose thāked be god that saued so his own̄ kni­ght And kȳg in hys rightfull ti­tell And than our king beholdȳg and seyng the multitude & nōbre of his enemies to whiche were in his wey to yeue hym bataill. thā the king wyth a meke herte ād a good spirit left vp his handes to almyghty god & besought hȳ of his helpe and socour: & that daye to saue hys trewe seruaunts: ad than owr kyng gadred all his lordes and othyr peple aboute / and bad hem all be of a good cher̄. for thei shold haue a faire day and a gracyous victorie and the better of all hyr enemyes: & praid hē all to make hem redy vnto ye bataill for he wold rather to be dede that day in the felde than to be taken of hys enemyes: for he wolde ne­uer put the noble Reame of En­glond to Rawnsone for hys per­sone. And the worthy duke of yorke fell on hys knees & besought ye kyng of aboue that he wold gra­unte hym that day the avaunt­ward in hys bataille· and the no­ble kyng graūted hym his askȳg & sayd graūte mercy cosin of yor­ke [Page] & praied him to make him redj And thā he bad euery man to or­deyne a stake of tree & sharp both̄ endes / that the stake might be pi­ght in the erthe a sloppe: that hyr enemyes shold not ouer come hē on horsebake▪ For that was hyr false purpose. & araied hē all ther for to ouer ryde our meyne sodē ­ly at the fyrst comyng on of he [...]/ at the fyrst brownt And all night before the bataylle the frēshmen maden many grete fyres & moch̄ reuell with howtyng & showting and pleyde our kȳge & his lordes at the dise / ād an archier for a blā ­ke of hyr money / for they wenden alle had bene heires. The morne arose / the day began to spryng: ¶ And the kyng by good auyse let araye his bataille & his wynges. and charged euery man to kepe hem hole to gedres & prayed hem all to be of good chere. And whā they were redy he asked what ty­me of the day it was. ād thei said Pryme / than sayd our king: now is good time. for all englōd praied forvs / & therfore be of good chere & let vs go to oure iourney. & thā he said with an high̄ voys In the name of almyghty god & of seint George avaūt baner & seint geor­ge this day thyne helpe / And thā the Frensshmen came prykyng doūe as they wold haue ouer ry­den all oure meyne. but good ād oure archiers made hem sone to stomble: for our archiers shet ne­uer arowe amys. but it perisshed & brought to groūde man or hors For they shotē that day for a wa­ger And oure stakes made toppe ouer terne eche on othir that thei lay on hepes two spere lēgthe of heyghte. And our king with hys meyne & with his men of armes & archiers that tokked on hem so thikke wyt arewes & leyde on tho stakes & our kyng with his owne handes faught manly. And thꝰ almyghty god & seȳt George bro­ught our enemyes to groūde ād yafe vs that day the victorie. and there were slayne of Frensshmē that day in the feld of Agyncourt moo than̄ xi.M. with prysoners: that weren taken / & ther were nō bred that day of Frēsshmē in the felde moo than six socore thousād: & of Englysshmē nat vij.M: but god that day fought for vs: And after came there tydinges to our kyng that there was a newe ba­taille of Frensshmē ordeyned re­dy to stelle on him & camē towardes hym Anone oure kȳg let crie that euery man shold slee hys prisoner that he had take. ād anone arayed his bataylle ayen̄ redy to fyght with the frensshmen: And when they sawe that our mē kylled doūe hir prysoners: than̄e thei withdrowe hē & brake hir bataill and alle hir aray / And thus owr kȳg as a worthy cōquerour had [Page] that day the victorie in the feld of agyncourt in Pycardie. And thā our kyng retourned ayen̄ there yt the bataill was to see what peple were dede of englysshmē & if any were hurt yt myght be holpē. and ther were dede in the felde the du­ke of Barry. the duke of Alaūsoū / the Duke of Borban / the Erle of Nauerne. the chief Conestable of Fraūce. & viij. othir Erles: ād the erchebisshop of Saūce. & of good barōs an hondred & moo. And of worthy knightes of grete aliaūce of cotes armures a thowsād & v. hōdred. And of Englisshmē was dede yt day the good duke of york / & the Erle of Southfolk / & of alle othir of our Englisshmē ther we­re nat dede passyng .xxvi. bodyes thāked be god / & this bataill was don̄ on a fryday which̄ was Crispynie & Crispynianes day in the moneth of Octobre: ād anon̄ the kȳg ꝯmaūded to bery hem: & the duke of yorke to be caryed forth / with him & the erle of southfolk: And there were prisoners the du­ke of Orlyaūce / the duke of Bur­bone. the erle of Vēdome: the Er­le of Ewe. the Erle of Richemōd. & sir Bursigaūt marchaūt of fra­ūce / & many othir worthy lordes werē there taken in this bataille of Agȳcourt / & were brought vn­to the towne of Caleys: & so ouer the see wyt the kyng into Englōd. & londed at Douer in Kent with all hys prysoners in saufte: than­ked be god almyghty. ād so came to Caūterbury ād offred at seynt Thomas shrine / And so forth he rode thurgh Kēte the next way to Eltham. & there he rested tyll yt he wold come to Londō. And thā the mayre of London and the al­dermē sherews wyth all the wor­thy communers and craftes ca­men to blakhethe well and wor­thely arayed and welcomed owr kyng wyth dyuerse melodies. ād thāked almyghty god of hys gracious victorie that he had shewed for hym / And so the kyng ād hys prisoners passed forth by hem til he came to seynt Thomas wate­ryng / and there mette with hym all the Relygyous with processiō and welcomed hym. And so the kyng came rydyng with hys pri­soners thurgh the cyte of Londō where that ther was shewed ma­ny a faire sight at all the conduy­tes. ād at the crosse in chepe as in heuenly array of Angeles archā geles▪ patriarches prophetes ād virgines with dyuerse melodies / sensyng ād syngyng to welcome our kyng. And alle the cōduytes rennyng wyth wyne:

¶And the kyng passed forth vn­to seynt Powles. and there met­te wyth hym .xiiij. bisshoppes re­uessed and mytered with sensers to welcome our kyng▪ and songē for hys hyghe & gracious victorie [Page] Te deum laudamus. And there the kȳg offred & toke leue & rode to westmȳster. And thā ye mayre toke his leue of the kȳg: and rode home ayen̄. And in ye thridde yere of kȳg Hēryes regne the v. came the emperour of Almaygne kȳg of Rome & of Hūgarye into En­glond: & so to the cyte of London And the mayre and the aldermā wyt the sherews & worthy craftys of Londō by the kynges cōmaū ­demēt mette with hȳ on the bla­ke hethe in the best aray that thei cowde on horsebak. ād there they welcomed hȳ & brought hȳ to lō ­don wyth moch̄ honour ād grete reuerence. And at seȳt Thomas wateryng there mette wyt hȳ the kyng wyth all his lordes in good aray & there was a worthy met­tyng bytwene the Emperour ād the kȳg: & there they kyssed to ge­dres & enbrached eche othir: & thā the kyng toke the Emꝑour bi the honde. and so they camē rydyng thurgh the cyte of London vnto seȳt Powles. & there they offred. and all the bisshoppes stoden re­uessed wyth sencers in her hōdes sensing. And than̄ they tokē hyr hors & rydden vnto Westmȳstre· and there the kȳg logged the em­perour in hys owne paleys / and there he rested hym a grete while & all at the kinges coste. And sone after came the duke of Holand into Englond to come & see there the Emperour: & to speke wyt hȳ / and with kyng Hēry of Englōd. & he was worthely receyued and logged in the bisshoppes ynne of Ely: & all at the kȳges coste. And whē the Emperour had well res­ted hym & seyn the lōd in dyuerse partyes & knewe the cōmodytes than by processe of tyme he toke hys leue of the kīg / but or he yede he was made knyght of the Gar­tier / & receyued and wered the ly­uery. & than he thāked the kyng & all hys worthy lordes. And the kyng & he went ouer the see vnto Caleys: & abydē ther longe tyme to haue an āswere of the Frēssh̄ kyng. & at the last it came & plesed hȳ right nought. & the emperour toke hys leue of the kȳg. & passed forth in goddes name / & our kȳg came ouer ayen̄ into englond in all ye hast that he myght / & yt was on seynt Lukes eue that he came to Lambythe / And on ye mōday next after he came into the parlement at westmynster▪ ād in thys same yere was a grete derthe of corne in Englōd: but thanked be god it lasted not longe. And in ye fowrthe yere of kȳg Hēryes reg­ne the v. he helde hys parlement at westmȳster / in the begynnyng of ye moneth of Octobre. & lasted vnto the Puryfycacyō of our la­dy than next after: ād there was graūted vnto the kȳg to maȳten̄ hys werre bothe of spyrytualte & [Page] temperalte an hole taxe and a disme / And thā anone the kȳg prai­ed all hys lordes to make hem re­dy to strength̄ hym in hys ryght: and anon̄ he let make a newe re­tenue and charged alle men to be redy at Hamptō in withson we­ke than next after withoute any delay. and there the kyng made ye Duke of Bedeford protectour ād defendour of hys Reame of En­glond in hys absence: ād charged hym to kepe hys lawes & mayn­ten bothe spyrytualte and tēpe­ralte.

And when the kyng had thꝰ do­ne and sette alle thyng in hys kȳ ­de on seīt Markes day that was that tyme hokketuys [...]ay. he toke hys hors at westmynstre. and ca­me rydyng to seint Powles. and there he offred and toke hys leue And so he rode forth thurgh the cyte taking hys leue of all maner of peple. as wel of poure as of ri­ch̄e / prayeng hem all in generall to praye for hym. And so he rode forth to Hāpton (punctel) and there abo­de tyll hys retenue were redy: ād camē forth. there was all his na­uye of shippes with his ordinaū ­ce gadred and well stuffed as be­longed to suche a ryall and noble king with all maner of vytailles for suche a ryall peple: as well for hors as for man / as longed to su­che a werriour (punctel) that is for to say armure. gōues: tripgetes. ēgynes sowes / bastilles / brigges of lether Scalyng. ladders / malles: spades shouelles. pykes. paueys / bowes and arewes. bowe strynges. ton­nes. chestes: and pypes full of a­rewes. as neded to such̄ a worthy werrour. that no thyng was to seche whan tyme came / and thy­der came to him his shippes lade with gonnes and gonnepowdre And when all thys was redy ād hys retenue came / the kyng and hys lordes with all hys ryall hos­te went to shyppe. and token the see and saylden into Normandie and londed at Towke vpon the Lamasse day than next. and the­re he made xlviij. knightes at his londyng.

And than the king herȳg of ma­ny enemyes vpon the see: that is to saie .ix. grete Carikkes / hulkes galeyes and shippes that weren comen to destroye hys nauye: ād anon̄ he commaunded the Erle of the marche for to be chyef chy­uetaine and many othir worthy lordes with hym wyth mē of ar­mes ād archiers to go to the see (punctel) that none Enemies defowled ne destroubled his nauye / ne entred his lōd in no partye for to let his vyage ne his iourney: And ano­ne the forsaid Erle toke hys mey­ne and went to shypp: and skymmed the see: and kepte the see costes that no maner of Enemyes durst rowte vpon the see. ¶And [Page] anoū the kȳg sent hys heraudes vnto the capytayne of Towke / & charged him to delyuer him hys castell & his town̄ / & elles he shold neythir leue man ne child a lyue. And anon̄ the capytayne ād iiij. othir burgeys of the towne bro­ught the keyes to the kyng: & be­sought hym of grace. & the kyng delyuered the keyes to sir Iohan kykely. & made him capytayne: & commaūded hym to put owt all Frensshmen bothe of the towne & of the castell. ¶And ther beside was the castell of Louers / & thy­der the kyng sent ye Erle marchal with a fayre meyne. & sauted the towne anone it was yolde to the Erle / & brought hym the keyes / & he brought the keyes to the kyng & the kyng toke him the keyes ād made him capitayne of the castel of Louers: & of all that lōged therto (punctel) and charged hī to delyuer out all the Frensshmen. And thā the kyng held forth hys wey to Cane that was a stronge toune a faire & a ryall castell therȳ: And anon̄ he sent hys Heraudes to the Ca­pitaine & charged him to delyuer the towne & his castell (punctel) or elles he wolde hem gete with strength̄ of honde: And they answeryd and sayd that he toke hē none. ne no­ne he wold delyuer vnto hym / ād than anon̄ he layde hys siege vn­to the towne: & laid gonnes on e­uery side / ād bette a downe bothe walles and towres ād slowe also moch̄ peple in hir houses & eke in stretes / & the good duke of Clarē ­ce laid a downe the walles on his side vnto the grounde. & so withȳ a while the kyng by hys coūceyll sawted the towne all abowte: ad anone the Duke of Clarence had entred into the towne and slowe downe right tyll he came to ye kȳg and spared nothyr man ne child & euer they cryed a Clarence and seynt George. & ther was dede on ye walles on the kȳges side a wor­thy man that was kalled Sprin­ges· the which̄ the king cōmaun­ded to be beryed in the abbeye of Cane fast by wylliā conquerour: on whos sowle god haue mercy amen / And than the kyng came into the towne wt his brother the duke of Clarēce and many othir worthy lordes wyth moch̄ solēp­nyte & myrthe. & thā the kyng co­maūded the capytayn to delyuer him hys castell. & he besought the kyng to yeve hym .xiiij. dayes of respyte yf any rescue wold come. & yf none came to delyuer him ye keyes and the castell at hys com­maūdement / & vndyr thys cōpo­sicyō was the towne & the castell of Baious wyt othir townes for­tresses & villages īto the nōbre of xiiij. yolde Vpō ye hyll before ye castell of Cane owr kyng pyght alle hys tētes that semed a towne as moch̄ as Cane / And bi that came [Page] tidynges that no rescue wold co­me there / And so at the xiiij. daye at Ende the capytayne came ou­te of the castell & delyuered the ke­yes & the castell to owr kyng & barons. & othir xiiij. townes weren delyuered vnto hī also. And ano­ne the kīg delyuered the keyes to the duke of Clarēce: & made hym capytayne bothe of the toun̄ and of the castell: & made hȳ capitayn̄ of Baious & of all the other tow­nes also. & so entred he the castell / and the towne also. & there he helde seint Georges feste / And there he made xv / knightes of the bath. ther was sir Loys Robersart sa­lȳ Chaynye Mougomery & ma­ny othir worthy men. And ye kȳg commaūded hem for to put oute all the Frēsshmē & women & no mā so hardy to defoule no womā ne take no maner good away frō hē but lete thaȳ passe in pees vpō payne of deth̄. ¶And there passed oute of the towne in one day mo thā xv. hōdred wymmē: And thā our kyng let stuffe ye towne & cas­tell wyt Englysshmen: & ordeyned there two capitaynes one for the towne. & an othir for the castel ād charged hē vpō hyr lyfe for to ke­pe wel ye towne ād the castell: & or our kyng went thēs / he gate Va­leis newlyne & leid a siege to Chirburgh / & that siege leyd the Duke of Gloucestre wyt a strōge power: and mighty / & by processe of time gate it & made ther a capitayn̄ of the same town̄. And the same ty­me ye erle of warrewyk leyd a sie­ge to Doūfraūte & gate it ād put therȳ a capitayne / And for to spe­ke more of the erle of ye marche yt the kyng ordeyned to skym ye see: & to kepe the costes of Englōd for all maner enemyes: the wȳde ar­rose vpō hem that they wēde all to haue be loste But throughout ye grace of god almyghty & good gouernaūce thei ryddē a fore wy­gte all that stoune And ther we­re lost ij carrikkes ād two ba [...]yn­gers with marchaūdises & ethyr goodes / & all the peple that were wirhynne (punctel) & an othyr Carik dro­ue before Hamptō & threwe hys mast ouer the towne walles: and this was on seīt Bartholomews day: ād whan all this storme was sesed / this worthy erle of Marche toke his shippes wyt his meyne & wente to the see. & londed in nor­mandye at Hogges / & so rydden forth toward the kyng. & euer as he came the Frensshmen fledde: ¶And there came to hem an an­thony pigge and folowed te host alle that way tyll they camen to a grete water. and there thei drad to haue bene dede. the watyr clo­sed hem so that they myght no se where to come owte. But at the last god almyghty and thys for­sayd Pyge brought hem oute all saufe. ād there they caught a gy­de [Page] that knewe all the cōtre abou­te / & he brought hē thurgh a quy­ke sand / & so into an Ile / ād there they toke many prysoners in hyr way toward the kȳg in hyr iour­ney: & so they camen vnto Cane (punctel) & there the kyng welcomed hym. and toke hys iourney at Argen­tone. & anon̄ it was yold vnto the kyng: & they had hyr lyues & wēt hyr way / And than our king remeued to a stronge toune that was kalled Cese. and there was a faire mynster. and they yelded it anone vnto the kyng / And than the kyng wēt frō thens to Alaū ­sone & wan the toune ād the brigge: & the kȳg sente the erle of war­wyke to a toune that was called Blesme with an huge & a stronge power And anon̄ they yelde hē & put hē in the kȳges grace & in his mercy / & so dyd many moo strō ­ge townes & castelles that weren in their parties

And frō thēs they wente to Vernill in Perche. and anone it was yolde vnto the king bothe towne & castell bodyes and goodes at ye kynges grace. And so the kīg ga­te and conquered all the townes and castelles Pyles strēgthes ād abbeyes vnto Pountlarge / and from thēs vnto the cyte of Rone ¶And in the v. yere of kyng Henryes regne the v. Sir Iohā Olde­castell that was the lord Cobhā. was arested for heresie & brought vnto the towre of Londō / & anon̄ after he brake owte of the towre & went into Walys. & there kepte he him lōge tyme. And at the last the lord Powys mette wt him ād toke him. but he stode at grete de­fence lōge tyme: & was sore woū ­ded or he wold be takē / & so ye lord Powys men brought him owte of Walys to Londō in a wherle­cole: & so he was brought to west­mynstre· & there he was examy­ned of certeyne poyntes that we­re put vpon hī / & he sayd not nay: & so he was convycte of the cler­gye for his heresie. and dampned before the iustyces vnto the deth: for tresō / & so he was lad vnto the towre ayen̄. & there he was layd on an hurdel & drawe thurgh the cyte to seynt Giles feld: and there was made a newe paire of gale­wes: & a stronge cheyne and a co­ler of yren for hym / & ther he was honged and brēt on the Galewes and all for hys lewdenesse ād hys fals opynyons

¶And in the vj. yere of kyng Hē ryes regne the v. he sent hys vn­cle sir Thomas Beaufort duke of Excestre wt a fayre meyne of mē of armes and archers tho for the cyte of Rone. and there displaied he hys baner / and sent heraudes vnto the towne. & bad hem yelde that cyte vnto owr kyng hyr sie­ge lord. And they sayd he toke hē none to kepe ne non̄ he shold ha­ue [Page] there. but yf it were right dere bought and wonnē with hir hō ­des / for othir answere wolde they none yeue but gonnes / And the­re the duke toke good auysement of the grownde all aboute / And anon̄ there yssued of ye cyte a gre­te meyne of mē of armes both̄ on horsebake & on foot· & anon̄ owr meyne met wyth hē & ouertrewe an hepe of hem / & there were slai­ne ād take xxx. persones of ryght good mennys bodies. & the remenaūt fledde ayen̄ into the towne / And the duke wēt vnto poūtlar­ge vnto the kīg & tolde hȳ all how he had spede & how him lyked the grownde. And anone as he was go / they cast downe all hir subar­bes aboute the cite vnto the hard grownde / for the kȳg there no re­fressing shold haue at his comȳg: And the friday before lammasse day thā next folewyng our kyng with his hoste came before Rone / & anon̄ he sette his siege rownde aboute that cyte / ād anone let ley his ordinaūce vnto the toune: ād the kȳg & hys lordes werē logged in the charterhous & grete strēg­the aboute hem. & that was ī the Este partye of the cyte / And ye du­ke of clarēce logged hē at the west ende in a wast abbey before ye por­te chaux. & the duke of Excestre in the northside before the porte Be­auuesin· & bitwen̄ the duke of clarēce & the duke of Excestre was ye erle Marchall logged with a strō ­ge power before the castell gate. And thā was the Erle of Ormōd the lord Haryngtō & the lord tal­bote with hyr retenue next hym / And than sir Iohan Cornewaill ād many othir noble knightes of name with hyr retenue lay wyth the duke of clarēce: ād frō the du­ke of Excestre toward the kyng were logged the lord Roos ye lord of willuby: the lord phehewe & sir willyā knight porter with hir re­tenue before the porte of seȳt Hi­larie / And than was the Erle of mortayne with hys retenue log­ged in the abbey of seynt Kathe­rines. And the erle of Salisbury wyt his retenue lay on that other side of seint Katherynes. & sir jo­han grey knight was logged at ye abbey that is kalled moūt seynt Mychell. ād sir Phelipp leche the kīges treso [...]er was logged bitwe­ne ye watyr of Seyne & the abbey & kepte the warde vnder the hyll / & the baron of Carowe was log­ged vndyr the watyr side to kepe the passage. And jenico the squier lay next to him on the water side / & they thre squiers kepte manly the watyr of Seyne & fought wyt hir enemyes ofte tymes And on that othir side of seyne lay the er­le of Huntyngdone. and maistir Reuill the erles sone of westmer­land / And sir Gillebert vnifreuill erle of keme (punctel) & sir Rychard of arū dell: [Page] & the lord feriers with hir re­tenue before porte du pounte. ād eche of thees lordes had strōge or­dinaūce: And the king dyd make at pountlarge ouer the watyr of seyne a stronge & a myghty chey­uen of Iren. & put it thurgh grete piles fast pight in the grownde & that wente ouer the Ryuer of seyne that no vessell myght passe in no kynde: & aboute that cheyne ye kyng let make a brygge ouer the watyr of Seyne that man & hors & all othir cariage myght go to / & fro all tymes whan nede were: & than came the erle of warrewyke & had gote Dounfront vnto the kyng Henry of Englond ¶And anone the kyng sente the Erle of warrewyke to Cawdebe­ke to besiege it / And whan he ca­me before the towne he sente hys heraudes vnto the capytayne ād bad hȳ yelde the towne vpō pey­ne of deth̄. And anone he leyd his siege And the Capitayne besou­ght the Erle that he myght come to his presence and speke wyth hī: And so the good Erle graunted him and than he came oute and fowre othir burgeys wyth hym / & entreted so wyth this Erle that this same toune was vndyr compositiō to done as the cyte of Ro­ne dyd: and the erle grawnted ād consented ther to vpon this con­dicion that the kynges nauye wt his ordinaūce myght passe vp by hem in saufte withoute any ma­ner lette or desturbawnce. and to this cōposicion they sette to their scales. and the shippes passed vp by hem in saufte & came before ye cyte of Rone into an hōdred shippes. ād there they cast her ankers / And thenne thys cyte was besie­ged both by lond & by water. and whan all thys was done ād ship­pes camen vp. than̄ came the Erle of Warrewyke ayen̄ to the kīg and logged hym bytwen̄ the Ab­bey of seynt Katherines and the kyng tyll that the Abbeye entre­ted and was yold vnto the kyng: And than he remeued him & log­ged hȳ before porte martenuylle and tho was the Erle of Salisbury commaunded by the kyng to make hym redy to ride. but there came hastly tydyng and made hī to abyde And so he retourned a­yene and logged hym beside the erle of Huntȳgdon. tyll the siege was ended: And thā came the duke of gloucestre the kīges brother from the siege of Chirbourgh the which̄ he had wonnen and geten and stuffed ayen̄ to the kȳges be­houe and profyt vnto the croune of Englōd. And whā he was co­me to ye kyng before Rone: anon̄ he logged wyt grete ordinaūce be­fore port seȳt Hilarie more nerer yt toune & his enemies thā any o­thir lay by xl. roddes of lēghte wyt in a shot of quarell / & wyt him lay [Page] the Erle of sowthfolk. ād the lord of Bergeueney wyt all hir retenue & stronge ordinaūce / & manly ād proudely fought euery day wyth hir enemyes. euer whē they yssu­ed oute of the cyte / And than ca­me ye pryour of Kylmayne of Ir­land ouer the see vnto the kȳg wyt a fayre meyne of mē of armes of hyr owne contre gyse: the somme o [...] xv.C. good mennys bodyes / & the king welcomed hē & made hē ryght good chire And than came tydynges vnto the king that the kȳg of Fraūce & the Dolphyne & ye Duke of Burgoygne wolde co­me a downe to rescue the Cyte of Rone wyth a strōge power of all maner of nacions & breke the sie­ge / and he casted hym to entre on the Northside of the hoste / becau­se that there was the beste entre / & moost pleyne grownde. ād therfor the kyng assygned the pryour of Kylmayne with his power. & logged him on the Northside of ye hoste to stoppe her passage / & was by the forest of Lyons And of thys ordinawnce they were full glad: & so they went forth in haste & kepte the grownde ād the place that the kyng had assygned hem And they quitte hē as good wer­riours vnto hir kȳge. Now will I tell yow which̄ were ye chief Ca­pytayns & gouernours of ye cyte of Rone. Mon sir Gwy Boltlire was chief capytayne both̄ of the cyte & of the castell: & mō sir Ter­megan he was capytayne of por­te Decaux. mon sir de la roche he was capytaȳ of the Disnerf. Mō sir Anthoyne he was lieutenaūt to mon sir Gwy botyller. Henry chātfien he was capitayne of the porte de la poūte. Iohā mantre­uas he was capitayne of the por­te de la chastell. Mō sir de Preaur he was capitayne of the porte of seint hilaire: The bastard of Ty­ne he was capitayne of the porte martennille / And graūte Iakes a worthy werriour he was capy­tayne of all men of werre. and [...]e was gouernour outeward both̄ on horsebake & a foot of all men of armes / whan they yssued oute of the cyte of all the portes he hē araied as they shold contre wyth our meyne: And eche of these ca­pitayns lad v.M. men of armes. and somme moo. & at the fyrst co­myng of oure kȳg there were nō ­bred by heraudes withyn ye tow­ne .ccc.M. men & womē & chyldrē what yonge & olde. & amonge all thees was many a man full mā of hys hōdes. & so they preued hē whā they yssued of the cyte bothe on horsebake ād on foot: for they came neuer at one gate owte alle one: but at thre or fowre yates / & at euery yate two or thre thousād of good mennes bodyes well ar­med / & manfully contred wyt our Englisshmen / & moch̄ peple were [Page] slayne diuerse tymes with gōnes quarelles & othir ordinaūce / And this siege dured xx. wekes. & eueri they of the town̄ hopped to haue be rescued / but ther came none / so at the last they kepte so longe the town̄ yt ther deyde many a thou­sandes withȳ the toun̄ for defau­te of met. of men & wymmē ād of children / for they had etē hir hors dogges & cattes that werē in the towne: And ofte times the mē of armes drofe oute the poure peple oute of the gattes of the town̄ for spēdyng of vitaill And anon̄ our Englisshmē drofe hē into ye town̄ ayen̄ So at the last the capitaine of the town̄ sawe the meschief as that they were nat rescued & also the scarcite of vitayll: & that ye pe­ple so deyde for defaute of mete e­uery day many thousandes And also sawe yonge childrē lye & sou­ke hir modres pappes that werē dede: Than anon̄ they sent vnto the kȳg besechyng hȳ of grace ād mercy / & brought the keyes of the town̄ vnto the kyng & delyuered ye toune to hȳ: & all the soudiours voided the towne wyt hyr hors ād harneys. & the cōmunes of ye tou­ne for to abyde styll in the towne yerly to pay to him & to his successours for all maner customes ād fee fermes & katherines And thā the kyng entred into ye town̄ & rested hȳ in the castell tyll the towne was sette ī rewle & ī gouernaūce /

¶How the kyng of Englōd was made heritier & regēt of Fraūce. & how he wedded quen̄ Katheri­ne Cap. cc.xlv

And anon̄ after that Rone was goten Depe and ma­ny othir townes in baas Normādye yaf thē ouer withou­te stroke or siege whā they vndyr­stode that the kȳg had gotē Rone Also thys same yere had bene a pees made & sworne bitwene the duke of Burgoygn̄ & ye Dolphyne which̄ were sworne vpon our lor­des body that they shold assiste e­che othir ayenst their enemyes. & after thys contrayt to thys othe: ye Duke Iohā of Burgoign̄ was slayne & pitously murthred in the presence of the Dolphyn. wherfo­re the Frēsshmen were gretly de­uided & of veray necessyte labou­ryd to haue a traittie wyth ye kȳg of Englōd. For the kyng of En­glond man dayely of thē townes castelles and fortresses. Also thys same yere was Quene Iane ares­ted & brought to the castell of Le­dis in Kente. & one frere Raudol­fe a doctor of diuinite her ꝯfessour which̄ afterward was slayne by the keper of the towre fallyng at wordes ād debate. And after the quene Iane was delyuered ¶In the .vij. yere / bothe kyn­ges of Frawnce and also of En­glond were accorded: And kyng Henry was made heyre and re­nent [Page] of Fraūce / & wedded dame katheryne the kynges doughter of Fraūce at Troyes in Cham­paigne on Trinite sonday / And this was made bi ye mene of phelyp newly made duke of Burgo­igne / which̄ was sworne to king Hēry for tauēge his fadres deth. & was become englyssh. And thā the kȳg with his newe wyfe wēt to Paris / where he was well & rially receyued. & from thēs he wt hys lordes & ye duke of Burgoign̄ & many othir lordes of frawnce leid siege to diuerse townes & castelles that helde of the Dolphins partie. & wā hē / but the towne of Melun held longe. for theryn were good defendours In the viij. yere the king & the quene camen ouer see & lōded on candelmasse day in the morwe at Douer. And the xiiij day of Feuerer the king came to Londō / And the xxj day of the same moneth the quen̄ ca­me: & the xxiiij day of the sam̄ she was crowned at westmȳster. Also the same yere anon̄ after Estre the kȳg helde a parlemēt at west mynster / at which̄ ꝑlemēt it was ordeyned that ye gold ī Englyssh coyne shold be weyed / & none re­ceyued but bi weyght / & anon̄ after at witsontide the king sailled to Caleys ād passed so forth into Fraūce / And in Marche the xxij day before yt the king came ouer the duke of Clarence was slaine in Fraūce / & diuerse lordes takē prysoners: as the erle of Hūtyngdon. the erle of Somersette with diuerse othir lordes. & all was be cause thei wold not take wyt hem archers: but thought to haue dō with the Frēsshmen thē selfe wi­thowte hē. And yet whā he was slayn̄ the archers came & resku­ed the body of the duke / whyche they wold haue caryed with hē / god haue mercy on his sowle [...] he was a vaillaūt man / and the same yere bytwene Cristmas & cā delmas the towne of Melū was yolden to the kȳg In the ix. yere on seynt Nycolas day in decem­bre was borne Hēry the kynges fyrst begoten sone at wynde [...]ore whos godfadres at fōtston̄ was Henry bisshop of wȳchestre ād Iohan duke of Bedford & the duchesse of Holād was godmoder: & Hēry chicheley Erchebisshop of Caūterbury was godfadre at ye cōfermȳg / And in the x. yere ye cyte of Mewes in brye was gotē which̄ had ben̄ longe beseged ¶And this same yere the quene shypped at Hamptō and sailled ouer to the kyng into Fraunce / where she was wurshipfully re­ceyued of the king ād also of the kyng of Fraunce hyr fadre ād of hyr modre. And thus kȳg Hēry wan fast in Fraūce & helde gre­te astate & sate at dyuer at grette fest in parys crouned / ād ye quen̄ [Page] also / which̄ had not ben̄ seē to fo­re / ād all peple resorted vnto his court / but as to the kȳg of fraū ­ce he helde non̄ astate ne rule but was left almost allon̄. Also this yere the wether coke was sette vpō poulus steple at Lōdon. And this yere ī the moneth of August the king were sike at boys de vȳ cēt / & whē he saw yt he shold deye he made his testamēt & ordeined many thȳges nobly for his soule & deuoutly receyued all the ryghtes of holy chyrchh̄ in so ferforth yt whē he was enoȳted he sayd ye seruyce wt the preste [...] & at the vers of the psalme miserere meidens that was Benigne fac dūe in bona volūtate tua syō vt edificētur mur [...]hrlm̄. he had tarie there [...] & sayd thꝰ O good lord thou knouwest that myne entēt had ben̄ & yet is if I might lyue to reedifie the walles of Ihrlm̄ / & then̄e the preest proceded forth / & made an ende: And anon̄ after the moost noble prynce ād victorious king flour in his time of cristē chiualrye whō all ye world doubtet yaf his sowle into the hōdes of god / & deide & made an ende of his naturell lyfe / at the said bois de vin­cent beside Paris / the xxxi. yere of his age / on whos sowle haue mercy / am̄ Then̄ was ye body enbawmed & chered & leyd in a ryall chare. & an ymage lyk vnto hī was leide vpō ye corps opē wt dy­uerse baners. & horse couered ry­chely wt armes of Englōd & fraū ce & also ye olde armes of seȳt Edwardes seȳt Edmōd & othir / & wt grete mltitude of torchis wt whō wēte the kȳg of Scotlād & many othir lordes. which̄ accōpanyd ye body till it came vnto westmȳst by lōdō in Englōd / and in euery town̄ by ye way he had solēpnely hys dirige / On theuē & masse on ye morne / & moch̄ almesse was yeuen to poure peple bi the way / & the vij. day of Nouēbre after the corps was brought thurgh lōdō wyt grete reuerēce & solempnite / to westmȳster where he now ly­eth. it was wurshipfully buried / & after was leyd on his tōbe a ri­all ymage lyke to him selfe of syluer & gylt / which was made atte cost of quen̄ Katherine. and thꝰ ended & thꝰ was ētered & buried ye noble kȳg hēry the v. on whos sowle & all cristē sowles god ha­ue mercy. amen

¶Of ye lawde of kȳg Hēry ye v. & what he ordeyēd for kȳg rychard & for hȳ selfe after his deth Cap. cc.xlvi

hEre is to be noted yt thys kȳg Hēry the fyffte was a noble prȳce. after he was kīg & crowned. how be it to fore in his yongthe he had ben̄ wylde recheles & spared no thyng of his lus­tes ne desires but accomplisshed them aftyr thys likynge But as [Page] sone as he was crouned enoȳted & sacred. anon̄ sodēli he was cha­ūged into a newe mā: & sette all his intent to lyue vertuously in maȳtenȳg of holy chyrch̄ destro­yng of heretikes / kepȳg iustice & defendȳg of his Reame & subgettys / & for asmoch̄ as his fadre had deposed by his labour ye good kīg richard & pitously made him to deye / & for thefēce don̄ to hī ayēst his ligeaūce. he had sent to Rom̄ to be assoilled therof. for whiche offēce ye pope our holy fadre en­ioned hȳ to make hȳ be prayed fore ꝑpetuelly. ād lyke as he had don̄ to be takē frō hī his naturel lyfe therfore he shold be foūde iiij tapers to brēne ꝑpetuelly about his body. yt for ye extīctōn of hys bodely life. his soule may ever be remēbred & lyue in heuē in spiri­tuel lyfe: ād also yt he shold euery weke on ye day as it comith aboute of his deth haue a solēpne masse of Requiē on the euē to fore a dirige wt ix lesōs & a dole to poure alway on ye day of xi shīllīges viij pēs to be delyd peny mele & on̄s in the yere at his āniuersarie his teremēt to be holdē in ye most honeste wise: & to be deled yt day xx. poūde in pēs to poure peple. ād euery mōke to haue xx. shillȳges which̄ all these thȳges ꝑformed this noble kȳg for hys fadre for kȳg hēry ye iiij. for he ꝑformed it not durȳg hys lyfe. whō as it is sayd god touchyd & was a lepre. or he deyde Also then̄ this noble prȳce lete do kalle all ye abbotys & priours of seȳt benettey ordre ī Englōd: & bad thē in ye chapytre hous of westmȳster for the reformaciō of the ordre wherȳ he had comynycacyō. and also of ye bis­shoppes & mē of the spiritualte. in so ferforth yt they doubted sore to he wold haue had the teporal tees oute of their hōdes: wherfore by thauys labour & procurȳg of the spiritualte encoraged the kȳg to chalēge Normādie & his right in Fraūce. to thēde to set [...]e hȳ a werke ther yt he shold not seke occasiōs to ētre into such̄ maters: & all his lyfe aftyr he laboured in ye werrys in cōquerȳg gre­te parte of ye Reame of france: yt by the a gremēt of the kȳg char­les had at the gouernaūce of the reame of fraūce & was ꝓclamed regēt ād heir of Fraūce And so not wythstādyng all thys grete werre that he had yet he remembred his soule / & also that he was mortall & must deye: for which̄ he ordeyned bi hys lyfe the place of his sepulture: where he is nowe buryed: and euery day thre mas­ses perpetuelly to be songen in a fayre chapell ouer his sepulture of whiche the mydylmasse & the fyrst & laste masse shalbe as is as­signed by hym as it apperyth bi thyse versys folowyng

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Heurici misse quinti sunt hic tabulate
Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate
Die dn̄ica
Prima sit assumpte / de festo virginis alme
Poscit posternam christꝰ de morte resurgens
Feria scda
Prima salutare festo / virginis extat
Nunciat angelicis. laudē postrema choris
Feria tcia
Esse deum natum / de v (er)gine prima fatetur
Cōmemorat natam: sic vltima missa mariam
Feria q̄rta
Prima celebretur ad honorem pneumatis almi
Vltima conceptam deun̄ciat esse mariam
Feria quta
Semper prima coli debet de corꝑe christi
Vltima sit facta de virgine puriticata
Feria sexta
Condecet vt prima celebretur de cruce sancta
At (que) falutate fiet postremo marie
Sabbato
Omnes alij sanctos / est prima colenda supernos
Vltima de requie / pro defunctis petit esse
Semper erit media / de proprietate dei

And yet the noble kyng Hēry ye .v. fownded two howses of Relygyō vne kalled Syō besyde braȳ ford of the ordre of seynt Brigitte bothe of men and women And on that othir syde of ye Ryuer of Thamyse an hows of mōkes of Chartrehous. in which̄ two places he his continuelly prayd for nyght ād day for euer whā they of Syō rested they of the Char­trehous don̄ theyr seruyce And in lyke wyse whā thei of ye char­trehous reste the othir goon / ād by the ryngȳg of the bellys of ei­ther place / eche knoweth whan they haue endyth theyr seruyce / which̄ be nobly ēdouwed / & doō dayly ther grete almesse dedes as in ye chartrehows certayne chyl­dren ben fownde to scole / & at sy­on certayne almesse gyuē dayly ¶And yet besyde all this. he had founde a recluse / which̄ shalbe alway a preest to praye for hȳ by ye sayd chartrehous / whyche preest is well and suffyciētly endowed for hym and a seruaūt

Lo here may all princes takē an exāple by this noble prynce that regnyng so lyttel tyme not fully .x. yere: dyd so many noble actes as well for his sowle to be perpetuelly remēbred & prayed for as ī his wordly conquestis / & he beȳg in his moost lusty age despysed & eschewyd synne & was vertuous & a grete iustiser / in somoch̄ that all the prȳces of crystēdome drad him / ād also of Hethenes / & had [Page] determined in hȳ self if god wold haue spared him that he wold haue werred agayn the sarazyns: & for to knowe the ayde of othir pnces & all the passa [...]es in yt iourney he sente a knight of Henaude na­med sir Hugh̄ de lanoye vnto Ie­rusalē / but er he retorned he deide at boys du vyncēt in the xxxvi. yere of his age. on whos sowle god haue mercy /

¶ ¶How kyng Hēry the vi. reg­ned beyng a Childe not one yere of age· & of the bataille of vernoil in Perche Cap. cc.xlvij

AFter kȳg Hēry the v. reg­ned Hēry hys sone: but a child & not fully a yere ol­de / whos regne began ye fyrst day of Septēbre: the yere of owr lord M.cccc.xxij. This kyng beyng in cradel was moch̄ doubted & drad by cause of the grete conquest of his fadre. & also the wysedō & guy­dyng of his vncles ye duke of bed­ford & ye duke of gloucestre. Thys yere the xxi. day of Octobre deide Charles kȳg of fraūce & lieth bu­ryed at seȳt Denis: & thā was the duke of Bedford made regent of frawnce· & the duke of gloucestre was made ꝓtectour & defendour of ēglōd. & ye first day of march̄ afterward was sir Willyā taillour preest degrated of his preestde / ād on the morne aft he was brent in smythfeld for heresie. This yer̄ sir Iaēs kīg of scotlād maried dame jane the dukes dought (er) of clarēce of hir first husbōde the erle of So­mersete at seȳt mary ouereys / al­so this yer̄ the xvij / day of august was the bataill of vernayll ī ꝑche bytwen̄ the duke of bedford regēt of Fraūce & the duke of alaūson̄ which̄ was a grete bataill the du­ke of bedford had on hys side wyt hȳ the erle of salisbury montagu & the lord talbote & all the power that they coude make in normā ­dye the garnisōs kepte / And also many capitaines wyt moch̄ peple of the duke of Burgoign̄: And on that othir side was the duke of a­laūsone the duke of tonrō yt was therle donglas / ye erle of boughan wt many lordes of Fraūce & grete cōpanie of scottes & arminakes: And then̄ the erle dōglas called ye duke of bedford Iohā wt the leden swerd: & he sente hȳ worde agayn̄ yt he shold finde that day that his swerd was of steell. & so ye bataille ioyned on both̄ sides & fought lō ge yt ther wyste no mā who shold haue the better a grete while but at the last as god wolde the victo­rie fyll vnto the Englyssh partie· for ther were slayne the erle don­glas. whyche a lyttell before was made duke of Turone The Erle of Bowhayne. the erle of Almar­re. the Erle of Townar / the Erle of Vaundore / and the sixthe coū ­te of Nerborne / the whyche was one of them that slowe the noble [Page] Duke Iohan of Burgoygn̄ kne­lyng to fore the Dolphyne & ma­ny moo vnto the nombre of x.M & moo / Ther was takē prisoner ye Duke of Alaūson / & many other lordes & gentylls of Fraūce / but Scottes yt day were slayne down̄ right the substaūce of them all. ¶In the thridde yere of kyng Hē ry the vj. the Duke of Glowcestre maried the duchesse of Holand: & wente ouer see with hir into He­naude for to take poscessiō of his wife encheritaūce / where he was honourabely receyued & takē for lord of the londe / but sone after he was faȳ to retourne home ayen̄ and lefte hys wyfe & hys tresowr that he brought with in a towne is called Mounse in Henaude· ye whych̄ promysed for to be trewe / to hym. notwithstādyng they de­lyured the lady to ye duke of Bur­goygne which̄ sent hyr to Gaūt (punctel) And from thens she escaped in a mannes araye & came into zelād to a towne of his owne called zie­rirce And fro thens she wente to a towne in holād called the Gho­wde / & there she was strōge yno­ugh. & withstode the sayd duke of Burgoygne / And sone after the duke of Glowcestre sente ouer in to zeland the lord fytzwater with certayne mē of werre. & archiers for to helpe ād socour the forsayd duchesse of Holand. which̄ lōded at a place in zelād called Brewers hauen / where the lordes of the cō ­tre came downe & fowght wt him: & in conclusion he was fayn to withdrawe hym & hys meyne to the see agayne / But yet he slewe & hurte dyuerse lordes & moch̄ pe­ple of that same cōtre. And so re­tourned he home ayen̄ wyth hys meyne & preuailled no thyng

Also this same yere ye Erle of sa­lysbury. the Erle of southfolk: the lord Wylby and the lord Scalys wyt their retenue leyd siege to the cyte of Mowns / the whyche cyte was yolden to them in a short ty­me▪ with many othir strōge tow­nes ād castelles to the nombre of xxxvi. Thys tyme all Normādye & a grete part of Fraūce vnto Orlyaūce was vndyr thobeyssaunce of the kȳg of Englōd. & all the re­menaūt of Fraūce was in grete tribulacyon & meschief

¶How ther was a grete affraye lyke to haue ben̄ bytwene the cardinall ād the duke of Glowcestre. & of the coronacyō of King Hē ­ry the sixthe (punctel) bothe in Englōd ād in Fraunce Capitulo / CCxlviij.

IN the iiij. yere ye same ny­ght that the mayre of Lō ­don Iohan Couētre had takē his charge: was a grete wacche in London: for affray yt was bitwen̄ the bysshop of wȳchestre & the duke of Glowcestre protec­tour [Page] &c. For the mayre wt the pe­ple of the cyte wold abyde by the duke of Gloucestre as protectour of the Reame. but by laboure of lordes that wente bitwene & in es­speciall by the labour of the prȳce of Portingale ther was apointe­ment takē that ther was no har­me done: and after the batayll of Verneill in perche: ye duke of bed­ford came ouer into englōd And on witsonday this same yere at leycestre he dubbed kyng Henry knight. And forth wyth the sayd kyng Hēry dubbed all these kni­ghtes whos name folowe. That is to wete Richard duke of yorke Also the sone and heire of the du­ke of Northfolk. The Erle of Ox­enford / the Erle of westmerland. the sone and heire of ye erle of nor­thumberland / The sone and hei­re of the Erle of Vrmond: the lord Roos sir Iames botellier / the lord Natrauas Sir hēry gray of tan­keruille (punctel) Sir william Neuill lord fawconbrygge: sir George neuyll lord Latymer / the lord wellys / the lord berkely. The sone ād heire of the lord Talbot. sir Rauf gray of werk: sir Robert ver / sir Rychard gray / sir Edmond Hōgerford / sir robert Wynkfeld / sir Iohan bot­teller Syr raynold Cobham / Sir Iohā passheley / sir Thomas tunstall. sir Iohan chidyoke. sir Rauf Langeford / sir william Drury▪ sir william ap thomas / sir Rychard Carbonell / sir rychard wydeuille Sir Iohan sehirdelowe. Sir Ny­choll blouket. sir Rauf ratteclyfe: sir Edmōd trafford: sir William cheyne: sir williā babyngton (punctel) sir Iohan Iune. sir Gillebert beau­champ

¶Item in the v. yere the duke of bedford with the duchesse his wi­fe went ouer see to Caleys & a lit­tel to fore wēt ouer harry bisshop of wynchestre. and on our ladies day annūciacyō in our lady chir­che at Caleys ye bisshoppe of wȳ ­chestre whan he had songe masse was made cardinall [...] & he kne [...]ȳg to fore the hye aulter the Duke of bedford sette the hat on his hede. And there were his bulles red as well of his charge as ye reidyssȳg of his benefices spirituell and tē ­porel. ¶And this same yere was grete abundaunce of rayne that the substaūce of heye ād of corne was destroied / For it rayned all most euery othir day / This same yere the good Erle of Salisbury / sir Thomas moūtagu leyd siege vnto Orliaūce / at whiche siege he was slayne wt a gonne which̄ ca­me oute of ye toune. on whos sou­le god haue mercy / amē. for sith yt he was slayne Englisshmē neuer gate ne preuailled in Fraūce (punctel) but euer after began to lese littel & lit­tell till all was loste Also this sam̄ yere a bretō murthred a wedowe in her bedde wtoute algate which̄ [Page] wedowe fownde him for almesse & he bare away all that she had. & after this he toke gryth of ye holy chyrch at seint Georges in sowth­werke. & there toke he the crosse & forswore this lōd. And as he wēt it happened that he came by the place wher he dyd this cursed de­de in the subarbes of Londō: and the womē of the same parissh ca­me owte with stones Canell dū ­ge & slowe and made an ende of hym: notwithstādyng the Cōsta­ble and many othir men beȳg p̄ ­sent to kepe him. For there were many women & had no pyte

Also this same yere the Duke of Northfolk wyth many gētilmen & yoman toke his barge the .viij. day of Nouembre at seynt Mary onerays. for to haue goo thurgh Londō brygge. & thurgh mysguydȳg of the barge it ouer trewe on the pyles. & many men drowned: but the Duke hym selfe wyt two or thre lepe vpon the pyles. ād so were saued with helpe of mē that were aboue the brigge / which̄ caste downe roopes: by whych̄ they saued hem selfe. Thys same yere on seynt Lenardes day kyng Hē ry beȳg vij. yere of age was crou­ned at westmynstre at whos co­ronacyon were made xxxvi. kny­ghtes / Thys yere on seynt Geor­ges daye he passed ouer the see to Caleys toward Fraūce. Aboute this tyme & a fore ye Reame beȳg in grete myserie & tribulaciō: the Dolphyn with hys partie began to make werre & gete certayn̄ places / & made great destructōn vpō Englisshmē. by ye mene of his ca­pitaȳs: that is to wete la heer / ād potō de saȳtralles. and especial a mayde which̄ they named la pu­celle de dieu / This mayd rood ly­ke a mā & was a vaillaūt capitaī amōge thē / & toke vpō hyr many grete enterprises. in so moch̄ that they had a beleuee to haue reco­ured all their losses bi hir: Notwt ­stādȳg at the last aftyr many gre­te feates by the helpe ād prowesse of sir Iohā Luxemburgh / which̄ was a noble capytayne of the dukes of Burgoign̄: & many Englisshmē pycardes & Burgoygnous which̄ were of our partie before ye towne of Cōpyne the xxiij day of May ye forsaid pucelle was takē. in ye felde armed lyke a mā: & ma­ny othir capitaynes wt her / & we­re all brought to Roan. & ther she was put in prison: & ther she was iuged bi ye lawe to be brēt. & then̄e she sayd yt she was wt childe. wherby she was respited a while: but ī ꝯclusiō it was fōde that she was not with childe. & thenne she was brent in Roan· and the othir Ca­pitayns were put to rawnsone & entreated as men of werre ben̄ a customed &c

¶Thys same yere aboute Can­delmasse Richard hunder a wol­lepacker [Page] was dampned for an he [...]e [...]ike / & brēte at the tour hille· ād aboute midlēte Sir Thoās bag­gely preest ād vicarie of mauē in in Estsexe beside walden was dis­grated and dampned for an here­tike and brent in smythfeld. And also in this same yere whiles the kȳg was in fraūce ther were ma­ny heretikes & lollars yt had pur­posed to haue made a rising & caste bylles in many places. but blessed be god almighty the capitayn̄ of hē was takē / whos name was William maundeuille a weve of Abyngdone & bayly of the same towne / which̄ named hȳ selfe jak sharpp of wygmoresland in wa­lys / & afterward he was beheded at Abȳgdone in the witsonweke on the wysday: This same yere ye vj. day of Decēbre kyng Hēry the vj. was crouned kyng of Fraūce at Paris in ye chirche of our lady with grete solēpnite / there beyng present the cardynall of Englōd / ye duke of Bedford: & many othir lordes of Fraūce & of Englōd. ād after this coronacyō & grete feste holdē at Paris. the kȳg retorned frō thēs to Roan / & so toward ca­leys. And ye ix. day of Feuerer londed at Douer. whō all the comȳs of Kēte met at berādoun bitwe­ne caūterbury & douer all in rede hodes & so came forth till he came to the Black hethe where he was mette wt ye maire Iohā wellys wyt all the craftis of Londō clad all in white / & so they brought hȳ to Lō dō the xxi. day of ye same moneth ¶This same yere was a restraȳt of the wollis of Caleys made by ye soudiours by cause thei were not payd of their wages wherfor the duke of Bedford regent of Fraū ­ce beyng then̄ Capitayn came to Caleys the tewysday in the ester­weke / And on ye morne after ma­ny soudiours of the towne were arested & put ī warde: And in the same weke he rood to Terewyne: & by the mene of the bysshopp of terewyne he wedded the erles do­ughter of seȳt Poull & came ayen̄ to Caleys / And on the xi. daye of juyne on seȳt Bernabes day. the­re were four soudiours of caleys that were chyef causers of the re­streȳt beheded. that is to wete jo­han Maddeley. Iohan lundaye Thomas palmer / & Thomas talbot / & an. c.x. banisshed out ye toune that same tyme & before were banisshed C & xx. soudiours And on mydsomer euē after came the lord regent & his wyfe to Londō /

Of ye heresie of Praghe. & of ye co­ūcelll of aras. where the Duke of Burgoygn̄ became Frenssh Capitulo CC.xlix

Aboute this time pope martyn deyde. And after him Eugenye ye iiij. was pope This was pesibly chosē in Rome by the cardinals / & was very and [Page] & indubytate pope / but shorthely after he was put & expulsed owte of Rome ī such̄ wyse that he was fayne to flee naked In this same tyme was the coūceyl of basill to which̄ coūceyl he was cited to co­me but he rought not nesette not therby / but gate the cite of Rome & abode still pope xvij. yere / This yere aboute witsontyde the here­tikes of Praghe were destroyed▪ for at two iourneys were destro­yed of them mo thā xxij. thousād. with hir capitaȳs. that is to wete procapȳs. saplico & lupus presbit (er) Also there was takē a Lyue / ma­istir piers clerke an Englysshmā / and heretike Also this same yere was a grete frost & a stronge du­ryng xi. wekes: for it begā on seȳt katherines euē & lasted vnto seȳt scolasticais day in feurer. in why­ch̄ tyme the vȳtage that came frō Burdeur came ouer shoters hille This yere was ye coūceil of Aras & a grete traitye bitwen̄ the kyng of Englōd & the kyng of Fraūce where was assembled many gre­te lordes of bothe parties: at whi­che coūceyl was offred to the kȳg of Englōd many grete thȳges bi the moyen of a legate that came fro Rome / whych̄ was cardinall of seint crosse: whych̄ offres were refused bi the cardinall of englōd & othir lordes that were there for the king (punctel) wherfore ye duke of bur­goygne whiche had ben̄ lōge en­glyssh sworne / forsoke our partye & retourned frēssh by mene of the said legate & made a pees wt ye frēs­she kȳg receyuȳg of ye kyng for re­cōpēsing of his fadres deth ye coū ­te of Pontien· ye lorship of macon with moche othir as is specyfied in the said trayttie / & so oure ēbassatours came hom̄ ayen̄ in wer­se caas thā they wēte: for thei los­tē there ye duke of burgoign̄ whi­che had ben̄ wt hys burgoignons & picardes a singuler helpe in all the cōquest of Normādye and of fraūce / This sam̄ yere was a gre­te batayll on ye see bytwen̄ the Ie­neweys & the king of Aragon. of which̄ bataill the Ieneweys had ye victorie: for they toke ye kȳg of a­ragon / the kȳg of Nauerne: & the grete maister of seȳt james in ga­lise: wyt iij.C. knightes & squiers. & moche othir peple. & this was on seȳt Dominikes day. This same yere were seē iij. sōnes attones. & anon̄ folowed the threfold gouernaūce in the chirch̄ / that is to we­te of Eugenye / & of the coūceyll / & of ye neutralite. Also this sam̄ yere M.cccc.xxxiiij was a passȳg gre­te wȳde: bi which̄ steples houses & trees were ouerthrowen Aboute this time was in holāde an holy mayd called Lydwyth. ye which̄ lyued onely bi myracle not etyng ony mete. Thys same yere the duke of Burgoign̄ began his ordre at Lyle of the golden Flyes and ordeyned certeyne knyghtes [Page] of the ordre and made statutes / & ordinaūces moch̄ accordȳg vnto the ordre of the Garter. Also thys same yere the Frēsshmen had enterprysed to haue stolē Caleys in the fissyng time. for many bootis of Fraūce had saufcoūduytis to come to Caleys for to take herȳg And the soudeours of the towne had a custome to come to chyrch̄ / & leue their stauis stādyng at the chyrche dore: The Frēsshmē whi­che were araied lyke fysshers had purposed to haue taken so theyr wepen ād wonne the towne. but one of them lay wt a comȳ womā ye nyght to fore & tolde to hir their coūceill. & she on the morne told ye lieutenaūt: which̄ forthwith commaūded that euery mā shold ke­pe his wepē in his honde sakrȳg tyme & othir: And whā they apꝑceyued this yt they were myspoȳ ­ted. they sailled strayt to depe and stale ād toke that towne And on newyers euē after thei tokē har­flete / & thus the Englisshmen be­gan to losse a littell and a littell in Normandye

How Caleys & Gwyhenes were beseged by the duke of Burgoign̄ ād how they were rescued by the duke of Gloucestre Capitulo CC.l

THis yere was gret noyse thurgh Englōd howe the duke of Burgoigne wold come and besiege Caleys (punctel) wher­fore the Erle of mortayne wyt his armeye yt he had for to haue goō with into Fraūce was ꝯtremaū ded & charged that he shold go to Caleys which̄ was at that tyme well vitailled & māned. for sir Io­hā raclife was lyeutenaūt vndyr the king in that town̄ And ye ba­ron of duddeley lieutenaūt of the castell. And the ix. day of juyll the duke of Burgoign̄ with all ye po­wer of Flaūdres & moch̄ othir peple came before caleys & sette hys siege aboute the towne ād euery towne of Flaūdres had their tentes by hē selfe: ād this siege endu­red thre wekes. In the mene whi­le the Duke of Glowcestre beyng protectour of Englōd & wente o­uer the see to Caleys. for to rescue the town̄ or to fight with the du­ke & hys hoost. if they wold haue byden / This tyme london & eue­ry good towne of Englond sente ouer see to this rescouse certaȳ peple well araied of the best & chosē men for the werre / And the ij day of August the said duke of Glou­cestre arriued at Caleys wt all his armye & v. hōdred shippes & moo: & the duke & all hys oost that lay in the siege as sone as they espied the sailles in the see before thei approched Caleys hauē sodēly in a mornȳg departed fro the siege le­uyng behynde thē moch̄ stuffe & vitaille and fledde into Flaūdres and pycardie ād in lyke wyse dy­de [Page] to the siege that lay tofore guy­nes / where as thei of Gwynes toke the grete gonnes of brasse kal­led Dygeon ād many othir grete gonnes & serpētynes: And then̄e whā the duke of Glowcestre was arryued with alle his oost he wē ­te in Flaūdres. & was therinne xj dayes / & dyd but lyttell harme ex­cept he brente two fayr vyllages / poperyng & Belle & othir howses whiche were of no strenghthe. ād so he retorned home agayn̄. Also thys same yere the king of Skot­land beseged noresburgh wt moch̄ peple. But sir Rauf gray depar­ted fro the castell ād ordeyned for rescouse. But assone as the kyng vndyrstode his departȳg he sodē ­ly brake hys siege and wente hys way & leuȳg moch̄ ordinaūce be­hȳde him. where he gate no wur­ship This same yere the ij. day of Ianiuer quene katheryne which̄ was the kinges moder & wyfe to kyng Hēry the fi [...] he deyde. & de­parted oute of thys world: & was brought rially thurgh Lōdō / & so to westmynster / & there she lyeth wurshipfully buryed in our lady chappell / And also this same yere the xiiij. day of Ianiuer fyll dou­ne the gate with the towre on lō ­don brygge toward southwerke. with two archiers & all that stode therō. This same yere was a gre­te trayttie holden bitwen̄ Graue­nyng and Caleys bitwen̄ ye kyng & the duke of burgoigū. wherefor the king was the cardinal of En­glond the duke of Northfolk and many othir lordes. & for the duke was ye ducesse hauyng full power of hir lord as regent & lady of his londes. where was takē by thad­uyse of bothe parties an abstinē ­ce of werre for a certayne tyme in the name of the duchesse / & not of the duke· because he had goō frō his othe & liegeaunce that he had made to kīg Henry therfor / The kyng neuer wolde wryte ne apoī ­te ne haue to do wt hī aftir / but al in the duchesses name Also this same yere deyed quen̄ jane the ij. day of Iuyll whych̄ had ben kȳg Hēry the fourthis wyfe. ād was karyed fro bermondsey vnto ca­unterbury: where she lyeth buri­ed by kyng Hēry the fourthe hyr howshold. This same yere deyed all the lyons into the towre of lō ­don: the whyche had not be seyn many yeres before oute of mȳde

¶How owaȳ a squyer of Wa­lys that had wedded Quene Ka­theryne was arested. & of the scis­me of Eugenye & Felix Capitulo CC.li.

IN the xvi. yere of kyng hē ry deyde Sygismōde em­perour of Almaygne. ād knyght of the garter / whos enti­erement the kyng kepte at seynt Powles in Lōdon ryally: where [Page] was made a ryall herfe / & the kīg in hys astate clad in blew was at euen at Dirige / & on the morne at masse. &c And after hȳ was elect & chosen Albert Duke of Ostrich̄. which̄ had wedded Sigismondis doughter for to be emꝑour This was takē ād receyued to be kyng of Beme & Hungarie / because of his wife that was Sigysmōdus doughter: whych̄ lefte after hym non̄ othir heir. This Albert was emꝑour but one yere: for he was empoysoned· & so deide he: & som­me saidē yt he deyed of a flixe: but he was a vertuouse mā & pyteful so moch̄ that all ye peple that kne­we hȳ said· that ye world was not worthy to haue his p̄sence / Thys same yere one Owayn a squier of Walys a man of lowe birth whi­che had many a day tofore secret­ly wedded quen̄ katheryne & had by her iij. sones: & a doughter / ād he was taken & cōmaūded to ne­wgate to prysō bi my lord of gloucestre protectour of the reame / ād this yere he brake pryson by ye mene of a prest that was his chappelayne. ād after he was takē agaȳ by my lord hemond & brought a­gaȳ to newgate / which̄ afterward was delyuered at large ād one of his sones aft (er)ward was made er­le of Richemōd: & an othir erle of Pēbroke. & the iij. a monk of westmynster / which̄ monke deide son̄ after / This same yere also on ne­wyereisday at baynarde castel fill down̄ a stak of wode sodēli at af­ternone & slow iij. mē mescieuously & foule hurt othir / also at Bed­ford on a Shere day were viij. mē murthred wytoute strok by fallȳg a downe of a steirr̄ / as they came oute of theyr comȳ halle & many foule hurt. In the xviij yere sir ry­chard beauchāp the good Erle of warrewyk deyde at Rowā he be­yng that time lieutenāt of ye king in Normādie: & frō thēs his body was brought to warrewyk whe­re he lyeth wurshipfully in a new chappell on ye southside of ye quire Also this yere was a grete derthe of corne in all ēglōd / for a busshell of whete was worth xl. pēs in many places of englōd. and yet men might not haue ynowgh wher­fore stephē Brown yt tyme maire of London sent in to Pruse and brought to lōdō certaine shippes laden with rye / which̄ eased & dyd moch̄ good to the peple. for corne was so skare in Englōd that ī so­me places of englōd poure peple made hē brede of fern rotes This yere the generall coūceill of basi­lle deposed pope Eugenie. ād they chosen Felix which̄ was duke of Sauoye. & thā begā ye scisme whi­che endured vnto the yere of our lord Iesu crist M·cccc.xlviij. This felix was a deuote prȳce & sawe ye sones of his sones. & after lyued a holy & deuoute lyfe ād was chosē [Page] pope by the coūceill of basile Eu­genie deposed. & so the scisme was longe tyme. And thys Felix had no moch̄ obediēce by cause of the neutralite. for the moste part ād well nygh̄ all cristēdome obedied & reputed Eugenye for very po­pe: god knoweth who was ye ve­ry pope of them both̄ / for both̄ occuped duryng ye lyfe of Eugenye / This sam̄ yere sir Rychard whi­che was vicarye of Hermettesw­orth was degrated of his presthe­de at Poulys: & brēte at tour hyll as for an heretyke on seȳt Botul­phus day: how wel at his deth he deyde a good cristē man. wherfo­re after his deth moch̄ peple cam̄ to the place where he had be brēt▪ & offred & made a heepe of stones & sette vp a crosse of tree & helde hī for a saynt till the mayre & shere­wes by the cōmaūdemēt of ye kȳg & of bisshoppes destroied it: & ma­de there a doughille: Also this sa­me yere the sherews of londō fet­te oute of seynt Martins ye graūt the seintwarye fyue ꝑsones why­che aft (er)ward were restored agayn̄ to the saȳtwarie by the kȳges iustyces. After Alberte ye iij. Frederi­ke was chosen emꝑour / This fre­deryke Duke of Osterike was lō ­ge emꝑour. & desired to be crow­ned at Rome by cause of ye scisme / but after that vnyō was had / he was crowned with imperiall dy­ [...]deme wyt grete glorie & triūphe / of pope Nycholas the fowrthe. Thys was a man pesible quyete & of singuler paciēce: not hatyng the chyrche / he wedded the kȳg of portȳgales doughter &c

¶How the duchesse of gloucestre was arested for treson & commy­ted to perpetuall pryson in the [...]ie of Man. ād of the deth of maistir Rogier Bolyngbroke Capitulo cclij.

IN this yere Elianore cob­ham duchesse of Glouces­tre was arested for certaȳ pointys of treson leyd ayens hyr wher vpon she was examined in seynt stephens chappell at West­mynster before the Erchebisshop of Caūterbury. ād there she was enyoned to opyn penaūce for to go thurgh chepe beryng a taper in her hond. & after to perpetuall prison in the Ile of Man vndyr ye kepȳg of sir Thomas stāley: also that sam̄ tyme was arestyd maister Thomas southwel a chanon of westmȳster maistir johā hune a chappelaȳ of the said lady / ma­istir Roger bolȳgbroke a clerk v­sing nygromācie: & one margery jurdeman called the which̄ of eye beside westmynster (punctel) Thise were arested as for beyng of coūceill wt the said duchesse of Glowcestre / & as for maistir Thomas soutwell he deyde in the tour the night be­fore he shold haue be reyned on ye [Page] morne for so he said hȳ self that he shold deye in his bedde / ād not by iustise. And in the xx. yere maistir Iohan Hune ād maistir Rogier bolȳgbroke were browght to the guyldhalle in londō: & ther before the maire the lordes & chief Iusti­ce of Englōd were rayned & dāp­ned both̄ to be drawen hanged & quartred: but maistir Iohā hune had his chartre & was pardoned by the kynge. but maistir Rogier was drawen to Tiborne: Where he cōfessyd that he neuer had trespaced: & in that he deyde fore / not withstādyng h̄e was hāged behe­ded ād quartred / on whos sowle god haue mercy / & Margery jur­demayn was brent in smythfeld / Also this yere was a grete affra­ye in Fletstret by nyghtes tyme / bytwen̄ men of court ād men of londō & dyuerse men slayne & sō ­me hurte / and one herbotell was chief cause of the misgouernaūce and affraye / Also thys yere at ye chesing of the mayre of London the ꝯmunes named Robert clapton▪ & Rawlyn holand. Taylor ye aldremen toke Robert claptō ād brought him atte right honde of the mayre as the custome is And then̄e certeyn tayllours ād othir hond crafty men cryed Nay. nat this man. but Rawlyn holande. wherfore the maire that was pa­dysly sēte to thaȳ that so cryed to newgate where they abode a grete whyle and were punisshed: In thys sam̄ yere were diuerse enbassatours sente into Gwyan for a mariage for the kȳg / for the erles doughter of Armynake. whyche was concluded / but by the mene of the Erle of Sutfolk it was let­te ād put a parte And after this the said Erle of suthfolk wēt ouer the see into fraūce: & there he tra­ted the mariage bytwen̄ the kȳg of Englōd & the kȳges doughter of Secyle & of Iherusalē

And the next yere it was conclu­cluded fully ye mariage▪ by which̄ mariage the kyng shold delyuere to hir fadre the duchie of Angeoy & the Erledome of mayne· which̄ was the keye of Normādie then̄ departed the erle of sutfolk with his wyfe & diuerse lordes & knightes in the moste ryall astate that myght be oute of Englond with newe chares and palfrayes whi­che wente thurgh chepe & so wēte ouer ye see & receyued hir & sith br­ought her in the lēte after to hāp­ton where she lāded & was rially receyued / & on cādelmasse euē be­fore by a grete tēpest of thonder & lightnȳg at afternone paulꝰ ste­ple was set a fyre on the myddes of shafte in the Tymbre / whiche was quenched by forse of labour / and spicially bi the labour of the morow masse preest of the bowe in chepe: which̄ was thought im­possible sauf onely ye grace of god [Page] This yere was the erle of staford made & create duke of bolȳgham ye erle of warrewyk duke of war­rewyke. the erle of dorset makeys of dorset. & therle of soutfolk was made marquys of Suffolk

¶How kȳg Hēry wedded Quen̄ margarete & of hyr coronacyon Cap. ducentesimo lij

IN this yere kyng Henry maryed at soutwerk que margrete & she came to lō don the xviij day of maye And bi the way all the lordes of englond receyued hir wurshipfully in dy­uerse places: & in especiall the Duke of gloucestre. & on ye blake heth the mayre [...] aldremen ād all ye craf­tes in blewe gōnes browdred wyt the deuyse of hys crafte that they myght be therby knowen mette wyt hir with reed hoodes: & brou­ght hir to london. where were di­uerse pagentis ād continuāce of diuerse histories shewde in diuer­se places of the cyte rially & costeli And the forsaid quen̄ was crou­ned at westmynster / & there was joustes thre dayes duryng withȳ the santuarye to fore the abbeye. This yere the pryour of Kylmy­an appeled the erle of Vrmond of treson: which̄ had a day assygned to them for to fyght in smythfeld And the lystes were made & feeld dressid: but it came to point. The kȳg commaūded that they shold not fyght. but toke the quarellys into his owne hond / ād this was don̄ at the instaūce and labowre of certain̄ prechours & doctours of Lōdō as maistir gillebert wor­thyngton parson of seint Andre­wes in holborne and othir. Also this same yere cam̄ a grete enbassade into Englōd owte of Fraū ­ce for to haue ꝯcluded a perpetu­ell pees but in conclusiō it torned vnto a triewes of a yere: Aboute thys tyme deyde seynt Barnardine a gray frere. whiche began the new reformacion of that ordre in many places / ī so moche yt they yt were reformed bene called obser­uaūtes. whiche obseruaūtes ben̄ encrecid gretly in Italye & in Al­maigne: this Bernardyn was canonysed by pope Nicholas the v. In the yere M.cccc.l. Iohānes de capestrano was his disciple: whi­che profyted moch̄ to the reformacion of that ordre / for whō god shewyd many a fayre myracle: Also here is to be noted that from this tyme forthward kȳg hēry neuer profyted ne went forthward. but fortune began to tourne frō him on all sides as well in fraūce Normandye Guyan as in Englond. Somme men holde opynyone yt kyng Henry yaf commyssyō ple­nerly to sir Edward hulle sir Ro­bert roos dene of seynt Seuerȳs & othir to conclude a mariage for hym. with ye Erle of Arminakes suster which̄ was promysed as it [Page] was sayd and concluded: but af­terward it was broken: & he wed­ded quene Margrete as a fore is sayd: which̄ was a dere maryage for the Reame of Englōd: for it is knowen veryly / that for to haue her / was delyuered the duchye of Angeoy & the Erledōme of may­ne▪ which̄ was the keye of Normā die for the Frensshmen tentre / & aboue this the said marqueys of suthfolcke axid in plaȳ ꝑlement a fyftenth ād an halfe for to fecce her oute of Fraūce / Lo what mariage was this as to the compa­rison of that othir mariage of ar­mynyke: for ther shold haue ben̄ delyuered so many castelles & tounes in Gwihēne: & so moch̄ good shold haue ben yeuen with her. yt alle Englond shold haue ther by enryched / but contrarie wise fylle Wherfore euery grete prynce ow­ght to kepe his ꝓmyse / for because of brekyng of his promyse / and for mariage of ye Quen̄ margret / what losse had the reame of En­glond by lossyng of Normādye & Gwyan by diuision in the reame the rebelling of communes ayēst theire prynce & lordes / what deui­sion amonge ye lordes. what murdre and sleyng of them. what fel­des fowghten & made in cōclusiō so many that many a man hath lost his lyfe / & in conclusiō the kīg deposed. & the quen̄ with hir sone fayne to flee into scotlād. & from thens īnto Fraūce. & so to Lorai­ne that she came fyrst fro. many men deme yt ye brekīg of ye kynges ꝓmysse to the suster of therles of Armynak was cause of this grete losse and aduersite

¶How the good duke of gloucestre Humfrey ye kȳges vncle was arested at the parlement of bury and of his deth. & how Angeoy in mayne was delyured Capitulo CCliij.

IN the yere xxv. of kȳg hē ­ry was a parlemēt at bu­ry kalled seynt Edmōdes burie aboute: which̄ was cōma­unded all the ꝯmunes of the con­tre to be there in their moste defē ­sable araye for to awayte vpō the hyng. To which̄ parlemēt came the duke of Gloucestre hūfrey the kīges vncle / which̄ had ben̄ prote­ctour of Englōd all the none age of the kȳg· And anon̄ after as he was in hys loggȳge he was ares­ted by the viscoūte bemond ye co­nestable of englōd accōpanied wt the duke of Bokyngham & mani othir lordes: And forth with alle his seruaūtes were ꝯmaūded for to departe frō hym & xxxij of the chief of them were also arested ād sente to dyuerse prysons. And a­none after this said areste the for sayd duke was on the morne de­de. on whos soule god haue mer­cy Amen / But how he deyde & in [Page] what maner the certainte is not to me knowen / some saide he dei­de for sorwe: somme saide he was murthred bitwen̄ two fetherbeddes / othir said yt on hote spite was put in at his foūdemēt: but how he deyde god knoweth / to whō is no thing hid. & then̄ whā he was so dede he was leid open that alle mē might see hȳ. And so both̄ lor­des & knyghtes of the shires with burgeises came & saw hȳ lye dede but wōde ne tokē coude they per­ceyue how he deyde. ¶Here may mē mark what the world is / this Duke was a noble man & a grete clerke & had wurshypfully ruled this reame to the kȳges behoue: & neuer coude be founde faute to hȳ. but enuye of thē that were gouernours & had promysed ye Du­chie of Angeoy & the erledome of mayne caused the destructyon of this noble man. for they drad hȳ that he wold haue enpesshed that that delyuerāce / & after thei sente his body to seint Albōs wt certeȳ lightes for to be buried And so sir geruays of clifton had thā ye charge to conueye ye corps: & so it was buried at seint Albōs in ye abbey: & v. persones of his houshold we­re sente to Lōdō: & there were rai­ned & iugged to be drawen hōged & quartred / of whom the names were sir Rogier chāburlayne kn­yght / on middeltō a squier (punctel) Her­bard a squier▪ Arthur a squier ād Richard nedhā / whiche v. ꝑsones were drawē frō the tour of Lōdō. thurgh chepe vnto Tiborne / and there hōged & late down̄ quyke. & then̄ strypt for to haue ben̄ behe­ded & quartred / And then̄ ye [...]arquys of sutfolke shewed there for the the kȳges ꝑdon vndyr his grete seall / & lo they were ꝑdoned of the remenaūt of the execucyō / ād had their lyues And so they were brought agayne to Lōdō. & aftyr freely deliured / Thꝰ begā ye troble in ye Reame of Englōd: for ye deth of this noble duke of Gloucestre / All the cōmunes of ye Reame began for to murmure for it. & were not cō [...]ent. after that pope Euge­nye was dede / Nycholas ye fifthe was electe pope. Thys nycholas was chosen for Eugenye yet hā ­gyng the cisme not withstādyng he gate ye obediāce of all crystē re­ames / for after he was electe & sacred pope: certayne lordes of fra­unce & of Englōd were sente into sauoye to pope Felix: for to entrete him to cesse of the papocie / and by the spiciall labour of ye bisshop of Norwych̄: & the lord of seȳt Io­hānes. he cessed the secōd yere aft that pope Nycholas was sacred / And ye said Felix was made legate of fraūce & cardinall of sauoye / & resigned ye hole papocie to Ny­cholas. & after lyued an holy lyfe. & deide an holy mā. & as it is said almyghty god shewed myracles [Page] for hȳ / Thys was the xxiij scisme bytwen̄ Eugenye & felix. & dured xvj yere / ye cause was this: the ge­neral counceill of Basille deposed Eugenye / which̄ was onely pope and indubitate / for asmoch̄ as he obserued not & kepte the decrees & statutes of ye coūceill of Cōstaū ­ce as it is a fore said: nethir he ro­ught not to gyue obediēce to that general coūceill in no maner wi­se / wherof arose a grete alteracyō amōg writars of this maters ꝓ et contra / whiche can not accorde vnto this day. One partie sayth. that the coūceyll is aboue the po­pe: that othir partie said: nay. but the pope is aboue the cownceyll. God blessid aboue all thȳges gy­ue & graūte his pees in holy chir­che spouse of Crist. amen ¶Thys Nycholas was of Iene comen of lowe byrthe a doctour of diuini­te an attyf man: he reedified ma­ny places that were brokē & ruy­nous: & dide do make a grete walle aboute the palays & made the walle newe aboute Rome for drede of the turkes. And ye peple wō ­dred of the eresing & resingyng of Felix to hī cōsidered that he was a man of so humble burth̄ / & that othir was of affynyte to all the most part of cristen prȳces. wher of there was a verse publyssed in this maner Lux fulsit mundo ces sit Felix Nycholao

¶How sir Franceys araganoys toke Fogiers in normandye / ād of the losse of Constantinoble by the turke Capi. CCliiij.

IN the yere of kȳg Henry xxvij / beȳg trewes bitwe­ne fraūce & Englōd a kni­ght of ye Englyssh partie. named Fogiers ayēst the trewes made / of which̄ takȳg begā moch̄ sorwe & losse / For this was the occasion by which̄ the Frēsshmen ga [...]e all normādye &c. Aboute this tyme the cyte of Constantinoble why­che was Imperiall cite in all gre­ce was takē bi ye Turkes [...]nfidels which̄ was betraied as sōme hol­de opynyon: & the Emperour ta­kē & slayne. And that riall chyrch̄ of sācta sophia robbed & despoil [...]led: & the relyques & ymages and the rode drawē aboute the strete. which̄ was don̄ in despyte of cris­ten feyth And sone after all cristē fayth in Grece perisshed and ces­sid / Ther were many crysten mē slaine and innumerable sold and put in captiuite by the takyng of thys towne· where thurgh ye tur­ke is gretely enhaunsed in pryde [...] and it is a grete losse vnto all cris­tendomme

¶In the yere xxviij. was a gre­te parlement holden at Westmȳ ­ster. And from thens by the commaundement of the king it was adiourned to the Blake freris at London / And after Cristmas to [Page] westmynster agayn: And this same yere Robert of cane a man of the west cōtre wyt a fewe shyppes toke a grete floote of shyppes co­myng oute of the baye ladē with salt: which̄ shippes were of pruis Flaūdres. holād & zeland: & brou­ght hem to Hamptō. wherfore ye marchādys of Englōd beyng in Flaundres were arested in Brug­ges Ippre & othir places. & might not be delyuered ne theyr dettys descharged tyll they had made a­poyntemēt for to paye for thamē des & hurtes of the shippes why­che was paied by the marchaun­tes & goodes beyng in Dāske we­re also arested & made grete amē ­des: This same yere the frēsshmē in a mornyng toke by a trayne ye toune of pount larche: & theryn ye lord faconbrygge was take priso­ner. And after that ī decēbre Ro­an was taken & loste. beyng therī the duke of Somersette. Edmōd the erle of shrewsbury: whiche by apoȳtement left plegges ād loste all Normādie & came home. And duryng the sayd ꝑlemēt the duke of Sutfolk was arested & sente into the toure. & ther he was a mo­neth· & after the kyng dyd do fec­che hym oute. for which̄ cause all the communes of Englōd were in a grete Rumour. what for the delyueraūce of Angeoy & mayn / & after losing of all Normādye· & in espicial for the deth̄ of the good duke of Gloucestre. In so moch̄ yt in some places men gadred to ge­dres & made hem capitaynes as bleweberd & othir: which̄ were afterward resisted & taken and had justyce & deide. And then̄ the said ꝑlement was adiourned to leyce­stre / & thyder the king brought wt him the duke of Suthfolk / & whē the ꝯmune hous vnderstode yt he was oute of the toure / camē thy­der & they desired to haue execu­cyon on them that were cause of the delyuerāce of Normādie. and had bē cause of the deth of the du­ke of Glowcestre. & had sold Gas­coygne & Gwyan. of whiche they named to be gylty the duke of sutfolk as chief. the lord saye. the bis­shop of salysbury: Daniell & ma­ny moo And for to pease the cō ­mons the duke of suthfolke was exylled oute of Englōd v. yere: ād so duryng the parlement / he wē ­te into Northfolke / ād there toke he his shyppyng for to goo owte of the reame of Englōd into fra­unce And this yere as he saylled on the see a shipp of werre kalled the Nycholas of tour mette with shippe & foūde hȳ therynne / whō they toke out & brought hym in­to their shippe tofore the maistir & capytayns. & there he was exa­mined and atte last iugged to the deth / And so they put hȳ in a Ca­bon & his chapelayne for to shry­ue him. & that don̄ they browght [Page] hȳ into Doner rode ād there sette hī into the boot & there smoten of his hede & brought the body a lō ­de vpō the sondes & sette the hede therby. And this was don̄ ye fyrst day of Maye: Lo what auaylled hym nowe all his delyuerance of Normandie &c. And here ye may here howe he was rewarded for ye deth of ye duke of Gloucestre / Thꝰ began sorow vpō sorow ād deth / for deth: &c

¶How this yere was thinsurre­xion in Kente of the cōmunes of whom Iake kade an Irissh man was capytayne Ca cc.lv

THis yere of owre lord Mcccc.l. was the grete grace of Iubilee at Rome: whe­re was grete pardon. in so moche that from all places in cristendo­me grete multitude of peple resorted thyder: Thys yere was a gre­te assemble & gadryng to gedre of the cōmuns of Kēte in grete nō ­bre & made an insurrexiō & rebel­led ayens the king & his lawes / & ordeyned hȳ a capitaȳ called Io­han kade an Irisshman / whyche named hym selfe mortymer cosȳ to the duke of yorke And this ca­pitaȳ helde these men to gedre: ād made ordenaūces among thē ād browght hē to blakeheth: where he made a bill of peticions to the kīg & his coūceyll / & shewed what iniuries & opp̄ssyōs the poure cō ­mȳs suffred / ād all vndyr colour for to come to his aboue & he had a grete multitude of peple And ye xvij day of Iuyn̄ the kȳg wt mani lordes capitayns & men of werre wēte toward hȳ to the blakeheth And whē the capitaȳ of kēte vn­derstode the comȳg of ye kȳg wt so grete puissaūce withdrewe hȳ wyt his peple to seuenoke a littel village: & the xxviij day of Iuyn̄ he be­yng withdrawē & goon / ye kȳg ca­me wyt his armie sette in ordre ād enbatailled to the blakheth And by aduis of his cownceyll sent sir v [...]nfrey stafford knight & Willyā stafford squier two valyaūt capi­taȳs wt certaȳ peple to fyght wt ye capitaȳ & to take hȳ & bryng him & his accessaries to the kȳg. which̄ wente to seuenoke & there ye capi­taȳs mette wt hē & fought ayenst hem & in cōclusiō slewe thē both̄. & as many as abode & wold not yelde hȳ ner flee. durȳg this skar­mussh fyll a grete variaūce amō ­ges the lordes men & comȳ peple beyng on ye blakeheth ayēst theyr lordes & capytayns sayng plaȳly that they wold go to the capitaȳ of Kente to assiste & helpe hī· but yf they might haue execucyō on ye traitours beyng aboute the kȳg wherto ye kȳg said nay / And they said playnly that the lord saye tresorer of Englōd· the bisshop of sa­lisbury the baron of duddely / the abbot of Gloucetua: daniel & tre­uilliā & many mo were traitours [Page] ād worthy to be ded herfor / for to plese the lordes meine & also some of ye kȳges hous the lord saie was arested & sente to the tour of lōdō / & then̄e the kyng herȳg tidinges of the deth & ouerthrowȳg of the staffordes witdrewe hȳ to lōdō. & fro thēs to kyllȳgworth: for ye kȳg ne the lordes durst not trust their owne howshold meyne &c Then̄ after yt the capitayne had the vic­torie vpō these staffordes anon̄ he toke sir Vmfreys salade & his bri­gātins smitē full of gylt nailles & also his gylt spores & araied hȳ li­ke a lord & a capitaȳ & resorted wyt all his meyne & also moo than he had to the blakheth agaȳ: to whō came the erchebisshop of caūter­bury & the duke of bokȳghā to ye blakheth & spake wt hym / & as it was said thei fownde hȳ witty in his talking & requeste. & so they departed / & the thridde day of Iuyll he came & entred into lōdō wyt all his peple / & there dyde make cry­es in the kȳges name & in his na­me: that no man sholde robbe ne take no mānes good but if he pa­yed for it. & came ridyng thurgh ye cite in grete pride & smote his sw­eerd vpon lōdō stone in cāwyke­strete / And he beȳg in the cite sen­te to ye towre for to haue the lord saye. & so they fete hȳ & brought hī to the Guyld hall before the maire & the aldremē where he was exa­mined & he said he wold & owght to ben̄ iuged bi his peres: & the cō munes of kēte toke hym by force from the mayre & officiers yt kep­te hym ād toke him to a preste for to shriue him / & er he might halfe ben̄ shryuē. thei brought hȳ to the Standard in chepe / & there smote of hys hede / on whos soule almi­ghty god haue pyte & mercy / amē And thus deyde ye lorde saye tre­sorer of Englond / After this they set his hede on a spere & bare it a­boute in ye cyte. And the sam̄ day aboute the myle ende crowemer was beheded. And the day before afternone the capytaine wyt cer­tayne of his meyne wēte to Phe­lipp malpas hous & robbed him & toke a way moch̄ good And fro thēs he wēt to seȳt Margrete pa­tyns to one gherstys hous & rob­bed hȳ & toke away moche good also. at whych̄ robbȳg diuerse mē of Lōdō of their neighbours we­re & toke part wt thē / for thys rob­byng the peples hertes fyll from hym. & euery thrysty man was a ferd for to be serued in lyke wyse / for ther was many a man in lon­don that awayted & wolde fayne haue seē a cōmune robberie whi­ch̄ almyghty god forbede / for it is to suppose yf he had not robbed: he might haue goon fer er he had be withstonde / For the kȳg & alle the lordes of ye Reame of Englōd were departed. except ye lord Sca­les that kepte ye towre of Lōdō. & [Page] the fifte day of Iuyll he dyde don̄ smite of a mānys hede ī soutwerke / & the night aft ye maire of lōdō the aldremē & the ꝯmunes of ye ci­te cōcluded to driue away ye capi­taȳ & his hoost / & sente to the lord scales to the tour. ād to Mathew gogh a capitaȳ of Normādie that thei wold yt night assaille the capitaȳ wyt thē of Kēte. & so they dyd / & camē to lōdon brygge in south­werke er ye capytaȳ had any kno­wlege therof / & there they fought wt thē that kepte ye brygge & ye kē ­tisshmen wēte to harnoys & cam̄ to the brygge & shot & fowght wyt hē & gate the brygge ād made thē of Londō to flee & slow many of hē / & this endured all the night to & fro tyll ix. of the clocke on ye morne / & atte last thei brēte the drawe brugge where many of thē of Lō ­dō were drowned. in which̄ night Suttō an alderman was slayne Rogier heysant & mathew gohe: & many othir / And after this the chaūceler of Englōd sēt to the ca­pitaȳ a pardone generall for hī. & an othir for all his meyne: & then̄ they deꝑted frō southwerke eueri mā hom̄ to his hows / & whē thei were all deꝑted & goon. ther were ꝓclamaciōs made in Kēte sout­sex & ī othir places that what mā cowde take the capitaȳ quyke or dede shulde haue a M. mark. and after this. one Alysawnder Iden squier of Kente toke hȳ in gardȳ in southsex: ād in the takyng the capytayn Iohan cade was slain̄. and after beheded ād his heed set on london brygge: And anon̄ after then̄e the kyng came into kē ­te & dyd his iustices sitte at caun­terbury / & enquered who were accessarees & chyef cause of thys in­surrexiō / And there were viij. mē iugged to deth in one day. & in o­thir places moo / and fro thēs the king went into soutsex & into the westcontre / where a lyttell before was slayne the bisshop of Salys­bury / & this same yer̄ were so many iugged to deth that xxiij hedes stode on london brigge attones

¶Of the felde that ye duke of york toke at brentheth in Kente. And of the byrthe of prynce Edward: & of the fyrst bataill at seȳt Albōs where the duk of somersette was slayne Capi. CC.lvi

IN the yere xxx. The duke of yorke came oute of the marche of Walys wyt the Erle of denenshire & the lord Cobham & grete puissaunce for refor­maciō of certaȳ jniuries & wron­ges / & also to haue justyce on cer­tayn lordes beyng aboute ye king ād toke a feld at brentheth beside derthford in kente / whych̄ was a stronge feld / For which̄ cause the kyng with all the lordes of ye lōde went vnto the blakeheth wyth a grete & strōge multitude of peple armed and ordeyned for the wer­re [Page] in the best wyse And whā they had musteried on the blakeheth / Certayne lordes were sente to hȳ for to trete & make apoȳtemēt wt hȳ. which̄ were the bisshop of ely. & the bisshop of wynchestre: & the erles of salisbury & of warrewyke And they cōcluded that the duke of somersette shold be had to warde & to āswere to such̄ articles as the duke of yorke shold put on hȳ & thā the duke of yorke shold bre­ke his feld & come to the kȳg / whi­che was ꝓmysed bi the kȳg: And so the kīg cōmaūded that the du­ke of Somersette shold be had in ward. & then̄ the duke of york brake vp his feld & came to the kȳg: & whē he was come cōtrary to ye ꝓ­myse a fore made / the duke of so­mersete was p̄sent in the felde a­waytȳg & chief aboute the kyng / & made the duke of yorke ryde to fore as a prisoner thurgh lōdon & aft thei wold haue put hī in hold But a noyse arose that the erle of marche his sone was comȳg wyt x.M. men to lōdon ward: wherof the kȳg & his coūceille fered / And then̄ they cōcluded that the Duke of york shold departe at his will / Aboute this tyme begā grete de­uysion in sornisse bitwen̄ the gre­te maistir & ye knightes of the du­che ordre / whiche were lordes of yt cōtre· For the cōmunes & tounes rebelled ayēst the lordes / ād made so grete werre that at the last thei kalled the kȳg of Pole to be their lord. the which̄ kȳg came ād was wurshipfully receyued & layde sie­ge to the castell of Marienburgh which̄ was the chief castell & strē ­gest of all the lond and wan it / ād drofe owte the maistir of Danske & of alle othir places of that land / And also they that had bene lor­des many yeres / loste all their lor­shyppes and poscessions

And the yere of the Incarnacyō of owre. lord M.cccc.liij. on seynt Edwardes day the quene Mar­grete was delyuered of a fayr prī ­ce whiche was named Edward / That same day Iohan Norman was chosen for to bene mayre of londō: And the day that he shold take his othe at Westmynster. he wente thyder by water / wyth all the craftes: where a fore tyme the mayre / aldremen. and all the craftes roode a horsebake whych̄ was neuer vsed after / For syn that ty­me they haue goon euer by wa­ter in barges

¶Ye haue well vnderstōde tofore how that cōtrarye to the promy-of the kyng and also the conclusi­ons taken bytwene the kyng ād the noble duke of yorke at brent­heth: the Duke of Somersete wē ­te nat to warde: but abode abou­te the kyng and had grete rewle. And anone after he was made capytayn of the towne of Caleys and rewled the kyng & his reame [Page] as he wolde: wherfore ye grete lor­des of the Reame & also the com­munes were not plesyd / for why­che cause the Duke of yorke: ye Er­les of Warrewyk & of Salisbury wyt many knightes & squyers ād moch̄ peple came for to remeue ye sayd Duke of Somersette & othir fro the kyng / & the kȳg heryng of their comȳg thought by his coū ­ceyll for to haue goon westward. & not for to mete with hē. & had wt hē the duke of Somersette. the duke of Bokynghā. the erle of Staf­ford the Erle of Northūberland / lord Clyfford & many othir. And what tyme that the duke of york / & his felawshyp vnderstode yt the kyng was departed wt these sayd lordes frō Londō. anon̄ he chaū ­ged his way & costed the cōtre ād came to seȳt Albōs the xxiij. day of May & there mette with ye kȳg To whō the kȳg sente certaȳ lor­des & desired hē to kepe the pees & departed. but in conclusiō whiles they treated on that one side: the Erle of warrewyk wyt the march̄ men & othir entrid the towne on that othir. & fowght ayēs ye kyng & his partie And so began the ba­taille & fyghtȳg / which̄ endured a good while: but in conclusion the Duke of yorke obteyned ād had ye victorie of that iourney In why­che bataill was slayn̄ the duke of somersete / the Erle of Northūberland. the lord clifford & many kni­ghtes & squyers and many moo hurt / ād on the morne after they brought the kyng in grete astate to Londō: whiche was logged in the bisshoppes paleys of Londō. And anon̄ after was a grete par­lement holdē: in which̄ parlemēt the duke of yorke was made pro­tectour of Englond. & the Erle of warrewyk capitaȳ of Caleys ād the erle of Salisbury chaūceler of Englōd: & all such̄ ꝑsones as had the rewle to fore aboute the kyng were set a part & might not rewle as they dyd to fore. In this same yere deyed pope Nycholas ye fifte & after hȳ was calixte ye iij. Thys Calixte was a Catalane & an ol­de mā whā he was chosen & cōty­nuelly seke: wherfore yt he myght not parforme hys zele and desire that he had ayēst the turke cōcei­ued. & the cause of lettyng therof. was his age and sekenes. Thys Calixte institued & ordeyned ye feste of the transfiguracyon of owr lord to be halowed on seint sixtes day in August / because of ye grete victorie that thei of Hūgary had ayenst the turkes. yt same day he was chosen pope in ye yere of our lord M.cccc.lv / & deied the yer̄ M.cccc.lviij / that sam̄ day that he or­deined the feste of the trāsfigura­cyon to be halowed: In this sam̄ yere fyll affraye in Londō ayens the Lumbardes. The cause begā that a yongeman toke a dogger [Page] from a lūbard & brake it / wherfor the yongman on the morne was sēte fore to come before the maire & aldremē / & therefor the offence he was cōmytted to warde / And then̄e the mayre deꝑted from the guyldhall for to goo home to hys diner. but in the chepe the yōgmē of the mercerye for the most part prētises helde ye mayre & sherews still in chepe: & wold not suffre hȳ to deꝑte vnto the time that theyr felawe which̄ was commyted to warde were delyuered / & so bi for­ce they rescued their felaw frō pri­son (punctel) & that doū the mayre & shere­ues deꝑted. & the prysoner deliue­red which̄ yf he had be put to pri­son had be in ieoꝑdye of his lyfe & began a rumour in the cyte ayēst the Lūbardes / & the same euenȳg the hād crafty peple of the towne arose & run to the lūbardes how­ses & despoylled & robbed dyuerse of hē: wherfore the mayre & aldre­men came with the honeste peple of the towne & drofe thē thens ād sente some of thē that had stolen to newgate / & the yōgman yt was rescued bi his felawes sawe thys grete rumour afraye & robery ensiwed of his first me [...]ȳg to ye lumbard: deꝑted & wēte to westmȳster to saintuarie / or elles it had costed hȳ his lyfe (punctel) for anone after came downe an oeyr determyne for to do iustyce on all thē that so rebel­le [...] in the cite ayens the lūbardes on whiche sate wyt the maire that tyme willyā marowe th̄e duke of bokȳgham & many othir lordes / for to see excecucyon doū but the comyns of the cite secretly made thē redy & dide arme thē in theyr howses & were in purpose for to haue rongē the comȳ belle why­che is named bowe belle: but thei were lette by sad men which̄ cam̄ to the knowlech̄ of the duke of bokynghā & othir lordes & incōtinēt they aroos for thei durst no lēger abyde / for they dowbted that the hole cite shold haue arisen ayenst thē. but yet neuertheles ij. or iij. of ye cite were iuged to deth for thys robbery & were hāged at Tiborn̄ / Anone after the king the quene & othir lordes rode to couētre and withdrewe hē frō lōdon for thise cause: & a littell tofore the duke of yorke was sēte fore to grenewich ād there he was discharged of the ꝓtectourship. And my lord of sa­lisbury of his chaūcelership And after this they were sent fore by preuy seall for to come to couētre where thei were almost deceyued / & ye erle of warrewyk also & shold haue ben̄ destroied if thei had not seen well to

How the lord Egremōd was ta­ken by therle of Salisburyes so­nes. and of the robbyng of sand­whych. Capitu. CClvij

[Page] THis yere were taken iiij. grete fisshes bitwen̄ Eere­the & Lōdō that one was kalled mors marine. the secōd as­werd fisshe. & ye othir tweyne wer̄ wales. In thys same yere for cer­tayne affraye don̄ in ye northcōtre bitwen̄ the lord Egremōd & ye erle of salisbury sones. the said lord E­gremōd whō they had takē was cōdāpned in a grete some of mo­ney to the said Erle of salisbury & therfor cōmysed to prysō in new­gate in lōdō. wher whā he had be a certaȳ space he brak the prysō & iij. prisoners wt hȳ & escaped & wēt his way / Also this yere the erle of warrewyk & his wyfe wēte to ca­leys wyt a fayre felawshyp & toke poscession of hys office. Aboute this time was a grete reformaci­on of many monasteries of religion in diuerse parties of the world which̄ were reformed after ye first institucion & continued in many places. Also aboute this time the crafte of enprȳtȳg was first fōde in Magūte in Almaygne / which̄ craft is (mltiplied)multiplied thurgh ye world in many places: & bokes ben̄ had grete chepe & in grete nombre by cause of ye same craft This sam̄ yere was a grete bataill in the mar­ches bitwen̄ hūgerie & turkye / at a place kalled septedrawe: where innumerable turkes were slayn̄. more by myracle than by mānes hōde For onely the honde of god smote thē: seȳt johā of capestrane was there p̄sent & prouoked ye cristen peple beyng then̄ aferd after­ward to pursiewe ye turkes / where infinite multitude were slayn̄ ād destroied: the turkes said yt a grete nōbre of armed mē folowed thē yt they were aferd to turne agayn̄. they were holy angelis. This sa­me yere the prisoners of newgate in lōdō brake their prysons & wē ­te vpō ye leedes & fought ayēs thē of the cite. & kepte the gate a lōge while / but at the last the toun̄ ga­te the pryson on thē. & thā thei were put in feteris & yrōs & were sore punisshed in ensāple of othir. In this yere also was a grete Erthe­quake in Napels. ī somoch̄ yt ther ꝑissed xl.M. peple yt sāke there īto ye erthe Itē in the yere xxxvi. seint Osmōd some time bisshop of salisbury was canonised at Rome bi pope calixte. & ye xvj day of Iuylle he was trāslated at salisbury bi ye erchebisshop of Caūterbury and many othir bisshoppes: And aft in August sir Piers de brezey Se­neshall of Normādie wt the capi­taȳ of Depe. & many othir Capy­taȳs & men of werre wente to the see wyt a grete nauye & came into the downes bi night: & on ye mor­ne erly before day they lōded & ca­me to sandwych both̄ by lād & bi watyr & toke the to [...]ne & ryfled & despoilled it / ād tok [...] many pryso­ners. and left the toune all bare / [Page] which̄ was a riche place & moche good theryn & lad wt hem many riche prysoners. In this same yer̄ in many places of fraūce Alma­igne / flaūdres / holād: & zelād chil­drē gadred thē bi grete cōpanyes / for to go on pylgrymage to seynt Mycheles moūt in Normandie / which̄ came fro fer cōtres. wher­of the peple mervailled: ād many supposed that some wyked spiry­te meved thē to so doo▪ but it ēdu­red not lōge. because of the longe way ād also for lake of vitayll as they wēte. In this yere Raynold pecok bisshopp of chichestre was foundē an heretike. & the iij. daye of Decēbre was abiured at lābhyte in the presēce of ye erchebisshop of caunterbury & many bisshop­pes & doctours & lordes tēꝑall ād his bokes brēt at poulis crosse. ye haue herd tofore how certaȳ lor­des were slayne at seint Albons. wherfore was allway a grucche & wrath had bi theires of thē that were so slayne ayens the duke of yorke the Erles of warrewyke ād of Salisbury / wherfore the kyng by thauys of his coūceill sente for thē to london: to whych̄ place the duke of yorke came the xxvi. daye of Ianiuer wyt iiij.C. men ād log­ged at baynards castell in his owne place / And the xv. day of Iani­uer came the erle of salisbury wyt v.C. mē / & was logged in therber his owne place / And then̄e came the duke of Excestre & of Somer­sete wyt viij.C. men & lay wythou­te temple bare: & the erle of Nor­thūberlād. the lord Egremōd: the lord Clifford wyt xv.C. men & log­ged withoute town̄. & the mayre that time Geffray boleyne kepte grete wacche wyt the cōmūs of ye cyte: & rode aboute the cyte bi holborne & flete strete wyt a v.M / mē well armed & araied for to kepe ye pees / And the xiiij. day of feuerer the Erle of Warrewyke came to londō frō caleys well be seen and wurshipfully wyt vj.C. men in re­de Iaquettes browdred wt a rag­ged staf behynde & afore. And he was logged at the gray freres. ād the xvij. day of Marche the kyng came to Lōdō & the quene. & there was a ꝯcorde & pees made amōg these lordes: ād they were sette in pees: And on our lady day the xv day of marche M.cccc / lviij ye kȳg Quene & all these lordes wēte on processyon at polus in lōdon / ād anon̄ after the kyng & lordes deꝑ­ted: In thys yere was a grete af­fraye in fletestrete bytwene men of court & men of the same strete in whiche affraye the quenes at­torney was slayne

¶How the kȳges howshold ma­de affraye ayēst the erle of warrewyke / & of the iourney at the blo­reheth Capi. cc.lxviij

ALso this same yere as the erle of warrewyk was at [Page] coūceill at Westmynster. alle the kynges houshold meyne gadred them to gedre for to haue slayne the said Erle / but by the helpe of god & his frēdys: he recoured his barge & escaped theyr euell enter­pryse. how well the cooques cam̄ rennȳg oute wyt spittes & pestels ayens hym. And the same day he rode toward Warrewyke / & sone after he gate him a cōmission ād wēte ouer see to Caleys. Sone af­ter thys the erle of Salisbury co­myng to Lōdon was encōtrid at bloreheth with the lord awdely & moch̄ othir peple ordeyned for to haue distressyd hȳ. but he hauȳg knowleche that he shold be mete was accōpanied wyt his ij. sones: Sir Thomas & sir Iohā neuyll & a grete felawship of good men: & so they mete ād fought to gedres / wher therle of salisbury wan the felde. & the lord Awdely was slain̄ and many gentillmen of chesshi­re & moch̄ peple hurt. & therles .ij. sones were hurt / ād goyng hom­ward afterward they were takē (punctel) & lad to Chestre by ye quenes mey­ne / After Calixte Pius was po­pe: & was chosē this yere M.cccc.lviij / And he was called tofore E­neas an eloquent man & a poete laureate· he was enbassatour of the Emperour afore tyme ād he wrote in the connceill of Basille a noble traittye for the auctorite of the same also he canonised seynt katherine of senys This pope or­deyned grete indulgēces & pardō to them that wold go werre ayēst the turke And wrote an epistle to the grete Turke exortyng him to become cristen: & in the ende he ordeyned a passage ayēst the Turke at Ankone / to which̄ moche peple drewe oute of all parties of cristē ­dome: of which̄ peple he sēte ma­ny home ayen̄ / because they suf­fysed not. and anon̄ aftir he deide at the sayd place of Ankone the yere of our lord M.cccc.lxiiij the xiiij. day of August

¶How Andrewe Trollop & the sowdyours of Caleys forsoke the duke of yorke & their maistir therle of warrewyke. in the westcōtre Capit. CC.lix

THe duke of yorke the Er­les of warrewyk & of Sa­lisbury sawe ye gouernaū ce of the Reame stāde most bi the quene and hir coūceill & how the grete prynces of the londe were not called to counceill / but sette a parte / & not onely so. but that hit was sayd thurgh the reame that the said lordes shold be destroyed vtterly as it opēly was shewed atte Bloreheth by them that wold haue slayne the Erle of Salisbu­ry: Then̄ they for sauaciō of theyr lyues ād also for the cōmyn wele of ye ream̄ thought for to remedie [Page] thise thȳges assēbled thē to gedyr wt moch̄ peple / & tok a felde in the westcōtre / to which̄ ye erle of war­rewyke came frō taleys wt many of the holde soudiours. as ādrew trollop & othir: ī whos wisedome as for the werre he moch̄ trusted. And whā they were thꝰ assēbled· & made theyr felde: The kȳg sent oute his cōmissiōs & preuy sealys vnto alle the lordes of hys reame to come ād awayte on hȳ in their moost defensable wyse. & so euery men came in such̄ wyse yt the kȳg was strōger & had moch̄ more pe­ple thā the duke of york & the Er­les of warrewyk & salisbury: for it is here to be noted that eueri lord [...] so de­ceyued toke a coūcell shortely in ye same night & deꝑted frō the felde leuȳg behynd▪ thē the moost part of their peple to kepe the feld tyll on the morne. Then̄e the duke of york wt his secōd sone deꝑted thu­rgh walys toward Irlād / leuyng his oldest sone the erle of the marche wt the Erles of warrewyk ād Salisbury / which̄ to geder wt thre or iiij. ꝑsones rood strayt into Denēshire: & there bi hulpe & ayde of denham a squyer which̄ gate for thē a shipp. which̄ cost CC / xx. no­blis. & wt the same shyp sailled fro thēs into Garnesey. & there refresshyd thē. & frō thēs sailled to Ca­leys / where thei [...] in to the castel by the [...] [...]er thei [...] of it. And the [...] in wa­ [...] [...] beȳg wy [...] in the felde: not [...] of thys [...]odē de­partȳg on the morne fonde non̄ [...] of the said lordes / wher for he sente oure in all haste men to folowe & purswe after to take hē / but they mette not wyt thē as god wolde / & then̄e the king wēte to ludlowe & despoilled the castell and the towne. & sent the duches [Page] of yorke wyt hir childrē to my ladi of bokȳghā hyr suster. where she was kepte longe after / & fortwith the kyng ordeyned the duke of so­mersette capytaȳ of caleys & the­se othir lordes so departed as a fo­re is said were proclamed rebellis & grete traitours / Then̄e the duke of somersette toke to hȳ all ye sow­diours that deꝑted from the felde & made him redy in all hast to go to caleys & toke possession of hys offyce. & whā he came he fownde therle of warrewyk therin as ca­pitayn & therles of marche & salisbury also. & then̄e he lōded by sca­les & wēte to Gwysnes. & there he was receyued / & it fortuned yt so­me of the shippes yt camē ouer wt him camē into Caleys hauen by their fre wyll. for the shipmē ow­ght more fauour to ye erle of war­rewyke thā to the duke somersete jn which̄ shippes were takē diuerse men as Ienyn finkhill. Iohan felaw kailles / & purser / which̄ we­re beheded son̄ aft in caleys / & aft thys dayly came men ouer see to thise lordes to Caleys & began to wexe strēger. & thei borowed mo­che good of the staple. & on yt othir side the duke of somersette beyng in Gwysnes gate peple to hī whi­che came oute & scarmusshed wyt thē of caleys & thei of caleys wt hē. which endured many daies / Du­ryng thꝰ this same scarmusshȳg moche peple dayly came ouer vnto these lordes / Then̄e on a tyme by thauys of counseill / the lordes at caleys sente ouer maistir dēhā wt a grete felawship to sādwhich: & toke the towne & therin the lord Riuers & the lord Scaleys his so­ne: & toke many shippes ī the ha­uen / & browght hē all to Caleys. with which̄ shippes many marō ners of their fre will came to Ca­leys to serue ye Erle of warrewyke· & after this the erle of warrewy­ke by thauys of the lordes toke all his shippes & māned thē well & sailled him self into Irlād for to speke wt the duke of yorke. & to ta­ke his auys how thei shold entre into englōd agayn̄. & whē he had ben̄ there & done hys eraudes he retorned agayn̄ toward caleys & brought with him his moder the cowntesse of salisbury: & as he ca­me in the westcontre vpō the see▪ the duke of Excestre admyrall of Englōd beȳg in the grace of d [...]e [...] accōpanied wyt many shippes of werre mette with therle of warrewyke & his flete. but they fought not. for the substaūce of the peple beȳg wt the duke of Excestre ou [...] better will & more fauour to therle of warrewyk thā to him & thei deꝑted & came to caleys in saufte blessyd be god. Thā ye kȳges coū ­ceill seȳg yt these lordes had gotē ye shyppes frō sādwhich & takē the lord Riuers & his sone. ordeyned a garnysō at sādwhych to kepe ye [Page] towne & made one moūtfort Ca­pitayn of the town̄. & that no mā ne vitaill ne marchaūt that shold goo into Flaūdres shold not goo into Caleys. Then̄e they of Ca­leys seyng this / made oute mais­ter Denham & many othir to go to sandwhich̄: & so they dyd & as­sailled the towne by water ād by lōd & gate it & brought moūtfort their capitaȳ ouer see to Rysebā ­ke & there they smote of his hede / & dayely men came ouer to them oute of all parties of Englōd

¶How the Erles of Marche: of warrewyke▪ & of salisbury entred into Englōd. And of the felde of Northamptō. where dyuerse lor­des were slayne Capitulo CClxi.

And after this ye said Erles of Marche / warrewyke & of salisbury came ouer to to Douer wt moch peple ād there lōded: to whō all the cōtrey drewe & came to londō armed: ād for to late the lordes of the kynges coū ­ceyl knowe their trouth̄ and also theyr entēt assembled thē & tolde thē that thei entended no harme to the kynges persone sauf yt they wold put fro hȳ suche ꝑsones as were aboute hȳ: & so they deꝑted from London with a grete puys­saūce toward northamptō: whe­re the kyng was accōpanyed wyt many lordes & had made a stron­ge felde withoute ye toune & there bothe ꝑties mete & was fowghtē a grete bataille. in which̄ batayll were slayne ye duke of Bokȳghā. the erle of shrowesburi: the vicōte beaumōd. the lord egremōd· and many knightes & squiers & oth̄ir also. & the kȳg hȳ selfe takē in the feld & afterward brought to lōdō. & anon̄ afterward was a ꝑlemēt at westmīster durȳg which̄ parlemēt the duke of yorke came oute of Irlād wt the erle of Rutelād ri­dȳg wt a grete felawship into the paleys at westmȳster & toke ye kī ­ges paleys & came into ꝑlement chābre & there toke the kȳges place & claimed ye croune as his ꝓpre enheritaūce & right & cast forth in wrytyng his title: & also yt he was rightfull heyr. wherfore was mo­che to do. but in ꝯclusiō it was appoynted & cōcluded yt kȳg Henry shold regne & be kȳg durīg his natural life for asmoch̄ as he had bē so lōg kȳg & was pocessyd. & after his deth̄ the duke of york shold be kȳg & his heires kȳges after hȳ / & forthwith shold be ꝓclaimed heir apꝑaūt. & shold also be ꝓtectour of Englōd durȳg ye kȳges lyfe. wt many othir thīges ordeyned in ye sam̄ parlemēt. & if kīg hēry durīg his lyfe wēte frō this apoȳtemēt or any article ꝯcluded in the said ꝑlement. he shold be deposed & the duke shold take ye crown̄ & be kīg. all which̄ thȳges wer̄ enacted bi the auctorite of the said ꝑlemēt: at [Page] whyche parlement the cōmunes of the reame beȳg assēbled in the comō hous comonȳg & treatyng vpō the title of ye said duke of york sodēly fyll down̄ the croune whi­che henge then̄e in the myddes of the said hous. whiche is the fray­tour of the abbey of westmȳster: which̄ was taken for a prodige or tokē that the regne of king Hēry was ended / & also the croune whiche stode on the highest toure of ye steple in the castell of Douer fylle downe this same yere

¶How the noble duke of yorke was slayn̄ & of the felde of wakel­feld / & of the secōd iourney at seȳt Albōs by the quene & prynce / Ca. cclxij

THen̄e for as­moch̄ as the quene wt the prince was in the north & absented her frō the kyng & wold not obeye such̄ thȳges as was cō cluded ī the ꝑlemēt: it wss ordey­ned that the duke of york as ꝓtectour shold goo northward / for to bring in the quen̄ & subdue suche as wold not obeye wyt whō wēte the erle of salisburj. sir Thoās ne­uyll his sone. wt moche peple / & at wakefeld in Cristmas weke they were all ouerthrowē & slayne by the lordes of the quenes ꝑtie that is to wete. the duke of yorke was slayn̄ ▪ the erle of Rutlād. sir Tho­mas neuill. & many moo / the erle of salisbuey was takē a lyue and othir / as johā harow of Lōdō ca­pitaȳ of ye footmē / & hāson of hule which̄ were brought to poūfrete. & ther after beheded & their hedes sēte to yorke & sette vpō the yates / & thꝰ was that noble prȳce slain̄ the duke of york / on whos soule & all cristē sowles god haue mercy. And thys tyme therle of marche beyng in shrewesbury hering the deth of his fadre desired assistence & ayde of the town for tauēge his fadres deth And frō thēs wēte to walys [...] where at cādelmasse after he had a bataylle at Mortimes crosse ayēst therles of pēbroke. ād of wilshire. where therle of Mar­che had the victorie Then̄ ye quen̄ with the lordes of the north after they had distressed & slayn ye duke of yorke & his felawship came so­uthward wt a grete multytude & puissaūce of peple for to come to the kȳg & defete such̄ cōclusiōs as had ben̄ takē before bi ye ꝑlement ayēs whos comȳg ye duke of nortfolk therle of warrewyk wt moch peple & ordinaūce wēte vnto seȳt Albōs & lad kīg hēry wt hē & there encōtred to gedre jn such̄ wise yt ye duke of northfolk and the erle of warrewyke wyth othir of theyr partye fledde and lost that iour­ney where kyng Henry was ta­ken and wente wyth the quene & prynce hys sone▪ whiche tho had goten that felde: Thēne the quen̄ & hyr partie beȳg at their aboue / sente anon̄ to londō. whych̄ was on asshwednesday the fyrste day of Lente for vytaylle. whyche the [Page] mayre ordeyned by thauys of the aldremē yt certayne cartres laden wt vitaill shold be sente to seȳt Al­bons to thē. & whā the cartres ca­men to crepelgate / the cōmunes of the cite that kepte that gate to­ke the vitailles frō the cartres ād wold not suffre it to passe: Then̄ were there certaine aldremē & cō ­munes appoīted to go to Barnet for to speke wt the quenes coūceil for to entrete that the Northeryn mē shold be sēte home into theyr contrey ayen̄: for the cite of Lōdō dredde sore to be robbed & despoil­led if they had come / And thus durȳg this traittie tydynges ca­me that ye erle of warrewyke had mette with the erle of marche on Cotteswold comyng oute of wa­lys with a grete meyne of walsshmē (punctel) & that they both̄ were comȳg to Londō ward / Anone as these tydynges were knowē the trayt­tye was brokē. for the kȳg. quene: prynce / & all othir lordes were wyt them departed from seynt Albōs northward wyt all their peple. yet or they departed from thēs / they beheded the lord bonuille. and sir Thomas kriell which̄ were takē in the iourney don̄ on shrotewis­day / thenne the duchesse of yorke beyng at Londō & herȳg of ye losse of the felde at seynt Albiōs sente ouer see her ij. yōge sones George & rychard which̄ wēte to Vtrecht & Phelipp malpas a ryche mar­chaūt of London / Thoās vaghā squyer: maistir willyā hatteclyf. & many othir ferȳg of the comȳg of the quene to Lōdō toke a shyp of Andwarp for to haue goō in­to zelād / & on that othir cost were takē of one colūpne a Frēsshmā a shipp of werre. & he toke hē pry­soners & brought hē into fraūce. where they payed grete good for theyr raūsone. & ther was moche good & rychesse in that shipp.

¶Of the deposicyon of kȳg Hēry the sixthe / & how kȳg Edward ye fourthe toke poscession / ād of the bataille on Palmesonday. & how he was crowned Capi. CC▪lxiij

THenne whan the erle of the Marche & the Erle of warrewyck had mette to gedre on cotiswold / incōtinēt thei cōcluded to goon to Londō / & sēt word anon̄ to the mayre & to the cyte that they shold come / anone the cyte was glad of their comȳg hopyng to be relieued by them: & so they came to Londō / And whē they were comen & had spokē wyt the lordes and estates then̄e beȳg there / cōcluded for asmoch̄ as kīg Hēry was goon with thē north­ward yt he had forfaited his crou­ne & ought for to be deposed accordyng vnto the actes maad & pas­sed in the last parlement / ād so by thaduyse of the lordes spirituell & temporell then̄e beȳg at lōdō the [Page] Erle of the marche Edward by ye ḡce of god oldest sone of Richard duke of york as rightfull heyre. & next enheriteur to his fadre ye iiij day of Marche ye yere of our lord M.cccc.lix [...]oke poscessiō of the re­ame of Englōd at westmȳstre in the grete halle: & after in the chir­che of the abbey: & offred as king beryng the septre riall. to whō all the lordes bothe spirituell & tēpo­rell dide homage & obeisaunce as to their soueraȳ liege ād lawefull lord & king. & forthwith it was ꝓ­clamed thurgh the cite. kīg Edw­ard the fourth̄ of that name And anon̄ after the kȳg rode in his ri­all astate northward wt all his lor­des for to subdue his subgettes yt tyme beȳg in the north. & tauēge his fadres deth And on palmesō day after he had a grete bataill in the northcontre at a place kalled towton not ferre fro york. where wyt the helpe of god he gate the felde & had the victorye. where were slayne of his aduersaries xxx.M men & moo as it was said by mē that were there / jn which̄ batayll was slayne the erle of Northūberland: the lord clifford (punctel) sir Iohā ne­uill / the erle of Westmerlādis bro­ther· Andrew trollop ād many o­thir knightes & squiers / Thenne kȳg hēry yt had be king beyng wyt the quen̄ & prince at yorke hering the losse of yt felde & so moch̄ peple slayn & ouerthrowē / anon̄ forth­with departed all thre wt the duke of somersete. the lord roos & othir toward scotlād / & the next day kīg Edward wyt all hys armye ētred into yorke & was ther proclamed king & obeyed as he owght to be. & the mayre & aldremē & cōmyns sworn̄ to be his liegemē. & whē he had taried a while in the north & yt all the cōtre there had turned to hȳ. he retorned southward leuȳg the erle of warrewyke in tho parties for to kepe & gouerne that cō tre. & aboute midsomer aft the yere of our lord M.cccc.lx. & the first yere of his regne he was crouned at westmȳster & enoȳted kyng of englōd hauyng the hole poscessiō of all the hole reame whō I pray god saue & kepe sēde hī & accōplissement of the remenaūt of his ri­ghtful enheritaūce beyōde the see & that he may regne in thē to the plesir of almighty god helthe of his sowle honour & wurshipp in this present lyfe & well & prouffyt of all his subgets: & that ther then̄ may be a veray fynall pees in all cristen reames / that the infidels & miseraūts may be withstādē & destroied / & our faith enchaunced which̄ ī thise dayes is sore minus­shed bi the puissaunce of the tur­kes & hethē men & that after this present & short lyfe we may comē to the euerlasting lyfe in the blisse of heuen / Amen

[Page]¶Here ben endyd the Cronycles of the Reame of Englond with their apperteignaunces. Enprētyd In the Duchye of Braband. in the towne of Andewarpe In the yere of owr lord .M.cccc.xciij. By maistir Gerard de leew. a man of grete wysedom in all maner of kūnyng: whych̄ nowe is come from lyfe vnto the deth / which̄ is grete harme for many a poure man. On whos sowle god almyghty for hys hygh̄ grace hau [...] mercy AMEN

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