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COLOPHON TO "the CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND," PRINTED BY GERARD LEEW OF ANTWERP, 1493.
Philologie namlicli ist jene ehrwiirdige Kimst, welche von ihrem Vereh rer vor Allem eins lieischt, bei Seite gehen, sicli zeit lassen, still werden, langsam werden — , als eine Goldsclimiedekunst und Kennerschaft des Wortes, die lauter feine vorsiclitige Arbeit abzuthun hat und Nichts erreiclit, wenu sie es nicht lento erreicht. Gerade damit aber ist sie heute nlithiger als je, gerade dadurch zieht sie und bezaubert sie uns am starksten, mitten in einem Zeitalter der "Arbeit", will sagen : der Hast, der unanstiindigen und scbwitzenden Eilfertigkeit, das mit Allem gleicli " fertig werden " will, audi mit jedem alten und neuen Buche : — sie selbst wird nicht so leiclit fertig, sie lehrt gut lesen ; das heisst langsam, tief, riick und vorsichtig, mit Hinterge- danken, mit offen gelassenen Thiiren, mit zarten Fingern und Augen lesen. ^
Fkiedrich Nietzsche.
^ Philology is that venerable art which demands one thing above all from its worshipper, to go aside, to take one's time, to become silent, to become slow — , as a goldsmith's art and connoissenrship of the word, which has to execute nothing but fine delicate work and which achieves nothing if it does not achieve it lento. Just that it is what makes it more necessary to day than ever, just by this it attracts and charms us most in the midst of an age of "work", i. e. of haste, of indecent and sweating hurry which wants "to have done " with everything in a moment, with any old and new book too : — while itself it is not so easily at an end ; it teaches to read well ; that means to read slowly, deeply, with consideration and carefully, with reservations, Avith open doors, with delicate fingers and eyes.
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MS. EAWL. B 171, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, &c.
BY
FRIEDRICH W. D. BRIE, Ph.D.
WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND GLOSSARY.
PART I.
2.
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92. The heading must be : Edelf, Argentil and Curan.
121. ,, ,, Edmund's instead of St. Edmund's.
122. 143. 150. 154.
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PREFACE.
I PROPOSE to include in a couple of volumes, of which the present is the first, an edition of the work commonly called The Brut of England, or The Chronicles of England. The entire Chronicle with its continuations embraces a period from the legendary time of Albina and Brutus to a.d. 1479, while the first part which forms the contents of this volume closes with the battle of Halidon Hill in 1333. The first part of our Chronicle is a mere translation of the French Bmt d' Engleteire. Of this work there are two independent English translations, of which I have chosen the earlier and anonymous one for publication, for reasons which are fully explained in the general Introduction which will form the last volume of this edition.
After 1333 Ave have a certain number of original EngUsh continuations. The first of these, finishing with the death of Edward III in 1377, represents the same version in all MSS. But after that date we have several continuations which are quite mdependent of each other. Of these the most important ones have been chosen for publication.
Very few of these continuations can with any certainty be ascribed to a known author; most of them exist only in copies of MSS. which have perished or dropt out of sight. But the question of authorship ceases to be of paramount importance, when "the information contained in the text can be thoroughly tested by contemporary writers, as is the case in the present Chronicle.— ''The value of such portions of the narrative as are incapable of external authentication, depends on the generally faithful character of the context where it has been so proved.
As history, the first part possesses much original value in its later parts after the accession of Edward II; while in several of the continuations the narrative becomes even that of a con- temporary.
As Uterature, the Chronicle is as worthless— except a few
X Preface.
inserted poems — as a mediaeval Chronicle possibly can be. But nobody will expect to stop a wedding-guest by reciting mediseval history.
For everything else, the reader of these pages is referred to the final Introduction. This will contain a list, description and classi- fication of 167 MSS. in French, English and Latin, 147 of which I have been able to examine myself ; and some remarks about the language of the ^most important English texts ; then a history of the study of the Bnd, an analysis of the diff'erent French versions and their sources, a description of the two English translations, and an examination of the original English continuations and their sources; finally, a list of the 13 printed editions between 1400 and 1528, a description of the Latin versions, and a chapter on the influence of the Bnd on later writers.^ Besides that, I shall give a fair number of notes, mostly containing illustrations from contemporary writers, to explain the historical value of the facts related in the Brut. A Glossary of the more uncommon words and an Index of Proper Names will form the end.
It now remains to describe the MSS. which have been used for the present volume." They are three in number, designated respectively by the letters E, 0 and D.
R = MS. Rawl. B. 171 (Bodl.), which forms the text of this
_volume, represents the oldest English copy of the Brut
known to me. The hand shows the time of writing to be
about 1400. As the MS. wants the first leaves, these have
been taken from MS. Douce 323.
0 = MS. Douce 323 (Bodl.), a late, but very accurate transcript
written in the beginning of the second half of the 15th
century. It has been used too for the collation of the whole
text, as well as
Z) = MS. Trin. College, Dublin, 490, which was written in the
beginning of the 15th century. Appendix A which closes this volume contains the poetical description of the battle of Halidon Hill which forms the end of the second translation. The text is printed from the two only existant MSS. of this version, MS. Harley 4690 and MS. Arundel LVIII in the College of Arms in London.
^ An abstract of this Introduction has appeared in German under the title : GescMchte unci Qucllcn der rnittel englischen Prosachronik The Brute of England odcr The Chronicles of England. Marburg. N. G. Elwert. 1905.
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Further details about the MSS. employed will "be found in the final Introduction.
In conclusion, I have to record my obligations to those to whom
I have been indebted for various acts of kindness and assistance in
the course of the whole work. Their number is indeed very great.
Among these I will mention in the first place Dr. Frederick J.
Furnivall, whose kindness and most valuable experience are always
placed so courteously at the service of those who require them.
Much attention and help I have besides received from Professor
Alois Brandl in Berlin. I^or must I omit publicly to acknowledge
the useful hints forwarded to me by Professor Priebsch, Professor
Brandin, Dr. Wylie and Dr. Imelmann. For the loan of their
MSS., I am highly under obligation to the Earl of Leicester of
Holkham, and to Mr. William Wynne of Peniarth (co. Merioneth).
To Mr. John Edwards in Glasgow I am indebted for information
about the MS. in his possession, and to the Eev. P. Henderson
Aitken for information about the MSS. kept in the Hunterian
Museum in Glasgow. Finally I have to thank the authorities of
the British Museum,— that Mecca of all scholars which has become
my second home,— the Bodleian Library, the University Library
in Cambridge, various Colleges in Oxford and Cambridge, Trinity
College, Dublin, Lambeth Palace, the College of Arms, the Society
of Antiquaries, the Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn, Stadtbibliothek
Hamburg, Bibliotheque Rationale, Mazarine and Genevieve in
Paris. To Mr. Falconer Madan of the Bodleian, and especially
to Mr. John A. Herbert of the British Museum, I am under
great obligations for the continuous and ready aid of their great
paleographical knowledge.
Friedrich W. D. Brie.
Marlunj ajL., December 1906.
SUMMAEY OF CONTENTS.
The Prolog.
[King Dioclician weds his 33 daughters to 33 kings. The daughters despise their husbands. When Dioclician scolds them, they kill their husbands. Albine and her sisters put to sea. They reach Albion, and breed giants by the devil] ... ... pp. 1-4
Giapters 1-10. Of Eneas, his son Ascanius, and his grandson Sylveyn. Of Brut, Sylveyn's son. His banishment and his success in Greece. Brut wins Gennogen, King Pandras's daughter. He is bidden by Diana to go to the isle of Albion. He conquers Gascony, and builds Castle Tours. Landingrat Totness. Cornwall is given to Coryu. Foundation of New- Troy. Albanak gets Scotland, Camber gets Wales. Death of Brut. King Lotryn drives out Humber and marries Guentolen, Coryn's daughter. Lotryn's death. Estrilde is drowned by Guentolen. King Madan. Menpris slays Manlyn , his brother. King Ebrac conquers France. King Brut Greneshal. King Leyl. King Lud Ludibras
pp. 5-16 Chapters 11-20.
King Bladud. King Leir and his three daughters. Cordeil becomes Queen of France. Leir's retinue is cut down by Corneil and Rigan. Leir goes to France to see Cordeil. Leir made king again. Cordeil reigns in England. Morgan and Conedag. King Raynolde. King Gorbodian. Porrex is slain by Ferres. Ferrex is murdered by his mother. Four kings in Britain. Donewall becomes the only king
pp. 16-24 Chapters 21-30.
Belyn and Brenne. Brenne gets Norse help to invade Belyn. Belyn defeats King Gutlagh of Denmark. He makes four causeways across the country. He and Brenne invade France. Rome is conquered. King Corinbatrus subdues Denmark. Spaniards settle in Ireland. King Guentolen. King Seisel. His successors Kymor, Howan, Morwith, Grandobodian. The bad King Artogaile becomes good ... pp. 24-29
Chapters 31-40. King Hesider and his Brothers. Thirty-three kings reign after him, the last being called Ely. King Lud. Origin of the name of London
xiv Contents. [CH. xli-lxxx
and of Ludgtate. King Cassibalam. He drives Julius Csesar out of Britain, B.C. 55. The Earl of Loudon calls liim back. Cfesar subdues the English, King Androgen. King Kembelyn. Claudius invades Britain, and is beaten, a.d. 41. King Ginder is slain in the battle. Armoger weds Claudius's daughter, and is made king ..: pp. 30-35
Chapters 41-50. King Westmer of Britain. He gives Scotland to Berynger's men. They make a raid into Ireland for women. King Coil. King Lucie. Britain becomes Christian, A.D. 156. Britain a long time without a king. Astlepades chosen king. Coil slays him, and becomes his successor. King Constance. Constantine becomes Emperor of Rome. Octovian is made king. Maximian weds his daughter, and becomes his successor. He gives Little Britain to Conan Meriedok. Conan sends to Cornwall for maidens, in order to people his country. The Eleven Thousand British Virgins. They are driven to Cologne, and martyred by Gov/an and Elga pp. 36-44
Chapters 51-60. Gowan invades England. Gracian drives him out, and is crowned king after Maximian's death. Gowan comes back, but is slain by Con- stantine. Constantine made king. Britain turns Christian. Constance made king by Vortiger's help. Vortiger causes Constance to be murdered. Vortiger is made king. Constance's brothers are carried to Little Britain. Engist, Horn, and other Saxons, land in Kent. Engisfs Thongcastle. His daughter Ronewenne. Wassail and Drinkhail. Vorti- ger weds Ronewenne. Vortimer made king by the Britons. Ronewenne causes Vortimer to be poisoned. Vortyger made king again. Engisfs treachery, and his conquest of Britain. Britain called Engist's land. Vortiger goes to Wales pp. 44-56
Cliapters 61-70. Vortiger sends for the child Merlin. Merlin and his mother talk with Vortiger. Merlin explains the signification of the two Dragons under the Castle. His prophecy. Aurilambros and Uter arrive in Britain. Vortiger flees. Vortiger and Engist are slain. King Auri- lambros. Merlin moves the Giants' stones from Ireland and makes Stonehenge. Guillomer of Ireland's invasion. Aurilambros poisoned. A star appears after his death. Merlin tells its signification. Uther Pendragon crowned. His two Dragons. Relief of York. The siege ofTintagel pp. 56-66
Chajjters 71-80.
Uther begets Arthur on Igerne, and weds her. He defeats Octa and
Ossa. He is poisoned by the Saxons. Arthur is made king. He
defeats Cheldrik and Hoel. Their treachery. Arthur beats the Saxons
at Bath. Merlin's prophecies. Arthur defeats Guillomer of Ireland,
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and grants mercy to the Scots. He weds Gunnore, and conquers all Ireland. Fame of Arthur's Court. The foundation of the Round Table. Arthur fights and kills FroUe, and wins Paris. He divides France among his Knights. Arthur's feast. The Roman Emperor's summons to him pp. 66-82
Chapters 81-90.
Arthur's] defiant answer. The Roman Emperor and he prepare to fight. Arthur's followers. He slays the Spanish Giant who ravished and killed fair Elyne. He beats the Romans, and buries his own slain. Mordred is traitorous, and rebels against Artlmr. He fights Arthur at sea, and flees to Cornwall. He is beaten by Arthur and slain. Arthur himself wounded to death. He appoints Constantyne king. Constan- tyne's war with Mordred's sons ... pp. 82-91
Chapters 91-100. King Adelbright and King Edelf. Argentil married to Curan. King Conan, King Certif. The Saxons ask Gurmond for help. Gurmond and the Saxons drive out the Britons. Chichester taken. " Britain " changed to " England." The seven kingdoms. Pope Gregory and the English children. St. Austin lands in Kent, a.d. 596. Adelbright baptized. St. Austin and the rays' tails. Wales refuses St. Austin and the Pope. It is to be invaded. King Brecyval of Leicester slain. Cadwaladre made King of the Britons. He and Elfrid are friends. Quarrel between Edwyne and Cadwalayu ... pp. 91-101
Chapters 101-110.
King Oswold is killed, A.D. 642. Peanda seizes his land. Peanda beaten by Oswy, a.d. 655. Oswyn beaten by Oswy. Ossa becomes chief of all kings of England. King Alfred's Chronicles. King Osbright rapes Buerne's wife. Buerne defies King Osbright, and seeks Danish help. The Danes kill Osbright, and take York. They ravage England, and martyr St. Edmund, a.d. 866. Hubba and Hungar take Reading. At last the Danes are beaten, and pray for peace. Danes at Chippen- ham, A.D. 877. Alfred defeats the Danes. The Danish king baptized, a.d. 878. Alfred's reign and books. Edward, his son, made king, a.d. 900. The Danes come again to England jop. 101-112'
aiapters 111-120. The Kings Athelstan, Edmund, Eldred and Edwin fight the Danes. The good King Edgar sole king, a.d. 959. Ethelwold deceives King Edgar about Estrilde. Ethelwold is killed, and Edgar weds Estrilde. Edgar and Archbishop Dunstan. Edgar's death, a.d. 975. Edward the Martyr is murdered at Corfe, a.d. 978. Eldred crowned by Dunstan. Sweyn and the Danes invade England, a.d. 994. Death of Sweyn, a.d. 1014. King Eldred fights Cnut. Cnut and Edmund Ironside share England, a.d. 1016. Edmund is killed, and his murderer drowned.
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Cnut sends Edmund's sons to Denmark to be murdered. Edward, Edmund's son, marries the daughter of the King of Hungary. Cnut conquers Norway, a.d. 1028. He tries to stop the Thames. His deatli, A.D. 1035 pp. 112-124
Chapters 121-130.
King Harold Harefoot reigns. Hardicanute succeeds him. He recalls his mother to England. His death, A.D. 1042. The English send into Normandy for Alfred and Edward. Godwin has Prince Alfred murdered. Accession of Edward the Confessor, a.d. 1042. He reproaches Godwin for the death of his brother. He forgives Godwin, and weds his daughter. His miraculous sight of King Sweyn, Miracu- lous appearauce of St. John to pilgrims. Their journey to Edward. King Edward's death, A.D. 1066 ' pp. 125-134
Chapters 131-140. Harold is made king. His oath to Duke William. He breaks it. William invades England and slays Harold, A.D. 1066. William crowned King of England. William the Conqueror dies, William the Eed succeeds, a.d. 1087. Quarrel with Archbishop Anselm. The Dreams of and about the king. Rufus shot. Henry Beauclerc reigns, A.D. 1100. Henry's church disputes. He conquers Normandy. War with Louis of France, a.d. 1109-1113. Henry's sons drowned, A.D. 1120. His daughter Maud comes to England. Henry I's death. Stephen succeeds him, a.d. 1135. He takes Lincoln, a.d. 1141. The Empress Maude escapes from Oxford. Maude's son Henry gets Normandy, a.d. 1144, and arrives in England, a.d. 1149. King Stephen dies, a.d. 1153
pp. 134-147 Chapters 141-150.
Henry Il's coronation, a.d. 1154. He invades Wales. Thomas a Becket made primate, a.d. 1162, Becket quits England, a.d. 1164. War between king and primate, a.d. 1165-1170. Thomas h Becket slain, a.d. 1170. Henry and his sons. Henry II dies, a.d. 1189. The loss of the Holy Land. The Crusade. Eichard I and the Crusade. He is imprisoned, A.D. 1192. His return to England. He is wounded to the Death at Castle Gaillard, A.D. 1199. King John, his successor, loses Normandy. Langton becomes Archbishop, a.d. 1207. England interdicted by the Pope's order. Compromise between the Pope and King John. John refuses to restore the Church's goods, and ruins tlie Cistercians. The Pope's Demands. John's exceptions to them. The Pope's legates declare the Excommunication of England. A clerical coiner is set free by Pandolf. King John gives iu to the Pope, a.d. 1213
pp. 147-163 Chaxjters 151-160. King John's deed of surrender to the Pope. The exiled papists come back. The King welcomes Archbishop Langton. The seven
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years' interdict is ended. The King's misdeeds. He grants Magna Charta, A.D. 1215. The Barons conspire against him. The crown offered to Louis of France. Louis invades England. King Jolm poisoned by a Swineshead monk, A.D. 1216. Henry III succeeds him. Progress of the war. Wales is interdicted. Louis defeated at Lincoln, A.D. 1217. French fleet is destroyed [off Sandwich]. Treaty between Henry III and Louis. Henry contirnis King John's Charter, a.d. 1217. Henry marries, a.d. 1236. Granting of new charters. The Barons' war. Battle of Lewes, a.d. 1264. Battle of Evesham, a.d. 1265. Battle of Chesterfield, a.d. 1266. Siege of Kenilworth. The exiled rebels are forgiven, a.d. 1267. Henry Ill's death, a.d. 1272. Merlin's prophecy of Henry III pp. 163-178
Qiapters 161-170.
Edward I crowned. Coronation festivities. Edward's first cam- paign against Lewelyn of Wales, a.d. 1277, The second Welsh campaign, a.d. 1278. Bad coinage reformed. Lewelyn's third rebellion, a.d. 1282. Lewelyn is slain. David, Prince of Wales, rebels against Edward. Execution of David, a.d. 1283. Edward subdues Wales. Revolt of Rys ap Meriedok, a.d. 1287. Punishment of bad judges, A.D. 1289. Expulsion of the Jews, a.d. 1290. The claimants to the Scottish throne. Edward declares Balliol King of Scotland, a.d. 1292. The Normans at Dover, a.d. 1293. The defenders of Gascony taken by the French, A.D. 1294. Balliol rebels, a.d. 1295. Turberville's deceit. Siege of Berwick, a.d. 1296. Edward I and his long shanks. Balliol is beaten at Berwick Castle. English victory at Dunbar, a.d. 1296. Mock-song against the Scots. Edward forgives Balliol and the rebel Scots. The Scots choose Wallace their king, a.d. 1297. Wallace's truce with France. He defeats the English at Stirling Bridge. Edward ravages Scotland. He defeats the Scots at Falkirk, a.d. 1298
pp. 179-194 Chapters 171-180.
King Edward marries Margaret of France, A.D. 1299. The third campaign against Scotland, a.d. 1303. Stirling Castle surrenders, A.D. 1304. Ordinance of Trailbaston, a.d. 1305. Edward imprisons his son. Wallace is hanged, a.d. 1305. Robert Bruce claims the crown of Scotland, and repudiates Edward I. Comyn opposes Bruce. Bruce kills Comyn, and is crowned king, A.D. 1306. Edward prepares for a fresh conquest of Scotland pp. 194-200
Chapters 181-190. Edward I invades Scotland. Bruce defeated [at Methven], a.d. 1306. Sir Symond Frisell is hanged, and the Earl of Athol taken. Bruce flees to Norway. Edward I prepares for his death, a.d. 1307. Merlin's prophecies about him. Edward II his successor. He weds Princess Isabel of France, and is crowned, a.d. 1308. Piers Gaveston. His
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unpopularity and pride. He is sent to Ireland. Gaveston's return condoned by Parliament at Stamford, a.d. 1309. Murder of Gavcston, A.D. 1312. Bruce's return to Scotland. He defeats Edward II at Bannockburn, A.D. 1314. Mock-song of the Scotch maidens. John Tanner. Berwick taken, a.d. 1318. Two Cardinals robbed in England, A.D. 1317. Great Famine in England, A.D. 1315-1317. The Scots plunder Northumberland ... " pp. 200-210
Chapters 191-200. Scotland interdicted, A.D. 1318. The younger Hugh le Spenser is made the King's chamberlain. Kenewed attack on Scotland. The English defeated in the White Battle at Myton, A.D. 1319. Hugb le Spenser's pride. The harm done by the Spensers. The Spensers exiled, a.d. 1321. The father curses the son. Recall of the Spensers, A.D. 1322. Siege of Leeds, a.d. 1321. Thomas of Lancaster outlawed. Siege of Tickliill Castle raised by the King. Robert Holond's treachery. Thomas of Lancaster and the rebels go to Biubridge, a.d. 1322. Thomas tries to win over Sir Andrew Hercela. Battle of Burbridge. Humphrey de Bohun slain. Thomas of Lancaster taken. Mixt races in England. Tliomas imprisoned at Pontefract. He is scandalously treated and beheaded, a.d. 1322. Otlier rebels executed. The triumph of the Spensers. They advise a renewed attack on the Scots. The English are defeated at Byland, A.D. 1322. Lord Carlisle taken and disgraced for his treachery. His execution, A.D. 1323 ... pp. 210-228
Chapters 201-210.
Miracles for the Martyr, St. Thomas of Lancaster. The pilgrimages to his tomb stopped by the advice of the Spensers. Sir Roger Mortimer escapes from the Tower, a.d. 1323. The King seizes the Queen's lands. He sends his Queen to France to make peace. His son Edward does homage to Charles IV. Edward II exiles his Queen and Prince Edward, a.d. 1325. The Spensers' conspiracy against Queen Isabel and her son. Queen Isabel proposes to invade England. Edward IPs preparations against his wife and son, A.D. 132G. Landing of Isabel and Mortimer. Bishop Stapleton and his two Squires are beheaded. King Edward is taken prisoner. The Spensers are hanged, and other traitors l)eheaded. The Nobles agree to depose Edward II, A.D. 1327. The Nobles, Bishops and Knights disclaim him
pp. 228-242 Chapters 211-220.
Prophecies of Merlin about P^dward IL Edward III crowned, a.d. 1327. England happy under him. Attempt to set Edward II free. Abortive Scottisli campaign. Mock-song of the Scotch. The Scots invade England. A lino army opposes them. Through Mortimer's treachery, the Scots escape at Stanhope Park. Two moons appear. Two Popes elected. Edward II murdered in Corfe Castle, a.d. 1328.
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Edward III weds Philippa of Hainault. The shameful peace of Northampton between the English and Scotch. Bruce's son to be King of Scotland. Queen Isabel becomes hated. Robert of Holand is killed. Demands of the objectors to Queen Isabel's doings. Her opponents give in. Henry of Lancaster and his followers exiled. Edward III does homage for Guienne. Mortimer's ambition. Contrast between the King of Folly and King Arthur pp. 242-262
Chapters 221-223. Edmund of Woodstock gets leave to seek for Edward II, a.d. 1329. Sir John Daverel betrays him. Isabella appeals to Edward III to kill Edmund of Woodstock. He is arrested, tried for treason, and beheaded, A.D. 1330. Pride and avarice of Koger Mortimer. Edward Ill's council plan their defence. The secret passage into Nottingham Castle. Mortimer is taken and condemned to death, a.d. 1330. " Sir John Turnetabard." Edward Balliol is imprisoned in France. Prepara- tions to make Edward Balliol King of Scotland. Edward III gives him leave to go to Scothand, a.d. 1332. He lands there, and routs the Earl of Fife. His speech to his men. He beats his Scotch opposers. A coming battle. Balliol routs the Scots. The Fleming pirate Crab. Balliol is crowned King of Scotland, and does homage to Edward III. ■•Attempt to niurder him. He and Edward III besiege Berwick, a.d. 1333. The Scots offer to surrender Berwick if help does not come soon. The Scots make ready to tight. The five wards of their army. The English rout them at Halidon Hill, 19 July 1333 ... pp. 263-286
The longer Romance of the Battle of Halidon Hill ... pp. 287-289 A shorter fragmentary version of the same p. 289
Clje §nit, a Cljromclc of ^ngiantr.
[3IS. Douce 323, Bodleian Library.']
[The Prolog.]!
[How King Dioclisian wedded Ms 33 Daughters to 33 Kings whom they afterwards murderd; and how these Widows came to England, & had children by the Giants of the land.]
i^3 the noble lande of Surrye* ther was a noble kyng and
myghty, & a man of grete renou?i, ))at me called' Dyocli-
cian, jjat wel and worthily \\jm goue?'nede, & rewlede
thurgh his noble chiualrye, so fiat he co?«quered' alle Y
landes abowte hym, so that almoste aH ^ ^y^gss of Y
world' to hym were entendauwt. U Hyt befell thus, pat
this Dioclician spousede a gentyl damysele ])at was wondyr
1 2 f ayr, fat was hys Eemys doughter, Labana ; & sche loued' hym as
reson) wolde, so ]iat he gate vpoii here xxxiij doughtres, of Y which
Y eldest me called Albyne. And ])ese^ Damysels, whan )5ey comyn
in-to^ Age, bycoraen'^ so fayre \at it was wondyr. U Wherfore
16 this Dioclician anon lete make A sompnyng, & comaundid by his
lettres fat Alle Y ^y^oJ^ \'^^ heldyn of hym schulde come at A
certayn day, as in his lettres was^ conteyned', to make A ryal feste.
At which day, fedir fey comyn, & brought w/t7^ hem Amyralle.^,
20 Prynces & Dukes, & noble Chiualrye. fe feste was ryally Arayd ;
& fere fey lyved in ioy and nierthe y-now, that it was wonder to
wete.
II And hit befelle fus, fat fis Dioclician foughte maryen his 24 Doughtres among aH fo knyghtys^ fat tho were at that solempnite ;
1 The text to the end of Chapter V is taken from MS. Doxicc 323, as it is wanting {except just the latter part of Chapter V, which is too hbtrred and indistinct to he copied) in MS. Rawlinson B 171. The collation following is of MS. Trin. Coll. Dublin 490 (J*). ^ leafl.
* D has this heading: Her* may a man hure How Engelande was ferst callede Albyon and through whome it hade the name.
■• Syrrie * >is "^ vnto '^ bicome « were " kynges
BRUT. B
2 King Biocliciaoi's Daughters despise their Hushands. [PROL.
and so they speken^ & dede, that All)yne, his eldest doughter, & alls here^ sustres, richely were niaryed' vnto xxxiij kynges^ that wer** lordes of gret honour, & Also power, at Jjis solenipnite. And whanne ^ solempnite was done, eue?y kyng nome his wyf, & lad 4 hem into here owne cuntre, and there niaad hem quene. II And hit byfelle ]jus aftyrward, fat ))is dame Albyne bycome so stoute & so sterne, Jjat sche told litel prys of her" lord, And of hym hadde scorne and dyspite, and wolde not done his wylle, but wolde haue 8 here owne wyH in diuerses^ maners. And aH her other sustres, eche on^ here hem so euel a-yens here lordes, )jat it was wonder to wete. ^ And for-as-mych as hem thought '^ ])at liere housebondes were not^ of so hye parage comen as here fadyr. H But tho kynges 12 fat were her lordes, wolde haue chastysed'^ with fayr speche & byhestes, & also for^ ^iftes, and warnyd hem in fayr maner vpon aH loue and frenschipe fat fei scholde Amende hir^'' lithir condi- c/ons ; but al it was for noujt, for they deden her owne wil in aH 16 fyngii fat hem lykede & hadde of power, wherfore fo xxxiij kynges, vpon A tyme, and oftyn-tymes, beten here wyfes, for fey wende that f ei wolde haue Amended here tacches and here wykkyd tliewes; but of such condictons fei were fat, for fayr speche & 20 warnyng^, fei deden the ^^wors, & for betynges ^^eft-sone mych^^ wors. Wherfore f® kyng fat hadde wedded Albyne, wrote f® tacches & f*^ condict'ons of his wyf Albyne, & f* le^^fre sent to Dioclician, her fader. H And whenne f®® other kynges herde that 24 Albynes lord' had sent le^^re to Dioclician, anow fey sente lettres enseled' with here seeles [of] f ® condiczons and Y tacches of here wyfes.
H Whanne f® Kyng Dioclician saw & herde so many pleynte^ 28 of his doughters, he was^ sore a-schamed, & bycome wonder Angry & wroth to-ward his doughters, & fought bof ^ nyght & day how he f 0 myghte amende hit fat fey so mysdede. U And anon sente his lettres vnto f o xxxiij ^* kynges, fat fey schulde come to hym, 32 & brynge wz't/i hem here wyfes, euerychon at a certayn day, for he wolde fere chastise hem of here wikkydnes, if he myghte in eny maner wyse. So fat f® kynges comen AH at fe^^ day & tyme fat
^ spoken ^ hei-" o])ere
^ knyghtes struck met, mid kynges written after it. * weren
s diuerse '' eucrycheon "^ ))ou3t noujt
8 om. ^ chastisede ham ^" her" maners >at wer* so
11 Jjiiiges i'-^ leaf 1, back. '^^—is eftesones michel
1' xxx*' 1^ her"
PROL.] Dioclician scolds Ms Daughters. 3
J?o was sette bytwen hem; & Y Kyng Dioclician hem vndir-fengei with iiiychel honour, & made A solempne feste to aH \ai were vndir his lordschipe. And ])« thrid day of pat^ solempnyte, b« 4 kyng Dioclician sente for^ his xxxiij doughtres, jjat fei schulde come & speke with hym in his chambre. & whenne fey were comen, he spat vn-to hem of here wikkydnes & of here cruelte, & dispitously^ hem reproued' And' vndirnam,^ & to hem he sayde 8 \a\,, jif ))ei wolde not be'^ chastised!, fei schulde his loue lese for euermore. U And whanne y ladyes herd' al tliis, ))ei becoraen^ abasshedi & gretly a-schamed? ; & to here fadir fey seyd fat fei wolde make al amendes ; & so fey depa?-ted? out ivoin here fadres^
1 2 chambre. and Dame Albync, fat was f ^ eldest suster, lad hem aH into her chambre, & fo made voide al fat were fenn, so fat no lyf was among^i'^ hem but sche & here sustres y-fere.^^ f° saide fis Albyne U "My fair sustres, ful weel 36^"^ knowif fat f« kyng
16 oure fadir, vs hath reprouyd*, schamed Sc dispised',^^ f^j. encheson) to make vs obedient vn-to oure housbamles ; but certes fat schal y neuere, whiles fat I lyve, seth fat I ^^am come^* of a more hyere kynges blod* fan my^^ housband is." & wlian sche had so seyd,
20 aH here sustres seyd fe same. H And fo seyd Albyne : " ful wel y wot, fayr sustres, fat oure housbandes haue playned' vnto owre fadir vpon vs, wherfore he hath ^*'fus vs ^^ foul reproued' & dispisedf. wherfore, sustres, my counseil is fat, fis nyght,
24 when owre housbandes ben abed,'" att we with on assent cutten here throtes, & fan we mow bo in pees of hem, & bette/* we movve do f/s fing vndir our fadres power fan elles- where." & anon AH Y ladyes ^^consentidf and graunted vnto fis counceil. H And
28 whan nyght was comyii, f* lordes & ladies wente to bedde, & anon as liere lordes were in'^ slepe, fei cutte-*^ all here housbandes throtes, & so they slowen hem aH,
H whan fat Dioclician-^ her fader herd? of fis fing, -"^he by-
32 come-- hugely wroth A-3ens his Doughtres, k, anon wolde hem alt haue brent ; but AUe f ^ barou?<s & lordes of Sirrye conceilyd' hym not so for-to don suche sternys to his owne doughtres, but onlych schulde voide f^ land of hem for euermore, so fat fei neuere
36 schulde come a3en ; & so he dede. IF And anon Dioclician, f «t
^ vnderfong* ^ ))e ^ after * despitely ^ vndenam
* bene '' harden ^ biconie ^ fadei-" ^"^ amonges " infere
12 we 1* despitede "— " comen ^^ myu ^^-'^^ vs ))us
" in bede " leaf 2. ^^ on ^o gotten -^ Dioclician >e kyng*
^^— " om.
4 They reach Albion, and hreecl Giants hy the Devil, [prol.
was here fad.ir,i commauwclid hem to gon in-to schij^e, & deliueryct to hem vitailles for half a^ ^eer. and when Jjis was don, ail y sustryn^ went in-to Shipe, & saylled forth in y See, & be-toke alle her frendes to Appolyn, J>at was her gocJ. And so long pey sailled' 4 in Y See, til at Jje laste Jiei come"* & aryued' in an yle Jjat Avas aH wyldernes. 51 And' when dame Albyne was come to Jsat land', & aH her siistres, Jiis Albyne went ferst ^owt of y shipe,^ & sayde to here ojjer sustres : " for-as-mich," <\uodt^ sche, " as I am y eldest 8 suster of aH fiis cumpanye, & ferst ])is land haue takyn, & for-as- meche as myn'^ name is Albyne, y wil ])at ))is land' be called' Albyoii, after my?i owne name;" & anon aH here Sustren^ her grrtunted' with a^ good wylle. 12
^ Tlio wente?i owt aH y Sustres of y Shippe, & tokyn y lond A Ibyoii), as here Suster called' hit ; & ))ere J)ei wente vp and doun), and founde neijjer man ne woman ne child', but* wylde bestes of diners'^ kyndes. ^ And whan here vitaiH^ Avere dispe?«did', & hem 16 faylled', ])ei fedde hem Avith erbes & frutes in seson) of y ^eer, & so |)ey lyued'^*^ as jjei beste myght. And after J)rtt, ])ei tokyn fiessh of diue?'s^ beestys, and bycomen wondir fatte, and so jjei desirid^i mannes cumpanye and mannys kynde ]?at hem faylled' ; and for 20 hete they woxen woudiu coraious of kynde ^)?at hem faylled,^ so J)at fey desirid' more mannys cu«ipanye Jjau eny other solas or merthe.
^ Wha?ine jje DeuyH that perceyued' and wente by diners^ contres, & nome bodyes of y eyre ^ Hkyng natures shad of men, 2-1: & come in-to y land of Albyon and lay by pe^^ wymme??, and schad tho natures vpon hem, & they conceiued', and after Jjei broughten^^ forth Geauwtes, of ])e which on me called' Gogmagog', and anojier Laugh erigan, & so J)ei were nompned' by diuers^'^ 28 names; & in |)is manere they comen forth, and weren^-^ boren horrible Geauntes in Albion); & pey dwellyd in Cauys & in hulles at here wiH, & had y loud' of Albyoii as hem liked', vn-to y tyme fiat 13rut Arryved & come to Tottenesse, J3«t was in y He 32 of Albyon). and pore Jiis Brut conqueryd' & scomfyted' these ^*^ ^"geaunte^ aboueseyd'.
Here endeth ))e prolog of Albyoii\ |^at })0 was an He. and herkeneth^'' now how Brute was geten, & how he slow, 36
comen
1 fadei'' anon - om. ^ sustres
" quoj) ^ my ^ diuerses ^ vitailes
^^ leueden ^^ desirdeu ^- I'D ^'^ brou3t ^^ diiifrse3
15 ^.er* IB ],e " leaf 2, hack. ^« herke])
CH. i] Of Eneas, his son Ascaniics, and grandson Sylveyn. 5
ferst Ms Modir, & Afterward' his fadir ; & how he Con- quered' Albyoii), jjat After he nepned Brytaigne, afte/- his^ name, Jjat now is y-called'- Engelon<l', After ))e name of 4 Engist of Saxoyne. Capitwlo Prime.
IX the noble Cyte of gret Troye, ^er was a noble knygRt & ^a myglity, &^ a man of gret poAver, \a\, me callyd Eneas. And whan Y Cytee of Troye was lost & dystroyed' thurgli hem of 8 GreelC, |)is Eneas, wiili al his mayn * fled' thens, & come in-to Lnmbardye, ]iat \o was lord & goueruour of )?at land' a kyng jjat me called' 6 Latyme, and another kyng^ )?o was \ai me called'^ Tnrocelyn, fat stronglicB^ werred' vpon ))is Kyng^ Latyme, \ai
12 often-tymes ded hym moche^ sorowe & myche^ harm. ^ And whan )?is Kyng Latyme herde \ai Eneas was come,!'' \^q vndirfonge hym wiih myche^^ honour, and hym withhelde, for-as-myche as he had herd of hym, and wyst Avel ))«t he was a noble knyght, & a
16 worthy of body and of his dedes. II This Eneas helpe Kyng Latyme in his werre ; & schortly for-to telle, so weel & worthyly he ded, Jiat he slogh Turocelyn, & descomphyted' aP"- his peple. And Avhan al this Avas don, kyng Latyme jaf al Jjat land ]>ai was
20 Turocelyns, & 3af it to Eneas in mariage viitli Lamane, his doughter, the moost fayr creature \(i\, eny manne wiste ; & so Jiei louede^s to-gider in ioy & myithe aU here lyvys tyme.
IT Hit bifel tlius, \ai Eneas dide, as God wolde. & whanne
24 thai^ he was ded, Asquaniiis his Sone, J)at come wn/i hym fro??i Troye, vndirfengei^ y land', and helde it al his lyvys tyme. U And aftf>/-, he weddid A wyf, & vpon herei"^ begate A Sone fat me callyd Sylveyn. And this Sylveyn, whan he conde^e gome reson)
28 of man, vnwetyng his fadir, & ajens his wyl, aqueynted'i' ^ith a damysell \ai was Cosyn to Lamane \ai was Kyng Latymes doughter, the quen fat was Eneas wyf, and brought y damyseli w^t/i Chylde. IT And whan Asquaniws his^ fader ^^yt wyste,!^ anon he
32 lete enquere of the i^vysest maystres,i9 & of f ^Ogrettest Clerkys,20 what child y damysele schulde bryng fortfi. & fey Answered & seyde fat sche schuld bryng forth a Sone fat schuld qwelle bof^^ fader & moder ; & so he dede ; for his modir dyde in beryng^i of
1 his owen 2 callede ^-^ om. * meny ^ MS. fledde fled « cleped ' strongly « miche ^ om. " comen micHei
1- and att ^^ loueden » vnderfonge ^^ her he cou^e
" acqueynte him ^^-^^ wist >crof ^^-^^ gret clerkes •20_-20 -wisest men ^^ bryngeng^ forth
6 Of Brut; his Banishment, and his success in Greece. [CH. il
hym. H And whan pis Child was Lorn), his fadir lete calle liym Brut; and y maystres sayd^ ])at )je Child schulde do^ niych harm & sorowe in many diners^ places ; & afte?-, he schuhle come to gret'* honowr and worschipe. *fl This Kyng Asquaniw*^ deide whan 4 god wolde ; & Sylveyn his sone receyued Ipe land, & made hym wonderlicR wel be-louyd' among^ his puple. ^And'' whan Brut, Ipat was Sylveynes sone, was xv jeer olde, he w'ent vpon A day with his fadir to'' pley & solace; & as this Brut schulde schete^ 8 vnto an hert, his Arwe mys-happed' & glacede ; And so there Brut quelled his fader.
How Brut was dryue'^ out of ]>" land', &^o j^gi^ hy,,j in Greke. Cap^Yw/o ij«. 12
And whan this myschau?^ce byfalle was, p^ people of p'^ land' made sorowe ynow, & were ^^an-Angryd'^i ; & lor encheson) j^erof fiei dreveu Brut out of |)® land', & W(jlde not suffre hym among^"' hem. and he Saw jjat he moste^'^ not Abyde, & went 16 fro thens in-to ])^^^ Greet; & J)er he fonde vij^^* men fiat were of p^ lynage & kynrede of Troy, fiat ^^'weren come^^ of gret blod', as p'^ story telleth^*^ as of men and^"* wo??imen & childryn, pe wheche weren^" aH holden in thraldom and bondage [by] IF the^^ Kyng 20 Pandras of Greek^, for the deth of Achilles, pat was betrayed' and slayn at Troye.
This Brut Avas a wondir fair man, & a strong, & A^^ huge of his Age, & of glad chere and semblaunt, and also worthy of body, & 24 was wel beloued' among his puple. This Kyng Pandras herde speke of his goodnesse & his condicz'ons, & anon made hym dweH with hym, so pat Brut be-come wondir fryve & mych belouyd' ^y^th p*^ kyng, so fiat longtyme Brut dwellyd with pe kyng. IT So at-*^ last 28 fiei of Troy & Brut spoken to-getlre^^ of kynrede & of lynage & of Aqueyntau?«ce, & fer^"^ pleyned' hem vnto Brut of her sorowe &"^ her bondeage, & of meny other schames fiat fi*^ [Kyng] Pandras '-^^ hem don. & to Brut fei seyde^'* vpon A tyme : " je ben A lord of oure 32
1 saiden - done ^ diucrses ■* miche
* leaf 3. In the rigid hand top corner of this 2M.ge is written, in a con- temjMrary hand : ' Bonus es, do»a'ne, et in bonitate tua ludicas terram.' ^ A sic. ' forte ^ shote ^ dryuen ^^ And how lie "—1^ sore agreuede ^'-^ amonges ^^ nii3t ^* om. 15-15 ^^.gj. comen i« telle> of ham " war ^^ 3IS. IT The
^^ an 2" at pe -^ to-gederes " and of ^^ Pandras hade ^4 saiden
CH. ii] Bnd ivins Gennogen, K. Pandras's Bmtghter. 7
lynage, & A stmng* man & a niyglity. Mje 36- oure Avowe & oure lord', & we wyl become 30ure men, & joure comanileme?ites2 done in alle maner thyng^; and brynge ^e vs ouf of this wrechidnes & 4 bondage, & fygtit we witfi ]>' kyng ; for thurgti ]>' grace of ^\)' grete* god' we schul hym ouercome ; & we schul make 30U kyng< of \>^ land?, & to 30 w done homage, & of 30W we schullen holde^ ener- more." 8 Brat hadde \)0 gret pyte of hir bondage \>at fei were brought Inne, And pryvyly*^ went hym from ]>" kynges Court; & ali jjo fat were of Troy went & put hem in-to wodes and Into Moun- teynes, and hem helde, & sent to Kyng Pandras J)at he schulde 3eue
12 hem leue safely for-to wende out of p" londe, for fei nolde'^ no lenger dwelle in his bondage. H The Kyng Pandras wax so^ sore anoyed", & J?o swore that he wolde slo hem echon,^ & ordeyned a gret power, & wente towardes^*' hem aH for-to tight, but Brut
16 & his men "anon manly" hem defended, & fersly foghten & quelled aH pe kynges men, pat noni2 of hem Ascapedf, & took< Jj« kyng, & hym heldeni^ in pryson), & ordeyned! i^counceyl betwen hem what Jjei myght do.i^ Sum seyd pat he schuld be put to deth, &
20 sujume seyd ))at he schulde be exyled? out of p'' land', & su?/ime seyd )5at he schulde be brent.^« ^j And ))» spak a wyse knyght })at me clepedi7 ^lenprys, & seyd to Brut & to^^ aH ))o of Troy : " yf Kyng Pandras wold 3elde hym, & haue his lyf, y counceyl pat he
24 3eue vnto Brut, pat is oui^ Duke & oure souerayn, his dougliter Gennogen to wyf, & in Mariage with here an hundrid Shippes wel araye.?, & al his tresour of gol.t & of syluer, of corn.^^ of wyii, & as myche as vs nedith for^s to haue of o thing & of oper; & ]jau go^s
28 we out of pk-'^ land, & ordeine we vs land elles-wher; for we, ne non of oui^ kynrede J)rtt comen^i after vs, schuld ^-^ neuer haue pees in jjis land' amonges hem of Grek- ; for we haue sleyn so meny of hei* knyghtes & of oper frendes, pat eue7-moi'' werre & contect
32 schuld? be Amonges vs." H Brut jjo, & his folk, consentyd' wel to |,is23 couwceyl; & fis ))ing Jjei tolden to 2-1 Kyng Pandras. H And P' kyng, for-to haue his lyf, graunted as meche as pei axed, & anon 5af vn-to Brut, Gennogen his Doughter, to wyt, & pe hundred
1-1 bene '- co??iman(lemeiit ^ ]>i"ges ■*--' om. ,
5 holde for « priueliche ' wolde « ]>o / eucrchon
w towarde "-" manliche ^- noman lelde
1* leafs, back. ''' done i« bracide '' callede
18 om. " corn and -" his '' come> " shui
23 >at -^ to >e
8 Brut is hidden hy Bimut to go to the Isle of Albion. [cH. ii, ill
shepj^es, witli as myche as hem nedecU of aH vitalles, as by fore was ordeyned'.
Brut J>o toke^ his wyf, & aH his men Jiat forsoke Jie lond of Greek, & we?iten hem vnto y see & hadden wedir at wyli, & 4 comew J)*^ prid day iii-to An lie ]jat me calle])^ Loegers. ^ Brut anon sent of his men a"^ land, for-to aspye y maner of Ipe^ Cuutre. & Jiey founden an okle Cyte al wasted & forlete, ]>at nas per-in nor^ man ne woman, ne no thing dwellynge ; & In y Myddyl of pis 8 Cytee ]?ey founde?^ an olde Temple of a fayr lady ))at me called Diane ^ Goddesse. and jjei ^come?i a^en vnto Bnit,^ & told hym what J)ei had seyn & founden, & counceyled' hym to go & do^ sacrifice to^ Dame Diane, for she was wont^*^ to 3eue answere of 12 what jjing fat^ eue;'e men p?'ayed' here, & namely vn-to hem )?at her honoured' with sacrifice. U Brut went to pat ymage, & seyd : "Dyane, noble goddes, lady pat al fing hast in^ myght & in py power, wyndes, watres, wodes, feldes, & al thinges of pe world, & 16 al maner bestes pat per-ln ben ! to 30W y make my prayer, Jjat 30 me counceyle & telle where & in what place y schal haue a conuen- able dwellynge for me & for my peple ; & ))er y schal make, in^^ honoM?" of* 30W, a wel fayr temple, & a noble, wheryn 3e schul 20 euermore be honowred'." U When he had don) his prayer, Dyane Answerid' in this manere : " Brut," qwod sche, "go euenforth pj wey ouer p^ see in-to Fraunce, toward' jj® west, & per ^e schul fynde an He pat is called' i-Albyon); and ))at He is byco?Hpassed' al with 24 p^ see, & no ma?^ may come per-In but^^ it be by schippes ; and in pat lond were wont to be Geauntj ; but^^^ it is not so, but al wyldir- nesse ; and Jiat lande to 30U is destynyed, & ordeigned' for 30W & for 30ure peple." 28
How Coryn bycome Brutes ma^i, & how Kyng Goffar was dis- comfited'. Csipitido iij°.
Whan Brut herde fis Answere of Dyane p'' GodJes, anon he lete p^ Ancres wynd vp, & sayled in-to p^ hye see. & 32 whan he & his me?^ had sayled' xx dayes & more, fei founden fast bysyde^^ a coste of j)*" see thre hundred' men of pe lynage & kynrede of Troy, & her souerayn & her raayster of aH, men^'* Called .Coryn.
^ Dedeth - nome "^ callede * ou ^ om.
^ neyther ''—'' come vnto brut ajeyne ^ dofi " vnto ^^ woiiede ^^ in pe ^^ leaf 4, ^^ but if -^^ but now
^^ bisides ^^ me
CH. Ill] Brtd conquers Gaseony, and builds Castle Tours. 9
^ And wlien Brut Avyste Avheiis fiei were, lie po vndirfong liem witli inycliel ioy iii-to his Sliepys, & hem lad fortla with hym. This Coryn ]?o bycome Brutes man, & to hym dede fewte & homage. 4 & so long J)ei say led fortli Jjan^ in y See tul tliey come^ to Gas- coign) ; & anon ])ei arryued' in y hauene of Liegers, & ]ier J>ei dwellidde viij dayes, hem for-to rest,^ & her sayles to Amend', per as **nede was.^ 8 Tydyng sone come to Kyng Goffar, fiat was lord of y land, how J'at myche-^ folk^ of j-t/vainge laud wereu Ariyued in his land' in y hauene of Liegiers ; wher-fore he was sore Angred' & anoyed' pr/t fey comen & aryued in his land w^■t^oute'^ leue. and anon he
12 ordeigned' power "hem to dryven" owt, & to^ shende ; hut Kyng Goffar was discomfyted', & al^ his folic', & hym-self Hedde in-to ffraunce to seche help & ?,OQ.our. % And in fiat tyme regned in Frau?«ce xij kynges ; & y elleueneth^ assembled' a gret power for-to
16 helpe Goffar for-to fight ajens Brut. Goffar dwelled with hem of Fraunce half a^ ^ere & more. And Brut in y mene-tyme, & his cu?»panye, destroyed' al y land? of Gascoigne, & lete take al y tresour ))at Kyng Goffar hadde, & lete brynge it in-to his Shippes.
20 And fis Brut fonde in jjat^** lond' a fayr place & a couenable ; & per Brutal made a fayr Casteli & a strong, whan pat was don, Kyng Goffar come fro Fraunce, &^^ xj kynges w^'l/i hym, & bronghten^^ XX j\l+ men for-to fight with Brut & his cumpanye. And Brut
24 hadde but vij M* men & thre hundred'. Netheles, whan y to ostes metten to-gider,^^ Brutes folk* — thurgh help of hym-self,^^ & of Turyn his Cosyn, & of Coryn pat wel & manly ^'^ hym defended & fought ; so pat in litil tyme pei hadde quelled of p® Frenssh-men to
28 M^' &, mo; & po pat were lyuei' fiedden away. *\ And in this batayle Turyn, pat Avas Brutes Cosyn, Avas sleyn, & Brnt lete hym entere worthyly,is i9^}if|i^ j^g had space & leyser, in p" Casteli pat he had made, & po lete [calle hit] Castel Tours ^Oafter his owne
32 name-*^ pat pere was entered'. & jit in-to pis day per is a noble Cytee pat is called Tours.
"Whan Kyng Goffar wiste pat Turyn was ded, he come ajen with his men, & after jaf a strong battaylle vn-to-^ Brut; but Brut &
36 his^ men were so wery --of fyghtynge-- pat pey myghte no lengere
^ om. 2 comen ^ lesten ^— ^ was nede ^ micliel ^ wijoute is ''— " him to dryue ^ om. ^ endeleiie> ^^ Jie ^^ Brus i'-^ ■\v[ith] ^^ broujt '^* togederes ^^ ham-self ^^ manliche ^"^ on lyf ^^ worthelich ^^ leaf 4l, hack. 20—20 (qj. j,y name of Turyne -i to ----^ forfou3teD
10 Brut heats the Gascons, and lands at Totness. [cH. ill, IV
endure ; but maugre hjan & al his, Brut & liis men went in-to his CasteH wz't/i aH his men, and made y jates fast for-to saue hem-self, & for-to take counceiH: amonges hem what were best to^ done. U Brut & Coryn nome counceiH:, & ordeigned* J)r/t Coryn pryuyly 4 shuhl gon out ^at a Posterne of y CasteH:,^ with half his men, & schuld go^ & bussh liem in A wode til amorowe,* so ))at in y mornyng^, whan Brut schuld' fyght Avith his enemyes, Coryn schulde come w^t^ lies folic* in )?at o^ syde, & sle and do aH y harme jjat he 8 myght. And amorow*' in y dawnenge, Brut Avent out of y CasteH, & fauglit witk his enemyes, & ])ey hem fersly defendid'. but with- Inne a litil tyme Brut & his folic* hadden" slayu viij C of Goti'ars men; And J)o come Coryn fro jje busshement, & smote to grounde, 12 he & his Cumpanye, al ]iat wold stande or Abyde, so J»at Kyng Goffar & his follv were discomfited', & faste they gu?ine to fie. fl And Brut & Coryn, Avith here companye, fresshly hem pursued', & quelled of he??^ mo in^ fleyng |)an fiei dede in^ batayH. And in 16 ])at manere Brut liadde y victorye. And ne|)eles Brut made myche sorowe for his Cosyn Turyn, Jiat ^er was slayn, & for o\er also Jiat he had lost of his men, ^jjat is to seyne,^ vij C and xv, fie Avhich ^*^[lie] noblichi'^ lete entere in y CasteH of Tours, \bv \a\, he had 20 entered Turyn his Cosyn.
How Brut Aryued at Tottenes in fie He of Albyon ; & oi y . Bataylle fat^^ was betwen Coryn & Gogmagog. Capitulo quarto. 24
Whan al ])is was done, Brut Avolde no lengere per dwelle for to^- fight, ne mo lese of his peple, for Kyng* Goffarys peple myght euery day encrece mo & mo, & Brutes lassen ; & therfore he nome aH his mei), & Avent vnto y See, & hadde Avynd & Avedir at 28 Aville. and y v day afterward' they aryued' in an hauene of Tot- nesse, & comen^'^ in-to y He of Albion); & fer fiey founde neijjer mau ne Avoma^, as y story tellejj,^"^ but Geauntz ; & fey Avoned in liulles and' in^-^ Caues. Brut saAV y land Avas fayr, & at his likynge, 32 & good also for hym & for his folk*, as Dyane fi^ goddes had hym behyght. fo Avas Brut Avonder glad, & lete assemble vpon a day al his folk, to make a solempne sacritice & a gret feste in honour
^ for-to -— - of the castel at a posterne ^ gone * ou ]ie morw ^ on ^ amorn " hade ** in ))e ^— " om. lo— lo uobliche he ^^ >ai sic ^^ om. ^^ come " telles ^^ om.
CH.iv,v] Brut gives Cornwall to Coryn,and'builds Neiv- Troy 11
& reue;'ence of Dyane/ Jjurglit whas counceiH lie was conie^ iu-to Jjat land*.
And wlian they had her solempnyte maad, as Jjey^ vpon a day
4 were'* at mete, )?er come yn vpon hem sodenly xxx Geauntj, &
quellyd' ''of Brutes men xxx. Brut & his men'* anon stertyn vp,
& his men*^ foughten with y Geauntj, & quellyd hem euerychon
but o" Geaunt, ))'(t was Mayster of liem aH, ]5at me called Gograagog*,
8 |)at was strengei-"^ & heyer ])an eny of y other Geauntj ; & Brut
kepte hym, & sauyd his lyf, for enche-son) jjcft he schulde wrastle
witB Coryn, for Coryn was grettere & hugere ))an eny of Brutes
men fro^ y gerdel stede vpwarcf, IT Gogmagog^ & Coryn vndirtook
12 i^to wrastelyn^^ y-fere ; & so to-gider fey wrasteled' long tyme, but
at pe last Gogmagog helde Coryn so fast yii he brak ij rybbys of*^
his syde, wherfore Coryn was sore agreuyd', & nome \o Gogmagog^
betwene his Amies, & cast hym douu vpon a roche, so \ai
16 Gogmagog^ brak al to peces, & so he dyde in evitt deth ; & \eAove
y place is called 3it in-to^^ j,ig (i-^y t jjq sawte of Gogmagog*.'
& fio 3af Brute al jjat*^ Cuntre to Coryn; & Coryn** called [hit]* afte?' his*^ name ' Cornewayle ' ; & his meu he called ' Corne-
20 wayles' & [so] sehuP^ me?« of fiat Cuntre be called for euennore. And in J)at Cuntre dwellyd' Coryn & his men, & made Tounes & houses,*" & enhabited'is y land' at hei''*'^ wylle.
How Brut made Londou\ & Called )jis land' Brytaigne, &
21 Scotland' Albyne, & Walys Camber. Capit/do quinto.
BKut and his men wenten forth & -'^sought aboute in diue^-s^o places wher they myghte fynde a good place & a couenable jjat fey myghte [make] in a Cytee for hym and for his folk, so at y
28 laste fey come 2* by a fayr Ryuer^s fat is 23 called' f^-* Tamyse ; & fer Brut be-gau a fayre Cyte ^^for hym & for his folk*,--* & lete calle it 'f^ new Trove,' in mynde & remembrau/ice of y gret Troye, for^^ which place aH her lynage was comen. H And f is Brut lete felle
32 adouw wodes, & lete eiye k sowe londes, & done mow medes^^ for sustinawnce of hym & of his peple. & he departed f^ land* to hem, so fat eche27 of lie?« had a certayn place for to dwelle vpon. And
1 Diane >e Goddes - comen ^ fai were ■* om. '" leaf 5. " men and '' on » strono;e ^ lra?;i *'^-'° forto wrasteit " in *- vnto *3 >is ** Coryn it *5 iiig owen ^^ shulle> " house i» inhabite ^^ Ms '^^-'^ soujten forthe in diucrses -* comen " Kyuer side ^ was '^—■» om. ^^ fram -^ medowes -~' euc/yche
12 Albanalc gets Scotland, Camher gets Wales; Brut dies. [CH, v
Brat lete Calle aU Jjz's land Britaigrie, after his owne name, & his folk* he lete calle Britou«s. IF And jjis Brut had geten on"^ his wyf Gennogen iij sones ])at were worthy of dedes :^ Y firste me* callyd' Lotryn, Y secou?ide Albanac,^ Si )j* thryd kambyr. U And 4 Brut bare Crowne in y Cyte of newe Troye xx ^eer after tyme*5 the Cyte was made ; & ther he made Jje lawes jjat Y Britou?is holde])'' : & |)is Brut Avas wondirly weel byloued among aH men; & Brutes Sones also loueden wonderly^ wel to-gydere.^ 8
*\ And whan^ Brut had sowte aH Y lond' in lengthe &^ brede, he fonde A land' ])(iX ioyned to Brytiigue in Y north ; and' ))«t land Brut ^af to Albanac his sone, and he lete calle yt Albanye after his ^°name, |)«t^'' now is called Scotland'. ^ And Brut 12 fonde anothir Cuntre toward Y west ; & pat he ^af to Cambre his other ^^sone, & he^ lete calle yt Cambre aftyr his name, & now is called Walys. And whan Brut had regnyd xx 3eer, as byfore^-^ is sayd, he dyde in Y Cytee of newe Tr(jy, & 16 jrere his Sones hym entered with mychil honoz<r. And Lotryn, Brutes sone, was Crowned kyng with myche^^ solempnyte of aU Y l^^"i ^^ Brytaigne. And after, whan he was Crouned', Albanak & Camber, his too In-ethryn, went a3en in-to here owne 20 Cuntre, & leuedyn wiih myche^^ honour, & Lotryn here brother regned & was kyng and gouerned Y ^^^'^^ wel & wysely, for he was a good man, & wondir wel belouyd of all his land'.
U And it befel so fat Albanac dwelde in his owne land' with 24 myclie^^ honour & worschepe.
And so come Kyng Humbar of Hunland' with a gret power & strengthe, & Arryved in Albanye, & wolde haue conqueryd Y laud, &, bygan to werre vpon Albanak, & hym quelled in bataylle. 28 Whan Albanac was slayn, be folk of Y hand' flye vn-to Lotryn, & told hym, for he was Kyng of Brytaigne, how j^at his brother was slayn, & prayed hym of help for-to Auenge his brotherys deth. Lotryn anon lete asemble aH Y Brytou??,s of Kent, of^* Douorre, 32 vn-to Derewent, of Northfolk & Southfolc, of Kestefen & of Lyndeseye ; & whan tliey were aH Assembled', ))ei spedde faste toward' her euemyes for to jeue hem bataylle. H Lotryn had sent to Camber, his Brother, pat he schuld come also to hym with aH 36 Y power that lie myght, hym for-to helpe ; & so he dede, with good
1 om. - of ^ bodyes * in sic ^ albac ® tj'me ]3at
" helden ^ togederes * and in lo— lo owen name and
^^ leaf b, hack. i- J/,?, fyfore ^^ michel "fro
CH. v] K. Lotryn drives out Humher and marries Guentolen. 13
wiH.i So fiei comen aH to-gedres, & nome her wey priuyly- for to seche Humbar wlier ))ey iiiyglite hyrn fynde, H And so it byfel fat pis Humbar was besides a water ]j((t was a gret Eyuer, witli 4 his folk, hym for to dysport ; and ])o come Lotryn & Camber his brother, with aH his^ folk sodeynly, or J)«t eny of pat o^er it wyste.
H And whan Humbar saw liem^ come, he was sore adrad',
8 forasmyche as his men wist it not, & also jjey were vnarrayed'.^
And anon Humbar for drede, lept^ in-to y water & drenchyd hym-
self, & so deide : he & his men weren^ aH y-slayn,^ fat non^ of
hem ascaped'. And fe/iore is fat^*' water called' Humbar, & &\\er-
12 more schalbe, for encheson) \ai Kyug Humbar was fer-In drenched'.
IT And after pat, Lotryn wente to here shippes, & toke fer^*'
gold' & siluer, and as myche as he fand vn-to hym-self ; & aH \a\>
other pylfre he ^af vn-to other folk of y ost. & pei founden^^ in
16 oon of po^** shippes A fayr DamyseH \ai was Kyng Humbarys doughte/', & me called hei"' Estrilde, IT And whan Lotryn saw here, he took here -with hym for here fayrnesse, and for here, was on^^ taken for loue, & wolde haue weddid here, ^^jjis tydynges
20 come to Coryn : anon he thought to Auenge hym vpon Lotryn, for-as-meche as Lotryn had made couenaunt for-to spowsen^'^ Corynys doughter, pat me called Guentolen. H And Coryn in haste wente to^'^ hym, vn-to ^'^ y Newe Troye, & pus sayd to Lotryn :
2-4 " H Now certes," Q]ii()Ot he, "je rewarden^'^ me ful euel for ail y paynes pat I suflVyd' & hadde many tymes for Brut, 30ure fader ; & therfore I wyl now Auenge me vpon 30W ;" & drow his fauchoii) an hye, and wold haue slayn Lotryn, but p'' DamyseH went
28 be-twen hem, & made hem acorded' in pis manere, pat Lotryn schuld spouse Guentolen, pat was Corynys doughter; and so Lotryn dede, and nepeles, pei he had spoused Corynys doughter pryuylich, he come to Estrilde, & brought here viith childe, & gate
.32 on here A doughter pat me called Abraham. IT hyt byfel awon after, pat Coryn dide; & anon as he was ded, Lotryn forsook* Guentolen his wyf, & made Estr^dde queue. And Guentolen went pens al in wrathe in-to Cornewaylle, & seised all p'' lantl'
36 in-to her hand', for-as-myche as sclie was here Fadrys eyr, & vndirfonge feautes & homages of aH p"" men of p** laud, and after
1 wille and - pnueliche '^ \\et * Mm ^ vnarmede
^ lap "^ wer ^ slayne '•* noman ^^ J)e ^^ fonde
1- ouere ^^ icafQ. " spouse ^^ vnto ^^ to " rewarde
14 Lotryn is slain, Estrilde drownd, & Madhan reigns. [CH. v, vi
Assembled' a gret oste & a gret power, for-to be^ vpon Lotryn auenged', J»at was hei-' lord, and' to bym come, & ^af hym A Strong* bataiH, & \er was Lotryn slayn, & his men descomfited', y v 3eer of his Eeigne. H Giientolen lete take Estrilde, and Abraham here 4 dougter, and bynde- bofi^ hondes and fete, & caste hem in-to a Avate/' ; & so fiey were di-enchyd' ; whevfore ]3at wate?- was euermore called'^ aftf?-, ' Abraliam,' after y name of y damyseH fiat Avas Estrildes doughter ; & englissh-men called'* fat water Seuerne, & 8 Walsshmen ^called \ai water '^ Abraham, into ]jis day. ^ And whan ))is Avas don), Guentolen lete Crowne her quene of pat land, & gouerned y land ful AveH & Avysely vnto y^ tyme Jjat Madhon her Sone, J>at Lotryn had begete vpon here, wei-* of xx 3er Age, pat he 12 myght be kyng ; so pat y qAven regned xv ^eer ; & po lete she crowne here sone ; & he regned & goue/-ned p" land Avel & honour- ably ; & sche Avente in-to CoruewaiH, & per sclie dAvellid' al hei'' lyves'^ tyme. 16
8 Of Kyng* Madhan, how he reguede in pees al his lif ; and of Menpris and of Manlyn his sones ; and how Menpris slough Manlyn his bropei'', and how wolfes drow him al to peces. H Capitulo Sexto. 20
WHen Madhan hade regnede xxx*^ ^ere, he deide, and lip ^at newe Troye, and he^*' hade ij sones : pat on me callede IMenpris, and pat opere Manlyn ; and pise ij breperne, aftei"* here fadres deth, stryuen faste for pe lande ; and Menpris, for enchesoun 24 pat he Avas eldest*, Avolde haue hade al pat^^ Londe; and Manlyn Avolde nou3t suffren^^ him, so pat pai token a day of loue and of accorde ; and at* pis day Menpris lete quelle his broper prou3 tresoun, and hi?n-self afterward' helde pe lande, and anone lete croune him 28 kyng^, and regnede, and after-', he^^ bicome so luper a man pat he destroyede in a Avhile alle pe men of his lande. U and at pe last he bicome so wickede and so leccherous, pat he forsoke his owen Avif, & vsede pe synne of Sodomye ; Avherfore almighty God Avas 32 Avrop,^'* and oppofi him toke vengeance. H ffor vppon a day, as he went in a wode in^^ huntyng^, he loste ^•^'his folc,^*^ and went
^ bene " bonde •* calle ■* callen '^ — ^ calle]) it. « that "' lif
^ Imf 1, hack. The text here is from MS. Rmdinson B. 171, and the colla- tions arc of MS. Trinity College, Dublin, 490 (D), aiid MS. Douce 323 (0). « leaf 2. 10 cm. D. " J)e D. i- sutlre 0. ^^ om. 0. " wrot D. 15 on q. i8_i« j/,y_ i^js foic his folc
CH, vii-ix] K. Ehrac conqiters France. K. Brut Greneshal. 15
allone vp aixl douii criyng' aftei-" his men ; and pere come wolfes, and alto-drowe him into pecis ; and Jjo he hade regnede xxiiij ^ei^. and when his peple wist pat he M'as dede, Jjai made ioye ynow, and 4 anone made Ebrak^ his sonekyiig; and he regnede with michil honoui-'.
Of Kyngf Ebrac,^ how he conquerede flfraunce, and bigate xx*'
sones and xxiij dou3tres. ^ Capitulo ^ Septi/«o.
8 rr^His Ebrac regnede .Ix. ^er*, and^ stronge man was, &2 mi3ty,
I and jjis Ebrac, jjrouj his mi^t, and helpe of his Britons,
conquerede al ffraunce, and wan pere so miche golde and sihiei-* fiat,
when he come^ a3eyne into ]?is* lands, he made a noble citee, and
12 aftei-' his name lete calle it Ebrac, ^ after" his name,^ ])at now is callede Euerwik* . and ])is king^^ Ebrac made Jie castel of Maydenes ]5at now is clepede Edenburglit. This kyng^ hade xx sones and xxiij dou3''tres, be diue;'se wymmen geten; and pe sones were callede
16 as 36 slml hure;^ ^Brut Greneshal, Margand, Seisel, Morghwith nengha?z, Bladud, lakyn, Kymbar", Rocelyn, Spadogh, Godeherl, Thormnan, Eldaugh, lorkanghnt, Haybor, Ketyn, Rothei'', Kaiei^, & Assaruth. H And J)e doughtres highten as 3e shul hui-' after : ^
20 Elegyne, Y?Hmogen, Oghdas, Guenbran, Guardiche, Angarel, Guentolde, Tangustel, Gorghoii, Michel, Medham, Mailoui'', Ondui'', Cambredan, Eogan, Reuthely, Neesf, Cheghem, Scadud', Gladus, Heberhyn, Abalaghe, and Blandau : and' fise were Jjo^*^ xxiij
24 dou3tres ; and Jje brefeme bicome gode kny3tes and worjji in meny centres.
Of Jje^i Kyng' Brut Greneshal, j^e ferste sone of Ebrac the^^ tyng.i3 % Capitulo H Octauo.
28 A fter* Jie deth of Kyng^ Ebrac, regnede Brut Greneshel, his sone /A XXX 361"',^*^ Jjat was^^ Ebrakes ferst sone,^^ jjat wel and noblye regnede . and ^''when tyme come,^'^ he deide, and U lijj at ^ork*.
Of kyng Leyl. IF Capitulo. H Nono.
32 A ISTd when IS Brut Greneshal was dede, regnede his sone IX Leil xxij 3ere ; and he made a faire toune, and lete calle it Karleil after his name, and was a worjii man, and miche bilouede
1 Ebras D. ^ ^nd a DO. ^ came 0. * J^e D. ^—s ^wi. DO.
® om. D. '' leaf 2, back. ^ liere after. ^— ^ om. D. ^" ])e D.
^^ om. D. ^^ om. 0. ^^ Tlie 2 eldest sons are here put into 1.
^* 3er and D. ^" om. D. ^^ sone was D.
17—17 ^Y]jen tyme come D. ]>e tyme come O, when tyme K.
^^ MS. when when
16 Lud Ludibras, Bladud, & Leir & his 3 Daughters. [cH. x-xii
of his people, and when he hade regnede xxij [years] ^ he deide, and lijj at Karleil. U And in his tyine renede Kyng Salamon in Jerw-mlem, Jiat made J>e noble temple; and to him come to Ier».salem, Sibille, Quene of Saba, for-to hure and see if it were sojie )?at 4 men spoken^ of ])e grete noblee and^ wisdome, and of'^ witte of Kyng'' Salamon : and she founde it soth ))at men hade here tolde.
Of Kyng Lud Ludibras, ])at was Kyng Leiles sone. 51 Capit«Zo
5 A Xd^^ aftei^ ))is Kyng Leil, regnede his sone Lud Ludybras, )3at /\ made pe citee of Kaunte?'bery and of Wynchestre ; and' he regnede xiij 3ere, and deide, and lith at Wynchestre.
Of f>e kyng^ Bladuc,^ )5at was Ludybras sone, regnede,^ and 12 was a gode man and a nygromancei-'. Capitulo xi™°.
ANd^^ after* jjis Lnd Ludebras, regnede Bladud his sone, a grete nigromancei-' ; and jjrou^ his crafte of nigromancie he made Jie meruailous bote bathe, as \q gest telle]?, & he regnede 16 i^xxj 3ere,^^ and he^'' lith at J)e^^ newe Troye.
Ofi^ Kyng^ Leir, and of ]>e ansuere of his congest dou3tei'', ]5at g/-«ciousely was mariede to J»e Kyng of F/aunce. C. xij.
Aftei'' ])is Kyng Bladud, regnede Leii'* his sone; and pis Leii-* 20 made ])e toune of Leycestre, and lete calle ]je toune aftei-* his name ; and he gouernede \q lande wel and [nobly]. H pis kyng Leii'^ hade iij doughtros : pe ferst highte Gonorille, pe secunde Eigan, and pe pridde Cordeile ; and pe 3ongest doughtei'' was 24 fairest^ and best of* condiciouns. ^ jje kiug^ here fadei^ bicome an olde man, and wolde pat his^^ doughtres were mariede or pat he deide . but ferst he pougt^ assaye whiche of ham i*^ louede him most* and best* ; for she pat louede him best slmlde^" best 28 bene^'^ mariede . and he axede of pe ferst dought[er] how niiche she i^louede him^^; and she ansucrede and saide, ' bettre pan here owen
1 ^ei-' D. 3eer 0. - spok D. » and of D. , * of ],^ 0. ^ i^f ^
•^ In the margin is this note, in an ancient hand : Liul Ludibras y* byldyd ca[n]t«rbei-y. '' om. 0. * bladud' D. bladud 0. ^ regne D.
1" In the margin, in an ancient hand: he mayd y*^ lioyt b[ath]. The edge of this page Aas evidently been cut off.
11-11 om. D. 1- om. D. ' i-' om. DO. " Of l^e 0.
15 his DO. here R. i« his doujtres D. i" shul D. i* be DO.
19—19 ],im louede D, hym loued' 0.
CH. Xll] King Leir andliis Daughters. C(y)'deil made Queen. 17
lif*.' " Xow certes," quod'^ -jje faciei-',- "fat is a^ giete loue." II Jjo axede he of ]>e secunde doughtei'', how miclie she him louede ; and she saide, ' more, and passing al |)e cyeatures leuyng^^ of J)e 4 "worlde.' "ma foy," ^ quod jje fadei"", "y may no more axen." ^ And Jjo axede he of pe pridde doughtei-', how miche she him louede. " certes, fader'," ^qwod she, "mysustres haue tolde 30W glosyng wordes ; but for-soJ)e y shal tel 3ow'^ treujj : for y 8 loue 30W as miche as ^me owe))^ to loue my fader; and^ forto bryng 30W more in certeyne how loue go]?, I shal 30W telle, for-as- niiche as 36 bene^^ wor]3e, as muclie^^ shal 3e bene^^ louede." IF The kyng here fader wende J)at she hade scornede him, and bicome
12 wonder Avroth, and swore by heuen and erfie fiat she shulde neuer haue goode of him; but his dou3tres Jjat louede him so miche shulde be wel auauncede and mariede . and J)e ferste dougte?- he mariede to Mangles, King of Scotlande ; And ]>e secunde he
16 mariede to Hanemos, Erl of Cornewaile ; and so^^ Jjai ordeynede and speke^'* bituene ham fat fai shulde departe fe reaune bituene ham too, afte?- fe dej) of Leii''^^ her* fadei'', U So fat Cordeil his 3ongest doughter shulde nofing* haue of his lande. but fis Cordeil
20 was wondei-' faire, and of so^^ goode condicions and maners, fat fe Kyng of Fraunce, Agampe, ^^herde of here^^ speke, and sent to fe Kyng Leii-*, he[r] fader", for to haue hei'' vnto wif*, and proyede him ferof. And Kyiig^ Leir here fadei'' sent him worde fat he hade
24 departede the lande ^'to his ij of ere ^" dou3tres, and saide he nade^s no more lande wherwif ^^hei-' forto i-' marie. "^^ ^ And whert Agampe herde fis ansuere, he sent anone a3eyne to Leii^ anel saide fat he axede nofing wif here, but oneliche^i heii'' clofing
28 and oneliche heir* body ; and anone ^ Kyig" Leire here fadei'' sent here ouer fe see to fe Kyng^ of France ; and he resceyuede here wif miclieP^ worship and wif -^michel solempnite,-^ & made here Quene of Fraunce.
1 quoj) D. 2-2 j^e q 3 ^m. D. ^ om. DO.
6 fey 0. « leaf 3, back. "^ 30W sotli and D.
8-8 y owe D. I owe 0. » MS. and and. ^" beth D. be 0.
" soinicbe D. so mycb 0. '^ be DO. " ))0 0.
!•* spak D. J5 („,^_ 0. i6-i« Of her herde D.
17—17 vp.to his o],er too 0. ^^ hade D. hadde 0.
19-" he mi^t her D. '-" maryen 0 -^ only 0.
"^ miche D. mych 0.
23-23 miche solempnite her spousede D. mych solempnyte her s])0used' 0.
BRUT.
18 Leirs retinue is cut down hy Corneil and Rigan. [cH. xiii
How Kyng Leii-' was dryuen out of liis^ lande ))rou3 Ms owen^ folye ; and how Cordeil his 3ongest doughter halpe him in his nede. U Capitulo ^ Terciodecimo,
3 rp^Hus it bifel* afterwarde, jjat ))o ij eldest doughtren^ wolde 4
I noii^t abide til fat Leii^ here fader Avere*' dede, but werrede oppon him whiles fat" he leuede, and miche sorwe and shame him dede ; Avherfore fai binome him holly fe reaume, and bituene ham hade ordeynede fat one of ham shulde haue Kyng Leir' to^ soiourne 8 al his lif tyme, with xl kny^tes and heir squyers, fat he might wor- shipfuUy gone^ & ryde winder fat he wolde, ^^'and into^** what centre fat him likede, to playe and to solacen. IT So fat Managles Kyng^ of Scotlande, hade Kyng< Leii"* with him in fe maner fat^^ is 12 aboue-saide,^- and, or of e?'e half* ^ere were passede, Corneil his eldest* doubter, fat was Queue of Scotland', was so annoyed ^^ wif him and wif ^3 his peple, fat anone she and here lorde i'^ spoken to-gederes,i'* "wherefor his kny^tes half,^^ and his squyerSj^*^ fram him were gone, 16 and nomo lefte but oneliche xxx. And wlien^^ fis was done, Leire biganne forto^'^ make miche sorwe, for enchesoun fat his state was enpeirede, and men hade of him more scorne and despite fan euei"* fai hade biforne ; wherfore he nyst Avhat forto^^ done; and at fe 20 last f ou^t fat he wolde wende into Cornewaile, to Eigan his ofere doughter. 51 And when he was comen,!^ jjg ^,■^\ j^i^,j jjjg -wip^ }p^i -^y^g Leires doughter*, him welcoinede, and with him made miche ioye ; and fere he duellede with xxx kny^tes and squyers. And he nade^*^ 24 nought duellede fere scarsly tuelf monef , fat his doughter of him^^ nas ful, and of his company ; and hei-' lorde and she, of him hade scorne and despite, so fat fram-^ xxx kuy3tes'^ fai broujten vnto x, and afterwarde v ; and' so f e/-e lefte wif him nomo. ^ ])o 28 made he 1^ sorwe ynow, and' ^^saide, sore wepyng, 'alias fat euer he come into fat Lande!' and saide, '3itte bade me bene bettre forto* haue duellede with my ferst doughter [and anon went fens a3eyne to his ferst dou3ter].'24 But anone as she saw him come, 32 she swore by God' and^^ his holy names, and by as miche as she might, fat he shulde haue nomo wif him but one^s kny3t, if^^ he
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CH. Xiii] King Leir's lament. Goes to France to see Cordeil. 19
wolde ])(?re^ abide. H \)o bigan Leir* ajeyn to^ wepe, and made muche sorwe, aud saide ]30 : " alias ! now to longe haue y leuede, fiat J)is sorwe and meschief is ^now to me^ falle; for now ^y am^ poer", 4 and^ some tyme y- was ryche ; but now haue y no frende ne kyn fat me wil do^ eny maner" goode. ^ But wlien^ y was ryche, alle men me honourede ^ and worsshepede ; ^ and now euery man hath of me scorne and despite ! and now y wote wel ))at Cordeil, my 8 3onge^ doughter*, saide me treuf) when she saide ' as michel^'^ as y hade, ^^so micheP^ shulde y ^^be louede ' ;i- and all j^e while Jjat y hade goode, |)o was y beluuede and honourede for my rychesse ; but my ij doughtres me glosede jjo, and now of me pai sette litel pris,
12 aud so]) tolde me Cordeil, but y wolde noujt bileue it, ne vnder- stonde, and pe/'fore y lete here gofi^^ fro me as a fiing Jiat y sette litel pris of ; and now wote y neuer" what forto done, sej) my ij doughtres have me^* pus desceyuede,^^ fiat y so micheP'^ louede;
16 and now moste me^" nedes sechei'^ here fiat is in an ope/-e lande, fi«t lighly y lete here go fro me without ^^ eny reward' of 3iftes ; and she saide fiat^* 'she louede me as miche as she outh-*' here fadei'', bi al uianer resoufi ' ; and fio y shulde haue axede of here no more ; and
20 fio fjat me ofie/'e-\vise bihi3ten fjrouj here faire-^ speche, now haue me desceyuede ! "
^ In Jjis manei"^ Leii-* longe tyme him bigan ^^ to make his mone ; and at f)e last he shoope him to Jje see, and passede oner into
24 France, and axede and aspiede wher the Queue my^t be founde ; and men tolde where fiat she was. ^3^ ^^^j when he come to-'* ])e citee ])at she was in, priueliche^^ he sent his Squyer'^^ vnto fie queue, to tel her* fiat heii'' fadei"* was comen^^ to^^ hei-* lor grete nede. U And
28 when fie squyei-" come to^^ ])e queue, he tolde hei-* euery dele of heii"" sustres fram f)e bigynnyng vnto fie ende. ^ Cordeil fie Queue auoue no me golde and siluer, grete plente, and toke it to^^ j)e squyei-", in conseile fiat he shulde go and here it vnto here fadei-", aud fiat he
32 shulde go into a certeyn Citee, and him arreyen, bafien and wesshen,
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20 Leir made King again. Cordeil o^eigns in England. [CH. xiv
and fan come ^a^ej'iie- to^ liei'', and bryng^ with him an lionest company of kny^tes, xl. at fe leste, with here meny ; and fenne he shulde^ sende to'* here lorde J)e kyng*, andsayenjjat he ^wascomen^ forto speke with his doujtei-', and him to*^ seene. U And when \>q 4 kyng and fe qnene ''herde Jsat," wi)) michel^ \iowoiir ^])ai comen,^ and liim resceyuede.^" \)q kyng of Frannce^^ lete sende jjo^^ J3rou3 ^^ his reaume, and co?>nnandede ))at alle men ^^to him shulde^^ bene^'* entendaunf, to Leire, Jje Quenes fader, in aP^ maner fing^ as it were 8 to him-self. H when Leir hade duellede pere a monjje and more, he tolde to^*^ J)e kyng and to \e Quene his doughtei'', how his ij^'^ eldeste dou3tres hade him seruede. U Agampe anone lete ordeyne a grete hoste of Fraunce, and sent it into Britaigne with Leii-*, fe 12 Quenes fadei-*, forto conqnere his lande a3eyne, and his kyngdome ; and Cordeil also come with her^^ fader into Britaigne, forto haue jje reaume aftei'' hei-* fadres deth. And' anon) fai went to shippe, and passede Jje see, and come into Britaigne, and fau^t^^ wij) \e felons, 16 and ham scomfitede^o & quellede. And Leii-" ])o hade his lande ajeyne, and aftei'' leuede iij 3ere,and helde^i his reaume in pees, and afterwards deide ; & Cordeil his doughter \v\in lete entere wip micheP^ honowr at Leycestre. 20
23 How Morgan and Conenedag^^* j^at were Neveus to Cordeil, werrede oppon here, and put here into prison. C. xiiij.
WHen fat Kyng Leii-* was dede, Cordeil his 3ongest dou3tre helde and hade J)e lande v 3ere ; and in fe mene tyme 24 deide here Lorde Agamp, fat was Kyng of Fraunce ; and after his deth slie lefte'-^^ widue. II And fo come INIorgan and Conenedag*, fat were Cordeiles sustres sones, and to here hade enuy, for-asmiche fat 26 her* aunt* shulde haue fe lande ; so fat bituene ham fai 28 ordeynede a grete powei^, and vppoil here werrede gretlicli ; and
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CH. XV, xvi] Cordeil is slain. Her successors. 21
neuer* ^pai rest^ til J)at fjai hade liere taken,^ and put hei'' ^vnto deth.3 ^ And ]>o Morgan and Conenedag^ seisecle al J)e lande, and depa/'tede'* bituene ham, and J)ai helde it xij ^ere. ^ And ^when
4 the^ xij 3ere were gone,*' ])efe bigou bituene ham a grete debate, so pat ]jai werrede strongely in-fere,'^ and eue/yclie^ of ham dede opere iniche dise.se, ffor Morgan "wolde haue hade alle Jje lande fram^ bi^ende Humbei-', ])at Conedag^ helde ; but lie come ajeynes liim
8 with a strong^ powei"', so fat Morgan derst nou3t abide, but fley
awaye into "VValys ; and Conenedag pursuede him, and toke him,
and quelde him. IT jjo come Conenedag ajeyne, and seisede al Jjb
lande into his hande, and helde hit, and regnede aftei'', xxxiij^^
12 jere, and po deide, and li|) at New Troye.
i^Of Eynallo,!! I^at was Conedag'/zs sone : ^^how he^^ reg^nede aftei'' his fadei''; and in Ms tyme it raynede bloode iij dales, in ^^tokenyng of gret^^ deth. *fl Capitulo II Q,uinto- 16 desimo.
ANd after* fis Conenedag,^* regnede Rynallo^^ his sone, an^*' Wise knyjt, and an^'' liardy and^^ cz/rteise, J)at wel and nobly gouernede J)e lande, and wonder* wel made him bi^^louede of al 20 manei"* folc. and in his tyme it raynede bloode jjat lastede-** iij dayes, as God' wolde ; and sone aftei'' ])ere come a-^ gret deth of peple, for hostes with-out noumbre of peple fou3ten til fat fai were dede, Wherof no man niyjt ham lette til fat almi^ty God ferof 24 tok mercy and pitee ; and tho gan it cesse. and fis Raynolde regnede xxij ^ere, & deide, & ^ lif at 3ork.
How Gorbodian regnede in pees, fat was Rynallo-- sone; and after, he'-^ deide, and lif at 3orlc^ C. xvj'^.
28 4 fter fis Eyuallo,^* regnede Gorbodyan^s j^ig ^q^^q ^v jere, and
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22 Ferrex and Porrcx are both slain. [cH. xvii, xviii
How Gorbodian^ hade ij sones, & how- J)at on slough fat opere, forto haue pe heritage ; & how Ydoyne her" moder quellede fiat opere, wherfore pe lande was destroiede. H Capitulo
When J5is Gorbodian^ was dede, ^his ij sones^ pat he hade, bicome^ stoute men^ and proude, & euei'' ■\verrede to-geder' for Jie lande : pat one, me?^^ called Ferro3,'^ and pat opere Porrex ; and pis Ferre3 wolde bane hade al tbe lande, but pat opere wolde nou3t 8 suffren^ him. Ferre^ hade a felounes hert^, and poii^t prou3 tresotm^ slee his bi'ope7'e ; but p?'iuely^ he went into Fraunce, and pe?'e abode with pe ^°kyng Syvvard^" til oppoil a tyme pat he come ajeyne, and fau3t Avip bis broper Ferre3^^; but ful euel it Impede po, for be was 12 slayn ferst. ^ When Ydoyne, bere^^ moder, wist pat Porrex was dede, she made grefce sorwe, for encliesoun pat she loiiede him more pan i^pat ope?'e,^^ and pou3t him forto ^* quelle, priuely^^ she come to here sone oppon a ny3t wip ij knyfes, and perwip cotte bis prote, 16 and pe body also into smale pecis. Wlio herde euer^ socbe a cursede model-", pat quellede with bere ^''owen bondes here owen sone ! and Longe tyme aftei-" Laste pe re^j/'ofe-*^ & sbame to pe model'' pat, for encbesoml of pat o sone, mordrede pat opere, and so loste ham 20 bothe.
How iiij kynges curteisely ^^ helde al Britaigne ; and whiche beth^^ here names. H Capitulo H Octodesimo.
WHen pise ij breperne were so dede, pai iiade Lefts bibynde 24 ham noo^*^ sone ne doughtei-', ne none opere of pe kynrede pat might haue pe heritage. &-i for-asmiche as pe strongest men dryuen and descomfitede^^ pe feblest*, and token^^ al here laudes, so pat in euery contre pai hade grete werre and stryfe. H But amonge^* 28 alle ope?'e pinges, pe?'e were amonges ham in pe contre pat ouercome^^ alle pe^^ opere; and prou3 heii'' strengp and^'^ "lyjt pai nomen and token 28 al pe landes; and eueryche^^ of ham tok a certeyne contre; and in his contre lete calle him kyng^. ^ And on of ham, meyi^'^ 32
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CH. XIX, xx] King Donewall becomes the onh/ king. 23
callede Statei'^^ ; and he was Kyng^ of Scotland; and )7at o\ere me callede Dnnwal,^ and lie was Kyng* of Loegers, and of alle fie landes^ fiat was Lotrynes, ^Brutes sone.'^ H pe Jiridde, men^ callede
4 Rudat, and lie was Kyng of Walys ; and )?e iiij*® me callede Cloten, and he was Kyng^ of Cornewaile. U But ])is Cloten sliulde haue hade al \q lande, be^ resoufi for J^ere was no man fat wist none so ry3thful heire" as he was; but Jio^ fiat were strongest sette litel by
8 ham ])at were of lasse estate, and \eriov fis Cloten hade no more lande anionges lia?u J)a?i onliche^ ^ Cornewaile.
Of Kyng DonewaH,!'' fat was Clotene3 sone, and how he hade wonne ]>& lande. *^ Capitulo xix".
12 rXlHis Cloten liade a sone fat me clepede^^ Doiiewal, fat, aftei"* fe
1 deth of his fadei'', biconie an hardy man, and a faire and a
curteise, so fat he passede alle fe kynges of Britaigna of fairenesse
and of worfinesse. H And^- as he was knyght, he ^^Wiste weU'*
16 when his fadei'' leuede^^ he was moste ryghtful heire of al" fe lande, and shulde haue liade it l>y resouii ; but o\erQ. kynges fat were of more strengf fan he,binonie 11110^*^ his lande. H And afterwards fis Donebande ordeynede him powere, and ferst conquerede al f e lande
20 of Loegers; and aftei''^^ he wolde haue conquerede aP Scotland' and Walys; and Statei-*^^ wif his men come, and ^af him^^ bataile; and Rudak come ajeyne wif his Walshemen forto helpe him ; But so it bifel fat Eudak^ was slayn,-*' and Skatei'' also, in plej^n bataile ;
24 and so Donewal hade fe victorye, and conquerede al fe lande, and^i wel mayntenede it in pees and^- quyete, fat neuei-' bifore it was so wel mayntenede.
How Donewal was fe ferst kyng fat euere Werede crone of* 28 golde in Britaigne. H Capitulo H Vicesimo.
THis-^ Donewal lete -^make him-^ a crone of golde, and werede fe crouue oppon his heuede, as neuer* kyng dede bifore ; and he ordeynede a statute fat, ^^hade a man done'-^ neuer so miche
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24 King Brenne gets Norse help to invade K. Belyn. [CH. xxi
liarme, and he might come into ]je temple, ]5ere^ shulde no man him misdo, but gone^ jjerin sauf and in pees, and aftre gone- into what contre Jjat lie wolde, withouten^ eny haime ; and if eny man sette hande oppon"* him, he fian shulde lese his lif. 51 And |)is Donewal 4 made pe toune of Malmesbuiy, and \& toune of Jje Vise ; & when he hade regnede wel and nobly^ .xl. 3ere, he deide, & \\\ at newe Troye.
How Brenne and Belyn deprotede bituene ham pe lande, aftei'' 8 jje deth of Donewal, hii^ fadei''; & of jje werre. Caj^V^/o
ANd aftei-* Jjat jjis Donewal was [dede],*^ his soues pat he hade, departede Jje lande bituene ham as hei'' fader hade ordeynede ; 12 so ])at Belyn, his eldest sone, hade al the lande" a J^is halfe Humber, and his brojier^ Brenne hade al ^)je lande fram Humbei'' vnto^" Scotland'; but for-asmich as^^ Belyn hade Jie bettei-" pa?'te, Brenne ferfor wax wroj), and wolde haue hade more of ]iq lande; and 16 Belyn his brope;* wolde graunt him nomore ; Wherfor contak and werre aroos bituene ^^ ham ij. But Brenne ])e 3onge?' broJ)er hade no my^te ne strengj? ajeynj Belyn ; and J)e?'for Brenne, jjrou^ conseil of his folc, went fram^^ Jjens into N"orway, to J)e Kyng* Elsinges, and 20 prayede lii?« of helpe and of socoure forto conquere al J)e lande ^'*of Britayn^'* vppon Belyn his bro))er, oppon ))at couenaunt, ]jat he wolde haue his doubter to wyf ; and )5e Kyng* Elsinges^^ him grauntede. H Belyn, an one as his broper was gone to^*^ JS^orway, he 24 seisede into his hande al Jie lande of Northumberland', and toke al |)e castelles,^" and lete ham arraie, and also kepe Jie costes of Jie see, Jjat Brenne shulde nou^t arryue in no side but J)at he were take. U The Kyng Elsinges lete assemble a grete hoste, and delyuerede 28 his doughtei"' to Brenne, and alle ]3e peple pat he hade ordeynede. And pis damisel, Samye, hade longe tynie louede a kyng* pat me callede Gutlagh^^; and to him she tolde al here counseil, how pat Brenne shulde here haue, and here lode wip him for eue/unore, and 32 so he^'-* shulde her lese, but if pat she myjf forsake Brenne. 51 And
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CH. XXll] Bdyn defeats King Grutlagh of Denmarh. 25
when Giitlagli lierde fiise tydynges,^ he lay forto aspie Brenne, Avi)) alse'^ meny shippes as lie niy^t haue, so J)at J)o^ ij fietes *metten to-gederes,** and longe tyme foughten, so jjat Bieiine and bis shippes
4 turnede a^eyne, and were descomfitede ; and Kyng Gutlagh toke Samye, and put here into^ shippe, and Brenne shamefully fleye*' jiens as a man descomfitede. U And Gutlagh wolde haue went into his^ countree ; but ]jere come oppofi ^him a stroiige tempest, jjat .v.
8 dayes Laste, so ])at Jirouj jjat tempest* he was dryuen into Britaigne with iij shippes, and wi]) no mo. and J)o J)at kepte^ fe costes of Jje see token Gutlagh and Samye, and alle his folc, and ham pre- sentede vnto^** Belyn, and he^ put liam into^^ prisouii,
12 How Belyni2 delyuerede^^ out of jjis lande Kyng Gutlagh of Dennemarc, and Samye. *\ Capitulo U Vicesimo ^ecun^o.
Hlt^^ was nou^t longe aftei'', fat Brenne ne come a3eyne with a ^''stronge meny,i5 ^nd sent to his \>vo\er Belyn, pat he shukle
16 3elde a3eyne his lande to his wif and to his folc, & his castelles^*^ also, or elles he wolde destroye his lande. Belyn drade no jjing his^" manace, and wolde no jjing done^^ after fat he saide. Wher- fore Brenne come Avith his folc, and faujt with him^^; and Brenne
20 was descomfitede, and his folc slayne, and him-self fleede Avi]) xij men into Frauuce. U And fis Belyn, fat was Brennes brofere, Avent 20 fen vnto^o 3ork, and toke-^ counseil Avhat he my3t done,^^ Avif Kyng Gutlagh; for Kyng< Gutlagli p?-oferede ^sto bicome^^ his
24 man, and to holde his lande of him, 3eldyng by 3ere 2^Mtti of siluer^-i for euei''-more ; and for sikernesse of f is couenaunf to bene holde, Gutlaghe shulde bryng him gode hostages, and to him shulde done homage, and al his folc, and 3itte he^ shulde suere oppon tlie book*
28 fat fise couenauntes shulde 25iioii3t bene broken^s ^e falsede. ^ Belyn f o, by counseil of his folc, g/-antede him his axing* ; and so Gutlagli bicome his man ; and Belyn vnderfonge of him his homage by othe, and by AA'rytyng* fe same couenaunt3. II And oppon
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26 Behjn makes 4 roads. He & Brenne invade France. [cH. xxiii
^Jjis Couenant^ King^ Gutlagh tok*^ Samye and his folc, and went Jjennes, and t?^/-nede ajeyn ^to Denneniarc. H Euerniore after* were the couenauntes Halden, and ]>& truage paiede, til fie tj'me fat Hauelok Avas Kyng of Denmarc,and also of J)is lande, J)rou3 his wif* 4 Gildebur.L'he, ]3at he hade spousede, for she was J)e ry3t heire of ))is lande. II ]jis Belyn duellede fio in pees, and worshepliche^ him helde amonges^ his barons; and he made iiij real waies, one fram^ Jje Est into" Wesf, and jjat was callede Watlyiigstrete ; and anojiere 8 fram*^ \q j^orth into Jie South, J)at was callede Ikenyle strete ; and ij ojjere waies he made in bossinge pronj-oute the lande : pat one is callede Fosse, and ))at oj^ere Fossedik ; and he mayntenede Avel )3e gode Lawes Jiat Doneband' his fadei'' hade made and ordeynede in 12 his tyiiie, as bifore is saide.
How accorde was made bituene Brenne and Belyn, through Cornewenne, hire modei^ ^ Capitulo H Vicesimo Tercio.
Blienne, that Avas Belynes^ hro]ier, hade longe tyme duellede in 16 Frannce, and ^em hade co»querede a grete lordeship Jjrou^ manage, for he Avas Due of Burgoyne \xow^ \ie dovi^ter of \q'^ due Fewyn ]jat he hade spousede, J^at was right heire of \>q lande. and J)is Brenne ordeynede a grete powei'' of his folc and also of Fraunce, 20 and come into jjis lande forto feiglit with Belyn his hrojje?'. and Belyn come ajeynes him with a stronj^'e powere of Britons, and ])o wolde haue ^eue^*^ liim bataile ; hut heii'' model'' Cornewenne, J)at tho Leuede,^^ ^^herde Jiat^^ Jjq q13 jjrojjer wolde ^"^haue destroyede^* Jjat 24 ojjere, and went bituene here sones, and ^^ham made^^ accordede Avij) miche peyne ; so Jiat at J)e laste, )jo ij brejjenie, with miche'*^ hlisse, went to-gedei"' into newe^^^ Troj'^e, J>at now is callede London, and |)ere ]jai duellede al a jere ; and aftei'*, jjai toke^^ ^^ Heire conseile 28 forto go conquere al Frannce ; and so thai deden,-*^ & brent tounes, and destroyede al^i jje lande bo))e in lengf* and in Brede. and J)e Kyng of Fraunce ^af ham bataile wi]) his powere; but he was ouercomen,22 and ^af truage vnto^s Belyn and to his brojje?-. H And 32
^—^ ))is couenauntes D. these couenreitntcs 0. - nonie DO.
' leaf &, hack. * \vorslii])fullicli D. wurschiiifully 0.
^ amonge D. Among 0. ^ fro 0. ^ into )'e DO.
8 Belyn his 0. "•' mn 0. '" Jeuen 0.
" leuede liatle D. lyved' had 0. vi-\2 j/^'_ ],erde pat luMde )>at.
" to 0. ^■'-'•* destroye D. dystroye O. "*-"> niatU- lietn 0.
" michel D. i^ giete D. gret 0. '« nonio DO. '» leaf^.
20 dede 0. ^i ^„j_ pQ. '^ ouercome DO. ^ to DO.
CH. xxiv] Rome is conquerd, Denmark subdued. 27
aftei'' ])at, pai ^went forjje^ to Rome, and coiiquerede Eome, and al Lurabardy and Germayne, and toke homages and feautees of ^Jje folc of pe Eiies,2 barons, and^ alle opere ; and aftei-', Jjai comen*
4 into J)i3 lande of Britaigne, and duellede witli here Britounes in ioye and reste. and ]?o made Brenne pe tonne of Bristow ; and sijj he went ouei-' J^e^ see into his owen lordeshippe, and pere duellede al his lif*. and Belyn dnellede atte Newe Troye ; and pern he made
8 a faire gate J^at is clepede^ Billyngesgate, aftci-' his owen name, and when pis Belyn hade regnede noble '^ xj ^ere,^ he deide, & ^ li]) at newe Troye.
How Kyng Corinbatrus quellede pe Kyng of Dennemarc, for 12 enchesoun ])at he wolde iiou3t paye him Ms truage.
IT Capit«7o xxiiij*".
A'Nd aftei'' J)is Belyn, regnede his sone Corinbatrus, a gode man and ^a worfi. and^ pe Kyng of Denmarc wolde nou^t paye
16 him his truage, fat is to seyn, i°M^ ti,^** as he ^^hade sworne^^ by oth forto paye hit, and also be writyng ^-of* recorde,^- to Belyn his fader*, wherfore he was eueP^ paiede and wroj), and assemblede a grete hoste of Britons, and went into Dennemarc and slougli pe
20 Kyng Gitclagh, and bron^t pe lahde in subieccioun al new, and toke of folc feautes and homages, and after went a3eyne into his lande. U And as he come forthe bi Orkeneye, he fonde xxx shippes ful of men and of Avyjumen, bisides pe coste^^ of pe see, and pe kyng
24 axede what pai were.^^ an Erl, that was maistre of ham^^ alle, curteisely ansuerede vnto the kyng, and saide )3at pn\ were exilede onte of Spaygne,^'' and so ])ai hade tmnailede half ^^ 3ere and more in pe see, to weten^^if ]3ai my3t fynde eny kyng^, or^o eny lorde,2i
28 Jjat of ham wolde haue pitee or mercy, to 3eue ham eny lande in
eny contre wlieriu Jjai might duelle and haue reste, and bicome his
liege men, and to him wolde done 22 homage and feautes "^ whiles
J)at he leuede, and to his heires after* him, and of him and of his
32 heires holde^* |?at londe 25for euermore.25 IF And when pe kyng J)is
1—1 wenten bo>e D. ^— - Erles and D. erls 0.
s and of DO. * come 0. * Ver 0. ^ callede D. called 0.
' nobli D. nobly 0. .
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10-10 a Mi pound 0. "-" swore 0. ^^-12 recordede D. recorded 0.
^* ylle 0. " costes 0. ^* were And 0 1® them 0.
17 leaf 9, back. is half a 0. '^ wete 0. ^o jn 0. ^i i^nde 0.
22 do D. 23 feaute DO. ^ holden DO. '^'^ om. DO.
28 S;paniards settle in Ireland. 3 good Kings. [CH. xxv-xxviii
herde, he hade pite of ham, and ^af ham an He al wildernesse, jjere })at noman was duellyng, saf oneliche^ wilde bestes. and |)e Erl |)ankede miche J)e kyng, and bicome his man, and dede him feaute and homage, and tok^ alle his folc, and went into pe same 4 He. and Jje Erl^ me callede Irlanyal ; and Jjerfore'* he lete calle )je lande Irlande, aftei"' his owen name. IT The kyng Jjo, Corinbatrus, come a^eyne into ])is Lande, and regnede xxv ^ere ; & aftei'', he deide, and Jijj at newe H Troye. 8
How jje Kyng^ Guentolen regnede in godenesse,^ & wel gouernede ]je lande al his liftyme.*^ H Capitulo vicesimo Q,uinto.
ANd when Corinbatrus was dede, regnede Guentolen his sone, a man of goode condiciouns, and wel bilouede ; and he 12 gouernede ])e lande wel and wiseliche,''^ and he regnede xxvj 3ere, and after, deide, and lith at newe Troye.
How Kyng Seisel regnede, and wel goue/nede J»e lande after Guentolen, H CapitwZo xxvj*°. 16
ANd aftei** pis^ Guentolen, regnede his sone Seisel wel and worjjely, and wel gouernede jje lande as his fadei-" hade done biforne him ; and he regnede xv jere, and aftei'*,^ deide, and lith at newe Troye. 20
How Kymore regnede aftei-' Seisel his fader; and he bigate Howan, fat '■• regnede aftei'* him.^ ^ Capitulo ^ Vicesimo H Septimo.
ANd after ))is^ Seisel, regnede his sone Kymor wel and nobly ^*^ 24 xix jere in pees ; and Howan his sone x 3ere, and deide, and lij) at Herbaldoun.
How Kyng^ Morwith deide ))rou3 meschaunce, )jrou3ii a beste for his wickednesse. II Capitulo H Vicesimo IF Octauo. 28
ANd^ aftei'' ])is Howan, regnede Morwith; and he^ bicome wickede, and so sterne, til at \q laste, grete vengeaunce come to him ; for as he went on ^^ a ty me bi f e seeside,!^ he mette a grete
^ only 0. ^ nome DO. ^ kyng 0. * om. 0. ^ pees 0.
« lyf 0. ' wysely 0. « om. DO. ^ leaf 10.
1" Dobliche D. noblich 0. " of 0. ^" vppon D. vpou 0. ^^ syde 0.
CH. XXIX, xxx] The had King Artogaile becomes good. 29
beste, fat was blac, and horrible and hidoiise ; and he wende bat it hade bene a whale of Jje see, and bent an Arweblast*,i and wolde haue slayne Jjat^ best wi)) a quareH ; but he mijt^ noujt smyte hit. 4 and when he hade shotte alle his quarelles,^ J)e beste anone come to him in grete haste, and him deuourede alif ; and so he deide for his wiclcednesse, Tpxow^ vengeance of Gode, after Jjat he hade regnede ix 3ere.
8 Of Grandobodian, fat was Morwitlie3 sone, fat made the toune of Cambruge. H Capitulo H Vicesimo Tfono.
After fis Morwith was dede, f e Britouns c/-onede Grandobodian his sone; ^and fis Grandobodian* longe tynie regnede in 12 godeuesse, and made temples and tonnes; and fis Grandobodian made fe toune of Cambrugge and fe toune of Grantham, and was wel bilouede of ryche and of pore, ^for he^ hono2irede fe riche and halpe fe poei-". ^ This Grandobodian hade iiij sones, Artogaile, 16 Hesidei-", Higamus, and Petitei-', and whe?« he hade regnede xj jers, he deide, & lif at newe Troye.
Of Artogaile, fat was Grandobodianws sone : how he was made kyng^, & sif put adoune for his'^ wickednesse. ^ C&j^itido 20 Tricesimo.
7 A fter Grandobodian, regnede his sone Artogaile v jere; and
Xj^ he bicome so wickede and so sterne, fat fe Britons wolde
nou^t suffre him to bene^ kyng^, but put him adoune, and made
24 Hesider his brof er kyng^ ; and he bicome so gode and me?-cyable fat men him callede ' kyng of pitee.' and when he hade regnede v jere, he hade so[miche] ^ pitee of his brof er Artogaile, fat was kyng bifore; and anone he forsoke his dignite, and toke his brofe?" fe
28 crone a3eyne, and made him kyng* a3eynes^*' al fe ^^ barons wille of Britaigne.ii and afterwarde, f is Artogaile bicome so gode of condi- ciouns fat he was wel bilouede of al f e lande ; for he bicome so debonoure and free, and dede right and resouii to alle manei-*
32 man ;i2 ^nd he regnede vj 3ere, and deide, and lith at Grauntham.
1 arweblaster D. ^ pe q.
^ corrected from querelles in MS. quarett 0.
*—* om. D. & >is Grandobodyan his sone 0.
5-5 for he DO. for R. « om. 0. '' leaf 10, hack. ^ be DO.
9 gret 0. ^0 ajen 0.
n_ii britons wille D. biytofis wytt 0. ^^ of men DO
30 K. Hesider and his Brothers. 33 Kings, [ch. xxxi-xxxiii
How Hesider was made kyng^ aftei-' fe deth of Artogaile ^his U bro))er.i Capit«Zo xxxj".
After J)e deth of Artogaile, the Jiritounes crounede an-o])e?*e tyine Hesidei'' ; but his ij brejjeni Higamus and Petitei-" 4 haden of him grete despite, and eke scorne, and ordeynede ham helpe forto werre oppofi f)e kyng hei'' brope?*. and so jjai token him, and put- liim into prisoun, the secunde 3ere of his regne ; and J)ai departede al Britaign bituene ham ij. but Higamus leuede but vij 8 ^ere ; and J)o hadde Petitui"* al Jie lande ; and he made fie toune of Pikeryng^, and after deide, ]>q secu?jde ^ere of his regne, & lij) at Pikeryug^,
How }& Britouns token ^ Hesidei'' oute of Prisoune, and made 12 hi»i kyng \e fridde tyme. H Capitulo H ^Tricesimo SeCM7ido.^
ANd when fis Petitur was dede, the Britons toke^ anone right* Hesider, and made him kyng fie firidde tyme, and f»o 16 ^regnede he'' in pees xiiij ^ere, & afte?- deide, and lif) at Karleil.
How xxxiij kynges regnede in pees, eche aftei-' ofjere, after ^fe deth of Hesidei''. H Capitulo U Trioesimo Tercio.
After^ fie deth of Hesider*, regnede xxxiij Kynges, eche aftei-* 20 ofje?-e, in pees; and wif)out eny longe tariyiig^ y shal ^tel ham alle,^ and how longe eueryi*^ of ham regnede, as jje story tellefi. H The ferste kyng^ of jjo xxxiij me clepede^^ Gorbodia, and he regnede xij ^ere. ^ and aftei-" him regnede Morgan ij 24 ^ere ; H and after* him regnede Eigamus^^ yj ^ere ; ^ and after* him regnede IdAvalan viij 3ere; Hand after him regnede Piohugo xj 3ere ; U and aftei'' him regnede Voghen xiij ^ere ; H and i^after him regnede^^ Katil xv 3ere ; Hand after* him regnede ^^ 28 Porrex ij ^ere ; H and after* him regnede Clieryn xvij ^ere ; [; & after him regned Coil xij ^ei-*] ^^ IT and aftei'* him regnede Sulgenis xiiij 3ere ; U and after him regnede Esdad xx*' ^ere ;
^-^ om. D. ^ om. D. puttyn 0. ^ noinen DO. *— ^ xxxiij D. * nome DO. *-^ regned he DO. regnede R. '' Iraf \\. 8 And aftir 0. ^-^ hem art telle 0. ^"* eueryche D. eche 0. " callede D. Called 0.
^^ It is impossible to distinguish n and u in these MSS. litis might be Eigainu.s, Eigauius, Eigamus, etc. D mid 0 have Eighnans or Eighnaus. i3_i.i aftcj. iiim regnede D. after him regued 0. after R. ^* om. 0. ^5 su]^)lied from D.
CH. XXXIV, xxxv] King Lud and London and Lndgate. 31
H And af ler' liim regnede Andragie xviij ^ere ; U And after* him regnede Vran^ v ^ere ; ^ and after" him regnede ElincJ ij ^ere ; 51 and after" him regnede Eldagan xv jere ; U and after" him regnede
4 Claten xij ^ere ; f & after him regnede Quirgimd' viij ^ere ; H and after" him regnede Morian vj jere ; and after liim regnede Bleda^he iij ^ere ; IF and after" him regnede Caph j 3ere ; II and after" him regned Gen ij ^ere ; IF and after" liim regnede Seisel and Kyng
8 Bled' xxj 3ere; H and Kyng Grabreth2 xj 3ere ; U and Archinal xiiij 9ere; ^and Erol xxx 3ere ; H And Eodengu ^xxxij 3ere; and* Herter v 3ere,3 H and Hampii^ vj ^ere, And Carpoii-" vij ^ere, H and Digneile iij ^ere, U and Samuel xxiiij ^ere, % and Rede 12 ij 3ere, H and Ely vij mounejjs ; and J)is Ely iiade iij sones, Lud, Cassabilam, and Enymyon.
How Luil! was made kyng* afte/- fe de]) of Ely his fade?-. IF Capitulo II Tricesimo ^ iQuarto.
16 ° A fter J)e dej) of Ely, regnede Lud his sone, and gouernede wel
l\ \q lande, and miche honoMrrede gode folc, and temprede
and amendit wickede folc. H This Lud louede more to duelle at
Troye ]?an at^ eny ojjere place of \q lande ; Wherfore ))e name of
20 Troye was lafte,^ and ]jo '-"was callede jje citee of^ Ludstan ; but now^*' |5at name is chaungede Jjrouj variance of le!'^res, and now is callede Loudon. IF and^i ))is kyng made in the citee a faire gate, and callede it Ludgate, af tei'" his name ; and \q folc of fe citee lete
24: hight^- Loundres, and when he hade regnede xj 3ere, he deide, and \\\ at London, and he hade ij 30uge sones, Andraghen and Gormace^^ ; but pai cou|? neijjcre speke ne go, for 3eugeJ) ; & '^erioxQ ))e Britons crounede a stronge kuy3t pat me called I'^Lud, pat was
28 Cassibalam?^*'^* brope?-, and made hi?H kyng of Britagne.
How pe Britons grantede to Cassibalam, pat was Ludes broper, pe land': i^in whas time luliusi'' come ij tymes forto con- quere pe lande. ^^ H Capitulo Tricesimo IF quinto.
32 A ftei'" pe dep of Kyng* Lud', regnede liis broper Cassibalam, and _£\^ bicome a goode man, and miche bilouede of his Britons, so pat, for his godenesse and cwrtesye, pai grantede him pe reaume for-
^ vrian D. Vryan 0. - Trabreth DO. ^— ^ om. 0.
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'' of the new D. of newe 0, « jafte D. left 0. laste R.
*— ® fe citee callede D. was Jj® Citee cald 0. i" om. DO. ^^ oni. D.
^2 bit D. yt 0. 13 Tormace DO. "-" sic in all three MSS.
15-16 oj^_ 0. IS lulius Cesei'' D.
82 Julius Cccsar is driven out of Britain. [CH. xxxvi
euermore, to him and to his heires, U And the kyng, of his gode- nesse, lete norisshe worjjiliche bojje ^his bro)?e/-es sones, jje childerne of Ludi; And aftei'', made pe eldeste sone Erl of Cornwaile, and )5at ojjere Erl of London. U And while ))is kyng Cassibalam regnede, 4 come lulius Cesar, fat was Empe?-oure of Eome into pis lande, with a power of Eomayns, and wolde haue hade )5is lande ))rou3 streng)? ; but Cassibalam him ouercome in bataile, j3rou3 helpe ^of Jje^ Britons, and drof him oute of Jjis Lande ; and-* went a3eyne to 8 Eome, and assemblede^ grete powei'' anoJ>e;- tyme, and come a3eyne into fis lande forto 3eue bataile to Cassibalam ; but he was des- comfitede Jjrou^ streng]? of \q Britons, and J)rou3<5 helpe of fe erle of Cornwaile, and'^ \q Erl of london, his brojjer, and )jrou3 helpe of 12 Gudian, Kyng of Scotland', and of ^ Corbande, Kyng of north Wales, and of Bretaile, Kyng of South walys. and in ])is bataile was slayne jS'emion, ))at was Cassibalamws brofe?-, wherfore he made miche sorwe; and so went lulius Cesar* oute of fis lande with a fewe of^ 16 Eomayns Jjat were lefte a-lif* ; And po Cassibalam went a3eyne to London, and made a fest vnto alle his folc pat po hade i^him holpeni*^; and when jje^^ fest was done, eche man went into here^^ owen contree. ■^^
Of pe debate pat was bituene Cassibalam and pe Erie of London; ^^& of pe t/uage pat was payede^^ to Romc^^ H Capitulo xxxvjt'\i^
ANd after, hit bifelle pus oppon a day, pat ^^pe gentil-meni^ of 24 pe kynges householde and i"pe gentelmen^'' of pe Erles house- holde of London, after mete went in-fere^^ foj-to playe ; and prou^ debate pat arose amonges^^ ham, Enelyn, pat was pe erles broper^o of London, quellede Irenglas pat was pe kynges cosyn ; wherfore pe 28 kyng swore pat Enelyn shulde bene^i honget; but pe Erie of London, pat was Enelynes lords, wolde nou3t suffren'^- hit ; wher- fore pe kyng^ was wroth towarde-^ pe. Erl, and pou3t \\\vi~'^ destroye. and p?-iuely25 y^ -\^y\ sent le^/res to lulius Cesai'' pat he shulde come 32
1—1 sones that wei"' LiTcl his brojicres D. Sones ]>at were hid hi.s brothcrys 0. 2 leaf VI. 3 om. 0. ■* and ho DO. and K. ^ Assembled a 0.
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"-i» om. O. " i>aye D. ^^ xxxv'-'' D. ^^-^'^ a gentilman D. 17-1'' a gentil-inan D. geiitylmen 0. i" y-fere D. i" among 0. 2» cosyn D. Cosyn 0. ^^ be DO. ^ sotfre D. ^.-i towardes 0.
2-* hym to 0. -^ prinelieh D.
CH. xxxvi-xxxix] Gcesar heats the English, who 'pay trihite. 33
into Jjis lande forto ^lielpe him, andi Lelpe avenge him ^oppon Jje Kyng^, and he wolde helpe him with al his myjte. IT And when pe Emperoiire herde Tpis tydynges,^ he was ful glade, and ordeynede
*4 a stronge powei-*, and come a5eyne fe Jiridde tyme into pis land' ; and |)e Erl of Londone halpe him wij) vij M* men. and at jje Jjridde tyme was Cassibalam ouercomen'* and descomfitede, and made pees to J)e Empe?'oure for^ iij ''M^ti^ of siluei-', ^eldynge by 3ere for
8 t?'uage for Jjis lande for euermore. and aftei*' half '^ ^eve passede, the Empej'oure went to Eome, and jje Erl of London wij? him, for he derste noujt abide in fis lande. and after, Cassibalam regnede xvij 3ere in pees, and po^ deide, fe xxvij 3ere of his regne, and lithe atte
12 3ork^.
How Jje lordes of pe lande, aftei-" fe deth of Cassibalam, for
encheson pat lie hade none heire, made Andragen kyng^,
CAjntido IT xxxvij™<>.
16 A fter pe deth of Cassibalam, for-asmiche as he hade none^ heire
i\ of his body, pe lordes of pe lande, by co?>imune assent,
o-onede Androgen, Erl of Cornewaile, and made him kyng^ ; and he
regnede Avel^** w^orthely, and was a gode man, and wel gouernede
20 pe lande. and when he hade regnede viij 3ere, he deide, & lijj
at London.
Of Kymbalyn, pat was Andragen?<.5 sone, a gode man, ^^and wel gouernede pe lande. ^^ Capitulo xxxviij.
^-Natiuitas Christi'^" 24 A fter pe deth of Andragen, regnede Kembelyn his sone, pat was i\ a gode man, and wel gouernede pe lande in miche p?'ospente
and in^^ pees al his lifes^^ tyme. U And in his tyme was born
Ihesus Crist oure saueoure, of pat swete virgine Marie.^^ IT pis 28 Kyng^*^ Kembelyn hade ij sones, Gindei'' and Armogei-', gode
kny3tes and worthi. ^^ And when pis Kyng Kembelyn hade regnede
xxij 3ere, he deide, and lip at London.
Of Kyng Gyndei-', pat was Kembalynes sone, pat wolde nou3t
32 paye pe truage to Rome ^^for the lande pat Cassibalam
hade grantede^^; & how he was slayne of a Romayne.
Qajpitulo xxxix".
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1' Marie y-blessede mot she be Amen D. ^^ om. D. i'' leaf 13. BRUT. D
34 Claudius invades Britain, and is beaten. [cH. xxxix
AISTcl after fe de\) of fis Kembalyn, regnede Gindei-" his sone, a gode man and a worjji ; and ^ he was of so hie ^ hert pat he wolde nou3t paye to Eome pat tniage pat Kyng Cassibalam hade grantede vnto lulius Cesar" ; wherfore pe Emperoure pat was po, pat^ 4 me callede^ Claudius Cesar"/ was sore annoyede, and ordeynede a grete powei'' of Eomay[n]s, and come into pis lande forto conquere pe t?'uage prou3 strengp, and haue it of pe kyng^; but pe kyng Gyndei-*, and Armoger' his brope?-, gadrede a grete hoste ifere of 8 Britouns, and 3af bataile to pe Emperowr Claudius, and quellede^ of Eomains grete plente. ^ The Emperowr hade a Stiwarde pat me clepede*^ Hamon, pat saw pat hei-* peple was faste slayne'^: priuelyS he- caste awai his owen amies, and toke^ the Armes of a 12 dede Briton, and armede hi??i wip his armure, and come into pe bataile to pe kyng^, and saide in pis maner* : " Sire, beth of gode hert^, for Godes loue, for pe Eomayns pat bepe^*^ 30ui"' enemys anone shuUeni^ bene^^ slayn and descomfitede eue?'ychon."^3 ^ and pe 16 kyng 3af no kepe ne rewarde to his speche, for enchesofi of pe armes pat he hade oppoii hi??i, and wende it^* hade bene^^ a Britoune; but pe t?'aitoure ^'^euei-' helde him^*' nexte pe kyng^, and priueliche,^^ vuder" pe shulders^^ of his armure,^^ he smote pe kyng, 20 "Wherfore he was dede anonej^" and fel doune vnto^^ pe erpe.
When Armogei'' saw his broper dede, ^^he caste away his Arme3, and tokens to him his broperes Armes, and come into pe bataile amonge pe Britons, and bade hertly forto^* fyght*? ^^^ faste laide^'^ 24 adoune pe Eomaignes, and for pe armes, pai wende -'^ it hade bene 2'' Kyng^ Gynder", pat arst was slayne, pat pai wist nou3f, and po gonne pe Britons hertly fei3 ten, ^^ and quellede pe Eomayns; so^^ at pe last* pe Empe/'o?«" forsoke^*^ pe felde, and fley as faste as pai^^ mi3t 28 into pe citee of Wynchestre. and pe false traito2<r Hamonde, pat hade quellede pe kyng*, faste anone gane forto flee in^-al pe haste pat he mi3f ; and Armoger*, pe kynges broper, pwrsuede hi???, ful fersly^^ wip a ferse herte, and drof him vnto^* pe watei"", and pere 32
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CH. xl] Armoger weds Claudius's Daughter, & is made King. 35
he^ toke him, and anone smote of ^bojje heuede,^ hendes, and feete, and hewe J)e body halto pecis, and po caste it into J)e water'; Wherfore jjat water was callede Hamondeshauen ; and aftei'',^ Jjere 4 was made a faire tonne Jiat 3itte [standeth] fat* is callede South- ampton. IT And afterwarde, Armoger' went to Wynchestre forto^ seclie Claudius Cesar* jje Emperowr; and jjere Armogei''^ him toke. ^ And Claudius fe Empe»-o?/r, jjrouj conseil of his Eomayns J)at 8 with him were lefte alyf^, made pees wi|) Armogei'' in pis maner as je shullej)'^ hure, jjat is to seyne, how^ J)at Claudius Jje emperow?* shulde 3eue to Armoger*, Gennen^ his^ dou3te?', forto haue to wif*, so fat fis lande fro fat tyme afterwarde shulde be in fe Empe^'oure^
12 power* of Eome, oppofi suche couenanf, fat^*^ none Empero^ir of Eome shulde take none o^evQ t^Tiage of fis lande, but oneliche feaute ; and so fai were accordede. U And oppon ^^ fis couenant,ii Claudius Cesar* sent to Rome for his dou3ter Gennen; and when
16 she was comen,^'^ ^^ Claudius Cesai' 3af hei"* to Armoge?- to Wif ; and Armogei-* spoused here at London with micheP'* solempnite and merfe ; and fo was Armoger cronede, and made Kyng^ of Britaigne.
20 Of Kyng^ Armoger, in whas ^^ tyme seynt Peter prechede in Antyoche, wif of ere apo^/lis in diuerses^^ contres. ^^Ca- pitulo 'xX}'^
THis Kyng Armogei-* regnede wel, and Avorthely^^ fe lande gouernede, and Claudis Cesar*, in remembrance of fis^^ accorde, and for reuerence and honowr of his doughte?', made in fis lande a fare toune and a faire castel, and lete calle ^^fe toune^*' aftei^ his owen^i name ' Claucestre,' fat now is callede 28 Gloucestr*. and when fis was al done, fe Empe?-oure tokens his leue, and 23 went a3eyne to Eome ; and Armoger "*was fo^"* kyng*, and goue?-nede fe lande wel and nobli al his lif tyme. If and this Armager* gete a sone on his wif, fat -^ was callede ^^ "Westmere. and
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36 King Westnier of Britain. Irish Wives. [cH. XLI
whiles fat J)is Armogei-' regnede, seynt Peter ^ p?'eched.e in Antioche ; and J)e?'e lie hade^ made a noble cherche, in fe wliiche he satte ferste in his chier*, and fiere he duellede vij jere.^ after*, he^ went toEome, and was made Pope, til |)at Nero }>e Emperowr lete him 4 martre. & J)o prechede openly al J)e Apo-sflis, in diuerses^ landes, J»e ryjt fay.^ H And when Armoge?* hade regnede xxiiij 3 ere, he deyde, and lith at London.
How Kyng^ Westmer ^af to Beryngei'' an Ilande forlete ; and 8 J)e?-e ]jis Beringei-' made fe toune of Berwit. Capitulo xlj.
ANd after* fis Armoger*, regnede his sone "Westmei"*, a gode man, and a worpi of body, and wel goue;Tiede ])e lande. H Hit bifelle so pat tydynges^ come to him oppon '''a day, pat pe Kyng^ 12 Eodrik* of Gascoigne was comen^ into pis lande wip an huge noumbre of peple, and was duellyng* in Steynesmore. and when Kyng Westmer* herde po tydyngMs, he lete assemble ^*'a grete^*^ host of Britons, and come to pe^ Kyng* Eodrit, and ^af him bataile. and 16 Kyng Westmer* quellede Eodrik wip his owen hondes in pleyne bataile; and when pat^ kyng Eodrikes men saw pat here Lorde was dede, pai 3olden ham alle to pe.^ Kyng Westmei-*, and bicome his men for euermore ; and he ^af ham a contre pat was forlete, whei''-in 20 pai my3t duelle ; and pidei-* pai went, and duellede pere al here lifes^^ tyme; and ix C men pe?*e^^ were of ham, and nomo^^ lefte alif at pat bataile. Here gouernozir and her* prince, me callede Beryngei*' ; and anone he biganne a toune, pat pai my3t perein duelle^'* and haue 24 rescey t, and lete calle pe toune Berwik* vp ^^ Twede ; and pere pai duellede, and bicome riche. but pai nade^^ no wymiuen amonges ha??i, and pe Britons wolde nou3t 3eue here dou3tres to po^" Straungers ; Wherfore pai went ouere pe see into Irland, and brou3t 28 with ham Wy???men, and ham po spousede; but pe men coupe ^^ nou3t^^ vnderstonde^" pe langage'^^ ne pe speche of pe wy??«men, neyper^^ pe wy??imcn of pe men, and perefore pai ^Sgpelcen to-gederes23 as scottes ; and aftirwarde, prou3 chaungeyng of hei-* 32
1 In the margin in a contemporary handwriting : Pete?' was at Rome in nero[s] ty[me] : the edge of the jmge has evidently been cut off.
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6 feyth 0. « tydyug DO. "^ leaf 14, hack. » om. 0.
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CH. XLII-XLIV] Kings Westmer and Coil, and K. Lucie. 87
langages,^ in al Fraunce ]jei were callede \o^ Scottes : and so ^jjai shal be callede^ for euennore.
How Kyng Westmer' Lete arere a stone in pe entryng^ of West-
4 merland', Jjere jjat he slou3t Rodrik^; & pere lie biga?me
ferste Housyng*. ^ Capitulo H ftuadragesimo^ ^ SeCM«do.
ANd aftei-" this bataile fat is aboue-saide, when Eodrik ^Was dede, Kyng Westmei'', in remembraunce of his Victorie, lete 8 arere fero, bisides ]je way, a grete stone'' in^ bye, — & ^itte it stande}),^ and euej'more shal stande, — and Lete g?'aue in Jie stone le^^es pat fms saide : ' The Kyng "VVestmere of Britaigne quellede in ])is place Eodrik* his enemy.' II And ])is Westmere Avas J)e ferst 12 man fat made tonnes ^*^ and hous in EngelancP. and at fat stone bigy/jneth^^ Westme^'lancJ, fat Westmei-' lete calle aftei'' his owen name, and^^ when Westmer* hade so done/^ he duellede al his Lif tyme in fat centre of Westmerland', for he louede fat centre more^'*; 16 and when he hade regnede xxv 3ere, he deide. & lif at U Karleile.
Of Kyng Coil, fat was Westmeres sone, fat helde his lande in pees 15 his lif-tyme. H Capitulo xl Tercio.
After f is Kyng Westmer", regnede his sone Coil, a goode man and a worfi, and of gode condicions, and wel gouernede his lande, and of alle^^ men he hade loue and pees ; and in his tyme was neuer contak, debate, ne werre in Britayn ; and he regnede and was kyng* in pees al his lif-tyme. & When he hade ^"bene kyng^^^ 24 xj ^ere, he deide, and lif at ^ork*.
How Kyng Lucye regnede aftei^ CoeP^ his fadei-*, fat^^ was a
gode man; and after", he^^ ticome cristen. H CapzVwZo xl
H Quarto.
28 A ftei-' Kyng^** Coel, regnede Lucie his sone, fat was a gode man
j^\^ to Go(J and to al fe peple. he sent to Eome, to Apostle
Eulenchie, fat fo was, and seide fat he wolde bicome a c;isten
man, and resceyue baptisme^^ in f e name of God', and tw^-ne to fe
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18 om. D. 19 & 0. 2" J)is D. ^i bapteme 0.
38 Britain becomes Christian, A.D, 156. [CH. XLV
Tj^t bileue. 51 Eulenchie sent ij legates, J)at me callede Pagan and Elibrayne, into ])is lands, and baptisede ]>e kyng' and alle his menye,^ and aftei"* went fro - tonne ^ to tonne, and baptisede pe • peple til ^al Jjat^ Lande was baptisede, and J)is was in Jie c. Ivj 4 3ere aftei' fe Incarnacioii of Ihesu Crist*, and fis kyng^ Lncye made Jjo in Jjis lande ij erchebisshoppes, on at Kannterbery and anoJ)ere at ^ov\^, and ofere nieny bisshopes fat 3it bene in J)is lande. II And when ])ise*5 ij legates hade baptisede al \>q'^ lande, 8 J)ai ordeynede^ prestes forto baptisen^ childern and forto make J)e Sacrament* ; and aftei'', Jjai went a^eyne to Eome, and ]>e kyng duellede in his lande, and regnede with micheP'^ honoM?- xiij 3ere, and aftei'' deide, and lij) at Gloucestre. 12
How |)is lande was longe wifoutenii a kyng^; and how fe Britons chosen i- a kyng*. ^ Capit^Zo 51 ftuadragesimo. U ftuinto.
THis kyng* Lucie hade none heire of his body bigeten,^^ ])at was 16 afterwarde grete barnie and sorwe to Jje lande ; ffor, after J>is kyng Lucies deth, none of fe grete lordes^* of ^e lande wolde suffren^s an-ofiere to bene^^ kyng*, but leuede in werre and debate amonges ham 1. 3ere wifiouten^'' kyng. but ])0 it bifel ^^aftirwarde 20 Jjat a grete Prince ^^ come fro Eome into pis lande pat me callede Seuerey ; nou3t forto weri'', but forto saue pe ryght"* of Rome. 51 But nojjeles, he nade^^ nou3t duellede half-** 3ere in pis lande, pat pe Britons ne quellede him. when po of Eome wiste pat Seuerey 24 was so slayn, pai sent anope?"e grete lorde into pis lande, pat me callede Allec, pat was a stronge man, and a my3ty of body, and duellede in pis lande Longe tyme, and dedc miche sorwe to pe Britons, so pat after, for pure malice, pai chosen ham a kyng 28 amonges ham, pat me callede Astlepades, and assemblede a grete host of pe Britouns, and went to London to-^ seche Allec; and pere pai founde^^ -^him, and quellede him and alle his felawes pat
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"MialfaO. 2ifoi,j.oD_ ~ foimden 0. '^IcaflQ.
CH. XLVi] Kings Astlepades and Coil, and King Constance. 39
were wijj him, but one of his felawes, fat me clepede^ Walouw, defendet him fersly, and fau3t longe with fe Britouns, but at ]3e laste he was descomfitede ; and Ipe Britons token ^ him, and bounde 4 him 3 Hondes and feete, and caste him into a water ; wher'-fore fat wate;- afterwarde was clepede"* ^euermore Walbroke.^ H Jjo regnede J)is^ Astlepades in quiete, til one of his eries fat me callede Coel, made a faire toune a3eynes f e kynges wille, and lete calle fe toune 8 Colchestre after* his name, wherfore fe kyng was ful wroth, and ]30U3t destroie fe erle, and bigan to werre vppon him, and broujt grete powei-*, and 3af bataile to*' fe erl. and fe erl defendede hi??i fersly with his powei'', and slough f e kyng* him-self in fat bataile ;
12 and fo was Coel cronede, and made kyng of fis land, II fis Coel regnede and gouernede fe lande wel and nobly, for he was a"^ noble man, and wel bilouede amonges^ fe Britons. U When^ fo of Eome herde fat Astlepades was slayne, i*'fai were^*^ wonde/- glade, and sent
16 anofez-e grete prince of Eomayns, fat me callede Constance; and he come to fe^i Kyng Coil ^^forto chalange^^ jjg t?'uage fat was wont 1^ to bene ^^ paiede to Eome ; and f e kyng ansuerede wel and worf ely,^^ and saide fat he wolde paye to Eome al fat ry3t and
20 resouii ^^ wolde, wif godewiP^ ; and so fai accordede fo wif goode wil, and Avifouten^*' eny contak* ; and bof e fai duellede togeder'^'' in loue. If The Kyng" Coel 3af his dou3ter Elyne to Constance, forto haue here for his spouse, fat was bof e faire, wise, and gode, and
24 Avel lettrede : and fis Constance spousede here f^re^ with micheP^ honour, and it bifeUe sone afterwarde, fat fis kyng^ Coel i^deide in the 3ere of his regne xiij, & Lith at Colchestre enterede.
Of Kyng Constance, fat was a Romayn, fat was chosen -'' kyng 28 after -ife deth of-i Coel, -- for-asmiche fat-"- lie hade spousede Elyn, fat was Kyng Coeles dou3tei''. CapeYw/o xlvj'*.
After fis^^ Kyng Coel, Constance was made kyng*, and cronede, for-asmiche as he hade spousede Kyng Coele3 dou3te?", fat was lieire of fe lande. fe whiche Constance regnede and worfely
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40 King Constantine becomes Emperor of Rome. [ch. xlvii
gouernede fe lande ; and he bigate on his wif Elyn, a sone fat me callede Constantyn. and ])is kyng bare trew fay, and trewly dede to ham of Eome al his lif*. & when he hade regnede xv jere, he deide, and lij) atte ^ork*. 4
How Constantyne, pat was Kyng Constance^i sone, & J>e sone of seynt Elyne, gouey-nede and rewlede \e lande, & was^ Emperowr of Eome. U Capitulo xl Septi??zo.
After Kyng Con[s]tance3 ^ deth, Constantyne, his sone of seynt 8 Elyne, J»at founde Jiat'* croice in pe^ holy londe, and how Constantyne bicome Emperoure of Eome. IT Hit bifel so*^ in J)at tyme ])e?'e was an Empero?^/' atte Eome, a sarasyne, a tyrannt, pat me callede Maxence, pat put to pe^ deth alle pat bileuede in God', 12 and destroiede holy cherche by alle his powei'', and slough t Cristen men pat he my3t fynde ; and amo7ige alle opere, he lete martre Seynt Kate?"yne, and meny opere cristen peple pat hade drede of deth, pai'' fledden^ and comen^ into pis lande to Kyng Constantyne, and 16 tolde him of pe sorwe pat Maxence dede to al cristiente.^^ Wherof Constantyn hade pite, and grete sorwe made, and^^ assemblede a grete hoste and^^ grete power*, and went ouere see^^ to Eome, and toke^^ pe citee, and quollede al pat ^^perin were mescreaunt,^^ pat 20 he myjt fynde. ^ And po was he made Empe?'oure, ^^And was a gode man, and gouernede him so wel, pat al pe^^ Landes to him were entendaunt^'' forto be ynder" his gouernaile. H And pis deuel tyraunt Maxence, pat po was in pe lande of Greke, when^^ he 24 herde pis tydynges,!^ he bicome wode, and sodeynely-'^ deide, and so he 2 endede his lif*.
When Constantyne went fro pis land! to Eome, he toke^^ wip him his modei'' Elyn, for pe micheP^ wisedome pat she coupe,^^ and 28 pre opere grete lordes pat he moste louede : pat one me callede Hoel, anopere me callede Taberne, and pe pridde Morhyn--* ; and toke al his lande to kepe vnto^^ pe Erl of Cornwaile, pat men^^ callede Octouyan. H anone^'' as pis Octouian wiste pat his lorde was 32 duellyng' at Eome, he seisede al pe lande into his honde, and perwip
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CH. XLVlii] Odovian is made King ; & then his son-in-laiu. 41
dede al his wil amongesi heye and law, & \o lielde him for kyng^. H when ])is tydyng come to Constantyne fe Empe?-oure, he woxe wonder' wrofe towards fe Erl Octouyan, and sent Taberne with xij 4 m^ men forto^ destroys the erl for his falsenesse, and arryuede at Portesmouthe. H And' when Octouyan wiste fat, he assemblede a grete powei'' of Britons, and descomfitede Taberne. ^ And Taberne fledde ]>ens into Scotlande, and ordeynede Jjere a^ grete powei'', and 8 come ajeyne into fis lande forto 3eue bataile anopere tyme to* Octouyan. IF When Octouyan herde telle fat, he assemblede a grete powei-', and come towarde Taberne as miche as he my3t*, so Jiat Jjo^ ij hostes metten oppon Staynesmore, and strongely*^ smyten
12 to-gederes.'' and \o was Octouyan descomfitede, and fledde pens into J^orwaye ; and Taberne seisede al fe lande into his hande,^ Tounes, castelles, and-^ as mich as fai fe/'e hade. IT And sifenes^ Octouyan come a3eyne fro jSTorway wij) a grete powei'', & slough
16 Taberne, & seisede^'' al fe lande ajeyne^ into his honde, & drof oute alle \q Romayns, ^^and was J)0 made Kyng, and regnede.
How Maximian, fat was fe EmperOM)-e3 cosyn i-of Rome spousede Octouyaiie3 dou3ter, and was made kyng*, 20 m Capitulo xlviij°.i2
THis Kyng^ Octouian goue/nede fis^^ lande wel and nobly i'*; but he^^ nad^^ none heire, saf a dou3ter fat was a 3onge childe, fat he louede as miche as his lif*. and forasmiche fat he wax
24 sike, and was in^'' poynt of def , and my3t no lengei-" regne, he wolde haue made one of his Xeveus to haue bene^^ kyng*, fe whiche was a^9 noble kny3t* and^*' stronge man, fat me callede Conan Merche- dotj^i and he shulde haue kepte f e kynges dou3ter, & haue^^ mariede
28 her* when tyme hade bene ; but f e lordes of f e lande wolde nou3t suflfre hit, but 3af here conseile to bene^^ mariede to some hye man of great hono?<r, and fan my3t she haue al her* wille at^^ f e conseile of fe Emperoure Constantyne, here LorJe. and at fis conseile, fai
32 accordede and chose-* fo Cador, Erl of Cornewail, forto ^^ wende
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^ strongliche D. ' to-gider" 0. ^ handis 0. ^ seth 0.
1" seisede ajeyn D. seised a3en 0. " leaf 17, back.
12—12 conquerede the lande of American and Jaf it to Conan Meriedok^ D.
13 ])e 0. " wisely D. i' ora. D. ^^ ne had 0.
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42 K. Maximicm gives Little Britain to Meriedok. [CH. XLix
to ])e EmperoM?* to^ done^ fiis^ message, and he toke"^ Jie way, and went to Kome, and tolde Jje Empero?;?- ))is tydynges^ wel and wiselich.*^ and Jie Emp^roure sent ]?o into jjis lande with him his owen cosyn, ])at was his Vncles'^ sone, a noble kny3t and^ 4 stronge, fat me callede Maximian ; and he spousede Octouyanws dou3ter, and was cronede kyng of Jiis lande.
How Maximian, pat was pe Emper02<rres cosyn, conquerede the Lande of Amorican, and 3af it to Conan Meriedok*. 8 % CapiYttZo xlix".
THis Kyng Maximian bicome so real, Jjat he Jjoujt conquere J5e lande of Amorican for J)e grete richesse jjat he harde^ telle fat was in fat lande ; so fat ^^he ne^" lefte ^^man fat^^ -^^as of worfi- 12 nesse — kny^t,^^ squyer*, ne none ofere man — fat he ne toke ham^* with him, to grete damage and harme to al f e lande,^^ but nome ha?w with \n.m fra?^^*' f is lande, xxx M^ kny^tes fat were doughty mennes bodyes, and went ouei-* into fe lande of Amorican, and fere slough 16 fe kyng fat me callede Imbal, and conquerede al f e lande. H And Avhen he hade so done,^ he callede Conan, and saide : " For-asmiche as f e Kyng Octouyan wolde haue made 30W kyng* of Britaigne, and f rou3 me 3e were lette and destowrblede, fat je were noujt kyng*, 20 I 3eue 30W al f is lande of Amorican, and 30W ferof make kyng*. U And for-asmiche as 3e beth^" a Britoun, and 30ure men also, and bene comen fram^^ Britaigne, I wille fat fis lande haue fe same name, and nomore beue^^ callede Amorican, but bene^^ callede ' litel 24 Britaigne'; and fe lande fro whens 36 -*'befe comen -*^ shal bene^^ callede ' michel Britaigne'; and so shul^^ men know fat one-^ Britaigne fra?^^* fat ofe?*e." Conan Meriedok* fankede him hende- liche^S; and so was he made kyng* of litel Britaigne. and when 28 al fis was done,^ Maxence-*^ went fens to Eome, and fere was-'^ made Empero2<r aftei-" Coustantyne. U Conan Me?'iedok duellede in-^ litel Britaigne with michel-^ hono?<r, and lete ordeyne ij M^
I forto DO. 2 do 0.
"* MS. |)i.s homage, vnth homage underlined for omission. ■* nome DO. ^ tydyiig* D. tydynge 0. * wysely 0.
" Vnkel 0. » and a DO. " hade D. ^o-i" am. D.
II lcnf\2>. ^^ am. 0. ^^ knyjt ne D. ^^ om. DO.
^•^ lande for he lefte at home bihynde him no man to kepe the lande D. land' for he left at home behynde hym no man to kepe ]P land' 0. 16 fro DO. 1" be 0. '^^ fro 0. i» be DO.
^-'^ beth come D. be come 0. -^ be DO. ^a gchuld 0.
23 o DO. 24 fro 0. 25 hendely D. hyndly 0. 28 Maximian DO.
27 was })o DO. 28 in the D. in ]>^ 0. 29 ^ych 0.
CH. XLix, l] The Eleven Thousand British Virgins. 43
ploughmen of fe lande forto erie ]>g lande,i to harwe 2 it and sowe,^ and feffede ham alle rychely, after' fat fai were. U and^ for- asmiche fat Kyng Conan, ne none of his kny3tes, ne none of his 4 o]>ere peple, wolde nou3t take wifes of fe naciofi of Fraunce, he fo sent* into grete Britaig[n]e, to fe Erl of Cornewaile fat me callede Dionotho, fat chees f rou^-oute alle fe lande xj M^ ^of maydenes, fat is to seyne, viij M^ for the mene peple, and iij M^^ for fe 8 grettest lordes fat schulde ham spouse. IT And when Dionotho hade tak^ fis co??imandement,'^ he lete fo seche frouj-out al grete Britaigue as meny as f e nombre come to, for noman derst wif stande his co??zmandement, "for-asmicheF as al fe lande was taken ^ him
12 to Avarde and kepe, to do^^ al fing* fat him fo likede.'^ ^ And when alle fe maydenes were assemblede, he lete ha??4 co??ime bifore him to London, and lete ordeyne for ham shippes hastely, as miche^i as ham nedet to fat viage, and toke^- his owen doughter
16 fat me callede Vrsula, fat was fe faireste creature fat eny man wisf, and wolde haue sent her* to Kyng Conan, fat shulde haue spousede here, and made here quene of ^^litel Britaigne^^; but she hade made p?-iuely^* to God a vow of chastite, fat here fader wiste
20 it^^ nou3t, ne noman ^^elles^'^ fat was leuyng oppofi erfe.^''
How Vrsula, and xj M^ of maydenes fat were in here co??ipany,
went towarde litil Britaigne, & aP^ were martrede at
Coloigne. U Capitulo H ftuinquagesimo.
24 r I iHis Vrsula chees into hei-"^^ company xj M* maydenes^*' fat of
I al of ere she was lady and maistres ; and alle f ai went'-^^ into
fe shippis at on^^ tyme, in fe water fat me callef-^ Tamise ; and
co;«mandede hei-* kyn and alle hei-' frendes to almy3ty God, and
28 sailede forf towarde litel Britaigne. But when f ai were comen-* in
f e hye see, a stronge tempest* arose, as it was Goddes wil; and Vrsula,
wif her* shippis and here co???pany, was^s dryuen, and fo xj M^
maidenes, toward'^*^ Hundelaude, frou3 tempest*, and arryuede in fe
^ om. D. 2—2 a^jjjj |.Q gQ^,g J) 3 Q)n_ 0. ■* leaf 18, back.
® vnderstonde D. vndirfouge 0.
^ comandement for-as-miche as al pe lande was talc him to warde and kepe to done al^ng* pat him po likede D.
'^—'' 0711. D. 8 for-as-mich 0. ^ take 0. ^" done 0.
^^ as meny 0. i- nome DO. ^^—''■'^ the lande D. ])^ land' 0.
" priueliche D. ^^ 3IS. his i8-i« Jjat leuede D. " ett 0.
18 alle >ai D. alle pej 0.
1^ her" company D. here Cumpanj^e 0. her* R.
2" of maydeyns D. of Maydenes O. "^ wenten 0. ^ o 0.
23 called >e 0. 24 ^^^^^ q 25 ^gj.g 0. -'« tovvardes 0.
44 1\,()00 Virgins martyrd. Goivan invades England. [cH. Ll
hauen of^ ij)e citee of Coloigne. ^ The kyng of ))e lande, pat me callede Gowan, was J)o in J)e citee ; and when he wist po^ tydynges, ))at so meny faire maydenes were pere arryuede, he tot^ Elga his brojjer, and o]ierQ of his householde, wij) him, and went to pe 4 shippes to see ]jat fail-" company, and when he sawe ham so faire,* he and his co??ipany wolde haue ham ouerlayne, and bynome^ here maydenhode. ^ but Vrsula, fat gode mayde, conseilede, p?'ayede, warnede, and taujte ham ])at were here felowes,^ fat pai 8 shulde defende ham wijj al hei^ iiiy3t, and rajje?- suffre deth fan suffre here "bodyes bene'' defoulede. U So fat alle fe maydenes bicome so stedefast in God, fat fai defendede ham fron3 his^ grace, so fat none of ha??i hade powei'' to done ham eny shame ; 1 2 wherfore fe kyng was^ so sore annoiede, fat he, for wraf, lete slee ham euerychon^'^ anone ryght; and so were alle fe maidenes martrede for fe loue of God', and ligget^^ at Coloyn.
How Kyng Gowan come forto destroy e fis lande; and how 16 aman of grete powei^, fat me callede Gracian, defendede f e lande. H Capitw/o ^ Q,iii[n]quagesimo H Primo.
WHen al fis was done,^^ Kyng Gowan, fat was a sarasyn, callede his brofer Elga, and saide to him fat he shulde 20 gone ^3 tQ conquere f e lande fat alle f o^'* faire maydenes were borne ^^ in. and he ordeynede fo a grete power* of Peihtes, of Denmarc, of Orkeneye, and of Norwaye, and fai comen into fis lande, and brent tounes, and slough folc, and caste adone cherches and houses ^"^ of 24 religious, and robbede the lande in lengh and in^'^ brede, and put to deth alle f o fat wolde noght forsake f e ryght bileue and cristen- dome, for-asmiche as ft^re was none^^ soue?'ayne in the lande fat my3t ha?>i helpe or ^^ defende. H For fe Kyng Maximian hade 28 taken-'' wif him alle fe worfi men, when he went to conquere litil Britaigne. and in f e same tyme fat ^e hure now telle, was Seynt Albone martrede frou3 fe wode tyraunt Diodician in f e same place, wlierin is now an Abbay made of Seynt Albone, whiles fat he was 32 a paynyme. H But he conuertede him towarde God', f rou^ f e pre- dicacioun of a grete clerc and a wyse, fat me callede AncibeH,^^ fat
' Zeo/ig. 2j,eo. 3 iiome DO. ^ fayne sic 0.
^ bynomen 0. ^ felawes D. ffelaws 0. felow R. '—"^ body to be 0.
* his 0. here R. ^ Gowan wox D. Gowan wax 0. ^^ echeon 0.
" liggen D. i"- do 0. ^^ go dq. " ],e D. ^^ -^^^^ q
" house 0. ^'' om. 0. ^^ no DO. ^^ fof/lp, back.
20 take 0. -1 Affabett 0.
CH. LI, Lli] Gracian drives out Gowan, is croiuncl, then slain. 45
was h^-rburghede a nyght in his house ; and Jjis was af tei-" fe Incar- nacion of Ihesw Crist .ij C. iiij. vj ^ere. and men shulleni vnder stonde jjat Seynt Alhone soffrede his niartredome bifore jiaf^ Seynt 4 Edmunds was martrede ; and jjerfore is seynt Albone callede J?e fersf martre of Engelande. ^ This Gowan?<.s brofe?-, & his folk", jjat^ were Sarasynes,* went ]5rou3-oute J)e Lande, and destroyede al Jjing fat fai fonde ; and no ping pai ne sparede. IT When fis tyd- 8 yng come to Eome, how ])at Kyng Gowan hade bigoune forto destroys Jjis lande, jje Empero^/r and ])o of Eome sent a stronge man, and of grete powei'', fat me callede Gracian, w[ith] xxiiij-^ M^ men wel feightyng*, forto caste oute Sarasynes of fis lande, and
12 alle J»ai arryuede*^ at Portesmouthe. Maximian myjt nou3t come him-self,'' for-asmiche as he was chosen Empe>-oure after* fe def of Constantyn, fat was Seynt Elynes sone. H "When f is Gracian was arryuede wif his host*, he lete aspie pi-iuely^ whei-* fe^ Kyng Gowan
16 my3t ^*^bene founden^o. ^nd he come vppoii iiliim sodeynly,!^ as fai Lay in her* beddes, ^^and descomfitede ham, and sloughe^^ i^echeon,^'^ fat non of hem Ascaped' saf Gowan, fat fiedde vfiih mycB sorowe in-to his cuntre. Sone aftir yt byfel fat Maximian
20 was slayn at Eome, furgh^^ treson) ; And when Gracian wyst f^ tydynge, he let Croune hym kyng of f is land'.
How Gracyan made hym kyng whan Maximian was slayn ; & after, 16 j,e Brytou/zs quelled' hym for his wikkydnesse. 24 Capitulo quinqnagesimo ij°.
This Gracian, 1" when he gan^" forto regne, he bycome so wykked & so sterne, & so mych sorow wrought to f^ Britouns, fat fey slow hym amonges hem. ^ Tho Kyng Gowan had vndirstande 28 fat Gracian was do^^ to deth, he Assembled a gret power, & come a3en in-to f /s land ; & yf he had arst don) a^^ grete harme, f dede he mych more ; for f° distroyed he al this land, & al-"^ Crysten peple fat was in Myche Brytaigne, so fat no ma?? was so ^^ hardy for-to 32 nempne God'; & ho fat dede, anon he was put to strong deth.
1 slml D. Shulden 0. - om. 0. ^ j,a,i D. * Saiasines & D. ^ xxiij 0. s arryiieden 0. "^ him D. ^ pryueliclie D. * that D. 10-10 i3y founde DO. "-^^ ham sodeynliche D. hem sodeynly 0. 1^— ^"^ and slow ham in hei-* beddes D. om. 0.
^^ MS. Raid. B. 171 has tiw leaves missing here. They have been supplied from MS. Douce 323 (0). [MS. Douce 323, leaf 17.] ^^ euc^yche on D. ^° with D. ^® afterwarde D. 17—17 when he biganne D. he began 0. ^* done D. ^^ om. D. 20 alle >e D.
46 Constantine slays Goivan, and is made King. [CH. Lli, Llii
IT But \q bysshop of London) pat was \o, Jjat me called' Gosselyn, scaped', & went fens to hem of Eonie, to seclie socoiir for-to helpe dystroye Jje Sarajins \at had dystroyed' J)is land'. H And ]>'' Romayiis seyde^ fat fey hadde be^ so ofte anoyed' for her sendyng 4 after folk^ in-to Brytaigne, al for-to helpe Y Britou/js, & fey wold no more so do.^ And so f*^ Bysshop Gosselyn went fens with-oiite* ony Socour or helpe ; & f o went he to f " Kyng of litil Brytaigne, fat me called Aldroye, & f is was f * iij kyng afte?- Gowan Meridiok', 8 as bifore is sayd'. The bysshop prayed this Kyng^ Aldroye of socour & of helpe, the kyng hadde ^ herd how f "^ bysshop fledde, & how fat"^ Y" Crystene men were slayn in gret Brytaigne furgh Paynyms & Sara^ins, & he g?rainted hym Constantyn his brofer, hym*^ for-to 12 helpe, with Poer of folk*, & hem dede arraye liors armure, & schippes, & al thing fat hem neded' to fat viage. and when al thing was redy, he called f " bysshop, & to hym seyd : " I take 30U here to helpe & socour Constantyn my brofer, vpon this couenawnt, 16 fat ^if God ^ife hym grace, fe Paynems & Sarajiils to schende & discomfite, fat fanne je make hym kyng of f^ land": & Y bysshop yt graunted' w^t7i good wyH. H Constantyn & f*^ bysshop^ nome leue f o of f * Kyng Aldroye, & by-took hym to ^ God, & nome her 20 men xij M*', & went in-to hei-* schippes, & say led toward' Y g^'^^ Brytaigne, & Arryued in Tottenesse. whan f^ Britouns herd ^"^fe tydyngi'^ fat to hem come socour, fey^^ were stronglicfe holpyn, & ordeigned' hem an huge nombre of peple, ^2& come to hem, & hem 24 vndirfongen with mychel honour. ^ Gowan, anon as he wyste of this fyng, he Assemblyd aH f e Sara3ins, & come a3ens hym,!^ & ^af batayH. And Constantyn slow hym with his owne hand' ; & aH f * othere Sarajins were discomfited' & slayn, fat non aschaped' but f° 28 fat Avere*^ conuerted' vuto God'.
How Constantyn, f «t was f e kynges brofer of litel Britaigne, was Crouned ^^kyng, for his worfines, of mych Bretaigne.^^ Capitulo liij^ 32
Anon, aftir Y bataytt, alle fey went to London), & crowned fere Constantyn, & made hym kyng of f is lond'. And f* bysshop (xosselyn sette f Croune vpon his hed,^^ & anoynted hym, as
^ sayden D. " bene D. ^ done D.
* wiJ)-outen D. ^ hade grete pitec in hert when he D.
*■ om. D. '' MS. ])^ Chi, with Chi underlined for erasure.
^ bisshop tho D. ^ him to D. hym 0. '^o—ia tydyng^s D.
"thei-'D. ^'^ leaf n, back. " ham D.
w-i-i kyng of michel britaigne for his wor})inesse D. ^^ heuede D.
CH. Liii, Liv] Britain turns Christian, Constance made King. 47
falletfi to^ A kyng ^for-to be^; & Y byg^'i Crystendom. This^ Constantyn,^ whan he was Crouned', anon aftir he spoused his wyf Jiurgh couwceil of y Britou?iS ; & he begate iij Sones on her : 4 y ferst me called Constaunce,^ fat other Aurylambros, & y iij Vter, U Constance, y eldest brother, when he come to Age, made^ hym a monke at Wynchestre. Constantyn here fadir was slayn purgh tresoii) ; for it byfeH vpon a tyme jjat a Pohete come to hym 8 vpon a day, in Message as yt were, & seyd' ))at he Avolde speke with \e kyng pryuyly'' in Counceyl. The kyng lete voyde his Chambre of y men \a\> were with-Iune j & ])o Abide^ J3e?'e nomo^ but Ji^ kyng & |3e Pohete, & made a Contenawnce as |jey^° wolde
1 2 speke to-gidere ^^ in his ere ; & Jie?'e he qwelled* hym wit/i a long knyf; & after, went qweyntly out of y Chambre in-to ano])e?* Chambre ; so at fe laste no man wyst wher he was by come. ^^ U When y kynges men it wyste, ])at here lord was so ded', J)ei made
16 so mych sorowe^^ fey nyst ^^aH what for-to^"^ done, for-as-mych as his ij sones, Aurylambros & Vter, wereu so yenge fat non of hem myght be kyng ; & y iij ^^ brof er was monke at Wynchestre, as ^^I sayd before.^'' U But Vortiger, fat was Erl of Westsex, fought
20 pryuylyi" in his herte, tliurgh queyntise, to be^^ kyng; & went to Wynchestre fe>- fat Constau?ice was^^ monk, & to hym seyde : " Constau?^ce," qtwd he, " 30ure fadir is ded, & 30ui"' ij breferin fat benwit/i Gosselyn,f^ bysshopof London), to noryssh, beth so yeng,
24 fat non of hem may be kyng ; wherfore y counseyle fat ^e forsake 3oure Aby te, & come 2*^ wiih me, & I schal do so to f "^ Bry touns fat 36 schul be made kyng^."
Of Constauwce, fat was'i Constantywus sone, fat was Monk at
28 Wynchesti"' ; & how lie was made kyng after his faders
deth, f urgh CounceiH of Vortiger, fat was Erie of Westsex,
for-as-mych as Aurilambros & Vter, his ij breferin, were
but of yonge age, & ^^^was slay/i.^- C^ntulo liiij".
32 f I Ihis Vortiger counceyled f is Constau?^ce so mych tyl he forsook
I his Abyte, & went y^iili hym. & anon aftir, he was CrouneJ
and made kyng by Assent of y Brytou?is. This kyng Constance,
. 1 for D. 2-2 to bene D. ^ This kyng D.
* MS. has Constantyn her fadir, with her fadir struck out.
* Constance and D. ^ he made D. make 0. '' pryueliche D.
8 abode D. ^ nonian D. i" thouj he'D. " with >e kyng< D. 12 bicomen D. i^ sorw that D. "-!•* what to D. ^^ eijest D. 16—16 jg saide biforne D. ^'^ pryueliche D. ^^ ben D. 1^ was made D. ^^ come]) D. ^^ was kyng^ D. 22—22 Vortiger lete hi??i slee to ben kyng< himself D.
48 The Treason of Vortiger and Death of K. Constance. [CH. Liv
whan he was crouned & made kyng, he wyst ne knew but litil of Y world, ne cowde^ -no thing as knyghthood axed', he made Vortiger his maister & his chef Counceillour, & yaf hyni aH his power, for-to ordeigne & do as myche as to Y reaume pe?"teyned', so 4 fat hym-self no ]Jing^ entrauelled', but only^ bare y name of kyng*. H Whan Vortiger saw pat he liad al y^ land in his warde & gouernayle, at his owne AvyH, he ])ought A pryue Treson), & jjought to sle Constance y kyng*, ]jat he myght hyjH-self* ^be 8 Crouned' & made^ kyng* & regne, & lete sende after a^ C knyghttes of Pehetes, y worthiest of''' y land', & hem helde^ w^t7i hym, ^to duelle wi]3 him, ^''and^ to bene^'' Kepers of his body, as he wolde wende J)rou3 ]?e lande to ordeyne jjinges pat pe?-teynede to a Kyng*. 12 U And jjis Vortiger honourede so miche po C kny^tes, and so miche 3af ham of golde and siluei'', & so ryche reweH,^^ robes, hors, and opere noble plente, wherfore pai helde him more lorde pan pai deden^^ j,e kyng. U And Vortygei-' tolde ha??i, if pat he ^^ii^oste 16 bene^^ kyng*, he,^ as it were prouj tresouii, he wolde make ha??z^* richest of pe lande. so^^ at the laste, prou3 grete 3iftes pat he^*^ hade ^eue largely, pai crieden^'' prou^ pe court* pat Vortiger were bettei-* worpi ben IS kyng* pan Constance ; wherfore Vortiger made sem- 20 blant as pau^^^ he hade bene^^ wrop, and departede pens fro pe court, and saide he most ^^gone elles-where^^ for ping pat he hade to done; and so pe traitoure ^ede^- for^^ enchesouii pat pai^* shulde slee -^hi??i, pat is to seyne,^^ Constance. H Wben pis Vortiger was 24 gone, hit bifelle sone aftei-' pat po C kny3t3 of Peightes breken^^ pe dores of pe kynges chambre, and pere pai him slough and smoten^" of his heuede,-^ and bare it to Vortigei'' pe?-e pat he duellede. and when Vortyger saw pat heuede,-^ he wepte ful tenderly wip his eye; 28 and nopelese he was some dele glade of his detb, and anone lete take po-^ C kny3tes of Peightes, & bonde^"' here hondes bihynde ham, and lade ham to London ; & pere pai were dampnede to deth
^ cou]>e D. - leaf 18. •' oiiliche D.
* ]>\H D. ^—^ beu cronede D. "^ om. D.
7 of al D. « with-lielde D.
fl-» om. D. [3IS. Rawl. B. 171, leaf2Q.] i"-!" as to be 0.
" lewels 0. '- ])ai deden D. ])ev dede 0. deden R.
i^'-i-* nn3t ben D. must be 0. " hym 0. ^^ So ]>at 0.
i« l)ai D. I'' c?-iede D. Cryede 0. "* to be 0. !» om. DO.
2' be 0. '^^-'^^ gone elles-whidcr D. go elles-whedir 0.
-- saide D. seyde 0.
23 MS. for tj-csoun, v;ith trcsoun underlined for erasure. -^ MS. j^at.
25— -5 oin. D. liym ]mi is to sey 0- -" broken D. ^ smyteu 0.
28 heed' 0. ^u |,^ Y). »» bynde 0.
CH. ly] Vortyger is made King. Constances Brothers. 49
as false traitoures. U and anone aftei'', al pe britons of J)e lande, by co??imune assent^, cronede J)e?'e Vortiger, & made him kyng of Jje^ lande.
4 How ]ie wardeynes pat hade ])0'- ij^ childerne to kepe, pat were
^ Constantines sones, lade ham to litel Britaigne, for the
tresoun and falsenesse of Vortigei-'. ^ Capitulo ^ Quin-
quagesimo U ftuinto.
8 rr^His kyng Vortyger, Avhen he was c?'onede, po pat ^hade pe ij^
1 childerne in kepyng', Aurilambros and Vtei"*, prou^ ordenance
of Gosselyn, pat was bisshop of London at his dep, derst noujt
diielle in the lande wip pe childerne,'^ but lade haw to pe kyng of
12 litel Britaigne, forasmiche as he po wi'ste pe tresoun of Vortiger, pat
po was made Kyng^, prou3 wham Constance here broper was slayn,
wherfore po C knyjtes of Peightes were put to pe^ deth, and bare
al pe blame, as pei3t Vortiger ''^hade noujt wiste''^ perof*, noper perto
16 consentede ; and so pe Kepers of po ij childerne drade^ laste
Vortiger wolde put ha??i to deth,prou3 his tresoun and falsenesse, as
he hade done^ hei"* broper biforne ; and perfor pai wer* ladde oue?'
into litel Britaigne, and pe kyng ham resceyuede wip michel^''
20 honow, and lete ham to norisshe ; and pere pai duellede til pai
bicome fair" kny3te3, &^ st[r]ong and ferse, and pou3tii euei-' to
bene ^2 avengede of^^ j,e deth of Constantyne^* here broper, when
pai saw here tyme ; and so pai deden,i^ as pe^*^ shul hui'*i'^ aftirward'.
24 U Hit was nou3t long aftei-*, pat ^^pe tydynges ne^^ come ouer* pe see,
to pe kynrede of pe C kny3te3 of i'' Peightes pat were dampnede and
put to pe^o deth prou3 Vortiger* in pis lande; perfore pai -^weren
Avonderly^i wrope, & sworen pat pai 22 [23 -would be^^ avenged of her
28 kins death,] and comen into pis lande wip a grete powei-*, & rob-
beden^* in meny places, & slou3,25 & dede^s al pe sorw pat 27 pai
my3t. H When Vortyger hit wiste, he 28 made 29 sorw ynow29 and
1 >is D. 2 (,„,_ 0. 3 om. D. •* leaf 20, back.
^-' hade \>o D. ij sic 0.
« MS. childerne of })e lande, with of ]>% lande underlined for erasure. '-■J wist nou3t D. ^ dradden 0. » do 0. ■ 1" mych 0. " >oughten 0. ^^ i^e 0. ^^ vpon 0. " ConstauTice 0. ^= dede 0. ^^ 3e DO.
1^ her' tel D. her" telle 0.
18-18 tydynge 0. i^ of >e 0. -" om. DO.
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50 l^ngist, Horn, and other Saxons, land in Kent. [CH. LVi
sore was annoyede ; and in a-no)jer pa/'tie also tydynges^ come- fat Aurilambros & Vter^ ordeynede ham/ and assemblede a grete hoste forto^ come into michel<^ Britaigne, Jiat is to seyne, into J)is lande, to bene'' avenged' of Constance Me)? hei'' hxo\er^; so fat 4 9 in one 9 half and in fat of<?r he was broujt into so^" miche sorwe fat he nyst^ whidei-" to Avende.
How Engist and xj M^ men come into fis lande, to whowt Vortige?- 3af a place fat ^Us callede" ThongecasteH. 8 Gdi^itulo lvj*°.
ANd sone aftei'' fis ^^sorw, tidynges^^ come to Vortige?-, fat a grete nauye^^ of straungers were arryuede in^* Kent; but fai wist nou3t whens^^ fai were, ne wherfore fai were comen.^^ 12 U The Kj'-ng sent anone messagers^" fidei^, fat so??inie of \\ixm shulde come and speke wif him, forto wete what folc fai werne, and what fai axede, and into what contre fai wolde gone.^^ H fere were ij brefe/'ne, Prynces and maistres of fat straunge company: 16 fat on me callede Engist, and fat ofere Hojii. Engist went fo^*^ to fe kyng<, & tolde to him encheson whei-'-fore fai were fere arryuede in his^^ land«, and saide : "sire! we beth^o of a contre fat 21 is callede^i Saxoyne, fat is, fe Lande of Germayn, wherin is 20 so^o miche sorw, fat^^ fe peple is^^ so myche fat fe lande may ^^noujt ham^'i sustene ne suffice. IT The maystres & Prynces fat hauef 2^ fe lande to goue?"ne and rewele, shul done come bifore ham men and wywmen, fe^'' boldest ^^fat bene amonges ham 24 and best mowen^^ trauaile into diuerse^-^ londes ; and so fai 29shaF*^ "ham 3eue Horse and harneyse, armure, and al fing fat ham nedef ; and after* fai^i say to ham fat fai go into anofer contre, wher faf fai ^Sjnowen leue,^^ as here auncestres deden^^ 28 biforne ham. and ferfore, sire kyng, if^'* ^e haue ou3t to
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CH. LVii] Engisfs Thongcastle, & Ids daughter Ronewenne. 51
done wif) oure co??ipany , we ^ bene comen ^ into 30iire lande ; and wi}) gode wille 30W Avil serue, and joui'' lande lielpe, kepe, & defende fram^ ^oure enemys, if Jiat 30W nede]?." ^ Avhen Vortiger* 4 herde )?i3 tydynges,^ he saide he wolde gladeliche"* wifhalde ham, oppon soche couenant, if fai my3t delyuer" his lande of* his enemys, he wolde ^eue ham resonable landes, whei'' fai shulde duelle for eue?-more. ^ Engist fankede him godeliche ; and in jjis nianei-" he 8 and his co??ipany, H xj. M* men, shulde duelle wij) fe Kyng Vortiger ; and so niiche Jiai deden ^ firou^ here boldenesse, fat fai delyuerede fe lande clene of here^ enemys, H fio praiede Engist |)e Kyng*, of so miche lande Jiat he my3t make to him a citee, for
12 him and for his menyeJ IT The kyng ansuerede ^& saide,^ 'it was nou3t forto done^ wij^outen^*^ conseile of his Britons.' ^ Engist prayede him eftesones of as miche place as he my3t compasse wiJ) a twonge of a skyn, whei^'-oppoii he my3t make him
16 a nianei'', and for his to duelle in^^; and pe kyng g/-antede it^- frely. U po tok^^ Engist a hole skyn, and cotte it as smale as he my3t*, aP"* into a twonge al rounde, & pfir-wij) co??ipassede as miche lande as he ^^cow^passede; wher-oppon he^'^ made ^'^ a f aire castel.
20 and when ])is castel was ymade,!'^ he lete calle it Twongecastel, for-asmiche as J>e place was merkede wijj a twonge.
Of Ronewenne, pat was Engistes doughtei-', ^^and how^'' Kyng* Vortyger [spou]sede hei'' -^for here beaute.-*^ C. lvij"'°.
24 "TXTHen fis castel was makede,-^ and ful wel arraiede, Engist
Y f p/iuely sent bi lettre into J)e contre Jiat he come of, aftei''
an 2- hundrede shippis lillede with strange-^ men pat were bolde
and wel fei3tyng* in alle batailes ; and \ai pai shulde bryng* wip
28 ham Ronewenne, his dou3te/-, pat was pe fairest creature pat eny-^ man my3t see. ^ And when pe peple was comen, pat he hade^^ sende aftei-*, he toke-^ ham into pe castel wip michel-'^ ioye ; and him 27 him-self, vppoii a day, went vnto pe kyng*, and prayede him
32 derworly^s pat he wolde come and see his new maner', pat he hade made in pe place pat he hade compassede wip pe-^ twong of pe
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52 Wassail (& Drinkhail. Vortyger weds Ronevjenne. [CH. LVIII
skyn. J5e kyng anone g^-antede^ him frely, and wi}) him went Jjidei'', and was wel payede wij) ))e castel & wij? fie faire werk" ; and togederes pere pai eten and drankeu^ wi)) michel^ ioye. H And when ny^t come, fiat'^ jje kyng shulde go into his chambre forto 4 take ftfire his nyjtes reste, Ronewenne, fat was Engistes dou3ter*, come wi)) a coupe of* golde in here honde, and knelede bifore ))e kyng*, and saide to him " Whatsaile ! " and \e kyng wist nou^t what it was forto ^ mene, ne what he shulde ansuere, f or-asmiche as 8 himself* ne none of his Britons ^itte cou))e^ none Englisshe speke, ne vnderstonde it, but speken" ))0 ))at^ same langage ))at Britons ^itte done. H No))eles, a Latymei'' tolde ))e kyng* ))e fuUe vnder- stondyng* J)erof 'whatsaill'; and ^))at o\er shulde^ ansuere ^'^ 12 ' drynkehaile ' : and ))at w^as ))e ferst tyme ))at ' whatsaile ' and ' drynkehaile ' come vp into ))is lande ; and fram^^ Jiat ^'^tyme into^^ this tyme it HaJ) bene wel vsede. U The Kyng Vortiger^* saw^^ J)e fairenesse of Eonewenne, and his^^ armes layde aboute here 16 nek, and ))riesi''^ swetely cussede hii"" ; and anone ry^t he was vnarmerede oppon hu'e, ))at he desirede to haue here to wyf*, and axede of Engist* hii-* fadei^ and Engist g?'antede,i^ oppon ))is couenaimt fiat fie kyng shulde ^eue him al the^^ contre of Kent*, fiat 20 he myjt duelle in, and al his-*^ peple. f)e kyng hym grantede priuely with a gode wille; and anone aftei'' he spousede fie damiseH. fat was miche cowfusion to himself* ; and fej-for al fe Britouns bicome so Avrof), for enchesoun fat he hade spousede a wo??iman of mysbileue, 24 wherfore fai went al from-^ him, and nofing^^ to him toke kepe, ne helpe him in f inges fat he hade to done.
How Vortymere, fat was Vortigers sone, was made kyng*, & Engist dryuen oute ; & how Vortymei-' was slayn f rou^ 28 Ronewenne. H Csipifulo Iviij".
THis Engist went into Kent, and seisede al fe lande into-^ his hande, for him and for al-* his men ; and bicome in'* a litel while of so grete powei'', & so miche peple hade, fat men wist 32 noujt in litel tyme, whiche were fe kynges men, & whiche were
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CH. Lix] Vortymer crownd &poisond. Vortyger made King. 53
Engistes men. wherfore al Britaigue hade of liam^ drede, and saide amonges ham J?at, if jjai ne toke o]je/-e coimseil bituene^ ham, al jje lande shulde be bitrayede prouj Engist and his peple. 4 II Vortyger J)e kyng hade bigeten ^ on his f erst wif* iij sones : \e ferst me callede Vortymei'' ; pe secunde, Catagren ; and jje jjridde, Passent. fe Britons, eue/ychon-* by one assent*, chosen^ Vortymer forto bene 6 here lorde, & liere souerayne, and hii-' conseilei"* in 8 euery "bataile, and cronede liim, and made him Kyng*, and Wolde^ sofifre Vortigei'' no longei'' to regne, for enchesouii of ]>& alliance bituene Engist and him. ^ |)e Britons ordeynede a grete host to drif out Engist and his company of \q lande, and ^af him iij
1 2 batailles : f»e ferst wrts in Kent, jjere ))at he was lorde ; Jie secunde was att Tetteford' ; and j^e Jiridde was in a shire a ))is half Cool, in a more. & in fis batail ham mette Cattegren and Horn, Engistes brofer, so Jjat eueryche^ of ham slouj o\ier ; but for-asmiche as^*' jje
16 contre was jeuen^i longe bifore to Horn, \ixow^ Vortyger, po he hade spousede his cosyn ; fere he hade made a faire castel ))at me callede Horncaste], aftei'* his owen name. U And Vortymere was so annoiede for his broferes dejj, Cattegren, fat he was dede in soche
20 a manei-'; wherfore anone he lete felle fe castel to fe^^ grounde, and aftei'' ]?at,i2 he ne lefte ny3t ne day til he hade dryuen^^ out Engist and aH his peple of fe lande. H And when Engist was dryuen^3 away, Ronewenne his doubter made sorwe ynow, and
24 queyntly spake to ham fat were nexte j?e kyng Vortymere, ^^ and pj'iueest wif him. and so miche she ^af ham of 3iftes, fat he was apoysenede, & deide at London f e iiij ^ere of his regne ; & fere he lith.
28 How fe Britons chosen ^^ a-nofere tyme Vortyger to bene^'^ here king' ; and Engist come into f is lande a3eyne, & f ai fou^ten to-gedres.i' H Capit^/o lix°.
After* Vortymeres def ,i^ fe Britons, by here co»auune assent, Eftesones made Vortyger here kyng*, vppon fis couenaunt, fat he shulde neuer aftei'' soffren ^^ Engist, ne none of hi.'t, eftesones shulde 2^ come into fis lande. IT And when al fis Avas done,
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54 Enyist's Treachery, and his Conquest of Britain, [ch. lix
Eonewenne \q Quene^sent priuely^ by lettre to Engist, that she hade enpoisenede Vortymei-', and pat Vortygei'' her" lorde ^a^eyne bare ]3e croune and regnede, and Jiat he shiilde come a^eyne into^ ])at lands, wel arraiede wij) miche peple, forto avenge him vppon 4 J)e Britons, and to wynne his lande a^eyne. H of Jjis tydyng Engist made grete ioye, and appa?'ailede him hastely wij) xv M^ men pat were dou3ty en eue^y batail. And when Vortyger herde telle pat Engist was comen* a^eyne wip a grete power' into pis lande, he 8 assemblede his Britons, and po went ajeyns Engist forto haue 3eue him bataile, and his folc ; but Engist drade him sore of pe Britons, for pai hade descomfitede'^ him biforn-hand, and dryuen him*^ out by''^ strengp; wherfore Engist p?'ayede him^ of a loue-day, and 12 saide he was nou^t comen^ forto fi3t, but forto i*^ haiie his lande a^eyne of Kent, if he might accorde wip pe Britons, and of ham haue grace. U ^^ The Kyng* Vortiger,^! prou3 conseile of his Britons, ^^grauntede a loue-day i^- and pus it was ordeynede prou3 pe Britons, 16 pat pilk^3 loue-day shulde ^'^ben holden^* faste bisides Salesbury, vppon an^^ huH ; and Engist shulde come pidei"* wip iiij"^ kny^tes, wipouten^'' mo, and pe kyng wip as meny of pe wisest of pis^'^ lande. IT And at pat day pe kyng come wip his conseil, as it was 20 ordeynede ; but Engist hade warnede his kny^tes p?*iueliche,^^ and^^ ham co?«mandede pat eueryche^'' of ham shulde put a Longe Knyf' in his hose; and when he saide, *'faire sires ! now is tyme forto^^ speke of lone and pees," euej'yche^^ anone, eue?yche^ shulde draw 24 his knyf & slee a Britoun. & so pai quellede xxx M* & Ixj of knyjtes ; and wip miche sorwe meny of ham ascapede ; and Vortyger him-self was taken ^^and Lade to TwongecasteH, and put into prisoun ; and so»?,me of Engistes men wolde pat pe kyng 28 hade bene 2* brent al quyt. ^ And Vortigei'' po, to haue his lif*, grauntede ham as miche as pai ^s^yokle axen,'-^'^ and ^af vp aH: pe lande, tonnes and castelles, citees and Burghes, to Engist and to his folc. and alle pe Britons lledde penns into Walys, and pere 32 helde \\a.m stille. and Engist went prouj pe lande, and seisede alle po lande with If raunchisos ; and in euery place lete caste adouue
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CH. Lx] Britain cold Engisfs Land. Vortyger's Castle. 55
cherclie3 and houses of religioun, and destroyede C?'istendome Jjrou^ Jje lande, and lete cliaunge ]>e name of J)e lande, Jiat no man of his were so hardy aftei-" pat tyme to calle J)is^ lande Britaigne,
4 but calle it Engistes laude ; and he- departede alle ]?at lande to his men, and pere made vij kynges forto streng)) pe lande, pat pe Britons shulde neuei'' aftei'' come perin. H The ferst kyngdome was Kent, pere jjat Engist him-self regnede, and was lorde &
8 maystre ouer al pe^ opere ; ^ Ano)7e?'e kyng hade Southsex, where now is Chicliestre ; 51 The jjridde kyng hade Westsex ; The ferjje kyng hade Essex ; U The v kyng hade Estangle, fat now is callede ISTorthfolc, -^ Southfolc,^ Merchemeriche, )jat^ is to seynt, pe Erldome 12 of j^ichol; H fe sixte hade Leycestreshire, Northamptonshire, Hereford and Huntyngdoune ; II The vij hade Oxenford, Gloucestr*, Wynchestre, Warwik* and Darby-shire.
How Yovtiger went into Walls, and biganne pere a castel, pat 16 wolde nou3t stande wipouten*^ mortei'' temprede wip mannes" blode. U Capitulo H Sexagesimo.
8"T"XTHen Engist hade depfl?-tede al pe lande in this maner* f f bituene his men, he delyuerede Vorfcigei'' out of prison,
20 and solfrede hym frely ^to gone^ whidei'' pat^ he wolde. and he toke^** his way, ^^ and went^^ into "Walys, pere pat^^ \^[g Britons duellede, for-asmiche as pat lande was strong* and wikkede to Wynne, and Engist ^^neuer* come^^ pere, ne knew^* neue?- bifore
24 pat Lande. ^ Vortiger helde him pere wip his Britons, and axede conseil what him* was best al* forto done; and pai 3af him conseil to make a stronge castel pat^ he my3t him-self perin kepe and defenders if it^ nede were. Masounes in hast pere^*^ were fette, and
28 bigonne pe werk^ oppofi pe hull of Breigh ; but certes pus it bi-felle, pat'' al the werk* pat* pe masounes made^" aday, adoune it felle any3t; and pat ferede so iij tymes or iiij, wherof pai hadden^* grete wondei-^ what it my3t bene^^; & perof pe kyng w«s sore annoiede of
32 pat chaunce, and wist nou3t what to done ; wherfore he lete sende after-' pe wisest* clerkes, and also lewede men pat wereu^o prouj-out Walys, pat myght bene^i fonde, for pai shulde telle wherfore pe
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56 King Vortygers messengers find Merlin. [CH. LX, LXI
founclement so failede vude[r] J)e werk*, and ]3at ))ai slmlde liim telle what was best to done, and when pe wisest men ^ longe tyme hade studiet, Jjai saide to \ie kyug* J^at 'he shulde done^ sike a childe borne of a woman fat neuer hade wij) man to done,^ & Jjat 4 childe he shulde sleen,^ & te»zpe?' wi]j his^ blode jje morter of \q werk, & so shulle^ ]je werke ^endure eue?'more'^ wijjouten ende.'
How Jje kyng* lete seche Merlyn" frouj al Walys forto speke wij) Mm. Capitr^Zo lxj°. 8
WHen J)e kyng herde fis, he cojnmandede his messagers anone to wende Jjrouj-out al Walys, to seche jjat childe if fai myght ^him fynde,^ and ftat ]jai^ shulde ^'^brynge him forthwijj ham vnto him. and in recorde and witnesse of pis J^ing, he toke^^ 12 ham his le^^res,^^ f)at Jjai^ ne were^^ destourblede of no man, ne lette. IF And so faste ^'^spede ham^"* the messagers, Jjat f)ai come vnto^^ a toune ))at me callede Kermerdyn ; and as ])ai passede fourth in^^ here way, J)ai fonden ij childerne of xiiij 3ere age ^"chiddyng togedei-'^" 16 wi]) hastif wordes ; and one of ham saide to Jiat o\er "Donebat," (\uod he, " 3e^s done al wronge to chide or strif wifi me, for 3e haue no witte ne resouii as I haue." H "Cartes, Merlyn," qiwd ^^)jat opere,^^ " of 30ure witte and^'^ of 30ur' resoun y make no forse, for men 20 21 telle)? communeliche-i pat 36 haue no ping of god', sip 36 hade neuei'' fadei'', but alle men weten-^ wel ho is 30ure model'*." H The kynges messagers, when pai herde pis strif bituene po ij gromes, pai axede of men pat ^Sgtoden bituene ^3 ham, whens pat Merlyn Avas born, 24 & 2* who him norisshede ; and pe folc ham tolde pat a grete gentil- woman him bare in Kermerdyne, pat me callede Adhan, but neuere my3t men 25 wete who was-^ pe childes fadei'*. IT When pe messagers herde pis tydynges,^^ pai went anone to \nm pat was wardeyne of pe 28 toune, and tolde him pe kynges wille and his Xeftxes,-^ wherfore pai were comen^^ pidei''. H Merlyn and his modei-" anone were sent^^ bifore pe wardeyne of pe toune, and he co?/imandede ham^ pat pai
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CH. LXii] Merlin and Ms Mother talk ivith Vortyger. b*l
shiilde gone^ to fie kyng^, as hit was ordeynede by his^ messagers. U Merlyn and his model'' coine^ vnto'* jje kyng*, and were vnder- fonge wij) micheP honoui-' ; and ])Q kyng axede of Jiat lady 'if J)at
4 childe were hei-* sone, and who him bigate.'^ ^ The lady ansuerede, fill tendei'"^ wepyng*, and saide she hade neuei'' company of man ^worldely'; "but, sire," c\iiod shee, "as y was a 3onge maiden in my faderes chambre, and o))ere of^ grete lynage were in my
8 company, ])at ofte were wont to playe and to solacen, 1 belefte allone in my chaumbre ^°of my fadei-'j^o & wolde nou3t gofi^^ out,
. for brennyng of ]3e sone. V\ And oppon a tyme fiere come a fairs bachilei'', and entrede into my chaumbre jjere pat I was allone ; but 12 how he come into me, & whei-*, I wiste neue/-,^- ne 3itte wote, for Jje dores were fast barrede ; and wi]) me he dede game of loue, for I ^^nade nojier^' my^t ne powei'' him to defends fro me ; and ofte he come to me in the forsaids maner, so pat he bigats one me pis same 16 childe; but* neuer* my^t y wete of him what he was, ne whens he come, ne what was his name."
Of pe ansuere of Me/lyn, wherfore pe kyng axede wM his werk* myght nou3t stande pat he hade bigonne, ^^my^t nou3t 20 proue.i^ C&i^itulo lxij°.
WHen Merlyn hade herde al pat his moder" hade saide, hs spake ^^ to pe kyng in this manei'' : "sire, how y was bigeten, axe 36 no more, for hit fallep nou3t to 30W ne to none
24 opers ^^forto wete^^; but i"" telle me pe^" enchesone wherefore I ame to 30W brou3t, and wherfore 3e haue sent aftei'' me." H "Certes," quod ps kyng', " my Avise concelers hauen^^ done^^ me to vnderstonde pat pe morter of a werk* pat I haue done bigonne biheuep,-** ben 21
28 temperede wip 30ui'' blode, or ps fundement shal faile for euermore." H "Sire," quod MerJyn, "wille 3e slee me for my blode forto temper wip 30ure mortei-"?" " 3e," quod pe kyng, "or elles shal neue/- my castel stonde, as my conselers done^- me to vnderstonde."
32 11)50 ansurede Merlyn to pe kyng* : "sire," lie saide, "late ham come bifore ^^me, po wise-"* conselers, and I wil proue pat pai say
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58 The White & Bed Dragons under the Castle. [cH. LXii, LXiii
noujt wel ne trewely. and when Jie^ wise were conien, Merlyn axede if his blode were ))e enchesoun to make fe - werke stande to ^ endure. AUe fise'^ wise were abasshede, and couj) nou^t ansuere. H Merlyn fo saide to ])e kyng* : "sire, I shal telle 30W pe encheson 4 wherfore 30ur' werk^ jjus failej)^ and may nou3t stande. J)ere is vnder J?e mountaigne \er& Jjat*^ ^e haue bigonne ^oui-' tour' a grete ponde of Avater ; and in )je botnme of )je ponde, vndei'' Jie wate?*, ))ere be]) ij dragons, — Jiat cue is white, and ])at o^evQ"' rede, — pat 8 feijten to-geder ageyne^ ^oure werk*. DoJ» myne depe til 30ur' men come to the ponde, and doth 30UI'' men take away J)e water al out, and pan 36 shul see pe dragons, as I haue 30W tolde, ^po togederes^ fei3ten ageyne^'' 30UI'' werk ; and pis is pe^^ ^-encheson, certes, wher- 12 fore^^ 3oui''^^ fuudement failep.^'* " II the kyng^ anone lete degge Yndei-*, til pat men come to pe^^ ponde, & lete do^*^ away al pe water ; and pere pai fonde ij dragons, as Merlyn hade tolde, pat eg?'ely fou3ten togederesi"; pe white dragoufi egrely assailede pe rede, and 16 laide on him so strong^^^ pat he niy3t nou3t endure, but wipdrowe him, & hidde him in the same Cafe, and restede. H And when he hade awhile restede, he went bifore, and assailede pe rede dragouu angrely, and assailede ^^ him so sore pat he my3t nou3t a3eynes him 20 endure, but with-drow him and restede. And aftei-" come a3eyne pe white dragoufi, and strongely lbu3t wip pe reede dragoune, and bote him euel, & him oner-come, pat he fley pens, and nomore come a3eyne. 24
-"Of pe significacions-i of po ij dragounes pat were in pe botume of pe ponde, pat fou3ten togederes.-- Cap//«/'o Sexagesimo tercio.
THe Kyng Vortigei-' and his men, pat saw ^spis bataile,^^ hade^^ 28 grete mervaile, and praede Me/-lyn to telle him what it niyght bitoken. " Sire," ({uod Merlyn, " y slial 30W telle : the rede dragoufi bitokenep^^ 3oure-self', & pe white bitokenep pe folc of Saxoine, pat ferst 3e toke and helde-*' in pis lande, pat now fei3ten a3eines 30 w, 32
1 >i.se D. - iour 0. •' and D. ■» ))«= 0.
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CH. LXiv] Merlin's Prophecy. Vortyger flees. 59
and 30W haue^ dryuen and enchacede.^ ^ But pe Britons fat bene of ^oui-" lynage ouercome^ ham, and dryuen h&m awhile ; and sifien,^ at Jie comyng a3eyne of pe Saxoynes, jjai recouerede jjis lande, and 4 helde hit for euermore, and dryuen^ oute fe Britouns, and dede wij) jjis lande al hei'' wille, & destriede cristendonie J)rou3oute jjis lande. ^\ 3e hade ferst* ioye of here *^ cowimyng^, but'^ now it is t'«niede to 50W grete damage & sorwe ; ffor ]jo ij breferne of Constance ))at was 8 kyng, fat" ^e lete slee, ^shul comen^ bifore a Quinjime passede wiJ) a grete power* fram litel Britaigne, and shul avenge fe dej? of hire brofer^: fai shal brenne 30W ferst wij) sorwe, & aftei'' fai shul sle a grete pcwtie of jje^" Saxoynes, and shul dryue al fe remane?it^^
12 oute^"^ of the lande j and ferfore abide 36^- no longer" to^^ make no casteii ne none ofere werk*, but anone gone^* elle^-where, joure lif ^^ forto saue. to God' I 30W bitake, for treufi I haue ^^I-saide to jow^^ of fing' fat shal bifalle. And A'nderstonde ^" wel fat Aurilambros
16 shal bene^^ kyng^, but he shal bene^^ enpoisenede/'-* and litil while ''^'^ regne."
Of Kyng-^ Aurilambros ; how he pursuede Vortige/- and Engist, and how f ai deiden. Capitulo Sexagesimo Quarto.
20 "1% /TErlyn and his model'' depa?-teJe fro fe kyng<, and twrnede
1 T 1 ^^a3eyne to Kermerdyn. and so aftei-* tydynges^^ come to
fe Britons fat Aurilambros and Vtei'' his brofei-' Avere-^ arryuede at
Tottenesse wif a grete host, and fe Britouus anone assemblede
24 ham, & went to vnderfong Aurilambros and Vtei-" wif grete nobleye, & ladde ham to London, and cronede fere Aurylambros, and made him kyng^, and deden^* to him homage, and he axede whei-' Vortiger fat was kyng myght ^^bene founden,^^ for he" wolde
28 bene-*^ avengede of-" his brofe?-e3 def, and aftei'' he wolde werre oppon paynymes : and f ai tolde him fat Yortigei-* was in Walls ; and so fai ladde him^^ fiderward'.^^ ^ Vortiger* wist wel fat fo ij brefe?-ne come^'' him to conquere, & fleye fens into a castel fat me"
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^ tydynge D. dydyng aic 0. ^^ vveryn 0. ^'^ dede DO.
25-25 be founde DO. 26 be 0. 27 on 0. 28 jjgm 0.
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60 Vortyger & Engist are slain. K. Aurilamhros. [cH. LXiv, LXV
callede^ Generth, fat stode vppon an hye mounteyne, & fere liim helde. H Aurylambros, and Vter* his broker, and hire folc, hade bisegede J)e casteP longe tyme, for Jie castel Avas stronge and wel arraiede ; so at fe laste fai cast wilde fire, and brent hoiis and men, 4 and al here arraye, & as miche as was wifin fe castel, so fat Vortiger was brent amonge alle ofere ; and so deide he wit/i michel ^ sorwe. H fo was Engist in Kent, and regnede fere, and herde fis tydynges* and anone fledde, and wolde haue wende^ into Scotlanct forto haue 8 hade socom', but Aurilambros and his men mette wif him in the North contre, and ^af him bataile, & Engist and his men ham defendede whiles*^ fai'' myght, but he and his folc were descom- fitede and slayn, and Otta his sone^ fley^ vnto^*^ 3ork', & Aurilam- 12 bros him folwede egrely. Otta, a litel while a^eynes him stode, but afterwarde he put him to^^ his mercy, and Aurilambros vuderfonge him; & to him and to his men he^ 3af .f e contre of Galway in Scotland', and fere fai duellede. U The Kyng Aury^^iambros went 16 f 0 f rou3 f e lande, and put awaye be name of Engistes lande, fat E[n]gist, after his owen name hade callede bifore, f o lete he ^^it calle ^^ ajeyne Grete Britaigne, and lete make a^eyne cherches,^* houses of religioun, castelles,^^ citees, and burghes and tounes fat f e Saxoynes 20 hade destroiede, and come^^ to London, and lete make a^eyne the Wallis of fe citee, whiche Engist & his folc hade caste adoune. IT f e Britons ladde him to f e mount of Anbrian, whef some tyme was an house of religioun fat fo was destriede frou3 paynerays, 24 whe[re]of a knyght fat^ me callede Anbry, fat some tyme was foundowr of fe hous, and ferfor fe hulle^'' was callede fe mount^ of Bryan, 1*^ and' after was callede Ambresbery, and shal for eueremore. 28
How Aurilambros dede redresse fe lande of Grete Britaigne, fat was destroiede frou^ Saxoynes. II Capitulo H Sexa- gesimo U ftuinto.
THe^^ Kyig Aurilambros lete amende and redresse fe hous of 32 Ambresbery, and feriu put monkes, but now fe?*e beth^*^ nonnes; a litil fram ^ife place fat me callef ^^ Salesbury, fere fat
' calle)) DO. - castelle ful D. Castel ful 0. ^ jj^ycjj o.
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CH. Lxvi] Merlin's advice. Britons go to Ireland for stones. 61
pe Britouns were^ quellede -in ]>at place ))at- •^Vortigei-' & Engist*^ shulde haue made a loueday, in whiche place'* pere were slayne ^xxx M^5 kny^tes jsrouj tresouil of Engist. % Jje kyng perof hade 4 grete pitee, & J)ou3t to make, in mynde of ham, a monument of stone pat myjt endure to*^ \q worldes ende. and of ])is fing jjai tok* ' here conseile what \ieroi was best to done. ^ \)o spake to \q kyng J)e bishop of London Jjat me called Ternekyn, |jat he shulde enquere 8 aftei'' Me?'lyn, for he coujje best telle how pis ping mi3t bene^ made, and meHyn aftei-" was sou3t^ and founde, & come to pe kyng<; and pe kyng tolde him his wille of pe monument pat he Avolde haue made. IT po ansuerede Me?*lyn to pe kyng-*, '^^ and saide : " pe?'e bep
1 2 grete stones in Irlande, and longe vppon the hulle of Kyan pat men callep i^pe geant^^ caroH; and if pai were put in pis place as pai bep ^2 jjg^g^ \iQXQ pai wolde endure euej'more, in remembraunce of po knyghtes pat here bep ente;'ede." " P«r ma foy," (\uod pe kyng*,
16 "as herde stones beth in my londe as beth in Irland'." "sop," (itiod Merlyn, '' but in aH ■:^our lande beth no?i soche, for Geauntej sette ha«i for grete gode of lia?uself, ffor atte eue/y tyme pat pai were wonded, or in eny manei'' hurt, pai wassheu pe stones wip bote
20 water, & pan wosshen^^ ham pe/'wip, and anone pai were hole."
How pe Britons went forto seche pe grete stones in Irland. Csupitido lxvj*°.
WHen pe^^ Britons hade herde of pis ping^, pai went and sworen^^ if ere amonges ham, pat^*' pai wolde gone^^ to seche pe stones; and toke^'^ wip ham Vtei"*, pe kynges broper, to bene^^ here cheueteyne, & xv i\l^ men ; and Merlyn conseilede ham forto gone^*^ into Irlande, and so pai deden.^i ^ And when pe Kyng
28 of Irland', pat me callede Guillomei-', herde telle pat straungers were arryuede in his lande, he assemblede a grete powei'', and fou^t ajeyns ham ; but he & his folc were descomfitede. the Britons went fourp"2 til pai come to pe mount of Kylyan, and clymede vnto pe
32 mount ; but when pai saw pe stones, and pe manei'' how pai stoden,^^ pai hadden-* grete me?-vail, and saide bituene ham pat 'noman shulde
^ om. 0. 2-2 -nriiei-e D. 07n. 0. "-^ Vortymer wher Eugist and he 0.
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21 dede 0. -2 [.i^Q^.^-^ p. before 0. '^'' stod 0. '^ hadde D. IukI 0.
62 Merlin makes Stonehenge. Irish invasion. [CH, Lxvii
ham remeve, for no strenghe ne engyne, so huge ])ai weren,^ and so long.' But Me?-lyn, Jjrou^ liis crafte and queyntise, remevede Imni, and brou3t \\a.in into hire shippis, and come a3eyn into Jjis lande. and Me?'lyn sette J)e stones '^\ierQ Jiat^ J)e Kyng wolde liaue ham, 4 and sette ham in J>e same mauer as"* )}ai stoden in Irland'. and when J)e kyng saw pat it was made, he jjankede Merlyn, and rychely him rewardede at his owen wille ; & pat place he lete calle^ Stonhynges^ for eue?'more. 8
How Passent, pat was Vortiger3 sonne, & pe Kyng^ Guillomei'', come into pis land'; and how a traitoure pat me callede Coppa, enpoisenede "^ pe Kyng Aurilambros. IT Capitulo H Sexagesimo Septi??;o. 12
ANd men shnl vnderstonde pat Passent, pat Avas Yortigers sone, leuede in pe same tyme, and come into pis lande wip a grete powei^, and arryuede in pe N'orthcontre, So wolde hene" avengede of his fadere^ dep Vortige?*, and stronglich^ trust vppon^ pe co??i- 16 pany pat he hade broujt wip him oute of pe lande of Germayne, and hade co?»|uerede al pe Northcontre vnto 3ort. If And when Kyng Aurilambros horde pis, he asse??iblede a grete powei-' of Britons, and went forto fei3t wip him ; and Passent ^'^ and his peple 20 were descomfitede. But Passent ascapede pens, wip some of his folc, and liedde pennes into Irland', and come to^^ Kyng Guillomei'*, and praede him of helpe and socoure, ^ The kyng grantede him wip gode wil, and saide : "I wolde helpe 30W oppoii pat^^ couenaunt, pat 24 I my-self moste gon^^ wip 30W wip al my powei-" into Britaigne, and I wolde me avenge vppon pe Britons, ^^ ^^for pai comen^'^ into my londe.^" and ^5 token^^ pe stones wip strengp pat ^^is callede Geant^^ Caroil." pe Kyng Guillomere lete ordeyne his shii^pis, and went to 28 pe see wip xv M^ men, and arryuede in Walis, and bigonne to robbe and miche sorwe to donc^** hit bifelle so pat Kyng Aurilambros lay sike at Wynchestre, and myght nou3t helpe ^^ himself*, so pat he sent in his name Vtei'' his bropere, with a grete powei-', forto help 32 Walys; and piderwarde -"^ho. went as miche as he 2- my3t. H pe
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8 stvongely D. strongly 0. ^ of D. i" he DO. ^^ to }.e 0.
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15—15 i-ajjcr t)an Jjei in-to my laud' conien and 0. ^'' come D.
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19— 19 ^yas callede GeauntJ D. called is Geauvi-tJ 0. -" do 0.
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CH. LXViii] King Aurilamlros is 2'>oisond. A star appears. 63
Kyng of Irland', and Passent/ liercle telle fat Aurylambros was sik^; and to liam- come a sarasine pat me clepede^ Coppa, and saide : "sire3,-* duelle 36 here al^ in pees wij) 3oure hoste, and y^ bihote 4 30W, ]3rou3 my queyntise, )jat I shal slee fe Kyng Aurylambros pat lip sike." "If 36 do,6" c^uod Passent, "y shal 30W richely auaunce." ^ This traitoure Coppa put oppon him an habite of religioun, and lete shaue him a brode crone, and come to pe 8 kynges court, and saide pat he was a gode ffisician, and saide pat he wolde hele pe kyug of his malady. H Tho saide pe traitow Coppa ■^vnto pe kyng*'': "sire, bep of gode comfort, for y shal 3eue 30W soche a medecyne pat 36 shulle swete anone ry3t, and softe^ slepe,
12 and haue gode reste." & pe iraiiour 3af him soche a poysoun pat he slepte^ anone ryght, and deide in his slepyng*. and pe t?*aitoure saide pat^o j^g wolde gone^^ oute into pe felde til pe kyng were awakede ; and so scapede he away, for noman ^-to him hade^^
16 suspesion, for enchesoun of his habit pat he was in clopede, and also for his brode crone. U But when pe kynges meny wist pat he was dede, pai bicome^^ wondei'' sory, and fast sou3t pe trrtito?ir; but^"* pai mi3t nou3t hem fynde, for Coppa tz/rnede a^eyne to pe
20 host fro Avhens that^*' he come.
When Aurilambros was dede, a sterr in^^ the morne^^ was seyne with a clere light ; & at the bou^te of pe beeme was I'seye pe heuede of an horrible i-" Dragoun. U Capitulo 34 H Sexagesimo H Octauo.
WHen the Kyng Aurilambros was pus dede & enpysenede ^^at Wynchestre, a morn,i^ aftei'* pat he was dede, aboute pe tyme of prime, pe?'e was seyn a sterr* grete and clere ; and pe beeme 28 of pe-*^ steri'' Avas brighter pan pe sone ; and at pe bou3t of pe beeme apperede a dragounes heuede, ^^ and oi;te of his moup 22comen ij huge 113 te3 pat were as li3t-^ as^^ eny fire brynnyng^. 1^ And pat o^'^ beeme went --5 towarde Fraunce, and strau3t oiiere pe see piderward; and 32 out of pat bcem comen-'^ vij beemes ful clere and longe, as it were pe li3t of fire. ^ pis sterre was seyne of meny man 2" ; but none of
1 Passent had 0. "- hij/t D. hym 0. ^ callede D. Called' 0.
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22-22 apperede ij li3tes huge and as bright as D. "-s bright 0.
2^ on D. 25 jt hyije J) tilde 0. ^6 eo,j,e D. 27 a man DO.
64 Merlin tells what the Star hetokens. [CH. LXix
ham. wist wliat it bitokenede. ^ Vtei-', pat was Jte kyngws broker, Jjat was in Walys wi)) his hoste of Britouns, saw J)at sterre, and fie grete H3t ]jat it^ 3af. he wondrede Jjeron gretly, what it niy3t bitoken ; he^ lete calle Merlyn, & praiede him ^forto telle ^ what it 4 my3t bitokene.
Of jje Tjitokenyng of ])at* sten-'. ^ Capitulo Sexagesimo ix°.
MErlyn saw J)at sterre, and bihelde hit^ longe tyme, and sij^enes*' he quok* and wepte tenderly; & saide : " alias, 8 alias I fat so noble '^ kyng^ and worjji is dede. and I do 30W to vnderstonde J)at Aurilambros, 302/?' brojjer, is enpoysenede, and jjat I se wel in pis sterre. and 30ure-self bitokenej) bi ])e heuede^ of \>e dragoun Jiat is ^ seyne at pe bou3t of fe beeme : ])at is 30ureself , fat 1 2 shal bene^** kyng, and regne. and by fe beem fat stode^^ towarde fe Est, is vnderstonde fat 30 shal geten^^ a sone fat shal conquere al Fraunce and alle fe landes fat ^^bef longeyng^^^ to fe Kyng^* of Fraunce, fat shal bene^'^ a worfiei-* Kyng, and ^^more of^*^ honoure 16 fan eiiei-' was eny of his ancestres. U And by fe beem fat stracchet^'^ towarde Irland', is bitokenede ^^fat 30 shul bigete^^ a don3ter fat shal be quene of Irland'; and fe vij beemes bitokenes-'' fat 36^1 shul haue vij sones ; and eiie?'yche-- of ham shal -^bene kyng, 20 and 23 regne wif micheP'* honoiioure, and abide 3e no longei-" here, but go^^ and ^ii^'^ batail to 30ure enerays, and fei3t-'' wif ham boldely, for 30 shul oue?'come ham and haue fe victorie." Vter fankede hertly Merlyn, and tok^s his men, and Avent towarde his 24 enemys; and fai fou3ten togedei** mortaily ; and so ^Sfai des- comfitede^^ his enemys alle, & destroiede h.mn^'^; & him-self quel- led e Passent, fat was Vortige?'3 sone ; and his Britons quellede Guillomei-", fat was Kyng of Irland', and alle his men. and Vter 28 anone after* fat bataile tok his way toward' Wynchestre fort[o] done 2^ entiei'' Aurila??ibros kyng, fat was his brofer; but fo was fe^^ body born^^ to Stonhynge wdf micheP* honoure, fat he liade
1 he 0. " and D. »— ' om. D. •* ))e 0. « hi»i D. hym 0. « Netheles 0. ' nol)lc a D. nobly a 0. * hede D. hed O. 9 is to 0. ^» be DO. " stondeth D. ^- gete D. be-gete 0. 13—13 ionge}> D. ben longj'nge 0. '■* crounc D. crovne 0. 15 be DO. i«-i6 of more DO. " gtvacches D. strecche]) 0 18 /eff/30. 19 gete D. '-^ bitokenes D. betokenetb 0. om. R. '■^1 sclie 0. ^ ecbe 0.
23—23 tie a kyng* and shullen D. be kyng and schul 0. -^ myeb 0. 2-' go]> DO. 26 jeueth 0. 27 tightetti 0. 28 noj^e j)q 2!)_29 ),g descomfite D. he desconitited 0. •'"' om. D. livni 0. •'1 do 0. =^2 iijg ]j, 33 boj.g 0. ■>* mych 0.
CH. Lxx] Uther Pendragon's two Dragons. Relief of Yorh 65
^done made^ in rememLrance of fe Britons fat Jiere were slayn ])rou5 t?-esonne of Engist, fat same day fat fai shulde haue bene accordede ; & in the same place ^ fai enterede Aurilambros, fe 4 secunde ^ere of his regne, wif al fe worship fat myght ^bene longyng^ to soche a kyng*, of whos soule God haue mercy !
Of Vter Pendragouii; and wherfore lie was callede so, after* ^je shal* here; &^ he was ouertake for fe grete loue of Igerne, 8 fat was f e <^Erles wif* of Cornwaile.*^ U Capitulo U Septua- gesimo.
After fe deth of Aurylambros, Vtei-" his brofer was cronede, and regnede wel and worf ily ; and in rememb?-aunce of f e
12 dragons'^ fat he was likenede to, he lete make ij dragounes frouj conseile of his Britouns : fat one to ^bene borne ^ bifore^ him when he went into bataile, & fat of ere to abide af i*^Wynchestre in the bisshoppes cherche ; And for fat enchesoun he was callede
16 eiie?'more aftei'', Vter" Pendragoun. ^ And Octa, fat was Engistes sone, co??zmendet litil Vtei'' fat was made newe kyng", and ajeynes him biganne forto^^ meve wen*', and ordeynede a grete co??ipany of his frendes & of his kynne, and of Ossa his brofer, and hade take^^
20 al fe lande fro Humbei'' vnto ^ork; '^^hui fo of ^ork^^ helde strongely^"* agayne ham, and nolde soffre ha??i come into fo tonne, neyf er to ^elde f e citee to ham ; and he bisegede f e toune anone ryjt, and 3af fe?'to a stronge assaut,!^ }y^i tho^*^ of f e citee ham keped' wel
24 and strongely, IT And when Vter herde f erof*, he come f idei-* wif a stronge 1'' power* forto helpe and rescue fe toune, and put away fe sege, & ^af a stronge bataile; and Octa & his co??ipany ham defendede as wel as fai my3t, but at fe^ last fai were descomfitede,
28 and fe moste part* of ham quellede; and Octa & Ossa were taken,!® and put into prisouii at London. ^ And Vtei-" him-self duellede awhile at ^ork', and aftei'', he went to London, and at^^ Ester aftei'^^*' sewyng^, he wolde here crone, and helde ^^ a solempne feste, and
32 22iete sompne alle fe^^ Erles and barons, fat fai shulde come to fat
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C6 TJthcr besieges Tintagel. [ch. lxx, lxxi
feste; and-^ alle Jjai^ comen at^ fe' kynges cojnmandement, ^as fai ■were covjzmandede.^ II The feste was richely holden,^ and alle worJ)ely sette to \q^ mette after* fat })ai Avere*^ of* state,''' so fat ^fe ErP of Cornewaile & Igerne his wif setten alfei-' next fe kyng*. 4 and J)e kyng* saw fe fairenesse of pat lady pat she hade, and was rauisshede for here beaute ; and after* ,9 he made towarde here nyce^*^ semblant in lokyng* and leijhyng*. so at fe laste fe Erl perseuede pe p?-iue ^^lokyng and Laughing*, and pe loue bituene 8 ham, and arose vp^ fram fe table al in wrap, and tok his wif, and callede to him his knyjtes, and went pens al in wrap, wipouten^^ takyng* Leue of pe Kyng-*. pe kyng anone sent after* him pat he shnlde come a^eyne, & go noujt pens in despite of him; and pe 12 Erl wolde noujt come a^eyne in no maner wise. U ^Yherfor pe kyng was ful wrop, & in wrap him defiede as his dedelich^^ enemy, and pe Erl went pens into Cornewaile wip his wif , into pe castel of TyntageH. and pe kyng lete ordeyne a grete host, & come into 1& Cornewaile forto destroie pe erl, if he my^t ; but he hade put him in^* soche a castel pat was stronge and wel arraiede, of TyntageH, and wolde nou3t ^elde him to^^ the Kyng*. ^ The kyng anone bisegede pe castel, & pe?-e duellede xv dales, pat neuei-' my3t spede, 20 and euer pou3t so miche of ^"^ Igerne, and oppon hei-' laide so miche loue, pat he nyst what to done. H So at pe^ laste he callede to him a knyjt pat me^*" callede Vlfyne, pat was priue wip him, and tolde him al hes conseile, and axede of him what was best to done. 24 ^ " Sire," ({uod he, "dop sende after* Merlyn, for he can telle 30W pe best consel of eny man leuyng*." Merlyn anone was sent aftei-*, and come to pe kyng^, and pe kyng tolde him al his wille. " Sire," iSqwocZ Merlyn,is " I shal do so miche prou3 crafte pat I can, pat I 28 shal make 30W come pis ny3t into pe castel of TyntageH, & shal haue al 30ure wille of pat Lady."
How Vtei^ bigate on^^ Igerne, pat was pe Erle3 wif of-*' Corne- waile, Arthure pe kyng*. U C&jntulo Septuagesimo p>imo. 32
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19 in D. 20 om. D.
CH. Lxxi] Uther begets Arthur on Igerne, and tueds her. 6T
MErlyn,! Jiroiij crafte fat he coujje,^ chaungede fe kjngus ^figure into Jie likenesse of Vlfyne liis chaumberleyn, and^ to Jje figure of lordan fat was J)e erlej chaumberleyn, so fat eche 4 of ham was transfigurede into^ ofere likenesse. and when Merlyn hade so done,^ he saide to fe kyng : ''"sire, now may'' je gone^ sodeynely to fe castel of Tyntagel, and axen^ entre fere, and haue 30ure wille." the kyng tok p?'iuelich,i'' al f e host to goue?-ne &^i lede, 8 to a kny3t fat he niiche louede, and toke^- his way toward' fe castel; and wif him went^^ Vlfyne and Me^'lyn. and whe?i ^^fat he^* come fider, fe Portei'' wende ^^fat it^^ hade bene^'^ his owen lorde. and when tyme come forto gone^' to bedde, the kyng went to bedde 12 wif ^^ Igeme, fe Erle3 wif, and dede wif hei-' al his wille, and fo bigate on^^ j^ere a sone fat me clepede-^ Arthure. H Oppoii fe morwe fe noble myjty kyng^ toke-^ his leue of fe lady, and went a3eyn to his lioste. and f e same ny3t fat f e kyng lay by Igeme in 16 bedde ifere wif fe erle3 wif*, fe kynges men 3af a strong' assaute to f e castel. and f e Erl and his men manliclie 2- ham def endede ; but at fe^^ laste hit bifelle so fat at fat assaut f e erl him-self ^^ was slayn, and fe castel was^^ taken, and fe kyng anone twrnede a3eyne 20 to Tyntageil, and spousede Igerne wif michel-^ honoure, & made hir* Queue. & sone after*, tyme come fat she shulde bene^s delyue?-ede, and bare^^ a sone fat 27 was callede^^ Arthure. and after ^she gate^s on here a dou3ter fat me clepede^^ Amya; and^'' 24 when she come to age, ^^she w«s nobly ^^ mariede to a noble Baroun fat me callede Aloth, fat was lorde of Leones.
IF When Vter* longe tyme hade regnede, f e?-e come vppon himj a grete sikenesse, as it were a sorwe. & in f e mene ^- tyme f o fat 28 haden^^ ^q jj-gpe Octa, fat was Engistes sone, and Ossa his brofer,. fat fo were in prisoun, men lete ham gone^^ for grete 3iftes fat fai ham 3af, and went 35 wif ham.35 ^ And when fo ij brefe?Tie were ascaped, and comen^s a3eyne into hier" owen contre, fai ordeynede 32 ham a grete host & a^' grete powei-', & bigon to Averre eftesones vppon f e kyng*.
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68 Uther defeats Oda & Ossa. Attempt to ]Joison him. [cH. Lxxii
How Kyng Vter' chees^ Aloth to kepe fe lande of Britaigne whiles ]?at he was sik.^ H Capitulo U Septuagesimo U Seczmdo.
AjSTd for-asmiche as Kyng A^tei'' was sik^, and my3t nou3t helpe 4 him-self, ^he ordeynede Aloth, Jje sone of Elyne,^ fat fo was to bene^ wardeyne and chyueteyne of al liis folc ; & he anone, and his Britons, assemblede a grete host*, & jaf bataile to Octa and to his folc ; but Octa at fe laste was desco??zfitede.5 IF Hit bifelle 8 J)us afterwarde, *^))at ])ise Britons*' haden'^ indignacioun^ ^at fis^ Aloth, & wolde noujt to him bene^^ entendant; wherfore pe kyng was annoyede wonder' sore, and lete put him in a liter in ])e hoste amonges^i his folc; and J)ai ladde him to Yeroleyne, pat \o was a 12 faire citee, fere pat seynt Albone was niartrede ; and after* was pat citee destroiede prou3 paynemys & prou^ werre, and pidei'' went^^ ^3 Ossa and Octa^^ & hei'' peple, & entrede into pe toune, and lete '^*make faste^^ pe 3ates, & pere pai^^ helde ham. & pe kyng come, 16 and ham bisegede, & made a stronge assaut ; but po pat were wipin, manliche ham defended'. ^ The kyng ^^lete ordeyne^*' his gunnes & his engynes forto breke pe wallys ; & pe wallis were so stronge pat noping my3t ham misdo. H Octa & his peple hade 20 grete despite pat a kyng liggyng in a liter' ^'^ ^^hani hade^^ bisegede, &, pai token 19 conseil amonges ham, forto staude vp in pe morwe, & come oute, and 3eue bataile to pe kyng^ ; and so pai deden.^o and in pat bataile were bope Octa & Ossa slayne ; & al pe opere pat 24 ascapede alif, fledde pens-^ into Scotland', and made^^ Colegryne her" cheueteyne. & pe Saxoynes pat were alif, and ^^ ascapede fro pe bataile, brou3t-* a3eyne a^^ grete strengp, & amonges ha??^26 saiden pat, if the^^ Kyng Vter were dede, pai shulde wel conquere pe lande ; 28 and amonges ham pai pou3t2'' enpoysone pe kyng, and ordeynede men forto doners pis dede, & 3af "hmn of 3iftes grete plente, pis ping to done. & pai ordeynede ham piderward' pere pat pe kyng was
^ chose D.
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CH. Lxxiii] Utlier is poisond. Arthur is made King. 69
duellyng<, & clofede ham in pore wede, fe bettre^ forto spede hire lujjer pM?-pos ; but nofelesse, for al her* falsenesse & queyntise, Jjai myjt neuer come ney Jje kyng, But^ at fe laste fai aspiede fat 4 J>e kyng drank none olpere licoure but ^oneliche water ^ of a clere ■vvelle fat Avas ney3 bisides ; and J)ise false traitoures^ vppofi a day p?-iueliche5 went to fat wel, and put fe?-in poisoun, so fat al fe water was enpoysenede. And anone aftei^ as f e Kyng hade dronke 8 of fat watei'', he biganne to swelle, & sone aftei''*' deide; & alse meny as drank''' of fat wate?' deide ^ also. And anone as fis false- nesse was aspiede, folc of fe toune lete stoppe fe Avelle for eue;-more. H When ^fe Kyng^ was dede, his^*^ folc bare him to
12 Stonehynge wif grete solempnite of bisshoppj and barons fat were fe?*e, fat buriede him bisides Aurilambros his brofe?-; and after twrnede a3eyne f o euerycheofi, & lete sende aftei'' Arthure his sone ; and fai made him Kyng of fe lande wif ^hnicheP- reuerence, afte?*
16 his faderes def, fe xvij jere of his regne. ^
How Arthure, fat was fe sone of Vtei'', was cronede after his faderes def ; & how he drof Colegryn & f e Saxoynes, and' Chelduc^3 of i^Almayne, out of^^ fis lande. Capitulo 20 Ixxiijo.
WHen Arthure was made kyng-' of fe lande, he was^^ but 3onge, of xv ^ere age, but he was faire, and bolde, & dou^ti of body, & to meke folc he was gode & curteise, & to prout
24 folc he was stout & sterna; & also he was ^^gentil and curteise,^^ and large of spendyng*, & ^"made him^'' wel bilouede '^of al men f e7'e f at^^ it Avas nede. And when he biganne to regne, he swore fat Saxones neue?'^^ shulde haue pees ne reste til fat-*^ he hade drif ^^
28 ham out of his^- lande. & he lete assemble a grete host, & faujt wif Colegrin, fat,20 after* tyme fat Octa was dede, fe Saxones mayntenede. And fis Colegryne was descomfitede, & fley-^ to ^ork*, & tok f e tone, & fere helde him. And f e Kyng bisegede f e tone ;
32 but he mi3t nofing-^ spede, for^^ fe toune was so strong, & fai wif in
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70 Arthur defeats CheldriJc & Hod. Their Treachery. [CH. Lxxiii
kepte J3e toune wel & horpedly. H And in pe mene tyme Colegryne lete ]je toune to Bladulf, & fley^ liim-self to Cheldrilc*, fat was Kyng of Almaigne, forto haue of him socot«\ and fe Kyng as- semblede a grete powei'*, and come & arryuede in Scotland' wi]) 4 V. C. shippis. & whew Arthure wist of fis tydyngws,^ ]5at he hade noujt powei'' ne^ strengj) ynow to fei^t a3eyne'* Sheldrik*, he lete "bene ^ fe sege, and went to London, and sent anone his lettxQS, to pe Kyng of Litil Britaigne, pat me*^ callede^ Hoel, his ^neveu, his 8 sustres^ sone, pat he shnlde come to him wip ^al pe powei-' pat he my^t. And he assemblede a grete hoste, & arryuede at South- ampton. IT And when Kyng Ar[t]hure hit wiste, he was glade ynow, & went a3eynes ham,^*' & ham resceyuede wip micheP^ honowr, 12 so pat po ij hostes ham assemblede, and toke^- hei-' way euen to Nichole, pat ^3 Cheldrik hade bisegede but nou3t 3itte taken. And pai comen^^ vppon Cheldrit & vppoii^^ his peple or pai hit wiste, pere'^ pat pai werre,^^ and ham egrely assailede. J3e Kyng Cheldrilc* 16 and his meny defendede ham manly by here powei'', but Kyng Arthure and his men^''^ quellede so meny Saxones, pat neuer er'^^ was seyne soche a slaujte?'; and^^ his men pat were lefte alif, fledden away, and Artlmre ham pursuede, and drof ham into a 20 wode pat pai mijt no ferper passe. H Cheldrik and his men saw wel pat pai were brou^t into miche disesse, & ham golden to Arthure in pis manei'' wise, pat he shulde take here horse and Here armure, & al pat pai hadde, pat pai most oneliche gone on fote to here 24 shippes, and so pai wolde gone^*^ into here owen lande, & neuei'' come ajeyne into pis lande. And vppon assuraunce of pis'' ping^, pai ^euen ^i him gode hostages ; and Arthure, prouj conseile of his men, grauntede pis ping^, and resceyuede pe hostages. & oppon pis, 28 pise oper went vnto-^ here shippes: and when pai werne^^ in pe hj'^e see, hir wille chaungede, as pe deuel it wolde, & pai retowrnede hire nauye, & come ajeyne into pis land', & arryuede at Tottenesse, & went out of here shippis, & toke^'* pe lande, & clene robbede hit, 32 & michel^s peple slou^, & token ^^sl pe Armure pat pai my^t fynde ; & so pai wenten-'^ forthe ^^til pai comen^s to Bathe ; but pc men of
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26 leaf 34. '" went DO. 28-28 <„«. D. tyl ])ey come 0.
CH. Lxxiv] ArtMir heats the Saxons at Bath. The 60 Isles. 71
J)e tonne shitten faste here 3ates, and wokle nou3t suffren^ ham come ])er in^ ]:e toune, and fai defendede liani Avel and horpedly ajeyn^ ham.
4 ^How Arthure jaf bataile to ]>e Saxones when pai comen^ a^eyne, and bisegede ]>e toune of Baj^e, & ^ha?/i onercome.''
II Qdi^pitulo lxxiiij*°.3
WHen Arthure herde fis tydynges,^ he lete honge anone fe hostages, & lefte Heel of Britaigne, his nevew, forto kepe fte Marche toward Scotland' wi]) half his peple, and him-self went" helpe rescue fe toune of Bathe. And when he come Jiidei'^, he jaf a strong batail to Cheldrik*, and quelde almost al pe peple fiat he
12 hade ; for no man my3t ^him wipstande,® ne endure vnder' Jje stroke of his swerde ; and pere bofe were slayn, Colegrin and Bladud his broker. ^ And Cheldrik fledde fens, and wolde haue gone to his shippis; but when^ Arthure hit wist, he tok xv^*^ M^ knyjtes to
16 Cador, Jjat was erl of Cornewaile, forto lette and stoppe his cora- myng" ; and Arthure him-self went a3eyne towarde fe Marche of ScotlancP, ffor messagers tolde him fat fe^^ Scottes hade bisegede Hoel of Britaign fere fat he lay sike ; and f erfore he hastede
20 f iderward? ; & Cador pursuede aftei-' Cheldrik^, & toke him or fat he my3t^^ come to his^^ shippis, & quellede Cheldrik & his peple. And when Cador hade done fis viage, he hastede him I3a3eyne, a.s faste as ^3 \^q my3t, towardes Arthure, and foundg him in Scotland'
24 fere fat he hade res^^cuede Hoel of Britaigne. But f e Scottes were al feire wif in Mounref, and fere f ai helde ham awhile ; but Arthure ham pursuede, and f ai fledde fens fourf into Lymoigne, fat were in fat centre Ix lies, & grete plente of briddes, & grete
28 plente of Egles, fat were wont to c?'ie and fei3teni5 to-gederes, and make grete noise when folc come^*^ to robbe fat lande, and weren as miche as f ai mi3t ; and so f ai deden, for f e Scottes were so grete rauenowrs fat fai token al fat fai my3t fynde in fe lande of
32 Lymoigne wif -outen i" eny sparyng* ; and f e?'wif fai chargede a3eyne f e folc, into Scotland' forto wende.i^
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18 MS. Trin. Coll. Dubl. 490 (D) has several i^ag^ missing here, and docs not continue until f. 39 of the Rawlinson MS., p. 78 below.
72 'Merlin's Prophecies of a Zamb and a Dragon, [ch. lxxv
How Kjnig Arthure axede of Merlyn ]?e aventures of vj the laste kyiiges fat wereii to regno in Engeland', and how ]>e lande shulde ende. ^ Capit2i/o U Septuagesimo U Q,uinto.
"^Ire," quod Merlyn, "in ]je ^ere of Incarnacioun of ^oure Lorde^ 4
^ Ihesu Crist Mj_^ xv ])ere ^ shal come a lambe oute of "V^nches^ fat shal haue a white tong and trew lippis, and he shal haue wryten in his hert ' Holynesse.' U This lambe shal make meny Goddes house,^ and he shal haue pees fe most parte of his 8 lif, & he shal make one - of ]>e faireste places of fe worlde fat in his tyme shal nou3t fully ben^ made an ende. And in fe ende of his lif, a ^v^iit*^^ ^ straunge lande shal do him grete harme^; but at fe ende fe lambe shal be maistre, j3rou3 helpe of a rede Fox fat shal 12 come out of f e ]!^orthwest, and him shal ouercome ; and f e wolfe shal dye [in] water; and after fat tyme fe lambe shal leue no while fat he ne shal ^dye. IF His sede ''fan shal bene" in strange lande, and fe lande shal bene^ wifout a goue?"noure a litil tyme. 16 " A Nd aftei"" him ^ shal come a dmgfljjji mellede wif me?'cy and .XJL et^ wodenesse, fat shal haue a berde as a goot, fat shal jeue in Engeland^ shadewe, and shal kepe the lande from^^ colde and hete ; and his o foote shal be sette in Wik^, and fat of ere in 20 London ; and he shal vnbrace^i iij habitacions,^^ and he shal oppen his mouf toward' Walys, and fe tremblyng" of fe hidure of his moufe, his heres shal strecche towaixle meny habitaciouns and contres, and his bref shal bene^ ful suete in straunge landes^^; & 24 in his tyme shal ryuers reune wif bloode and wif brayne, & he shal make in^^ jilaces of his lande, walles, fat shal done^^ miche harme to^^ his seede aftei'^ his tyme.
U Than shal f e?-e come a peple out of f e Northwest duryng his 2& regne, fat shal bene^ lade frouj an^^" wickede hare, fat f e d?-a^oun shal done^ crone Kyng, fat afterwarde shal flee ouei-' f e see wifout comyng ajeyne, for drede of fe d?-agoun. H In^^ fat tyme fe sonne shal bene^ also rede as blode, as meny^ men shul see^ frouj al fe 32: worlde : fat shal bitoken grete pestilence, and def of folc f rouj dent of swerde; and fis^^ peple shal bene^ faderles til fe tyme fat fe dragon shal dye frouj an hare fat shal meve'^'^ a3eynes him werr'
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CH. Lxxv] Merlin's Prophecies of a Goat and an Eagle. 73
in fe ende of his lif*, pat shal nou3t ^bene fulliche^ endede in
liis tyme. ^ This dragouil shal -bene holden- in his tyme )?e best
body of al fe worlde ; & he shal dye bisides fe Marche^ of a
4 straunge lande ; and fe lande shalle *duelle fade[rjlesse, wifouteu^
a gode goue?'noure ; and me shal wepe for his de]) fram Jje He of
Shape vnto fe hauen of Marcill; wherfore, 'alias 'shal bene^ pe
commnne songe of faderles folc, fat shal oue?'leuen in his land
8 destroiede,
" A l^d aftei'^ fis d^-agone shal come a^ote onte of a''' Kai'', pat shal
l\ haue homes &^ berde of siluei-'; and pere shal come out of
his noseprelles^ a drop pat shal bitoken hungei'' & sorw, & grete
12 dep of pe peple; and miche of his lande in pe bigynnyng^ of his regne shal be wastede. U This goot shal go^*^ ouer* into r?-aunce,. & shal oppon^^ pe floure of lif and of dep. In his tyme pe?'e shal arise an Egle in Cornewaile pat shal haue feperes of golde, paf of
16 pride shal ^^bene wipouten^^ pm-g of alle pe lande; and he shal despise lordes of blode ; and aftei"*, he shal flee shamefully by a Bere at Gauersiche ; and after* shal bene^ made brigges of men oppon pe costes of pe see; and stones shal falle ^^fram castelles,^^
20 and meny opere tonnes shal ben*^ made pleyne^'*; and a bataile shalle ^^ bene done vppon an Arme ^^ of pe see in a felde ordeynede as a shelde^'5; and at pat^" bataile shal dye meny white hedes ; wher- fore pat^^ bataile shal bene*^ callede 'pe white bataile.' ^ And pe
24 forsaide Beere shal done^^ pis goote micheP'' harme, and it shal bene*^ oute of pe Southwest ; & of his bloode pan shal pe goote lese miche of his lande til at pe tyme pat shendeship shal him ouei-*- comen^ij & pan shal he clopen-- him in a lyone3 skyn; and pan
28 shal he Avynne pat he hade loste, and more perto, ffor a peple shal -3 come out of pe northwest pat shal make pe goot sore to bene^ adrade ; and he shal avenge him oppon ^^ his enemys, prou3 conseil of --^ ij oweles, pat ferst shal bene^ in pe>"il forto bene vndone-^; but
32 pe olde owel shal wende oner pe se into^" a st[r]aunge lande, and pere he shal duelle vnto a ce?-teyne tyme ; and af tei'', he shal come ajeyne into pis lande. ^ pise ij oweles shullen^s do grete harme
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74* Merlin's Prophecies of a Boar and two Owls. [CH. Lxxv
to meiiy on; and so fai shullen^ connseil ))e gote })at he shal arere ■werre a3eynes \e forsaid bere ; and at \q last, ])e goot and pe oweles shullen^ come atte Bui'' vp Trent, and shullen^ wende ouei''; and for drede, fe Bere shal flee, and a swan wij) him, for* his company, 4 to Bui-' towarde Jie ISTorth, & fere fai shal bene^ \vi]) an harde shoure. And fan fe swan shal bene^ slayne wif sorwe, and Jie Bere taken & biheuedede,*' aljjei'' nexte his neste, fat shal [stand] vppofi a broken brigge, vp wham fe sone shal caste his beemes ; 8 and meny shal him seche, for vertu fat fro'^ hym shal come. H In fat same tyme shal dye, for sorwe and care, a peple of his lande, so fat meny ^shal bene^ oppon him fe more boldei'* afterward. And fo ij oweles shullen^ do miche harme to fe forsaide floure of lif*, 12 and here sliul lede in distresse, so fat she shal passe ouer into Frrtunce, forto make pees bitaene f e gote & f e flour* delice ; and fere she shal duelle to^ a tyme fat hei'' sede shal come to seche here; and fere fai shul bene^ stille til a tyme fat fai shul ham 16 clofe with grace: and fai shul seche ^^^the i^Owelyn, and-^ put ham vntoi2 despitous def. And aftei-" shal fis goot bene^ brou3t to disese; and in^^ grete anguisshe and sorwe he shal leue al his lif. 20
" k ftre fis goote, shal come out of WyndesoreaBoo^, fat shal iV liaue an heuede^* of witte, a lyons hert, a pitouse lokyng; his vesage shal be reste to sike men ; his bref ^^ shal bene ^ stanchyn of ferst to ham fat bene af reste ferof shaP^ ; his worde shal bene^ 24 gospelle ; his beryng shal bene^ meke as a Lambe. In fe ferste 3ere of his regno he shal haue grete payne to iustifien^'^ ham fat bene vntrew; and in his tyme shal his lande bene^ multipliede wif Aliens. II And fis Boor, frouj fersenesse of hert fat he shal 28 haue, shal make wolfes bicome lambes; & he shal bene^ callede frou3-oute^^ fe worlde ' Boor of holynesse and^^ of fersenesse, of nobeleye and of mekenesse,' and he shal do mesurabli al fat he shal haue to done^^ vnto f e Burgh of lerwsalem ; and he shal whet 32 his teif vppon f e 3ates of Parys, and vppofi iiij landes. Spayne shal tremble for drede of him ; Gascoyne shal swete ; in Fraunce he shal put his wynge ; his grete taile shal reste in Engeland' softely ; Almayn shal quake for drede of him. H fis Boor shal 36
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'CH. Lxxv] Merlin's Frophecics of the Boar, Zamh, tfc Hole. 75
3eue mantels to ij touues of Engelancl', and lie shal make fe ryuer*
rynne wiTp blode & wi]? brayn, and he shal make meny^ medowes
reede, and' he shal gete as miche as his auncestres deden ; & er' pat
4 he bene 2 dede he shal here iij crones ; and he shal put on^ lande
into gret subieccioun ; and after* hit shal bene'-^ releuede, but noujt
in his tyme. U This Boor, aftei'' fat he is dede, * for his dou3ty-
nesse shal bene^ enterede at Coloigue, and his lande shal bene- fan
B fidfillede wip^ al goode.
" A fter* fis Boor shal come a lambe, fat shal haue feete of leede,
/a an heuede^ of bras, an hert of a loppe, ''^and a swynes skyn,
and" herde ; and in his tyme his land' shal bene in pees, f e ferst jere
12 of his regne he shal do make a citee, fat al fe worlde shal speke ferof", f is lambe shal lese in his tyme a grete parte of his lande frou3 an hidouse wolf*; but he shal recoue?' it, an 3if an^ Lordeship to an Egle of his landes ; and f is Egle shal wel gouerne hit, til f e
16 tyme fat pride shal him ouergone, — alias fe sorwe ! — for he shal dye f rou3 his broferes suorde.^ and after shal fe lande falle to f e forsaide lambe, fat shal gouerne ^° in pees al his lifes tyme; and aftei-^, he shal dye, and fe lande bene^ fulfillede wif^ al maner
20 gode.
" A ftei-* f is lambe shal come a Moldewerpe acursede^^ of Godes
j\ mouf, a caitif , a cowarde as an here, he shal haue an
elderliche^- skyn as a goot; and vengeance shal fal vppon him for
54 synne. In f e ferst 3ere of his regne he shal haue of al gode grete ^^plente in his lande, and toward him also ; and in his lande he shal haue grete ^3 praising til fe tyme fat he shal soffre his peple lyuen^'^ in to miche pride wifouten^^ chastisyng^, wherfore God? wil ben^
28 wrof. ^ Than shal arisen ^^ yp ^ drag^oun in^ be Kortli. fat shal bene - ful fers, and shal meve werre a3eynes f e forsaide Moldewerpe, and shal 3eue him bataile vppofi a stoii. f is dragouS shal gadre ajeyne into his co??zpany a wolf fat shal ^''come oute of the "Wesf,
32 fat shal bygynne werre a3eynes fe forsaide Moldewerp in his side ; & so shaP^ fe d?-agoun and he bynde here tailes to-gedei-*.
"Ufan shal come a iTOjj^gjjt^oflrlan^, fat shal fal in co??ipany wif ham; and fan shal tremble ^^ fe lande, fat fan shal
■36 bene 2 callede Engeland', as an aspe^o lef, and in fat tyme shal
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76 Merlin's Prophecies. Arthur defeats Guillomer. [CH. Lxxvi
^castelles bene^ follede adoune vppofi Tamise; and it shal semen ^ fat Seuerne shal bene^ drye, for pe bodyes fat shal "* fallen dede \erm^ U Jje iiij chief* flodes of Engeland' shal rynne in blode ; and grete drede shal bene,^ and anguisshe, fat shul arisen after* fe 4 Moldewerpe shal fle for drede ; and fe d?'agoun, f e lyouii and fe Avolf, him shal dryuen away, and the lands shal bene^ wifout ham, and fe Moldewerpe shal haue no maner powei'', saf onely a shipp Avherto he may wende ; and after fat, he shal come^ to lande when 8 f e see is wif draw. % And after-* fat he slial jeue f e fride part of his lande forto haue f e ferf e part in pees & reste ; and after-* he shal leue in sorw al his lif-tyme^; and in his tyme fe bote bafes ''shullen bicome'^ colde; and after* fat shal fe Moldewerp dye 12^ aventz<?'ly and' sodeynely , — alias f e sorwe ! — for he shal ^ bene drenchede^ in a flode of fe see, his seede shal bicome pure^ faderles in straunge lande for eue?"more, and fan shal the lande bene^ depa?-tede in iij pa?-ties, fat is to seyn, to the Wolf, to fe 16- dragoune, & to fe lioufi ; and so shal it bene^ for eue?-more. And fan shal fis^*' land bene^ callede 'fe lande of conquest,' & so shal fe rijt^i heires of Engeland' ende."
^- How Arthure ousrcome Guyllomei-* fat was Kyng of Irland' 20' & how fe Scottes bicomen^^ ^jg j^en. Ca-pitulo Ixxvi*^".
WHen Guillomei-*, fat was Kyng* of Irlande, hade tidynges'^ fat Kyng* [Arthur] was entrede at Glastenbery, he ordeyuede a grete powei-* of Irisshemen, & come to fe see wif his 24 Yrisshe peple, and so come into Scotteland' ouer fe see, and arryuede faste I'^by fere fat Kyng Arthure ^^ -^yas wif his hoste. and anone as he herdo ferof, lie went towarde^^ him & 3af him bataile, and ouercome him anone ryjt ; and Guillomei-* fledde wif his men 28 a^eyne into Irland', and when fis scomfiture^'^ was done,^s Arthure tm-nede him ajeyne fere fat he was, into fe place fat he hade lefte fe Scottes, & wolde haue ham al slayne. But fe bisshoppes, Abbotes, & ofe^-e folc of fe contre, and Ladies, ^^openheuedede, 32: comeii^^ bifore Kyng Arthure, and criede him mercy, & saide :
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CH. Lxxvii] Arthur grants mercij to Scots. He weds Chmnore. 77
"sire, geutil kyng* & iiiy3ty, haue mercy & pitee of^ vs ! and as ^oure-self* is^ of fe rijt lawe, to holde and mayntene cnstendome, ful grete dishono?^?' it sliulde be to quelle ham fat leuej? in almy3ty 4 Gode as 33 done, & for Godes loue liaue mercy and pitee of vs, and suffren^ vs forto lyuen,^ for we haue hade michel'^ sorwe and pyne; for fte Saxones hauen meny tymes prouj oure lande^ passede ; but J)at is nou3t ynou3t to 30W ; for often-tymes fai haue done vs 8 miche sorwe & disese, IT ffor oure ''^castelles fai hauen '^ taken, & oure bestes slayne & eten, & mich harme fai hauen ^ vs done ; and if 36 wolde vs now quelle, hit were ^none Hon oure to a Kyng* to quelle^*' ham fat crien him^^ nie?-cy; for ynow je haue ^-y-done vs,
12 & vs ouercomen euerycheon ^^ ; &, for fe IT loue of GocP, sofifre^^ vs forto lyue, & hauef^^ mercy of ^ Cristen peple fat bileuef^^ in God' as 36 done ! " ^ when Kyng^ Arthure herde fis sorwe, he hade pite of ham, and jaf* ham lif and lyme ; and alle fai felle adoune to his
16 feete, and bicome^^ his lege men, and he toke of ham homages. U And aftei-* fat, Kyng Arthure twrnede a3eyne wif his host, and come a3eyne to ^orke, and fere he abode duryng fat Viage. U And fo 3af he aP^ Loegers to Loth, fat hade spousede his sustre,
50 and ofe/'e 3iftes grete plente. and fo was Gaweyn, his cosyn, ^^but 3ong of 1^ age ; and to alle his of ere men fat him hade seruede in his weri"*, he 3af riche ^iftes, & he f ankede ham miche of here gode
24 How Kyng Arthure spousede Gunnore, fat was Cadore3 cosyn, Erl of Cornewaile ; & aftei'' he conquerede of Guillomei-' aH: Irlam^. ^ CapitziZo Septuagesimo ^ Septiwi.o.
WHen Arthure hade brou3t his lande in pees and reste, & in gode state, & reste was in euery contre, fo i^toke he and wedede a wif*^^ fat me callede Gunnore, & made here quene, a faire lady and a gentil, fat Cador fe erle of Cornewail hade longe tyme norisshede in his chaumbre, fat was his owen cosyn; but 32 neuei'* fai ^ohaden childe to-gedres,20 and nofelesse Kyng Arthure louede hei-* wonder wel and derlich. U And anone as wynte?- was passede, he lete assemble a grete hoste, & alle his barons, and? saide
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78 King Arthur's Conquests. Fame of his Court. [cH. Lxxviii
Jat he wolde wende into Irlaiid' forto conquere ^the Lande; and he tarede nou3t ful- longe J)at he ne passede ouer into Irlaud'. IT And Guillomei'', pe Kyng of Scotland',^ lete assemble a grete hoste, and jaf batail to Kyng Arthui^ ; but Guillomer' was descom- 4 fitede, & jelde him to pe Kyng Arthure, and bicome his man, and to him dede feaute & homage, and of him helde al pat lande fro pat tyme forward', and after passede Kyng^ Arthui-* ferper,'* and conquerede Gutland' and Irland', and toke homages of folc of pe & lande, and pere duellede xij 361'' in pees, & regnede wip ^ioye and merpe, & werrede vppofi no maner man, ne no man vppoii him. % And he bicome so curteys and*^ large, and so^ honourable, pat pe Empe?'o?i?-e3 court of Kome, ne none prou^-out al pe worlde, was 12 none acountede to Kyng* Arthures, pat eny man wist*, ne none so" preisede^; and perefore pe beste knyjtes of al mane?-- landes comen to him forto duelle, &^ ham resceyuede Avip gode wille and reuerence^^ ; and alle pe kny3tes weren^^ so gode pat no man knew 16- 12 pe werst^- ; and perefore Kyng* Arthure made pe rounde table, pat when pai shulde sitte to pe- mete, alle slnilde bene^^ aliche hye, and euenlich^-^ seruede^^ at pe table, pat none my^t maken^*^ auant pat none were hyei'' pan opere.^''' and Kyng Arthure hade at pat table 20 IT Britons, Fraunchemen, Norma/^nes, Flemynges, Burgoyners, Mansers, Loherin3, and of alle pe^ landes a pis half pe mount of - Gorie, and of his lande of Britaigne, and of pe'^ grete Cornwaile, of AValys, & of Irland', & of Scotland' ; and shortely to telle, of alle 24 pe landes pat wolde^^ worshipe and^^ chyualry seche, comen to Kyng Arthurz/s court*.
How Kyng Arthure come into Fraunce, & conquered pat -blonde of FroH, pat was a Romayn, & -^ him quellede.-^ C&jjitulo 28 Ixxviij".
SIth hit bifelle pat Kyng Arthure, prou3 conseile of his barons and lordes, wolde gone-^ to conquere al Fi-aunce, pat po was clepede Galle, prou3 Roniayns pat po lielde^^ pat lande in here 32 powe[r] & in here lordcshipe. and pe Romayns ^^hade take pat
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CH. LXXYiii] Arthur fights and hills Frolle, and wins Paris. 70
lande-'* to a noble kny3t, and a Avorfii of body, fat me calle^ Frolle. and when he wist J)at Arthure come, he ordeynede an host &^ grete powei'', & faujt wi]) Jje kyng*; & he & his folc weren'* descomfitede; 4 and fens fai fledde vnto Parys, and entrede fe touii, & closede fe 3ates, & fere ham helde. Arthure wist fat FroH was gone to Parys, he pM?-suede after', & come f idei'', & him bisegede ; but f e citee was so strong and wel arraied ; Sc f o fat were wif in defendede 8 ham wel and manliche.^ ^ Kj-ng Arthu[r]e duellede fere more fan a mounf e ; & fere was so miche peple in f e citee, & hade despendede al hei-' vitailes fat were wif in, & so grete hunger bicome amonges ham, fat fai "^deide" wonder fik wif in the citee "^ for
12 hunger, and comen^ to FroH, & p?'ayede him to bene accordede wif Kyng Arthure forto haue pees ; & fai wolde ^elde ham to him, & fe toufi also. U FroH saw^ fat ^°no longer he^^ my3tio holde fe toun a^eynes her^^ wiHe, and truste greteli oppon^^ his owen strengf,
16 & sent to Kyng Authure fat he shulde come to^-* feijt wif him, body for body, and so ^^fai shulde ^^ departe Praunce bituene ham ij. U Kyng Arthure anone^ graunte^^ hit, and wolde fat none of his peple vndertoke f e batail for him. U And oppon f e morwe, bof e
20 comen^" wel armede wifouten^® Parys, fe?"e fat fai shulde fi3t; and anone fai smyten togederes^^ so fersely ; and so wel, fai fou3ten in bofe si-^des, fat no man coufe deme f e bettre of ham. and so Hit bifeUe-^ fat FroH 3af Arthure soche a stroke fat he knelede to f e
24 grounde, Avolde he nolde he. & as FroH: wifdrow his suerde, he wonded Kyng Arthure in f e forheuede, fat f e blode felle adoune by his eyen and^^ face. ^Arthure anone stertevphertly, when he felede'^^ him hert, as a man fat semede almoste wode ; & he toke^* Tabourn,
28 his gode suerde & drowe^ it vp an hye, & 3af FroH soche a stroke fat ferwif he ^^cleuede his heuede^^ doun to fe shuldres, so fat his helme my3t nou3t bene^*^ his warant ; & so he felle adoun dede fere in f e place, and f o of f e citee maden^^ grete sorwe for FroH ; and
32 anone euerycheoil 3elde ha?H to Kyng Arthure, & fe tonne also, and
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'80 Arthur divides France among his Knights. [cH. Lxxix
"bicome^ his men, and deden^ to him homage & feaute, & he vnder- fonge ham & toke of ham gode hostages. & Kyng Arthure, after f)at, went forfe wi]) his host, ^and conqnerede^ Angon & Aungers, Gascoigne, Peihto, ]SJ"av;erne, Burgoyne, Bery, Loherne, Turyn* and 4 Peihters; and alle pe o])ere landes of Fraunce he conquerede holUch. and when he liade alle conquerede, & taken bi homages & feautes, he twrnede a3eyne to Parys, & \iere^ duellede longe tyme, and ordeynede pees"' ''ouer al the contrey, &'^ J)rou3-out al 8 Fraunce. ^ And when pees was made oueral, J)rou3 his noble knyjthode pat he hade, & also for his owen worpynesse, and no man, were he neuer* so grete a lorde, derst nou^t meve^ werre ajeynes him, nofer to arise and forto make pe lande of Fraunce in 12 quiete & pees, he wonede fere ix ^ere, & dede pere meny grete wonders, & reprouede meny prout men & lujjer tyraunte^, & ham chastisede aftei-* hei'' deseruise.^
10 How Kyng Arthure auauncede alle his men pat hade trauailed' 16 in his seruise. U Capitulo U Septuagesimo Nono.
ANd afteiV^ hit bifelle pus at Estei'', pere pat he helde a feste at Parys ; richely he gan^- auaunce his knyjtes for here seruise pat^^ him hade holpen^^ in his conquest; he ^af to his stywarde pat 20 men^^ cleped^'^ Kay, Angrofi & Anc^ers, and to Bedeler his botelei'' he 3af Normandye, pat po was callede ISTeustrie ; and to Holden his chaumberleyn he 3af Flaundres and Mance; and to DoreH: his cosyn he 3af Boloync ; and to Richard, his ITevew he 3af Pountif* ; 24 And to alle ope?'e he 3af largely ^^ landes & fees aftei^ pat pai were of state. IT And when Arthui'* hade pus his kny3tes feffede, at i^A)2i'it after 1^ nexte sewyng he come a3eyne into Britaigne, his owen lande. And after,^^ atte Whitsontide next sewyng, by conseil 28 of his barons, he Avolde bene-*^ c?'onede Kyng of Glomergon, and halde a solempne fesf, & lete sompne kynges, Erles and barons, pat pai shulde conic pider euerycheon.-^ Thei'' was Skatei'', kyng of Scotland' ; Cadwere, kyng of South- walys ; Guilloaier, king of 32 JSTorth Walys ; Madede, kyng of Irland' ; Malgamws, kyng of
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CH. Lxxx] Arthur s Feast. The Summons to him from Borne. 81
GutlancJ; Achilles, kyng of Ikeland' ; Aloth, kyng of Denmerc; Gonewas, kyng of Norweye ; and Hoel his cosyn, kyng of Dorke- neye ; Cad or, kyng of litel Britaigne ; IF Morwif, eii of Cornne-
4 waile ; Maurau, erle of Gloucestr' ; Guerdon, erl of Wynchestre ; Boel, erl of Herford'; Yrtegi,^ erl of Oxenford^; Cursal, erl of Bathe ; lonas, erl of Chestre ; Eueral, erl of Dorcestre ; Kymai'', erl of Salesbury ; Waloth, erl of Kaunterbery ; Igern, erl of Checestre;
8 Aral, erl of Leycestre, & Jje Erl of ^ Warwik, &^ ojjere riche '*Lordes. Britons also fere were ynow, pat is to seyn,^ Dippon, Donand', Genuj ; and meny opere pat bejj*^ nou3t here nempnede'^ weren at Jjat fest ; and meny anolpere^ faire feste Kyng Arthure hade holden^ 12 biforn, but neuer none soche, ne so solempne ; and pat laste xv dayes ^^'wip micheP'^ Honoure and nierpe.
Of pe lettre pat was sent fram^i pe Citee of Rome for pride to Kyng Arthure ^ Capitulo ^ Octogesimo.
16 ri^He pridde day, as kyng Arthure satte at his^^ mete amonges^^
I his kynges, & amonges^* ham pat seten at pe fest biforne ham,
comen^^ in xij elderne men of age, rychely arraiede, and curteisly
saluede pe kyng', and saide^*^ pat^" pai comen fro Rome, sent
20 messagers fram pe Emperow?', and tok to him a lettre pat pus miche^^ was to vnderstounde : U " Gretely vs mervailes,^^ Arthure, pat pow art on^** so hardy, wip eyen in ^ipi heuede,^^ to makeups oppen wen-* and contak a^eyns vs of Rome, pat owen al pe worlde to
24deme;2^ for pow haste neuer jitte bifore-^ pis tyme p?'ouede ne assaiede pe strengp of pe^^ Romayns, and pe?'for, pow it shalt^^ in 2'' litil tyme. For Julius Cesar" conquerede al pe lande of Britaigne, and tot perof t?'uage, and oure f olc longe tyme haue it hade ; and
28 now, prou3 pi pryde, pow hit witholdes-^; wherfore we co???mande pe pat pow jelde^s ajeyne. U and ^'^^itte haste pow^" more folye done, pat pow hast slayn FroH, pat was oure baroii of Eraunce, al wip wrongs ; and perfore alle pe communes of Rome Avarnen and
32 co??unanden pe, oppon lif and Lyme, pat pow in haste bene^^ at
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BRUT. G
82 The Bomans Summons to Arthur. His defiant Answer.
Rome, amendes to make of |je^ misdedej that ])ow haste done ; and if hit so be f)at J)ow come nou^t, ^ we shul passe fe huli of loye wi]3 strengjj, and we shul 2j)e seke^ \vhei''-euer' fow may"^ ben^ founde, and Jjow shalt nou^t haue a^ foote of lande of ^ J^yn® owen 4 )jat we ne shal destroy ; and aftirward wij3 fi body we shal done^ oure wille." H When pis lettre was rade, & alle men hit herde, jjai were aunoyede, alle Jjat were at Jje^*^ solempnite ; and J?e Britons ■ wolde haue slayne Jje messagers, but Arthure wolde nou^t soffre 8 hit, and saide f>at J>e messagers shulde haue none^^ harme, and mow by resouii none deseme; but he co??mianded' ^-hem to bene worjjely^^ seruede. and after mete he toke^^ conseil of kyngw-s, Erles and Barons, what ansuere me my3t ^eue^'* to J)e messagers; and )jai 12 conseilede^^ at ones ^'^jjat he shulde^'' assemble a grete powei"' of alle fe landes of fie whiche he hade lordeshipe, & manliche avenge him oppoii fie Empe7'0Mr, of J)e despite fat he hade^" sent to him soche a lettre; and jjai suoren bi God and by his names fat pai wolde^^ 16 him pursue & brenne in-alsemiche^^ as pai-^ niyjt, & saide fat fai wolde-i neuer faile-"^ Ky^g Arture, and rafere to bene^^ dede : and Jjai lete writer-* a lettre to sende to Jje Empe/'ozw by fe same messagers in fis manei-' : 20
Of fe bolde ansuere -^fat Kyng Arthure "^ sent to fe Emperowy
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of Rome &, to fe Romayns. Capitulo U iiij primo.
"TTV[n]derstondes-'^ amonges 30W of Eome,-" fat I am Kyng
\^ Arthure of Britaigne, and frely hit-^ holde, and shal holde ; 24
and at Rome hastely y^" shal be, nou3t to ^eue 30W truage, but
forto axen truage ^^ ; ffor Constantyne, fat was Elyni^s sone, fat was
EmperoM/- of Rome -'•'and of al fe \\o\\our fat fe/-eto bilongede^" •
ffor Maxinian^'- couquerede al Eraunce and Almaigne, & mount 28
loye passede, & conquerede al Lumbardye ; and f ise ij were myn
ancestres ; and fat fai hade and helde, I shulde^- haue, frouj
51 Godes wille."
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I'' conseileJe him D. counseyleil' hywi 0. i8_i6 ]^[^<j }^c^g j,at he shulde jjat he shukle. ^' hatha D.
18 shulde D. schuld 0. '» in-as-mychel 0. -" I'ai D. l)ey 0. heE. 21 nolde 0. ^ fayle 1;" 0. -' be 0. -^ write D. 28-2S om. 0. ^ Uuderstoiuleth D. Undir-stoniHl) 0.
'■" om. D. ^ y 0. -■" lrafi2. •'" bilougeth I). ^1 Maximian Kyng* of Britayiie D. iMaxiniian kyng uf Brytaigne 0. ^- shal D. schal 0.
CH. LXXXli-ili] Boman Emperor & Arthur prepare to fight. 83 Of ]je leuerence pat Kyng Authure dede to J^e Emperowiei i
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messagers of Rome. Capitulo IT iiij Secimio.
\\J"Hen ])is lettre was made and enselede, Kyng Arthure to \ie
4 f f messagers ^ai grete 3iftes ; and after fat, jje messagers
toke- here leue, & went Jjens^ to Jje coti)-t of Eome ajeyne, and
tolde pe Emperowr how worjjely J)ei were vnderfonge,'* & whiche^
real cojHpany he [K. Arthur] hade him forto^ serue, & how he was
8 more really seruede fan \>e Emperowr, or eny kyng leuyng in be
worlde. 51 And when Jje Empero?«' hade seyne'^ pe lettre of
Arthure, & herde what was perin, and saw fat Arthure wolde
noujt bene^ rewelede by^ him, he lete assemble & ordeyne an huge
1 2 hoste f orto destroie Kyng Arthure if ^'^ he my3t. and Kyng
Arthure, as tochyng his partye, ordeynede his powei-' ^^of knyjtes^i
of fe rounde table.
Of fe kyiiges & lordes fat comen to helpe^^ Kyng Arthure 16 a3eyne3 fe Emperow/- of Rome. Cajntulo Octogesimo ^ Tercio.
THe kyngesi3 of Scotland', & of Irland* & of^ Gutland', of Denmarc and of Almaigne, eue7*yche^^ of ham hade x M* of ^^
20 men. H Thei of Normandy e, Gascoigne ^^& Spaigne,^*^ Flaundres & Pehito, & of Boloigne, hade iiij M*. Geryn of Chartres hade x M*; Hoel of Britaigne hade^" xij M"^, and him-self* [Arthur] ^^hade^" of his owen Londe xij M*, & of Arblasters and of Archires,^^ & of of ere
24 folc on foote, fat noman coufe ham nombre, and when -^fai weren al^o redy forto wende, Kyng Arthui-', his lande & Gunore his wif, 2ihe bitoke-^ to one of his N"evewes fat was a wise kny^t, & an herdy, fat me callede Mordredej but he was nou^t al trewe,
28 as 3e shul here afte?'warde. Kyng Arthure toke al his reame to fis Mordrede, saue oneliche fe crone. U And after fat, kyng Arthure tok22 his host and went to Southampton, fere fat fe shippes were broujt. and fe folc assemblede, and^^ fai deden ham to fe
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84 Spanish Giant who ravisht & killed fair Elyne. [ch, lxxxiv
see, and hade gode wynde & wedei-* at wille. and as sone as fai iny3ten,^ Jjai arryuede at Berflete, & Aventen- oute of here shippis, and spraden al ]je contreye.
How Kyng Arthure fau3t wi]) a Geaunt in Spaigne, pat me 4 callede Denab3, jjat quellede Elyne, j^at was'^ Kyng Hoelej
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Cosyne, of litel Britaigne. Csipitulo iiij iiij*°.
KYng Arthure hade^ duellede in Jje centre but a litil while, jjat men ne tolde him jjat per was comen a grete Geaunt into 8 Spayne, and hade rauesshede faire Elyne, Jjat was cosyn to Hoel^ of Britaigne, & hade brou3t here vppon an huH pat is clepede^ pe Mount of seynt Barnard'; & pere was nomau in pat contre so bolde, ne so hardy, pat derst wip him to^ fei3t, ne come ney3 pe place 12 pere^ pe Geaunt duellede ; and men^ callede him Dynab3, pat miclie sorwe dede in pe contre. U When Kyng Arthure herde pis tydynges,^^ he callede Kay&Bedewer*, & commaundede ham pat pai shulde ^^gon i^pryuely,^^ and aspie Where pe ^^ Geaunt my3t bene^^ 16 founde. and pai come^* to pe Ryuage pere pat^ men shulde gon^^ to pe mount, pat was al enclosede about wip water, and ^it is and euer^^ shal be; and pai saw a brynnyng fire oppoii^''' pe HuH; and pere was also anot)er huB ney:;, pat pere was oppon anopere fire 20 brynnyng'. U Kay and Bedewei'' comew^^ to pe nexte huH, and foundeni^ a widowe openheuede,^" sittyng bisides a tounbe, sore wepyng, & grete sorwe made ; and ofte she saide " Elyn ! Elyn ! " and Kay & Bedwere axede what hei-" ailede,^! & wherfore she made 24 so miche sorwe, & who lay in pat tombe. H " 0," quod she, " what sorwe and what mysauenture, faire lordes, make^^ ^q here? for if pe Geant may 30W here fynde, 3e worp dede anone." -^"ben stille,-^ gode wif ," quod pai, " perof dismai pe nou3t, but tel vs pe sope whi 28 pow makes 24 so myche^^ sorwe & wepyng*." H " Sires," 20 quod she, "for a damiselle pat I norisshede wip my brest, pat me callede^^
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CH. Lxxxv] King Arthur slays the Spanish Giant. 85
Elyne, — fat was nece to Hoel, Kyng of liteP Britaigne, and here lijj Jje bodye in ]?is tombe, — j^at to me was bitaken- to norisshe. so fere come a deuel, a Geaunt, & rauasshede here, & me Also, & lade vs 4 bojje away ; and he wolde haue ^forleyn fis^ maide pat was so jonge & tendre of age, but she my3t hit noujt sofFren, so grete and so huge fe Geant is. and if he now *come as he was* wont to done, certes he wille 30W quelle, bofe ij ; and j3e?'fore faste wende 8^6 hens." "and wherfore," saide fai, "go 30 nou3t hens?" U " Certes, Sires, -^ " (\uod she, " When fat Elyne was dede, fe Geaunt made me to abide, ^ to done and haunt his wille, and me most nedes "it soffren.''' and God' hit wote, I do hit nou3t wif my
12 gode^ wille, for leuer me were to bene^ dede fan wif h.\m to dele, so miche payne I haue when he me forlei3."i*' ^ When Kay and Bedwere hade herde al fat f is woman hade tolde, fa tw?'nede a3eyne, and comen to Kyng Arthure, & tolde him al fat f ai ^^hade seyne^^ &
16 harde. ^ Arthure an one toke^- ham bofe with him, and went priuely by ny^t, fat none of his hoste it wiste, and come ^^on fe morne^^ to fe Geaunt, and fau3t wif him strongely, and at fe laste him SI0U3. and Arthure bede^* Bedwere smyte of hes heuede,^-^ and
20 bryng* it to fe hoste to^^ shewe ham for a wondei-", for it was so grete & so huge. U When fai comen ^^ a3eyne to fe hoste, fai tolde wherfore fai hade bene out, and shewede to ham fe heuede;^® & euery man was glade & ioyful of fe worf i dede fat Kyng Arthure
24 hade done, her* lorde. U And Hoel was ful sorweful^^ for his nece fat was so loste ; and aftei-*, when he hade space, he lete make a faire chapel of oure Lady one?- Elyne3 Tumbe.
How Kyng Arthure 3af bataile to f e Emperowr, in fe whiche 28 bataile f e Emperoure was slayn. C&pitulo Octogesimo v*".
A Ethure and his peple hade tydynges^o fat fe Emperoetr hade
f\ assemblede^^ grete power*, as wel of Sarasynes and of^
paynemys 22 as oP- C?-isten men, 23\Vherof fe noumbro was iiij M''
32 of horsemen and of ^ fote men. 2' Arthure and his peple ordeynede^^
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86 Arthur t& Ms Britons are sure theijll heat the Romans.
ham^ fast for]) in^ ^here Way towarde fe Empe?-OM?', and passede Normandy & Fj-rtunce vnto Burgoyne, and wolde euen haue gone* to fe host, for men tolde liim ))at ]3e Empe?-o?</-e3 host ^was comen^ to Lucye. H The Emperow?- and his host, in ]3e byginuing of 4 August*, remevede frain Kome, and come fourtli ry3t fe way toward Jje host. H tho '^comen Kyng" Arthures aspie3, and saide, if fat Arthure wolde, he shulde fynde ])ere faste bisides, J)e Empe?-0Mr; but Jjai saiden'' Jjat \q Emperoure hade so grete power' 8 wi}) him of kynges of ))e lande, & of Paynemys yfere, & also cristen peple, \a,i it were^ but grete folie to Kyng Arthure forto mete wi])^ him, for fe espies tolde Jjat^*' jje Empe?'OMr hade v men or vj a3eynes one of his. U Kyng Arthure was bolde and hardy, and for no|)ing 12 him dismaiede, & saide : " go we for|)ii in Goddes name a3eynes fe Romayns, fat wi]) ham ledef^^ Sarasines & Paynemes fat no mane?- truste fai hauen^^ to God', but oneliche^'* oppon here strengf! Go we now, and seche ham sharpely^^ in fe name of almy3ty God', 16 and slee we fe paynemys and Cristen men fat bene enemys wif ham forto destroe Cristen men ; and God shal vs helpe, for we hauef^'' the ry3t, & f erf ore haue we gode trust in God'; & done^'^ we so fat fe enemys fat bene^^ to C?istendome & to Gode mow 20' bene^^ dede & destroiede, & fat men mow recorde fe worfinesse of kny3tliode ! " H When Kyng Arthure hade f us saide, f ai criden^o al wif an hye voice, " God', fader almi3ty, ^iWorsheppede be fine^^ name Wif outen^^ ende. Amen ! and' grant vs g'/'ace wel to done,^^ and 24 to destrie oure enemys fat bef ^^ a3eynes Cristendome ! In fe name of fe fadei'' & '^^^of fe sone and of fe^^ holy gost. Amen ! And God 3eue ham 2'' neuer" grace ne worshipp in the worlde, ne me?'cy of him to^s haue, fat fis day shal feynten wel forto smyte, and 28 egrely ! " and so f ai riden softly, and ordeynede hei'' wenges wel and wisely.
^ The Emperoure herde telle fat Kyng* Arthure & his folc were redy arraiede forto fei3t wif him ; and fider -^fai comen,-^ whei'' he 32 ordeynede his wenges in fe best manere fat he my3t, and more
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CH. Lxxxvi] Arthur heats the Romans, & buries his oivn slain. 87
trust oppofi his strengj) )jan^ in God almy3tj\ and J)at -was seyn afterward', ffor when jjo ij hostes metten,- the Empe?-o?^?- loste soche foiire of his 3 folc as dede Kyng* Arthur" ; and so meny were slaj^ne,
4 what in o"* side and^ in jjat o]>ere, fat^ hit was g?-ete pite to wete and to seen.^ U In Jjis bataile were slayn Jjrou^ Kyng Arthure, v kyngj of '^ paynemys, & of o])ere, Wonder^ miche peple. U And Kyng Arthures men foujten so wel, ))at fie Eomaines and^ paynemys
8 hade no ^^more power* ne strengj?^*' to wi))stande ham,^^ jjan xx
shepe a^eynes v. wolfes. U And so hit bifelle ^-|?at in J)is bataile/^
in a shoure J)at was wonder herde and longe duryng*, in ])at o ^^
side and in fat opere, Ipe 'Em-perour, amonges ham pere was slayn ;
12 but noman wist forsoj) Avho him slou^.
How Kyng Arthure lete entere Ms kny^tes pat he hade Loste in bataile; and how he sent pe EmperoMrrej body i*to Rome, fat pere was sla3me in bataile. Cgipihdo Octogesimo vj*".
16 "T'jTT'Hen Jje Eomayns wist fat fe Emperowr was dede, fai for-
f f soke f e felde, and fe paynemys also ; and Kyng* Arthure
after ham chasede^^ til it was ny3t, and so meny of ham quellede
fat hit was wonder" to telle ; and f o turnede Kyng Arthure a^eyne
20 I'^Avhen it^*^ was ny^t, and f ankede almy^ty God' of his Yittorie. And ^"on fe morwe^" he lete loke ^^& seke^^ al f e felde for his kny3tes fat he hade fere lost,^^ fat is to seyne, BoreH, erl of Maans ; Bed- were & Kay, and^*' Lygers, Erl of Boloigne ; Vrtegi,-^ erl of Baat,-^
24 Aloth, erl of Wynchestre ; Cursale, erl of Chestre ; and-^ Holdeyn, erl of Flaundres : f ise were f e grete Lordes fat Kyng^ Arthure Loste in fat bataile amonges-'* ofe?-e worfi kny3tes ; and so?«me he lete entere in-^ Abbayes by fe centre, -"^and some he lete bene 2" borne
28 into here owen contre-^; and fe Emperow?'res body he lete take and put oppon a here, & sent hit to Kome, and sent to say to fe Eomaynes fat ' as for Britaigne & Fraunce whiche fat lie helde, ofe7'e truage he wolde nonets pale; and if^ fai -^axend him eny
32 of ere, 2^ rijt suche^o he wolde ham paye.' ^ Kyng^^ Artluu'' lete
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88 Mordred is traitorous, & rebels against Arthur. [CH. Lxxxvii
bere Kay to Kenen, his owen castel, and ])ere he was ente?-ede ; and Ligers was borii^ to Boloyne, pere |5at he was lorde ; and Holdeyn was borne ^ to Flaundres, & f)ere he was eute?*ede ; and allethe o\er& he lete entier ^wijj niichel hono^w^ in Abbayes & in 4 housej of Religiouii in jje contrey ^ero. Jjat pai were dede. ^ And' Arthure him-self soioMrnede ]?e^ same 3ere in Burgoigne "^wi)) his^ host, and fiou^t )3at^ same ^ere follewyng* passe jje mount'' loye, & haue gone^ to Rome,^ forto haiie^^ take ))e citee, and haue put fe 8 Eomayns in subieccion ; Init f)e wickede tiraunt Mordrede him lettede,^^ as after 30 shul here.
How Mordrede f)e traitoui-* to whome Kyng* Arthure tok his lande to kepe, and his castelles,i- and helde hit ajeynes 12 him. H Capit2//o IT Octogesimo H Septi?»o.
WHen i^Kyng Arthure ^^ hade taken 1* to Mordrede his reaume to kepe, and was gone a3eynes Jje Emperoure of Eome, 1% was passede f)e see, Mordrede anone toke homages and feautes of al 16 ham fat were in fis lande, and wolde haue hade )je lande ^^ to his owen vse, and ^''toke castelles about,^^ and lete ham arraie ; and after his falsenesse he dede anojiere grete Avrong^, ifor, a3eynes pe law of Cristiente, he toke^'' his owen Ernes wif", as a traiiour shulde, 20 and ordeynede him a grete hoste a3eynes Arthures comyng, to halde the lande a3eyns him wij) streng)) for euermore, and to slee Kyng Arthure yf ^^ he my3t ; and lete sende by ]>q Cee and lande, and lete assemble Paynymes and C7"isten peple ; and he sent to Saxones and 24 to Danoys^^ forto help him. and also Mordrede sende ^'^ to Chel- drik, to done 21 men come to him out of Saxoyne, fat was a worfi Due, and bihi3t22 him, if fat he brou3t wif him^^ peple,^* he wolde graunt him^^ al fe lande fram bi3onde Humbei-' vnto Scotland', and 28 al Jje lande fat Engist hade ^^oi Vortigers 3ifte, When fat he hade spousede his dou3te/'. And Cheldrik come wif grete strengf ^"and powei'^27 Qf Peplo : and Mordrede him^s assemblede also in his half, fat fai hade xl M^ of stronge kny3tes when fat'' fai hade nede. 32
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CH. Lxxxviii] Mordred fights Artlmr at Sea, and fiees. 89
How Arthure enchacede^ Mordrede j^e traitour, and how he was slayne, and -Kyng Arthure also- wondede to jje' dethe. ^ Capitulo *\ Octogesimo H Octauo,
4 % ]^THen ])is tydynges'* come to Kyng Arthure \erQ fat^ he was f f in Burgoyne, lie was ful sore annoiede, and toke al Fraunce to Hoel forto kepe, wij) haluendele^ his men, & p?-aiede him Jiat he wolde hit kepe til fat lie comen''' a^eyne, ffor him-self 8 wolde wende into Britaigne and avenge him oppofi Mordrede yat was his traitoure ; and ^fourf) went^ his waye, and come to Swit- sand', & made his men to^ gone^ into shippe, & wolde haue arryuede at Sandewiche, and brou^t wi)) him an^o grete hoste of Fraunce also
12 wij) his owen lande. but ei-* jjat he myght come to lande wiJ) his peple J)at were comen^^ out of Jje shippis, Mordrede was comen wiJ) aH his power, and ^af a stronge bataile, so Jjat Kyng Arthure loste meny a man ei-* J)at he mijt ^^ comen to land'^^; ffor ]?ere was Gaweyn
16 his Nevewe slayne, and Anguissel fat helde Scotland', and meny ojjere, wherof Kyng* Arthure was ful sory. IT But after fat fai were comen^^ to lande, IMordrede myght nougt a3eyiies him endure, but anone was ^■^descomfitede, and flede fens fat^^ same ny^t Wif
20 his men, and oppon fe morwe^'' come to London; but fo of the citee wolde nou3t soffre ham^' come in ; and fro fens ho fledde to "VVynchestre, and fe?-e^^ helde him wif his peple fat ^^ with him come.i^ Kyng Arthure^o lete take fe body of ^i Gaweyn his cosyn,
24 & fe body of Anguissel, and lete \mm ^-bene borne-^ into Scotland? into ^2 hei"' owen contre, and fere fai were enterede.
U And 24anone aftei-' fat,^* Kyng Arthui-" tokens his wey to destroie Mordrede ; and he fledde fro fens into Cornewaile. H The
28 Quene Gunnore, fat was Kyng Arthures wif*, fat fo soiournede at 3ork*, and herde fat Mordrede w«s ^e fledde fens fat he was,^*' and mi^t nou^t endure a3eyiies Kyng Arthure, she was sore adrade, and hade grete doute, and wist nou^t what was best al forto done,-' for
32 she wiste wePs here lorde Kyng* Arthure wolde nou^t'-^ of her" haue
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90 Arthur heats Mordred, who is slain. [CH. Lxxxvill-ix
mercy, for pe grete shame pat she to liim hade done; and toke^ liei"' wai pyiuely- wifi iiij men ^and "wi]? no mo,^ & come to Kerhoun, and ^fere she^ diiellede al hei'' ^lifes tyme, Jjat^ neuer Avas seyn amonges folc, her lif duryng*. H Arthure wist |?at* 4 Mordrede was fledde into Cornewail, he*^ lete sende after his men into Scotland, & into^ ]S"orthiimberland vnto Humbei-', and lete assemble folc wi]30i;t noumbre, & come^ fro jjens into Cornewaile to seche and pwrsue after Mordrede. and Mordrede hade assemblede^ 8 al Jie folc of Cornwayle, and hade peple wijjoute nombre, & wist Jjaf ^^Arthuie Was ^^comyng'. he^^ hade leuei-' to^^ Dye and tak his chaunce, Jian lengei"* flee, and abode and ^af an harde bataile to Kyng Arthiu'' & to his peple, so fat so miche peple was slayn, — 12 What in jjat^ one halfe^^ and in fat ofer, — fat noman wiste who fat 12 hade fe better partie. H But so hit bifelle at the laste, fat Mordrede was slayn, and al his folc, and al fe gode chiualry fat Kyng^ Arthnre hade gaderede and norisshede of diuerse3i^ landes; 16 and also fe noble Knyghtes of fe rounde table, fat so miche ^^ were preisede frou3 al fe worlde, weren^*^ fere slayn ; and Arthure him- self was wondede to fe deth. butllie lete him bene^'' born in a liter to Auyoun, to bene^' helede of his wondes ; and 3itte fe Britons 20 supposcn fat he Leuef in a-nofere lande, and fat he shal come ^it and conquere al Britaigne ; but certes f is is f e p?'ophecie of Merlyn : he saide fat his def shulde bene^'^ dotous ; and he saide sothe, for men ferof 3itte hauen^^ doute, and shaP^ for euermore, as 24 me^c saif, for men weten^i nou3t whefer fat he leuef ^2 or is dedej H Arthure was born^^ to Auyoun fe xxij-* 3ere of his regne After fe Incarnacioun of oure lorde Ihei^u Crist' v. C and xlvj*' 3ere,
How Kyng Arthure delyue?ede f e -^ reame to Constantyn, f e 28 sone of Cador, his nevew. H Capitulo H Octogesimo ^ Nono.
WHenne Kyng Arthure wist fat he mi3t no longei*' regne, he lete come bifore him Constantyne, fat was Cadore32*' sone, 32 erl of Cornwail, his cosyn, and to him bitoke al his reaume, and to
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CH. xc-i] King Constantyne dies. MordrecVs sons. 91
him saide, & bade liini j3e?-of to beiie^ Kyng* til J)at he come ajeyne, for-asmiche as he hade none heire of* his body bigeten : and grete harme was hit pat -soche a noble ^ Kyng', and so douglity, hade 4 none^ childe of his body bigeten'*; ^but al fing J)at God wil haue done,*' nioste '^bene done,*" Whos name ben^ blessede wijjouten ende ! Amen.
How Kyng Constantyne was werrede of Mordredz^s ij sones. 8 Capitulo Nonog^esimo.
THis Constance^ was a noble knyght' and a wor))i of body ; and Jio ij sones \iat Mordrede hade bigeten/*^ hade grete en[u]y to Constantyne, )?at \o was c/'onede kyng^; and so |)at^^ jjai bigonne to
12 meve werr' ajeynes him, and assemblede a grete hoste of ha?/i fiat ^2 were to-fore ^^ wi|) IMordrede, and^^ hade bene dryuen away.'^* Jiai deden^^ miche sorwe ^*^)?rou3 al fat^^ lande-: J)at o^^ brofjer ordeynede hwi to Londoii forto take ))e citee, and jjat o\erQ to
16 Wynchestre; but Constantyn come ^^to London ^^ and slough him pat was pere ; and af tei-*, he Avent to Wynchestre, and slough him pat pere was also, so pat bope his enemys were dede. and when Constantyn had regnede worpely iiij 361-', he deide, & lip at London.
20 Of 1^ pe Kynges ^^ Adelbright and of Edelf . C&pitulo Nono- gesimo pyimo.
After Kyng Constantynits deth pere Avere ij kynges in Britaigne : pat on me called e Adelbright, pat was a Danoys, pat 2° helde
24 pe contre of JSTorthfolc and Southfolc ; pat< opere hi3t Edelf, and was a Britoun, pat^^ helde Nichole, Lyndeseye, and al pe lande vnto Humbei''. H pise ij kynges faste werrede to-gederes,-^ but afterwarde pai were accorded', and louede to-gedei''^'^ as pai ^^haden
28 bene borne of 0 body.-* H The Kyng Edelf' hade a sustre pat me callede Orewenne, and he 3af here prou3 grete frendeship to Kyng Adelbright to wif, and he bigate on-^ here a doughter pat me callede Argentili. and in pe piidde 3ere aftei-', him come vppoii^c a stronge
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92 King Adelhright is slain by HaveloJcs sons. [CH. xcii-iii
^sikenesse, pat nedes he moste dye; and he seut to Kyng Edelf his brother-in-lawe, that he shulde come and spake with him ; & he come to him with gode wiile. H Tho praiede he the [king], and coniurede also in the name of God, pat afte?* when he were dede, he 4 shulde tak* ArgentiH his doii3te?*, & pe lande, & pat he kepte here wel, and norisshede- in his Chaumbre, and when she were of age he shulde ^done here bene^ marede to pe strongest and worpieste man pat he myjt fynde, and pan he shulde ^elde* vp her* lande 8 a^eyne. Edelf hit g?*aimtede, and by oth hit confermede ^at his power".^ U And when Adelbriglit was dede and enterede, Edelf e toke pe damisel Argentil, and norisshede lier* in his chaumbre, and she bicome pe faireste creature pat^ eny man "my3t fynde." 12
How pes Kyng Edelf* mariede pe damisel Argentil to a
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knaue of his Kechyne. Ca.'pihilo iiij &* xij".
THis Kyng Edelf, pat was Yncle to the Damisel Ai'gentil, bipou^t how pat he myght falseliche^ haue pe lande fram his 16 nece for euermore ; & falsely, a3eynes his oth, pou^t to desceyu pe damiseH, and mariede here to a knaf of his kechyne pat me callede Ourani*'; and he bicome pe worpiest nian^ & strongest^^ of body pat eny man wiste in eny lande pat po leuede ; and to him he pou^t 20 here shendefully liaue mariede forto haue hade hii'' lande afterward ; but he was clone desceyi;ede. H ffor pis Curan^- was Hauelockes sone, pat was Kyng of Kirkelane in Denmark ; and pis Curan con- querede his wifes landes, and slough Kyng Edelf pat Avas his wifes 24 Vncle, & hade al here lande as ^^in anope?* stede hit tellep more oppenly; and he ne regnede but iij ^ere, for Saxoynes and Danoys^'^ him quellede ; and pat was grete harme to al Britaigne ; and Britons here him to Stonehynge, and pere pai^ liim enterede wip 28 michel ^^ honoure and solempnite.
Ofi*^ Kyng Conan. Capitulo Nonogesimo Tercio.
After pis Curan, regnede Conan, i"pat was^' his cosyn, pat was a wonder proude knyjt^^ and regnede.^^ he coupe ^^ haue no 32 maner loue, but euei-' he was medlyng wip his owen peple, and toke
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CH. xciv] King Certif. The Saxons ash G-nrmondfor help. 93
his Vncle wij? werre, and helde^ his ij childerne.^ ^ The Saxoynes werrede a^eynes him oftetymes, but he ham^ oue?'Come at |)e laste; & so he was in pees al his hfes"* tynie ; and he regnede xiiij aere, 4 and after,^ he^ deide, and ^ li]) at London.
Of Kyng Certif; and of Gurmonde, fat come prou3 paynemys'' into Britaigne. Ca,pitulo Nonogesimo Quarto.
After ])is Conan, regnede his cosyn Certif*, ])at was bihatede of aii his peple, and noting bilouede. and' jjis Certif loste al Britaigne firouj werre. And in his tyme felle J)at^ grete meschief in^ Britaigne, fiat Cnstendome wos destroede, and alle J>e Britons were dryuen oute, &^ ])e lande loste ^*^ wijjouten^^ any recoue?-yng*^";
12 but afterwarde lefte pe lande to Saxoynes, as ^e shul afterwards hure. H For in fat tyme ])ere was a paynyme fat me callede Gurmonde, fat was f e Kynges sone Daufrik*, of f e Paynymes folc, fat hade fe reaume after* his fader, and was kyng*, saf he biquaf &
16 ^af hit to his brofer, and saide fat^ he wolde^^ neuer bene^* kyng^ but^ if he might ^°conquere and gete^^ a reaume in a^*^ straunge contrey ; for he was bolde, and et^ stronge of body. & of hiiu ^''prophecied Merlyn, and saide fat 'he shulde bene^'^ a wolf* of fe
20 see ' ; and ^^ lete assemble paynymes Avif out ^^ nombre, and lete appa/-aile shippis, and went by meny londes, and toke homages and feautes of meny. and so he went by fe^^ see fram lande to lande, & conquerede diuerses^*' landes, so fat he come to-^ Irland',
24 and conquered fat 2- lande, fat^"^ ofte-tymes werrede vppon Brit- aigne,23 and Britons^* vppon ham; and often ^5 ^e^yonnen, & ofte-^ losten,'^'' and 3euen hostages to Britons, and so fai senten-^ to Gurmond', fe?-e fat he was in Irland', fat he shulde come into
28 Britaigne, and lielpe ham a^eynes-^ fe Britons, to helpe ha??i deliue?-e^° fat lande of ham; and fai wolde ^^him holde^^ gladly for her lorde ; for he was a paynyme, and fai were paynemes, and fe Britons were cristen : wel au3t him^^' fan ham forto helpe, so as
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94 Grurmond & the Saxons drive out the Britons. [CH. xciv-v
))ai wereii^ of on law. II When Gurmoml' lierde J)is praiei-', he hastede him as miche as he mi3t, and arryuede in Scotland', and come into ISTortlnimberlond' \erQ fat ))e Saxones were duellyng" ; & jjai confermede ])e couenauntej bituene- ha??^, ))at were made by oJ»es 4 and by hostages, forto beren^ him trew fay, & halde him for lorde, and paye to him truage by 3ere. H Tho bigonne fe Saxoynes & fie Aufricans to* destroye, robbe and brenne tonnes, and destroye ^al flings, as michel^ as fai myjt, and sparede^ neifere man, woman, 8 ne childe, Lewede ne lernede," fan^ alle fai quellede, & caste adoun tountis, & castelle,^ & cherches, & so put fai al fe lande to^*^ grete destruccioun. ^^And as sone as the Britons ^^ "ly^t i-flee,^^ fai fiedde fens, as wel poei-* as ryche, Bisshoppis, Abbotes, Chanons, 12 & alle ofe?'e, grete and smale ; so?Jime into litel Britaign, & some into Cornwall ; alle fo fat shippis mi3t hane.
How^^ Kyng Gurmonde drof fe* Kyng Certif to CMchestre, and quellede J?e Britons, & prou^^ quey[n]tise H gete 16 the toune. [Capitulo nonagesimo quinto.]
SErtif fe'* kyng, fleye fens into^'^ Chichestre, fat fo was a gode cite and a'* st?'ong, and fere helde him xx dales, and fis Gurmonde hit bisegede ; but f e citee was so strong^ fat he mijt 20 noujt ^''hit getei** be no manei'' engyne fat he myjt done.^" fo bif ou3t f ai oppon a grete queyntise forto brenne the toune : fai maden^^ engynes of ^^ glew and of nettes, and token ^o peces of tundei'' &21 fire, and bonde to^s sparwe-^ feet, & afte?-ward lete ham flee; 24 and fai ^-ifley anon ry3t,24 and loggede ham in fe toune fere fat hei^ nestes were, and in stackes & in euesynges of house^o; & fe tire biganne anone to tcnde and brenne^^ al fe toune. and' whenne fe Britons saw fe toune brenne on-" euery side, fai hiede ham out, and 28 fau3t ; but anone fai were slayn & descomlitede. and whiles f e bataile durede, fe kyng priuely -^hud him, &2s stale away into Walys, & men wiste neuer where ^^ he bicome; & so was fe toun
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CH. xcvi] 'Britain' changed to 'England' & given 1 Kings. 95
of Chichestre taken ^ & destroiede. and aftei-*, went Gurnaonde, & destroiede citees & tonnes fiat neue?" were afterward made ajeyne, as it is seen jitte in meny stedes.
4 How ))is lande was clepede Engeland' for ])e name of Engist ; and how meny Kynges -were ^made- aftei'' in fe Londe. U Capitulo Nonogesimo Sexto.
WHeu Gunnonde hade^ wastede and destroiede al jje lande ])rou3-out, he ^af fe londe to J>e^ Saxones ; and^ Jjai toke hit Avi]) gode wille, for ]je Saxones longe tyme hade desirede hit, for-as- miche as Jjai were of Engistes Kynrede, fat first hade al fe lande of Britain j and J50 lete ham bene" callede Englisshemen,^ for-asmiche
12 as in his tyme hit was callede Engistes lande, when he hade con- querede it of ^ Vortiger Jiat hade spousede his dou3t(i/'. but Iram^'' pe tyme jjat Brut come^^ ferst into^- Engeland, pis land was callede Britaigne, & fe folc Britons, til \q, tyme )jat fiis Gurmond eftesones
16 conqiierede hit & 3af it vnto^^ Saxon?*.'^, and fiai anone ri3t chaunged pe name, as ^"^bifore is^^* saide. IF And when ))is was done, Gur- mond passede ouer into Fraunce, & ]ierQ conquered meny londes, & destroed aH^^ c?-isten peple |)ere jjat he come, and Jje Danois^*'
20 duellede in Jjis^^ lande, & bigonne faste hit^^ inhabit at here owen wille ; and ]?ai wolde haue made newe kynges and lordes, but jjai my3t neuer assenten^^ to haue onelich o kyng, forto bene'^ to him entendaunt : and J>erfore Jjai -Omadea nieny^*^ kynges ^^in diuerses^^
24 shires, as hit was in Engistes tyme. II The ferst kyngdome was Kent, and fat^^ ofere Southsex,-^ and fe fridde Westsex, and fe ferjj Estsex, and^ j^e fifte Northumberland', and jje sixte Estangle, fat is to seyn Northfolc & Southfolc, and pe seuene}) Merchenoroth, and
28 pat is pe ErP'^dome of ISTichole,-^ Huntyngdon and^^ Hereford, Glou- cestre, Wynchestre, Waancyk 2" and Darby ; and so departede -^ pe Englisshe-men -^ al Engeland' into -^ vij parties. H And af ter',3o hit
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96 Pope Gregory & English children. St. Austin lands in Kent.
bifelle )jat ])o kynges werrede ^to-gederes of te-tymes ^ ; and euer he })at was strongest binome ham^ jjat were^ feblest; & so hit was longe tyme pat J)ai nade no kyng" cronede amonges ha??^, ne no cristen men was J>o amonges ham, ne c?-istendome neifej'e, but were^ pay- 4 nemys 1. ^ere, til pat seynt Gregori was pope^ of Rome, pat hade seyne childerne of pe nacioml in pe citee of Rome, pat were wondei'' faire creatn^'es, & hade grete wille and desire ha??r forto*^ biholde, and axede of pe marchauntes whens pai were, & of what nacioun ; & 8 men^ tolde him pat pai were of Engeland', & Englisshe^ pai were callede ; but pai and ali pe peple of Eugeland were paynemes, & bileuede nouj in^ God'. IT "Alias," (\uod seynt Gregori, "wel mow pai ^'^bene callede^*' Englissh, for pai haue pe visages ^^ of 12 Angeles; and perfor wel au3t ^^ham pen ben cj-isten men.^^" ^j^^ for pis enchesoun seynt Gregor sent seynt Austyne into Engeland', and xl. goode men wip him, pat were of gode lif, and holy men, to p7*eche and^^ teche, and to conue?'te pe Englisshe peple, and ha??i 16 iurwQ to God' : and pat Avas in pe vj jere pat seynt Gregor hade bene Pope,^* pat is to seyne, afte?' pe Incarnacioun of oure Lorde Ihesu Crist, v, C. iiij and^^ vij ^ere, as pe cronicles tellep.^*^
How Seynt Austyne baptisede & conue?tede Kyng Adelbright, 20 and ij bisshopis pat he callede ^^ his felawes. Cajntulo
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WHen Seynt Austyne come ferst into Engeland', he ^^arryuede ^'Mn pe Ile^^ of Tenef, and so passede fourth, & come vnto 24 Kaunterbery, and pere soiournede. And Kyng Adelbright of Kent, pat was of pe lynage of Engist, faire vnderfong seynt Austyn & his felowes wip michel-° hono?(r, & ^^hara fonde^^ al pat ham nedede ; & ferpermore he jaf ham a faire place pat now is callede 28 pe Abbay of seynt Austynws, in whiche place he lip hi??«-self shrinede. H This Kyng^ Adelbright was a gode man, and wip godewel herde seynt Austyn?<s predicaciouns, and ^af hi?>^ leue to
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CH. xcvii] St. Aicstin & Bays tails. He ordains 2 Bishops. 97
pj-eche frouj^ al his lande of Kent, to to^wjie & to^ conue?-te ^to him al ])e peple' fat he iiii3t. U Hit bifelle* so afterwarde, \vou-^ Goddes grace, fat in litel tyme pe kyng him-self was connertede 4 5 to Gode,^ and aH his peple of* his ^ lande was^ baptisede. And in the ''mene-Avhile fat*" fe peple twjTiede ham to God', seynt Austyn come to Rochestre, and J>ere p?'echede Goddes worde.^ fe paynemys J)e?"for him scornede, and caste on^ hi??i righe tailes, so pat al his 8 mantel was hongede ful of righe tailes ; and for more despite pai '^^ caste oppon him^^ ])6 guttes of ryghe & of flflsshe ; wherfore fe gode man seynt Austyn Avas sore agreuede,^- and prayede to God^^ y^^ a,lle fe childerne fat shulde I'^bene borne ^^ afterwarde in fat citee of
12 Rouchestre moste haue tailes. IF And when fe Kyng herde and wist of fis vengeance fat^^ was falle frouj seynt Austyn?<s praiei-"^ he lete make an house in fe^ honoure of God', wher*-in Avy??uuen shulde haue childerne at fe bruges ende, in^^ whiche hous wymmen
16 I'^^it bef delyuere^'^ of childe. H When^^ seynt Gregory hade ^^ herde tel fat 2*^ fe Englisshe-men were t2«rnede to Gode, and conue/'tede, He sent to seynt Austyn his Pallyoun, by a bisshop fat me callede Paulyn, and made him primate & Erchebisshop -^of al Engeland',
20 And sent him-^ worde fan-^ fat he shulde-^ make bisshopis in fe lancP. And anone as seynt Austyn hade fe Pallioufi of fe^^ dignite of f e erchebisshop, he made ij bisshoppes of his felawes fat come wif him fraju-'* Rome : on fat me^ callede Mellite, & he duellede
24 at London, And fat of ere me callede lustyn, fat helde fe dignite of Rouchestre. 51 And fis^^ bisshop Mellyt^^ went to preche into Essex, & baptisede fe kyng of fe contre, fat me callede Sicwith, fat was Kyng Adelbright^ cosyn, his sustres^^ sone. If This
28 lustyne went to preche in Southsex, & twrnede miche of fe peple to -'^ god' ; and seynt Austyne went him-self prechyng f rouj-oute 29 fe lande. 29
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98 Wales refuses St. Austin & the Pope. It is to he invaded.
How seynt Austyne went into Walys, ]>ere ])at ]>e Britouns were; & how^ l^ai nolde nou3t bene^ obedient to ])e Ercbe-
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bisshop of Kanterbury. Capitulo iiij° xviij".
WHen al Engelaud' was baptisede and' twrnede to God', seynt 4 Austyn went into f»at lande ]>ere fat fe Britons Avere, and forte kepe ha»i fro^ Englisshe-men, fat is to seyn,'^ into Walys, & pere^ he founde monkes & Abbayes, & vij bisshoppes ; for J>e Britons destroiede^ alwai'' ]>e ciisten peple fat seynt Austyne hade 8 baptisede,^ & saide to fe bisshoppes fat ' he was a legate of Eome, & primat of al Engeland', & fat fai shulde^ by al resouii to him bene^^ obedient,' And fai saide fat 'fai nolde but to fe Erche- bisshop of Kerlyoun ' ; & saide ' fai nolde neuer, for no maner 1 2 f ing*, bene obedient vnto f e Englisshe-men ' ; " ffor f e Englisshe- m}n," fai saide, "bef ^^ oure aduersaries & oure enemys, and hauen^^ dryuen vs out of oure owen contre; & we bef ^^ Cristen men, and euer haf^^ bene; & fe Englisshe-men ^^Hj^a^gj, euermore^'^ bene 16 Paynymes, but now late fat fai bef ^^ conuertede." U Seynt Austyne myjt ^^of hani^^ none ofe?'e ansuere haue,^^ but saide ^^ apertely fat ' fai nolde neuer ^^liam meke^^ to him ne to fe-*^ peple ^1 of Rome,' And seynt Austyne tm-nede fo ajeyne to Kyng 20 Adelbright, fat was kyng of Kent, and tolde him fat fis^^ folc "^wolde nou3t2^ to no man bene^* obedient-^ but to fe Erche- bisshop of Kerlyoun, and when fe Kyng herde fis, he was sore annoiede, and saide fat he wolde ham destroye, & sent to Elfride,^^ 24 Kyng of Northumberland', fat was his-o frende, fat he shulde come to him wif^'^ al fe power ^^ fat he myjt, & fat he Avolde^^ mete him at Leycestre, and fro ^° fens fai wolde gone '^ into Walys, & destroye fe Erchebisshop of Kerlyoun, & alle fo^- fat hade refusede 28 seynt Austyn,
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CH, xcix] King of Leicester slain. Britons rout ^English. 99
How Kyng Adelbr[i]ght and jje^ Kyng Elfride quellede Brecyual, ]?at was a Kyng of Britons pat helde Jse contre of Leicestre. CsLpitulo Nonogesimo ix''.
4 TT"It bifelle so pat pere was a Kyng Britoun pat helde pe J^JL contre of Leycestre, and al pe cuntre aboute him, of Brecyual. And pis Kyng Briton herde telle pat po ij Englisshe kyng3 wolde^ mete pere at Leycestre, forto wende into Walys.' 8 he lete ordeyne al pe power pat he hade, forto feijt wip pise ij kynges ; but litil hit availede hi?72, for his folc pat he hade was* slayn, & him-self fledde, & loste his landej for eue?'more. *! And pise ij kynges, Adelbright and^ Elfride, duellede ^awhile at
12 Leycestre,^ & departede pe lande amonges ham, & toke'' homages & feautes of pe® folc of pe cuntree; and aftei-", pai wen ten ^ towarde Walys, & ^''po of Walys hade herde telle of pe scomfiti<?-e of^^ Brecyual hade at^^ Leycestre, and were wonder* sore adrade of po ij
16 kynges, and toke^^ and chose amonges ham gode men & holy, of heremytes, monkes and p?'estes, and i* opere folc grete plente, pat wenten^^ bare-fote and wolward', forto haue mercy of po ij kynges. H But po^^ kynges werei" so sterne and so wicked e pat pai nolde
20 neue?' speke with ham, but quellede ham euerychoii — Alias pe sorwe ! — for pai ne sparede ha??i nomore pan ^^pe wolfe doth pe^® shepe, but smyten of ^^pe heuedes of^^ euerychon ; & so al were pere martrede pat to ham come, pat is to vnderstonde, v''. & xl.
24 H And after, ^° po ij kynges went -^ to Bangor, forto quelle al po ^ pat pai 22niy^t pere^^ fynde of pe Britons. And when pe Britons pat herde, pai assemblede & ordeynede al here powei'^ forto fi3t wip ham. U po was pe?-e a Britoun -^ in Walys, pat me callede Bledrik*
28 of Cornwaile, pat so??2me-tyme was lorde of Deuenshire, but pe Kyng Adelbright hade dryuen him into Walys, and ^eue-* him bataile ; and at pat bataile was Kyng Adelbright slayne, & Elfride ^^ woundede sore, & forsoke pe felde, & pe most parte ^^ of his folc
32 slayn ; and Elfride fleye ^^ into ISTorthumberland', pat was his owen
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100 Cadioaladre&Elfrid are friends. Their sons quarrel. [CH. c
lande ; and afterwarde ]?e peple of Leycestres/itVe made wi|) streng]> Cadwaladre, fat was Brecyuale^ sone, Kyng of Leycestre, & he afte?-^ regnede nobli & wi)) g?'ete2 honoure.
How Cadewaladre, ^\at was^ Kyng* of Leycestre, and Elfride, 4 Kyng of Northumberland', weren^ frendes; & of \q debate fat afte?- was bituene Edwyne & Cadewalayn, fat were ^bofe here^ sones. Capitulo Centesimo,
ANd aftei-" fat ^ f is bataile Avas done, f e Britons "^ assemblede 8 ham, and went fens, and come ^ vnfco Leicestre, & made Cadwaladre, fat was Brecyuales sone, kyng of Leicestr* and of aH; f e centre, and * he toke homages & feautes of ^"^ f e folc of fat ^^ contre ; and afte?' fat, he assembled ^^ a grete hoste, and saido 'he 12 wolde go ^3 into Northumberland? forto ^^ destroi Kyng Elfride, & slee him, if fat he myght,' and when he was comen^^ fider', frendes ^*^ Avent so bituene ham, & made ham accordede in f is manei-", fat Elfride shulde holde at f e lande fram Humbei'' vnto i''' 1 6 Scotlande, and Cadwaladei-^ shulde halde^^ al fe lande afis half* Humbei'* vnto^^ fe South ; and aftei'' fat fai bicome-" gode frendes al here lif duryng^, & louede to-gedre as [they] hade bene ^^ ij brefei'ne. ^ And fis Elfride hade a sone fat me callede Edwywne, 20 fat hade and lielde al f e lande of Northumbreland' aftei'' his fadres deth, as his fadei-* hade holde al his lif-tyme.-^ H And Cadwaladre hade anofe?"e sone fat me callede Cadwalayn, fat hekle his fadres lande as he it helde while he was alif* ; and fai louede to-gedre as 24 fai hade bene brefe?'n. and fe loue laste bituene ham but onely ij jere, and after biganne debate bituene ham frou^ a lufer eneuioua cosyne of*'^'^ Cadwalayn, fat men^^ callede Briens, so fat fai assemblede a g?'ete ^^ hoste in bof e parties ; & at f e laste hit bifelle 28 fat* Cadewalayn was descomfitede, & Edwyne him pwrsuede, and drof* fram ^^ place to place, so at f e ^^ laste he fleye into Irlande ; and fis of ere destroiede his lande, & caste adoune ^^ his castelles,28 and brennede^s his maneres, and departede al Cadwalaynes ^''lande 32 amonge his frendes.^** H And longe tyme after come Cadwalayn
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CH. Ci] King Osivold is kild. Peanda seizes his land. 101
ajeyne fram Irlande, with a stronge power", and in pleyn Lataile 1 quellede Edwyyme and alle his frendeshippes, & namely fo Jiat wijjhelde his landes Jjrou^ Edwynes jifte.
4 How Kyng Oswolde was quellede ])rou3 Kyng ^ Cadwaleyne and Peanda; & how Oswy, |)at was seynt Oswoldes3 brope?-, regnede after him, & quelde Peanda. Capitw/o Centesimo p?imo.
8 "T'TTHen fat Edwyune was slayn, Oif ris his sone vnderfonge ^
f y ])e wen"" a3eyns Cadwaleyn his Erne, so fat fis Offris
deide duryng Jie werre. and after' J)e def of Offris, fo regued a
gentile Cnsten man fat miche louede God, — fat hade aH: f e lande
12 of j^orthumberland' Ly* herytage, — fat me [called] Oswolde, and he was kyng of al fat lande. but for-asmiche as he was frende to Edwyne, and helde a grete parte of fe lande of Cadwalyn, fe same Cadewalyn werred oppofi him, and drof him toward Scotland'.
16 and when Cadwalyn saw fat he wolde^ nou3t abide, Cadwalyn wolde no longer him pursue, but toke some of his folc to Peanda, his brofer-in-law, & pj'aiede Peanda to pursue Oswolde til fat he were take and slayne ; and Cadwalyn twrnede f o ^ home a3eyn.
20 U When Oswolde herde f e tidynges ' fat Cadwaleyn turnede home a3eyne, he wolde no longer fiee, but abode Peanda, & 3af him bataile ; & Peanda was descomfitede and fley,^ and come a3eyne to Cadwaleyn, & saide fat ^ ' he wolde neuere hokle a ^ f oote of lande
24 of him but '^^ if it were so fat ^'^ he wolde avenge him oppon i- Oswolde.' Cadwaleyne lete assemble a grete host forto fi3t wif Oswolde; so fat he and Peanda come into ISTorthumberland', ^^and 3euen bataile vnto Oswolde ; and in fat same bataile was Oswolde
28 slayn,i3 & his heuede^^ smyten of; & after he was enterede at fe Abbay of Berdeneye, in whiche placets God haf wrou3t for him meny a faire miracle, bofe fe?'e and elles- where.
^ And anone Oswy^^ his^'' brofer seisede into^^ his hande al
32 f ei9 lande fat was Oswoldes ; & fe folc of Northumberlande louede him wonder wel, and helde him for here lords ; but he hade men of his kyn worfi ynow fat wolde haue depa?-tede fe lande; & fai
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102 Kings Peanda & Oswy are slain. K. Ossa is chief. [CH. ci, cii
werrede to-gedre.^ & for-asmiche as ])ai were nou3t stronge yiiow,^ fiai come to Peanda, & praiede him of helpe and socoMr, & bihighl liim of ])at lande largely, oppofi ))at ^ couenant pat he wolde ham ^ ghye, helpe,^ & conseile. H Peanda herde her* p^'aier*, & so spake 4 wij) ]>e Kyng Cadwalyn Jjat he shulde ordeyne a grete lioste, and faste ordeyne him into Northumberland' forto fi3t wi]) Oswy. and Oswy was a make man, & miche louede pees and ^ charite, & p?'ayede Peanda of loue and pees, & ^ proferede him ^ of golde & ^ 8 siluei'' grete plente. U And '' ))is Peanda was so proude ))at he wolde ^ g?Y<unt him no ^ pees for no maner ping, but for al ping h[e] wolde wip him^ fei3t. so at pe^ laste pere was sette a day of ba[ta]ille; and Oswy euere hade truste oppoii Gode, & pis 12 Peanda triste to miche oppoii his p?'ide & oppon his host pat he hade, and to-gedre pai smyten eg>"ely ; but Peanda anone was descomfitede & slayn. And pat was after pe Incarnacioun of oure lorde Ihesu Criste ^^V, C. & Iv.^*' ^ And pis Oswy po regnede 16 xxviij ^^ 3ere. ^^ ^^d a kyng^ ^^ pat me callede Oswyn, pat was Peandae3 cosyn, Averrede oppoii Kyng Oswy, and to-gedre fou3te?i ; but Oswy hade pe victorie ; and Oswyne was descomfitede & slayn, and lith at Tynnemouthe. 20
Of Kyng Ossa, pat was soue?eyne of alle pe kynges of Engeland' ; & how eueryche^^ werrede oppon opere in his tyme. CapzYiiZo Gentesimo Secwwdo.
Hit bifelle so pat alle pe kynges in pat tyme pat Avere in pe 24 londe, as po of Westsex, Mercheneriche, Est Angle, of Kent, & of Southsex & of opere costes, eueryche '^^ werrede oppoii opere; and i^pai pat were^^ moste my3tiest ^"^toke pe lande of ham pat were moste feblest.^'' ^ But pere was a kyng amonges ham 28 pat me callede Ossa, pat was seynt Oswoldes broper. pis Ossa conquerede alle pe kynges of pe lande, & regned aboue ham alle. H And so grete was pe weri'' in euery contre bituene kyngws, pat no ma?i my3t wete how pe lande went. But Abbotes, prioures, & 32 man of religiouii, writen pe lifes and ^"^ dedes of kynges, & how
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16—16 byiioineji ha;/i ])at were most feblest J)e lande D. byname Y ^ou^ of hym J)at was feblest 0. " & J)« 0.
K. Alfred's Chronicles. K. Osbright rapes Buerne's wife. 103
loDge 1 eueryche hade regnede,^ & in Avhat contre ; & in what 2 mane?- eueryche - kyng deide, and of ^ bisshoppis also, and ]>eroi ^ made grete bokes, & lets calle ham pe Cronicles : and fe goode
4 Kyng Alurede hade ))at boke in his warde, and lete brynge hit to Wynchestre, & lete hit faste bene ^ tackede to a piler', pat men my3t hit ^ nou3t remeve ne bere "^ penns, so pat euery man mijt hit see and pereoppon loke, for pe?'in bep^ pe lifes of alle pe Kynges
8 pat euer wei-^ in Engelandl.
How pe Kyng of Northuinberlon(V, Osbright, forleye pe wif of Bueme Bocard' prou3 strengp; «& after pis Buerne con- querede pe ^Kjmg wip stronge powei-',^ Cap<V?<?o Ce/^fesmo 12 tercio.
ANd pns hit bifelle in the same tyme, pat pere was a kyng in ^^ Northumberlond' pat me callede Ossebright, & soiozwiiede in ^ork, and' pis kyng wente him oppon. a day into a wode, him
16 forto^^ desporte ; and when he come ajeyne, he went p?'iuely*^ into a gode man?<s house pat me callede Buerne Bocard.^ & pe gode man of pat^- place was gone pat tyme to pe see, for ofte-tymes he was wonede^^ pere aspie^^ peues & robboures, pat ofte-tymes^^ were
20 Avont to*^ come into pe londe to robbe &'' brenne and slee. IT pe lady pat was pis Buernes wif, was a*^ woudei'* faire woman, and welcomede pe Kyng wip michen*^ honour, and worpely him seruede in al ping^. % When pe Kyng hade I'eten, he toke i*" pe lady by
24 pe hande, and lad hei-' into chaumbre, & saide pat he wolde speke wip here a counsele. and al pe folc fram^^ pe chaumbre he made voyede, saf onely^^ pe lady and he. but pe Lady wiste nou3t wherfore he it dede, til pat he hade done wip here his wille. and
28 when he hade done pis dede, he t?irnede a3eyne to ^ork^, & pe lady he lefte pere wondei'* sore wepyng* for pe dede pat he hade ydone. H And when here lorde was come -^ home, & saw here wepe, and soche mornyng make, he axede of here what she hade done, &
32 whi she made soche sorwe. U "Sire," Q\aod she, " queyntly and
^— ^ eueryche regnede hade D. eche had legned 0.
^— ^ manere-wyse eche 0. ^ of his 0. ^ \croi |)ai D. perof ))ey 0.
5 be 0. « om. DO. ' bere it DO. » ben 0.
'— ^ lande witA stiengj) D. kyng wztTi poer & streng];e 0. ^^ leaf 55.
" to 0. 12 j,e DO. i» wont DO.
" aspie & awayte D. aspye & awayte 0. ^^ pftyn-tyme 0.
i« mych 0. 1^-" ete he nome 0. i« fro DO. i* onlich D.
^ comen D.
1 04 Buerne defies King Osh'ight,, & seeks Banish heli'). [CH. cm
falsely ])e Kyng^ Osbriglit me ha}) done shame and vilouye, a^eynes my wille" ; and' tolde him treupe, How the kyng* hade hei-* forleyn wi]) streng]) ; wherfore she ^ saide she hade leuei"" to dye pan leue. H " Faire leef, bistille," <\uod he, "for a^eynes strengf'^ [febleness] 4 is litel worj) ; & pe7*fore of me ^ shal yow^ neuer fe lesse bene* Loiiede, and namely for yow^ haste tolde me treuj»e. and if Alrayghty God' grant ^ me lif, y shal fe wel avenge."
H Tins Buerne was '''a gret man and'' a mi^ty lorde, and was 8 wel bilouede, & grete frendes hade, and lete sende for pe greteste lordes ot \q lande, & to ha??i made his compleynt of pe ^ despite pat pe kyng to him hade done, & saide pat he wolde bene ^ avengede, how^^ pat eu6r it were, and alle his frendes ^^ conseilede^^ 12 and g/rmtede to wende towarde ^oJ^k*, p6?'e pat pe kyng was. & Buerne toke ^^ his menye, & ^^ come to ^* pe kyng*. and when pe kyng him saw, he callede him curtesly Buerne by ^^ name ; and Buerne him ansuerede &^^ saide : " Sire, y 30W defye, & 3elde op 16 ^^feautes, homages, and^'' londes, and as miche as y haue holde of 30W ; and so, fro^^ pis tyme afterwarde, y wil no ping of pe holde." & so he departede fram^^ pe kyng Avith-outen-'^ more speche or eny abidyng^, & toke^i leue of his frendes, and went to Denmarc, 20 and pleynede to pe Kyng Godryn,^^ & tolde him of pe dispite pat Kyng< Osbright to him hade done of his wif, & p/'aiede him of socoure & of helpe, him to avenge. H When Kyng Godrin^^ of Denmarc & pe -^Danoys, when pai^* hade herde pe pleynt of 24 pis Buerne & of pe praer* pat he bade, pai were wonder* glade in hert, for-asmiche as pai my3t fynde cause forto gone ^^ into Enge- land' forto werr* oppon pe Englisshe-men, & also forto avenge Buerne of pe despite pat pe -^ kyng hade done 27 to his wif, & for- 28 asmiche as Buerne was sib to pe Kyng of Denmarc. U Anone^^ pai lete ordeyne a grete hoste of men, & lete ordeyne shippis, and as miche as ^^ was nede^^ to pat Viage. and wlien alle pe hoste was
^ he sic I). - strengl'e J;^ 0. ^—^ slialt l^ow D. |)0U slialt 0. * be DO. 5 |,o^v D, -p^y^ q
6 leaf 55, back. ^-^ om. D. « om. 0. » be D.
'" how so 0. '^ frende D. '- counceilled' hj'in 0.
'■' nome 0. "-i'' went towarde D. ^^ by his 0.
i" and to him D. k to hyni 0.
^"^^' feautes & homages and D. feautes liomages & 0. fcautes, homages R.
18 fram D. from 0. i^ fro DO. ^o withoute DO.
^1 nome O. — Gordryne D. ^ Gordyn D.
^-2^ Danoys D. Dalies whan ))ey 0. ^s g^ dq.
'^ MS. has \)6 englisslie men, %vith englisshe men underlined for omission.
^ y-done 0. '-^ And anone D. '^-'^ nededc D.
CH. civ] The Danes hill King Oshright, and take York. 105
redy, J)e kyng made ^ liis ij breferne cheueteyns, fat Were noble Knyjtes and bolde : ]?at one me callede Humgei-',^ & pat opere Hu1)ba.
4 How l^e 3 Danoys toke ^ 3ort & quellede ^ Kyng Osbright, and afterwarde^ Kyng EUe. IT C&pitulo IT Centesimo H Quarto.
WHen al ])ing was aredy,^ fo ij breperne tok^ leue of pe Kyng Godrin, and went towarde ])e see, forto wende into Engelande as faste as fai my3t spede. H JS^ow is Buerne so" wel comfortede, & faste liiede \\\m wijj J^e ^Danoys ; and pai arryue^ in J)e I^orthcontre, & ^come Jjrouj-out^ Holdernesse, & destroiede al
12 ]>e contre,^^ and brent tounes and robbede folc, & quellede al pat ]>ai my3t take, til pat pai come to ^orke. IT And wben Kyng Osbi'igbt saw ham come, he toke^^ pe^^ peple pat he hade, and come out of pe citee, & with ham faujte ; but no foysoun he nade^*
16 a^eynes ham ; & niiche was pe peple pat pere was slayn in hope parties ; and Kyng Osbright himself* pe?"e was slayn, and pe citee anone was take, & pe ^^Danoys wenten^* in. U And pe?'e was also anope?'e kjoig in Northumberlond' pat Buernes frendes hade chosen,
20 & helde him for kyng, a man pat me clepede^^ Elle, for-asmiche as pai nolde^*^ nou3t to Kyng Osbright bene^'' entendant, for pe despite pet he hade done to Buerne here cosyn. H Hit bifelle pus, pat pe^^ Kyng* Elle was gon to pe ^* wode hi??i ^^ forto desporte : and of
24 venysoun somdele he hade tak*. and as he satte in the wode at mete, to a knyght he saide : "we haue wel y^^spedde, & michel^^ venysoun taken. 2^" and wip pat worde pere come^^ in^^ a man, ^■*& to him-'^ saide : " Sire, if je so miche of venysoun haue y-wonne,^^
28 an C. tymes so miche pere a3eyns ^^^e hauen-'^ loste ; for al pis
contra pe Danois hauen^'' gete, & take^^ pe cite of 3ork ; & a3eynes
30W shal it holde, pat neuer 3e shul come perin; & forsothe pai
1 leaf^Q.
'^ altered from Huinber", or perhaps Hunibei-" altered from Hunger' ; Humber' D. Hungar 0.
■'-3 Danes token 0. * quellede the D. ^ after 0.
•^ redy D. "^ am. D.
8—8 Danoys and arryuede D. Danes >«t )>ei bej aryued' 0.
^— * comen Jjrou^ D. comeu [)Uigti-out 0. ^" land D.
" nome 0. ^- his DO. ^^ j^^de D. "-" Danes went 0.
15 callede D. called 0. ^^ wolde D. wold 0. ^'' be D.
18 om. DO. " him al D. ^o ig^f 5(5, back.
21 miche D. mych 0. - take 0. '^ cam 0. ^--•* om. D.
2s wonne DO. ^e-se j^aug 3e D. Je hatie 0. ^ lian D-
28 taken D.
106 Danes ravage England & besiege St. Edmund. [cH. civ, cv
Uiauen slayn^ Kyng Osbright." U And when Kyng EUe pise wordes herde, he lete assemble al fe folc of fe cuntre, & ordeynede al J)e powei^ fat he mijt haue,^ and wold haue gete^ pe tonne of 3ork wip strengj). but fe *Danois comen"* out anon & ^af ha??z. bataile, 4 & quellede^ fe kyng^ & pe moste part*^ of his men pat he hade'^ brou3t wip him : and pe same place pere pat pai were slayne shal euer's bene^ callede Ellecrofte ; and pat place is a litel fram ^ori^- and po'' abode ^'^ pe ^^Danois neuer/^ til pai hade conquerede al 8 !N"orthumberland'. and in pat contre pai made Werdeynes, & went ferper into pe lande, and token Notyngham. and pere pai abiden al pe wynter, and deden^^ ^i -^q gorwe pat pai myght. and after, when sonier' tyme come, pai remevede fram Notynghani, & ^^come 12 vnto^3 Nichole, & to Lyndessey, & to Holand, for no man niijt ham withstande, so miche power' & strengp i*pai hade.^^
How Seynt Edinu?/de pe Kyng was martrede. C&jntulo Cen- fesimo v*°. 16
ANd so ferre ^^hade pe Danois^^ passede fram^'' contre vnto^^ contre, & euermore brennyng & robbyng, & destroiede^^ al pat pai mi^t, til pat^^ pai come vnto^*^ Tetteford'. & in pat-^ contre pai fonden a Cristen Kyng^ 22j,at miche louede God' and^^ his 20 Werkes, pat me callede Edmunde ; & he was Kyng of Northfolc and 24 Southfolc.2^ IT pis Seynt Edmunde pe kyng ordeynede as miche folc as he my^t, & faujt wip pe Danois^*^ ; but he and his folc were scomtitede,^^ & ^^]>e kyng-^ him-self dryuen vnto a^^ castel 24 of Framelyngham. & pe Danois-'' him pursuede, & comen^o vnto pe same castel. and when Kyng Edmunde saw pat pe castel myst nou^t hara^^ wipstonde, he comen^- a^eynes ham, with wharae pe Danois-*^ ferst speken^^; and anone pai axede of him where Kyng 28 Edmunde was. "now forsoth," quod he, "when y was in pe casteH, ^*y was^'* kyng ; & wlien y went oute'^ of pe castel, he went out also; and ^^wheper pat^^ he shal ascape or dye, at Godes wil
^— ^ haue slayn the D. han slayn 0.
^ haue and wolde haue D. haue & wold haue 0. haue R.
^ y-gete 0. "*—* Dauoys come D. Danes comcn 0. ^ quelle D.
* party D. partye 0. '' om. D. ® euermore 0. ^ be DO.
'" abide neucr 0. n—n Danes O. ^^ dede 0. is— is comen to D.
^*-^* om. D. i5_is j,e Danoys had D. had ]>^ Danes 0.
16 fro 0. " to D. 18 destrovng D. i^ om. DO. ^o to D.
21 the same D. ^2 ^^^y 57, & and al D. '^ k of D.
25 Suffolk^ 0. 28 Dangg q 27 descomfitede D. ''^-^^ om. D.
29 the D. Y 0- ^° come D. ^'i hym 0. »2 come DO.
='" spoken D. '■^^—^ \>er was Y 0. •**--'^ whedir 0.
CH. cv, cvi] St. Edmund is martyrd. Beading is taken. 107
most^ hit be." H When Seynt Edmunde hade iiempnede God', by- fat 2 words fai -wiste- alle pat it^ was he him-self*. and anone Hubba & Hungar'* tok*^ him, & saide fat he shulde God forsake,
i & al cristen law, as alle^ ofere hade^ done prou^ ham bif'oru. and Seynt Edmunde saide pat^ ' he wolde^ neuer, but rafer I'^he wolde suffre deth^"^ for Godes sone,^^ and his law 12 to kepe.' IT ]>o tok^^ pai Kyng Edmunde, & bounde him vnto^'* a tree, and made^^
8 Archii-es ^^to him^*^ shote with Arwes, til fat his body stickede alse^'' ful of Arwes as an hirchone is ful of prickes ; but for alle fe payne fat he hade, he wolde ^^ neuei-' God forsake. & in^ fe same pyne ^^he deide wif fat t«?'meutyng^,^^ & bitoke his soule to 20
12 almy3ty God?. & when fai saw fat he was dede, fai smyten of his heuede -^ ; & in f is manei'' was Seynt Edmunde martrede.
22 How Hubba & Hungai^ toke fe toune of Redyng. QdLpitulo Centesimo vj*^".
16 r^XTHHen sent Edmunde was martrede, Hunguar* and Hubba L ▼ T J went fens, with al here Danoys,^^ vnto Redyng'. and as fai Avent fiderwarde, fai brent tonnes & citees, & quellede al Cristen peple fat wolde nou3t God'^* forsake, and caste adouii^^
20 cherclies, and comen-^ to Redyng, and toke^' fe toun, and fere holders ham til fat fe Kyng Edelf* of Westsex come fidei'^ wif al his powei'' forto take fe toune. U fo come^^ oute fe Danoys^^ forto ^eue bataile to Kyng^i Elf ride 2*^; and at fat bataile was quellede an
24 Erl of Danoys-2 fat me callede Gydrak. IT Oppoii fe morwe come fe Kyng Eldrede, and his brofe;- Alurede, with a stronge power* and^^ grete host, and fe Kyng Edelf* come a3eyne (fat hade ^^fou^ten wif fe Danois^^ fe day toforne^^) to fat bataile. & fe
28 Danois^s fo comen^'* out forto feijt wif ham. and fat^^ batale Avas wonder strong, for meny a man was fe/-e slayn^*^; and fe Danois^^ fat day hade f e vittori ; and f e Kyng Eldrede & his brofer
^ ini^t D. mote 0. -— - ])ai wisten D. pei wysten 0. * )jat D.
* D has Huniber' with ber" struck out. '" nomen 0. ^ meny DO.
'' hadden 0. ^ om. D. ^ nokle 0.
lo-i" suffren deth he wolde D. " loue D. ^- lawes 0.
^^ nome 0. " to D. ^^ made liei-* D. made here 0.
16-16 iiin, to D 17 o?n. D. as 0. ^^ uold 0.
19—19 a,nd torment he deide D. & tunieme?it he dide 0. "" vn-to 0.
21 hed' 0. 22 i^f^f 57^ lack. ^ Danes 0. '^ om. 0.
25 doune D. 26 ^ome D. 27 token 0. ^8 helde D. held 0.
29 comen 0. ^o gdelf D. Edilf 0. ^^ and a D. & a 0.
32-32 fou3ten D. fought 0. ^^ tofoie D. byfore 0. ^* come D.
35 the D. 36 y-slayn 0.
108 Danes are at last heaten, and -pray for 'peact. [ch. cvi, cvii
Alurede fat day were descomfited'. but ))e xiiij day afterwarde, ))e Danois^ and J>e Englisslie-men fou^ten to-gederes- oppoil Elkelden, & ])e?'e was slayiie a kyng of Deiimarc ]>at was callede Rasyng^, and iiij Erles of grete powei-" ; and fat day hade fe 4 Danoys^ shame, for fai were dryuen^ vnto Engelfilde. and fe xv day aftei-*, fe Danois^ & fe Englisshemen fou3teu'* ano})e?'e tyme at Easyng^-^ \_sic\, and fere were fe Englisshe-men descomfitede. and fra??z^ fens a Danois, fat me callede Eoynt, went to Eedyng^ wif 8 his hoste, & destroiede al fat ''he myght tak*; and^ I^y^g Eldrede fau^t wif him, but he was ^woundede so, wherfore^ he was dede; and he^" nade regnede but v. 3ere, and ^^deide, and^^ lif atte Wonburne. 1 2
Of Kyng Alurede ; & how f e Danoys ^ in his tyme p?Ydede him of mercy, f /t f ai moste gone i- out of f e lande. Ceijntulo Centesimo vij°.
After fe deth of fis Eldrede, regnede his brofer Alurede, fat 16 Dolfynes was callede. fo went fe Danois,^ & assemblede ham, and went forte seche Alurede, fat f o was f e new ^^ kyng of Southsex. and fere f ai fonde ^* him at Wilton,^^ wif a litel peple ; & nofeles he fau^t with ham ; but at the laste he fledde fens 20 fram ^^ f e felde, and went vnto Westsex, and ordeynede so miche peple of his owen^'^ reaume & also of ofe?'e, so ^^til fat^^ he hade a stronge host, so fat fe Danois ^ hade non^^ liowei-* ^Oa^eynes him^*^ to stande. and he come to London wif his host, ^ifere as^^ fe Danois 24 soio?«-nede ; and fe?'e ^^ wolde he haue ion-^ten'^'^ wif ham, but fe Danois ^2 derste noujt wif him^'^ fei3t, but p7*aiede him of pees, & fat f ai most gone ^^ a^eyne into hei'* owen contre, & neuermore into Engeland forto come a^eyne, eny liarme forto-'^ done, and oppofi fis 28 couenant fai shulde ^eue -"him to plegge,-" gode hostages, & soche as fe^'' Englisslie-%ie?t wolde axen.-*^
^ Danes 0. '^ togoder' auothei'' tyme D. to-gidere anofer tyme 0. 3 dryue 0. ■» foujt D. * Rafyng< D. Rasyng 0. « fro D. ■^ leaf 58. » but D. "-» wondeth so whertliouj D. i" om. D. "— " om. DO. '^ go 0. '•' raewe sic D. '•* fonden D. '® corrected from Walton. '* fro 0. ^'^ om. 0. is— is ^^^ ^[\ q '* no DO. '-!0— 20 jj/^ ajeynes him ajeynes him. 2i_2i j^j^jj jjg^g Y). & ))gre were 0. 22-22 jjg ^olde haue fou3t D. ^ Danes ne 0. ^ liim fo D. hem tho 0. ^ go DO. 28 to DO. '^-^ to hym 0.
^-■^ om. D., Englis.slie ends a page, and the following page continues with How Hubba, <tr.
CH. cviii] The Danes jiee to Exeter, and take it. 109
How Hubba & Hunguai^ were quellede at Chippenham ; & how fe Danoys i brou3t hii-' kyng vnto - oure kyng*. Capitw?© Centesimo Octauo.
4 A !Xd J)e same day pat ^ ]>& Danois ^ departede fram * London, so l\ faste )3ai riden, bope ^nyght and day ,5 and neuei'' toke reste of goyng^ til fat ])ai ^ *" comen vnto '' Excestre, and token ^ J)e toune, & pe;-e helde ham. IT When Kyng Alurede herde ^Jjo tidynges,^ 8 anone he lete tak pe hostages, and went fram^*^ pens vnto^^ Excestre wip al pe power* pat he hade. ^ And when pe Danois ^ herde tel of his ^2 comyngt, pal Avent fro pens forth into Westsex, and comen to Chippenham ; and pere pai deden miche harme in pe contre ; pai
12 robbede folc, & broujt^^ ham into^* prisoun. The Kyng Alurede ham pursuede, & ^^come oppon ham, and fersly^^ ham assailede; & pere were^*^ slayn hope Hubba, and Hunguai-' his broper, and' Buerne Bocard'. and in pat^^ bataile was micheP^ folc slayn in pat^^ o p«?'tye
16 and in^^ pat opere, but pe gree of pe felde lefte wip pe Danois,^ for- asmiche -"^as pe kyng" po -^ come but with litel company.^i U The Kyng Hastede him as miche as he myght, forto wende ajeyn ; and when pe Danois-- fonden -^ Hubba his bodye-^ liggyng dede, pai
20 ente?-ede hit, & made oppon him a grete logge, and lette calle hit Hubbeslaw ; & so it is callede into pis day ; and pat place is in Deuenesshire. 51 pe barons of Westsex,^'* Wilteshire and Dorset, harde telle how pat here ^^ kyng was descomfitede ; and ordeynede
24 al pe power pat pai mi^t liaue, and come to pe kyng* pere pat he w^as, & pankede God pat pai hade ^Shim fonden-*^ alif*, for pai wende pat pe Danois 1 hade him slayne. IF po toke-'' pai a^ counseil, pe kyng and his barons, &-* pai wolde 23gone seche"^^ pe Danois,^
28 ^"with ham forto fei3t.3'^ and so pai riden al pat ny^t ^^ham forto seche,3i and come^^ amorw,^^ about p?-ime, to Abyngdon, pere pat pe Danois^ Avere.
U pe kyng po, Alurede ^^and his barons, assemblede, and pe?-e
1 Danes 0. 2 to 0. ^ o„i p. 4 f^ 0. ^-s ^ay & nyght 0.
6 leafb^, lack. ^-^ come to DO. ^ ^^^^ q. ^-^ >« Tydyng 0.
i» fro DO. " to D. 12 j,is 0. " put D. " in DO.
i5_i5 fiessheliche D. ^^ was 0. " this D. }>is 0. '» mycli 0.
19 om. 0. 20-20 tho as the kyng D. ^i nieny D. ^2 Danes had 0.
23-23 Hubbaws body D. Hubba his body 0. Hubba his bodyes R.
2* Somerset D. Somcrsete 0. 25 j/^ here here.
2«-26 founden him D. founde hym 0. 27 Qome 0. 28 -^^t 0.
29—29 gQ sechen D. go to seche 0.
30-30 foj-to fy3t with ham D. with hem al for-to fight 0.
31-31 foi-to seche ha?rt D. hem al for-to seche 0. ^ comen 0.
^ in the morwe D. ** ig^j- 59,
110 Danish King haptizd. The Danes leave England. [CH. cvili
assailede pe Danois^ egrely,^ and \erQ. ^af ham a strong^^?-^ bataile pan euere he dede bifore; and fe Danois^ nobli put ham of, longe tyme, fat no man wist in wheper partie more peple were'' slayn. H But pus hit bifelle, as God' wolde, pat^ Kyng Ahirede hade pe 4 vittorie with michel^ honoure; for pe Danois^ were so dryuen "pat pai'^ wist iiou^t^ whider* to wende.^ xv dayes pe kyng ham pur- suede at his wille, pat glade & fayne ^^pai were forto speken^*^ of pees & of accorde, & toke^^ him gode hostages, & saide pat pai 8 wolde 12 neuei-*!^ oppofi him werre, ne^* debate arere. U And more- ouer pai bihight to pe Kyng Alurede pat pai wolde go and brynge lier owen kyng vnto him, and pat hei'' kyng^ & pai aH shulde^^ bene^^ baptisede, & oppon pis condicioun, Kyng Alurede ^''ham 12 grauntede^" lif and lyme, and saide to ham pat pai shulde goil^*' here kyng forto fecche,!^ and at a ce?"teyne day to come a^eyne, pat to ham was sette. H And so pai went forp fast, and come^*^ a^eyne at here day pat was assignede, and alle pe Danois^ brou^t here kyng 16 wip ham. H The Kyng Alurede anone lete ham ben^^ baptisede, and here names chaunged',21 so pat pe kyng of -^Danois was callede22 Athelston, & xxx*^ of his felawe^ names -^ were chauugede also, & pe ope?'e were baptisede to pe right bileue ; and at pis was 20 done 2^ at Westmynstre.^^ and aftei'',^^ Kyng Alurede helde wip him Kyng Athelstone & alle his Danois^ xij daies at soiune^' wip miche^^ solempnite, and' 3af ham grete jiftes aftei'' ^^pat pai were overcome, ^9 and so pai depa?-tede. H Tho was^'' Kyng Alurede 24 al at ese when he hade his enemys ^^ ouercomen,^^ & pat pai were t?«'nede to pe^^ bileue of almi^ty God.
How pe Danois^ pat comen^^ into Fraunce wip Gurmonde, come ^^ a^eyne into Engeland' ; & of pe dep of Kyng-* 28 Alured'. ^ Capitulo ^ Centesimo H Nono.
1 Danes 0. " egreliche 0. ^ strong 0. ■* was 0.
^ l)«t Ve 0. ^ mych O. "— ''■ MS. ]>a.t pai pat pai ; pat })ei ne 0.
^ om. 0. ^ wende and D. turne and 0.
10—10 t)jgy _ _ spek D. pey . . speke 0. pai om. R. ^^ token DO.
^^ J'ai nolde D. |;ei nold 0. nolde K. ^^ neuc?'e-more 0.
" ne no DO. ^^ schulden 0. i« be DO.
"— 1' grantede ham D. '^ go to D. go 0. ^^ fecclie him D.
2" comen 0. '^^ chaunge DO.
22—22 Danoys callede was D. Danes called was 0. ^ om. D.
^ do D. 25 Wynchestre 0. -" after )>at the D. after p^ 0.
^ soioMrne 0. soionne or soioune R. ^ micliel D.
2»-=» om. D. >at Ym. were R. ='« was pe 0. •'! leaf 59, back.
•■'- oucrcome DO. ^'■^ ))e right D. *■* come D.
2° comen DO.
K. Alfred's Beign & Books. Danes come again to England. Ill
AJSTd pus hit bifelle afterwarde, fat fe Danoys^ of Northumber- land', pat were paynemys, conien^ with a grete host of Fraunce, J»at is to vnderstonde, with ham pat went into Fraunce 4 with Gurmonde of Aufrit, when he hade conquerede Engeland', & it 3af vnto Saxont^s. and po pat come fro Fraunce arryuede in Kent, and sent into Northumberlande pat pai shulde come to ham. and whan po ij hostes were comen^ & assemblede, anone pai went 8 to destroie pe Cristen peple of Engeland' fram* place vnto^ place, and deden^ miche sorwe. H Hit bifelle pus, as almijty God' hit" wolde, an harde chaunce in Engeland' ; ffor pe gode Kyng Alurede, pat Avas wont to abate pe Danois,i deide in pe mene-tyme. pis
12 Alured' regnede xxx*' ^ere, and a gode kyng< hade bene, and ^wel coupe ^ chastice his enemys; And^ was a gode clerc, and lete mak menye bokes. & on^'' boke he made of Englisshe, of Auentures of kynges and of batailes pat hade bene^^ done in pe lande ; and
16 meny opere bokes of gestes, he lete ham write, pat were of grete wisdome and of" gode lernyng',^^ prou3 whiche bokes meny man^^ may him amende pat wille ^* ham rede and oppoii lok ; oppon whos soule almighty'^ God' haue mercy ! & pis Kyng Alurede
20 hp at Wynchesti-'.
Of Kyng Edward', pat was Kyng Aluredw.^ sone. Csipitulo Ceii-
tesimo 'X]^'\
^5 A Nd after pis Alurede, regnede Edward his sone, pat was a gode
24 l\ man & a wise, pat men callede [Edward], pat was" wonder
curteise. H The i*^Danois deden^^ miche sorwe in pe lande, and hei'*
powei-* encresede, i"and biganne forto wexe^" fram^^ day to day, for
pe Danois^ comen ofte wip here companies into pis lande. and
28 when pe kyng saw pat" he ^^mijt no^^ bettre ^^tlone, he tok-° trewes
with ham, and granted ha??i his pees. U And nopelesse pe trewes
durede nou3t longe, pat pe Danois^ ne''' bigonne -i strongliche forto
Avere^i oppon pe Englisshe-men, & dede h&m miche sorwe. Wlier-
32 fore Kyng^ Edwarde dede assemble a grete hoste forto ^^i with
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112 Kings Athelstan, Eldred & Edtvin fight the Danes. [CH. cxi
ham; and J>o fis^ Kviig Edwarde deide when God^ wolde. This Kyng Edward regnede ^xxiiij jere,^ & \iy at Wynchestre bisides^ his fadei''.
Of Kyng Athel[s]tone, & of Edmunde, Eldrede, & of' Edwynne 4 his bro])er, IT Capitw/o Centesimo H Vndecimo.
Aftei"* J>is Edward, regnede Athelston liis sone ; & Avhen he hade regnede iiij 3ere, he helde bataile a^eynes ])e Danois,^ and drof Kyng Gaufride, pat was kyng of ])e Danois,^ and al his hosts 8 vnto fe see, & restede by Scotland, & nonien'^ strongliche^ fe contrey al a 3ere. H And after pat, ]>o of Cumberland', & pe Scottes of Westmerlande, bigonne to werre oppon Kyng Athelston ; and he ham 3af so strong^ bataile pat he quellede so meny of ham pat no 12 man coupe telle pe nombre ^of ha??z.^ and after' pat he ne regnede but iij 3ere ; & he regnede in al xxv 3ere and lip at Malmesbery.
H And after pis ^^ Athelston, regnede Edmund his brope?-, for-as- miche as Kyng Athelston hade none^^ sone. and pis Edmu[n]de 16 was a woipi kny3t, and a dou3ty man^ of body, ^and a noble knyght.^ and pe^^ pridde 3ere aftei''^ pat he was kyng*, he went ouer Humbei"", in whiche place he hade ij Kynges^^ of Danois^^: pat one me callede Euelaf, and pat^^ ope?' Renaud'. U This Kyng 20 Edmund' drof* ham hope fram^^ pe lande, and after went and tok* grete preye in Comberland'. II This Edmund' ne^ regnede but vij 3er', and lip at Glastynbery.
H And aftei-" pis Edmunde, regnede ^''^ Eldrede his broper,^^ pat 24 vengede Edwarde his fadre of his enemys pat him quelde ; and aftir- warde^^ he seisede-*^ l^orthumberland' into-^ his hand',^'^ and made pe Scottes abowe and meke vnto his Wille. H And pe secunde 3ere ^spat he hade regned^s [come] Arnalaf Quyran, pat was kyng 28 of Denmarc, and seisede al Northumberland', and helde pat lande ij 3ere. and aftei-* pat come Kyng Eldrede wip a^ grete power, and drof him oute of pis-'^ lande. 1^ And pis Kyng Eldrede was a^^ noble ma?i and a goode, of whos godenesse seynt Dunstoii prechede. 32 & 20 pis Kyng Eldrede-*^ regnede xj 3ere, & lip at Wyuchest)''.
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CH. cxii] The lad King Edwin, and good King Edgar. 113
H And afte;- pis Eldrede, Edwynne his broJ)er regnede, & was a^ Infer man towarde God' and to J»e peple ; for he hatede folc of his owen land', and louede & honourede -strange men,^ & sette litel 4 by holy cherche, and^ bynom^ of holy cherche aH: ]>b tresoure fat he niyjt haue : fat Avas grete shame and velonye to himself*, and perile of his sonle, & fe?'fore God' wolde noa3t fat he shulde regne no longer than iiij ^ei-*, ^and after^ deide, and Lith at Wynchestre.
8 Of Kyng Edgare, fat regned aboue f e kyng?/.? " of Scotland' & of Walys; & how he was bigilede frou^ takyng* of his wif*. ^ Capitulo ^ Centesimo H Duodecimo.
ANd aftei'' fis Edwynne, regnede Edgare his sone, a man fat ^miche louede® God, and pees, & holy cherche also, and %vas a Avorf i lorde, bolde and myghty, & mayntenede Avel fis land? in* pees. 51 And fis Edgare was '^Kyug^^ and lorde aboue ^ alle fe kynges of Scotland' and of Walys : fram ^'^ f e tynie fat Arthure
1 6 was gone,^^ neue?' was sif en ^^ kyng of ^^ his powei"". H And fis Edgare was seynt Edwardes fadei-*. And when Edgan^s wdf was dede, fat was seynt* Edwardes moder, & enterede, he herde speke of fe fairenesse of Estrilde, fat was Orgar^s doubter, a barouii of
20 DeuensZn're, fat was so faire a woman fat alle men spake ^^ f erof*. He callede one of his kny^tes fat he miche louede & trust oppon, and tolde him : " Go," qiiod he, " to f e noble Baron Orgai'' of Deuenshire, and se if his dou3ter be so faire as men speke ^^ of* ; &
24 if it be sof , y wil haue here vnto '^^ my wif." U fis kny3t, fat me callede^'' Edelwolde, went forf^® fere fat^^ fe lady fo-*' was; & when he saw hei'' so faire, he fou3t haue hei-' himself* to wif*, and f erf ore -^ spake to Orgar* here fadei-*. and Orgar was an olde-- man,
28 & hade no mo childerne but here on ; and saw fat Edelwolde was a faire 3onge kny3t, and worfi and riche, & was wel with fe kyng-*. & fou3t his dou3ter shulde wel -^bene-'* mariede, & wel bisette oppon him, and grauntede him his dou3ter, if fe gode lorde fe
32 Kyng wolde assent -^ f erto. H fis Edelwolde come a3eyn to f e
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114 Ethclivold deceives King Edgar about Estrildc. [CH. cxiii
Kyng*, and saide ^ ' she was faire ynow oppoil to see, but of body she "was wondei''- loJ>]y.' H ])o ansuerede J>e Kyng, and saide pat he toke of her litel charge. H " Sire," (\uod Edelwolde fo, "she is her* faderes heire, and y am nou3t riche of londes,^ and if je wolde 4 consent and grant ^ J»at y most her haue, pan shulde y be riche ynow." "In Godes name," (\tiod pe Kyng, "I assent^ peHo." % Edelwolde pankede ])o michel '^^ pe Kyng, and went ajeyne into Denenshire, & spoiisede pe damisel, and in " pat contre '^ duellede. 8 U And pns hit bifel oppoii a tyme, pat he tolde his conseil & al pis ping^ vnto his wif, how & in Avhat nianei-' he hade bigilede his lorde pe Kyng^, pat wolde liaue hade hei'' to^ wif, and anone as she it wist, she louede him neuermore af terwarde ^"^ as she hade 12 done bifore. II pis lady conseyuede by him a sone ; and Avhen tyme was pat pis^^ childe ^-shidde ben born,^- Eldelwolde come to pe Kyng^, & praede him to heue a sone of his at pe fountston. pe Kyng him grantede, and lete calle Yam Edgare, aftef* his owen 16 name. 51 And when pis was ydon, he poujt pat he was sikei-* ynow of pe Kyng, for bifore pat tyme pis Edelwolde him^^ drede lest Kyng Edgare wolde haue taken ^* his Avif", forasmiche ^^ as his lorde was a loly man r.nd an AmQius. 20
How pat^*^ Kyng Edgare wedede Estrilde afte^' pe deth of Edelwolde. ^ Capitulo ^ Centesimo ^ terciodecimo.
THus hit bifelle, pat al men in Kyng Edgares court po speken, and saide pat ' Edelwolde was richely auansede prouj pe 24 mariage pat he hade byhiswif; 'and 3it,' pai saide, ' he was auauncede an hundred'-folde more, for he hade spousede pe fairest woma?j pat euei"* was seyn.' and when pe Kyng herde speke so raiche of here beaute, he poujt po pat Edelwolde ^^ hade him 28 desseyuede & bigilede, & poujt priuely^^ in his hert pat he wolde gone 20 into Deuenesshire, as it were forto hunt for hert and hynde and ope?-e wilde bestes, and pan he shulde see ~^\erQ pe lady-^ or he departede pens. II And pis lady was duellyng at a manere-- bisides 32
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CH. cxiii] Eihehoold is kild, & King Edgar iveds Estrildc. 115
J)e forest* fere pat pe Kyng -wolcle hunte, and at pat maner was herburghede al ^ nyght. and when tyme come pat pe Kyng shulde sope, and pe sonne shoone, pe Kyng* axede aftei'' his Gossib and 4 afte?" his godsone, and Edehvolde made here ^ come bifore pe Kyng^; and nopeles, ^and it^ oper myjt haue bene, she shiilde noujt haue come?i'* in his sight bi his wille. IT pe lady welcomede^ pe Kyng, and suetely him kissede ; and he ^ toke '' hei"' by ^ pe 8 hande, & po ^ nexte him ^^ her* sette, and so ^ soppede pai togedei^. U And po was a custume and an vsage pat, when a man drank* vnto 11 anoper, pe drynkei'' ^^ shulde say ' Wassaile,' and pat ope?*e shulde ansure ^ 'drynkhaile' : and pus dede ^^pe Kyng^^ & pe lady
12 meny tymes, & also kiste. ^ And after sopei'', when tyme was to gone^'^ to bede, pe Kyn[g] went vnto his bed, hertly^^ penkyng oppofi pe^*^ ladies fairenesse ; and po was ouercomen^" for here loue, pat him pou3t he woMe i'^ dye, but of here his wille he hade.
16 U Oppofi pe morwe pe Kyng aroos, and into pe fForeste Avent, him pe/'e to ilesporte i^& salace^^ wip hertes-*^ and hyndes, and alle oper wilde bestes ; & of pe^ hertes grete plente, to pe-i lady he sent; and prise -- he went to salace ^^ and speke wip pat lady whiles he
20 duellede in pat contre, ^ And after pat, pe Kyng remevede pens, and poujt how he myghte best delyuei-" Edelwolde-"^ f[r]am his wif*, as he hade him ferste desceyuede. and pe Kyng anone, after* viij dayes, lete ordoyne a parleme/zt at Salesbury of al his baronage,
24 conseile to haue, & forto ordeyn how pe contre of I^orthumberland' mi3t beste bene^^ kepte,-*' pat pe Danoys^^ come nou3t pere, the londe forto destroye. IF And pis Edelwolde come also to-^ pe Kynges Pc</-lement ; and pe Kyng sent him to 3ork* forto bene -^ kepei-" of
28 pat contre. ^ And pus hit fel,-^ pat men pat knew^o him nou3t, slow him by pe waye. U And anone as pe Kyng herde pat he was dede, he lete sende after pe lady Estrilde, pat she shulde come to pe citee of London, and pere bene ^^ weded' to ^'- pe Kyng wip grete ^3
32 solempnite & worshipe ; and' ^■^ helde a solempne fest ; and he werede^^ a crone of [gold], and ^^pe Queue ^'^ anoper. U And seynt
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116 K. Edgar & Q. Estrilde. K. Edward the Martyr, [oh. cxiv
Dunston ^ on pe morwe ^ come vuto pe Kyng* into ))e Kyngws ^ chaumbre, and fonde )je Kyng* abed, & fe quene also in fere^; and seynt Dunston axede -who |)at she was. ^ ])e Kyng ansuerede, " ])is is fe Quene Estrilde." and ])e Erchebisshop seynt Dunstan 4 saide ])at 'he dede grete wrongs, and a3eyns Godes wille to tak a woma?^ to wif, whos childe he hap ^ take at ]>e f untston ' ; and J)e Quene for ]>at worde neue?- aftei'' louede seynt^ Dunston ; and nopeles ])e gode man ^ warnede lia?/i ofte-tymes ^ })at folie to 8 lete ; but his warnyng availede litel, for j^e loue bituene '' ham was so miche. H |)e Kyng bigate oppon hei'' *^ a sone J'at me callede Eldred'; and when^ pis childe was vj ^ei'' olde, pe Kyng his fader* deide; & aboute pat tyme he hade regnede xvij 361^, and lith 12 at Glastynbery.
Of seynt Edward' J^e Martii^ ; how Estrilde his stepmodei-' lete him quelle, forto make Eldred, hei-" owen sone, Kyng^.^*^ Capit?//o ^'^Q,entesimo xiiij"^.ii 1&
ANd after pis Edgare, regnede Edward' his sone, pat he bigate in^- his ferst wif*, pat wel and noble ^^ goue?'nede pe lande ; for he was ful of al maner^* godenesse, and lad' ful holy lif*; & aboue^^ al ping he louede God' & holy cherche. & pe quene 20' Estrilde, his stepmodei-', lete him slee, for enchesouii to make her' owen sone Eldred' kyng^ ; and pus Avas he slayn,^*^ as afterward ^e shul hei^ ^ Hit bifelle pus oppon a day, pat pis Kyng Edwarde went him into a wode foito play in pe Southcontre, bisides a toune 24 pat is callede Warham ; in pe whiche forest was grete plente of Hertes & of hyndes. and as he hade bene awhile pere him forto playe, he pou3t ^'him^^ oppon his broper Eldred', pat AVas wip his model-* pe quene, for her place was ney3 pe forest ; & poujte forto 28 go^^ visite & see his broper ; and tok^o wip him but ^^ a litel meny,2i and went him po toward' his Stepmoders house, pat in pat tyme soio2^rnede in pe castel of Corf*, and as he rode in pe pickenesse of pe wode, to aspie his game, hit bifelle pat he went amys, & 32 loste his meuy )»at were wip him.-'- & at pe last he come out of pe
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CH. cxiv, cxv] King Udward the Martt/r is 7nurderd. 117
wode ; & as he lokede about, he saw fere faste ^bisides him^ pe maner' ]>at his Stepmodei"' duelled' in; & piderward he went- allon. and anone hit was tolde fe Quene how fat fe Kyng was comen^ 4 allone wifout'* co??ipany ; and ferfore^ she made ioye ynow, & foujt how ^she my^t do'^ fat he were" slayn as priuely as she myjt. II And anone ^priuely she called' to her'^ on of here knyjtes, to Avhom she hade tolde miche of here consel bituene^ ham. and 8 bofe fai come^^ to J>e Ivyng^, and curtesly him resceyuede ; & fe Kyng tolde fat he was com^^ hei'' to Visite, & also forto speke wif Eldrede his brofer. U fe Quene meny tymes him f ankede, and him p/raede to^- ali3t and herburgh wif hei-' ^^ forto haue^^ al fat
12 nyght. fe Kyng saide fat he myght nou^t, but a^eyne he wolde Avende vnto his folc, if he myght ham fynde. H And when f e Quene 1^ saw fat he wolde nou^t abide, she pz-aiede him fat he wolde ones drynk* ; Sz he grauntede hei-'.^^ and anone as f e drynk
16 come, fe Quene drank* to fe Kyng*, & fe Kyng toke^*^ fe coppe & sette hit to his mouf . & in f e mene-tyme whiles fat he drank*, fe knyjt fat was wif fe Quene, wif a knyf smote euen fe Kyng to^^ fe hert, & Ipere he feUe adoiine dede of his palfray ^^vnto fe
20 erfe. H the Quene, for fis dede, 3af to fe Kny3t golde & siluer* grete plente, and of olper richesse ynow. and f e knyjt, anone as fis was do,^^ went him ove/'e^^ fe see; & so ascapede he oute of fis-^ lande. f\ When fis Kyng Edward fus was martrede, Hit was in
24 fe jere 22 after ]>e~- Incarnacion of-^ oure Lorde Ihesu C?-ist*,ix C &
XX
iiij jer*, and he hade reguede xij ^ere & an half, & lith at Glastenbery.
Of Kyng Eldrede; & how fe-^ Kyng Swyn of Denmarc helde Engelond' ; & how Eldrede, fat was seynt Edwardes brof e/-, 28 was noii3t bilouede in his-^ reme, and fe>fore fledde into
Normandye. *i Capit«/o ^ Centesimo ^ ftuintodecimo.
Aftei^ fis Kyng Edward, regnede Eldrede his^« brofer; and seynt Dunstan cronede him. & fis seynt Dunstan 32 deide sone after fat he hade forjeue f e Quene her^ trespasse,
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118 The Danes conquer England. EI dred fights ihem. [cH. cxvi
Estrild', for enchesofi |)at she was cause of Kyng Edwardes deth. and seynt Dunstaii hade hei-* assoilede, and penauuce hei"' en- ioynede ; and she leuede after, cliaste lif & clene. U J>is Kyng Eldrede wedede an Englisshe-woman ; & on^ here he^ bigate 4 Edmunde Irenside, and anoper sone^ fat me callede Edwynne ; and aftei'', deide ]>q Quene his^ modei''. H And in pat tyme come into Engeland' Swyn, ])at was Kyng of Denmarc, forto chalange and^ conquere al pat his Ancestres hade*' bifore J»at tyme. & so 8 he conquerede, & hade it al at" his axing*; ffor pe gode Erie Cuthbert of Lyndeseye, and al ])e peple of ^N'orthumberlond', & almost al ])e grete of Engeland', helde with Swyne pat was^ Kyng of Dennemarc, for-asmiche as pai louede nou^t Kyng Eldrede, 12 ffor cause s pat his gode brope?- Edward Avas slayn falsely ^for enchesoufi of him 2; and perfore no man sette but litil bi hym ; Wherfore Kyng Swyn hade al his wille, and toke al pe lande. U And Eldrede pe Kyng I'^po fledde^*^ into ISrormandye,^^ and so^- 16 spak to pe Duk*, pat pe Due 3af him his sustre to wif ; oppofi pe whiche he bigate ij sones : pat on me callede Alrud, & pat opere Edward. And when Swyn hade conquerede al pe lande, he regiiede nobli, & leuede but xv jei-', & deide, and lip at ^ork*. 20
How Kyng' Eldrede come ajeyne fram^^ Normandye; & how Knoth^^ pe Danoys^^ regnede; & of pe wen^ bituene him & Edmunde Irenside. H Capitulo ^ Centesimo H Sexto decimo. 24
Aftei-* pe dep of Swyne, pat was a Danois, Knoght,i^ his sone, duellede in Engeland, and wolde haue bene^' kyng*. and po come a^eyn Eldrede out of N^ormandy, with miche ^^ peple & wip ^'^stronge meny,^^ pat Knoght derst nou3t abide, but fley 28 pens into Denmarc. H pe Kyng Eldrede hade a^eyn his reaume, & helde so grete lordeship pat he bigan to destroi al-'' pat hade holpen -^ Swyn, pat was a Danois, a^eynes him.-'- ^ And after- warde come a3eyn pis Knoght' frani Denmarc, with a grete powei-*, 32 so pat Kyng Eldre[de] derst nou3t wip him fijt, but -^ fley fro -^
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CH. cxvii, cxviii] Kings Cnut & Edmund share England. 119
])ens vnto ^ London, & fere lielde him. IT po come Knoght, and him bisegede so longe til- Kyng Eldrede diede in fe cite of London, and li]) at seynt Paules ; & he regnede ix jere,
4 Of Kyng Knoght. IT Capitulo 51 Centesimo 1! Septuagesimo.^
Aftei'^ J)e deth of pis Eldred', Knoght, pat was a Danois, bigan po forto regne, but Edmunde ^Irenside,^ pat was Kyng Eldred?<s sone by his ferst wif , ordeynede a grete host, & bigan to 8 wen-' oppofi Kyng Knoght ; and so he dede meny tymes and ofte ; and pe werre was so st[r]onge and harde, pat wondei'^ hit*^ was to wete. IT And pe Queue Emme, pat duelled" po at Wynchestre, hade grete drede of hei-* ij sones, for^ pe weiV of "^ Alured & Edward,
12 leste pai shidde ben^ defoulede & misdoii prouj pis ^o werre, wherfore she sent ham ouer pe se into Normandy, to pe due ^^ Eichard' her* Vncle ; and pe7'e pai duelled' ^^ in safte and pees longe tyme. S pis Edmunde ^2 Irenside^^ & Knoujt i-^werrede strongliche to-gedei'' i'^ ;
16 but at pe laste pai were accorded' in pis maiiei'', pat pai shulde departe pe reaume bituenes ^^ ham ; and so pai deden ; & aftei-*, pai biconie^*' gode frendes, and so wel louede^" togederes as pai ^^hade bene briper,^^ gete?i^^ of o-*^ body, & of -^ o moder born.
20 How Kyng Edmunde Irenside traiterousely-- was slayn, prou^ a tratoui-* pat me callede Edrith -^ of Statton. C^ipihdo Centesimo xviij'"".
ANd aftei'', po regnede Kyng Edmunde Irenside and Knoght pe Danois. but pus it fel --^ aftirward, and in pe same 3ere pat pai were accorded', and somiche loueden -'^ togede?', wherof -'' a false pef traitoure hade enuy vnto pe lone pat was bituene ham, and frendeship, whos name was Edrith -" of Stratton, pat was a 28 grete lorde, pat-^ was Edmu?ale Ironsides man, & of him helde ail pe londe pat he hade. IT And nopeles he pou^t his lorde to bitraie,
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120 Echmcnd is kilcl, and his Murderer droivnd. [CH. CXVIII
& make Knoglit kyng* of pe lande, ^to fat^ entenf richely to ben auauncede, & wi)) him bene- wel bilouede. U Wherfore he praiede^ his lorde, Edmunde ^ Irenside,^ ^ oppoil a day ^ wi]? him forto eten, and wij) him duelle. and ]>e kyng curteisly him grantede, & to 4 him come at his praiei'' ; and at ])e mete pe kyng richely ^ Avas se?*uede with diue?-se metis & drynkes. U And when nyght come fat he shulde gone^ to bede, ^})e kyng^^ tok* his owen meny, & went into chambre. & as he lokede^^ aboute, he saw^^ a wonder faire 8 ymage, & wel made,^^ ^ i^is gemblant ^^as it were^'* an Archire, wiJ) a bowe bent in his honde, & in pe bowe a fyne Arwe. IF Kyng Edmunde went f o neii"*, to biholde hit betti-', Avhat it mi^te bene ^^ ; and anone as liis honde tochede fe Arwe, anone pe arwe him smote 12 i^frouj fe^*^ body, & ^ero, slough ])e kyng^; for pat engyne was made to quelle his i'' lorde traiterousely.^^ U And "^ when ])e ^ Kyn[g] Edmund' '^^'pns was dede &^^ slayu, he nad-'' regnede but x jere. his peple for him made miche sorw, and his body ])ai bare to-^ 16 Glastenbury and fere fai him ente/ede. IT And fus -^ traito2<r Edrik*-^ anone went to fe Queue, fat was Kyng Edmundes wif*, fat wiste of here lordes def. anone he -*toke fram hei*" hii'^-'* ij sones, fat were faire and 30ug<, fat hei"^ lorde hade oppon hier* geten, — &"^ 20 fat on me callede H Edward, & fat of^'r Edwyn, — & lade ha??i wif him to -*^ London, and toke h?im vnto Kyng Knoght, fat he shulde done-'^ with ham what his willes^s were ; & tolde him how queyntly he hade -^quellede Kyng Edmunde,-^ for enchesouii & loue of him, 24 so fat Kyng Knoght aH: Engeland'^o in his powei-* holly^^ mijt haue. IT "0 fow false traitoure ! haste fow my trewe wedbrofe?'^^ slayn for cause^^ ^^of me 1 a man fat y moste Louede in f e Worlde. now, be myn^^ heuede,^*^ I shal for fi trauail fe wel reward' as fow hast 28 deseTniede ! " and anone ^'lete him take and bynde,^^ hondes & feete in mane?* of a traitoui^, & lete caste him into^^ Thamise; and in fis
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manei'' J>e false ^ traitoiu-' endede his lif. H 'pe Kyng -tok* po ij childerne to- J)e Abbot of Westmynsti-^, ^to warde^ and to kepe til he wiste what was beste '^wi]> ha?« to done.*
4 How Kyng Knoght sent Edmundes sones ^ bo})e into Denmarc forto slee; & how*^ ]'ai were sauede. Csijnttdo Centesimo xix™°.
Hit bifelle sone aftei"* ]>at Kyng Knoght hade al fe lande into '' his liande and sponsede ])e ^ Quene Emme prou^ consent of his baronage, for she was a faire Avo»mian, & was Eldredes Avif', and ]iQ dukes sustei"* of ISTormandye : & ]>ai ^leueden to-gedei''^ with miche^ lone, as resoiin wolde. U pe Kyng axede oppon a day conseile
12 of ])e Qnene, Avhat was beste forto ^'^ done^^ wip the sones pat wei'' ^-Edmxmdes Irenside.^- U " Sire," c[nod she ; '• pai ^^be]) pe^^ right heii''s of pe londe ; & if pai leuen, pai wille do 30W miche sorwe with^^ weri'*; and perfor lete sende ha?H into a strange lande afenV^ to some
16 man pat may ha??? defoule^^ & destroie." H The Kyng anone lete calle a Danois pat me callede Walgai-', and co??anandede him pat he shulde lede^'' po ij childerne into Denmarc, and so do for ha??ii^ pat nenei'' ^^pai herde^^ more tydyng?<s-*' of haw?. " Sii''," saide pis
20 Walge?', " gladely ^oure co??nnandement shal bene-^ done," ^ And tok 22 po 23 ij childerne, & lad ha??^ into Denmarc. & for-asmiche as 2-1 he saw pat pe childern Avere wondei'' fail'', and also meke,25 he had of ham grete pitee and renthe, & wolde non3t ham slee,
24 but lade ha??i to pe Kyng of Hung?-ie forto norisshe : For this Walgar" was 25 ^el knowen26 wip pe Kyng, and 2"wel bilouede.-'' ^ Anone pe Kyng axede Avhens pe childern were. U And Walger tolde him, & saide pat • pai were pe right heir's of Engeland', &
28 perfor men Avolde ha??i destroye ' ; " and pe?-fore, sire, to 30W pai 2Sbep comen,28 mercy & helpe to biseciie ; & forsop -^if pai mowen leue,29
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122 K.Edward's son Edward is Khig of Hungary. [CH. cxix
30111* men pai sliullen^ becomen, and of 30W J>ai2 ^shal holde^ al hire land'. H The Kyng of Hungrie \mm ^ vnderfonge with niicheP honoui'', and lete ham worthely to bene^ kepte.
H And ])us liit bifelle afterwarde, pat Edwyne, fe jonger brope;-, 4 deide, and Edward pe elder" broker leuede, a fail'' man,^ a stronge, & a-' large of body, and gentil and curteise of condicions, so pat alle men him louede. U And f>is Edward, in pe cronicles is callede amouges^'^ Englisshemen, 'Edward pe outelaghe.' And when he 8 was made knyght, pe .Kyng?<s donghter of Hungary so miche him louede, for his godenesse and his fairenesse, \ai she made Sz callede him hei-' derlyng'. ^ The Kyng ]iai was her' fader", perceyuede wel pe loue pat was bituene ham too, And hade non heii'' but pat 12 doughter. And pe Kyng fouchede his dou3ter to no man so^^ wel as he dede vnto him pat hei''^- louede, & she him ; & he 3af here to him wip gode wille; and Edward hei'' spousede wip micheli^ hono2<v. ^ The Kyng of Hungrie sent aftei'' al his baronage, & 16 made a solempne ^^fest and^^ ryche weddyng^, and made al men to^*^ vnderstonde pat he sliulde ben ^" Kyng Avhen^^ he were dede; and ^''pe;'of pai maden al^'^ gret ioye ; and of pat tydyng-*^' pai wei-" ful glade. ^ pis Edwarde bigate oppon pis lady a sone 20 p«t me callede Edgar Helyng', and afte?'ward, a doughtcr pat me callede Margarete, pat afti[r]\vard was Queue of Scotland' ; and, by pe Kyng of Scotland pat me callede Maucolom, she hade a dou3ter pat was-^ callede Maude, -'^]iai afterwarde was Queue-"- 24 of Engeland' prou3 Kyng Henry, pat was pe ferst sone of pe Conquei'oure, pat iiei'' weded' ; & he bigate on hei'' a dou3tei'' pat me callede Maude, pat afte^'ward was Empe?'esse of Almaign ; and of pis Maude come Henry ^3 pc Kyng of Engeland, pat into pis 28 day is callede ' Henry, pe Empe;-esse sone.' U And 3it hade pis Edward anopei'' dou3tt'ri'^ by his wif, pat me called Cristian, and she was a none.
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CH. cxx] CnutconqT.Lers Norway. Tries to stop tlie Tliamcs. 123
How Kyng Knoght, ))at was a proude man, conquerel' ^Nor- waye; & how he bicome afte/warde^ meke.- Ca/^z7w/o Centestmo IF xx""\
4 "T^TO^ haue 36^ hercle of Edmundes •*sones wip ])e^ Irenside, ])at _L 1 Kyng Knoght wende-^ J^ai hade ben dede, as he hade com- mandede Walge?' bifoi''. ^ And this Knoght*^ hade in his lionde al Engeland' and Denmarc. And after 'pat, he went to^ Norwaye, 8 J)at londe to conquere. H But fe Kyng of ]>e k\nde fat me callede Elaf, come with his peple, & weude his lande wel^ haue kepte & defendede; & so^ ]>ere he fau^t with ham, til at J>e laste he was slayn in ])at bataile ; & po^ fis Knoght toke^ al J)at lande ^'^into his
12 hande. ^ And when he hade conquerede al*' Norwaye, and taken 1^ feautes & homages ]>ere, he come aftei'' a3eyne into Engelond, and helde him-self* so grete^- lorde, J)at him ])0U3t in al |)e worlde ^^no man his pier'^^ was ; & bicome so prout & hauten pat hit was grete
16 wondei-*. U And so^ hit bifelle, oppon a day as he hade herde masse at AVestmynstre, aiid wolde haue gone^^ into his palice, ]>& 1^ water of ^'^ Tamise so swiftely ^•'a3eynes him comen,^*' fat Almost hit^" tochede his fete. ]>o saide pe Kyng with a prout hert, "y com-
20 ma?Kle ]>e water ^^ turne a3eyn, or elles^-^ y shal pe make." fe wawys for his cojnmandement wolde nou3t-'^ spare, but -^flowede euei^ on-^ hye more & more. ^ The Kyng was so prout of hert fat he wolde nou3t flee f e water, but abode stille in ]>e Avate?", and bete fe wate?-
24 wif a smal 3erd fat he helde in his hande, & comandede fe Avater fat it shulde wende no ferf ere ; but for al his co??imandement f e water wolde nou3t cesse, but euei'' waxe more & more an hye, so fat fe Kyng was al wete, and stode depe in fe water. U And when he
28 saAv fat he hade abide fere or-- longe, & fe water wolde nofiug doners his co?«mandement, fo sone he Avifdrowe him, and fo stode -^ oppon a stone & helde his hondes^ an hye, & saide fis Avorde-^ in lieryng-^ of al fe peple : "H fis God fat makef fe see-" fus arise an-'
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124 K. Cnut dies. Harold the Harefoot reigns. [CH. cxxi
hye, he is Kyng* of alle Kynges, & of myghtes most ; & y ame a caitif and a man cledly, & he^ may neuei-' dye; & alle fing^ doth his co??zmandeme«t, & to \n.m is obedient^, *fl To fat God' Y praye ^J)at he be my waraunt, for y knowliche me caitif feble, & of none^ 4 power'; and J»erfore y wil gone^ to Eome wipout eny lettyng*, my Wickednesse'^ forto'^ punisshe, and me to amende; II ffor of fat God' y cleyme my landes^ forto holde, and of none o])e?-e"; and anone made his heii'', and him-self* [went]^ to Eome wifouten^" eny 8 lettyng^, & by fe way dede meny almes dedes, & when he come to Eome also. % And when he hade bene ^^ fere, and for his synnes done penaunce, he come a3eyne into Engeland', and bicome a gode man and an \\o\y, and lefte al maner pride & stoutenesse, & leuede an 12 holy lif al his lif aft(?r, and made ij Abbayes ^ of seynt Benet, one in Engeland' & ^-fat of ere ^- in Norway, for-asmiche as he louede specialy ^^ seynt Benet bifore al of ere seyntes ; and miche he louede also seynt Edmnnde f e kyng^ ; & of te he jaf grete 3iftes to f e hous, 1 6 wherfore it^'^ wos made ryche. and when he had' regnede xx jere, he deide, & lif at Wynchesti-'.
Of Kyng Harolde, fat leuei^ hade gone in^^ foot fa/i ryde on hors. Capit2^Zo Gentesimo xx[i]'^o. 20
THis Knoght, of wham y^*^ haue spoken^'' bifor,^^ hade ij sones by his wif* ; & fat on me callede Herdiknoght, & fat of ere Harolde ; and he was so ^^lif of ^^ fote fat men callede him ferfore^" Harolde Harefote. k fis Harolde hade nofing fe '-^condicions ne 24 maners-^ of Kyng Knoght fat was his fadei-", for he sette but litil pris of chyualry ne of curtesye, neyfer of Avorship, but onely by his owen wille ; & he bicome so wickede fat he exilede his model-*. & fo 22she went 22 out of ]>q-^ land' into Elaundres, & fere she^* 28 duellede-^ wif f e Erl ; wherfor after fere Avas neuer gode loue bituene him & his brof er, for his brof er him hatede dedely ; and when he hade regnede ij [yere] & a litil -^more,-'' he deide, & lif at Westmynstre. 32
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CH. cxxii] K. Hardicamdc recalls his Mother to England. 125
Of Kyng^ Hardiknoght, ))at was Haroldes bro|)^r. Ca,^ituIo
Centesimo xx[i]j™<'.
Aftei-* ]>is Harokle Harefoot, regnede his brofer Hardiknoghf, a noble Knyght & a worpi, & miche louede cliiuahye and al maner' godenesse. U And when pis Hardiknoght^ hade regnede a litil while, he lete vncouere his bro])e?' Harokle, and ^smote of his Heuede- })at was his broker, at Westmynsti-', and lete caste J>e 8 heuede^ into a gonge, and pe body "^into pe"^ Tamyse. and after^ come fisshers, & toke-^ pe body wip hei"* nettes by nyght, and' bere him vnto'' seynt Clement^ cherche, & pere Lim buryede ; and in fis manei'' avengede him Hardeknoght of his brofe?-, for in none oper©
12 manei"" Jjai' mygh nou3t ^hy??? aA^enge.^ U This Kyng Hardiknoght was so large ^euei"* of mete and of ^ drynk^, })at his tables were sette ^•^euei"" ])re tymes fuP*^ Avi]) real^^ metes for his owen mayne^^, & for al fat ^^coraen to^^ his court* to bene^'' rychely se;-uede of^^ real metes.
16 ^ And })is Kyng* Hardeknoght sent aftei'' Emme his model-', & made hii"* come a^eyne into Engeland', ffor she Avas drjaie^^ out of Enge- land! Avhiles pat Harokle Harefote regnede, poru^ conseil of pe Ert GodAvyne, pat po Avas pe grettest lorde of al Engeland' next pe kyng',
20 and moste myght done^' AA'hat he Avolde i^prou3 aP^ Engeland' ^^prouj his co??jmaundement,^^ for-asmiche as he hade spousede pe doughter of pe gode Kyng Knoght pat Avas a danoys, Avhiche doughter he hade by his ferst AAaf*. U And AA'hen pis queue AA'as dryuen-^ out of
24 Engeland', & come to pe Erl of Flaundres pat me callede Balde- wynne, hei-'-^ cosyn, --he fonde here pere al ping* pat liir nedede,^^ Vnto the tyme pat she-^ Avent a3eyne into Engeland', pat pe Kyng^ Hardiknoght hade sent for-^ hei-*, pat Avas hei'' sone, & made here
28 come a3eyn wip michel-'^ honowr. U This Kyng Hardeknoght, ^^ when lie hade a' 3ere regnede, he deide, & lip at Wynchestre.
Of pe Vylonye pat pe Danoys -s dede to pe-' Englisshe-men ;
wherfore fro pat tyme afterward' was none^c* Danoys'-*
32 made Kyng ^i of Engeland'.^i *\ Capitulo ^ Centesimo Vicesimo iij°.
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126 The Danes are driven out of England. [CH. cxxiii
Aftei'' l^e deth of J)is Kyiig' Hardeknoglif, forasmiche as lie nad hion heire^ of his body bigeten,^ pe Erles and barons assembled' and maden^ a coiinseil; and neuei-'-more aftei'' pat tyme no man fat Avas a Danois, ]>ow^ he -^were nei'^'* so grete a man 4 amonges ham, he shulde neuei'' bene^ Kyng of Engeland', for jje despite pat ])e Danois^ hade done to fe" Englisshemen. H For euermore biforne-honde,® if it were so pat Englisshe-men & Danois^ hapden to mete oppon a bruge, pe Englisshe^^-men shulde noujt 8 bene^i so herdy to meve ne stere on^- foot, but stande stiii, til ^^pat pe Danois^^ were passede forth. U And more-ouei'', if pe Englisshe- men hade nou3t bowede adoun here heuedes,^"* to done reuerence vnto pe Danois,^ pai shulde haue bene bete & defoulede; & soche 12 manei"' despites and Vilonyes deden pe Danois-^ to oure Englisshe- men ; Wherfore pai were dryuen out of pe lande after pe^^ tyme pat Kyng Herdeknoght was dede, for pai ^'^had' non^<^ lord pat ham myght mayntene. In pis manei'' voided' pe Danois-^ Engeland', pat 16 neuei'* pai comen^" a3eyne. U pe Erles and barouns, by here cohi- mune assent & conseile, senten ^^into Xormandy forto seche po ij brepern Alurede & Edward, pat were duellyng wip pe duk^ Ricliard pat was here eme, ^'^to pat^^ intent forto crone Alurede pe eldei-* 20 brope?*, & liim make Kyng* of Engeland', and of pis ping to make an ende, pe erles & barons made-*^ hei-" oth ; But pe Erl Godwyne of Westsex falsely-^ pou^t to slee po ij breperne anone as pai shulde come into Engelonde, --to pat-- entente forto make his sone Harolde 24 Kyng*, pe whiche sone he hade bigete oppon his wif*, pat was Kyng Knoghtes doughter, pat was a Danoys. ^ And pis Godwyn pryue- liche^s went him to Southampton, forto mete pere po ij brepe^Ti when pat pai shulde come to lande. H And pus hit bifelle, pat pe 28 messagers pat wenten-'^ into Normandye, fonden-^ nou^t but onely Alurede, pat was pe eldest-*^ broper; for Edward', his ^ongei"'^'' broptf/-, was gone-^ to Hungrie forto speke wip his cosyn Edward' pe outelaw, pat was Edraondes sone wip pe Irenside.-^ ^ pe messagers 32
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CH. cxxiv] Godioin has Prince Alfred murcUrd. 127
tolde & saide to Alurede, how ])at pe Erles & barons of En"elan(]? sen ten ^ aftei'' him, and fat he boldeliche shukle come into 'England and vnderfonge \q reaume ; for Kyng Herdeknoght was dede, & 4 alle pe -Danois were dryuen^ out of pe lande.
How Godewyne, ]>e false trrntoure, tok Alurede oppofi Gildes- douii, when he come fro Normandye to bene-^ Kyng of Engeland', & dede him bene^ martrede in ])e He of Ely. 8 Capit^i/o Centesimo xxiiij*".
I ^"TTHen Alurede lierde J)is tydynges/ he pankede God', & into
' f T shipp went, Avip al fe liast fat lie myght^, and passede fe
see, & arryuede at Southampton, fere fat Godewyne fe traitoui-^
12 was. And when^ fis tr[a]itoure ''saw fat he was comen,'' he wel- comede him & vnderfonge \\wi wif michel^ ioye, and saide fat he wolde lede him to London, fere fat al fe ^lordes & barons^ of Engeland' him abode, forto maken^o him kyng*. and so fai wenten^i
16inhei'' way toward' London. & when fai comeu'' oppon Gildes- doune, fo saide fe traitoure Godwyne to Alurede,^^ u i^^^y kepe,"^^ C]iiod he, "aboute 30W, bof on^^ fe lefte side & in fe ryght side; and of aH ^e shul bene^ kyng-*, & of suche an hundrede more."
20 H " ^ow forsofe," c\iiod Alurede, " I behote, & if y be kyng*, I shal ordeyn & make soche lawes wherof God & aH folc shulleu ^^holden ham wel paied.''^-^ ^ Now hade fe traitoure comaunded alle his men fat were wif him, fat when fai were comen' oppon
24 Gildesdoun, fat fai shukle slee alle fo fat Avere in Aluredes com- pany fat comen wif him fram^*^ Xormandye, and after fat, taken i' Alurede, & lede him into f e He of Ely, & fere put out bofe his eyne of his heued',^^ and afterward bryng him vnto fe^'' deth. & so
28 fai deden, ffor fai quellede al his co???pany fat xij [hundred] were in nombre,20 of gentil-men fat were comen'' wif Alurede fra??i^^ Nor- mandye ; And afte>- token -^ Alurede, & lade hi??? into fe He of Ely, & put out his-- eyen of his heuede,-^ & rent his wombe, & token -^
32 fe chief of his bowailes, & put a stake into fe gronde, & an ende of his-- bowailes fe?-to fastenede, & wif nedles of Iren -^ pricked fe body of-^ fe gode chikle, and so made-** him gone-*" aboute fe stake
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128 St. Ediuard the Confessor is made King, [en, cxxv, cxxvi
til ))at his bowales were ^alle draAven^ out : & so deide ])er& Alurede, frou^ treson of J)e Erl Godwyne. U When ]>e lordes of Engeland* -hade herde & wist how Alured, J»at shulde have ben hei-' kyng^, was put to 2 de]) yxom^ }je false t?'aitoure, \q Erl Godwynne, pai 4 weren* al Avondei-' wroth, & swore bituene hsun, by'^ God' & ^by his^ names, fat he shulde die in mor worse deth ))an dede Edrik of Stratton, fat hade bitraiede his Lord E[d]munde Irenside." and fai wolde haue taken him, & put him vnto J>e def, but fe fef 8 t?Ydtoure fley^ fens into Denmarc, & fere helde him iiij ^ere & more, & loste all his londes^ in Engeland'.
Of Seynt Edward' fe Confessoure, ]>ai was Aluredes brofer; i^How he was Kyng i^of Engelande.^i ^ Capit?^?o U Cen- 12
tesimo H xxv*''.^-
ANd when fis ^^was done,^^ alle fe Barons of Enge[land] senten anofer tyme into Normandye, for fat Edward shulde^^ come into Engeland' witli michel^^ honour. And fis Edward in his 16 childehode louede al-myghty God', & i*^]iini drade,^'' & in honeste and clennesse leued^' his lif, and hatede synne as dcf. IT And m when he was c?'onede^^ and annoyntede wif ^^ real powei'*, he formate f nou^t his gode maners & condicions ^^^i^^ custumes^o fat he ferst 20 vsede,2i for no maner* hono^tr, ne for no^ richesse, ne for no nianer h hyenesse, but ener more &2"^ more ^af him to godenesse, and wel ^| louede God & al mekenesse, & louede God & holy cherche passyng al maner fing^, & pore men also, & ham^^ helde as fai hade bene 24 his owen brefe?'ne, & to ham ofte ^af grete almesse wif gode wille.
Of fe ferst specialte ])at God' shewede for seynt Edwardes^^
loue by his lif^, U Capitulo II Centesimo II xxv[j]*'\ 25TTIt bifelle oppoii a day as he went fram-*^ fe clie[rc]i] of* 28
I 1 Westmynstre, & hade herde masse of seynt lohan Eua?/ngelist*, for-asmiche as he louede seynt lohan Eurt?«igelisf
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21 vsede ne formate nou^t alle gode custuines D. vsed & forgate not al good Cnstumes 0.
2-- am. D. 23 ],ani louede & D. hem loued k 0. ^ Edward' 0. 25 Zcrt/71. 26 fi-oO.
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CH. cxxvii] King Udivard rc])roaclies Godwin for treachery. 12D
most^ specialy aftei"" God and oure lady, pan he dede eny ofer seynt. H And so p^re come to him a pilg?'ime, & p^'aede him, for ))e loue of God' A: of seynt lohan Eua?<ngelist*, some god him forto
4 3eue. And ])e Kyng -priuely toke- ])e ryng of his feugei'', priuely^ ))at no man perceyuede hit, & ^af it fe pilgrirae ; & he it vnder- fonge, & went ]>ens. |ns goode Kyng Edward made alle ])e gode lawes of Engeland' J^at ^itte be})"* most holden, &^ was so mercyable
8 &^ ful of pite \ai no ma?i my3t bene" more.
How fe Erl Godwyn come a3eyn into Engeland', & hade a^eyne al his land', & afterward'*^ Seynt Edward wedede Ms doubter. C^jntulo If Centesimo xxv[i]j*''.
12 "T'TTHen ]>e Erl Godwyn, pat was ^in Denmarc duellyng',^ hade
f f michel^*^ herd of pe godenesse of Edward, & pat he was
ful of me?-cy & of^^ pitee, & J)ou3t pat he wolde goiii- a3eyn into
Engeland' forto seche and ^^to haue^^ g?'ace of him, & pat he myght
IG haue pe^'* lande a3eyn in pees, & arraiede him as miche as he might, & put him toward pe see, & come into Engeland, to London, pere pat pe Kyng was pat tyme, & al pe^^ lordes of Engeland, & helde^*^ parlement. H Godewyn sent to ha??j pat were his frendes, & were
20 ^"pe moste^" gretteste lordes of pe londe, & p^raede ham to biseche pe Kynges grace for him, and^^ pat he wolde his ^^pees & his londes^^ g)-«unt^° him. his -^frendes Lade^^ hi??i bifore pe Kyng» forto biseche-- grace. ^ And anone as pe Kyng him saw, he appelede
24 him of tresoun, & of pe dep of Alurede his broper, and pise wordes vnto-^ him saide : H " Traito?«' Godwyn ! " qiiod -■^pe Kyng, " I pe appele, pat pow haste bitrf/ede & slayne my broper Alurede." U " Certes, sire," quod Godwyn, *' saf 30m' grace,-^ 30UI'' pees &
28 3oure-'^ lorde-shippe, y neuei'' hi;» bitraede ne slonghe; and perof-'^ y put me [in] rewarde of 3our' cou[r]t^." ^ " ^ow, faire lordes,-^ 30 pat bep^'-^ my lieges, erles & barons of pe lande, pat here bene alle
^ more >au D. more 0. -— ^ priueliche nome D. priiiyly nome 0. 2 om. DO. ^ ben 0. ^ ^. i^ 0. o?n. E. « and so DO. '' be DO. 8 afterward' seynt Edward' D. after seynt Edward 0. afterward' E. ^— ^ duellyng in Denmarc D. dwellyng hi Denmark* 0. ^° miche D. ^^ om. O. ^^ go DO. i^—is j^aue mercy and D. 14 his DO. 15 the gi-et D. i« helde a gret D. held a gret 0. 17-17 pe the sic D. i* o)n. D.
i9_i9 lon^e and his pees D. pees & his land' 0. ^o graunten 0. 21-21 enemyes ladden 0. 22 seche DO. "^ to D. -•* leaf 71, hack. 25 grace & D. grace & 0. ^6 jqui-" D. Joure 0. l)oure E. 27 perfore 0. ^s lordes quod pe kyng* DO. ^ bene D. ben 0. BRUT. K
130 Edward forgives Godwin & weds his Daughter. [CH. cxxvil
assemblede, — ^wel 36 liauen^ herde myn appele, and ])e ansure- of Godwyn ; & ferfore y wil fat 30 award and do ryght." H ]>e erles and^ barons po drowen ha??i '^al to-geder','* forto done^ fis award by ham-self, and so fai *^spoken diuerseliche^ amonges ham; for 4 so?nme sayde pat" yere was neuei-" allyaunce by homage, se?'meut,^ se/'uise, ne by''' lordeship, bituene Godwyn & Alurede, for which ])ing pai might hi??i draw. II And at )>e laste pai demede pat he shulde put him into^ pe Kynges mercy altogeders. ^ po spake pe 8 Erl Leueryche of Couentre, a gode man to God & to alle pe worlde, & tolde his resouii in pis maner, & saide : " pe Erl Godwyne is pe best frendede man of Engeland' aftei-* pe kyng ; and wel my3t it nou3t behe^*^ gaynsaide pat, wipout consel of Godwyn, Alurede was 12 neuei-* put vnto^^ ^^Vs Wherefore y awarde, as tochyng my part^, pat him-self ^- and his sone, and eue/yche^^ of vs xij Erles pat bep^* his frendes, wende bifore pe Kyng^ chargede Avip alse miche^^ golde and siluei^ as Ave mowe here bytuene oure hondes, & p?vyyng pe 16 Kyng for3eue his euel wille to pe Erie Godwyn, and resceyue his homage, & his landes^*^ 3elde a^eyn." & alle pai accordede vnto pat awarde, and ^"comen in pis^''' maner as^^ is aboue-saide, eue;yche^3 of hsL7n wip golde & siluei-', ^^as miche as pai myght here bituenes-^ 20 here hondes, bifore pe Kyng* ; and pai saiden-- pe fou[r]me and pe manei-* of hei-' accord' and of her awarde. ^ The Kyng wolde noujt ham -3 gayne-saie; but alse miche^'* as pai ^s wolde ordeyne,-^ he-^ grauntede & confermede ; And so was pe Erl Godwyn accordede 24 wip pe Kyng*, & hade a3eyne al-" his lande ; and aftirward he bai'' him so wel & so wiseliche-^ pat pe Kyng louede hi»i wondei-' myche, & with him was ful p?-iue. And-^ wipin a litel tyme^^ pe Kyng louede him so miche pat he spousede Godwyn?fs doughte?-, and 28 made her* Quene ; and neuerpeles,^^ for al pat, P0U3 pe Kyng* hade a wif*, he leuede eue?-more in chastite & in clennes of body, wip- outen32 gny flesshely dede" doyng* with his wif ; & pe Quene also, 33in her" Halfe,^^ lade holy lif^"* ij 3ere, and deide; & afte?'ward pe 32
^— ^ ful wel je haue D. ful weel $e haue 0.
2 ansuere also D. answere also 0. ^ & the D. *—* togederes D.
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9 in DO. 10 be 0. " to D. to pe O.
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^ and so D. '•"' while D. ^^ noj^elesse D. netheles 0.
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CH. cxxviii] Kiiuj Echvard's Miraculous Sight. 131
Kyng leuede al his lif Tvipouten^ eny Avif, U The Kyng 3af J)e Erldome of Oxenford? to Harolde, J)at was Godwynes sone, & made him Erie; and so wel jjai were- bilouede, boJ>e pe fader and ^jje
4 sone,3 *& so pryue wip fe Kyng*, pat pai myght"^ do^ Avhat ping*^ Jjai wolde by righte, for" a3eynes ryght he wolde nou3t'^ done^ for no manei'* man, so gode and trew he was of consciens ; and perfore our^ Lorde Ihesu Crisf, grete speciaP*^ loue to him shewed'.
5 How seynt Edward saw Swyn, Kyng of Denmarc, drenchei^ in
pe see at^- ]>e sacrament, as he stode & herde^^ masse. C^pitulo Centesimo. ^ xxviij™'\^^
Hit bifelle ojDpoii^-^ "Whitsouday, as Kyng Edward herde his masse in J)e grete cherch of Westmynstre, ryght at pe leuacioun of Ihesu Cristes body, and as al men were gaderede into pe cherche, & come?i neyei-"^'^ I'pe aute/',^^ sacring forto see, ^ The ^^Kyng* his^^ hondes lifte vp an hye, and a- grete laughter* toke op ;
16 wherfore all pat aboute him stode, gretly gon wondei-'-*^; & after masse pai axede whi pe kyngws laughte?* was.-^ U " Faire lordes," qttod pe Kyng, " Swyn pe ^ongei-',-- pat was Kyng of Denmarc, come into pe see wip al his powei-* forto haue comen-^ into
20 Engeland', oppori vs forto haue werrede ; and y saw hi??i and ail his folc drenche-^ iu pe hye-^ see : & al pis saw y in pe-^ eleuacioun of Ihe.5U-'^ C/istes body bytuene pe prestes hondes ; & y hade pe^'of so miche ioye, pat y niyght nought my laughter wipholde."
24 H And pe Erl Leueriche bisides him stode at pe leuacioun, & openlich he saw pe fourme of brede turne into pe-'' lickenesse of a -^knaf childe jong,-* and toke-'^ op his right hande,e*k ferst- blessede pe Kyng, and afterward pe Erie. And pe Erle^o tiwnede him
28 anone^^ toward pe Kyng*, to make him see pat holy sight. U And po^- saide pe Kyng*: "sii-' Erie," ciuod he, " I see ^^wel pat je seep,^^
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132 Miraculovs Ap2^carance of St. Johoi to Pilgrims. [CH. cxxix
Mnkede be God' ]>at y haue lionou7Tede my God, my saueoure, VisibiH nhesM Crisf 1 in fowvme of man, whos name bene^ blessede in al worldes ! Amen ! "
How Ve ryng ]'at Sent Edward hade 3euen3 to a pore pilgrime, 4 for ]>e lone of seynt loh.m Eummgelist, come a3eyii vnto^ Kyng^ Edward'. Cscpifiilo Ceyitedmo xxix-^^'^
THis noble man Seynt Edwarde regnede xiij 3ere. & pus hit bifelle oppon atyme biforne^ er he deide, fat ij men o 8 Enceland' were went to ]>e Holy Lande, & haden done hei pilgrimage, & wei^ goyng ajeyne toward hei^ owen contre. H And Isfai^vent in fe way, pai« mette a pilgrime >at curtesly ham TSaluede, and axede of ham in wh[alt lande .^' in What contre far 12 were born ; & pai saide "in Engeland'." ^ I'o axede he^ who was Kync. of Engeland'; and J>ai ansuerede & saide " pe goode Kyng Edward." "Faire frendes," ]>o saide fe pilgrime, "when pat 3e come into 30Ui^ contre a3eyne, y praye 30W ]>at 3e wolde^ gone^ 1& vntoii Kyng Edward, and ofte-tymes him grete m my name, eV ofte-tymes panic him of his grete curtesye pat he to me hap done, A[ndl namehche^^ for pe ryng pat he 3af me when he hade herde masse at Westmynstre, for seynt lohnes loue ^uaungehst, and 20 i3toke poi3 3,e Eyng^i^ to pe pilgrimes, and saide, " y pmy 30W forto Icon &' here pis ryng, & take hit to Kyng Edward, & telle ham pat y sende hit^^ him; and a ful rychei^ ^^ y wil him 3eue j for oppon pe tuelfep^^ day he shal come to me, & euermore duelle in .4 blisse wipouten ende." H " Sil^" saide pe pilgnmes, " ^^dmt man bepis 3e, & in what place is 3on:^ duellyn-r' H " Fan. frendes Jod he, " I an.e Ioh«n EurmngehV^ & am duellyng^ wip Almyghty ^^ God' ; & 30ui^ Kyng Edward is my frende, & y loue him specialy 28. forencheson pat he hap euei^ Leuede in clennesse, and is clene maide ; and y pray 30W my message al forto done as y haue to 30W saide." ^ When seynt Ioh«n EuamigeZt.f hade pus ham, chargede, sodeynly^o he voidede out of her sight. 6^
pe pilgrimes po pankede Almyghty Gode, & went forp in hei .vay H & Avhe. ])ai hade gon ij or iij myle, pai bigon to waxen-^
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CH.cxxix, cxxx] Pilgrims' miraculous Journey to Edivard. 133
wery, & sette adoune ham forto reste ; & so J)ai felle ^and slepte.^ U And when^ J)ai hade slepte^ wel, one of ham -^awoke, & lifte vp his heuede^ & lokede aboute & saide vnto*^ his felaw, "arise op, and 4 wende "we in oure way." "What," saide fat on" felaw to fat ope?', " where be Ave nowel " ^ " Ce?*tis," saide fat ofe/'e ^felawe, " it semef ^ me fat it- is noujt f e same contreye fat we laide vs in ^forto reste &^ slep, for we Avere fo fro lexmalem. but iij mile."^° 8 ^ fai tok^^ op hei'' hondes, and blessede ham, & went forf in her" Avaye. & as fai went in here A\'ay fai saw sheperdes goyng wif hei"* shepe, fat spoken i- none of ere laugage but EngHsshe. ^ "Leue frendes," (i\iiod on of fe pilg?-imes, " Avhat contre is fis, &
12 AA'ho is lorde fe/'of 1" and one- of fe shepe/xles ansurede : "fis is fe cuntre of Kent, in Engelrt?if?, of fe AAdiiche fe gode Kyng Edward is lorde." ^ fe pilgrimes ^^fankede fo^^ Almyghty Gocf & seynt lohan^-* enaiingeJisf, & AA-eut forf in her Avay, & come to
16 Kaunte/'bery, & fro fens A^nto^^ London; and fe?-e fai fonden^^^ fe Kyng, & tolde him^" fro fe bigynny[n]g vnto f e ende as miche as seynt lohan hade ham chargede, & of al fingw*^ hoAv fai spedden^^ by fe Avay, & toke fe ryng to^'^ Kyng EdAvard ; & he vnderfonge
20 hit, & f ankede Almyghty God' & seynt lohan YMaungelist, & fo made him aredy euery day, ^ofram day to dayj^" forto Avende out of fis hf' AA'hen God Avokle for him sende.
How seynt Edwarde [de]ide on the xij -^ day. Capitulo U Cen- 24 tesimo ^ Tricesimo.
A^STd after hit bifelle-- fus in Cristemnasse ^3 eve: as fe holy man Edward Avas at Godes seruice, matynes forto^-* hure of fat holy-^ fest, he bicome ful -'^sik, and in fe morwe 28 ^''endurede Avif michel payn^*" masse forto here, & aftei-' lete him bene 28 lade into his chaumbre, fere forto resten-^ him; but sointo his^o halle amonges^^ his barons and his knyghtes myght he nou^t
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134 Edvjcird dies. Harold is made King. [CH. cxxx,cxxxi
come, ha?« forto comfort and solace, as he was, ^wonte forto^ done at pat worjji feste ; "Wherfore al his- mer)3 & comfort among^is alle Jjat were in fe halle was turnede into^ care and sorwe, for enchesoun fat fai drade'^ forto lese^ hei-* gode Lorde fie Kyng'. 4 IT And oppoii seynt lohnes "^day Euazaigeh'sf^ fat fo come next, f e Kyng* vnderfonge his rightes of holy cherche, as fallif to euery Cnsten man, & abode fe mercy &" wille of God. ^ And fo ij pilgrimes he lete bifore hi??i come, and 3af ha??i riche 3iftes, & 8 bitoke ha??i vnto God'. And also fe Abbot of "Westmynstre he lete bifore hi??i come, & toke him fat ryng in honoiw of Gode & ^of Seynt lohan^ Ywmwoelist. And fe Abbot ^toke hit &^ put hit amonge of ere reliqes, so fat it is at "Westmynstre, & 12 euer'i'^ shal be. and so lay fe Kyng sike to^^ fe xij eve;^^ & fo deide fe gode Kyng Edward at Westmynstre ; & fere he lif, for whos loue God haf done meny miracles. And fis was in fe 3ere of 12 Incarnacioun I'^of oure Lorde Ihesu Crist^,^-* M* .Ixv. 3ere; & 16 after he was trroislatede, & put into fe shryne, frou^ fe noble Martir Seint *fl Thomas of Kaunterbery.
How Harolde, f at* wras Godwyn?<s sone, was made Kyng* ; & how he scapede^^ fro fe Due of Britaign. Cap/;'«?o Qen- 20 fesimo xxxj".
WHen Seynt Edward was gone oute of fis worlde, & was gone to God, & Avorfely enterede, as ^'^''perteynede to^*^ soche a lorde forto bene,^' fe barons ^^of fe Land' Wolde haue 24 hade Edward' Helyngz^.?, sone^^ to Edward fe Outlaghe, fat was Edmundws sone-*^ Irensyde, to bene^' Kyng^, for-asmiche as^i he was moste kyndest kynges blode of f e reaunie. IT But Harold, -^ sone frouj fe Erie Godwyn,-^ & fe strengf of his fadei-' Godwyn, & f rou3 28 of ere grate lordes of fe reaume fat were of here-^ Kyn & vnto him sib, seisede al Engeland-'^ into his Honde, & anone lete crone him Kyng*, after fe enterement of Seynt Edward. ^ This Harolde,
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CH. cxxxi] Harold's Oath to Duke William. He breaks it. 135
pat was Godwyntto" sone. Tpe secunde ^ jere after J)at Seynt Edward was dede, "VYolde haue gone into Flaundres, but he was dryuen^ jjrouj tempest into fe contre of Pountif, & jiere he was take & 4 brou^t vnto^ Due Willia??i, U And fis Harolde wende J)o Jiat fe Due WHliam wolde haue bene avenged oppon hi??j, for enchesou fiat fie Erl Godwyn, fat was Haroldes* fadei'', °hade done--" quelle Alurede, fat was Seynt Edwardws brofe?*, and principaly for 8 Alurede,*^ Queue E??imes sone, fat was Richardes niodei-', Duk* of I^ormandye, fat was Aile to f e Due AYillia??i, ^ And nofeles, when Jje" Due William hade Harolde in prisouii & Yndei-* his poweiV for-alse^-miche as fis Harold' was a noble knyght, Avise, &
12 worfi of Body, & fat his fader & he were accordede wif fe gode Kyng Edward', & f erf ore ^ wolde nou3t ^'^mysdone^i hiui,^° but al maner ^ingus fat bituene ham Avere spoken & ordeyuede, Harolde by his gode Wille suore oppon a boke & oppoii Holy seyntj, fat he
16 shulde^- spouse and wedde Due "WillianiM^ doubter after fe def» of Seynt Edward, and fat he shulde besely ^^done His deuei'' forto^"* Kepe & saue f e reaume of Engeland, to f e profite & auauntage of Due Wil]ia?/i. IT And when Harolde Lade fus made his oth vnto^-^
20 Due Willia?H, he lete him gone,!*^ & ^af him^" riche jiftes ; And ^^he fio^^ went fens, & come into Engela^c^, & anone dede in fis manei'' when Seint Edward was dede; and as^^ man falsely forsuore, he lete cj-one him Kyng of Engeland', & falsely brae fe-*^ couenaunt^
24: Jjat he hade made bifore-^ wij? Due "William; wherfore he was wi]) hi??i Avonder wrofe, & swore fat he wolde-- oppon him bene" avengede, ^s^hateuer so^s him bifelle. ^ And anone AVillia?>i -^ lete assemble a grete hoste, and come into Engeland', to avenge
28 him oppon Harolde, & to conquere fe lande if fat he myght. U And in fe same 3ere fat Harold' was cronede, Harold' Hare- strenge, Kyng of Denmarc, arryuede in Scotland', and fou3[t] liaue be 25 kyng of Engehmd. & he come into Engeland', & quellede &
32 robbede, & destroiede al fat he might, til fat he come to ^oi'ke ; & fere he quellede meny men of Armys Mt,26 & an 2" C prestes.
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136 William invades England and slays Harold. [CH. cxxxil
H When fis tycling come to pe Kynff', he assemblede a strong power*, and went forto feijt Avijj Harold' of Denrnarc, & wij? his owen honde him quellede, and fie Danois^ were descomfitede ; & ])0 J>at -lafte alyue,- wip myche sorwe went^ to hei-* shippes ; and 4 |)us Kyng Harolde of Engeland quellede Kyng Harold' of Denmarc.
How William Bastard, Due of Norma»dy, come into Engeland',
XX
& quellede Kyng Harold'. Ca^itulo ^vj xij.^
A^Nd when fis bataile was done, Harolde biconie ^so prout, and 8 wolde ^noujt departe*^ with his peple of ping* J»at he hade gete, but helde it al towardes'' him-self*; Wherfore pe most part^ of his men Avere wrojj, and fram^ him departede, so pat oneliche wip him lefte no mo but his soudeow/'s. IT And oppon a day, as 12 he sate at pe^*^ mete, messagers^^ co???me to him, & saide pat "William Bastard', Due of Normandye, was Arryuede in Engeland' wip a grete hosf, and hade taken^- al pe lande aboute Hastynge, & hade also mynede pe casteH. U When pe Kyng hade^^ herde pis tydynges,^'* 16 he went pider wip a litil peple in^^ al pe hast pat he myght, for^*^ a litel peple Avas wip him lefte. U And Avhen he was comen^'^ pidei"*, he ordeynede forto jeue bataile to pe Due William ; but pe Due axede him of pise iij ping;<s : ^^if pat^* he wolde haue his doughte*" 20 to wif, as he hade made ^^& swore^^ his othe ^^& bihighf ;^^ or pat he wolde halde pe lande of him in t?'uage ; or pat he wolde determine pis ping bi-^ bataile. U pis Harold' Avas a prout man & a stout, and truste Avondei-*-^ miche oppon his OAven strengp, & faujt wip-- the 24: due & Avip his peple ; but Harold' & his men Avere descomfitede, & himself* -^was pere-^ slayn. & pis bataile Avas endede at Tonbrigge, in pe secu7ide jere ^^of his regne,^^ oppon seynt Kalixtes day ; and he lip at Waltham. 28
Of Kyng* William Bastard', & how he goue/-nede him -^wel &'-^ wisely ; & of pe weri'' bituene him &-'^ pe Kyng* of Fraunce. CapeY«?o Ceiifesimo xxxiij''.-*^
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CH, cxxxiil] Williamof Nor manch I croioncl King of England. 137
WHen Willia??i Bastard', Due of Xorma?idye, hade co?Kiuerede al ]je land', oppofi Cri[s]tenmassei day })0 next sewyng^ he lete c/'one \i\m kyng at Westmynstre, & was a wor])! kyng^, & jaf-
4 to Englisshemen largly landes, & to his knyghtes. H And after- ward he Avent^ ouer fe see, ■^& come^ ^into Xormandye, & fere duellede a while ; & in pe secunde ^ere of his regne he come a3eyne vnto*^ Engeland', and brou^t ''\\i\> him" Maude his wif, and lete 8 crone here ^cj[uene of Engeland', on^ Wliitsonday. H And ])o anone after, ])e Ivyng^ of Scotland' fat me callede Mancolum, bigon to ^weri'' and stryue^ wif^^ Due William ; and he ordeynede him ])o toward Scotland Avif his men, bojje by lande and by see, forto
12 destroy J>e Kyng^^ Mancolum. but fai Avere accordede, & fe Kyng of Scotland', ^lancolum, bicome his man, and helde al his lande of him ; and Kyng* William resceyuede of him his Homage, and come a3eyne into Engeland. IF And when Kyng William hade bene^^
16 Kyng xvij 3ere, Maude fe Queue deide, on who?/i Kyng William hade geten meny faire cheldern, fat is forto seyne, Eobert Curthose, William le Rous, Eichai-" also fat deide, Henry Beauclerc, & Maude also, fat was fe Erles wif* of Bleyns, and ofere iiij doughtre.^^
20 IT And after his Avifes deth, grete debate bigan bituene him & fe Kyng of Fraunce, Philippe ; but atte f e laste f ai were accordede ; and fo duellede fe Kyng of Engeland' in Xoruiandye, and no maw him werrede, ne^'* he no man, longe tyme. and fe Kyng of Fraunce
24 saide oppofi a day in scorne of Kyng William, & saide fat 'Kyng* Williawi hade longe ^-^ leyen a^'^ childe bed', & longe tyme haf^'^ restede him.' ^ And fis worde come to fe Kyng of Engela?irf fere fat he laye in Xormandy, atte Eoen ; and for fis word^^ was fo
28 euePO paiede ^for fat worde,"* & ek^ Avonder^ Avrothe toAvard fe Kyng of Fraunce, and swore fo by God' fat, Avhen he Avere arise of his gisyne, he Avolde li3t a fousand' candelles to fe Kyng of Fraunce. U And anone lete assem^oble a grete hoste of Normandye
32 and of Engelisshe-men ; and' in f e bigynnyug^ of Heruesf he come into Fraunce, & brent 21 alle fe tonnes fat he come by, frou3 alle fe contre, & robbed', & dede al fe euel fat he might frouj-out al
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138 William the Conq. dies. Williamthe Redsucceeds. [CH. cxxxiv
Fraunce. & at ))e laste he Mjrent |)e touii^ of Mantles, & co?«- mandede his peple forto here wode, & as miche as- myght breune ; & him-self halpe j^erto, al fat he mj^ghte, wif^ gode wille. IF And pere was g?'ete hete, what of fyre fat was so grete, & of J)e sone fat 4 fo was wondei'' hote, fat al stuffled'-' him-self was,-^ & felle into a'' grete sikenesse. and when he saw fat he was so stronge sike, he ordeynede and assignede al Normandy vnto" Robert Curthese, his sone, and al Engeland' to William fe Eous, & biquaf to Henry ^ 8- Beauclerc al his t/'esoure. U And Avhen^ he hade fus done,^*^ he vnderfonge alle his sacrament^ of holy cherche, & deide, fe xxij ^ere of his regne, & lif at Caam in Xormandye.^^
Of ^- Kyng William Rous, fat was Willia//i Bastardes sone, pat 12 destroiede i^tounes & hous of religioun^' fort[o] make fe^^ new Foreste. Cap^V^Zo U Centesimo xxxiiij*".
AISTd after fis William Bastard, regnede his sone William ^'^ Eous, &'^*> was a wondei"* contrarious ma« to God and to holy IS cherche, & lete amende & make fe toune of Cardeys fat fe paynemys hade destroied.^" ^ This Kyng William destroiede holy cherche^' and alle here possessions, in wliat partye^® he mijt ham fynde ; and f erfore fere was so miche debate bituene hi??? 6c f e 20 Erchebisshope of Jvaunte?'bery, Ancelyn, for euchesoufi fat he i^vnderfonge hi??? of his Wickednesse,^'^ fat he destroiede Holy cherche ; & for encheson f e?'of, f e Kyng to him bare grete wraf ; (t for fat cause he exilede him out of f e lande : & f e erchebisshop 24 fo -"^Went to fe courte of Eome, and fe?'e du[e]llede wif fe Pope. 51 & fis Kyng made be new Forest*, and caste doun^i & destroiede xxvj tonnes & iiij house-- of religion, al forto make his foreste longer & brodei'',^^ & bicome wonder glade & prout of his wode & of his 28 Forest*, and of fe wilde bestes fat wei-* fe?'in, fat it was mervailous forto^* wete, so fat men callede him ' kepei"* of Avodes & of pastures.' & fe lenge?- faf^ he leuede, fe more Wikkede he bicome, bofe to
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CH. cxxxiv] The Dreams of & ahout King William Biifvs 139
God & to holy cherche, & to alle his men. & )jis kyng lete make ]3e grete halle of^ Westmynstre ; ^and so- oppon a^ Whitsonday *he helde |jerin^ his ferste feste, he lokede aboute him,-^ & saide 4 Jjat*^ fe halle Avas to litel by haluendele, U And at ))e lasts he bicome so co?itrarious, fat al fing fat plesede God, displesede hi??z ; and al fing fat gode men louede, "he hatede dedly." IT And' so hit befel fat he dremede s& mette^ oppon a ny^t, bifore a litil or 8 fat*^ he deide, fat he was^ bloode, & bledde a grete q?/raitite of bloode, and a streme of blode lepte^'^ an bye toward Heuen more^^ fan an hundred Venithe^-; and fe clerenesse of fe*^ day was t«rnede al to ^^ derkenesse, and f e firmament also. ^ And when he
12 awoke, he hade grete drede, so fat he nyste what to done ; & tolde his dreme to meny of his conseile, & saide fat he hade grete drede, & supposede fat him was some meschaunce to come. ^ And fe secunde nyght bifore,^-* a monke dremed of f e househald', fat fe
16 kyng went into a cherche wif miche peple; and he was so prout fat he despisede al fe peple fat was v/if him ; & so^^ he toke^*^ fe ymage of fe o-ucifixe, &^" shamefully bote hit with his teif ; and f e c?T.Tcifix mekely soffrede al fat he dede ; but f e kyng, as a wode
20 man, rent of* fe Armys ^^of fe^^ ^^crucifixe and caste it vnder his feete, & defoulede it and frewe it al-*' brode-^; and a grete flame of fire come out of fe -■-c/'ucifixe3 mouthe--; of fe whiche dreem, meny a man-^ hade grete wondei-'. ^ The gode man fat
24 dremede fis dreem ^■^ tolde it to a knyght fat fo was moste priue wif fe Kyng* of al men ; & f e knyght me callede Hamundi^s sone ; & fe monke and he tolde fe dreem to'--^ [the] Kyng, Sz saide fat it shulde bitoken of ere f ing fan gode ; and nof elesse f e Kyng* lau3hede
28 ferat ij-*^ or iij,^' & litil sette f erof ; f And fou^t fat he wolde gone-^ Hunte & pleye in fe forest*, and his men -^conseiled' him^^ fat he shulde nou3t fat day, for no manei'^ f ing, come in f e wode,
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140 Rufusshot. Henry Beauclerc reigns. [CH. cxxxiv, cxxxv
so Jiat he abode at home bifore mete. H But anone as he hade etere,^ nofing^^ niight him lette ^but he wolde go^ to J5e wode forto liaiie his disporte. ^ And so hit bifelle ]5at one of his knyghtes J3at hight Walter Tyre], -wolde liaue shotte to"^ an^ herte; & his 4 Arwe glasede oppoii a braunche, & jsronj misaiienture smote fe Ivyngf to pe hert'; & so he felle doune dede to*^ fie grounde, wi])- outen'' eny worde spekyng*, & so he endede his lif*. H And it was ^non grete^ wondei-", for jjat^ day ]3at he dede, he hade late to ferme 8 J)e Erchebisshoppriche^*^ of Kaunterbery, and xij Abbays also, & eue?'more dede grete destruccioun to holy clierche Jjrouj wrongeful takynges and askyng«6^; for no man derst wij?sayen^^ |)at he wolde haue done ; & of his lujjernesse he wolde neuei-' wi]?drawe ^-neyjier, 12 to ^2 amende his lif*; and ferfore God' wolde suffre him no longer* regne in his wickednesse. & he hade bene^^ kyng* xiij ^ere and vj wokes, & lijji'i at Wynchestre.^^
Of Kyng^ Henry Beauclerc, J^at wrts William I'^i'le Rouswsi^ 16 brofe?-; & of fie debate bituene Mm & Robert Curthose,
i^his bro]jer.^s Csqnfu^o Ceiitesimo H xxxv.
ANd when^'^ Jjis Willia??i Eous-'^ was dede, Henry Beauclerc his bi'ofiei'' was made kyng^, for enchesoun Jjat William Rous 20 Ijade non-^ childe --bigeten of his body.-- & jjis Henry Beauclerc^^ was cronede kyng^24 ^^ London, ])e ferpe day aftei'' pat his brojjer was dede, pat is to seyne, pe v day-'* of August*. H And anone as^s Ancellyn, pat was Erchebisshop of Ivaunterbery, pat was at pe 24 court of Eome, herde pat William Eous was dede, he come ajeyne into Engeland' ; &-'^ Kyng Henry Beauclerc welcomede him wip michel-" honoure. U & pe ferst ^ei'' pat Kyng* Henry was cronede, he spused j\Iaude, pat was Margaretes doujttr, pe Queue of Scot- 28 land'; & pe Erchebisshop-^ Ancellyn-^ wedede ham. H And pis ■ Kyng* bigate oppon his wif ij sones i^ a dou3ter, pat is to seyne, Williaw?, Itichard, and Maude ; & pis Maude Avas afterward
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CH.cxxxv] Henrii r sChurchdisputes. Conquers Normandy. 141
Emperesse of Almayne. ^ And in fe secunde ^ 3ere of his regne, his bro]3e>"e Eobert Curtbose, J)at was due of JS'ormaridye, come wijj an huge nauy- into Engeland', forto chalange J?e land'; but Jjrouj 4 conseile of J)e^ wise men of fe land', fai were accordede in ]jis mane?' : Jjat fe Kyng shulde 3eue )je Due his bro)7er a jjousand' ti"' euery 3ere ; and whicbe of bam longeste leuede, shulde bene oJ)e/-es heire; & so bituene ham shulde ^bene none^ debate ne stryf. 8 If And when Jjai were pus accordede, pe Due went home a3eyne into l!^ormandy. And when fie Kyng hade regnede iiij 3ere,'^ aros a grete debate bituene him & J)e Erchebisshop of Kaunte?'bery, Ancellyn, for cause fat fe Erchebisshop wolde ''nou3t graunt jje
12 Kyng* forto take tallages of ^Holy cherche^ at his wille ; and \er- fore^ J)e Erchebisshop eftesones^*^ went oner fie see vnto^i ]3e court of Rome, & \ere duellede^- wij? J>e Pope. H And in \q^ same 3ere J)e Due of Normandye come into Engeland' forto speke wijj his broker.
16 And amonges ^2 ope/'e jjinges, J)e due of I^ormandy for3af to J)e Kyng, his brofie?-, J)e forsaide^-^ M* ti^'^ by 3ere fiat he shiilde ^''paie him ^^ ; & wif) gode loue ]?e Due went ])0 ^' into Xormandye a3eyn.^*'
20 % And when ])o ij 3ere were gone, }irou3 enticement of fie deuel & of ^^a \\x\er man,^^ a grete debate aros bituene ham, f^e Kyng & ]5e due, so fjat pe Kyng, f3rou3 conseile, Avent ouei-'^"'^ into jS'orma^dye. And when fie Kyng of Engela?«(? was comen-*^ into iS^ormandye,
24 alle fje grete lordes of Kormandye t?irnede fio^ to jje Kyng of Engeland', & helde a3eyns-i ]>& Due, here owen lorde, & him forsoke, & to ]je Kyng ham 3olden," and alle fie castelles &23 gode tounes of NormaJ^dye. And sone aftei'* was \q Due taken, & lad
28 wi)) ]3e Kyng into Engeland', and \q Kyng* lete put fie Due into prisouii. & fiis was^-* ))e vengaunce of God ; for when fie Due was in J3e Holy Land' God 3af liini suche might* & lionowr {'ere, wherfore he was chose -^ to ben Kyng^-^ of lerMsalem; and he^
32 wolde non3t ^e^ene hit, but ^o forsoke it; & fierfore God sende^'
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142 K. Henry I. drives K. Louis out of Normandy. [CH. cxxxvi
him fat shame & despite, forto bene^ put into his broj3e?-es prisoun. % J?o seisede Kyng Henry ^ al I^orma?Rlye into his hand', & helde hit al his lifes^ tyme. &■* fe same jere come \q bisshop Ancellyn fra?n^ Jje co^^rt of Eome into Engeland' ajeyne, & fe Kyng* & he 4 were accorded'. ^ And in ]je jere nexte comyng* after,*' fere bigaw a grete debate bytuene Kyng^ "Phihppe of Fraunce & Kyng Henry ^ of Engeland'. "Wherfore Kyng Henry ^ went into Normandye; and J)e weri'' was ^stronge bituenes^ ham ij ; and J)o deide fe Kyng 8 of F/'aunce ; & Lowys his sone was made Kyng* anone after his de)j ; and fo went Kyng Henry ^ ajeyne into Engela??/?, & mariede Maude his doughter to Henry,^*^ fe Empe;'o?«- of Almayn.
Of fe debate fat was bituene "Kyng Lowys" of F/rmce & 12 Kyng* Henry 1- of Engela?^/?; & how Kyng Henrie3 ij sones were loste in fe hye see. ^ Capitulo ^ Centesimo U Tri- cesimo •] Sexto.
WHen Kyng-* Henry had' bene^ Kyng xvij ^ere, a g?'ete 16 debate aroos bitue[n] ^^liim &i^ Kyng Lowys of Fraunce,^* for enchesouil fat f e Kyng hade sent into N'orraandy to his men, for^^ fai shulde bene^ helpyng to fe Erie of Bleynes as miche as fai myght, in werre a3eynes^'^ fe Kyng* of Fraunce, and fat fai 20 were as redy vnto him as fai wolde bene^ vnto^" here owen lord, for enchesoun fat f e Erie hade spousede his sustre, Dame Maude ; for whiche enchesoun fe Kyng of Fraunce dede miche harme^^ &19 sorwe** to Normandye. wherfore fe Kyng of Engelawf? was 24 wonder Avrof, Sc in hast went ouer fe see ^ojnto Normandye wif a grete powei'',-'^ forto defende fat londe ; & f e werre bituene ha??i laste ij jere, til at f e laste fai ij foujten to-gedei-',^! & f e Kyng of Frfmce was descomfitede, & vnnefe-'-^ scapede away wif miche 28 peyn ; and fe moste part-^ of his men were taken, &24 dede wif ham what liim liked; and some of ham he lete gofi^^ freliche,-*' &
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CH. cxxxvi, cxxxvil] Henry Fs sons. His daughter Maud. 143
some he lete put to dep ; but afterward ]jo ij kyn^z/s were accordede. ^ And when Kyng Henry hade holiche* al fe land' -of Xo[r]mandye, and scomfitede his enemys of Fraunce, he turned
4 a3eyne into Engeland' wi]) micheP hono?<r. and his ij sones William and Eichard, Avolde come aftei-" hei-* fadei-*, and went to be se wi]3 a grete company of peple ; but er fat'* J?ai might come to lond', ])e shipp come ^ajeyn a grete ^ roche, and brake '^al into^^
8 pices; and alle were drenched fat were " fierin, saf one "man ]jat was in ])e same shipp j^at ascaped ; and ])is was on seynt Kate^ynes^ day. IT And pise were ]je names of ham Jjat were drenchede, Jjat is to seyn : "William, J)e Kynges sone, Eicharde bis hvo]}er, fe Erl
12 of Chestre, Octouyle his hvolper, Geffray Ridel, Walter Emurcy, Gedfreye Erchedeken, Ipe Kynges dough tt>/-, J)e Countesse of Perches, jje Kyngws nece, ]>e Countesse of Chestre, and meny oper. H When Kyng Henry and o])ere lordes avryued were in Engeland',
16 and harde ]5ise tidyng?^.5, ]jai made sorwe ynow^ ; & al hei'' merjje & ioye was t2<rnede ]?o '^ into sorwe ^ & care.
How Maude Jje Emperesse come a5ey[ne] into Ungelatid ; and how she was afterward wedded to Gaufrey,^" J^e Erl of 20 Angoy. CapitzJo Centesimo xxxvij.
AXd "when |)at^^ ij ^ere were gone, J)at Jje Erl hade duellede wi]) jje Kyng^, Ipe Erl went J)0 fro pe Kyng*, and biganne to werre oppon him, & dede miche harme in pe lande of I^ormandye.
24 Wherfore Kyng Henry was sore annoiede when he herde pe tydynges.^- wijj al pe haste fat he njyght*, he passede pe see, and come into j^Tormandye, and toke pere a stronge castel, & pere ^^ helde him ^^ al fat ^ere. And fo come to him tydyuges ^"^ fat
28 Henry, ^^fe Emperozf/' of Almaigne, fat hade spousede Maud^'^ his dou3ter, was dede, and fat she duellede no longei-* in Almaigne, and fat she wolde come a3eyne into I^ormandy to hei"* fadei'', ^ And when she was comen^' to him, he toke^^ hei-' fo wifi'^ him,
32 and come ajeyne into Engeland', & made fe^^ Englisshemen to^" done-^ oth & feaute-^ vnto fe Emperesse. IF And fe ferst man fat
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made \q oth was WilliaHi ]je ErcheLisshop of Kaunterbury, and ]jat o\ere Kyng Dauid of Scotland, & after him, al Jje ^Erles & baronsi of Engeland. ^ And^ after fat,^ J)e noble man, Jje Erl of Angoy, a \vor))i kny3t, sent to >e Kyng of Eugeland ))at he wolde 4 grant him forto haue his doughtey to spouse, Maude Jje Emperesse. H And for enchesouii jjat hei-* fadei-* wisf fat he Avas^ a noble mm, fe Kyng grauntede him, & consentede J^erto, and fio tok^ his doughter, and ladde hei-" into jM'ormandye, & come to ))e noble 8 kny^t ^\)Q Erl« Gaufrid' ; & he spousede )je forsaide Maude wij? michel honoure ; & )5e Erl bigate 'oppon hei-'" a sone pat men^^ callede ' Henry, ]iQ Empe/'esse sone.' IT And after, when al pis was done, Kyng Henry duellede al pat 3ere in ^"ormandy. and 1^ after pat, longe^ tyme, a grevous sikenesse toke him, wherfore he deide. & pis Kyng Henry regnede xxxv ^ere & iiij mounpes ; & after he 3 deide, ^^'as bifore is^o saide, in Normandy ; & his hert was enterede in pe grete cherche of oure Lady of Roen, & his body was 16 brou3t wip michelii honowr into EngekoK./, & enterede ^-at Redyng* in pe Abbay; Sc'^- of pe which Abbay he was i^bigynner &^^ Foundoure.
i^How Stephene, Kyng Henryes sust-pr^ sone, Was made Kyn-^ SO of Engeland'. Capitulo H Centesimo ^ Tricesimo H Octauo.
After pis Kyng Henry pat was pe ferst^, was made Kyng his Nevew, his sustres^s sone, Stephen,!*^ Erl of Boloigne ; For anone as he harde pe tidynges^" of his Vnclesis deth, he passede pe 2-t see, and come into Engela?i'i, prouj conseil k i^strengp & helpe^^ of meny grete Lordes^o of EngelantZ (a3eyn3 heii^ oth pat pai hade made to Maude pe Emperesse), tok-^ pe reaume, & lete crone Stephen Kyng-^ of ^^pe land.22 % And pe erchebisshop 23William of 28 Kaunterbery,-^ pat ferst made pe-* oth to-^ Maude pe Emperesse, sette pe c/-one ferst opofi Kyng Stephenws heuede, & him annoy n- tede; and Bisshop Roger of Salesbery mayntenedo pe Kyng2<s
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CH. cxxxviii-ix] Stephen takes Lincoln. The Umjyress Maude. 145
partye in-as-niiche as he^ might, 51 The ferst jere fat Kyng* Stephen biganne forto regne, he assembled? a grete host, & went him- toward Scotland?, forto haue \>o^ werrede oppoii ]>e Kyng of 4 Scotland ; but he come ajeynes hi??i in pees & in gode manei-", & to him trust; but he made *to hi»i. none homage, for-asmichc as* he hade made ^homage to^ fe Emperesse Maude. IF And pe iiij 3ere of his regne, Maude ])e Emperesse come into EngekmcZ ; & ))o 8 bigan debate bituene*^ Kyng Ste^Dhen and Maude fe Empe?-esse. J)is Maude went vnto ]je citee of Nichole ; and pe Kyng^ hei'^ bisegede longe tyme, & might noujt spede, so wel fe cite was kepte and defendede. and fio })at were wifin fe citee cpieyntly scapede^
12 away wipouten^ eny manei^ harme; and Jjo tok fe Kyng Jie citee, & duellede perin to^'^ Candelmasse. IF And J)o come pe barons J)at helde^i wip ])e Emperesse, jjat is forto seyn, '^^pe Erl Randidf* of Chestre, fe Erl Eobert of Gloucestre, Hughe Bigot*, Robe>'t of
16 MoUeye,^^ & broujt wij) ham a stronge^"* power".
How Maude J^e Empe?'esse Went fram^^ Wynchesti-' vnto^^ Oxenford'; and after she ascapede^" to^^ Wallyngford' ; & what sorwe & disese IT she hade. Q2ipitulo Centesimo 20 xxxix^.
WHen J)e Kyng* was taken ^^ & broujt ^Ointo warde in-'' fe Castel -^of Bristow,^^ fis Maude Jie Empe?*esse anone was ^^lady of Engela?i(i, & alle men helde her for-- lady of fe lande.
24 II But* Jjo of Kent helde wi]) Kyng*-^ Stephenes wif* ; and also Willia??^ of Free & his retenue halpe ham, and helde werre a3eynes j\Iaude fe Empe?'esse. & anone aftei'*, fe Kyng of Scotland come to ham wij) 24a grete^* nombre of peple ; and po went Jjai in fere vuto
28 Wynchestre, fere fat fe Emperesse was, & wolde haue take^^ here ; but fe Erl of Gloucestre come wif his power", & foujt wij) ham ; & fe Emperesse, in fe menewhile fat f e bataile durede, scapede fro fens, & went vnto Oxenford', & fere hei-^^o helde. & in fat batail
32 was f e Erl of Gloucestre descomfitede & taken,^^ & wif him meny of ere lordes. II And for his delyueraunce was Kyng ^ Stephen
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146 The Eminess Maude's son Henry gets Normandy. [CH. CXL
delyuerede out of* p?-isonfi. U And when lie was delyue?-ede out of*^ prisoun, he went J)ens to Oxenford', & ^bisegede fe Emperesse pat was J?o at Oxenford' ; &2 jje sege endurede fro Michelmasse vnto Seynt AndrewMs tyde, ^ And \e Empe^-esse ^lete J)o^ clojje'* hei''^ 4 al in white lynen clof», for enchesoun Jiat she wolde nou3t bene*^ knowe, for in ])e same tyme fere was michel of snowe ; and so she scapede''' by \q^ Tamyse ^fra?/;, ham awaye^ ]?at were hei'' enemys ; & fro fens she went to Wallyngford, & ^^fere here helde.^*^ IT And 8 Jje Kyng wolde haue bisegede hei-' ; ^^ but he hade so miche to done wi]) ]>e Erl Randulf of Chestre, & wi]> Hugh Bigot, pat strongelich^^ werrede oppon him in euery place, pat he ne wist whider to^^ turne ; and pe Erl of Gloucestre halpe^^ ham wip his power. 12
How Gaufride, Erl of Angoy,i'^ 3af vp vnto '^^ Henry, pe Empez-esse sone, al Normandye. CAjntulo Centesimo xl.
AISTd after pis, pe^'' Kyng went vnto Wilton,^^ & wolde haue made a castel pere ; but po come to him pe Erl of Gloucestre 16 wip a stronge power, & almost hade take pe Kyng ; but 3it pe^^ Kyng ascapede wip miche payn; & William Marcil-'' pe?*e was take,& for whos delyuerance pe Kyng^ jaf to-^ pe Erl of Gloucestre pe gode castel of Shirhurn pat he hade tak. U And when pis was 20 done, pe Erl Robert, & alle pe Kynges enemys, went to Faryndon, & bigonne 22forto make pere a stronge-- castel; hut pe Kyng^, wip a stronge powei'', drof ham pens.
In pat same ^ere ^ The Erl Eandulf of Chestre was-^ accorded 24 wip pe Kyng^, and come to his-* court at his co»nnandeme?2t; and pe Erl went 25 haue safliche^^ comew-'^ ; & pe Kyng anone lete^s take fl him, and put Mm into prisou??, & most neuer for noping come out " ])e?'of til ])at he hade 3elde op to-^ pe Kyng* pe castel of Nichole, 28 j pe whiche he hade tak fro pe Kyng wip strengp in pe xv 3ere of ■j,g30 regne of Kyng Stephene. H & Gaufride, pe Erl of Angoy,^^ ' 3af vp to Henry 32 al Normandy. In pe 3ere pat next sewcde,
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CH. CXL-i] K. Stephen dies, & Henry II succeeds him. 147
kleide pe Erl^ Gaufrid'; and Henry- ])0 anon t2«'nedc ajeyn to Angoy,3 & ]5e?-e was made Erl wi]? ^michel ioye &^ lionoui'' of his men of ])e lande ; & to him deden feaute & homage ])e most pa/ie'' 4 of his land'. IF And J)0 was ]ns Henry, ])e Emperesse soue, Erl of Angoy ^ & Due of JSTor^mandye.
H And^ in ]>e same 5ere Was made deuorse bituene ])e Kyng of Fraunce & ]>e quene his wif, ])at was ryght heii'' of Gascoigne, for 8 encheson ]mt it^ was knowe^^ & pj-ouede pat pai wei-* sib & ney of blode ; & ])0 spousede hei-", Henry pe Empe?'esse sone ; & fo was he^ Erl of Angoy, "^ Due of Normandy, & Due of Gascoigne. 51 pa xviij ^ere of J)e^i regne of Kyng Stephen, ])is Henry come into
12Engeland wi)) a^- stionge powei-', and bigan^^ forto werre oppou Kyng^ Stephen, & toke pe castel of Malmesbery, & dede miche harme. And ])e^^ Kyng Stephen hade so miche werre ])at* he ^■^ wist nou^ti'^ whidei-' to^^ wende; but at ])e laste J)ai wei-' accorded',
16 ])rou3 ])e Erchebisshope Theobalde and ]n'0U3 oper wor])i lordes of Engeland', oppoii ])is condiciouii, pat J)ai shulde departe ])e reaume of Engeland' bituene ham, so J)at^- Henry, pe Emperesse soue, shulde haue holliche halfe fe reaume, and when Kyng Stephen
20 were^*^ dede, he shulde haue al pe lande of Engeland'; & pus ])ai were accordede, & pees criede^" j)rou3-out al Engeland', IT And when pe accord Avas made bituene fo ij lordes, Kyng Stephen bicome so sori, for cause pat he hade loste half ISingeland, & felle
24 iuto soche a malaldy, & deide in ))e xix ^ei-*, viij wokes & v dayes of his regne, al in weri'' & in contain ; & he li]) in pe Abbay of Feue?-sham, J'e whiche he lete make,^^ pe vj ^'-^ ^eve of his regne.
Of Kyng Henry pat was pe Emperesse^o sone, in whos tyme 28 2iseynt Thomas of Kaunterbery -^ was Chaunoeller.^2 ^ Capitulo ^ Centesimo xl p?imo.
ANd after pis Kyng^ Stephen, regnede Henry -^pe Emperesse sone, pat--' Was cronede^^ of pe Erchebisshop Theobalde 32 pe xvij day bifore Cri[s]tesmas.26 And in pe same 3erc Thomas
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148 Henry Ilinvades Wales. . Becket quits England. [cH. CXLI
Beket of London, Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery, was made ]3e KyngMs Cliancellei-' of Engeland'. IT ]>& secunde 3ere ]jat lie was cronede, he lete caste douu alle fe newe castelle^^^ ))at were longyng vnto fe c?'one, ])e wliiclie Kyng* Stephen hade 3eue2 vnto diuerse^ 4 meii, & ham hade made erles & barons forte holde wijj him, & ^him helpe^ a^eyns Henry ,^ Jje Emperesse sone. H And Jie iiij ^ere of bis regne lie put vnder his'' lordeship Jie Kyng* of Walys. And in Jje same jer', when fe Kyng of Scotland' had in his OAven liande, })at is 8 to seyne, J)e citee of Kerlil, fe castel of Bamburghe, Jie newe castel op''^ Tyne, and fe Erldome of* Lancastre, ]3e same 3ere \q Kyng^, wij)^ gret powei'', went into "Walys, & lete caste adoun^ wodes, & make^** waies, and made stronge Jje castel ^^ of Rutland & Basynge- 12 were ; and amonge J)e castelles^^ he made an house of fe temple. U And in pe same ^ere Avas Richard his sone born, pat afterward Avas Erl of Oxenford.
U And fe iiij jere of hes regne, he made Gaufride, Erl of 16 Britaigne; & in fat 3ere he chaungede his mone.^^ And fe A'j 3ere of his regne he lade ^'^an liuge^^ host vnto Tolouse, & conquerede hit. And pe vij 3er' of his regne, deide Theobalde, Jse^ Erche- bissho[p] of Kante7-bery; and ]30 al Jie citee of Kauiite?-bery, i^])rou3 20 meschief, almost^^ -y^as brent.
\Thomas a Becket is made Aychhishoj) of Canterbury, and quarrels tvith the King.^ \)Q ix 361'' of his regne, Thomas Beket, his Chauncellei'', was 24 chosen to ^'^ben Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery ; and oppoii seynt Bernardes day he Avas sacrede. U And in Jjat 3ere, born Avas Alienore, fe Kynges dou3ter. IT And J)e x 3ere of his regne, seynt Edmund' Jie Kyng was translatede Avi]? miche^'^ honour. U And 28 Jje xj 3ere of his regne he helde his parlement at K'ortliamptofl ; & fro pens fled' Seynt^^ Thomas, Erchebisshop^^ of Kaunterbery.^o for fe^ grete debate pat was bituen^i pe Kyng and him ; for if he hade bene^^ fonde on^^ pe niorwe, he hade bene'- slayn; & perfore he 32
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CH.CXLI-Ii] Hen.IFs children. Thomas a Becketismartyrd. 149
fledde fens wij? iij felawes, in^ fote oneliclie,^ pat no maw wist wher* he was, and went ower fe see to Jje Pope ^ of Eome. U And ]3i3 was |)e principal enchesoun, forasmiclie as Jie Kyng wolde haue put 4 clerkes to^ detli pat were atteint of felonye, wipouten^ eny pryuelege of holy cherche. IT And pe xij ^ere of his regno, was lohfi, his sone, bore.*5 And pe xiij 3ere of his regne deide Maude pe Emperesse, ]>at was his modei-' ; And in pat same 3ere was lohane 8 his doughter boruj ^ pe xiiij 3ere of his regne, pe Due Hemy of Saxoyne spousede jNIaude, his doughter ; & he bigate on here iij sones, Henry,s Othus, & Willia?n. IT And in pe xv 3ere of his regne, deide pe gode Erie Eobe/'t of Gloucestre, pat foundede pe
12 Abbay of Nonnes of Eton. U And in^ pe same ^ere, Marilc*, Kyng of \.%xusa\en\, conquerede Babilon. IT pe xA'j ^ere of his regne, he lete c?'one his sone Henry at Westmynstre ; & him cronede, Eoge?', pe Erchebisshop of 3ork', in harmyng of Thomas pe Erchebisshop of
16 Kaunterbery ; wherfore pe same Hoger was acursede of pe Pope.^
10 Of Kyng^ Henry, pat was pe Empey-esse sone; & of pe debate pat was bituene him & his fadei-" whiles ^^ pat he was in
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20 A fter" pe coronacioun of Kyng* Henry, pe sone of Kyng Henry, XjL thei2 Emperesse sone, pat same Henry pe Emperesse^^ sone went one?- into Xormandye ; and pere he lete marie Elianore, his dou3ter, vnto Dolfynes,!'* pat was Kyng of ^^ Almaigne. And in pe
24 vij jere pat pe Erchebisshop Seynti*5 Thomas hade bene outlaghecP, pe Kyng of Fraunce made pe Kyng & ^"pe Erchebisshop i'' accorded' ; and po come Thomas pe Erchebisshop, to Kaunterbery a3eyne to his owen cherche. And pis accord' was made in pe bigy7?nyng* of
28 Aduenf, and afterward he was quellede &^ martirede,^ pe v day of Cristwsmasseis pat^ po next co??zme. For Kyng* Henry pou3t oppon 13 a day of ^^ Thomas, Erchebisshop of Kaunte?-bery, oppon Cristes- masse^o day as he sate^i at pe^^ mete, and pise wordes saide : ])at if
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150 Thos.a Becket slain, A.B. 1172. Henry II dies. [CH.CXLil-iii
avengede of ^ the Erchebisshop Thomas. % And anone Sii-* William [Breton], SzVe Hughe Morvile, Sii^ William Tracy, e^ Sii'' Keynold' Fitj-Vrse, Beressone in Engelisshe," went into^ ])e see, and come into EngelawcZ, to ]?e cherche of Kaunterbery, & him ^ere. pal 4 matrede, at seynt Benetes ante?- in ])e modei-' cherche ; And ])at was in ]7e ^ere of ]je^ Incarnacioun of^ Ihesu^ crist, M^ C. Ixxij" 3ere.^ ^ And anone aftei'', Henry, ])e new Kyng^, biganne forto make weri-^ oppon ^Henry, Kyng,^ his fadei-', & eke oppofi ^"^his brej^ern.^i 8 H And so oppon a tyme fe Kyng^ of Fraunce and al ])e Ivynges sones, &, et"* |}e Kyng of Scotland' & Jie g?-etest lordes of Engela??*:?, Avere arisen a3eynes Henry })e fadei'*; & at^- last, as God wolde, he conquerede^^ his enemys ; and pe Kyng< of Emnnce & he were 12 accorded', and ])0 sent Kyng Hem-', ])e fadei'' specialy vnto }7e Kyng-^ of F;rmnce, and praede him hertly, for his loue, ])at he wolde sende to him by lettre ])e names of ham fat bigonne J>e wen-' oppon him. IT And ]>e Kyng of France I'^sent a3eyn to hini^-^ by lettre })e names 16 of hawj ])at bigon fe Aven-* : ferst^ was lohn his sone, and Richard his hvo])er, '^^& Henry his sone,^^ ])e newe Kyng*. IT \)o was Henry ])& Kyng wonder wro]>, & cursede J^e tyme ])at ^''enei'^ he ham^*^ bigate. And^'' while ])e werre diirede, Henry his sone,is ])e newe kyng^, 20 IT deide, sore repentyng his mysdede ; and moste sorw made of eny man for cause of Seynt^^ Thomas de]) of Kaunterbery; & prayede his fader, wi]j miche sorwe of hert, mercy of-^ his trespasse ; and his fadei-^ for3af it him, & hade of him grete pite; & aft[er], he 24 deide, pe xxxAg 3ere of his regne, and lij? at Eedynge.
How pe Cristen men loste fe Holy Land' in ]>% forsaid Kyng?w tyme, |)roii3 a-i false Cristen ma« fat bicome a^' Sarasyne. CapzYw/o Centesimo xliij'^'\-- 28
AXd while ])at Kyng Henry, fe Emperesse sone, leuede & regnede, pe grete batail was in fe Holy Land^ bituene fe Cristen men & fe Sarasynz^s ; but fe Cristen me/2 Avere ]iere quellede J50ru3 grete tr-esoufi of fe Erl of Trype, fat wolde haue hade to Avyf 32
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CH. CXLiv] How the Holy Land was lost. The Crusade. 151
]?e Quene ^of levusalem, fat so?».me tyme was Baldewyn?<s wif ; but she forsoke him, & toke to hei'^- lorde a Kny3t, a worjn ma« J)at me called? Sire Gy Pe^-chej. ^Wherfore ])e Erie of Trip^ was wrojj, 4 and went anone ryght to Saladyn, ]mt was Soudan of Babiloii, & bicome Saresyn/ & his ma?i, & forsoke^ Cristendome and ali Cnsten law; and ])e C?*isten mew wiste'^ nou^t '^of ])is dede/ but wende^ forte haue^ hade grete helpe of him, as fai were wont to^ haue 8 bifore. And when fai comen^^ ^o jje batail, ])is false Cristen maw t?<niede vnto pe Sarasynes, and forsoke his owen naciounes^^ ; & so Avere fe Cristen men ])ere quellede wi]) ])e Sarasynws ; and |)us wei^ J)e Cristen me?z slayne & put to horrible dej), and fe citee of"
12 lerwsalem destroiede, & fe holy croice born away. U ]?e Kyng of Fraunce ^-& al ])e grete ^" Lordes of fe land' lete ham croice ^^forto go into the Holy Lande; and amo«g ham went Richard, Kyng Henries sone, ferst after the Kyng^ of* France jjat tok the crois^^ of
16 ])e Erchebisshop of Toures; but he toke^"* nou3[t] J^e viage at |)at tyme, for enchesoun ])at he was lette by o])ere manei'' waies ^^fat nede^^ moste^^ bene^''^ done, ^ And when Kyng Henry J»e^s fadei-* hade regnede xxxv** 3 ere &^3 v mounjjes and iiij dayes, he deide,
20 & li)) [at] Founteuerard'.
Of Kyng' Ricliard, J)at conquerede aH^^ pe Holy Land' Jjat Cristen men hade loste. Capitulo Centesimo ftuadragesimo quarto.2t>
24 A Nd aftei-* -i])is Kyng^i Henry,-- regned Eichard his sone, a l\ stronge man & a Avorjji, & also bolde ; & he was cronede at Wynchestre^^ of fe Erchebisshop Baldewynne, Erchebisshop-^ of Kaunterbery, -° the Jjrid day of Septembre ; and the secunde jai'' of
28 his regne Kyng Eichard him-self* and Baldewyne the Erchebisshop of Caunterbury,25 & Huber[t], Bisshop of Salesbery, & Eandulf, Erl
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152 Eichard I & the Crusade. , He is imjJrisond. [CH. cxLiv-v
of Gloucestre, & o|)e?'e meny lordes of 'Engelaud, went into ])e Holy Land'. And ^in ])at viage deide ])e Erchebissliop ^of Kaunte/'bery ; and Kyng Eichard went bifore into J^e Holy Lond', &^ reste^ nou3t til Jjat* he come forj^e in his way vnto^ Cypres, and toke Cipres 4 wi]) grete force. & sijjen*' he went fourjj toward ])e Holy Land', & gete a^eyn as miche as ]>e C/'iste« men" haden^ loste bifore, Kyng Eichard' ^co?iquerede & gete hit a3eyn,o saf onely pe Holy Croice. IF And when Kyng Eichard come to ])e toune^^ of Acres, forto gete 8 ^iJjB citee,^^ a grete debate aroos bituene him and ]>e Kyng of Fraunce, so pat Kyng Eichard went ajeyne into France, & was wro]) toward 1- ])e Kyng of F/rauice; but ^^ei-' ))at^^ Kyng Eichard went a3eyne, he toke fe Citee^* of Acres. H And when he hade 12 taken ^^pe citee, he duellede penn^^ awhile; but to him come tydynges^*^ pat pe Erl lohii of Oxenford', his brope?', wolde liaue seisede al 'Engelcmd into his honde, & Normandy also, and wolde crone him Kyng' of pe lande. H And when Kyng Eichard herde 16 pis tydynges,^''^ he went a3eyn toward' Engela?^^^ wip^^ al pe spede pat he myghf ; but pe Due of Estriche niette wip^^ him & tok hi?«, & brou3t hi??i to-'^ pe Emperoure of Almaign ; & pe Empeyowr brou3t him into-^ his prisouii. And afterward he was delyuerede 20 for an huge Kaunsoun, --pat is, for to paien— an .C^^- ti."^ H And for whiche ransoun to bene-^ payede, eche ope7*e chalice of Engelc(?zr^ was molten 2a & made into monye. And alle pe monkes of pe ordre of Cisteaux-'^ 3euen alle hei'' -"bokes prou32" Engel««(/, to 24 done ham forto selle, and to-^ pat ransofi forto paye.
How Kyng Eichard' come a3eyii fro pe Holy Lande, & avenged' him of his enemys. Capitulo Centesimo QiuaAragesimo quinto.'-'' 28
so^^ITTHiles pis^^ Kyng Eichard was in prisoun, pe Kyng of f y Fraunce werrede oppon him strongeliche^^ in Norma/Klye,
and lohn his broper werrede oppofi him^^ iu 'Engelcmd ; but pe
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CH.cxLv] Rich. lis vjotcndcd to the Death at Castle Gaillard. 153
bisslioppis & ])e barons of Engel«??f? Avi])stode^ ham- ui]) al jje^ power ])at ]>ai hade & myght gete??/ & helde^ fe castel of "Wynde- sore and alle o))e>'e castelle-5. U And fe forsaide lohu saw J>at he hade 4 no might ne power^ a3eynes ])e barons of EngelanfZ forto fei3t ; but anone him Avent ouei'^ })e see to^ fe Kyng of Fraunce. IT And Avhen Kyng Eichard come out of prisouii, and was delyue;-ede, and come into Engelanc?, anone after Candelmasse, in grete haste he 8 went vnto''^ Notyngham, and^ ]je castel of ISTotyugham to him was golden ; and J>o disheritede ^ he lolin, his broj^e?*, and alle J'at wij) him helde; and afte?*, he went vnto fe citee of Wynchestre, and pere he lete him crone Kyng eftesones ; and after, he went into
12 Normandy forto wen^ oppon fe Kyng of* Fraunce, ^ And fe Kyng of F?r<nce come wi]7 vj C. kny3tes toward Gisers ; and^'^ Kyng Eichard mette him, & J)o wolde haue jeue him bataile, but ]?e Kyng of Fraunce fledde ; & an C. knyjtes of his were take, & ij
16 0. stedes were trappede wi|j yren, ^ And anone after, went Kyng^^ Eichard forto bisege J)e castel of Gaillard'. U And as he rode oppofi a day by fe castel, forto take avisement of \q castel, an^^ Arwe- blastei-' smote him wi}j a quarel Jiat was e[n]venymede ; and J)e Kyng
20 drow out l^e shafte of J)e quarel, but ])e quarelle hede abode stille in his heuede,^^ & hit bigan forto ^^ rancle, ]iat he might nou3t helpe him-self* ne ^^meve his Armes. ^ And po he wist fat he hade dethe^*^ Wounde, jiat he might nou3t bene^" hole for no maner jiing*.
24 He co??jmandede anone ^'^alle his men^'^ sharply forto ^•' assaile Jie castel, so fat ]>e castel was taken-" or fat-^ he deide. And so man- liche-- his men deden,^^ fat fe peple fat were in fe castel were al taken ; and fe Kyng dede wif ha?>i what fat^i he wolde, <fc co?h-
28 mandede his men fat fai sliulde bryng* tofore^'* him f e maji fat him so hade 25 hurte & so hade^^ wondede. H And when he come bifore fe Kyng*, fe Kyng axed' what was his name; & he saide "Sire, 26my name is^e Bertram Gurdon." "Wherfore," saide fe Kyng,
32 "hast fow me slayn, sif fat y dede fe neuex-' none liarme'?" II " Sire," said' he, " foii3 3e dede me neuer^" harme, 30 haue done-* to my frendes miche harme ; For 30ui''-self, wif ■^our owen honde,
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154 Bich.IdicsA.T>.121Q, K.Johi loses Normandy. [CH. CXLVI
quellede my fader" & my \)VO]ier ; and perfor now y lian^ 30W quytte ^oure trauaile." H ]?o saide Kyng Richard : " He ])at deide oppon J)e croice to bryng mann?fs soiile ^frani J^e^ pyne of helle, for3eue 30W my de]) ! and y also forjeue hit ])e." \)o co?nmandede 4 J)e Kyng jiat no man shulde him misdone^ ; but for al ])e kyngws defendyng, IF So?nme of his mew ^\nm folwed,"* & priuely him quellede. And fe ^j day after, fe Kyng deide shryuen, and sore ^repentance hauyng^^ of his misdedes,*^ & was houselede & 8 annoyntede. And J>is kyng ne'' regned but ix ^ere & xxxix wokes, & s deide, & li]) bisides^ his fadei-* at Founteuerard'.
Of Kyng lohii, fiat in jje^ ferst jere of his regne loste al Normandye. Ca,j)ituIo Ceutesimo xlvj'^^.i'^ 12
WHen Kyng Richard was dede, for enchesoun ])at ^^he hade none heii-', nofere^- sone ne doughte?-, his brofe;- lohan was made Kyng^, an[d] cronede at Westmynstre of Hubert, ]iat was ]>o Erchebisshop of Kaunte?'bery. H And when he biganne forto 16 regne, he bicome so mervaillous a^ ma??, and went ouer into !N^ormandye, & werrede oppoii ])e Kyng* of France. And so longe ])ai Averrede to-gedre, til att pe laste Kyng lohfi loste Normandye & Angoy^^; wherfor he was sore annoiede, & was none^'* mervaile. 20 H fo lete he assemble byfore him at London, Erchebisshoppis, bisshoppafs, Abbotes & Pryowrs, Erles & barons, and helde yere a grete Parlemenf, & axede Jje?*e of ])e clergye^^ ])e tenfe of euery cherche of Engeland', forto ^*^ co??quere & gete ajeyne N'ormandy & 24 Angoyi'' ]?at he hade loste. and? J)ai wolde noujt graunt ))at J'ing^; wherfore he was wondei-" wro]i. IF And in fe same tyme deide fe Erchebisshop ^8 Hubert*. And ])e 'Pr'iour & fe Couent of Kaunter- bery chosen, ajeynes ]>& KyngMS Aville, to bene Erchebisshop, 28 Maistre Stephen of Langetofi, a goode clerc ]>at wonede at ])e court d|j of Rome, & sende^^ to pe Pope 20 here elleccioun ; & ]>g Pope^o ■ confermede hit, and sacred hit^i at Viterbe. U When ])e Kyng wiste ))is tydyngz^s,-^ he was wonder' wro]), & drof ])e Prioui'' & ])e 32 couent fro Kanterbery, & exilede ham-^ out of Engela«cZ, &
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CH. cxLVii] K.John. England interdicted by the Pope's order. 155
co??iraandede^ ]iat no manei^ lettre ])at come fro ])e court of Rome, ue no- comandement,^ sliulde be'* vnderfong* ne pledede^ in Engelond'. IT When ])ise tydyng?<s^ come to fe Pope/ he sent
4 vnto Kyng lolin by his lettre, & prrtyede him wi]) gode Aville & gode hert J^at he wolde vnderfonge Stephen, ^ Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery, vnto His cherche, & soffre ])e Triotir & his monkes to^ come a3eyn to^*^ hei"" owen duellyng"; but ])e Kyng^ wolde nou3t
8 gr<ait hit for nojjing.^^
How Kyng lohan wolde i-noii3t do^- for^ f>e Popes ^^ go???- mandeme»t; wherfore al Engelaud was entez-dite ^^ i^& suspended'.i^ Cajntido Cenfesvno xlvij°.^'^
12 A ]!^d at ]>e^'' laste, })e Pope" sent by his autorite, and ennioynede j\ to ^s bisshoppis of Engeland' pat, if j>e Kyng^ wolde nou^t vnderfonge fe Prioure of Kaunterbery and his monkes, fat fai shulde do^^ gene?'al eute?-dityng^ Jirouj-oute al Engeland' ; & grautede
16 ful powei"' to iiij bisshopis to p/'onounce J^e ente?'dityng, if -'^ it were nede : H pe ferst was Bisshop Willia??i of London, & ]?at oper Eustace, Bisshop of Ely; ])e Jnidde-^ was Walter, fie Bisshop of Wynchestre ; And pe ferji-- was Giles, ])e Bisshop of Herford.^^
20 ^ And ])ise iiij bisshoppis praiede pe Kyng^, knelyng on here knees & sore wepyng^, ])at he Avolde do-"* pe Popis^^ co??nnandement*, and shewede him pe bullis of the ^ ente?-dityng^ ; but, for no prayei'' ])at J)ai myght proye, he wolde noujt consent J>e?-to. And when pe
24: bisshopes saw ])is, Jmi went fro-*^ pe Kyng*; IT And in-'^ pe morwe^'^ aftei-' |)e Annunsiaciofi of oure Lady, ))ai p?*onouncede pe general enterdytyng* frouj-oute al Engeland', so ])at pe cherchedores were shifters wij) Keyes & wi]? -^oper fastnyng^, and wij)-'-* wallys. U And
28 when pe enterdyting was pronuncede, ])an ])e Kyng bigan forto ^^ wax al out of mesure, and toke^i into his honde32 alle pe possessions of fo'3 iiij bisshopis, and of al pe clergye frouj-out^-* al j^e lande,
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156 GomjJromise between the Pope & King John. [CH. CXLVii-vill
and ordeynede men forto kepe ^ha??!, fat^ fe clerkes might noujt haue here leuyng^. Wherfore ])e hiss[hopis cursjede - h^m aH ])at put, or shulde medle- \\\]i, holy cherche3^ godes, a^eins '^the AYille of ham fat ha??i^ owede. 4
H And Whe[n] ])e Kyng Wolde nou3t cesse of his malice for no maner ]nng<, fe^ iiij bisshoppis aboue-saide'' went oner \>q see, and went to fe Erchebisshop ^ of Kaunterbery, and tolde him al J>e tidyng?is.^ U And ])e Erchebisshop to ham saide, Jjat fai shulde 8 go '^^ ajeyn to Kante^'liery, and he wolde come Jjidei"" to ha?n, or elles he wolde sende Jnder* certeyn pe?"sones in his stede, ])at shulde done^^ as miche as hi?>z-self were fere. IT And when fe bisshopis herde fis, fai twrnede a^eyne vnto^^ Engeland', & come^^ vnto K[a]un- 1 2 terbery. ^■^ U the tydynges comen to the kyng^ fat fe bisshoppes wer* come a3eyne to Kante?"bery,i* and [as] him-self might noujt come fider" fat tyme, he sent fider^^ bisshopes, Erles, Abbotes, forto trete Avif ham, fat fe Kyiig shulde vnderfonge fe Erchebisshop 16 Stephen, & fe pnour" and alle ^^ fe monkes of Kaunterbery, and fat he shulde neuei-* aftei-* fat tyme nofing take of Holy Cherche a^eynes f e wille of ha?u fat owede ^'' f e godes ; and fat f e Kyng shulde make ful amendes to ham of Avhame he hade eny godes 20 taken, & fat holy cherche shulde haue alle here Eraunchises as ferforf ^^ as she hade in SejTit Edward,75 tyme f e Confessoure.
How Stephen of Langetone co?Hme into Engelr^/c? frou^ fe Popis 1^ co^Hmandement, & the[n] "-*^ went a^eyn. CajnVw/o 24 Centesimo xlviij^.^i
WHen fe fourme of accorde fus was ordeynede, 2- hit was in a peire of endentures ; & fai put hei'' selx^s to fat -^o p^/rty,^^ and fai fat comen -^ in fe Kyng?<s name put hei'' selx-" to fat of ere 28 parte ^'^ of fe endentwres. And fe iiij bisshoppi^s aboue-saide toke
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CH. CXLViii] K. John refuses to restore the Church's goods. 157
fat 0 ^ parte - of ])e endentwres ^ wij? ha?>i ; And ]iq o])er pa?'te of fe endenture pai^ bare \\i]> \\&m forto shew fe Kyng^. H Wheii Jje Kyng saw "^ f e fourme, and hit ^ ^ vnderstode, he hekle him ful wel 4 paiede ^ of al mane;- Jjing ]xi\, ' ]m hade ordeynede, saf as tochyng ])e restitucioii of ])e godes ^ forto make ^ a3eyne ; to fat fing* he wolde^ noujt accorde ; and so he sent worde a3eyne to fe ^''forsaide iiij fcisshoppis,^*^ fat fai shulde done ^^ out and put awey fat o pynt 8 of restitucioii; and fai ansuerede fat fai nokle^^ noujt done'* ^^out a word'.^2 U fo sent fe Kyng' to fe Erchebisshop by fo iiij bisshopes, fat he shulde come to Kauntej'bery forto speke wif him fere, and sent vnto him saf condit, vndei'^ plegges, fat is to seyn, 12 his lusticej, Gilbert Peytevyn, "William de la Breuei-", & lohn le fi[t]z Hugh, fat in here condit safiy he shulde come, & goii a3eyn at his wille ; & in f is maner* f e Erchebisshop Stephen come vnto Kaunterbery, ^ And when the Erchebisshop) Avas [come],^'* fe 16 Kyng* come to Chilham, for he wolde come no nyer'^^ Kaunterbery at fat tynie; but he sent by his tresorei"*, fe^*^ bisshope of Wynchestre, fat he sliulde done^" out of fe endentwres fe clause of restitucioun forto make of fe godes. H And fe Erchebisshop made his oth fer, 20 fat^^ he wolde neuei'' do^^ oute a-<^ worde ferof, ne chaunge of fat fe bisshopes '^^ hade spoken-- & ordeynede. & so fe Erchebisshope Avent ajeyn to Rome, AA'if-outen-' eny more doyng^. IT Kyng' [John] Avas fo^'* miche Avrofer-^ fan euer he aa'es bifore, and lete make a 24 comen ^^ crie f rouj-out al Engela?id, fat al f o fat haden -'' holy cherche rentes, and AA'enten-^ ouer fe see, fat fai shulde come ajeyn into EngekiTzcZ at a certeyn day, and elle^ fai shulde lese her^ rentes^^ for euermore ; and fat he cowimandede to^ eue?y shirryf froujout 28 Engekmflf, fat fai shulde enquer* if eny bisshop, Abbot, ^'^ Pryoure, or eny ofe?' prelate of Holy cherche, ^i fro fat day afte?'war(J resceyuede eny mandement fat come fro fe Pope,^^ j,at fai shulde tak fe body, & brynge hit bifore him ; & fat fai shulde take into 32 f e Kynges hande al her* londes ^^ of holy cherche ^^ fat Avere jeuen
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158 K.JohnruinstheCisterciand. The Popes Demands, [ch.cxlix
to ^ eny man ])roii3 ])e Erchebisshop Stephen or by |)e Pryoui'' of Kaunterbery, fram ])e tyme of ]'e eleccioufi of ]>e erchebissliope ; IF And co??imandede ])at alle ])e Avodes ])at were ])e erchebisshop?<^<! sliulde - bene ^ cast adouil to ^ ])e grounde, and aH sokle. 4
How Kyng lohn destroyed jje ordre of Cisteaux. Caintulo Centeshno xlix^.*
ANd in pe same tyme pe Irisshe-me?^ bigon to^ weri'' oppou Kyng lohii; and Kyng John ordeynede him forto*^ Avende 8 into Yrland*, and lete arere an huge tax " ])rou3-out al TLugelcmd ,'' J)at is to seyn, xxxv M^ mar3 ^ ; & sent ])rou3-out ^ al EngelantZ to ]>Q monkes of ]>e ordre of Cisteaux, ]?at J)ai shulde helpe him of vj M^ marc of Siluei-' ; and ])ai ansuerede ^<^ & saide ^^ fat pai derst 1 2 nofing done wijwutew^^ hei'' chief Abbot of Cisteaux. Wherfore Kyng lohii, when he come^- a3eyne ^^fram Irian d',^^ he dede ham so miche sorwe & care, J)at ])ai nist whei-' forte abide ; for he toke so miche ransouii of euery hous of ham,^* }>e so??ime amountede ix M^ 16 & iij C mor3,^^ so ])at })ai were clene loste ^*^ and destroyede, & voidede hei-' hous & hei'' landes J)rou3-out al Engeland. ^ And the Abbot of Wauersey ^"^ drade so miche his manace, ]jat he forsoke al his IS Abbay, & went J)ens, and pryuely ^^ ordeynede him ouei'' ])e 20 see 20 to pe hous of Cisteaux. ^ When pe. tydynges ^i come to ])e Pope,-^ }»at ])e Kyng' had done so miche malice, ])0 was he toward' Jje Kyng' ful wro]), and sent ij legates to^ pe Kyng*, — })at on me callede Pandolf*, & ])at ojiere Duraunt, — ])at pSii ^^ shulde warne ])e 2'4 Kyng*, in })e Popis — name, ])at he shulde cesse of* his persecucion J»at he dede vnto holy cherche, & amende ]>e ^^ wrong* and tvespasse-* |)at he hade done to pe Erchebissliope of Kante?-bery, & ^Sy^to pe-^ monkes of Kaunt(??'bery, & to al ])e clergye of Engela^ir?, and ])at 28 he shulde restore pt godes a3eyn ])at he hade taken -° of ham a3eyns hei-' wille, & elles 2" ])ai shulde curse the ^^ Kyng* by name ; and to done 23 ])is j'ing^, 30& to conferme,^^ pQ Pope— toke ha?«, his letfies in
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bulles patent. ^ fise ij legates comen^ into Engelani^, and comen to ])e Kyng^ to Northampton, ^erQ fat he helde his parlement ; & ful curteisely fai ^ him sahxed',^ and saide ; " Sire, we bepe ^ come7i 4 fro ^ J)e Pope '^ of Eome, J>e pees of holy cherche & "• J^e lande f orto amend' ; and we monest 30W ferste in fe Popis half, pat 30 make ful restituciouii of ])e godes fat 30 haue ranisshede of holy cherche & of fe land', & jmt 30 vnderfonge Stephen, ^ Erchebisshop of 8 Kanterbery, into his dignite, and fe Prioui-" of Kaunterbery &z his monkes, & fat 30 3elde a3eyn to ^ f e Erchebisshope alle his landes & rentes, wipoiit eny wifholdyng. ^ And Sire,^*^ more-ouei-', fat 3ei^ soche restitucioun hani^^ make, as holy cherche shal holde her*
12 paiede."
^ f 0 ansuerede f e Kyng^ ; " as tochyngt f e Priowr & his monkes of Kaunterbery, al fat 3e haue saide, y ^^wille gladelyche^^ do, & al fing^ fat 3e wille ordeyne. ^ But as tochyng' fe
16 Erchebisshop, y shal telle 30W in i- niyn hert as it lif, fat fe Erchebisshop lete his bisshopriche, & fat fe Pope*^ ^^fan for him^'^ wolde praye, & fan oppon aventure me shulde like some ofere bisshopriche ^-^ forto 3eue him ^^ in Engeland' ; and oppon ^"^ f is
20 condicioun y wil ^'' him resceyue and vnderfonge. II And nofeles in EngekmcZ, as Erchebisshop yf* ^^ he abide, he shal neuer* haue so gode saf condit fat^^ he ne shal ben* tak." II fo saide Pandolf vnto f e Kyng^ : " holy cherche was neuei-' wont to disgrade -^
24 Erchebisshop wif outen ^^ cause resonable ; but euer she was wont to chastice Pry[n]ces fat to God' & holy cherche were in-obedient." ^ " What ! how now?" (\uod fe Kyng, " manace 36 me ]" H " Nay," saide Pandolf, " but 3e 22 now openly haue tolde as it stondef ^2 in
28 ^our hert ; & to 30W we wil tel what is f e Popis ^ wille ; & f us it stant: fat he haf 30W holiche^s ente?-ditede & accursede for fe wronges fat 30 haue done to holy cherche & to fe clergye. & for- as-miche as 3e duellif & bef in wil to abide in 30m'' malice, and
32 wil nou3t come to none emendement,^'^ 36 shal vnderstond' fat fro fis tyme afterward fe centence is oppon 30W 3euen, & halde-' stede
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160 The Popes Legates declare the Excommunication of England.
& streng]); and all^ fo J)at wif ^owhap co??2munede or^ ])is tyme, Whefer pat ))ai be]?"* Erles or^ barons,*^ knyghtes or eny oper, Avhat-so- " euer pat' ]?ai bene, we ham assoile safly vnto pis day. And fro pis tyme afterward', of what coudicion so-euei-'^ he^ be, we 4 ham acurse pat wip 30W co??imunen, and^^ do we sentence oppoii ham openly & specialy. IT And we assoile quyte^^ Erles &12 barons, kny3t3, & al ope7- manei^ ra&n, of hei-* homages, seruices & feaute3, pat pal shulde vnto 30W done. II And pis ping to cowferme, We 8 jeue^^ pleyn power* to pe Bisshop of Wynchestre & to pe Bisshop of Norwich; H And pe same power we ^^3eue into^* Scotla?ic? to pe Bisshop 15 of Rouchestre & of Salesbery ; & in Walys we ^eue^*^ pe same power^ to pe Bisshop i" of seynt Dauid,^^ of Landa & of^^ 12 Assa. ^ And more-oue?* we sende^o prou^ al C/istendome, pat al pe bisshopis bi^end pe see, pat pai-^ 22ag^j.ge ^lle po pat helpep 30W, or in 12 eny conseile ^eue-^ in eny maner nede pat ^e haue forto done in eny pa?'ty of the world' ; and ^■iwe assaile^"* al ha??? pat ajeynes 30W 16 meuep-5 eny manei-' werre. U And we assoile ham al also, by pe autorite of pe Pope,-*^ & coj^nnanden^'' ha??i28 also wip 30W forto werr", as wip him pat is enemy to ^^ al holy cherche." H po ansuered' pe Kyng, "what mow 30 done^** more?'' H po saide^i 20 Pandolf : " we seyn ^- to 30W ' in verbo Dei,' pat 30, ne none heir* pat 36 haue, neuer after-* pis day may be c?'onede." II Tho saide pe Kyng: "by Him pat is Almyghty God', & y hade wist of pis ping" er* pat 36 come into my land', pat 3e me^^ Jiade brou3t2^ soche 24 tidynges,^^ y slinlde hane made 30W ride ^^ al an hool 3ere." U po ansuerede Pandolf* : " ful wel wende we, at oure ferst comyng^, pat 3e wolde haue ben obedient to God and to ^ holy cherche, & haue f ulfillede pe Popys '^^ co?»mandement ; and nowe we haue shewede 28 & pronimcede vnto ^"^ 30W pe Popis -^ wille, as we were chargede perwip. H And as now 3e haue saide pat, if 3e hade wist pe cause of oure co??auyng, pat 3e wolde haue made vs ryde al an hool 3ere,
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CH. cl] a clerical Coiner is set free hy Pandulf. 161
and as wel je myght haue saide J»at 30 wolde haue take ^ an hool 3ere of respite by J^e Popys 2 leue, ^ But forto suffre what de]> pat 3 36 coufe ordeyne, we shulle noii3t spare forto tel 30 w hoUiclie: 4 al pe Popis2 message, & his wille Jjot we^ wer" chargede with."
How Pandolf delyuerede a clerc ])at hade falsede ^& contre-
fetede |3e Kyng-w*^ monye^ "^bifore pe^ Kyng'.''' Q>2i,pitulo
CenXesimo 1°.^
8 A !N"on ]?o co?nmandede |)e Kyng to^ the Shirrif'^ & bailifs^^ of
Jl\^ Northampton fat ^^were in pe Kynges p?-esence, Jjat^^ pai
shulde bryng* forth alle ^^fe prisoners, Jjafr^^ ])ai iny3t bene^* done
to depe bifore Pandulf*, for encheson pe Kyng wende pat pai
12 wolde haue gaynesaide here dedes for cause of dep, al ping pat pai^^ hade spoken bifore. ^^ U When pe prysoners were comen^''" bifore pe Kyng*, pe Kyng* co?nmanded'is somme to bene honget, & some to bene^^ drawe, & so??ime to draw out her' eyen of her*
16 heued.2o and amonge alle oper, pere was a clerc pat hade falsede pe Kynges monye ; & pe Kyng cowmaundede pat he shul($ bene 2^ honged & drawe. IT And when Pandolf herd pis com- mawdement of pe Kyng*, he stert^^ op smertly, and anone axed
20 a book* & candel, ^3 and wolde haue ^3 cursed alle ham pat sette oppoii pe clerc eny honde. IF And Pandolf him-self went forta seche a croice ; and pe Kyng folwede him, and delyuerede him pe clerc by pe honde, pat he shulde do ^-^ wip him what-euei'' pat he
24 wolde. And pus was the clerc delyuerede, and went pens ; and Pandolf & Duraunt* ^^ went po fro ^6 Kyng John, & come a3eyne to pe Pope^'' of Eome, and tolde him pat Kyng lohfl wolde nou3t amendede ben, but euer' abide so acursede. H And nopeles pe Pope
28 graunte(J pat 3er' prou3-out Engeland?, pat men might synge masse32* in couenable cherches, & make Godes body, and 3if it to sik* men pat 29shulde passe-^ out of pe^^ worlde, & also pat men might cj-isteu
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162 King John surrenders his Crown& Realm to the Pope. [CH.CL
childern oueral. U And when ]>% Pope wist^ & sawe pat pe Kyng wolde nou3t bene ^ vnder* ]>e rewele of holy cherche for no mansr J)ing*, ])e Pope ^fo sent- to Jje Kyng of r?'ance, in remissioun of his synnes, fat he shulde take Avij) him al fe powei-' pat he myght, & 4 wende into Engeland' forto destroye Kyng lohan.
\_King John gives in to the PojyeJ] When pis tydyngws^ come to Kyng* *Iohn, po Was he sore annoyede, & sore drade Laste pat he shulde lese his reaume, and 8 him-self ^ be done vnto pe ^ dep. ^ po sent he to pe Pope messa- gers,*^ & saide pat he wolde bene "^ iustifiede, & come to amende- ment* in al maner pinges, atte his owen wille. pe messagers conien^ to pe Pope, & tolde him^ pe Kyngws wille, & saide pat he wolde 12 come to emendement in al mane?-^*^ pinges, & wolde make satis- faccioii to al manei-* men aftei'' pe Popys ordenaunce. U po sent pe Pope a^eyne into 'Engeland, Pandolf* and opej'e messagers, & comen to Kaunte/bery pere pe Kyng abode, and pe xiij day of 16 May, pe Kyng made^^ an both forto stande to pe Popes ordenaunce, bifore Pandolf pe legat, in al mauer ping?/s for pe whiche he was accursede ; & pat he shulde make ful restitucion to alle pe^** men of holy cherche and of religioun, of pe gode ^^ pat he hade take of ham 20 a^eyn^ heii'' wille. And alle pe grete lordes of Engeland' suore oppoii a ^2 book* & by pe holy dome, pat if pe Kyng wolde nou^t holde his oth, pai saide pat^^ pai wolde make him^^ holde hit bi strengp. IT And^*^ po put pe Kyng* him to pe coz^rte of Eome & to 24 pe Pope, and po ^af* vp pe reaume of Engelanc^ & of IrlancJ, for him & for his heires for euermore pat shuld' come after him, so pat Kyng lohan & his heires shulde tak po ij reaumes of pe ^^ Popis Hand', & shulde holde po ij reaumes of the Pope^*' as to ferme, pay- 28 ing euery jer* to pe court of Eome a pousand' marc of siluer*. And po toke ^'' pe Kyng pe croune of his Heued', and sette him ^^ on his knees, and pise wordes^^ saide in heryng-'^ of alle pe^^ grete ^^ lordes of Engeland' : " Here y resyngn) op pe crone of ^^ pe reaume 32 of Engeland' into pe Popis Hande, Innocent pe pridde, and put 24 me Holliche ^^ in his mercy & ^^ ordenance." U po vnderfonge
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CH. CLi] King John's Deed of Surrender to the Foj^e. 163
Pandolf* ])e crone of Kyng lohn, and kepte hit v dayes, as for seising-takyng^ of J)0 ij reaumes of Engela/icZ and of Yrkmc?, and confermede al manei-* pinges by his chartre pat folewej) after'.
4 Of fe lettre obliga[to]rie J) at Kyng lohn made to pe court of Rome; wherfore pe Petrus pens bejji gadrad ]jroii3 al Engeland'. CaptYwZo Centesi???o Q,uinqM«gesi??io primo.^
" nnO^ alle^ C?*isten. peple j)rou3-out^ the worlds duellyng^, lohn,
8 _L hy ]je g?'ace of God, Kyng* of Engeland', gretyng to ^our* vniuersite ! and knowen^ fing* it be pat, for-asmiche as'' we haue greuede & ofifendede^ God & oui-' moder* cherche^ of Rome, and forasmiche as we haue nede to pe mercy of oure lord Ihesu Crist, 12 and we may noping so Avorpi oflfre competent satisfaccioun to make to God' & to holy cherche, but if it were oui'' owen body, as wip oure^^ reaumes of Engelaud' and of Irland', Thanne, by pe grace of God',^^ we desiren forto meken ^^ vs for pe loue of Him pat meked
16 Him to pe dep of pe Croice, prouj conseil of pe noble erles & barons, we soffren ^^ and frely g?-anten to God, and to pe Apostoil3 seynt Petre & seynt Paule, & to oure moder* cherche of Rome, & to our* Holy fader pe Pope, Innocent pe pridde, & to alle pe Popis
20 pat comep^^ after him, al pe reaume &^^ patronages of cherches ^''of Engeland'^^ and of Irland', wip alle pe appurtenances, for remissioun of oure synnes, and helpe & help of oure Kyn^''' soules, and of aH; Cristen soules, so pat fro^^ pis tyme afterward, we wille resceyue &
24 holde of oure moder che[r]che of Rome, as fee ferme, doyng* feaute to oui-*^^ holy fadei-*-*^ ^^pe Pope, Innocent pe pridde, and to alle pe Popes pat comep^^ after" him, in^^ maner* abouesaide. H And in presence of pe wise man Pandolf, pe Popis Suthdekne,-^ we makep^^
28 liege homage, as it were in pe Popes p?'esence, & bifore him were ; and we shul^^ do al manei"" pinges^^ aboue-saide; and' '^^\eriox^ we byndep^s vs, and al pat comen aftei-' vs, & oure heirs for-euei''- more, wipouten -^ eny gaynsaying, to pe Pope, & eke pe Avard ^'^ of
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164 K. Johns Deed of Surrender. Exiled Papists to come hack.
cherche3^ vacaunt^. and in token^ of ])is ]nng euer forto last, we wille, conferme &^ ordeyn, J)at oui-' special rent^ of fe forsaide Eeaumes, sauyng seynt Petrus pens, in al^ ])ing to J^e moder cherclie of Eome, paying by ^ei-*^ M*" laav^^ of siluei'' at ij te;-mes of 4 fe 3ere, for al maner custumes fat we '' sliulde do to ''' ])e forsaide Reaumes, ]>at is to seyn, at Mighelmesse & at ^ Estei-', fat is to ^ seyn,^ vij C niarj ^'^ ^^ for Engeland',^^ & iij C mar^ ^^ for Irland', sauyng to vs and to oure heires, oure ^ lusticej and oure ofer 8 ffraunchisis, and ofer realtes fat appe?-teynef ^^ to^"^ fe crone. And alle fise finges fat ^^bifore ben^^ saide, we wille fat hit be ferme & stable wif outen ende ; and to fat obligacioii we, and alle our" i^successoures & oure heires,^*^ in f is maner bef i" bonde, fat if we, or 12 any of our heires, frou^ ^^ pj'esumpcioun falle ^^ in eny poynt a^eyne f ise f ing?/s abouesaide, & he bene '^^ warnede, & wille nou^t -^ ri^t amende him, he shal fan lese fe forsaide^ reaumes for euermore. and fat 3 fis chartre of 22obligacioun, & oure warant,"^ for euermore 16 be ferme and Stable wif outen ^^ gaynsaying*, we shul fro fis day afterward be trewe to God & to f e -* modei'' cherche of Eome, and to f e Pope Innocent f e f rid',^^ and to al fat* -*5 comef -" after him ; and fe reaumes of Engeland & of Irland' we shul mayntene 20 trewely -^ in al maner poyntj a3eyn3 al maner men by oure power*, f rou3 -^ f e grace of God'." ^^
How fe clerkes fat werne^o outlawed' of Engeland', come ajeyn, & how Kyng John was assoiled'. Csipitulo Centesimo lij^.^^ 24
WHen fis chartre ^^ was made and enselede, f e Kyng Vnder- fonge a3eyn his c?'one of-* Pandolfes hondes, and sent anone vnto ^^ f e Erchebisshop Stephen, and to al his ofer clerkes and lewed men fat he hade exilede out of his ^'^ lande, fat f ai 28 shulde come a3eyne into Engeland', & haue a3eyn hei'* londes & heir* rentes, & fat he wolde make restitucioun of fe godes fat he
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CH. CLii] King John welcomes Archhisliop Ste^phen. 165
hade ^ take of heres,^ a3eyns hei'' wille. U Jie Kyng liim-self J)0, and Pandolf, & Erles & barons, went fo ^ vnto Wyncihestre ajeinj fe Erchebisshop Stephen. & when he was comen,^ ])e Kyng went 4 a3eynes him, & felle adouii vnto ■* his feef , & saide vnto ■* hi?/i : " faire sir", je be]> welconiew ^ ; and y c?-ie 30W mercy, for encheson pat y haue trespassede a3eyn3 30W." H J)e Erchebisshop toke him vp J)o in his Armes, & cussede him curteisely ofte-tymes, and after 8 lad hi??i to ])e dore of Seynt Swythynus cherche by fe honde, & assoilede hi??i of ]je centence, and him reconselede to God and to holy cherche ; and pat was on seyn[t] Margarites day ; and ])e Erchebisshop anone went forto synge pe masse, and pe Kyng offred
12 at J)e masse a mark of golde. U And whe?« pe masse was done, alle pai went forto vnderfonge '^ hei"* londes, wipoutere "^ euy maner" gaynesaying ; and pat day pai made aH merpe and ioye ynow ; but 3itte was nou3t pe enterdit^ relessede, for enchesoun ^pai hade sent
16 pat pe enterdityng^ shiilde nou3t bene vndone^ til pe Kyng^ hade made f ul restituciouil of pe godes that he ^^ hade take of Holy cherche, and also pat him-self shulde done^^ homage to pe Pope by a certeyne ligat pat he shulde sende into ^^ Engeland'.
20 U po toke 13 Pandolf his leue of ^^ pe Kyng* and of pe Erche- bisshop, and went a3eyne vnto ^^ Eome. And pe Erchebisshop anone lete come bifore him prelates of holy cherche at Eedyng*, forto trete and conseil how miche and what pal shulde ^^ axe of pe
24 Kyng^ forto make restituciouil of pe godes pat he hade take i' of ham. H And pal ordeynede and saide, pat pe Kyng shulde 3eue to pe Erchebisshope iij M* mar3 ^^ for pe wronge pat pe Kyng hade done to^^ him, and also to oper clerkes ^Oxv M^ marc, by porcyons.-'^
28 and in pe same tyme jS'icholas, -^ bishop of^i Tuscan, Cardynal Penitauncer" of Eome, come into Engeland' prou3 pe Popis co??i- mandenient, pe v kaXend of Ottobre, and come to London pe v None of Octobre, for enchesoun pat Kyng lohu, and alle pe -"^
32 kynges pat comen after hi?n, shulde euermore halde pe reaumes of EngelawfZ and of Irland of God & of pe Pope, paing- to pe Pope by 361-' as -3 is aboue saide.
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166 The 1 -years' I^iterdict is ended. K. John's Misdeeds. [CH. CLill
How ))e enterditing was vndone in Engeland ; and of pe debate ))at was bituene Kyng lohii & ]?e barons of fe reaume.
IT Capit?iZo Centeswno liij°.^
WHen Kyng lohii -hade done his- homage to \q legat J^at 4 shewede him fe Popes^ lettre, fat he shulde paye to lulyan and ^elde ajeyn, J>at was Kyng Richardes ■*wif', ])e Jiridde part^ of |)e londe of Engelawc? & of Irland' |)at he hade wijjholde sij) ]>at Kyng deide, — U Avhen Kyng lohn herde fis, he was wondei"" wroj?, 8 for vtte?*liche^ pe ente?*dityng might nou^t bene*^ vndone til fat he hade made gree & restitucion to''' fe forsaide lulian of fat she^ axed'. H The legate went fo a^eyn to fe Pope^ aftei-* ^°Cnstesmasse, and fe Kyng sent fo messagers^^ oue?'ei^ see to lulian, fat was Kyug 12 Ptichardes wif, forto haue a relesse of fat she axede^^ him, U And so hit bifeUe^* fat lulian deide anone aftei^' Estei-*, and insomiche fe Kyng was quyt of ^^ fat she axede ; but fo, at fe feast ^'^ of Seynt lohii fat ^'^come next^''' aftei"*, frou3 fe Popis^^ co??^mandement fe 16 enterdytyng Avas fersf relessede frou3i^ al Engel«?itZ fe vij day of luH: ;— and seuen 3ere almost^o was fe londe ente;'ditede, — and on^^ fe morwe men ronge,^^ & songe masses frou3-out London, and so after frouj-out^s aH Engeland'. 20
H And fe next ^ere afte?', fere bigan a grete debate bitueu-'^ Kyng lohii & fe lordes of Engela?i(i, for enchesoii fat he wolde nou3[t] graunt fe lawes, & halde, fe^^ Avhich Seint Edward' hade ^^ordeyned, and hade ben^^ vsede & holde vnto fat tyme fat 2" he 24 hade ham broken ; for he wolde none-^ lawe holde, but dede al fing fat him liked e, & disheritede^^ meny men Avif-outen^^ consent of lordes & pire^ of fe land ; And he wolde haue disheritede^^ fe gode erle Eandolf of* Chestre, for encheson fat he vndername him 28 of his wickednesse. & for cause fat he dede so miche shame &
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CH. CLili] Magna Carta. The Barons conspire against John. 167
vilony to God! &^ holy cherche, & also for he hekle & hauntede his owen broferes wif, & lay also by nieny o]>ere wywimen, grete lordes dou3te?-s, — for he sparede no wo/nman J)at him likede forto^ 4 haue, — wherfore alls fe lordes of fe lande war* toward^ him wonder' wrojj, and went *wi]> him^ to London, & toke fe citee.
[King John grants the Great Charter J]
H And forto cesse pis debate and sorwe, ]je Kyng^ and J?e
8 Erchebisshop, and oJ>ere grete lordes of^ Engeland', assemblede
ham bifore fe fest^ of Seynt loliii fe Baptiste, in a medowe bisides*'
fe toune of Stanes J^at is callede" Eome-^mede. And J)e Kyng
made ham J>ere a chartre of ffraunchise^,^ soche as J^ai Avolde axen ;
12 & in soche nianei''^*^ Jjai were acordede; and J)at accordement laste nou3t ful longe, f or fe Kyng him-self* ^^sone after^^ dede ajeynes fe poyntes of J>e same chartre fat he hade made. Wherfore ])e moste ^^party of fe^^ lordes^^ of Engelowii^* assemblede ham, & bigon to
16 were oppoii Kyng lohn, and brent his tonnes & robbede his folc, & dede al J7e sorwe pat |mi myght^,i^ and made ha?7i alse^'^ st?'onge as pai might*, I'wip alt her" powei"*,^" & pou^t ^^to dryuen^^ him out of Engela?i(:Z, and make Lewys, pe Kynges sone of France, Kyng* of
20 Engelrt?^d'. ^ And Kyng lohan sent po oiiei"* pe^^ see, and ordeynede so miche peple of liormannes & of Picard^, and of Flemynges, so pat pe lande mi^t nout ham sustene, but wip miche^^ sorw. U And among Alle pis'^^ peple pere was a Norman ^^ pat me callede -^Frankes
24 of Brent 2^; and pis jN^orman & his co??ipany sparede neyper cherche ne house of Religion, pat pai ne brent & robbed hit, & bare away alle pat 24 pai might tak*, so pat pe land' was al destroiede, what ^'°'u\ 0^^ side & in-*5 pat opere. H )3e barons & pe-^ lordes po of Enge-
28 land ordeynede amonges^s ham pe best spekers & wisest men, & sent ham oue?- pe^^ see to Kyng Philip of Fraunce, & prayed him pat he wolde sende Lowys his sone into Engelawtt, to ben-^ Kyng of EngelancP, and vnderfonge^*^ pe crone.
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168 Louis of France invades England & takes Castles. [cH. CLIV
How Lowys, ))e Kynges sone of F?aunce, come into Engeland' wi]) stronge ^ powei-" of peple, to ben - Kyng of Engelaw^Z. C&^ntulo Centesi7no liiij'^''.^
WHen Kyng Philip of Fraunce herde J)is tydynges,* he made 4 certeyn aliance bituene ha??t by hei'' co??iniune eleccion, Jjat Lowys, Kyng^ Philippis sone of Fraunce, shuld' ^gone*' Avij) ham into Engelaw6?, & dryue out Kyng* lohn of ]>e land. And alle ]?o'^ ]?at were in pj'esence of Lowis made to^ him homage, and bicome 8 liis men.^ And ])e barons of Engeland' ^"^helde hara^*^ stille at liOudoii, & abode 11 ]m'e Lowys, }>e Kyngzis sone of Fraunce. And j)is was Jje nexte Sat?<resdayi^ bifore pe Ascencioun of oui"* Lord' fat Lowis come into Engeland wij> a^^ stronge powei''; & fat tyme 12 Kyng lohfi hade take alle ]>g castelles^* of 'Engeland into Aliens liondes. H And Lowys come ])0 to Rochestre, and bisegede fe castel, & tok^ hit wij* strengjj, & pe jjoresday in Whitson weke,i^ lete honge alle fe Aliens fat were ferin. And fe Jjoresday fo next 16 sewyng*, he come to London ; & pare he was vnderfong wif micheli^ honour* of fe lordes fat aboden^''^ him fere ; & alle to him J)ai maden^^ homage. H And ^^ afterward, in fe Tywesday fo next sewyng* fe^^ Trinitee Sonday,-*^ he toke fe castel of Eyegate, and 20 in fe morwe after, fe castel of Gildeford', & fe Friday ^^fo next sewyng',21 f e casteH of Farnham ; and fe Moneday next after, f e cite of Wynchestre to him^^ was golden ^3 ; and in fe morwe nexte^^ after* seynt Johns day, fe manei'' of Wolneseye ; And fe Tiwesday 24 next after fe viij'*^^* of Seynt Petre & seynt Poule, fai token -^ fe castel of Odyham, IT And fe Moneday next after seynt Margaretes day, he ordeynede him toward Beaumei-',-** forto bisege fe-'' castel ; & fere he duellede xv dayes, & might noujt gete fe castel ; & 28 po^^ went he^^ fens, and come to London, & fe Toure to him was jolde.
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CH. CLv] A Swineshead MonJc prepares Poison for K. John. 169
^And in ])e same tjnne^ fe Pope- sent into Engeka^cZ a legate j)at me callede Swalo ; & of Kyng lohnes dej). CsLpitulo
Centesimo lv*°.^ 4 A Xd in pe same tyme pe Pope^ sent into Englond? a legate jjat i\ me callede Swalo, and he was -^p^-i^st Cardinal of Rome, forto mayntene Kyng* lohnes cause a^eyn^ ))e barons of EngelaracZ ; but ])e barons hade so huge pa?'tye and help prouj Lowys, pe 8 KyngMs sone of F?'aunce, })at Kyng* lohil wist nou3t whidei'' forto turne ne go.^ II And so it bifel,'^ pat he wold' haue goii to l!^ichole; and as he went J)iderward, he come by^ pe Abbay of Swyneshede,^ and pere he abode ij dayes. U & as he satte at pe'^^ mete, he axede
12 a monk* of pe hous, 'how miche a lofe was wor]?, fat was sette bifore him oppon^^ pe table.' & pe monk saide puf^^ ' pe lof* was wor]} but an halpeny.' "0," quod he, "fo here is grete chepe of brede. ^ i^ow," quod pe Kyng, "and y may leue, soche a lof
16 shal bene^^ wor]) xxs., or halfe 3ere be gone."^'* and when he hade saide pis word, micheU^ he ]5ou3t, and ofte-tyme sichede, and toke^^ & ete of pe brede, & saide : " by God', pe worde pat y haue saide,!' hit shal ben 13 soth." ^ pe monk pat stode bifore pe Kyng',is for pis
20 word' was^^ ful sory in hert^, and pou3[t], raper he wolde him-self soffre pitouse dep, & pou3t to-*^ ordeyn p6/'for so?;tme manei'' remedy. H And anone pe monk* went to his Abbot*, and was shryuen of him, and tolde pe Abbot al pat pe Kyng* saide, and praiede his
24 Abbot forto assoile him, for he wolde 3eue pe Kyng* soche a wassaile pat al Eugeland ^^shal be perof glade -^ and ioyful. ^ Tho went pe monk* into a gardeyn, & founde a grete tode perin, & tok-^ her* vp, & put here in a coppe, &-^ prickede pe tode prou3i- wip a
28 broche meny tymes, til pat pe venyme come out on-"* eue^-yche-^ side^- into pe coppe. and po tok-- he^^ pe coppe, and -^fellede hit wip god ale, &-^ brou3[t] hit bifore pe Kyng, & knelyng*27 saide:
1-1 How 0.
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170 K. Jolui dies of Poison. Henry III sticcccds Mm. [cH. CLVI
" SiiV o^od he, "Wassaile ! for neuei'*, dayes of joui-* lyue,i drauke^ 36 of soche ^a* coppe." " Bygynne, monk," o^od J)e Kyng, and ]je monk dranke a grete dran3t, and toke pe Kyng Jje coppe; &° fe Kyng ^drank also^ a grete drau^te, and sette doune J)e coppe. 4 IT J?e monk anone right went*" into J)e fermory, & J)e?'e deide anon, on whos soule God' liaue mercy, Amen ! & v monkes siwge]?^ for his soule,^ & shal whiles ^*^ Jjat^^ Abbay stanf. H The Kyng aros vp anone ful euel at ese, & co?nmanded anon^- to remeve pe table, 8 & axede aftei'' Jje monk* ; and men tolde him pat he was dede, for his wombe was broken ^^ in sondre. U When pe Kyng herde ]5is tidynges,^* he comandede forto trusse ; but al it was for nou3t, for his bely biganne^-^ to swelle, for J)e drynk Jiat he drank, ])at he 12 deide wipin ij daies,^'' \q morwe aftfir Seynt Lukes day. ^ And fiis Kyng lohii hade fail'' childerne of his body bigeten,^" fiat is to seyn, Henry his sone, pat was Kyng afte?' his fadei-*, & Eicharde, pat^s -^yr^g Y.x\ of Cornewail, and IsabeH, pat was Emperesse of 16 Eome, and Alienore, pat was Quene of Scotland'. H And pis Kyng lohn, when he had reguede xvij 3ere v mounpes & v dayes, he deide in pe castel of i^ewerc, & his body was buriedei'-' at Wynchestre. 20
Of Kyng Henry -0 pe pridde, pat was cronede at Gloucestre.
CaT^ittdo Centesimo lvj*°.2i
AISTd after pis Kyng John, regnede Henry his sone, & was c?"onede at Gloucestre when he was ix 3ere olde, on seynt 24 Symondws day & lude, of Swalo pe legat, prou3 conseile of alle pe grete lordes 2- of ILngeland'^^ pat helde wip Kyng lohn, his fadei'', pat is to saien, pe^^ Erl Randolf of Chestre, William, Erl Marchal, William Erl of Penbrok', 23& William^^ Breuere, 2-1 Erl of Ferers, 28 Serl de Maule, baron ; & alle opere g?'ete-^ lordes of Engela«(7 helde with Lowys, pe Kynges sone of Eraunce. & anone after, when Kyng Heury was cronedc, Swalo the legat helde his conseil at
1 lif ue D. lyf ne 0. 2 (jj-onk 0. » leaf 9.5, back. * At the top of this 2>ayc is written in faint ink, by a different [?] hand: — A lambe.
^ a sic D. ^— ^ also drank D. also dranke 0. ' MS. went went.
^ syngeii 0. ■' soule specialich D. soule speciallicti 0.
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CH. CLVi] Wales is interdicted. Louis is defeated. 171
Bristow, at Seyut Martynes fest^ ; & Ipere Aver" xj bisshopis of 'Eugelarid & of Walys, & of olper prelates of holy cherche a^ grete nombre, & Erles & barons, & lueny kny3tes of 'Eu.geland ; and alle 4 ]?o Jiat were at ])at conseil swore feaute vnto^ Henry Jje Kyng, Jiat was Kyng lolines sone.
H And anone after,^ pe ligate enterditede Walls, for encliesouii Jjat ]3ai helde with Jje barons of Engela??f? ; and also alle J)o fat 8 *holpen or 3af conseil* to meve weri"* a3eyn3 Jje new Kyng Henry, he acursede ham j And in the bigynnyng he put in fe ^sentence fe^ KyngMS sone of Fraunce Lowys. IT And no]:eles Jie same Lowys'^ wolde nou3t spare forto werr* for al Jjat, but went anone,
12 & tok ])e castel of Berkhamstede, efe eke^ ]je castel of Hertford'. U And fra?7i^ J)at day aftirward, Jie barons ^dede miche^ harme })rou3 al EngelawcZ, and p?'incipaly Jie Frenche-men f)at wer^ comen^*^ wif) Lowys ; Avherfore \q grete lordes ^^ of Engela?;t?,i^ & alle \q
16 co??imune peple,^^ lets ha??i croice forto dryue out^^ Lowys & his co??ipany out of EngelancZ. H But somme of f>e barons, & ek of J>e Frenchemen, were gone^'* to ))e cite ©f Nichole, & tok^^ ^^j^e Cite,^'^ & helde hit to Kyng^ Lowys profite. But Jiidei-' come^" Kyng
20 Henryes^^ men wif ^^a grete^^ powei-*, f>at is to seyne, \q Erl Randolf of Chestre, and William Erl Marchal, & Willia??z de la Bruer*, Erl of Ferers, & meny ojjer lordes wij: ham, & 3af-'^ Bataile -^vnto Lowyse men. IF And Jjere was slayn J?e Erl of Perches ; and
24 Lowys men 22\vere pere^^ foule descomfitede ^^ ; and ]jere was taken-'* Serl, Erl of Wynchestre, & Humfray de Bouii, Erl of-^ Herford, & Eobert, \q sone of Walter ; & meny o\er Jjat hade bigonne werr" a3eyn3 ]je Kyng^ \erQ were taken, ^6 and lad to-" Kyng Henry -S)?at
28 was2S Kyng lohnes [son]. % When J)e tydyng of fiis scomfiture come vnto- Lowys, he remevede fens, & went-^ vnto London, and lete shette pe 3ates fasf of f>e citee. H And anone aftei'', fe Kyng sent to 2° fe^i burgeys of London, fat fai sliulde 3elde ham
32 vnto him, k, fe citee also, and he wolde ham graunt alle fe
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172 French fleet is destroy d. Louis goes hack to France. [CH. CLVil
Frrtunchises^ fat- J)ai were wont forto haue, & wolde conferme ham by his^ new charti"''* vndei-* his g?'ete sele. ^ And in the same tyuie a gret Lorde, fat me callede Eustace fe monk*, come out of r?vaince wijj a grete co»ipany of Lordes, & wolde haue come 4 into Engela/«Z forto haue holp Lowys, pe Kyngws sone of Fraunce. H But Hubert of Burgh^ and'' Jie v portes, wif viij shippis, & no mo, mette wif ham in fe hye see, and assailede ham egrely, & ouercome ham frou^ strengj), and smyten of Eustace-fe-monkes 8 heuede," & token also x grete Lordes of Fraunce, and put ham into prisoun, & quellede almost alle Jjb men fat comen^ wif^ ham ; and anone drenchede^*^ fe shippis in fe see.
How Lowys turned a3eyii into F?fliince; and of fe confirm- 12 acioun of Kyng lohnes chartre. H Csupitulo Centedmo 1 Septimo."
WHen Lowys herd fis tydynges,i- he drade sore to ben^^ dede and loste, and lete ordeyne, & spok^^* bituene fe Kyng 16 and Lowys ^5 by fe legat Swalo, and foru^ ]>e Erche^'^bisshop of Kaunte?*bery, and frouj^''^ of ere grete lordes, fat alle the prisoners of 1^ fat one halfe and of ^^ fat of er shulde bene ^^ delyuerede, & gone-*^ quit*, and Lowys him-self shulde haue for his costages ^^a 20 M* ti -^ of siluei'', & shulde gone out of Engeland, and come neuer perin ajeyne. and in fis mauei'' was fe accord made bituene-- Kyng Henry & Lewys. And f o was Lowys assoilede of f e Popis -^ legat fat me-* callede Swalo, of fe sentence fat he was in, and fe barouns 24 of Engela?i(i also. U And after fis, Kyng Henry & Swalo fe legat, & Lowys, went vnto Mertoii ; and fere was fe pees confermede, & bituen-^ ham ordeynede. and afterward Lowys went fro fens vnto London, & tok^*^ his leue, & was broujt wif miche-'' honoure at 28 fe-*^ see wif fe Erchebisshop of Kaunterbery & wif ofer bisshoppis, and also wif cries and-^ barons ; and so went Lowys into Fraunce.
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CH. CLVil] Henry III confirms King John's Charter, 17S
^ And aftirward fe kyng & fe Erchebisshope, & Erles & barons, assembled ham at London, at Michelmasse ^ fat next J)0 sewede,^ & helde fere parlement.^ & fere were fo renewede alia fe Fraun- 4 cbises fat Kyng lohn hade^ gjrmntede at Romemede; and Kyng Henry fo confermede ham by his chartre, fe which jitte bef holden frou^-out'^ 'Eng&land. U And in fat tyme fe Kyng toke of euery ploughe of ^ londe ij s; and Hubert of Burgh ^ was made fo chief 8 Justice of^ Engeland. U And fis was in^ fe iiij ^ere of Kyng Henryes regne ; & in f e same ^ere was ^seynt Thomas^ of Kanter- bery t?-anslatede fe l^'' ^ere after his martredome.^i H And after, it was ordeynede by alle fe Lordes of Engeland, fat alle Aliens shulde
1 2 gone out of EngelawcZ, & come nomore f e?in.
And f e Kyng* ^^ j,o toke ^^ alle f e castelles into his honde, fat 13 Kyng lohn his fader hade jeue & taken^'^ vnto Aliens forto kepe, fat helde wif him. IT But fe prout ^^Frankes of Brent,^-^ Richely
16 lete arraie his^*^ castel of Bedford, whiche he had of fe Kyngws^" 3ifte lohn^^; & he^^ helde fat castel a^eyns Kyng Henries wille wif might and strengf. ^ And the Kyng come fider wif a streng power', & biseged fe castel. And fe Erchebisshop ^^ Stephen of
20 Langeton come to fe Kyng^o wif a fairs co??zpany of kny3t3,'-i him forto helpe; and fra fe Ascencioun vnto fe Assumpcion of GUI'* Lady, laste f e sege : & fo was f e castel wonne & tak, and fe Kyng lete honge aH fo fat were wif in ^^ fe castel, fat^^ -yyij, j^er gode wille
24 24 helde fe castel a3eyn3 fe Kyng,-^ fat is -^forto seyn, foure score^-^ men. ^ And f o afterward Era [n]kes ^6 himself* was fonde in a cherche of Couentre ; and fere he forsuore al EngelaJicZ Avif miche shame, and went 2'' fo a3eyn into his owen contre.
28 ^ And whiles fat Kyng Henry regned, Edmund of Abyndoii, fat was t?-esorer of Salesbury, was consacrede ^^ Erchebisshop of
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174- Henry III marries, & grants Charters. [CH. CLviii
Kanterbery. And ]ns Kyng Henry sent ouer^ see vnto ])e Erie of P?'Ouince, J)at lie slmlde sende liini his doubter into Engela«(i, fat me called Alienore, & he wolde Avedde her. And so she come into Engeland' after Cnstes-masse,^ and in ]■>& morwe^ after seynt 4 Hillary, J>e Erchebisshop" Edmnnde'* spousede ham to-gedre^ att Ivaunte?'bery ; and at ])e viij*^ of seynt Hillary she was crounede at "Westmynstre \vij> miche solempnite ; & pere was a swete sight bituene ham, ]\at is to seyn, Edmund, ])at Avas next Kyng* after 8 him, his bro])ei'', "folour'^ of curtessi and of Larges, and Margaret, })at wf^s afterward' Quene of Scotland, & Beatrice, pat was afterward Countesse of Britaign, & Katerine, ]>at deide maide in religioun.
Of fe qiiin3ime of godes J)at were gr^mted for ]?e new charters ; 1 2 & of J^e puruyance of' Oxenford'. Capit?/Zo H C"' Iviij.i"
ANd ])us hit bifelle^i ]>at ])e lordes of^ Engeland wolde haue sovime addicions mo in the Chartre of Fraunchises ])at ])ai hade of ])e Kyng*, & spoken ])us bituene ^^ ham; & ])e Kyng 16 grauntede^^ ham alle hei-* axing*, and made to ham ij Chartres : J)at on is callede ' pe grete^* Chartre of Fraunchises ' & ])at oper is callede ' ]>e Chartre of ])e^'^ Forest*'; and for ])e grante of ])ise^'' chartres, prelates, Erles and barons, & alle ])e co?nmunes of Enge- 20 land, jaf to fe Kyng^''' M*" mar3^^ of siluei''.
U When Kyng Henry hade bene^^ Kyng xliij ^ere, ])at same 3ere he and-" his lordes, Erles, and barouns of J»e reaume, went to Oxen- ford, & ordeynede a lawe in emendement^^ of Jje reaume, and-^ suore 24 ])e Kyng him-self*, & after, alle ]'e lordes of ]>& reaume, ])at j'ai wolde holde I'at statute-^ euermore ; and who ])at it-^ brak shulde beue^'-^ dede. U But ]>e secunde 3ei'' after J)at ordenance, fe Kyng, j)rou3 conseile of Sire Edward his soiie, & of Richard his bro))er, ))at was 28 Erl of Cornwall, & also of o)>ere, repentede him of ])at oye ])at he hade made forto holde ]>at lawe & ordynauce, and sent to ))e cowrt of Rome to bene assoilede of })at oth ))at he hade made. II And in J)at 3ere next comen-^ after, was-*^ grete der]) of corne in Engela«(/, 32
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CH. CLViii] CnU War. The Battles of Lnoes & Evesham. 175
for a ,,uaner of^ whete was wor], xxiiij s,^ & j,e pore peple ete netles for hunger, and of.re wles; & 3deide nieny MH for defautes of mete.
4 1 And in ],e xlviij jere of Kyng Henries regne, biganne wen^
and debate bituene him and his lordes, fo[r] enchesoun bat he
hade broken j,e couenaunte36 j,at were made bituene ham at
Oxenford. U And in fat^ same ^.,, in Lent, was fe Seastel of
8 xXotyngham^ tak, and ),e folc slayne ,,at were ,,enn, for enchesoun
fat ^ai hade ordeyned wilde fire forto haue brent fe citee of London
H And m the morwe^ of May fat come next after, oppon seynt
Pancms day, was the batail at Lewes, ],at is to seyne,io ,,e Wed-
12nesday before seynt nD,„,tan.. dayU, and^^' Jere ias tak,
Kyng Henry ^H,ir....lf^, &i3 ^,,, ^^^^,^^^^ ,,^^.^ ^ ^.^^^^
Eichard, Erl of Cornwail, & meny^.^ opere brdes. II And in hat
16 ,ei ward of Sire Symond' of Mountford', Erl of Leioestre, at Here- lord, and went to ],e barons of f e Marche ; and J,ai vnderfon^ him yvrp micheli- .honoui^. IT And in fe same tyme Gilbert of dare,- Lrl of Gloucestre, j,at was in ye ward also of fe forsaide Symond^, -0 ],rou3 ]'e co».mandement of Kyng Henry, fat went fram him in^^ grete wrajvo fo, enchesoun fat he saide fat ],e forsaide Gilbert was a fool in his comseile, wherfore he ordeyned him^^^ so, & helde wi,, 24 tr% sT" ^V"'^ ^" ^'^'Sat.resday next- after ,,e middes of tT^r' ?;'■ f ^''^' ^' ^^^^^^ ^°"^' descomfitede Sire Symond^ de Mountford^ at Kemworj, ; but f e grete lordes fat were fere wif lum we. taken, fat is to seyn, Baldewyne Wake, Willia»z of Moun- 28 t!{"'7^r^'. "^''' ^'''^ ^^'^^^ ■■ ^"<i f« Tywesday next after,
Zo d . ?J ": ''" """"'""^ ^ f^- -- q-^l^de Sire feymond de-^ Mountford, Hughe fe Spensei^, and Mountford, fat was Eauf Basset, -fader of Dratton, & ofer meny grete Loi^des. II And when fis batail was don, alle fe^ gentiles fat had be^'s ,^ij, ^,
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176 Siege of Kenilworth. Th e estiled Rebels are forgiven, [ch. clix
Erl Symond', were dishevitede ; & ^]jai ordeyned^ ha??j togedres,^ and dede miche harme to^ al J»e land, for J)ai destroiede liei-' enemys in al ])at ]?ai might.
% Of fe sege of Kemworj? ; & how J^e gentilmen werr' dis- 4 heritede, ]?rou3 conseil ^of lordes of \% reaume of Engeland'^; & how j^ai come/^^ a3eyii, 4& had hei-' landes.^ Csqnttdo Centesimo lix°°.
ANd in ye jer* next ^sewyng*, in May, ferst*^ day bifore ])e fest 8 of Seynt Dunsta??, Avas bataile and scomfiture at Chesterfeld', of ham ])at were disheritede ; & J>ere meny of ham were quellede ; and Eobert, Erl of" Ferers, Ipere was take, and also Baldewyne Wake; & lohn de la Haye, wip miche^ sorwe scaped pens, and 12 in^ Seynt lohnes Eve^^ ]70 next sewyng', bigan pe sege of ])e castel of Kemwortli^^; and ]>e sege ^^laste to^^ Seint Thomas Eve^^ ])e Postoil, in whiche day Sir' Hughe Hastyngws^* had fe castel forte kep, fat ^elde vp fe castel vnto^^ pe Kyng* in pis manei-*, pat him- 16 self and alle opere pat were wipin pe castel shulde haue her lif and lyme, and as^^ miche ping as pai hade perin, hope hors & herneys, and foure dayes of ^' respite forto delyuei-* clene^^ pe castel of ham- self, & of al mane?*^^ ping pat pai hade wipin pe castel ; & so pai 20 went fram pe castel, and pe kyng & his men went po into pe castel. H and Sii-* Symond' pe Mounford pe ^onge,-*^ and pe Countesse his moder, were fledde ouer pe-^ see into Fraunce, and pere helde ham as peple pat were exilede out of ^ngelatid 22 for 23 eue?'more. 51 And 24 sone after hit was ordeyned by the Legat Octobon, & by-'* ope?'e grete lordes 20 of EngelaJJc^,^^ pe w^isest of 26pe land',^^ pat alle po pat hade bene^"" a3eyns pe Kyng*, & wer disheritede, shulde haue a^eyn hei'' londes, and by greuous ransoun,-^ after pat it was ordeyned ; 28 and pus pai were accorded wip pe Kyng, po was pees criede prou^ al EngelawrZ ; and pus pe weri"* was endede.
And Avhen pis was done, pe legat toke"^ his leue ai^^ pe Kyng*,
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CB.CLx] Ifen. II dies, A.'D.1272. Merlins prophecy of him. 177
& of ^ the Qiiene, & of alle pe grete lordes of Engeland, & went J)o to Eome, fe Iv^ 3ere of Kyng Hemyes regne. IT And^ Edward, Kyng lahnes sone of Britaigne, lohn Vessy, Thomas of Clare,
4 Eoge?' of Clifford, Othus Grauntsoii,^ Eobert le Brus, lohn of Verdon, & meny o]>er lordes of Engelawc^ & of by3ende fe see, token her way toward Jje Holy Lond ; and ye^ Kyng Henry deide in fe mene-tyme at Westm.i7ister, ^when he hade ben Kyng< Iv ^er*
8 & ix^ wokes,^ on''' seynt Edmund ?<s day, ]>e Erchebisshop of Kaunte?-bery ; and he^ was ente?'ede ^at Westmms^er^ on seynt Edmundes day, ye Kyng,^ IF In the 3er' of^ Incarnacioun of oure Lord Ihesu Crist^ M^ CC Ixxij.
12 loprophecie of Merlyn^o of Kyng Henry, expounede, J^at was Kyng lohnes sone. H Ca,^itulo H Centesi?>iO lx"i*'.
A'Nd of ])is Kyng Henry, p?-opheciede Merlyn, & said Jjat ' a lombe shulde come out of Wynchestre in fe 3ere of Incar-
16 nacion of our Lord^^ M*" CC &^ xvj, wi]) trew lippis, and holynesse wTyte?2 in his hert.' And he saide soJ>, for fe gode ^^ Henry pe Kyngi2 ^as born^^ I'^in Wynchestre in J>e 3ere abouesaide, and he spake ^° gode wordes & swet, and was an holy man, and of god
20 conscience. H And Merlin said fat ' pis Henry shulde make pe fairest place of ^^ [the] world, ^"^pe whiche^''' in his tyme shulde nou3t i^fulliche bene^^ endede'; and he saide so]>, for he made ]>e newe cherche^^ of fe Abbay of seynt ^^Petre of-*^ 'Westmi7ister, yat is
24 fairer* of sight fan eny^^ cherch fat men knowef^s ])rou3 al C?'isten- dome ; but Kyng Henry deide er fat were were ful-^ made, & fat was grete harme. U And 3itte saide Merlyn, fat ' fis Lambe shulde haue pees f e most tyme of his regne ' ; and he saide ful sof , for he
28 was ne[uer] annoiede frou3-^ werr", ne disesede in no manei-' wise, til a litel bifore his def. U And 3itte saide Merlin more in his p?-ophecie, fat 'in fe regne & ende of fe forsaide lambe, a woK of a straunge^^ land' shulde do^s him grete 2'' harme frou3 his werr*; and fat he
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178 Merlin's Prophecies ahottt Hen. II. Their fulfilment.
shulde at pe last be^ maistre Jjrouj helpe of a reede ffox, ))at sliulde come oute of fe Northwest, and shulde him ouercome ; & ^fat he^ shulde dryue him vnto Jje water ' : and J^at prophecie ful wel was knowe, for wi]?in a litel tyme or pe Kyng deide, Symond' of 4 Mountford', Erl of Leicestre, Jjat was bore in Fraunce, ^bigonne a3eyn3^ him stronge werre; ]>rou5 whiche doyng, meny a gode bachiler was shent and dede and disheritede. H And when Kyng Henry hade \>e vittori at Euesham, & Symond' fe Erl was slayn 8 J)rou3 helpe & myght of Gilbert of Clare, Erl of Glou'^cestre, fat Was in Kepyng ^and ward^ of pe forsaide Symund', frouj orden- aace of Kyng Henry, ]?at went a3eyn to fe Kyng wij? miche powei-*, wherfore f»e forsaide Symund' was shent; and pat was grete harms 12 to f e communes of EngelawcZ, fat so gode a man was shent for truj>, & deide in charite, and for fe co??zmune profite of fe same folc ; and ferfor Almighty God, ^for him haf sifenn^is^ shewede meny faire^ miracle to diuerse men and wy??imen, of pe sikenesse and 16 disesse pat pai haue had, for pe loue of him.
IF And Merlyn also tolde ^& saide^ in his prophesie, pat ' after pat tyme pe lambe shulde leue no'' while ; and pan his sede shulde be® in st?-aunge laud wip-out^ pasture' ; and he said sop, for Kyng 20 Henry leuede no while after pat^*' Symund' Mouutford was ded, ^^pat Kyng Henry ne^^ deide anone aftei"' him. IF And in pe mene- tyme, Sii'' Edward his sone, pat was pe best kny3t of pe world of honour ,^^ was po in the Holy Land, and gete pere^^ Acres. U And 24 in [that] contre he bigate in^'^ Dame Alianore his wif, lohne of Acres his doughter, pat aftirward was countesse of Gloucestre. And he made in pe Holy Land soche a viage, pat alle pe world spok^^ of his^^ knyghthode, & euery man drade him, hye and lovve, 28 prou3-out^'' al Cristendome, as pe s[t]ory ^^of him^® ^^tellep, as^^ afterward' 30 shul here more openly. H And ^''fram the tyme pat^o Kyng Henry deide, til pat Sire Edward was croned Kyng<, alle pe gret Lordes of Engeland Avere as faderles children, wipout^^ eny 32 socowr pat ham might mayntene and ^'^goxierne, and22 defende a3eyn3 her* dedeliche^s enemys.
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CH. CLXi] Edw.IsucceedsSen.il. Ccn^onation Festivities. 179
^ Of Kyng* Edward, Jsat was Kyng^ Heiirie3 sone. CapeY«/?o [Centesimo] Ix^ primo.
2 A iSTcl after* J)is Kyng Henry, regned his sone Edward, fe 4 /A worthiest knyght*^ of *])e worlde,^ of honowr, for Godes g?-ace was in him, for he hade fe vittorie of his enemys. And as sone as Kyng Henry deide, he come to London wif a faire com- pany of prelates, &^ of Erles & barons ; & al maner men dede him 8 michelle*' honoM?'; for in eue?y place pere'^ Sir Edward rode in London, ])e stretes wer* couered oue?" his heued^ wij) riche clones of silk, ^wit[h] tapit3 of^ riclie coueryng^. IT And for ioie of his corny ng, J>e noble burgeys of ]?e cite ^"^of London ^"^ cast out at^^ her*
12 wyndowes, golde and siluer handes-ful,^^ in^^ tokenyng of loue and of^ worship, seruices & reue?-ence3. IF And out of pe condit in^^ Chepe ran reed^^ wyne & white,^^ as stremes dof^'' of water; and euery man^^ might^^ drynk Jie?'of-*^ at hei"* owen wille. U And J)is
16 Kyng Edward was cj'onede and annointede as right heire of Enge- land with michel^ honoure ; and after masse fe Kyng went into his palice, forto halde a real^^ fest amonges^^ ham fat him had done honour'*. H And when he was sette vnto his mete, the Kyng* Alis-
20 ander* of Scotland come forto done him honour* ^3 and reue/'ence wi|> a queyntise^'^ : an hundred Knyghte^^-^ wiJ? him wel horsede and arraiede ; & Avhen J»ai were light done '^^ of her* stedes, Jiai lete ham goo whider^*" Jjai wolde ; & fai^s fat might tak ham, tok ham^^ at
24 her* owen wille, wijjout eny chalange. U And afterward co[me] Sir* Symond', Kyng Edwardus broker, a curteise Knyght, and a^*^ gentil of renoun, and fe Erl of Cornewaile & Jje Erl of Gloucestre ; and after ham come fe Erl of ^^Penbrok and fe Erl of* Garrein ; and
28 eche of ^^ham by him-self ^^ lade in ^^his hond'^^ an^* himdred knyghte^ gayliche^^ disgisede in hei'' Armes. U And wen fai were light of hei'' horse, 2^ ])&\^'^ lete ham go^^ whider fat ham hked; and
^ Ixxx sic 0. ^ Zea/101. ^ MS. ^as kynghf .
^— ^ al the worlde D. al Y world 0. ])e worde K. ^ om. D.
« mycli 0. ■? ])er ])at 0. ^ y^^^^i q
8-9 of tapyt3 and with D. of tapites & viith 0. "-^^ om. DO.
" ofO. 12 handfuti 0. ^Mn DO. & R. " ofO.
15 white D. whit 0. ^^ rede D. reed' 0. " done D.
18 man therof D. i^ myght >erof 0. ^o ^m. DO. '^ riatt 0.
^ among D. ^a geruice 0. ^ queyntise and 0. ^ Knyjt D.
^ adoun D. adon) 0. ^ whider* J)at DO. ^ who D. ho O.
29 tok* ham D. toke hew 0. tok R. ^o ^^^^ o. ^^ leaf IQl, back.
32_32 bemself 0. **— ^^ her* hondes D. here hand' 0.
** a 0. 35 gaylist 0. 36 horses 0. ^7 and DO.
3® gon 0.
180 Edward I suhdices 'Lewelyn of Wales. [CH. CLXii
who fat might ham take, holde^ ha??i stille, with-outen^ eny lette. H And when al ])is was done, Kyng Edward dede his diligence and his might forto emende^ and redresse pe wrongws ^of ]je reame^ in fe beste maner fat he might, to the honowr of God' & holy cherche, 4 and to mayntene his hono^y, and to amende fe noyaunce of fe co??imune peple.
How Ydoyne, fat was Lewelynz^s doubter, Pri e of Walls, & Aymei-' f«t w«s fe Erles brofe?-'^ Mounford', wei-' taken '^ 8 in fe see. Cdi^iMo Centesvmo IxijJ
THe ferst ^ere after ^ fat Kyng Edward was c?-onede, Lewelyn, Prince of Walys, sent into Eraunce to fe Erl Mountford fat,^ frou3 conseile of his frendes, fe Erl shulde wedde his doubter. 12 And f e Erl f o avisede him of ^^ f is f ing*, and sent a3ein to Lewelyn, & saide fat he wolde send aftei'' his dou3ter. And so he sent Aymei'^, his brof er, after f e damisel. And Lewelyn arraiede shippis for his doughter and for Sii-* Aymei-', & for hei-' faire co?;ipany fat 16 shulde wende wif her*. And f is Lewelyn dede grete wronge, for hit was couenant fat he shulde jeue his doughter to no mane?' man wifouteu^i consel and consent of Kyng Edward. ^ And so hit bifelle,!'^ fat a burgeys of ^^ Bristow come in fe see wif wyn lade,^'* 20 and mette ha?u, & i^ham toke^^ wif miglit & powei-"!^ ; and anone fe bu[r]geys sent ham to f e Kyng*. H And when Lewelyn herde this ^''tydynges,^^ he Was Wondei-* "Wrof & eke sorweful, and ^^bigon fo^^ forto werre oppoii Kyng Edward, & dede miche harme vnto^*' 24 Englisshe-men, and bete adoune fe Kyng?<s castelles,^^ & biganne fast to destroi Kyng Edwardes lande.-- U And when tydyngws^^ come to Kyng Edward of f is f ing*, he went into Walys ; and so miche he dede, by^'^ Godes grace & his grete powei'^, fat he drof 28 Lewelyn vnto miche meschif, fat he fleye al maner strengf, and come & 3elde him to Kyng Edward, and 3af him 1 M^ mar32^ of siluer forto haue pees, and toke fe damisel & al his^ heritage, and made an obligacion vnto^'^ Kyng Edward, and^*^ come to liis 32 pa[r]lament ij tymes of fe 3ere.
^ haue 0. - wil)0ut D. witlioute 0.
^ amende the reahne D. amende 1)° reaunie 0. *—* om. DO.
6 broker of DO. « take 0. ^ Ixj'"" D. Ixix R. » afterward 0.
* om. D ^'' on D. vpon 0. ^^ wi|)out D. wtt/wute 0.
12 fellc DO. " in D. '•* late 0. ^^'-^» toke liem 0.
16 strengthe 0. ^^ leaf 102. '« tidynf; 0. i''-i» gan D. gau ])0 0.
20 vnto the D. vntol)'''"0. -i Ciisti'H 0. 22 ]a,icies 0.
23 tiding- D. tydywg< 0. "•" j,ui,yjj q 2a ^[r^yi^, q. ^ to DO.
CH. CLXii-iii] Edw.Iagain conquers Lewelyn. Bad Coinage. 181
^ And )7e^ secunde 3ere after J)at Kyng Edward was c?*onede, he helde a general parlament at Westnu»s^er, and J>ere he made J)e statutes for 2 defaut of lawe, by co??imune assent of al his baronage. 4 And at Ester nexte sewyng^, ]3e Kyng sent by his lettre to Lewelyn, Pj'ince of Walls, fat he shiilde come to^ pa?'lement for his londes* and for his lioldyng in Walys, as ])e streng]) of ])e lettre obligatorie witnessede. U fo Lewelyn hade scorn and despite of fe Kynges 8 co??imandement ; & for pur wrajj biganne a^eyn forto^ werr' opon Kyng Edward, & destroied*^ [his lands]. H And ''when Kyng Edward ''^ herd Jiis tydynges,^ he was^ wonder ^*^ wroj) toward ^^ Lewelyn, & in haste asse?/ibled' his peple, and went him toward
12 Walys, and werred so oppon Lewelyn Jje prince, til J>at he hade^^ brou3t him in miche sorw and disese ; U And Lewelyn saw that his defence myght noujt^^ availe, and come a3eyne, & ^^jelde him to fe Kyng2/s^^ grace, and criede him mercy, and Longe tyme knelede
16 bifore jje Kynges feete. U The Kyng had' of him pite, and co?w- maundede him forto arise; and for his mekenesse forjaf him his wraj), and to him saide, ^'^that ' if ^^ he toke on amys ajeyns^^ him ano]3er tyme, fat he wolde destroie him for euer'-more.' IF Dauid,
20 fat was Lewelymts brofer, ^^duellede fat^^ same tyme^^ wif^*^ Kyng Edward', & was a felle man & a sotil, & enuyoMS, & ferre castyng*, and miche t?'esoun f ou3t^, and eu^j'more helde him stille for[to] wete & aspie fe Kynges wille, and euermore made god semblaunf , and
24 semede so trew fat no ma?i myght perceyue his falsenesse.
How Lewelyn, frou3 enginge-^ of Dauid his brofer, Werrede a3eyne vppon Kyng^i^ Edward. Capit2iZo Centesimo lxiij°.
Hit was nought longe aftei'' fat tyme, fat Kyng* Edward ne 3af vnto^^ Dauid, fat was LewelymiS brofer, fe lordeship of Frodesham, and made him a knyght ; and so miche honour dede he neuer^s to no man of Walys after,^^ for encheson of him.
IT Kyng Edward helde his parlament at London, when he hade
32 done in Walys aH fat he wolde, and chaungede his mony, fat fo
was 24 foule cotte & rounded' ; wherfore f e co?«mune peple pleynede
^ in the D. in J)^ 0. 2 ju D. ^ to his D. * land' 0.
5 to DO. •* destroy D. '—'' po kyng sic 0. ^ tydyng 0.
9 wox D. 10 om.. 0. " vnto DO. ^" ovi. DO.
13 noujt him D. hym not 0. ^^ leaf 102, back. ^^ Kynge D.
16—16 ^f g^^ Y) 17 a3eyne D. a3en 0.
18-18 pat same tyme dwelled' 0. i** the D. -'" with the D.
^ eggyng 0. ^ to DO. ^^ neuer" after" D. nenere aftir 0.
^ was fill 0.
182 Coinage reformd. Lcioelyn's 2>rd Bebellion. [CH. CLXiii
ha??z wondei-' sore, so J)at jje Kyng lete enquere of ham J)at soche
t?'espasse deden ; and iij C were atteynt of soche maner' falsenes ;
wherfore somme were honged, and some^ draw, and afterward ^
hongede. U And afterward, the Kyng* ordeynede fat )3e sterlinge 4
halfpeny and ferthinge shulde go^ frouj-out his lande, and co?>i-
mandede J>at no man, fro Jiat day afterward', '^3af ne feffede hous of
Religioun with lande ^and tenement^ wijjouten^ special leue of fe
Kyngt; and he pat dede hit,*^ shulde ben'^ punisshede att Jje^ 8
Kynges wille, and the 3ifte shulde be for nou3t.
H And hit was nou3t longe after, fat Lewelyn, Prince of Walys,
]jrou3 ticemenf of Dauid his brojier, and by bofe here consent, fai
J)ou3t disherite Kyng Edward in-asmiche as fai might, so fat frou3 12
ha??i bofe fe Kynges pees was broken.^ U And when Kyng
Edward herde fis, anone he sent^ his barons into N^orthumberland,
and fe Shirreyues^° also, fat fai shulde gone^^ & take her Viage
oppoii fe t?*aitoures^^ Lewelyn and Dauid. H And Avonder herde 16
was forto werr' f o, for it [is] ^^ wynter in Walis when in of er cuntres
it is somei''. And Lewelyn ^^lete ordeyn^^ and wel arraie^^ his gode
castel of Swandon, and was ferin an huge nombre of peple &
plentee of vitailes, so fat Kyng Edward wist nou3t wher forto ^"^ 20
entre. U And wen fe Kynges men hit pe^-ceyuede, and also fe
strengf of Walys, fai lete come in fe see,^^ barges i' and botes, and'
grete plankes, as meny as fai might ordeyn and haue, forto gone to
the forsaide casteH of Swayndon wif men on foot* and' eke on hors. 24
But f e Walshemen hade so miche peple, and were so strong^, fat
fai dryuen^^ fe Englisshe-men a3ein, ^^so fat fere was so miche
presse of peple at the turnyng a3eyne,^^ fat fe charge & fe berdeyn-'^
of ham made f e barges and botes synk* ; and fere Avas drenchede 28
ful meny a gode Knyght, fat is to seyn : Sii"" Eoger of Clifford, Sii''
Willia??^ of Lyndesey, fat was Sire lohnes sone Fit3 Robert*, and
Sz're Richard Tauny, and an huge nombre of of ere folc ; and al was
2^frou3 ^^^'' owen folye ; for yf fai had lied gode espies, fai had' 32
nou3t bene harmed.
^ some were 0. ^ om. 0. ^ gofi DO.
* leaf 103. ^— ^ ne tenement with-out D. ne tenement withoute 0. 8 om. DO. ■^ be DO. « broke 0. ^ sent his barons DO. sent R. ^^ Shirreyues D. Surreys OR. " go 0. ^- traitous D. ^•' om. D. "-!•* lete & ordeyned' 0.
^^ array and vitaile D. arrayd & vitailled' 0. ^^ to D.
^■^ MS. barges barges. ^** drof D.
i9_i9 gQ j,a,t '\fcrii was so miche presse of peple at the tnrnyng ajeyne D. so [)at J)cr was so rayche prese of peple at J)<= turnynge ajen 0. om. R. '^ berthen D. ber{)ene 0. -' leaf 103, back.
CH. CLXiil-iv] Letvelyn is slain. His brother rebels. 183
^ When Kyng" Edward harde tel ])at his peple were so ydrench- ede,i he made sorwe ynow. H But fo come Su-* lohfi of^ Vessy fra?r^3 Jje Kyng< of Aragoun, and brou3t with him miche^ folc of
4 bachilers &^ of Gascoignes,^ and wer^ soudioures, and duellede^ wi]) fe Kyng^, and tok^ of hi??^ wages, & wij) him were wiJ)holde, & noble-men ; hit were forto fi3te, & brenne meny tounes, & quelle''' miche peple of Walshemen, al J)at fai myght take. IF And alle J)o,
8 wiJ) pure streng]? & might, maden^ assaute to ])e castel of Swandon, & gete the castel.
IT And when Dauid, Jje Prynce^ brojie;*, herde^'^ Jio tidinges,^^ he ordeined? him to flight. ^^ ^ j^j^^ Lewelyn pe Prynce saw pat ^^ Dauid
12 his hvo'per'^^ was flowen, [and] ^"^sore he wasi"* abasshed', for he had none^^ power* Jjo, his wen-* forto mayntene. H And so Lewelyn gan forto flee, and wend wel forto ^ haue scaped ; but on a^*^ morwe Sir Eoge?' \)e^'^ Mortymer* mette wi]) him oneliche^^ wiji x kny3tes, and
16 sette him rounde aboute, and to him went, and smote of his heuede,^^ & presentede him vnto^*^ Kyng* Edward : & in fis maner Jje Pv'ince of Walys was taken, ^i and his heued-^ smyten-^ of*, and alle his heires disherited for euermore, Ipvon^ right ^'^ dome of pe
20 lordes of Jje reaume.
U How Dauid, fat was Lewelynes broker, Prynce of Walys, ^^ was put to26 dep. CapzY?^?© IF Gentesimo Ixiiij*".
DAuid, fat was ^''LewelynMS broker, 2'' ]3rou3 pride 2«wende forto haue bene 2^ P?-ince of Walls after his broferes deth; and oppon fat, he sent after Walsheme?* to his parlement at Denbegge, and fulliche^^ made Walys ^'^arise a3eynes the Kyng*, and biganne to meve Werr" ^^a3eyns fe Kyng*,^^ and dede al fe sorwe and dissese 28 Jjat he myght by his power*.
IF When Kyng* Edward harde of f is fing,^ he ordeyned men to pursue oppon him ; and Dauid ferseliche^^ him defended til fat he
^ drencheJe D. drenched' O. ^ om. D. ^ fro DO.
* Gascoyng sic D. ^ dwellyng 0. ^ vndirfong 0. '^ queld' O.
« made DO. » Prynces 0. i" herde ^o D. herd' J)at 0. herde R.
" tydypge 0. ^'^ flight 0. fight R.
13_I3 }jig bro>cr Dauid' 0. ^■'— '^ was sore D. sore awas 0.
15 no DO. 16 j,e o. 17 ovi. D. le 0. i^ only 0. i^ heed 0.
20 to D. 21 take 0. 22 j^ged 0. 23 smet D. smyte 0.
^ ri3tful 0. 25 3/^ ■v\raly3 Walys. 26 to ])e 0.
27—27 the Prince broJ)er of Walys D. ])6 Prynces brother of Walys 0.
28-28 went haue be 0. 29 folylich 0. ^ Zea/104.
^1—^1 07n. D. ajen Y kyng* 0. ^2 fresly D. fersly 0.
184 Edw. I stMues Wales, &is helpt by the Welsh. [CH. CLXiv
come to ])G toun of Seynt Morice ; and pere was Dauid take as he fley/ and lad to Ipe Kyng* ; & ]je Kyng commanded fat he shulde ben 2 hongede & ydraw,^ & smyten^ of his heuede,^ & ^qtiavter him,*' & sende his heuede''^ to London, and jje iiij qwarters sende to 4 ^the iiij^ ^ chief tonnes ^ of Walys, for J)ai shulde take ensample, & ferof be-war*.
^ And afterward Kyng Edward lete c?-ie his pees ))rou3^*' Walys, & seisede al^^ the londe into his honde ; and alle J)e grete lordes of S Walys ])at were lefte alif, come Jjo to done^^ feaute and homage vnto^^ Jie Kyng* as to hei'' Kynde Lord' ; and po lete Kyng Edward' amende fe lawes of Walys fat were^^ defectif*. IF And after, he sent to^^ alle Jie lordes of Walys, by his lettre patent, fat^^ fai 12 shulde co???.me alle to his parlement. And when Jjai were comen,^'' fe Kyng saide ^^to ham ful curtesly : "Lordyng, ^e bej) wel- comen^^; and me bihoueth joui'' conseile and ^oui-* helpe forto wende into Gascoigne, forto amende fe trespasse fat to me was 16 fere done when f at^^ y was f ere,i^ and forto entrete of Pees bituene fe Kyng of Aragon & fe Prynce of Morrey." U And^" alle fe Kynges lege^^-mew, Erles & barons, consentede 22 and gj-anted^^ f ereto. And f 0 went f e Kyng* into Gascoigii, and lete amende f e 20 trespasse fat him was ^^fere don,^^ and of fe debat fat was bituene f e Kyng of Arragon & the Prynce of Morrey, he cessede, <^ made ham accordede.
U And while the -^Gode Kyng* Edward and Alianore his Queue 24 was 2^ in Gascoigne, fe gode Erl of Cornwaile was made Wardeyn of Engeland' til fat Kyng* Edward come a^eyn. And f 0 enquerede he of his t?'aitoures fat coniectede falsenesse a3eyn3 him ; and eche of ham alle vnderfonge his^*' dome, after" fat fai hade deserued. 28 II But in the mene-tyme, while-^ Kyng* Edward was bi3onde f e see, to doners ham forto make amendes'^^ fat a3eyns him hade trespas- sede, a false f ef ^*' traitowr fat me callede * Eys ap Meriedok,' bigan forto make werr* ajeyns the^^ Kyng* Edward ; and fat was for 32 enchesoun f at^^ Sire Payn Tiptotf wrongefully greuede & disesede f e
1 fled 0. 2 |je DO. s drawe 0. ^ smyte DO. ^ heed' 0.
6-6 quartred' 0. ' heed 0. ^-^ iiij the D. 9-« Tounys Chef 0.
^» ))rou3-out al D. >urgh-out al 0. " of 0. 12 ^0 0. ^^ to D.
^^ weren 0. ■'^ vii-to 0. '^ ^j^. o_ 17 Come to Jie kyng 0.
i8_i8 fyi curteysly lordynges Je ben welcome 0. ^^ om. D.
^ Ano?^ 0. -^ lieges D. 22—22 (,„^_ jy
^— ^ done ])erc D. don) in Gascoigne 0. ^ leaf 104, back.
26 were DO. ^s ]^q^. jy 27 ^^ije ^at 0. ^ do D.
2» amende D. ^o },ef a 0. '^^ })at D. of R.
CH, CLXv] Edw. I punishes lad Judges, & hanisJies the Jews. 185
forsaid Rys ap Meriedok^. H And when Kyng' Edward herd al ])is, he sent by his le^^res to Eys ap Mejiedok*, fat he shulde bigin to^ make non^ werr", but fat he shulde be^ in pees, for his loue ; and
4 when fat* he come a^eyn into Engeland, he wold vndertake fe querel, and wolde done^ amende al fat was misdone. % The for- saide Eys ap Meriedok dispisede the Kynges co7?2mandement, and sparede nou3t forto done^ alle fe sorwe fat he might to fe Kyngws
8 men of Engeland ; but anone after* he was taken,^ and lad' to 3orke, and fe?'e he was drawe and hongede for his folyej
Of fe redressing^ fat Kyng* Edward made^ of his Iustice3 & ^of his clerkes, fat fai had done^ for hei^ falsenesse^; & how 12 he drof fe^^ Gewes out of EngelrmcZ, "for hei-" Vsurye and hei-' mysbileue.i^ Cap^Y^^/o Gentedma Ixv*''^.^^
WHen Kyng* Edward had duellede iij jei-' in Gascoigne, ^^ful wel hit bicome vnto ^^ him forto Wende a^eyn into Enge-
16 land. And when^* he Avas comen^^ ^'^a3eyne, he toke^'' so meny pleyntes made to him of his Justice^ and of his clerkes, fat had don so meny wronges & falsenesses, ^^ fat wondei'' hit was ^^forto wete^^; U and for whiche falsenesse, Sii'' Thomas of Weylond', f e KyngMS
20 lustice, forsuore Engela?ic? at the Toure of London, for falsenesse fat men put oppoii [him] ; wherfore^*^ he was teint,^^ & prouede false. ^ And anone after, whe» fe Kyng had don his wil 22of fe^- lusticej, fo lete he enquere & aspie how f e Gewys desceyuede & bigilede
24 his peple, frou^ here^^ synno &2* falsenesse of^^ Vsurie ; and lete ordeyn a priue pa?-lement amonges^^ his lordes ; and fai ordeynede among'^s^^ ham fat ' alle fe Gewes shulde voide Engeland', for here misbileue, & also for her* false Vsurye fat fai deden vnto Cristen
28 men.' % And forto spede and make an ende of fis fing^, al fe co??miunite2'' of Eugela7^(i ^s^g^g tQ28 j^g Kyng^ fe 1.^^ peny of alle here Godes moeble : and so were fe Gewis dryuen out of Engeland'; and fo went fe Gewis into Eraunce, [and there dwelled], froiij fe*
32 leue of Kyng^ Philip fat fo was Kyng* of Eraunce.
1 forto DO. 2 no DO. ^ by D. ^ om. DO. ^ do D.
6 take 0. 7 felonye DO. ^ o,„_ £>_ 9_9 clerkes 0. ^^ om. 0.
11—11 Q„j 0. 12 ixxxv^o sic 0. 13—13 y,Q\ come to D. wil come to 0.
" ]>o 0. 15 come 0. " leaf 105. " founde D. fond 0.
^^ falsenesse D. falsnes 0. '^^—^^ to here 0.
20 wherof D. 21 atteynt D. attaint 0.
22-22 with his D. 23 i^jg 0. ^ of DO. 25 ^nd D. and of 0.
2® among 0. 27 co??imuiies D. Coiiiunalte 0.
28-28 jaf vnto D. 29 ^.y D. fyfty>e 0.
186 Edu\ I declares Balliol King of Scotland. [CH.-CLXVI
How Kyng^ Edward was seisede in al ))e lond of Scotland', ))rou3 consent & g/^unt of alle ]ie^ lordes of ^aoiland. Capit?ifo
Gejiiesimo H l[x]vjt<'.2
Hit was nou^t longe after, pat Alisandei-*,^ Kyng* of Scotland, 4 nas dede, anc^ Dauid Erl of Huntyngdon, fat was ])e Kyuges broker of Scotland, axede and chalangede^ ])e Kyngdome of Scotland', for encheson ]>at lie was rightful^ heii''. H But meny grete lordes of Scotland saide ' nay ' ; wherfore grete debate arose 8 bituene^ ham & hei-''' frendes, for-asmiche as^ fai wolde noujt consent to his^ coronacion ; and in the ^^niene-tyme pe forsaid Dauid deide. II And so hit bifelle J>at fe^ same Dauid had iij doughtres, Jjat worjjiliche^^ Aver' maried : J)e ferst doughter was 12 mariede to Bailoille, fe secunde to Brus, fe fridde to Hastinges. U And fe forsaide Bailol & Brus chalangede ^-]?e land of^^ Scotla».c^; and grete debate and strif aroos bituene ham fre, for enchesoufi )?at eche of ham wolde haue bene^^ Kyng^. U & when J)e lordes of ^*])e 16 lan^^^ saw J^e debate bituene ^^ ham Jjre,^^ fai come to Kyng Edward of EugelawfZ, and seisede him in alle \q land' of Scotland' as [tjheii'' chief* lord'. H And whe/i \& Kyng was seisede of alle^'' fie lordes of Scotland', J)e forsaide Bailol, Brus, and Hastyngws, come?i^^ to 20 ])e KyngMs court*, and axede of fe Kyng* ' whiche of ham shulde be Kyng* of Scotland'.' IT And Kyng* Edward, f>at was fulle^^ gentil and trewe, lete enquere by Jjb Cronicles of Scotland', and of J)e gret lordes of Scotland', whiche of ha??i was the Eldeste blood' • 24 and it was founde fat Bailoil was fe-*^ eldest*,^! and fat fe Kyng of Scotland shulde holde of the Kyng* of Engeland', and do-^ him feaute and homage. U & after fat^^ fis was don, Bailoil went into Scotland', and fere was cronede Kyng of Scotland'. 28
And fe same tyme was oppon fe see ^^ grete strif ^^ bituene fe^'' Englisshe-me?? and the No[r]mannes. U But oppon [a tyme] fe Normans arryuede^^ al at Douei'' ; and fe/'e fai martrede an holy man fat me callef ^^ seynt Thomas of Douei-'. And aftirwarde-* 32
XX
^ J)e gret D. ^ iiij vj'''' sic 0. •' Alisandcr the D.
* cleymede D. Clayined' 0. ^ ri^t D.
* bituene D. betwene 0. bitue R. '' MS. has her^ her". ^ l)at D. 9 JjisO. 1" leaf 10^, hack. " worthily 0. '^'^-^^ om. D.
" be 0. "-" Scotland' DO. ^'> of D. i« om. 0.
" MS. has alle London, v/ith London underlined for omission ; om. DO.
18 come 0. '" liothe D. ^ om.. 0. "' eldest bloode D.
^ done 0. ^ om. DO. 24_24 strong wen'' D. stronge werre 0.
2* om. D. 28 arryued vp 0. ^ callede D. Called' O'.
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CH. CLXVi-vil] Thedefenders of Gascony taken. Balliol rebels. \%1
were ])e !N"ormans quellede, fat fere ^scapede none of liara.^ 51 And' sone aftej-ward,^ Kyng Edward shulde lese pe Ducliee of ^ ^Gascoign,^ fronj Kyng Philipp of Fraunce, frouj false castyng^ 4 of f>e Dosseperej of fe loncP ; wherfore Sir* Edmu?id', fat was sire^ Edwardes brofer, 3af vp his homage vnto^ the Kyng< of Fraunce. And in fat tyme fe clerkes^ of Engelara^^ [granted] vnto^° Kyng Edward hahiendel ^^holy cherche^^ godes, in helpyng^ forto recouei-' 8 his land a3eyn in Gascoigfi. *\ And fe Kyng* sent fider a noble company of his bachilers ; and^^ himself* wolde haue went^^ to Portesmouthe, but he was lette frouj on Maddolc* of Walys, fat hade seisede fe castel of Swandon into his honde. And for fat
12 enchesouii the Kyng^* twrnede a^eyn into Walys at Cristus-masse.^^ H And for enchesoun fat f e noble lordes of Engelanc? fat were sent into^^ Gascoigii, had no^^ comfort of here lord fe^* Kyng Edward, fai wei"' take of Sire Charles of Fraunce, fat is to seyn. Sir* lohfi
16 of Britaigne, Sw-e Robert Tiptott, Sire Rauf Tauny,^^ SzV Hughe Bardolf*, & Sir* Adam ^^of Creting2<s.^^ And ry3t at f e^* Ascencioii was Maddok taken ^o in Walys, and anofer fat me callede Morgan ; and fai were sent to f e Toure of London, and -^ fai wer" honget.^-
20 How Sii^ lohii of i-^ Balol, Kyng of Scotland', wifsaide his homoge^s; and of Sii-' Thomas ^^ Tourbeluile. Capit?<Zo Geniesim.o'^'^ lxvij°.-''
AXd when sii-* lohn Bailol, Kyng of Scotlan(J, vnderstode fat Kyng* Edward was werrede in Gascoigii, to whom fe reaume of Scotland was delyuerede, falseliche^'' fo a3eyn3 his oth, wit[h]saide ^^ homage, frou3 procuryng* of his folc, and sent to the court of Rome, frou3 a false suggescioun, to bene assoiled ^^of fat 28 oth fat he swore ^^ vnto the Kyng* -'^ of Engeland' ; and so he was, by lettres enbullede. U f o chose ^^ fai of Scotland' Dossepers forto bynime Edward his right.
^—1 ascapede of ham neuer on D. scaped of hem not on 0.
2 after D. aftir 0. ^ MS. of of*. ■* leaf 106. ^ Lancastrc 0.
« tysyng^ D. •? kyng DO. « to D. » clergy D. "'' to DO.
11-" of holy cherches D. of holy Cherche 0. i- and >e kyng D.
1^ gon D. " om. D. ^^ cristen-masse D. Cristeniasse 0.
" vn-to 0. " none D. ^^ Tauny and D.
19-19 Cretyng* D. of Cretynge 0. ^^ tak D. take 0.
21 & >ere 0. 22 biheuedede D. beheded' 0. '•" homages 0.
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^ gaynesaide his D. withsayd his O. '^ to/ 106, hack.
29-29 to Kyng Edward' D. ^o chosen DO.
188 Turhevilles deceit. France & England negociate. [CH. Lxvii
& in ])at tyme com ^ij Cardinalles^ fro fe court of Eome, fram ]>e Pope^ Celestyne, forto trete of accorde bituene J)e Ivyng of Fraunce & ]>e Kyiig of Engela»fZ. ^ And as ])0 ij Cardinalles speken of accord', Thomas Tourbeluile, fat was take ^ at Ryouns, 4 made feaute and homage to the Wardeyn of Parys, and to him put his ij sones in hostage/ for Jjat he J)0U3t^ gofi into Engela??^ forto aspie the contre, and telle ham wheTZ he come into Engelawc?, J)at he hade broken ]iq Kynges prisoun of Fraunce by nyght, and 8 saide fat he wolde done, fat alle Englisshe-me?i and Walshe-men shulde abowe to f e Kyng of Fraunce : and fis fing forto brynge to fe ende, he swore; and oppoii fis couenaunt, dedes^ wei'' made bituene'' ham, and fat he shulde haue by ^ere ^ an hundrede 12 poandes^ worf of land', to bryng* fis finge^ to fe^^ ende. ^ This false t?-aitowr toke his leue, and' went fens and come into Engeland' vnto^^ f e Kyng^, & saide fat he was broken out of prisoun, and fat he had' put him in soche perile for his loue. Wherfore fe Kyng^ 16 couf him miche ^^ f ank*, & f ul glade was of his comyng*. IT And fe false fef traitoure fro fat day aspiede al the Doyng of fe Kyng* and also his Conseile, for fe Kyng* louede him inV-^ wel, & M'as wif him ful priuee. H But a clerk of Engeland, fat was in the Kynges 20 hous of France, herde of fis tresoun & of the falsenesse, and wrote to anofere ^^ clerk* fat Was duellyug* wif f e Kyng* of Engeh??i(f, al how Thomas Tourbeluile hade done his false ^^ coniettyng*. And al f e Conseil of Engeland was writere^^ forto haue sent vnto^'' fe Kyng 24 of F?'aunce ; and f rouj f e forsaide lettre fat f e clerc hade sent fro Fraunce, hit was founden ^^ oppon him ; wherfor he was lade to London, & drawen & honged fere for his t7*esoun ; and his ij sones, fat he hade put in^'-^ F?-aunce for hostages, were^'^ -^fo biheiiedede.-^ 28
Of fe Conquest of Berwilc*. Csiipitulo Cente.w/io Sexagesimo'^'^ viij".
Wrien fo ij Cardinales wei"* gone-^ ajeyn into France, forto trete of-* pees at Cambrey, fe Kyng sent fidei-' of his 32 Erles and barons, fat is to seyn, S?re Edmund? his brof er, Erl of
^— ^ to ham a Cardynal D.
^ pope struck out, and bisshop yjriltcn over in a different Imnd in 0.
3 taken DO. * hostages D. " foghte haue 0. « dede D.
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i" false D. fals 0. falso R. i« wryte 0. " om. D. '» foundo 0.
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CH. CLXViii] Edw. I & his long shanks. He defeats Balliol. 189
Lancastre & of Leycestre, Sir" Heni'' Lacy, Erl of Nicliole, and William Vessy, a baron ; & of oj5e?-e baronettes, aboute xiiij of Jie best and wisest of EngelancZ. 4 And in pe same tyme^ Kyng Edward tok'-^ his viage in^ ^coiland, forto weri'' oppoii loliii'* Bailol, Kyng of Scotland'. H And Sii'' Eobert Eoos at^ Berwik* fley^ fro })e Englisshe-men, & went to J3e Scottes. IT And Kyng Edward went him toward Berwik, and 8 bisegede pe touii ; and fio fat were wipin'^ manliche^ ham defendede, and sette afire^ and brent ij of Kyng Edwardes shippis, and saide, in despite and in rep?'ofe of him : " U Wenes^*' Kyng Edward, wijj his longe shankes, ^i forto wyn^^ Berwik', al oui-*
12 vnjjankes^^'? gas pikes him! and when ^^he haj) hit, gas diche him i'^ ! " U When Kyng Edward herd Jjis scorn, anone Jjrouj his mightynesse he passede ouere fe diches, and assailede Jje touii, & ^■*come to ]je ^ates, and gete^^ and conquered ])e toune, and, \ivou^ his
16 gracious power', quellede xxv M+ & vij C of^^ Scottes. & Kyng Edward loste of his me?j, no ma?i of renoun saue Sii'''* Eichard of Cornwaile ; and him quellede a Flemyng* out of the Eeede Halle wijj a q?<arel, as fe forsaid Eichard dede of his helme; and
20 coHimandede ha«^ forto jelde ham, and put ham into^'' the ^yngus gracQ ; and pe Scottes wolde nou3t ; Avherfore ))at halle was brent, ^^and cast* adoune, and alle \o ))at were within were brent.^^ And Kyng Edward loste ^^no man^^ at pat viage, of simple State,-*^
24 but xxviij Englisshe-men ; and pe wardeyn of fe castel 3af vp^^ fe keyes wijjouten^^ eny assaut. And pere was take,-'^ Willia?/i Douglas, and Sii-* SymoncB Frisel ; and jje Erl Patz-ik* jelde him to |je pees; but Ingh«m of Hunfreuil and Eobert of'* Brus, pat were
28 wi]j jje^-i Kyng Edward', forsoke Kyng Edward, & helde wip pe Scottes : and afte?-\vard pai were tat ,-2 and put into pryson ; & afte/"ward pe Kyng^ for^af ham hei'' trespasse, & deliuered ham out of p/-isoun ; and \o lete Kyng Edward close in Berwik^ wip wallis
32 and wip diches. ^ And aftirward, Eobert Brus^s went to Tyndale,
and sette Woxebryge afire, and Excelham and Lamerstok^, and
1 tyme Y 0. ^ nome D. » into D. to 0. * om. D. ^ of DO. 6 fly 0. ^ wi)> sic D. >erin 0.
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"^ estate D. ^i yp j,e Castett & 0. '^ witli-oute D. with sic 0. 2» taken D. '^ om. DO. ^ Kous DO.
190 Balliol is beaten at Berioick Castle. [CH. CLXviii
quellede & robbit pe folc of fe contrey ; and aftirward be went fro fens vnto Dunbari"'.
H And fe ferst Wedenesday of Marche, fe Kyng sent^ Jje Erl of Garreine, Sii"" Hugbe Pe?-cy and Sir' Hugbt Spenser*, ^wi]) a 4 faire co??ipany, forto^ bisege fe castel. But on J)at me called Sii-' Richard Si ward, a traitom*, a false man, ymagynede forto bigile^ J)e Englissbe-men, & sent* to^ the ^Englisshemen, '^liam forto desceyue,''' and saide Jiat he wold 3elde to ham pe castel if ^ fiai 8 Avolde graunt him viij dayes of respite, fat he might sende & telle to Sir* lohfi Bailol, Kyng^ of Scotland', how ^Jie Englisshe-men^ ferde, ^''as fail** wen-' in jje casteH, and sende him word' ^^'if fat he nolde^i remeve fe sege of fe^^ Englissbe-men, fat^^ ^'^fai wolde fe 12 castel ^elde to f e^* Englisshemen.' IT The messanger^^ fo come to^*^ lohil Bailol, Kyng of Scotland', fere fat he was wif his host ; and ^''f e message;- tolde him.^^ H And Sii"* lohn^^ tok fo his bost^, and^''^ come in fe morwe erly toward fe castel. & Sii'' Richard Syward 16 saw him come, fat was maistre of f e Conseile and kepei'' of f e castel, and saide vnto f e ^^ Englissheme?^ : " 0 God ! " (^uod he, " now y se of folc a fail-" company, and wel apparailed, y wil go ^o a3eynes bam, & 2^wit[b] ha??^ to^i mete and bam^^ assaile." H And 20 Sii"* Hugh f e Spensei-' saw the falsenesse of him & f e t?'esoun, and saide to him^^: "O traitoMr, tak and prouede,^^ ^oui-* falsenesse shal nou^t ^4 ^ow availe." ^4 5| And Hugh the Spensei'' -^ com- mandede anon^^ forto bynde him, and in al haste went a3eins^'' 24 her* enemys, & quelled of f e Scottes ^7 xxij M^ ; for f e Scottes ^8 had 29 wif ha?/i29 j,at tyme no ma?z ^Oof honour, ^o saf Sir* Patrik Graham, fat manliche^^ faujt, and Longe tyme, and at fe last he was quelled. & f o saide f e Englissbe-men in reprof of f e Scottis : 28
^ sent to D. ^—^ to D. ^ desceyue D. •* om. 0.
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^— ^ his men D. ]>at his men 0.
"-" but if ho wolde D. i"- om. D. " MS. has Jjat \>a.t ; om. D.
14—14 Jig saide he wolde Jelde the castel to D. J)ey wold' Jeld' ]>& Castett to >e 0.
^^ Messager 0. ^^ to szre D. to sir 0. n_i7 ^;;_ q_
^^ him the message D. ^^ lohn Bailol D.
^ gone 0. -21— 2.1 ham D. with hem 0.
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^ Mti. hoJi prouede is. 24—24 availe Jow D. vayle Jow 0.
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28 Scotte D. 29_29 o,,^ J)Q
30—30 ■^vith ha^n D. with hem of honour 0. ^^ was of honour & maidich he D. manly 0.
CH. CLXix] Echv. I forgives Balliol and the rebel Scots. 191
IT Tliusi staterand Scottes, holde y for sottes, of wrenches vnwar', 4 H Erly in a mornyng',
in an euel tymini,^ went 36^ fro Dunban-'.
^ f)0^ ]3at wei'' in the casteii saw jje scomfit?<?-e, and* ^elde^ J)e
8 castel to^ fe Englisshemen, and bonden hei'' bodyes, londes &
castelle^ to" Kyng^ Edward : and so Ipere^ wev' ^take lq J?e^ castel,
^•^iij Erles, and^^ vij barons, &11 xxviij*' Knyghtes, ^^& xj clerkes,
and xij ^^ Picardes ; and alle were presentede vnto Kyng Edward',^^
12 and he sent ham to J)e Toure of London, ^^to ben kepte^* fere.
How Kyng' Edward, of his grete g/-ace, deljmered a^ein^i Ipe
Scottes out of prisori,i5 jjat were cheueteyns of the londe ;
and Jjay'^'^ drow hampQi'^ to pe Frencheme??, ^^frouj conseil
16 of WiUiam Waleys.is Capiti^/o Ceutesimo Sex&gesimo^^
Nono.
WHen Kyng Edward hade made-*^ Jjo an ende of the werre, and taken the chyueteyns of Scotland', Jjo come Sir" lohn
20 Bailol, and ^elde him vnto 21 Kyng Edward, and put 22ham in^^ his grace ; and he was lad^^ to London. And when Kyng* Edward was comen-* Jjider, J)ai were brou3t bifore him ; and Jje Kyng* axede of ham how J)ai wolde make amendes of pat t^rspasse and losse fat Jjai
24 hade done him ; and fai put ham^^ in his mercy.
IF " Lordynges," quod pe kyng, " y wille noujt 30111'' landes, ne none of ymr godes, but y wille fat 3e make to me an oth, oppon Gudes body, forto bene-'^ trewe to me, and neuer aftei'' fis tyme
28 a3ens me here Amies." And alle fai consentede to fe K3'-nges wille, and swore oppon Godes body, H fat is to seyn, Su''^^ lohfi of Comyn and f e Erl of Stratthorn,^'' f e Erl of Carryk* ; and also iiij bisshopzis vndertoke for alle^^ f e clergye ; & so f e Kyng delyuerede
32 ham, and 3af ha??i saf condit to wende into hei"' owen Land'. Tf And
1 This 0. 2 j,ai D. » And po D. When })0 0. ^ pai D. pei 0.
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25 hy??i 0. 26 be 0. 27 stratthorn and D.
192 Wallace, King of Scotland. Tmce luith France, [ch. CLXix
hit was nou3t longe aftei'',^ J>at fai ne risen^ a^eyns^ Kyng Edward, for enchesouii ]jat Jjai wisf^ fat Kyng Edward^s folc^ were*^ take in Gascoigne, as bifore is saide; but Sii"' lohfi Bailloil, ''Kyng* of Scotland', wiste "wel ))athis lande shulde haue ^sorwe and shame^ 4 for laei-' falsenesse, and in haste went hi??^ ouei"' fe see vnto^ his owen londes, and fere helde hi??i, and come neue?*!'' ajeyne. Wherfore fe Scottes chosen to bene^^ her' kyng<, William Walls, a rybaude, an harlot, come?i vp of nou^t, and miche harme dede to fe Englisshemen. 8
U And Kyng Edward ]30U3t how he myght haue deliuerance of his peple fat were tak*^'-^ in Gascoigne, and in hast went ouer fe see into Flaundres, forto weri"* oppon fe Kyng* of F?'aunce. And fe Erl of Flaundres vnderfonge him wif micheP^ honoui-', and 12 g/'auntede him alle his landes at his owen wille. ^ And when fe Kyng* of^^ Fraunce herde telle fat fe Kyng of Eugeland' was arryuede in Flaundres, and come wif an huge powei'', him forto destroy e, he prayede him of trewes for ij ^ere, so fat Englisshe 16 marchauut^, and also French e, my^t safliche^^ gofi in bofe sides, ^m ^ The Kyng Edward grantede hit, so fat he mijt^*^ haue his men ^J out of prisoun fat were take^^ in Gascoigne ; and fe Kyng of Fraunce grauntede anone ; and so f ai wei'* Delyuerede. 20
IT And in the same tyme fe^'^ Scottes sent by fe Bisshop of seynt Andrewes into Fraunce, to fe Kyng*, and to Sir* Charles, his brofe?', fat Sir* Charles shulde come wif his powei'*, & fai ^^of Scotland' ^s wolde come wif heir', and so fai shulde gone into Enge- 24 land', fat lande forto destroye, fram Scotland', til fat fai ^^come into^^ Kent. And fe Scottes truste-"^ fuP^ miche oppon^i fe Frensshe-mera ; but of fat fing fai hade no maner grauiit. and 22nofeles fe Scottes bigofi to robbe and ({uelle in Northumberlond', 28 and dede-^ miche harme.
How William Wallis lete slee Sii^ Hughe of Cressingham ; and of fe batail of Foukirk*. Capit^/o Ceniesimo Septua- gesimo.-^ 32
^ afterward' D. ^ arysen 0. ^ ajeyu D. a^en 0.
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21 to 0. 22 ;ert/109, hci^k. ^ dcden 0.
^ MS. Octogesimo ; Octogesimo D. Ixxxx" 0.
Wallace defeats the English. Edward I ravages Scotland. 193
WHen J)is tydyng was comeni to Kyng Edwardf, fat William Walis hade ordeynede soche a stronge power', and J)at al Scotland' to him was entendant, and redy to quelle Englisshemen
■i & destroye his^ lande, he was sore annoiecf, and sent anone by his^ le^^res^ to J)e Erl of Gerrein, and to Sir' Henry Percy and to Sir* William Latomer*, and to^ Sir" Hugh of Cressingha?/i his Tresorei-",^ ])at }jai shulde take power", and wende into KorthumberloncJ, & so 8 forj) into Scotland', forto kepe fe contres. H And when Willia?» Waleys herde of her" comyng*, he gan" forto flee ; &® Englisshe-men him^ folwede, and drof him til Jiat he come to Streuelyn ; & ))e?'e he helde him in fe casteH ; and ]je Walshemen euery day ham ^^
1- ascriede & manacede, & dede al Jie despite fat jjai myght.^^ 51 So fat fe Englisshe-men^- oppoii a tyme in a morwenyng*,^^ went out fra?;i^'* fe castel fe mountance^^ of x mile, and passede ouei-* a bruge ; and' William Walys come wif a stronge powei"', and drof
16 ha??i abat, for fe Englisshe-men hade a^eynes him fo no myght, but fledde ; and fo fat might take f e brugge scapede. H But Sir* Hughe, f e KyngMs Tresorei'', f e?"e was slayn, and nieny ofere also ; wherfore was made miche^^ sorwe.
20 )3o hade Kyng Edward spedde alle his nedes in Flaundres, II and was comyngi''' ajeyn into Engeland', ^^and in haste toke^^ his Way toward 20 Scotland', and come fide/- at fe Ascencioun ; and al fat he founde, he sette 21 on fire 21 & brent'. But fe pore peple of Scotlan(J
24 come to him wonder fit, and prayed him, for Godes loue, 22 fat he wolde-2 haue^ on-^ ha??^^! mercy and pitee; wherfore fe Kyng fo co???mandet fat no ma?t shulde done-^ harme to ha?>i fat were golden 26 to ham, ne to no mare of ordre, ne to no^^ hous of religion,
28 ne no manei-* cherche; II But lete aspie^*^ al fat he myght, where fat he myght fynde eny of his enemys. Jpo come an^'* espie to fe Kyng', and tolde wher'^'^ fe Scottes were assembled? forto abide bataile.
32 And on seynt Marie Magdaleynws^^ day, fe Kyng* come to
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194 Ediv. I defeats the Scots and marries Margaret. [CH. CLXXI
Foukirt, and 3af bataile to J)e Scottes; and at pat bataiH J)e/'e^ Avei-" quellede of- Scottes ^xxxiij M^,* and^ of Englisshemen but xxviij^ and no mo ; of Jie whiclie was a wor])i Knyght^ slaj'n, jjat Avas a knyglit "^of the HospitaH,^ pat me called' Frere Brian lay; for, when 4 Willia??i "Waleys fley fram pe bataile, pat" same Frere Brian him jiursuede ferslyS ; and as his hors'* ran, hit sterte into a mere '^of marreys^ vp to ]>e bely ; and Willia??2 Waleys t?o-nede po a^eyn, and pc?-e quellede pe forsaide Brian ; and pat Avas niiche harme. 8 U And while Kyng Edward went prouj Scotland' forto enquere if '^^ he might fynde eny of his enemys ; and in pat lande he duellede as^^ longe as him likede, and pere was none enemy pat derst him abide. 12
U And so^- aftirward Kyng Edward went to Southa^Hptoii, for he wolde uoujt abide in Scotland' in^^ wynter sesofi, for esement of his peple. II And when he come to London, he lete amende meny misdedes pat were done a3eynes ^^his pees "Whiles'"' pat lie Was 16 in Flaundres.
Of pe laste manage of Kyng Edward; and how he went pe pridde "' tyme into Scotland', Csunfulo Centesimo Septua- gesimo'" prime. 20
AJN'd afteiV^ hit was ordeynede prou^ '^ pe court of Rome, pat Kyng Edward shulde Avedde Dame Margarete, Kyng Philippws suster of France ; and pe Erchebisshop Eobert of Wynchelse spousede ham togedre ; prouj whiche mariage pees Avas 24 made bituene Kyng Edward of Engeland' and Kyng* Philiiipe of Fraunce. H Kyug-^ EdAvard-' Avent po^ pe pridde'*^ tyme into Scotland' ; and po, Avith-inne pe ferst ^ere, he had enfamenede pe land' so pat pe?-e ne-' lefte nou3t on --but pai-- come to-^ his mercy, 28 saf po pat Avere in pe castel of Estreuelyn, pat Avas-"* A'itailede Sc storede-^ for vij jere.
' om. DO. 2 of the D. 3_3 ^xx M' iij Ml & 0. " om. D. ^ Englisshe-men but xxviij D. Englessh-moi but xxviij 0, Eiiglisslie- men K.
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CH. CLXXii-iii] Stirling Castle surrenders. Trailhaston. 195
How ]iQ castel of Estreuelyn was bisegede. H Ca/>//^^/o Cent- esimn Ixx^ seQun^o.
Kyng* Edward come "with an huge powei-" to ))e castel of Estreuelyn, and bisegede ])e casteH; but hit litil availede, for he niyght do- the Scottes none harme, for J)e castel was so stronge an[d] wel Kepte.^ ^ And Kyng^ Edward saw fat, c^ fou^t him oppofi a queyntise, and lete "^make \erQ anone'* ij peire of hye
8 Galwes bifore Jje toure of Jje casteH, and made his oth J>at, as meny as were in^ pe casteH, ^'were he^ Erie or baron, and he were take wi]j streng}), but if he wolde fie" xsi]ier him ^elde, he shulde bene hongede on^ Jio Galwes. II And when po ])at were in Jje castel
12 lierde ]jis, jjai come and ^elde ham alle to ]je Kynges mercy & gmce; and fe Kyng^ for^af hum al his maletalent.'-' And Jiere were alle ]je grete lordes of^*^ ^^ Scothind sworne to Kyng^ Edward, fat fai shulde come to London to eue/y p«?-lement, and shulde stonde to
16 his ordenaunce.
i-How Troillebastoufi i- was ferste ordeynede. CapiY«/o Cente- simo Ixx^^ iij'\
THis^'^ Kyng* Edward went fens to London, and wende haue hade ^-^rest and^^ pggg Qf }^ig ^veri-', wif whiclie werre he was ocupiede xx^^ ^ei'', fat is to seyn, in Walys, in Gascoigu, and in Scotland', and fou3t how he myght recoue;'e his t?'esoure fat he hade spendede about his werre, and lete enquere f rouj fe reaume
24 of alle fe^*^ mistakyngz^s and wrongw*" done frouj misdoers in^" Enge- landl, of alle fe tyme fat he hade bene out of his realme, fat ^^me callede^^ ' Troylebaston ' ; and ordeynede ferto Justices. And in fis mane?' fe Kyng* recoueredf^^ t?-esoure-o wifout noumbre. H And his
28 encheson was, for he-^ hade fou3t --forto haue went into-- fe Holy Land' forto -^haue werrede-^ oppon Godes enemys, for encliesoufi fat he was croisede longe tyme bifore ; and nof eles, fat law fat he had ordeynede dede miche gode f rou^ al Engeland', to ham fat were
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196 Edw. limprisons his Son. Wallace is hangd. [ch, clxxiv-v
mysbode; for ]jo ])at trespassede were^ wel chastisede, and after- ward fe mekei"" and fe^ bettre ; and J)e pore comunes were in pe^ more reste and in* pees.
U And^ J)e same tyme Kyng Edward enprisonede his owen sore -i Edward, for encheson ]jat Walter of Langeton, Bisshop of Chestre, J)at was Jie Kyng?<s t?-esorei'', hade made oppon him cowpleynt, and saide fat pe forsaide Edward, Jirou^ conseil and procnrme?«t of on, Piers of Gauaston, a sqxiyei'' of Gascoigne, ^had broke*' ])e parke^ of 8 ])e forsaide bisshope, and fe forsaide Piers conseilede and ladde jje same Edward, pe kynges sone ; and for pis cause '^ Kyng Edward exilede hiui^ out of Engeland for euermore.
Of ]>e deji of William Waleys, Jje false t;aitoure. Cap/YjiZo 12 Centesimo Ixxiiij.
AXd when J)is god Kyng Edward ^hade his enemys ouercome^ in Walis, Gascoigii, & in Scotland', and destroyede his t/-aitoures, but^o oneliche^^ jjat^^ rybaude William Waleys, pat neuer* 16 to jje Kyng* wolde him ^elde. and at pe laste, in pe toune of Seynt Dominic, in \>e ^ev' of Kyng* EdAvardiis regne xxxiij ^ei-*, pat false traitoure was take, and p?*esentede to pe Kyng ; saf pe Kyng wolde nou3t seen^^ him, but sent him to London to vnderfonge his iuge- 20 [ment].^'* And on Seynt Bartholomeus Eve he was honget and drawe, and his ^^heuede smyten^^^ of, & his bowailes take^'^ out ^"of his body,^'^ and brent, and his body qwartarede & sent to iij^^ pe best tounes of^^ Scotland', and his heued^" sette oppon a spere, and 2i sette oppoii London Brugge, in sample-^ pat pe Scottes shulde haue in mynde forto here ham amys a3eyn3 hei''-- lorde eftesones.
How pe Scottes come to Kyng Edward, forto amende here t/Yspasse pat pai had done a3eyns him. [Capitulo] Cen- 28 tesi??io lxxv*°.-2
ANd at Michelmassc po next coming, Kyng< Edward helde his parlement atte Westmynstre ; and pider come pe Scottes, pat is to seyn, pe Bisshop of Seynt AndrewMs,^'* Eobert pe Brus, Erl 32
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CH. CLXXVi] Bruce claims Scotland and repudiates Ediv. I. 197
of Carrik, Symond'^ FriseH, lohn,- Erl of AtheH^; and \a\ were accordede -vvitli^ pe kyng*, ^and' bonden^ by hei''^ oth sworn, pat afte?*," if eny of ham ^misbare ham* a3eyns Kyng Edward, )5at pai 4 shulde bene^ disheritede for euermore. And whew here pees was J)us made, J)ai toke hei'' leue p?-iueliche,i'^ i^and went Home into Here owen^- contree.
How Robert \e Brus chalanged Scotland'. Cap^Y«^ Qenteswio 8 lxxvj'°.i3
AjS'd after,^'* Eobert^^ pe Brus, Erl of Karrik, sent by his lettre to jje Erles and barons of Scotland', ])at pai shulde come to him to Scone, in the morwen^^ aftii-" jje concepciouii^'' of oure Lady,
12 for hye nedes of fe land'; and fie lordes come at Jjs day assignede. ^ And at |)e same day, Sir* Robert ])e Brus saide : " Faire lordes ! ful wel 36 wete^* pat in my persone du[e]]lej) J»e ryght of pe reaume^^ of Scotland'; and as 3e wetep^^ wel, as ryjtful heir", si])
16 -^pat Sii-'-^ lohfl Bailoil, pat was oui-' Kyng^, --hap vs-- forsalv^, & also lefte-^ his lande. H And pouj it -■'so be--* pat Kyng Edward of Engel«?2r?, wip wrongeful powei"' hap made me -^to hi??^^^ assent a3eyns my wille, — -yf pat 36 wil grant pat y be Kyng* of Scotland?, y
20 shal kepe 30W a3eyns Kyng* Edward & a3eyns alle manei''-*^ men." And wip pat worde, pe Abbot of Scone arcs,-' and bifore ham alle saide, pat hit was resoufi forto helpe him, and pe lande to kepe and defende ; and po saide, in py-esence of ham alle, pat lie wolde -*3eue
24 him 28 a pousand' pound' -'^ forto mayntene pat land', and alle pe^" opere g>-antede pe^^ lande to him, and M'ip hir* powei"' him forto helpe, and defiede Kyng* Edward of Engela?ztZ, and saide pat Piobert pe Brus shulde bene^^ Kyng of* Scotland?.
28 How Sire lohn^^ Comyn gaynesaide pe crounyng* of ^^ ^.^j^obert pe 35 Brus. Capit?i/o Centesimo ^^'^ Septuages/?»o Septi??20.3"
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198 Comyn opposes Bruce, whoni'the Wohles sitpport. [ch.clxxviii-
"T Ordynges," saide Sii-" loliii of Coniyn, "penketli oppon )je JLJ treuthe and J)e^ oth J)at 36- made vnto Kyng^ ^Edward of Engeland ! and as tocLyng^'* myself, y Wil non^t breke myn otli for no man." And so he went fra?»^ J>at company at pat tyme ; 4 wherfore Robert jje Brus, and alle ])at to him consentede, Avere wonder" wrofe, & ))o*^ manacede Sii^ lohn of^ Comyfi. ^ po ordeynede fai''' anojjer conseil at Dumfrys, to fe whiche come pe forsaide Sir' lohn Comyn, ^and duellede* but ij mile fram'' 8 Dunfris, pere p&t he was wont^ to soiourne and abide.
How Sii^ lohn Comyn was tmiterousely slayn.^o Csipihilo Cent- esimo Ixxviij".^^
WHen^^ Eobert pe Brus Aviste J)at al ]je g^-ete^^ of Scotland' 12 Avere comen^"* to Scone, saf Sii'' lohii Comyn, ])at soiourned ])o neyj Scone, he sent aftei-* hi;?i specialiche,^'^ fat Sii'' lohn Comen shulde com & speke Avi]) him; and oppon jjat* he sent aftei^ him^ Sii'* lohn Comyims ij brejjerne, and p?raede \\hn forto^ come^*^ and 16 speke Avi)) him atte fe Gray Freres at^'' Donfris; and ]?at Avas Jse Thoresday after Candelmasse ; & Sii'' lohn g/'auntede ham forto AA'ende vfip ham. And Avhen he had^^ herde masse, he toke a sop and drank*, &^s afterAvarde he bistrode his palfray and rode his way, 20 and so come to Dunfris. & Robert ^^ Bruys saAve him comme atte a AvyndoAV, as he was in his chaumbre, and J)o made ioye ynoAv, & come a3eyn2o him, and halsed-^ hi??i aboute jje nelv^, & inade AA'i]) him gode semblaunt. And AA'hen alle Jie Erles & barons of 24 Scotland were present, Eobert ]>& Brus spake and saide: "Sires," quod he, " ^e Aveten-- Avel the-^ enchesoun of J)is comyng, & Avherfore hit is : if pat 30 Avil Graunt pat Y mote 2* be Kyng of Scotland/, 25 26as ryght heire of the loude." And al pe lordes pat Avere pere, 28 saide Avip on-'' voys pat he sliulde bene'^^ crouued Kyng^ of Scot- land,^^ and pat pai Avolde him help and mayntene a3eyns al manei'' - men on lif ; and for him, if it wei'' node, dye. U pe Gentil kny3t po,
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CH, cLxxviii-ix] Bruce hills Comyn, and is croicncl King. 199
Sii''^ lohn of Comyn, ansuerede & saide : " Ci?rtes, neuei-' for me, ne forto haue of nie as miche- lielpe as \q value of a botouii ; for, ))at oth Jjat y haue made to Kyng* Edward of Engelanct, y slial holde |je^ 4 while my lif laste.^" And with )3at worde he went fro jje co/??pany, and wolde haue went oppoii his palfray. And Eobert the Brus piirsuede him wij? a drawen'* sworde, and bare him ]>xo\\^ the body, and Sir' lohfl Comyn felle ^adoune vnto^ the Erjje. U But when 8 Roger, fat was Sir* lohfi Comines brojjer, saw fe falsenesse, he ^ stert vp^ to Sii'' Eobert the Brus, and smote him wi)) a knyf*; but J)e false t/'aitoure was armed vndei-', so fat fe stroke myght done hwi none harme ; and so miche helpe come aboute Sii-'^ Robert the
12 Brus, so fat Roge;* Comyn was fere quellede and alto-hewe into smale pices. U And Robert fe Brus t^^rnede a3eyn fere fat Sii"' John Comyn fe noble Baron lay ^woundede and pynede^ towardes^*' his def , bisides fe hye auter in the cherche of fe Gray Ereres, and
16 saide vnto Sii-* lohn Comyn : " 0 traitoui-' ! fow shalt be^^ dede, & neuei^ aftei^ lette myn avauncemeut^" ; and shooke his suorde at fe^ hye autei'', and smote him on^^ the heuede,^^ fat fe brayn felle adoune^-* oppofi^^ fe Gronde, and fe blode stert* vnto^*^ the
20 wallis; and 3itte into fis Day that^'' blode ^^is seyne fere,^ and^^ no Water may wasshe it away ; and so deide fat noble knyjt in holy cherche.
How Robert fe B[r]iis was cronede, ^Oand made 20 Kyng* of 24 Scotland'. Caj^itulo Centesimo Ixxix^.-^
ANd when fe intrusowr^s Robert fe Brus saw fat no ma?i fo wolde lete his coronacioufi, he commandede alle ha?)i fat were of power* shulde come to-^ his crounyng*,-^ to Seynt -^lohnes 28 toun25 in Scotland'. !I & so hit bifelle fat on^ oure Lady Day, fe-*5 Anunciacioun, fe Bisshop of Glascowe-^ and fe Bisshop of Seynt Andre w?*;^-^ c?-ounede -^for her Kyng, Robert the Brus,-'-* in Seynt lohnes toune.^o & made him Kyng*. And anone aftei-" he
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200 Edw. I invades Scotland, and defeats Bruce. [CH. CLXXX-I
drof out al^ J)e Englisslie-men out^ of Scotland!; & fai fledde,^ and come & pleynede vnto^ Kyng* Edward, how Robert fe Brus hadde dryuew* ham out* of the lande, & disherited ham.
How Kjmg Edwarde dobbit at Vfestminster xiiij score knyghte^. 4 Capit?/fo G&aXesimo Ottogesimo.
ANd when Kyng Edward' herde of Jiis meschief, he^ suore ]?at he wolde ]ieroi bene avenged, and saide fat 'alle Jje t?-aitours'^ of Scotland shulde bene^ hongede and draw, and jjat ))ai 8 shnlde neuer bene^ raunsonede.' % And Kyng* Edward fou^t oppoii Jjis falsenesse fat fe Scottes hade done, and sende^'^ after alle ^^J)e bachilers^^ of Engelawc?, fat fai shulde come to London at "VVhitsontyde ; and he dobbit^- at Westmtws^er iiij^^ knyjtes. 12
H fo ordeynede him fe noble Kyng Edward forto wende into Scotland', to werr* oppon Eobert f e Brus ; and sent bif ore him ^ into ScotlantJ i^Sii'' Aymer of^^ Valance, Erl of Penbrot, & Sii-* Henry Percy ,^^ wif a fair* company, fat pz«"sewede fe Scottes and 16 brenede^'^ tonnes & castilles; & afterwarde come the Kyng him- self, wif Erles^^ and barons a fair* co??ipanye.
How Robert fe Brus was scomfitede in bataile; and how^^ Symond FriseH was^^ slayn. Csipitulo Centesimo Ottogesimo 20 pnmo.
THe-o Fryday next bifore^^ fe Assu??ipcicion of oui'' Lady, Kyng Edward mette Eobe?'t the^ Brus bisides Seynt lohnes touii in Scotland', & with his company 22 ; of fe^^ whiche co7wpanyi Kyng 24 Edward quelled' vij Mt. U When Eobert fe Brus saw fis mes- chief*, he 2* gan to flee, and liudde-^ him fat me?^ myght noujt him fynde; but Sii-* Symond FriseH pursuede him so sore, so^^ fat he t?^rnede-^ & abode bataile, for he Avas a worfi 27kny3t and a bolde 28 of body-"; and' fe Englisshe-men pursuede him^s sore on-^ euery
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CH. CLXXXi-ii] Sir S. Frisell is hangd,& Earl ofAthol taken. 201
side, and quellede ))e stede fat Sir* Symond FriseH roode oppon ; and J)ai toke him and lade him into^ )je hoste. H And Sii-* Symond higan forto flate?- and speke faire, and saide : "lordes, y 4 shal 3eue 30W iiij M^ mai^^ of Siluer', and myn^ horse and myn^ lierneys, and aH myn^ armure, and bicome a begger." po ansuerede Theobalde of Peuenes/ J?at was fe Kyng^^s Archir', "Now God me so helpe, hit is for nou3t ])at fow spexte ; for alle J)e golde of 8 Engelflwr? y wolde ^nou3t lete fe^ gone'' with-out co??imaundement of Kyng Edward." And ])o was he lade to pe Kyng^"; but^ ]3e Kyng wolde nou3t ^see him, but co??nnaundede ^^him to ben ledde^" away to haue his dome at^^ London. In oure Ladies Eve, pe^"^
12 Xatiuitie, he was hongede^^ and di-awe, & his^* ^°heuede smyte??^-' of, and hongede ajein wij? cheynes of yren oppoii fe Galwes ; & his heuede^^ was sette^^ oppon London Brugge vppofi a spere; and a3eyns Cristenmasse^" Jie body was brent, for enchesouii fat fe men
16 fat kepte fe body by nyght, saw many deueles raumpande wif yren crokes rynnyng oppon fe galwes, and horribliche ti«'mentede J?e body ; and meny fat ha??z sawe, an one after f ai deide for drede, or woxen made, or sore sikenesse fai had. U And in fat bataile
20 was taken ^^ f e Bisshop of Glascowe,^^ f e Bisshope of Seynt Andrewes/'' fe Abbot of Scone, aH armede wif yren as me?? of Armes, &21 false t?-aitoures and false p?-elati3 a3eyns hei'' oth ; and fai were brou3t to f e Kyng*, and f e Kyng sent ham to f e Pope of
24 Rome, fat he shulde done ^^ wif ham what his wille were.
How lohn, Erl of Atheles, was take, & put to-^ def. CapiY?i/o
^ (jQJitesimo Qtiogesimo s^cwwdo.
ANd at fat bataile fledde24 S^Vc lohii 23 Erl of Ateles,^^ and went into a cherche, & fe?-e hudde^" him for drede. But he mi3t haue fe?-e no refute, for enchesouii fat fe cherche was euterditede f rou3 a gene?'al sentence ; and in f e same cherche he was take. 2' 11 And fis Sir* John wende wel haue scapede frames fe deth, for 32 enchesouii fat he cleymede kynrede of Kyng* Edward. And
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202 Bruce flees to Norway.' Edward I prepares for Death.
^Kyng^ Edward wolde^ no longe?' ^bene taried^ of liis traitoures, and sent him to London in haste ; & ])ere he ^ was * Hongede, and his^ "^Heuede smyten*^ of, and his body brent* ''al into sraal" asshes. H But at ])e prayei'' of \q ^ Quene Margarete, for 4 enchesoiin ])at he cleymede ^of Kyng EdvvarcP kynrede,^ his drawyng* ^"was for^euen him.^o
How lohfi, |5at was iiWillia??^ Waleys brojjer/i was put to pe^- def. CsL-gitzdo Cerdeswio iiij iij". 8
WHen ))e gretteste maistres of Scotland' ^^Avere fus^^ done to euel depe, & shent for hei'' falsenesse, lohn, ])at was William Waleys broker, was tak^* as Sir' lolul, Erl of Atheles, was.
How Eobert ])e Brus ^^&ey fro ^^ Scotland to ^^ Norwaye. Csipi- 12 tulo Centesimo ottogesimo iiij*^°.
A'Nd at^'' J)at same tyme, was Robert ])e Brus miche hatede amonges^^^ Jie peple of Scotland' ; so he^'* wist noiijt what to'^*^ don; and forto hide-^ him, he went into oSTorway, to J^e Kyng fat ig had spousede his Fustre, and ]>ere helde him, soco«r-^ forto haue. ^f And whe?« Eobert pe Brus might noujt -^bene founde-^ in Scot- land', Kyng^ Edward ])o lette crye his pees jsrou^ ^* al pe land', & his were vsede, and his ministres se?'uede Jjrouj-out aP" fe land', 20
How Kyng Edward' deide. Cap ^Y? Jo Centesimo Ottogesi»io quinto.
WHen Kyng* Edward hade abatede his enemys, he turnede a^eyn Southward, and a maladye toke him at Burgh op-^ 24 Sande, in fe Marche of Scotland'. And he wiste wel fat his def was ful neyj, and callede to him Sii'' Henry fe Lacy, Erl of Lyncotn,-*^ Sii-' Gy, Erl of Warr«;?//i-, Sii-' Aymei'' Valence, Erl of Penbrolc^, and Sii-* Eobert of Clifford, baroun, and prayede hain, 28 oppofi fe faife-" fat fai to him OAvede, fat fai shulde make Edward'
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CH. CLXXXVi] Echo. I dies. Merlins Prophecies ahout him. 203
^of Carnaryuan, Kyng" of Engeland', his sone, as rajje as J)ai myght ; ^ and Jiat J)ai shulde nought suflfre Piers of Gauaston come ajeyn into Engeland forto make liis sone vse ryaute. And fai
4 g?-rtntede hxm wijj god wille ; and ]je Kyng toke liis sac?'anient3 of lioly cherche, as a gode Cristen ma;i shulde, and deide in A^erray repentaunce, ^ & when he hade bene- Kyng* Iv ^ei-", he deide, & was buried at Westmins/e;' wi)) miche solempiiite : oppou Avhos
8 soule, God' haue mercy !
Of KLexljiius 3 prophecies, ))at were ^ declarede of Kyng^ Edward, |3at was Kyng'^ Henries sone. CapiYwZo Centesimo iiij vj*'\
AXd of |)is Kyng* Edward,^ propheciede Merlyn, and callede him a dragon, Jie secunde kyng* of Jie vj laste kynges pat shulde bene^ forto regne in Engeland; and saide jjat 'he shidde ■^ben mellede" wi]) mercy & also wi|) sternesse, ])at shulde kepe Engeland' fram^ colde and fram^hete; and fat he shulde oppen 16 his moujje toward Walys, and \ai he shulde sette his on^ foot in Wyt, and Jjat he shulde closen^'^ wij) Wallis, fat shulde do^^ miche harme to his seed' ' ; and he saide sof, for fe gode Kyng Edward was medled^^ wi]j mercy & with fersnesse ; wif mercy a3eyns his 20 enemys of "NValis, & after of Scotland' ; wi]) fersenesse, Avhen he put hdiin to the ^3 deth for hei'^ falsenesse & tmiteri, as fai had diserued hit* ; And Avel kepte he EngehaicZ fram^* colde and fram^-^ hete, sij) he kepte liit fra»z alle maner enemys fat ronue oppofi 24 hi?^i to done him eny ^^ harme or^^ wronge. ^ And wel openede he his moujj toward Walys, and made hit ^'^ quake frou3 fe hido;<?- of his mouthe, When he conquerede hit ))rou3 dent of suerd ; for f e Prynce Lewelyn, and^^ is^ig brofe?-^^ Dauid'i^ ]^yg and Morgan, 28 wei'' put vnto^^ def for hei-" falsenesse and hei-' folie. ^ And he sette liis one^ foot in Wik', and conquered Berwit ; at fe Avhiche conquest was -^ slayn xxv ]\P and vij C, out-take ham fat wei'' brent in fe Eede Halle; and fe wallis fat he lete make shulde ^i 32 ben 6 noious 22 to his 22 seede, as men shal hure aftei'' in fe hf -'3 of SiVe Edward ^•i his sone.
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204 Merlin's Prophecies about Ediv. Ifulfild. [CH. CLXXXVi
IT And 3itte saide Merlyn, J)at ' he shulde make Eyiier rynne in^ bloode and wij) brayn': and fat semede wel in his werres, \ere fat he hade fe niaistry. H And ^itte saide Merlyn : fat ' fere shulde come a peple out of f e northwest, duryng* f e regne of 4 fe forsaide dragoun, fat -shulde bene- lad be an euel^ grehounde, fat shulde* fe dragoun croune Kyng*, fat aftirward shulde* flee ouei-' fe see ^wifout comyng ajeyn,-^ for drede of fe dragoun **': and fat was prouede by Sir' lohn Baloil, fat Kyng Edward made 8 forto'^ bene^ Kyng of Scotland, fat falsely^ aroos ajeynnes him ; and after, he fledde to his owen laudes in^*^ Fraunce, and neuer come a3eyne into Scotland for drede of King Edward. H And 3itte said Merlyn, 'fat fe peple fat shulde lede fe forsaide 12 grewhonde shulde bene^^ faderles vnto^- a certein tyme': & he saide soth, ffor fe peple of Scotland gretliche wei-" disessede sith fat sii'' lohn Baloil, her* Kyng*, fley fro^^ Scotland'.
^ And 3itte saide Merlyn, 'fat fe sone shulde bicome in his 16 tyme as rede as i*eny blode, in tokening* of ^^ grete mortalite of def of peple' : and fat was^*^ wel knowen when fe Scottes Avas^'' slayne. ^ And sif saide Merlyn, ' fat f ilk dragoun shulde norisshe a fox fat shulde meve^^ weri'' ajeynes him, ^-^fat -'^in his tyme shulde 20 nou3t bene -"^ endede ' : and fat semede wel by Robert f e Brus, fat Kyng* Edward norisshe^^ in his chambre, fat sifennes-- stale away, and mevede grete werr* a3e3'nes him^^; Avliiche wei"* was nou3t endede in his tyme. IT And afterward', Merlyn tolde fat ' fis 24 dragoun shulde ^^ben holders f e best body of al fe world' ' : and he saide sof, ffor ]>e gode Kyng Edward was fe worthiest knyght of al f e worlde in his tyme.
U And 3it saide Me?-lyn fat ' f e dragoun shulde dye in f e 28 marche of anofer land', and fat his londe shulde be longe ^^wifouten a 24 gode kepei'', and fat men shulde Avepe for his deth, fram fe yle of Sheepe vnto fe He of Marcylle, whei-'-'^ (alias!) shal^t^ be-" hei'' co?«mune songe amonge peple faderles, in f e lande wastede ' : and 32
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CH. CLXXXVii] Edw. II is crownd, and weds Princess Isahcl. 205
jjflt iprophecie was know oueral ful weU; ffor jje goode Kyng Edward deide at BurgR op Sandes, p&t is oppon- ])e marche of Scotland; wherfore )5e Englisshe-men gretlich^ were descomfitede^
i & gouernede in !N^ortliumberlond', ffor enchesoufi pat Kyng Edwardes sone setts by Ipe Scottes non^ force, for ))e^ ryaute of Piers of Gauastoii ; wherfore (alias!) was Jje songe jjrouj-oute''' Engeland? for defaute of a gode warde ; ham ]>& He of Sheepey
8 vnto fie yle of Marcile, J?e peple made Jiiiche^ sorw for gode^ Kyng Edwardes deth ; ffor Jjai wende^ Jiat^*^ gode^^ Kyng< Edward shulde haue goii into^- pe Holy LancJ; ^^for fat was holliohe^'* his pM?'pos : oppon whos soule, God of his^ blisse haue mercy ^^ !
12 Of Kyng Edward', j^at was Kyng Edwardes sone. Capitulo
Centesimo Octogesimo Septi??iO.
ANd after* Jjis Kyng^ Edward, regnede Edward his sone, J?at was born in Carnaryvan, and'^^ went into Eraunce, ^'and
16 spousede IsabeH, fe Kyngws doubter of Frramee,^'^ pa xxv day of lanuer* at pe cherche of oui'' Lady of^^ Boloign), in pe jer* of oui'^ Lorde M^ CCC vij. IT & ]>& xx day of Eebruer',^^ Jje nexte jei-' fat come after*, he was cronede solempliche^*^ at 'Weatminsfer of fe
20 Erchebisshope Eobert of "Wynchelse,-! of Kante?-bery ; and fere was so g7-ete prees of peple fat Sii'' lohn Bakwelle was dede and mordrede. H And anone as f e gode Kyng^ Edward was dede, Sii-* Edward' his sone, Kyng* of Engeland', sent after Piers of Gauaston
24 into Gascoigne ; and so miche louede him fat he callede him his 'brofer'; and anone aftei'* he jaf him fe lordeshipp of Wallyng- forcJ ; and hit was noujt longe after" fat he ne 3af him f e Erldome of Cornwaile, a3eynes alle fe lordes '^'•^wille of fe reaume.-'-^ IT And
28 fo brought he Sir* Walter of Langeton, Bisshop of Chestre, into prisoun, into the Toure of London, witfi ij knafes allone him to^^ seme, for enchesoun fat-^ fe Kyng* was wrof with him, for cause fat Sii-* Wa[l]ter made pleint-^ vppon him to his fadei-*; wherfore
32 he was put into^^ pnsouii in fe tyme of trailbaston,
^—^ p?"opliecyed Merlyn which was wel kuowe oywral 0. ^ in D.
* gretly 0. •* discomfortede D. dyscomfited' dyscomforted sic 0.
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22-^ willes of Engeland' D. ^ forto DO. ^ om. DO.
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206 Piers Gavestons'pridc. He is sent to Ireland. [CH.CLXXXVil
^ And ])is^ Piers of Gauastofi made so grete maistries, ))at he went into jje Kyngws tresorie in Jje Abbay of WestmMzs^e?", and toke'^ jje table of golde, ^wij) jje tresteles of pe same, and meny o])erQ riche gewelles Jjat some tyme wei-' Jje noble* Kyng Artliures, 4 and toke ham to a marchant fat me clepede^ Aymery of Friscom- bande, for he shulde here ha??i oiiei"' jje see into Gascoigne : and fai come neuei'' a^eyne afte?* ; -wherfore hit was*^ g7*ete losse vnto" J>is land. 8
H And when |?is Piers was so rychely auaixncede, he bicome so proude and so stout, wherof alle f)e grete lordes of )je reaunie had him in despite for his grete beryng^, Wherfore^ Sii"* Henry Jie-' Lacy, Erl of Lyncotn,^'^ and Sii'' Guy Erl of Warvicyk (J:e whiche 12 gode lordes ])e gode Kyng^ Edward chargede, jjat Piers of Gauaston shulde nou3t come into Engeland' forto brynge his sone into ryot), U And alle pe lordes of EngelawtZ, assemblede ham^ at a ce?'teyn day at Jje^^ Frere Prichoures of^^ London, and speken^^ of fe^* dis- IG honowr fat fe Kyng dede to^'^ his reaume and to his c?'one. and so Jjai assemblede^^ alle, bofe Erles, barons ^^ and co??ununes, pat fe for- saide Piers of Gauaston shulde ben^^ exilede out^^ of EngelawcZ. And so hit was done ; for he forsuore Engel«??t?, and went into 20 Irland ; and fere fe Kyng made him chiefteyn and Goue^'noui-* of fe lande -"^ by his co??imissiouii ; and fere f is Piers was chef teyn of al fe land',-*^ and dede fere aH fat him liked, and had fere aP what he wolde. H And -^ fat tyme were f e templeres exilede f rouj al 24 c?'istendome,-2 ffor enchesoun fat men put oppon ham fat fai shulde done "2 -'^fing fat was^'* ajeynes fe faif-^ and gode bileue. IT Kyngi Edward louede Piers of Gauaston so miche ^'^fat he might nou3t forlete his company; and so miche fe Kyng ^af and bihight 28 to f e peple of Engeland, fat f e exiling of f e forsaide Piers shulde bene-'' reuokede at Staunford', frou^ ham fat -^him hade-^ exilede. IT Wherfore Piers of Gauaston come a^eyne into Engeland ; and when he was comen-^ ajeyn into fis lande, he despisede fe grettest 32 lordes of fis lande, and callede Sii'* Eobert^^'^ Clare Erl of Gloucestre,
' the forsaide D. }>e forsayd' 0. ^ nome DO. ^ leaf 117, hack.
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CH. CLXXXViii] Piers Gaveston is slain. Bruce returns. 207
'Horessone,' and })e Erl of Lyncolii,^ Sir* Henry jje- Lacy, ' Broste bely,' and Sii'^ Guy Erl of \Varr?»?/A", 'blanket hounde of Arderne.' And also he callede fe noble Erl and gentil, Thomas of Lancastre, 4 ' Cherl,' and meny ^othere^ shames and scorn* H\&.m saide, & by meny o)jere*^ grete lordes of Engeland', wherfore fai were towardes" him ful ang/i and sore annoiede.
^ And s in ])e ^ same tyme deide ]?e Erl of Lyncotn '^^ ; but he
8 charged', or he Avas dede, Thomas of Lancastre, erl, pat was his sone-
in-lawe, pat he shulde mayntene his quereH ajeyns pe same Piers
of Gauastoii, oppoii his benison. ^ And so hit was ordeynede,
prou^^^ helpe of pe Erie of Lancasti"' and of pe Erl of Waxxivyk,
1 2 pat pe f orsaide ^'-^ Piers was biheuedede ^^ at Gauersiche bisides Warwilv^, pe xix day of ^ Iini),!^ in pe 3ere of gmce^*5 M* CCC &!'' xij ; wherfore pe Kyng was sore annoiede, and prayede God pat he might 1^ see pat day to bene avengede of ^^ pe dep of pe forsaide
16 Piers. IT And so hit bifelle aftirward, as je shul hure, — alias pe tyme! — ffor pe forsaide Erl of Lancastre & meny ope/'e-*^ -^ grete baroufi,-- wei'' put to pitouse dep, and martrede, for enchesoun of pe forsaide quereH,
20 ^ The Kyng Avas po at London, and helde a parlement, and ordeynede pe lawes of Sii'' Symond' Mountford ; wherfor the Erl of Lancastre, and alle pe Erles & aH pe clergye of Engeland, maden an oth, prouj conseile of Eobert of Wynchelse, forto maintene pe
24 ordenaunces'-^^ for euermore.
How Robert pe Brus come a3eyne into Scotland', and Gaderede a grete powei'' of men forto wen^ oppon Kyng Edward'. *[[ Capitulo ^ Centesimo Qtto^esimo viij".
28 A Nd when Sii'' Eobert pe Brus, pat made him Kyng of Scot- l\ land', pat was fledde into IS'orma^tdy ^^ for drede of dep of pe- goode Kyng Edward, and herd of pe debate pat was in Enge-
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208 Bruce defeats Edw. II at Bannockhurn. [CH. CLXXXVlii
land? bituene ])e Kyng and liis lordes, he ordeynede an hoste, and come into Engelond?, into Northumberland.', and clenly destroiede pe contreye. ^ And when Kyng Edward herde pis tidynges,i he ^lete assemble 2 his host, and matte fe Scottis at Streuelyn,^ in pe day of 4 pe^ Natiuite of Seint lohn pe Baptiste, in ])e vij ^ 3er' of his regne,^ and in jje jere of our' Lorde ^Ihesu Cnsf,^ M* CCC &^ xiiij. Alias pe sorw and losse fat pej-e was done ! for fere was slayn, pe noble Erl Gilbert of Clare, SzVe Eobert of Clifford', a^ baroun, and meny 8 opere ; & of o^ere, peple pat no man coup nombre ; and pere Kyng Edward was scomfitede. And Sir' Edmund of Maule, pe^ kynges stiward, for drede went and drenchede him-self^ in a fresshe ryuei'' pat is callede Bannokesbourii ; perefore^^ ^^pe Scottes 12 saide, in reprofe and despite of Kyng^ Edward, foralsemiche^^ ^s he louede forto go^^ \,y watere, and also for he was descomfitede at Bannokesbour[n]e, pe?-fore maidenes made a songe perof*, ^"*in pat centre, of Kyng Edward of Engeland^^ and in pis manei' pai 1& songe^^ : —
^ May denes of Engetande, sare may ^e morne,
For tynt 36 haue [lostj^^ 30ure lemmans at Bannokesborn
wip hevalogh. 20
f[ What wende pe Kyng^ of Engela?itZ haue ygete^' Scotlande wip Rombylogh,
When Kyng Edward' was descomfitede, he was Avondei'' sory, and fastens fiedde Avip his folc^ pat was lafte alif',!^ and went 24 to Berwik*, and pere helde him. H And after, he toke hostages, pat is to seyne,2o vij childerne, of pe rychesf of pe toun ; and pe Kyng went to London, and toke^i conseile of pinges pat were nedeful vnto pe reaume of Engeland'. 28
IF And in pe same tyme hit bifelle pat pere was in Engeland'
a rybaude pat me^i^s callede lohii Tanner ; and he went and saide
pat he was pe goode Kyng* Edwardus sone, and lete him calle
'Edward of Carnaruan ' ; and perfore he was takers at Oxenford', 32
and pere ^-t chalangede pe frere Carmes chirche pat Kyng Edward
hade ^qwq'^^ ham, pe whiche cherch^" some tyme was* pe ILyngus
1 tydynge 0. ^— ^ assemblede D. ^ Estreuelyn D. Estryuelyn 0.
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CH. CLXXXix] Bcnuick taken. Cardinals robhd. Famine. 209
Halle. H And afterwarde was J)is lohii laJde to iN'orthampton, and^ draw, and pere - hongede for his falsenesse. and ei'^ J)at he was dede, he coufessede,^ and saide bifore al pe folc, fat ' )?e deuel 4 bihiglite him fat he shulde he Kyng* of Engel«?K? ' ; and fat ' he hade seruede fe deuel iij ^ere.'
How f e toun of Berwik was taken ^ f rouj t/ eson ; & how ij Cardynales wei'' robhet in Engeku^?. Cap/i'M/o Qentesiim
XX
8 iiij ix''.
^ A Xd in myd Le?iton '^ Sonday in fe ^ere of our Lord Ihesu
Ix Crist ]\P CCC xvj, Berwik was loste, frouj false tresoun of
on, Piers of Spaldj-ng^; fe whiche Piers, fe Kyng* had put \erQ
12 forto kepe f e " same toune wif ^ meny burgeys of f e^ toun. U Wher- fore f e childerne fat Avere put in liostages '^^ froi;^ f e burgeys of Berwik,^^ folwede fe Kyng«.y Marchalcie meny daye,^- fetrede in st^'onge yrenes.
16 U And aftei-* fat tyme \erQ, come ij Cardiuales into Engeland', as f e Pope hade ham sende forto male pees bituene Scotland' and Engela»c?. and as fai went toward Duresme forto haue sacrede maistre Lowys of Beaumond', Bisshop of Duresme ; and as fai went,
20 fai were taken'* and robbit oppon fe more of Wigelesdon ^^ ; of Avhiche robrye, Sii-' Gilbert of Midelton was atteint, and talie,^'* and hongede & drawe^^ at London), and his ^*^heuede smyten^*^ of", and his bowales taken out of his body, and brent, & his body qz^ar-
24 tarede, and his heuede^''' ^^smyten of*, and^^ sette oppoii a spere, and sette oppoii Xewegate ; and f e iiij quaxters, sent to iiij citees of Engeland.
ff And fat same tyme bifelle meny meschyues in Engeland' ; for
28 f e pore - peple deide in Engeland for hunge;- ; and so miche and ^' so faste folc deiden, -'^fat vnnefes-*^ men m[i]glit ha?/i bury; for a cp^rtrter of- whete was worfe xls., and ij 3ere and an halfe a (\uaxier of -^ whete^-^ was worfe --ij marj-- ; and ofte-tymes fe pore
^ and ]>ere was D. - Oni. D. ^ coiifesseJe him D. * take 0.
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^^ Berwyk< and Je bnrgej's of Berwik D. Ber-wyk* and ]>« Burgeys of Berwyk" 0.
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BRUT. P
210 The Scots lolunder Northumherland . Interdict. [cH. cxc-i
peple stale childern and ete ham, and ete also alle^ Jie houndes fat J)ai might take, and ek Horse & cattes ; and after, fere felle a grete ^ pestilence amonges ^ bestes in diuerse contrees of Engela?2fZ duryng Kyng Edwardes lif. 4
How fe Scottes robbede Northumberland'. Capit«/o QenXesimo Nonogesimo.
ANd in fe same tyme "^come fe^ Scottes ajeyne into Engelaud',^ and destroiede !N"orthumberlond',*^ and brent fat lande, & 8 robbet hit,*^ and quellede me7i and wymmen, & childern fat laye" in cradeH, and brent also holy cherche, and destroiede Cristen- dome, and ^toke &^ bare awaye Englisshe-mennes godes, as fai hade bene^ Sarasins or paynemes. and of fe wickednesse fat fai 12 deden,io aH: fe worlde spake ferof*, froii3 al Cristendome.
How f e Scottes wolde nou3t amende hei-' trespasse ; and f erfore Scotland was enterditede. V^ Q^ntida Qentesimo Nono- gesi?»o p/imo. 16
ANd when^^ Pope^- Tohn, fe xxij after seynt Petre, herde of fe grete sorwe and meschief* fat fe Scottes wrought, he was wondei'' sory fat Cristendome was so destroiede frou^ fe Scottes, and nameliche^^ for fai destroiede so holy cherche; Wherfore fe 20 Pope^^ sent a gene?'al sentence, Yndex"" his buUis of leade, vnto fe Erchebisshope of Ivaunterbery, and to fe Erchebissliope of ^ork*, fat 'if Eobert fe Brus of Scotland' wolde noujt be iustifiede, and make amendes vnto^^ kyng ^® Edward of Engela^'/,^^ his^'' lorde, & 24 make amendes of his losse, and his harmes fat fai hade done in Engeland', and also to restore fe godes fat fai hade^^ ^^take out of ^^ holy cherch, fat fe sentence shulde be pronou?zcede frouj aH Engelawt?. ^ And when f e Scottes herde fis, fai wolde nou3t 28 20 2icesse of-^ hei'' malice for fe Popes— coy«maundement ; "Wherfor
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CH. cxcil] Scotland interdicted. Scots ravage iV. England. 21 1
Robert Jje^ Brus, lamys Douglas, and Thomas Eandolf Eii of Morref, and alle \o })at wi|) ham communede, or ham halp in worde or in- dede, were accursed^ ^frouj eu^'^y cherche )3rou32 Engeland',
4 euery [day] at masse iij tymes ; and no masse shulde be songen* in holy cherche frou^-out-^ al Scotland', but if fe Scottis wolde make restitucioii of jje harmes pat fai hade made vnto*^ holy cherche. Wherfore meny a gode preste and holy man,^ ferfore were slayn
8 Jirou^ al ^ \iQ reme of Scotland', for enchesoun Jjat fai wolde singe no masse a3eynes J)e Popes ^ co??imaundement* and ajeynes his wille, and to done and f ulfille fe tiraunt^ i*^ wille.
How Sii'' Hughe, fe Spenseres sone, was- made pe 'K.^n.^us 12 Chamberlein ; and of J^e bataile of Miton. Gdi^itido GenXesimo "Nonogesimo secundo.
ANd hit was nou^t longe afterward, fat ]>e Kyng ne ordeynede a parlement at ^ork^j and J>ere was Sir* Hugh, jje Spensere^^^
16 sone, made Chamberlein. And in pe mene-tyme, while pe weri'* lasf, the Kyng went a^eyne into Scotland', Jjat hit was wonder forto wete, and bisegede pe touii of Berwik^ ; but pe Scottes went oue>' pe water of Solewath, J;at was iij mile ivam fie Kyng?f5 host,
20 and priuely^- pai stele awaye by nyght, and come??^^ into 'Engeland, and robbede and destroiede ^"^ al J)at Jjai myght, and sparede no mane?* fing* ^ til pat pai comen to ^^ 3ork. And when pe Englisshe- men pat were lafte at ^''home Wist^' of pis ping', alle po pat might
24 t?'auaile — as wel monkes and^^ p?'estes and ffreres & Chanouns and seculers, — and come and mette wip pe Scottes at Miton op^^ Swale, pe xij day of Ottobre. Alias ! what sorwe for pe Englisshe hosbonde-men pat coupe noping* in weri'', pere were quellede and
28 drenchede-'^ in -^pe Eyuer of Swale.^^ And hei'' chyueteynes, Sii-" William of Melton, Erchebisshop of ^ort, & pe Abbot of Selby with her* stedes, -- fledde, & come vnto -'- ^ork*. And pat was her" owen folie pat pai had pat meschaunce, for pai passede pe water of
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21 2 The White Battle. Hugh h SjJenser. [CH. CXCil-iii
Swale ; and fe Sccottes sette in^ fire iij stackes of hey ; and ])e smoke ferof was so huge ]>at- Englisshe-nie« myght nought see fe Scottes. II And' whe?i J)e Englisshe-men were gon ouer pe water, ])o come 3 Jje Scottes wij) hei'^ wenge/ in maner of a shelde, and come 4 toward' Ipe Englisshe-men in a rawe ; and pe Englisshe-men fledde, for vnnejjes^ fai hade eny men'^ of Amies; for fe Kyng hade ham alle " almost loste atte Ipe "^ sege of Eerwik' ; and fe Scottes ^ hobilers went bituix^ j^e hiigge & fe Englisshe-men, ^ And when 8 pe grete host i^'had jjaim^*^ mette,)3e Englisshe-men fledde bituene fe hobilers and pe grete host ; and fe Englisshe-men almost alle '' were ];ere slayn.^^ And ^-he ]?at might wende oner pe water was sauede : but meny were drenchede,^^ Alias, for ^^gorwe! for^^ pere was^'^ 12 slayne meny -men of Religioun, and seculers, and ek prestes and clerkes ; and wijj miche sorw the Erchebisshop scapede ; and fer- fore \Q Scottes calledehit^^ < the White Bataile.'
How Kyng^ Edward dede aH manei^ i<^])ing^ as ^^Sire Hugh fe 16 Spenser^'' Wolde. C&pitulo Centesimo "Sonogeswio tercio.
ANd when Kyng Edward herde J>is tydynges,^^ ]-^q remevede his sege fra?» Berwik, & come ajeyne into Engeland'. But Sii'' Hugh ]?e Speusei-', ]:e sone, fat was fe Kynges chaumberlein, kepte 20 so ]>e KyngM*' chaumbre, })at no man might ^^ speke wip fe Kyng*, but if ^*^ he made wifi him a frett forto done his nede, & fat ouei'' mesure. And fis Hugh bai-* him so stoute, fat alle men hade of him scorn and despite; and fe kyng him-self wolde noujt be-^ 24 gouernede-- by no manei'' man, but oneliche-^ by his fadei'' and by him. H And yf eny knyght of Engela/;rZ hade wodes, maneres, or lande, fat fai wolde couette, anoiie fe Kyng^ moste 3eue it ham, or elles-'* fe man fat owede-^ hit -•^shulde falsely-*^ be enditede of 28 Iforfet-" or of Ifelonye ; and f rou^ soche doynges-'^ fai disheritede meny a grete -^ bachilei'', and so meny landes^*^ geten, fat hit was miche AVonder.
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CH, cxciil-iv] The harm done hij the Spensers. 213
U And when ]3e lordes of EugelanJ saw ]3e^ couetise and ]je falsenesse of Sii'' Hugh fe Spenser, his- fader, and of Sii'' Hugh his^ sone, jjai comen* to fe gentil Erl of Lancastre, and axede
4 ^him of -^ conseile of ]iq disese }jat was in the reame jjrou^ Sii-" Hugh \e'° Spensei-' and his sone. And in haste, by one assent, J)ai made a p?-iue assemble at Shirborn in Ehnede; and alle J)a[i] maden' Jjere an oth forto breke and destourble pe doyng bituene ]je Kyng^ and
8 Sii-" Hugh fe Spensei-' and his sone, oppon hei-' powei''. And |5ai went into pe Marche of Walys, & destroiede fe Lande^ of ]je forsaide Sii-* Hughes.
^How sii-" Hughe |?e Spenser and Ms fadei'' Were exilede out 12 of Engeland. Ca-jntulo Centesinm Nonogesimo iiij''-.
WHen Kyng Edward saw fe grete harme and destrucioun jjat pe barons of Engeland deden on^*^ Sii'' Hugh jje*^ Spensers Landes, and to his sones, in eue?'y place fat Jiai comen oppon. And
16 Jje Kyng Jjo, prouj his Conseile, exilede Sii'' lohii Mounbray, S^Ve Rogeyii of Clifford', and Sii-' Gosselyn DauiH, and meny oper lordes fat wei'^ to ham ^"- consent.^^ Wherf ore fe barons dede po ^^ more harme fan fai dede bifore. ^ And when fe Kyng^ saw fat*^ fe
20 barons wolde noujt cesse of hei'' cruelte, fe Kyng was sore adrade leste fai wolde ^^ destroy him and his reame for his mayntenance, but yf^ fat he assentede to ham; and so he sent for ham ^'^by lettrej,^^ fat fai shulde come to London to his prt7'lement at a
2-1 certeyne day, as in his leftves'^' were^^ conteynede.
^ And fai come wif iij batailes wel armed ^'^ at alle poynt3 ; & euery bataile hade cote-armiir'^^ of grene clofe^^ ; and ferof fe right cj^uarte/' was ^alwe, wif Avliite bendes ; AVherfore fat parlement was
28 callede ' fe p«rlment wif-- fe Avhit bende.--^' f\ And in fat company was Sir* Humfray de Bohon, Erl of Herford,-^ and Sii'' Eogey of Clifford', S/?-e lohn j\roun]3ray, Sire Gosselyn DauiH, Sire Roger Mortymer, Yncle of Sii-' Eoger Mortymer' of "Wigemore, Sire Henry
32 of Tyeys,-^ Sire lohii GifPard, and Sii^ Bartholomew-'^ Badelesniere fat was fe Kynges Stiward, fat fe Kyng hade sent to Shirborn
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214 The SiJensers oiitlawd. The Father cur&cs his Son. [CH. cxciv
in Elmede, to fe ^Erl of Lancastre and to alle ]?at Wi): him Were, forto trete of accorde ]3at him aliede to pe barons, and come wi]? jje^ co??ipany, And Sir' Eoger Daiuory and Sii^ Hugh ^of Audeley^ pat hade spousede )je Kynges neces, susters'* to^ Sii-" Gilbert of Clare, 4 Erl of Gloucestre, ]?at was quellede in Scotland, as aboue^ is saide. II And J)0 ij Lordes hadde fe ij partes" of J)e Erldome of Gloucestre; and Sii"" Roge?-^ fe Spensei'', ]>e so?aie, hadde ]je ^Jjridde part^ on^*^ his Wifes behalue,^^' the fridde^- suste:''. And \)0 ij lordes went to 8 pe barouns wijj al hei-' powei-', au3eynes Sii"' Hugh, hei'' hvoper-in- Law; and so per come with ham, Sii'' Roger of Clifford', Sii"" lohn Mounbray, Sir' Gosselyn DauiH, Sii-* Roger Mortymei-' of Werk^, Sii'' Roger IMortymer* of Wygemore, his nevew, Sir* Henry Trays,^^ 12 Sii'' John Giffard, Sir Bartholomew of Bedelesmere, wip alle^'* liei'' co?npany, & meny opere pat to ham wev' consent.
H Alle pis^^ grete Lordes come?i^^ to "WestmiV^s^er, to fie Kynges parleinent ; and so pai spoken and dede, pat hope Sir Hugh pe^" 16 Spenser, pe fadei^ &^^ pe Son, were outlawede of Engela^cZ for euer- more. U And Sii"" Hughe pe fadei'' went to Douei'', and made miche sorwe, and felle adouii^^ by pe see bant, -'^& clipped-*^ acros wip his Armes, and sore wepyng,-^ saide : "now, farewele22 Enge- 20 land' ! & gode Engela»f?, to^^ Gode y pe bitak ! " and pries cussede pe grounde, and wende neuer-^ haue comen-^ a^ein, and-*^ Wepyng ful sore, cursede pe tyme pat euer he bigate Sir Hugh his sone, & saide 'for him -^he hade-" loste Engeland''; and in presence of 24 ham pat were him -^aboute, he jaf him his curse, and Avent oue?* pe see to his landes. But Sire Hugh pe sone wolde nou^t go^^ out of 'Enge]a?id, but helde him in pe see ; and he & his company robbede ij Dormondes bisides Sandewiche, & toke^*^ and bai-* awaye 28 aH pe gode pat was in ham, pe Value of xP^ M^ ti.
How pe Kyng Exilede pe^- Erl Thomas of Lancastre, & aUe pat helde -wip him ; and how pe Mortymei-* come & 3elde him vnto^3 j,e Kyng^; & of pe lordes siege. CapzY?^/o Centesimo 32 Nonogesimo Q,uinto.
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CH. cxcv-Vi] The S-pensers return. Siege of Tickhill Castle, 215
Hit was nought longe aftei-', fat fe Kyng ne^ made Sii'' Hugh fe Speuser pe fadei-*, and Sii'' Hugh pe- sonne, come a^ein into Engela?;f?, a3eyiis )3e lordes wille of Jie reaume. H And sone 4 after, fe Kyng, wiji^ strong Powei-', come and bisegede \q castel of Leedes : and in Jjat castel was fe Lady of Badelesmore, for enchesouii fat she wokle nou3t g?'ant fe castel to fe^ Quene IsabeH:, Kyng Edwardes wif . H But fe principal cause was, for encheson fat Sii'' 8 Bartholomev Badelesmere was a3eins f e Kyng*, & helde Avith the lordes of Engela?j(:Z. And nofeles, f e Kyng^, by helpe and socoure of men of London, and also frouj helpe of Southern men, fe Kyng gate f e castel, maugre \va.m alle fat wei'' wifin,'* and tok wif him al fat he
12 might fynde. U And when fe barons of Engeland herd of f is fing", ^Sii'' Eoger Mortymei'* &^ of ere meny lordes'' toke fe toune of Brugeworth with strengh ; "Wherfore f e Kyng was wondei^ wrof , and lete outelawe Thomas" of Lancastre & Hounfray de Bohoun,
16 ^Erl of Hereforct,^ and alle^*' fat "Were assent ^^ to fe same quereH. II And fe Kyng Assemblede an^^ host, & come a3eynes f e lordes of EngelantT ; wherfor f e Mortymers put ha??i to f e Kynges mercy & his g?'ace ; and anone f ai wei'' sent to f e Toure of London, and fere
20 kepte in prisoun. ^ And when f e barons herd of fis f ing*, f ai comen to Pontfret*, fere fat f e Erl Thomas soiornede, and tolde him how fe Mortymers 13 had^"* ^elde hawi bofe^^ vnto^^ fe Kyng*, & put ha??i in^*^ his grace.
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24 Of f e sege of TikhuUe. II Csipitulo Centesimo iiij xvj°.
WHen Thomas, Erl of Lancastre, herde^'' fis, ^^fai were^^ wondei'^ wrof, & alle fat were of his co??ipany, and gretly fai were descomfortede, & ordeinede hei'' powei-* togeder, and 28 bisegede fe casteH of TykhuH. But f o fat were wif in, so man- liche^^ 20(]efgj^(jg(je ham,20 fat fe barons might nou3t gete fe casteH. ^ And when fe Kyng herde telle -^ fat his casteH was bisegede, he suore, by God and by his crowne,-- fat f e sege shulde be remevede, 32 and assemblede an huge power" of peple, and went fiderward forto
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216 Siege of Tickhillraisd. RohertHolond's treachery. [cH.cxcvi
rescue Jje casteH ; and his powei-' eucressede fram day to day. ^ When fie Erie of Lancasti'' and fie Erl of Hereford'/ and f>e barons and hei-* co??ipany, herde of Jjis |)ing*, fai assemblede al liei'' powei-*, and went ham to Burton op Trent, and kepte ]je bruge, ]:at 4 )?e Kyng shulde nou3t come- ouei-'. ^ But hit bifeH; so, fiat^ on jje x^ day of Marche, in ])e ^ere of grace jNI* CCC xxj'' \q Kyng and \q Spensers, Sii'* Aymei-* Valaunce, Erl of Penbrok*, & lohn,*^ Erl of Arundel, and hei-' powei-', went ouer fe "Wate/'e, and descomfitede 8 }je Erl Thomas & his co?»pany ; and fai fiedde to ])e casteH of Tuttebery ; and fro |jenus fai went to Pouutfret. And in pat Viage deide Sii-* Eog'?r Dammory, in Jje Abbay of Tuttebery.
IT And in |5at same tyme, ))e Erl Thomas hade a trifdtoui'' with 12 \nm Jiat vx^n^ callede Piobert of Holonde, a Knyght |3at fte Erl hade brou3t vp of nou3t, and hade norisshede him in his botelerie, and had ^euen^ him ij M^ marj^^ ^^of rent^^ by 3ere.i- And so miche Jie Erl louede him, fat he might doo^^ in fie Erles court 16 what^^ him likede, bofe amonges^'' hye &law; and so queyntely ^''euer he^*^ bare him a3eynes his lord', fat he truste more oppon him fan oppon 1" eny man alyue. IT And fe Erl hade ordeynede ^^him by lettre^^ forto wende into fe Erldome of Lancasti'', forto make 20 a rise to helpe him fat^^ viage, fat is to seyn, v"^ men of Amies. But fe -"^said Holand-'^ come nou3t fere, no manei-' men-^ forto warne, ne to make a rise to 22 helpe his lord'. U And when Holand'-^'' herde telle fat his lord was scomfitede-^ at Burton, as -^an vntrew 24 man 25 he stale away, and robbede in Eauenesdale his lordes me?j fat comers fra f e scomfiture, & tok^^ of haw? horse and barneys, and al fat fai hade, & quellede of ham alle fat he myght tak, and f 0 come and 3elde him vnto^s fe Kyng^. ^ When fe gode Erl Thomas 28 wist fat he was so bitraiede, he was sore abasshede, and saide to him-self", "0 almyghty god!" (\uod he, "how might Pobert Holonde fynde in his hert me to bitraye, sifens^^ fat y ^'^haue Louede him so miche 1 0 God, ^^wel may now^^ a man see^- by 32
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CH. cxcvii] Thomas of Lancaster & the Rehch go to Burhridgc. 217
him fat no man may desceyue axio^er,'^ rafere Jjan he ))at he moat trust oppoil. He haj) ful euel 3eldede2 i^^e=^ my godenesse, and fe worsliip fat y to him haue done, and ]}rou3 my kyndenesse haue 4 him avauncede, and made him hie fram* lowe ; & he makej) me go fram^ he into^ lowe ; but ^itte shal he dye in cuel def."
Of Jje Scomfiture of Burbrigge. U Qdi^itiilo ^ GtriXe^hno Nonc-
gesimo Septi?/;o.
8 rpHe gode Erl Thomas of Lancastre, Hunfray de Bohoil, Erl
I of Herford', and fe barouns fat wif liam^ wei^ toke" a^
conseile bituene ham at fe^ Frere Prechoures at Pountfretf. fo
fou^t Thomas vppon fe tTSiitony^ Hohert Holond', and saide in
12 reprofe, "Alias! Holonde me haf bitraiede ! Ay is in fe rede of so?ume euel shrede.^*^ " ^ And by co?7imune assent f ai shulde alle 11 gone to" fe castel of Dunstanburghe, the whiche perteynede to fe Eridome of Lancastre, and fat fai shulde abide fere tiP- fe Kyng
16 hade for3eue ham his male-talent, but when fe gode Erl Thomas fis lierde, he ansuerede in fis manei-", and saide : " Lordes," ciuod he, "if we gone^^ toward' fe north, men wil seyni-' jj^^t we gon^s toward fe Scottes ; and so we shul be holde t/rdtoures, for 1*5 cause
20 oP^ distaunce fat is bituene^' Kyng Edward and Eobert fe Brus, fat IS made him Kyng* of Scotland. And f erf ore y say, as tochyng myself, fat y wil go^^ no ferfe?- into fe North fan to myn owen castel of Pountfretf." 1l And when Sire Eogei^ Clifford' herde fis,'^
24 he aros vp anone in wraf , -^ and drow his suorde, & swore by Almygty God' -'and by his holy names,-- but if fat he wolde go-^ wif ham, he shulde be dede, and fat he wolde slee him fere. ^ j)e noble^^ Erl Thomas of Lancastre was sore adrade, and saide :
28 "faire sires,^-^ y wil go wif fow^*^ whidei-'-so-euei'' je me lede." \)o went fai togederes into f e Xorth ; and wif ham fai hade vij'= men of Amies, and come to Burbrig*.
11 And Avhen S/re Andrew of Herkela— fat was in fe North- 32 contre f rou^ ordenance of f e Kyng-*, forto kepe f e cuntre of Scotland'
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218 Thos. of Lancaster tries to ivinoverSirA. Herhela. [CH.CXCVII
— herde telle how jjat^ Thomas of Lancastre was descomfitede, -and his company were descomfitede- at Burton vp^ Trent, he ordeynede him a stronge powei'', and Sii'' Symond Ward also,* fat |)o^ was*" shirryf of 3orJi, & come & mette fe barons at Barbrig*; & 4 an one J)ai brelcen" \e brige, Jiat was made of tre. H And when^ Sii-* Thomas of Lancastre herde pat Sire Andrew of Herkela hade brou3t wi]3 liim soche a powei'', he was sore adrade, & sent for^ Sii-*^ Andrew of* Herkela, & wi)? him spake, and saide to him in J)is 8 manei'* : " Sire Andrew," qiwd he, " je mow wel vnderstonde how Jjat oui'' Lord )?e Kyng* is ladde and misgouernede by miche false conseil, Jjroiij Sii'^ Hugh J)e Spensei-* fe fader, &^*^ Sii'* Hugh pe^^ sone, & Sir" John Erl of Arundel, and Jjrou5 Maistre Robert Baldok, 12 a false pilede clerc, \sX is in \q Kyng^is court duellyng^ ; wherfore y praye 30W* ]?at 3e wiP- come wijj vs, wi]) al Jje power* Jiat ^e haue ordeynede, and helpe to destroie }je venyme of 'Engoiand, and fe traitoures fiat bene^^ ferin, and we^ wil 3if vnto 30W J)e best part 16 i^of V Erldomes far We hauef^^ & holdefi*^; and We wil mak vnto 30W I'an oth^'^ Jjat we wil neuer do fing wijjout 30ui^ consel, and so 36 shul bene^^ as wele ^^at ese^^ wif vs as euer was Eobert-'^ Holande." ^ }5o ansuerede Sir Andrew of Herkela, and saide : " Sii-* Thomas ! 20 fat wolde y nou3t do,-^ ne consent fe^'to, for no manei-' fing* fat yhe-- might me^ 3eue, -Swifoute?^ fe wil-^ and co?Hmaundement of oui-' lord f e Kyng* ; for fan shulde y be holde a t;-aitoure for eue?-- more." ^ And when fe noble Erl Thomas of Lancastre saw fat he 24 nolde consent to hi?n for no maner f ing*, " Sii-* AndreAv," he saide, "wil 36 nou3t consent to destroys fe venyme of fe reaume, as we bene consented 1 -^ At on-'^ worde, Sii'' Andrew, y telle f e, fat or fis 361-* be gon, -^'fat 36 shal be-'' take and holde for a traitoure, and 28 more fan 3e holde vs nowe; and in worse deth 30 shul die, fan euer dede-^ Knyght of Engela?«r?; and vnderstonde-^ wel fat '-^^neutr 3e dede-^ fing* fat sorei'* so^qw shal^ repent. And now gof and "Ulo what 31 30W gode likes 32; and y wil put me to^s 32
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CH. cxcvii] Humphrey de Bohun slain. Battle of Burlridge. 219
]je ^ mercy and g/'^ce^ of God'." And so went )je false t?'aitoure, Sii''- Andrew of Herkela, in his way as a false traitoui^ a tiraunt, & forsuore^ man. for firouj fe noble Erl Thomas of Lancastre he vnderfonge jje amies of chiualry, and j^roii^ him he was made 4 knyght.
^ Thoo might men seen-* Archieres drawen ham in fat on'^ side and in |?at ojjere ; and ^Kny^tes also'^ foujten togedei'' wondei'' sore ; and amonge'' o]jere, Sii'' Hnnfray de Bohoun, Erl of Herford, a 8 worjji knyght of renou??e froujout al Cristendome, stode & faujt with his enemys apon J)e brigge. ^And as the noble lorde stode and faujt oppon fe brugge, a pef, a ribaude, scolkede vnder J)e brigge, and fersly wij) a spere smote the noble knyght into )je fonde- 12 ment, so pat his bowailles comen out ]iere. Alias pe sorwe ! for Jjere was slayn \q floure of solace and of comfort^, & also of curtesye. and Sw'e Eoge;- of Clifford, a noble knyght, stode euei^, and faught, & wel and nobly him defendede as a worpi baron; but at ]>% laste 16 he was sore wounded in jje^ heuede, & Sz're William of Sulley & Sii-" Eoge?- of Bernesf elde ^** were slayn in^^ fat bataile. H And^^ Sii'' Andrew of Herkela saw^^ Sii'' Thomas me?^ of Lancastre ^^laske and slake.^-* Anone he & his co?/ipany come?i to the Gentil Knyght, 20 Thomas of Lancastre, & saiden^^ "^elde fe, ira\iour\ ^elde fe I " U The gentil Erl ansuerede fo,- and saide : " nay, lordes ! traito?^/'^'^ be Ave none, and to 30W wille we neuer vs ^elde while^^ fat oui^'^^ lifes lasten^^; but leuer we hauen-*' to be slayn in oiire treuf, fan 24 3elde vs to 30W." And Sii'* Andrew a3ein-^ c;"iede-- oppon Sii'' Thomas company, -^jellynge as a wolfe,-^ and saide: " jelde 30W, traitoM?"-^ taken! 3elde30w!" and wif an hye -^ voice saide -^: "bef ware, sires, fat -^no man-^ of 30W be-" so hardy, oppon lif and lyme, 28 to mysdo-^ Thomas body of Lancastre." % And wif fat worde, fe gode Erl Thomas went into a chapel, and saide, knelyng doufi oppon his knees, and turnede his visage toward f e crois, and saide : "almyghti God! to fe y me 3elde, and holliche-^ put me into fi 32
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220 Thos. of Lancaster tahcn. Mixt races in England. [CH. cxcvii
mercy." IF And wi|j Jjat, \e vileiiis ribaudes lepten^ about liim, on 2 euery side fiat Gentil Erl,as tiraunt3 ^and Woode tMrment2<res, and despoilede him of liis Armure, & clo|3ede him in a robbe of Eay, J)at was"^ his sq[u]yers liueray, and •^fourj) lade him vnto'' 4 Yorf^ by water, jjere " miglit men see miche sorwe and care, for J»e gentil knyghtes ^fledden on^ eiiery side, and fe ribaudes and vileins egrely ham descriede, and criede-' in^*' bye, " 3elde 30W, traitonres ! jelde 30W ! " 8
IT And when jjai were 3oldeii,^i ^^[ ^y^^j rolibed, and bonde as fieues. Alias |:^e shame & despite, Jjat^- J3e gentil ordre of Knyghthotle \iere hade at pat bataile ! And fe land J?o was wip- outen^^ Law, for holy cherche |)o hade nomore^^ reuereuce fan hit 12 hade bene a bordel hous. And in fat bataile was f e fadei'' ajeins fe sone, and fe vncle a3eins his^^ nevew ; for so miche vnkynde- nesse was neuter seyne bifore in Engelrt«J^'^ amonges^" folc of on^^ nacioun ; for 0^'^ kynrede had no more pite of fat ofe?', fan an 16 20 hundred wolfes hauef on 0-° shepe; and hit was no wondei-", tor ]3e grete lordes of Engeland were nou3t alle of o-^ nacioun, but were mellede-'- wif of ere nacions, fat is forto seyn, so^nme Britons, so?«me Saxones, so??une Danois,-^ so?/nne Peghtes, so)«me Frenche- 20 me?i, so»nne Xormans, so;/mie Spaignardes, soz/nne Eomayns, some Henaudes, some Flemyng?<.5, and of ofere diuerse naciouus, fe whiche nacions acorded noujt to fe kynde bloode of Engelrt?^'/. % And if fe grete Lordes -"^of Engela^c/ hade bene onelich wedded'-^ 24 to Englisshe peple, fan shulde pees haue bene, and reste among?<s ham, wif outen -' eny envy. And at fat bataile was Si!-* Eogei'* Clifford! talc^,-6 S/re lohn ]\Iounbray, S/Ve. William ^' -'^Tuchet, Sii^ William-^ rit3-Williara, and meuy ofer worf i Knyghtes ; and Sii-" 28 Hugh Dauili fe next day aftei-' was taken--' and put into prisoufi, & shulde haue ben^'^ done to fe^^ def if he hade nou3 spousede fe Kynges neco, fat \\<(5 fe Erl Gilbert?^;?^- sustre^s of Gloucestre.
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CH. cxcviil] Thoiiias of Lancaster is imprisond atPontefrad. 221
And auone aftei-*, ^\•as Sii'' Bartholomev of Bedelesmei'' taken ^ att Stawe- Park, a nianei'' of ))e Bisslioppes of Lincoln, ])at was his neverw, and nieny ope/' barons and baronettes ; Wherfore was made 4 miclie sorwe.
How Thomas of Lancastre was biheuedede^ atte Pountfrett^, & V barons hongede and -^Draw ]3ere.^ ^ Capitulo Centesimo Nonogesi//(0 Octauo.
8 A Xd now y shal telle 30AV of \& noble Erl Thomas of Lancastre. 2\, ^yhen he Avas taken ^ & brou^t to ^ork*, meny of Jje citee were ful glade, and oppon \i\m criede^ wij?^ bye voice, "A, stVe traitonre ! 30 ^ arne welcome,^ blessed' be God' ! for now shal je
12 haue ]?e reward J)at longetyme ^e bane disemect ! " and caste oppoii him^ meny snoweballes, and meny o\er rep rones dede^*^ him. But pe gentil Erl ]}at soffrede, and saide \\%\er on ne^^ ojjeye.
IF And in pat^- same tyme ]3e Kyng herde of pat^^ scomfiture,
16 and was fnl glade, and in haste come to Pountfretf ; and Sii'' Hugh )je Spenser, and Sii'' Hugh his sone, and Sir lohii, Erl of Arundel, and Sii-* Edmund' of Wodestok*, fe Kyng?<5 broker, Erl of Kent, and Su-* Aymei-* of Valance, Erl of Penbrolc*, & maistre Piobert of
20 Baldok^, a false pilede clerc, fat was priue & duellyng^^^ in ]je Kynges court* ; and alle ^^jjal come^^ Jjidei-* wi)3 pe Kyng*. H And Sii'^ Eauf of Beeston ^af vp the ^^castel to the Kyng' ; and J^e Kyng* entrede into J>e castel; & Sii'^ Andre v of Herkela, )3e^" false tiraunt,
24 )3rou3 \^ l^y^ges co??inian dement tok*^^ with him pe gentil Erl Thomas^^ to Pountfret*; and pe/'e he Avas prisonede in his owen castel ]?at he hade new made, Jjat stode a3ein3 pe Abbay of Kyng Edward.
28 And Sii^ Hugh Jje 20 Spensei^ \q fadei^, 21 and Sii^ Hugh his sone,2i caste and ]jou3t how and in Avhat mauei-' Jse God Erl Thomas of Lancastre shulde bene 22 dede, Avi]3oute/i23 higement of his peris; wherfore hit Avas ordeinede ])rou3 pe Kynges Iustice3, )jat pe Kyng*
32 shulde put oppon2i him poyntes of tr-dtery. H And so hit bifelle
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222 Scandalous treatment of Thomas of Lancaster. [CH. cxcviii
Jjat he was ladcle to pe ban'' bifore )je Kynges lustice^, bare-heuede^ as a Jief*, in a faire lialle wijjiii- his owen castel, J)at he hade made feriri meny a faire fest, bo]) to riche and eke^ to pore. U And fise were his Iustice3 : Sii"* Hugh fe Spense?- '^jje fadei'','^ Sii-* Aymei"' of 4 Valance, Erl of Penbrok*, Sire Edmund of Wodestok, Erl of Kent*, Sire lohil of Britaign, Erl of Eichemond, & Sii"* Eobert of Maleme- frop, iustice ; and Sii-* Robert him acoupede in fis manei'' : ^ " Thomas ! atte J)e fersf , oure lord J)e Kyng* & }jis court* 8 exclude]? 30W of al manei'' ansuere. IT Thomas ! oure lorde ]3e Kyng* put oppoil 30 w Jjat ^e haue in his lande riden wiji banei-' dis- plaiede, ^a^eynes his pees, as a traitour.^" U And wi]) })at worde, ]je gentil Erl Thomas, wif an hie voice saide, "l!^ay, Lordes ! forsof, 12 and by Seint Thomas, y was neuei'' traitoure." ^ The iustice saide a3ein ]3o : " Thomas ! oui-* Lord fe Kyng* put oppon ]iq^ fat 36 hauen " robbede his ^ folc, and mordred his folc,^ as a J)ef . H Thomas ! pe Kyng also put oi^pon you^'^ fat he descomfitede 30W 16 and 30ur' peple wij) his folc in his owen reaume ; Wherfore 30 went and fley^^ to fe wode as an outlawe, and ^-also 30 were taken as an outlaw. U &^- Thomas, as a traitoure 30 shuH be^^ hongede by resouii, but \q Kyng* haf for3eue 30W fat ^ gewys for fe loue of 20 Quene IsabeH, IT And, ^-^Thomas, resoufi wolde also fat 30 shulde ben hongede ; but f e Kyng* haf for3eue fat gewys ^* for cause and loue of 30Mr lynage. IF But, Thomas, for-asmiche as 30 were tak fleyng*, &^ as an outlaw, fe Kyng wil fat 30Ui'' heued^^ be smyten^*' 24 of*, as 36^" haue wel deseruede. Anone doth^^ him out of pres, and^^ bringe him to his iugement ! " ^ f e gentil knyght, when he-'' hade herde alle f ise wordes, wif an hye voice he criede, sore wep- ing^, and saide : " Alias, Seint Thomas, -^ faire fadei-* ! Allas-^ ! shal 28 y be ^2 dede f us ? graunt me now, blissefnl God, ansuere ! " but al it availede him nofing^s ; for fe cursede Gascoignes put him hider-* and fidei-*, and on him criede wif an hye voice, "0 Kyng* Arthui'', most dredeful ! wel'-^ knowen -'^now is fin-'' open traitery ! 32
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14—14 p„j_ Y) Thomas as reson wold' also pat Je schiild' be lionged' but ]><i kyng f'orjeue 30W ]>at gewes 0. '5 hed 0. 1*^ smyte 0.
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CH. cxcviii] Thomas of Lancaster is beheaded, a.d. 1321. 223
in euel clef shalt jjow dye, as Jjow hast wel diseniede." ^ J)o sette jjai oppon liis lieuede ^ in scorn an olde chapelef , al-to rent & torn, ])at was - nou^t wor)) - an halpeny ; & aftei'' fai 4 sette ^ him oppon a "^lene white "^ palfray, ful vnsemeliche,^ and ek al^ bare, wijj an olde bridel; and wi]) an horrible noyse^ jjai drow him 2 out of pe castel- toward his de]), and caste on^ him meny balles of snowe. U And as J>e turmentoures lade him out of J)e 8 castel, ^]jo saide he^ Jjise ^'^pitouse^ wordes, and his Handes helde vpi^ ^-in hye toward^- heuen : " 'Now, pe Kyng of Heuen ^eue vs mercy, for fe erjsely Kyng^^^ ha]) vs f orsak* ! " And a frere prech- oure Avent wij) him oute of J)e castel, til fiat he come to fe place
12 ])at^-* he endede-in^-^ his lif ; vnto^^ whom he shroue him al his lif.^'^ ^ And J5e gentil Erl helde J?e frere wondei'' faste by pe clones, and saide: "faii-*!^ fader", abide wi]3 vs til fat ^^y be^® dede ; for my flesshe quakef for drede of dejj." And so]j forto sale, fe gentil Erl
16 sette him oppon his Knees, & t2«'ned' him toward fe East* ; but a Eibaude fat meii^^ callede Hugon of Moston, sette hande oppon fe gentil Erl, and said in despite of him-'^: " Sii-" t/rritoure, turne fe toward fe Scottes, fin-^ foule deth to vnderfonge " ; and turnede fe
20 Erl toward' f e Xorth. If The noble Erl Thomas ansuered f o wif a milde voice, and saide : " Now, fair* Lordes, y shal do al ^oui-" owen^^' wille." And wif fat worde fe frere went fram-- him ful sore-^j and anone a ribaude went to him, and smote of his heuede,-* fe xj
24 KalendMs25 of April, in fe ^ei' of grace M^ CCC-*^ xxj. Alias fat euer soche a gentil blode shulde ben-' don to def with-outen-^ cause and resoun ! H And tz-aiterousely -^ was f e Kyng^ conseilede when he, frouj false conseil of fe false ^^ Spense?'s, soffred'e Qix' Thomas,
28 his vncles^*^ sone, bene^i put to soche a def, & so ^^ben-heuedede^- ajeyns al maner resoun. And grete pitee hit was also, fat soche a noble Kyng^ shulde ben^^ desceyuede and mysgoue?'nede frou^^* false Spensers, f e whiche he mayntenede frou3 loselry a^eins his
32 honoui'' and ek profit*; for afterward fere felle grete ve??geaunce in
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224 Other Rebels executed. Poiver of the Spensers. [CH.cxcviii-lx
'^'Engaland for eiichesoufi of ])e forsaide Thomas ilef. H When Jje gentil Erl of pis lif was passede, Jje Prioure and )5e nionkes of Poun- fretf geten Sii'' Thomas body of )je Kyng^, and fai buriede hit bifore- fe hye aute/- in the right side. 4
H And 2 Jiat same day fat )je gentil lord was dede, fere wei'' honged and draw ^ for fe same ^ querel *^ at Pountfretf ,'' Sii'' William Tuchet, Sii"* William Fitj-Willia???,, Sw-e Warein of Ysillee, St're Henry of Bradboiire,'' Sii'* Willia^». Cheyne, barons alle,^ & 8 lohn Page, Sqnyei''. ^ And sone after at ^ork, wei'' draw and Honget, S?Ve Roger of ^ Clifford, Sii'' lohn of jNIounbray, barons, & Sire Gosselyn Danil,^ Knyght. ^ And at Bristow were draw and honged, Sfre Henry of Wynington, and S^'re Henry of Mounford, 12 barons. II And at Gloucestre wer' draw and hongede, Sire lohii Giifard & S/re Willia?u of Elmebruge,^*' barons, ^ And at London wei'' ^^ Honget & draw,^! Sii'' Henry Tyej^s,^- baron; & at Win- chelse,^^ Sii-" Thomas Culpepei'', knyght; & at Wyndesore, Sii'' 16 Fraunceys of Waldenham,^'* baron ; & at Kaunterbury was draw and honged, SiVe Bartholomew of Badelesmei-' & Sii"* Bartholomev of Assheburnham, barons ; And at Kerdif in Walys, Sii'' Willia?n Flemynge, baron. 20
How Kyn^^ Edward' went into Scotland' wif an^^ C™* men of Armes, and might nou3t spede. H Cap^■f«Zo CQ-R\edmo Nonogesi//;o "H Nono.
AjS'd Avhen Kyng Edward of Engeland' hade brou^t fe floui^ of 24 chiualiy vnto fis^*^ def, frou^ conseil of Sii"* Hughe pe Spensers^" pe fadei'', & ^^Sii'' Hugh^^ his sone, lie^ bicorae as^^ wood as a lyoun ; and what-so-ouei-' the Spensers wolde haue done, it Avas doii. And so wei the -'^Kyng louede lia?», f>at pai might do-^ 28 wij) him al" fat fai wolde; wherfore ^sthe King^s ^af vnto Sii'' Hugh f e Spense/- fe fadei'', fe Erldome of Wynchestre, and to Sii'' Androv of Herkela fe Erldome of Carlele,-'* in preiudice and^^ harmyng of his croune. U And Kyng Edward fo, fron^ conseil of 32
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CH. cxcix] Evil Counsels of the Spencers. Scotland invaeled. 225
J)e Spense;'s, disheritecle^ alle ham ]jat hade bene a^eins him in eiiy qiiereH ■vvi]? Thomas of Lancastre ; and meny o)je?'e ^vel■' disherited also, for encheson fiat ]je Spensers coueitede forto haue her londes ; 4 and so ]jai hade al ]jat )?ai wolde desire, wifi wronge, and a^eyns al resouii.
IT \o made Jje Kyng, Eobert- of Baldot, a false pilede clerc, Chaimcellei'' of Engela?u7, J)rou3 conseil of pe forsaide Spensers ; 8 and he was a false rybaude and a couetous ; and so pai conselede ))e Kyng so miche, Jiat jje Kyng* lete take to his owen ward alle ])e godes of Jje lordes pat ^wrongefully were^ put vnto ]?e* dejj, into his owen honde ; and aswel |3ai token ^ |je godes jjat were in
12 holy cherche, as pe godes \a\ were wipoiit, and lete ha?u ben*^ put into his t?'esorie a[t] London, and lete '^ ham calle " his f orfait3 ; and by her^ conseile Jje Kyng* wrought, and^ disheritede ^'^al ha^i^'^ pat ^^ j)e gode^^ oweden^-; and prou3 hei'' conseil lete arere a^^ talliage
16 of alle pe godes of Engeland' ; wherfore he was J?e richest Kyng*^'^ pat euei'' was in Engeh.Y«c7, after "Willia?/? Bastard' of Kormandy, ^■^pat conquerede Engek^?ir?.i-^ IT And 3itte, prou3 corzseH of ham, him semede pat he hade nou3t ynou3, but made 3itte euery toun
20 of^*^ £ngelo?irf fynde a man of Armes oppoii hei'' owen costages,^'^ forto gofi^^ and wen-* oppoii the ^^Scottes ^•^pat Wei-' his euemys.
Wherfore pe Kyng* went into Scotland-'^ wip an-^ hundred' pousande men of Armes at Whitsontide, in the 3ere of oui'' Lord
24 God'" Mt CCC &* xxij. But pe Scottes went and hud \\mn in Mounteyns and in "VVodes, and tariede pe Englisshe-men iro -^ day to day, pat pe Kyng myght for no maner ping* ha??i fynde in pleyn felde ; wherfore meny Engiisshe-"-"'men, pat few vitailes hade,-'* for
28 hunger -^pe^'e deiden-^ wondei-* faste, and sodeynly, for hunger-' in goyng"* and in comyng"*, and nameliche -'^ po pat hade bene a3eyns Thomas of Lancastre, and hade robbet his men oppon his landes. H When Kyng^ Edward saw pat vitailes failede him, he was po
32 wondei'' sore discomfortede,"-" for enchesoun also pat his me// so deide, and also for he might nou3t spede of his^^ enemys ; so at pe^^
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226 The Scots defeat the English. Treachery ofLd. Carlisle. [CH. cc
last he come ajeyne into Engeland'. And anone aftei'' come lames^ Douglas and- Thomas Eandolf* wij) an huge ost ^into Engela«d,-^ into Northumberland', and \\\\> liaHi |)e Englisshe-men pat wei-* dryuen out of EngelfWi-:?, & come and robbet the contre, and -4 quellede fe peple,* and also brent ^ J>e toun Jiat was callede Xovth- allertoun, and meny oper tounes vnto ^orb. U And when fe Kyng* herd J)is Jjing*,*^ he lete [sompne] alle manei'' men ftat might trauaile. And so \iQ. Englisshemen mette f>e Scottes atte ]>q Abbay of Beihe- 8 land', J)e xv day afte?' Michelmasse in \q same 3ei^ abouesaide ; And pe Englisshe-men wer* fere descomfited ; & at fat scomfiture was tak'^ Sii'' lohfi of Britaygn, Erl of* ^Richemonde, fat helde fe contre and the Erldome of Lancastre ; and af tei'', he paiede an 1 2 huge raunsoun, and was lete gone ; and after fat he went into Fraunce and come neuei-' aftei''^ a3eyn.
How Sii-' Andrew of Herkela was taken,^*^ and put vnto fe^^ def , fat was Erl of Cardoile. Capi7?(/o CC'"". 1 6
ANd at fat tyme Sii'' Andrew of Herkela, fat ^-newe was^^ made Erl of Cardoile, for cause fat he hade taken ^^ fe goode ErP* of Lancastre, he hade ordeyned, frou3 fe Kyng^^s co??imandement of Engela?ZfZ, forto bryng^ him aH f e powei-" fat he might, forto 20 helpe him a3eyns f e Scottes atte f e Abbay of Behigland. ^ And when f e false traitoure hade gadrede aH f e peple fat he might, and sliulde haue comew^'^ to fe Ivyng to^^ fe Abbay of Biegla^t/, fe false traitoure lad ha??t by anofer contre frouj^''' Copeland, and 24 frouj fe Erldome of^^ Lancasti'', and went frouj fe contre, and robbit and quellede folc, al fat he^^ might. ^ And ferfcrmore fe false traito?<r hade take'^'^ a gret some of golde-^ of Si]"" lamys Douglas, forto bene^^ ajeyns fe Kyng of Engela?i(?, and to bene-- 28 helpyng and holdyng Avif f e Scottes ; frouj whos tresoufi f e Kyng^ of Engeland was scomfitede at Biheland' q\^ fat he come fidei''; Avherfore fe Kyng was -^toward liim ful-^ wrof, and lete priuely enquere in^* fe contre about,-^ how-'^ hit Avas. and so men 32
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CH. cc] Lord Carlisle taken and disgraced for his Treachery. 227 enquerede and aspiede, soi ),at at the laste^^ treuj, was founde,3 and sought, and he attaint and taken as a false t.«itoui^_as fe noble Er Ihomas of Lancastre him tolde, ex^ fat he were don Ho dede^
4 at his takyn^ ^ tt Burbri^, and to him saide, fat ' or fat ^ere wei^ Don he shulde ben« take and holde a tmitoui^ ' : and so hit was as fe holy man saide. Wherfore fe Kyng sent pnuely to S.Ve Antoynr of s Lncye a knyjt of f e contre of Cardoile, fat he shulde
5 tak Sn^_ Andrew of Herkela, and put him vnto fe def. And to bryng fis fing to^ fe ende, fe Kyng sent his cc.mission, so fat be same Andrew was take at Carleel,io & ledde vnto f e bari^ in manL of an Er 1 worthely arraied^ and with a suorde gert aboute him
Su^ Amh>ew, c^nod he, "f e Kyng put oppon f e fat, for-asmiche as"' 36 hauei- bene orpede in ^oui^ dedes, he dede vnto^a ,^^-^^^^u
Ibvnton f, lord, fe Kyng. Oddest his peple of fis contrey, fat shulde haue holpe him atfe bataile of Bihilanc^; and few laddest ha., away by fe contre of Copeland^, and frou3 >e Erldo.ne of Lancasti^ wherfor ou:^ lord fe Kyng was scomfitede i^in bataile-
-^0 f..e of the fecottes, frouj fi tresoun and falsenesse. And if bow^^
hadest^oeon^e bety.ne,20 he hade yhade fe maistre; and al fat
.esounfow dedest.,^^1 for fe- grete 3o;.me of golde and- silue.^ fat
fow vnderfong. of lames- Douglas, a Scotl., fe Kynges enemy.
24 ^ And ou.^ Lorde f e Kyng... wille is, fat ,e, f e ordre ^f Knyght- hode,--by f e . hiche f ow^^^ vnderfonge al fin '^^ honour and worship oppon fi body, be al -^brou3t to- nou3., and fi state vndone, Paopere knyghtes of lawei^ Degre mowe after fe be-ware; f^
2b whiche lords haf fe auancede hugely in diue.ses- ^s^ontrees of Engeland'; and f«t alle =>^ may take ensample^^ by fe,30 her lord' aftirwards trewely forto serue."
H fo co;>.ma;Kled he a knaf anoneS to hew of his spores of 3i his
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228 Lord Carlisle is hangd& quarierd, 3 March 1322-3. [CH. cc-i
heles ; & after he lets breke Jje sueide ouei-' his heuede,^ pe whiche jje Kyng ^him ^ai^ to kepe and defende his^ lande Jjerwi]?, when he made him Erl of Cardoile ; and aiter he lete him vnc]o))e of his furrede mantel* and of his hood,^ and of his furrede Cotes and of 4 his gerdeH. And when ])is was don, Sire Antoyne*^ saide vnto him : "Andrew," quod he, "now art ]jow no kuy3t, but a knaue ; and for pi tresofi fe Kyng wille fiat \)ow bene" honged & drawe,^ and ^J)in heuede smyten^ of*, and pi bowelles taken out of pi body, 8 and pi bowelles brent,^^ ^nd pi body qiiarterede, and ^^pin heuede smyten^^ of, and sent vnto^- London ; and pere hit slial ^^be sette^^ oppoii London Brigge ; and pi iiij ^* qitavters shal be sent to iiij tonnes of Engeland, pat alle opere mowe be- ware and chastisede by 12 pe." And as Antoyne^^ saide, so hit was done, al maner plug*, on^^ pe last day of Ottobre, in pe 3er' of grace M^" CCC^'' xxij 3ei-ei'*; and pe sonne po t?/rnede into^^ blode, as pe peple it saw. IT and pat durede fro ^^pe morne,!'-* til hit was xj of pe Clokke of pe day. 16
H Of pe miracles pat God wroujt for Seint Thomas loue of Lancastre; wherfore pe Kyng lete close pe cherche dores of 2*^ Pountfrett*, -^ of pe Prioury,'-i for no man shulde come pe?m --to pe body- forto offre. Capitulo Ducentesimo 20 U Primo.
ANd sone aftei''^^ the Gode Erl Thomas of Lan-'^casti-' was martrede,25 a p?-este, pat^'^ Longe tyme -"^hade ben-*' blynde, dremede in his slepyng* pat he shulde gone 2'' vnto pe huH pe?"e pat 24 pe gode 28 Erl Thomas of Lancastre-^ was doii vnto dep, and he shulde haue his sight ajein : and so he dremede iij nyghtes sewyng. 2* And pe p?-esf ^9 po lete lede him to pe same huH. 51 And when he come to pat place pat he was martred on,^*^ deuoutely lie made p^'re 28 his prayei'',^^ and prayede God and Seynt Thomas pat he might 2- haue his sight ajeyne. And as he was in his prayers, he laide his right hand' oppon pe same place pere^^ pe Gode man was martied'
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CH. cci] Miracles for the Martyr, St. Thomas of Lancaster. 229
ou 1 ; aiid a drope of dry bloode and smal sande cleued on ^ his lionde,^ and ])ervf\\ he striked his eyne, and anone, fjrou^ jje might of God and of Seynt Thomas of Lancastre, he hade his sight a^eyn, 4 and )jankede Jjo Almighty God and Seynt Thomas. IT And when })is miracle was ^cud' amonges men,'* ]je peple come fidei'^ on^ euery side, and knelede, and made hei-* p?-aiers at his tombe fat is in the Priori of Pountfrett^, and praiede fat holy marti-', of Socour" and of 8 helpe, and God herd hei'' prayei-*. ^ Also fere was a ^onge childe drenchede in a welle in fe toufi of Pountfrett*, and was dede iij daies and iij nyghtes; and men come^ and laide fe dede childe oppoii seint Thomas tombe, fe holy marti-"; and fe childe aros
12 '^fe/'e fram^ fe^ def vnto" lif,^ as meny a man hit saw; & also iniche peple wei-" out of here mynde, & God haf sent ham her mynde a3eyn j5rou3 vertu of fat holy marti-". ^^ And also God liaf 10 ^euen^i to creples hii-* goyng*, and to c?-okede hei-* hondes and
10 liei'' feef, and to bliude also hei-* sight, and to meny sike folc hei'* hele, fat hadde diuerse maladyes, for the loue of his gode martre. U Also f e/* was a riche man in Coundofi in Gascoigne ; and soche a maladie he had', fat al his right side rotede, and felle awaie fram^^
20 bim; and men might se his Lyuei'^ and also his hert; and so he stank, fat vnnef me?z might come nei3 him ; Wherfore his frendes^^ for him ^-^were fuP-* sory. ^ But at fe last, as God wolde, fai p/-ayede to Seint Thomas of Lancastre, fat he wolde praye to
24 Almighty God for fat prisoun, and bihight to gon^^ to Pountfretf forto done^'^ hei'' pilgrimage. And fe goode man sone after i'' slepte ful softe, and dremed fat f e martre Seynt Thomas come vnto him, and enoynted^^ oueral his sike side.^^ And ferwif fe gode man
28 awoke, and was al-*' hole; and his flesshe was restorede ajein,^! jj^^ bifore was —rotede and felle-- away; for whiche miracle fe good ma?i & his frendes louede God and Seint Thomas euermore after. H And fis gode ma?i come into Engeland', and tokens with him iiij
32 felawes, and come to Pountfrett*, -*& come to-^ fat holy marti*, and dede hei-" pilgrimage ; but f e gode man fat was sik come f idei-* al
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230 Pilgrimages to St. Thomas of Lancaster's Tomh stopt. [CH. cci
naked, saf his bieche ; and when fai hade done, fai twrnede home a^eyne into hei'^ contie, and tolde of ))e miracle wlier-so Jjat jjai come. U And also ij vaQu haue bene helede \ere of \q morimal, J)rou3 helpe of Jjat holy martre, J?0U3 Jjat euel be holde incurable. 4-
IF When fe Spensers herde jjat God wrou^t^ soche miracles for his holy martre, and Jiai wolde nou^t^ bileue hit in no maner wise, but saide^ ope?dy *J)at bit was grete heresie, soche vertu^ of*' him to bileue. II And when" Sii^ Hugh fe Spenser, Jje sone, ^saw al^ 8 jjis doyng*, anone he sent his ^message?'s fram^ Pountfret \er~ Jjat^*^ he duellede J)o, to J)e- Kyng* Edward, Jjat ]io was at Grauene atte Skipton, for cause ]jat Jie Kyng shulde vndo his^^ pilgnmage. H And as fe rybaude fat was message?- ^-come to^"- J5e Kyng* forto 12 don his ^2 message, he come by \q hull fere^^ fie gode man was done vnto deth ; and in fe same place he made his ordui-* ; and' when he hade ydon, he Avent toward fe Kyng* ; and a stronge flux him come oppofi BT* he come to 3ork', and shedde all his bowailles at his 16 fundement.
^ And when Sii-' Hugh fe Spenser herde fis tydyng?is,^^ somdel he was adrad', and ]io\\'^i forto vndo Jie pilg?-image, if he might by eny maner way ; And to fie Kyng went, and saide fat pai shulde 20 be in grete sclaundre frouj-out al Cristendome for the dejj of Thomas of Lancastre, if fat he soffrede fe peple done^'^ hei'' pilgrimage at Pountfrett*. And so he conseilede fe Kyng*, fat he comandede to close ^^ fe cherche dores of Pountfrett*, in fe whiche cherch fe holy 24 martre Seynt Thomas was enterede ; and f us fai deden, i^ajeyns aP^ fraunchise of holy cherche, so fat iiij ^ei'' after myglit no pilg>'ime come vnto^'* fat holy body. ^ And for enchesoun fat-*^ moukes soffred meii come & liono?/r fat holy body of Seynt Thomas f e martre, 28 frou3 conseile of Sii'' Hugh fe Spenser fe Sone, and frou3 conseile also of Maistre Eobert Baldok^, a-^ false-- piled clerk fat was fe Kynges Chancellei'', fe Kyng* consented' that fai shulde be sette ^sto lier* wages, and Lete make Wardeynes oue>* hei-' owen Godes^* longe 32 tyme. U And f rouj fe" co?)imandement of fe forsaide Sii'' Hugh fe Sepenser, xiiij Gascoignes wel armed' kepte fe huH fer fat fe gode-^
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CH. cci-ll] Sii' Roger Mortivier escapes from the Tower. 231
Seint Thomas was don vnto his^ dep and biheuedede,^ so jjat no
pilg?ime might come. By pat way f ul wel Avende he f orto ^ haue
binome'i Cristus might* and his powei-', and fie grete loos of miracles
4 fat he shewede for his martre Thomas Jjouj-out^ al Cristendome.
U And J)at same tyme J)e Kyng made Eobert of Baldolv^, a
pilede clerc and a false, j3rou3 ^conseile &^ p?-aier' of Sii'' Hugh fe
Spensei'' pe soue, Chanceller' of Engelandi. And in ))e" same tyme
8 was J)e castel of Wallingford holden a3eynes® Jje Kyng*, J)roi-i3 )je
prisoners pat were wipin pe castel, for Seint Thomas quereH of
Lancastre. Wherfore pe pep[l]e of pe contre come & tok* the castel
oppon pe^ prisoners; Avherfore Si're lohn of Goleinton, knyjt, and
12 S^■;• Edmuwde of^"^ Bech, parson, and a sqiiyer pat me callede Eoger of Walton, wei'' taken ^^ and sent to the Kyng* to Pounfrett*; and Jjere pai wei'' done into p?'isofi ; and pe forsaide Eoger was sent vnto 3011?^, and pe?-e he was draw and honged'.
16 ^ And aftirward,i2 Sii-" Eoger Mortymei^ of Wygemore brak out of pe To^jre of London ^^ in pis manei-' : ^'^pe forsaide Sir^ Eoge?'i* herde^^ pat he shulde bene^*^ draw and hongede at Loudon, ^^in pe morne^" after Seint Laurence day; ^^and on pe dai bifore,^^ he helde
20 a fail-' fest in pe Toui'* of London, and po Avas Sii-" Stephen i^Seg?-aue, Conestable of London, and meny grete me?^ wip him. H And when pai shulde sopen,-*^ pe forsaide Stephen sent for alle pe officers of the To?;rre ; and pai come and soppede wip him ; and when pai
24 shulde take hei'' leue of him, a squyei-* pat me callede Stephe??, pat was ful priue wip pe forsaide Eoge7", prou3 heii-' conseile 3af haw alle soche a drynk*, pat pe lest of ha??i alle slepte ij dayes & ij nightes ; and in pe-^ mene-tyme he scapede away by wate?-, pat is to
28 seyn, by pe-- Tamise, and went ouer pe see, and helde him in F?-aunce ; Avherfore pe Kyng was sore annoied, and po put pe same Stephen out of his Conestablery.
How pe Q,uene Isabeli went into F/vmnce forto treten^^ of pees 32 bituene hei^ lord, pe^ Kyng* of Engeh/??J, & pe Kyng* of Fraunce, hei'' broper. Cap^Y^i/o Ducentesimo SeCM?jdo.
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232 Edw. II sends his Queen to France, to make Peace. [cH. ccii-iii
rr^He Kyng* went \o vnto Loudon, and \ere, Jjrouj counseil of I Sii'' Hugh Jje Spenser )je fader, and of his sone, and of maistre Robert of ^ Baldok, a false pilede clerc, his Chancellei'', lete seise J50 alle pe Quenes landes into his owe?i lionde, and also alle Jie landes -4 jjat were Sii'' ^ Edward his- sones, and were ]io'^ put to hei'' wages, ajeins al maner* reson ; and ))at Avas jsrou^ \e falsenesse of ]/e Spensers. H And when fe Kyng of* Fraunce, J^at was jje^ Queue Isabelles hrojje?', herde of fis falsenesse, he was sore annoyed' 8 a^eyns jje Kyng^ of Engeland' and his false conseilers ; wherfore he sent a lettre vnto Kyng Edward, vndei-' his seal, ))at he shulde come into Frrtunce att a c<??'teyn day forto^ ^done His homag ; and ]?e/-to he sompnede him; and elles*^ he shulde lese al Gascoigiie. 12 H And so Hit was ordeynede in Engeland', Jjrou^ ]?e Kyng^ and his Counseil, fat Queue IsabeH: shulde'' wende into^ Frrtunce, forto trete of pees bituene hei-* lord' and ^ hei-' \)Xo\er ; and fiat Olyuei-' of Yngham shulde wende into Gascoigne, and shulde^ haue wifi him 16 vij M^ me?i and mo of Armes, to bene^ Senescal and wardein of Gascoign. And so hit was ordeynede fat Queue Isabel went fo ouer' fe see, and come into Fraunce, and wif hei-' went Sii-* Aymei'^ of Valeuce, Erl of Penbrolc^, fat was fe;- mordrede sodeynly ^^on a 20 priue^'' sege : but fat was frou^ Godes vewgeaunce, for he was on of fe lusticej fat cousentede to Seint Thomas def ^^ of Lancastre, &:. wolde neuer afterward repente him of fat wicked dede. IT And at fat tyme Sii'' Olyuei^ of Yngham Avent ouei-'^^ into Gascoigne, and 24 dede miche harme to fe Kyng of* Fraunce, and fo gete a3ein fat Kyng^ Edward hade loste, &^3 more ferto.
How Kyng^ Edward sent Sii^ Edward' Ms sone, f e eldest, into Fraunce. Ca.'pitulo Ducentesimo Tercio. 28
THe Queue Isabel nad ^^noujt bene^'* but a quavter of a jei-" in Fraunce duellyng*,!^ fat Sii-' Edward, his eldest* sone, ne axede Leue forto wende into Fraunce forto spek* Avif his nioder", Isa^'eZ fe queue. And fe Kyng his fadei-" i^'grantede him^*^ Avith 32 gode Aville, and saide to him, "go, my fail'' sone, in Godes blessing* and myn; and fenk* forto come ajein as hasteli as foAV maiste-i""
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CH. cci v] Edw. II exiles Ms Queen, & his Son, Prince Edioa rd. 2 o o
and he come^ ower the- see^ into Fraunce ; and fe Kyng* of Fraunce, his Vncle, ^vnderfonge Him \x\]> micheP howour, and saide to*^ him, " faire sone, 36 'ben welcomen"; and for cause J)at 4 30U1-' fadei'' comejj^ nou3t''' forto done his homage for J)e Duchee of Ghyen, as his auncestres Avere wont forto done, y ^eue jow^'^ ]?at lordeship, to holde hit of me in heritage as^^ 30ure auncestre deden^- bifore^^ 30W." Wlierfore he Avas callede Duk of Gyene.
8 How Kyng Edward exilede his Q,uene,i^ and Edward' his eldest - sone. Cap«Y«/o CC quarto.
'I ly'Hen Kyng Edward of Engeland herde telle how the Kyng f T of F/Ymcehade 3eue fie duche of Giene vnto Sire Edward
12 his sone, wiJ)oute;i^^ consent and Aville of him, and fat his sone hade vnderfonge ])Q Duchie ^*^of hi???,^'^ he bicome wonder wrojj, and sent^ to his sone bi his^" lettre, & to his wif also, ]3at pai shulde comers into Engelawc^ wi]3 al fe haste fat fai^^ might. ^ The Queue
16 IsabeH, & S?/'e Edward her sone, 20 were wondei-' sory and drade-*' of the Kyng«5 manace and of his AvraJ), and principally -^of the false tj-cdtoures -^ fe Spensers, bofe of fe fader and of the sone, & at his co???mandemeut fai wolde nou^t come. Wherfore Kyng Edward
20 was fill sore annoiede, and' lete make a crie at London fat, if Quene Isabeli and Edward hei-' sone come nou3t into-- Engelrtw?, fat fai shulde bene -3 holden-* as enemys, bofe-^ to fe reaume & to fe croune ; and for fat fai wolde nou3t come into Engela^icZ, but bof
24 were exilede, f e modei'' and her-*^ sone. *I Whe[n] -" Quene IsabeH herd fis tiding2<5,-^ she was sore adrad to bene-'"^ shente frou3 fe false ooniettyng of fe Spensers, and went wif fe knyghtes fat wei-" exilede out of Engeland' for 29Seint Thomas quereH^o of Laucastre,
28 fat is to seine, Sn-e Eoge/- Mortymore,^! g^^.^. ■Willia??i TrusseH, Sire John of CromweH, & meny ofer grete^- kni3tes. H "Wherfoi-e fai tok'^'^ hei-' conseiH, & ordeined amonges ha?/i forto make a mariage
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234 The Spencers' Conspiracy against Q. Isabel & her Son. [cH.ccv
bituene jje Due of Gyene, jje Kyng2<.y sone of Engek<?Z(;Z, and. the Erles dou3te?- of Henaud', fiat was a noble knyjt of name, and a dou3ty in his tyme. And^ if fiat Jiing might be- brou3t about and stand', Jjai trowede, wip Jje helpe of God', and wip his helpe, to 4 recou^'^-e heii''^ heritage in Engeland', wherof jjai were put ouf* )jrou3 the^ coniettyng of J)e false*^ Spensers.
IF How Kyng Edward, ]5rou3 conseile of j^e Spensers, sent to pe Du3sipiers of F?vmnce, j^at pal shulde helpe ]int' Q,uene 8 IsabeH, and hire sone Sii'' Edward, weren^ exilede out of F?-rtunce. Csiintulo CC" v*°.
WHen Kyng Edward and ]>e Spensers herde how Queue Isabel, and Siv' Edward hei-* sone, hade Aliede ham to jne 12 Erie of Henaud', and to ham pat were exilede out of Engeland' for encheson of Thomas of Lancastre, jjey ^ were so sory J>at fai nist what to done. Wherfore Sii-' Hugh )?e Spensei'', ]}e sone, saide vnto S'u^ Hugh his fadei'', in pis maner Avise, and saide : "Fader, accursede 16 be Jje tyme & pe conseil pat ener ^e cousentede pat Queue Isabel shulde gone^*^ into Frcunce forto treten^^ of^- accorde bituene pe Kyng-^ of Engeland & hei'' broper pe Kyng of Fraunce, for pat was 30ur' conseile, for at pat tyme for-sope 3oui'' witte faillede ; iw Y 20 drede me sore^^ jgg^^ prou3 hei'' & hei-' ^'^sone, "We ^°shul be^'' shent, but if we take pe^*^ better consel."
H i^ow, fail-* sires, vnderstondep how mervaillous folic i" and falsehede pe Spensers ymagynede & caste ; for priuely pai lete fille 24 V barelles ferers wip sikiei'', — pe sownne amontede v M^ ti, — and pai sent po i^barelle oue[r] pe se priuely by^^ an Alien pat me callede Arnolde of Spaign, pat was a brocoui'' of London, pat he sliulde go to pe Du3sipier3 of Frcaice, pat pai shulde procuren and speken^'^ 28 to pe Kyng of Frraince, pat Queue Isabel and -"^Edward hei-" sone were dryue-*^ and exilede out of Fraunce, -^and, amonge al oper pingM*',-'- pat pai were brou3 to^'- pe dep as priuely as pai might*.
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CH. ccv-vi] Qtieen Isabel proiwscs to invade England. 235
But Almighty God wolde noii^t so ; ^ ffor when Jjis Arnolde was in jje hye see, he was taken ^ wi)? Selanders Jjat mette him in |3e see, and toke- him, & lad hi»i to hei-' Lord',^ fe Erl of Henaud' ; & miche 4 ioye was made for pat takyng*. U And at fie laste, Jjis Arnolde p?'iuely^ stale away fro jjens, and come-^ to London. And of fiis takyng, and of ^ o])er )jinges, pe Erl of Henaude saide to \q Quene Isabel: "dame, "make ^ow" mery and be]) of gode chiei^, for je 8 heps more riche^ pan 36 wende forto^*^ haue bene; & tak ^q pise v barellesi^ of Siluei-' pat were sent to pe Du^sepiers of Frcmnce forto^^ quelle 30W & ^oui-* sone Edward ; and penkep hastely forto wende into Engeland' ; and tak 3e wip pow Sii'' lohil of Henaude, my
12 broper, and v C men of Armes ; for meny of ha?« of Fraunce, in whom 36 haue ^^hade grete truste, hade grete deintee pow^-* forto scorne : and Almighty God g?'ant 30W gr<'<ce, joui-* enemys forto ^^ ouercome." IT pe Quene Isabel sent po prou^ Henaud' and Flaundres
16 for hei'' sodioures, and ordeinede hei-^ euery day forto ^"^ Avende into Engeland ajeine ; and so she had in hei-' company Sire Edmund' of Wodestoke, pat was Erl of Kent, pat was Kyng^'^ Edwardes broper of Engeland'.
20 i^How Kyng Edward lete kepe pe costes bi^'' pe see, & lete trie alle the pris men of Armes & footmen also prou3 al-'^ Engel'ind. Cap?Y?f/o CC'^ vjt'\is
WHen Kyng Edward herde telle fat pe Quene Isa6e/ and Eiiward hii-' sone -^ wolde come-^ into Engeland wip meny Alien!<s, and wip ha??j pat were outlawede out of Engeland' for hei-" rebelnesse, he was sore adrade to bene-^ put adoune and lese his kyngdome. Wherfore he ordeynede forto kepe his castelles,^^ in
28 Walls as wel as in Engeland, wip vitailles and hei-' apparale, and lete kepe his ryuers, and also pe see costes, wherof pe v Fortes token to kepe ham, & also pe see. U And also he commandede ferpermore, &^^ by his lettres ordeynede, pat euery hundred' &
32 wapentache-^ of Engeland', ij triors,-*^ as wel of me?i of Armes as of
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236 Edw. Il'spxparations against his Wife & Son. [CH.CCvi-vii
^ mey* of foote/ and pat ]jai sliukle bene- put in^ tuentysome and in hundredesome ; and co»imandet Jjat al ])o men wer' aredy, when eny outesse and oie ^yel■' made, forto pursue and tak Jie Aliens J5at conien into Engelawc? forto binime him jje land', and forto put him 4 out of his kyngdome. H And more-ouei-' he lete crie, Jjrou^ his patent, "*in euery faire and in euery marcat of Engeland', ))at j)e Quene YsabeH, and Sii-' Edward his eldest sone, and Jie Erl of Kent, ]?at J)ai were take, and safly kepte, wifout^ eny maner of *^ harme 8 vnto ha?/i doyng<; and alle ojie?*" peple fat come wij) ha?», anone smyte of hei-* heuedes,® wi|)out eny maner ^ raunson, U And what man fat might bryng^^ Eogeres heede, jje^^ Mortymei-*, of Wigemore, shulde haue a^- C ti of monee for his t?rmaile. And 12 ferjjermore he ordeynede by his patent, & cojnmande,^^ to mak a fire on^-* euery hye huH: bisides^^ fe ryuers and in low contres, forto make hye bikenes of tymbre, fat if it so were fat f e Aliens come to^'' fe lande by nyght, fat me?i shulde^'' tenders fe bikenes, fat fe 16 centre mi3t ben^^ warnede, and come and mete hei-* eneniys. And in fe same tyme deide Sii'' Eoger ^OMortymer, his^*' Vncle, in fe Toure of London.
How 21 Quene IsabeH & Sii^ Edward', Due of Gyene, hei^- gone, 20 come to land' at-^ Herwiche; -*and how fai deden.-* ^ Capit2i7o U Ducentesimo H Septi/«o.
THe Queue IsabeH and Sii'' Edward hii-" sone, Due of Gyene, Sii^ Edmunde of Wodestok, Erl of Kent.^s and Sii^ lohii fe 24 Erles-*^ brofer of Henaud', and hei''^'' company, drade noujt fe manace of fe Kyng^ ne of his t?'aitoures, for fai truste al in Godes grace, & come vnto Herwiche in Southfolc, fe x day ^^in fe mountlie^s of Ottobi^ And in-^ fe ^ere of grace^o M^ CCC^i xxvj. 28 H And at 22 fe same tyme, ^^at London, fere was Kyng Edward'^^
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CH. ccvii-viii] Hovj Edv:. II acts when Ms Queen lands. 237
iu^ the Toure at his nietee ; and a messengei-* - come into Jie haH, ^and saide Jjat** Que[en] IsabeH: was come?^^ to lande at'' Herewiche, and hade brou^t in hei-* company S^Ve lohii of Henaude, and wij?
4 him men of armes wipoute nombre. And wij) )3at worde, Sii-* Hugh pe Spens^^y, J?e fader, spake &' f>u3 to fe Kyng saide ^ : "my most worshipful Lorde,^ Kyng of Engeland, now mow^^ ^e make gode chere, for certeinly pai ben al oures." ^ The Kyng saw
8 |)is Avorde comfortable ; ^itte he was ful sorweful & pensif^ in hert. And jje Kyng hade noujt 3itte fulliche^^ ete?i,i- pat ]iere ne come into Jje halle anojje?" message*-, and saide jjat Jse^ Queue Isabel was arryuede at Herewich, bisides Skipwich^^ in Southfolc. Sir' Hugh
12 Jje^ Spensi?/-, pe fader, spake ^-^ to ])e messager, and saide : "telle pe^ so)) in goode fay,^'^" qtiod he to jje message?-, "my faire frende, is she comen^ wij) a grete streng])?" U " Ce/'tis, sil^ soj) forto say, she ha])^^ in hei'' co?»pany but vij C men of Armes." And wi)j pat
16 worde, Sw-e Hughe Jje Spenser, pe fader, criede wip an hye voice, and saide : " Alias, Alias ! we ^'bep alle^' bitraiede ; for certes wi}) so litil powei-* she ^^nad neuer comen^^ to londe, but folc of pis lande were to hei'' consentede.^^ " And perfore, after mete pai
20 toke-'^ hei'' conseile, and went toward Walys, forto arere pe Walshe- men a^eins Quene IsabeH and Edwarde. hei'^ sone, al forto fight' ; and so pai were in p2/7'pos, euerycheon.-^
How Maistre Walter oP Stapletou, Bisshop of Excestre, pat 24 was pe Kyng^i- Tresorei'', was biheuedede -- at London. Csi^itulo BvicevLtesirno Ottauo.
ANd in pe same tyme, Kyng Edward' was sore adrade leste men of London wolde 3elde ham ^Synto^'i pe Quene Isabel and to Sii-* 28 EdAvard hei''--^ sone. Wherfore he sent maistre Walter of '^ Stapleton, his Tresorer, forto bene"-*^ wardein and kepei-" of pe citee of London wip pe Mail'', and so he come to pe GildehaH of London, and axede pe keies of pe 3ates of pe citee, prou^ vertue and strengh of his com- 32 mission, and wolde haue hade pe Kepyng of pe citee. U And pe co??imunes2" ansurede and saide, pat ' pai wolde kepe pe citee to pe
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238 Bp. Stapleton and his 2 Squires are beheaded. [CH. ccviii
honour of ^ Kyng Edward', and of Isabel fe Queue, and of fe Due, pG Kyngiis sone, wijioute?^^ eny nio.' ^ f»e Bisshop was fio sore annoiede, and suore his oth fat Jjai alle shulde able, anone as |?e Kyng^ were come^ out of Walys ; and fe co»?.muners^ anon,^ alle*^ 4 of fe citee, toke'^ pe Bisshop^?, and lade him amid^ Chepe; and fere fai smyten^ of his heuede,^** & sette ^^his heede^^ in his right hand' ; and after, fai biheuedede^^ ij of his Squyers fat helde wif fe Bisshope ; and one of ham me callede Willia??i of Walle, fat Avas 8 fe Bisshoppes Nevew ; & fat of er me callede lohil of Padyngton. and also fai toke a burgeis of London, fat me callede lohfi Marchal, fat was Sii'* Hugh f e Spense?'s aspie, f e fader, and smyten of his heede^^ also. 12
U And in fat^'* same tyme fat^^ same Bisshop hade in London a fail"* Toure in making*, in his cloos oppoii f e ryuei-" of Tamise, fat was wifout fe*^ Te??iple-Bari'', and him failede stone forto^*^ make ferof an ende ; wherfore he co?Hmandede his men forto gone^'^ to 16 fe cherche of fe Frere Carmes ; and fere fai toke^^ stone, ^^and made ferwif fe toui'*^^; and niiche sande and-^ morter, and olde robons^i fer was lefte. IF And for --fe despite fat fe Bisshop Hade done to 23 holy cherche,-'^ he and his ij squyers were buriede in fat 20 sande, as fau^^ fai hade bene hondes ; and fere fai leyen xj wokes til fat fe^ Quene Isabel sent hei'' lei'^res to fe coJHmuners,^^ and praiede ham fat fai wolde soffre and grant fat f e Bisshop moste bene-*^ take out of fat place, Si^"^ buriede at Excesti-*, at his owen 24 cherche ; and so he was ; and his ij squyers were buriede at seynt Clementis cherche wifout Te??iple-Ban''.
H And Hit was 2Siiou3t ful grete^^ wondei'' fauj fat Bissho^D deide in euel def , for he was a couetouse man, and hade wif him 28 no mercy, and euel conseilede fe Kyng'. And sone fereafter^^ was Arnold' of Spaigne taken, he fat was assentant to haue ladde fo^o v M^ ti of Siluei-' in v barelles^i ferers vnto fe Dussipiers of Fraunce, forto helpe and haste the^ Quene Isabel to hii'' def, & Edward hei-" 32 sone also : and' fis Arnolde was done vnto fe^- def wifout fe citee of London.
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CH. ccix] Echo. His taken prisoner ly his Queen & her Son. 230
How Kyng Edwar 1' and Sii^ Hugh ipe Si^enser were taken, and pe Erl of Arundel. Capitw^o CC° ix".
WHen Kyng Edward' hade sent Maistre Waltey ^of Staple- toil,^ his Tresorei-", into London, forto kepe pe citee vnto him a^ein- fe^ Quene Isabel his wif, & a^eyn^ Edward' liei''^ sone, ano« him-self *^tok' wij? Mm'^ 8ir Hugh pe Spenser" ]>& fader, and ^S/r Hughs }^ig sone, & Sii-* lohii, Erl of ArundeH, & Maistre Robe/'t 8 Baldok", ^a false pilede clerc, his Chauncellei'',^ and ^''toke hero^'' way towarde Bristowe ; And ])ere ])e Kyng* abode a litil ^^tez-me. and made Sii'' Hugh fe Spensei"* fie fadei'', ^-Keper and Conestable^- of }pe castel. And pe Kyng^ and pe oper aboue-saide went into
12 sliipp, and sailede toward' Walys, and toke no leue of ])e Styward', lie of none of ^^ ]3e Kynges Householde ; and went oner into Walys forto arere fie Walshe-me/j ajeynes Dame Isabel pe Quene, & '^Edward', Duc^* of Gyene, hei"* sone, & her co»ipany. ^ But ]>e
16 Quene, & jje Due hei-' sone, and fe Erl of Kent, and Sii-' lohii of Henaude,^-^ went and p?<rsuede aftei'^ ham ; and hei-' powei'' come and encressede eue?y day ; so at J?e laste pe Kyng Avas taken ^^^ oppon an^' hulle in Walys, and Sii-* Hugh fe Spenser fie sone, in fiat ofier
20 side of fiat^^ same huH, and fie false pilede clerc, ^ Maistre Eobert of Baldok^, fiere fast bisides ham, and were brou3t ajeyne into Engeland', as Almighty God wolde. And fe Kyng him-self^ was in saf kepyng^ in fie casteH of Ken y worth ; and hhn kepte Sir
24 Henry, fiat was Seint^ Thomas brofie?- of Lancastre.
& Sir Hugh fie Spensei-" fe fadei-" come and put him vnto^^ fie Quenes grace, and to Sii'' Edward hei"' sone. Due of Gyene, U But Sir Hugh J)e Spense?' ®fie sone,® after fiat-*^ he was taken,-i Avolde-^
28 ete no maner mete, ne-^ drynlc* ^no maner drynk^,® for he wist to haue no mercy, but onelich-'^ he Aviste he shulde bene-^ dede. And fe Quene and hei-" conseil'^'^ ordeynede fio-' fiat he shulde bene-® done to def) at London ; but he was so feble for his micheP^
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240 The Spencers are limigd, & other Traitors beheaded, [cH.ccix
fastyng*, ])at he was dede almost for fastyng^ ; and periove hit was ordeynede pat he shulde haue his iugement at Hereford'^; and at a place- of Jjb toune his ^hode was taken'* ham^ his heue(J,^ and also "fro Maistre Eobe/'t' Baldok,® fiat was ^a false pilede clerc,^ 4 & fe Kyng?<s Chanceller'. And men sette vppofi hei-* Heuedes^'' chapelettes of sharpe^^ netles, and ij squyers blow^^ [^ i^^ji q^-q^ -^[^ ij g>'ete bugles ^3 homes, oppon Jjo^'* ij p?-isoners; and^^ me?i might her* Jjo^*^ blowyng out wijj homes, mo fian a fousand' and one. 8 Symunde of Eedyng^,^" bifore ha?H bai'' hei-* amies oppon a speie reue/'sede, in token fiat^^ Jiai shulde be vndone for euermore.
^ And oppon ])g morwe was Sii"* Hugh jje^^ Spensei'' |)e sone dampnede to def; and was draw and hongede, biheuedet, & his 12 boweiles taken out of his body, and -'^his bowelles^o brent. And aftey he was q?iarterede, & his q?iarte>'es sent to iiij tounes of 'Engeland, and his heuede-^ sent to London Brigge. And ))is Symo?Kl', for enchesoii Jjat he despisede jje Queue Isabel, he was 16 draw and hongede on— a stage made-^ ~^in mydes-* ]>e forsaide Sii-* Hughes galwes.-'' And J)e same day, a litil fro Ipens, was Sii^ lohfi of Arundel biheuede -*^ ; for he was on of Sii-* Hugh |)e Spensers conseilers. And auone after wa[s] Sii-* Hug[h] jje^'^ Spenser' draw & 20 hongede, & biheuedede^'^ at Bristow, and afte/" hongede-'^ a3eyn bi Jje Armes bi^^ ij strong ropes; and J)e iiij^o day after, he was hew al to peces ; & hundes etew^^ him. And for^^ pat enchesoun pat pe Kyng* hade 3eue«^- ^^hi??^ pe Erldom^^ of Winchestre, his heede^* 24 was lad pidei-", and put oppon a spere ; and pe false Baldot was sent to London, & pere he deide in p?'isone amonges^^ peues, for men^^ dede him no more reuerence pan me wolde do^" vnto an hunde : and so deide ^^ the traitours of Engeland', blissede be Almyghty 28
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Ch. ccx] The Nobles agree to depose King Echvard II. 24<1
God' ! & 1 hit Was no wonder, for ]3rou3 hei-' conseil th[e] gode Erl Thomas of Lancasti"' -was done unto deth and al pat helden with Thomas of Lancastre^ frouj Jjo traitoures were vndoii, and alle 4 hei"' heires disheritede.^
How Kyng Edward was put adoune.^ ^ Capitulo *\ Ducen- tesimo *\ Decimo.
AK"on^ aftei'' j)is was done, ]Je Queue Isabel, and Edward' hii'* sone, and alle pe g7'ete lordes of Engelaw':?, at on assent sent to Kyng Edward' to fie castel of Kenylwor]?, fere fat fe kyng was in kepyng* vnder' fe warde of Sii'' lohfi Hothum, fat was fe^ bisshop of Ely, & of Sir lohfl of Parcy, a barofi, for enchesoun fat
12 he shulde ordein his parlement atf a certein place in Engeland', forto redresse [and] amende f e state of fe ream. And Kyng Edward' ham ansuerede and saide : "Lordes," quod he, " je see'^ ful wel how hit is. Lo ! hauef hei'* my seal, y 3eue^ 30W my
16 powei-" to ordeine a pa?'lement whei''^ 3e wille." And fai toke^** hei"" leue of him,^^ and come a^eyne to fe barons of Engeland', and whe;ii2 jjai hade fe Kyngws patent of fis fing^, and fai shewede hit to^^ fe lordes, and fo was ordeynede fat f e parlement shulde be^^ at
20 Westmynstre, at fe^-^ Vtas of Seint Hillari. And alle fe grete lordes of Engela;;ri lete ordein for ham fere a3eins fat tyme fat fe p«rle- ment shulde bene.^'' U And at fe'-^ whiche day fat fe parlement was assignede,^'^ fe Kyng wolde noujt come fere,^^ as he hade sette
24 himself and assignede. And nofelesse fe barons sent to him, on^^ tyme and ofer, and he suore by Godes soule, fat he nolde come fere -^on foote.'^*^ Wherfore hit was ordeynede by al f e grete lordes of* 21 Engeland', fat he Shulde no Longei-* bene^^ Kyng^, but bene-^
28deposede; and saide fat^^ 'fai wolde crone ^^ Edward' his sone ^•^Kyng', fe eldeste,^'^ fat was Duk of Gyene'; and sent so tyd- ynges26 to f e Kyng^ fere fat he was in ward vnde?- Sir lohn, Erl of
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242 The NoUes, Bishops, & Knights disclaim Edw. II. [ch. ccx
Gerrein, and S/re lohn of Botliun, fat was Bisshop of Ely, and Sii'' Henry Percy, baronn,^ and Sw'e Willia??i TrusseH, a kny3t, pat was wij) pe Erie Sii-" Thomas of Lancasti'', forto jelde vp hei'* homages vnto him for aH ha??i of Engela?^(i. U And S^'re Willia??z. Trussel 4 saide f)ise wordes : " Sii-' Edward ! for enchesofi fat 30 hane t?rdede 30U1-' peple of Engeland, and haue vndone meny grete Lordes of EngekmrZ wijjoute??- eny cause, but now ^e bej)^ wifstand, — pankede be God ! — and also for* 36 wolde nou3t come to fe^ parle- 8 ment as 36 ordeynede at Westmynstre, as in 30111'' owen^ Lettre patent is conteinede, forto trete wif joui'' lige me?? as a Kyng shulde ; and ferfore, J)rou3 aH ]je co???nuine assent" of alle J)e lordes of 'Exigoiand, y telle vnto 30W pise wordes : U 3e shul vnderstonde, 12 Sii"", pat pe barons of EngekmcZ atte on assent wille pat 30 bene^ nomore Kyng of Engelawdf, but vtterly hauep'^ put "30W out" of 30U1'' realte for euermore." ^ And pe bisshop of Ely saide po to pe Kyng*, " Sii'' Edwarde ! here y 3elde vp feautes^ & homage^ for alle 16 pe Erchebisshoppes and Bisshopes of Engeland, and for al pe clergye." U po saide Sii'' lohn, Erl of Garrein, " Sii'' Edward ^*^ ! y 3elde vp hei-'S vnto 30W feaute and homage, for me, and for al pe Erles of Engeland." U And Sii'' Henry ^^pe^- Percy 3af vp also pere 20 his homag,^^ for him and for alle pe barons of Engeland'. U And po saide Sii^ William Trussel : " y 3elde vp, ^'*Sii'', now^* vnto 30W my^'' homage, fo[r] me & also for alle pe kny3tes of Engeland, and for ha?u alle pat holden by seriauntrye^*' or by eny oper mane?- ping* 24 of* 30W, so pat fro pis day afterward 36 shulle nou3t be cleymede Kyng, neiper for Kyng" bene^ holde; but fram^" pis tyme afte?*- ward 36 shul bene^ holde a singuler ma?i of aH^^ jjg peple." And so pai went pens vnto London, pe?'e pat pe lordes of 'EwgcXand ha??i 28 abode; and sii-* Edward abode in prysoun vndei"' gode^^ kei:)ingi^; and pat was ])e day of -"^pe Conuersion^o of seynt Poule in pe xx 3ere of his regne.
Prophecie of Mt/lyn declarede of Kyng* Edward, pe sone of 32 Kyng^ Edward', C&^itido CC vndecimo.
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CH. ccxi] Merlin's Prophecies about Edward II fulfild. 243
Of ]?is Kyng Edward', propheciede INferlyn, and saide Jjat \ierQ shiilde come a gote ^out of a^ cai'', ]jat shulde haue homes of siluei'' and a berde as Avhite as snowe ; and a drop shulde come out 4 at 2 his nosejjrelles jjat shulde bitokne miche harme, hungre, and dej) of Jje^ peple, and gret losse of his lande; and pat in pe bigyn- nyng of his regne shulde ben^ hauntede michel^ lecherie ; and saide soifi, alias pe tyme ! ffor Kyng Edward, ]jat was Kyng* Edwardw^ 8 sone, fat was born*^ in Carnariuan in "VValys, for so J) he hade Homes as^ siluei"', and a herd as snowe, whe?j he was made Prynce of Walys, & to miche he jaf him vnto realte" and^ folie. And so]? saide Merlyn in his prophecie ^pat J)e?-e shulde come^*^ out of
12 His nose a drop; ffor in his tyme was grete hunger amonges^i ]5e pore me??, and stronge dej) anion ge pe ryche, pat deiden^^ {^ strange lande wij) miche ^^ sorw, and^'* in Scotland' ; and afterwards he loste Scotland' and Gascoigne ; and whiles pat him-self was Kyng-*, per
16 Avas miche lecherie hauntede. and also Me/'lyn tolde and saide pat pis goote shulde seche pe floure of lif & of dep ; and he saide sop, for he spousede Isabel, pe Kyng^ts dou3ter of Fraunce.
H & in his tyme ^-^jMej'lyn saide ^^ pat pere shulde be made^*^
20 briges of folc oppoft diches of pe see ; and pat was ful wel sein at Bannokes-bonl in Scotland', whe?i he was descomfitede perei" of pe Scottes. ^ And Me?'lyn tolde also pat stones shulde falle ham'^^ castelles, and meny tounes shulde be made playn; and he saide
24 sop, ffor when Kyng Edward was scomfitede in Scotland', and come po Southward', pe Scottes bisegede castelle^,^^ and dede havi miche ha[r]me, and brent tounes vnto-*' pe herde erpe. U And aftirward' Merlyn ^i saide and tolde pat an Egle shulde come-^ out
28 of Cornwaile, pat shulde haue feperes of golde, pat of pride shulde haue non-2 p^g^^^ ^^^^ shulde despice Lordes-^ of bloode, and after he shulde dye \)Tovi-^^* a beer* at Gauersiche : and pat p?"ophecie was ful wel knowe,-5 tfor^'^ by pe Egle is vnderstonde Sii''^'' Piers of
32 Gauastou, pat was Erl of Cornewaile, pat was a wonder i^rout man
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24-t Merlin's Projyhecies. the White Battle. [CH. ccxi
fiat dispisede \q baronage of Engelar^cZ ; ^ but aftirward' he was biheuede^ at Gauersiche, J)rou3 ])e Erl of Laucasti'' and Jie Erl of Warwik*. IT And Merlyn tolde^ jjat in his tyme it'* shiilde seme Jjat fe here shulde brenne, & fat a bataile shulde be^ done*^ oppofi 4 an Arme of ]je See in'^ felde arraiede like a shilde, whei-* shulde dye many white heuedes^ : & he saide so]) ; for, by ])e brynnyng^ ^of ])Q bere^ is bitokenede grete drede Jjrouj cotting of suorde. at ]5at bataile, ordeynede in a felde as a shelde oppoii an Arme of 8 fe see, is bitokenede jje bataile of Mitone. ffor '^ero. come fie Scottes in maner of a shelde, ^''in manei'' of a wynge,^*^ and quellede opiDon Swale, men of Eeligiouii, prestes & seculars ; wherfor ])e Scottes callede fiat bataile, in despite of Englisshe-men, ' ])e white 12 bataile.'
H And aftei"*, Merlyn saide pat fie forsaide Beei'' shulde ^^ do ))e forsaide "* goot miche harme, and pat shulde be^^ oppoii pe^^ Southwest, and also oppon his bloode ; and saide also ])at pe goot 1 6 shulde lese miche ^^ of his lande,^ til pe ^'^ time fjat shame shulde him ouercome ; And pan he shulde ^"^ elope him in^*^ a lyons skyn, and shulde Avynne a^eyne pat he hade loste, and miche more, prou^ a peple pat shulde come out of pe Northwest^, pat shulde make him 20 bene^'' drade, and him avenge of his enemys, prouj conseile of ij Oweles, pat ferst shidde be ^^ in peril to bene vndone ; and pat po ij oweles shulde wende ouer pe see into a straunge ^^ lande, and pe?'e pai shulde duelle til -"^ a certein time ; and after pai shulde 24 come into Engel«??'i ajeyne, and po ij oweles shulde done miche harme vnto meny on, and pat pai shulde conseile pe -^ goot to -^ meve Averi'' ajeynes [pe] 22 Bare, and pat goot shulde come, and pe Oweles, -2 vnto an Arme of pe Se at Bur/oM op Trent*, and shulde 28 wende ouer, and pat for drede pe here shulde flea, wip a swyna-^ in his co/^ipany, -■'vnto Bui'',^'* toward' pe !North,25 prouj an vnkynde out-putei-'j and pat pe Swyn-'^ pan shulde ba slay-'^ ^s-^yi^i^ sorwe ; and pe here shulde be slayn-^ ful nei3 his owen nesf, pat shal-^ 32
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CH. ccxi] Merlin's Prophecies. Thomas of Lancaster. 245
stonde oppoii Pountfrett*, vppoii wlia???. jje sone slial^ shede his beemes, & meny folc him shal ^ seche for fe miche vertue. and he saide ful so]) ; ffor J)e gode Erl Thomas of Lancasti-* ■was born ^ 4 in fe Xorthwesf , and cosyn to f e Kyng*, soue of his vncle ; and by lawe he made pe Kyng lese miche lande pe whiche he hade p?;rchasede ^wel foliche,^ til at J>e laste pe Kyng-* J)e?'of tok shame, and him-self fdlede wi]) cruelte ; and after he gate a3eyne pat he 8 hadde lost*, and miche more, prouj folc pat he lete assemble out of pe N'orthwest^, pat made him to bene adrade,^ and aveugede^ him of his barons,*^ prou conseile of Sir* Hugh pe Spense?' "pe fader, and of Sii'' Hugh" his sone, pat biforne^ were outlawede out^ of
12 Engela^fZ for her* Avickidnesse. H But afterward' come ajeyne into Engelawf? Sii'' Hughe pe Spenser the fader, out of Fraunce, and so miche conseilede the ^*^Kyng^ pat He Shnlde "Wen-* oppoii Thomas, erl of Lancasti"', so pat pe Kyng and pe Spensers, and pe Erl of
16 Arundel and her power, mete wip Thomas of Lancasti-' atte Burton op Trent, and him pe/'e desco??zfitede ; and ^^ Hunfrai, erl of Hereford', 1- was in hei-'^^ co??ipany. and' after, fledde^'^ pe forsaide Thomas and Hnnfray, wip hei-" company at Burbrig^, wip sii''
20 Andrew of Herkela, pat is callede ^'^ pe vnkynde out-puttei'', and also sii"* Symond' Warde, Shirref ^^ of ^ork* : pai come and mette wip Thomas of Lancastre wip an huge co?/?pany, and \\Sim^~ pere descom- fitede. and in pat Scomfit2<re pe Erl of Hereford'^^ W(YS slayn oppofi
24 j)e brige, cowardly, wip a spere, in the fundement ; and pe Erl Thomas was taken ^'' & ladde vnto Pountfrett ; and per ^*^ he was biheuedede^i bisides his owen castel. But aftirward, many a -- man \\\m sou^t, for miracles pat God' dede for him.
28 ^ And in pat tyme Merlyn saide for sorwe and harme [shuld die]-^ a peple of his land', wherfore meny landes shulde bene -^on him pe boldei''^'* : and he saide sop, fFor by enchesoun of his barouns pat were -^done vnto pe dep for-^^ Seint Thomas loue-*^ of Lancastre,
32 peple of meny londes bicome-" pe bolder' forto meve weri"* a3eyns2s pe Kyng^, for her bloode was t;<rnede into -^ meny naciouns.
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246 Merlin's Projihecics. ■ Their F^dfilment. [CH. ccxi
IT And afterward Merlyu tolde and' saide ])at ])e forsaide Oweles shulde done ^ niiche harme vnto pe floui-' of lif* & of dej), & ])ai shulde - bring Hei'' vnto ^ niiclie disese, so pat she shulde wende cue;' pe ^ see into Fraunce for to make pees ^ to ])e floui"' de lice, 4 and pere she shulde abide tila^ tynie fat hei-" seede shulde come & seclie hei''; and yera ])ai shulde abide" til a tyme fat fai shulde cloJ»en^ ha??i wi]:) grace; and fo ij Oweles she^ shulde seche, and put ha??i vnto Spitouse^'^ deJ). and pat propheeie was wel knowen^i 8 and Avas ful sof; for, Sii"* Hugh J)e Spenser ])e fader, and ^^sii'^ Hugh^^ ])e sone, dede^^ miche sorwe and persecucion vnto pe Queue Isabel, J)rou3 hei'' procurment, to hei'' Lorde |)e Kyng^. H and so ))ai ordelnede anionges \\a.m ])at she Avas put vnto hii"^ wages, })at is to 12 seyn, xxs on^* ]je day. AVherfore J»e Kyng of F/rmnce, hei-* hxoyer, was wondei-' sore^^ annoiede, and sent into Engel«;irZ by his le^^res^^ vnto Kyng Edward', Jiat he^'' shulde come to^^ his parlement to Parys in^^ 'YrawncQ', but Kyng Edward was sore adrade forto 16 come Jiere, for he wende to bene arest* til pat he hade made Gode ^ for ])e t?*espasse pat pe Spensers hade done, and also grete harme pat pai hade done vnto pe-*^ Queue Isabel, his sostre^i : "Wherfore, prou3 here ordenance & hei'' consent* of pe Spensers, the Queue Isabel 20 went ouei-' pe see into F?Ymnce, forto make accorde bituene Kyng Edward and pe Kyng of Fraunce, hii-' broper. U And pere duellede she in Fraunce til^^ Edward, hei-' Eldeste sone, come hei'' to 23 seche; and so pai duelled' ^^]>ere hope til pat Aliaunce was 24 made bituene Ha??i and pe gentil Erl of Henaud', pat if pai wip his^'^ helpe mygh[t] destroi and ouercome pe venyme and the falsenesse of pe Spensers, pat Sii'' Edward shulde spouse Dame Philipp, pe worshipful lady,-*^ pe Erles Doughte/- of Henaud'. 5J wherfore pe 28 Quene Isabel, and Sii-* Edward hei-* [son], and Sii'' Edmimd' of Wodestok*, pe Kynges broper of Engeland', and Sii-* lohn of* Henaud', and Sii'' Eoger Mortymei'' of Wygemore, and Sii'' Thomas Rocelyn, and sii'' lohn of Crorawel, and Sire AVillia?/i TrusseH, and 32 meny opere of pe Aliaunce of pe gentil Erie Thomas of Lancastre,
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CH. ccxi-xii] Edward III crownd, 26 Jan. 1326-7. 247
pat wer' exilede out of Engelanct^ for his qiierelle, and wei-^^
disheritede^ of hei-' londes, ovdeynede ha??i a"* grete powei'', and
arryuede^ at Herewiche in Southfolc. ancf sone aftei'"^ fai
4 pursuede'' pe Spensers til pat pai wei'' take^ and put vnto spitouse^
dep, as bifore is saide, and hei'' company, and also for pe^*^ grete
falsenesse pat pai deden^i vnto Kyng* Edward & to^^ his peple.
U And Merlyn saide also more, pat pe goote shulde bene ^^ put
8 into grete disese ; & in grete anguisshe & in grete sorwe he shulde
lede^^ his lif*. and he saide sop : for afte>' pe tyme pat Kyng
Edward was tak*, he was put into warde til pat pe Spensers were
put vnto dep. H and also, for enchesoii pat he wolde nou3t come
12 vnto^^ his owen parlement at London, as he had ordeyned and assignede him-self, and to his i*^ Baronage,^ '^ and also wolde nou^t gouerne ne^^ reule his peple ne his reaume as a kyng shulde done, so»ane of pe barons of Engeland' come^^ & ^elden vp hei'' homage ^^^
16 vnto him, for ham^i and for alle pe oyer of pe reaume, in pe day of --pe Conuey-sioun 22 of Seint Poule, and in pe 361-' of his regne xx ; and pai put him out of his realte for eue?*more ; & euei-' he leuede his lif* aftirward? in miche sorw and anguisse.
20 Of Kyng^ Edward? pe pridde -^ after pe conquest. Capitulo *\ Ducentesimo ^ Duodecimo.
AE"d after pis Kyng Edward' of Carnariuan, regnede S«-e Edward of Wyndesore his sone, pe whiche was c?*onede 24 Kyng, and annoyntede, at Westminster, prou^ consent and wille of alle pe grete Lordes of ^^pe reaume,^^ pe Sonday in-^ Caudelmasse eve of oure Lady, In pe 3ei'' of grace Wf CCC ^^ xxvi, pat was pat tyme of age but xv 361-'. ^" ?iTi(\. for enchesoun pat-'^ his fadei-' was 28 in warde in pe castel of Kenylworp, and eke was put doun of his realte, pe reaume of Engeland' was as wipout Kyng^, fro pe feste of Seynt Kateyyne in pe 3ei'' aboue-saide, vnto pe fest of Candelmasse ;
^ Engeland' and Sir lohfi of Henaude and Sir Koger Mortymere D. 2 weren 0. ^ disherite D. disherited' 0. ■* oni. 0. ^ arryueden 0. *^ afterward DO. '' pursueden 0. ^ taken DO. 9 pitous 0. i» her 0. " dede 0. ^^ o„i. d. is \^q q. " lese D. 15 to dq. is ig^f 144, lack.
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248 England hcqjpy under Edward III. [CH. ccxii-xiii
and J)o were ^al maner^ pleej of fie 'Kjngus Benche astenf. U And Jjo was cowimandede to alle j)e shirreffes of Engela?if? poru^ write- to warns Jie portie^ defendand^ J)rou3 somp[n]ing* ajein, and also ferJ)e?'more ])at alle fe prisoners jjat were in fe Kyngws Gayole jjat 4 were atacliede ]5rou3 shirrefs shulde ^be Late go quiet. H The Kyng Edward', aftei-* His coronacioun, at Jje* priei-' and biseching^ of his lieges of* pe reaume, grauntede^ a chartre of stedefast pees to alle ham fat wolde it^ axe. IT And SiVe lohii of Henaude and his 8 company toke^ his leue of jje Kyng and of J)e lordes of his^ reaume, & tm-nede home to hei"' owen contre a3eyn; and eue^yche^ of ha??? hade ful riche ^iftes, euery maw as he w«s of value and of State. H And' fo was Engeland' in pees and in^° rest*, & grete loue^^ 12 bituene j)e Kyng and his lordes; and co??^muneliche^^ Englisshe- men saide amongws ham |?at fe deuel was dede. ^ But fe t?'esoui'' of f>e Kyng his fadei^, and^^ ^f w-^q Spensers, bo]? of \% fadei'' and of* Jje sone, and fie treBour of fie Erl^* of Arundel, and of Maistre 16 Eobe^'t^^ Baldok* fiat was fie Kyngws chauncellei'', was depa?'tede aftei'' f)e Queue Isabels ordenaunce, and Sii'' Roger Mortymei-' of Wigemore, so pat fie Kyng* hade nofiing fierof but at hei-' wille and hei'' deliueraunce, neij)er of hiv' laudes, as afterward' ^e shul here 20 more openly.
How Kyng Edward' went to Stanhop forto mete fe Scottes. U Capitulo U Ducentesimo U xiij.
ANd ^itte'* in ]>e same tyme was Kyng Edward' in fe castel of 24 Kenylworth, yndei-* Ipe kepyng of Sir" Henry fat was Erl Thomas bro]:er of Lancasti'^, fat f o was Erl of [Leycestre ; and fe Kyng grantede him the erldome of] ^"^ Lancastre fat f e Kyng^ hade seisede into his hande, and put out Thomas of Lancastre his 28 brofer, and fo was he^'^ Erl of Lancastre & ^^of Leicestre, and eke Stiward of Engeland', as his brofer was in his tyme. ^ but Sii'' Edward, fat Avas Kyng Edwardes fader ,^^ made sorw wifoiite??-" ende, for cause fat he might nou3t speke wif his wif* ne wif his 32 Sone; wherfor hit was miche meschief'-^; ffor fauj hit were so fat
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CH. ccxiri] Attempt to set Edward II free. 249
he were^ ladde <fe reulede jjrou^^ false conseile, 3itte^ he was Kyng EdwardMS sone, & come'^ of fe wor|)iest bloode of aP pe worlde; and Jjillv* to whom he was "^wonede forto*^ 3eue grete ^iftes and 4 large, were" most pryue wij) ])e Kyng, his owen sone ; and pai were his enemys bofe by nyght and by daj^, and p?'ocurede forto make debate and contak bituene him and his sone, and Isabel his wif. but fe ffrei"* Prechoures to him were gode frendes eue?'more,^ and 8 caste and ordeynede, bofe nyght and day, how pai might bryng him ont of prison. ^ And amonge hei-' co??ipany pat pe ffreres priueliche^ hade brou3t, pere Avas a ffrere fat me callede Dim- henede^''; and he hade ordeynede an[d] gaderede a grete company
1" of folc forto helpe at pat nede ; but pe ffrere was take a[nd] put into I'e castel of Pountfrett*, and per he deide in prisone. IT And Sw" Henry, Erl of Lancasti-', pat hade pe '^^Kyngus fader ^^ in kepyng^, ])rou3i- co??imandement of pe Kyng, delyuerede Edward,
1 6 pe KingMs fader, liy endentui-" vnto Sire Thomas of Eerkelee, and to Sii-" lohii Mautrauers ; & pai lad him fram^^ pe casteH of Kenyl- worth vnto pe casteU of Eerkelee, ^*and kepte him pe?'e safly.^^ *fl And at Este[r] nexte aftei'' his coronacioun, pe Kyng ordeynede
20 an huge host forto fei^t a^eins^^ pe Scottes ; and Sir' lohfi, pe Erles broper of Henaud', from^" by3onde pe see, come forto helpe Kyng^ Edward', and broujt Avip him^^ v C men of Armes, and arryuede at Douei''; and pai hade leue forto gone^^ forth til pat^^ pai ^Ocome
24 vnto-'^ 3orlc^, pere pat pe Kyng abode ham. IF And pe Scottes come?2^^ pidei'' vnto pe Kyng forto make pees and accorde, but pe accordement bituene ham laste but a^s Htel while.^^ r^-,^^ a,t pat tyme pe Englisshe-men were clope-^ alle in cotes & hodes, peyntede-^ wip
28 leif^res & Avip^^ floures ful sembli,^'^ wip longe berdes ; and perfore pe Scotes made a bills pat was fastenede oppon pe cherche dores of Seint Peres 2" toward Stangate. & pus saide pe Scripture in despite of the 15 Englisshe-men ^ Longe berde hertles, peyntede Hode
32 witles, Gay cote graceles, makep^s Engl[i]sshenian'-''' priftles.
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250 Scots invade England. A fine army oiyposcs them. [CH. ccxiv
in ])e citee of )ork^ bytueue fe Englisshemen and ]je Henaudres. and in Jiat debate were quellede of Jje Erldom of I^ichole and Mordrede, iiij ; and after, fai wei-' buriede vndei'' a stone in Seynt dementis cherche haw in Fossegate. And for enchesouii jjat fie Henaudres 4 come^ forto helpe jje Kyng^, hii'' ^Dees was- criede, oppon payne of lif and lime, and in pat oJ)ere Half, it was ^fonden'* by en quest of J)e citee, fiat fie Englisshe-mew biga??ne f e debate.
How pe Englisshe-men Stoppede fe Scottes in pe parlc' of" 8 Stanhope, and How fai turnede a3eyne into^ Scotland'. Capit?<Zo CC xiiij.
ANd at fiat tyme fe Scottes hade assemblede al her powei'', and come*^ into Engeh«zr7, and quellede & robbede alle fiat fai 12 might tak,'' and brent and destroiede al fie North centre f)rou3-out, til ^fai come^ to fie Parke of Stanhope in Wyredale : and ]ier ])Q Scottes helde ha?« in a busshement. U But whe[n] )je Kyng* hade herde frouj certeyne aspiej whei'' fe Scottes' were, anone right wi]) 16 his host he bisegede fie forsaide park, so fat fe Scottes wiste neuer whei"" forto gon out, but onliche^ vnto hei'' amies, and fiai abiden in J)e jjarke xv daies; and vitailes ha?ii failede on^'' eutsry side, so Jjat ]jai wei-" gretly empeyrede of hei-^^^ bodyes. II And sifi fjat Brut 20 come ferst into^^ Britaigne, vnto fis tyme, was neuei'' seyne sefienes^^ so faii^ an host, what of Englissheme^z and of Aliens, and of men on foot,!-* whiche ordeyned ham forto feijt wifi fje Scottes, prou^ egging of Sire Henry, Erl of Lancasti'', and of Sii-* John of ^^ 24 Henaude, fiat wolde haue gone ouer fje water of Wythe forto haue fou^t Avijj f e Scottes ; but Sii-" Eoger of Mortymei-' consentede noujt J)e/-to, for he hade priueliche ^'^ tak^'' mede of* fie Scottes, ham forto helpe, J?at Jjai myght wende a^eyne into hii'' owen contre. H And 28 Jje^^ same Mortymer counseilede miche^'^ Thomas of Brofertoii, pat fie Erl ]\larchal, pat was Kyiig" Edwardes vncle, pat the -"^forsaide Thomas shulde nou^t assemble at pat tyme vnto pe Scottes ; and he assentede ; but he wiste nou3t pe doyng bituene pe Scottes and 32 pe forsaide Mortynier. and for enchesoun pat he was Marchal of
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CH. ccxiv] Thru Mortimer's treachery, the Scots escape. 251
Engel««fZ, and to him perteynedei euer- pe vauntward'. he sent hastely to fe Erl of Lancastre and to S^Ve lohii of Henaude, pat J>ai shulde noii3t fei3t oppoii fie Scotte*', in preiudice and in^ harm- 4 yng^ of him and'* his fee, and if J)ai dede, fat pai shulde stande to^ hei'' owew peril, and fie forsaide Eii Marchal was al aredy^ wijj his bataile at Jje redose of ])e Erl of Lancastre forto haue fou^tew'^ wij) him and wifi^ his folc, if he hade meuede forto fei3t wijj Jje 8 Scottes. and in pis manei^ he was desceyuede, and Aviste ^no maner pinge of pis^ tresoun; and Jjus was pe Kyng* Principaly i*' ilesceyuede.
IF And when it was ny3t,^i Mortymei'', pat hade pe wacche forto
12 kepe of pe host, pat nyght destourblede pe wacche pat noping most be^- done, and ^^in pe^^ meny-while pe Scottes stele ^-^ by ny3t toward hei"" owen centre, as fast as pai myght ; and so was pe Kyng falsely ^^ desceyuede &^^ bitraiede, pat wende pat alle pe traitoures
16 of his land had bene brou3t vnto an ende, as it^ was saide bifore. IT Xow here, 30 lordes, how traterousely Kyng^ Edward was desceyuede, and how mervailously and^'' boldely pe Scottes dede of weri-* ; ftbr pe same nygh[t]^'' lames Douglas, wip CC men of Armes,
20 ryden prou3-out pe host ^^of Kyng Edward, pe same nyght pat pe Scottes were scapede toward hei"' owe?^ contre, as is aboue [said], til pat^^ pai comen^*^ to pe KyngMS Pauylon, and quellede pere-^ mew in hex-' beddes ; and c^iede^^ sowme " !N"oward', Noward' ! " and anope/'e
24 tyme, "A Douglas, A Douglas !" Avherfore the Kyng, pat Avas in his pauyloun, and miche oper folc, were wondei^ sore afraiede ; but, — blessede be Almyghty God ! — pe Kyng was nou3t taken ; and in grete perile was po pe reaume of Engeland. ^ And pat nyght the
28 mone shone -^ful clere-^ and bri3t; and for al pe Kyngw.s men, pe Scottes ascapede harmeles. and in pe morwe, when pe Kyng* wist* pat pe Scottes were ascapede,-* he was wondei'' sory, and ful hertly wepte wip his 3onge eyne; and -•^3ittwist he-'^ nou3t who -'^had
32 done-'^ him pat-^ tresouu ; but pat^^ tresoii was wel knowe-^ a gode
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252 Two 3foons appear. Two Fopes arc elected. [CH. ccxiv-xv
while aftei-', as ]'e story telle J>. H The Kyng Edward'^ come ])0 a3eyne vnto- ^ox\^, ful sonveful, and his hoste departede, and euery man went into- his owen centre wi)) ful heuy and mornyng sem- blant.^ and ])e '^Henaude toke'^ hei-" leue, and Avent into her' owen 4 contre ; and ])e K^aig, for hei'' t/'ouaile, hugely ham rewarded, and for enchesouii of jxit Adage, pe Kyng had despended miche of his tresoui"', and Avastede.
H And in ])at tyme avbi'' seyne ij mones in ])e firmament : })at on 8 was clere, and \ai o\er was^ derc, fat*' me?i my3t hif^ fo see ^[rjou^- out^ al ])e AA^orkle. and^ Grete debate Avas ]>at same tyme a3eyn i<^))e'^ Pope lohn })e xxij after ])at'' Seynt Petre Avas Pope, and fe Emperoure of Almaigne, pat made him Emperoni'* a3eins pe Popes 12 wille, pat po helde his see at Avy[n]oun ; AAdierfore pe Empe?'o?»' made his crie at Rome, and ordeynede anoper Pope pat hight^^ Nicholas, pat was a ffrei-* menowr ; and pat Avas^^ a3eynes pe right of holy cherch, AAdierfore he Avas C2<rsede^; and pe power* of pat 16 ^^oper Pope-^ sone Avas laide ; and for encheson pat soche mervailes AA'ere seyne, men saide pat pe Avor[l]de AA^as nei3 at an^ ende.
Of pe dep of Kyng Edward of Carnaruan, sometyme Kyng of Engeland. Capit?(/o Ducente,s^M?io ftuintodecimo. 20
ANd noAV [go] Ave a3eyne vnto Sii'' Edward of Carnaruan, pat Avas I'^some-tyme Kyng^'^ of Engela?ifZ, and AA^as put adoune^'' of his dignite. alias for his tribulaciouii ! and sorwe hi;?? bifelle prou3 false consel pat he leuede, & truste oppofi ha?Ji to miche, pat 24 afterward' Avas destroy ede^*^ prou3 hei'' falsenesse, as God Avokle. U And pis EdAvard of Carnaryuan AA-as in pe castel of Berkele, vnder pe kepyng of Sii'' Morice of Berkeley and of S/re lohii of Mau- trauers. and to ham he made his co??ipleynt of his sorAve and of 28 his disese ; and oftetymes he axede of his Avardeyns AA'hat he hade tressepassede a3eins Dame Isahel his Avif, and Sir* EdAvard his sone, pat Avas neAV made Kyng^, pat pai Avolde nou3t visite him. ^ [po ansuerede one of his AA^ardenes] ^^ II "My Avorpi lord, displese 30AV 32 nou3t pat y shal 30AV telle ; pe enchesou?^ is, for it is done ham to vnderstondo pat, if my Lady 30in'' wif come eny ping* nei3 30AV, pat 30
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CH. ccxv] Holo Edivard II ivas murclcrcl in Corfe Castle. 253
AvoMe ^hei-' strangle and quelle, and ^al so fat je Wolde do to- my Lord' 30U1'' Sone." ^ fo ansuerede he wij) simple chere, and saide : " alias, alias ! am y noujt in prisouii, and aH: at 30111-' owen wille 1 4 j^ow God it wote, y poii^t it neiier ; and noAv y wolde ^ fat y were dede ! so Avolde God fat y were! for fan were al my^ sorwe passede." ^ Hit was nou3t longe afte?- fat fe Kyng, f i'0U3 conseil of f e jMortymei'', grantede f e ward' and f e kepyng^ of Sw-e Edward' 8 his fadei'^, to Sere Thomas -^ Toiourneye and to fe forsaide Six-" lohfl ]\Iant?raiers, frou3 fe Kyngw5 lettre, and put out holliche ^fe for- saide "^ Sir" Morice, of fe warde of fe Kyng*. and fai tok" and lad ^him to*' fe castel of Corf, fe whiche castel fe Kyng^ hatede as
12 eny def ; and fai kepte him fere safly^ til fat^*^ it come to^^ Seint Matheus day in Septe/zibre, in fe 3ere of Grace jVP CCC xxvij, fat fe forsaide Sii'' Eoge?"^^ Mortymer* sent fe maner of fe^^ def, hoAV and in what maner he shulde be done to def. H And anone as f e
16 forsaide Thomas and lohii Hade seyne fe lettre and fe^^ co??wnande- meut, fai maden^^^ Kyng Edward of Carnaruan gode chere and gode solace, as fai myght atte fat sopei'^ ; and nof ing^ f e Kyng wiste of her* t?-aitowre3.^'^ H And when tyme was forto gone^'^ to bed', fe
20 Kyng went vnto^^ his bed, and laye, and slepte faste. And as fe Kyng lay and slepte, fe trftitoures, false forsuorne^^ a3ein3 hei"* homage and hei'' feaute, come-"^ priueliche-i juto p^ Kyngws chaumbre, and hei'' co»<pany '-\y\\> Ham, and Laiden an Huge
24 table oppon his Wombe, and wif men pressede and helde-^ fast adoune f e iiij corners of f e table oppon his body : AvherAvif f e gode man awoke, and was wondei-* sore adrade to bene-^ dede fere, and slayn, and turnede his body opsadouil. ^ fe tok-'^ fe false
28 tiraunt3,-'^ and as-" wode traitoures,-^ an borne, and put hit into^^ his f undenient as depe ^'^ as fai might, and toke a spete of Copui-* brennyng',-5 & put hit frou3 fe horne^i into his body, and ofte- tymes rollede ferwif his bowailes ; and so fai quellede here
32 Lorde, f at^- nof ing was perceyuede ; and after, he was enterede at Gloucesti"'.
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254 Ediuard III iveds Philijppa of Hainault. [ch. ccxvi
How Kyng^ Edward spousede Philippe, pe Erles doughtf?- of Henaude, at 3orlc'. Capit?/Zo Ducentesw^w xvj*°.
A N't! after cristes-masse^ po next sewyng*, sii'' lolin of Henaude broii3t2 wij) him Philipp, his bropere^^ Doujter, pat was 4 Erl of Henaud', ^his nece,^ into Engela7i(i; and Kyng Edward spousede^ hei'' at 3ork' wif) michel honoui-'; and Sii-* lohii of Hothum, Bisshop of Ely, and Sii'"' William of Melton, Erche- bisshop of 3ork, songe fo'^ J>e masse, fe Sonday in fe ^Eve of pe 8 Cowuersion® of Seynt Poule, in J)e 361'' of grace M^" CCC xxvij. U but for enehesoun fat J»e kyng was^ but ^onge and tender of age when he Avas c?'onede, and meny wrong?<s were^^ Done ^^ whiles his fadei''!^ leuede, for enchesouii fat he trowede fe^- counseilers fat 12 Avere false aboute him, fat conseilede him to done oferwise fan resoufi wolde, wherfore grete harme was fo vnto^^ the ^^reaume and to fe Kyng, and al me?i directede^^ fe Kyngws dede,^'' and hit was nou3t — so Almyghty God hit'^ wote,^'^ — wherfor it was 16 ordeynede att ^^fe Kyng^fs crounyng*,!^ fat fe Kyng, for tendre of his age, shulde be gouernede be tuelf grete Lordes of Engela?ec?, wifouten^^ fe whiche nofing shulde be^o done, fat is forto seyne, fe Erchebisshoppe of Kanterbery, f e Erchebisshop of ^oi'k^j j'e 20 Bisshopp of Wynchestre and fe Bisshop of Hereford,^^ And fe Erl of Laucastre, and 22 fe Erl Marchal, and fe Erl of Keut^, fat were fe Kyngws vncles, and fe Erl of Gerreint,-^ Sii'' Thomas Wake, Sii-' Henry of <^ Parcy, SzVe Olyuei'' of Yngliam, and lohfi of 24 Roos, barons. H Alle fise were ^'^suore treweliche ^■^ forto conseil fe Kyng^, and fai shulde ansuere euery 3ere in fe pa^-lement of fat shulde ^^be doue^'^ in fe tyme of fat-*^ gouernaile. H But fat ordenance was sone vndone,^'' and fat was miche ^^losse and 28 harme -s to al Engeland'; ffor fe Kyng and alle fe lordes fat shulde gouerne him, were goue?'nede & reulede after fe Kynga<s model-', Dame Isabel, and by Sii'' Eogc?* fe-^ Mortymei''; and as fai wolde, al f ing" was done, bofe^^ amouges hye and^'^ lawe. U And 32
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CH. ccxvii] Peace lehveen the Enrjlish and Scotch. 255
pai toke^ vnto bam castelles,^ tounes, Landes and rent3, in grete harnie and losse vnto the croune, and of fe Ixjugus state also, out of mesiu''.
4 How pe pees was made bituene \e Englisshemen and Jje Scottes ; & also of 3 ))e iustifiyng* of Troilebaston. Capitulo ^ Du- centesimo ^ Septuadecimo.
^nnHe Kyng Edward, at Whitsontide, fe secunde ^ere of his 8 JL regne, ]3rou3 conseile of his mode?- and of Sii'' Eoger^ Mor- tymer, ordeynede a parlement at !N'or[t]hampton ; at J»e whiche parlement pe Kyng, frouj hei-* conseil and none ofere of pe land** wijjin age, g?'antede to bene '' accordede AviJ) fe Scottes in ])is
12 mane?', ]?at al J^e feautes and homages fiat Jje Scottes shulde done to^ J»e croune of Engeland', for3af ham vnto the Scottes for euer- more, by his chartre ensealede. ^ and fer|)ermore an endenture was made of f>e Scottes vnto^ Kyng Edward, ])at was Kj'ng
16 Henries sone, whiche endenture fai callede his^^ Eagemain, in the whiche were contenede alle J»e homages and feautes, ferst of })e Kyng of ^ Scotk<»(7, and of alle pe prelates, Erles and barons of ali ^^ fe reaume of Scotla^c?, wijj hei-" seals sette feron, and oper
20 chartres and remembrauce3 pat^^ Kyng Edward' and his barons had of hei'' right in pe reaume of Scotland', hit was for3eue ham a3ei]i holliche,^^ and also wij) ])e blac crois of Scotland', pe whiche pe gode Kyng^ Edward' conquerede in ^coiland, and brou3t hit out of
24 ]}e Abbay of Scone, pat is a ful preciouse reliqz^e. H And also fer]je?-more he relessede and for3af alle pe landes pat pe barons of Engeland' had in ^coWand by olde conqueste. and pis pees forto halde and laste, pe Scottes were bonden^^ to pe Kyng< in xxx M^
28 tii5 of siluei-', to ben" paiede wipin iij 3ere, pat is to seyne, euery 3ere x M* ti, by even porcions. ^'^H And ferpermore, ouer al pis, pai^" spake ^^ bituene pe Prtr[t]ies [a]boue-saide, pat Dauid Drito- nantei-*, pat was Robert Brus^^ sone, — pe false tirant aud ircdiour,
32 and false forsuorue a3eyne3 his oth, pat aroos a3eynes his liege Lord', pe noble ^o Kyng Edward', and falseliche^i made him Kyng
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256 Bntce's son David is to le King of Scotland. [CH. ccxvii
of Scotland', as is saide bifore, — & his sone sliiild' be Kyng of Scot- land, fat was of age but^ v jere. IT & so, Jjrouj hii"'^ cursede conseil, ])is Dauid spousede at Berewilv* Dame lohne ^of pe^ Toure, J)at was Kyng^ Edwardwx sustre, as ])e geste * telle]?, oppoii'^ 4 Marie Magdalein'' day In "^ fe ^ei'* of grace M* CCC xxviij, to grete harme and enpeiryng^ to al pe Kyng?is bloode, Wherof pat gentil lady come. Alias fe time! for wonder miche was ''jjat faii'^'^ Damyseli disparage,^ sij) ]>a\> she was mariede wi])out^ fe co?«mune 8 assent of alle^*^ J^e lordes of Engela??c?. H And fro fei^ tyme pat Brut liadde conquerede Albyoii, and nempnede ])e land' after his owen name Brytayngn, pat now is callede 'E-Q.goland, after pe name of Engist; and so was pe reaume of Scotland holden^- of pe 12 reaume of EngekwifZ, and of pe croune, by feaute and^^ homage. For Brut conquerede pat lande, and 3af it to Albanac, his^* secunde sone ; and he callede pe land' Albany after his^^ name, so pat pe heires pat comen after him helde^*^ of Brut, and of his heires, 16 pe KyngJis of Britaign, by feaute and homage ; and fro pat^"- tyme vnto pis Kyng Edward', H pe reaume of Scotland' was holden^^ 19 of pe reaume of Engoloud' by feaute^*^ and by^^ seruices aboue- saide, as pe cronicles of Engela?zr? and of Scotland' berep"^ witnesse 20 more plenerly. and acursede be pe tyme pat pis parlement was ordeynede at Northamtoil ! for pere, prou3 false conseile, pe Kyng was -^pere falsely disherited' -^ ^ and jitt he-'* was wipin age. U And jette, \\\\Qn Kyng' Edward! was put doune --^ of his realte of 24 Engeland', 3itte men put him nou3t out of pe feautes and seruises^^ of pe reaume of Scotland, and of pe Eraunchises Disheritede for euermore. H And nopeles pe grete lordes of 'Engeland were a3eins to conferme pe pees & the trewes abouesaide, saf oneliche ^"^ pe 28 Quene Isa&eZ, pat was pe Kynges modei'* Edward', and pe Bisshop of Ely, and pe Lorde Mortymer. ^ But resoun and law wolde nou3t pat a final pees shulde be made bituene \\?im, wipouten^s co?nmune assent of EngelawcZ. 32
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CH. ccxviii] Q. Isabel becomes hated. Boh. of Roland is hild. 257
Of the debate Jjat was bituene Quene^ Isabel} and SzVe Henry, Erl of Lancastre and of Leycestre ; and of ^the ryding of 2 BedforcP. Capitulo Ducentesmo xviij".
4 % iTHen \q forsaide Dauid? hade spousede Dame lohne of fe Y T Toui-^ in \q to una of Berwik*, as bifore is saide, )?e Scottes, in despite of ])e Englisshe-mew, callede Dame lohn pe Countesse ' make pees,' for J)e cowardise pees forto ordeyne ; but fe KyngMS 8 person bare \iq ^v^Hq & jje^ blame, wi]) wrong*, of ])e makyng of J)e accorde ; and al was done Jjroiij ])e Quene & Roge?* Jje Mortyniei''. H And hit was noujt longe after^, fat^ ])e qnene Isabel *ne toke into Hei-"^ Honde al Jie Lordeshipp of Pountfretf,
12 and almost al ])e landes -fat were^ of value, fat pe^'teynede^ vnto'^ J)e croune of 'Engeland, so fat fe Kyng* had nou^t forto'' dispende, but of his Vsues ^ and of his escheker ; ff or f e Quene Isa&e^ and fe Mortymer had a^ grete manie oi'^^ hev' retenue,^! fat folwede
16 euermore fe K.jngics courte, and went and tok fe KyngMs prises for her" penyworthes at gode chepe ; wherfore f e contre fat fai comen^^ in were ful sore adrade, and almost destroiede. H fo bigan^s ^q co?nmunite^^ of EngelawcZ forto hate ^^Isa&eZfe Quene,!^
20 fat so miche^" louede hei-' when she come ajein forto pM?'sue the false traitoures f e Spensers fro r?'aunce, fat same tyme fe false t?'aitoui'' Eobert of HolancJ fat bitraede his lorde^*" Thomas of Lancastre was fo deliue;'ede out of pj-ison, and was wondei"' pryue wif fe^^ Queue
24 Isabel! and also wif f e Mortymer" ; but fat availede him but litel, for he was tak at Michelmasse fat next come after, as he rode toward' f e Quene Isabel to London ; and Sii'' Thomas Whither' smote of his heede^^ bisides fe toune of Seynt AYhanus. and fis^^
28 Sii"" Thomas dueUede f 0 wif Sii"* Henry, Erl of Lancastre ; and he put him in hidyng for drede of fe Quene, for she louede him wonder miche, and praiede-*^ vnto fe Kyng* ^for him,^ fat f e same Thomas most ben^^ exilede ^out of EngelawcZ.-
32 il And f e noble Erl, Sir" Henry of La[n]casti'', had ofte-tymes ^^Herde fe co)?zmune clamour of fe Englisshe-men, of fe michel-^ disese--* fat were done in Eugeland', and also for diuerse wronges
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jjat were done amonges^ fe co??imune peple, of^ wliiche ]5e Kyng bare fe blame -wij) wrongi, for he nas but ful jonge and tendre of age, and jjoujt, as a gode man, forto done^ away and slake f)e slaundre of Jie Kyngws persone, if fat he might in eny manei-"- 4 wise, so as"^ fe Kyng was \eroi noting gulti, wherfore he was in perel of lif and lyme. U And so he assemblede al his retynance,'^ and went & spake vnto ham of fe Kyng?«6* Yionour, and also forto amende his estate, and Sii'' Thomas of Brofertoii, Erl Marchal, 8 and Sir" Edmunde of Wodestolc', fat were fe Kyngws vncles, and also men of London, maden^ hei-* oth, him forto" mayntene in fat same querele. ^ And hei'' cause was fis, fat f e Kyng shulde holde his householde and his many^ as ^perteynede a Kyng<^ forto done,^'' 12 and haue also his realte ; and f at^^ f e Queue luibel shulde delyuei'' out of hei'' honde, ^^ji^to fe Kyng?<8 honde,^- al maner lorde- shippe,^^ rentes, tounes, ^'^and castelles^^ fat pe?'teynede to^^ fe croune of Engeland', and fat she shulde leue wif fe fridde^*^ part of 16 fe rentes of Engelawc?, as of ere Queues hade done ^"or fis tyme,^" and wif none ofe?' fing*. U And also fat Sir' Eogej' Mortymer shulde duelle oppon his owen Londes, for fe whiche landes he hade holpen disherite miche peple, so fat fe co?nmune peple were 20 nou3t^^ destroiede f rou^ hir" ^^ ^^wrongeful takyng*.^^ IT And also to enquere How, and by 2*^ whome, fe Kyng was bit?'aiede and falsely ^^ deseyuede at Stanhope, and frouj whos conseil ^-fat fe Scottes went ^2 away by nyght fram^* fe Kyng*. H And also how, and frou^ 24 whos conseil,"^ fe ordenance fat were-^ made at fe coronacion of Kyng Edward wei-* put adoufi, fat is to seyne, fat fe Kyng, for 2'^helpyng and amendement^^ of fe reaume, and in honoM?* of hi???, shulde be^^ gouernede and reulede by xij, fe grettest & wiseste 28 Lordes of fe reaume ; and wifouten^s ham shulde nofing be g7'auntede ne done, as 'bifore is saide ; the whiche gouernances maliciou[s]ly were put adoun^^ fro fe Kyng*; wherfor me[ny] harmes, shames and reprofes haue falle vnto fe Kyng"* and to his 32
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CH. ccxviii] Demands of the Objectors to Q. Isabellas doings. 259
reaume. And fat is to ^ vnderstonde, for-asmiche as Kyng ^ Edward, some-tyme Kyng of Engela/^c?, was ordeynede, by assent of ^J5e co?»mu.nite^ in plein pfwiement, forte bene^ vnder pe warde 4 and Gouernance of Henry, Erl of Lancastre, his cosyn, for saluacioii of his body he was taken^ out of J)e castel of Kenyl- worth, Jiere |)at he was in ward, and Jirouj coloiii-' of fe Quene Isabel and of jje Mortymei-*, wijjout-^ consent of eny parlement, 8 J>ai^ tok'^ and lad hhn ]ier fat^ nevei-* after none of his^ Kynrede my3t Avif) hi??i speke ne see, and afte?* traiterously ^'^toke and mordrede him^'^; for whos de|) a foule sclandre aroos ))ron3-ont aH Cristendome, when hit was done. IT And also al'-* \q t?'esonre fiat^^
12 Sii'*^^ Edward' of Carnarynan hade lefte ^^in meny places of^* Engelond' and in Walys, were wastede and born^^ away ^^^wipouten Jje^*^ wills of Kyng Edward' his sone, in destrucciouii of him and of his folc. U Also, ])rou3 whos conseile ^''jjat pe Kyng^*" jaf vp \q
16 Kyngdome of Scotla^ic?, for J3e whiche reaume fe Kyngws ancestres hade ful sore t?'auaile,^s and so dede meny a nobleman for hei'* ryght ; and was -diliuerede al f)e right vnto^^ Danid, J)at Avas Eobe?'t le Bi'us^*^ sone, fat no right hade vnto fat reaume, as al^ fe
20 worlde hit wiste. H And also, by whom fe chartres & remem- brances fat fai hade of f e right of Scotla?2c? were^^ take out of f e tresorie, and taken to f e Scottes, f e Kyngw-s enemys, to disheritesoii-- of \\\m and of his successoures, and to grete harme to-^ his lieges,
24 & grete reprofe to-^ alle Englisshe-me?i for euermore. U Also, wherfore Dame lohfi of f e Toure, f e Kyng2<s sustre Edward', was dispa?'aged and mariede vnto Dauid, fat was Eobert fe Brus--^ sone, fat was a t?'aitoui-' and-*^ enemy vnto Engela??cZ; and frouj
28 whos conseil she was tak^' into oui'* enemys Hondes, out of Engelond'.
H And in fe mene-tyme, while -^ the Gode Erl Henry of Lancasti'* and his co??ipany tok^^^ conseile how fise poynte[s] aboue-
32 saide might bene amendede vnto f e worshipp of fe Kyng, and to his profile, and to f e profite also of his lieges, f e Quene Isabel,
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260 Queen Isabellas opponents give in. [cH. ccxviii
frouj co?aetting and sotelte of^ )?e Mortymei-*, Lete ordein a parlement at Salesbury; and at Jje same Pa?ienient Jie Mortymei-' was made Erl of ^ Marche, a3eins alle J)e barons wille of EngelaricZ, in p?'eiudice of \q Kyng and of his croiine ; & ^ Sii"* lohn of Eltliam, 4 ^fe Kynges brojjey,* was gert^ wif a snerd of Cornwail, and \o was callede Erie of Cornwaile ; and euermore fe Quene Isabel so miche procurede a3ein3'^ hh-' sone Jie Kyng^, |)at she hade fe warde of ^fe forsaid'^ Sir' Edward and of his Landes. ^ And at^ J)at 8 pa?'lement )5e Erl of Lancastre wolde noujt come, but ordeyned al his power* a^eins fe Quene Isabel and the Mortymei''; and ^ men of London ordeynede ham^*' wi]5 vj C men of armes ^^him forto helps. 11 ^ 12
^ When \>e Quene IsabeH wist of the^^ Doyng*, she suore by God and by his names ful angrely, fat in euel tyme he ]30U3[t] on 13 ]>o poyntes, ^ Tho sent fe Quene Isahel and fe Mortymei^ after* hei-* retenue, and after ])e Kyngws retenue, so J»at fai hade 16 ordeynede amongMS ham an huge ost ; and jjai conseilede fe Kyng so ])at oppon a nyght Jiai ryden xxiiij-^'^ [myle] toward Bedford, pere fat fe Erl of Lancasti"* was wij) his co???,pany, and foujt haue him destroiede. and fat night she rode bisidei^ the 20 Kyngf^ hei'' sone, as a kny3t armede, for drede of Def, U And hit was done J?e Kyng Edward to vnderstond, fat f e Erl Henry of Lancastre & his company wolde haue destroiede f e Kyng and his conseili*^ foj. euermore, wherfor fe Kyng was I'^somedel towardes 24 himi^ heuy & annoiede. IT Wheni^ fe Erl Marchal and fe Erl of Kent, f e KyngMS brof er, herde of f is f ing^, f ai ryden so in message bituene ha,77i, fat f e Kyng grantede him his pees to fe Erl Henry of Lancastre for ai^ certeyn raunsofi of xj M^ ti ; but fat was 28 neuer -^paiede afterward. ^ And fise were fe Lordes fat Helde-i wif Sii"* Henry of Lancastre : Sii-* Henry Beaumond, Sii^ Fouk fit3-Warein, Sii'' Thomas Rooselyn, Sii'' Willia??^ Trussel, Sii'' Thomas Wythei-*, and about an C of kny3te3 mo, fat-^ were to 32 ham consenting^ ; and alle f o Avere exilede f rou conseile of ^^ Quene Isa&eZ & of fe Mortymei-', for fe INIortymei'' couetede-^ forto haue
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CH. CCXix, xx] Eclimrd III does Homage for Guiennc. 261
hei-* londes, if he might Jjrouj eny mane?- coniettyng^ ; for he was so couetous, and hade to miche^ his wille, and pat was Grete pitee.
How Kyng Edward' went oMer f>e see forto Don Ms homage vnto 4 pe Kyng of France for pe Duchee of Gyene. ^ Capitz^Zo Ducentesimo Decimo nono.-
Hit was nou3t longe^ aftei-', fat fe Kyng of Fj-ance, J)rouj conseile of his Dusjepirs, sent to Kyng* Edward' of 8 'Engeland, f)at he shulde come to Parys, and do'* his homage, as resouii hit^ wolde, for fe Duchee of Gyene. U And so, frou^ consent of \)e lordes of I^ngeland, Kyng Edward went ouei^ \>e see ; [and] at*^ Ascenciouii he come vnto^ Parys pe iij ^ere of his 12 regne, forto done his homage [vnto pe Kyng of Fraunce. and pe Kyng vnderfonge his homage] ^ and made michel^ ioye and worship. But or Kyng Edward hade made his homage ^''vnto fe Kjmg* of Frcmce,^*' hastely he was sent^^ a3eyne into Engeland' 16 Jjrouj pe Queue Isabel his moder* ; and anone hastely he come a^eyne into EngelancJ oppofl Whitsonday, Avifout^- eny takyng leue of Jie Kyng of Fraunce ; wherfore he was wondei-' wor]> [ = wroth].
20 How Sii"' Rogei'*i3 Mort3miei-' bare him so ^^proudely &^^ hie. Ca^pifulo CC XX.15 16 A Xd now shul 36 ^^ hure How^s sii-* Eoger Tpe^ Mortymei'' of r\ Wygemore, fat desirede and couetede to bene at an-^ hye
24 state, so fat fe Kyng grantede him to bene^^ callede fe-*^ Erl of^i Marche 22j,rou3-out al his Lordeship. ^ And he bicome fo so prout,-^ fat he wolde lese and forsake fe name fat his ^^Ancestre haden -^ ewer bifore ; And for fat enchesoun he lete him calle Erl
28 of 21 Marche 22; And none of fe co??imunes of Engeland' derste calle him by none^ ofer name, for he was callede so, frou3 fe Kyng?i-s c?'ie fat men shulde calle him fe^o Erl of^^ Marche. f Aud fe Mortymei-' 20 fo bare him^^ so hauten and so proude, fat wonder hit
32 was to wete ; and also disgisede him wif wondei-* ryche clof es oute of al maner resouii, bofe of shaping and of-^ wering*; Wherof
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262 Contrastletweenthe King of Folly &K. Arthur. [CH. ccxx
the Englisshe-men hade grete wondei'', how and^ in what manei'' he might contreue or fynde soche^ mane?- pride; and J^ai saide amonges ham alle co?7zmuneliche,^ fat his pride shulde uou3t longe endure, IT And ))e* same tyme, Sire Geffray Jjb Mortymer' 4 J)e 3onge, jjat was fie Mortymers sone, lete him calle Kynge of Folye; and' so^ hit bifelle aftirward' indede, fFor he was so ful of pride and of Avrecchednesse, pat he hekle a rounde table in Walys to alle iwQii Jiat •^pidei-' wolde*^ come, and countref etede '' Jie maner 8 & ® doyng* of Kyng Arthurej table ; but openly he failede, ffor pe noble Kny3t Arthure^ was fie^'^ moste worfii lord' of renoun ])at was in al jje worlds ^^ in his tyme, and ^-^itte come neuer non soche aftei'^ him, for alle fe noble kny3tesi3 ]3[r]ou3 Cristendome of dede 12 of Armes alosede, du[e]llede wij) Kyng^ Arthure, and helde him for her^ lord'; and ]>at was wel sene,i^ for he conquerede^^ a Eomayn ])at me callede Frolle, & gete of him pe reaume of Fj-ance, and quellede him wij) his owen^*^ hande.^'^ IF And also he fau3t wij) a Geaunt 16 fat me callede Dynab?^^ and quellede him,^^ fat hade rauisshede^^ Eiyne, fat was Kyng Hoeles nece, Kyng^ of Litil Britaigii ; and afterward' he quellede in bataile fe Empero^^r of Eome, fat me callede Lucye, fat had' assemblede a3eyns Kyng Arthui'' forto fei3t 20 Avif him -Oso miche peple"*^ of Eomayns and of^*^ Pei3tes and of Sarasyn?<5, fat no man couf ham nombre ; and he descomfitede ham alle, as fe story of him more pleynlokei-'-^ tellef. ^ And' in fe^" same tyme, co??jmune loos sprong* in Engela?2f?, f rou3 conietting* 24 and ordenaunce of f e flfrere P>-echoures,23 fat Sii-" Edward' of Car- naryuan, fat was Kyng Edwardiis fadei-', of whom fe geest -•^telles, saide-^ fat he was alif-^ in the castel of Corf; wherfore alle fe co??zmune[s] almost of Engelawt? were^*^ in sorwe and^'^ drede 28 whefer hit were so or^s nouj ; fai wist neuei-' how-'-' fe Mortymei-' trcdterousely hade ^odone him mordre.^**
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CH. ccxxi] Edm. of Woodstock gets leave to search f or Edw. II. 263
How Edmunde of Wodestok, i>at was Erl of Kent, and ])e Kyngws- broper, Edward* of Carnaryuan,i ^^s biheuedede^ at Wynchesti^ Capitrt/o CC° xxi°.3
4 A E'd oppon a tyme hit was^ so, ])at Sii^ Edmunde of Wodestok", ^/\_ Erl of Kent, spake vnto J)e Pope^ lohii fe xxij at Auy[n]on, and said J)at Almyghty God' hade meny tymes done, for^ Thomas lone" of Lancastre, meny Gret^ miracles to meny men and ^wymen 8 pat Were prouj diuerse sikenesso^o yndon as to" the world', and jjrouj his praiei^ fai were broujt vnto hei'' hele. ^ And so Sii'' Edmund' praiede fe Pope 12 hertly fat he wolde graunt him g/ace pat pe forsaide Thomas might bene^s ^-anslated' ; but pe Pope
12 saide, 'nay, he shulde nou3t bene^^ tmnslatede, pe same Thomas, Erl of La[n]castre, vnto pe tyme pat he were bettre certefied? of pe clergie of Engeland', and seyne by hii^ obediens what ping God had done for pe loue of Thomas of Lancastre, after pe suggestion
16 pat pe forsaide Edmunde of Wodestoke, Erl of Kent, had vnto \i\m made. '14 H And when pis EdmuncB saw pat he mi3t noujt spede of his pwrpos as tochyng' pe translaciouii, He praiede him po of his conseile as toching Sii'' Edward' of Carnaryuan, his broper,
20 and saide^ nou3t longe i^gon pat^^ he was Kyng of [England], what ping' mygh[t] beste bene^s done as tochyng his delyuerance, sip pat a co>nmune fame is^^ prouj-out al Engela?icZ pat he was alif,i8 and hole and saf. II When pe Pope herde him telle pat Sii^ Edward'
24 was alif<, he co??zmanded pe Erl, oppon his benison, pat he shulde helpe, wip al pe powei^ pat he might, pat he were delyue?-ede out of prison, and saf his body in al maneri^ pat he myght; and, forto bryng pis ping vnto an ende, he assoilede him and his company a
28 pena & a culpa, and alle po pat halpen to 20 his delyuerance.
H Tho tok^i Edmund' of Wodestoke, Erl of Kent, his leue of pe Pope, and comme a^eyn into 20 EngelantZ. And when Edmunde was eome»22 somme of pe ffrere prechoures come and saide pat Sii^
32 Edward? his broper ^itte was alyf in pe 23Castel of Corf, vndei-' the kepyng of Sii^ Thomas pe^^ Gurnay. H po spede him pe forsaide
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264 Sir John Daverel hetrays Edmund of Woodstock. [CH. ccxxi
Edmund?, as^ faste as he might, til fat he come to^ pe castel of Corf, and acqueyntede him,^ and spake so faire wijj Sir" lohii Daueri], pat was conestable of J)e forsaide castel, and 3af him riche ^iftes forto haue acqueyntance of him, and forto^ know of his 4 conseil. and pus hit bifelle, pat pe forsaide Sii'' Edmund^ praiede specialy forto telle him p?iuely of his lorde his broper, Sii"* Edward', if pat he leuede or were dede. "^if pat*^ he were '^on lif,'^ he praiede of^ him ^ones to haue^ a sight. H And' pis Sir' lohii 8 Daueril was an hye-hertede man, & ful of corage, and ansurede shortely vnto Sii-* Edmund', and saide, pat Sii"' Edward ^^ his brope?' was in hele & vndei'' his kepyng^, H and derst shew him vnto no man, sip it was defendede him in the Kyng?^' half, Edward, pat was 12 Edward' ^^ sone of Carnauan, and also prou3 co?^imawdeme«t of pe Quene Isabel, pe Kyng2<5 modei'', and of Sii-' Eoge?- pe Mortymei-', pat he shulde^^ gi^ew his body ^^to no ma?i^3 of pe worlde, saf onelyi^ vnto ha??i, oppoii peyne^^ of lif and lyme, and to disherite- 16 soufi of his heires for eue?'more. but pe false traitoui-' falsely liede, for he was nou3t in his ward', but he was tak pens, and lade to^*^' pe castel of Berkelee prou; Sii'' Thomas Gurnay, prou3 co9?imande- mewt of pe Mortymer, til pat he was dede, as bifore is saide more 20 plenerly.i^ H But Sii-' Edmund' of Wodestolc* wist noping^ pat^s his brope?- was dede. Wheroppon he toke a lettre vnto pe^ forsaide Sir* lohii, and praiede him hertly paf ^^he wolde take hit to^^ Kyng Edward' his broper, as to His worpi Lorde; and he toke^^ pe lettre 24 of him, and bihight to him-^ forto done-^ his message wip-oute7^^^ eny manei-' faile. and wip pat, Sii'' Edmund' to[k]^^ of him his leue, pat is to seyne, of pe forsaide lohii, and went po into his owe?i contre and Lordeship in Kent, pat he hade per. II And 28 anon as pis same lohii wist* pat Sii-* Edmund' of Wodestoke was Gone into Kent, his owew Lordeship, anone he went in al the^ haste pat he might fro pe castel of Corf*, and come ^^to Sii'' Koge)--*^ Mortymer, and toke him pe^'^ lettre pat Sii"' Edmund' of Wodestoke, 32 Erl of Kent, hade take him closede, & enselede^^ wip his owen seal.
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CH.CCXXl] Isabellaap'pealstoEdw.IIItohillt'heE.ofKent. 265
U And wlie?i Sii'' Eoge?' hade vnderfonge fe lettre, ^he vnclosede 2])e lettre,2 and^ saw what was conteynede Jjerin, and gan^ Hit forto rede ; ^ Wherof fe higynning^ was fiis : 4 " Worshippis and reue?-ence,* wi]) bro])eres liegeance^ and sub- ieccioun, Sii'' knyght, worshipful and dere hvo^er ! if it 30W plese, y pray"^ hertly fat 36 bene of gode comfort, ffor y shal so ordeyne for 30W, pat sone 36 shul come out of prisoufi, and bene" 8 deliuerede of that disese fat 3e bef^ in. and vnderstondef) of -^our Grete lordeshipe, fat y haue vnto me assentant almoste al fe grete [lordes]9 of 'Engoland, wif al hei'' apporail, fat is to seyne, wif Armure, wif tresoui'' wifout nombre, forto mayntene and helpe
12 30U1-' quereH; so ferfourth that 3e shul ben' Kyng a3ein as 36 were biforne;^^ and fat fai alio haue suorne to me oppon a boke, and alseweP^ prelates as^ Erles & barons."
IT when Sii-^ Eoger fe^- Mortymei'' saw and vnderstode fe myght
16 and the ^^strengf of the Lettre, anone for wraf his hert gan^'^ bolne, and euel hert bare toward Sii-"^ Edmund of Wodestok* fat was Erl of Kent*. IT and so, Avif al fe haste fet he might, he ^-^went vnto^-^ Dame Isabel fe Queue, fat was f e Kyngws modei-', and shewede
20 hei-* Sii-" Edmund?^s Letti-", ^'^Erl of Kent,!*^ and his wille and his pen-pos, and how he hade coniettede & ordeynede to put adoun Kyng Edward of Wyndesore, hire sone, of his realte and of his Kyngdome. ^ " Xow certes, sii-* Eoger," (]uocl she,i" "haf ^^ Edmund
24 done so? be my faderes^^ soule," qwocZ she, "y wil ^ojjene fevof^^ avengede, if fat God g?'aunt me^i my^ lyf, and fat in a^^ shorte tyme," 11 And anone Avif fat, fe Queue Isabel went vnto Kyng* Edward here-^ sone, fe?'e fat he was at fe^ parlement at "Wynchestre
28 forto haue amendede fe -^wronges & t?*espasses-^ fat were done amongt^s^-* fe peple in-^ his reaume. H And fo toke-*^ she and shewede him fe lettre fat Sii-*-^ Edmund of "Wodestok*, '^^^vl of Kentji*^ hade made, and ensealede it^ wif his seal, and bade him.
32 oppon her'^'^ benyson, fat he shulde avengede bene oppon him, as oppoil his dedeliche"^^ enemy. -^ ^ Tho was fe queue so wrof toward Sii'^ Edmund, ^'^Erl of Kentj^*^ and cessede neuer to praj^ vnto her*
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266 The Earl of Kent arrested, & tried for Treason. [CH. ccxxi
sone ]'at he shulde sende in^ haste after him. and oppon pat, Jie Kyng* sent by his le^fres aftei-' Sii'' Edmunde of Wodestolc*, pat he shulde^ come &2 speke wip him at Wynchestre, alle maner pinges lafte. H And when Sii-' Edmund' saw pat pe Kyng sent after him* 4 wip his \ettT:Q enselede, he hastede him in aH ^pe hast^ pat he myghf, til pat he come to Wynchestre. U But '^po" pe Quene Wist pat Edmund' was corae^ vnto Wynchestre, and^ anone she ^*^ praiede so f aste '^^ vnto Edward' hei'' sone, pat pe gode Erl was 8 arrestede^^ anone, & ladde vnto the ban-' bifore Eobert of Hamond', pat was crouner^^ qI ^q Kyngws Household'; and he* associede vnto ^2 him Sii-* Eoge?- pe Mortymei''. and po spake pe forsaide lohn vnto him and saide : " U Sii'' Edmund', Erl of Kent, ^q shul 12 vnderstond' pat it is done vs to wete, and principalli vnto oure liege lord'. Sir* Edward', Kyng of Engela?i(7 — pat Almyghty God saue and kepe ! — pat ^e bepe^* his dedely enemy & his ivaitour, and also a co??^mune enemy vnto pe reaume; and pat 3e-haue^5 16 bene about meny a day forto make priueliche^*^ deliuerance of Sii-* Edward', some-tyme Kyng of Engeland, 30ui'' broper, pe* whiche was put adoune of his realte by co?nmune assent of alle pe lordes of Engekmr?, in enpeiring"^'^ of oui-' Lord pe KyngMS Estate, and also 20 of his reaume." % po ansuerede pe gode man and saide : " For-sop, Sii"*, vnderstandep wel pat y was neuei-* assenting forto enpeii'*^^ pe state of oui'' Lorde pe Kyng*, ne of his^^ croune, and pat y put me to ben-'' demede oppon -^ my pires." ^ And wip pat word', Sii"^ 24 Roger pe* Mortymei-* shewede him-- pe Erles \ettxQ & his seal, and saide po : ^3" Sii^ Edmunde,^^ knowe ^e nou^t-* pe prynt of pis le^^re pat he 25 hade take vnto-*^ Sii'' John DaueryH'?" and he saw pe print of his seal, but he saw nou3t what was contenede perin;27 28 and pe Erl him-self* wende pat hit hade bene-^ on of his le^^es pat hade bene of no [charge]. 29^j,q saide pe Erl to Sii-* Roger Mortyme:-', pat He wolde noujt fo[r]sake pe \ettxQ, and pat^'^ Avas pe prynt of his seal, and anone wip^pat word, pe wile and^i false 32
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CH. ccxxi] Echmmd of Woodstock has his head cut off. 267
Mortymei-* bygan to vndo })e lettxQ, and gani hit forto rede in audience of al pe court*. U And ]>o saide Sire Eobe?-t of HamuH,^ " Sii^ Edmunde," (\uocl he, " sip pat je haue made kuowyng openly 4 in pis court pat pis is 30U1' le^^re ensealede wip ^oui'' seal, and pe teno?«- of pe^ lettre seip pat ^e wolde haue ^bene aboute forto haue^ delyue?-ede pe body of pat worshipful kny3t Sii^ Edward', some- tyme Kyng of Engeland', 30ur' broper, and forto helpe'^ him pat he 8 shulde haue^ bene^ Kyng a3eyne, and goue?-ne» his peple as he 9 was wont^ bifore tymes, in empeiring of oui-' liege lorde pe Kyngws state,i<> pat is now, — wham God kepe fra?;z alle desese ! ^^ — ^ And pis court wil pat 3e bene vndone of lif and lyme, and pat 3011^ heires 12 bene disheritede for euermore, Saf pe grace of oui-' lorde pe Kyng*." po was pe Erl, Sii^ Edmund of Wodestok*, put a3eyne into prisons, vntoi2 fui saf ward! til oppon pe morwe ; and po come pe Mortymere vnto pe Kyng*, pere pat he satte at his mete, and tolde him how 16 pe Erl was Dampnede by wai of lawe, and also of lyf and lyme, and his 13 heires disheritede ^^ for euermore, prou3 oppen knowe- lichingi^ in plein court ; wherfore him pou3t hit were gode pat pe forsaide Erl were hastely quellede, wipouten^'^ wetyng of pe Kyng* ; 20 for elle3 ^Uhe Kyng wolde for3eue him his dep, and pat shu[l]de tume ham is vnto miche^^ sorwe so as^^ he was enpechede. IT Anone pe Queue Isabel, prou3 conseile of pe Mortymei'', and wipout eny opere conseile, sent in haste to pe baliffys of Wynchesti-', pat pai 24 shulde smyte of Sii^ Edmundes heede^o of Wodestot, Erl of Kenf, wipout 21 eny maner -abidyng* or respite oppon peyne-^ of lif and lyme. II po tol^^s ^e bailliffes Sii^ Edmund' 2-iof Wodestok---! out of p7isoun, and lade him bisides the casteH att Wynchesti^ and 28 pere pai made a gonge-fermei-' smyte of his heuede,-^ for none oper man derst hit done ; & so deide he pere— alias the tyme !— pat is to seyne, the x Day of Ottobre, pe pridde26 3ei'' of Kyng Edwardes regne. And when pe Kyng wist perof, he was wondei-' sory, and 32 lete entere him at pe^^ ffrere menoures at Wynchestre.^''
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268 The Pride and Avarice of Roger Mortimer. [CH. ccxxir
Of the De]5 of Sii-* Roge?- Mortymei^, Erl of J^e Marche. U Capitulo IF Ducentesimo U iVicesimo ^ SeCM?ido.^
AN"d so hit bifelle at ])at tyme, ]jat Sii'' Eoger the 2 Mortymei-', Erl of the Marche, was so prout & so hauten, f»at he helde no 4 lorde of the reaume^ his piei''; and J)0 bicome he so couetouse, fat he folwede Dame Isabett fe Quenes'* courf, fe Kyngws modei'' Edward, and bisette his peny worths^ \vi}> ]ie officers of fe Quenes househalde in f»e same maner as ])e 'Kjwgus^ ofii ceres deden ; & so 8 he made his takyngi<s as tochyng^ vitailes, and also of cariages ; and al he dede for enchesoun of Spenses, and^ forto gadre tresoure; and so he dede wij)ont nombre in al \bX he myght. IF Tho made he him wondei'' priuee "with fe Quene IsabeH; and so miche 12 Lordeshippe And retenue hade, so J)at alle pe grete Lordes of Engeland of him wei'' adrade. wherfore fe Kyng and his Conseile towarde^ him Avei'' agrenede, and ordeynede amongws ha?H forto vndo^ him be^*^ pure resounii and lawe, ffor enchesoun pat Kyng 16 Edward', ]?at was ^^fe KyngMS^- fadei-*, t?-ate?'ousely ])rou3 him was mordred in the castel of Berkelee, as bifore^^ is saide more plenerly, in the CC and xvij Chapiter of fis book*. H And so??ime pat were of pe Kyng2/s Conseil louede^^ pe Mortymei-', and tolde him in 20 priuetee how pat pe Kyng and his conseil wei-'^'^ about fram^*^ day to day hym forto shende and vndo;^" Wherfore pe Mortymer* was sore annoiede, and angry as pe^^ Deuel ajeynes ham pat wei-* of pe Kyngws Conseil, and' saide pat he Avolde on ham bene avengede, 24 how-se-euer he toke on. 51 Hit Avas nou3t longe afterward, pat^^ Kyng Edward and Dame Philipp his wif', and Dame IsabeH pe Kynges modei-', and Sii'' Eoger Mortymer ne went vnto Notyngham, pere forto soiourne. IT and so hit bifeH:,^^ pat pe Quene IsabeH, 28 prou3 conseile of the-^ Mortymei-*, toke to hei'' pe^ keyes of pe 3ate-- of pe castelle of Notingham, so pat no man might come nepe?' in ne^^ out by ni3t, but prou3 pe- co??imandement of pe Mortymei-*, ne pe Kyng", ne none of his Conseil. ^ And pat tyme Hit felle-'^ so 32 pat pe^^ Mortyme[r], as a Deuel for wrap, bolnede '^^iox wrap^^ pat
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CH. ccxxii] Edward Ill's Council plan their defence. 269
he hade toward^ the Kynges men EdwarcP, and principally 2 a3eins ham |)at ^liade him^ accusede to fe Kyng of |?e dej> of Sire ^Edward his"^ fader. U And priueliche^ a conseile "^was taken^ bituene 4 ^Quene Isabel^ and the Mortymer*, and pe Bisshop of Lincolne, and Sii-* Symond' of Bereford' and Sii-* Hughe of* Trompeton,'-* and o]>er priue of hii'' conseile, forto vndo^'^ ham alle jjat hade accusede Jie Mortymer" vnto the Kyng* of his fadres dej), ^^ Sir* Edward',11 of 8 t?'esoun and of fFelonye. Wherfore alle |)0 fat were of the Kynges Conseile, when Jjai wist of the Mortymeres castyng pryuely, comew^^ to ]je Kyng Edward', and saide fat fe Mortymer* wolde ham^^ destroie, for cause fat fai had accusede him of Kyngi'* Edward^^8
12 Def, his fadei-*, & praiede him fat^^ he wolde maintene ham in hei'' trew quereH; and fe Kyng granted ham hii-* bone, and saide fat^'^ he wolde maintene ha??i in hii-" right*. H And f ise were fe lordes ^^fat pursuede^'' fis quereH : Sw-e William Montagu, S^'re Hunfray
16 de Boungh, Sz're William his brofe?*, SiVe Eauf* of Stafford, Sire Eobert of Hufford', Sii^ William of Clynton, Sii^ lohii Ifeuyl of Horneby, and meny ofere of hei'' consent ; and alle fise suorne oppon a IS bok* to mayntene fe quereH in-asmiche^^ as thei'-*^
20 might*.
H And hit-i bifelle so afte?', fat Sii'^ William IMountagu ne none of fe Kynges frendes moste nou3t^'^ bene-- herburghede in the castel, for the Mortymei-', but went & toke hei-' herbugage-^ in
24 diuerse places in^^ the toune of j^otingham ; and fo were fai sore adrade leste fe Mortymei"' shulde ha??i destroie. H And in haste fere come vnto-^ Kyng Edward', Sir* William Mountagu fere fat he was in his castel, -"^and p?-iuely tolde him fat he ne none of his
28 company shulde nou3t take fe Mortymer wifout conseil & heipe of William of Eland', Conestable of fe same casteH. IF "iSTow certes," quod fe Kyng, "y leue 30W ful wel; and fe?-fore y conseile 30W fat 3e go-^ to fe forsaide conestable,-^ and co??imande-^ him in my name
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270 The Council-Lords hear of a secret Passage into the Castle.
J)ing'i lafte, oppon peril of lyf and - lyme. " "^SiiV qj^oc^^Mountagu,* " Sii-*, my lord, graunt mercy ! " IT Tho went forth the forsaide Mountagu, and come to ])e conestable of ]je^ casteH, and tolde him fe Kyng2<s wille. and he ansuerede and saide ]>e Kynges Aville shulde 4 be*^ done, in-asmichel •" as he might, and wolde nou^t spare for no maner* de]j; and so he^ suore and made his oth. IT ])0 saide Sii"* Willia??i of Mountagu ^to fe conestable,^ in^*^ hering* of ^^ alle ham^^ ])at were^- Helpyng ^^to fe same^^ quereH : " i^ow cej-tes, dere 8 frende, vs bihouejj forto^^ werche and done by ^our'i^ qneyntise, to take ]?e Mortymei'', si]) ])at ^e bcne^*^ keper of Jje casteH, and haue])!' ]?e keyes in^s ^oui'* [warde]." H " Sir," ({iiod pe couestable, "wil 36 vnderstonde pat Jje gates of \q castel be])^^ loked wif J)e lokes 12 Jjat Dame Isabel sent hidei^; and by nyght she ha]) ])e keyes ]3e?-of, and lei]) ham vnder fie cheuesel of hei'' bede vnto the niorne ; and so y may nou3t come into Jie castel by ]>& 3ates in no manei-' wise ; but y know a-O Alie ])at stracches^^ out of the ward', vndei-' er]7e, 16 vnto" the castel, ])at gofie into-^ fe weste, the^-^ whiche alie Dame Isabel -5])e Queue, ne none of hei-* men, ne ^^ fe Mortymer', ne none of his co?».pany knovvef) hit nou3t*; and so y shal lede 30W J)rou3 ]mt"'^ Alie ; and so 36 shul come into ])e castel wi])out-'' aspies 20 of eny man ]mt be]) ^ou7' enemys."
^ And ])at2s same nyght Sii-' Willia?« Mountagu, & alle the lordes of 'pe'^^ quereH, and J^e same Couestable also, ^''went ham^'^ to horse, and made^^ semblant as hit wei-* forto wende out of fe 24 Mortymeres sight^ ; but anone as Ipe Mortymei'* herde ])is tydyngMS,^^ he wende ]Kit ])ai wolde haue gone ouer Tpe see for drede of him ; & anone he and his co??ipany toke conseile amonges ham forto lette hii'' passage, and sent lettres anone vnto the portes, so ])at none of 28 the grete lordes shulde wende ^'^\mm home into^^ hei'' owen contre, but if he were areste & taken. ^ And amonge^* oj^ere ])mgus, Willia??^ Eland, Couestable of Ipe forsaide castel, p?'iueliche^^ lade Sii'' William Mountagu and his co?npany by ])e forsaide Avay vnder 32
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CH. ccxxii] MortimcT, Earl of March, is taken.
271
thei erf, so-^ til fat fai comen into3 the castel, and .vent vn into^ the Toure fere fat fe Mortymei^ was in.s But Sii-- Hu-he of TrornpitonMiam ascriede hidously, and saide, "A, tmitoureV' hit
4 IS aP for nou3t fat ^e ^bef comen" into fis castel. .e shul dye ^itte in2 euel def euerychon." s And anone on of ha». fat was in &e Mountagues company, vp wif a mace, and smote the same Hughe oppofife heuede,^ fat f e bray[n] barst^^o ^ut and feUe on
b fe Ground' ; and so was he dede in euel def. II Tho toke" Mi he Mortymei^, as he^^ Armede him atte fe toures v.,\o,e, When he herde fe noise of ham for drede. And When^ Q^ene IsabeH saw fat fe Mortyn^ei^ was taken,!^ she made miche sorwe in herf, and 1. fise wordes vnto ha,, saide: U '' JS^ow, faii^ sires, y 50W praye fat 36 done no^- harme vnto his body; a worfi knyjt,^^ oux^- 4i bilouede frende and oui^ dere cosyn." H Tho went fai fens, and
16 Edward', and^o co».maundede to brynge him into^^ sauf M^f
I But anone as fai fat were consent vnto^^ fe Mortymeres doync^
herde telle fat he was taken,^3 j^j ,,,,,, ^^^^^ ^^.^ ^^^°
priuehche^^by ni3t went out of the tonne, eueryche^^^ on^o
20hxs_sKe, wif heuy hert and mornyng^, & leuede oppon hei^ oweni londes as wel as fai myght. U And so fe-^^ same ^ei^^^s ..t^o fe Mortymer was taken,30 he hade at his retynu rjsi tnyiht. wifoute.3. squyers & serieant^ of Armes and footmen. Ami fo
24 was fe Mortymei^l^de to London, and Sir^ Symond' of Bereford'
Avas lad wif him, and was33 take to fe conestable to kepe. If But
aftenvard was fe Mortymers lif examynede at ^Y..im^nsfer bifore
28 mi ff;^;Vf ""' "^'" ^" ""''' ^''^'' '^ ^^^Sel...? for peril fat
"ft fi t f/rT "" '°^'°" '^'''''' ^^- -^^-^- --^ -- ^t-
yng vnto3. Sn^ Edwardes def, fe Kyng.. fader^ and also frou.
who,« fe Scottes askaped at35 Stanhope into Scotia..? wifout fe
wille 0 Kyng Edward' ; U And also how the chartre of Eagaman
3- was delyuerede vnto f e Scottes, wherin 30f e Homages and3r felutee.
12 lA^ 7 ^ • ''i''^'* ^^- token 0.
272 Mortimer is condemnd to Death, a.d. 1330. [CH. ccxxiil
of Scotland? were^ contened, ])at ]>e Scottes sliulde do- euermore to 3 ]>e Kyng?<s of EngekmcZ for J>e reaume of Scotland'. Wherfore in his absence ^he was dampnede to bene^ ^honget & draw^ for his t?'esoun. And fis meschief come to^ him on Seint Andrewes 4 eve,^ In Ipe jere of ]->e incarnacion of oui'' Lord' Ihesu Criste, M* CCC7 XXX.
How Kyng Edward' gete a^eyn ^into his honde^ gj-aciouseliche^ j>e feautes and j^e^*^ homages of Scotland, wherof he was 8 put out )5rou3 })e false conseil of IsabeH his modei-", & of Sir Roge/e Mortymei-' ^])at was made^ Erl of J>eii Marche. Capit?i/o Ducente5t//io xxiij*^°.i-
NOw^^ ^Q haue [herde] Lordes, how Sir lohii of Bailoil, in 12 tyme of pees, was chosen to bene^'^ Kyng of Scotland', for encheson ))at he come of fe eldest dou3te;' of J>e Erl Dauid of* Huntingdon, ^-^ pat was Kyng Alisaundres brofer of* Scotland, J)at^^ deide wifouten^'' heii'^ of his body bigeten ;^^ and how J)is lohn made 16 feaute & homage to Kyng Edward', fat was Kyng Henries sone ]?e Jjrid, for his landes of Scotland' ; and how he afterward' wifsaide-^^ his homages,-*^ ]3rou3 conseile of ])e Scottes, In J)e^^ 3ere of the^*^ Incarnacion ]\P cclxxij^,-"^ and ^Sgende vnto-^ ]?e pope,-'* J^rouj false 20 suggestion ])at he made his oth vnto-'^ ]>& forsaid sii'^-*' Edward', ouer his estate and his wille, of ])e^^ whiche oth ]m Pop 2" ^Sassoilede him,-^ Jjrou^ his bulles to him sent. U And anone as Kynge Edward wiste ])erof*, he ordeynede anone his -^barons, and come 24 Ynto Berewike, and conquerede ]>e toune ; at j^e^*' whiche conqueste ])ere were slayn xxv M* & vij*^. and^^ Bailoil, fat was Kyng of Scotland', come^^ & ^elde him vnto Kyng Edward; and fe Kyng^ afte?*ward^2 delyuerede him out of Jie toui'* of Londofa, and alle fe 28
^ werin sic 0. - done DO. ■' vnto 0. ■*— ^ om. 0. ^— ' drawe and hongete D. to be drawe & honged' he was dampned' 0. 6 eve & DO. ^ CCC and 0. ^-^ vnto him D. vnto hym 0. ^ graciously alle 0. ^'^ om. DO. " om. D. ^"\MS. xxiiij ; xxij^lo D. xxiiijo 0. " How sic 0. " be 0. ^5 Heretingon D. Heretyngeton) 0. ^'^ MS. ]m. " witAoute 0. ^* begete 0. ^^ foisoke 0. -" homage DO. -^ >er sic 0. -- CCCIxxij 0. -•'-"' sent to D. sent vnto 0.
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CH. CCXXlli] ' Sir John Turntahard.' His Son imjprisond. 273
grete lorde[s] of Scotland' wij? \i\m, pat were taken ^ at Berwike, and 3af ham sauf condit to goii into ^Q,oi\and. And the Scottes sefenes, ])rou3 hei-" falsenesse, werrede oppou Kyng^ Edward'. 4 ^ And when Sii-' lohii Bailoile, Kyng^ of Scotland', saw al ])is, he went & put him ouer^ Jje^ see vnto Dompiei-', and leuede \erQ oppofi his owen landes as wel as he might, til J>at fe Scottis wolde amende ham of hii'' misdedes & t?-espasse3,'^ and lad with him Sii"* 8 Edward', his sone. Wherfore fe Scotte^^, in despite of him, callede him "Sii-' lohn Tnrnetabard',"^ for cause fat he ^ wolde nou3t^ offende ne t?-espasse a3eynes Kyng^ EdwarcP of Engelawc^; and so he forsoke his reaume of Scotla?iJ, and sette ferof but litil pris.
12^ And J)is Sii-' lohii, Longe duellede in Fraunce, til fat he deide fere ; and Sir* Edward' his sone "vnderfonge his heritage,'' and dede homage vnto fe Kyng* of France for his landes of Dunpiei''.
IT And so hit felle afte?'ward' fat Edwarde, fat was lohil
16 Bailoilles sone, had^ wif him a squyei-* of Engekmc? fat was horn^ in 3ork -shire, fat men callede lohu of Barnaby ; and fis^° Edward' Bailoil louede him miche, & was nei3 him, and ^^wif him^^ ful pryuee. ^^^ And so fis lohfi of Bernaby was in debate with a
20 Frenche-man in f e tonne of Dounpiei-' ; and so he quellede him, and went in his way, in al the haste fat he might, into fe castel fortiP^ haue socoure and helpe of his lord'. U And anone come fe Office?-es of fe toune^'^ forto^^ take lohu of Barnaby as a felouii.
24: and Sir* Edward', his lorde, halpe him, and rescuede him,^ and by ny3t made him Avende out of the castel ; and so he went his way, and come into Engela?z(? with-oute^'^ eny harme. H And when fe Kyng of Fraunce saw fat^' Sii'' Edward' had rescuede his
28 felouii, he bicome wonder' wrof a3eyns Sii'' Edward', and anoii lete him bene^® arest*, and toke into his hande alle his landes. H Tho duellede Sir* Edward in prisoii vnto f e tyme f ;it Sir" Henry ^^ Beaumond' come into Fraunce ; f e whiche Henry -*'some-tyme
32 was^o Erl of Angos ^lin Scotland, frou3 his wif,-^ and was put out of fe forsaide Erldome when fe accord' was made-- bituene EngelanfZ & Scotland', frou3 fe Queue IsabeH: & Sii"' Eogere fe^s
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274 Preparations to make Baliol's son K. of Scotland. [CH. ccxxiii
Mortymei'^ & hei'' companye, for fe manage fat she made bituene Dauid, fat was Robert J>e Brus^ sone, and' Dame lolifi of ^ fe toure, Kyng Edwardws sustre of Eugeland, and wel vnderstode^ fis, fat at the ende he shulde come to his ryghf, but if [it] were frou^ J»e* 4 Edward BailloiH:, fat was right heii-' of the reaume of Scotland. IT And fe Kyng of Fraunce, Lowys, loiiede weP fis Sii'' Henry, and was wif him ful p?'iuee, and '^foujt forto^ make^ delyue?'ance of Sir* Edward' Bailoiles body, if he might in eny manei''. H Tho 8 praiede he fe Kyng, fat he wolde graunt him of his g?'«ce Sii-* Edward' Bailoilles body vnto fe next parlement, fat he mi3t leue wif his owen rentes in fe mene-tyme, and fat he my3t^ stande to bene^*^ lugede by his pieris at the^^ parlement. 51 the Kyng 12 grantede him his praieres,^- and made fe forsaide Sii'' EdwaKl' ben delyut;rede out of prisoun iu the manei-* aboue-saide. and anone as he was out of prisoun, Sii-* Henry toke him forth wif him, & lad him ^3 into Engeland' and^^^ made him duelle priueliche^^ ^^in the^'^ 16 Manei'' of Sandhal oppon^'' Owes in 3orke-shire, wif fe Lady Vescy. and so he ordeynede him fere an Huge retenance of peple of Englisshemen, and also^^ of Aliens, forto conquere a3eyne^^ his heritage. H And so he jaf miche siluei"* vnto soudeouves and to 20 Alienes forto helpe him; and fai bihight him forto helpe^^ in al fat fai^° might*, but fai failede hi??i at his most nede.
And at fat tyme^^ Donalde, Eii of IMorref*, herde telle how fat Sir" Edward' was comen^^ into Enge]a?i(:Z, and come to him, and 24 made wif him grete ioye of his co??^myng a^eyne, and saide to-^ him, and bihigh[t] fat alle^^ grete lordes^^ of Scotland'-^ shulde 26 bene to him^^ entendant, and -"holde him 2'' for hii-* Kyng*, as right heir' of Scotland', and so miche fai wolde done, fat he shulde 28 be 28 crounede Kyng of fat lande, and ^^to him dede^^ ^^feaute & Homage. ^° ^^fo come Sir* Henry of Beaumond' to Kyng Edward' of Engeland', and praiede him, in way of cliarite, fat he wolde grant
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CH. ccxxiii] Edio. Ill gives Baliol's son leave to go to Scotland. 275
of his gmce vnto Sii'' Edwarde Bailoil, fat he moste^ safliche gone^ hi land' framS Sandhail vnto Scotland, forto conquere his 113 1 heritage in Scotland. H the Kyng Edward ansuerede and saide 4 vnto him: "yf fat y soffre fe Bailoil wende frou^ my londe toward Scotland, fan fe peple wolde say fat *y were* assenting to^ fe co?npany." H "JS'ow, Sii-', y praie 30W fat 30 wolde grant him leue to take vnto [him] soudeoures of Englisshe-men, fat fai 8 my3t safly lede him f ron3 3oui'' land vnto*^ Scotland ; and, Sii'*, oppon fis couena[n]t, fat if ^ it so bifalle— fat God hit forbede !— fat fai bene 8 descomfited in bataile frou3 fe Scottes, fat y and alle fe lordes fat holden with Bailoil ben for euermore put out of oure^
12 rent3 fat we hauef in Engela?jd." ^ and fe Kyng, oppon fis couenant, gj-antede hii-' bone, as toching him and f 0 fat were of fe^o same quereH, fe whiche cleimede forto ^^ haue londes &12 rent3 in fe reaume of Scotland. U And f ise were f e names of f e same
16 Lordes fat pursuede fis matei-', fat is to seyn,i3 Sii^ Edward 1* Bailoil, fat chalangede fe reaume of ^coWand ; 8ir Henry Beaumond, Erl of Angos ; Sir' Dauid of Stroboly, Erie of Atheles ; Qire Geffray of Mountbray, Walter Comyn, and meny ofere fat
20 were put out of hir^^ heritage in Scotland when fe pees was ^•^made bituene Engeland and Scotland, as bifore is saide.
IF And 3e shal vnderstond fat f ise lordes toke wif ham v 0 men of Amies and ij Mt Archires^^ of footmen, and^^ fo went vnto^^
24 ship atte Raaenesere, and sailede by fe see til fat fai comedo vnto Scotland, and 21 come to lande at Kynkecorne, xij mile fro 22 Seint lohnes tonne, and sendees oute hiei'' shippes a3eine, for fai shulde nou3t ben 2* hurt ne apairede,''^ neife;- fat no man shulde gone^ into
28 shippe a3eyne, f 0U3 f at^e fai hade nede, but abide at al periles, and nou3t flee, but ^^stande, and rafer^^ soft're def fan flee, to mayntene hii"' trew querelle. U when fe Erl of Fif,^^ a fers man and a sterne, herde telle fat fe Bailoil was comew-^ forto take fe lande of
32 Scotland, lie come in haste vnto Kynkecorn wif x M* Scottes, forto destourble him, fat he shulde nou3t come to land. H But Sii-" Edward Bailoil and his company had taken f e land, maugre
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276 BalioVs son routs the Earl of Fife. [ch. ccxxiii
him and his company, and him descomfitede ; at fe whiche scomfiture Sii'' Alisandre of Setoii^ was \er quelled e, and meny ojje/". U The Erl of Fif was fo wondei'' sory, and ful eueP shamede^ fat so litil* company hade him descomfitede, and shame- 4 fulliche^ put *5him & alle*^ his company J)at was'' alif forto flee.^ J)o come Sii-' Edward the^ Bailoil, and toke })e contre al about him, til \i&X^'^ he come to ])e Abbay of Dunfermelyn ; and Jiere he fonde vitailes for him and' ^^for his men.^^ ^nd amonge ali ope;- ))inges, 8 He fonde in a chambre aboue^^ v C of grete^'* stafes of fyne oke, with longe^ pikes of yren and of stele: he tok^^ and' delyuerede ham to Jje most strongeste of his co?^jpany. U And anone after he Avent fro J)ens, and loggede him in a felde ij mile fro Seint 12 lohii^*^ toune. and' when J)e burgeys of J»e toune herde how f)e Erl was descomfitede J)rou3^'' Sii'' Edward'^^ Bailloile, pai were sore adrade, and broken pe brigge3 jjat f>ai had' made ouer ])e water of Erne, so J»at ]3e Bailoil might nou3t gon^^ ouei-"; Wherfore he 16 loggede him \er& al fat nyght*, but litel hede he toke to-° reste, and saide vnto his peple, ^ "TvTow, dere lordes, 3e knowe^^ ful wel fat we bene^^ now^ loggede ^^ bituene oure enemys; and if fai mow vs hampre, fere nys^^ but litil^^ def ; whe[r]fore if we abide here aH 20 fis nyght stille, y leue fat hit shal turne vs to niiche harme; for fe powei"* of Scotland' may euery day wax and encresce, and we may nou3t so ; and we bene fuP^ Htel peple as a3eins ham. whefore y praye 30W, for the loue of Almyghty God, make we vs bolde and 24 hardy, and^ fat Ave mow mightely take fe Scottes fis nyght, and ^^boldely werr* oppon ham; and late vs pu[r]sue ham fis ni3t; and-'^ if fai bene^^ t?*auailede frou3 vs, and fai see oure hardynesse, so fat ofe?'e Scottis fat comen, and mete ham & see ham so tj-auailede-' 28 and wery, f e sorer wil bene adrade wif vs forto fei3ten ;2^ and fressheliche^s fan ^'^we shullen^" 3^fei3t, and oppon Ham p?«'sue, so fat, frou3 the g?-ace of Almighty God', al the worlde shal speke of ^^ fe^^ dou3tynesse of our' chaiualry." H And, sires, vnderstondef ^^ 32
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CH. CCXXlil] BalioVs Son heats Ms Scotch opposers. 277
wel j^at a» the co7»pany fat come^ ^vith Sir' Edward* Bailoile crrauntede wel 2vnto )>is2 conseil, and were \eroi glade, and anone pursuede oppon ))e Scottes fat wei^^ bicomen wondei^ wery. and
4 be BaUoile and his company sore folwede ham, and dede ham miche sorwe frouj hei^ assaut, so fat fai myght nou^t, for feble, ham helpe, and for litel peple. H But fo saide amongw.^ ham: " what is 4vs now* hifalle, fat so litel peple as fe Bailod haf m 8wenae, done vs so miche tmuaile and sorwe? now certes hit semrf vs fat he werches^ by grace, for he is wonder graciouse in his querelle, and al^ we certes shul bene^ dede er fat we may come to him, vs forto 3elde, sif fat his fadei^ sette of « vs no pns.'
12 IT And amonge alle of ere fengws, fe Bailoil & his peple passede fe watere of Erne, so fat Sii^ Eoger of Suynertoil, fe^ sone, was^o fers and angri, and went forth; and fai saw miche^ peple of men of armes ful wel arraiede ; and forf fai went vnto^^ \mra, and ^^wif
16 ham fou3te?i,i3 and quellede as^* meny as wolde abide, and^^ toke;!^ and nof elesse at fat assaut fai wende fat hit hade bene fe grete host of Scotland', and when hit come i" to fe morne,!^ j,ai gadrede i8ham and restede^s a while. H But fe while^^ fat fe Englisshe-
20 men restede,20 f e noble Baron Thomas^i of Vescy, and^^ f e noble baron of Stafford, prekeden hii^ ^shorse vp and doun by fe hulles, forto Kepe f e estres of fe contreye. ^ and as fai prekeden vp and doun, fai saw a grete hoste of gode arraye, ordeynede m nj
24 wenges, wif helmes and shelde2^ shynyng, comyng^^ oppon ham, and fo come fo ij lordes a3eyne vnto^^ fe Bailoiles folc, and saide, " mw, for the loue of Almyghty God, bef of gode comfort, for 36 shul haue bataile anone right!" H And fo spake Sii^ Fout, fe
28 sone of Gerrein, a barouii of grete renoun and of dede of Armes : " Sires lordynges, vnderstondef [f ]at y wil saien y haue seyne meny diuerse wenges, as wel amonges^^ Sarasynws and2S Gewes as amonge fe Scotte*^; and 3itt see^^ y neuer fe ferfe^o part of fe
32 wenge fei3ten. and ferfor, and^^ we wil abide oui-' enemys, we bef ^
1 comen DO. ^-2 to >at^ D. vnto >at 0. ^ J^ai D. J^ey 0. ^■i now vs DO. » worchetti 0. « om. D. ' ^^- ,^ . -p. 8 vppou D. 9 bo D. " >at was 0. " meny 0. to u.
"-i^faujt with ham D. i^ alse D. ^^ or DO. 'V^^^ O" "-" vnto I)e morwe D. i^-is ijam to-gedei^ and restede ham L>.
19 whiles DO. 20 restede ham D. rested' hem 0. _
21 Against this is written in the margin in a conteviporarrj {.) naim. Thomas Vessv and the barron of Stafford.
22 om. 0. ■ 23 leaf 165, hack. ^ sheldes D. scheldes O.
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278 Battle between the menofBcdiol's son & the Scots. [CH.CCXXiii
ynow forto feijt a3eynes ham; but if^ we be^ nou3t of gode hert and of gode wille forto fei3t vfip liam, for certes^ "we ben ful"^ fewe a3eyns fis cow^pany. ^ And ferfore, for the lone of God', take we vnto vs gode hert, and lete vs bene^ bolde ; and fenke we 4 nei])er oppon^ oure Avifes ne*" oppoii oiu-' cheldren, but onehche^ to conquer* ham in bataile ; and, Jjrou^ fe helpe of oui-' Lord' God, oure enemys we shuP oue?'come."
^ And with Jjat, come ])e hosts of ]>e^^ Scottes toward' ham ful 8 sorely, 11 &io a3eins Sir*!" Edward' of^^ Bailoile, in iij baitailes wel araiede in Armure ; and wonder fresshelichei^ ])ai comen^'* toward j?e Bailoiles men. But when Sii'' Donalde,!*' Erl of Marcile, saw al i5])is, he saide to Eobert fe^o Brus, '^'^pe sone of Robert* Jje^'' Brus,!^ 12 fise wordes : " Sii'' Eobe?-t," quod he, " ful sore me forfenkejj at myn hert* fat fis folc, fat fe^^ Bailoile haf brou3t Avif him, shulde^^ dye wij) dent of Scottisshe mene320 suorde,^^ sif fat fai bene^- Criste?^ men as wel as ^^we bene-^; and ferfore me fenke^'^ fat hit Avere 16 grete charite to sende vnto ha,m forto 3elde ham vnto^^ our' mercy and grace, and raunsoun ham-^ frou3 greuous raunsons,^^ forasmiche as fai haue takers our* land and done ille."29 H <' JS^ow, certes," quod Sir* Eobert ^^ Danolde, "y haue Avel perceyuede fat fow ^'^art 20 an enemy and traitour* vnto Scotland', sif fat fow^*^ wil^^ consent to saue oure dedely enemys fat haue^^ done vs miche sorwe and shame; an(J nowe hit semef wel^^ fat 3e bef^ of hei'' assent." H "Certes, Eobert," quod Sii-" Donald', " falselicheS* 3e lye! y am 24 nou3t of her" co??zpany ne of hei-' consent ; and fat hastely 3e shul see, for y wil fei3t wif ham rafer fan eny of fis^^ co??ipany." "And certes," Sii''^'' Eobert saide, "y shal, ^^magre fin heede,^^ assaile ham. or fow." IF And wif fat fai prekeden^'' her* stedes fersely^^ oppoii 28 Caskeraore, and hei-* wenges ham folewede on a^"^ renge. and fo come fai, and mette fe^^ Bailloil and his company at an hongen'*" bou3t of fe more in a streite passage, and so faste fai hastede ha??; vnto fe Englisshemen, so fat fousandes felle^^ to fe gronde, eche 32
1 if fat DO. - bene D. ^ certes we 0. certes R. •* but 0.
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22 bef D. 23-23 je be]) D. ^4 j,e„ke> D. >inkef 0.
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30 Robert brus D. '^^ wilt 0. =*2 i,aj,e,i j) 33 yg j)
'■^ falslye 0. ^'^ his 0. 36—36 jnaug[i]e ))ine of fin heuede sic D.
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CH. ccxxill] Baliol's son routs the Scots. The Fleming pirate. 279
oppon o]ier, ^into on hepe,^ bofe horse and man. U The Bailoil 2and his men fo^ Smighghtely stoden a3eynes Ham, and faste quellede fe Scottis vnto fe grounde, & meny sore -woundede, so longe 4 til J)at fai stoden oppon ham, and foynede ham with her^ suordes & speres |)rou3-out here bodyes ; and so sore t/'auailede oppon ham til ]jai* bicome^ ful wery, and wist non3t what to done, and fe Scottes J)at were lafte alif' fledden to saue ham-self*, in the best 8 mane?- J)at fai myght. U And \o pursuede*^ Edward Bailoile & his mew, and quellede of ham '^til fat hit was nyghf and fro fens fai went vnto^ Seint lohnes Toune, and toke hit, and helde ham fere and vitailede ham-self* atte her" owen Aville, for fai fonden ynoiij^
12 wherwith to make ham mery. IT ]>o made fe Bailoile his men fat wer* woundede gone to shippe forto wende into Engeland, forto hele her*^° woundes.
And in fat same tyme f e?-e was a Flemyng^ in f e see, a strong^
16 fef robour"!! fat me callede ' Crab'; and fis Flemyng* was dryuen out of Flaundres for his wickednesse ; and f erfore he come into Scotlan(J, and helde hinii" Avif fe Scottis, and dede^^ as miche harme vnto the Englisshe-men as he myght*. U And fis Crab
20 mette in fe see fis^^ Bailoiles men fat wer*^'' wondede in bataile, fat were sent ajeyn into^* Engela?icZ forto hele her woundes. and' fis Crab ^af vnto ham a grete assaut, and wolde haue quellede ha??i euerychon^^; but fe Engiisshe-men defendet ham wel and
24 manliche, i<5and descomfitede^" Crab and his co?upany ; and f o gan he forto ^8 flee into Scotland'. IT And as he come towarde Seint lohnes toune, he fonde a grete company of Scottis, fat were comen^^ a^eyn to-gedei-' after fe sco?nfiture-*^ of Gaskemore, fe whe[ch]
28 bisegede Bailoil and his me?i in f e same toune of Seint lohii ; and anone tolde-^ to fe Scottis how --\a.t he^^ descomfitede of fe Englisshe-mew fat were sore Avondet at Gaskemore, ^'^&, weiit-^ toward Engelmiti forto hele her* woude -^ ; and saide vnto fe
32 Scottes, fat fai shulde haue no grace ne might ajeynes Edward
^-1 om. D. into an hepe 0. ^-2 j,o & Ms men 0. ^ leaf 166, hack. * >at ])ai D. ]>ai ]jey 0. ® becomen 0.
pursewede ham stVe D. p?trsued' hem sir 0.
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^ MS. wonde and sad, vnth and sad underlined for omission; woundes DO.
280 Bailors Son is crownd King of Scotland, [ch. ccxxiii
Bailoile, for encliesouii ))at he had scomfitede^ & empairede al the chiuahye of Scotland' wij) an handeful of men, as to acount a3eins ]je Scottis J)at wei-' slayn, Wherfore he conseilede ha??i to^ remeve J)e sege fra??!^ Seynt lohnes toune,* and kepe ha??i in jje best 4 maner fat pai couJjb or^ myght, U The Scottes vnderstode^ Jiat Crab saide ha??z so]?, and forsoke fe sege and went J)ens by nyght, and halpe ha??z-self in the beste maner pat jjai might.
^ When pis tidyng'' was know prouj Scotland', how pat pe 8 lordes and knyghtes were scomfitede at Gaskemore of ^coiland proLij Sir* Edward^ Bailoil, 3e shullen^ vnderstonde pat the Lordes and^° ladies & gentiles of Scotland' comen Avonder* faste vnto Seynt lohnes toune, and ^elde^^ ham vnto^^ Baloile, and to ^^ha??i dede^^ 12 ^■^feaute and homage^'* for hii"* londes, and ^elden ha?Ji vnto his pees, [and helde^^ him for heii'' lord, and he vnderfonge of ham heii-^ homages, and grauntede ham his pees ; and fro pens he went to pe Abbay of Scone, and pere he was cronede Kyng^ of Scotland, and 16 after*, he lete crie his peesj^*^ prou3-i''out pe Land', and at pat^^ same tyme Hit bifelle^^ pat Kyng Edward' of Engela;«f^ helde his parle- ment amongMS-*^ his Lieges at pe^ j^ewe-CasteH oppon Tyne, forto amende pe trespasses'^ and pe wronges pat had ben's done in his 20 land', and Sii'' Edward pe Bailoil, Kyng of ^coiland, come to him pidei"', and dede -^vnto him feaute and homage-^ for pe reaume of Scotland'. 11 And in pis manei-' Kyng Edward' of EngekmcZ gaderede a3eyn pe homages and feautes of Scotland', wherof he was 24 put out poru3 conseil and assent of Dame IsabeH his moder', and of Si're Eogere Mortymei-', Erl of pe jMarche.
H Tho toke Sii'' Edward' Bailoil, Kyng of Scofclajic?, his leue of Kyng Edward' of Engel«??cZ, and went pens into his owen lande of 28 Scotland', and sette but litil "^be liam-' pat hade conseilede him and holpen him in his querell ; wherfore pai went from^ him, and went & leuede by hei'' owen-^ londes and rent3 in-'' Scotland'. H And so liit^'' bifelle afterward nou3t longe, ^spat pe Kyng of Scotland''^ ne 32
1 discomated' 0. - forto DO. ^ f,.o o. •» om. 0. ^ & 0.
^ viiderstode 1)0 D. vndirstode p° 0. " tydynges D.
8 Edward pe D. » schal 0. " and pe D. " 3elden D.
1- vnto pe DO. ^^-i^ him deden D. hym deden 0.
"— 1^ homage & fewte 0. ^^ helden 0. ^^ supplied frojn D.
^^ leaf 167, back. ^^ the D. J-^ 0. " fel D. ^o among 0.
21 trespas.se D. Trespas 0. ^ he 0.
^— '•^ to liini liomage and feante D. to liy7?i feute & homage 0.
2^-24 hem by O. ^ om DO. ^e of q_ 27 j/,^'. ^j.^,
28-28 jj/^_ j,at pe kyng of Scotland' pat pe kyng of Scotland'.
CH, ccxxiii] Attempt to murder the Scotch King. 281
remevede and come to fe toune of Anand", and fere toke^ his
duelyng*. and fider come to liim a co7?ipany of kny^tes, stronge
men and worthy, & ^elde^ ham vnto pe kyng, and bare ham so
4 faire in dede, and in contynaunce so J^at he trust miche oppoii
ha?w. [and anone as ])e traitoures sawe fat he trust miche oppon
ham],3 J)ai ordeynede among2i5 ham 1. in o'^ co9?ipany, and ^wolde
haue^ slayn^ hei'' Kyng^; but, ])rou3 fe grace of Almyghty God he
8 brake '^out })rou3 dJ walle [by] ^an Hole in his ^chambre; and, as
God wolde,9 scaped hei-* t?-aitery. and alle his men lOwei^
quellede^^; and he ascapede wif miche drede to fe Toune of
Cardoile, and fere helde him, sore annoiede : and fis bifelle on^^
12 oure Ladyes eve fe^- Concepcioun.
H Tho sent ^^ Kyng Edward ^^ Bailoil to Kyng Edward of
Engela?i(Z, how falsely and trcaterousely he was in litel while ^^ put
vnto^^ shame and sorwe, frou3 his lige men, oppoii whom he ^^truste
16 wonder" 1*5 miche ^'^ and praiede him, for fe loue of Almyghty God
fat he wolde mayntene him and helpers [him] a3eyns his enemys.
H the Kyng of Engeland' hade of him fo grete pite, & bihight
him^^ helpe and socour*, and sent him worde fat he shulde halde
20 him in pees stille in the citee of Cardoile, til fat he hade gaderede
his power*. H Tho ordeynede Kyng Edward' of Engelaw^? a conseil
at London, and lete gader his me7i in diuerses^o shires of EngelanfZ,
and when he was redy, he went toward fe toune of Berwit-vp-
24 Twyde ; and fidei-' 21 come to him 21 Kyng Edward of Scotland. Avif
his power", and bisegede the toune, and made wifout fe toune a
fair* toune of pauylouns, and dikede ham wel aP^ aboute, so fat fai
hade non^^ drede of fe Scottes ; & made meny assautes^s wif gonnes
28 and wif ofere engynes to fe toune, wherwif fai destroiede meny
a fair* hous ; and cherches also ^'twere beten^i adoune ^Synto the
erfe, wif gret stones, 2»5and spitouse comyng^^^ out of ^^ gonnes and
of ofe?-e gynnes. and nofeles fe Scottes kepte wel fe toune, fat fo
32 ij kyngMs^s rai3t nou3t come ferin longe tyme. and nofeles the
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20 diners 0. 21-21 gomen to D. 22 ^g dq. 23 assaute 0.
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26-26 j,at dispitously comen D. >at spytously comen 0.
2' of the D. 28 knyghtesO.
282 The Scots offer to surrender Bcriuich if help doesn't come.
Kynges abiden ]?ere so longe, til J^o fat were in ])e toune faillede vitailes ; and also ))ai were so wery of wakyng* ])at fai Aviste noii3t what to Done. ^ And ^e shulle vnderstonde J)at J>o ^]>at wei-* in^ the toune of Berwik*, Jjrou^ hii'' comnne conseile and hei'* assent, lete 4 c?'ie oppon J)e walles fat pai mi3t haue pees of J^e Englisshe-meJ^ ; and ferof fai praiede^ J»e Kyng, and of liis g?-ace, and praiede him of trewes for viij dales, oppon J)is couenant, fat,^ if ]mi were nought rescuede in fat side of ]>e toune toward Scotland, of fe'^ Scottis, 8 wijjin viij daie3, fat fai wolde jelde ham vnto the Kyng, and fe toune also, and to holde fise couenaunt3,^ fai p?'ofurede *^to fe Kyng xij hostages ^ oute of fe toune of Berwilv^. H When the hostages wer* delyuerede vnto fe Kyngiis, anone fo of fe toune 12 senf^ vnto fe Scottes, and tolde ham of hii^ sorwe & meschief'. and fe Scottes comen fo pryueliche^ oue?' fe water of Twyde, to fe bou^t of fe Abbay ; and Sir* Willia??i Dikett^, fat was fe^ Styward of Scotland, and meny ofer fat comen wif him, put ha??i fe?'e in 16 grete pe?'ile of hamself att fat tyme of hii'' lif* ; for fai comen ouei-'^'' a bruge ^^fat was to-broken,^^ and fe stones away, and meny of hii"* company were fe?*e dranchede^^ ; but fe forsaide Willia?w Avent ouei-*, and ^'^ofere of ^* his co?«pany, and come^^ by fe ^"^Englisshe 20 shippis,^*^ and quellede in a barge of HuUe xvj men ; and after fai went into the toune of Berwik^ by the wate?- side ; Wherfore fe Scottis helde ])0 fe touii rescuede, and axede hii'' hostages a3eyne of f e Kyng of Engel anc?. U And fe Kyng sent ham worde a3eyne fat 24 fai askede the hostages wif wronge, sif fat fai come?^^''^ into the toune by Engela?i(i^^ syde; for couenaunt was bituene ham fat fe toune shulde be rescuede by the half* of Scotland.^^ anon Kyng Edward fo co7/imanded^** ham^^ to 3elde fe toune or he wolde haue 28 fe hostages, and fe Scottis saide fat fe toune was rescuede wel ynow, and fe?'to fai wolde holde ha?».. H When Kyng Edward' saw'-^^ f e Scottis breke hei'' couenaunt3 fat fai made, he was wondei'' wrothe, and anone lete take SiVe Thomas fit3 and Sw'e Alisaundre of Setoii, 32 Wardeyne of Berwit, — the whiche Thomas was person of Dun- bari'', — and lete ham be taken -^ ferst* bifore fe-* ofer hostages, for
1-1 of P. 2 p^Q^ifjen D. ^om.O. ^ 3IS. \>q \>e.
^ couenant D. Coueiia?4nt 0. ^-^ xij hostages vnto J^e kyng* D.
■^ senten 0. « pijuyly 0. » ]>o DO. i" ofere D. " leaf 169.
12 broke 0. i'^ ydieynt 0. u— u q,„ q. i^ comen D.
16—16 shippes of Engeland D. Shippcs of Engelond' 0. i'' come D.
1* Engelandes D. Engelondes 0. '^ Scotland' and DO.
2" co7/imande D. '^i om. 0. ^" seye D. -^ talc* D. take 0.
2* ^er 0.
CH. ccxxiii] The Scots make ready to fight Edivard III. 283
enchesopn fat Sir' Alisaundres fadei^i wos kepei' of 2 pe toune. and fe Kyng co??imandede eue?y day fortoi take ^ij hostages ^ of ])G toune til ]?at ]>ai were alle done, vnto pe de|>, but if fai ^wolde 4 selde"^ pe touii ; and so he Avolde° teche ham to^ brake hei-' coue- namit3. ^ And' when ]>o of ]>e toune herde J>is tydynges, fai bicorae^ wondei^ sory, and sent^ to fe Kyng of Engela?^(/, J)at he ^wolde g?-aunt ham oper viij dayes of respite, so fat bituene CC men of 8 Armes and xx^i iOme?iii of Armesio mygli[t] by 12 strengf goiii^ bituene ha??* vnto^* fe toune of Berwit, ham forto vitaile, so fat fe toune moste be^^ holde for rescuede. ^ And if it so were fat xxj or xxij or mo were slayn of fo CC biforesaide, fat fe toune shulde 12 nou3t beni6 halde for rescuede. & fis couenaunt ^^forto holde,^^ fai sent to him ofe?-e xij ^^of fe toune^s in hostage^.^^ H The Kyng of EngelancJ gmntede ham her* praiei-', and tok f e hostages, on Seynt Margaretes eve, In the ^e:^ of g?-ace M^ CCC xxxij,^^ fe Scottis 16 comen ferseliche^i in iiij wengz^s wel anaiede in Armes, forto mete Kyng Edward of Engeland' and Edward fe Kyng of Scotland', & wif hir* power*, anc? come fast and sharpely a3eynes evesong tyme. and fe same tyme was flode at Berwik', in the wate?- of Twede, fat 20 no man myght wende ouei-', on horse neife?- on foote, and f e water was bituene fo ij kyngws and fe reame of Engeland : and fat tyme abyden the Scottis in fat ofe?- side, for enchesoun fat fe Englisshe- men shulde haue 22bene drenchede^^ or slayii.
24 rpHis was fe arraie of the Scottis as 23 fai 24come?z in batailes* X a3eynes f e ij Kyngus of Engeland' & of Scotland' : In f e vant-ward'25 of Scotland' were fise Lordes : —
H The Erl of Morrif , lames FriseH, Symond' Friseil, Walte?-
28 Stiward', Eaynolde Cheyne, Patrik of Graham, 26lohn le Graunt,
lames of Cardoile, 27Patrik Parkeres, Eobert Caldecotes,26 Philip
of Meldrum, Thomas Gilbe?-t, Wisemaw, Adam Gurdoun, lamys
Gramat, Eobert Boyde, Hughe Park, wif xl knyjtes newe dobbede,
32 and vj C mew of Armes, & iij M+ of co??zmune.28
1 om. D. 2 of ^e DO. of R. ^-^ hostages too 0. ^^ Jeldeu DO. 5 shulde D. schuld 0. « forto DO. "> becomen 0. 8 senten DO. » leaf 169, back. lo-^" om. 0. " MS. men men. 12 MS. by by. ^^ go 0. ^* in-to 0. ^^ ben D. ^^ be 0. 1''-" to ben halden D. to be holde 0. ^^-^^ om. D. ^^ hostage 0. 20 3IS. xxij. 21 fi-essheliche D. fersly 0. 22-22 be dreynt 0. . 23 how ))at DO. 24-24 (.Qj^e ill bataylles 0. 25 vanne-warde 0. 26-26 Decotes sic 0. ^ leaf 170. ^ cowimunes D.
284 The Five Wards of the Scotch Army at Berwick [CH. CCXXIII
In fe ferst partie of j^e halfe bataile of Scotland wer* )jise lordes : —
^ The styward' of Scotland!, ]n Erl of Moneteth, lames his Vncle, William Douglas^ Dauid of Lyndeseye, Maucolyn Flemyng*, 4 William of Keth, Dunkan Kambok*, wi]> xxx bachilers new dobbede.
In ])e secunde part of ]>e half Lien-warde of the bataile of Scotland', were ]'ise lordes: — 8
fl lames Stiward' of Golden, Aleyne Styward', Willia7?i Abbre- hyn, William Morice, lohn fit^ Willia?», Adam le^ Mose, Walte?- Iit3 Gilbert, lohn of Gherlton, Robert Walham, wi]) vij C men of armes, & xvij M* of co;/imunes.^ 12
In pe fjridde ward' of Ipe bataile of Scotland' were fise Lordes : —
f The Erl of Mari^ pe Erl of Eoff, J^e Erl of Straherne, ]>e Erie of Sotherlaml', William -"^ Kirkeleye, lohn Cambron, Gilbert de 16 Haye, William of Rameseye, William Proudegest, Kirstyn Hard', William Gurdoil, Arnolde Garde, Thomas Dolfyn, Avij? xl knyghtes new dobbede, ix C men of Armes, and xv [M*' of] co;Hmunes.-
In ]?e fer])'^ warde of fe bataile of Scotland' were jjise lordes: — 20
IF Archebald' Douglas,^ Erl of Leneux, Alisaunder le Brus, Erl of Fiff, lohn Cambel,*^ Erl of Atheles,'' Robert Lawether, William ^ Vipount, William of Lonston, ^lohfi de^ Labelles, Gros de She- i*>reulowe, lohii of ^^ Lyndeseye, Alisaundei-' de Gray, Ingani De 24 Vmfreuil, Patrik de Pollesworth, Dauid de Wymes, Michel Scotf, Willia?/i Landy, Thomas de Boys, Rogere de Mortymei-', witli xxx bacliilers, ix C me?i of Armes, and^^ xviij M'' co?nmunes.^^
[In ])« v'' warde of |)« bataile of Scotlo?«l' were these lordis : — y* 28
*[f The Erl of Dunbarre, kepei'* of ])e castel of Berwilc^, halpe ]je Scottis wi]j 1, men of Armes. And Sii'' AKsaundre of Setoii, keper of ]>e toune of Berwik, wif^^ C men of Armes, [and the comons of y toun with CCCC men of arme.s],i<^ H and x M^ & viij C of fote- 32 men: ]>e somme of J)e Erles and lordes amonte]) Iv^'^; fe so?nme of^^
^ de 0. 2 Comune 0. ^ WiUiam of DO. •» iVS. ferste.
s Douglas Jje DO. « Camber 0. ^ Atliel D, « Williawi of DO.
9-9 lohan D. i» leaf 170, back. " De DO. 12 q^^, 0.
^^ and iiij C of communes D. & iiij C of Comune 0.
^* supplied from D. om. in OR. •"' with an D. with a 0.
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CH.CCXXIII] The Unglishro2it the Scots at Berwick, A.D.1SSS. 285
bachileres newe dobbede amountej?^ C and xl; ]>e some of me?i of Arraes amountej) iij M*'-^ v j C & 1 ; fe [som of ]>* comofis amouwtith Ixiii j M^' & CC, The] ^ so?nme of commune* peple aboue- 4 saide^ amounte]? Ixviij M^"^ & xlv. ^ And Jnse'^ Iv grete'^ Lordes ladden alle pe o]je?*e^ lordes aboue-saide^ in iiij batailes, as^*' is tolde bifore, alle on^^ foote.
^ And fe'' Kyng Edward of Engeland' and^'- Edward', Kyng" of
8 Scotland', hade Avel appa?*alede hei-* folc^^ in iiij batailes, forto fei3t
^•^on foot a^eynes^* her* Enemys. And fe^^ Englisshe mynstralles
blow^^ hei'' trompis H and hii'' pipes, and hidousely ascriede ]>e
Scottis. and ]>o hade euery Englisshe bataile ij wenges of pris
12 Archiers, pe whiche at fat bataile shotten Arwes so faste and^''' sore ])at J)e Scottis myght nou3t helpe hamself ; and so^^ ])ai sniyten [f^] Scottis, J)Ousandes to ]'e^^ grounde ; and -^]>ai g(jn-i forto fie fro ]>& Engiisshe-men forto sane hamselfe.-'^ ^ And^"^ when pe English -^
16 knafes saw pe scomfit2«-e, ^-land ])e Scottis falle faste" to the^^ ground', fai prikeden-^ hii-* maistres hors wip ])e Spores forto kepe ham fro^"^ perile, and sette her* maistres at no force. IT And Avhen J)e Enghsshe-men saw Jjat, fai lopte on hei-' hors, and' fast pursuede
20 fe Scottis; and alle-'' Jnit abiden, J^ai*' quellede doune ryght*. Ipere 2Smigl)t men^s see fe dou3tynesse of ]>e noble Kyng Edward' and of his men, how manliche^^ pai pursuede fe Scottis, fat flowen for drede. H And pere ^Omight me?^^'' see meny a Scottisshe-man caste
24 doufi vnto fe erthe dede, and hii-* baneres displaiede, (fe^^ hackede into pices, and meny a gode habrigoun^i of stele in hii-' blode bafede^^; and meny a tyme ]>e Scottes were gadrede in^s companyes, but euermore fai were descomfitede. IT And fus hit bifelle, as
28 God' wolde, fat fe Scottis hade^* fat day no more foisouii ne myght a3eynes fe Englisshe-mew, fan xx shepe^ shulde haue a3eyns V wolfes ; and so ^^ were f e Scottis descomfitede ; and 3itte f e
1 amoiintith an D. amoujite]) a 0. ^ M* & D.
^ supplied from D. som??ie of ]>& communea amou?ite]) Ix M* & iiij M^ & ij C r 0.
* the D. pe 0. = aboue-yseyd' 0. ^ om. 0. ' om. D.
8 toper D. 9 abouen-sayd' 0. i" as it D. " in DO.
^^ and king D. ^^ piiple D.
14—14 iQ fote a3enst D. in foot ajens 0. ^-^ then D.
18 blewen D. blew 0. i^ and so D. i^ thus D. ^^ om. DO.
20-20 om. 0. -1 begon D. ~ j^gr lyvis D. ^s j/^. Scottisshe.
^ leaf 171. 25 p>.ikkid' D. preked 0. ^6 from D.
^ aii tho D. ^--^ men myjt D. men myghte 0.
^ manly 0. so- 30 jjjgj^ myht D. men myghte 0.
31 habiriou D. haberion 0. 22 bathe DO. ^ in-to DO.
=" hadde?i at D. ^ thus D.
286 The Battle of Halidon Hill won hy English over Scotch.
^Scottes me?j^ had v mew ajeyns on^ Englisslie-man. And fat bataile was done at HalydounhiH bisides J>e tonne of Berwik : at fe^ whiche bataile were slayn of fe Scottis xxxv M* &^ vij° & xij, and of Englissheme?i but vij oneliche, & Jjo were footemew. & fis 4 Victorie bifelle *to fe^ Englisshe-meyz on^ Seynt Margarets^ eve, In ))e 361-' of our* lord' Ihesu Crisf ^M^ CCC^ xxxij. And while ^ jjis doyng laste,^ pe EnghWi knafes tok^ fe pilfre of pe Scottes J>at were quellede, eue/y ma?i fat he myght take, wifout^" eny 8 chalange of eny nia?^.^^ Deo gracias !
1-1 Scottis D. Scottes 0. - an D. ^ „n. D. ^-^ on-to D. 5 iu DO. 6_6 a, Mt CCC and D. '^ whilis D. « was D. ® nomen D. i" with-outen D. ^^ man Amen 0.
APP, a] The longer Romance of the Battle of Halidon Hill. 287
APPENDIX A.
THE EOMANCE OF THE BATTLE OF HALIDON HILL, A.D. 1333.
[1. Tlie longer poetical Version in Harl. 4690, leaf ^2, hack, corre$2)onding to the j^rose on jy- 285, line 14 jf.]
H And anone J)e Skottes began ne to fflee fro ]>e Englische menne, to sane fer lyves. butt wanne ]>e knaves & pe Skottisch pages ]5at weren behinde the Skottes, to kepe her horses, seyen the discomfiture, fei prikeden her maisters horses awey, to kepe hem 4 selfe from perelle; and so pei towke no hede off her maisters. And J)en Jie EugHsche men towken many off pe Skottes horses, and prikeden after ]>e Skottes, & slewe hem downe Eighte, And there men mighte see the nowbell King Edwarde off Englonde & liis 8 ffolke, heugh mannefuUy ])ei chasedon the Skottes ; were-oft' })is Romance was made : —
There men mighte well see
Many a Skotte lightely fflee, 12
And fe Englische after priking,
'With scharp swerdes pern stiking ;
And fere her Baners weren ftounde [le^f ss]
Alle display edde on the Grounde, 16
And layne starkly on Blode
As Jjei hadde ffought on pe fflode.
Butt pe Scottes, (ille mote fei J>ee !)
]>ought fe Englisch adrenit shulde be; 20
for bi cause fei mighte not fflee,
butte iff J)ei adrenite schulde bee ;
butte pei kepte hem manly on londe,
so })atte ])e Scottes might nott stonde, 24
and felde hem downe to Grounde,
Many Jjowsandes in Jjatte stounde ;
and ]5e Englische men pursuyed' hem so,
Tille J)e fflode was alle a-Goo : 28
Alle })us fe Skottes discomfite were
in litell tyme wij) Grete feere ;
Tlie Scots fled,
tlie Engliab attcr them.
Tlie Soots tlioui^ht the Kiiiflisii must be drowiid;
but tliey slew thousands of Scots,
288 The longer Romance of the Battle of Halidon Hill. [app. a
(tlio the Scots were 9 to 1)
by tlie grace of God, at Hiilidou Hill near Berwick.
35,712 Scots an i more lay dead, and only 7 Eiii'lish.
Tlie victory (if Halidon Hill was on St. Margaret's Eve,
19 July, 133i-3.
The English took the Scots'
armour and clothes.
But where their Kings
ffor no nofer wise dide pei stryve,
Butt as .XX. shape among "wolfes fyve ;
Ifor .V. off hem jjen were
ayenste an Enghschman fere. 4
So J)ere itte Avas welle semyng
fatte wi't/^ multitude is no scomiiting,
Butt vjiih God, fuUe off mighte,
wham he will helpe in trewe ffighte. 8
so was f)is, Bi goddes Grace,
Discomfiture off Skottes in J)cd place,
that men cleped Halidown Hille ;
ffor ])ere fis Bateill Befelle, 12
Atte Berwike, Be-side ])e towne.
This was do with mery sowne,
wij? pipes, Trompes, & nakera J)er-to ;
And loude clariounes fei Blew also. 16
And fere fe Scottes leyen dede,
XXX. Ml Be-yonde Twede,
& V. M^ tolde there-to,
-with vii" C* xii" and mo ; 20
& of Englischemen But sevenue, —
worschipped Be God in hevenne ! —
& fat wer men on ffote Goyng,
By fol}"- of her owne Doyng. 24
on seinte Margete-ys Eue, as y yow tell,
Befille fe victory of Halidoune Hille,
In fe yere of God almighte,
a MMii- C and ii- and fritty. [leaf 83. coi. 2] 28
atte fis Discomffiture
fe Englisch knightes towke her hure
of fe Skottes fatte weren dede,
Clofes & haberiounes for her mede ; 32
And watte-euer fei might finde
on f e Skottes, fei lefte not behinde ;
And fe knaues, by her purchas,
hadde fere a mery solas, 36
for f ei liadde for her degree.
In alle her lyffe f e Better to be :
Alle f us fe Bateille towke Ending.
But y canne not telle off f e yen Going 40
^pp. a] The shorter Romance of the Battle of Halidon Hill. 289
Off \& too kingges, were J)ei become, & wejjer J)ei wenten oute or home ; But Godde, patte is heven king, sonde vs pees and Gode Ending !
went to, I don't know.
[2. A shorter fragmentary version in MS. Arundel L College of Arms, Zea/334, hac1i.'\
There Jjan men myght se
Many a Scott swiftly fle,
And Jie Englysshmen after prikynge,
Wi]) sharp swerdys ))e Scottes stykynge ; 8
& J)ere hure banyrs weryn founds
al displayd, lyeng on grounde ;
and pay lay sprad on blood,
as pey foughten on ])e flood, 12
That Jje Englisshmen drent shold be,
ffor pat pey hopyde to se,
ffor so f»ey hopyde to spede,
Seyng pe flood pat was on Twede. 16
ffor pe Englisshmen myght not fle
but yf a-drent pey shold be ;
& pan pere-to lop pey were,
for pey pought nought in no such fere, 20
But pey kept hem on londe,
So pat pe Scottes myght nought stonde ;
ffor pey were fillyd to grounde,
many a pousand in pat stounde ; 24
& pe Englisshmen pursywid hem so,
fort pe flood was al a-go.
And pis pe Scottes discomfytydJAvere
In lytil tyme wip gret fere. — 28
VI 11,
The Scots fled, tlie English pur- sued 'em.
The Scots hoped the Eufjlish would be drownd :
bat they kild many thou- sand Scots.
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PREFACE.
This second part finishes tlie text of the Chronicle, or rather, series of Chronicles, contained in the present volumes. In the first part I have printed the text of the common Brut which comes down to A.D. 1333, while this second part contains the continuations of the Brut, composed by various authors at different times, in differ- ent places and with very varying intentions. Out of the great number of Continuations I have chosen only such as have not been publislied as yet ; and among these, only such as afford new material for the student of History or Literature. If a Continuation exists in several MSS., I have always chosen the best MS., not the oldest, for publication, and have taken the one or two next best MSS. for collation. In a few cases, however, the Continuations are extant in one recension only. The text has been printed from the jMSS. as it stands, without attempting conjectural emendations, but occasionally a word or sentence accidentally omitted has been supplied from the other MSS., in the text instead of in a footnote, for the convenience of readers. But in all cases of this kind the reading of the original has been put in a footnote. Letters or fragments of Avords accidentally omitted are mostly added in brackets. In the footnotes, mere variations of spelling have not been inserted as a rule, while inversions of words are always noticed.
The present pulilication will be welcome, as well to the Student of Literature as to the Student of History. The former will recognise in it the work Avhich, in its various forms, has been for three centuries the most popular Chronicle of England, and will find in it some interesting matter, not only in the inserted poems, among which the two mocking songs against the Flemings (p. 582 and p. 600) are published for the first time, but also in a fair number of prose passages of which I shall only refer to that dealing with Henry Vs dismissal of his old rioting companions (p. 594).
The Student of History will recognise in our text the first large
vi' Preface. The historical Value of the Brut. MSS. used.
Chronicle in the English language which has been laid under contribution by nearly all the great Chronicle-writers of the 16th and 17th centuries. As to its historical value I readily admit that the authors of the common Brut and its Continuations have for the most part recorded such matter as is not new, and much that, in the present state of historical literature, will appear to many readers trivial and i;nimportant. But these disadvantages are inseparable from the uniform practice of annalists of the middle ages. I am, however, decidedly of opinion that there is an amount of original historical information contained in the various Continuations which outweighs the obvious trivialities, mistakes and repetitions ; and even the superficial reader Avill see that long parts of the Continua- tions are given with a vividness which marks the narration like that of an eye-witness. The whole discussion of historical points coanected with the Brut is reserved for the Introduction and the Notes in the third volume.
The following account of the MSS. used for the text and collation in the present volume may suffice. The letters prefixed to each designate them in the notes below the text :
T\\& first Continuation from a.d. 13.33 to a.d. 1377 called B, is taken from
C = MS. Corpus Christi Coll. Camb. 174, which was written in the beginning of the 15th century and closes with the burial of Edward III in 1377.
The text, though the best among the MSS. of the same recension, is not a good one. It has been collated with
T = MS. Br. Mus. Add. 24,8-59, a late but accurate transcript from a MS. of the second half of the 15th century which closes with the capture of Rouen in 1419, and
R = MS. Br. Mus. Eeg. 17 D XXI, likewise a late but faithful transcript from a MS. of the second half of the 15th century which ends in the same year.
Appendix B describing the character of Ed\Yard III, is. taken from
^y = MS. Harley 753, a late 15tli century MS. which closes
in the year 1430. It has been collated with 2l = MS. Lambeth 331, a 15th century MS. breaking oif in
1422.
Preface. 3ISS. used for Continuations B, C, D, E, F. vii
Y = MS. Lambeth 491, which shows a hand of the early 15th
century, and ends in 1377. Z = MS. Lambeth 738, which is written by two 15th century
hands, and ends in 1418.
The Continuation from a.d. 1377 to 1419, caUed C, is taken from
Kk = MS. Un. Libr. Camb, Kk 112, which was written about the middle of the 15th century and closes in the year 1419. It has been collated with T and R described above.
Appendix C, a fuller version of the time from a.d. 1399 to 1401, is taken from
Ra = MS. Rawl. B 173, which was written in the 15th century
and closes in 1431. It contains a very bad text, but is
unique for the piece it contains.
TJie Continuation from a.d. 1418 to 1430, called Z), is taken from
G = MS. Galba E VIII, which is ^vritten in a fine 15th century
hand and closes in 1430. It has been collated with A = ]\IS. Harley 2256, the text of which agrees in every respect
with that of the foregoing Galba MS. ; and where A is
defective, with B = MS. Harley 266, a MS. of the same type.
Appendix D, which gives additional matter for the years a.d. 1418 to 1430, is taken from
Hh = MS. Un. Libr. Camb. Hh VI 9, which was written in the 15th century, and closes in 1434.
The Continuation from a.d. 1419 to 1431, called E, is taken from
E = MS. Egerton 650, which shows a hand of the time about 1450, and closes in 1431.
Appendix E, containing a differing version for the time 1422-31, is taken from Ra = MS. Rawl. B 173, which is described above.
Tlie Continuation from a.d. 1430 to 1446, called F, is taken from
Tr = MS. Trin. Coll. Camb. 0 9, 1 which closes in 1446. It has been collated with
BRUT. *
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U = MS. Un. Libr. Cambr. Hh VI 9 down to 1434 where U closes.
The Continuation from a.d. 1419 to 1461, called G, is taken from
Ad = MS. Br. Mus. Add. 10,099, which was written in the end of the 15th centmy, and closes in 1461. It has been collated with - ^ = MS. Harley 3730, which breaks off in 1452, and C = Caxton's first printed edition of 1480, which closes in 1461.
TJie Gollediou of various pieces between 1066 and 1436, called H, is taken from
Ha = MS. Harley 53 which was written in the 15th century
and breaks off during the siege of Calais in 1436. It has
been collated with L = Lambeth 6, a finely illuminated MS., which shows a hand
of the end of the 15th century, and closes with the end of
the siege of Calais in 1436. Its text, however, is not so
good as that of Ha.
The Continuation of the foregoing piece H, called I, is taken from L, which is unique in this part.
The Collection of pieces between Havelok's time and a.d. 1475, called K., is taken from
La = MS. Lambeth 84, whose unique text shows a hand of the end of the 15th century, and closes in 1475.
For anything else the reader is referred to the third volume of the present edition, which will contain Introduction, Notes, Glossary and Index. ^ Finally, I have again to express my thanks to Dr. Frederick J. Furnivall for his constant and invaluable help. In both volumes the headlines over the pages are added by him.
Friedrioh W. D. Brie. Marburg ajL., August IDUS.
^ All abstract of the Introduction has appeared in Gennan under the title : Geschichte und Quellen der raitteleiiglischen Prosachroiiik The Brute of Enghmd oder The Chronicles of Emjlayul. Marburg. N, G. Ehvert. 1905.
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
B.
Gontimiation of the Brut from a.d. 1333 to 1377.
Chapters 224-8. Edward III takes Berwick. Balliol does homage for Scotland. Cornwall is made a Duchy. Edward claims France, and makes his preparations for war. The English win the battle of Sluys, a.d. 1340, and besiege Tournay. Want of money compels Edward to make peace with France. Storms at sea on his way back. Edward goes to Scotland. His son is made Prince of Wales. Constitution of the Round Table. The English imitate the foolish dress of strangers. Expedition into Brittany, a.d. 1345. Edward enters Normandy at La Hogue. English Victory at Caen. Battle of Crecy, a.d. 1346. Edward besieges Calais. The Scotch invaders beaten at Nevil's Cross. The King of France avoids a proposed combat near Calais. Calais surrenders, a.d. 1347. Citizens kindly treated. The Plague of 1348-9. Frustrated treachery of Geoffrey of Charney at Calais ... pp. 291-303
Chapters 229-231. Sea-fight between the Spaniards and English, a.d. 1349. New Coinage. General dearth. A Drought. Negotiations about Guienne, furthered by the Pope, but broken up by the English. French attempt on Guienne. Edward crosses the sea, but John of France flees, a.d. 1355. The Scotch try to take the Castle of Berwick. Berwick surrenders. Edward III is crowned King of Scotland. The Black Prince in Gascony. Battle of Poictiers, a.d. 1356. The French King as prisoner in England. The festival of St. George, a.d. 1358. Marriage of Duchess Blanche. Edward invades Burgundy, a.d. 1360, and sets fi.re to the suburbs of Paris. English naval victories. Great Storm near Orleans. Treaty of Bretigny. King John of France is freed. Thunder-storms, and appearance of the Devil. Anglo-French Treaty confirmed at Westminster. Wonders and apparitions. Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Joan of Kent, a.d. 1361 ... pp. 303-314
Chapters 232-235. Wind, Rain and Frost. Law-pleading in English, a.d. 1363. Charles of Blois slain, a.d. 1364. Peter's Pence not to be paid. King
X Contents of Continuations B and C. [CH. ccxxxvi-ccxL
Pedro of Spain is deposed by his brother, a.d. 1366. Danish Invaders are repulsed in tlie Nortli-sea. The Black Prince helps King Pedro of Spain. Battle of Navarra. Marriage of Prince Lionel, Dnke of Clarence, A.D. 1366. Great Pestilence, a.d. 1369. Death of the Earl of Warwick at Calais. Sir John Hawkwode. Robert Knollis's expedition to France. Limoges rebels against the Black Prince. The King of Navarra's visit to England. King Pedro's daughters married to the Duke of Lancaster and the Earl of Cambridge. Spaniards surprise Englishmen at Rochelle.
pp. 314-326 Chapters 236-239.
The Duke of Lancaster's expedition to Bordeaux, a.d. 1373. Disputes between Edward III and the Pope. Truce with France for one year. Great pestilence. The Earl of Pembroke is taken j^risoner hy the Spanish, a.d. 1374. The Commons refuse further money unless the King proves his need of it, a,d. 1376. Alice Ferrers and Lord Latimer, Piers de la Mare imprisoned. Death of the Black Prince, a.d. 1377. Revolt of Warwick's tenants. Subsidy granted to Edward III. Sir John Munsterworth executed for treachery. Death of Edward III, a.d. 1377 pp. 326-332
Appendix. B. The Character of Edv.-ard III pp. 333-334
C.
Continuation of the Brut from a.d. 1377 to 1419. GJmpters 239-240.
Coronation of Richard II. Hawle and Shakyll, a.d. 1378. French gallies burn English Towns. Revolt of Jack Straw and Wat Tyler, a.d. 1381. Walworth slays Jack Straw. Punishment of the rebels, Earthquake, a.d. 1382. Crusade of the Bishop of Norwich, a.d. 1383. Fight near Dunkirk, a.d. 1383. Marriage of Richard II Avith Anne of Bohemia.! Expedition of the Duke of Lancaster into Spain, a.d. 1386. The King of Armenia visits England. Treaty with the Scots. The Earl of March slain in Ireland, A.D. 1398. The rising of the Five Lords, a.d. 1387. Flight of the evil counsellors. Tournament for foreigners in London, A.D. 1388. John of Gaunt's Expedition to Spain, a.d. 1387. Dispute between Londoners and the Bishop of Salisbury about a baker's broken head. King Richard's Quarrel with the Londoners. Reconcilia- tion, and great reception of him. Jousts in Smithfield. Death of Queen Anne, A.d. 1394.2 pp. 335-348
! "Right as our firste lettre is now an A" — Anne, crowned Queen of Enf^land on Jan. 14, 1382 — Lowes on the date of Chaucer's Troihis, Book I, St. 21, in Publ. of Modern Lang. Assoc, of America, Juiie 1908.
2 See Lowes on the etiect of this on the shorter and revised Prologue to Chaucer's Legend of Good Women.
CH. ccxLi-ccxLv] Contents of Continuation C. xi
Chapters 241-242. King Richard marries Isabella of France, a.d. 139G. Coronation of the Queen. King Richard arrests the Duke of Gloster, and sends him to Calais, a.d. 1397. Murder of the Duke. Other arrests. The great Parliament at Westminster. Muster of Richard's adherents. The Earl of Arundel sentenced and executed. Others condemned to perpetual imprisonment. Creation of Nobles. Duel between Bolingbroke and Norfolk stopt by the King, a.d, 1398. False Blank Charters. Richard's Expedition to Ireland, a.d. 1399. Return of Bolingbroke. Richard deposed, and Bolingbroke made King ... ... ... pp. 349-359
Chapter 243, Coronation of Henry IV, a.d. 1399. Richard II starved. Plot against Henry IV ; conspirators executed, a.d. 1400. Debate between Owen Glendower and Lord Grey de Ruthin, a.d. 1401. The King invades Wales. A comet, a.d, 1402, Battle of Shrewsbury, a.d. 1403. The Emperor of the Turks in London. The Marriage of Henry IV, A.D. 1403, Marriage of the Princess Blanche. EngHsh naval victory near Flanders, a,d, 1404. Execution of Serle. Duel in Smithfield, Archbishop Scrope's rebellion and execution, a.d. 1405, Marriage of the Earl of Kent, a.d. 1407. Death of Sir Robert Knollis. Princess Philippa is married to the King of Denmark, a.d. 1405, Duel in Smith- field. Death of Northumberland and Bardolf, a.d. 1408. The Earl of Kent killed at St. Brieux, a.d. 1408. Six days' jousting by Hainaulters in London, a.d. 1409. Duel in Smithfield between Glocester and Arture. Rys ap Die's Execution, English Victory at St. Cloud, a.d. 1411. Victory at La Hogue, a.d. 1412. Henry IV dies in " Jerusalem," a,d. 1413 pp. 359-372
Chapters 244-245, Henry V re-buries Richard II, a.d. 1413. Lollards' conspiracy discovered, a.d. 1414. The sending of the tennis-balls, Henry V's war-preparations. Conspiracy against the King's life, a,d. 1415. Henry invades France and besieges Harfleur. Surrender of Harfleur. Battle of Agincourt, a.d. 1415. KiUing of the French prisoners. The English Dead. Henry V's reception in London. The German Emperor meets King Henry. Henry V's muster of ships. Second Invasion of France, a.d. 1417. Surrender of the French cities. Siege of Cherbourg. Arrival of the Earl of March in France. Sir John Oldcastle's imprison- ment and execution, a.d. 1417, Siege of Rouen, a.d. 1418. Siege of Caudebec. Names of the Governors of Rouen. Distress of the City. Rouen surrenders, a.d. 1419 pp. 373-391
Appendix C. Fuller Version of tlie time from 1399 to 1401, Conspirators against Henry IV punished. Execution of Roger Clarendon and the prior of Laund. Rebellion of Owen Glendower.
xii Contents of Continuations D and E.
Lord Grey de Kuthin taken prisoner. The capture of Edmund Mortimer. Henry V's fruitless expedition into Wales ... pp. 392-393
I). Continuation of the Brut from a.d. 1418 to 1430, including John Pag^s Poem on the siege of Rouen.
Henry V besieges Rouen, A.D. 1418. Stations of his generals. Chain and bridges across the Seine. Caudebec wants to share the fate of Rouen. Cherburg won by Humphrey of Gloster. Reinforcements for Henry V. Rumoured approach of the French King. Chief Captains of Rouen. Defence of the city. Henry arranges a sham fight with a rescuing power, to deceive the French in Rouen. Deaths from starva- tion. Henry feeds the expelled starving Roueners. The City sends delegates into the English camp. Beginning of the Poem. The delegates want safe-conduct to the King. The King is ready to see them. They ask him for mercy. Henry grants them time. Tents are ])itched to treat in. The Roueners refuse the English terms. The poor in Rouen insist on the rich yielding to Henry V. If no rescue comes in eight days, Rouen is to be given up to Henry V. Delivery of the keys. The English welcomed in Rouen. Henry V hears mass in the Minster. End of the Poem. Queen Joan arrested. Death of Friar Randulf. Meeting of Henry V and the French Queen. No agreement. Pontoise taken by the English. Treaty of Troyes, a.d. 1420. Henry V weds Katherine of France. Their reception in London. Death of the Duke of Clarence. Birth of Henry VI, a.d. 1421. Henry V besieges" ( Meaux in Brie. Capture of Meaux. Death of Henry V, a.d. 1422.
The child Henry VI reigns. His Guardians. Wonderful escape of Gloster's wife. Quarrel in London, a.d. 1425. Death of the Duke of Exeter, a.d. 1426. The Bishop of Winchester is made Cardinal. Siege of Orleans, a.d. 1428. The Earl of Salisbury killed. Siege of Orleans raised by the French. Boat with Duke of Norfolk swamped, A.D. 1429. Great Dearth. Coronation of Henry VI, a.d. 1430. Rein- forcements sent to France. Smithfield Duel stopt. Henry VI crosses the sea. His success in France. Joan of Arc taken, a.d. 1430
pp. 394-439 Appendix D.
Additional matter from the time a.d. 1420 to 1428.
Will Wawe hanged. Great Rain in 1427. Royal Seal counter- feited. A Widow's Murderer stoned. The heretic Richard Hunder burnt pp. 440-443
E.
Continuation of the Brut from the capture of Rouen, A.D. 1419 to 1430.
Queen Joan arrested. Henry V weds Catherine, a.d. 1420. Feast at the Queen's coronation. The menu at the banquet. Death of the
Contents of Continuations E and F. xiii
Duke of Clarence. Henry V goes to France, Birth of Henry VI, a.d. 1421. Death of Henry V. His corpse brouglit to London. French homage to Henry VI, The heretic William Taylor burnt. Siege of Orleans raised, a.d. 1429. Lord Talbot taken prisoner. Great dearth. Henry VI in London. His coronation at Westminster. Duel in Smithfield stopt, A.D. 1430 pp. 444-451
Appendix E. Additional matter for the time from a.d. 1422 to 14.31.
The child Henry VI brought to London. Sir John Mortimer beheaded. Quarrel in London, a.d. 1425. Parliament at Leicester. False Wines in London. Siege of Orleans raised, a.d. 1429. Lord Talbot taken prisoner. Coronation of Henry VI, a.d. 1430. Parliament at Westminster ... ... ... ... ... ... pp. 452-455
Contimcation of the Brut from a.d. 1430 to 1446.
Spanish Ambassadors insulted, a.d. 1430. A Lollard burnt. Jack Sharp executed, a.d. 1431. Ludgate-prison built. Henry VI's journey from Calais to Rouen. Reception in Paris. Wonderful shows. The King visits his grandmother. Coronation at Paris, a.d. 1431. Reception in London, a.d. 1432. Cornhill and Cheapside. St. Paul's and West- minster Abbe}-. Parliament at Westminster. Foreign Ambassadors. Convocation at Basel, The Earl of Huntingdon goes into Normandy. Great Pestilence, a.d. 1434. Hard frost. Negotiations for peace with France, a.d. 1435. Money for war granted to Henry VI. English troops to Normandy. Fights round Calais. The English besieged in Calais are rescued, a.d. 1436. Flemish towns taken. Scotch invasion repulsed. Hard Frost, a.d. 1436. Death of Queen Katherine. Foreigners at the English Parliament. The Duke of York comes back to England, A.D. 1437. A Murderer sentenced. Heretics burnt. Dear food. Storms and Earthquake. The Earl of Huntingdon goes to France. Peace-meeting at Calais, a.d. 1439. Cruel murder discovered. Parliament at Westminster and Reading. Ship-thieves hanged. Heretics burnt. Duel in Smithfield, A.D. 1440. Expedition to France. Henry VI visits the City. Storm raised by witches. The clerk Roger retracts his devilish art. Eleanor Cobham found guilty of treason and witchcraft, a.d. 1441. Her public penance. The clerk Roger is hanged. Duel in Smithfield. Lord Talbot's expedition to France, a.d. 1442. Arrant thieves hanged. A woman pressed to death fur bad language. Negotiations for Henry VI's marriage. King's offender pardoned. Princess Margaret betrothed to Henry VI, A.D. 1444. St. Paul's steeple burnt, A.D. 1445. King Henry's wedding. Queen Margaret's procession and coronation. French Ambassadors come to treat for peace
pp. 456-490
xiv Contents of Continuatio7i G. [CH. ccxlv-cclxiii
G.
Continuation of the Brut from tlie Capture of Rouen,
A.D. 1419 to A.D. 1461.
Chapters 2451-251. Murder of the Duke of Burgundy, a.d. 1419. Queen Joan arrested. Henry V weds Katherine of France, a.d. 1420. The Duke of Clarence shain. Birth of Henry VI, a.d. 1421. The Queen visits Paris. Death of Henry V, a.d. 1422. Praise of Henry V, who was wild in youth, but virtuous when King. His French wars incited by the clergy. His foundations of religious houses. Gloster made Protector. Battle of Verneuil, a.d. 1424. Gloster weds the Duchess of Holland. His Hainault attack fails. Affray in the City, a.d. 1425. Hein-y VI and Nobles knighted. Much rain. Lord Salisbury shot at Orleans, a.d. 1428. Widow's murderer stoned. Henry VI crowned, a.d. 14.30. Joan of Arc burnt, a.d. 1431. Henry Vl's coronation at Paris. Piebel- lion of the soldiers at Calais. Pope Eugenius IV deposed. Congress of Arras, a.d. 1435. French plot to seize Calais discovered. The Duke of Burgundy besieges Calais. Siege raised by the Duke of Gloster, a.d. 1436. Flemish towns ransacked. Roxburgh besieged by the Scots. Death of Queen Katherine, a.d. 1437. Treaty between the King and the Duke of Burgundy pp. 491-506
Chapters 251-255. Death of Sigesmund of Germany. Owen Tudor's imprisonment, A.D. 1438. Death of Warwick at Pouen. Great dearth. Frederick is chosen Emperor of Germany. Eleanor Cobham is accused of treason, A.D. 1441. Her accomplices. Disputes as to the Lord ]\Iayor. St. Paul's steeple burnt, a.d. 1445. Henry Vl's marriage with Margaret. Duel at Smithfield stopt by the King. Henry's marriage dearly bought. Losses by it. Suspicious death of Duke Humphrey of Gloster, a.d. 1447. The papal Schism. Felix resigns. Rouen and Normandy lost. Constantinople taken by the Turks. Dutch ships captured. Rouen taken by the French, a.d. 1448. Captain Bluebeard executed, a.d. 1450. The Duke of Suffolk's end, a.d. 1450. Jack Cade's rebellion. His entrance into London. Lord Say beheaded. Jack Cade killed by Alexander Iden, A.D. 1450. pp. 506-520
Chapters 25G-2G3. Rebellion of the Duke of York. Prince Edward born, A.D. 1453. Lord Mayor's show on the Thames. Rebellion of the Lords. First Battle of St. Albans, a.d. 1455. The Duke of York made Protector. Lombard Riot in London. Great Fish caught. Prisoners of Newgate break out. The French pillage Sandwich. Bishop Peacock's abjura- tion. Concord among the Lords, A.d. 1458. Battle of Bloreheath, a.d.
1 Couiiiare uiuler C. The reckoning differs by one chapter.
Contents of Contimcafioois G and H. xv
1459. Trollop deserts the Yorkists. Failure of the Yorkist revolt, a.d. 1459. The Yorkists keep Calais, and increase in number. Sandwich taken, A.D. 1460. Lord Warwick goes to Ireland, to speak with the Duke of Y'ork. Yorkist Lords come to London. Battle of Northampton, A.D. 1460. Henry VI to be King for his life ; and York acknowledged as his successor. Battle of Wakefield, a.d. 1460. The Duke of York slain. Second Battle of St. Albans, a.d. 1461. Henry VI captured. Londoners negotiate with the Queen. Flight of the rich merchants, Henry VI deposed. Edward IV made King. Battle of Towton, a.d. 1461. Coronation of Edward IV pp. 520-533
H.
Various Pieces from MS. Harley 53, from a.d. 1066 to 1436.
I. Coronation of William I's Queen. Battle Abbey escutcheons. Battle Abbey Roll of the names of the Xorman knights ... pp. 534-537
II. Edward III resolved to chastise the French, A.D. 1346. Roll of the English for Crecy and Calais. Battles before and at Crecy. Siege of Calais. Scotch invaders are beaten at Xevil's Cross, a.d. 1346. The King of France avoids a proposed combat near Calais pp. 537-544
III. Bolingbroke's return to England, A.D. 1399. Richard II is deserted, and taken prisoner. Bolingbroke's son Henry talks friendlily with Richard II. • Richard II starved. His corpse exhibited. A Conspiracy disclosed to Henry IV by the Duke of Aumerle, a.d. 1400. Conspirators beheaded. Revolt of Owen Glendower, a.d. 1400. The King's expedition to Wales. Scotch beaten at Honiildon Hill, a.d. 1402. The King buffets Sir Henry Percy. Battle of Shrewsburj-, a.d. 1403. The Emperor of Constantinople in London. Ships captured at sea. Battle of Marck, a.d. 1405 pp. 544-551
IV. The Lollards' conspiracy against Henry V discovered, a.d. 1414. Sir John Oldcastle arrested. Henry V's claim to France. His prepara- tions for an invasion, a.d. 1415. Traitors beheaded. Siege of Harfleur The great gun Goodgrace. Names of Harfleur Hostages. Surrender of Harfleur. Battle of Agincourt, Oct. 25, 1415. The English King's words to his men. His personal bravery. Names of the French Lords killed at Agincourt. The English dead. French prisoners killed. Henry V's reception in London, A.D. 1466. Visit of the German Emperor. Council at Calais ... pp. 551-559
V. Capture of Rouen, a.d. 1419. Attempt at peace between England and France. The Duke of Burgundy slain. The Treaty of Troyes, A.D. 1420. Henry V betrothed to Katherine of France. Their return to England, a.d. 1421. Death of the Duke of Clarence. Henry V's second expedition to France. Birth of Henry VI, a.d. 1421. The Earl of Warwick made keeper of Henry VI, a.d. 1422. Sir Roger Mortymer executed. Verneuil surrendered to the French. Battle of Verueuil, a.d. 1424. Names of the Scotch and French slain in the battle. The Prince of Portugal in England. Quarrel in London, a.d. 1425.
xvi' Contents of Continuations H, I, K.
Henry VI knighted. William Wawe hanged. The Bishoi^ of Winchester goes to Nonnaudy against the Pope's order, a.d. 1427. Henry VI's coronation at Westminster. Henry VI in Paris, a.d. 1431. Rebellion of the soldiers at Calais about their wages. Congress of Arras, a.d. 1435. The men of Popering's bad behaviour. The Duke of Burgundy besieges Calais, a.d. 1436. The Flemings scorn the English by pictures and interludes. The French, disguised as fishermen, try to surprise Calais. Death of the Duke of Bedford. Calais well fortified, Calais men sworn to Henry VI. English force gathered to rescue Calais. Successful English raids from Calais. The English surprised while hunting hares. The Picards beaten in the Golden Dale. The Flemings capture the Castle of Oye. William Bullion treated as a traitor. Marck surrenders to the Flemings. The Flemings besiege Calais, A.D. 1436. The Picards ruin Guisnes Castle. Sandgate's shameful surrender. The Flemings try to block the harbour of Calais. The men of Bruges and their " Bad Thursday" at Calais. The bulwark of the men of Ghent taken
pp. 559-580
I.
End of the Siege of Calais, a.d. 1436, from MS. Lambeth 6.
The besieged English receive reinforcements. The Duke of Burgundy and the Flemings abandon the siege. The Siege of Guisnes given up by the Picards, The Englishmen's mocking song against the Flemings
pp. 581-584
K.
Variuns Pieces from MS. Lambeth 84, from Haveloivs time to A.U. 1475.
I. Story of Havelok's son Curan and Argentil ... pp. 585-588
II. Richard IPs quarrel with his uncle, the Duke of Gloster, about the soldiers from Brest, A.D. 1397 pp. 588-589
III. Deposition of Richard II, and Election of Henry IV, A.D. 1399. Prophecy that Richard II should be destroyed by a toad pp. 589-590
IV. Richard II nuirdered by Piers of Exton, A.n. 1400. His corpse brought to London and to Langley. Reported starvation of Richard II. His treasure pp. 590-592
V. The causes of the Battle of Shrewsbury, a.d. 1403 ... p. 593
VI. Accession and character of Henry V, a.d. 1413. Dismissal of his old companions. With the help of Katherine Swynford, he sets his court in order. He stops a duel pp. 593-596
VII. Battle of Agincourt, a.d. 1415. The English King's crown captured and sent to Paris. The people from Paris hasten to Agincourt. French prisoners killed. The list of dead pp. 596-598
VIII. The Siege of Rouen, a.d. 1418. Prophecies of Surrender. Every eldest son in Rouen made a King on St. Dennis" Eve ... p. 598
Contents of Continuation K. xvii
IX. Prophecy at Henry Vl's birth, a.d. 1421. His coronation. The Popering men's bad behaviour. The Duke of Exeter's revenge. English Ballad against the Flemings ... pp. 598-601
X. The first battle of St. Albans, a.d. 1455. The Battles of Blore heath and Ludlow, a.d. 1459. The Battles of Xorthampton and Wakefield, a.d. 1460 : of St. Albans and Wigmore, a.d. 1461
pp. 601-602 XL Battle of Towton, a.d. 1461. Henry VI taken prisoner. Battle of Barnet, a.d. 1471. Death of Henry VL King Edward IV goes to France, a.d. 1475. The French pox, the stitch and the flix
pp. 602-604
Apj^endix to M. (Compare p. 535-537.)
Alphabetical List of the Battle Abbey Roll in MS. Harley 53
pp. 605-607
CH. ccxxivj Berwick ivon, Balliol does homage fo7' Scotland. 291
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[FROM THE BATTLE OF HALIDON HILL (a.d. 1333) TO THE DEATH OF EDWARD III (a.d. 1377).]
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H Ande so, after ])is gracious victorye, pe King tMrnycl him a3en vnto J)e same seege of Berwyk. & whan fey of ])e sege,^ sawen & herd hov fat fe^ King Edward had sped, fey golden to him fe 4 toun, with fe castell, on fe morwe after fat f e bataile was, fat ys forto seyn, on Seint Margaretes day. And fan f e King ordeyned Sere Edwarde Bayllol, wiili of ere noble & worfy men, to be ^kepers and gouernowrs of Scotlonde in his absence ; & hym self turned 8 a^en, and come into Englond after f is victory, with myche ioye & worship.
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12 into Scotland in fe wynter tyme; at whiche viage fe castell of Kylbrigge in Scotland, for hym & his men fat y/ith hym comen, he recouered, & had^ ajens the Scottis, al fat^ his owne luste.^*' Vi And in fat same 3ere, Sere Edward Baillol, king of Scotlande,
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20 sent lohn^^ Baptiste, Sire Edward BaiUol, f e verry and trewe King of Scotland, as by heritage & ri3te lyne, made his homage and feaute vnto King Edward of Englond for f e reaume of Scotland, at fe Nev Castell vp Tynt, in precense of meny worfi lorde3, and
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^ The X. ^ere of King Edwarde, he entred fe Scottysshe see after Missomere ; & to meny of fe Scottes he ^af batayll, and ouer- come him/ and meny he treted & bowede vnto his pees, ]3oru3 ^^^ ^^ doughtynes. & after Michelmasse fan next folwynge, was fe Erl of Moryf ytake att Edinburgh, & brou3t into Engelond, & put into prisoun. U And in fe monefes of luyn and luull^ fan next folwyng, in the xj. ^ere of his regno, was seyn and aperede in fe 16 firmament, a bemyd^ sterre, fe whiche clercus callef ' stella comata ' ; and fat sterre was seyn in diuerce parteis of the firma- ment ; wherafter anon f er folwyd in Engelond good chepe, and wonder grete plente of ^*^ chaff aree, vitaile and marchaundice, and 20 fere a3ens, honger, scrafte, mischif,ii and nede of money, in-somuche fat a quarter of whete att London was suolde for .ij s., and a good fatte oxe at a noble, and v. good dowe briddes for a j d. In whiche 3ere, on Holy Eoed 3eue, deide Sere lohn of Elham, Erl of 24 Cornewaile, King Edward?^^ brof er, and lithe at Westmynstre.
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12 into Braba??, wij5 Queue Phelip his wif '^ ])e?-e beryng^ childe,^ and^** att Andwerp, fere^^ he duellid more fen a 3ere, to trete wijj pe Duke of Braban and o^evQ allyed vnto him of fe calynggyn of pe reaume of Fraunce to King Edward, be ri3te and by herytage, after
16 jje dej) of Carol pe grete. King of Eraunce, broker Germayne of^^ queue Isabelle,^^ King Edwardus Moder, pe whiche^^ was holden and ocupied vnrightfully by Philip of Valeys, fe Emessone of King Carol : H Jjb whiche duke, and al his, in pe forseyd pinges ^^and in
20 al opere \erto longyng, wip al his men and goodes. King Edward founde redy vnto him, and maden and behy3ten^'^ suerte, by good fayghte and truste ; and after pat, pe king hasted him into Enge- lond a^en, and left pere pe queue stille behynde hywi in Braban,
24 U ]5an in pe xiiij. 3ere of his regne, whenne al pe lorde3 of his^^ reaume, and ope?' pat ownew to be at his parlement, weren clepte and assembled togedre in pe same parlement, holden at London afte?' pe feste of sent Hillary, pe Kinge3 nedes were putt forpe and
28 promoted as toching pe kingdome of Fraunce ; for whiche nede3 to be spede, pe King askep pe vif ^^ part of alle pe meble goode3 of Enge- lond, and pe wolles, and pe ix. pe^^ schef of euery^*^ com; and pe lorde3 of eny^^ toun wher suche pinges schulde be taxid and gaderd,
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co??;mune prayrs into cursinge, for cause \ai the co??imune peple were strongliche ygreued. 51 also jje forsaide Philip of Valeys of ■ Fraunce, had gadered to hira a grete oste, and destroyede J^ere in his parteys and kingdome, nieny of pe Kingej frende^ of Engelonde, 4 wit/i tonnes & castellis, and meny ojjere of hire lordshippe3 ; and meny harmes, schames, and despite^, clede vnto fe Quene. wher- fore fe King, whan he ha[r]di of fis'^ tydinge, he was stron[g]lyche meued, and ferwif an-anger[d], and sente diuerse letters ouere see 8 to J)e Quene, and to oj^ere fat were his frende3, gladyng him, and certyfienge jjat he wolde be fer ^him-self in al Jje haste |)athe niyjt. IF And anon, after Ester, when he had sped of al ])ing |)at hyni neded, & come fore,* he wente ouere see a3en ; of whos coniyng, fe 12 quene & al his f rendis were wonder glad, & maden myche ioye ; and al pat were his enemys, and ajens hym helden,^ madyn as ^ muchel sorwe. IT In pe same tyme ])e King, Jjoru^ councel of his treue leiges, & councell''' of his lordes J^at }>ere weren p?'esent wij) 16 him, toke pe King of Fraunces name,^ and toke & melled J)e Kingej armes of Fraunce qwarterly wz't/i ]je armes of Engelond, & com- ma?<nnded for])wi)) his coigne of gold, vnder descripciouw of the name of Engelond and of Fraunce, to be made, \q^ beste \ai my^te be, 20 Jiat ys for to seyn, fe floreyn J?at was clept pe 'noble,' of^'^ value of vj s. & viij d., and pe 'half-noble' of^^ iij.s. iij.d., & \q 'ferjjing' of value of xx. d.
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^^ of value of T. off value of R. '"^ power R. ^^ Capitulo om. T. " xxvjto om. T. CC xxvij R. ^^ ji^e T. i" ferst om. R. " and 1)6 TR. ^^ ^ay of TR. " yn a T.
CR.ccxxyilBiiglish Victory. Want of Money . Storms at Sea. 295
queue and hire cliiklriu. And in ]?e same jere, on Missomer even, he bigan to sayle towarde Fraunce ajen, & manly & stifiy ful vpou Phihp of Valeys, the whiche long tynie lay, and had^ gaderid to 4 him a ful ^huge and hoystous navee of diuers nacions, in pe hauene of Sclus. And Jje?-e fey fou3ten togedir ])e Kinge of Fraunce, and he wij) her ostes from midday vnto \q morwe. U In wiche batail were slayn xxx m^ men of fe kinge^ cumpanye of Fraunce, and 8 meny shippes & Cogge3 were take ; and so, foru^ Gode3 helpe, he had '^ei'Q pe victorye, and here pens a glorious chiuache. And in fe same ^ere, aboute sent lames tyde, wijjout ])e 3ates of sent Omers, Eobert of Artoys, Avi]) men of Engelond and of Flaundres, bitterly
12 fau3t a3ens \e duke of Burgoyne & pe Frensshe men; at wiche bataile per were slayn & take ^of Jje Frensshe men, xv. barouns, .iiij. kny3tis ; & shippe3 & barges were take,^ vnto \>q noumbre of .CC. &* xxx. IT The same 3ere, pe King makyng &^ abydyng
16 oppon ]>e see<5 of Tourney, pe Erl of Henaude, wip englisshe archers, made asawte to pe toun of Seyntanmund, wher pat he slow L. kni3tis & meny opere, and destroyed also pe toun.
And in pe .xvj. 3ere of his regne folwynge, in pe wyntey tyme,
20 pe king, duelling still oppon pe forsaid sege, sent oft into Engelond to his tresorer & ope/- purveyours for gokF & meny, pat shulde be sent to hym per in his nede ; but his procuratours & messagers cursidly & ful slowly serued him at his nede, & him deceyved.
24 ^ On wos faute & laches pe King toke trews bytwene hym & pe King of Fraunce. & pe King, ful of sorow woo & shame in his hert, wipdrowe him from pe see,^ and come into Brytaigne ; & per was so grete strif ^for vitailles, pat^'' he lost meny of his peple. &
28 whaw he had do pere^^ pat he come for, he dressid hym oner see^^ into Engelond warde. IF And as he sayled toward Engelond, in pe hye see, pe moste mishappes, stormes & tempeste, thundres & lightny?2ge3, ^^ ^° ^^y^ ^^ f® ^^^> P® whiche was seyd pat it was
32 done & areysed poru3 evel spirites made by sorcery and ISTigro- mancye of hem of Fraunce. "Wherfore pe Kinge3 hert was ful of sorwe & angwysshe, weyling & sighyng, & said vnto oure lady on pis wyse. U " O blessid lady, sent Marye ! what is pe cause pat
1 had om. T. ^ ^^^y 175^ J^^;^_
^—^ of ])e ffrensshe men xv barons iiij knyjtis & shippez & barges were take om. T. •* and om. T. ^ makyng and om, T.
^ sege T. king abydyng vp on ^e sege R,
' for gold and K. for gold om. C. purveyours for gold T. * sege R. 9 leafllQ. 10 so pat T. " l>cre om. R. 12 ^-^^ gee T,
296 Scots fiee. Prince of Wales. Eotc7id Talk. Dress, [ch. ccxxvi
euermore, goyng into Fraunce, al J'inge3 & wederes fallyn to me ioyfiil & likyng & gladsome, & as y wolde liaue lijm'^ ; but alwey tMrnyng into Engelond ward, al pinges fallen vnprofitable & harm- full 1" U ISTeuer ye latter, he, scapyng alle Jie perilles of Jje see, as 4 God wolde, come 2 by nyght to Jje tour of London. & Jje same 3ere pe King held him^ Cristemas att'* Menres, and sent word to Jje Scottes by his messagers, fat he was redy, and wolde fi3te wij) him ; but |)e Scottis wolde not abyde Jiat, bot fled ouere pe Scottish see, 8 & hid hem as wel as J)ey niy3te.
U And in^ jje xvij. 3ere of his regne, aboute pe feste of Conue?'- sionn of seint Paule, King Edward, wan he had be in Scotland, & J)e Scottis were fledde, he come a3en into Engelond, & a litel afore 12 Lente was pe tumement at Dunstable, to pe wiche tM?'nement comen al Jie 3ong bachelrye & chyualrye of Engelond, with meny erles & oper lordes ; at pe wiche t?«-nement J)e King himself was pere^ present. U And ])e nexte 3ere folwyng, '^in fe xviij. 3ere of his 16 regne, at his parlement liolden at Westmms/er in fe xv.^ of Pasche, Kyng Edwarde ])e jjrid made Edward, his ferst bygeten sone, Prince of Walys.^ H And in pe xix 3ere of his regne, anon after in Janyuer, before i*^ Lente, pe same King Edward lete make fuP^ noble Iustice3, 20 and grete festis, in pe place of his berfe, at^- Wyndessore, Jsat fere Averen neuere no7i suche seyn pere^^ afore. ^■^ at whiche festis and rialte were ij. Kinge3, ,ij. quene3, pe Frince of Walys, pe Duk of Cornewaile, x erlis; .ix. Cuntesse, baronns,^^ & many burgeys, fe 24 wiche my3t nou3t li3tly be noumbred ; & of diners lande3 be-3onde^^ pe see, were many strangers, and at fe^^ same tyme when pe'^^ lustes Avere don. King Edward made a grete sope?-, in pe wiche he^^ ordeyned feest, and bygan pe -^ Eounde Table, & ordeyned & 28 stefastyd pe day of pe forsaide Eounde Table to be holde per at Wyndissore in^i Whitesen-wike euermore after erly.
H In 22 jns tyme, Englisshe men so muche hauntted and cleuyd to fe wodnes and 23 foley of pe strangers, pat fro pe tyme of pe 32 comyng of pe Henauderns, xviij. 3ere passid, fey ordeyned and chaungyd ham euery 3ere diue/-s schappis of 2-' disgynge3 of clofing, of long large and wyde clofis, destitu and desert fra??i al old honeste
1 hem T. - and come TR. '^ his R. * at ))e T. » in om. T, «>creo7n. R. ^ leaf 17 6, back. ^xvodayT. xv day R. "WawysC. ^» in R. " ful Oik. TR. ^- at TR. and C. i-' J)ere ovi. T. " seen) afor |>at R. i* barouns oih. T. ^'^ bejonde ]>e see T. pe see om. C. " \>at T. 18 \>e R. " whiclie he R. he om. C. 20 ^js TR.
2' in ])e R. ^ And in TR. -» of T. -■' and R.
CH. ccxxvii] The Devil's own Clothes. Invasion of France. 297
and good vsage ; & anofer tyme schorte clojiis & stret--wasted, dagged & ket, & on euery side^ desslatered & boned, wip sleues & tapets of sircotys, & liode^ 0Tie?'e longe & large, & ouej-muche hang- 4 ynde, J^at if y so]) schal say, fey were more liche to twrmentours & deuels in hire clojjing & scliewyng & o\er arraye \%n comen.^ U And ])e wemmen more myseli ^et pasted ^fe men'^ in array, and cureslicher ; for J)ey were so strete clojjed fiat J)ey lete hange fox 8 tailes sawyd benejje w^t7i-inforp hire cloJiis, forto hele and heyde hire ars ; pe whiche disgysengej & pride pe?*auenture afterward brou3te for])e & encausid many mys-happis & mischeuys'^ in ])e reaume of Engelond.
12 IF The XX 3ere of King Edward he wente ouere*^ into Brytaigne & Gascoigne : in wos conipanye wente pe Erl of Warwyk, ))e Erl of Suthfok, ])e Erl of Honntyngdone & pe Erl of Arundel, and meny ope;- lordes, & co??imiine peple in a gret multitude," w/t/t a
16 g?-ete navey of ij. C.^ & xl. shippis, anon after mydsome/-, forto avenge him of meny wrongej & harmes^ to hym done be Philip of Valeys, King of Fraunce, a3ens fe treues byf ore-hand ^"^ grauntyd, J)e whiche trewes he fasly & ownetreuly, by cawelaciones, loste and
20 disqwatt.
Hov King Edward sayled into Normandye, & arryued at Hogges wi]) a gret oste; & of f>e batayle of Sclus, and of^^ fe bygynnyg of pe seege of Calys, & also of pe 24 batayll of Duresme. Cap". CC^^ xxvij'^'^.i-
IN" pe xxj. 3ere of his regne, King Edward, foruj councel of al fe grete lorde3 of J)is^^ reaume, clepid & gadered togedre in his pa?iement at WQ&iminster before Estern, ordeyned him
28 forto ^•^ passe oue?- \e, se a3en, for to discesce and destrouble Jje rebellis of Eraunce. and when his navey Avas come togedre & made redy, he went vfiih an huge oste, J>e xij. day of Juyll, & sayled into Iformandye, & arryued at Hogge3.^^ & whan he had
32 restid him \ere vj. dales, for by cause of trauelyng of the see, &
forto haue out al his men wi]) al hire nessessaryes, out of hire
shippes, he wente toward Cadomon,^*^ brengyng, wastyng, & de-
stroyenge al pe tounes ^''as he went by ])e way. U And f>e xxvj day
1 side TR. 2 j,en comen om. T. » leaf 111.
* J)e men om. T. ^ meny mischiefs and myshappej R. ^ ouere om. R.
'' multitudo C. ^ om. R. ^ meny harmej k wrouges R.
1" biforhand R. byfore had C. " of om. T.
12 ccxxviij R. xxvij om. T. i^ ^jg r. i4 to T.
1* and arryued at hoggej om. TR. ^^ jjone T. Paris R. ^^ leaf 111, back.
298 Victory at Scluse. Battle of Crecy,K.T>.lMQ. [CH. ccxxvii
of Juyll, at pe brigge of Cadomy, manly & orpudly yst;-eng))ed and defended wij) j^onnajnies, lie had \erQ a stronge batayll, & a^ longe-duryng, foruj whicli^ g?'ete^ multitud of people was slayn. IF And jjere were take prisoners, fe Erl of Ewe, ))e Lord 4 of Tankerwyle, & an C. o])er kinge^* and men of amies, & vj C. foote men ynombred ; and fe toun & \q subbarbus vnto J>e bare wallys of al J)ing Jiat my3te be bore & caryed out, was robbid and despoyled. H aftirward pe King, passing forfe by Jie cuntre 8 aboute ]je brede of xx. mile, he^ wastyd alle maue?*e ping Jjat he founde. Whan Philip of Yaleys perseuyd*^ al j^is, al-fouj he were faste by w^'t7^ a stronge oste, he wolde noujt come no ner, but brek al ])e briggys bejonde pe water of Seyn, fro Eoon vnto Paris, 12 & him self fledde vnto" pe same Citee of Paris ^ wi]) al ))e haste ]>ai he my3te. IT fforsothe, ])e noble King Edward, when he come to Paris brigge, and founde hit broken, wifinne ij. dayes he lete make hit a3en ; & in ]>e morwe afte?- fe assumpiciou?? of oure 16 Lady, King Edward passed ouere pe water of Seyen, goyng toward Cryesce, & distroyed by pe way tonnes wi]j Jje^ peple duelling ferinne.^*' & in Jje feste of sent Bartolomev, he passid oue?'e ))e water of Co7«me owne hurte^^ wiji al his oste J>er as nener afore 20 honde was eny mane?'e wey in^^ passage werto a M*^^ jjjg^ were slayn of ham ]?at letted hire passage ouer.
[Tlie Battle of Cvecij.'] ^ )3erfore, pe xxvj. day of auguste. King Edward in a felde faste by Creyscy, liauyng iij.^^ bataillis of englisshe men, counttryd 24 and mette wiJ) Philip of Valeys, hauyng ^^wi)) him iiij.batailles,of Jje wiche |)e leste passid gretely fe nonibre of J)e Englisshe pej^le. & whan pes ij. ostes metten togedir, per fil oppon him^^^ j,e King of Beme, pe Duke of Loroyne and erles also of Flanndres, Dalasou?^, 28 Bloys, Harecourt, Aumerle, and Ny vers, & meny oper erlis, barouns,^'' lordes, Kinge^,^*^ & men of amies, pe noumbre of a M' V. C. xlij.,i^ wipout foet men & oper men in^o armevre, pat were noping rekened. % And for al pis, pe same vnglorious Philip wipdrowo him, wip pe 32 residue of al his peplc ; wherforo it was seyd in cowimuwe among
' a om. T. - whiche a T. with C. " Jioriij wliiche a greet R.
* knyghtis T. kii3tis R. '' and 11. « heide R.
" to R. * & him self fledde vnto l)e same Cite of Paris om. T.
^ pe om. R. ^^ ferine om. T. " owne hurte ovi. T. '- nc TR.
" Where ij Ml R. ^* |)e iij" T. '•' leafllS. '« hem TR.
" barons and T. ^® knyglitis T. o))er lordis erlis Barons knyjtis R.
'« aUVC xij T. M* vijc xlij R. '-'" y TR.
CH. ccxxvii] Siege of Calais. Scotch Invasion repeld. 299
his owne peple ' ISostxQ heall Eetret/ tliafc is for to sey, ' Our faire wifdrawej) hym.' )?an Kyng Edward & our Englyssh men, fauk- yng God for suche a victorye, afte?' hire gi-ete labour, takyng to
4 hem al Jjyng nedeful for her sustenawnce & sauyng of hire lyf ferdred of hire enemys, rested hem fere. ^ And ful erly in^ fe morwe, after pe Frensshe men wij) an houge passyng oste come a^en for to jeue batayll & fi3te wij) \q Englisshe men, wij) wliom
8 metten & countreden Jje Erles of Warwyk, Norhampton & Norfolk, wi]) hire companye & slowen ij. M*,^ & token meny prisoners of ]?e gentils of ham; and pe remena^mt of fe same oste fled iij, mile fens.
[Tlie Siege of Calais, and the Invasion of England hy the Scots.']
12 H And ])e third day afte?* the bataill, J>e kyng weute to Caleys warde, dest?"oyng al Jie cuntre as he rode; whider,^ whan \a\>'^ he was comen,^ fat is forto seyn, fe .iij. day of Septembre, he bygan to besege fe toun wij) fe castell, and continued his sege fro fe
16 forseyd iij. day of Septe??ibre vnto fe iij. day of Auguste fe next 3ere after. & in *5])e same ^ere, duryng fe sege of Caleys, J>e King of Scotlond,'^ with a ful grete multitude of Scottis, come into Engelond, to I^"evyles crosse, about seint Lukes day fe eua?mgglist,
20 hopyng & trustyng to haue found al the land destitut & voyde of peple, forasmuche as fe Kyng of Engelond was be3end jje see, saue only prestes & me?^ of holy chirche, & women & childrin, & ploghmen, & such ofe/" laborers. H And fe?- pey robbeden, &
24 deden mych p?'ive^ sorow; but 3et fond jjey ynowe fat ham wifstode, by fe g?*«ce of God. And so a day of batayll Avas assigned bytwene hem ; & certeyne lordes & men of holy cherche fat were in fat cuntre, wif of ere comunQ peple, fast by f e Citee
28 of Duresme; at whiche day, foru3 fe g?'ace and fe helpe of God^ fe Scottis ^"^ were oue?*comen, & 3et Avere fey threfold so meny of hem^i as of^^ Englisshe men^^; and fere was slayn al fe chiualrye and kny3thood of f e reaume of Scotland. ^ And f er were take,
32 as fey wolden haue fleed, Dauid, King of Scotlond, fe Erl of ]\rentyf, sere William Douglas, & many ofer grete men. & afte?- fat, oure Englisshe men, when fey had restyd ham a fewe dayes, & had ordeyned kepers of fe^^* Northcuntre, fey comen to London,
^ on T. 2 jj jvii men i<_ s whider om. TR. * })at om. R. = was come ])ider R. ^ leaf 11%, hack. '' Sctolond C. ^ o\>crT. ^ help & grace of God R. i" Cottis C. " of hem om. R. ^^ t>e R. ^3 peple TR. i-* >e land of the T.
300 King Philip fails to relieve Calais. Its sufferings.
and brou^t ■with ham ])e Kiug of Scotlond, & fies o]>ere lorde3 pat were taken prt'soners, vnto^ ])e tour" of London, wi}) al J)e haste fiat pey my3te ; & \ex ])ey lef te ham in saue kepyng, vnto pe Kingej comynge,^ and went'^ home a3en into hire owne cuntre. & after- 4 ward was J)e Kinge3 raunsome of Scotlond taxid vnto an C. M^ mark^ of selue?-e, to be payed in x 3er, fat ys forto sayne, euery 3ere x pousand mark.
Of the conqueste and ^^wynnge of Caleys, and of" grete 8 pestelence & raynes pat fillen sone aftir; and of pe tresoun ordeyned a3e72S Caleys. Capitulo^ CC"". xxviij*'.^
Ii^ pe xxij 3ere of King Edwardys regne, he wente ouere in pe wynter time, & lay al pe wynter in^° pe seege of Caleys. ^^ )?e 12 whiche year, while pe sege lasted, Philip of Valeys,^^ Kyng of Fraunce, cast & pM?'posed, trecherously & wi]) fraude, to put awey pe sege,^2 ^ co7ne ])e xxvij day of luyll in pe same jere wijj a grete oste & a strong poer, & neigrhed vnto pe sege of Caleys. U pe 16 wiche Philip, pe last day of luyll, sent to King Edward word ])ati3 he wold 3eue him playn bataill pe .iij. day next after pat, about euesong tyme, if pat he durst come fro pe sege & abyde hit. And whan Kynge Edward herd pat, wipout eny long taryng or gri^te 20 avisement, he accepted gladly pe day & hour of bataill pat Philip had assigned. And whan the Kyng of Fraunce herd pat, wipout eny long tary«g or grete auysement, pe next nyght afte?' he set hys teutys afyre, and vanysshed & went awey pens cowardly. IT Thau 24 pey pat were in^^ pe toun and in pe castell byseged, seyng al pis, how pat pei hade non oper helpe ne socour of pe Kiuge of Fraunce ne of his men, & also pat her vitailles wipin hym^^' were spended and wasted, <fe for defaute of vitailles & of ^'^ refresshyng pey eten 28 hors, houndes, cattes & mys, for to kepe her troupe as long as pey my3te. ^ And whan they sawe, & was found amonge3 hem at pe last pat pey had no ping amonge hem^" forto ete ne lyve by, ne no soco?^' ne rescuyng of pe Freiisshemen ; ou pe toper^^ syde 32
^ to T. - tone C. towr T]l. ■' coniyng to Loudon T. * wente TR. when C. » an C M»^e CR. « leaf 119. ^ of jns R. 8 Capitulo om. T. " xxviij" om. T. ccxxLx R. ^^ at T. ''— " ))e whiche yeer while \>v sege lasted Philip of Valeys T. tlie whiche yeer while the Sege lasted Philip of Valeis R. om. C.
'- Jje sege TR. pe om. C. '^ sent word to King Edward )'at R.
'■* withine T. " hem T. ^''' of om. T. '' amongo hem om. R.
'» on )>at oper TR.
CH. ccxxviii] Surrender of Calais. The Plague of 1348 A.D. 801
fey weste wel )5at ^]?ey must deie^ for defaute, eyjje?-^ ^elde* vp pe toun; and anon Tventen & tokin^ done fe banerys &^ J^e armes of Fraunce on eue/y side fat were hanged out, & wente?i on fe walles 4 of ))e toun, and in ofer diuers placys, as naked as fey were bore, saf hire chirtys and^ brechys, & heldyn hire swerdits naked, & fe poynt downward, in hire hande^, & puttyn ropys & halterys abowte hu-e ^ neckys, and jolden vp fe keyes of fe toun and of fe 8 Castell to Kyng Edward^ wif grete fere and drede of hert. *\ And when the King sav fis, as a mercyable king and lord, resceyued hym al to his grace ; & a feue of f e grettste pe>*sones of stat and of gouernauwce of fe toun he sent into Engelond, f er for to abyde
12 hire raunsome & fe kinges grace ; & al fe commumdltQ of fe toun fe king lete go wher fey wolde in pees, & wif oute ony harme, & lete ham here w^t7^ ham al hire finge3 fat fey my3te here & cary away,^ keping fe toun and the Castell to hymself. IT )5an, foruj
16 mediaciou?z of cardenalles fat were sent fro fe pope, trewes was take ]ier bituene Fraunce & Engelond for ix monef es fan next folwyng ; & aboute mychelmasse King Edwarde come a3en vnto Engelond wif a glorious victorye.
[The Plague of 1348.]
20 ^ And in fe xxiij. ^ere of his regne, in f e Este parleys of fe worlde \er aros & bygan a pestilence, & def of Sarasine^ and Paywgneins, fat so grete a def was neuer herde of afore,^° and fat wasted awey so fe peple fat vnnefes fe x*^® persone was left
24 a^i-lyue. & in fe same jere, aboute fe Sowthcuntreys and also in^^ fe west cuntres, fere fell so much ^^reyne and so grete waters fat, from Cr/stemasse vnto^* Midsomer, fe?* was vnnefes day ne nyght but fat it rayned su??iwhat ; f oru3 whiche watres, f e pestilence was
28 sone fectid ^^ Sc so habundant in all cuntres, & namely aboute f e court of Eome & ofe?' places & sore^^ costes,^^ fat vnnefes f e/-e were left alyve ^^ folk to bery ham fat were ded, honestly, but maden grete diches and puttes fat were wonder brood and depe, & f e?-in
32 beried, & made a renge of fe^^ dede bodyes, & anofer renge of erfe
aboue ham ; & f us were fey buried, & non of er wise, but yf it were
f e fewer fat were grete men of state,
^ leaf 179, hack. 2 eythir die T. ^ qj. gHig t,
■• J)ey moste ou})er die for defaute or ellis yelde E. ^ j-Qok a T.
* of TR. 7 and her TR. » )jeir R. » away om. T.
10 bifore R. " on T. i^ i^ om. R. ^^ UaflSQ. ^* to T.
1' was so effect T. was so effected R. i« sondry T.
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302 Treachery of Geoffrey of Charney at Calais. [CH. ccxxviii
^ And after al j^is, in Jje xxiiij ^ere of his regne, hit Avas done King Edward to wite and vnderstonde of a tresoun Jjat was bygun at Caleys, and ordeyned for to selle J)at^ toun for a grete so??inie of Florens vnto King Philip of Fraunce, Jjoruj fe falsnes & J)e ^ 4 ordina?ice of a kny3t ]jat me called Sir Geffrey of Charney, pat was wonder pr/vey wi|) Jie King of Fraunce. U And whan fe King herd pis, he toke wij) hyni pe noblys & pe gentils, & opere worjjy & orped men of armes, pat Avere pere present wip hym for pe 8 solempnite of pat ^ hey ^ feest, & wel & wisely, in al pe haste pat he myjt, & as pruiely as he niy^t, he wente hym ^ oue?'e see,^ and pat same tyme pe King held hys Cristemas at Haueryng. II And in pe morwe after *^ Kewers day, pe King was in pe Castell of 12 Caleys wip his men of armes, pat none oV pe aliens wist perof. And thilk^ fals conspiratowr & traytour, Geffrey of Charney, seth^ he my3te not opynly haue his pwrpos of pe castell, i^ryuely & stelyngly he comen yn, & held pe toun wip a grete oste. ^''And 16 when he wip his men were comen yn, he payed pe forsaide som??ie of florens, as couenaunt was bituene him, to a Geneweys in pe toun pat was keper of pe castell, & consentyng to pe same Gefferey in al pis^^ falsnesse & trecherye, & bonde pe Englisshe mynesters and 20 seruaunt3 pat were in pe castel, pat pey my^t noujt helpe hamself, ne lete ham of hire pz^rpos. & pan, wenyng pat pey had be siker ynov, pey spaken hire Avickednesse & falones oppynly & an hey, pat al men my3t here. 51 And nov sliul 3e here hov pey were 24 desceyued ; for pey com??ie in by a preuy poste>"ne ouer a litel brigge was drawyn opp i- of tre ; & when pey were come yn sotelly and preuely, pe brigge Avas dravyn op and keptc, pat non of ham pat were come yn my3te go out, ne no moo come yn to hym. IF And 28 anon our Englisshe men wente oute at p?"iuy holes and Avendawes, & ouere pe Avallys of pe toun & of pe castel, & wente/i & fou3ten manly wip pe Frenche men pat Avere Avipoute, & had the better of ham, pe wiche when pey Avere ocupied by ham self on^^ hire side. )pe King, 32 pat was Avipin pe toun, hauyng Avip him^'* scharstly but xxx. men of amies, dreve out his swerd, & yriih a lowed A'oys cr/ed on hey : " A sent Edward ! a sent Gorje ! " And when folk herde pat, pey coine rennyng to him, and 3eauen per ^^ to hire enemys so st?-onge 36
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Geoffrey of Chamey taken. Sea-fight vjith Spaniards. 303
assaute fat ]ier were mo pen ij. C. men of armes, and meny oper, slayn, & meny fledden ; & so, by ]je grace of God, ^q victorye fel to fe Englisshe men, IT )3an \q King toke wit/i him ])is Gefferey, fat 4 was fynder of pis trecherye, and also many o^er Frenshe prisoners, & w/t/iyn a while i after wente^ a^en into Engelond.
[The Plague, or Black Death.'] And in pis same 3ere, and in pe 3ere afore, & also in pe 3ere aftir, ■was so grete a pestilences of men fro pe Est into pe west, & namely 8 poruj bocches, pat he pat siked pis day, deid on pe iij. day after. H To pe wich men pat so deiden in pis pestilens, pat haddyn but litel respyte of lyggyng, pe pope Clement, of his goodnes & grace, 3af ham ful remissiomi & foryeuyng of all hire synnes pat pay
12 were schryven of. & pis pestilence lasted in London fro Michel- masse into ^ Auguste next folowyng almoste an liool 3ere. & in pes dayes was dep wipoute sorwe, weddyng wipoute f rendship, wilfull penaunce, and derpe wipout scarste, and fleyng wipoute refute or ^
IGsocour; IT ffor meny fledden fro place to place by-cause of pe pestilens ; but pey were ^ enfecte, & my3t not ascape pe depe, after pe prophete Isaye ^ seith : "ho" pat fleep fro pe face of drede, he shal fall into pe diche ; ^ & ]ie pat wyndep hy??«self out of pe diche,^
^0 he shal be holde and teyd wip a grenne," but whan pis pestilens was cesid & endid, as God wolde, vnnepes pe x. parte of pe peple was left alyve,^ and in pe same 3ere bygan a wonder pi?ig pat al pat euere were born after pat pestilens hadden ij. chekteth in her heed lasse
24 pan pey had afore.
How King Edward had a grete bataylle of pe Spaynardes in pe see faste by Wynchel-see, & of meny opere pinge3. C2i^ituIo CC.'"° xxix°.^o
28 And in pe xxv. 3ere of his regne, about sent Johnwes tyde in heruest, in pe see faste by Wynchelse, King Edward had a grete batayll wip men of Spayne, wher pat ^^ hire shippes & navee ley cheyned togider, pat eipere they muste fi3t or drenche. ^ And so,
32 whan al our worpi men of armes on pe see coostes fast by Wynchel- see & Eomeny were gadred,^^ & ouer navee & shippes al redy to pe werre, pe Englissh men metten manly & stifly -with hire enemys,
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304 New Coinage. Negotiations about Ckiiennedropt. [cH.ccxxix
comyng fersly a3ens ham, & wlieu J)e Spaynesshe vessellis & nauey were closid yn al about, ])<?r men myjte se a strongs bataile vn bojie sides, and long duryng ; in fe whiche Batayle j?e>' ner ^ but fewe fat fau3ten but ])at ^ fey were sputesly herte, & f owle. and after 4 jje batayle pe;- were xxiiij sliippes of liere3 ytaken ; & so Jje ^ Engligsshe men liad fie better.
[The neio Coinage. The dear Summer. A Drought.] U And in Jje next ^ere after* folwyng, of his regne xxvj*', ])e King, Jjoruj his councele, lete ordeyne & make his neve money, J)at 8 ys forto sey, fe peny, Jje grote of valev of iiij. pens, & fe half-^ grote fe '^ valev of ij d. ; but hit was of lesse wy3th fan f»e old sterlyng was, by v. s. in fe pound. U And in pe xxvij. 3ere of his regne was pe"^ grete derfe of vitailes, fe wiche was clepid pe dere 12 somer. IT And in fe xxviij. 3ere of his regne in fe parlement holdyn at Westminster after Ester, Sere Henry, Erl of Lancastre, was made Duk of Lancastre, and in fis ^ same jere was so grete a drowthe J»at, fro fe nione]) of Marche unto fe mone]) of luyll, per 16 fel no rayne into ^ ]?e erjje ; wherfore al ^'^ fruttys, sedis and erbis, for ]>e more ^^ part was lost ; in defaute wherof per come so grete desise of men and bestes, & derfe of vetailes in Engelond, so fat fis lande, fat euer byfore was plentues, had nede fat tyme to seche 20 his vytaylis and refreschyng of of er out yles and cuntres.
[Negotiations about Guienne dropt.] ^ ^2^nf| jj^ jjg xxix 3ere of King Edward, hit was acorded, graunted and swore, bytwene fe King of Fraunce & f e King of Engelond, fat he shulde haue a3en al his lande3 and lordshipps fat 24 longe to fe Duche of Guyne of old tyme, fe Aviche had bene with-drawe & wrongfully occuped by diners Kynge3 of Frcmnce . byforhand, to haue & to hold to Kyng Edward & to his eyrs & successours for euermore, frely, pesible, & in good quyete, vppo?? fis 28 covenaunt, fat f e Kyng of England shold leue of,^^ & relese all i-* right & clayme fat he had & claymed of f e kingdome of F?'aunce, & of f 8 title fat he toke f erof. Oppon wiche speclio & couena^/ntes, it was sent to f e court of Rome on bof e sydes of f e Kynge3,^'' fat 32 f e forsaid couenawnt shold be enbulled. but God ordeyned betere for f e Knyge3 worship of Engelo7Kl ; for, what f oru3 fraude &
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CH. ccxxix] Edward III and his Son go on Pilgrimage. 305
deceyte of fie Frensshme?^, & what J)oru3 lettyng of pe pope & of pe court of Rome, ])e forsaid couenawntes were to-sqwat & left of.
[Tramfer of ihe Staple of Wool to England.']
^ And in ]je same jere fe Kyng reuoked, by his wys & descrete
4 counceyll, pe staple of wolles out of Flaundres into Engelond, wi])
al })e libe>'tees, fraunchises & free customes fat longen j^ej'to, &
ordeyned hit in Engelond in diners places, Jjat ys forto ^ seyn, at
Westmtws^er, Caunterbery, Chichestre, Bristowe, Lincoln, & Hull,
8 wifi al ])e forsaid fiynge3 fat longen ferto, and Jjat ])is ]jing sholde
be ])us done," \q Kyng swore hym self \erio, & prins Edward his
sone, wi]j o\er meny grete Avitnesse fiat were fere than ^ p?-esent.
\Tlie French attempt on Guienne frustrated.'] And in fe .xxx. jere of his regne, anon after Wytsonday, in pe
12 parlement ordeyned at W^Biminster, hit was told and ^certyfied to 5 \q King, fat Philip fat held fe kingdome of Fraunce was dede, and fat John his sone was crouned King, & fat fis John had 3oue Karoll his sone fe Duchie of Guyone. H Of fe*^ wiche fing, King
16 Edward, whan he herd ferof, he'' had grete indignaciouw vnto hym, & was wonder WTof, & strongly meved : and fer, afor^ al fe worfy lordes fat fere were assembled at fat parlement, he clept^ Edward his son to hym, to wiche ^^ fe Duchye of Guyene by right heritage
20 shold longe to, and 3af hit hym fer, byddyng and strengfi/ig him fat he shulde ordeyne him to defende and ave?<ge him oppon his enemys, & saue & mayntene hys ry3t. IT And afterward, King Edward him self, and his eldiste^^ sone Edward,^- wenten to diuerce
24 place3 ^^^ senten in Engelond a pilgr^mage, forto haue fe more g?'ace and help of God and of his sentj. and f e secunde kalend- of luyll, when al fing was redy to fat viage and batayle3, and al^^ his retennev & power assembled, and hire navey also redy, he toke'
28 wif him fe Erl of Warwyk, fe Erl of Suthfolk, fe^* Erl of Salys- bery, & fe Erl of Oxenford, and a M^' of ^^ men of amies, and as many archerys, in fe JSTatiuite of our Lady, and at Plymmough token hire shippes, and bygan to sayle. f And when^'^ he come
32 and was arryued in Guyene, he^^ was fer worshipHy takers and^^
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306 Edw. Illinvades France. The Scotch try to take Berwick.
resceyued^ of \q moste noble men and lorde^ of \aX cuntre. And anon afte>', King Edward toke wi)j him his ij. sones, jjat ys forto seye,- Sir Lyonell, Erl of Vltomi, and Se?'e lohn his brojjer, Erl of Eychemonde, and Sere Henry, Duke of Lancastre, wij) meny Erles 4 and lordes and men of armes, and too ^M* archers, and sayled into* Eraunce, and reste him awhile at Caleys. U and afterward, J^e King went wif his folk aforsaide, and wi]) ojjere sowdiours of be^ende fie see Jiat pere aboden ])e Kinges comynge, pe secunde day 8 of Nouembre, & toke his iorneye toward King lohn of Eraunce, fere as he trowed to^ liaue y^found him faste by Jje toun of Odomar?i?», as his lette?'S and couenaunt^ made menciou?^ J>at he wolde abyde him fere wif his oste, U And whan King Ion of 12 Eraunce herde of fe Kynge3 comeing of Engelond, he wente awey wij) his men & his cariage, cowardly & schamfully fieynge, wastyng al vitaile^ ouer''' al, fat^ Englisshe men shold nau3t haue therof. U And when King Edward herde fat he fleed, he pursued him wif 16 al his mayne tiP Hedoun ; and fen he, by-holdyng f e wantyng and fe scarsites of vitaile^, and also the cowardice of the King of F?-fl!unce, he twned ajen, wastyng al f e cuntre.
\The Scots attack Berivick.]
V And while al f ese f ingej were a^'^doyng, f e scottes prevyly and 20 by nyjt token f e toun of Berwyk, sleyng ham fat wifstode ham, and no man ellis ; but, — blessid by god ! — f e castel neuer-f e-latter was sauyd and kepte be Englisshe men fat were f e^-in. fen f e Kinge perceuyng al f is, tM?'ned a^en into Engelond as worf as he 24 my3te.^^ ^ Wherfore in a prodement at Westminstex was graunted to fe King of euery sake of^^ wolle .1. s. dury7jg fe terme of vj. 3ere fat he myjt f e myjtlyker fyght and deffende f e reaume a3ens f e Scottis and of e?"e mys-doers : and so, when al f inges were redy, 28 fe King liastyd hym to fe seege warde.
Hov King Edward was crouned King of Scotland, and hov Pri?<s Edward toke fe King of Frounce, ^^& of fe bataylle of Peyters.i3 C«pitulo CC'"" Tricesimo.^*
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Edward III crovmd King of Scotland. The Black Prince. 307
^ 4 nd in \e. xxxj. ^ere of his regne, fe xiij day of lanuere, fe
XA. Bang beyng in pe castel of Beywyk wijj a fewe men, but^
havyng \er fastby a^ gret oost, fe toun was ^old to him wifout
4 eny* mane?-e fens or-^ difficulte. pan fe King of Scotlond, fat ys
forto sey, Sire lohn Bayllol, considering how Jtat God dede meny
menieylles finge^ & g?'acious^ for King Edward at his owene will
fro day to day, he toke'' & 3af op^ J)e reaume of Scotland, & jje
8 croune of Scotland,^ att Eokesburgh,^'' in-to Jie Kinge3 handes^^ of
Engelond, vnder his patent le^^res \er of y^^made. IT And anon
afte;* King Edwarde, in presence of al Jje prelates & ope/- wor)3i men
& lordej J)at pere were, lete croune hym King Jje'Aof ^^ pe reaume
12 of^* Scotland, and whan al Jjinge^ were done & ordeyned in thilk cuntres at his luste, he twrned a3en into Engelond wij) a^^ liouge worschip.
H And while jjat^^ pis viage was adoyng in Scotland, Sir
16 Edward, Prins of "Walys, as a man enspired of God, was in Guyne, in pe Citee of Burdeux, tretyng & spekyng of pe chalangyng, &i^ of the Kingej right of Engelond, pat he had to pe reaume of F?'aunce ; and pat he wold avenged be^^ wip stronge bond. & aH: pe prelates,
20 peris, & my3ty men of pe cuntre, consentid wele to hym. H )jan Sere Edward, the Pryns, wip a grete oste y^^gaderid to hym, pe vj. day of luyll went fro Burdeux, goyng & trauaylyng by meny diuers cuntres. And he toke meny-*^ prisoners, mo pan vj'^ men of
24 armeSjby the -^cuntre as he iourneyed,-i & toke pe toun of Eemor- antyn in Saloigne, & beseged pe castell vj. dayes. and at pe vj. dayes ende pey 3olden pe castell vnto hym ; and ^^pe^-e were taken pe Lord of Crom, and Sere Bursigand, and meny opere knyghtes,
28 and men of armes mo pan iiij.
[The Battle of Poictiers.]
And fro pens by Tureyne & Petey,^^ fasts by Chaneney, his noble men pat were with him hadden a strong bataill wip Frenssh men, and a^* C. of hire-^ men^*^ of armes were slayn. and pe Erie
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308 The Battle of Poictiers. King's arrived in London.
of Damice & pe stiward of Fraunce were?* take, wi]j a^ C. men of armes. In ])e wiche 3eer, ]>& xix clay of Septembre, fast by Peyters,- fe same prins, with a Mt and ix*' men of armes and archers, ordeyned a bataill to Kyng lohn of F^-aunce, comyng to fe prins- 4 ward wij) vij. M'*' cosyn men of armes, and ojier miche peple in a hoiige- passyng noumbre^ ; of ^ Jie whiche J)er Avas yslayne^ ])e Duke of Burboim and Jje Duke of Athene^, & meny ofe;-e noble men, & of fe pris men of armes a Mt, & of o^ero, (after J)e trewe account & 8 rekenyng) viij. C. ; and f>e King of Fraunce was ^er take, and Sere Philip his jonger sone, and meny dukes & noble men & worjjy kny^tys, and men of armes aboute .ij. M*; and so'' )?e victorie fill Jjere to fe Prins & to fe peple of Engelond, by fe grace of God. 12 II And meny jjat were take pn'soners were set at her raunsoun, & oppon her troufe & kny3thoode were charged, and had leue to go ; but })e Prins toke wij) hym jje King of Fraunce, and Philip his sone, wij) al \% reuerence ]jat he my3te, & wente a3en to Burdeux 16 with a glorious victorie. ^ |)e som??ie of J>e'^ men fat were take pr^soners, & of fe man fat were slayn, fis day of ^ bataill, was iiij. [M*]CCCC. xl.9 And in fe xxxij. 3ere of Kyng Edward, fe .v. day of Maij, Prins Edward, wif King lohn of F/'aunce I'^and Philip his 20 sone, and meny worfy^^ prisoners, arryved g?'ociously in fe hauene of Plymmouth ; & fe xxiiij. day of fe same monef, about iij. after none, fey comew to London by London brigge, & so wente forfe to fe Kyngej paleys of ^^ "VVestmynstre. U and fere fill so grete pres & 24 multitude of peple abute ham, to byholde and se fat^^ Avonder and fat^^ reaP^ si3th, that^'^ vnnefes fro Midday fey my3te come to Westmywster. And f e Kinge3 raunsoun of Fraunce Avas taxied & set to iij. Milions of Scutes,^^ of Avhom^^ ij. shuld^^ be paid a 28 noble -'^: & 30 shul vnderstondo fat a Miliou?j is a M^ ]\It. And after som7ne men, his raunsoun Avas set at iij. M^ -^ floreyns ; & al is on in effecte.
And i?i22 jjis same 3ero was made solempne iustes in Smcfefeld, 32 beyng fer present, fe King of Engclonde, fe King of Fraunce & fe King of Scotlond, & ^^raeny AA'orfi noble ^3 lordes. H The xxxiij.
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Duchess Blancho, luedded. Edio. Ill invades France. 309
^ere of his regne jje same King Edward at Wyndesore, as Avel for^ loue of kny3thood as for his owne worship, & at ]je reuej-ence of jje King of Fraunce &^ o\er lorde3 J>at were fere at fiat tyme, he held^ 4 a wonder rial"* and^ costlow feest*^ of sent Gorge, passyng eny fat was hold eue/-e afore." wherfor fe King of Frramce, in scornyug, sayd fat he saw neuere ne herd such solempne festes ne ryalties "holden ne done wit/i taylles, wifoute^ paying ^ of gold or siluer.
[The Marriage of Duchess Blanche.']
8 U And in fe xxxiiij. 3ere of his regne, fe xiiij. \^a\end of luyll, Sere lohn, Erie of Eichemund, Kyng Edwardes sone of Engelond, weddid dame Blaunche, duk Herryes doii3ter of Lancaster, cosyu to fe same lohn, by dispensacionn of fe Pope, and in f e mene
12 tyme were ^'^ordey?ied iustes at London iij. dayes of ^^ fe rogacions,i- fat is forto sey, fe Maiere of London, wif his xsiiij*' aldermen, ajens al fat wold come. In whos name and stede f e King pz-raely wif his iiij. sones, Edwarde, Leonell, lohn & Edmund, & ofere xix.
16 grete lordes, helden fe feld wif ^^ worshopp.
^ And f is same 3cre (as it Avas tolde & seyd of ham fat sawe hit) fere come out blood of fe toumbe of Thomas, sumtyme Erl of Lancaster, as fFresshe as fat day fat he was done to fe^^* defe. And
20 in fat same ^ere King Edward chose his sepulture & his liggyng at Westminster, faste by f e shryne of Sent Edward.
\_Edivard III goes again to France.] And anon after, fe xxvij. day of Octobre, he wente ouere see to^^ Caleys, makyng protestaciou?i fat he wold neuere come a3en
24 into Engelond tiP^ he had fully endid fe werre bytuene Fraunce and him. H And so, in f e xxxv. yere ^^ of his regne, in f e wynte?- tyme. King Edward was and ^^ trauayled in f e Eyne costes ; and aboute Seynt Hillere tyde he departed his oste, and went to Burgoyne-
28 warde ; wif whom fan mette pesibely f e Duk of Burgoyne, byhot- yng to hym Ixx. M^ Floreyns fat he shold spare his men^^ & his peple. And fe King"*^ graunted at his request, & dwelled fere vnto fe xvij. day of March, fe wiche day it come to King Edwardes ere
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310 The French attach Winchilsea. The English retaliate.
day of j\Iarclie, liggyng aweyte oppon ]je tounes of Hasty nge, Eye, and o]ier places & villages on pe see coostes, hadden^ entred as enemy es into \q toun of Wynchelsee, & slowen al ]jat euere with- stode ham and wijjseyd her comyng ; wherfore pe King was ^gretly 4 meved and wraithed, ^ And he turned ajen to Parys-ward,^ com- maunded his ost to destroye & slee wi]) deynt & strengthe of swerd hem ])at he had byfore hand y^sparid. and fe xij day of Aprill ]>q King come to Parys ; & pere he departed his oost in ix diue?'se 8 bataylles, viitli iiij*^ of kny^tes newe dubbed, on ])e to^ syde of hem.*^ And Sere Herry, Diik of Lancastre, vnder pees & trewes wente to \q ^ates of Jje Citee," profryng to hem Jiat^ Avoid abyde a batayl in Jje feld, vnder suche a condicioun, fiat yf ])e King of 12 Englonde were ouercome {^evQ as God forbede hit!), fat fen he shold neuere chalange fe kmgdome of Fraunce. H and whan he had of hem but a short & an'^ scornfull answere, he told J?e King & his lordes what he had herd, & wat fey saide. and fan fortwif 16 fe newe knightes, yfitli meny oj3e?"e, makyng assaute to fe Citee,^° destroyeden hougily fe subarbes of fe Citee. And whUe al fese thinges were adoyng, fe Euglissh men made hem aredy to be avengid vpon fe shame &^^ despit fat was done fat ^eer at 20 Wynchelse, and ordeyneden a nave of iiij shippes of mejznes of London & of ^^ ofer marchauntes, & xiiij M^ of men of amies & archers, & wenten & destroyeden hem, & scymed f e see,^^ & manly token, & helde f e He of Caux ; wherfore f e Frenssh men, fat is for 24 to sey, f e abbot of Cluyne, f e Erie of Tankervile & Se/'e Bursigand, fat than was stiward of F/raiuce, wif meny of ^^ ofe/* men of fc same cuntre, by communQ assent of f e Lord Karoll, fat f o was regent of Eraunce, fey hasted hem, & wente7i to^* fe King of Engelonde, 28 askyng & bysekyng hym^^ stedfast pees, & eue/*elastyng, vpon^'' certeyne condicions fat f er were wreten schewed.^^ U The whiche, whan fe King and his councell had seen, it plesed ham neucve a dele. ^**But sef it wolde be non of ere, in^'^ tymc of betere acorde & 32 deliberaciouw, fe Frenssh men bysily & wif grete instaunce askedo trewes for her see coostes; Sc fe King-" graunted hem. and in fe
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CH. ccxxxi] A great Storm. Peace made until France. 811
ruonve after fe ocptas of Pasche, J)e King t?</"necl hyni wiih Lis ooste towardes Orlyaunce, destroyng & wastyng al fe cu?itre by ]>& ■wey. And as fey wenten ])ider\vard, pere fil oppon \\jm suche a
4 storrae & tempest J)at non of our naciou?^ herd ne sawe neuere non such; thurght Jje whiche, fousaudej of our men & of hers {sic) horses in here^ (sic) iourneying (as it were Jiorugh vangeaunce), sodenly were slayn & perisshed, Jie which tempestes ful mich ^et^
8 ferid not jje Kyng, ne myche of his peple, ])at fey ne wenden forth in her {sic) viage fat fey had begu?nie.
[Peace made heticeen England and Frcmce.]
IT Wherfore, abute' f e feest of Holy-Eode Day in Maii, fast by Carnocum, f e forseid lordes of Fraunce, mety^ig f er with f e King of
12 En[g]londe, a pesible acorde & a fynal, oppon ce?-teing condicioiwzs & g/'aunte3 articulerlich^ gaderid & wryten togeder, euermore to laste, ful discretly made, & to bof e kyngges profitable, & to her reumes, bof wif on assent of Karoll f e Eegent and Goue?'nour of Fraunce,
16 and of^ Parys of the same reaume, ywretyn & made vnder fe date, at^ Carnacum, fe xv day of May, fey oifred & profred to fe King of Engelond, requireng his g?*ace in alle thynges ywriten,^ fat he wold benyngly admitte hem, and hold '' hem ferme & stable to hem,
20 & to her eires for euermore. f e wiche finge^ and articles, whan Kyng Edward had seyn, he^ g?'aunted he???., so fat bofe pa?'ties sholde be yswore^ on Goddis body and on fe holy euawnglies, fat f e forsaide couena?<nt3 shold be stablysshed. & so fey acordeden
24 g?-aciously ; fe?'fore fere were ordeyned & dressid on eue?y syde too barons,^^ ij. baronettes, ij. knyghtes, to admitte & receyve f e othes of fe Lord Karoll, regent of F?'«unce, & of Sir Edward, ^^the first sone and Eyr of King Edward of Engelond ; and f e x. day of Maii ther
28 was songen a solempne masse at Parys, and aftir fe iij 'agn?;*^ dei' yseid,^^ wif 'dona nobis pace???,' in presence of the forseid men, that there yordeynid^^ to admitte and resceyve the ofes, and of all ofe?* fat fer myght be, the same Karoll leyd his right honde on the
32 patene wif Goddis body, & his left hand on fe missale, and sayd : H "We, jS[ and N", sweryn on Goddis body and on fe^^ holy gospellej, fat we schulle trewliche and stedfastly holden toward vs
1 his R. 2 jet 0^^^ t_ 3 articulerli was R. ^ of l)e T. ^ of T, « writen R, ^ hold om. T. » j^em he R. » swore TR. '" too barons o??i. TR. ^'^ leaf 186, back. ^^ ^-^s seide T. was SPid R. " ordeynyd T. >at were ])ere ordeyned R. " this T.
812 if. John of France is freed & goes home. Treaty. [cH.ccxxxi
fe pees ancP ))e acorde made bytuene Jie- ij kinge3, and in uo manere to do the contrarie." & Jjer, amoiige al ij his^ lordes, for more loue & streiig[t]he of ■\vytne3,he'* deled et departed Jje reliqes of ]je croun of Crist to fie knightes of Eiigelond : and Jiey^ curteyslj'- token lier 4 leve. And in pe Fryday next, fe*^ same manere otlie in presences of Jje'' kniglites, & of ^ aP o\er worthy men, Prins Edwarde made at Loners. Afterward, ho|>e lvynge3, and her sones, and \q moste noble men of bojie reaumes, wipin ]?e same ^er maden Jie same o])e. 8 & forto strengthe al J)es forsaid Jiinge^ ))e King of Engelond axed fe grettest men of Eraunce ; and he had his axyng ; pat is forto seye, .vj. dukes, viij. Erle3, xij. lorde3, that is to seyn, baronys and worthy knightes. And whan pe place and pe tyme was assigned 12 iu J)e whiche bothe Kynges with her counceyll shold come togedir, al Jje forsaid thyngej bytwene hem yspoke, for to^*^ ratifie and make ferme & stable.
J5e King of Englond anone Avente toward fe see, & at Houn- 16 flete he bygan to sayle, levyug to his ostes that were yleft^^ behind him (bycanse of his absence) mych hevynes ; & after J)e xix day of Mali he come into Englond, & went to his paleys at Westmmsfer on Seynt Dunstons day. & J)e iij. day afte>', he visited John, fe 20 King of Eraunce, fat was in J)e Tour of London, & deliuered him frely from ^^al manere prisouw, saue ferst they were acorded of iiij.-^^ Milions of ffloreyns for his raunsom, and )?e King comforted hym & chered him in alle places, wij) all solaces & mer])e3 that longen to 24 a king, in his goyng homward.
H And J)e ix day of luyll in fe same 3er, pe same lohn. King of Eraunce, that aforhand^^ lay here in ostage, Avente home aje?* intq his OAvne lande, to trete of \io })inge3, & of ofere that longeden & 28 fillen to pe gouernance of his reaume. And afte?'ward metten and comen togedir at Caleys bothe ij Kinges, wif hope hire counceyll, about Alhalwen tyde, and per were shewed the condiciouws and pe poy?ztes ^^of pe pees, & of pe acorde of bope sydes ywriten; & 32 ther,^5 wit/ioute eny wipseying, of bope sides graciously pey^'' pere acorded . and per ^''was done and suugi' r^ solempne masse, and after pe iij. Agnus Dei, vppon Goddes body & also on pe Masse- book, bope Kynge3, & her sones, & pe grettest lorde3 of bope 36
^ as C. and R. '^ ^o'R. ^ his om. R. ■* se lie R. ^ \>e.j om. T. ^ aftir ])e T. '' ]>e forseide T. ]>e forsaid R. ^ of om. « alle om. T. ^^ to for to C. " left TR. 12 ig^f 187. . " iij TR. " aforsaid J-at R. ^'^-'^^ of \,e pees . . . ther o??i. TR. ^^ J)ev ovi. TR. '"— ^' was songe^i and done T.
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Thunder-storms. Anglo-French Treaty. Eclipse. Drought. 313
reaumej, and of hir counceill that fere were^ fan present, & not had yswore byfor, fe forsaide ope that they^ had made, & was titled bytwene hem, pey behighten fere to kepe, & all ope?- coue-
4 ncmntes fat were bytuene ham yordeyned.^ H And in f e^ same 3er men, bestes, trees, & housyng, wif sodeyn tempest & strong light- nyng were yperisshed^; & the deuel appered bodyly in man?zis liknes to myche peple as they went in diiierses pieces \i\^ the
8 cuwtre & spake to hemJ
[A Parliament at Westminster. Eclipse of the Sun ; Marvels, etc.]
Kyng Edward e in f e xxxvj jere of his regne anow after Criste- masse in fe feest ofs Conuercion of seirit Poul, held his par- lement at Westmws^er, in the which was put forf and showed f e
12 acorde and the tretys fat was stablysshed and ymade^ betwene fo ij. kinges ; the which ac^Oorde plesid to^i myche peple ; and f erf ore, by fe Kynges commaiindement, fere were gadryd and comyn togider in WestmM?sfer cherche, the ferst Soneday of ^^ Lente, that
16 is to sey, the ij. KalencZ of Peuerell, the forsaid English men and Erensshe men ; wher was song a solempne masse of f e Trynyte, of 13 f e Erchbisshop of Caunterbury, Mayster Symond Islepe. And whan Agnus Dei was do, fo^^ King, beyng f e?-e with his sones, and
20 also wif fe kynges sones of Ercmnce, and ofer noble and grete lordes, with candels yligbt,!^ and crosse ybrought^^ forth al fat were called ferto that were not yswore^''' afor sworen^^ fat same othe that was writen oppon goddis body & oppon fe masse boke in fis wyse,
24 "We, ISr. aud JST., sweren oppon holy Goddes body, and on^^ fe gospels, stedfastly to hold and kepe toward vs f e pees and f e acorde made betwene the too kynges, and neue?-e forto do fe contrarie." And whan they had f us swore,^^ fey token her scrowes that f e
28 othes were comp?-ehendid in, to the-^ ISTotaries.
^ And this same ^er, in f e Aeceuciou?^, even about Midday, was seyn the Eclipse of f e sunwe; and f er folowed suche a newe^^ droght that, for defaut of rayn, f er was grete bareynes of corn, froyt,^^ and
32 hey, and in fe same 3ere, the vj. \ia\end of luyn, fere fill a sang-_ weyw rayne, almoost like blood, at^* Burgoyne; and a sangweyw
1 were ])ere R. " that thai T, ]>at ))ey R. they om. C.
3 ordeynyd T. * Jiis TR. ^ perisshed R. ^ of T.
■^ ham. Q&mtulum ccxxxij R. » feest of om. TR. ^ maad TR.
1" leaf 187, back. " to om. R. ^^ jn t. i^ hi T. " the TR.
15 light TR. i« brought R. " Swore R. ^^ sworen om. T.
" vpon T. 20 i.swore T. ^i ^\^q q^. R. -^ newe om. R.
^ of fruyt T. ^ in R.
314 Apparitions. Prince of Wales wedded, [ch. ccxxxi
crosse, fro morwe vnto pryme, was seyn and apperid at Boloigne in \)e eyr, |je "wliiche meny a man sawe; & after, it mevid & fill in^ ■|je myd see.
^ and in ]>e same tyme in Fraiince & in Engelond, & in o])ere 4 meny 2 landes as fey liad^ duelled in"^ playn cuntres & desert bare wytnes, sodenly fer apperid ij castels, of fe whiclie wenten out ij. ostes of armed men ; and jje to ^ oste was helid and clothed in white, and ]?e toj^ere*^ in blak ; and whan'' ^batayl bytuene hem was 8 byguwne, the white ouercome fe blake, and an one ^ after, Jie blak token hert to he??z & o?;e?'come Jie white; and^ after fat, fey went a^en into her castellis, and fat^'^ fe castels & al fe oostes vanisshed awey. and in fis same 3ere was a grete & a^^ houge pestilence of 12 peple, and namely of men, whos wyues, as wjmmen out of goue?-- naunce, token husbondes, as wel strcmngers as ofere lewed and symple peple, fe whiche, for3etyng her owne wurschip & berthe, coupled & maried he???, with hem^^ jjQ,t were of lowe degre & litel 16 reptitacion.
U In this same 3ere deide Kerry, f e^^ Duke of Lancastre ; & also in this 3ere, Edward, Prins of Walys, weddid fe Cuntesse of Kent, fat was Sere Thomas wyf ^* Holande, fe whiche was depa?-ted & 20 deuorsid sumtyme fro fe Erl of Salysbury, for cause of f e same knyght. And about f is same tyme fere bygan & aros a grete com- panye of diue?'s nacions gaderid togeder, of wom her leders & gouernours were Englissh peple; & fey were clept ' a peple without 24 an heed,' f e whiche deden mych harme in f e pc<?-tye of FraMnce ; & not long afte?' fere aros anof e?' cu???,panye of diue?'S nacions fat was called ' f e Avhite compahye,' f e whiche, in f e parties & cu??tre of Lu??ibardye, dede myche sorwe. fis same ^ere Se7'e lohn Gaunt, 28 fe sone of King Edwarde fe third, was made Duk^^ of Lancastre, by resouw & cause of his wyf, fat was fe dou3te?' &^*^ eyre of Herry, sumtyme Duk of Lancastre.
Of the grete wynde, & howe Prins Edward, fe^'' lordship of 32 Guyene, of King Edward Ms fader toke of him,is & went thider. CaptYM?o CO. xxxij.i^
1 into T. 2 ,„eny o])er R. ^ ],at R. * i,^ ti^g TR.
^ ])at oon T. and ])at on R. « put o|)ir T. '^ wlienne the T.
8 leaf 188. ^-^ after ],e blak . . white and om. T. ^» )'anne TR.
" An T. 12 ^itJ^ l^g^ p^ rp_ 13 j,y p,,j J. 14 ^yf of T.
15 Ipe Duke T. i« and the T. " had >e T. 8 toke of him om. TR. ^^ cc°. ccxxxiij R.
CH. ccxxxii] Wind, Bain & Frost. Lcau-ioleadingsin English. 316
And in pe xxxvij 361 of King Edward, the xv day of January,
that is to sey, on Seynt Mauris day, ahout evesong tyme, \er aroos
& come such a wynd out of fe suoth, wif such a fersnes, that he
4 brast &^ blewe ^doun^ to ground hye houses, &, strong byldynges,
toures, cherches, &* steeples, & o\er strong^ fynges; and al ojje?"
strong^ "werkes fat stoden still, were so y shake ferewith, fat fey
ben 3ett, and shol be eue?Tnore, the febelere & weyke?' while fey
8 stonde ; & fis wynd lasted wit/ioute eny cesyng vij. dayes continuels.
^ And anon after, fer folowed such watres, in hey tyme & in
liervest tyme, fat all feld-werkes were strongly let & left vndone,
and in f e same ^ere Pn'ns Edward toke f e Lordship of Guyene, &
12 dede to Kyng Edward his fade/- feaute & homage f erf ore, & went ouer see into Gascoigne, wif his wyf & his childryn ; & anone after, King Edward made Sere Leonel, his sone, Duke of Clarence, &'^ Edmimd, his ofer sone, Erl of Caumbrig. 51 and in f e xxxviij 3ere
16 of his regne, hit was ordeyned in fe parlement, fat men of lawe, bothe of fe tempo?-all & of ^ holy chirche lawe, fro fat tyme forth shold plede in her moder tunge. And in f e same 3ere comen into Engelond thre kinges, that is to sey, f e King of Fraunce, the King
20 of Cypres, & fe King of Scotlande, by cause to visite & to speke wif fe King of Engelond, of whiche^ fey were wonder welcomen^*' & myche yworshiped.^^ & after fat fey had ben her longe tyme, ij of hem wenten a5en home into^^ her owne kingdomes ; but fe
24 King of Fraunce, thurgh grete sikenes & malady fat he had, left still in Engelonde.
IF and in f e xxxix 3er of his regne, was a strong and an honge frost, & that lasted long, that is forto sey, fro Sent Andrewes tyde
28 vnto fe xiiij kalend of Aprill, that fe tilthe &i^ sowyng of fe erthe, & of ere suche feld werkes and hand werkes, were myche yyet^'* & lefte^^ vndo, for colde & hardnesse of ^^ erthe.
^ And at Orrey in Brytayne fat tyme was ordeyned a grete
32 dedly batayll bytwene Sere lohn of Mounfort, Duk of Bry^'tayne, & Sere Charles of Bloys, but f e victorie fill to f e forseyd Sir John, thurgh help and socour of f e Englissh men ; & fere were take meny kni3tes & sqwyers and ofer men fat were?J ynoumbred.^^ In the
^ touris chircbis and T. ^ ieaf\^S, hack. ^ down om. T.
■* toares cherches and om. T. ^ strong om. T. ^ strong om. R.
" and stV R. « of the T. » whom T. of whom R.
'0 home ayen to T. to R. " worshiped R. ^^ to R. i^ and >e R.
" let R. 15 moche I left T. i« of the T, " leaf 189.
1^ men of name R.
316 Peter s Pence not to le ijaid. Bain. Pestilence. [cH.ccxxxii
wliiche bataill was slayn Cliarlis liy»iself, with al pat stood about hym ; & of fe^ Englissh men ])er were slayn but vij. And in this 3ere deid at Savey, lohn, the King of Fraunce, whose se?'uise & exequyes King Edwarde lete^ ordeyne, & dede in diuerses places 4 worschipfully to be done, and to douorre of worschipfull men ordeyned hym Avorthily to be ledde, wi]) his owne costes & ex- penses; from 3 pens he was fet into 'ErauncQ, & beried at Seynt Denys. 8
l^Peter^s Pence stopf. Rain, Sparroio-fights, Plagues.'\ IT In the xl jeer of King Edward the vij, kalejid of Eeuerer, was born Edward, Prins Edwardes sone, pe whiche, whan he was vij jere olde, he deide. And in Jje same jer hit was ordeyned that seynt Petris pens, fro pat tyme forp shold not be payd, pe whiche 12 Kyng Iva, su??ztyme King of Englond, of pe cuntre of West-Saxons, that bygan to regne in pe jer of our Lord DClxxix, ferst g?-aunted to Pome, for pe scole of Engelond ther to be continued. And in this same jer pe?-e fill so mich rayne in hey-tyme, that it Avasted^ & 16 distroyed hope corn & liey ; and per was suche a debate & fightyng of sparows, by diners places in thes^ dayes, that men founden vnnumerable multitudes of hem dede in feldes as pay wenten. And ther fill also such a pestilens, that neuere non such was sene in no*' 20 man?ies tyme alyve" ; for meny men, anone^ as pey were go to bed hooP & in good poynt,^'^ sodeiuly pey deiden. also pat tyme a sikenes pat men callen ' pe pokkes,' slow hope men and whym??2en, pourj hire enfectyng. U and in pe xli. jer of his regne ^^ King 24 Edwarde, was bore at Burdeux Eichard the seconde, ^^sone of Prins Edward of Engelond, pe whiche Eichard ^^ King Eichard of Amorican heved at pe funtston, after wlio??i he was cleped Eichard. & pis same Eichard, whan his fader was dede, & Kyng Edward 28 also, was crouned Kyng of Engelond pe xj jere of his age, thurgh ryght lyne & heritage, & also by covDnmie assent & desir of pe comnalte of pe reaume.
[With Bu GuescUn's help King Pedro of Spain is deposed,
and King Henry elected, a.d. 1366.]
H About pis tyme, at King Edwardes com^nandement of 32
Engelond, whan al pe castelles & tounes were jolde to him, that
^ >e om. TR. " lete om. R. ^ ^^^ fj-om T. And fro R.
* lasted T. ^ Tho T. « no om. R. "' on lyue T.
8 anone om. E. » hool T. '" point anon R. " his regne om. TR.
1^ 7ca/189, hack. i» Ricliard was C. Richard TR.
CH. ccxxxii] K. of Spain deposed. Danish Invaders o^epulst. 317
long 1 Averen hold in 'ErauwcQ by a grete cou??ipany assembled togider, Se?'e Bertram Cleykyn, kny3t, aud^ a^ orpid man & a good ■\verreoM7", went & pwj'posid hy??i to put out Piers, Kyng of Spayne,
4 out of his kingdome wij) help of fe most pa?'tye of fe forsaide grete ^ cu???panye ; trustyng also oppon help & fauour of pe Pope, for as myche as hit come to his eres that ]>q same Piers shold lede & vse the most ^ worst & synfullest lyf out.'^ II The wiche Peris, King of
8 Spayne, ysmytyn '^ ^\iih drede of this tydyng, fled into Gascoigne to Prins Edward, forto haue help & socour^ of hym. and whan^ he was fled out of Spayne, Herry his hxo^er, |)at was a bastarde, by assent of J)e moste partie of Spayne, & Jiorughe help of J^at 12 ferfuU cu??2.pany fat y spak of arst, was made & crouned Kyng of Spayne : and \q noumbre of fat same cuwipany was rekened & ^"^ set at fe nou?«bre of Ix. INI^ fighting men.
\A Danish Expedition against England.'] II This same 3ere, in pe monfe of luyn, ^ere come a gret
1 6 companye & navee of fe Danes, & gaderyd hem togedir in fe Nor]) See, pwrposyng hem to come into Engelond, to reue & to ^^ robbe, and also to ^^ slee • Avith '^^vih.om, countreden & metten in fe see, Maryners and d\ier orpyd fightyng men of the same cu?itre, &^^
20 disparpled hem^^ ; & fey,^^ ashamed, went home a3en into her owne cuntre. But amonge al ofej'e was^*^ a boystot^s and a strong vessell of her nauie that was ouere-sayled of the ^" Englissh men, & was perisshid & dreynt ; in ];e whiche, fe stiward & o]ier worthy &
24 grete men of Denmark, Avere take prisoners, &, by the Kyng of Engelo?id & his councell, yprisoned.^^ ^ The whiche lordes, fe Danes afterward comen & soghte?^^^ al about for to haue had-^ her goodes fat f ei had lost ; and f ei, not wel apayed ne plesid of
28 fe an s were fat f ei had here,-^ turned homwardes -^ ajen levyug behind hem in her ynnes, pryvyly ywriten,-^ in scrowes and on walles, "3e^^-* shuU Danos \es Wanes.''' Than happed fere an Englissh writer &25 wrote a3ens fe Danes in fis manere wyse : Her
32 sludl Danes fett-^ hemes.
1 long om.. TR. 2 and 0111. TR. » an TR. ^ grete om. R.
5 most om. R. 6 out om. R. '^ ysmytyn om. T.
^ socoure and help T. socour and help R. '^ whan om. T.
1" rekened & om. T. " to om. R. i^ i^^f 190. « ^nd thei T.
" hem om. T. is >ey om. T. '^^' )jer was R. " the om. T.
18 prisoned T. " sente R. -" had with C. had TR.
21 >ei T. here om. R. 22 ^oo^ r, 23 ^v,iten R. ^4 j,e t.
25 k om. R. 26 sette her TR.
318 Edw. Ill advises the Black Prince to help Pedro. [CH.Ccxxxii
[The de^wsed King Pedro of Spain ajypeals to the Black Prince for help.] And in |)is tyme, Peirs, Kyng ^ of Spayne, wz't/i o])er Kynges, fat is forto sey, fe King of j^aue;-ne, &^ \)e King of Malogre, beyng menes, wente?i bitwene, & prayed counceyP & help of Se?'e Edwards, fe Prins fone^, whose counceil, whan he had vnderstond 4 her articles & desire Jiat he was requyred of ij."^ hinges, lothe he was, and ashamed, to sey 'nay,' & contrarie hem; btit nofeles he was agast lest it sholde be eny preiudice ajens J)e Pope.^ Long he taried hem or he wolde gj-aunte & consente f erto, til he had better 8 counceyl & avysenient with good deliberacioiuz of King Edward, his geter and '^ his fader. ^ But whan fat *" he Avas with euery dayes & continuele bysechynges of so meny noble men yrequired ^ & spoken to, & wij) meny prayers ysent^ and made bituene fam, 12 Prins Edwarde sent to his fader — bofe by pleynywg le^^es, and also by confortable, conteynyng al her suggestions and causes, wif al pe tofer^*^ Kynges epistles & leffres forto haue ^^ comfort and helpe of fe wronges, not only to fe Kyng of Spayne ydo, but also for 16 such Jjinges pat might fal to olpere kynges also, if it ner not fe sonner holpen & aniendid, furgh fe dome & help of knyghthood to he??i that it asked & desired. ^ The which lettves, whan fe kyng and his wys counceyll had seyn & vndirstonden, he had g?*ete 20 compassiou?^ & heuynesse of such a kynges spoylyng and robbyng, wiJ3 myche ve?'maille ^^ ; and sent a^en co?Hiortable letteres to Prins Edward, his sone, and to pe opere forsaide kynges, & warned bym forto arme hym & ordeigne liywi a3ens fat mysdoer, & to wifstond 24 hem, by fe help of God, that weren such enemyes to kynges.
[The Black Prince widertakes to help the King of Spain.'] U Whan this ^^ noble Pryn3 had resceyued f es letteres, hym-self, wif fe of ere kynges byfor all her counceyll clept togeder or fat he wold vndirtake fe querell be^'* bonde, & knet sore fe King fat was 28 deposid wif a grete othe, fat is forto sey, fat he shold euere after maynteigne the ryjt byleue and faith of holi chirche, & holy chirche ^^ also wif al her mynistres, rightes & libej'tees, to defende from all her enemyes ; and all eueles ^^ & al fat Avere fere a3ens, 32
1 kyng om. T. " & om. R. =* of couiisett T. ^ ]>o TR.
5 pope and T. « his geter & om. TR. ' fat om. TR.
8 reqnired T. ^ ggnt T. ^o o]>er R. " leaf 190, hack.
^~ mervaitt R. ^^ ])e R. ■''' he R. ^'^ & holy chirche mn. R.
^^ & all eueles om. TR.
1
CH. ccxxxii] K. Pedro s oath. 2 Eagles fight. Stars fall. 319
l3ytte;-ly to ponysshe & destourble, & al J^e rightes libertees &
pryiiileges of holy cherche encrece, mayntaigne & amende, & al
]?inges f>at were wrongfully benome, wi])drawe & bore awe^'-, by hyni
4 or by eny o]jere by cause of hym, hastly to restore a3een, and to
dryve & put out Sara^ins & al ojjere mysbyleued peple out of his
kyngdom, wi)) al his strenghe & power, & suffre ne admitte none
such for no mane?"e Jting, ne cause to duell theryn ; and fat whan he
8 had take a cristen womwian to wyf, he shold neue?-e come in to ^ non
oJ)er Avo??imans bedde, ne non oJ>e?'e manges wyf to ^ defoule : al pes
__^forsaide J>inges, trewlych forto kepe,^ continue & fulfill al his lyf
tyme, he was bound by othe afor notaries, in presence and witnes
1 2 of tho kynges wi]) o]je?'e prins, & ])an thilk ^ g?'acious Prins Edward vndertoke Jjb cause & pe querele of pe King pat was deposed, & behight hym, with ^ pe ''' grace of God, to restore hym ajen to his kyngdome, and lete ordeigne & gadre to-gedir forthwip in all haste,
16 his nave, wij) men of armes, to werre & fight in this forseid cause.
\_Fight of Eagles ; Fall of Fiery Stars; Storms and
Destruction.]
IT And in this same tyme, oppou pe sonde of the Scottyssh see,
pat meuy a man ^ hit sye ther^ iij. dayes togedir pere were sene ij.
Egle^, of pe which the tone^*^ come out of pe southe, & pe toper^^
20 out of ^- pe [N'orth, & cruelly & strongly pey foughten togider & warstled togider ; & pe south Egle ferst ouercome the N"orthe egle, & aP^ to-rent and tare hym wip his bille & his clowes, pat he shold not reste ne take no brepe ; and aftir, the south egle flye home to
24 his owne coostes. and anone after, pe;-e folowed & was seyn in pe^^ morne afore pe^^ smme rysing; and after, in^^ pe last day of Octobre saf on, pat^'' meny sterres gaderid togedir on an heps fel doun into pe erpe, levyng behind hem fery^^ hemes in manere of
28 lightnyng, whos flaumes & hete brent & consumed mewnys elopes & me?znys here, walkyng on pe erpe, as hit was seen & knowen of meny a man. H and ^et thilk Northren wynd, that is euere redy & destinat to all evell fro Seynt Katerins even til iij. dayes aftir, lost
32 good wipoute no??ibre vnrecouerable. and in pese same dayes per
fiU & comen also such lightnynges, pundres, snowe & hayl, pat hit
wastede and destroyed men, bestes, houses and trees.
1 in TR. 2 to owi. R. ^ igafm. * be kept R. = yat R. « hym with om. T. ^ bi the T. ^ a man om. T. ^ it saw R. ^" that oon T. \)at on R. ii that o}>cr T. ^^ ^^at o]>er com off R. " al om. T. " in the T. in pe R. o7n. C. ^^ j,e ^m. R. 18 in om. R. " ))at om. R. i^ very R.
320 The Black Princes victory over K. Herry. [cH.ccxxxiil
Of fe bataill of Spayne bituene Prins Edward & Herry \q Bastard of Spayne. Qdipitulo 00""° xxxiij^.i [I]n J)e 3er of our Lord a Ml'CCC Ixvij, & of Kyng Ed- ward xlij,, jje thrid day of ^Aprill, J)er was a strong bataill & a 4 grete, in a large felde yclept^ Pryajers, fast by J)e water of Naders in Spayne, bitwene Sir* Edward Pryns,^ & Harry, fie Bastarde of Spayne ; but Jie victorie fill to Pryns Edwarde, by Jjb g?'ace of God. & ])is same Prins Edward had wit^ hym Sere John, jje Duke of 8 Lancastre, his brofier, and wor])i ofer^ men of amies, aboute ]je noumbre of xxx. Mt And fe King of Spayne had on'^ his side, men of diuerce nacions, to Jje noumbre of a^ C. M^ & passyng. ^ Wherfore Jie sharpnes & pe fersnes of his adue?*sarye, wij) his 12 ful boystus & fuP grete strengthe, made &^*^ strevyn^^ pe ry^tfull pa?-tye abak a gret wey ; but Jjurgh fe g?'ace of Almy3ty God, passyng eny mawnys strengthe, thilk hougest ooste was desparbled niyghtfully by jje noble Duk of Lancastre and his oste, or pat Pryns 16 Edward come nye hym. U And whan Harry J)e Bastard sey J)at, he turned wi]j his men,^^ wij) so grete haste and strengthe, to fle, ])at an houge cu?wpanye of him in ]3e forseyd flood, & of fe brigge J)er-of,^2 fille??.^* doun^^ & pe?'isshed. and ^evQ were take, fe Erl of 20 Dene and Sere Bertram Cleykyn, fat was chefei"^ make?' and cause of the werre, and also chyueteyn of fie vauntward of fe bataill, wifi meny oper lordes and knightes, to fie noumbre of ij. M^ ; of whom ij'= weren of Errmnce, & meny of Scotlond ; & pere were feld in pe 24 felde on our enemys side, of lordes and kny3tes, with ofere mene peple, to fie nou??zbre of vj M* & mo ; and of Englissh men but a fewe. U And afte?- fis, fat noble Prins Edward restored \q same Piers into his kingdom a3en. fie whiche Piers afterward, four^ 28 trecherye & falsnes of f e forsaid Bastarde of Spayne as he sate atte pe table, he was strangled and deyde. but afte/' ])is victorye, meny noble and hardy men of Engelond, in Spayne, pourj the fflix & odir diuers siknesses, toke her dethe. 32
& in fiis same ^"jer in Marche,^^ was seyn 'Stella Comata ' bitwene fe Iliorth costes & fe west, whos hemes strecched toward Frawnce. and in fe 3er next sewyng of King Edwardes regne
1 CaptoZo CC° T. CCxxxiiij R. " leaf m, back. » ^gpt TR.
■• sir om. R. ° bitwene P/'incc Edward T. J^o Prins R.
^ and o\er worthi K. '' in R. *• an T. " ful om. R.
'" made & om. R. " droof T. dryuen R. ^^ ^yjj, j^jg ^len om. TR.
'3 \icr of om. R. " fil a T. i'* A downe T. i^ chafe om. T.
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CH. ccxxxiii] Prince Lionel wedded. Biichess Blanche dies. 321
xKij.jin Aprill, Sere Leonell, Kyng Edwardes sone, fat was duk of Clarence, went towarde Myleyn, ^x^th a chose meyne of fe gentils of Englond, forto wedde Galoys donate?'/ and haue lier to wyf, by
4 whom he shokl haue half- })e Lordship of Mileyn. But after pat fey were solempnly wedded, the^ same Duke, about fe J^atiuite of our Lady deid.^ & in pe same 3ere Jje Frensshe men breken fe pees & the trewes, ryding on ]je Kinges ground and lordship of
8 Englo?id, in ]>e shire & cu?ttre of Pountyf, & taken & helden castls
& tonnes, & here Jie Englisshe men on bond falsly^ & sotilly,'' fat
fey were cause of breking of fe'^ truws. And in fis same 3ere deyd
fe Duchesse^ of Lancastre, & is beryed worschipfully in^ Seynt
12 Poules Cherche.io
[A Great Pestilence, a.d. 1369.] ^ The xliiij ^ere of King Edward regne, was f e grete pestilens of men and of grete beestes ; and by grete fallyng of wateres fat fill fat tyme, per fill grete hyndryng & destroyeng of corn, in so
16 mych fat fe next ^ere after, a busshell whete^^ was solde for xl d. and about f e laste ende of May, Kyng Edwarde held his parle- ment at Westwiws^er ; in f e whiche j;arlement was treted & spoken of fe ofe & fe^- trewes fat was broke bituene hem and fe King of
20 Fra?<nce, & how he my^te best oppon his Avrong be avenged. ^ Li fis same 3er, in fe Assu7wpsion of our Lady, deid^^ Qwene Philippe of Engelond, a ful noble and good woman; & at West?/w'?isfer ful worschipfully is buried & entered.
24 And about Missomere, f e Duke of Lancastre & f e Erie of Her- ford, wif a grete cumpanye of kni3tes, Aventew into Frawnce, wher fey gete hem but a litell worship and name^* ; for f er was an houge oste of Frenssh men oppon ^^ Chalkhul brigge, ^^& anofer oste^'^
28 of Englisshe men faist by f e same brigge,^^ ]iat longe tyme had leyn fere ; and meny worf y men & grete of f e ^^ Englisshe men ordeyned & 3af counceyll forto fight & 3eue bataill to f e Frensh men ; but f e forsaide lordes wolde nofing^^ consente fej'to, ne assentj^*^ for no
32 manere fing. ^ Ther anon after, hit happid fat fe Erl of War- wyke come f edirward forto werre ; & whan f e Frenshmen herde
1 Galeys f e Dukis sister of Mileyne R. - ]>b half R. 3 },at T.
■* he died T. ^ men falsly on honde T. ])at falsli R.
6 soti]]y om. T. ^ fe om. R. » Dy^e T. ^ at T.
1" chirche at London) R. " of whete T. i- and of the T.
i» died the T. " and name om. R. i^ ^^^^y 192, hack.
16-16 ^ anofer oste . . . brigge om. R. ^"^ oste om. T, ^^ J)e om. T.
^^ not R. '^^ ne assent om. R.
d22Earl Warioickdies. Sir J. Haivkw odes supplies. [CH.ccxxxiiI
of his comynge, or Jjrtt fey^ come fully to londe, J»ey left her tentis and pavilons, wi]) al hir vetayles, & fledden- and wente^ awey pre- veyly. And whan pe Erl was come to londe wip his men, he wente in al has[t]^ into^Normandye, and distroyede ))e He of Cavs, fourj 4 dent of suerde & Jjourj fire ; hut alias, in his retwrnyng into^ Eng- lond-warde home ajen, at Caleys he was take wit/i siknes of pestil- lence, & deide, nowt lewyng behynde him, after his dayes, non*^ so noble a kni^t, ne so'^ orpid of amies. ^In whiche tyme rayned 8 and Averred thilk orpid kni3t, Se?'e lohn Hawkwode, pat was an Englisshman born, hauyng w^t7l hym at^ his gouernance pilk white cu??ipanye ])at ys abore^ ynemned, f)e Avhiche were^'' o tyme ajens holy chirche, and anojier tyme a3ens lordes werryng, & ordeynede 12 gret batailes ; & \er in j)at cu7itre he dede many mervayles Jjinge^. And aboute pe Conuersion of Seynt Poule, King Edward, whan he had jended and done J)e entering and jje^^ exequites, wi|) grete costes and rialtees, aboute ))e tombe^^ & buryng of Quene 16 Phillip his ^^ wif, he held his parlement at Westmms^e?-. In pe whiche pa?'lement was axed of fe clergye a iij. 3ers disme, fat is forto sey, a gret dime to be paled .iij. 3er duryng; and the clergye put hit of, and wolde not graunte hit vnto Ester next comyng ; 20 & J)an jjey graunted wele fat in iij 3ere, by certeyne termes, fat disme ^^shold be payed; & also of fe lay fee, was a iij. 3ers xv. ygrannted to fe King. '
Hov sir Robert Knollis, wif ofer certeyne ^^ lordes of fe 24 reaume,^*^ wente ouere fe see into Fraitnce; & of here goue?-nau?2ce. C&jnhdo CC'"°. xxxiiij°.i''
And in fe xlv 3ere of King Edward, in fe bygenyng, King Edward, wif owne-Avise^^ counceyll and vndescret, borwed a 28 grete su?nme of gold of fe pj'elatis and lordes, Marchauntes and ofer riche men of fe^^ reaume, saynge fat hit sholde be spende in deflfendyjig of holy cherche & of his reaurae ; but neuer f e latter hit profited hit^o not. Wherfore aliout Midsomer after, fe kiug 32 made a grete oste of fe worthiest men of his reai;me, amonges whom were somme lordes, fat is forto seyn, fe Lord Fitzwater,
^ he TR. - fledde pennej R. ^ liasto T. * haste toward R.
■> to TR. ^ non am. R. '' knyght and TR.
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^'•^ sepulcurc TR. ^^ his wif T. his wiff R. wif om. C.
'■* leafl9S. ^® certeyne om. R. ^^ of >e reaume om. TR.
" CC" T. CC XXXV R. IS with vnwis R. " his TR.
20 hit om. TR.
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The English forces separate, & are hroJcen by the French. 323
])e Lord Groiuson, and o]>er worfi knijtes, of whiclie knijtes J>e Kingi ordeyned Se;-e Eobert Knolb's, a proved kni3t and wel assayed in dede of amies, forto he gouernour; and |3at, jjourj his 4 gone/-nnance and counceyll, al ]nng sliolde be gouerned & dressid. and wlian ])ey come into Fraunce, as long as )3ey duelled and lielde him liole togider, pe Frensshmen forust^ nout falle oppon hym. & at Jje^ laste, aboute fe bigynnyng of \ve?^te/', for enuye and covetyse^ 8 j)«t was amonges ham, and also discorded, ]>ey sunddered & partyd him into diners companyes, vnwysely & foUely. But Sere Eobert Ivnollis & his men wentew and kepte?i ham saf ^ wifinne a Castel in Britaigne. & whan pe frenshe men saw J)at our men were
12 deuyded i«to diners cu?>ipanyes & places, nou3t holdyng ne strengyng ham togeders, as Jjey aw3te forto done, \>ey fel fersly on our men, & for ]>e moste partey ^toke?* ham & slower *^; and fo \iat jjey toke, ledde wijj him presoners, *[I And in pe same ^ere
16 Pope Vrban come fro liome to Avyoun, for enchesou?i & cause \iat he shold acorde and make pees bytwene fe King of Fraunce and Jje King of Engelonde for euiermore ; but alias, "or he bygan fis tretis, he deide wij) sikenes, fe xxj day of Decembre, & was
20 yburied^ as for jje tyme in pe cathedral cherch of Avyon, fast by pe hye^ auter. & pe next ^ere after, whan he had leyn so, his bones were taken out of fe erpe, and beryed new in fe abbey of Seynt Victour, fast by Marcyle, of jje whiche abbey he was su??ityme
24 abbot hymself.io & in bofe places fat he was buryed yn, ther^^ bene meny grete miracles done and wroght, thurgh pe grace of God, to meny a mannes help, and to ]>e worship of God. After whom folowed next, & was made Pope Gregore Cardynall, dekene,
28 jjrtt bifore was clept Piers Eogier.
[TJie Black Prince takes Limoges, and comes hack to England.] IT In this same 3ere fe Citee of Lymage rebelled and faght a3ens ]>e Pryns, as ofere Citees in Guyene dede, for grete taxes, costages & raunsoms, Tpat Jjey wer pvit-yn and ysette^^ to^'^ by Prins Edward, 32 ))e whiche charges were unportable, & to chargeable ; wherfor pey tM/-ned fro him, & fill to \>e King of Fra?mce, & whan Pryns Edward sawe J)is, he was sore ychaufed^^ & ygrevid ; and in twrnyng
^ the kyng TR. the am. C. ^ durest R. " pe om. TR.
■* and covetyse om. TR. ^ selff R.
''-^ token hem or sloweu hem T. or slowen ham R. '' leaf 193, back,
s buried TR. » hye ovu R. " hymself om. R. " ther om. T.
1- sette T. 13 to om. T " chaufed R.
BRUT. Z
324 The Black Prince comes home. Laymen made State officers.
lioniward a^en to Engelond, wit/t sore skyrmisshes & fightyng and grete^ assautes, fought- vfiih hem, & toke J)e forsaid Citee, & dis- troyed hit ahnost to fe^ grounde, and slow al fat were ^founde in J?e Citee.^ And fan, forto sey fe sothe, for d\\\ers, siknesses and 4 maladies fat he had, and also for defaute of money pat he myght not wifstande ne tarie on his enemys, he hyed hym a3en into Engelond. And about fe bygynnyng of Januarij he come into Engelond w^t/^ his wyf and his meyne, levyng behind him in Gas- 8 coigne fe Duk of Lancastre & Se?'e Edmund,^ Erl of Caumbrigge, wit/i ope?"e worfy and orpid men of amies.
U In fe xlvj 3ere of King Edwarde, at fe ordinm^nce & sendyng of King Edwarde, fe King of Nauern come to hym to Claryngdoun, 12 to trete wi]) ham of certeyn f inges touching his werre *^in Normandye, wher King Edward had left '' certen seges in his stede til he come ajen ; but King Edwarde myghte?^ not spede of fat f rtt he asked of hym; and so fe King of Nauerne, w/t/i grete worshup &, g?-6fte 16 jeftes, toke his levie, & wente home a3en. And about f e begynnyng of Marche, whan f e parlement at WestmtHsfer was bygwaie ; f e King axed of fe clergye a subsidie of L. M* ti,^ fe whiche, by a^ good avisement & by a general co?iuocaciou?i of f e clergye, hit was 20 ygraunted^*^ & yordeyned^^ fat hit shold be payede & reised of fe lay fee. And in f is parlement, at f e requeste & axyng of f e lordes, in hatered of men of holy chirche, f e Chaunceler & tho fat were Bisshopes, fe Tresorer & fe Clerk of fe Pryue Sele, Avere remeued 24 & put out of hire office, Sc in hire stedes Avere seculer men put yn. And while f is pa?'lement laste, ]ier comen solempne ambassiatours, ysent^^ fro fe Pope to trete wif fe King, of pees, & saiden fat fe Pope desired to fullfille his predecessours Avill ; but for al liiv 28 comyng fey spedden not of hir purpos.
Of fe sege of Rochell, & hov fe Erl of Penbroke was take» of f e Spaynardej. CapiY^lo CC'"*' xxxv.^^
The ix day of Juyn, King Edwarde, in f e xlvij jere of his regne, 32 helde his parlement at "Wynchestre ; & hit lasted )>ut viij. dayes ; jto fe"^'* pa?'lement Avas sompned l)y Avryt, of men of holy chirche, iiij, bisshopes & ^'^ iiij. alilwtes, Avif oute eny mo. This parlement
' and grete ovi. R. ^ figlitj'ng sautis foughten T. •' \>e om. T.
*-•» founde l)e}7mie R. ^ jolni TR. ^ leaf I9i. Most R.
* 1 Ml i)ound T. ^ a om. R. ^'^ grauuted R. ^^ ordeyned R.
1- sent R. 1=' 00° T. CC xxxvj R. i-» pis R. ^^^ & om. T.
CH. ccxxxv] . K. Pedro's Daugliters wed English Nobles. 325
Avas^ liolden for Marchauntis of London, of K"orwych, & of ojje?' diners places, in diue?*s finges and poyntes of tresoii?i pat pey were difFamed of, pat is forto sey, pat pey were rebelle, & wolde ^ rise 4 a3ens pe King.
^ This same 3ere pe Duk of Lancastre and pe Erl of Caumbrigge, his hroper, comen out of Gascoigne into Englond, & token & weddid to hir wyues Petres doghters, su??ityme King of Spayne ; of 8 which ^ij doujters pe Duke had pe elder,'^ and pe Erl pe 3onge;". And pe ^ same tyme ]>e)' were sent ij Cardinals fro pe Pope, pat is to sey, an Englissh Cardinal, & a Cardinal of Parius, to trete of pees bytwene tlio ij, reaumes, pe which, whan pey had ben hope longe
12 eche in his province, & in places & curetres fast by, tretyng of pe forsaid pees, at pe last pey toke wip hem her letfres of procuracye, & went a3en to pe court of liomeward,*' wipoute eny effecte of hir purpos. IT In pis 3ere also pere was a styonge bataill on pe see
IG bytwene Englissh men & Flemmynges ; & pe Englissh men had pe victorye, & toke xxv. shippes ycharged " wip salt, sleyng & drenchyng al pe men pat were perin, vnwytyng hem pat pey weren of pat cuntre. and redily mych liarme had fall by cause ^ pe?-of,
20 ne had pees pe^ son«er be made bitwene hem. and in pis same 3er pe Erenssh men byseged pe toun of pe ^'^ Eochell, wherfor pe Erie of Penbrok was sent into Gascoigne with a grete cu?«panye of men of armes, forto destroye pe sege ; pe which passeden pe ^^ see,
24 & comen safe to ^^ pe haven of Rochell. and Avhan bey were pe?'e at pe haven moupe, or pat^^ pey myght entre, sodenly come« oppon hem a strong naue of Spayne, pe whiche ou^rcome?* po ^^ pe Englissh men, in mych blemyshyng, hurtyng & sleyng of many
28 pe?'sones, for as miche as pe Englysse men were not pan redy forto fight, ne ware of hem. & in pis comyng oppon ^^ of pe Spaynardes, all pe Englissh men, eyper pey were take or slayu ; & x. of hem were wonded to pe dethe ; & all her shippes ybrent.^'' IT And pe?'e ^^
32 pey token pe Erie, with an houge tresour of pe reaume^^ of Engelond, & many ope?- noble men also, on Missome/' eve, pe whiche is seynt Mildredes day, &^'^ ledden hem wip^o him into Spayne. And of pis mysshif was no grete Avonder, for pis Erie was a ful euel lyuer, as
1 was maad and T. - wolde om. T. ^ leaf 194, bad:
* elder TR. Erie C. ^ fat TR. « ward ovi. R. ^ charged TR.
* bycanse om. R. 9 ]>e pece T. i" >e om. T. " in >e T. 12 vnto T. into R. i^ >at ovi. T. " ]>o om. T. i^ on T.
i« brent R. i' pcre om. T. i* of \>e reaurae om. T. ^^ ]>ei T. 2" hem wi]) om. R.
326 Lord Pemhrohes evil deeds. Invasion of France, [ch.ccxxxvi
an opyn lechour ; & also in a ^ certeyue parlement he stood and was a3ens ]>e - ri3tes & Jse fraunclie of holy chirche ^ ; and also he counceyled J)e King and his counceyle,^ ])«t he shold axe more of men of holy chivch j^an of o])er pe/'sones of fe laj'^ fee. H And for 4 j)e King Si oj^ere of his counceyl axcepted & token ra])i?r evell opynions & causis a^ens men of holy chirch, Jjan he dede forte fende & maynteyne ])e ri^t of holy chirch, hit was sen in ^ many tymes after, J)Ourgh lakkyng of fortune and =■ grace, fey had not ne 8 here awey so ^ g/"ete victorye ne power a^ens liir enemyns as ]?ey dede hyfore.
]5is same 3ere, ])e King, Avi]? a grete ostee, entred fe see to remeve fe sege of *^ Eochell ; but ]5e wynd was euen cont?'orye to 1 2 hem, and suffred hem" not longe tyme to ^ goo fer fro ])e loude. Wherfore he abode a ce?'teyne time oppon fe see costes, abydiug afte?" a good wynde for him ; and 3et come hit not. So at J)e ^ laste he come jjens wif> his men to londeward a3en ; and anon as he was 16 a^*^ londe, ))e wynde bygan t;«rne,^^ and was in anofer coste |>en he was by fore.
Hov ])e Duk of ^- Lancastre, w/t/; a grete oste, went into Flau?idres,i'- & passed by Parys, ]3oru3 Burgoyne. Ca,^itido 20
Sone^^ after, hi ])e xlviij 3ere of King Edward, pe Duk of Lancastere, wijj a grete oste, wente into Floundres, and passid by Parys, ]3our3 Burgoyne, & })0ur3 alle Fraunce, til he come to 24 Burdeux, wifoute eny mane/'e wijjstonddyng of Jte Frenshe men. & he dede him but litel harme, saf he toke and raunseued many places & tou/mes, & meny^'^ ^"^men lette hem goon after ^"^ frely.
U The same 3er J)e King sent ce?'teyne enbassetours to Jje Pope, 28 praynge he??i ))at he sholdei''' leue of and melle-not^^ in his court of pe kepynge3 & reseruaciou?is of benefeces in Engelond ; & jjat )jo |)at Avere chose to bisshopes sees^'-* & dingnites, frely & wijj ful right my3te2'' loye haue,-^ & be confermed. -"-^ Of her Metropolancs and 32
^ leaf 195. '■^-" riglitis of holi chirche and pe ffraunchises T.
^ and his connceyle om. TR. ■* in om. E.
5—5 arace for l^ey hadde neuer so R. " at T.
■^ and sutt'red hem ovi. T. to him ))at he myjte not R.
8 to om. R. 9 ]>e om. T. i» at T. at fe R. " to turne T.
^^— ^- lancastre wente into fflaundiis with a greet hoost T.
^^ CC" T. CC xxxvij R. " Anoou T. Anon R. i^ ^leny om. T.
iB_i6 „^gjj j^j^jj after lete hem gone T. men and let ham aftir go R.
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Prelates appointed. Disputes hetwcen Bdw. Ill & the Pop)e. 327
Erchebisshops, as J)ey were went to be of old tyme of fes poyntes, & of ojje?' toching fe Kinge and his reaume, Wlien ])ey hadden her answere of fe Pope, Jje Pope enioyned hem fat fey sholde 4 certyfie hem a3en by her letteres of fe Kiuges wylle, and of his reaume, or fat fey determened out^ of fe forsaide articles.
V[ lu this same ^er, deid John, fe Erchebisshop of 3ork, lohn,
bosship of Ely ; William, bisship of Worsschestre, in Avhos stedes
8 folweding, and were made bisship by fe - auctorite of fe Pope,^
Mayste?- Alex«Hc7er K'evyle to f e Erchebysshoprich of 3ork, Thomas
of Arundell to f e Bisshop ^ of Ely, & se?-e Herry "Wakefeld to f e
liysshoprich of Worcestre. In whiche tyme it was ordeyned in fe
12 parlement fat all Cathedrall cherches shold ioy and haue her
eleccions hool ; & fat f e King, fro fat tyme afterward, sholde not
write a^ens hem fat were ychosen,^ but rather help ham by his
leif^res to her co«fi^maciou?^. & this statut was kept, and dede
16 myche profet & good; & in fis parleme?«t Avas grounted to fe King
a dysme of f e clergye, & a xv of f e lay fee.
U The 3ere next^ after, of King Edwarde xlix, fe v. day of Iiiyn, deid Mayste/- "Willia^H Wytlesey, Erchebisshope of Caunter- 20 bery. AVherfor fe monkes of fe same chirche asked & desired a Cardinall of Engelond to be Erchebisshop ; and f erfore fe King was agreued, & had ment and p2(/-posed to have exiled fe monkes of fe same hous ^ ; & so fey " spended niich good or fey myglite haue f e 24 Kinge^ grace ajen, & his lone ; but ^et wold not f e King consente ne grauniQ to her elecciouw of fe Cardinal!, ne fe Pope also, ne his Cardinals.
& about fe bygynnyng of August, it was tretid & spoke?? at
28 Brugges of certeyn poyntes & articles hauyng Ijytwene f e Pope and
f e King of Engelonde ; & fis tretis lasted almoste ij. 3ere. At f e *
laste it was acorded bytwene ham, fat f e Pope, fro fat ty-'me forfe,
shold nout vse ne dele wif fe reseruacions of ^^ benefices in Engelond;
32 and fat fe King shold not graunte ne lete no benefices by his wryt
fat ys yclept ^^ ' Quare impedit ' ; but as touchyng f e eleccions
aboue seyd, fere was nofing touchid ne do ; & fat was ywyted^"^ &
put oppon certeyn clerkes, the^^ whiche rafer supposed & hoped ^'^
36 to be aua^nced & promoted to bysshoptiches which ^^ fey desired
^n& coiieyted, by fe court of Rome fan by eny eleccions. ^^^
1 ought T. 2 j,g ^,„_ rpjj_ 3 archebisshopriche R. ■* chosen TR. '■' nexte yeer R. « chirche R. '' \>Qy oin. T. ** l^e om. T. ^leafl^Q. i»of}>eR. " clept TR. ^'^ wyted R. " the om. T. " hoped & supposed R. ^s with that T. ^'^ l^anne o])er wise R.
328 A year's truce with France. A great Pestilence.[CH.CCXXX\ii
This same 301' about Candelniasse, Jjeve comen & mettere togider at Bnigges, meny noble and \vorJ>y men of bo])e reaumes, to tvete7i of pees bituene Jio ij. kingdomes. And this tretys lasted twey ^er, wi]) grete costes & houge spences of ^ hope 4 parties ; & at pe laste Jiey went & departed ))eiis wifiout eny accorde or effecte.
U The next 36!' after, Jie xlix- 3er of Xyiig Edward, ]>& iiij. None of Maii, beyng 3et void & vacaunt^ fe Erchebisshop of 8 Caunterbury, Maister Symound Sudbury, Bysshop of London, was"* made Erchebisshop of CauMterbury ; & Maister Will. Cour- teneye, fiat was Eisshop of Herford, was J;an made Bysshop of London ; & pe Bisshiop of Bangor was made Bosship of Herford. 12
And in ];is same tyme, in a certeyn tretys, & speking of pees, trews was take bytwene Fraunce & Engelond, fro'' Missomere vnto Missomere come a3en, al on hool 3er. II And about the bygynnyng of Aprill, pe Duke of Brytayne, wif) meny Erles,^ barons, and 16 noble and" Avorjjy men of Engelond, went ouere see^ into Brytaigne, wher he had al his lust, desire & p?irpos,^ ne had J)e forsaide trws be so sone ybrake,^^ fe wliiche letted hem myche. This same tyme, Ipe He of Constantyn, wher pat the castell of Sent Sauour is yn, J^at 20 longe tyme was fought at & byseged of jpe Frenshe men, ^^was j^an 3olden to Jje Frenshemen,!^ wi]) al pe app^i?■tena^alces, into g?'ete harme & hyndryng of Ipe reaume of Engelond.
And J)e^- same 3er ])ere were so ^^ grete & so passyng hetes, & 24 ferewifal a grete pestilens in Engelond, & in ofer diuers parties of Jje world, ]?at it destroyed & slow, violently & strongly, both men & wymmen AVitAout nou?Hbre.
H This same 3er deid Sir Edwarde, fe lord Spencer, a worthy 28 kny3t and a bolod ; & in ]je Mynstre of Teukesbury worschipfully is buried.
& lastyng this pestilens, jje Pope, at pe instaunce & prayer of al* Englissh Cardinall, graunted to al pe peple J?at deid iu Engelond 32 fat weren sory and repentaunt for her synnes, & also shryven, ful remyssiou?^, by ij. bulles vnder lede, vj. monthes ))an next to last.
In pis same 3er pe Erl of Penbrook was take & raunsened by^^ Bertram Cleykyn, bytwne Parys & Caleys, as he come towarde 36
J on T. 2 Tj^_ 3 vacaunt & void R.
•* louden was T. london >ey R. ■' fro R. for C. « erlis k R.
■^ noble and om. R. ^ j,g g^g rp_ 9 pm^pos and desire R.
^" ybrake T. take RC. "-" was ])an Jolden . . . men om. T.
^- this TR. « leaf 196, back. " an T. ^^ ^j foj. r_
CH. ccxxxviii] C o'inmonswant proof of King' sneed of money. 329
Engelonde oppon Seiiit Etheldredis day ; pe whiche Seynt, as hit was said, pe same Erl oft tynies had offended ; & wijjin a while after, he deide. & in ]S[ou??ibrei next after, fere mette^i at Brugges 4 jje Duke of Lancastre & fe Duke of Angeoy, wi]? meny o)ier lordes & pj-elates of hope reaumes, forte trete of pees.
Of ]?e depe of prins Edward, & of dame- Alys Perers, & Piers de la Mare. Ca.'pifulo CC xxxviij'l^
[A Parliament held at Westminster, a.d. 1376. Alice Ferrers
and Lord Latimer.']
8 iSTofi longe after fe Ij. jere of Jie regnyng of ,King Edward, he
lete ordeyned & holde his parlement at Westnnws^er, fe grettest
]3at was sen meny 3ere afore. In fe whiche parlement, he axed of ^
Co??i??i?6?ialtee of fe reaurae as he had done byfore, a grete subsede
12 to be graunted to hem, for defendyng of hem and of his reame;
but J)e co?Hmunes answered fat 'fey Avere so oft, day be day,
ygreued & charged wif so meny talyagej & subsidies, fat fey myjte
no longer suffre no?? such berf es ne charges ; ^ and fat fey knewyn
16 & wisten wel fat fe King had ynov for sauyng of hem & of his''
reaume, yf fe reaume wher wel and trewly gouerned, but fat' ®it
had be so long euel ygouej-ned^ by euel officers, fat the reaume
my^t neither ^0 be plenteuous of Chaflfare and merchaundise, ne
20 also wifi^ richesse : & fese fingej fey profered hem self, if fe
King wold, certey[n]ly to p?-eue & stonde by. and if it were
found & proued afte?-, fat fe King fan had nede, fey wold fen
gladly, euery man, after his power and state, hem wold^- helpe &
24 lene.'
IT And after fis, fere were publisshed & shewed in fe parle- ment meny playntes & def antes of officers of ^^ f e reaume, & namely of f e Lorde Latymer, f e Kinge^ Chaumberlayn, of his evel gouer- 28 na?mce, bof e^-* to f e King & eke to fe reame; & at f e laste also fer^^ was tretid & spoke?i of Dame Alys Pereis, for fe grete i'^ wrongej & eveP'' gouerna^nice fat was done by her & by her counceyl in fe reame; fe whiche Dame Alys Perers, fe King had holde long 32 tyme to his le?/fman. Wherfor hit was fe lesse wonder thogh,
1 MS. Noubre. ^ (j^nie om. T. ^ qqo t. •• Not TR. Bot C. "^ of >e R. « })e R. "^ >at om. R. * leaf 197. " goue?'ned TR. ^0 neucr T. ^i of R. i- wold om. R. " diners of R.
1^ boJ)e om. R. !•' >ere it R. ^^ grcte om. T. " yuyl T. evel R. wel C.
330 TheSpecikerimprisond. The Black Princedies. [cH.ccxxxviii
Jjurgli ])e freelte of fe wo??imanHys exciting & her streyng, covisentid to her lewednes & evell coiinceyll. tl The which Dame Alys, & also jje Lord Latymer, & also o'per'^ such ]?at sterid pe King to evel gouernaemce, a3ens his profite & ])e reaumes. also al J)e commnnalte 4 of J'e reame desired & asked jjat f>ei shold be meved & done^ awey, & in her stedes, wyse men & AvorJ^y \)at were trewe, & welle assayed & p?'oued, and of good gonernrr^nce, shold be put in her stedes. IT So amonge all opere, j?er was on among pe commtwGS Ipat was a 8 wys kny3t^ & a trewe, & an eloquent man, whos name was Piers de la Mare ; & }>is same Piers was chosen to be speker for the co/»- muues in |?e parlemont.^ & for ])is same* Piers told & publissed ])e trewj)e, & rehersid meny wronges ajens fe forsaid Dame Alys, & 12 oper certeyne persones of ]?e Ivingej counceyl, as he was bode by pe communes, & also trustyng mycli forto be supported (V; mayn- teyned in Tpis mate/' by help & fauour of J^e Pryns, anon as pe Pryns was dede, at ]>e instaunce and ^request of ])e forsaid Dame 16 Alys, fiis Piers de La Mare Avas iugged to perpetuel pr/soun in J>e Castell of Notynghran in pe Avhiche he was ij. ^ere. & ])e vj. kale?id of luyll, lastyng ])at same pa/'lement, deid Prens Edwardes ferst sone, ])at is forto sey, in^ Trynite Soujzday ; in fe worship of" 20 whiche feest he AA'as wont euery 3ere, wher fat euere he Avere in fie AA'orlde, to make & hold ]>& moost sole?/ipnyte pat he myght. II Whos name & fortune of kni^thood, but yf it had bene of Sinoper^ Ectour, al men, both Christen & hefen, AAdiile he leuyd & 24 was in good poynt, Avondred mych, & dred him AA'onder sore ; Avhos body is AvorshipfuUy beryed at Crycherche of^ Caunterbury.
And in fis same 3ere pe man & pe Erles tenr^^^ntes of "Warwyk arisen maliciously a^ens fie Abbot & pe Covent of Euesham & her 28 tenawntes, & destroyeden fersly pe Abbot & pe toun, & wounded & bete her men, & slowen of hem meny one, & wenten to her manev's & places, & dede myche harrae, & brekyn doun her pa?'kes & her closes, & brentew & sloAven her Avild bestes, and chaced hem, 32 brekyng her fisshepond hedis, & lete pe water of her pondes, stewes & ryuers, renne out; & token pe fissh, & here it Avith hem, & deden hem al pe harme pat fey niy3te, H In so ferforth, fat forsofe fey had be distroyed pe?'petuely, fat abbay,i^ wif all her 36 membres &^^ app?^rtenamices, but yf fe King fe sonner had
' o]>er om. R. " put R. ■' iu J>e prerlement om. T. ■* same om. R. ^ leaf 197, back. « on R. ^ of l^e R. « of ano])cr ovi. T. 9 in'T. 1" Jjat abbay om. R. i' k om. T.
CH. ccxxxix] Suhsidy granted to Edw. III. Hh Grandson. Sol
holpen hit & taken heed ]je?'to. and \eriovQ \q King sent liis le^/res to \q Erie of Warwyk, chargyng hym, & comanwdyng, jjat he shiilde stynt, redresse & amende the evel doers & brekers of his 4 pees, and so, by menys of lordes & o]ierQ frendes of boj^e sides pece^ & good acorde & lone Avas made bytwene hem. IT And for jjis hnrlyng, as hit was seyd, ]>q King wold not be gouerned at ])at tyme by his lordes pat J)e;-e were in J)e pa?"lement ; ^but he toke and 8 made his sone, Jje Duk of Lancastre, his gowerwour of pe reaume ; the which stood so still gonernour til tyme fat he deide.
The same ^ere, anon after Candelmasse, or the pa^'lement was done, the King axede a subsidie of the clergie and of pe lay fee,
12 and hit av«s graunted him, pat is forto seye, that he sholde haue of eue/y persone of the lay fee, bothe of men and wom??ian pat passed xiiij. ^er age, iiij d. — ontake pore beggers that Avere knowen opynly for^ nede, beggers,^ — and pat he shulde haue of ewerj man of
16 holy chirelie pat was beneficed or promoted, xij d., and of al opere pat were nout promoted iiijd., outake pe iiij. orders of the Frers beggers.
^ This same ^er, after jMyghellmase, Eic/^arc/, Prin3 Edwardej
20 sone, was made Prins of AValys ; to whon pe King also 3af^ pe Duche of Cornewayl, wyth pe Erldom of Chestre. and aboute pis tyme, pe Cardinallis of Engelond, pe forpe day bifore Mary Maugdalyne day, after mete, sodeynly was smete & take*^ wip a
24 palsie, & loste his speche ; and on INIarye Mawgdalyne day he died.
Of the deth of Kinge Edwarde ; and hov Sere John Mounst^/- worp, knight, was drawe and honged for his fals tresou».
28 Cap^7^<?o CC'"". xxxix"."
Ryght anon after, in pe lij 3ere of his^ regne, of King Edward, in pe begynnyng of October, Pope Gregory pe xj. brou3t and remeved Avip hem his court from Aveyon to Rome. 32 And pe xij. day of Aprill, John Munste?-worpe, knight, at London was drawen, hanged, and pen byheded ; and afte?-, his body quartered, and sent to pe .iiij.^ chef tonnes of Engelond, and his heed sette oppon^^ London Brigge. H For pis same lohn was
ipeceandT. and C. '^leafl^i. '^ 'lorTR. fro C. ■* nedi pouo-e beggers T. nedy poer beggars R. ^ yaf also TR. « Avas take and suiyte T. & take om. R. " CC" T. « ])e TR. » to foure the T. iiij ]je R. lo on T.
332 Treachery of Sir John 3Iunstenvorth. . Edio. Ill dies.
ful vntrewe to pe ^ King and to the reaume, and ful coveytous and vnstable ; for he toke ofte tymes grete summes of money of J)e King and his counceyll for men of armes wages, that he sholde haue payed ham ; and take hit into his owne vse, and he, dreding 4 at 2 the laste he shold he shent and acused, for ])e same cause fled pryuily to the King of Fraunce, and was swore to hem, and bicome liis man, and behight liym to bringe a^ grete nave of Spayne in confusion, and distroyende of'* Engelonde. but rightful 8 God, to wdiom no pryvite is vnknowe, suffrede hym ferst to be shent and spilt, or that he sholde so trecherously & falsly, his leige lord, the King of Engelonde, and his peple and his reaume — in the whiche ground the same lohn was bore wickedly, thourgh 12 bataill, destroye, or bryng his cursed purpose aboute.
In the feste of Seynt Gregore ^o-' next sewynge, King Edward 3af to Eichard of Biirdeux, his eyr, that was Pryns Edwardes sone, att Wyndesore, the ordre of knyghthood, and made hym knyght. 16 the which Kyng Edward, whan he had regned Ij.*' 3ere and more, the xj \ia\end of luyn, he deide at Shene, and is beried worship- fully at Westmynster ; on whos soule God haue merc}^ ! Amen !
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APPENDIX B.
[THE CHARACTER OF EDWARD III.]
[.1/,S'. Harley 753, fol 146/. {collated icith MS. Harleij 331 = X, Lamheih 491 = Y, and Lamheth 738 = Z).]
Of ])e description) 1 of Kyng Edward. Cap". CC. xxix''.-
THis^ Kyng Edward' was forsope of a passyiig gooduesse, and ful gracious amonge aU fe worthymen of ))e world' ; for he passyd 4 and shone by vertue & g?'ace* yeven to hy;« fro God', above aH his predecessours J)«t were noble men & worthy. And he was a wele hard-herted^ man, for he dred neiier of none myshappes, ne harmes ne evyH: fortune, fat my3t falle a noble warryour, and a fortunable,^ 8 bothe'^ on lond'S and on J5e see.'-* And in all batayle & assembles, with a passyng glory and worshyp'"^ he had' eue/-e \q victory.
And 11 he was mcke and benygne, homely, sobre, & softe to q&
maner men,!^ as wele to straungres as to his owne subiectes, And to
12 o]>ei' \a\> were vnder his gouernaunce.i^ He was devoute & holy,
hope to God & holyi'i chirch; ffor lie was worshipped &i^ mayn-
tened holy chLrch and her mynystres wiih alt mantr reuerence*".!"
He was treteable & wele avysed in temperaH & worldly nede.^, wyse
16 in counsel}, and discrete, soft, meke,!" & good to speke w^t/^.
In hys dedes & manere, fuH gentiH & wele ytaught, havyng pite
on hemi'^ Jiat were in dissese ; plentevous in yevyng almesse,!''
Besy20 & corious in bildyng; And full lyghtly he bare & suffred
20 wronge*^ and harmes. And whan he was yeve to any occupac^on, he
left all o))er )?ynges in^i Jie mene tyme, and tent 22 jjerto; semly of
body, & of mene stature ; havyng alwey, to high & lowe, a good
chere. And J)er sprang & shone so moch g^rtce of hym -'^jjat, what
^ distraction MS and Z. - heading oni. Z. ^ The Z.
^ vertue of grace YZ.
^ a wel and a hardy hertid Y. a well and an haity hartid Z.
^ and so fortunable X. a fortunate Y. a ffortynant Z.
■' for bothe Y. » ^^ ^^ jg^^i X. » on se Z. " glory and Joy Z.
" And 07/1. Y. 12 nianer off men Z. '^ his owne Gouernaunce Z.
" to holy Z. 1= worshepid halpe and Z. ^^ of reuerence Z.
1' and meke Z. is to hem XY. i« benefytes Z. -" and Besy Z.
*i for Z. --^ tent om. Z. "^ leaf 146, hack.
334 The Character of King Edward the Third, [app. b
maner man had byhold' his face, or had dremed of hy;/i, he hoped Jiat day fat aH ])yng shold' hap^ to hym loyfuH and lykyng. And he goiie>'ned gloriously hys kyngdoni) into his age. And^ he was large in yevyng, and Avyse in spences. He was fulfilled with^ aH 4 honeste of good maners, & vertuous ; vnder whom to ly ve,^ hit was as for to regne ; wherfor his name-^ & his loos sprang so fere pat it came into hethenesse and Barbarye, shewyng and tellyng his worthynesse & mauhode in aH londe*^; And fat in^ no lond' vnder 8 heven had he*" brought forth so noble a kyng,^ so gentiH & so blessyd, or niy^t reyse such anofer whan he were dede.
Neuerfelesse,^ lecchery & mevyng of hys flessh haunted hym in his age ; wherefor fe rather, as it was to suppose, ^'^ for vnmesur- 12 able fulfillyng of hys lust, his lyff shorted fe sonner. And herof takej) good hede, lyke as hys dedys byfore bereth wytnesse ; for, as in hys bygynnyng aH fynges were loyfutt and lykyng to hym & to aH pe^^ peple. And in hys myd age he passed aH men^^ in high 16 loye and^^ worshype and blessydnesse, Ry^t so, whan he drow in-to Age, drawyng downward ]mrgh lecchorye and o])er^' synnes, litiH & litiH aH fo loyfuH and blyssed^^ pynges, good fortune & prosperite decresed and myshapped, And Infortunat fynges, & vnpyofytable 20 harmes, with many evele, bygan for to sprynge, and, fe more -harme is, conteyned longe tyme after.
^ ffall Z. 2 ^j^d om. Z. » of Z. * >e lyffe Z. ^ fame YZ.
" in om. YZ. " be om. XYZ. * knyjt Z.
" Neuere the latter Y. Neuyr ])e latter Z.
^^ suppose for XYZ. ^^ })e om. Z. ^- pepill Z. ^^ and om. YZ.
14 aflter Z. ^'^ blisfnll X.
Richard II croivnd. French Gcdieys hur7i English Tokens. 335
[C]
OF [Cambridge University LiJyrary MS. KI-. 1. 12.]
[FROM THE CORONATION OF RICHARD II (a.d. 1377) TO THE CAPTURE OF ROUEN (a.d. 1419).]
^ And aftir King Edwarde the tlirid, fat was bore at Wyndesore, Regned Richard of Burdeux, that was Pryiice Edwarde^ sone of Walis ; which Prince Edwarde was fie sone of ^ 4 King Edwarde fe iij'"'.^ Gdi^ituluro. ccxxxix.
And aftir the gode King, King Edwarde the iij'*'', jjat was born at Wyndesore, Regned Eicharde Jjb ij, pat was fe gode Prince Edwarde3 sone of'* Walis ; which King Richard was born yn Jse 8 cite of Burdeux yn Gasquoyn, and was crouned at Westmwjit^e/' yn Jje xj yere of his age. H And yn ij ^ yere of his regne fil fie*^ debate pat was betuene pe Lorde Latimer and Syr Raaff Ferers, kui^t," pat were ayens Hawle & Schakele, squiers, for the prysoner
12 pat was take yn the botayle of Spayngue ^by pese ij squyers, pe'-* which pe sayde^'' Lorde Latymer and Ser Raaff Ferrers wolde haue had ; pe which prysoner was pe Erie of Deene, pat pay toke yn pe batayle of Spayngne.^ H Wherfore pese ij lorde3 coniyn yn-to
16 Westmm.sfe/' churche,^^ and founde pis on Squier heryng his^^ niesse besyde Seint Edwarde3 schryne ; and there pei slow hym pat me callyd Hawle ; and Schackele was arestid and put yn-to pe Tour of London ; and pere he was long tyme, for^^ he wolde not delyuer pe
20 Erie of Dene, his p?"esoner, vnto pe3e ij lorde3 by Ser Aleyn Buxhill, Constable of the tour, and be Ser Raaff Ferrers, one of his aduer- saryes, tyll pe tyme pat^* pe king grawnted hym grace.
% In the iij^® yere of King Eicharde come pe '^■^ galies of Fraunce^*^
24 yn-to Engelonde, vnto dyuers porte3, and brent, & Eobbyd, and slow moch pepyll of Engelond, pat is to sey,^" Wynchilse, Rie, Hastynge,^^ Portesmouth, Hampton, Stormore, &!-' Grauysende, and dede moche harm, and wente horn ay en.
1 Zea/llO, haclc. 2 ^f j,e T, 3 j,e iijde om. T. ■* Prynce of T.
^ ))e seconde R. "^ regne for TR. '' the knyght T.
8-8 om. T. « and \& R. ^o sayde om. R.
" into the Chirche of Westmynstre TR. ^- his om. T. ^'■'' and T
" J)e tyme ))at om. TR. i' \>q om. T.
^^ yeer off his Regne ])e galeys of ffrreunce come R. ^" seie at T.
18 hastyng and T. i" and om. T.
336 The 4(1 Foil -Tax. Hnrlinfj Time. Plunder of London.
[The Commons' Revolt led hi/ Jack Straw and Wat Tyler.'] AbcI yn Jjis same yere was a parlenient lioldeu at Wa&iywinster ; and at fat parlemeiit was ordeyned \ai euery man, woman & childe, fat were^ at fe age of xiiij yere & abone, poi^out all \q Eeme, pore folke & Kich,^ scliulde pay to fe talage iiij d ; wlierfore come 4 aftirwarde grete myscliiff & moche dese3e to alle^ communhliQ of J)e Reme. ^ And yn \q iiij yere of >e regne of King Richarde pe comynes loked vp, &^ arysyn vp^ yn dyuers parte^ of )?e Eeme, and dede moche harm, ))e which ))ei callid^ " hurlyng tyme." And 8 fei of Kent & of Essex madyn hem ij cheveteyne3 to rewle & gouerne pe compayne of Kent & of Essex: |)at one^ me^ callid >f jaStaw Jacke Strawe, and ))at ofer. Watte Tyler; and l^ai comen and
assembled ham vpon \q Blake-Heth yn Kent. And apon the^ 12 Corpns Christi day and after, \q\ comen doune yn-to South werk, and brekyn vp >e prison hous, pat is to wite, pe Kingis Bench, and Jjei^' Marchalsy, & delyverde out alle \q p?-/soners. And so \q same day Jjei comen yn-to London ; a^d pere thay robbyd fe peple, and 1& slowyn alleii alyens ))at >ay my3t fynde yn fe cyte and aboute pe cite, and despoiled alle her gode3, and made havoke. H And on the Fridai I'-^next aftir, fat was on Jje morowe,thei comyn vn^^to fe Tour of London ; and the king beyng f e/-e-yn, >ei sette out of J)e 20 Tour pe Archebishop of Cauntw^-bury, ^laistir Symondi^ Sudbery, and Ser Robert Hale3, Pryour^^ of Saint Johnes,i6 and a Whit Frere pat was confessour vn to King Richarde, and brou3t ham vnto jje Tour Hill; and >e/-e >ay smytyn of her hedys, and comyn ayen to 24 London, & slowyn mo peple of men of lawe, and o]>er worth! men yn dyuers p«/-teye3 of pe cite. And fanne went paii' to the Duke3 place of Lancastre, beyonde Saint Mary Stronde, fat was callyd Savoy.is ^ And feve Jjei deuoured & destroyed al fe gode3 }ai pay 28 iny3t fynde,i» and bare ham away, and brent vp pe place. And panne aftir pey went to Seint Johnes without Smythffelde, and destroyed pe godes,20 & brent vp pat hous, and went to Westmwi.s-^er, and so to Sent Martyne3 pe Graunt, and made hem go^i out of 32
1 weren T. were R. om. Kk. ^ and o\ier T.
=' att be T. al >e R. * loked vp & om. TR.
5 vp or,, R. « callid J)e TR. ^ one om. R. « l)at men T.
9 Kent on TR. '' ]>e om. T. " alle )>e TR
i'-2 IcaflW ^-^ vn om. T. " sir Edmunde TR.
15 hospitaler prionie and maistir T. ^^ lohnes house T.
n iei wenten T. pey wente R. i« ))e Savey T. i« fynde ).ere R.
20 goodis tliere T. "' to go TR.
Jach Straiv slain hy Wahoorth. Tlie Bisers vanish. 337
Jje sapitwarye, alle ^ Jtat were Jje/-e - ynne for eny manp/- of ^ gryth.^
^ Aii'l ]?anne come vnto fe Temple, and to alio ofer ynnej of men 4 of la we, & dispoyled ham and rebbed ham of ^ her gode3, and also taare hir bokis of law ; and Jiai*^ come to London, and brake vp the pryson of Newgate, & droff out alle fe prisoners, felons, & ofir of'' bothe countres, and alle fe peple ]jat was with-ynne ham, & 8»=destroyed alle J)e bokis of bothe countres ; and Jjus J)ay contynued forth, both Saturday and Sonday,^ vnto^ Jie INIonday next folowyng, yn alle hir^'^ malice & Avickydnesse. And faune,^^ on the IVIonday, King Eichard, with his lorde^ fat were ^itk hym J>at tyme, and^-
12 with fe Meire of London, William Walworth, pe^^ aldermen & ]>& coinmyne:^ of Jje cite, come^^ yn^^ to Southwerk^*^ to here &'^' know pe entenc/on of fese rebellis and misgouerned pepil.^^ ^ And fiis lak Straw Jjanne made an oyes in pe felde, pat alle Jie pepyl of
16 accorde schulde come nere, & here his clamour and^-^ his crye and his will, and J)e lordej, and ]:e Mayre and Jje aldermen, with J)e co??i?n?mialte, hauyng indignacz'on of his Covetise and Falsnesse, and his foule p?*esompcion ; and anon William Walworth, ]jat tyme
20 beyng ]Mayre, drew out his knyff, and slow lack Straw, and anon ryjt ])ere dede smyjt of his hed, and sette it vp apon^o a spere- schafte ; and so it was bore prou^ London, & set on high vp on London Brygge. ^ And-^ anon alje J)e-- rysers and mysgouernyd
24 men were voyded and-^ vanysched, as hit hadde not byn fay. IT And^'* Jje king, of his grete godenesse, and by prayer of his lordej, made ]>ere vj kny3tis of gode & worthi men of J>e cite of London, Jjat is,-"^ William Walworth — Jjat tyme was-*^ Mayre and slow lack
28 Straw, — & ij'^''-'' was ^Nicholas Brembre, fie-^ iij was-^ John Phily- pot, the-s iiij was^o Nicholas Twyfford, Jje^s fyffj?e was^^ Robert Lawnde3, Jje-'^ vj, Eobert Gayton. IT And panne Jje king, with his lordej and his^^ kny3tes, retourned ayen vnto the Tour of London;
32 and \)ere he restid hym tylle his^^ peple were bettir cecyd, & seet yn
1 alle o;/i. R. - with T. ])ere ovlR. ^oio^n.R. ■*gryth.om.T.
•'' of TR. ..r Kk. « Jeanne t^ai T. Jeanne ]>ey R. "^ and of TR.
* vnto ]>e Sonday T. ^ ^^(j yij|;Q t. i" her maner of T.
^' ])anne om. T. '^ and om. T. ^-^ Jjat was pat tyme come with ]>e TR.
" and come T. i-' yn om. T. i« Smythfelde R. " and to T.
^8 peple >at so reuyd and robbid T.
^^ and here his clamouris and T. and here his clamour and R. oyn. Kk.
^ vpon T. it vpon R. -^i And om. T. " ]>ese T. >i3e R.
^ and clene T. & clene R. ^ And thanne T. and Jjanue R.
^^ is to siiie T. is to say R. ^6 -p^^ ^^g j,at tyme T. ^ ]>e i'f T.
28 and Je T. 29 ^^^s om. TR. =*» was om. T. =*! his om. R. =*^ this T.
338 Eehclshangd. Earthquake. Dunhh'k Fight. [CH. ccxxxix
rest and peej. II And Jeanne, by processe of tyme, as fay my3t gete and take j^eje iRebellis S, rysers, they hanged ham vp on^ the next calous yn euery lordesschippe throu3 \^^ Eeme of Engelond,^ be x & be XXX, be^ X. & be xij., euer as fay niyghte be goton & take*' 4
yn eny pm-teys.
H And yn fe v. yere of King Richarde3 Regne was ))e grete Ertho quake; and )^at' was do^ generally ovh^^ ^lle j^e worlde- the Wedynesday afftir Whitsonday, yn the yere after^o incarnac^on 8 of our Lorde Ihesu crist, mi ccc. Uij xj.^i where-of alle fe peple were sore agast, and drad^^ long tyme afth-, for j^e grete^^ vengaunce and arete drede fat our Lorde God schewed and dede. " H Ini* pe vj 3ere of his regne,!^ Ser Henri Spenser, Bischop of 12 Northwych, went wtt/^ a croyserey ouer fe see yn-to fe contra of Flawndre^ ; & )^ere he^^ gate \e towne of Grauenyng, &i' jje toun of 01denburgh,is Dunkirk, and Newport; and jjere pai ladde & fryjt Lj schyppej w/t/. peleage^^ for to haue come yn to Engelonde 16 w/tl alle ))ese schippes and goodis,20 ^nd >e Bischop of Northwich and his counsel lette brenne )jose schippej, with al pe peleage, yn be same havynne, all yn-to hard asches.
^ And at Dunkirk was don a grete batayle betuene pe Elemynge^ 20 and ))e Englisch men ; and^i at fat batayle was slayn a gret multi- tude of fese Elemyuge3, and a passyng noumbre. H And fanne went be bischop with his retynu vn-to Ipre3, and besegid it a long tyme • but it my3t not be gote, and so he lefte fat sege, and come 24 ayen yn-to Engelond, for our Englischmen were foule destroyed, and mony deied on pe Flyx.
[Anne of Bohemia comes to iced Richard //.] H And yn ))is same 3ere come Queue Anne yn-to Engelond, for to be spoused vnto King Richard ; and hir fadir was Emperour 28 of Almayne, and King of Beeme. And with hir came fe Duk of Tassy and hir vncle, and mony o\er worthi lorde3 & kni3tes'^-' of hir cuntre of Beeme, and of o\er Duch tunge3, to do hir reuerence
■^' and bi T. « be take and gete T. ' hit T. .» do o.i.T. "ouerT. 10 afto- the T. after ]>eR. " and xj T. i- a dred T. !■' sirte ow. TR. i^ And m TR. n- -d-i i p
^^ of Ve reigne of kyng Richard T. of ],e regne of king Richarde R. 16 and t)ei T. l>ey R. ^ ^ ^" & o,n. i« Bioburgh T.
•^0 witTthe'se sWppfs and goodis T. with.j'eje shippes & godis R. om. Kk. 21 and om. T. '^ knyghtis and lordis T.
CH. ccxxxix] Rich, II married. Englishhelpio Poo-tugal. 339
and -worschip. H And Ser Symond Beuyrlej', a worthi Ivny3t of fie Gartyr,^ & ofer knyjtis and squyers jjat Avere J)e Kingi^ einbassetoures, brou^t liir yn-to Engelond, and so fertile to London. 4 ^ And Jie pe[p]le of ]je cite, )5at is to saye, J^e Mayre & Jje Alder- men and alle Jje^ comyne^, rydyn ayens hir to welcome hir; and ene?y man yn gode aray, and eue?*y craft with his IMynstralcye, yn J)e best maner, mette with hir on fe Blak-Heth yn Kent, & so 8 brou^t hir to^ London f)rou3 J?e cite, and so forth yn to* Weste- mystre, vn-to ])e kinge3 palice ; and ^er& sche was spousede vnto King Richard, welle and worthily, yn ]?e Abbey of Westmynstre ; and ])ere sche was crouned Quene of Engelond ; and alle hir frendis 1^ Jiat comyn wzt/i hir hadde gret yeftis, and liadde grete chere, and were wel refresched^ as long tyme as fai abyden here.
U And yn J)is same yere was a batayle do with-ynne fie kinge^
Palys at Westmynstre, for certeyne poyntis of treson, betuene Ser
lo lohn of Anslej^, kny3t, defendaunt, and Karton, Squyere, f)e
appellaunt ; but J)is Ser lohn of Ansley ouyr-come fiis Carton,
& made hym "^to yolde hym withynne fe listis, and anon f>is
Craton (sic) was" dispoyled of his harne3 and drawe out of f)e lystis,
20 and so forth to ^ Tyborne ; and pere he was hangyd for his f alsnesse.
U And yn^ the viij yere of his Regne^*^ Ser Edmu?zde of Langele,
Erie of Cawmebrygge, fe kinge3 vncle, wente vnto ^^ Portingale with
a Fayre manye of men of arme3 and archers, yn helpyng & streyng-
24 thyng^2 of fie King of Portyngale ayens Jje King of Spayngne and
his power, and fere fe King of Portyngale hadde fe victory of his
Enymyej, firou3 help and comfort of our Englysch men. And
wlianne fat iornay was y^^do. The Erie of Cawmbrige com horn
28 ay en with his peple yn-to Engelond yn haste ; blessid be Gode and
his gracious yef t ! Amen !
IT And fjis same yere, Kinge Eicharde hylde his Cristismesse yn
JJB Maner of Estham {sic). And fie same tyme, fje King of Ermonye
32 fledde out of his owne londe, and come yn-to Engelond, for to
haue socour and help of our King ayens his enymye3, fat hadde
dreve hym of i*^ his Reme ; and so he was brou3t vn-to ^-^ fe King to
Eltham, fere as f e King hylde his realle feest of Cristismasse ; and
1 MS. gartyJ. 2 j,g ^,^„_ 'y^ 3 ji^to T. * vnto T.
^ and weren wele cherid and refresshid T. & well were chered & refres-
shed R.
« leaf 112. " was om. T. » to \>e T. » yn om. T.
1^ l)e reigne of kyng Richard T. " into T.
^- in strengthyng and helpyng T. in strengthinge & helpi?ige R.
1^ y om. TR. » out of T. i' to R. ■
BRUT. A A
340 The King of Armenia. Treaty icith the Scots. [cH.ccxxxix
Jjere oure King welcomed liym, and dede hym reuerence & worschip, and co???.mawnded alle liis^ lordej to make hym alle J)e chere pat pay cowtlie. and panne he besou3t the King^ of grace and help, and of his co??ifort yn his nede, and pat he my^t be brojt 4 ayen yn^-to his owne kingedom and londe, for pe Turkey hadde deuonred & destroyed moch parte of his londe ; and for drede he fledde, & come hider for socoure and helpe. H And than^ pe King, hauyng compassion of his gret myschiffe and greuos dese^e, 8 anon^ he toke his Counsel, and axed what was best to do. and pai answered and sayde, ' yef it likyd hym to yeue hym eny gode, it were welle ydo : and as towchyng his peple, to Trauayle so fer yn-to out-londe^, it were a grete ieparde ' ; and so pe King yaf hym golde 1 2 and seluyr, and many riche3 ^ and iewellis, and betaujt hym to God ; and so he passed ayen out of Engelond.
H And yn pis same yere King Richarde, yvitli a ryall power, went yn-to Scotland for to war ayen'' pe Scottis, for hir Falsnesse and 16 destrocc^on pat pay^ hadde do ayens^ pe^*^ English men yn pe Marchis. And pe^^ Scottis come doun^^ for to trete^^ with hym^* & with his lorde^ for tiewes, as for certeyn yeres ; and so oure Kyng and his Counsel graunted hem trewes certyn yeres ^° Yuio 20 her axyng, and our King turned hym hom ayen yn-to Engeloude. H And whanne he was come vnto^*^ Yorke, pere he aboode and restyd hym. and^'' pere Ser John Helond, pe Erie of Kentis brope?', slow pe Erlis sone of Staffarde and his heyre with a daggar 24 yn pe cite of Yorke, wherfor the King was sore amoued and grevid, & remevyd fro pennej and come to London ; and pe Meire and pe Aldermen and pe co?Hmyns, with alle pe solempnite pat pay^^ ^^myglite do,-*^ rydyn ayens pe King, and broujt hym ryally throu3 28 the cite, & so forth vnto Westmynstre vnto his owne Palis.
H And yn pe ix yere of his regne^^ he hadde -^ a parlement at Westmmsfer, & pe?'e he made ij dukes, and a Markques & v. erle3 :
1 >e T. - the king urn. T. ^ yn om. TR. ^ than om. T.
■' and om. TR. and anon Kk. ** riche yittis T. rich jiftis R.
7 vpon R. 8 j,e Scottis T. 'J to T. i" do vnto R.
" Jjanne ]>& T. '- downe vnto ])e kyng T.
" entrete T. " witli him TR. hym Kk.
^^ yeeris, and so oure kyng and liis counceile grauntid hem trewes certeyne yeris T. yeris and so ];e king & liis counsel graunted ham trewis certayn yeres R. om. Kk.
i« to T. 1'' and om. TR. ^^ >ay om. ^^ leafl\2, hack.
^ ])at myghte be do R.
-^ of kyng Ricliardis reigne T. yeer of king Richardis Regno lie held R.
- helde T.
i
I
CH. ccxxxix] Earl of March slain. French vnne-ficct. 341
fie first jjat was mad Duk, was jje Kiugej vncle, Ser Edmiu/de^ of Langeley and^ Erie of Cauinbrigge ; and hym he^ made* Duk of Yorke ; and his o])er vncle, Ser Thomas of Wodestoke, pat was Erie 4 of Bokingham, he made Duke of Gloucestre, and Se?' Lover, ])at was Erie of Oxynforde, he^ made Marques of Denelyn; and Henry of Bolyngbroke, fe Dukej son of Lancastre, he'' made Erie of Derby ; and Se?- Edwarde, jje Dukes sone of York, he'' made Erie of Euth- 8 lond ; Se;- John Holande, fat Avas pe Erie of Kentis brother, he ^ made Erie of Huntyngton ; Ser Thomas Mombraye, Erie of jSTotyng- ham, & Erie Marchall of Eugelond; and Ser" Michell of Pole, kny^t, he'' made Erie of Suffolke and Chaunceler of Engelond.
12 ^ And the Erie of the^ March, at fat same'-' parlement holdon at Westemynstre, yn^" playne parlement among al fe Lorde3 and Comyns, was proclaymed Erie of the March, and heyre^^ jDarant vnto^- fe croune of Engelonde aftir King Richarde. U The which
16 Erie of the^^ Marche went ouyr^'* see yn-to Irelond vnto his lorde- schippej and londe^, for the Erie of ^'^ Marche is Erie of Vlcestre yn- Ireloude, and^^ by ry^t lyne and heritage, and at^'' a^^ Castill of his he lay Jjat tyme ; and pe/'e come apon^'-* hym a grete multitude yn
20 buschmentis of wilde Iryschmen, hym for to take and distroye, and he come out ffersly of his Castell with his jDeple, and manly ffan3t witA ham ; and \erQ he was take, and hew al to pecis, and fe/'e he-'^ deied ; on whose soule God haue mercy ! Amen !
2-i H And yn the .x. yere of King Richarde3 regne, Jje Erie of Arundell went to-^ fe see with a grete !N"aueye of schippe^, enarmed with men of arme3 and gode archers. And as-"^ fai come yn to pe brode see, jjei mette with jje hole flytte fiat come lade with wyne-^
28 from Eochell ; and--* the wyne3 were Enymye3 godes; and Jje?'on oure^s Kaueye sette apoin^'' ham, and toke ham alle, and brou3t hym yn to -'' diuers porti3 and hauons of -^ Engelond, & su»i to London : and jjere f e my3te haue hedde a ton of Eochel wyne of fe beste for
32 XX s. of sterlynges ; and so we hadde gret chep of wyne Jjrou3-out pe Eeme at fat tyme, pankyd be God Almy3ty !
1 Symonde T. 2 ^nd om. TR. ^ j^g om. R.
■* and he was made T. = him T. ^ him he T. ^ sir TR. for Kk.
8 the om. TR. » same tyme of >e T. ^'> in J;e T. " heir of R.
12 to TR. 13 the om. TR. " our/- })e TR. ^^ ^f the T.
i« and om. R. " there at T. >ere at R. 1* ]>e R. i« vpou TR.
20 he om. T. 21 yjjto -^^_ 22 ^^^^ ^g t. and Kk.
"^ eomen wyne lade T. with wyne om. R. ^ and om. T.
23 and ))eie oure T. ])ere our R. and beron Kk. ^ vpon TR.
27 vnto R. 28 into t_
342 Bich. II's evil Counsellors. Tho. Ush cCr. hangd. [ch. ccxl
How pe .V. lorde3 arysen at Ratcot brydge, ye schul here.^ Qdipifuluxa. ccxl.-
Aiicl yn pe a.xj yere of King Eicharde^ regne,^ ])e .v. lorde3 reson at Eatcote brygge, yii'^ destroccyon of tlie^ Eebelk's pat weryn 4 pat tymeyn alle tliis'^ Eeme. f The first of the .v. lorde3 was Ser Thomas of Wodestoke, pe Kingis vncle, and Duk of Gloucestre ; pe'^ ij was Se?' Eicharde, Erie of Arundell; pe^ iij was Ser Eichard, Erie of Warwic; pe iiij was Ser Harri^ Bolyngbroke, Erie of Derby, 8 and f)e .v. was Ser Thomas Mouubray, Erie of I^otygham. II And pe3e .V. lorde3 sawe pe myschif, and mysgouernaunce, and pe Falsnesse of the Kmge3 cotinsell ; wherfor pai pat were of pe Kinge3 kounsel chef,^*' ffleddyn out of pis londe oue>' pe see, pat is to say, 12 Ser Alisaunder l^euyle, Archebischop^^ of York, Ser Eobert le Veere, ^2 Marquis of Develyn and Erie of Oxynforde; Ser^^ Michel de la Pole, Erie of Suifolke and Chaunceler of Engelond. and pese iij. lorde3 went ouyr see,^^ and cam nevir ayen, for there pay deied. 16 And pan ^5 pe3e .v. lorde3 forsaide^^ maden^" a pa?-leme??t at West- mystre, and pere thay tokyn Ser Eobert Tresilian, pe Iusti3e, and Ser Nicholl Bre???,bre, kny3t an^^ cite3ein of London, and Ser lolin Salesbury, kny3t of the Kingis housholde, & Vske, sergeaunt of 20 arme3 ; and mony moo of oper peple were take and luged vnto^^ deth by pe connsel of pese ,v. lordej yn hir pa?-lement at West- minster, for treson pat pai put apon ham, to be draw fro pe^*^ Tour of London prou3 pe cite, and so forth to Tyburne ; and pere to be 24 hangyd, and pere her protis to be kut ; and pus pei were serued, and deiden.
And aftir pat, jn pis same parlement, was-^ Ser Symond of^^ Beverlay, pat was a Kny3t of pe Garter, and Ser John Beauchamp, 28 kny3t, pat Avas Steward of the Kingis housholde, and Ser Iame3 Berners, were for-Iuged vn-to-^ deth; and^* pay wer ladd on fote vn-to^^ pe Toure Hille ; and pere Avere her hedis smytyn of, and mony other mo, be pe3e .v. lorde3. 32
1 ye schul liere om. TR. ^ 00° T. CCxlj R.
^ in the reigne of kyiig Richard ))e xjo yeer T. pe Regne of king Richarde })e xj yeer R. ■» in pe T. ^ t^g ^vu TR. « pe TR.
7 and J)e T. » ^^^ ^^ x. " henri of R.
1" -Nveren that tyrae cheef of ])e kyngis counceile T. were ])at tyme chief of pe kinges counsett R. " the Erchebisshop T. ^^ leaf 113.
" and sir T. " >e see TR. ^^^ pan om. T. i^ forseide v. lordis T.
" ahoue seide maden T. ^^ and T. & R. ^^ vnto pe T.
2» pe T. >o Kk. 21 at Westmynstrc was T. 22 ^f ^„; rp.
23 vnto the T. ^4 ^nd ])an?ie T. & panne R. 25 ^ TR.
CH. ccxl] Tournament for Foreigners in London. 343
\^Iouds in Smithfield, a.d. 1388.]
U In jjis^ forsaide pa?'lement, and in fe xij jere of King
Eichardej regne, he let crye and ordeyne - generalle Iiisti3e, ]3at is
called a turnement, of lordej, kny^tis and skquiers. ^ And |)ese
4 lustes & turnement were bolden at London in Smithfelde, for alia
maner of strayngers, of -svhat londe &^ cunctre pei^ were, and"
Jjidir Jjei were ri3t welcome ; and to hem and to alle o\er Avas
holden opon housholde and grete ffestis ; and also grete yftis were
8 yeue to alle maner of straungers. And fay*^ of the kinges syde
were'^ alle of on^ sute : her cotis, her armyour, schelde^, & her^
hors &^*^ trapure, alle^^ was white hertis, with crowne^ about her
nekkis, and cheynej of golde hangyng Jiere vp-on, and fe croune
12 hangyng lowe before ]3e hertis body; pe which hert was Jjb kingej lyveray fat he yaf to lorde^ & ladie^, knyjtis and skquiers, for to know his housholde from o\er peple. ^ And at fis first comyng to her lustes, xxiiij ladiej ladde pese xxiiij lorde^ of Jje Garther with
16 cheynys of goolde, and alle yn fe same sute of hertis as is afore sayde, from fe Tour on hors bak Jjrou^ the cite of London yn-to Smythfelde, fere Jie lustes schulde be do.^- And fis fest and lustes was holde general, and^^ to alle fo fat wolde come, of what land or
20 nacion frtt euyr he^^ were; and fis^^ was holde duryng xxiiij dayej, of fe kingej owne cost; and fese xxiiij lorde^ to ansvvere to 16 alle maner of^'' pepil fat wolde come fidir. And fedir come fe Erie of seint Poule of Fraunce, and mony ofer worthi kny^te.s with
24 hym of diners parteys, fful welle arayed.^^ And out of Holand & Henaude come fe Lorde Ostrenaunde, fat was fe Duke^ sone of Holande, & mony ofe?- worthi knyjtes with hym,bothei'^ of Holand & Henaude-*^ fulle welle arayede. And whenne fese feste and
28 lustes was do and-^ endid, fe King fanked fese st[r]ayngers and yaf ham mony grete yeftis ; and f anne f ei token hir leue of f e King & of ofer lorde3 and ladyej, and went hom ayen yn-to her owne cuntre, with grete loue & moche f anke.
32 H And yn fe xiij yere 22 of King Pticharde3 regne, fer was a
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344 John of Gaunt' s Expedition to Spain. [CH. CCXL
batayle y^do yii the Kingis palis at Westmynstre, betwene a skquyer of N"auerne pat was yvitJi pe king, and anoper skquier J)at me callid John Walsch, of ^ poyntis of treson ]jat pis Nauerner put vp-on pis Walsch ; l)ut pis J^auerner was ouercome, and yelde hym craunt to 4 his adue?'sarye, and anon he was dispoyled of his armjour, and draw out of pe palis vnto Tyburne, and pere he was hangyd for his ffalsnesse.
U And pe xiiij yere of pe regne of King Eichard, Ser John of 8 Gaunt, Duk of Lancastre, went ouyr se^ yn-to Spayne, — for to chalenge liis ry3t, pat he hadde be his wife3 tytill, vnto pe croune of Spayngne, — witli a gret ost of pepil, of men of arme^ and archers. And he* had^ with hym pe Duchesse, his wyff, and his 12 iij dou3tre3, yn-to '^ Sp[a]yne, and pere" pay weryn a grete while. H And at pe^ last, pe King of Spayne began to trete with pe Duke of Lancastre, and pay were accorded to-gadir pron^ hir hope counsel, yn pis nianer : pat pe King of Spayne schulde wedde pe Duke3 16 don3ter of^ Lancastre, pat was pe^^ ry3t heire to Spayne, and^^ schulde yeue to^- pe Duk of Lancastre golde and seluyr, pat was cast yn-to grete wegge3, and mony opir iewellis, as mony as viij Charietis my3t carye. H And eue?*y yere aftir, dury^ig pe lyff of pe 20 Duke of Lancastre and of the^^ Duchesse his wyff, .x. M* Marke of golde, pe which golde auenture and^^ charge3, pay of Spayne schulde aue?zture and bryng ycrley to^^ Baione to pe Dukes assygne3, be surete made. U Also pe Duk of Lancastre maried anolper of his 24 dou3tres vnto pe King of Portingale pe same tyme. And whanne he hadde do pis,^*^ he come horn ayen jn-to Engelond, and pe gode lady his wyff also ; but mony a Avorthi man yn pat viage deid vpon pe Flix.i" 28
H And )-n pe xv yere of King Eicharde3 regne, he hilde his Cristismasse yn pe Maner of Wodestoke ; and there pe Erie of Penbroke, a youg lorde, &^^ tendir of age, wolde lerne to luste with a kni3t me^^ callid Ser lohn Saint-Iohn, & redyn to gadir yn 32 pe park of Wodestoke ; and pere pis worthi Erie of Pembroke Avas slayn ^vith pat oper knightes spere, as he cast hit fro hym whanne
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CH. ccxl] Dispute between Londoners and Bp. ofSalishury. 345
he^ had coAvped ; and Jins })is gode Erie made pere his ende ; for whose dethe''^ pe King and the Quene made moche sorow.^
H And yn fe xvj yere of Kyng Eichard his regne,* lohn Hende 4 heyng ]jat tyme ]\Iaire of London, and lohn Walworth & Henry Yannere beyng sclierreffe^ of London, Jjat'^ tyme a bakers man bare a basket of horsbred yn to Flet-strete, toward an ostrye hous ; and |)ere come a yemon of pe Bischoppis of Salysbury, J^at was callyd 8 Romayn, and he tok an horsloff out of ]3e basket of J)e baker *^; and he askyd hym ' whi he dede so.' And J)is Eomayn turned ayen, and brak jje bakers hedde ; and neyboure3 come out, and wolde haue restid fis Eomayne ; and he brak from ham and fledde yn-to }>e
1 2 lordej place, and Jie counstablis wolde haue hadde hym out ; but J)e Bischoppe3 men schitte fe 3atis fast," and kept \q place J)at no man my3te entre. And ]?anne mocli more pepil gadryd Jjedir, & saide fiat ' jjai wolde haue hym out, or^ ellis pei wolde brenne vp \e place,
16 and alle ^that were Avith-ynne.' H And fanne come fe Maire and^*^ Schereffe^, with ojjir myche pepill, and cecid fe malice of fe comyne^, and made eue?y man go^^ horn to his^^ hous, and kepe J)e pee^. ^ Thanne^^ Jje^ Eomaynes lorde, pe Bischop of Salusbery, Ser
20 lohn Waltam ()iat was jjat tyme treserer of Engelond) went to Ser Thomas Arundel,^'* Archebischop of York, and also Chaun[ce]ler of Engelonde, and to hym made his complaynt'^ vpon pe peple of J)e cite of London, ^ And fanne feje ij Bischope^, of grete malice
24 and vengeaunce, comyn vnto^*^ the King to Wyndesore, and made a grete complaynte vpon the Maire and the Schereffes ; and anon af tirward alle fe cite ^'^ was before jje King and his consel, and fai cast vn-to^s ham a greuous herte, and wondir grete malice. H And
28 anon sodenly fe King sent for Jie Maire of London & for J»e ij scherreffe^ ; and pai cam to^^ hym to fe Castell of AVyndesore. And Jie King rebukyd pe Maire and Jie scherreves fuUe foule, for J)e offens pat \?d hadde do ayens hym & his officers, yn his chaumbir
32 of 20 London. ^ Wherfore he deposid & put out the Mayre of
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8-16 Pdch. IPs Quarrel with Londoners. Court moves to York.
London^ and pe ij- Sclierreve^ ; and fis was don xiiij ^ daye3 afore jje Fest of saint lolin the Baptist. ^ And Jjanne \q King callyd to hym a knijt Jjat me called Se;- Edward Yalyngrigge,* and made hym warden and gouernoure of Jie cite, & Chaumbyr of 4 London, and ouyr alle his pepil fereynne ; and so he kept J)at office but iiij wokis, because he was so tendir and gentill vn-to pe cetejens of London ; wherfore fie King deposyd liym, and made Ser Bawde- wyn Eadyngton, knyjt, Jiat was Countroller of Jje Kingis Hous- 8 holde, wardeyne and gouernoure of his chaumbyr, and of his ^ peple Jjerynne; and chese vnto hym to worthi men of fie cite to be Scherevij with hym, for to gouerne & kepe fe kinge3 lawe3 yn the cite; & on me called Gylbert Maghfelde, and ]?at o]ier, Thomas 12 Newenton, And ])e-^Q iij gode men hadde pe gouernauuce of J)e cite vn-to jje tyme of jje Maires eleccion Jjanne next,*^ ]jat was called William Stawnden "^ ; And ]?is Gilbert Maghfelde & Thomas Newneton, schereff. H And Jeanne Jje IMayre & pe ij schirreve3, 16 and alle Jie aldermen, wit/i alle pe worthi craftis of London, went on fote vn to ])e Tour; and Ipere came out ]je Counstable of J)e Tour, and yaff fie Maire and Jje Schereve3 her othe, and charge,^ as fay scholde haue take yn the Chequer at^ Westmynstre yn 20 pe Kinge3 Court of his Iusti3es & Barons of the sayde ^^ Cheker ; and fjanne went thay whom ayeniie.
U And fjanne pe King and his Counsel, for grete malice of f)e Cite of London, and^^ despite, remevid alle his Courte3 fro^^ West- 24 mynstre vn-to f)e cete of Yorke, fat is to say, f)e Chauncerie, pe Cheker, fe ^^ Kinge3 Bench, and also fe Comyn Place, and fere fay hilde alle her^^ Courtis of Law fro mydsomer vn-to ^^ fe fest of Cristismesse next comyng. ^ And fanue f e King & his counsel 28 - sawe it not so profitable fere, as it was at London ; fayme anon he i^removid hit ayen to^*" London, and so to Westmynstre, for gret ese of his officers and avauntage of^^ fe King and of^'^ alle fe comyns of fe Eeme. 32
^ And whenne fe-*^ peple of London sawe & knew fat fese
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CH. ccxl] Richard II rcconcild with the Londoners. 347
Courtis were come ayen, and pe King and his peple also,^ J)anne fe
Maire and Jie Aldermen, Avith ]iq ChefT- comyns, let gadir a grete
summe of goolde of alle \q comyns of the cite, & ordeyned & made
4 grete rialte ayens his comyng to London, for^ to hane his grace
and gode^ lordeschip, and also her liberteis and Fraunche3es
graunted vnto ham ayen as J)ai afore tyme hadde. And pann, by
^ete instaunce and praier of Quene Anne, and of ofe?-' lorde3 and
8 ladej, fe King grannted hem grace : and jjis was do at Schene yn
Sothereye. ^ And pan^ J)e King with-ynne ij" dayej aftir, com to
London ; and ])e Maire of London,^ schereuej, aldremen,^ and alle
J)e worthi cite aftirward, redyn ayens ]3e King yn gode araye vnto
12 Jje heth on J)is syde fe maner of Scheno, submittyng liumyly hem self,^° and mekely, with^^ almaner of i- obeysannce3 vn-to hym, as Jjay owed to^^ do. And J)us fai brou^t Jjb King and fie Quene to London. H And whanne fie King come to Jie gate of jje Brygge of
10 London, jjere jjay presentid hym witli a mylke-white stede, saddled and brydilled, & trapped witli white cloth of golde and red parted togadir, and fe Quene a palfraye alle white, trappid yn \e same arayi"^ with white and rede, and pe^^ condite^ of London Eonnen
20 white 1^ wyne and rede, for al maner pepill to drynke of. ^ And betuene Seint Poulej and the Cros yn Chepe, jjere was made a stage, a ryalle, stondyng vpon hygh. ; a[n]d pe^ynne were mony angelis, with dyuers melodie3 and songe ; and an^'^ aungell come
24 doun^^ fro fie stage on high, by a vice, and sette a croune of golde & precious stone3 & perles apon fe Kinge3 bed, and ano))e/' on^^ the Quene3 bed ; and so the citezenys brought fie King and fie Quene vnto "Westmynstre, yn-to his palice at-*^ "Westmynstre, & presentyd
28 hym wit7i ij basyns of syluyr, & ovirgilte, fulle of coyned golde, the summdi of xx m*li,-i prayng hym, of his-- mercy and lordschip and specialle grace,-^ fiat fiay my3t haue his gode loue, and-^ libertee3 & rraunche3es like as ])ay hadde before tyme3, and by his lettre3
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^ paleys And ])anne on Jie morne aftir ])e mayre and ]>& sherefis and ]>& Aldermen of london) come vnto J^e kyng into his paleys at T. Palis. And panne on ]?e morow aftir ])e meir and I)e sherevis and ]se aldermen of london) com vnto j)e king in his Paleis at R. -i xxMi pound T.
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848 Jousts in Smithficld. Eic. H's Queen Anne dies. [CH. CCXL
patentej confermed.i H And ])e Quene, and o])er wortlii lordej & ladie3, ffillyn on hir- kneys, and ljesou3t J)e King of grace to cow- ferme ))is. Thanne fe King toke vp fie Quene, and grauntyd liir alle liir askyng, and panne fei Ranked fe King and pe Quene and 4 went home ayene.
V\ And yn J>e xvij ^ yere of his regne,^ certeyne lordej of Scot- lande com yn-to Englonde to gete worschip, as by feet of arme^ : Jjese^ Avere fe persons : fe Erie of Marre, and*^ cbalanged the Erie 8 Marchall of Engelonde to luste with hyni certeyn poynte3 on hors- bak with scharpe speris. And so J)ai redyn togadir, as ij worthi kny3tis & lordes, certayne cours, but not f»e fulle chalange fat Jie Scottysche Erie made; for he was cast both hors and man, and ij 12 of his rybbis brokyn with ]iq'' ffalle; and so he was born out of Smythfelde, horn yn-to his Inne ; and with-ynne a litil while aftir- ward ^ he was caried homwarde yn a liter ; & atte York he ^ deied. H And Se?' "WilhVmi Darell, kny3t, and^*' banerrer of Scotland, 16 made anojjer chalange vfiili Sire^^ ^'" Piers Courteneye, kny3t; and J)e Kinges banerrer of Engelonde, of ^^ certeyne course3 hit on horsbak yn fe same Ifelde. U And wlianne he bed yi'^rede certeyne cours hit, and saw he my3t not haue ^^ J)e bettyr, yaf^'^ it ouyr, and wolde 20 no more of his chalang, and i" turned his hors and rode hom vnto liis owne m}^ And one Kocborne, squier, of Scotland, cbalanged Sir ^-^ Nicholl Hawberke, kiiy3t, of certeyne cours, hit with scharp speris on horsbak ; and redyn .v. cours hit togadir ; and att euery cours 24 pe Scotte Avas cast doun,20 both hors and man ; and fus our Englisch lorde^-^ — jjankyd be God ! — had ])e felde.
51 And yn pe xviij -- yere of King Eicharde3 regne, deied pe gode gracious Quene Anne, ))at was Aviff to King Kicharde, yn fe 28 nianer of Schene, yn fe schire of Surreie, A'p-on Whitsonday. Jianne^^ Avas sche bro3t to London, and so to "Westmynstre ; and fere Avas sche y^-^beryed and Avorthily entered, besyde saint Edwarde3 schryne; on AA'^hose soule Ahny3ti God liaue mercy and pite ! 32 amen ! ^^
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CH. ccxLi] Isahdla of France, 9 years old, to wed Rich. II. 84-9
How King Richarde spoused dame Isabell, l^e Kingis dou3tir of Fraunce, yn the towne of Caleys, and brou3t Mr yn-to Engelond, and let croune Mr ttuene yn \q Abbey of Saint 4 Petris of Westmynstre. Cap?YwZi«m ccxlj .^
In pe xx*i yere of King Eicharcle3 regne, he went ouyr se^ to Caleys, with dukis, Erhs, lordis, and Barons, and mony ofer worthi squyers, yn grete aray, and coniyn pepil of \q Eeme yn gode aray, 8 as longith to such a worj^i king and prynce, of his nohley^ to do hym reverence and obseruannce, as owed^ to be do to^ hir liege lorde, and so myjty a King and Empeyour yn his owne, to abyde and resceyve there pat worthi & gracious lady fat schulde be his wif, a 12 yong creature of ix yere of age, Dame Isabell, J)e Kingis dou3tir of Fraunce, and mony^ worthi lordij of grete name, bothe Barons and kny3tis, with moche o\er pepil \a\, comen vn to \e toun of Grauen- yng, and ij Dukis of Fraunce : jjat on was pe Duk of Burgoyne, 16 andjjat o\er, Duk' of Barre, fat wolde no fir)5er lasse Jjanne pey hadde plegge3 for^ ham. And Jjanne King Eicharde delyuered ij plegge3 for ham to goo saaf and come saaf : his ij worthi vncle3, fe Duk of Glowcestre and pe Duk of York. And pei ij went oner pe 20 watir of Grauenyng, & abiden fere as for ^ plegge3, vnto fe tyme fat fe Maryage and fe fest were do.io H And fanne fe3e ij worthi Dukis of Fraunce 11 come ovir fe water at Grauenyng, and so to Caleis, with fe^- Avorschepful lady, Dame Isabell, fe^^ Kingis 24 dou3tir of Fraunce. And with hir come mony a worthi lorde and lady,i4 kny3tis and squyers, yn f e best aray fat my3t be ; and fere f ai mette with our meyne at Caleys, f e which welcomyd hir and hir meyne with fe grettest^^ honour and reuerence fat my3t be, and 28 so broujt hir to^^ Caleys toun. And fere sche was resceyvid with alle fe solempnite and worschip fat my3t be do vnto^" such a lady. And f anne f ei brou3t hir vnto f e King ; and f e King toke hir, and welcomed hir and alle hir fayr mayne,!^ and made fere alle fe 32 solempnite i^fat my3t be do. H And fanne fe King and his counsel axed of the Frensche lorde320 whethir alle f e conauntes and
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350 Rich. II wedded in France, Kclcomd in London. [CH. CCXLI
forwarder, with ])e coinposiciou ]>at were ordeyned and made on botlie pa?'teys, scliulde be trewly kept and holde betwene hem ; and jjai sayde "ye"; & \er& ])ay sworon and token ^ hir charge apon a boke, and toke^ hir oth Avelle and trewli it^ to holde yn alle 4 maner poyntis and couenauntes, without contradiccion or delay yn eue?y * maner Avyse. And fanne was sche brou^t to'^ Seint ISTicholas chirch yn Calls ; and J)e?'e sche was worthili weddyd, with jje moste*^ solempnite Jjat eny king or'' quene my3t haue, with arche- 8 bischoppes and Bischope3, and alle^ mynystre3 of holy churche. II And fanne were ]3ai^ brou3t horn vnto^<^ Jje Castell, and set^^ to mete, and J)ere ^^ were serued with alle maner of delicace3 of alle ^^ riall metis and drynkis plenteuously, to alle maner of strayngoure3 12 and al ojje?-. And no creature^* warned Jiat Test, but alle were welcome ; for pere were grete halys & tentis sette vp on fe grene without fe castell, for^^ to resceyue alle mane?' of peple, and euery office redy to serue ham alle ; and fus Jjis worthi mariage was 1 6 solemli do and ended with alle ryalte.
IT Thanne^*^ feso ij Dukys of Fraiince, with hir peple, tokon hir leue of ))e King and^'^ Quene, and went ayen to Grauenyng watir; and pere fe Frensch lorde3, fat is to say, fe ij Dukis &^s hir raeyne, 20 were comen ovir fe watir of Grauenyng, & fere fay mette, & euery ch toke leue of ofer; and so fai departed, and our lorde3 come ayen to Caleys, and fe Frensch lorde3 went horn ayen^^ yn-to Fraunce. 24
And-'^ anon aftir, fe King made hym redy-^ with fe Quene and alle his lorde3 and— ofer pepil with ham, & comyn ouyr fe see yn-to Engelond, and so to London, and fe Maire and fe Schereve3, Avith al fe aldermen and worthi comyiie3, ryden ayens ham vnto fe 28 Blacke-Hef yn Kent; & fe/'e fay mettyn with fe King and fe Quene, and welcomyd ham, and fat yn gode aray, and euery man in his clofing of his crafte, and her-^ mynstrelle.^ to-fore ham ; and so fay brou3t ham to Saint George3 Barre yn Southwerke ; and fere 32
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CH. ccxLi] The Queen crovmd. The Duke of Gloster imprisond. 351
hy^ tokyn hir leue, and J)e King and Jje Quene redyn to Kenyng- ton ; and Jjanue jje peple of London turned lioni ay en. And yn turnyng ay en to London brygge, ]jerQ was so nioche prees both on 4 fote & on liors,^ pat jje/'e were ded on fe brygge a^ xj persone^ of men,* W3'mme?i & chyldryn : on whose soule3 God haue mercy ! amen ! ^ And ])anne aftirward Jie Quene was brou3t to the Tour of London, and Jjere^ sche was al ny3t. And on \q morowe^ sche 8 was broujt ]3rou3 J)e Cete of London, and*" so forth to^ West- niynstre, & fere sche was crouned Quene of Engelonde. Jian^ was sche brou3t ayeu yn-to the Kingis Palis, and pere Avas^*^ liolde an opon & a ryall Fest afte?'^^ hir coronacion, for al mauer peple ^^
12 pat pedir come : and pus^^ was do pe Sonday afftir pe Fest of seint Clement, in pe xx yere of King Eicliarde3 regne.
And pan, pe xxv day of august next folouyng, be euyl excita- cion & ffals counsel, & for grete wrathe ^^and malice pat he had of
16 olde tyme vnto his vncle, pe gode Duke of Gloucester, and to pe Erie of Arundel, & to pe Erie of Warwic, H The King, by is^^ euylle counsell, late yn the Euenyng on pe same day aboue saide, made hym redy with his streynthe, and rode yn-to Essex vnto pe
20 toune of Chelmesforde, and so come to Plassche sodenly, pere Ser Thomas of "Wodestoke, pe gode Duk of Gloucestre, lay. And pe gode Duk come anon to welcome pe King^*^; and pe King hym self ^''' arestid pe gode^^ Duke^^; and so he was ladde doun to pe water,
24 and anon put yn to a schippe, and^'^ had vnto Caleis, and brou3t vnto 2^ capteynys warde, to be kept yn holde be pe Kinges co»i- maundement of Engelond : U And pat tyme pe Erie Marchal of Engelond was capten of Caleis. II And anon aftir,^^ be co»z-
28 maundement of pe King and of ^^ his fals Counsel, co?nmaunded pe capten to put hym to-'^ deth. ^ And anon certeyn yemen^^ pat had pe gode Duk yn kepyng, tooke her counsel how pei-*^ wolde put hym to-' deth; and pis was her poyntrnent : pat pai schulde come
32 vpon hym whanne he were yn-^ bedde, and aslepe on a Fetherbed.
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352 The Duke of Glostcr strangled. The Great Parliament.
sty lie; and -\vhaime )5ai hadde Jjis^ do, |)e- tokyn ij smale tewellys, and made on liam^ I'ydyng knottis, and caste fe tewellys aboute pe Dnkis nek : and ))anne Jjei token ])e fetherbed Jjat lay vnder liyiu, and cast hit aboue Lym ; and )?an ]3ei drowen her towelk's eche 4 wayej ; and su?u lay vpon pe fethir bed apon hym, vnto fe tyme J)at he were ded, because jjat he schulde make no?i noyse. And jjus jjei strangled jjis worthi Didc vn[to] the deth, on whose soule God, for^ his pite, haue nierci ! Amen ! U And whenne pe King 8 hadde arestid Jjis worthi Duke, and his owne vncle, and sent hym to Caleis, he come ayen to London yn alle hast, with a wondir grete peple. And as^ he was come, he sent for the Erie of Arundel and for the gode Erie of Warwic ; and anon as Jtay cam,*^ he arestid 12 ham^ his owne self. Sir lohn Cobham ^& Ser lohn Cheyny, kny3tis, he arestid also yn Jje same wyse,*^ til he made his prtrle- ment ; & anon Jjei were put ynto holde. But ])e Erie of Arundel went at large vnto pe parlement tyme, for he founde sufficient 16 surete to abyde \q lawe, & al maner of answere at ])e^ poynte3 Jiat J)e King & his Counsel wolde put vp on hym.
10 Off pe grete parlement, and of pe deth of J»e Erie of Arundell ; and how j^e Erie of Derby and o\er were exiled, and \e 20 sayde Erie come ayen ynto ]jis londe ; and how King Richarde went ynto Irelond, and how he deide.^*^ Gdi-^itulicm. ccxlij.ii
And yn the xxj yere of King Eicharde3 regne, he ordend a^- par- 24 lenient at AVestmynstre, f>e which was clepid ' |)e Grete Pa/'lement ' ; and this prt?*lement was made for to iugge jjese iij worthi lordej and o])er moo, as ham lust^^ at jjat^* tyme. ^ And for Jsat iugement fie king let make in alle hast a long and a large hous of tymbir, 28 The which Avas called an hale, and couered with tylej ouyr ; and it was opu7i al aboute on bothe syde^, and at fe endis, Jiat al maner of men myjt se jjroujout; and ^ere fe dome was holden ^^vpon Jjese forsaide lordej, and Iugement yeue at this forsaide pa^demeut. 32 If And for to come to^** fis parlement Jie King sent his writtis vnto
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CH. ccxLii] Great Muster of Biclmrd IFs Adherents. 353
eue/y lorde, Baron, kni^t and squier, in euery schire ]5rou30ut Engelond ; and j^at eiiery lorde scliulde grade and bryng his retj-nu of peple "with hym,i yn as schort tyme and the - best aray pat ])ay 4 my3t gete, in maynteynyng and streyngthyng of pe King ayens ham Jjat were his enyniys, and pat pis Avere do yn alle haste, and pei^ to come to hym yn peyne of deth. ^ And pe kyng hym self sent ynto^ Chestirschire, xixto pe Chefteynes of pat cuntre, and pay 8 gagred and brou3t a grete and an huge multitude of peple, bothe of knyjtis & of ^ Squyers, & prynspally of yemen of Chestreschire, pe which yemen and archers pe Kyng toke yn-to*^ his owne court, & yaf ham bothe'' boge^ of court and gode wage^, to be kepers of his
12 owne body, both be ny3t and be day, above alle ope?- pe?-sons, and most ham^ loued & best trust. f[ The which sone aftirwarde turned pe King to gret losse, schame, hyndryng, and his vttirly vndoyng and destrocc^■on, as ye schalle here sone aftirward.
16 U And pat tyme come Ser Henry, Erie of Derby, with a grete meyne of men of arme3 and archers ; and pe Erie of Euthlande come with a strong pouer of peple, bothe of men of arme3 and archers; and the Erie of Kent brou3t with liym^'^ a grete power of
20 men of arme3 and archers ; The Erie Marchalle come yn pe same wyse;^^ The Lord Spense/- yn the same maner ; The Erie of North- ombirlond and Ser Harry Peercy his sone, & Se>' Thomas Perci, pe Erlej brope?'; & alle^^ pe3e worthi lordi3 brou3tyn a fayre mayne
24 and a strong power, & ech man yn his best aray ; And pe Duk of Lancastre and pe Duk of York comyn yn pe same maner witli mere of arme3 and archers, folouyng pe Kmg ; and Se?" AVilk'am Scrop, Tresorer of Engelonde, come yn pe same maner. IT And pus, yn
28 pis aray, comyn alle pe worthi men of pis londe vnto our King ; and alle pis peple come to London yn on day, yn so moche pat^^ euery strete & lane yn London & yn pe sowthbarbe3 weren fulle of ham logged, and .x or xij myle about London euery way. And
32 pis^"^ pepil brou3t pe King to Westmynstre, and went hom ayeu vnto hir loggynge, bothe hors & man. ^ And pan on pe Monday, pe xvij day of Septembre, pe parlement began at Westminster, pe which was clepyd "pe grete parlement" ; and on pe Fryday next
36 ffolowyng, pe Erie of Arundel Avas brou3t yn-to_^^ parlement
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354 Execution and Burial of the Earl of Arundel. [CH. ccxlii
among alle ])e lorde3, — and ]jat was on^ saint Mathewe^ day \q Apostyll & euamigelist, — &- \iere was^ foriuged vnto the detli in J)is^ hale, pat was made yn |)e palis at Westmynstre. And fis was his lugement : he^ scholde go on fote, vjitli his hande3 y^bounde 4 be-hynde hym, from pe place pat he was foriuged ynne, and so forthe ]3rou3 pe cite of London vnto pe Toure hyll, and there his hed to be smetyn of; and so'^ it was do yn dede yn pe same place. H And vj. of jje grete lorde^ pat sat on his lugement redyn 8 Wit// hym vnto pe ^ place there he was do vnto^ deth. And to se pat^*^ pe execussion were y^^do aftir his^^ dome, and by pe Kingis _ commaundement went with hem^^ on fote men of arme3 and archers, a grete multitude of Chestirschire men yn streyngthyng of the lorde3 12 pat brou3t pis erle vnto his deth, for pai draddyn pat pe erle schulde haue be rescued and take fro ham, whanne pay come yn-to London. IF Thus he passed forth purgh pe cite vnto his deth ; and pere he tolce it full paciently; on whose soul God haue mercy! amen! 16 H And panne come pe frere^'^ Austyns, and toke vp the body and pe hed of pis gode Erie, and bare it whome yn-to ^^ hir hous, and buryed hym yn hir quere. ^ And yn^*^ pe morow^'' aftir, was Ser Eicharde, Erie of "Warwic, broii3t yn-to pe parlement, pere as pe 20 Erie of Arundel was foriuged ; and pai yaf pe Erie of Warwic pe same lugement pat pe forsaide erle haddo ; but pe lorde3 had com- passion on IS hyiiii because he was of grete ^'-^ age, and relecyd hym to perpetuall pryson, and put hym yn-to -*^ pe He of Man. IT And 24 panne tlie Mondaye next aftir, pe lorde Cobban of Kent, Se?' lohn Cheyne,-! ki^y3t, were bro3t yn-to pe prt?-lement, yn-to-- pe same hale ; and pere pay were lugid to be liangyd & draw ; but, prou3 pe prayer and grete Instaunce of alle pe lorde3, ^^^ lugement was 28 foryeue ham, and relecyd to perpetual prison.
^ And pis same tyme was Richard Whityngton, Meyre of London ; and lohn Wodekoc and Will/am Askam, schereve3 of London ; and pai ordeitied, at euery yate and yn euery warde, 32 strong wacche of men of arme3 and of archers, and prinspally at euery yate of Loudon, duryng pis^^ same paj'lement.
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CH. ccxLii] Creation of Nobles. John of Gaunt dead. 355
U The King at ftis paHement^ made .v. Dukis, a Ducliasse, & a Markej, & iiij Eiie3 ; & fe first of ham was jje Eile of Derby, & he was made Duke of Hereforde ; and fe ij was jje Erie of Euth- 4 ]and, and he was made Duke of Awmarle ; J?e iij was pe Erie of Kent, & he was made Duke of Surreye ; and fe iiij was pe^ Erie of Hontyngton, and he was made Duke of Excestre; and pe .v.^ fe Erie of K"otyngham, and he was made Duke of Norfolk; and* 8 J)e Erie of Somersete Avas^ made pe Markeys of Dorset; & the Lord Spense?* was made Erie of Gloucestre, and jje Lorde iSTeuyle of Rabye was made Erie of Westmorland ; & Ser Thomas Percy was made Erie of Worscetir, and Ser Willz'am Scrope, fat was Treserer of
12 Engelonde, he was made^ Erie of Salysburye. ^ And whanne fe King had jjis" do, he helde at^ fe parlement a^ rial ffest vnto all his lorde^, and to al mane?* of pepil Jiat ])idir wolde come.
51 And yn pe^*' same yere deyed Ser lolin of Gaunt, J)e Kingej
16 vncle, & Duke of Lancastre, yn the bischoppe3 In yn Holborn,-- and was brout fro fennej to Saint Poulej and jjere Jje King made & hilde his terement welle & worthily vjith all his lordej,^^ and fiere he was beryed besyde Dame Blaunch his wiff, )?at was dou3tur &
20 heyre to pe gode Henry, ])at was Duke of Lancastre.
[The Fight beticeen Bolinghroke and Norfolk sto2)t.'\
U And yn the same yere fer fil a discencyon and a debate betuene fe Duk of Herford & J)e Duke of Norfolke, yn so moche fat fay waged batayle & cast doun her gloues ; & fanne fey ^^were
24 take vp and^^ seled, and the day & fe place of batayle assygned at Couyntre.i'* and fedir come fe King and^^ alle his lorde^ at fat^^ day, and was sette yn f e ffelde ; and fan f e3e ij wortlii lorde3 comyn yn to fe ffelde, clene armed and wel arayed with alle her wepon,
28 and redy to do her batayle, and were yn the place redy to fi3t at f e vttrest. f But fe King bade hem cese, and tok fe quarel yn-to his honde, and forthwith, fe?-e p?-esent, exiled ^^ fe Duk of Herforde for f e terme of .x. yere, and f e Duke of jSTorthfolk for evyrmore ;
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356 False Blank Charters. Irish Ex;pedition. [CH. CCXLII
and Ser Thomas Arundel, Arcliebischop of Caunterbury, was exiled ]?e same tyme for evyr, and deposed of liis ssee, for malice of \q King. If And anon fese iij wortlii lorde3 were co?»maunded and defendid fe Kinges Kerne ; & anon ])ay gat hem schippe3 at dyuers 4 hauens, and went oner fe see ynto dyners londej, eche his way; & ))e Duk of Northfolke went to Venice, and \erQ he deied : on whose sonle God haue mercye ! amen !
IT And jjanne King Eicharde made Se?- Roger Waldeu, a clerke 8 of his,^ Arehebischop of Caunterbury.
H And yn fe xxij yere of King Eicharde^ regne, be fals counsel and ymaginacion of ffals men and couetous^ J)at were aboute hym, were made & ordeyned^ blank Charture3, and made 12 ham to be selid of alle maner of riche men Jjroujout j^e Eeme, in- so-moche fat pai compellid dyuers pepill to sette to"^ her seele^ ; and'^ J)is was so*' for gret coueti^e; wherfore alle Jje^ gode hertis of Jie Eeme clene^ turned away fro hym'-' euyr eftir, and ])at was 16 vtturli^o destroccion & ende of liym^^ ]jrtt was so hygh and so excellent a king, J)rough couetyse and fals counsel : Alas, for pite, pat such a king my^t not se !
^ And Jjanne King Eicharde sette his kingdom and his riall 20 londe to fferme of Engelond,^^ vnto iiij persone^, |)e which were jjese, Sir William Scrope,^^ Erie of Wilschire & Treserer of Enge- lond, Ser^^ lohn Busch, Henry ^° Grene, and Ser lohn Bagot, knyjtes; \q^^ whiche^" turned hem to nioche myschef and deth 24 with-ynne a^^ lytil tyme aftir, as ye schal here^^ wretyn sone aftir.
\_Richanl IPs Expedition to Ireland.^
U Thanne-*^ King Eicharde made gret ordynaunce, and went ouyr see-i Into Irelond, and mony grete lordej with hym, Avitli grete ostes, for to streyngthe hir king, as men of arme^, archers,-- 28 and moche grete stuff & ri3t gode ordynaunce, as longilh to warre. IF And or he passid ]je see, he ordeyned and made Ser Edmunde of Langeley his vncle, Duk-^ of York, his Lieutenaunt of Engelond
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Bic. II in Ireland. Henry of Bolinghrokc in Enfjlcmd. 357
yn his absence, be^ jje goueniaiince &- counsel of jjese iiij kny3tis fat had take Engelonde to ferme of the King. ^ And )?anne he passed ]?e see, and come ynto Irelonde, and jjere he was welle and
4 worthily resceyved. And fese rebellis of Ireland bith^ callid ' wilde^ Irisch men' ; and^ anon her chefteyne^ & hir^ gouernoures &'^ leeders comyn doun vnto fe King, & yolde ham vnto hym, bothe body & godej, alle at his owne wille, & swore to be his lige
8 mew, and fer-to dede to hyni^ homage & feaute, and gode se?'ui3e; & f)us he cowqueryd ^jie moste '^cirij of Irelond yn a litil tyme.
\The Return of BoKngbroke.] ^ While ))at^° King Ei chard was pus yn Irelonde, Ser Henry of Bolingbroke, Erie of Derby, Jiat jje king hadde made before Duk
12 of Herforde — jie Avhich Dak, J)e King had exiled out of pis lande — was come ayen yn-to Engelond, for to chalange pe Ducheryi^ of Lancastre as for^^ ri3t & trewe heritage. ^ And he come doun out of Fraunce by londe to Calls, and pere mette hym Ser Thomas of
16 Arundel, pat was Archebischop of Caunturbury, prtt was exiled out of Engelond ; and Avith hym come pe Erie of Arundell sone, & his heire, pe which was yn warde and yn^^ kepyng of Ser lohn Selly, kni3t, su?/i tyme with pe Erie of Huntyngton, and with pe Duk of
20 Excestre, pe which was yn the Castell of Eygate yn Suthsex ; and pere he stale away from Shelly, & come to Caleys ; & pere he was kept welle and worthily til pis^* oper ij lorde3 were come to Caleys. ^ And pan pis worthi Duk, & pe Archebischop of Caunturbury,
24 Arundel, schippid yn pe hauene of Caleis, and drow his cours !N"orpewarde, and arryued yn Yorkschyre, Eauensporne, fast by Brydlyngton ; and pe?'e he come, and entrid pe londe, & pese ij lorde3 with hym, and hir meyne. And panne moche pepil of the
28 Eeme, pat wist of his comyng and^^ where he was, anon drowyn to^ hym, and welcomyd pese lorde3, and socurred hym yn alle mane/' pyngis, and passed forth yn^*" the londe, and gadryd myche peple.
32 ^ And whanne King Eichard wist of pis, & herde^^ pat pese ij lorde3 Avere come ayen yn-to Engelonde, and were londed, panne
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358 Bic. II comes hack to England, and is taken. [CH. CCXLII
\q King left alle his ordynaunce yn Irelonde, and come yn-to Engelondewarde yn alle jje hast pat he niy3te, & come yn-to ^ pe Castell of Flynt ; and \erQ he abode for to take his counsell, and Avhatmyght- best be do; but tohym com non. II And Jjanne Se?- 4 Thomas Percy, Erie of Worcestre, fat was \q Kingis Steward, when he Avist^ and knew ))is, anon he com yn-to the halle among alle fe pepil, and \er& he brake pe yerd of ]5e Eial Kingis hous- holde; and^ eue?'y man went his way, and forsoke his maistir & 8 souereyne lorde, and left hym alone : ^and pus was King Eichard brou3t adoun and destroyed, and stode alle alone,^ without counsel, confort & socour^ of eny man. Alias ! for pite of pis ryal King! 12
^ And anon come tydyuge^ pat Harry of Bolyngbroke was vp with a."^ strong power of pepill, and pat alle pe Schyreve3 of Engelond reysed vp pe Schires yn streyngthing of hym ayens King^ Eichard; and pus sone he was come out of pe Northcuntre 16 to Bristow, and pe?'e he mette with Ser Wilham Scrope, Erie of Wilschire and^ Tresorer of Engelond, and with Ser lohn Busch and Ser Henry Grene, and lohn^*^ Bagot, but he ascapyd from hym, and went ouer pe see In-to Irelonde; & peje oper iji^ kny3te3 were 20 take, and her hedis smytyn of; & pus pei deied for her fals coueti3e.
% And panne was King Eichard y^-take, & brou3t vnto pe Duk; and anon pe Duk put hym y[nj saff^^ warde and strong 24 holde, vnto his comyng to London. ^ And panne was pere^* a Eumore yn London, ^^and a strong noyse, pat King Eicharde was come to Westmynstre ; and the pepil of London ranne pider, and Avolde haue don moche harm and scathe yn hir wodnesse, ne hadde 28 pe INIayre and pe aldermen, and opt';- worthi men, cecid ham with faire wordes, and turned hem ^''hom ay en vnto London. U And pere Avas^'' ^er lohn Slake, Dene of the Kinge3 chapel of West- mynstre, take,is and brou3t to London, and put yn^^ Ludgate; and 32 Bagot was take yn Irelonde, and brou3t to London, & put yn j)?7'sone yn Newgate, pere to be kept and-*^ abide his answere.
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Richard II deposed. His death. Henry IV made King. 359
V[ And soiie aftir, J»e Duk l:)rou3t King Eichard prynyly to London, and put hym yu. the Tour, vndir sure kepyng as a prisoner. And fanne come Jie lorde^ of the Eeme, with alle hir counsel, vnto pe •i Tour to King Pdchard and saide to hym of his mysgouernaunce and extorcz'on pat he hadde do, maade, and ordeyned, to oppresse alle Jje comyn pepil, & also alle^ J)e Eeame; wherfore al \q comyn peple of his Eeme wolde haue hym deposed of his kingdom ; and 8 so he was deposyd at fat tyme in fe Tour of London by alle his ^ lorde3 counsel, and by^ the common assent of al J:e Eeme. IF And pan^ he was jDut fro Jie Tour vnto Jie castel of Ledis yn Kent, and- fere he was kept a while; and pan was he hadde fro J)enne3 vnto
1 2 J?e kastell of Pomf ret in pe oSTorthcu^ztre, to be kept yn pryson ; and sone aftirward rijt fere he made his ende.
^ WhanneS King Eicharde was deposed, and hadde resyngned his croune and his kingdom, and hym self kept fast yn holde, pan
16 alle pe lordej of pe Eeme, with pe comyns assent, and by one*^ accorde, chosyn pis worthi lorde, Se;- Henry of Bolyngbroke, Erie of Derby, Duk of Herford and Duke of Lancastre be rijt lyne and heritage ; and for his my3tful manhode pat pe peple founde yn
20 hym, before al oper pei choson hym, & made \ijm King of Engelonde.''
Of Ser Henry of ^ Bolingbroke, Erie of Derby, pat regned aftir King Richarde, pe^ which was pe fourth Henry after pe 24 Conqueste. Qdi^itulum ccxliij.^'^
And aftir Kinge Eicharde pe secunde was deposed and put out of his kingdom, pe lorde3 & pe comyns, alle wftA on assent, and alle ope>" worthi of pe Eeme, chosyn Ser Henry of Bolyngbroke, Erie 28 of Derby, sone & heyre of lolin a Gaunt, Duke^^ of Lancastre, for his worthi manhode pat ofte tyme hadde be founde yn hym, and yn dede previd ; vpon Saint Edwarde3 Day pe Confessoure, he was crouned King of Engelond at Westmynstre, by alle pe Eemys 32 assent, next aftir ^^ deposyng of King Eichard. ^ Thanne he made Henry, his eldist sone & his heire, Prynce of Walls, Duk^' of Cornewayle, and Erie of Chestre ; and he made Ser Thomas of Arundel, Archebischop of Caunturbury ayen, as he was before ;
1 to aii T. 2 jiig Tp^_ -^^^ -^-^^ 3 by q-^, T.
^ there T. Jere R. ^ ^-^^ jjanne whenne T. And whaune R.
^ one owi. R. "^ Englonde amongis hem. T. ^ om. T.
9 Eicharde >e om. T. i" 00° T. ' ccxliiij R. " lohn) Jje duke TR.
^2 aftir Je T. is and duke T.
860 Eic. II starvd, and hiricd at Westminster. [CH. CCXLIII
and Se?' Roger ^ Walden, that King Eichard had made Archebischop of Caunturbury, he niade^ Bischop of London, for Jiat time it stode voyde ; and he^ made J)e Erlej sone of Arondel, ^that come oner the see Avith him from Caleys into Englond, he made him Erie of 4 ArundaH,* and put hym yn possession of alle his londej ; and f)e?'e he made homage and feaute unto his Jiege lorde fe King, as alle oper lorde^ hadde do.
H And Jjanne anon deied King Richard in Jje castell of 8 Pountfret yn the Northcuntre, for fere he was enfam??zed vnto the deth be his keper, for he was Ivept into^ iiij or v. dayej fro mete and drynke ; and so he made is ende yn Jjis worlde. Yet moche pepil yn Engelond and yn opir *51ande3 ^^^^^ fat he was alyvie 12 meuy yere3 aftir his deth; but whefer he were a'lyue or ded, fei^ hilde hir fals cpyuyons and beleue fat fay^ hadde; and moche pepil aftirward comyn to myschif and to foule deth, as ye schulle here aftirwarde. IT And whanne King Henry wist and knew 16 warly ^^ fat he was ded, he lete sere hym yn f e best maner fat he my3te,^^ and^^ closed hym yn^^ lynnyn cloth, alle saue his visage, and fat was left opon fat men myjt se and know his pe?'son from alle of er men ; and so he was brought to London with torchis ly^t 20 brennyng vnto Saynt Poule3, and fere he hadde his masse and his dirige, with moche reverence and solempnite of serui3e. U And fro Poule3 was^* brou3t ynto fe Abbey of Westmynstre, and fere hadde ^^ alle his hole serui3e ayen ; and fro "Westmynstre he was 24 ladd ^^ ynto ^" Langeley, and fere he was beryed : on whose soule God haue me?"cy ! Amen !
^ And yn f e first yere of King Henrye3 regne he hilde his Cristismasse yn fe Castell of Wyndesore; and on fe twelfthe 28 evyn come f e Duke of Awmarle vnto f e King, and tolde hym fat he & fe Duk of Surrey, fe^^ Duk of Excestre, fe^^ Erie of Salus- bury, fe'^^ Erie of Gloucestre, & ofir moo of her afinite, were accorded to make a mu??imyng vnto fe King on^^ xij*^*^ day at 32 nyght ; and fere fay cast to sle f e King yn hir revelyng ; and f us fat 20 Duke warned fe King. And fanne fe King come fe same^i
1 Roger of T. ~ made him TR. ^ }ie om. R. '^-^ RT ; om. Kk. Mn T. 6 leaf 11^. •? on T. ^ forth thei T. 9 men T. lo verily T. " fat he myjte om. TR. ^- and closid hit in a fayre chest with dyuerse spiceries and bawmes T. and closed him in a fair chiste with diners spice^ and bamej and R.
" in a TR. " he was TR. ^^ he hadde T. le ladde T. hadd Kk. ^J to T. vnto R. 18 and >e T. ^^ on >e T. 20 j,is jj -1 )je same TR. same Kk. J^e om. R.
Conspirators against Henry IVliangd or beheaded. 361
ny3t to London 1 priuili, yn alle Jie- liast Jjat he my^te, to gete hyni helpe, socoure, comfort^ & counsel. And'* anon jjeje o])er, J)at wolde haue do fe King to deth, ffleddyn yn alle fe haste pat |)ei 4 m3ghte,° for ]jei knewen welle jjat her counsel was bewrayed. ^ And panne fled pe Duke of Surrey, and pe Erie of Salusberye Avith^ alle hir nieyne, vnto pe toun of Siscetre; and }perQ, pe pepil of J)e toun wolde haae arestid ham ; and pey wolde not stonde to 8 her arest, but stodyn at her" defence, & faujt manly; but at Jje^ laste fiey were oue?'come and take ; ^ and pere pel smote of pe Dukes hed of Surrey, and pe Erlej hed of Salusbury, & mony oper moo ; & Jjere^'' pay putte pe quarters in sackys, and her hedej on^^
12 polej born on hy, and so^- pei were broujt prou3 pe cite of London vnto London brygge; and pe?'e her hedej were sette vp an^^ hy, & her quarters were sent to oper gode tounej and citej, and set vp pere.
16 U At Oxynforde were^'* take Ser Thomas ^^ Blount, kny3t, Benet^^ Sely,kny3t, and Thomas Wyntirsell, squyer ; and pese were behedid & quarterd ; & the kny3tes hedis were sette on pole3 & brou3t to London, & sette on London brygge, and pe quarters sent
20 forth to oppr place3 & toune3. U And yn pe same yere at Pritwelle yn^''^ Essex, was take Ser lohn Holond, pe Duk of Excestre,^^ with pe^^ comyne3 of pe cuntreye ; and pay brou3t hym fro pe mille vnto Plasche ; and to pe same place pere King Eichard hadde
24 arestid-*^ Ser Thomas of Wodstoke, pe Duk of Glowcestre. And ri3t pere, yn pe same place, pei^^ smytyn of pe Duk of Excestre3 hed, & brou3t it to London vpon a poole ; and it was sette on London Brygge. H And yn pe same yere, at Bristow, was take pe
28 Lorde Spenser, pat King Eichard hadde made Erie of Glowcestre ; & pe comyne3 of the toune of Bristow 22toke hym, and brou3t hym in to pe Market place of the Toun ; & ther thay smyte of his hed and sent hit to London, and hit was sette on London brygge.
32 II And yn pe same yere was Ser Bernarde Brokeys, kni3t, take and
^ to London TR. om. Kk. ^ ])e om. R. ^ and comfort T. •* And om. T.
^ haste ))at ])ei myghte T. haste ])at ])ey my3te R. om. Kk. « and with R. ' her om. TR. ^ j,g ^^^^^ i\ 9 took hem T. 10 J)ere om. T. " vpon T. i" so om. T. ^^ on TR. " were TR. we Kk. i^ ser Thomas om. T. lohn) R. 16 and Benet T. i' in a mille in TR.
■'^ Essexe there sir lohn) holande J>e duke of Excestre was take T. Essex J)ere sir lohn) holande ]>e Duke of Excestre was take R.
1^ pe om. R. -" hadde arestid T. hadde arested R. arestid Kk. 2itheiT. >eyR. pe Kk. '^- leaf 119, back.
362 Conspirators Icild. Oiven Glendoiver rebels. [cH. CCXLIII
arestid, & put yn-to fe Tour of London ; and Ser lohn Selley, kni3t, & Se;- lohn Mawdeleyne & Se?' Wilh'am Fere by, persons of _ King Eicharde^, were^ arestid and put yn-to Jje Tour of London, and fedir come J)e Kinge^ Justice^, and saat vpon hem yn the 4 Toure; and Ipere were- dampned alle iiij vnto fe deth.^ And the dome Avas yeue vnto Ser Bernarde Brokeys, fiat he shukle go on fote fro the Tour ]5rou3 fe toun of* London vnto Tyburne, and Jjere^ to be hangyd, & aftir his hed to ben'' smyten of & sett on 8 London Brigge, & Ser lohn Selley, kny3t, and Ser lohn Maudeleyn & Sir Willmm Feriby, persons, weir draw J)rou30ut London to Tyburne, & fere hanged.'^
H And yn fe^ same yere King Henry sent Queue Isabel], fat 12 was King Pacharde3 wiff,^ horn ay en yn-to Fraunce,!*^ and yaff hir "Golde & siluer and mony ofer Iewelle3 ; and so^^ sche was^- discharged of alle hir dower, & sent out of Engelond.
H And yn fe secunde yere of ^^ King Henri fe iiij*^ was Ser 16 Eogger of Claryngdon, kni3t, & ij of his men, & fe Priour of Launde, & viij frere Menoures, and sum Maistres of diuinite, & ojjer, for treson ])at fay wrou3t ayens the King, were drawe & hangyd ati'^ Tyborne, alle xij presoners & persone3.^^ 20
U Thajt^*' beganne ])q'^'^ discencion ^^& debate yn fe cuntre of Walls betwene fe Lorde Grey Rithyn^^ & Qweyn of Glyndore, Squier of A¥alis. And fis Oweyn rerid a nownbyr of Walschemen, and kept Jjat^^ cuntrey about ry3fc strong, & dede myche harme, and 24 destroyed fe Kingis toune3 and lorschippe3 frou30ut Walls, & robbyd & slowgh f e Kingis pepil, both Englisch and AValsch ; and J)us he endured xij^o yere large. And he toke fe Lorde Gray of^^ Eithyn presoner, and kept hym fast yn holde tylle he was 28 raunsonde of prysoners of f e ]\Iarch, and kept hym long tyme yn holde; and at fe 22 last he made hym wedde on of his dou^tris,^^ and kep[tje hym sty lie fere^'i with his wiff, and sone after he deyed.
^ and })ei weren T. - jiey weren T. •'* vnto }'e deth alle four R.
■* \>e tour of om. TR. ^ \)eve om. T.
« aftir Ills heed T. aftir his hed R. his om. Kk.
■^ hangid and her heedis smyten of and sett on london) bri^jge T. hanged and hir hedis smyte?i of and set on london Brigge R. & sett on London Brigge om. Kk. ^ |)is T. this R. '•> l^at was . . . wiff owi. T.
" ffraunce ])£ which was kyng Richardis weddid wiff T. " so om. T.
^- was so T. i-' of >e reigne of T. ^^ at l>e T.
" & pcrsonej 07n. TR. ''^ There T. Ther R. " a T. ]>& o,n. R.
1**— ^8 and a debate bitwene pe lord Grey Reffen in ]>e cuntree of Walls T.
^« att Vat TR. '^ a xij T. '^^ of om. T. -- pe om. T.
■■^ his dou Jtris TR. doujtris om. Kk. "^ there stylle T.
King Henry IV in Wales. Great Dearth. A Comet. 363
H And ])anne pe^ King,- knowyng pis myschef, destruccion and treson, pat pis Oweyn hade ^^wvow^t, pen anon he ordeyned a strong power of men of armej and of archers, & moche oper stuffe 4 pat longid to warre, for to abate & destroye pe malice of pe'^ fals "VValschemen. And panne pe King come yn-to Walys with his power, for to destroy pis Owen and ope/' rebellis, fals "Walschmen. And^ anon pei fledde?i yn-to pe mountayne^ ; and pere my3te pe 8 Kinge do hem non harme yn no maner of*^ wyse ; but ofte pei toke pe Kingis cariage, and euery day destroyed his peple. But Oweyn and his men, pe moste pa?"te, ascapid harmelej ; ffor pe King ne his meyne my^t not come^ to hem yn no mane;- of ^ wise
12 for pe mountayne3 ; and so the King come to^ Engelond ayen, for lesyng of moo of his peple, and pus he^° spedde not pe/'e.
U In pis same yere was gret scarsite of whete yn Engelond, for a quarter of whete was at xvj s. ; ^^and merchaunthes were sent out
16 of Engelond ouyr see^^ ynto Spruce for whete. anon^- pay hadde lade & freight shippe3 ynow, & came hoom yn saafte, blessid^^ be God of i'^ alle his yeftis !
IF And yn the iij*^^ ^^yere of King Harry 63 regne, ther was a
20 sterre seyne in pe firmament, pat schewed hym-self prou3 alle ^^ pe worlde, for dyuers tokenns pat schulde befalle sone a.lter ; pe which sterre was named & called be clergie^'^ 'Stella comata.' And on Seint Marye Magdaleyne day, next aftir,^^ yn pe same
24 yere, was pe Batayle of Schrouysbury ; and pedir come Ser Henry
Percy, pe Erle3 sone of Xorthombirlonde, with a grete multitude of
men of armes & archers, and yaf ^^ batayle to '^'^ King Harry pe iiij*'^'',
-prou3 fals 21 counsel and wicked reede of Ser Thomas Percy, is vncle,
28 Erie of Worcestre ; and pere was Se?* Harry Percy slayn, and pe most parte of his mayne, yn the feelde,^^ and Ser Thomas Percy take, and kept yn holde ij dayej tylle pe King hadde sette rest among his peple on both sydes. And panne Ser Thomas Percy
32 was lugid to be ded, pat is to wete, drawe, hangyd, & his hed
^ ^e om. T. - king Harry T. '■' y om. TR. * l)ese T. ^s R-
5 and om. T. ^ o{ om. TR.
"^ nought come T. not come R. not om. Kk.
« of om. TR. 9 into TR. ^^ he om. R.
^^— ^^ and ])anne was marchaundise of Englond sente owcr fe see T.
^- and anoon T. and anon) E. ^^ and comen in haste y blessid T.
" in R. 15 lQ^^f 120. is out al R.
" & called be clergie om. T. ^^ folowyng T. folowynge R.
" yaf a T. 20 to ^^ t. 21 the fals T.
22 Pe?'cy slayn) in ])e felde & |)e moste part of his meyne R.
864 Emperor of the Turks in London. B-enry IV ivedded.
smyte of for his fals treson at ScbroAvesbeiy, & his hed brou3t to London & set on London-is ^ Brygge. And al- o]ier peple Jjat^ were slayne Jjere,^ on Jje Kinge3 syde^ and yn bo]5e parteys,^ ]je King let bury: and fere Avas slayn on fe Kiugy^ syde yn the''' 4 batayle, fe Erie of Staffarde, and S«?;- Water Blount yn fe Kingys kote arniyour, vndir ]>g Kinge^ baner, and mony mo worthi men ; on ^ whose soule God haue mercy ! amen !
If And yn fe iiij*'^*' yere of King Harryej regne, come pe 8 Emp[er]oure of Constantynoble, with mony grete lorde3 and lvny3tes and moch o]ier peple of his cuntre, in to Engelonde, to King Harry, Avith hym to speke^ and to disporte hym, and see^*^ Jie gode gouernaunce & fe condicione3 of our peple, and know^^ ))e 12 co?Hmodite3 of Engelond. And our King, with alle his AA^orthi lorde3, godely and Avorschepfully hym resceyved, and Avelcomed hym^- and alle his mayne ])at come Avith hym, and dede hym alle Jie reuerence & Avorschip pat pay cowthe and my3te. And anon pe 16 King commawndcd al maner officers pat he schulde be serued as Avorthily & as^^ ryaly as it longith to^^ such a AA^orthi lorde & Emperour, on his OAvne cost, as long as pe Emperour Avas^^ yn Engelond, and alle his men pat comyn Avitli liy?«. 20
^ And yn pis same yere came dame lohane,^*^ pe Duchasse of Bryttayne, yn-to Engelonde, and landed at Ealemouth yn Corne- Avayle ; & fro penne3 she Avas brou3t to pe cite of Wynchestre, and pe?*e sche^" Avas Aveddyd A^nto King Harry pe iiij*^® jai the Abbey of 24 Saynt SAA^thens of Wynchestre, Avith alle pe solempnite pat my3t be do and made. ^ And sone after, sche Avas brou3t fro penne3 to London ; and pe meyre, AA'ith ^^ pe aldermen and pe comyns of pe cite of London, rydyn ayens hir, and hir Avelcomed,^^ and brou3t 28 hir throu3 pe cite of London A'nto Westmynstre ; and pere sche AA'as crouned & made 2*^ Quene of Engelond ; and pere pe king made a ryalle and a-^ solempne fest for hir, and for al maner men pat pedir wolde come. 32
If And yn pis same yere. Dame Blauncho, pe eldist dou3tir of
1 is om. TR. 2 att |)e T. ^ that tliere T. pat \icr R.
* ])ere om. TR. •'"' side in pat Bataile R.
" slayne on hope parties T. and yn bo])e pfflrteye om. R.
"^ kyugis side in Jjat T. p&t R. syde am. Kk. ^ of T.
" to speke with him T. " to see T. to se R. " to knowe T.
^- liym ovi. R. ■'^ as om. R. " vnto T.
'^ Emperonre was T. Emperour was R. was Kk. ^^ lane TR.
'^ sche om. T. i» and T. & R. ^'•> welcomyd hir T.
■■^ & made om. R. ^^ and a TR. and om. Kk.
Hy. IV's Daughter married. Bea-victory near Flanders. 365
King Harry \q iiij*^^ was y^sent ouyr see- with pe Erie of Somersete, liir vncle, and with Maiste'/' Eicharde Clyfforde, fanne ^Bischop of Worcestre, and with mony ojje?* lordej and worthi 4 kny^tis, ladie3,* and Squyers,^ as longed to such a worthi lady, and come vnto Coleyne, And fedir come fe Duke3 sone of Barrey, with a faire mayne, and resceyved fis worthi lady, and Jjere the Bischop^ of "Worcestre wedded & sacred ham to-gedir, as holy 8 churche if^ wolde ; & \er% was. made a ryalle feest and a^ g?-ete lustije, yn^ reverence and worschip of ham, and to alle peple jjat jjedir come. IT And whanne })is maryage and fest was do, fe Erie and JjB Bischop, with alle hir meyne, token her leve of lorde3 and
12 ladiej and come home ayen yn-to Engelond in saafte, y^'^pankyd be God!
H And yn fe .v. yere of King Harryej regne, J)e Lorde Thomas, King Harrye3 sone pe iiij*'^®, and fe Erie of Kent went ouyr see,^i
16 and mony oper lorde3 and kni3tes, and men of armys & archers, and went to^- pe se to chastise pe rebellis )jat afore hadde do moch harme to our Euglisch^^ Marchaunte3 & to mony toiuies and portis yn Engelond vpon fe se costis. ^ And pe Lorde Thomas, Jie
20 Kingis son, cam yn-to Flaundres, toffore a toun J»at is callid pe Scluse, among alle jje scluppe3 of dyuers nacyons pat were ]>ere ; and after, J)ai rydyn with her schippe3 among ham, and went alonde, & sported ham Jjere ij. daie3, and cam ayen to hirschippe3,
24 & token pe brode se, & fere J3ay mettyn with iij carrake3 of lene, fat were lade with dyuers Marchaundi3e, and welle y^'^manned ; and fere fay fou3tyn to-gadry3e longe ; but f e Englischmen hadde fe victorye, and brou3t fe Carrake3 yn-to fe camere before
28 Wynchylse ; and fere fay cantid f es gode3, and on of f 630 Carreke3 Avas sodenly fere brent, & fe lorde3 and hir peple turned hom ayen, and went no firthir at fat tyme.
H And yn that same yere, Serle, yoman of King Eicharde3
32 Eobys, come yn-to Engelond out of Scotland, and saide to diners peple fat 'King Richard was alyve yn Scotlond'; and so, moch of
1 y om. TR. 2 j^g see T. - leaf 120, back. ^ and ladies TR. ^ and worthi squyers T. worthi squiers R. " the bisshop T. J)e Bisshop R. bischop Kk. ' it om. TR. 8 a, om. TR.
9 in ))e T. i" y om. TR.
" iiijs wente ouer J)e see and fie Erie of kent T. we?ite ovir see and ]je erl of kent R.
^- archers a greet meyne wenten to T. archers a greet meyne went R. 1^ Englisshe men T. i-* y om. R.
366 Serle hangd. Duel in Smithfidd. Arclibp. Scroiies rebellion.
]?e peple beleued yn his worde3 ; wherfore mych of ]?e peple of J^e Eeeme were yn gret erroure and gruching ayens fe King, frouj fals informacioni )3at pis Serle liadde made, for moclie peple beleuyd & trustid to- his seyng ; but at fe^ last he was take yn the ISTorth 4 cuntre, and by lawe juged to be draw ]5rou3 euery cite & gode burgh toun yn Engelond ; and so he was serued. And at ]?e ^ last he was brou3t to London, vnto Gilde'^-halle before fe justi3e; and fere he Avas juged to° be brou3t to fe Tour of London, and pere to 8 be laide vp^'-on an hirdille, & j^an to" be drawe Iprou^ ]>e cete of London to Tyborae, &^ hangyd, & )?an quaiterde, and his hed smyte of & set on London Brygge, & his quarters to be sent to iiij gode towne3 of Engelond, & fere set vp : & fus endid he his^ fals 12 treson & desceit.
^ And yn ]>e vj yere of King Henrye3 regne, fe Erie of Marre, of Scotland, be saaf condit come ynto Engelond for to chalange Ser Edmuwde, fe Erie of Kent, of certeyn cours of warre on hors-bak; 16 & so fis chalange was accept and graunted, and pe place take yn Smythfelde at London. And pis Erie of Marre, fe^*^ Scot, com proudly ^^yn-to the felde, as his chalange asked. And anon com yn fe Erie of Kent, and rode vnto fe Scot, and manfully rydyn 20 togadir with scharp^^ speris dyuers cours; but pe Erie of Kent hadde pe Eelde, and gate hyni moch worschip & panke of al maner of 1^ men for his manful dedis.
H And J)is yere^'* Ser Kichard Scrope, Archebyschop^^ of York, 24 and Jje lorde Mounbray, Erie Marchal of Engelonde, gadrid vnto hym a strong meyne yn pe iSforth cuntre ayens King Henry, and fan King Henry, heryngi'^ ferof, yn alle fe hast fat he my3te, come with his power northwarde, and mette with ham at York ; 28 and fere were fei^" ij lordej take, and brou3t to^^ fe King, and ano?« f e lugej weryn sette, and f ese ij Iorde3 brou3t forth ; and fere fai were dampned vn-to fe^^ deth, fat bofe her hedis schulde be-^ smyte of; and fere fay made her ende : on whose soulej God, for 32 his pete, haue me?*cy ! Amen !
^ thonif;h inforniacioii) of lesyiigis and falslies T. Jioruj informacioii) of his lie3 and fals lesingis R.
2 peple trustid him and bileeuyed in TR. ^ pe om. T. •* l)c GiMe T. 6 forto T. « vp om. TR. ' to om. R. « and l)ere TR.
3 for his TR. i» a T. 'Wm/'121. ^^ gdjarp ^n. T. ^^oiom.M. ^^ And in pe same yeer of kynj; Harries reigiie pe iiij'' T. And in pe vi.
yeer of kiiige hctirics regno ]'e iiij*'''" R.
'^ pe Erchobisslioj) T. ^^ panne pe kyng hervng T.
" fese T. pe3e R. ^» vnto T. ^» pe ow.R. '^ heedis were T.
CH. CCXLIII] The Earl of Kent wedded. Sir E. Knollis dead. 367
U And Avlianne^ pis was do, fe King come to London ayen, a[nd]- restyd liyni. And anon, God, of his grete godenesse, wron^t and schewyd meny grete myracles for his worthi Gierke, \)e^ 4 Archebischop of Yorke, pat pus was dovn to'^ deth.^
51 And yn pe vij yere of King Henryej regne come^ Dame Luce, pe Dukej sistir'' of Millane, yn-to^ Engelond, and so vnto London, and pere was weddid to Ser Edniu?ide Helond, Erie of 8 Kent, yn pe priory of Saint Mary Ouerey yn Southwerke, with moche solempnite and grete worschip : and pe?-e was pe King hym selfe, and yaf hir at pe churche dore. U And whanne^ pay were weddyd, and masse do,^^ pe King, his owne persone, broujt and
12 ladde pis worthi lady yn-to pe Bischopis place of Wynchestre ; and pe;-e was a wondir grete fest helde, to alle maner of pepil pat come pedir.i^
U In pis ^2 same yere, Se/- Eobert Knollis, kniy3t, pe Avorthi
16 warrio?ir, deied at his Maner yn !N"orthfolke : and fro pennej he was brou3t to London on^^ an hors beere, with myche torche lyghte; and so was he brou3t to^^ pe Whit-Freris yn Flet-strete ; and pere was do and ^^made a ryal &'^^ solempne terement for
20 hym, for pem^^ pat pidir wolde come, hope pore & rich; and pere he lyth beryed^'' ; on whose soule God^^ haue mercy ! Amen !
f And 19 yn the^o same yere Ser Thomas Paiston,^! knijt, Con- stab[l]e of pe Tour of London, was dreynt yn-- Themys-^ at London
24 Brygge, as he com fro Westmynstre towarde pe Tour yn a barge ; and al prouj lewdenesse. And yn pe same yere Dame Phelyp, pe yongyr doujtir of King Henry pe iiij*^"^, was ladde ouer pe see with Ser Eicharde, pe Duke^ brothir of Yorke, and Ser Edmu^de Cour-
28 teneye, bishop of ISTorwiche, and mony oper lordij, kni3tis and squyers, ladie3 and gentil-^vymmen, as'^^ perteyneth to^^ such a worthi Kingis dou3tir, and come yn-to Denmarke, to a toun^e j,at jg callyd Elsyngborgh. And pedir come pe King of Denmarke, wipe
32 his lordis, and resceyvid pis worthi lady for his wiff, and welcomyd
1 as T. 2 and there T. and >ere R. ^ |,e om. TR. * vnto R. 5 Yjjto pe death T. ^ come mn. T. '' doughtir T. 8 come into T. " 4.nd as sone as T. i" and >e masse was doon T. " Ijedir om. T. i- pe TR. i^ y-^^^^ tR. " vnto T. 15-15 maad for him a solempne feste and a roiatt terment for tho T. ]>o R. 1^ and a R.
" buried bi dame Constaunce his wiff in mydde of I'e Lodi of the churche T. beried be Dame Constance his wiff in ]>e myddel of J>e body of pe chirche R. 18 god of his pitee T. god for his pite R. ^^ And jjus T. 20 this R. "-^i Rempston R. ^-^ in) pe R. ^ yn Themys om. T. ^ ))at TR. 2s Ynto T. ^ Toure T.
368 Queen of Denmarh. Admiral of Eiigland. [CH. ccxLiii
];ese wortlii lorde^, and dede ham moclie reuerence & gret worscliip. IT And ]>anne \(t\ were broujt to a toun fat is^ callid London yn Denmark, and pere was this lady weddid and sacryd to jje King of Denmark with moche solempnite ; and fere was sche crouned 4 Quene of Denmark, jS'orwey and Swethyn ; & fere was made a rialle fest. IT And whanne f is Fest and mariag was do & endid, fe3e lorde^ ^and ladiej tokyn her leve of the^ King and Quene, and comyn home ayen yn-to Engelonde yn hast, f anked be Ihesu ! 8
U And yn the viij ^ere of King Harryej regne, fer was a man fat was clepid ' f e walsch clerke/ and^ apelyd a kny3t fat me callyd Ser Perciuale Sowdon, of treson ; and fere fey were ioyned to fi3t vnto fe deth, within'' ])e liste3, & fe day,*^ tyme and place 12 assigned and lymytid to be do and ende, yn Smythfelde. At f e Avhich day f e ij personej comyn yn to f e felde, and fou3tyn soore and my3tili togadris; but at ])e' last fe kny3t ouercame fe clerke, and made hym yelde^ creaunde of his fals plechement fat he sayde 16 on hym ; and fan was he dispoyled of his armeoiw and drawe out of fe ffelde to Tyburne; & fere was he hangyd, and fe kni3t take to grace, and was a gode man.
U And yn fis same yere, Ser Henry,^ erle i^ of North ombirlande, 20 & fe Lorde Bardolf, comyn out of Scotlande, yn preiudice & destruccion of King Harry; wherfore fay of the ISTorthcuntre arysyn vp,^^ and^^ smytyn of her hedis, and^^ sent fe hed of the Erie, and fe^^ quarter of fe lorde Bardolf e, to London ; and fere 24 fey were set vp on fe brygge, for fals treson fat fay had purposed ayens fe Kinge.
H And yn f e ix yere of King Harre3 regne, was Ser Edmu[n]dei5 Holonde,ic Erie of Kent, made^^ Amerel of Engelonde, for to kepe 28 fe see. And he went to fe see with mony ryalle^s schippis, fat were full well arayed and^^ enarmyd with mony a gode man of arme3 & of-'^ archers, and of gode defence of-i warre yn fe Kiuges name of Engelonde; and so he londit at fe^^ laste yn fe costes of 32
J men T. me R. - leaf 121, bade. » the om. T. ^ and lie TR. ° in T. with ynne R. witli Kk. " day and T. " ])e om. T. 8 yelde him TR. » sr/- henry om. T. i" pe Erie T.
" vpon liem T. vp on ham R.
^'- and faught with hem and .sconcfitid hem and took hem and T. and fan3t witli ham and scorn iited ham & took ham & R.
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CH. ccxLiii] Great frost. Six days' jousting ly Hainaulters. 369
Biittaigne, in pe lie of Biyak, with alle his peple ; and he besegid pe castel and assaiited it. and ])ai Avith-ynne^ with-stode hyni with grete defence & streinjie, and anon let sette his ordynaunce ; & yn 4-j3e leyngthe of a gune com a quarel, & smot fe gode Erie yn pe hed, & Jjere he cau3t his deth-Avownde, but yet fei left not tylle fay hadde gotyn J>e Castell and alle fat Avas fere-ynne ; and fere fis gode lorde deid : on Avhose soule God haue mercy. '^ Vi And fanne 8 his^ meyne comyn horn ayen iu-to Engelond with fe Erle3 body, and was buried among his auncetrye3 ri^t worthil3^ U And yn fe same yere Avas a gret frost^ yn Engelond, fat dured xv Avoke^.
^ And yn fe-^ x yere of King Harryes regne fe iiij*^®, come fe
12 Senescall of Henaud, with ofe/* meyne, yn-to Englond, for*^ to seke*" auntre3, and to gete hym^ Avorschip yn dedis of arme3, bofe on horsbak and on foote, of al maner poyntis of^ dedis of arme3 and^'' Avarre. And f e Senescal Chalanged fe Erie of Somerset ; and
16 fe Erie delyuerde hym manfully yn al his chalange3, and put his adue/'sari to fe AA'orsse yn alle poyntis, & Avanne hym fere grete worschyp and degre^^ of the ffeelde. ^ And fe next day come yn to f e ffeelde a \\o\er man of arme3 of the Seneschallys party ; &
20 ayens hym com Ser Eichard of Arundell, kny3t ; and f e^^ Henauder hed^^ fe bettyr of hym ^"^on fote in on poynt, for he bro3t hym on his kne. ^ And f e thrid day come yn^-^ a uof er man of arme3 yn to the felde ; and ayens hym Ser lohn Cornewayle, kuyjt ; and manly
24 & kny3tly quyt hym yn alle maner of poynte3 ayens his aduersary, and had fe bettyr yn the felde. II And^*^ fe iiij day come yn^^^ a nof er man of armys of Henaude, yn^^ f e felde ; and ayens hym com Ser lohn Cheynees sone,^^ and manly quyt hym ayens his aduersary,
28 for he caste bothe-*^ hors & man into fe feelde ; and fe King, for his manhode at fat tyme, dubbyd hym kny3t. H And fe v day fer com a nofer man of arme3 of -^ Henaude3 party yn-to f e ffel[d]e ; and to hym come lohn^- Stewarde, squyer, and manfully quyt hym fere yn
32 al maner of poyntis, and hadde fe bettir. ^ And fe vj day come a nother Henauder ; & to hym come WilhVmi Porter, squier ; and manfully he quitte ^H\jm. yn fe flfelde, and hadde f e bettir,-^ and fe
^ Avith-ynne om. T. - mercy Amen TR. ^ his TR. >is Kk. ■* forst Kk. 5 fe same T. "^ for om. TR. ^ seke T. seihe Kk. 8 hym om. T. » and T. & R. i° and of TR. ^^ and >e gree T. 1- >e he R. ^^ hed om. R. " leaf 122. ^^ ^^ o„;_ ^^ i« And on TR. i^ yn om. T. ^^ into TR. ^^ his sone T. 20 bothe om. TR. 21 of y^ xjj_ -a gir lohn) T. to him yn sir lohn R. 2:3—2:3 quytte him and hadde }>e bettir in J)e ffelde and T. him and liadde fe bettir in ])e felde R.
870 RainauUers' Jousts. Fight in SmitJifield. [ch. ccxliii
King dubbid hym knijt fe same time. U And \q vij day come a nofer Henauder yn-to^ the felde; & to hym come lohn Standisch, Squyer, and manly quit^ liyni on his aduersary, and hadde fe bettir yn ])e ffelde; and pere pe King dubbyd hym kni^t fe same 4 day. IT And yn^ Jje same day come a nojjer Henauder; and to* hym come a squier of Gasquoyne ; and^ proutly & manly he qiiitte hym on his adue;-sarye, and j;e?-e hadde pe bettir, and anon pe King dubbyd hym kni3t, 8
H And'5 J)e viij day com yn-to fe ffelde ij men of armes of Henaude ; and to ham come ij soudiers of Calls fat Avere brefryn, y'^-Clepyd \q Boroughe3 ; and Avelle and manly quit hem on hir aduersarie^, and hadde ])e bettir yn \o^ felde; and Jius endid pis 12 Chalanged with moche worschep. And \q King, at fe reuencens of the straungers, made a grete ffeest, and yaf£ rych yeftis ; and ])ay tokyn hir leue, and went whom yn-to hir cuntre.
^ And yn fe xj 3ere of King Hen[r]ye3 regue Jie iiij*^^^, ]iere was 16 a gret Batayle yn^ Smythfelde betwene ij squiers ; Jiat on^*' men callid Glowcestre, and^^ pat was^^ appelaunt, and^^ Arture, pat was^* defendaunt ; and vvelle and manfully fou3tyn togadrys longe tyme. And the King, for hir manfulnesse and of his grace, toke 20 hir quarell yn-to his honde, and mad ham go^^ out of pe felde at^*^ ones ; and ^ *" so pay were dy vyded of hir bataile ; and pe King yaf ham grace.
And yn^^ pe xij 3ere of King Henrye3 regne pe iiij*^% Eys ap ^^ 24 die, a Squier of Walls pat was a rebell & a ryser,-*' and-^ supporter of Owen of Glyndore pat dede moche destrucc^on to pe pepil yn^^ "Walls, was "3 take, & brou3t to London. And pere he come afore pe Iusti3e, and was dampned for his treson ; & pan he was leyde on^'* 28 an hirdyl, and so draw forth to Tyburne prowglie the cite, and peye was hangyd, & lete doune ayen, and his hed smytyn of ; and his bodi quarterde and sent to foure towuc3, and his hedde sette on London Brygge. 32
^ And the 2^ xiij 3ere of King Henrye3 regne, -^ deyed
1 to o?/i.T. " he quytte TR. ^ on TR. ^ vnto T. 5 ])at T. c Aiid in T. ' y om. TR. « j,e TR. ^ (loon in T. do in R. ^^ on om. R. " and om. R. 1'- was >e TR. ^^ and >at o>cr T. " was ])e TR. ^^ to go t. ^"^ bo])e at T. ^'' and om. R. ^^ Jeanne T. yn om. R. ^^ rose vp oon T. of R. ^'^ & a ryser om. T. -' and also T. '^ of T. 2a ^falis and at lasts he was T. -■* vpon TR. ^ in pe T. ^ of King harries T. of king heuriej Regne fe iiij R. of his regne Kk.
CH. CCXLIII] The English v:in the Battle of St. Cloud. 871
Ser lohn Beaiiford, Erle^ of Some?-set, jjat was -Capteyne of Caleys, and Avas beryed at ])e Abbey of Tour-hille : on whose soule God haue mercy ! Amen ! And yn \& same yere fe Lords Thomas, 4 King Harryej sone, wedded fe Countesse of Somerset. And fe^ same yere come fe ambasceturs of Fraunce yn-to Engelonde, from ])e Duk of Burgoyne, vnto the prmce of Engelonde, King Harrye^ sone and his-^ heire, for help & socour of men of arme3 and archers 8 ayens the Duk of Orlyauns. And he sent forth ^ fe Erie of Arundell, Se/- Gylbarde Vmfrauylle,'^ Erie of Kyme, and fe Lorde of Cobliam, Se;- lohn Oldecastell, and mony o'per gode knyjtis, and worthi squyers and men of armej, and gode archers, onyr see" yn-to
12 Fraunce, and comyn to^ Parys, to ]iq Duk of Burgoyne, ])ere'^ he resceyvyd and welcomyde jjese^*^ Englisch lordis and alle hir meyne. ^ And fanne it was do hym to wete fat pe Duk of Orlyaunce was come to Senclowe, faste by Parys, with a grete noumbre of men of
16 army s & arblasters ; and l^edir^^ went our Englisch men, and fou3tyn with ham, and gotyn pe brygge of Senclowe ; & J)e/-e Jjay slow monyi2 of the Frensch men and Armenacke^, and ]je reme- naunt fledde, and^^ -oroide no lengir abide. And oure Englysch
20 men comyn ayen to Paris ; & fez-e fay tokyn hir leue of the Duke, and comen hom ayen yn-to Engelonde yn saafte, & he^'* yaf ham gret yeftis. H Anon folowyng, the Duk of Orlyaunce sent ambas- setours yn-to Engelond, to King Harry fe iiij*^®, besechyng hym of
24 his help & socour ayens his dedely enymye, fe Duke of Burgoyne. And fan fe King made Thomas, his sone, Duke of Clarance, & his o\er sone John^^ Duke of Bedforde, and his ofer sone Vmfray Duk of Gloucestre; & Se/- Thomas Beauforde, Erie of Somerset i*^; & f>e
28 Duke of Awmarle he^'' made Duk of Yorke. II And fan fe King ordeyned his sone Thomas, and^^ Beauford, Erie of Somerset,!^ and Sir lohn Cornewayle, and meny ofe/- lordis, kni3tis-'^ &-i squyers, men^^ of arme3 and^s archers, to go ouyr-^ yn-to Fraunce, yn
^ ])e Erie TR. - leaf 122, lacT:. ^ \\% T. in this R. ■* his om. T. * And thanne ther went one/' \& see T. "^ vmfrauylle om. T. ' wente ouer J)e see T. ]je se R. ^ into T. ' and ]>ere TR. ^"^ welcomyd wele and goodly these T. " the T. 12 raoche peple T.
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372 Victory at La Hogue. Hen. I Fat 'Jerusalem.' [cH..ccxLiii
lielpyng & streyngthyng of the Duke of Orlyaunce. U And ])ese wortlii lorde3, with alle his retynu, schippyd at Hampton, and sayled ouyr yn-to Normandy, and landed at Hogge3. And fere mette with ham fe lorde Hamhe, at hir londyng, with vij M^ men 4 of arme3 of Frenschmen^ ; and alle were put to flyjt, and takyn of hem vij C men of amies & iiij C hors, Av/t/(-out ]?o ])at were slayn yn the felde. And so j^ei ryden forth ])rou30ut Fraunce, and token Castell & toune^, & SI0W3 mych pepil of Frenschmen pat with-stode 8 ham, and tokyn meny pryaoners as ])ay roode ; and so j^ai passyd- forth til fiay comyn to ]]urdeux ; and fere ])ay restid ham a while, and sette pe cuntre yn pees & rest tylle fe vyntage were redy to sayle; and panne ])e Duk with his mayne com horn yn-to Engelond 12 yn saafte, fankyd be God ! ^ And yn ]>e same yere was pe Kingis coyne^ chaynged ])rou3-out Engelond, by fe King and his counsel, ]iat is to say, ))e noble, half noble, & ferthyng of goolde.
H And \>e ^xiiij yere of King Harrye3 regne fe iiij*^®, he lete 16 make galaie3 of warre, for he hadde hopid to haue past pe grete se, and so forth to lerusalem, and fere to haue endid his lyf. but God vised hym^ sone aftir with Infirmytee3 and grete sekenesse3, fat he my3t not wel endure no Avhile, so feruentli he was y*5tak. And he 20 Avas'' yn Bedde at Westmynstre yn a faire Chaumbre ; and as he lay abedde, he axed his Chaumbirleyn what he^ callyd that Chaumbyr fat he lay-ynne : he answarde and sayde ' lerusalem.' f anne^ he sayde, his p?'ophecie sayde ' he^*^ schulde make an ende 24 and deye yn lerusalem.' and f an^^ he made hym redy vnto God, & disposed alle his wille, and sone aftir he deyed, and was caryed be water fro Westmynstre yn a barge to Feueresham, and fro f ennes to Caunturburye be londe, with moche torchely3t brennyng, yn-to 28 f e Priorie-'-^ of Crichirch, and fere he was worthili entered & beried besyde saint Thomas shryne of Cawnturburye. And f us endid fis^2 worfchi King Henry abowte myd Lent Sonday, in fe yere of our Lorde Ihe-su Crist, M^CCCCxiij,^-* on whos soule God haue 32 mercy ! Amen !
^ frensshmen pve sergeaniitos of amies witli him T. - riden R.
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CH. ccxLiv] Henry V reigms, and re-buries Eicliard II. 373
And aftir |)is King Henri, regnyd his sone Henry, fe v***^ aftir fe co»quest.^ Cdipitulum. CC.xliiij.^
And aftir ])e detli of King Harry pe iiij*"^", regnid King Harry
4 his sone, jjat was bom at Mu?mioth yn Walis, )jat was ^ a worthi King, and a gracious man, and a gret conquero?ir. ^ And yn |»e firste yere of his regne, for gret loue & gedenesse, he sent to pe ffreris of Langeley, fere as his Fadir hadde do burye King Eichard 8 pG ij"^^, & let take vp his body ay en out of the erthe, and dede bring hym to Westmynstre, yn a ryal chare couert with blak vehiet, & baners of diners arme^ alle aboute. & al fe horsses drawyng Jje chare were trappid yn black, & bete with diuers armej,
12 and niony^ a torch brennyng, by alle Jje wey, til he come to Westmystre. And jjere he lette make for hym a ryalle & a solempne terement, and buried hym be Quene Anne his wifF, as his owns desire was, on pe firther syde of Seynt Edwarde^ schryne,
16 yn the Abbey of Saint Petris of Westmynstre : on whose soule God haue mercy ! Amen !
H And yn J)is same yere weren ^ certeyne of Lollardej and fals heritikis takine, pat hadde pii[r]sued, frou^ fals treson, to haue
20 slayn ]>e ^ King, and for to haue destroyed alle pe clergy of Jjis Eeme. & fai my3t haue hadde her fals purpos, but oure Lorde God Avolde not suflfre it ; for yn hast pe"^ King hadde warnyng perof, & of alle hir fals ordinaunce & worchyng, and come sodenly with his power
24 to Saint Joh??es-without-Smythfelde ; and anon fei tokyn a certeyn of pe Lollarde3 & fals heritike3, and broujt hem ^ vnto pe Kingis pj-esens, & pere fei ^ tolde all her fals purpos & ordinaunce, how fey wolde haue do & wrojt, & pay my3t haue regned & i*' hadde her
28 Avylle, and pere pei tolde which were her captens & her^^ gouernours. & pan pe King commaimded ham to pe Tour of London ; & panne pey took moo of ham, hope w^t7lin pe cite & w^t/^out, ^^and sent ham to Newgate and to^^ bothe^^ Countie3. And pan pere'^^ were [pei]
32 brou3t yn ^'^ examynacion before pe clergy and pe Kingis Iustice3 ; & pe?*e pei were C07micte of ^^ hir fals heresye, & dampned before pe Iustice3 for hir fals treson : & pus ^^ was her lugement, pat pay
1 regnyd Harry his sone T. - CC.xliiij om. T. CC.xlv R.
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374 Lollards executed. The Dolphin sends tennis-halls to Hen. V.
schulde "be drawe fro fe Tour of London, frou^ London, vnto seint Gyle^ felde ; & fere to be hangid & brent on i \q galows, H And also was 2 take Ser Eoger Acton, kni3t, bo])e for Lollardye & eke for treson ayens \q King and \)Q Eeme. and lie come afore ]5e 4 clergy e, and was conuict of ^ bis"^ lewed Lollardye, and^ •^i^gfore J^e lustije ydampned to be brent, *5 t^'' to be draw fro fe Tour of Lundon frouj fe cite to Saint Gyle3 felde, & to^ be banged & to be 9 brent. 8
*I And jje^^ ij yere^^ of King Harrye3 regne^^ ])e v*^% he liilde a counsel of alle fe lordej of the Kerne at Westmynstre ; and \erQ he put ham Jje ^^ demaunde, & prayed ^^ hem of hir godenesse and of her gode connseP^ to scliewe hym, as touch ynge fe titile &^'' ryjt jjat 12 he hadde to Normandy, Gasquoyne & Guyenne, fe which fe King of Fraunce withhilde hym^'' wrongefully and vnri3tfully, fe wh[i]che his auncetre3 before hym hadde holde be trewe titill of conquest, e^ ri3t heritage. IT The which Normandye, Gasquoyne & Guyenne, fe 16 gode King Edward of Wyndesore, and his^^ ansetrye3 before hym, hadde holde alle hir ly ve3 tyme. And his Lorde3 3af hym counsel to sende ambassetours vnto ]je King of Fraunce and his counsel, Jjat^^ he schulde yelde vp to hym his ri3t heritage, pat is to-'^ say, ITormandie, 20 Gasqueyne, & Guyenne, Jie^^ which his predecessoris had y--holde afore hym, or ellis he wolde it wynne with dunt of swyrde yn schort tyme, with help ^3 of Ihesu. H And panne J)e Dolfynne of Fraunce answeryd to our-'* ambassetours, & sayde yn^^ pis manere : 24 pat pe^*^ King was ouyr yonge &27 tendir of age to make eny warre ayens hym, and was not like yette to be no gede {sic) warry or to ^^ make such a conqueste pere vpon hym; &-^ yn scorne & despite he sent to hymatonne fulle of teneys-ballis, be-cause he schulde^*^ haue su??iwhat 28 to 31 play with-alle, for hym & for his 3- lorde3 ; ' & pat become hym bettir panne to mantajTie eny warre,' he sayd.^^ ^y ^^^^ panne our^'*
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' Henry V musters Ms Forces against France. Conspiracy. 375
lorJej, J»at Avere ambassetours, tokyn hir leue & comyn yn-to Engelond ayen, Sc tokle ])e Kinge and his Counsel of the vngodely answere pat J?ay hadde of the Dolfyn, and of fe present fat he hadde ^ 4 sent vnto the Kinge. IT And whanne fie King hadde herde here Avorde^, and the answere of the Dolfyne, he was wondir sore agrevyd, & ryjt evil payed towarde the Frenschmen and towarde Jje King & Jje Dolfyn, and Jjoujt to venge hym apon hem as sone as 8 God wolde sende hym grace and myght ; and anon lette ^ make tenyshallis for the Dolfyn in alle ]?e haste fat fay myjte be maad,^ & fat fei were harde & grete gune-stonys, for fe Dolfyn to play with-alle. IF And f anne anon f e King sent for alle his lordej, &
12 hilde a gret ^Counsel at Westmynstre, and tokle vnto hem fe answere fat he ^ hadde of the Dolfyn, and of ^^ his worthi present to '^ hym and to ^ his lordej, to play with-alle. And f fire f e King and his lorde3 were accorded fat jiay schulde be redy yn armys with
16 hir power, yn fe best aray fat myjt be,^ and gete^** men of armes and arehers,^^ and alle ofer stuff fat longed ferto,^^ & to be redy with alle hir retynu to mete at Southhampton be Lammesse next folouyng, without eny delaye; for the King ordeyned is^^ iS"aueye
20 of schippej, with al mane?- stuff ^^ & vitaile fat longid to such a Avarrio2ir, of al mane;- ordinaunce,^^ yn the hauen of Southhamton, in^'^-to fe nowmbir of iij*^ xx*' sayle. U And fere fiU'' a grete deseje & a foul myschif ; for fer were iij lorde^ fat^^ fe King tryst moche
24 ynne, f at,^^ for fals coueti^e purpo3id -'^ f e Kingis deth, & f oujt to haue slayn hym and alle his brefryn or he hadde take fe see, f e which were named f us : Ser Eicharde, fe Erie of Caurabrydge, brof er to f e Duk of York ; f e ij was f e Lord Scrope, Treserer of
28 Engelond ; f e iij was Ser Thomas Gray, knyjt, of the JSTorthcuntre. And feje iij lordej afore sayde, for lucre of Moneye, had made promis to f e Frenschmen to ^^ haue slayne oure King and alle his worthi brethryn, by a false trayne sodenly, ere fay hadde be Avar.
32 But God, of his gret grace, hylde his holy hand ouyr ham, & saued
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376 Hen. V invades France, and besieges Harjleur. [cH. ccxLiv
hem from J)is parelous meyne. IT And for to haue do ^ Jiis, )3ei resceyued of Jie Frenschmen a mylyon of golde, j)at - was ]ierQ oponly previde ; and for per fals treson fey were all iij luged vnto detli ^ ; and ]?is was pe lugement : pat pai schulde be ladde pron^ Hampton, 4 and without pe * Northegate, pere to be hedid ; & pus pai endide, for her fals couetyse and treson.
H Anon as pus ^ was do, pe King and alle his meyne made hem redy, and wenton to schyppe, &*' say led forth wiili xv" schippej, 8 and arryued with-ynne Sayne, at Kitcaws, vpon our Ladiej Evyn, pe '^ Assumpcion, yn Normandye, with al his ordynaunce ; & so went 8 forth to Harefiyte, & besegid pe toun al aboute, by londe" and 9 by watir, and sent to pe capteyne, and bade hym delyuer pe 12 towne : and he saide, ' non^o he delyuerd hym, ne non he wolde to hym delyuer," but bade hym do his beste.' U And pan pe^^ Kinge leyde his ordynaunce vnto pe toun, pat is for to saye, Gunne^, Engyne3,i3 Tripgettis, & schet and cast vnto pe wallis & eke yn-to 16 pe toun, & caste doun both toure^ and toun, & layde ham vnto pe grounde : & pe;-e ^^ he played at^^ tenys with his harde gune-stone^ pat i'5 were w^■t^ynne pe toune. 51 Whanne pai schulde plai, pai songyn ' Avelawaye and alias pat^''' eny suche tenye3-ballis were made,' 20 and cursed al po pat Avarre beganne, & pe tyme pat^^ pei were born. U And on pe morow pe King dede crye at euery gate of pe toun, pat euery man schulde be redye, on pe morowe erlye to make assaute vnto pe toun. U And Gilliam ^^ Bocher & John Gaunt,^^ \viih2i xij oper worthi burge^, comyn to pe King, and besou3t hym, of his ryall mageste & power, to ^i-withdrawe his malice and 22 destruc- cion pat he dede vnto hem, & besoujt hym of viij daye^ respite and trewe3, yef eny rescu my3t come vnto hem, and ellis to yelde vp pe 28 toun vnto hym, Avith alle her gode3. ^ And pan pe king sent forth pe Capteyne, and kept pe Eemenaunt stille with hym. And pe lorde Gancort went flforth to Eone yn alio hast, vnto pe Dolfyn, for-^ help & socowr ; but pe;- was non, ne no maner rescu -^ ; for pe 32 Dolfyn wolde not abyde. U And pus pis Capteyne come ageync to-^
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Harflevr surrenders. Henry V prcjJarcs for Battle. 377
fe King, and yelde vp ])e toim, and delyverde hjau J)e kej'e^. And fan he callyd his vncle, fe Erie of Dorset, and made hyni Capteyne of the toun^ of Hareflete, & delyuf/-ed hym ]?e keie3, and bade hym 4 go put out alle \q Frensch peple, both man, wo/«man and chylde, & stuffe Jje toun - with Englisch men. *\ And fan fe King sent yn to Engelonde,^ fat what crafti man wolde come fidir, & ynhabit liym fere ynue f e toune, he schokle have hous and housholde to 8 hym & to his heyrej for euyrmore. And f idir went mony dyuers Marchaunte3 & Crafti men, & iwhabited ham fere, to streynth fe toune, & weryu welcome. ^ And whenne fe King saw fis, fat hit was "* Avelle stoffed both of vitaile & of men, fis worthi Prynce
12 & King toke his leve, & went hym to Caleys warde by londe. IT And f 6 Frensch men herde of his komyng, and ^ f ou3t to stoppe his way, fat he schokle not passe fat Avay ; & yn hast broken alle f e brygges fere any passage was for hors & man, yn-so-moche fere ^
16 my3t no man passe ouyr fe see Ryuers, nofe?- on hors ne on foote, but yef he schulde be drounde. IT Wherefore our'' King, with alle his peple, went & souu3te his way fer vp to ^ Paris warde ; & f e?-e was alle f e ryal power of Fraunce redy to yef hym batayle, and to
20 destroy al his pepyl ; but God ^ almy3ti Avas his gide, and saued ^ hym and alle his peple,!*' and witlistode alle ^^ his enymys purpos, \ fankyd be God, fat so sauyd^- his owne kny3t & King yn his j ri3tfull tytyl ! H And^^ our King saw^-* fe multitude & nowmbre of
24 his enymys to withstonde his way & for to yeue hym bataile, fanne f e King, with a meke hert and a gode spiryt, lyfte vp his hande3 to Almy3ti God,!^ besechyng hym of '^^ help & socour, and fat dai to saue his trew seruaunte3. 11 And fanne our King gadryd alle his
28 lorde3 togadir,!'' and of er pepil aboute hym, and bade hem alle to be of 18 gode chere, for fei schulde haue a^^ fayre daye and a gracious victori, and f e bettir of al hir -^ enymys ; and prayed hem alle to make hem redy vnto f e batayle ; for he wolde raf e/-e be ded fat
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378 Battle of Arjincourt. The Archers shoot well. [cH. ccxliv
day, in batayle or ya felde,^ pazi be- take of liis enymys ; for he wolde nevir put Jjs rem of Engelond to no Eawnson for his pe/'sone. U And ])e Duk of Yorke fill on his^ kne, and besaujt ])e King of a bone, fat he wolde graunte hym pat day J)e vawnt-ward yn his 4 batayle : and pe King graunted hym his asking, and sayde, " gramarcy, Cosyn of Yorke ! " and prayed hym to make hym redye. IF And fanne he bade euery man to •^ orden hym a stake of tre, and^ scharp Ijoth*^ endis, J)at fe stake myjt be pyght yn" the 8 erthe a-slop, pat hir enymye3 schnlde not ouyr-ryde hem, — for pat was hir fals pui'pos, — and aiayed hem al^ pere for^ to ouyr-ryde onr meyne at pe first comyng of ham sodeynly yn pe first bront.
H And alle ny3t before pe liataile, pe Frenschmen made mony 12 grete fires, and moche revell with hontynge, and^o played our King and his lorde^ at pe dys, and an archer for^^ a blanke of hir moneye ; for pel wende hadde^- be heyre^.
[The Battle of Aginrourt.']
II The morow^^ aros, pe day gan spryng, and pe King, be gode 16 avis, lette arme^^ his bataile and^^ wynge3, and charged euery man to kepe hym hoole togadir, & prayed hem al to be of gode chere. And whanne pay were redy, he askid Avhat tyme of pe day it was, & pay sayde ' i^ryme.' H " Thanne," said our King, "nowe is gode 20 tyme, for alle Engelond prayeth for a^s ; and perfore be of gode chere, & lette vs go to our ioiney." And panne he sayde with an hygh voyce : U " In pe name of Almy3ti God and ^^ Saynt George, avaunt banarer ! and Saynt George, pis day pyn help ! " 24
IF And panne peje Frenschmen come prikkyng doun as pei wolde haue ouyr-rydyn alle oure meyne ; but God and our archers- made hem sone to stomble ; for our archers schet neuyr arowe amys, but it^'' perisched and broujt to grounde man and hors^^; for pey 28 schet pat day for a wager ; and our stakej made hem top ouyr terve, eche on ope;-, ])at pay lay on hepis ij spere lengthe of heighthe. And our King, Avith his meyne and with^'* men of armej, evir
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Agincourt won. The English Dead. The French Prisoners. 379
ilaycie doime ; for he most Ajt^ with his owne honde3 ; and oiir^ gode archers lackid ^ on * arowes, and ^ layde on with stakej. H And Jjus Alniy3ti God and Saint George brou3t our enymys to grounde, and 4 3af vs Jjat day ])e victori ; & )ierQ were slayn of Frensch-iuen fat day yn pe ffelde of Agyncourt, moo fan a ^ xj :Mt, without prysoners fat were take. & fe?-e were nowmbred fat day of Frenschmen yn the felde, mo fan vj xx M^ and of Englyschmeu nou3t vij M^ ; but God 8 fat day fau3t for vs.
H And aftir come " f er tydynge3 to f e ^ King, fat fere was a new Batayle of Frensclimen ordeyned, redy to stele on hem, and comyu towarde hym. Thanne^ anon fe^o King lette crye fat euery 12 man scholde sle his prysoner fat he hadde take ; and anon arrayed his bataile ayen redy for " to fi3t Avith f e Frenschmen. II Whanne fay say fat our men killyd doun ^- her prysoners, f anne withdrew fay 13 ham, and brak hir batayle and alle hir araye ; and f us our 16 King (as a worthi conqueror) hadde fat day fe victory yn the ffelde of Agyncourt yn Pycardye.
^ And fanne our King returned ayen fere f e Batayle was, to se
what pepil was ded of Euglyschmen, and yef eny were hurt fat
20 my3t be holpe; and fere were ded yn fe ifelde, on fer party i* fe
Duk of Barry, f e Duk of Launson,!^ j,e Duk of Braban, the Erie of
Xauerne, fe Chief counstable of Fraunce, and viij ofer erle3, and
f e Archebiscboppe of Saumte, and of gode Barons C ^^ and moo,
24 and of Avorthi kni3tis of grete alyaunce of Cote armyours, M* C^^
And of Englyschmeu was ded fat day, fe^^ Duk of Yorke and fe
Erie of Suffolk; and of alle ofer of Englisch i^Xacyon fere were not
ded passyng xxvj bodie3, thanked be God ! And fis batayle was
28 on a Friday, f e "^ which was Crispyn & Crispiniane3 day, yn the
moneth of October. And ano?^ f e King co??nnawnded to bery ham,
and the Duke of York to be caried forth with ham, and f e Erie of
Suffolke. And fere were tak -' prisoners, f e Duk of Orlyance, f e
32 Duk of Bui'bone, fe Erie of Vandom, f e Erie of Ewe, fe Erie of
Richmond, and Ser Bursigaunt, Marchal of Fraunce. And mony
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380 Henry V in London. A Heavenly Array. [cH. CCXLIV
o\er wortlii lordej were take yn ])is batayle of Agyncourt, and broujt vnto ]>q toun of Caleys, and so ouyr se ^ with fe King yn-to ^ Engelond, and londid at Doner, yn Kent, with alle his prisoners in saafte, — pankid be Ihesu ! — and so cam to^ Cauntwrbury, and offred 4 at Saint Thomas Schryne ; and so roode forth jjrou^ Kent Jie next way to Eltham, & J^ere he restid hym tylle he wolde come to London. U And J>an fe Meire of London and \q Aldermen and ^ j)e Schereflfej,^ with alle fe worjd Comeners and craftis, comyn to fie 8 Blake-Heth, welle and worthilye arayed to welcome our Kyng with dyuers melodye, and ^ J)anke Allemyjty god of his gracious victory J)at he hadde schewed to "^ hym.
[He?iri/ V's Reception in London.']
H And so jje King and his prysoners passyd forth by ham, til 12 he com vnto ^ Seint Thomas watryng ; and Jiere mette ^ with hym alle ])e Eeligious with precession, and welcomyd hym ; and so ^^ pe King come ridynge^^ with his prysoners prouj J>e cite of London, where Jieye^- was schewj^d mony a faire sy3t at alle ]?e Conditej and 16 at Jie Cros yn Chepe, as yn heuynly aray, angelis,^^ archaungelis, Patriarchus, prophetis,^^ and virginis with dyuers melodie^, sensyng^-^ and syngyng to welcome our King, and alle conditus ^*^ rennyng wyne. And fe King passyd forthe vnto Saint Paulej ; and fere ^~ 20 met with hym xiiij Eischope^, reuersed and mitryd, with Censers to welcome fe King, and sungu7i for his gracious victori Te deum lauda^nus. And pere ])e King offred, & ^^ roode forth ^^ to West- mynstre; and jje-*^ JNfaire toke leue-^ of Tpe King, and rode hoom 24 ayen.
IT And yn fe thrydde yere of King Henry ej regno pe v**^^, Came )je Emptrour of Almayne, King of Eome & of Hungary, yn-to Engelonde, and so to fe cite of London. And ])e Maire, aldermen,-- 28 and scherevi3,-^ with Jje^* Avorthi craftis of London, be fe Kingij cowmaundement, met with hym on the Blake-Heth yn fe best aray fat J)ay cowthe, on hors bak; & Jiere fay Avelcomyd hym, and broujt hym to London with moche honour and grete reuerence. 32
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CH. ccxLiv-v] The German Emperor, etc., in London. 381
And atte Seint Thomas watryng pere mette with hym the King and alle^ his lorde3 yn gode aray. And \Qre was a Avorthi metyng betwene ))e Emperour and ]je King ; & ))ere thay kussid togadre^, 4 & braced ech othir; and J)an - fe King toke pe Empe?'OM>- be ))e liande ; & so fai come rydyng J^roujt Jie cite of London vnto Saint Poulej ; and \erQ fay lyjte, and otfred ; and alle fe ^ Bischopej stode reuersed, with censers yn here honde^, censyng. H Thanne * 8 |)ei tokyu hir hors, and ryden to ^Westraynstre; and ]?e?-e the King loggyd the Emperoure yn his owne palis, & fere^ restid hym a grete while, and alle atte Jje Kingis cost.
^ And sone aftir come })e Dak of Holond yn-to Engelond, to "
12 se fe Emperour, and to speke Avith hym and with )je King ; and he Avas worthily resceyA'ed and loggyd yn the Bischopis In of Hely, and alle at J)e Kinges cost, H And Avhanne fe Emperoure hadde Avel restid hym and sey fe lande yn dyuers partees, and knew J?e
16 commoditees, Jianne, be processe of tyme, he toke his leue of the King; but ere he AA^ent^ he was made Kny^t of the Gartir, & resceyA' ed and Averyd pe lyuerey ; and Jjanne he thanked fe King and alle^ his Avorthi lorde3 ; and^*^ ]3e King & he Avent oue?* J^e see
20 to Calys, and abydyu fere longe tyme, to haue an onsAvere of the Frensch King. And atte fe^^ last hit come, and plesyd hym ri3t nought ; and ^- fe 'SLm^erour toke his leve of the King, and passyd forth yn Goddis name ; and oure King come ouyr ayen yn-to
24 Engelond, yn alle J>e hast fat he my3t ; and fat A\\as on Saynt Lukes eue fat he come to Lanibehithe ; and on the Monday next ifoluynge he come yn^^-to the parlement atte Westmynstre. And yn fis same yere Avas a gret derth of Corne yn Engelond, but,^* —
28 thankyd be God ! — hit hT,stid not long.
How the King went fe secunde tyme yn-to Normandy; & of fe sege of Roone.^^ Cap^Y^Z^^m CC xlv.^"
And yn f e forth yere of King Harrye3 regne ^" f e fifthe, he
32 hilde his parlement at Westmynstre yn the begynnyng of ^^ moneth
of October, and lastid vnto f e purificacion of our Lady fanne next
folowyng. And fere Avas grawnted vnto f e King, to maynetayne
1 the kyng and alle T. hym alle Kk. ^ thanne T. >an om. R.
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382 Henry V's Muster of Ships. He lands in France, [ch. CCXLV
his warres, bothe of ^ spw^Yualte & temporalte, an hole taxe and a dyme.2 % And^ anon J)e King praj'ed al his lordej to make hem redy to streynth hym yn liis ry^t ; and anon he lette make a new retynu, and charged alle men to be redye at Hampton yn pe * 4 Wliitson woke Jeanne next folowyng, Av/t/^out eny delay. U And^ Jje Kinge made Jie Dnke of Bedforde Protector & defender of his Reme of Engelond yn his absens, and charged hym to kepe his lawej, & ^ mayntayne bo])e " spiJ^Yualte and ^ temporalte, ^ And 8 Avhanne }>e King hadde ])us do, and sette alle f'yng yn kinde, on Saint Marke3 day, f>at was fat tyme Hocwedynesday, lie toke his hors atte Westmynstre, and come rydyng to Poulis ; & ]>er6 he offred, and toke his leue, and^ rode forth J)row pe cite, taking his 12 leve of alle maner of ^^ peple, as welle of ^^ pore as of ^^ Rich, praynge alle lieni^" jn generall to pray for hym. And so he roode forth to Saint George^, and ]je?-e he offred, and toke is leve of fe Maire, Chargyng hym to kepe welle his Chaumbre; and so rode forth to 16 Hampton, and fere abode tille his retynu was redy and come to hym; for J)e?'e was alle^^ his Naueye of schippej, with his ordynaunce, gadred and welle stuffyd, as longyd to such a ryalle Kinge, witli alle maner of ^■^ vitayle3 for his ^^ pepille, as welle for hors as for 20 man, as longyd for such a warriour, fat is to say, armure, Gonnej, tripgettis, Engyne^, sowej, Bastillej, bryggej of lethir, scaling laddres, mallis, ^^spade^, schouyllej, Pykys,^" bowej and^^ arowe3, bowstrynge3, scheftis,^^ &20 pipis fulle of arowe^, as nede for such a 24 Avorthi warriour fat no f ing was to sech. & -^ whanne tyme come, fedir come to hym sclieppej lade with-- gunepowder.
[Henr// V's second Invasion of France.'] IT AATianne -^ f is -* was rede, and his retynu come, f e King and his lorde3, with alle his rial host, went to scliippe, k, tokyn f e see & 28 sayled yn-to ISTormandye, and landed at Towk vpon-^ Lammas Day fan next ; and ]>erQ he made xxviij '^"^ knightis at his londyng.
1 of ]je T.
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2^ all this T. -•' vpon }>e T. -« xlviij TR.
CH. CCXLV] Hen. V dears the Sea, and takes French Cities. 383
H And l^anne pe King, heriiig of mouy enymys vpon f e see, fat is to sey, ix grete Carylis, hulkys,i Galeye3 & scliippi^, that were come to 2 destroye his Nauey, all07^3 he co?/imauiided Jje Erie of the
4 March to be chyff Capteyne, and mony worthi lor[d]e3 with hym, with4 men of armys and archers, to go to the see, pat non enmyes defonled his Nauye^ ne entred his londe yn no maner party for to destrowhle his viage ne« corneye. ^ And ano/i pe erle toke his
8 meyne, and went to schyppe, and skimmed the see, and kepte pe see-costej, ]>at no mane/- enymys dnrste rowte^ vpon fe see. ^ And anon pe Kinge sent his heroudes vnto pe Capten of Towke, & chargyd hym to delyue/' is^ Castell and his toun, & eUis he
12 schnlde°leve neyfer^o n^an ne child ai^lyve. And anon fe Captene & iiij o\er burge? brou3t the keye^ vnto be King, and besoujt hym of -race ; and pe Kinge delyuerd ^^ to Se/- lohn ^^ Kighley fe keiej, and made hym Capteyn, & coHmawnded hym to put out^^ alle fe "
16 Frenschmen, bothe of fe Castell and of the toun. H And fere besyde was fe Castell of Loners; and Jjedir fe King sent fe Erie Marchall, with a faire mayne, and sawted \e toun ; and anon it was yelded vp vnto^'^ fe Erie, & brou^t hym J)e keyej.^^ & he
20 brou^t J)e keyej to fe King ; & >e King toke to^^ hym >e keyea, and made hym Capteyn of the Castell of Loners & of alle fat longed berto, and charged him to^^ delyuer oute alle fe E[r]enschmen. ^ And fan fe King2« hude forth his way to Cane, pat was a
24 strong toune and a faire, and a ryalle Castell perynne. And anon he sent his herodde3 vnto fe Capteyn, and Chargyd hym to delyuer pe toun and his Castel, or ellis he wolde hit gete with ^i streynth of
bond. „.,
28 ^ And pai answerd and sayd to him, ' non of hym he toke," ne non pey23 wolde delyuer vnto hym.' ^^ ^ And panne ^^ anon he leyde his sege to pe toun, and layde gunne3 on eue/y syde, and bete adoun both walle3 & toure3, and slow myche pepil yn hir^o howse3 32 & eke yn strete.9. IF And pe gode Duk of Clarens, he ^7 layde doun
1 hulkis and T. ^ forto T. ^ And anoo/i T. ^ of R.
5 his Navie T. his Naueie E. Kauye Kk.
6 ne his TR. ' maner of TR. « come T. ^ him his TR. lo'ieSrleueT. neyther leve R. " on T. J^ dide delyuer T. i3ioh„ofR. "vutteoutTR. put Kk. ^^ >« 7" ™/ t^
16 volden to T. yolde to R. " and pe keies brought to him i. isromTR. ^^^himtoT. to RKk. ;'^ And l,e kyng panne^T 21 with dynt of swerde and T. ^ saide he took him noon R He tt.
i» and seide he took hem noon ne noon he wolde delyuer to tmi i. 25 thanne om. T. ^ hir om. T. ^ he oni. R. ^ a downe T.
S84 Surrender of Caen and other Cities to Sen. V. [cH. CCXLV
fe wallis on liis syde vnto Jje grounde ; and so with ynne a while J)e King he his counsel assauted fe toune alle ahoute ; and anon ]je Duk of Claraus had entyrd yn-to the toun, and slowj doun ryjt til fat he come vnto J)e King, and spared ne])e?' nian ne childe ; and 4 euyr ))ai cryed " a Clarans, a Clarans, Seint George ! " & SI0U3 doun ri^t ; and J)ere was ded on pe wallis/ on J^e Kingis syde, a worthi man Jjat me callid Sprengehose, )3e which \e King co??miaunded to he heryed yn pe ahbey of Cane, fast by Willia»i Conqueroure : on 8 whose soule, God haue mercy ! amen ! 2^^,] thanne^ J)e King come yn-to Jje toun, with his Broker fe Duk of Clarens, and mony o\er worthi lorde3,* with moche solempnite and myrthe, and Jianne jje King co??imaunded })e ^ Capteyne to delyue?' his*^ Castell ; and he 12 besou^t fe King pot he wolde yeue ' hym xiiij daye3 of ^ respite, yef eny rescu wolde come ; and yf non come, to delyuer hym J)e keyej and pe Castelle atte his owne co??anaundement. H And vndir pis composicion was the toun^ & pe Castell of Bayons, with 16 oper tounej, fortalice^ & village3, yn-to Jie. noumbre of xiiij tonnes. And^*^ vpon pe hylle before the castell of Cane, pe^^ King pyght alle his tentis, pat semyd a toun as moche as Cane. & by pat come tydyngis pat no rescu^^ wolde come pere ; and.^^ so, at pe xiiij 20 dayes ende, pe Capteyne come out, and delyuered pe keyej and pe Castell to our King ; And Bayons and pe oper xiiij toune^ weryn delyuerd vnto ^^ hym also, and anon pe King delyuerd pe keyes to pe Duk of Clarans, and made hym Capten, both of the toun and of 24 pe Castell, & made hym Capteyn of Bayons, & of al pe ope;* tounej also, and so^^ entred pe Castell & pe toun^'' also ; and pere he hylde his Seint Georgej feste ; and pe?-e he made xv Knijtis of the Bath.^" And pe King co»!maunded to ^^ put out alle pe Frenschmen, hope 28 man & wo?«man ; and no man so hardy to defoule no womman, ne take no mane?' gode away from ha??;, but late hem passe yn pees, vpon^^ deth; and pe?'e passed out of the toun, yn on day, moo pan XV c wymme??.
^ on J)e wallis om. T. - leaf 127. •" tliaiuie T. l;aniie R. when Kk.
■* and many ojjcr lonles T. ■'' commandicl fc kyiig vnto the T.
^ him his TK. " kyng to yeue T. ]»(> kinge to jeve R. ** of om. R.
'•' was the towuc T. was ])e toun) R. the toun om. Kk.
1" And om. T. ac Kk. " oure T. oiu'e R.
1- rescue T. rescu R. " and TR. " to T. ^^ so om.
^^ l)e toun) and Jie casteH' R.
^" i'>ath tliere was scr lowes Robserd Salyn Cheyne Mongomerie and many o])er were maad knyghtis T. Bath and Jwre was sir lowis Robessart Salyu Cheyne Moungomery and meny o))er R.
" hem toito T. ham forlo R. '■' vpon ]>e T.
32
The Siege of Cherhourg. Work of the English Fleet. 385
H And ])anne jje^ King lete stufFe ])e Toun and pe Castell with Engliscli men, and ordeyned ij Capteynej, on for the toun and a-noJ>er for the Castell, and chargyd ham, vpon her lyf, to kepe wel 4 the toun and fe Castell. And or he^ went fenne^, he gat valeys ^N'ewelyn, & leyde sege^ to Chierhurgh. And fat'* sege layde J)e Duk of Gloucestre with a strong pouer, and be processe of tyme gat it, and made Tpera a Capteyne. And fe^ same tyme fe Erie of 8 Warwic layde sege*^ to Dounstoimt, & gat hit, and put J)e?-yn a capteyne.
^ And for to speke moore of the Erie of the Marche, ])at Jie King hadde sette" to scorn pe see and ))e Coostej of Engelonde for
12 enyniys, j^e wynde aros so vp-on hem, ])at |)ei Avende alle for^ to liaue loste her lyve3 ; but ^xow^ fe grace of God, and goode gouern- aunce, fey fat were within the He of Wight, ryden al fat storme fere. 9 U And fere were lost ij Carrekej & ij balyngers with
1 6 marchaundis godis, and alle f e pepyl fat were f erynne ; & anof er Caryk droff before Hampton, and drew his Mast ouyr the toun wallis; and fis^** was on^^ saynt Barthelemewej day. ^ And whann alle f is storme was cecid, f is worthi Erie of the Marche
20 tooke his schippe with his meyne, and went ayen^- to fe see, and londid yn Jv^ormandy at Hogge^, and so rode forth towarde fe King; and euyr as he cam, fe Frenschmen fledde. U AmP^ there com to hym an Antony pygge, and folowed f e ost al fat way tyl
24 thay come tylle^'* a grete Avasch ; and fere^^ fay drad to haue be ded, for the Avater closed ham so fat fay myjt noughere goo^*^ out. U But atte fe^" last, fis pygge i^and God^^ broujt hem out alle-'' saaf ; and fere fay cau^t a gyde that kneAve alle the cuntre aboute,-^
28 and he brou3t ham frou3 quicsonde, and so yn-tille^^ an He; and fere they toke meny prysoners yn her Avay -^ toAA-ard the King yn her iourney-^ towarde -=' Cane.
And fere fe King Avelcomyd hym, and toke his iouruey
32 toAA^arde-'^ Argenton, & anon it Avas yolde A'nto fe King, and fai^'''
^ oure T. our R. - And eer J>at oure kyn^ T. ]>ey R. ^ a sege T. •* at J>at T. 5 >at T. « a sege T. ■' kyiig took T. * for om. T. '^ ])ei ridevi withinne the lie of Avight there in att ])at storme T. ])ey that were wight ryden al >at storme Jere Kk. 1" >at T. 11 vpon T.
1- and Avente ayen T. and wente R. went Kk. i^ And J)anne T. !■* to TR. 1-5 ]>erQ om. T. i'^ gete T. " l^e om. 18 ha/ 127, hack. i^ and god om. T. ^o j^^m alle out R. 21 aboute om. T. 22 ^^ -j-j.^ 23 ^^ey as thei wente T. -^ yn her iourney om. TR. 2.3 yut^ -p. "^'^ to T. \'nto R. ^ there thei T.
386 Surrender of French Cities. The Lollard Oldcastlc.
hadde her lyues, & went hir way. ^ And fanne \q^ King reraeued to a strong tonn^ callyd Cessy, and yere was a fayr IMynstre, and ]3ay yelde it anon vnto^ ])e King. And'* pe King went anon^ fro fennej to Launson,*^ and gaf^ fe toun and^ hrigge. And^ pe King 4 sent fe Erie of Warwic to a toun me^*^ callitli Belham, Avith a strong power; and anon fay yelde ham,^^ and put ham yn the Kingis grace^^ : and so dede mony mo stronge toune^ & castellis ))at were in fo parteej. ^ And fro fennes )5ey went to Vernyl in 8 Perche ; and anon it was y old en to^^ ]>e, King, bothe toun & castell, bodyej and godes, at the Kingis grace. And so fe King gat and conquered alls the toune^ and Castelles, Pile3,^^ Streynthis, and Abbeye3,^5 vnto Pountlarge, & fro ]jenne3 vnto the Cite of Eoone. 12
[Tlie LoUard, Sir Jolin Oldcastle.]
IT And yn ])e .v. yere of King Henryej reing J>e v*^®, Ser lohn Oldecastell, knight, fat was fe Lorde of ^'^ Cobbam, was arestyd for Lollardye, and broujt yn-to^'' the Tour of London. And anon aftir he brak out of fe Tour, and went ynto "Walis ; and there he 16 kept hym longe tyme. H And at the^^ laste, fe Lorde Powis mette with hym and tooke hym ; but he stode at grete defence longe tyme, and was soore Avounded or he wolde be take ; and so fe Lorde Powys meyne brou^t hym out of Walis to London yn a 20 Avhirlecole ; & so he was brou3t to Westmynstre, & there was^^ examyned of certeyn poynte3 fat were put vpon hym. & he sayde not nay; and so he was coMuycte be-*^ fe clergy of-^ Lollardye, & dampned before fe Iusti3e vnto-^ deth for treson ; and so he was 24 hadde vnto fe Tour ayen, and fere he was laide on a hurdil, and draw frough fe cite to Saint Gyle3 Felde, & fere was made a new paire of Galows, and a stronge chayne, and a coler of yron for hym, and Ipere he was hanged and brent on fe galous, & alle for his 28 lewdeness &-^ fals opynyons.
1 oure T. onr R. - towne pat men T. town) ])at nio K.
^ to TR. •* And panne TR. » anon om. TR.
" Alaiinsonn T. '' wanne T. wan R. » and j)e TR.
« And om. T. '» ])at men T. pat me R.
^^ ham o^n. T. ^- hem in liis grace and in pe kyngis T.
I"- vnto TR. " Piles and T.
^^ and abbeies T. & AbbeyeJ R. abbeyej Kk. ^* of om. R.
I'' vnto T. 18 the om. T. ^^ he was T. ^o of t];.
'1 for TR. ^ vnto the T. vnto pe R. ^ and for his TR.
CH. CCXLV] Henry the Fifth's Siege of Rouen, a.d. 1418. 387
^ How the King sent Ms vncle Syr Beaufort, Duk of Excestre, before the cite of Roon, and there displayed his Baner.^
And 2 yn the vi*^® yere of King Harriej regne pe v**^®, he sent 4 his vncle, Sir Thomas Beauforde, Duk of Excestre, \fiih a fayre inanye of men of armej and archers, a^fore pe cite of Eoone, & jjere displayed his baner, & sent herodej vnto fe toun, and bade hem yelde it* vnto oure King, her lige lorde. U And fai saide he^ 8 toke hem non to kepe, ne now he schulde haue |)e;-e, but yf it were ry3t dere bou^t and medid with hir hande^ ; for other answer wolde J^ey now yeve.^ ^ And pere fe' Duk toke gode ^ avysement of the toun and 9 of the grounde al about; and anon \erQ yssued out of pe cite
12 a grete meny of me;i of armej, bothe on horsbak & eke^'' on fote ; & anon our mayne mette with ham, ^^and ovirthrew an hep of hem ; and there were slayn and take xxx*' personej of right gode mennej bodie3 ; and jje rempnaunt fledde vnto^^ i\^q tQm-,_ ^j^^j j,g
16 Duk went ayen^^ vnto Pountlarge vnto fe King and tokle hym alle how he hadde sped, and how hym lykyd ])e grounde. ^ And anon as he was go, pey cast adoun al heri* subbarbej about fe cite, vnto fe harde grounde, for ])e King schulde haue jjere ^^ no?i ref reschyng
20 at his comyng. H And the Fryday before Lammas day jjen next, our King yfiih his ost come before Eoone, and layde^*^ his sege rounde about Jjei" cite, and anon leet leye his owne^'^ ordinaunce vnto the toun. IT And j^e King and his lorde3 Avere logged yn the
24 Charterhous, and gret streyngth about hym, and fat was yn J)e est partye of fe cetey. And fe Duk of Clarans loggyd hyrii at fe Avestende, yn a Avast abbey e before pe porte of Caux. U And the Duk of Excestre yn the JSTorth syde, before pe Port Denys ; and
28 betwene pe Duk of Clarens & pe Duk of Excestre was pe Erie Marchal logged, with a strong pouer, before ^^ pe castell Gate. ^ And pan was pe Erie of Ormonde, and pe Lorde Haryngton, and pe lorde Talbot with his 20 retynu, next hym; and panne Se?- lohn
32 Cornewayle, and niony oper noble kni^tis of name with hir retynu, lay with pe Duk of Clarens. And from pe Duk of Excestre
1-1 om. TR. 2 Of the Sege of Roone. And T.
3 to R. •* ],at Citee T. j^elde \>at Cite R.
« pat he T. « yeue but Gonnes T.
^ there the T. pere >e R. pere Duk Kk. « gode om. T.
« of the toun and om. TR. lo eke om. TR. " Zea/ 128.
^2 ayen into TR. ^3 ayen om. T. " pe T.
15 there schulde haue T. « and anoo?t he sette T. sette R.
'^ that T. 18 o^j^g o„j^_ r^^ 19 ^j^.jj ^ strower bifore T.
2» her T. hir R.
BRUT. D 1,
388 Sieges of Bouen and Cavdebec. Chain across the Seine.
towarde fe King weryn logged J)e Lorde Eoos, pe Lorde^ Wylughby, ])e Lorde rit3hugh," and Ser William Porter, knijt, with hir retynu, before ])e Port Seint Hillary. ^ And })an was ])e Erie of Mortayne, with his retynii, logged yn fe Abbey of Saynt 4 Kateryne ; and ]>e Erie of Sawlesbery with is retynu lay on J)at on^ syde of Saynt Katerynes ; & Ser lohn Gray, knight, was logged at J)e^ Mount Saint Mychell ; and Ser Philippe Leiche, knight, ])e Kingis tresorer, was logged betwene J)e watir of Sayne and J)e abbey, 8 and kepte ]>e warde vndir ])e hille. And J)e Baron of Carew was loggid^ on Jie watir syde to kepe ])e passage, and lemco J>e skquier lay next hym on j^e water syde; & Jjay^ ij Squiers kept manly })e watir of Sayne, and fau3t vfiih her enymys oft tyniej. And on 12 J)at oJ)er'' syde of Sayne lay ]3e Erie of Hontyngton and Maistir JSTevyle, fe Erle3 sone of Westmerlonde, and Ser Gilbert Hom- frauile, Jje Erie of Kyme, Ser^ Richarde of Arundell, and fe Lorde Ferrers witA hir retynu, before ]?e Port de Pount; & eche of these 16 lorde3 hadde strong ordynaunce. H And fie King dede make at Pountlarge, ouyr Jie watir of Sayne, a strong and a my3ty Cheyne^ of Iren, & put it J)rou3 grete pile3 ffast pyght yn the grounde ; & j)at went ouyr f)e Ryver of Sayne, jjat no vessell my3t passe fat way 20 in no kind. And aboue fat chayne fe King leet make a brygge ouyr J)e watir of Sayne, fat man & horse & alle othir ^'^Carrage my3t go to and fro, at^^ alle tyme3 whanne fat^^ nede were.
IT And thanne come fe Erie of Warwic, and hadde gote Douns- 24 rount vnto fe King; and anon fe King sent hyni^^ ^q Caudebeek, to besege it. And whenne he com before the toun, he sent hys herou.de3 vnto fe Capteyne, and bade hym yelde vp fe toun^^ on^^ payn of deth. And anon he layde his sege ; & fan f e Capteyne 28 besou3t fe Erie fat he my3t come vnto^^ his presens & speke with hym ; and so f e gode Erie graunted hym. 51 Thanne^" he come out, and iiij ofer burge3 with hym, and Entretyd so Avith f e Erie fat this toun was vndir composicion to do as f e cite of Eoone dede ; 32 and f e Erie graunted and consentyd f er-to, vpon f is condicion, fat f e Kynge3 IsTauey, yviih his ordynaunce, my3t passe vp by ham in
I lord of TR. ' lord Phehew T. ^ oyer T. ■* J)e abbey ])at is called T. J)e om. R.
^ was loggid T. was logged R. was loggid om. Kk.
^ and ])o T. & ))ay om. R. & ])ay and J^ay Kk. "^ one R.
8 and sir T. » Brigge R. lo lcaf\2?>, hack.
II at TR. and Kk. i^ l^at om. TR.
1^ sent the Erie of Warwik T. sente pe erle of Warwick R. " 1)0 towne up T. i^ in T. i« to T. i^ And Jjanne T.
CH. CCXLV] Ships and Men join in the Siege of Rouen, 389
saafte, without eny lette or dysturbaunce ; and to \h composycz'on ])ei sette her^ seele3, and fe Schippe^ passed vp by ham yn saafte, & come before fe cite of Eoon, into a C.^ schippe^, and \ere pay 4 cast her 3 anchors, and panne pis citee'^ Avas besegid bothe be lond & by watir.^ ^ And whanne alle pis was do, and pe schippe^ come vp, panne come pe Erie of Warwic ayen vnto pe King, and loggyd hym betwene pe Abbey of Saint Kateryne^ & pe King, til 8 pat pe^ abbey intret, and was'^ yolde vnto pe King; and panne he remeved fro penne^, and loggyd hym before pe Poort Martevile. U And panne^ was pe Erie of Salusberye co?^^mawnde be pe King to make hym redy for to rjale ; but pere come hasti tydynge^ and
1 2 made hym to abyde ; & so he retourned ayen and logged hym besyde3 pe Erie of Hontyngton til pe sege was endyd. H And pann come pe Duk of Gloucestre, pe King6's broper, from pe sege of Chierborugh pat^ he hadde wonne & gotoun, & stuffed ayen to^^
16 pe Kinges behoue & pr[o]fit.^^ And whanne he^- was come to^^ the King before Eoon, anon he logged hym w^t7i grete ordynaunce before pe Port Saint Hyllarye, more nygh^'* pe toun and his enymys panne eny oper man^^ be xl rode3 of lengthe, withynne schotte
20 of quarell ; & with hym lay pe Erie of Suffolk & pe Lorde of Bergeveny vfith alle' hir retynu & strong ordynaunce, & manly & proutly faujt eue?y day w^t7^ hir enymys evere whanne pay issued out of the Cete. IT And panne com pe Pryour of Kylmaynon yn^**
24 Irelond, ouyr the se vnto pe King, w/t7i a fayre mayne of men of arme^ of hir owne cuntre gise, vnto^^ the su??ime of xvc of gode^^ monne3 bodyej. And pe King welcomyd ham, and made ham ry3t grete ^9 chere.
28 U And panne come tydynge3 to-'^ the King pat pe King of Fraunce, and pe Dolffyn and pe Duke of Burgoyne, ^i wolde come doun22 to rescu pe cite of Rone with a strong power of alle maner^^ nacione3, and-"^ breke pe sege; and he cast hym to entre on pe
32 IsTorth syde of the oste, because pat pere was pe beste entre, and
1 to her T. - ij C T. » j,ei- T. ^ Citee T. cite R. sege Kk. ^ bo])e bi watir and bi londe. T. ^ pe om. T. "^ and was T. was Kk. ^ And J-anne T. And than?ie R. And Kk. 9 l^e whiche TR. i" vnto TR.
" and profit vnto J)e crowne of Englond and T. profit to ))e Croune of engelonde R,
^■•^ whanne he om. T. ^^ vnto T. " nere T. nerrer R.
15 lay RT. is of T. " y^to om. R.
1® gise >e nombre of xv C goode T. ^^ good TR.
20 vnto T. 21 leaf 122. 22 a downe T. 23 of dyuerise T.
21 and forto T.
390 The Governors of Rouen fight ivell. City s distress.
most playne groun[cl]e. And fierfore J)e King assyngned fie Prioz^r of Kilmaynon with is power, and logged hy?« on ]?e northe syde of the oste, to stoppe hir passage, and Avas be ]3e forest of Lions ; and of liis^ ordinaunce ))ei were fulle gladde. And jjai^ went forthe 4 yn haste, and kept the^ grouude, and Jje place fiat fe King & his counsel hadde assygned vnto ham ; and fai quitte ham as gode warrioures vnto ]?e^ King.
H JSTow wyl y telle you which were J^e Chyff Capteynej & 8 gouernowres of ])is cete of Roone : Mounser Guy Botelere was chyfif capteyne, bothe of the cite & of the castell ; and Mounser Turmegan, he was capteu of pe^ Port de Caux; Mounser le Eoch was*^ capteyn de Syne ; Mounser Antony, he was lieutenaunt to Mounser 1 2 Guy'' Botelere; Henry Chaunfewe, he was capteyne of the^ Port de Pount, lohn Matrtbas, he was capteyne of the Port de la Chastell; Mounser de Peneux, he was capteyne of }ie Port^ Saint Hillary; J)e Bastarde of Tyne, he was capteyn of the Port 16 Marti vile ; and graunt lake^, a worthi warryour, he was capteyn of alle^*^ warryoures, and^^ gouernoure outwarde, bothe on horsbak & on foote, of alle men of arme3 : whenne fiei issued out of the cite, of alle fie portis, he hem arayed as fiey schulde countre with 20 our meyne. U And ech of these capteyne3 hadde i- v M"*" men of arme^, & some mo. And at^^ J^e first comyng oi^^ oure King, ])ere were noumbred be heroudes ynto an CCC M^ of men,^^ wymmen,& childryn, what yong & olde. And among alle fjese was many a 24 manful man of his hand ; and so Jjay prevyd ham whanne fei issued out of \q cite, bothe on horsbak & on foote, for fiay come neue?' out at on gate alone, but at iij or iiij ; and at euery gate .ij. or iij. Mt of gode men of arme3, and^^ manfully counted with our Englisch- 28 men, & nioche pople slayne dyue?'s tymej with Gune^, quarell, & ojjer^'' ordynauncej. And fiis sege endured xx*' woke3 ; and Qwer fiai of the toun hopyd^^ for to liaue be rescued ; but \er come non. U So at fie^^ laste, fiei kept so longe pe toun fat fere deied mony 32 thowsande3 withy nne fe toune for defaute of mete, of^o men, wymmen and chyldryn ; for fay had ete al her hors, doggis and
1 \>\s. T. "^ so >ei TR. ^ kepte l^e TR. kept Kk. •^ her T. hir R. 5 ])e om. T. « he was TR. "' Guy de TR. » ^\^ t. 0 Port de T. port of R. i" alle the T. alle ))e R. " and he was TR. ^'^ ladde T. i'* And whenne att T. ^* was of T. ^'' men and T.
^^ goode mennes bodies y arniyd and T. gode mennej bodiej yarmed and R. " o]>er om. R.
i« hopid T. hoped R. hopyp Kk. i» ])e om. T. ^o ]_,oj,e ^f t_
CH. CCXLv] Bov.en surrenders to Hen. V, ivho enters it. 891
catte3, l^at were yn the touu. And ofte tyme3 pe men of arme^ droff out fe pore pepyl at the gatis of the toune3, for spendyng of vitayle ; and anon our Englischmen droff ham yn-to ]>q toun agayne. 4 So at fe^ last, fe capteyne3 of the toun, seyng ]>& myschif fat paj ■were noujt rescued, and also fe scarcite of vitayle, & ))at pe peple so deied for defaute of mete, eue?y daye mony thowsandej, and also saue yonge childryn lye & sowke her modir pappis )?at weryn 8 ded, ]3an anon fey sent vnto- fe ^Kmg.besechinge him '*of his grete mercy & grace,^ and brou3t fe keyes of ^ J?e toun vnto the Kinge, and delyuered the toun to^ hym ; and alle'^ soudere3 voyded the toun, with hir hors & harne3 ; and Jie comune3 of the toun for^ to
12 ahyde and dwelle stills yn the toun, yerely to pay hym^ and to his successours, for al maner custome3, see^^ seruie3 & quateryme3 [blank] Marc. ^ And fanne Tpe King entred yn-to fe toun, & restyd hym yn the Castell tylle fe toun were sette yn rewle and
16 gouernawnce.
1 pe om. T. 2 to TR.
*— ^ king bisekyng liim of grace and mercy T. king besechinge liim of his grace and mercy R. besechinge him om. Kk.
* leaf 129, back. ^ of TR. to Kk. « vnto T. ^ alia J)e TR 8 for om. T. ^ to him TR. lo and fee T. and see R.
892 Execution of Bich. ITs Misleaders and Helpers, [app. c
APPENDIX C.
FULLER VERSION OF THE TIME FROM 1399-1401. Compare p. 361, 1. 16 ff,
[MS. Rawlinson, B. 173.]
^And at Oxonford' were take SzV Thomas Bloimte, kni3t, and Benet Cely, knigfiit, & Thomas WyntersliiH:, Squier. ^ And these were be-hedyd and quarterd ; And the knigfites hedes were set on poles, and brought to London, and set on London Brygge ; And 4 the quarters sent forth to other places and townes. And in the same yere, at PriteweH, in a Mille in Essex, there was S^V loBn Holand, the Duke of Excestre, take with the co???mons of the Contre. U And they brought him from that Mille vnto Plassh, 8 And to the same place fere as King Richard Arested S^V Thomas of Wodestocke, Duke of Gloucestre. U And right there, in the same place, they smote of the Duke of Excestres liede,^ and brought hit to London vppon a pole. And hit was sett on London Brigge. 1 2 And in the same yere, at Bristowe, was take the Lorde Spencer pat King Eichard hadde made Erie of Gloucestre. H And the co??imons of the towne of Bristowe toke and brought him into the Market- place of the towne; And there fey smote of his hede, and sent hit 16 to London, & hit was set on London Brigge. IT And in the same yere was SiV Barnard Brokeys, knight, take and Arested, & putte into the Toure of London, And Sm- John Shelley, ^ knight, and Sm- lohn Magdaleyn), And Wilk'am Ferby, pe?-sons of King Vdoliard; 20 And fey were arested and put into the Toure of London. And there come the Kinges lustices, and satte vpofi them in the Toure ; And fere they were dampned aH iiij vnto deth. And f ^ dome yeue to S^V Barnard Brokeis, that he shulde come on fote from the 24 Toure, f rough Londoii, vnto Tyborne, And there to be hanged, and his hede smetyn of. And Sm" lohn Shelley, knight, Sw- lohn Magdaleyn) & S«' Will/am Ferby, persons, were drawe f rough-oute London to Tyborne, And there honged, and her hedes smetyn of, 28 & set on London Brige.
And in the same yere King Henry sent Queue IsabeH Mcff/213. M6 Jan. 1400. '^ leaf 2U, lack.
APP. c] Henry V's fruitless Expedition into Wales. 393
home ayene into Fraunce, the which was King Eichardes wedid wiif e, And yafE her golde and siluer And many other luellys ; And so she was discharged of aH her doure in Englonde. And in 4 the ij yere of King Henry the iiij*^*^, was SjV Eoger of Claryndoil, kni^t, and ij of his men, and the P?-ioure of Lannde, and vij freris Minours, and so???me maistres of Diuwiite, and other, for treson pat ])ey wrought a-yenst pe King, were drawe and hanged at 8 Tyborne, aH xij pe^'sones to-gedyr. And Jms was here ende there for her treson.
And in the same yere bigan a discencion and a debate in the Centre of "Walys, bitwene Y Lorde Grey EifFyn and Owen Glen-
12 dore, ^Squier of "Wales. And this Owen arered a nombre of "Walshe-men, And kept aH: the Contra Aboute right strong, and did moche harme, & distroyed the Kinge*' townes and lordshjppis ])roughoute Wales, and robbed and slewe the Kingys peple, both
1 6 Englissh-men and Walshe-mefi : And thus he endured xij yere large. H And he toke y Lorde Grey Eyffyn p?'isoner. And kept him ffast in holde tyH he was Eaunsomed. HI And in the iij yere of King Henry, Owen brent a towne of the Erles of March in
20 Walys, Jjat hight Kinghton. U And on the morowe after Seint -Albones day, was the batayle bitwene S»" Edmond Mortymere and Owen ; And fis bataile was on the blacke hyH beside PymareflT-l- And ]ier Owen toke Sw' Edmond Mortymer, Jj* Erles brother of the
24 Marche, prisoner, and kepte him long tyme in holde ; And at the laste he made him wedde one of his doughters, and kept him there styH with his wiffe ; and sone after he died. And ])an the King, hering And knowyng that myscheffe, distruxion & treson that pis
28 Owen wrought, U Than anone he ordeyned him a strong power of men of Armes & Archers, And moche other stuffe pat longeth to werre, for-to abate and destroye Y malice of these false Walshmeii. And whan ^the King come into Wales for-to destroye thys Owen
32 and other rebelles, false Walshmen, Anone they fleddeii into the Mounteyns ; And there might no mail do hem harme In no maner wise ; but often-tymes they toke the Kinges Cariage, and euery day destroyed his peple ; but Owen and his men for the most party
36 scaped harmeles, Eor the King ne his meyne might not come by him in no maner wise, for the Mounteynes. And so the King come into Englond a-yene, for lesing of mo of his peple ; and pus he sped not there.
1 Uaf2U. 2 leaf2U, hack.
394 The English Preliminary Attach on Rouen.
[D]
CONTINUATION OF THE BRUT CONTAINING JOHN PAGE'S
POEM ON THE SIEGE OF ROUEN.
FROM THE SIEGE OF ROUEN [1418] TO A.D. 1430.
[Galha E. VIII.]
^How kynge henry the v. leide sege to the Cite of Rone, and how he gate the Cite with strengthe and manhode well and worthily.
And in the vi, yere of Kynge Henryis Eegne ^ the v ; the 4 Kynge sent his vncle Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of Exeter, with othir lordis and knyghtis, men of armys and archeris,^ to the Cite of Rone, and there displayid her haneris opynly hyfore the cite of Rone, and sent herodis to hem that were withyune the Cite, and 8 bade hem yolde vp the cite in alle haste,^ that was the kyngis righte, or ellis thei shuld deie an harde and sharpe dethe, and withoute eny mercy or grace.
And there he be-hild the g[r]ounde aboute^ the Cite, how thei 12 myght beste sette her sege to gete that Cite.
^ And ansuere wold thei none yeue, but meuyd with her hondis ouyr the wallis, as who seyth ' voydith the grounte and the place that ye ben on ' ; and shotte tho many gunnys to hem. And 16 thanne^ there Issewid out of the Cite many men of armys, of Frensshe men on hors bakke, and countrid with oure Engelisshe men, and ifaughten manlyche. And there were sleyne and take of the Frensshe men a grete hepe ; and the remanent fledden ay en 20 into the Cite.
H And thanne the Duke of Exetir turnyd ayen with his pepuH, and come to Pountlarge ; and there he met with the Kynge,'^ and told hym alle how he had spede and don in his message. 24
U And now for to telle how thei that weren withynne the cite
of Rone, had deuowrid and distroyid alle the subarbis rounde aboute
the Cite, into the bare grounde, for the Kynge shuld no refute
haue,^ ne non refressynge haue there at his comynge ; and how thei 28
had strongly newe dichid, with many othir dispiteffuH and crueH
ordynauncis that thei coude deuyse and ordeyne, with alle the^
^ leaf 137. ^ Regne A. Regnyd G. ^ archeris come A.
* in haste A. ' rovnd aboute A. ^ ]jus A.
' he fonde ])e kyng A. * haue om. A. " tho om. A.
Hm. V besieges Boucn. Stations of his Generals. 395
ymaginaeionys, congettis aud sleythis, roiuide aboute the cite, ayens the Kyngis hoste, yn-so-moche thei bite and keste adoun the perisshe-chirchis, abbey is, and alle manei-i of housyngis more and
4 lesse, in-so-moche that thei he we adoune alle mauer of treis that Averen stondynge, in Gardeynys or yn eny othir placis, neighe the cite, and hewe a doune alle the - Busshis that weren stondynge, and made ^ ail playne vnto the harde erthe.
8 And thanne oure Kynge remouyd him from Pountlerge with alle his pepuH, and come before the cite of Eone the Friday beforn- Lammesse day. And he made ordynaunce, and leide and set a sege roimde abonte the cite, with moche strengthe and grete ordynauncis, 12 so that the Frensshe-men myght no where in no parties ascape away but if thei weren dede and take. And furste the Kynge loggid hym-self in a Geste howse that is callid an hous of charite, with many lordis and strengthe ^ of pepuH aboute hym ; and that 16 was in the Este partye of that cite. And thanne the Duke of Clarence, his brothir, loggid hym wyth his pepuH at an abbey withoute the cite, in the weste ende by the port Kaux. And thanne was the Duke of Exetur loggid with alle his pepuH at Port
20 Denyse in the northe syde of that cite. ^ And thanne, betwix the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of Exetur, was the Erie MarchaH loggid, with alle his retenewe and strengthe, bi the casteH gate. And thanne was the Erie of Vrmonde and the Lord Aring-
24 don and the Lord Talbot, with alle her retenewe and ordynauncis, next hym. ^ And thanne Sir John Cornewale, and many othir - knyghtis of name, with alle her retenewe and ordynauncis, lay with the Duke of Clarence in his strengthe. And ffrom the Duke of
28 Exetur toward the Kynge, weren loggid the Lord Roos, the Lord Wilby, and the Lords Fytz-Hugh and Sir William Portere, knyght, with alle her retenewe, and loggid hem before the Porte Seint Hillari. And thanne was the Erie of Mortayne loggid, with alle his
32 retenewe and ordynauncis, in the abbey of Seint Katerynys. U And thanne the Erie of Salusbury, with alle his retenewe and ordynauncis, was loggid on that othir syde of this abbey. ^ And thanne Sir John Gray, knyght, with aH his retenewe and
36 ordynauncis, was loggid at the abbey that is callid Mount Seint MycheH. And thanne Sir Philip Leche, knyghte, the Kyngis tresorer, with alle his retenewe and ordynauncis, was loggid
^ all maner A. maner o??i. G. - leaf 137 , hack.
3 & made A. made and G. * & opev grete strengtli A.
396 Chain and Bridges across the Seine. Caudehec.
betwene the watir of Sayne and the abbey, &^ kepte that ward vndir the liille. H And thanne the Baron of Carewe, with alle his retenewe and ordynauncis, was loggid with his compeny alone by the watir-side, to kepe the passage there. And lenyco the Squyere 4 lay there nexte hym, with his retenewe and ordynauncis, and helpe to kepe the watir syde of Sayne : and manly and worthili he werrid and faught Avith his enemyes at alle tymes. IT And on that othir side of the watir of Sayne, lay the Erie of Huntyngdon, and 8 the Lorde Neuyle (the Erlis sone of Westnierlond), Sir Gilbert Omffreuyle, Sir Eichard of ArundeH, and the lord Ferreris, with alle hir retenewe and ordynauncis, at Port de Fount.
^ And thanne the Kynge lete ordejoie and make at the Fount- 1 2 large, ouyr the watir of Sayne, a stronge and a mygliti cheyne of Iron, and jDut it thorough piles ^ faste pite in tlie grounde, ouyr the ryuer of Sayne, that no vesseH myght rowe that wei in no kynde. And thanne, aboue that chayne, the Kynge lete make a brygge 16 ouyr the watir, that man and hors and ail othir cariage myght passe to and fro at alle tyme whanne nede were,
H And tlio come the Erie of Warwike, and had goten Domfferauncte,^ and come doun there the Kynge lay at the sege of 20 Eone ; and the Kynge comaundid hym with his pepuU to gon to Cawde-becke* and besege hit, ^ And whanne he come before the tonne, the gouernouris of the tonne come oute, and tretid with the Erie of Warwike, and seid that thei wolde don and be 24 gouernyd aftur the Cite of Eone ; and so thei grauntid in composicion, and asselid it vp, in fuH: condicion that thei shuld suffre and lette passe alle cure flete of Shippis by hem, with-oute eny lette or disturburaunce. And so oure Shippis passid alle yn, 28 and come be hem, and comen l^efore the Cite of Eone, and there keste ankre as thikke as thei myght stonde ; and so they segid the Cite of Eone bothe be watir •'' and by londe.
IT And whanne the Erie of Warwike had thus endid and don 32 with the toune of Cawdebecke, and alle the Engelysshe shippis were come vp in the watir of Sayne, and set before the cite of Eone, ^ Thanne the Erie of Warwike turnyd hym ayen with alle his pepuH, and come to the Kynge, and loggid hym with alle his 36 pepuH betwyxt Seint Katerynys and the Kynge, tille that an abbey
1 & A. of G. - >orugh grcte piles A.
^ Domfferauncte A [j. c. Donifrout]. do in ftVaunce G.
^ Caudebeck A. « leaf 188.
Cherlurg vjon. Eeinforcements for Hen. V at Boiccn. 397
that was in trete there, was yolden to the Kynge ; and thanne anon aftur he went thens and loggid hym, with alle his pepuH and ordynauncis at Porte Morteuyle, to kepe that porte of the Cite. 4 ^ And thanne was the Erie of Salusbury comaundid by the Kynge to make hym redy to ryde. And tho hasty tithyngis come, and returnynge ^ hym ayen, and did hym byde ; and there he bode be sidis the Erie of Huntyngdon, tille that the sege was endid, and 8 wonne vp in-to the Kyngis hondis,
II And thanne come Sir Vmfrej^, Duke- of Gloucestre, the Kyngis brothir, from the" sege of Cherborugh, wiche he had wonne and gotyn be sawte and good fete of werre, and aftur lete hit stuffe
12 with Engelisshe pepuH, and with vitaile, and with othir stronge ordynauncis, as longid to werre and to worship ^ and prophite to the Kynge of Engelond. IF And whanne he was come doune to fore the Cite of Kone, he loggid hym with his pepuH and ordynauncis
16 at the Porte Seint Hillare, more nere his enemyes to the toune thanne eny othir man by xl. rodis of lengthe, with-ynne shotte of Gounne and quareH. And with hym lay the Erie of Suffolke and the"* Lord Begeyne, Avith alle-^ her retenewe and alle her*^
20 ordynauncis ; and manfully euyry day they" fFaughten with her enemyes Avhanne they issewed oute of the Cite.
^ And thanne come ^ the Pryore of Kylmayne, oute of Irlond, ouyr the see, with a feyre compeny of men of armys on her Guyse,^
24 the summe of xv. c, good bodyes and manfuH men to werre, and come with-ynne 10 gajnie Mouth, and aryuyd and landid at Hareflete, and spede hem in alle haste to the Kynge, and come vnto the sege of Eone : and the Kynge tho welcomyd the pryore of Kilmajaie
28 and alle his pepuH.
H And thanne come tydyngis to the Kynge ^^ that the Frensshe kynge, with an huge powere of pepuli of djnierse nacionys, and the Duke of Burgoyne with hym, with an huge compeny of Burgoynys,
32 of Elemmyngis, and of othir Duche tungis, wold come doun to breke the sege, and keste hem to entre on the northe syde of oure hoste, because that there was lefte entre and moste pleyne grounde.
36 H And thanne the Kynge assyngnyd the Pryoure of Kylmayne,
1 tidyngis returnyd A. - vmffray ]>e duke A. '^ unto worship A.
* the OM. A. ' alle am. A. ^ alle her om. A. ' they o?/i. A.
* >an?ie come A. f)anne G. ^ on her centre quyse A. 1" with ynne A. with G. ^^ kyng of Englond A.
398 The Chief Captains of Houen. The French fight well.
with alle his pepuii, to logge hem ou the iiorthe side, for to stoppe and kepe the weyis and passagis by the foreste of Lyonys, that none enemyes might come doune that weyis to the sege, with-oute that thei countrid with hem in fight : and of that ordynaunce thei 4 weren fayn and glad ; and thei yeden forthe in haste, and kepten the groiinde and the ^ place that the Kynge and his counseile had asingnyd hem to ; and as good warriouris and as prowde men of armys they shewid hem at alle tymes vpon her enemyes, wherefore 8 the Kynge had hem in heighe cherite for her grete manhode.
IT !N"ow wolle y telle you who weren the cheeff capteynys and gouernouris of the cite Rone.^ Furste, Moune-seighnour Guy de Botelere, cheef Capteyne, bothe of the^ cite and of the ^ CasteH:; 12 Moune-se/5r/mo2^?'e Ternagon, and he was Capteyne of the Porte Cauxs ; Moune-se/^7wjo?ire le Eoche was capteyne of Porte Denysine ; 'W.ov^Vi.Q-^eighnouYQ Antony, he was leue-tenaunte to Moune- &eighnoure Sir Guy the Botelere, Henry Chamfewe was capteyne 16 of Porte de Pount ; lohn Matreuas was captayne of Port de la CasteH ; IslounQ-seighnouvQ Peneuxe was tho captayne of Port Seint Hillari; the Bastard of Teyne was tho captayne of Port Marteuyle. 51 And Graunde lakis, a worthi warrioure, was 20 capteyne of alle the ordynauncis of^ oute-warde on hors backe, and on ffote of men of armis, and ■^ Issewid oute of the Cite at alle the portis, to don there ffetes yn the poyntis of werre ayens her enemyes ; and euyry ^ of these Captaynys led v. M^\ men of armys 24 and moo.
^ And Avhanne alle the comenmalte weren with-ynn the Cite, men myght sen many a M'*' ; for the heraudis nombrid hem that weren with-ynne the Cite at the bygynnynge of the sege, of men, 28 women and childeren, iij C. M*'. and x. M*\ bodyes,yonge and olde. And amonge hem weren many manf uH pepuH and hardy, for ^'' often tymes they Issewid oute of the Cite, pepuH welle yarmyd, on hors backe and eke on ffote, oute of''' euyry yate an ij or iij ]VP\ men of 32 armys, welle arayed, and manfully countrid and foughten with oure Engelissh pepull yn dyuerse parties of the sege. And tho that myght ascape, turnyd into the cite home ayeu ; and thus thei endurid longe tyme ; and moche werre come fro the Cite wallis, as 36 shott of Gounnys and quareH, for thei shot euyry day from the wallis ^ and touris of the cite, with-ynne the space of an houre, an
1 the om. A. ^ ^f |,is q\^q of Rone A. ■' of om. A. ^ J)at A. 5 leaf 138, hacJc. « for A. for hai G. ^ at A. « wall A.
Hen. V's j^TejMrations against French Attacks. 399
C of Goniie-stonys and moo, and quarellis witli-oute nombre ; and so thei sloughe and hurte moche Engelisshe pepuH.
^ And oure Kynge lete make an^ diche ali withoute, Eounde 4 a-bonte the cite, and strongly stakid it, and heggid it, for these prykeris oute on hors backe, and comaundid Syr Eobert Bab thorp, knyght and Countroller, to ouyr-se that this werke were don ; and he did it make in alia haste. H And thanne they issewid oute 8 on ffote, and fought manly ^ as good Averriouris ; and tho myche pepuH: weren slayn on^ bothe sidis. And they at the ■\vallis and at the touris of the Cite shotteu euer^ Gounnys, quarellis, Trepgettis, Spryngollis ^ ; and ahvey on*^ the Duke of Gloucestreis side thei
12 diden moche" harme, for thei weren loggid nexte of alle pepuH to the Cite. And euyr ther come tydyngis newe that the Burgoynys wold come and reskewe the Cite ; and for ioye thereof they ronge alle the bellis in the Cite; and fro the ffirste tyme of shittynge of
16 the yatis of the cite they ronge neuyr bellis but for tho tydyngis tille the cite was goten and yolden to the Kynge of Engelond.
^ And tho the Kynge wende the Frensshe hoste had byn come, and with good wordis comfortid his pepuH, and bad hem ben of
20 good chere. And anon tydyngis^ come ayen that thei were turnyd to Paris-ward ayen. U And thanne with-ynne ffewe dayes thei were come to Pounteyse, the nombre of iiij. jNI^^^ good ffightynge men, and welle arayed. U And thanne the Kynge made a kry,
24 and comaundid that euyry mane shuld ligge yn his herneys, and byn at alle tymes redy whanne her enemyes come. And tho the Kynge lete make a lerge duche, alle withoute his hoste, and pight it fun of stakes ymade sharpe, that wold perisshe, and with turne-
28 pykes, and leid there-by Gounnys redy bent in euyry partye rounde aboute this diche. And the kynge tho comaundid his countroller Sir Eobert Babthorp, knyght, to spede in alle haste this were don by his ouyr sight ; and so anon this werke was endid.
32 H And anon come tydynges to the Kynge, there as he lay at seege; and this was on the^*^ Thorisday, that the ffrensshe hoste lay but XX, myle from hym, and wold byn there on the morough on the Fry day ; and the same tydynge^^ come to hem that were
36 with-ynne the Cite. IT Of these tydynge oure Kynge made moche^^ ioye and myrthe, and artely^^ thankyd God. And so on
1 a A. ^ manfully A. •' in A. ■* ener A. eii G.
^ & engynys A. ® vpon A. ' most A. ^ tidyng A.
9 iij Ml' A. " a A. " tidyngis A. ^^ gpgte A. ^^ hertily A.
400 A sham Figld to deceive the French. Famine in Bonen.
the Fryday oure Kynge rode to the Erie of Huntyngdon, and told to hym a wile and a good ffete of werre, and made hym ordeyne ij. Bateillis of men of armys, 11 And the ffirste bataiH thei and he reden», and her backes^ toward the Cite; and that othir hataiH 4 come oute of the Avode, with standerdis and baneris of the Duke of Burgoynys armys. And these ij hostis metten, as thei had countrid, and foughten to-gederis ; but non did othir harme. And this was ordeynyd and don by the kyngis deuyse and conseile, for 8 thei that weren with-ynne the Cite shidd haue vtturly hopid and trustid that reskewis had be?i come,- and that thei that weren with- ynne the Cite of men of armys shuld boldely haue issewid oute, and ffoughten vtturly with the pepuH of the sege; but thei dorste 12 not come oute of that^ Cite at that tyme, for thei doutid and drad, and supposid to hem but trayne, and wold not issewe oute for drede of dethe, as for that *tyme, but abodyn and lokid aftur helpe, socoure, and reskewis of these Burgoynes, but ther come no com- 16 forte to hem. but yet tho afturward the men of armys issewid oute ayen of the Cite as thei did beforn, and ffoughten manfully with oure Engelisshe-men, and myche pepuH weren slayne on bothe sydis at dyuerse tymes. 20
II And tho it drewe nere Cristemesse ; and by that tyme her vitailis scarsid sore with-ynne the Cite, for they^ hade nothir bred, ale, nor wyne, but watir and vynegur, that was her drynke. And fiesshe nor fisshe they had non, but eten hors,^ '^doggis. Mis, Eattis 24 and Cattis; for an quarter of an horse, were he lene or^ fatte, was tho sokP in the Cite amonge the pepuH for an C. s. good payment, and an hors hede^^ for xx. s., and a^*^ Eatte for xl. d.; ^^and for xiij. s. iiij. d. thei sold a Catte,^^ and a mows for xx. d. ; and these 28 wormys weren bought arid eten so faste that vnnethe thei fonde eny for^^ to selle^^ for no money. U And tho^* was^^ a ferthynge lof boght in the Cite^^ for a ffranke. And thanne hem failid bothe Avhete, and mele, and alle othir graynys that thei myght make of 32 eny brede^^; but^^ branne and broken wo[r]tis, and nepe-rotis, and lekis, was to hem mete of grete valewe ; for a leke Avas sold for
^ redeiwi & her bakkis A. redenw & her om. G. - to hem A.
•' \)& A. •* leafim. '" ]>ay A. the G. ^ hors fflessh A.
■< Froiii here to page 402, line 21, to vonl " trayne," missing in A.
* or were he B. ^ sold );o B. ^° a dogge for B.
"— " and . . . Catte om. B. ^" for om. B.
13 to selle B. to slee selle G. " tho om. B. ^^ jjas a B.
1^ in the Cite om. B. " make eny brede of B. ^^ but of B.
Deaths from Starvation in Rouen. 401
xij. d., and an^ Egge for ixd., and an appntt for xd. : siche merchaundyse was there with-ynne the Cite a gret while ; and ther was many a carefiille creature, for her^ vitailis were alle Avastid and 4 spent, and pey^ myght come to no new by^ no maner wey; for the sege that^ lay withoute, rounde aboute the Cite, wold^ suffre no vitaile come in, to hem, neythir by watir neythir~ be londe.
U And thanne be-ganne the pepuH with-ynne the Cite to deie
8 faste, bothe smale and grete, for the passynge hungur and enfamen
that was amonge hem, by^ C.C. personys and moo day by day ; and
there as was firste ioy and pryde, and grete boste, tho was there
amonge hem weylynge, sorow and^ care, and wepynge, and wryng-
12 ynge with^^ hondis. II And though a child shuld deie, the modir wold yeue it no brede ne nought ellis of ^^ othir fode, ne wold not departe no morselle though she niyght saue the lif of her^^ child of ^^ hir body borne, but wold saue her selfe while she myght ; for loue
16 and hertly kyndenesse was tho from hem passid. ISTor the child wold not profir the modir ; for ecbe of hem caste hymself to leue ; for alle kyndenesse and loue tho Avas^'* sette beside ^^j for euyr the childe wold hide his mete^*^ and his drynke^^ fro his modir and from
20 alle his othir ffryndis, for his mete thei shuld not see, for thei ete hit alle in pryuete. II And we may preue by that pepuH there, that houngir passithe kyndenesse and eke loue, that made her^^ vnrightwesnesse and her cursid leuynge and pryde that regnyd
24 amongis hem in tho dayes, wherefore God sent hem a yerd of chastisement. But yet thei that kept the wallis and ^^ touris of the Cite rounde aboute, be-cause the pepuH withoute shuld not knowe nor wete of her grete nede and myschef that thei weren ynne, euyr
28 to-*^ hold her courte and-^ contynaunce of opyn werre, bothe Avith shot of Gounnys and quarellis.^-
^ But amonge ther isscAvid summe pepuH of the Cite oute ; and they come forthe, and AA'eren take of the wacchemen withoute
32 at the^^ sege Cite. H And they affraynyd hem how it stode with the-'^ pepuli that weren lefte with-ynne the Cite. H And they ansuerid and told to the Engelisshe pepuH of the grete nede,
1 and an B. and G. ^ theyr B. ^ and >ey B. and G.
Mn B. 5 >at ])er B. ^ wold not B. '' nor B. ^ by o„j_ ^
^ andom. B. i'^ of B. " nought ellis of om. B.
^'•^ her owne B. i^ of of G. "was >o B. " a syde B.
^^ hys mete wolde hyde B. " and his drynke om. B.
IS her grete B. i^ and the B. ^o ^o B. to and to G.
-1 and cursed B. ^2 qyerell and gonnes B. ^ the om. B. ^ hys B.
402 Henry V feeds the expeld starving Boueners.
scarste, hungir and^ dethe, that was euyry day^ amongis hem. ^Biit our folke wold not heleue nor truste hem,^ be cause that the pepuH: with-ynne hilde* alle tymes contynaunce like in werre, day be day,^ as thei did beforne vpon the sege withoute ; wherefore thei 4 had'' hem in'^ no truste in no degre.
And thanne with-ynne a lituH^ while aftur, the worthi men that weren with-ynne the Cite, gederid alle the pore pepuH that tho weren with-ynne the Cite, man, woman, and child, and brought 8 hem to the yatis, and put hem oute at euyry porte by an C personys on^ a rowte, and bad hem helpe hem-self in her beste maner that thei myght, for there thei shold no lenger abyde yn no wyse with hem. IT And thanne thei come forthe toward^'' the 12 Engelisshe seege, knelynge on her kneis, and Avepynge sore, bothe man, and woman with yonge sowkynge children ^^in her armys, and olde febuH: men knelynge besyde hem, makynge there a dilfuH: crye; for alle they cryed there atonys *' haue mercy on vs, ye good 16 and^2 Cristen and worthy men."^^ H And thanne oure Ivynge had^* rewthe on hem and pite,^^ and yaf hem brede and drynke, and made hem turne ayen to the Cite ; and there thei kepte hem in the diche, that thei shold not knowe nor here the ordynaunce 20 nor counseile of the seege, ne of her wacche in no wyse, for trayne and treson that myght falle.
H And Avhanne these pore pepuH shuld turne ^"^ ^-yen, thei made high sorough and grete murmuracion amonge hem-self, and seyden 24 they had leuyr byn sleyn there thanne go ayen into the Cite, and dilfully,with high voycis^'^ bannynge and cursynge lier^^ owne nacion, for thei that weren with-ynne the Cite wold not suffre hem come in ayen ; wherefore y trowe thei diden grete synne and mj's- 28 chiefs to hem-self ; for meny of him deiden there for colde, that, and thei had byn with-ynne, her liGs^^ might haue byn sauyd and kepte.
U And tho Avas come the tyme of Cristmesse, in whiche oure 32 Kynge did tho grete mercy and relef to his enemyes, at the reuer- ence of that Glorious feste of the byrthe of oure Lorde Ihesu Criste and of his blessid modir, oure Lady Seynt ]\Iarye, that
' and om. B. ^ day new B. -'-^ But . . . hem om. B.
•* liilde at B. ^ day by day in werre B. " had of B. ^ in om. B.
« litull ovi. B. 3 in B. " wolking to B. " leaf 139, hack.
'- and om. B. ^■' englyssh man B. '•* had grete B.
''^ & pytee on hem B. "> shuld algatis turne A. ^" voice A.
^« her A. he G. i" lyuys A.
Henry V feeds the cxjyeld stao^ving Rmieners. 403
gracious and mercifuH virgyne. For, of high pite, mercy and^ grace, and at the reuerence of^ that tynie of the holy feste, the Kynge, of high compascion that he had in hert, and of his worthi 4 and excellente manhode, sent oute his heraudis in good araye, bothe to hem that weren wyth-ynne the Cite as welle as with-oute the Cite, on the Cristemesse day self, to hem^ that lackid vitaile, that thei shold come and haue mete and drynke ynow, in worship of the 8 Feste, and sauf-condite to come and to goo. And thei seiden alle 'gramersis' lightly, as thei had no nede there-to, and set no pryce by his sonde. And vnuethe thei wold graunte space vnto the'^ pepuH: of her owne nacion to ben releuyd that layn in the diche
12 vndir the Cite wallis, that thei had drouen and put oute of grete myschieff. But two preestis and iiij seruauntis for^ to brynge hem vitaUles, mete and drynke ; and if ther come eny moo personys, thei wold shete to hem and sle hem to dethe. H And thanne
16 weren alle these pore pepuH: set arowe; and these two preestis with her iiij. seruauntis broughten hem plente of mete and drynke, of the Kyngis gracious almys ; and so thei weren at*^ that tyme made welle at eese ;, and replete of mete and drynke. And as thei sete
20 her mete to fonge, this talkynge thei had amongis hem. U " A, almyghty God," thanne thei seide, "the" Engelisshe-men by^ of good and treue^ herte ! Lo, how here this excellent Prynce and Kynge that we thought neuyr to^'' obey vnto, ne neuyr profre ne
24 don hym homage, now hathe he on vs more pite and compassion by a M^^^ thanne hathe oure owne nacion; therefore, oure Lord God, that art fuli of myght, graunte hym grace to wynne and gete his trewe right ! " Thus the pore pepuH: for the Kynge prayde ; that
28 God kepe and mayntene hym in alle his nedis. U Whanne thei had thus seruyd alle the pore pepuH with mete and drynke, and were welle reffresshid, oure folke turnyd ay en to^- the Kynge, for the trewse lastid no lengur but that same day.
32 U And whanne the nyght be-ganne to apere and she we, thanne thei on the wallis beganne newe werre ayen vpon the seege, and wacchidden a ward that^^ fuH streyte bothe day and nyght with hungir smerte, for that tyme her vitaiH weren alle wastid and
36 spente. And meny a worthy body for defaute of lyuelod of mete
^ and A. an G. ^ of om. A. ^ J'eym A. ■* the pore A.
^ for om. A. ® at om. A. "^ })ese A. * ben A.
8 treue A. treue of G. i" to om. A. ^^ M^^ parte A. i- vnto A.
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BRUT. E E
40-1 The starving men of Boitcn seek to approach Hen. V.
and drynke was ^ spent and ded, for euyr grete houngir brekithe herd stonen waH: yn liir grete nede ; for euyr the lif is dere and suete.
H Thanne alle the Capteynys of that Cite, bothe Baillis, Bur- 4 geses and comunnalte, toke her counseiH with-ynne hem self to trete with the Kynge ; and with the pepuH the cause pryncipali for the high myschieff that tho was amongis hem- of enfamenynge for hungir ; for thei knewe Avelle thei myght note longe endure so ; 8 and for the ^odeyne and ^multitude dethe that was euyry day amonges hem for lakke of ffode, vpon the New Yeris Euyn at nyght, the pepuH with-ynne come to the wallis at euyry porte to the seege, and clepedyn a knyght to speke with hem; and there 12 was non man that tyme that hem herd tille thei come to the Porte de Pounte of Sayne. *fl And that was on that side'^ as the Erie of Huntyngdon kepte the ward. And there thei weren herd, and answerid tho ayen, and askid what thei wold : and thei ansuerid 16 and seid, and prayed at the ^ reuerence of AHmyghty God,^ if ther were eny gentiH Iniynght that wold here her complaynte, and here her erende vnto the Kynge. IT And thanne oon ansuerid and seid, he was a knyght ; and thei preyd hym to telle hys name. And 20 he seid, " my name ys Vmfreuyle ; " and thei thankid God and oure Lady that thei had mette with hym, for he was of the old blode of that contre of Normandye ; " and we praye you to helpe vs haue an ende betwene youre Kynge and vs." And he seid, " what is youre 24 wille'?" and thei seid at fewe wordis : "we haue byn at euyry porte of the'' City there these Pryncis loggyn before, and haue callid aftur speche of hem ; but we coude haue non ansuere : ffirste at the Duke of Clarence, the excellente prynce ; and from thens to 28 the Duke of Gloucestre, his worthi brothir ; and ofte we clepid, and ionge there stode ; and so we come doune to the Duke of Exeture, and there we gate non ansuere.
The starving " And at Warwike, tliat Erie so fre, 32
Roueners ^^• -i i-
cant get Lord We callid oftc : it wold uot be ;
Warwick or
Marshal to -^^^ ^'^ ^^^® -^^'"^ MarcliaH we were, them.*" t^sr was no wight that wold us ansuere.
And we haue clepid at aH: these so moche, 36
But non ansuere we coude gete truliche ;
^ was l)ere A. - liera A. om. G. ^ /ert/140. * side ]>ere A. ' the heigh A. " god almyghty A. "^ j)is A.
The Roueners leg Umfraville to get em access to Ren. V. 405
therefore we pray these prmcis, for Mari sake,
And for that Lordis lone that did vs make,
As thei ben dukis of high dyngnyte,
And cheeftaynys of cheualrye,
Vnto the Kynge to prey for vs.
And we may fynde hym so gracious ;
And we wolle gon with you also
Vnto the Kynge, and speke hym to.
And beseche hym, for loue of that Kynge
That made heuen, erthe, and alle thynge,
With his witte and his good auyse, —
Aboue alle pryncis he is pryse, —
And for his owne high pryncehode,
and also for his owne worthy manhode,
And as he is kynge moste excellent,
and to God, but to non othir, obedyent.
That regnythe here in erthe by ryght,i
But only to oure - IhesM fuH of myght,
And with-ynne hym selfE Emperoure,
and also ^ Almyghti kynge and conqueroure.
That he hym-self wold graunte vs space,
and sauf-condite, and alle his grace,
J^ought-withstondjTige oure offence,
That we myght come to his presence,
xij, men of vs by on assent,
That lordly Kynge to telle fully oure entent.
May we come hym ouys to se,
With the myght of God so fre,
We shuH hym shewe, withoute distaunce,
that shaH: hym turne to grete plesaunce."
Quod 4 Vmfray : " this y [asjsent ; " and 5 toke his leue, and forth he went. And come to the Duke of Clarence there, and told hym ^ this mater aii in fPeere. he thankid God and his modir eke, that oure enemyes were be-come so meke, and ^ that he wold, with good wille, Speke for hem oure K}Tige vntille.
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The Roueners want English nobles to beg Heiiry V to
be gracious to them.
for his man- hood's sake,
and gi'ant them safe- conduct for
12 of em to come to him.
Umfraville
arret-s.
and asks the
Duke of
Clarence
^ right A. nyght Kk. ^ Ox A. 5 lie A.
oure lord A. hym om. A.
^ also a A. ' & seide A.
to speak to Henry V.
TJmfraville
foes to the >uke of Exeter and to Gloster,
406 Umfravilh goes to English Nohles and K. Henry.
lo, so soue this good lord hem vndh-toke, and her mekenesse he nought forsoke. he is a prynce f orto ^ comende ; but aH to fewe of siche ben f ounde ; he is manfuH, whanne werre dothe laste, and mercifuH whanne hit is paste ; Manhode, mekenesse, witte and grace, Is conteynyd with hym in a lituH space ; he wantith nothynge a prynce shold haue ; Almyghti God mote hym saue !
Thanne Vmf rey ^ toke his leue, and his message he went to meue. To Gloucestre thanne did he goo, To Exetur the Duke also, and' told hem the tydyngis how it was. thei thonkyd God of his high grace, that her enemyes, ayens her wille, ffor nede of socoure wold yold him tille ; and seid thei wold, for Goddis sake, helpe for hem a good ende to make, loo these pryncis of high mekenesse, — God kepe hem yn hele and from sikenesse !— [if- uo.bk.] Though thei haue sufErid peynys smerte, yet haue thei mercy and pite in herte. Thanne Vmfreuyle, his leue he tace, and passid forthe in his space To erlis and to lordis be ^ name ; and thei hym seid aH the same. Lo ! these cheefenteynys of cheualrie, how thei weren come in cherite ! therefore God, of his grete grace, yef hem good spede in euyry place.
thanne on^ Newe Yeris Day in the morny[n]g, Sir Gilbert Vmfreuyle come to the Kyng, and aH this mater to hym he^ seid : And there of the cite mekely hym prayed, oure Kynge seid thanne, be good auyse, and also at his owne deuyse.
who promise him help.
Then he goes
to other
nobles,
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28
32
and then to Henry V.
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to A. ■ he om. A.
vmf re vile A.
by A.
a A.
Hen. V ivill see the Eoticners. He is a Child of God. 407
to graunte that cite aii her "wille :
" let xij of hem come me tille."
of ali his lordis euyry-chone.
ay ens it was neuyr oone. 4
lo ! that high ^ prynce and kynge so felle,^
of aH erthely creatnris he is welle ;
lo ! how he hathe proiiyd hym self maiafuH,
and as ^ a prynce right mercif uH ; 8
thei that had hym so ofte ^ meuyd,
and also hym had gretely greuyd,
and also ^ pnt hym yn grete coste,
and of his pepuH fuH meuy loste, 1 2
And ^ withstonde hym of his right, —
And now thei byn falle in his myght,
and at his wille hem to greue,
yf he wol put hem to mj^scheue ; 1 6
and thanne hym-self to light so lowe,
of her wille to wete and knowe,
and also to graunte hem to trete :
that was heigh mercy and cherite. 20
Sithe that thei had hym so "^ agilte,
and lithe in hym to don hem ben spilte ;
he grauntid hem ^ grace and merciful mekenes :
ffor-sothe, a child of God, y wot ^ he is ; ^^ 24
of goodnesse and uertu he wantith no thyng ;
that his ^^ preisynge for a kynge.
therefore Criste, for his passion,
kepe hym in^^ right compassion ! 28
whanne the kynge had grauntid, as y haue told,
to Vmfreuyle, the knyght so bolde
The Kynge seid, " sir, whanne shalle this be ?
If thei wille to-morrowe, let see." 32
Thanne 13 Vmfreuyle of the Kynge leue hent.^^ And to that ^^ cite anon he went, and whanne he kome at that^^ gfite,
Henry V will see the 12 Roueners.
How manful and merciful he is,
when he has em in his power !
He is truly a Child of God.
Fmfra villa goes back to Rouen.
1 he A. 2 pHncipali B. ^ is B. * so oft had B.
•5 also had B. ^ and had B. '' so grevously B.
® hem of hys B. ^ wot wele B.
^^ is ]>at doth good ayenst mysse B. " is B.
^2 in hys B. 13 tj-jo g_ i4 ^oke leve B. ^^ jje E.
^^ that om. B.
408 Umfraville tells the Boueners Hen. V's consent, & meets 12.
tJmfraville says Henry V will see the
12 Roueners to-morrow.
They must take care their tongues are not too long, but speak few words.
Next day at prime he meets the
4 knights, 4 clerks, and 4 burgesses.
the statis of the cite he fonde the[r]ate.
he seid : " y haue be with oure Kynge,^
and he hathe grauntid youre askynge.
to-morowe, be-tymes loke ye be yare, 4
ffor xij of yow shuH to hyni fare :
and syn ye shuH gon hym to,
My counseiH y rede that ye do.
to-morow y wote that ye shiille se 8
The rialliste prynce of Cristiante ;
To 2 syche a prynce neuer ye spake,
ne so loue a worde can take.
Theynke with hert byforn youre tonge, 12
leste youre tongis ^ byn to louge :
speke but fewe, and welle hem sette
To that prynce whanne ye byn mette ;
ffor a word wronge oute of ward 16
Might make you to * fare fnH herd,
Therefore, of wordis loke ye ben wise,
and sei no thynge withoute good avise."
thanne thankked thei hym fuH; curtesly, 20
and of his god lore seid, " gramercy ;
that ye wold vs so moche good teche,
or that we come to that worthi p?'incis speche."
he seid " adieu ! " and went his wey, 24
the seturday aftur neweyeris day.
and at ^ that houre of day be ^ pryme.
Sir Gilbert Vmfreyuyle come that" tyme ;
of the Kyngis squyeris weren sent, 28
that tyme wyth ^ hym verayment,^
^'^ and yomen of the crowne also,
with hym assyngny were to goo,^*^
thei went to Sein Hillariis Gate : 32
anon the xij men come oute there-ate :
iiij knyghtis and ^^ iiij clerkes,
and^^ iiij burgeys, wise^'- of werkes :
alle^^ thei were clothid in^* blacke, 36
1 kynge om. B. " with B. ■* wordes B.
* to om. B. ^ and on B. « at B. ' by B.
8 with B. wyth be G. ^ hym assigned were to go B.
10—10 f^JJ^^ yomen . . . goo om. B. ^^ and om. B.
12 wise B. witli wise G. " & B. " att in B.
The 12 Eoueners kneel to Hen. V, and pray him to pity em. 409
comly of cliere, and feire thei spake, "whanne thei were come to the ^ hous of charite, thenne oure Kynge, at messe was he ; with-ynne the chirche thei did lend the[r]tille that the messe was at the ^ end.
tho ^ come forthe the Kynge withoute let, there as he had knelid in his closet, with chere so cheuetayneliche, with^ so lith light ^ a loke, and lordliche,^ and so right solent senblaunt, and sad : ^ to se that lord men mygh[t] be glad.'^
as sone as the Frensshe-me?i hym did ^ see, To-forn hym thei fille on kne. [leafiii]
he blenchid on hem with stately chere ; he 9 ne wiste what thei were : thei enclinyd hem with meke speche, And a biUe to hym thei did reche. he taught a lord to take her bille, and sumwhat he turnyd hem tille : what it ment, y hard say ; tretise thei wold, be any way ; Thei be-soght hym, for Goddis sake, — that heuen and erthe and alle did make, Botlie este, weste, northe and southe, — ' that ye wolld here oure speche be^*^ mouthe.' the Kynge bad hem speke and sey her wille ; and thei were fayn, and knelid stille. The seid, " we you beseche ^^ and prey, ffor His loue that deid on good Friday, And for his Modiris loue so fre, considre now on ^- vs now, for charite ! the pore pepuH that byn withoute. In our dichis rounde aboute, Thei lien there for faute of breed ; and for defaute many byn dede. haue ye pite hem vppon,
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Henry V is
at Mass.
He comes out.
The Rouen era kueel to him,
hand him a Petition,
and pray him to hear them.
28 They beg him
to pity them.
Their poor are starving.
Many are dead.
1 to >e B. to G. 2 the om. B. ^ to B. « hygh B. ^ lordshyppe B. ''-'' to . . , « did om. B. " As he B. 1° by B. ^1 byseche yow B. ^'^ consider k tender B.
* And with B. glad om. B.
410 Henry V's Intcrvieio with the 12 Rouen Delegates.
Henry V tells the 12 Boueners
that he didn't put their poor folk in the city ditch.
They have offended him, and kept his city from him.
They plead
that they are the lieses of their king,
and ask leave to warn hini and the Duke of Burgundy
of their state.
and yeue liein leiie^ thens to goii."
ffuH still the Kynge stode aH ^ that while,
and nouthir did ^ laugh nor smyle ;
but with a countynaunce so clere, 4
and also Avith a cheuetaynly chere,
nothir * to myld nothir ^ to straunge,
But ay in oon withoute chaunge,
his cou?itenaunce did not abate, 8
but alwey stode in oon astate.
And tlio hym luste to yeue ansuere, he seide : "y put hem npt there,
into the diche of that cite; 12
I put hem not there ; and that wote ye. Thei were not put there at myn ordynaunce, ne non shuH passe at my suffraunce ; Thei abode there while thei mought ; " — 16
and so he seide to hem fuii ryght ; '^ — ' ' and as to you, ye knoue welle this : ye haue oflendid me with mys,
and from me kepte my cite, 20
the whiche that is '^ heritage fre, and^ shuld be my liege men)."
They ansuerid and seid thanne : ' ' Off this cite that we here kepte, 24
we haue a charge, and that a depe. hit vs bitak^ oure souyrayn liege.^*^ For to detfend hit from saught or ^^ sege ; and we ben his liege men born, 2S
and also holesy to hym we ben sworn, and also of the Duke of Burgoyne so fre, A grete charge of hym had we ;
but wold ye now, of youre highe grace, 32
Graunte vs alle lif and space, that summe of vs myght to hem goo, and warne hem botho of oure woo, and of oure ferthe vs to excuse ; 36
I hem leve B. heue G. - stode all B. all G.
^ ■ao]>er did B. nouthir G. * not B. ^ nor B.
^ ryght B. sothe G. ^ is myn B. * and ye B.
" hit was bytake B. hit vs bite G. ^^ liege B. kynge G.
II k A.
Henry V's Speech to the 12 Eoiien Delegates. 411
ffor many of vs wott: lieni refuse,
and to you yelden oure ^ cite,
and alle youre owne liege men he."
The Kynge seid, " y do you oute of doute, 4
My cite y woUe not gon withoute. and as touchy nge to - youre Frensshe liege, ye ^ wote welle that y hold this sege ; and the Duke of Burgoyne also, 8
alle thei wete welle, bothe two ; ffor alle the •^ while that y here haue byn, Messageris haue go betwene ;
and yf thei like to neigh me nere, 12
thei weten welle to ff ynde me here ; ffor y wolle not hens goo withoute my right, for frynde nor ifoo, sith thei so longe beforn it knewe. 16
and nowe to sende hem message newe, it were to ^ hem no newelte, and to us ^ but superfluite.
Siche message wol y non sende ; 20
it is no nede, so God me amende ! "
And whanne the Kynge had yeue that ansuere, of the '' mater spake thei no more ; pay® seiden, "feire it is to wynne 24
Eone, with the men that ^ ben ther-ynne."
The Kynge seid : " it is myn owne londe ; I woH: it Wynne, though ye it with-stonde, and ye mowe there-ynne so deserue, 28
ye shuH be reward aftur ^*^ as ye serue ! " with that word thei Averen afiayid.
thanne spake a clerke, and thus he seid : " souyrayne lord, if ^^ ye woH take hede 32
In stori that ye may rede, how ij sheuetaynys a day had set, and with ther ^^ hostis thei weren met, bothe arayid in a felde, 36
The Roueners will yield Rouen to Henry V.
He says he will not go without his city.
Their French King and the Duke have known of the siege.
It's no use to send em a message,
and by God he'll not send one.
He'll win Rouen : and if they oppose him, they'll suffer.
A clerk tells him a story ;
2 hosts met to fight.
1 youre A. - to om. A. "^ lie A. ■* Jjay 5 to A. to no G. *' us now A. ^ ))at A. » ])ay A. then G. ^ that A. that that G.
i» after om. A. " y A. 12 her A.
412 Henry grants the Bo2ien men time. They loraise him.
The weaker
brought the
stronger
bread and
wine,
to make them
merciful.
We Roueners bring you the same, and Rouen.
Henry grants them time,
and will consider how he'll treat the starving outsiders.
TheRoueners go home wards,
and praise Henry V.
and weren redi batalle to yelde :
The weyker party of the men
thanne brought the biger parti brede and Avyn,
In tokenyng that thei shold be 4
Grace, mercy, and eke pite : [leaf ui, back]
and nowe we brynge you bred and wyn,
and Eone that cite feire and fyne."
"Eone," he seid, "is my herytage,. 8
I wille haue it withoute fage.
And fro this tjane y rede ye do,
that mercy and grace may come you to.
And at the reuerence of god aUrayght 12
and of Mary his modir, that maiden so ^ bright,
Of trety - y graunte you space ;
And if ye wille ye may haue grace."
thanne seid thei, "sir, pur charite, 16
how wille ye to youre pore pepuH be,^
that in dich.es suffryn pyne,
and for delaute deie as suyne 1 "
The Kynge ansuerid hem with wit fuH wise : 20
" Thereof woH y take myn a-vise,
as God put hert, mynde,* and wille,
So win y do that pepuH vntille :
as he me redithe, y wille hem re we." 24
with that he went and seid " adieue ! "
The ^ "ffrensshe men, that same while, ff orthe thei went with Vmfreuyle ; And toward the cite as thei yode, 28
thei spoken of oure Kynge so goode : Thei seiden, "he is, to oure advise, of alle erthely kyngis moste vise,
takynge reward to his cliere 32
and to his contynaunce in fere, To his person and propurte, to his ffeturis and*^ beaute,
And to his depe discrecion 36
that is in his possession, and to his passynge pryncehode,
so 0711. A.
These A.
2 tretise A. « & his A.
^ see A.
mynde herte A.
Two Tents for the, English and. French to treat in. 413
and to his discrete and worJ)y ^ manhode \
ffor lie is mercyfuti in sight,
and askithe nothynge but his right :
These vertuis byn a passynge thynge, 4
That byn with-ynne siche a kynge.
how shuld he do - but wynne honour %
how shuld he be but a conquerour %
welle he dothe ^ withoute dene ; 8
God hym loue, and that is sene."
Thus the Frensshe men, of the Kynge talkithe, Toward the cite as thei walkithe.
her leue at Vmfreuyle * thei toke, 12
Into the Cite, and hym forsoke.
On that othir day nexte, erliche, the Kynge made two tentis to picche, — On for the ^ EngHsshe, and on ^ for the ■' Frensshe ; 1 6 And bothe thei stode in Gloucestre ^ trenche, — Though the stormys were neuyr so grete, drie-hedid that thei myght trete.
whanne bothe pauylownj's weren pight, 20
thei went to trete with aH her myght. Warwike, that erle so wise, — ffor in our partye he bare the pryce ; — Salusburi, that erle so treue, 24
and also the Lord Fithe-hughe, and the Kyngis steward, Hungurford, B}^ name y can no moo record ;
and from that cite come hym to mete, 28
xii. of the Frensshe that weren discrete, hit was a sight of solempnite ffor to behold bothe parte ;
To see the riche in her araye ; 32
and on the walUs the pepuU that laye ; and on oure pepuH that weren withoute, how thike that thei walkid aboute ; and the herowdis, semely to sene, 36
how that thei went ay betwene ;
The Rouen delegates praise Henry
and enter Rouen.
Henry V has 2 tents pitcht for the English and French to treat in.
Ourmen are Lords Warwick,
Salisbury,
Fitzhugh.and
Hungerford.
They meet 12 Roueners.
It is a solemn sight.
^ & wor])V A. and G. ^ be A. ^ with A.
^ vrafreuyleuyle G. ^ the om. A. '^ & an 6\ier A.
^ Gloucescestre G.
414 The gold-dcckt Heralds. The 'poor dying French.
The Heralds
Avere drest like lords, adorn d with gold.
The poor French had hardly a clout.
A child of 2 begd bread,
its parents lay dead.
Some had starvd to death.
Mothers held dead children up.
10 or 12 dead to 1 living.
They died noiselessly, as if they slept.
the Kyngis lioroudis and pursiuamitis
In cotis of armys amyunaiiutis ;
The Enghsshe a bests, the Frensshe a floiire,
of Portyngale bothe caste and toiire, 4
and othir cotis of dyuersite,
as lordis beren in her degre.
Good-liche with gold thei were be-gon,
Right as the sonne on hem shon. 8
this sight was to hem a sory chere ; of sorow and i^yne thei weren full nere ; of that pore pepuH that werew put oute ; thei had[den] ^ vnnethe a cloute; 12
The clothis that weren on her backe, kept hem there from reine and racke ; The Avethur was to hem a peyne, ffor alle that tyme it stode be ^ neyne. 16
There men myght se a ^ grete pite, a child of two yere or thre Goo aboute and begge his brede,
ffor ffadir and modir bothe lay dede. 20
and vndir hem the watir stode ; and yet thei lay cryynge aftur foode. Summe storuen to ])e ^ dethe,
and summe stoppid bothe yen and brethe ; 24
And summe crokid in the kneys, and as lene as eny treis ; and women holdynge in her arme a dede child, and nothynge warme ; 28
And childeren soukynge on the pappe Withynne a dede womanys lappe ; [leaf i42]
There men myght ffynde ffuH ryue, X. or xij. deie, ayens on alyue. 32
and thei kncAve not of dethe. So preuely thei yolden vpe the brethe, withoute noyse or eny cry ; as thei had slept, so did thei dey. 36
These were sightis of differaunce, that on of ioye, that othir of penaunce,
1 had hem A. ^ jjy _^_ s ggg g, A. se G. ^ to ]>e A. to G.
The Boueners refttse the English terms. Beport to Hen. V. 415
as heuen and erthe had partid on twoo,
that on to wele, that othir to woo.
ther was neuyr ^ kynge so straunge,
To see that sight, but his hert wold chaunge, 4
and wold considre to that syght,
he shuld be pensiff, and moche light.
there men niyght lerne in her lif , what it is, ayens right to strif ; 8
ffor while it lay in her lotte, thei were ffuH crueii (God it wotte), and mercy they wold non haue
tille nede come that thei moste craue ; , 12
and yet, for alle her wikkid wille, Mercy thei were take vntiU. Now of that peptiH let we be, and of oure tretis speke we. 16
we hem chalengithe and accusithe, and thei ansuerithe and excusithe. we askid mykiH, and thei proferid smaii, that is yuyH to accord with aH ; 20
tho thei tretid an xiiij nyght, and yet accordid thei ne myght.
thanne the tretise thei broken in haste, and bethe tentis adoun were caste. 24
thanne the Frensshe men hem be-thought, her owne bale that thei had wrought, whanne thei shuld her leue take,
thei preyed oure lordis, and this thei spake : 28
" For the loue of God Almyght, contenew this tretise to mydnyght ; And yf we clepyn, that ye wille speke with-ynn that tyme, we you be-seke. 32
that we mowe - haue eudyence fforto here oure euydence."
Quod 3 the Englisshe lordis, " that, we assent." thei toke her leue, and forthe thei * went. 36
to the Kyng our lordis passid, and tolde hym aU these materis faste,
The sad sight would change any king's lieart.
Yet the Roueners had
no mercy on us till their need came.
We discuss with em
for a fort- night in vain,
and break otf treating.
They pray for delay till midnight.
Our lords agree,
and rejiort to Henry V.
^ neuer ];e A.
may A. ^ Ox A. ■* >ay A. the G.
416 The poor Roueners insist on the rich yielding to Hen. V.
Henry V approves his lords' action.
In Rouen,
the poor abuse the rich,
call em
' murderers,'
and appeal to God against them.
If they won't yield to Henry V
the poor 'II kill em.
how tliei lefte, and in what issewis,
and how ^ thei contynuyd the trewis.
yet the Kynge was mercyfuH iii mode :
That thei had grauntid, he not withstode. 4
Thei passid forthe with simpuH cliere,
Into that cite alle in fere.
Sone in the toun it was yspoke that the trewis was tho broke. 8
the pore pepuH: alle ahoute, on the riche thei made a showte, and seiden, " ye fals cheiiis !
and also ye murtherreris and manquelleris ! 12
will ye take no reward to vs tha[t] suffren here so herd, and deiden here euyry day 1
welle we thanne telle may ; 16
and also rennyth vpon oure coste, and in youre defaute we ben loste. we pray to God that ye ^ mote ansuere, be-fore that iuged that suflfrid sore 20
on Caluery, vpon the rode, and bought vs with His blessid blode, that ye ben gilty in this case.
we you apele byfore His face ! 24
wold ^ ye obeye you to youre liege, thanne wold he come ■* lere his ^ sege ; but for youre goodis ye abide,
and for youre pompe and for youre pryde 28
ye nyH enclyne to oure Kynge, but rathur lese vs for hungerynge. but ye accord with oure wille,
right here anon we shuH you kylt ; 32
and he shaH come into his right. and yf ^ ye it withstonde, we shaH fight, leuyr thanne thus to lye here,
and be enfamenyd alle in ffere." 36
they seide they dede it for a skylle. alle that we do ys for a wile,
1 how ])at A. - ]>at ye A. that G. '' wlod G. * sone A. ^ \>\b A. '^ yf om. A.
Death or Surrender ? The Duke of Gloster goes to Ren. V. 417
to excuse vs to tliat fode, ^ that we pay liyni but lituH goode.- thei semblid thanne ali that cite ; and euyry man seid in his degre : 4
"no nede is to counseiH goo ; ther is no moo but of two : ffor to dellyuyre vp this clos, or to be dede here : this is to ^ chos." 8
to the Porte of Seynt Hillary thei went, and clepid oute by on assent, tho ansuerid hem'^ a knyght anon, that was clepid Robesard, Sir lohn : 12
" sirrys," he seid, "what is youre wille?" thei ansuerid and seid hym tille : " we you be-seche, pur charite,
And for the honoure of cheualrye, [leaf 142, back] 16
that ye for vs avoH speke youre speche to the Duke of Gloucestre, and hym beseche So for us to ^ the Kynge to prayne, That we nought mowe ^ trete ayayne. 20
we wolle submitt ^ to his wille, and alle that longith hym vntille, cure prosonys and oure possessionys, alle to dispose at his discrescionys." 24
whanne that ^ Robesard the Duke had told, ffor hem to speke in haste he wold : he meuyd hit vnto oure Kynge,
and he hym grauntid newe tretynge 28
Of Caunturbury the Erchebisshop fre : at Seynt Katerynys thanne lay he, whanne he was knowynge of that care, at his herte he toke it sare ; 32
to the kynge sone he wente, and hym be-sought with good entente, that he myght Avende ^ to that cite, and speke with her spryrytuate, 36
and to be meue of that trete ;
1 & ])at A. 2 litQ goodg ^_ jj^yji Q 3 },e a.
^ hem answerid A. ^ to om. A. ® now A.
■^ submytte vs A. submittis G. ^ fat A. the G.
8 myght wende A. myght G.
The Roueners
say they must either give up their city
They ask Sir John Robsart
to pet the Duke of Gloster to tell Henry V
that they'll submit to him.
The Duke tells the King.
The Arch- bishop of Canterbury
has leave to speak to the
Religious of Rouen.
418 Eight days grace. The Terms of Surrender.
Tents are pitcht.
Negotiations go on for 4 days,
and then end.
TlieKoueners
ask for 8 days,
to send to the French king at Burgundy.
Henry V
grants them.
The Agree- ment is, that if no rescue comes in 8 days.
Rouen is to be given up to Henry V,
with £50,ono,
anil they are to build Henry a castle
on the Seine,
and help a fynaH pees to be.
the Ivynge hym grauntid anon right. t^yo pauylonys anou were pight,i
with-ynne the trenche that tliei had ben. 4
the erchebisshop pight liis owne betwene ; So Avas that state of- spiritualte there for to make an vnity.
They tretid day, they tretid nyght, 8
with candiH and torchis bryght ; thei tretid iiij daj^es in that place, and tho made an ende, thorough Godis grace, whanne they knewe a clonsion, 12
the Frensshe men made a peticion ; her worship for to saue, But viij dayes forto haue,
That thei myght send to tho^ Frensshe Kynge 16
and to the Burgoynys, this tydynge, In what degre they stode, and howe, willynge hem to haue reskowe.
it was a poynte of cheualre ; 20
The kynge hem grauntid with hert fre, that thei myght bothe knows and kenne how that it shuld be, and whanne.
Now to my tale wiH ye tende, 24
and y shall you tell her poyntemente : In viij daycs, as y you tolde, yf no reskowis come to that hold, They shuld dellyuere that cite, 28
And alle the burgaysis, Englisshe to be, and to oure Kynge, of money sounde, to pay oure Ivynge .1. M^'. ti. ;
and more, they shuld vndirtake, 32
a casteH for oure Kynge to make, withynne in half yeris, withoute let ; and vpon Sayne it shuld be set.
and thei to haue her ffraunchisis fre, 36
as it was wonte in olde tyme to be. And no man withynne her cite selle,
prglit G.
state of A. state G.
])e A.
The Keys of Bouen are brought to Henry V.
419
But citezenys that ther-ynne duelle,
And he that was a K'ormaunt borne,
And an Englisshe man sworne ;
prysoner and^ othh', as hit was skille,
oure Kynge to raunsoni at his wille ;
and alle the sowdyouris that there were,
her goodis to lese,^ and goo bare
In her dowbelettis oute of the toune ;
and yet oure Kynge yaf euyry ma?i a goune.
This was the compasicion,
and made be^ good discrecion.
thanne Graunde lakis anon present, aftur reskewe he was sent ; and of that message he was fuH: fayne. to Rone he come nought ageyne ; but a messagere thedur he did sende, and bad hym haue do, and make an ende, and did hem to wete (y telle you trewe,) Ther was no reskewe that he knewe.
the viij day (the trowthe to telle), in the feste of Seint Wolston, that day befeii, and this was vpon a Thorysday. oure Kynge thanne, in good aray, ffuH: rialliche in his astate, as a conquerowe, there he sate, •with-ynne a^ hous of cherite, to resseyue the keyis of that cite.
mou) sir Guy the'botelere, and burgeisis of that cite in fere, to the Kynge the keyis they brought, and of legaunce hym besought,
to Exete?', oure Kynge souerayne, comaund the keyis, and to be capteyne ; and the Duke tho charchid he to resseyue that cite, and entre in his name that nyght, and assygnyd to hym many a knyght.
thanne the Duk of Exeter, withoute bode,
12
16
24
28
32
1 or A. 3 by A. BRUT.
^ goodis to lese A. goodis G. * an A.
The French soldiers in Bouen are to go home bare.
Henry V gives each a gun.
The Rouen deputy to the French King
sends a message that tliey'll not be rescued.
20 So on the 8th day of the truce
Henry V
receives the keys of Rouen
and hands them to the Duke of Exeter,
do and bids him enter the city that night.
P F
420 The Duhe of Exeter enters Rouen. Its starving folk.
The Duke of Exeter rides into Rouen
witli a
brilliant
suite.
He is welcomd hy music.
from
thousands of the French.
But it is sad to see the
skin-and- bone folk,
pale as lead, some dying,
and hundreds cryin« for bread.
toke his hors and forthe he rode
to Benysyn that porte so stronge,
That he had lay before so longe. [leafiis]
To that yate sone he cam, 4
and with hym many a worthi man ;
There was ueyinge of many a stede,
And shynynge of many a gay wede ;
There was many a geton gay, 8
with mychiH and grete aray.
and whanne the yate was opynnyd there, thei ^ weren redy, in to fare :
Trompis blewe her bemys of bras, 1 2
pipis and clarionys, for-sothe ther was ; and as thei entrid, thei yaf a showte with her voyce : thei were^ fuH stowte. 15
" Seint Gregori ! Seint Gregori ! " thei mde on hight, and seide "welcome oure kyngis right ! "
the Frensshe pepuH of that cite were gederid be^ thousandis hem to se : thei criden alle "welcome" in fere; 20
" in siche tyme mote ye entre here, plesynge to God that it may be, and to vs, pees and vnyte."
and of that pepuH, to teli the trewthe, 24
yt was a sight of if uH: grete rewthe : mykiH of that folke ther-ynne, thei weren but very bonys and skyn, with ey-on holow, and nose sharpe, 28
vnnethe thei myght brethe or carpe ; ffor her colour was wan as lede, not like to lyf, but sone byn dede ; disfigurid patrouys and quantite, 32
and as a dede Kynge thei weren paynte.
there men myght se an exampleyre how foode makithe the pepuH feyre : In euyry strete, summe lay dede, 36
and hundris cryinge aftur brede ; and aftur longe, meny a day,
^ k pay A, ^ pat was A.
by A.
The people welcome Henry V into Bouen.
421
thei died as faste as thei myght be laid away.
In-to that wey, God hem wisse,
that thei may come to his blisse ! Amew !
l^ovf wille y more telle ^ spelle, and of the Duke of Excestre to telle.
to that casteH firste he rode, and sithen the cite alls abrode, lengthe and brede he it mette, and riche baneris he upsette, vppon the Porte Seint Hillary, a banere of the Trynyte ; and at the Porte Baux^ he set euyn a banere of the Quene of Heuen ; and at Porte Martuyle he vp pight Of Seint George a baner bright, he set vpon the casteH to stonde, The armys of Frannce and of Engelonde.
And on the Fryday, in the mornynge, Into that cite come oure Kynge, And alle the bisshopis in her^ aray, and vij abbotis with crucchis gay : xlij crossis there were of religion, and seculer ; and alle thei went in^ prosession ayens that Pryuce withe-oute the tonne ; and euyry cros, as thei stode, he blessid hem with mylde mode ; and holy watir, with her honde. They yaf the Prynce of oure lande. and at the Porte Cauke^ so wide, he passid yn^ withoute pryde; withoute pype or bomys blaste ; oure Kynge, worthili he'' paste, and as a conqueoure yn^ his right, thankynge euyr God Almyght.
and alle the peputt in that cite, " welcome oure lord ! " thei said so fre, " welcome into thyn owne right.
32
36
The Duke o Exeter rides thru Rouen,
and sets English banners on its gates,
12
16
■20
24
and sprinkled with huly 28 ^vate^.
He rides In quietly,
on its castle the arms of France and England.
Next day, Henry V comes,
and is met by bishops, abbots, etc.,
like a Conqueror,
and all the folk cry ' Welcome !
^ telle om. A. ^ kanyer- A. ^ jjgj. j^ jjg q ^ a A. 5 kaux A. tauke G. « in passid A. ■^ he in A. ^ in A. lyn G.
422 Hen. V hears Mass. Hen. IV' s widovj arrested.
The Rouen folk cheer Hen. V on liis brown steed.
He alights at the Minster,
as it is the wille of God Almyglit ! "
with that, thei ciyed alle ' nowelle '
as liigh as thei myght yelle.
he rode vpon a browne stede ; 4
of blake damaske was his wede ;
a peitreH of ^ gold f uH bright
aboute his necke hynge doun right.
and a pendaunt be-hynde hym did honge 8
vnto the erthe, it was so longe.
and thei that neuyr byforn hyni^ did se,
thei knewe by chere whiche was he.
To the mynstur did he fare, 12
and of his hors he light thare. his chapeH mette hym at the dore there, and went before hym alle in fere,
and songe a responde fuH glorious, 16
' Quis est magnus dominus.'
Messe he hard, and offryd )joo,2
and thanne to the casteH did he goo,
that is a place of rialte, 20
and a paleis of grete beaute.
there he hym loggid in the toune
with riali and grete renoune.
and the cite faste did'* encrese, 24
of bredde and wyn, fisshe and flesshe ;
and thus oure gracious liege
Made an ende of his sege.
and alle that haue herd this redynge, [leaf us, back] 28
To his blisse, Criste you brynge,
That for vs deied vpon a tree !
Amen ! sey we alle pur charite.
And in this yere was queue lohna, that was Kynge Henry is 32 wiff^ the iiij!", arestid be*' John, Duke of Bedfford, thanne Lew- tenau.nt of Engelond, and sent to the casteH of Ledis in kent, to abide the wille and grace of the Kynge.
H And in the same tyme maystur Eandolf, the gray ffrere, was 36 taken in the yle of Gernesey, and was brought to the castell of
bears Mass,
and goes to the Castle,
and lodges in the city.
which is soon
plentifully
fed.
So the siege is ended.
1 gf G. ^ hym A. hym hym G. ■' offryd ])oo A. offryd G. * dide faste A. ^ heiireis wiff A. Henryis G. *> by A.
Friar Bandolph Jcild. Hen. V and French Queen. 423 '
Chirbourne in ^N'ormandye, for treson that she ^ wrought ayens the Kynge.
^ And at Wittesontyde the Kynge lay at Maunt with alle his 4 lordis ; and there he hild his rialte and feste at that tyme amonge alle his pepuH. and tho was maystir Eandulf the Grey ffrere, and his beaupere, brought fro the casteH of Cherborugh to Maunte there the kynge lay ; and from thens the ^ ffrere Eandulf was brought 8 to London, and put m-to the Toiu'e in prison, by comaundement of the Kynge. And so by processe longe aftur the persone of the Toure and this ffrere Eandulf fillen in debate and stryffe with- ynne the Toure ward; and there this persone smote this :ffirere
12 Eandulf, and sloue hym ; and thus he made his ende of the world. ^ And at this same feste of Wittesontide, the Kynge made two newe lordis ^ in j^ormandye : that on was the Capdowe of Burdeux, ~, and he was made Erie of Langle ; * and Sir John Grey, Erie of
16 Tankyruyle,
51 And in the same tyme come the Embassitorys of Fraunce into Maunte, there the Kynge of Engelond lay, to haue a day of trete to the whiche trete the Kynge of Fraunce slmld come hym self
20 and hys Quene, and Dame Katerene his doughtir, and the Duke of Burgoyne, with the othir counseile of Fraunce. And there the day and place was assignyd and take for bothe pertyes besyde this toune of Melange. And there was the feld rially apparaylid of
24 tentis and pauylownys on bothe sidis, bothe for Engelisshe and Frensshe ; and this fild was listid and palid alle rounde aboute in bothe sidis. HAnd in the Frensshe side stode a pale dichid, for mistruste that they had of the Engelisshe pepuH, ^ and on bothe
28 sidis serteyne men of arrays weren assyngnyd for to kepe the fild, and in the myddis of this felde stode a pauylowne rialle, ^vith a large EguH gilte, for Kynge Henry of Engelond. U And a tente stode aforn ayens it, for the Frensshe kynge. And in this
32 pauylown and tente, by ordynaunce made, shuld no pepuH come but tho that werne sworen on bothe sidis to the Counseille, vp peyne of dethe.
IT And on the Engelisshe partye was ffirste, Henry the King of
36 Engelond, and Thomas his brothir, the Duke of Clarence, and Sir Ymfray, his othir brothir, Duke of Gloucesf?-e, and Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of Exetir, and the nobuH Erie of the Marche, and
1 he A. - })is A. " Erlis A. ^ langvile A.
5 And ])e Euglissh side was not but barrid A.
424 English and French canH agree. Pontoise taken.
the Eisshop of Wynchestir, Sir Henry Beauford, the Kynges Aaicle, and othir Bisshoppis, and erlis, barony and lordis, and othir clergye,^ knyghtis and squyeris, that weren assyngnyd to the nombre of this trete. 4
U And on the Frensshe partye ther shnld be the Frensshe Ivynge ; but he come not, for his infirmyte was come on hym, that lie myght not come there at that tyme. U But the Quene come, and Dame Kateryne hir doughtir, and the Duke of Burgoyne, and 8 xxvj ladyes in good aray, with othir lordis of the counseiH: of Fraunce. And vij dayes they tretid and they myght not accorde ; and tho weren the ^ pauylonys and the tentis taken vp and born awey, and the ffeld broken vp, and euyry man Avent his wey. 12
H And tho the Kyuge of Engelond, Avith alle ^ his lordis and all his pepuH, turnyd ayen and come to Maunte. IF And thanne this Erie of Gascoigne toke his retenewe with othir Engelisshe men, and come be^ nyght, and stale the toune of Pounteyse of the 16 Frensshe men, and drof hem oute ; and so thei fled ; and so the toune was wonne ; and there-ynne was myche rychesse. IF And whanne the Kynge ^ herd this, he sent his brothir Thomas, the Duke of Clarence, with his pepuH: thidur to Pountese, and made 20 hym captayne there-of. And thanne he toke his pepuli and issewid oute, and come to-fore the Cite of paris with x. ~M^\ men of armis ; ^ and there they lay two dayes and two nyghtis, and no pepuH proferid oute to hem; and tho they turnj'-d and went ayen to 24 Pounteyse.
^ And thanne " the Duke of Burgoyue, seynge ^ that they myght not accorde Avith the Engelisshe party ; tho the duke of Burgoyne and his counseile come, to the Dolfyn, there he lay, to 28 trete with hym, to se and knowe hoAV they myght beste voyde ^ the Kynge of Engelond Avith alle his pepuli oute of the Eewme of Fraunce by theyre good counceiH. ^ And thanne the Dolfyn and his counseiH tho ansAverid and seide, " like as he had brought,^*^ he 32 sliuld brynge hem oute : " and so they fille in altercacion and strif with-ynne hem self ; and there they sloue the Duke of Burgoyne and othir lordis that come Avith hym, in her counseiH chambre.
^ And Avhanne tydynges come to the Frensshe kynge and to 36 his counseiH, and to alle the Burgeysis of Paris, that the Duke of
1 clergie & A. - the A. the the G. -' alle om. A. •* by A. ® Zea/144. '' of armis om. A. '^ fo A. ^ seyng })is A.
^ beste voyde A. beste G. ^'^ brought hem iu A.
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Burgoyne was thus slayne and dede, and his othir ffelawshiiD, thanue
•were they sory and yveii payde, and weren tho redles, and wiste
not what to don. 51 And thanne the Frensshe kyngis counseili,
4 and the grete and worthiest Burgeysis of Parys token her counseiH
with aH: the countre aboi;te Parys, and come and tretid with the
Kynge of Englonde and his lordis and graimtid hem her askynge,
that Henry the Kynge of Engelond shuld haue dame Ivateryne the
8 Frensshe Kynges doughtir to wif , with aH his othir askyngis, and the
Kynge of Engelond toke his lordis and othir of his men, and made
grete puruyaunce and ordynaunce that he wold haue for his maryage.
IF And so the Kynge wente into ^ Troys in ^ Champeyne there
12 they shold byn weddid ; and thedur was Dame Kateryne brought with grete rialte ; and there they were worthiliche welcomed and resseyued of aH the pepuH: there. U And there the Erchebisshop of Caunturburi, Sir Henry Chichele, and othir Engelisshe Bisshoppis
16 and Frensshe Bisshoppis diden this solempne seruyce there, and Aveddid hem togederis there by ordynaunce of God and holy chirche, with honoure and grete ioye. And there he made a rialle and a passynge worthi solempne feste to alle the pepuH that come,
20 the Monday nexte aftur the Trynyte day in the yere of his regne the vij^.
H And aftur this rialle and solempne weddynge, the Kynge and the Queue, with her pepuli, come doune to Eone, and there they
24 duUid a longe tyme, and in the centre aboute Eoone, tiH he sawe his tyme to come in-to Engelond with Dame Kateryne the Queue, his wif; and ordeynyd, or he come oute of Z^Tormandye, Thomas his brother, the Duke of Clarence, to be his leef-tenaunte of K"or-
28 mandye, and of alle othir londis that he had in that centre of Fraunce, and lefte hym peputt and stuffe ynow to maynteyne and kepe his right that he had goten, vnto his ayencomynge, and byraught hym to God.
32 H And tho aftur the Kynge and the Queue come to Caleys, and so ouyr the see into Engelond, and Dame Katerine his Queue with hym. And they landid at Douyre in Kente ; and there come a grete multitude of men of the centre aboute, and in goode aray on hors-
36 backe, and welcomyd hem with alle honoure and reuerence that
thei myght, and so brought hem to the cite of Caunturbury ; and
there were thei ^ worthily welcomyd of alle the pepuli of alle the
centre of Kent, and yoveu vnto hir grete yeftis, and so come
Mo A. - in A. aud G. ^ >ay weren A.
426 Henry V a7id his Queen welcomd hy the Londoners.
ridynge with hem thorough Kente, and brought the Kynge and the Quene to his nianer of Eltham, and there reslid hem awhile tylle they wold come to London.
^ And the meyre and aldremen, with alle the commnalte of the 4 Cite of London, lete ordeyne and make many ^ diuerse shewyngis and sightis thorugh the high stretis in the Cite, with many othir presentis and yeftis, bothe -to Kynge and Quene at the comynge into the Cite. ^ And that day that the Kynge and the Quene 8 remeuyd from the maner of Eltham, the Meyre and aldremen, and the communis of London, in good araye of white garmentis and rede hodis or rede kappis, — and euyry crafte, a dyuersite on her garnement to knowe euyry crafte be ^ hym-self , — and ali on hors 1 2 backe, with clarionys and aH maner of'* lowde mynstrelsie, in hon- oure and comforte of the Kynge and of the Quene, and to the glorious and riaH sight of straungeris that come with hem ouyr from the see, and for the grete worship of the worthi Cite of 16 London, the Meyre and his aldremen, with the worthi pepuH; of the cite, the nombre of xxx M^K men and moo, abyden and houyd on her hors on the Blake-Eethe in Kente, abydynge the Kynge and the Quenys comynge. II And tho, whanne they were come, they 20 weren reseyuyd reuerently and worthyli, with alle humylite and obeysaunce of alle pepuH and me?^,^ with^ alle the melody e that they had, and so brought hem into the cite, and so to the Toure of London ; and there the Kynge and the Quene restid hem. 24
And on the morow, aftur Quene Kateryne come fro the Toure to her coronacion to '\Yestmi7ister, and tho the Meyre and the'^ aldremen and alle the Commnes of the cite,^ that is for to seye, euyry crafte in her beste clothynge, with alle her melodye and 28 mynstralsie, went alle on flfote tho, and brought the Quene thorugh the Cite. And there was don and shewid to hir alle the rialte of sightis that myght be don to her comforte and plesaunce, and euyry strete liongid rychely ^ with riche clothis of gold and silke, 32 and of velewettis and clothis of araas, the beste that myght be gotyn ; and so the peputt brought hir thorugh the cite to West- minster, to the Kyngis paleys.
H And thanne the nexte day sewynge the Sonday aftur the 36 feeste of Seynt Mathy apostiH: in lente, Dame Kateryne the Quene
^ many riall A. " leaf 144, hack. ^ by A.
■* of o]>er A. ® and men om. A. ® & A. ^ ami the om. A.
^ of the cite oin, A. ^ richely hongid A.
Q. Katlierine croivnd. Hen. VI horn, 1421 A.D. 427
■was crounyd in the Abbey of ^Qs>teviinster, with alle the grete and "worthi Bisshoppis of this londe, with alle the solempnite and rialte that niyght be don and ordeynyd; and the ffeste holden in the 4 paleis opyn to alle pepuil, straungeris and othir that wold come, of alle maner rialteis of metis and drynkys,
^ And on the efter-euyne nexte sewynge, Thomas, the Duke of Clarence, tho isseAvid oxite from the place there he lay, with a 8 lytuH meyne, to knowe and se the place and grounde Avhere the Dolfynnys pepuH, Armynackis and Scottis, had ordeynyd to mete and to fight with the Engelisshe men, and to yeue bataiH. *\ And as the Duke of Clarence come with his folke by the watir of Leyre
12 vpon this eftnr euyn aforn seide, the Erie of Ai-mynacke with the dolfynys meyne and his and a grete nombre of^ Scottis mette Avith the Duke of Clarence and his meyne by this watir of Leyre ; and there they foughten to-gederis ; and at the laste there
16 was the Duke of Clarence slayne, and othir moo with hym ; and
there was take prisoner the Erie of Huutyngdon and the Erie of
— Somersette and his brothir, and the FytzAVatir, and othir moo,
II And af tur, the Bastard of Clarence come and gate his fiaderis
20 body, and did so brynge it into Engelond, and so to the abbey of Criste-chirche of Caunturbury, and was there enterid and buryed besides Kynge [Henry] the iiij! his ffadir, on whos sonle oure Lord God haue mercy ! Amen !
24 II And also in the same yere, betwene Cristemesse and Candil-
masse, the tonne of Milon was y olden to the Kynge ; and all the
cheueteynys, with the soudiourys, were taken, and led to the Cite
—of Paris in the croke of the mone, theymyght sey ; for of hemther
28 scapid thens but a fewe on lyue. And sone aftur, Kynge Henry the vj. was born in the casteii of Wyndesore, the day of seynt ISTi- cholas the Bisshop, the yere of oure Lord Ihesu Criste .]\P\ cccc. xxj., whos godfaderis and godmodris at the fontstone weren these : sir
32 Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestir, and lohn, Duke of Bed- ford ; and the Duchesse of Holond was his godmodir ; and af-^ his -<;onfirmacion the Erchebisshop of Caunterbnry was his god ffadir.//
How whanne Kynge Henry herd of Ms brotheris dethe, Thomas, 36 the Duke -^of Clarence, ordeynyd a newe retenewe, and
wente ouyr the see in g/ete haste, & leid sege to Mewis in Bry, with his pepuH.//
^ of mej-ne G. of A. " and G. aud at A. ^ leafliZ.
428 Hen. V besieges Meaux in France. His Queen comes.
And in the vj. j^ere of Kynge Henryes regne the \~, come tydyngis iu-to Engelond how that Thomas his brothir, the Duke of Clarence, was sleyne by the watir of Leyre, wherefore the Kynge was heuy and wrothe ; and in aH: the haste that he myght, he 4 ordeynyd hym a newe retenewe of men of armys and archeris, with alle maner of othir stuffis that bylongid therto at aH nianer nedis, and went ouyr the se with his pepuH, and come into Fraunce, and bysegid Mewis in Bry, a grete toune and a stronge, with a 8 Castelle. And that Towne and the Castelle Averen welle vitailid and eke mannyd ; and grete strengthe they had witli-ynne hem, and manly they deffendid hem, and kep[t]e Towne and CasteH longe tyme.^ 12
H And in this tyme, Avhile the Kynge hild his sege of Mewis yn Bry, ther come goode tydyngis oute of Engelond to the Kynge, how that Dame Kateryne his wif, the Quene, was dellyuyryd of a feyre sone, a lord and prynce, to- the Kewme ese, profite and worship, 16 and gladnesse in hert, whiclie with high ^ and grete worthynesse^ was brought forthe, and cristenyd in his colage withynne his Castelle of Wyndesore. And of this worthi tydyngis tlie Kynge was glad, and thankyd God, and so diden alle his pepuH whanue 20 they herd there-of : and that day of this worthi pryncis birthe was on Seynt JSTycholas day in the yere of oure Lord God^ .W\ CCCC. xxj. and the Eegne of the Kynge the ix^ IT And aftur these good tydyngis, the Kynge, with alle his pepuH, busied sore 24 to gete this towne and Casteii, bothe by Avatir and by londe and leid therto his grete Gounnys, Trepgettis and Engenys, and bete adowne the Avallis in dyuers placis ; and so at the laste they entrid yn with strengthe, and gate the Towne ; and there was 28 moche pepuH slayne and dede ; and tho was the toune wonne and the casteH eke.// IT And there the Kynge toke many riche men prysoneris, and sent hem af turward into Engelond.
U And thanne the Kynge sent aftur the Quene, and aftur lofen 32 his brothir, the Duke of Bedford, and that they shuld brynge with hem more stuffe of pepuH in all haste. And anon as these*'' tydyngis come to, the Quene Kateryne went to Hampton, and tlie Duke of Bedford also, with a feyre meyne, and wente to Shippe, and come 36 ouyr the se, and landid at Harefliete in IS'ormandye the vij. day of
^ tyiiie for all her enerayes A. - to all A.
■■' hert M-hiche and with "high G. hert with liigh A.
^ worthynesse & solempnyte A. ■' God om. A. ® these om. A.
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May ill saufte, aucl alle her pepiiH, — tliankyd be God ! — and in alle haste reden forthe vp in the londe tille thai come there as the Kynge was.// ^ And sir Vnifrey, the Duke of Gloucestre, his othir 4 brothir, was tho made the Kyngis Lefetenaunte of Engelond in his absence, to kepe and goiierne the Rewme in alle degreis, in sauf- ynge of the pepuH and of the lond, that God maynten and kepe in good pees and reste, with good lone and charite to endure ! 8 Amen ! //
H And in the lettur ende of the monythe of AprieU, in the .x. yere of Kynge Henry the V. is regne, was the toune and casteH of Mewis in Biri gotyn and wonne by ^ grete strengthe, by the Kynge
12 and his pepuH, oute of theFrensshe mennys hondis. IT And in the firste day of luyH the same yere, the Kynge sent ouyr the see his prisoneris that he had take at Mewis in Bry, the ffuH: iiombre of xxviij. personys ; and they weren brought in-to Engelond, and
1 6 londid at Hampton ; and aH his prisoneris weren caryed in cartis to London, and so brought into the Toure of London, to kepe hem there-ynne saufly.//
IT And tho anon the Kynge remouyd from MeAvis in Bry, and
20 come ayen to Parys. And with yniie awhile aftur, the Kynge beganne to waxe sore sike, and tho remouyd hyni to- haue the betir Eyre and hele of body ; and his sykenesse come to hym so sore pat ^ he myght not welle endure it. ^ And so he sent aftur his lordis
24 that weren there, and his counsaiH, and deuysitl his wille, and made his testament fuH, and sette his executoris, and deuysid his tresoure and his lewellis to ben solde, and to pay * his dettis, as weli to his sowdyouris as to othir dettouris.// ^H And he ordeynyd
28 lohn, the Duke of Beedford, his brothir, to byn there Eegent Gouernoure of Fraunce and of !N'ormandie, viito good gouernaunce and profite vnto Henry his*5 soiie, and good kepynge in reste and pees of his pepuU there, vnto the tynie the good Counseiii of Enge-
32 lond myght dresse it and amende it, to set it in pessabuli poynte and reste.// H And he comyttid thanne" the kepynge of Henry, his yonge soiie, to Syr Henry Beauford his vncle, the Bisshop of Wynchestire, and to Sir Thomas Beauford, his othir vncle, Duke
36 of Exetre, and^ charged hem bothe to his good gouernaunce and
1 witli A. 2 forto A. ^ hym sore G. him so sore ])at A.
■* to ben and to pay G. to ben solde to pais A. ^ leaf 145, back.
^ his yong A. '^ And ])«ne he comyttid A.
* & charged hem bothe to hie gou';ruau)tce and kepyng A.
430 Henry V dies, and is buried at Westminster.
kepyng in his tendir age, for alle the louys that euyr were betwene hem, that no preiudise nor wronge were do to hym thorough noo fals couetous counseiH nor nede.// ^ And tho the Kynge disposid hym to Godwardis, and toke aH: his rightis of holy 4 chirche, and toke his leue of aH his ifre[n]dis, and comendid his soule to God, and deid, the xxix^ of Augnste in the x. yere of his regne : on whos soule God haue mercy ! amen ! //
U And thanne was his body enbawmyd and- dight with riche 8 Spicerie and oynementis, and closid in shire clothe, and closid faste in a cheste ; and he was cariid doune to Rone, and there he had his •dirige and his messes don for hym, with aH the moste solempnite that myght byn ordeynyd and doon in holy chirche ; and from 12 thens he was brought doune by londe to Caleis. And with the Erchebisshop of Caunturbury^ come the Queue of Engelond his wif, Dame Kateryne, and many othir grete lordis, and knyghtis and Squyeris, and brought the body ouyr the see into Engelond, 16 and come vp at Douir, and so to Caunturbury, and so thoroughe Kente to London.//
U And thanne^ the Meyre and aldremen, with aH the Craftis of London, weren clothid in blacke, abydynge the body of the kynge 20 on the Blacke-Hethe in Kente ; and so come doun to seint Thomas Waterynge, withoute'^ SougtliAvarke, and there met aH the religious pepuH: with ])e ° body, prystis and othir, and brought the cors to London, and so thorough the Cite to Seint Poulis. And there was 24 Dirige don ouyr euyn, and messe of Eequyem on the morowe, and whanne the seruyce was doun at aftur mete, bothe the lordis and knyghtis and othir, Avith aH the Commnes of the Cite of London, brought hym from Seint Poulis to Westmtwsfe?*, and there was his 28 Dirige don ouyr euyn, and messe on the moroughe of Eequyem,'^ with aH the Bisshoppis ; and there was he burye[d] by Seint Edwardis Shryne, the .vij'; day of the monythe of Xouembre, in the yere of oure Lorde Ihesw. criste, M^'. CCCC. xxij.// 32
IT xlnd yn that same yere it byfeH so that thoroughoute aH Engelond was a grete yere of fErute. And in that same yere deiden the moste partye of alle the lory treis thorugh aH Engelond.//
^ xxix day A. - with his herco A. •' thanne om. A. ^ withoute \v(t/(OUte A. '' the J)e G. " messe of Requiem on ]>& morowe A.
The child Henry VI reigns. His Guardians. 431
How aftur the dethe of Kynge Henry the v% Regnyd his sone Kynge Henry the vjS and was borne at the CasteH of Wyndesore.// 4 A Nd aftur the dethe of Kynge Henry the y- , Eegnyd Henry iV his sone, that was^ borne in Wyndesore, that mew calhd Kynce Henry the vj«. And for his tendir and yonge age, Henry his ffadir comyttid hyni to the kepynge of Sir Henry Beanford SBisshop of Wynchestre, and to Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of - Exetre, hothe his hele vnclys; and the kepynge of Fraunce and Xormandie to lohn the Duke of Bedford, to hen regent and gouemoure of hothe there, tille that Henry, his yonge sone by 12 his crood counseile wold set it in bettur gouernaunce.// H And the kepinge of Engelond to sir Vmfray, the Duke of Gloucestre, to ben Proptectour and deffendour of the Eewme tHle that Henry his yonge sone, by alle the good counseile of Engelond, wold set 16 and put it 2 into bettur gouernaunce, and to moste profite of the Kynge and of the Eewme.
IF And in the seconde yere of Kynge Henry the vj - Sir lohn Mortymere, knyght, brake pryson oute of the Toure of 20 London, and was take ayen vpon the Toure-wharf ; and there he was foule woundid and bete, and brought on the morow to Westemm.fer byforn the Kyngis lusticis ; and there for his treson lu-cid^ to byn brought ayen to the Toure of London, and there 241eide vpon an^ hurduH, and so drawe thoroughe the Cite to Tibourne, and there ^hongid, and his hed smeton of, and sette on London Brigge ; and thus endid he his lif: on whos soule
God haue merci ! // ^ o- -c^j i
28 f And in the iij« yere of Kynge Henryis Eegne, Sir Edmonde Mortymere, Erie of the Marche, wente oute of Engelond into Wallis, and so ouyr into Irlond, to se his londis and lordshippis there. And anon withynne a lituH processe of tyme there, he deid
32 in Irlond.
And also in the same yere Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloucestre, the Kyn-is vncle, and the Duches of Holond, his wif , went ouer the see oute of Engelond into Henaud, for to take there possession
36 of his wifis heritage of lordshippis and londis. H Wherefore ' thei were worshipfully welcomyd and resseyuyd for chief lorde
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432 Gloster's wife hetrayd. She esccqoes. Quarrel in London.
and lady of the lond. But not longe aftur, hit happid so that he was fayne to retourne ayen into Engelond, and lefte his lady hyhynd hym, with aH the tresbure that he ^ brought oute of Engelond with hym, in a toune that me callid Mouns in Heuland, 4 the whiche was sworen to hym to be goode and trewe, and to kepe this lady in sauf ward tille he come ayen to here. But at the laste thei weren fals, for thei delyuyryd the lady to the Duke of Burgoyne; and he sent hir- to the cite of Gaunte yn Flaunderis, 8 to be kepte there.// ^ But, as God wold, in a shorte tyme aftur she ascaj)ed thens in mannys clothynge, and come to a toune of her owne in Selande, that is callid Seryse, and fro thens she went to a toune of her owne in Holand, that is callid Tragowe, where, 12 with help of her ffryndis that there were, she withstode the Duke of Burgoyne and alle his malice.//
U And in the iiij® yere of Kynge Henry is regne the vj®, there aros a grete debate^ betwene Sir Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloucestre, 16 and Sir Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestir ; and this Henry * bare tho heuy herte ayens the pepuH of the Cite of ^ London ; And ])is debate bygan on pe day of fie Meyris tidynge of London,^ whanne thei come to Westminster paleis ; and the Meyre of London 20 that tyme me callid lohn Couentre, mercer. And on the nexte morow folowynge, the Bisshop of Wynchestre hadde gaderyd a grete pepull in Soughthewerke, of men of armys and archeris ; and they of the Cite kept tho strongly London Brygge-gate with men of 24 armys [&] archeris, that no man myght^ in, nothir oute, for to kepe the pees in bothe partyes. H And anon, vpon viij. of the clokke in the mornynge, alle the Cite was vp with -her wepjm, and shette in her howsis, and drewe hem dounward to Temyse- 28 side, and wold haue apassid ouyr the watir, forto haue taken the Bisshop. IT But the Erchebisshop of Caunturbury, Sir Henry Chichele, and the Bisshop of Bathe, Sir lohn of Stafford, and the Prynce of Portyngale — that in the same tyme were in the Cite of 32 London — went betwene hem and the Cite, that aH was cessid and set in reste by none ; '^ blessid be ^ God ! //
U And in the same yere, the .x. day next aftur that lohn the Duke of Bedford, and his lady, his wiff, that was the Dukis 36
^ he ])0 A. ^ liir ))0 A. ^ debate & disse?icion A.
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sustur of Burgoyne, come out of Fraunce ouyr the see into Engelond, to here and to ^ se the welfare of oure Kynge, and to se also the gouernaunce of this Eewme. and whanne he come 4 nygh London, the Meyre and Aldremen, and many crafty men of the Cite, riden ayens the Duke and the Duchesse, and welcomyd hem, and brought hem into the Cite. *fl And at the Bisshoppis place of Dereham, there thei were herborowid ; and with hem 8 tho come the Bisshop of Wynchestre ridynge thorough London, to right grete gi-euance of the pepuH, saue for the displesaunce and presence of the Duke.
U And in the .v. yere of Kynge Henry the vj*^., anon aftur
12 the Teste of Seint Hillary, the Kynge held his parlemewt at the toune of Leycestre. And at that parlement Sir Ymfray, the Duke of Gloucestre, and Sir Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestire, weren ^ made at on, and accordid, by the Kynge and the Duke
16 of Bedford, and othir lordis that weren there presente.// II And in that same parlement the kynge made two Dukis : my Lord Sir Eichardis ^ sone of Caumbrigge, Duke of Yorke, and Sir John ^of Mombray, Erie MarchaH, Duke of l^ortheffolke, and there the
20 kynge made also many knyghtis of the Bathe.
H And in this same yere deid Sir Thomas Beauford, Duke of Exetur, the kyngis beli vncle, in a place there he lay in the toune of Grenewiche, iiij. myle oute of London; and thanne he was
24 brought into London to Seint Poulis, and there he had Dirige and messe ; and from thens thei caried hym to Seint Edmondisbury ; and there he was worthili enterid and buryid in Cristemesse woke in the yere of oure Lord Ihesu criste, JVP'. CCCC. xxvj : on whos
28 soule God haue mercy ! amen ! //
^ And in the same yere, aboute Shroftide, lohn, the Duke of Bedford, and his lady the Duchesse, passid ouyr the [see] to Caleis. And a lituH byforne [they] passid ouyr the see to Caleis,
32 Henry the Bisshop of Winchestre, and vpon oure lady day ^ the Anunciacion, the yere of Grace M*'. CCCC. xxvij, the Bisshop of Wynchestre was made CardynaU in Seint Marye Chirche in Caleis fuU solempnely ; where weren the same tyme the Duke of
36 Bedford, Eegent of Fraunce, and his duchesse.// H And byforne the messe was bygonne, whiche the Bisshop of Wynchestre shold do, tho the Popis cosyn brought the Cardynallis hatte, and with
^ to om. A. - wer Jjen A. ^ Richard ]>& Erlis A. * leaf 146, hack. ° lady G. lady day A.
434 Bp. of Winchester made Cardinal. Siege of Orleans.
grete reuerence he set it vpoii the high auter, and there it stode aii the messe tyme.// II And whanne the Bisshop had don his ^ messe and ■wa[s] onreuersid, thanne was don on the Bisshop an abhite in maner of a ffreris Cope of fyne Scarlet furrid with piirid 4 werke ; and whanne he was thus arayid, he knelid there vpon his kneys beforn the high auter; and there the Popis buUis weren radde to hym.// IT And the firste buH was his charge of his dyngnyte of Cardynalship ; and the seconde buH was that he 8 shuld haue the reioysynge of alle the Benefisis SpmYuaH: and TemperaH that he liathe in Engelond. And whanne this was don, the Duke of Bedford, Eegent of Fraunce, went vp to the high auter, and toke the high Cardinallis hatte, and set it vpon the 12 Bisshoppis hed of "Wynchestre ; and he bowid and obeyid the Bisshop, and toke hym byfore hym.
H And in the vj. yere of Kynge Henryis Kegne the vj.*^, went the Erie of Salusbury, with a grete retenewe of men of armys and 16 archeris, by comaundement of the Kynge and of alle the Counseile of Engelond, & made hym the Leftenaunt or alle the partyes of Fraunce and of J^ormandye, forte distroye the Kynges enemyes, and to chastice the rebbellis in the - pertyes by his strengthe, myght 20 and power.// ^ And so he depertid, and toke his leue oute of London, with aH his pepuH and ordynauncis, the morow aftur Mydsomyr Day, in the yere aboue seid, and come ouyr the see with alle his pepuH in saufte ; thankid be God in aH his yeftis ! 24 and anon as he was come into Fraunce, he set sore on the Frensshe men that weren the kyngis Enemyes, and slowe and destroyid many of hem, and toke vilagis, Tounys and castelles, and made hem be suoren to the Kyuge of Engelond. And afturward he 28 leid sege to the toune of Orlyaunce ; and that sege endurid longe tyme, for the toune of Orliaunce was so stronge, and well ymannyd and vitailid, that it myght not be goten for no crafte of werre tliat was don therto ; where[of] he was wond[er] heuy and wroth, for 32 he myght note spede of his purpos.// IT And tho at the ^ laste, as he was busi to sete and loke vpon his ordynauncis, forto gete it yf he tnyght, a fals thef, a traitour withynne the toune, shotte a Oonne, and the stone smot this good Erie of Salusbury, that he was 36 dede thorough the stroke ; wherefore was made grete doole * and sorow for his dethe longe tyme afturward, for the grete doughtynesse
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and manhode that was foiinde in hym, and in his gouernaunce at aH tynies. And thanne was his body ^ brought ouyr the see into Engelond, and his body was caryid and laid amonge his 4 aunseteris there as thei byn buryid of holde tyme : on Avhos soule oure God^ haue mercy ! Amen !
U And also in this same yere fro the begynnynge of the
monythe of AppryeH into the feste of AH-Haloue, was so grete
8 haboundance of Eeyne, where-thorougli not only heigh was dis-
troyid, but also aH maner of cornys, for it reynyd almoste euyry
othir day, mo^re or lesse, durynge the tyme aforeseid.
IT And forthirmore, durynge the sege of Orliaunce, at the
12 begynnynge of Lenton nexte ffolowynge, vij. M*^ of Frensshe men and moo, with many othir Scottis, fiH vpon oure men as they wont toward the Toune with vitaiH that is callid ' yamuyle,' where Sir John Steward of Scotlond and his brothir, with moo thanne
16 vij. c. Scottis and they weren gouernouris they lighten on ffoote, and they weren, euyry modir sone, slayne by Sir John Folstalff and Sir Thomas Eampston, and othir Capitaynys of oure side, the whiche had not passynge .v. c. of ffightynge men with hem at aH,
20 with Carteris and aH othir.// U But Charlis of Burgoyne and the Bastard of Orliaunce, with aU the Frensshe men sittynge on hors backe and seynge this Gouernaunce, trussid hir packe and went her wey. Also a lituH beforne Witsontide nexte folowynge, was
24 the foreseide sege of Orliaunce broken vp by the Duke of Launsom and his power ; and alle othir lordis and Capitaynys of the same sege weren disparkelid, that is so seye, the Erie of Suffolke and his brothir, anil the Lord Talbot and the Lord Skalis, with many
28 moo of Engelisshe pepui}, the whiche sone afture weren taken euyrychone, at grete myschief, prysoneres.
U And in the vij. yere of Kynge Henry the vj" the viij day of IS'ouembre, the Duke of Norfolke, with many gentiH men of
32 knyghtis and Squyeris and yemen, token a barge at Seint Mari Ouereyis Brygge, bitwene iiij. and .v. of the clokke ayens nyght; and they purposid tho to passe thorough London Brigge, where the foreseide barge, thorough mysgouernaunce of sterage, fiH vpon
36 the pilis thorough mysgouernaunce, and ouyrwelfid, the whiche Avas cause of distruccion of moche pepuH thereynne, that was the more rowthe.// H But as God wold, the Duke hym-self, and .ij.
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or .iij. otliir gentiH men, tlio seyynge that luyschief, lept vpon the pilis, and so thei weren sauyd thorough help of hem that weren aboute the brygge, wyth castynge doune of ropis, blessid be God !
IF And in this same yere, the firste day of the monith of 4 Septembre, Sir Henry Beauford, Bisshop of Wynchestre and beH- vncle to the Kynge, come to London fro the Pope of liome. CardynaHe^j, and alle the prestis and religious of ^ London, and ney3 London, went ayens hym yn prosession withoute the Cite, 8 and there they met with hym, and did hym aH: the- honour and reuerence as longith for^ siche estate to ben don.// IT And the Meyre and Aklremen, with many worthi craftis of London, met with hym on the Blake-Hethe in Kent; and there thei welcomyd 12 hym, and did hym reuerence and worship, and brought hym forugh })e Cite,"^ and so to Charinge Crosse and there the Meyre and the men of London toke her leue of hym, and he rode forthe to the casteH of "NVyndesore to the Kynge. 16
IT And in the same yere, at the Ifeste of Mydsomyr, Sir Henry Beauford, CardyuaH, and Bisshop of Wynchestir, went ^ ouyr the see into Fraunce ibr the Kyngis nedis ; and Sir John Eadclif, knyght, went ouyr the se that same tyme, with a grete compeny of 20 men of armis and archeris, to helpe and to strengthe John, the Duke of Bedford and Eegent of Fraunce and of Normandie, and the Engelisshe pepuli that weren lefte there in the right of the Kynge of Engelond. 24
H And in the ^ same yere was Henry Barton, Meyre of London. And tho was, thoroughoute Engelond, grete scarste of come and of othir vitaiH, for oxen and shipe, deiden stronglyche, and a bussheH whete was at xxd°. longe tyme : blessid be God in 28 alle his yeftis of amendement !
IT And in the viij yere of Kynge Henryis regne tlie vj^ ; was hold a grete parlement at Westemmsfer; and that beganne the morow aftur Michelmesse-Day, and it endurid tille Shroftid. And 32 on Seint Lethenardis day byforn Cristemesse, and that was on the Sonday (and Sonday went by lettur A. that yere,) the Kynge was crownyd at Westemiw^fer, with honoure, of Henry Chichele, Erchebisshop of Caunturbury, and with moo othir Bisshoppis, Avith 36 alle the solempnite that myght be made and doon. IF And in " the
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same day, come fro byyonde the see to his coronacion and feste, Sir Henry Beauford, CardynaH, and Bisshop of Winchestre, ^ and the Prynce of Portyngale with a feyre meyne of pepuii, in reuerence 4 and worship of the Kynge ; and byforne that weren come and abedyn at London a bisshop of Fraunce, and serteyn knyghtis and squyeris with her meyne, to se tliat rialte, and the Coronacions of the kynge. -And the even bifore \q coronacion, J)e kyng^ lete 8 make xxxvj. Knyghtis of the Bathe, withynne the Toure of London. ^ And in the same [time] in^ Cristemesse Avike, bi ordynaunce and comanndement of the Kynge and of his CounseH, the Bastard of Clarence and Sir lohn Kyzelei, knyght, and moo
12 o]ier knyghtis and sqllyer^s fat were made peti capteynes, with men of amies ande archer^.i, the nombre of a M^' personys and moo, shippiden at dyuerse portes in Rente and in Southesex, and seilid ouyr into Normandie forto helpe and strengthe the Duke of
16 Bedford, Eegent of Fraunce and of iNormandie, and in releuynge and comfortynge of aH; the Kynges pepull that haue eny kepynge of Ceteis, townys, Castelles, or eny holdis tha[t] bilongen to the Kynge in the parties of Fraunce and of * Normandie : the whiche,
20 Criste maynteyne and kepe, for his high mercy !
IF And in this same yere was a^ bataiH doon in Smythffeld, at London, the Tewisday the xxiiij. day of Januare, betwene two men of the toune of Feuyrisham in Kente : that on me callid maistir
24 John Vpton, notary e, that was the ajipellaunte ; and that othir, John of Downe, JentiHman, the detl'andaunte. And thei two ffoughten togederis, arniyd at aH poyntis, to the vtterist ; but the Kynge, of his riaH power and grete grace, kryid ' pees,' and toke it
28 vp in his liand, and yaf hem bothe fre grace : and this was the cause of her bataiH, for this Maistur John Vpton put-of "^ on John of " Downe, that he and othir moo of liis compeny yniagenid and purposid the Kyngis dethe at the day and tyme of his coronacion :
32 whom God kept and saue from aH mysauenturis. Amen !
H And in the same yere, the xxvij. day of Januare, Sir Henry Beauford, CardinaH, and Bisshop of Wynchestre, went ouyr the see to Caleis, and so to Bryggis in Flaundris, in embassitrie for
36 Henry, Kynge of Engelond and of Fraunce, vnto the Duke of Burgoyne, and also to se the mariage betwene the Duke of
1 leaf li7, back.
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Burgoyne and the Kynge of Portyngalis douglitir, tliat is cosyn to the Kynge of Engelond.
H And in the same yere and day, Thomas of Borough, and Gray, two esquyeris, by ordynaunce and comaundement of the 4 Kynge and of his CounseiH, had a grete retenewe of pepuH, of men of armys and archeris, that weren sent ouyr the see into Fraunce, to the Duke of Bedford, Eegent and Gouernoure of the parties of Fraunce and Normundie, in releuynge and helpynge and strength- 8 ing of the Kyngis pepuH in oure hege lordis right, Kynge ^ of^ Engelond and of Fraunce.
H How that Kynge Henry the vj'' went ouyr the see into Fraunce, the viij yere of his regne ; and of the whiche 1 2 [of] Fraunce that was callid the ' PusheH ' : how she was take prysonere.
And in the viij. yere of Kynge ^ [Henry the sixt] his Eegne, on Seint Mathi day the ApostuH, and that was on the Fryday, the 16 xxiiij. day of Feuyrere in the yere aboue seid, Kynge Henry the vj^, aftur his coronacion at Westemins^e;', and ende of his parlement holden the same tyme at Westem^«s^e?•, that the Kynge, by counseiH and ordynaunce of aH the lordis and commu[n]es of Engelond, that 20 the Kynge shuld Avende ouyr the see into Fraunce, to resseyue * his heritage, and here the Crowne as rightfuH lord and kynge of the londe.// II And the Kynge, by his good and wise counseiH, ordeynyd and made his vncle Sii' Vmfrey, the Duke of Gloucestre, 24 Leftenaunte of Engelond aftur his passage ouyr the see, for to gouerne and kepe the londe ay en his enemy es of aH party is, and to se that right and lawe be mayntenyd in alle degreis, in sauacion of his pepuH and good kepynge of his Eewme. 28
H And on Seint Mathi day tlie ^ AppostiH, as is aforne seide, the Kynge come fro Westemz/^sfer to London, with his lordis and his pepuH, and come to Seint Poulis, and there of'^frid, and toke his hors, and rode thorugh the Cite, and toke liis leue of att the 32 Commualte of London ; and so he rode to his maner of Eltham in Kente, and there he duellid alle the Lenton tiH: it was ayens Palme Sonday, and tlianne he rode to Caunturbury, and abode tliere tillii estur was passid, tiH liis retenewe wns made and ordeynyd, tliat 36 shuld gon and passe ouyr the see witli liym into Fraunce.
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Henry VI in France. Success, Joan of Arc taJcoi. 439
U And tliann the Kynge come to Douyre, and on Seint Georges euyn, withynne nyght, the wethur and wynde was feyre and nienahuH:, and the Kynge was brought to ship withoute Douyre in 4 the roode.// U And wlianne tyde of passage come, tliei toke the see, and passid ouyr, and come to Caleis, and landid tliere in the mornynge at vij. of tlie clocke in Seint Georgis Day; and that was on the Sonday ; and the domynycaH lettur went ^ by . A.// H And 8 Avhanne he Avas landid, the Kynge went to the Castell of Caleis ; and there he abode tille aH his retenewe and ordynaunce were come ouyr the see. And witliynn iij. wikis aftur Estur aforne seid, aH his pepnH, with alle his ^ ordynauncis, weren come ouyr to the
12 Kynge.// H And the Kynge anon aftur, bi his CounseiH, sent dyuerse lordis,^ knyghtis and capitainys, with her men of armys and archeris and ordynauncis, to dyuers tounnys, CasteHes and Garnysonys of his in Fraunce and in !N'ormandie, for kepynge and
16 strengthynge of his liege pepuH, and kepynge of his tituH and right.
IT And in the same yere, the xv. day of May, ther was made a Journey in Fraunce bisidis the toune of Compyne ; and at that
20 Journey were slayn of the Frensshe men, Armynakkis and Scottis the nombre of .viij. c. of good niennys bodyes ; and there were take also of the * Frensshe ^ and of her compeny, many Cote armuris. And at that same Journey was take the wicche of Frannce that was
24 callid th[e] 'Pussheli'; and she was take alle armyd as a man of armys; and by her*^ crafte of sorserie alle the Frensshe men and her compeny trystid for to haue ouyrcome alle the Engelisshe peputt. But God was lord and maistir of that victorie and
28 scomfiture, and so she was take, and brought and kept in hold bi the Kynge and his counseiH aH tymes at his comaundement and wille.
^ And at that Journey, of Englisshe men Averen Capitaynys, Sir
32 John Monuntegomere and Sir John Steward, knyghtis of the Kyngis houshold, with her retenewe. IT And there was Sir John Mountegomere smyte his arme vn two ; and Sir John Steward was .shotte unto the thye with a quareH, and yet God sent hem good
36 hele and welfare, and Scomfiture of aH her enemyes : blessid be God!
^ wente ])at tyme A. ^ ]>e A. ^ dyuerse G. diu(;?-se lordis A. ■^ ]>ese A. * tfiensshe men A. ^ her & by hire A.
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APPENDIX D.
ADDITIONAL MATTER FOR THE PERIOD 1420-28. [_MS. Hh. 6. 9, University Library, Camhridge.'\
And })is was doon J)e Monday next aftir the Trinity Sonday, In the yere of grace M' I III'' XX*\ And anone aftir this mariage was done, the Kyng liym-self [Henry V], with his English lordes and Eetenue, And fe Dulce of Burgoigne with many grete lordes 4 of Frannce, Avith his strength and goueniance of people, leyde sege to dyuers Citees townes & castelles which wei'* holden of the Dol- pliynne, with strength of his meyney. And of the Armenakkis and Scottis. And the Kyng witli his people gat theme, and had the 8 victorie of his enemyes.
And in this same yere. And in jje yere of g/'rtce a M^ HIP XX*S by-twene Cristemesse and Candilmasse, the Towne of Milloyne was yolden vp to the Kynge ; And all pe Chiftains, wiih pe Souldeours, 12 were take and ledde to ])e Cite of Parys, ' in })e Croke of jie mone ' Jiei may say for theme ; ffor Jjer escapede fro thens of J?eme but a fewe on lyue, for )?ei of Paris did theme to dethe.
WxWelmrts Cambrigge, f J«^^«'"^«« ^ellis, \ ^.^, ^jj^ ^^^ 16
M[ayor] -^ Joha?mes Botiller, V i4oo_21].
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And in })is same yere [1 Hen. VI] J)e Wednysday, \)q XXI day of Octobre, in ])e first yere of Kyng Henry ])e VI, at ])e houre 20 betwene VI & VII in )?e mornyng, died Charles, ))e French Kynge, In his Inne of saint Paules wjt//-Inne ))e Cite of Paris, And is buried in ])e chirche of Saint Denyse w/t//oute \)Q cite of Paris : On whos soule, God haue mercie ! Amen ! 24
And in fis same yere, in fe moneth of Februarie, James Stewarde, Kyng of Scottt'S, spousede Dame Joan, the Duchesse Dough ter of Clarence, of hir first liousbond, Erl of Somersette, in J)e churche of Saint INIarie Overey in Suthwerk. 28
And in })is same yere, Maistcr William Tailour, clerk of Oxon- forde, was a-fore the clergie at Saint Paules in London, And per
APP. d] Battle of Vernon ivon ly the English. Dog-wash. 441
he was convicte in heresie ; and aftir, by Tempo/-all lawe he was brought into Smythfelde, & tliere was he brent for liis heresie. And in fis same yere, fe XVII day of Auguste, was done the
4 bataill of Vernoun in Perche, betwene tlie Duk of Eedforde, fan Eegent of Fraunce, & pe Armonakkis \\iih Scottes ; but, tlianked be God ! the victorie fell to pe Englishmen, for ]>er were slaiii of our adu^rsaries the Erie of Boiigham, fe Erie Douglas, ]je Erie of Morre,
8 pe Erie of Tonnare, fe Erie of Yendoun, the Vicounte of Xarbone ijpat traiterously slough the Duke of Burgoine knelyng be-fore the Dolphyn of Fraunce at J:e towne of Monstrall,) & mony moo, ))e nombre of X M^ moo. But jje moste vengeance fell vpon ]ie 12 proude Scottes, for thei went to Dog-wash the same day, mo than XVII" of cote Armoures of these proude Scottes; So that they may say wele '' In the croke of Jje mone went thei thidre warde. And in the wilde wanyende come fei homewarde."
^^ William Crownes, Mfayorl ^^^'^«^«"« J'^^^s A- II. [a.d.
^ ^ -■ Thomas Wandefford 1423-4.]
And in this same tyme the Kynge [Hen. VI], of two Erles made two Dukes : ])e Erie of Cambrige he made the Duke of 20 Yorke, & fe Erie Marshall Henaud, fe Duke of :N"orthefolke.
And in pis same yere Avas Shedeswik draw and hangede &
quartered at Tiborne, & his hede smyten of & sett vpon London
Brigge, & his quartires vnto dyuers yatis of London, for his treason.
24 And whilles J>e Duke of Bedforde was here in Englande, fe Erie
of Warrewik was made Lieutenant of Fraunce & ]S"ormandye, for
to kepe & garde both in werre and peace vn-to fe comyng of fe
Duke of Bedforde again oute of England in-to Fraunce.
28 Joh<:m?aies Reynowell, Eobertws Arnold A" Y*''. [a.d.
M[ayor] Joha???uies Hyngham, 1426-7.]
And fe Duke of Bedforde & fe Duchesse his wife went vp to
Paris, And so to other dyuers partees of Fraunce ^er as hym list
.32 best to abide ; And fan J)e Erie of Y^arrewik come In-to Englande
acain.
Off the takyng off Will Wawe ; And how he was done to dethe.
36 And in this same yere was Y^iH Y^aAve take for an [a]rannt ]?eef, and was brought to London to ])e Kynge.s Bench, & so brought to Westmynster a-fore fie kynges Justices, & fer Jugede to
442 Will Wawe hangcl. Great Bain in 1427. Royal Seal. [app. d
J)e dethe. And so he was brought again from Westmynster to Suthwerk, & ]ie?i he was put in a carte, stanndyng, & faste bounds ; & so he was cariede thorugh ]>e Cite to Tiborne, that all men niyght see hyni & knowe hym, And so he was caried the thirde day of 4 Juyll, And there hangede for his trespass.
_ Eobertus Oteley vie' A° VI.
Joha?aies Gedney Mlayorl -r, • -c -i r i ^ r.^- o t •^ L J -I Henric?/s Frowik [a.d.142<-8.J
How that there ffiU grete habundaunce off Rayn ; And how 8 dyuers sowdio?<rz went one/- the see.
And in this same yere, & in ])e yere of g?'ace M^ IIII'' XXVII, from ])e begynnyng of })e moneth of Aprile viito the feste of All Halowen, was so abundaunce of Eayn tliat, not only hay was 12 distroied, but Also all maner of Cornes ; for it Eaynede all-moste euery day, more or lesse, duryng this terme a-for-said.
And anone aftir, as ])e Erie of Warrewik, ser Thomas Beau- champe, was sennd oute of Fraunce from pe Uuke of Bedforde 16 by all the worthy & discrete counsaill of Englande, he was made maister & gouernoure vn-to the Kynge duryng his non-age, & hym to goueren, teche & norish, as oweth to be done to such a worthy prince, to his lernyng of all maner worthynesse to good goueniance, 20 discretion and reason.
And in ])is same yere, an old man, a girdeler of Xorwiche, which countt'rfetede the Kynges grete scale. And esealled charters & protections with ]mt counterfeit seall, in disseit & preiudice of pe 24 Kynge & of his liege peple, was iugede to fe deth, to be drawe thorugh the Citce of London vnto Tiborne, and per hangede ; ^^ ]ms he died for his treason.
How that A Breton had mordrede a widdow w/tAout Algat. 28 Ca 11^ LXII.
And in pe same yere, a fals Breton, betwen Ester and Witson- tyde, mordrede a good Avedowe in hir bedde, the Avhich hadde found hym, for Ahnesse, wiiliouie Algato, In the suburbes of 32 London ; tt he bar a-way all that sOhe hadde. And after toke girth of holy churche at Saint Georges in Suthwerk ; but at pe last he toke the Crosse, & for-suore })e Kyng land. And as lie went his way, it
APP. d] a Widow's Murderer stoned. A Heretic lurnt. 443
happid hym to come by the same place wber he did that cursede dede ; And women of Jjb same parish come oute to hym with stones & -w/t/i canell dong & Jiere made an ende of hym in ])e high streit, so
4 pat he went no ferpere, not-wit/i-stondyng ])e Coustablis & ofer men also, which had hym in gouernaunce, to convey hym forth in his way ; for 'pere was a grete companye of them ; & on hym thei had neither me?'cie nor pite ; & thus this fals thefe endede his life in ]jis
8 worlde, for his falsnesse.
How that An Erityk was take And co?zvicte ; And how Kyng Henry ordeynyd to go in to Fraunoe, to resceyue j^e crown. Ca. 11^ LXIIIo.
12 And in J>is same yer, & in pe yer of grace a-foresaid, Eicherde "\Yoll-pakker, of Marc Lane, ]>cii was convicte a-for ])e clergie, & dampned of heresie, was led to pe Tour-Hill of London ; & ther he was brent for his fals & cursed opynions ])at he helde & mayntened
16 in pi'esence of ])e Duke of Gloucestre, & of J)e Duke of Northfolk, & J>e Erl of Warrewik, & fe Erie of Staftbrde, & ofe?- lordes & Jentilles, & afore all ])e comuners f)at were there present of fe roialme a grete multitude.
20 And in this same yere, pe Satirday, J^e XXI Day of Februarie, one Fenables, a Jentilman of Chestre, & Thomas Clement a Drape?" of London was dampnede atte Westmynste?* for treason & for pift J)at thei had done to pe Kynge & to his liege peple, to be drawe fro
24 Jie Toure of London thorugh jje Citee to Tiborne, & fere hangede & quartrede, And there hedes sett vpon London Brugge.
And in })is same day & yere, Embassitoures of Spayne, frtt is to say, a Bishoppe, with other grete & worthy clerkis. And an Erl
28 ^\^{^l knyghte-s & squj'ers, — & these people come to fe Kynge in to "Westmynstre Hall the day aboue^saide.
And in pis same yere, on Saint jNfathie day, Apostill, which was on a Friday, Kyng Henry the Sexte afte?' his coronation & ende of
32 his pa?-lement holden at Westmm-s/er, by the advise of all the lordes & comons of England, was ordeyued in pis iDorlement a-for- said pat pe Kyng shulde wende ouer the see in to Fraunce for to resceyue the Crowne pere.
444 Hen. V ivins Rouen, Jem. 1419 ; tDeds Kedherine.
[E]
CONTINUATION OF THE BRUT FROM THE CAPTURE OF ROUEN (1419) TO 1430.
[MS. Egerton 650.]
' In J)at same yere ))e Kyng lay at fe sege of Eoon ; and fe xvij day of laniiuere it was yoldyn) to oure Kyng. on Cliyldermesse Day come tythyng to London fat the vj day of Feueryere the Duke of Bedford, Leiietenau/^t of Englond, and tlie Chauncelere, and many 4 o^er bysshoppis, and pe Maire and hys aldermen, \\i\.h all \e Cetizins, made a gene/'aH procession from Paulas to Westmynstre, ])onkyng God of the good and gracius spede Jiat he had gyff to oure Kyng. • 8
And in ])at yere was Ludgate for-do, And aH the prisoners remeved from Newgate. And \er died Ix and x wzt7(-in xv days. And jjis was done for one Olyuer and iij false harlottes, And \er fai died. 12
And in pat same yere Quene lahan was a-rested And broght to Eetherhyde ; And a gray frere was a-rested in Gernesie and lad to Chyrburgh, And sone aftre was broght before oure Kyng ; and oure Kyng com???aundit hym to the Toure of London, And Jjer he was 16
do in p?'zsone.
[Wylh'am Boteler • "j Anno Ottauo Eichard Whyttyngton Maior.- Eobertus AVhyttyng- [h. V**. [a.d.
I ham J 1419-20.] 20
In pat yere come \e Duke of Gloucestre in-to Englond, and forth so to London ; And ]ier was rescayved and made Leuetenauwt of Englond.
And pe Duke of Bedforth, vfiih a fayr meyne, went to Hampton, 24 And ])er he shyppit and sayled oucr in-to Normandy.
And in pat yere our Kyng wetklit Dame Kateryne, pe kynges Doghter of Fraunce, vppon pe jMonday next afore pe Trinite Sonday.
And in pat yere was Fount Melayne wone, and oper fortises 28 many moo : ponked be God !
Will/amws Cambryge lohanna^ Welles 'I Anno nono H. quin- Maior. lohannes Boteller.i tus. [a.d. 1420-1.]
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The Coronation of Henry V's Qitccn, Feb. 12, 1421. 445
In J)at yere was a ■\voni?/?an brent at CoteliyH for sleying of hyr husband.
And in )?at yere oure Kyng and Dame Kateryne hys Avyfe come 4 from Parise in-to Englond, and so forth to London ; And ];er were })ai ressaued wurshypfully with ]>e Maire & pe Aldermen, and all \)e Citezins of London.
And vppon fe xij day of Feue^yere, fat feli vppo?^ a Sonday in- 8 Lente, Dame Kateryne Avas croumied Quene at Westmynstre. And whene ]>e Solempiiite Avas done in ])e chyrche, sho was broght fuH: solemply J?rogh ]>e Paleis in-to the grete haH, whe?-e jje fest was holdyn Off ])e Coronaczon of Quene Katerine.
12 Off pe statis at ]>e Coronac/on of Xateryne, \ie Quene of Englond^ And of ])e seruyce fat was done in fe same fest.
Fyrst, ])e Queue Sate in hyr estate ;
The Archbysshop of Cannctbury, The ^Bysshop of Wynchestre, 16 vppon \)e ryght syde of the Quene; And pai were se?'ued next fe Quene, couerd at euery course ;
The Kyng of Scotland in hys estate, vppon the left syde of ]ie Quene, whech at euery course was serued next aftre fat fe Quene 20 and the bysshoppes were serued.
The Duchesse of York, The Countesse of Hunttyngdon, The Duke of Gloucestre, vppon the same syde ;
The Erie of Marche knelyng vppon fe desse on fe ryght syde 24 fe Quene, And held up a septre of the Queues ;
The Erie of Stafford, knelyng vppon j>e left syde of the Quene vppon fe desse, and held a-nofer Septre of the Queues ;
The Countesse of Kent was syttyng at the ryght fote vndur the 28 table ; ~
Syr Ritchard i^evyle, keruere before fe Quene; -The Erles hvo]>er of Southfolk, Copp-berrer; Syr lohn) Steward, sewerer to the Quene ; 32 The lord Clyfford, Panter, in the stede of Werwyke ;
The Lord ^Yylloghby botelere, in fe stede of fe Erie of ArundaH, The Lord Grey Ryffyn, Napperer ;
The Lord Audeley, Aumerer, In the stede of fe Erie of Caum- 36 bryge ;
The Erie of Warwyke, Steward of Englond, ^?i ]>e stede of fe Duke of Clarence ;
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446 Feast at Q. Katherines Coronation. Lord Furnivall.
The Erie of Worcestre, MarchaH of Englond, m \e stede of pe Erie MarchaH.
The nounbre and sittyng in \e haH fyrst at ]>e tables :
The Barons of the .v. Portes begone fe table in ]>e haH on ))e 4 ryght hand Of the Quene; And be-neyth J)ai?H, at fe same table, setten }>6' Bonchers of ])e Chauncery ;
The Maire of London And hys Aldermen begone pe table in f>e haH on ]ie left syde of |?e Queue, with oper co??imyn?iers of 8 the cete ;
And beneth pai??? at the same table, in ]>e myddyst of the haH, next pe table of ]>& .v. portys, vppon) the ryght hand of the Quene, The Bysshop of London satt wzt/iyn pe table, The Bysshopp of 12 Bath, Tlie Bysshop of Excester before hym, The Bysshop of !Nor\vycll, The Bysshopp of Salesbury, The Bysshopp of Saynt Dauid, The Bysshopp of Bangore before hym.
The bysshop of Lyncolne, The Abbot of Waltham, The 16 bysshop of Carlyle before pai???.
And fien next \>Q.\r.i, at the same table syttyng, fe lustices ; And afftre \>e lustices at fe same table Satt WurshyppfuH knyght and Sqwyers ; 20
And fe ladys beyone ]?e tables in J)e myddys of J)e liaH, ffor agayns fe Maire and fe Aldermen of Londone, The Countesse of Stalforde, Doghtter of Sere Tho?«as, som tyme Duke of Gloucestre ; The Countesse of Marche, hyre doghtte?' ; The Countesse of Aru?/- 24 deH, ^The Countesse of Westmorland, The Coimtesse of North- umberland, hyr doghtter ; The Countesse of Oxenford ; The lady ISTeveH, some tyme fe Lordys wyfe KeveH, doghtter of the Erie of Somersette ; Dame Margarete, ]ie Dukes doghter of 28 Northfolk ; The Lady Clyiford, Suster of the Erie of ISTorthumber- lande ; The lady Burgeyne ; The lady Talbot ; The lady Wyl- loghby ; The lady Manley ; The wyfe of Syr Richard IsTevyle, doghtter of the Erie of Salesbury, and no mo ladys of estate. And 32 ]jat table was ocupied AV^t^ ladis and damesels, and a quarte?' of the bysshoppis table also.
There lordys sewying were assigne to do ))e ryaH se;-uyce to the Quene : 36
The Erie of Nortliumberland The Erie of Westnierland. The Lord Eehughe The Lord FurnevaH,
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Banquet at Coronation of Hen. V's Queen, 1421. 447
The Lord Feris of Groljy The Lord Gray of Wyltton.
The Lord Poynynges The Lord Haryngton.
The Lord Darcy The Lord Dacrys,
4 The Lord Delaware.
The se?aiyco of pe ffyrst course.
Brawne wyth mustard Dedelys in Burueux.
fifirment with Baleyne Pyke.
8 Lamprey Poudered Troute .
Codlyng Plays.
Merlyng ffryed Grete Crabys,
Leych lumbard A bake mete in past.
12 Tartis A Sodelte.
The seruyce of the secu?id course.
Gele Blaundesore.
Breiiie Cungre.
16 Soles Millet.
Chevan BarbeH.
Eoche ffreche Samon.
Halybut Gurnard rosted.
20 Ptoget broyle.l Smelt ffryed.
Lopsters Leyche Damask.
Laumpray in past fflampau/i ryaif.
A Sotelte.
24 -^ A Panter and a damesseH before The semyce of )?e |)ryde course.
Dates in Composte Grene motteley.
Carpe dere Turbutt.
Tenche Perche.
28 Gogenos [Gudgeons] Sturgeon frech and powderd,
Welkys Porpas rosted.
Munse fryde Crevis douse.
Grete Scrymppys Elys and lampryns rosted.
32 A leyche called ' whyte leyche ' A bake mete i7i past, with iiij
Angels. A Sotelte : a tyger, and Saynt George ledyng it. And in J)e Ester Aveke foloyng, )je Duke of Clarence was slayne 36 in Frauuce, fast by the water of Leyre, wyth Scottes, Frenche men, Armynakkys, be-cause he wold not be gouoiied, and haue take hys-
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448 Hen. V in France again. Hen. VI horn. Hen. V dies, 1^12.
ost with liym. And ]>er was take pe Erie of Hunttyngton, The -Erie of Somersette and hys hvo\er. And ]ier was lost J)at day in-to a iiij good knyghttes : on wlios soules God haue mercy ! Ame?^ !
And in ])e same yere our Kyng, vppon the thred Day of lune, 4 Schyppit at Douere, And londit at Caleis, and rode forth in-to Fraunce.
And in fat yere was grete queraunce in London for vsures ; And some of ]rA\m left money, lohn) Sadeler, Water Chyrchey, and 8 many oyer ; And in ])at tyme money was skarse.
-,-,,,^,11 . Wilcdm^is Weston. Anno decimo h. v*'
Kobert Chycheiey, maior.
^ -^ Eicardus Crosby. [a.d. 1421-2.]
In pat tyme, vppone sajait ^Nicholas evyn, come tythynge-i' from 12 Wyndyssore to ])e Maire, fat oure Quene, Dame Kateryne, had borne a pr/nce, a fayre sone. And a-none ali fe belles in London were re[n]gon ; ' Te Deiim ' was songone at Paules ; And per was the Chauncelere and many bysshoppys, And pe Maire and hys 16 Aldermen, And all pe craftes of the Cite.
And in ])at tyme pe gold of pe realme went by weght ; And euery man had a payr ballauuce And weghttes in hys sieve for pe gold. 20
And in fat yere Qwhenne Kateryne went to Hampton, And per made hyr redy to go one?' the see vn-to pe Kyng. And with hyr went pe Duke of Bedfortlie -with a fayre meyne ; And fe viij day of INIaij sho landit at Hereflete, And so went forth vn-to oure 24 Kyng.
And in fat same tyme Mewes Embry was getten in fe last -ends of ApryH:. And fyrst day of lule oure kyng sent to the Toure of Londone xvij Cartes chargit yvith Frenche men fat were liys 28 presoners, fat he toke in Mewes ^ Embry : the nonibre of pixvn into viij. ,-,jii^i.^
And in fat yere per come a^ wrytte from fe Kyng vn-to the jNIaire of London, for to a-rest certayne persones fe whech were 32 fouwd defectyfe in certayne jioynte.'? of Erysy and Lollardy, And feis bene faire names : Eston, Mercer, and oper moo.
And fat yere died Kyng Henry the fyi't in Fraunce, vppon f e ' -evyn of fe decollac/ou of 8aynt lulm IJaptyst ; And fen was hys 3G sone Henri made Kyng.
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Hen. Vs corpse in London. French Homage to Hen. VI. 449
And in J>at yere \e Sliryves of London went by bardie to
AVestmynstre, And dyuerse craf tes of London witA faiwi ; And in
>is maner fai come liome agayne, all in blak. And >is was done be-
4 cause of our Ivynges deth : on whos soule, God haue mercy! Amen !
And on \e Monday before Saynt Symoud Day and lude, The
Byssbop of London, Mayste?- loBn Kempt, was staUed at Paules.
Tbes ben \e names of IMaire and Shrevis of London in \e tyme
-8 of Kyng Henri Jjs vj, in )je age of hym not xij monetliys fulli :
WylelmM6' Walderne, Iolia»«es TedershaH.\Anno prano Henrici
^aior. Thomas Estfelde. ) vi*' [a.d. 1422-3.1
In >at yere fe Maire and ]7e Aldermen and aH >e craftes went
12 to Westmy;^stre by barge, aH in blak, \e v. day of Xouember ; And
~-\er he toke hys oth in \q eschekere, as >e man^?- is. And wliene
he had done, he toke hys barge ^^'iih aH ],e craftis, And come liome
agayne. 16
]:e vj day of Js^ouember, The cors of Kyng Henri the .v. was broght to London ; And a-none the Maire and |)e Aldermen) & aH f e Citezins resceyved hym, aH in blak, and broght hym to Paules • And >er he had hys dyryge and masses, and was entered, as it feH 20 for a kyng. And ],is was done yppou f e Fryday. And aftre mete he was broght to Westmm^er; And vppon fe Setterday he was beryd before Saynt Edwardys shryne : on whose soule Almyrditti God haue mercy ! Amen ! "^
24 And in fat yere, come Frenche bysshoppys oute of Fraunce • And o^er Frenche lordys and worthy knyghttes of Fraunce come to fe Kyng to do homage to hym, as for hevr. of Englond and J^raunce : And j^is was aftre Crystynmasse foloyng. 28 And fat same yere, fe secund day of ^l^rd^l^^er was brent in l^orthfolk a pmt fat was dysgated of hys clergy for hys mys-byleire~ and hys herysy. And hys name was Maste;- WylLVmi Tayloure. Also Eichard Whyttyngton, mercer, died fe xiiij day of Marche • 32 on whos saule Almyghtti God haue mercy ! Amen ;
Wylelmw.^ Crowmere, Thomas WandefordOAnno ij^o H. sexti.
^^'^^^^6. IS'icholas lames. j [a.d. 1423—1.1
^ at XX li f e pary.ssh6sens shuld pay xl s ; And yf it were of 36 more vale we, fen pay more.
And in f e same yere, on Saynt Gylis day, come fe CardinaH fe Bysshop of Wynchestre, to London; And fe maire and fe
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450 Siege of Orleans raise! . Lord Talbot taken. Dearth.
Sliryves and })e Alderdirmen, v,'ith aH the crafte*" of tlie cite, ryddyn agaynst hyrn, and wurshypfully ressaued hym And "Welecommed hym, and breght liym to Paules, And from Paules to Westmynstre ; And fer he a-bode aH ])at nyght. And on J?e niorow he toke hys 4 hors and rode to Wyndysore vn-to our Kyng.
TT • -r> i. • lohannes Abbot. Anno vij*'" henrici vi*'
Henricns Barton maior. ^ _ ^ -,
Thomas Duffons. [a.d. 1428-9.]
In ])is yere Avas J^e good Erie of Salesbury, Sere Thomas jMoun- 8 tague, slayn at the sege of Orlyaunce ^vit?l a gonne, wheche was a noble lord and a wortliy werreor emong aH Crystyn men : On whose saule, God, for hys pete, haue mercy ! Amen ! And he ys -iDered at Bryssham. 12
And in J)is same yere, at Mydsomertyde, Henry Beauford, Cardinale, And also bysshop of Wynchestre, went ouer ]>e see in-to Fraunce with a fayre meyne of Archers and men of Armes ; And ])& Lord Wylloghby was made Capten of hys werris. The wheche 16 Cardynale was ordined and purpast for to haue gone in-to Prage, to haue dystroyed and gyf batayle vn-to the fals herytykr^s and Lollordys. And whene he was rydy, tydynges come |)at ])e sege of Orlyaunce was brokyn, And ])e Lord Talbot takyn, and o])er worthy 20 lordys. And a-none, in aH Ipe hast, ]>e CardinaH with hys meyne. And Ser lohn) Eatclyff with hys meyne, fat was purposed for to haue gone in-to Gyene, went ouer in-to Fraunce to help and strenghe fe Regente, The Duke of Bedford, in fe Kynges rygt of Englond. 2-i
And in pe same yere fell sodanly a derth of whete, fat a Bussheii of whete was at xx"^ ; And xxiiij Days, brede was ryght skantt in London, in-so-moch pat vnneth Any myght be gete ; hot in short tyme, — Jjonked be Almyghtti God ! — hit was a-mendit ; 28 And befe and motuw, and Al maner of ffleshe, fat same tyme was ryght dere and scarse vn-to Lammasse ; And fen sone af tre, — fonked be Ihesii, of hys jeftis ! ^ — it was a-mendid.
WilelmMS Est-jWilelmws Rous, ] Anno Octauo h. 32
feld, Maior.|Rad?/7p7Aus Holand, schereffye.^. J Ha j"^"^' ^^'^^
-The fi[f] day of Nouember, fc Kyng, wyth hys lordys, ryally rode frome Kyngstone oner Lon<lon Bryge. And so forth Fenchyrclie strete, evyn vn-to the Toure, to hys mete. And fe 36 Maire and fe Aldermen, aH in Scarleto hodys, rode to mete the
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Hen. VI in London. He is croiond at Westmifister. 451
Kyng, And so rode forth wiHi hym to fe Toure The Seterday
next aftre ; wher-of were fe Erie of Denshyre, pe Lord Spence/'
sone, the Erie of Warwyk, jje Lord Beamouude, And aftre none,
4 pe Kyng, in a riali araye, wiih all hys lordys Eyally a-rayed in
cloth of gold for fe most p((rt, \\i\Ji the said xxiiij newe knyghtes
aH: in blew, the prestes rode a-fore fe Kyng ij and ij, from fe
Toure to W^inxynstre. And fe Maire and J>e Aldermen, aH in
8 Scarlet, rode also, and broght fe Kyng to Westmynstre. And at
London Bryge was made a toure full of Angels And pe grete Con-
dyte and fe lytiH Condite in ])e Chepe, rially arayed, rynnyng
both^ rede Avyne and whyte. And at the Crosse in pe Chepe was
12 made a rial! casteH, And Jierin was' grete "Wurshyp shewed to ])e
Kyng.
On ])e morne, ])e Sonday, J)e vj day of Nouember, fe Kyng was
croAvned at Westmyrestre fuH: rially. And alt Bysshoppys and
16 Abbotes Copitt and mytred ryally; And ait tempe?*ail lordys rode
in J)aire estate ; And aH o]ier knyght^e*- (for most perty) aH in clotn
of gold rially. And Henri of Wynchestre, Cardinale, as a Carde-
nail sate in a sete by J?e ryght hand of the Kyng. And Iper was
20 Quene Kateryne, moder of the Kyng, And a grete uoumbre of ladis
and gentiii-wem??«en rially arayed. And also |?er come sodanly to
~])e coronacton one of fe kinges sones of Porttyngale, And he was
WurshypfuUy resceyved. And Jiat day was a fare day and a clere,
24 blessed be God !
Also fat yere pe pe?-lement was eniourned tiii aftre Crystyn-
masse. Also J»e Fryday, pe xx day of lanuuere, Eichard Hunden),
wolpakker, was brent at fe Toure-hyH: for hys Lollardy and herysye.
28 The Tuysday next aftre, lohn) Ypton, fe appellannte, and lohn)
Downe of Feueressha;^, defendaunt, Armed, faght viiih-yn lystis in
-Smythfelde nyghe an oure. And J)en pe Kyng toke it in-to hys
awne hand ; And pe Seterday aftre, at Kenyngton, })e Kyng made
32 an^ ende be-twene ysavi bothe ; And so pai rode at large.
The pe?-lement began agayn fe Monday aftre, |)o xij day. And
in ]je meyne tyme The Cardinal! went oner jje see on fe KyngeiS
message.
36 And also J)e same yere, in Estre Weke, fe Kyng went to Caleis,
And so to Eoon, yfiih the substance of aH fe lordes and gentyls of
Englond, And left \er pe Duke of Glaucestre, Leuetenaunte.
Nicholas "VVatton maior.
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BRUT. H H
452 Henvy VI hwugJit- to London. Sir J. Mortimer beheaded.
APPENDIX E.
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE TIME FROM 1422-31. [MS. Rmvlinson, B. 173, Bodleian Library.^
^And in that yere [iSTov. 1422] come Frenssli Bisshoppes oute of Fraunce, & ]>is Avas Cristmas folowyBg*. II Willmm Crowraere, Maire
^ Thomas Sandeford^l 51 Shreues, anno ij". 4
H Jficholas lames J [1 Sept. 1423 to 31 Aug. 1424.] IT And in that yerc the King v/as brought fro Windesore in a chare to London, and his modre the Quene sitting in the same chare, and he in her armes, and so he was brought to Westmiw.'rfer. 8 and on the morue bigaii the pa?'liament. And in that same yere, on the Wednesday bifore Seint Mathewes day, Syr lohn Morty- mere, knight, brake prison, and went oute off the Toure of London ; but sone he was take vpon J)" Toure-wharfe, bitwene the 12 Toure & the Temysse, & there he was euyH wounded. And forth- witA-aH he was brought forth bifore the Duke of Gloucestre ; And vppon the Saturday he was brought to hys answere, and there he was dampned to be drawe & honged, And his hede smetyn of at IG Tyborne. And tlian liis hede was take and sett vpon London Brygge, and his body was beried at lones, bicause he ^was a knight of the Sepulcre ; And hys hede Avas take downe, & beried \yiili the body : & pat licence gate freier Winchilscy, 20
^ lohn MicheH, Maire, ^ lohn Bitliewater^ II Shreues. anno iij". ^ Symkyfi Semafi J [1 Se.pt. 1424 to 31 Aug. 1425.] H And in that yere was a gencn-aH: procession, And a pa?*doner 24 Hiding vpon an horse, and liis face to the liorse taile, and his billes hanging a-bought hys neckc by-hynde and bifore. And whan he
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APP. e] Parliament at Leicester. False Wines in London. 453
come to Y Soutii dore of Poules, there was Made a grete fire, and aii his billes were brent. ^ lohn Couentre, Maire. 4 Vi Wilham Mildrede") ^ Shreues, Anno iiij*°.
H lohn Brockeley / [1 Sept. 1425 to 31 Aug. 142G.] U And in that yere was a grete discenciofi bitwene tlie Duke of Gloiicestre and the Bisshop of Wynchestre ; And this was on -8 tlie same day that y Maire rode. And on the Tuesday was mekle of the bisshoppes retenewe gadered in Southwerke, yviili bowes and arowes and other herneys. And than the Brige gate was kept AVit/i strength of men of armes. And sone after, vppon viij of the 12 clocke, aH the Cite was vp, and drewe hem to the water-side, and Avolde haue jjassed ouyr Thamyse. But the Prince of Portingale, - the Bisshop of Caunterbury, the Bisshop of Bath, entreted, ])onked be God, aH was cesed, or none. And the x day of lanyvere next, - 16 |)® Duke ^of Bedford and his wiffe the Duchesse come to London ; and the Maire and aH the Aldermen, & the craftes, ridde a-yenst him, and welcomed him vnto the Cite, And the Bisshope of Win- chestre come with him. And in this same yere was the parliament 20 at Leicestre.
H lohn Eeynewe,- Maire. U Eobert Arnolde | IT Shreues, Anno quinto. ^ lohn Higham / [1 Sei^t. 1426 to 31 Aug. 1427.] 24 And in tlie same yere, in the lattere ende of December, died the goods Duke of Excestre. and in the same yere were founde many false vessels of Eomeney, the whiche were made by gadered Galgenet, into the nombre of vj buttes, the which the hedes were 28 smyt oute of in diu^rse places of the Cite : the falsest gode that euyr any man see.
IT John EeyneweH,^ Maire. ^ Eobert Otele ") *\ Shreues, anno vj*°. 32 ^ Henry Frowyke/ [1 Sept. 1427 to 31 Aug. 1428.]
U In his tyme there was a lone of iij ]?ousand marke ; And it was for the Erie of Salesbury for-to meyntene the Kinge5 werres in Fraunce; And therto payed diuerse peple, asweH ]f mene.as the— 36 riche ; som more, som lasse ; but the leste Avas x s. IT And after that, was graunted bi the parliament, pat aH the chirches of the ralme shulde be stent at a so??nne ; and the Chirche Avere at xx ti,
1 leaf 226. - i. c. Raymvell. ^ i. e. John Gedney.
454 The Siege of Orleans. Lord Talbot taken. [app. e
the paressliens shukle paye xl s. : and iff it were of more valewe, thaii^ to paye more.
^U Henry Barton, Maire.
U Tolin Abbot "i ^ Shreues, Anno vij'^. 4
U Thomas DufifonsJ [1 Sept. 1428 to 31 Aug. 1429.] ^ And in this yere was the gode Erie of Salesbury, S«' Thomas Mountague, slayne at the sege of Orliaunce vfitli a Gonne ; the whiche was a noble lorde, and a worthi werrioure amonge aH Cristeii 8 men : On whos soule God for his pite haue mercy ! amen ! And 4ie was beried at Brisham. In this same yere, at Midsomertide, Henry Benford, CardinaH, and also Bisshop of Winchestre, went ouyr the see into Fraunce wit/i a faire meyne of Archers and men 12 of armes ; H And the Lorde Welonby was made Captefi of his werres ; the whiche Cardinal! was purposed and ordeyned for-to haue go into Prage, to haue distroyed and yeue bataile vnto the false heretilies and lollars. And whan he was redy, tidinges come 16 that the sege of Orliaunce was broken, and the Lorde Talbot take, and other worthi lordes. And anone in aii haste, the Cardinal} vilih his meyne, and S^V lohn Radclyff with his meyne, fat was pi^rposed to haue go into Gienne, went ouer into Fraunce to helpe 20 and strength ]f Eegent, the Duke off Bedford, in the Kingis right of Englond.
11 Wilbam Estfelde, Maire.
U Wilh'am Eouse ^ H Shreues, anno viij^\ 24
H Eichard Holand/ [1 Se^d. 1429 to 31 Aug. 1430.] H The Friday, the iij*^** day of Nouember, the King with ^liis lordes, Rialli rode fro Kingeston ouer London Brige, And so forth Fanchirch strete, even to the Toure, to his mete. And the Maire 28 and the Aldermen, all in scarlet hodes, Rode to mete the King, and rode forth, with him to the Toure. the Saturday next after, the King made xxxiij knightes of the Bath, in the Toure of London ; wherof were the Erie of Deuenyssh-shire, the Lorde Spencers sonne, 32 the Erie of Warrewike, the Lorde Beaumond. and after none, the King, in riali aray, with aH his lordes rialli arayed in clothes of golde for the moste partie, with the saide xxxiij knightes aH in blewe like prestes, rode a-fore the Kingij and ij fro the Toure to Westmms^er. 36 And the Maire & ]f Aldermen aH in scarlet, rode also, and brought the King to Westm//?sfer. And on the Morue, the Sonday, the vj
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APP. e] Henry VI croivnd. Parliament at Westminster. 455
day of Xouembre, the King was crowned at AVestmzVis/er rialli ; and Henry of "NVinchestre, Cardinal}, as a CardinaH: sate in a sete by, on the right honde of the King. And there was Quene Katerin, 4 moder of the King, And a grete nombre of ladies and gentilwemeii rially arayed. And ther come sodenly at f® Coronaciofi, one of the -Kinges sonnes of Portingale ; and he was worshipf ully resceyued.
And that daye was a fayre day, & a clere, blessid be God ! 8 IT Nicholas Wottoii, Maire.
U Water Chirtesey"! IF Shreues, anno ix". IT Robert Large / [1 Sept. 1430 to 31 Aurj. 1431.] ^^ In that yere come the Cardinall oute of ISTormandy from 12 Eoafi ; And there was the King, and helde Cristmasse. II and after Cristmas, after Seint Hillaries day, bigan the parliament at Westmynstre. and in that yere come to London the Ambassiatours of Spayne, to trete of pees.
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fXicecomites.
1 mchotans WottoB, Maior. Walterus Chertsey. anno ix°.
EoLertus Large 1[a.d. 1 4 30-1.]
And ill this yere, and in tlie yere of grace M^ cccc xxx*', John 4 Ostillere, at the Crowne in Fanchirchestrete of- London, deliadet -with the ambassitours of Spayne, and rered blode of oon of theym^ Jj^<t was a gentleman ; -wlierfor the hosteler was arested and brought to the Counto?<re, and his wife bothe, for she begaune the debate ; 8 and then the K}ng and his consayle remeved hym from the Counto;«-e,'^ and brought hym in ^ the Flete prison. And on the Monday next after, the Maire and bothe the Shirreffe.?^ of London, by the comaundment of the Kyng "^ and his consayle, brought hym 12 fro the Flete, fetered, colered, and manacled with yron strongly, thurgli the Cite till *■ they come to Ledeu-hall, for he sliuld haue goon to the Toure to__^ abyde his lugement for the grete offence pat ho had doon, brekyng of the Kynges sauf-condite, ayenst his peas IG and comaundment. And there these ambassiato?f;'3 of Spayne mette with the jMaire and his company in Grcschirchstrete, as they were goyng toward ^ the Toure, and prayed the Maire of grace for the man ; and so he was brought ageyne ])r(t same nyght ^"^ to 20 Flete prison.
And in this same yere, on Seint Gregoryes day, a pre.ste of Essex was brought to London afore ^^ the clergye at Seint Paules, and there he was conuicte in lieresy and false Lollardy, \)at he 24 mayntened and helde ayenst holy chirehe ; and so he was brent in Siiiythfeld for his heresy.
And in tliis same yere, i»n the Tuesday next after Palme Sonday, all the prison^/'s ])at were in Ludgate were brought into 28 Newgate prison by Waltere Chirtesey Sc Koberte Large, shirreffes of
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Jack Sharp and Rchcls hangd. Ludgatc Prison huilt. 457
London ; and the Fridaj^ the xiij*^ day of -Aprell then ^ next folowing, the same shirreffe*' fette oute of Newgate, by the false suggestion and comjileynt of oon ^ lohn Ivyngescote, Gaolere of 4 Neugate, .xviij. p?'esoners of fremen. And the ^ oon half of these xviij, p?'esoners were ledde to tlie ^ oon Counter, and pat o])er half to^ f'tt other Compter, hy*^ malice and compleynt of pe seid lohn Kjmgescote. And these '' were ledde to the Compters, braced as 8 though ^ they had be '^ felons and theves, openly in euery mannys sight.
And in this same yere, vpon fe Whitsonday, a man of the towne of Abyngdon jjrtt is in Oxenfordshire, fat called hym-self
12 lak Sharp, was take, wu/i o\er mo of his company, for risers and distourbot^rs of Jje Kynges peple, and for his false ymaginacion and treson pat he ^*^ began to make and werk in that Cuntre aboute ; and ])e?*fore he was drawe, and hanged and q!^arte?'ed at Abyngdon,
16 and his hede smyten of, and set vpon London Brigge, by the^^ comaundmont of the Duke of Gloucestre, Lieutena2int of England, an[d] ^'-^ by alle the good and worthy lordes of the Kinges Consayle beinge that ^^ tyme in the Eeame.
20 And in this same yere, the xvj. day ^* of lune, the preson of Ludgate was made, and opened ageyn^^ for fremen pat be prisoners for dette. And the ^'^ same day they entred in first ^'^ ageyn by ordynfl?«ice and comaundment of the Maire, alder^%ien and
24 comyners. And Herry Dene, Tayloure, was ^^ made keper of Ludgate prison, Ijy the Maire and all the communmXiQ in the Guyldhall.
And in pis same yere, the .xiij. day of luyll, John Russell,
28 wollepakkere, Avas dampned at Westmynstre, and brought to the Kynge*^ Benche, and leyde on a -" hirdell, and drawen thurgh the Cite to Tybourne, and cp<artered ; and his quarters set vpon dyuers gates of London, and his hede -^ set vpon London Brigge.
^^ John Welles Maior 8^*^?^^^^^"^ Brounl y'lcecomites ^mio x'^. [1 Sept. ■'^ ' ■ JohnAthirley / 1431 fo 31 Aug. 1432.] And pen Kyng Henry was brought from Caleys, purgli
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458 Henry VI's journey from Roiien to Paris.
l!^ormandy, to Jje Cite of Eoan, wiili strenglit of his lordes, and \fi\Ji men of armes and arcliers ; and there the kyng abode, and rested hym in the Castell and ^ the Cite of Roan, from Seint lames tyde the Apostell, -vnto the secund day of Decembre.^ And when 4 he come first into Eone, he was receyued and welcomed for theire liege lord and Kyng, wi't/i all reue?'ence, solempnite, gladnesse and worship, Jjat myght be ordeyned and made ; and also they presented hym with ryche and roiall giftes, and thanked God of his comyng. 8 And in the tyme of his abidyng in ]>e Cite of Eoan, there were many ioz^rneyes done in dyuers partyes of Fraunce and Xormandy, which ])e not titled in this boke ; for y haue not full conusuazince of theym, how, ne in what place nor where they were doon.^ 12
^Here is the begynnyng of Kyng Hemes comyng the Sext, '"' from Roan to Parys ; and how worthely they of Parys receyued the Kyng in his first comyng thider.^
And when Kyng Henry the Sext was goon from the Cite of IG Eoan toward fe Cite of Parys, and first to Seint Denys the .ij. day of Decembre ; and ]iere he was worthely receyued as ewer was any kyng to any Cite ; and fe village cleped ' Chapell,' betwene Seint Denys and ^ Parys, there mette with the Kyng and his lordes, the 20 Provost of Parys, viiih the Marcho?^ntez, and iij. other estates \\iih hem,*' clothed in oon sute, in rede fyne saten crymsyn " furred \\iXh Martrons, and wiili blewe hodes, to a grete^ notable nombre. And whan the Kyng was passed the village, j^ere mette w^t7^ hym the 24 Provost of Parys aforeseid,^ in a blewe gowue of velwet, and ^'^ the .iij. Maisters of the chastlet with theym, alle clothed in blewe wzt/t blak hodes; and next after theym ^^ come^- the ix worthy Emperoures, wiili Kynges and Quenes, and iche of ^^ them armed, 28 sauf the Queues, and theire horses^'* trapped with theire armes, 15 and the quenes liors trapped wit7i theire armes ; '^■' and then come the ]Maister of the Chamber, wiXh the acomptes all clothed in violet, ermyUji" scarlet hodes, a notable nomber ; and after come the 32 President, with alle the maysters of fe prtrleme?jt, all clothed in
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Henry VI's arrival in Paris. His u'elcome. 450
scarlet, with furred liodes, and round standynge cappes of Trype ; and these were the iiij estates ^yith alle the ix worthies.
And at comyng to })e gate of Seint Denys of Parys, there Avas 4 afore ^ the fronte of the gate fe amies of the towne in gowles, a chieff of asure, with the flourdelice of gold in asure ; and also \>er was a verrey shippe, with alle the appM?"tenfmnce3 - ])erto belongyng, couered with siluer foyle, and certeyne pej-sones standing \)enn. 8 And at the Kynges comyng to the gate, they henge oue?" the shippe horde iij. hlody hertys like vnto mennys hertys, hot fey were gretter. And as the Kyng come to the gate, these thre hertf'-s opened ; and oute of hem ^ flewe white dovys and o])er briddes, and
1 2 certeyn scriptures made, shewyng vnto the Kyng )?at they * receyued hym with alle hertys, and for theirc souereyn Lorde and Kyng. And at the comyng in of ^ the gate was ordeyned a clothe of gold, and vj men beryng it ^ vpon vj. spere-shaftes, and eche of the men
16 bare heded ; and on theire hodes,'' garlaundes of gode^ foyle, and they clothed in blewe. And in the ^ same strete was a condit, and iij. meremaydes swymmyng aboue on ^'^ the water ; ^^ and oute of the condite come rennyng ^2(jyu[er]s wynes ; oon ypocras ; the
20 second rede wyne, the thridde, AA^ith niylke.^- And euery Englissh man pat Avoid drynk ypocras, had ynough ; and alwey men redy to se/'ue theA'm with cuppes and pecis. And iij AvodeAA^oses playing vpon the toppe^^ of pe condyte ; and other AA^odcAvoses benethe,^'^
24 playing to kepe this^^ condite.
And then in the same stre,te was made a scaffold ; and perupon men disgysed after the weddyng of oure Lady, and of the birthe of oure Lorde IIie.su Crist, fro the begynnyng to the ende. And ]^ere
28 Avas neyder man nor childe pat any wight myght perceyue, ])at eixer chaunged any cliere or countenazince alle the tyme duryng; hot held theire contenaznice, as they had been y mages peynted ; so pat all peple fiat saAve hem, seyd ])rtt they saAve ncuer in |jeire lyves
32 suche a-noder sight.
And after that, comyng in at ^^ pe Inner gate of Seint Denys wh[e]re pat he Avas in Chatere, there Avas made the life of Seint Denys, and of many other dyu^/'s persons in grete estate aboue hym,
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460 Henry VTs ivekomc in Paris. He visits his Grandmother.
botlie s^n'/vYaell and temporal!, after ^ Cristen men and hetlien, as they were in tlieyre tyme ]iai is passed. And so comyng to the founteyn of Seint Innocent3, there was made a hegge of grene hohne-busshes ; and ^eroui stert an hert, and houndes rennyng 4 after liym, cone?'ed in ]?e amies of England and - Fraunce. And at J)e Chastelet, ])ere was made a stately ordyna?mce of scattbldes, hanged w/t/i clothes of golde and \fiili arras, wiili the Kingex armes of England and of Fraunce ; and a man lykened to pe Kyng 8 sittyng in a sete, kepyng a state in scarled ^ wit/i a furred hode and \\iili .ij. buylhons made w/t/^ the amies of England and of Fraunce ; and vpon the right hande, knelyng, my Lord of Bedford,"* my ^ Lord of Gloucestre, my Lord Cardyuall,'^ and many ojjer lordes 12 ^of England, iche man ^ after his degre, armed with his cote of amies vi^on hym;-^ and then the Duke of Burgoyne, knelyng^'^ on the lifte hande, offeryng vp the armes of Fraunce, and alle the other lordes of Fraunce in theire degre, knelyng, and olferyng ^^ vp 16 their armes ; and dyuers scriptures made, ])at all they requyre the Kyng of rightwisnesse. And after was presented to pe Kyng a wylde hert, trapped wit/< the armes of the towne.
And so ]>Q, Kyng rode forth to oure Lady Chirche, and made -20 his offryng. AUe^- the stretes from Seint Denys Gate were hanged w/t/i clojjes of arras and with clothes of tapissery werk ; and for ]>e most party all the stretes Avere coue?'ed wlih lynnen clothes.
And so from thens the Kyng that same tyme^^ went to Towrney, 24: and 1-* because it was ill ^^ ridyng, for the grete froste ]>ai was that tyme in the towne, and the stretes were strawed thurghout for slidyng of theire horses vnto J>ey come to Towrney ; and there the ^"^ Kyng souped viiili my Lorde of Bedford, and lay there all nyght, 28 and dyned there on the morowe ere [he] passed any ferther.
And so vpon the morowe the Kyng went to ^' speke w/t/; his grandmoder, ))e Queue of Fraunce. And there she made hym^^'^ chere, and Avelcomed hym w/t7< all the dalyaunce, counten«2iuce, 32 and chere \ni she coude or^^ niyght ; and seid ]n(i 'she was neuer so gladde as she was then, sith she sawe pe Kyiigc of Fra/aicc in
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Henry VI crownd in Paris. He returns to England. 461
good plyte.' And so from the Quene he rode streiglit to Boys in Vyncent ; and there he rested hym^ vnto f»e tyme of hys Coronacion, J^e wliich shuld be holden and -doon on ])e Sonday, the .viij*^^ day 4 afore Cristmasse, by the grace of God.
And J)en the Saterday, the xv. day of Decembr^, the Kyng come on the after-none from Boys in Yyncent vnto \q paLxys of Parys ; and lie rested hym there all ]>ai nyght. And pe next 8 morowe, the Sonday, was he brought worthely from the palyce to the Chirche of oure Ladj^ in Parys ; and there he was crowned Kyng of Fra^ince by the ^ardynall, j^e Bisshop ^ of Winchestre and oJ)er Englissh Bisshoppes, and by .vj. of fe worthiest Bisshoppes
12 of Fraiince, And this coronacion was Avorthely doon, witA all the solempnite ]i«t myght be doon and ordeyned.
And when the Kyng was crowned, and the seruice doon, then the Kyng was brought ageyn to his palyse, and there set to mete
IG we't/i all delicacye of metes and drynkes J3«t myght be ordeyned, and open fest to all men \at wold com, bothe pore and riche. And after his coronacion at Parys, the Kyng come doun to ])e Cite of Eoan. And so, by candelmasse next, the Kyng came to Caleys.
20 And the Marchauntes of the Staple, with the peple of the towne, welcomed hym w^t/i all reuerence and honours, and presented hym with giftes.
And Wit/an .xiiij. dayes after, the Kyng come one?- the see
24 into England, and landed at the towne of Dover in Kent ; and there were redy the Burgeys of the .v. Portes, and bare the Kyng on lande. And then come moche peple of Kent and Sussex, of good gentelmen and yonien on horsbak and in good aray, and they
28 welcomed the Kyng, and brought hym to Caunterbury ; and jjere J)e Kyng rested hym a day. And then the peple of all the Cuntre aboute come on horsbak and good aray to fe Kyng, and welcomed the Kyng wit/i all theire hertys, and brought the King fro "*
32 Caunte?'bury vnto his Maner of Elth«m })at is .v. myle oute of London. And there the Kyng rested hym .v. or .vj. dayes, vnto his comy7ig to the Cite of London.
And in this same yere the xxj*^^ day of Eebruare, Kyng Henry
36 the .vj. come from his Maner of Eltham toward the Cite of London ; and the Maire and aldermen, Yfiik the comynalte of
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462 The Iiece2)tion of Henry VI hy the Londoners.
London, rootle ayenst the Kyng on horsbak, in tlie best aray J^at they myght, in the reuerence of the Kyng and in Avorship and gladnesse of the worthy name of the Cite of London, thurghout the world in worthynesse co?« mended and p?r<ysed. For the IVIaire 4 hyni-self was clothed in rede Crymsyn velwett, and a grete vehvet hatte furred royally, and a girdell of gold aboute his mydell, and a bawdrik of gold aboute his neck, trillyng doun behynde hyni ; and his .iij. hensmen on -^.iij. grete Coursoures -foloyng hyni, in oon 8 sute of a good aray, in rede,^ all spangled in silu^r ; and then all the Aldermen in gownes of scarlet,^ with sangwyn cappes. And all the commun\?i\tQ. of the Cite were^ clothed in white; bot euery crafte vfiih dyue/'s devices enbrowded*^ vjjon the white gownes, ]Hii 12 eue?"y craft myght be knowen, oon from a-nother, \siih scarlet hodes or cappes. And all they hoved still on horsbak on " the Blak-Heth in Kent, on both sides, as a strete, vnto the Kynges comyng.
And when they sawe the Kyng come, the Maire w^t7i the 16 aldermen rode to the Kyng, and welcomed hym w/t/i all reuerence, honour and obeysa?mce.s And the Kyng thanked hem, and^ he come ridyng thurgh all the j^eple ; and they obeyed, and seid, " "Welcom oure liege ^"^ and Kyng ! welcom ! ^^ and thanked be God 20 in all his giftes, ]iai we se you in good quart ! " and so the Kyng rode streight the high wey to London.
And Avhen the Kyng had riden thurgh Suthwerk, and come to the stulpes wtt/iout^^ London Brigge, \)cre stode a gyaunt in ^^ a 24 toure, wiXh his swerd drawe in his hande, shewed W'iili co\intena2<nce, doth manace all foreyn enemys to the death w/t//out mercy, J></t seith or doth ^-^ ayenst the ^^ Kynges right. " And y, the Kynges Cliampyon, in full myght and power." 28
And then the Kyng come to London Brigge; and there was made a roiall hevenly toure ; and therin was shewed .iij. ladyes as Junpcrice, worthely apparayllod in tiieire aray, which were called by name 'Nature, (Irace, and Fortune.' And theirc girdelles were 32 blewe, shynyng like to sapheres, which sliewed to the Kyng, in his comyng, all goodnesse and gladnesse in^*^ vertuous lyvyiig; and \iiili o^er .vj.^" virgynes celestial, in tresses of gold, and wj'tA
' Irrif 210, hfirl-. - U bcriins again. •■ in rode om. U.
* scarlet gowucs U. ' all U. ^ enbiiiiulrede U. " vpou U.
^ honoui', leiu'ience and oboisaunce U. '•* and so U.
^•^ liege lorde U. " welcom om. U. '- liorugh U.
" -with Inne U. '^ doth or saith U. '* his U.
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Reception of Henry VI in Cornhill and Cheapside. 4G3
coronalle*' on theire hedes, all clothed in white, as virgines, with sonnys^ of golde on theire garmente;?, shewyng as hevenly creatures, mekely salewyng the Kyng, and gaf hym .vij. giftes, fat were i toknes of oure Lord God of heven, f)«t were^ white dowves, betokenyng the giftes of the Holy Gost, a spirite of intelligence, a spirite of sapience, and a spirite of strenght and of connyng, and of consayle, pite, drede, and lowlynesse. And on the lifte side of 8 these .iij, Emperesses, were .vij. o])er virgyns, clothed^ all in white, with sterres of gold on'* theire garmented, with coronalles on theire hedes, which p?'esented the Kyng with ^royall giftes : first, they endewed the Kyng with the crowns of glorye, and with the septre
12 of mekenesse*^ and of pite; a swerd of niyght and victorie, a mantell of prudence, a shelde of feith, a helme of helth, a girdell of love and of parfite peas. And all these ladyes and virgines Avelcomed the Kyng Avith all honoM?'e and reuev-ence.''
16 And then the Kyng p?-ocedyng forth to the Condyte in Cornhill ; and ]>€)'& was made in serkelwyse a Trone ; and in the myddes sittjuig, a yonge child arayed as a kyng, whom to gouerne were .iij. ladyes, Mercy, Trouthe and the Lady^ Clennesse ; and
20 .ij. luges of lawe, and .viij. sergeauntes, to shewe the kyngdom lawe and right. And then the Kyng rode forth, and entred into Chepe, and come to the grete Conduit, ]>at ranne plente of good Avyne, bothe Avhite and rede, to all peple f(/t wold drynk. And
24 aboue, ouer the Condite, was a royall toure likned to Paradyse, with many dyuers trees^ beryng eue/yche dyue/-s frutes. And in this same gardeyn Avas dyuers welles of dyuers Avynes, with bokette*^; and .iij. glorious virgines wounde vp the wyne, p?-o-
28 feryng the Kyng there full habundaunce, fulsomnesse, and high plente. And the names of these virgines been ' jNIercy, Grace, and Pite.' And in the ende of this gardeyn 'pere appered to the Kyng .ij. olde men, — ]>at oon, Enok ; and pat ofer, Ely, — ]>at shewed the
32 Kyng chere and grete preysing^o ministryng his goueraance.
And 11 the Kyng passed forth, and come to the Crosse in Chepe ;
1 sofas U. - were vij U. ■* all clothede U. '' vpou IT.
^ leaf 211. ^ clennesse U.
■^ with alle melodie & roalte of soiige. And than ye Kyng rode forth, comes to redenhall in Cornhill, & l^er was made a roiall thyng like vnto a tabernakle & >ere in satt )>at lady dame sapience with the vij sciences euery in l)ere degre shewyng Jiere craftis werkis & konnynges & made grete loie melodie & songe vnto ye Kyng & welcomede hym with all hououre & reuerence U.
*' lady of U. ^ dyiiers thynges and trees U. ^'' praisyng and U.
'^ and }>an U.
464 Reception of Henry VI at St. Paul's and Westminster.
and there was made a castell roiall : and on the Est syde stode .ij. grene tree3, which bare tlie armes of England and of Fraunce, the libardes and the flouredelice, which been the King^,-? right and trewe arnies be lyne. And vpon this castell, toward Seint Paules, i tliere was the tree of lesse, vfiih all the braunches, shewyng the kynrede of oure Loi'de Ihesu^ and of our Lady,- Seint Marye, to the comfort of the Kyng, and for the grete solempnite of pe worthy cite of London. 8
And then they-^ passed forth from \e.^ Castell and come toward Seint Paules at the Litell Conduit ; and ])e?'e was made an heven indivisible of the Trinite ; and a trone compassed his roiall See w/t/i a grete multitude of angellys hyni aboute, w/t/i dyuers 12 melodyes and songe, to hertly ioye and ^comfortyng of the Kyng and all his peple. And wlian he was come to Seint Paules, there ^ he alight doun of his hors ; and yevQ come fe Archebisshop of Caunterbury, and the Archebisshop of York," and pe Bisshop^ of IG Lincoln, and the Bisshop[es] of Bathe, Salesbury, Norwich, Ely, and Rochestre, and the Dene of Paules with his couent, in proces- sion, in theire best araye of lioly Chirche, and met v;iih liym, and did hym obsi?niaunce as bylongeth^ to hjnn, and censed hym at his 20 comyng in ; and so brought the kyng to the high auter^', ^yiih roiall songe. And there the kyng off red ; and then he come oute ageyn, and toke his hors, and come to 'We&hmnster ; and thider brought hym the Maire, Aldermen, and all the co?/»n?mialte of the 24 Cite of London.
And when the kyng was come to V^'c^iminster with all his peple, the Abbot and all the Couent come oute, coped roially, in procession, wiUi high solempnite and gladnesse. And the Abbot 28 brought to the Ivyng, Seint Edwarde.s" septre ; and so he come into the Abbay with all solempnite, ioye and songe, and offred to Seint Edward ; and then come oute ageyne, and went to his palace. And then the Maire and Aldermen, wi't/i all the co»(»(?//nalte of London, 32 toke theire leve of the Kyng and of the lordes, and thaidced God highly of his Avelfare and comyng.
And on the Seturday next suyng, the Maire and ])c Aldermen come ogeyn to Wcstnmister to the palays, witJi a richc hanaper of 36 gold, and p?-csented it to tlie Kyng, and a M'' .ti. of gold therin, to
' IIicsu Cii.ste U. - of liis moder U. * tlie Kyngc U. ■• tliat U. ^ leu/' 21], Ixick. 0 tiieie „;;,_ \j^ 7 yoike liis cliauiicfler U. * bysliopiiis of lyncoliie Bathe U. ^ byloiigede to theme U.
Parliament at Westminster. Fweign Ambassadors. 465
his bien venewe and welcom hoom ; and p?v.(yed liym of his higli myghty grace, lordship and love to his Chanibre.
And j>en anon after Ester next folowyng,^ the Kyng held his 4 parlement at WestmtTisfer ; and it lasted till seiut Jametyde J>e Appostell. and at Jie begynnyng of the parlement, tlie Cardynall, the Bisshop of Wynchestre, come oner the see into England, and so to London to ])e Kyng, to excuse hym of the offence3 and blames 8 \ai were put vpon hym for thinge*"^ doon in Fraunce, by the com- pleynt of certejai lordes ; wherof he hath worthely excused hym to the Kyng and to his consayle ; and so he was^ fully excused, and the paj'ties at oon,
12 And also to this parlement come Frenssh lordes, bothe spmYuall and temporell and ambassatours of Spayne, and o^er diuers lordes of dyuers* ^landes, to trete for peas and other certeyn maters. And the xxvj. day of Juyn come the Dukes son of Bretayn ouer the
16 see into England, and so to London^ to the Kyng; and wllli hym come a Bisshop of that lande, and certeyn knyghtes and Squyers and theire meny.
Johfm?jes Olney
Joha?2/ies Paddesley j ^
•^ J [a.d. 1432-3.]
And this'^ same yere, the Lord Camoys,^ Sir Walters Hunger- ford son, went ou^r the see into Normandy, wit/i knyghtes,
24 squyers, men of armej and archers, to the Nombre of xv*^. peple and mo, by ordynawnce of the Kyng and his Consayle of^ the Reame, in strengthing and helpyng of the Duke of Bedford, Regent in tho pfwtie3, and of all the Kynges liege peple, and for
28 keping of the Kynge^ title and right.
And in ]jis same yere the Kynges sonne of Naverne, w^t7^ oper dyuers peple wi't/t hym, come in ambassiatry to the Kyng and to^'^ his Consayle.
32 And in ])is same yere the Kyng let intere the Duchesse^^ of
Bedford, -which deyed in Fraunce, ^- at Seint Paules in London, i-
wit/t moche royal te and solempnite as myght be doon in holy Cliirche.
And in this same yere, anon after Cristmasse, pe Bisshop of
36 Acres in tlie land of jSTavern, come to the Kyng in ambassiatry.
^ next folowyng om. U. - thingcs Tr. for thinges U. * is U.
■* and of other dyuers U. ' leaf 212.
® into ]iis lande over the see and so to london U. ' in this U.
3 Cannys and U. » and of U. ^^ to om. U.
^1 entre at saint paules in london the duchesse U. i:i— 12 o,,;,, XJ.
y'lcecomites 20 Johawjies Parneys, Maior. -r i -n 1 i i ^awno xi°
466 Peace Convocation. Eclipse of the Sun.
And in ])is same yere on Seint AYolstans day, Sir Robert Fit^- liugh was stalled Bisshop of London in the see^ of Seint Paules.
And in this same yere, anon after Cristmasse, the grete conuoea- cion and consayle of all the landes -in Cristendom, and also of all 4 oper seculer lordes, and Clerkes, — J)at is to say, Bisshoppes and other^ consayle began in the Cite of Basyle in Duchelande, for to make vnite and peas among all Cristen peple, and for to destroye heretikes and erresye Jiat then reigned among the peple.^ 8
And in this same yere, anon after Ester,^ )»e Archebisshop of Caunte?"bury and oiper^ Bisshoppes with othere clergy, and the Duke of Gloucestre with o])e?'lorde3, knyghtes and sqnyers, went oue?' the see to Caleys, for trety , and made pere a consayle "^ betwene ''' ])e 1 2 Frenssh and fe Englissh. And pider come out of Fraunce Jje Duke of Bedford, Eegent, wit/i many other Frenssh^ lordes, bothe spm^uall and tempo?'all ; and also pider come })e Cardynall, fe Bisshop of Wynchestre. 16
And in this same yere, the xxij*** day of Aprell, the Erie of Huntyngton, with other dyue?"s lordes, knyghtes and-' squyers, yviili^^ men of amies and archers, shipped at Hampton, and went one?- the see into^^ Normand}^ and so^- to Fraunce, for to mayntene, 20 kepe and gouerne the right of cure Kyng and J^e parties of Fra?ince and Xormandy.
And in this same yere, Herry Beauford, Cardynall, Bisshop of Wynchestre, come^^ oufy- the see into England, and so to London, 24 the x*^ day of luyn, to his Maner of Seint Mary Oue/-ey in- Suthwerk.
And I'* in this same yere was the Clipse in fe after-None, pat Asshewell ))c white frere, and o^per clerkes, spake of longe tyma 28 before; which all peple dowted and were sore aferd of, thurgh the speche of fe seid frere. ^^ And this clipse Avas the xvij.^'' day of luyn.
And in this same yere come lohn, Duke of Bedford, witli his 32
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•2—2 of Cristiiince of all yt' spiritualte & teniporallte ami of all secular lordes and clerkis ))at is to say liissliopjtis k otht-r was holdeu & hcfjoiiiic in ye Citie of basile in Ducheland for to make peace k vnite betwix all cristen ])eple k for to destroie lieretikes & lieresic \>ai now reigueth anionge the pejjle U.
=* other which Tr. •* Ester om. U. * o))er nm. U. « leaf 212, hack.
'' to trete of peace and made a counsaill at Caleis betwene U.
* grete U. " and om. U. '" with ojn. U.
" to Caleis and so into U. '" so o)i>. U. " come frome. -" In U the next few lines down to xi.c of June are transposed.
^^ l>er of )»orugh the freres speche. ^^ xix I'.
Army sent to France. Great Plague. Hard Frost. 467
newe ■wedded wife, pe Erles doughter of Seintpoule ; and they come from Frauuce oner the see into England, and so come to London, the xxiij*"^ day of Inyn, fat was Mydsomer Even. And 4 J)e Mayre and aldermen, v^iili many worthy comouns of London, brought theym from the Blak-Heth in Kent, and so to London into Fletestrete, vnto fie Bisshoppes Inne of Salesbury, y\iili all honoure and renerence.
o Thomas Charlton
John Broldey, Maior. tit • vAnno xii"
J'' John Lynge vicecome*^ [ ^
J [A.d. i4od-4.J
And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace ]\P ccccxxxiiij*^, ]>e viij. day of luyn, lohu, Duke of Bedford, and his lady pe
12 Diichesse,^ went ageyn- ouer fe see to Caleys, and so into !N"ormandy and Frflwnce, with a grete nombre of peple, in^ strengthing and mayntenyng of oure'* Kynges right in ^Fraunce and i^ormandy. And in ])is same yere was'^ a grete pestilence in London, bothe
16 of men, women and childern; and namely of worthy men, as alder- men and olper worthi communieTS ; and also thurgh England f)e peple deyed sore, bothe pore and riche," which was grete hevynesse to all peple. '^
20 T) 1 4. r\a -vr • Thomas Bernewelh vic(?co?;i^Yes a««o
Robertus Otley, Maior. ^, _^ \ ... r -, . ^ , ^ n
bymon Eyre j xnj*' [a.d. 1434-5. J
Anil in this yere, and in pe yere of grace ]\P. cccc. xxxv*^, ])e xxij^"^ day 'Sowemher, the grete and hard frost bygan ; and it
24 endured vnto the fest of Candelmasse next, which distroyed ]?e olde peple, bothe men and women, and also yong childern. And also in that same tyme deyed many bay trees, and rosemary, Sauge, tyme, and many oyer herbes.
28 And in this same yere, Sir Herrye Beauford, Cardynall, Bisshop of "Wynchestre, and Maister lohn Kemp, Archebisshop of York, and the Erie of Huntyngton, w/t/t o\er lordes, kuyghtei.-, and Squyers, and Clergye, went ou^r the see into Fra^nce, to ])e Cite
32 of Eeynes, to trete for a fynall peas betwene England and Fraemce. Bot it was sone disquat, for ]je grete highnesse, pride, and couetyse of )3e Frenssh party. For oure Englissh peple abode there from Midsome/- till it was nygh Michelmasse. And so they depa?-ted
36 from hem, and come ageyne into England in saufte, thanked be God !
' & the Ducliesse his wife U. - ageyn oia. U. ^ in the U. ■* tlic U. ' leaf2\Z. " ))er was U. " both men wonioii & children U. 8 Here closes U [ = MS. Un. Libr. Camb. Hh. VI. 9].
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468 Money for War granted to and horrowd hy Henry VI.
And in this same yere, anon after these lordes comyug out of
Frcnaice from this trety of peas, lohn, Duk of Bedford, was seke,
and deyed in the IJoan in Xormandy ; and there he is buryed :
vpon whos soule, God haue mercy ! amen ! 4
,T . -n, 1 TIT • Eobertus Clopton 1 vicecc»?!2Yes a??»o Henncus Irowyk, Maior. ^ .}.... ^ ,, .-,
Ihomas CatwortlTJ xiuj'^' [a.d. 143o-6.J
And in this same yere, and in the yere of gvv^ce Mt ccccxxxvj*^', Kyng Henre ])e vj"' held his pco'lement at Westmynster. And in 8 J)is parlement was grf(2mted a ^disme for holy chirche, and a xv**^ thurghout the Reame, to mayntene pe Kynges Averres and to deffende onre Enemy es. And also they gr'y?aited to f>e Kyng in this pc/rlement, of all peple, pore and riche, both of sp/riYuell and 12 tempoj-ell, to pay of theire Jandes and rentes, and of all frehekl \ai they haue w/t/mi this Eeame of England, vj d. of fe pound ; and pis treuly to fecche and geddre, to help in J)e Kynge*- nedes as at this tyme. 16
And anon, in the begynnyng of Lent next folowyng, Jje King, y^iih his conseyle, borowed a so?>jme of gold ])urghout ])e Eeame, of temporall peple, ]wt amounted a c. ]\P marc of money, to sende his peple oue>' the see ; to kepe, mayntene, and gouerne his landes 20 byyonde the See : of Avhich so??ime, the peple of London lent x M* marc in olde and in newe, ])at is to sey, .iiij. Mt v*" marc of olde, and iiij Mt v*" marc of newe prest. So these ij. so??imes drawen x M* more and more, ouer the good peple of fe Cite of London, \ai 24 is to sey, certeyn craftes found both men of armes and archers to Caleys, forto kepe the towne in saufgarde from oure enemys, pat is to say, the Duke of Burgoyne and his strenght. And also the Cite of London sent stuff to Caleys, as Gonnes, Gonnepouder, \fiih 28 other co?»moditees for the werre, to kepe ])rtt place sauf, to ])e worship of oure Kyng and of J?e Eeame, and to pe welfare anil profite of all England.
And this same yere, deyed iiij bisshoppes in England, \at is to 32 say, the Bisshop of Ely, the Bisshop of London, the Bisshop of Lincoln, and the Bisshop of Bangore, and o\>€r mo p^rlat^ of worthynesse and state, in dyutrs partyes of the Eeame of England.
And in this same yere, the Erie of Morteyner went ouer pe see 3G to Caleys wit/i a grete peple of men of armes and archers, in pe Passion Weke, in the defence of oure Kyng, and to destroye cure enemys.
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The English hesieged in Calais rov.t their Foes. 4G9
And in this same yere, the iiij"' day of Maye, the Erie of Salesbury, and his broder the Lord Faukonberge, -went oue?' the see into Normandy w/t/i a fayre company of knyghtes and squyers,
4 vriili men of armes and archers, in defence of |)e Kyng and of pe Eeame of England, for to destroye oure enemys.
And in this same yere, in ])e Monetli of Maye, the Duke of York and ])erle of Suffolk, mt/i o\er lordes, ^knyghtes and squyers, 8 men of armes and archers, and all oper stuff and necessaryes fat pi?j'teynetli to werre, went ouer the see into Xormandy and Fraunce, as lieftena?mt vnder the Kyng of England, forto goue?'ne and kepe \q landes of Fraunce and Normandy ageyns the Kynges
12 enemys, and in saluacion of the Kynges peple.
And in this same yere aboute Midsomer, the Duke of Burgoyne, wit/i all his pusance of peple, bothe of Fraunce and of Flaundres, and of o^er dyuevs contreys, come and byseged pe towne of Caleys,
16 and ]>e garrysons pat belongen ]ierio. And ]>erQ they destroyed both Mark and Oye, and of fe Kynge.s^ j)eple many oon. And f>ey come thider w^'t/i so grete strenght and ordynaaaice of werre, ))at it was impossible any creatures to conquere theym, sauf jje g?-ace of
20 God oonly ; wherfore pat the Kyng of England, with his consayle, let ordeyn and send one?- pe see to Caleys, for pe Rescues tlierof, and for his peple lying pere, and for his right, his vncle pe Duke of Gloucestre, the Duke of Norffolk, pe Erie of "Warwyk, and pe Erie
24 of Stafford, and pe Erie of Ewe, his broder, and pe Erie of Hunt-
-yngdon, and pe lord Fawnehope, Sir John Cornwayle knyght, and
many ope?- lordes, knyghtes" and Squyers, and many oper men of
armes and archers, to pe nombre of Lx, ]\I+ peple, w/t7i many
28 dyuers wepenys pat belongeth to batayle. And then come the Navy of Spayne, wrtZi ope?' dyuers shippes, which were grete vessels, and stronge and Avell-manned, and byseged pe towne of Caleys by water. Then come pe Erie of Devenshire wiili his
32 Navye out of the west costes, and wz't/t oper dyue?-s shippes of England well-manned ; and they herd of his com???y7?g, and they voided, and went theire wey thens, and wold no lenger abide. And then the Erie of Morteyner and pe Lorde Camoys, wit7i a certeyn
36 of theire peple, issued oute of Caleys, and brake the sege pat the Duke of Burgoyne had ordeyned ayenst the towne of Caleys, and come to pe Bastyle of strength, and slewe pe most pa7-ty pat were pe?'in, and destroyed moche peple, and toke his ordynazmce, and
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470 Flemish Toions taken. A long hard Frost. Queen's Death.
the renienaiiiit fleJde away. And this was doou ere the Duke of Gloucestre come oner J)e see to Caleys ^ with his Xavye and people.
And after this, aboute our Lady Day fe assu??jpcion, the Duke of Gloucestre, the Duke of Norffolk, wit/t Erles and lordes, w/t7i all 1 theire oJ>ey people and ordyncmnces, come vnto Caleys forto rescue it, and forto destroye the sege ; hot it was doon and ended ere they come, thanked be God of his grace ! And pen J»e Duke of Gloucestre, ^viih all his peple, abode in Caleys till he had take his 8 consayle what Avas best to doon. And J)en he toke all his peple and went into Flaundres, and slowe and brent all ]?at they niyht, and toke .ij. townes, Poperyng and Bell. And anon whan this was doon, he comanded all his peple to iicrne ageyn to Caleys, vpon 12 peyn of deth, in all haste. And so ])ey taryed not longe there, bot come ageyn in all hast into England.
And in pis same yere, whils all this doj'ng was at Caleys and in riaundre^, the Kyng of Scottes come w^t7i an lu;ge powere of peple 1 6 and ordynawnce, and biseged ])e towne of Berwik, and after, the Castell of liokesburgh, and did moche harme peye as he come. And pen come pe Erie of Northumberland and pe Erie of West- merland, yviilt lordes and peple of the Cuntrees, and distroyed and 20 brake his seges ; and he lledde w/t/i his peple, and turned ageyn into Scotland.
ihomas Mustiim Joham^es Mychell, Maior. ^rniebnus Gregory 1 ^^"^" ^'" , ^^
° ^ 1[a.d. 1436-7.]
And in this same yere, and the yere of g/-ace ]\P CCCC. xxxv*' the grete, hard, bityng frost bygan the vij. day of Deceinbre, and endured vnto pe xxij. day of Feue/'ere next, which greved pe peple 28 wonder sore ; and moche pepel deyed in pat tyme, for colde and for skarcite of wode and cole. And tender herbes Avere slayne wit/i pis frost, pat is to say, llosemary, sauge, tyme, and many oper herbes, 32
And in ])is same yere deyed good Queue Kate/yn, pat Avas moder to Kyug Ileiire the Sext, and Avife to Kyng Henre the .v"', the )?ursday pe .iij. day of ^lanuare, in pe Abbey of Bermoudesey Avithout SuthAverk, in pe counte of Surre. And the Friday, the 36 viij. day of Feuerere next after, the body of the Queue Avas brought to Seint Katcryns beside the Toure, and so thurgh London to Seint Paules, Avtt/i lordes and ladyes, and wiili the Maire and Aldermen,
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and the Craftes in London and y\^i\h all the religious peple, as chanons, prestys and freres ; and there was a solenipne dirige and masse on the morowe. And from thens she was brought to "West- 4 mynstre, and pere was hir terement holden and doon riall}^ ; and fe?'e buryed in the Chapell of oure Lady, on whos soule, God haue mercy ! Amen !
And in this same yere, duryng the hard frost, fe Monday the
8 xxiij, of lanuare, the gate of J)e Cite at London Brigge oue^'-threwe
and fell doun into Tamys to pe hard ground, and drewc the houses
after hym, botlie w/t/an and wzt/;out, to grete harm to ])e Cite and
to pe brigge.
12 And in this same yere, the walles of chirches, bowses, and of Selers, \at were made of chalke, broke in many places, and fell in smale pecys to the grounde as dust.
And in this yere pe Kyng held his prtrlement at Westmynstre ;
16 and it byganne at pe Test of Seint Hillary, and ended at Ester next folowyng. And in pe begynnyng of Lent, tj-dynge.^^ come to fe Kyng and to the Eeame, how pat J)e Kyng of Scotte*', Sir Lames Steward, Avas slayn at Seint Johnes Towne yviih treson, by a Squyer
20 of Scotland. And to this parlement come many dyuers straungers, sowwiQ of Aragon in Spayne, somw^e of Spruce, som??ie of Beam, and som?»e of 'Yw.uwq.q and Xormandy. And pe Bisshop of Tyrwyn, wzt// dyue/'s knyghte.5 and Squyers, come to this same
24 prtrlement.
And in this same yere, the ix*'' day of luyll, deyed Quene lohan in the INIaner of Haueryng-at-Bour in Essex, which was wife to Kyng Henry the iiij'^' ; and from thens she was brought to
28 Cau?ite?'bury, and there is she buryed : on whose soule, God haue mercy ! Amen !
And in this yere, anon after Midsomer, the Lord Willoughby, and other lordes wit/t hym, knyghte*" and squyers, men of armes
32 and archers, were sent ouer the see into Frawnce, forto strenght, mayntene, and kepe the Kynge.s title and right pat he Iiadde in rr«?mce and Normandy.
And in this same yere, at pe jSTatiuite of oure Lady Seint Mary,
36 pe Erie of Warwik was ordeyned ^ and comainided ouer the see
into Fraunce and N'orma[n]dy, forto be lieftena?mt and gouernour
in the Kynges name, viiih strenght of all pe partyes and landes pat
the King hath byyonde the see, as in Fraunce, Normandy, and
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Gascoyne. And then tlie Duke of York come hoom ageyn, pat longe tyme had been there; and so the same tyme he toke his iotirney \\ltU lordes, knyghte^' and squyers, men of armes and archers, a royall and a worthy company, and toke vfitlt hym pe 4 lady his wife, and the yonge Lord Spencer, his sonne and his heire,- and shipped in Goddes name, and toke the see. And when they Avere forth in the see, there arose grete tempeste^^, stormes and wyndes ; and then they stode in perill of deth ; and so, as God 8 wold, he was dryven ageyn into England costes, and were saved ; and so, at Allhalowentyde next, the good Erie of AVarwyk toke his shippyng ageyn, and passed oue^' the see, and come wftA his peple to Eoan in saufte, thanked be God ! 12
\ViUeImus Hales WilleZm?fs Estfeld, Maior. •^^T^^^ i r^^ \ ^nno xvi'^
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And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace ]\P CCCC 16 xxxviij, a woman of Highgate, pat was a tayllours wife, lete sle hir husbond ; and yeriove. she was luged to be brent at the Toure hill, pe Monday pe xxvij*'^ day of lanuare.
And in this same yere, on Esterday, a gardyner pat wonned at 20 Seint Mary at ^Nax in London, recened pe glorious sacrament oure Lordes body, and toke it oute of his mouth, and hidde it in a clowte, and wold haue brent it. And the pa?"son took the sacrament, and receyued it reue?-ently, and brought it to pe high auter ageyn, and 2-i sent pe gardyner to prison. And pe Bisshop of London and oper Bisshoppes and clergye sate vpon hym, and lugeel hym, for lollardry -and erresye, to be brent in Smythfeld.
And in this same yere, the xiij. day of luyn, .v. men of the 28 Cuntre of Tynderden in Kent, were founden and taken for heresyes and destroyers of the Kinge.>; peple ; and so they Avere brought to ^ Maidston in Kent, and there lugcd to deth, to be drawe, hanged, qwarterd, and theire hedes smyten of. 32
And in this same yere, the Erie of !Morteyn went ower the see into Fra?ince by the Kynges comaundment and consayle, forto strenght and kepe in the Kijiges name certeyn partyes in Fraunce and Kormandy, w/t7i knyghtex, squyers, men of armes and archers. 36
And all this yere duryng, was grete scarcite of corn ; for a busshell whete was at xx d. and ijs., and in the last ende of the yere at xxvj d. pe busshell ; and a busshell of rye was at xvj d. an<l
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xviij d., and barly at x d. and xij d. ; and then was right feble brede made for fe coiuon peple ; and a galon of rede wyne at x d., and all ofe?' swete wynes at xvj d., as Eomney, Malvesyne, Clarry, Tyre ;
4 and flessh and fyssh was longe tyme at an high price, which was grete charge to all the comons ])urghout ])e Eeanie. And in all pe iJ^orth Cuntre a busshel of Avhete was at xl d. the most part of pe yere. And moclie worthy peple deyed in the yere of pestilence,
8 and of oper commune peple of men, women and childern, thurghout ]>e Eeam, and principally at York and in the ^N'orth Cuntre; on whos soules God haue mercy ! amen !
And in that same yere, in the Moneth of luyll, were made .vij. 1 2 Sergeaimtej of Lawe ; and they held theire genez-all f est the day of the T?'anslacion of Seint Thomas, in the Bisshoppes Inne of Ely in Holbourne.
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And in this same yere, and the yere of grace M^ CCCC xxxix*',
on Seint Clemente.5 day, betwene .iij. and .iiij. after I^one, per
20 fell such wedring of wynde and rayne, thondyr and lightnynge*' ; and a grete smoke of the lightnyuge, pat all peple Avere sore agast fe/'of, for J)e hydous noyse pat was herd in the Eeame. And Jjfc/'with an erthquake, Ipat shoke all the grounde.
24 And in this yere on Seint George.s Even, ^the holy Martir, from .ij. after mydnyght vnto .v. of the clok in pe mornyjig, ])er was so huge and so grevous wedryng of thundir and lightnyng, hale, wynde and Eayne, pat the peple were hugely agast and dred of it ;
28 bot oure Lord God and his blessed Moder, oure Lady Seint Marye, saved and kept all his hande-werk at all tymes, — blessed myght He and she be ! amen !
And in this same yere, on the Monday next after Trinite
32 Sonday, the Erie of Huntingdon, with oper lordes, knyghtes and Squyers, men of armes and archers, went out of London toward the see for to goue;-ne and kepe the Cite of Burdeux, and also the Cuntreyes of Gascoyne and Guyan, to the p?'ofite of cure liege Lorde
36 the Kyng, and to the welfare of the Eeame of England.
And in this same yere deyed Sir Eichard Beauchamp, Erie of Warwyk, in ^Normandy ; and his bonys were brought into England,
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and buryed at the towne of Warwik : on whos soule, God liaue mercy ! amen !
And in this same yere, the .v. day of luyn, the Erie of Stafford, wit/^ k'trdes, knyghtes, squyers, men of armes and archers, 4 in good aray, went ower the see to Caleys, for tretice betwene England and Fraunce. And \v^'t/an .ij. dayes after, went oner the see to Caleys, the Archebisshop of York, })e Bisshop of Norwiche, and the Bisshop of Seint Dauy, w^t/i a grete meyne of clerkes, and 8 moche o]>er peple wz't/i theyni, in good arraye, to Caleis, to this same tretice. And the Friday next after that, went the Cardinall, the Bisshop of Wynchestre, w^t^ a grete multitude of peple, ower the see to Caleys, to the same tretice. And the Seturday next, 12 went out of the Cite of London toward Caleis, to that same tretice, the Duke of JSTorfFoZ/r, \fiili o^er grete lordes, knyghtes and squyers, and moche oyer peple ^x^ill hym, in good araye ; And Sir Eichard Wodevyle, knyght, and Sir Eoger Chamberlayn, knyght; and 16 many o^er worthy states of knyghtes and Squyers, wit/* men of armes and archers, went one?' the see into Normandy, to kepe the Kynges title and right. And j^ere fe Cardynall and these Bisshoppes, and the Duke of IS^orffoZ/i-, abode pere, and treted wiih 20 the Frenssh party vnto J)e terme of j\Iichelmasse ^ next folowyng.
And in all this yere, all greyues of corne were at an high price ; for whete was at xxxij d., barly at xvj d,, and rye at-ij s., vnto the terme of Michelmasse next; and then was whete at xviijd., barly 24 at X d., and Eye at xiiij d.
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And in this same yere, and in the yere of grace M* CCCC xL, a serua^nit fat was with a man of Hakney, .ij. myle from London, come wit/i his mayster to London, and bought vitayle and must for deynte, forto sende hoom to his wife, for she was grete -with childe. 32 And the fals creature, when he come hoom, slewe fe wife and the child Wit/an her, and an of er damysell and a nofer youg felawe pat was wz't/an his hous, and robbed theym of all theire lewels and tresoure fat they hadde within theym. And so he fledde, and wold 36 haue goon his weye ; but God wold not so ; for murdour woll com oute ; and so he was take and brought to London, and so to West- minster ; and fere he had his dome, to be brought to f e Toure of
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London, and pere leide on a hirdell, and drawen thurgh the Cite to Tyburn, and fere hanged for his falshede.
And anon after in this same yere, ])e Cardynall and oper
4 Bisshoppe.-;, and the Duke of N'orffo//,-, ^\iill all ofer lordes, bothe
sp/riYuall and temporall, had ended theire trete, and made a trewes
betwene England and Fra?<nce and Flaundres for iij. yere ; and
thus was this matere ended.
8 And in this same yere, Pope Eugeny, of the high grace and
gifte of God, and of his grete avise and gouernance, conuerted and
brought all the land of Grece, and oper p?-ovynces and kyngdoms,
"into Cristen lawe and feith, and to hold the lawe and feith of Eome
-1 2 and of the Pope, as we doon at all tymes.
And in this same yere, on the morne after Seint Martyns Day,.
Kyng Henry the Sext held his parlement at Westminister, ^ and it
endured there vnto Cristinasse next, and myght not acorde. And
16 the morowe after xij. day, the Kyng and his lordes removed it to
J>e towne of Eedyng ; and fere the pa?'lemeut was holden and
ended, to the welfare of the King and of the Eeame, as we trust
and hope in oure Lord God, in tyme comyng.
20 And in this same yere, aboute Cristmasse, went the Erie of
Somersett ouer the see into YxauwcQ and Norman^dy, with a roiall
peple of lordes, knyghtes, Squyers, men of amies and archers, forto
goue?'ne there pe Kynges peple and landes, and to strenght the
24 lordes and theire peple fat hadde been fere long tyme, savyng and
mayntenyng the Kynges right and title.
And in fis same yere, the Duchesse of Clarence deyed in the
Abbey of Bermondesey without Suthwerk in Surre. And sho was
28 caried to Caunterbury, and buried beside the Lord Thomas hir
husbond, wliich was Duke of Clarence, on whos soule, God haue
me?-cy ! amen !
And in this same yer deyed the Countesse of Warwik, and is 32 buried beside hir lord. Sir Eichard Beauchamp, Erie of "Warwik : on whos soules, God haue mercy ! ameu !
And this same yere, in the tyme of Lent, come .vj. persones with theire shippes from byyonde the see, vfiih dyue?'s fyssh forto 36 vitayle the Cite of London. And when they were delyue?'d, and goyng homward, \er come a company of fals men, and p2«'sued theym in a barge, and come vpon theym in the nyght, as fey were aslepe in theire vesseles and rode by anker in Tamys, and slewe all 1 leaf 217, hack.
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fat were there in the shippes, and ciitte feir throtes and cast theym in the water, and after drowned theire shippes, — and the shippes sank in the water, — for no man shuld espye theire falsnesse. And so, w/t//in a while after, two of these theves were take and 4 dampned, for theire trespasse, Vat they brake the Kyng^c^t trewes and peas, to be ledde to Seint Katerins byyonde the Toure of London, and ]>ere a payre of Galowes to be sett vp, and hanged vfith cheynes and colers of Iron, till they be wasted and spent. 8 And this was doon on a Friday, in the niornyng, ]>& xix*'' day of Aprell.
And in ])is same yere, ^a fuller of Shordiche apeched of treson many worthy men of Kent, bothe Squiers, and o])er worthy men of 12 gentelmen ; wherof he was atteint, and proved fals of his fals apechement ; And so he was brought afore the lawe, and dampned to be drawe and hanged, and his hede smyten of, and sett on London Brigge, and his qnavters set on .iiij. gates of London : and 16 this was doon the iiij*'' day of ]\Iaye.
And in this same yere, Sir Eichard Wyche, vicar of Hermondes- - Avorth in 'Middlesex, ])at somtyme was vicar of Depford in Kent ; and oon Koger Norman, of Normandy born, was take and brought 20 before the Bisshop of London, and tofore the clergie, in the Chapitre hous of Seint Paules ; and there they bothe were conuicte in heresye. And then there come a writte from the Chaunceller to the Maire and Shirrefs of London, to do execucion on theym ; and 24 so they were brought to the Towre Hill on Seint Botulphes Day, and ])ere brent, bothe in oon tonne ; and thus they ended theii'e lives in this Avorld. And fe peple pat sawe theym dye, had grete compassion on theym, for the confession and ende ]>at they made 28 -in theire good byleve, and thanked God of his sonde.
And in this same yere, the xij. day of August, ]>er fell such wederyng of rayn, thunder and lightnyng in ])e after None, |)«t it was hydous, and wonder to se ; wherof the peple were sore agast ; 32 for the lightnyng fell in Bredstrete, on ])e Inne ]>at is called the Sterre ; and there it tlid moche harme, for it fell in a hey hous where J)er was .L. cartfull of heye, and more ; and it was all lost and distroyed, and was caried into Chepe ; and had not been the 36 high me/'cy and grace of God, and the grete Eayn, the peple tired it shuld haue brent moche of the Cite and destroyed nioche gooil in that ])artyQ.
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4 And in this yere, and the yere of grace MtCCCC xlj, the iiij*"^ day of Nouembre, the Duke of Orliaunce went out of the Eeame of England to Caleys, and so forth into Fraunce, and was receyued at Seint Omers of ])e Duke ^ of Burgoyne and of the Duchesse his 8 wife, and of many oyer lordes, knyghtes and srfjyers, and of ofer comons of Fraunce; and so he come into his owne lordship.
And in this yere, the xxvj, day of Xouembre, a knyght of Spayne chalenged Sir Eichard Wodvyle, knyght, in certeyn poyntes
12 and courses of Averre, on foote, w/t/an listes, with polaxe, swerd and dagger. And thys feet was doon in Smythfeld betwene these two knyghte.9 well and worthely, and bothe good men and worthy in their dedys of armes. And so the Kyng, of his roiall mageste,
16 cryed 'hoo,' and toke their quarell into his g?-acious handes.
And in this same yere, the xvj*'^ day of ]Maye, the Duke of York, the Erie of Oxenford, the Erie of Ewe, Sir Richard Wodvyle, knyght, wtt/i opey Barons, lordes, knyghtes and squyers, men of
20 armes and archers, went ower the See wzt/i all good aray, as armoure and all o\er stuff pat belongeth to werre, to gouerne and kepe the Kynges right in Frawnce and i*^ormandy, and in all Cuntrees in those pa>'tyes, to the worship and profite of the Kyng and of the
24 Eeame of England. And with theym went ower the see the Duchesse of York, the Duchesse of Bedford, the Countesse of Oxen- ford, the Countesse of Ewe, and many oyer mo ladyes v^iih theire lordes, and other gentelwomen and damysels pat bilonged to theym :
28 Almyghty God goue>'ne theym all, and kepe in his saufgard ! Amen !
And in this same yere, the xv*'' day of luyll, Kyng Henry the vj^^ come oute of Essexe to London, in at the port called Algate,
32 and went ouer London Brigge, and so thurgh Suthwerk to his Maner of Kenyngton. And at his comyng in at Algate, the Maire, Aldermen and Comons, in theire best aray, welcomed the Kyng into the Cite ; and made grete loye of his comyng. And godely
36 the Kyng thanked the Maire and his brethern and all the Comons.
And the Kyng was not so sone passed the Cite, bot pat it hay led,
rayned and eke lightned, pat well was hym pat was wMin house ;
and so ayenst even it fared in the same Maner, Avherof the peple
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were sore agast, and aferd of the greto tempest. And so it was spoken emonges the peple, fat ])er were som wikked fendes and spu'ites arered out of helle by coniuracion, forto noy ]>& peple in the Eeanie, and to put theym to trouble, discencion ^ and vnrest. An 4 yen Avas it knowen ]mt certeyn clerkes, and women fiat ar called ' wicchea,' had made theire operacion and theire craft to destroy men and women, or whom they list, vnto deth by theire fals craft and Avorching. Wherof Dame Alianore Cobhom, Avhich Avas |)e 8 Duchesse of Gloucestre, Avas named principally of these actes and fals dedes forto destroy the Kyng, Avhom God saue and kepe ! l>ot as God AA'old saue his hande-werk and seniaunt, made it be knoAAx^n openlj'', all theire fals Averkys and tresoun fat they ymagyned and 12 AA'roght, AA'hich Avas openly sheAved afore all peple })«t Avoid com to Seint Paules Crosse on the Sonday, the xxiij. day of luyll, by Eoger J»at Avas liir Clerk, a Nigromaucier, by the deuels crafte and ymaginacion in his AA-orching, Avhich Avas sheAA'ed openly in ])e 16 sermon-tyme, the day aboueseyd, to all peple fat Avoid come to se it, of here scriptures, ymages of silui?/', of Avexe, and of o]>er metalle^', and sAverdys, ^\-ith many oper dyue?-s instrumented of this i'als craft of Nigromancy and the devels poAvere." And fere Eoger, this 20 Clerk, stode vpon an high stage, yvitJt. all his Instrumentes about hym, spoyling of his garment ; and did vpon hym a surplyce, with a croAvno of papir vpon his hede, forto forsake all his fals craft of the devell, and for to relapse all fat he had doon and AATOUght by 24 the dcA^yll and his poAvere, in presence of the Archebisshop of Canterbury, the Cardynall, fe Bisshop of Wynchestre, fe Bisshop of London, the Bisshop of Salesbury, and many of er grete clerkys beyng there present ; and of of er lordes temporalle.'*, therle of 28 Huntingdon, therle of Xorthhumberland, and therle of Staflbrd, and moo o]>er lordes of the Kynges Consayl, and the Maire and Aldermen, with f e Comons of the Cite of London, and many moo people of dyuers pa?-tyes, and straungers of the Eeame, and aliens 32 of of er straunge landes beyond the see, beyng in f e - Cite of London fat tyme.
Ami on fe TeAvesday, Avhich Avas Seint James Day ])e Apostell, Dame Alianore Coliham come out of the seintwary at Westminsf-er 36 into the Kinges Chapell Avhich is Avithin the Kingecs- paleys, to the high autere of the same Chapell, Avhich is of Seint Stephen, before the pr^'7^cipall clergye of the Eeame Avhich Avere fere present, fat is ' leaf 219. 1 kaf 219, had:
Eleanor Cdbham found guilty of Treason and Felony. 479
to sey, the j^ rchebissliop of Caiiiittrbury, p/v'mate of all England, the Cardynal of Wynchestre, the Cardynal of York, the Bisshops of Loudon, Bathe, and Salesbui-y, and of otlier many prmcipall 4 Clerkes of the Reame which Avere there present, and examyned Dame Alianore Cobham of xxviij. dyue/'s poyntes, bothe of felony and of treson, which pey opened and shewed there to hir. And she ansuered to the Clergye, and sayde ' not gilty ' ; and so they let 8 hir go sauf ageyn to the Seintwary vnto the morowe, pat was Seint Anne day. And thider she come ageyn as she was charged of the Bisshops ; and there was Eoger hir Clerk, present, and vouched all these poyntes vpon hir pat were shelved the day aboueseyd to hir,
1 2 wherof she knowleched so??ime poyntes at that tyme, the nombre of .v., — and so she went ageyn into Westrayustre for a certeyn tyme tyll prtt the Kyng, with his Consayll, wold do correccion and remedy of all this fals actys and dedys, thus ymagyned and doon
16 to his persone, and his lordes and lieges.
And on pe same day the Kyng sent to London to the Maire and Aldermen and Comons of the Cite, and also to therle of Huntingdon, pe Erie of Stafford, therle of !N'orthumberland, the
20 Tresorer of England, Sir Eauf Cromwell, the Lord Fawnehop, Sir lolin Cornwayle, Sir Walter Hunge/'ford, and o])er knyghte-5 and Squyers, to fele and see what was to be doon to amende and destroy this fals dede and cursed ymagynacion to the Kyng and to ]>e
24 Reame. And they, of theire good discrecion and wysedom, as trewe liege peple ordeyned .iiij. enquestes wit7an the Cite, of substantiall peple ; to brynge and shewe trewe inquisicion of all crymes and trespasses ]>at she was accused of. And they found hir
28 gilty bothe ^of treson and of felony; and so,thurghout Middelsex, the questes were charged at 'SVestnmisfer of knyghte.:? and Squyers, to brynge in their verdite ; and they indited her in the same poyntes, bothe of felony and of treson. And so, the .xj. day of
32 August, Dame Alianore was take into the haudes and ward of Sir lohn Steward and Sir William Wolff, knyghte*^ and to ojje/- persones as the Kyng and his consayle ordeyned and devised to her, and to o\)er of hir consayle and affinite, as they haue deserued,
36 after his tyme and leyser ; and she to be kept in holde strongly in the Castell of Ledes in Kent, vnto ]>e wille of the Kyng and of his Consayle, and all f»e oper pe?'sones, bothe men, women wicches, and ope/-, to be kept in the Toure of London to his likyng, leyser, and
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tym to do to tlieym as tliey liaue deserued. And so, the .xix. day
of Octobre next, by the Kynges comaundmewt, and his Consayl,
Sir lohn Steward, knyght, \vith strenght of peple, brought Dame
Alianore Cobliom from the Castell of Ledes to Westminster, into 4
the Kynges paleys ; and there she was put and kept in warde of fe
Constable vnto hir answere and examynacion. And the Friday
next she was brought into Seint Stephens Chai^ell, called ' the
Kynges chapell,' and ' the Kynges college,' afore the Clergye ; and 8
]>ere Avas examyned of hir sorcery, and wicchecraft and treson.
And so all the poyntes Avere opened and shewed there to hir by
certeyn Bisshops and clerkys, \)at is to sey : the Bisshop of London,
]>e Bisshop of Lincoln, the Bisshop of Salesbury, and the Bisshop 12
of Norwiche, Mvith moo o]>er doctoz/rs and niaysters of diuinite,
beyng ])ere present. And then she w/t//neyed and w/t/iseyd all the
poyntej fat were put and shewed to hir pat tyme. And than she
-had respite and day of ansuere till the Monday next. And ])ere 16
she come ageyn to the same chapell, tofore all the Clergye and
Bisshops and doctours, and maystres of diuinite. And then come
Eoger, hir Clerk, witJi all his Instruments? ]>at were shewed at
Seint Paules Crosse aforetyme, and they Avere shewed to Dame 20
Alianore Cobham ; and she w^t/^neyed, and seyd ' it was not so ;
bot pot she did it forto haue borne a child ^ by hir lord, the Duke
of Gloucestre,' and \>ere was Maister Thomas Suthwell, pa?'son of
Seint Stephens in Walbroke, and Chanon of pe Kynges Chapell, 24
pat was of hir craft and consayle ayenst hir; and the wicche of
Eye, beside Westminster, ayenst Dame Alianore Cobham ; and seid
pat she was causer and doer of all this werk and dede; And so
they were all put vp ageyn as for that tyme. And the xxvj*^ day 28
of Octobre next suyng, deyed the seid Mayster Thomas Suthwell,
in the Toure of London. And the Friday next, the wicche of Eye
was brought from the Towre of London into Smythfeld, and there
brent for hir fals beleve and wicchecraft pat she had vsed of longe 32
tyme.
■IT7-1 7 7 nil \icecomites Wu.letm.us Combes
Eobertus Clopton, Maior. j^.^^^.^^^^ -^.^j^^ ^a««o xx«
J [a.d. 1441-42.] 36 And in this same yere, and the yere of grace M^CCCC xlij., the vj. day of Novembre, the Archbisshop of Canterbury and the .ij. Cardynalles of Wynchestre and of York, and pe Bisshops of 1 leaf 220, hack.
Eleanor Cobham docs iwhlic Penance. Bolinglrohe hangd. 481
London, Lincoln, Salesbury and K'orwiclie, ^^'^{]l dyue?-s doctors and niaistres of diuinite, deuorsed and departed the Duke of Gloucestre and Dame Alianore CoLliflm, as for matrymony made 4 before betwene theym two. And so Dam Alianore Cobham, by ordyna^mce and charge of the Archebisshop of Canterbury and his brethern, was Joyned to hir penoamce for pe grete offence and trespasse yat she had doon ayenst God and holy Chirche, and for 8 the fals sorcery and wicchecraft pat she vsed and longe tyme had wrought, ])at she shuld go from Westminster to London .iij. market dayes in the weke, Monday, "Wednesday, and Friday, wzt// a taper brennyng in her hande : oon to Seint Paules, an other to
12 Cristchirch, and Jje thridde to Seint Michelles in Cornhill. And the Monday, the xiij*'' day of Nouembre, Dame Alianore Cobham come by water from V^esiminster to the Temple brigge, forto do hir charge of penance, on fote thurgh Fletestrete ^ to Seint Paules ;
16 and ])e?'e she offred hir first taper. And the Wednesday next she come from Westmimter by Water to the Swanne in Tamystrete, and come on fote wit/i a taper in hir hande, and come vp Tamystrete to Seint Magnus corner, and vp Briggestrete, and Eschepe and
20 Graschirch, and so to the Corne>' of Leden-Hall, and so to Crist- chirch ; and there offred the secund taper. And the Friday next, she come from Westmi«.itfer by Avater to the Quene-Hithe, and so vp purgh Bredstrete into Chepe ; and thiirgh Chepe into Cornhill,
24 to Seint Michelles chirch, and fere offred a taper of a pound wexe ; And then was she brought ageyn to WestmM?t<fer, into the Constable ward. 1 -
And the Seturday next, }?e'^xvij. day of N"ouembre, Eoger
28 Bultyngbrok, Dame Alianore Cobhams Clerk of Kigromancy and sorcery, was brought to the Guyldhall of London, and pere damjjned for his fals treson, and for his fals tresoun, and sorcery and Nigromancy ayenst all holy Chirch ; -wherthurgh he was dampned
32 to deth by landes la we. And he was ledde to the Toure of London, and leyd vpon a hirdell, and drawen thurgh the Cite to Tybowrne galowes, and pe/'e hanged, and let downe ageyne all quyk, and his bowelles cutte out of his body, and brent afore hym. And then was
36 his hede smyten of, and his body quartered; and oon sent to Oxenford, the secund sent to Cambrigge, the thridde to Bristowe, and the fourth to [ ] ^ ; and his hede was set vpon London
Brigge : and fus he ended his life in pis world.
1 fca/221. 2 Blank space left in MS.
482 EUanm'' Cdbhara imprisond. Duel in Smithfield.
And Dame Aliauore Cobliam yet kept in warde in fe Constablery of 'Westnmister, vnto the "Wednesday, ilie xxiiij. day of laniiare ; and then she was brought thens to ]>e Planer of Neyte, which is the Abbote.^ of '\Vestmi71sfer ; and pere she was kept 4 Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday till noon. And when she was -brought first out of Westminster, Ipere was such wedryng of thonder, lightnyng, hayll and rayne, fat the peple Avere sore adredde and agast of the grete noyse and hydous of fie weder, ^ pat sodenly was 8 doon and shewed ]>ere at theire passage at Jjat tyme. And on the Friday at after- jS'one, she was had at the Kynges comau?idment and -wille, forth to the Cite of Chestre, in an hors-bere, with strenght of peple; and fro Chestre into pe lie of Man, to be kept pere in sauf 12 gard, etc.
And in this same yere was a liate^l doon, the xxx*^' of lanuare, in Smythfeld, betwene .ij. worthy men, and bold in armes and fight : ])at oon men called Sir Philipe Beef, a knyght of Cateloyne ; 16 and on fat o])er party, a Squyere of fe Kynge*' of England, fat men called lohn Astley. And at f e comyng to fe feld, ey])er of theym toke theire tent; and then was fe knyghte.>' son of Cateloyne brought to the Kyng, and the Kyng made hym knyght ; and then he was '20 brought ageyn to his faders tent. And then, wz't/an a while after, the heraudes of armes called theym bothe oute, to do their fight ; and so fey come in bothe armed with all theire wepen about theym ; bot the knyght come w/t/i his SAverd drawe, and the Squyere yvith 24 his spere. And the Squyer cast his spere to f e knyght ; and the knyght avoyded it wit/i the SAverd, and cast it to the ground ; and the Squyer hent his axe, and Avent to the knyght at onys, and smote many strokes hard and sore \'pon his Easenet and on his 28 hande, and made hym lese his axe. And it fell from hym to fe grounde, and brast vp his vmbrere .iij. tymes, and kaught his daggers, and Avold haue smyten hym in the fiice forto haue slayne hym in the feld. And then the Kyng cryed 'hoo ! ' and so they 32 Avere depa^-ted ; and eyf er of theym Avent hoom ageyn to his tent. And then the Kyng sent for his squyere lohn Astley, and made hym to be duljbed knyght, for his Avorthy and good Iow?Tiey fat he did and Avrought at fat tyme on his enemy in his noble presence, 36 etc.
Ami in this same yere, the xviij"' day of Maye, began a huge storme of sodeyn Avedevyng, anon after .iij. of fe clok at after-None, ' leaf 221, back.
Expedition to France. Arrant Thieves hangd. 483
vnto .vj. of the clok, of hayle, rayne, thunclre and lightnyng, pat the peple wondrecl pervpon. And pe hayle bete doun all the blossomes of trees, pat the frute was all goon for this yere, at
4 London and aboute London, for pe mnltitude of watere ^ pat come of pe hayle and rayne.
And in this yere, the xxv day of ]VLiye, the Lord Talbot toke his iowrney fro London toward ]S'ormandy and Fra?<nce, for to help
8 to goiie?'ne and kepe vnder the Duke of York, the pr«'tyes byyond the see, wit7i knyghte^^ Squyers, men of amies and archers, and all mane/' stuff pat longed to werre : which, Almyghty God goue/iie, save, and kepe, and all pe Kynge6^ trewe peple, bijthe in that pa;'ty 12 and in oures ! And er he toke his iozirney out of this lande, pe Kyng made the Lord Talbot, Erie of Shrovesbury, and his son and heire Lord Talbot.
rri 11 1 (yicecomites
ihomas Eeaumond 16 Joha/»ies Atherley, Maior. -p. ,, v -i -a/i^oxxj"
lean us X ore on y^^^ 1442-43.]
And in this same yere, and the yere of g?'ace M^ CCCC xliij., pe Tewesday the xiiij. day of Maye, oon Botiler Steynoz^r, and a
20 Baker, and tAvo oper men and a preest, which were strong, errant theves, robbyng and quellyng the Kynges peple, Avere dampned at Westmwi6'^er to be ledde in a Cart standyng vpright fi-om the Kynges Benche in Suthwerk, and so thurgh the Cite of London,
24 tyll they come to Tyburn, and there to be hanged. And so they deyed, all .v. persones ; and at the comyng of pern into the Cart, pe?'e fell suche wedryng from the skye, pat folke were sore adredde and agast, it was so horrible and grete, what of rayne, thondere and
28 lightnyng and bay 11, in theire passage to pe deth. And on the Tewesday next suyng, two strong theves, and a woman thefe, were hanged at Tyborn for theire fals offences and trespasser, and murdryng of the Kynges peple.
32 And in this same yere, pe Monday next folowyng, the woman of Kent pat met vfith the Kyng at pe Blak-Heth in Kent, and spake to hym boldly, and reviled hym vngoodly and vnwisely for Dame Alianore Cobham, pat he shuld haue hir hoom ageyn to hir
■36 husbond, the Duke of Gloucestre. And wi'th these Avordes the Kyng wexe wroth, and toke it to hert ; and - she was arested and brought into prison by the la Ave, and so broght to Westminster afore the lusticej of the Kynge*^ Benche. And pere she was rep;'eved
^ leaf 222. ~ lea/ 222, back.
BRUT. K K
484 A Woman iirest to death. Exjyedition to France.
for hir vngoodly langage, and fole-hardj'nesse to speke so to hir liege lorde, the Kyug. And she ansuered not, hot asked the Kynge^ grace. And fro ])at day she Avas put vp ageyn in the • Kynges Benche till Wednesday next, and then was brought ageyn 4 to Westminster afore the lustices. And when she Avas examyned, she wold not speke ne ansuere ; and ferfore fe lustices gafe hir dome, |)at she shuld stand in a cart vpright, from the Kynges Benche, and so tliurgh London, pat all peple myght se hir, wiili a 8 paupii-e about hir hede, of hir proude and lewed langage fat she had spoke and shewed to fe Kyng. And so she was caryed ageyn J)urgli London and Suthwerk, in fe same Cart, tyll she come to ])e Blak-Heth fere as she seide these wordes vnto pe King ; and then 1 2 was caryed ageyn to Suthwerk, and delyuerd ageyn to fe kepers of ])e Kynges Benche, for to haue hir lugement as ])e luge had .ordeynod it for her offence, forto lay as moche yron vpon hir body till she be deed : and thus she ended in this world, for hir proude 16 langage to hir Kyng and soue>'ayn lord.
And in this yere the Kyng made the Erie of Somerset, Markes— ? Dorsett, and ordeyned hym w^t/i a grete Navy of peple, of lordes, knyghtes, Squyers, men of amies and archers ; wit/i all maner stuff 20 of werre, forto gouerne, kepe and mayntene his landes in Fraunce, Xormandy, and Guyan. And he abode longe tyme after in England, vpon the cooste^-, to abide for shipping and peple })at were not come to hym. And so, the xxj. day of luyll, he toke his 24" shipping ouer the see into Fraunce and Kormand}', \\i\U his Eetenew in good aray and in good spede, J)urgh the grace of God and his Moder, oure Lady Seint i\Lary, and by the comfort of Seint George. And in this yere, the vj. day of August, Gyles, the Dukes 28 broder of Bretayn, come to London, and so to fe Kyng, as for his souerayn lord and l^est beloued frende, forto play and sporte hym here in this lande, for a tyme, ^and liysought ])e Kyng of his grace and good lordship at all tymes. And so ho and his were loeged at 32 the CroAvne in Fanchirch Strete, for the tyme of his abidyng here, and of the Kynges grace and gode wille.
I^icho7ausWyfoldr^'^^^^^'"*'^^f Thomas Catworth, Maior. j^i,,,,^,,, ^ovm^A ^'''"^ ^^^J ^^
[[a.d. 1443-44.]
And in this same yere, and the yere of grace ]\I+ CCCC xliiij*',
anon after Ester, the Duke of Somerset come out of Fraunce and
1 leaf 22Z.
Negotiations for Henrii VI's Marriafjc. 485
Normandy into England, and deyed at a INfaner of his owne in tlie west cuntre : vpon Avhos soule, God hane mercy ! amen !
And in ])is same yere, on the "Wednesday in the Whitson weke,
4 })e Kyng made the Erie of Huntyngdon, Duke of Excestre, in the
Castell of Wyndesore ; and in the fest of the Exaltacion of the
Holy Crosse next folowyng, the Kyng made the Erie of Stafford,
Duke of Bokyngham, and the Erie of Suffolk, IMarkeys of SuffoZ/r
8 and of Norffo//.-.
And in this same yere, the ambassiatours come out of Fra2<nce,
and o]>er p^rtyes byyonde the see, vnto the Kyng, for a mariage
for hym, Avhich was a worthy Kynge^^ doughter, Jjat is called
12 Kyng of Cisile and of lerusalem. And then the Kyng sent his
ambassiatours oner the see, which was J)e Markes of Suffolk, w/tZi
-oJ?er lordes, Clerkys, knyghte-'^ and Squiers, out of England, to
knowe of this worthy mariage, and forto make a finall peas betwene
1 6 the Eeames of England and Yvaunce.
And in this yere, the xxij*^ day of August, lohn Kerver of
Eedyng, gentleman, vntruely and vngoodly, and ayenst feith and
^awe, depraued the Kyng ; wherfore he was take and brought
20 before fe Kynges Consayle, and pere examyned of his vngodely
-fipeche and wordes. And he ansuered, and knowleched hym gilty ;
wherfore the Kynge-,** Consayle Juged hj^m to deth as a traytour.
And this was his full dome : fat he shuld be ledde ageyn to the
24 jtowne of Eedyng, and drawen and hanged, and let downe ageyn all
quyk, and then brought ageyn to J»e Cite of London, to pe Toure,
and from ^ thens drawen to Tyborn galowes, and hanged, and let
down ayen all quyk, and then bowayled and q?<«rtered, and his
28 bowayls brent, and pen his hede smyt of, and set on London
Brigge ; and oon q^i^rtere to be set vp at Eedyng, and the ofer in
dyuers townes in fe Eeame. And then the Kyng, of his gi-ete
g?*flce and me?'cy, sent in all haste his Charter of pardon of his
32 offence and trespasse Jiat he had doon ayenst his persone, and so
delyuerd hym quyte, and sent hym to Eedyng in sauf garde.
And then the xxv, day of Maye next suyng, ])e Kyng of Cisyll and of lenfsalem, vriili the Queue his wife, brought yyith theym 36 Dame Margaret theire doughter, to fe Cite of Toures in Turyn, in Eraunce, and fere met the Kyng of Fra?<nce and the Queue his wife. And the Kyng of Fra?mce toke the Kyng of Cisill and of Ier?<.salem by the hande ; and so they yede forth togeder ; and the ^ leaf 223, hack.
486 Princess Margaret hetrothd to Henry VI.
Quene of Fraunce toke the Queue of Cisill and of Ier2/salem by the. hands, and so they yede forth togeder thurgh the Cite till they come to the chief Chirch of fe Cite of Tours in Tureyn. And then come this Dame Margarete as for Quene of England, and ledde 4 betwene the Dolphyn of Fra^aice and an-o])er grete Prince of Fra^mce ; and they ledde Dame Margaret to fe chief Chirche, which is of Seynt Martyn, w^t7^ .vij. dukes and .xiiij. Erles, x^itli o])er grete lordes and ladyes folowing theym, into the same Chirche. 8 And ])en come ])e Markeys of SuffoZA-, and all })e of er ambassatours of England. And pere Dame Ma/'garet made suraunce to pe Markeis of Suffolk, and principally to the Kyng of England, and to all these ambassatours ; and^she was made ]v:rQ Quene of England. 1 2 And Jie Markeis of Suffo/A' and ]>e ofer ambassiatours made surance to Dame Margaret, in presence of ])e kynges and queues, dukes, Erles, lordes and ladyes, and also in p?'esence of a legate of Eome there beyng at J^at tyme. And then the Dolphyn and the o]>er 16 prince[s] ledde Dame Margerete, as Quene of England, to |)e place ])at was ordeyned for hyr worship at that tyme, and these kynges, and |)ese .ij. queues folowyng theym, \vitli all the dukes, Erles, lordes and ladyes, witA fe ambassiatours of England. And J)ere 20 Quene Ma/'garete Avas set in ])e ^ myddes of the halle, as principall of this fest, and ryally by hir oone, as Quene of England. And these .ij. oyer queues were at a table togedir vpon the right side of Quene Margarete. And lordes and ladyes were worthely served 24 thurgh all the Court ; and all J)e peple of comons J)at folowed theym had grete chere of mete and drynke ; and thej^ made ioye and myrth, and song (all with high voyce) i^owell ! ^N'owell ! E"owell ! and peas, peas, peas be to vs ! Amen ! 28
c,, 1 -u L (\\cecomites
fciteph(ozus iorster Henricus Frowyk, Maior. ^^ ,,,. , - anno xxiii'''"
•^ ' Hugo Wyche. ^ **
^ I [a.u. 1444-45.]
And in this same yere, and the ycre of g/'ace M^CCCC. xlv., 32
))e vj*'* day of Nouenibre, whan all maner stuff of ordynawnce was
made and doon for the Quenes comyng into England, \ai is to sey,
mete, hors, harnesse, chares, wiili all stuff ))at belonged to theym, —
and pen ])e ^larkeis of Suffo//r aud ])e lady his Avife, yviili oyer 36
ladyes and gentelwomen, lordes, knyghte.^ and squyers, and all oyer
seruito?</'S ])at bylonged to theym, aud to ])e ordynaunce, for oure
Kynge.* honure and worship went out of London to ])e see-costes,
' /m/22-l.
St. Pai'I's Steeple Ivrnt. A Christmas Standard. 487
forto shippe tlieym and all theire orclyna^aices, forto mete wiili Queue Margaret and with hir company, beyng in Fraunce, and condite liir into England in sauf gard to hir lord, Kyng Henry of 4 England and Fraiince, l>y the gift and g/-ace of oure Lord Ihesw Crist. Amen !
And in this yere, the first day of Eebruare, was grete wedryng of wynde, hayle, snowe, rayne, thunder and lightnyng, at the after- 8 Xone ; and it endured .iiij. oures ; and it did grete harme to fe Cite of London, for it brent Seint Paules grete steple, bothe on fe west syde and on fe south syde. And fe peple espied ]ie fyre, and come to Seint Paules forto qucnche the fyre in pe steple. And goodly
12 they laboured, and quenched j^e fyre as ferre as they kouth serche and fynde. And it was quenched vfiih vyneger. And so the- Maire herd of this grete hurte, and come wzt/< grete peple to Seiiit Paules, to here and se how it stode there, and to help J>em, if nede
16 bad Ijeen. And pen Jje peple w/tZ/drowe theym, and went hoom ageyn, and trusted to God it had been in rest and peas.
And then anon after, betwene viij. and ix. of pe clok, J'e fyre Ijrast 1 onte ageyn of the steple, more feruent pen it did before, and
20 did moche harme to the lede and tyniber of the. steple. And anon come pe Mayre and moche peple, and wiih vynyger, and staunched pe fyre pat was right fervent, — blessed be God of all his giftes ! Amen ! And pen after, at the Ledenhall in Cornhill of London, a
24 standard of tre_was set in myddys of the pavement fast in the groiinde, nayled wiih holme and Ive, for disport of Cristmasse to pe peple of the Cite. And it was pat tyme torne vp and cast downe witZi pe malign spiiite, and the stones of the pavement all about
28 cast in pe strete to dyuprs houses, so pat the peple were sore agast of the grete fervent tempeste.* pat shewed that tyme.
And in this yere, the xviij^^^ day of Eeuerere, pere was a bataylle ordeyned in Smythfeld, and set to fight wzt/nn lystes for life and
32 deth, lietwene Thomas Eitz-Thomas, Pryoure of Ivylmayn in Ireland, which appeled Sir lames Botillere, Erie of Ormond, of treson pat he did in pe Cuntre of Ireland ayenst hym. And this Prioure withdrowe hym, and come not to Ijatayle, where thurgh, as
3&4eude, he was convict. And the Erie of Ormond was redy in his tent to ansuere hym ; bot the Prioure come not.
And in this yere, the .xxiij. day of Feuerer^^, the Kyng held his parlement at Westmms^er, to Archbisshops, bisshops, abbote-s 1 leaf 22i, bad:
488 Princess Margaret comes to England, and weds Hen. VI.
and Priours, and to dukes, Erles, lordes and Barons, knygbtes, squyers, and to Citezens, Burgeises, and comons. And this parle- ment endured vnto Palme-Sonday ; and then it was adioz^rned by pe King, and his Consayle of his lordes of the pa?-lement, vnto the 4 fest of Seint George was passed. And then, the .xxix*^ day of Aprell, }je parlement bygan ageyn at 'WQ&ixninster with archbisshops and o])er lordes, as is beforeseid.
And in this same yere, about Midlent, tliey brought Quene 8 Margaret out of high, douce Fra?mce, into the party es of I^ormandy by hir frendes ; and the Frenssh partye was there as well as ]>g Englissh lorde^?, and abode hir yvith theire peple, with all worship and reuerence ]>at myght be doon in worship and reuerence of oure 1 2 Kyng. And so pey brought hir into the Cite of Eoan in sauf garde ; and fere she abode vnto ]>e fest of Estere and leuger, by .xiiij, dayes, yvith these lordes and ladys of England, |)at is to say, the Duke of York, the Duchesse his wife, ])e Markes of Suffolk, the 16 lady his Avife, the Erie of Shrovesbury, pe Countesse his wife, witli o])er lordes and ladyes pat abode in Eraunce and Normandy, with knyghte*', squyers, men of amies and archers, pat abode pere to kepe 1 the Kynges right in all landes of the partyes in Eraunce and 20 Normandy.
And then, after hir restyng pere in pe Cite, she was conueyed to pe towne of Houndflete by lande, ]wre to haue shipping to com into England to hir lord pe Kyng, hir husband ; and witJi hir come 24 the Markeys of Suffolk, with lordes and ladys, knyghte;?, squyers, and gentelwomen, men of armes and archers, and oper peple, and brought Margarete sauf into the Eeame of England. And she landed at pe towne of Hampton ; and pere she was worthely 28 receyued of pe peple of Hampton and of pe peple of the Cuntre aboute, with all reuerence and worship pat they couthe do. And after, oure Kyng come, and met with Dame Margarete, the Quene, and brought hir to an abbey in pe newe Forest, pat men calls pe .32 abbey of [ ] - ; and there pe Kyng was wedded to Dame
Morgarete the Quene, witJi the Bisshop of Salesliury pat men called Maister William Ascu. And then the Kyng and his lordes departed from hir, and then met pe Cardinall of Wyncliestre with 36 the Quene, and co;meyed hir with all reuerence and hono^tre pat he kouth do, to a Maner of his ; and there she abode all nyght with all hir peple. And there was iloon grete chere, witli chargeable J leaf 22'). - Blank space left in MS.
Queen Margaret's Procession and Coronation. 489
costes, to hir and to all the peple jjat come wiih liir fat tyme, in reuf^rence and worship of pe Kyng. And so Quene Margaret was conveyed in the Cuntreyes of Sussexe and Siirre till she come to })e 4 ArchbisshoiD of Cante/'buryes Maner in Croydon, in Surre; and there she rested hir all nyght wiili grete Avorship and reuerence, and wiih all the chere fat myght he doon to hir persone as for Jiat tyme. And on pe morowe after, she went to })e Manfir of Eltham ; and 8 pere she restid her after hir grete \oiin\a,y and tr((vayle .viij. dayes, till she wold com to se the Cite of London.
And ]3e Friday, fo xxvj"^ day of Maye, the ^Mayre of London, Wit7i the aldermen and Shirrefs and comons of the Cite rode to fe
1 2 Blake-Heth in Kent ; and Jjere they abode and hoved on horsbak vnto the Qiienes comyng. And so they come w/t7« hir to London ; and she was brought to Jie Toure of London ; and pere she rested hir all nyght. And pere the Kyng, at the reuerence of pe Quene,
~i6 and the first comyng, made .xlvj. Knyghte.5 of the Bath, And pen on pe morowen at after jSTone, the Quene come from the Toure in a hors-bere, vfiili, .ij. stedes trapped all in white damask poudred wit/i gold ; and so was the vesture fat she had on ; and pe pylowes
20 'ind all pe here in oon sute ; and hir here combed doAvne about hir shulders, wj't^ a coronall of gold, riche perles and precious stones, vfith all lordes on horsbak, and ladyes in chares, fat is to sey, xix. chares of ladyes and theire ^ gentel women, and all the craftes of the
24 Cite of London goynge on fote in theire best aray vnto Seint Paules. And by fe wey, as she come furgh pe Cite, there were shewed and made many devises and storyes, witA angeles and ofer hevenly thinges, w/t/i songe and melody in dyuers places ; and pe
28 condites ran wyne, bothe white and rede, for all peple pat wold drynk. And then she was had oute of pe here, and went on fote vp to pe high auter of Seint Paules ; and pere she offred, and come oute ageyn to the here at the west dore of Seint Paules ; and so she
32 passed forth till she come to Westmzws^er, wi't/i lordes and ladys, and wit/i the Maire and Aldermen and Comons of pe Cite of • London. And there they toke theire leve, and went hoom ageyn.
And on pe morowe, pat was Sonday, pe .xxx. day of Maye, ^'-
36 was pe Coronacion and fest rially and worthely holden at West- iwinster in pe Kynges palays ; and iij. dayes after, hold open lustes and revell w«t/tin pe seintwary, of lordes, knyghte-s', and ope?- pat wold com at pe reuerence of this fest royal. ' leaf 225, hack.
490 French Ambassadors come to treat for Peace.
And in this yere, ))e .xvij. day of luyll, come fe ambassatours
of Frawnce to London, forto trete for peas betwene England and
Fra?mce, \ai is to say, the Archbissliop of lieynes, fe Erie of
Gudoam,^ -with o]ier lordes, knyghtes, squyers and clerkes of 4
Frcnmce, by the grace of God for a fynal peas.
T 1 -r> 1 f\icecomites
Johannes Derby
Simon Eyre, Maior. ,, i^ -i -n ii -i anno xxiiij*" •^ ' Galind I'eldynQ; -^
^ ^l[A.D. 1445-46.] 8 ^ ? MS. Gudoffni, Eudoam, Endoam.
Hen. V is made Heir of France, and weds Q. Katherine. 491
[G]
FROM THE CAPTURE OF ROUEN (1419) TO THE ACCESSION OF EDWARD lY (1461).
[Addit. MS., Brit. Mm. 10,099, /ert/181.]
How ])e king of Englond, Henry |'e v*^^ was made heritier & Regent of Frau??ce, & how he weddid Q,uene Kat^/ine. ca. ccxlv.-
4 Anone ^ after ])at Eone was goten, Depe, & many other townes in baas !N"ormaudie yafe peme ower \\iih-o\xi stroke or siege, when Jjei vnde/-stode \ai J)e Kyng had goten Eone. Also f)is same yere had bene A pees made & sworen) bitwen) Jje Duke of Eurgoyne & 8 jje Dolphyn), which wer sworne vpon'^ our Lorde^■ body ])at ])ei-^' shold love & Assist eche other ayenst ^er enmyse, *^'And afte/- fiis, contrary to J>is othe, fe Duke lohn) of Eurgoyii) was slayn) &: pitousely murthred in' presence of ])e Dolphyn) ; wherfor ))e Frensh
12 men wer gretly devided, & of veray necessite labored to haiie A traitie wzt// \% King of Englond, ffor Jie King of Englo?Z(? wan) dayly of jjame, townes, castele*; & fortresses. Also ))is same yere was Quene lane Arested'& brought to ]?e Castel of Ledys in Kent,
16 and one, frere Eandolf, A docto?<r of Divinitie, hir confessor, which afterward was slayn) by J)e person) of fe Tour falling at wardes ik, debate. And after Quene lane was delyuered. In ^ pe vij**' yeer, bothe J)e ^ kinges of Englond & of Frauj^ce ^^ Aver Accorded ; &
20 Kynge Henry was made Heir A: Eegent of France, & wedded dame Kateryn), J)e Kyng of Frau?ice Doughter,^^ at Troyes in Champayn), on Trinite Sondaj', And ]>is was made bi ]>e mean) of Philipp, newly made Duke of Burgoyn), which was sworn) to
24 King Henry for tavenge his fadre deth, & was become Englissh. And fan fe King, w/tA his new wife, went to Paris, Avher he was rially receyved. And fro thens he, w?'tA his lordes & pe Duke of Eurgoyn), & many other lordes of Frau?<ce, laid seige to diuerse
^ henry Jje v**^ om. H(l ^ ca. ccxlv. om. H.
•' Aud A lion H. and anone C. ■* of H. ^ ]>e H.
« Zw/181, hack. ~ in \c H. in the C. » Also H. » }« om. C. ^° kynges of fraunce & of Englond C. ^^ Jie kingf.s Doughtc?- of fraunce H. the kynges doughter of frau/ice C.
4!)2 Q. Katherinc crownd. Hen. VI horn. Queen visits Paris.
toAvnes & Castels J>rtt held of pe Dolphyii)3 part, & waii) fain) ; bot fie towii) 1 of Meluu held long, for per-in Avas gode defenders.
In ]je viij yere of his regn),^ ])e Kmg & Quene came cue?- pe ^ see, & landed on Candelmasse day in })e morow, at Dov^^r ; and [the] 4 xiiij •^ day of Feueryere, })e King corn) to London ; & pe xxi day of \Q same moneth fe Quene come thider '^ ; And fe "^ xxiiij day ■of the same,^ she Avas croAvned at Westmynster. Also pe same yeei'', Anon) after Ester, J»e King held a parlement at \Vestm//?z.s^er, 8 at Avhich ^ it Avas ordeyned pat ])e gold in Englissli coygne shuld he Aveyed, & none receyA^ed hut by Aveght. And Anone aftey Wittsontyde, fe King sayled to ^ Caleys, & so forth passed ^*^ in-to Frannce. And in Marche, ])e xxij day, before pe King come oner, 12 Jje Duke of Clarence Avas slayn) in Frau^zce, diue;'se ^^ other lorde*' take iJrzsoners, as perl of Hu7«tyngdon), perle of Some?'sett, with diue>'se other : & al Avas because pei AA'old not take Archers ^vitli pam),i2 hot thought to haue do ^^ wiih pe Frenshmen per^'* self, 16 AVit/;out i^thame. And ^^ yett, AA'hen he Avas slayn), pe Arcliiers come & rescued pe body of pe Duke, Avhich pei Avoid have caried w^t7i pame : God haue mercy of ^'' his soul; for^^ he Avas A valiant man ! And ^^ pe same yeer, bitAvene Criste'mas & Candelmas. 20 pe toAvn) of Melun Avas yholden to pe Kynge,
In '^^ pe ix yere of his regu),-i vpon -- saynt Mcholas Day in Dece??^ber, was borne Henry, pe Kynge*" first begoten son-^ at Windesore, Avhose god-fadres at fou/it-stone Avas Henry, Bisshop 24 of Wynchestre, & lohn), Duke of Bedford; & pe Duches of Holande Avas^^ god-moder; And Henry Cliicheley,2-5 Erchebisshop of Canterbury, Avas -*^ god-fader at co«tirmyng. And in pe x yere of his regn),-^ pe Cite of MeAves, in Brie,-'' Avas goten, Avhich hadd 28 bene longe besegied. And pis same yeer pe Queen shipped at Hamptoii), and sayled ouer to pe King in Frau?jce, Avher she Avas worsshypfully receyved of pe King, & also of pe Kynge of Fraunce, hir fadir, Sc of hir modir. And thus Kinge Henry Avan 32
' tour H. - of his regii) ovi. HC. ■* l)e om. HC.
^ xiiij Ad. the xiiij C. ■' thider om. HC. " lie om. H.
"^ same moneth H. "^ which p«rleme/(t H. which pc/iement C.
" sayhl in to H. ^^ & passed so forth HC.
'' & many H. and diuerse C.
1" take w/t/t Jjame Archers H. take with liem Archers 0. " do om. H.
" them HC. ^^ Uaf 1^2. " Bot H. " on C. i* for om. HC.
19 in An) And H. '^ And in H. -' of his regii) om. HC.
'-" on HC. ^ henry the kingfs fyrst begotten son was born H.
••^ hys H. 25 Chicheley the H. -« was liys H.
'"^ in Brie om. H.
Hen. V dies in France, & is huried at Westminster. 493
fast in Fraurece,'&:held gret Astate, & satte at Dyner at A gret feste in Parys, crowned, .& fe Queen) also, which had nat bei:D seeii) to^-fore ; And al - peple resorted vnto his court. But as
4 foi"*-' ])e Kyng of Fra-ii/ice, he held none Astate ne reule, but was left almoste Allone.
Also pis yeer pe weder-cokk was sett vpon Poules staple at London).'* And pis yeer, in^ pe nioneth of Auguste, pe Kyng
5 wex sike at Boys de Vincent. And when he saw he shold dye, he made his testament, and ordeyned many thinge*^ nobley for his soul, And Devoutly receyved al pe rightes of holy churche, in so fer-forth, pat'^ whan he ^ was enoynted, he said pe seruice with
1 2 pe preste ; And at pe verse of pe psahne ' Mise)'ere mei deits ' pat was " Benigne fac du?ic in bona vohwi^ate tua, Syon, ut edificent?<>" muri IerMj>alem)," he bad tarie per, and said ]>us: "0 good Lorde, pou knowest p«t *> myne entent hath bene, & yet is,^ if I might
16 lyve, to reedify pe walles of leviisalenii." & pen pe preest p/'oceded forth, & made An end ; & Anone af tre, pis moste noble prince & victoriouse kynge, flour in his tym) of Cristen chiualrie, whom) al pe ^"^ world dovpted, gaf his soul in-to pe hande*" of God, & died,
20 & made An end of his naturel lif, at pe said Bois de Vincent beside ^^ Parys, pe xxxvj yere of his Age: on whose soul, God haue mercy ! ^^ jjan Avas pe body enbawmed & cered, & laid in A rial chart;, & an ymage like unto him was leyd vpon pe corps,
24 open, with diuerse baners & horse coue/-ed rychely witJi^^ Amies ^^ of 'Englond & Frau?ice,^-^ and also^*' tholde Armes of seynt Edward^-s, seynt Edmond, & ope/-. And with gret mzdtitude of torches ; w<t7i whome went pe Kyng i" of Scotland, Sz many oper lorde-5,^^ which
•28 accompayned pe body til it come to ^'■^ "Westmynster, bi London, in Euglo7ic?. And in euery town) by pe way he had sole?»pny his Dirige on pe evyn), & masse on p(^ morne -'^ ; & moche Almesse was giffen) to-^ pe— pore peple bi pe way. And pe vij*® day of Noue/zdire after,
32 pe corps was brought to-^ London with -^ gret reuerence & solemp-
nice,-'^ & had -'^ to Westmynste/-, wher he -'' now lieth : it was
'AH. - att the H. " to C.
"• was sett up a poulys steple at london the wethercok H.
•'"' in om. H. "^ ])ai Ad. that C. '^ Jiat whan he om. H. ** wel H.
'■> is yett H. " this H. " leaf 182, bm-Jc.
'^ mercy Amen HC. i-' with the H. " tharmes C.
^■' k Frau/;ce o-ui. H. ^"^ also orn. H.
" kyng HC. 'lyng Ad. (scribe's blunder). " lordes the H.
1^ vu to C. -'' morow H. -^ vnto H. — l^e om. C.
^' thurgh H. througli C. -"' was H. -' for solempnite ?
-'' & had (Jill. HC. -^ lie o)n. H. • . -' .
494 Henry V uild in youth, ltd virtnoiis ivJien King.
worsliipfullj 1 buried ; Sc after, Avas - leyd on liis tumbe A rial ymage like to Lim-self, of siluf r & gylt, ■which was made at J>e ^ cost of Queue Kate?-ine. And thus ended, & was* enteired & buried, J)e noble King Henry ])e Fyft : on whose soul,^ God have 4 mercy ! ^'
Of fe lawds of King Henry pe Fyft, & what he ordeyned for Kyng Richard & for him self ziter his deth. Ca,2>itulnm CC xlvj.' 8
HEre is to be noted pat ])is King Henry ])e Fyft, was A noble prince afte?' he was King & croAvned. how-be-it, tofore^ in his youth he had bene wilde A: •' recheles, & spared nothing of his lustes <fc ^" desires, but Acco'//?plisslied ]?am) after his lykyngs ; but as sone as he 1 2 was crowned, enoynted & sacred, ^^ Anon) sodenly he Avas chaujiged into A new man), & sett al his entent to ly ve vertuously, in mayn- tenyng of holy church, destroyng of heretikes, keping Justice, & defending of his Eeame and^- suhgeeies. And for-as-myche as his 16 fader had deposed by his labour ^^ ])e^* gode Kiug iJichard, & pitousely made him to dye, & for fe offense done to liym Ayens his legeance, he had sent to Eome to be Assoiled per-of, for which offense, our holy fade>" [the] Pope ^^ enioned hym to 20 make him be prayed-for pe?'petuelly, tfc, like as he gert^*' be taken from him his^' naturel lyfe, perfor he shold do fynd iiij taj^ers to breu) perpetuelly Aboute his body, ]»at, for Jie extinccion of his bodely life, his soul may ^^ be remew^bred and lyve in heven 24 in spiVzYuel lufe ; & also ])at he ^^ sholde, euery weke, on ])e day as it coraeth About of his deth, have A solempn) masse of Eequiem on fe Eveyn), to-fore A dirige w/t7i ix lessons, and A dole to poure peple-"^' al-wey on J^^^t day, of-^ xj* viij'', to be delyd pe?niy 28 mele. At-- ones in ]>e yere, at his Anniuersarie, his entierment to be holden) in ])e moste honest wise ; & to be delyd })rtt day -^ XX*' --' in pens to poure peple ; And to --^ euery monk to haue XX s.: Avhich al this thinges performed-^' pis noble Kynge, for his 32
' Rially H. - ward H. •' ))e oin. C. ■* k was <>m. H.
•' soule And all cristeu soules HC. '^ m^'rcy Amen HC.
' CC xlvj om. H. ^ Afore H. '■' k ovi. HC. i" lie HC.
" .sacred and anoyuted H. '- A H.
'" by liys labour has deposyd H. ^^ lie o/h. H.
'"' the pope our holy fadyr H. the pope our holy fadre C.
"' had don to H. had done to C. '' his his Ad, ^"^ may eucr HC.
"'/m/'183. ■'^^ poure Ad. pore peple H. poure peple C.
-^ of (ivi. H. -- And HC. ~'' ]<(it day ohi. H. -■• xx pounde C.
^•'' toke Ad. to HC. ''"' w/tA all p/rfonnyd thes thinges H.
CH. ccxLVi] Hen. V's French vxirs incited hy the Clergy. 495;
fade/- 1 King Henry Jje Fowrt, setli he - performed it ^ uat during liis life, whoni), as it is seyd, God towched, & was A lepre er he died. 4 Also fen jjis noble pr/nce lete do caH: al fabbotte*' & poure*' of Seynt Benett ordre in Y.m^lond, & had fame in pe chapiter house of ^ Westmynster, for |)e reformac/on of fe ordre, wherin he had co«i»«?micacion ; And also viiiJi bisshoppe.'? & me?« of fe spi/^Yueltie, " 8 in so fei'' forth \ai ])ei doubted sore fat ^ he wold haue had pe Tempez-alties out of fer handes; wherfor, by fauis, labo^a-, & p;-o- curing of fe spjVitualtie, [fei] Encoragied fe King to chalenge Nor- mandy & his right in rrau/jce, to fend to sett hym A werk f er, fat he
1 2 shold nat seke occasion) to entre in-to *' such matere ; And f e/'for *" al his life^ afte/-, he labored in f e Werres,^ in C07iqu(n'i?ig gret part of f e Reame of rrau?«ce, fat bi f e ^'^ Agrement of fe ^'^ King Charles had all ^^ f e gout/"nau?ice of f e Ream) of Frau«ce, And was proclamed
16 Regent & heir of Frazwice. And so, nat-wit/i-stonding al fis gret "VYerre fat he had, yett he reme^ubred his soul, & also fat he was mortal, & must dye ; for ^- which he ordeyned by his life, f e place of his sepulture, wher he is now buried ; & euery day iij
20 masses perpetuelly to be songen in A fair chapel oner his sepulture, of 12 which fe middel masse ,i* fe fyrst & fe last,i^ shall be as is Assigned by him. As it Appereth by f ise verse ^^ folowyng : — Henrei misse quiuti su?«t hie tabulate,
"li Que successiue sunt per monachos celebrate.
Die diOminicQ,}'^ Prima sit ^^ Assumpte de festo A^irginis alme ;
Poscit Chridus postrema/n^^ de morte resurgens. Feria ij^-*' P/'i'ma salutate in -^ festo Yirginis extat ;
28 Nunciat Angelicis laudem postrema choris,
--Feria iij^-^ Esse Deu//i natwm de Virgine, prima facetur, Co;/imemorat natam, sic vltima missa Maria»i, Feria iiij'^.--' P/ima celebret;<r ad honore;/i neupmatz'.b' Almi ;
32 Vltima conceptam denu/iciat esse ]\lariam ;
Feria yt^a 2.5 Sempe/" prima coli debet de corpore Christi.
Vltima sit facta de Virgine purificata ;
^ fade/' for H. fadre for C. - hys fader H. his fadre C.
•' it om. H. •» at H. ' lest H. pat orn. C. « to om. H.
■^ Jjerfor om. HC. * life ")/i. H. « jj, j,e Warres Oi/i. H.
w pe om. H. " at Ad. ati HC. '^ for the H. !■' of the H.
" masse & HC. ^■' last messe HC. ^'^ these vt/-ses H.
^" Die dominica om. H. ^'^ sit affinite H. ^^ xpc' postrema Ad.
20 fferia ij" am. H. -^ in om. C. ^ lea/lSd, lack.
-' fferia iij^ om. H. -^ fferia iiij^' om. H. -' fferia v*^^ om. H.
496 Hen. V founded ReUgiov.s Hovses at Sion & Charterliovse.
Feria vj*'"'.^ Condecet ut prniia celebret2a' de cruce sancta,
. ■ Atq?<e salutate fiet postrema Marie.
Om7?es alii sancio^ est prima cole uda sup^nios : Sabbflfo^ Yltima de Eequie pro defunct?'^ petit esse ; 4
Semper erit media de proprietate diei.
And yet Jjb Noble King Henry J)e Fyft fou?Kled ij bouses of Eeligion : one called Syon, beside Braynford^ of fe ordre of Seynt Brigitt, botli of men &•* Avome?^ ; And on ])at^ oj^er side of \e 8 ryver of Tamyse, an house of monke.s- of ^ Cbartreliouse : In which ij places he is coretinuelly p?-ayed for, night k, day ; for euer, -w/^en they of Syon) rest," pei of ]>e Cbartreliouse done J»e ^ se?-uice ; And in ^ like wise, Avhan pei of fe Chartrehouse rest, ])e oyer gon) to. 1 2 And bi ])e ryngyng of pe ^<^ belles of eyther place, ^^ ayther ^- know- weth when pai^^ haue ended fer seruice, which be nobly endowed, & done dayly J>er great Almesse dedes ; As in ])e Charetrehouse certeyn childre lie iownd to^'^ scole ; & at Sion, ce/'teyn) Almesse 16 gyve?^ dayly.
And yet beside al this, he had fou?^ded A recluse, which shal be alway A preste, to pray for him, by fie said '^■' Chartrehouse, which ^^ preste is wel & sufficiently endowed for him & Aseruau?<t. 20 Loo ! here may al prmces take ensample bi ]ns noble pj-ince ]>ai regned so lytel tyme, nat fully x yere, ]'at^" did so many noble Actes, as wel for his soul to be perpetuell}^ reme?«l)red & prayd fore, as in hys worldly conquestes. And he, beyng in his moste 24 lusty Age, despised & eschewed synn), & was vertuouse, & A gret lustyser, in so mych ])at al ])e princes of Cristendome, & also of hethenes, dradd him,^* & bad^^ det«*myncd in })er-'^ self — if God wold haue spared him — ]mt he wold haue werred Ayeust ))e 28 Sarazenes. And for to know ])e Ayed of other prmces, & al ])e passage in fat lorney, he sent a. knight -^ of Henaude, named Ser Hugh Delanoy, vnto ler^/.salem; but er he rctjaiied, be died at Boys du Vincent, in })e xxxvj*'' yere of bis Age, vn-- whose soul, 32 God haue me/-cy ! Amen ! -^
^ fferia vj'a om. H, ^ Sabbr/^o om. H. ■' Brayt'onl Ad. Braynfortl C. ^ & of H. ' the H. " of the H. " rest then H. ^ their C. " in om. H. ^^ there H. " of eyther place om. H. 12 ech H. eche C. i' o^t H. »^ to the H. !■' syde the H. i« the which H. ^' ]ml om. HC. '^ Cristendome drad hym An also of heythenes H. Cristendome dradde liim & also of hethcues C.
'» had om. H. -" hym HC. "^ kiiyght H. - of H. on C. ^ Amen om. HC.
Hen. VI. Gloster mode Protector. Battle of VerneuU. 497
^ -How King Henry ])e Sixt regned, beyng A childe, nat one yere of age; And of pe batail of Vernoyl in Perche.
. C&pifuJurii CCxlvij." 4 After King Henry ]>e Fyffc, regned Henry J)e Sixt'^ Lis son)/"' A childe, & nat fully A yere olde ; whose regn) began' fe first day of Septembre, the yeer^ of our Lord God' J\lMiij<^ xxij.^ This King, beyng in his-' Cradel, was nioche doubted & dradd, 8 bicanse of J>e gret conquest of his fadre, & also of ^"^ ]>& wisdom) & guyding of his vncles, ])e Duke of Bedford & J)e Duke of Gloucestre. This yeer, ])e xxj day of Octobre, died Charles,^ ^ King of Frau«ce, and was^- biiried at seynt Dionise^^; And ]>a7i was
12 j)e Duke of Bedford' made Eegent of rran?zce, & fe Duke of Gloucestre was made p/'otecto?^" & defendour of Englo//'?. And the first day of ]\Iarche afte/',^"' was Ser Will/am Taillour, pr^ste, degraded of his prestede ; and on ])e morne after he was brent
IG in Smythfeld for heresie. }3is yere Sir James Sty ward, King of Scotte*', maried Dame lane ]>e Duches, Doughter of Clarence, of hir first housbond, ])erle of Somersett, at seynt Mary Ouerays. Also fis yere, pe xvij day of August, was fe batail of YernaiH in
20 Perche, bitwene pe Duke of Bedford, Eegent of Frau??ce & the Duke of Alanson) ; Avhich was A gret bataiH. J3e Duke of Bedford had on his side vritJi him perle of Salesbury, Montagu, & ])e Lorde Talbot, & al J)e power fat Jiei couthe make in Xormandie —
2-i ])e garnisons kept, — And also many Capitaynes, with moche peple of })e Duke of Burgoyns. And on pat other side was ])e Duke of Alaunson, pe Duke of Touron, Jiat was |)erle Douglas, ferle of Boughan, ^xit/i many lorde.s- of Frau?^ce, & gret company of Scottes
28 & Armiuakes. And ])an |)erle Douglas ^■■' called ]>& Duke of Bedford " lohn w/t/< ])e ^'^ leden swerd." And he sent hym worde Ageyn) J»«t he shuld fynd ]>at day pat hys swerd shold be ^" off" steel ; And so pe batail loyned on both sides, & pei ^^ fought long,
32 so ^^ pat pev wist no man who shold haue pe better A gret while ;
but at pe last, as God wold, pe victorie fil vn-to fenglish partie,
for per was slayn) ferle Douglas, which A litel before 20 was made^^
' leaflSi. 2 Cap. iiij. H. ^ Ca. ccxlvij O'ln. H.
■• pe sixt om. HC. •'' soil) bat H. soue but C.
'■ yere Ad. the yere H. the yere C. "AH. God dui. C.
*^ Ml cccc And xxij H. ^ in to Ad. in his HC. ^" of om. C.
11 Charles the H. i^ lyeth H. lieth C.
^•' Denys in fraunce H. denys C. ^* after om. H.
1'' Douglas om. H. ^'^ \>e o),i. H. ^" swerd was H. ^"^ }>ei om. HC.
i« so om. HC. 20 j^,.,f 184, hack. 21 made the H.
498 Glostcr iccds. His Haiiumlt attach fails. [cH. ccxlvii
Duke of Touiiar, ferle of Bewgliare, ])erle of Almarre, ])erle of Tounar, Jjcrle of Vauiildore, & \q Vycou^t of Xerborniie, — which was one of f)ame fat slew Duke lohu) of Burgoyn), knelyng tofore ^ Jje Dolphyu), — & many moo,- to ^ Jje nombre of xMt Sz mo. 4 And pe/' was taken prisoner Jie Duke of Alau/ison, & many ojje/- lordes & gentiles of Frau?ice ; but Scottes fat day wer slayn) down) right the •^ s[u] bstau?ice of ])ame aH.
In pe iij yere of King Henry J^e vj*^% fe Duke of Gloucestre 8 maried \q Duehes of Holand, & went ouer fe ° See w/t/t hir to '^ Henaude, for to take possessioii) of his wife enherytauHce ; wher he Avas honorably take?i & recey ved ^ for '^ lorde of fiat ^ land. But sone after, he was fayii) to returne home Ageyn), & left his wife, 12 ■h his tresour fat he brought, w/t7i^*'-in a town fat^^ is called Mouftse in Henaude, which promised for ^- to be ^^ treAv to him ; nat-wit/i-stonding, fei deliuered fe lady to fe Duke of Burgoyn), which sent hir to Gaunt ; And fro fens she Ascaped in A ma?aies IG Aray, & come in to Zeland, to A town) of his^* Awuh called Zierixee. And fro fens she went to A towii) in Holand called f e Ghowde, & ]ier she Avas strong enough, ife AVitAstode fe said Duke of Burgoyn). And sone after, fe Duke of Gloucestre sent ouer 20 vnto ^^ Zeland f e lorde Fitz-Water, v>'iih ce/'teyiD men of Werre & Archiers, for to help & socour fe fore-said Ducliesse of Holand, which londed at a place in Seland called ^"^ Brewers-haA^en, Avher fe^'^ lordes of fe contre come down) & fought Av/t/i him; & in 2-t co?iclusion, he Avas fayn to AA'it7?draAv him & his meyney to f e see Ageyii). But yett he sIcav and hurt diuerse lordes & moche peple of fat same contre, And so ret^/rned home Ageyn) with his meyne, & preualed nothing. 28
Also f is same yere f erl of Salisbury, f erle of Suthfolk, the Lorde^'^
Willeby & Lorde ^^ Scalj'-s, with f e?- retenu, leid seige to f e Cite
of Mauns, Avhich-'^ Cite Avas yholden to fem in short tym), -wiili,
many o]ier strong toAvnes & castels, to ))e nombre of xxxvj. Thys 32
tyme al Normandy <k, A gret part of Frau?;ce Auito Orliau;?ce, was
vnder thobeiansce of the King -^ of Engh.;»'/ ; And al f e remane?it
of Frau^ce was in gret-'^ tribulac^n & mischief.
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^■- to haue ben H. ^^ hir C. ^" into C. "^ called the H.
'■ fore H. J» Lorde Ad. the lorde H. the lord C. ^» the lord HC.
^ tlie which HC. -' king Ad. the kyng C. — gret um. H.
Watch in London. Henry VI and Nohles hniglited. 499
^How per was A gret Affray like to haue bene^ bituene the Cardinal & pe Luke of Gloucestre ; And of fe Coronac/oii) of King Henry fe vi**', both in England & in Frau?tce. 4 CsipiMum CCxlviij.^
li^ J)e iiij*^ yere, pe same night fat J)e IMair of London/ lohil Coventre, had taken his charge, was A gret watche in London for Affray pat Avas^ bitwene pe Bisshop of Wynchestre & ]>e Duke of 8 Gloucestre, Protectour' &c'. ffor pe Mair, Av/t7i ]>e peple of pe Cite, "wold Abide by pe Duke of Gloucestre as Protector of pe Eeame, but bi*^ labour of lordes ]>at went bitwen), & in especial bi pe labour of Jie Prince of Portyngale, ])er was Apoyntme?zt taken so pat per''
12 Avas no harme'done. And afte?- pe batail of Verneil in Perche, pe Duke of Bedford come ouer into Englo7zd ; & on Witsonday pe^ same yere, at Leycestre, he dubbed King Henry knight ; And forth- wz't/i pe said King Henry dubbed al thise^ knightes Avhose names
16 folowes, pat is to say^*^: Eichard, Duke of York, Also pe sone & heir of pe Duke of E"orthfolk, perle of Oxenforth, perle of "\Yest- me?'land, pe sone and heir of perle of XortliujHbreland, pe sone & heir of perle Wormond,^! pe lorde Piose, S/r lames Botler, pe Lord
20 ]!^atrauas,^- Sir Henry Gray of Tankeruille, S^V Willz'am jS^evile, Lorde Pawconbrigge, Sir George !N"evyl, Lorde Latimer, Lord^^ Welles, Lord^^ Berkley, pe sone & heir of Lord^-^ Talbot, Sir Eauf Grey of Werk, Sir Eobe?'^ Yer, Sir Hicliard Gray, Sir Edmond
24 Huwgerforde, Sir Eobe?"t Wynkford, Sir lohii) Botler, Sir Eeynold Cobham, Sir lohn) Passheley, Sir Thomas Tunstal, Sir lohu) Chydiok, Sir Eauf Langeford, Sir AYill/am Drury, Sir William Ap- Thomas, Sir Eichard Carbonel, Sir 'Richard ^YydeuiH, Sir lohn)
28 Shirdelowe, Sir Nichol Blonket, Sir Eauf Eatclyff, Sir Edmond Trafford, Sir William Cheyne, Sir Wilh'am Babyngton, Sir lohn) lune, &^^ Sir Gillebert Beauchampe. \)aTd in pe v*''^^ yere pe Duke of Bedford, v?ith pe Duchesse his wife, went one?' pe^*^ see to Caleys,
32 & A litel tofore went^'' ouer Henry, ^^ Bisshop of Wynchestre. & on our Lady day Annu?^ciac^■on), in our Lady churche at Caleys, pe Bisshop of Winchestre, whe?i^^ he had songevi masse, ^''was made
^ leaf 182. ^ bene A grete Affraye H. ^ Cap. iiij. H.
^ ])e mair of London om. H. ^ pat was 07n. H. •* bi the H.
•^ pat Ad. ))at ]>er H. that ther C. « this C. ^ pes H.
i" pat is to say om. H. "VVite C. ^^ Ormond C.
12 matrauas C. ^^ the lord HC. ^^ & om. HC.
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500 Much rain. Lord Salisbury sJiot. Hen. VI crownd.
Cardinal; &, he knelyng tofore^ fe high Altere, J»e Duke of Bedford sett Jte hatt on his hede ; & Jjer wer his bulles red, as Avele of his charge As J)e reioysing of his loenefices spiVz'^ieH & temperell.
And pis same yere was gret habondawce of Rayn, pat pe sub- 4 stance of hey & of^ come was destroyed, for it rayned almoste eue^y other day, Jjis same yere pe gode Erie of Salesbury, Sir Thomas Mouwtagu, leyd Seiege vnto^ Orlyaunce; at which segie he was slayn) wz't/i A gvn pat* come out [of] pe town.^ And*^ sith 8 forth paf^ he was slayn), English men neuer gat ne p?'euailed in Frau?ice, bot euer afte?-^ begaii) to lefe, bi^ litel and lytel, til al was lost. ^''Also pis same yere A Breton) murthered A gode wedow ^^ \fiih- out Al-gate, which wedow fond him for aim esse; & he bare away 12 al pat she had ; And af te?- pis he toke grith of holy church at Seynt Georges in Suthwerk, & ])er toke pe crosse, & forswore pis land. And as he went, it happend pat he came bi pe place where he did pis cwrsed dede in pe snbbarbis of London ; & pe wome?i of pe same 16 parissh come out wit/i stones and^^ CaneH dunge, & slew & made an ende of him, nat-w^tAstonding pe constable & many other men beyng p?"esent to kepe him ; for per wer many women, & had no pite.^*^ Also [tjhis same yere pe Duke of Northfolk, vritli many 20 _gentil men & yome?i, toke his barge, pe viij day of !N'oue??;bre, at Seynt Mary Oueryes, for to haue go thrugh London Brigg ; & thrugh misguydynge of pe barge, it ouer-threw on pe Pyles, & many me?? drowned; but pe Duke him-self, wit/; ij or iij, lepe vpoii) the piles, 24 and so wer saued wit/t^^ help of men pat wer Aboue pe brigge, which cast down) Eoopes, by^'^ which pei saved pam)-self.
This same yere, on Seynt Leonardo day, King Henre, beyng vij yere old^^ of Age, was croAvned at Westmynste?" : at whose cora- 28 nacion) Aver made xxxvj knighte.^. pis yere, on Seynt George day, he passed ouer pe see to^*^ Caleys, toward rra2aice. Aboute pis tyme & Afore, pe Eeame beyng in grot ^'^ misery & tribulaciou), pe ■ Dolphin, witA his partie, began) to make Werr, & gett ce?*teyn) 32
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CH. ccxLViil] Joan of Arc burnt. Ren. VI crowndin Paris. 501
places, & make destres vpon EnglissB men by jje mean) of his
Capytayns, ]>at is to wete, La Heer and Potonde, Sayntralles, and
especial A maid, Avhichi they named "la PuceHe- de Dieu." This
4 maid rode like A man, & was A valyant Capitayn) Among ]?ame, &
take vpon hir many gret^ ente?-pryses, in so myche pat fei had A*
byleve to haue recouered al ]ier losses by hir ; nat-wit/z-stonding, at
fe last, after many gret feates, by pe help & prowesse of SiV lohii)
8 Luxemburgh, which was A noble capitayn) of fe Dukes of Burgoyn),
& many English men, Pykerdes and Burgones, which wer of our
partie, before pe town) of Co?/«pyne, fe xxiij day of May, pe forsaid
-Puceii was taken in jje felde, Armed like A man, & many o]>er
12 Capitaynes wM hir, & wer al brought to Koau) ; & per she was put
in p?-ison), & per she was luged by pe law to be brent. And pen
she said pat she was wiili childe, wherby she was respited A
while ; but in co?iclusion' it was fouwd pat she was not ^iih child,
16 & pen she was brent in Eoane, & pe other Capitaynes wer put to
raurOson, & entreted as men of werre bene Acustomed &c'.
This same yere. About Candelmesse,^ Pdchard Hunder, A wolle-
packer,6 was da?;ipued for an heritike, & brent at Tour-HiH. And
20 About midlente, ^ir Thomas Baggely, preest, & vicai-' of Mauen in
Est-sexe, beside Walden, was disgraded & dampned for an hery-
tike, & brent in Smythfeld. Also^ pis^ same yere, whiles pe King
was in Frau?2ce, per wer many heretike.s & lollarde.5, pat had pwr-
24 posed to haue made A rysing ; & pei^ castew billes in many placej ;
but,— blessed be God almighty !— per Capitayn) lo was takyii), which
was called 11 Wilk'am Maundeuil, A Avever of Abyndon), & also^^
bayly of pe same town), which named him-self 'lack Sharp of
28 Wigmoresland* in Walls ' ; & after- ward ^^ he was beheded at Aben-
dou) in pe Wittsone weke, on pe Twesday.
This same yere, pe vj'^ day of Dece??ibre, ^^Kyng Henry pe
Sext was crowned King of Erauwce at Paris, in pe chirch of our
32 Lady, -with gret solempnite, per beyng p?-esent pe Cardinal of
Englond, pe Duke of Bedford & many oper lordes of 'England & of
Frau?ice.i-5 And afte?- pis coronaczon), a^*^ gret fest holden at Paris,
1 the which H. - Puce Ad. pucelle H. pucelle C.
2 gret om. H. * had a ovi. H, ^ About Candelmess om. H.
6 packer about candelmasse H. '' And also HC. ^ in this C.
» pei om. HC. i" pe Capteyn of theme H. the Capitayn of hem C.
" whos name was H. whos name was C. i- also om. HC,
^3 ward om. H. " leaf 186, back.
!■' of fraunce and of England H. of fraunce & of englond C.
« & C.
502 Hen. VI hack in London. Pope Engenms IV deposd.
the King reterned from) thens to Eoan, & so toward Caleys. And^ J)e ix day of Feueryer, he^ landed at Dover, whonD al pe comones of Kent met at Beramdon, bitwen) Cante?'bury & Dover, al in rede lioodes ; & so come forth til he come to Jie Blak-Hethe, wher he 4 was mett wiih pe Mayre of London,^ lohn) Wellis, w^t7i al J>e craftes of London) clad al in white ; & so J>ei brought him to London) pe xxj day of pe same moneth. Tliis same yere* was A restreynt of Jje wolles of Caleys made by \q soudiours, by cause Jiei were nat 8 payed of ])er waagies ; wlierfor J^e Duke of Bedforth, Eegeut of -Frau7ice, beyng ]?au Capytain), come to^ Caleys ])e Twesday in ])e Ester weke; And on Jie morne after, many*^ sowdioures of J)e town) wer Arested & put in Avarde. And in'' \e same weke he rode to 12 Terewyne ; & bi Jje mean) of ^ Bisshop of Terewyn), he Avedded perles ■doughter of Seynt Eoul, & came ageyn) to Caleys. And fe x*^ day of lune, on Seynt Barnabe day, yer Aver four^*^ soudioure^^ of Caleys, ])«t Aver chief Causers of J)e restreynt, beheded, frtt is to 16 say : lohn) Maddesley, lohn) Lunday, Thomas Palmer, & Thomas Talbot, & C & x^^ ba?znisshed pe toAvn) Jjat same^^ tyme : & before AVer bannisshed C xx^^ soudioure§. And on^'* Mydso??2mer evyn afte/',^'^ come Jie Lorde Eegent & his AA'ife to London. 20
^•^ Of J)e heresie of Praghe, & of [f e] Coii?2sel of Aras. ^c.^^ Csipituhvm CC xlix.i"
Aboute J>is tyme Pope Martyii) died ; & Alter him, Eugeny pe Fourt Avas Pope, pat^^ Avas pesably chosew in Eome by ])e Cardinalles, 24 and Avas A^erj'- & vndoubted Pope ; but shortly after, he Avas -^wX out 19 & expulsed fro^^ Eome,2i in suche AAdse pat he Avas fayn to flee naked. In pis same tyme was pe Cou?2sel of Basile, to which Counsel he Avas cited ^^to come; And because he come nat, they 28 deposed hym); but he forsed^s nat, ner sett^^ perby, but^^ gat pe Cite of Eome, & Abode Pope stil-*^ xvij yere.
This yere, About Witsontide,^'' pe heretikes of Praghe Aver destroiedj for at tAvo Journeys wer destroyed of pame mo pan -^ 32
^ And \cr H. "-^ he om. HC. ^ of London om. HC.
^ yere ]}cr H. ■'' into H. ** many of the H. "' in ovi. H.
8 of the HC. s xi HO. ^'* four principatt H.
" Talbot and other H. Talbot And an Ox 0. ^^ ^^ime. om. H.
1=5 An G & XX H. and xx C. " of H. ^^ ^fter om. H.
^•'-i''' om. HC. 1^ Cap iij H. i** l)is H. This C. i« out om. C.
'^ out of C. '^^ ho Avas expulsed out of Rome H. ^ leaf 187.
^ ronght HC. ""' sett nought H. sette not C. -'' but he H.
^ .styll pope H. still Pope C. -" about Witsoutide om. H.
^ mo ])an om. H.
Council of Arras. Sea-Fight. Three Cliurch-Goveimors. 503
xxij ]\P, w/t/ijjer^ Capitayns, ])at is to say,- Procapius, Saplico, &
Lupus p?vsbiter. Also \er was takeiiion^ lyve, maister Piers, clerk, -
an Englissliman &^ lieretike. Also fis same yere was A gret
4 frost & A strong, during xj wakes ; for it began) on^ seynt Katerines
evyn), & lasted vnto*^ Seynt Scolastica Day in Februare : In which
tyme f>e vyntage ^at come fro Burdeux come over Shotters Hill.
This yere was fe cou?isel of Aras, & A gret treaty bitwen) Jje
8 King of Englo??d & fe King of Praujice, wher was' Assembled
many gret lordes of bothe parties : At which cou?2sel was offred to
pe Kyng of Englom?, many gret thinges by jje meane of A legate
J)at come fro Eome, which was Cardinal of Seynt Crosse, which
12 offres wer refused by pe Cardinal of Englond, & other lorde.5 ]j«t wer ))er for Jie Kinge. Wherfore fe Duke of P>urgoyn), Avhich had bene long English sworne, forsoke oure pa/'tie, & reto?a'ned Frensh, by meane of jje said® legate, & made A pees w/tA jje Prensh kyng,
16 receyving of ))e King, for recompense of his fader deth, the counted Pontien, fe lordeshipp of Macon, ^Hih mych other y.d Avas^'' specified in pe said^ treety; And so our Embassatoures come home Ayen) in wers case pa/i^^ pei^^ went forth,i^ ffor })ei lost per^* fe
20 Duke of Burgoyn), which had bene, w^t/i his Burgoynons & Pycardes, A singler help in al pe Conquest of Normandy & of Frau?2ce.
This same yere was A gret batail on ])e See, bitwen) f>e
24 lenewense^ & fe King of Aragon) ; of which batail fe laneuenses had Jje victori, for Jjei toke j)e Kinge of Aragon), fe King of j^averne, & pe gret Maister of Seynt lames in Galise, •with \\]^ knightes & squyers & moche other peple : & this was of ^-^ seynt
28 DovninicQ^ day.
^ soles
This same^*5 yeer wer seen) thre ^'Sonnes at ones, & Anone folowed f>e threfolde gouernance^^ in Jie chirch, fat is to wete, of Eugeny fe Pope,^^ of the Cou?2sel, & of fe nevtralitie. Also J)is same 32 yere M^^ iiij*^ xxxiiij, was A passing gret wynd, by-*^ which steples, houses &-^ trees wer ouerthrowen. About pis tyme was an holy maid in Holand, called Lydwith, which lyued onely bi miracle, not etynge any mete. This yere pe Duke of Burgoyii) began his
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504 French Plot to seize Calais. TJic French besiege it. [CH. CCL
ordre at Lyle of ' fe golden Flyes ' & ordeyned certejrd knightes of J)e ordre, & made statutes & ordinances moche Acordinge vuto^ J?e ordre of J»e Garter. Also J)is same yere fie Frenslie men Lad ente?'prised to have stolen Caleys in pe fysshing tyme, for many 4 botes of FrauTOce held- saufe conduyt to come to Caleys for to take hering; And pe Sowdioures of pe town) had A custome to come to^ chirch, & leve ])ey staves stonding at Jje* chirch dore, which staves '^ fe Frenshemen, which wer Araied like fisshere^s, had p2trposed to'' 8 haue taken) so" pere wepon), & wynn) Jje town). Bat one of ])ame lay with A comon woman ^ fie night to More, & he^*^ tolde to hir fare counsel ; And she on pe morne told ]>e lieiOtenaunte, which forth ^^-wz't/^ com?Hau?ided pat euery man shold kepe his 12 wepen) in his^^ hand, sacryng tyme and other. And whe?i pei Ape?'- ceyved pis, pat^^ pei wer myspoynted, they say led streght to^'* Depe, & stale & toke pat town). And on^^ Newyeres even) after, pei toke Harflete ; And thus Englishe men) begaiD to losse A litel 1 6 and^** liteH in Xormandy.
17 How Caleys and Guyhenes wer beseged by p? duke of Ber- goyn\ & how pei wer rescued by pe duke of Gloucester.^'
Csipituhim CCl'"°.is 20
This yere was A gret noyse thrugli aH Englond, how pe Duke of Burgoyn) wolde come & besegie Caleys. Wherfore perle of Mortayu), wiVi his Army pa^ he had for to haue gone witJi ^'^ in-to Frau?2ce, was co^^termau?^ded, & charged ])at he shold go to Caleys, 24 which Avas at pat tyme wel vitailed & ma?zned ; ffor Sir lohu)-" Eatcliif Avas lieutena«nt of pe King in pat towii), And pe Baron) of Dudlay, lieutenant of pe Castel. And pe ix day of luyH:, pe Duke of Burgoyu), -^ with al pe power of Flaun)dres & moche other peple, 28 come before Caleys, & sett his-^ siege About ])e towu) ; & eueyy town) of Flau?idres had per tenttes bi pame self. And pis Siege endured thre wekes. In pe mean) while pe Duke of [Gloucestre, beyng Protector of England, toke pe moste pa?'te of pe lordes of lEnglond, 32 & went ouer pe See to Caleys, for to rescu pe town), or for-^ to feght
1 on to H. 2 had HC. » to the H. •* l)e om. C.
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Siege of Calais left. Roxburgh hesiegd. Q. Katlierine dies. 505
\iiih J)e Duke & his hoste, if they wold haue bidden. This tyme, London & eue?y gode towuw of YMglond sent oue?' Jie^ See to fis resciise ce?'teyn) peple "wel Arayed, of fe best & chose men for J)e 4 Werre. And \q ij day of August, the said Duke of Gloucestre Arriued at Caleys wit/i al his Army & v*-^ shippes & moo. And jje Duke of Burgoyn)- & al his ooste J»at lay in }je^ Siegie, As soue as fei espyed |)e Sayles in fie See, before pei'^ Approched Caleys 8 haven, sodenly iu A mornyHg departed fro fe Siege, levyng behind fame moche stuffe & vitailes, & fled in-to Flau?idres & Pycardy. And in likewise did fe Siege \at lay tofore Guynes, Avher-as they of Guynes toke fe gret gonnes of brasse'^ called Gedcon,*^ & many
12 other gret gonnes & serpentines. And fen when fe Duke of Gloucestre was Ai-ryved wi[h aH his oost, he went into Flauwdres, & Avas ferin xi dayes, & did but litel harme; except pat" he brent ij fair villagies, Popering & Belle, & oper houses fat^ wer of no^
16 strenght, & so he^*^ ret2<rned home Ageyn). Also pis same yere ])e King of Scotland beseged Eokesburgh^^ wz't/i myche peple ; but Sz'r Eauf Gray departed fro ]iq CasteH, & ordeyned for rescouse ; but as sone as pe Kyng vnderstode his departyng, he sodenly brak his
20 siege & went his Avay,^^ levyng moche ordynjmnce^^ behinde him; wher he gat no worsshipe.
This same yeer, fe ij Day of laniuer. Queue Katerine, fat^'^ was pe Kinges moder, & wife to Kyng Henry jje Fyft, dyed', & departed
24 out of Jiis world, & was brought rially thrughe London to^-^ West- mynster; & fer she lyeth worsshipfully buryed'^*^ in oure Lady Chapel. Also^'' ))is same yere, pe xiiij day of lanivei-', fiUdown) Jie yate wit/i fe^^ ^Q-^yj. oj^ {\^\^ on London Brigg ^^towarde Southwerk,
28 wz't/i tAvo Arches, & al pat stode J)e?-oii). This same^^ yere was A gret treaty holden bitweene Grauenyng & Caleys, bitwen) pe King 22 & Duke of Burgoyn), In which was pe Cardinal of Englond & pe Duke of Iforthfolk, for pe King, vfiiii— many otliir lordes. And
32 for J)e Duke, was-^ pe Duchesse, having ful power of hir lorde as
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^^— -^ And the Duke of Burgoyn where for the king was displesyd And sent for ]>c Cardinatt of Englond ])e Duke of Norfolk And H. Bourgoyne where for the king was the Cardinatf of englond the duke of norfolk and C.
^ was duble H.
506 Hen. TV's widoiu dies, and the Emperor of Germany.
Eegent & lady of liis landis, wlier^ was taken, by trewes^ of both parties, An Abstine?ice of "Werre for A ce?'teyn) tynie in fe name of fe Duchesse, & nat of pe Duke, because he had gone from) his othe & legeance Jjat he had made to King Henry ; \eriov King Henre 4 newer wold^ write, ne Apoynt, ne^ haue to do with him afte?', but al in fe Duchesse name.
Also Jiis same^ yere. Queue lane died, Jje ij day of luyl, which had ben) King Henry ]je iiij*'^ wife ; & was caried fro Carmondsey 8 vnto Cau?iterbury, wher she lieth buried by*^ King Henry ))e iiij*^*^, hir houseband. This same^ yere died al })e lions in })e Toure of London), which'' had nat ben) seeu) many^ yeeris before out of mynde. 12
^How Owayne, a squyer ofWales ]>at had wedded Q,uene Kateryne, was Arested; And of ]>& Scisme bitwene Eugeny & Felix/^ CsijM'fuIum. cclj.^*' IN \)e xvj yere of King Henry, died Sigismond, ])empe?'oure of 16 Ahnaigu), & Knight of ])e Garter ; whos entierme»t fe Kyng kept at Seynt^^ Poules in London ryally, wher was made a ryall hercie; and 12 pe King in his Astate, clad in blew, was at even) at dirige. & on^^ ])G morne at masse, &c\^^ And afte?' hym was elect & ^^ chosen 20 Albert,^*^ Duke of Ostrych, which had wedded Sigismonde*' doughter, forto be Empe?'0ur; &'^'^ also Avas Albert ^^ taken & receyved to be Kinge of Berne & of ^^ Hungarie bi resou) ^'^ of his wyfe ; for he left -1 af te?' him none other heir. Jjis Albert was Empe^'our hot 24 one yere, for he was poysond, ^^& died Iperof.^^ Some say he dyed of A flixx : but he was A vertuouse man & A ^^ j)iteful, so moche ]>at al }je peple fat knew him -* said J>at ^° Jie world -"^ was nat worthy to haue his p^-esence.-" 28
1 which H. - sadeiies H.
^ the kyng neuer wold C. the king wold neucr H.
^ with hym hot ne H. ^ same ovi. H. ^ witJi H.
' the wich H. the which C. ** in manv H.
9-9 How Owayn . . . Eugeny & Felix o}ii. H. ^" Cap iij 21 H.
" Seynt om. H. ^-^ in Ad. " in H. » &c'. owi. H. ^^ ^^ g,
^^ Albert om. H. ^' & om. C. & also am. H.
^® also was Ad. Albert was H. This was C.
^9 of om. HC. -" bicanse H. because C.
■^^ his wyie pal was Sygysmo/uls doughter which lefte H. his wife that was Sigismu/idis doughter whiclie lefte C.
'"— -- and so he died HC. -^ A om. HC.
^ him om. H. -' pat om. H. -" worde H.
■■" hys presence. In J'is yere was pe, Kynge of Scottcs murthered in his chamby?' by night jjytously wliicli king had l)en ])risson) xv yere in Englond And tliei psX .slew hym were takyn afte/-\vard and hade cruel lustice H.
Q. Kathcrincs 2nd Family. Lord WanvicJc dies. JDeartJi. 507
This same ^ yere, one Owayri), A sqnyer of Walej, A man of low byrth, which had many A day^ to-fore secretly wedded Quene Kate?ine, & had by hir iij sonnes & a doughte?-, was taken & 4 com)nau?zded to jSTewgate, to prison), bi J?e ^ lorde of Glowcestre, Protecto^ir of ]>e Eeame. And pe same yere ^ he brake prison by pe meaii) of A preest pat Avas his Chapelayn). And after, he Avas
5 takeii) ageyn) bi fe ^ Lorde Bemond, & bronght Ageyn) to Xewgate, 8 which afterward was delyne?-ed at large ; & one of his so«nes after- ward was made Erie *^ of Eichemou?it, Another,^ Erie of Penbroke,
6 pe third, A monk of Westmynster, which monk died sone after. This same ^ yere also, on Xew-yere day, at Baynard CasteH, fiS
12 down A stakk of wod sodenly at afternone, & slew iij men^^^ mescieuously, & foul hurt othir. Also at Bedford, on Ash- twesday,^ wer iij men^^ murthred without strok, by falling doun) of a steir, as pei come out of per ^^ comon) hali, & many foul hurt. In
16 ]?e xviij yere, Sir Ilichard Beauchamp, pe gode Erie of AVarwick, died at Eone, he beyng pat tyme lieutenau?^t ^^ of j^e King in Xormaredie; and fro fens his body was brought to AVarthewick, where he lieth Avorsshipfully in a new chapel on pe South side of
20 pe Queer-'. Also pis, ^^ yere Avas A gret derth of Corne in al i* Englond; for I^-^ busshel of Avhet Avas Avorth iij* iiij'^ in many places of Englo?zf?,i^ & yet men might nat haue ynoghe ^^ ; Avherf ore Stephen BroAA'n), pat tyme Mair of London, sent vnto ^^ Pruse, &
24 brought to^^ London) certeyn) shippes laden) v>'it7i Rye, Avhich eased, & did myche gode to pe peple ; for korne Avas so skarce in 'England ])at in some placez-*^ pore peple made fame brede of
brakeii
feme 2^ rotes.
28 This yere pe general Cou?isel of Basile deposed Pope Eugeny; & pei chese Felix, Avhich Avas Duke of Sauoy ; & pan began pe Scisme which 22 endured vnto pe yere of oure Lord Ihesu Crist -^ j\P iiij*^ xlviij.2-1 This Fehx was A deA'out p?7'nce, & saw pe sonnes of his
32 somaes, & after, lyued An holy &-'" deuoute lyfe, & was chosen Pope
I same oni. H. - A day om. H. ^ mv HC.
^ And pis yere H. And tliis yere C. ^ "leaf 189. « the Erie H. ■ And on opcr the H. & anothir C. ** m' Ad. men HC. 8 schyrday H. a shrireday C. i" m^ Ad. xviij men HC.
II the H. 1'- levtenannt pat tyme H. ^'^ >is same H.
" al om. H. 15 a, C. is for 1 busshel ... of Englond ora. H.
" thought H. 18 in to C. " in H.
-" l^at in some placez Oin. H. places of Englond C.
-1 braken) om. HC. interliiicd as a gloss Ad. ~ the which H.
2-^ Ihu crist om. H. ^4 ^^ cCCC & xlviij H.
-^ holy & om. H.
508 Papal Schism. Emperor. Duchess of Gloster's Penance.
by ^ fe Couwsel of Basile. Engeny [was] deposed ; & so pe Scisme was long tyme. And Jjis Felix had no- moclie^ olDedience, bi-cause of ])e iN'evtralite for Tpe moste parte ; & wel nygli al Cristendome obeid & repute Eugeny for verey Pope : — God knoweth who was 4 ])e* verey Poper of Jiame both; for both occupied, during ])e lyfe of Eugeny. This same^^' yere, Hir Eichard, Avhich Avas*^ vicare of Hermetesworth, was degraded of his prestehode at Poules, & brent at Tour ''Hill, as for an heretike, vpon^ Seynt Botulphe day;8- how-be-it,9 at his deth he died A gode Cristen man) ; wherfor, after his deth moche peple come to ]>e place wher he was^^*^^ brent, & offred, <Si made an hepe of stones, & sett vp A crosse of Jtree, & held him for A Seynt, til pe Mair & ^^ shereves, by fe com???auwdme?jt of pe 1 2 Kyng & of ^^ bisshopes, destroyed it, & made fer A dong-hiH, Also fis same yere ]>e shyreves of London sett out of Seynt Martyns Ipe Grannt, fe sanctuarey, fyve persones, which afterward wer restored Ageyn) to pe ^ same^^ sanctuarye by ]>& Kinges lusticez. After 16 Albert ])e iij, Frederike was chosen Emperoure. This Frederike, Duke of Osterike, was long Emperoure, & differred for to be crowned' at Eome because of pe "* Scisme ; but after ]jat vnion was had, he was crowned vfith Empej'ial Diacleme, w^'t/^ gret ^^ glorie & 20 t?*ivmphe, of Pope Xicholas ])e Fourt : this was A man peseble, &^^ of singular pacience, nat hatyng fe chirch : he wedded fe King of Portyngale doughter &c'.
^^ How \>e Duchesse of Gloucestre was Arested for treson, & 24 co?;imitted to perpetuel prison) in pe He of Manii) ; And of ]>e deth of Maiste?' Roger Bolingbroke.^*^ Ca. cclij.^'
IN this yere,^s Elianowr Cobbam, Duches of Gloucestre, was Arested for certeyn) poyntes of treyson) leyd Ageynst hir, wher-vpon 28 she was examyned in Seynt Stephens Chapel at "NVestmynster, before ferchebisshop of Cau?zterbury ; & per she was enioyned to open penau?ice, forto go thrugh Chepe, bering a tapere in hir hand, & aftir in ^-^ perpetuel prison) in-'^ |)e He of Man), vnder ])e keping 32 of Sir Thomas. Stanley. Also ])at same tyme wer Arested' Maister Thomas Southwell, A chanoii) of Westmynster, Maister lohn) Hune,
I at H. - not C. '^ grete H. ■• ]>e om. H.
•^ .siime 07)1. H. " was ow. C. '' 7^/189, back. ^ on HC.
» how wett HC. i» liad been H. he had be C. " & om. H.
^^ of om. H. ^•'' same om. HC. '"' gret om. H.
'* peseljly quicte and HC. 16-I6 (j,^j_ pj_
" Capitulu»i 22 H. ^^ ygre dame H. ^^ to HC. -^ into H.
Duchess's accomplices. Disputes as to the Lord 3Ia}jor. 509
1 A chappeleyii) of pe said ladys,^ Maiste?" Roger Bolynbroke, A clerk vsyng jS^ygromancie, & one Mariery lurdemaii), called ' J)e wyche of Eye ' beside Westmyiister. Thise "\ver Arested as for beyiig of 4 cou?«sel vfiili J>e sayd -Duchesse of Gloucestre. And as for Maister Thomas Southwel, he died in fe Towr ])e night before he ^ shold diave benjie regned on ])e morow ^ ; for so he said him self fat he shold die in his bedd, & nat bi lustice. And in ])e ■■' xx yere/' 8 ^laiste?' lohn) Hune & '}<ilaister Eoger Bolyngbroke wer brought to ' |)e Guyldhalle in London, & fer, before pe Mayr, ]iq lordes & ^ chief lustice of Englorac?, wer jjei^ rayned, & da??ipned both^*^ to be drawe?i, hanged & qnartred; but ^iaister lohn) Hune had his
12 chartre,, & was par-doned by fie King; but Maister Eoger was drawen to Tiborne, wher he co;ifessed fiat he died gyltles, & neue?- had trespassed in J)at fat he died fore ; nat-w/t/istanding he was hanged/^ heded, & qwartred ; ^- And Margery lurdeniain was brent in Sniy th-
1 6 felde. Also ])is yere ^^ was A gret Affray in Flat Strete by night tyme, bitwen) men of court & men of Londo?^, & diuerse men slayn), & many i* hurt : & one Herbotel Avas chief ^-^ cause of fe misgoue?TL- ance & Affray. Also fis yere, at chesing of fe Mair of London, Jie
20 co??imone3 named Robe?'t Chapton), & Eaulyne Holand, taylor. & fe Aldermen?^ toke 'Rohhert Clapton, & brought him at fe ^'^ right bond of ])e Mair, as Jie custome is. And fan certeyn) talyoures & other i"" hand-crafty men cried "nay ! nat fat^^ man, buti'-* Eaulyn
24 Holand ! " "VVherfor f e j\Iair, fat was Padesly,-*^ sent f o fat cried so-^ to Newgate, Avhere they Abode a gret while, &, Aver Avel — ponysshed.
In this same-^ yere Aver diuerse Embassatoures sent in to Guy an
28 for A mariage for fe King for f erles doughter of Arminak, Avhich Avas co?icluded; but, by fe mean of -■^ ferle of Suthfolk, it AA'as lett & put Aparte. And after f is, f e said Erie of Southfolk Avent one?' fe^^ See Amto-^ Frauwce, & fer he tretedfe nsariage bitAA^en) fe King
1-1 om. H. 2 ipafl<dO. 3 ^pat he H. * inoriie HG. '^ fis H.
^ yere fe xx H. the yere xx C. " into H, ■'' and the H.
3 fei om. HC. i" both om. H. ^i hanged om. H.
1- quartered, on whos saule God haue mere}' H. quartred, on whos soule God haue mercy C.
13 yere the lord talbott leyd feire to Deype, But fc Dolphj'n rescoAved it And wan fe Bastell ])at Englishman hade made. Also fis yere H.
!•* som H. somme C. i^ chief om. H. i" f e om. C.
" other om. H. i* this HC. i^ no H.
^ fat was padesl)'' H. that was padj'sly C. om. Ad. "i so cried HC.
^ wel om. H. -' same om. H. -^ ])e mean of om. H.
25 l?e om. H. 26 into HC.
510 St. Paid's Steeple hurnt. Hen. VI weds Q. Margaret.
of Eiiglo«f? & ^ \q Kinges doiigliter of Cecil & of Ier?fsalem. & })e next yere it Avas co?2cluded fully, jjis- mariage; by Avhich^ mariage fe'* Kyng shold delyue?- to hir fader ]>e Duchie of Angeo Sz ])erldome of Mayn), which was J)e key of Xormaudy. Then departed J)e 4 Duke of Suthfolk, \fiili his wife & diuerse lordes & knightes, in ])e moste rial astate ^J?at might be, out of Englond, w/t/? new charez Sc palfreys, Avhich Avent thrugh Chepe, & so went ouer pe See, & receyved hir, & sith brought hir in Lenf^ after to Hampton, wher 8 she landed, & was ryally receyved. And on Candelmes evyh) before, bi A gret tempest of thondre & lightenyng at afternone, Poules steple was sett A fire on ])e middes of the" shafte in pe tymbre, which Avas qAA'enched bi force ^ of^ labowr, ^''& specially bi 12 fe labour '^^ of ])e moroAv masse preste of pe Boav in Chepe, Avhich was thought inpossible, saufe only bi^^ Jie grace of God.
This yere Avas ferle of Stafford made & create Duke of Bokyn- ham; perle of WareAvik, Duke of WarAAdke ; J?erle of Dorsett, 16 Marques ^2 of Dorsett; & ferle of Suthfolk AA^as^^ made^'* Marquys of Southfolk.
^5 How King Henry pe Sext^'^ wedded Cluene Margaret; And of hir Coronacioiii.i^ Csii^itulum CCl[i]ij.i'^ 20
IJST this yere Kyng Henry maried at SoutliAvyke Quene Margaret ; & she come to London) [|5e] xxuj day of May ; And bi j>e AA'ay al ]>e lordes of EngloHrZ receyved' hir Avorsshipfully in diuerse places, & in especial ]>e Duke of Gloucestre. And on pe^^ 24 Blakhethe, fe Mair of Londou),^^ Aldermen, & al fe crafte-men^^ f^ bleAv g0Avu72nes broAvdred vfith fe deuyse of his craft, pat ])ei might be biknowen, mett vfith hir, Avith rede hoodes, & brought hir to London), Avhere were diuerse pagentis & conj^tinance of 28 diuerse histories sheAved in diuerse placez of ])e Cite Eially, & ca^telle.^. And ]>e xxx day of ]\Iay Jje forsaid Quene Avas crowned at VJ'e^im ijnster ; and ^er Avas lustes iij dayes during, Avit/<-in Jjb sayntuarie tofore })abbey. This yere pe Prtor of Kilmain Appelled 32
1 And Marget H. - \ca IT. tliat C. =' tlie wliicli H.
^ by the wliich the H. •■■' A^/'lOO, hack. " the lent H. the lente C.
' of Ad. of the C. ^ \,\ foi-ce urn. H. » by H.
10—10 g^jjjj _ _ _ labour (tm. H. " bi om. HC. ^- \c marques H.
^•' was om. H. '^ )« H. ■'''"'■''' How . . . Goroiiacion) om. H.
^^ pe sext om. C. " Capitulum 23 H.
'* J)e mn. H. ^"' of London om. C.
-" men om. HC.
' Ohservants' founded. Henry VFs, a dear Marriage. 511
ferle of Vrmond of tresoii), which had A day Assigned to fiame forto feght in Smythfeld. And f e listes wer made, & ])e feeld dressed ; but wlien it came to poynt, ]>% King com?nau?zded fat \&i shold nat 4 fight, hut toke ))e quarel in-to his own) hond. & })is was^ done at ])Q Instance & labours - of certeyn prechiours & doctoure-s of London, as Maister Gilbert "Worthingtoii), paj-son^ of '^ Seynt Andrews in Holborn), & other. Also Jiis same yere come A gret Enbassate into 8 Engio«f? out of Frau?2ce, forto haue co?icluded A perpetuel pees ; but in cc»?iclusion it tza-ned vnto'^ A trewes of A yere. About fiis tyme dyed Seynt Bernardyne, A gray f rere '^' which began) ]>q ncAv ^eformac^'on of fat ordre in many places, In so my die fat fei fat
12 wer reformed bene called ' Obse;-uantes,' which Obsenrauwtes bene encrecid gretly in Italie & in Alraaigne. This Bernardin was canonized bi Pope Nicholas f e Fyft In f e yere ~^l^ CCCCl." Ioha?zwes de Capestrauo was his disciple, whiche p/'ofited moclie ^ to f e
16 reformaczon of fat ordre; for whome God shewed many a fair^ miracle. Also here is to be noted, fat fro fis tyme forward, King Henry neuer p?'ofited ^^ne We?it forward ; but Fortune began) to turn) fro him on al sides, als^*^ wel in Frau^ice, ISTormandy, Guyan, as in
20 Englo?zc?. Some men hold opinion fat King Henry gaf co??nnission plenerlyii to Sir Edward HuHe, S/r Robert Eoos, Dean^^ of Seynt Seuerynes, & ofer, to co?^clude A mariage for him yfiih ferle of Arminakes suster, which was p?'omysed (as it was seid) & co?zcluded;
24 but afte?"ward^^ it was broken, & he wedded Quene Maygarete, as A-f ore is seid ; which was A dere mariage for f e reanie of Englo/zc? ; ^'* ^•^ffor it is knowen verely fat, for to haue hir, was delyuered fe Duchie of Angeo & fe Erldome of ]\Iaign), which was fe key of
28 JSTorma^die, for fe Frensh men tentre. And Aboue fis, f e ^-^ said^^ Marquys of Southfolk axed in playn) parlement A fyftenth & an half for to feche hir out of Frau?zce. Se now i" what A mariage was fis, as to f e co?Hparison) of fat of er mariage of Armynyke ! for f er
32 shold haue beiD delyuered so many castels & townes in Gwyhen); And so moche gode shold haue bene yiifeu) wit/i hir, fat al Englond shold haue bene enryched fer-by,i^ but co?ztrary-wise fell. AVherfor
^ was om. H. - & laboure om. H. ^ the person H. ■* leaf I'd!.
■5 to H. 6 ? MS. frerer. •? yere of our lord M* CCCC and fyfty H.
^ moche om. H. ^ a fair om. H. io_io ^^j^ jj_ ^Is = as C.
^1 plenerly om. H. '- \>& Dean H.
^^ afterward it was broken for by the mene of J)C marquyus of sufifolke H,
^"' englond as it schewed before H. is— 15 q„j^_ jj_
16 & for H. 1' lo HC.
1^ ben ])cr by encreased H. \icr by om. C.
512 Loss hy Hen. VTs marriage. Death of Duke Humphrey.
euery gret ^ prmce ought to kepe his pj-omisses ; - for, bicause of breking of fis promisse,- & for mariage of Queue Margaret, what losse hath ]>e reame of EngZo?i(? had,^ bi losyng of Normandy and Guyan, bi diuison of* fe reame, fe rebelling of com???ines Ageynst 4 \er p7-mces & lordes ; what diuison Ayen ^ fe lordes, Avhat murdre & sleying of pame ! Avhat f eldes foughten & made ! in conclusion, so many,^ that many a''' man hath lost his life; And in conclusion, ]je King deposed, &^ ])e Queue w^t7l hir son) fayn) to flee into 8 Scotland, & fro pens to^ Frawice, & so to Lorayn), \e place wheri*^ she come first ^^ fro ! Many men deme pat pe breking of i- pe Kinges promisse to pe suster of perles of Armynak, was cause of this gret losse & Aduersite. 12
How pe gode Duke of Gloucestre, Humfrey, pe Kinges vncle, was Arested at pe p«/leine»t of Bury ; And^s of his death ; And how Anges in Mayn) was deliuered.
In^"* pe xxv*" yere^5 of King Henry pe VI**,^*^ Avas A parlement 16 at Bvry called seynt Edmundes Bury ; About which was com- ?;2au?Kled aH pe com?nunes of pe cont[r]e to be pe?" in per most defensable Aray, to^-^ A-wayt vpon pe King, to Avhich^s pa?-leme?2t come pe Duke of Gloucestre, Hu9?ifrey, pe Kinges vncle, Avhich had 20 bene pe ^^ protector of Y.-aglond al pe non)-Age of pe King. And An one after pat ^'^ he Avas come to -^ his logyng, he Avas Arested bi pe Viscount Eemond, pe Constable of Yw^lond, acompanyed — sYiih-^ pe Duke of Bokyngham & many oper lordes, and forth-'* yvitli al 24 his '^ se?"uandes Aver com?nauwded for to depart fro him ; And xxxij of -*^ pe chief of them) Aver arested alsoj^" & sent to diuerse pr/sones. And anone, after pe^s said Arest,'^^ pe said Duke Avas on pe morn) found ^^ dedc : on Avhos soul, God haue mercy. Amen ! ^^ But hoAV 28 he died, & in Avhat maner, pe certentie is nat knowen to me.^^ Some said he died for soroAV ; some said he Avas murthred bitwene ij
1 leafm, hack. ^-2 ,,,^,_ jj. =* had om. HO. ■» in HC.
5 emong H. amonge C. " so many vm. H. ''a om. H.
« and ovi. H. » into H. that C. ^" pat H,
" first om. H. ^- of om. H. " oi om. C. " Also in H.
15 yere xxv C. " pe vi^e ovi. HC. " for to HC. ^^ to the which H.
^8 pe om. C. '" p«t OVI. C. '^^ come in H. was in C.
^ whomc Acompanyed H. wliom accompanied C.
^ Avith om. HC. -^ for H. -■'"' his om. H.
'^ also of H. ^ also om. H . were also aicsted C. -* this C.
'■^ And V or vj days after [(is seid arest H.
''" was . . . found om. H. found om. C. ^' Amen om. H.
^2 to me om. H. to mc knowen C.
Character and Burial of Humphrey, Diike of Gloster. 513
federbeddes ; other said ]mt an liote spytt Avas put in liis fou?zde- me?it; & so,^ how ^he died, God knoAveth, to Avhome is no thing ^ hidd. And Avhen "* he Avas thus ^ dede, he was leid open, ])at al 4 men might se him. And so both lordes & knightes of pe shires, with burgesse?'S, come & saAV him *^ ded ; but ]>ai coud nat perceif wouwd ne token '' hoAV he died, here may men mark Avhat ])is AA'orld^ is ! this Duke Avas A noble man & A gret clerk, & had AvorsshippfuUy 8 rewled pis reame to pe Kinge-s behove, & neuer coude be fouwd faute in^ him,^"^ but envy of pame pat Aver gouernoures, & had promised ^^ pe Duchis of Anges & perldome of Maigrf, caused ^2 |,e destrucc?on of pis noble man ; for thei drad him, pat he Avoid haue
12 enpesshed pat deliue/-ance. And after, pei sent his body to seynt Albones '^^with certeyn) lightes for to be buried ; And so Sir Geruase of Clifton had paw^^ pe cliarge to C07jvey pe corps ^■^^ & so it Avas buried at Seynt Albons in pe Abbey ; & v persones of his houshold
16 wer sent to London, & per wer reyned & juged to be drawere, honged & qwartred ; Of Avomepe names Aver Sir Eoger Cham??ibrelay]i), knight, one^^ Midelton, A^^ squyere, Herbard, A squyer, Arthur,^'' A squyer, & Tdchai'd ISTedham : Avhich v persons wer draAve?i fro pe
20 Toure of London thrugh Chepe to ^® Tiburii), & ])er honged, & lat
doAvu) quyck, & pen striped for to have bene heded & qt^artred.
-And pa?i pe Marquys of Southfolk shewed ]>er for pame pe Kinges
pordon) vnde?' his gret Seale ; & so pei wer pardoned of pe rem-
24 ane?it of thexecua'on, & had per lyues, & after ^^ AA'ar brought agen yn) to Loudon, & 2° frely deliuered. this began pe trouble in pe reame of -^ 'England for pe detli of pis noble Duke of Gloucesfre ; & -- al pe com??iuires of pe reame began forto m;;rmure "^ for it,-"^ &
28 Avere nat contente.
After pat-^ Pope Eugeny Avas dede,-'^ Nicholas pe Fyft Avas elect Pope. This Xycholas Avas chosen for Eugeny, yet honggyng pe
^ but H. so om. C. ^ leaf 192. ^ nothing is H, "* pen when H. thenne whan C. '' so HC. ^ him lye H. hym lye C.
'^ but wond ne token colde the not pcreeyue H. but Avounde ne token coude they perceyue C.
* Avorde H. ^ to C. ^^ found be hym Any faute H.
" promised to deliucr H. ^- for thei caused H.
13—13 (^,j_ jj_ 14 ^Q ^jjg cliarge of the corpus to convoy H.
15 And H. I*' A om. H. " or Archurc H.
1* vnto H. 1^ and so ];ei H. And so they C.
^° And a.iter H. and after C. ^^ fe reame of oin. H.
" of Glouccs^/'c & om. H. & om. C. ^ to mourne H.
^ for it om. H. -* pat om. HC. ^^ Avas dede om. H.
514 The Papal Schis7n. Felix resigns to Nicholas. [CH. CCLIII
Scisme. natwit/istondying he gat })e obedience of al Cristeii) Keames ; for after ])a\, ^ he was electe & sacred - Pope, certayii) lordes of Frau?ice & of England wer sent vnto ^ Sauoy, to Pope Felix, for to entre'te him to cese of J)e^ Pepecy. And hi ])e speciaP labour 4 of ])e'^ Bisshop of I^orwich & fe lorde of Seynt lohnes, he cessed })e ij'^® yere after fat Pope Nicholas was sacred. And ])e seid Felix Avas made Legate of Frau/zce & Cardinal of Sauoy e, & resigned Jie hole papacy to" Nicholas; afte?',^ lyved an holy lyfe, & died 8 an holy man : And as it is said, Almighty^ God shewed miracles for him. This was ])e xxiij Scisme bitwen) Eugeny & Felix, & dured xvi yere. fe cause was ])is : The^^ general Counsel of Basil deposed Eugeny, which Avas only Pope & vndoubted, for- 12 as-myche as he obserued nat & kept^^ ]?e decrees & statutes of fe Cou?zceyl of Constance, as it is A-fore^- said; nethir^^ he rought not to gyve obedience to Jjrtt general Cou7?seH: in no liianer wise ;i'^ wher-of Arose A gret Alte>'cacion) eiiiong Writere*; of j^is 16 -mateer, mo & contra, which kan nat Accorde vnto^^ J?is da3^ one partie seith Jjat^*^ ' pe Cou?;sel is Aboue ]>q Pope,' ]>at ofer p«rtie seith "nay, but fe Pope is Aboue J)e Cou?;sel." Godd, blessed Aboue aii thinges, gif & grauj^t^' his pees in^^ holy chirche, 20 spouse of Criste, Ame?i ! This Nicholas Avas com??2en) of lene,^^ of low burth ; A doctour of dyvynite, an Actif man, he reedyfied many places fat Aver b?"oken & ruynouse, & did do-'^ make A gi'et Avatt About fe Palays, & made fe^^ AA\all new About Eome, 24 for drecle of fe Turkes. And fe peple Avon?^dred of ])e erasing ^2 &-2 resignyng of Felix to-'^ him, considering ]Kii he AA^as A man of so humble -5 burth; And fat othir Avas of Affinite to al fe moste parte of C?'tsten prmces ; Avherof fer AA'as A Averse publisshed in 28 Rome, ]>us : ^"^ hie fulsit mundo ; cessit Felix Nicholas.
-'' How S/r Frau?;ceys Aragonoys toke Fogiers in Norma??dy ; & of fe losse of Constantinoble by the Turks.-" Ca. ccliiij.-^
1 ]^at om. H. - lmf_ 192, harh. « in to H. into C.
^ ]>e om. H. ^ special om. H. '* l)e ')j//. H.
"^ vnto H. * afterward H. ^ Almighty om. H.
10 \a\, the H. " And kept not H.
■■- A-fore om. H. ■■•' Neiu'r H. •"■* in no maner wise om. H.
^■' on to H. 1^ ]'at om. 11. '" send H. '*' among H.
1^ was j'oung of leue eoniyn) H ; was of lone comew of C. -" to H.
"1 A H. ~ ceysyng H. ceasing C. *' and of the H.
'■^ vn to H. '•^^ lowe H. "'' in \is mancr H. in tliis maner C.
27-27 om. H. 28 Caintuhwi 25 H.
CH. CCLIV] Boiien & Normandy lost. Dutch ships ccqoturecl. 515
In J)e xxvij yere of King Henry ]>e vj*%i beyng trewes bitwen) Yj-Qgland & Frauwce,^ A knight of fe Englissh p«?-tie named Sm- Fraiwiceys Aragonys, toke A towii) of Normandy, called^ Fogiere, 4 Ayens Jje trewes ; of -which takyng began moche sorow & losse, for ])is was Jje occasion) bi which •^ ]?e Frenshmen gat al E"ormandy ^-c.^ •^ About pis tyme fe Cite of Consta7/tinoble, which was ImperiaH; "Cite in al Grece, was taken bi pe Tiirkes infideles, which was 8 betrayed (as some hold Opinion), & penip[er]o?' taken & slayn), & ]?at ryal chirch of Sancta Sophia robbed & despoyled, & ]>q reliques & ymages & jjo Eode drawen) Aboute pe strete ; which was done in despite of Cr^sten feith. And sone after, al Cristen feith in Grece
12 perisshed & cessed. Ther wer many C?'isten men slayn\ & in- numerable soldo & put in Captiuite. by J^e takyng of pis towne, pe Turkey gretlyS enhau?zsed in pride; & it is A gret losse vnto all Crz'stendome.^
16 ^In pe xxviij yere^'' was A porlement holden at Westmynster, & fro pens Adiourned to pe Blakfreres of^^ London, And after Criste?imasse, to ^- Westmy?ister Ageyn). And pis same yere, Eobert of 13 Cane, A man of pe West centre, wit/t A few shippe*-, toke A
20 gret^* flote of shippes comyng out of pe baye, laden) wiili salt, — which shippes wer of Prays, Flaundres, Holand & Zeland, — & brought pame to Hampton. Wherfor pe me/'chantes of Enghmc? beyng in Flau?idres, wer Arested in Bruges, Ippre, & oper places,
24 & might nat be deliuered, ner pe?- dettes dischargied, til pei hadd made A poyntmejit for to pay for thamendes & hurtes of tho shippes; which was payed bi pe merchandes of pe staple, eue?-y pen?jy. And in like Avise, pe me?'chaunte3 & gode3 beyng in
28 Danske wer also Arested, & made gret^^ Amendes.
This same yere the^*^ Frenshmen in A mornyng toke, bi A trayn),!'' pe town) of Ponte?-alargee, & per-in pe Lorde Faucou?jbrigge was taken p?-/soner. And after pat,^^ in Decembre, Eoan) was
32 taken) & lost, beyng per-in pe Duke of Somersett, Edmu?zd, perle^* of Shrewsbury, Avhiche bi A-poyntment left Pleges, & left al2i>
^ tho in the yere of kyng harry xxvij H, In the yere of kyng henry xxvij C.
- fraunce and Englond C. ^ named HC. ■* bi the Avhich H.
5 &c om. H. 6--6 om. H. ^ leaf 193. « is gretly C.
^ Thj^'ere A squierc of Englond named Chalons ducr amies vcith A knyjt of fraunce named Sir leuys de buyett to fore pc french kyiig And ranne J)c french knyght through wyth A sperc And slew him in ]>& feld H.
10 yere xxviij C. " at HC. 12 ^^ ^^ h_ 13 of o,„. H.
" an hole H. ^^ Agrete H. ^^ the om. H. " by A trayn toke H.
18 >at mn. H. i9 Erie H. 20 logt H. loste C.
BRUT, M M
516 Captain Bhiebeard. The Duhe of Suffolk heheadecl.
]S"onnaudye, &^ come home. And during pe said^ parlement pe Duke of Suthfolke was Arested & sent to^ pe Towre ; & \er he'* was A moneth. And after, pe King did do feche him out, for which '^ cause ali pe comH?ones of Englo??^/ wer in A gret rumor, what for*' 4 delinerau?3ce of Anges & Maign), & after," losing of al Normandie, And in especial for ))e deth of ]je gode Duke of Gloucestre ; In so myche ]xii, in some place^, men gadred togedre, & made fame capitaynes — as Blew-Berde & o\er, which wer resisted, taken, & 8 had Justice, & died. And Jjew^ fe said Parlement was adiourned to Leycestre ; and thidder pe King brought w/tA him Jie Duke of Southfolk, & whe?j ^jje Comon Jiouse vuderstode \ai he was oute of J>e Tour6% & come thider, J)ei desired to haue execuc^on on^*' J»em 12 fat wer cause of J)e delyuerance of !N"ormandy, & had bene cause of pe deth of fe^^ Duke of Gloucestre, & had sold Gascoygn) & Guyhan), of Avhich ])ei named to-be gylty, pe Duke of Southfolk as chief, pe Lord Say, pe Bisshop of Salesbury, Danyel, & many moo. And 16 for to Apease \e comons, J)e Duke of Southfolk was exiled out of Englo?2(i V yere ; & so, during fe Pa?"lement, he went in to Korth- .folk, & fer toke shipping forto go out of pe Eeame of Englo^ur-^ vnto^^ Frau??ce. And jjis yere,^* as he say led on Jie See, A shipp of 20 Werre called ^^ Nicholas of pe^^ Tour mett with pis^" shippe, & fou7jde him ])er-m; whome pei toke out, & brought hym) into |)ere shipp tofore \q Maister & Capitayns ; & \er he was examined, & at last luged to fe^^ deth. And so j^ei put him in A Cabone, & his 24 chapeleyn) for to shryve him ; And f>at done, pei brought him in to Dover Eood, & ])er sett him in-to J>e boot, & fere smote of his bede, & brought fe body Alonde, vpon J?e sondes, & sett fe hede fer-by. And fis was done J)e fyft day of Maye. loo ! whatt 28 Availed him now, al liis^^ deliuerance of Normandy ^c.^'^ And here yhe may leer^i how he was rewarded for J)e deth of pe Duke of Gloucestre. This began sorow vpon sorew, & deth for deth.--
'■^3 How this yere was thensurrexion) in Kent of fe com??mnes, 32 of whome lake Cade, On Irishman, was Capitayn).-^ Ca. cclv.24
'AH. - same H. ^ in to HC. * he om. H.
5 for wliich of Ad. of whicli HC. « for the HC. ' after for H.
«))c«o//i. H. « te/193, ^'rtc^-. " ofH. " l)e o»i. H.
12 of Englond om. H. " into HC. " yere om. H.
" called the HC. ^s J)e om. HC. " hys H. his C. '^ ^^ ^m. H.
'« Hs H. 20 &c om. H. 21 se H. here C. 22 j^th &c. C.
20-23 07n. H. 24 Capitulum 26 H.
CH. ccLv] Jack Cade's Rebellion, with the Men of Kent. 517
This yere of our Lorde M* cccc 1, was pe gret grace of fe lubilee at Eome; wher was gret pardon), in-so-mych \at, frome^ al place3 in 2 Cristendome, gret multitude of peple resorted thider. 4 J5is yeere^ was A gret Assemblee &* gadering togedre of J»e^ comons of Kent in gret n ombre, & made an Insurrexion), & rebelled Ageynst Jie Kyng & his lawes, & ordeynd J^ame*' A capitayn) called lohn Cayd, An Irish man, which named him self Mortymer, Cosyn) 8 to ])e Duke of Yorke. And Jjis Capitayn) held thise men togedre, & made ordinance^ Among fame, & brought })ame to Blak-Heth, where he made A biU of petiaones to pe King & his Cou?2sel, & shewed what iniuries & oppressions pe Poer comons suffred ; & al
12 vnder colour forto come '' to his Abone ; & he had A gret niiiltitude of peple. And pe xvij^ day of luyn), fe King,^ many lordes, ^'^ Capita ynes & men of "Werre, went toward him to fe Blakk-heeth. And when ]>% Capitayne of Kent vnderstode fe commyng of J)e
16 King wit/i so gret^^ puysau?tce, he^- wit/i-drew him w^t/i his peple to Seuenoke, A litel village. And pe^^ xxviij^^ day of Tun), he^^ beyng wit/i-drawen) & gone, ]5e King come, w^'t7^- his Armee sett in ordre & enbatailed, to jje Blak-Heth, And, by Aduise of his Counsel,
20 sent Sir Vmfrey Stafford, knight, & William Stafford, squyer, two valiau?it Captanes, w/t/i certeyn) peple, to feght xfiili })e Capytane, & to take^^ & bryng him & his Accessaries to pe King, which Avent to Seuenoke ; & 'per fe Capytane Avzt/i his felisshepe mett
24 vfiih hem), & fought Ayenst fame,^'' & in conclusion slew fame bothe, & as many as Abode & wold nat yheld Jjame ner flee. Duryng fis sharmysh fiH^^ A grete variam^ce Amonges J?e^^ lordes men, & jje-'^ comon peple beyng on Blak-Heth Ayens pe^^ lordes & Capitayns,
28 sayng playnly J)at fei wold go to \e Capitayn) of Kent, to Assist and help him,-- but if fei might haue execuc/on of Jie tj-aytoure^ beyng -2 About fe King, to which ^^ fe King said nay ; And fei said playnly \ai^'^ pe Lorde Saj'-, Tresourer of Eugla?if7, the Bisshope of
32 Salesbury, -'^y& Baron) of Dudley,-*^ jjabbot of Gloucestre, Danyel," & Trevillian, & many mo, wer traytoure*^, & worthy to be dede.
Mn H. 2 of H.
3 yere was sir Thomas Oryell ouerthvowii) At Fermygny And many Eng- lisch men slayn and takyn) p?-i'sonei's This same yere H.
"• A H. ^ ]>e om. H. "^ hym CI " haue come H. ^ vij H. 9 king with H. 'o lcafl9i. " grete A H. i- he om. Ad. i» ]>e om. H. " xxvij" H. ^^ ^g om. H. '^ take hym HC. " them Ayenst H. ^^ ]>er fell H. i^ ]>e om. H. 20 y^ ^wi. H. ^1 "per H. their C. — him om. H. ^ beyng om. H. ^ to where H. wher to C. ^ ]>at om. H. 26_26 ^m. H.
518 Cades Rebellion. Lord Say heheaded. Bobbery. [CH. CCLV
herfore, forto^ please ]3e lordes menys & also some of pe Kinges_ house, J)e Lorde Say was Arested & sent to fe Tourc of London. And })a?z pe King, hering tydynges of fe deth & ouerthroAving of fe Staffordes, ^v^t/^dre■vv him to London), & fro thens- to Kylling- 4 worth ; ffor fe King ne ]>e lordes durst nat trust \er owi:i) household meney &c.^ Then, afte?- Jjat jje Capytan) had Jjis Adctory vpon) J»ise^ Staffordes, Anone he tolce Sir Humfrey Salett, & his brigan- tines smytten ful of gylted nayles, & also his gilted sporres, & 8 Araied him like A lorde & a Capi^tayn), & resorted with al his meyney, & also mo ])an he had tofore, to J»e Blak-Heth. Ageyri) to whome come ])erchebisshope of Cau?z^e?'bury & \q Duke of Bokyng- ham to ])e Blak-Heth, and spake wit/i him; &, as it was said, J)ei 12 fou??d him ''witty in his talkynge &'^ request ; & so they departed.*' And J)e third day of luyl he come & cntred into London witli al his peple, &^ did make A^ cry fer^o in Jje Kinges name & in his name,^^ Jwt no man shold robb ne take no manTzes gode bot if he 16 payd for it ; & come ridyng thriigh \q Cite in g7't;t p?'ide, & smote his swerde vpon London stone in Canwykstrete. And he, beyng in J)e Cite, sent to fie Towre forto haue pe Lord Saye ; & so ])ei sett him & brought him to ])e Guyld-Hall before Jie Mayre & ])e 20 Aldremen, wher he was examined. And fe lorde ^^ g^yj j^^^t^^ he wolde & ought to bene luged by his peres. And \q com?«.unes of Kent toke him by force fro f>e Mair (fe^"* officers fat kept him, & toke him to A prest to shryve him. & er he might be half 24 -shryven, fei brought him to ])e Standard in Chepe, & f>er smote of his hede : ^^ & thus died f e Lorde Say, Tresourer of Englo?irZ. After })is, })ei sett his hede on^'' A spere, & bare it Aboute in fe Citee. And fe same day, Aboute^'" fe^^ Mylle-Ende, Crowmer was beheded. 28 And }5e^^ day before, at afternone, fe Capytaii), wzt/^ certeyn) of his meyney, went to Philipp Malpas house, & robbed him, & toke Away moche gode. And fro thense he went to Seynt Margret Patyns, to one Cherstis lious, & robbed him, -*'& toke A way moche 32 gode.^*^ Also, At which robbyng diuerse me« of London of per neghburse wer at it, & toke part vJith him.^i For fis robbyng fe
1 to H. 2 theus vn to A. =* kc. om. H. * the HC. ■^ leaf 194, lack. '^-^ om. H. "^ and his C. 8 And >cr H. and there C. ^ A om. HC. i" >er om. HC. " name om. H. 12 ^^d i^ HC. ^^ ]>at om. HC. " And the H. ^'' hede on whos .saul god haue mercy Amen) H. hede on whos soule Almyghty god haue pite and mercy Amen. C.
^^ vp on H. " Aboute om. H. ^^ at H. ^^ l^e same H. 2'-2o om. H. 21 them H.
CH. CCLV] Jacli Cades men disperse. His head is cut off. 519
peples bertes fiH fro him, & euery thryfty man Avas A-forde^ forto- be se?'ued in like wise, for pe?- was many A man, in London fat Abbayted and wold fayn)^ haue seen A comon) robbery, Avhich 4 Almighty* God for-bidd ! for it is to suppose Jjat,^ if he had nat robbed, he might haue gone ferre er he had be w^■t7^,-stonde ; ffor fe King & al the "^lordes of Jje Eeanie of Englond wer depa?-ted, except the Lorde Scale3 Jjat kept pe Toure of London.'^ And pe 8 fyft day of luyl he gert^ smyte of A man?jes hede in Southwerk. And ]je night after, fe Mair of London, fe Aldermen & pe^ com- ??^unes of jje Cite, concluded to dryve Away \q Capytane & his hoste, and sent to ]>e Lorde Scales in^o fe Toure, & to Mathew 12 Gogh, A CapitayrO of ISformawdie, pat pei wold pat night Assail pe Capitayn) wiili pern of Kent. & so pey did, & come to London Brigge, in to Southwerk, er pe Capitaii) had any knowleage per-of ; & peril jjei fought with pem) pat kept^^ pe brigge. & pe Kentissh men 16 went to harnoys, & come to pe brigge, & shott & fought vfiili pame, & g^t pe brigge, & made pame of Londone to flee, & slew many of pame, & pis endured al pe night, to & fro, til ix of pe^ clokk on pe morne. & at^^ last pei bre?it pe drawbrigge, wher many of pame of 20 London) wer drowned. In which night, Sutton, an Alderman, was slayn ; Eoger Hesant, & Mathew Gogh, & many open And, after -this, pe Chau?jceler of Englo?zcZ sent to pe Capytane A general par- done i"* for him, & Another for all his meyney. And pan pei 24 departed fro Southwerk, euery man home to his hous. And whew pei wer al departed & gone, per wer proclamacions made in Kent, Southsea, & in^^ oper places, pat what man coude take pe Capytane, quyk or ded, shold have A m^ mark. And after pis, one Alexander- - -28 Iden, A squyer of Kent, toke him in A gardyn) in Southsex ; & in pe takyng pe Capytane, lohn) Cade was slayn), & after beheded, & his hede sett on London) Brigge. And pan Anone after,!'^ pe King come in-to Kent, & did his lustices sitt at Cante?'bury, & enquire 32 who wer Accessaries & chief cause of pis Insurreccion). And yer wer viij men luged to dethe in one day, & in othir places, mo. And fro pens pe King went vnto^'^ Sucessex, & so^^ in-to pe West
1 Arested H. ^ to H. ^ fayn) mn. H. ■* almighty om, H.
5 Jjat om. HC. « leaf\^5. ^ of London om. H.
^ he did do H. he dide done C.
9 J)e o)«.. H. 10 to HC. " ],er om. H. 12 ^q^ jj.
1* at the H. " pardon generaif H. pardon general C.
1^ in om. H. ^^ And Anon after then H. And anone after thenne C.
" in to H. 18 so om. HC.
520 The Duke of York rebels, hit is set free. [CH. CCLVI
— contre, where A litel before was slayu) ])e Bisshop of Salisbury. And ]3is^ yere so many wer^ luged to detli, ])at xxiij hedes stode ^vpon^ London Brigge at ones.
5 Of ]>e felde ]>at J^e"^ Duke of York toke at Brenthethe in Kent; 4 And of ])e birth of Prince Edwarde ; And of fe first batail of" Seynt Albones, wher pe Duke of Somersett was slayn).'' Ca. cclvi.s
I '^^2- In J)e XXX yere of King Henry pe yi^", ]>e^ Duke of York came 8 out of pe Marche of Walys, with ferle of Devonshire &i^ Lorde Cobbam, &^^ gret puysan?^ce, for reformacz'on of certayn) Iniuries & wronges, & also^^ to haue lustice of ^^ ce?'teyn) lordes beyng^'^ About \>e King ; and toke A^^ felde at Brentheth beside Derthford in Kent, 12 which was A strong feld. For which cause fie King, wz't/d al \>e lorde.f of the land, went vnto^^ Blakheth with A gret & A strong i" multitude of peple, armed & ordeyned for fe Averr in ]>e best wise. And when J)ei had musteried on pe Blakheth, certeyn lordes wer sent to him 16 for to trete & make A-noyntment with him, which wer, pe Bisshope of Ely & IS Jie Bisshop of Wynchestre, & pe Erles of Salesbury & of Warrewick. And fei concluded fat pe Duke of Somersett shold be had to warde, & to Au?eswer to such Articles as pe Duke of 20 York sholde put on^^ him; and pan J)e Duke of York shold brek his felde, & come to pe King, Avhich was-^ promised bi pe Kynge. And so pe King com???au?ided pat pe Duke of Somersett shold be had in warde; & pen pe Duke of York breke vp his felde, & come 24 to pe King. And when he was com??zen, cowtrary to pe promisse^ tofore-^ made, pe Duke of Somersett was present in pe felde, Awayting &■ chief about pe King, & made pe Duke of York ride tofore as A p?7soner thrugh London ; & after pei wold haue put 28 him in holde. But A noyse Aroose pat perl of Marche, his son), was com?Hyng wft/i-^ x m^ men to London-ward, wher-of pe Kyng & his counsel fered. And pan they co?2cluded pat pe Duke of York sholde depr/rte at his wiH. 32
^ ))is same H. this same 0.
2 were so many H. were soo many 0. ^ leaf 195, bad:
4 on H. at C. 5_5 ^w. H. « J^at Ad. that the C. '' at C.
8 Cajjitulum 27 H. » In the yere xxx the HC.
^0 & pe H. and the C. " with H.
^2 also om. H. i^ on HC. ^* beyng ovi. H.
15 An H. i« vn to the H. vnto tlie C. " & A strong om. H.
18 and om. H. la to H. 20 ^^as att H. waj al C. ^^ Afore HC.
^ Here H breaks off imiierfect.
Pi-ince, Edward lorn. Lord Mayors Shoiv on the Thames. 521
About ]5is tyme began gret diuision in Spriusse bitwene fe gret
Maiste?" & ]>e knightes of \>e Duche ordre, which wer lordes of fat
Contre ; ffor J)e communes & townes rebelled ^ Ageynst fe lordes,
4 & made so gret werre pat, at pe last, pei called pe King of Pole to
be per lorde ; which 2 King come, & was worsshipfully receyved,
& laid siege to ]>e castel of Marienburgh (which was ]>e chief Castel
& strenght of al pe land), & wan it, & drove out pe Maister of
8 Dansk & al othir places of pat land. And so pei pat had bene
lordes many yeres, lost al pere seygnorie & possessions in po landes.
And in 3 pe yere of pencarnac^■on of our Lord M^ iiij° luj,
vpon^ Seynt Edwardes day, Queue ^ Ma?-garet was delyue/-ed of
12 A fair p?-mce, which was named Edwarde. J?at same day lohu
Is^orman was chosen for to be Mair of London, And on^ pe day pat
he shold take his othe at Westmynstre, he went thider by water
\vith al pe cvaites, wher Afore-tyme pe :Mair, Aldremen, & al pe
16 craftes rode on" horse back: which was nei;er vsed afore,s \^^i
seth^ pat tyme pei haue gone euer bi water, in barges.
Yhe haue wel vnde/-stond before.^o ^qw pat, contjmy to the
p?-omise of pe King, & also pe co??clusions taken bitween pe King &
20 pe Duke of York at Brentheth, pe Duke of Somersett went nat to
warde, but Abode about pe King, & had gret rewl. And Anone
aftir, he was made Capytayn of Caleys, & rewled pe King & his
reame as he wold. Wherfor pe gret lordes of pe Eeame, & also pe
24 com/?Hmes, wer nat pleased, for which cause pe Duke of Yorke,
perles of Warrewick & of Salesbury, with many knyghtes &
squyers & moche peple, come for to remeve pe said Duke of
Somersett & othir fro pe Kyng. And pe King, hering of per
28 comwiyng, thought by his counsel forto haue gone Westward, &
nat for to mete with pame : and he ^ had with' him pe Duke of
Somersett, pe Duke of Bokyngham, perle of Stafford, perle of
K"orthu?Jibreland, Lorde ^"^ Clifford, & many oper. And what tyme
32 pat pe Duke of York & his felisship vnde?-stode pat pe King was
departed with pise said lordes fro London"), Anone he chau7zged
pe i=* way, & costed pe Contre, & come to Seynt Albons 1^ pe xxiij
day of May, &i^ mett with pe Kyng, to whome the Kyng sent
36 certayn) lordes, & desired him to kepe pe peax, & depa/ted, but in
^ leaf 196. 2 tiie which C. '-^ in om. C. ^ on C.
5 the queue C. ^ on om. C. '^ a C. « after C. syn t.
10 tofore C. " he om. C. ^- the lord G. i" his C.
i-i leaf 196, back. ^^ & there C.
522 Duke of York made Protector. Lombard Riot in London.
co?ecliisiori), whiles Jjei treted on pat one side, J^erle of Warwik, with \jQ Marchemen & wiili otliir, entred Jie town on Jiat other side, & fought Ayenst Jje King & his paytie : & so began )je batail & feghtyng, which endured A gode while, but in co?^clusion })e Duke 4 of York apteyned & had' fe victorie of })at lorney ; In which was slayii) Jje Duke of Somersett, perle of Korthu??ibreland & Jje Lorde Clifford, y^ith ^ many knightez & squyers, & many ^ hurt. And on })e mome after Jiei brought })e Kinge in gret Astate to London, and 8 he was ^ looged in Jie Bisshop paleys of London. And sone ^ After was A gret parlement ; In which parleme^^t ])e Duke of York was made Protector of Euglowr/, & ferl of Warwick Capytane of Caleys, & jjerle of Salesbury Chau?zceler of Yra^ond. And al suche 12 persones as had the rewl tofore About fe King, wer sett Aparte, & might nat reul as J)ei did Afore. '^
In this same yeer died Pope ^Nicholas ])e Fyft ; & after him was Calixt ])e Third. This Calist was A Catalane, & an olde man 16 whe?j he was chosen, Sz cowtinuelly seek ; wherfore he might nat performe his zele & desire ])at he had cowceyved Agenst })e Tuike.*^ & jje cause of lettyng ]?irof was his Age & sekeness. This Calixte instituted & ordeyned Jje Teste of |je" Transffiguraciun of our Lorde 20 to be halowed on Seynt Sixt day in August, bicause of pe gret victory Jjat J)ei of Hu?zgary had Ayenst \q Turkes Jiat same day he was chosen Pope, in fie yeer of our Lord Ml iiij° Iv, and died fe yere M^ iiij° Iviij, yat same day J»ftt he ordeyned pe Pest of \q "^ 24 T?'ansfiguracion) to be halowed.
In pis same yere fiH: A gret Affray in London Ayenst pe Lumbardes. The cause began for ^ A yong man toke A dagger fro A LuH^bard, & brake it; wherfor pe yong man on pe niorne was 28 sent fore to come tofore pe Mair & Aldermen, & per, for pe offense, he was com?rtytted to »varde. And ^ then pe Mair depa?ied fro pe GuyldhaH for to go home to his dyner, but in pe Chepe pe yong men of pe mercerie, for pe moste parte Apprentises, held pe Mair 32 & Shyreves stil in Chepe, & Avoid nat suffre him to departe vnto pe tyme pat pare feloAV, which was com??2ytted to warde, wer delyuered ; & so by force pei rescued per felowe fro p?7sone, & pat done, pe ]\Iair & Shyreves departed, & the p77soner Avas^*' delyuered, 36 which, if he had be put to prz'sone, had be in lubardie of his lyfe.
^ And C. - many mo C. •' wliicli was C. ■* anone C.
^ tofore C. * he had agenst the turke conceyued C.
^ of Ad. of the C. « bycause C. » leaf 197. ^^ was om C.
CH. CCLVI] Lombard Riot in London. Great Fish caught. 523
And faw^ began A Eumo?- in \q Cite Ayenst \q Lu?Hbardes, And ])e same evenyng jje handcrafty peple of fe towii) Arose, & come - to the Lumbarde-s houses, & dispoyled & robbed ^ diuerse of fame ; 4 wherfore pe Mair & Aldremen come w«t/i ])e honest peple of pe town, & drofe ]?ame thens, & sent some of thame ])at had stollen, to Xewgate, And pe yong man fat was rescued bi his felowes saw ])is gret Eumor, Aifray & robbery, folowed^ of his first niev)aig to 8 ])e Lu»ibard; he-5 departed & went to "Westmynster to sanctuary, or els it had cost him his lyfe, ffor Anone After come down) An o))er detgymyne for to do lustice on al fame fat so rebelled in fe Cite Ayens fe Lu??jbardes, vpon*^ which satt v^iih fe Mayr fat
12 tyme Willmm Marow, fe Duke of Bokyngham, & many ofer lordes, for to se execuc^■on) done, hot f e comons of f e Cite secretely made fame redy, & did Arme fame in fer houses, & wer in p2^rpose forto haue rongen f e comon beH which is named Bow BeH ; but f ei
16 wer lett bi sad men, which come to fe knowlege of fe Duke of Bokyngham & othir lordes. & forthwith ' f ei Arose, for f ei durst ne lenger Abide, for f ei doubted fat f e hole Cite shold haue risen Ayenst feme, but yelt neuer-f e-lesse, ij or iij of fe Cite were luged
20 to deth for fis robbery, & wer lionged at Tiburn.
Anone After, fe King, fe^ Quene, & othir lordes, rode to Covente, & wit/i-drew fame fro London for this cause And a litell 9 to-fore, f e Duke of Yorke Avas sent fore to Grenewiche, & f er '
24 was dischargied of f e protectorshipp, & f erle of ^° Salesbury of f e ^^ Chauwcelershippe. And after fis fei wer sent for by prwey seal forto come to Covente, where fei wer almoste deceyved, & f erle of AYarwick also. And shold haue bene destroyed if fei had nat seen)
28 wele too.
How Lord i- Egremond was take by f erle of Salesbury sonnes. And of fe robbyng of Sandwyche. ca'". cclvij.
This yere wer taken iiij gret ffisshes bitwen) Greth & London :
32 one ^^ was called ' mors marine,' f e seczmd, A ' swerd fyssh,' & f e
other tweyn Aver whalles. Li fis same yere for certeyn, fer was
An 1'* Affray in ^^ f e JS'orth contre bitAvene Lorde ^^ Egremond & '
f erle of Salesbury sonwes ; & Avhe?^ thay had taken him, was had to
1 ]>a.n om. C. - ran C. ^ & robbed & despoylled C.
■* ensyewed C. ^ he oin. C. ® on C. ' incontynent C.
8 ])c om. C. 9 leaf 197, back. 1° And my lord of C. " his C.
^^ the lord C. ^^ that one 0. " was An om. C. ^^ done in C.
16 the lord C.
524 Monasteries reformd. French ^nllage Sandwich. [CH. CCLVI
London), & J)e?'i conde^^zpned in a g;'et som???e of money to ]je said Erie of Salesbury, & ferfor con]???itted to prz'son in Newgate, in London, wher, whan he had be A ce?'tayn space, he brak pe pr/son), & iij p?-/soners wzt/; him, & ascaped & went his way. 4
Also J)is yere ferle of Warrewikk & his wife went to Caleys with A fayr ffelaushipp, & toke possession of his office. About jjis tyme was A gret reformation) of many monasteris of Religion, in diue?'se parties of ])e worlde, which wer reformed after ))e first & Institu«on), & cowtiniied i?^ many Places, Also About }»is tyme \q craft of enprmteng was fyrst fou?zd in Magvnce in Almaign, which craft is m?<Itiplied thrugh fe world in many places, & bokes ben) had gret chepe & in gret nom??jbre, bicause of \q same 12' craft.
This same yere was A g?'et batail in fe morches bitwen Hu??gary & Turkey, at A place called Septedrade, where innumerable Turkes wer slayn, more by miracle J?an bi man?2es bond, ffor onely 16 ]5e honde*' of God smote feme. Seynt lohn of Capestrane was per present, & p?-ouoked pe Cn'sten peple, beyng ]jen Aferde after to p2irsew pe Turkes, wher ane Infinite m?dtitude wer slayn) & destroyed. }5e Turkes said \ai A gret nombre of Armed men 20 folowed fame, pat fei wer Aferde to turn Ageyn : - they Aver holy Aungels.
This same yere fe p^v'soners of i^ewgate in London brake per pr/sone, & ^ kept pe gate A long while ; but at fe * last fe town gett 24 \e p?-ison one them), & fen fei wer put in feteris & Irons, & were sore punisshed, in example of other. In this yere also was A gret erthquake in Naples, in-so-moche fat fer perisshed xl M^ peple fat sanke fer into forth. Item, in fe yeer xxxvj, Seynt Osmu?ide, 28 somtyme Bisshope of Salesbury, was Canonized at Rome bi Pope Calixt ; & f e xvj day of luil he was translated at Salesbury bi f erchebisshope of Cauwterbury & many other bisshopes. And. in August after. Si?" Piers ^ de Breisey seneschal of Normandy, wz't/i 32 fe Capytane of Depe & many ofer Capitaynes & iwan of Werre, went to f e See with A gret Navy, & come to Downes by night ; & on fe morne erly, before day, fei londed & come to Sandwych, ])oth bi land & Avater, & toke the town), & ryfled & dispoyled it, & 36-
^ sones, the sayd lord Egremowd vvhome they had taken was C.
^ leafim.
* prison, & wente vpon the leedes / & fought agenst them of the cyte / k C.
^ ]>e om. C.
'' There is a gap in C from here to p. 527, line 1.
B'p. PeacocTcs Abjuration. Concord among the Lords. 525
toke many prisoners, & left pe town) al naked, — "whicli was A rich town) & mych gode per-in, — & had w/t/i fame many ryche prisoners. In this same yere, in many places of Frau?ice, Almaign,
4 riau?zdres, Holand & Ze[land, men, women &] children gadred ))ame by gret Companyes forto go on pilg?-emage to Seynt Micheles Mount in iS"orma?jdy, which come fro fer contrees ; wherof ]>e peple me?'vailed ; & many supposed fat some wicked sphite meved fame 8 so to doo ; but it endured nat long, by cause of fe long way, & also for lak of vitail as fei went.
In this yere Eeynold Pecok, Bisshop of Chicheste?', was fou«den an heretike, & fe iij day of Decembre was Abiured at Lambeth, in
12 j)e pj-esence of perchebisshop of Cau??terbury & many bisshoppes & doctoures & lordes te?«perel ; & his bokes brent at Paules crosse.
Yhe haue herd tofore how certayn lordes wer slayn at Seynt Alboyns, wherfor was euermore A grutche & wrath had, by pe
1 6 1 heires of fame fat wer so slayn ; Ayenst f e Duke of Yorke, f erles of Warwick & of Salesbury. Wherfor fe Kyng, by f avise of his Councel, sent for thame to London : to which place fe Duke of York came, fe xxvj day of lanyuer, v^itJi iiij^^ men, & logied at
20 Be/'nardes Castel in his own place, And fe xv day of laniuer come ferle of Salesbury with v= men, & was logged in therber, his own) place. And few come fe Duke of Excetre & of Somersett, with viij<= men, & lay w/t//out Temple Barr. & ferl of l^orihwrnhvelcmd,
24 Lord Clifford & Lord Egremond, with xv" men, & loged without fe town). And fe Mayr fat tyme, leffray Boleyn), kept gret watche, with f e comons of f e Cite, & rode About f e Cite by Holborn) & Flete Strete with a v Mt men wel Armed & Araied for to kepe f e
28 pees. And fe xiiij day of Feuerer, ferle of Warwick come to London fro Caleys, wel beseen) & worsshypfully, with vj*^ men in rede laquettfs, broAvdred with A ragged staff behynd & Afore ; & he was logged at f e Gray Freres, And f e xvij day of Marche fe
32 King come to London & f e Queue ; & fer Avas A concorde & pees made Among those lordes, & fei Aver sett in pees. And vpon owr Lady Day, f e xv day of jMarche fer - of ouv Lorde M* iiij'^ Iviij, f e King, Queue, & al fise lordes went in procession at Poules in
36 London. And Anone after, fe King & fe lorde*^ depaj'ted. In fis yere AA-as A gret Affray in Flet Strete bitAven men of Court & men of fe same stret : In Avhich Aiiray fe Queues Attorney was slayn.
^ leaf 198, hack. ^ j,er = the year.
526 Battle of Blorehcath. Crusade against Turhs fails.
How fe Kinges howshold mad Affray Ayenst j^erle of Warre- wikk; «& of pe lourney at Blorehethe. Ca'^. cclviij.
Also fis same yeer, als jjerle of Warwyk was at A CoiuiceiH in "Westniynste?-, al fe Kinges houshold meyney gadred jjame to-gedre 4 for to have slayn Jjb said Erie ; hot, bi help of God & of his frendes, he recouered his barge, & escaped ))are evyl enterprise, how wel f>e Coques come renyng out viitli spyttes & pestelles Ayenst him. And J)e same Day he rode to-ward Warrewik ; And sone Aiier he 8 gate him A com??jission), & went ouer fe see to Caleys. Sone after fis, ferle of Salesbury com?»yng to London, was encouwtred at Eloreheth ^ we't/i Lorde Awdeley, and moche ojjer peple ordeyned f orto haue destressed him ; bot he, having knawlege fiat he shold 1 2 be mett, was Accompanied w^t7? his ij son?«es, Sir Thomas & Sir lohn NeviH, & A gret felawshipp of gode men. & so fei mett & fought to-gedre; wher Jjerle of Salesbury wau) fe feld; And ])e Lorde Awdley was slayn, & many gentilmen of Chesshire, & moche 16 peple hurt ; And therles ij son?2es wer hurt ; & goyng homeward afterward, pei wer taken, & had to Chest?*e bi pe Queues meyney.
After, Calixt Pius was Pope, & was chosen Jiis yere M^ iiij*^ Ivii./ And ho was called before, ' Eneas ' ; An Eloquent man & A 20 poete laureat ; he was embassatoure of jjemperor Afore tyme, & he wrote in ])e Cou?2cel of Basile A noble tretise for jje Auctorite of Jje same; Also he Canonized Sey?it Katerine of Senys. This Pope ordeyned gret Indulge^ices & pardon to fern fat wold go "Werre 24 Ayenst Jje Turke, & Avrote An Epistle to J)e gret Turke, exorting him to be-come Crzsten. & in ))e ende he ordeynd A passage Ayenst pe Turks at Ancone, to which moche peple drew, out of al parties of Cristendome ; of whicli peple he sent many home Ayene, 28 be-cause ))ei suffised nat. And Anone after, he dyed at ])e said Ankone, yere of oui Lord ]\P iiij'^ Ixiiij, xiiij day of Auguste.
How Andrew Trollop & ])e Soudioure of Caleys forsoke ])e Duke of Yorke, & |)er Maistcv J)erl of Warrewik, in 32 the West contre. Cap. cclix.
The Duke of York, ferles of Warwik & of Salesbury, saw fat J?e goue;"nance of fe Reame stode moste by Jje Quene & hir CouwseH, c^ how fe gret prmces of fe lond wer nat called to 36 Cou/2ceii bot sett A-parte ; & nat onely so, but pat it was seid
1 leaf 1^9.
The Yorkists, deserted In/ A. Trollope, etc., disidersc. 527
thrugh ]je reame Jiat the ^ said lordes sliold be destroyed vtterly, as it " openly was shewed att Bloreheth bi fame J»at wold haue slayn perl of Salesbnry, pan ))ei, for saluacion) of per lyves, & also for 4 pe comon) wele of pe reame, thought forto remedie thise thinges, Assembled pame to-gedre with moche peple, & toke A feld ^ in pe West cont?"e; to which perle of Warwik come fro Caleys, w/t7i many of pe olde soudioures, as Andrew Trollop & other. In whose 8 wisdome, as for pe werre, he mych trusted. And when pei wer thus Assembled, & made pe?' feld, pe King sent out his conijuissions & pnvey seales vnto al pe lordes of his realme, to come & Awayt on him in per moste defensable wise. And so eue?'y man come, in
1 2 suche wise pat pe King was stronger, & had moche more peple paw pe Duke of York & perles of "Warrewik & of '^ Salesbury. For it is here to be noted pat euery lord in EngZoJicZ at pis tyme durst nat disobey pe Queue, for she rewled pesibly al prtt was done About pe
IG Kyng, Avhich was A gode, simple, & Innocent man. And pa?i whe?2 pe King was com?nen to pe place wlier al ^ pei were ; pe Duke of York & his felasship had made pe?' felde in pe stronggest wise, & had p?'oposed verely to abyden & have foughte?* ; bot in pe night
20 Andrew Trollop & al tholde soudioures of Caleys, wet/? A gret felasship, sodenly dep«?'ted out of pe Dukes oost ^ & went strayt vnto pe Kinges feld, wher pei wer receyved joyously, for pei knew pe entent of pe otliir lordes, & Also pe mane?- of per felde. And
24 pen pe Duke of York, w/t// pe ope?' lordes, seyng pame so descevyd, toke A cou?2cel shortly pat " same night, & departed fro pe felde, levyug behynde pame pe moste pa?'te of pe?' peple to kepe pe feld til on pe morne. Then pe Duke of York, wi't/i his second son),
28 departed thrugh Walez toward Ireland, levyng his eldest son perl of^ Marche, viiili perles of Warwyck & of^ Salisbury, which to-gedre with iij or iiij pe?'sones, rode strait vnto Devenshyre, & par, bi help & Ayd of one Denham, A squyer, which gat for them
32 A shipp which cost xccxx^o nobles, & wit/i pe same shipp say led fro pens in to Garnesey, & pe?- refresshed pame, & fro pens sayled to Caleys, wher pei wer receyved in-to pe Castel bi pe postern, er pei of pe town) knew of it ; & pe Duke of York toke ship in Wales, &
36 sayled one?' in-to Ireland, wher he was wel receyved.
1 tho C. 2 it om. C. '^ leaf 199, hack. ■» of om. C 5 as C. « hooste C. ^ in that C » of the C. 9 of om. C. i« cc XX C.
528 The Yorkist Lords fiee to Calais. Their man takes Sandivich.
^ How therles of Marche, Warrewik & Salesbury, entred into Caleys ; & how ^ perle of Warwik went in to Ireland, ca. cclix.^
Then King Henry, beyng wtt/i Ins oost in pe felde, nat knowing 4 of fiis sodeyn departing, on pe morne fond none in J^e felde of pe said lordes, sent forth in al haste men to folow & persue afte?-, to tak fame ; but fiei mett nat wiih hem), as God wolde. Then "* ])e King went to Ludlow, & despoiled the Castel & \q town), & sent 8 ])e Duches of York, w/t7; hir childcr, to fie ^ Lady of Bokingham, hir suster, where she was kepte long aftir. i*fe forth w/t/? f>e King ordeynd pe Duke of Somersett Capitayn) of Caleys ; & thise othir lordes so departed as Afore is said, wer proclamyd rebelles & gret 12 traytoures. Then the Duke of Somerset toke to him al ]>q sowdioures |>at depa/'ted fro ^q felde, & made him redy in al haste to go to Caleys, & take possession of his office. And whe?i he come, he fouTide ])erl of Warwick ferin as Captayii), & ];erles of JMarche & 16 Salisbury also ; & J)a?i he londed by Scales, & went to Guysnes, & \er he was receyved. And it fortuned \iai some of \q. shippes Jjat come ouer wi'ili him come in-to Caleys haven bi ])er fre wiH, for fe shipnien ought more favo-^r to Jierl of Warwik pan to pe Duke of 20 Somerset. Li which shippes wer taken diue/'se men, as leuyn FynkhiH, lohn Felaw, Kaylles & Parser, which wer beheded sone after in Caleys. And afte?* })is, dayly come men ouer ])e ^ See to pise lordes to Caleys, & began to wex stronger,^ And ])ei borowed 24 moche gode of pe Staple. And on pat othir side pe Duke of Somersett, beyng in Guysnes, gat peple to him, which come out & scarmusshed wiili pame of Caleys, & pei^ w^t/i pame; Avhicli endured many dayes; and^ moche peple dayly come ouer pe see 28 to^** these lordes. Then on A tyrae, by thavyse of cou?ieel, pe lordes at Caleis sent ouer Maister Denham, with A gret felawship, to Sandwych, &^^ toke pe tOAvn), & per-in pe Lorde Eyvers, & pe Lorde Scales his son, & toke many shippes in pe haven, & broglit pam al 32 to Caleys ; with which shippes, ^^ many mariners of per fre wiH come to Caleys to serue perle of Warrewik.
And afte>- pis, perle of Warwik, bi pavise of pe lordes, toke al
Wra/200. - as Ad. liow C. ^cclxC. ■* And thenne C.
' my C. ^ J>e om. C. ' stronger & stronger C.
8 they of Caleys C.
■* many dnyes / During thus tliis same scarmucliyng/ C.
'"• come over vnto C. '^ wliich C.
12 leaf 2m, back.
Ld. Warioicic goes to Ireland. Yoo^kist Lords come to London. 529
liis sHppes, & maii?zed fam wel, & say led liis^-self into Ireland fro to speke v^iih })e Duke of York, & to take liis Advice how J)ei shold entre in-to England ageyn. And ■svhe?! he had ben fer, & done his 4 erande^, he retzrraed toward ^ Caleys, & brought with him his mode?', J)e Cou?jte3se of Salesbury. Tho was ^ com??^yng in fe west contre, vpon pe See, pe Duke of Excestre, Admiral of 7Mg\ond, beyng in J)e Grace of Dieu, Accompanied wi't/i many shipper' of werre; 8 which * mett wit/i pe flete of perl of Warwik ^ ; but J>ei fought nat, for pe substance of J>e peple beyng wjt/i pe Duke of Excestre ought better wiH & more f auor to ])erle '^ fan to him ; & f»ei depa?'ted & come to Caleys in saufte, blissed be God ! Then) pe Kinges councel,
12 seyng fat these lordes had goten these shipi^eiS fro Sandwiche, & take;z Lorde ^ Eyvers & his son, ordeyned A Garnyson) at Sand- wich, to Abide & kepe fe town), & made one Mou?jtforte, Capytan) of J>e town), Sz warned ^ fat no man, ne vitail, ne merchant fat
16 shold go vnto^ FlauHdres, shold nat go vnto^'^ Caleys. Then fei of Caleys seyng f is, made out Maister Denhame & many of er, to go to Sandwich. & so fei did, & Assayled f e town) by water & by lond, & gat it, & brought Mou?itforte fe/' Capitayn one?' fe See to
20 Eisebanke, & f er smote of his hede ; & yet dayly men come ouer to fame fro ^^ al parties of Englond.
How f erles of Marche, of Warwik & of Salesbury entred in to England. And of Northampton) felde^- wher diuerse 24: lordes wer slayii). Cap"", celxj.
After ^^ fis, fe said Erles of Marche, of ^-^ Warwik & of Salisbury come ouer to Dover w^t/^. moche peple, & landed f er ^^ : to whome al f e contrey drew, & come to London Armed ; & for to lat fe
28 lordes of f e Kinge*^ Cou?^ceil know f e/' entent & thought, fei '^^ assembled fame, & told fame fat fei entended no harme vnto the Kinges pe?'son), sauf fat fei wold put fro him such persones as wer About him, & so departed fro Loudon w/t7« A gret puysaunce
32 toward Xorthamptoii), wher fe King was,.Accompayned wi't/^ many lordes, &; had made A strong felde w^■t7;-out f e town). & ^" there bothe parties mett, & was foughten A gret batail, In which wer ^^
^ hym C. - ayenetoward C. ^ And C. ■* which om. C.
^ met with therle of Warwyck & his flote C.
^ therle of Warrewyk C. '^ the lord C. ^ warned om. C.
9 in to C. " in to C. ^^ out of C.
1- And of the felde of Noi-thampton C. ^^ And after C. ^* of om, C.
13 ther londed C. ■'® knowe theyr trouth and also theyr entent C.
17 leaf20\. 18 batayll were C.
530 Hen. VI to he King for his life; & the Duhe of York after him.
slayn) pe Duke of Bokynha??i, ferl of Shrewesbiiry, Vicoii?«t ^ Beamont, Lorde ^ Egremond, & many knyghtes & squyers, & other Also ; And fe King his ^ self taken in ])e feld, & afterward brought to London. And Anone After ^ was A parlement at Westmynste?*, 4 During which parlement fe Duke of York come out of Ireland, with ferle of Rutland rydyng wzt/i A g7'et ffelasship in-to ])e paleys nt "VVestniynster, & toke fe Kinges paleys, & come in-to \q parlement chamber, & per toke pe Kinges place, & clamed ])e 8 Crown) as his propre enheritance & right, & kast forth in writing his title, & also hoAv he was rightful heyr ; wherfor was moche to doo ; but in conclusion it was Apoynted & co?icluded pat Kyng Henry shold regne & be King during his JSTaturel lyfe, for-as-myche 12 as he had be so long King, & Avas possessed ; & after his deth pe Duke of York shold be King, & his heires after him ; & forth w^'t^ he shold be proclamed heyr Apparent, & shold also be Prc-tectour of ^ Englo?2<^ during pe Kinges lyfe, \\iih many oper thinges 16 ordeyned in pe same parlement. And if King Henry during his life went fro pis Apoyntme7^t, or any Article concluded in pe said parleme?it, he shold be deposed, & pe Duke shold take pe Crown & be Kyng : Al thise *^ thinges wer enacted bi pe Auctorite of pe said 20 parlement. At " which parleme?it pe com?Jzones of pe reame being Assembled in pe com???on house, comonyng & treting vpon pe title of pe said Duke of York, sodenly fiH doun pe crown) which hang pan in ^ myddes of pe said hous, which is the if ray tor of pe Abbey 24 of Westm?/?isi'e?', which was take for A prodige or token pat pe reign of King Henry was ended. And also pe Crown) which stode on pe highest toure of pe steple in pe Castel of Dover, fil down) pis same yere. 28
How pe Duke of York was slayn) ; And of Wakefelde felde,^ & of pe ij*'' jorney at Seynt Albones bi pe Quene & Prz'nce. ca. cclxij.
Then, for-as-moche as pe Quene wiih pe prmce was in pe J!^orth, 32 & Absented hir fro the King, & wold nat obey such thinges as was C07icladed in '^^ pe parlement, Itt was ordeyned pat pe Duke of York, as Protector, shold go Northward for to bring in pe Quene, & swbdew such as wold nat obey ; wiih whome went perl of 36
1 tlie Vysecounte C. " the lord C. ^ liyni C. "^ afterward C. " & regent of C. ^ whiche C. "' at the C. ^ in the C. » and of the feld of Wakefeld C. i" leaf 201, hack.
DaU of York slain. Henry VI caiJturcd. The Queen vAns. 531
Salesbury, S^V Thomas Xevile his son), y^M myche peple. And at Wakefeld, in Cr^'stmasse weke, pei wer al ouerthrowen) & slayn) bi J)e lorde.s of fe Quene partye, fat is to say,i ]iq Duke of York was 4 slayn), perl of Eutland, Sir Thomas Xevil, & many mo. Jjeii of Salesbury was / taken " Alyve, & other, as lolin Harow of London, Capitayn) of J)e foot-men, & Hanson) of HuH, which wer brought to Pountfret, & afte?- \er beheded, & per hedes sent to York, & per 8 sett vpon pe yates, &c.
And pis tyme, perl of Marche beyng in Shrewesbury, hering pe deth of Ins fadre, desired Assistence & Ayd of pe town) for tavenge his fadres deth ; & fro pense went to Walys, wher, at Candelmasse
12 after, he had A batail at Mortimess Crosse Ayenst perles of Penbrok & of Wilshirc, where perl of March had victorie. Than pe Quene, w^■t7i lordes of pe north, Afte/- pei had destressed & slayn) pe Duke of York & his felowsship, come southward v;M A gret multitude
16 of peple & A gret puissance of peple, for to come to pe King, to defect such co/2clusions as had bene taken before bi pe parlement. Ageynst whos co;/jmyng, pe Duke of Xorthfolk, perle of "Warewick, with moche peple & ordinaunce, went vnto Seynt Albones, & lad
20 King Henry with pame ; & per encou?itred to-gedre in suche wise, & fought, pat p3 Duke of iSTorthfolk & perl of Warewick, wit/i other of pat partie, fledd & lost pc^t felde ; wher King Henry was takyn), & went witZi pe Quene, & Prmce his soii, which tho had
24 goten pat felde. Than pe Quene & hir partie, beyng at per Above, sent Anone to London), which was on Asshwodenesday, pe fyft day of Lent, for vitail, Avhich pe Mayr ordeynd, bi chanes of pe Aldremen, pat certayn) cartes laden vfiih vitail shold be sent to
28 Seynt Albones to pame. And where po Carte.s come to Crepilgate, pe commones of pe Cite pat kept pat gate, ^ toke pe vitailles fro pe Carters, & wold not suffre it to passe. Then wer per certeyn Aldermen & comoners Apoynted to go to Barnett forto speke with
32 pe Quenes Counsel for treatie, pat pe ISTortheryn) men shold be sent home vnto per cordre Ageyn) ; Ifor pe Cite of London dred fore to be robbed & dispoyled if pei shold come. And thus, during pis tretye, tydinges come pat perle of Warrewick mett v;iiJi perle of
36 Marche on Cotteswold, comyng fro Walys wzt/i a gret meyney of Walesshmew, & pat pei both wer commyng to London ward.
1 ^ete C.
- Here is a gap in C from taken to iiien ]>at wer ]>cr (page 533, line 5).
» leaf 2^2.
BRUT.
X X
532 Hen. VI deposd,& Udivard IV prodaimd King. [cH.CCLXiii
Anone as thise tydinges wer kno^ve?^, Jie treaty was broken ; for Jjc King, Quene, P?-mce, & al ]>g othir lovdes fat wer yvith fame, depa?-tecl fro Seynt Albones northward, ^yith al ])er peple yet or fei departed fro pens. )5ei beheded ]>e Lorde Bonevil & Sir Thomas 4 Kyriel, which wer taken in ])e lonrney done on Shroft-Tuesday. Then ])e Duches of York beyng at London, & hering of ])e losse of pe felde at Seynt Albones, sent oner })e See hir ij yong son?jes, George & Eichard, which Avent to Vtrecht ; & Philip Malpas, a 8 riche merchant of London, Tho???as Yaghan, Squyer, & Wilk'am Hatteclif, & many olper, fering of ])e com?Hyng of fe Quene to London, toke a-shipp of Andwarpe for to haue gone in-to Zeland ; And on ))flt other coste wer taken of one colompne of rrenshme?2, 12 A shipp of Werre ; & he toke ))ame prisoners, & brought Jiame in-to France, wher ]>ei payd gret godes for per raunson ; & per was myche gode & rychesse in p«t shippe.
Of pe deposicion of Kyng Henry pe vj*'=; And how King 16 Edward pe Fourt toke possession) ; And of pe batail of Palme Sonday; and how he was crowned. Cap. cclxiij. Than when perle of Marche & perl of AYarwick had mett togedre on Cotteswold, In-cowtinent they co?icluded to go to 20 London), & sent worde Anone ^to pe Mair & to pe Cite pat pei shold come. Anone pe Cite was glad of per com??iyng, hoping to be releued bi thame. And where pei wer com?)?yn to London, & had spoken with pe lordes & Astates pat wer ther, pei co7icluded, 24 for-as-mych as King Henry was gone with pame Northward, pat he had forfeted his Crown), & ought forto be deposed, According to pe Actes made and passed in pe last parlement. And so, by thavice of ])Q lordes spw^Yuel & temperel pen beyng At London, 28 perle of Marche, Edward, bi pe grace of God pe oldest son of 'Richard, Duke of Yorke, As rightful heir & next enheritour to his fadre, pe iiij*^ day of Marche, pe yere of oure Lorde God M^ cccclix, toke possession of pe Reame of 'Englcmd at AYestmynster in pe gret 32 halt, & after, in pabbey church; & offred as King, bering pe Sceptre ryal, to whome al pe lordes, both spzrzYuel & temperel, did homage & obeisaunce, to per souereyn) liege & lawful lord & Kyng ; & forthwit/i it was p^-oclamed thrugh pe Cite, Kinge Edwarde, pe 36 Fourt of pat name. And Anone after, pe King rode in his royall Astate Northward, with al his lordes, to subdue his subgettes pat 1 leaf 202, back.
The Battle of Toivton. Edw. IV crownd. God hee'jp him! 533
tyme beyng in jje North, & tavenge his fadre deth, And vpon Palme Sonday afte/-, he had A gret batail in Jie north cont^e at A place called Towton, nat ferre fro Yorke, Avhere, hi J)e help of 4 God, he gat fie felde Sz had pe victorie ; & ]>er wer slayii) of his Aduersaries xxx"^! men & moo, As it was said by men frtt wer Jier. In wliich batail was slayn) ferl of jSTorthuj^breland, fe Lorde Clifford, SzV lohn E"evil, ferle of Westme/'lande-s broj^e?-, Andrew 8 Trowlopp, & many o\er knightes Sz squyers.
Then King Henry, \ai had be King, beyng w/t/i jje Qvene & Prynce at York, liering })e losse of fat felde, & so mocli peple slayn) & ouerthrowen), Anone forth avM departed al thre, wit/* fe Duke
12 of Some;-sett, \q lorde Eoos & other, toward Scotland. And fe next day King Edward, w^t7i al his Army, entred into York, & was per proclamed King, & obeyed as he ought to be ; And fe Mair & pe^ Aldremen come in, &- swore to be his liege men. And
16 whan he had taried A Avhile in pe Northe, ^& pat al pat contre was'* tr<rned to him, he retorned Southwarde, levyng perle of Warrewyck in poo parties, for to kepe & gouerne pat contre. And About Midsomy/ier after, pe yere of onr Lord God^ Mt iiij" Ix, &
20 pe first yere of his regne, he was crowned at ^Q&imynster, & ennoynted King of Englond, having pe hole possession of al pe hole reame ; whome I beseche ^ God to prese?'ue,'^ & send him pe Accomplisshme?it of pe remanent of his rightful enheritance beyonde
24 pe see, so^ pat he may regn) in pame to pe pleyasor of Almighty God, helth^ of his soul, honor & worsship in pis present life, & wel & profet of al his subgette^. And pat per may be A verry final pees in al Cristen reames, pat pe Infidelis & miscreantes may be
28 wit/istanden & destroied, & our feith enhaunced, which in thise dayes is sore mynnshed by pe puissau?ice of pe Turkes & hethen men ; And pat after pis present & short life we may come to pe eue?'-lastyng life.^*^ Amen !
32 Explicit."
1 & >c om. C. - k aldermen & comyns C. ^ leaf 203.
■1 & tliat al the cou?ttre ther had C. « God om. C. " pray C.
' god saue & kepe C. » & C. ^ hath Ad. helthe C.
1" lyfe in the blysse of heuen / C. " Explicit om. C.
534 William I's Queen croivnd. Battle Ahbcy Escutcheons.
[H]
EXTEACTS FROM HAELEIAN" MS. 53. I.
[The Foundation of Battle Abbey by William the Conqueror.]
MVhen William Bastard liacP conqiiert ail Englond, and was croAvnet kjBg, and had receyvet his homages and stablisshet his pees, he passet ouer see ageyn in-to Normanndy. And att Ester next folowynge he come ageyn in-to Englond, and landit at Dover, 4 and brought with hym Maude his wif, and many faire ladies and gentiHwemen with hir, and from thens so to London), with gret nobley, and on the Wittesonday after folowynge, she was crownet be the Archbisshope of Euerwik at Westemynster, with gret 8 solempnyte and wurshipe. And pe^ Kjnig' William, by counsail of his baronry, ordeynt how his Eeame shuld be gouernet for the wele of the land. And he bethought hym howe he had causet gret shedynge of bloode wrongfully; wherfore he found et an Abbay in 12 the same place where-as the batail was, & made for to clepe it pe Abbay of Bataile ; and he gave there-to gret lordshippes, londes and rentes, for to pay for al the sawles that Avere slayn ther for liis love.
^ And after the discomfiture of the batail, ich wurthy kiiyght 16
of Normaundy that Avas there, laft a scochon) of his amies, Avith
his name peyntet, in a place of the batail clepit Southope, which
Avas clepit 'the peyntit chamber,' in remembraunce of their'* honour
and Avurshipe^ "^for euer; and there thei stode so long, tiU fei fell 20
doune to the erth, and many of hem Avere lost.^ And In that same
tyme there was one Thomas Sayntlegerd, squyer, dAvellynge with
the Abbot of Batail, and saAve jje gret myschef and periH: that
myght aftirward fatt of disherytyng of hem of Avhome the Amies 24
were lost.'^ And of aH the scochons and names that Avere lafte
clere, and not lost, he made for to make a faire boke, and peyntet
liem therin, for cause they shuld be there founden in reme??ibraunce
for euer,s that al men myght fynde there their armes if thei hem not 28
knewe. And that same boke was kept in the Abbay of Bataile vnto
the tyme that Kyng' Henry the .V**^. shuld passe in-to K^ormaundy,
^ leaf 76. " duke of Normandy had L. ^ there L. * the L. ^ wurship & honour that they had there L. "— '^ 0711. L. ^ were fiille doune k lost L. " be fonden therein euiemore in reme?«bra?2ce L.
BattU-Ahbey Boll of Names of Norman Knights. 535
to conquere his right, and toke viitli hym al the gentiH-meu which had forgetoii) their amies; wherfore jje said Kyng sent vnto the Abbot of Bataile for to sende hym that boke of Amies ; And the
4 Abbot sent to hyme the boke at his coniaundement, the which boke was neuer brought ageyii) ; and the chambre where f e armes were was not repeiret, nor none hede taken to hem; wherfore a gret part of the Amies feH doune, and was lost and forgeten);
8 but then aH the names and armes that were founden clere were written) ^ in a table which is of recorde in the Abbay of Batail, the which names ben rehersit in this table next folowynge in ordre. that is to say : *
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
|
[-arcl] |
Purceii |
Baywatts |
Hanet |
|
"Dastard J-* Baynard- |
Chamett |
Meynitt |
Lynet |
|
Ridett |
Daritt |
Hacbet |
|
|
Bi-assard |
Russett |
Eochett |
Haket |
|
Maignard* |
Bloundeii |
Truret |
|
|
Berard |
Mauncett |
[■et, -oq |
Burdet |
|
Maureward |
Torchappett |
Toret |
Bret |
|
Beygnard ^ |
CliarneH" |
Tanet |
Trevet |
|
Hansard |
Tirett |
Tupet" |
Bigot |
|
Hasard |
Torett |
Bratet |
Bagot |
|
Ayelard |
■Orett^ |
Boynet |
Tallebot |
|
Achard |
Saintbrenett |
Malet |
Tibet |
|
Swyward* |
Tramett |
Bluet |
Tabot |
|
Saylard |
Clarett |
Brachet |
Lincot |
|
Bereward |
Fresett ' |
Belet |
Lonetot |
|
Wishard |
Wadett |
Ledet |
Pigot |
|
Musard |
Trussett |
PiletK) |
Tip tot" |
|
Lyard |
Coudrett |
Palet |
|
|
GilJard |
Burnett |
Tuchet |
[-aimt, -ent, |
|
Picard |
Busseit |
Basset |
■ounf] |
|
Pipard |
Peverett |
Buket |
Gaunt |
|
Gerard |
Auenett |
Duket |
Passauaimt [cols'] |
|
Fossard |
Veett |
Piket |
Niuelent |
|
Spiguruett [.ooi. 2] |
Mulet |
Duredent |
|
|
[-«tt, -ctt, -ztt] |
Lovett |
Baret |
Richemoujit |
|
-Morett |
Crieli |
Mounfichet |
Nepount ^^ |
|
Martett |
Furnyvatt |
Pounchet |
Neyrount^" |
|
Pameii |
Drutatt |
Pachet |
|
|
Pinett |
Surdevatt |
Corbet |
-i-fict'] |
|
Ducretts |
Orivatt |
Birset |
Pountfract |
|
^ leaf 76, hack. |
- Barnard L (Lambeth MS. 6). |
•^ Maynard L. |
■* Boigmard L. ^ Swyaud L. '' L. adds Putnell.
7 Torell L. ^ ^m. L. » Tapet L. " Relet L.
^^ Tiptot comes 4th in the next list.
^- Those two come at the end of the -court list.
* The same names are given in alphabetical order on pp. 605-607.
536 Battle- Ahhey Roll of Names of Norman Knights.
|
[-courf] |
Mansey |
Audevile |
Fitz 5 Piers |
|
Harecourt |
Candrey |
Danstcrvile |
Fitz 5 Symond |
|
Bricourt |
Sancey {col. 4] |
Maundevile |
Fitz 5 Vise |
|
Plianecourt |
Curecy |
Souppiii or Sou- |
Fitz 5 Hu |
|
Deynecourt |
Anney |
peitt |
Fitz 5 Brian |
|
Bussey |
Fitz^Garin |
||
|
[-2/] |
Lescey |
[-a«i^e] |
Fitz 5 Herbert |
|
Lucy |
Moubray |
Longcliampc |
|
|
Lacy |
Gurnay |
Nujichampc |
[•ace, -ais, -as, |
|
Luncy |
Feschampc |
•aus ; -eis, -ers, |
|
|
Darey |
{-ilc, -/tt] |
Beauchamp |
-es, -eus, -euse; |
|
Sunely |
Morvile |
•oris, -OS, -U7-S, |
|
|
Mounteny |
Sechevile |
[-e?-, -ere, -our] |
•lice; -is, -oise, |
|
Barry |
Bernevile |
Passamere [coi. 5] |
-ose ; -euges. |
|
Berry |
Graynvile |
Mortymer |
-eicse, -us, -ux] |
|
Curty |
Boutvile |
Poer |
Curteis |
|
Tracy |
Frivile |
Eenger |
Santemareis |
|
Bracy |
Lougevile |
Roter |
Beaumeis |
|
Aubeny |
Fresvile |
Beler |
Bleis |
|
Perly |
Folvile |
Boner |
Greis |
|
Cunly |
Berevile |
Butteler |
Wasteneis (or |
|
Curly |
Cannevile |
Despenser |
-eils)6 |
|
Crecy |
Carevile |
Budler |
Curteneis " |
|
Arcy |
Cardevile |
Saucer |
Mareis |
|
Percy |
Asprevile |
Chaucer [*] |
Seygnes |
|
Vescy |
Colvile |
Ferrer |
Raynes |
|
Verly |
Torevile |
Gorger |
Keynes [//. 77, COM] |
|
Soldeny |
Barevile |
Miler |
Freynes |
|
Mountanasy |
Scutevile |
Saunzaner |
Rocs |
|
Meisy^ |
Butevile |
Gower |
Curthose ^ |
|
Gaugy |
Vmfrawivile |
Leverer |
Trauers ■• |
|
Hercy |
Nevile |
Sainteler |
Matroners |
|
Mongomery |
Grenevile |
Saintomer |
Vilers |
|
Semery |
Turbevile |
Ascher^ |
Prers ■• |
|
Akeny |
Arvile |
Malynoler |
Ferrers |
|
Pleisy |
Sandervile |
Hurler |
Moreus •* |
|
Panely |
Amondevile |
Veer |
Valeus 1" |
|
Audeuy |
Spynevile |
Saintleger |
Chalurs |
|
Quincy |
Widvile |
Gunter |
Saintclus |
|
Tuny |
Wivile |
Gamager |
Saintmoris " |
|
Massy |
Ofvile |
Gauter |
Pus |
|
Welby |
Gorunvile •'' |
Bauaster |
Bruce |
|
Abvile |
Venour |
Chalenges" |
|
|
[-ay, -ey] |
Somervile |
Vauesour |
Auerenges |
|
Hay |
Soiievile |
Paries |
|
|
Say |
Baskervile |
[Fit>] |
Huscharles |
|
Aubray- |
Hauvile |
Fitz'^Gelfray |
Setvaus ^- |
|
Morlcy |
Hautevile |
Fitz •'■' Water |
Taillois |
|
' Meray L. |
2 Ambray L. " |
Gounrvile L. * |
om. L. • " Filz L. |
|
" Wasteueis I |
i. "• Cartenais L. |
»* See 537, 1, 3. |
» Morens ? L. |
|
1" Yalcns ? L. |
'' Raintmorioris |
i L. 12 Setvans ? |
L. |
12
16
20
24
28
32
36
40
44
48
Battle- Abbey Boll. Edw. Ill's Invasion of France, 1349. 537
12
16
20
24
|
Camois |
[-an] |
Veisyn |
Plevien |
|
La Heuse |
Brian |
Mamelbarin^ |
Saintmore |
|
Courtheiise^ |
Baucan |
Comj-n |
|
|
Breuse |
Truan |
Warenne |
AVildbef [co!. 5] |
|
Chaundos icoi. |
2] |
Dulapenne [co?. i} |
Pantulf |
|
Sainterois |
[•min] |
Bardulf |
|
|
Tailepas |
Britoim Icoi. 3] |
Meyne |
Sanctclou |
|
Marcimas |
Frisoun |
Cheyne § |
Gantlou |
|
Ferebrace |
GrauntsouK. - |
Penire [or Pemre] |
Mountegu |
|
Fetepace |
Vernoun |
Tenere |
|
|
Bars |
Piroun '•^ |
Lysle |
Rosynis'^ |
|
Quatremars |
Heiroun |
Bmie |
Heris |
|
Fyneux |
Peisoun ^ |
Eusak |
Brok |
|
Punegis |
Leoun |
Murdak |
|
|
Eurons |
Motoun 2 |
Gorge |
Hubert |
|
Manus {or |
Saintgorge ^ |
Lambert |
|
|
Manns) |
[-2/«] |
Foliambe - |
|
|
Grace |
Cosyn |
Dalamare |
|
|
Rosyn |
Mire |
Escot |
|
|
[-ayn, -eyn] |
Sainthelyii) |
SauDzire |
Kirlecot |
|
Morteyn |
Costentyn |
Lunar |
Trusbut |
|
Butvileyn |
Formentyn |
Orrewar |
Ynogre |
|
Malemayn |
Manyn - |
Clare |
Saintnoyre |
|
Foleyn |
lardyn |
Savage |
|
|
Chambreleyn |
Taryn |
Neomarch |
Zoochh[?MS.] |
|
Chastelleyn |
Saintqjiintyn- |
Saiutlohn) |
Cornor |
|
Hamelyn |
Chene § - |
[The Lambeth MS., leaves 111-112, leaves out a few names, spells others with slight differences, and puts in ' Putrell.']
1 See 536, iv, 30. ^ om. L. * Tyson L.
II.
[Tlie battle of Crecy and the Siege of Calais, a.d. 134G.]
28 ^H And in the xix yere of his regne he went in-to Britayne, and into Gascoyne & Gian,^ & y\iih hym the Erie of Hunt- yngtou», pe Erie of Warre"s\dk, pe Erie of Suffolk *^and fe Erie of ArundeH, and wzt/i many o))ire lordes, wM CC
32 and .xl*''. shippes, onon after Mydsonier, to avenge hym on the
Avronges and liarmes })at was done be Philipe Valoys," Kyng of Fraunce, agaynes fe truyce heforesaid made ; which trnys he falsly and vntrewly brake by cauelaciown. And he
36 come ageyne in-to Engloncle with-in the same yere.
■" leaf 138. The words in large type are underlined in red in the M.S. other pages of the text, no difl'erence of type is made.
5 & Gian om. L. ^ i^^f 133^ lack. '' de Valoys L.
In
538 Roll of Edward Ill's Army for Crecy and Calais.
*\ Of the bataile of Cressy, and of the seege of Caleys ; and of the bataile of Durham where-as the Kyng of Scottes was
taken; and alle in one y ere. ITkla heading is imaerHned in red in tUeMS.']
IjST the 3-ere of oiu-e Lord. jM+. CCC. xlvj". and in the xx^^ yere 4 of the regne of Kyng Edward of Wyndesore, he held' a pa?'lement at Westmynster, where-as Avere al the lordes of the reame, spiritueH and tempe?-aH:.i At which parlenient were pro- clame fe gret iniuries and Avronges Jjat was done be the Kyng of 8 Fraunce and Frenshmen in the parties of be-yonde the see, and on ))e see-costes in Kent, and specialy be theyni of Caleis. Wherfore fe Kyng, be the counseil of his lordes spMY^uaH and temperali, and of al his reame, ordeynt hym to passe ouer see 12 ageyne, to chastise the rebelles of Fraunce, and to lay seege to Caleis, which did gret harme about al fe see-cost; wherfore it was jjat tyme kept w^t7i saudiours, to gret cost to pe King and the reame. And ferfore \q Kyng sent to al liis frendes be-yonde the 16 see, fat wore to hym assuret, as before is said, to mete with hym in Fraunce ^yiih al feire power and Alliaunce. And the whiles he pnrveid hys navey, and made his retenewe in Englond, in al Jje hast he myght ; of which ])e namej of the chef lordes and 20 capteyns, with their retenewe and the noumbre, folowith heraftir in this table, that is for to say :
U Prynce Edward v^itli xj banerette.s, C. ij. hnyght^'s, CC Ixiiij.
XX XX
men of amies, CCC iiij iiij Archers on horsebak, iij ix. Archers 24 on foote, vj^ Walshmen, wherof on was a chapeleyn), & anoJ)e?' a leche, and anofti?' a crier. And in his retenewe was xxv"- vynteners, & iiij & iiij footmen, & v standart berers. IT Henrc, Erie of Lancastrc, wit/i an Erie, xj banerette^^, C. 28
XX
iiij xiij. knyghtes, v*^ xiij. men of Armes, and vj^ xij. Archers
on horsebak. ^ William Bohome, Erie of Northampton^, vfiih ij
banerettes and xlvj^' knyghtes, C and xij. men of Armes, And 32
C. Ixj of Archers on horsebak. ^ Thomas Beauchampc, Erie of Warrewik, with iij
banerette*;, and Ixiij knyghtes, and C and xxx*' men of Armes,
and C. xij" Archers ^ on horsebak. 36
^ lorde.s spirituall & te7?iporal of ])e reame. sptrituaH' and teinpcratt om. L. ^ xxvj L. 3 men of amies L.
Boll of Echvard Ill's Army for Grecy and Calais. 539
111 Richard, Erie of ArundeH, wit7< iij banerettes, and xlj".
knyghtes, and C and .vj. men of Amies, and C liij*'. Archers
on liorsebak.i 4 H Robert Dufford, Erie of Suffolk, wtt/i on baneret, and
xxvj*^ knyghte^', and Iviij" men of Amies, and Ixiij Archers
on horsebak. H William Clynton, Erie of Huntington??, wit/t ij.
XX
8 banerettes, and xxx" knyghtes, and iiij and xiij. men of
XX
Armes, and iiij. viij. Archers on iiorsebak. H John Veer, Erie of Oxenford, Avith on baneret and xxij knyghte.s and xliiij^' men of Armes, and Ixiiij Archers on 12 horsebak.
^ Laurence Hastynge.s Erie of Penbrok, with on baneret,
xs ^ A 1 ri
and xxxvj"^ knyghtes, and iiij^ vj men of Armes, And O
xxij*''' Archers on horsebak. 16 ^ The Erie of Kildare, wzU on baneret, and on knyght, and
xxiiij'^^ men of Armes, and xxviij'^ hobilers. ^ Maistre Thomas Hattefeld, bisshope of Dureham,
with iij banerettes, and xlviij^i. knyghtes, C Ixiiij men of 20 Armes, and iiij and xv Archers on horsebak.
H Hughe Spenser as an Erie, with .ij. banerette.^,^ and xl*^
knyghtes, and iiij and xvj "^ men of Armes, and iiij and xv
Archers on horsebak. 24 11 ^Rauf, Baron of Stafford, m't^ ij banerettes, and xx*'
XX ^^
knyghtes, & iiij and xij men of Armes, and iiij and xv Archers on horsebakke. IT Richard Talbot,^ Barou?^, Stnard of }^e Kynges house, w^■t^. 28 siiij knyghtes, and Ix of men of Amies, and Ix Archers on
horsebakke. IT lohn Darox'J the fadir. Baron, with xj knyghtes, and xlviij^i of men of Armes, and Ix Archers on horsebalcke, and 32 xx*^ Arcliers on foote.
n Berthelemew Burewassh, Baneret, the Kynges Chamber- leyn, with one iDaneret, and x^\f^^ knyghtes. Is xxj of men of Armes, & Iviij*^ Archers on horsebak, & xix on foote. 36 n Waulter Manny, wit/i ojjer xxv*'ii banerettes, with theyre
1-1 om. L. - xxv" L. ^ C & L. ■• CO L.
5 xl« L. ^ XV L. "^ leaf 139. '^ Talbot om. L. ^ Barox L.
10 & vj & xxti L. " xxxvjti L.
540 Boll of Edward Ill's Army for Crccy and Calais.
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retenets, that is to say, with C xxiiij^^ knyghtes, D^ iiij xiij
XX
of 2 men of Armes, and D iiij xij archers on horsehakke, and of hobillers and Pavysers, and C xix Archers on foote.
XX
^ Sir William Wareyne, knyghte, with obir iiij and xv 4
XX
knyghtes, CCC iiij xiiij ^ pavise?-s and hobelers on horsbakke,
and xvj archers on foote. H Sir Waulter Wetewang^ the Kynges wardrope?*, with ij
knyghtes, and xxv*^' of men of Armes, and xxxvj*^^ Archers on 8
horsbakke. U Maistre Symond Islepe, 'Privej Seal, with xvij "* men of
Armes, and xij Archers on horsebakke, and iiij Archers on
foote. 12
H Philip Weston, Clerk, with iij knyghtes, and xxvij*' of men
of Armes, and xxx*^ Archers on horsebakke. H William Keldesby, Clerk, with iij knyghtes, and Ixxiij of ^
men of Armes, and Ixviij Archers on horsbakke, and xij 16
Archers on foote. ^ Sir William Daltoii, Countroller of fe Kynges house,
with oper xix Clerkes of dyuers officers, with an C xiiij vndir-
Clerkes and sqnyers, and C xxv*' Archers on horsebakke, and 20
ij Archers'' on foote. H William at Wode, the Kynges banerer, with ofer iiij
banerers, and C xxxij*^ of Sergiauntes to men of Armes,
Scutifers of fe Kynges house, se?-geauntes of diuerse office, 24
and mynstrelles, CClxviij Archers, hobelers, banerers, mes-
sagers and yemen of fe Kynges Chambre, and of diuerse
offices in jje Kynges house. H Sir Thomas Haukestofl, knyght, with an C Ixj of men of 28
Armes, and CCC xiij Archers on horsbakke, and CC xij*'
Archers on foote. ^ Maistre Siluestre Benet, and ofer CCC xiiij Masons,
Carpente?"s, Smythes, pavylers, mynours, Armerers, Gunjiers, 32
and Artillers. IT Sir lohii Ward, knyght, with x Centenaries and 1*' men of
XX XX
Armes, and D^CC iiij, and viij vyntenaries, and CC iiij xviij^
Archers on horsbakke, and I) hobilers, and xv^ M^ iiij 36
Archers on foote.
^ and L (D = 500, misread as &). ^ of o«?. L. => & xv L.
"* xxvj L. ^ of o??i. L. XX '' on horsebakke and ij Archers ovi. L.
■^ D (500) om. L. » viii viiij L. « xvj L.
Boll of Edward Ill's Army for Crecy and. Calais. 541
XX
H Sir Howett Griffith, knyghte, with o^er ij knyghtes, and iiij men of Armes of Walsliemen of North wales and South- wales, and ij C and iij vintenare.'?, and iiij M^ CC "Walslinien). 4 U Maisters of Shippes, and Constables, maryners, and pages, jje nombre of DCC : \q nomlDre of niar3'ne?-s, barge?'*-, and balyngers and vitailers, xvj Mt.
H And thes ben pe names of the Aliens which were fe 8 Kynges frende*-, and in his Sande that same tyme,
and halp hym in his werres in Fraunce. •scilicet : — ^^ Lodewik, the Emperoure of Rome, with a certeyn men of Armes. 12 IT Reynold, Duke of Gildre, with a certeyn-men of Armes. IT lohii, Duke of Brabaii, with a certeyne men of Armes. *[1 William, Erie of Henawde, with a certeyne men of Armes. U Tederik, lord Faukemand, with a certeyne men of Armes. 16 IT Corald of Marke, with a certeyne men of Armes.
IT Bertold, Erie of Baiespath, Mawrchion de Brandesburghe, and othir knyghtes and squyers, straungers, witholden) with pe Kynge. 20 H Baudewyn, Archbisshope of Treeue, with a certeyn) men^ IT Archbisshope- of Magunenscr with a certeyn) men. IT Guilmyn, Marchion luliacen, with a certeyn) men. ^ The Erie of Helsteyn), with ofer xxiiij*' knyghtes alieyns, 24 clepit ' Nethirbandes,' and C iiij viij of men of Armes, and C
Ixvj pavisers. IT The Erie of Freyburghe, with o\er xl*^ knyghtes alieyns, clepit ' Euej-bandes,' &3 qq xxxiiij*' of men of Armes and C
XX
28 iiij ix* pavisers.
H The nombre of \q, retenue, wj't/iout Alieyns, that is to say,
of erles, barons, bane^-ettes, knyghtes, men of armes. Constables,
Centeners, capteyns, vyntene>'s, Archers on horsbak, hobelers,
32 Archers of-^ foote, and Walshmen, as pe rolles of fe retenu make
XX
menc^n, is xxv^". CC iiij. IT The nombre of Masone, carpenters, smythes, paviloners, Arme?'ers, Gunwers and artillers, is CCC xiiij. IT The nombre of ])e maisteres of shippes, Constables, maryners 36 and pages of shippis, bargers, balyngers, and vitteilers is xvj. M^. ^ When Kyng Edward had made his retenu and his Armee
^ Zcrt/" 139, back. " The erchbisshop L. '^ & om. L.
* clxvi L. ■'' ou L.
542 Battles Ijcforc and at Crccy. English victories.
iu fis wise as before is said, and his navey was redy, lie sliippit the xij"^ day of lule, tlie yere of our Lord M."*" CCC xlvj*^', and saylet toward Normaundy, and londit at Hogges, and restet hym ther vj daies, and vnshippit his pepiH ; and fen went he 4 toward Cane, brennyng & distrying euer as he went by J>e way. And fe xxviij*^ day of luyle, at fie brigge of Cane, that was strenghet be J^ormanndes, he had there a gret bataile, and longe duryng, thrughe g?'et multitude of pepil pat was ]ier slayn) ; and per 8 was take fe Erie of Elbe,^ the Lord Tankervile, and an C knyghtes and men of Armes, and vj*^ footemen ; and al \q sub- barbes to jje hard walles was born) and cariet away, al fat couth be cariet. And so fe Kyng passet forth in fe cuntrey, and wastet 12 and distryet xx*i myle in brede.
^ Philip of Valois, Kyng of Fraunce, was fast by w^t/i a gret host, and hard ferof, and wold not come ouer fe water of Seyne, but brake al the brigges beyonde fe water, from Roan to Parise, 16 and fled w/t7? his host to Parise. ^ When Kyng Edward come to J)e water of Seyne, he fand al fe brigges broken ; but w/t/an ij daies he made a brige ageyne, and on fe morowe aftir oure Lady day Assu??ipcion, he passet ouer fe Water of Seyne, and 20 went toward Cressy, & distryet by fe Avay, townes, and fe pepiH in hem. And in fe Fest of Saynt Bertheleniewe, he passet the water of Summe vnhurt, we't/i al his host, where-as neuer was no passage before fat tyme ; And yet ]ier ware ij M^ Frenshmen to 24 haue lette his passage. And fen, fe xxvj*^^ day of August, Edward faught beside Cressy, in a feld, havyng iij batayles of Englishmen, & Philipe of Valois iiij batailes : f e lest batail passet f e nomber of Englishmen. And when f e ij hostes mette to-gedre, 28 ther 3 fell in-with the host of Fraunce, the Kyng of'* Beanie, fe Duk of Loryn, And ofer Erles, as of Flaundres, Dalisoii), Blois, Harecourt, Aunard, and^ Navers, and many ofer lordes and barons, knyghte^ and men of Armes, the nombre of j 32 M^ CCCCC and xlij*', without footemen. And yette for al this, Plielip the Kyng*^ withdrowe hym with the residew of ali his pepiH ; wherfore it was said among his oune mewe "Nostre beal retreit," that is to say, * Oure faire withdrawetli hym.' '^36 ^ And thus Kyng Edward had f e Victory ; and there he and his pepiH hem restet, and thanket God. and on fe morow after, fe
\ ]>Q Erie of Elbe urn. L. - vj L. ^ Zw/ 140. -^ kyng Ha. king of L. ^ Aunard and om. L. ^ f e king PlieliiJe L. '' liyni o)ii. L.
Echo. Ill besieges Calais. The Scots invade England, & lose. 543
Frenshe men come ageyne with a gret host to gyve Kyng Edward bataile ; but the Erie of Warrewik mette with hem, and j^e Erie of Norhamptonre, and fe Erie of Suffolke, ^itli theire meyny, and 4 slowe of hem ij M^, and toke many of the gentils prisoners ; and al J)e remenaunt fled iiij lakes thens. And thrid day after, the^ Kyng Edwerd went toward Caleis, distrying al fe cuntrey as he rode, and laide^ seege to Caleis^ Jje iij^^'' day of Sexitembrc, with 8 the CasteH, and contynuet fe sege stiH'^ from that day vnto ])q iij'^'' day of Aust the next yere folowyng.
U Whiles Kyng Edward lay at Seege of^ Caleys, a gret power of Scottes come in-to Englond, to jSTevilcros, about Saint
12 Luyk day, wenyng to haue fouiiden al Jie land destitute and voide of men, because the Kyng was beyonde J>e see with a gret host ; ^'|)ei wend per had be non lafte at home, but preste^, men of religion, plowmen and laborers j*^ but, thanket be God ! they fand'^ enow to
16 wiststonde hem: they robbit and made gret distrucc^'on ; And so ther was a day of Eatail sette betwene hem and certeyn lordes and men of holy chirch that were in that cuntrey, and \q comyn pepiH ; at which batail, throw Goddes myghte, [the Scottes] were^
20 discomfit, notwithstondyng they were iij meii ageyne one of Englisshe men.^ And pere were slayne the chiualry of Scotte- lond ; and there was Dauid, the Kyng of Scottes, taken fleying, smytte thrughe fe nose with an Arowe, be a yoman that was
24 callet Cojpeland ; and there was take, the Erie of Moriss, Sir William Douglas, and many o\er gret men. And this batail was done beside Dereham, the xvij day of Octobre, the yere of oure Lord aboue-said. And when \q bataile was done, ])e Englisshe
28 men hem restet a fewe dayes, and ordeynt kepers of the north countrey, and after came to London), and bro3t Avz't/i hem })e Kyng of Scottes, and oper lordes that were take p?'zsoners, and led hem to pe Toure, where-as they abode of fe comyng of Kyng Edward
32 out of Eraunce ; and aftir that was raunsont at C M^ marc^?, to be payde in x yere, ich yere x INI* marcs.
1 the om. L. ^ laide ]jerto L. ^ to Caleis om. L.
■* Septembre which seege continued still L. ° att L.
*'— ® om. L. "^ faiide men E. * were Jie scottes L. were Ha.
^ of englisshe meii om. L.
544 Edw. Ill at Calais. Rich. II & Henry Bolinghroke.
U Of the Conquest of Calais by Kyng Edward of Wyndisore ; and of the tresou?i that was ordeynt for Caleis by one Sir
Geffrey Charney. [Big H'ritUig unaerHned in red in the MS.']
EDward, Kyng of Englond contynuet at fe seege stiH: att the 4 wynter, and Philip Valois, Kyng of Fraunce, purpaset liym wit/i some fraude to piitte hym fro pe seege, and come the xxvij*' day of luyle, ))e yere of oure Lord jNIt CCC xlvij*' to CalkeweH, a myle and an half from Caleis, with a gret host ; 8 and sent to Kyng Edward, and askit hym wliedir he durst feight \yiili hyme the iij''*^ day, about euensonge tyme, and leva pe seege. And Kyng Edward onon, \vit/i-out eny counsaile or avisement, acceptet gladly the day ; and yette much of his pepiH wer seke and 12 ded on pe fflux. U When fie Kyng of Fraunce Avist verely that he wold feight, with-out eny avisement or long tarying he sette his loggynges on fyre, and went cowarly his way.
III.
\^I\om Bolinghroke' s return, a.d. 1399, to a.d. 1405.]
i^T Wiien Kyng Eichard had tithynges in Irlond, that Henry 16 of Boleynbroke, Duyke of Herford, Avas comyn) into Englond, he lafte al his ordynaunce in Irlond, and hastet hym into Englond, in al that he myghte, and come vnto the casteH of -Flynt in Wales, and there he abode, to take his counsaile what was best for to 20 done ; but ther come no counsaile to hyme. And in the meuewhile, Henry Boleynbrok ^ come [to] Herford, and []3e] Erie of Derby ^ •come to Chestre, and loggit in the CasteH, ^with-in the Inner ward J)e?'of, which casteH Kyng Eichard had riolly repeiret, and made 24 •snUIi hertes of frestone betwene ich lope, Avith crownes and cheynes about theire nekke*', for he lovit wele that place ^ // And then Avas there sent vnto the casteH of Elynt, Maister Thomas ArundeH, Archbisshope of Caunterbury, and Sir Henry Percy, Erie of 28 !N"orthu??ibrelond, and othir lordes, both spirituaH and tempez-aH ; and there Avas much thyng spoken of betwene \% Kyng and hem, by gret othis and suyrtees made, that he shuld come vnto Chestre savely, and* spek Avith the Duyk, and be delyuert savely ageyn) to 32 the said casteH : Avhich otliis and suyrtees were not al parfoAvremet.
^ ^effl/152, at foot. The red underlines are not now markt by difference •of type.
'•^ te/152, hack. »-« om. L. ^ to L.
Rich. II is deserted, taken, and imprisond in the Totver. 545
And so come the Kyng ridyng vuto Chestre ^and yong Henry with hyme, that Avas Jje eldest sone of the said Duyk of Herford^ // and was loggit in the vtterward of the casteH of Chestre.- Then 4 Kyng Eichard vndirstood and knewe wele that it was not wele on ^ heire-* syde. And the same nyght, after that-^ Kyng Eichard was gone to Chestir, Sir Thomas Percy, Erie of Wircestre and stuard of the Kynge.5 howsold, come into the hali amonge.? the pepili, and
8 there he brak the rodde of his office, and bade euery mail do his best ; And so went ich man his waj'-.
IF Then pe Kyng and'^ the Duyk mette and spake to-gedirs in fe haH of J)e said CasteH, ^ that was in the vtterward, ^ a longe
12 while, and aftir departet; and in'' the departyng, Henry, the son;ie and heire of the said Duyk, come to his fadir, and knelit doun before hym, and welcomet hym, as hym aught to do ; And there forthwith his fadir hym charget the next day to come from the
16 Kyng, and waite vppon) hym. ^ Then this yong knyght Henry brought ))e Kyng to his chambre wiili a sorowfuH hert, for cause he shuld depart from his godfadir and his Souerayne Lord, for he louet hyme enterely. And Avhen he come into the Kynges
20 chambre, he tolde the Kyng how he most, the next day aftir, Avayte vppon) his fadir, be streyt and' hard comaundement. And then pe kyng said to hym) the[s]e worded : ^ " Good son?ie Heniy, I gyve the good^ leve to do thy fadirs comaundement ; but I knowe
24 Avele there is on Henry shal do me much harme ; and I suppose it is not thowe. Wherfore I pray the be my frende, for I wot noAv howe it wil go." And so on the next day aftir, Henry toke his leue of ]je Kyng his godfadir with an hevy liert, and Avent to his
28 fadir, Duyk of Herford. And after that, A\^as the Kyng arestet in the same CasteH by the said Duyk, and al his meyny that Avere about hym put away ; and sucli men were p\it about hym as the Duyk wold. Then from thens he was broughte to London), and, by
32 assent of al fe lorde6% putte in fe Toure. ^ And on Saint. Laurence even, fe hed of Perkyu) of Lee Avas smyt of vnder the lubet ^ of Chestre.^
^— ^ om. L. - of Chestre om. L. ■' in L. * his L. ^ that ovi. L. ^ |)e kyng and om. L. ^ at L.
* good om. L. '■> gibbet L.
546 Rich. II dies and is Iv/ricd. Consinracy against Henry IV.
1 ^ Of the deth of Kyng Richard, and of othir dyuers Dukes, Erles, and barons moo. iBig wntina, nndemnea n-itn )■«?.]
IN" the first yere of the regne^ of Kyng Henry the iiij*'', Kyng Eichard, whicli \ai was put doune of ^ his Eialte, was in fe 4 CasteH of Pountfret vndir ])Q ward of Sir Eobert* of "Watirtoiii, knyght^ ; and fere he was ich day servet [as] a*^ Kyng anght to he, that he niyght se it ; hut he myght come to non \eroi ; wherfore sone aftir he deyd for honger in prison in ])e same CasteH " ; and so 8 he made his ende. U And when Kyng Henry wist verely that he was ded, because much pepiH: said he was on lyve many a day after, he made to sere hym, and clo]5e hjni in^ Ijamen Cloth, al saave onely the visage; and that was lafte open, that men myght se and 12 knowe his persone from al ojyer ; and so was he brought with torch-light vnto Paulis at London, and had pere his masse and dirige, and J)e same Avise at AVestemynster ; and pen from Panics he was broughte to Langeley, and fere he was enteret. 16
^ That same yere Kyng Henry the iiij*'^ held his Cristemas in fe CasteH of Wynnessore : and on the xij** even come to hym the Duke of AAvmarle, and told hym how fat he and fe Duke of Surry, fe Duk of Excestre, and fe Erie of Salesbury and fe Erie 20 of Gloucestre,^ and ofe?- moo of theyre Affynyte, were accordit to make a mmmiijng vnto fe said Kyng Henry on xij*'" day at nyght, in^o which mu??imyng fei purpaset to sle hym. U When^^ Kyng Henry fe iiij** was thus warnet, he rode in hast fat same 24 nyght pryvely to London), to gete hym socoure and counsaile. But assone as f e forsaid lordes wist and knewe that their counsaile were discouert openly, they fled, euery man his w^ay ; And aftirward thei were taken in certeyn places of Englond be f e comyns, and hedit, 28 and feire hedis setts on London) Brigge, ^-and theire bodyes quartert, and sett vp in dyu^'j-s townes of Englond.^- "Wlios names folowen here aftir ^^ in fis table, and the places where fei wer taken, and hedit : 32
l-The Duke of Surry and Erle-
of Kent^'* quarteret^^
The Erie of Salesbery and hedit.
-The Erie of Oxenford J 36
Att Circcstre were taken with hem of f e toune
^ leaf 153. " of the regne om. L. '' from L. '' Henry L. ^ kiiyght om. L. *^ a Ha. as a L. '' in J^e same Castett ovi.
^ on L. " and j^e Erie of Gloucestre om. L. ^° on L. " And -when L. i'2_i2 (,„j_ l_ is ^ftij. (,„,_ l_ ,
" and Erie of Kent ovi. L. " And ])es thre were quartered L
Beheaded Conspimtors. Owen Glendowcr in Wales. 547
(Sir Thomas Blount^ ^
Sir Eaiif Luwnay -knyghtes \} \'' Sir Benet Sely J i Vf
Thmnr/si \Vvnte?'SshiH sciuver J
4 iThomasi Wynte?-sshiH squy^
And qimrteret,- and diedit at Plasshe in Essex.
At PntweH m a mylne I ^, . -^ , , xr i ^ ^, r T Sir lohn) Holand was take by tliLeJ ^^ , ,^ .
Duyk of Excestre Comyns I
8 At Bristow was take f The Erie of Gloucestre -^ quarteret and by hem of fie tonne . .\and Lord Spencer. Jhedit.^
"^ And af tirward in that'^ same yere, was Sir Bernard*^ Brocas, knyght, ^and Sir lohii) Shelley, knyghte, And Sir lohn) :\rawde-
12 leyne and Fmhy, parsones of Kyng Eichard ChapeH," take, and put in ]je Toure of Londone ; and there they were iuget to the deths, ''theire hedes to be smytton of, and sette on London Brigge : and so they Avere. IT That same yere, Queene IsabeH, that Avas the
16 Aviff of Kyng Richard the Secunde, was dischargit of hir dowery, and sent home in-to Eraunce ageyne with many rich gyfles."
H Of the werre of Wales betwene the Lord Gray of Rithen and Oweyn of Glyndore of Wales, and of the bataile of
20 ShrewisbUry. [S'V ti-HUng, underlined n-iih red.]
IN the secnnde yere of the regne of Kyng Henry the iiij*'', Avas Sire Ptoger of Claryntou?/, knyght, and the Pryonre of Launde, and viij Ereres Mynoures, — "AAdierof soniHie Arere maisters of 24 dyvinite" — and o]>er moo, Avere, for tresone, drawe and hanget at Tiburne.^ IT That same yere ther began a gret discencton and a debate in AYales betwene pe Lord Gray of pe Eithyn) and Oweyne of Glyndore, Squyer of Wales, for bying of an hare in the market. ( 28 This Oweyne Arerit a gret nombre of Wa[l]sshe-meii, and distroyet J)e lordeshipes of the Lord Gray, and of pe Kynges; also, and did much harme through-out "Wales, and robbet and sloAve the Kynges pepiH, both Englissh and Walsh, and the Lord Gray distroyet, on 32 his party, al pat held Avith pe said OAveyne ; And this werre endurit xij yere. H And at last this Oweyne toke the Lord Grey, Prisoner, -and Avere raunsont for V^'io prisoners of Walsh-men of the March ^^ ;
1 And Thomas L. - And quarteret om. L. 3 quartcret and hedit om. L. * lcafl5S, back. ^ pe L. 6 Tho?)ias L. '^— ' om. L. ^ luged & put to deth L. 9 at Tiburue om. L. " vj C L. ' ^^ of the March om. L.
BRUT. O O
oiS Expedition to Wales. Hcdidon Hill. Ilotsjjur's Quarrel.
and Ipe Loi\I Gray at last to wedde his doiighter, and kept hyni there -with his wiff; and sone after he dyet. ^ Then went tlie Ivyug in-to Wales Avith a gret power, to distry this Oweyne and fie rebelles of Wales ; but Ipe AValssh men fled vp on hye mounteynes, 4 where-as J)e Kyng couth in no wise come to hem ; and so ]>e Kyng sped not Jiere ; wherfore he retournet home ageyne. ^And |)at same yere Avas a gret drozirth and a scariste of whete, so that a quarter Avas Avurth XAg^ 8
^ That same yere Sir William SaAA^tre, preest, Avas brent in Smythfeld, for eresy ; and that yere Sir Eoger Waldeyne and Sir Eichard ClidroAve qvytte^ by a quest of men of London, and that same [yere] Avas a bataile on HalydouK Hylle betAvene 12 Englissli-men and Scottes, Avhere-as AA^as taken ]>q Erie Douglas, and his one ey smytte out, and pe Erie of Moriss, and many othir lordes, knyghtes and squyers ; and so, as God Avoid', thenglissh men had pe feld' and Jje victory.^ 1 6
^ In the iij'^® yere of ])e regne of Kyng Henry the iiij*'^,^ Apperit a sterre in |)e firmame?it ^in the AA'est, in ]>& monyth of Feueryere,^^ \Adiich AA'es clepit the ' blasyng sterre,' ^and of clerkes it Avas clepit ^Stella Comata.'^ Anon after, feH a debate betwene Jie Kyng and 20 Sir Henry Percy, that was callet amonge J>e Scottei' ' Henry Hate- spurre.' This Syre Henry come Aaito fe Kyng, and asket of hym -certeyn Avage*' that he was behynde, for Ipe kepyng and Avardeyn- shipe of pe, Marches, and f>e kyng hym gave but a light Answare. 24 And Sir Henry Percy said ' he quyt hym not to hym as he shold do, for,' he said, ' ]ie had he ben, he had neuer be Kyng of Englond.' The Kyng then, with that Avord AA^as sore nievyt, and Avith his fist -stroke Sir* Henry Percy on J»e cheke. And pen Sir Henry, sore 28 aggrevid, said the[s]e worde*^ vnto the Kyng : " In faith, this shal be the derrest-boght buffet that euer Avas in Englond"; and AA'ith fat word ^turnet the bakke, and^ toke his hors, and rode liis Avay A\'itli his meyny ^that come Avith hym.^ When pe Kyng had smytten 32 ■Sir Henry thus, as before is said, yet he Avas sory fjerof, and hym repentet, and sent for Sire Henry ageyne ; but he AA'old come to pe Kyng in no Avise, but rode forth, and rayset a gre[te] pepiH of •diners shires, and specialy of Chestre-shire ; and on Sayiit ]Mary 3G MaAvdeleyne eueii next folowyng, the yere of OAvre^ Lord I .j\I*. 'CCCC. iij.,^ AA'as a gret bataile besydes Shrewesbery, betwene Kyng
^— ^ om. L. - q\'ytte = AA'ere acquitted. ^ tlio iiijt^ om. L. ^ Sir om. L. ^ oia. Ha. owrc L. •* & iij L.
Battle of Shrew shury, 1403, the sorest fought in England. 549
Henry fe iiij'^^ and jje said Sir Henry Percy, by false counsaile and
-Avikket steryng of Sir Thomas Percy, Erie of Wircestre, and vncle
vnto the said Henry Percy, in which bataile Avas slayne, first. Sir
4 Henry Percy ]iym self,- and fe moost party of his pepiH ; and Sir
Thomas Percy, Erie of Wircestre^ -was takeii), ■^aud was kept ij
dayes, and after was drawe"* and^ hanget, ■^and his bed smytton)
of, and sette on London Brigge. And in that same batayle,"* on^
8 J)e Kynge*" party, was slayne The Erie of Stafford, and Sir Waltere
Blount in fe Kynges cote Armure •*vnder fe Kynges baner,-* &
''many otbir wurthy knyghte.s and Squyers and good yemen.^ And
in that same bataile ^e Prj'nce was smytte thrugh ])e bed with au
12 Arowe; and yet God fortunet tliat he lyvit. ■^And Sir lohn) of Stanley, knygbt, was smytte in the throte with an Arowe ; and when ])% bataile was done, the Ivyng sent to hym, and to wete of hym what he sbuld do with Chestirshire, for-as-much [as] they
16 were ageynes hym. And he Ansuard' fe messager, so as he myght speke rattelyng in fe throte, and said, " Brenne and sle ! Brenne and sle ! " And fe Kyng asket what he said ; and he fat was sent to hym said to pe Kyng that he shnld' take hem to grace ; and so
20 the Kyng fen hem toke to grace ; and al fat wold' ask grace fat were taken, had grace and forgy venes ; but aftir f e bataile the Kynge>f meyny come into Chestirshire, and dispoylet f e cuntre in eue/y part, and bare away the goode^j that couth be caryet."*
2-1 *! This bataile was fe heviest, and vnkyndest and sorest batail fat
eue/" was before that tyme in Engloud ; for ther was f e son?2e
-ageynes fe fadir, and the brothir ageynes brothir,^ and kynne
—ageynes kynne ; '^and f er was beriet in on pitte xj^ men ; in which
28 place is nowe a ChapeH of oure Lady, & preste^* syngyng for the t saAvles. And thys bataile w^as the yere of oure Lord aboue-sayd, wherof a versifier makith mencion, And sayth on thys wyse : Anno Milleno quadracenteno-q«e trino,
32 Bellum Salopie fuerat in Mag[ne] Mari[eJ nocte.
How Dame lahne, Duchess of Britayne, come into Englond, and weddit vnto Kjmg Henry the iiij*''. And of the comyng of
f e EmperOUre in-tO Englond.^ IBw n-riting, underlined with red.-]
1 JIS. ]5erts. - and hym self Ha. hym self om. L.
^ Erie of Wircestre om. L. "*— ■* om. L. ^ And aftirward L.
^ And on L. " leaf 154. ^ and good yemeu om. L.
^ tlie hvo]ier L.
550 Emperor of Constantinople. Battle of March.
IIST the iiij*^*' yere of \q regne of Kyng Henry the iiij*'' [the] Emperoure of Constaigyii)nople come in-to Englond, to se pe gouernaunce and ])e co?iveyaunce of ])e land, and pe comoditees, on fe Kynges cost ; and when he had seyne al jjat he wolde, he went 4 ageyne. And jjat same yere, Dame lahne, Dnches of Britayne, come into Englond, and landet at Falmouthe in Cornewaile, and Avas weddit vn-to Kyng Henry ])e iiij**^ at Wynchester, in the Abbay of Saynt Swithyn, and sone aftirward was crownet at 8 Westemynster. H And })at same yere, Dame Blaunclie, the eldest daughter of Kyng Henry ]>e iiij*'',^ was sent v^'ith Sire lohn) Beau- fort, Erie of Somer3ed , hir vncle, and with Maistre Eichard Clifford, that tyme Bysshope of Londone, and of»er notable persones, vnto 12 Coleyne ; and per Avas she weddit vnto ]ie sone of ])e Duke of Barry ; and after ]>e ffest of jje mariage was done, pe saide Erie and Bisshope come into Englonde ageyne.
Of the bataile of Mark. [Bw utters, reaunderlmes.-\ 16
^ In J)e v*^ yere of pe regne of Kyng Henry f)e iiij*^, f^e Lord Thomas, ])e son wo of Kyng Henry, and ]je Erie of Kent, with many o])er wurthy men, went to ]je see ; and they landit at Scluys, and made J»ere a gret assaut, and brent ^in ])e He of Cageant, and toke?i- 20 iij karrikke.5 of Geene, lade^ \vi\.h diuerse"^ Marchaundise, and hem brou^t into ])e Cambre "^ before Winchilsey ; -and ])ere pe goode.^; Avere cantet, and one of \q. karrikkes Avas sodanly brent ; and so ])e said lordes Avent no ferther at pat tyme.^ 24
H And that yere, in pe xxiiij*'. day of lunij, the Erie of Saynt Paule laide seege to pe CasteH of Mark, iiij myle out of Caleys, Av/t// iiij M^ men, and diket hem stronge Avith-in pe tonne of jMark,'^ lohn)" Beaufort, Erie of Somp/'^ed, that tyme beyng Capteyn) of Caleis, -and 28 Sir Bichard of Asshtou, knyght^', his leotenaunt ; AA'hich Bichard,- AVi't/i the garison) of Caleis, allonely^ Avent to Mark, and fauglit with pe Frensshmen) long, and entirt in on hem at pe Northgappe, -and at pe Avest gappe,- and slow and toke al that Avolde abide. And pe 32 Erie of Saynt Paule hym-self fled his Avay, ^be pe marreys ; and or pe bateH wes done, Sir lohn) Beaufort, Erie of Somer3ed and Capteyne of Caleys, come out of Englond, and landit at Caleys,
1 ))e eldest douglitir of king henry dame Blanch L.
^— - om. L. ^ with lade Ha, ■* diuerse om. L.
■'' into pe Cambre om. L, ^ of Mark om. L. '' But lolin) L.
^ of Caleis allonely ovi. L. ^ oi)i. L to line 2, next page.
Lollard Conspiracy. Arrest of Sir John Olclcastle. 551
and went to Mark, and come to pe ende of fe discu??ifiture of pe Frenssli-men^ : And ])er Avas taken the Lord Hanget and^ many wurthy prisoners of- knyghte.^, squyers, ^and men of Amies, and 4 fis bataile was done pe yere of oure Lorde abone [said, Mt] CCCC v, "■ and on saynt Crispyne and Crispianes day, as a versifier make^' perof mencion, and saith^ : [No verses follow in the MS.]
IV.
[From the first year of Henry V, 1413, to the third year, 1415.]
^And in pat same yere, on Twelft Mght, certeyne lollardes were
8 arested at the signe of pe Ax, without Cripilgate, at London), which
had purposet, thrugh peire false treson), to haue made a mum?>iyng
at Eltham, Avhere pe Kyng was; and vnder pe coloure of the
mum??zyng, they wold' have distryet pe Kyng, and pe lordes spirit-
12 uaH: and temperaH, and all pe clergy of pe Eeame, And pey liad cast to haue taken) pe fek? be-side Saint Giles ; but, as God wold', pe Kyng perof had warnyng, and come to Loudon), and with hym pe Bisshope^ of Caunterbery, and toke pe feld' beside Saint lones
16 and CIerkyn)-we}le, and made to kepe al pe hye wayes to London); and so Avere thei taken) ay as they come thidirward. And in LonJoii) was tak Sire Eogf'i'' Acton), knyghte, and was drawe & hanget be-side Saint Giles, where pe Kyng lete do make iiij pairee
20 of gallous, pat were caUet ' pe lollers galowes.' And per wes take, Syre lohn) Beuerlay, a prest, and lohn) Broune, a squyere, and many o'per moo, pe nombre of xxxviij persons and moo, and were draw, hanget and brent. U And Sir lohn) OldcasteH, pe Lord
24 Cobbam, was arest at Wyndesore for heresy, and was sent to pe Toure of London) ; and sone afte>', he was examynt at pe*' ffrere prechours, before al the'' clergy of pe wurthiest of religion), and bisshoppes, and doctours of dy vinite ; and per were temperal lordes
28 to here hys opynions. and after, he was sent vnto pe Toure ageyn ; but sone after he brake out of pe Toure, and went in-to Walls. H And pat same yere lohn) Sere, a squyer, slowe Tibey,^ a prest in '^London, beside Aldrichgate,^*^ and pen toke the chirch of Saint
^ the Lord Hanget and om. L. - prisoners of ovi. L.
^— ^ om. L. •* leaf 155. back. ^ erchbissliop L.
« pe om. L. 7 al Ha. ' al the L. « xibey om. L. » leaf 156.
^° beside Aldrichgate ovi. L.
552 Henry V s preparations for the Invasion of France.
Anne ; wherfore ]>e Kyng made pe Cite to wach hym fer, day and nyght, duryng iij wokes ; and fen was he muret vp in the chirch : fen ho and iij of his niene forswore pe londe, and went in-to Frannce, and there he dyet. 4
^ And in pe seconde yere of his regne, he helde a gret counsaile at Westmyn[s]ter, with al fe lordes of his Eeame, spirituaH and tempt'j-aH: : where it was tretit and spoken) of his title fat he had to JN'ormaundy, Gascoyne and Gyan, which was his enheritaunce of 8 rights, and after, he hehi a gret pa?'lenaent at Leicestre, where, be thavice of al his lordes of his Counsaile, and of fe comyns of his land, he sent in-to Fraunce his enbassato2«"s, to fe Kyng there and to his Counsaile, requirynge hem) to yelde vp to him his said 12 enheritaunce, or elles he lete hem wete he wold' it gete with fe sword', by fe helpe of lliesw. Crist. ^ Then fe Dolfyn) of Fraunce, Charles, ansuard' to fe Kynges enbassatours, and said : " youre Ivyng of Englond is ouer^ yong and tendre of age to be a good 16 werrioure, and not like to make such a conquest on Fraunce."
U Then fe Kyiige,s- enbassatours, heryng this scornfuH ansuare, retournet in-to Englond ageyne, and told fe Kyng and his Couiasaile the ansuare and fe entent of fe Dolfyn) and of f e Counsaile of 20 Fraunce. H The Kyng then was fe/'with sore amevide ; and onon) in al hast made redy his ordinaunce necessary for fe werre, and lete make .iij. gret shippes — one of xv"^ tonne fat was clepit fe ' Gracedieu,' and fe 'gost' and fe ' trynite,' smaller shippes. and 24 he lete ordeyne and make gret gunues, and al ofer ordynaunces, and made his retenewe. And comaundet his lordj^s, duke->", erles and^ barons, knj'ghte.s', squyers,^ and al ofer comyners, masons, carpenters, and al^ artificers, to make hem redy to go with hym 28 into Fraunce, to help hym wynne his heritage and his righte, and to mete with hym) on Lam/zms Day at Southampton), where he ordeynt his navey to be f er, redy to abide his comyng : ^whidir come many shippes out of Holynd.^ And when fe kyng was redy, 32 he come to Southampton) on Lam;»as day,^ where-as mette hym al his pepill ; and ]>er was he redy' to take his viage ^ in-to . Normandy.
At which day'^ it was puplisshit, and openly knowen), fat iij 36 lordc'S, fat is to say, Eichard, Erie of Cambriggc, brof er to Edward,
' ou Ha. oner L. ^ and om. L.
■' & sqnyers L. * al o]>ir L. -'—^ om. L.
* on Lamjyias day om. L. "^ And as he was redy L.
Traitors heJieaded. Henry V fairs Harfieur. ' Goodgracc' 553
Duyk of York, and pe Lord Scrope, Tresouier of Englond', and S?V Thomas Gray, knyght, had receyuet a gret .som??!e of money, pat is to say, a M+ pounde of gold,^ and had sold pe Kyng vnto f»e
4 FrensshmeiD and his brether.^ Wherfore tliey were onon taken) and lugit, their hedis to be smytton) of ; and so they were, ^w/t/iout pe Sontligates at Southampton).^ And when that was done, ])e Kyng shippit with his host, and so saylet in-to Normaundy^ vritJi
8 xv*^ shippes, gret and srnaH, And arryvet at Kittance one oure Lady even), ]>e Assumpczon. And from thens he went streight to Harflewe, and besegit ]>e tonne be londe and be Avatir.
How kyng Henry the V*'' wanne Harflewe ; and of the bataile 12 of Agincoiirt, and how the Emp^/oure come into Euglond'.
WHen Harflewe was besegit be londe and be water, per were in pe toune viij*^' men of werre, with-oiit lordes and states. And thes were pe names of pe lorde.? : Sir lakes de Harecourt, capteyn),
16 pe Lord Gawcourt, the Lord of Hakvyse, the Lord of Florry, the Lord of Bleynvile, the Lord of Tiptot, the Lord of Combrevyle, the Lord of Beushvyle, and opir moo which shal be reherset herafter ^ The Kyng pen sent to Sir lakes de Harecourt, Capteyn) of Har-
20 flewe, and hym comaundit to delyue?' pe toune. And Sire lakes ansuard and said, ' he toke hym none to kepe ; nor none he shuld haue pere.' And when this ansuare was brought vnto pe Kyng, he made to lay ' gooilgrace,' his gret gune, and al his oper gu?aies, on
24: ich a side, and comaundit his gunners to bete donne pe walles. and so thei shotte on ich side, and brak doune pe walles, and pe houses with-in the toune. ^ "When thny of pe toune pat saw, they sent to Kyng Henrj'', besechyng hym of viij dayes of respite, if eny mane?'
28 rescouse myght come to hem in pe menewhile. and if so were there come none rescouse to hem wzt/(!-in pe viij*'' dayes, they wold deliuer to hym the keyes and pe toune : and pe?--vppon) pai wold deliuer hym xxiiij lordes in hostage, and of the wurtliyest men of
32 pe toune.
U The Kyng then grauutet wele perto ; and so ^they delyue?-t xxiiij*^ hostages, whos names ben writton) in this table ^next f olowyng, pat is to say : ^ —
1 receyued the som'//ie of M' li of gold L.
- and his brether om. L. '■'—^ om. L.
^ shipped & sailed toward Normandy L. ''' kc/f 156, back.
554 Harfleur Hostages. Henry V reaches Agincourt.
-The Lord Tuttevile, Thomas de Asses,
The Lord of Clere, lohu) Malherbe,
The Lord of Chasteleyii),'| lohn) Harrard,
De Eeauvise/ J Stephau Heuband, 4
The Lord Blovvset, Guilliani Buchier,
The Lord Burnet, 'i Laurence Eohyii),
of Langcliampe,-/ lohii Buchier
The Lord lohii)^ of Malevile, Aleyn Ligne, 8
The Lord Cliarles"* de Saint lohn) Graunt,
Claleyn), Eobyn) Walkyle,
The Lord Cavadouse^ Deske- lohn le Mare,
sewis, lanyn) le Duylc, 12
The Lord lakes'^ de Bank^yle, Guihnot Guillias.
Guilliam de Fount, Colyn)" Laiigloys,
H And when thes xxiiij*'' hostage*" were sent out of ])e tonne to fe Ivyng, al thoo viij dayes afte?- tliey of pe tonne loket after 16 rescouse ; but ^er come none. Wherfore Sir lakes de Harecourt,- Sj)at Avas Capteyn) of ])e toune of Harflew,^ wiili lorde*- and state,s of ])e toune, brough[t] fe^ Kyiig ]'e keys at the viij*'^ dayes ende, and deliuert liyni ])e toune. ^ Then Jje Ivyng made J?e Erie of 20 Dorset, Beaufort his vnkill, capteyn) of }»e toune, and hym coni- aundit to put out al the Frensshe pepiH }mt were wz't/iin, man) woman) and child, and stuff ])e toune w^tA Englisshemen, and so he did. *\ Then pe Kyng renievit from ])ens with his pepili, and 24 come doun) to Caleis-ward be land, to ])e noumbie of viij Mt. ; but ])e Frensshe-men hade breken) alle the brigges where he shuld haue passit one?-. Wherfore he sought his way in oper place.% and come dounward to a place clepit Agincourt ; where-as al pe power 28 of Fraunce Aver gedirt, and redy to stoppe hym ]>e way, and to gyve hym bataile. IT And when ]>q Kyng this sawe, he praid God be his helpe ; and witli pe pepiH ]'a[t] he had, which was but scarse viij j\P, made hym redy, and hym enbatailt. H The Kyng pat 32 tyme had a mys-trust in Edward, Duyk of York; and pat the Duyke wele pe;-ceyuet, and come to pe Kyng, and hym besoughte tliat he myght haue pe vaward pat day. and pe Kyng hym
' De Beauvise om. L. - of Langchampe om. L.
•' lohii) ovi. L. •* Charles om. L.
•"' Caradouse om. L. " lakes out. L. " And Colyn L.
**-■* vm. L. 9 to pe L.
The Battle of Agincourt. The French Lords slain. 555
g/-auuted. Then fe Duyk went forth, and coraaundit and charget eue?y man to ordeyne hyni a stake of tre, sharpet at both endys, and pight an ends asslope in pe ground before hem), that pe 4 Frenshemen shuld' not oue/'ride hem ; for thair purpose was to haue oue?-rideii> hem ; for they were nombret vj ]\P and moo. And fe Frenshmen, al pe nyghte before or pat the bataile was, made muche reveli, and cryeng and shoutyng,^ al pe nyghte, and plaiet 8 Englisshemen at pe^ dyce, euery archer for a blank. U And on pe morowe about pryme, pe Kyng comaundit euery man to make hym redy to bataile, and said thes worde.s : " Sirres ! thenkes this day to quyte youe as men, and feightes for J>e righte of Englond ! and,
12 in the name of Almyghty God, avaunt baner ! and Saynt George, this day thyn helpe ! " Then oure men knelit doune al attones, and made a cros on pe grounde, and kissit it, and put hem in pe mercy of God.
16 *ff The Frenshmen pen come with^ gret pride ferisly, and oure archers shotte frely ; and att last, botli pe battailes loynet and mette, and sore foughton) togedirs. And pe Frenshe men) presit so fast and so thikke on oure pepiH, pat they feli on pe stakes pat
20 Avere piglite in the ground, horse and man), so thikke, ich ouer"* othir, pat gret pepili of hem were slayne Avith-out eny stroke. And pe Kyng pat day fuli manfully faughte Hhat same day, his oune handys^ ; so that 1 pece of his croune was broken, which afterward
24 was fo2indeu and*^ broughte to hym). and so at last, Almyghty God gaue grace that he had pe victory of hys enmys, for al theire pride, and sloAve xij M* ; of the which, pe lorde*' and pe states of name, theire names folowen in pis table herafter :
28 The Bisshope of Sayntis, The Duyke of Brabane, The Duyk of Barry,- The Duyke of Launson),
32 The Erie of Douers, The Erie of Marie, The Erie of Eusse, The Erie of Almartyue,
36 The Erie of Yandemound,
The Erie of Brene,
The Erie of Sannes,
The Erie of Grauntpre,
The Erie of Fallyngberge,
The Lord Dalabret,
The Lord Heyle,
The Constable of Fraunce,
The Lord of Dampiere,
The Lord of Beaufremou?id,
^ and shoutyng om. L. * on L. ^—5 om, L.
^ J>e om. L. ■* in L.
" founden and om. L.
556
The French Lords hild at Agineozirt.
The Lord, of Danssy,^
The Lord Damnery,-
The Lord Eobert^ Frere,
The Lord of Eanavili^,
The Lord AVaryn\
The Lord of Ivemeram,
The Lord of Bakevjde,
The Lord Seiial of Henawe,
The Lord of IMongangies,
^The Lord Cour.^y,
The Lord Oudard of Kant,
The Lord of Hemes,
The Lord Symond of Fragiiell,
The Lord of Cramys,
The Lord Eobert^ Moneriguy,
The Lord of Quemes,
The Lord Daunchy,
The Lord Gerartl of Herbanes,
The Lord lohii) of Gres,
The Lord of Soile,
The Lord Dauphyaii),
The Lord Mou??teney,
Tlie Lord Burcy and his son»e,
The Lord Eeynold Dagin court,
The Lord Mayhewe^ of Humes,
The Lord Pliilipe of Fosseins,
The Lord Burian" of Eubenpre,
The Lord of Poys,
The Lord Launcelet of Clarre,
The Lord of Hemede,
The Lord of Coresques,
The Lord of jNIarquet,
The Lord Eobe;-t of Poys,
8 The Lord of Noel.s
The Lord Eobert of Waryn,
The Lord Haucoii)^ of Groan),
The Lord of Eroun) and his sonTze,
The Lord Colard of Fessenis,
The Lord Cheyny,
The Lord of Beauford',
The Lord of Branen, 4
The Lord Eaulond of Grotuse,
The Lord Philipe of Lens,
The Lord WilHam Eriche,
The Lord of Saint Clos, 8
s The Lord lohn) of Poys,^
The Lord lakes of Coriamble,
The Lord of Cau7ikesy,
8 The Lord Colard Somanyng,^ 12'
The Lord Colard of Frenys, [coi. 2]
The Lord Gaumot of Barnvile,
The Lord Eonale of Flaundres,
The Lord Bidamue of Lannoys, 16-
Tlie Lord John) of Garonns,
Tiic Lord Daeoj^,
The Lord Colenchet,
The Lord Doo, 20
The Lord lolui) of Beaumont,
The Lord lohn) of Drouy,
-'^The Lord Charles,s
The Lord PhiUpe Lyuberkio 24
and his son/?e, The Lord lohn) of Calkevile, The Lord of Piryoile, The Lord William of Granevile, 28 The Lord Humers, The Lord lohn) of Monteney, The Lord of Harlyn) and his
bro])(?r, 32
The Lord jNIalare of Gurnny, The Lord of Cankers, ^The Lord of Houncious of
Poys,s 36
The Lord of Long,
^ Anvy L. - Aineiy L. ^ lord of L. ■* leaf 157. ^' lord of L. *> Mayhewe om. L. '^ Burian om. L. ^ Haucon om. L. ^" Lynberk 07n. L.
^-'^ ovi. L.
After Agincourt, Henry V returns to England 557
The Lord of Tenys and his Foit-escu,
&omiQ, Eobert of^ Savage,
The Castelyn of Lens, Brian of Geromes,
4 The Baron) of Mary, lohn) of i Gardyn),
The Stuard of Henawde, Born dez Pres,
The Baily of Dauneiis, lohn) of Sempy,
lohn) Guryn), Pier Bonenfaunt,
8 Damset Dannay, 2Burgu of Rony,^
lohn of Lesele, Pers of Fossenis.
And many othir moo, as before is saide. And thes were J)e names of pe Frenssh lorde.5 pat were take prisoners in fat batail :— 12 The Duyk of Orlyaunce, The Duyk of Burboyn), 2The Eric of Eawe,2 The Erie of Eichemond, The Erie of Vandome, Sir lohii) of Bare, ]>e ^ Dukes broper of Bare, Sir Bnrsigaunt,^ stuard of Fraunce, ^Sir lohu) de Eoche,- And many o^r^ moo, to pe nombre
16 of viij^.
And ])es were ]>q names of J>e lordes pat were slayn) on oure party :— The good and noble Edward, Duyk of York, in pe vaward, The Erie of Suffolk, and o\er moo yemen to pe nombre of xxviij*'.
•20 and pis bataile was done pe xxv*^ day of Octobre, on Saint Crispyu) and C/-/spians day, the yere of onre Lord, M* CCCC xv. -H Of which a versifier makes mencion\ and saith " Crispini multos strauit gens anglica Francos." II Then come tithynges to pe Kyng
24 pat a newe bataile of Frenshmen were redy to f eight with hym) ageyu). Then pe Kyng onon chargit and comaundet euery man) to sle his i^risoner. And when the Frensh men pat sawe, they Avith- drowe hem, and went their way.-
28 H Then come pe Kyng to Caleys with his prisoners, and thankit God of pat gloriose victory, *and Saint George, Avhich halpe hym to fighte, and was seyne abouen in pe eyre, pat day they fau3t. And when pe Kynge come to Caleys, he restet hym pere awhile,
32 and after shippit, and come into Englond, and landet at Dovir, and passit so forth to Berehamdoune, where-as mette w/t^ hym pe v portes, with x M* men clenly harnesshit and arrayet. And pen said pe Duyk of Orlyaunce : " II what ! shal we now go ageyne to 36 bataile 1 " And pe Kyng hym ansuard, and said' : " Nay : thes ben childer of my cuntre come to welcome me home." And there ^ pe
1 oioin. L. '^-^ om. L. ^ o]>erow. L.
* leaf 157, had'. ■'^ their Ha. there L.
558 Becqjtion of Henry V in London. Em'peror of Germany.
V portes presentit pe Kyiig w/t/i a sbippe, & gold therin. And so rode lie forth to Cauuteibery, wliere-as ])e procession) liym mette ■\vit/^out pe touii), and liym broglit to Cristischirclie ; and the Kyiig offert at Saint Thomas shryne. And from tliens he rode to Elthara. 4 ^ And fro thens he toke his way to London) ; ^ and on Blakke-Heth mette ^v^t7i hym ])e Meyre and the Aldermen, -with al the craftev of ])e Cite clothet al in rede, to fe nombre of xx*'^ M* \ and per they ■\velcomet hym home, and pe Ivyng hem thanket. And so rode he 8 fortli to Londoii) ^on Saint Clement day,^ where-as he was riolly receyuet wzt/i precession, And song "Aiie Anglor?«/i flos, miu?di miles Christi ! " And Avhen he come to London) Brigge, where-as were ij turrettes on pe draw-brige, and a gret Geaunt, and on pe 12 turrette*' stondyng a lyon and a Antlope, with many angeles syng- yng "Benedictus qui venit in wominQ 'Domm\\" And so rode he forth in-to London); and pe strete*^ were rially hanget with rich clothes; ^And in CornhyH: was made a rioH toure, full of patri- 16 arches syngyng " Cantate Domino canticu??i nouu?)i ! laus laus eius, in ecclesia Bcinctoxum ! " and kest doun) quyk briddes, which flawe thikke about pe ICyng.^ And when he come into Chepe, pe Condite*' ranne wyne. And on pe gret condit were xij Apposteles, 20 syngyng " Benedic, Anima mea. Domino ! " and xij kynges knelyng, castyng doune oblays, and welcomet hym home. And pe cros in Chepe was riolly arrayet like a CasteU, with toures pight fuH: of baners, and J>e;--in Angeles syngyng ' NoweH, nowett ! ' gyvyng 24 besandes of gold to pe Kyng. And so rode he forth to Paules, where-as mette hym xiiij^ bisshopes ; and al ]>e belles ronge agaynes hyni) ; and fere he alight and went to pe hye awter. And there pei song "Te Deum laudamMS." And from thens he rode 28 forth to his palice at Westmynster ; And after, he rode about in the land on pilgremage, and ordeynt be holy Chirch pat Saint George day shuld be kept hye and holy : and so was it neuer before pat day. 32
IF In pe iij''® yere of pe reyne of Kyng Henry pe v*'', Segewyn), pe Emperoure of Almayn), come in-to Engloml, and was right wurshiply receyuet at London) ^with pe Meyre, alderme[n] and craftes,^ and broughte to pe Kynges paleys at Westmynster, where-as 36 was pe gret haH assignet to hym), which was ryolly hanget w^t/t elopes of gold and of Arras. And euery AngeH in pe haH-rof
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A Council at Calais. Entry of Henry V into Rouen. 559
lioldyng a torche in his lioude ; ^and iiij angeles at fe \\ye deece, ich holdyng iiij torches.^ And J)e Kyng gave fe Emperoure pe Gartoza". And sone aftir, fe Duyke of Holand come in-to Englond,
4 and was loggit in Holborn), and abode a long tyme in fe lond, on pe Kynges cost ; and after, they went home. And pe Kyng went with the Emperoure to Caleys, where-as was a Counseyle ; at which Counseyle was both pe Kyng and pe Emperoure, and per
8 taried to haue ansuare of pe Frenssh party. And thider come the Duyk of Burgoyn); but he wold not come per til Humfrey, Duyk of Gloucestre, lay plegge for hym. And after, the Emperoure Avent home in-to his cuntre, ^aud many Englissh men with hym 12 made oflficers, for he trustid hem better pen his oune nacion.^ U And when pe Kyng had his ansuare of pe Frensshe party, pat liket hym not, he come in-to Englond ageyu), and ordeynt a giet army.
V.
[From the Capture of Rouen, 19 Jan. 1419, to the Defeat cfthe Ghent men at Calais, and the Death of WatJiin Ruskix, a.d. 1436.]
16 2 And then pe Kyng entret in-to pe toune of Eoane, and hym restit in pe CasteH: till pe toune was sette in ruyie and in gouern- aunce ; and after pat, Avas Caudebek, and oper gaiisons pernegli, yolden) to pe Kyng ^vnder the same appoyntement.^
20 H Of the trety of pees pat was betwene Kyng Henry of Englond and Kyng Charles of Fraunce ; and of pe mariage of Kyng Henry pe V**" and Dame Kateryn), pe Kynges doughter of Fraunce; and so pe pees was made^ and
24 fynySShit. [S;V/ writina, tclfh red vndei-linei.'^
WHen Kyng Henry of Englond had goton) Eoane, as before is said, the Dolfyns enbassatores, as it was accordit before — with fuH power to do al thynges, as he were pere hy??zself present, — 28 comen to pe Kyng to pe said Cite of Eoane ; and after many tretise had, thus it was appoyntet : pat a certeyn) day sette, pe Dolfyn) shuld come to pe toune of-* Dreux, and Kyng Henry to Aueraunchis, and
^-1 om. L. - ^('fl/loS, hack. ^ made Ha. was made L.
* toun Ha. toim of L.
560 Attempt at Pecice -betioecn England and France.
fere chese a mene place Letwene both assent, where they myghte peashely tret of fe pees, "Which appoyntement truly to be kept, ])e Kyiig and the sakl Ambassatoures sette-to ])aire seales. at which day ])e Kyug come ; but ])e Dolfyn) coni) not : wlierfore pe pees was 4 broke as for that tyme.
*i\ In this mene Avhile, lohn), Duyk of Burgoyn), which had pe ruyle of pe Kyng of Fraunce because of his sekenes, be letteres and ambassatouris sought Kyng Henry grace ; and pe Ivyng sent5 Ambassatoures ageyn) to Charles, Kyng^ of Fraunce, and to pe said Duyk, to Province, of which auibassatours ])e Erie of Warrewik was chef ; ^ and in pe way as he shuld go, lay a gret busshemejit •of Frenshe men, to take hym, and let hym pe way and his purpose ; 12 but he slogh and toke the moost party of hem), and .come to Province, and purposet his ambassiat. And so was it pere .appoyntet and accordit, that Henry of Engloud and Charles of Fraunce, with pe Queue his wif, and ])e Duyk of Burgoyn), shuld 16 •come to a mene place, & trete of J>e pees. And to do pis message, . po Erie of Saint Paule, and pe sonne, and heire of pe Duyk of BurgoyiD, come to pe Kyng as Aiiibassatours. IT Then Kyng Henry of Englond', of pe mater be relac/on of Ambassatoiires of 20 both partyes, appoyntet Av^t/^ his enmys that, at a certeyn) day, he shulde come to Maunt, and Charles, Kyng of Fraunce, and lohii), Duyk of Burgoyn), shuld come to Pounteys ; and pe mene place of this trety should be Melan) sus Sayn) ; to pe which, noper party 2'i rshuld come with moo pen M^ v^ men) ; and in pe mene tyme truyce shulde be on both parties : which mene place was aftirward' arayet betwene ij village.?, and lymytit and market betwene ij gret •diches, where-in no man shuld come, but onely such as shuld trete. 28 And per pe Kynge tente*' were riolly pighte and arrerit, and pe KyngeiJ tentes of Fraunce. And Kyng Henry lete arere ij tente*' betwene .ij. diches, where-in both pe Kynge.^' myght trete apart with theire secret Counsaile, ^and pe astate of hope Kynges observet and 32 kept. 3 and a stake was pighte in pe mydde*' of a faire playn), to pe which, and no ferther, eythir Kyng shuld come to o))er. And pe day appoyntet,^ Kyng Henry come to JMaunt, And Kyng Charles, because of liis acustumet sekenes, came not ; but pe Queue his wif, 36 .and pe Duke of Burgoyn), with ope/' notable prynces of theire
^ Auibassatours to the king L.
- the king made chef tlie erle of AVarrewik L. ^— * om, L.
■* assigned L.
Peace concluded. Henry V to ivcd Kathcrinc of France. 561
alliaiince, and with ^ j\It v*^ men), comen to Pounteys, and af tir, to pe
mene place. And Kyng Henry first kisset fe Qucne, and pen
Dame Kateryn), hir dougliter, ^for at ]>at tyme fe Ivyng sawe hir
4 first.- ^ Then Kyng Henry, |je Quene and hir dough ter, and Jje
Duyk of Burgoyn), with oper, went into a tent to trete of pees, where
they Avere almost iij dayes ; but it toke noii) ende ^at that tynie.
In the menewhile, the Dolfyu), with letters and messagers,
8 sterid the Duyk of Burgoyn) that he, nor non of his, shuld assent
to fe pees. And at \q, v**^ nonas of August, iu f>e Avhich ])e said
Kynge*' shuld haue semblet, ])e Kyng of Fraunce, fe Quene,
|)e Duyk of Eurgoyii), nor non) of hem, come. Wherfor it was
12 openly knawe that ])e Frensh party was cause ■^ fat the jiees was not endit at that tynie.
Then Kyng Henry went vnto Pounteys, and gat it. And sent Thomas his brof^r, Duyk of Clarence, with a notable povv'er, to
16 Parise, and gate it. And retournet ageyn to ])e Kyng. And fen ])3 Kyng went to Bokend'-villers and '•' Gysours, and gate hem.'' And whiles this was in doyng, pe Duyk of Burgeyii), J>at first sought ]'e Kyng^s grace, Avent to fe Dolfyu) to jNIotreux, vnde*'
30 sav-condit of comyng and goyng, and J>ere, by fe siid Dolfyn), Avas traytosely and A-nmawly slayne, As he knolit before hym, and after, put in-to a pitte, botit and spurret. ^ And when Philip, his sou?ie and his heire, \eroi bad knawlege, he sought Kyng Henry grace,
24 and become his man). H The same tyme, certeyn ambassatours of Kyng Charles and of pe Duyk of Burgoyn), & of Citi3yns of Parise, co;ne to Kyng Henry vnto Maunt, to trete of pees ; but because the Kyng was so besily occupiet in his werres, and also he supposet
28 fat the Frenshmen were not fully euclynet to fe pees as than, fis trety toke non) ende at fat tyme,'^ but aftirward at Roan it Avas fully fynesshit.
H Aflirward, AA'hiles Kyng Henry held' his Crc'stenmas in^
32 Roan, the Ambassatours of Kyng Charles and of fe Dukes of Burgoyn) come fidir to hyni ; to whom Kyng Henry-' sent ageyii) Richard, Erie of "Warrewik, AA'ith ofer Avise men, and a notable poAver of men of armes,^'^ wif full poAver to concluyde the pees ;
36 and aftir many Avise tretise had, pees AA'as on both sides concludit,
by fe affinite and Avedlok of Kyng Henry and Dame Kateryn),
1 wiU a L. (Ha has 'M^. j\P.' for 1000.) —2 ^;^j_ l, z UafVo^.
■* cause orii. L. ^ Bokend'-villers and om. L.
" it L. "^ at Jiat tyme om. L. * att L. ° J}e king L,
^^ of men of armes om. L.
5C2 Peace confirmd ly Oath. Henry and Kathcrines Contract.
Kyng Charles doughte?-. But be-cause certeyn thynge-s were necessary, for J)e wliich pe presence of both ])e Kynges most neclis be had, what for settyng-to of their scales, what for the mariage sewyng, And also Charles was so feblet for age, and oft tymes was 4 vexit with his sekenes. U Thus it was betwene hem appoyntet, ])at Kyiig Henry shuld come at a day lymyt, vnder triiyce, with suche puysshannce as hym liket, to !N"ogent vpon) Sayn), to per- fourm) fynally al thyng that to ])e pees was nedfuH: ; and if be 8 come not, al thyng shuld be had as for noughte. Aftir this appoyntement pus made, pe Erie retournet to pe Kyng, notifying vnto hym in writyng al pe affecte of his enbassiat. H Theu pe Kyng from thens went to K'ogent ; and per mette AvitA hym 1 2 Philipe, Duyk of Burgoyn), wit/i a gret company of meii) of Armes. Then, after many and diuerse tretise, pe xij**^ kalendes of lune, pe xl*^ yere of pe regne of Kyng Charles, in pe CathedraH chircli p^r, Kyng Henry, vfiili Thomas, Duyk of Clarance, hisbroper, and oper 16 princes and nobles, and IsabeH, Quene of Fraunce, with pe Duyk of Burgoyii) beyng per for Kyng Charles laboryng pen in. his forsaid atfirmite ; and in peir oune names, and pe iij states of Fraunce, pees betwene pe ij remes of Englond and of Fraunce was made, 20 and with certeyn) condicions approvit. And Kyng Charles charget al his legemen), on payii) of fforfet?ire of paire legeaunce, to kepe pe said pees; And perto pai mad their gret oth, and plight peir trouthis in pe banders of Kyng Henry. And ouon, Quene Isabel! 24 of Fraunce, & Philipe, Duyk of Burgoyn), in pe name of Kyng Charles, swore vppon) pe Euangelistes to kepe this pees, pus con- cludit, for theym), for theire heires, & their ^ successoures, wiih- outen fraude or male engyne, for eue7-raore. And this same othe 28 made Quene IsabeU, and the Duyk of Burgoyn), and pe iij states of Fraunce, to Kyng Henrj% his heires and his sucessoures. And at the ix*^ kalendes of lune, before Quene IsabeH and Kyng Charles Counsaile in pe parlement, and pe iij states of Fraunce, and o])e?' 32 Englisshe prynce*- and lordes, contracte of Matermony be present wordes, betweene Kyng Henry and Dame Kateryn~», Kyng Charles doughter, there was solempnet and made. And as sone as this was enditet in writyng, as it was accordit, Kyng Henry, Kyng Charles, 36 and pe ij Queues, ^ Isabel! and Kateryn), and pe Duyk of Burgeyn), went to Saynluys and gate it ; and fro thens vnto Melon), and beseget pe tonne, and pe seege enduret from pe first Idus of luyle vnto 1 their Ha. & for peyre L. ^ leaf 159, hack.
Q. Katherine crowncl at Westminster. JDcath of Henry V. 563
Xoue??^bre aftir. and at that seege, lay wit/< Kyng Henry, lames, Kyng of Scottes, as p^'esoner. And J>ei within fe tonne suffert gret duresse ; but at last, for diif ault of vitaile, tliei yolde 4 vp the toune. ^ Then Jie Kynge:? and fe Queues, and Philipe, Duyk of Burgoyn), -with theire hoste*^ went to Paiise ; and the Citi3yns of ])e Citee mette wi't/i hem in^ fuH noble array, and riolly hem receyued', IT And at ])e viij*® Idus of lanuare, Kyng Henry 8 and Dame Kateryn) comeu in-to Englond, and laft at Parise Thomas Beaufort, Duyk of Excestre, his vncle, and Thomas, Duyk of Clarence, his bro])er, Eegent of jSTormaundy. And pe xiiij day of Feueryere, -])at fell on J)e Sonday,- Dame Kateryn was crownet at
12 Westemynster with gret solempnyte.
IT And in this while Thomas, Duylc^ of Clarence, with ope?- certeyn) lordes, made a iournay, and lefte at home ])e yomanry, but toke w/t/; hym gentels and speris; at whicTi iournay he was
16 slayn) with pe Scotte.>', and al pat come w^'t/i hym ; and pe Erie of Huntyngton) was per take, and oper moo, -and pat was gretrouth.^ IT And when tithinges perof come to Kyng Henry, he was sorow-
. fuH and hevy, and made hym redy to go ouer sec ; and at
20 Mydsomer next aftir the coronacion,'* he went ouer^ into Eraunce ageyn), -and left the Quene in Englond,^ and gat certeyn garisons pat were rebeH, and besegit pe toune of Meux ; at which seege tithynges come to pe Kyng pat pe Quene Avas deliuert of a son?ie
24 at Wyndesore pat was clepit Henry. IT And whene pe Quene^ was purifiet, she went ower into Eraimce to pe Kyng. And after pat Meux was yoldon), Kyng Henry went to Parise, makyng ordynawnce to be-seege p3 toune of Cane. And pen a sore and a fervent malady
28 hym toke, and fro day to day hym vexit til he deyed in pe CasteH: of Bois de Vincent, the last day of August, when pat he had regnet ix yere, v monithis, iij. weekesand iij days; and aftirward he was brought in-to Englond Eiolly, and enterid at Westemynster.
\Tlie Accession of Henry VI.]
32 A Eter the noble '^ victoriose prynce, Kyng Henry the v*^, regnet f\ his son?^e, Henry the vj*^ ^ihat was bore at Wyndesore in the fest of Saint Nycolace the Confessoure,^ and began) to regne in pe age of ix monithes and xv dayes. And to Eichard, Erie of
1 wit/i L. ^^— ^ om. L. ^ Duyk Ha. duyk of L.
^ the coronaci'on om. L. ' ouer om. L. ^ queue Ha. ]>& queene L.
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BRUT. . P P
564 Verneuil treacherously acquired hy the French.
'Warrewik, was com???.yttit ])e kepyng of hym, for-as-much he was countet and hold fe best-nurturet man) of Englond ; and ))e Bisshope^ of Caunterbery and the Bisshope of Wynchester Avere his godfaders ; and pe D aches of Holand was his godmoder ; ^aud 4 so forth-with-al he was sette to howsold'. and fat same yere J)e_ Duches of Holand was weddit to Humfrey, Dnyk of Gloucestre.^ and the first yere of his regne, dyet Charles, ))e Kyng of Fraunce, ^att Bois de Vyncent, and was entered at Parise,^ and J>e Quene 8 his wif with^ ^^yjj^^ ^ii{j jj^t same yere was one Sir William Tailoure, prest, brent in Sniythfeld for heresy.
H And fe second yere of liis regne, Sir Eoger Mortymer, knyght, brak out of fe Toure of London), be counsaile of certeyn) persones 12 of fe same Toure, and was tak ageyn) on fe Toure-wharf, and after brought to Westmynste?- : and ]>cxq was he iuget to fe deth, and was draw and hanget at Tiburn), and quartert, and his lied set on London) Brigge ; and his hert and his bowelles were beryet in 16 )je Grey Freris in London, on the north side of ]>q chirch.-
H Of the Bataile of VernuH in P^rche be lohn), Duyk of Bedford, and Regent of Fraunce. [_Bia letters, red underlines.-]
In the second yere of ])e reyne of Kyng Henry the vj**^ aboue- 20 ■said, lohn), Duyk of Bedford and Eegent of Fraunce, & '^ the Erie of Salisbery; jNrountegu,^ the Erie of ArundeH, the Lord Scales, the Lord Poynynget;,^ with ]>e nombre of xij JNP of Englisshe men, laid seege to Ivory in Normaundy. And whiles they lay att that 24 seege, the Duyk of Launson) gadert a gret host of Frensslimen), and Scottes and lumbarde^, J)e nombre of lij ]\P, to rescowe Ivory, and to give bataile to fe said Duyke of Bedford. But when they herd' that pe Duyk of Bedforde had with hyni) xij ]\P men), thay 28 lafte Ivory, and come to VerniU in Perclie, which was fat tyme in ])e handes of Englisshe-men), -And the Lord Scales tlierof beyng capteyn), and was att fe said seege of Ivory.- U Then ]m Frensshe men) chargit pe Englisshe men) to delyuer ])e toun) of VerniU vp to 32 hem). And ''the said Duyke of Bedford and aH his power were ouerthrawe and slayn) before Ivory. And they of the toun) of VerniU wend it had ben trewe, And gave vp fe toune to pe Frensh- men. And f us^ l)y tliis trayn), VerniH was lost, vnknowyng of 36
1 Archbysshop L. "-^ om. L. •' also L.
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The Battle, of Verneuil. The Scotch slain. 565
the Duyke of Bedford and ])e lorde.>^ wliieli lay att \e, said' seege of Ivoryi; neiier]>eles at last it was yoldeu) vp to hem. H Then iij ]\It. men toke theire leve of the Duyk of Bedford and Eegent of 4 Fraunce,- and departet from) thens^ horn) to their garisons. And they were not passet thens xij lekes, but tithynges come to fe Duyk how pe Frensshe had geten Vernyii, and were thcrin. Wherfore he onon, wiXh ]>e Erie of Salesbery, Mountegu, fe Erie 8 of Arundeii, pe Lord Scalis, and J)e Lord Poynynges, with^ ix Mt Englisshe men), retournet^ to VernyH, and toke thair feld' a myle from) the toune, to gyve the Frensshe men Imtaile ; but ]>& Frensshe men) nor pe Scottes'' wold' not beleve })at the English men)
12 wold'" f eight with hem), for they had redy knowlege pat iij M^ men) were goii) horn) to their garisons, and fey were^ but ix Mt men, and they were Iij M^ : notwithstondyng, a day of batail was sett, fl Then oure Englisshe men pichet theire stakes ;
16 and on fe day of batail when fai shuld feight, they knelit doune and kissit the ground ; and fen the Duyke of Bedford' bade 'auaunt bane?-!' And so they loyuet to-gedris and faughte; and the Duyk of Bedford faughte fat day manfully with his oune
20 hondis. And whilis they were besy feightyng, the Lumbardes of f e Frensshe host comeu behynde the batail of f e Englisshe men), and slowe theire pages, and went away wiih thaire horses. And oil Yong, an Englisshe Capteyn), fledde away with v° men in his
24 felissh[ip]e, and told how Englisshe men had lost the f eld ; which was affcir taken, and was hanget, drawe and quartert, as he was wele wurthy ; for God fortunet so, that fe Duyke of Bedford had the vi[c]tory and the felde^ of his enmyse, and put fe Frensshe
28 men) to the flight, and chasit \\Qm to fe toune dikes of VernyH, where-as many of hem) were drownet. ^^And when fey retournet agayn to the bataile, thay fand f e Scottes feghtyng stiH: with f e Erie of Salisbery whiles f ei were folowyng f e chase of the Frensshe
32 men. And so then onon fe Scottes were aH: discomfit and slayne, fe Englissh men cryynge "A Clarens, A clarans ! " for cause fe Scottes before that tyme [ferede] fe Duyk of Clarans. IT And the[s] were f e names of f e lordes, kny3tes and swyers, and men) of
36 name of f e Scottes fat were slayne in fat batail : that is to say,
^ Bedford Jjat lay before Ivory L. - and Regent of Fraunce oin. L.
^ Ivory L. •* Salesbury the lord of Arundel k J)e lord Scalis -with L.
^ went L. '^ nor }>e Scottes om. L. '' durst L.
^ were 1 1 a. J>ey were L. » and the felde om. L.
1° There is a gap in L from here to batail on ]>. 567, 1. 15.
566
The Scotch and French slain at VcrncuiL
The Erie Douglas, ]ia\, was att Duyke of Turreyii),
The Erie of Bugham,
lames Douglas,
The Lord Sauytoii),
The Lord Dondas,
Su" 'WiWiam of Seton,
Sir Thomrts of Murray,
Sir Gye Eerard,
Sir lohn) Saintclere, icoi. 2]
Sir Archbald Goumerstoii)
Sir Gauter Bertou),
]7e bataile of Shrewisbery new made
Sir Gauter Lynnesey,
Alexander Hume, 4
Adam Dalgleis,
Alexandre Stuard',
lames Lunieston\ [coi. s]
Eobert Serand, 8
Andrewe Murray,
Thomas Gieuston),
Huchon Candy,
Dauid Murray. 12
H And many o]ier Scottes moo of gentilmen), and J)e men) were there slayne that ben not namet here.
^ And fes ben ]>q names of fie lorde^' and men of name of Jie Frensshe men that were slayne in Jiat same bataiH before the toun) 16 of VernyH in Perche : that is for to say :
The Erie of Daumali, [coi. i] Tlie Erie Bendtadom), The Erie Homier, [coi. 2] The Erie DaubinaH, The Lord' Manny, icoi. s] The Lord' Gravile, The Lord Elenogiu, ^The Lord Mountenay, Tlie Lord Camelhart, The Lorde Chargeron), The Lord Mesilate, The Lord Dauterme, The Lord de la Frait, The Lorde de Cathemagej, The Lord do le Forge, The Lord de liellay, The Lord de le Champayn), The Lord Gamagej, The Lord Dassail Raboule, The Vicont of Nerljorn),
Sir Lowis de Trye,
Sir Charles de Guesines,
Sir lohn) de Murivak, 20
Sir Gyles Deschavile,
Sir lohn) Bonnestable3,
Sir Giles de Camege^, [cot. 2]
Sir Boit de Turnbu?i, 24
Sir Tristrem) Coiseron),
Sir Charles DesneuaH,
Sir Robert de Layre,
Sir Charles de Bruyne, 28
Sir John) Poyngaunt,
Sir Peris de Bollay,
Sir Peris BottereH:
And his brotlier, 32
Sir Fraunceis de Gryngoux, Sir Emery de la GrissiH, Sir Prunele Fraunceis, MarshaH de la Fait, 36
Peris de Guyssay,
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French slain at Vernmil. Prince of Portugal in England. 567
Peris de Trusselle^, Hetoii) de Guesmej,
Robynet de Cleremou?it, Geffrey Paillam,
Lowis de Osteniard, Eegnaultoii) Grenaiilt,
4 Colvile le A^ieont, icoi. 3] Godffray de Soubres,
Druet Dessoii), Hewe de Beaussault,
Geffray de la GressiH, Le Camus de Frisendy,
Andre^ve Poyngaunt, Guyllia??i Eemoii) de la ^laiser,
8 lohii) de Tone vile, Lowis de Bagard,
]\roriard de la Mote, Peron) de Luppe,
loliii) Prere, Ion) de Piicbe.
lohn) de la Famruner,
12 Tbes Avere Jje names of lordes, knj'glites, squiers, and gentilmen
of name ]iai were slayn in J)e said bataile, of Frenssbmen), and
many o]ier moo fiat ar not bere namet. And tbe nombre of al J>e
Frensshemen and Scott^.s tbat were slayn) in \i(iX batail, be ^
16 berawdes accompted, xij ]\I^ v*^ xxx, witb- bem) \ai were drounet
in pe dike*' of YernyH;. H And tbes were tbe names of bem) ])at
were taken) prisoners : ^ Tbe Dnyke of Launson), lobn) Boutevile,
Sir Peris Henson, Vidain Lannoye.^ ^ And wbeu j^is bataile Avas
20 doll) -5 and pe Englissb men bad fie victory, tliej' lovid and'^ tbanket
God gretely of bis grace, And fortbwitli went to ])q toun) of
VernyH, wbicb was onoii)" deliuert vpe^ to bem), ^and bad' aH fie
stuff tbat fe Frenssbmen) ther-iu bade.^ And fen went J)e Duyke
24 of Bedford and Eegeiit of Fraunce peasably to Eoon\ tbankyng
God of fiat victoriose battaile.
H In tbe iij'^'^ yere of fe Eegiie of Kyng Henry fe vj*^*^, tbe
Prince of Portyngale come in-to Englond ; wbicb was of pe Kyng
28 and fe^*' lorde.5 wursbiply receyuet. And aftirward, at Saynt
George Fest att Wyndesore,^i tbe said Prince was made^^ Knygbt of
))e Garture. U In tbe iiij*^® yere of bis regne f»er fill a gret discord'
betwene Hunifrey, Duyke of Gloucester, and Henry, Bissbope of
32 Wyncbester; wberfore tbe Comyns of London) aros witb fe said
Duyke, wbicb lay pat tyme at bis oun) place ^at Baynardes Castelt,
ageynes fe saide bissbope, wbicb lay fiat tyme in bis place ^ besides
saynt Mary-oue?-beis in Sutbwerk. but tbe Prince of Portyngale,_
36 beyng tbat tyme^^ in Englond, labourt so betwene bem), as God
^ And in this taile were slayn be L. - with out L.
^ And tliere was taken L. ^ Lannson and many moo gret loides L.
^ don Ha. was don L. '^ lovid and om. L. "^ anon up L.
* vpe om. L. ^-^ om. L. ^'' of ])e L. ^^ att Wyndesore om. L.
^- made att AVyndesore L. ^^ same tyme L.
568 Henry VI hiiglited. Bjx of Winchester saves Normandy.
wold', to kepe ]>e pees ; wherthurghe jjere was non liarme done, — thanket be God ! — ^ And so were the comyns of London) pesite.^ And Ipat same yere come loliii), Duyk of Bedford' and Eegent of Fraunce, in-to Englond, with ))e Duches his wif, '^pat was the suster 4 of Pliihp^^, Duyke of Bargoyn) ; and Avas fuH rially receuet of pe Maire and of ]>e Citi3ins of London).^
U In the v**^ yere of his regne a \1ar\eme71t was holden) att Leycestre; att Avhich p«rlement the Duyke of Bedford' made "yong 8 Kyng Henry the Sixt, knyghte ; and xxiiij knyghtes were made with hyni). And when ]>e Kyng wes made knyght, he made with his oune handes other xxiiij knyghte6\ And att ])at pa/'Iement were made many statutes and ordyuaunces, and many newe officers. 12 ^And in pat same yere there was one Wilh'am Wawe, an Outlawe, taken) out of ]>e sayntuary of the Abbey of Bewley, and broughte to London) to the Kyngss-benche, and after, to Westemynster, and was pere dampnet, and had into South wert, and sette in a cart, and 16 was broughte so thrughe-out London), and so forth to Tyburn), and per was hanget ; And after, his hed' smytten) of and sette on London) Brigge.^
IT In the vj*® yere of his regne, Herry, Bisshope of Winchester, 20 went oner see to Caleys, and so forth to Eome, where-as pe Pope hym) made CardynaH, and gave to hym) ])e cros, to be born) before hym) alway where he went ; but it was afterward taken away and laide doun) by co?«maundemew.t of pe Pope, for cause lie shulde 24 haue comyn) into Praage with a certeyn) nomber of men) of werre, whiche cuntre was out of beleue of Christen faith, but he failet his promyse, and come not there, but cluanget his purpos for pe wele and ])e worshipe of al the Eeame of Englond, ami went into 28 Normaundy with a notal)le meyuy of Archers, the best pat couth l)e geton) in eury place of Englond ^ for ix'' on pe day, euery archer ij or iij bawes in a cace.^ And so, by his comyng theder, was savid aH that lande ; and elles pat tyme it shuld' hauo ben lost. H Then 32 afterward, he come ageyii) into Englond, and was there wurshiply receyvide ^ with the Meire, Aldermen), and craftes of London), and brought so forthe to Westemynster, and lay per in the Abbottes place within the Al)bay.^ ^ In the vij*"^ yere of his regne per was 36 a great derth of corne. for a bussheH of whete was at iij^ sterling; and aH oper cornes were dere ))at yere.
1-1 om. L. - Icar 161.
Henry VI croiond at Westminster and in Paris. 569
How Kyng Henry the VI'^'' was crownet att Westemynster ; And after, be counseil of his lordis of Engelond, was crownet Kyng of Fraunce att Paryse.^ iunaeHmedicUhred.-]
4 TiST the viij*'' yere of the regii) of the said- Kyng Henry the I vj*% he was crownet at Westemynster in i^ouemhre, on Saynt Lethenardes day ; and on pe nyghte before, be made xxiiij*' Knyghte-s of the Bath in )?e Toure of London), -which rode before 8 hyni) on the morowe, al in blewe, toward his coronacion, to his paleis att Westemynster. Att which coronacioii) was gret rialte seyii) ; for al pe condites in Chepe ranne both of rede wyn) and white ; and the condite Also in pe palice of Westemynster rami)
12 wzt/i rede wyn); take therof, Avho-so Avolde. And pat same yere, sone after, he went ower see into Fraunce with a faire felesshipe of duki?s, erlis and barons, ^in the monythe of May, and with the nombre of iiij M* men,^ and landet att Caleis, and went so forth be
16 londe thrughe Pikardy to Roane, where-as he was righte Eially recevid and welcomet. H In the ix**^ yere of his regne, the Erie of Perch, the Erie of Morteyh*, the Lorde Fitz-HeAve, and pe Lord' of Audelay, shippit att Sandewiche with iiij ]\P men, and landet att
20 Caleis, and went so forth thrughe Picardy ^ to Roane. And onon) after, Henry, Cardinal}, Bisshope of Wynchester, the Lord Clynton)^ and Sir Thomas Donstable, shippit then) att Portesmouthe, and sailet so to Kittecaux, Harfiewe, and to Roane. H And in pe x
24 yere of his regne he was crownet att Paris, Kyng of Fraunce, ^ on oure Lady day J)e Conception, in Decembre ; Avhere-as Avas hold as liaii a fest as euer was had of eny kyng.^ And in fat same yere was Loners geton), & the *^ walles beton douu), and made an open
28 village, for all maner of pepiH, both Euglisshe and Freusshe.
And fat same yere the Kynge come to Caleys out of Fraunce, and shippit there, and londet att Dovir, and was wurshiply receyuet with the barons of the v portes. And" ^go was he
32 brought forth vnto London), and receyuet by fe ]\Ieire and Alder- men), the first day of 'Mardie ; and so broughte to Eltham : And ich crafte of Londen) had his liuerey braudert, that eueyy crafte myght be knoAven) froni) othir.^ II In the xj yere of his regne, the
36 Duclies of Bedford, fat Avas that tyme clepit Madame Regent, and
1 kyng of Englond and aftc/- in Parise kyng of Fraunce L.
2 the said om. L. ^— ^ om. L. ^ thrughe Picardy om. L. 5 the Lord Clynton) om. L. ® Zm/161, hack.
'' And fro thens he com to Loudon L.
570 The Soldiers at Calais make trouhlc about their Wages.
suster to the Duyk of Burgoyii), dyet att Eoaii); avIios deth turnett Englissli meu) aftirwavd to much trouble ; for al J)e whiles ]>at she was oil) lyue, hir brothir, Duyk of Burgoyn), was eue*- holdyng vppoii) the Englisshe party ; but sone after ))at she was ded, his 4 hert was cast clene away from) Englisshe men, and turnet to pe Frensshe party, and become enmy to Engelond, as ye shaH here aftirward. ^ In the xij*^ yere of his regne, the Duyk of Bedford' and Eegeut of Eraunce weddit the doughter of the Erie of Saynt 8 Paule, a fairs lady.i And fat same yere fiH: a gret discord betwene Sir William OldliaH, Knyghte, Leotenawnt of Caleys vnder fe said Duyke, and sawdiers of Caleys, for askyiig of faire wages ; where fe said sawdioures Avere to-gedirs sworn), and kept hym) out 12 of the toune, and wold not suffere hym) to come with-in, -ryoiwiih- stondy[ng] his Aviff beyng \\ith\\\ the toun).^ And so AA'cnt he then to Eoan), and compleynet hym) to J)e Duyk of Bedford, and capteyn) of ])e said touii),^ Caleis, and made hym) hevy lord toAA^aixH fe said 16 saAvdioures ^ ; in so much ])«t he come doun) out of Xormaundy, Avith his lady })e D aches, the Erie of Saint Paules doughter, and fe Bisshope of TirreAA^yn) lier vncle, and Sir William OldhaH; his leoteuaunt, to ])e CasteH '^ of Balyngham), a myle from \iq toune of 20 Arde, And there he lay A'nto " Eichard Bukkeland, Tresourer of Caleis, and Capteyn) of the said CasteH of Balyiigliani, had entretid ])e saudiours of Caleis, and aggreyt AA^ith henO, and gyA'eii) hem) obligacions of customs. And Avhen he had made agrement Avith 24 hem, the Duyke and Capteyii) come ia Peasably to Caleis, with his lady the Duches, her vncle, and Sir William OldhaH his leotenawnt, and Avas^ rijt Avurchiply recevid of ])e burgeis, marchaundes, and saAA^dioures, ^ and brought to J)e CasteH Avith al the SaAvdioures of 28 ])e toune.2
U On J)e next moraAve after, he sent for ])e porters, and for ])e keys of al pe gates of the toune, into ]iq CasteH. And after sent forth sergeauntes, and arestit dyuers Constables and A'inteners, and 32 putte some in prison) in the CasteH, and some in the ^larshaH prison); and made onon also to Arest aH the obligacions of Custome that couth be fouiiden in eny Saudiours handes, and toke hem fro hem). H And after, made Eichard' Veere, ])at tynie beyng Meire, to 36
^ a faire lady oni. L. -— ^ om. L. •' toune of L.
•^ to L. ' -sawdioures of Caleys L.
" Normandy wiili ])C. said Oldliall to >e CasteH L.
' vnto l>e [i time that] Ha. vnto L.
^ wiili |)c said leoteuaiint and was L.
The Thames frozen over. The Treaty of Arras. 571
gyue lugement on ^ iiij Soudeoures to be hedyt viider pe pilleiy; for the which was made gret mone amonges the pepiH. And after, he come to the tonne hall hym. self, and sate there with fe J\Iaire, 4 and J»e Kynges swerd' heyng per present, and hade al the saudioures of ])e toun) before hym). And al bat were billet, stoode before hym)
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vngird'; at whiclie tyme iiij were banshit, and al their wages forfette. And they stode on fe lifte syde ; and al pat abode within 8 the toun) stode on pe right syde ; but a gret part - of hem were putte out of wages, ^and lost al that hem) was owyng.^ And when al this was done, he went to Eoau) ageyn) with his lady the Duches,'^ and had neuer after bodily hele till he dyet.
12 II Of the trety of Arras, and howe the Duyke of Burgoyu) turnet to the Frenssh^' party; and howe he laide Seege to Calais, ^ And howe he withdroughe hym in-to Flaundres or pat Ony rescous come, in the nyghte.^
16 XX the xiij'''*^ yere of the regne of Kyng Henry the vj^^^, was the
I grettest froste that was in many a day before ; for it began)
vppon) Saynt Kateryn) eveii), and lastit to pe iiij*'' day of Marche, the
space of xvj Avekes. And Te??imes pat tyme was so sore frosen,
20 that the vintage of Burdeux went oner Shoters HiH: : for pe shippis w^t/t wyne myght come no nerre theji Sandewiche. ^and pat froste pat tyme distroyet oisters, and muskelles, and fresshe-water fissh, tlirugh pe moost party of Englond.^ H In pat same yere was pe
24 trety of Arras betwene the Kyng of Englond', Henry the vj*^ And Philipe, Duyke of Burgoyii); and Charles de Valoice, Dolfyn) of Fraunce,that tyme beyng there in enbasshat for pe Kyng of Englond', Henry, CardynaH of Englond', Bisshope of Wynchester, lolin)
28 Kempe, Erchbisshope of York, lohn), Erie of Huntyngton) ; Pole,^- Erle of Suffolk, 3 Prevey Seale, Sir Waulter Hongerford, Sir lohn) Poppahm,^ with a faire feleshipe \siih liem\ to pe nomber of viij''" men), att which trety, pai wold' the Kyng of Englond' shuld' have
32 putte out pe fioure de lice out of his Armes ; and many opt-/' thynges was spoken) of; but to say shortly, pei couth not accord'; wherfore they departit thens, and come home ageyn) into Englonde. but thay of pe toun) of Popperyng in Flaundres demenet hem)
36 vngentilly, and entretid hym) vnmanerly as he ^ come rydyng
1 toL. 2 ieaf\&2.
^— •* om. L. Headiwj in hig letters, underlined with red.
•* with his lady the Diichesowi. L. ^ & Paule L. ^ pey L.
572 The Flemings scorn the English and besiege Calais.
thrughe tlie touii) from the saide trety of Arras ^ ; wherfore he " was sore amovid and grevid Avith hem, for they made his meii) ^ to here out of toune )>eyr horses dong, mawegre their tetter ; neue/'feles he'* suflfirt it, and rode on his^ way ; but he- quytte hem that foule 4 and gret dispite, as ye shaH: here aftervvarde*\
H Then, as sone as thenbassetoures were departet from) Arras, and home,^ the Dolfyn) and tlie Duyke of Burgoyn) were accordet, and made att one "for deth of the Duyk of Burgoyns fader, pat was 8 slayn) att Muttereux by fe same Dolfyn) ; and ];erwith endit all that trety. '^ And then bnon) after, pe Duyk tok in-to his handes Abvyle and Amyas, and ofer tonnes and Castelles ; and after, by a kyng of -heroude6% he sent the Kynges lyuer-ay to Caleis, [and, by]*^ the 12 counsail of his lordes and hem) of Flaundres, he made^ redy liis ordynaunce and his pepiH,^'' to come and lay seege to Caleis. And pe Ylemmynges were ])en so proude and hawteyn) ])at they sette by none Englisshe men, but heni) hade in gret despite, thrughe-out att" 16 Flaundres. And grete noice J^ere Avas of comyng of pe seege ; neue?'- jjeles Marchaundes yette went al this while into Flaundres to and fro, but thai hade evili chere in al plase6\ And they of Brigges made payntet clothes, howe ^^ ]>& Ylemmynges were att seege att 20 Caleis, and howe ])ai Avann) ]>e toune ; and hanget out Englisshe men) by the helis out at lopes : and AveH A\'as hyni) ])at myght by of pes clothes ! And pai made entirledes and plaies in Ih'igges, of pe CardynaH of Wynchester And of the Dolfyn), of thaire purposyng 24 and Ansuaryng att the trety of Arras, And aii in dispite and hoker^^ Qf Englissh men); thei AA'ere so glad and fayn) pat they shuld' lay seege to Caleis, and Avynne the AvuUes of pe staple of Caleis,i3 q^^^^ iq departe it anionges hem) ; And bostet and said' pat 28 pe steevan Caleis Avas but a i-*niale tAale, pat is to say, A mele tyde; And mony othir scornefuH Avordes thai had that tyme Amonges hem). And that same yere, in pe heryng tyme, pere come iij C botes out of J^ormaundy to Caleis on fisshyng fare, as they Avere Avont ich 32 yere ; and euery bote hade in xvj ^^ men), and they come as ffisshers, and in ffisshers clothyng; but a gret part of hem Avere men) of Averre, and had cast to haue geton) pe toune. but att last, as God Avolde, the[y] AA-ere aspiet by their fyne siiiale shirte.v and by 36
' of Arras ota. L. ^ pey L. ^ made an englissh yemcn L.
•• they L. ' ]>eir L. ^ and lioni) om. L. ''—'' om. L.
* Sir so Ha. » and made L. i" and his pepitt oni. L. " wlio L.
'■^ and hoker o/n. L. " of Caleis om. L. " /««/ 162, hack.
" XV L.
The Duke of Bedford dies. Calais loell fortified. 573
their poyntes ; -wherfore Eicharde AVooJvile, Squyer, leotenaunt of ])e said toiin) of Caleis vnder the Duyke of Bedford ,i charget euery souldioure to here his staff in his liand', as wele in J>e cherche and 4 att sacryng tyme as in J)e market, and not to leva stondyiig att ])e chirch durre, as they were wont to do ; and so thaie bare tliaire stavis in ])eire handes in ])e chirch, and ouer ah Tlien the Frensshe men) vnderstood' wele ])at they were aspiet, and sawe wele fey^ 8 couth not brynge theire entent ^ nor purpos about ; And wenth their way out of Caleis hauen) in a tide, and went streiglit to pe toune of Deeps, and come in pere as ffisshers, and so gate pe toun). And in fat same yere dyet the Duyke of Bedford in Roan), * on
12 Holy-Eode even) in May, Avhich had layn) longe seeke;^ for whos deth was made muche mone amonges Englisshe men that were pat tyme in Normaundy ; for as long as he levit, lie was doutet and dred' amonges the Frenssh men.
16 IT In the xiiij yere of the^ regn) of J)e said Henry the vj'", Hum- frey, Duyke of Glouceste?-, Protectour and Deffendour of Englond^, was made Capteyn) of Caleis ; and he was Capteyn) of Guysnes before that tyme; "*And so he was both Capteyn) of Caleis and of Guysnes.*
20 And he made Sir lohn) Eadcliffe his Leotenaiait of Caleis,*^ and
sent hym) thedir '^ ; which was a wnrshipfuH: kny3t, and was wel-
belouet amonge-:? pe sawdiours "* there : for he kept and helde A gud
lind open) housold' to who fat Avolde come, and welcome.'^ H Then
24 come tithynge^ ich day more and more of ])e seege comyng to Caleis. Then Sir John) Eadecliil, fe Leotenfamt of pe toune, Eobert Clidrowe fe oSIeyre, and Thomas Thirland', Leotenawnt of fe staple of Caleis,'^ with fe sawdioures, ma^'chaunde-^;, and burgeses and
28 comyners, kest vp a faire brode dike on pe south side of the toune, and made iij strouge buHwerke^ of erthe and ciey, one att J?e corner of pe CasteH with-out pe toun), anoper att Bulleyn) gate, and anope?" att pe postern) be pe Princes Inne ; And att ]\Iylke gate was
32 a faire bulwerk made of breke, pat Eichard' "Woodevile had' do make or he was discharget of his leotenawntshippe. And pai fortifiet pe walles, toures, and dikes on ich a side of the toune, with-in and w^'t/i- out, And dresset theire lopes and theire guwnes to shote both hye
36 and lawe. "^And the vj CasteH in the Marchej pere pat Englisshe men) were in hem, fortifiet as strongely as they couthe, that is to say,
^ vnder the Duyke of Bedford om. L. ^ >ou Ha. Jjat fey L.
^ not lirynge theire entent o,n. L. *—^ om, L. ' of Ha. of ]3e L.
^ of Caleis om. L. " to Caleis L.
574 Calais men sivorn to Henry VI. An Aid loantcdfor Calais.
the CasteH of Guysnes, the CasteH of Balyngham, the CasteH of Ha?»mes, the CasteH of Sandgat, the CasteH of Marke, and the CasteH of Oye. Aud Sir lohn) Raddiff, Leotena2mt, warnet and charget al ])e cuntre J>at was of )»e Englisshe pale, [fiat ])ey] shuld' 4 come and bring a[l] thaire goodes, and breke doun) theire houses ; and so, many of lieni) did, and many of liem) stale away, some into Picardy and some into ilaundres. And f>ere ^ was a cry made in ])e market-place 2 of Caleis, fat al maner of men) beyng in Caleis, or 8 lyvyng vnder biH vnsworn), ])at they shuld' come to ])e toune-haH, and^ there to be sworn) the Kynges trewe leege men); And |)ai that Avoid' not be sworn), to take peire goodes and go theire way where pay wold'. And so j^ere come many, and were there sworn); and many 12 went theire way into Flaundres, and wold' not be sworn). ^ And on Saynt George day, Sir lohn EadclifE sent Avord prevely to pe Daywach of fe tonne in fe nonetyme to rynge * out the laroni) beH, vnwetyng to the sawdioures of J»e ^ tonne. And so "per was a grete 16 Alarom), and saudioures were onon) in thaire liarneys, and comyners with hem), And wende yat enmys hade comen) to haue fechet the bestys fat were pasteryng about the toun) ; but fere was non) ; for _Sir Ioh:i) Eadclif did it for a sport, because it was Saint George 20 day ; And for fat he wolde se howe saudioures wold' bokkeH and dresse hem) to f eire barneys.
*\ And sone afterward', Edmond', Erie of IMorteyn), and the Lord' Camys, Sir William of Asshton), knyghte, ''And Sir Geffrey 24 Werburton), knyghte, '^ shuld' haue shippit att Wyncliilsey to haue gon) into Eraunce with the nomber of iij Mt' men) of speres and Arcliers ; but because there was so gret a noys of f e seege comynge to Caleis, fei'' were contirmaundit be fe Kyng ''and fe Duyke of 28 Gloucestre '^ to go thider, and strenghe f e toun) tiH rescous myght be had. Aud so went fe Erie with his Armee to Caleis. ^ Then Humfrey, Duyke of Gloucestre, Protectoure and Deffendoure of Englond', and Capteyn) ''of Caleis and of Guysnes," send for al fe 32 lorde.s of the lleame, botli sp/rZ/ucH and tenipe?'eH, and for al his feede men), and desired' of hem an eyde for fe rescowe of fe saide toune of Caleis. And fe lorde.v tcinperaH hym) graunted' to go Avith \\ym hem)-S('lf in })rypur person), and fynde a certeyn) meyny Avith 3G hem) vpi^on f eire oune cost ; And bisshoppis, Abottes and priours also graunted to fynde a certeyn) meyny to go Avith hym) ; And al
' And sone aftir there L. " place om. L. '^ and om. L.
•* to//163. ^oflla. of))eL. ^-^om.lj. Mliat ])ei Ha. ]'ei L.
Successful English Hauls from Calais. 575
his feede men) hyni) grauntecl eke to go with hyni) ; And he thonket
aH. And then was it criet in al J>e port tonnes and haveii) tonnes
in Engloiid, J)at al man^r shippis pifd were able to saile be fe see ^
4 shuld' come into - Sandewich haveii) be a certeyii) day ; and so thei
Avere pe nomber of ij*^^ saiies and moo. IT Philipe, Duyke of
Biirgoyn), made hym) redy, and the Fle??zmynges, al this while, and
toke dyne?'se mfO'chaund^'s p?-zsone?'s, as they come honiwaid' out of
8 Flanndres to Caleis, ^ and specially they of Dunkirke.'^ And when
])e Erie of Morteyii) was comyii) wi't/i his Armee to Caleis, as before
-is saide, he made a ionrnay of Bulleyn), xx*^ myle from) Caleis, and
brent the subbarbes of ])e toune, and come to Caleis ageyii) on J)e
12 next day after, vnfoghten) withe, and broughte with hem) Jjaire pray . of bestes and theire pillage. And onon) after, he made anothir -iournay in-to West Flanndres, to a place clepit pe Lawe. And whiles they ryfelt and spoilet that cuntre, and praiet in cateH, al
16 ])rtt cuntre gedert, and come doune to Gravenyng, to mete wit// hym there. And when) J>e Erie and his meyny come dryvyng theire pray of bestes before hem), on ])e sandcs betwene pe toune of Gravenyng and pe see, thay issuet out of })e toune prudly, and
20 faught w^t7^ hym) ; but J)ai were sone discomfit, & slayn) of hem) iiij*^ and moo : then thai fledde in-to J>e toun), and J)e Englyshe men) hem) foloet, and toke many prisoners. ■* And per was an Englisshe man), a gentiH maii), and a spere oii) horsebake, folowet fe chase of hem)
24 right to f>e hard' gates of ])e toun), so nere that his hors bare hym) into J)e toun) of Gravenyng, Avheder he wold' or no ; whicli after ward was delyuert be raunson).^ U The Erie pen, wz't/i his pepiH, drove ower pe havon) of Gravenyng thaire pray of bestf.^, att lowe
28 water, in spite of al |)e Fle??Mnynge.<i, and brought hem) wz't/i al thaire prisoners to Caleis, and lost neuer a man ; thonket be God ! and * J>ai brought so gret plente of Cowes w/t/i hem, \aX a man) myght haue pe best melche cowe pat was, for xij*^ sterlyng.'* U And
32 Avhen pe Kyng and pe lordes had' tithynge^ of pis iournay of Gravenyng, the Kyng sent to pe saide Erie of Morteyu) to Caleis, the Gartur. And onon) aftirward, the Lord Camys, Sire William Asshton), And Sir Geffrey Weckton), wit/i. pe garnyson) of Caleis and
3G of Guysnes, made pe iij'^'^ iournay, both of horsemen) and ^footemen, and rode before the toune of Arde, and ryfelt ail the cuntre about pe said toun). And in the mens while, Sire Robert Savois, Capteyn)
1 be Jie see om. L. - and in Ha. into L. ^ \f L. "•— * oin. L. 5 leaf 163, lack.
576 Fight toith Picards in the Golden Dale.
of Fynes, had gedirt of P3'kard(?.5 to ])e nombre of iiij INI^ speris on liorsbake, And laide hem) pryvely in Campe Grove besides the CasteH of Balyngham. And when ]>q Lord' Camoys with his peple was comyng liomward' in the felde*" be-syde the said grove, 4 the[i] stert iij hares, and ])erwith ])ay gave a gret showte; And so both horsemen and footemen), w^t// h^nityng of hem), were stragelt abrod.e ower aH: ]5e feldys, and were al out of array, and wist nothyng of ])e Pikardei? ])at lay in J>e grove besid?*^ hem), but euer 8 stiH sliowtet and huntet after ])e hares, which were att last slayn) amonges hem). H And as |)ay were so stragelt and out of Array, the Pikardes sodeynly brake out of ])e Grove, and rode thrughe oure meynj^, in and out agayn), and smote doun) many fotemen). 12 and ])eii), many of oure horsemen), seyng this, fledde to J>e CasteH of Balyngham ; but the Lord' Camoys and })es ij knyghtes kept ])e feld' ; And as God wold', the fote-mene relevid ageyn) to J>e standart. And, ]>Q horse-men) also. And sett frely on) ])e Pikardes, and hem) 16 ■discomfyt, and slowe many of heni), and drof hem) to tlie gates of Arde, 1 where-as one Lucas, a squyer, folowet hens Av/t/an theire barreers, and was slayn) ; for whome was made much mone.^ And J)us, — thonket be God ! — ])e Lord Camoys had pe victory of his 20 enmys, ^ pe Pikardes, in a feld' callet J>e Goldeii) Dale, besidde ])e CasteH of Balj'ngham,^ And come to Caleys, with ])eir pray.
H Onon) after, the Duke of Burgoyn), Phelipe, was redy, and ■come doune to Gravenyng with liis ordynrt2^nce, and Fle??miynges, 24 ])e nombre of an CL Mt, and xij Mt cartes ; and ^ ich cart had his cokke to crawe amonges the host.^ U Then ]nii made a brigge ouer jje water of Gravenyng, ^ into a place callet ]>% Hoke, yat was partenyng to })e saide Duyke.^ And so come J)ey ouer, and shewet 28 hem) before pe CasteH of Oye, and sent to Nicolas Horton), squier, and Capteyn) of })e same CasteH, an heraude, chargyng liym) to delyuei'' vp })e CasteH. And he sent hym worde agayn), and said he toke hyni non to Icepe ; nor non) he wold' delyiier : Xeuer})eles, 32 afterward, by a fals trcty, ])ai had hym) out of ))e CasteH to come speke with ))e Duyk. And in ])e mene while ])e CasteH was Avonnen) hy a grate of Iron), ]>at was lafte open) in pe buttery, where-as a gune lay wliiles ])e saudiers were in ])e liaH aboven), 36 tretyng of a poyntement with an lieraud of fe said Duykes ; And sodeynly })e Flem?ttynges come in, and toke hem) in ])e liaH, and
1-1 om. L.
Th& Flemings take the Castles of Oye & March, near Calais. 577
hanget Ivj on J)e gallows vnder fe Casteii,! wit/iout eny pite, And
slowe al ))e remenrmnt, except IS^icolas HortorJ, Capiteyn) of ])e said
Casteil, and one William Bullion)/ 2 Nonstable, And Willia?n
4 Bullion), his cosyn)^ : tlies iij ^ were prisoners, but '-Nicolas Horton)
f e Capteyn) was long afterward ^ raunsonet, and come home in-to
Englqiid'; And.))e Constable dyet in prison) for sorowe ; And his
cosyn) William 2 Bullyon)^ was so beknowe and welebelouet with fe
8 Pikarde*^, J)at thay gave hym) his raunson), and lete liym go where
he wold', so \ai he shuld' go to Caleys, and espy when pe Duyk of
Glouceste?' shuld come oner with his Navey from) Sandewich, And
-sende hem) worde. U When this William Bullyon) come to Caleis,
12 ]?e pepiH: had gret mervaile fat he was letton) go wit/^out paying of
eny rownson) ; wherfore Edmond, Erie of jMorteyn), made to arest
hym), and put hyni) in prison), and bare hym) on) hond' Jjat he was a
spy. And fer^ he knowlegit Jjat he promyset hem) to give hem)
16 warnyng of fe comyng of ])q Duyk of Glouceister, because of his
deliueraunce, but he sware he thoughte newer to liaue warnet hem) ;
neuertheles, for fiat he was broughte vnder |)e pillery in \>e market
_of Caleis, and there his hed' was gird of : for whome muche mone
20 was made, for he was a gud Archer.
^ When pe Fle»nnynge6" had |)us wonneii) pe Casteii of Oy be
a trayne, as before is said, - which was on Saynt Petirs even) in
Iuyne,2 thai brake vp al ])Q lede of the halle and of \q toures, and
24 brent vp euery stykke ; And after, vndermynet pe walles and "Jje
toures, and sette shores vnderuethe. And after, sette ])e same shores
on fyre, and brent hem), and so lete ]iq walles and toures ^ faH
doune^ into ])e dikes. IT Then, J)e second' day of luyle, the
28 Fle?»mynge.« laide seege to pe Casteii of j\Iark, pat was next ])e
Casteil of Oye; but ]>e Erie of Morteyn) had sent thider before,
Christofer of Barton), squyer, with a certeyi:i) felesship^? with hym,
to helpe 1'^ to strenghe pe Casteii. ^ The Fle?«mynge.i( laid peire
32 gonnes to pe walles, ^ & beete doun) fe vawmures and j^e walles, 2
and gave \q Englisshe men yvith-in many stronge assawtes; and
they manfully hem) diffendit, and b^t hem) of, and fortifiet fe
walles ageyn) with tymbre and donge, & yfith such thyng as they
36 had within hem). And kept it be strenghe vj dais. And when ])ay
sawe \ixi couth haue no rescowe, thay gave it ower, and yolde liem)-
^ vnder fe Castett om. L. ^-- om. L. ^ ij L.
* afterward was Ha. ^ ))is Bullion L. " ))ei Ha. ])er L.
'' leafl&i. ^ toures & walles L. ^ doune om. L.
^° to helpe o:in. L.
578 The Flemings besiege Calais. Picards ruin Guisnes Castle.
self prisoners. H Then fie Fle?nmynges spoilet ]>e CasteH, and brake of al fe lede, and brent it, and vndennynet pe walles and toures^, 2 and sette shores pe?'-vnder; and after brent hem), and lete )>e Avalles and toures fali into ]>e dike, as })ai hade done J»e CasteH 4 of O^^e."^ U Then, pe ix*^ day of luyle, In Jje yere of oure Lord- Ihesn Crist Mt iiij*^ xxxvj, Philipe, Duyk of Burgoyn), with Ipe 'Flemmjnges, come to Calais, and laid seege ]>erto be land, and pight his tentis^ before ])e toune, on |3e playne of Saint Peters, a 8 myle nere out of fe toun). And ]>& Duyk hym-self lay a litiH from) Newname brigge, And pai of Gaunt beside hym). And ])ej of Brugge.*?, with pe comyntee of Flaundres, lay besides Saynt Peters Chirche. but the Duyke lay not J^ere but ij days, but pat he 12 remeved' from) thens, and al pe Gaunteners with hym), to pe Est ende of })e touiD, And fiere he pichet his tente.5 ; for he wold ly no lenger att Jie west ende of pe toun), for cause a gune shotte thrugh his tent. And then )?ei of Gaunt onon) made a strong bulwerk on an 16 high liiH of pe downe, of pipis & tymber, betweene Jjaire loggynges and pe toun), and shott gu?ines in-to pe toun) ; and many tymes Jai shot al oner pe toun); but al fieire gunshot did neuer harm), thanket be God - and pe Holy Virgyn) Saint Barbara ! - 51 In ])e mene "20 whiles, whil j^e Duyke lay att seege at Caleis, with pe Ple^Jimynges,^ Sir Eobert Savois, knyght,-^ with iiij Mt Picardes, come before pe CasteH of Balyngham. And one Eichard Sellyng, beyng Jjerof leotenaMnt vnder Eichard Bokelond, Squier, and CapteyiD of pe 24 same CasteH ; which Eichard Sellyng gave ouer pat*^ CasteH sliame- fullj'', without eny stroke, vppon) apoyntement to go to pe Castell of Guysnes in thaire doublettes ; and so thai did ; and laf te al theire goodes, and pe stuff of pe CasteH behynde hem), which was 28 J)e " best-stuffet place in al poo marches.
And when Eichard Sellyng come pus to Guysnes v/ith his feleshippe, William) Picton), Leotenawnt of Guysnes ^ vnder Hum- frey, Duyke of Gloucester ,2 putte hym) in prz'son) in pe said CasteH 32 of Guysnes. And when pe Picardes had pis CasteH, pe[i] spoilet it, and brake of pe lede, and brant al pe place, and vndermyuet pe walles ^ and toures, and lete hem) faH in pe dike, as the Fle??anynges hade done with pe Castelles of Oye and Mark. U Then pe Picardes 36 come before pe CasteH of Guysnes, and laide seege perto, and
^ toures so ]'at al pe C'astel fell to )>e grounde L. "— - o/ii. L.
•' tentis L. oin. Ha. ■* with ))e J'le/«iiiyiig(\s am. L. '' kuyght om. L.
" |)e same L. "^ \>e be Ha. pa L. * places L.
Sandgate Castle surrenderd. The Flemings' Siege of Calais. 579
broughte wzVt hem a gret brasen) gune of Dogeon),^ with iij chambers, and ij othir grete gu?mes of Iroii) callet bu??ibardes ; and J)aye laide jje brasen) gune in A seller of pe toune of Guysnes, on pe 4 dikeside of Jie Casteii, and shotte att a ward' next a toure callet \q Faanetoure, and brake it doune in-to fe dike, but "William) Picton), Leotenawnt of ])e CasteH, with his felesshipe with-in, fuH manfully and discretely hym) gidet, and it fortifiet ageyn) with tymber and 8 dong. ^ And in this while, anofe?' meyny of Picardes come before fe CasteH of Sandgate, and bade hem) deliuer vp \q Casteii ; for fai said' ali ope?- Castelles were gyveu) oue?'. Wherfore Sir Thomas Knevet, [that] was sent thidir with A crewe, and made jjerof
12 leotenawnt be Jje Kyng, -Wist not what for to do ; And so,^ ^by * fe counsaile of one Sir Thomas Heneley, Preest, A traitozir, he gave vp \q Casteii of Sandgate, shamefidly and cowardly, with-oute eny stroke, and hyuJ-self and all jmt Avere with-in pe CasteH, prisoners,
16 except Jje fals j)reest, which was letton) go where he wold; but'^ he
"went vp into Fraunce, and neue/- mau) wist after where fat he
become. IF And when ])ai had pe Casteii, ])ai brake douu) ])e lede,
and sette fyre on al ])e place, and vndermynet \q walles ; but fe
20 Dongeoii) was so strong, fay couth not vndermyne it, but brake it a litiii aboueu) ; and so pey lefte it, and lete it stande.
U Philipe, Duyk of Burgoyu), lay stili all this while, wiih his host of Flem??^ynges, before Caleis ; and fei of \q toune had' letten)
24 in the see, and drownet al fe cuntre about hem). And ich day tai
- of ])e toune and pe Fle?/imynges skarmysshet to-gedirs. And when
J)ai had leyn) per xiiij dales, pe Duyke lete ordeyn) .xx. shippis out
of Flaundres, wherof vj old shippes were lade with hard? ston),
28 chalke, and brekes masont in hem) with morter, to droune hem) in J»e haven) of Caleis, J>at no shippis shuld' come fer-in. And when) it was fuH see, about noone, fey bulgit hem), some in fe haven)- mouthe, and some be-sides the haveii), to no purpos ; for fei durst
32 not tary, nor fei had no gret leysere to droun) hem), for fere of gun-shotte ; And so f ei went peire way ageyn) ; and on f e next day after, at lawe water, wel was hym) of fe toun) fat myght bring an Ax to breke f e shippis ; and so f ai did, al to pece-!?, and broughte
36 hem in-to toune, and refresshid' wele f e poue/' pepil ; and al f e brekstones were gy ven) to Saynt Mary Chirch ; - and so were f ai al cariet in-to touii).- And whilis fis was in doyng .1. thowsand'
1 of Dogeon) om. L. ^— ^ om. L. ^ leaf 154, lack. ■* but be L. ' and L.
BRUT. Q Q
580 Tlie Flemings 'Bad Thursday' at Calais.
rie??imynge5 stoden) on fe downes and beheld it, and were fuH; sory in feire liertes, and were fuH gretely Jjcrwith^ abasshit ; for J)ai had' wend' yer shuld' no shippw haue comen) in J)e haven) afterward'. H Sone after fat, it feii fat they of Brugges that lay at Saint 4 Petirs, come from) feire tentes doun) to BuUeyngate ward, some yfitli pavis, and some with crossebawes, a grete meyny stragelynge. And ])ei of fe tonne ordeynt speres on horsebakke prevely in Bulleyngat bulwerk, so J»at they were not seyii) ; and sent out 8 certeyiD fotemen) to scarniysshe yvlili hem), til fey sawe theyre tyme to breke out on hem). And when fe horsemen) sawe faire tyme, fei sodenly prikkit to hem) ; and fen) f e Fle^nmynges fledde to f e tentes; but or fai couth come there, fai were ouerthrawen), and 12 brought in-to fe toune, xxxvj*^ of lienx) prisoners; and fe host with-in f e tentes fled' out at f e est side,- and wend' al f e worlde had comyii) on hem): And fis was on a Thursday ; wherf ore fe FleHimynges it clepit the 'Quade Thursdagh.' U When fis lourney 16 wes done vppoii) hem) fat were of Brugges, ^and of fe comynte of Flaundres,^ the Gaunteners fat lay with f e Duyke at f e est ende of f e toune, loghe hem) to scorn) ; for f e which fill ■^ a gret debate amonges hem), and faught with-in hem)-self, so fat nof er party 20 come to othir after fat tyme. U And on f e Setirday sevennyght, & ij daies afterward, tliey of fe toune of Caleis, viitli certeyii) horse- men) & fotemen), Issuyt out sodenly on fe afternoone, and went streight to theire bullewerk on the hye hiH in f e dounes, and man- 24 fully it wanne and toke, and slowe al fat euer were in hit, and brake doune f e bullewerk, and went hamward' with f eir prisoners ; but f e Erie of Morteyn) mette heni) without f e toune, and made to sle al f e prisoners, for cause of one Watkyii) Ruskyn), a gentiH man) 28 and a gud spere, was slayii) at fe wynnyng of fe same bullewerk. And when) fis bullewerk was fus wonne vppon) hem) of Gaunt, they of Brugges were glad, and logh hem) of Gaunt to scorn.''
1 l)crwit7i full gretly L. - ende L. »-» om. L. * fell L. ^ Gaunt Ha [last tvord of the incomplete j\IS.}. Gaunt to scorn L.
The Ghent men and Flemings give up the Siege of Calais. 581
[I]
[Lambeth MS. 6, col 2.]
[The Siege of Calais abandoned. The Englishmen's Mocking Sojig against the Flemings.']
lAncl J)is Seturday at night, the Lord AVelles wes sent ouer to Caleis by the Duyk of Gloucestre with a certeyn meyny, to strength the toun till he come wiih his naiiey ; And he landed 4 behynd J)e toure of Eyesbank. And his peple made so gret noice in pe londyng, that ]>e Duk of Burgoyn & they of Gaunt, which lay at J^e Est ende of the town, wend the Dulc of Gloucester had londid w/t/i his naiiey ftat sam nyght ; wherfore f>e Duk & they of 8 Gaunt brake vp ]?eire tente-s sodeynly ct pruiely, & went ouer Grauenyng watir ]?at same nyght, and lafte behynd hem much of peire vitaile & of feir ordynaunce ; and gu?^nes were founden beried vndir fe erthe. And thay of Brugges, fat lay at Saynt
12 Petirs with J)e comywte of Flaundres, knewe no-])yng of theire goyng til \q Sonday in the mornyng aftir ; on Avhich Sonday, at the releuyng, iiij. Englissh trumpette-y blewe vp on hye vppon Milkgate toure, as ^they were wont to do eue?y day at \q releuyng
16 of the wach duryng the seege. And then they aspyed J)at aU ]>e Gaunteners were gon ; but J)ey at Saynt Petirs lay stiH:. but as sone as they sawe pat the Duyk, Jieire lord, & they of Gaunt, were gon, Jjej' brake doune feire tentes, & sette feire loggynges on fyre,
20 and fled peir way in aU that euer pey myght, and laffc behynd hem much of peir vitailes for hast. And they of the towne wold haue folowed aftir ; but pe Lord Welles had brought a prmey seal from ]je King, chargyng, on payn of their lyues, the[y] shuld not passe
24 gunneshotte viiihont touu til }je Duyk of Gloucestre come with his power ; And ne had pat ben, there had ben gret good geton Jjat tyme.
H AH pis while pe Pycardes lay at seege at Guysnes, and had
28 smytte doune pe ward next pe Faane toure, wiih pe gret brasen gunne, as before is said. And when they of the CasteH sawe pe
^ leaf 2^0, hack. - leaf2bQ.
582 The Flemings give up the Siege of Calais. Mocking Song.
Flem??iynges sette feire loggynge.s on fyre, thay made to rywg the larome beH: in al that ))ey myjt. Wherfore the Pycardes were sore abasshid, and wend the Duke of Gloucestre had ben landed yviih his power, & wes comyng to rescowe the Castel, And anon ^ brake 4 ])e seege, and carted J>eire ordynaunce, & fled in al that eue?- Jjey my^t. And they of Jje Castel yssued out, both on horsebak & on foote, aftir he77t, and ouertoke the gret brasen guwne carted, & two oJ)ir gret bombardes of yron ; but the iij. chambres of \iq brasen 8 gunne were scaped f ro??i hem with ])e boost. Then they of Guysues hewed in sonder the cartwheles, and aftir, with strengh of men & horses, they wer brought into fe said Castel of Guysnes ; & aftir they were brought in-to the toune of Caleis. 51 And on this wise, 12 Phelip, Duk of Burgoyne, & the Flemmyngei^, departid from Caleis, and \q Pycardes fro??i fe Castel of Guysnes, wM gret shame & gret diswurship, & yviili gret losse. Wherfore amonges Englisshmen were made many rymes of J)e Plemmynges ; among the which, one 16 -is here sette for a remembraunce, that saith on this wise : —
WHen ])e Plemwiyng wer fressh, florisshid in your flouris, And had we[l]th at your will, ye wolde be conquerouris Of Caleis, f)at litill toune : as it come in your mynde ; 20
But ye, to conquere Caleis, it come]? you not of kynde.
^Remembres on f»at wurship ye wa?ni the first day,
When the Erie of Mortein come passi??g with his pray
Before youre toune of Grauenyng, Avher ye, as mei:i) bold, 24
Come rennyng on hym fersli, as lyons of Cotteswold,
With habirgeons & hounsculles, & rusti kettiH: hattes.
With long pykes, goden daghes for to stikke the rattes,
With messis & meskins, & eke -with side lakes, 28
Doune vnto mydde ]je leg, of kanuas lyke to sakes ;
Stoppid al wz't/i hempen tawe, and |)at in straunge wise,
Stiched like a matrace, al of fe newe gyse,
Ye laid vpon Jjcnglisshmen so myghtily wztA your handes, 32
Til of you iij. hundrid lay strechid on the sandcs.
Ye fled ))en in-to Grauenyng, and wold no lenger bide.
And gaue J)e Erie leue to passe ouer that same tyde
In saafte with his pr/soners, & lost ncuer a man : 36
This was ]3e first wurship, of Caleys that ye wan.
' col. 2, Zcrt/256, Lambeth MS. 64. - Zcrt/256, hack.
Englishmen's Mocking Song against the Flemings. 583
Remembres how ye laide seege, with gret pryde & host, ^To Caleis, J>at littil toune : the noumbre of youre host Was a hundrid thousand & fifty, to reken by pe pollis, 4 As it was )?at same tyrae founden by youre rollis ;
And yette, for al youre gret host, erly nothir late, Caleis was so ferd of you, fey shitte neuer a gate.
Remembres how ye drowned att full see for }>e nones, 8 "With shippes, Caleis hauen, massoned v^ith stones.
And how that pe Calisers hem brake the next day, ^Vhen it was lawe watir, and bare Ixiii clene away, Eue?'y stikke & stone, & lafte not ther one log. 12 Eemembres eke on Goby, the watir-bailiffes dog,
How he scarmysshed \Yith you twyes vpon the day, And among you, on J?e sandes, made many a fray.
Remembres ye of Brugges; how ye ferst Avan youre shone, 16 How ye come forth to scarmyssh vpoil an aftirnone
"With pauyses & crossebowes, on Saynt Petirs playne. And how sone the Calisers made you to turne agayue, 2 And ouerthrewe you sodey?ily, or euer that ye Avist, 20 And brought you in-to Caleis, tyed fast by the fist.
Remembres ye of Gaunt eke : for al youre pride & host, Wonnen was youre bulwerk, beside your grst host, And slayne all that was therin : & ye, that same night,
24 Fled oxxer Grauenyng Avatir ; but go pat go myght,
And youre lord ^\iih you, for dreed and for fere Of the Duyk of Gloucester ; & yette Avas he not per. "Wei Avas hym might go before -with pisone & yviili paunce,
28 And la|t behind you, for hast, al youre ordynaunce.
Reme?nbres, ye Picardes, at seege eke as ye lay Of Guysnes, that strong Castel, IioaA' ye fled aA\'ay For ryngyug of the larume bell, sha?«fulli in a moroAA'e, 32 As ferd as pe Flem???ynge.?, ^\ii]l hertes full of soroAve.
Ye lost there your ordynaunce, of gu?aies that was cheff : To you & to al Pycardis, shame and gret repreff.
Reme?«bres now, ye Flemmynges, vpon youre owne shame; 36 ^"When ye laide seege to Caleis, ye AA^er right still to blame ;
1 col. 2, leaf 256. " leaf 257. ^ col. 2, leaf 257.
584 Englishmens Moddng Song against the Flemings.
For more of reputaciou?^, ben Englisshmen jjen ye,
And. comen of more gentiH blode, of olde antiquite ;
For Fle??Mnynges come of Fle«?med men) ye shal wel vndirstand,
For fflemed men & banshid men enhabit first youre land. 4
Thus proue I fat Flemmynge*" is but a flemed man,
And Flaunders, of Flem??iynges, the name first began.
And jjerfore, ye Flemmynges, ]iai Flemmynges ben named,
To compare ■w^t^ Englisshmen, ye auglit to be ashamed ! 8
Ye be nothing elles worth, but gret wordes to camp ;
Sette ye stitt", & bith in pees : God gyue you quadenramp !
IF Such & many o]?ir rymes were made amonge Englisshmen, aftir the Flemmynges were thus shamfuUy fled frome Caleis, & pe 12 Picardis from Guisnes fledd, & gon Jieire way, for drede & fere of J)e comywg of the Duyk of Gloucestre, whiche by Jiat tyme was redy at London wi't/i his power & armee to come to ]5e rescows of Caleis, & to shippe at Sandwich, wher-as lay redy in |5e hauen iij*^ sailes 16 to abyde his comyng.
[End of the MS.]
I
King Edelf's treachery. HaveloJcs son weds Argentil. 585
[K]
[Extracts from the unique Lamhetli MS. 84.]
I.
[How HaveJok's son, Curan, became King of Denmark and England.']
^How Kyng Edelf maried Argentyl to a knave of his Kechyn.
Ky«g Edelf, J)at Avas vncle to J)e damoyseH Argeutil,
XJL la
bethought him how he myght with some tresoii/i have ])e 4 J^ \ lande fro hire fat was his !N^ece, for eue?*more ; and, false forsworns ayenst his othe, thouht how he myght disceyue Jie damoy- seH ; And so he maried here to a knaue of his kechyn fiat men callyd Curan. And this Curan becam |)e worthiest man of body pat ony 8 ma« wist in ony lande ; for he was Jje lengest mare & highest of att fe Kynges householde, or in ony o\er place ))at men knew fiat tyme. And Kyng Edelfe supposed to haue maryed hire shamfully & vnworthily, for enchesou?^ ])at he thought to haue alle here
12 lande, as he had & heelde before pat tyme, but he was disceyued; ffor this Curan was Hauelokes sone, fiat was Kyng of Kirkeland in Denmark, as ye shul here. IF Hauelok,- pat was Kyng of Kirkelonde in Denmark, spousyd pe Kypgis doughtir of pis londe,
16 whiche was ryght eyre of pis lande, pat mew callyd Gildeburghe, Sc he begat on hire this forseide Curan, whiche was his eyre. And whan Hauelok vnderstode pat he shulde deye, he betoke his sone Curan to a lorde of his londe to kepe, pat he louyd & trustid
20 moche vnto ; and pat this lorde shulde mary his sone Curan to some worthi gentylwomaw, whan he were come to age, & to make kym Kyng of his landis. This lorde grau?jtyd hym pat he Avoolde so do, & toke pe ^hilde ^viili hym, & kepte hym. ^ But aftyrward,
24 this lorde bethouhte hym how he myght put this childe Curan from his enerytau?ice, and pat alle the lordis of Denmark dred hym, & many of them had hym in gret fauour ; and therupon, he leete crowne hym-selfe Kyng of aH: Denmark, and toke homage &
2 Marginal rubric : How Curan, ]>at was Hauelokis sone, kyng* of Den- mark, weddid pe Kyngis douhetir of Ingelond.
586 Hoio Curan, HaveloJcs son, was hrought wp.
feaute of aH: pe lordis & peple of Denmark. And anon he betoke Curan, fat was riht eneritour to J)e crowne of Denmark, vnto a fissher, prevely, \ai no man vndirstode, & gaue pe fissher gret good, & also chargyd hym, on payne of deethe, J)at lie sliulde take ]je 4 childe Curan wi't/i hym, & prmely drowne hy»i in fe see, so \ai he may neuer se nor here more of hym. The fissher seyde it shulde be doon, & toke \e childe pr/ueli w^t^ hym. And whan he was in pe brode see, & purposid to doon this deede, he had gret pite 8 & compassiou7i vpon this you?ig childe, and thouht it were gret pite to drowne so faire a childe ; & so he wit/idrew his euil purpose, & saued pe childis lyfe, & toke fe you??ge childe w^t/i hyni, ^and forsoke fe lande, & dwellyd in another cou?itre wiili J)e childe, for 12 drede off Jie Kyng Jsat vsurped fe lando. And this man kept tys^ childe tyl he was wox moche, and of a resonable age ; and alwey Jje childe callyd hym ' fadyr,' wenyng to hym \a\, he had so be ; tyl vpon a tyme, tis^ fissher callid fe childe vnto hym, and tolde 16 hym how he was nat his fadyr, but seide fat Hauelok, whiche was Kyng of Denmark, was his fadyr; & whan he shulde dye, he prayde a lords of his londe to kepe his sone Curan ; " & whan ye were come to natural age, to make yow Kyng of fe lande, as 20 rightful enerytour. And he toke yow to me, & gaue me gret good, & also charged me, vp payne of deede, \a\, I shulde drowne yow in fe see. and I fulfillyd nad his co??miau?idment, but sparid youre lyf, & kept yow hidyr-to w/t7i tho goodis fat he gaue me; & ferfor 24 I durste not abide in fat londe, but fledde ^\i\]i yow in-to this coujitre ; for he regneth now for kyng of Denmarke, & vsurpeth f e crowne. And ft^yfor I cou/iseile yow to drawe to soni pryncis courte, fat ye may haue eyde & helpe to enerite youre londe ayen." 28 % Than this you??g lentylman thankid this fissher of his gret charite, & toke his leue, & cam to fe Kyngis courte of lugelond, and was a sqwiler in fe kechyn : fe whiche kj'nge fat regnyd tho in Ingelonde was Edelf, Avhiche vsurpyd f e lande wrongfully, from 32 his owne cosyn, whiche was kyng Adelbrightis doughtir, & riht eueritur, fat men callyd ArgentyH. H And fis Kyng Edelf thouhte to mary her shamfully & vnworthely, for enchesou?? to haue her londe from her ; & so he maryed her to Curan, fat was 36 sqwiler of his kechyn. H And than Curan toke his wife ArgentiH, & went in-to Denmarke, and as God woolde, whiche helpith aH good men in ther right, conueyed Curan & his wife to f e howse of 1 /ca/48, hack. Lambeth MS. 84. 2 ^^^ ^[^
Cur an is recognizd as Haveloh's Son and Heir. 587
a worthi knyhte of Denmarke, fe wliiclie lovyd wel ]>e fadyr of fe seide Curan. And whan this Curan was come thedyr, pe knyhte was glad to holde hym, because pis Curan was so hye a man of stature, 4 & wel made wzt7i-alle; & fe knyght comauwdid his serwauwtis to make hym & his wife goode chere ; for they semyd onest foke. And aftyr, whan pe nyght was come, )?ei were asyngned where Jjei shulde lye. And in ])e dede tyme of pe nyght, whan alle folkis 8 were a-hedde, & be lyklyode a-slepe, there, was a gret lyght in \)ere chambre, whiche oon of ]>e knyghtis seruauntis aspied, & preuely went vnto Jje chambre to wete what yt ment. & whan he come thedyr, he sye a wonder grete stre^me of lyhte com from ]>e mannys
12 side, & also a-noJ>e?' from J)e womawnys side, jjei beyng fast aslepe, fat alle pe chambyr was lyght ]>ere-^yit7l. And Ipis man yede softly vnto his maistyr Jje knyht, & tolde hym what he sye. & ]?e knyht rose hym vp & yede thedyr, & foude yt sothe as his man had seide.
16 & ]5e knyht maruelyd sore what it shulde mene, & yede a-yen to his bed, & musid sore ther-on. H And on J)e morw ]>& knyht arose, & sent for this man Curan ; and anon ])e knyht axyd hym what man he was ; who was his fadyr ; & where he was born. Than Curan seyde :
20 " syrre, I wot nevyr where I was born, nor who was my fadyr, but be ]>e seyng of a man ])at was a fissher, Avhiche kept me vp of yowthe ; & I knew none o]>er but fat he was my fadyr. & whan I was growen moche, & vndirstode resou??, he seide to me that he
24 was not my fadyr, but seyde fot fe Kynge of Denmark was my fadir, fat men callyd Hauelok, & Gildeburghe my modyr, whiche was f e Kyngis douhtir of Ingelond. & whan my fadyr shulde dye, he betoke me to kepe to a lorde of his, & prayde hym fat he shulde
28 make me kyng, whan I come to lawful age. & that lorde betoke me to a man fat was a fissher, & gaue hy??i gret good, & also chargyd hem, vp payne of dethe, fat he shulde drowne me in fe see ; but fe man, of pite, cowde not fynde it in his herte." Thanne seyde
32 fe knyht: "if it be thus, I shal knowe be sertayne fetures & tokenys fat is on youre body, fe whiche fat I & othyr knyhtis Avere comau»did to se & take hede of, when ye were rylit jowige." Than Curan stripte hym nakyd ; & anon f e knyht sye f e markis
36 on his body fat he knew ful wel. And than fe knyht knelyd dou?i & did hym worship, & seide, ' forsothe he was fe sone of his wurshipful lorde Hauelok, & rihtful ay re of Denmarke.' And in alle fe hast, fe knyght wrote vnto dyuerse lordis of fat lande,
1 leaf 4.9.
588 Curan croivnd King of Denmark. Richard IFs Feast.
seynge, fat ' Curan, ]>& sone of Haueloke, & rilitful eyre, was fouwde, & was y^iih liyni, in his place.' IT And whan ])e lordys herds this, & vndirstode fe trowtlie, anon thei assemblyd a gret power, & cam thedyr, & did homage & fe%vi}e vnto hym. and aftyr 4 pat, thei yede & gaue batayle vnto J>e Kyng J>at vsurpyd, whom \q seyde Curan slew, his own hondis. And aftyr pat, thei crownyd hym Kyng of Denmarke, & so he enyoyed his enheritaimce. IT And in pe nexte yere folwyng, this seid Curan cam iu-to 8 Ingelonde, & conqueryd his wives lande, and slowe Kyng Edelfe in pe XX. yere of his regne. In Avhois tyme deyde Seint Ethelburga, pe first abbes of Berkyng, In pe yere of oure Lorde v'^lxviij. And this Edelf was pe last kyng of pe trew Brytou?zs. 12
Anno diomim v<>lxx : Regned Curan, pat was ^Hauelokis son, Kyng of Denmark, whiche reynyd be his wives titel, & not be his owne. Capitulu;« Ixxvij.
Aftyr Kyng Edelf, pat was pe laste kyng of pe trewe Brytou?is, 16 Kegned Curan In pe yere of oure Lorde. v'^lxx. & pis Curan was Hauelokis sone, Kyng of Denmark, pat was a Dane ; & he regned be his wivis title, & nat be his owne ; & he was a good man, & wel rewlyd pe lande. And he ne regned but 20 iij. yeris, for pe Saxons & pe Danys slewe hym ; & pat was gret hurte to alle Britayne ; ^ & so he deyde wit/toute yssu ; & pe Britouws bare his body to Stonehenge, & pere entered hym \Yiih raoche solempnite. 24
II.
[The Quarrel between Richard II <|- Ms uncle, the Duke of
Gloster.'\
2 In pe xx" yer Kyng Ey chard heelde a grete feste at "\Yest-
menstre. At whiche feste arryued pe Sowdyours pat had kepte a
toune callyd Breste, & satte at dyner in pe halle, whiche tourme
Kyng Rycharde had delyueryd by appoyntemente to pe Duke of 28
Brytayne, wherof b^'gan moche trouble & sorwe, avIucIk? dured vnto
Kyng Richardys dethe. And aftyr dyner pe Duke of Gloucetre,
his vncle, Sir Thomas of "Woodstoke, sayde to pe Kyng : " Syre !
haue ye not seen tho felawes pat sate at dyner in youre halle 1 " 32
and pe Kyng demaunded who they were : and he sayde, " they been
^ leaf 49, lack. - Rubric in margin : This kyng deyde w/tAoute yssu. ' Slip of vellum between leaf 181 and 182, written on one side only. At the top of leaf 182 is " John Stoughton is a littel wantton."
Richard II's Quarrel luith Gloster. Heoiry IV elected King. 589
youv folke \ai haue seruyd yow, & ben come from Breste, & now wote not what to doo, & haue hen euyl payde." Thenne )>o Kyng sayde ]>ai they shal he payde. Then seyde pe Duke in a grete 4 furye : " Syre ! ye oughte fyrste to put yo?ir hody in deuore to gete a touwne or a Castel he feet of warre vpon yo^^r enemyes, er ye shulde selle or delyuer ony townes ]ia\, jouv predecessours, Kynges of Englond, haue goten & conqueryd." To ])e whiche fe Kyng 8 answeryd ryght angrely : "how saye ye that?" Thenne ])e Duke sayd it ageyn. Then J)e Kyng byganne to wex wrothe, & sayde : "wene ye fat I he a marchau7it or a foole, to selle my londel hy Saint Johan Baptist, nay ! hut trouthe it is, ))at oure Cosyn of
12 Brytayne hathe rendryd & payde to vs Jie somme fat my predeces- sours hadde lente vppon ])e sayde tou?me of Breste ; and sith he haue payed, it is reasoune ])at this tou?me he delyuejyd to hyni ageyne." Thus heganne pe wrathe hytwene fe Kyng & his vncle.
16 And aftyrward, at Arondele, Avas a Couwseylle of certeyne lordes, as ])e Duke of Gloucetre, pe Archehisshop of Canterbury, ])e Erles of Arondele, "VVarwyk & ISIarchalle, & oyer, for to refourme ])e rewle ahoute fe Kyng ; whyche lordes promysed eche to abyde by oyer,
20 & so departed. And anone aftyr, Jie Erie Marchal, whiche was Captayne of Calays, be\\Taye<l, & lete fe King haue knowleche of all J>e/'e couwselle.
III.
[The Deposition of Richard II <^- Election of Henry IV. Tlie
Prophecy that Richard II should he destroy d hy a Toad.']
1 Than in the begynnyng of pe xxiij*' yer, the lordys of fe
24 reavme, witA J)e Comou?23 assent, chose this worthy lorde, Syr
Herry Bolyngbrook, Erie of Derby, Duke of Herforde & Duke of
Lancastre be ryht lyne & herytage, and for his myhtful manhood,
])at ])e peple fonde in hym before al othyr, they chose hym, &
28 made hym Kyng of Engelond amonges hem, And put asyde
Eicharde, Erie of Cambrygge, whiche was sone to Edmuwde
Langeley, Duke of York. And this sayde Eicharde, Erie of
Cambrygge, had weddyd Anne, fe douhetyr & Ayre of Eoger
32 Mortymer, Erie of Marche & of Wulster, whiche was proclamyd,
in })e ix. yer of fe regne of Kyng Eicharde, heyre apparaunt to ])e
Crowne of Engelond aftyr Kyug Eicharde. For pe sayde Roger
was sone & Ayre to Edmu?zde Mortyme;', and to Philyppe,
1 leaf lib, one-third doicn. Lambeth MS. 84.
590 Pdc. II to he slain In/ a Toad. Piers of Exton to hill him.
douhetyr & Ayre of Sir Lyonel, ])e .iij. sone of Kyng Edward pe .iij. ; And thus was J)e Ayre leneral put asyde. ^ Also ther was, yu Kyng Eichardys courte, a worshipful clerke fat was an Astronomier, Avhiche knewe & vndyrstode be his cou?aiyng J>at Kyng Richarde 4 shulde be slayne & destroyed be a Toode. And vpon a tyme, he warnyd |)e Kyng therof, & bad hym * be ware of Todys ; for a Toode shulde destroye hym ; ' and than J)e Kyng thouhte & mervayled in his mynde, how fat shulde be. And vpon a tyme he ordeyned 8 & made a ryal feest in Cristmasse, & comau7idyd al his lordys to come thedyr. And they cam thedyr, euery lorde in fe gaj^est desgysyng fat they coude devyse. And among hem alle, SzV Herry, Erie of Derby, cam in a Gou?aie broyderyd ^al abowte \\itli Toodys. 12 & whan Kyng Richard syhe yt, he remembryd fe propheci of Toodys fat his clerke tolde hym, fat he shulde be destroyed by. And eue;- aftyr he had this Herry, Erie of Derby, yn lelwsy & mystruste, supposyng fat yt shulde be he fat shulde destroy hym ; 1 6 <fc fayne f e Kyng woolde an had hym destroyed ; but at f e last he exiled hym for x yer.
IV.
[The Murder and Burial of King Richard II. His Vision and his Treasure.'^
^ H In f e same yere, Syr Barnarde Brokeis, Sir lohfi Selly, Syr lohii Mawdelyn, & Syr Will/am Ferby, were takyn & sette in 20 fe Toure, & aftyr, by iugement, were hanged & by-hedyd, & ther hedys sette on London Brigge. 51 And whan Kyng Herry sawe ]iai these lordys thus had rysen, & assemblyd grete peple to haue put \\ym to dethe, & for to restore Kyng Richard ageyne to 24 his crowne & to his Reame, he thoughte teschue suche j^eryls.'^ U And a-none he co;/nnau?ided SeV P3'^ers of Exston, fat he shulde goo streyte to Pounfreyte, & delyuer fe worlde of Kyng Rychard. ^ And so he departed fro f e Kyng, and wente to f e Castel of 28 Pountfrete, Avliere-as Kyng Richard was in prisoune, fe whiche was sette at table for to dyne. U And anon aftyr, S?> Pj'crs cam in-to fe chambre Avliere fe Kyng was; and he broughte viij. men \\iili hym, A; eche man an axe in his honde. ^ And whan 32 fe Kyng sawe S^'/• Pyeers wit/t his felausshippe entre in-to fe chambre defensably arayed, he shoof fe table from hym, and
' Side rubric : A propliesi of Kj'iig Richards dethe. - leaf 185, hack. ^ ^m/186. •* Side rubric : How kynge Richard deydc.
Ric. II Jdlcl. His corpse brought to London, & to Langley. 591
sprange in-to )?e myddys of then], & rauglite an axe out of one theyr hondes, and sette liymself valyauntly at defence. ^ And hym-self defendyng, he slewe foure of pe eyglite. And whanne \q 4 sayde Peers sawe Jje Kyng so defende hy??i, he was soore abasshed & gretly aferde, and sterte vpon jje place where-as Kyng Eichard was wonte to sytte. & as Kyng Richard foughte & defendyd hym-self goynge bacwarde, the sayde Syr Peers smote hym on ])e 8 hede vfiih his axe, fat he fylle to grouwde. ^ Than cryed Kyng Richard " God, mercy ! " & thenne he gano hym a-nojjer stroke on Jje hede, & soo he deyde. U And thus was this noble Kyng slayne and murthred. And whan J)e Kyng was deede, fe knyghte
12 \at had thus slayne hy??i, sette hym dowre be ]je deede bodye of Kyng Richard, & byganne to wepe, saynge : " Alias ! what thyng haue we doone 1 we haue putte to dethe hym \at hath been cure Kyng & souerayne lorde, two & twenty yere ! I^ow haue I lost
16 myn honoure ! I shal neuer come in place, but I shal bo reproched, for I haue doone ayenst myn honour." IT After this, nioche peeple in Englonde, & other countrees also, wolde not beleue fiat Kyng Ricliard was deede, but sayde \ai he was alyue
20 many yerys aftyr. ^ Wherefor Kyng Herry, whan he wist verryly ])at he was deede, he leete cere hym in Jje best mane?*, & wit/i dyuers spices and baumes, & in a fayre cheste, closyd alle in lynyn clothe, saaf his visage, whiche was lefte opyn, ]iai men myht see
24 & know his persone from alle othir men. ^ And thus he was broughte thurghe London to Powlus ; & his body was leyd on a Charyotte coueryd w^t7^ black, and iiij. baners, whereof ij. were of pe armes of Saint George, & ij. of ]5e armys of Seint Edwarde ;
28 & \erQ were an C. men clothed in blak, eche beryng a torche ; ^ And \q Cyte of London had thyrtty mere in whyte, eche beryng also a torche ; and fe visage of pe dede body was leyde opyn, fat euery man myght see and knowe pat it was his body, & fat he
32 was soo deede ; for many men beleuyed it not. ^ And from Powlus he was had to "Westmenster, & fere he hadde his hole masse, & diryge also. *\ And fro thens he was caryed to fe Frerys of Langley, & fere he was buryed : on Avhois sowle God
3G haue mercy ! Amen ! ^ The comyn oppynyon of Englysshmen is,
fat Kyng Richard deyde not ^ aftyr fe maner a-foresayde, but fat
he deyde & was famynyd, & lakkyd bothe mete and drynke, & yet
he was dayle seruyd f ereof lyke a Kyng, but he myht not towche
1 leaf 186, lack.
592 licported Starvation of Richard II. His Treasure.
yt, but only see liyt, & yeraiox his [hunger] was J)e more. And on a tyme, as he lay on his bed of estaate, liy»i thouhte fiere come a fayre yvomiwan vnto hy?;?, and brought a kercher ful of Avhite Eosys, & bestruyd aH his bed therwit/i ; & he fed \\ym of the Eosys, \ai his 4 gret hu??gre was Avz't/^drawe ; & Avhan he woke, hy?n thoughte his apyted was wel satysfyed, & perby his lyf contynuyd a day or tweyne the lenger. And some sayeth thus, That whan he herde saye pat his lordys, ])e Duke of Excetre, fe Duke of Surrey, fe 8 Erie of Salysbury, & ]>q o]ier lordis were deede, he was so angry & so sorowful ]>iit he swore ))at he Avolde neue?' ete mete, & soo abode iiij. dayes w/t7;oute etyug, as they saye. And whan Kyng Herry vndirstode ]>ai he wolde not ete, he sente to \\ym ij prelatys for to 12 comforte hym ; And whan they were come, he confessyd hym to one of them, ])e wliiche gaue hym in penau?ice, )irtt he shulde ete his mete. And Avhan he supposed to haue etyn, ]>e mete myght not goo dou?2ne ne auale in-to his stomake, ffor Jie conduytys of 16 his bodye were shronken to-geder. And than sayde fe noble Kynge Eychard, 'fat it was doon, & Jjat he must nedis deye.' But certys, wlie})e?* he deyde this way or fat other, certaynly dede he is, & was buryed at Langley : God haue mercy on his soule ! 20 Amen ! And tlien was Kyng Herrj'- peasbly King, Then he fonde in Kyng Eichardes tresory nyne honderde thousande noblys, wz't/ioute lewellys and vessellys whiche Avas as moche worths, or more. And J)e?*e was fou?2den in fe Tresorers kepynge of Englonde, 24 an honderde and fyfty thousand noblys, & lewels & vessell as moche or more : and thus Kyng Herry had alle his goodys. Aboute this same tyme, pe Duke of Orleaunce sente an herode of armys w/'t/i lettres vnto Kyng Herry, by wliich he chalengyd for 28 to fyght with hym wit/tynne lystes at Burdeux, or in some oyer metely place, w/t7i an C gentylmew w^■t7ioute reproche, ageynste as meny gentleme?? wit//oute reproche. wherto fe ^ King answeryd ageyne by lettres worshipfully, rehersyng fat at suche tyme as 32 it shulde plese hym, he wolde come with suche nonibre as it apper- teynetli to a Kyng, and conquere his ryght ; at whiche tyme lie shulde be answeryd atte fulle ; & so fe mater fynysshed,^
^—^ This is in the margin.
Henry IV strikes Hotsimr. Accession & Character of Henry V. 593
V.
\The Causes of the Battle of Shrewsbury, a.d. 1403.]
^ U And than Syr Thomas Percy was lugged to be dede, fat is
to sey, drawe & hangyd, and his hede smytyn of, at Shrewes-
bury, & his hede to be set on London Brygge, for his fals tresone ;
4 for he causyd J»e gret devisioiwj betwene the Kyng and Syr Herry
Percy ; for fe Kyng woolde an had j^ees, & so woolde Syr Herry
Percy ful fayne ; But Syr Thomas Percy went betwene them, &
bare fals talys, othyrwyse than they sayde or nient, & causyd that
8 batayle. Ynde \erstis : Praxedis taurius nomine campo Blewyk.
M. qnetuo)- C. ter .I.^ obit ce?-tamine Percy.
^ Also ano]>er p?-mcypal cause was : what tyme fat Syr Herry
Derby was exilyd be Kyng Richarde, he cam ayen out of Frau?ice,
12 & entryd vp in-to Engelond at Eauensport in Yorkshyre ; & fere
cam ayenst hym, to put hym of, Syr Herry Percy, othyrwise callyd
Syr Herry Hote-spour. but Syr Herry Derby was sworyn fere to
hyin & to othyr lordys, fat he shulde make no chalange vnto fe
1 6 Crowne, but only vnto his enery tau?jse, f e Dukedom of Lancastre ;
& vppon fat othe they suffryd hym to go fourthe. And than
aftyr fat, Syr Herry Derby toke vppon hy7n f e Crowne. and whan
they vndyrstode fat, Syr Herry Hotspur cam to fe Kyng to
20 Westmenstyr, and sej^de : " Syr, this was not couienau??t nor
promise." " What seyest thow, horsson 1 " quod the Kyng ; &
stert to hym, & gaue hym a gret buffet. "Wei," quod Syr Herry
Hotspur, " this shal be fe shrewdest bofet fat eue?' thow yovyst."
24 & streyte he toke his horse, and rode home into his cou??tre ; &
here-vpon began the batel of Srewesbury.
VI.
[King Henry V: his Blot in his Youth: his Cliange lohen made King.]
^[A]ftyr the dethe of Kyng Herry tlie Fourthe, Eegnyd his
sone Herry of Monmothe, whiche was born at IMonmothe in
28 Walyes, whiche was Herry the Fyfte aftyr f e conquest. And he
began to Eegne on f e xxj*^'. day of JNIarche, In fe yer of our lorde
1 on leaf IS7.
- ? for i403, July 23. Battle fought on St. Praxed's day, near a manor house named Berwick. — J. H. Wylie, who suggests 'tfir I,' thrice one, for the t .1. or t .1. of the MS.
'^ leafm. Lambeth MS. 84.
594 The Change in Henry V. How he treats his old Rioters.
M. CCCC xij ; And in fe same yer he was crownyd Ivyng of Englon[d] at Westmenster on the nynthe day of ApriH ; and he was a worthy kyng, & a gracious man, & a worthy conquerour. II And before he was Kyng, Avhat tyme he regnyd P?-ince of "VValyes, he 4 fylle & yntendyd gretly to ryot, and drew to wylde company ; & dyuers lentylmew and Ientylwo?Hmen folwyd his Avylle & his desire at his co?Hman?idmeret ; & lykewyse aH his meyne of his hoiisolde was attendyng & plesyed w/t7i his gouernaunce, out-sept 8 iij, men of liis howsolde, whiche were ful hevy and sory of his goue?-nau?zce ; and they cou??seylyd hy??i euer contrary, and fayne woolde an had \\jm to doou wele, & forsake ryot, and ferfor he hatyd them iij. most of al me?i in his house, vnto fe tyme fat his 12 fadyr was dede. And tlianne he heganne to regne for Kyng, & he remembryd fe gret charge & wourship pat he shulde take vpon hy??i ; And anon he comau?zdyd al his peple J)at were attendau?it to his mysgoue?'nau?ice afore tyme, & al his housolde, to 16 come before hym. And Avhan they herde pat, they were ful glad, for they subposyd fat lie woolde a promotyd them in-to gret offices, & pat they shulde a ctonde in gret favyr Sc truste \ii\,h h.jm, & neerest of couHsel, as they were afore tyme, & trustyng here- 20 vpon, they were pe homlyer & bolder vnto hym, & nothyng dred hym ; ynsomocho, J»at whan they were come before hym, some of them wynkyd on hym, & some smylyd, & thus they made nyse semblauwte vnto hym, meny one of them. But for al fat, fe 24 Prynce kept his cou7^tynau?^ce ful sadly vnto them, And sayde to them ; " Syrys, ye are fe peple fat I haue cherysyd & mayn- tynyd in Eyot & wylde gouernau?ice ; and here I geue yow aH in commauwdment, & charge yow, fat from tliis day forward fat 28 ye forsake al mysgouernaunce, & lyve aftyr f e lawys of Almyhety God, & aftyr fe lawys of oure londe. And who fat doyth contrarye, I make feythfiil promys to God, fat he shal be trewly ponisid accordyng to fe lawe, witZioute eny favour or grace." And 32 chargyd them, [on] payn of deth, fat they shulde neuer geve hym comforte nor cou72sel to falle to ryot no more ; for he bad takyn a charge on hym, fat alle his wittis & power were to lytyl, with- oute fe helpe of God & good gouernau?«ce. And so he rewardyd 36 them richely wit/i gold & syluer, & othyr luelys, and chargyd the??i alle to voyde his housolde, & lyve as good m.Qn, & neuer more to come in his presence, be-cause he woold haue noon occasiou?e nor remembrauTOce wherby he shulde falle to ryot ayen. And thus he 40
Henry V sets his Court in order, and stops a Duel. 595
voydvd al his liousolde, savyng tho iij. per^sonys ])at he hatyd most, whiche were ful sory of his goueniaiu^ce ; & them he lovyd aftyrward best, for pere good cou?zsayle aud good gouernau?ice, & 4 made them aftyrward gret lordys ; And thus was lefte in his housolde nonio but tho iij. men. And. menyone of them J^at were eydyng & consentyng to his wyldnes, fyl aftyrward to gret myschefe and sorw. 8 IT Than Kyng Herry sent to Dame Kateryn Swynfor, Cou?jtesse of Herforde, Avhiche was tho a wel-goue?*ned woman, & kept fe most worshipful housolde, & pe best rewlyd fat was wj't/dn Jie londe ; and to her he sent for mere fat were of good disposicyouw ;
12 & she sent hyra xij lentylmen of sad goue?'naunce. and so this gracious Kyng forsoke al wyldnes, and toke hy??i to good gouernau7«ce, and kept streytly his laAvys wit/i ryghtwisnes & lustise. For, in fe first yere of his regne, ther Avere ij knyhtis at
16 gret debate: J>e tone was of Lankestyr-shire, & }>e tothyr of York-shire ; & they made them as stronge of peeple as they cowde, & scarmyssliid togedyr ; and men were slayne & hurte on bothe partyes. ^ And whan J>e Kyng herde therof, he sent for
20 them : & they cam to fe Kyng to "VVyndelysore, as he was goyng to his dyneer. and whan the Kyng vndirstode that they were come, he com??zau?idyd them to come before him ; And than he axyd them, 'whois men they were.' and they seyde, his lege men.
24 "and wdiois men be tho fat ye haue a-reysyd up to fyhte for youre quareH" and they seyde, 'his men.' "& what awtoryte or comau?ideme?it had ye, to reyse vp my men or my peeple, to fyght & sle eche othyr for your quarel ? yn this ye ar Avorthy to dye."
28 And they coude not askewse them, but besowhte f e Kyng of his grace. And than f e Kyng seyd, " be fe feitli fat he owte to God & to Seuit George, but yf they agreyd & accordyd, be fat tyme fat he had etyn his owystrys, they shulde be hangyd bothe two or
.32 evyr he sopyt." And than they yede a-parte, & agreyd be them- selfe, and cam in ayen whan f e Kyng had etyn his owistris. And than fe Kyng sayde : " Syrys, how stondytli yt with yowl" And than they knelyd downe, and seyde : " yf it plese your good
36 grace, we be agreyd & accordyd. '^ And than the Kyng seyde, 'be the fey the fat he owte to God & to Seint George, fat & evyr they made eny more Insurreccioun or dethe of his lege peple, they, or ony othyr lordys wzt/;.ynne his reawme, wi't/iowte his
1 leaf in, hack. BRUT. R R
596 The Arclicrs & Henry V at Agincourt. The English ivin.
comniaiuidme7it, wliatsomeeue?- they were, tliey shulde dye, acordyng to ]>e lawe.' And so, aftyr })at, ther durst no lorde make no party nor stryf ; and thus he beganne to kepe his lawis and lustise, & therfor he was belouyd & bedred. 4
VII.
[The Battle of Agincourt.'\ ^HThan fe morwe roos, fe day gan sprynge, & pe Kyng be good avyce leet araye his batayle & his weengys ; & chargyd euery man to keepe he??i hole to-gedrys, & preyde he?R alle to been of good cheer. And whanne they were redy, he askyd what tyme of 8 J)e day it Avas, & they sayde p?'ime. Than seyde onre Kyng : "now is it good tyme, for alle Engelond prayeth for vs. And in reme??jbrau?jce yai God dyed on fe Crosse for vs, let euery ma?j make a crosse on ])e erthe, & kys hyt, & in tokenyng ])at we wole 12 radyr dye on this erthe than flee." IT And whan pe King of Frau?jce saive oure Kyng & his peeple fal doujj to J>e erthe, he axyd : " what meen they now '2 " & a Frencbe knyht stode by, & seyde, "forsothe, Syre, they purpose hem this day to dey on J)at 16 grou?ide, rathir than to flee." And than oure Kyng, wM alle his peple, roos hym vp ayen ; and than he seyde w^t7i an hye voyce, " In |)e name of Almyhty God and of Seint George, Avaunt baneer ! & Seint George, this day thyn helpe ! " And therwith fe 20 Truj?zppetys blew vp. H And than })e Frenche mew come prykyng iXoxxn, as they woolde haue ovirryden alle oure meyne. But God & oure Archerys made he??z sons to stomble. for oure archeris shot neuer oon arwe amys, but it persshid & brouht to grouwde man or 24 hors ; for they shottyn fat day for a waiour ; And oure stakys made ham ouer-terve, eche on othyr, \a\, they lay on hepys. And oure Kyng, with his meyne & w/t7i me« of armys, leyde on, for it behovyd \\e,m to fyght fat day, his owne handys. & oure good 28 Archerys fat lakkyd ^ arwys, leyde on wft/t stakys. And fat day fe Frenche mew syhe Seint George in fe eyre ouer fe hoste of fe Englisshe mere, fyghtyng ayenst f e Frenclie me^i ; and therfor they worship & holde of Seint George, in Engelond, more than in any 32 ofer londe. 51 And thus Almyhti God Sc Seint George broulit oure enemyes to grou?ide, & yaf us f e victory fat day. And fere were slayne of Frensshe mew fat day in fe feelde of Agyncort xj. Mt, wit//outc prysonerys fat were takyn. And ther were noumbryd 3G 1 Zea/194. 2 icaflU,hack.
Battle of Agincourt. French prisoners kild. The dead. 597
])':<t day of Frensshe men yn J)e feelde, mo than Sixti score Mt, And of Englisshe me?z but vij. ]\P ; but God & Seint George fat day favt for vs. But ))e Frensshe me?i fat were in J)e Cyte of 4 Parys, had went frd oure Kyng had been ouer-throuhe a day before ; for fe prekers of pe Frensshe me« fat kept fe owte-wacche, met wit/i some of oure Kyngis kartys, & ryfelyd them, & gat out oure Kyngis koronet, & bare it in-to Parys ; & wenyng to the»i of 8 fe Cite fat oure Kyng had been ouerthrouhe, & bare this coronet abouht fe cyte in p?'ocessiouw for ioye. And aftyrward, whan they syhe J>e Frenssheme?i come home sore woundyd, they marvayled sore, & askyd them 'what chere?' & they seyde, '^'Ko som to
12 mors " : we be dede & oue;'throuhe. And than an hewge peeple of women & ofer folke yede thedyr to f e feelde fe^-e fe batayle was, to beholde Avhiche party were oue?'throuhe ; and they stode vpon an liylle besydys fe feelde fere fe batayle was. U And whan fe
16 Englisshe hoste syhe this, they had wende fat tho peeple had been a-nofer host of Frensshe mew. And anon com tydyngis to oure Kyng fat fere was a newe batayle of Frensshemerz, al in aray, ordeyned redy to stele on hyra. And anon oure Kyng leet krye
^ fat euery maTi shulde sle his prysoner fat he had take : & fat was a myghty losse to Engelond, & a gret sorw to Frauwce. and whan fat was doon, oure Kyng arayed his batayle ayen, redy to fihte \fiih f e Frensshe mew. IF And Avhan f e Frensshme?* sawe fat oure
24 men kyllyd her prysonerys, than they w^t/Klrewe he?H, & brak her batayle & here aray. And tiius oure Kyng, as a worthy conquerour, had fat day fe victorye in fe feelde of Agyncourt in Pykkardye, thankyd be God !
28 And than oure Kyng retournyd ayen there fe batayle was, to se Avhat peple were dede of Frensshe me?^, and also of Englisshe men, or yf ony were hurte fat myht be holpe. And fere were dede of Frensshe me?i in f e feelde : f e Duke of Barry, f e Duke
32 of Launsom, fe Duke of Braban, fe Erie of l^avern, fe Chief Counstable of Frauwce, & viij. othir Erlys ; & f e Archebisshop of Saunce ; & of good Barou?is .C. & mo ; & of worthy knyhtis of gret alliaunce of cote armures, a M & v^. U And of Englisshe
36 mew was dede fat day : f e good Duke of Yorke,^ Se?' Edmu?ide, &
deyde wit/ioute yssu. And aftyr hym, was made Duke of Yorke
his broderys sone, Eicharde, fat - was sone to Eichard, Erie of
Caumbrygge, fat was behedyd at Southamptone, as aftyrAvard ye
^ Rubric in margin : ' there was slaj^ne \>e. Duke of Yorke.' ^ leaf 195.
598 St. Dennis' Eve in Rouen. Proj^hecics of Surrender ofBoucn.
shul here more opynly. And also there was dede, J)e Erie of SufFolke ; & of al oper of Englisshe me??, were dede nat passyng xxvj. bodyes, thankyd be God ! And this batayle was on a Friday, Avhiche was Crispines & Crispamanes day, in fe monthe of Octobre. 4 \ersus : an Mil C quatuor Synk l^omini dato.
henrici terno Regis quin iure paterno.
harflet fest Maurik deuicta que p?'elia.
crispinu?H Agenco?irt nome?«, vbi Cristus ei dedit omen. 8
VIII.
[The Siege of Rouen. Every eldest Son a King on St. Dennis' Eve.] 1 U And yn ]>at tyme ])ere was a custom in J»e Cite of Eone, & also in ]>e Subarbys ])ere-of, that on Seint Deuys evyn to make a kyng in eue?y house. And so pe grete heerys of pe subarbis cam to ]>e seyde Kyng Herry, & besouht hjm to take noon displesure 12 of yere customable vsage. and ]>e Kyng askyd them what it was. And they answeryd & seyde ' yt was pe vsage of Eoon to make, in euery hous therof, ]>e eldest sone a kyng on ]>at nyht.' And anon pe Kyng grau7?tyd them ther askyng, so ])at it were nat doon in 16 despyte of hym. And at Nyhte ther cam woorde to pe Kyng, ])at pere were neuer seen so many kyngis to-gedyr in oon place. And anon pe Kyng comau?idyd them to be brouht afore hym. And than spake an olde Frenche knyht, and seyde : " I trowe now is ))e 20 tyme come l^at Rone shalbe won, aftyr pe profecye." And when ])e Kyng herd ]>e knyht thus sey, he askyd hym, ' what Avas ])e profecie.' And pe knyht seyde, 'yf he woold pardon hym, he woolde tel hym ])e profecie ]>eroV And tho J)e Kyng pa/'donid 24 hym. ^ " Syr," quod ]>g knyht, "this tou?j of Roon shall neuer be wonne, tyl ther come a Kyng pat shulde be boryn of a woman, And in a Nonnys habyte, & .xxx. kynggis at his retynew, to ley seege ther-to." And there-w«t7i pe Kyng seyde: "In verbo tuo 28 relaxabo rethe." And anon he comau^idyd everyche of ])e kyngis to be set in dyuers garisons ayenst ])e Tou?i. And on })e next day was pe Tomi of Roon yolde vp vnto oure Kyng, as ye shul here.
IX.
[King Henry VI's youth, arid the quarrel tvith the Flemings!]
2 a iS'd yn pe yer of our Lorde, Mt CCCC & xxiij. On pe last 32
day of August, Herry of Wyndelysore, pe sone of Herry pe Fyfthe,
^ leaf 198, hack. Ruhric iu margin : ' how xxx^' kyngis leyde seege to Roon.' 2 leaf 201.
Projphecies. Hy. VI crovmd. Successful Invasion of Flanders. 599
-.iiegan to Reyne, when he was but ix monthis of age. ^ And as some men sey, on ]jat day of his byrthe, there sat a stronger with J>e parsou?^ of Monmothe, fat prophesied at dyner, seyng on this 4 wyse : " In these xxiiij. oiirys passyd, othyr w^'t/^yn xxiiij. ourys to come, is born, or shalbe born, a new Kyng of Engelond, J>e Avhiche shal begynne his reyne w/t//ynne pe first yer of his byrthe." H Than seyde fe tothyr : "jpat is fe Erie of Marche." he seyde 8 ayen : " nay, nat so." than seyde jje tothyr, " wliat troyst thou |)c<t fere shal fal here-aftyr ? " he seyde: "In fe fyrst vij yer of his Eeyne, ]?ere slialbe gret abon??dau?ice of al mane?" of ffrutys." ** And what in pe next vij yerysl" he seyde : ")pere shalbe thre
12 wyse men. fat shulbe able to gouerne eny reme." And in fe vj. yer aftyr, on fe vj day of A ISTouembre, Herry fe vj*" was crownyd at Westmenster, of Herry Chychile, Archebisshop of Caii?^tirbury, at whois Coronaciou?i fe sone of fe Duke of
16 Hostryche, wit/i many ofer, were made knyhtis. H And in fe •j^the ygj. Qf jj^ig reyne he was crownyd ayen at Parys in Frau?ice, of his vncle fe Cardinal! of Wynchestre. And in fe yer aftyr fat, on fe XX*' day of Maij, on a Weddenysday, fro fe oure of I^one to iij.
20 on fe clok at aftyrnoon, ther aperyd a Blasyng sterre in fe firma- ment, toward f e est, fast be f e Mone.
And in fe yer folwyng, the Dewke of Burgoyne began to meve werre ayenst Engelond, & wolde an had Caleys. And thedyr was
24 sent in bassetre, f e Duke of Exetyr, wz't/i of er lordys : & as he cam homward ayen, his hors dou?igyd in fe tourene of Poperyng; and fe Elemyggis rysyn vp, & woolde nat suffyr hy??^ to passe tyl his men were fayne to here awey his hors douwge, & make clene fe
28 stretys. H And whan fe Duke Avas come ayen in-to Engelond, he enformyd f e Kyng & his lordys f e?-of ; and they were sore amevyd therwit/i. And anon Sfr Humfray, Duke of Gloucestre, & Sir
! —Thomas Bewfourde, Duke of Exetyr, his brothyr, wzt/i of er lordys,
32 made a gret power, and yede ayen in-to Flaundrys, & destroyed moche peple, and brent meny tou?inys, & dyd moche harme ; & f e Duke of Burgoyne fled wiih his peple. And f e Duke of Exetyr yede & brent vp Popryng & meny mo toun?iys fere abouhte, & dyd
36 moche harme, ynsomoche fat they brent fe Avhete & corne fat grewe in f e feelde : & fat was an evyl deede, ffor, sen fat tyme hydyrward, our whete & corn haue be brent in Engelond, yn on place or in othyr, as it growyth in f e feelde, be f e hande of God ;
40 Avhiche brennyug, men callyth ' Ablastid or seynte.' H And at f e
600 English Ballad against the Flemings. Their coivardicc.
last, ))e Duke of Burgoyne was fayne to mede \b Duke of Gloucestre & oure lordis, & gave them a niyty thyng of good to tunie ayen & seese tlier Avarre, & do no more liarme. & than pey twrny[d] ayen in-to Engelond. And in despyte of fe Flemynges, an Englisshe 4 ma?t made this English e, yn Baladdys :
(1) 1 0 ft' stry vys new, & fraudulent falsnesse,
Who-so lyst to seek out pe clieef occasion??, Late hym resorte, & his wey dresse
In-to Flaundrys, streyght to the Blak Lyou/?, 9
Whiche hathe compassed, be fals coUusiou?*, — Lyk in his standard as betyn is the signe, — That meved his cou7itre of presumpciou??,
Ageyn Ingelond frowardly to nialygue. 13
(2) Fyrst to remembre, the deede beryth wytnesse,
Of his fadyr mowrdred be tresou?«, How Herry the Fyfthe, of knyghtly gentylnesse, Had of his dethe manly compassiouw, 17
Leete digge hym vp, stank for corrupciouM,
Of a prynce a mercyable sygne. But thou ageynward, be fals decepcioure,
Madest Flaundrys ageyn Ingelond to malygne. 21
(3) Thou madist an oothe, be gret avisynesse,
Vppon the sacrament at Amyas, in that town, Ay to be trewe, voyde of dobylnesse.
But vndyr the courteyne of fals collusion??, 25
Thou gat at Araas an absoluciou??,
Thy feyned feythe vp falsly to resygne, Causyng Flaundrys, to ther confusion??,
Ageyn Ingelond prowdly to malyngne. 29
(4) The pees purposyd at Araas in soothnesse,
Whan GUI'' embassatourys, of hool affecciou??. Cam goodly thedyr, dyd ther bysinesse,
To haue concluded a parfyt vnyou?? 33
1 /ot/201, hack.
' King Henry VI ^counded at the Battle of St. Albans. 601
Twyxt to reavmus, for ful conclusion?*,
Thou, shewyng there a face ful benyg[n]e, Vndyr a veyle of fals decepciou?i.
Record of Flaundrys, whicbe falsly dothe malygiie. 4
(5)
Wliat hast thou wonne with al thy bysinesse
And alle thy tentys to Caleys caryed douw,
Thyn ordynauwcys, whiche cost gret rychesse,
Bastyle, and cartys of fagot gret foysou?^, 8
Of thy gouTznys the dredful noyse and soun 1
Peyse al to-gedyr, yvith many anothyr sygne, Thy coAvardly liyght, cokeney of a chaumpyou»,
Whyche darst not fyght, and canst so wel nialygne. 12
[TJie Battles of St. Allan's I and II, of Blore Heath, ludlow, Northampton, Wakefiekl, and Wigmore.]
^ They dyd moche harme, & many a man was slayne ; & they woolde neuer sese, tyl ])e drawbrygge was set on fyre betwene hem. And aftyrward fere captayn was take in a gardyn in Kent, & ])ere
16 he was slayne; & aftyr pat, his body was quarteryd; & his hede smytyn of, & set on Londen Brygge. Vi And in ]>g xxiiij. yer of his regne was fe first batel of Seint Albonys ; & }ere Kyng Kerry was shotte in ]>e nekke with an Arrwe. And ayenst hjm cam
20 Eycherde Plantagynet,. Duke of Yorke, & Ptichard JN'evel, Erie of Salisbury, & his sone Pdchard Xevel, Erie of Warwyk. And fere was slayne of fe Kingis party, Sm- Edmu?Kle, Duke of Somyrset, fe Erie of I^orthombyrland, & Lord Clyfford ; & Humfray, Duke
24 of Bokyngham, was sore hurte, Avhom they caryed with hem to Londen.
And in fe xxxvij yer was pe batel at Bloorhethe, & of Ludlowe ; & pere was slayne be pe Erie of Salisbury, Lord Avdele, & xiiij.
28 knyghtes new made ; & fe Barou?* of Dudle was take & led with hem. U And in fe .xxxviij. yer was fe batayle of N"orthamptou;z ; where cam on pe ton party, Edward fe Erie of Marche, fe eldest sone of fe Duke of Yorke, & fe Duke of Northfolke, & Eichard
1 leaf 202. It follows the Ballad.
602 Battles of Wakefield, St. Albans II, & Wigmorc. Edu\ IV.
Nevyle, Erie of Warwyk. And fere was slayne of fe Kyngis party be them : Str Humfray, Duke of Bokyngliam, & Sm' lohn Talbot, Erie of S[h]rewisbnry, & Yicouj^t Eemou??de ; & \ere was take Kyng Heny, & brouht wHih them to Londen. 4
And in fe same yer was pe batayle of "Wakefeelde, whiche was on J)e ton party, fe Duke of Somyrset, pe Erie of JSTorthumbirlond, Lord Clifford, & S^> John ]N"evyl of Westmerland, which was J?e Erles sone of Westmerland. And yero, was slajme be them : 8 Eichard, Duke of Yorke, Edmunde, Erie of Eutlond, his sone ; & Eicharde Xevyle, Erie of Salysbury, was take ):ere, & behedyd at Pounfret. U And in \q same yer was fe ij*^^ batayle of Seint Albonis : & fere com in on fe ton party : Kyng Herry, fe Duke of 12 JSTorthfolke, fe Erie of "Warwyk, Lord Facoujzbryge, & Vicou?2d Bowser. And ayenst them cam Queen Margeryt, & Prince Edward her sone, [L]ord Wellis, Lord [CJlyfford, & ouerthrewe fe tothyr party, & toke awey King Herry from) them ; and, be the com???au?id- 16 ment of fe you?ig Prince, fere was behedyd fere, Lord Bonvylde, & Thomas Kyrel, knyht of Kent ; & they led wit/i hem in-to f e ISTorthe, Lord Mouwtegew, [a]nd toke hy?» to [f]e Mayre of [YJorke to kepe. 20
And in fe same yer was f e bateyle of AYj^gmore, be Edward, Erie of Marche ; Avher fled, Sir Herry Bewforde, Duke of Exestyr, & lamys Ormond, Erie of Wylshyre, & lasper, Erie of Penbrook ; & his fadyr, Owen Tedder, was takyn, & behedyd at Herforde; 24 and tlier was takyn f e Barouw of Burforde ; & pardou?ide of his lyfe. An[d] aftyr this, Edward, Erie of Marche, we't/i f e lordys on his party, yede to Londen ; and on f e iiij. day of Marche he toke vpon hym fe Eegimen, w^'t7< fe wylle of fe lordys & fe comou??s 28 bothe.
XL
[A'. Edward /F(1461)/ the Battle of Barnet (14 April, 1471); and the Death of Henry VI (20 June, 1471).]
1 a l^d aftyr this, In f e yer of our Lord Mt CCCC Ix, And in fe regno of Kyng Herry .xxxix. ; Edward, Erie of Marche, wiili f e lordys fat were on his party, yede to Londen ; and on) f e .iiij. 32 day of Marche he took vpon hym f e Eegimen, yviih f e wylle of f e lordys & f e commou?2S also. U And aftyr fat, Kyng Edward toke
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his lordys, & yede ISTortheward ; and ou Palniisson evyn was Tauwtouw feelde, callyd York feelde. And )jere was on Kyng Edwardys party, fe Duke of jSTorthfolke, J)e Erie of Warwyk, Lord 4 Acrys of fe southe, Lord Faucon?ibrygge, & many ofer lordys & knylitis moo. And ayenst \\ym cam Prynce Edward, Kyng Herryes sone, pe Duke of Soniyrset, pe Erie of Northuml^yrlond, whiche was slayne pere, & many o])er lordis & knyhtes also. And 8 King Herry, yviili Queen Mergeret, lay in York ; & J)ey toke pe Prince lier sone, & be mydnyght they were fledde to Berewyk ; & they yaf fat town to \q Scottis, to haue socour & helpe of them, whiche touw was Englisshe beforn. U And thus Kyng Edwards, Jje
12 sone of Eichard Plantagenet, Duke of York, ouercani his eneniyes, & put them to flyght, & returnyd ayen to Londen, & ])ere he was crownyd at Westmeste?', ryghtful Kyng of Engelond & of Frau7ice, Castylle, & Legyou?i. IF And sone aftyr, he weddyd Dame Elysa-
16 beth, Jje Erie Eyuers douhtyr, on whom he begat, Elysabeth, Marie, Cicile, Edwarde P/^'nce, Margarete, Eichard, Duke of York & of jSTorthfolke, Anne, George.
And aftyr this, Herry, \at was Kyng, was take in Yorkshire,
20 in pe Abbey of Furnes ; & put in fe Toure of Londen. U. And ddtyx y.ii, pere aperyd in pe ffirmame?^t a gret sterre, fat yaf out vij stremys, whiche synified gret sorw, & mysche[f] fat fylle af tyrward ; & also ther wer sene in pe Temys at Londen, many whyrlepolys, &
24 anofer tyme a whale, pot signyfyed not good. For aftyrward fylle gret devisyou?j betwene fe Kyng & his lordys ; & ])ey kept a gret batayle on Estyr day, whiche is callyd 'Barnet Feeld.' & ]>ere was slayne Eichard JSTevyle, Erie of "VVarwik, & Markys Montegew, his
28 brothir ; & ]>e Erie of Oxynford fled. And from thens ])e Kyng yede to Tewkysbery ; & pere was slayn, Edward, ]>e sone of Kyng Herry ; & Queen Margarete, his modyr, was take, whiche were come out of Frauwce. And thus Kyng Edwarde ouercam aH his enemy es,
32 thankyd be God ! And in alle fese batayles, was ]>e sone ayenst fe fadyr, and brother aye[n]st brother. H And anon aftyr, deyde Kyng Herry in ]>e Toure of Londen ; & is beryed at Chercheshey. And he fouwdyd ])e Coleges of Etou?j & of Cambrygge, callyd f e
36 ' newe Colege ' : on whois soule, God haue mercy ! Amen !
And aftyr this, Kyng Edward yed oner beyon the se into Fraurice, & chalengyd Gascoyne & Gyen. And pe Kyng of Frauwce was fayne to desyre trewys with hym, & agreyd to pay yerly to
40 oure Kyng, X Mt li. for Gascoyne & Gyen : & he payd it long
(304 Diseases: the French Fox, the Stitch, and the Flix.
after. And in fat lorney our Kyng lost many a ma?^ pat fylle to ])e lust of women, & wer brent be the??i ; & pe?-e me7>ibrys rottyd away, & fey dyed. ^ And aftyr J>at, tlier fylle a gret dissese in Engelond callyd pe ' styche,' ])at moche peeple deyde sodeynly 4 ])erof. And also anoper dissese reyned aftyr pat, callyd pe 'fflyx,' pat neuer was seen in Engelond before ; & peple deyde hogely therof iij yer togedyr, in on place or oper. And aftyr pat, ther bred a Raven on Charyng Crosse at Londen ; & neuer was seen 8 noone brede pere before. & aftyr pat, cam a gret dethe of Pesti- lence, pat lastyd iij. yer; & peple dyed myhtely in eue?-y p[l]ace, man, Avoma/i & chylde : on whois soulys, God haue me?-cy ! Amen! [endi] 12
The Battle Alley Roll of Names of Norman Knights. 605
APPENDIX TO H.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE BATTLE ABBEY ROLL OF 371 NAMES OF NORMAN KNIGHTS. [See p. 535-537].
[Harl. MS. 53, collated with Lambeth 6.]
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At vile |
Bay waH (29) i |
Bruce (58) |
Colvile (86) |
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Achard |
Beaucharap |
Budler |
Comyn |
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Akeny |
Beaumeis |
Buket |
Corbet |
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Amondevile |
Beler |
Burdet |
Cornor |
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Anney |
Belet |
Burle |
Costentyn |
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Arcy |
Berard |
BurneH |
Cosyn |
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Arvile |
Berevile |
BusseH |
CoudreH |
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Aschei-i |
Bereward |
Bussey |
Courtbeuse |
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Asprevile |
Bernevile |
Butevile |
Crecy |
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Aiibeny |
Berry |
Butteler |
Crieli |
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Aubray |
Beygnard ^ |
Butvileyn (68) |
Cunly |
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Audeny |
Bigot |
Curecy |
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Audevile |
Birset |
Camois |
Curly |
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AueneH |
Bleis |
Caudrey |
Curteis |
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Auereiiges |
BlouiideH: |
Cannevile |
Curteneis '^ |
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Ayelard (16) |
Bluet |
Cardevile |
Curthose |
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Boner |
Carevile |
Curty (102) |
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Bagot |
Bontvile |
Chalenges |
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Banaster |
Boynet |
Chalurs |
Dalamare |
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Bardulf |
Brachet |
Chambreleyn |
Danstervile |
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Baret |
Bracy |
ChanieH: |
Darcy |
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Barevile |
Brassard |
CharneH: |
Darin |
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Barry |
Bratet |
Chastelleyn |
Despenser |
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Bars |
Bret |
Chancer * |
Deyneconrt |
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Baskervile |
Breuse |
Chaundos |
DrntaH |
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Basset |
Brian |
Chene i |
DnereH |
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Bastard |
Bricourt |
Cheyne |
Duket |
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Baucan |
Britou?? |
Clare |
Dulopenne |
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Baynard2 (28) |
Brok (57) |
ClareH (85) |
I)nredent(113) |
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1 07/1. L. |
^ Barnard L. "* |
Boigmard L. ■* |
L'arteueis L. |
606 The Battle Ahbey Roll of Names of Norman Knights.
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Escot (114) |
Gorger (150) |
Lescey (184) |
Moreus 6 (220) |
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Eurons |
Gorunvile ^ |
Leverer |
Morley |
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GoM^er |
Lincot |
Morteyn |
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Ferebrace |
Grace |
Lonetot |
Mortymer |
4 |
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Ferrer |
Grauntsoi;??^ |
Longchampe |
Morvile |
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Ferrers |
Graynvile |
Longevile |
Motoun^ |
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Feschampe |
Greis |
LoveH: |
Moubray |
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Fetei^ace |
Grenevile |
Lucy |
Mounfichet |
8 |
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Fitzi Brian |
Gunter |
Lunar |
Mountanasy |
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Fitzi Gavin |
Gurnay (159) |
Luncy |
Mountegu |
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Fitzi Geffray |
Lyard |
Mounteny |
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Fitzi Herbert |
Harecourt |
Lynet |
Mnlet |
12 |
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Fitzi Hu |
Hachet |
Lysle (196) |
]\Iurdak |
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Fitz^ Piers |
Haket |
Mnsard (233) |
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Fitz^ Symond |
Hamelyn |
Maignard* |
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Fitzi Vise |
Hanet |
Malemayn |
Neomarch |
16 |
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Fitzi Water |
Hansard |
Malet |
Nepount |
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Foleyn |
Hanvile |
Malynoler |
]N"evile |
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Foliambe ^ |
Hasard |
Mamelbarin^ |
I^eyrount |
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Folvile |
Hautevile |
Mansey |
Niuelent(238) |
20 |
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Formentyn |
Hay |
Manus {or |
Nu?ichanipe . |
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Fossard |
Heiroun |
Manns) |
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Freseli |
Hercy |
Manyn^ |
Ofvile |
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Fresvile |
Heris |
Marcimas |
Oreli' |
24 |
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Freynes |
Hubert |
Mareis |
OrivaH |
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Frisouw |
Hurfer |
MarteH |
Orrewar (243) |
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Frivile |
Huscliarles |
Massy |
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FurnyvaH |
Matroners |
Pachet |
28 |
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Fyneux (141) |
lardyn (176) |
MaunceH Maundevile |
Palet ParneH |
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Gamager |
Keynes |
Maureward |
Panely |
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Gantlou |
Kirlecot (178) |
Meisy5 |
Pantulf |
32 |
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Gaugy |
Meyne |
Paries |
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Gaunt |
Lacy |
MeyuiH |
Passamere |
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Gauter |
La Heuse |
Miler |
Passauaz/nt |
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Gerard |
Lanil)ert |
Mire |
Peisoun ^ |
36 |
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Giffard |
Ledet |
Mongomery |
Penire (or |
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Gorge (149) |
Leoun (183) |
MoreH (219) |
Pemre) (253) |
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^ ilersy L. |
^ Moreus ? L. |
' Torell L. « |
Tyson L. |
The Battle Ahhey Boll of Names of Norman Knights. 607
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Percy (254) |
Ptosynis 2 (284) |
Soldeny (316) |
Tuchet (347) |
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Perly |
Roter |
Somervile |
Tuny |
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PevereH: |
Rusak |
Sonevile |
Tupet " |
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4 |
Phanecourt |
RusseH (287) |
SouppiH {or |
Turbevile |
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Picard |
SoupeiH) |
[Tyson, .^eePei- |
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Pigot |
SaintbreneH: |
SpigurneH |
soun] |
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Piket |
Saintclus |
Spynevile |
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8 |
Pileti |
Sainteler |
Sunely |
Valeuss (351) |
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Pineii |
Sainterois |
SiirdevaH: |
Vauesour |
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Pipard |
Saintgorge ^ |
Swyward^ (324) VeeH |
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Piroun - |
Sainthelyii) |
Veer |
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12 |
Pleisy |
Saintlohii) |
Tabot |
Veisyn |
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Plevien |
Saiutleger |
Tailepas |
Venour |
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Poer |
Saintmore |
Taillois |
Verly |
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Pouucliet |
Saintmoris |
Tallebot |
Vernoun |
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16 |
Pountfract |
Saintnoyre |
Tanet |
Vescy |
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Prers ^ |
Saintomer |
Taryn |
Vilers |
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Punegis |
Saintq?antyn |
Tenere |
Vmfra??«vile |
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PurceH |
Sancey (301) |
Tibot |
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20 |
Pus |
Sanctcloii |
Tiptot |
WadeH (362) |
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[Putnell] ^ |
Sandervile |
Tireli (334) |
"VVarenne |
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Putrell (274) |
Santemareis ■* |
TorchappeH: |
Wasteneis |
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Saucer |
ToreH |
Welby |
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24 |
Quatremars |
Saunzaner |
Toret |
Widvile |
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Quincy (276) |
Sauuzire |
Torevile |
Wildbef |
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Savage |
Tracy |
Wishard |
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Raynes |
Say |
TrameH |
Wivile |
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28 |
Renger |
Saylard |
Trauers - |
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Richemouwt |
Scutevile |
Trevet |
Ynogre |
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Eideli |
Sechevile |
Truan |
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EocheH |
Semery |
Truret |
Zoochb'-5(371) |
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32 |
Eoos |
Setvaus ^ |
Trusbnt |
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Rosyn (283) |
Seygnes (315) |
TrusseH (346) |
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ioris 1 L. |
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■' Setvans ? L |
« Swyand L. |
■ Tapet L. « |
Valens ? L. |
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